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The evening world., 1911-09-20

Antony, son OF Ming LouIs
VI. Of Lotayla, was born, the
people presented the Queen,
W his mother, with a bassinet OF
- pure gold. studded with topaz
and diamonds. and when he was In
stalled upon It's sllken pillows there was
a public view and all the citizens filed
past in an awed. admiring line and
spoke In whispers OF his resemblance to
his father and his wonderful blond hair.
And Antony grew up TO be a hand
some, staiwart youth, with a merry
twinkle In his blue eye and a military
bearing that was the pride Of all Lo-
tavli.
When he had reached the age Of
twenty his father. wishing TO attain
grandfatherly dlgnities, thought It about
time to marry him of to some safe and
sound princess preferably one who
hadn't a fondness for cocktails or
bridge.
50 no searched diligently and at last
decided on Octayia, Princess OF kar-
tonei, at that time eighteen years OF
age. Ortayla was a refined, anlemic
sort OF girl, who had no ideas, no ambi-
tons, no desires, and who said yes 10
everything you'd say and then giggled
namely after~ard!
nut Octavil had never tasted a cock
tail and dldn't know one card from an
other. Moreover. she hadn't brains
enough to dis lose any court secrets she
might stumble upon In Lotavla, and she
had told her gorerness once that when
H.. 800, ....rI.1 aha. u.ag y.tpn Ia lao ta
twenty-five children.
An Of which was very much "a her
favo'.
So the betrothal of Antony and Oc-
,ay'a was noised throughout the land.
But the King decided that before the
marriage II would be polite for Prince
Antony to make n tour OF Europe and
get acquainted with the other crowned
heads,
Antony set out. Everything went as
smooth as a song until he struck Ma
Gr.d. There, one evening, Antony and
q King who was hanging around
loose went to a very Aossy music han
and saw cleopatra, a Spanish dancer,
VINO used live makes for girdles, CART
ers ana garnlshlns In general
cleopatra was a lallapaloosa In every
sense OF the word. lIer eyes were the
fla shicst, her lips tho reddest and her
form the most rayishing in Madrid. And
Antony fell with an awful thump ana
srent all his pocket money IN pearls
to adorn her.
lie had never realized that being a
Prince wasn't a bit Of II pipe untll his
father, having heard through tho Loo
taylan Town Topics what was going on.
commanded his presence Immediately.
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fishing Go. THE New York World.
And the was interlarded with
choice and kingly B!liingsgate!
Tony was reprlmanded severely. and
before he had a chance to break out
again the wedding was solemnized.
Then for a time all was well. Antony
sat opposite his Crown Princess ~
breakfast and tried not to wish tina ~
wouldn't have such an ingrown fan,
and she. In her giygly way. tried 70 en-
terrain him.
Suddenly ono day, while walking In
the gardens that surrounded the royal
palace, a green and black snake darted
from under a bush and slid across the
path before him.
Instantly his heart and MIND new. 10
Madr1d, and that night at dinner hep s-
fused his favorite dish. frankfurters ana
sauerkraut. so affected was he'll
Cleopatra. furious at being ignored fer
such a length OF time. was far from be-
ing idle In Madrid. Many nights after
the show she'd sit W In her little lace
covered beddie and smoke her head on
trying to concoct some schsme whereas
she might win Antony back. only to
spurn him..
And on the thirteenth night she hit It!
The audience was breathless in rapt
admiration OF the gorgeous Cleopatra a
few nights later. when suddenly she was
seen to force the fangs of her most
poisonous reptile into her breast!
\ great shout OF horror went up from
tho house as Cleopatra fell withotee
murmur into a death and the
curtain yyaa IA Iovvp Those 0afhAraA
about her on the stage heard her muir
muir. send for Antony'"
That was enough for the press. In an
hour the streets were alive with extras
telling Of the suicide of the beautiful
Cleopatra. tho Darling OF Madrid. for
love OF Antony OF Lotavia. Reporters
heslcged the theatre. Cleopatra's apart
nents and tho street without. There
was telephonlng, te~legraphing and cao-
llng-and all thu while cleo. the MINK.
was resting languldly on a silken diSaA,
a glass OF absinthe IN one hand and q
chocolate cream In the other-her stage
manager at her left and her press agent
at her right.
Because, you see. Cleopatra, going
stale OF press stun. had had the fangs
OF that snake removed that morning
apd the rest VAS easyl
And when Antony, flushed and breath
less. rushed In to throw himself at her
supposedly dying feet. she had her In
nlngs! She said:
TO the timber for yours. you Dutch
gutter. The c~arfare you spent nm
Germany hero was wasted, Smiie~snd
get out,'
IT ALL SEEMS HEARTLEsS. But
GREAT SCOTT. LOSING ONES JEW
ELS DOESN'T GET ONE INTO THH
PAPERS AT ALL NOWADAY1-SO
WHAT'S A POOR GITsL TO Dol
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By 9. Henry

Now. there IL only one district In
New York city where n man In bound
TO receive scars and wounds ana inicE-
tatlons OF that sort-and that In along
the sidewalks OF Twenty-thi:d street
and a portion of Sixth avenue. snitf az
there. I knew from the impr!nts OF
countless French heels on his feet and
the marks OF countless Jabs In the lace
from umbrellas and pnrasols carried by
women In the shopping district that he
had been In conflict with the ama2oninn
troops. And as he was q man OF intel
ligent appearance, | knew he would not
have brayed such dangers unless he
had been dragged thither by his own
women folk. Therefore when he got on
The car his anger at the treatment he
had received was sufficient to make him
keep his seat In spite or his traditions
OF Southern chlvalry,'"
That Is all very WE'LL" | said, BIT
why did YOU insist upon dauEhters-and
! especially " daughters? why couldn't
a wife alone have taken hin shopping? ,"
There had to he daughters said
JONES. calmly. III he had only a wife,
ana she near his own age. he could have
bluned her into going alone. II lie had
"a young wife she would prefer to SO
alone. So there YOU are"
I'm admit that" | said; but, now.
why two dtughters? And how. In the
name OF all the prophets. did YOU guess
mat one was adopted when lie told You
he had three"
Don't say guess said JONES'. with
a touch OF pride In his air; there is no
'such word In the lexicon of ratiocina-
ton. In Major E.llisOn's buttonho.e
there was a carnation and n rosebud
backed by n geranium leaf, No woman
ever combined a carnation and q rose
bud into n boutonniere. Close your eyes.
Whatsup, and give the logic OF your
imagination n chance, Cannot you see
the lovely Adele fastening the carna-
ton to the lapel 50 that papa may be
gay Upon the street? And then the
romplng Edith May dancing up with
sisterly Jealousy to add ncr rosebud to
the adornment?'
And then" I cried, beginning 10 feel
enthusiasm, "when he declared that he
had three daughters"-
II could see" said Jolnes. zone IN tho
background who added no flower: n |
knew that she must bet
Adopted" | broke In. Il give you
every credit; but how did YOU know he
was leaving for the South io-night?"
"In his breast pocket said the great
detective, something large and oval
made a protuberance. Good liquor ~
scarce on trains. and II Is a long Jour
ney from New York to Fairfax County,
Again. | must bow to YOU" | sald.
"And tell me this. 20 that my last shred
OF doub will be cleared away; why did
you decide that he was from virginia.
1T was very faint, | admit" answered
Shamrock JONES, but no trained OBJ
server could have failed to detect the
odor of mint IN the car"
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suggested Jolnes.

suggested JONES.
:, JONES and / went out and up the
street toward the corner, where We were
TO catch a surface car.
Halfway up the block we met Rhsin-
gelder. an acquaintance of ours. who
he!d q CITY Iis.; position.
Good morning, Rheingelder." said
DIN hating.
Nice breakfast that was you had this
morning"
Always on the lookout for the detect
ive's' remarkable feats Of deduction, I
saw Jolnes's eve fash for an instant
upon a long yellow splash on the shirt
bosom n a smaller one upon the chin
OF Rheingelder-both undoubtedly made
by the yolk OF an Egg.
"Oh. dot Is some OF your detective
ness" said R~hs!ngelder. shaking all
over with n smile. We'll. l pet you
thinks and cigars all round dot you can
not tell vot ] hat eaten for breakfast"
Done" said Jolnes. sausage. pun
pernickei and coffee"
/ Rheingelder admitted the correctness
OF the surmise and paid the bet. When
we had proceeded on our way I said to
Jolnes:
Il thought you looked at the sgg
spilled on his chin and shirt front"
II DID said JONES. THAT IL where
I BEGAN my deduction. Rheinselder 10
a very economical. saving a Yester-
day eggs dropped in the market to Is
cents per dozen. To-day they are quoted
at ~. Isheingeidsr ate egg Yesterday,
and to-day he went back to his usual
fare. A little thing like this isn't any
thing, Whatsup; II belongs to the pri-
mary arithmetic class."
When we boandsd the street car We
found the seats ali occupied-principally
by ladies'. JONES n ! stood on the
rear platform.
About tbs middle OF the car thers
sat al elderly man with q short. gray
beard. who looked to be the typical.
wsll-dressed New Yorker. At successive
other ladies climbed aboard.
and soon three or four OF them were
standing over the man.. clinging to
straps and glartis meaningly at the
man who occupied the coveted seat.
But he resolutely retained his place.
" New Workers." I remarked to
Jolnes. have about lost our manners,
as far as the exercise OF them In pub
lie goes"
Perhaps So" aid JONES, lightly:
but the man you evidently refer TO
happens to he a very ~chlvalrous and
courteous gentleman from DID Virginia.
lie Is spending = few days In New York
with his wife and two daughters. and
he leaves for the South tonight
You know him. them" I said. in
amazement.
II never saw him before We stepped
on the car declared the detective,
smlllngiy.
Three blocks further along the gentle
man rose to leave the car. JONES adj
dressed him at the door:
J Pardon me, sir. but are you not
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Col. Hunter OF Norfolk, Nirglniap
NO, subj" was the extremely cour-
teous answe MY ane sub. Is FL
llson-Major Winfield u. Ellison from
Fairfax County In the same state. |
know a good many people. sun. In
N~orfolk-the Goodrlches. the Tollivcrs.
and the Crabtrees, sub, but I never had
the pleasure VI meeting yo' friend. Col.
Hunter. ] am happy to say. sub. that
I am going back to Virginia tonight.
after having spent . week In yo' Gay
with my wife ard three daughters. |
Shall be in Norfolk IN about ten da IS,
and IL you Will give me yo' name, sub,
] will take pleasure IN looking up Col.
Hunter and telling him that you m
CURED after him, sun"
Thank YOU" said JONES'; tell him
that Reynolds sent his regards, IL You
will be so kind"
I glanced at the great Ne : York de-
tectiye and saw that a look OF intense
chagrin had come upon his clear-cut
features. Failure In the slightest point
always CALLED Shamrock JONES.
Ind o say your three daughters?'
he aske, Of the Virginia gentleman.
Yes. sub. my three daughters. all
as hne girls as there are In Fairfax
County" was the answer
With hat Major Ellison stopped the
car and began to descend the step.
Shamrock JONES ciutched his arm.
One moment. SIR he begged In an
urbans voice In which ] alone detected
the anxiety. lam | not right In believing
that n OF the YOUNG ladies Is an
adopted daughter"
you are, sub" admitted the major,
from the ground. but how the devil
you knew II. auh. In mo- than l can
tell"
And mo than I I can tell. too" 1 said.
an the car went on.
JONES was restored to his calm. OBJ
servant serenity by having wrested Vie
tory from his apparent failure; SO after
we got Of the car he invited me into a
cafe, promising to reveal the process Of
his latest wonderful feat.
''In the first place" he began after we
were comfortably seated. Il knew the
gentlemen was no New Yorker because
he was flushed n uneasy and restless
on account OF the ladies hat were stand
Ing. although he did not rise and give
them up his seat. I decided from his
appearance that he was a Southerner
rather than a Westerner.
Next / began to figure 1ut his rea-
son FOR not rellnqulshing his seat 10 "A
lady. when he evidently felt strongly.
but not overpowerlngly impelled TO do
go. ] very quickly decided upon that. |
noticed that one OF his eyes had received
a severe jab in one corner. which was
red and innamed, and that all over his
face were tiny round marks about the
size OF the n of an uncut lead pencil.
Also upon both OF his patent leather
shoes were Il number OF deep imprints
shaped like ovals cut of square at one
end.
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- AM so fortunate as to count
Shamrock JONES. the great
New York detective. among
my muster Of friends. JONES
49, IS what is called the "inside
man" of the city detective force. lie Is
an expert in he use Of the typewriter,
and 1t is his duty. whenever there IL u
murder mystery TO be solved. TO sit
at a desk telephone at Headquarters
and take down tie messages Of "cranks'
who phone in their confessions to hay
ing committed the crime.
But on certain on" days. when con-
LESSONS are coming In slowly and three
or four newspapers have run to earth
as many different guilty persons, JONES
will knock about the town with me. ex-
hibiting. to my great delight and in
struction. his marvellous powers OF OBJ
servation and deduction.
The other day ] dropped in at Head
gazing %thoughtfully at a string that
was tied tightly around his little finger.
Wood morning, wliatsup." he said.
without turning his head. I'm glad to
notice that you've had YOU house f,ted
up with electric lights at last"
"Will you please tell me-" ! said. In
surprise. how you knew that? l an
sure hat l never mentioned the fact
TO any one. and the wiring was u rush
order not completed until this morning
Nothing EASIER said JONES. gen
tally. LAS you came In I caught the
odor OF the cigar you are smoking. ]
know an expensive cigar; and I know
that not more than three men in New
York can afford TO smoke cigars and
pay gas bills too at the present time.
That was an easy one. But ! am work.
ing Just now on a little problem OF M
own"
why have you that string Of your
finger" / asked.
That's the problem" said JONES.
MY wife tied that on this morning
to remind me OF something I was to
send up to the mouse. Sit down,
Whatsup. and excuse me for a few
moments"
After five minutes OF silent bordering
JONES looked at me, with a smile. and
nodded his head.
Wonderful man." I exclaimed; al
yeadyT'
1t Is quite simple" he said. holding
Up his finger. you see that knot? That
Is TO prevent my forgetting. it II. there
fore, a forget-me-not. A forget-me-not
Is a flower. II was a sack OF -four that
/ was to send home"
Beautiful ! could not help crying
out in admiration.
Suppose We go out for a ramble."
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and We did not quarrel. Shall ! vvike
and ask him why he no longer cailsS'
1t would be more dignlfed to Ignore
the young mans absence. and ~ he
does call on you again do not Givs him
too cordial O greeting.
An Engagement.
A MAN W. signs his letter J. W.
4 II havs been calling on q g!fi
steadily and | intend TO ask her to ~:
come my wife. Shall ! present sksr
it'll a ring on hat occasion. and y %.
should It be a wedding ring or . fancy
ring?'
II the young lady accepts your pro-
posal II Is customary TO present her
with a ring either then or at sonN
enrly date. a ring with n small pearl
In 1t IL the usual token OF an Engage
ment. but the matter may be decided
us she wishes.
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happy II you do moi
He Winks.

He Winks.
A GIRL who signs her letter IN,
n H." writes:
4 = II meet "A young man every day
on my way To business. / "A never
been introduced to him. although I
know who he Is and where lie works.
DO you think 1t is very courteous OF
this young man to wink at me, as he
does when We meet?"
The young mans behavior 3 more
than discourteous; 1t Is insulting and
vulgar. Your only course Is to ignore
him as beneath your notice.
No Longer Calls.
A GIRL who signs her letter III.
"A G." writes:
"a man has been calling on me
steadily during the last year. quite
suddenly he has ceased TO do so. al
though he has given me no explanation
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the hotel to which
$ t a d $ II and the
woman had gone. but
the name OF the won.
an remained a secret.
To make a bad mat
ter worse, Standish
was now married.
II a K g was kind
enough to remind him
OF this little fact.
Nothing remained but
to find the name OF
the woman who had
figured in the hotel
incident and then give
the scandal to the
newspapers. a k g
felt certain that STAN
dish would at once
telephone TO the wom-
an 10 put her on her
guard. and according
~ brlbed the girl at
the switchboard to tel
him the n IN b e r.
S;lndish lost no time
in getting New York
on the wire, and OF
course the girl got
the number. But she
didn't give 1t up.
Up to this point the
play had preached the
gospel OF graft so
steadily that The
Woman seemed to
belle its name. But
the telephone girl be.
gan to get busy when
she discovered that
Stcndish had called
up the home of Con-
gresham Robertson
in New York, and
when Mrs. Robertson
arrived at the hotel In
Washington, Wanda
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Offices and SHOPS. MI ycat Iong, WIN u excepUUh t tHuF
two weeks rest, chey spend their time standins behind .
counter or bending over n desk. Before they leave for their
vacation how tired they are OF 1t all. But when they return
to town once more how well they feel
So this Is not "A sermon 20 these boys and girls. but .
plea. \ plea TO them to try and keep themselves In the
hood health which Is Just now theirs. and one OF the pnn-
cipal ways OF Keeping ones self young and fresh 10 to get
plenty OF sleep at nights. Young people. let Saturday be
your party night. Make your engagements for Saturday
evening. and then 10 YOU are out late you can sleep sunday
morning. II Is hard. very hard. to rennqulsh some fun
sometimes, but 1t Is harder stll to do your work and keen
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Mhke New Pl@MS
%K "7he Woman" an XTK%
N6X Interesting but WVGW
TS Unpleasant Play. X~ -,
BY CHARLES DARNTON.
BY CHARLES DARNTON.

ct WON'T TELL l WoN'T" declared Wanda, the faithful telephone girl
Ahd she wouldn't lot even for $1,000 Politicians couldn't bulge her.
. Se was a stand-pItter of the most fixed Kind.
This girl above price dehed the machine" at the Republic Theatre last nisht
IN David Bcllscosp production OF The Woman" al Interesting but unpleasa
b william G de Mile. For 1t certainly was not a pleasant sight to see
a gang Of rafers bounding a woman in order to xiii off politically the leader
of the opposition to the passage Of a bill that meant money n their pockets
The high motives Of these noble congressman smened to heaven. Even Wash
ingtons seemed too good for them. Their plan ws a beautifully simple n
Whe Matthew Standlsh, the inslrgent who was fighting the bill favoring corr
Interests, refused to listen to reason" jim Blake. the boss Of The gans
was an aHsr with q woman dating back Ave years. Detectives had iscovered
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Lamp Post Savings Bank.

ably deposits can only be made in one kind OF
GOA. PROBABLY tHcutS heller pieces l2dJ Tor eacn
ot which tII aDfagatus will return a ticket. ION
pro.ontatinu Of these tickcts at the bank the de.
po-itpr vail he gi.cl credit In his .11S. go p4r
Ont temptation 10 robbers, the apparatus will h,
-~egularly cleared out by the bank collectors ever
evening - Budapest Cor, Wc,tmin-tcr Golctte.
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. Ills is the time OF the year when most OF the girls and boys WHIT
me for advice in their love affairs are getting back from their
= a number Of those young people come back from the country y
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WI p: {: e: !: e: E.: ]::::: &: 1: :: !: : :: :: !: 3: =: &: : :: !:
pure gold, studded with topaz
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AM SO fortunate as to count
Shamrock JONES. the great
New York detective. among
my muster Of friends. JONES
a, vvhat d.. aali.l sha sgpatAa
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-04-20

NorIE 81 fflosS Who are naturally ls snttad
fa ws,sls and easily e ~ e ~
The standards, which arg sonewalat
tentattvcs are ar fudluws: - -
Name.
Tlsis association shall be known as
tfex Athletic feHgtfe or the West Ehel-
sea school tistffe#e
pufpssA. Il r
The purpose Of the league ~ phSsi-
cal deveiopnlent and higher stafidsfda
ment = to be measured or determined
fl the ubi1fts of the pupils to meet
certain standards and to maintain good
Positions III standink. sittinx, wal king,
RUNNING, etc
Msmbsrship.
Membership is limited to pupils Of
the schools OF the West Chelsea school
Eligibility.
Pupils who are eligible for member
ship mist have u pass mark In ali
studies, must maintain good conduct,
and must be able to make the follow
ing standards:
standing jump, 8 feet; running high,
high JUMP, 5 feet To- inches: shptput,
81 feet; Quarter mile, so seconds.
: Grade y11I-Ruhni41g jump, 10 feet;
standing jump, s feet; running high,
5 feet 4inches; shetpilt, ls feet: quar-
ter mile, 30 seconds.
Grade VII-RunHffg Jump, q feet;
standing jump, feet inches; run
ming high Jump, 3 feet; sfotput, 16
feet. quarter mile, IS seconds.
Grade Running jump, feet;
stairdihg jump, 5 feef; winning high
jump, 2 feetss inches; quarter mile, So
Sevenths grade pupils may use the
eight pound shot. Others will use the
10 pound shot.
Pupils q the fifth grade who vii,
be IA years old before September 1
may join the league by meeting the
requirements of the sixth grade.
Pupils. OF the different grade teams
who make tine required standards and
who have 4 pass mark in all studies,
and who maintain good conduct, become
members OF. the athletic league and re-
ceive badges or membership. These
badges are neat pins in red, white and
blue. with the letters A. Il. in the CEN
ter and the words West Chelsea+Cram
mar School around the edge, with the
word Courage below. The boys have
been very enthusiastic in their work
and have just received their pins, hav-
ing completed their work this month.
the girls have also been very entflu-
siastie in their games and are looking
forward to a club with badges similar
to tfose of the boys.
Among the gaines that have been
played are: Tag, Potato Race, Duck
on. the Rock. Reanbag, Three Deep,
Come with Me, Cat and Mouse, Hir-
ing the House, Have You Seen My
Sheep? The Boiler Burst, Wheel Away,
Chase the Weasel. Drop the Handker-
chief Red and Black, Go Round and
Reunil The Valley, Midnight.
Z Preparations are now being made
for May fete to be given in the yard
at the Mt Pleasant STREET ectoo1. This
will include athletic events, games,
songs, a May Pole dance, and other ex-
ercfsee that will be participated in by
all Of the schools of the district.