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w r' 'â- =\ L Money Makes Money ; Or, A Strange Stipulation. J . IIAITKIS \X iCmiHuoil Uv hu.l iioi kiio»-n until li^ t»'gan mai- ler* how tlii. giHwlion of following up Enid'i movMni-ms, of forciiiK hiiii««^if. <"" Jt were, OHIO ifixw into hor life, wxs g"- Ing to cfwt hi III. Ho never douli'cd Inot tor an iimtttnti thu khe would lull Wim. When eli» w»« found, and bin l^i^lllâ- Â« wprr made known to h'T, »h<' w.>ijld uiibt*italingly <-on*pnt to do all ih:il »aB rt-uu'rcd of licr. Komr- l!m«* tUe thought would ,-onie (and lhi>i wa<- il.ie^ly «l irgln. when he lay vainly iTyii'B to Kicppi. ihat ii<Thai>« Kiiid might not hv (ouu.l. lliut- V'rl'ajxi already the frfodom he *.<a mhcming tu obtain be- longpd to liim. Iliat perliaiif â€" Ho never let hiirself qiiilo ttnmh thai prnlenoeâ€" he culloi hiinM-li .1 coward, and he did all iie lonld to ivork uu hard oiid l)itt<>r feel- Inge for Ktijd; hut he never c<iuld let him- •elf BO through with the Hiimiue^tion that •be > ut dead. The vory i.uggeittion wan like a [ihVFicil pain. The iRMyerti who were aelin«; for him ^ took lta<- matter up in thi' nK;«t practical i eon of way. rill re wae no niu-etion of i*ent.iDMt:, no fear til intru^ivo nu<'i*iion-I iftf. To liiom It wie a very ordinary case.! luid, when oi'<» Mr.. Bryant ^vas found, would be carrii'd out ax expeditioiinly as powible. Money can buy nearly every- thing, and money would buy'Juliaii Bry- ant hik fi-ivvl'.m! He wa« now lieginniiii? to be tortured â- with the thoiighl thiit it was u'lnolutely due t» Lady Eilen ihut cthe should be In- fofDi'd ol the rea! p'fition of affairs. Tb^' more he raw of her the more her charming, bngbi. half-hoyi«h companion- ship, chierxd and <.<>mforUrd him; the more dishonorable it eeomed to hiiu thai thie woOian tiiould not knotv -what wat^ pax-ing and yet he could not bring him- self to niieiik lo ill r. He <ir,<:)d*<l loto.-.' lier. .She itlooel for ^o mtM'h ill liir 'lie ii'<.v. uiid he ha<l ilie very obnTiiu'ing let!:iii; that he meant Co much to her He uever deceived himself. Me wai- alnii*; ture th.it Eilen ("rooper •wa* iM't in love with him, that BOinething \rki^ holding hi r ba^ k. But be did know that che trusted hiui, that uhe turned to taini ae to one who would not fail her, Biid that cert.-tiiily coiibtiluted the only real hai^pintpi thu: Julian Bryant had id Ilia life now! Hi* uiuther had if^ne back to Italy. Hhe had worn heixilf out tn ahuxe of Mr. I'loy- dell, and in writ Ing frantic letteris of re- firoa<-.h and pli.tdintc to her t-oii ; but .)u- laii had been hrm. Ue would have no- thing .'J do n.lh hie mother. Ua4l the Ihhi. poor, atnig^ling. unh.xppy. he n< jid navd taken all her burderiB from her, but fthy wanted for nothing, and be onnid not forget that in hia hour of gr<>ate.4t need when be had aeke<l for Eolp Khe biul deaii-<l him' He »yok© fi-aiiklv and ea«Uy to liady Kile I ai>oui bin mother. She w %«* not wrhollv in ciynipathv with him. Oii«* afternoon. a«- they yat together, he Tentiired to tell him that Hhe thought that be ha,d been a little cruel. Vou don t iinderetnnd! ' .lullan aaid "li n my nioihi r who wan cruel. You've only known ine himi I have bad all thio money. II you had known me io the dayo when I was walkirc the slreet* for noiuo meanfi ol earning dally bre,^d. perhaiw you would flini ii .n yuiir bierl to for- giT4 rac what I have done my mother." "I w i»li I had known you in tho<se daye! ' Lady Kilen taid n.rfily. It i<< ho nice to be aile lo do ihiiigs for anyone one likee; and what .an I do for you? Yon have every hmg. "Not everylliiig,' tiiiid .luliau Bryant. not eyerything yer.' The womiii fhivered u llttlp and drew back It WUM eo olien thai, he tipoke like thid ind yel lie never actually ciine to the iii^ini Why did 111 not ^icak ni'irH difinllcly? ,'^he wanted liiiii lo »pe;ik now. Khe want- ed tringH lo be alM-oInt4><y settled. .She wn.iK'd \n pill dreams and fancieti and uweeuiii lh<;uslii» all behind her and lo fin«< •â-  now Inture. ,Sh« wan resolved that \'.K Hat Koi;ig to bo happy with Julian. Tii'jt .* w.ti* «'> ii,ii<-h in him thai appealed to her. rib'M.iiUI Ix. of cucb help to him. He wa« over weiiihted now with h'l* Uioiiiy. II" »i •mid alnnet lieliilern at tiiiKe, and bidy Mien had begun lo ni.ike all »orlx oi little plinx and e' hi«in<\, for the liiture in which thin money of hie wan to >i>lay ett.'h a \>\^ part, not frivoloim echeine< or foolinh ainbitiona, but big. real « â-  rk. Hh'- v; le growing a, little Ihui ai.d he- corn. ng ne.'voue. She did not attempt to diKgu ee from hert^vll that «h» wan con- VIIK-cti, tin! ehe wat (|Uile eiire that he in- tended to auk her lo marry him: lint what ehe d'll not uiiderat^tnd waii why he never did do thir. Khn l.inglicd ,i lit tie biirrindly. nndeaid. "IV'. tat"* 1 am thinking of tliinge from your inoiher -. |e>ini 'A view. 1 olten im- agine III IV I ehoiild have fe't if i had had a eon I lielleve I "honlJ be a horribly jeal'iiir mother'" "Tlo»rr 1)4 no i- >i]i|iarienn betwiHtn MM-h a nature ue y 'ir and niy nioiher'n nii- ture," .liiliiin «n«.vered They chniig''d the coineroition ahriiplly and he told her aboni Ketch e <lei)artnre the day before, and of the inane eiithii- fhmni. and ot the wonderful fortune thai le r<allv believed was in etorc for thia humble born inventor. "(I roiinde llhe a fairy utory,' laid iia.rty Kilen 'How lovely il miwi have leeti f <r von ii> havn done einiolliinz lor lim." "He witrj \^\'y Jfooil tt. nie on', o." «atd Judian. He eliir hiH eyeu and hi» ineie .ry •.•ii.fl- ed him hmk to the eolil. d.irk morning liouie in the garage, to the* roUKh work, and lo Bill Ketch'n Hliiidv Ireiuliihip. There w.'n « little pnuie, and at that mfinient the d'lor opt tied .uid f.'olonel IJaw. ney wa* aiinoiiiiced. With a little catch In her voice, almost Uke II cir. Ladv K.I ten got np. Adrian! Oh. yoil ntrniigwl Where ha^M yuu been Home one lold me that you had gone to the ffiviTJa." "1 piiid a flying vinil to Nice." Colonel Uti'Wiii.y Liiid »it lie Hliook hand* with her. and tlieii iioddiy) pleiaanlly to Bryant. ' Von know mv e <ter MMiy le there, and she hai not lMM»n well lately, no 1 ran over to a«(: how eho waa." l/ndy Kllen'ti liHiid* wore trembling ii litflle. and there wan a iiei voiih. exviled l/hrlll in her voi<* "Pleaee ring the hell, Mr. Bryant." ehn snJd. 'We'll huve MOnie fretih tea. and perhniie we h:id better liive mime light." A< on" well lined to hix eurroiindinge. Julian Dryaiil tiinied on the varioiiM Itwnpe and thri' took Iim eland on the heaithrug with bie litck lo the Hie. Hie attitude cecnieii to nigiilfy porei^Wtoii. When 'ea » I* broiiglit Adrian Dawiiey looked HI hiin thought fully. Wh«t a flne. Hplendid-lookiiig man he m%»\ .''let the Hon of man lo tike the hear' of a yoiing erealiiio hlio Klleii Oroopei They (•hutu<<l logeilier p'eai-anlly for ouiie half an hour, and then Colonel Damney got up fiadv Klleii got np loo. "Oh! oh! you're not going, ned f'e â- uch a. lot to eiiy lo yon, Adrian' If you <ie«piie«r now. iroodnee« knowe when f gball eee von Hgiiln. Can t you cini i we dine tiigelher? "With pleaiure," aaid ('ol-inel Onwney; "a« a TOHlter of taei I came to n«» rmi if you would care lo dun' with eonie Irieiid* of miiiH Till.' evening, the wife ot iiiv rei-- tor ie 111 ti>wn. You Hii'W her thiit day o( ♦he tnrm. yoti reuiember. Hhe ie alaying lor » Utile while Willi her eleler, and I know ehe would likii to meei you I<ndv Kllen elujiiied lier hnnde Hhe w.m qtiit^* M/iited, "Oh. II uouiidn lovely!" Then nlie tii'otd qn'te iitioI'Hieli'ully to Bryanl. You are • Irendv engiig<sl, nren I you. thin even- inar Juliiiii aald "Yen," and then |)repiire<l lo tajio hl» le«.ve. "Ill eomo with »o«," aald Daiwney. He Jii«l r>»u#ed tu liunraM upon L.idy BUirn the time, and leil hnr that he ni>iila 'X' waning lor her at the eiitriiiee oi llie Hiti. und then th-'v weni di ivn the xtaiiv. and left the houfo together, he and Julian. They walkwl «onie little di««tan<e in si- leiiie. and then uh Julian "wau about to mike ««(»me caeual remark, t'oloiiel D.iw- nev raid to him r.ither abruptly - •"1 wonder. Mr Bryant, if yoii would give me live minuttri' duiet chat." "Of ooiii-oe." paid Julian, though his heart began to beat a little nervoimly. "I ehall be delighted. Will you come to my notel? I am not in my bouiie for the mo- ment."' "That will do very well," «aid Diuwiiey. and they walked on bridkly. When they were iu Juliaiib sit ting-riK>m, -\drian Da.wney ^mt down hi« hat and ttiok arid urrloorieiied hie big coat. "1 hope you wont think me iiitriwive, Sir. Bryant." he osid; "but I have to put a very ucrtincnl iiiieetioii to you. For Konie little time past the Duche»^ ot Wilt- s^hire. niy-i-lf. and olhero coiintvtiHl with La<ly Ellen have iH'ori rather perplexed how t<i act. We hove been waiting, and it •Mi>nii> to me we arc likely to wa,i in- de.liittely to ki'.ow what your inleniioim are. I uiurt tell you.' Dawney weril on very ijuickly, "although I am not actually a nlailon of Lady Ellen'e. ( huve kiio'>vn her all my lifo praclieally. and I huve ttoiHl lo her very much in the liglii of a brother, perhHiid even of a father. Hence the rer.«">ii I apjiroach you." "I -.vont mieuiiderritand you,' said Jn- li.ui Bryant. He hud grown very pale, and h«d moved to the Droplace. und was stand- ing with on;' foot on the fender. "You al- Itido to my friendship wit.h La<ly Klleu? ' "Ye.f What the llinhisu und we othere are aiiiiou« to know ie, id your sentiment for I.ad" Kllon friendehip only, or have yoti oilier viewK? You ece," Colonel Daw- new addt-d. with hih <*liai'ming 6mite, "the is ver.v youtii?. I don"! know what her age ;r nall.v. but t>]te ie one oi tlioho eon of woUK-ri who never gro.\ old. and the iie4-dM to be looked after, to have all «ortfe of core laviehed on her." Bryunl looked at the other man r>r a moRienl, and then sa'd - • It i? mv eariicot deeire to give Lady Kllen thib care." 'â- Jlivi' ,voii rtpuken to her?" He shook bin head "No.' "Why not. Mr. Bryant?' Julian cauglii bie breath very quickly i «ii<l then said - | ""Tiieix; are re<i6ofiii why I heeitate."" , â-  U your mind is not euro. " Uawney said > eieriily, then you muet not give the world > the reason to suppose otherwise. You mUbt not eiitfer Lady Kllen'i^ name to be wht«i»pered al>ont. Y'oii mu*it not eipoiie her ' to eoxeip and cummetit; in wbori, Mr. Br.v- \ ant, if you do not intend to aek Lady Kl- len to be your wile, then you milet keep , away from her a.;f<>getber." | 1 do Intend to a»k L:idy Kllen to be , my wife." Julian Bryant onewered now, very quietly. "If I have not done so bo- fore, it Is becauee, as I sajd. .jiiot now I ' have 1 «bltated''but I have been wrong! 1 will fcpeuk to her tomorrow." ! "I think I can guem what her answer will be," said Adrian Uawney; and lie Htretched out bl« hand, emiling iigain:' "a.nd I hope you will both be very happy. I think you are Just the type oi' man to ' huit her. 1 hope you will not harbor any I very hanl T(>cling for me liecaiiMt 1 havo e>l>okon to you no openly." j "That would be iniposi'tible," eaid Bry- ant: ind he gripped Colonel Uawiiey s bund almoft iiaK«i<miitely. | \W w,ilkt.Hl "with hie giu-et on; into the hall, and they pari«>d with a feeling of! mutual liking: but after Adrian Dawnoy ' had (;one, u Midden chill gri|i|ied Julian's! heart. | He had tiletlgiyl himself to rpeak. nrid yet. he knew lliiil if bo did nieak he inuni loll all. and tli:it would mean that l,a<ly j Kllen would never eonueni lo be lio« wife, j CII.M'TKIt XXII. Lady Kllen thoroughly en |oye<| the din- ner, ('be fell in love with Mrs. lirexbam, and ehe liki-^l .Mru. II:imniond too. bill (the Avai not al oil f.ivorably impreshecl In- ', Mre. llnninioiid'e eon. who ca.mo lo feTcu â-  hie mother end aunt. | "Wliut, a i-iirlv .voting man!" she said to Adrian Daivricy. uu he jint her into a «ah to take her home. "Wae it niy ide.i. or <lid he ine«iri lo bi' dieugreeable to y'lU. I Adrian?" | "Well. I rather think yoir are right. Nell. I re.illy don t know very iniich about youiii; llanuuorid: but I have come acroox liiin once or Iwne lately, and now rhai you mention it, I remenilx-r thai he al- ways liae been rather rude in bis luun- ner."" I "I don I fdippoMP he loiinte for very much," said \a\Ai Kllen ca.-iially: "bill lie Imi'l al all had hiukiiig, and bis mother adore~ him, d<M»n't she? Hut that is only niitiiral.' All the way home, which wits not very • faf, liiidy Kllen chattM away at hai>|iily tin poBHible. and she eiitico<l Colonel Daw-' ni^y to <Mvme in jnet lor a moment.. . "1 have h.wl siieh a lovely time." *-he Kaid "Oh, I do wish, Adrian, yond ask me out ver.v often" , "I'm Htich a dull, stupid old friiinp."[ Oawiiey ari»4weied. "not a, 'bit nl good, fori all the g.iy. Ifghl-hearied things you' love!" j Hhe ansivcred him very, vry (|lli^^kly 'I like many, ininiy thiiigH besides friv i oiity. Hi>ineiinie(i. Adrian. I dun't believe ( you iiiiderfKiiid me mie little tiny bit."" He liMjked al her tenderly. Klie wa" very, very pretlv to.niglil, with a lliisli on | her cheeke and ii wonderfiii lighl in her, even: irid liev elirn body moving so grace- fully about the room, in a gown ot dia- ; phoiioiie blH4-k stiitt. wiie most fatM-Inn ting. "How did yon like Jiili.iii llryanl?" Hhe aekml him abruplly. "Very, v<'ry miu-h. ' lie <iiiewered h"r at oni e. "He ie a g'eat friend of mine. " Kllen f'rooper aaid. with a eiirioiiH note In her voice, and this other man aiisweriMt lier • Yiw. I know, and I think you me' lucky lo huve aiieli a good irUind," | "Hhall I a«<' vou iigairi soon?" Lady Kl i Icn a«k«I. a« he etrel-be,! out bis hand in f«rewell. "Very, very soon: and if anvthing big | happens l<> you. Nell. yoii"ll write and tell i me. wont you? Heineanber. yo-.ir happi iieei" Is Honiethiiig very de'tr to me "" llu.sl):iiiil uiiil Failu-r of this Fiiniily in Danger. This picture shows the wife and c tish pristoner of war at Doberitz in death for .striiiing a Gprinan offit-cr only throtipfl) the intervention of J buKsatlur at Berlin, that his life wa the dra'-tic sentence will probably soldier may have to iinderi;o the or ^onnieiit. The entire matter may b conrt of the Oeriuan army.- hildren of Private Lon.sdale, a Bri- Germany, who was sentenced to in the conce-ntration camp. It wa.s aines W. Gerard, the American ain- H saved, and it is now statetl that not he carried out. Instead the ip;iiial tientence of ten years' inipri- e taken np by a higher military 'My bapniinwe!" Lady Kllen nuiil to her- self ss Adrian !"" jipinwi she St (s)(l alone. "Oh. Adrian! Hhe covered her face with her handii and. silting ilowii. she cried iinriwtraiiiedly. There wae no one to lutirk her grinf. the maida IhkI gone to bed. Hhe wits finite alone: and thie night 'I »e<.ined lo her so surely thiit it war* a wuste<l gift to IrtIhIi love on Adi'lin lliiwney and that the fliiger ot tale pointed ii.bnolnlely to a tuiiiri' with .liilitm Bryant. « • • * « • Noraii Powis was sitting writing in her cosy little sitlirig-rooni late iieii day. when a sharp kn(N->k at 1he door nrouaed her. and she gave a little eieliianatioii of pleiiHiiro as she saw that Lady Kllen Orooiier come In, "My de«r." she iinld. I wan |nsl think Ing about yon. woruloring when we were going to meet," Lady Kllen put on a plaintive eiprsa- sioli. ""You never do come and see ine." hIis said " 1 believe von lorgei ill about me ' 'Hilly <'hild. " H.'iid the oilier woman 'l'ak-> olV your riirn and sit dinvii What I wrelchi-d itfteriKKiii ! Kaiii'v eominit "H this way, Nell, in siieli <lri'<idfiii weather, "Well. 1 want to see you, dear, M>rv niiich, ' I.adv Kllen said n* she drew off iiercoal anil liirr. iiiirl sat down in n cosy chair: "and then I wantiNl lo a«k you something.' I hone it le ^omelhlnc that I can ilo, said Mit-H I'lmls, "It Ixn I difllciilt,"' T<ndy Kllen niMwer. ed. Hiie seomed siibdiieal and looked iinle: tlloiigti "he stniled. her emilee seeiniNl to i-^^tm* with an effort. "Do you ronienilo^r onee uiion n llmo you took me otT for a iweek to a little seaiilde iplnce on the Kast Coast. I cant remember 'what the nanis of It \> !'< 1 ivi>iider If I could go there now-? I <want t<i get away- 1 must get away. fJorah." "It isn't the best weather for the eea- Bide.' 1 aid Mis-i Powis in her quietect way. "but still you rather enjoy roughing it. and J think it would do you good lo get out of London. " Hhe paus><d a moment, and then she put a hand on the other woaiati's slioiildere. " Wh:it"s the matter. Noll, something worrying you?"' "Yes. euid Lady Klleti in a 6tili<><l sort of w.iy. "I"m not a bit hitppy. Norah. Hhe chaoRed very swiftl.v: Im so stupid. I can"l get into the trick o( taking the bwl Ih.ii lifo offers me. I always want dometbing more." 'Well. m<i dear, that is not peiuliar to you only." said Mias Powis brightly. We all sigh for the uua'.taiuitble at tiiuef. you know." "It isri't any coii.solation to know that. Will you give me the addre.s of the little hotel, l^orab. and then tell me can yuu come down and stay a week-end with me. or are you piled up with work?" "I thirrk 1 rould run awsy for a C4>uple of dtiys.' wild Mis* I'owis; " arrd I should love lo. It wo-jld be very deligbtlnl to be with you and thin dull. grey, fogjv wi^il.her doe<i get on one'« nerves. â-  Well, voir life is full of Interest*-. Lady Kllon went on ' You never have a momerv, to nit d.wn niid think aliotit yonrrelf It ii> ^o dull thinkMig alioiit one"s self. I'm nick to death of uie "The liewt thing vou can do in to run away." said Mies I'owis. "All the <oh- wells will disappeur. Yott mtiwt be out in the air all the time, never mind the r<iiii or the wind, however bleak it is!" l.aily Kllen laiighe<l a little bit more iike her ii«ii:il iheery self. Will. I ought t'l Ih> pretty hardy. The dnk" ni>e<l K. keen mo out tor hours at a time wlioii I WSH till III .-M-oihind. I llst^d to tell him that 1 should look like a weatlier^bealen sailor, but that didnt hxvn imieh * llect-." There wp« a kins-k at the d-sir at Ibis moment and th,> maid-^erv irit came In with a lUft-^age. If yon i>l«i.-e. mise. can yon poe^ibly see iMiK Hiiiclair. Hhe se<-ms very aiixioue to have a few mliiuies" <-oii versa lion with ye"- . . . . . "MrK. Sinclair! Out In this weather! eicUiiir.'xl Miss Powis. "Oh! please let her come up " â-  .... , . . . "A patient ot mine. i»he exclaiiiied to Lady Kllen; and one who has no right 10 be wandering in tine ram You don t mind her coming in. do yon? IbKsl gracious, no." tiatd U«dy bllen. Mi«» Powli) went to tlio top of the staini to inc-t her guest. My <lear."" she said 1 m going lo M-old you: althoiiBh you are now almost well you know you are hardly strong enough to ri^k this kind of thing What wimid Or. Hiighi's say? Lady Kllen heard a voice say Inirriedly. â-  I ve eonicthiiig 1 want to say to yon. 1 ,VM» obliged to come. " . Take o, your damp cost. «aid .M i s Powis and then come in and sit down. Nell " she adde<l, lurniiig lo Lady Kllen, let nie iiitrmlilce .i palient of niine, Mis Sinclair." How do y<Hi ill"?' «aid Lady Kllen. and then she gave a little etarl. She was ttfltldiiig fine to laee with the girl whom she had met that by gone after ,„„ ri the rough pathway leading to Adrian Oawney's farm! The tiifpnse wai ao great as to lie almoe! a sh'H'k. On her eide Kind drew hack visiblv Hhe. too had riMogriiii-d I.uily Kllen, Hhe re memberexl how rnin b she hnd iidmireil that photognmh in Colonel Dawiiey s drawing-roiun. . , , , This encounter with one of his fnends troubled her. how or why hIis hardly knew, onlv she was conscious of the If""''''' . . .1. II You havo mil ' sai<l Mlsn Powis "Only Just luM, â-  Lady Kllen said. She wa'< the tlrsl lo regain i-omimeure. She tiirniHl to Knid. Colonel Dawiiey wan speaking to me about yon not so very li>ng ago, I am very gled to see you a^am. Miks Hindair. thank yon," said hiild , , , , , She was verv. vejy pale; and she lixiked cliangod. still ,roung .ind slill very pretty, bill Aiaiigsdl Kllen Crootisrs warm heart went out to her, Hhe h«d such a delicale. nervous iTo be continued.) .VlwujH rttrgi'ltlni;. They had just been married, and were ahoiit In htarl on tlieir wed ding trip. As is the custom with hridegrooiiu, he was rmbarraRied lo the point of fnrftelfitlnejis, but he met the sitiialioii like an expert, "Why. Harry, yon Initiglii only one ticket," said the bride repmach fiillv "JiihI like me, dear," said Harry. iniiiKly, "always forutetlinR myself " Take cu'i\ chHiioe yon can pus •*\\\\\ Hi't til br kintl; beeanse stime dav there ina.\ lie im more chanees He whii give!* too much attention 1(1 the lilisinesH of other people i» Mirelv npiflpcliiiK his own. HiiMliiiiid ".•\fter all civilizalitin has ilH lirHrtliaoks People in the savage slate «eldoiii gr| ill," Wife 'I woniier if that's I lie reason you're iso healthy." a troaty that "Belgiiiin b!m11 ii-'m an independent and perpetually neutral state, "and shall be bound to observe neutrality towards all other htatf-B." The first serious danger to Belgium neutrality came through the anne.valion of Hanover and other Oerinan states by Prns- hia in )806; but the st^orm blew over, and Belgian neutrality was only strengthened asd cofirmed by the strong sUind taken by the Glatl- stonc (joverument at the time, and to which the other great p<iwers, iti- cludlng Germany, gracefully ac- ceded. Things remained in statu quo, as the lawyers phrase it, until on the 4lli of .\iii?ii.'.t, 191 1, Germany, with- out any other excuse than "military necessity,'' as her Chancellor ex- pressed it, invaded Belgian soil, well knowing that France, depend- in!{ upon the aforesaid treaty, had oniitt-ed to fortify her posiiessions along the Belgian frontier, and tJiat invasion of France by the Kaiser's forces from that direction, would meet with but little resistance. Treaties, wo ^^ve told by the same great German Ixird Chancellor, are of no more importance than scraps of waste paper, and thus he meta- phorically tore ii[) tlie neutrality papers and contemptuously scatter- ed them to the four winds of heaven. The foregoing official announce- ments and historic dates should set- tle the question of responsibility f<ir the war, but this lias been met by German critics and apologist.s in unofficial assertifms. printed and scattered broa<ica9t throufrhout the United States, claiming that Bel gium, between July 21 and Angtjst 4. the date of German occuparu'y of Belgium, was guilty of hostile acts justifying German invasion. CH.AS. M BICE Denver, Jan. 18. 1915. [ Bam I Roofing Fire, Udhtnlni Rust and Storm L^oof Durable and Ornamental Let us know the size of any roof you are thinking of coverin|tmi we wii( make you an interesting off?^. Metallic Roofing Go. Umlted MANUFACmnERS TORONTO and WINNIPEG .V WAU QlKSriON. Is Great lirilain JiiHlilleil in I'i;;bl- iuj; for Iteli^iun Neiitriilily; Posterity is sure to hold the na- tion that was responsible for this, the greatest and most devastating war known to liistory, in great ab- ' horence, and it is for this reason,: mainly, that the German i>avants. have issued their special plea on ( bcilialf of the Kaiser, and that her Press lius come to their air in a stupendous endeavor to place res- ponsibility anywhere, so Jong as Germany and her war lord are ex- empted. Neutrality as applied to nations, means the refusal of a third power j to go to war in behalf of eitner of two belligerent nations, and though { always looked upon by hard fight- 1 ing nations unfavorably, the right > is as old as liistory. | The Napoleonic wars broke up very many of the t*mall states of | F.urope ; and wh<»n that war ended the five great powers that success- 1 fully emerged fr<im it fornie<! a| <"<inibine f<ir the future government | of l-'.urope, and worked out a new s<'heiue for the surviving small states which were especially inipor- 1 tan! as htrategi<'al ground fronii ihi'ir gfograjihical location. ! They called it a "perpetual neu trali/ation, " the signatory powers c<insisting of litissia, I'russia. .Aus-I tria, France und Hngland, eiitere<li into a treaty that certain ilesignnt 1 ed small countries should be re- ! served fr<ini conquest by every either I [Kiwcr, and ihcy united in what they I called a "guaranty of neutrality."] There were nine such areas, not all in I'luiope, c<ivered by this treaty, among them Belgium, in Iho|, l.u.x i embiirg, .Switzerland, etc., coming! in at different dates later on. [ The great significance of these treaties is Ihat they indicate a defi ' nite purpose on tlie part of the great powers to remove certain pus sible points of fiiction from t.he , arena of war. , The lielgian treaty was siifierced i e<l by a later one, bearin.g date in' I«;i9, and all were in full force and. effect when the present great war| began. The chief purpofw of these i agreements was to remove the pos- sibility of any one nation gaining an advantage ov<".r its neighbor by dc stroyting or annexing a region in which other powers were intensely interested, and not so much to pro teet the weak nation from simlia- tion. 'llhis system of neutralization was greatly strengthened by the second Hague Conference in 1907. which adopted a chapter on "the ({ighlsi and Duties <if Neutral Powers.' aiul , the first signature to tliis was by a distinguished oflicial reprcwntatni' of the Oermon (iovernment , I'.acli ' of the signatory nations (and this, includes Great Britain), gained the , right to demand aiui e.vpeel (hat none of the olhe'r (Kiwers wmild vio i late the neutrality <jf an.^ of the; states euumerated in the treaty in; case (if war l'",ac.li agreed tti keep \ "han<ls off" entirely, so that llif <it.hers inigtht have no excuse for laying hands on ! But, indepeii<l(Mil ' of all treaties or Hague ( otiviii I tioiis, the right o' any state to re i main neutral lu'is rxer been recog ' tii/.e<l thriiughout history, .-X state j has a right t'O be treated as netitriil , simply because it is in fail neiilral i Switzerland has siicfi'e<le<l in main : lainitig her neutrality because of i the peculiar cnnforiiiat ioii of her, surface, ami while Helgitim's neu j trali/'Htion liiu*; been t.hreal^'ned mm eral limes Bin<'e l,s;iO, hei-aiise tliei country is llat an<l easil\ in\ jkIciI oti every «ide. To protect Belgium friitii the Dut-ch, and still more, to protect F'raini'e, I'lngland and Prussia (Ger many) from eacli oUier, the afore | mid five great poweiti in 1831 signed Tin; !SOM)IKR AM) ills Wll.l.. IIi»« the Stale Arrauges Impnrtant Matters for Him. | The soldier, according to Kipling, \ is an absent-minded beggar. . The j British law itself seems to have the ; prevalent idea about Tommy Atkins ; being absent minded, for it gives I him ii special privilege which is de- nied to ihi; civilian. This is in re- 1 gard ti) the making of a will. If the ordinary civilian in the Old Country wishes to make his will he has t<i comply with al! sorts of for- malities and technicalities. He is practically bound to go tti a traine<i lawyerâ€" otherwise there will be trouble and exjiense when he dies. F'or Tommy Atkins none of these terrors exist. He has the privilege <vf ignoring them altogether, and disposing of his belongings in a very simple way. He does not need any witne.ises, nor technical phrases, nor elaborate clauses. He can even dispense with writing if he so de- sires, and just say, by word of mouth, what his will is with regard til his property. The law says that a soldier who is 111 actual military service may <lis- po"e of his p«Msonal estate without the usual l'<irmalities. It can be eitlier in writing i Word of niouth. He n-ed not until he is twenty-oiiv' either, civilian has to do. The imfiortant \ point whii h is always cropping up, i however, is, v iien is a soUlier in actual military service ( There were some interesting case* on the point, after the boer Wai. When the War lUhce wanted vohin- K-ers for South Africa a certain young man oft'ere<l himself. He passe<l all the nu'<lical testi an<l went into barracks, which ha|)peii"d to be in the same town. He then iua<le his will in barracks. Later on he went out to .South .\fiica. w"hcre he was killed in ac- tion His will was <lisputed, and an attempt made to upset it on the ground that he was not in actual military service when it was made. It was decidc<l, luiwever, that as soon as he had taken certain steps under orders preliminary to going to the front he was ui actual mili- tary service, and the will was de- clared to be a good and valid sol- dier's will. , The privilege extends not only to soldiers, but to sailors as well.' In the case of a saiUjr he must be #1 sea when the will is made. As usual in these cases, it is left to f^ • courts to say who is a saiUir within the meaning ot the Act. For ivi stance, a pur.ser on board a warship had made a will without the u-u!il formalities. Subsequently the \\\k\ was questioned and the questiiti was, "Was a purser a seaman T' The court decided that he was. • More than one will has been made on the battlefield, and more than one soldier has died from wounds within a few minutes ul scribbling out a dying messagx which has been construed into a will. During the Boer war. one of »4ur soldiers, before going to the trench- es, told one of his officers that if'lis were killed he wanted all his pro- perty to go to a certain person. XI" officer happened to make a note of it. Later on the soldier's name foiknd its way on the roll of honor, and » dispute arose- over hi.s belongings. The officer produced his notes of <\\» dead man's wishes, and it was held that they were a good and valid will. La.stly, it may be remarked lyat this privilege of the soldier is no new thing, for it was introduced'by Julius Ciesar for the benefit of his Roman army. It was intn.-duce^l.in Fngland in 1837. •/ "You claim that you love mf, ' said (jladys. "And so I do." 're- sponded Clarence fervently. "l)o you love me enough to die for roe ?'' she continued. 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