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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

She blushed. She stammered She
tried to say something, and then she
tried TO get down. or course. she
But her feelings were hurt as ne
stepped forward and caught her in
his arms and stood her on her feet
and departed with that patronizing
smile on his face.
Firstly, poor Miss Carrie boxed the
cooks ears, and secondly, she nat
down on the floor and cried. IL
was too, too much! She would do
some awful thing 10 that professor
IL she had to live 100 years to ac-
complish It. other folks saw humor
in the situation, but she saw any
thing but that.
1t took six days TO decorate that
ceiling, and while the girls worked
the front door was kept locked and
the family bulldog chained TO a post
on the Varanda. A description of
Professor Bannister was furnished
the hostler. and he was instructed 20
repel any invasion II 1t cost him hts
life. 1t was we'll for the professor
that he came not that way.
When the ceiling had been fin-
lshed and admired, 1t was long
jaunt in the runabout. Things went
we'll for a long fifteen miles. Then
an old COW brought a change.
She figured that she could cross
| the road and bite at bunch of grass
and get back again before the ma
chine got along. She was two sec
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

was made to feel "backwoodsy" and
Objectionable.
Girls liked handsome, stylish men.
Ada had chosen one. He felt de-
spairingly that she was inclined to
make a match between the best man
and Julia, when, of course, she must
know the state OF his feelings in
regard to the girl.
How could he stand back and see
Julia step under this arch with that
mana handsome man whom she
would probably be ready TO fall in
love with. The arch danced mock
ingly before his eyes. Then a bright
little voice recalled him to his senses.
JIMMY Jimmy" It was Julia,
running downstairs, radiant figure
In her thin pink dress. Jimmy, that
package hasn't come from Cramer's
yet, though I've 'phoned and 'phoned.
We must have 1t. It's something
very special. You go this minute
and get il. And blow the Chambers
up property"
Jimmy stood feasting his hungry
eyes upon the charm OF her face.
She seized his arm and gave him a
shake.
Stupid DO you hear? Now go
and do try and get back before your
father returns from the station with
those men. You'll have to run"
Jimmy ran. IL was some distance
to Cramer's. As he hurried he
glanced at his watch. In the far
distance he heard the arriving train
whistle. There was no use in killing
himself trying to get back to the
house before those men reached
there, and at any rate IL he did not
he would be spared the misery OF
seeing Julia introduced to them.
He reached, Cramers in a rather
breathless condition. nevertheless, to
find that the package had been sent
by a messenger-must have reached
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

shown you-"
you have shown me-" his voice
was exquisite, that you are all
things woman should be-the
rarest. the sweetest, the best. Dear"
he faltered "t know | am breaking
your heart. but better for me 10
break IT, who loves you so, than for
strangers whose indifference will
make them unnecessarily cruel As
I listened to you tonight | felt that
must tell you the truth, even as
you have asked me. before you went
out into the world in all your happy
young confidence TO learn IL by bit
ter defeat For that is what awaits
you. l speak as a man and a critic.
not as your lover.
81 know that after this you will
not consider me such. ! am sacrific-
ing a good deal, am | not. just to
tell you the plain truth? You are a
glorious woman, Maude, but You
can't sing. It is not your fault. You
have been deceived by praise and
hattery. But can't deceive you"
Above the pink roses her face was
perfectly white. She had done her
best and they had all told her that
she had succeeded. They had all
lied TO her because they loved her
all except this one man. He had
never lied. He was telling her the
truth.
Better to hear 1t from his lips
than, as he said, from the lips Of
strangers. She thought of her pros
pective tour and shuddered. She was
a brave woman and though she had
her moment of bitter struggle her
| spirit rose presently from the black
/ depths into which he had plunged
It, and she looked him steadily in
| the face.
After ALL" she said "I did It all
for you 1t was your opinion want
ed, because | knew It would be the
right one. When | asked you TO tell
me the truth / did It because | knew
that you would tell me the truth.
And you have. Thank you, Alan"
She held out her hand TO him
And as he lifted It reverently to ais
lips he felt, with sudden thrill OF
JOY and hope and thanksgiving, that
the great good he craved was nearer
to him than ever before-that hC
. had, indeed not lost, but gained all,
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onds out OF the correct calculation,
as the professor Of mathematics later
Informed her.
Down went the COW and over went
the runabout, and OF course the
young ladies screamed for the police
and all other departments within or
outside OF hearing.
And II was that man-that Pro-
fessOr Bannister-that impudent in
truder-who came driving up in his
auto to extend aid and sympathy, and
say;
"The machine is so badly broken
that | will have to take you home
In my auto"
81 will walk" sobbed Miss Cor
rie.
"But l won't, for l can't with this
sprained ankle,' protested the other.
There will be no walking" quiet
ly announced the professor, and
there wasn't.
Not once In those fifteen miles did
Miss Carrie Thornton open her lips
TO him. She even tried to make out
that she was unaware OF his pres
ence, and she ardently hoped and
believed that she hurt his feelings in
the most awful manner.
That was only a little over year
ago, and II the society papers arc
right she Is to become Mrs. Professor
Bannister very soon now. No woman
VIII hate a man unless she Is inter-
ested In him and Is mad that she "a
interested.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

her the bag randfpursel
Miss Carrie Thornton and a young
lady friend. at the latters home, had
revived the ancient game OF croquet
and were playing 1t on the lawn
which ran down totthe highway. In
making a vigorous strike at a ball,
Miss Carries oppouent lost her hold
on the mallet and Miss Carrie was
knocked seHseless
No one but the cook was at home,
and she was frightened to death
There was weeping and wailing and
wringing of hands when an auto
made its appearance sand cameNto q
stop
The gentleman sitting besidel the
chauffeur saw that an accident had
happened, and he camei to the rescue.
Miss Carriee was lifted up in his
strong arms and carried into the
house and was found to be more
frightened than hurt. She might
have headache for, two orS three
days and then be an right. She
opened her eyes just as the gentle
man bowed himself out.
THAT man agaml That mani"
was her tragic exclamation.
What do you mean2"
why that man | hate. How {dld
he come here? What right has he
10 say that l am not hurt much
oh, | hate hfln-hafe himl"
"Why, dear" said her sfriend
that Is Professor iBannister Sof oul
university, was3neyer introduced
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SUCCESS

closely. She could not understand
what those other faces meant and
she did not care. But his face she
could understand oh, If only It
would convey some message to her.!
After all, It was really to him she
was singing. 1t was his approval
alone that she sought She had
worked hard to show him that she
could sing. And now she was show
ing him.
The applause that followed the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

ones own people," she thought.
Perhaps they didn't like that
French aria. There is certainly
nothing wrong with my voice or
with me-"
Between that appearance and her
next upon the programme she could
not sit still, but walked about rest
lessly. She knew very well what her
mother thought-that she had never
done so well in her life And Uncle
James-that she had given him good
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

her attention for one instant from
the best man, with whom she was
conversing in her sprightliest man
nef.
Yes, he was handsome. Poor Jim
my saw that. And he seemed to
have at once singled Julia out for
his special favor In that terrible
moment wherein he realized these
things. Jimmy could think OF moth
ing more desirable than to drop dead
at tho feet OF his cruel love.
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Did he notice that her gown was
pink? Or dream of its meaning? ?
She wondered great many things
as she stood waiting for the applause
TO end, so that she could sing. She
felt eager to sing. She felt capable
OF doing her best.
Her voice had never been better
and the aria she had chosen was
sure to please. All, there was the
keynote!
As she sang, she was still con-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

scious OF what was going on before
her upon the faces of the audience,
which was composed largely of peo-
pie she had known all her life. The
general look OF eager expectation had
changed, not to one of qualification,
but to one OF amazement, of perplex-
ity, almost Of pain.
The one man sat Very still, with
his chin slightly lifted, listening
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03
SO FUNNY

the house about the time he left It.
He Jagged home drearily. As he
approached the house he heard a
gale of laughter and conversation.
His natural dlffldence overcame him
and he sneaked around to the back
door, intending to escape quietly 10
his room. But. alas, his Aunt Maria
stood there with her glasses on. scru-
tinizlng dish of icing that did not
seem to be hardening as rapidly as
IL should
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

value for his money.
by George, that niece OF mine,
she's a winner" he would be saying
at his club tomorrow. And Violet
would go home to dream OF French
gowns and punches OF orchids as
large as her own little blonde head.
And Aunt Belle would be planning
a dinner TO take place before "Maude
starts on her tour"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

singing Of the aria seemed perfume
tory. She felt Jared and puzzled.
Yet she came back smiling in re-
sponse to the encore, though a little
subdued perhaps; a little less radi-
ant There was surely something a
little wrong. She was not making
the impression she had planned to
make.
Its hard work singing before
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But, instead of dropping dead, he
lived. apparently with composure and
success. for he accepted his intro
ductions creditably, said as much as
was necessary, and even managed to
smile once or twice. But he was
glad when the early dinner was an
nounced. even though the best man
led Julia to the table.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

"Where have youi been?" she in
Come with me into the parlor."
There was a lull in,the hilarity upon,
their Joint entrance. The parlor was
full OF people. Hef felt Julia's dis
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

true gentleman would do that,
II was mean, mean, mean, and she
would hate hlml She would give
much for chance to snub him good
and hard. His seat at the theater!
His patronizlng smile as he handed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03


man came down the aisle and paused
before them, and, speaking to the
daughter the official said:
Beg pardon, madam, but you
have this gentleman's seat"
II can't be. Here Is my coupon"
But he has one also. There has
been some mistake at the box office. I"
Which shall not incommode the
ladies', added the gentleman as he
turned away.
He was young man OF 20 or 80,
dressed In evening clothes and no
doubt a gentleman. Some persons
would have called him fine looking
man.
Miss Carrie Thornton herself
would but for the mistake about the
tickets. II had attracted attention
and annoyed her He must have
seen before coming down the aisle
that two ladies occupied the seats.
and the right and proper thing for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03

vs. t'hth All III al, sue was quite
perfect in training and figure and
stage presence. And her dress
why, IL was Partisan to the last de-
gree and. therefore, perfect. too She
had chosen It because she had al
ways had fondness for pink-and
she remembered that he had, too.
Certainly she had thought of him.
She had meant from the first to show
him that she could succeed, that her
voice was worth something She had
never quite forgiven him what he had
said that night two years ago, when
she had told him that she was going
abroad to study.
Don't do It, Maude," he had said
you haven't voice enough"
lie had said it i'm those-very words
And he was the only one who had
every said It. Everybody else had
praised her to the skies her mother
and her dearest friends and hel
teachers. They must know better
than he did.
Yet she could never get these words
OF his out of her mind. And his
way of saying them! He was al.
ways so deadly i'm earnest about ev.
erything. Especially about that
How angry she had been,
"Pll show you!" she had flung bach
at him as she struggled to keep tho
tears from her eyes.
During those two years OF study
that determination of hers had been
ever present, "I'll show himl" II
had driven her to do, painstakingly
all the dvudgery demanded of her. II
had kept her on her feet under tn,
oEaetinR eyes Of the famous maestro
who had been coaXed TO accept hei
as his pupil, when she was ready tC
fGll down with fatigue.
And now she had learned all there
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saw a flash OF vexation in her eyes.
She was provoked with herself and
with him, He smiled. and 1t was
probably at her carelessness, and no
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03
BY ELSIE ENDICoTT.
T the Reid house ther.

T the Reid house there
]. ] D J !" !: !. !. !.
6-,~~.s--& was great excitement
Ea$32&o aac) and hustle OF prepar-
Ef55l2X NIX alton. People came
I E.dYkV41 and went; the tele-
IL IMtfkthE phone bell buzzed
(3SyEstfSAW madly; the grocer
WNfkIJAN was at the back door;
4 'W}f3$ the florist at the side
1 "~V0 door; in the kitchen
n--~---% two neighbors VINO
had come in to help
wero icing cake and cracking nuts;
In the parlor there was litter OF
Dotted plants and ribbon; upstairs
In the best chamber flock OF girls
we're chattering over the opening of
great box that had Just been sent
IN from the dressmakers. All the
house smelled OF coffee and carna-
lions, OF roses and chicken.
The reason for all this was that
Ada Reid was to be married that
evening. She had come from the city
where she had been employed for
three years with u new diamond ring
and a trunk full OF new clothes, and
Il noticeable air OF Importance.
During the two weeks since there
had been a constant furry OF COM
ing and going, chatter and laughter.
Ada was center of admiration and
interest, She had been showered and
feted and feasted to weariness.
But now there was fresh thrill
for the carriage had been sent to
the station to meet the bridegroom
and his best man who were sched-
uled to arrive by the o'clock ex,
press from the city.
Jimmy Reid, Ada's elder and only
brother, wearing a very uncomfort'
able collar and new tie, was stand
ing about helplessly, feeling very
much In the way and miserably con-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03
BY JOE BUsHE.

ISIS CARRIE THORN
TON and her mother
were at the theater.
They had bought
their seats at the
last moment, but they
were good ones.
They were COM
fortably seated, and
tho curtain was about
to go up, when an
upbar ond a camilla
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-03
BY VIII SEAT.

NK was ready and
waiting. She was not
nervous. She had too
much confidence In
herself for that. She
smiled serenely as she
glanced again at the
programme I'm her
hand. How well her
name looked printed
Miss Maude Vance
goprauc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-25
SENATE BILLS

n Nr reathSrsfon tby reauest)-A
hill L. amend An act In relation TO
i i. n .tv1mi Jficnt toni. THE ETAOIN
800. =, rrorsr .anitarv ARRANGEMENTS
10 - provided n factories.
Mr.. VEGA bsll to authorize the
.chooI board 81 jerusalem magisterial
dt.,rsct' sontham pton county. 70 bor-
rcv money "a nav or school indebt-
.dnAs~.
NJ T.yennee--A bill 70 amend an
.cs concsrninr the Bureau Of In
.ur. Me-.
~ Tucr.r--A bir to amend an
- 10 anthorisa trustees Of New Lon
dor Acs6emv 70 lease said buildings
"a countv superinfendents OF schools.
~. Hoat-A biil TO prevent are in
s,,rs nce eorsnan NO. associauons or
INTERPRETATION dnin~ business ia this
s;s.s. from ~uterinx into combination
q uaeka 81 control rates.
) NJ nsriv--A bilI to appropriate
80 nam "A sa.6oe out Of any money
n fhe treasury not otherwise appro-
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TRAFFDRD FILES
CITIZENS PAPERS
ACTING HEAD Or ELgcTnss
PLANT swEARs ALLEoiANcs
TO UNCLE SAM.

1t develops that e. W. TAa&cr9
consulting engineer OF the muntctQel
electric plant, who u generally ts
derstood to b. . candidate tor tlJ
position of permanent superintendent
fiied declaration Of his intsnt1on
become citizen Of the United 6sate1
In the United States Circuit coq
here on July 20. 1903. He $500 4M
nitted to citixenship on Decemo4
1911. This II said 70 make him ett~
Bile for superintendency Of the paNnxsS
Mr.. Trafford 10 native OF E191aAl1
He came to this country IN 1854 o4
has been q resident Of Richmond ~
nearly two decades.
Il ID stated that the law reqa1
Q residence of one year In = ctt
town OF any citizen aspiring q
IN ONCE does to apply IN = caso 0e
lust admitted 70 citizenship.
Other candidates for the esece
plant superintendency which y u
S3,7s0 per year. are e. Douglas N4N
artlson, Alien J. 0avtlle. G. =
ston. and ]. J. Trennon. ss8
The ordinance formally creating
position Of superintendent and Oe
employea was pAaaed upon hX
Council Committee on Ordinances e
eral nights axo. and reccmmendsd
Council for adoption.
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8 eeeibe - upnn mAle citisens over
the aGn u tWSG1v~oAo years on the
hun6Fo1 1o3lnnf worth Of propsrty
Tor au4ousDeonn So Il
I b M. Adasae "a bill to anaepd
ana ro-enac< ooet3Dn 3, 81 an act ap-
peosed MARCH <, 1885, TO provide for
the maklng and tesping In repair
ths roalss aad be1dges in the county
b ~. nsin IA bin to change the
time az holding the town election o.
the town q Brauchville. in Eouthamp-
ton county. Va, and extending the
term 81 once of tho present otficsrs
81 ~. Bowu,ss--A bin TO amend
and re-Anaet chapter 13S Of an act
Of Assembly Of 1904. approved March
IL. 1904. entitled an act to provide
. new charter for the town Of VIM
ton. In the county Of Roanoke, Va.
and to repeal III acts or parts of
acts Ipconsistent with the same.
/ BY Ar. Adams--A bill to authorize
the board or supervisors Of Charlotte
county 70 sell or rent . farm con-
tanning $50 acTes situated at 6axA
In Bacon m4gfstsrial district Char.
lotte county. W
BY Mr. Maizena, bill to validate
I certain bond issue in the town Of
virxinta Beach, authorized by an cleo
ton held November 30, 1905.
BY Nj. Bain-A bill to authorize
the school board Of Jerusalem magis-
tertal district, Southampton county.
Va. to borrow money. ;
j. BY Mr.. NoW-A bill to repeal chap
ter AL, Acts Of Assembly. 1855.
entitled IN act TO Incorporate the town
Of saxis ii the county OF Accomac.
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=
CALL EXTENDED
70 DR.. FRANKLIN
sAprIsrs or GRACE sTREEr
. .cHURoH INVITE COLORADO
PASTOR 70 PULPIT.
MINISTER is VIRGINIAN
HI 70 ALSO GRADUATE OF RICH
MoNo COLLEGE AND or
SEMINARY At LOUIS
VILE.
MINISTER is VIRGINIAN

The Rev. James H. Franklin. u.
D.. pastor Of the First Baptist church,
Colorado Springs. Col. was .extendei
call last night 70 the pastorate OF
Grace Street Baptist church Of Rich
mond. whose pulpit was vacated last
spring when the Rev. DR.. David ~.
tamsay reslgned to become president
OF . womans college in Greenviiie,
The cali was extended at . consre-
gational meeting Of the church. ~
which . report was received front the
pulpit COMMITTEES. This report en-
dorrsd DR.. Farnklin In the highest
tsrus and urged that efforts be made
70 secure his services ~ pastor. The
congrogation adopted the repMt
unanimously and soon afterward
telegram was sent TO DR.. Franklin.
.noti1ying him OF the call. President
Bostwrteht. Of Richmond College. was
chairman Of the COMMITTEES which SUD
mitted the report.
Native a. Virginia. A
DR.. Franklin 10 native OF APP
pomattox county and Q graduate o!
Richmond College. having completed
his academic course at this insfttu-
ton In 1895. He then entered the
60Uku0H0 10VtIDS AucOSO8t@A OSseAs
nary at Louisville, graduating in lsys.
Accepting call to Kansas CITY, be
Iabored In that feld Tor several yeara.
after which be assumed charge II
mission work OF the Northern Baptist
Convention with territory In the Rocky
Mountain States. A few years ago
he gnve up this work to become pas
tor Of the Colorado Springs church.
although remaining a. one OF the
secretaries Of the Northern Genven-
ton.
II u not known whether Dr.. Frank
lin viii accept the Richmond pas
torate TO which he has been called.
but II II the belief Of the Grace
Htreet congregation that he will look
upon II with favor.
wen Known Here.
DR., franklin has q number OF
friends in Richmond and 10 well re-
Nom bered here. He 10 . kinsmAn
OF MIRA C.. T. Watkins. OF Ginter
Park. He ID thirty-eight years old
and in the prime OF manhood. men
tally and physically.
(, .Grace-atreet church u located -
Foushee and Grace and 10 among the
oldest congregations OF the Baptist
faith In Richmond. Tho Rev. DIR.
William u. Hatcher. now president OF
Fork Union Military Academy. was
pastor OF this church for \ quarter
n : oantury anA has fslied thu pulpit
several times within the past year. -