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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-23

single run. Jim Vaughn finished with
his left-sided delivery and was touch
ed six times. The big fellow had his
control working and handed out but
one pass.
No game is on the Cub schedule
today and O'Day had his men out
practicing in the Memphis park, good
weather being encountered. Tomor-
row Nashville will be invaded for a
single game.
Three Iickings in one day were
visited on the Sox yesterday, never
theless the news from California is
encouraging.
All of this wiId-eyed stuff about
Larry Chappell losing a leg, an arm
or two and few eyes has been ex-
ploded. The infection in his leg has
been halted and physicians promise
the outfelder will be ready for duty
when the season opens.
1t will be two weeks at least before
Chappel is able to don a uniform,
but the medicos promise to have him
in such shape that he can go right to
work getting into condition for the
pennant fight.
Doc White, formerly hero in our
fair city, got revenge in noble fashion
on his former pals, pitching six in
nings against them and allowing one
hit. That was soaked in the first in
ming by Alcock, whom White had
never pitched against before. Harry
Lord, Chase, Bodie, Collins, Schalk
and the rest of the regulars were
helpless before Docs floater and took
the count without a murmur The
score was 5 to 8, Chleet pitching the
last three innings for Venice and al
lowing the runs.
The only chance for Sox chortIe
was in the pitching, done by Eddie
Cicotte for nine innings. He was
prodded eight times, but would have
kept the score lower with air-tight
SIlDDOrt The game was a nlid-Sea-
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countenance. At q typewriter loTied
his clerk his hand fumbling among
some papers.
The group was exceedingly lifelike.
more so. Darrow thought, than any
wax figures the Eden Musee had ever
placed for the mystification of its
country visitors. Indeed, the only in
dcation that the men had not merely
suspended action on the entrance of
the visitors was a fine white rime
frost that sparkled across the burly
countenance of the mayor. Darrow
remembered that. summer and winter.
that dignitary had always perspired.
Burns stood by the door. rooted to
the spot, his jaw dropped. his eye
staring. Darrow quite calmly walked
to the desk. He picked up the ink
stand and gazed curiously at its solidi-
fed contents. touched the nearest
man. gazed curiously at the papers on
the desk, and addressed Burns
These seem to be frozen, too. This
is sweet gang to be getting together
ON this sort OF job!''
Quite calmly he gathered the pa
pers on the desk and stuffed them into
his pocket. He picked up the desk
telephone, giving number. Ouch,
this receivers cold" he remarked to
Burns. Hello. Despatch. Is Hal
lowell In the office? Just in? Send
him over quick. keen jump. City Hall.
mayors second-story office. No. right
now. Tell him It's Darrow."
He hung up the receiver.
Curious phenomenon" he remarked
to Burns. who still stood rooted to
the spot. You see. their bodies were
naturally almost in equilibrium. and.
as they we're frozen Immediately, that
equilibrium was maintained. And the
color. l suppose the blood was con-
gealed In the smaller veins, and did
not, as in more gradual freezing, re-
cede to the larger blood-vessels. I'm
getting frost bitten myself in here
Let's get outside"
But Officer Burns heard none of
this AS Darrow moved toward the
door he crossed himself and bolted.
Darrow heard his heels Gathering on
the cement of the corridors. He
smiled.
And now the delugeI" he remarked.
The crowds, terrified, inquisitive.
skeptical. and speculative. gathered.
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his pusn-buttons, ne was as helpless
as a baby. Beyond the little stunt he
did In his Office or his store. aad be-
yond the ability to cross crowded
street. he was no good He not only
didn't know how to do things. but he
was rapidly losing. through disuse. the
power to learn how to do things. The
modern city dweller. bred. born,
brought up on this island, is about as
helpless and useless man. considered
as four-square, self-reliant Individual,
as you can find on the broad expanse
of the globe. I've got no use for
man who can't take care of himself,
who's got to have somebody else to
do II for him, whenever something to
which he hasn't been accustomed rises
up in front of himl"
His eye was fixed somberly on the
city stretching away into the haze OF
the autumn day.
you blame me for letting this
thing runi" he went on. "Of course
1t tickles me to death to see Eldridge
founder; but that isn't all. This is
the best thing that could happen to
them out therel I'm just patriotic
enough to wish them more OF 1t. It's
good medicine! At last every man
Jack OF them is up against something
he's got to decide for himself. The
police are useless; the fire department
is useless; the railroads and street
cars are crippled. II man Is going
to take care OF his life and property.
he must do It himself. He's buying
back his selfreliance. Self-reliance is
valuable property. He ought to pay
something for It, Generally he has
to pay war or insurrection or bloody
riot In the present instance he's get
ting of cheap"
He turned back from the open win
dow. His eye travelled beyond Helen's
trim figure down the empty hall.
wait right here. Jack" he shot over
his shoulder, and rushed along the
hall and down the stairway before ell
ther the young man or bis sister could
recover from their astonishment
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SAID BY WITS OF THE PAST
Memoirs Of London Merchant Told Of
Many Good Quips He
Had Heard.

The late John Richard Clayton of
the firm OF Clayton & Bell. glass paint
er of London England. had some good
stories of his experiences with the pre-
Raphaelite brethren.
He was once sought out by the paint
ers. He called on Rosetti in his studio
and listened to the brilliant diatribes
of the young men against whom they
called the sloshiness Of modern paint
ing. Sfoshy was the term they applied
to all the art of that day. and they did
not spare Sir "Sloshua" Reynolds him
self. Clayton was fond of telling how
he noticed that the studio was hung
all round with photographs Of the
works of the great masters: but he
was astonished to see that they were
all either on their sides or upside
down. After a pleasant talk he ven
tured to inquire the reason OF the
strange hanging. Rossett affected to
be puzzled at Clayton's discovery.
WIS" he added aren't ther
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right?" Then Rosetti shouted: Here
Hunt. Millais. here's fellow who
knows the way these sloshy things
should be hung"
The motifs occasionally demanded Of
him which he could not refuse made
him vince, and he smiled grimly once
when a member of the Arts club. OF
which he was one of the Oldest and
most esteemed members, declared that
''if you accept that kind of order the
firm of Clayton & Bell will be knowp
as Satan & He'll"
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officials swept them out and took pos
session. Hallowell and Darrow con-
ferred earnestly together.
He has the power to stop heat vi
brations, you see," Darrow said. THAT
makes him really dangerous. His ac-
tivities here are in line with his other
warnings: but he is not ready to go
to extremes yet. The city is yet safe" !"
"Why?" asked Hallowell
Il know 1t. But he has the power.
II he gets dangerous we must stop
him."
You are sure you can do it?"
Sure"
Then. for Gods sake, do It! Don't
you realize what will happen when
news of this gets out. and people un.
derstand what 1t means? Don't you
feel your guilt at those mems deaths ?"
He struck his hand In the direction OF
the City Hall.
THE people will buy a lot of expe-
rience. at cost of little fright and
annoyance" replied Percy Darrow
carelessly. 'It'n do them good. When
it's over. they'll come back again and
be good. AS for that bunch in there
when you look over those papers
think you'll be inclined to agree with
what the religious fanatics will say
that 1t was visitation of God"
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WILLING TO GIVE AWAY PAPA
Youthful Logioian Met Appeal to His
Generosity With Crushing
Answer.

A mother was urging her little son
to be generous, specifically in the case
Of a small comrade not well endowed
with worldly goods.
Il wish you'd give your little wagon
to MELVILLE" she suggested He has
30 few toys and you have SO many"
Il don't want to, mamma l like
my little wagon Why doesn't his
papa buy toys for him?"
He has no papa, dear. That is
the reason why 1 want you to be 30
particularly nice to him. 1t would bel
no virtue in you to give him what
you don't want anyway. We shocG
always be careful to share what We
really prize Now, as I say, Melville
has no papa and"
We'll. why don't you give him papa,
then!" was the youthful logician's
reply.
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Less Coal Used In MAKING Coke.

The quantity of coal required to
produce ton of coke is much less
than formerly. The average gain in
1912, compared with ten years ago, il
probably at least 160 pounds. It Ia
doubtful II in the earlier years the
actual yield of coal in coke exceeded
60 per cent. whereas IN 1912 it was 81
per cent. according to the United
States geological survey. This gain Ia
largely due to the increase in the
production Of by-product coke, in which
the yield of coke from ton of coal is
very much higher than In making bee
hive coka
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OF indicators especially designed by
him for the occasion. Once more the
little wireless office became the focus
OF reportorial attention.
Our major premises we find still to
be correct announced Eldridge in the
coldly didactic manner characteristic
OF the man. This unknown operator
Ia at distance; and probably at a
height. One Indication we did not take
sufficiently into consideration-the fact
that this instrument alone is capable
OF communication with the instru-
ment OF this Individual"
Percy Darrow for the first time be-
gan to show signs of attention. He
dropped the legs of his chair to the
floor and leaned forward.
THAT would Indicate, gentlemen,
that the instrument whose location we
peculiar nature. What that nature is
we have no means OF determining ac-
curately; but in conjunction with the
fact that our previous experiments
failed to locate Monsieur x, we may
adopt the hypothesis that the wire
lese apparatus of that individual is
not so delicately responsive as the av-
erage. In other words. the zone
within which he may be found is In
fact wider than we had supposed"
Darrow leaned back against the wall
and closed his eyes. Eldridge contin-
ued. explaining the means he had TAX
en- to determine more accurately the
exact location of Monsieur X.
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Our Fairy eodmothers.

The world. out of fairy books. ia
chary in furnishing its fairy god
mothers, yet most OF us have friends
at whose touch we become more truly
and happily ourselves than at other
times. They seem able to endow us.
through same magic OF their own.
with the beauteous vestments and the
glass slippers that free the spirit.
These are our fairy godmothers. We
do well to love them and pay them
good heed, for through them we may
enter into such possession of the pre-
cious gifts that we need have no dread
of the striking hour. This. we must
suppose, is what Copb<tua did for his
beggar-maid. At his glsnce the queen
in her blossomed. whicA later all the
world could see.
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CHAPTER XIX.
Percy keeps vlaII.

The morning of the third day after
the failure of the search. and of the
sixth since McCarthy'e disappearance.
had arrived. During that time Percy
Darrow. apparently insensible to ia
tigue. had maintained an almost sleep
less vigil. His meals Jack Warford
brought in to him; he dozed In his
chair or on the couch. Never did he
appear to do anything.
The very persistent quietude of the
man ended by making its impression.
To all questions. however, Darrow re-
turned but the one reply, delivered al
ways In voice full of raillery:
II couldn't bear to miss single
step of Eldridge's mastery work"
About half past nine in the morning
In question. through the door to the
wireless ONCE, always half opened,
somebody looked hesitatingly into the
room. Instantly Darrow and Jack
we're on their feet and In the hall
way
"Helen!" cried Jack.
What is 1t? Anything happened 2"
demanded Darrow.
She surveyed them both amusedly.
You certainly look like a frowzy
tramp, Jack" she told her brother ju-
diciously. "and you need sleep" she
informed Darrow.
The young scientist bowed ironical-
ly. his long lashes dropping over his
eyes In his accustomed lazy fashion
as he realized that the occasion was
not urgent. Helen turned directly to
him.
When are you going to stop this 2"
she demanded.
Darrow raised his eyebrows.
You needn't look at me like that.
You said you could lay your hands on
Monsieur X at any moment; why don't
you do it?"
"Eldridge is too amusing"
TOO amusing!" echoed the girl.
"All you think of is yourself"
'Is it?" drawled Darrow.
Have you been out in the city :?
Have you seen the people? Have you
seen men out of work? Families leav-
ing their homes? Panic spreading
slowly but surely over whole city ?"
Those pleasures have been denied
me-" said Darrow blandly
The girl looked at him with bright
angry eyes. Her cheeks were glow
ing. and her whole figure expressed a
tense vibrant life in singular contrast
to the apparent Incidence of the men
at whom she was talking
you are insufferablel" She fairly
stamped her foot In vexation. You
are an egoist! You would play with
the welfare of four million people to
crafty your little personal desire for
getting event"
STEADY. sis!" warned Jack.
Darrow had Strengthened, and his in
dolent manner had fallen from him.
Il have said would permit no harm
to come to these people, and l mean
it." lsaid he.
mo harm!" cried Helen. What do
you call this"
Darrow turned to the window look
ing out over the city.
This" he said. why, this isn't
harm! There isn't man out there
who is not better of for what has hap.
pened to him. He has lost a little
time. little money, a little sleep, and
he has been given a new point OF
view, a new manhood As city
dweller he was becoming mollusk, a
creature that could not exist without
its she'll The city transported him,
warmed him, fed him. amused him,
protected him He had nothing to
do with It any way; he didn't even
! know how 1t was done Denrived of
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is alwats the case, matters did not
improve In the telling. The only ac-
tivity in the city was that bent on
seeking out the abiding place of Mon
sier X.
Eldridge had now come to the con-
clusion that he had perhaps been mis-
taken in combining his efforts to 30
small an area In fact, further exper-
iments rendered hazy the arbitrary
outlines formerly determined for the
zone of danger. At times Monsieur X
answered well within the forty-hve-
mile mark; at times somewhat beyond
the end Of the fifty-mile radius. Ell
dridge Immediately undertook series
II more delicate experiments by means
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But the ola. me s1cH-theren be
deaths among them-the responsibility
Is something fearful"
Never knew battle fought yet
without some loss" observed Darrow.
Hallowell was staring at him.
'1 don't understand you." said the
reporter. you have no heart. You
are as bad as this Monsieur X, and
between you you hold city in your
power-one way or the other!"
well, rather like being a little
god" remarked Darrow.
Hallowell started once more to
plead. but Darrow cut him short.
You are thinking of the present."
he said. II am thinking of the future.
It's a good thing for people to find
out that there's something bigger than
they are. or than anything they can
make. That fact is the basis of the
idea of God. These are getting to be
a goddess people," He turned on Hal
lowell. his sleepy eyes lighting up. 'T
should be very sorry II / had not in
tellect enough and Imagination enough
to see what this may mean to my feb
low people; and l should despise my
self IL ! should let an unrestrained
compassion lose to four million people
the rare opportunity vouchsafed them"
He spoke very solemnly Hallowell
looked at him puzzled
Besides said Darrow whimsicaily.
II like to devil Eldridge."
He dove into the subway HalloweIl
gazed after him.
There goes either great man or
crazy fool" he remarked to an Eng
lish sparrow. He turned over rapidly
the papers Darrow had found on the
mayors desk. and smiled grimIy. "Of
all the barefaced, bald-headed stealsi-
he said.
Darrow soon mounted once more
the elevator of the Atlas Building. He
found Jack and Helen still waiting.
Before entering the wireless office Oar
row cast a scrutinizing glance along
the empty hall
Its all right" he said I'm surer
than ever. Everything fits exactly.
Now. Helen" he said, 81 want you to
go home, and l want you stay there.
No matter what happens. do not move
from the house. This town is going
to have the biggest scare thrown into
1t that any town ever had since Sodom
and Gomorrah got their little jolt. In
the language of the Western prophet.
He'll will soon be popping Let her
pop. Sit tight; tell your friends to
sit tight II necessary, tell them Mon
sieur X is captured, and all his works.
Tell them I said So"
His air of languid indifference had
fallen from him. His eye was bright.
and he spoke with authority. and vigor.
you take her home. jack" he COM
manded, "and return here at once.
Don't forget that nice new-blued pop
gun OF yours; we're coming to the
time when we may need it,
Jack rose instantly to his mood.
Correct, General" he saluted.
"Whered you collect the plunder?" he
asked. pointing to a square black bag
of some size that Darrow had brought
back with him.
That" said Darrow, '.is the first
fruit of my larcenous tendencies.
stole that from the mayors office In
the City Hall"
What is it?"
That" said Darrow. I do not
know"
He deposited the bag carefully by
his chair. and turned. smiling. to
Helen.
"Goodby," said he. sleep tight"
They went out. Darrow seated him.
self in his chair, drew his hat over his
eyes, and fell into doze. In the
meantime, outside, all through the
city, hell was getting ready to pop.
rrO RE CONTINIIEDN
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Bears the
Patriotic Idea.

John, why are you not eating your
breakfast? What are you looking SO
queerly at those biscuits for?"
4 was wondering. Maria, If it would
not be patriotic thing to offer them
to the government for its stock OF
ammunition"
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When a fortune teller attempts to
forecast his own probabilities he gen
orally loses his skill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-06-19

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
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SYNOPSIS.

Percy Darrow young scientist IN
search OF a job. enters the office of
Boss Mccarthy OF New York. Nc
csrthy nas Just been Threatened ned b BY AN an
TO Europe. He does not take the mes
sage seriously Darrow goes up the
elevator to try. for a position with Dr.
in tho Atlas building goes out OF busi-
ness. Experts are unable to locate the
trouble All at once. without apparent
reason. electric connections are restored.
rho next evening Mccarthy Is warned
that unless he leaves at once for Europe
Sign will be sent him at nix. Prompt
ly at that hour the entire electric appar-
atus Of Now. York is cut on Percy Dar-
row thinks he has clue. He. engages
the help OF Jack Warfcrd. a college ath-
lete. They visit Mccarthy and ofrer TO
run down tho cause of his mysterious
other warning by Wireless Al six a
deathly stiffness falls on the Atlas build
Ing. blotting out all sound. Next day the
whole town Is thrown Into darkness and
tho noted scientist. becomes interested in
the phenomena Darrow's theory is that
the man who Is sending the warnings has
discovered some force by which he. can
light and sound. Mccarthy. has disap-
peared. Darrow places Eldridge In pos.
session of all the facts in the case and of
his own theories In relation. thereto and
More terrifying. messages come. Dar-
row. through the newspapers. rcassures
the people. He fears the Unknown will
mean complete annihilation OF all life.
animal ard vegetable. The Unknown
threatens to wipe out the city. Thous-
anes OF people flee. Darrow sits non
chalant,y receiving wireless messages in
McCnrthy's office while Eidridge expert
ments with the purpose of locating the
Unknown. Eldridge's experiments fail.
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CHATTER xviII.-contInued.

CHAPTER xvili.-Contlnued.
Eldridge detailed the same reason
ing. at greater length. to the men who
had employed him. These were very
impatient. Business was being not
merely impeded. but destroyed Their
customers had no time for them: their
employees were In many cases leaving
their jobs. They called In all the
help they could to assist Eldridge's
speculations but in the end they had
to fall back on the scientist as the
best on the market The case was not
left in his hands alone, however. After
a meeting they offered reward to any
one discovering and putting to an end
the disconcerting phenomena.
Here's where we make money,
Jack. big money" observed Darrow
when he read this offer. eth be big
ger before we get through You and
/ can have the little expedition to Vol
cano Island"
Nothing suits me better" said
Jack. Are you sure we'll get it?"
Sure" said Darrow.
Monsieur X had Of course honored
the waiting world with message. 1t
followed the fifteen minutes of dark
ness:
ITO the People: I have been patient
and have stayed my hand in order that
you may learn the vanity of your en-
deavor. Who are ye that ye shall strive
to take me7 Vanity and foolishness is
your portion. Now yo know my power
and We will listen unto my words as to
the words OF the master. Ye must hunt
down this man Mccarthy and deliver him
over unto me. II every one of you gives
himself to the task. 10! It is quickly done.
Bestir yourselves against the wrath to
come!"
These events occupied the three
days Of the ordered exodus. The time
was further filled with rumor that ever
grew more dire. Gradually business
was suspended entirely. Those who
could not or would not go away stood
about talking matters over. and. as
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Important to Mothera

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that it
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McCuire's
University School

JOHN p. MCGUIRE. Principal
Facing William Byrd Park
RICHMOND. VA.
The fftieth session OF this school
will open on September Is, 1919. in
cur new schoolhouse of brick and con-
crete. modern In every detail
Our new building faces william
Byrd Park (nbout $50 acresl directly
opposite fifteen acres OF public play
ground.
For school purposes our building
and location Is unexcelled In the
South.
We shall DO glad to mail catalogue
and other descriptive literature to al:
interested. Address
INQUIRIES UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,
Richmond, Va.
THE ST. PAUL NORMAL AND IN
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Roanoke College
SALEM. VA.

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Roanoke Valley, unsurpassed for
healthful climate ard grandeur OF sur
rounding mountain scenery.
Rank: A Standard American College
for rnen--its A. r. Degree accepted
by best American universities.
Courses: Courses fer degrees ar
ranged in groups. preparing for life
and looking to the various professions
Facilities: a strong faculty OF nine
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ing laboratories, eight buildings, In
Guiding new dormitory system of FIVE
sections, $50 feet in length. and hand
some new gymnasium.
Roanoke emphasizes the character
building agencies in higher education,
Sixty-second session begins septem-
her IS 1914 For catalogue and il
Illustrated circular address
J. A. MoREHEiD, President.