The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 2, 1902, Page 10

THE SUNDAY CALL. ENORITA CLEMENCIA LOPEZ, er of Bixto Lopez, the secretary mission sent by Aguinal- resident McKinley, and of one of the oldest, most aristocratic families ippines, is, in her self-imposed nteresting study to Bostonians. onians are an interesting study |]N By Mrs. E. P. Schell. EGINNERS of whist usually try to remember too much, and as a re- sult overlook the more important points. Often certain facts as- sume gigantic préportions which ctically be dismissed from the . making it comparatively easy to re- tain others of far more importance. As soon as & card is led, and after a short study of your bhand, you should watch the fall of the cards on the table, as they are the ones to get away from you, not the cards in Four hand. It is a mistake to attempt to learn the game too rapidly, &nd many of the more .difficult plays 10t be attempted or even thought one hes a thorough knowledge of its fundamental principies. One of the main stumbling blocks to progress in the first stages of whist study end practice is the great difficulty of the student gaining a proper estimate of his game, which is invariably experienced by the beginner in a greater or less degree. In the case of most games very little knowledge 18 needed to enable one to rec- ognjge excellence. The score is far from = safe criterjon,‘and as often as not stim- miates the self-deception of the tyro. Feasured by results there is a much smaller difference betweén good and bad piayers than is generally supposed. It s probable that upon 100 deals, played in the same direction under similar condi- tions, by & pair of experts and a pair of novices, the divergence in score would not bé great. In the first place, a very large number ©f all deals played at whist— certainly more than half—will produce the same result by any ordinary method of play. That is to say that in a majority of deals the only difference would be that one pair's cards might be handled in en artistic and masterful way, the ers’ in the reverse style, and this is precisely the difference which the begin- ner fails to recognize, while he lays great stress on the equality of score, which may be of no significance. An- other thing which tends to equalize mat- could min SR5Y LESSON FCOR found time to incidentally do much in ad- dition to her effort to induce the Pre: dent to release three of her brothers from what she considers unjust imprisonment. To personally present a petition in their behalf was the controlling motive of her journey from the other side of the world, thereby setting at naught all the con- servative traditions of her race and sex, and, although the official reply to this pe- ters is the fact that bad play very fre- quently ylelds more tricks than good and so is continually offsetting the ef- fects of the latter. - Under such circum- stances it is not strange that the begin- ner is quite unable to form any intelli- geat eetimate of his play. Two methods for attaining the knowiedge and materiaily improving his game are recommended. The most effective, if practical, is that of comparison. If the student can con- trive to have a hand played by himself overplayed by an expert in such a way that he may overlook it he will find it a most interesting and profitable practice. The “post mortem,” if conducted by a capable player, is an excellent aid to ad- vancement, and one of the best ways for the beginner to secure a demonstration of his faults. w ‘When a beginner thinks that he has learned something about whist the best thing he can do for himself is to set about finding out how much or how little he knows and how much there is to be learned. This is one of the most import- ant steps in whist education, and if tak- en early may save a vast amount of after trouble. The following trophy deal shows a swing of three tricks and is very inter- esting: North. B-J, 9, 7. H-$, 4 Cc—Q. 9, 8 D—Q 7,632 East. West. 8—A, Q8 4 8-K, 10, 3. H—A, J, 7,82 H-K, b. C—-K, 10, C—A, 8 6, 2. D—10, b. D-A K, 9,8 D17, 4. } Nine of clubs trumps. East leads. TABLE NO. L Tks. N. E. s. W. 1 3c 2¢ 4c *Ke 2. % 6c *Jo 10c L ) &b L & mission was a failure, there are reasons for supposing that it was not without ef- fect. A more kindly treatment of her im- prisoned relatives scemed to synchronize with the presentation of this petition, and within a few weeks they were released. Her mission is not yet ended. The pri- mary object of her visit to the United Btates—the release of mer brothers—has been accomplished, and whether through STUDENTS IN THE SCIENTIFIC GAME OF 4 *Ac 5. <2d *8c e 10d 6., 3d *Kd 4 15 7. 4n 5h_ sh *Jh 8. 6d 33 Qh *Ah 9. 8 8d *10h Th 10. Qd *Ad 7d 8y 1. *Ja 9d 28 Qs 12.°Js Ks &s *As 18, 98 108 6s *2h East and West, 10; North ana South,.3. Trick 2—North's faillure to cover is Ge- cidedly bad play. If ace, jack are with East he can lose nothing by putting on the queen. In any case he must hold the trick or secure the command of trumps to his partner. It is a good general rule, holding an imperfect fourchette, to cover a high card led, and a principle of the game that the weak hana should sacrifice itself to the stronger. North can mark his partner with at least three trumps. Bouth can now place every one of ths trumps and as he has absolutely no use for the lead and cannot lose anything by passing he would better have played low to this trick and have retained his jack in case he should aeed to put his partner in at a later stage of the game. Trick 4—Here North feels the force his faiiure to cover at trick 2. Trick 7—East wisely retains command of the diamonds, which are marked with North, and leads up to the latter’s weak- ness in hearts. Trick 8—North's discard from Kast's strong sult is hardly to be explained. The only hope for the partnership ap- pears to lie in diamonds. The #pade Jack is too doubtful a stopper to be worth holding at such a cost. Moreover North had good reason to anticipate a second discard. Trick 8—West's play to throw the lead and secure & thirteener before tou his re-entry suit is clever, but spades should have been opened. The false card queen could not be deceptive, because South's play of the nine and East's of the five by positive and negative infer- ence mark the ten with the former. Trick 11—East's play of the losing dia- mond s inexcusable. West by his play of little moment to her. When they were arrested, however, aithough there was no formal trial, the family estates were searched, the rice houses sraled by order of the military authorities, the title deeds and other family papers seized, and a steamer and salling vessel owned by the family confiscated. Demands Complete Restoration. of the heart suit is clearly shown that he has a sure re-entry in spades. which is almost certainly the ace. If the queen, East is drawing the guards from it and placing himself in the position of second- hand, with king and one other. East and ‘West should have made another trick on the deal. y ' TABLE NO. 2. Tks. N, B. 8. w. L 3¢ 2c 5o *Ko 2 Qe *Ac e 100 3. 2 *Kd a 5d 4. 24 *Ad 4d 104 5. *Ja 8d 28 2h 6. *Qa 94 5s 8h 7. 8h bh 6d *Jh 8. 4h Kh oh *Ah 9. *90 38 104 h 10. 6d [ e is L 78 g0 *Jo 88 12. 98 108 «Qh Qe 13. Js Ks *As 3 s East and West 7, North and South 8. Trick 2—North in the overplay very rroperly covers, with the result that he and his partner make three tricks in trumps instead of one. Trick &—South starts the “attachment’ to show no more when the four is played. North introduces the same device to in- dicate his ability to take care of the third round of the suit. Trick 4~Both “attachments” completed. Trick 5—Rither East {s not on intimat terms with Mr. Street's invention or he is playing his partner for the seven of trumps, which South’s cards to the first two tricks might or might not justify him in_doing. Trick 8—A little counting in connection ‘with South's declaration of strength in hearts and his finesse might have warned ‘West of the risk he was running of knocking an honor on the head in his partner's hand. The proper play at t.* stage would have been to open tI rpades and hold the heart ace as & stop- rer and for re-entry. By doing so Egst and West must Have made four instead of two of the remaining tricks. Trick 8—West still refuces to open the spade ‘sult and leads the heart, of which North is declared void. He must have expected his partner to be able to over- trump the nine, which is a not unnatural inference from North's play of the queen at trick 2, taken in oonection with South’s flctitious “attechment” played on the first two trlck\ these properties, but the members of the fumily in the Philippines refuse to sign a receipt for them until they can be assured that everything that was taken has been returned, that damages have been re- paired, and that compensation has been rendered according to army rules. If these questlons between the members of the Lopex family in the Philippines and th'e military authorities cannot be satis- factorily adjudicated there, it l& not un- likely that the girl will add to her mission the task of another appeal to the Presl- dent in the name of justice. Her movements iIn this directipn, as well ab the length of her stay In this country, will probably be determined by the reply to a letter which has been sent to her family. Meanwhile she is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fiske Warren of Boston, studying American Ins:itutions and mak- ing spec'al efforts to become mistress of the Fnglish language. She finds as much @ Mculty in endeavoring to understand our social and economic canditions as she does in comprehending the vagaries of our tongue. & Although not officially delegated as such, the genorita has becn a valuable missi ary for her country. The charm of her manner impresses itself upon all with whom ghe comes in contact, and the social position of the Warrens (than which Bos- ton knows no betterj has brought her In - touch with some of the most cultiyated and influential familes. Life Marred by Two Wars. As the story of her life became known, many were at first attracted tp her out of gheer sympathy. They learned of a womén of 2. who, promptgd by a des re (o place the true story nfl(er brothers’ ar- rest before the President, undertook, on her own respansibility, a journey of 15,000 miles; who for the last six years has FASCINATION N “The Leopard’s Spots’ Thomas Dixon Jr. has not only drawn a tense, thrilling, all-powerful picture of the horrors of the Civil War, with the dread, territying shadow of the freed negro over it all, but his novel, which is conceded to be the best that has ever been written of the South, has attracted widespread attention and discussion be- cause his hero and Neroine are something more then mere puppets of an author's fancy. The following little extract alone shows of what real flesh and blood they are made: “When he reached Hambright he felt sure of a letter from her. A strange joy filled his heart. / “'T have either got a letter or she's writing one to me this minute,’ he ex- claimed. - ‘““He went to the postoffice in a state of exhilaration. The letter was not there. But it did not deoress him. “‘It {s on the way,’ he quickly said. “For two days he remalned in that con- dition of tense nervous excitement and expactation, and on the following day he opened his box and nd a letter. “‘I knew it." he with a thrill of joy that was half it the remarkable confirmation he had received of their sym- pathy. “He hurtled to his officé and read the big precious message. “ ‘My Preciéus Darling—I have gone through deep waters within the last three weeks. I became so depressed and hungry to see you, I felt some awful calamity was hanging over you and over me, and that it was my fault. I could scarcely eat or sleep. “‘T made up my mind one night to tele- graph you. I heard some one talking in- side mamma’s room. I gently opened the door between our rooms and she praying aloud for me. I stood spellbound. I never knew how she loved me before. ‘When at last she’ prayed that in the end I might have the desire of my heart and my life be crowned with the joy of a noble man’s love, and 'that it might be yours, and that she should be permitted who, when the rebellion under Aguinaldo broke out. was about to start for Paris to compicte her education, and has for six years heen prevented by war from so doing, and wko now, as a consequence of two wars, has béen transformed from the daughter of a wealthy family, accustomed to every luxury, to the daughter of a fam- ily reduced almost to poverty. The senorita is pretty, after the Japa- nese type. She is small and slight, with an oval face, light brown skin, very dark brown eyes and wavy black hair. She usually dresses In the Philippine fashion, which is something after the styls worn by Martba Washington. A long silk skirt of variegated stripes, cut with a train which rcsemtled in its form a beaver's tail, was surmounted by a loose fitting garment of pina cloth, fashioned in a gen- eral way after the modern kimono pat- tern. The effect was quaint and charm- ing. The senorita’s neck was not covered. The folds of pina were fitted loosely and were bound at the breast by a beautitul pin. The voluminous sleeves suggested rather than concealed her bare arms. The Lopez home was open to the Ameri- cans at all times, and many of the officers visited there. The desire of the family was that war should cease as speedily as possible, as tirey believed that the Ameri- cans would then give the Filipinos inde- pendence, or at least a large measure of self-government, which was believed to be preferable to continued war. The only members of the family not then in the country were Sixto, who was con- ducting a propaganda In the United States_and Jose, who was studying engi- neering in England. The family was overjoyed when the news came last win- ter that Sixto was on his way to Manila. It was thelr desire that he should cease his work in behalf of independence, re- to see and rejoice with me, I could endure it no_longer. . “ ‘Choking with sobs I ran to her kneel- ing figure, threw my arms arqund her neck and covered her dear fage with kisses. “‘1 could not send the message I had written after that scene. * “The next day papa came and she told him in my presence, ‘‘Now, general, I have carried out your wishes with Sallle against my judgment. The strain has been more than you can understand. I give up the task. You can manage her now to suit yourself.” ‘ There was a firmness in her voics I rever heard before. He noted it and was startled into silence by. it. He had a leng talk with me and repeated his or- with increasing emphasis. ‘The next day I was unusually de-g4 pressed. I dld not get out of bed all day. At night T went down to supper. The clerk at the desk of the hotel called me and said, ““Miss Worth, I have a ter- rible sin to ¢onfess to you. I am a lover rayself and I have done you a wrong. I returned ‘to & young man yesterday a latter 1o you by order of the general. Forgive me for it and don't tell him I told you. ‘ ‘That night papa and T had a feartul scene. I will not attempt to describe it. But the end was I said to him, with all the courage of despair: “I am 21 years c¢ld. I am a free woman. I will write 1o whom I please and when I please, and I will not ask you again. It is your right to turn me out of your house, but yow shall not murder my soul.” ‘Then for the rirst time in his life papa broke down and sobbed like a child. We kissed and made up and I am to write to you when I like. % ‘l‘l‘FflrKlve z?y long sflence. Write and ell me you love me. My heart is sick with the thought that I have been cow- ardly and failed you. Write me a long letter and you cannot say things extrava- gant enough for my hungry heart. ‘I feel utterly helpless when I think how completely you have come tb rule my life; I wish you to rule it. It is all yours—' ance and trust to the good offices of the American Government. In order to endeavor to persuade him to this line of conduct, Clemencia, accome- panied by her 17-year-old sister, Maria, journeyed to Hongkong to meet him. They salled from Manila on December 15. Two days before their three brothers had been arrested, and later confined on & transport, and deported to the island of Talim. This was unknown to her when she safled. No charge was preferred against them. The brothers were suspect- ed of alding the insurgents, and it was claimed that when Clpriano surrendered he falled to turn in fifty rifies belonging to his command. He asserted that he had turned in all the rifles in his posses- sion, but Information to the contrary had been given by one whom the members of the Lopez family denounce as a political enemy, and that Informat together with the feeling against the brof Btxto, apparently Influenced the Government ia the arrest of the three brothers, Clpriano, Lorenzo and Manuel Clemencia was In Honghengy when the news of the arrest of her brothers was received in a letter from home. She was astounded at this turn of affairs, and in. stead of counseling Sixto to abandea hig propaganda and return to she urged him not to do so. She thea mined to appeal to the President, and wrung from her brother and sister thelr approval of this plan, formulated by Ber self. The treatment accorded Ber Dbrotbers and the incongruities of the race question as she has studied it mnce her arrival in this country have destroyed her gonfl~ dence in the prospects of “benevolent similation,” and she hopes the time come when the Filipinos will be able work out thelr independence for them~ seives. sif r she is a keen observer and has tition would seem to inaicate that her her efforts or independent of them is of The Government has offered to restore known nothing but the norrors of war; turn to Manila, take the oath of allegi- i I b i i B B e 0 e i e 2 22 OF THE TENSE LOVE SCENES N “THE LECPRRD’S spOTS” “And then she sald many foolish Mttle things that only the eyes of one lover should ever see, for only to him could they have meaning. “When he had finished reading this letter,and had devoured with eagerness these foolish extravagances with which she closed it, he buried his face tn his arms across his desk. “A big, strong boastful man whose will had defled the world, now he was crying like a whipped child.” The thoughtful reader does not have to be told that this letter is the thrill- Ing sequence of a series of exciting events. Nor was it the end of trouble for the lovers. Indeed it was only the beginning, as you may discover when you read this great story of “The Leop- ard’s Spots” in The Sunday Call, com- meneing next Sunday. In line with The Sunday Call's new lit- erary policy it has been secured for ex- clusive publication in a limited number of editions. You will have the whole bhook—free—don’t forget that—free—and complete from first to last chapter by the end of the month. Just stop and think ‘what that means. You will have to pay a dollar and a half for it in the book stores, or put your pame down on the waiting list and walit months for it at the libraries, and you can’t borrow it from a friend, even, if he has it, it once he has begun it, untl Le-has finished the very last word. It i8 too good a story for that. Get next Sunday’s Call and see. You don’'t have to take our word for it. The very first chapter will convince vou. Then watch for Aaron Dwight Bald- win's ne religious and literary sensa- tion, which has set two continents a- talking, “The Gospel of Judas Iscariot.” It will create a big furor here. And, “When Knighthood was in Flower,” by Charles Major; “The Gentleman from Indiana,” by Booth Tarkington; “The Turnpike House,” by Fergus Hume, and “Tainted Gold,” by Mrs. C. N. Willlam- son, whose remarkable detective story, “The Mystery Box,” published a few weeks ago in the Sunday Call, was onr~ of the best of this series.