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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
SUIT AGAINST PEARY.
The Case Is Called in the German
Court at Berlin Today.

Berlin. June 2S-The charges con-
corning the disposition of Arctic tro-
phies left by him at Etah Whlch d.
Frederick A Cook made against COM
mander Robert E. Pearv during the
height of the controversy over their
claims of discovery of the North Pole,
were aired in a German court today
when the suit instituted against Peary
by Rudolph Francke was opened.
Francke who was associated with
Cook in Polar exploration. demands
$4,000 in satisfaction of prizes OF Tn 9
hunt which he alleges Peary required
him to surrender in consideration OF
bringing him back to America.
The defense sets I'D a general denlal
and further questions the jurisdiction
IF the court on the grounds that the
defendant is an American citizen. nav
ing no domicile in this country. After
hearing the opening arguments the
court adjourned to consider the point
of Jurisdiction.
naDers in the suit when he came here
recently to fill a lecture engagement.
At the time he said he would be un-
able to remain here for the trial and
that he had placed the matter In the
hands of American Ambassador SUI
Subsequently Commander PearX re-
turned to the United States.
Pearv's interests were looked after
today by Attorney Jablonski, partner
of Victor Schneider. counsel to the
American embassy. while Herr Th1el
represented Francke. The latter was
present but was not called to the wit
ness stand
The proceedings were before three
Judges of the provincial court. In
opening for the plaintiff Thiel spoke
for more than an hour, going over the
whole story of Cooks expedition, the
building of the supply station at Etah
on the northwest coast of Greenland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
YOUNG TAFT WORRIED.
He Will Not Attend the a1e-Harvard
Boat Race.

Beverly, Mass, June 28.-Because
of the serious condition of Michael
Thisthwolla, the Italian workmen who
was injured by one of President Taft's
automobiles, yesterday. Robert A.
Taft, the presidents elder son will not
go to New London for the Yale-Har-
ward boat race Thursday.
The injured man was reported to
have passed a very comfortable night
with improved chances of recovery
but his name still continues on the
dangerous list.
The case is in charge of DR.. ]. S.
Mixter of Boston. who came here yes
terday at the earnest solicitation of
the president. Robert Taft keeps
closely informed of Thisthwolla's con-
ditfon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
LAUDS PARK PICNIC.
George Badders Says 1t Will Be One
of Largest in City.

1T will be one of the biggest basket
picnlcs ever held in this city," said
george S. Badders, chairman of the
entertainment committee, in speaking
OF the Fourth of July celebration to
De held at Cages park. Arrange
ments are being made especially with
view of entertaining the children"
Mess1ck Brothers Grand Concert
pand VIII give a concert. the Lincoln
Post Fife and Drum corps will play
pdtrlot1c airs, and a brass band may
De on hand to furnish additional music
NO program of events is to be ar
ranged. There will be contests in
swimming, diving and other aquatic
as well as land SPORTS. MANY persons
plan to take with them picnic dinners
and stay all day.
Seven or eight thousand persons can
De accommodated comfortably in the
park. One grove is SO big that 800
hammocks could be suspended from
the trees besides innumerable swings
superintendent A. Reinisch is plac-
ing large numbers of benches in con-
vement places for the benefit of those
who do not take hammocks and
everything possible is being done for
comfort and convenience of the merry
makers
Grass in the park is being cut. and
other work carried on to make the
sides Superintendent Reinisch, o. E.
Walker and NJ. c. Holman are in
charge of arrangements.
The question of transportation is in
the hands of William Vesper, c. D.
Skinner and C. H. White. Every
transport company in Topeka has
agreed to furnish vehicles and pic
nickers will be hauled from the Low
man Hill and asylum street car lines
to the grounds for five cents.
The committee on entertainment
consists of George S. Badders, n. B.
Burge and E. w. Thompson.
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rent receipts. new eases, $50; migcellane-

rent receipts. new cases, $3.50; miscellane-
Gus, S425
Kansas City June 2s-Cash wheat
Market unchanged. No. 2, 9ScGS1. 0211;
No. 3. 94d99c; No. . red, Sc; No 8, seq
Gle.
.CORN-Market. unchanged. No. 2
mixed, 601A@61c; No. 3, $4,000; No. 2
white a, 64l5c; No. 3, &c.
Ss@40c; mixed, 34@36c.
RYE-No ., 66G7Oc
HAY..Market. unchanged. Choice tim
othy, SIS; choice prairie, Sl1 25611. so
Receipts-Wheat, 81 cars
Close: WHEAT-July, 947sc; September,
95asc; December 971sc
GoRN-July. 57aic; September. 57a571sc;
December, sec sellers
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FIVE FIREMEN HURT.
A Whole Block Burns I'm Paterson,
n. J.-Loss $5OO,OOO.

Paterson, n. J.. June 2S-Fire early
today swept a block on Main street
from Ward to Market streets in this
city and caused a loss estimated at
$500 900. Five firemen were injured
by a falling wall and others had mar
row escapes. Help from outside had
to be asked by the local firemen.
The burned buildings include the
Van Dyke Furniture company's store
where the fire started; the Lockwood
Bros. Furniture store building; the
Donahue building, Days Moving
Picture house and a number of small
er structures.
The burned area is only block
away from the path of Paterson's big
fire of 1909.
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FIGHT EXODUS BEGINS.
Isar0e Number of Fasteners Leave for
Battle Ground.

New York, June 2S.-The exodus Of
sporting men to Reno is now on.
Large numbers of fasteners left here
today for the Jeffries-J ohnson fighting
ground and by Wednesday all who in
tend to witness the championship mill,
will have departed
Opinion still favors Jeffries, but there
has been little betting, most of those
intending to wager preferring to place
their money at the ringside.
John f. Madden and Tom O'Rourke,
two well known managers and trainers
of pugilism, are still obstinate in their
opinions that Jeffries will win. while
Joe Humphreys says he is roofing for
Jeffries but doubts whether the white
man can do the trick.
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DEATH HER ALTERNATIVE.
Parents Stopped Daughters Marriage
and She Took Poison.

BelleviIle, Kan, June 2S.-Last
week Henry Harsh and Edna McNutt,
both of Byron, Neb.. came here to
be married. The sheriff had been
notified that they had eloped and
prevented their marriage.
They went from here to Cuba, Kan,
where another sheriff found them,
and sent for Mr.. McNutt, who took
his daughter home in motor car.
Yesterday Miss McNutt took poison.
Her condition is dangerous She says
that If her parents do not allow her
marriage to Harsh she will kill her
self. Harsh is FL years old and the
girl Is is.
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Cotton Market
Galveston Tex, June 2S.-COTTON-
Market, steady, IA 11-16c.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.

Kansas City, Mo-. June 2S.-CATTLE-
Receipts, 5000, including 1000 southerns.
Market strong. Native steers, $3.50
SIS; southern steers. $3.75d6- 30; southern
81 15d7.O0; stockers and feeders, So 35@
6i5: bulls. 50. 40d550 calves, $3.50. 80;
western steers, 81 $3.50; western cows,
S3O0d5.5o.
HOGS-Receipts. 1900. Market, 1OG15c
lower Bulk of sales s9.1o993; heavy.
ss00d9.15; packers and butchers. 50. LOG
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 Market, steady.
Muttons So 75G5 90; lambs. S6.0od7.50 fed
wethers and yearli1igs, S4.O0S15. 70; fed west
ern ewes $3.75@4.75.
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Cbicago Live Stock Market.

CATTLE-Receipts estimated at $500.
Market slow. Beeves. $5.0GS. 20; Texas
steers IS. 20Q6 so; western steers, $3.50
725; stockers and feeders. So 40G5.40 cows
and heifers, $2.60G6.70; calves, $600@S.50.
ket. slow to 10c off. Light. 49, 20@9. AZ;
mixed, sS.75Ge- 10: heavy. sS.75d93o 30; rough.
So. i0S9 go; bulk of sales. 50. 3@9 IS.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1900.
Market, steady TO shade up. Native, s.. IS
68; native lambs. s475dS.1 Is. western
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~, v-~-k produce MARKED

New York, June 2S:-BUTTER-M Market,
firm. Creamery specials, 2Sa4 @29c ex-
CHEESE firm. State, whole
milks, specials. 15@15Ac; ditto. fancy
white. 14l4@141sc; ditto. fancy colored,
14szc; ditto, average prime, 14d14i4c; ditto,
fair to good, 12s4@1394c; ditto. common,
lie; skins. full to special, 21sG121zc.
EGGS-Market, steady. State. Pennsyl-
vania and nearby hennery. white, 25@2Sc
ditto, gathered white, 24626c.
POULTRY-Alive, steady; western
broilers. 25c; fowls, 171zc; turkeys, 10G14c.
Dressed, steady; western broilers, 23G25c
fowls, 14G1Sc; turkeys, 15@1Sc.
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First F1recracker F,ataIitx.

Reading, Pa. June 2S.-The first ia
tality caused by flrecrackers here was
reccroeo yesterday when Mamie the Z
year-old daughter Of William Fox, was
burned to death. The child was play-
ing with the ordinary shooting cracker
when sparks ignited her dress and in
a few moments she was ablaze from
mead to foot. She died several hours
later in a hospital.
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MRS. SHERMAN ILL.
Wife OF The Vice President in Johns
Hopkins Hospital.

Baltimore, June 2S.-Mrs. James S.
Sherman, wife of Vice President Sher-
man, who is a patient 1T Johns Hop
kins hospital was reported today to
have passed a fairly good night last
night. 1t vas added at the hospital
that she had improved som ewhat since
her arrival at the institution and that
her case was not regarded as serious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
no start POSTAL BANKS.

Washington, June 2S.-Postmaster
General Hitchcock declared today that
ne will push as rapidly as possible the
organization of the postal savings bank
system. He added. however. that he
did not believe it would be feasible
to establish any repositories for sew
eral months. Every effort will be
made, according to Mr. Hitchcock, to
try out the proposition as soon as pos
sible at a few offices.
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Chicc~c Prodncc Market.

BUTTER-Market. steady. Creameries
241s@27c; diaries. 23626c.
EGGS-Receipts. 1886 cases Market
easy. At mark cases included, 15@161kc;
firsts. 17c: prime firsts 1SlIc
CHEESE-Market, steady. Daisies. 15A
G1512c; Twins, 15c; Young Americas, 1515
@15a4c; Long Horns, 1515615szc
B OTATOES-Market, steady Choice to
fancy. 1Sd2Oc; fair to good, 15d17c.
POULTRY-Market, steady. Turkeys,
15c; chickens, lac; springs. 22625c.
VEAL-Market steady. so to 60 lb. WITS,
SdS1zc; 60 to IS 1b. WITS, 9G91ac; s. to 10
h. WITS, 10d101ac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

the reply in time to reach here the
others he expects soon. AS he finished
this explanation the colonel took his
axe again.
."One more and I'll quit he said. All
the the way down the hill to the gate
the whac6. whack, whack of the wood
choppers steady blows could be heard
resounding through the woods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

,,,- o11orAI rf1peks' Kan, June 2s.
dlpE az - No H. t zreen salt cured.
20: !, s s7nd az his IN green salt cured.
salt cured side brands, 10 lbs dow green ,z
green salt cured. bulls and stsg1 ozzc'
/ Sc; No. , 61ac; tallow, No &c NO
Sc; bees wax. No. l 25c; No . 1sT,. - -.
hides. No; I s. SogS q; No. . s1.5od5SSr IS
DRY HIDES-Dry flint h,,...
heavy 1sc;. dry fine cuiis. ioc. odu arc
heavy. Us lbs. and up). 14c dry salt ,i sals
wOOL-Heavy fine. 1O0f2c: Colo Sgigc-
New Mexico; Utah and Texas: IS ado:
fine, 10G12c; Missouri, Iowa and nesasvy
Choice medlnm combing., 1SQ90c; me seii5;
clothing. l6giSei low and braid, If1lsc.
fine 10412c: Kansas. Nebraska ana IoS i-Isy
homa: Bright medium. Halle; darI 80
ium. 12G14c: light fine. 12014c med
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New York sugar and Cofree.

New York, June 2S.-SUGAR-Market
firm. Muscovado. SO test, sS.74; centrifu-
gal. 90 test. s4.24; molasses sugar, SO test
50 49, Refined, steady; crushed, $685.
granulated, 5.15; powdered, SIS.
COFFEE-Spot, quiet; No. Z Rio, SAC
5-16c. No. Santos, csc.
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T0pelSa Market.

Furnished by the Chas. Wolf Packing
Co., yaid close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs, thin sows or hogs
Weighing less than 40 lbs. DO not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished,
as We cannot use half fat stuff. We give
below prices effective at once, until fur
IehT noIiCe.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Liverpool cables: ,Opening-Wheat, %d1d
higher; corn, I'd lower.
Second cable: Wheat. 1@11sd higher;
corn, I'D lower.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat, 10;
corn, 800; oats, 15S
Kansas city car lots today: Wheat.
los: corn, 40: oats 5.
Kansas City estimated car lots tomor-
row: Wheat, 81; corn, Sc: oats, o.
Northwest car lots today, 1S5; last year;
20S
Closing cable: Wheat 11kd higher; corn,
Nd lower.
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lambs. S.n07 50

lambs. s5.0od76o
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts. %. 500 bushels; ship
ments, 81, 400 bushels
CORN-Receipts. sS7,50O bushels: ship
ments, 244,9o0 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat 10 cars, with
l of contract grade corn, 800 cars. with
"a of contract grade; oats. 15S cars. Total
receipts of wheat at Chicago, Minneap-
Oils and Duluth today were 204 cars, COM
pared with ISL cars last week and 213
cars the corresponding day a year ago.
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kansas CITY Produce Afarket

Kansas City, Mo-, June 2S-BUTTER-
Creamery extras. &c: firsts. 24c; seconds,
&c; packing stock, 201zc.
EGGS-Fdrsts, $5-15: seconds, $780,; cur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

FURNISHED by J. q. Billiard. corner Ka-
sas avs. md Curt StI
wHFAT-No. q CSC. -
CORN-6Oc.
OATS-40648c-
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Kansas city Live STOCK saIc..

Tine following safes were made this
morning at the Stock Yards Kansas
CITY. and reported over long distancs
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay. Robinson & Co.. live stock commits
SION merchants with offices at All MAJ
kansas City, June 2S.-CATTLE-Re-
celpts today, 5000 head Market. slow and
steady.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head
Market. 1oc lower. Bulk of sales. $1,000
$50; top, $685.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000. head.
Market Steadv
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FURNISHED by J. L. Can. Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and StockA
Office IL East Fifth st. Phone ass
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Chicago Grain Marke,

Furnished by ]. E. eau. Commissions
Office 112 East Fifth st Phone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
MIXED AND BUTCHERS s Sn 750

Market Rs FiGsT PAID tST dry y lot cattle
FURNISHED by The Continental Creamerx
GHIcASG5o EG 55$;al7
CREAMERY gUTTER-Chicago. &c;
Co.. 1874 Kansas Ave.I - q.
BGGSsTEErVesh he eountEy eandled. 1sc,
" to 2 lbs, 1sc 2h to 8a lb saOii i5e::
old Eoostsrs. &c: young ROSTERS. SC.
Dairy buffers in Jars and pound prints.
FURNISHED by sanI z. Lux, wholesale
BANANAs1Med ii sized Had'f punches ns-
bunch 60 seq .S9SS ?5; large punches. per
0q TTRA sSI PEAc 81 Psg p; 4Fe eas.t
75c
CALIFORNIA LEMoNs-Per box. $500
CHERRIES-Per crate. $500
NAVEL ORANGES-$3 256450
PIN Pr LES1Per crate, s27593.0o.
$50 N' ''-'V~
CAL. PLUMs-Tragedys. per crate. SIS:
crate, $1.75; Abundance, per crate. "a g.
Burbanks, s1.S5.
$50 g. ~ 80 + Oasket crate
RAsPBERRIES- crate. A25
BLACKBERRIES-Pe crate, $500.
APPbES-Per 15 bushel box, sc; per
diamond basket, 75c; per bushel basket.
s1.65.
ASPARAGUS-Per doz. punches. Soc.
RHUBARB-Per h.. &C. W.
NEW PEAS-Per 1-3 bushel basket So
LETTUCE-Per diamond basket 60c w.
NEW TURNIPS-Per doz. punches, SOC:
per bu.. Coo. 49,
CUcUMBERs-Per Is blu. box. a.5o; per
dozen, Csc. 80
SPINACH-Per bushel. Zoe.
NEW tBEETS-Per doz. punches, sc.
GREEN BEANS-Per 1-3 bu box 81 a
0NIONS-Per doz. punches. Csc.
WAX BEANS-Per 1-3 blu. box 81 90: ne,
hf1 0r1.. hoc bat M
CAL. CABBAGE-Per lb PIC.
CRYSTAL WAX AND BERMIJDA
ONIONS-Crystal wax. per cummcr crate
SO; Bermuda, per GUNNER crate s15O
TEXAS TOMATOES-Pe basFet crate
SIS. u are
TEXAS .CANTALoUPESPer standara
FLoRIDA ToMAToEs-Extra ,,
per 6 basket crate. $500: choice per crate
CAL CATALOGUES Standard.
crate. $500; Jumbos. per crate e. P oor
Ponies. per crate. 1915. $4-Vo'
WATERMELONS-Per h.. 115c
BERRY BOX M.ATERIAI-Per h,,a,.
of go 90c: berry crates EACH 10c. 'u"aie
BASKETS Diamonds D. H ner A..
&c; Diamond o. H, per dog. 45c! COZ.
slb. peach basket, dog 45c: c,IirT,s SlnaX.
peach basket per 100. s375; Climax. % To- ID
baskets; per 100. $500; grape baskets. NJ &c.
NEW POTAToES-Per bushe1 TX
MINNESOTA BURBANKSGPTsee,' y S,,s,
Soc oushel,
CHEEsE-L H cheese. per III 17x,.
Limburgerr; per ID, 171Sc; WIS ,onsjn VT
low. per ID, ;,, I71zc; wis. White. per ID
low Daisy GO lbs.l per ID, NE Wy nefi-
Daisy 60 lbs.) per H.. TIC: Rlocl. s ssHlte
20 to 80 lbs. each. per ID. nc SWISS
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Market GOSsfu.

FURNISHED by ). E. Gall Commissions
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and StockA
Office H. East Fifth St Phones 1851
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Topeka Hide Market
TODeka X.

Quotations furnished by James q s,.,,..
Hide Co.. los East Third Stj SAnAin
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Marriage License.
Henry O'Neil Evans, age 25, Topeka.
and Irena Scott, age 20, Topeka
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Chicago, June IS.
Open High Low Close Yea

Kansas city Graf Market
FURNISHED by j. e. Gall Commission
Grains, Provisions. Cotton ana Stocka
Office H. East Fifth ST. Phone 1876
Kansas City June q
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11
Old Dominion Line
-.
Daily Service
FOR NEW YORK.


Steamer leaves Norfolk, (SoC4 q
Church ST. 700 p. m. daily excep4
Sunday for New York direct
JAMES RIVER NIGHT LINE
STEAMER FOR RICHMOND. VA
Leaves Pier "A" $3.50 every eveetaso
passengers only. Stop Of Claremont
10 land or receive passengers @
signal
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION cox:
PANY, James River Dxy Line =
Richmond and all James RIVER lanj<
.ns. Steamer leaves Newport NeSe
tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdkre
al s:45 a. M. for Richmond Leaves
s,wport News Monday. "wednesday.
anc Friday at p. M FOR Nortol4
aud Old Point.
"SMlTHFIELD" leaves Pier "a.
daily except Sunday els a. m Tor.
Norfolk. and 4:30 p. N. Mondnyss'
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays ana.
s:35 D. nj. Wednesdays and SATURDAYS
for Smithfleld. Ocracoke leaves pier
"a" daily except Sunday, 3 a. m, fo4
Smithfielt and 3 p. m. for Norfolk.
All freight received and deliverso
al Pier A, foot Of Twenty.fifth streots'
II. c. PARKER,
Acting Age1t,
Newport Neve.
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where the giggly girls abound. For
ten minutes he wanders around through
the aisles. casting longing glances at
the saIesgirls. Now and then he pauses
and eyes one girl in particular Final
~ the 1oorwalker. who has been eying
Mr.. Man. steps up and asks:
Anything in particular. sir?"
"Yes; I'm looking for n girl about
the size of MY mean the lady I'm
trying to buy Christmas present Tor.
That young lady with the biliowy
blond hair Is just about the size"
well, what OF it?' asks the floor
walker.
81 want to borrow that girl for about
five minutes"
THE deuce yor dor
Eyes. to go upstairs to the French
kimono section and try on kimono
for mel mean for my-the other lady
See?'
The fioorwaIker sees; also he smiles.
But Christmas Is coming. so let him
feel cheerful.
Here, Miss Lou" says the floor
walker TO the bilIowy blond. Miss Lou
accepts the assignment gracefully. ac-
companies the gentleman up TO the
third floor, chatting amiably en- route.
and tries on French kimono after
French kimono. At last one fits snug
ly.
Mr.. Man pays the price The dainty
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-11

ctdnCc-
has paid S4S-s5 THIS NOTE
for nice French flannel kimono.
Very well 1t is three days TIL Christ
mas eve. That very night when he
reaches home Mr.. Man finds this note.
left by messenger:
Mr.. Man-An Is over between Us
will send your ring and the DOG collar
and the bracelet tomorrow was IN
Gcldenstein & Abraham's this afternoon
and saw you aking eyes at hair the
girls in the store: then I saw you openly
flirting with biondiued creature drop
ped nv veil down so you couldn't recog-
nsze me. ] heard you say third moor
when you went 70 the elevator with her.
l went I'D In the Eext car ana watched
yoa buy a beautiful French kirono Tor
that horrid wretch. Is u necessary for
M, 20 saw more7 ALLYcE.
So yor see there are tragedies IN
mems Christmas shopping
But did this really bappens
Ask the man.
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held out TO him. was Beth.
Your he gasped as he strobe to-
ward her
Even So" laughed the girl Me!
And this Is the best Christmas present
of air. Two hands closed convulsiye-
ly tight over his. and her low voice
whispered: Don't be surprised al any
thing. will explain later. And So.
she said aloud. 'ycu thought you
would surprise me. you naughty boy.
and come tonight. i didn't expect yon
until tomorrow"
She turned quickly. and Eolme now
noticed that she stood just beside an
automobile i'm which wss seated a
stranger
Mr.. Crenton," she said. this is Mr.
Richard Holme. my fiance
Stone faced. without as much ~
flicker OF an eyelash. Holme ackno"'-
edged the introductory
Crenton was eyiDg hin, grimly. Evi'
IDENTIFY this broad shouldered youth
with the bronze of warm cfiTes Gu BIS
beardless cheeks did not appeal 10 him
.Surly brute" thought Holme rs the
mbby little middle aged one merely
nodded in response TO the others 20
lite acknowledgment
And meanwhile Beth Allen. tall, slim
and handsome as ever. was babbiine
If things beyond the ken OF the youth
his handsome present" his letter
and other illusions too subtle for the
comprehension of Holme.
He eyed the girl keenly. She seemed
sane. and there were in those clear,
well deep eyes only a boundless delight
,nd enthusiasm oyet the wanderers re-
turn.
Fiance! Beth Allen had refused TO
marry him seven years before, and this
had resulted In the mans voluntary
exile. Now she referred to him . her
fiancel
Truly explanations were needed
His old love of the girl bad pulsed
instantly into life again as her warm
hands met bis. His travels had been
useless
You must get in," Beth was chatter
ing on. Il am done with my shopping.
and we will return to the house. Boy
ton. home" This last to the chauffeur.
Not q word of explanation came from
Beth as the machine silently sped over
the frost jeweled streets. but she talked
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garment Is DUH
died up and sent
to his address.
and his troubles
are over. But are
they? There's a
sequel. Ii hap
pens that SIR. Man
is buying this XII
mono for the
dearest girl In the
world, who Is TO
become his own
and only wife on
New Years DAY.
She has corfded
TO him that she
believes In useful
Christmas gifts.
something nice TO
w e ar. for in
stance. ard he