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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, FRIDAY". MAY 22, 1914.
-THE ARGUS.
Published dally at 1I4 Fecond are
tiu k Rock Island. UU tEnttrd et the
poetoffic aa second-class matter.)
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which should aUso be notified In avery
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paper discontinued, as carriers have no
authority In the premises.
All communications of ararumentailve
character, political or re.lclous. must
hare real name attached for publica
tion. Jfo such articles wlU be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all departments. Cen
tral Union. Rock Island 14S. 114S and
2111.
Friday. May 22, 1914.
Time to get out
straw hat.
hat last year's
A Muscatine man named Courtright
Is being sued for divorce. Most any
one can fashion a pleasantry out of
that.
Kansas has sent out word that 40,'
000 men wii: be needed to harvest the
grain crop. This la lair warning for
the unemployed who do not want to
work.
The fact that Senator Fetirose won
j out in the republican primary for re-
nomlnation means taat ho has Deen
giving members or his party what they
wanted.
Henry Ford's liberality with his
employes threatens to cut his person
al profit down to a bare million this
year. Will some one please pass the
hat for the poor gentleman?
With the council evenly divide I and
compelled to cast the deciding vote In
the elimination of 31 salo-jus Mayor
Mueller of Davenport Is probably
ready to confess that his office Is no
place for a politician.
The fact that a former American
football star succumbed to the attack
cf a lion will occasion some surprise.
Must have been out of commission, but
at that It will le noted that the beast
did sot attempt to eat him.
If manifestation of symptoms of
wanderlust are grounds for Imprison
ment in California, as one young Cn:
ragoan claims. It Is difficult to im
agine any normal being reaching man
hood there without a prison record.
- Amcrfcan editors have long known
Just hew a war ought to be conducted,
but, as the Chicago News says. Secre
tary of the Nary IanieU 1.4 the first of
his profession who has bad the oppor
tunity of demonstrating the knowledge.
A department cf commerce bulletin
notes that much of the lower grade
olive oil Imported into the United
Stales Is obtained from Greece. It is
suspected that some of the other
grades come fror a source of Identi
cal pronunciation. .
Winston Spencer Chun hill, first
lord of the British admiralty, is sus
pected of having looped the loop in an
aeroplane rather with a view of steady
ing his nerve for future meetings with
militant suffragets than in the hope of
discovering anything to add to the
military or naval prowess of his coun
try. ' Commenting on the tact that Con
gressman Clyde Tavenner has an
nounced that he Is a candidate for re
nomination, the Burlington Gazette
'says: "Mr. Tavenner is a hard work
ing public servant and he has started
certain legislation that It will be prof
itable for his constituents to see that
he is returned to congress to finish.'
The method of killing the dandelion
by cutting it and putting salt on the
roots, as suggested by the V. 8. de
partment of agriculture, is about as
sensible as catching birds by the well
known salt system. While one Is do
ing the cutting, as a man who has had
experience points out, he might as
utll cut a Utile deeper and avoid the
necessity for the ube of salt.
ADVICE TO ADVERTISERS.
One of the largest and most success
ful firms In the country has the follow
Ing to say of local newspaper adver
tising:
The local newspaper is a strong
factor in every community. A well
written advertisement -la your news
paper Js sure to be seen and read by
the people, and they will believe it be
cause tbey see it in the paper and be-
ciuio they have confidence In you.
"The local paper with a circulation
cf 3.000 goes into that many homes
erery Issue. The rate of a paper with
th! circulation is about 10 cents per
inch. A nine-inch triple column adver
tisement occupying a total space of
27 inches will cost you 12.70. If you
I r In ted this came ad in the form of a
circular to be mailed Into 1,000 homes,
the postage alone would amount to
$10 and the circular would probably
not attract as much attention aa the
same advertisement in the newspaper.
"So, you aee, the newspaper offers
you the most economical as well as
one of the most effective means of J to commit suicide. The daughter took
reaching th beet homes In your terrl-i poison, but when she fell the mother
ipty regularly. f dashed her portion to the floor and
,,"If your past advertising; la the called a physician. The girl died.
W '
newspaper has not produced results.
don't blame the paper. What you sa
In the space you buy amounts to a lot
more than the sfae of the space you
bur.
"Talk to the people In your adver
t'.sement Just like you talk to them
when they are In your store. Make
your advertisement reflect the" policy
of your institution. Give news valu
to your ads and be personal and truth
ful. Then your newspaper advertis
ing will produce results.
"But don't expect to advertise rathe
local paper two or three times and get
resultn. You must plan a consistent
campaign. A 10-inch triple column ad
every week is better than a full page
once a month."
ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION.
Enormous progress has teen made
during recent years in the science of
Illumination. This has not only been
of great value in safety and conve.
nlence In trains, boats, factories,
streets, stores, theaters and churches,
but it is a distinct benefit in conserv
ing the eyesight of the human race
The development of the tungsten lamp
Is probably the most marked improve
ment in artificial illumination that has
recently been made, for it not only in
creases the light capacity but decreas
es the cost of consumption. Most
electric companies will, on request.
furnish tungsten lamps free to con
sumers. Just as tbey have heretofore
supplied the now- old.faqbloned car
bon filament lamps. As an illustra
tion of the superiority of the tungsten
lamp over all other lamps, it may be
said that the United States govern
merit has issued an order that all car
bon filament lamps shall be abandoned
in its buildings and that 25-watt tungs
ten lamps shall be substituted in their
places.
One of the best lights for illuminat.
ing such, places as railroad sheds, foun
dries and blacksmith shops is what is
known as the "flaming-arc lamp.' It
has been improved so that the furoes
of the arc are condensed and do not
escape into the air nor become depos
ited on the globe. It is a cheap lamp
to maintain as one set of carbons will
burn from 100 to 120 hours without
attention.
The proper natural and artificial
lighting of school rooms has a most
marked effect on the health of the
schoolchildren. One interesting fact
disclosed by these Investigations is
that girls' eyes are usually worse than
boys' eyes. This Is accounted for by
the fact that girl are taught to sew
early la life and oftentimes .with in
sufficient illumination. Sewing les
sons should not be given to little girls
I before 7 years or age; good ngnt
should always be assured; and dis
crimination shall be shown between
girls having good eyes and those hav
ing poor eyes.
On account of the effect on chil
dren's eyes, the size and style'of types,
the quality and color of paper, the il
lustrations, the angle and the position
in reeding and writing, the color of
blackboards and chalk should always
be taken into consideration In select
ing school books and school supplies.
Black itype on a yellow background Is
the most legible of all combinations,
especially for distance, while black
i type on a white background cornea
sixth In order, out of 13 specimens.
The work of the railway clerk is one
of the most trying occupations on the
eye. The United States postofSce de
partment has recently taken up the
matter and la preparing to equip all
our postoffice cars with the best
and. least injurious methods of illumi
nation. Several of our state govern
ments are taking active steps to reg
ulate the -lighting of cars and the
headlights of locomotives and automo
biles. The blinding result of excessive
ly powerful lights on locomotives and
automobiles is well known. While
such machines should be abundantly
lighted, to insure safety to all con
cerned, excessive illumination should
be condemned and forbidden.
The indirect lighting of theaters.
churches, restaurants and cars . has
produced a revolution in Interior Ulu
minatlon. This method Is most rest
ful to the eyes, and when sufficiently
abundant, is an ideal method for the
lighting of inf eriors.
Street lights should be protected by
glazed or apaque globes. When prop
erly Installed and placed, such light
ing Is sufficient and is much easier on
the eyes than the old unprotected
style of lights. The glazed or opaque
globe seems to be coming into general
use and its use should be encouraged,
not only in publlo places, but In bouses
as well. Clear globes or lamps should
I never be used; they are very trying
on the eyes. The nearer artificial light
ing can approach daylight, the mora
nearly perfection is reached.
In Germany they are experimenting
with marble globes Instead of glass
globes. The marble is planed down
till it is thin and translucent and the
light produced is almost the exact
counterpart of daylight. One invest!
gator has shown that a screen coated
with an aluminum powder, placed In
front of a light, will produce an illu
mination exactly like daylight by
means of which even colors can be
Judged with perfect accuracy. The
day may not be far distant when ar
tificial Illumination will become a per
fect substitute for daylight. . In Hol
land women and children are forbidd
en to work in factories or workshops
where artificial lighting is necessary
before 9 o'clock in the morning and
after 3 o'clock in the afternoon. These
questions are being discussed in Eng
land. France. Holland, Austria and
Germany. In this country, New York
and Wisconsin hare taken tip this
question, and it Is to be hoped It will
soon receive serious official considera
tion everywhere.
Girl Hungry, End Life.
Charleston. W. .Va May 52. Be
cause tbey were hungry, Mrs. Kelly
Harmon and her daughter Fay agreed
The Report of the
A commission of inquiry was ap
pointed in the summer of 1913 to in
veatigato the conditions in the Balkan
states and determine how far the
shocking reports of massacres and
atrocities were actually true. The
commission was International In char
acter, being composed of represents?
tires of Great Britain, France, Russia
and the United States and was abso
lutely Independent of all political
prejudices. Its report has been drawn
up and is now ready for circulation.
The contents are sufficiently borri
fying. Atrocities have been commit-
t'd U. the Balkan states and outrages
have taken place. The commission
has been able to give a more accurate
and detailed account of the situation
and to fill in the vague reports given
out by the press, but it haa not found
that these reports were without foun
dation, although they were, of
course, in many cases exaggerated.
War under exceptional circum
stances," said Mr. Brallsrord. "pro
duced something worse than its nor
mal results." Women and children
were brutally massacred, villages re
duced to heaps of ruins and the coun
tries absolutely impoverished. "The
Turkish war and the war of the Al
lies constituted a ghastly chapter of
horrors. Both among the regular
jtroops and the irregular bands which
accompanied the armies, there were
many of low, criminal and even bes
tial type, with no human feeling and
no care for civilised standards, who
were ready at all times to do atroci
Abolish Food and
The legend "Guaranteed under the
food and drugs act" is held to be mis
leading and deceptive, and the use of
a serial numoer on iooa ana arugs is
prohibited after May 1, 1915, by a food
inspection decision signed Slay 5 by
the secretaries of the treasury, agricul
ture and commerce. The taking effect
of the new regulation is postponed un
til May 1, 1915, in order to give manu
facturers an opportunity to use up
their present stock of labels.
After May 1. 1915,-guaranteees of
compliance with the law should be giv
en by manufacturers directly to deal
ers and should be incorporated in the
invoice or bill of sale specifying the
goods covered. This guaranty should
not appear on the label or package of
the product.
The reason for the action of the three
secretaries, as given in the decision.
are as follows:
"It having been determined that the
legends 'Guaranteed under the food
and drugs act, June 30. 1906.' and
Gueranteed by (name of guarantor)
under the food and drugs act, June 30,
190C.' borne on the labels of packages
of food and drugs, accompanied by
serial numbers given by the secretary
of agriculture, are each misleading and
deceptive, in that the public is induc
ed by such legends and serial numbers
to believe that the articles to which
they relate have been examined and
approved by the government, and that
the government guarantees that they
comply with the law, the use of either
legend, or any similar legend, on labels
or packages should be discontinued.
"Inasmuch as the acceptance by the
secretary of agriculture for filing of
the guarantees of manufacturers and
dealers and the giving by him of serial
numbers thereto contribute to the de
ceptive character of legends on labels
and packages, no guaranty in any form
shall hereafter be filed with and no
serial number shall hereafter be given
Bed Time Tales
- By Clara Ingram Judson.
A True Fish Story
SEVERAL little tiny fishes were mud that they couldn't find the dolL
playing- in a creek just west of Later, after the children had gone
town. They swam deep down home, the leader of the fishes came
in the two feet of water and they swimming up the creek, his brothers
darted up to the surface to nibble and sisters trailing behind him. He'
at a spider. They played tag and saw the big leaf that had been the
amused themselves as all little fishes beautiful house boat, rocking gently
do. against a big stone. And down tin-
Suddenly the leader decided to derneath was a queer little object
swim farther up stream, so away covered with red silk. He sniffed it
they all trailed after him. and he hit it, but it didn't hit back.
Quite a little way up the creek It had eyes, but paid no attention
two little children were playing sail to him, a mouth but never swal
boats. Only they didn't have the lowed what queer animal could it
boats at all tbey were sailing big: be?
catalpa leaves, and splendid boats All the rest of the day he and his
they make, too. brothers swam around and watched.
There are so many ways to play but the queer little creature in gay
.with them. red 'k never moved so much as a
First, they started two at the some finger.
time ana watched tnem race; then,
when those were out of sight they
started a whole row across and.
named each leaf for some friend and
watched to see which would beat
down stream.
Jusr as this fleet of leaves was
rounding a corner out of sight it
was met by the leader of the fishes.
"Dear me," he exclaimed. looking.
at the sue dark shadows on the bot
tom) of the creek, "what is this, I
wonder?"
And he looked up and saw the
bg green boats. They seemed very
large to him for he was only a
young fish and couldn't imagine that
such big things could be learesl
He swam around them very care
fully and finally got brave enough
to touch his nose tip to one leaf,
but they seemed very harmless and
inclined to mind their own business.
to be gave his tail an extra wag and
warn on tip the creek.
In the meantime, the two little
'children were playing house boat
' fiarfv
. - . . ... -
i A big green lear supportea ny two
'fat chips was the house boat and
; three tiny dolls were the passengers,
jThe dolls were gaily dressed and
eemed to enjoy their sail very much
I till the boat struck a rock and over-
'(board went the dolly in the red silk
t dress. The children waded in, but
Ithey stirred up so much sand and
'. Tomorrow Queer Fairy Boat A
Balkan Commission
ous deeds. . . . There is evi
dence to show that in Bome cases
these acts were committed by boI
diers acting under orders.
"When a banu of soldiers or comj
tadjis, either under orders or, as was
many times the case, under the im
pulse of hatred, greed and lust, sur
rounded and attacked a village, the
very, doors of hell seemed to be
opened. No language can describe
the tortures and griefs which fol
lowed. Repeated Instances of death
by fright of girls and young children
attest the horror of the orgy of crime
which waa enacted. In one house
in Doxato, to which fifty persons
had fled for safety, all but one little
girl, Chrlsanthe Audom, were slaugh
tered like beasts in the shambles. In
the same town a well-to-do family
of thirteen owned and occupied one
of the best houses. After extorting
3,000 from the " head of the family
on the promise that they would be
spared, the soldiers proceeded to kill
them all. These are typical instances
of the many which are found in the
depositions contained in the appen
dices." There is also a long series
of reports of the tortufkig, mutilat
ing and slaying of wounded soldiers
and instances of ill-treatment of pris
oners. -
The report also contains an ac
count of the ethnography of the
Balkans and a history of the causes
of the war. In its entirety it con
stitutes an important historical docu
ment a $ well as a revelation of the
horrors of war.
Drug Guaranty Label
to any guaranty by the secretary of
agriculture. All guarantees now on
file with the secretary of agriculture
shall be stricken from the files, and
the serial numbers assigned to such
guarantiees shall be canceled."
Many reputable manufacturers have
used the legend and serial number in
good faith solely as a convenient way
of notifying a dealer that they assum
ed full legal responsibility for their
goods. Other manufacturers have em
ployed this legend in such way as to
lead the public to believe that their
product had been passed upon and cer
tified by the department of agricul
ture. The widespread deception of the
public resulting necessitated abolish
ing the department's practice of ac
cepting guarantees for filing and issu
ing serial numbers.
The food and drugs act does not tre-
scribe any guaranty legend or serial
number, nor has any manufacturer
fever been required to file a guaranty
or to use a serial number or the leg
end. The appearance of Nthe serial
number and the guaranty legend on
the products, moreover, has been of
no practical assistance to the govern
ment in detecting or prosecuting viola
tion of the food and drugs act, nor has
it promoted the manufacture and sale
of pure foods or drugs. The presence
of the number and legend on an adul
terated or misbranded product does
not -enable federal officers to secure
any heavier penalty for .violations than
if the goods were not so labeled, al
though in many such cases it made de
ception of the public more certain. .
The only mention of a guaranty in
the food and drugs act is section 9.
which provides that where a dealer
can show a guaranty from the maker
of goods that they comply with the
law, the manufacturer, and not the
dealer, shall be amenable to prosecu
tion. big man's hand reached down and
fulled the doll back to land.
Then finally just before dark one
. t j .
- .t.r i i
mure aungc uunjj un i
A big man's hand reached down
m the water and took out the queer
little creature sn gsy red silk,
And the fishes took a big breath,
wagged their tails and swam on.
But the little children on the bank
clapped their hands and were so
happy to have their doll safe again.
Kev Plaything.
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COT
HENlTf HOWLAND
She was so gentla
and so (air
That 1 was !
dened Whan wa
mat:
Sha had a modest.
pensive air.
In fancy I bahold
har yat;
Sha moved with
such unstudied
irraaa
That aha appeared
to float alone;
The beauty of her
youthful face
Wu soch an urges
bards to sons;.
Aarain t aaw her
rears bad
passed ;
Alas. sha had
been wooed and
won:
llstl-
leas look a
ma she east.
Then went on mendlas; for her son;
She wore a wrapper that waa red.
A knot of hair, uncrlmped and small;
II r beauty and her (race had fled
Bhe didn't seem to care at all.
-And then he came who one, mayhap.
Had deemed her earth's most lovely
thing
Had gladly held her on his lap
And decked her finger wtth his ring?
He passed her with a grant, no more.
And then forgetting she was there.
Got down at full length on the floor
And gamboled with their son and heir,
Wronged.
"I hare good reasons," eald the bead
of the establishment, addressing the
cashier, "for believing that you are
living beyond your means."
"You are mlBtaben, sir. I am will
ing to have a thorough inspection of
my accounts at any time."
"How does it happen, then, that you
are able to hare a big automobile?"
"Oh! Ha, ha, ha! That comes of
having a wife who can write poetry.
"Poetry! Bah! Who ever heard of
anybody earning enough writing po
etry to hare an automobile?"
"That's all right. She won it in a
limerick contest."
Men Hate Flattery.
"I wonder why it is that the men
are always attracted to Mrs. Dangle-
worth? As soon as they get into a
room where she is they begin to flock
around her."
"Haven't you ever guessed the rea
son?"
"No. What is it?"
"Her rich old husband Is so deaf
that he can't hear the nice things she
tells them about themselves."
ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.
"Do you think
It ever is-possible
for a man to be
satisfied with a
wife that ho gets
by advertising for
one?"
"I don't eee why
It shouldn't be. I
once advertised for a typewriter and
got one that gave me better satisfac
tion than any other machine I've ever
had."
To Bed Unwashed. v
His little hands are folded now
And peace Is In his breast.
Thore where a curl Ilea on his brow
His mother's Hps were pressed.
Twaa but a little while ago
That he so gladly played.
And was It I that fretted so
About the noise he made?
I How
calmlr. Deacefullr he Ilea.
j Not knowing I am near! ,
The lids are closed upon his eyes.
My sighs he does not hear. .
His little hands, alack!
Lie on the spotless spread.
And, oh, but they are soiled and black
He went unwashed to bed.
Too Commonplace.
"What's your act?" asked the vaude
ville manager.
"I have trained a couple of apes to
dance the tango. It's a great novelty
and ought to go big."
"Novelty nothing. You can see apea
dancing the tajigo almost anywhere."
Ready to Listen.
"Is there any last wish that yon
would like to make known V asked bis
best friend.
"Any last wish? What do
'mean?"
you
"You're about to bo married, . you
know."
Not to Be Disturbed.
"Pa, what's a cantatrice?"
"A young swan, I think. Now. go
away and don't bother me. I'm busy
trying to decide whether to buy a 6,
00 automobile or whether to get along
this season with an ordinary $2,500
machine." 1
Foolish Question.
. "If you could have your life to live
over would you do any differently
than you have done?".
"What a foolish question to ask a
man who haa 'spent almost a fortune
trying to find something that will re
store) hair."
Simplified.
"I don't believe in helping people,
who won't help themselves,"
"Well, that simplifies it Other peo
ple don't need help."
His Standard. '
ronng Bride (to waiter) Walter, my
husband haa been here very frequently
lately. 1 hope he's all right, eh?
Walter Ob, yes: he never lias more
thnn three glnsses of beer. If he were
tot hsppy he'd surely drink six. Fllo
1nde Blatter.
Mmcesm
SOI
The Daily Story
A Revelation By Donald Chamberlln.
Copyrighted. 191. by Associated Literary Bureau.
t wag orougbt up with Agnes Atber-
ton as my girl chum, for I believe that
boys may have girl chums aa well as
boy chums. When wo arrived at an
age at which tbe aexes mate there was
no chance between Agnes ana me
from friendship to love.
This state of affairs continued be
tween us until I became smitten with
Lillian Gray, and the first person tbe
only person, in fact to whom I con
fided tbe matter waa Agnes.
When I told ber of it I noticed
slight contraction ofthe muscles of tbe
face.
"Yon don't approve?" I said.
"I neither approve nor disapprove'
she replied.
'Well?'
"A choice made by one In love is a
love choice, not tbe result of judgment.
You have, I dare say, chosen through
love, and even If I knew Lillian Gray
well enough to make a judgment choice
for you it would avail nothing, ror yon
would not think of abiding by it. In
deed, I would not expect yon to abide
by it"
"Nevertheless I perceive that you are
not especially pleased with tbe girl who
bas charmed me."
"Nor displeased with her. You bare
not asked me to pick out a wife for
you."
"If I bad yon would sot bare picked
out Lillian."
"There Is nothing to her discredit In
that. Suppose I should fall In lore with
a man, then ask you to pick out a hus
band for me. Do you suppose you
would aelect tbe man I bad chosen V
"No, I wouldn't," I anapped.
I could not define even now exactly
what it was In ber question that caused
me irritation. I supposed at tbe time I
was miffed because Agnes did not show
any enthusiasm over my sweetheart.
My words ended tbe discussion, and we
proceeded to other subjects.
The withholding of Agnes' approval
or disapproval, for that matter-
caused me to defer a proposal of mar
riage for some time to tbe girl who bad
enthralled me. I did not relish marry
ing any girl over whom my chum was
not enthusiastic. Indeed, I would bare
liked Agnes to love ber as well as I.
In a subsequent conversation with Ag
nes on tbe subject after I had become
engaged to Lillian I told ber this, and
her reply was that there was no more
reason why she nhould love any partic
ular girl because I loved ber than that
I should love any particular man be
cause she loved him.
Tbaf s all bosh," I exclaimed. "Men
don't love men."
This was the second time that I was
Irritated at a remark or Agnes con
cerning my affair, and a second time it
ended a discussion of tbe subject.
Another matter troubled me. I was
not approved by Lillian's parents. But
here was an especial reason for this.
xney wisnca ineir aaugnier to marry
a wealthy man. I was doing pretty
well and had some prospects, but that
did not satisfy Mr. and Mrs. Gray.
Their nim for Lillian was an establish
ment She had an excellent position In
society, which they desired her to keep
up after marriage, and they were well
aware that this would require a for
tune independent of anything they
could give ber. ,
I did not blame Lillian for being dis
tressed at their opposition. A very
strong love for me on her part was 're
quired to induce her to give up a life
to which she bad always been accus
tomed, iu opposition to ber parents'
wishes. I saw plainly that a struggle
was going on within her, and after de-
I liberation I offered to release ber. She
I declined to be released. I told ber that
if she felt a reluctance to leave the gay
. World she would serve her own inter
ests as well as mine by accepting a re-
1 laftA -fi n nminlA nnM ha bnnnv tft.
, - -
gether when one was pining for the
unattainable. She replied that she
could not and would not give me np.
, But the matter dragged. Her par
ents would not give their consent to
our marriage, and since Lillian did not
like to marry me without It there
seemed to be no prospect of any out
come. At last I told her that she must
do one thing or the other, either marry
me or break with me, and after much
deliberation, in which I detected as
much unwillingness to give up the
fashionable world as to act contrary
to the wishes of her parents, she de
cided to marry me. But she stipulat
ed that our wedding must be without
the knowledge of ber parents. We
would go to a clergyman, be married;
ehe would return to ber bom, confess
What she bad done and secure forgive
ness, after which we would live to
gether as man and wife.
I did not like this plan at all. ' I
urged Lillian to do nothing secretly.
She replied that she knew her parents
better than I and could better judge
what course was best to pursue with
jtbem. I told ber that anything clan
destine was foreign to my nature and
frankly confessed that I would prefer
to give her np than act underhaodedly.
She burst Into tears. Every one knows
jwhat woman's tears will do with a
jman. Smiles will draw lilm to the
dge of a moral precipice; tears will
drag him over.
One afternoon I called with my car
on Lillian, ostensibly to take ber for a 1
urive, really to go with her to a clergy
man and be married. She bad condd
ed ber intention to a bosom friend of
hers, a Bessie Angell, and desired that
she be present at the ceremony. She
claimed that there should be witnesses
so I asked my friend Arnold Brown ts
be of tbe party. These two were tt
meet us at the parsonage.
Lillian was trembling when she en
tered the car.x On the way she said
nothing to me. and when I spoke to
her she replied by monoevllablM. I
realUed that she was not In a rnrti.
tion of sufficient equanimity to take
the moat important tep In a woman's
life.
There Is yet time." I aaid.
"to re-
treat from this steo.'
-No," she replied faintly, i
going through with it"
I was half minded to stop the mat
ter where It was, but when w ar,
half minded we are as liable to decide
wrong as right I drove on to tbe par
sonage and pulled up before tbe door
"Go in." she said, "and see if tbey
re all there; then come back for me"
"Hadn't yon better go In with mr
asked.
"No; I won't be married without
Bess."
Always persuaded to what I did not
approve of. I went to tbe front door
rang the bell and was admitted. I
found Arnold Brown waiting for m,
but no Bessie Angell. 8tepplng to the
telephone. I called np her home sad
asked for ber. She came to tbe tele
phone, and I asked ber why she wai
not at the parsonage. She replied that
she bad not been certain from wait
Lillian had eald to ber when tbey had
last met whether the wedding would
come ofT or not. To tbls I expressed
surprise. After a dialogue, very unsat
isfactory to roe, it was sgreed that sb
should bold the wire while I went oat
to Lillian, and If I returned with a re
quest from ber friend to come to the
parsonage abe would come at once.
Setting down the receiver, I ran out to
the car.
It was where I bad left It but no
Lillian,
My "heart went down like lead. I
looked in every direction, though not
expecting to see her. Flight was a lit-
ting climax to- the vacillation abe had
shown. I stood on the steps, wonder
ing what to do.
When we are In a hole we naturally
turn to something or some one to pull
us out I tbotfght of Agnes Athertoo.
My own judgment had been led so far
astray by Lillian that I could not at
once get It in working order. I didn't '
know what to do about Arnold Brown.
X shrank from telling him I had bees
left In tbe lurch by one I was about to
make my life partner. Returning to
him, I said:
"Arnold, there Is a hitch; wait here
till I straighten It out"
He saw that I was flnrtied and told
me to go slow; be would wait for me
there till the crack of doom. Hurrying
out I drove to Agnes' home, and fortu
nately I found ber there.
I told her the whole story.
I bad thrown myself on a sofa, and
she sat down beside me, taking my
band In hers sootb.'ngly.
It seems to me," she said, "that
there is nothintr for von to dn Tint tall
the truth to your fViend, Mr. Brown,
and that will end the matter."
I dare say you're right but I would
rather do a six months' term in state
prison than confess to him that I bare
been such a fool"
I stopped short and for a few mo
ments there was silence between us, at
the end of which Agnes asked: .
"Has Mr. Brown ever seen"
"Lillian? No."
"I'll tell you what I'll do for you.
Yon seem all cut up, and I would like
to help you put My law of action Is
tbe intent I will go with yon to the
parsonage, marry you, and we will
have the marriage annulled at our
leisure."
Never in so short a space of time
was a revelation made to any human
being. Here was a woman, worthy of
the devotlonof tbe best man living,
whom I had turned down for the
weakest It all came upon me with
sledgehammer force. Clasping Agnes
in my arms, I said:
"It will never be annulled with my
consent"
Hastening to a phone, I called np the'
parsonage, got Arnold and said:
"The tangle is unraveled. I and the
bride will be with you presently." '
In less than half an hour Agnes and
I were in the parsonage. I Introduced
her to Brown; then the clergyman was
called from his study and performed
tbe wedding ceremony, neither he nor .
the single witness suspecting that In a
twinkling there bad been a change In
the bride.
After the ceremony there were still
several hours before the end of tbe
day, and I drove my wife into tbe
country. What passed between us
could not be condensed within a few
words. I would not care to give It If
It were possible. We settled cur mu
tual affairs to the satisfaction of both.
Agnes confessing before our return
that when I told her of my engage
ment I gave ber a shock since she had
always wished me for herself. And
it turned out that Instead of getting a
girl who was not worthy of me I got
one of whom I was not worthy. We
arranged our affairs so that no one
would be shocked at the hastiness of
our marriage and In due time appeared
before the world as man and wife.
Lillian Gray is married to a very
wealthy man. Whether or not she re
grets me I don't know, but I doubt If
ehe realized tbe weakness she display-.
1 ed In her relations with me. Agnes
says that Lillian Is so wrapped np in
the world of fashion that she doubtless,
looks upon ber affair with me as a nar
row escape from a very foolish more, a
j-more that would have condemned her
to a humdrnm life.
May 22 in American
History.
17S2 General Washington spurned
hint from the army that he "
sume the crown of America."
JS07-The trial of Aaron Burr, former
vice president of the United States,
for high treason begun at KK'h"
mond.
lSSO-Asaault on Charles Sumner la
senate chamber by Preston Brooks
of South Carolina.
IS0S Edward Bellamy, author' of
"Looking Backward." "Equality.
etc.. died: born 185a ',
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