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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
OLD DOMINION LEAGUE
Standing of the Teams
AIcos Win,

The newly organized Old Dominion
League opened its season to-day Mt
Byrd Park, with an exciting and we'll
played game between the Locomo olive
Club and Southern Sell Telephone
Company. The Telephone boys were
handicapped BY the absence of Man
agcr Black. but nevertheless put up
a snappy game. For the Locomotive
Club the playing OF Goldback. Bigbee
and McAvoy, and the pitching of
Bauers and catching OF Stunpf. werc
the features. while John Whitfield and
Lindsey put up the best game for the
Bell Telephone team.
Several members of the commission
watched the game. and were very
much pleased with the good form
shown by the two teams \ large
number of employees OF the American
Locomotive Company were on hand to
encourage their team.
Score by innings: r.
Locomotive Gu. ID. . o . q o o0i %
Southern Rel ......0 OF 600 o.
Batteries: Locomotive Club, Baucrs
and Stumpf; Southern Bell Lindsey
and Parkinson. Umpire, Mr.. Bottom.
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Fox School Wins.

Fox School shut Falrmount out Fri.
day mt Byrd Park by the score os
IL to 0. The teams lined up as fol-
lows: FoN-J. Creery, second base;
Eacho. centre field: Massey, third base !;
Merchant' first base; Iiarrelson, centre
field; Matthew'S. shortstop. and c,ntnin !.
Bryant. catcher: Booth, right field. ami
thompson, pitcher. Fairmount-C;arv
right field; c. Crcery. shortstop; civ.
born, centre field; Gibsca, left field .
Holman. first base ana pitcher; Reed.
trst base and second base: Bottoms.
pitcher; Thurner. second base and
third base; Blunt. pitcher
Fox mana o,o, -,
Fairmount panama n
Base on balls--off Thompson, s.: off
Blunt. 4. Hits-off Thompson. IS: Off
Blunt, 0. Struck out--by Thompson.
10; by Blount, 2. Two-base hits, Mas.
sey and Bryant
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MISCELLANEOUS GAMES

Hollands Snookums defeated the
strong Manchester Pets By a score OF
10 to T. The features OF tho game
were O'Connor's pitching and Catletta
hitting.
The second team defeated the Forest.
Hill Sluggers in ten innings, by a
score Of TO 2. The features OF the
games were Melton's pitching, striking,
out nineteen. and Napier's two-base;
hit. won the game
This makes the tenth straight VIC
tory. The team plays Laurel Reform
School Saturday. Any team wanting
games, ages fifteen to eighteen, call
Madison 76Tl-J, or write Howard Hol-,
land. 1929 Bainbridge Street. South
Richmond.
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Standing OF tho Climb.
First National Wins.

First National defeated McGill YES
,erdhy at Byrd Park. lit Z. BaunIs
tor, who had been quito n puzzia 70
the bankers, was relieved i'm the
seventh by Creamer, who was promptly
knocked from the box by the National
placed Crcamer, and held the bank
boys to one hit for the balance of tho
game. Besides making several CLASSY
q wo-bnEger, and featured generally
The bankers played practically an
Bob Pitt, though n little lit wild
struck out thirteen men, aud i'm adj
ditlon to this made two doubles The
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Crafts.

Totals ..............37 Q 9 81 16
Score by innings: r.
Woodali & Quarlea Oil
Crafts .....s........ 331 90 0 o. 6
Summaries: Two-base hits--G. Thorp.
Powell, Q (, Mckenney, kersey., Three
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Signal Corps Win,

Tho Signal Corps at last got their
eye OH the pill. and swatted hard. They
are getting IN good shape now. and
defeated the Roundtree, Sutherland
81 Cherry team in "A fast game. Botn
worked hard. but the Signal Corps took
lead that the furniture boys could
nor overcome. The score was to J..
The features were tho hitting of the
Signal Corps and good fielding OF both
teams. Irving hit for homo run,
Whiteliurst did the same with two on
bases. Cosby got four hits out of four
times up. The score:
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Wesley Wins.

The Wesley trounced the Second
Baptist Deacons to-day to the tune OF
10 to 4. The Wesleys knocked Bass
out of the box in tho sixth Inning,
when they punched two hits with two
errors. and several Wild pitches. and
scored four runs. The features OF tho
game were the playing OF Hughes and
Hoover for the Deacons, and tho bat
terry for the Wesleys
Wcsleys 0220G402 10 Z L
Second Baptist. 0202O 90 o. 10
Batteries: For Wesley, Yates and
Gibson: for Deacons, Bass. Carneal
and Bethel. Umpire. Won Lloyd.
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MaIkorer md Rurk Tic.

In one of the prcttiest games OF tho
season. Walliovcr Shoe Company arr
lsurk battled seven innings TO tie,
neither team being able TO score. Tho
features of the game were the batting
of Theodore Wilcox. pitching of Rob
erson, catching of Hampton and the
fielding Of Breeder Brown and Ber-
ry. The batting OF B. Jones and field :
ing of Green for Burk IL Co. also fea-
turcd.
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Kingnn Defeats nIchmond Flee. Go.

Kingan's Reliable defeated Richmond
Electric Company yesterday, to o. at
Byrd Park. Coulter had the Electric
boys mystiiied. allowing c1icm only two
hits and striking out ten. Gentry
pitched a fair game, with tho exception
OF the second inning, when KinGan
scored six runs.
Kingan will play tho Portncrs next
Saturday at Byrd Park. y good game
SO drt
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Jones nros. Defeat recouut Crisp.

Jones Bros. defeated Pcconut Crisp
at Southsidc Park In onc-sided affaif
by the soccer OF II to 3. Jones Bros
landed on G. Taylor. driving him to
cover. Rowe relieved him in the fifth
and Jared little batter. Features of tho
game was the batting of the whole
Jones Bros. team and the pitching OF
L. Taylor. Williams and Nunnally
featured for Peconut Crisp. The score:
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Main 81. Furniture Go. wins.

Main Street Furniture Co. beat II. s.
Wright 10 the tune of IL To .. The
game was loosely played Main street
Furniture Co. toycd with the Wrigh.
boys. hitting their pitcher at will. An
stin and Powell featured with the stick
for Main Street Furniture Co. Nisslcy,
for u. s. Wright. caught a good game,
but allowed lots OF stolen bases. The
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CuI,n Win.

The strong hitting team OF the Cubs
defeated the Virginia Shoe Company
by the score OF - TO 3, although the
Virginia Shoe Company played un-
lucky and looks like il is to como.
Rowe played n good game Mt first for
the Cubs. Shortell and Tyson both
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Bnrton Heights Win.

III an eleven-inning game. which was
contested every inch, Barton Heights
to Z. 1t was nip an duck all through.
and tho Highland Park boys battled
valiantly To break their losing streak.
Decker featured for tho losers, while
.NInc" PITTS plnXimE WIS of the lilt-
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Hattie Axe Wins.

The Battle Axe team defeated the
Collegians yesterday ~ 4 Ions and
tiresome game by the score of 81 to ~.
Both sides hit the ball at WILL but the
Battle Axe team took more chances
on tho bases and got by with them.
IT took over two hours TO play the nine
innings
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Tho Indians win.

The Indians defeated the Woodwork
ers at Harvey Park by the score of to
4. in one of the prettiest game sof the
season. 1t was n pitchers battle be-
tween Barfoot and Welch. Cannon car
ricd off the batting honors for tho In
dians and Kennedy for tho Woodwork
crs. The score:
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p. j. ARRIGHI, Manager.
4 nericnn Clothing Company,

and Howle. Stolen bascs-Beaslcy.
CD. Southwark (2), willard Base on
balls-oT Coulter; off Gentry, 9 Hit
by pitched ball-Williard. Struck out
By Coulter, -; by Gentry, S. Passed
balls-Hooper. Umpire. Moore. scor-
or, Crenme-
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Wnlkorcr.

summary: Two-base hits-E. Jones
and Chittutn and Hampton. Sacrifice
hits-T. Allen. Stolen bases-Bosher
.. Double plays-B. Jones to Green 10
Dyer; ii. Jones to Dyer to Green: Twill
cox 10 Brown TO Breeder. Struck out
BY Allen, 3. by Robertson. g. Bases OH
balls-By Allen, /. Passed balls-By
Allen. T. Innings pitched-By Robert
son, Z. Hits made off Allen. 4 of Rob-
insor, S. Umpire. Mr.. w. Sharp. Time
50 minutes. Attendance 200.
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nountrce, sutherland.

SiSHdi Corn5 V U " = " u u
Roundtrce Sutherland 00000lo0--I
Summaries: Thrcc-base hits--Irvin.
Home runs--Irvin. Whitehurst Double
plays-Walden to Atkins. Hts.-Of
Turner. S; Cobb. o; Melton. 2. Struck
out--Turner, IL; Cobb, l.; Melton, y,
Attendance, 800
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woodn,I & aunrIrs win.

The WoodalI & Quaries team defeat
cd Crafts team in Il very nice game at
the Seminary diamond. The features
of the game were the batting of tho
whole Woodall 6: Quarles team. Powell
led the team with two doubles and Il
triple out of five times at bat The
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Athletics Win.

Tho Athletics defeated tho Epworih
team yesterday by the score OF to =
at st. Andrews Park. Tho feature for
tho Athletics. fielding OF Guthrie, San
dcrson and Francis, and pitching OF
Wade. batting to Proctor and Wade
The fielding of Stroud and batting OF
Tenner for Epworth was of high
order
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Send in Box Scores

The Times-Dispntch will print
full box scores OF nil amateur
games played I'm the city. provided
these scores arc made up in the
proper shape and nrc in the 0nlcc
OF the Sporting Editor not later
than $3.50 o'clock Saturday night.
managers should write Il brief In
PRODUCTION to Eame--say nifty
wOrds-- on a separate piece OF pm
per from tho one IN which the hOx
score IN made. r
Write plainly uud on ono side
Of the pnper only. rho Timcs-Dls-
patch Will furnish blink forms for
box scores.
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Summary: Left on bases-Woodwork-
ers. II: Indians. .. Sacrifice hits-Rilcy
and Walton. Sacrifice hy-F. WEIGH.
Two base hit-Conway. Stolen bases
+. WEIGH ca. i WEIGH CD. Kennedy
t2). Ease on balls-ofr Barfoot. 2; OFF
Walton. 2. Hits-of Barfoot, S; Off
Walton. IL. Struck out-by Barfoot
II; by Walton, II. Passed ball-Wade
!. Time of game 1855
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edge variety for Dean Haw's aggrega.
ton. Tho score: ~
H8rtOn IIcfDI,f. "

BARTON Heights. 2ooo2111Oo2
Highland Park. io11O31 1000 Or
Shackeiford to DAWSON. Left on bases
Barton Heights, s: Highland Park. q.
Tw0-base hits-Rady and Watson.
Carter. Goodall. Cosby. Stringer (2),
Shackclford (3). Fiener Rady, DAWSON.
Base on balls--On Harlzer, 5: Off Deck :.
ball-Stringer. Struck out-I3y Iiarker,
a; by Figner. 6; by Decker, s. Passed
bails-StrinEer, .. limo of game-2:l5.
w
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE
Where They Play Thi. Week.

Tuesday-Grays VIZ Baltic Aac. at
Broad Street Park.
Wcdnesday-Ashland va Collcgians.
Mt Broad Street Park.
Saturday-Colleginns VIZ. Grays, at
Byrd Park, $50 o'clock.
Saturday--Battle Axe rs. Ashland.
a. Byrd Park. 4.30 o'clock.
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Summary: Left ON bascs-Ashland,
o: Grays, 6. Sacrifice hits-Gruner
Sacrifice ny--B.gbe. Two base hit
B!gbic. Thrcc- base hit-Stout Stolen
bases-Sharp. Morgan. Bases on balls
Oft Lehman, Z: on Trcvillian, 1: off
Sandcrson, l. Iiits-On Trevillian.
in 3 innings: Off Lohman, & In 3 In
nings. Struck out--By Lehman, 4: by
frevillian. 3: by Sanderson, z. Time
OF game. 80. Empires. Wilcox and
French. Attendance. 500
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Summary: Two-base hits--Deoppe
Three-base hits-French. Whitfield
Home runs-Klein. Caulder. Strain.
Sacrifice hits-White, Q: Burch. Poh.
stolen bases-Bransford, White, Bauer,
Burch. Caulder. 4; French, 2: Morien.
z; McRca. Sacrifice ny--klein. Struck
out-By Berry, 2: by Cummings, l. by
Whitfield, by French 3. Bases on
balls-Bff Berry, &; by Cummings, 1:
by Morien, 3. Hit by pitcher-Burch,
Strain. Innings pitohed-By Berry,
2-3 innings; by Cummings, 1-3
innings; by Morien. 8; by whitfield, 4;
by French. 5. ,Hits-OT Berry. 10:
or Cummings, 6; off Miren, 4. off
Whitfield. 6: off French, II. EMPIRES
Wilcox and French. Time 2:1o.
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GRAHAM r. CLEMENTS.
Manager Colonial Tenn.

Brewery by the score of 10 to s. The
feature OF the game was the pitching
of Blackburn and the hard hitting of
the SyanSmith team. Beasiey and
Ford landed for three hits apiece.
Howard. for Home Brewery, played
good ball. The score:
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Standard Pnper Co. VIM

The standard Paper Co. defeated
Miller Manufacturing Co. yesterday
by the score OF 10 to IS. Batteries for
Standard, Beach and Smith: for Miller.
Thorp and Wyatt. Hits-off Smith.
6; off Wyatt, Il.
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FEDERATION LEAGUE
Results Ycstcr,,ox

First National Bank, IL: McCiill. :.
Biucs- Howitzers postponed. account
Barton Heights, 0: Highland Park,
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RICHMOND LEAGUE
Standing of the Clubs.
Where They p,ay SATURDAY..

Burlly & Co. VS.. Richmond Electric
Company, at Southside Park
Kingan VS.. Portners at Byrd Park
Cherry Smash VS., WalkoYer, at Full
ton Park.
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Peconut Crisp. .oo01o2o2o IL 8
Jones Bros. 0O2524 ia 10 3
Summary: Double plays-Proddy to
Vest. Left on bases-Jones Bros. 6;
Pcconut Crisp, 3. Two-base hits-J.
Taylor (2). Bowles. Martin. Three
base hits-Clark, Priddy. stolen bases
Jones Bros, z; Peconut Crisp. 8. Base
on balls-off %. Taylor, ] off c. Tay-
lor, 1 off Rowe. 2. Hit by pitched ball
-.Priddy. Struck out--by T. Taylor,
IL: by G. Taylor. s. by Rowe, 4. Time
of game. 9 hours Umpire. Toney.
Scorer, Smith Attendance, 200.
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SUMMARY Double plays--Tenner 10
ihurston. Wade To Vadon. Left on
bases--Athletics A Epworth, Z. Two
base hits-Tenncr, Wade (o>. Stolen
bases-NSade t2). Sanderson. Proctor.
ienner' Thnrston. Bases on halls-OR
Wade. 4; off Fenner, g. Hits-On
Wade, Z; off Fenner, I. Struck out
BY Wade. .: by Fenner. 10. Time> OF
game 1:io Umpire. Smith. Attend
ance, 100.
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UNION LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Whore yhcy PLAY

Where They Plny saturday.
Athletics VS. Cubs, at Ecncdictino
Park.
Virginia shoo Co, vs. Epworth. at
Meadow Park.
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Grnys WIN.

The Grays defeated Ashland by the
onc-sided score OF to o. Sandcrson
allowed the losers, only five hits. no
two coming I'm one inning. Aside from
his wildness, Lehman. for Ashland.
did very we'll
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Summaries: Double REORGANIZATION
10 Hoy to Baughn. Left on bases
Ryan Smith. 5; Home Brewry. T.
Sacrifce hits-Chcatwood. uuarles,
Howard. Two base hits-Hoy. .; Moles.
Graves. Mccullough. Quarles, Ford
Chcatwood. ID. Miller. Beasley, Blank
enahip. 2: Blackburn. Stolen bases
Ryan Smith. 5: Home Brewry, o. Base
ON balls-On Blackburn, 6; off Whit
more. 2: OFF Graves, .. lTts--On
Blackburn. Q in innings: off Whit
more. in 1 innings; off Graves, in
tnnings. Struck out--By Blackburn,
S; by Whitmore. .; by Graves, ). I'm
pire. Morgan.
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Totals '..'....sS..'..S3

Summary: Two-base hits-Pugh,
Powell. Errors-Pearman CD, VIII
linms %. ~arter %, Ford -, Math
cwa ID, Mitchell "a. Jackson az.
Sacrifice hit-Pugh. Stolen bases--Col-
Inns (2), jackson (2). Pugh %, Cor
pun ~. Williams, NJ. Basby 80 Dou
BILE plays. Mathews to Williams. Struck
out-by Powell IL; by Cannon, 6. Base
on balls--off Powell, !. Hits-off Pow
ell, 3; OF Cannon. IL. Left on bases
II. s. Wright. 5; Main Street. I. TIM
pire, Scott Time, $50.
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Richmond L. Co...... 0o000O00 90
ISingan e. Co. ...... OG0G0 = q / -
Summary: Double plays-Gcntry to
Rice: Beasley to Roy. Errors-Smith-
ors. ! Coulter. ! r. Jones. l: IL. Jones.
Donnelly, I. Thrce-baso hts-NIonroo
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HIcCsiII.
Total

summary: Two-baso hits-Gordon
Mariconi, I. Miller. Pitt (2). Three
base hits-Wharton. Homo run-Mari-
conf. Stolen bases--Landruni. j. Miller.
Augustine t2), Pitt, Brand, Parsons
Knightiy. Base on balls-OT pitt. z.
off Murphy, l. Hits-OT Bannister. /
in 6 innings; off Creamer. in l in
ming; off Murphy. in innings. Hit
by pitched ball--Augustinc, Taylor.
Murphy. Struck out-By Pitt, lS: BY
Bannister,. .; by Murphy, . limo OF
tcndance--100.
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COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
Standing OF the Clubs.
Where They Play sntu

WhCfc They THY SHpurUHy'
Signal Corps VS.. Ryan-Smith, &.
FToyd's Park.
Woodall &. Quarles VS.. Roundtrce.
at Seminary Park.
Crafts VS.. Home Brewing Company,
at Scott's Park.
Ryan-Smith Wins.
Ryan. Smith defeated tho Home
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pitched good ball for tho Shoe Boys.
Score by innings: r.
Va. Shoe Co... 2 O 5000 o. 3
Cubs ............ 2312 O31 Ola
Batteries: Virginia Shoe Company
Shortcll. Tyson and Croker; Cubs
Timnons and Lacy.
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Horace Wright 49,. 6 900
900
Ycntcrday,s RcxuIss.

Jones Bros. IA: Peconut Crisp. 5.
Indians. 5; Woodworlsers, 4.
Main St, Furniture, IS; Horace
Wright, 2.
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where They Play Next snturd,

Jones Bros. W. Woodworkers. at Full
ton Park. Umpire. MIR. Hill.
Peconat Crisp vs.. Main ST. Furnitucr.
at Southside Park Umpire, Mr.. Scott.
Horace Wright VIZ. Indians, at Harvey
Park. Umpire. Mr.. Vim.
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ase hits-B. Thorp. Powell. Umpire
Thorpe.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-31


Don't take 1t 50 hard. pIeass- she
said gently. "it'sail for the best. I've
reasoned It out very wisely Mi by my.
self. Some day you'll be glad Ididn't
marry you. ItIwould be very nice and
lovely for awhiIe-but. Just think. In
only o few short years what different
tastes we would have! One Of us would
want to- SIT BY the tireside and read,
and maybe nurse neuralgia or rheuma.
tism Of evenings. while the other would
be crazy for balls and theaters and
late suppers- No. my dear friend.
While it isn't, exactly January and
May. it's a clear case Of October and
pretty early In June"
I'D always do what you. wanted me
to do. Theo lfyou wanted to-
no. you wouldn't. You think now
that YOU would, but you wouldn't.
Please don't ask me any more.
The captain had lost bis battle. But
he was a gallant warrior. and when he
rose to make his anal adieu his mouth
VEG et."4's ses anu No .ehVuiuefs NMete
squared. u -, ;a,.
He took the trim for the north TINT
night. On the next evening he was
buck in his room. where his sword was
hanging against tile wall. He was
dressing for dinner, tying his white tic
into n Very careful bow. And ut the
same time he was indulgins In pen.
,slve soliloquy. Tf
"'Pon my honor, | believe Theo was
right after all. Nobody can deny that
she's a peach. but she must be twenty.
eight. ut the very kindeat calculation
For you ste. the captain was only
nineteen. and his sword had never been
drawn except on the parade ground at
Chattanooga. which wss MS near az
be ever got to the Spanish. American
war.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-31
Divorced Ldev|
= DE-, Aelen- Heson6 Eueaas AZ

your art he continued. what arc
you working on now, anytlling?v
Z. Il thought OF running over TO At
lanic City" she answered. ~
thought l might run on to some in.
tcresting material at the scashore."
Why not try your hand at an I'M.
prcssionistic feature story about the
board walk? If you can do the
thing right, and can rush me your
copy within a week, | may be able
to,crowd it into our next issuc,r said
the editor briskly. ~ can't promise,
but there's chance. 1t would be
untimely after the October issue, the
forms of vii ich are about to close.
Let's see waht you can do::'
Marian gone, the editor turned 20
Ills assistant. "This Miss Winthrop
is coming along like race horse, /"
no remarked. "a little while ago,
her work was certainly crude. Now
Shc'1wrlting with unquestionabic
merit. Jack Meadows little plot has
worked like a chunk OF magic"
ut just shows" replied the other,
that tho right HI nd of encourage
mcnt will work wonders with per-
son struggling to write"
"1herc are hundreds of potential
geninscs," agreed the editor, whose
lights flicker and go out simply be-
cause there's no ono to nurse them
through the hcart-brcaking period
that comes at the beginning. I'm
less talent has the bull strcngtn
back of II to hurl its own dead
weight over the bumps, or unless II
finds some one ready to help, Il is
likely never to arrive. This Win
tllrop girl is going to arrive, because
this qnixotic Meadows had the de.
ccncy to frame up this conspiracy"
Tomorrow - The Titanic Play.
Spot.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-08-31

his tender care and the advantages be
could bestow upon her make her forget
the question Of age? Besides, he was
almost sure that she cared for him.
Tho captain was a man of prompt
action. In the field he had been dis.
tnguished for his decisiveness and en-.
ergy. He would see her and plead bis
cause again In person. Age! What
was st to come between him and the
one he loved7
In two hours he stood ready. in light
marching order. for his greatest bat.
tle.. He took the train for. the old
southern town in Tennessee where she
lived. x, W
Theodore Deming was on the steps
Of the handsome, portlcoed old man.
sion enjoying the summer twilight
when the captain entered the gate and
came up the graveled walk. She met
him with a smile that was free from
embarrassment. As the captain stood
on the step below her the difference In
their ages did not appear so great He
was tall and straight and clear eyed
and Drowned; she was In the bloom Of
lovely womanhood.
II wasn't expecting you" said The.
odora. "but now that you've come you
may sit on the step. Didn't you get
my lettcr?"
81 did" said the captain, "and that's
why I came. ] say, now, Theo. recon-
slider your answer, won't your
Theodore smiled softly upon him.
He carried his years well. She was
really fond Of his strength, bis whole
some looks. his manliness. Perhaps
IT, a. 4@' Is 5.5!,'
"No, no." she said, shaking her head
positively; "it's out of the question.
like you a whole lot. but marrying
won't do. My age and yours are-but
don't make me say 1t again-1 told you
in my letter"
The captain flushed a little through
the bronze on his face. He was 81.
lent for awhile, gazing sadly into the
twilight Beyond a line Of woods that
be could SEQ was field where the boys
in blue had once bivouacked on their
march toward the sea. How long ago
It seemed now! Truly. fate and Fa-
theri Time had tricked him sorely.
Just a few years interposed between
himself and happiness.
Theodora's hand crept down and
rested In the clasp OF his firm brown
one. She felt at least that sentiment
that is akin to love.