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A I I. no Anm i A Itienmes." -The Wey al Traseeressork" etc-. 07 Parllollll CIAPISIB. Ta Arm of Grietsbaw twit earl's dectilid to despetel limit Foster. a la their employ.
oe a 'Maas to West Memos the situatioe with bin. sad warn Idim to of Meaty aestlis, a roma Imo who had WM to their employ out More, list who, a libeAood on beige tod to libi a drunkard and a bed Mem inambilled from his boo. Is saleised te Mesta sad phials ef metals geld sel either on or fa et territory li. On Carlos. TeMar Is preselmd a sorts la One if he fp ef las desires.
1.51u0 waists the hi daughter la marriage. Seib wrier is wet loved by his tstiew clerks, and dose am feelleM rooricreleg them. Tim emior gives smemm treat thine all far WolY W.igis eves to house la Smicare. a here receives him. He to love.
but aim decks him, sad premien tbet he returns from Miles be gaff NW what he Late that Mehl Dolores prays that the man to whom she hen IriVIM her heart may he seat limli to her. This is Monty Saone. the owe who Ma the of the geld Wee is his kombra. fIipiTTISIIS 111. Feetwe alwi at ii Stivilieme, cm the Went Coast of Africa.
zee: the ern 'Waltham of his MIMI tem turn. He efts his to lialtread I rimed Bartholomew. who WM, that' I hem is none matter lima save a white Revile rosier is further iV it 1 his unwise remarks. Veassir to tabs Mon a three dare' lownierWthie their dennheatloa Ming Treanor. Oa the way he Maras how gristly Nasty ilevile is remodel.
Palls in. Comm to eonseionsnma agate. eat, to I Ond that the natives Mos Taft him. Bart. the half-breed.
is tektite cam of hies. Monty Bayne arrives cm the soma Bart advises Barite to kill Voile 'bib be has the chasm but lievile takes rare of Wm. Tester recovers tress hi. attack of Wm. and disemess ea i lga with Bayne.
It 0, Ev they are rester trim to steel of the so from lievite, but ho I The latter Is stitches dowe with emallios. CHAPTER I MY BROTHER'S REZPERf The old negro, having delivered his bomb. shell. denarted. Me was a faithful soul, but to the lama the very name of smallpox tenor.
The dreaded scourge that deelmatee whole districts, drives the natives as the scent eta wild beset drives the deer. Peeler lifted Monty in his arms, carried him into the hut and laid him on the bed. There was no mistaking the diseasee-the symptoms were too well marked. It was a bad case, ar.d knew it. He did not shrink from touching the sick man-his cowardice did not lie in thai pazticular direction, but busied himself with Monty's comfort with deftness and despatch.
But all the time his hands were at work his eyes wore a strange, startled look, and now and again he glanced over his shoulder. Meaty Sevin sat up in bed and talked of many things in loud and strident voice. He fancied himself on horseback, and kept urging his mount to greater speed. He did not know where he was, and could not have distinguished the face of Foster from a china orange. All the same, when Foster found it necessary to go through the sick wan's pone, lie drew a piece ai sailcloth scrota the hut door, out or the range of those fever-stricken, burning eyes.
It was with a sense of elation. an uplifting of the heart that he grasped the 'Pocket book that la ld poor Monty's secrets. Here was a map of the company's sonsmalnws i list of names, with a few words in a native Walect -ugh could oot understand. resold of thc output of cotton and rubber from the various stations of tbirreompany for the pad IWO years, ant- and-yes, by lave, a map of the counts, rvii the plan of the gold mine. rouhl not restrain a shout of triumph.
held the key that would unlock so many gates. The partnership would be his-Dolores be his, money and fame and happinessl lie threw his hat in the air, pocketed the plan, and never felt. a prick of conecienei- TWA Monty had shown him kindness, earnthing tieing time and health to nurse him back from death, did Dot aided him. Opportunities wale made for men to Only fool would let lucky chance like this slip through his In ers. From inside the but Meaty Smile's voice pealed out in sudden eupplication.
-Deal-donl-it's inhuman-devilish I Don't say dealt" Despite his sell-control, Hugh's nerve. gave a lamp, Monty was uncanny to listen to. It would be a hard job to stay with him alone both day and night-an impossible job. Smallpox was a terrible dimes. He had heard it Twinged indefatigable nursing.
Suppose-he aned at the mete notion-suppose be caught the complaint. His mouth grew parc hed. he dabbed at his forehead with a handkerchief. lie waan't afraid for blare he didn't set much store by his was for the Arm he felt alarmed. if be also were to fall sick, whet would happen? The plan might fall into unscrupulous hands, and Use gold mine that was to save Urimahaw and Carlyn shipwreck would be lost to them for ever I lt was his duty to claim the mins for the osengsay: no meter at what colt: sacrillea 'not was how he put it.
du 431 Ineg put i lg a- has can ttrgs a raore i rul a Lt i ra ali the very sad garb of duty obviouidi dentOoded tiaviles natives now, at an might return. If he, Mostar, were not gone Uwe Wild be trouble. The blacks had an fanatical, regard for Monty The mist man's voice had ceased. He had fallen hack on the pillows, so still, so quiet he lay, the very has of death upon his face, it nightwell be he had ceased to live. Bending over the bed, his nal on.the sunken face, the thought leaped to nis brain.
If not dead already, Monty was dying. man couldn't look like that ial se He Aldred in ate his up it a wt bottle sums to cast a 'want glanoa ll the is the bed, rushed mat ar ma is tr. The flapped in the the 111.13=' round the bed. bia uneoessiono mad alone. awed with alta at and so.
an bout laser, past old ram the found him. creeping bask to his beloved a-4h a handful of brl cs iclod to native lore, for all even Jr. sickness. 1 The white man had left, slsOok his head. The ways of the whites were him.
Her awe up his sick imiet's pideand to do was tor his 4 kind 0 ..1 hands tendi poor lite a ehild. Under the glare li tr uad flestee beilliail ori and cast net a him. Africa claim toil frqui weeey. leen. lalb Doioret.
and MO bad paid tb.petile. Sy the aid at and NZ Hugh did not slay far the fell in with a 4 ay trisadit natives, whie sad him ma gave him food and lie Eight arty on the be ad Ow Sul obr. of Mantes natives Thee -s ceecting to the mine, there to con, The in itead man, who a siledent to realise that the 061.11.010 WOO Nu W. Here izre to tip followers. who alw for llonty's but.
0 Tbe blacks i of speed. wis and be beet wain is Mare mama his Metlestioa. as impressive ipsstere be cried out Na ll moult was dead! net he bad left him eW' and lifeless. not waiting to bring him for hat of the disease! Zbo Wawa elikedlls Piat communicated clawed alga t. Ms Med could Tluzy ft ro fowl Inc tc ade The The we took up 1 comliiettee eIJ hands Under the au and cast Africa clai, HMoret, and 1 liy the aid I.
Hugh did not fell in with a gave him food at aey oa the sees tachment of Mosta seeding to the nuk The head man, whk understood sufficient with the eagle eyes eat the news to his making tracts for Mon Foster with alarm The wonders toth. a). of to the hut and be I would love ronthed his deist With an inapawashre ipashuk Moog was dead! That and lifeless, not waitiog to In a the ttaaka! Tbs Mailastie 11l 7 'fr sien. In life they bad lewd Shaman of the Ogle CeSt a a re I. a it I rd rrtuo I I rt it' it wee net them to go where and willl4o7 ender I bazar Thezel ell et- a 'the heat ie.
to the The news over the esuntimide The nieb rittimowei et missiles as we the Wept ag NOW gest, nailer Bait learnt of snot honk sheAliet I pSur was in end intoilbee al ifill. la their train mom at the news. and moo to Unreielle. WM and 111 is brew net ears. was a qpninelly.
It was 1 6 like la web a chap with trains He hes inserviewed We chiefs, and. fearful, hat tho embalm of a technicality should invelidsho Ibla adios Mused them to sign Muss ems and the Wad for miles monad to se Gelaidowir spot; these papers in with masa they signed in th own the train mattar of soros ord. lamliele and a plentiful of glass most necessary articles of mereitandhe bowing bent transPettel by Isosterenativos been the Past. Mining had already been mummer. snd A shaft had been sunk to a nt indeed to prove the Meissen trilt i affieje reel and to justify Foster's antielpetiona.
It was a moment for him when boom the at Cline head he picked outa of shining owe, most in dubitally gold! He ismoatehed a trusty WWI to the coast olth a sablegram to Grimahaws announcing his success. and could not sleep for thinking of the stir hill wire amid make. He had more than justified the Arm's faith in him. He had pitted himself against bebastica, the whole lot of 'em and beat 'em all. lie felt no sting of regret, no tough of sorrow for Monty.
A waster and 4runkar4 he had only himself to thank for his fate That the ono with the aegis WA dead be was convinced. as were the natives. Bart himself resigned to the gravely accepted the fact. The king was dead-loft live the king? Might he be as od ean it preote couk i as hisasforArnaser.geThey never as pitiful as Monty. He was i great az4 as such to be lamented.
Peace to his ashes. cabled wogratulations, and in structed Foster to leave a reliable man in of the mine, and to pmeed to England bringing specimens of the ore, as quickly as possible. The nigger who brought the weenie. hreuellt also his mail. There were letters from his people, from the heart beat at tht sr of her writing a few lines from Dolores.
trusted be was well, did not And the ck mate toying, sad had he heard or seen any thing of Monty Savile I the could no longer bear the suspense. Ohm heart, and failing to get the news she hoped for, had taken more direct methods. The name clouded Foster's exuberance for a while. But natural vanity supreme self confidence adjusted the hoboes very shddly Dolores had heard her father mention Monty. and with tender pity of her beautiful soul fed pony for his roasted life I If her heart could hold such 8017011 for a ne'er do west how wonderful would be her love for an honourable and successful man! He sincerely believed himself to be both, and thrilled at Chi thought of the meeting that in England awaitei hint.
tie slept soundly in his tent the night before the return manioc The natives did not awake him with the news of the approach of a body of blacks. He did not inspire in them the con- Mince that Monty Moreover, he had given strict instructions that no one should disturb him. Hs carried the precious papers re lating to the mine under his vest, waking cr sleeping his hand was on them. The night wore on, and in his sleep he smiled as if at some strange pleasant dream. euddenly he woke, his heart wildly booting.
his throat parched Al the foot of his bed, a pistol in his hand, stood oebastien. CHAPTLE CONQUERING HERO. Foster's courage stiffened. Like a flash he did the only thing possible-rolled out of bed to the ground, his hand grasping the pistol beside him as he fell. There was not moment to be lost.
A Ricker of hesitation and the game was over. Two pistols blazed together on the Instant. One man fell-Hugh Foster was un harmed! His first sensation, one of blinding horror al the thought that be had killed his man, was SUS. coeded by relief. If sot Sebastien it would have been be The gods had reserved him! Let him rejoice els the downhill of his foe.
The blacks cause running at the mound of the shots. There were ugly kooks from the bpaniard's party, but Hugh cowed them with a cer tan tool( and manner both acquired sines be arrived in Wen Africa. -la he He asked the question of the half-breed leaning over tiebastien's body. "No, but he's sone for, He may pull through, but he'll never be a whole man again. lie a shist through the lungs." "Lucky for him it's no WM, the dog." He strode out of the tent leaving Bart and his at tendant niggers to staunch the blood and to apply sues lillitTe ismomes as they Sebastian pulled through, but as Bari ors- Ousted he struggled back to a crippled existence only.
But if his vigour 'was impaired his brain was crafty and- astut! as ever. He had long score against Hugh Foster, and set down wait for settlement. Foster himself left Africa without a shadow el apprehension. He pushed back to the coati as speedily as possible. His one desire to get back to England, he stayed not to make inquiries or rendre reports en gouts He had developed quickly.
UN accurate anl pa instaking clerk el the Lo ndon office had into a ruthless master of men, who ruledby fear and the bow of a dominant energy. He pissed a slow-brained but reliable Dutchman in charge of the mine, and the rudimentary operations already in pre pees there; and without a backward thought or fo set his facie towards Ragland-and Do. And he called the mine The Lucky Chance. He did not leave a thought or regret behind bun. The remairelnianee of Monty did not stir a faint reproach.
The forest would keep nit secret well. No one would ever know i.e had left the waster to die alone. After all it had been his life or the life of ne'er-de weed, against that of a clever dominating man. And the waster had kicked the bucket, even as bebastien had bit the dust. And the represen.
Wire el Grimahaw's was the fortunate survivor! He was received with mateitidng clan ovation when the boat train steamed into agaterlool John Glimaliaw was there in person, his hoe passive face, parchment-like as ever, but in his eyes a pleasant gleam. He grasped Hugh's hand, and welcomed him, in terse but filendly fealnon, as his prospective partner in-the firm. "You're satisfied, It was the last touch of diffidence in Hugh Folder. In the future he asked for no man's braise. done well, said old John slowly, and with emphasis.
-You've succeeded beyond all uiv hopes. Carlyn, unpuletual as ever, bustled up at the moment, and cut the conve rsation short. "By Owe. Posta. you Wm as fit as a fiddle.
You've put some tan on that fair face of yours. and taken years of emery off my I knew You were the man for the job; I knew it, and I carried my point. Confess now, Grimshaw, you were croaker when you phopliesied disaster! Do and dare is my Motto. Young blood Sill tell. I'm glad I carried my point.
Foster, and insisted that you shallot los out." OW John did not think it worth while to re mind his volatile junior that it was be who had discouraged Festers mission. firinviwor was used to warlyn and his ways. "And what have ion done about The Lasky Chance, Mr. Grimshawr' Hugh could wait till they arrived at the office. Brimtlt plans be Oiled to discuss business.
There vas little stir of -expectation in the office when motor drove up. law loads. looglieglied and lazy as eves mind with la iart i il a Ittle at er 4 -24tt TtdiVeatii4 esw ilgurs. Ike Jem. aan Cisen segge as 6 both with in, over when their Midden den 1 1 old Thonison seemed to him ibillwed.
Agarsa the tired bee wee ln ie ll la 'Wad as ever. a ld clerk bins his wig lit. wit room 1 1 imitrje tr iarintf We Ire very posmow ray ma 'the ol(1 mait's others sleeve. "did you beer or of Hr. goods in Abiesr Ws redo lg.
Ide lets thtigge What tab am eyea. wits agel4 4 a ra coa itt 1 Wt Mr. 4 A IMS ho velar Thellegla Vggiogl ie Os Wee inomeoe and 11141 the see 114 52 at the be the INS an skite i te eeliffilir nocr i r.A Zorig th isira elli gtkore In Fssesi 4 il IL awl sow he ast lb tassateg Sot the itemeat -E as ages hhis-teet there wee as afr Ougg." be MA willY. 'No Mod et awigippi anesoj, glossies old Iu and 1 laserlog eals Wa ontl ort Ate se risr the I ease ms" DA iks mesissakamen. also THE GUARDIAN '''i .1 4.
it- OCTO ft inummas- voles was when be seked for parlthalsrsi 11 in ise ad railt 74l Vas t4ll would Wit lowa "A erg to what gesseised Rant ewer esid old John- "I hoped great things han'theeity Baylis. lam glad you were with lain the mad He sight and for a mowed eluded Ids AEI old epee with his hand. It seamed boi yesterdeaymbe dark and tees Ite ss a ir at across the table. Aesdasery new was 1 Sue the Sallie Gebnelmar desire le beent tize idis es. bathe Itutwaniate.
esothies el his set out his and convinced Jan fortune them "I stialU we Seat The Lucky Chang, NI -11 secipany; said Poster. Old John agreed, and Carlyn appirdeth "With a capital of -two cesilloied Hugh," of which Grimehaw's reserve cias half as purchase pries." Cadyn beamed, "My diesr ore than justify my prophecies aaababbas Salem Hugh Poster left the the thedi OM bun partner in" the Sam wee He was to its a diseefies in the thiMofter atisim ossai erf -seithoombatiati at abd obli-Jobei that a ess. ready'th his as a token 111 his pertness setesa. It came as a aseelioth; en se crest of his triumph wheat Garin meolithed heliastles. Hugh Mist the Spanked was a deg: anil expthinsi hie ressame Ise the statement.
Old. John's eminent surprised him. he said. his Ass old face a-twitch, "than buns was right, after all. He always fiebestien was a traitor.
Poor Savile, lam sorry." He listened littlesaV to the details of reFoster lilbraine veer and most deservedly belies pieced. H. made all Isseessuy and frankly, but there was a note of regret in his VOWS that Poster fiercely resented. It seemed if the shadow of the dead man ruched from to the heart of the city of London. 'You have the necessary documents with you.
Poster relatidg the miner Hugit set forth the plan stolen from Revilethe map of the company's concessions, and'' finally plutons pepersigned 'by this. chiefs in their own blond! Conveying to him is Grinuhaw's agent whole and sole right in The Lucky Chance I He left the conference glowing with pride. The shadow of the dead man had lifted. He could defy the wasted life that had petered out in a West African hut, turn aside the tremulous iDlpirtiell of Thomson, the eager looks of Lawrence. He was a partner in the firm, a future director of The Lucky Chance, and the prospective husband of Dolores.
Carlyn had asked him to dinner that night, and smilingly consented to his urgent plea to go forthwith to the house in Connaught square. "Good luck to you, my boy. You'll find my daughter at home." He clasped Hugh's hand, and his laugh, long and loud, foited the 0116 man down the.eorridors. He look a taxi to his rooms in Regent's Park, changed into a grey frock suit, decided on his tie and after deliberation selected his buttonhole. taxicab to Connaught Square seemed leaden weighted.
His pulse beat high, his eyes ached for the slim figure with the beautiful bead weighed with soft dark hair. Ile stood in the eciol drawing.room fragrant with spicy chrysanthemums, cheery with a wood fire, his eyes fixed on the door. What would she say? How would she look Would the soft rich colour flame in her sweet white free when she saw him I Would her tender eyes mock him with delicious laughter I He took up a book lying open on the table. It recalled her to him, an old missal heavy with gold and purple, blue and violet. He kissed the open page, and felt ashamed of his emotion.
Oh, why did she wait so iongf A little shiver of fear, almost of eihun, stole over him. The edge had his ecstasy. Anticipation had dulled on awspense. And then the door opened and a sligli child ish SCUM in a trailing gown of whits WWI In. Her eyes were stars, her lips were minima, it seemed to him.
in a delicious Weser. parted, in without hesitation, and pat out her two hands. "Dolores." lie turned dirsyt his heart laboured with delight. "Dolores!" Fhe drew close to' him. "Tell me," she said, and her words went through him like a knife, "tell me have you heard anything of Nontyr And then with sodden and, fierce pride, "the man I love," sha said, "the man I lover NO be Oestinue; Just Mel by Wavle C.
Leighton; Ward, Lock, and net. For a collection of sensational thrills, by Marie Leichton. is to be recommended, but for little else. The book opens with bigamy, continues with murder, for which I -an innocent woman is sentenced to death, case o' illegal imprisonation kflot, and then an- 1 miler murder, the murderer's character beim? 're aisle I sr a horrible, iniehical phenomenon, similar to6tevesson's conception of Hyde-Jekyll. Two men are in love wiUr the urns girl, the daughter of the supposed murderess, and stepdaughters( the 'inuirlered man, and one of the tomes en insparronator of her step-father, the muireed um.
has had a forgoer affair with a triad el the girl, who is still In love. When it I. added that the imposter is not impersonating the mendered man, who is wealthy min-owner, Irma any desire for his money and pogitton, except In se far as with these two be will be able) to ameliorate the lives ot the 'cotton workers, and thus gratify his srdent wish for social reform, the strizelleeseme a little eornplicated; the vendee le wanders at the note altos thin However, it is barter than reading the Ortolan ma." fee the Weirs in the book have neither foundation In, nu resemblance to fact. There is esekds emesint of amusement to be obtained from RS Posed LORD RITOHRNER TO JODI TEN DILIZECI COMMITTEE. The following ellelal soillisetion has been issued from No.
311, Dviva.met: The Prime Wishner, iai 9estrs apmonk ham requested the Viacount to a member of the Committee of The association with the Imperial Defence Cormains, a sentituted by the Prime Minister, me the el onadorable dimension in sine menthe 0 Lord inhaler was sseelnalk a member of the committee tar tine, bun se never acted. While still see in India he was 10d ill Ink Mediterranean Command in eneeession to the DU of it er close of his term of adios 1 ,1. to Australia in IS the ri i4tig of the tb inant Ige en a new seism of So all the Australia. and Aseselated a scheme. was practically ir ar.
the ultimate el which will be a year. tly Lord In viated New Zee. bed returned to via the at the and el l6. lhintenni bar- eimeniabed re to the Menerra. Mr.
aided in the irdex: 4.... .4. 110 AS Was coabor Issi vie ga is IN 4 mad a ilis be or asto Ai Agr a a sit me ow The Cootewi is yaw bda by Ibr laa TIE INVENTIVE' WEE PREEN Ur. 3shis Mann. eseiiimilor 0 the Oman ir a i theik ati pas at been embed to coweb ir i Ndr i il a isr 4 gam "Woo to ftsIO.W 11 1bopol We of the Pam 0 Wales At Ally sest.
few nolo eye Mc Woo MO Windsor Were MA ea obtuolort bag sad losot waking. a ol the bolt wosmb. meow at toosies sod to millsedos tho of-1 lore 11.1 owl ge sod it et be aa resteed by it br ilig Aider ilile" treskate skarn et eurs- This made inise h- -18111 ial eb i ab i wr Lard s. tbst rho doldles Abe Dellaiss the el pensas ai to IL I Wads um .10 sot mita 2, Teri 3 'A Cc I ENGLISH OPERA. MR.
MANNERS'S A NATIONAL OPSRA SOOZNI. 4 1 I OD Veil 001 I. beam spertmlies two or days Is toe city. Os Wednesday monies be commented to give a Bath Herald repro- Ave a hurried isterview in the few minthat elapsed We arrival at the I Use esessesessmest of rehearsal -Al lllilli Taanhatper, What's the nistter with Bath was the somewhat startling way in which he opened the conversation. "Does Bath call itselt musical or not Frankly, Mr.
Manners is not fcv the support accorded in this city After all is said and he remarked, there is only ouetrz whether city is musical and si You have your skating risk, your piston high-class your asd you bays drama sod pod opera. form ot astsdolossood is the ant popular? That. Is tbs Sisal sod absolute As to the various lass at esestteisment le Bath, of course know matidam, and I have tc say. With mord is my own entertainment. I snow that if, when I list visited Bath, I had brout the cowpony that is here this week, and had given performance of "Samson and Delilab." such as I gave last night I should have thought I had been aided by save unseen and higher power I Yet it is done now.
and why! Well; to bg terfte2 hdoest, I don't get any help from Bath. bas the opportunity of inking such productions because I am supported by other towns, which, judged from the boa-edibe point of view, are more A GREAT PITT. And W. Manners regrets this for caller than mere financial reasons. On Tuesday night be went Over the Theatre RevaL Bet fottud it to be a most comfortable theatre.
there were no draughts, and every-thing that was possible aserned to be done for the comfort of the public. In the corridors he saw espies of old play-bills, the pictures famous actors and actresses, and so on. all telling of the glorious history of the Bath Bath's historical associations with art "However," he said, it is not for me as a and a servant of the public, to criticise any masters. None the less, as one of the custodians of the good state of grand opera in this country, I feel strongly that it is my duty to point out that if the public wish for a continuance of such high-class to-day grand opera is presented in a style fax finer than it has been dorie must patronise and help.us more than they do at present. We have done all that can be done; we have brought a company which such a city as Bath should regard as thoroughly satisfactory.
Let the public, then, show their appreciation in as great a degree as the people of other towns of the same importance. We will always do out utmost to deserve their patronage." lir. ci iii. gilt. a perfon4 it a mums.
WINN 111 ore -Tt WO 04 One 4.. ri a 1z rgoltaf NATIONAL OPERA. And then Mr. Manners spoke of the scheme which he has so much at heart. lt is proposed to founds to be called the United Empire Grand Opera, Its object to be the ascertaining of to what extent National operathat is to say, psderatances of Grand Opera in wanted throughout the Empire.
This company would be ontatituted for three years Mr. Manners Wing of opinion that a pert.xl of that length etsuld represent a suitable oppettunity for caninisistion of the effects of the cuiniany's operreabas. There would be IMMO hail-crown shares, the capital being, therefore, no shareholder would be allowed more debt shares, the object being, not tee payment of dividends, but the securing of the interest of the general public. Indeed, It is net propoeed to devote the profits to the payment of tho surplus would be earned forward, and if at the end of the thrre the company so decided, the total profit would be divided up among the shareholders. Certain privileges in regard to the price of net bats for performances, would be accorded to sha.eholders.
A voluatary committee of six would be elected each year by the shareholders, and they would be held responsible. Mr. and lira. 1 Mamas do not intend to appear in the operas. They promise to give their services as mann gers, and the use of scenery, properties, costumes, band Fenn with storage (execs book of connected with the operas the have had in their repertoire of the past 13 years; and they will take one half-crown share each.
Such new material as may be required for operas that have not been performed by Mr. and Mrs. Manners to be furnished by the United Empire Grand Opera, and to remain its sole property, Mr. Manners would have the complete management of the company in every detail, except that the Committee would have the right to investigate financially to their own satisfaction anything they might deem necessary. Finally, each week's visit to a town, a financial statement, signed by one of the Committee, or an accountant appointed by make public the profit or loss sustained by the company in that town.
I NATINEII HAT CASE SEQUIL A GENEROLTS OFFER. This oiler of Mr. tnd Mrs. Man nets is a most generous one. "In the event of the shares being subscribed for," said Mr.
Manners to The Herald represen. Wive. "I am prepared to show the Colanuttee that will be formed, and to their entire satisfaction, that I am of independent means, and that there is no neesesity for, and that I do not desire any portion of the prat. or any emolument of any kind whatever for the services of my wife or myself, or for the use of my pro petty. All this we are willing to give freely, with the object of placing the public a scheme for United Empire Grand Opera, in which they will have a direct and personal interest." Now that I am itti tendenk" he added is i s.
'and now that I have to band over 000 worth of roods suitable for good opera, together with the invaluable experience of a successful manager, it does seem a pity to me that such a chance of founding good opera in English throughout the Empire should be lest." do I say in my circular that I should ably, at the end of three years, show 74E5.000 clear money in the bank? I am only basing it on my actual And. remember, I have specelided With ra own money only, not assisted by soul except my wife. Don't you think the prospects would be still better if I came to Rath and found here a thousand shareholders, all keenly interested, and knowing that they ware going to see a better company than they had ever before had the oporptunity of and at popular prices, tool Ulna so. I soy that 1 bass my forecast upon personal experience. In the first yearyears I took out a company, I made £1.200 profit, rad that was my worst year." "And you don't want State aid, Mr.
Mannerist" "So; I don't want a farthing on the rates. My schuss is that the United Empire Grand Opera Co. will have a steady income th rou ghout the year, that first class violinist, who now demands a price, and says that if he does not get it he ran rely on his teaching, will In the time to WOW have settled income, and a certainly of a pension, and will look to the amateur, to receive a very large perquisite towards his ineeeas. I want an artiste to get his ig insane from his mirk as an artiste, and b' terms for Welling bee.tuse Sbeis a ienna, man of peonies as an artiste. asked no Emits his scheme to three yeas.
Ilr. said Because by salami isms have found that ev ing is ed by experience, and at the of three years everyone concerned will have gained impedeses due will put us in a position to map out more safely a further step towards even- I wally peemanestlY establishing and It IFelsle be well for an I Tall MAMA WILTSHIRE majority to be free to carry out the step MAN. for advancement as the result of this three years' Anima the sount peseibilities al Ow sebewso. At fialiebesw Aeries on Saturday, holm me. Mr.
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At the Cast' es Ids Ilesieee Jesse Weedieg bad bus kt a case in which Mr. Dann, a Press agerst. a rdia lr isan ewril Mr. Prank Curios, the well Mews mensger of the Prince of Wales's Theatre for MOO and an 10p. respectively, these amounts.
the plaintiffs alleging, having beim verbelly weed upon by Mr. Curios as payment for assisting to carry out by way 01 advertisement wipt is now popularly as she "Matinee Hat" incident, which occurred at the Prince of Wales's Theatre on April T. and which had its sequel in the police court. Mr. Rom lanes, with M.
C. W. Tansy. appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Schwabe was Joe the defence.
THE PLAINTIFF'S Opening the case on behalf of tho 114111101. Mr. lose Incise said that in Marsh ise Ohs lbs iri rm year there was play rimmhsCal of Wales's mown as Balkan Princess," in which Miss Isabel. Jqp 111144 and wore a hat, which, it was. pees', would.
adopted, solve the the matinee hat question, as it was one would not impede the viuioC al them who wile sitting behind ladies in the theatre. Mr. was aiding as Press manager to some pro London theatres, Mr. Curios being the loom 01 one at them, and he received an agqpiditiliset as Press agent for "The Balkan Prince's" for a month. Mr.
Dann saw the observation mode In the Press about the hat, and it osiessisiL to hint that be might decries a scheme widish Meld est at sod this vexed neestion. Ile talked the riot over with Mr. Corson. who asked him bow mesh the scheme would met. The plaintiff asked for 100 guineas for hinted! and SO guineas foe his wife, and Mr.
Cos told Was to go ahead with the scheme. 6...4..... two ex cep tionally large hate were in April Mrs. Dann, with another alb' went to the of Wales's Theatre crostini those hats, and occupied staffs. A gentleman eat immediately behind the two ladies in a seat provided by Mr.
Dann, and made a spirited protest against his view being obstructed by the hats. Be requested them to remove their hats. The ladies said that as they had been addressed in such a way they would not do so. Thereupon the gentleman left the stalls and made a protest to Hr. Curson.
The ladies were asked to go outside into the vestibule, and as they still refused to take off their hats Mr. Cumon would not allow them to re-enter the the Counsel proceeded todetail the scene in the vestibule which led to the case at Bow street, and said that in consequence of the occurrence a very considerable amount of notoriety was obtained, and the magistrate Mated that Mr. Curson was right in acting as he did under the circumstances His Honour asked Mr. Schwabe why the two cases should not be taken together, and counsel replied that there was a set off against Mr. Dana's claim, so that bid client would be bound to obtain judgment in any case.
His Honour decided to take both cases together. MIL DANN IN THE BOX, Mr. Dann, giving evidence, said he told Mr. cursing nobody would know anything about the scheme. When Mr.
(Anson said he might get three months witness supposed he meant tor tieing the court for his advertisement. Witness said he had sumo trouble with the gentlemen engaged, but eventually he got him inside the theatre. The invid-iit was ieported on the lotlowing day, and the thing was fairly started. An exhibition ot mall hats was arranged to show that it was not necessary to well large bats, but Mr. Curson subeequenily said the exhibition would not take place, and instructed witnessnet to announce the abanamunion.
Witness ever, sent out a stateinent without XL 's consent. and on the following day he a hitter telling him to terminate his appointment. Subsequently witness sent in a bill of coati Ms Curzon, but it was repudiated, it being pointed out that there was a promissory note toe £27 against him which had not been settled. In cross-examination Mr. Dann said he wild Mr.
Curzon that the 103 guineas would be eat against the amount of the promissory note. He said the gentleman who took part in the incident received nothing but his drinks. Mr. Schwabe asked whether witness's dismissal was on quite different grounds, and whether he was accused, rightly or wrongly, of obtaining money from persons acting at the theatres. air.
Dean said the question was never raised. Asked why he did not communicate with Mr. Hawkey after a certain interview, witness said Hr. Curzon had threatened to punch his hoed, and he had also found that he had punched the author of a libretto and given him two black eyes. Mrs.
Dann corroborated her husband's evidence. TUB DEPINDANT CALLED. Mr. Frank Careen was then called and denied that he had promised to give any remuneration to either of IVhe plaintiffs for arranging the incident at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. Mr.
bchwabe Mr. Dana's dismissal anything to do with this whatever. Witness added that he thought it would result in an action for and not in a Polies Court ease. Under mose-exandmition, Mr. Curren was questiesed epos Ibe dudes of peers agents, and said that he eireeldseed the arranging of the incident as part of Mr.
Dann's Previous to Mr. Dann's appointment witness had not emplo)o4 many press agents. He found them use; less. Ha would probably have given the people ,210 a-piece for their trouble, but Mr. Dann diva not suggest it to him.
Mr. Rose Innen: Do you say that nothing was said about remuneration to anybodylwhatever. It is pureiy a blackmailing slam His Honour: What was to be the iqiWast ths thought there would be a civil action, and so get a ruling to whether people had a rightto enter (bistro and remain in a theatre while wearing thus atrocious hats. Witness added that he ebeadlosed the "matinee hat" exhibition, boars Ite saw It was going to be a "froet" Be did set get the a he expected to. Benjamin Vaughan, Mr.
Collloos general manager, bore out Mr. Canon's statement that nothing was mentioned to Mr. Dann regarding remuneration for the ineident. He thought the expenses would be paid out of Mr. Dam's ordinary expenses.
JUDGMENT RESINIVID. THE VICAR OF SUWON CHENEY. SZEFINCI OF DZPIWFATION. PeterbeesupbCathedral en Monday a sentenos of deprivaUou CaDarv.m tdmond Christopher Hudson, vicar Sutton Cheyney, Leiesstershire, on the of the Conaistory Court that i i Al immoral conduct for haring a while his wife was slim. It was thenOt that the defendant might appear, but when the App.
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OUR SOCIAL NEEDS STRIKING smci MIL LLOYD GEORG'. TRIBUTE TO ILL CHAMBIEZAni. The Rev. R. 3.
Campbell presided at a Mg at the Cky Temple um Readay. awl replained that that was not a polities! uteenna. Mr. Lloyd George was thee because he was in. Wrested in the problem a destitution, and he would speak as one who bad right to upon that burning theme.
People of all politi. cal parties were interested in the question. No leas a person than Mr. Balfour was intere.4.4 In their methods, and be bad reeeh.ed evening the following telegram; AU success to your social sereiee wccl. I's object must appeal with equal form to won ATLI women of all political pint and all of religions condition.
May your eff. -1, Ini teh to further 1141. tCheertiq Lloyd George said that there IrlL4 a rest Unrest among the people to-day. It was not to this country. It extended all in er the world.
What was outset It was idle to seek the real cause in any condition whieh was peculiar to Me country. The causes were un vereaL The area of disturbance precluded from attributing this unrest to either Peon-own or Free Trade. East and west they had it, inc tectionist countries and Free Trade alike. 111 Free Traders were entitled to claim was thai any rate there was no bread riots in this country, and that if they were to judge the virulowe of a disease by its temperature, it was worse abroad than here. If there was any real found slice fog that great unrest it was the f.rst duty of statesmanship to examine the coeditors closely, without fear or favour.
and to des with them in that of self sacrifice which was the dominant principle of le religion of this land. There was one fact which Lull of hope in the satiation. That we that both parties now admin. the salient facts of the sage. They were all igreed that there was NOM thing wrong, and that something drastic bed ci.t to be done in order to roue ly NOT A TAILIVF sironmen.
Mr. Chairman. lam not a Tariff Reform. er," Mr. Lloyd George proemial.
All ..49 lame I am going to tnako a greet affent.A.Nt tO Tariff Reform Eir. Chamberlain's kits. toric agitation has rendered one great outstanding service to the cause of the people. Why! It has helped to cali commutate the festering evils in all hely politic of this country." There were sii al principles. the speaker went on, at the he to of Dlr.
Chamberlain's agitation for terAlon. He tecepted them all and he was still a Free Trader. Hr. Chamberlain's pope sitions were British Empire was tie most powerful in the world. The heart of the Empire was itch enough to spare some of its blood to course through the veins of the mutest parts of the Empire.
In this count, there was a vast multitiuM of industrious wilt, women, and children who, leading lives of too, could only took forward to a difficult and Jr. carious existence. We could only meat 111 it state of things by a drastic and remedy. Those changes might injure Milo body. In order to effect a change and to those evils we must no begat leek to tary effort but to the action of the Rale.
i11.4a, Fonder on Mr Chamberlain's six arty 1, i of faith, the Chancellor continued, and You will end the real magnitude of the work which eNJ accomplished in winning over the party slaich by tradition, temperament, and interest. Is wedded to the present condition of thing. l') those revolutionary troths, thit sill 1 they know not where. No wonder that come the more prescient Conservatives have from that raging and tearing propaganda whi. will tear a good deal before it hal t.V.- planes.) CaVANS OF 'POVERTY.
Turning to the causes of poverty. EL 0 7 George observed that, on the one hand. 1 I 4l those who could not till up forma giv.n: 4.4 barest particulars of the possessions they ioyed. and, on the other, the vast growing viol ands of hard working men and women could not get enough to keep their cliildrot above despair and penury. That was what Sr.
eounted for theme tremors of the tarth viral were rocking the foundations of rocicty. 'Applause.) In the aurae of a year 420,000 itjiiill died in this country. Out of that number tivesixths left no property which was worth lov one's while to 1 ick Hp (hear, In I. articles of cheap clothing and furniture wl.i.sh the broker's man would not sell for rent. about the rest.
Three hundred million pound passed every year by death. Out of that bugs gigantic surplus 2,006 persona owned about l-Phitme Did the 350,000 who died in lean lives of indulgence, dissipation, thriftier-. nese, and extravagance? Did the 2000. pew! who left half that gigantie sum pursue estates of arduous toil, of frugality. of industry No (Applause.) There wire men of all in every class, but it was facts such as gigantic wealth at one end that a man mold not spend in a lifetime of homey, and at Ow other end millions burning with setiiiliunPr and the pain of anxiety and were producing the murmurs at the England which showed that there A .4 ease in the system.
How long" it rein lo asss list? I .) Mr. Lloyd tsetse" the excessive cost of anaeu 4. and the fact that the land Witi IVA rt. ducting bat what it was capable of prothoo The ftreainat waste of all in this land, he sad. wee the waste in the physical and pashiyaAletwisen and women who He SOIL 11010C11 of waste ivaA the upper There Mai assaaa.
a men and gat the beat Inlabthjeleiettl and.wror away maid gm ma were ra ined week they meat years of their life in Mentos ler and then they ended a life et tileasee. It 'A a It an el I I iw dO a ir i 3 3. Lt ems the NSA eajeac ll 4 a each other to i 5..,., comn'unitY4 amid H. Illamehedv heel to suffering. Let thrill Purree.
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