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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-18

"There was some doubt as ts who ought to qualify for soprano in our choir but finally determined to sign the wife of the station agent Them two had just been married and keeping house in box the side tracks, salary twenty five per, and the grajery getting furnished from the mail order book Her name Nordenskjold, which was de- scriptive. Maybe she caught it in the box which drafty. Once heard her talking the tele- phone with Dr. Doty, the leading physician and hard ware merchant She was telling him she'd made the team soprano and asked him if he couldn't do something for her cod-seemed like she couldn't get over it somehow.
 "fOh by dear badam,' said he, of gourse you gan Ids nothing bud slide dasal divvguldy wdge will yield to dreadmend, ad eazd in the zbringdime. Then he sneezed in the telephone. I'm droubled thad way myself oggasionally,' says he.
 'When tell you that Dr. Doty was the sole re- maining chance had for bass singer you guess the It looked cloudy, but went against it. Here with yellow violin and time my hands and the full of the Holy City, in sheets and the choir habit firmly fixed in my system. If was alone on desert island I'd start Quartette But not again. maybe, with just the talent had in the Holy City choir As the Frenchman says Jamais Jamaisr which means, No, thanks
 '.Not that have anything against that tune myself because haven't. Once I heard 1t in Boston-organ built all over the of the house and playing it somewhere. Tune just sort of rolled out and when it got to Jerusalem it made my spinal bones crawl My spine crawled also when my quartette sung the first time. Say, if Colonel l. Zangwil had been among those present with that night in the log schoolhouse he'd like enough have forgot all about his home, sweet home, and would have took to the tall spruce.
 '.Now, there they stand, these four human speci- mems, in the log schoolhouse the tracks, back of the only slightly damaged melodeon which Dr. Doty sets with line of only slightly damaged playing. Anybody who sing bass play melodeon some, and that's no wrong tip in natural history stand looking into their trusting quartette countenance. How I make a kick? started the cuartette myself, didn't I? Besides, much pended on it. The whole town in on the gaEe. We was due to become public institution When first saw their team line admit weakened but after that I resolved to make good, if such thing might be- Not that they not the worst seen and have some, the saying goes.
 "My new yellow 6dde missed combustion two its most useful strings every time begun to play. I don't think she had octave her whole keyboard. She was an arpeggio, like enough Anyway, she
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-18

when happened to take a look at Wilbur. His mouth round permanent, round whistle anyhow, and no man knowing his occupation could accuse him of harboring any diaphragm at all. Perhaps my sus- picions showed in my gaze, because right then Miss Sue breaks in insisting for rising vote division of the scoya think Wilbur ought to have the place
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-18

a Michigan Bible, and what do you think seer On nothing only special drive in National photograph records, giving The Holy City as sung by the HolI City Quartette of Sidonia Center, Mich got one Yep, it was my masters voice all right! couIdny help knowing Miss Sues metso even in a gutty perch, choir invisiblew
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-18

)U know my business" began MT. Wesley Brown, ''and you know my ideas and you know me. Pm a hardwood scaler for the Jones-Adams company. I work all the way from Mexico, where the gents
 wear directoire pants in January, as far north as Michigan, where every
 lady wears earmuffs on the Fourth of July. Still.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-18

Copyright, 1909, by Benj. B. Hampton
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-01-05
Orde's face cleared.

Orde's face cleared.
DO You mean that. Mr.. Heinzman?'
Sure
Nov, / call that mighty good way
outr' cried Orde.
Make your contract out according
to these terms. them said Heinzman.
handing him paper. "and bring it IN.
Monday
Orde glanced over the slip. It re-
cited two and quarter as the agreed
price; specified the date Of delivery at
Heinzman and Proctor's booms; named
$4,000 as the amount of the bond. to
be secured by $4,000 aworth of stock
in the new company. This looked sat
isfactory.
by the vay"-the little German
beamed up at him, swinging his fat
legs as the Office chair tipped back
"you viii be selling some Of the stock
to raise money Is it not SOP
YES" agreed Orde.
"How much will you capitalize for?"
"A hundred thousand" replied Orde.
"Vell,' said Heinzman. s'ven you put
it on the market come and see me-
That evening, we'll after 6, Orde re-
turned to Newmark to take dinner.
"Well, I've got 'em ALL said Orde
as soon as the waitress had gone with
the order. "But the best stroke Of
business you'd never guess. roped
in Heinzman."
"Goodr approved Newark briefly.
at was really pretty decent of the
little Dutchman. He agreed to let US
put up our stock as security. OF
course that security is good only if we
win out, and if we win out, why, then
he'll get his logs. so he won't have any
use for security. SO it's just one way
of beating the devil around the bush.
He evidently wanted to give us the
i business. but he hated like the devil
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The place isn't Of SO much Importance,
1t seems to me. It's the life one is
called to. It's whether one finds her
souls realm or not that place is Iva
BILE or not"
Orde looked out over the raw little
village with a new interest.
Her whole aspect seemed to have
changed with the descent into the con-
ventionality Of the village street. The
old, gentle. though self contained re-
serve had returned.
II came down with Jane and Mrs.
Hubbard to see Mr.. Hubbard off on
the boat for Milwaukee last night,
she told him. "Of course we had to
wait over Sunday. Mrs. Hubbard and
Jane had to see some relative or other,
but preferred to take walk"
Where are you stayingT' asked
Orde.
"At the BENEFITS"
They said little more until the Ben
netts' gate was reached. Orde de-
clined to go in.
Il want to thank YOU" she said.
You did not once act as though you
thought was silly or crazy. And you
didn't try, as all the rest Of them
would, to act silly too. You couldn't
have done it. Oh. you may have felt
it, know" She smiled one of her
quaint and quizzical smiles. But men
aren't built for foolishness. They have
to leave that to us. You've been very
nice this afternoon, and it's helped a
lot. Good night"
Orde, however, walked back to the
hotel in black rage with himself over
what he termed his imbecility. AS he
remembered it he had made just one
consecutive speech that afternoon.
Joe" said be to Newmark, whats
the plural form of Incubus? Isn't it
'busses?'"
''Incubi." answered Newark.
'Thanks," said Orde gloomily.
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Money and Politics
Continued next week

In his "reminiscences oI Grover CIeve-
land George +. Parker tells story of
the prodigal expenditures ia politics.
A rich man Who had been uibbling
at the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor of New York asked William c.
Whitney's advice. This is the advice:
"Of course you ought to run, Make
your preliminary canvass, and when
you have put il 100000 you will have
become 50 mitch interested III it that
you will feel like going ahead and
spending some money"
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down turned brim of the hat looked
up smiling into his.
why. Miss Bishop cried Orde. find
ing his voice. What are you doing
here?''
A faint shade Of annoyance crossed
her brow.
"Oh. | could ask the same Of you,
and then we'd talk about how sur
prised we are. world without end" said
she. The important thing is that here
is sand to play in. and there is the lake,
and here are we. and the day is charm
ing, and it's good TO be alive. Sit down
and dig hole. We've all the common
days to explain things In
Orde laughed and seated himself to
face her Without further talk and
quite gravely they commenced to SCOOP
out an excavation between them. pill
ing the sand over themselves and OH
either side as was most convenient.
As the hole grew deeper they had to
lean over more and more. Their heads
sometimes brushed ever so lightly:
their hands perforce touched. She
looked up happily at Orde. thrusting
the loose hair from In front OF her eyes.
She arose to her feet. shaking the
sand free from her skirts. Now let's
60 somewhere else" she said. II
think through these woods Can we
get back to town this wayY'
EYES," replied Orde THE lumber
Jacks say that the woods are the poor
mans overcoat"
Orde followed her il silence. She
seemed to be quite without response
biIity Ii regard to him, and yet an oc-
casional random remark thrown In his
direction proved that he was not for
gotten. Finally they emerged from
the beech woods.
She turned and waved her hat at the
beech woods falling somber against
the lowering sun.
"Goodby," she said graYely, land
pleasant dreams to you. / hope those
very saucy little birds won't keep you
awake" she looked Up at Orde. He
was rather nice ~ us This afternoon. =
she explained. and It's always well to
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mark had preceded him by some
few moments.
After supper Orde led the way up
two flights of narrow stairs to his
room.
We'll" said he. "I've made up my
mind today to go in with you. 1t may
not work out, but it's good chance.
l don't know who you are nor how
much of business man you are, but
III risk it"
I'm putting in $4,000" pointed out
Newmark.
"And I'm putting in my everlasting
reputation. said Orde. IF we tell
these fellows that well get out their
logs for them and then don't do it I'll
be dead around here"
Newmark pursued the subject. eve
no objection to telling you about my
self New York born and bred; expe-
rience with Cooper & Dunno. brokers,
eight years. Money from a legacy.
Parents dead No relatives to speak
to-"
Orde nodded gravely.
had time to do any figuring?"
"Well,' replied Orde, Il have rough
idea" He produced bundle of scrib-
bled papers from his coat pocket. Il
take DAILY as a sample, because I've
been with his outfit. 1t costs him to
run and deliver his logs 100 miles about
So thousand feet. He's the only big
manufacturer up here. suppose it
costs the other nine firms from two to
two and a half thousand
Newmark jotted down figures.
do these men all conduct separate
drives?" he inquired.
"All but Proctor and old Heinzman.
They pool in together"
"Now," went on Newark. .if we
were to drive the whole river. how
could we improve on that"
'In the first place we wouldn't need
so many men, | could run the river
on 800 easy enough. That saves wages
and grub on 200 right there. And. Of
course, a few improvements on the
river would save time. which in our
case would mean money. We would
not need so many separate cook outfits
and all that Then, too. If we agreed
to sort and deliver we'd have to build
sorting booms down at Monroyia.'
Suppose we had all that. What,
for example. do you reckon you could
bring Days logs down for?"
Orde fell into deep thought.
81 suppose somewhere about dol
lar he announced at last He looked
up trife startled. why" he cried,
"that looks like big money! A hum
dred per cent?
Newmark smiled.
Hold on said he. 81 don't know
anything about this business, but l
can see a few things. In the first
place. close figuring will probably add
a few cents to that dollar. And then
all our improvements will be valueless
after we've got through using them
You said yesterday they'd probably
stand US in $4,000. Even at dollar
profit we'd have to drive 75.000.00O be-
fore we got a cent back. And, Of
course, we've got to agree to drive for
a little less than they could them
selves"
s'That's So" agreed Orde, crestfallen.
However" said Newmark briskly
as he arose, there's good money in it,
as you say. Now. how soon can you
leave Daly?"
"By the middle Of the week"
That's good. Then wen go into
this matter Of expense thoroughly and
establish our schedule Of rates to sub
nit TO the different FIRMS
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- HE new partners, as soon as
Orde had released himself from
DAILY, gave all their time to
working out schedule of tolls.
Orde drew on his intimate knowledge
Of the river and the locations of the
railways to estimate closely the time
1t would take to drive them.
AT last Newmark expressed himself
as satisfied.
Nov, Orde,' said he, "here is where
you come in. It's now your job to go
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out and inter-
view these men
and get their
con tracts for
driving their
n xt winters
cut.
Look b ere,
Joe,v Orde OBJ
jected, "you can
talk business to.
tACm BctlGf t4du
/ car"
Not a Bit. Y
negatived N e W.
mark They
don't know me
from Adam and
they do kno "
you We've rot
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NONOA1 dllGEuOOu OIuSS lcdflAS
Newmark to devices of his own,
walked slowly up the main
street, turned to the right
down one Of the shaded side residence
streets that ended finally in beauti-
full glistening sand hill. Orde seated
himself on the smooth, clean sand and
removed his hat. He saw these things
and in imagination the far upper
stretches of the river, with the mills
and yards and booms extending for
miles, and still above them the marshes
and the flats where the river widened
below the Big Bend. That would be
the location for the booms of the new
company-a cheap property on which
the partners had already secured a
valuation. To right and left stretched
the long Michigan coast, with hills
topped with the green Of twisted pines,
frs and beeches, with always its beach
Of sandNdeep and dry to the very edge.
After he had cooled he arose and
made his way back to pleasant hard
wood forest of maple and beech. Orde
walked slowly farther and farther into
the forest.
A fresh breeze darkened the blue
velvet surface of the water, tumbled
the white foam Kissing up the beach,
blew forward over the dunes a fine
hurrying visit Of sand and bore to
Orde at last the refreshment Of the
wide spaces. A woman. walking slow
~, bent her head against the force of
this wind.
Orde watched her idly. He caught
himself admiring the grace Of her deft
and sudden movements and the sway
Of her willowy figure.
As though directed by some unseen
guide, her course veered more and
more until it led directly to the spot
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"Ren yoqt put 1t on the seems to think
me- $3.50 49,. :,
Newmark paused. his potato half
way to his plate.
kind of him." said he after mo-
ment Did he sign a contract?"
1T wasn't made out" Orde remind
ed him. Il am to bring it in Monday"
They ate hungrily, then drifted out
into the Office again, where Orde lit a
cigar
Now. let's see your memoranda"
said Newmark.
He frowned over the three simple
items for some time.
TITS got me" he confessed.
.'What do you mean?" asked Orde in
surprise
1t all looks queer to me. Heinz
mans got something up his sleeve.
Why should he take bond with that
security from us? If we can't deliver
the logs. our company fails; that
makes the stock worthless: that makes
the bond worthless just when it is
needed. OF course it's as plain as
the nose on your face that he thinks
the proposition a good one and is try
ing to get control"
"Oh, nor cried Orde. astounded
"Orde, you're all right on the river"
laughed Newmark. ''but you're a babe
at this game"
lnJrl nm to -
Orde. why. he is a church member
and has a class in Sunday school,
The corners Of Newmark's mouth
were twitching quietly with amuse-
ment
Besides. he is going to buy some
stock" added Orde after moment.
He was bluffing," said Newmark.
because he wanted to find out how
much stock would be issued. You told
him it would be hundred thousand
dollars, didn't your
"Why-yes, did,"
Newmark laughed.
$50 now he knows that If we forfeit
the bond he'll have controlling inter
est" he pointed out .sBut what
can't make out is why he's SO sure
Wen have to forfeit
II think he's just taking long shot
at it." suggested Orde, who seemed
finally to have decided against New
marks opinion.
Not he. He has some good reason
for thinking we won't deliver the logs.
Why does he insist on putting in a
date for delivery? None OF the others
does"
Il don't know" replied Orde.
'sYou say you surelye can get the
drive through by then?"
Orde laughed.
Sure! Why. it gives me two weeks
leeway over the worst possible luck
could have. You're too almighty sus-
picious, joe
Newmark shook his head.
"You let me figure this out" said he
But bedtime found him without
solution. He retired to his room IN
der fire OF Orde's good natured rail-
ery. Orde himself shut his door, the
smile still on his lips. With a sigh he
fell asleep. Some time In the night he
was awakened BY a persistent tapping
On the door. He lit the gas and adj
mitted Newmark in his nightgown.
"Orde. said he briefly. didn't you
tell me the other day that rollWays
we're piled both Oh the banks and in
the river?v
Eyes, sometimes said Orde. Why"
'Then they might obstruct the
fiyer?"
Certainly
4 thought soF' cried Newark. with
rs near an approach to exultation ais
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one other thing. Aren't Heinzman's
rollways below most of the others2"
Yes. / believe they are. said Orde.
.And. of course. it was agreed, as
usual, that Heinzman was to break
out his own rollways?"
4 see, said Orde slowly. You
think he intends to delay things enough
50 we can't deliver on the date agreed
on"
II know il" stated Newark posi-
lively.
But lie he refuses TO deliver the logs
no court of law win
Law" cried Newmark. Refuse to
deliveri You don't know that kind
He won't refuse to deliver There'n
just be a lot Of inevitable delays, and
his foreman viii misunderstood. and
all that
Orde nodded. his eye distracted
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Knew or One.

Traveller delayed in Drearyhurst by
washout)-Are there any objects Of
curiosity in this village?
Uncle Welby Gosh-Well, / reckon
I've got as much curiosity as airy oh
jick you'll find. Where are you goin'.
mister. an what do you foller fur a
Twin ?-C Chicago Tribune.
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to pass up his
rulesyou know
how those old
shellbacks are
"H'm y e s.
said Newmark.
Orde went on:
Il got into your
department a lit
tie too"
flows that 2"
asked Newmark.
spearing a baked
potato.
"Heinzman said
he'd buy some of
our stock. He
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Imnossihle-

DR.. Chargem Your friend needs Wig
orous treatment. | never saw a man
in such state of mental depression.
Can't you convince him that the fu-
ture holds some brightness for him?
Sympathetic Friend That is unfortu-
nately impossible. He has drawn his
salary for three weeks ahead and spent
the money. Exchange.
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be polite % them anyway She gazed
steadily at Orne for signs of amuse-
ment lie resoIutely held his face
sympathetic.
Nov | think well 60 home.7 said
she
They made their way TO the edge OF
the sand hill. The low slanting sun
cast across the vista a sleepy light Of
evening.
'sETow would you like to live in
place ike that all your life?' asked
Orde.
II don't know" she weighed her
words carefully. 1T would depend.
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where Orde stood.
w hen she was
within ten feet of
him she at last
raised her head
so the young man
could see some
thing besides the
top of her hat.
Ord e locke d
plump into her
eyes.
III clio. she
said cheerfully
and unsurpassed
and sank down
crosslegged at his
feet.
Orde stood quite
motionless, over
come by astonish-
ment. Her face.
fits 10 n g ov al
framed in the
b a n d S of the
gray veil and the
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Chapter q
10 w

pT%HE next evening on reaching
home Orde found that New
mark had preceded him by some
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] Il

SUNDAY afternoon Orde, leaving
- Newmark to devices of his own,
walked slowly up the main
street, turned to the right
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TO INVADE LINKS HERE.
Trip Being Planned for Golf Stars
Of Australia.

NEW YORK. July 6-International
golf of a nature hitherto unknown in
this country, unless the visit. of the
Oxford Cambridge team in 1905 be ex-
cepted. Is practically a certainty for
next season. This time the invading
forces will represent Australia, and they
will be headed by DR.. F. G. Brathwaite,
the American vice consul, who will act
in the capacity of manager. In addition
to the golfers there will be at least two
lawn tennis players in the party.
There has been considerable correspond
ence between the two countries, and a
warm welcome for the visitors Is as
sured. The United States Golf Associa-
ton was communicated with. and Rob-
ert c. Watson. the secretary. has written
DR.. Brathwaite suggesting that the
Australians compete against an Ameri-
can team the week Immediately pre-
ceding the amateur championship tour
nament Of 1911. That this proposal will
meet with favor there can be no doubt,
for DR.. Brathwaite has written to know
when and whore next years fixture will
be held.
The plan thus far mapped out is for a
team to visit this country early next
summer and tour America from coast to
coast, taking part in team matches and
tournaments. but arranging the schedule
50 as to take in both the amateur and
open championships. The personnel Of
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tonaB Suffer Many Defeats by One Run Jeff Collapsed Before Fgh
SCOUTS CONFER WITH
MOVES AND NJ ALEER
Padden and kahoe Report to
Club Officials, But No More
Deals Have Been Closed.

An important conference, at which plans
for the improving of the Nationals were
under discussion. took place this morn
ing when President Tom Noyes, Secre-
tary Minor. Manager McAleer and Scouts
Dick Padden and Mike Kahoe were clos
eted for over an hour.
The two scouts detailed their discover
les on their trips through the minor
leagues. touching upon every player who
struck them as having a chance to make
good in this company.
Padden has been travelling in the south
and west. and he reported dearth Of
good material. though he has several
players up his sleeve that may be
brought here. But good youngsters are
decidedly scarce this year 1t seems
that in many Instances where young
players are showing high-class form it
is found that they are the property Of
sdme major league club and have just
been farmed out for development.
Manager McAleer said that there was
no news at the end of the conference.
The scouts. however. have been asked to
continue their search for material, and
the several players they reported as Civ
ing promise win be kept under surveil-
lance, and deals for them may be closed
later.