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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
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that Francois had deserted her. They
told her to forget him, for he was not
worthy"
THE plot thickens," said Reggie
and despite his words the expression
with which he faced the story teller
defied and challenged her, he coul d
not say why.
1--WE will make the tedious story
very short. The girl would not be-
lieve them. She fed from the hospital
as soon as she could walk: and at last
she found the man. He had, indeed
deserted her, but IL was only because
he thought. in his great unselfishness
that she would have a better future
without him. And she found, too.
that for her sake he had parted from
the only other thing that he loved in
the world. He had sold his violin 20
pay for Strengthening his little Grip
pie. He had possessed only 40 francs
at the time of the great surgeons pro-
posal
THE cripple girl turned out to be
beautiful, even according TO the high
ideals of artist folk. Also she had
suddenly grown to be woman /.
Beauty was an asset TO the daughter
OF an artists model and the grand
daughter of an em-of another"
The eyes of the self-made man
opened. You seem 10 be very ia
miliar with the story OF Francois, my
dear Miss -
Very" she cut in. II met the two
again aft,r they had been wandering
for some time as artist musician,
gypsy folk. met them once more in
America, when they had settled in
New York. and the pathetic eyes Of
the father were beginning to mirror
the look OF death. IL was. however.
before he died that they discovered
the fondnees OF New Workers for the
Dutch and the German of several de-
cades back. Let me see, I think IL
was in the year of-well. no matter
that they took the name OF Won Gou-
tart, and then he died and fate began
to smile
She had gotten thus far before the
full significance OF the story vls real
ICED by the polite guests when il
was quite understood the rainbow
lady asked in a voice OF velvet: "Is II
your own story that you have been re-
lating, Miss, er--''
My own story" replied Eloise,
with that wonderfully sweet smile.
The hour was mentioned by some
one. and amid a peculiar. laxative
embarrassment. as IT were. the guests
departed. flushed and nervously
volubIe.
The man OF avoirdupols was quite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

was sufficiently prosperous to allow
her to drop the artists pose and be-
come respectfully weil-bred.
A sandy little man, who owned the
very room in which they stood and
almost the entire block that sur
rounded, had cou-hed behind his
hand to make her aware Of the i'm
portant fact that he was there and
that he appreciated and understood.
A thin and moist-eyed lady. with
an exposed neck, who was worth mil
lions in her own right and was be-
coming ethical" in her fourth sea-
SON. had assumed a posture of breath
less absorption and had taken out her
handkerchief when Eloise, bringing
out a low. throbbing tone, CHANGED to
look her way.
All this meant bread and butter to
the girl who was playing rather well.
But il was an old story She knew
herself TO be a sham, and the fact had
thrust itself in upon her the more
strongly since Reggie CORTLAND had
asked her to be his wife.
Why this should be was quite be-
yond her. for IL had from the first
been a part of her plan to marry -
to make match for herself.
Yet now that everything was with
In the easy taking she began, for the
first time. tonight to be nauseated
with the thought of easy bread and
butter-and would Il be any better
with currant jam? o. in the good
old days OF the crusts,
The madriSal was finished. but she
did not stop playing. Her bow OF it
self took up an old. half-forgotten
thing of her childhood. Her large
eyes. which had been to this as
sembled party carefully mysterious.
blazed. and as If he felt this to be so,
Reggie CORTLAND turned and looked
q her.
The rainbow dropped her fan. Mrs.
CORTLAND jabbed a spot OF lace on her
double chin and winked her eyes. The
ponderous man OF self-culture cIapped
q bravo.
Eloise dropped Imply into a chair
and resumed her lock OF frank in
scrutabiifty
WONDERFUL"
What was i:?''
Italian
No. how could it be? Bohemian, of
course
Somewhat martial in character.
No, no, a dance-a gypsy dance. "
1t was called. by the composer.
Courage" said Eloise
THE composer? You knew him?"
The question rose out of something
personal and intimate in her tone.
20, yes" she said simply. He was
a Freedman and played the violin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

For a long time this tall, ragged
bearded man. Francois, was himself
a model. He was quite a remarkable
Judas. and often figured as Christ as
well, but he boarded and starved
himself in order that the crippled
child might be made straight, II pos
sible, by the wise doctors who knew
how to collect their fees.
I'm time he became too starved and
pinched even 10 be picturesque, and
so ne spent enough of the boarded
francs to get himself a -.aiter's suit
and to get situation at one OF the
boulevard cafes. II was about this
time that a great surgeon offered to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

the color OF a lobster Just from the
kettle. His speeches seemed to steam
as he babe her a last farewell. The
sandy little fellow who ownd blocks
became punctilious at the door. with
more OF the courage OF her convictions
than the rest. the round woman OF ina
mature years coldly overlooked the
hand of her enigmatically smiling
hostess.
Mrs CORTLAND said. as she tooh
Eloise's hand in her own fat ones
Curious, What made YOU DO it,"
Inconsistencies for crustsl" saia
Eloise. showing her small even teeth.
well. you'll get 'em now" and
Mrs. CORTLAND looked At her with q
kind OF appreciation.
"Goodby. Reggie" said Eloise. ana
for the fret time q kind Of bitterness
crept into her tone. Only she. the
daughter OF strolling yagabond. Mru.
CORTLAND. who represented what was
most real in the most exclusive
suburbs exclusive society. and Reg
gle. her son. were now left together.
Reggie has been always known 80
snob." remarked his mother AZ the
boyish-looking man OF 30 stood mis-
erably against the wall Hes noA
that exactly. He cannot AFFORD tn
marry against my wishes-that 10 all
AND he never has tempted my wrath
by taking up persons"
Until you yourself countenanced
one" finished Eloise.
The man. In trying 20 avoid the APP
pearance OF a scene. succeeded only IN
grooming aloud az he gave out, facing
both women. II? Why. I'm not 20 be
mentioned in a breath with that hero
who had the courage 10 cell bis violin
and make her straight couidn1
you both know couldn't support
myself on half"
"Eloise doesn't want TO be sups
ported" Mrs. CORTLAND remarked.
again reminding them euriousIy OF q
business man on his busy day "shs'S
homesick for crusts."
The girl and the man stared at hep,
amazed
Mother" she heard In his cry thu
voice OF her one child" Mrs. CourN.
land jsbbed her double chin with q
bit of lace.
Mrs. -" began Eioise. but tho
woman interrupted her sugr.sstiveiJi
Mother" she corrected And then.
only - only II think we will live
abroad. my children a1d they both
looked away from the sacrince u
hopes that was written in her face.
The next moment they had 2. got.
ten. for their world contained juGa
then 0alY one rnrd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

caDtly up at Mrs. CORTLAND.
I'm Paris said Elois. with another
soft smile. II knew that the child
loved him with a worship that is
scarcely understood between parent
and child among the prosperous. Had
she known of the sacrifice that Fran
co.'s was about TO make for her she
would gladly have remained a Grip
pie. but the money was paid and she
recovered the use of her limbs. wfSeh
were made straight and quite perfect
Soon after she began to miss the
note Of the violin every evening at 8
O'Clock and about this time the moth
er nurse kindly broke the news TO her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

the ateliers of the Latin quarter, for,
you see. his mother was a model
and well, l do not think he had
father
Miss Won Gontart smiled again, this
time sweetly al the moist-eyed lady
with the uncovered neck. There was
slight movement among the women,
and the fieshy man who had educated
himself looked conscious.
We'll, go on" said Mrs. CORTLAND,
and her voice sounded like that of a
business man on his busy day, so care
fully was all the social quality ex-
tracted from 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

at Augustana college has beer secur-
ed to coach the play and a worthy pro-
dGctiOn may be expected.
The matter of class pins was also
brought up at the meeting The bill
Of Miss Helen Loosely OF Moline for
the designs submitted was allowed.
and one Of the designs was adopted
with little alteration. The comnlt-
tee was instructed 10 receive bids
from local jewelers. only and il is ex-
peeted that the contract viii be let
in few days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

The Theadelphic Literary society OF
the girls OF the freshman and sophie
more classes met last night and elect
ed officers for the next quarter as fol
lows:
President-Cora Emery.
Vice President-Alberta Richards.
Secretsry-Helen Young
TreasHreF-Neda. Grove.
Doorkeeper-Andora harrison.
A short program was rendered as
fol- Iys:
Piano soIo-Matilda Bleuer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

never had been in
troduced, so to speak. Obviously, she
was self-supporting. after the man
ner that bare, aesthetic studios and
sfndinerently done miniatures will
support one.
Anyway. she was there. was EIoise
Won Gontart: there in the center OF
her studio tonight, standing straight
and slim behind the samovar and
poisefully passing into the hands OF
Reggie CORTLAND a cup OF coffee,
while a soft, pretty woman in a rain
bow evening gown was whispering
behind her fan to stout Mrs. Court
land that Reggie seemed more than
interested"
well. why OF ?" replied the stout
= lady brusouely. and the answer so as
tonished the rainbow parsonage that
she spilled drop of coffee on the
nebulous creation which surrounded
her form.
Just to show my ignorance, then, y
Eloise humorously gave In to the
pleadings OF a stoutly-made man who
= tried TO sEub Reggie, in the manner
OF his address TO Eloise.
= Thev were pleading for a madrigal.
and the man hCd just presented her
with her violin, which ne had con-
spicuously carried across the room
from the small piano lost in one cor
ner.
The cool indifference OF Eloise was
equivalent to assurance. Though she
knew herself to be ignorant OF the
technique OF music she was quite
fully conscious of the picture she
presented, dropping over the instru-
ment. and she had given herself
screen of water lilies for background
She knew that she possessed some
force. and that she might express
over the strings OF her mellow instru-
ment that which no one OF her aud
fence could or would be able TO dis
cuss with any real knowledge.
She wondered how much Reggie
comprehended. With the first notes
he turned his face resolutely away
from Ter and sat oow-backed and
. awkward. in the small chair
She knew how much of ii the bulky
man did not understand, for his eyes
strove to explain to her plainly, when
she glanced into them once. that he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

make his crooked little child straight
in a single operation.
He would do it, he caid, for As
francs. for it had become rumored
that Francois was a miser
THE little child, who lived in the
back ward of a Paris public hospital.
scarcely ever saw her father, but had
grown to know him by the wall of
the violin when every night at s
o'clock fioated to her ears from below
the window of the back yard. l knew
the child"
"In Parish" asked the rounded,
sleek young person. looking signif1-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

who have been assisted by Mrs. East
man and others OF the faculty. report
ed that after much consideration of
various plays, she Stops to Conquer"
by Oliver Goldsmith was the play
adopted. The following cast was sub
mitted and ratified by ice class
Sir Charles Marlowe Clarence BudeIier
Young Marlowe ........ VIII woodin
HardcastIe .Jonty Marshall
Tony Lampkin Edwin Mcintyre
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

on the streets of Paris of evenings.
In the day time he bought up old
clothes for a living. The pennies he
made O. his music went to support his
little girl, who was a cripple, l be-
lieve"
How interesting. Do tell us more
about him."
20, do, In Paris, did you says"
came from the one person present
whom Eloise knew to be still holding
her tentatively upon the point of her
experimental dislike.
The person was a woman, young
and round and sleek. who always
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
Recitation-EIviTa Youngert.
Recitation-Helen Pollard.
BARS TIGHTS IN KANSAS

Freak Bill Proposes 20 Regulate the
Length of Women's skirts.
Topeka. Kan. Jan. 13 The first
freak bill made it's appearance in the
house yesterday. II was introduced
by Representative George Coles OF
Meade county. to prohibit the wears
ing of tights on the stage or in pub
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13
At High School

The senior class of Rock Island high
school held its first meeting OF the
New Year last evening and much inn
portant business was transacted The
class play committee consisting OF the
Misses Heimbeck. ATndt, and Cromp-
ton, Will Woodin and Edward Reticker,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

lie by any woman. II provides thli
the skirts OF all women Who ppe -
in public must be .pst~1ess than foHF
inches below the knee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

Chamberlain Cough Remedy IL
not a common. every day cough mix
ture. IL is a merltorious remedy foe
all the troublesome and dangerous
complications resulting from cold IN
the head, throat. chest or lungs.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

was unprecedented
the way Eloise Won
Gontart had swept
into social favor. She
was German and
with bewitching &C
cent. to be true. and
her name began with
the small V. which
meant something.
But, then. sh Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-13

An the news III the tims-rhs Argus-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
ECHO WATER SYSTEM
IS MUCH IMPROVED
(special Correspondence.l

Echo, Ore, Aug. 30.-Marshal
Whitworth and a force of men have
been busy for the past few days in
stalling several more fire hydrants
and making a number of extensions
in the city water system. Echo now
has the best equipped water and fire
fighting system of any small city in
eastern Oregon.
A large majority of those who
spent the summer in the mountains
and elsewhere have returned home.
Among those who have lately return
ed are Louis Scholl and family, from
o five weeks stay near Meacham; the
Misses Mona Houser and Ina Waten-
burger from Yagquina Bay; C. ].
Gulliford and family, from Meacham;
Miss Ruth Clark, from a two weeks
visit at the Hoskins camp near Ka-
mela; Messrs Ruler and Spike with
their families from Meacham and
turned from a six weeks outing near
yesterday L. A. Estab and family re-
Mt. Adams, Washington.
w. H. Boyd, a retired merchant of
Echo, left Sunday for his Portland
home.
Mrs. Ross McKeirnan arrived here
last Friday from Iowa to meet her
husband who has been here the past
two weeks. At present she is visiting
her sister Mrs. Frank Locke. Mr.. and
Mrs. McKeirnan expect to make their
home here.
| Millard Hewett and John Jordan
have lately purchased the Echo meat
market from Edw. Horsche.
Mrs. a. b. Thomson and daughter
Elna, returned Sunday morning from
Portland where they were visiting
with Mrs. Thomson's mother, Mrs
Hattie Stanfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd Oliver left last
evening fOI their home at Guhl Ida
no.
Mrs. =. c. Rogers, who has been
dangerously i'll is greatly improved in
health and is now able to sit up.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Watson are now
iproprietOrs of the Arlington restaur.
ant, which they are successfully con,
ducting.
Ed. Horsche returned this morning
from business trip to Walla Walla
W. F. McKain, who has been pas
tor of the NJ. f. church at this place
the past year, left Monday evening
with his family for Spokane to attenc
the annual conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church.
The funeral of the infant child o.
Frank Napkin of Hermiston, occurred
here yesterday afternoon.
b. F. Raley was a passenger on tn,
motor for Pendleton this morning.
H. f. Stevens, former manager o
the Echo Lumber company, left thi
morning for Metolins where he ha!
accepted a position with the Tuna
Lum Lumber company. He was ac
companied by his wife. Mr.. anl
Mrs. stevens will make their home a
that place.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
PERSONAL
MENTION
sssssssssssssssssssssss

/. w. Ware of North Yakima is
registered at the Bowman.
c. r. Adams and wife of Ukiah
were visitors in the city last night.
C. A. Hermann of Helix has been
here today upon short business trip.
S. e. Loudenslager of Hermiston,
was a visitor in the city last even
ing.
Mrs. o. E. Harper is visiting at the
Judge Maloney ranch on the reser-
walton.
John Tompkins of Helix, was a
passenger on the forenoon train from
that place today.
A. Leme returned to Meacham to-
day after spending a month in Pen
dleton and Portland.
L. N Church of Walla Walla, was
over from the Garden City yesterday
and spent the night here.
Assistant Postmaster Harry Reese
and family have returned from a vis-
it with relatives at North Powder.
Mrs. John Vaughan, wife of the
fire chief, has returned from a visit
with friends and relatives in Spokane.
Miss Byzantine Moussu of Portland,
is the guest of the Misses Fitzgerald,
22O Newell street.-Walla Walla Un-
ion.
Mrs. Fred Mckinney and sister
Miss Winnie Bashor, returned this
morning from a two weeks visit in
the mountains.
Mrs. Louis Hunziker and daughter
Dorothy, have returned from a ten
days outing at Wenaha Springs
Walla Walla Union.
Lyman ]. Rice came down on the
delayed No. 8 this morning from
Glover, where he is employed as time
keeper for a railroad gang.
Deputy District Attorney w. c. f
Prultt will leave tomorrow for Port
land where he will remain unit
Monday to have his throat treated.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Coon ana
daughter, Miss Nina Coon, have re
turned from Portland, where the!
have been visiting for the pas
month.
George A. Ferguson, ladies' sho
man at the Alexander department
store, has returned to the city to re
sumo his duties at the store afte
having operated a thresher during tn
| harvest.
Mrs. Fred Earl Mrs. Sam Thomp
| son and Mrs. Laurence Frazier o
Pendleton, who have been the guest
for the past several days of Mrs. Vic
tor Hunziker, Birch street. have re
turned home.-Walla Walla Union.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
SHERIFF. AND POSSE
SEEK ESECAPED PRISONER



janitor in the work about the court
yard. Yesterday morning about 1880
he asked leave to 60 to the toilet in
t. basement and as such privilege had
Teen extended to him before the jan
itor promptly granted it.
When, owever. he had not reap
reared after five minutes, Mr.. Simp-
son went in search of him and dis
covered that he had made his escape
The officers were Immediately noti-
fed and started in pursuit at once
and kept up the search until nightfall.
This morning they resumed it again
but up until press time had not over
taken the fugitive
Governor Vests prison policy has
been employed in the search for Will
son. Curly" Mcdonald, who is in
jail for taking an auto out of the PEN
dleton garage and wrecking it, was
allowed to join in the pursuit yester-
day with the machine of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney w. c. Z. Pruitt and
amply justified the trust placed in
hun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
TRIP WITH FINLEY
Is 4 REVELATION
Game Warden Shows Another Side TO
Hunting Trip Beside slaughter.

Salem, Ore.-"How can a man be
expected to bring home venison when
he has been hunting with game
warden at his elbow to cry Don't
shoot, it may be a doe?" asks Super
intednent Alderman, after returning
from the Curry county hunting ex-
pedition.
ITO be in the woods with a real
naturalist like Finley is a constant
revelation. He knows the notes of
every bird and the habit of every ami
NAL. He is game warden solely to
protect the game of the state. Some
hunters feel their trips are failures
unless they come back redhanded.
but there is pleasure aside from rede-
ly killing.
Farmers and land owners in Coos
and Curry are giving large sections
over to game preserves under the new
law permitting the state to enter in
to a contract with the land owners to
protect game from all hunting. Game
is getting scarce and will become ex-
tinct unless some radical steps are
taken to protect it, The way land
owners are taking to the new law
and contracting with the state to pro-
tect game is encouraging"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
FIND WHITE MOSQUITOES.
Officials of IIillsborouGh Will Invcs-
tigatc Story of Country Club Mem

uigiltc story or country Club Menu
bcrS.
Hillsborough, Calif.-Such social
peers as Joseph d Grant, George \.
Pope, Osgood Hooker II. C. Breeder
and Robert Hooker, all residents of
Hiilsborough and members of the
Ruringame Country club, are at outs
over the discovery of white mos
quito. Each claims with vehemence
that he "saw it first"
1t was Joseph Grant who brought
the. attention of the Hillsborough Of
ficials to the white mosquito.
IT'S very pretty" said he, "but
very annoying"
Now Pope Breden and the Hookers
each claims that he was one that
made the discovery.
Yet there is variance between the
white mosquito as described by
Grant and by Pope. Grant insists
that his insect has white wings only
hut the latter declares that tho entire
insect IS milky white in color
City Trustee Henry T. Scott has
requested Entomologist J. 5. Hunter
tn investigate and make lengthy
heport ON the white mosquito
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
! lHREE BIRDMEN AFTER
$4,000 FLIGHT PRIZE.

New York, Aug. 3O.-Three avlators
are out today for the $4,000 prize
offered for a coast to coast flight.
Robert Fowler of Los Angeles is
backed by Fred Grundy, a California
sportsman.
c. =. Rogers, who carried off the
distance honors at the Chicago avia-
ton meet, is backed by a cash reg
ister company. Harry Atwood is the
third. The start is planned from the
Pacific coast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-30
SISTER OF CASEY JONES"
PULLED OUT OF BOX CAR

Kansas City, Mo.-Her hair tousled
and face and clothing begrimed with
scot, an 1S-year-old girl was arrested
here as she climbed out of a box car
in the Missouri Pacific yards. She
said she left Denver two weeks ago
because her widowed mother married
q man she did not fancy" She
"hoboed" it to St Louis, she said, and
was now bound for the west again.
Name oh, yes, certainly; I'm
Ada Jones. sister of Casey Jones. You
see. all our folks took to railroad 1g
right from the cradle" This was the
girls answer to questions as to her
identity.