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Anthony Hope, known outside the world of books u Sir AnthonyHope Hawkins, was born in London February 9, 1863, the son of a clergy¬

man. He married an Americanwoman. It is to be hoped he mayhave many more children of thebrain to follow in the footsteps of"The Prisoner of Zenda" and "TheDolly Dialogues."He was educated at Marlborough,

and at Balliol College. Oxford,where he took honors in letters andwas president of the Oxford Union,which means that he was alreadya man of mark in his undergrad¬uate days.t By way of a professionno became a barrister of the MiddleTemple in 1887. But if the pufsuit>f the law interferes with the pro-luction of a thrilling tale, may he*iever have a case to prepare.His first book was "The Prisoner

i>f Zenda." which has probably re¬

mained his best known one. It hadi large hearing when turned to thestage, and the public demanded a

sequel, which come in "Rupert ofHentzau." After Zenda quickly fol¬lowed The Dolly Dialogues."which, by their easy and debonairsrace. inevitably suggest LawrenceSterne. His books have been nu¬

merous. as "The King'* Mirror" and "Tristam of Blent," and he has

Written plays as well, as "The Adventure of Lady Ursula." A touchdf sureness and precision lend distinction to his prose; he has an unusual

power of interesting his readers in his personages and their doings.

i THE PRISONER OF ZENDAn -

By ANTHONY HOPE.(Condensation by Prof. William Fenwick Harris)

ANTHONY HOPE. nORN 1SI.T

|turttan;a was not England, or thequarrel between Duke Michael andlfcvdolf Ras*endyll could not havegore on. with the remarkable inci¬dents which marked it. without moreputiic r.otkw being directed to it Itia''perbaps n* strange a thing as hase?er been in the history of a coun¬ty that the King's brother and theKips* personator. in a time of pro-f#nnd peace, near a placid, undisturb-Hl country town, under semblance ofafttlty. should wage a desperate warfer the person and life of the king.Yet such was the struggle between

Stuck Michael and Rudolf Rassendyll.both of the royal house of Elphberg.but of very differing antecedents. Tb#>one was well known to the royal pal¬ace at Strelsau; the other was athome at No. .TO! Park lane. I.<ondon.West. The kinship between the twowas quite an accident, dating fromthe year 1733. when a dashing youn^prince, later known to fame as Ru¬dolf the Third of Ruritania. paid avisit to I-ondon. There he was cour¬teously entertained and was a greatfavorite with the ladies, especiallyAmelia. Countess of Burlesdon andBaroness Rassendyll. In the end theprince left England rather hastily un¬der a cloud, but not before he hadfought a somewhat sanguinary duelwith Countess Amelia's husband. Inthe years since ther* have appearedat interval^ in the family of the Ras-Mlidjlis certain sons who have beenmarked by the long, sharp, straight

nose and the dark red hair of theroyal house of Ruritania.The years pass, many of them, and

another Rudolf of Elphberg is aboutto be crowned King of Ruritania. Thesame nose, the same red hair dis¬tinguish him. The loyal half of thepopulation of Ruritania could notsleep at night till the coronation was

safely over. For the late king had leftanother son. by a second and morga¬natic marriage. Black Michael. Dukeof Strelsau and Lord of Zenda-Though Michael bore none of themarks of the Elphbergs. he had beenhis father's favorite, and he cast a

longing eye on the throne; all thecut-throats and blackguards of Ruri¬tania seconded his wish, for Michaelwas a man after their own hearts.Curious that young Rudolf Rassen-

dvll should be moved by an idle curios¬ity to witness the coronation ofRudolf of Ruritania; still more curiousthat he. too, should bear the familiarnose, the same red hair. So thoughtCol. Sapt. aide to the king, and Fritzvon Tarlenheim. his close friend, as

they came upon the young English-1man in the forest of Zenda. makinghis way afoot to Strelsau. So, too.thought the king when he appeared,a moment later. But scandals of thejpast can no more be concealed inRuritania than in England. As young'Rassendyll. later told the tale, firstthe king frowned, 'then gradually the)g»mers of his mouth began to twink'e,and. behold, he burst into the merriest

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fit of IrrepreMlb'e laughtar, whichrang through the wood* and proclaim¬ed him a Jovial »oul.- -Well met. cousin'' he cried. «tep-

ping up to me. clapping me on theback, and laugHin* >011. "You mustforgive me It I waa taken aback, aman doeant expect to «e double atthis time of day. eh. Frit*." 'I must pray pardon, aire, tor my

preemption.' said I. 'I trust It willnot forfeit your Majeaty « 'a»or." 'By hea*en! you'll alwaya .nl°y

the king's countenance,' he laugnea..whether I like It or not.''All th< good fellowship In the world,

however, could not permit royal scand¬als of the past to be raked up at acoronation. Rudolf Rassendyll mustnot show his face at this moment Inthe capital of Rudolf of Rurlt*"J*-"But by thunder," cried the king,.you shan't leave Rumania tod*5'-For you shall dine with me tonlgnt.happen what will afterward.That was just the trouble, happen

what will afterward." One bottle ledto another, until they were all as fullof wine as they had any right to be.At last the king set down his Slaasand leaned back In his chair." .! have drunk enough.' said he.

| .. 'Far be It from me to contradictthe king.' said I. Indeed, his re¬mark was most absolutely trueso far as it went." But still M.n-other bottle!.this from Black Mi¬chael. praying that he drink forthe love that he bears his brotheT.Could the king refuse? He _c<^'not. Was the wine drugged? Themorning answered yes.

,...If he's not crowned today.cried Sapt. Til lay a crown he snever crowned.'".By heavens, why?'" The whole nation's there to

meet him half the army.aye.and Black Michael at the head.jshall we send word that the king s

n drunk?* I.. That he's 111.' said I, In correction-.111'' echoed Sapt. with a scorn-,

ful laugh. They know his illness Itoo well. He's been 111 before.,|as a man grows old he believes In.Fate. Fate sent you here, ratesends you now to Strelsau. You 11;18°" "Yes. I'll go.' said I. and Iturned my eyes on the prostrate.figure of th« king. !

...Tonight.- Sapt went on in a'hasty whisper, 'we are to lodge inthe palace. The moment they leaveus you and I will mount our horses jand ride here at a gallop. The,king will be ready, and he mustride back with me to Strelsau. and |you ride as if the devil were be-,hind you to the frontier.So began those wondrous days

of adventure which saw the throne 1of Ruritania occupied by an Elphberg with all the traces of thestock, though not "of the |The play actor. Rupert of"cnttau called him. when he came toknow the secret, but as goodKlphberg as ever sat upon it, a

clared Sapt at the end. jThe wild ride to Strelsau. withSapt instructing the English Ku-dolf most minutely in his pastlife, his family, his tastes. Purs"'"'weaknesses. friends. companions,and servants-as Ruritania knewthem.the etiquette of the co""-what would be expected at the,coronation.and above all of the (Princess Flavia.

.God save the king'." cried the peo-pie after the coronation had been safe- (

'""God's^e em both:" whisperedSapt as his mouth wrinkled Into a

'C If thtngs went well at Strelsauwith Rudolf Rassendyll. now crowneda-s Rudolf the Fifth of Ruritania andthe accepted lover of theFlavia. Fortune did not smile on theother Rudolf at Zenda. For_ Black,Michael had had word from there thatcleared for him the mystery of the 1coronation. Riding as fast as 1horsescould lay feet to the ground, he seized,poor Rudolf of Ruritania and held himprisoner. But then ensued a pretty

Ave. but he can't speak." roared;Sapt in grim triumph. "We've gotjhim How can he denounce you with-,ouT denouncing himself? This is not.the king, because we have kidnappedthe king and murdered his servantCan he sav that? Hang me if Michaelwon't expose himself, if he tries to ex-pose you."Put the most difficult situation for a

loyal gentleman.and that was RudolfRar-sendyll.arose from the Princess,Flavia- "I had to keep the princessdevoted to me.and yet indifferent toroe I had to show affection for her.and not feel it. I had to make lovefor another; and that to a girl who.princes* or no princess.was the mostbeautiful I had ever seen. How I suc-

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BILL HART TALKS ABOUT HIS DOG.HIS PAL-IN HIS TALK TO BOYS ON COURAGE AND GRIT

Bill Hart likes to play baseball with his young friends. Here he is behind the bat signaling thepitcher for a low one riaht over the plate.

By BILL HART,Famous Movie Hero in Boyland.Courage.justifiable courage.is

God-given, boys. When you buckthe game of life you've got to havereal courage and r.^ver-say-die grit.Don't quit. Do like the Englishbulldog.

Mont Courageous.In my opinion, the English bulldog

la the mo«t courageous being eitheramong animals or mankind. He pos¬sesses those greut elements that gowith courage. He is docile andand loves children.

I once owned a dog of this sort ofwhom I wa* very fond. He is now

buried on a blaif overlooking the Pa¬cific Ocean. At the head of his littlegrave is a plain board slab with theInscription: "One who in life taughtma much."And those are my sentiments. He

did teach roe a whole lot. He waskind, gentle and loyal. But. when itcame to courage he was unbeatable.He knew no fear. When he was luyears old. blind and rheumatic, iiwould take all the strength of myright arm and a stout chain to keephim from giving battle to his enemyby inheritance.the bull.

A Dor's Dignity,He seemed to sense the direction or I

the herd. Although he could not see

he would fairly dig up the groundtrying to get at them, let I haveseen this same dog snapped at andbitten by smaller dogs until the bloodflowed from cuts in his body. Andyet he would not harm them. Hewould just set himself and look atthem confident in his mighty strengthuntil they seemed to become awed andashamed, and they would slink away.This to my mind is the example otreal courage.A coward tackles the weak, the

brave only go after the strong.(Signed) BILL ..aET.

THE TOWA nfrting of the board of rdaea-

tion will be held at 4:30 o'clock thisafternoon at the Franklin School.A picnic will be Rlvfn by the

Michigan State Society at MarshallHall, July 12. All Michigan peopleand their friends are invited. Theboat will leave the Seventh streetwharf at 2:30 p. m.

Aabrcy China, of the Departmentof Agriculture, will give a demon¬stration of a steam-pressure cookerand tanner at 10 o'clock this morn-inp at the Tyler School, Eleventhand G streets southeast.A community dance will be jrlven

at the Tyler School tonight from7:30 to 11:30 o'clock, under the au¬spices of the Community Center ofPublic Schools.Hie Knanan State Society will hold

a picnic at Great Falls Saturday.Members desiring to attend shouldphone C. J. Craig. Franklin 2461.A clann la domestic art (millinery,

dressmaking, etc.). will meet at the;Wilson Normal Community Center,Eleventh and Harvard streetsnorthwest, on Monday and Wednes-day nights during the summer1months. Mrs. I. Worrall, director.An open board meeting will be

held at the Wilson Normal Com¬munity tomorrow evening at 8o'clock. All interested in the com-

ceeded in carrying out my programwill appear hereafter."How they fell in love, he with

her and she with him. is part of thestory. And how, forgetting self, herescued the king, and robbed him¬self of love and throne and almostlife. When he had fallen sorelywounded:..Fritz," he called, "is the king

still alive?""Aye. friend.dear friend," said

he. tender as a woman, "thanks tothe most gallant gentleman thatlives, the king is alive!"

All's well that ends well. But ofthe -Princess Flavia?

"If I can never hold sweet con¬verse again with her or look uponher face, or know from her her love,why, then, this side the grave, Iwill live as becomes the man sheloves; and for the other side I mustnray a dreamless sleep."Copyright, 1919. by the Post Publishing Co.

(The Boston Printed by permission <»fand arrangement with, Henry Holt & Oo., an-tborlied publishers.PubHslied by special arrangement with 'the Mc

Clure Newspaper Syndicate All rights teseyied."Dr. Jckyll nnd Mr. Hyde.** by

Robert Louis Stevenson, aa con-dcnucd by Irving Bacheller. will beprinted tomorrow.

f N CRIERmunity work of the Wilson NormalCommunity Center are requested tobe present. The meeting will bevery important. '

The Rev. Hutch T. Stevenson, pa*-tor of Bethany Baptist Church, andLuther C. Stewart, president of theNational Federation of Federal Em-ployes. will be the principal speak-ers at the »emi-»onthly meeting ofthe French Club of the Washington }Salon at its headquarters, 1517 Hstreet, tomorrow evening. Rudolphde Zapp. honorary president of theclub, will preside. A short businessmeeting will precede the programof speeches, music, refreshments anddancing.The swimming pool at Central

High School. Thirteenth and Cliftonstreets, will be open Thursday after¬noons at 2:30 o'clock for the use ofthe children of the city.A nurses* pout, eomposed of nursea

from the District who served duringthe war. will be formed at a meet¬ing of the Graduate Nurses' Asso¬ciation. to be held at 1337 K street,tomorrow evening. The new postwill become affiliated with theAmerican Legion. The meeting willbe addressed by Col. E. Lester Jones,department commander, and Lieut.Howard S. Fisk. U. S. N.Large delegations from Washing¬

ton. Alexandria and Baltimore areattending the annual excursion ofthe Knights of Columbus at Chesa-peake Beach today. An athleticprogram will be presente'd. Prizeshave been presented by Washingtonmerchants.

SUNSHADE HANDLESIvory is much used in handles of

sunshades, and the new sticks arequite short.. Blue and white blackand white, violet, green and brownwere carried to tone with the dressthey complete.

By EARLE DORSET.

Seen in a Fifteenth street soda]shop: NORA BAYES. the creat fe-male coon-shouter, sipping ice creamsoda with a straw and listening toIRVING FISHER tell how his vaude-iville act went over at Keith's.

FRED TURNER, the publicity ex¬

pert of the L»oew chain of theaters,is managing the Palace for the nextfew weeks while LARRY BEATUSjvacations in the Southland.

A delightful little photodrama deal¬ing with the usually de trop topic ofsocial hygiene, is scheduled for priv¬ate showing at the Belasco this morn¬ing. It is entitled "Wild Oats."

HARRY CRANDALL. and the Selx-nick interests have done some pre¬tentious bill-board advertising fortOLIVE THOMAS in "Upstairs andDown."

At the Theaters TonightXTfUBKRT-G ABRICK."Johnny Get Your Qtm.**

KEITH'*-Vaoderill*.COSMOS.VaudetUlc

MOOBE'S R1ALTO-Mrs. Charlie Chaplin in "Hotn®."

LOEW'S PALACE.Marguerite Clark in "Girts.M

LOEWS COLUMBIA.Charles Ray in "Hayfoot. Stiawfoot."

UOOKL'S GARDEN."Auction of Souls."

CRANDALL*?* METROPOLITAN-Olive Thomas in "DptUiri and Down "

CRANDALL'S KNICKERBOCKERBenie Bamscale in "Tangled Threads."PALACE.Ninth, near the Avenu*.

rte liaa'a Theater. Smoke if You Ufc*

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NameAddress

PURELY PGeorge A. Robertson. of the Coast

and Geodetic Starrer, is in Chicago.Dlinoia

KIm Margaret W. Lewis, of theTreasury Department, is spending afew days at Newpon New*. Va

Arthur A. Jenkins, of Hancock. Mdis in the city for a few dayaOf Is# Pearl K. Yarrow, of the Bu¬

reau of War Risk Insurance, bas re¬signed.

Francis D. Baldwin, of the WarDepartment, haa received a promo¬tion.

Hsrry L. Hark in* has returned froma few days' stay at Atlantic CityAndrew May. of Han-is A Bwtng.

has returned from a short vacation.

Mr. and Mra John Maggio havereturned from a honeymoon to At¬lantic City.

Mlse Myriam DoIan has returnedfrom a visit to friends in Norfolk.Va.

Arthur Parr is spending a monthat Atlantic City.

Tryon Jenkins will spend the sum¬mer at Ocean City. Md.

Mr. and MrsL D. W. Gall anddaughter, of East Capttol street, havereturned from an outinc at Bluemont.Va.. where they spent the Fourth.

Miss Aletha Huyett and Miss Flor¬ence Murphy, of Philadelphia, havereturned home, following a short visitwith friends her®.

Miss Ethel Stor-ck. 4n Fourth streetnorthwest, is visiting ber home atPlttsfleld. I1L

Ueut. William J. Flood. 1222 Mas¬sachusetts avenue, will be in Wssh-'ngton today. He went to France InNovember. 1917.

Miss Leulah Kerr Brown and MissJeanette Richardson, nurses at Gar-jfleld Memorial Hospiisl. have passedtheir State Board examlantions andare ready for State registration.

Mrs. A. L* Gttcrback. of 411 Sec¬ond street southeast, has returnedhome after a visit with friends inNew York City.

Miss Margaret Dubois, of Phila¬delphia. is in Washington for a fewdays. She expects to return homeearly next week.

Harry Kincaid. of New York, isin Washington on a short businesstrip.

Col. Byron Conrad. U. S A., hasbeen transferred from Walter ReedGeneral Hospital to Madison Bar¬racks. New York.

Robert Dundon. of Boston, is inWaahingtpn for a few dayaOtho Berkley, of the firm of Gardi-

ner A Dent, has returned from aj motor trip to Atlantic City.Miss Elisabeth Andrews is visiting

friends in Richmond, Va

Perry Whaley has been dischargedfrom the nsvy, following a long andhonorable service, for which he wasofficially commended.

ERSONALSchley Zlrkia la apet

at Bluemont, Va.

Clifton J. Hick* has rented apari-menta In Baltimore and will eb«rtlynw»» there with hla family andmother, lira. Louiaa L Klcka

Jerry D. Ring, of Cincinnati ar¬rived yesterday to visit hla bn ther,Timothy If. Ring. 144 R strset r orth-

Fred Rupertu*. chief of tlxIngton Lodge of Elka. la atthe annual Elks' conventionlantic City.

Lieut. Col. Rowland B.8. A., haa been ordered toto South Baltimore for duty a*manding officer of the Ourtla BayGeneral Ordnance Depot, follow ix a

lone period of duty In the Dtetrct.

Col. Townoend F. Dodd. airtoe. will ehortlyLangley Field. Hampton.

Harry C. Langhorat baa left Mr .two weeks' vacation.

Mtsa Mary Will lama, of the Treas¬ury Department, la mending her va¬cation at Atlantic City.

Mrs. George Mlddletnn and childrenleft yesterday for Montgomery Coun¬ty, where they win apend the ounv-mer.

Miss Nell Morrow haa returned tothe city after a week'a stay at ForestGlen. Md.

Mrs. Anne Wood ha* returned toWashington from a trip to Annapo¬lis, Md.

William Henry, formerly of theWar Department, haa received hisdischarge from the aervlee.

D. J. Kaufman I* again In thecity, after an extended abaence.

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