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9 o THE BKE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. FKMRITARV 19. 1015. 7iTrr t Dog Heroes of the Alps $ Garrett P. Serviss Tells of the Wonderful St. Bernards By (iARRF.T P. F.RV1S. The dog is an admirable and useful animal outside, of cities. His whole na ture unfits him for city life, and under the Influence of thnt life he degenerates. Among the noblept of all dogs In char acter and appearance are the celebrated 6L .Bernards, whose history Is a remark- . able example of what training and en vironment will do with animals. The St. Bernard dog takes his name from the old hospice of St. Bernard, which was established nearly lOo years ao, on the summit of the Pas hearing the same name, which leads from the valley of the Rhone, at Martlgny In Switzerland, over to the Italian side of the Alps. It Is the pass over which Napoleon led his army In 11. It Is said to hare been In use by the Romans 10 years before Christ. , The famous hospice, or asylum of re fuge, was established by Augustinlsn monks, led by St. Bernard of Menthon. and. It owes its celebrity largely to Its dogs. It would not I easy to find an other Initance of the development of a new and distinctive breed of animals as a, part of the dally work of a religious Institution. For hundreds of years the monks of St. Bernard have devoted them selves to the service of travelers going over the Alps, and first of all to the aid of unfortunates lost In the snows of the pass. In the performance of this self imposed duty they early found need of the assistance of dogs, and many cen turies ago they began to develop the type of dog known to us as the St. Bernard. The precise time and manner of the origin of the first BL Bernard dogs are not certainly known. It is said by some that the stock came from the Spanish side of the Pyrenees. At any rate. It seems to have been demonstrated that the original breed Is extinct and that the present strain w developed by the monks from a croea between some moun tain dog and a Great Dane. The original tPe t said to have been kept purs until about the first of the nineteenth century. Fifty or six;y years aso English dot, fanciers began to Import St Bernards, Monks of St. Bernard and a typical litV-savintr dog of the Alps t . 'SBsU-'l a, . m -.. - .... - ft. 1 mm mm WHETHER or hot the idea has evolved from the soldier or is coincident, the belt is to be seen on all of the smart tailor coats for women. Its introduction has introduced the box-plaited peplum, which gives the upper part of the coat a strictly Eton jacket effect. ,-pffiiiMii mil am 1 I. pf Ijj'llsWJ I III JV3MJSK- ' . e-v i j i I, lb v m-MAfljl I rr -"' tlfi.iH;ri A tvm rvifl'-fn i ir-'i t, yunrvrn unit ir n i i n. i i. i i-j .- The Hospice of St. Bernard in the Alps. The dogs have their home in the building to the rear Home Tragedy Due to Wif e's Fortune Husband Unwilling to Follow European Habit of Playing Gentleman on Helpmeet's Purse Man Still Regarded as Provider in America. : : : III v.- j 'ii'' . v:-.v'ifA . V '"'I R fj' ;'frH By Kl-I-A WIIKKl.KH V1I4X.X. (Vpyilcht. 191.". Star t'ompany. That is n es.1 little tragedy wtiich hap pened recently In our Uml where a man divorced his wire because, she bad come Into a fortune. It was not that the man objected to the money JecteJ He to the r 1 1 entailed. i.h llfc I t ( seems they had been a happy ' couple living slm i pie. plain lives, j with modest pleas ' urea which they shared together until the money came, through In heritance, to the wife. Then the wife developed a taste for social inver sions which entire ly transformed their mode of llvln upon his nlgnlty and mHnhood to adopt an expensive mode of life which his owS rrlvnte purse was not able to malntala. lie felt that to pier the gentleman . nt leisure on his wife's Income would lessen his own silf-respect, and subject htm to the criticism of his former sssoclates. Wliler nnd wider grew the breach bfl Iween husband and wife until It ended In a divorce court. It Is doubtful If any other Wind -on earth could furnish us with a parallel esse. Men in all the old countries view mart-lure an1 money from an enttrelj' different standpoint. The dot of a will Is nn important consideration In mas rlage over there, and young men without money, but of good family eonneetlonlc are educated by their parents with view to fit them for accomplished husv) bands of rich wives. A man considers It a creditable thing to have won. a r14 wife and to be able to, demonstrate her From the American standpoint this la not a lofty type of manhood. As oar The country grows ulder our Ideas and our husband objected, feeling that It reflected 5 Whatever other changes fashion may ring In a few weeks hence, the proba bilities are strongly In favor of the re tention of 'belts and psplums for both suits and dresses. The little "trotter" In dicated In the sketch Is made of dark blue serge that perennial favorite and has all the air of smart, simplicity tjjat V, res. tea for It a .worth while volruc.. ", Following the latest style edicts, the skirt la devoid of trimmings and con forms to the umbrella contour, of which we shall see and hear more as the weeks pasa and the newer fashions are pre sented. It Is very short, which Is some thing in the favor of the wide skirt, vfillm, narrow lines, characterise the coat, and these are accentuated by the box. plaited peplum, which extends the length to an Inch or two below the hip line. The plaits are flatly pressed so that the line Is not perceptibly "thick ened." The belt adds a girlish note. It Is composed of dark green and dark blue suede, completed by a buckle of metal dlreptly In front. The buttons are of metal and relieve the. garment of. the charge of severity which might otherwise attach thereto. The hat worn Is of very dark blue satin, posed a little to one side of the head and trimmed with a "fluff" of dark blue mallne. The gloves and shoe tops are white. Made of white serge, with patent leather belt and with hat In white and black combination, this model would be quit as attractive as the original In blue, r and thev soon produced a type quite' dif ferent from that found In the Alps. The strong, devoted, hard-working, muscular, long-winded companion of the benevolent monks, accustomed to find or break a way for his masters to the side of some strayed traveler lost and perishing In the mighty snows, found himself transported to an enervating climate, put in a ken nel or upon a bench, to be petted and admired and subjected to the attentions of .professional or amateur breeders, whose only object was to loake useless out of a" VcTy Useful animal. The consequence was that the sort of tU. Bernard don finally produced in Kngland was quite different from his forebears on the snowy mountains. He grew larger, heavier, and less active. His colors and his "points" were' developed until, on a visit to the St. Bernard pass, he would be taken by hie mountain cousins for a canine curiosity a kind ot Barn urn giant. And yet, amid ss many circumstances calculated . to destroy his genuine char acter, Ihe English St. Bernard retains the kindly, benevolent expression of his Good Samaritan ancestors, and their im pulse to perform acts of unselfishness. If these dogs were savage in disposition they would be very dangerous not only to children, but to the strongest men. It is quite common fop them to measure thirty inches In height at the shoulder, and to weigh VA pounds. Tliero are In stanoes In which the weight of such dogs reaches 230 pounds. It Is asserted thai ninny of the British St. Bernasds are descended .from dogs discarded by the monks because they were covered with too heavy coat of hair. Battling in the snow drifts, and strug gling with blinding mountain storms oa the edges of precipices, or amid yawning crevasses, a dug, like a man, must have full command of his muscles and not be Impeded In his motions. The stories told of the Bt. Bernards In the Alps are wonderful, but not In credible: They will oftn go alone, or in small packs. In search of lost persons after a great snow storm. They will oek aid after having found some on In need or help. The monks continually bow to their superior intelligenoa In finding; a way across trackless wastes of new falHn snow. Tn their work -of rescue tlioy show almost human tenderness and lympathy: Read It Here See It at the Movie? By special arrangement tor this paper a photo-drama rorr..epoiidiiig to the Install ments ci "Kunaay June ' may now be seen at the leading movine- picture t te sters. By arrangement made with the Mutual Film corporation it is not only pi-sstble to read "Runaway una" each day, but also afterward to see moving pictures Illustrating our story. (Copyright. 1916. by Serial Pulblcatlon Corpora lion.) SIXTH EriSODE. The Siege; of the House of O'keefe. II. CHAPTER "Al" the woman's (Continued.) ' voire concealed S tremor "can we pay Mrs. Viliard any thing on the rent today?" "Ain't you got no money?" "Why Al, you didn't give me any money." The man searched unsteadily through all his pockets. He finally discovered a half dollar and a dime. "Never mind." broke In tho soft voice of Mrs. Viljard as she ssw tears in the eyes of Mrs. Urogg. Mrs. Viliard, who nud come ti know Ufa In many sordid phases, .took June away. "Have you an evening gowa,' June, dear?" asked Mrs. Viliard in a matter of fact sort of way, and eying June solicitously as she made this abrupt change In their subject of thought. "Tea." drawled June. -I'll get it to morrow." "Ws are to have guesti this evening." And Mrs. Viliard studied Junes height and figure with a calculating eye. "I have a new little dinner dress whkh t am sure you can wear charmingly . You are. te be soy family, my dear," she rattled to oover Junes embarrassed fcalf protest il want you everywhere with me. We shall have to do some shop ping, you and I, one of these days. You like pretty things, don't you?" Why. of course," laughed June. On the corner of Vandrr street and Lii k alley was Ned, interviewing a skinny legged Rirl, who sniffed continu ously, bi.th while she was pulling up her stockings and while she was not. In her cheek wss a wad of gum, and In her eye was all the live expression found In the eye of a dead fish. Ned Warner dredged fur information for two sordid minutes and went aay, and Officer Herman walked straight over to the stocking puller. "What did that guy want?" he de manded. "He was satin' about a girl." 'This psrty described the girl, didn't he?" "I'n-hunh sawed off blond. Bay, what's it to ou?" And shs sniffled away. Officer Tiennan walked bsck to his pout with a troubled brow, and he shook his long, nairow head as he looked after the industrious Ned Warner. CHAPTER III. June sprang suddenly from her little bench overlooking the river. Mrs. Urogg and her Intolerable position persisted In Jumping Into June's mind and staying there. The guests had not yet arrived. The impulsive girl hurried down and out of the back door, across the beautiful rear porch and dowa the winding and twisting little steps toward the ViUard cottages. Mrs. Grogg was sitting la the altcben In stony silence when June ar rived there, a silence from which weep ing had long sine passed. "Sit down," And Mrs. Grogg gave up thj unbroken' chair. ' "Al's steeping' If off i . . "I Just ran In." observed the girl. "Ys. Toll Mrs. Viliard that If Al gets home with any money tomorrow I'll save her out what I can." "Oh, I didn't come about the rent June returned hastily. "I just ran in to see If there was anything I can Jo." No, there s nothing can be done. Al drank before I married him, and ha drinks yet." June's eyes contracted. "Why does he have his own way about it .- "Becaure he's my husband. I'm scared of Al when he's drunk." "And you're not afraid of him when he's sober?" "Well, no. There don't seem to . be anything particular about Al to be scared of." The horor of drunkenness that was It "1 wouldn't be afraid of blnY!" June suddenly popped out. Tbe woman looked at her with wid ened eyes. me uoor movea, ana A I rogg ap peared in the doorway in his shirt sleeves, collarless, his hair touseled. -vt hat you got for supper?" - hs growled. "Why, Al I-I didn't think you'd want any." And the woman'! voice was trembling. "Oh. you didn't think so! Wsll, I want some supper! "Why, Al. I ain't got say money." "Well, why aint you? Corns here!" His fist went up. "Al!" A wall of terror was In the voUss. June stepped swiftly from behind the stove and confronted the man, her small fists clinched, her cheeks naming, her eyes" biasing. ' 8he glared at him all' her J contempt and all her loathing and some thing; more her superiority. The fist which had been upraised came slowly down. His shoulders drooped. He was whipped! Al Grogg's wife watched that transition In him with amazement, the dropping of the eyes, the lowering of the fist, the drooping of the shoulders. And a small young woman In a fluffy evening gown had done this thing! Smash! A geranium pot Just missed Al Grogg's head and broke on the bed room door. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) Advice to Lovelorn By BBATKXCa rAXBVAX titve II I m Ills Freedom. Hear Miss Fairfax: 1 am 2S years old and the mother of three children. My husband and I are separated. I have re lused to divorce htm and so give him the satisfaction of marrying again. I feel now as If mv attitude waa only one of vanity. Would It he finer for me to free him, since It Is not love or any other deep emotion that has made me take this attitude? A POUBTFlT. WIFF.. I am sure you know the one answer to your problem. You gstn nothing by hold ing a man Who has proven disloyal to marriage. Since you confess you are not capable of deep feeling, you are acting in a way that Is net worthy of your own best feelings. and will not be. at peace with yourself until you have given the man who wants It his freedom. True pride Is a big, fine thing, and should make you unwilling to be tied to a man wiio does not care for you. The dignified I thing to do Is to sever all connections with the man who was not held by the sacredness of his . marriage vows or by fatherhood Itself. He Is Klckle. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young girl and last winter I went with a young man who said he cared for me very much. 1 mrlng the summer 1 was away, and when I returned he seemed to avoid ine and was embarrassed when we spoke. HKARTKROKHJH When man tires of her. the wise woman resigns herself and. does not try tn fight against fste, There are plenty of Other tilings besides love with which to fill your life. -Don't dwrll on a desd In fatuatlon or try to galvanise it .Into life again. This cannot bo done. Just , move on to the next thing life offers. Klsslns; name's. Dear Miss Fairfax:' I am IT years old, snd took my girl cousin ot i years to a birthday party. "Kissing games" were Introduced. T did not take part, as I think girls of my cousin's age ought to have more pride than to be kissed by bovs. My rousln took part In them against my wishes, and told me after the party the girls said I was not sociable. tl. B. U I am sorry the clrls you know haven't as much dignity and self-respect as you have. You were quite right; don't be In fluenced to change your attitude. hlruls are gradually degenerating- frsso these and kindred matters. Among estr-ultra-fnshlnnable people the foreign Mnyr prevails to more or less extent.-and nsTi who seek rich wives are not scare In our fashionable circles. But the good old virile ideas of man as the provider! of man the protector, are still extant, aj this incident shows. . . . It Is to be regretted that the womaota such a case did not love her hue band and j her home more than she loved the giddy -) whirl or social lire, it is to be regrettest that a compromise could not be effected, whereby the wife might enjoy to a certain, j extent the new pleasures and new op portunltles her fortune afforded -'her, i while yet giving the. greater putt of Mr, thought, time snd sffection to her hus band and home. 5 ' It la a curious quality of the femlhfnl . make-up that reuses this hunger and. ' thirst for social prominence. In all th) , things which life can offer to human beings there Is no more tasteless, dead sea fruit than social prominence and power unless It has the background, of a happy home and harmonious domestic relations. With that background all other pleasures may be enjoyed and leave no bitter - taste on the lips afterward r The woman who destroys such a back ground. In order to attain eminence ttr promlncnce In anything. Is. like. an artist who would destroy his canvas and then try to paint, his picture on empty air.. To make a home, we should take all' oT love, - - 7 And much of patience, labor, and keen joy; j Then mix these elements with earth s Hoy With finer things, drawn from the realms above. ' .- J - .The Spirit Home. There should be music,! melody' an'd son) Beauty In every spot-, an open-door, ' And- generous sharing of the pleasures store, With fellow pilgrims, ss they pass along Seeking for Home. ' ' To narrow bounds, let mirrors lend their aid. i And multiply each gracious touch of art. And let the casual stranger feel the, part Too . srrat creative part which love his played ' Within the Home. " Here bring your best In thought, mnd, word, and deed: 1 Your sweetest acts, your highest Self- control. Nor save them for some later hour goal; t Here is the place and now the tim-cif neea .... Here in the Home.. 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