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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08

swer
The lady spoke to you," prompted
the elevator boy.
Westcott looked inquiringly at
Katherine
viii you-will you have a choco-
later"
No, thank you" returned West
colt, resuming the contemplation of
the green wall.
There was another long pause. The
neglected box remained half way be-
tween the suspended passengers.
Il think you're very-ungentle-
manly" said Katherine, at length.
SO you said last night respond
ed Westcott cOldly.
You're more so today"
How so?"
"YOu-yOu know I'm too polite to
eat those chocolates and let you go
hungry-and I'm fairly starving"
Westcott, with an air of exagger-
ated politeness, took a chocolate and
ate it, with his eyes fixed unsociably
upon the green wall. He dared not
trust himself to look at Katherine
Katherine nibbled a bonbon, waited
in silence for ten minutes and again
offered the box to Westcott, who with
gravity helped himself. This opera
ton was repeated until only one re-
manned in the box. The remaining
one was heart shaped.
Its heart" exclaimed the ele-
vator boy. who had read too many
dime novels not to recognize an in
teresung situation when he was face
to face with one, and who was unable
to contain himself longer. you'll
have to toss up for it, | guess. It's
heart amt it?"
why, so it is" replied Katherine.
will you have it, Bobs-pardon me
Mr. Westcott?"
Westcott shot a quick glance at
Katherine who had gradually moved
two feet away from the end of the
leather covered bench, and was con-
sequently that much closer to the
man she had Tilted the previous even
ing.
do l understand that you are of
.fering me hearth" asked Westcott.
Its your turn" said Katherine,
flushing a beautiful crimson.
Westcott took something that gilt
tered from his pocket, laid it in the
box beside the chocolate heart, and
pushed the box toward Katherine.
do we trade even?" he asked,
with mis- eyes on Katherine's.
The elevator boy, agog with ex-
element, retired discreetly but with
reluctance to the pages of his novel,
but not before he had recognized in
the glittering object a ring
And when he looked again the box
contained two hands. although only
one was visible; the man was no
longer gazing at the wall.
The hand of the indicator above
the boys head was leaping from num-
Der to number in a curious fashion.
sounds of ringing bells and impa-
tient voices drifted from the elevator
shaft; but the man and the maid
paid no heed.
Then the boy moved the lever slow
ly, reluctantly even, and the elevator
dropped gently to the ground floor.
"Oh!" exclaimed Katherine, draw
ing her hand gently from Westcotts
and drawing a long sigh. Were
actually down"
Yep" beamed the boy, land you
III SHt nave DSSh uOWH ulIeeH minutes
ago just as well as not; but | seen
how things was goin' and l thought
I'd help EN- along"
"You shall come to the wedding.
Cupid, said Westcott, slipping a
heavy coin into the cherubic boys
hand. And he added as they stepped
out of the elevator upon the solid
ground, IF l ever own an elevator
you shall run it,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08
CHANGE of Shnes.

To wear the same pair of shoes
from morning until night is a SIN
against the feet. 1t rests the feet
to change the boots, just as it rests
the body to change the clothing. The
stockings also should be changed
during the day. For the person who
wears heavy walking boots there
should be pair of light weight boots
for the house.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08

Those going on the excursion to
Lake Chelan should notify the man
agement, j. A. frost, 524 California
Bldg, or the G. N. Ticket Office. at
once. as number Of tickets sold will
be limited to 100. $50
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08
preak Even in San Franeisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-The
Seals broke even with Oakland here
yesterday, losing the morning game
and winning in the afternoon. The
scores:
Morning game r. II. r..
San Fran. Il 100000 OIL IL 8
Oakland 20 02020O1% -5 z A
Batteries Knell and Leahy;
Schmidt and Byrne.
Afternoon game r. II. r..
San Fran. 0 0 0 0 0 3 % 6 o
Oakland 20 10000 0 90 3
Batteries - Corbett, Leahy and
Gorton; Buchanan and Byrne.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08

bonnet with rosettes and ties of fine
point desprit. No. is of white
dimity, stitched and ruffled No. 3
is made of figured dimity, lined with
plain dimity of the color of the back
ground of the figured material. No
4 is the fan bonnet. which is not OF
much protection to the neck and face
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seattIe 0. Los Angeles 5.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S.--The ST.
washes increased their lead over the
rest of the teams yesterday by talk
ing another game from the Angels.
The score: X. ii. r.
Los Ang.. .2O00o0oO1-3 5 5
Seattle 40 90 3 0 0 2-9 II
Batteries - Newton and Spies;
Shields and Wilson.
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Pacific National League.

At Butte-Butte IL, 8; Spokane
II. 3.
AT Salt Lake--Salt Lake 8, IA;
Boise Z. IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08

eyesight had failed a1fo. he did not
realize his mistake He was there
after relieved from the duty of host
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08

at summer homes and even resorts
with their faces protected with this
good old fashioned device The bon
nets, however, are not old fashioned.
They are creations. Some of them
are elaborate silk affairs.
No. l shows a dainty .ruffled silk
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08
Pacific National League standing
American League.

At st. Louis-W Washington 7, st.
Louis 3.
At Chicago-Philadelphia 5, Chi
cago 2.
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though it serves as a shade for the
eyes and is popular on account Of its
GOODNESS. The fan is separated from
the handle A bando is set under it.
1t is bent slightly by wiring the back.
Strings and bows of muslin finish the
whole. /
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08
HAND MADE LINGERIE.

frill of valenciennes lace The lace
is rolled on to the edge of the me-
dallion. If desired the gown can be
made more simple with a low neck
and large medallion in place of the
front embroidered band.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08
FAKE MARDI GRAS LEAVES FOR
new FIELDS AND PASTURES GREEN

HAD POOR PICKING IN TACOMA
WEDDING POSTPONED BE
CAUSE FUNDS WERE LACKING
AND DISAPPOINTED CROWD
LEAVES THE GROUNDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08

Another suit of lingerie made by
Elizabeth Van Orm consists of hand
embroidered medallion work. These
medallions are hand embroidered.
They can be bought embroidered.
Each medallion is finished with a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-08-08

Patronize the o. X Baths. Seven
BARRIERS; no waiting. 1017 Pacific av
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22

turn up In Havana pretty soon there
would be a Spanish man-of-war sent
out to look for her-or else Mr.
OBrien was not the man we took him
for. She was person of so much inn
pOrtance that even our own admiral
could be induced-say, by the captain
generaPS remOnStrances-to sanction
such an action. There was no saying
what Rowley would do if they only
promised to present him with half
dozen pirates to take home for a hang
Ing. Why that was the very Identical
thing the flagship was kept lodging
Off Havana for! And O'Brien knew
where to lay his hands on a gross Of
such birds, for that matter.
No" concluded Sebright, over
whelming me from behind, as / sat
looking, not at the uncertainties of the
future, but at the paralyzing hopeless
ness Of the bare tomorrow. THE Lion
is no place for you, whether she goes
into Havana or not Moreover, into
Havana she must go now. There's no
help for 1T. It's the deuce of a situa-
ton
Very WELL I gasped. I tried to be
resolute. / felt suddenly as if all the
air ir the cabin had gone up the open
skylight couldn't remain below an
other moment; and, muttering some
thing about coming back directly,
jumped up and ran out without looking
at anyone lest I should give myself
away. | turned my face to the sea as
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22

too, In all our minds, the image Of the
Rio Medic schooner, hull down on
our quarter. In all the trials Of sail
ing, we had not been able to shake
her off that day.
Il don't want to hide from you, Mr..
Kemp Sebright began, that 1 have
pointed out to the captain that you
would be only getting the ship in trou-
bic for nothing. She's an old trader
and favorite with shippers; and If we
once get to loggerheads with the pow
ers, there's an end of her trading. AS
TO missing Havana this trip, even IL
you, Mr.. Kemp could give pot of
money, the captain could never show
his nose in there again after breaking
his charter party to help steal a young
lady. And it isn't as If she were no.
body. She's the richest heiress in the
island. The biggest people in Spain
would have their say in this matter.
l suppose they could put the captain in
prison or something. Anyway, good-by
to the Havana business for good"
Dismayed, 1 spoke quickly to Sera-
phina- With her head resting on her
hand, and her eyes following the aim
less tracings of her fingers on the
table, she said:
TT shall be as God wills 1t, Juan"
For Heavens sake, don't!" said Sc
bright, coughing behind me. He un-
derstood Spanish fairly well. what
I've said is perfectly true. Neverthe-
less the captain was ready to risk it."
Yes" calculated Williams pro-
foundly, out Of almost still lips, and
otherwise so motionless all over that
the deep sound seemed to have been
produced by some person under the
table.
But the point is that 1t would have
been no earthly good for you two"
continued Sebright. That's the point
/ made. If O'Brien knows anything,
he knows you are on board this ship.
He reckons on it as a dead certainty.
Now, 1t is very evident that we could
refuse to give you up, Mr.. Kemp, and
that the admiral Cif the fagship's off
Havana, as think she must be by
now would have to back US up. How
you would get on afterwards with old
Groggy Rowley. / don't know. 1t isn't
likely that he has forgotten you tried
to wipe the floor with him, IL I am to
take the captains yarn as correct
"a regular hero" Williams testified
suddenly, in his concealed, from under
table tone. He's not afraid of any
of them; not he. Ha! ha! Old Top
nambo must have >"
Sebright had paused only long
enough for this ebullition to be over.
The cool logic of his Surnise appalled,
me. He didn't see why O'Brien or
anybody in Havana should want to in
terfere with me personally. But If /
wanted to keep my young lady, it was
obvious she must not arrive in Ha-
vana on board a ship where they
would be sure to look for her the very
first thing. 1t was even worse than it
looked he declared. His firm con-
vietion was that if the Lion did not
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THE BAD BOY.

She knelt beside the bed where lay the
boy
Who all the weary day had been SO bad:
Tears wet her cheeks, and prayer was on
her lips
The while She drank grief's gall in bitter
sips.
IF you but knew, my boy I heard her
say
How You have hurt me through this i've
long day,
If you could know the love a mother
Or that your names the burden Of her
prayers.
And then she prayed till hope came back
to her
And happy tears replaced the grief drops
She prayed for patience, prayed for light;
Prayed for the boy for whom such love
she bore.
She prayed that he might choose the bet
ter part
And lose the growing hardness in his
She prayed. till JOY unto her soul re-
And mother-love through all her being
burned.
How like her God she seemed while
kneeling there,
Her lips attuned to sweet unselfish pray
er;
How like the Christ that nightly over
Bends, IT. trusting that my love for him
Such that upon the morrow 7 may 20
More ,meekly on his errands bere be-
low.
Some day that, boy must feel loves thral-
ling thrill
/ yet may learn to do my Masters will.
. w. Gillian in Baltimore American.
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stables of Don Balthasar himself-that
murdered saint. The captain general
had no such mules. His late excellency
owned sugar estate halfway between
Rio Medic and Havana, and a relay Of
rldlng mules was kept there for quick
ness when his excellency OF holy mem
ory round occasion to write his COM
mands to the capital. The news of our
escape would reach the Juez next day
at the latest. Manuel would take care
OF that-unless he were drowned. But
he could swim like a fish. Maledic-
ton!
Il cried out to you to kill" he ad
dressed me directly; with all my soul
l cried. And why? Because he had
seen you and the senorita, too. aiasi
He should have been made dumb
made dumb with your pistol, senior,
since those two stupid English mari
ners were too much for an old man
like me, Manuel should have been
made dumb-dumb forever, say. What
mattered he-that gutter born off,
spring of an evil Gitana, whom I have
seen, senorl /, myself, have seen her in
the days of my adversely in Madrid.
senor-a red flower behind the ear.
clad In rags that did not cover all her
naked skin, looking on while thev
Fought for her with knives in a wine
shop full of beggars and thieves. Si.
senor. That's fas mother Improvisa-
-politico-capataz Ha
Dirtl"
He made gesture of immense con-
tempt.
What mattered he? The coach
would have returned from the cathe-
oral, and the Casa .Riego could have
been held for days-and who could
have known you were not inside
had conversed earnestly with Cesar
the major domo-an African, 1t is
true, but a man of much character and
excellent sagacity. All, Manuel
Manuel! If Il But the devil him
self fathers the children of such
mothers. / am no longer in posses
sion of my first vigor, and you. senor,
have all the folly of your nation. -
He barred his grizzled head to me
loftily.
"* And the couragel Doubt
less, that is certain. 1t is we'll You
may want 1t all before long, senior
And the courage!"
The broken plume swept the deck.
For time he blinked his creased,
brown eyelids in the sun, then pulled
his hat low down over his brows, and,
wrapping himself up closely, turned
away from me to look at the sail to
leeward.
what an old, old, wrinkled. little,
puffy beggar he Isl" observed Sebright,
In an undertone well. and
what is your worship's opinion as to
the purpose of that schooner"
Castro shrugged his shoulders.
the gathered folds of his CLOAK and
moved off without look at either
of us.
There he struts, with his wings
dropping like a turkey cock gone into
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22
that is nearly gone.

When you find yourself In such a state,
get MORMON BISHOP PILLS. 1t In
only 60c per box. 1t will cure you. Others
have been cured. Why not you?
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treasnnable thought, and terrified by
the revolt of my soul refusing to leave
the world lE which a young girl lived!
What did Seraphfna think Of me? L
should have to go and tell her to what
pretty Tass | had brought our love-
Must try to put some sense into it,
volunteered Sebright, coming up to
me- That's what we are here for. /
guess. Anyhow, there's some room for
sense IN arranging the way a thing
ls 20 pc done, be it as hard as 1t may
And \ don't see any sense, either, in
exposing woman to more hardship
than is absolutely necessary. We have
TAXED It out now, and / can do no
more. Do go inside for a bit''
paused a moment to try and regain
the command of my faculties. But it
was as if a bombshell had exploded in
SIDE my skull, scattering all my wits to
the four winds of heaven. Only the
conviction of failure remained, attend
ed by profound, distress.
l fancy, though, | presented a fairly
pold front. The lamp was lit, and small
changes had occurred during my alb
sence. Williams had turned his bulk
sideways to the table. Seraphina still
leaned her head on her other hand,
and | noted, through the soft shadow
OF falling hair, the heightened color of
her cheek and the augmented brilliance
of her eye.
With the dignity of a supreme conf
dence she extended her hand 1t was
one Of the eliminating moments of our
love. For love is like a journey in a
mountainous country, up through the
clouds, and down through the shadows
to an unknown destination. 1t was a
moment rapt and full of feeling, in
which we seemed to dwell together
high up and alone-till she withdrew
her hand from my lips, and / found my
self back In the cabin, as if precipitat-
ed from lofty place.
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deep mourning" said Sebright. "Who
knows? All, wen, there's no hurry
to know for day or two. I don't
think that craft could overhaul the
Lion, if they tried ever SO. They may
manage to keep US in sight perhaps
Late that day we held sort of
council of war in the saloon. Sera
phina's attitude, leaning her cheek on
her hand, reminded me of the time
when / had seen her absorbed in
watching the green and gold lizard in
the back room Of Ramon's store, with
her hair falling about her face. like a
veil. Castro was not called in till later
on. But Sebright was there, leaning
his back negligently against the bulk
head behind Williams, and looking
down on us seated on both sides OF. the
long table. And there was present
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said I might take his word for 1t that
with the winds we had had, no craft
working along the coast could be just
there now unless she came out Of Rio
Medic. There was a calm almost up
to sunrise, and 1t looked as if they had
towed her out with boats before day-
light.
Castro, wrapping his chin, stood still,
face to the sea. After a long while:
"Malediction," he pronounced slowly,
and without moving his head shot q
sidelong glance at me-
He lowered his tone to impress us
more, and the point of the knife, as it
were an emphatic forefnger, tapped
the open palm forcibly. Did we think
that man was not already riding
along the coast to Havana on a fast
mule ?-the very best mule from the
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22

man feeling himself beaten in a fight
with death might turn his face to the
wall.
Right or wrong? Generosity or fol-
ly? Conscience or only weak fear be-
fore reInorse? Twice l had honorably
stayed my hand. Twice
to this end
In rnoment-I went through all the
agonies of suicide which left me alive.
alas, to burn with the shame of the
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-22
inconsistent.

b. Ginner-These editors think they're
smart, but they don't practice what they
preach.
Ascum-Indeed? In what particular?
b.. Ginner-Why they insist on your
writing on one side Of the paper only, bul
they print on both sides.-Philadelphi
Press.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-18
Will be Free Tomorrow.

MANCHESTER. n. H., June 1S.-A
case that attracted wide attention five
years ago will come to an end tomOr-
row when H. F. Bailey, former cashier
of the Colebrook National bank, will be
released from the Hillsboro county Jail
after having completed a sentence of
five years for violating the United
States banking laws by permitting de-
positors to overdraw their accounts to
the amount of $4,000.
The Colebrook National Bank was
closed Dec. %, 1898, and the affairs OF
the COlebrOok Savings Bank were also
tied up for a time on account OF lrreg-
ularities. Both institutions were found
to be solvent however, and soon re-
sumed business, no depositors losing
A dollar Much sympathy was express
ed for the convicted cashier as II was
generally believed that he had no IN
tention of committing fraud.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-18

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Walter Well
man, in New York special to the Rec
ord Herald, says:
Is Dick Croker to be invited to come
back and take the place of Charlie
Murphy as the leader of Tammany
Hall?
This is a question which just now
is much discussed among the district
leaders and the rank and file of Tam
many. There has even been talk of
a round robin begging Croker to re-
turn from his English retreat and take
the reins into his hands again.
That there is great discomfort with
Murphy among the braves is obvious
to every one. Predictions are freely
made that if Murphy makes a fizze
Of it at st. Louis he will be repudiate1
and Richard Croker will be summoned
from Vantage to take his old place
The prevailing dissatisfaction in
Tammany is due to two causes. One
is political and the other is the lid"
the suppression of gambling
The most serious part of the COM
plant which the boys" make is that
while their friends and themselves are
deprived of the pickings, profits and
perquisites which come from wide
open policy, Murphy and his friends
higher up are making money in the
stock market through tips given them
by traction magnates and the big fl
nanciers who like to stand in with the
powers that be in the organization.
Incidentally, l hear on pretty good
authority that Richard Croker is anx-
ious to come back. He is awaiting the
summons, and probably some Of his
adherents are fOmentng the discomfort
with Murphy. 1t is said by men who
ought to know that Croker has run
through good share of the pile he
took away with him, and that, for f.
nancial reasons, he is not averse to
coming back to the rich harvest field
of Gotham.
These TammOny men also claim
that Murphy has made a bad mess of
politics.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-18
Join to Fiqht Parker.

NEW YORK, June 1S--The Staple
of conversation in political circles To-
day is the mass meeting to be helu III
Cooper Union tonight in response 10
the call issued by Bryan and 1aliliiialls
men and sent broadcast throughout the
state. The announced object OF the
meeting is to send a protesting uele-
CATION to St. Louis to appear oeioi
the democratic national convention 10
denounce the leadership or DaEiu D.
Hill and to declare that Parker cahi'o'
carry New York state. The prohio'ers
of the movement include, III a'iui'' o'i
to several prominent Tammais HELL
Melvin G. Palliser, one OF Bryan >
most devoted followers in Ne" 1orh'
and DR.. John W. Cox, at whose nome
Rrvan stays when ia New YORK. muse
,,,c,, of the movement declares tnat
while its purposes is to overtime" mn
and Parker it is not in any way
+anded n help along the Hearst cahoi-
dacy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-18
ALUMNI HELD A REUNION AND
BANQUET AT ODD FELLOWS
TEMPLE.
President Sutherland Acted as Toast
master-Addresses Delivered by
Many Of the Members.

Sixty graduates of the Walla Walla
high school were present at their an
nual banquet held at Odd Fellows tenn
pie last night This organization now
numbers 1913 members and representa-
lives of nearly every class from 80
down were present After q pleasant
reunion the alumni and their invited
guests formed in classes and marched
up stairs where a sumptuous banquet
had been spread.
Louis Sutherland, president and
POSTMASTER. gave an address of well
come to the new class on behalf Of the
alumni. In we'll selected language he
told them of their privilege at being
members of this association and adj
monished them to lay aside all differ
ences and work for the advancement
of their alma mater.
Mrs. Coyle Timmins spoke for the
class of '95, A. L. Winans for 81, John
Proudfoot for '9S, Ellie King for 80,
George Gray for 1902. Miss Dovell
spoke to the toast The New High
School, Colin V. Dyment made a
beautiful little toast on Amateur
Journalism and admOnished the COM
ing class to be thorough and guard
against the bane of inadequate pre-
paration. Miss MOsgrOve spoke for
'03. Gilbert Hunt spoke on the future
of the high school and Miss Shelton
spoke very nicely for the graduating
class.
After the banqueting was over the
young people adjourned down stairs
where to the strains of delightful mu-
sic they tripped the light fantastic I'M
til late hour.