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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

t2), Mclean. Webster. Stark. Sacrifice
hits-Eng (2). Nye, Reitz Stolen
bases-Meloan ~. Double plays
Webster Eng Kelley; Webster Eng
Stark; VogelStark-Kelley
Diamond Dust.
Much obliged for the lovely weather
yesterday
Guess the Davenport ball park will
hold the crowds from this time on
1t was trying day for Umpire
Beers but he stuck to his job like
man.
Maybe that man Stark isn't hitting
them some. Three hits yesterday and
two Saturday out of 10 times up.
Kelley failed to get hit yester-
day, thanks to excellent fielding of
Ohland in the fifth inning. That in
dividual clearly robbed him of a
two-bagger.
Who did the beefing yesterday :?
Not Jack Tighe. In view of the talk
that has been INDUCED in across the
river Manager Shaffer may consider
himself pretty well shown up.
Davenport has learned to fear the
mighty bat of our Paul Mclean. When
he comes to bat and there is man
on the bases, the catcher moves about
| five feet to one side of the plate and
he is given his base on balls without
being allowed chance to hit.
| crowd of over 5000 fans at Dav-
export set new record for the
lThree-Eye league. The field, the
bleachers and the grandstand were
all taxed to their capacity. Every
reserved seat in the grand stand hat
been sold out Friday evening and ev
cry one made use of his tickets.
| McBride's first double in Sunday:
game was about as hard a hit a.
one would see in coon's age. II,
padded it away out into deep lef
field, and Russell, fast as he is, wa.
unable to even get near it. 1t wa'
;, a three-bagger easily if it hadn'
been for the rule about knocking tn,
ball into the crowd.
A Rock Islander sitting in tn,
grandstand yesterday became involv
ed in an argument with Davenport
gambler and the latter left his sea
to attack the former. Before he hat
a chance to do damage, however
he got a bump on the nose tina
brought the claret and then a police
man came and took both combatant!
out of the stand.
Never has Davenport crowd com,
to ball game better prepared TO
noise making. Booster" crowds dot
ted the grandstand with muslin sign
and there were two brass bands meg
aphone and auto horn brigades ga
lore. Along about the fourth inning
| however, the noise began to dwindl
and in the seventh it petered out al
together and the knocking on Man
: ager Shaffer started.
Helpless Before Steiger.
Springfield, H., May 31-The BLOOM
ington reds were helpless befor
Steiger and the locals won the last @
the series, 5 to 0. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

Summary-Home run, Mclean. Sac
rifice hits y Russell, E. Smith, NJ.
Smith, Stolen bases-Meloan, Reitz.
Double plays - Wilson Vogel Stark.
Bases on balls-Off Hardin, 5; off
Smith, 1. Struck out-By Hardin, 8;
by Smith, G. Time of game-2:30.
Umpire-Beers.
Other Saturday Gnmes.
At Cedar Rapids Dubuque won a
sensational game in the 18th inning
All scores were made on errors. Cur
ney was effective with men on bases.
Score:
Cedar Rapids ...............
....0000O0OO1 O0-1
Dubuque 49,.
..00000100 0eO00e0001-2
Hits-Cedar Rapids, IL. Dubuque. 8.
Errors-Cedar Rapids, z; Dubuque. 2.
Batteries = Spencer, Rohrer and
Brown; Quincy and Nunemaker.
At Springfield-Patrick was irwin
chile except in the sixth. Patrick won
his own game with two down in ninth
| by starting rally Snyder was put
off the grounds by Umpire Burke.
Score:
Bloomington ..O000120OO-3 z 1
| Springfield .001GJ02 01+ IL 2
Decentralization and Langdon;
Patrick and Donovan.
AT Decatur-Decatur punched Its
hits and won from Peoria in the Sec
ond inning, to 1. Score:
Decatur -. .02OOOO00=-2 z }
Peoria -. ..0100O00OOI Z 3
Batteries - Cowell and Boucher;
Kaupper and Higgins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

Twobase hit-Stark Bases on balls
Neal, 2; Hiprichsen, g. Struck out
Neal, 8; Hinrichsen, 5. Stolen bases
Murphy, 2; Mclean, Mcbride. Nc
Grew, Nye, Jacobsen. Time-1:55
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

The Davenport team came to this
side of the river this morning and
took, quarters at the Rock Island
house for the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31
LINE O. DOPE

Bloomington has finally canned
Pitcher Bill Fox.
Gus Dorner, the former Decatur
pitcher, has drawn his release from
Boston. n 80 4
Peoria has realised Pitchers Ken
ney and Colbert and Outfielder
Hodges.
Howard Darringer was due to re-
port to Dubuque today, having con-
cluded it useless to fight longer against
the ruling of the highest baseball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

No game at Rock Island till June
10, when Dubuque comes for three.
Then there is nothing doing till the
21st.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS THIS MORNING.
THREE-EYE LEAGUE.

Rock Island, l.; Davenport, 8. (se'
IN innings.)
Springfield-Peoria, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati, A; Chicago, 1.
New York, 3; Philadelphia. 2.
Pittsburg, 5; st. Louis, a.
Boston, 1; Brooklyn, O.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia, 2; Boston, 3.
Cleveland, 3; st. Louis, 6.
Chicago, 1; Detroit, 5.
Washington-New York, rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

court of arbitration in awarding him
to the Three-Eye town instead OF
Hartford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

Summary-Two base hits--McBride
(2), Mclean, Webster, Stark. Sacrifice
hits-Eng t2), Nye. Reitz. Stolen
bases-Meloan ~. Double plays
Webster Eng Kelley; Webster Eng
Stark; VogelStark-Kelley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31

CONTINUED on Page six.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-31
Helpless Before steiser

Springfield, Ill, May 51.-The Bloom
ington reds were helpless before
Steiger and the locals won the last of
the series. 5 to O. The score:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

come to me of all persons In the
world.
Sir Richard shrugged his shoulders
and smiled.
aAn impudent rogue and an migrate
ful fellow, my dear madam. | packed
him off at a moments notice for an
set Of disobedience. There was no
doing anything with the rascal. HIS
heart was like stone. and KINDNESS
only hardened it,
aDear me, it's shocking! And you
were so good to him-rescued MIN
from the street, 80,
something like it, madam. saved
him from prison, may say. But an.
afraid it was foolish charity, 1or Il
am not mistaken the felioW Is
bound for that goal sooner or later.
He has a disposition toward violence
and only keeps his ferocity under oy
\ strong effort, l feel assured.
To be continued
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
CHAPTER XII.
A Servants Impudence.

Methinks there's too much seeming
| In the play Behind the mask
There yawns greedy face.
| Christmas is passed, but Christmas
| weather still remains; the woods of
Hawthorne are still hard and crisp,
the ponds covered with their siIvry
der the rule and sovereignty of King
| Frost.
All the visitors have left the Vale,
the schoolgirl has returned to her
Markham's England and Bonnechose's
| France, the old cousin has quietly
gone back to his domicile in town, lit
| tie Tottie has returned nolens volens,
to the nursery, and Mrs. Newton and
Stella are alone.
OF the two other guests not yet dis
posed of, Sir Richard they see fire.
quently, for he is still staying at the
Box, and often drives or rides over,
sometimes to dinner, sometimes for
morning call only
| Mrs. Newton always welcomes him
with effusion, and never fails to di-
late for an hour after his departure
on his good qualities and immense
wealth to her daughter
Stella listens as indifferently as if
her mother were praising the virtues
of the goddess Vishnu; sometimes
makes no remark, and oftentimes
rises and leaves the room to be rid
of the subject, which to her is most
unpleasant
When Sir Richard comes he is al
ways the same, cool and bland, self
composed and self-assured, like man
who knows that he has but to play a
waiting game to win, and has there
fore made up his mind to wait.
When he speaks to Stella it is al
ways in the low, deferential tone and
with the soft smile of a polished man
of the world. Yet he hovers about
her, appearing at her elbow when
least expected, and suggests remarks
and comments so OPPORTUNITY and
persistently that Stella-beautiful
Stella, whom a certain artist thought
lovely enough to be reproduced in
marble-feels that she hates him
more and more each day, and that as
her haze grows so does his power
She feels that she is within the
circle of a net which is gradually be-
ing frightened around her.
AS for Louis FELTON,, she has seen
very little of him.
Sometimes she has seen the smoke
of the Hut rising above the trees, and
has taken it as a signal for his pres
ence; at others the blue, thin, vapory
cloud has not hoisted its beacon, and
she has known that he was in town
or elsewhere.
The villagers her pensioners can
tell her nothing about him, for he has
brought manservant--a favorite
model so they say-to serve as bench
man, and has requested no other as
sistance
A carload of luggage of some des-
ERUPTION has arrived, and there are
curtains up at the windows through
which a ruby stain is thrown at night
time upon the snowy lawn.
At all events, if the master of the
HIT is mysterious, The Hut itself
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looks cheerful enough.

looks cheerful enough.
Once Stella, when passing on her
trusty little cob, fancied that she
heard his cheerful voice singing in an
upper room, but it might have been
the modeps-voices are deceptive.
One day, Mrs. Newton. knowing
nothing of her daughters feelings to.
ward either gentleman, said:
Stella, my dear, have you heard
what became of that peculiar creature
who came here on Christmas night?''
"Sir Richard, do you mean?" asked
Stella, with the most demure face.
"Sir Richard!' exclaimed Mrs. New
ton, with angry surprise do You
think should call Sir Richard pc
culiar creature? My dear Stella, what
can you be thinking about?"
Whom do you mean, then, nam
map
s.Why, that strange man, Mr.. Eel
ton, of the Hut
81 have heard nothing of him. re-
piled Stella.
Nor IT, continued Mrs. Newton,
ENORMOUSLY, "and I've asked every
one, too. A most strange young man;
Eighty and unreliable, too; and l
should think very miserably
poor. Sir Richard said something
about his being an artist of some
kinda sculptor, I think. Very
strange, am sure. wonder at his
staying on Christmas night as he did,
$50 do I so did he the next morn
ing, evidently, for he went, you see,
mamma, very rapidly"
"And shows his good sense" said
the widow, tossing her head, But,
Stella, now think of it, just remind
me that I promised to go over and
see Sir Richard at the Box, which he
tells me he has so altered that it is
quite charming place. | think
mind, am not sure-but think he
intends buying it."
Indeed said Stella, indifferently,
"and when do you wish me to remind
you of your promise, mammal"
Tomorrow. We will go tomorrow
Stella looked up with pretty little
frown.
$50 soon?'' she said, quietly.
Eyes; and why not?" said Mrs.
Newton. "The weather is beautiful,
I'm sure; you can't have any objection
to calling on Sir Richard
IT have no particular wish either
way" said Stella, quietly; 1--WE will go
tomorrow if you wish it,
Just then a footman knocked.
"Come in" said Mrs. Newton.
"a man wishes to see you, madam;
have told him that he must send In
his message, but he will not do so"
"Dear me! indeed" said Mrs. New
ton. 3Then send him away immedi-
ately."
But he won't go" said the foot
man.
How annoying and stupid you are.
Send him in here then, and I will
soon send him about his business"
And she drew herself up into her
most disagreeable attitude.
The footman retreated, and present
" ushered in the grim fellow Stephen
Hargrave, Sir Richard Wildfang's SER
want.
Dear me said Mrs. Newton, lis it
you, my good man? Why didn't you
say it was Sir Richards servant?"
Because I'm not Sir Richards ser
want" replied the man, in his usual
gruff and sullen fashion.
"Not-then you left his service, been
misbehaving yourself, I suppose"
mo; I haven't; l haven't miscon-
Quoted myself, and he can't say
have.'' ~
Mrs. Newton gave little sniff of
misbelIsf. Il
I'm sure Sir Richard is too kind
hearted master to discharge one of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
his men for anything short of miscon-

his men for anything short of miscon-
duct"
''Well, he's discharged me" said the
man, "and for nothing as I know of;
hes tired of me most likely; perhaps
I'm not civil enough"
Well" interrupted Mrs. Newton,
what do you want with me?"
81 come, mum, to ask If you'd take
me in, seeing as Sir Richard hasn't
anything against me-
Mrs. Newton rose with vi1tuous in
dignation.
you bad man, / am astonished.
Leave the room and the house imme-
diately. To suppose that I would take
for a servant a man whom Sir Richard
has discharged! He must have some
good reason for it, / am sure, and
shall hear the truth from him. But
leave the room, sir; am surprised at
your impertinence!"
The man turned slowly and looked
back at the mother and daughter.
Stella, keener of eye than her
look of suppressed amusement in the
mans face and was puzzled by it. His
manner, too, set her thinking; it
seemed so cool and self-possessed and
so mechanical that he seemed like
one repeating a lesson and going
through an excellent piece of make
believe.
She said nothing, however, and Mrs.
Newton, after dilating upon the impu-
dence of the creature, dropped the
subject.
The morrow was as beautiful as a
January morning could be, as com
pletely enveloped in furs, Mrs. New
ton and Stella started for the Box
When they arrived Sir Richard was
standing at the door ready to assist
them in alighting.
II am overwhelmed by the honor"
he murmured. Never were bachel-
ors quarters so graced," and, with
sundry other compliments, he led
them into the drawing-room
How beautiful" exclaimed Mrs.
Newton, looking around upon the blue
satin hangings and Louis Quatorze
furniture II had no idea you could
make so splendid a little palace of
such an oId-fashioned little place."
ooh, a mere nothing" said Sir
Richard, care1essly.
"a mere nothing? What must your
mansion in Warwickshire be like
then?" exclaimed the willy widow,
glancing at Stella.
ooh, that is properly furnished, my
dear madam" said Sir Richard. "But
let us go to luncheon. am sure you
must be cold and hungry. Allow me,
my dear Mrs. Newton!' and, with
polished gallantry, he escorted them
to the miniature little dining-room,
which in elegance and taste quite
matched the apartment Mrs Newton
had so much admired
A superb little luncheon was laid,
and Mrs. Newton enjoyed it immense
ly.
Stella ate but little and talked less,
for Sir Richard devoted himself en-
tirely to the mother, and only occa-
sionally addressed himself to the
daughter, but ON these few occasions
his manner was delicately deferen-
tial and winning, and Stella, much as
she disliked him, could not but admit
that Sir Richard Wildfang was the
pink of courtesy.
When the carriage came around and
the ladies arose to go, Mrs Newton
said
by the way, Sir Richard, that
strange, odd-looking manservant of
yours came to me yesterday and
wanted me to engage him. Did you
ever hear of such impertinence,. after
you had discharged him? So absurd to
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

/ am naturally anxious about her fut-
ure, but if it lies in your hands can
feel quite secure"
Sir Richard took the thin hand and
raised it to his lips with reverentiai
respect, which belied the sardonic grin
glittering in his eyes.
And so Stella was promised, and
Sir Richard, with perfect confidence,
only bided his time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

Methinks there's too much seeming
In the play. Behind the mask
There yawns greedy face.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-04-28
Try the Home Merchant First

A few OF the state papers are dicussing
the catalog houses and soap clubs, which
are proving so ruinous to the country
merchants. This is something the Courier
has been agitating for sometime and we
are glad to see the state press take it up.
The amount of money that goes to cata.
log houses and soap concerns every week
from Vermont communities big and little,
is astonishing and not few families in
country towns can be attributed to the
competition of these big concerns that
sap the life out of the small merchant.
If the home merchant can supply your
wants at a reasonable profit to himself
patronize him even if you can get the
same thing a trifle cheaper of some big
trust hundreds of miles away. 1t is the
home merchant that helps pay the taxes
it is the home merchant that goes into
his pocket, usually, to aid in every Chart.
able movement; it is the home merchant
that is relied upon to boost along public
enterprises. But what are catalog houses
and the soap concerns doing all this time
Just singing you in some way, and don't
you forget it. Try the home merchant
tirst.-Swanton Courier.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-04-28
The Country Paper

Were you raised in the country? Many
CITY people were. The touch of nature
makes the whole world kin.
There's a little country paper that |
love to sit and read, a paper poorly
printed and behind the times indeed,
with pages small and narrow, and ink
inclined to spread and here and there a
letter gravely standing on its head, or
caps bit cratic, boldly popping into
view in unexpected places and knocking
things askew.
:" A real old fashioned paper, from my
little native town. Each week | hailed
its coming and never put it down till
I've read its every column, all the local
news you know, about the dear old
country folks | lived with long ago.
81 note whose barn is painted, whose
cattle took the prize, and how Trail
Potts has raised a squash of mighty
wondrous size. How Farmer Martins
daughter takes the school another year
At this pause and smile a bit and feel
a trihe queer, remembering how, in by
gone DAYS when life seemed made for
mirth, l thought this school ma am S
mother was the sweetest girl on earth.
"And now, perchance, l read that one
whom once | knew is dead; or find again
some boyhood chum second time has
wed. And so it goes and none can know
what memories sad and sweet come back
TO me whene're | read this homely little
sheet IN. Fowler in Chicago Daily
Nar-s
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-04-28
A Parade Of Ex-Governors

1t has been suggested that a novel anc
very attractive feature of the Champlair
Precautionary Celebration in Burlington
the coming summer would be parade OF
Vermont's ex-governors. And indeed it
would. There are fourteen of them,
enough surely to make a marching body
SO far as quantity; and as for their quail
ity perhaps we need to say nothing as it
speaks for itself. Probably large pro-
portion of the fourteen are planning to
attend the tercentenary at some time
during the celebration. In that case
would it not be well for them to take
concerted action and attend the celebra-
ton at the same time? 1t they don'tcare
to march in the parade they would add
much to the historical significance of the
event by their august presence. We
should like to see the fourteen of them
strong, vigorous Verlnonters-lined MP
for once.-Barre Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-04-28
Courage and Fortune

One of the state papers refers to Judge
Stanton's career as an example for young
men, what is possible to accomplish with
even a late start in life. His life certainly
does furnish ample material for inspira-
ton for he has worked up from brake.
man to the supreme bench. Ambition
and pluck with a little sprinkling of for.
tune does accomplish things. The smile
of fortune in this particular incident was
Judge Stanton's defeat for the governor
ship. 1t was one of those blessings in
disguise which come to those who have
the courage to rise with a smile when
dealt out a Knockout blow from seeming
misfortune Judge Stanton was up be-
fore the count was ended and there is no
more worthy judge on the supreme
bench of Vermont today nor one better
fitted to mete out justice. He has the
courage to do it without fear or favor
Montpelier Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-04-28
Historical Memorial

A Historical Memorial of Lake Cham.
plain, just out, is the result of great care
and study on the part of Horace w.
Bailey, U. S. Marshal for the district OF
Vermont, and a member of the Cham
plain Precautionary Commission. The
book was prepared by request of the
Commission and Mr.. Bailey has given us
a historical manual on the discovery of
Lake Champlain, beneficial both in furn-
ishing school. children agnual of in
struction on this interesti1 eubject and
in giving the public goq/ acquaintance
with the discovery of beautiful lake.
Not only does he give a history of the
lake, but the various forts, and places of
revolutionary note are wildly described.
The several places that are to hold spec
ial celebrations during the week of the
memorial celebration are described. Cop
les of the book may be had for 20 cents
each, the proceeds to be applied towards
the permanent memorial to Champlain.
There will be a great demand for this
work, because of the celebra-
ton that takes place next July and there
is no better way to become acquainted
with the historic lake and its surround
ings than through this manual Orders
for these pamphlets should be sent to
L. M. Hayes, Burlington.