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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-19

Really"
Sometimes" she tantalized.
you are different" said Danvers in
a sulky voice, from the girl / left be-
hind"
He had hoped that she would rally
him on his delinquencies-anyt but
this flippant unconcern. A new light
glimmered on the situation, and the
girl in the picture dimmed suddenly as
he looked at the living girl who had
been the first to stir his heart.
Dolly surprised his odd look and her
cheeks pinkened.
what is it?" she asked, smiling.
IT was just wondering" he replied,
frowning.
"Well?"
ooh, if you had forgotten. that's
ALL"
"'Forgotten-old friends? Certainly
not. Do you think me a. heartless in
greater" she enquired, dimpling After
a seconds silence, she clasped her
hands at the back Of her head, laugh
ing merrily in the old way she had
that he remembered so well.
Danvers grew hot and discounted
and bit his lip in quick vexation. Dolly
pining for him and laying her heart
and thoughts on the altar of his love,
while another woman's face shrined his
own, was very different matter from
Dolly casting his advances and pro-
testations back in his teeth in this
frivolous style.
He had come home on his vacation
with the express determination of act
ing the part of an honorable gentle
man, he thought bitterly, and sacri-
ficing his own dearest hope to grim
duty. In reality, he had come to have
the veil torn from his eyes, and to
learn that life held but one possibility
of happiness for hin1-Dolly!
She loved him, of course, but with
characteristic coquetry, was determined
to make him suffer little before the
final capitulation.
Darling" he began eagerly, throw
ing aside all rein, his hands out
stretched to hers. You"
A step cracked on the dried twigs
under a neighboring tree and Dam.
vers muttered something ungraceful
under his breath
Its just Jack" explained Dolly with
an inscrutable little smile, Jack is my
husband, you know"
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understood this dumb pantomime. for
they had practiced it many days and
weeks in the breaker.
Far down the chute sat Charlie Spar
row, one of the newest breaker boys,
and he listened in a dull, Indifferent
way to this chatting. His little hands
ached. They were bleeding in many
places from coming in contact with
the rough coal. 1t takes a month and
more for a new boy to get accustomed
to the work of sorting the coal be-
fore the tender skin of the hands
ceases to suffer from handling it.
Charlie had not lived in the mining
village until he received the appoint
ment as breaker boy. His father had
oeen miner in the Wilkesbarre mines,
ana ne had obtained a position through
friends.
There was little in Charles life to
make things bright and attractive. His
iather was dead, and his mother was
hvlng miles away, waiting until he
could make money enough to enable
her TO live where he was.
To-day the work seemed endlessly
haro and dreary. and he worked a'Nly
win monotonous regularity, picking
out the slate and foreign matter with
MS bleeding hands as the great mass
o u coal came roaring down from above.
Inc boss" in charge of his chute oc-
caslonally watched him closely and
seemed absorbed in his quiet demeanor.
4hen, suddenly, when Charlie failed to
secure a large piece of slate which slid
past him, the man said sharply:
see here, youngster, you must wake
up II you want to retain your job.
You're too Slow
charlie flushed, but bravely turned
10 MS work with greater energy, us.Qg,
very effort to do the sorting quickly
anu satisfactorily. He had no friends
among the breaker boys, and even
nose who worked near him had little
" say. He felt that the boys consid-
eIea MIN an interloper because he had
'o gni from another mining district.
mere was smile on the faces of
several when the boss repri-
manded him, and he could
see sly winks. But the drudg-
cry of the labor went on and the
r ~, and dust continued to fill the air
me man in charge of the breaker boys
maze his way up the chute to watch
.he various workers. Fifteen minutes
,alef as he turned his steps downward
esaln, the breaker boys near Charlie
ee@cnanged pantomime signals which he
>ou ul not understand.
=, "hen within twenty feet of Charlie,
S ae man stopped and watched him. I'm
Ser the keen eyes of the boss" the
NV breaker boy was filled with en-
~~aIrassnent, but his eyes and hands
we're alert. For an instant the boss
SSorhec around. In that instant half a
cen pieces of slate rushed down on
tEidrle from above. He raised his eyes
surprise at such an unusual ava
ttLucne of slate. AS he looked, he saw
tb e breaker boys who had exchanged
Que e sly signals intently avoiding his
Sc In an instant Charlie realized
ex ,4t tney had been responsible for the
ga work forced on him. Charlie
usht piece in either hand, and then
naDoed for others; but no breaker boy
bs sS could catch all the pieces that
ers eva oeen sent down on him. AS sew
"hoof them passed his place, the
s,,e oes turned around again, and his
o yes Immediately caught sight of the
hnS 9slon. His eyes lowered at Charlie,
M stepping toward him, he said;
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pear in the Office except on Saturday
night, and Charlie wondered at it. For
an instant he thought that possibly
they intended him some bodily harm,
or at least more modification. Re
sentiment stirred within him, and his
little hands clenched.
Charlie Sparrow" said the boss"
in a loud voice.
Charlie stepped forward. 'fYou were
discharged this afternoon from the
breaker. and 1 have your weeks pay
here. We thought we'd pay you for the
full week, although you have worked
only four days of it,
At this unexpected generosity Char
lies angry feelings deserted him. and
he looked with something like pleas
ure upon the mans face. There was
KIM expression in the gray eyes,
and for the first time the boy did not
feel afraid of him. While handing
him the blue envelope with his wages
in 1t the man continued. in a lower
tone:
But while you are discharged from
the breaker, Charlie. we do not say
That you must leave the mine. In fact
the superintendent thinks he can find
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How different this to the pictured

How different this to the pictured
me-coming
Then no piquant face with bobbing
curls rose to dim the brightness of his
sweetheart's eyes: now no throbbing
pulses hurried him on with outstretch-
ed arms as of old.
Poor little Dolly" he unused pity
ingly. "It is but the remnant of a
heart that I bring back to you, but"
he choked down rebellious knot in his
throat-"the girl who has given me her
trust and-and love. must never know
what acad I have been?" He stole a
final look at the pictured face over his
heart and set his lips to the inevitable.
Where the path branched, he stopped
for a moment under a wide-spreading
russell and pulling off his hat, brushed
back the thick mop of brown hair that
chung to his forehead.
On the grass at his feet, few over
ripe apples CLEANED gold in the dapple
sunlight.
Danvers stopped and picked up one,
biting into 1t rchectively with his
strong white teeth.
Charley"
He started and glanced about him:
then up at the fruit-weighed limbs.
"Dollyl"-- he exclaimed and dropped
his apple.
"A quite unexpected pleasure" Said
she, smiling at him through the red
dening leaves. Won't you come up?"
''I meant to surprise you" returned
he, swinging himself to an opposite
branch, land I'm glad you call it a
pleasure. 1t is my first vacation in
a good many moons"
when did you arrive ?"-asked Dol
ly. "and who drove you out?''
81 reached Chicago last night and
walked out this morning"
walked eight milesy'
"Of course-it was worth while, don't
you think so?"-he replied significant
ly.
you were very silly''-was her COM
She broke off, a trifle embarrassed and
toyed with the end of her tie.
THAT you were here? Oh, ! found
that out, be sure. However,"
'Well?"
you haven't forgotten
'What?
THAT every summer-until came
you would be-"
"Of course" she broke in hurriedly,
at am always here, nearly"
Danvers stared at her curiously. Did
she care so very much, then?
Had known that" he said slowly,
81 should have come last night"
I'm very glad you didn't" said
Dolly, 'if you mean that you would
have walked"
Love laughs at-vehicles." He put
in quickly. hating himself.
ooh, Lowell" She laughed a little
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TO IT.

making, and his attention happened to
be directed more above than below
him. While he looked upward, a
strange sight caught his attention. Two
of the boys were engaged in a friendly
wrangle, and suddenly the body Of
one of them shot out into the chute
down which the coal poured. Unable
to catch himself, the boy turned over
and over and uttered a cry of fear.
But it was all done so quickly that
no hand was stretched out to save
him-none except that of Charlie
Sparrow. He saw the boy while still
far above him, and with the instinct
to save another in distress he stretched
out his hands to intercept the fall.
The lad was falling down the sharp
incline swiftly and Charles arms
seemed hardly sufficient to stop the
descent Bracing himself against one
of the steps, he caught the leg of the
unfortunate boy, and clung to it; but
the momentum was too great, and he
was jerked from his position and hurl-
ed down with the victim.
Down they went turning over twice,
but the bottom of the chute was not
more than twenty feet away, and the
sudden breaking of the fall by Char
lies effort to save the boy saved them
both. They fell in heap at the bot
IOIIl, uIuiSGu anu DlGCdllSg OOb AAOb oC~
riousIy hurt The boss" who was
below, saw the two boys tunbled at
his feet, and without waiting for an
explanation concluded that the new
boy had got in soluble again, and had
fallen while fighting with one of his
companions.
He picked Charlie up by the collar
and hustled him out of the chute, say
ing, roughly, Now, get out of here!
You've caused enough troubled"
Sore and bleeding, Charlie found
himself pushed out of the building be-
fore he had time to offer any explana-
ton, and, thoroughly indignant at the
unjust treatment, he walked away de-
termined to leave such a mine with
out any further regrets. He cared lit
tie whether the boys appreciated his
efforts to save one who probably had
been instrumental in getting him dis
charged.
There was only one thing that kept
him in the mining village another hour.
He could not receive his wages until
after the o'clock whistle. Then he
would apply for the few dollars due
him and start at once for his old home.
So eager was he to depart from the
place that he waited impatiently in the
office ten minutes before the hour for
the whistles to sound their shrill no.
tice that another days work was fin
ished. While he stood there one of the
breaker boys came in and, seeing Char
lie, he started toward him, then chang
ed his mind and hurried out again.
The action brought anger and shame
to the mind of Charlie. The boys
seemed to wish to avoid him, appar-
emily, because he had been discharged.
A few minutes later the boss APP
pc AIRED, and Charlie said i've come
for my wages. If you can give them
to me now II not trouble you any
raore."
20. yes, you can have them. I
will o. X. the voucher at once"
During the next few moments there
was a complete silence in the office,
while the clerks bent over their books
and the boss" busted himself at his
desk. Suddenly there was a noise out
side, and troop of breaker boys filed
into the Office.
1t was unusual for the boys to ap-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-19
An Additional Train to Darien, Ga.

Effective Oct. Is. connection will be
made at Darien Junction for Darien
with Seaboard Air Line train No. q,
leaving Savannah at a. m. This Of
fers Darien passengers two trains a
day from Savannah to that point.
Full information from Seaboard
ticket Office. Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-19
II County Agricultural Exhibits.
10 Individual Agricultural Exhibits.

And mammoth exhibit for special premiums making
the finest aggregation of agricultural exhibits
in the South
The exhibit of agricultural implements, making prac
teal demonstrations daily, will be the first of the kind
ever seen in Georgia.
The Woman's Department under the management of
the State Federation of Womens Clubs will be unususy
interesting aud every department will be complete
Attractions the best any fair A good
circus performing twice daily street of clean aud
startling shows
The great Temple of Music before in this
country and in itself worth many times the expense of
going to the fair.
Daily concerts by the best talent.
A twelvehour solid programme Of education, enter
tanment fun and froic every day.
Magnificent Fireworks every night.
Ample hotel accommodations. Steam railway and
electric line to the grounds.
DON'T forget the Place and Date,
VaIdosfa, Oct. 29 to Nov. g.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

Members of the locht commands are
mauifcsting considerable interest in the
proposed reorganization Of the Spanish
War Guard. the armed escort of the Dis
trict Corps. and suggestions to that end
are being offered. Captain William L.
Uilrich has advanced a plan which some
OF the members regard as a good one.
He favors each Of the commands supply
ing a uniformed detail of from five to ten
men each TO be combined as an escort
guard, armed with the captured Spanish
Remington rifles now owned by the or
gaui2ation. Ndiutant General Dyer and
Corps Commander Lipscomb are taking
an interest in the matter and some form
of Reorganization will soon be effected
The two social events CT the week in
Spanish War Veteran circles were the
progressive euchre party last Monday
evening by Lawton Command and Mary
RabcoCk Auxiliary. No. |, Jointly at the
". L. /. Armory, ard the shadow party
given by the ladies Of Mary Sherman
Miles Auxiliary Of Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Command. No. l, at Spanish War Veterans
Hall, 612 f Street northwest Tuesday
evening. The euchre was one of the
largest in point of numbers present and
tickets sold. ever given in this city by
any organization. There were over 600
players and 116 prizes awarded and a
handsome sum was realized. The sue
cess Of this brilliant affair is due largely
to the efforts of Miss Harriet f. Hawley,
daughter OF Gen. \. G. Hawley. The
shadow pictures is an original conception
of Mrs. L. c. Dyer, and represented
humorous scenes OF army life during the
war with Spain. The pictures were ac-
companicd by music. bugle calls, and Mrs.
Dyers recitation. which were greeted
with applause and laughter. A musical
programme and dancing followed the
shadows On the wall
An original poem entitled "Our Hero,
General Miles-A Toast from General
Nelson 4. Miles Command. No. 1, Span
ish War VeteraEs''-has been written by
Mrs. E. Gertrude Mitchell, the poetcss Of
Auxiliary No. g. and viii appear in the
next issue of the Spanish War Journal"
The stockholders OF the Spanish War
Veterans Hall Association will meet
next Friday in Alexandria. 4 hoard Of
directors viii be elected and the pro-
posed transfer OF the hall stock to the
several commands considered.
The Wonen's Auxiliary OF the Fourth
Immunes Command has been organized
with Mrs. Lizzie Calver as president. The
next meeting Will be held Friday even I
ing, March :. at 2t1 \ Street southeast. /
Capt. Henry \. Castle, Sixth Auditor OF
the Treasury. and Mrs. Castle are taking
q lively interest in the auxiliary. as is
Corps Commander Lee ri. LipscOm5, who
served as captain in the Fourth I'M
munes during the var with Spain. One OF
the most indeGati gable workers in this
organization is Miss Aiaude Thomas, the
newly elected financial secretary.
Captain Mckenzie, commanding the re-
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23
THE COMING OF MARKEY

Supreme Commander Daniel p. Markey,
Of the Knights of the Maccabees. who
comes here soon as the guest of the Dis
trict of Columbia members of the order.
is a prominent Michigan lawyer. residing
at Port Huron. He has teen closely iden-
titled with the MaCcabee order since its
institution, and has now been several
times reelected to his present position.
The joint committee on arranging for
the reception of the supreme commander
held 4 meeting on Wednesday night which
was largely attended. The subcommittee
on arranging banquet reported bids from
several leading hotels, and it was decided
to accept the offer made by the Riggs
House. and March II at p. m. was fixed
as the day and hour. This same commit
tee was continued 20 complete the ar
engagements
The committee on ways and means re-
ported 30 plates engaged. 1t selected
George E. Padgett as chairman and treas
urer.
The joint committee selected y. w.
Gall, state commander. rs master Of cerc-
monies at the banquet. The committee
will meet again next "Wednesday right at
$50 o'clock at the jolly Fat Mems Club.
The supreme commander will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Marley on his visit.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23
THE TEMPLE OF FRATERNITY

Temple of Fraternity is to be erected
on the grounds of the ST. Louis EXPOSE
tor. which opens in that city in 1903,
which will cost $500 coo. This temple
will be erected by the Worlds Fair Fra
ternal building Association. under the
auspices of the Missouri Fraternal Con-
sress, which represents the various fra
;crnal societies doing business in Mis-
souri,. This is the first time that the fra
ernal orders have united in such an en-
orprisc. The congress includes Mosons.
knights Of Py-hias. Odl Fellows. and
'fher fraternal and beneficiary orders.
r"Vlng 4 combined membership Of more
han three millions. Every member of
hose orders viii be made to feel at home
II this building
The plans Tor the building. designed by
hon!as J. PTosseT, architect. show a
,ructure 100000 feet in size.
It is designed that the building shall
lie placed upon an elevation. rising in two
orsaceE from the main ground level for
which very satisfactory and eligible
'!.e ,toX500 feet has been assigned.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA

The current issue of the "Catholi1
knights of America Journal" has tbs
following in reference to the twenty fifth
anniversary OF the foundation OF the ordeI
of the Catholic knights of America, which
is of much interest 10 the many member
o. the order in this city:
.'On April ., 1871. at Nashville, Tenn
the foundation CT cur order was laid by
Brother J. J. Mclaughlin, now deceased
and eight others, who banded themselye.
together to unite fraternaily all accept
able Catholics Of every honorable profes-
sion, business and occupation. and 10 give
all possible moral and material aid in its
power to members OF the order This
little seed, SO well planted. and carefully
nurtured during q brilliant career Of &
quarter of a century, has grown to i'm
mense proportions. The branches of this
noble tree have extended their beneficeni
in uence over almost every State OF cur
Union. and the progress CT this organize
ton has set the pace for many imitators
During this time $50 branches have been
organized, nearly 81, COO, eco have beer
distributed among the benehciaries Of cur
deceased brothers. and a reserve fund OF
nearly $500 600 has been created"
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23

The Temple formed Of Living Stpues-the struc-
turc made Of hearts.
What does such temple represent in
the United States membership of over
i0o0.9C0 souls in the fraternal benefit So
ceties alone who regularly and for the
most part cneerfully contribute to the
protection of the widows and orphans OF
deceased members. Something over 500
200 GOO a wear, or aboUt $1,000 900 Il week,
is thus contributed to this molly cause
chiefly ior the protection of the humble
homes of our nation What an antidote
for discomfort and pauperism, Since the
beginning of practical fraternalism, now
within the memory of some present at
this meeting. the statistics show that
pauperism has decreased in proportion as
fratcrnalism has increased. These fra
ternal benefit associations are annually
contributing enough to support 500 600
people The vast amount contributed is
equal TO twO-thirds of that raised by tax
alton for the public care of the poor
Those great results have been attained
within the past two decades The crown
ing glory of the nineteenth century jusi
passed into history is the fact that fra
ternalism during that time distributed to
its beneiiciaries over S5l5. 900 600 and
demonstrated in the face of all onposi-
ton that safe. sound. and reliable pro-
tectiGn can be furnished at actual cost
MS Is illt Hldttildl view Oh the great
work of these orders. The joy that these
benefactiuns have brought to many thou
sands Of our American homes cannot be
described on paper. The homes that have
been saved, the children that have been
preserved to home school. and church
life. and thus kept from sin and shame
and crime, are shining monuments to the
blessednCss OF fraternalism. But above
all, the realization ~ actual experience
to the brethren of these orders. of the
truth that it is more blessed to give than
to receive. and the fraterEal union of
rugged and hitherto selfish men in the
God-like work of helping others. are the
GROWING capstones in the real Temple
of Fraternity. God alone in his infinite
wisdom can estimate the grand results
Material intellectual and spiritual
have grown during the brief period of the
existence of fraternalism.
las TO the progress made in the con-
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-23

building. the design and plan Of which
have been given freely to the public. ii
will be an adaptation Of the Greek Par
thehon. built at Athens by Pericles 500
years b. c., and which stood in its en-
tircty for 800 years, and was the finest
specimen OF Greek architecture in exist
ence. II will be 300 by 200 feet in area,
two stories high, with a large open court
in the centre, which is to be decorated as
a tropical garden. 1t will be surrounded
on both the exterior and interior with
porches sixteen feet wide, with massive
Doric columns rising TO the top OF the
second story.
There vii. be four entrances, one on
each side of the building. leading through
TO the court, furnishing magnificent cor
ridors or passageways through the build
ing in each direction. The building VIII
contain at least eighty rooms for the
separate accommodation Of the respective
societies cooperating in its construction.
where they can receive and entertain
their members during their visit TO the
worlds fair, while the exterior and in
terror porticos and tropical gardens will
provide comfortable lounging places fUg
those in quest If quiet retreat. The
building will likewise be provided with a
free dispensary for the sick for both men
and women, in the care of competent
medical commission, branch pOstOfice,
telephone service. check room, writing,
reading, smoking. and lounging rooms,
ladies' parlor and. in fact, every con
venience and appurtenance necessary to
the comfort and enjoyment of the mem
bers OF fraternal societies visiting the
Worlds Fair. An eligible location has
already been selected. which will be 800
by eco feet, and which will admit of dec
GRATED lawns surrounding the building
'All rooms in the building will open on
both the exterior and interior porticos,
and thus will be equally eligible but when
constructed an impartial committee will
be chosen TO make the assignment of
quarters to the different societies by such
well-defined methods as will guard against
favoritism, all societies being guaranteed
equitable treatment.
This. my friends, is a very brief de-
scription of our proposed Temple of Fra
ternity. While it Will be beautiful to