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ByCouriier
Copyright. 1906. by Mcclure. Phillips @ Co.
By o. HENRY


IT was neither the season nor
the hour when the park had
frequenters. and it Is likely
that the young lady who was
seated on one of the benches at the
side of the walk had merely Obeyed a
sudden impulse to sit for awhile and
enjoy a foretaste of coming spring.
A tall young man came striding
through the park along the path near
which she sat. Behind him tagged a
boy carrying a suit case. At sight OF
the young lady the mans face chang
ed to red and back to pale again. He
watched her countenance as he drew
nearer with hope and anxiety mingled
on his own. He passed within 4 few
yards Of her, but he saw no evidence
that she was aware of his presence or
existence.
Some fifty yards farther on he sud
denly stopped and sat on bench at
one side. The boy dropped the suit
case and stared ut him with wonder
ing, shrewd eyes. The young man
took out his handkerchief and wiped
his brow. 1t was Il good handkerchief,
a good brow. and the young man was
good to look at. He said to the boy:
II want YOU to take message to
that young lady on that bench. Tell
her | am on my way to the station TO
leave for San Francisco, where shall
jOin that Alaska moose hunting eXpe-
dition. Tell her that since she has
commanded me neither to speak nor TO
write to her | take this means Of
making one last appeal to her sense of
Justice for the sake of what has been.
Tell her that to condemn and discard
one who has not deserved such treat
ment without giving him her reasons
or a chance to explain is contrary TO
her nature as | believe it to be. Tell
her that have thus to certain de-
gree disobeyed her injunctions in the
hope that she may yet be inclined to
see justice done. Go and tell her
that"
The young man dropped n half dol
lar into tie boys hand. The boy
looked at him for moment with
bright, canny eyes out Of dirty, in
telligent face and then set off at a
run. He approached the lady on the
bench q little doubtfully but unembar-
raised. He touched the brim Of the
old plaid bicycle cap perched on the
back of his head.
Lady" he said, dat gent on de
oder bench sent yer song and dance
by me. If yer don't know de guy and
he's tryin to do de Johnny act say de
word and I'll call cop in tree min
utes. If yer does know him and he's
on de square. wy, I'll spiel yer de
bunch Of hot air he sent yer"
The young lady betrayed faint in
terest.
a song and dancer she said in
deliberate. sweet voice that seemed to
clothe her words in Il diaphanous gar
ment of impalpabe irony. "a new
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idea-in the troubadour line, l suppose.
fused to know the gentleman who
sent you, so l think it will hardly be
necessary to call the police. You may
execute your song and dance, but do
not sing too loudly"
cav" said the boy, with a shrug
down the length Of him, Eyer know
what l mean, lady. 'Tain't turn;
it's wind. He told me to tell yer he's
got his collars and cuffs in dat grip for
q scoot clean out to Frisco. Den he's
goin' to shoot snow birds in the KlOn-
dixie. He says yer told him not to
send round no more pink notes nor
come hangin' over de garden gate, and
he takes dis means Of putin yer wise.
He says yer refereed him out like a
has-been and never give him no chance
to kick at de decision. He says yer
SWiped him and never said why"
The slightly awakened interest in
the young lady's eyes did not abate.
Perhaps it was caused by either the
originality or the audacity of the snow
bird hunter in thus circumventing her
express commands against the ordi-
nary modes of communication. She
fixed her eye on a statue standing dis
consulate in the disheveled park and
spoke into the transmitter:
'Tell the gentleman that 1 need not
repeat to him a description Of my
ideals. He knows what they have been
and what they still are. So far as they
touch on this case, absolute loyalty
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Copyright. 1899. by American Press Asso-
citation
T~-}HE Florentines were proud Of
| Giuseppe. To tourists the inn
keeper pointed him out along
with the city's curiOs as the
painter who was to eGTal Raphael and
revive in Italy the glories of bygone
centuries.
oils faults:" And for once the inn
keepers rhapsody halted out Of defer
ence to the we'll bred young lady at
the window. 1T is true Giuseppe has
faults. But, signorina, what will you?
He is young, and geniuses are not
found under every bush even in Italy.
Margharita. I1loria, Beatrice. Frances
ca"-the fingers of both hands thrown
out and dcspairing shrug indicated
the inaccuracy of the count-"they all
have spoiled him. But look for your
self. Could YOU blame them"
Angelica looked. Besides being Il
conscientious traveller anxious to miss
nothing, she was painter, too, i'll her
prim, orderly way and before her ltal-
ian sojourn could boast an occasional
premium at a county fair. She had al
ready heard Of Giuseppe at the studio
in Rome. ana her interest grew now
that she saw the man. Her trained
glance noted his perfect proportions
The soft r0undneSs Of the figure
matched with the handsome head, in
which. she could swear. no concrete
feet had ever found Judgment. Such a
being should he care free. n ward Of
the nature he interpreted. He needed
blue sky ard sunshine for a back
ground. His faults-well, who could
rebuke the llghtness of butterfly?
And yet in lis expression there was q
restless hungering that explained the
artist. 1t was a sorrowful look, but
beautiful and in harmony with the fea-
lures. It's dissatisfaction, free from
plant or protest, had long been sweet
encd into aspiration.
Glow cold he would look in Grand
Rapids winter" she thought. But
even in Grand Rapids he would still
believe in Italy"
Then she glanced away. Anglo-Sax-
on secretiveness hid her interest, for
the great painter, seeing her, had
paused and was staring up enrapt from
the walk below. The rudeness was
conScious-framed by the window
sash she looked so like picture in an
exhibition. Her clear cut face, all
purity, resembled nothing he had ever
seen in life. Such faces he some
times dreamed of-after confession. He
loved them as he loved the church,
with it's poetry and mystic symbol
ism. Her gentle GOODNESS, so differ
ent from Floria, gave her a holy SEEM
ing, and holiness had power to thrill his
soul. like viOin's harmonics as some
thing high and fine, almost past the
sensing. That such creature must be
beyond all touch of passion affected
him with incffable sadness, but to the
artist sadness holds an element of deep
artistic joy. Her height above him
brought Il consciousness of his own sin
oppressed mortality. Her eyes wan
dcrcd beyond him in apparent careless
ness.
"Shc is an angel from heaven, and
she knows not that | live" he muir
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ROBERT ASHBURTON.
Frou Earnina In France.

Among the advantages Of frog farm
ing in France is the fact that it en-
ables persons Of limited means to utll'
ize marshes and ponds which are too
shallow and warm for fish culture and
practically useless for any other pur-
pose and produce on a comparatively
small area large amount Of valuable
food material for which there is al
WAYS an eager market.
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gave way. He was falling like Luci-
fer from a great height swiftly, gid
Oily. And still as he clasped her in his
arms she kept demanding:
"Me or her? Prove IT."
Giuseppe turned to the picture. In
his glance was the cynlcism of an ell
lightened century over which unbelief
has swept. He considered the tender
pathos Of its eyes with their promises
that could never be brought quite to
fulfillment He marked its spirituality.
pleading mutely against the flesh. sa-
cred, distant, always distant and I'M
reachable. And it was he who had
PAINTED such a meaning into those fea-
lures. It was he who had cared for
heaven while there was an earth. The
corners of his mouth twitched. With
out warning he burst into long. loud
laugh. It's cold materialiSm startled
Angelica. Before she could prevent he
had seized a palette knife and slashed
the canvas from edge to edge.
81 have proved it," he whispered.
'She is worse than coquette. She is
y lie. But | have you. | am satisfied
=
"Yes," the innkeeper was wont to
confde to guests. that is Giuseppe.
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iuSlllS Ou' II
takes vengeance. You are troubled
you, my contented one!'
"Contented: yes. But she wasn't a
lie," Giuseppe said as he laid away the
canvas, "for she comes to me in my
sleep ard whispers Of the blessed I'M
rest that is the greatness of man. She
made me sOrrOwful, but she would
have saved me my soul. She was a
coquette; she would never have salts
fed. / should have gone on and on"
"You regret?" eagerly whispered the
innkecpcr. That is good. Regret,
paint again. and you will yet be Giu
seppe the master"
His eagerness was checked by Giu-
seppe's smile. 81 regret nothing. am
happy-as contented as an animal
without Il SOUL 1t is sweet to be so.
And n man cannot have all things. ]
shall paint again to be sure, but l
shall never he an artist"
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charge. But since he persists IN near
ing what he already well knows you
may convey the matter
'Tell him that | entered the conServ-
atory that evening from the rear to
cut rose for my mother Tell him
saw him and Miss Ashburton beneath
the pink oleander. The tableau was
pretty, but the pose and juxtaposition
were too eloquent and evident to re-
ouire explanation. l left the conserya-
tory and, at the same time, the rose
and my ideal"
Pm shy on one word, lady. Jux--
lux Put me wise on dat, will yer?
"Juxtaposition, or you may cali it
propinquity, or, if you like. being rath-
err too near for one maintaining the po-
sition of an ideal"
The gravel spun from beneath the
boys feet. He stood by the other
bench. The mans eyes interrogated
him hungrily. The boys were shining
with the impersonal zeal of the trans
lator
"De lady says dat she's on to de
fact dat gals is dead easy when a fell
Ter comes spielin ghost stories and
tryin' to make up and OATS why she
won't listen to no soft soap. She says
she caught yer dead to rights huggin'
a bunch O calico in de dollhouse. She
sidestepped in to pull some posies,
and yer was squeezin' de oder gal to
beat de band. She says it looked cute,
all right, all right, but it made her
sick. She says yer better git busy and
make sneak for de train."
The young man gave low whistle,
and his eyes flashed with a sudden
thought His hand flew to the inside
pocket of his coat and drew out a
handful of letters. Selecting one, he
handed it t. the boy. following it with
a silver dollar from his vest pocket.
"Give that letter to the lady he
said, "and ask her to read it. Tell her
that it should explain the situation
Tell her that if she had mingled a lit
tie trust with her conception Of the
lCcul luuCl uCdl tdN hC LhiohI H'''
been avoided. Tell her that the 10y
atty she prizes so much has never
wavered. Tell her am waiting for
an answer"
The messenger stood before the lady
de gent says he's had de skibunk
put on him widout nQ@'use. He says
he's no bum guy, and, lady, yer read
dat letter and III bet yer he's a white
sport, all right
The young lady unfolded the letter
somewhat dOubtfully and read it:
Dear Dr. Arnold-I want to thank you
for your most kind and opportune aid to
my daughter last Friday evening when
she was overcome by an attack of her
old heart trouble in the conservatory at
Mrs. Waldron's reception. Had you not
been near.to catch her as she fell and TO
render proper attention we might have
lost her / should be glad If you would
call and undertake the treatment of her
case. Gratefully yours.
ROBERT AsHBURTON.
The young lady refolded the letter
and handed it to the boy.
"De gent wants an answer" said the
messenger. "Wot's de word!
The lady's eyes suddenly flashed On
him-bright, smiling and wet.
''Tell that guy on the other BENCH"
she said, with a happy, tremulcus
lauoh chat his girl wants him."
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mad hOpcQ. IL
pleased him that her home had 50
hazily remote sound. Alichigan-no
world power that-onc of those faroff
unknown countries which the fancy
loves and the geography ignores. But
the host came presently with further
information:
"Michigan-a lake, they tell me, big
rs sea- And the lady paints. She
would desire to see your pictures, it
might be-eh?-if you asked. You love
her?'
YES, love her." Giuseppe an
swered, "but she is not for such as
me-"
That night he had a word for Mar
gharita, kiss from Floria. an appoint
ment with Beatrice. But it was the
last time. for his heart was with the
sanity one whose lips his might never
press. Henceforward she alone should
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and truth are the ones paramount.
Tell him that ! have studied my own
heart as we'll as one can, and | know
It's weakness as well as do its needs.
That is why l decline to hear his pleas.
whatever they may be. did not con-
denim him Through hearsay or doubtful
evidence. and that is why [ made no
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To Be Sure.

The necessities Of conversation fire.
ouently lead to odd observations. Mrs.
Sullivan and Mrs. Harrigan the other
day were conyerSing across the fence
that separated their respective clothes
yards. 4 high wind was blowing. and
each woman from her post amid the
lines had to shout to make herself
heard
'AIrs. Sullivan" shouted Mrs. Harri-
gan, did yez go 10 the ball last
night?"
yes" shouted the other in the gale,
Il waS!''
"Was what?" cried Mrs. Sulliyan.
"Wintw-Y Youths Companion.
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INJURED. yet il
she knew surely
she would plead
for me with Mary
and the blessed
saints"
"a stranger
Yes. she is 6
stranger" cooed
the host, pointing
to the register
W b Ell Giuseppe
questioned. Gen
JUS is Il dollhouse
plant that must
be coaXed into
flower. "a for.
G gn II Il m G.
Ca-arter yes
Carter, Angelica
Carter Of AIichi-
gan"
So--an an gel
even as Giuseppe
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obiec+s Of General Interest.

'1Those fiashy Van Punks have NOV
ed. Do you know where they went?
THAT'S the very thing their unhap-
py landlord asked me. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Hunted the Hunter.

us it really true" asked Miss Chel-
lus, chat you're engaged to Mr.. Rich
ley"
at u.s." calmly replied Miss Butte.
"My," exclaimed Miss Chellus, "he
was a great catch"
Il beg your pardon" retorted the
other haughtily; "catcher."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-08-13

The poets verse slides into the cur
rent Of our blood. We read it when
young, we remember 1t when DID,
Smiles.
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t h G PAL II t e +.
and his W / f G.
They are a pair
of lovers-so hap.
by. Oh, it is most
unfortunate; she
has ruined him
If only he had
married Floria-
but how is a hap
by man ever to
De Il kapnael!
When the inn
keeper one night
came upon his
protege piecin g
tog e t h er the
edges Of the mu-
tilated canvas he
rubbed his hands
in glee.
"Ah, you de-
stroyed what was
OOo1 opJ n tnp
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HERE IS RELIEF ron WOMEN.

II you have pains In the back, Urinary, Bloaans
or Kidney trouble and want certain, pleasant
herb relief from Worcn's lie, tfy Mother Grays
"AUSTRALIAN-LEAB It is a safe, reliable
regulator, and relieves all Female Weaknesses,
Including Inflammation and alterations. Mother
trays Australian Leaf is soldby pruggsts or
sent by msil for 80 cts. Sample sent FhEE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., lie Roy, NIX.
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"ThS nict1.rc shall sau ii al"

be his inspiration. She would make
him great. lie would put on canvas
this impossible, ecstatic passion for a
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y = t. ., , =
Of Michigan
BY CAROLEN BATEsON

Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
citation
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01

by the fact that Ed. Killian appears
10 be again in form and one left
handler is all that Is absolutely neces-
sary for the Tigers TO carry, with
their wealth OF righ-handed talent.
The little Wichita man started of
with a fine display of stun early in
the season but has been doing but
poorly since then.
In the meantime II might be noted
that Tyrus Cobb, the original AMI
only. now leads the American league
IN runs scored and in bases stolen.
The second Cobbs are getting back 10
their level again. The nearest man
to Cobb in registering those little ar
rivals at the plate which help so ma
terially TO victory is little DOME
Bush, also OF the Tigers, who. as has
been remarked formerly on this page.
comes nearer TO being a second Cobb
than any OF the others. though he has
never laid claim 70 any OF the honors
In which the great Georgian is ad.
mittedly first.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
MOTuNS
GoLtMN

BY TIP WRIGHT.

Gambling at ball games is the ma
tional pastime's greatest danger.
| am glad to see the efforts. slight
though they be. OF Presidents Pulliam
and Johnson OF the National and Am
erican leagues respectively, TO put a
stop to betting at the games.
III the various club owners all over
the country would insist upon enforc-
ing an anti-betting order. there would
be less talk OF crooked games
Signs posted in grandstand and
bleachers and betting will not be per
mitted will not stop gambling. Most
men don't believe In signs anyway.
stop To this evil
-fthe- magpates- want To stop Eamh.
ling. let them hire plain clothes men
and scatter them through the crowd,
with orders 10 throw out every man
who offers TO make bet on the result
of the game When he finds himself
In the street, the subject OF jeers from
a grandstand or bleachers- full of peo-
Pile. the gambler will do one OF two
things-quit betting or stay away
from the game. and either will be- sat
isfactory.
The men who make the greatest
noise about this and that man break
ing training. or throwing the game,
are the ones who recklessly wager a
dollar upon the outcome. and lose.
Come on. Mr.. Magnate. wake up and
head of this evil. There has been too
much talk OF baseball rottenness this
spring. You don't want any more or
II. do you?
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
WAGNER LIE NAILED.
Oreyfuss Sure Over Report Other
Clubs Help Him Pay Big Hans.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 31.-The
story recently sent out from this city
to the effect that the National league
is paying part OF Hans Wagner's $780,
900 salary was a plain lie. The story
made President Dreyfuss, usually pa
tient and silent under abuse and mis-
representation, furious, and he de-
nounced ii and les authors unsparing-
ly. The story Is supposed to have
been sent over the wires by a local
news bureau. In speaking OF the
matter lately. President Dreyfuss
said: The story was. in the first
place, ridiculous. Can you imagine
the New York, Chicago and Philadel-
phia clubs. all in the pennant-hunt
with the Pirates. doing anything to
strengthen our team? In the next
place, IL was a libelous reflection not
so much upon me as upon the Pitts
burg club, as we'll as upon the Ma
tional league. My books will show
that I am paying Wagner $4,000 per
season; that not a penny OF this
comes from any other source whatso-
ever, and that neither the National
league nor any other club contributes
d dollar towards Wagner's salary. The
Pittsburg club is a well-established
and prosperous Institution. is not an
object OF charity and has never re-
ceived or asked any favors from any
one connected with baseball"
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01

NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
IN THE LEAGUE RACE

Mullin won mis- ninth consecu-
tive game on Monday morning,
beating the Sox. . TO /. with six
hits.
The Tigers gave Speer six runs
In the first three innings In the
afternoon but he weakened and
the Sox got enough To leave the
game a tie in eight innings, when
they left TO catch their train.
Welter, Boston's substitute first.
baseman. got triple on Coombs
in the afternoon game, with two
on base, allowing the sprinters 10
win. 10 l, for Pitcher Morgan.
In the morning Cicotte allowed
but three hits and beat Bender. 3
10 2. He is now Mullins closest
rival for the pitching lead.
Gray, who pitched so well
against the Tigers in two games
here. had New York AT his mercy.
while the Senators failed Brockett
OF the rubber ia the only game
played at the national capital.
Cleveland batted Dineen and
Graham of the slab and won the
afternoon game from the Browns.
The morning saw 'Dode" Criss in
his glory in the box and the result
was en- even break.
La jeie got a single, two doubles
and triple in the afternoon game
at Cleveland.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
MOTORCYCLE MARK
sMASHE0sBY N.s.U.
New Track at Los Angeles Scene of
Wholesale Annihilasion of Worlds
Records at Several Distances.

Los ANGELES May 31.-At the
New Coliseum track, the largest racing
motorcycle board track In the country.
Graves, on an N. S. u. motorcycle
made mile in 20 40 seconds. This
record is the wud's amateur and pro-
fesional record.B When one considers
that this track Is IL laps TO the mile
one can maggie how fast this little
boy can ridefwere he on a straight
away track
Graves also made five miles in three
minutes and 50 Is seconds. and six
miles in four minutes and AZ seconds.
These latter two records are both
worlds amateur championship records.
At the same track, Lingenfelder.
professional, on a horsepower N. g.
L.. made eight miles in 6:2S, which Is
the professional worlds record for
that distance on the same day Ward.
and an amateur on an n. S. u. motor
cycle. broke the worlds l0-mile ANA.
teur record. making IL In the fast time
OF SOS AS. These figures are all off,
cial AT the present time the motor
cycle is also in position TO beat Its
big brother automobile in hill climbing
contests.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
JOHNSON AND KAUFMAN.
Pair Of Heavles Who viii Probably
Be Matched in New York Today.

NEW YORK. June There is a
possibility that Jack Johnson and AL.
kaufman may be matched here this
afternoon. Charley Harvey. who is
looking after Billy Delaney's interests
in the east, has an engagement 10
meet johnson TO talk fight and John
son is on record as declaring that so
far as he is concerned nothing will be
more satisfactory than to give Kauf-
man a chance. He wants IL TO go 20
instead OF As rounds. however. and
there is a possibility of a clash on
that point. The general impression.
however. Is that Johnson will tie up
for a bout on the coast with Kaufman
during the Christmas week.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
Bali and Chain Prescribed
For. Herman SchaefeT'S Arm

Tigers. prescribed ball
Herman Schaefer
the latter soon De oo-
decorated
attributed desperate criminals under
detention.
will not be attached to his foot however
locomoton but will be pendant from MS
right throwing The purpose is to sahn OUT tna
elbow retaining us
service in the OF which he
has so long on the brightest
the De-
Of fact is which danger
throwing however the develop
elbow and the ball and chain method
OF At Schaefers
preepble crook jennings hopes to check this In time
duplicating his
schaefer the hurts him some when throwing in
all
the her fellows running with the ball coming his
he method helped Jennings least
ofa
though started effect
The Detroit times., 1909-06-01
BRILLIANT OLD SCOOPS" CAREY STILL
SCOOPING THEM IN, AWAY DOWN SOUTH

lists used TO draw Carey with more
arms than an octupus. when demon
strating the manner he gathered In
the ball. He can reach high and wide
and his ability To dig 'em out OF the
mud Is marvellous. He tells the scor-
ers 10 give him an error any time
he misses trap ball.
''I'li never forget the last champion
ship the Orioles won" said Carey, dur