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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

1oOheu IouSiIlSly
at the spotless coverlid. No; some one
might appear. and it would not do to
be seen in his present condition. 1t
was scarcely 10. Time enough for that
afterward
He drew out the drawer of chiffo-
nier, opened a closet and gloated over
the order and plenty of their contents.
He made difficult selection from these
and. steadying his progress by wall
and chair, opened the door of an adj
joining bathroom. 1t contained cir
cular bath with needle shower With
out removing his clothing he climbed
into this, balancing himself with an
effort. found and turned the cold fau-
| Get and let the icy water. chilled from
artesian depths. trickle over him in n
| hundred singing needle points.
1t was very different figure that
| re-entered the larger room half hour
| later from the sinking mudlark that
had climbed the rose trellis. The old
Hugh lay, heap of soiled and sodden
| garments; the new stood forth shaw
en-, fragrant with fresh linen and clean
|
| ished. the gaze was unvexed and
bright, the whole man seemed to have
settled into himself, to have grown
trim, nonchalant, debonair. He held
up his hand. palm outward, between
the electric globe and his eye. There
was not tremor of nerve or muscle.
He smiled. No headache, no fever. no
uncertain feet or trembling hands or
swollen tongue after more thaa a
week Of deep rotations. He could still
sober up as he used to do with
Blake. the butler. to help him) when
1t had been a mere matter Of an even
ing's tipsiness. And how fine it felt to
be decently clad again!
| He crossed to a cheval glass; The
dark, handsome face that looked out a,
him was clean cut and aristocratic
perfect save for one blemish-a pale
line that slanted across the right brow
birthmark. resembling scar. AL
his life this mark had been an eyesore
to its owner. 1t had trick of turn
ing an evil red under the stress of an
ger or emotion.
On the features. young and vigorous
as they were. subtle lines of self in
diligence had already set themselves
and beneath their expression. cavalier
and caressing. lay the unmistakabl,
stigmata of inherited weakness. Blu
these the gazer did not see. He re
garded himself with egotistic compla
cency. Here he was just as sound a!
ever. He had had his fling and laugh
1.-The governor" that he could get aion;
well enough without any paternal hell
If he chose.
He attentively surveyed the room
It was clean and dusted-evidently j
had been carefully tended. He nigh
!. have stepped out of it yesterday. No
a thing had been disturbed-yes. on
thing. His portrait that had hung owe
his bed was not In its place. A me
mentary sense Of trepldation rushe
through him. Could his father reall
! have meant all he had said in his rage
J Did he really mean to disown him?
For an instant he faced the hall doc
with clinched hands. Somewhere 4
the house. unconscious Of his presence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

he had been back in that old irrespon- |
sible time: the Hugh be had known |
then had sprung to his minds eye. an
initiative idler. with certain grace |
and brilliancy of manner that made
him hail-fellow- weII-met but withal
shallow, foppsh and incorrigible, a
cheap and shabby imitator of the out
ward manner. not the inner graces. of
good fellowship. Yet Hugh had been
one Of his own fast set" They had
called him ''Satan's shadow" a tribute
to the actual resemblance as we'll as
to the palpabe imitation he affected.
Harry shivered little. The situation
seemed. in antic irony. to be revers-
ing itself. 1t was as II not alone
Hugh. but he. Harry Sanderson. IN the
person Of that past of his, was now
brought to bar for Judgment in that
room. For the instant he forgot how
utterly characterless Hugh had shown
himself Of old. how devoid of all de-
sire for rehabilitation his present rep
utation in the town argued him. At
that moment 1t seemed as If ip saving
| Hugh from this condemnation, he was
pleading for himself as he had been,
| for the further chance which he. but
| for circumstances, perhaps. had needed
| too
YOU" he said. have lived a life Of
just and balanced action. 1t is bred
in the bone. You hate all loose con-
duct, and rightly. You hate it most in
Hugh for the simple reason that he is
your son. The very relation makes it
more impossible to countenance. He
should be like you-of temperate and
prudent habit But did you and he
start on equal terms? Your grand
father was Standish: your ancestry
was undiluted Puritan. Did Hugh
have all your fund of resistance? With
me it was the turning of long lane.
Hugh perhaps has not turned-yet"
breath of that past life had swept
anew -over Harry. the old shuddering
recoil again had rushed upon him. 1t
gave his voice curious energy as he
ended: And I have seen how far Il
man may so and yet-come back"
There was pause The judge had
an inspiration. He folded the parch-
ment o
Perhaps it would be as WELL" he
said in matter of fact way, ''if the
signing he left open for the present"
He rose as he spoke and laid the doc
ument on the table.
For moment David Stires sat In
silence. Then he said, with a CLINT of
the old ironic fire: You should have
, been special pleader, Sanderson
|, There's no client too bad for them to
make out a case for! Well-well. we
won't sign tonight. will read II
! over again when | am more equal &c
; it."
: For long the old man sat alone. mus
ing in his chair. At length he sighed
5 and took up a magazine. He was
e thinking of Harry Sanderson.
How like" he said aloud. $50 San
dersop sowed his wild oats too!
9 When he stood there. with the light OF
' his face-when he talked-I-I coult
q almost have thought it was Hugh!'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

The parchment cracking under his pen.
YER the parchment cracking under his
pen.
Judge Conwell glanced curiousiy at
Harry Sanderson as he blotted the
emendation He knew the liking of
the cross grained and taciturn old in
valid. st. James richest parishioner,
for this young man of twenty-five who
had come TO the parish only two
months before, fresh from his thee
logical studies. to fill place tempo
rarily vacant and had stayed by sheer
force Of personality. He wondered II.
aside from natural magnetic qualities.
this liking had not been due first or
all to the curious resemblance between
the young minister and the absent son
whom David Stires was disinheriting.
for as far as mold of feature went the
Young minister and the ne'er-do-well
might have been twin brothers.
No one perhaps had ever interested
the community more than had Harry
Sanderson. He had entered upon his
duties with the marks Of youth. good
looks. self possession and an ample In
come thick upon him and had brough'
with him a peculiar charm Of manner
and an apparent incapacity for doing
things in a hackneyed way. Conyen
ton sat lightly upon Harry Sanderson
He recognized few precedents either
in the new methods and millinery with
which he had invested the service OF
in his personal habits. Instead Of at
tending the meeting Of St Andrews
guild. after the constant custom OF
his predecessor. he was apt to be found
playing his violin IA passion with
him, In the smart study that adjoined
the gothic chapel where he .shepherded
his fashionable flock or tranping across
the country with brier pipe in his
month and his brown spaniel. Rummy
nosfng at his heels. His athletic frame
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

presentment Through what adven-
lures had be passed: Now that he had
come home, fOrgiving and forgiven,
would he stay: He had been in his
room when she entered it with the
roseS-muSt have guessed. if tic had
not already known, that she was blind.
Would lie guess that she had cared for
that room. had placed fresh flowers
there often and often:
Since she had come to the house in
the aspcuS .TesSica had found the
imagined figure of Hugh Il dominant
presence in Il horizon lightcncl with
Il throug of new impressions. The
direful catastrophe OF her blindness
it had been the sudden result of an
acci;lcnt-llaI fallen like Il tlundcrbolt
upon Il nature elastic ana joyous 1t
had brought her face to face with Il
revelation Of mental agony. made her
feel herself the haplDss martyr of
that curt thing called chance she had
always lived largely in books and
pictures, and her world was still full
OF ideals and of brave adventures
Gratitude had made her love the mo-
| rose old invalid with lis grabbed tenn
pcrS, and the wandering son. choosing
for prip'S sake Il rcS1GECrleSs battle
/ with the warld-;hr very mystery of
! bis v.hrrca bouts had taken strong
hold Of her Imagination. OF the quar-
, rel which had preceded Iiu@H's ,r:rlr-
turc she had made her own version.
! That lie should have GENE back Oh thiS
very night wien the disinleritance
| she had dreaded had been 80 nearly
/ cousumnlatcd. seemed now to have an
especial and au appealing Significance.
! Presently size rose slipped on the
red kinono. and. taking Il key f.om
the pocket of her gown. stole from the
room She assembled Il stairway and
| unlocked the door of Il wide, bare at
| tic where the moonlight poured
| through Il skylight in the roof upon an
| unfinished statue. In this statue she
had begun to fashion, in the imagined
figure of Hugh, her conception of the
prodigal scn-not the battered and
husk filed wayfarer of the parable
but figure of character and pathoS
erring through youthful pride and
spirit. The unfinished clay no eyes
had seen, for those walls bounded hcI
especial domain.
When Hugh went shamefacedly III
the stair from the library the artificial
glow that had tingled 10 his finger tip:
had faded. The poiSe of mind, the
gertrude of all the faculties of ey,
and hand that his icy bath had Giver
him, were yielding. The penalties h'
had dislodSed were returning re-en
forced. He was rapidly becoming
drunk.
He CROPPED his way to his room. turn
ed out the light, threw himself fun.
dressed upon The bed and slept th'
deep sleep of deferred intoXication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
Downward Course.
Fast Being Realized by Rock Island
People.

Fast Being Realized by Rock Island
People.
A little backache at first.
Daily increasing till the back is lame
and weak
Urinary disorders quickly follow.
Diabetes and finally BriGht's disease.
This is the downward course of kid
ney ills.
Don't take this course.
James Grimes, 1928 Third avenue,
Moline, H., says 'T suffered from kid
ney disease and its kindred ailments
for years. The most severe symptoms
were pains across my loins and con-
tinual backache | could not stoop or
lift anything without enduring 81 rp
shooting pains through my back and
shoulders. The secrctions of the kid
ineys were very Irregular, causing me
much annoyance, particularly at night
when | would have to get up many
times. | tried many remedies bat vas
unable 20 get any relief until heard
of Doans Kidney Pills ] Immediately
procured 4 box and after taking them
in accordance with the directions the
pains began to leave me, the secre-
lions became regular. and in very
short time was completely cured.
can conscicntioUsly say THAT owe my
prescn; good health to Dnan's Kidney
! Pills. and am glad TO recommend them
! to anyone suffering from any form of
! kidney disease"
| Plenty more proof like this FROM
Rock Island people. Call at Harper
House pharmacy and as what custo-
merS report.
For sale by all dealers. Price soc.
| FOstcT-Milburn company, Buffalo. n. Y,
! sole agents for the United States.
| Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

uy oOH! nc C5Ittt~
shaded lamp. the wheel chair and the
feeble old man with his furrowed face
and gray mustaches. What he himself
should say he had not had time to re-
fleet
The figure in the chair looked up as
the door opened. "Hughv' he cried
and half lifted himself from his seat.
Then be settled back, and the sunken.
indomitable eyes fastened themselves
on his sons face.
Hugh was dramatic-cheaply so.
He saw the girl start at the name. saw
her hands catch at the kimono to draw
its folds over the bare white throat.
saw the rich color that flooded her
brow. He saw himself suddenly the
moving hero of the stagery, the
tractive force of the situation. Real
tears came to his eyes; tears of insin-
cere feeling, due partly to the cheap
whisky he had drunk that day, whose
outward consequences he had so dras-
tically banished, and partly to sheer
nervous excitation.
Father he said. and came and
caught the gaunt hand that shook
against the chair.
Then the deeps of the old mans
heart were suddenly broken up. my
son." he cried and threw his arms
about him. Hugh. my boy, my boyv'
| Jessica waited to hear no more
Thrilling with gladness and flushing
with the sudden recollection of hel
bare throat and feet. she slipped away
to her room to creep into bed and liz
wide eyed and thinking.
What did he look like? or his face
she had never seen even a counterfeit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
Chaprerl Is ]
81

my son Hugh. in re-
turn for the care and
sorrow he has caused me
all the days of his life.
for his dissolute career
and his desertion, | do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

that he had resurrected when he had
called himself his old nickname of
Satan Sanderson" he had left so far
behind him. had buried SO deep. that
the ironic turn of circumstance that
had dragged them into view seemed
intrusive and malicious.
He had saved an old college mate
from possible disinheritance and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

give and bequeath the sum OF $1,000
and the memory of his misspent
youth"
1t was very quiet in the wide, richly
furnished library. The May night was
still, but a faint suspiration heavy
with the fragrance of jasmine flowers
stirred the Venetian blind before the
open window and rustled the moon
silvered leaves of the aspens outside
AS the incisive professional pronounce
ment of the judge cut through the ST.
lence the grim face on the pillow of
the wheel chair set more grimly, a
girl seated in the shadow of the fire
screen caught her breath. and from
across the table the Rev. Henry San
derson turned his handsome. clean
shaven face and looked at the old man.
A peevish misogynist the neighbor-
hood labeled the latter. with the parish
chapel for hobby and for thorn-in-the-
flesh this only son Hugh. black sheep
whose open breaches of decorum the
town had borne as best 1t might till
the tradition of his forbears took him
off to an eastern university. A reck-
less life there and three wastrei years
abroad had sent him back to resume
his peccadilloes on larger scale. to
quarrel bitterly with his father and to
ieave his home in anger.
wait" came the querulous voice
from the chair. write in 'graceless
before the word 'desertion.'
"For his dissolute career and hi:
graceless desertion." repeated the law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

clouded senses
that the past six
months of wan
dering and I'M
savory adveu-
ture were a
d r e a N. There
was his b e d.
with its clean
linen sheets and
soft pill o W S.
How he would
like to lie down
just as he was
and sleep a full
round of the
clock! Lastnight
he had slept
where had he
slept? He had
forgotten for the
IN o IN e II I. He
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

grind of poverty.
for David Stires'
health was pre-
ca r | on s. He
thought of this
with a tinge Of
satisfaction. The
least of that Pc
culiar clan. one
who had held his
place not by lik-
able qualities.
but by a versa
tile talent for
entertain ment.
Hugh Stires yet
deserved thus
m NC b. Fl AIRY
S anderson had
never shirked an
obligation. "As a
m a n SO W s"
words used by
the old man-re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29
Chapter e

AIRY SANDERSON and
the judge parted at the
gate. and Harry walked
slowly home in the
moonlight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-29

was nc, Me SATAN tue otu ndu-re-
Snnderson" that CURED to him.
tCds,s getting his Did any man
deserts. roam what no
sowed, after all? Was be. the Satan
Sanderson" that was. getting his de-
serts?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
TOOK A HAND CAR
Kenosha Railway Man and His Sweet
heart Have Interesting Trip

"Clear the track for special
train. This was the order received
at the Kenosha station of the North
western railway late Sunday evening.
1t came from Pleasant Prairie and
caused considerable excitement at 1ne
station as some thought that there had
been disaster at the Prairie and a
special was bringing the dead and
wounded to the city. Half an hour
later hand car pulled into the station
and a dainty Miss, gowned in white
summer dress stepped from the hand
car. This was the special train. One
of the best known employees of the road
in Kenosha had gone to Harvard with
his sweetheart Sunday and in some way.
they forgot the time for the train re
turning to Kenosha and were left at
Harvard It was absolutely necessary
for them to get home and the man took
heroic measures. He secured a hand
car and placing the young woman on
board began his notable trip to Keno
sha. AS he passed Pleasant Prairie the
operator saw the party and notified the
men in Kenosha that they might pro-
vide a proper reception for the couple.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
HONOR FOR LIKES
Fred S. Lowell Post Commander Named
as Chief Mastering Officer

Department Commander E. D. Coe Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, has
paid a pretty compliment to the mem,
bers of Fred S. Lowell Post of this city
by naming Charles E. Likes, the Com
mander of the Post as Chief Mastering
officer for the department. of Wisconsin.
Kenosha was the first city in the state
to demand that Mr.. Coe be a candidate
for the Office of department commander
and one of the hardest workers for his
election was Commander Likes. This
is the first time that Commander Likes
has held an Office in the Wisconsin
Grand Army.
The honor falls upon man who fully
deserves it from every standpoint.
Commander Likes saw three years of
the hardest possible service in the war
of the rebellion and since the war he
has been one Of the most popular mem
bers of the Kenosha Post He has
rendered splendid service to the Post
as Commander and the members of the
post are highly gratifed by the action
of the department commander in nam,
ing him as member of the staff for
the state department
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
CHURCH PLAN READY
German Lutherans To Have One of
the Largest Auditoriums To
Be Found in Kenosha
TO LAY STONE IN SEPTEMBER

The plans Tor the new German Luth-
eran church to be built by the congre-
cation out in Rice Park were turned
over to the Rev. Carl Buenger the
pastor Of the church this morning and
they will be presented to the building
committee for approval later in the
week. lhe plans provide for church
costing in the neighborhood Of $4,000
and from the point of size and comfort
it will be one Of the best churches in
the city. The building is to be of
rick and made as near fire proof as pos
sible. In size 1t will be rs feet wide
and ia feet in length. It will have
two towers. The auditorium in the
main floor Of the buiIulng will be large
enough to seat one thousand people and
in addition to this there will be rooms
for the use of the Sunday school and
other societies allied with the church.
The building will be fitted with heat
ing system similar to the one in the
Central school building. The hot air
will be forced through the church with
fans and system for regulation Of the
heat will be installed.
1t is expected that the work on the
church will be started within the next
two weeks and plans are being made
to lay the corner stone during Septem-
Der. The corner stone for the new Ger
man Lutheran school which is now in
course of construction will probably be
laid within another week.
The laying of the corner stone of the
new church will be made the occasion
Of a great gathering of the German
Lutherans Of Kenosha and southern
Wisconsin. The Kenosha congregation
is more than fifty years old and an
effort will be made to have large num-
Der Of the early members of the church
here to attend the ceremonies laying
the corner for the new edifce. It is
not expected that the church will be
ready for dedication before the first
of February.
Under the deed for the sale of the
present church of the congregation to
the Lithuanian Catholics, the Lutherans
will be permitted to use the church
until that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-07-02
Henry Citizen, Former Kenosha
Man, Meets Awful Death at
Denver, Col. Saturday
SKULL WAS CRUSHED BY FALL
Dead Man Had Been Working on the
Top of an Elevator Shaft and Fell
Many Feet to Floor-Died
a Few Minutes Later

Henry Citizen, a former resident of
Kenosha and widely known among the
people of the city, was killed at Denver,
Colorado on Saturday afternoon just
after four clock when he fell from
an elevator in the Railroad building
crushing his skull. At the time of the
accident the elevator was between the
second and third story of the building
and Citizen was working as a painter
on the top of the elevator. He fell
to the ground floor Of the building
striking his head on the bottom of the
shaft. Several other men were at work
in the building at the time of the acct
dent and they rushed to the shaft and
picked the former Kenosha man up.
He was unconscious, but was immedi-
ately removed to the General Hospital
and died soon after reaching the hos
pital. In the fall his skull had been
fractured, his left leg broken and he
had sustained severe internal injuries.
Citizen never regained consciousness
and died before his wife and children
could be summoned to- the hospital
Citizen was an expert painter and had
been employed at the Railroad build
ing for the past eighteen months and
was regarded as one of the most valued
employees Of the company owning the
building.
Henry Citizen formerly owned a Main
street saloon in Kenosha, but he left
this city ten years ago to go to Denver
in search of health. Since he went to
Denver he has had a series of acct
dents leading up to the fatal accident
of Saturday afternoon. Two years ago
while working at his trade he fell from
the roof of the same building where he
met his death and he was in the hospi-
tai for many months and was badly
disabled. After the accident he went
into business in Denver, but his place
of business was destroyed by fire and he
suffered a heavy loss.
The deceased was forty-eight years
of age and he is survived by a widow
and two children a son and daughter.
The remains will probably be buried
at Denver. Relatives of the deceased
in Kenosha received a telegram Sunday
morning announcing the fatal accident,
but no details were given and no time
for the funeral was announced
The deceased had many relatives and
friends in this city to whom the an
nouncement of his death will come as a
great shock.