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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
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Good bye.

FIELDING sat In his Office chair musing. He
sat back, rested his elbows upon his arms
and placed his hands together before his face
forming an ga" with his Strengthened fing-
ers and thumbs characteristic attitude
Looking absently through his hands, his eyes
were caught by something sparkling near
the Dashboard on the other side of the room.
Going over he picked it up. 1t was a rather.
large, square, old-fashioned watch charm,
which bore on one side an emblem of secret
order and which opened like locket.
Opening the charm, Fielding gazed upon
a miniature photograph of beautiful young
woman, whom he instantly recognized as that
of a deceased daughter of the aged Daniel
Huntington. He remembered seeing like
photograph, only larger, but few evenings
previously when he attended card party at
the Huntington home Underneath the
photograph was the date September S.
1888, which must have been the date of her
death. Turning the charm over, Fielding OBJ
served upon the back, half hidden in the lodge
emblem, the initials, N. D. E"
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Young man, you are fool,n holly ex-
claimed Mr.. Beagle. Three days had elapsed
since Fielding and Jordan had entered into
their contract and Mr.. Beagle, with fire in
his eyes and rasp in his voice, had made
his way into Charles Fieldings Office.
Il supposed you'd think so,'' remarked
Fielding.
Regardless of whether l think SO or not,
that you are"
Have chair, Mr.. Beagle.
home team on the bleachers.
Beagle, Il wouldn't be standing up. I've lust
come to tell you where to head in, you little
whippersnapper you.
Very well, let's hear it.
ITO begin with, let me tell you that this
spite work business is a losing game every
time. You've taken an option on the Collard
property and you've arranged to sell it to
Jordan for morgue. Huh! A cold storage
house for cadavers right under my windows!
That is very neighborly and considerate Of
you Mr. Beagle's emphasis of very
would have done credit to a rooter for the
1t is almost as neighborly and consid.
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"Oh, Charley, / feel like having good
cry exclaimed Edith. What do you think
has happened?"
Nothing serious, hope, little girl What
is the matter@
About the worst thing that could happen.
Judge Gibbons has appointed old Henry d.
Beagle my guardian in place of Mr.. Cart
wright. You know, of course, that Mr.. Cart
wright, who died last week, was Papa's dear
est friend and my guardian. Beagle has been
mere telling us about it, and from the way
ne talks know he simply will not consent to
my marriage until am of age-yes, of age,
mind you, as am nothing but an infant ac-
cording to the crazy old laws. Isn't that the
sllliest thing you ever heard? 2"
@Beagle?" echoed Fielding.
Yes, the old Crouch Why, what's the
matter?"
We'll, if that doesn't make a funny pickle.
You remember that telephone deal, do you
not! Beagle tainted me about it until got
SO mad couldn't see straight So, had a
golden opportunity and took an option on the
Collard property and, as luck would have it,
contracted to sell it. to Alexander Jordan,
who wants it for new undertaking shop."
.Hurrah! Isn't that fine. And you will
make enough money to pay that dreadful
note and-but, oh, Charley it's next door to
Beagle's, isn't it? If you sell that to Jordan.
for morgue, old Beagle will never, never
consent to our marriage He is awfully be-
culiar, you know, and-Oh, fudge, let's run
away and get married anyway and let
fathers property go; we'll come out all right.
II seems that money is preventing instead of
doing good any more"
Don't you worry, sweetheart" said
Charles, taking Edith in his arms. am go
ing to use that option as a club on old
But you can't club Mr.. Beagle"
Don't worry, darling. eff / can't club
him this time, it will be because he has de-
veloped a sudden hatred for money,
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That evening. Charles Fielding went up
the front steps of the Hamilton residence
two at a bound. He reached for the push bell
but In twinkling the big door was opened
and slammed, and he stood in the hallway
with his arms around Edith, who was rad
iant with happiness. Both spoke in unison
4 have some good news for you'
Make wish, quick, said Edith.
She waved a letter in her hand. eve are
going to get married right away"
What little bird told your? asked Field
ing.
1T wasn't little bird; it's letter: no il
isn't letter, it's dear, good Mr.. Beagle,
AS Mr.. Fielding is young man of
splendid qualities he writes, and as he has
demonstrated to my satisfaction that he is a
shrewd business man can see no good reason
for Withholding my consent and Oh, Char
ley, its too good to be true. We will lust 80
ahead and get married and I'll help YOU nav
off that old note
But, sweetheart, you need not worry
about that old note Mr.. Beagle sold the
Coilard property for me at profit Of $4,000
clear and he wouldn't take cent of IT. And
then I've got check for $500 iron, Jordan
What was that for?'
For getting Mr.. Beagle into the Jordan
Fitch Company. They needed him. / tooj,
big chance on that deal, but was desper-
ate =
Glorious exclaimed Edith. aAnd we
est?D n y = Nss'A'
I'VE can and we shall" replied Fielding.
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wholesale produce firm of Collard, Dilling-
ham and Company, and after much bicker-
ing obtained from him a thirty-day option
for the purchase of Collard's home residence
at 324 South Chestnut street for $4,000
Fielding agreed to forfeit $500 in the event
the option was not closed. Collard appeared
reluctant to part with his home property,
wherefore he set a high price upon it and
exacted a premium for the privilege of let
ting anyone buy it, yet, secretly, he had Wis
ions of more modern and more comfortable
residence in a suburb. Heretofore Mr.. Col
lard had stubbornly refused all proffers for
the property and it was only through the CO.
incidence that Mrs. Collard had seen in a
monthly magazine, strilingly attractive
plan of house more suited to her enlarged
social demands, that Mr.. Collard signed the
option. When Mrs. Collard made up her
mind to have a thing she usually got it. On.
many occasions it took her some time to
bring Mr.. Collard around to her way of.
thinking but in the end she was generally VIC
torious.
When Fielding met Jordan at 8 o'clock
in the Merchants and Manufacturers Club,
a contract was duly signed by both whereby
Jordan was to purchase the Collard house
and lot for the Jordan-F Fitch Company's pro-
posed building. Also, another contract was
signed, but of this more anon.
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How Fielding managed to do it was deep
mystery at the time among Ashland business
men, but the reason was simple: he Just hap
pened to hit it at exactly the opportune time
The next morning Fielding had an interview
with Seymore Collard. senior member of the
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sweetheart? Could any sane girl ever
have seen anything attractive in him? Could
ne have been married? Then, in a flash it all
came over Fielding. He had heard it one
evening at the club. The name of the man
had not been mentioned, perhaps it had not
been known, but here was evidence that
Henry u. Beagle was that mani Florence
huntington had been suddenly stricken and
had died before her lover could reach her
bedside from point far distant in the West,
where he had been upon an urgent business
"Trip.
This, then, was the cause of Henry d.
Beagles morose, perverse, cynical, uncivil
disposition. "A poor, orphaneds boy, he had
struggled against almost overwhelming
odds, had obtained an education and finally
had succeeded in business. He courted and,
won>the beautiful Florence Huntington. She
died week before her wedding. Embittered
by the terrible blow and bearing subcon-
sclously the hard knocks and struggles of his
younger days, Henry ID. Beagle had gone
alone down through the years with the mem
cries Of beautiful dream Of love continually
haunting him, the light. of his life exiting
ulshed, his ambitions chilled, saddened, aus
tere, bearish, dissocial Could anyone, thought
Eieidlng, have forgotten a girl like the lovely
FLORENCE Huntington? "A queer feeling came
into his throat and his eyes dimmed.
Taking the watch charm, Fielding proceed
ed to Beagle's Office
"Aw, you're Just in time, /" dryly observed
Mr.. Beagle. This is Mr.. Ballard, of Cos
ton
= am pleased to meet YOU said Fielding
i have arranged for sale of that Collard
property to Mr.. Ballard for you," said Mr.
Beagle. Il have taken the liberty of
cutting the price for cash consideration
to $4,000 and he has accepted the offer.
Ihere is his check payable to you for that
sum. Now both of you run over to At
torney Robinson's and get the deeds fixed up.
mso glad to get Mr.. Ballard interested
sion.'
Two hours later Fielding re-entered
Feagle's Office
found your watch charm on my office
floor, where you dropped it," began Fielding.
Evidently you caught it on that drawer cor
ner; | broke my watch chain in the same
manner the other day Eth, Mr. Beagle, / am
damned fool / think understand few
things. But you've got to take that profit on
that Collard property"
Not cent, Fielding. believe you viii
need the profit more than do. 1t has been
worth enough,to me to show little whipper-
snapper like you that you don't know it all.
NOW you run along out of here and mind
your own business. And, the next time Won
1igure on any spite work, think about three
times before you start anything. Before Won
60 however, Just write out your check nav
abe to Seymore Collard for $13 900, and leave
1t here for him. If hadn't had that deed
made out for you, you would have had a
pretty time deciding the place over to Bal
lard"
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II declare four kings" announced Field
ing. Lets see: take over blue chip and
ten, and bring back fifty"
1t is a fact, tell you,' he continued, re-
stunning the discussion.
How do you know it is a fact?" asked
Peterson.
"Why, it's an Associated Press item in this
afternoons Recorder broke in George
Shontz "and I don't doubt that it is so.
There's my seven; give me ten. Grant Rus
sci is-why you know old Grant Russell,
Boyd, over at Coston, who stole that savings
and loan association about three years ago
and who was mixed up in that commissioner
ship scandal? Well, he's the very man. Ha!
what do you know about that? Freezing to
these spade queens all this time when both
jack of diamonds have been out on the board
all evening! don't know but what con-
graduate the chap that made old Russell take
water. 1t is praiseworthy distinction. Why
that blamed fence was so high the old sour
mudgeon didn't even get the afternoon SUM-"
There were four of them in the game-it
was modified sort of pinochle-and they
were sitting in room of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Club on the second floor of
the Ashland National Bank building. Nearly
every night few ardent exponents of that
game and of Slippery Sal" held forth there.
But, what gets me" observed Jordan as
he dealt out the cards, "is why a man will put
up spite fence like that when he knows it
will be as big nuisance to him as to his
hated neighbor."
stOh, well, circumstances alter cases, you
know" returned Shontz. "Pshaw! / can't
draw anything tonight. If l had bearish,
grumpy old thing like that trying to pull off
some rough stuff on me as he does all the
time i would do worse than that. 1t would
be worth all the inconvenience and trouble
it would cause. 1t would not only teach the
old rapscallion good lesson but it would
earn you the everlasting gratitude of your.
fellow citizens"
Yes, and when fellow like that is shown
real good and strong where to head in-draw
Aleck, then play say, when you show him
where to head in, he will be mighty careful
about poking his nose into your business
again"
Don't know but that you're right OBJ
served Peterson. Just then George Shontz
completed the first sequence of the sitting
and in the excitement attending that accom-
plishment and the comparison of scores, the
conversation drifted to automatic telephones.
It was simply fateful coincidence that
Henry D. Beagle should have come into the
room at that juncture At least, it turned
out to be fateful for Fielding-also for Edith
Hamilton. The probable chances of his COM
ing there were exceedingly few. Mr.. Beagle
waddled in with Jackson Bigelow, an elderly
business man of. the retiring stage They
were looking for a corner in which to chat
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HrYT is just this way, sweetheart said
- Fielding, 4 am simply up against
it right now. I've got note for

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Fielding, i am simply up against
it right now. I've got note for
$1,000 out and until I get that
squared up, we can't possibly get married.
a would give anything in the world if could
see my way clear"
s'But, who cares about that, Charley?" re-
burned Edith. Money isn't everything, you
know, and-well, if you care more for some
old money than you do for me, why"
Now, see here, little one. Please do not
misunderstood me. / don't and you ought
to know don't. But, have dreamed and
planned of having nice honeymoon trip to-
gether and getting started out in a little
home of our own so we can have our meals
together"
"Ohll Charley cried Edith, Jumping up
and clapping her hands, won't that be per-
fectly grand? And we can have one of those
little bungalows over on Ridgeway drive and
Oh know just the place with a nice, big
front porch and flower beds all around
where we can train up nasturtiums and
sweet peas
And maybe we can have garden in the
back and raise our own vegetables, and then
4 can build poultry house, too"
Charley Fielding, we are just wasting
precious good time"
If it wasn't for that confounded note"
said Charles, we could plan to begin. But,
it will not be very long now, sweetheart; just
"a few short months and it will be spring
Then | will have that note>o out of the way.
The store is going right ahead and every
thing will come out all right"
"Oh, it is a crime, Charley" pouted Edith
Then she sighed long, wistful sigh and sank
back in the divan where she expected his arm
would be-and where it was.
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crate as tricling a fellow business man out
of some well earned money on telephone
stock, isn't it. Mr.. Beagle?
When you get dry behind the ears and
cut your eye teeth, spat out the enraged
Beagle, you will probably have sense enough
not to bungle simple little deal so that you
couldn't do anything else but lose on it. .
If you have come around here to buy me
off, Beagle, you are wasting your time, J" said
Fielding. Il am sick and tired of seeing you
bully us business men around the way you
have been doing and it is about time you had
your lesson"
As was trying to say when you Tipped
in with some of your impertinence," below
ed the irascible Mr. Beagle, pulling rubber
banded bunch of papers from an inside coat
pocket, Il have here an option on the Silas
Arters property, adjoining your store, and
an equally interesting document in which
am the party of the second part and the Nc
Cormick Livery and Sales Company the
party of the first part, somewhat similar in
fact but trifle more regular than the docu-
ment you and Jordan have signed. The Nc
Cormick livery stable would smell very frag-
rant alongside your store windows, eh?'
Maybe Jordan and have not signed any
document"
Don't think, young man, that you or any
body else can obligate yourself in contract
for the transfer of an important piece of
property and that nobody else will hear about
it. Now, let me show you the extent of your
FOLLY. AS i said, the contract you have made
with Jordan is not worth the paper it is
written on. You can't sell that Collard prop
erty to anybody else in town."
You need not worry about that"
Henry d. Beagle is on the job," fairly
yelled the older man. Il tell you you are out
that $500 for your peurile attempt at spite
work and you just bet your sweet life that
Collard will make you pay for that option
premium. Just for your impertinence, I am
going to see to it that he does.''
You are crazy" said Fielding, eff YOU
think my contract with Jordan is not regu-
lar
Regular in legal sense, perhaps, retort-
ed Mr. Beagle, but that is about all. You have
contracted to sell the property to Jordan. He
can't buy it himself. The Jordan-Fitch Com
pany will not buy it..
I'D like to know the reason whv it WON'T
buy it." "A
oh, you would, would you" fairly snorted
the large man. "Well, it won't SO long as
am stakeholder in it. !"
You don't own single share of stock in
the Jordan-Fitch Company.
Il have been stakeholder only since last
evening"" said Mr.. Beagle, but i guess that
is plenty long enough. bid you good even
ing, sir" with which Henry D. Beagle strobe
out of the place.
Mr. Beagle numbered on down the street
to his own office. Going to telephone, he
put in long distance call for the neighbor-
ing city of Coston.
! Hello, Ballard, is that you? This is
Beagle
Beagle. BEAGLE Henry n Ra.o,,a' ~
Ashland"
I've finally got that Collard property you
have been wanting. Come over on the inter
urban tomorrow-take the 9 80 and the
papers will be all ready for you
We'll, you can get it at decent price, all
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right" =
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I've finally got that Collard property. YOU
have been wanting. Come over IN the inter.
urban tomorrow take the 9 80 car-and the
papers will be all ready for you"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
THE TROUBLES OF WILLIE" ARE
TOLD IN FILM AT IDLE HOUR

The Idle Hour theater has a
unique film as its stellar attrac-
tion for the Christmas day bill. 1t
is two-part Selig picture, named
Willie"
Willie, the hero of the film, is
truly willie Boy" He is ridi-
culed and laughed at wherever he
goes. His sweetheart's father re-
fuses to take him seriously when
he asks for the hand of Jane, the
girl. Willie has an opportunity
to go to Texas cattle ranch, and
in desperation, takes the chance.
Through dozens of heart-rending
difficulties, he rises to the top of
bis profession, buys ranch, ticks
every cowpuncher in that section
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
Dungeons for
Bad Prisoners

JOLIET, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-The
fresh air cure for first offenders.
dungeons, cell-houses and the
stone quarry for hardened Grimm.
als-this is the program Wm-
den K. Nj. Allen of the Illinois
state prison hopes to work OUT II
the state Legislature appropriates
81 100000 for the reconstruc.
tion of the Joliet penitentiary.
Allen has submitted to Cover
nor Dunno a plan advocating
sweeping changes in the states
penal system. He would have all
but about 400 of the normal pris-
on population of 1000 convicts
live in cottages and work In the
open air. The 40O-the profes.
sional thieves, highwaymen and
murderers who live by crime, lie
would confine as at present In
cell-houses under heavy guarN
and with the threat of solitary
confinement i'm a dungeon for dis
obedience of prison rules.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
FATE OF WOMAN WORKERS
NOW IN SUP RENE COURT

commission, has concluded his
oral argument before the court.
having been granted one hour in
which to present his case.
With his incisive, convincing
logic, Brandeis swept aside the
maze of technicalities and cir
eumlocution in which the oppos-
ing attorneys had enveloped the
case and brought forth the single
point at issue-namely, whether
the legislature of the state OF
Oregon, knowing the terrible con-
ditions resulting from low wages
among women and girls in in
dustry, has exceeded its powers
under the constitution of the
United States In interfering with
the liberty" of helpless girls
and women to contract to work
at such wages as they please. The
supreme court OF Oregon has al
ready ruled against the employ
ers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
Wholesale
Quotations
Corrected Dec. 24.)

Corrected Dec. 24.)
Livestoc--cown, SD6c; calves
s @ sc; hogs &c: sheep 405c;
lambs. 506c.
Butter and Eggs-Nancn but
ter, 30 32c; strictly fresh ranch
eggs, 3S@40c.
Poultry - Chickens, dressed
zoe; ducks, IS q zoe; squads, So:
rabbits, S@1Oc; turkeys, Pan
20c; turkeys, dressed, 3Oc; chick
eng, dressed, 22c.
JobhiDg Quotations..
The following prices are fur
nished the Times daily by leading
firms engaged in the various
provisions. etc. These prices are
paid by the retailers to the COM
mission men:
Cheese-Wash.. 10000; TIL.
lamook, lie.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 40041c.
Butter-WashIngton creamery.
33@34c; Oregon, 32c; East
ern, 32c.
Fresh Meats - steer, 800
12kc. cows. 11hc: heifers,
12c; hogs, trimmed sides, 13c;
heavy veal, 10@12c; ewes,
9Rc; mutton, wethers 111sc;
lamb, 12@13c.
Fruits--Jonathan apples, 90c@
$1.15; native. 75c@1. Bananas,
4 &c lb. Japanese. oranges, box,
re. Naval oranges, s2.5O@2.75.
Lemons, $4.50@ $50. Gran
berries, Jersey Bell, $S.5O09;;
Homestead. $3.50. Grape fruit.
1915 box. Persimmons loo ID.
Pomegranates, 50 box. Spanish
Malaga grapes, $3.50 keg.
Vegetables-Green onions. zoe
doz.; Oregon yellow, cwt., s1.75
az. Head lettuce. Cali, 50 per
crate; leaf lettuce, Use. Yaki-
man turnips, s1.25; rutabagas.
cwt., $1.35; carrots, $3.50. Pota-
toes. Yakima, s17@1S per ton.
White River, SIC ton. Cab
bage, h., l hc. Oregon caulifiow-
er, 1925 crate. Yakima SQUASH.
1Kc pound. Spinach. pound,
&c. Chill peppers, $1.35 box. Wax
beans, SC. Pumpkins, &c. Ore
gen cider, rs a soc gal. III ma
grown celery, Acc doc. Green
peas, 12c.
Hops. 1914 crop, 9@tac;
1919 crop. nominaI.
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by ellison Gardner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i.-The
fate of women workers In the
United States in the generations
to come is now in the hands of
nine men. The United States SUI
preme court has concluded it's
hearings of arguments and has
taken under advisement the case
of Stettier vs.. O'Hara, and Simp-
son vs.. O'Hara-otherwise known
as the Oregon Minimum Wage
case.
On its decision--rendered at its
convenience-will depend for all
time to come tor until the court
changes its mind) the right of a
state to say that an employer
shall not pay less wages to a
woman than are sufficient for her
to maintain a decent existence.
Louis ID. Brandeis, appearing
in behalf of the Oregon wage
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
SHOOTS MINISTER

TORONTO, Dec. "a. Rev.
McP. Scott, pastor of st. Johns
Presbyterian church. is seriously
wounded here today and Harry
Asher is under arrest charged
with shooting the minister. ASH
er, according to the police, wish
ed revenge for imagined injuries
to his work. He came here about
a week ago from Montreal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
ENTHUSIASM IN
WATER Project

Cooperation between the city
of Tacoma and the commission
ers who will have charge of
dredging the Hylebos waterway.
dyking and retaining the east
tideflats, and opening to COM
merce vast section of mud flats
heretofore unavailable, was the
keynote of a banquet at the Com
mercial club last night given In
honor OF the new mmissioners,
Chester Thorne, John Buffelen
and |. n. Hague.
The Hylebos waterway project
is similar to the big Duwamish
waterway in seattle, and is the
first real step towards reclaim
ing the tideflats. The newly
elected commissioners assured
the 80 prominent men who at
tended last nights banquet that
they would do everything in their
power to start speedy work on
the reclamation project.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-24
U. S. LOANS SUBMARINE.

An especially timely photoplay
is The Submarine Spy" a two
reel naval drama reissued under
the Imp brand, to be released on
Monday, December %.
Trapped $50 feet beneath the
ocean, the last dying struggle of
a submarine crew and officers
make as startling a thriller" as
any play ever put on.
Uncle Sam loaned a real sub
marine to the Universal for the
taking of this picture.