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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-14

but he wasn't the same old Jimmy.
The death OF his mother following
closely upon the developments of his
brothers shame cut all the vibrant
chords of his heart. Settled in mel
anchOly he read and cut and pasted
and handed out the news of the world.
but there was no more OF the rollick-
ing spirit of Jimmy Henderson appar-
ent. He worked. slept and ate, but
mostly he brooded.
One night telephone call came ask
ing for Mr.. Henderson, personally. and
he answered it.
This is DR.. Murphy at the City and
County Hospital voice said.
There's a man out here who was
taken from a sailing vessel this after
noon. He's dying from Chagres fever.
If you want to see him come out at
once"
Jimmy hung up the receiver and
bundling great mass of CODY in his
hand threw it over to the coast editor.
Look out for this desk. Jess" he
said Il may be away for several
hours"
1t was a long street car ride and at
the hospital he fretted away some
minutes that seemed to him like years.
Finally he was shown to a ward where
a man lay dressed in cheap night
shirt given to patients who have none
of their own. He stood beside the cot
trying with all his heart to trace some
likeness in the withered and pallid form
before him to that big brother of his
who had made easy his way in college
and upon whom he had always looked
as hero. AS he gazed the brown eyes
opened and the sick man tried to
stretch his hand in greeting. but he
was too weak to lift it. Jimmy drop
ped beside the cot on one knee. saying
softly:
Jack, old man. Jack. talk to me.
Brace up. old fellow. You Kot the
nerve; just try this once"
The dying man turned his eyes and
tried to stir. Jimmy took both his
hands and patted them between his
own.
Its no use, Jimmy" painted the dy-
ing man. Il can't tell you all. 1t was
a woman who did it. She lured me
and fooled me-but God. I'd like to
see her tonight.
Shut up said Jimmy. Let's talk
of that time you made the run around
the end"
'"This is the last talk I shall ever
make" said the dying man. struggling
for breath. Say whatever you think
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My mouth tastes as if a Chinese family
had just moved out and the rest Of
MY system suggests that 1 have sub
jected myself to carpet cleaning
establishment. Me to the surge of the
Pacific
well. do you know that guy got me
transportation, Pullman stateroom
and dining-car passes and tried to get
me drunk again. When 1 was riding
through the apple orchards OF Iowa
/ dug up an envelope in my coat pocket
that had two 800 bills in it? That's
the kind of fellow Jimmy is
$50 Jimmy's on velvet" said Hos
kins. I'm glad to hear it. He's one
of the finest fellows / ever knew. Do
you want to go to work?'
With $500 in my pocket?" asked
OBrien.
N"You'd better send those bills back
to Jimmy" said Hoskins.
Il sent them from Omaha" said
QBrien. Yes, I want to go to work
Take the telegraph desk tomorrow
night" said Hoskins- I'VE haven't had
a decent man on 1t since Henderson
left"
When the Henderson financial scan
dal broke it was a newspaper story
for weeks. Briefly summarized. John
d. Henderson. son of dead and well
lions at his command, failed and dis
appeared. AT first there were whispers
of shortage and as hours heightened
into days these became assured facts
Clamorous creditors demanded his ar
rest, but he could not be found He
was traced to an East River pier, but
there all clews were lost. 1t was sup
posed that he committed suicide On
top of it all come the announcement
that James Henderson, the younger
brother, and Mrs. Kate Henderson,
mother of the missing man. had turn
ed over TO the receiver everything they
possessed and that the creditors would
not lcse more than five per cent. Then
the story dropped out. except that
John d. Henderson's disappearance
was unaccounted for
One night in the fall Jimmy Hender-
son sent in his card TO Hoskins and
the managing editor jumped foot.
Send him in at once" he said. and
Jimmy came into the room looking like
a whipped cur.
I'D like to get my old job back, Mr..
Hoskins.' he said.
Its d@n funny you can't call me
Harry. like you did in the old days"
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best to mother, but"
Mother is dead, Jack" said Jimmy.
THANK God for that" said the diving
man. II robbed you and / robbed her
A woman made me do it. Jimmy. She
left me for dead in Panama"
His words were faint and his hands
clammy with the dew of death.
Think of something else" said
Jimmy. when you're better we will
go to some place where the name OF
Henderson was never heard and start
in on a new life"
There was a curious gurgfng in the
dying mans throat and then he went
limp. Jimmy knew his brother was
dead and for the first time since he
could remember he cried. He tried
to think OF some prayer, but the only
one that come TO his mind was Now
i lay me down to Sleep" Even
OF that he couldn't recall the second
line. A nurse touched him on the
shoulder and said, The man is dead"
He looked at her blankly and arose.
As he did so his hand touched sone-
thing hard and cold banded on his
brothers arm. Visions Of nanacles
flashed through his mind. Perhaps
Jack went wrong the second time, he
thought: PERHAPS some South Amer
lean jailer ironed him to an adobe
wall; perhaps the gyve still clung
when he escaped; perhaps
God! he mustn't die that way"
Jimmy watched the nurse until shs
disappeared at the end OF the court,
then he rolled up the loose sleeve on
the dead mans arm. Above the elbow
was a bracelet OF pounded gold. such
as might have been fashioned IN some
inland town OF Mexico or South Amer
lea. In the center was a locket
studded with splendid pearls, evidently
the handiwork Of a Continental gold
smith.
Jimmy fingered the loclet curicusly
and suddenly 1T dew oDen- He bent
over it in the dim light. and laughing
up in his face, beautiful, seductive.
triumphant, was picture of-Elsie.
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need you. Funds wired Wells Fargo
tonight JACK
Everybody was sorry to lose Jimmy
Henderson. When he told the manag-
ing editor that he had to go East Hos
kins nearly made speech. He wasn't
a bad fellow. Hoskins, but he had for
gotten everything in the English Ian
guage except the cuss words. The re-
porters said that when he was made
managing editor he was invited to ad
dress woman's convention in Santa
Cruz. He had so much to tell them
that the convention adjourned in the
middle of his speech, and since that
time he had never talked except pro-
f1nely.
Four months later OBrien went to
New York to grapple With the great
god, Literature, and throw him, If pos
sible, with such decisive hold that
newspapers and magazines would, in
mad enthusiasm, offer him any kind of
a price for what he deigned to write,
O'Brien was a particularly good news
paper man in San Francisco, and
everybody was surprised to find him
back in a few days less than a month
He wandered into the managing edi-
tors office unannounced, as was his
custom. Hoskins and he had been cub
reporters in Chicago and they liked
each other.
yOu were III 4NCW OIh,
said Hoskins.
LAS usual" drawled O'Brien, as he
spread his lanky form over an easy
chair and lit a cigarette, you are
right. / never know you to think
anything strongly. that didn't come so.
That's why you're a managing editor.
/ was In New York"
We'll. what happened to you?"
asked Hoskins.
Have you time to hear a painful
more upright position. A nod and
on the story.
he said, II found all the newspapers
of New York clamoring for my SER
vices. AS a precaution l took a job
for eighteen per on the Herald, so
that 1 might have a chance to look
nights | labored answering telephone
cred me.
"'O'Brien.' he said. go down to
Wall street and find out whether
'coppers' are the same kind that are
used in Butte, Montana, in playing
faro bank
IT wouldn't be sure that was his
language, but he had such an impera-
tive air that 1t was like a Knockout
punch in a prize fight. / accordingly
wandered into Wall street and eyed
the signs. The first thing that struck
me on a brass-ribboned entrance to
a building that looked higher than
Mount Tamalpais was the sign
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HENDERSON ESTATE COMPANY
You remember Jimmy Henderson
who did telegraph OH the Clarion? :?
Well, l heard of him in New York as
a Wall, street magnate and / took a
hundred TO one chance that he was
the same fellow. l needed somebody
to wise me up and figured he was the
guy. / went up in the elevator so
high that l was ready to shake hands
with the Angel Gabriel and finally the
elevator man dumped me out
This is your floor he said.
Il couldn't find my name on any
of the doors. The entire floor was
given up to signs like Inter-Urban
Consolidated. John d. Henderson,
President Henderson Estate, John
d. Henderson, President and about
forty more doors that bore different
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with Elsie in background of green
turf and Violets
AS he came downtown he dropped
into the theater for the matinee and
she wasn't on the stage. He met the
manager when he passed out and in
quired for her
Il don't know what's the matter"
said the manager. "She didn't show
to-day and she didn't telephone she
was sick"
Henderson climbed a hill to where
Elsie roomed. On the way he said to
himself that he was a fool, but still
she might be i'll and need something.
The landlady, known of old, answered
his ring.
It's curious about her, Mr.. Hender-
son." she said. She came home last
night and sobbed and wept and carried
on something awful This morning she
asked me to get an eXpressman. When
he came she had her two trunks packed
and she sent them somewhere. She
came downstairs with a little grip in
her hand and hugged me hard and
cried and said she wished she had a
mother. The poor dear, She said If
you called to give you package she
left"
He took the white parcel, but did not
open it until his nights work was done
and he was in his rooms. In it were
four sprays of forget-me-nots. He
laid them on the mantel and the Jap
anese servant took them away as rub
bish.
One month later Henderson. COM
pletely recovered from his wound in
the heart, was sitting at his desk run
ming over a list of queries from the
New York correspondent. He read un-
til he reached No. Ia, which said:
John d. Henderson, prominent Wall
street broker. dies in carriage. 300."
He was white for a moment and
then he left the room, standing in the
corridor and vainly trying to put a
match to the cigarette. Presently he
came back and with trembling fingers
he wrote a message. He took it in to
the operator and said: Harry, get
this through to the main office in New
York ahead Of everything. with the
most stringent orders for Immediate
delivery"
The operator looked at him curiously
and then at the message. 1t read:
John D. Henderson Jr., 146 34th
Street w. New York: News just re-
ceived. Shall come home?
JIMMY"
A little later the Associated Press
stuff brought in a two-hundred-w word
story of the death of John D. Hender-
son. prominent capitalist Of New York,
who expired in brougham on his way
from his office to his home. Henderson
Cancelled the special query and tossed
the story over to the man on the East
ern desk. Presently one or the opera
tors came to the window and slipped
through a sheet Of paper.
Here's your answer, Jimmy" he
said 1t read:
Come at once. Mother and I both
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legends. Finally I came to door
that said Private in large letters ana
/ opened it, Sixteen clerks rushed
at me and one of them finally grabbed
my card to bear it off in triumph, as
I supposed. You wouldn't believe 1t.
but / had to go through eight glass
doors and talk to forty-six secretaries
before 1 could see Jimmy Henderson.
The last man assured me that Jimmy
was engaged in financial transaction
that would involve the fate of the ma
ton. The last financial transaction
1 could recall about Jimmy was when
he was trying to stand off a bartender
for the drinks.
Take that card in there. old
man.. / said, and tell him that I'm
O'Brien from San Francisco
He went in a door and came out
looking rather scared.
Mr.. Henderson will see you at
once, he said as he held open the
lying on a couch with beautiful paint
ings surrounding hip. reading a
French novel and drinking whisky
that must have been made in heaven.
Two jolts of it made me remember
all the Theocritus. Sappho. Pindar and.
Alceus that have been rescued from
oblivion and Il could recite them in
Greek.
II asked him about .coppers' and he
sent for the nineteenth secretary and
gave him instructions to give me
detailed statements Then he went to
that wild booze again. When the sec
retary arrived Jimmy was trying to
show me, by climbing UP the picture
cords bow easy f1reman's life was.
Here's your DOPE he said. Write
a hundred Introduction and you have
York
II took the papers and stuck them
into my inside pocket. / never saw
that poor city editor again. / guess
he was still waiting for the 'coppers'
copy.
Five days later was awakened by
IN angel bearing a pint of wine, Sc
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-14

RULES.
No story will be considered that is less than
$500 nor more than $500 words in length. The
length of the story must be marked in plain figures
In the selection of stories names will not count
The unknown writer will have the same standing
as the popular author.
AS one of The objects of the Sunday Call is
to develop corps of Western writers, no
stories under noms de plume will be considered.
If a story earns publication it will be well worth
the writer's name.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-14
THIS CONTEST CLOSES ON JUNE 4.

Stories not accepted will be returned at once.
Those selected w II be published one each week.
An author may submit many manuscripts
he DESIRES but no one writer will be permitted
to win more than three prizes during the contest.
Always inclose return postage. No manu-
scripts will be returned unless accompanied by
turn postage.
Write on one side of paper only; put name and
address legibly on last page, and address to the
SUNDAY EDITOR OF THE CALL, SAN
FRANCISCO, CAL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04

pany. gees through this section of TIN
town once in two weeks
Mrs. Charles Marshall recently lost
three goats. which We're killed by dogs
She had been to the expense of building a
woven wire fence around the pasture
Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones' Were in Lis
hon Falls, Tuesday evening, calling on
relatives.
Mir. and Mrs. T. Small were in Erilns-
wick, this week, blucberrying.
John Margeton has returned from
Madison.
Quite . number If the young peoplc
attended the dance ut Willis Dear
born's. last Saturday evening.
stephen Small WAS i'll Lhchlieh, last
Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Nickerson win supply the
PULPIT at the North church. next sun
day. This church has no regular pas
tor but is supplied from tho pulpit o'
other churches
Herbert Small Of TorsEam. visited
his father. Wednesday.
". G. Eatchelder recently cut from
IS acres Of land 40 large loads of hay
estimated at low figures 20 be about 30
tons.
The house lately occupied by Henry
Farley was broken into and entered.
last week. y quantity of canned goods
and other articles were taken and des
tfoycd. TIL" house is unoccupiod. but
has house hold and other articles stored
III ii for the use of the family on thril.
occasional visits to the farm.
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STATE NEWS.
SURRY.

Mrs. Aryilla Richards Of Salem.
Mass, was in town, Saturday night.
she returned to her home. Sunday, &C
COMMANDED by her aged mother. Mrs.
Perms lii TreWorGy.
Mrs. May Wood. who has been visit
ing Mrs. Emma Coulter, has retufhcl
To hen home in Augusta.
Mrs. Alice Beedc of Boston. is pass
ing 4 few weeks with her parents. MT
ami Mrs. ChaS. Beedc on North street.
Miss Fannie Allen is visiting fri2nGs
in West Ellsworth at present.
While trying Ia ride a bicycle, Miss
Flossie Mctiraw fell and fractured her
ankle. DR. Emery WAS called. WHO 'c-
,Iuc.d the fracture. The ankle is SLOW
~ improving.
Misses Halle Young ana Many Eli
Hngton have gone to Franklin for y
lew weeks the guests oi MIS-. Scam :
mons
Mr.. ana Mrs. Chas Whitehead Of
Mrdford. Mass. are i'll town the gu SIS
of MIS-. Lydia Cunningham At Snut ::
Surry.
our new industry the blucterry cnn-
ming factory was put into operation.
last Monday morning. There is 4 de-
.naud for the berries from far ami ne''.
rho school children are rejoicing
over the arrival of the bell for the VII
lagr schoolhouse for which tl"y work
ed 81 hard. last winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04
SAGADAHOC.
BOWDOIN.

Tho recent rain WIS very much needed
as iii" wells and brooks Were getting low
Ga people say ii WAS the largest fan al
ram that they remember at This time of
the year.
Mr. and Mrs. James Coombs Of
Naitham, Mass. have been visiting old
neighDorS in this vicinity.
Vincent Anderson. who sawed his hand
Will" at work at Bath il very much bet
tel
Mr. ard Mrs. Henry Wcbbcr are re-
ceivina congratulations on the recent
birth Of daughter.
Everett Johnson is selling out his stock
in trade.
Miss Delaware is working for Mrs
Henry Weber.
Mr. ana Mrs. Albert Curtis were at Lis
bon Falls, Saturday evening, calling on
friends.
Mrs. Thomas Shaw. who has been suf-
f"rinS with rheumatism. is very much
better.
Mrs. Addic Leonard. who has been stay
ing with her parents through hnying. has
returned to her home in Auburn.
Isaac Zeal of New Hampshire was tn"
guest OF her niece. Mrs. +. J. Roberts,
this week.
Fred Roberts is through haying and is
hauling hay to Lewiston for Chn.lcS
Maxwell from his farm ut West How,loin.
The apple crop promises to he very light
in this section of the town.
Mrs. Static Drinkwatcr of Webster has
been visiting her father. Charles Hol-
brook.
Mrs. Emma Woodcock of Lisbon Falls
visited her sister Mrs. Matte Roberts,
Friday.
NJ Jenkins of Bowdoinham. who is in
the employment of the Union Tea Com
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04

Seth Pratt of Windsor vas among the
recent visitors to Augustas being the
guest at the home of his brother.
Charles Pratt. on the Togus road. The
latter is in his saith year and the form
er but few years younger. and al
though they have lived only something
like nine miles apart. il is the first time
they have seen each other for n number
OF years. The two are remarkably well
preserved men for their years. and II
is probable that there are few brothers
in kennebec county that bear their
Years so lightly on the mental
side. as do these two men.
MT. Pratt passed several days
visiting other friends In and about
Augusta. among whom was Peleg Nor
ton OF Winthrop street. and who Is one
OF the young men of this locality. An
interesting thing III connection with
Mr. Pratts visit is the fact that he
started to walk the entire distance 10
Augusta from Windsor. and although
he was fortunate enough 10 secure q
ride with passing team. no one who
Knows him. will doubt but he could
walk II, or q much greater distance.
with more ease than some young mer-
Mr. Morton is relative of the two
brothers. and the three good represen-
tatives of men who have lived Longer
.he than Is allotted 10 most men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04
KNOX.
WASHINGTON.

Mr.. d. W. Shattuck of Chicago. ana
his sister Mrs. Theresa SiockWell, ana
Ter husband. Charles p. Stockwell and
Ecr son Master Clifton Cali. all of :Sa-
lem. Mass. who have heen visiting
the Village, have returned home.
Mrs. Mosi"r of Augusta. and Mrs.
John Collins visited icr mother. Mrs.
Andrew Cunningham. last Sunday.
Fifty telephones are being placed in
town and the work will he completed
III about two weeks
Charles Mari ana family of Augusta,
visited his cousin, Charles Savage last
Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04

The coming excursion Of the New
England Order OF Protection, to Lake
Maranocook. Thursday. Aug. "a, where
the first annual field day Of the order
in Maine will be held. promises to be q
most enjoyable event. A large num-
Der of members from different sections
Of the State viii be present. and the
committees i'll charge assure all who 60
royal good time. Members from
Augusta. Hallowell and Gardiner can
make the trip by way Of the electric
cars. or Maine Central. The places at
which tickets can be obtained will be
announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04
WANTED

\. r. Bucklin's. DR.. l. W. Gilbert was
called by telephone and gave the
proper restorative.
WINDSOR.
Ellie HallOwcll of Bolton Hill died
at > O'Clock. Thursday morning. Fun =
cr:l services will be. neld at 10 A NJ.
Saturday. Aug. ., 1t Windsor Neck.
ALBION.
Work began Wednesday in BagIey and
Sh"rey's sawmill. which has been closed
during haying. W. Bennett Of Liberty
has been engaged as sawyer. Walter
Waldrnn will bunch shingles. Already Il
large pile OF lumber is in the yard to be
sawed.
A pair Of blucbiris evidently thought to
Keep up with the times when they selected
1 mail box as their home. Tile box he
longrd to Waldron Libby. who immediate
~ gave them the privilege Of remaining
and requested the mail carrier to l"iv"
the mail at the door instead. which he
willingly did. Here the birds stayed until
three eggs hId been Matched, ana thr."
birds reared. when all took flight. M
doubt they appreciated their pleasant
home and will express then gratitude in
songs. and by looking after tho deStrur-
ton of insects. There We're several chill
dren in the family, who We're interested in
the birds. and though some of them ar"
quite small. they took pleasure i'll s,cing
that the birds were not molestcd.
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PERSONAL Mention.

Mrs. John T.amren has returned from
n two weeks trip with her sister ut
Plymouth and Nantaskct,
Mrs. James f. Wallace and dauSh-
ter. Miss Ruth, are the guests of MT.
and Mrs T.. l.. Hersey. at CobboSsee-
contee.
Mrs. Margaret Ronney of Boston,
accompanied by Miss Post of Nassar
College and Miss Sarah LoveJoy OF
Radcliffe College, are touring the Prov
iuces and at the present writing are at
Grand Pre- the scene Of LongfelloW, $
.EvangeIine" Mrs. IiOnney Will be re-
membered by many Augusta TRENDS, as
che was formerly employed in the Ollie"
Of Walter A. NewcOmb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04
DR.. II. c. Bullock

of Hartford, Conn, says: Il cannot
recommend Comfort Powder too
strongly for use after bathing. after,
SHAVING for chatting. and for all skin
so'eness-it is the best in the world
II Is healing wonder for Infants and
ADULTS alike, and | never leave homo
without box ir my grip" Ee SIRE
you get Comfort Powder. Ask any
Augusta druggist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04

The excellence of the production Of
the Nashville Troubadours, at the Is
land Park theatre, continues to draw
large crowds to every performance,
from Augusta and the surrounding
cities. This company is without doubt
one of the best that has visited tins
summer playhouse, this season. and
that the public recognizes its superior
ity, is shown by the attendance, which
increases at every performance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04

Annie Casavant. OF the Casavant 4
Cloutier Co., is with his family. oc-
cupying the Lone Pine cottage. below
the Outlet, Al Cobbosscecontee. and
will remain during the present month.
Ex- Alderman Cloutier and family. who
occupied tlc cottage during July. have
returned to their home. in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-04

Il. NJ. Cross. one of the progressive
farmers in this section OF Kennebec
county. states that the hay crop in the
vicinity of Augusta is n big one. Mr..
Cross has finished haying and now has
$50 tons of the best quality i'm his barns.
on the Bang'r .ad. He says that the
yield of his hay fields. this season Is
third more than that Of last year and
he thinks that he has the largest of any
individual cut in the city.