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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
CHAPTER vi.
Old Accounts

Ut was almost dusk when Mary
reached home. While she was
passing the billboard at the cor
ner-a fare OF yellow letters. as
II color and the alphabet had united TO
breed a monster-she heard children
shouting. A block away and across
the street. coming home from ROLES
tons hill. where they had been coast
iug were Bennett and Gussie Bates. lit
lie Emily. Tab Winslow and Pep.
Nearly every day OF snow they passed
her house She always heard them
talking. and usually she heard across
az the corner the click OF the penny in
the slot machine. which no child seem
ed able TO pass without pulling. To
niSht as she heard them coming Mary
fumbled in her purse. Three. four. five
pennies she found and ran across the
street and dropped them in the slot
machine and gained her own door be
fore the children came She stood at
her dark threshold and listened. She
had not reckoned in vain. One OF the
children pushed down on the rod in the
chiid's eternal hope OF magic. and
when magic came and three. four. FIVE
chocolates dropped obediently in their
hands Mary listened TO what they said
Il was not much. and IL wss not very
coherent. but Il was wholly inteIligibIe
Look at" shrieked Bennett. who
had made the magic.
Did it, cried Gussie and repeated
the operation
-It-it-it never said Tab Winslow
AZ the third
Make II again: make it again.
cried little Emily. and they did.
CORY observed Pep in ecstasy
When 81 would give no more they
divided with the other children and
ran on. their red mittens and muffiers
flaming in the snow Mary stood star
ing after them for n moment: then she
closed her door.
I wonder what made me do that"
she thought
In her dining room she mended the
FIRE without taking OF her hat II
was curious. she reflected Here was
this room looking the way it looked.
and away Of there was the little fel-
low who had never seen the room. I
and in little while he would be call !
ing this room home and looking for I
his books and his mittens and know /
ing il better than any other place in 4
the world. And there was Jenny with I
that bottom drawerful. and pretty sOOU /
somebody that now was not. would l
be. and would be wearing the drawer
ful and calling Jenny mother and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
on can't out of any situation.

you can't out of any situation"
Abel shook his head.
II amt much on SUCH" he said
lightly. and then looked intently al
Ebenezer. "Jenny's been buying quite
a lot here for her Christmas" he said
Ebenezer was blank. jenny" he
said. Jenny Wing? I heard she was
here amt seen her. Is she bound
to keep Christmas anyhow"
Just white goods 1t was" said Abel
briefly.
Ebenezer frowned his lack OF under
standing. 81 shouldn't think her and
Bruce had much of anything to buy
anything with" he said. 1T s'pose you
know" he added. that Bruce. the
young beggar. quit working for me in
the city after the-the failure? Threw
up his Job with me and took. God
knows, what to do
Abel nodded gravely. All Old Trail
Town knew that and honored Bruce
for it
"Headstrong couple" Ebenezer add
ed. $50 Jenny's bent on having Christ
mas. no matter what the town decides.
is she?' he added. Its like her. the
mink"
IT don't think it was planned that
way" Abel said simply. she's only
buying white goods" he repeated. And.
Ebenezer still staring. Surely you
know what Jenny's come home for?"
Abel said.
A moment or two later Ebenezer was
out on the street again. his face turned
toward the factory. He was aware
that Abel caught open the door behind
him and called after him. Whenever
you get ready to sell me that there
star glass. you know Ebenezer an
swered something. but his responses
were so often cultural and indistin
guishable that his will to reply was
regarded as nominal anyway. He also
knew that now. just before him. Buff
Miles was proceeding with the snow
pillow. cutting a firm. white way.
smooth and sparkling for soft treading.
momentarily bordered by a feathery
6uN that tumbled and heaped and then
lay quiet in glitter Of crystals. But
his thought went on without these
things and without his will.
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Publication Notice.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun'
ty-ss:
In the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, In
and for said County of Rock Island
To the January term. A ID. 1915. Bill
to ForeClose. No 1864.
The Black Hawk Homestead Build
ing. Loan x Saving Association, com
pIainant. VS.. William J. Bleuer. Alfhild
T.. Bleuer and Thomas J. Medill. defend
ants.
TO the above named Thomas J. Me-
dill. on-resident defendant:
Affidavit of your non-reSidence hav-
ing been filed in the office of the under
signed clerk of said court in the above
entitled cause. notice is hereby given
to you that the above named complain
ant has hled in said court
its bill OF complaint against
you. on the chancery side OF said court
that a summons in chancery has been
issued In said cause against you return =
able TO the next January term OF said
court, to be begun and holden in the
court house in the city of Rock Island.
in the county of Rock Island and state
OF Illinois. ON the first Monday of jan
nary. A D. 1915, at which time and
place you Will appear and plead, answer
or demur to the said bill of complaint as
you may see TIT.
Dated at Rock Island. Ill. this 5th
day OF December. a. ID. 1914.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE.
Clerk OF said Circuit Court.
Walker. Ingram * Sweeney. solicit
tors for complainant.
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Notice of Publication.

state OF Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss.
In the Circuit Court. January term
a. ID. 1915. In Chancery-
Edna J. Petersen W. Albert o. Peter
sen.
Afidavit OF non-residence OF Albert
o. Petersen. the above defendant hav-
ing been filed in the clerks office OF
the circuit court OF said county, notice
is therefore hereby given to the said
Nonresident defendant that the COM
plafnant filed her bill OF complaint in
said court, on the chanrery side there
or on the 2Sth day OF November. 1914.
and that thereupon summons issued
out OF said court. wherein said suit is
now pending. returnable on the hrst
Monday in the month OF January next.
as is by law required
Now unless you. the said non resi- =
dent defendant above named. Albert
q. Petersen. shall personally be anS
appear before said circuit court. on the
FIRST day Of the next term thereof, -
be holden at Rock Island. in and for
the said county, ON the first Monday in
January ruNt. and plead. answer or de-
mur T. the said complainants bin Of
complaint the same and the matters
anc Things therein charged and sta ,ed
will be taken as confessed, and de-
cree entered against you according TO
the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE. Clerk
Rock Island. Ill. Nov IS 1914.
Schriver * Schriver. compliments
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nothing save disclosure. in the I'M
compromising cleanness of that wash
OF winter light Ebenezer Rule was him
self. for anybody to see. LoSiing like
countless other men-lean. alert. pre-
occupied. his tall figure stopped. his
smooth. pale face like photograph too
much retouched - this commonplace
man took his place in the day almost
rs one OF its externals. With that
glorious pioneer trio-mineral. vegeta-
table and animal-and with intellect.
that worthy tool. he did his days work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

wherein said suit Is now pending d.
recte1 TO the sheriff OF said county, to
exec ute. commanding him to summon
the defendants in the above entitled
cause. returnable at term Of said court
begun and holden on thc third Monday
OF September, y. d 1914. md that an
office OF the clerk OF said court on the
18th day OF November. a. H. 1914 di-
rected To the sheriff OF said county
commanding him 10 summon th.. said
defendants JOSEF NJ kelI and Lcvina
court. to be osgun and holden On the
nrst Monday In January. A. ID. 1915. as
Is by law required.
now. nnIess you. the SAID non-rest-
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Oak. William l.. Ludolph. Il. +. Wait.
doing business under the firm name OF
r. =. Wait & Co: Peoples National
Bank OF Rock Island. and Honnos otto.
defendants
Affidavft OF non-residcnce or the saic
defendants. Joseph NJ. Kell and LoVina
J. Kell. implicated with j. II. Hass and
others. defendants in the above entitled
cause. having been filed in the clerk ;
office of the circuit court of said ccdn-
". notice Is therefore hereby given to
the said nonresident defendants, that
the complainant nled its bill OF COM
plant In said court. the Chancery
side thereof. on the nth day OF Septem-
her. y. ID. 1914. and that thereuppn a
summons Issued out or SAID court
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The main telegraph. telephone and
railway-signal cable in the canal
zone are being placed in an under
ground conduit system stretching en-
tirely across the isthmus and adjoin-
ing the Panama canal and Panama
railroad. Branches will be built from
the main conduit to the most important
points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

dent defendants above name,l. Joseph
NJ. kell and LOvina j. Keu, shall per
sonally be and appear before said cir
cut court on the first day OF the next
term thereof. TO be begun and holden.
at Rock Island In and for said county.
on the hrst Monday in the month OF
January. \. ID. 1915, and plead answer
or demur TO the said complainant bill
OF complaint. the same and the matters
ana things therein charged and stated
VIII be taken confessed and a de-
cree entered against you according to
the prayer OF said bill
GEORGE w. GAMBLE Clerk
Rock Island. H.. Nov. 10, 1914
Jackson. Hurst * Stafford, complain
ants solicitors
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Notice of Publication.

State OF illinois. Rock Island coun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court OF said county.
January term, a u. 1915. In Chancery.
General No. 1924.
Rock Island Savings Banks. cor
poration. organized and existing under
and by virtue OF the laws OF the State
OF Illinois. complainant. W. Joseph NJ.
kell, Loyina J. kell. j. II Aass. Albert
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

Young Brooks is relieved of one
trouble, anyhow"
What's that?"
He won't have TO lie about his SAL
airy to the girl he's going to marry.
He works for her father"-Chicago
Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

Ebenezer Rule had meant to go to
the city before cold weather came He
had there small and decent steam
warmed fat. where he boiled his own
eggs and made his own coffee. read
his newspapers and kept his counsel.
descending nightly to the ground floor
cafe 10 dine on ambiguous dishes at
tables OF other bank swallows who
nested in the same cliff. But as the
days went by he found himself staying
on in Old Trail Town. with this excuse
and that. offered by himself TO him
self. AS. for example. that in the fac
tory there were old account books that
he must 90 through. And having put
or this task from day to day and find
ing at last nothing more TO daily with
he set out one morning for the ancient
building down in that part OF the vii
laGe which was older than the rest and
was where his business was conducted
when il was conducted.
II had showed in the night. and
Bun Miles. who drove the village snow
pillow. was also driver of the bus"
SO on the morning after n snowfall the |
streets always lay buried thick until |
after the $40 express came in. and |
since on the morning following n snow |
fail the $40 express was always late. 4
Old Trail Town lay locked in kind OF |
circular argument and everybody stay
ed indoors or stepped high through /
drifts. The direct way to the factory
was virtually untrOdden. and Ebenezer
made a detOur through the business
street in search Of some sembIance OF
a track
The light OF a winter morning is not
sind. only just. IL is just to the sky 7
md discovers IL TO be dominant; 10
.rees and their lines are seen TO be
alive. ike leaves; to folk. and no dis
;uise avails- Summer gives compile
nents and accessories to the good
hings in a human face. Winter affords
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CTo be Continued Next Wednesday,
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would know her better than any one
else in the world Mary could not
imagine that little boy OF Lily's get
ting used TO her-Mary-and calling
her-weIl. what would he call her?
She hadn't thought OF that
Bother" thought Mary Chavah.
there's going to be forty nuisances
about it that 1 s'pose I haven't even
thought OF yet
She stood by the window. She had
not lighted the lamp. so the world
showed white. not black. Snow makes
outdoors look big. she thought. But
IL was big-what a long journey II
was TO Idaho. Suppose something
happened to the man he was to travel
with? John Blood was only a boy: he
would probably put the child's name
and her address IN the little travellers
pocket. and these would be lost The
child was hardly old enough TO remem-
Der what to do. He would 90 astray.
and none OF them would ever know
what had become OF him and what
would become Of him: She saw him
and his bundle of clothes alone in the
station in the city.
She turned from the window and
mechanically mended the FIRE again
She drew down the window shade and
went to the coat closet TO hang away
her wraps. Then abruptly she took
up her purse. counted ont the money
I'm the freight and went ont the door
and down the street in the dusk and
into the pOStoffice. which was also the
telegraph office. one which the little
town owed TO Ebenezer Rule. and IL a
rival 10 the other telegraph Office ut the
station.
How much does il cost TO send q
telegram she demanded. Idaho
she answered the mans question.
flushing ut her omission.
While the man. After by name. Ia
bOriousIy looked il up. covering in
credible little dirty figures with an in
credibly big dirty forefinger. Mary
stood staring ut the list of names
tackled below the dog cared Christmas
notice She remembered that she had
not yet signed IL herself. She asked
for a pencil. causing confusion to the
little figures and delay to the big fin
ger. and. while she waited. wrote her !
name. "A good. sensible move" she I
thought as she signed.
When After gave her the rate thrust I
ing finger and figures Jointly beneath /
the bars. sOlicitous OF his own accu-
racy. Mary filed her message. II was
10 John Blood and It read:
BE sure you tie his tag on him
good"
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
EXPERTS CAN'T SEE
The AUSTRALASIANS
Hardly Think That They Are of
The Class of American Team
This Season

LAKE FORkST. III, July 25.-The
last events OF the Australian Canadian
team tennis competition brought an.
other society gallery to the Onwentsa
Club today, in spite OF the fact that
the Australians eliminated Canada
and won the right 10 play Germany
ir the scmtfnals for the Davis cup.
by lctory in the doubles yester-
day
Chicago tennis experts declared TO
day that while the matches have been
interesting, the winning team has not
displayed form that would place II
in the same class with the American
trophy defenders. should the Austral-
K; MS become the challepgers. They
pointed out that while the individual
work Of Anthony Wildins and Nor
man f.. Brookes was brilliant, their
team work in the doubles was poor.
In the singles this afternoon
Brookos was 10 meet r. y. Powell,
Of Canada and Wilding 70 meet r p
Sclwengers. Of Canada
S y Doust and a w Dunlop, al
ternates for the Australian team. and
Powell. Of the Canadian team, are
entrants in the western tennis cham
pionship in which play started on the
Onwentsia courts this afternoon.
Preliminaries matches in the singles
we're 10 be PLAYED.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
They Have Three Campaigns In
a Row Scheduled Against
Eastern Teams
INJURIES HAVE BEEN
HARD UPON THE CLUB
New York Team Proved Big
Disqualification Easy
Before, But
RY RALPH L YONKER

Eastern teams and injuries beat
the Tigers out OF their chance for
pennant. Right now the Tigers
haven't a show for the flag. By max
ing an extraordinary fight they can
come within striking distance again
and they may swing those who De
lieye they are out OF the race around
10 the opinion that they have an
other chance. But at best they
haven't the chance that they had
when they left for the east,
The Tigers have been unfortunate
I'm their allotment OF dates with the
eastern clubs. They found the west
ern clubs fairly soft and spurted
ahead of the gang for while and
then kept on the heels OF the Atm
letics due 10 their pummelins OF lie
west and New York.
But beginning with their trip east
this last month they have played OF
will play three series in row Win
each OF the eastern clubs broken only
by series with the Maps. Iheg
have iust returned from an eastern
campaign, they will meet the eastern,
ers here at Detroit for 10 games ana
then burst back TO the coast with
few games at Cleveland Intervening.
II "a believed, In view OF the way
the eastern clubs beat the Tigers dur-
ing this last campaign, that TINS ar
ranRement is enough 10 put them per
manently out Of the race. New nork
was the big disappointment OF the
trip. The Tigers had planned 10 TAT
ten on the Yanks but they failed 10
win game from them ,
Manager Jennings will signalize his
belief that the Tigers are through oE
experimenting with his youngsters
even more than he has in the past,
When he starts a systematic trial OF
new men, you can make up your lnlhu
that Hughie feels he Is done. HOW
ever. II may be hard to tell when TINS
trial begins for he has been forced
IN use youngsters right along De
cause OF injuries to vets.
Cobb is out of the game and VIII
he for some time yet He is not IN
the city now having taken trlp our
~ tovn that viii keep him away IN.
M Tuesday. He Will hardly be able
to get back into the game even lhen'
Witt is also out with a broken hahd,
but Moriarty has recovered from MS
injured hand and is back
Tiger pitchers are none too STEADY
iust now. and Manager Jennings Is
likely to use his young fellows IN
whom he has confidence more regu'
larly than usual
The Maps camp is in an uproar at
Cleveland due TO the report that there
Is to. be complete upheayal there
Vean Gregg, star southpaw Is one
Of the men to be turned loose, II Is
said. The Tigers can use Nean very
nicely IL they could make a trade for
him.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
FLAXY Il. COUNTED As
SURE WINNER OF STAKE

TOLEDO o. July % Rain stopped
the racing al the track here Yesterday
In the short ship meeting and forced
the drivers and horses to remain over
until today 20 finish The weeks meet
ing Before The rain came however,
Flaxy B bad taken two heats of the
feature and Has counted upon as a
sur" winner 300 tne completion Of the
cveu' today The horse was driven
by Franz Iarcs of Detroit The only
race 90 he finished was one lcft over
from Thursday Alma Girl. an Alma.
Mich trotter, won the 2.Is pace.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
Flashes From the
Big League Diamonds

No games I'm the American league
and but one In the National.
In this struggle Pittsburgh took
occasion tn come out on top for n
change. tossing the vell-kuOwn
hooks into the PhIllies.
McQuIllcn yielded three hits In
the first inning which were good
for two runs, hut thereafter and
subsequently was touched for Just
one safe tap. making total OF
four.
old Jack COombs did come
back in an exhibition game at
~ racuse. y. y. Coombs went ave
innings and allowed hut one run
which was cused over in the first
Inning.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
KRANZLEIN LEAVES THE
GERMAN OLYMPIC TEAM

HAMBURG, July Z5- Sailing for
America on the Vater.and, Or Alvin
t. Kranzlein, the American trainer-in.
chief OF the German Olympic team
denied today that there has been
friction between himself and the
Olympic managers u had been re
ported that although his contract has
two years 10 run Kranzlein would not
return to Germany Germany has
material In plenty said kranzlein.
referring 10 their chances OF winning
in the 1916 games They are very
enthusiastic think they will have
a very well Unbalanced team
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
FRANK BOGASH PAGES
SEASONS BEST HEAT

CLEVELAND, O, July Crank
Rogash. IT.. driven by Murphy In the
championship pacing sweepstakes In
the Grand Circuit races here yester-
day made the fastest time Of the year
IN the final heat. going a mile IN
2.Ol IA 10 win from Earl II Bogash
won the race in two heats. Cox
brought in his first winner Of the
season in Ella MacKay in the :
mace. Jones was taken from behind
our Colonel in the 2;06 pace and Val
entine substituted by, the judges Our
Colonel then won the race IN two
heats. Nickerson was taken on the
Lncv Patchen sulky and Deryder put
in hts place. Lucy Patchen won the
.2:12 trot.
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
NINE FAMOUS BILLIARD
PLAYERS WILL TOUR

Nine OF the worlds greatest billiard
players have banded together under
the management OF Burton Mank, TO
make tour Of so cities OF the Uni
ted States and play billiard matches
Detroit will be among the cities Wis
tied The tour VIII start the first OF
October The members OF the team
are Willie Hoppe, Calvin Demarest,
KoU Yamada George Slosson, Ora
Morningstar, George Sutton, Harry
Cline. Albert Cutler and Jake Schae.
fer
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
BY HUGHIs. FULLERT07

HUGHS FULLERTON
X past 70
- LOUISVILLE CLUB. HOPELESSLY LAST IN
TWEVE-CIUB LEAGUE STARTED FINAL EASTERN IN
VASION CLUB DONE
WHAT NOW
baseball
fghng
Of
he TO
the remarkable achievement history the National
II they had
the they would right
told the playing inside ball
pitching breaks
i back Now It Is forcing It's forward playing brilliantly and
fact,
returns home long
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
THRILLERS OF
TRACK ARE ON
WAY TO DETROIT
The Big Drivers and the Famous
Horses of the World Will BE
Here Monday
RECORDS EXPECTED TO
FALL AT BLUE RIBBON
Speed Shown by Mays at Cleve-
land and Improved Track BOde
III For Marks

The Dig thrillerS OF the harness rae
ing world are in Detroit or on their
way % this city today They will
AN be here by Monday afternoon when
The Blue Ribbon meeting OF the Grand
.CrcHt opens at the state Fair
grounds,
Inc Digest entry list ever compiled
for a Blue Ribbon meeting has been
made up for the coming week and il
rs confidently believed that enough OF
the entries viii start the races To-
make the weeks racing one OF the
largest and best In the point of fields
that Detroit has ever seen.
The big drivers OF the track will
all be here. There will be Pop Geers
Tommy Murphy Walter Cox. Alonzo
Mcdonald, Billy Snow, Charlie Derry.
der and the rest OF the big gang.
They have all brought in winners
during the racing just finished at
cleveland. Cox being the last 10 get
hrst money, winning a race for the
first time yesterday
The speed OF the horses shown ar
cleveland indicates that records viii
bo broken by the Wholesale here an
Detroit The most notable achieve
ment in the recordbreaking line AZ
| Cleveland was the setting OF a new
mark for four-year-old stations by
Etawah, the game little Geers horse.
Frank Bogash paced the fastest heat
Eof the year yesterday.
4 The big features OF the week will
/ be the great VI & NJ stake 70 be run
/ Wednesday and the famous G. OF G.
Istake 10 be run Thursday
The track has been entirely remade
land ougE; 10 be faster than ever this
lyear The Accommodations for specta-
TORS have been improved also There
+ viii be two orchestras furnishing
music while the stands are waiting
J for racing
The Detroit times., 1914-07-25
GERMANS HERE TO MEET
AUSTRALASIAN TEAM

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 25.-Otto
Fritsheim and Oscar Kreuzer Ger
manys representatives in the Davis
cup contests. arrived at Sewickly at
6;45 this morning, and were escorted
at once 10 the Allegheny Country
club, upon the courts OF which they
will meet the Australasan tennis
players next Thursday, Friday and
SATURDAY, The latter team viii reach
here tomorrow. First practice by the
Germans was held shortly after noon,
and will continue daily until Thurs
day. II was announced that selections
for the second singles would probably
not be made until next week, possibly
not before Wednesday.
One need not look at the percentage
table 10 tell the standing OF the Cubs.
all one has 20 do is TO see how Hank
.ODay answers a civil question