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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

No fear of Edith taking TO him"
Miss Edith said nothing this time.
hut Went away to think. When a
girl does that something is sure TO
happen. Something did happen, al
most at once.
Mr.. French was invited to go out in
sailboat with the trio. Mr.. Fred
was "a years old and he took charge
of the boat There was no great call
for wisdom in the managing OF a sail
boat i'm gusty day. All that is
needed Is about Ave years experience.
Ten minutes OF exhilaration and
then a gust struck her and she went
over. The wise Fred was tangled
up with the sail and the two ladies
were ready 10 go TO the bottom when
Mr.. French got clear OF the rope tan
gled about his legs and began to
work.
He reached out an arm for all and
gathered them to the overturned boat
and directed and chided and encour-
aged until the rescuer came.
II was three months later that Fred
Somers said to his sister:
'Edie. what's become OF that OWL
engineer"
90 run along and have me COM
mitted to a private asylumi You 9re
"a years old and very, very wtsp
young mani"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23
HEAD OVER HEELS 9GzsSe - ~

thousand pardons was sure you
were she II you ~sd tod me-if
you had conveyed to me the slight
est hin------''
But you did so much talking 1
couldn't" laughed the hostess, and
the butler ia5ENed with her and sai6;
THEN I'm 10 proceed upon the
Fact that YOU are not somebody elsef
Very vel"
All things considered, the call was
success. Mr Langley was not asked
10 repeat Il. but that was of no COL
sequence 10 a man Of cheek He re-
appeared in three days time. aod
the major was rather glad 10 see him.
ard Mrs Major was introduced. and
as for the daughter-she was curious.
There was third cal and a
fourth and it finally got to be a reg
ular thing. and one day. when Miss
Helen was at the village postoffice.
the mother awoke the major from his
nap, to say:
John, John, I'm wondering II Mr.
Langley is attracted" "
Attracted" yelled the major at
the top of his voice. You must %
getting daft,"
Then he Isn't"
why he's head-over-heels in love
with Helen, and when you poked me
in the ribs | thought IT was he, and
that he wanted to ask my consent TO
the marriage Attracted Humph
He's carried the enemy's position by
ciieek."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

the day at (hickamauga want to
know II YOU won't deliver a ser,et
OF lectures on that and other bat
tles?"
Why, | n~ver thought Of such a
thing but
Meant 10 have spoken to your
daughter yesterday. Think it ovey.
major. You can interest thousandS
Daughter home this afternoon"
The major showed the caller into
the parlor and notified Miss Veloi
and whispered In her ear: "I'll net
$50 he's the same chap you saw yes
terday! Get his name. Hang H. ]
can't talk TO a man without calling
him Smith or Jones or some other
name, \ gentleman, sure, but ais
name his name!"
Miss Helen entered the parlor pre-
pared 10 carry out orders, and when
the psychological moment arrived she
led up TO the matter as gently as she
could
"Of course-of course" laughed
the man OF cheek as he presented his
card 81 should have thought of
that"
"And | have no brother Burt" she
said a littl stiffly.
NO? | was sure Of It,"
And | have not been to Europe -
NO, again? How could | have
been so mistaken"
But the folks are we'll, II you are
interested" "
MY dear Miss Bingham, beg a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

you. ! mean"
Reluctantly, modestly, Emily an
swered, "Yes"
"Then you can imagine It, and tell
me-"
There was long strained pause
which Emily finally broke. ITS IN
the manner" She said hesitatingly.
II think it's mainly In the eyes.
Honoria listened with pained at
tention rcnecting that she knew the
difficulty was in her manner, possibly
also In her eyes; but she would not
interrupt the oracle by word.
II was Emily's turn to flush deeply.
She threw out her hands in a gesture
of ahan Ion
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

"John. Helen went into the city
ms morning"
"Did see her go?" he almost
n mted.
Helen was 21 years old last Sat-
Wday."
Don't know It? Didn't 1t cost
ne $100?"
"Helen Is queer girl"
whats that got to do with my
nap7 Hang that hy!"
"Tm afraid Helen won't get mar
ried." continued the wife in placid
tones.
"Let her stay single them"
"She's so curious. Several eligible
young men have been attracted. and
then-and them"
."And then distracted"
Eyes, you might say so. She holds
them at a distance. She makes them
afraid of her. l have hoped that a
young man with little more conf
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LITTLE EMILY

cousin and led her to a shaded hol-
low. where Honoria sank disconso-
lately behind shelter of towering
shrubs. Emily stretched herself at
full length in the thick grass. nib
bling sweet pea with contemplative
eyes
Everybody knows that you know
how to manage men" Hdloria said
with meek wlstfulness. please in
struct me-"
"The most absurd Idea" Emily
began. You can't give lessons In
that sort Of thing. You-you know
II naturally, or you DON'T"
"All very WELL said Honoria. at
may be a gift. but people who have
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

but proudly. ~ want him to say,
'Honoria. | love- YOU AS she ut
tered the words. she covered her face
and Emily sprang to her side. anxious
and eager to comfort.
"Of course he'll say It," she cried.
ITS the easiest thing in the world.
He has probably beer dying to say
It for months"
Honoria had recovered an incOm-
plete command OF herself and pro-
ceeded to lash her dignity into he
havior. He woIt deep on dying
like the immortal Gaul He'll go
away He's going soon. And you
must teach me how o make him say
1t before he goes"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

gifts know something about using
them. can't be totally without some
rudimentary trace of this gift which
could be developed
Emily laughed. ,'What do you
want him to do?" SHE asked peryerse-
ly.
You know what want, him to
do" 'iT
"No, don't Tellime exactly Else,
how can ] help?" II
but not TO he tormeuted from her oh
ject The tears flashed into her eyes
and she spoke in a qulvering voice,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

II cant explain" she said. IT'S
like a challenge A woman gives that
challenge to a man. to win her If he
can, aud makes him think she's worth
winning and be takes up the chal-
lenge. Now, the thing is-she isn't
easy to win, and he makes tremendous
efforts, and she eludes him at the
same time that the challenge is ever
there"
Honoria emitted what was very
like groan.
You might as we'll talk Arabic 10
me- she said. How do you 'chal-
lenge?'"
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tributed. There had been rebellion
and defiance on her part, and hence
the, family council.
''Yes, / wish Edith were more
tractable," sighed the mother.
"Tractable!" exclaimed the son.
"Why, | hadn't spoken 20 words to
her when she famed up and said
needed a guardian myself. I'm "a
and she Is under 90, and yet she will
not take my advice. What are you
going 10 do with such a girlY"
'rWe will have to argue with her"
"Can you argue with girl who
has her fists doubled up? Now let's
Waters, who 10 a perfect ninny. There
% Thompson. who hasn't got dollar,
There Is Rush, who is perfect sis
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

Really don't know how to tell
you" Emily said awkwardly IT'S
very different. doing thing Yourself
and trying to explain TO someone
else"
~ opened my heart to YOU" Homo
ria persayered desperately. 81 made
my confession which ought to stay
locked In r girls heart. because IN
than fair for YOU TO tell me your
tactics in return"
"Tacticsl" Emily exclaimed.
Gould YOU make him do it? r. II
things We're at such a, stage between
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

My dear major, but you don't
know how glad ! am TO see you, You
arc surely looking hne."
En-" replied the man OF war as
he ooked the young fellow over and
failed to er,ember him
major, you and your guns saved
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23
BY ELSIE ENDIcoTT.

lED SOM ERS and his
widowed mother were
having a family talk
In the library.
Fred was still In
college. but he was a
very wise young man.
He was so wise that
he had attempted to
dictate to his sister,
Edith, as to how her
smiles were to be dis
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23
sY WILL SEAT.

J. BINGHAM OF the
artillery. retired for
these last ten years,
was just getting set
tied In his big rock
ing chair on the ver-
anda for an after
noon snooZe, when
Mrs. Bingham APP
peared with her sew
ing and settled down
near at hand 70 saw.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

ter Of fact Brix Langley called the
next day. The major sat on the
veranda smoking, and the caller
greeted him with:
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23
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smiled at home.
What Of 1t? Can't a girl do that
and much more without being in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

eyes whose depths
men longed to pene-
trate. A dainty and
dashing originality marked her man
ner and her dress.
Now Emily's cousin. Honoria, was
better looking, as standards go She
was tall, Of classic type and fine coll.
oring. Honoria could talk intel-
gently among women or among old
friends but natural diffidence I'm
tho presence OF man. particularly of
man with presumable Intentions. oft
en- made her blushing and dumb at
the very time when she wished most
for natural self-expression.
She did not suffer from lack OF ad-
miratlon. mostly OF the unuttered
worshipful kind; but she had to ac-
cept from those who voluntarily
sought her out and offered homage:
che could not, IKE Family cast an
expert eye over the field and draw to
her the most Interesting Victim.
All unaware OF this Limitation. she
had been content until the advent OF
acertain man. Now in singing hui
milltX, handsome Honoria came to
Emilysfor counsel
5sIt was SKINNER morning. Emily.
IN a short-walsted, ankle-length dim
IVY, with a bit OF blue ribbon for a
belt a pair or long gloves over her
bare arms. and an enormous hat bent
into the shape OF poke bonnet tied
by a blue ribbon. might have stepped
from the pages OF Kate Greenaway, rs
she bent over a long row OF sweet peas
In her garden, shipping their brill
liant and too prolific bloom.
Honoria sighed, as she looked over
the gate Emily would be charm
ing, digging earthworms! Now, In
such costume"
"Hellow. Honoria!" the CHEEKY
greeting Interrupted. And Honoria,
slghing again, opened the gate and
went in.
i"Emily, she said, after a few min
utes.s "I know you'll think me a
fool At least, am wise enough 10
come to you for advice. There's some
thing ! want to do and don't know
how, want you to help me- M
Emily looked up from her flowers
10 her cousins serious face and
straightway dropped her shears.
You are exceedingly sober, fair
cousin" Che said gayly. II can't
imagine what advice you want from
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23

love? Her 24-year-old brother win
say no. Edith Somers hadn't yet
Eiven a thought TO marriage.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-23
BY WALTER GREGORY.

TILE EMILY knew a
great deal about men.
She was 10 and had
twice been engaged,
with a third engage
ment now Imminent.
She was pretty,
had a clever wit and
q pair of dancing
eyes whose depths
men longed to pene-
trate. A dainty and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-19

view-that idea of the life to come
is practically nonresident in our
ordinary village folks. They have
lost the sense Of sin, or of need to
reconcile their consciences with God.
They would not say so, but as a fact
they look on death as the end of all.
This makes them greedy for every
little bit of pleasure and amusement
they can grasp at here. They do not
seek country; the idea of the Heav-
emily City is dead Within them"
mot here broke in Vernon impet-
uously. mot in the Mission!''
Evelyn contemplated her earnestly.
.'Why do you say that 50 positively"
Because felt it. The presence of
God is there. He is very near The
people feel it too-at least, the few
who use it-who come there to seek
Him. One can't mistake it,
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ceptionaliy easy, as in this case, the
moral effect is bad, L can't help adj
hitting it. AS to that poor girl,
we shall have to fight for her. or this
money will be the ruin of her body
and SOUL She will do no work, and
her, knowing that her defences are
weak. The best thing she can do is
to marry, if we can. find man who
would be kind to her children Then
she would have to work, and the
money would not go far
ITO think of her lying there, choos-
ing fine names to deck the poor
mites!" murmured Vernon, with
strong repugnance.
'She has hardly any mind at all,
and less spirituality" said Evelyn.
among our village people to a f&
greater extent than we have any idea
of. The reason 1 believe to be the
lack of religious teaching. Our chill
uren are taught blDle history instead
of religion. They are not taught to
realize the presence of God, or their
relation to Him, or the power of pray
err, or the reality of a future life We
have left off threatening them with
hell, but we have given them no clear
vision of heaven instead. They are
without something that even the most
ignorant peasant in Brittany has An
old Breton woman once said to me,
poverty of the life she led: tAh yes,
but when you know you are Journey
ing to God, you don't complain much
if the road is a bit rough That
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chicken salad and one or two other
little dishes, appetizingly arranged.
They sat down to their meal together.
each feeling that the other was new
and interesting factor in life.
They talked, as was natural, almost
entirely of the Fletcher case. Eve
lyn warmly defended these people
from vernon's passionate charge Of
caring nothing for the moral degrade.
ton. and feeling completely justified
by the discovery that Olive was not
to suffer financially for her misde-
meanors
eff you lived like that-with next
to no education-witht the most rudi-
mentary powers of thought-faced
always by the mere question of
whether or no you could get enough
to eat-what would you feel If some
thing that seemed to you not mere
competence, but actual luxury, were
suddenly thrown into your lap? Would
not that fact, for a time at least
blind you to every other considera
ton? It is inevitable that it should.
And here is one of the most awful
complications we have to face. One
could not tell this wretched man that
he is wrong to do the best he can
for the children for whose existence
he is responsible. Yet there are many
couples who go to church Together
and VOW to be faithful for life, and
do their best all the time, who never
to their dying day, could be sure of a
pound a week over and above what
they earn themselves. We tell these
poor folks that the way of transgres
sors is hard. When it is made ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-19
POLLS.

The theatregoer who inclines to the
fidea that 10 win applause a Vaude-
fviile act must have recourse to bolS-
Eterous comedy or other business along
tthe same lines has another think COM
Fling II he or she will go to Polls this
Eweek and see what IS perhaps the
tmost refined and artistic vaudeville
act on the stage arolTsing an audience
tto an applause extent which means
six and seven curtain calls at each
performance The act is that of the
Six Kirksn1ith Sisters. If is essentially
fmlsical and vocal. each of the seXtet
IS brilliant as an artist but that Is
not all that appeals. Tt is the atrnos-
phere of refinement which is present
throughout the act and which must
I necessarily be present when six peo-
I pie of every evidence of beauty and
culture are before the audience. Kirk
smith Butler is responsible for the
appearance in vaudeville @ this act
/ and he is TO be commended There Is
no Earring note from start to finish.
R,rhe audience becomes Immediately
Interested on the rise of the curtain
with the scene a beautiful one. dis
closing a young girl seated a a grand
piano and from then on vocal and in
I strumental solos. duets and ensemble
numbers are given, each number SEEM
ingiy pleasing more than the previ
Eous one. The KirksnEith Sisters, are
a prominent factor in uplifting Vaude-
= VILE and acts OF their style will al
J ways find a welcome in this city. Paul
Spadoni. who is the special feature
B of the bill has announced his retire
nlent from the stage. and this is GER
I tainiy regrettable for he is a finish
: ed performer as all who see his Won
/. dcrful Juggling act this week will
agree Nellie, Nichols. makes her first
appearance in this city this week in
2 "a snappy singing act and she is al
ready Installed as a favorite and all
stile other acts on the splendid bill are
2 hig applause setters. Mcconnell and
Simpson have d Inirth provoking Of
+ fering. "A Stormy Hour. with Miss
: Mcconnell proving herself one of the
. hest condolences seen here in many
a day. Stuart and Kelley have a
novelty singing and dancinS act that
/ Is a winner AID Johnny Johnston is
i1here with an original idea in the
singing line which just tickles the
sfancv Of the Poll patronage. Another
classy act is that of Lee White and
( George Perry who are billed as COM
GOV conversational vocalists. Their
| singing is decidedly clever and they
thave thousand per cent average on
I appearance and dressings. Its one
grand bin from start to finish and
(, that local people are keen for it is
testified TO by the large audiences
present at each performance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-19
FOILETT LECTURES.

Paul J. Rainey the noted sportsman
gtons last summer. has decided to
place his moving pictures of Arctic
life on public exhibition.
When Mr. Ratney left here last
June. accompanied by Harry Whitney
on the steam yacht Beothic, he took
with him a professional pllotograp 1er
for the purpose of taking moving pic
lures OF scenes and Incidents encoun-
tered on the trip. and the enormous
amount OF 10000 feet Of film was used
in this connection at a cost of over
So, 600
The chase aud capture of a live po-
lar bear and other Arctic animals.
which Mr.. Ratney presented to the
New York Geological Society upon his
return; the scenes in and about Etah,
the pivotal point in the famous Cook
Peary controversy, where DR.. Cook
claims he buried HIS official records
after his alleged discovery of the
North Pole: the life of the Eskimo as
It Is actually lived ON the tee; the ex-
treme danger to which the Rainey
party was s,Ibjected-alf are pictures
quely and wonderfully depicted in
these moving pictures.
Hitherto, the only pictures that
have been seen of Arctic life and
scenes, were those taken by explorers
with ordinary cameras. But even
these were so Interesting that they
only w1netted the desire Of civilization
to see more of them, and when Mr..
Rainey announced that he had taken
life pictures of his entire trip, there
was an immediate demand by men of
prominence to view them.
The first New York exhibition was
held on Sunday evening, February 25,
at the Hippodro1ne, and met with ire
Inendous success.
This same production will be pre-
sented at the Park Theatre, Bridge
port, this evening.
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a Coy Once Himself.

The principal of a village school in
Kansas one afternoon detected a boy
cutting the letters of his name in the
desk in front of him. AS the novels
would put it the principal rushed to
the spot. angriiy put forth his HAND
intending to grasp the boy by the col
lar, when 10. and also behold, close
by the newly formed letters were the
initials of the principals own name
written by himself when he was pu-
pill in the same school. His grasp
upon the boys collar loosened itself,
and he returned to his desk sadder
and a wiser teacher. That principal is
today judge of an important court in
one Of the greatest cities Of the world.
We often wonder whether or not in
the Administrations Of Justice the judge
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-19
GU T OF T HE
NIGH T
by
Mrs. Baltic Reynolds
Author OF
'.Broken or" ''The Supreme Test
"a Phantom Wife, Etc.
Copyright, 1910
BY George II. Doran Company

Continued from Page Nine)
We'll, my dear. that's a matter Of
TASTE" said Evelyn lightly. 1T is for
you to choose"
II thought perhaps the young lady
there 'ud be godmother to one" re-
marked Olive.
"Oh," said Vernon, :if 1 am, L
should want a voice in his name, and
I don't like grand names like those
you mention"
What should you choose?" asked
the young mother.
ST thought Miss Morrison's sugges-
ton very good one
st don't like them names. Philip
isn't so bad. But I won't have James -
well, then, what can we think of :?
What saint is your church dedicated
parish church,"
st Lawrence" said Evelyn.
well then, how about Philip and
Lawrence? They are both good
d.
saint"
II never heard of him. Tell me-
Vernon did her best. She had
never tried to relate a legend before,
but apparently her effort gave pleas
ure. Olive. though reluctant to fore
go the splendors of Stanley Archibald
and Lancelot Edgar, seemed to incline
towards Lawrence and Philip.
They both looked so lovely in their
new clothes that one felt their names
should be worthy of them. When
at last all was done, Evelyn having
taken leave, led the way down stairs
and out of the house without again
encountering the jubilant grandmoth-
er. On the doorstep she said firmly,
Come home at once, to tea with me-
know you are downright miserable
The reaction has set in, short and
sharp for you. You are finding out
past all mistake, that district visiting
is not so simple as it sounds. But
it is only a phase, and, if faces count
for anything, you are strong enough
to bear it."
I'm getting over the first shock
now" said Vernon, able to smile a
little. "But at first it was Just aw-
full"
The two Sirls walked together to
Evelyn's cottage. There was a SER
mon that evening at half-past six,
and it had been arranged with Mrs
Bardsley beforehand that Vernon
might hear Father Conroy preach,
and that Brooke should ride over af-
forwards to escort her home
The weather had changed as is its
wont in May. to icy GOODNESS; and a
fire blazed in Eveiyn's parlor. The
table was daintily set with tea and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-19
aeethoxen,s Fits of Rase.

Beethoven's behavior was often afro
cious In giving lessons to young 10
dies he would sometimes tear the
music to pieces and scatter it about the
floor or even smash the furniture.
Once when playing in company there
was some interruption. 81 play no
longer for such bogs!" he cried and
left the piano. He once called Prince
Lobkowitz an ass because a bassoon
player happened to be absent.-Dole's
Famous Composers"