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The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-28

Il don't know. / can't decide wha,
to do. I would say yes If l could tall
1t over with Andrew Merry"
II have told you point-blank you arr
not to go on the stage"
You know how / feel about It.
Dorcas spoke quietly. "You remem
Der, told you it was the only worf
/ ever cared to do"
when did Oswald suggest this :"
Several weeks ago. He has taiket
with me about it more than once"
He might have taken me into his
confidence" snarled Wentworth.
HE knew how you felt about it
Besides, Enoch," the girls voics
trembled, "besides-lately have moi
known whether you cared anything
about my affairs"
Wentworth did not answer unit
they turned into the quieter region Of
Waverly place.
Don't sit in Judgment on me
Dorry," he pleaded. When the troll
ley gets swung back on it's pole and
things begin to run without constant
switching, I'll return to the old rou
tine. Have a little faith in me.
have nobody in the world except you.
Dorcas flung away the paper which
she was carrying and tucked one hand
into her brothers arm.
tits a bargain?" he asked, looking
down at her with smile.
tits bargain" she answered.
About 'Cordelia,' Derry, do as you
please. I cut loose when father
planned my future, and did what
wanted to. A girl, suppose, has the
same rights, especially If she's a girl
who can be trusted-implicitly."
When he unlocked the door, Dorcas
passed in before him. AS he shut il
behind him she threw her arms about
his neck and kissed him. Wentworth
held her for moment in a close, az
fectionate grasp. On the hall table
lay a note addressed to Dorcas, also
a telegram for Wentworth. He tore
it open and stood for minute deep in
thought.
"Enoch, I have an invitation here
from Mr.. Oswald to see Nazimova to
night. Do you mind IL go?"
mo. Give Oswald a message from
me. l sha'n't have time to see him
before l leave"
Leave for where?"
For Montreal. put detective on
Merry's track. He has almost laid
his hand on him. Tell Oswald l will
bring Merry back with me In two days
at the latest"
"Oh!" cried Dorcas radiantly, then
everything will be righted!"
Everything will be righted," re.
peated her brother.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-28
SYNOPSIS.

Enoch Wentworth. newspaper man, and
Andrew Merry. actor, after the guests at
a poker party depart, play a last hand.
the stakes to be absolute control OF the
future Of the loser. Wentworth wins and
they decide to keep the matter secret.
Dorcas, Enochs sister. becomes inter-
ested in Merry. Knowing of his snort
icomings from her brother she tries to
arouse the actors ambition. He outlines
ahe plot of play he has had In mind
and the girl urges him to go to work
on 1t. When he completes the play and
reads 1t to Wentworth the latter de-
mands it as the forfeit of the bond won
I'm the poker game. Wentworth interests
Oswald in the play and preparations for
staging 1t are begun. Dorcas suspects
her brother Of having stolen the play
from his friend. Merry. who was to
have played the leading part, disappears.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-28

His Eyes Met the Gaze Of His Sister
room for him. His face flushed hotly
when his glance fell ON the headlines
Of paper that lay In Dorcas' lap.
Have you seen the story about
yourself In the TimesT'
"Of course I have" answered Enoch
impatiently. "It was not my doing
Oswald insisted on it. Every paper IL
clamoring for news. We reproduce
the play the first week of December y
THE paper speaks of you alone
Merry isn't given credit for even sug
costing the plot. His name is not
mentioned"
Wentworth's brow wrsnkled into an
ugly scowL How could he be men
toned? He can't be found-any'
where"
"Mr. Oswald said yesterday he was
in the Catskills, ready to come on
at a moments notice"
Il wish to God he were!" cried
Wentworth desperately.
why don't you tell Mr.. Oswald the
TRUTH"
"Dorcas, you're a child. You dont
understand that l am up against a
harder proposition than 1 can meet
'Tt seems to me, Enoch," said the
girl slowly, 'if you had not"
She did not finish the sentence. She
had turned her eyes away from her
| 90 nf ha frvA
of craft in the bay. jostling each
other as vehicles do on Broadway.
Had not what?" he insisted.
She met his eyes calmly and they
wavered before her own. 81 mean II
you had not made false start-if you
had gone into this honestly-every
thing would have come out happily.
Wentworth did not answer
II can't feel, Enoch, that Merry has
had fair play"
The man stamped his foot imps
tiently.
Help me to find him, then. Thiags
will straighten out If he puts in an
appearance. Come, let Us walk home
It's too chilly for you to sit here"
Dorcas rose and folded the paper
which lay on her lap. She kept NJ
with her brothers long strides through
the crowd that thronged Broadway
After a few minutes silence he asked
suddenly "How did you happen II
see Mr.. Oswald yesterday
He called at the house"
"Abodt what?"
"On business He has asked me to
play 'Cordelia-'
ct might have occurred to him to
consult mel"
Wentworth stopped for second
Dorcas was not looking at him-hel
eyes were turned straight ahead or
the bustling street.
why didn't he speak to me frst?'
he persisted.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-28

WORTH"
face for a moment, then she beckoned
him. He came instantly to the cab
window.
''Is this your beat every nightT
Every night this week." said the
man in blue.
1.-The men In the bread line have
dispersed. Do you know where they
go?"
where they 90, LADY," The police
man smiled. II couldn't tell you no
more where they go than if they were
rabbits scurrying to their holes"
Dorcas shivered. Are they abso-
lutely homeless-on such a night as
this?"
"A good share of them are" The
man spoke with little interest. The
misery in the streets of New York was
an old story to him.
do the same men come to the line
night after night?"
"A man has to be mighty hungry
when he stands an hour or two wait
ing for a hunk of bread. If his luck
turns he drops out Still, I've seen
the same faces there every night Tor q
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-28
What She Didn't Understand.

Here's curious item, Joshua!" ex-
claimed Mrs. Lexington, spreading
out the Billeville Mirror in her ample
lap. "The Nellie e. Williams Of
Gloucester reports that she saw two
whales, COW and calf, floating OF
Cape Cod the day before yesterday"
We'll, ma" replied old Mr.. Leming-
ton, what's the matter with that?"
why, it's all right about the two
whales, Joshua. but what bothers me
is how the COW and calf got way cut
there"
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-28
CHAPTER Viii.
The Bread Line.


Miss Wentworth, what does 'Hilda
in The Master Builder mean to you p
asked Grant Oswald during the first
lull of quiet they met after leaving
the theater. Their cab had been held
up in a Broadway blockade and the
street became suddenly still. "She
means something Ibsen, frst, last,
and all the time, deals in parallels. Six
people whom l know, intelligent
people, have six different interpreta.
tons of 'Hilda.' l am curious to
know what she stands for to you"
Dorcas turned her candid gray eyes
to his.
Il see only one thing-conscience,
She appears when the Master Build
err by one cruel. unjust, selfish action,
is bound to go down to the depths,
Nothing can save him but his con.
science. 'Hilda' Is his conscience, Of
course"
THAT Is my Interpretation exactly.
It is a wonderful play!"
EFT is a wonderful play" She point
ed to a crowd on the sidewalk. What
is that string Of men?" she asked.
Their cab had been moving step by
step for half a block. Again 1t came
to q standstill.
TITS the bread line. Had you never
seen It before?
mo. Who are the menu"
God knows!" answered the Eng
lishman, with thrill of compassion
in his voice. They are a lot of half
frozen. starving, human wreckage,
who have been waiting there for an
hour to get loaf of bread"
Dorcas lowered the carriage win
dow and gazed out. Oswald watched
her. The girls face mirrored her feel
ings SO keenly he could feel what was
passing in her mind. Her lips quiz
cred and tears hung on her lashes.
She could not trust herself to speak
Il shall never forget how that pitiful
line appealed to me the first time l
saw It," the man continued, although
l had known the poor of London since
boyhood. This homeless. famished,
orderly column, growing and growing
as one man after another comes creep
ing from his burrow to hold a place,
was too much for me. / stood watch
ing 1t from that corner" he pointed
across the street, might after night I
used to try to help. In q few cases
did manage to put man on his feet
The task was generally hopeless, ex-
cept that could satisfy the hunger
of the moment. During hard winters
In New York I have seen the line
grow till there were hundreds in it.
Sometimes it goes down Tenth street
and around the corner"
Dorcas turned to look at him. Tears
stood in her eyes and her lips auiv-
cred
Il understand" he went on. you
are wondering why we, well clothed,
fed and sheltered from the wind. are
here. and they are-there. 1 do not
know. 1t is a problem as old as the
world itself. All we can do is to help
individually. man to man."
Dorcas' gaze went back to the bread
line. Oswald sat in thoughtful silence.
Don't think me sacrilegious, Mr..
Oswald" she confessed. but when |
see such misery 1t makes me wonder
if the Eternal himself has q con-
science" She sat watching the line
of patient, pallid men. Stragslers
ssrept I'D to join 1t from every direc-
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-08-28

don- Il simply cannot imagine God
who-Mr. OSWALD" She grasped his
arm with half-stifled scream and laid
her trembling hand upon his.
What is it?" asked her companion
rising. What frightened you, Miss
Wentworth" He stared past her out
into the street. The block of vehicles
had begun to move. They were again
driving slowly down Broadway.
Nothing" she answered quickly,
nothing but chance resemblance
thought saw some one whom ]
once knew. It must have been mis-
take"
The Englishman glanced at her curl.
ously. She began to chat about the
play and other things She was try
ing to forget whatever had startled
her. She said "Good-by" at the door
OF her home. Oswald realized that
she was eager to have him go. AS he
drove away he tried to recall anything
which could have happened. A WON.
an OF her poise would not be disturbed
by trif1e.
Dorcas shut the street door and ran
upstairs to her brothers study, where
the phone stood. She searched dis
tractedly through the directory for the
address of livery from which occa.
sionally she called cab. The name
had escaped her. She stood for mo.
ment trying In vain to recall it, then
she rang the bell Her wait seemed
endless before the old servant ap-
peared.
Jason" she cried impatiently, "who
Is Mr.. Wentworth's livery MANI"
Costello, missy.
''Stay here a minute" she said as
she paused for centrars answer. Then
she stopped to the phone.
Send a cab, please, to &c Waveriy
place, Immediately"
She turned again to the old servant.
JASON" she asked, you have wait
ed on Mr.. Merry when Enoch brought
him ere-sick-haven't your"
Deed / has, missy. Many's de
time Marse Enoch en- rs done all sorts
oh wattin' on him. when he's done
been sick, puffectly missuble. missy.
Yo'-all don't know how missuble."
Can you help tonight? may bring
Mr.. Merry back with me-miserable "
deed can," cried the old man.
with eager sympathy. "Yo' des leeb
him to me. Iawdy! I t'ink ez much
oh Marse Andrew mos as 1 do Oh
yo'-all. He's been mighty good to me. "
Thank you" said Dorcas gratefully.
II am not sure whether he will come,
but in case he does, be ready for him.
He may want hot bath and supper.
Have a cheerful fire; it is bitterly cold
outdoors"
She turned and ran downstairs
when she heard the rattle of wheels
On the street below.
Don yo' want me to go wild 20.
Missy" suggested Jason. Hits pow
erfu' late TO- lady to be goin' roun'
New York alone"
mo; / would rather have you here
waiting for our return"
Tenth and Broadway" she directed,
as the cabman shut the door. He
pulled up at her signal opposite the
bakery. The place was closed, the
bread line had dispersed, and the
quiet gray of early morning had be-
gun to creep over the street. Occa-
sionally a cab dashed past or trolley
went on It's clamorous way, but there
we're few stragglers to be seen. Here
and there a man on foot walked
brisk1y, as II a shelter waited him
somewhere. On the sidewalk stood q
tall policeman. Dorcas studied his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15
WHY WOMEN SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO MAKE
 THEIR OWN GOWNS

It would better had the taste and the skill necessary design hats and Many have the necessary alen and conspeuously well dressed at cost which would make less gifted women env1os if they could but know how small it is.
 The hat bonnet to the gifted simple task With the gown, difficulties multiply must be fitted especially days little left to the imagination and much depends upon lines and fit
 One realizes that the who makes her own gowns,
 
 al to the duties caring for her household if she has and the question is promptly raised how many trades should 8 expected have at her finger tips?
 It would eem first glance if plan involves wool oarding spinning weaving 1t into the finished cloth making therefro garments both for themselves, and for males Of the domicile. But such sweeping result could come
 tremendously important to women! Itlsl Why best if hold in their hands large satisfaction must exist when they able to be their cosumers.
 than who prefers to be her own dress1naker milner know other who buy markets, and then reake, partially reake, things they buy to bring them into harmony with their own nd duality. Thrice fortunate such
 fortunate that should have such gifts it is that they should not have them which raises question of education. ss9Is Much better would it be- or writer, and youth dry education, and of the things that essential to living and the right m Of life. z r sSe Some scientists brain has been greatly sisted growth development of the human hand
 Surely would be benefited women were train ed in hand skful in matters odress since have said plays great part ad is their happiness and even to ais '''p E z - -. ' MARION
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15

eIt is the little rift within the lute That by and by win make the music
 mute,
 And. ever widening silence
 all"
 A young couple should always live by themselves. A bride should always step from the altar into her own home, be it a. comfortable home, a pretty cottage. or a cozy flat, is the belief of most people. But there are brides and brides, matches that are the outcome of mutual love from childhood up and others that are the outcome of speedy courrtships-mar- riages oh short acquaintance. Bride groons who know their dearies since their earliest recollections are pretty we'll acquainted with their dispesi- tions and have had ample time to study them in their home 1ifes Such a one has not the slightest doubt of domestic felicity.
 The young man who is introduced to girl this month proposes to her the next, and is SC fearful of losing her that he insists upon an immediate marriage must take his chances upon the happiness of wedding in haste.
 Two natures are thus brought to- gether that know nothing of each other He has seen his sweetheart wearing her prettiest frochE and frills, curls, and. of course, her sweetest smile He has worn his pest suit con tinuaily in the love chase He has boxed up his temper and shown only the. chivalry which he put on for the occasion
 Had they been wise enough to have waited until summer, many of the trials of housekeepis4g the newly wcds would have escaped. Their newly planted love might have had oppor- tunity to take deeper, firmer root. The four little rooms which took ec spick and span in the genial warmth of the sunshiny day assume quite another atmosphere when he who is used to making a nasty toilet and rushing down to a warm breakrast tn a board ing house must hustle out into the kitchen to start a fire. The nornipg meal can't be gotten without 1t. The girl who has a1waye been peIted, and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15
GHAUTAUQUA GETS
 % SPECIAL TROLLEY CARS

Special trolley service is to be ar ranged by, tte Bridgeport Pastors as- sRetatipn in connection with it's fifth annual Chautaudua, assembly. Febru- s<sr 22-27 in the old Park City Skat- t1g rink on State street. Plans to avoid tedious waits and overcrswded ears are being made
 Cmcials of the Connecticut company are to sec that this. detail is well talk en care of. and these arrangements will not only include extra cars to and from the center of the city, but to all parts Of the city and nearby towns as we'll
 The ChautaIqua. according to indica- lions. will bring more visitors to the city than ever before. reports having bsen received that preliminary an nouncemeuts have attracted much in terest in towns near Bridgeport.
 Much interest has been attracted in the lectures announced, among which are John Spargo's. discussion Of The Real Meaning of Socialism, Rabbi Wfsets presentation Of ''The World for the Child ,,' and --The Jew and the Christian-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15
A. A. U. SWIMMING
 RULES ARE CHANGED

New York. Jan 16-Propossd changes in the rules providing for O senior and junior class in all cham pfonship swimming events stased un- der the auspices of the Amateur Ath- 1etic Union, have been sent to the board of governors and delegates at large of the union. The change, which 1t is said is sure of adoption has long been fought by local clubs. Under the present rules a swimmer may compete in a number of champion ship contests regardless of titles ha has captured while under the new rules such swimmer wfn have to con fine his activities to senior contests only.
 Under the new rules the senior ciass will be open t69all afhletes while the junior class ~g1fz be confined Io these who have not won a, title. Amend ments to the diving rules, the method of governing swimming records, a complete list of dives for champion ship competition with the points to be given for each and a list of events for outdoor and indoor championship swims comprise the remaining changes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15
WERRENRATH AND KLINE PLEASE THE
 AFTERNOON CLUB
Artistic Vocal Program Rend- cred By Prominent Musi- clans PIeases Musical s5zlst
 Critics.

The attraction at the Wednesday
 Afternoon Musical club yesterday was an artists concert by Miss sollve 1s1 ,kline'
 soprano, and MT. Reinald Werren-x rath, baritone.
 AS usual at these musicals, the First
 Methodist Episcopal church. where
 where they are held, was conpleteAy filled with people before the hour scheduled for beginning.
 The first number on the program was a duet La ci darem pon Giovan-
 ni)'' by Mozart, sung by Miss Kline and MT. Werrenratf. Both in this
 selection and also in the closing num- ber. another duet, The Hunt, by feet harmony. and blended beautiful- ly.
 Perhaps. however, the true beauty of their voices was more fully real ized when heard alone in their solo work.
 Miss Kline unites with a charming personality and appearance. an ex- quisite and wonderfully controlled soprano voice of magnificent register Her audience applauded her again and again and she was forced to give sev- l eraI ercores. Among her selections
 were ..vissis d,arte. vissi amore I (Tosca),' by Puecini. My Lovely Ce- iia.'' and "A Pastoral,H two old Eng- fHsh melodies of the sixteenth century, Mi 1do1ine,' by Debussy and 3Cnere |
 ndorrl ,rlg,' by Wil1eby, "sylvetin," by Sindins and .tEcstacy," by Rumme1. l It WITS pleasure to a number of l those resent to hear and see Miss
 Kline herself as they had for some time been familiar with her beautiful voice through records which she has
 made for the Victor Talking Machine Go.
 l MT. Wers rsenrath has a splendid bar l ftone voice well controlled and the
 great variety of his selections show wonderful versatility and careful train 1 ing Critics have called him lone of the most satisfactory singers now be- fore the public
 Among his selections yesterday were Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves 7 (JuIius Caesarl. by Handel, two Ger man selections which were splendid, l"Abend gebeti and '.Auf Wachtpos- l tten," by Hans Hermann. and .'Littfe Grey Home in the West and s'The Ringers g. string ballad which es- tpecial1y pleased the audience. His songs of the sda, which were Isung by request, were selections from tthe works of c. villiers Stanford and included four selections "Drakess 1 Drum Outward Bound, Devon, To, Devon,' and .eThe Old Superb, all Iof which were rendered in masterfal manner.
 Repeated applause forced him twice Ito give encores and two little pieces, 'tShe Comes Not When Noon is on I the Roses and Open My Window to the Stars delighted the audience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-15
LORD ST. HEDGERs, POLO a
 ENTHUSIAST, Al TOMORROW

Baron Asfby St Ledgers, the famous English sportsman who has headed the movement for making another at tack with the recovery of the polo years old tomorrow. He has been a polo enthusiast for over score of years, and the recent defeat of the British team by the Americans was a. bitter pill for him to swallow. Lord St. Ledgers iB soldier, and wears the South Africa He is now busily en- gagged in perfectins plans for the in ternational match to be- played at Meadow Brook next June.
 Lord St. Ledgers' selection for the 1914 team includes Capt Ritson, Capt Lockett, Capt. E. Palmer and Capt. F. ". Barrett. The latter was the big sensation of the 1913 polo season in England, and made record unsur- passed by any other stick wielder of Europe. He was on the winning side in the contest for the Kings Cor onation Cup and other leading events. He has met and outpIayed the cracks Of England, and Lord St. Ledgers ex- poets a Iot from him when he comes over next June. Capt. Barrett has been in the game several years. and visited America as a substitute on the 1911 team.
 HThe cup must come back has been the batt1ecry of British poloists ever since Lord St. Iedgers issued his The Baronss first care, of course is to secure the best possible
 mounts for his men. Last year many experts asserted that tne.s ponies brought over were not hardy enough to stand up under the gruel1fng pace of such a contest, and their owners agreed with this statement, for most of them sold their ponies on this side. Lord St. Ledgers has entrusted the job of selecting suitable ponies to w.
 Balding, who has been breeding and handling polo ponies for many years.
 It is understood that Lord St. Ledgers now has options on nearly hundred ponies. Lord St. Ledgers has cl1osen Spain as the scene of the preliminary
 practice for ponies and men, in order to avoid bad weather. Stiff practice is scheduled to begin next month. The royal polo grounds near Madrid will
 be turned over to the Englishmen by King Alfonso, who is very fond of polo. There is only one fly in the
 English polo ointment just now, and that is that Capt. Ritson, who captain ed the last International team, may be unable to come over this year. Rit- son made a great record last year, in view of the fact that he was selected to lead the team at the last minute. following the injury to Buckmaster.