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lOR YOU SHE SAID

ress, and yet my eyes fell before
her gaze.
Beudant entered the room. "The
grave is dug, MASTER" he an
nounced.
l looked at Sir Charles. He was
biting his under lip and curiously
regarding me.
"Whose?" I demanded.
"Yours and Lady Dagmar's!" he
replied with sheer.
/ looked at Marion. She was
calmly eating her breakfast.
This is some CHASTITY joke!" l
cried.
Marion glanced up and smiled,
"Say cynical, monsieur" she MUIR
INJURED quietly my good friend,
Sir Charles Venner, persists In be-
lieving that we love each other
you and lin spite of the fact that
scarcely month ago l deserted
you In order to marry Sir William
Dagmar."
"On his death bed, madam" cut
In Sir Charles, in tones of Ice. you
forget that you are now rich
young widow"
"Well, sir?"
"And that You have steadily re-
fused to account to me for his
money. which should have been
placed, long ere this, at the disposal
Of our order"
"Sir William Dagmar bound me
with an oath as he lay dying"
'You have told me that story be-
FORE" interrupted Sir Charles. Mar
ion shrugged her shoulders. and put
into her mouth n morsel OF bread
go on! someone" cried impa-
tlently. See! am utterly in your
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in MANY
|GlJISES


I When l awoke thought at first
must have died in my sleep and
have been thrust into hell. Every
fiber OF my being was racked with
pain. Darkness encompa,sed me.
! tried to cry out, but could not
utter a sound. An iron wedge had
been driven into my mouth. My
limbs were bound, and l was
tightly enclosed, ma doubled up
position, In a square box. l dis
covered these details slowly, one
by one, and gradually awoke to the
fact that l was still alive. 1t &C.
Cured to me at last that l was be-
ing borne along upon cart. be-
gan at length to dream. and I
ceased to be able to distinguish be-
tween sleeping and waking or even
to feel much pain.
awoke to find myself lying fully
dressed, but free, upon a bed of
dowri in cool and pleasant room.
A comfortable lounge chair stood
near the bed. l saw also a heavy
mahogany clothes press that was
furnished with mirror backed doors.
So totally unprepared was l to en-
counter so gentle an experience
that rubbed my eyes to make sure
that l was not still dreaming. The
exercise obliged me to discover
that my limbs were frightfully stiff
and cramped. BY dint of a good
deal of exertion, climbed from the
bed and essayed to rise, when the
door opened and Sir Charles Ven
ner stood before me.
Good morning, Mr.. Hume" said
he, In quite genial voice. Il am
glad to find you so much better
after. your distressing journey
here!"
Are your" l muttered stupidity.
I was overcome with surprise at his
curious change of manner.
He helped me, dumb with aston
ishment, out of the room and along
a passage into fine old dining
hall. Seated at table there were
DIR. Fulton, DR.. Vernet and Marion
lie Mar, now Lady Dagmar.
At the sight of the beautiful
woman whom had so passionately
loved / cried out loudly, and stood
still. Her face was pale. She was
attired in deep mourning, and her
eyes were resolutely downcast.
Sir Charles Venner uttered a low,
cynical little laugh. "Marion!" I
gasped. looking at her straight and
full.
Very slowly she raised her eyes,
and returned my glance with look
OF cold disdain.
l thought her a thief and a trait
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this broad land, wherever there
are children gathered together into
schools.
1.-THE cost of the text books Is
less than two per cent of the ex-
pense of public education. We
have been paying the SO per cent
from time immemorial and without
qualm, but we shy off at the
little two per cent like Dobbin at a
bit of paper in the road. We swal-
low camels until we form the habit
and then strain at gnat.
II have never heard of any ex-
periments with free text books that
did not yield successful and desir-
able result. l hope that Califor-
MIA will get into line and do this
good thing that it owes to its chill
dren.'
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moving picture presenting a drama
of French life, entitled "A Sailors
Sweetheart" Is one of the best
shown in vaudeville here in long
time. 1t attracts about as much
attention from the audience as any
other number in decidedly good
program.
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TO FINISH REPORT ON
CITY HALL SEARCH

A special meeting of the finance
committee at & o'clock Friday night
was called by Chairman r. l..
Dalke last night. The committee is
to finish it's work on the report Of
LeMaster & Cannon, the account
ants who checked the city books.
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a woman's faith and helplessness.
touching it more and more as the
play progresses with the evolution
of the man from brute feeling to
worthy manhood. The whole is
stage picture that demands thought
and eludes without it. In the lead
ing woman role, Mabel Brownell is
entirely acceptable under require
ments that place heavy tax on
ability. Edwin Mordaunt's princi-
pal strength in her opposite is his
personification Of the part exactly.
Without this qualification his act
ing would suffer, although the lat
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4lsical comedy above the
al fag% and company made up
OF fntettainers who have earned
re1egniHon in this particular form
of$&he alrical pastime," is the ad-
vance description OF Babes in
,Toyland," at the Spokane Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, with
Saturday matinee.
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win Booth and a son of John
Clarke, who made Major Yelling
ton De Boots a famous role, but
that's no matter. The talent is in
evidence. Not the least enjoyable
feature is the freshness of his
wit. There's not a cold storage
product in the whole collection.
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AUDITORIUM

Miss Jessie Shirley and Mr..
Gum are receiving high compli-
ments for their portrayals of the
leading characters in "The Girl
from the Golden West" this week.
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oRPHEUM

Mr.. Clarke has a little playlet,
perfect in line and action and yet
true to the correct forms of the
dramatic art. The fun ripples
through it like a brook through the
woods. It.. may be heredity,
for Mr.. Clarke is a nephew of Ed
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PANTAeEs

Burton and Brooks in a sketch,
~The Limit" furnish a lot of fun
this week along with other good
numbers.
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MINISTERS ARE
HURT IN AUTO

WASHINGTON, Dee. 9.-While
proceeding toward Mt. Vernon in
an auto, Senior Don Juan Barrios,
Guatemalan minister of foreign af-
fairs; Senior Don Luis Toledo Her
rarte, Guatemalan minister to the
United States, and General John
Drummond, age so, also of Guate-
mala, were seriously hurt when
the machine turned turtle. Senior
Barrios was probably fatally in
jured.
They were travelling at a good
rate when the front wheel of the
auto struck an object in the road
way, causing 1t to upset.
All three were pressed beneath
the car when rescued, and were
bleeding profusely and uncon-
scious.
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WASHINGTON

Charles Lombard, of the house
orchestra, is a genuine feature in
a violin solo this week. From the
standpoint of human interest the
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tells good enough. The supporting
company Is small and well select.
ed Della Knight is the light and
,ife Of The cast.
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books they need. Yet any superin-
tendent knows that this sort Of
thing goes on continually all over
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l5-2S-S0$ PRICES l5-z5-9o79AJ
Wilfred Clarke and Company.
"What viii Happen NextT
De Biere, European lIluslonle4
HiIarion & RosaIia CebalIlse and
Their Phantastic Phantoms
Augusta Close, Spoken Songs ana
limitations 7
Edwin latelI, Musical MonoloQuO
Les Salvaggis. Novelty Whiri~lnd
Dancers
Rooney Sisters, American Dancers
Moving Pictures
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LIP .
+ One may tell tree by it's bark,
but it is difficult to tell dog by
it's bite.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
EXPENSE MONEY
NOT ENORMOUS
SPENT EVERY BIT OF
IT, TOO.

In discussing the suspension @
Sheppard, Bacon and the other ath
letes. atty penalized by the \ \
L. Tor ascepting alleged undue ~
pense money. Howard Valentine say
in the New York Globe:
Just what surplus expense
money is was not explained by
the registration committee. but IL
was announced that Porter had re-
ceived s35. Sheppard $3.50, and
Bacon s3l. for recent trip To
Buffalo and return. The carfare
alone 10 Buffalo foots up s22 and.
as athletes are not accustomed TO
bunk around in lodging houses and
live on shredded wheat biscuits.
these accounts do not look at all
exorhltant.
When the y. Y A. G. sends its
men on trip they have the best
that money can buy Parlor car
seats, cabs. special meals, and
now and then a tallyho ride TO and
from the grounds where the games
are held. The y. Y A. G.. athletes
drink nothing but bottled spring
water at 25 cents per- Ale, too,
is furnished 10 the ones who feel
drawn" and tired. II these
things are rated as necessities by
the n. Y. A. C.-America's model
in everything that is pure and
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
Sporting Note,

Abe Atteil 10 now TO nsht several no
decision bouts IN philadelphia
A certain induss rtous little news ven
der of Albany, ". T. had a neid day
yesterday
Eastern High school took three
straight games from Rochester on a
local bowling alley.
The Palace show of the unlicensed mo-
tor cars. including the foreign built
juggernauts, opens tonight In New
rne K.ufman-Basry match, won ~
the former IN 30 rounds does not
show either man as boxer worth
pittins against Jack Johnson
shrubb IL Of the opinion thst he can
run Longboat on his feet In the nrst
three miles AMI then take II easy
after the Indian has collapsed
Arthur DuRey insinuates that neither
LonEboat nor Dorando Will be OF
much account In the future. The
formers wedding and tho latter's too
frequent competition. arc the causes
he gives for the statement
Durkart has bought the field on which
the Saginaw team played last year.
and that town 10 tickled 20 death--ai,
but the high school authorities, who
attempted to hold him up. Don I
forget the name.
Eddie Nelson, Of Grand Rapids. look.
IN liko about the classiest little fellow
uncovered here In some time He put
Johnny Wirth all to the bad In SIX
rounds at Windsor last night Ref
cree Rocks then stopped II. Wilson
matched with White. who shaded
shores.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

The holiday-week dates have passed
In (which the Townsend Harris Hall
baSketball team Of New York city was
scheduled to play in Detroit and
windsor. The Townsend Harris Halls
have not yet appeared On the scene
nor has any ofiIciai explanation
reached the disappointed Detroit
Teams thxt were to have played them.
Toledo, Cleveland and other points,
ssfd by the Townsend Harris Halls in
their correspondence with the local
magnates to, have been included on
their schedule, report no team OF that
name in evidence.
And now comes the explanation
Thern never was any basketball trip
scheduled for the 190S holidays by the
haskefball team Of Townsend Harris
Hail.
There never was Townsend Harris
Hall basketball team
There never was Townsend Harris
Hail. I.
TIN. team and school existed only IN
the fSrtfle brain OF one Nell McGinn,
formerly . copy boy on q Detroit news
uauor. now at work In New York IN
the SSpacity or solicitor Of classified
advest1ssbU.
NeIr Arranged the whole thing as a
hoax Un the toiiing manager OF the
Eoetsfn higif tssm whom he knew per-
sonalDy and to whom he owed real,
rood Yvacticsl joke.
He Uent about IL. all with an ingc-
unity hat was positively ghoulish.
~ Io1 nrif
Windsor for q very small sum. con
Quoting the .correspopdence, of course,
under an assumed name.
This was done just TO make the bluff
extra good.
Neif- then opened his negotiation =
with Eastern under the same phoney
name and address Promising no
Eastern team return game in New
York and- asking only share OF the
feceipfs-here. with no guarantee be III
formed Manager Lyon Of the trip Of
the team. -toad- him. OF the scheduling
OF the Windsor date and rounded IL All
out with a bit OF taffy regarding the
great reputation OF Eastern high. as II
had reached him as far away as New
York.
Manager Lyon fell for II hard Two
local newspapers 1eils TOO, WlFusor
fell and fell hard, though officiating
merely In the guise of an innocent by
etander.
Right down to the last the Eastern
hiph manager stuck 10 the ship. The
Ian was lighted and the crowd was
there In the vain hope that the Town.
lend Harris Halls would turn Up et
Tho last minute.
But they didn't and Eastern, playing
q team picked up around the ID. A. c.
on the preceding afternoon. lost the
game at that. thus making the disap
rointmenf doubly grievous.
IN the meantime. McGinn. In letter
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

Not since tho lays OF Ge-rge Orton.
Bernie Wefers. TewkeHoury and
kraenZlein have more high-cIAss- ath-
letes appeared I'm competition than the
stars who uphold the oolors OF the
,'tars and Stripes on track and field iu
the year 1908 A. D. Records which
time had dealt gently with We're ami
hilated and scores OF new records Gre
Sted all over the country. 10 Is safe
to say that the year 1908 Will long be
remembered as red-letter year among
athletes, although the coming year
bids fair TO eclipse IL alreauy
First among the athletes OF renown
Is the name OF Melvin sheppard. The
work of this boy, who carried the col
ors OF the land OF Uncle Sam TO such
notable victories In the Olympic cham
pionships. VIII not soon be forgotten
Not content with his sterling per-
for nances In tllis country, ne sailed TO
England last summer and won a Won
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

derful victory In two events. both OF
which We're regarded as sure wins lol
the team representing Grsnf britain
In the first race or 500 metres .e
Quaker star was pitted against the
pick OF the English distance runners;
vet he forced them to their limit anu
won in the marvellous time or mlhuts
50 As seconds. which figures may not
be equaled for years 20 come.
His second victory was no less won
derful than the first. This was the
large field in the fast time OF mln-
utes "a seconds In both OF these ne
broke Olympic and worlds records
Second perhaps TO Sheppard comes
Athletic club. His work during the
year. as well as 'he h.ave OF ~ zee.
throwing contest at the Olympic games.
stamps him as wonder, ana ne 10 10
the held events what Sheppard Is 70
1t is indeed a wond erfuI aggregation
that represents the Irish American
Athletic club. and It In p.,nsps ,he
that was ever gathered together. hold
ing as ~ does men who have broken
records in almost evory event on Held
and track.
At the national indor championships.
Mcdonald, who also wears the mailed
INST OF the Irish Americans demonstrst ,
ed his class by throwing the 66-pound
tablishlng n new worlds record, which
James S. Mitchell the old record hold
or who had held the title for years
fell far short Of
An the weigh: throwers- seemed 10
be in fine condition. John Flanagan,
another Irish giant. threw the l6-pound
hammer 10 feet Ia incnes at the
Olympic games and after his return
threw the missile 17s feet "a inches
at Celtic park on August 80. The day
before Ralph Rose, OF the olympic Ath-
letiC club. had made "A record put or 81
feet inches with the 12-pound shot
The year brought forth a remarkably
I fine heid OF hurdlers. A. p. shaw or
colors Of tho Chicago Athletic club had
\ the honor Of establishing n new record
hurdle.
Johnny Garrels tho University OF
Michigan star and Forrest Smithson,
OF the Multnomah AthlCtlc club. ran
cipst 10 the record on several occa-
\sions shaw Garrels and Eiler are I'm
class by themselves in tho low hur-
dies. Ellcr, who ~ another OF the
famous lrtsh-Am6rican club, IL the best
IN competition, and 10 Is rairiy that he
= H RSrI preI i,eS IN tbe s2o-yard race
slty OF Virginia star. who was credited
with 2 3-5 seconds In the 100 yard dash.
the quality OF the spiinters Vas scarce
" mp TO the American standard. Nate
Cnrtmell. the University or Pennsyi.
vania captain. although he won the in
tercollegiates for the third successive
year. was not In the beet shape for the
/ Olympic games. and. as a result only
captured second place Several men are
! developing rapidly however, and IL Is
/ probable that 1909 viii see the estab-
lishment OF new record
IN long distance running the Ameri-
can athletes made the eree.S.t s.vidrr
Tom Collins, of the irish. Ameries7
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
TONY CAPONI IS
NOW IT. c. O'BRIEN

\ middleweight fighter b. the name
Of T. g. O'Brien is now looking t,r
matches Contrary 20 the regular ~.
Ger OF things the initials do not stand
for Timothy Corcoran or Terrence
Casey Instead hey are the abbrevia-
ticns Of the name 0f Tony Caponi, ths
Italian boxer. who had added the
O'Bricn in the hope that 1t will be
an open sesame IN the way OF gettin :
matches. Tony has becn disappointed
in so many nearfgh's Of late that he
Is disgusted With his cognomen. for
he believes that TO the promoters II
listens more like a music master
than a prize fghter-Chicago Tr..
bune.
Little Squaw Brood Mare.
Little Squaw, 2:04 ~. Is now in f5al
to Walter Direct, 205 3-4. and will he
bred 10 Symboleer, 2:09l-2.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

MAYER &SKLElNATH RETURN
TO RENEW OLD DUEL

Kennedy. guards. Lee. manager. ard
Fitzpatrick. coach.
The D. A. G. team took its final
practice Wednesday evening and
Manager Mazer picked the lineup
gwen above. Cox showed himself a
strong player AZ center, while Fred
Busch has improved wonderfully over
his old form, while at the University
OF Rochester. and will undoubtedly
start the game at forward. with Nc
Diarmid as his companion and Shin
mex in reserve.
Joe" Nolde. OF the Riversides. has
consented 10 act as umpire and is
likely TO be a busy man in view OF
PENIS admitted unfamiliarity with the
rules under which the contest Will be
played.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
CLAN is LAND BUT
ONE HARD Poke
IN SO ROUNDS
KAUFMAN AND BARRY TRY HARD
BUT ONLY TIRE THEMSELVES
oUT-oERMAN oUT.BoxED IN
EARLY STAGES.
BY n. M. WALKER.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. 3l.-Al
claim OF being the best heavyweight
in America by whipping Jim Barry. OF
Chicago. in long drawn out and des-
porate encounter which lasted the bet
ta' part OF three hours.
The end came in the thirty-ninth
round OF what was scheduled TO be
a Aground battle. Teddy Murphy,
! Barry's manager. tossed in towel at
this point in token of defeat and kauf-
man lost no time in shaking hands
with his beaten opponent and leaving
the ring.
Both men were SO tired and worn
from their terrific battle that they
could scarcely stand up. At the finish
Barry was bent over with his arms
and hands protecting his face and
jaws while Kaufman was failing away
in a blind sort OF a fashion trying TO
land a deciding punch. Barry pro-
tested that he wanted to continue, but
Murphy grabbed him by the arm and
led him TO his corner. Murphy and
Barry both claimed that the latter
had broken both of his hands and that
he had fought for twenty rounds In
this condition.
II was a battle Of endurance and l.
was patent early in the contest tina:
either man TO win must weather n
long. hard struggle. The only clean
knockdown OF the entire thirty-nine
rounds occurred In the thirty-seventh.
when Kaufman chught Barry with a
right to the jaw. dropping the Chica-
go man for the count OF nine. Barry
was in a bad way when he came to
his feet, but the bell saved him from
what appeared TO be certain defeat at
that time.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
This Is Worth READING.

Leo F. Ze!lnski. or 6s Gibsost,
Buffalo. n. Y, says: II cured the
most annoying cold sore ever bad.
with Bucklens Arnica Salve. az
piled this salve once n day for tw o
days. when every trace of the sore
was gone" Heals all sores. SOLD w
der guarantee at L. G. Kinsel's, Gen
trail Drug Co.'S and Gray and Nc
cester's drug stores
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
RIvervIews Want Gamsa

The Riverview Basketball team de.
fires games With Holy Redeemer
Grsys. ST. Johns Y. NJ. c. A., and nny
other teams in the 17.year-old class
Out OF town teams can secure games
Riverview club Is composed OF the
ineligible players ci two local hish
schools For games address VIM. Nc.
Leughiin. III Sheridan.ays.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
YEAR 1908 FOR SETTING
OF RECORDS ON FIELD AND TRACK

Cooke. OF Cornell. also captured honors
In this event
Tho work OF Porter, OF the Irish Am =
eriGan club. proved him TO be the great =
est high jumper since the days OF Nike
Sweeney. l.. r. Irons. OF the Chicago
4. G., gained fame by clearing ~ feet
. Ia Inches I'm the broad Jump, rec
ord such as even Krasnzlein might be
proud Of
Although no intercollegiate records
was broken, owing to the food IN
which the athletes had 10 compete, 1t
IL safe 10 say that scarcely ever was
there such a great interest taken In
college track meets as during the past
twelve months.
In a sensational match, Bert Allen gov
revenge on Champion Schmidtke yes
terday, winning the last four games
by scores OF 24s. AL, 2ll and 225.
Schmidtke and J. Allen are now tied
for the lead in the city tournament.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
.T00UnSendHArv1sHaUL
: Only a Gigantic Hoax

presses his intention OF remaining In
New York for some time. so there
will be no opportunity for getting even
on any date in the near future. unless
something can be arranged by long
distance.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

club, won the hve-mils run IN 20 min
utes u 80 seconds. which is new
American record and compares very
favorably with the Olympic record OF
% minutes IL 2-5 seconds Mike Dris-
coll. OF the Mercury. A. c., running at
the same meet az Collins, covered TWO
miles in 9 minutes IS rs seconds.
There has seldom been a fner field OF
performers In the deld events than APP
peared this year. w r. Drsy, Of Yale.
sent the pole vault records soartn 9
with most marvellous vault OF IL feet
s1-2 inches. while Gilbert, OF Yale, and
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31
Fine Skating at o. A. C.

The ice at the Detroit Athletic jb
rink was announced 10 be in EXCEPT
condition Thursday and the maue-
n ent mas made arrangements tor
terrain a large crowd New Year'shy
and evening.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

The Pennsylvanians are expected in
Detroit Friday morning. coming from
Pittsburg. where. last night. they
handily defeated Carnegie Tech. From
here thev go to Akron. where they will
take on the Buchtel college team. The
squad which left Philadelphia cor
tanned &c men-Cart Kleinath. Nc
Nicholl and Hough, forwards: Hess.
center; Toby. Nefaber. Speer AID
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

one and only chance OF Penn defeat"
And doubtless, as klelnath spoke,
the image Of that tawny-hared Detroit
guard fitted through his mind and,
like a good foemsn, he sloried inward
Iy the contest that was to come.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

The annual .corch of the old Two
Fifty club" IS due in Chicago. New
Years day. and many old-time cycl-
lists will take part.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-31

prominence quitting o 10 teachs school
OF argument suppose that he really
,E"s.s.MANns,
a
OF Johnswn Rossman could surely
and would certainly suffer cut
MS Sss room ana 's Sn , IN @ On osn, =. os
q
ciaud would be cutting his time in according to most con-
a
himself all bunch
will period changing his
vocation Of could be logically considered
the OF his alleged determination
life
the professional Of
lifetime
II Glands statement bluff it is indeed
from any Hs' % % " @ NEW Rs.;T
n
ments of a life in which becomes associated
to greater degree with OF scholarship - - ~.
belief a
the prime OF his
bring himself OF mind under discussion
herd interview
on
Of this with close
OF
belief that
tho hed
:: S a. the stay Of the Ts'F" Chicago while the 1895 worlds
accompanied
In OF the