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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-14
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BY ETHEL HARRINGTON.
oopyriEAtod, iOOI, BY NJ. NJ. Cunningham.

Jealousy eats into happiness as acid
destroys linen," decLNed Katherine
sententiously.
Despite which epigram you will
marry Kenneth Hadley." scoffed her
friend. The two girls had paused at
the corner Of the street. where Kath.
crime intended taking a car. II was
not In sight. NO she turned to finish the
discussion.
why notT' she asked II am not
the woman to give ground for jeal-
Ousy. while Kenneth. on his part.
knows I would never forgive unjust
suspicion. which Is what jealousy
amounts To. Real love insures per
feet trust aud faith"
with some natures, possibly. But
Kenneth Hadley could no more help
being jealous where he loves than he
could stop breathing and live" re-
torted Mildred why. at the Meres-
dale euchrc party every one but you
could 500
Then he must have concealed his
feelings admirably declared Mr.
Hadley's aancee. ''for he said nothing
20 me-"
"Some day ha will"
Katherine Felix shook her head.
doubt IA degrading. and happiness
cannot exist In ita atmosphere, NIL
dred. Ill be frank Kenneth aud did
once have a wretched understanding
which came near separating us. I
warned him then that such scenes
would kin whatever sentiment cher
ished for him In becoming his wife
do not relinquish my individuality,
He takes me, as I accept him. a soul
matnred. giving 10 him closer intl-
macy than to any other. yet with nat.
ural reservations. We come into the
yorld alone. depart alone SO must
there always be silent places In our
/ lives to which even the nearest can
have no key"
Her friend, uneonvinced. started 10
say EOodby. but returned impulslvely
TO the charge
Theoretically. Katherine there II
truth In your argument Jealousy h
no temptation to you. should you
meet Kenneth walking with q girl I
doubt II II would occur to you to even
ask her name. Your error Is making
secrets Of nothing''-
The others eye flashed resentfully.
you say that because I would not
tell you where l am going now"
Nonsense! It's none OF my affair
But suppose you had met Mfr. Hadley
insteadT'
Il should have declined to explain"
Then. the emergency OF her errand re
curing TO her mind. she added: Here
comes my car. GOOdby. Mildred l
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wonder II II would not have been bet
ter had Kenneth met you first; yon
would have yielded to his exnctions so
graciously" With a smile at the
others indignant protest, she motioned
TO the motorman
Reaching her destination. she en-
tered a large manufacturing establish
ment Sending In her card to the nd
vertising manager. she was ut once
shown into his private office.
Half an hour later. returning home.
she encountered Hadley. who plainly
showed his delight at the unexpected
meeting.
what luck brings you to this part
Of town. he inquired.
Business" was the light response.
(which. In woman's vocabulary,
means pleasure" A quick look
showed he was conscious OF the eva,
sion. though he did not press the
point. "Wish I could return with you.
but an appointment forhlds How
dusty II Is! Give me your handker-
chief, Katie. There's rude black
smudge dangerously near your eye"
Katherine laughed and. feeling for
her handkerchief without success. re-
marked that she must have dropped II
somewhere. adding. Use yours" At
his compliance she thanked him.
nodded goodhy and was gone.
She was seated at the piano drawing
soft melody from Its keys IN the mel
low light Of the shaded lamp when
Hadley arrived. He watched her for
some moments before she discovered
his presence. Then she swung round
gayly ON the stool. with extended
hands.
Come and kiss me, which ceremony
you omitted when we last met"
IA he crossed toward her something
In his expression made the girl draw
back from the Invited caress
what In the matterg" she asked
1--WE brought back your property, :"
He tossed a crumpled bit OF linen Into
her lap, A large X embroidered show
cd consplcuously In one corner
My handkerchief Thanks, Where
did you fnd it9a
ANN oEA AhAN AEAi tut EaiHNF what
takes my promised wife to visit
Charles Truax."
81 answer no question put In such
tone"
at Is my right to know" The mans
eyes took angry measure of her resist
ance. Il put the same question this
afternoon. and you eyaded IT, thought
when you insisted on your rights aud
privileges that your little secrets were
no concern OF mine What do | fnd2
That you have been eloseted IN the prI-
yate office OF married man. an old
flame Of yours. Truax refused an ex-
PLANTATION. What have you to say 4
woman of leisure. You cannot plead
business In a factory as an excuse"
you 20 too far
"No; 1t Is youl | love you as my
life, and you drive me mad with
doubts. Knowing my weakness, yon
play upon 1t. win have the tut.
or
Katherine's face. gazing white and
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pAssionless In his, arrested MN.
'Kathe," he pleaded. Il can't stand It.
Right or wrong, you must have no
secrets from me. It's torture"-
Argument is useless, Kenneth
Katherine's voice was as cold as her
look-"quite useless, If told you
this, there would be something else to-
morrow. am not the woman for
you. You are not the man for me-"
Did you love me as r. began the
man passionately.
"It's not a question of love, "<Tetufn-
cd the girl. I'm not going to allow
you to spoil my life with your I'M
bearable doubts, nor will | sacrifice
my individuality ON the altar of your
jealousy. We have gone through this
before. and you beat down my reason
by appealing to my affection. Now l
choose to be free, to put you out Of my
life once and for ALL"
In the days following Hadley strove
to reopen the question, but Katherine
would neither answer his appeals in
writing nor grant him an interview, so
at last silence fell between them. Then
the girl tried to take up her life where
It had been broken into by the coming
of Kenneth, tried to rejoice In her re-
covered freedom. but as the weeks
passed they grew heavier, dragging at
her heart like the bali and chain on
the convlct's foot. She suffered in a
manner that she could neither under
stand nor have believed possible and
grew resentful at the persistent aching
and craving that possessed her.
BY night she tossed restlessly, in
somnia her jailor. half choked with a
grief to which she would give no out
let, She had resented Kenneths mas
terful claim ON hef and on her pur-
suits. Why, then, when this super
vision was lifted was she not content?
Love she believed subservient to indl-
viduality. When one or other must
be sacrificed she had had no hesita-
ton In her choice. She had made a
fetch OF ego. to find in the end love
had so undermined 1t that she was
no longer an entity, sufficient to her
self. Then succeeded days when. half
/ desperate In her unhAppiness. she near
ly capitulated; hours when 1t seemed
as though an irresistible force impelled
her to Kenneth. but always pride rose
forhlddlng. and she made no sign.
Kenneth sails saturday." Mildred
told her at last. risking a quarrel,
having bten forbidden to mention the
name. There being nothing to keep
him here now" she continued comfort
| ably. "he may never return" She
watched with satisfaction the result OF
this stab. "I've often wondered" she
persisted. that you never regretted
the break. but it's too late now, so
it's better as II Is"
Katherine made no response. but
that night she wept for the first time,
| and long bitter sobs washed away
every feeling but the love that gave
them birth. She realized now that over
her love for Kenneth his faults had
no control Human nature is so fraiI
that 1t must love and cling where II
can In spite of weakness.
| Early Saturday, when HadIay was
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Game of Critical Review.

Each player Is provided with a pen
ell and long piece of paper. He
must be cautioned TO use his paper
carefully, as much space is often re-
quired II the players are bright and
original At the head of the paper the
players write the title of a book 1t
must be original and as funny as pos
sible, 1t may also have a subtitle, as
The Merry Maids of Athens; or, A
Tragedy of Ye Olden Times" This IL
then turned down and passed on. The
next is written a quotation, supposed
TO at In with the title. though Of course
1t never does. Then this is turned and
passed on Next is the author OF the
book, generally the name of one OF
the players: then a dedication. 1t
should be dedicated to one of the play
ers or to we'll known person. Lastly
Is half serious. half comic criticism
OF the book. As each player has had
chance at each paper the disconnect-
ed items are very funny when read
aloud after the criticism Is finished
Washington Star.
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FOR THE CHILDREN
Black Art.

A funny trick, while not new, is
very amusing if deftly performed.
Two of the players must know the
game. One sits In a chair and the
other stands behind him. The com
pany is asked to write a word or a
quotation or question on a slip of pa
per previously given to each one.
When this is done all the slips are
collected by the player who stands
behind the chair.
Now. before the game begins, this
player has written and given to the
one in the chair a quotation which the
one In the chair holds hidden in his
hand.
The player behind the chair then
takes a slip he has just collected and
presses 1t against the forehead of
player No. 2. After an apparent eff
fort he calls of the quotation that
player No. 1 had already given him
and which he has hastily read.
''Who wrote that?" asked No. 2.
And then No. 1, who In the sight of all
pretended to write a paper at the time
they all did, says, 81 did," and handed
the paper pressed against the fore
head to No. .. But you will see the
paper held against the forehead was
really written by one of the circle,
so No. has one paper ahead each
time which he reads and then asks,
who wrote that2''
If this is deftly done 1t puzzles a
company for a long time.
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Why He Waited.

The following story is told Of the
bishop Of SOdOr and Mans visit to
Melton Mowbray some time ago. says
the Philadelphia inquirer: A brougham
awaited him at the station. and he
stepped into 1t, expecting to be taken
at once to his destination. To his sur.
prise, however. the coachman sat mo-
donless on the box without the least
Intention. apparently. Of leaving the
station. At last the bishop inquired
why he was waiting,
We'll. sir" said the coachman. Il
was told to wait for the Bishop OF
SOdOr and Man. You've arrived. sir.
and now rn waiting for yous man"
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Questions About a Tree.

Did you ever see a tree walk on i'd
limbsr Are there interesting stories
to be found between the trees leavesl
Does a trees heart ever break? Did
you ever hear the bark of a tree? Car
a tree bow Dough- gracefully? Can q
tree spin its top? What does a tres
put in its trunk? Do fishes ever swim
in trees branches? Should tree gel
offended if you should call 1t nutty'
Are trees sad when they sigh in the
breeze2 What is a tree after when \
roots into the ground7
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Conundrums.

Why cannot you send any more let
tiers to Washington? Because he Is
dead.
What sort of a coat is finished and
put on wet? A coat of plaster.
Why isn't the government going to
have the bayonets any longer in the
army? Because they are long enough
Why is a wornout coat like an empty
spool? They are both threadbare.
When are potatoes like baby's fan
mel petticoat? When both are seal
Hoped.
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has the bes' company in the Worl. It'd
eatin and drinkin and sleepin an play
in All in One. Water Millions grow
in patches at are hidd away insid'
big corn Fiels with fearce doags I
watchin them. But a Cullud boy car
suttenly fin a water million Patch any
whur without disturbin the doag
Gather. De only Trubble about waite
Millions is dat dey am 2 scarce al
Small. But dey am Always wuth d
time an danger spent A gittin en-
Washington Post
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The ProdisaPs Return.
I'm Hoosier bow dialect

lin HOosier boy dialectl
One time l said an awful word,
/ really die.
An paw was angry when he heard
An so / hid.
An they was. huntin' everywhere;
An my. gave 'em such q scareI
Don't be mad, cause didn't care;
/ was just a kid
But when It got all dark an cold
Why. was scared;
Tor EN- / wasn't overbold.
An 'en / cared.
I could see lights dancin' here an therA
An they was huntin' everywhere
An when they found me. I didn't carr
II I had sweared.
But when nav called me her poor chi'a
An didn't scold.
An paw looked mad, but soon got MID
Cause / was cold.
An NAV got clothes. cause mine was -
Bor II had rained-why. 'en. you BET
Was sorry swsAred. an I'm SorTg y
- oD4't you BcoAa
- padhs,aA
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Arthur, six years old. gave to the
little maiden of his choice candy on
which was printed in pink letters
why do you keep me in suspense
Il gave Millicent a candy with read
ing on it," he said shyly to his mother.
What did the reading sayr asked
his mother.
why do you keep me in suspend
ersT repeated Arthur proudly.
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Little sambo's

Little sambo's Essay on WatsrusIon.
De water million am de Sweetest
fruit on earth. it Am Sweter dan Hon
ey an twicet as JUICY. 1t hasent no
Laigs ner Hans ner feet fer 1t Is belly
All over 1t. 1t is Butiful red inside an
trimmed with little shinin black but
tons comminly Kalled seads, If a FeI-
lab gifts lonesome all he Has ? do Is .
n water million patch An Thea he
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shot The bullet went just below the
eyes through the upper jaw. He was
feet Z inches long and weighed 100
pounds.
freed a Bear in Canyon.
''Treed a bear once on the edge Of a
canyon. There was = big precipice below,
so didn't dare shoot the bear. Hounds
would have piled over sides OF canyon
after it. Had to take the hounds away.
Lett another man to shoot the bear. Two
fox terriers, however, hid in the brush.
When l was a quarter of a mile up the
mountainside, the bear came down. il
was openish country, and / could see the
whole thing. The man was just going to
shoot when he saw the terriers. Then he
let the bear get away It went along the
canyon, and crossed down to the creek
higher up IL tried 10 climb the steep
hillside beyond. The terriers fastened on
her, one on each side. and held her. She
kept climbing, but the terriers held on
The eXertion began 10 prove too much,
and she turned and broke into the can
yon. The moment my hounds heard the
terriers, they broke away from me. The
bear met the whole pack at the creek
They fairly took her down, buried, and
wallowed her in the creek. Couldn't see
the bear for the hounds. She got away
and freed again. The tree was by the
side Of a cliff. Several hounds had been
lost during the day Waited for them all
70 get together before shooting the bear
That is my inyariable habit. While wait
ing / saw there was a way out for the
bear The cliff was perpendicular about
half way up the tree. Then a l<nife-li6e
ridge bent steeply back TO the upper part
Of the canyon. Bear couldn't get onto
this ridge by a branch. I climbed up side
of canyon. 1t was too steep for the dogs
To follow. / came down hogback from
above. / crawled to within fifteen feet Of
the tree sitting astraddle the knife edge.
When the bear saw me she charged up
the branch onto the ridge. and came for
me. There wasn't room for ii cat to pass
One Of us had to 80 off I wasn't sure
which it would be. ] preferred il should
be the bear. / threw a cartridge into the
chamber Of my rife. and waited she
charged almost up 10 the gun l was just
going To shoot when she turned back and
walked onto the tree" Jones laughed
heartily 81 the Disguised expression on
my face
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06
MARRIAGE PRIVATE AFFAIR
Miss Hartman Advocates and PTac-
tees Fathers Doctrine.
Declares She Has Never Had Any
Necessity tn Cali for
the Police.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
1T is hereby agreed that John shall
wash the dishes. It is also agreed that
John shall set up early ia the morning
and look after the furnace and prepare
breakfast.
con behalf Of Mary, the party Of the
second part. II is hereby agreed that she
shall darn Johns stockings at all times
that said stockings may be IN need Of
repair 1t is further agreed by the party
+. Of the second part that she shall not try
to make pies like mother used to make
or importune the party Of the first part
FOR q new hat oftener than once in every
calendar year, at the period commonly
known rs Easter.
Mary reserves the right TO 90 home 10
mother at any time that John shall
break his agreement. Mary also reserves
the right 70 break her own agreement
whenever sli, thinks fit
Some such agreement as the foregoing
viii form the only kind Of marriage con-
tract Of the future If the ideas Of Lillian
Hartman are TO prevail. Miss Hartman,
who is the daughter OF Moses Hartman.
Allr CAltti VI A4ttt4AtA. VINO Alea1 AI|NlA ~
Gently released from prison. where he
served a years term for the 0ffense Of
sending improper matter through the
mails holds that neither state nor church
has any right TO take part IN or regu-
late the marriage ceremony, but that il
should be purely "A matter Of personal
agreement between the bride and the
bridegroom. an agreement which may be
terminable AT the desire of either party.
Miss Hartman not only advocates this
scheme, but has carried IL into effect IN
her own instance. having been united TO
the father of her two children by mutual
agreement, each keeping his or her own
name and reserving the right TO separate
whenever they may wish 20 do so. Miss
Hartman declares that the scheme has
worked most satisfactorily and that she
has never had any necessity 10 call for
police protection.
The Imprisonment Of Moses Hartman
does not seem 10 have quenched any Of
the enthusiasm with which the veteran
editor breaches the peculiar doctrines
which he has advocated for years in Luz
cifer Long past the traditional three
/ score and ten. the aged prisoner has
come out Of jail determined To take up
/ his work al the point where II was in
terTupted by the rude hand OF the law
and continue his advocacy Of freedom in
the marital relations.
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TRAMPS IN MANY NATIONS.
Walking $4,000 Miles to DisprOve an
Old Age Theory.

From the London Chronicle.
There arrived in London last evening an
aged man named Mark AL, who has been
wandering for the last six years.
Mark All is an engineer by trade and he
set out from Fleet street on August c. 1900,
with the object OF walking $1,000 miles in
seven years. The idea Of the enterprise
was 10 dispTove a theory, which All at
tributes to engineering employers, that
after man has reached forty-five years
of age he is useless for manual labor.
Some gentlemen who were DESTROYS of
disproving this theory agreed 10 pay All
$500 If he could walk $1,000 miles in seven
years, earning his living az his trade, and
that ne shall not beg, sell photographs Of
himself. or picture post cards, make
speeches. or exhibit himself at music
halls. All these conditions, he says. he
has faithfully observed. He has been all
over the three kingdoms and has visited
France. Spain, Switzerland. Belgium. HOl-
land. Italy, and Germany. but failed to
get into Russia His record now is 5S,006
miles.
He proposes to take a weeks rest in
London, then walk to New Haven and
cross to Dieppe. where he viii resume
his pedestrian exercises through France.
Throughout his travels Mark All wears
the Union Jack on his right arm
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TO A SONG
LACK OF PROGRESS IN LAW.
Little or No Change Observable for
Thousands of Years.

Prom the Kansas City Journal,
Lawyers commonly speak Of their pro-
fession as "A noble calling many claim the
noblest Of all-and fondly regard the law
as an exact science. To their minds the
iatricacies CT the law are 10 the trained
jurist what higher mathematics is 20 d
civil engineer-deeply mysterious and alb
surdly meaningless 10 the ordinary man.
but plain rules to those in the profession
10 guide them in the pathway Of justice.
Hardly anything is calculated TO make the
everyday citizen feel SO iguorantly small
ana helpless as tho mingled pity and con
tempt with which the average lawyer re-
CARDS the laynan's indignant denouncia-
ton of the technicaIitics Of the law and
the niscarriages of justice which they Of
ten occasion.
Your trae disciple of Blackstone feels
that the rest Of mankind are grouping in
heather darkness when they complain Je-
cause a case happens to be decided with
out regard 10 its merits. thrown out of
court. perhaps. for the reason that one or
the other learned counsel forgot 70 keep
his pleadiugs on straight
However some lawyers at least are be-
ginning to realize that the rising tide Of
popular discomfort and disgust on account
Of many fragrant miscarriages OF justice
have a substantial foundation in reason
and common sense and that something
ought 20 be done 20 reform pieadings and
practice in order to expedite justice and
make It more certain. The dean of the
Nebraska University law school said not
long ago that the machinery Of the Grim
inal law had almost completely broken
down. ana he reiterated President ROose-
veIts plan that the public should be given
at least "a % per cent chance with the
criminal
And now comes Eugene Ware, the we'll
known lawyer and scholar OF Topeka,
with Che statement that 50 far from be
ing an exact science or a progressive
study, there has been no improvement IN
the Law or the pyaetice In the last 900
years. Il maintain said Ar Ware, ia his
address 10 the Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritOry Bar Association. that there is not
d law in our code Of legal procedure to-
day that Was not IN vogue in the city or
Nineveh 500 years ago, and which was
not used in Athens 20 years before
Christ"
a severer indictment Of the law as a
learned profession and ~ lawyers rs de-
voted malnstays OF society could hardly
be imagined than that No progression
in $500 years-no new methods 10 speed
or assure Justice and thereby promote the
welfare OF society. Every other branch
of human industry and department Of in
tellectUaI endesvor has gone forward. but
the law has stood stock still.
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THE CARETAKER.

I slept with Teddy bear last night.
And some blocks and a doll or tWO.
And ] strangely restless and
kicked the whole night through.
And baby dell with a voice that sqUeaked-
That had jumbled its inner gear
Just h0llered Mama" the whole night through
In my tortured and aching car.
And trumpet dug at my ribs all night
As tossed and TUNED and Topped
But the doll with is invards twisted 50,
IL gave not ont nor stopped.
And little blue-eyed baby girl
Awoke in the haunted night,
And called across the darkcned hall,
"Oh, dad. is the bear al rightl
And told her Of course it vas all night,
I was caring for If finc.
For the blue-eyed girl in the far-of CRIB
Was my own. and her eyes ashine
When she got that bear told me a heap
OF the JOY It brought 70 her.
That bear was precious from leather feet
To its imitation fur.
and 50 I suuggled the fuzzy bear.
And ] suuggled the dolls and blocks.
And a stringless fiddle and broken bow
That she found in her tiny SOCKS.
And a top that spins, and picture book,
The whole long nighttime through,
And handed them over when morning broke
To the girl with eyes Of blue.
Houston Post.