and his wife were too lll)lt-Stl.tlliwi :u liwv
together. They quarrrlwl, \x'vtv I-';.':iilV
separated and continued (u 1, itill"i
print for years.
BUlWer was rapidly winning t.-n.-~.-.~
Deli" (1831, that his lamp was :vw'tt-l
Nine years later flpnt'nrvd "'l‘hu i rt iv'
the Barons." ‘vhirh rnnnv ”mull illtlrrfi.
have com-idered Lin brst “‘lfl‘k. llo- tame.-
numerous olht-r stories, nun-ls M «u .v‘v
of crime. 0! mysteries. or family- iii". ll!-
wa-l the most successful drmnutfd ~vf :-
‘ time. He l]iiiliii“tl in lll'Il'llJilFi': l' w g..\
years "m,- wns :t mornlmr (,r [l'ii'l .m"
w lul‘ :til. i 0 hthi M-n int-ll tint "‘.I‘lt
. ', l‘t' u . ‘IH'I'\I [,wv 'l{ H .i tg'i'n
» "‘ I. . .vt .- first tumult-1.: nl‘ it it"
me At length. as if tired of nttl-ntpting to
clues l’
s
CONDENSED
CLASSICS
0" "
0F POMPEII
a
B
EDVIA RD BUL‘VER LYTTON
Condensation by Prof. William
Fenwick Harris of Cam-
bridge, Mm.
Edward George
Earle Lytton Bul-
wer, more famil-
iarly k n o w n to.
novel readers as
B u l w e r - Lytton,
was born in Lon—
don May 5, i503.
He was more .2.’ u
prodigy in his
youth and lzad a
much more public
career than most
men who have
achieved fame as
novelists. At the
age or 15 he dis-
tinguished himself
by publishing a
volume of poems
and by falling so
violently in Love
that he became
b i t: h l y morbid
'hen his proposal of marriage was not
take» seriously by the father of the
Girl he lO‘-'ed. She died :1 low years
Inter and Bulwer said that the disap-
Dointment embittered his whole ill“.
:4! Cambridge he won a. medal for the
excellence of a poem and published
another book of verse.
in 1827 he had sulflcientlv rccm (-l‘t'd
from his premature love affair to mitlr)’,
Izalnst his mother's “ishou. .i hrilinml
beauty of society. The "with up: i“iil“v
doomed to be unhappy. for lmth n‘thf‘;
Hie first novels were snclrisvvn. lvu it
was not until "Tim Lust Dan's nr l'r~m-
was later Sl-crctnrv for tho rnluz-z
in no: wnq ruined tn the tit-pract- .. 4
Lyttcn. [in died :n .la'vuurv l“ 3"3
lily lilnte lt:t~' t'tizilv.‘ will:
‘tln- liutw ll\\‘:ill tht'rn'
i..\l,'t‘i‘S tl..- \iiw-llim.
\l‘.l'|‘.
" ‘l mu rmuly.‘ unit! tin- ,\1l r l lil'i llv
hut] ht-nt his lint!” my ..< t'v :i\v hi" v-
self the lil'lllt‘Fl pounnl :tt llw 44‘.‘,|t't t-
ed r‘nzll ni' tlu- limit, with hix ~.x.a ‘l :r' !
shining \'.'t'.’lp4lll.\t rniwtl on the]: in tin-
faint hum: li:;it t.i.,' m4: viil't'l ilti
thr'ht might p=~: wt, in liti“"!._‘ii Iiit- .-\.
to the brain of hi.‘ grim ivw.
“‘liut in tho tuzuttm‘ni-lv ii‘i'll'l~i-
loose it lian-tl nlu'uptly in ”14' :il'l‘llll.
rnlsml itself half on l'lltl, Hamlin: tlu'
llpuurd air with itnputivnt Mulls: Ihvn
Huhlonly it sprung ftll'\\:ll"i but not
on the Athenian. At half \K‘I‘t'il it
('ll't'it‘d round and round quit-0.
turning “34 rust head from sé-lo- to Kilit'
with an anxious and pt-rturl't-d :uxv.
as if seeking only some» .'l\"‘llllt‘ of (is-
capo; ttlu‘c (Ir [\tit't- it ('Illll‘iH'Ul'PIl in
leap up the pumpot tint «livithwl it
from the audience and, on i':lililzg, u:-
tered rather a bulllwl houl than ii<
decntonetl nn’l kingly rour. it evint-ml
no sign either of wruth or hunuvr: Its
tnll tlrooped nlcng tllt' sand, instt-nd ol‘
lashing its: :nunt Fitlf'R. and its eye,
though it wondered at timcs to (linu-
curt. rolled again llKilvssly from him.
llto'
cape, it crept with a moon into its
“The first surprise of the il‘ifil'lllltly
at the apathy of the lion soon grow
into roscntment at its cowardice: “ml
the populace already merged thoir
pity for the fate of Glaucus Into :tmzry
compassion for their own disappoint—
ment. The manager r-ullod to the
kmper:
“‘flow is this? Take a pond, and
prick him forth, and ”it'll close the
door of the den.’
"As the keeper, with some fear.
but more nstonislmtent, was preparing
to obey. a loud cry was heard at om-
ot‘ the en‘l'runces'of the arena: thorn
was a confusion. n bustle, voices of
romonsirance suddenly breaking forth.
and sudden silence at the reply. All
eyes turned in wonder toward the
quarter of the disturbance; the crowd
gave way, and suddenly Saliust ap-
peared on the senatorial benches. his
hair disheveled, breathless, heated.
linlf exhausted. llc cast his eyes has-
tily around the ring. ‘Remove the
Athenian.’ he cried: 'haste, he is in-
noccnt! Arrest Arbaces the Egyp-
tian; he is the murderer of Apne-
\
" ’Art thou mad. 0 Sallust!’ said the
proctor, rising from his seat. 'Wlmti
means this raving? ’4
”Remove the Athenian! Quick! or
THE. LAST DAY? "
. me to proclaim this crime!
Arhuces ant. His releaset-I hail
given him sparingly or food; but the
t
l
chic! sustenance that nerved his treble
limbs was revenge!
“ ‘The priest Culenus!
cried the mob. "ls it he?
field “.13”; 1'
' prueior, bravely.
‘ sny?’
" '.\rhnccs of Egypt is the murderer
of Apaecldes, the priest of Isis;
l
i
Cnlemts 3‘ a.
No, it is a
r . . S
‘i'lt is the priest Calenus.’ said. thei
‘\\‘hat Bast than to:
these eyes saw him deal the blouz.
It is from the dungeon into which
he plunged me. it is from “19
darkness and horror of a death
by famine, that the gods have raised
Release
the Athenian—he is lunocentl'
"fl: is for this, then, that the lion
Sparcd him. A miracle! a miracle?
cried Pansa.
“ ‘A miracle! a miracle 2' shouted the
people; ‘remove the Athenian—
Arbaces to the lion 1' v
“The power of the praetor was as a
rccd bencnth the whirlwind; still, int
his word the guards hnd drawn them-
selves (dong the
which the upper classes sut separate
from the vulgar. They made but a
i‘cuhlo barrier; the waves 0! the hu-
man sun halted for u moment, to etr
:thle Arbuces to Count the exact mo-
”Hint of his doom! in despair, and in
a terror which bent dmvn even pride.
hu glanced his eyes over the rolling
and t'uxlting crowd. who". right above
thmn, through the \\'llit' chasm which
lunl ltt't'll lull in tin» voluriu, he beheld
beheld. um! his craft restored his cour-
not)?
“He >il‘L‘lt'ill‘tl his hand on high;
tl\'('l‘ his lui‘ty brow and royal ft'fltllros
thorn c-umu :in t-vltt‘t‘\slttn of ttnuttcr-
:thlv: Snictnnity :tll'i a-unnuund.
“‘ ’n-llnltl I" ilt‘ ~llntlit-ll with
of iiilllitit‘l' \zhit-h Milli-d the roar of
tort thc Sunni-w?
:n't'uL'in: t‘ll't'th llnr‘t forth
tiu- fnl~o u iznr» . u.‘ my :tt't-um-rs‘!‘
'l'ho iil‘t'\‘ ni' :ln- "tin-light: Ot't'tt~'
m-ro tho :rvzil t-rup‘iun of
\'t‘.\ll\'lli\' in Til .\, ll. 'l‘mt'lll'tl Still) .'I
iiil'itllil'HllliiiiI' tiitrmv, i'ul‘nilltml hint
hv .\';tturv'. tlu- nulhnr hznl ilt'i‘" fillill'
him: the ”\‘tN ni’ his r-hnrnt-tt-ru ill lilt‘
litth- uhhh tuuh-r llw
~l|mlmv nt' tlu- \tlit'fllll'.
illnst' Iii.
I‘ill' lll'K‘lil't!
'l‘ltt- «'ruiwl'gin: thrt-mls uf tho story
:tiu tuziny. gitin: in tho iiunl \\'O'll\ili;
:t «mutt-lotto pivtul'i- of lill‘ lift» of l'unt-
pt-;i~ its fillulw, tiny pnlnros, illllilN.
t'cmnn. tin-utvr, r'irrtw. {lllll it”- that
daily la-Hii phi-t- in the t'ltt'rgvilt' lift-
”{1inltt_'.'t'lllll\'ltlnlhlllil'Hl thv bruin-
t'l=l‘!~ti:ln t‘l'il.
w nit-H :ii'tlllllti liil‘llt'lh lili‘ .\lln-ltlnn.
ili'iiiiiliii, L1H). ‘it'\|'t’lliiiilli tlr l
t-nhh r l‘.lt't‘ liixuhr; hinisrlr :t\v:t_v
:tllll'i tho l‘lh:|l'\l'l' pit-:Hut‘os (If the {we
pin: u? t‘n' 'i‘ln- <.’Ul'_\’
Lint},
liliill‘, ultiil tinniiv .‘lii that mm llnc
in l-‘in u:;< inrmuht tnrlh by hie lmn
I‘vl‘ I'wnw ni' .\':-piw~', \‘tilit, like hintsn-ll‘.
- :i 4 Lilvl nl‘ firm-run Alul :ilttltuxltlt-
tl .' lrifu t-t' .l-no- t'ulw illt' tumult-tic.
~tnrv m" .\'_\'tli:i, Ihn ltliutl shun L'leri
\Z'lln n.
nvw‘ in uiuninc tho ltl'i'm'ilult off-inu-
Ilit‘l'“ :til lit-t‘ lit-pus of llillllli‘;
i
t-na ‘
'l'n lhlu mnl \ilt' :uins pqutwsinu
iovv potion “hit-h tho upuh-ltt,
luliu hns‘ lizttl lll't'lnll't'ti in tho lH-lh-fi
tint l.’ \vili brim: in hnr tln- llllll'll”ll‘~;
\It'ml tliuut'ufi. ln rvnlitv tho putiuu'
3‘ :i puixmt “lili'lt \till tll'i\‘t‘ the un-I
t'urztznutt- til'illllt‘l‘ unit]. it is tlt‘N’lL'llt'll
by tho ulnistor ligyptinn Arivnm-u to
(’it‘Hl' his [mill to lump from his rl\‘lll
Hluucus. in his raving, (Hunt-nu cumin:
mmn Arlmccs just us ill" illilt'l’ lins
’illwl lunc's lll'lliilt'l“ Apnet'ldrs, n
;.onn;: print of lsh'. \vlm, much to llll' ‘
ztnnutuur'u ut‘ Al'hnt-os. has (‘llllll‘tlt'eti
tho now l‘hristittn fulih Arbm-t-s
throat: tho guilt upon pmu' Glillll‘llN
\tilh :lltllill't'lli sucrose. lint. the prit-x‘t
Full-nus was it hidden “'llllt'ss, with
tho iinul l‘I'Nlllt shown in tho ng-zlt ('1)!-
wiin of the hook. Aw the crowd in the
I'll't'll‘i tut'nml lill‘ll' eye-s townrtl Vt'Sll-
ville. tin-y lit-hold “n tire that slili‘tml
:unl nun-rm! In list hues: \\lilt every
lllltlnt'lll, nntv tiory luminous. now of
u dull uttd dying l'l‘tJ, that again blnzed
tt-t-ritit-ally forth with intolerable
ullll't‘. ’Jhcn thorn urns-e on high the
universal shrinks of \t'ttlllt'll; the m0“
sum-ml at cnch “tho-r. but were dumb.
At that moment they foil the earth
SililiiP hem-nth iln-lr fuel; the Walls
til the tllt‘ulur tl‘o-lllltlt‘tl, ntltl ltoynnd in
the distance tln-y heard the t-rnsh
of falling roofs: an instant more and
the mountain cloud Ft‘t‘lnflll to roll to-
ward tlwm. dark and mph]. like
a torrent; at the some time it rust
forth from its bosom n shower of
ashes inixcd with vast fragments of
burning stone! Over the crushing
vines, over the desolate streets, ovcr
tho mnphitheuter itself, for and wide.
with many a mighty splash in the agi-
tated sen, fell that awful shower! No
longer thought the crowd of Justice or
of Arhaces: safety for themselves
was their sole thought. Each tumcd
t0 fly—each dashing. pressing. crush-
ing. against the other."
It was save himself who could in
that night of horrors. Of the many
episodes seen in the flashes of light was
that of blind Nydla guiding Giaucue to
lone, and then lending both to safety,
she the only one at home in the dark-
ness in which she had always lived
And then, when they had gained a
Hi~ :t
his blood be on your head. Pmétor,
7 lay, and you unswer with your own
e to the emperor! I bring with me
" 0 Witness to the death 0: the, "May the gods blesn you Athenian!"
priest Amalia. Room there! stand,
back! Give my! People of Pompeii, ‘
ax every eye upon Arbeea; there he
sits. Room there for'the priest Cale-i
nusl'
“Pele, haw. huh fun: the Jews
of famine and of death. his thee fallen.
Ills eyes drills-n rainfall; his broad
tram pumutjkm. Celene m
mpported into the very row in which
chip and put to sea and all but Nydla
had fallen into exhausted slumber.
she murmured, _ “may you be happy
with your beloved one: may you some-
times remember Nydia !"
A sailor, halt dozing on the deck.
lower benches. on-
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:t i-trttngt- :md nurni uppuritlonyhe‘.
l
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.t voice ,
lint t‘i'~l\\ti: "lit-limit} flow illt' gulls Ill")~ i
The tires of thoi
against i
been! 3 flight splash on the Waters.
Drowslly he looked up, and believed,
“the vessel merrily bounded on, be
funded he aw something white above
the woven- . '
- the Poet
Wp'h “We“
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'tfi‘tt'
The Store Closes Daily at 6 O’clock
Noticei
Corsets
Special Clearance of odd
311d imomplete numbers
g Radium,
Ramon, Bantan,
W01, 0.3. and BJ.
second floor.
economical chance to buy.
C ~.
Consider the qua
d;
in?
Dctai 3 tomorrow
The Furniture Sale Monday the sixth'
hn' owing that there would be a wonderful response to this notice we took a.
look through the storagewarehousc to-dny, making sure that some of the really
choice pieces were enough in number to saisi'y (the demand.
‘\
CW
The store closes daily at: 6 o'clock
D l» Read C0
[crab/(Med 165]
Those Crepe do Chime again! .
Another nice assortment, twenty-five hundred Mull be ready Monday mormng
' you need and come early
It: is certain to be :m
But. be rcadv to come Monday morning early and avoid disappointment later.
if vou have selected any special and admired piece.
Hudnut's Choice Perfumes
Amongst domestic preparations for the toilet
table IIudnut’s stands in high favor, much of it
tanking with choice French extracts and toilet waters.
, Extracts . Wilt-t Wuirrs
70530. $7.80 “use ilmnr, 5’1“
1 of the Violet, $7.80 tittrdrnla, $1.05
as, $7.80 \’lnlo-i l-Ixtrctnv, SUM
cliniropn, $7.80 Violet Soc, 51.0%
1 Barry, $5.2 Yttnlty (Ilnvm', SLIM
Concrete Rosetta: Lily of the \‘uliuy, SUM
Vlolt-i, $5.20 Vlulttl 50“, 5'33
l'l‘r'n limo, $2.60 'l‘hrt'o li‘lmvt-rs. $2.08
lOlcl, 2. \Ynllc-ult. $2.08
Ytillltv Glow-r, $2.08 In: Hurry, 3L?“
Dhrvgls, $2.03 Snul ui’ ttm \‘iuiul $1.56
All solti lty litt' hum". Hold by illn‘ huitlt',
Combination Sets '
Consisting of toilet water, talcum and soap. $2.60
Consisting of toilet water, talcum and extract, $1.55
The ubovc scts in the following odors:
Violet Hot-
Swot-i (Tll't'lliti
3.. . in tint-t"
(hit-(lentil
Ynttlty t‘lnvvt-
Additional Attractions in the Toy Shop
Railway SYStemS, the tum" i'usi-tuztzitt: t‘il‘l'll'lt"li
ruihvm utttiit ith-lutlt's tho inn-k, 1hr tl';llll. at
locomotixm with u ilt‘itti light. stinttune, t-msx-cm-m.
britlgcs', su‘itvltcs :tml Smnnpliurm. tnuutltm- \vllil
lmvct'x i‘tmn “hit-h arc susttt-ndml Ill'l‘ habits in
Prices from $7.00“up
letnnittuw lilillfil‘l'tllh t'lll‘Vl'S.
\Viill all the :lppllullvt-s, .. $13.50
Mechanical Railways “‘hil'il mm. $2.50 up
if you want to son the cars go by, (“I'lllt‘ down to
Road’s; 'l'~.;.- Shop,
Tile “Humpty Dtlmpty” Circus is in full swing.
All 1,l."l"t&ti£ and clowns are of wood mtd-mhrcukahie.
'J‘ezzifi luv-Kc trapeze and rings for performers.
There are nay: Games and Educational Outfit; for
engineers, chemists and other youthful experhncntcrs.
Baby Carriages, Parambulators and carriages
with wicker hoods.
Also there is a Limousine of luxurious appearance
'1'!- any doll who goes out. nights or in bad weather.
Kiddie Kara, Volocipedes, Rivers and other
Vehicles, all of fascinating apportmncc and practical
usefulness. J‘ 1.. .wmln__ _
A.
”Every Saturday. «'litterdy. cletlcrdy,
I’ltterdy-patterdy. :;hoery and chatterdy.
floppy and rattcrdy. nothing the metterdy.
finely Saturday, Kiddie-Ker." .5"
mal’nfl} In the Beeement Store. "f
Women’s
Undemear
«‘4— WMM£§
. ‘ $1.
i’g‘i‘nmtfidmat
14".
.4
. “ammo“
Choice pieces to be selected for Christmas Gifts showing
reductions from prices made in the Autumn
SCOtCh Mole of ltttmlsmno quality,
Sbal “throw” Scarfs,
Two-skin Jap. Marten,
Three—skin dark Mink,
Two~skin dark Mink,
One-skin dark Mink,
One-skin dark Mink, -
Australian Opossum,
Stone Martens,
Pitch,
Two-skin Kolinsky,
One-skin Kclinsky,
One-skin Baum Marten,
Of Hudson Seal, Beaver. Nutria Skunk
ale and Wolf
Fur ”Sets
Neck Pieces
Millincr}l
Half-price Sole of
fine hitrh unlit
Winter Hats. it up; f
them PXFllHlvr l p: .,f
imported puttm't:~.
fit ' n.
\\'t'l't' 5 43m) now $3.10
\\'t'l‘t" 5‘ 17.30 How 52??“
\\'t‘l't’ ‘ I.) (it) NOW SELQ}
\Vt'l‘t‘ ‘ 1’0““ nOW $9100,
\\'t‘l't‘ ,s' xiii” now STJM
“(‘l’t' s Tutti now $4.5m
tr. rt. ~ i730 now $.‘3“‘lii.l
\\t'l't* ~ mm now 81050
Chokers
w w film” now $5.5m
" \u-ru on...“ now $37.50
\U‘l‘t' £30.30 now $22.50
\n't't' rim-it! now $15.
Wt l't‘ $53.0” now $45.
“'t'l‘t‘ $37.3” now
m-z-n $5.1m now
Mnnv of these prices are lwlmv the pro-war prim-a
Separate Muffs
black and natural Lynx, Fox, Ermine,
Fancy Art
Novelties
Take a glance at the
spread of charming and
dainty houdoir novelties
wrought. by witch fingem
i from satin, lace frillinge
1 and sachet powder.
i Powder P1138, Vanity
l Wm hidden” . .
i .9938 of silk. ,6; I
{insults and comma.
7 ' shopping 3&3! .
gfl useful. ' )6 ;
hem feis, etc. '
Iain floor, north m
All prices reduced
Junior Apparel. §hQP
‘All Winter Coats for ages 3. to 18 years have
reductions on each from $10.00 to $20.00
AnOddI-ot
Silk Mats
liixeq
assorirnelfi of
.sizes
§7~50 . .
m cm:
'tme
" to clone out
Were “regularly .
flunk ‘
Second
"' Bea'lyette "
min Capes
‘ W.
red and him.
Sizes
for 810 ll
LIP-’1”
~». title
f'yweu gulp}
0°"! “iii! er tr.
main. 1...... .6 Ml
yum. 1'9me
38.39;” .
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