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The ladies' had already assembled in the
private parlor, where In orchestra was
playing the latest modern travesty on
some forgotten melody Of long ago; and
the men kept struggling in rs they de-
barked from the high seas Of jollity. ciga-
rettes and cocktails.
Splyn pushed his way through the maze
of white arms and red faces to where the
widow Romaine ~exultant sat with Helen
crushed into the corner of the sofa, like a
very small doh behind a very fat child.
You r. member old Snihen. mEmmS?"
h said with his refiusd humor. Il thought
one more or less wouldn't make any diff
ference"
Remember me? IL was wonderful the way
her voice drowned out tho collective Gabble
even as the collective gable was drown
ing out the ragtime noise. as she protested
what firm friends we had always been
and what an interest | had taken in her
darling Helen. Indeed I should have been
the very first invite" had she not thought
what was it?-oh. yes. ha5 she not thought
o. coursa that l had married and moved
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timeyfOT him TO answer even whom no was
inclined. But after a twist and a turn and
a rafting smooth OF his paper no did man
3 to look with a smirk toward the front
sntranOo.
Automobiles we're putting and glaring
Just beyond the gaudy stained glass portals.
V0&Oes loud and asserttve. and laughter that
claimed too much swept disdainfully over
the tassellated pavement and rose TO their
proper heaven in the decorated, electric
gemmed ceiling. There was a dun and
a rustic along the parlOr corridor. and then
the men lounRed into the Ofice to strip on
their gloves n pun cigarettes as they
did not have to ask OF to listen. Monde
script, the headwaiter. had told mo that
morning Of the glOries Of the prospective
wedding dinner in polyglOt h~yperbole.
It was to be even as nambOyant as the
Tawdrey itself could AFFORD.
1 knew something Of the girl too. Miss
Helen Ruthven, though no n could
know much Of her. so ~overpOwered she al
a seemed by her stepmother, the widow
Romains. 10 was like the glimpse one might
catch Of the violet that had sprung up under
the shade Of some tropical plant whose
great leaves surrounded. concealed and well
nigh smothered 10.
I'm sure I never heard her speak, perhaps
she didn't dare II she knew how, but COCA
s;onaIly she would smile when 1 stopped by
their table, and that. too. winSomely. But
was thisa all?
II was often as hard for me to recollect
as for Bilbkips to answer n got so out
of tine habit Of taking anything for granted
while living at the T0wdrey house.
Still. 1 did have Rn impression that there
had been "a young man, a manly young
fellow, whom | used to see lettering at the
corner when | smoked my last cigar at
night around the block. Hldn't the widow
objected to him In that forceful style OF
hers, which even now was sending her stri-
dent voice hurting through the house?
And hadn't IL been said that the step
mothers refusal had beer followed diminu-
lively by the ~stepdaughter's decline? Az
all events, sanitarium or foreign travel
had been succeeded by the coming OF Peter
Splyn. and he. IL seemed. had come to
stay.
| was referring somewhat on the career
Of the man, contemptuously spoken Of but
"A few years since as a sharp OF all nations
and an adventurer of the world. his audaci-
ties and more amazing successes. when my
back was smartly slapped and there he stood
beside me.
Come in. old man. he said. would have
sent you an invite, but thought you were
dead. Come in and see whether he church
can tie the knot any tighter than the state.
You've got nothing else to do. Ill wager
my soul on that"
And as he would have won his wager l
went with him.
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casting aside for the moment Of the pro-
cautions with which he fortified himself,
hat reminded mo OF that sudden and corn
plete reversal of manner md mien that tho
Scotch call fey and dread to see as pre-
saying disaster. though I must admit l
didn't 20 as far as that myself.
Whether from this mental OF a physical
: inebriety. impulse seemed to dominate
him. In the very mids Of an uprOariOuS
burst OF song he was on his feet waving
his hand with mock seriousness.
Il want TO give a toast. no declared. to
be drunk standing and In silence. Here's
TO one gone before and forgotten. May
all other pests go TO the devil Tor good and
mine has zone" Z
There was a sharp intaking of breath
about the board. and a red flush Of eyes
toward the Eale little bride. but she needed
no more h she had needed course after
course temptingly spread before her.
what Q MANI cried the widow homRine.
Was there ever such a mani"
Just then a solemn waiter touched Splyn's
arm and whispered sepulChrally into his
ear. Splyn frOwned and turned a deeper
scarlet.
tie waved the man aside impatiently.
and then with impulse fast upon impulse,
he threw down his napkin and hurried
around the table TO the door. As he passed
my chair l heard him mutter: Il q better
put her OF and avoid a scene"
Even with this hasty withdrawal OF he
host that, uprOarious chorus had sweiiod
again. with an of key accompaniment by
the tipsy orchestra. lam sure that to them
all he was out of mind before he was out OF
sight, but followed him closely with my
eye.
He swung the curtain apart. and there.
evidently awaiting him in the vestibule.
stood a woman shrouded 10 black, the
woman who had registered as n transient
guest early in the evening; yes. | Could not
mistake hat crOuching form-yes, the
woman who had picked up the divorce
papers from the parior floor!
4 was on my feet even as the curtains fell;
but before l reached the door l heard two
reports in rapid succession. Faint reports
theyNwere, indistinguishable by those max
ing the festive uproar. yet when l swung the
curtains apart once more there the two Lay
as hideousiy close in death as they had been
hideously separate in life.
Then Il wac Ina 1, VINO had never done
anything, did something OF which | am
proud. 1 dashed down tho main corridor.
1 reused Harry, dull and half asleep in
his ~disconsolate vigil; | hurried HIM back
with me, explaining AS We ran.
In that chaos Of tear and panic only one
face shone forth with in~telligence-the
face Of the poor little bride. ST VAS on
her feet. bending forward. her finger tips
touching the table, so intently questioning
in form. feature, posture. expression, that
l answered at once.
He is dead / said; dead beyond pos
sibility Of doubt"
Then, Harry, take mel" she cried.
And out through the shrinking. sodden,
hysterioal crew, out from the muck ana
poisonous fumes. Harry and l hurried her.
Through the pure air of night and under
the benediction of the stars they drove
away; while ], not having anything else to
do. and il not making any particular diiIer-
enCe where l was anyway, returned TO the
Tawdrey House.
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A COLLEGE FOUNDED In haste
NORTHWESTERN WOMEN MAD A
CORNERSTONE READY,

I
And 80 when the northwestern University
Duplication Was Finished They Used Inc
DcdlcatOrs Tor Their Own Project
History. In PART Of the Institution
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Oloer tnan rehnaie OOnege'
Mount Holyoke. ureensboro and Rockford
antedate the institution. Elmira and the
Wastern CoIIewa for Women yera be0un
o - ~ "0 N"
In the same year
In May, 1855, Work was begun on the
foundations Of he college. W. p. Jones.
who founded the institution. and Miss Mary
" u,uoa waro tho, onnaOod ;n Uatt;Dv
~ ps" $3.50
VOBo1He' O"ss0S =" O""SS9
papers were found notes OF this early be-
ginning.
"The incident OF the lavinR Of the corner
..ooa;s.or,h raIotir~ Uaoord. sEath.n
aSn
ana ms -FOUR sons-two IN their teers--witn-
out a hired man. had dug our foundations
and got in two courses OF Cemented grout
wall abov,a the aurface Snurrad 10 activitv
h, co. .r..e,,I ,ba ,,n.,,.r.;t, o.an,.
~ 20 sys ~ oy asonrs
drought up orlcks from Onlcaso ahu SNiEseu
their foundation also +
1t 10 to be remembered that Northwess-
ern University for nitsn was iuHt thenNrtark-
80 - 49,. ..aa.s
ins anu enes TI4A WE'RE sepstS
'On the ~nextscunpay IA al the ~Siethouist
Churches in Chicago it was announced
that ON a certain dav Of the weak tbs
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would be speeches made by d~islng lhhe
orators and a generous picnic and coilattcp q
the a arrived. IS beautiful a day az
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III.


l stood At one side and watched as Splyn
inc his bride, her poor little hand caught
in the wise Of his arm. passed into the
banquet hall. as the brash and painted
crew. as avid for the feast as they had
been for the fray. hurtled after to the rag
time spirit of the age. l watched as the
priest passed through the midst like n
set apart and shook the dust Of the Tawdrsy
House from his feet.
watched the manly young fellow. Harry.
stand looking after them, his hand TO his
brow like a marooned sailor and then
stagger out into the gingerbread corridor.
throwing himself YEARLY into q chair as
il bound to see the very burial Of his happi-
ness. l watched the gaping matrons
and prying men. who had gathered from
the Office to SEQ all that could be seen OF
imagined. sweep back reluctant from
the drawn curtains amid a perfect cloud
Of innuendO.
And Their being normally convinced that I
could make no difference more or less. |
turned TO accept my invitation in the spirit
in which It was given.
At the threshold Of the banquet hall
| paused idly and looked back into the
deserted parlor. The lights already had
been lowe red.
From a side door a sbadOwy figure stole
into the oom-a woman's figure darker
than the gloom. and stopped to gather
the papers Harry had tossed aside. One
Of the cleaners. doubtless.
With a sigh for the contrast of hopeless
poverty and more hopeless wealth l slipped
through the curtains me into ar Obscure
chair. A vacant shout greeted me and
then the herd swept on through the end
less succession Of dOctored viands and
adulterated wines. incorporating and pass-
ing for the c~ostliest and rarest as was the
way Of the house. leaving me- as remote,
foreign and unroticed as an Egyptian
skeleton or even as the poor little bride at
the other end Of the table.
A hilarious crew. They revelled in the
heat, the OdoTs. the scents. h cigarette
stihe, the chatter of dishes. the breaking Of
gla sses. the riotous push and ping Of the
orchestra. the brags. the screams. the
widows strident voice all transcending.
IL was a gorge and n glut in which every
thing came md everything went.
And Splyn showed himself ruler OF the
unruly feast in fact as well as name. Ordi-
narily a man of cold. calm poise, a trait of
no mean commercial value to him, he now
out-Silenused Silenus in the coarse ex-
uberance of his gayety.
There was a reckless abandon to it. too, a
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and afgw sympathizing friends we're work.
ing like beavers.
Il had formed a very intimate aoqlssns-
anc0 with BiahOp Simpson In WRshington on
my return from California two years befoEe
while being entertained Mt the same house,
so hat when near the close of the feast /
stepped up to him he greeted me most corr
daily. l took him to one side and told
him of our great effort to prevent a disRp-
pointment of the people and added that We
wanted him to lay our cornerstone for the
Northwestern Female College and to in-
vite all the people down 10 the Ceremony
at the close OF tho feast. .lf
He was delighted and enthusiastic. With
out speaking to any One, at the proper time
he mounted the rOstrun and called the at
tention Of the people TO a mos pleasing
surprise"
inc so the. cornerstone Of the college
was laid. Tn college did not get a
charter until two years after, and so was
two years older than its charter and had a
new building when that document wa
issued.
After the college opened and closed In
1859 prosperOusly with eighty-three names
on it's list a catastrophe came. On December
~, 1855, fire completely wiped out the place.
h spirit that started the first building
was not to be, daunted. Prof. Jones, al
though attacked by infiammatory rheuma-
tism CAUSED BY exposure at the fire. matured
plans In his sick room, and within twenty
four hours after the fire the debris had
been cleared away and nine months later a
new DuildlpgE a story hlgher than the
other. was dedicated on the site OF the old.
There were not a lew financial embarrass-
ments in the way Of the college. The only
money mat was received by general gllG
was a sum OF S5OI raised by cltiEens OF
Evanston after the hre.
All funds Intended Tor the rebuilding OF
tho college were received upon loan Ger
tiicatcs rayabIe in tuition, or from the
sale OF SCHOLARSHIPS emitting the holders to
tuition for ten years. one student at a time.
; these ceruficates all were pald with interest
and all the conditions OF the scholarshirs
were complied with until 1857 when they
expired. ~
In some instances these ~schoarsniTS
were used for almost the entire ten year
period. That COST more than they brought
in originally. HN. -
Prof. Jones married Miss Hayes IN 1857
and the college wasrthen d0An&. well. That
was for the time being only because the
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FFOUt WN DufItWIOTt NUN.
BENJAMIN r. Butler OF Massachusetts was
a ~tireless worker when ne started on any
Ching He and his secretary. Clancy. often
times sat in the library until almost daylight
when the General wanted TO finish up any
thing.
During the night sessions of the Senate.
toward a close OF congress. a Senator called
on Gen. Butler one morning at 3 O'Clock. The
same Senator called again when the Senate
Adjourned the following morning at day
break and Oun the General and clancy still
at work.
Don't you ever stop" the Senator asked
No, General EutleT said. Satan hnds some
mischief still for idle hands to do"
General. ! never knew before just who my
employer was. Clancy said. bowling.
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Successful child RNOlS.

From The Washington Star. Aid.
what beautiful children's books they are
getting QUIT" said the shopper.
Yes" answered the salesman: the hest
wav to sell a childis book il to get up sOme-
thing that will interest aud amuse parents"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-21
ROAD FIGHT IN PARIS
Crooked Read Promises To Be
Bone of Contention in In
teresting Litigation
TOWN BOARD REFUSES T0AcT

The town of Paris is threatened
with civil warfare on account of the
straig htening of road. The old
Williams road, known among some of
the people of the town as 1.-THE
Crooked Road, is the bone of con-
tention. Application was made to the
Town Board of the town some time
ago to have the road made straight
but there was SO much opposition to
this plan that the demand was not
acted on by the Board and the road
still continues in its winding course.
The road is one of the oldest in the
county. It was laid out in the spring
of 1849 by some of the early pioneers
of the town of Paris and while there
has never been a house built along
the road it has been kept up by the
town.
1t was brought into the lime light
on account Of the fact that new
bridge had to be Quilt and when the
Town Board arranged to build the
bridge the demand for the straighten-
ing Of the road was made by inter
ested parties. The old bridge which
has been in use almost since the open
ing of the road more than half CEN
fury ago is in such condition that
the road has been practically aban-
doned road for years but notwith-
standing this fact it is pretty certain
that the road will be the cause of one
of the biggest fights ever known in
the town of Paris.
People representing both sides of
the controversy have appealed to the
county judge and it is probable that a
petition will be filed within a few
days asking the court to name
board of commissioners to straighten
the road and assess damages and ben
e6ts to the property owners. The
people directly interested in the road
are L. C. Williams, William Williams,
of Paris, and Thomas Price, of Keno
sha. At the present time Prices
pasture land is divided by the road
and it offers a chance for L. c. Will
1iams to reach his lower eighty of
good producing land. Price is in
favor of the change and L. G. Will
liams is just as bitterly opposed to
it. AS both of the men are among the
large land owners of the county the
contest should prove one of more thar
passing interest.
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FARE WE'LL TO BROW
Members Of the First Baptist
Church Hold Reception in
Honor of Pastor and Wife
GIFTS ARE GIVEN TO THEM

The members of the congregation
of the Baptist church rendered fare
well rece ption to Rev. and Mrs. H. D.
Brown in the church par1ors Thurs
day evening. A large company gath
cred shortly after o'clock, repre-
senting all branches of the church
work, and after the greetings were
over a musical programmes given,
consisting of an instrumental duet by
Misses Alma Vinegar and Madeline
Skiller, vocal solo by Mrs. Louis
Hansmann, accompanied by Miss
Marie English, piano solo by Miss
Carmen Mol1hagen, and a quartette
of olden times led by H. c. Dodge.
At the conclusion of this program
Joshua Coshun, in behalf Of the
church and society and other friends,
made pleasing talk and presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown with purse of
money and tastuy bound copy of the
resolutions of apprecia ton recently
adopted by the society. In addition a
beautiful bouquet of carnations was
presented to Mrs. Brown. Mr.. Brown
thanked the company and expressed
his appreciation of the confidence and
kindness which had been extended to
himself and family since they had
lived in Kenosha and assured them
that it would not be forgotten. A re-
quest was made that the resolutions
be read again and Cornelius Glerum
responded, after which those who had
not had an opportunity to sign them
added their signatures.
Refreshments were then served,
after which some time was spent in
singing and social enjoyment, and
the company broke up all expressing
their good will and wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown success in their new
work. Mr.. Brown will occupy the
pulpit for two more Sundays, after
which he expects to make his home in
Racine for the winter. Mr.. Brown
expressed himself as livery much ap-
preciating this tribute of personal re-
gard for himself and family.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-21

IT IS bad enough for the banks to
have to furnish exchange for post
Office receipts, but it is asking alto
gether too much to require the post
masters of this district to send their
cash to Milwaukee every day in order
to help conditions in that city. If
the recent order is continued for any
length of time the drain on the circu-
lation of the different cities of this
district will be much more serious
than most people imagine. In year
it would take a quarter of a million
dollars from this city alone.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-21
HAD LONG KNIVES
Fin1ander Taken Into Custody Thurs
day Had Dangerous Weapons

Fin1ander Taken Into Custody Thurs
day Had Dangerous Weapons
Matt. Ylinaki, Finlander was ar
rested by Officer Leik, late Thursday
night on charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. The man under ar
rest is employed at the plant of the
Chicago Brass works and the two
knives that he had on his person were
about as vicuous looking weapons as
have been seen at the local police Of
fee in years. The man claims that
he got the knives from Finland
through the postoffice Thursday and
that he was on the way home with
them when he was arrested by Officer
Leik. The police chief is investiga-
ting this story. The man had taken
the knives out of his pocket to show
them to one of his friends at West
side saloon when he was seen by the
officer and arrested.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-21
WINDSOR PLANT CLOSED
Spring Company Has Laid Off All EN-
p1oyes For An Indefinite Period

The plant of the Windsor Spring
company on Market street is now
closed down and it is not known when
it will be reopened. Most of the men
we're laid off on Wednesday evening
and the remainder of them were laid
off Friday evening. B. F. Windsor,
the president of the company was
seen this morning and stated that he
could not say when the plant would
resume operations. Business is de.
cidedly light in all lines of business
and it is understood that manufac-
turers in all parts of the country are
shutting down and running light.
1--WE may get going again next
week "said Mr.. Windsor but I can
not make any definite statement. 1t
is certain that we will give the men
employment again just as soon as the
business can be profitably operated. !"
The company employees hundred
and fifty men and most of them are
expert workmen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-21
Earl Motor Car Company Sends
Out Its First Completed
Product Today
MANY CARS ALREADY SOLD
The Company is Planning to Build Six
Hundred Machines This Season
and Output is Contracted
for by the Trade

The first appearance of the Earl
Motor Car Company's light roadsters
on the streets Friday marked a new
epoch in the building of motor cars
il this city. The Earl Motor Car Com
pany have conteuted themselves with
building a few cars during the past
two years, fully believing that the in
ventipns and Improvements, incor-
porated in their design, would be of
such i'm portance as to bring about
radical change IN the general design
Of roadsters heretofore on the mar
ket. People had the privilege of see.
ing the new car for the first time
today since the company has com
menced operations in the plant of
the dcfunct Visible Typewriter Mfg.
Co.
There are at the present time al the
plant tweuty-one cars almost COM
pieted, fifty additional cars to be com.
pleted within the next thirty days.
and the company's capacity for 1908
will be approximately six hundred
cars, and the seasons output is con-
tracted for.
The light roadsters, such as was
shown on the streets today, are sold
at $685. each, and the company
claims that the general appear
ance of the car will fully Justify a
$4,000 price, as compared with many
of the cars on the market today.
The wheel base of the roadster
measures 100 inches, which exceeds
that of all other cars anywhere from
IA to 20 inches.
After trial spin in the car, the ex-
preston used by the Company, that
the car rides likes boat, is fully
substantiated by its action, apd the
designing engineer, Harry Waite,
who is well known to automobile man
ufacturers, is absolutely satisfied
with the try-out and the results of the
first 1908 roadsters after it's first trial
trip.
This car was run to Chicago Fri
day by Mr.. Engs, representing the
Adams & Engs Co., of Chicago, the
representatives of the Earl Motor Car
Company in that city. Mr.. Epgs will
endeavor to make a record breaking
trip for new car.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-11-21
CRANEY IN THE RACE
President of School Board Would Be
Highway Commissioner of County

President of School Board Would Be
Highway Commissioner of County
There was an added interest in the
race for the Office Of highway COM
missioner this morning when it was,
learned that William J. Craney,
president OF the Board of Education
of the city, was candidate for the
office. No regular application has
been made by the School Board presi-
dent but his candidacy is being urged
with fervor by some of his friends on
the Board. The fight over the cleo
ton of the commissioner is scheduled
to come up on Monday morning and
it is expected that it will be a spirited
one. Former Surveyor Alvin H.
Blood seems to have the support of
the members of the Board who believe
that it is the duty of the Board to,
elect as highway commissioner an
engineer and road builder.