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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
American Sunday Monthly Magazine Section
The Test

Test
from page y
or in the answering, but at this juncture it
was as if the Combatants had ceased prelimi-
nary courtesies, and lifted sabres for the
first clash.
Water
Fall"
"Cry?"
mo"
Pull"
Heavy"
"Sink?"
Walter faltered, trembled, then pulled
himself together with an immense effort.
The detectives eyes snapped in triumph as
with CULVER in his voice, and after a notice
able pause, the young man replied, weakly:
Boat"
Marion pencil fell from her trembling fin
gers, but she seized it again, and wroterapidly.
The boys eyes were staring in front of
him. His forehead was wet with pcrspira-
ton. His voice seemed to be getting be-
yond his control. He suddenly realized
that he might not any longer be able to
decide what words he would say! Some
thing other than himself, yet within himself,
was struggling to reply to those words!
lie was two, not one, any longer.
Lester went on:
"Blood?"
"Bramble."
"Sleeves?"
Wet"
Walter looked at his own sleeve involun-
tarily, as he felt the reply forced from him
by that other, inimical self within him!
With fierce effort, he braced himself to be
more on his guard, and waited for the next
word:
Body"
Scarcely wavering, the boys mind die
tated:
Automobile"
Marion's eyes flashed triumph, her hand
wrote the long word steadily.
The officer frowned 1t was his turn to
pause, and the lovers felt the thrill of hope
in each others heart, without daring to
glance towards each other.
Lester spoke again: sharply, quickly.
"DrOWned?"
Walter hesitated. The shock of the
memory recalled by that word-thc vision
of the heavy body, sinking to its DEATH
blotted out every other picture, and para
lyzed the friendly brain that was on his side.
The room, the table, Marion soothing
lNNSOllNtb lllN IClNCy WdlNlllllS tNtS Vi llCI
father, the alert intelligence of the dctcc-
tive all seemed Withdrawn from him, and
a space Of silence, cold isolation, walled
him from everything but that drowning
horror. Yet, once more lashing himself
to the conflict, he answered, after what were
seconds, yet seemed minutes:
No one.
He was in a cell of silence now Mist
blurred every object within his vision. A
monstrOus thing moved in front of him
the pencil with which Marion was being
forced to aid his foes Across the stiffness,
the ticking of the clock smote heavily.
Harry Darrcll?"
"Dead."
That other self had leaped ahead of him,
and answered!
Drowned"
He felt that the game was not being PLAYED
fairly. He had heard that frightful word
before. He fought it.
No"
Blow"
yes"
He was thinking as he replied so quickly
of the blow he had received. Too late he
realized that his answer limited of a blow he
had given!
"Hate?"
"Yes."
Fight"
Yes"
MariOn's pencil stood still She could
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lie are" paper ana an indehble pencil
from his pocket.
fHst. now long has Mr.. Walter Murray
been with you tonight
Marion answered, promptly:
Since halt past SIX o'clock. He came
Tor dinner.
lie has not left you since 2
Not Tor moment.
The girls throat frightened on the ire
mendous lie! What proof OF that state
ment can you bring-in court?
The word of the cook, who was told to
prepare his tavorite dish, and the word of
the second maid who waited on table.
Marion spoke calmly almost lightly.
Her mind had fastened on one fact-the
tact that train to New York LETT at eleven
and that she had to make Walter depart
ure on that train possible, even at the cost
OF her HE
lester turned to Darrell.
You.
Darrell answered hotly.
was not here! But she Is lying to
save him. Lester, I'll set you up for life
ii you prevent her perjuring herself in the
open court, as she has done tonight!
" He will confess, confidently replied the
detective. Now young man.
Marion interrupted him. Her hands
were tightly clenched, to still their trem-
bling, but her voice was astonishingly firm.
Walter, | see no reason why you or
should be subjected to this! Go to the
station, give yourself up, and see the public
attitude to both OF them when the truth
comes out.
The boy stared at her incredulously. His
mind was incapable of conceiving bluff so
terrific, and to him it seemed that she had
abandoned all hope.
tie rose.
m ready, his voice had the calm of
despair, and Marion 5 heart seemed to stop
beating IN her tear that she had dared too
much. But her hint of publicity had
alarmed both men. Neither desired to be
made the laughing stock OF their small COM
munity.
Very good, said the officer, calmly
g you re afraid to answer my questions"
We're not afraid" Marion almost
laughed out in her relief. But We demand
that the questions shall have a limit-and
they shall be put Courteously."
Walter looked at her in admiration. Now
he understood They shall have a limit,
replied the officer. And ii at the end of
the test am about to propose, MIR. Murray
here has not lncrlmlnated himself, we shall
have to look Tor the-the murderer OF Harry
Darrell-somewhere else!"
AT the word murderer a slight shuddcr
shook the boys frame, and the hands lying
on the table were lerked by 1t. Marion
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He drew ndib
wasa he deceased pelmi
First Mr. Walter Murray lifted
rs
alter?
half O'Clock. He Fall
Dr. Cr?"
He has you nce2' No"
The girls throat frightened on the Heavy"
Gpi Wha Drrrf of that sin
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There was no pause in the questioning,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21

Substitute for Cotton.
Nettle stems are being used as
substitute for cotton
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Standing Of club..

Games Tomorrow.
Keokuk at Monmouth.
Burlington at Kewanee.
Cedar Rapids at Ottumwa.
Waterloo at Muscatine.
Yesterdays Results.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Tough Luck Experienced by the In
dams When Seventeen Inning
Game is Lost to ce-
dar Rapids.
SCORE WAS TWO TO ONE
Brilliant Pitching of WahI and Hawk.
ms Features the Mess-FieId-
Ing Of Both Clubs
Sparkling.

Seventeen innings of the one and
onlyt game played between the Indians
and Dummies on the home patch We'd
nesdaS afternoon, gave the bugs their
grandes't opportunity OF seeing the
greatest duelling displayed atop the
mound this season. Fraught with sen
sational plays, waxing warm at all
stages and with the home bunch on
the verge of SURPRISING the lead Of
the visitors in the very last stanza,
Keokuk dropped the hardest game of
all to lose in any single series that
has been seen.
Ed. Vail, the heavy German youth
was Bud" Hawkins opposition and
the Indian .feayer went in sterling
style. The Cedar Rapids pitcher was
in even more brilliant form, the clout-
ers of the home club finding the 4'pick
up of Beldem HILLS for only nine hits
in the whole feast of balls and bats
WahI was safely touched for nineteen
safe lams but with men on the bases
was shorter than Tom Thumb and
usually SlTuCh tcul Ills WHILE Wucl
a pinch becames evident. Then toe
the blows were ,well scattered ant
but for a long sacrifice fly into right
patch in the seventeenth frame, the
clubs might have been battling YET
or cut it out to attend Jack Carrots
big fish fry at Riley,s restaurant. Con
sidering the length of time it took t.
\ fight the battIe-2 :45-it can be cas-
lily surmised that Garrett hustled tbs
game.
Tommy Miller was the only ret
skin who made run in the game ane
he did that unassisted by any one
elses stick He lifted a home rur
over left field fence that was farther
than any other homer in that corner
has gone this year. For the instan
the stands went superlatively mad.
There were ten full innings IL
which Hawkins. the broad shoulderet
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
HAL SHERIDAN
NEWsY Letter
United Press Writer Gets Away From
Big Leagues for a Day and
Visits With West
ern League.
DENVER FOR PENNANT
Club is Expected to Repeat This
Years Some Great Ball is Be-
Ing Played In League
This Season.
[By Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press.]

IBy Hal sheridan, written for the
United Press.]
NEW YORK. Aug 21-Taking it
for granted that some millions of peo-
pie throughout this August ridden land
have picked the pennant winners in
the American and National leagues,
and are beginning to figure on the bat
teries in the first of the worlds series
games, we believe it safe once more
to turn our attention away from this
struggle to the struggling minors.
Therefore jumping biithely from
Broadway to the snow-capped noun
tains of Colorado We find Denver the
pick and choice In the scramble for
the Western league pennant Some
say 1t isn't scramble. Denver was
the winner last year and SO far as can
be seen from this distance. there
isn't anything in the league that will
stop repetition this year. Under the
leadership Of Jack Hendricks, form
er big Lacquer. Western fans believe
the Denver aggregation is one of the
fastest in minor leagueland. Except
for couple of men. Hendricks has q
team OF youngsters, willing and APT
scholars for all the tricks he shakes
from his sleeve In the last three
years, Denver has turned out Buck
O'Brien, one of the Red Sox pitchers
in last worlds series; Dutch Leonard
a pitcher also with Boston, and johnny
Beal who figured in the deal between
the White Sox and Milwaukee which
sent Larry Chappelle into fast com
pany. Hendrix has two promisins
youngsters this year in Johnny King
a pitcher, and Lester Channel. ar
outfelder Channel Is slugger ant
has fairly knocked the hide off ths
ball during the season. King played
with the Sacred Heart college team II
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Auto Polo-Ne,uest Sport,
Is Game of Many Thrills

ball is placed in the center of the
field and the opposing players are sta
toned in their respective positions in
their cars, with motors started. At a
signal from the referee the cars dash
for the ball, then all the science OF
expert automobile driving and the
many tricks known to the eyer-a1ert
.'mallet men" are brought into raft
ling play In a supreme effort to drive
the ball between their opponents goal
posts. The ball may be propelled only
by the "mallet man" but 1t is per-
migsable to stop 1t with car or with
the hands or arms of either the driver
Or the "mallet man. No player may
leave his car or touch the ground with
his feet during the play
The United States was the first
country to recognize this new branch
of sport. The Automobile Club of
America was the body which conceiv-
ed the happy idea OF combining auto
suits were SO pleasing that numerous
| teams were organized and auto polo
matches were held in New York, ST.
Louis, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and
Chicago, and public interets and sup
port did the rest. Today auto polo is
a popular sport well established inter
nationally.
Auto polo is played with specially
constructed type OF high powered cars.
These cars are SO constructed that, in
spite OF the terrific strain to which
they are subjected in play, their up
keep will be less than that OF the
average pleasure car The wheels,
hubs, motor, radiator and other i'm
portant parts are protected by steel
trusses and both the driver and NAL
let man" are protected by steel
bridges against the frequent somer-
saulting OF the car In action The
machines are SO geared that 1t is al
most impossible to kill the motor.
This most exciting game will be
pIs yed at the Keokuk baseball park
August Is, 26, 81 and %.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21

Denver last year. Charley Doom OF
the Philadelphia Nationals signed him
but he never played for the Phillies
and Denver got him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21

Auto polo, the last word and the
most strenuous expression OF sport,
is 30 new and suggestive of excessive
danger that in announcing this game
It is well to begin by defining 1t. This
is not difficult and the public needs
but be told that 1t is regular polo play
ed with automobiles instead OF ponies.
But this would not do justice to it.,
as people will ask why automobiles
instead OF ponies2" forgetting that
they asked the same question before
replacing their teams with automo-
biles, and that they find the automo-
bile a great improvement on the
horse.
Auto polo Is further extension In
automobiling. a keen application OF
the wonderful mechanical develop
ment Of automobiles to the needs OF
sport. In a way. 1t is rather the first
application to real sport, since up to
the advent of auto polo automobiles
have afforded only relative branches
of sport, since in neither case there
IA a purpose outside OF the driving it.
self, while here driving is but one OF
the two factors that made the sport.
1t is hardly necessary to emphasize
that the element Of sport is intense.
although when played with suitable
cars. with trained hands. the game,
though intensely thrilling, Is at the
same time very dangerous.
The game is played with two cars
on a side. each car manned by a driy-
er and 4mallet man" on the field 300
feet long and 200 feet wide, with the
goal posts set fifteen feet apart. The
time is divided into five periods OF 10
minutes each with 3 minute interval
between each period II Is played
with an air-flled leather ball eight
inches in diameter, and the regulation
polo mallet The rules which govern
ordinary polo govern auto polo, except
that the referee is In a fast car and
follows every play.
At the beginning of the game the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Rapp Good sIusser.

Topeka has slugging first baseman
named Rapp and the majors are ex-
pecting to grab him after he has
shown little more, according to the
way the Topeka fans look at it. The
team started poorly but is now going
strong Sioux City has not shown
much class in the pennant race, and
Wichita is doing New York Yankee
stunt at the end of the percentage
column. There new seems little
chance that Wichita will be
drawn from the cellar by the end OF
the season even If all the kings
horses and all the kings men were
given the Job.
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and yellow sleeved individual held
the locals hitless. VAIL was touched
in almost every spasm but kept the
bombardment evenly divided in each
one. Cedar Rapids first scored in the
second, Ward getting two base blow
to left; Roy Brown skied to Manush:
Buster Brown sent one through Jacks
legs which was too hot for the young
ster to handle well and Buster ambled
on to second, and Ward made a tally.
Vail displayed some clever, not to
say good horse sense in the twelfth
when with two down, the giant Red
Mullin went to the plate with his war
club. There were two down and Bust
err Brown had just finished scratching
the fence with two base wallop to
left. VAIL walked the Herculean
brick top and West knocked one in
front of the plate about ten feet. The
ball was heaved to Manush too late to
catch West but the boss returned 1t
to the plate just In time to nab Brown
running home.
The second run for Cedar Rapids
In the seventeenth. followed in order
with a lead off double to right by
Ward; Roy Brown smacked through
the box for safety; Buster Brown
flied out to Seneff. Mullin up sent a
sacrifice fly to Bromley and Ward
scored from second base. West hit
to right but Hawkins rammed one in
to Seneff's mitt on the line.
At this stage of the game, the score
was two to one and Keokuk had nc
doubt resolved to make desperate
effort to retrieve the lead, especially
Tom Miller who walloped horribly t.
right for three bags. Hilly skied ou
to left field instead OF squeezing Mill
er in as it was thuoght he would do
Bromley tipped one up for the thirt
baseman to catch with the soft peda
on and Joe jenkins sent pepper t,
the second baseman.
Jack was in his most shining feath
ers yesteday. He dashed after diff
cult flies and otherwise deported him
self in a manner which would d
credit to the regular McGafiigan. Jo
| jenkins dashed against the stand an,
caught one of the hardest back sto
balls that could possibly have bee
knocked and stayed off the roof.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
MEANS TO ASSIST
CATCHER JENKINS
Wayland Raokstop Called to keokuk
to Relieve keokuk Star in
Double Headers.

The Keokuk club today announced
the signing of Catcher Means, who
will be used temporarily while the
strain Of double headers is on. Jenk.
ms has been working regularly of
late. catching double bills and all,
and is beginning to show the effects
of hard work. He needs an assistant
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21

No 625 very rich and artistic Library Table with
straight lines massive square legs and shelf below The ton
48 inches long and % inches wide containing large oov
drawer with ornamental pulss made from selected quar-
ter-sawed oak, finished golden fumed oaka table that
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Des Moines Going Fast.

Among the teams perking up while
the heat is sizzling, Des Moines Is
going the fastest After a bad start
the Boosters began to get under way
and the prospects are they will finish
second. Des Moines is strong in the
box with Lafferty, Royce and Faber.
Royce has turned the trick OF winning
ten straight games. Some time ago
Faber and Johnny King of Denver, en-
gagged in an 1S-inning battle, Faber
winning. A week later. Faber pitched
a sixteen-inning game and allowed
only SIX hits in that time.
During the stove-league season st.
Joseph was doped to give Denver a
hot race this year but the major lea
CUES raided the club and they fell
back. Cincinnati took Johnson, the
Indian pitcher. Goessett. now with
the New York Yankees, came from
the "Josies" and they also lost TEX"
Jones and First Baseman Burton. The
latter figured in the now famous deal
! in which Hal Chase went from New
York to the White Sox Des Moines
profited by the major raid the White
Sox turning over Jones to them.
One OF the claims to fame, more or
| less, that the Lincoln club had up I'M
| til late in July was that Paul Cobb, a
brother OF Ty, Detroit outflelder and
| tempermentalist, was tending one of
Its outer gardens. Cobb's name, how
ever, attracted more attention than
his outfielding and he was given his
unconditional release.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
3O7-317 Main Stree

SO wireless was sent to the Wayland
backstop to report Means has work.
ed out with Keokuk several times.
Next week during the celebration
the morning ball games will be played
at 10 o'clock and the afternoon games
at 34s. Following the afternoon
games there will be daily polo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21

Score by Innings.
c. R. ..O10000000000000o1- -2
Keokuk 0ooo0o1000oooo0oo-I
Summary.
Stolen bases Jack, Bromley, Miller.
Miligan (2). Wambsganns (2).
Sacrifice hits-Bromley.
Sacrifice flies Mullin.
Two base hits-Ward (2), B. Brown
(2), Kline.
Three base hits Miller.
Home run Miller
Strike outs-By Wahl, 8; Hawkins,
s.
Base on balls-off VAIL, 3; Hawk.
ms, l.
Hit by pitched ball-R. Brown.
Time of game-2:45.
Umpire Garrett
Attendance $50.
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matches between the New York anu
Chicago teams and the feature prom
ises to be one that will attract piS
crowds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-21
Denver Has Good Club.

Denver Has Good Club.
It may be taken from Hendrix him
SET that King is one Of the best pitch
ers the Western league has had in
years. Channell has been in fast
company once. He was with the Cubs,
but was sent to Louisville, in the
American association and then drift
ed westward. With Fisher, first
baseman, Denver fans believe the
majors would be overlooking world
heaters il King and Channell are not
grabbed off before another year rolls
around.
But Denver isn't the entire league.
The season started with rush, Dem
yer winning twelve out of the first
thirteen games, and Omaha going
great guns. Then Omaha blew up and
fizzled very much a la Brooklyn in
tire National league. AS these things
were going on there was considerable
activity otherwhere and otherwise
They have the single umpire sys-
tenn in the Western league and the
fans went after President Tip O'Neill
with much gusto on the question, after
umpire, players, owners. managers
and spectators had mixed several
i times. Jimmy McGill, brother Of Pitts
burgh Phil, the famous rack track
/ plunger. owns the Denver club and
along in the season, Umpire Siglar
wallopped McGill on the nose as re.
suit of some argument. There were
recent reports that McGill wanted to
! sell his club to get rid of the worry
! But to follow the peregrinations OF
i Umpire Sigler. Along in June Sigla1
| forfeited game to Denver because
/ he said the Omaha players stalled
/ Bill Rourke, known as Pa" Is own
i er Of the Omaha club. After the game
he and Sigier met in the grand stand
There were words and Sigler increas
4 ed his club owner batting average tt
II 1000 by cracking Rourke on the Jaw
: and putting him down. for the count
4 And inasmuch as Sigler weighs abou
Il 135 and Rourke weighs 200 all viii
agree that the umpire established
i somewhat OF a batting average ever
i X he was fired three days later b!
j, President OsNeill.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-15
PRoF. SYKES, sEt EcTlo3N.

The announcement bS the trfistees of the Connecticut Women's college of the appointment of Prof. Frederick H. Sykes of Columbia university as the head of the new educational institu- ton which New London is anticipating marks another step towards the at tainment of this long desired benefit for the state of Connecticut. The col lege is moving along slowly, but surely with probably no more than the usual number of setbacks which such large undertaking encounters.
 Inasmuch as 1t is to be a college for women not a little influence was brought to bear upon the trustees for head of it, and several women were considered for the position. However, that was not necessary for the suc- cess of the institution and though not prominently identified with state work or well known in this section there is no question but when the trustees have made a wise choice and that Prof. Sykes will prove the proper man to organize and give the college the start on what promises to be an en- terprise of much value and profit to the young women of this state. Prof. Sykes preparation and experience has been such as to fit him particularly for the work He has an international standing in educational lines and his career indicates that he possesses the necessary qualifications for. the task he win have to underta ie