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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
By
o. HENRY.

.orventv-seven minutes to three" said West
brook, scanning his timepiece.
eve have just enough time" said Dave. We
will 90 TO my fat at once. I will write note,
address It to her and leave it on the table wnere
she will see 1t as she enters the door. You ana
will be in the dining-room concealed by the port
ieres In that note I'll say that have fed from
her forever with an affinity who understands the
needs of my artistic soul as she never did When
she reads it we will observe her actions and hear
her words Then we will know which theory Is the
correct one-yours or mine"
ooh never!' exclaimed the editor, shaking his
head "That would be inexcusably cruel could
not consent to have Mrs. Dawes feelings played
upon in such manner
brace up" said the writer. Il guess think as
much of her as you do It's for her benefit as well as
mine. I've got to get market Tor my stories IN
some way. 1t won't hurt Louise. She's healthy
and sound. Her heart goes as strong as ninety
eight-cent watch It'll last, for only minute. and
then I'll step out and explain to her. You really
owe it to me to give me the chance, Westbrook!
Editor Westbrook at length yielded, though but
half willingly. And in the half of him that con-
scented lurked the vivisectonist that is in all of
us. Let him who has not used the scalpel rise and
stand in his place. Pity tits that there are not
enough rabbits and gunea-pigs to go around
The two experimenters in Art left the Square
and hurried eastward and then to the south until
they arrived in the Gramercy neighborhood. With
in its high iron ratings the little park had put
its smart coat of vernal green, and was admirng
itself in it's fountain mirror. Outside the rail-
ings the hollow square of crumbling houses, shells
of bygone gentry, leaned as II in ghostly gossip
over the forgotten dongs of the vanished quality.
Sic transit gloria urbis
A block or two north of the Park Dave steered
the editor again eastward, then after covering a
short distance, into lofty but narrow fathouse
burdened with 1oridly over-decorated facade To
the fifth story they toiled and Dave, painting, push
ed his latchkey into the door of one of the front
flats.
When the door opened Editor Westbrook saw,
with feelings of pity how meany and meagrely the
rooms were furnished.
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FuIIness Of the Heart u

letter from her husband informing her that he has
fed with the manicure girl, her words are--let me
SEQ"
''She says" interposed the author, "'Well,
what do you think of that!"
s'Absurdly inappropriate words" said West
brook, presenting an anti-climax--plunging the
story into hopeless bathos Worse YETI they mir
ror life falsely No human being uttered banal
colloquiasms when confronted by sudden tragedy.
Wrong" said Dave, closing his unshaven jaws
doggedly. ri say woman ever spouts
highfalutin' talk when they go up against a real
climax They talk naturally and little worse"
The editor from the bench with his air OF
Indulgence and inside information.
"say, westbrook," said Dave. pinning him by
the lapel, would you have accepted The Alarum
of the Soul if you had believed that the actions and
words of the characters true to life in the
parts of the story that we discussed?"
at is very likely that would, If believed that
way said the editor. "But have explained to
you that do not"
'If l could prove to you that right?"
"Im sorry, Shack, but I'm afraid haven't time
to argue any further just now.
81 don't want to argue" said Dave. IT wan to
demonstrate to you from life itself that my view
is the correct one."
Glow could you do that?" asked Westbrook. in
a surprised tone.
Listen" said the writer, seriously Il have
thought of way 1t is important to me that my
theory Of true-to-life fiction be recognized as
correct by the magazines I've fought for it for
three years. and I'm down to my last dollar, with
two months rent DUE
81 have applied the opposite Of your theory
said the editor, Sin selecting the fiction for the
Minerva Magazine. The circulation has gone up
from ninety thousand to-"
-Four hundred thousand said Dave. Where
as it should have been boosted to million"
"You said something to just now about
demonstrating your pet theory"
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in Madison Square. That was the first time the
editor had seen Dave in several months.
'Why, Shack, is this your" said Westbrook,
somewhat awkwardly, for the form of his phrase
seemed to touch upon the others changed appear
ance
"Sit down for minute" said Dave. Juggling at
his sleeve. "This is my office. 1 can't come to
yours, looking as do. Oh, sit down-you won't
be dsgraced. Those half-plucked birds the
other benches will take you for swell porch
climber. They won't know you are only an editor"
"Smoke, Shack?" said Editor Westbrook, sink
ing cautiously upon the virulent green bench. He
always yielded gracefully when he did yield. :
Dave snapped at the cigar kingfsher darts
at sun-perch, girl pecks at chocolate cream.
"I have just" began the editor.
ooh, know; don't insh," said Dave. "Give
me match You have Just ten minutes to spare.
How did you manage to get past my ofiee-boy and
invade my sanctum? There he goes now throw
ing his club at dog, that couldn't read the Keep
OF the Grass signs.
"How goes the writing?" asked the editor.
Look at me-" said Dave, "for your answer.
Now don't put on that embarrassed, friendly-but-
honest look and ask me why don't get job as
a wine agent or cab driver I'm in the fight to
finish know l can write good fiction and I'll
force you fellows to admit it yet. I'll make you
change the spelling of regrets to 'cheque' before
I'm done with YOU"
Editor Westbrook gazed through his nose
glasses with sweetly sorrowful, omniscient, sym
pathetic skeptical expression-the copyrighted ex-
preston of the editor beleaguered by the unavail-
able contributor.
Have you read the last story I sent you-The
Alarum of the Soup?" asked Dave.
Carefully. I hesitated over that story, Shack,
really did It had some good points. I was
writing you letter to send with it when it goes
back to you regret
Never mind the regrets" said DAVE grimly.
There's neither salye sting in 'em any more
What I want is to know why. Come, now: out
with the good points first
"The story" said Westbrook deliberately, after
q suppressed sigh, SIS written around an almost
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tai, and he moved to the Gramercy Park neighbor-
hood where one, for few greats per week, may sit
upon ones trunk under eight-branched chandeliers
and opposite Carrara marble mantles and watch
the mice play upon the floor. Dave thought to
live by writing fiction Now and then he sold
story. He submitted many to Westbrook. The
Minerva printed one or two of them; the rest were
returned. Westbrook sent careful and conscien-
ous personal letter with each rejected manuscript,
pointing out in detail his reasons for considering
it unavailable. Editor Westbrook had his own
clear conception of what constituted good fiction.
So had Dave. Mrs. Dave was mainly concerned
about the constituents of the scanty dishes of food
that she managed to scrape together. One, day
Dave had been spouting to her about the excel
lencies of certain French writer's. At dinner they
sat down to dish that hungry schoolboy could
have encompassed at gulp. Dave commented.
''Its Maupassant hash" said Mrs. Dave. "It
may not be art. but do wish you would do five
course Marion Crawford serial with an Ella
Wheeler Wilcox sonnet for dessert I'm hungry"
AS far as this from success Shackleford
Dave when he plucked Editor Westbrook's sleeve
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benches shade between the color of picked
cucumber and that of last years fast-black
cravenette raincoat But to the city-bred eye of
Editor Westbrook, the landscape appeared mas
terpiece,
And now, whether you of those who rush in,
or Of the gentle concourse that fears to tread you
must follow In brief invasion of the editors
mind.
Editor Westbrook's spirit was contented and
serene The April number of the Minerva had sold
Its entire edition before the tenth day of the month
Ia newsdealer in Keokuk had written that he
could have sold fifty copies more if he had had
'em. The owners of the magazine had raised his
(the edtor's) salary; he had just installed in his
home jewel of a recently imported cook who was
afraid of policemen; and the morning papers had
published in full a speech he had made at pub
fishers banquet. Also there echoing in his
mind the jubilant notes of splendid song that
his charming young wife had sung to him before
he left his uptown apartment that morning. She
was taking enthusiastic interest in her music of
late practising early and diligently. When he had
complimented her on the improvement in her voice
she had fairly Rugged him for joy at his praise
He felt too, the benign tonic medicament of the
trained nurse Spring, tripping softly adown the
wards Of the conyalescent city.
While Editor Westbrook was sauntering be-
tween the rows of park benches (already filling
with Migrants and the guardians of lawless child
hood) he felt his sleeve grasped and held. Sus-
pecting that he about to be panhandled, he
turned cold and Improbable face, and that
his captor characterization Dave, dingy,
almost ragged, the genteel scarcely visible in him
through the deeper lines of the shabby.
While the editor is pulling himself out of his
surprise. fashlight biography of Dave is offered
He a fiction writer. of Westbrook's old
acquaintances At one time they might have
called each other old friends Dave had some
money in those days, and lived in decent apart
ment-house near Westbrook's The two families
often went to theatres and dinners together. Mrs.
Dave and Mrs. Westbrook became dearest
friends Then one day little tentacle of the octo-
pys, just to itself, ngurgitated Dawes capt.
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'rr will. If you'll give me about half an hour Of
your time I'll prove to you that am right. I'll
prove 1t by Louise"
your wife!" exclaimed Westbrook. 'How?"
well, not exactly by her. but with her." said
Dave Now, you know how devoted and loving
Louise has always been She thinks I'm the only
genuine preparation the market that bears the
old doctors signature. She's been fonder and more
faithful than ever, since I've been cast for the
neglected genius part.
Indeed, she is q charming and admirable life
companion" agreed the editor. 81 remember what
inseparable friends she and Mrs. Westbrook once
were. We are both lucky chaps. Shack, to have
such wives. You must bring Mrs. Dave up some
evening soon, and wen have one of those informal
chafing-dish suppers that we used to enjoy so
much"
Later said Dave when I get another shirt
And now I'll tell you my scheme When 1 was
about to leave home after breakfast-if you can
call tea and oatmeal breakfast Louise told me she
was going to visit her aunt In Eighty-nnth street.
She said she would return home at three O'Clock
She is always on time to a minute 1t is now
Dave glanced toward the editors watch pocket
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Get a chair, if you can find one.' said Dave.
while hunt up pen and ink. Hello, what's this!
Here's note from Louise she must nave leIt
1t there when she went out this morning.
He picked up an envelope that lay on the center
table and tore 1t open. He began to read the letter
that he drew out of 1t; and once having begun it
aloud he read 1t through to the end. These are
the words that Editor Westbrook heard:
Dear Shackleford:
BY the time you get this will be about hum
dred miles away and still a-going I've got place
in the chorus of the Occidental Opera Co., and
start ON the road to-day at twelve o'clock didn't
want to starve to death, and so decided to make
my own living I'm not coming back. Mrs West
brook is going with She said she was tired Of
living with a combination photograph, iceberg and
dictionary, and she's not coming back either We've
been practising the songs and dances for two
months on the quiet. hope you will be successful
and get along albright Good-by. Louise.
Dave dropped the letter. covered his face with
his trembling hands, and cried out In Deep vh-
rating voice:
SMy God, why hast thou given me this cup to
drink? Since she is false then let Thy Heavens
faires gifts faith and love, become the testing by
words of traitors and fends!"
Editor Westbrook's glasses fell to the floor The
fingers Of one hand fumbled with button on his
coat as he blurted betweea his pale lips
'Say Shack. wouldn't that knock you of your
perch? Amt 1t tough now, Shack-aint III
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-25
Copyright. 1907. BY TAems, H. Mckee.

~ PRING winked vitreous optic at Editor
Westbrook of the Minerva Magazine, and
detected him from his He had
lunched in his favorite corner of a Broad
way hotel and was returning to his Office
when his feet became entangled in the lure of the
vernal coquette. Which is by way of saying that
he turned eastward in Twenty-sixth street. safely
forded the spring freshet of vehicles in Fifth
enue and meandered along the walks of budding
Madison Square,
The lenient air and the settings of the little park
almost formed pastoral; the color motif was
green-the presiding shade at the creation Of man
and vegetation.
The callow grass between the walks was the
color of verdigris poisonous green, reminiscent
of the horde of derect humans that had breathed
upon the soil during the summer and autumn. The
bursting tree buds looked strangely familiar to
those who had botanized among the furnishings
of the fish course of forty-cent dinner. The sky
above was of that pale aquamarine tint that hall
room poets rhyme with true" and "Sue" and
''coo." The natural and frank color visible
was the ostensble green of the newly-painted
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-07
The Alleged Assault.

Mr.. Fades, who lives in Paducah.
over the long distance telephone yes
terday said that he had made a COM
plant to the Kentucky Railroad COM
mission again against the Illinois
Central and would stand by what he
said in his complaint. He said that
Superintendent A. H. Egan cursed
him in the station in this city as he
was leaving for his home, and said
that before that Superintendent Egan
had assaulted Wv. jenkins, Of the
West Kentucky, Coal company in the
dining room of the Old Inn.
w. w. Jenkins was called over the
long distance telephone at his home
in Sturgis. Ry.. yesterday afternoon
and said that he was struck in the
face by superintendent A. H. Egan in
the Old Inn dining room on the even
ing that the interstate commerce
commission closed its sitting in Lou
insville He said that the difficulty
was the result of the hearing before
the Interstate commerce commission.
Superintendent A. il. Egan, when
asked last night in regard to the
trouble with w. w. Jenkins and
William Fades, said that he had no
statement to make in regard to the
affair.
On hearing that another complaint
had been filed by william Fades
with the Kentucky Railroad commits
sion. a reporter asked Chairman Me-
Chord for copy of it, which he fur
nished. Chairman McChord said he
had sent the complaint to Washing
ton and he did not know what steps
he would take in the matter. He will
likely make some inquiry as to Just
what power the commission has in
the matter of protecting its Witness
es after they have testified. Chair
man McChord will leave for Wash
ington tonight. when the matter will
be taken up with the interstate COM
Imerce commission. He will be accom-
panied by several Louisville men in
terested in the complaint filed over
a year ago by greensboro business
men.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-07
THE GREAT SCIENTIST
Arrives With His Instructors.
they Say They Will Prove All That
Has Been Told.

The Root Juice scientist and HIS
wife are plain, practical people, and
seem to have the interest of humani-
ty at heart. No one can meet them
without liking them. While they tell
|of many great things Root Juice has
done, they never make a statement
without proving it, TIE scientist
said: Il was very glad to come to
Paducah and earnestly hope that
Root Juice will make as many cures
here as elsewhere. However, / fear
the supply will run short, as the de-
mand for the Juice is so great that It
is hard to fill all orders. Often people
will get a bottle and after taking a
few doses, improvement is so great
they will come back to the drug store
to get more. But have 20 go away
disappointed because all was sold and
the stock could not be replenished for
several days on account of rush or
ders at the laboratory. Root Juice is
sold Tor S1.OO a bottle, or three for
$3.50. 1t would be advisable to take
the $3.50 worth. as the Alvey & List
drug people will return every cent II
the Juice does not benefit from the
very start It eliminates poisons
from the blood by creating a healthy
action of the liver and kidneys. It
creates a good appetite and causes
the food to be digested. 1t gives
health and strength to weak. nervous
people and relieves many troubles
by removing few causes. Commence
ing at 3 O'Clock this a. m. at Alvey &
Lists drug store the Root Juice peo-
pie will be pleased to show the won
derful Juice TO all that call and give
a free dose to those woo wish to test
IT'S great merit.
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be successful. as the discrimination
has been practiced against me for
more than year, and since have
appealed to the state commission and
testified before the interstate COM
merce commission it is worse than
ever
II You remember. after testified
before the commission last Saturday.
Mr.. A. H. Egan, superintendent Of
this division OF the Illinois Central
railroad. was put on the stand, and
most Of his testimony was intended
to make as bad an impression against
me personally and my tracks as pos
slble. and to do that he made quite
a number Of statements that were
not true. and not being satisfied
with what he had said on the witness
stand he met me at the depot and
abused me there in the hall of the II
linois Central depot in the presence
Of one or more ladies'.
He said: Fades, - you, don't
never ask me for any favors, for -
you, you won't get them; you are
I'D. II you, by your own people,
and you are not honorable; you,
lyou are dishonorable; don't
want to hit you now" And some 9TH
err words that / don't remember now.
and. realizing that was in their de-
pot or building, l walked off and left
him talking, / was Informed by Mr..
Riker, of tae West Kentucky Coal
company, after getting aboard the
train. that NSr. Egan had also cursed
him that evening. and I have since
heard that he had fight or hit some
other coal operator that evening.
This matter has grown in a bust
ness way to. be very serious with me,
and l think It is within the scope of
your jurisdiction or that of the in
terstate commerce commission to af-
ford me some relief, and l ask that
you take some action in any way you
think best to protect my business, as
my men are not, getting enough
work to provide provision for their
families and are leaving me, and the
expense of maintenance, etc., of my
mine and plant will soon bankrupt me
unless there is relief given at once
Hoping you can give this matter
your Immediate attention and that ]
will hear something favorable from
you soon, ] remain yours very truly.
WILLIAM Fades.
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ASSAULTED HIM
AFTER HEARING
William Fades Prefers Charge
Against Mr.. Egan
Says Illinois Central Man Abused
Him Because of Complaint
Against the Railroad.
LATTER HAS NOTHING TO SAY

The Louisville Courier-JournaI
says:
In the way of sequel to the two
days hearing Of Judge Judson c..
Clements, Of the interstate commerce
commission. of complaints of alleged
discrimination on the part of the II
linois Central railroad in the supply
ing of cars to coal operators in west
ern Kentucky comes less than a week
after the adjournment of the hear
ing, another complaint from William
Fades. president of the Hillside Coal
company, and who was chief plain
tin In the former inquisition. Not
only does he complain Of further al
legged discrimination on the part of
the railroad, but makes strong charg-
es against A. II. Egan, superintend-
ent OF the Louisville division of the
Illinois Central. alleging abuse of
himself by Mr.. Egan and personal vi
olence offered by Mr.. Egan to w. w.
Jenkins, of .Sturgis, who was a wit
ness at the recent hearing.
He charges that Superintendent
Egan on the afternoon the hearing
before the interstate commerce COM
mission closed met him in the Sew
enth street station and cursed and
abused him and told him that he
need not ask for any favorss for he
would not get them. He also speaks
of Superintendent Egan striking
some one on the same evening in
his complaint to the Kentucky Rail-
road commission. He urges that he
be afforded some relief from the dis
elimination as practiced against his
mine by the Illinois Central.
Goes To Interstate Commission.
The letter OF complaint from Mr..
Fades 60 the Kentucky Railroad
commission has been sent by Chair
man c. c. McChord to Edward A.
Moseley, secretary of the interstate
commerce commission, at Washing
ton, d. G.
The complaint In full follows:
Hillside. KY. May 1, 19O7.-Hon.
c. c. Mcchord. Chairman of Rail-
road Commission, Louisville, Ky
Dear Sir: l regret the necessity Of
again calling on you for relief in the
matter of discrimination as practic-
ed against me by the Illinois Central
railroad in the car service.
We have orders for all the coal we
can produce and run the mines ev-
cry day, and have only been furnish
ed five cars since the 23d day OF
April, two Of which are standing
part loaded waiting for other cars to
be placed so that we can load them
out.
Cars are scarce, but our nelghbor
mines are working, some of them al
most every day for the past week or
two, while we have only got to load
three cars In the past eight days.
am sure they are trying to put
me out Of business and unless l can
get some immediate relief they will
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-07
PINK STAR DERBY WINNER
BEFORE NOTABLE CROWD.

Churchill Downs, May THE
thirty-third Kentucky Derby was run
and won before one of the greatest
gatherings that ever witnessed the
oldest classic of the American turf.
IT was a nassemblage that will be
,chronicled in the history of the race,
including, as it did, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. the Hon. Jul
JUS Fleischmann, former mayor of
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-07
MURRAY's NEW ICE PLANT
WILL SOON BE ERECTED.

Murray, Ky, May 7-(Special) -
Murray is to have new ice plant
of six tons capacity. The work is
already fast progressing, and the
plant will be operating in a short
time. T. B. Wright, formerly of
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-07

We can sell your house ON JEFF
ferson street. We have customer
for five or six room house east of
Eighteenth on Jefferson. viii pay
$1,000 20 $4,000. II. @. Hollins, Real
Estate and Rentals. Trueheart Bldg.
Both Phones I27.
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What the AiIment Was.

When Senator Hoar learned that a
friend who they thought had appen-
dicitis was in reality suffering from
acute indigestion, ne smiled genially.
Really" said he. that's good news.
rejoice for my friend that the trou-
bic lies in the table of contents rath-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-07

Cincinnati; Gov Beckham and other
notables. The finish was:
Pink Star (Minder), ]. Hal Wood
ford; Zal Cd. Boland), William
Gerst; Oveland (NicoD, Martin
Doyle.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-07

DO You own a house or a lot
within a radius of five blocks of the
post office? II you have a good brick
house in desirable location and worth
$4,000 we can sell il. We have a GUS
toner waiting now. Both Phones
127. II. G. HolIjns, Trueheart Build
ing.