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The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

Germans have a word containing 73
letters The word Is vierwaldstatter-
seesalonsschrauben Observation-Disclosures
urrenzgesellechaftbu and =
means. ONCE OF the stock company
that runs screw-propeller. saloo0
steamboats, on the lake os the four
forest cantons in switzerland
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

That's what fheS all say when they
have tried -nosndsy lunch Hotsi
Crfsvvefd---Adv.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

AT wedding In the Italian section
of Manchester n. r.. the brides waist
was covered With yellow-baeked $50
bank notes. which she pinned to the
dress as given to her by friends.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

In the last year 4L62O books were
published In Japan. while Germany.
the most bookish OF EuroDean ma.
ti0ns had only Si.2Si volumes to her
credit
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

BUT FIRM DAY
ON EXCHANGE
Fairly Broad Buying Is Notice
able In Gotham Security
Market
DECLINES ARE LESS
THAN WERE EXPECTED
Activity Slightly Less Than
Yesterday-Early Note
Buyers Take Profit
Copyright. 1914, by the New York
Evening Post Company

Evening Post Company
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-There were
many interesting developments bear
ing upon financial conditions today.
Fairly broad buying OF really high
grade securities continued. both on
the stock exchange and at private
sales what little liquidation there
was from Europe had scarcely any in
fiuence upon the markets here, and
10 offset II there was good support
from local sources: the steel trust fig.
ures, covering unified orders nj the
end OF November. showed a decline OF
138,50b tons. which was consider
ably smaller decline than had been
looked for: the rise In German ex-
change appeared 10 have been check.
cd, temporarily at least although the
market was still strong, with the
broad buying demand and negotia.
tions we're understood to be In prog.
ress for the creation OF additional
credit balances fer various foreign
governments which are at the mo-
ment engaged In purchasing large
stocks Of foodstuffs and supplies In
the United States.
SO far AZ the investment inquiry was
concerned, It gave Indications OF en-.
larging gradually. On tho exchange
however, there was litxle less activ.
ity than wan seen yesterday The
usual new high record was touched In
the three-year notes sold by New York
city In September. and IL was cxldent
that the recent rise I'm the price of the
notes bad made many Of the early
buyers willing 10 take profits at this
lever
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

TO permit a person in any seat in
an automobile 20 regulate its speed
without the knowledge of the chauf
feur, Is the purpose Of a German in
yention.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
BosToN sTock MAHkET-cIo.o

Amalgamated copper i0is Alaska
Gold Mines, EbL Arizona Com
2 1915 Arcadian. 5h Atlanta. SIS,
Am. Zine, l1il Boston a Maine. gsis
Butte q superior, sbh1 Calumet n
Chino sih Copper Range, ssls bavls
DAILY IS East Butte "a Goldnefd
Cons i1-18i Greene Cauanea eGt1
Hancock ! Humboldt l. lndiana q
Kerr Lake ia Lake. . MaynOwer.
IA Mckinney -nsrrah. 81 New Bal.
tic I a Nevada Cons lUls New IIaV-
ep- b2i4 Nipisslug- Sorth Butte
sO7s North Lake. i old Colony, 3.
old Dominion. lsi. Onea Conner 90,
pond Creek t5M RAY Cons 10 santa
Fe. ~ superior, Copper - Tor
APEX. 1-t6i Utah Cons, 80 Utah
Copper. i6ia a. : smelling 2s;II.
Smelling pfd as; Victoria ia West
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

New Diamond Disc Bhonograph Larg-
ne. Edisoa shop. 3IO Woodw srd.-t-Adv,
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

Printiag the plain neat kIBd-thst IL
right = Times Job Dspsrtment.-Main
The Detroit times., 1914-12-10
SINKING OF
THE WEATHER.

THURSDAY NIGHT, FRIDAY CLOUDY,
PROB A bly, SNOW FLIRRIEst
FRESH NORrHERLN WINDS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
CHRISTMAS DONT,S

Don't tell people that you do not
expect to receive any presents. You
know you do.
Don't forget that the clerk who has
been working long hours for many
weeks is human.
Don't, If the present you are send
ing away was expensive, fGil t. re.
move the price tag.
Don't hunt for price marks on the
presents you receive.
Don't wait till Christmas for the
purpose of being kind.
Don't let your left pocket know
what your right pocket gives for
friendship, for love or for charity.
Don't be grouchy merely because
some delivery boy happens to pro.
you with the corner of a box that is
twice as large as he.
Don't let yourself suppose when you
crowd into tho Mace where Christine
shopping is being done that you are
the only one who is in a hurry.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
4 / { al t a
L a Il i

--u ~ -
49,
~
'1o Wv
'"1'' W 0ul'l'e' anu was iur'iler
surpIiseC q, learn that all this won
derful d,velo0ment had taken place
within f.. years time
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Is there a calamity bowler in
Bowling Green? Spot him if there
is, and you will find a man with an
ak to grind. No business man, no
real good citizen, is a calamity
bowler. Spot him and put your
stamp of disapproval on his meth
DDS. We differ politically and re.
liGiously, but we do not think the
world is going to the bow-wows
because things do not 60 just ac-
cOrdin8 to our way Of thinking.
But every community has few of
this bigoted class. Put your stamp
of disapprovaI on any one you
know of this class.-Bowliug Green
Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
My Creed.

| believe that the country, which
God made. is more beautiful than
the city. which man made; that life
out of doors and in touch
with the earth is the natural
life of man. believe that
work is work wherever we find it,
but that work with Nature is more
inspiring than work with the most
intricate machinery believe that
the dignity of labor depends not on
what you do but how you do it;
that opportunity comes to a boy on
the farm as often as to a boy in the
city; that life is larger and freer and
happier on the farm than in the
town; that my success depends not
upon my location. but upon myself
not upon my dreams, but upon
what | actually do-nOt upon luck,
but upon pluck. | believe in work.
iDgswhen you work, playing when
you play, and in giving and de-
manding a square deal in every act
of life Edwin Grover.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
ToWSer.

/ don't care fer fishin' now.
Since TOwser's gone.
Keep thinkin' how we'd dig for bait
Over by the garden gate,
But now have to dig alone
Because he's gone.
ND don't want t swim no more
Since Towser's gone.
He allus used t swim with me,
There Wern't no dog could swim
like he
Could swim nd dive
But now he's gone.
Nd ust hate t get the cows,
Since Towsers gone.
A great big lump comes in my
throat,
Nd when 90 / bed at night,
Since Iowsar's gone,
Somehow | get { thinkin', too.
Of all them things we use t do.
An o, how ust wish nd wish
He hadn't gone!
Our Dumb Animals.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Louisiana Press Journal:-The
biggest thing t. be thankful for in
this year of our Lord 1913 is that
Uncle Sam has gone out of partner
ship with Big Business and is now
conducting the nations business at
the old stand all alone by himself
and he has but one clerk and his
name is Woodrow Wilson.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
WIae kInn Solomon

Wise King Solomon.
King Solomon had great head,
all right"
Certainly. He was the wisest man
who ever lived"
Il guess he was. He had all those
wives OF his before there was any
such thing as Christmas"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Furs Wanted / will buy every
Saturday, second door west of E. L.
Anderson & Sons. VIII pay good
prices for all kinds OF good market
able furs. Bell Phone go
If A. L. Cruiser
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

You cen help us make the Demo-
crat a better paper by sending us
news items Of your neighborhood.
Tell us about the going and comings
of yourself and neighbors We will
greatly appreciate this
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

S. c Rhode Island Red Cockerels
for sale. F. & M. Phone 15A.
Mrs. Fred HardeSty.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Blanche and Eugene Jarman spent
part of the week with relatives in
Hannibal
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Monroe City Bank will be
held.at its banking rooms in Mon
roe City,.SMissouri, on Thursday,
January 18th, 1914, beginning at 8
o'clock a. m. for the purpose of
holding an election of directors for
the ensuing year and the transac-
ton of such other business as may
come before it.
THOS. PROCTOR,
President.
J. J. BROWN,
Secretary.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Dr. W. T. Bell, wife and daughter
of StOutsviIle spent Friday with hlS
sisters, Misses May and Fannie
Bell.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Chas Pierceall and family spent
the last of the week with Shelby
vile friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Ileen Butler, of Quincy visit
ed l.. L Lane and wife the last of
the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Matte Bess Sherman spent
Christmas with her mother, Mrs
John Shearman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

j. F. Renshaw and family spent
Christmas with his sister, Mrs. w.
Wells in Palmyra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mesdames Mollie Pollard, of Shell
bina and Kate Pollard, of Kirksville
spent Sunday with their brother,
S. T. Pollard and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Mary Smith, of Center has
been visiting her friend, Miss Cam
mie GreathOuse.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

W. S Conn and family spent
Thursday with C. F. Dierks and
family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

J. w. Grimm and wife who have
been spending Christmas with their
daughter, Mrs. Perry Maxwell, re-
turned to Palmyra Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Marie Gosney visited Quin-
cy friends the last of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Ida Lane who has been
spending the holidays with her
mother, spent Friday in Paris.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Susie Ryan spent the last of
the week with her brother IN Han
nibal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

If you owe Dawson & Settle pay
same at once as they need the
money
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

D R. Campbell visited relatives
in Palmyra the last of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Walter Tate and wife spent
Christmas with her people at
Anabel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs. John Simms, of Shelbina
spent Christmas with her mother,
Mrs. Susan Elliott.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Leslie Bell spent part of the
week in this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

John Kendrick visited his broth
Ell, Albert in Shelby County FRI
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Monica Lee is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. efficiency
at Ely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Davenport & Mahan make Farm.
Loans on best terms If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs. A. L. Little and son, Miss
Easter Grimm spent part of the
week with relatives in Palmyra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Price Griffith and wife, William
Sherman and family, Virgil Shear
man and family went to Palmyra
to take Christmas dinner with T. B.
Arnold and wife of PALMYRA.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Box supner at Cooper School
H0nse Friday evening Jan 2.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs. F. S. Saunders and son visit
ed in Hannibal the last of the week,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Miss Bessie Williams of Kansas
City is spending the holidays with
the homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
j. j. BROWN,
Secretary.

R. W. Riegle and family of Louis
lana, A. T. Griffith and wife of Han
nibal, E. S. Griffith and wife of
Bowling Green, came in Wednesday
evening to spend the night with
Aleck Griffith and family. They
went to Palmyra Thursday morn
ing for the day with Mrs. Riegle's
people and returned to their re-
spective homes that evening.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

j. A. Bixler, wife and daughter,
Dorothy, spent Christmas day with
relatives in Palmyra.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs. D. H. Riddle visited her
daughter, Mrs. John Blackwood in
Quincy, the last of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01
A Preference

A Preference.
"Bobbie, would you rather find your
Christmas present in your stocking OF
on a tree?"
I'D rather have 1t on tree, cause
there's more room there"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs. S. E. Muserove visited reIa-
tives in hannibal part of the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs. L. Mathers and children, of
Kansas City are visiting Mrs. D. B.
Kendrick.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

j. P. McMahan and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Lucy Robey
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

7. L Jamison and wife, of Shell
byville spent Sunday with his broth
er, j. H. Jamison and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs. A. H. Dougherty and baby
returned Saturday to their home in
Little Rock, Ark, after ten days
pleasantly spent with her parents
John Willis and wife.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

A. Liebungut and family. of
Burlington, Iowa spent Christmas
with her father, H. Behne.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

Mrs E. E. Kratz and baby spent
Sunday with relatives at Ely.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1914-01-01

4
Miss Susie Ryan spent the last of
the week with her brother In Han
nibal.
Miss Matte Bess Sherman spent
Christmas with her mother, Mrs.
John Shearman.
Miss Marie Gosney visited Quin-
cy friends the last of the week.
Chas Pierceall and family spent
the last of the week with Shelby
vile friends.
D R. Campbell visited relatives
in Palmyra the last of the week
Miss Mary Smith, of Center has
been visiting her friend, Miss Cam
ME GreathOuse.
Miss Ileen Butler, of Quincy visit
ed L. L Lane and wife the last of
the week.
Miss Ida Lane who has been
spending the holidays with her
mother, spent Friday in Paris.
DR.. W. T. Bell, wife and daughter
of StOutsviIle spent Friday with his
sisters, Misses May and Fannie
Bell.
Leslie Bell spent part of the
week in this city.
J. W. Grimm and wife who have
been spending Christmas with their
daughter, Mrs. Perry Maxwell, re-
turned to Palmyra Saturday.
Mesdames Mollie Pollard, of Shell
bina and Kate Pollard, of Kirksville
spent Sunday with their brother,
S. 7. Pollard and wife.
Miss Monica Lee is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. efficiency
at Ely.
Mrs. A. L. Little and son, Miss
Easter Grimm spent part of the
week with relatives in Palmyra.
j. P. McMahan and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Lucy Robey.
7. L Jamison and wife, of Shell
byville spent Sunday with his broth
er, j. H. Jamison and wife.
Mrs. A. H. Dougherty and baby
returned Saturday to their home in
Little Rock, Ark, after ten days
pleasantly spent with her parents
John Willis and wife.
Mrs. E. E. Kratz and baby spent
Sunday with relatives at Ely.
A. Liebungut and family, of
Burlington, Iowa spent Christmas
with her father. H. Behne.
Abbeville progress., 1914-06-20
Apples Now a Luxury.

Everywhere among the dealers one
can read three apples for a dime" and
in many places the rosy fruit is marked
with nickel apiece" How changed
this is from those old days when one
could buy peck of apples for ten
cents or a barrel for s1.25. Not many
years ago an orange was worth four or
five apples, but now it is cheaper and
it is not worth one. There was once
time when an ordinary family would
have several barrels of apples in the
cellar, or bin in the garret, for win
ter use. But those days are gone. and
even q good apple pie has reached the
altitude of luxury. And then the way
they are sold-in boxes in rows or
each apple wrapped in paper to attest
it's value. We don't know that these
are really days of progress when a
barrel of apples belongs to the aris-
tocracy.
Abbeville progress., 1914-06-20
SYNOPSIS.

Jackson Jones, uicknamed broadway"
because Of his continual gloriicatiOn Of
New YOrk's great tlDrOUghfaTe. is anX-
ious to get away from his home town Of
Jonesville. Abner jones. his uncle, Is
very angry because Broadway refuses to
settle down and take place in the gum
factory in which he succeeded to his
fathers interest. Judge SpOtswood in
forms Broadway that S2J0.OD0 left him bv
his father is at his disposal. Broadway
makes record time in leading for his
favOrite street in New York. With his
way creates sensation by his eXtraEa-
gance on the White Way. Four years
pass and broadway suddenly discovers
that h. is not only broke. but heavily IN
debt. He quietly seeks work without sue
cess Broadway becomes engaged 10 Mrs
very Rtddy. Wallace learns that Broad
way Is broke and offers him a position
with his fathers advertising firm, but Il
is declined. Wallace takes charge Of
BrOadway's affairs. Broadway receives
a telegram announcing the death of his
sole heir. Peter Pembroke Of the Con-
sol,dated Chewing Gum company offers
BrOddWav 81 200. 900 for his gum plant and
Broadway agrees to sell. Wallace takes
the affair I'm hand and insists that Broad
way hold of for a bigger price and rushes
wood. Broadway finds his boyhood play
mate, Josie Richards, In charge OF the
plant and falls In love with her. WallaOc
Is smitten with Judge SpOtswoOd's daugh-
ter Clara. Josie points out to Broadway
that by selling the plant to the trust he
will ruin the town built by his ancestors
and throw 100 employees out of work.
Broadway decides that he will not sell.
Broadway visits the plant and Josie eX-
plains the business details TO him.
Abbeville progress., 1914-06-20
CHAPTER EI.

Higgins, erratic, demaeogic. often
vicious tempered. was. when once his
champ mpionship had been enlisted. an en-
thusiastic advocate. As he himself mad
said. his heart was in the right place"
and that morning, as he went through
ths plant explaining that the young
new owner had decided not 70 sell out
10 the trust. but would stand by Jones
Vile, Jones Pepsin gum and those res
ident in one and employed in mapufaC-
,ure of the other. Broadway lost none
Of merit through his defamation.
In that heart in the right place Hig-
gins had admired the way the smallish
city man had stood up 10 his five feet
ten of Drawn and threatened to throw
him out of the building. discharge him
from the plant, and drive him from the
town if he did not cease threatening
woman. He was sorry he had lost his
temper while with Josie.
He had rushed through the great,
rambling buildings of the old-fashioned
mandatory at high speed and high
enthusiasm. His manner had been
such that his mere appearance had
been signal for the stOppage of the
wheels of industry and the gathering
of eager groups about him to listen to
the news which one could not doubt he
bore, and when the nature of that
news became known generally, the
much-relieved workmen, the working
women, and even the basket girls and
bundle-boys throughout the plant. be
came instantly demonstrative of great
Joy.
The first cheer, that which had
mercifully interrupted Clara's inqui-
sitiOn Of Broadway on the subject of
his friend, was followed by another
and another as the news spread. A
gradual cessation of the grinding roar
which was apparent, even in the Office
building. when the plant was operat-
ing, showed that here and there
and everywhere machines were being
stopped by those who wished TO leave
them so that they might hear the
news.
The office-building group stood spell
bound. listening. None knew what had
occurred. They might have been
alarmed had the uproar been less un-
mistakably enthusiastic.
What is it?" Mrs. Spotswood asked
eXcitedly.
Il don't know" was Josie's answer.
Clara certainly knew nothing of the
nature of what might be happening,
and none was further than Broadway
from a guess that what he had told
Higgins, in a sentence wherein anger
very freely mingled with the news of
Abbeville progress., 1914-06-20
POLICEMAN WAS A DIPLOMAT
Pass Unless Charlie Comiskey
Drives His Car Slower.

Charles Comiskey, who runs the
White SoX ball club in Chicago. is
widely acquainted in that big town
and in his day has been lavish with
passes u his ball park
Last year he gave a season pass to
young man he had helped to an ap-
pointment On the Chicago police force.
Soon after this COmiskey was pushing
his automobile BIZ beyond the speed
limit up Michigan boulevard and VS.
stopped by a policeman. The police
man opened the door of the car and
saw Comiskey sitting inside.
Hello, Bill" said Comiskey How
are you getting along since | got you
your job on the force?"
The policeman cOughed and slut
tered. Finally he said:
Look here, Charlie; you'll have to
go slower with this car of yours or I'll
have to give back my pass."-Satur-
day Evening Post.
Abbeville progress., 1914-06-20
DROADWW JONES
c6I EDWARD MARSHALL
FROM TIE PLAY OF GEORGEMCOHAN

I tOnished gratitude of the right-mindeC
male when he finds that the one fe
male for whom he has begun. con
sciously or without his knowledge. tC
| live his life and do his deeds. does not
utterly condemn him when he has
| done his level best and that best has
been worthy. Men are the worlds nat
uraI "come-ons," women the worlds
natural vendors of psychological, sen
timental and often very raw gold
bricks.
SO when Josie soulfully declare,
that she had known he would, Broad
way did not let it pass with an unap
preciative, "Of course you did" but
looked at her with gratitude alight in
his pleased face and humbly queried
Did you?"
For a moment the fact that she de
clared that she had known he would be
decent and not villainously selfish sc
completely overwhelmed him tand
please do not forget that she, within a
minute, had admitted that she thought
him capable of basest selfshness) that
he could not find words with which to
proceed conversationally. All men are
that way.
But presently he recovered self-pos
session and continued:
Now. | don't know anything about
business, and l don't know. anything
about money never did a days work
in my life for the simple reason that
never had to-"
He looked at her with a shame-l
smile, the first evidence that he had
ever shown of anything but pride in
his ability to live idly with enormous
and successful effort.
The only trial of skill into which |
have entered since | went from Jones
vile to New York has been a general.
endless contest with the world at large
to see which could stay up the latest.
| have generally won-won in a walk. "
She was listening intently. All wom-
en- are intent to breathlessness when
they are hearing any man tell his un-
worthiness: if there is hint of con-
fesSlOn OF real WlckedneSS IN MS decla-
ration they will listen with an absorp-
tion which approaches a hypnotic
trance.
I've never done anything good, be-
cause I've never had anything good to
do" Broadway. went on, before he
reached the next full stop.
She sat absolutely spellbound. Did
she feel vivid hope that he would go
into detail of the things which he had
done which were not good? Such re-
citals always pain good women ex-
quisitely, yet they never shun them.
never interrupt them-never, by the
way. forget them or fail to have them
at their tongues ends afterwards,
when, by recalling them. they can
abash the man who in a moment of un-