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TAFT AND SHERMAN RECEIVE NOMINATIONS # Roosevelt Fo llo w e rs Re fuse to V o te and O rganize “ P ro g re ssive ” P a rty . R epublican N ational C onvention A djourns Sine Die, A fter Com pleting Its W ork in A ccordance W ith P re a rra n g e d Program of T aft M anagers. C o nvention H a ll, C hicago, J u n e 22. — W ith 344 o f th e R o o sev elt d e le g a te s d e c lin in g to v o te, an d h a s te n in g aw ay a t a d jo u rn m e n t tim e to te n d e r to Col onel T h eodore R o o sev elt th e n o m in a tio n o f a new p a r ty , th e fifte e n th R e p u b lica n N a tio n a l co n v en tio n a t th e end o f a long and tu m u l tu o u s session to n ig h t re n o m in a te d W illiam H . T a f t, o f Ohio, fo r p re si- R o o sev elt fo rce s im m e d ia te ly begin th e ir co n v en tio n in O rc h e s tra H all. W illiam J e n n in g s B ry an ch e e re d as he h a s te n s from co n v en tio n hall to B a ltim o re, to b a ttle w ith r e a c tio n a rie s in th e D e m o c a rtic p a rty . Roll call on ad o p tio n o f th e p la tfo rm show ed 660 yeas, 53 n ay s, 343 n o t v o tin g , 19 a b s e n t. M a ss a c h u se tts d e le g a tio n causes scen es o f w ild d iso rd e r by re fu s in g to v o te on p re s id e n tia l n o m in atio n . fppBOii jj . m V ic e -p re sid e n tia l n o m in atio n offered G overnor D eneen, o f Illin o is , and Sen a to r K enyon, o f Iow a, b u t b o th refu se, F o rm e r L ie u te n a n t-G o v e rn o r W ood ru ff announces h is re s ig n a tio n a s lead e r o f th e R e p u b lica n o rg a n iz a tio n B rooklyn. In d ic a tio n s a r e t h a t th e C u m m in s cam p o f p ro g re s siv e s w ill jo in th e R o o sev elt th ird p a rty . In d ic a tio n s a r e t h a t G o v ern o r H ad ley w ill n o t follow R o o sev elt in th e th ird p a rty plan. C lose o f th e co n v en tio n m a rk s h a s ty rush by n e w s p a p e r cam p s to B a ltim o re co n v en tio n . R ailro ad officials u n a b le to g e t any d e fin ite u n d e rs ta n d in g fro m Colonel R o o sev elt a s to w hen he w ill s t a r t b ack e a s t. G o v ern o r H ad ley , o f M isso u ri, and S e n a to r B orah sa id to h a v e d eclin ed to co n sid er th e v ic e -p re sid e n c y . T. R A C C E P T S N O M IN A T IO N . P ro g r e s s iv e s B egin W ork of O rg a n iz ing N ew P arty . C hicago, J u n e 2 2 .— T heo d o re R oose v e lt w as n o m in ated to n ig h t fo r p resi d e n t on an in d e p e n d e n t tic k e t. T he n o m in atio n w as m ade d u rin g th e d y in g h o u rs o f th e R e p u b lica n n a tio n a l con | v e n tio n in w hich M r. R o o sev elt m e t d e fe a t. T h e fo llo w ers o f C olonel R o o sev elt m e t in O rc h e stra H all, and pledged th e ir su p p o rt to th e e x -p re sid e n t. In a c c e p tin g th e n o m in a tio n , Colonel w * * * k I p ^ * p = R o o sev elt ap p ealed to th e p eo p le o f all se c tio n s, re g a rd le ss o f p a r ty affilia tio n s, to sta n d w ith th e fo u n d e rs o f th e new p a r ty , one o f w hose c a rd in a l p rin cip le s, he sa id , w a s to be “ Thou s h a lt n o t ste a l. ” T he in fo rm al n o m in a tio n o f C olonel R o o sev elt w as said to be chiefly fo r th e purpose o f e ffe c tin g a te m p o ra ry o rg a n iz a tio n . B e g in n in g to m o rro w , w hen a call is to be issued fo r a s t a te c o n v en tio n in Illin o is, th e w o rk o f o r g a n iz a tio n w ill be pushed fo rw a rd r a p idly, s t a te by s ta te . A t a l a te r tim e , p ro b a b ly in A u g u s t, T e m p o ra ry o rg a n iz a tio n m ade p e r a n a tio n a l co n v en tio n w ill be held. m a n e n t w ith o u t a h itc h , in s tr ik in g Colonel R oosevelt, in a c c e p tin g th e c o n tr a s t to th e fig h t on th e o p en in g n o m in atio n , sa id he did so w ith th e day. u n d e rs ta n d in g t h a t he w ould be w il- P la tfo rm a im s to in clu d e th e b e s t ' lin g to s te p asid e if it should b e th e ideas dem an d ed by all fa c tio n s o f th e d e s ire o f th e new p a r ty w hen o rg an - th ird p a r ty an d th e c o u n try a t la rg e , j ized to se le c t a n o th e r sta n d a rd - irre s p e c tiv e o f p a rty affiliatio n s. I b e a re r. J lè > ■ T hird degree ^ C H A R L E S K L E IN ' I (( W * H.T a f t )] , 1 1 II d e n t and J a m e s S c h o o lc ra ft S h erm an , o f N ew Y ork, fo r v ic e -p re sid e n t. P re s id e n t T a f t receiv ed 561 o f the 1078 v o te s in th e co n v en tio n , o r 21 m o re th a n a m a jo rity . T h e re s u lt o f th e b a llo t w a s : T a f t 561, R oosevelt 107, L a F o lie tte 41, C u m m in s 17, H u g h es, 2, a b s e n t 6, p re s e n t, b u t n ot v o tin g , 344. T h e re s u lt o f th e b a llo t fo r vice- p re sid e n t w as : S h erm an 597, B orah 21, M e rriam 20, H adley 14, B e v erid g e 2, G ille tt 1, a b s e n t 71, p re se n t, b u t n o t v o tin g , 352. T he decision o f th e R o o sev elt people, u n d e r d ire c tio n o f t h e i r lead er, to r e f r a in from v o tin g , l e f t no o th e r c a n d id a te n e a r th e p r e s i d e n t. T he a n n o u n cem en t o f th e T a f t v ic to ry w as g r e e te d w ith c h e e rin g fro m h is a d h e re n ts and g ro a n s and h iss e s from th e o p p o sitio n . W hen i t becam e a b so lu te ly c e r ta in e a rly today t h a t M r. T a f t w ould be n o m in ated w ith o u t g r e a t difficulty, th e lead ers in co n tro l o f th e co n v en tio n decided to g iv e him a s a ru n n in g m a te h is com panion on th e t i c k e t in 1908. All o th e rs d ro p p ed from th e ra c e and Mr. S herm an w as th e only c a n d i d a te re g u la rly placed b e fo re th e con v en tio n . A m otion from N ew H a m p s h ir e to m ak e th e n o m in atio n by ac c la m a tio n w as d e c la re d o u t o f o rd e r. T h e re w e re m any s c a tte r in g v o te s on th e roll call th a t ensued. T h e convention, am id m uch co n fu s ion, a d jo u rn ed sin e die. A t no tim e w as th e re any in d icatio n o f a w a lk o u t o f R oosevelt d e le g a te s . T hey ex p ressed th e ir re v o lt by silen ce. C hicago, J u n e 22. —- S e n a to r R oot m ade ch a irm a n o f th e c o m m itte e to n o tify P re sid e n t T a ft. T hom as H. D ev in e, o f Colorado, to head vice- p re s id e n tia l n o tifica tio n co m m ittee. D a rro w A gent P e rju re d . S o u th e r n Issu e O p e n e d . B o ra h N ips B oom in Bud. Los A n g eles — G eorge B ehm , o f C hicago, J u n e 19.— W ith th e su b C h ica g o , J u n e 2 0 .— T h e B orah p re s P o rta g e , W ig., an uncle o f O rtie Mc- m ission o f a m in o rity r e p o rt to n ig h t id e n tia l boom w as n ip p ed in th e bud M anigal, te stifie d at] th e b rib e ry tr ia l I sig n e d by 11 m em b ers o f th e ru le s th is m o rn in g by th e S e n a to r h im se lf. o f C laren ce S. D arro w th a t D arro w co m m itte e , th e q u e stio n o f re d u c in g W hen he cam e d o w n s ta irs th is m o rn had b ro u g h t him to Los A ngeles to g e t S o u th ern re p re s e n ta tio n in th e R epub- in g S e n a to r B orah found h is Idaho O cM . unigal re p u d ia te h is con lican n a tio n a l co n v en tio n s w ill be p u t i W rtie i" M u Au n u . i to -------u :----------------' f rie n d s d is tr ib u tin g b ad g es, stre a m e rs fessio n . Behm te stifie d also th a t he sq u a rely b e fo re th e co n v en tio n to m o r an d h a t bands b e a r in g th e leg en d , had den ied b e fo re th e g ra n d ju ry th a t row. “ B o rah fo r P r e s id e n t.” I n s ta n tly he he had tr ie d to influence M cM anigal, T he a n n o u n cem en t w as m ad e a t a p p e a le d to h is a d m ire rs to recall as D arrow had told him so to te s tif y . I m id n ig h t by W. If. C o lem an , th e | t h e i r c a m p a ig n m a te r ia l, fo r he r e B ehm c o n tra d ic te d th e la t t e r s ta te - ! m em b er from P e n n sy lv a n ia w hose fu se d to ta k e th e ir a b u llitio n as m ore m e n t and said D arro w had told him to I re so lu tio n p ro v id in g fo r such reduc- th a n a c o m p lim en t and d id n o t w a n t r e fu s e to an sw e r q u e stio n s re g a rd in g tio n had been tab led e a r ie r in th e to be th e la u g h in g sto c k o f th e con h is re la tio n s w ith M cM anigal. e v e n in g by th e co m m itte e . v e n tio n . F ru itg r o w e r s N ot A larm ed. S a le m — O r.— A lth o u g h a d ren ch in g , h eav y rain fell h e re la s t w eek, b u t sm all d am a g e w as done to crops. T he p ru n es w ill be u n affe cted , b u t th e re is f e a r o f som e d a m a g e to c h e rrie s by b u r s tin g o r c ra c k in g , b u t fra itm e n are n o t g e n e ra lly v ery g re a tly alarm ed . Som e hay and ‘v e tc h h as been d am ag ed C o n sid erab le hay h as been c u t and th is w ill be h u rt. H opm en are g e n e ra lly o f th e o p in io n th a t th e hops w ill be helped by th e rain . ^They s ta te th a t th e ra in w ill w ash th e honeydew from th e hops and k ill off th e lice. M urphy F riendly to G ay n o r. N ew Y ork —■ C h a rle s F. M urphy, le a d e r o f T a m m a n y H all, is by no m ean s h o stile to th e m ove re c e n tly launched to fav o r th e c a n d id a c y o f W illiam J G ay n o r fo r th e D e m o c ra tic p re sid e n tia l n o m in a tio n , ju d g in g from his com m ent on th e m o v em en t. “ T h a t is th e k i n d o f m an w e w a n t—a m an who can Kot in d e p e n d e n t s tr e n g th as w ell as th e su p p o rt o f th e r e g u la r o rg a n iz a tio n ,” sa id M r. M urphy. " S u c h su p p o rt w ould n ot a ffe c t th e a ttitu d e o f th e D em o c ra tic o rg a n iz a t i o n .” B o g u s T ic k e ts A cce p te d , C h ic a g o — In s p ite o f th e p re c a u tio n s ta k e n by th e c o m m itte e on a r r a n g e i m e n ts an d th e po lice to p re v e n t any b u t th o se h o ld in g r e g u la r tic k e ts from g a in in g ad m issio n to th e co liseu m , i t w a s re p o rte d th a t sc o res had been p assed by d o o rk e e p e rs e ith e r fo r a m oney c o n sid e ra tio n , fo r f rie n d s h ip ’s sa k e , o r on a t i c k e t re se m b lin g th e r e g u la r ones b u t n o t g en u in e . C h ie f I D o o rk e e p e r H an sen rem oved se v era l o f h is a id e s a f t e r ta k in g th e ir b ad g es fro m th em and c a u s in g tw o fo rm e r a ld e rm e n to be e je c te d . P a r k e r May Be C h a irm a n . B a ltim o re —I t w as said h ere th a t A lton B. P a r k e r w as a lik ely c a n d i d a te fo r th e te m p o ra ry c h a irm a n sh ip o f th e D e o c ra tic n a tio n a l co nvention, w ith R e p re s e n ta tiv e Ja m e s, o f K en tu c k y , n e x t stro n g e s t. S e n a to r G ore, o f O klahom a fn d R e p re s e n ta tiv e M itchell P a lm e r d f P e n n sy lv a n ia w ill •econd th e n o m in a tio n o f W oodrow W ilson, i t is announced, w hile frie n d s of G overnor B u rk e o f N o rth D a k o ta a ta rte d a “ d a rk h o rse ” boom fo r him . N ational P rim a ry Is P lan . W a sh in g to n , D. C .— G o v e rn m e n t su p erv isio n o f p re sd e n tia l p r im a rie s is proposed in a bill in tro d u c ed hy R ep re s e n ta tiv e H o w lan d , R e p u b lica n , o f O hio. A n a tio n a l hoard o f five rfiem- b e rs would h a v e ch a rg e o f all p rim a r- iea in th e U n ite d S ta te s . A hoard o f th re e m em b ers w ould h av e c h a rg e o f p rim a rie s w ith in th e s ta te s . C andi- d a te s fo r p re s id e n t w ould be re q u ire d to file d e c la ra tio n s o f can d id acy w ith th e board and pay a $1000 filin g fee. W om en Raid M eat S h o p s . P h ila d e lp h ia — F o u r w om en w e re a r r e s te d h e re T h u rsd a y in th e so u th e rn se c tio n o f th e c ity a f t e r d e m o n s tra tio n s b e fo re b u tc h e r shops w f ch re c e n tly in c re a se d th e p ric e s o f m eats. ( W om en a t a m ass m e e tin g W ed n esd ay n ig h t decided to b o y c o tt th e b u tc h e r sh o p s in an a tte m p t to fo rce down p ric e s and th e d e m o n s tra tio n sp read o v e r all th e so u th e rn p a r t o f th e city , T h e w om en e n te re d th e shops and sp rin k le d k ero se n e o v e r th e m eats. v A R T H U R 0H O R N B LO W w V IL L U S T R A T IO N S BY RA Y W A L T E R S CORlrlflCHT, 1909. BY &.W DU.LINCHAH CO/UANY SY N O P S IS . H ow ard Jeffrie», h a n k e r '» »on. u n d e r th«i e v il I n f l u e n c e of R o b e r t U n d e r w o o d , f e l l o w - s t u d e n t a t Ya le , l a u d a a lif e o f di»- u p a t l o n . i n a r r i i s t h e d a u g h t e r of a g a m b l e r w h o d i e d in p r i s o n , a n d 1» d l « o w n e d by h i s f a t h e r H e Is o u t o f w o r k a n d In d esp erate giraita. U nderwood, who had >nc* b e e n e n g a g e d t o H o w a r d ’s s t e p m o t h e r , A l i c i a , ia a p p a r e n t l y In p r o s p e r ous c i r c u m s t a n c e s T a k in g a d v a n ta g e of bl» i u t i n i a ' - y w i t h A l i c i a , lie b e c o m e » a to rt of social h i g h w a y m a n . D iscovering iia t r u e c h a r a c t e r A l i c i a d e n i e s h i m t h e louse H e s e n d s h e r a note t h re a te n in g l u lc l d e . Art d e a le r s for w h o m he a c te d »s c o m m i s s i o n e r , d e m a n d a n a c c o u n t i n g H e c a n n o t m a k e go od . H o w a r d calls a t bis a p a r t m e n t s in a n I n t o x i c a t e ' * c o n d i tion t o r e q u e s t a l o a n o f $2,000 t o e n a b l e hi m t o t a k e u p a b u s i n e s s p r o p o s i t i o n . H o w a r d d r i n k s h i m s e lf Into a m a u d l i n condition, a n d goes to sle e p o n a divan. A c a l l e r is a n n o u n c e d a n d U n d e r w o o d Sraws a screen around the dru n k en • l e e p e r . A l i ci a e n t e r s 8he dem ands a p r o m i s e f r o n t U n d e r w o o d t h a t h e wil l n o t t a k e h i s !*fe H e r e f u s e s u n l e s s s h e will renew h e r p a tro n a g e . T his she refuses, t n d t a k e s h e r l e a v e . LT nd e r w oo d k i l l s him self. T h e rejjort of th e pistol a w a k e n s H o w a r d . H e f in d s U n d e r w o o d d e a d . H o w a r d is t u r n e d o v e r t o t h e p o l i c e Capt. C linton, no to rio u s fo r his b r u ta l treatm en t of prisoners, puts H ow ard t h r o u g h t h e t h i r d d e g r e e , a n d A n a l ly g e t s an a l l e g e d c o n f e s s i o n f r o m t h e h a r a s s e d mam A n n i e , H o w a r d ’s w i f e , d e c l a r e s h e r b e li e f m tie r h u s b a n d ’s i n n o c e n c e , a n d alls on Je ffr'e s . Pr He r e fu s e s to help u n l e s s s h e wil l c o n s e n t t o a d i v o r c e . T o »a v e H o w a r d s h e c o n s e n t s , b u t w h e n s h e find s t h a t t h e e l d e r J e f f r i e s d o e s n o t i n tend to s t a n d b y his son. e x c e p t f in a n ci a l ly . s h e s c o r n s h i s h e l p Annie ap p eals to J u d g e B r e w s t e r a t t o r n e y f o r J e f f r i e s . Sr., to t a k e H o w a r d ’s c a s e . H e declines. It is r e p o r t e d t h a t A n n i e Is g o i n g o n t h e • tag«. T h e h a n k e r a n d his w ife call on J u d g e B r e w s t e r t o fin d s o m e w a y t o p r e v e n t It. A n n e a g a i n p l e a d s w i t h B r e w - •ter to defend H ow ard. He con s e n ts . Alicia is greutly alarm ed when she learns from Annie that B re w s te r h a s ta k e n th e case. She con fesses to A n n ie th a t s h e c a lle d on U n d e r w o o d t h e n i g h t o f Ills d e a t h , a n d t h a t s h e h a s h i s l e t t e r In w h i c h h e t h r e a t e n e d s u i- side, b u t b e g s f o r t i m e b e f o r e g i v i n g o u t the in fo rm a tio n . Annie p ro m ises Brew - • te r to p r o d u ce th e m issin g w o m a n a t a m eetin g a t his hom e. B rew ster accuses Clinton of fo rcin g a c o n fe ssio n from H ow ard. Annie a p p e a rs w ith o u t th e w it ness a n d r e f u s e s to giv e t h e n a m e . Alicia arrives. C ap t. C linton d e c la re s A nnie h a s tricked them . Alicia h a n d s h im U n d e r w ood's letter. A n n ie lets C lin to n believe t h e l e t t e r w a s w r i t t e n t o h e r . 8 h e Is a r rested. T he U nderwood letter an d A n n i e ’s p e r j u r e d t e s t i m o n y c l e a r H o w a r d . T he e ld e r Je ffrie s offers to t a k e H o w a rd abroad. - " » “ • *y H U M 'I » t • A HAffiDBATIWII <D>[7 [MtrmDiPmQïïAW djmz . CHAPTER X I X . — Cont in ued . n eed .M L ooking up a t him , sh e ad d ed : “ Y our face h as b rig h te n ed up al- read y ! H e s ta re d a t h er, u u ab le to u n d e r sta n d . “ I wish you could go w ith m e.” She sm iled. "Y our f a th e r ’s so c iety d o esn ’t m ake q u ite su ch an ap p eal to me as It does to yo u .” C a relessly , she ad d ed : "W h ere a re you g o in g —P a ris or L o u d o n ?” H e se n t a th ick cloud of sm oke c u rl ing to th e celling. A E u ro p ean trip w as so m e th in g he had long looked fo r w ard to. "L o n d o n —V ien n a— P a ris,” he re plied, gayly. W ith a laugh, h e w en t on: "No. I th in k I’ll c u t o u t P aris. I’m a m a rrie d m an. I m u stn 't fo rg et t h a t !” A nnie looked up a t him quickly. "Y o u ’ve fo rg o tte n It a lre a d y ,” she said , q uietly. T h e re w as rep ro a ch in h e r voice a s sh e co n tin u ed : “Ah, H ow ard, y ou’re su ch a boy! A little p le a su re trip an d th e p a s t is fo r g o tte n ! ” A look of p erp lex ity cam e o v er his face. B eing only a m an, he did not g ra sp quickly th e finer sh a d e s of hef m eaning. W ith som e irrita tio n , h e tie rn a n d e d : "D id n ’t you say you w an ted m e lo go an d fo rg e t? ” She nodded. "Yea, I do, H ow ard. Y ou’ve m ade m e happy. I w an t you to be h ap p y .” H e looked puzzled. "You say you love m e?” he sold, "T h e p assag e t i so dart!** she ex plained, apolo g etically . H e looked a t h e r fo r a m om ent w ith o u t sp e ak in g , and fo r a m o m en t th e re w as aw k w ard pause. T h en he said : “ W hen d o es H ow ard leav e you?” A nnie s ta re d in su rp rise . “ How do you know th a t? ” sh e ex claim ed. "W e law yer« know e v e ry th in g ,” he sm iled. G ravely he w en t on: "H is fa th e r ’s a tto rn e y s h av e ask ed me for all the ev id en ce I have. T hey w an t to use It a g a in s t you. T h e id ea is th a t he sh a ll go ab ro ad w ith h is fa th e r, and th a t th e p ro ceed in g s will be begun d u rin g his ab se n c e .” "H o w ard know s n o th in g ab o u t it,” said A nnie, confidently. "A re you s u r e ? ” d em an d ed th e law yer, sk ep tically . "Q u ite su re ,” sh e an sw ere d , posi tively. "B u t he Is going aw a y ? ” p ersisted th e judge. "Y es, I w an t him to go— I am send ing him aw ay," sh e replied. T h e law y er w as silen t. He s a t and looked a t h e r as If try in g to read her th o u g h ts. T h en qu ietly he said: "Do you know th ey In ten d to m ake R o b ert U nderw ood th e gro u n d for th e ap p licatio n for div o rce, and to use your own p e rju re d testim o n y as a w eapon a g a in s t you? You see w h at a lie lead s to. T h e re 's no end to it, and you a re com pelled to go on lying to su p p o rt th e o rig in a l lie, an d th a t's p recisely w h at I w on’t p e rm it.” A nnie nodded acq u iescen ce. "I knew you w ere g oing to scold m e,” sh e sm iled. "S cold y o u ?” he said, kindly. “No— it ’s m y self T m sco ld in g You did w h at you th o u g h t w as rig h t, and I al lowed you to do w h a t I knew was w rong.” "You m ad e tw o m ise ra b le wom en h ap p y ,” sh e said, q uietly. T h e law y er trie d to su p p re ss a sm ile. "I tr y to ex cu se m yself on th at g ro u n d ," he said , “ b u t it w on’t work I vio lated my o ath as a law y er, my in te g rity as a m an. my hon o r, my self re sp e c t, all u p se t, all gone. I’ve been a very u n p le a s a n t com panion fo r my took advantage of him. f did. t tat th a t he w as s e n tim e n ta l an d aelf- w illed, and all th a t. I s ta rte d o u t te a ttr a c t him. I waa tire d of th e life I was living, th e h a rd w ork, th e loneli n ess. and all th e r e s t of It, and I m ade up my m ind to ca tc h him if 1 could. I d id n 't th in k It w as w ro n g th en , but 1 do now. B esides." sh e w en t on, “ I'm older th an he Is— five y e a rs o ld er. He th in k s I’m th re e y e a rs y o u n g er, an d th a t h e ’s p ro tectin g m e from th e world. 1 took a d v a n ta g e of h is Ig n o ran ce of life." Ju d g e B rew ster sh ru g g ed hie sh o u l d ers im p atien tly . “ If boys of 25 a re n o t m en th ey n ev er will be,” L ooking dow n a t h er kindly, he w ent on: “ Pon my w ord! if I w as 25, I’d let th is d iv o rce go th ro u g h and m arry you m yself.” "O h, Ju d g e!” T h a t was all sh e could say, b u t th e re was g ra titu d e in th e g irl's eyes. T h ese w re th e first kind w ords any one had yet spoken to her. I t w as n ice to know th a t som e one saw som e good m her. She w as try in g to th in k c( so m eth in g to say, w hen sud d en ly th e re was th e click of a key being in se rte d in a yale lock. T he fro n t door opeued, and H ow ard ap p eared . W ell, ju d g e !” he ex claim ed , " th is la a s u r p r is e ! ” T h e law y er looked a t him grav ely . “ How do you do, young m a n ? ” he said. Q ulczlngly he ad d ed : "You look v ery pleased w ith y o u rse lf!” "This is th e first o p o rtu n lty I've had th a n k you for your k in d n ess," said How ard, cordially “You can th a n k yo u r wife, my boy, not m e ! ” C h anging th e topic, h e sa id : "So you’re going a b ro ad , eh ?" "Yes, did A nnie tell you? I t’a only for a few m o n th s.” T he law y er frow ned. T ap p in g the floor im p atien tly w ith h is can e, he said : "W hy are you going a w a y ? ” T ak en ab ack a t th e q u estio n , H ow ard sta m m e re d : "B ecau se— b ecau se— ” "B ecau se I w an t him to go,” i n t e r ru p led A nnie quickly. T he law y er shook h is head, an d lo o k ing ste a d ily a t H o w ard , h e said ste rn ly : “I’ll te ll you, H ow ard, m y boy. Y qu're going to escap e from th e sc a n d alm o n g ers and th e gossip in g busy- bodies. F org iv e me fo r sp e ak in g p lain ly, b u t y o u 're going aw ay because yo u i w ife’s co nduct is a topic of conversar tion am ong your frie n d s—” H ow ard in te rru p te d him. "Y o u 're m ista k e n , Judge; I d o n ’t care a h an g w h at peo p le sa y —" "T h en why do you leav e h e r h e re te fight th e b a ttle a lo n e ? ” d em an d ed the judge, angrily. A nnie ad v an ced , and ra ise d h e r hand d ep recatin g ly . H ow ard looked a t h ei .is if now for th e firs t tim e he realised th e tru th . "T o fight th e b a ttle alo n e?” he echoed. "Y es," said th e Judge, “you e r e giv ing th e w orld a w eapon w ith w hich te strik e a t your w ife !” H ow ard w as sile n t. T he la w y e r’s worda h ad s tr u c k hom e. S low ly h t s a id : "I n ev er th o u g h t of t h a t Y ou're rig h t! I w an ted to g e t aw ay from 11 all. F a th e r offered m e th e ch a n c e and A nnie told m e to go— ” A nnie tu rn e d to th e Judge. "P lease, Judge,” sh e said , “d o n ’t t a j any m ore.” A d d ressin g h e r husb an d , she w en t on: “H e d id n ’t m ean w h a t he said , H o w ard .” H ow ard h u n g his head. “ H e’s q u ite rig h t, A nnie,” he aald, sh am efaced ly . “ I n e v e r should have co n sen ted to go; I w as w ro n g .” Ju d g e B re w s te r ad v an ce d an d p a t k indly on th e back, b o y !” he said. “ Now, Mra I'll te ll yo u r h u sb an d th e H e w aited and looked a t h e r c u ri ously us if w ondering w h at h e r a n sw er would be. He w aited som e tim e, and th e n slow ly sh e sa id : “ I th in k — you had b e tte r g o !” “ You d o n ’t m ean t h a t ! ” he ex claim ed, in g enuine su rp rise . She sh ook h e r h ead affirm atively. “ Yes, I do,” she sa id ; “yo u r fa th e r w a n ts you to ta k e yo u r positio n in th e w orld, th e position you a re en title d to, th e p o sitio n your a sso c ia tio n w ith m e p re v e n ts you from ta k in g —” H ow ard drum m ed his fingers on th e ta b le c lo th and looked o u t of th e w in dow. It seem ed to h er th a t his voice no longer had th e sam e can d id rin g as he rep lied : ‘Yes, fa th e r h a s sp o k en to me about It. H e w an ts to be frien d s, and I—” H e p au sed aw k w ard ly , and th e n ad d ed: “l a d m it I’ve— I ’ve p rom ised to co n sid er it, b u t—” A nnie finished his se n te n c e for him : “ You’re g o in g to ac c e p t his offer, H ow ard. You owe it to yo u rself, to your fam ily, an d to— ” S he laughed as she ad d ed : “ I w as going to say to m illions of an x io u s r e a d e rs .” H ow ard looked a t h e r curiously. H e she cried. did n o t know if sh e w as je s tin g or in “ T h en I'll tell him w ith o u t y o u r p e r ea rn e st. A lm o st im p a tie n tly he ex m issio n ,” he re to rte d . T u rn in g to the claim ed: young m an, he w e n t on: “ H ow ard “ T h en W hy Do You L eave H er H ere to F ig h t th e B a ttle A lone?” “ W hy do you ta lk in th is w ay a g a in st yo u r wife is an an g el! S h e's too good your own i n t e r e s t ^ You know I’d self la te ly .” R isin g im p a tie n tly , he a w om an for th is w orld. She h as no! “ and y e t y ou’re h ap p y b ecau se I’m go like to be friendly* w ith my fam ily, stro d e up an d dow n th e room . T hen h e s ita te d to sacrifice h e r stood n a m e and all th a t. B u t it w o u ld n ’t be fair ing aw ay. I d o n ’t follow th a t line of tu rn in g on h er, he said , a n g rily : “ But h e r h ap p in ess, to sh ield a n o th e r won» re a so n in g .” to you.” T h a t’s w h at an. And th a t w om an— th e w om an whi " I t is n 't re a so n ,” sh e said w ith a I’ll h av e no m ore lies. I ni n o t ta lk in g a g a in s t m yself, T he called a t U n d erw ood’s room th a t nigh! H ow ard. I w a n t you to be happy, and sm ile, “i t ’s w h at I feel. I g u ess a m an b rin g s me h e re th is m orning. you’re not happy. You c a n ’t be happy w a n ts to h av e w h at h e loves and a first m ove th ey m ak e a g a in s t you and — w as Mrs. Je ffries, yo u r s te p m o th e r !* H ow ard sta re d back in am azem en t, u n d er th ese co n d itio n s. Now bo h o n w om an is satisfied to love ju s t w h a t I’ll te ll th e w hole t r u t h ! ” A nnie gazed p en siv ely o u t of th e sh e w an ts. A nyw ay, I ’m glad. I’m “ It's true, th en , I did recognize hei est w ith me— can y o u ?” window w ith o u t m ak in g reply. glad y ou’re going. Go an d tell y o u r fa v o ic e !” he cried. “Can you?” ho d em an d ed . "Did you h e a r? ” he said , ra isin g his T u rn in g to his wife, he sa id : “O h "N o,” sh e an sw e re d , fra n k ly , “not th e r .” voice. "I sh a ll le t th e w orld know A nnie, why d id n ’t you te ll m e? You T ak in g his h a t, h e sa id : un less you a r e .” Slow ly sh e w en t on: th a t you sacrificed y o u rself fo r th a t saved m y s te p m o th e r from d isg ra c e “ I’ll telep h o n e h im .” W h atev er h a p p in e ss I’ve had In life w om an.” “ Yes, t h a t ’s rig h t,” sh e replied. you sp a red my fa th e r! Oh, th a t war I owe to you, and God know s y o u ’ve She tu rn e d and shook h e r head. noble of y o u !” In a low to n e he whi» “ W h e re ’s my c a n e ? ” h e ask ed , look had n o th in g b u t tro u b le from me. I "No, ju d g e,” sh e said, "I do n o t wish p e re ^ : "D on’t send me aw ay from did w rong to m a rry you, and I’m ing ro u n d th e room . L et me sta y and prov« She found It fo r him , an d a s h e it. If th ey do su cceed in influencing you, A nnie! w illing to pay th e p en alty . I'v e evened H ow ard to b rin g s u it a g a in s t m e 1 th a t I’m w orthy of y o u !” ^ m a tte rs up w ith y o u r fam ily ; now let opened th e door, sh e sa id : sh all n o t defend It.” T.o th e young w ife It all seem ed like “ Don’t be long, will y o u ?” me try and s q u a re up w ith you.” Ju d g e B rew ster w as n o t a p a tie n t a d ream , alm o st too good to be re a l H e laughed. "E v en ed up m a tte r s w ith my fam " I ’ll com e rig h t back. By G e o rg e !” m an. and if th e re w as a n y th in g th a t T he d ark , tro u b led d ay s w ere en d ed ily ?” he ex claim ed in su rp rise . "W h at h e ex claim ed , "I feel q u ite ex cited a t an g ered him it w as ra n k in ju stic e . He A long life, b rig h t w ith its p ro m ise oi do you m e a n ? ” had no p atie n c e w ith th is young wom h ap p in ess, w as b efo re them . W ith a sm ile sh e rep lied am b ig u th e p ro sp e c t of th is t r i p ! ” R eg ard in g "R u t w h at of th e fu tu re , How ard?* h e r fondly, h e w en t o n : “I t ’s aw fully an w ho allow ed h e rse lf to be tra m ously: pled on in th is o u tra g e o u s way. Yet sh e d em an d ed , g ently. “Oh. th a t ’s a little p riv a te m a tte r of good of you. old g irl, to le t m e go. he could n o t be a n g ry w ith h er. She Ju d g e B re w ste r an sw ere d th e que» my o w n !” l i e s ta re d a t h er, u nable I d o n ’t th in k th e re a r e m any w om en had q u a litie s w hich co m pelled his ad tion. to com p reh en d , and sh e w en t on, like you.” m ira tio n and re sp e c t, and n o t th e least " I ’ve th o u g h t of th a t,” he said A nnie a v e rte d h e r head. g ra v e ly : “ H o w ard , you m u st do “ Now, d o n ’t sp o il m e,” sh e said , lift of th e s e w as h e r w illin g n ess to shield "H o w ard , will you com e in to my offic« h a t's b est fo r y o u rself. I ’ll pack o th e rs a t h e r own ex p en se. and stu d y lsw ? You can show y o u r fa your thin g s. You can go w hen you ing th e tra y a s If to go in to th e " P e rh a p s n o t,” he re to rte d , “b u t I th e r w h at you can do w ith a good wifi k itch en . p lease—" "W a it till I k iss you good-by,” he will. I t ’s u n ju st, It's u n rig h te o u s, it's to seco n d yo u r effo rts.” He s ta re d gloom ily o u t of th e w in im p o ssib le !“ H ow ard g rasp ed * h is o u tstre tc h e d dow w ith o u t rep ly in g . A fter all, he sa id , effusively. "B u t you d o n ’t u n d e rs ta n d ,” sh e said, hand. T ak in g th e tra y from h er, he p laced th o u g h t to h im self. It w as p erh a p s for g e n tly ; “ I am to b lam e.” "T h an k s. Judge, I a c c e p t,” he re p lie d th e best. S h ack led as he w as now, it on th e tab le, and fo ld in g h e r in his "Y ou’re too read y to b lam e y o u r h eartily . he would n e v e r be ab le to accom plish arm s, he p ressed his lip s to h ers. self," he said , testily . T u rn in g to his wife, h e took h e r li any th in g If th ey s e p a ra te d , h is fa th e r "Good-by,” h e m u rm u re d ; “I w on’t A nnie w e n t up to him an d laid h er h is arm s. H er h ead fell on his ghoul would ta k e him in to h is business. be long ” hand affe ctio n a te ly on h is shoulder. der. Looking up a t him shyly and Life would b eg in for him all over As soon as h e d isa p p eare d sh e gave sm ilin g th ro u g h h e r te a rs, sh e u iu r tg aln . It would be b e tte r for her, w ay co m p letely , and sin k in g in to a W ith te a r s in h e r eyes, sh e said : "L e t m e tell you so m e th in g , judge. m ured, softly: oo. Of co u rse, he would n ev er fo r ch air, lean ed h e r h ead on th e ta b le His f a th e r w as rig h t w hen he said I “ I am happy now —a t la s t! ” get h e r H e would p ro v id e for h er an d sobbed a s if h e r h e a rt would com fort. H is f a th e r would help him b reak . T h is, th en , w as th e end! He a rra n g e for th a t. L ig h tin g a cig ar w ould go aw ay an d soon fo rg e t h er. , 1 ette. he said, c a re le s sly : THE END. S h e would n e v e r see him ag ain ! B ut |L Jr Ujjf1 "yj W ell- p e rh a p s you’re rig h t. M ay w h a t w as th e use of cry in g ? It w as be a little trip th ro u g h E u ro p e w o n ’t th e way of th e w orld. She c o u ld n 't do me any h arm ." blam e him . He loved h e r—sh e w as "Of co u rse n o t,” sh e said , sim ply. su re of th a t. B ut th e call of his fam B usy w ith an o b s tin a te m atch , he ily and frie n d s w as too stro n g to re did n o t h e a r th e sig h th a t accom sist. A lte rn a te ly lau g h in g and cry in g S hould T ak e th e Tip. T w o-H eaded S nake. panied h e r w o rd s o r see th e look of h y ste ric a lly , sh e pick ed up th e tra y , "Y es, Jo h n ,” re m a rk e d Mrs. Stubb, W e saw w ith o u r ow n so b er eye on agony th a t cro ssed h e r face. and c a rry in g it in to th e k itch en , b egan who waa g lan cin g o v er th e sp o rtin g S u d d en ly th e re page o u t of cu rio sity , “ w hen th e b ase W ednesday of la s t w eek th e doublo- "But w h at a re you going to do?” he w ash in g th e d ish es. Inquired, a f te r a silence. w as a rin g a t th e bell. H a s tily p u ttin g ball p la y e rs s t a r t to p ra c tic e th ey go head ed young r a ttle s n a k e cau g h t a couple of w eoka ago on an Island la W ith an effort, sh e co n tro lled h e r on a clean ap ro n , sh e opened th e door. h u n d re d s of m iles from ho m e.” roioe N ot for all th e w orld would Ju d g e B re w s te r stood sm ilin g on th e "Oh, if th e p ian o p lay ers would only Buck Crook aw am p by M essrs. H air A nnie u tte re d a cry of ihe b e tra y th e fact th a t h e r h e a rt th re sh o ld . do th e s a m e !" sig h ed Mr. Stubb, as and H artxog. It w aa a sure-enough was b reak in g . W ith affected in d if p leasu re. G re e tin g th e old law y er af th e young w om an in th e n e x t flat ra ttle s n a k e , som e alx o r aevea Inches fectio n ately , sh e in v ited him in. As he ference, sh e rep lied : s ta rte d to h am m er o u t th e la te s t long, a b o u t th e else of th e la rg e st p a ri "Oh, I sh a ll be all rig h t. I shall go e n te re d , h e looked q u estlo n in g ly a t h e r w altz fo r th e tw e n tie th tim e th a t day. of th e body of a p ip este m and beau and live so m ew h ere in th e co u n try for red eyes, b u t m ade no rem ark tlf tally m arked. O ne h ead w as a little a few m onths. I'm tire d of th e c ity .” " I ’m d elig h ted to se e you. Judge,” Point« of View. la rg e r th a n th e o th e r, b u t bo th w ere "S o am I,” h e rejo in ed , w ith a g es sh e sta m m ered . “Does y o u r w ife o b ject to la te din fully developed. T h e re w as a little tu re of d is g u s t "B u t I h a te like th e As he took a s e a t in th e little p arlo r, n e re ? ” b u tto n on th e tall, sh o w in g th a t Its h e said : le u c e to l*»ave you alone ” "It all d ep en d s,” said Mr. M eektoa, ago w as ab o u t a y ear. F o r a eig h t of "Y our h u sb an d p assed m e on th e "on w h e th e r th e cau se i§ a b aseball th is g re a t cu rio sity w e th a n k W. & " T h a t's n o th in g ," sh e said , h astily . *▲ trip ab ro ad ia Ju st w h at you s ta ir s an d d id n 't know m e." g am e or a m atlo e* ” L ard —B ran w ell People.