Mosier bulletin., June 28, 1912, Image 2

TAFT AND SHERMAN
RECEIVE NOMINATIONS
Roosevelt Followers Refuse to Vote and
Organize “ Progressive ” Party.
Republican National Convention Adjourns Sine Die, After
Completing Its Work in Accordance With Pre­
arranged Program of Taft Managers.
C onvention H all, Chicago, Ju n e 22.
— W ith 344 o f th e Roosevelt d ele g a te s
declining to vote, and h asten in g away
a t adjournm ent tim e to ten d er to Col­
onel Theodore R oosevelt th e nom ina­
tion o f a new p a rty , th e fifteenth
R epublican
N ational
convention
a t th e end o f a long and tu m u l­
tuous session to n ig h t renom inated
W illiam H. T a ft, o f Ohio, fo r presi-
Rooseveit forces im m ediately begin
th e ir convention in O rch estra H all.
W illiam Jen n in g s B ryan cheered as
he hastens from convention hall to
B altim ore, to b a ttle w ith reactio n aries
in th e D em ocartic party .
Roll call on adoption o f the p latfo rm
showed 666 yeas, 63 nays, 343 n o t
voting, 19 absent.
M assachusetts d elegation
causes
scenes of wild d isorder by refu sin g to
vote on presid en tial nom ination.
V ice-presidential nom ination offered
G overnor Deneen, o f Illinois, and Sen
ato r Kenyon, of Iowa, b ut both refuse.
F orm er L ieutenant-G overnor Wood
ruff announces his resig n ation as lead
e r of th e R epublican o rganization in
Brooklyn.
Indications are th a t th e Cummins
camp o f progressives w ill join the
Roosevelt th ird p arty .
Indications are th a t G overnor Had
ley will n o t follow R oosevelt in the
third p arty plan.
Close o f th e convention m arks
hasty rush by new spaper camps to
B altim ore convention.
Railroad officials unable to g e t any
definite u n d erstanding from Colonel
R oosevelt as to when he will s ta rt
back east.
G overnor H adley, o f M issouri, and
S enator Borah said to have declined
to consider the vice-presidency.
T
R. A C C E P T S N O M IN A T IO N .
P ro g re s s iv e s B egin W ork o f O rg a n lz
tng N ew P a rty .
Chicago, Ju n e 22.— Theodore Roose­
v elt was nom inated to n ig h t for presi­
d ent on an independent tick et. The
nom ination w as made d u ring the dying
| hours of the Republican national con
i vention in w hich Mr. Roosevelt m et
defeat.
! The follow ers o f Colonel Roosevelt
m et in O rch estra H all, and pledged
th e ir su p p o rt to the ex-president. In
accep tin g th e nom ination,
Colonel
ri H E O D O R E R O O S E V E L T .
d en t and Jam es S choolcraft Sherm an,
o f N ew York, fo r vice-president.
P resid e n t T a ft received 661 o f the
1078 votes in th e convention, o r 21
m ore th an a m ajo rity .
The re su lt of th e b allot w as: T a ft
661, Roosevelt 107, L a F o llette 41,
Cum m ins 17, H ughes, 2, ab sen t 6,
p resen t, b u t not voting, 844.
T he re su lt o f th e b allot fo r vice-
p resid en t w a s : S herm an 697, Borah
21, M erriam 20, H adley 14, B everidge
2, G ille tt 1, ab sen t 71, p resen t, b u t
not voting, 862.
The decision of the
R oosevelt people, under directio n of
th e ir leader, to re fra in from voting,
le f t no o th e r can d id ate n ear th e p re si­
dent. The announcem ent o f the T a ft
victo ry w as g re e te d w ith cheering
from his ad h eren ts and groans and
hisses from th e opposition.
When it becam e absolutely c ertain
early today th a t Mr. T a ft would be
nom inated w ith o u t g re a t difficulty,
th e lead ers in control o f th e conven­
tion decided to g iv e him as a running
m ate his com panion on th e tic k e t in
1908. All o th ers dropped from th e race
and Mr. Sherm an w as th e only candi­
d a te reg u larly placed before the con­
vention. A m otion from New H am p­
sh ire to m ake th e nom ination by ac­
clam ation w as declared o u t of order.
T here w ere m any sc a tte rin g votes on
th e roll call th a t ensued.
T he convention, am id much confus­
ion, adjourned sine die.
A t no tim e w as th e re any indication
o f a w alkout o f RooBevelt delegates.
They expressed th e ir rev o lt by silence.
Roosevelt appealed to the people of all
sections, regardless of p arty affilia­
tions, to stan d w ith th e founders of
th e new p a rty , one of whose cardinal
principles, he said, w as to be “ Thou
sh a lt not steal. ”
The inform al nom ination o f ’ Colonel
Roosevelt w as said to be chiefly for
the purpose o f effecting a tem porary
organ izatio n .
B eginning tom orrow ,
when a call is to be issued fo r a sta te
convention in Illinois, the w ork of o r­
ganization w ill be pushed forw ard rap ­
idly, sta te by sta te .
A t a la te r tim e, probably in A ugust,
T em porary o rg an izatio n made p e r­ a national convention will be held.
m anent w ith o u t a hitch, in strik in g
Colonel Roosevelt, in accepting the
c o n tra st to th e fight on th e opening nom ination, said he did so w ith the
| un d erstan d in g that, he would be w il­
day.
P latfo rm aim s to include th e best ling to step aside if it should be the
ideas dem anded by all factions o f the desire o f th e new p a rty when organ
standard-
th ird p a rty and th e country a t large, 1 ized to select another
I bearer.
irresp ectiv e of p arty affiliations.
Chicago, Ju n e 22. — S en ato r Root
m ade chairm an o f th e co m m ittee to
no tify P resid en t T a ft.
Thom as H.
D evine, o f Colorado, to head vice-
presiden tial notification com m ittee.
W omen H ead Mob.
Los A ngeles— S purred on by the
sh riek s of th e ir women leaders, a mob
o f several hundred M exicans and th e ir
sym path izers m ade w hat the police a s­
serted to be an organized a tte m p t to
rescue Ricardo F lores Magon, Knriquc
Magon Anselmo F igueroa and Librado
R ivera, leaders of th e recen t revolu­
tion in Lower C alifo rn ia a g a in st P re s­
ident Diaz, as they w ere leaving the
courthouse for th e ja il a fte r having
been sentenced to one y e a r and 11
m onths im prisonm ent on M cN eil’s Is­
land, fo r violation of n e u tra lity laws.
A rm y A viator is In ju red .
B o ra h Nips Room in Bud.
W ashington, D. C. Carl L. H am il­
Chicago, Ju n e 20.—The Borah pres­
ton, o f C onnersville, Ind., an in stru c ­ idential boom w as nipped in the bud
to r a t th e arm y aviation school. Col­ th is m orning by the S en ator him self.
lege P ark , Md., w as injured perhaps When he cam e d ow nstairs th is m orn­
fatally in an aeroplane accident a t ing S enator Borah found his Idaho
th a t place.
H am ilton w as flying friends d is trib u tin g badges, stream ers
alone in a biplane and was a t a h eig h t and hat bands b earin g th e legend,
o f 100 fe e t when th e m achine suddenly "B o ra h for l ’re sid e n t.” In stan tly he
fell to the ground and w as sm ashed to i appealed to his adm irers to recall
pieces.
The av ia to r w as pinned be- ! th e ir cam paign m aterial, for he re­
neath th e w reckage, b u t w as quickly ! fused to ta k e th e ir abullition as more
ex tric a te d . He w as h u rried to a hos­ than a com plim ent and did not w ant
p ital, w here it was said his in ju rie s to be the lau g h in g stock of th e con­
m ig h t prove fatal.
vention.
F ru itg ro w e rs N o t A la rm a d .
M urphy F rien d ly fo G ay n o r
Salem —O r.— A lthough a drenching,
heavy rain fell here la st w eek, but
sm all dam age was done to crops. The
prunes will be unaffected, b u t th ere is
fe a r o f some dam age to ch erries by
b u rstin g or cracking, b u t fra itm e n are
not generally very g re a tly alarm ed.
Some hay and 'v etch has been dam ­
aged. C onsiderable hay has been ru t
and th is will be h u rt.
Hopmen are
g enerally of the opinion th a t th e hops
w ill be helped by th e rain. jThey sta te
th a t the rain will wash the honeydew
from th e hops and kill off the lice.
New York — C harles F. Murphy,
leader of Tam m any H all, is by no
m eans hostile to th e move recently
launched to favor th e candidacy of
W illiam J . G aynor for th e D em ocratic
presidential nom ination, ju d g in g from
his com m ent on th e
movem ent.
“ T h at is th e kind of man we w ant a
man who can g et indc|H-ndent stre n g th
as well as the support of the reg u lar
o rg a n iz a tio n ,” said
Mr.
Murphy.
"S u c h support would not affect th e
a ttitu d e of th e D em ocratic organiza-
tion. ”
Spokane, W ash.— Prom ising to a f­
fe c t the whole Inland Kmpire w ith a
g re a te r dem and for c a ttle , sheep, hogs
and hay, and dispensing w ith heavy
w eight losses now incurred by stock-
raise rs in shipping to E astern m ar­
kets, a $3,000,000 p ark in g house plant
and stockyards is to be constructed at
Pasco, according to in form ation reach­
ing Spokane from the F ranklin county
cap ital. Stockm en and c a p ita lists of
W ashington, Idaho. Dregon and Mon­
i tan a are declared to be behind the
project.
N ational P rim a ry Is Plan.
W om en R aid M eat S h o p s .
Film S h o w * to Be F o u g h t.
New Y ork—A im ing to w in back
from th e motion p ic tu re houses to the
“ le g itim a te ’’ th e a te rs thousands o f
am usem ent seekers who have changed
th e ir allegiance in th e last few years,
a syndicate of big th e a tric a l men, in ­
cluding the S huberta,
W illiam A.
B rady, Lew Fields. Marcus Loewe and
o thers, have form ed a c irc u it o f th e a ­
ters, in SO citiea in the F.ast and Mid­
dle W est, and w ill send o u t com panies
th a t w ill play a t 10, 20 and SO cents.
P a s c o S to c k y a rd s , P la n .
W ashington, D. C .—G overnm ent su­
P h iladelphia— Four women w ere a r­
pervision o f p resdential p rim aries is rested here Thursday in the southern
proposed in a bill introduced by Rep­ section of th e city a fte r dem onstra­
re se n ta tiv e Howland, R epublican, of tions before b u tch er shops which re­
Ohio. A national board o f five m em ­ cently increased the prices of m eats.
bers would have charge o f all p rim a r­ Women a t a m ass m eeting W ednesday
ies in th e U nited S tates. A board of n ig h t decided to boycott the butcher
th ree m em bers would have charge of shops in an a tte m p t to force down
p rim aries w ith in th e sta te s.
Candi- j prices and th e dem onstration spread
d ates for p resident would be required over all th e southern p a rt o f the city.
to file decla ratio n s o f candidacy w ith The women entered the shops and
the board and pay a 61000 filing fee. 1 sprinkled kerosene over the m eats.
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ILLUSTRATIONS
BY RAY W ALTERS
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S Y N O P S IS .
H ow ard
Jeffries, b a n k e r's
son, u n d e r
th e evil In tlu en ce o f 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 Y a le , l e a d s a l i f e o f d i s ­
sipation. m a r r i e 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 I n p r i s o n , a n d Is d i s o w n e d
by h i e f a t h e r , l i e Is o u t o f w o r k a n d In
le sp e ra te atralts.
U nderw ood, w ho h ad
on ce b e e n e n g a g e d t o H o w a r d ' » s t e p ­
m o t h e r , A l i c i a , la a p p a r e n t l y In p r o s p e r ­
ou s c l r e u m s t a n c e s
T a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of
bis I n t i m a c y w i t h A l i c i a , h e b e c o m e s a
to r t of social h i g h w a y m a n .
D isco v erin g
bla 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
bouse
H e send» h e r s note th r e a te n i n g
luh.-ide. A r t d e a l e r s f o r w h o m h e e e t e d
as 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 good. H o w a r d c e lls a t
hts 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 ­
ti o n 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
him to t a k e u p a b u s in e s s p ro p o s itio n .
H o w a r d d r in k s h im se lf Into a m a u d lin
condition, a n d g o e s to s le e p on a d iv a n .
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
Sraw s a screen
around
th e d ru n k e n
lleeper.
A lic ia e n te rs .
She d em an d s a
w o n d se f ro m U n d e r w o o d t h a t h e will not
s k e h la Vfe. H e r e f u s e s u n l e s s s h e will
renew h er patronage. This she refuses,
and t a k e s h e r le av e. U n d e r w o o d kills
him self.
T h e r e p o r t of t h e p istol a w a ­
kens H o w a r d . H e finds 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 li c e .
C apt. C linton, n o to rio u s f o r his b r u t a l
tre a tm e n t
of prisoners,
puts
H ow ard
th r o u g h the t h i r d deg ree , a n d fina lly g e ts
an alleg ed c o n f e s s io n f r o m t h e h a r a s s e d
m a n . 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 l i e f in rier h u s b a n d ’s I n n o c e n c e , a n d
pa ll s on J e f f r i e s . ,c r. H e r e f u s e s t o h e l p
u n l e s s s h e w il l c o n s e n t t o a d i v o r c e . T o
lave H o w a rd she consents, b u t w h e n she
tlnds t h a t t h e e l d e r Je ffrie s d oes n o t In­
te nd to s t a n d by b is son. e x c e p t f i n a n ­
cially. s h e s c o r n s h is help. A n n ie a p p e a l s
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 ,
8r ., t o t a k e H o w a r d ' s c a s e . H e d e c l i n e s .
I t 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
i t a g e . T h e b a n k e r a n d h t s w i f e c a l l on
J u d g e B r e w s t e r t o f in d s o m e w a y t o p r e ­
v e n t It. A n n i e u g a l n p l e a d s w i t h B r e w -
iter
to
defend
H ow ard.
He
con­
tents.
A lic ia
Is
greatly
alarm ed
when
she
learns
from
A nnie
th a t
B re w s te r h a s t a k e n th e case.
She con­
fesses to A n n ie t h a t s h e ca lle d on U n d e r ­
wood th e n ig h t of his dea th , a n d t h a t sh 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 ­
cide. b u t b e g s f o r t i m e b e f o r e g v l n g o u t
the I n fo rm a tio n .
Arinte p r o m i s e s B r e w -
I t e r fo p r o d u c e t h e m i s s i n g w o m a n a t a
m eeting at his hom e.
B rew ster accuses
C lin to n of fo rc in g a c o n fe s s io n f r o m
H o w a rd . A nnie 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 th e n a m e . A lic ia
arrives. C apt. C lin to n d ec lares A nnie h as
tric k e d th e m .
A lic ia tia n d s hint U n d e r ­
w o o d ’s l e t t e r . A n n i e l e t s C l i n t o n b e l i e v e
t h e l e t t e r w a s w r i t t e n t o h e r . S h e is a r ­
rested.
T he U nderw ood le tte r a n d A n­
n ie '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 .
The eld er Jeffries offers to ta k e H o w a r d
abroad.
n e ed .” L ooking up a t him , sh e a d d e d :
"Y our fa ce h a s b rig h te n e d up a l­
re a d y !"
H e s ta re d a t h e r, u n a b le to u n d e r­
sta n d .
"I w ish you could go w ith m e.”
S he sm iled.
"Y our f a th e r’s so c ie ty d o e sn 't m ak e
q u ite su c h a n ap p eal to m e a s It does
to you.”
C a relessly , sh e a d d ed :
" W h e re a re you goin g —P a ris o r
L ondon ?”
H e s e n t a th ic k cloud of sm oke c u rl­
in g to th e celling.
A E u ro p ea n trip
w as so m e th in g he h a d long looked fo r­
w ard to.
“ L ondon—V ienna— P a ris ,” h e
re ­
plied, gayly. W ith a laugh, h e w en t
on: "N o, I th in k I'll c u t o u t P a ris.
I’m a m a rrie d m an.
I m u s tn 't fo rg et
th a t!”
A nnie looked up a t h im quickly.
“ Y ou've fo rg o tte n It a lre a d y ,” she
said, quietly. T h e re w as re p ro a c h In
h e r voice a s sh e c o n tin u e d :
"A h,
H ow ard, you’re such a boy!
A little
p le a su re trip and th e p a s t Is for­
g o tte n ! ”
A look of p e rp le x ity cam e o v e r his
face.
B eing only a m an, he did not
g ra sp quickly th e fin er sh a d e s of hef
m eaning. W ith som e Irrita tio n , h e do
m anded:
“ D idn’t you say you w a n ted m e to
go a n d fo rg et? "
She nodded.
"Y'es, I do, H ow ard.
Y ou've m ade
m e happy. I w a n t you to be h a p p y .”
H e looked puzzled.
"Y ou sa y you love m e? ” he said,
"T h e p a ssa g e li so d a r k ! “ the ex­
p lained, apo lo g etically .
H e looked a t h e r fo r a m om ent w ith ­
o u t sp e a k in g , a n d fo r a m o m e n t th e re
w as a w k w a rd p au se.
T h en he sa id :
“ W hen does H o w ard lea v e you?”
A nnie s ta re d in su rp rise ."
"H ow do you know th a t ? ” sh e e x ­
claim ed.
“W e law y ers know e v e ry th in g ,” be
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 a sk e d m e for all
th e e v id e n ce I have. T hey w an t to use
it a g a in st you.
T he Idea is th a t he
shall go a b ro a d w ith his fa th e r, and
th a t th e p ro c ee d in g s w ill be begun
d u rin g his a b se n ce ."
"H o w ard know s n o th in g a b o u t it,"
said A nnie, confidently.
"A re you s u re ? " d e m a n d ed th e law ­
yer, sk e p tic ally .
“Q uite su re ,” sh e a n sw e re d , posi­
tively.
“ B ut he lg going a w ay ? " p e rsiste d
th e Judge.
"Y es, I w a n t him to go— I am s e n d ­
ing him aw ay," sh e rep lied .
T he law y e r w as silen t. H e s a t and
looked a t h e r a s If try in g to re a d h e r
th o u g h ts.
T h en q u ietly he said :
“Do you know th ey In ten d to m ak e
R o b e rt U nderw ood th e g ro u n d for the
a p p lic atio n for div o rce, and to use
your ow n p e rju re d te s tim o n y as
a
w eapon a g a in s t you? You se e w h a t 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, and t h a t ’s
p re cise ly w h a t I w o n 't p e rm it."
A nnie nodded a cq u iescen ce.
“I knew you w ere going to scold
m e," sh e sm iled.
“ Scold y o u ?” he said, kindly. “ No—
It’s m y self I’m scolding.
You did
w hat you th o u g h t w as rig h t, a n d I al
lowed you to do w h a t I knew w as
w rong.”
"Y ou m ad e tw o m is e ra b le w om en
happy,” sh e said, quietly.
T h e law y e r trie d to s u p p re ss
a
sm ile.
“ I try to ex cu se m y se lf on th a t
gro u n d ,” h e said, “ b u t It w on’t w ork
1 vio lated m y o a th a s a law y er, m y In
te g rlty a s a m an, m y honor, m y 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 for m y­
C H A PT E R XIX.—C ontinued.
H e w aited and looked a t h e r c u ri­
ously a s if w on d erin g w h at h e r a n ­
sw er would be. H e w aited som e tim e,
and th en slow ly sh e said :
I th in k — you h a d b e tte r g o !"
You d o n 't m ean th a t ! " he ex­
claim ed, In g e n u in e su rp rise .
S he shook h e r h e ad affirm atively.
“ Yes, I do,” sh e sa id ; "y o u r fa th e r
w a n ts you to ta k e y our position In
the w orld, th e p o sitio n you a re e n title d
to, th e position y our 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 dru m m ed his fingers on th e
ta b le c lo th and looked out of th e w in­
dow. It se e m e d to h e r th a t his voice
no longer had th e sa m e candid rin g as
he replied:
“ Yes, fa th e r h a s spoken to m e a bout
It. H e w a n ts to be frien d s, and I— ’’
H e paused aw k w a rd ly , and th e n a d d ­
ed: "1 a d m it I've— I’ve p rom ised to
c o n sid er It, b u t— ”
A nnie finished his se n te n c e for him :
“ You’re going to a cc ep t his offer,
H ow ard.
You ow e It to yourself, to
y our fam ily, and to— ”
She laughed
a s sh e a d d ed : “ I w as going to sa y to
m illions of a n x io u s re a d e rs."
H ow ard looked a t h e r curiously. H e
did n o t know If sh e w as je s tin g o r In
e a rn e st.
A lm ost Im p atien tly he e x ­
claim ed:
"W hy do you ta lk In th is w ay a g a in s t
y o u r own In te re s ts ?
You know I’d
like to be frien d ly w ith m y fam ily,
and all th a t. B ut It w o u ld n 't be fa ir
to you.”
"I'm n o t ta lk in g a g a in st m yself,
H ow ard. I w a n t you to be happy, and
yo u 're not happy. You c a n ’t be happy
u n d e r th ese conditions. Now be h o n ­
e st w ith me— can you?”
"C an you?" ho dem anded.
'■No," she a n sw e red , fran k ly , "n o t
u n less jo u a re .” Slow ly sh e w en t on:
W h atev e r h a p p in e ss I've had In life
ow e to you, and God know s you've
had n o th in g b u t tro u b le from m e.
I
did w rong to m a rry you, and I’m
w illing to pay th e pen alty . I’ve evened
m a tte rs up w ith yo u r fam ily; now let
m e try and sq u a re up w ith you.”
"E v en ed up m a tte rs w ith m y fa m ­
ily?" he exclaim ed In su rp rise . "W h at
do you m e a n ? ”
W ith a sm ile sh e rep lied a m b ig u ­
ously:
Oh, th a t's a little p riv a te m a tte r of
my o w n !” H e s ta re d a t h er, u n a b le
to com prehend, and sh e w en t on.
g ra v ely :
"H o w ard , you m u st do
w h a t's b e st for yourself.
I'll pack
y our things. You can go w hen you
p le a se —"
H e sta re d gloom ily out of th e w in­
dow w ithout replying.
A fte r all, he
th o u g h t to h im self. It w as p e rh a p s for
th e best.
S h ack led a s he w as now,
he w ould n e v e r be able to a ccom plish
a n y th in g If th e y se p a ra te d , his fa th e r
would ta k e him Into his b u sin ess.
Llfo w ould begin for him a ll o ver
again.
It w ould be b e tte r for her,
too.
Ot course, h e would n e v e r fo r­
g e t h er.
H e w ould provide for h e r
com fort.
H is fa th e r w ould help him
a rra n g e for th a t.
L ig h tin g a c ig a r­
e tte . he said, c a re le ss ly :
W ell— p e rh a p s y o u 're r i g h t May-
bo a little trip th ro u g h E u ro p e w o n 't
do m e any h a rm ."
"O f course no t." sh e said, sim ply.
B usy w ith a n o b stin a te m ate n , he
did n o t h e a r th e sigh th a t acco m ­
panied h e r w ords o r see th e look of
agony th a t c ro sse d h e r face.
'B u t w hat a re you going to do ?" he
Inquired, a fte r a silence.
W ith an effort, she con tro lled h e r
roloo
N ot for all th e w orld w ould
ihe b e tra y th e fa c t th a t h e r h e a rt
aa breaking.
W ith affected Indlf-
eren ce. she re p lied :
"O h. I sh all be all rig h t. I sh a ll go
tn d live so m ew h ere In th e c o u n try for
few m o nths I'm tire d of th e c ity .”
"Bo am I." he rejoined, w ith a ges-
u re of d is g u s t "B u t I h a te like th e
ie u c e to leave you alone."
"T h a t'* n o th in g ." she said, h a stily
A trip ab ro ad la ju s t w h at you
“ T h en W hy Do You L eave H e r H ere to F ig h t th e B a ttle A lone?”
"an d y e t you’re happy b ecau se I’m go­
ing aw ay. I d o n 't follow th a t lin e of
re aso n in g ."
" I t Is n 't re aso n ," s h e sa id w ith a
sm ile, " i t ’s w h a t I feel. I g u ess a m an
w a n ts to h ave w h a t h e loves a n d a
w om an is satisfied to love ju s t w h at
she w an ts.
A nyw ay, I'm glad. I'm
glad you’re going. Go a n d tell y o u r fa ­
th e r."
T a k in g hts h a t, h e sa id :
" I ’ll tele p h o n e him .”
"Y es. th a t's rig h t,” sh e replied.
" W h e re 's m y c a n e ? " he a sk ed , look­
ing ro u n d th e room .
She found It for him , and a s he
opened th e door, she sa id :
"D o n 't be long, w ill you?”
H e laughed.
"I'll com e rig h t back. By G e o rg e !”
be ex claim ed , "I feel q u ite e x cited a t
th e p ro sp e c t of th is t r i p ! ” R eg ard in g
h e r fondly, he w ent o n : " I t's aw fully
good of you. old g irl, to le t m e go.
1 d o n 't th in k th e re a re m any w om en
like you.”
A nnie a v e rte d h e r head.
"N ow , d o n 't spoil m e," she said, lift­
ing th e tra y a s If to go Into th e
k itc h e n .
"W a it till I k iss you good by," he
said, effusively.
T ak in g th e tra y from h er, he placed
It on th e table, and folding h e r in his
a rm s, he p re sse d his lips to hers.
"G ood-by,” h e m u rm u re d ; "I w o n 't
be long."
As soon as he d isa p p e a re d sh e gave
w ay c om pletely, and sin k in g in to a
c h a ir, lea n ed h e r h e a d on th e tab le
and sobbed a s If h e r h e a rt w ould
b re ak . T h is, then, w as th e e nd!
He
w ould go aw ay a n d soon fo rg et h er.
She w ould n e v er se e him a g ain ! B ut
w h a t w as th e use of c ry in g ? It w as
th e w ay of th e w orld.
She c o u ld n 't
blam e him .
H e loved h e r—she w as
su re of th a t. B ut th e c all of his fa m ­
ily and frie n d s w as too stro n g to re ­
sist. A lte rn a te ly lau g h in g and c ry in g
h y ste ric a lly , she p ick ed up th e tra y ,
and c a rry in g It in to th e k itc h e n , beg an
w ash in g th e d ishes.
Suddenly th e re
was a rin g a t th e bell. H a stily p u ttin g
on a c lean apron, sh e open ed th e door.
Ju d g e B re w ste r stood sm ilin g on th e
th resh o ld .
A nnie u tte re d a cry of
p lea su re . G re etin g th e old law y er a f­
fe ctio n a tely , she In v ited him In. As he
e n te re d , he looked q u e stlo n ln g ly a t h e r
red eyea. but m ade no re m a rk
T m d e lig h ted to se e you. Judge,"
th e sta m m e red .
Aa he took a t e a t In th e little p a rlo r,
he s a i d :
"Y our hu sb an d p assed m e o a th e
■ ta in a n d d id n 't know m e."
self la te ly .”
R isin g Im p a tie n tly , he
stro d e up a n d dow n th e room . T h en
tu rn in g on h e r, he said, a n g rily : “ But
I’ll h a v e no m ore lies.
T h a t's w h a t
b rin g s m e h e re th is m o rning.
T he
first m ove th ey m ak e a g a in s t you and
I'll te ll th e w hole t r u t h ! ”
A nnie gazed p e n siv ely o u t of th e
w indow w ith o u t m a k in g rep ly .
"D id you h e a r? " h e said, ra is in g his
voice.
“ I sh a ll le t th e w orld know
th a t you sacrificed y o u rse lf for th a t
w om an."
She tu rn e d and shook h e r head.
“ No, ju d g e,” sh e said, "I do n o t w ish
It. If th ey do su cceed in Influencing
H ow ard to b rin g s u it a g a in s t m e 1
sh a ll n o t d efend it.”
Ju d g e B re w ste r w as n o t a p a tie n t
m an, and If th e re w as a n y th in g th a t
an g ere d him It w as ra n k in ju stic e. He
had no p a tie n c e w ith th is young w om ­
a n w ho allow ed h e rs e lf to be tra m ­
pled on in th is o u tra g e o u s way. Y et
he could n o t be a n g ry w ith h er.
She
had q u a litie s w hich com pelled his a d ­
m ira tio n a n d re sp e c t, and n o t th e le a st
of th e se w as h e r w illin g n e ss to sh ield
o th e rs a t h e r own expense.
" P e rh a p s n o t." h e re to rte d , “b u t I
will. It's u n ju st. It's u n rig h te o u s, It's
Im p o ssib le!”
"B u t you d o n 't u n d e rsta n d ," she said,
g e n tly ; “I am to b lam e .”
"Y ou’re too re a d y to b lam e y o u r­
self,” he said, testily .
A nnie w e n t up to him a n d laid h e r
hand a ffe c tio n a te ly on h is shoulder.
W ith te a r s In h e r eyes, sh e sa id :
"L et m e te ll you so m e th in g , judge.
His f a th e r w as rig h t w hen he said I
took a d v a n ta g e of him . t did. t aa$
th a t he w as a e n tlm e n ta ! and aelf
w illed, a n d all th a t. I s ta r te d o u t te
a ttr a c t him. I w as tire d of th e life I
w as living, th e h a rd w ork, th e loneli­
ness, a n d all th e r e s t of It, and I m ads
up my m ind to c a tc h him If I could.
I d id n 't th in k It w as w rong then, but
I do now. B esides," sh e w ent on, “ I'm
older th a n he Is—five y e a rs older. He
th in k s I'm th re e y e a rs younger, and
th a t h e ’s p ro te c tin g m e from th e world.
1 took a d v a n ta g e of hla Ig n o ran ce of
life."
Ju d g e B re w ste r sh ru g g e d hla shoul­
d e rs im p a tie n tly .
“ If boya of 25 a re n o t m en th ey
n e v er w ill be.” L oo k in g dow n a t her
kindly, he w e n t on: “ 'P o n m y w ord!
If I w as 25, l ‘d le t th is divorce go
th ro u g h a n d m a rry you m yself."
"O h, Ju d g e !”
T h a t w as all sh e could say, b u t th e ra
w as g ra titu d e in th e g irl’s eyes. T hese
w .re th e first k ind w ords any one had
y e t sp o k en to h er.
It w as nice to
know th a t som e one saw som e good
in her.
She w as try in g to th in k ot
so m e th in g to say, w hen suddenly th ere
was th e click of a key being In serted
in a yale lock. T h e fro n t d oor opened,
and H ow ard a p p e a re d .
"W ell, ju d g e !" he exclaim ed, " th is la
a su rp ris e !"
T h e law y e r looked a t him g ravely.
"H ow do you do, young m a n ? ” he
said.
Q uizzingly he ad d ed :
"You
look v ery p lea se d w ith y o u rse lf!"
"T h is is th e first o p o rtu n lty I’ve had
o th a n k you fo r your k in d n ess," said
H ow ard, cordially.
"You can th a n k y o u r w ife, m y boy,
not m e !" C han g in g th e topic, he sa id :
"So you’re going a b ro ad , eh ?"
"Y es, did A nnie te ll you? I t ’s 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 a tie n tly w ith h la cane, he
said :
“ W hy a re you going a w ay ? "
T ak en a b a c k a t th e q u estio n , How­
a rd sta m m e re d :
"B e ca u se — b eca u se — ”
"B ecau se 1 w a n t him to go," Intel»
ru p ted A nnie quickly.
T h e law y er sho o k his head , and look­
ing
ste a d ily a t H o w ard , h a said
s te rn ly :
"I'll te ll you, H ow ard, m y boy.
Y ou're going to e sc a p e from th e sc a n ­
d alm o n g e rs and th e go ssip in g busy-
bodies. F orgive m e fo r sp e a k in g p lain ­
ly, b u t y o u ’re going a w ay because youl
w ife’s co n d u ct Is a to p ic of c o n v e rs e
tlon am ong y o u r frie n d s— ”
H ow ard In te rru p te d him.
"Y ou’re m is ta k e n , ju d g e ; I do n 't
c are a h a n g w h a t people sa y — ”
“T h en why do you leav e h e r h e re ta
light th e b a ttle a lo n e ? ” d em a n d ed the
judge, an g rily .
A nnie adv an ced , and ra is e d h e r hand
d e p rec atin g ly . H ow ard looked a t h e i
as If now for th e firs t tim e he realized
the tru th .
“To fight th e b a ttle a lo n e ? ” ha
echoed.
"Y es,” sa id th e Judge, “you a re giv­
ing th e w orld a w eapon w ith w hich ta
s trik e a t y our w ife !”
H ow ard w as sile n t.
T h e law y e r’!
w ords had s tru c k hom e. Slow ly ha
said :
“ l n e v e r th o u g h t of th a t.
Y ou’re
rig h t! I w a n te d to g e t a w ay from II
all. F a th e r offered m e th e ch an c e and
A nnie told m e to go—”
A nnie tu rn e d to th e Judge.
"P le ase, Judge," sh e said, “d o n ’t say
any m ore." A d d re ssin g h e r husband,
sh e w e n t on: "H e d id n 't m ea n w h a t ha
said, H ow ard."
H ow ard h u n g h is head.
"H e 's q u ite rig h t, A n n ie,” h e said,
sh a m efa ce d ly . “ I n e v e r should hava
c o n se n te d to go; I w as w rong."
Ju d g e B re w ste r ad v an c ed a n d p a t­
ted him k indly on th e back.
"Good b o y !" he said.
"N ow, M rs
Je ffrie s, I'll te ll y o u r h u sb a n d th a
tru th ."
“N o !” she cried.
“T h en I’ll tell him w ith o u t your pen
m ission,” he re to rte d . T u rn in g to tha
young m an, he w e n t on: "H o w ard
y o u r w ife is an a n g el! S h e 's too good
a w om an for th is .w o rld . She h a s not
h e s ita te d to sa c rifice h e r good n a m e
h e r h a p p in e ss, to sh ield a n o th e r worn
an. And th a t w om an—th e w om an w hi
called a t U nd erw o o d 's room th a t night
— w as Mrs. Je ffrie s, yo u r ste p m o th e r!*
H ow ard s ta re d b ack In a m a ze m en t.
" I t’s tru e , th e n , 1 did recognize hei
v o ic e !" he cried.
T u rn in g to his w ife, he said : “O h
A nnie, why d id n 't you te ll m e? You
saved m y s te p m o th e r from dtsgraco,
you sp a re d m y fa th e r! Oh, th a t w ai
noble of y o u !" In a low tone he w his­
p e re d :
"D on’t sen d m e aw ay from
you, A nnie!
L et m e sta y and provi
th a t I'm w o rth y of y o u !"
To th e young w ife It all seem ed Ilka
a d re am , a lm o st too good to be re a l
T he d a rk , tro u b le d day s w ere ended
A long life, b rig h t w ith its p rom ise oi
h a p p in e ss, w as be fo re them .
"B u t w h a t of th e fu tu re , How ard?*
sh e d em an d ed , gen tly .
Ju d g e B re w ste r a n sw e re d tho q u e s
tlon.
''I ’ve th o u g h t of th a t,” h e sa id
"H o w ard , will you com e Into m y offlci
and stu d y law ? You can show your fa
th e r w h a t you can do w ith a good wifi
to second y o u r efforts."
H ow ard g ra sp e d h is o u tstre tc h e d
hand.
" T h a n k s, Judge, I a c c e p t." he re p lied
h e a rtily .
T u rn in g to h is wife, h e took h e r li
h is a rm s. H e r bead fell on his shout
der.
L ooking, up a t him shyly and
sm ilin g th ro u g h h e r te a rs , sh e m u r
m ured, so ftly :
“I am happy now —a t l a s t! ”
T w o-H eaded S nake.
\Ye saw w ith o u r own so b er eye on
W ednesday of la s t w eek th e double­
headed young ra ttle s n a k e cau g h t a
couple of w eeks ago on an Island In
Buck C reek iw a m p by M essrs. H air
and H artxog. It w as a sure-enough
ra ttle s n a k e , som e six o r seven inches
long, a b o u t th e a lia of th e la rg e s t p a ri
of th e body of a p ip estem and beau
tlfully m arked. O ne head w as a little
P o in ts of View.
la rg e r th a n th e o th e r, b u t both w ere
"D oes y o u r w ife o b jec t to latn d in ­ fully developed. T h e re w as a little
b u tto n on th e ta ll, abow lng th a t Its
n e rs V
"It all dependa," said Mr. M eektoa. age w as a b o u t a y e ar. F o r a sig h t of
"on w h e th e r th e cause la a b aseball th is g re a t c u rio sity wo th a n k W. &
gam e e r a m atin*» "
L a r d —Branw eU P eo p le.
S h o u ld T a k e the Tip.
“ Yes, Jo h n ," re m a rk e d M rs. S tubb,
who w as glan cin g o v e r th e sp o rtin g
page out of curio elty , "w h en th e b a se ­
ball p lay e rs s t a r t to p ra c tic e th ey go
h u n d re d s o t m iles from hom e."
"Oh, If th e piano p la y e rs w ould only
do th e s a m e '" sighed Mr. S tubb, as
th e young w om an In th e n e x t fiat
s ta rte d to h a m m e r o u t th e la te s t
w aits for th e tw e n tie th tim e th a t day.