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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-12-08
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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-12-08
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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-12-08

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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-12-08

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Sancp Birnen-$1.60 per Crate.
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Rraut-60e bis 76e per SaB.
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@riine Bobnen 76c per DuibeI.
Grimes Corn, l0c per Dusenb.
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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17

warm rays danced over his fast-silVer-
ing head, bringing out the lines OF the
tired. old-young face. and accentuatlng
In grotesque shadow the droOp of his
shoulders.
Her name on the lips of this coarse
man. Out of the silence of the years
to hear 1t for the first time in this
manner. He had been away so long IN
the lower part of the State that he had
quite lost sight OF the changes that
must have come to her as we'll as to
himself. So she was a social leader
now, club woman. He remembered
the pleasant family circle as he had
known 1t, and wondered if it yet re-
mained unbroken. Out of the Goals
sprang the picture of the girl, Eliza
beth Heath, as he had last seen her,
that night when he had told her good
by forever. He could almost hear him
self speaking the slow. fateful. reluc-
tant words. In which he had told her
that the bond between them must be
broken for reasons over which he had
no control-a half-confidence that, in
the light Of present knowledge, he
knew to have been far more cruel.
more cowardly than silence that
would have left her the poor solace Of
believing him utterly unworthy.
He had scarcely thought of her
when returning to the old town. He
had made the move for political rea-
sons, and one hotel is much like an
other to a man who had forgotten the
meaning of home. Like one cropping
through the dark. picking up the
tangled threads of dropped web,
John Bracket threaded back through
the mazes of fifteen years-ffteen!
Brackets tread grew less resolute
and his feet seemed to drag just a
little as he turned into the well re-
membered square and saw the white
columns of the Heath home among
the trees. Old Peter opened the
door. A little grayer about the fringe
of wool. little more stopped, but the
same old Peter, shufling down the
hall ahead of him.
The house was painfully familiar.
There in the corner was the little set
tee among the palms. where they had
sat that rainy day. He remembered
the shadows that shifted over the pale
blue gown that she had worn, and
felt again the touch of the soft hand
in his-the hands that were like no
other hands in the world.
Old Peters shuffling steps had died
away and the house was still. Then
he heard her step upon the stair and
down the hall and Elizabeth stood be-
fore him, unchanged. except for the
graver lines about the firm. sweet
mouth and a deeper light in the dark
eyes. Bracket grasped her hand with
an almost painful force.
You have been quite a long while
in claiming your old friends in Warn
field, Mr.. Brackett-'
1t was merely a banal greeting, but
the commonplace served to place
Bracket on the right footing.
Most certainly; and yet feel that
I should apologize for this intrusion,
had 1 not come TO make apology for
a greater one that was made in my
name"
you allude to Mr.. Stinson's call?"
she laughed lightly. 'Mr. Stinson
does me the honor to consider me a
force in the political situation. I as
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WINNIE ToLLIvER regarded with
decided interest the tiny shoe
which lay on the center Of the
@ white counterpane. He had a
quick eye for the attractive, and he
assured himself that this was a tri-
umph OF the cobbler's art: II, indeed,
the maker OF such q dainty creation
deserved Euch q commonplace appeIla-
tion-
II wsI a low-cut shoe with patent
leather sides and white kdd facings,
quite an unusual combination. Some
how IL seemed 10 appeal TO Jimmie
and he removed It from the bed to the
table, where It stood before his eyes
while he wrote the inevitable letter
home.
Then. while he laKily pulled q Gig
arette. he invested the dainty bit of
footgear with all the attributes Of q
rouanca- How did II get thsre7 Sure
ly no chAmbermaid, even IN q high
pr4oed hotel, had ever boasted the pos
session OF such g creation. He turned
IL over carefully, but there was not so
much as q monogram IN sight.
he retired to dreams which were
filed with visions Of tiny shoes that
suddenly resolved themselves into the
most beautiful girls and as unex-
pectedly showed as mere shoes.
Indeed. but for the presence OF the
shoe on his table the next morning
he might have thought the whole af-
fair was a dream. for how is a decided
ly feminine shoe TO find its way into
"a %
hater as Jimmie Tolliver?
He placed the shoe on the bureau
as being safer than the table, and then
he went down 10 breakfast He ran
upstairs afterward TO change his coat
for a trip over the golf links, and
reached his room just in time to catch
a strange chambermaid making off
with the shoe.
See here, young woman. that's pet
~ larceny" warned Tolliver. You
put that right back"
Il was only taking IL for the lady
IT belonged TO-" demurred the dusky
servant.
'Uh. uh," said Tolliver. who is the
lady it belongs to?"
The woman could only look around
helplessly deed, suh,' she declared
the lady done tole me not to tell any
one"
Hum" said Tolliver gravely. This
needs looking into. It's absurd for you
10 say that it's your own" with a
glance at her ponderous feet. How
am 10 tell that you are not taking it
10 make match receiver or a pin
cushion? ] guess you had better leave
Il here, and tell the owner TO come and
prove property"
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I go with you on one condition"
And that is?"
That our departure be kept q secret
from VeryL We must surprise her"
We had an uneventful trip. I remem-
Der very little of 1t. Some time during
the second day we passed a lonely
whale. He excited my sympathy at
the time. Somehow, somewhere we
landed and took train for London. We
rushed through London In a cab and
found ourselves on another train. As
near as 1 can remember we spent four
months on that train, though mother
says it was nearer five hours. Late
that afternoon. she tells me. we reached
Matlock. We climbed a long, steep
hill, and found ourselves in front Of a
very large and very gloomy hotel. bear
ing a gilt sign:
THE MATLOCK ARMS"
The next scene will abide with ma
to my dying day. A fat clerk stood
in front Of us and held out a long men
rs Miss Veryl Preston at home?" I
asked.
mo. sir
Where Is she?"
"she left for America last Thursday
with the general. her father. She said
something about being married over
there and planning surprise for her
fiance.
YES we were married. after all.
Neryl cabled that she was coming back
at once after 1 had cabled my own
whereabouts. She insisted on being
married in England. 1 insisted on New
York. We compromised on New York.
Copyright, 1904, by S. T. stern.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
- OUR LONG-DISTANCE MARRIAGE ~
By T.s Stern

1 should never be married during his
lifetime, unless In his presence. know,
dear, 1t means long trip for both Of
us, and the absence Of a great many
of your friends from the ceremony. But
dad has my promise, and it must be
kept Why, John, you are staring at
me as though had committed crime.
Don't look at me like that. Are you
afraid Of the ocean voyage?"
mot that, Veryl The situation is
worse-far worse. My mother is no
longer young, and I am the last Of
the brood. When 1 told her last night
what I expected to say to you, she ask
ed me to be married at once. Lad
die,' she said, I am getting old, and
before 1 go 1 want to see you mar
ried and settled down. Promise me,
son, that you will be married as soon
as possible, so that can be here to
see my boy united to the woman Of his
choice 1 promised"
But your mother can go to England
with US, dearest"
Impossible! She has horror Of the
ocean that nothing can conquer. Why
not bring your father to American"
IF 1 waited for father to come to
America to see me married, John, 1
must die spinster. The last time we
crossed 1t took him four months to
summon up his courage to the point
OF embarkation. Three times we
bought tickets; twice we forfeited our
deposits. Once on shore, he assured
me that he had suffered his last trip.
John, you are such resourceful, clever
fellow that you must devise some way
out Of our dilemma"
AT first suggested to veryl that half
the ceremony be performed at Matlock
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
By S. T. Stern

and that we proceed by different
steamers to America, where the re-
naming portion might be read. Veryl
would have none of 1t. She had cove
nanted to be married in the presence
Of her parent-not half married. And
besides, john" she added reproachful-
ly, 'ff anything should happen to you
on the return trip, l would be semi
widow" The lugubrious prospect of
semi -widowhood invited tears and 1
desisted.
The plan of marriage by cable. next
advanced, met with like discourage
ment. as being too much on the order
of an international chess tournament"
Wireless telegraphy offered some slight
prospect of solution, but Veryl retreat
ed on account OF its uncertainty.
With the rattle of the first milk wa
gon on the street outside, and it's re-
minder that morning had arrived, came
the scheme that we finally adopted.
Veryl was to go to England, I to re-
main behind In America. On the four
teenth day Of June at high noon,
Greenwich time, she was to stand be-
fore her father in Matlock and repeat
her responses. At the same instant
agreed to go through the ceremony at
my mothers home in Belmont. That
necessitated a slight postponement Of
our honeymoon and the omission of
bridal procession. Veryl grieved over
Doth features; shared only half her
sorrow.
AS time went on Veryl became quite
reconciled to our marriage plan, de-
spite the separation it involved. She
is a most unconventional little person
at all times. and the oddly of the
arrangement doubtless appealed to
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That's a fine story" he unused.
Its a good two hundred feet across.
She must have plenty of muscle"
Then to the girl, You tell the lady to
send or bring the other shoe over and
she can have this one"
With nod to the waiting girl, he
stepped inside the room, carefully
locked the shoe in his trunk, and then
went off to the links.
That afternoon Tolliver did a very
rude and inexcusable thing. He got
out a pair of strong opera glasses and
scanned the rooms across the court.
There was a band concert in the small
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
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sure Won I appreciate the compliment,
as the president OF the Hypatia- But
as Elizabeth Heath 1 must beg 70 de-
cline ii"
Brackett made a slight movement
toward her. Il beg you to consider
the man and his total ignorance as TO
the enormity of what he was doing. 1t
was a distinct shock to me TO hear
your name upon his lips. and
7 understand - she replied quickly
Believe me. 1 did not connect you
with it in the least In fact. when no
mentioned that you would call to dis
cuss the matter / was very certain
that you were entirely ignorant or AL
knowledge OF his errand here"
Bracket flushed darkly-
Il trust you will treat this incident
as If IT had never been, and OF course
there need be no question OF your
support in political sense.
Here they both laughed uneasily
so much So" she responded. that
I will use every effort TO further the
cause Of Governor Bracket"
Bracket sprang to his feet, his dark
face agIow-' Elizabeth
Miss Heath held up warning hand
'AIr. Bracket. fifteen years have come
and gone since any man has held the
right to call me by that name; We
were speaking Of politics.
Bracket submitted mutely as she
led the talk around to other questions
Of the day. lightly and easily. giving
him time to find himself in the talk
of old friends and places
And the general. how Is hsf and
your mother?"
She looked at him wonderingly. In
IT possible that with all OF Mr.. st1n-
sons information he did not tell you
that I am living here alone with only
Aunt Jane? Father and mother died
within one month Of each other ten
years ago."
Bracket turned abruptly and walked
to the window. He understood many
things now-aH the loneliness and the
beautiful truth Of this woman who
had lived her life so bravely. The sun
light in the square was binding
perhaps that was why his eyes were
wet, as he walked swiftly down the
long room and drew her hands into his
Elizabeth. there was fate in Stin-
sons call. the fate that has watched
us both through all these years. There
were ghosts that knocked and walked
my starved heart last night-ghOsts
that would not be silenced- I was a
coward then; a coward not brave
enough to humble my pride and tell
you OF the burden that lay between
us-and when death removed that
burden. IL was too late. I thought, but
am here now to plead my case
afresh. here at your mercy. We are
older now, and there is little youth
left US, and for Gods sake don't let
pride stand between US and that little.
VIII the president Of the 'Hypatia'
work for me as my promised wife?
VIII she, Elizabeth
Old Peter shuffied down the hall
unnoticed and stood in the doorway a
brief second, then he ambled away.
mopping his eyes.
Il thought that was Massa John
Bracket Use certain now for suah!"
Copyright. 1904. by Curran Richard
Greenley.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
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stood beside other girls. She haA khs
graces OF a queen. and grave blue syaa
saved her from acquiring reputatiou
as a f1irt.
Tolliver, from the moment he eaah
her little hand In HIS. was sorry thAa
he had not gone on to Nassau, ana
that night when he took the sliDpas
out OF the tray OF his trunk Il sonnahov
seemed to have lost its old personality.
1t only suggested Vivienne.
In a short time he forgot ths sIippa.
entirely. He had awakened to a rsaII-
zation OF the fact that he was really IN
love with Vivienne Carroll, and thas
for once he and his mother were In 40
cord on the matrimonial subject.
They were sitting on the broad piAHHa
the next night, Vivienne opening ana
closing her fan nsrvously.
Mr.. Tolliver," she began with Al
edd difndence In her voice, II wAna -
ask you somsthinE."
Even to the half OF my kingdsm.%
he quoted with mock hsroicA.
Not the half OF q kingdom Ehs
corrected with a laugh the half ef .
pair OF shoes"
''Eh7 What7'' stammsrsd Tollvsz.
taken back.
You have one Of my shoes" Ehs
went on, unless you've thrown IL
away"
Il assure YOU" he said. the only
lady's shoe have Is one that I found
on my bed In st. Augustine. A darksy
girl tried to make me believe that It
had been thrown into the window,
across a 2O0-yard court
Vivienne laughed.
I'm not as strong as that" she de-
clared. You see you were almost IN
the angle Of the wall and the shoe hew
diagonally. I had run up from Nassau
to visit with Helen Redgold. and. as
1 was leaving the next morning, I did
not have time to persist in my demand
for the shoe"
How did you know I had it?" he
demanded. curiously.
The maid told US who had yhe room"
she explained.
I'm sorry can't give you that
shoe" he said half seriously. half IN
jest you see j have made IL one OF
my household goods. The only way
you can gain possession is to take the
household along with it. VIII you.
Nivienne2 j loved the weerer OF that
little shoe until 1 met you; then I
loved you. 1t was all the same. but
cid not know it. VIII you take the
shoe back and me along with it2"
1t must have been all right. for Mrs.
Tolliver, nee Carroll wears as a charm
a tiny gold shoe encrusted with dia-
monds. 1t was her husbands wedding
gift and she calls 1t her mascot
Copyright. 1904. by E. w. sargent)
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17

4nubs EIOpOedl-AccepLan
-Tableau-F1nis.
In our case the situation reversed
itself. I had suggested to Veryl, fer
vently, OF course, that proper economy
would sanction the practice Of sending
out her wedding invitations and my
own In the same envelopes. With the
money saved thereby 1 agreed to pur-
chase outright a ring-a cleaning,
glistening affair with a large single
stone. To this day I do not know
whether she said yes. I have a vague
impression that she said nothing at
all. Presently found myself seated by
her side holding her hand, which leads
me to suspect that some manner of af-
firmation must have greeted my pro-
posal. We were engaged. With that
our story starts. Thus: Proposal-Ac-
-Tableau-Chapter One.
For the next few moments neither Of
US spoke. We sat gazing into the open
flre. quiet and deliriously happy. Think
OF it. Veryl was mine, my very own!
"Of what are you thinking, dear?"
said l at length.
1t viii be splendid to be married in
England"
"England?"
'Of course" she replied. Don't you
remember? Father is at Matlock in
Derbyshire. When / last left him he
exacted from me solemn promise that
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
Il CINDE ELL A
Half-Hour Storiette.

deed she won't come. subj" STAN
mered the maid. "She done tole me to
get it for her and she'd give me dol
lar. She don't want to come"
Tolliver produced a two dollar bill.
How did It come in my room?" he
asked
The girls eyes opened wide. you
see thu lady"
I wish 1 did," murmured ToIliver.
The lady-she dun get foolin' wild a
fren'. She throw the slipper at her fren'
and the fren' done dodge. 1t fly outen
the window and fall into your room.
OATS how It am donei'
Tolliver glanced across the court.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17

her strongly. With me 1t was other
wise. The glory Of our engagement
was quite dimmed by the prospect Of
her departure for the other side
When she sailed on the first day of
June my grief was abyssmal. Mother
has since assured me that for three
entire days 1 ate not a morsel of food
my thoughts were with a certain
ocean greyhound speeding over its
Atlantic lane. and I read and reread
nothing but storm reports and dere-
lict statistics.
One Friday evening I found two
small trunks in our front hallway.
The maid informed me that they
were there by order of my mother.
When she came down for dinner that
evening L noted at once an air Of
suppressed excitement about her, but
l asked no questions.
Son." said she after we had seated
ourselves. 'I bought your wedding
present to-day. See?"
Imagine my astonishment when she
held out for my inspection passage
tickets for Southampton by next
days steamer.
But, mother" I protested. 'I can
not leave you, 1 intend to keep my
promise. 1 know 1 am a selfish brute
in acting as 1 have been doing, but
l cannot help myself"
Son. said my mother, "the Rod
ney is safe in every way I have seen
her captain, who is an old friend of
your father. and he assures me his
boat is perfectly seaworthy, and that
a trip at this season of the year is a
mere pleasant jaunt. Yes. I am go
ing with you. We sail tomorrow
morning. Don't hug me like that!
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-17
By E. w. s arg mt

Miss Carroll-not because he knew
her, but because his mother wanted
him to marry her and settle down. It
had originally been planned that Jim
rnie should run over to Nassau to meet
them and escort them home, and It
was because Of Miss Carroll that he
had not done so.
He took the train for Palm Beach.
mentally protesting, but even his de-
votion to the unknown wearer OF the
slipper was forgotten at sight Of his
mothers guest.
She was slightly below average
height. but with a figure and carriage
that did not betray the fact until she