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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

i
studied the envelope curiously. "De-
partment of Police, City of New
York"
! She opened the flap and roll OF
money fell into her lap.
Three tens, three f1ves, six ones
| -" Just as she had rolled them into
| the fated purse--and there-yes, 1t
was the 72 cents In small change and
two stamps.
But the money lay unheeded In
| her lap, as she sat staring into the
steady flames, her cheeks flushed and
her eyes bright.
The money-her hard-earned mon
ey-was hers again. The price for
reaching Centralia lay there in her
lap-and yet-the promise had been
a mistake. She must not see him
again. 1t had all been very foolish
even dangerous.
,If uncle Henry were at home she
could tell him, but not aunt Eleanor.
o, how she did wish for her mother.
If~mother knew OF the hansom and
the kindness and the promise, 1t
might not seem so bad.
& 90 y
money in her jewel box that held be-
side only some old-fashioned orna-
ments that had been her mothers,
and then went back to stare at the
gas log and to decide that, not to-
night, but tomorrow without fail, she
would write to her. mother that she
was coming home--very soon.
At precisely the same moment Her
bert Tinley sat himself down before
another gas log, half a. dozen blocks
away, and stared at memorandum
In his long, firm hand.
Alice Rathbone--sest 77th street.
Pale gray purse. contents s56.72 and
two two-cent stamps. Three tens,
three fives, six ones-flve silk sam
Piles and some scraps of chiffon.
He chuckled.
THE sergeant was a trump, only
he ran a bit short on dry goods. :"
Then he leaned back and studied the
flames. :.
1T was FOOLS quixotic game to
play, but am glad wasn't 40 other
kinds Of fool, too. Blood will tell,
whether girl is in a drawing room
or an office. / could read pedigree
III neT- IdCc III JuOSc EiSniy ditACu
brows, in that straight little nose.
Poor littlefso No wonder Henrietta
and mama .Rathbone think it Is SO
bad for her to go out Of nigh. She
has Henrietta skinned to finish, has
Miss Cinderella Of Centralia.' n.
With much observation, inelegant
but forceful, his thoughts reverted to
her smile. Then he rose abruptly,
crossed the rooom to his desk and
wrote note.
Mrs. Henry Rathbope. running
through her mornings mail, laid
down one letter with an expression
of positive dismay.
Henrietta" she said, sharply to
her daughter seated on the other
side of the library table. "here is a
pretty state of affairs. I told your
father it was unnecessary to bring
Alice here. 1t has proven worse than
unnecessary, positively annoying"
A slim, jeweled hand reached for
the note.
"My dear Mrs. Rathbone," It ran,
IT have just learned that Miss Alice
Rathbone of Cehtralia is in the city,
and / hasten to make my apologies
for not having called upon her. You
remember her father w.s my fathers
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II you were to come down to break
fast in the morning and find that !
had gone. l shall go back to town
tomorrow"
81 don't want to- spoil your .vaca-
tion on my accoupt," she said, softly.
"It's spoiled now" he declared,
"There is no fun in staying here and
knowing that am offending you all
the time"
but suppose am not offended"
she whispered. Suppose that l was
rather glad that fate brought us to-
gether?"
"Do you mean it?" For answer
she held out her hands and the pitch
er he carried went crashing on the
stones.
Mrs. Gordon, looking out of the
window for the ca; SO of the crash.
smiled softly to herself as she crept'
into bed again. I guess she's moved
about enough to be willing to settle
down now" she murmured to herself.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
AA.A
~ RACE FILSON looked up in
r distress as Philbrook entered
the room. Phil Philbrook was
the last person she wanted to

the last person she wanted to
She could not very well ask Ia
vor of a man with whom she Lad
quarreled only a few weeks before.
She knew now that Philbrook had
been in the right, which did not
make The meeting any easier.
You wished to see me?" he asked
briskly, as he came toward her.
II want to see the nan who gives
things away" she said, .lamely.
''I am at your SERVICE" he said,
with smile. what is 1t, fresh cir
fund, a seaside hospital, or a poor
woman with seven small children
and runaway husband?"
Grace smiled gratefully. II was
nice of him to get right down to
business without any persona, pre-
amble.
'Tt's Mrs. Bonnat,' she explained.
Philbrook lifted his eyebrows. 1t
seemed scarcely likely that so aff1u-
ent matron should so suddenly be-
come an object of charity. Grace
guessed his thoughts.
''It's not for her, she corrected.
"I meant that she sat me.
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one could be lonesome in--in your
uncle Henry's home"
She did not notice his hesitation,
and answered without trace of
malice.
20, but 1t is lonely for me. You
see, I am not able to go out, aunt
Eleanor says, and do my work at the
office. People call SO late in New
York and go to supper after the play,
and keep such dreadful hours, and
of course must be fresh for my
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
- A CHANGE OF PLANS

one whose affairs had reached 9
point where nothing more counted
nothing worse could happen.
Tinley buttoned the collar of his
| raincoat and deliberately drew the
girl out of the crowd. She looked
up at him in bewildered fashion. Her
face had turned childishly appealing
and tired.
II beg your pardon, but are you
In trouble? Can 1 do anything for
your" He spoke rapidly and wished
the train starter would lalk the
other way. "Have you lost any
thing?"
"Yes-yes-that's It'll I've lost my
purse with more than $50 in it-and
everything"
Tinley did not stop to laugh at
the lame finish of her sentence.
"Where7"
"In the crowd on the station plat
form, think. 1 did not miss it until
l had been in the car several minutes.
l had 1t in my coat pocket
'Pickpockets," was his terse COM
ment. "We'll go right to the station
house at 6Sth street an report that
your pocket was picked at the
Brooklyn bridge, and they will tele-
phone to headquarters"
20, do you think l will get my
money back?"
Talk about sunshine after rain!
Sure thing. Come on"
She almost ran UP the stairs, with
Tinley wondering at his own unwis-
dom, close behind her. Just beyond
the entrance were two or three han
SONS. Tinley signale. for one. but
the girl drew back.
Cant we walk? have an UNI
brella--and you known. money
was all in the purse-and perhaps
we will not find it."
"This chap always meets me and
takes me to my apartments" f1bbed
Tinley glibly as he helped her into
the vehicle.l Now give me a descrip-
tion of that purse"
He left her sitting costly in the
hanson while he interviewed the
desk sergeant at the station house.
AS he came out she peered eagerly
through the rainspattered glass.
docs he think they can get it?"
was her eager question.
"Of course. The thief may throw
away the purse, but they'll get the
money all right. Wonderful detec-
tives we have here in New York, you
know" replied Tinley cheerily as he
jerked down the window. "The ser
geant told me to drop around about
10 and they'd have the man a: the
goods by then for sure"
For his inartistic fibbing Tinley
was more than rewarded by the re-
turn of the radiant expression. She
leaned back in the cab with happy
sigh.
20, by Jovel" murmured Tinley as
the jehu turned into the cross street
where his own bachelor apartments
were located. "I forgot to ask you
where I should drop you"
81 live at-west 77th street"
Tinley turned and looked at her
sharply, and his brow clouded, but
there was no connection between the
frown and his next remark.
Fifty dollars is a good deal of
money for young woman to carry
around with her."
eyes, know-it was very silly of
me, but then-O. you do not under
stand"
~"No, I do not" he replied, dryly,
and, poking the tiny window over
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

kwa INLEY looked at her again. HI
really could not help 1t. Th'
expression Of her face wal
Irresistible.
It had been one Of those Lot, mug
gy days which nature erraticallJ
sends to New York in November, and
the humidity poured into the alread,
vitiated air of the great subway.
Everyone elbowed and showed and
rubbed wet umbrellas and solder
mackintoshes against his neighbor
and scowled, but the girls face radi.
ated happiness.
And 1t was pretty face, too, with
high bred suggestions about the fore
head, the eyebrows and the nose
She sat down directly opposite Tin
ley and smiled with an odd, tremul-
GUS happiness, not at Tinley, but
straight into the black, noisome
vacuum of the tunnel beyond heI
window.
"I'll wager he brought her to the
station and said something-it does
MT matter what, for she's the sort
that would understand-just as he
niSocu uAS nat, tuOu6us llhlOy'
Funny. how it transformes a wom-
ans face"
Then he proceeded to bury his own
face in the pages of his paper.
At the Grand Central station,
thanks to the conflict between In
coming and outgoing passengers, he
had an excuse for looking at her
again, and he almost dropped his pa
per IN dismay. Her lips were tremu-
lous still, but not with happiness.
Her gaze was fixed on an adver-
tisement for patent breakfast food,
but her eyes bliDked rapidly. Sudden
ly she bit her teeth deeply into her
underlip, and despite this stern treat
ment. the tears would not come.
Her sudden change of attitude and
expression annoyed Tinley inexpli-
cably, even more than the fact that
: man in a dripping rlackintosh was
leaning heavily against his shoulder.
Eyes like hers, he argued, were not
built to hold tears.
Perhaps the chap had not said the
right thing after all. Perhaps there
had been hidden sting in his words,
which she : had interpreted more
clearly dIlcT a lew luluuJeS OI quiet
thought. Any man who could be
unkfnd to girl like that
Despite the allurements of COM
plexion powder recommended by half
a dozen stage beauties, the tears
finally overf1owed. Then the girl
ceased her efforts to keep up appear
ances, turned her face toward the
rain-spattered window and openly
mopped her eyes with the tips of her
gloves!
"For heavens sake, has The poor
little thing no handkerchief? 2"
thought Tinley irritably, as he raised
his paper.
But 1t was not the girl who had
made him irritable. He just --anted
to see that chap and say few things
to him.
"Seventy-second street--next stor
Ninety-sixth- step lively"
The girl sprang to her feet ner-
vously. Tinley rose deliberately and
as they came shoulder to shoulder he
heard something very like a sob,
whereupon he sc9wled and strobe
ahead.
But at the foot of the stairs he
hesitated. He could hear the rain
pelting down above their heads. The
girl looked up with the expression of
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

three-story brownstone house whose
portals shed lights su3dued to the
correctly aristocratic tone. Tinley
held the door with a firm hand and
spoke rapidly.
'You will get your money back to-
night, but l want you to think well
before returning to. Centralia. New
York is not half bad when you know
1t better. VIII you promise me somc7
thing? Do not leave New York until
you have seen me again!"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29


first business partner, and I would
not knowingly neglect his daughter,
but since my return from London
have been greatly pressed with busi-
ness matters.
will you accept that apolog: ana
induce Miss Rathbone to accept the
inclosed invitation to the dinner my
sister is giving Wednesday night.
when shall make my .cuses in per.
son? Cordially yours,
"HERBERT TINLEY." .
"of course we must take her"
commented Henrietta impatientiy.
by the way, is Louise working on
my shaded chiffon?'
Eyes; 1t will be ..nished In time"
said Mrs. Rathbone, with frown.
I'VE can fix over your blue crepe de
chine for Alice to wear. OF course
she has nothing f1t for such dinrer
as Mrs. Malcolm Will give"
Then she added thoughtfui.y:
"What I want to knowjs whether he
is really sincere II this note--or
whether he is asking her because.
Of his interest in you.n
Henrietta rose abruptly and turn
ed to the door.
1--WE will know better when We
hear how he learned OF her prese:ice
in the house. fSs&r
Herbert Tiniey had bsen listening
Ito Mrs. Rathbone's grac sfully worded
observations on her niece. 1t was
such pity the dear child insisted
upon taking a position, but she wac
just like her mother SOHO, not head
strong, just Independence And Of
course they had been careftl not to
interfere with her brilliant business
prospects.
Was 1t not a pity t..-.t so many
young women were turning from the
charms of home and social life to
follow the ignus fatuus of a business
career7
Whereupon Mr.. Tinley's glance
turned upon a certain figure in pale
blue crepe, crossing the room with
his brother-in-law, end he promptly
changed his views and his plan Of
action. r&
Ten minutes later he was explain
ing this change to the girl whom he
had met that Lad and soggy Noven-
Der night In the subway train.
"I am going to give youJbacls that
promise" he said -aith Mrs. Rath-
bones "catty" tones still ringing in
his ears. II want you 70 go back to
Centralia-very soon.'' *
The girl loo. ed at him in surprise,
not unmingled with hurt pride. He
was certainly very officious, she
thought, and his tone was too mas
terful.
Then he bent his head so that his
eyes were on a level with hers, and
his voice softened.
you see--I am coming to Gen.
tralfa to teach you to like New York
in my own way. Do you under
stand?"
She turned away, with downeast
eyes, but even as she shook her head
he saw the color mount to her blue
veined temples.
Don't you think it quite natural
that twentieth century Cinderella
should drop purse instead of a
slipper?" he persisted.
Very slowly her eyes were raised
to meet his glance.
"And it really does not change
Prince Charming If he wears a macin-
tosh and rides in a subway train"
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head, he gave her address to the
driver. ~
well, you have been 80 kind to
me that I must tell you the truth.
had saved that money to run away
with"
Going on the stage7" inquired
Tinley, with >just shade of sarcasm
in his voice.
"No--home to my mother. I don't
like New York, and It has been such
slow work saving up the money to
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

'You see," Grace hurried on,
MRS. Bonnat is getting up fair at
'Langhampton for the hospital. It's
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

for the poor little children wit bone
tuberculosis. II they can get down to
the seashore, they can be cured. She
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
A~ ORDON FARM? That's their
~ wagon over there"
The station agent point

The station agent point
ed to blackboard at the
other end of the platform, and Sey-
mour went over and got the driver
to help him with his trunk.
Many people this season?" he
asked the hired man as the team
started down the village street.
Lots. Got to stop and pick up one
on the way home,' was the reply.
"She's waiting at the postoffice."
Seymour settled back in the seat
and wondered ifNt was one of the
peop1e he had met last year. Mrs
Gordon had written that none of the
old people were there yet. He hoped
that none had come.
1t would be embarrassing to ex-
pIain that Dolly h broken her en-
gagement for no better reason than
HBecause." They had become en-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

Philbrook ntally thanked Mrs.
Bonnat, but his face gave no hint of
his thoughts. His expression was
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

merely one of polite interest in the
girls mission, though his eyes fed
hungrily upon her beauty.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16
EXPERT hATTeRs

From the Connecticut factories Will
clean and block your old felt hats and
Panamas and make them equal to
new. The Hat Shop. 172l Curtis st.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16

Rev. W. II. Sanders, pastor OF the
St. Mary's A. N. u. church on Forty
ninth street is making cornmendable
progress under his leadership.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16

Mr. Chester A. Franklin, editor OF
the Denver Statesman, was in the
city last week and was royalty enter.
tained by number OF prominent citi-
zens Of this place.
Mr.. Ruben A. Ware died last week.
Mr. Ware owned saloon on State
street near Taylor street.
DIR. and Mrs. H. r. Butler OF At
lanta. Ga, are in the city on visit.
Mr.. Abner A. Hodges is one among
the leading Masons of Chicago He is
the secretary Of the John G.. Jones
Lodge No. 6 A. F. & A. NJ, OF Chicago.
We have in Chicago 420 colored
men who are brick masons by trade,
1870 colored men who are stone ma
sons by trade. $40 colored men who are
expert cement workers, 500 colored
men who are hod carriers and belong
to the Hod Carriers union: There
SO colored men who are carpenters:
all OF them are now employed in their
various trades and have steady en-
ployment in this city. They work
with the white men side by side In
the same business, and all OF them
get along splendid. There is not the
slightest friction among them at any
time on accoun; Of color or nation.
ality.
Bethesda Baptist church moved in.
TO their new premises and held their
first service there last Sunday. The
church is beautiful and finished in
every way and meets the need OF the
Baptist in this city.
The National Masonic convention
which meets In this city this month,
promises TO be largely attended. Sew.
eral OF the prominent Masons from
various sections Of the country are
4 hcre noW
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16
NEWS FROM CHICAGO.

Mr.. Albert Morgan. OF this city. who
lives at 3i27 Armour avenue, Is hold
ing a responsible position and has for
a number OF years. as shipping clerk
In one OF the large Wholesale houses
Of this city.
The National Royal Order OF Honor
Ia an organization that has been re-
Gently organized In this city and Is
now spreading all over the country.
II has \ limited number Of members
The object and the purpose of this
organization Is to confer this degree
Of honor upon prominent men and
women In different parts OF the United
States who merit some special recog-
milton and distinction for tho good
that they have accomplished for the
beueft OF their race.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16
PUEBLO, COLO.

Two OF TOpeka's most charming
young ladies' are the guests OF Miss
Navinni Harrison this week, Miss
Mary Jordan and Gertrude Solomon.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16

Miss Beatrice Tyler OF La Junta.
Colo. is visiting Miss Naomi Harri-
son for a few weeks.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16

wv Vi iopchnb mOst Charming
young ladies' are the guests OF Miss
Navinni Harrison this week, Miss
Mary Jordan and Gertrude Solomon.
Miss Beatrice Tyler OF La Junta,
Colo. is visiting Miss Naomi Harri.
son for few weeks.
Mrs. A Harrison and daughter,
Naomie entertained at dinner Sunday
the following guests, Misses Mary Jor-
dan and Gertrude Solomon Of Topeka.
and Beatrice Tyler OF La Junta. and
DR.. De Frantz.
Miss Harrison and guests. Misses
Gertrude Solomon, Mary Jordan and
Beatrice Tyler were sight seeing at
Lake Minnequa Monday afternoon.
Mrs Rev. Overs OF the Eighth street
Baptist church. Monday entertained
at dinner Misses Gertrude Solomon.
Mary Jordan OF Topeka, Beatrice Tyl-
er OF La Junta. DR.. De Frantz and
Miss Naomi Harrison.
misses Mary Jordan, Gertrude Sol
omon and Beatrice Tyler were given
delightful carriage drive Monday even.
ing by their charming hostess. Miss
Naomi Harrison.
Mrs. jackson OF Topeka, kans., is
visiting Mr.. Rev. Owens. Mrs. Jack
son is delighted with the West.
Mrs. Wilson OF i7l5 West Sixteenth
street satertainsd in her own charm.
Ing way. a number OF Pueblo visiting
guests. Miss Beatrice Tyler OF L.
Juntx. Miss Mary Jordan and Cert
rude Solomon. Miss Long. johnson and
Miss Ilnore. The house was beauti.
fully decorated In pink and white and
cut flowers. Everyone left pronounc-
Ing Mrs Wilson 4 most delightful
hostess
Miss Gertrude Solomon. Mary Jor-
dan OF Topeka. Miss Tyler of La
Junta and Miss Naomi Harrison were
the guests OF Dr.. De rrantz a, the
Bcssemer drug store, Sunday.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16
Lew v.s,.ss Ine.nsssssa. Lsme.

Lew veltnos inean1sssoNt Lamp.
Tor uss b eonJunctioa With storage
batteries . NV low voltage incandso
EN-, lamp ~ recently been put %
ne market b Germany. The filameni
q which 70 made OF osraD instead a
carbon. ~ results q this subs3
tstion is ut storage batteries mads
NJ OF sman number a cells can fur
nish ample slrren, toR he operatios
of such la0Ds. which afs especially
Assigned fas use on aa1sDobiles. ~
1or boats. -
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16
His Way

HIS way
Pat. are ysu in favus q the move
0snt for vuRil psacsr SUR, sor, 4
~ Asys 70 hek IN srsae3oa to git ~
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16

Miss Harrison and guests. Misses
Gertrude Solomon, Mary Jordan and
Beatrice Tyler were sight seeing at
Lake Minnequa Monday afternoon.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16

Miss Gertrude Solomon. MARY Jor-
dan OF Topeka. Miss Tyler of La
Junta and Miss Naomi Harrison were
the guests OF Dr.. De Frantz a, the
Bcssemer drug store. Sunday.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-08-16

Mrs. jackson OF Topeka, kans.,
visiting Mr.. Rev. Owens. Mrs. ia
son is delighted with the West
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
The TRAGEDIES Of Paris.

From Loco 20 SEQ bodies are re-
ceived in the morgue in Paris every
year These represent suicides and
murders and not the deaths that occur
in the ordinary course Of events. And
of these self SlluShters nearly half are
drownings. which means that every
day at least two persons jump into the
Seine: two poor wretches who have
failed 10 find life worth living In
the months Of October and November
suicides by drowning in Paris are dou-
BILE what they are the remainder of the
year. The prospect of having 10 Suf-
Ger the hardshiRS of another winter,
begging about in the cold aud sleeping
ont in the snow, is too much for many
fate cursed wanderer An interest
ing fact revealed by the suicide Stats
ties of Paris is that women show de-
cided dislike to drowning as "A means
of violent death. Four times as many
men as women are fshed ont of the
Seine. The records show that asphyx-
iation Is the favorite way with the
weaker sex for "shuffling off this NOR
tai COLI when it has ceased to be bear
able.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11

It is the nature Of raspherries to pro-
ducc two sets of roots, one consisting
of deeply piercing or anchor roots the
other surface or feeding roots, and
these suggest the kind Of quarters
needed. says Gardening. The soil
should be deeply and well stirred To al
low the long roots to descend, while
the surface soil must be we'll cultivated
for the top roots to run ill., Healthy
canes when dug up will be found with
perfect wigs of roots from just be-
meath the surface, and these are the
kind that produce good berries. This
habit of surface roofing necesSitates
considerable care in cultivatiug the up
per soil When hoeing have a sharp.
fiat hoe. and cut the surface soil very
shallow to kill the weeds, ana as early
in the summer as possible put on a
mulch of good yard manure, which
will keep the surface roots cool. moist
ond we'll fed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-07-11
Cultivatinq Blackberries.

Many fruit growers contend that n
blackberry patch should not be cult
waited after Aug. l or Il in order that
all wood may he we'll ripened for win
ter but my experience has been that
when cultivated gntil Nov. or until
most of the leaves have fallen they will
be more vigorous and never winter kill.
The Early Harvest blackberry is quite
tender to cold, but have never seen
1t injured when the cultivation was
kept up until Nov l. Next fall cultiva-
ton should he very shallow. We use
light drag that has double row of
large nails driven in the bottom, and
this Stirs the earth thoroughly to the
depth Of one or two inches and is wide
enough to clean out the entire space
between the rows-J. \. Banta.