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EDITORIAL
Enforce the Law.
; The thanks o the law-abiding citizens of Rich
jond are due to Rev. Henry Pearce Atkins for his
Iction in reference to the enforcement of section
EK»9 o the Code of Virginia concerning the “Yio
ption of the Sabbath." As it is possible that many
■ our readers do not know the wording of this law
ft is given here
H" “Violation of the Sabbath; how punished.—
I |f a person on the Sabbath day be found labor
ing at any trade or calling, or employ his ap
prentices or servants in lalxir or other business,
* except in household or other work of necessity
or charity, he shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor and u 1*311 conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than five dollars for each offense,
!i Every day any person or servant or apprentice
is so employed shall constitute a distinct offense
and the court in which or justice by whom any
judgmon of conviction is rendered may require
' of the person so convicted a recognizance in a ]
penalty of not less than one hundred or more
than five thousand dollars, with or without se
curity, conditioned that such person shall be of
good behavior, and especially to refrain from a
repetition of such offense, for a period not
exceeding twelve months.”
The violation of this law in Richmond by certain
persons has been flagrant and notorious. The Po
lice Department of the city must be acquainted with !
She facts. If they have not known it, then they are j
Scking in the power of sight, hearing and thought,
jommon to average humanity, and should not be
diarged with the preservation of order and the cn
luiunm -it
* l I 1 V .
nui uit; mw,
fenowirig of its continued violation the Police De
partment has done nothing and the law has hern
#penly defied with its knowledge and with its tacit
Consent.
Mr. Atkins, in his capacity as a citizen of Rich
mond, who believed that the law should be en- j
forced, personally witnessed the violation of the
law, and carried the case to the police court, where
the offender was fined Sio and put under bond of
N°-.
It is very disagreeable work for private ritizens
b> make complaints and swear out warrants against
persons who are violating the law with the know ledge
Mid tacit consent of the department which is sworn
to enforce the law, and it is a serious reflection upon
the Police Department from the head down to patrol
men that such a condition should exist. The ques
tion inevitably arises, "Why does not the Depart
ment enforce the law?” The officers are paid by
the city to enforce it. They have solemnly sworn
to enforce it. \\ hat a contempt men must have for
lliemselves when they see the law being violated
ihat they are paid to enforce, and that th y have
pworn that they will enforce!
: One of three things is true in such cases. Either
plficials have no espect for this law, or they are
tare afraid to enforce the law, or it is to their interest
Bot to enforce the law. In either cast* they are not
pkjrvhc charged with the enforcement of the law.
UpTne question as to whether the particular law
■Wanting Sunday labor is a wi«r law is not the im
portant consideration. The vital matter is that the
la?v- was enacted by the (Veneral Assembly of Yir
g&ua representing the will of the people of the
State. At the last session of the General Assembly
if was amended, and made more stringent. The
Mil W’as called up out of its order on the last night
of the session by Senator, now < tovernor, Mann,
and was passed by a unanimous vote. It is not a
blue law in the sense of being recently dug up from
Musty files. It i- recent, up-to-date legislation.
jEhc only question i- "Shall this law l>e enforced?”
By all means enforce the law, not only this law ,
tevery other on the statute hooks. The officials
Jit to do it: they must do it, or violate their sol
oaths. If they will not do it the citizens
Id demand it, and it the demand is not heeded,
there should be a demand for new officials,
pf'tbe peop’e make up their minds to have the
enforced it wi! be done. It all rests with the
in the end. Again The Virginian tenders to
» Atkins the thanks of the law-abiding citizens
Richmond. Mav his tribe increase.
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I The West Virginia Debt Matter.
jrtSeveral days ago The Virginian expressed the
that it would he worse than a blunder for
iState of Virginia to fail to retain the services of
William A. Anderson in prosecuting her suit
ixxst West Virginia to force a settlement of the
The Senate has been denounced for passing
bill to pay Major Anderson’s fee. In spite of all
t has been said to the contrary, however, our
lien is in no wise changed. And we believe
t the position of others is due to a misunder
jttanding of the facts.
I First of all, it should Ik* understood that the stat
fte cited which provides that the suit shall be pros
ecuted without expense to Virginia is merely an in
struction to the debt commission and does not pro
iin.u if ii'uu jjuitv111^ an appro*
tion to |j.iv counsel. NO law will be violated in
£T or spirit by -uih an appropriation. The
y question is whether it >» expedient or not foi
the State to retain Major Anderson's services, and
that j>oint there should be no two opinions
prepared the (a e. he understands it and all thi
.plications involved in it, as no other man can
stand it, without the same labor and study
no reflection upon Attorney Genoral Williams
% he desires Major Anderson's assistance. On
contrary, it is a tribute to his candor and pa
that he asks for it. Those most inti
y concerned iielieve that Major Anderson is
t indispeii o' in the prosecution of the suit
juncture, it i impossible to find any lawyer
equipped to take his place,
ajor Andcr -n is in no sense an applicant for
position, and 1 he Virginian is advocating no
of his. Nor do we pretend to say what fet
be paid. Our only contention is that tin
* interests demand that he continue to bt
’* attorney in this case. It has been sug
that his fee bv mud by the certificate holders
_ that be done Major Anderson cannot be attor
Tfiir Virginia. He would not place himself in
this
remould
if
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UrapBIOUS.
Crmni i •
Boiled cod, Hoik
tatoes and I‘ar*U
Nut and Apple
UMVei with May thA
JEn«ll#h Blscuh- liiMjuei
l>**p English Apple
litse’k Colt**.
Claret wu served for those
Aeslred It
defaulting laah'.ci
committed suicide
was thsroviTt-d ?'*
" Vy.“. 1 r* nicmli.
“l>y vhat of the
H.j morning,
oner's Jur
l ull Cliow der.
Base unit cod are the best,fish for
thow tier, but Other lish can be used.
CtoucOw 6«h and cut to alicea. Fry
the equivocal an 1 embarrassing position of being
retained by the State as her lawyer to represent*
! her peculiar interests and yet be on the payroll of
i the certificate holders. If \irginia wishes to re
; tain him. Virginia must pay his fee.
This suit is not of Virginia’s seeking. Her rep
resentatives would gladly have avoided it. but it
was thrust upon her. West Virginia certificates
so-called are really Virginia certificates Virginia’s ■
obligations, and it is of great consequence to the j
State that she should be released. If she had de- J
dined to accept the proposal of the creditors, it is j
probable that they would have made a deal with j
i some other State to bring the suit for them, in |
which event the proceeding would have been j
against Virginia and West Virginia jointly and Vir
ginia would have l>ocn made party defendant.
But however that may be, the suit has been
brought and is now in its most critical stage. It is j
of vital importance, therefore, that she should re
tain the services of the attorney who, in the nature
of the case, is now best equipped to prosecute it to j
a finish.
The V. P. I. Investigation.
Whether so or not, there is a growing impression
that the proposed investgation of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute by the hoard of visitors was
purposely and designedly postponed until after the
adjournment of the Gene al Assembly, lest the
disclosures might have some adverse influence on
the appropriation to that institution. We do not
make the charge, but the postponement has that
appearance.
The question has now ar:sen whether or not the
General Assembly should make -an nvcstigallon on"
its own account. There are two sides to that ques
tion, but it is clear that the General Assembly
should know the true condition of affairs at the
Institute and the reasonss therefor before ad
journment. If the lx>ard of visitors will reconsider !
and hurry up its investigation so as to give that in
formation, well; if not. then it will lie perfectly com
petent for the General Assembly to get at the facts
through an inquiry of its own.
Living on 20 Cents a Day.
Dr. Franklin White, Harvard's expert on dietetics,
holds that a workingman can live well on 20 cents
a day. "It is not only possible to live on 20 cents
a day,” said he in a recent address, "but to do it
would result in bette • health. People are com- j
plaining of the high cost of food, but it seems as if
most of us forget the really cheap food. Take
cornmeal, for example, which costs 3 cents a pound.
A third of a pound, or a cent’s worth, of cornmeal
will make a large quantity of mush, probably more
than the average appetite demands. With oleo
margarine, and some cheap syrup it makes a satis
fying, nourishing meal. Two cents’ worth of syrup
would give the sugar element. A man could do
hard lalxir on such a meal, the entire cost of which
would be about 4 cents.
"Another cheap basis for a full meal is the po
tato. To be sure, the potato by itself is not appe
f 1 vitur on# mnti 1 ii 1 * o m o n ro n iten Kmlcn-! r\nt ■ 1 f/xnc
and get his flavor from smoked herring. It is not
generally appreciated, l fear, that a herring is a
better value for one's money in flavor and food
value than is a more expensive fish, such as rod.
A herring can be purcha ed for a cent, and in some
places herrings are sold at two for a cent. As for j
the flavor, a couple of herrings with boiled pota
toes, oleomargarine, and salt will make the meal
really appetizing."
I ndoubtedly a man can sustain life on food cost- ■
mg’ 20 cents a day. Many Chinese subsist on rice j
that costs not more than 5 cents a day. But it is
poor living, and so is the menu which the Harvard
professor lays out. By the way, we should like to
know more about his diet and what it costs.
We have a higher standard of living in America ;
for the people at large and it must be maintained.
It denotes a higher civilization. It denotes a better
average man than is to be found in most of the na
tions of the earth. There is no occasion for Amer
ican workmen to live on potatoes, oleomargarine,
salt herring and cheap mush. He is entitled to
have, and he insists on having, wholesome victuals, .
the l>est the land affords. It is his right and the
20 cents a dav argument doesn't go down, so to
speak. Professor White's “dietetics” is not at all
satisfying. It is almost offensive.
And yet, when all has been said, there is no doubt
that most of its eat too much—certainly too much
strong meat and too many sweets. We should be
better off in pocket and in health if we ate less. i
We spend ton much “on the table” and take too
much rich food into our stomachs. As a conse
quence we have indigestion day by day and hysterics
at the end of the month when the bills come in.
The high price of foods may be a blessing in dis- !
guise. It may teach its to be more abstemious and,
therefore, more prudent in our diet. Lent is also
coming on and that, too, is a good season for the
practice of self-denial.
The Petersburg City Council has taken initiatory
steps toward securing a board of control to have
■charge of the administrative affairs of the corpora
tion, the members thereof to be elected by the
I people. In our view, a board of control working
within a two-branch Council is by no means an ideal
i form of municipal government But the Index
Appeal has told us that it would be difficult to de
vise a plan more cumbersome and less efficient than
that under which the Cockade City is now operating.
At 1 nst one metnlter of the General Assembly
seems to be in favor of equalizing salaries of State
hospital superintendents.
Mr. Thockmorton’s milk bill is getting its share
of the churning.
The Byrd rule of taxing men and corporations
! according to their ability to pay is fundamental.
The black-haired girl who wears a blonde wig is
sailing under false colors.
Call it not mine horror, call it our horror, for these
; disasters are a national reproach.
Royal! E. Cabell is now a confirmed office-holder.
at the hunk, who diet of death from exposure.”—Ttd
when the shortage
answ ered Jllson, , laborer—I don’t think bo—he’s tak
V brought in a ver- i en the mi»«u»!—Punch.
■r." said Mrs Jllson.
verdict?”
Not On if Pleasure Trip,
Laborer—The master's gone away.
Visitor—Oh; for a holiday?
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Virginia Press
on the Virginian
A Paper of Pro*!***.
The much Heralded new paper—t'.te
Richmond Virginian—has made Its
appearance, the Initial number, Is
sued last Friday, comprising sixteen
pages. The salutatory plays up the
word Progress for all It's worth, and
outlines a course that almost any
body could subscribe to, so far as It
relates to the civic and commercial
side of things. A careful reading
of the aforesaid salutatory, however,
leaves a distinct Impression that be
hind the new paper there is a motive
that Is not made plain. It had been
announced, or in some way word had
been passed along, that this new
paper was lading brought Into exis
tence as an organ of the. Virginia
Antt-Saloon League. If that Is, in
any sense, tri^e, the writer of the
salutatory did not have the matter
sufficiently Impressed upon him, as
the following paragraph Is all the
pajwr has to say on that very Im
portant question:
The declaration that The Virginian
will stand for moral progress In
dicates Its attitude toward the liquor
problem, which at this time engages
the thought of the people of Virginia
as never before. While not the
organ of any organization, holding
particular views as to the settle
ment of this question. The Virginian
Is in hearty sympathy with the un
selfish and laudable efforts of those
reformers who are earnest and
honestly striving to reach a satis
factory solution of this most difficult
problem, which Is so vitally related
to the economic, intellectual, social
and moral welfare of society. All
news pertaining to~ this question
which properly belongs to the pub
lic will be given fully and fairly, and
persons with whose views this paper
may be obliged to disagree are as
treatment in our columns.
We submit that la very feeble for
■] prohibition organ. The statement
about "all news pertaining to this
question which properly belongs to
the public," will probably need some
elucidation in the future, when it
omes to be measured alongside that
other statement to the effect that all
"will receive fair treatment in our
columns.
As to politics the pnonuneiamento
of the paper is interesting. Out of
a while broad-measure column, this
paragraph covers the political end of
It.
While frankly declaring Its purpose
to advocate Democratic principles and
tii work actively for the success of
the party In all worthy endeavor, yet
The Virginian will not resort to that
indiscriminate denunciation and mis
representation of opposing parties
which Is characteristic of party or
guns. The Virginian assures mem
bers of opposing parties that they
will always receive in its columns
fair treatment and polite considera
tion.
There Is an open admission that the
Democratic party is likely to lie gulltv
of “unworthy endeavor." and In that
event the paper holds itself free to do
as It dog-gone pleases The outcome
will be watched with Interest.—
• Ireonsboro News.
Gat* a Warm Welcome.
The new Richmond afternoon paper,
The Virginian, gets a warm welcome
from a portion of the press of that
great anil good city—in the sense of
very sarcastic editorial comments from
the evening Journal and the News
l-cader. The Times-Dispatch, auto
crat of the morning Held, complacently
ignores the new journalistic venture,
a course, apparently regarded as equiv
alent to the coup de grace for the
Journalistic infant. Our contemporary
appears to be a pretty husky infant,
however, and will doubtless prove
abundantly able to take care of Itself.
Despite the nearness of ground-hog day
and the prospect of some real winter,
the outlook Is promising for a very hot
time in Richmond Journalism from now
on. The new entrant appears to be re
garded very much In the tight of an
Intruder rather than as a brother.—
Danville Register.
Handsome in Appearance.
The new Virginia paper. The Rich
mond Virginian, was launched on Fri
day last and la now fairly afloat on the
sea of Journalism. It Is a paper of
sixteen pages, 17 x 24 Inches, and us
soon as the, new machinery gets oiled
and well to work It will, from the
promise • * its tlrst Issue, present a
handsome and attractive typographical
] general appearance. It has at Its
helm as managing editor Mr. S. B.
\t'«jdhn, one of the ablest and moat
experienced of the Journalistic craft In
the State. It has made a good start,
having, as tt claims, "the largest bona
tide subscription list, and the greatest
number of columns of advertising ever
given to a new paper In Rlchntond.”
It has our wishes for its success as long
as It adheres to Its salutatory promise
to give “full, fair, clean and accurate
news," to be "fair to all persons, all
organizations, all factions, all parties,"
and to "stand for the material. Intel
lectual and moral Interests of Vir
ginia.”—Charlottesville Progress.
No Funeral of Ours.
The Virginian Is the name of a new
daily afternoon paper at Richmond,
the first Issue of which made Its ap
pearance last Friday In sixteen-page
form. Mr. S. B. Wood flu. for many
years connected with the press of the
i 11>itai i iiy. is mnnagmg (Minor, aim
Mr. S W. Meek, once business man
ager of the Times-Dispatch, more re
■ cutlv connected with the Washington
Herald In like capacity, has charire
of the business office of the new paper.
These two gentlemen rank high in
their respective vocations, and nothing
Is ventured in saying that if It Is with
in the range of possibility to establish
in an already over-crowded field anoth
er afternoon journal, the task In this
instance has been committed to two
men whose experience and exceptional
skill will Insure success. History 1*
history, however, und facts are facts In
the newspaper life no less than In other
human endeavor. If The Virginian
succeeds one of the other Richmond
papers must quit. There's not room
for three: it is a plain ease of the
survival of the fittest. The new paper
presents a good appearance typograph
ically, and proclaims Its purpose to be
better tn all respects than Its contem
porarUs.—Lynchburg News.
Prayer at the Inauguration.
The prayer of Lev T. P. Epes offered
at the Inauguration of (iovemor
Mann on Monday was calculated to
stimulate among those who heard It
the purpose among Christian people
to pray for those in authority. It
was as follows:
< lur Kather. who art in heaven,
ever present with us. Ides* this oc
casion and our assemtding before
Thee. *
We love our country and its in
stitutions of liberty, this city and
capitol with their < enturics of bene
factions and hallowed associations; we
| love our State, her varied soli and
products, her embosomed wealth, het
physical face, her people, her history.
I traditions, and customs, received from
i fathers for whom w# devoutly thank
Thee; here we raise our Ebenezcr,
for all U from the inexhaustible
source of Thy goodness, Thy great
. ness, riches. magnificence, forbearance
and love, whence we have drawn all
these unmerited benefits of mercy,
and here we raise our Jehovah Jireh.
Ifor^'Lord God of our fathers,'Thou
1 wilt provide and guide the future
i as the past: forgive the sins of the
people for the sake of thy blessed
, Son. our Saviour; consecrate t;»e peo
ple afresh day by day as Thy people
I In purity and piety. ln faith and
repentance, that Thou mayst con
tinue to bestow the sunlight of Thy
; favor upbn us in the riches of Thy
klndnesa
Give these servants, whom Thou
hast clothed as Judges among its,
sight to see equity and incorruption.
; to decree Justice; Inspire our leglsla- ;
tors. Thy servants chosen from among
the people, with wisdom to frame
laws and adopt measures, which will
glortfy and please Vhee. in suppress-.
lng vice, increasing virtue, multiply
ing peace, preserving Justice, spread-:
lng knowledge, enhancing the ma- j
terlal wealth and welfare of the peo-,
pie.
Look upon and remember him, who
has been our chief magistrate, these
four yoars, and all who go with this
day; we thank Thee for them and
the efficient, heneflclent administra
tion of our affairs in their hands; go
with them, bless and keep them In
person, In life, in family, in property,
in honor and In happiness.
Incline. Thine ear and hear the :
voice of our supplication for him.
whom Thou art calling now to be our
governor, and for all who come with ;
him: give them the grace of Thy j
spirit to remember and faithfully tp
keep and fulfil the vows which they
shall make this day before Thee and
In the presence of this people; anoint ->
them with "the spirit of wisdom and i
understanding, the spirit of counsel
and might, the spirit of knowledge
and of the fear of the Lord.” the
spirit of mutual fervent charity and
loyalty.
Yes, Lord, take Thy servant, whom
Thou art this day honoring with us in
calling him to the highest place and
highest service among us; give him
the hearts of the people and hup
plness In their loyal support; give 1
him all wisdom In going out and
coming in among the people; direct ;
his feet, his hands, his heart, his
head; be his father, friend, counsellor j
and guide; let him be Thy child.
Thy friend, Thy servant and the ser- |
let his feet not totter, his spirit fall,
or his heart falter; preserve him In
physical health, In spiritual strength
and wisdom; let the banner of Thv
love be over his home and all who
dwell there, the banner of Thy peace
be over this house and all who ;
gather In It, the banner of Thy four
be over his offle, the banner of Thv
charity be over his desk; In his day.
give “abundance of peace’ and
prosperity to the people; In his day.
1st "mercy and truth meet together,
righteousness and peace kiss each
other” in our Commonwealth; in hts
dav, let all our people In all our
borders live “soberly, righteously and
godlv” before Thee, free from vio
lence, vice, crime, plague, pestilence,
poverty and Impiety.
Our Father, which art in heaven.
I hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom
i come. Thy will be done in earth, as
' In heaven; give us this day our dalle
' bread, and forgive us our trespasses
] as we forgive those who trespass
against us. and lead us not Into temn
1 tatlon. but deliver us from evil, for
Thine is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever.
And If our forgiveness of others Is
to be the measure of Thy forgiveness
to u8, teach us, Ivord, to he meek
and forgiving in spirit. Amen.
OCR STATE CONTEMPORARIES.
Teachers* Pension Bill.
Public school teachers interested in
the teachers' pension act. whether pro ,
or contra, may be interested In know
! ing that the pension act aa amended
; has been favorably reported by the
Senate Committee on Public Institu
tions and Education, which virtualb :
Insures Its passage by that body. As
amended, the bill allows teachers who
retired between 1902 and 1908 only
half the amount allotted to .such as
retire after this bill becomes opera
tive. One of the Richmond papers,
commenting on the amended measure,
i states that “the bill Is one which
meets the general approval of the
1 members of the (State teachers'! as
sociation, and It was supported by a
majority of them. It provides for
an age limit and also fixes the maxl
1 mum which any retiring teacher may
receive in any one year.”
i We have been Informed that many
: of the teachers of this city and per- >
| haps a majority of those of the State
oppose a compulsory assessment upon ;
! them of one per cent, of their month
ly salaries with which to provide a .
pension fund. If .this he true, then;
the teachers of the State should per
fect their organization and make It ■
inclusive of as large a proportion of i
the teachers as possible. In this way;
it will he possible hereafter to ascer
tain definitely the sentiment of teach
ers on this or any other subject of
legislation affecting them. As It Is
now, a small proportion of the teach- j
ers are embraced In the Virginia !
Teachers' Association. hut these i
through their organization are enabled
i to dictate legislation affecting all the |
j teachers.—Danville Register.
The "Faux Pas.”
After he had kissed her and pressed
her rosy cheek ugalnst his, and patted
. her soft, round chin, she drew back
and asked:
j "George, do you shave yourself?”
"Yes,’’ he replied.
"I thought so," she said. "Your face
: Is the roughest I ever--’*
1 Then she stopped, but It was too
late, and he went away with a cold,
heavy lump in his breast.—Royal Mug
j azlne.
At the Reception.
| Colonels latge and Colonels small,
; Colonels short and Colonels tall,
Colonel This and Colonel 'that;
Colonel lean, Colonels tat.
Colonels of great size and heft.
Colonels to t%e right and Iett.
Colonels, Colonels, brave and bold.
Colonels young and Colonels old.
Colonels from 'most every quarter,
Mountain, inland and tidewater.
Colonels—Colonels by the score,
Colonels, whom the girls adore.
Colonels in their shimmerin’ blue,
Colonels staunch and Colonels true.
Colonels—Colonels In vast hordes,
■ Colonels useful as their swords.
Colonels, Colonels, every place,
j Colonels hidden by gold lace.
' Colonels, Colonels, calm your Ire,
Should I venture to Inquire,
| As by me you proudly strut,
j "Has your salary yet been sat ?
; What you get? What ||o you get?" !
j That’s the "kernel’’ of the nut.
What It May Lead To.
If we do not slaughter the cattle for
meat, the cattle will eat up all the
grasa. and then the price of breakfast
foods will advance again. Say, how
are we to beat this game, anyway?—
Washington Herald.
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A Story of Graustark: By George Barr NcCstdieon.
Copyrigkt, 1903, by George Ban McCotcbeon. Copyright, 1909, by Dodd, Mead, k Co.
(Continued from yesterday.)
Olga Plntnnova ,/was the latest ac
quisition to this select circle. A word
concerning her: She was the daugh
ter of Professor Platonova, one time
oculist and sociologist In a large Ger
man university. lie had been one of
the most brilliant men in Kurope and
a member of a noble family. Less
than a year before the opening of this
tale he was executed for treason and
conspiracy against the empire.
His daughter, Olga, was recognised
as one of the most beautiful and cul
tured young women In Warsaw. Her
suitors seemed to' be without number.
Finally there came one who conquered
and was beloved. He was the son of
a mighty duke, a prince of the blood.
The young prince pledged himself to
marry her despite ail opposition; he
was ready to give up his noble Inherit
ance for the sake of love. The all
powerful ruler of an empire learned
of this proposed mesalliance and was
horrified. The will of the crown was
made known to him and—he obeyed.
Olga Platanova was cast aside, but not
forgotten. He became the husband of
an unloved, scrawny lady of diadems.
Wheu the situation beauie more than
he could bear he-blew out his brains.
Wheu Olga heard the news of his
death she was not stricken by grief.
Sbe cried out her joy to a now cKnid
less sky, for he had Justified the great
love that had been theirs and would
bo theirs to the end of time.
From a passive believer in the doc
trines of her futher and his circle she
Imme at once their most impassioned
exponent. She threw herself heart
and soul into the deliberations and
transactions of the great red circle;
her father understood and yet was
amazed.
Then he was put to death by the
class she had come to hate—one more
stone In the sepulcher of her tender,
girlish ideals. When the time came
she traveled to Graustark lu response
to the call of the committee of tea; she
came prepared to kill the creature she
would bo asked to kill. And yet down
In her heart she was sore afraid,
She was there not to kill a man
grown old In wrongs to her people, but
to destroy the life of a gentle, inno
cent boy of seven;
There were times when her heart
shrank from the unholy deed she had
been Retorted to perforin. Rut there
was never a thought of receding from
the bloodly task set down for her.
On a Saturday night, following the
last visit of Truxton King to the
armorer, the committee of ten met in
the underground room to hear the lat
with them in person, but was always
there in spirit, if they were to believe
his most zealous utterances. The Iron
Couut Marlaux, professed hater of all
that was rich and noble, was the
power behind the committee of ten.
The assassination of the little prince
and the overthrow of the royal fam
ily awaited ills pleasure. lie was the
man who would give the word.
Alas for the committee of ten! The
wiliest fox in the history of the world
was never so wily as the Iron Count.
Some day they were to find out that
he was using them to pull his choicest
chestnuts from the tire.
The committee was seated around
the long table In the stifling, breath
less room, the armorer at the head.
Those who came by way of the sewer
had performed ablutions lu the queer
toilet room that once had been a gperet
vault for the storing ot feudal plun
der. What air there was came from
the narrow ventilator that burrowed
its way up to the shop of William
Spantz or through the chimney hole
In the celling. Olga Platanova sat far
down the side, a moody. Inscrutable
expression * in her dark eyes. At
Spnntz's right lounged Peter Iirutus,
a lawyer, formerly secretary to the
Iron Couut and how his sole represent-’
atlve among these people. He was a
dark faced, snaky eyed young man,
with a mop of coarse black hair that
hung ominously low over his high, re
ceding forehead.
Julius Spantz, the armorer's son, a
placid young man of goodly physical
proportions, sat next to Brutus, while
down the table ranged others deep in
the consideration of the world s grav
est problems'. One of tbo women was
Mine. Drovnask, whose husband had
Kaon v on f t. \ Ci I linrl ci fur* llfn nrwl
other Anna Cromer, n rabid red lec
turer, who had been driven from the
United States, together with her amia
ble husband, an assassin of some dis
tinction and many aliases, at present
foreman In charge of one of the bridge
building crews on the new railroad.
Every man in the party, and there
were eight, for Olga was not a mem
ber of the “ten,” wore over the lower
pnrt of his face a false black beard of
huge dimensions—not that they were
averse to recognition urnot* them
selves, but In the fear that by some
book or crook Dangloss or bis agents
might be able to look in upon them.
Brutus was speaking. “The man Is
a spy. He has been brought here
from America to Tullls."
“We shall continue to watch bis
every movement,” said William Spant*.
“Time will tell. When we are posi
tive that he Is a detective and that
he is dangerous there is a way to stop -I
hi* operations.” i
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imugions suspects more than one of
us," ventured Brutus, hi* gaxe travel
ing toward Olga. There was lewd ad
miration in that steady glance. "But
we’ll fool the old fox. The time will
soon he here for the blow that frees
(irauatnrk from the yoke.”
It appeared la the course of his re
marks that Marians had friends and
supporters in all parts of Oraustnrk.
Hundreds of men in the hills, includ
ing honest shepherds and the dishonest
brigands who thrived on them, coal
miners and wood stealers, hunters and
outlaws were ready to do his bidding
when tbe time' was ripe. Moreover,
Marking had been successful In his
dcslgu to fill the railway construction
crews with the riffraff of all Europe,
all of whom were under the control of
lenders who could sway them in any
movement provided it was against law
and order.
With a cunning that commands ad
miration, the Iron Count deliberately
sanctioned the assassination of the lit
the prince of the reds, knowing that
the condemnation of the world would
fall upon them Instead of upon him
nml that his own actions following tbe
regicide would at once stamp him ae
irrevocably opposed to anarchy and all
of Its practices!
In the course of his remarks Peter
Brutus touched hastily upon the sub
ject of the little prince.
"He’s not very big." said he, with •
laugh, “and it won’t require a very
big bomb to blow him to smithereens.
He will"—
"Stop!" cried Olga Platanova, spring
ing to her feet. “I cannot listen t®
yon! You shall not speak of it in that
“stop!" rrtrito out ri.nTAXcrvA. "too
Nil ALT, NOT HFKAK or IT IN THAT WAT P
way! Fetor Brutus, you are not to
speak of—of wliat I am to do! Never
—never again.”
She shuddered violently as she stood
there before them, her eyes closed as
If to shut out the horrible picture her
mind was painting.
"She will bungle it,” sneered Anna
Cromer.
Olga's lids were lifted. Her dark
eyes looked straight into those of the
older woman.
"No,” she said quietly, her body re*
laving, "1 shall not bungle It.”
The discussion went back to Truxton
King. "Isn't It possible that he if
merely attracted by the beauty of our
charming young friend here?" Tea*
tured Mtue. Drovnask.
"It is part of his game.” said Julius
Simnt*. “He knows Olga’s past. He
Is waiting for a chance to catch her
off her guard. He may even go so tar
as to make pretty love to you, cousia.
In the hope that— No offense, my dear,
no offense!" Her look had silenced him.
“Mr. King is not a spy,” she said
“Well." said William Spantz, “we
are safe it we take no chances with ' .
him. He must lie watched all the
time. If we discover that he is what
some of us think he is there is a way
to end Ills usefulness. Now, Brutus,
what does Count Mariam say to this
day two weeks? Will he be ready?
On that day the prince ahd the court
are to witness the unveiling of the Ye
tive memorial statue in the plaza. It
Is a full holiday in Oraustark. NO
mun will be employed at his usual
task, and”—
Brutus interrupted him. “That is
the very day that tbe count has asked
me to submit to tbe committee. He
believes ft to be tbe day of all days.
Nothing should go amiss. We con*
quer with a single blow. By noon of
that day, tbe 2t!th of July, the commit
tee of ten will be in control of tho
state; the new regime will be at hand.
A new world will be begun, with Edel
weiss as the center, about which all
the rest shall revolve. We, the com
mittee of ten, will be its true found
ers, We shall be glorified forever. The
death of the prince is the signal toe
the overthrow of the present govern
ment and the establishment of tbe new
order of equal humanity.”
Up In the distant hills slept the Iroa
Count, dreaming of tbe 9+/ when ha
should rule over tbe new Oraustark—
for he would rule!—a smile on bis grls
zled face In reflection of recent wag
ing thoughts concerning the-punish- g
ment that should fall swiftly upon the
assassins of the beloved Prince Bob la.
He would make short shrift of so