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STHE MADISON JOURNAL oi "mt Ou wb AMo wI 11E -h1--iO1 Pi . PaJrmsm s..a . owd Lev ees. Official Jerual the Village d Ta=hh , L ROUNTREE, Pulisiaer TALLULAH. MADISON PARISH, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919. NEW SERIES. VOLUME 7. NO. 30. ERS PREICI IlH UTI1ATION STION OF PROHIBITION IS LIVE TOPIC MONG ATTEND ANTS AT MEETING. ICALITIES DISCUSSES Attorneys Think That Enforce mat of Law Hinges On the Words "Intoxicating" and "Concurrent" New Orleans.- i aig trail of litigation will follow attempts of the federal govern sad of the several states to put aw prohibition amendment to the of the United States Into In the opinion of some of the lawyers of the couatry. phase of the new amendment natienal organic law was a llv[ Smain-en the several of the menr f the louisiana Bar Assoclation, held Its annual convention While the "dry" amendment amt eame p for debate on the t the eoaventi.. it usi h by a a er4h d la ,Wyers private cversatio.a. are two worats the national -amesdmet whieh will provoke accorditng to the view of o- the leading lights of the legal The naew "arid" amend Spredbits the manufacture and of "ntesicastg" liquors and "se Congress and several states t" juaditi Inta the ea. of the cosattl, eal man Is is the ase of the words "n liqurs ad "comacurrent" that the framers of the at sewed the seeds ofabs 1 agusties has arises, what tso I quor, or, in other hew much or what peresmtage Iaat Uer contain bea .h. .s Iame,em ourt has t island ageiatvre hem *i li-t.leas acart two pa -ts & law dealirn thati ,jdng 4 per east et alese ' t aleattiag." qerstles arises. who wi! dispatad paInt? t ?E BA. GL tNGB teltme. Anama, one fros and oe tfrm Lessis. Is. In the champlassip ri-e h t the American expeditlemary 1 SIawlaa, Trance, aecoedia a reaching New Orleans. tl nfou osa operation sice fe lales Suphur Company of C .La., peated a notie that the ,L -l.. cIese down at noon May a . Inl ite period at flMwa Lamber Company and ndustries comamittee of th, of Commerce have agreed A terms under which a nw saw. L hbe braht to Lofayette. el is a merement as test -e betel In Natchitoches. It sxty reams. ad a steam i and wIt east not less than S w ewersa gathered at Ceran ) ho part in a meetang to * rase amI t Carttlngm. The eas started hy the saeino - . Seett. peelag a- Capeata .as. Vr the United State. John W. mRh, charged esaped tram the Rotea M hl h reakil a hole w t he ceili and ltar throngson campaign to spread In avor of an ualtaLted ma convention by a cam- N 1Sed ana hr Aasoclatien at ha sisses o Its saaml meet- ple Reage. tris erest of the speclal clse 1 throughout Acadia parish ta of a tax t oae and ee ~ls f a persid often des aheol purpose has been has 0 aheel board. and sbowed UK Samierity for the tax. dut than $,5w.om has been L the last three maoths on ton the OOedltions arising fros cels he situation Ia the PIne thai the estimate of produacrs stol Flen anual eeqventle or T ersion. Uaned Iaug. Ld c dr selected Nat the the u1s cnvent Cty. mau *V vLsites at the la th Rmanrias tmers is we slii s Several appointments wePr made ly Governor Pleasant on hi, return from New Orleans. They were: (hristopher Green School Board of St. Mari. vice W. E. Gard,nor. deea . ied J. Roy Therriot, School Board of Vermillien. vice l.. I'. Bonnet. resign ed; Arcade G. Porter. mar-hal for the village of Esplan. vice Allert Maux: IS L H. Ford. police uror of Natcit: toches, vice J. M. Marshall resianed. With an attendance of 584. Ruston won the Louisiana Methodist Sunday school atrnadea ,ecjrd at the end SE ofr a contet lasting thirteen wwes. Among the principal townA In the con test were Ruston, Shreveport, Mans rce field, Monroe. Alexandria. Lake Charles. Every Sunday school in the contest doubled its attendance. Plans of the L. S. U. alumni are .r. make the coming reunion one of the biggest celebrations in the hptory of the school 'because of it being the llow first reunion since the close of the ,ern- ar. The memorial which will be the elected to the almuni who died in athe service will be discussed at the re union. the. teat Commission government under th. t live city management plan which was voer aon ed down by the people of Monr-,e nearly a year ago will in effect prt tiom vail for the next four years if a con eat tract entered into between htrty o the miseon sad Waln 0 Xkpwtrk Notices to appear and make bonds of $ each, pending bearingof cf tharges against them, were served on ngl. a majority of the Ifty-two persones L t dicced by the grand jury at Shrevt iport OR allegations to having slot ma- c and hines, punch boards or eandy cards in their possession. . Cyrie Thibodaux aged 24. who turned from France a few weeks and who sinae his return had shown signs of being demented, shoe ass the killed himself at the home of relaitves v h a Berwick. Thibodaux was oe of the Chateau Thierry heroes and had t s been gassed and wounded in that r battl S Farm tractors are coming to the aid of the rice farmers of Louisian dur. igs the utiatie breought about by the late platlIas Harry D. Wilae., state esmmislaer ot agrieslarre. esaid on Ids return from a trip to Lake 5I Charles and the rice-producIag se. Ia tis of the state, hI PInal tabatiatm i the st b.edil a time for Vietnry Lean notes shows ti that Livingsto made a 1 per eant to record, taking more than $25.000. French Settlement, the Third Ward. took $St.0. -.- -- pc - The polle jury for the parish ,. Ti a. Ibervife has called a special electie th a to the Second, Sixth and Eighth N try Wards for the purpose of passing e t lag a Smill tax for goeed roads in the pa three wards. Se At a meeting of the Shreveport of Comission Council Carammlasier o be Lees Kaha anunced the experiment U ay of'mnrtpal ownership of the water l md rewerge system had proven ad awese. pe ad - S The home service conference of the d Amerien Red Cross eeavened at w. Lake Charles Representatives of chapters in Central and Southwest nu Louisiana were presenat. it Victry bods amontling to $ , we - N were sold by New Orleans Boy a Souts la the canpsaign just cloed. whe'a 718 scouts soM 5.682 subcrlp to - Agricltural ouerses wi be added w o to the ceurriceauaum of the Universty r . DmemU tration High Schol next se. st In . Bata Roue y Sa Mots are mak me I plans for the eobeervatia of Ap the Sprelatn Week, wheh will be held tati n - om June 8 to tL& The purpbe of tho le week is to get the mothers, fthers 1It a nId ether citeta to ttakne a laterest In the uoot foreme. d Jseph A. McCard of Atlahts. chair N 4 man of the heard of directers o the trol m- Pederal Resrve Dnkea Sixth Distre-t AU i said Ia New Orleams repats to t.we Il it beard show the cash trade of the pe- who .ple with awehaats a the lixth Dl. trict h Infcraed M to 2 per eant SMajor Charles Miller, United a | tates Army repreentattve Ia the of. ti a darln the greater part ot the war, Shas sieen ordered to report to the I United States ajtuant genmeral nfor duty at Washlatn . an i L Pa hl Amia, secretary ao tihe . four toea Rare Chamber eo Cemaere, re celved taior n rema Key Weet that the satl-sbmarane otilla wesul Le stop at Dates Rae a Its trip fr aad Florida to St. lek. the Cai The anmual si of the orand lale of the KghPta a Pythie at the laisiana dam w heM at tao De Masomic Temple at New Oreas. end In the Methodist Centeagry cam. i' palsga begun Sunday at 1 p. MI. tak den overpledged Its anotmen eot t.. W by 1.1473 the rt day. The AMe o nshetat ce meh a a th e a any .... am Soe HAWER AI GRIEVE d of BRITISH AIRMEN WHO ATTEMPT. ED DARING FEAT FOUND BY TRAMP STEAMER. oday SHAD TAUBLE WITH ENGINE fans .ake Had Made 1,100 Miles of Trans-Atlan the tic Flight When Forced To De. scend Because of Obstructed Circulation. the - the f London.-Missing for six days ead the virtually given up for lost, Harry. G. Hawker and his navigator, Lieut. Commander MacKenzie Grieve, Brit Ish airmen who essayed a fligni across the Atlantic ocean, without protection against disaster save what th their trail airplane afforded, are safe. O ome 1,100 miles out from New foundland and 800 from the Irish pr- coast. on Monday, Ma the ap , tots, smak the best it, eag "r Swhich was b i nas to taction proper lt were empeliled to alight on the r re water. The light Danish steamer Mary, bound from New Orleans and Norfolk for Aaahuus. Denmark, piea as ed the wayfarers up and continued of on her northward voyage. on Lacking a wireless outit the cap in- tats of the steamer was obliged :o vt- withhold the good tidings of the res m cue until he was opposite the Butt of s Lewis; where the iamormatiao was sigaalled by means of flag that Haw ker and Grieve were aboard his Immediately word was luashed to the British Admiralty, which seat out f Sdestroyers to overtake the Danisha yes and obtain coaflratioe.. Tis Swas dae and ote oft the desoyeri4 ad took the airme eoff, and later trm ~ hat teered them to te fagship Reve ue. From this safe have Hawker seat a mesage thnt his sechi had id stapped owing to the Moctlae of the a ur- water circulation system. hr! a Auther Flight Pise Anoeuoed. we. Ldsm.a, - Ia aouacing that tie hke M.We prise for the Asat trans-At- n es latile light m ad be g$vn to the heir oat Harry Hawker and Makes . Maids Duiml a swa sete B I3 end pi at h50,U wibe gives far - w the at maeosfl lSight ad that A mt the catms il eaimae as snaal. b rd, U .° Leaving Germaea. ' Cbei--Tbe th Divisio. com- d posed of Nattmal Army men frmee STexas ad Oklahoma, and several I Sthousand replacements, chiefly from nth New E lad, began moingta hro ae OR the area o ooccupation for Brst, pr t* he paratry to sailing for home. Preabyterinm n taderse Labor Seetim. S St. Ialos.-Tbe l1st General As- to or sembly of the Presbyterha Charch, a U. 8. A., unanimously adopted a res t r elation edorsing that part of Prehs a dent Wil 's mesage to Coares le pertalaing to the ldastrial situation t S ehibitle Measures lntrodused. , at Wauhsigton. - leasures for repeal t o the wrCtlme prMibition aet s ad 1 far as it srelates to waines and beer sd for entforsment of that act, as web as the conastituttial amedmeat, were latrodaced io the Senate. - washit - Delay n in returan JAmleran trog from France ad tn deamiliia fores it this contry Swa deemomaced in the Home Sy Re. sa • ree.atatUve [allnger of Masache ti. a ett. b Waet Agltatos opeated. a . ashfintoe. - Depbartatiam from . the baited States of "Bolshrt a- Al " tators." who cased disturbances m a many elties on May Day. was ured SIla the HouMse by Reprwentatve John sa, Repablian. tr per 8e*dkir Aged M Has FPre kide. New York. - Amoag the easual Stroop who returned ea the Kalerts wc Auusate Vletoria was Ser. Robert r. I Rliso of Meeker. Oka.. o years oli o who married a Prench girl last March. Baoh in Amercam Legatie,. Washinstal. - An attempt waso mSar to eaolish the Amerlean len tione bilding at San Jelw. (nsta Rt'ea. by a bomb. Slight damawv was doa. msi ~Amm Cpa€cs Y tre. lgtI Jvma .-There will b Am aM Mrardiary biaia crop this ear., It is otimated th't jItw"' he. u time a lare a that la I13S. Anather ~po Piane*r. o are byeu~ en te, made in he ohe-ry e t _O_ the 3Rent A for a Cape-to t Cam--s4 im Deaver. rC·L-Y. acutIe e ---sumin -Pr ---M.Wnse.ll i for his am ommedattian Oi asn of the lufo pal et of r cssti o wa igtak the Northern Baptist maven C asse 4Ms i GERMAN POLICE AFTER SMUGGLERS -·i " . Gh m Wl f .jdl ng its interior agailnt further bholhevik uprislngl. MGM a fi. a German pm8eeman in civilian clothes is searching the wsawe n -Iuggier fer eoqcrbahl. mi WILSON'S MESSAGE t CABLED CONGRESS :p s- PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS WAR ot TIME PROHItlTION SE RE ýas PEALED BY SOLONS. 1w ais Washingtlat. - President Wilson"' to lbled mestge outlining legIslation for the eztrh amesio of the new Con S ass waiad separately in the Sen ate sand Hdese by elerks. r' Major recmaRiatou of the pres Ilust Were fMor O return to private S Ir eship of a telegraphs S Mepheos, fet of war-time hObibftlliaso ta. u l applles to bose at wlines, for meirage, re.dli atr.. tarfs, the dyrst. ldst ry and and empleymist * res. annsnee4 he Intoetiso I back the rail It- Predi at.e the calendar yesr. 't'I wmemeks -hbat ousr SUMIr W 4already was pleased. at As to th ph ti bida reoommeagatiea, both *~peifan and De.beratic "dry" 9sdsv jonled in rvigorous Statemests dissentia from the presl s-deiat's suggeletis and predietlg that no beer and wfne repeal would be I passed. - Opainon Ih both Senate and House S as a3eerarined by leaders was geveral w- that the ban of beer and wine would not be lifted. Of the recommeadatioas, in the I president's meslage theose for return s to private ownership of railroads and , wires and repeal of war-time probdb; ' tion aainst beer and wines drew most cemment ftrm Cmgressm nal I leaders. It was agreed that legitst tiun dealing with the L publie utilities practically is assured. Leaders also were interested In the preaideat'r I statembat that If be was familiar with i 0 admlnstrative quesmtls affecting tel eMgaplh and telegraph systems, h. I could "name the exact date for their t return alsa-" In proposing the beer and wine re- I pl measure the president said that t "demobliatio of the military forces c has proceeded to s ak a point that it I t Peems to me entirely safe now to re mote the baa upon maasueture andi sale of wines and beers." Legsla tion is necessary to remove the' pmo s bhbition provisiona, the president said a he had been innbrmed by his legal ad- a visers. Ii Alleste Ships For Lumber Trade. Washington. - With the ordering of 12 large steamers into the luaberr trade from South Atlantei and gulf ports. the Shipping Board has taken steps toward expansion of the ship ping faciliies at the South and to ward beuMling up trade between that secteon of the United States and i South America. High Officials To Remain in France. Paris. - In addition to the aband onmeant of the proposed trip to Enag land of General Pershac. several of t ;: the bi:her American ofcers and eer- tain mmbers o~ the Amerlesa Peae; H, M's"on. .cenrding to reports. have Al :vrn rp their id'i of a return to be America it '"e near ftature. ., he Wants Sh o F"- "\lv Freight. 9. ILea - -'e . aited States Shilp i'ng RFv4 will hold a .secis l meetina tn ,-nsider the reepet of the St. pr I oot Chamber of Coalmerce for 28, , oi tos of ships to. eary freight from the Mississlppi Valley to foreign an countrie.Pr oermn War Lons Hoavy. Britn. - Germany lost more man - a- mllio ad a halt in killed dr Ino the war, the latest athroitatl , casulty kares show. es follows- tha Kifled. 1.MS ee: mLsslng. SW.* wus 4,,WI,M: Jeal U hi VeMlaM.--Ceost r - lctldelr sea be ed aW . s em s. . a -- - . . h - ' . GERMANY CANNOT SS DENY IIER BLAME AR- CLEMENCEAU ANSWERS GER MAN NOTE CONCERNING WAR RESPONSI ILITY. D.'- Parts.-It Is too late for Germany. ion to seek to deny both the aggression ion- in the war aad her resposlbility for en it. This declaration is made by Pre inter Clemenceen as president of the re. peace conference, In replying to the rate German note ao reparatioas. phs The text of the reply of Premier la Clesseeea, ;n part, Is as follows: r "Mr. Chairman: In your note of J. May .3 you state that Germany, while Sad~eeittag, I November, 1918, 'the t oblMattn to make reparation,' did e not sin snd such a acoeptance to . mesa tlht -her resposibultty was la . volved either for the war or for the . e. acts of the tamer German overna of eant, sad that it s only possible to aenth 4 ban ekMr tlan M 4. d origi. and ause is the respeaslblttv on, of the author of the damage, you add sc the German people would never have an undertaken a war of aggression. al- "Yet, tn the note from Secretary ao bat State Lansing of November 5, 1913. tb which you approve of and advise in favor of your coatestile it is stated pa that the obigatie to make reparation rat arises out of 'Oermnnya ambition by id land, sea and air.' "As the Germas government did the not at the time make any protest eru against the allegation. It thereby re d eagmised it as well founded. There Ib:- ore, Germasy recogalnised in 1918, ia ew plietly but dearly, both the aggres a! sion and her respsiblltty. "It is too late to seek to deny them lei today. Iso "It would be impossible. you state 'r further, that the German people tl should be regarded as the aecom ei- plices of thtfaults committed by the ha former Germn goveranment How ir ever, Germany has never claimed, and such a declaration would have a re- been contrary to all prtnciples of in- I xt ternational law, that a modification esof Its political regime or a change in a it the governing personalities would b, - sufficient to extinguish an obligation ad already undertaken by any nation. a- She did not act upon the principle r she now contends for either infa 7t s uas regards IPrane after the prods- p d- matrin of the republie, na in 1917 a In regard to Russia after the revol- t tion which abolished the czarist re- w L gIme." el r Against Proeosed Cotton Plan. Tallahassee, Pa. - The Florida a House of Representatives voted p - down, 32 to 21, the memorial of Rep- o resentative FPute to the federal see- t t retary of agriculture calling for th* ai d inauguration of a nation-wide move.- o ment to stop cotton growing for one vt year "Food Dreukenness" Predicted. New York.-"Drunkenness on food" C. was described by Dr. A. A. Brill of co the Mount Sinai hospital staff here. 8a He told members of the New York or AcadJmy of Medicine that the "raw to beef jag" and mixd ourse spree" may be the rule among chronle aleo. eolfe victims after Jauy 1. To FIt Removal. re (Chlcago.-Natioual leaders of the he Sprohibition forces will make a co eerted protest against congressional removal of the July 1 ban on.beor I and light wines, as recommeded by President Wilson.. a. Lett p Capture and E ato eisehovuhs Copehaga.n-Ldttish gardo have occupied Riga and have eacute4 n most of the Bolshevik ommlstbone' am there accerdti to pa ua nteme the made by the lettish hnormation B- in resa re. I . Se3gare Comsin Home seen L Wasiwto. - The IPearth, Pfth, antY d seveMth reea vttsh r-n d ~ R -l n s' A WILSON MAY SCOOP REPUBUCAN PARTY REPORT FROM PARIS IS HE WILL SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY TO OPPOSITION. 1 WOULD MEAN BIG MIX-UP * Rumored That President Will Sign Treaty and if Opponents Fail to Ratify the United States Will Still Be at War. Paris.--4hould Repubiican senators succeed in making an importan' change In the peace treaty or in the covenant of the League of Nation,. President Wilson will refuse to sign the revised treaty and then will seek to place on the Republicans the re sponsibility for continuing the state of war with Germany after the oth er nations had made peace. p This statement is made by close lag friends of the president, following ad vices from the United States to the effect that the opposition of the peace treaty and to the League of Nations will be more vigorous than had been expecte. The president will sign the at s1'ge trll should it finally be ae ,L cep'*f 41rmany, but should the Senate later ipA t upon amendin4 the treaty, it .dL necessary for ER' Mr. Wilson to ef it - second time R before It could be consaliggid thrmatl ly ratlfied by the United -StaJdt President Wllson's friends here ~iy that should the Republican senators any make changes in the treaty there llon would be the following results: The treaty provides that it shall be re- operative as soon as three nations the have signed it. England. France and either Japan or Italy are certain to sign immediately. Should America der sot sg. these nations would be do. 1ag business with Germany inside of of a month, while Americans would be shut off entirely from German trade tbecause the United States still would did be at war with Germany theoretically. t It is believed the friendly feain t between France, Great Britain and the America would be destroyed and a ra reactiem would set in against ta e lt ed States which would have disast. rosa effects on Americans. t Presbyterians Edore League. ye St. Louis.-Resolutloas approving I the League of Nations were adopted K at the session of the 131st Genera! 13. Assembly of the Preebyterian Church. In T. . A. Spirited discusies preceded S ed the adoption of the Sunday newspa. aper resolution which calls on mem bers of the church not to "subecribe for, read or advertise in it." lid .t Bulgarla Reported in Upresr. . Lo don. - Bloody fights have ee re. eurred in Sofia between the garrison m. and revolutionaries. who demanded l 4. the resignation of the government and the establishment of a Soviet, ac ,m cording to a dispatch from Vienna. All Bulgaria Is reported to be in an to uproar. th a. Prehibittonists Criticia Wileaon, P he Chicago.-Virgil Hlnshaw, chairL r- man of the Prohibition party's Na- wl t, tiomal Committee. in a statement con re demned the proposal to Congress in a- President Wilson's message to re- Il ra move the July 1 ban on light wines bs a and beer. a Pledge 0 Per Cent Foper Centenary. a. Nashville, Tenn. - With reports I from every statie representlng the I membernhip of fhe Methodist Epiaco- pi( . pal Charch, South, it was estimated a 7 asked for the Centenary movement - that 66 per cent of the $35,000,000 b s- was pledged at the opening of the 1 campaign. la aso and Prianers Captured. "em a Lieadoa.-OGeneral Denekine. who i To f peroually conducting the operations 1 Sof his anti-Bolshevikh army agalinst the the City of Tsaritaitn. on the Volma, annoee es the capture of 10.000 pria- wh oners and 28 guns from the Bolshe to I 5 lki. at C. C. Van Dyke Ded. Washingtoan. - Representative Carl ei C. Van Dyke of St. Paul. aged 2. in r commander in chief of the Unite.I 8panish War Veterans, died of hem ss Sorrhage of the stomach at a Was-hing. toea hospital. b Alies Leaving United States. bs Washinaton. - A widespread ea, an eas of allen from this oeantry wtas wil reported by the Department of la. Thu br. one King Trmaele s Airplane.i bruaels.-Klag Albert left the Bel- te rlaa eapitol In an airplane for i . -Is lead. 411th cati Wasts Cemgres To Investgate. A WashitaLto. - Investisgation by at npartisban cemmitte of "irregutar and adawfl expenditures" dartr n the Ipmeeute aof the war is asked In a reseltion lntrodaeed in thi Reme by Repreentatsve Welty, Denm esart, of Olo. t tro PerI d Pelpe n Vkit. Ineaem. - The pe e velst e a e or emal iar.hin, a. ai s emumr t ebkr a - STHE RED UMBRELLA Iy JACK LAWTON 'ILL i:.., ti i:c.' Rurri. r f1. .r1 ! .'i." l:'rr e, ihc, had heeo *| haI n , f. ' ý w1 " n ftro nvrrý ti:rr of Vi lllowda: InP o : i, u ,, ruinIi., 'iJompanion o , over v:rialts larVend tilnte.!d l,.i .. t u 0.I ., lthrough t!' ign o r t 1,I r:. u" r,_ .!. un artnured. " i:o shall Ir ' :h '"i l ll , rtfrg I 'n iu .. 1 lIlted the of . lady. "0 xol %1 take IIy ll.nubrella." "HIut it I .,'h ia beautiful thing.: i fRetti ellourre,l -"if anything shaeet ! an happen tor i--" ' the "Wha't oldul happe.n to an umbrel4t > between here u.ed the* restaurant!1 nher *'npl.os r *lunsrie.;Illy remarked. i 4 So rutiou'l % thanking her, th re ompanlm n" iikedl up the umbrell re and went. At least ',')mpanion" wl te the word tmiler whichh ietty's then had been designated In the colulnts of' the city paper, wh ad- found its way to her village home. the When she haid 'losed the let desolated home and started out the path of independence, Betty I r that belng ",'onmpanlon" in her the meant. a combination of nurse ac- secretary as well. And dolng thA very Ibst. met with salight reward. in She wondlered wiatfully. as for trudged on toward the restaurant, It shounl happen that the f me cherished daughter of the old doctor should t1 walking wet pm mente. with no rubbere to protect thin shoes. while other girls no tLore car·-ully flow pest ia 1 ous earL. The girls wore rich often their W hands controled ahining machineg while they back In confident at to as fortunate as they. iiW! to ied, Betty was asure of this. proud proprietary air of their line escorts. And the new came to her, that she would ride. a proud wife ls her owa mobile. If, indeed, she married at It would be to some tolling whose humble home would t the constant labor of her halde. "No," reflected Betty, "qv You look at It. life's rizarles ie at r me. And after ·l--" hka flashed out at the thgabt- "ll Is pot raining op me. aad 1 Ing asn ea iottI uiiren.," It was a bcautifol m brel. Imperious old lady's wealthy ! bd given It to her as a ift Her despondent mood had ,y vaalhed---it was good Is be and alive, It was good to be-at Through the gloom the n lights beckoned across the war. Betty started to cross tie rae, drew back at the waranag hb If auto, She realised, as a Ibi back an apologetle smile, that wI the favored ones had lmost ip Sdown. She must be more ema iS alarming saream of the amot sem!ed still to ring comfusnt y ears. She had a glimpe o a Sterror-stricken man at the whagh theb desperately Betty dltehe pearl handle of the red ilk pohlng with all her strength 118 w protection against the blai "which almost crushed her. Almost-but at that very a the brakes did their weekor. like a frustrated animal the bile stood still. while the man opened the door. eal qs letty'a aide. "You are not hurt?' he pa . I t S-did not-hit you?" Without awaiting au as, hII picked her up quickly In hm ag aa. seated her Into the car. "Didnd't you hear me m m g i hemra he gently peristltd. Then out of her vast re lif3at lagheld. "Oh! I heard borsa" ihe ui, "everywhere. I do nt blame ue., I You moe-I'm from the eoalty." - I The man heaved a igh4 at ieLAg, then be also smiled. "And doa't you know," he a"m ' whimsically, "that it's ueime he tu r to atop automobles with a rea Ja; a traain mgllht atop perhaps, be mat a macblai." "It was not uaeless la thisa ," Betty told him, then she looked dew In conternatlon. "It is broken." she mid agh : "ammahed to pieces. It wee a bhe rowed umbrella, and I aever em buy eon ie Itke t" "As for that" aaid the mIa, he was buaily wrlting his ame ad addem acros a page from a mote bob- I will be glad to replace the uamM. That'sa my plain duty. Whom ye " one Just like It, mnd the MR to me. And now--shall I drive you hmn" Betty was reading with wide q the man's scribbled name. It wvs a mame of prominene whish te h oten e mad quoted spea mattau of autherity. At her heeitatle. he tiherd 1 trward her, and smiled "Or." he auggeated "abll we go and purchase that admrea aew?' "I you please." Betty g arality And that ride. lsulalg bhak a the mot euashlna, was to e but eI bat ed many. Por as dbly al"Y ow, at the aide ot the elWa, he wssn the pr- prqdICw I d of the hmbnda. ad tukeed lhmi l -d Bm both h •