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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-16
'rds were flippant, almost with

her before The words were fippant, almost with touch of impertnence :, ,, less uncomfortable excitement stained her cheeks You have not changed" she said, fin the least. Dear me, yesw he agreed. "Why not7 The ladies like it, God bless 'emr Then, very suddenly, he fr1pged 1Dg his sng bs tod her believe me?"
 "You know him wel?" asked Yvette.
 T hadn't seen him in years until to-day. knew him back East' He added curiously, And you?" We to be married" said Yvette
 "Oh" said Hays. A little thereafter he smiled. T congratulate him."
 Thank you," said Yvette.
 Then the looked into Yvettes eyes, and found them deep.
 Clean forgotten everything" he suggested cooy. What was there to forget?" she asked him.
 Ashes are cold and uninteresting," said Yvette. She smiled, too. When he stared little rudey, "It is almost impossible" she apologized "to re- member everything, across four years: ! dare say there a great many things of which you thinking, that have forgotten One meets many when is debutante-"
 "I should like to stake my reputation, of which am excessively jeaous,' said Hays, that you have not forgotten. There are some things which does not forget-and die erse Lebe IS one of them" Were you that?"
 "I," said he, "was that-however unworthily."
 When she did not speak, the lines of Hays face changed swiftly compelling youth spoke from luis and the s an ng of his "I've changed" he said. Believe me- Yvette-"
 And at that juncture, rather appropriately, Whit ing back into the
 q found your mother" he said cheerfully, "and De Maupassant. Have you two revived your auld lang syne?"
 Writings roses came next day upon the heels of Hays less prodiga valley lilies
 Yvette wore the roses to the opera-and put the valley lilies in her room.
 After the first act of Aida" she questioned Whit ings pleasant hospitality abruptly.
 "Tony-you know MT. Hays we1l?"
 Whiting shrugged He drew his chair a little nearer and lowered his voice,
 Fairly well; not intimately: Likable chap, eh? ething of gallant cavalier. Where did you
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-16

"He went about with the La Branches the winter I came out" said Yvette
 Like him?" asked Whiting carelessly By the way, I've asked him to little dinner I'm having next week-for you"
 "A dinner you're having for mel" said Yvette.
 Thought you'd like it-an old friend, and all that,' said Whiting He sat back in his chair as the curtain
 Yvette heard very little of the music that night
 When she went home she put the bowl of valley lilies downstairs in the library, the plea that their perfume was too heavy
 Another thing she did was not wise. She resurrected from box in the depths of clothes closet package of letters, and read them through deliberately The dawn came in at the window the most part and there were rather number of them. The last enlightening
 "I accept your decision," 1t said carefully, "but can't help believing that this is not the end Sup to unravel it. You may be right. In any case, there is nothing more now for me to say. You have closed the subject"
 Tt was very, easy, .accePtance-of my decision" had"
 Without finishing the sentence she went to bed, just as the streets were waking She did not go to sleep at but then when she did she slept till roon which somewhat recompensed her.
 It is not of the conditions for successful betrothal that memories return.
 Yvette unhappy.
 She endeavored to be natural with Whiting, and undue effusveness. She endeavored to be natural with Hays, and by her resultant codness convinced him easily that she afraid of the old feeling. She endeavored to be natural with her mother, who had memories of her own concerning Hays and her daughter, and therefore pacing the watch tower, and succeeded only in arousing in the ternal breast small simeon of anxiety.
 In herself, Yvette was prey to a variety of emo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-16

nights were zleepess treadmIs: She desired to be her insidiousy. Also she said to hersef-as does many another beloved one-that matrimony allows one must willy ny sit through the entire perform ance or go forth into outer darkness with no pros The thing fantly alarmed her-for the first time. In contradistnction to each other she placed cer- tain reluctant facts Whiting nearing middle age. Hays was in the very prime of youth, daring denied and dark-three Whiting loved her. Hays might or might not-a fact entirely in his favor by the beauty of its Writings hair was ebbing, and his waistcoat ob- taned almost imperceptble prominence. Hays was 1.-the an Indian and his hair thick as leaves This last line is of course inconsiderable fac tor Another obscure line of reasoning is that she four years ago. she had refused it to Hays who had accepted that refusal his conduct had instgated 1t, without enormous regret.
 Yvette as I said, unhappy
 She saw Hays often, and he made love to her so raternal progenitor of her thought could have been sure just what he was doing.
 Also she saw Whiting, seven days out of the week, and he made love to her less subtly, at the same time arranging ways by which the other man should have his opportunity.
 "Id like you to something of Hays" said Whiting occasion. "You don't dislike him, "0n the contrary" said Yvette; but just how much on the contrary she neglected, quite naturally to add.
 Hays himself urged the question with rather more effect. Having back he desired to pick up the threads that his departure had broken. Yvette, poised, sought after, more delicately exper- enced in every way, appealed strongly to his appre- ciaton. At first he fenced he experimented for the weak spot in her and fired from ambush. Then he boldly into the open
 "You loved me once, he said. "You women don't forget"
 "I cannot listen to you" Yvette rebuffed him easily.
 .You could listen fast enough if you'd forgotten Which shot went home and Yvette wnced.
 "You're afraid" he said, "that I can make you care again.
 "I am afraid of nothing," said Yvette. But she
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-16
THE PEACOCK SCREEN
 By FANNIE HEASLIP LEA

and added his eyes met hers, Out I have dread ful nemory-for faces. 1 not l should have known-
 Possibly I've changed" he suggested.
 Whiting from of the davenport, put in idle
 Men of your type don't change great deal, under say fifty"
 At which the two men crossed glances, courteously enough.
 Why, no," said Yvette; "you have not changed I remember you"
 "Nor you" said Hays, almost significantly
 "Mr. Hays" said Whiting, in the ensuing pause. "is stranger in strange land Yvette. Never been here but once before. I've asked him to see Aida with us tomorrow night"
 That will be charming said Yvette.
 "It's very good of you" said Hays. You'll find the old Opera House interesting" !" said Whiting. He stood up slowly Think by any chance I'd find your mother in the library, Yvette7 I've message for her from my sister"
 "All afternoon,' said Yvette calmly, she has been in the library with volume of De Maupassant. One fancies she will be there still, Tony"
 And Tony went out with nod and smile. The curtains fell to behind him.
 Then the other spoke He leaned forward in his chair elbows upon his knees, hands interlocked and looked little mockingy at his hostess.
 Hello, Yvette!' he said, if he had not seen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-16

ECAUSE Yvette was beautiful, men flattered her, and because men fattered her, Yvette was beautiful Her dark eyes had the exquisite daring of the woman who knows she pleases. The blood came readily into her smooth. pale cheek because admiring glances called it there; and her red flower of mouth shaped itself easiest to smiling acceptance of broken hearts. It IS a gracious look, and difficult of attain ment to the plainer sisters. =.
 Yvette, withal, was not invincible.
 Back in the earlier days of her reign
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
LOUIS BALZER IS DEAD:
RESULT OF INJURIES

about thirty-eight years ago and
had lived here nearly all his
life. At the time of his accident he
at the corner of Plum and Second
street, and through his business and
in a social way he made and kept
many warm friends. His first bust
ness venture was to own milk
route, which he operated for some
time. Later he entered into part
nership in the grocery business with
his brother-in-law, Albert He'll, and
remained in that business ror abou.
four years. He had conducted his
livery business for five years.
Mr.. Balzer was a member of the
Catholic Order of Foresters and of
st. Peter and PauPs Catholic church,
and carried insurance in the lodge.
He leaves besides his wife, five chill
dren, six brothers and four sisters.
Henry of Mapleton, Herman of
Adrian, John of Gray Eagle, Michael
of Gray Eagle, Frank of Milwaukee
and Glenn of Mankato; Mrs. Rather
inc Holton of ST. Paul, Mrs. John
Exline of Minneapolis, Mrs. John
Weickert of Good Thunder and
Charlotte Balzer of Mankato.
The names of the children are
Magdalene, Gertrude, Louise, Kath-
crime and Lawrence. Their ages
range from four to thirteen.
The funeral will be held in st.
Peter. and Paul's church Wednesday
morning at nine o'clock.
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Louis NJ. BalZer died this morning
at about seven o'clock at st. Joseph's s
hospital as a result of terrible in
juries received in an accident when
driving an automobile on the Madi-
son Lake road last Friday morning.
Mr.. Balzer was taking Mrs. Joseph
Stahl and her mother, Mrs. He'll to
Waterville in his automobile. When
about three miles from Madison Lake,
on his way to Waterville, he collided
with a team in turning a sharp cor
ner. The view was shut off by a
field of corn and neither Mr.. Balzer
nor the people driving the team re-
allied that danger was near until the
crash came. The pole of the buggy
broke the glass wind shield OF the
automobile and penetrated Mr.. Bal.
Zer's forehead above the right eye.
He was taken to the hospital at once
where it was found that the frontal
bone of his forehead had been -frac-
tured and splinters of the pole OF
the buggy penetrated the brain.
Although his injuries were known
to be very serious it was hoped Sat
urday that recovery might be pos
sible. During Saturday and until
early last evening he had been con,
scious and his condition indicated
Improvement. But he then lost con-
scionsness and sank rapidly until
death relieved him of his awful suf'
fering. -..ya<9,f...
Mr.. Balzer was born in Mankato
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
DEATH OF EDWIN M'CAlL
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
John Mccall returned home from
st. Paul last night to. find mes
sage (which contained the. sad intel
ligence that his brother, Edwin Nc
Call, had died in the Soldiers Home.
Dayton, Ohio. on Friday last.
Edwin Mccall lived in this city
for a number of years and about
five years ago he entered the Sol
diers' Home at Dayton. Prior to that
he had been an inmate of the Sol
diers' Home at Minnehaha for
year or two. He enlisted in Com
pany K, Forty-sixth Volunteer Infan-
try and served in the war one year.
He was very young when he be-
came defender of the Union and
was given an honorable release
from his country's service because
of disability.
He was a native of New York
state and was sixty-one years old.
He never married. He is survived
by a brother, John Mccall of this
city, and two sisters, Mrs. Stephan
Noonan and Mrs. P. H. Jordan of
Madelia.
The remains will be brought to
Madelia for BURIAL but no arrange
ments have been made for the fu-
neral. ""s
Mr. McCall's death was due to
dropsy. A letter received by his
brother here about three weeks ago
stated that he was very i'll with
that trouble
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
hiwin visit points Of interest in this

a Z 2 -
|, ,wiH visit points. of interest in this
section. ~ 80. az ~
Mrs. Theodore Williams and her
daughter, Miss Ruth, left this morn.
ing for Chicago, where Miss VIII.
liams will enter the Chicago Art In.
stitute for a course in normal art.
They will stop at Wanawak, Wis.
for a short visit with relatives.
Heron Lake Times: Mrs. Mary
T, Hilderbrand of Mankato was here
this week to attend the funeral of
her mother, Mrs. Gehr, and also the
funeral of her sister, Mrs. Winkler,
who passed away, the former on
Tuesday and the latter on Thurs
| day. s ~
Attorney r. F. Hunt of Devils
Lake, N. D., came in from Blue
Earth Saturday evening and remain
ed here until yesterday afternoon
when he departed for his North Da
kota home. He has been on
visit to his parents, Dr. and Mrs
r. F. Hunt, at Blue Earth.
! Redwing Republican: William Con
lin, who represents a Minneapolis
furnishing house in southern Mime
sofa, arrived in the city last even
ing He is meeting with success OF
the road. He is also a member o.
~the Loyola Ball club of Mankato ant
has had great season on the dia
mond.
Miss Clara SchlotZhauer has re
turned from her vacation to take III
the work again as instructor at the
Lutheran seminary, which will oDel
it's session next Wednesday. The
rooms of the former Tolands col
lege has been engaged for this pur
pose as the seminary could not bt
finished in time for this falls ses
sion.
/ Superintendent and Mrs. F. J
Sperry were called to Anoka yes
terday by news of the death o
Mrs Sperry's father. A messag!
came in the afternoon saying tha
he had suffered a stroke Of apopiex,
and just before they were about t
start for the train second messag
Icame, announcing his death. Mr. AM
Mrs. Sperry left on the special trail
to st. Paul at 10 p. m. yesterday
st. Paul Pioneer Press: The Youn
Mems Christian association of Ham
line entertained the young men O
the university at a stag social FIR
day evening in the assembly hall O
the gymnasium. The officers of tn
association for the coming year are
President, Robert B. Culbertson
vice president, Harry B. Cough; sec
retary. Charles F. Spingsted; treas
urer. Harrison e. Norton; chairma
of devotional committee, William
Mulder; of Bible study, Edwar
Lloyd and Newton Voorees of men
.. bership, Frank w. Sanderson; socia
Manford Waltz; Y. M. c. A. room:
. Jesse Nelson; employment, Geral
Caldwell; music. G. Raymond Gov
gill; six o'clock club, Fred Hent
man; Geneva. Harrison E. Nortor
Miss Cora Innis, returnin
from Mankato, Mimi, to Oregon
has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs
T. M. Fowble. Misses Rub
and Sadie Currier, who have bee
f visiting at Mankato, have been n
, cent guests of their uncle, Alanso
Currier, and have returned to thei
home at Hinckley, Mimi.
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27

l. So - = f.--' =. vi.
called Wells, Mimi. oyer the long
distance telephone last night desir
ing to get in communication with
was the night operator then on duty
in the telephone office there.
II have been expecting just such
"a call all evening" she said, "be-
cause ! have known all day that
my husband has been located"
Mrs. Hagen was very reticent about
discussing the case. When told her
husband had said he separated
from her owing to disagreement
in which she was at fault, she be-
came angry.
did he say that?" she asked
well, it isn't true-not a word of
| it. The night he left me and the
children he would have given every
thing in the world to stay. 1t wasn't
that caused him to go away; it
was himself What the reason was
shall not say; but / didn't believe
he was capable OF throwing such
accusations at me-"
a. E. Styles, postmaster of Wells,
has gone to st. Louis to identify
my husband. When he returns-I
expect him Tuesday evening" may
have reasons for telling whole lot
that / won't tell now"
Denies Insurance Court Action.
Mrs. Hagen said that she never
tried to collect on any policy except
that of the Modern Brotherhood of
America, the headquarters of which
company is in Mason City, Iowa. The
policy called for $4,000. She said
she did not take the matter into
court, though admitted she threat
ened to do so.
"Will you return to your husband
if he asks it?" was asked Mrs. Ha-
gen.
/ 81 can't answer that she said.
because / haven't had time to think
the matter over nationally"
do you still care for him."
would you care for a man who
says things that are untrue?" she
said "Just this minute l wish they
hadn't found him."
., Then Mrs. Hagen said she didn't
mean to put it quite SO, adding:
But | am angry, awfully angry at
the way he is treating me by his
statements But he had better be
careful. -......-
Mrs. Hagen would not answer if
she would attempt to prosecute him
for abandonment.
is he married again?" she ask
ed. When told the dispatch from st.
Louis did not mention that he is,
she said: well, we'll" A reason
. for such exclamations was no:
forthcoming.
"You may say in justice to me
that Mr.. Hagen never heard a cross
word from my lips" she said, in
remarking the interview was at an
end. "Our domestic life was ideal
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagen have three
children, all girls. They are eight
l ten and twelve years old. Mrs. Ha
gen said her father cared for her
self and children until year ago
!. when she procured her present posi-
7 tion as night telephone operator.
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
WHEN YOU CAN REGISTER
From Mondays Daily.

Some question having arisen as to
the number and time of registration
days under the new law, City Clerk
Bates wrote to the attorney general,
and has received the following re-
ply:
"St. Paul, Minn., September 21.-
r. w. Bates, city clerk, Mankato,
MINI. My Dear Sir: In reply to
your letter Of September II relation
to the number and time of coming
registration days, l have to say that
| think both section 247, as amend
ed this year, and section 249 as
existing before the last session of
the legislature, are in effect.
''Under this Interpretation of the
law there is a registration day Tues
day, two weeks preceding November
5 under the provisions of section
247 as amended, and on the Tuesday
Immediately preceding election also.
While there is no doubt but that
this is an oversight, I do not see
any reason why in cities of the third
class the registration board should
not sit on both of these days from
six O'Clock a. m. until nine o'clock
p. m. Yours truly. Lyndon A. Smith,
Attorney General"
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27

The ladies Of. the 9church served
most excellent meals yesterday and
today, and will continue to do so
during the remainder of the conven'
ton.
Among the eminent prelates in at
tendance at the convention are: Mon.
signor Plut of Shakopee, Rev. FIR
Wentkere of st. Louis, several Fran.
ciscan fathers of st. Paul and Jor
dan, and. the, Benedictan fathers OF
st. Paul and st. Cloud. There were
about twenty priests from all over
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and Nebraska, present.
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
CONVENTION NOTES.

The young ladies served candy,
cigars, ice cream, ETC., at a stand in
front of the club house.
The Second Regiment band was
applauded all along the line of
March yesterday afternoon.
Automobiles from all over this part
of the state came bringing delegates
to the convention yesterday.
Four special trains were run into
the city yesterday and each one
brought from 500 to 700 people.
The entire block occupied by the
church and Loyola club was eIabo.
rately decorated. The American,
German and papal colors were used.
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27

Wedding Announcement.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage 'of M. l.. Scherer, who
has been in. Mankato a large part
of his time, to Miss Marjorie An
derson of Minneapolis. The cere-
mony was performed Saturday in
Minneapolisl by REV. q. L. Morrill,.
They will reside at the Arcola Flats,
JIG South Twelfth, street =
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
From Monday's OaiIv.

Lottie B. Slade to Charles II.
Griebel, lot of block 4 and lot 6
of block 3, Warren's addition to
Mankato. Consideration $4,000.
Frederick R. Lowell to Diocese of
Winona, part of section 26, Vernon
Center township. Consideration 5000.
James A. Pepper to Francis H.
Stoner, half interest in lot 6, block
4, village of Vernon Center. Con-
sideration $1,000.
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
Funeral of W.. n. Gary.
From MONDAYS Oailv.

The funeral of the late William
H. Gary was held Saturday after
noon at two o'clock at the family
home on North Second street. Rev.
T. Ross Paden spoke briefly and
comfortingly. The pallbearers were
W. A. Plymat, c. E. Wise. o. F..
Morrow, w. w, Besser, G. w. Eich-
staedt and w. B. Davies. Relatives
from away who were present were
Mr.. Gary's sister. Mrs. c. E. Per-
sons of Marshall, and his cousin,
Harry Stout of Owatonna The in
.terment was at Glenwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
Marriage Licenses Granted.
ram Mondav'S Dailv,

Marriage licenses were granted to
Fred Ziegler of Decoria and Sophia
Manderfeld of Mankato; William b.
Cornwall of Trego, Wis, and Ber'
nice Pressnall of Eagle Lake.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-02-26
BOY BANDIT FIGHTS
duel With POLICE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 81. - AT
ter holding up the Milwaukee saloon
and fighting a running revolver duel
with three policemen. A. Waldi,
boy who declares he is a machin-
list and lives in Oakland, is under ar
rest here today, battered and bleed
ing from the effects of the fight
he put up with the officers before
they arrested him.
Masked, a revolver in each hand,
Waldi entered the saloon at an early
hour today, told Edward Stegeman
to throw up his hands, secured
SIS from the cash register and es-
capped into the street. Stegeman
blew police whistle. When the
police appeared Waldi opened fire
on them and then fled to stable,
where he barricaded himself and
fought until beaten into insensibil-
ity
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-02-26
MODERNIzED PORTUGAL
MAKES BID FOR GAMBLERS

LISBON, Jan. 20. - Portugal is
going to make strong bid for the
patronage hitherto enjoyed by Monte
Carlo, Ostend, BiarritZ and other
noted gambling resorts. The gov
eminent has just published the de-
tails of the projected law authoriz-
ing and regulating gambling through
out Portugal, and the Islands of
Azores and Madeira Great casinos
are to be built at Lisbon, Cascaes
Cintra and Oerias and a special eff
fort will be made to attract Ameri-
can tourists.
Fifteen per cent of the rake off
of all such establishments will re
vert to the government. Conces-
sions may be made to foreign CAPT
talists but all employees must be
Portuguese
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-02-26
JAPANESE COLONISTS
TRY TO BUY 100000
ACRES ON south COAST

Los ANGELES. Jan. 81 In
formation that group of Los An
geles men, now in San Francisco.
are negotiating to transfer to Japan
csc interests 100000 acres of land
in Lower California for ColOnizing
purposes. was received here today.
The report. while unofficial. is said
to have come from the state depart
ment at Washington. 1t is said the
Mexican territory includes 500 miles
of seacoast, including Magdalena
bay. Twenty thousand japanese
We're to be sent to care for its cul-
tivati0n
The state department is reported
to have notified the hackers of
the enterprise that if any agreement
exists between the governments of
Mexico and Japan over the trans
fer. it will resist upon the ground
that the Monroe doctrine is being
violated John f. Blackman of Los
Angeles holds an option on the land
in question Blackman is in San
Francisco with J. Morgan Roland,
an eastern capitalist. They re
Gently returned from Mexico
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1912-02-26
HUSBAND DIES As
HIS Wife BREAKS
A LONG silence

= NASHVILLE, Ky. Jan. 10. - :.
= To have lived under the same :.
:. roof for a quarter of cen :.
:. fury with his wife without :.
:. speaking to each other. and to :.
= die of heart failure when she :.
:. broke the silence. was the fate :.
:: of Louis Roser, capitalist OF =
:. Maysville. :.
= Mrs. Roser refuses to discuss :.
:. the circumstances leading up :.
:. to his death. =
:. Seated al the dinner table :.
:. she broke the silence by asking :.
:. him TO have cup of coffee. :.
:. He replied: :.
:. Il believe | will" :.
:. With these words he fell :.
: back in his chair stricken with :.
:. heart trouble, and died :.
:. In his will he left everything :.
:. to his wife. and requested that :.
:. his body be cremated and the :.
:. ashes cast into the Ohio river :.
:. from the suspension bridge in :.
:. Cincinnati. :.
I. j.