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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11

weapon, and he would not hesitate to
use it II forcible entry was attempted.
He must sit quietly in the dark, listen
ing for each sound, and threatening
boldly when he heard any one endeavor-
ing to open door or window.
He sighed. for he was very tired. but
the vigil was imperative.
He dropped the drugget and scissors
and bent again over the portmanteau.
The packing operations might as we'll be
finished now, and, indeed, when the light
was extinguished, 1t would be better to
keep away from the window, through
which a sudden thrust with an imple-
ment might do him an injury.
He took his discarded clothes and
arranged them on top of the last par
cells of ore and diamonds. Then he
reached out for small bundle of doc
uments resting on the chair behind
him, intending to place them in lit
tie pocket in the flap which already
covered one-half of the bag.
At that instant he again heard foot
steps OF course, a very few seconds
had elapsed since he first caught sight
OF the living sepcter without The ideas
recorded at such length whirled
through his active brain with lightning
speed, just as the knowledge now
came that the footsteps proceeded
from the entrance to the news and
firm regularity betokened the advent
of some person who had no special rea-
son to conceal his movements.
The boy listened breathlessly. The
oncomer reached his door, passed 1t,
stopped opposite the window, and then
another face peered over the curtain.
This time it was a policeman.
For an instant their eyes met In mu-
man came so close that his helmet
rested against a pane Of glass. He
grinned affably. and cried:
Here! l want to speak to you"
Intuitively grasping the essential fact
that his best policy was one of ready
acquiescence, Philip sprang toward the
door and unlocked it. He stood on the
step. The constable approached.
II hope l didn't startle you" he be-
gan, but I just looked in on the off
chance"
L am very sldN liNSSAl W see Sput
interrupted the boy. Il am leaving
here tomorrow. Just now, while l was
packing some Of my belongings, a very
nastylooking man came and peeped in
at me in the same way as you did"
He backed into the house. The po-
liceman half followed him, his quick
glance noting the open portmanteau and
IT'S array of old clothes
Just now" he questioned. DO you
mean some time since?"
No, no. Not a half minute-a few
seconds ago"
But where can he be? He hasn't
left the news, or l must have seen him.
I crossed the road, and no one came
out In so short a time"
We'll. he is somewhere in the place
he had a horrid Appearance man with
a broken nose. He made me jump. can
assure you"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
Aunt Minerva's Boat Ride

at me so reproachfully that all could
do was to stick to the shadows.
Il tell you, Baker, it was the
toughest work I ever did in my life.
The perspiration rolled off me in
streams, and 1 believed that my back
and arms would break My knees,
too, ached horribly from the force
with which l had to push the foot
brace at every stroke. We weren't
more than a quarter of the way
around the lake before I decided that
Aunt Minerva must weigh at least
400 pounds in a gym suit. 1t was
only the thought of how she would
spirits up to a point where l could
smile and otherwise appear happy.
when, after my two hours and
forty minutes of hard labor we finally
drew up to the Pinters' litt9e dock,
Anita asked me to throw out the
anchor, as they always anchor the
royal barge to keep it from humping
against the pier.
"Where is tt" 1 asked.
Right up there in the bow" she
answered
but it's not declared.
Anita took look, and then she
exclaimed, why, George Thornton,
you have dragged that great heavy
anchor all around this lake She
burst into a peal of laughter. No
wonder you are hot Well, l was hot,
all right"
Are you going out to Hope Lake
next Sunday?'
Not If Aunt Minerva is still there"
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xuYHAT'S the matter with you.
M Thornton" asked b ker
w v-bap tho tuyo vO,Ipp mon met

THAT'S the matter with you
M Thornton" asked Bake r
when the two young men met
at their club for lunch. You move
about like an octogenarian, crippled
with rheumatism"
I'm crippled, all right, but not
with rheumatism. / think my trouble
is advanced senility, aggravated by
asininity"
1.-THE diagnosis is certainly alarm
ing. L must say you take round
about way of calling yourself plain
fool. What's the matter, anyway"
We'll l went out to Hope Lake to
pass Sunday with Anita Pinter."
II know about Anita" smiled
Baker. How are things coming in
that quarter?
Thornton, apparently oblivious to
this inquiry, continued: "Anita's Aunt
Minerva was there. She should have
been called Juno, for l never have
seen such a huge woman since I was
small boy and went to the dime
museum. Anita told me Sunday af-
ternoon that Aunt Minerva desired to
go on the water with us
But protested the royal barge
that's my name for Anita's little
rowboat-1sn't big enough to hold
your aunt. She might sink it.
why, George Thornton, how hor-
rid of you to make fun of poor, dear
aunty!" exclaimed Anita. She can't
help being a little stout
I'm not making fun of her." I pro-
tested. When you see her in the boat
you'll realize that I'm dealing with
stern facts
81 though you'd like to take Aunt
Minerva for a row, said Anita She
has been looking forward to a boat
ride ever since she came, and ! prom
Used her that you were a fine oars
man and would be delighted to take
her out. But I'll tell her as gently as
1 can that you have refused
1T took me several minutes to con-
vince Anita that 1 had not refused
and to make her believe that l was
actually eager to row her plump rela-
tive around the lake. Anita is awful
ly sensitive"
Well, did you take the old lady
rowing?"
Did 1? I should say I did! She
sat in the stern, and that end of the
boat sank so low that it was almost
submerged. If it had been rough we
surely would have gone to the bottom.
But that wouldn't have been a Sc
rious accident, for Aunt Minerva was
frightfully timid and would not per-
NIT me to row more than a rod or
two from shore. She wished to make
a tour of the entire lake. and every
time 1 attempted to shorten our
course by steering toward deeper
water she screamed and Anita looked
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
Cheap Travelling

II costs an Englishman more in the
matter Of fares when taking a journey
in England than anywhere on the Con-
tinent
For instance, the railway fares in
England are nearly twice as much as
those obtaining in Belgium. for the lat
ter is accounted he cheapest country
in Europe in which TO travel both
speed and accommodation considered.
The charges in Russia are a trifle
lower than those in Belgium. But be
cause the trains there go at such a
slow rate and the third class carria ges
are scarcely habitabIe, the fares in the
cars domains may be said TO be more
expensive
Cheaper again than England is Ger
many, whore luxurious accommoda ton
can be obtained at low rates But even
less eNpensivess travelling in France,
after which comes Italy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
Copyright. 1904. by Edward J. Clode.
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

When the fourth bag was disposed
Of in the dark recess OF the scullery,
he paused for an instant to listen.
There was not a sound. Through the
window he could dimly discern the roof
OF the deserted stables opposite.
He bent again to the task of packing
the fifth portmanteau, and was placing
in It the last parcel of ore and diamonds
when some of the heavy contents fell
through one end where the drugget
wrapping had been hastily folded.
Shaking the package on the floor as a
grocer beats down the contents of a
sugar bag he picked up the fallen spec
linens and put them in one by one.
A large lump of ore had fallen apart
when II dropped. Inside there was a
huge kernel, a rough diamond quite as
large as a hens egg.
Philip smiled as he recalled his boast
to Isaacstein. lie examined the stone
critically. and realized that II 1t were
tlawess IL must be one OF the marvels
OF creation. Without experiencing any
positive motive he slipped this unique
specimen into MS pocket. and went on
with the reconstruction OF the damaged
parcel.
At last he finished The portmanteau
was lying open on the noor. when the
thought occurred TO him that he might
have avoided the furry and trouble of
carrying these heavy articles into the
scullery II he had nailed a couple OF
yards Of his drugget across the window.
Il was not too late even now to rec
tify this defect. He glanced at the win
dow TO ascertain how much material he
should cut off, and saw a face-an
evil, brutal, suspicious tace-peering at
him over the top of the curtain,
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the finder could hardly believe it to be
true. He was thinking, wondering, de-
batting with himself. The google eyes
seemed to see more than the brain was
inclined TO credit.
Philip, despite his alarm, felt that
the right course was to resent this inn
pertinent prying into his affairs.
Hello, you!" he shouted. What do
you want?"
The man grinned. He seemed about
to answer when he suddenly turned his
head and looked down the yard toward
the entry.
Instantly he swung round and van
ished noiselessly, with the silent alert
ness of a cat, for the boy heard no
sound He simply disappeared in the
darkness, and Philip, who knew every
inch of the ground, realized that his
most unpleasant visaged spy had not
only dived into the further obscurity
of the mews-which formed a Guide
sac--but also was either in his stock
ing feet or wore something over his
boots to deaden any possible clatter on
the paving stones.
The Policeman.
Here was a nice thing-his habitat
discovered by some tramp or criminal
skulking In the untenanted building
marked out for the house breakers with
in a few days. 1t was too bad, He
WAS sorely annoyed that he had not
thought sooner of the potentialities of
the window when the interior of the
house was illuminated by a candle and
a rudy fire. How long had the man
stood there watching him? He had Ger
tainly seen some portion Of the contents
OF the last portmanteau. Had he also
witnessed the removal of the others to
the pantry?
Philips experience as a newspaper
vender told him that all London was
now familiar with his own personal ap-
pearance, as well as with the semblance
and value OF his meteoric diamonds
The white stones, the clumps of iron
ore, had been described infinitely by
clever journalists. who supplemented
Isaacsteins clear statement by facts
CLEANED from encyclopedias and inter-
views with biologists,
lOSl ptphdhiN lllS Ildl ldu ISdt
long articles about him. for the story
was such as to bring watery curses to
the lips of every penniless vagrant in
the kingdom Indeed, the careful scru-
tiny bestowed in his face and clothes
bore out this suspicion. Had he not
changed his garments the stranger
would have known his Identity beyond
all question. As it was. the man was
puzzled and disturbed at the very mo-
ment he was about to say something
What had happened to cause him to run
away? What had he seen or heard 4?
Above all. how much did he know of
Philip and his affairs?
Wen. the door was locked, and it
would be folly to go out again that
night The house was absolutely unap-
proachable save by the front. Philip
resolved to remain awake until day
break. O'Brien's spade stood against
the fireplace, 1t was aaformidable
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He'd Take Two

A commercial traveller had taken a
large order in the North for q con-
signment OF hardware and endeav-
ored to press upon the canny Scottish
manager who had given the order a
box of Havana cigars.
Nav" he replied. Don't try to
bride a man. I couldna TAX them
and l am a member of the kirk"
But will you accept them as a
PRESENT."
81 couldna," said the Scot.
well them" said the traveller,
suppose 1 sell you the cigars for a
merely nominal sum-say sixpence?'
''Weel, in that case" replied the
Scot, since You press me and no
liking to refuse an offer weel meant,
1 think I'll TAX twa boxesF
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!. From Lucille S Diary

the afternoon, and had TO own that
she was too tired for tennis When
she noticed that | was playing in
heeled pumps she said, a little Sc
verely, that she would lend me tennis
shoes. She sent Harold for a pair
and | went into a gale of laughter
when | tried them on. as they were at
last three sizes too big for me, and
they looked too funny fancied
that Ruth looked chagrined when, as
Mr.. Hawley was helping me put on
my pumps again, he laughingly said
something about Cinderella Indeed
Ruth seemed bored every time Mr.
Hawley made complimentary speech
to me.
Havoc.
Sunday morning when she was as
sisting in the household duties l sug-
gested that Mr. Hawley row me up
the bay to gather water lilies for the
dinner table.
I'D like so much to get some for
dear Mrs, Deane." | said, and | could
see that he felt il was thoughtful of
me. When we got back after several
delicious hours on the water, Ruth
was really cross because we were a
trihe late for dinner. She is a
strangely tactless hostess
While l was alone on the porch
| resting a few moments after dinner
in a hammock, young Harold joined
me and remarked that ! was in bad
with Ruth" | asked him why.
You didn't do a thing to the ten
mis- court" he said. Your stills cut
It up like sausage meat. We've got
to get man from the village to roll
| it. II you want to make hit next
time you come bring a pair OF rub
Der soles In your pocket"
| After this | made up my mind MOI
| to stay any longer for ! confess
| felt little hurt by Ruth's inhospita-
bic manner toward me So when Mr.
| Hawley said that he was going Il
| town on the evening train l asked
| him II he would be so good as to act
| as my escort. We had a delightful
! trip, getting home just at midnight
| He has called twice this week.
| Although l have written the incest
| kind OF bread and butter letter L
| Mrs Deane and Ruth, mentioning
/ how kind their friend Mr.. HawleN
was TO me, l have not heard wore
| from Ruth She is dreadfully care
| less about the small amenities OF So
| cial life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11

TN order to save expense TO my
dear dad | have stayed in town
very closely this summer. on the
whole, ! have had a pleasant time. for
! always find that the men who are
obliged to stick to their desks during
the hot weather are grateful to the
girl who is ready to share with them
the city diversions during evenings
and Saturday afternoons.
Ny unseltishness in not going away
for a long stay is usually rewarded
hy a generous number of invitations
from my man friends. But last week.
as | happened to have an engagemen Mt
ahead. | thought ! really needed a lit
tie change, so | decided to pass few
days in the country with Ruth
Ritchey, who is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Deane.
l was surprised that Ruth did not
meet me at the station, but l took
the hotel bus and drove over to the
lake. Ruth, assisted by her young
cousin, Harold. was marking the ten
mis- court when | arrived. She re-
ceived me in evident establishment.
Didn't you get my Dispatch" l
asked.
NO; did you telegraph"
YES: l wrote a message last night
and left II on the telephone for CouS-
In Fannie to phone TO the office. I'm
afraid she neglected TO do so, but il
doesn't make any difference, now that
I'm safely here, does it?"
Ruth was beginning some kind OF
reply when Mrs. Deane appeared and
shook my hand.
ANY friend OF Ruth's is welcome
here she said, graciously.
Not overjoyed,
Even after this pleasant greeting
Ruth did not appear overjoyed to see
me l wonder that she retains her
friends. for she certainly shows eN-
tremely little pleasure in their So
ciety
cant l help you with the mark
ing?" ! asked. IF you can outfit me n
working garb I'll be delighted to as
sist after I've had a little rest from
my journey, which was rather dusty
and fatiguing. How l long for a dip
In the lake."
You'd better just have your rest
and dip while Harold and I finish the
court" said Ruth. we really don {
need help. and we'd rather get
through at once-wouldn't We,
Harold?"
YES, indeed" answered Harold.
Were expecting a swell, young man
on the afternoon train to see Ruth,
and we want TO have everything
fixed up for him"
Now, Harold reproved his moth
er, laughingly. as she started into the
house 10 answer the phone, you
mustn't tease Ruth about Mr.. Haw-
ley
"Oh, is that splendid Reginald Haw-
ley coming" ! asked.
YES" said Ruth. I couldn't helr
thinking that her tone was Catty
What a coincidence that you should
have happened in on US at the same
timei Reg wrote me that he met
George Requier AT the club and told
him of his intended visit"
why, I believe George did say
something about it TO me, but il al.
most slipped my mind l answere I
pleasantly.
Really murmured Ruth
Mr.. Hawley appeared to be pleased
10 find me there when he arrived
Almost as soon as he had donne1 hi.
outing nanns.s we had a set of sin.
sies together Ruth was dressed fol
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
His One Wish.

II suppose" said Mrs. Jaws, "you
keep wishing you were free to marry
AGAIN."
NO" replied the long-suffertng hus-
band, Just free"
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-26

Baker-Woods, Krause and Post:
Yakima-Engle, Gordon and Stanley,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-26
Tri-State Leagues
SATURDAY GAMES
burgess HIT BREAKS UP
ELEVEN INNING GAME

Boise Ida, May 26.-With a clean
two base hit Joe Berger, batting for
Haworth, drove in two runs and broke
up Saturdays game in the eleventh
inning His drive gave to Pendleton
one of the weirdest, freakiest games
seen at the Boise park in some time.
Some parts of it We're almost GRIM
inal, In other spots baseball closely
approaching the major league article
was played. There was every known
variety of the national game, and with
it all enough thrills to keep the fans
on their toes.
1t would have been brilliant
game If the early innings could have
/ been rubbed out, but unfortunately
they were played, and also they were
played unfortunately for Boise.
Receives Poor Support.
Johnston started to pitch for the
Irrigators. and this time he didn't
even reach the fatal fifth. He was
wild and cratic. His pitching was
enough to give the Bucks a start. and
the support he received was some
thing awful.
He was hooked after the second
with the score to l for Pendleton.
Bridger relieved him and held the
Bucks scoreless until the last frame.
The case of the Irrigators looked
to be hopeless, but they got together.
In the sixth and seventh they showed
burst of batting ability and tied the
count. There followed four innings OF
hard-fought, well-played baseball that
made the fans forget the mistakes OF
the early frames and put them in good
enough humor so that they accepted
defeat gracefully.
Bunch Three Hits.
After that seventh inning. in which
Boise tied the score by a batting raj
ly. Peet began to get his second wind
though. and the Irrigators were help
less before him. Bridger was hit fire.
quently in the latter parlt of the
game, but not until the eleventh die
they connect frequently enough tC
send anything across
There were two gone in the fina
when it started RAIDER began it with
smash through the box and Variar
also hit safe. Berger went in to hi
LOT f1dNOTlH, anu Win TWO SlllhtS VI
him. smashed one clear to left fielt
fence, just inside the foul line, scor
ing both RAIDER and Varian
Timely Hit Lacking.
Gard started something in the Bois'
end of the period, but there was moth
ing to back him up. Toots slammed
out a duplicate of Berger's hit. Cas'
raised fly that Berger dropped. an(
that put two men on with none down
but there it ended. Winkler went II
to hit for Gimlin and sent a terrific
drive into center field. 1t came with
in an ace OF clearing the fence, bu
Varian with a phenomenal play. go
under it and ended Boise's chances
Bonner batted for Bridger. but could
not locate the ball. and when Cas-,
was caught trying to grab second thu
Bucks had the contest finally sewet
up.
The score:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-26
DIGGERS TAKE
SUNDAY SUGGEST

Baker, May 26.-when Ford the
first man at bat for the Braves found
Coleman for three Dagger, and Full
ler followed with single scoring
Ford it looked like an off day for the
Baker lad. He promptly settled down
and allowed the visitors only two
more runs in the fifth. while his team
mates chalked up a total of six.
Jensen, who replaced Kane for va
kima in the second, hit an easy one
to Murphy who booted it. He took
second on Fuller's single and both
came in on what should have been
a two bagger by Reid, but he fgailed
to touch first and was tagged out.
Kane was numerically pounded by
the Gold Diggers in the two innings
he pitched. Murphy hit him for a
homer in the first inning. In the sec
ond frame, West and Harrod both
singled, Rock advanced each of them
by sacrifice, Post was walked, and
West and Harrod came in on a Texas
Lacquer by Coleman. Roben took first
on a fielders choice, Coleman going
out at second. Krause singled scor-
ing Post, but Krause, in an attempt
to steal second, was thrown out.
Murphy again in the third hit .
three bagger off Jensen, who had re-
placed Kane and scored off Deans
single. After that the Gold Diggers
could not connect with Jensen's Of
ferings at the proper times.
The score: r. H. f.
Yakima 10 o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-26
SPUDS WIN GREAT
GAME FROM BEARS

Walla Walla, Wash, May 26.-Fea-
tured by the sensational fielding Of
both teams, Walla Walla and La
Grande battled nine full innings here
yesterday, the Spuds winning out in
their first half of the ninth when they
tied the score on two errors. two stpl-
en- bases and lucky hit after two.
were out Final score, La Grande g.
Walla Walla 1.
1t was Shader's own errors that cost
him the game, although he pitched a
good game otherwise. Both times he
attempted to cover first when Sheely
was fielding and fumbled the throws.
1t was one of the best exhibitions
of baseball for eight innings ever
seen here, both teams playing bril-
liant ball behind the steady pitching
of both Shader and Fitchner. The La
Grande speed artist held the Bears to.
two hits. Kelly in right field for the.
Bears speared a, long fly by Fitchner
which almost went over the fence.
Davis made a beautiful bare handed,
stop Of a hot grounder directly over
second. cutting off what might have
been a run. Childers came in fast
on an attempted bunt of Corbin's.
caught it on the fly and doubled
Fitchner at second. Corbin, Naugh-
ton and Miller all three played a
great game while the hitting of Fitch
ner was a feature.
i, La Grande's hits We're we'll scat
tered by Shader. only one of them,
being made In the ninth when their
scoring was done, Neither team
earned their scores.
With the game one to nothing for
the Bears when the Spuds came to bat
in the ninth. 1t looked like certain
victory for Walla Walla. But Beck
landed safely at first when Shader
missed Sheeley's throw. He went to
second on Miller's infield out and
then Jameson, batting for Walters.
breezed. With two down the fans
started to leave but just then Fitch
ner hit one which took a bound over
Davis head and Beck scored. Shader's
error at first enabling him to COM
'lete the circuit after he had pur-
oined second.
The score: r. HE