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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-23
Concerning Ancestors.

| ~ the west wall of the corridor
of kings. in the palace of
Dornlitz. hung the full length
| - portrait of Henry. third of
| the name and tenth of the line. A hun
dred and more years had passed since
he went to his uncertain reward, and
| now, in me, his great
were his face and figure come back to
| earth.
And the way Of it, and how CHANGED
to be of the blood royal of Valeria was
, thus:
Henry 1II.-he of the portrait-had
two sons. Frederick and Hugo, and
one daughter. Adela. Frederick, the
elder son, in due time came to the
throne and, dying, passed the title to
his only child, Henry. who in turn was
succeeded by his only child. Frederick,
the present monarch. Adela. the daugh-
ter. married Casimir. king of Titia, and
of her descendants more anon.
Hugo. the younger son, was born
some ten years after his brother-to be
accurate, in 1I56-and after the old
tired into, the quiet of his later years.
| With am honestly Inherited love Of
| fighting and the Unborn hostility to
| England that even then had existed
| In the Nalerians for hundred years,
| Hugo watched with quickening inter-
est the struggle between the North
| American colonies and Great Britain
which began i'm 1875. When the Mar
quis de Lafayette threw in his for
tunes with the Americans Hugo had
begged permission to follow the same
course. This the old king had sternly
refused, pointing out its improperly
| from both a political and family as
pect.
But Hugo was far from satisfied,
and his desire to have chance at
England waxing in proportion as the
colonies fortunes waned he at last de-
termined to brave his fierce old father
and join the struggling American army
| whether his sire willed it or no. His
mind once formed he would have been
no true son of Henry had he hesitated.
The king heard him quietly to the
end, too quietly, indeed, to presage well
for Hugo. Then, as recorded In Hugo's
Journal, he answered:
"The day you leave for America will
see your name stricken from the rolls
of our house, your title revoked and
your return here prohibited by royal de-
cree. Dol make myself understood?'
The journal says Hugo made no an
swer to his father save low bow.
Two days later as plain Hugo Dial.
berg he departed for America. For
some time he was volunteer aid to
General Washington. later congress
commissioned him colonel Of a regi.
ment Of horse, and as such he served
to the. close of the. war. When the
Continental army wns dlsbanded he
purchased a place upon the eastern
shore Of Maryland and. marrying into
one Of the aristogfatie families of the
neighborhood. settled down TO the life
of a simple country gentleman. ~
! He never went. bnck to the land OF
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-23
PROLOGUE OF THE STORY.


Thelismer. Thornton, locally known
as Duke of Canibas," for fifty years
boss of his district, plans to retire and
send his grandson, Harlan, to the leg
islature as his successor. The reform
ers in his district. who are called
"Ramrodders," endeavor to defeat
Harlan for the nomination. They are
led by Ivus Niles, Evangelist Dudley
and others. Harlan is, unwilling to be
candidate. but his grandfather In
sists. Harlan and Miss Clare Kava-
nagh are very much Interested In each
other, and Thornton and Clares ia
Their try to break up this intimacy.
The reformers are in control Of the
caucus, but Thornton's followers STAN
pede them by starting forest fire and
during their absence nominate Harlan
for the legislature. Harlan helps sub
due the fire, learns Of his nomination
and tells his grandfather that he will
decline it because it was dishonesty
procured
However, the duke gets him to run
for the office, settles with farmers who
lost by the forest fire and practically
assumes management of the whole
state campaign. Harlan meets Clare,
who, gowned and gloved, looks more
mature. Thornton and Harlan pay n
| secret visit to Ex-Governor Weymouth
| and get him to accept the nomination
for governor in order to beat Arba
! Spinney. Harlan meets pretty Made
leine Presson. Weymouth startles
Thornton and other leaders by insist
| ing upon writing his own platform
and upon a rigid enforcement of the
prohibitory law. They refuse to NOM
mate him. Harlan deserts his grand
father and supports Weymouth. who
learns that Spinney has been bribed to
retire by Thornton, Presson and 9th
ers. Weymouth compels them to NOM
mate him, and Harlan shares in his
victory. Weymouth declares he will
enforce the prohibitory law, but he
rebuffs the "Ramrodders." He makes
Harlan his chief of staff for the cam
paign. Clare reveals her love for Har-
Ian, then goes away to be educated.
Weymouth compels his party leaders
to more actively support him, and
Madeleine Presson tells Harlan he's
foolish to have such high political
ideals. Weymouth Is elected. Harlan
proposes marriage to Madeleine, but
gets no reply. Governor Weymouth
makes Harlan sponsor for drastic
prohibition law. Linton, one of Made
leine's suitors insists that Harlan cease
being her escort because Spinney has
circulated scandalous story about
Harlan and Clare. Harlan thrashes
Linton in Clare's presence and declares
that he will marry Glare. Madeleine
does not love him. Glare disappears
Harlan introduces the drastic prohibi
ton bill.
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a heard followed" she saspsd.

running He could hear the swift pat
| ter of feet. She came straight to him
where he stood. He had not dared to
run toward her.
| II heard--I followedw she gasped
and the next moment was sobbing in
| his arms.
| All his talk to her for long time
was incoherent, babbling of love and
remorse. Then he held her close.
Little girl" he said, "I've learned in
the world outside. I've learned many
things. But this-this I've learned bit
| terly and forever. There's love of
fame and of power and Of mere beau
| ty, but there's only one love after all.
| That's the love that gives all, is all.
That's my love for you and the love
l think you have for me. 1t is ours
that love. Oh, my sweetheart, how we
will cherish 1t all the years through
After time he drew her down on
the steps, and they sat in silence
through long minutes, listening to the
muted calling Of the crickets in the
grasses, the rustic Of the river current,
all the soft noises Of the summer night.
Then he bethought himself and drew
Madeleine Presson's letter from his
pocket He gave 1t to her with word
of explanation.
Looking into his eyes, her own eyes
brilliant as stars. she slowly tore the
letter to bits and scattered the snowy
fragments upon the grass.
"a woman does know" she said;
knows without reading what some
other woman writes. do not need
her words, big boy. l know Of my
own heart. l knew long ago. l lis
tened too readily to others. have lis
tened to my own love since. have
been waiting for you to come"
After another silence which needed
no words to interpret 1t he rose and
lifted her to her feet. With his arm
about her he walked to his horse. He
mounted and drew her up, and she
chung to him as maid to knight.
$50 to your father now" he told her.
"But not to speak to him harshly,"
she said, ripple of merriment in her
voice, "for I'll tell you a secret. He
did not try to stop me when / ran
away. He even called after me, He's
turned In ut the church, you wild ban.
sheer They have told him things that
have given him new respect for Har
Ian Thornton. But your grandfather"
"He has learned that my love is my
own affair, along with my politics."
LET me do my part, Harlan" she
said proudly. love will light the
waiting, and 1t will not seem waiting
When take my place at your side he
shall not be able to say that am moi
the wife for YOU"
Its enough for me tonight that !
love you and you love me. The year.
must take care Of themselves. Love
will mark of the calendar for us, lit
tie sweetheart, not in months or IN
years. but In one dear summer of wait
ing that will make work worth while
and life worth living" Af
He patted the horses neck. and they
went slowly mp the road toward the
Kavanagh house, their arms about eacl
other, the gracious dusk hiding them
LIES future hid its problem. Loves
present was enough.
THE END.
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The Ramrodders
By HOLMAN DAY
copyright, 1910, by Harper q Broth.r..l

happiness. want fair understand
ing with you"
Queer notions you have Of fair
understanding" retorted Mr.. kava-
nagh you'd call 1t a fair under
standing, would you, to come here and
tell me to get or my own doorstep be-
cause you claimed the place"
II mean that no man has the right
to refuse happiness to his own or to
others simply to curry his own per-,
sonal spite. That's all, sir"
He whirled his horse and galloped
away. He halted at the church, threw
the relns over the animals head and
went and sat ON the steps. He wanted
to think He wanted to calm himseh.l
He hoped that the place would console
him with its memories, afford him
some hope, some. suggestion.
He wondered now why he had allow,
ed anything to delay that search. Yet
he understood vaguely that she had
hidden herself from him by her own
choice. She had fed with wounded
heart. He had not dared to seek her
too eagerly.
The red eyes of Kavanagh's house
Knocked him.
Suddenly he started up A figure.
fitting and wraith-like, was coming
toward him from those eyes. 1t was
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-23
One Problem Solved.

III HEY ate supper together In
n the old mess hall, back on
kr-Sy,SQ their former footing. Word
lNzzsSC by word it came out Of the
duke-his admiration for this boy who
had made his own way. Every blow
he had dealt his grandfather's personal
pride had brought the reactionary glow
of appreciation of this scion who could
hit so hard and SO surely.
lie watched him saddle his horse
after supper. He did not ask where
lie was going,
Harlan did not know. His longing
drew him down the long street and
across the big bridge, his horse walk
ing slowly.
The dusk was cool and soft. Below
him the current gurgled against the
piers with sounds as though the rivers
fairies laughed there m the gloom.
Doves nestled against the rafters Of
the bridge above, stirring with tired
murmurings.
When he came out under the stars
he saw the red eyes Of Dennis Kava-
nagh's house. The sight Of them put
the peace of the sky and fields out OF
his heart. He spurred his horse and
galloped up the HILL
Even as Thelismer Thornton found
true haven on his porch in the summer
evening, so Dennis Kavanagh had his
solace in his own domain, smoking his
pipe. He sat there when Harlan
| swung close to the steps.
"Mr Kavanagh," said the young
man sternly, II am Harlan Thornton
DO you know any i'll of mer
Il know that you're. old Land Grab
Der Thornton's grandson! / also know
that you have shaken him In politics
until his old teeth ratified. And I'm
much obliged to your
I'm not here to talk about politics
or my grandfather. I'm here on my
own account. You know where YOU
own daughter is. I've come to ash
you honorably and fairly where she is
Will you tell me"
Mr.. Kavanagh was silent a loni
true. He seemed to be struggling with
some kind of surprise,
mo; IN not tell you." he declared
at last.
"Then 1 want to tell you something
sir love your daughter. love hel
so honestly, so devotedly, that / pro
pose to search for her through THU
world. And when find her''- HI
hesitated.
.'ff you find herw
II stopped because do not want L
threaten or boast. But i will say. Mr.
Kavanagh, that when find her III
beg Of her to be my wife, and II sh'
consents ! promise you that no TIVE
sour old men are going to spoil oul
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"Donew said /.
"All i stipulate is that you do moth
ing to avoid King Frederick's invita-
ton"
"And the princess?' / asked.
"Tm counting on her to win me the
bet" he laughed.
picked up the picture and studied
it again. The longer l looked the
more willing l was to give Courtney u
CHANGE to eat my dinner.
IF the opportunity comes I'll dance
with her." 1 said. But I'm not going
to valeria to decide dinner bet
you're not. You're going as the
representative of our army to observe
the Valerian-Titian war"
Wrong" said Courtney. "Tm play
ing only war. have the secretary
and the princess has YOU"
Just then one of the buttons" hand
ed me telegram. l tore open the
yellow envelope and read the sheet,
still damp from the copy press. 1t ran;
open. II desired report at headquarters
Immediately. Hennecker relieves you In
'O HENDERSON. A. A. G.
I tossed it over to Courtney. you
are. that much nearer the, dinner" j
said.
And the princess Also" he added.
"rhen' you're actually going" Task
ed.
"My dear major, did you ever doubt
itY
"Your vagaries are past doubling"
answered.
"And yours?"
II am going under orders Of the war
department"
"Of course" he answered; "of course.
And that being so you won't mind my
confessing that I'm going largely on
account ola woman"
II won't mind anything that gives
me your companionship."
$50 it's settled" he said. Then we
went In to dinner!
Courtney is good fellow, one or the
best friends n man can have; well
born, rich, with powerful political con-
nections in both parties and having no
profession or necessary occupation to
| tie him down. His tastes ran to di-
plomacy, and secretaries Of state know
ling this fact and being further advised
of it at various times by certain prom
inent senators, had given him numer-
GUS secret missions to both Europe and
South America.
| 1t happened that General Russell, our
representative at the court OF Valera,
was home on vacation. i
as General Russell crossing with
usY asked carelessly.
Courtney shook his head. HE Ii moi
going back to Valeria."
"OhY said I, realizing suddenly my
mistake. II didn't appreciate l was
dining with an ambassador"
"It's not yet announced"
"How many times have you been tc
Valera p he asked suddenly.
Some half Dozen" / replied, sur
prised. & 20
ever been in the private apartments
OF the palace of Dornlitz?"
mo, / think not" b n
II mean particularly. the corridor
where hang the portraits Of the kings p
az don't recall them" ~ NlW3it
He, laughed, shortly, 'Belieye me
you would recall them WELL" he said.
.what are you driving att" / asked
i rIIl show you the night you dance
with the princess"
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farewell, princess, till we meet again"
ship? I was sorely tempted. Then l
saw what mistake 1t would be-she
would not believe it-and answered:
"John Smith, your royal highness,
and your most obedient servant"
She must have noticed my hesitation,
for she studied my face an instant,
then said, with n pause between each
word and a peculiar stress on the
name:
"General-Smith?"
"Simple captain" I answered. 1--WE
do not climb as rapidly In our army"
Just then from the barracks three
miles away came the boom of the even
ing gun.
"Oh," she exclaimed, 81 am late. !
must hasten. Goodby. mon capitaine.
You have been very kind"
She drew or her gauntlet and extend
ed her hand. I bent and kissed--posi
sibly too lingeringly-the little fingers.
Farewell. princess" I said. And
then half under my breath i added,
"Till we meet again. 9t
She heard, and again that smile.
".Auf wiedersehen' be IT, she an
swered.
Then she rode away.
ITO be oontinued!l
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-23
A Picture and a Wager.

TOR three years had been the
L. engineer officer in charge of
the Pittsburgh harbor and "the
u navigable rivers thereunto be-
longing" as my friend the district
Judge, across the hall, would say, and
my relief was due next week. Nor was
] sorry. l was tired Of dams and
bridges and jobs, of levels and blue
prints and mathematics. ] wanted my
sword and pistols, horse between my
legs, the smell of gunpowder in the air.
] crayed action.
The half dozen regulars" lounging
on the big leather chairs before the
fireplace in the club reception room
waiting for the dinner hour gave me
the usual familiar yet half Indifferent
greeting as l took my place among
them and lit cigar.
Looks rather squally in Europe"
Courtney observed as the dice were de-
Gliding the privilege of signing the
check.
1T will blow over. fancy an
swered.
Have you seen the afternoon pa
persT
"No."
'Then you don't know the Titan
ambassador has been recalled"
Indeed! Well, still doubt If 1t
means fight. The powers would have
q word to say"
YES; they are rather ready to speak
out on such occasions; but, unless I'm
much mistaken, If the Titians and the
valerians get their armies moving it
will take more than talk from the
powers to stop them"
"And it's all over woman" l OBJ
served carelessly.
Courtney gave me a sharp glance.
~ thought that was rather q secret"
he replied.
laughed. Its one at least that the
newspapers have not discovered yet"
Ever been to Valeria?" Courtney
asked.
nodded. about six years ago.
What are you driving atT'
He answered with another question
''Seen the last number of the London
Illustrated News%
NO" answered.
He struck the bell. Bring me the
London News" he said to the boy
Opening it at the frontispiece, he push
ed 1t across to me.
HAS she changed much since you
saw herr" he asked, and smiled.
1t was a. woman's face that looked
at me from. the page, and, though II
was six years since / had seen it last
recognized it instantly, There was
however, certain coldness In the
eyes and a firm set Of the lip and jaw
that were new to me. But as look
ed they seemed to soften, and I could
have sworn that for an instant the
Princess Dehra Of Valeria smiled al
me most sweetly. even as once she
herself had done.
"You seem uncommon1y well pleased
With the lady," Courtney observed.
look here, Courtney" / said. I'll
seems to me you are Internally inquis
tive tonight"
Maybe l am, only wanted to know
domething"s And he laughted softly.
ibid yot?A + retorted. - - Y
want to make bet?' he asked
Here's the wager-a dinner for TWEEN
" that you and are In Valera thlrt,
daysy4sem tonight ana have dinet
with the king and danced with thu
princess" y
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"a poor army officer doesn't usually
have such honors."
NO. not if he be only poor army
officer. But if he chance TO be-
well" l said, ''be whatt'
''I'll tell you in the picture gallery"
he answered.
And not another word would he say
in the matter.
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"a HEY ate supper together in
! Il the old mess hall, back on
|z-,yTSl their former footing. Word
,sGzkSEJ by word IL came out of the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-03-23

~ y the west wall of the corridor
II of kings, in the palace of
Y Dornltz. hung the full length
- nnrtrnit of Henry third of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25

IkN TUGGSY" M'GRAW smiled
MI blandly when he handed
the umpire his lineup
before the fourth game of the
Giants-Red Sox series. The little
chieftain thought that the game
was already won, as he had select
ed Christopher Mathewson, recog-
nized as the greatest pitcher in the
game, to do the honors on the
mound.
Matty had beaten us in the open
ing game by score of to 2.
True, my boys had hit Big Six
hard, but the "fadeaway king" al
ways frightened up In the pinches
and made the heavy Red Sox hit
tiers eat out of the palm of his
hand.
Matty has always performed best
when his team is literally up
against it. We had won two vic
tories while the Giants had gath
cred in but one game. Therefore,
if we won the fourth game we were
practically certain of capturing the
series, while if the New Workers
triumphed they would still have a
grand chance to win out. That is
why McGraw pinned his hopes on
the stalwart Mathewson.
| did not want to again put Joe
Wood against the Giants star. l
realized that Joe was one of the
greatest pitchers in the American
league, although he was only nine
teen years of age, but l thought
that 1t would be asking too much
of the youngster to send him into
the box against Mathewson again.
Ray Collins had not worked in
the series and was in good con-
dition. We had picked up Collins
from the University of Vermont,
where he had made an enviable rec
ord. Most big league managers
wouldn't have selected Collins to
pitch that day. They would have
argued that he lacked the expert
ence to battle with Matty. But l
was sure that Ray was equal to the
task and that he would perform
even better when opposing q vet
eran than he would against man
just breaking into the game. And
Collins made good.
l have seldom seen a big league
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Major Uapires Are to Play Ball;
McGraw and Griffith To Be Judges

CHICAGO 25Iad gemun today are
the Ma
Can imagine Umpire yelling ana l
Clark l
gam to art?
Well umpes u
American
The to ton7
handler OF the indicator. S seriously on
is Evans nov
officiating
The idea is the world series starts
will ociate "
nCardna posts ts
he
President me
Griffith o
Let it be understood wouldn't be any %
practically
There umpires as NAM
National
and have pinch hitter the side Bill with
Browns
the Reds s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
MILITARY COLLEGE PLAYS
LOCUST GROVE SATURDAY

LOCUST GROVE, GA, Sept 25.-On
Saturday the strong team from Georgia
Military college will line up against the
team representing Locust Grove institute
here. The Georgia Military college have
an excellent team this year, having al
ready defeated the LAME High school, 7s
to O.
Coach Maddox has rounded his men into
good shape already. and it looks like
President Horton has secured a winning
bunch.
Locust Grove institute has a very light
and inexperienced team. and will not be
IN near so good trim as the Georgia Mill
tary college, but they hope to make a
better showing against them than Lanier
did
The following is the schedule of Locust
Grove institute;
September 25-Georga Military college.
at Locust Grove.
October 9-Riverside Military academy,
at Gainesville
october 1+-Gordon institute. at Barnes
Vile
October 21-Stone Mountain, at Locust
Grove.
October 2S-Open
November open.
November S-Gordon institute, at Lo-
Gust Grove.
November 1S-Open
November 2S-GeOrgia Military college.
at Milledgeville.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Red Sox 4 to 5 Choice Over Giants in Gotham
Heavy Betting in New York on Worlds Series

actor is said to have expressed a
desire to bet $4,000 on the Bos-
tons but nobody seems to know
whether the offer will be covered
or not The wise money" how
ever will go on the Boston end and
there'll be an unlimited amount
of it,
Giants Slump the Cause.
The reason advanced for the
strong support accorded to the Red
SoX is that the Giants are not
playing championship ball and have
not been able entirely to recover
from the slump Of last July; also
that in the opinion OF some of the
best posted baseball players and
managers the Red Sox are stronger
as a whole than the Athletics of
last year.
As usual, John j. McGraw isn't
talking for publication, but he is
quietly preparing the Giants for a
desperate fight with the widely
praised Beaneaters. McGraw pays
no attention to the wagers of the
wise men or the odds quoted by the
lightning calCulators.