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The Washington herald., 1914-04-05

had taken from her husbands coat,
noticed that the top one was without an
envelope 1t was hastily written in pencil
on tiny sheet of paper and the sigma
ture was folded underneath. The writing
had been carried around in Jim's pocket.
The idea" breathed Antoinette quick
ly.
Then she had to talk to her friend and
when apologies had been prOffered and
accepted and some girlish gossip eX-
changed, Antoinette rang of and slowly
picked up the little note.
For a long time she sat there with il
in her hands. She shrank from opening
the sheet and reading the words-but she
was Jims wife and she ought to know!
For il was a woman's writing-and that
fact explained how Antoinette Dewey
put honor aside and deliberately read the
note.
1t was tantalizingIy short-for one who
wanted to know,
Dearest: The days are sixty hours
long while you are away. Come back
soon to your Own!'
THE hor-hor-horrid-cre Sob
bed Antoinette, after awhile. THE bold
thing-to write like that to a married
mani / never would have believed IL
of Jim-oh, Jim-Jimr'
Antoinette flung herself down on the
couch and allowed her bitter tears to
soak into the brown coat After awhile
she arose and removed the traces of
tears. She stared at the reflection OF
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said the girl to herself: and ten minutes
later she was speeding away in her runa-
bout.
There were half a dozen men around
an old barn, but there was no Raffies
there. II he had been there he had
vanished. When Miss Kitty was told this
her face lighted up with such relief that
after she had passed on enc Of the Of
ficers asked:
And who in the devil is that?''
THE DalZelle girl" was answered.
rs she related to Raffles?'
Don't think So
But she seems mighty well pleased
that he has outwitted us again"
''Oh, that's the girl of it"
Miss Kitty sped on rejoicing. Raffies
was still free. They might have run him
so far that he wouldn't return. and the
thought brought disappointment. One
can't ruminate very well in driving an
auto or a runabout. and after going three
miles she turned in at an old and aban-
doned house to sit on the broken steps
and ponder and wonder. Poor Raffles!
He had tried to burgle as gently as he
could, and when an inmate of the house
awoke and shouted to know what he was
doing there he had gene right away with
out stopping to argue the matter. II
was true that he took money and jewels,
but 1t was also true that IL he found the
baby about to fall out of bed in its sleep
he tenderly replaced It in q safe position.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-05
BY DONALD ALLEN

IA man has run away with my rum
about was gaspedi
1t was yours. eh? He passed me two
miles back, and I am afraid he won't
stop for thirty miles. He looked to be
hard case.
That was Chevalier Raffies-"
You don't say
He was hiding in this old house.
II declare,'
DO you know my brother Bob
Pm afraid not. though I can tell bet
ter after hearing your name. Mine is
Duke Winwood."
And I am Kitty Dalzelle. and I have
a brother Bob. You won't tell him, will
you?'
Never in this world. Now that your
machine is gone l am ready to convey
you home in my auto"
But what explanation can l give re-
GardinC the loss of the runabout?" was
the innocent query.
''We'll talk it over as We go
- was talked overN Rafflcs made good
his escape. The runaDOut WAS never re-
covered.
Something mighty funny about all
this said Bob after Mr.. WindwOod's
seventh or eighth call. Sis lets go of one
hero and picks uP another in less than
an hour. and is getting too chesty for
anything"
When the engagement is announced
Bob will set full explanations.
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goes Algy. In minute hear him say
"Finer and Perky says: Great! But
not a word yeti Keep it dark
And" he whispered, but have ears
like micraphones-"not a word to
Suzanne. he-" "Pshaw, nor
says Algy. "She wouldn't quit. These
modern girls read everything"
Say, | was hep all right. l just got
up from my chair and went over to
Perky's door and knocked.
Cant come in," he says.
Perky" l says, ''if you don't let me
in I'll get a table and climb over the
partition. There's rough work being
done, and l want to have a hand in it
You need me in there"
They knew ! meant what l said, so
they opened the door. There they stood
like two naughty kids, and Perky was
TRYING to shove a wad of writing paper
under his desk blotter.
Mice day today, Suzanne" he says,
trying to look innocent.
"SoT ] says, you've got the bug,
too, have you? You're going to print a
book"
Suzanne" he says, this is perfectly
good book. I've looked over the busi-
ness field of late. and there is no field
as good as the publishing field. The
public clamor for truly artistic work in
literature, such as the more conserva-
tive houses refdse To-"
Give me that manuscript | says.
Now, you listen to mel came into
this Office when all you had in it was a
desk and a few kind words and that
old No. = machine that has the string
halt in fourteen keys. I've seen more
kinds of promotion started in this office
than there are, and did l ever let out a
hoot?"
You never did," said Perky.
mix on the hOot,' says |. Il didn't
yell when you sprung the idea of max
ing canned French beans out of old
auto tires, and | didn't say boo when
you started that get-rich-quick scheme
for selling lots in Labrador, but there
has to be limit A poor working girl
has to have some respect for herself,
for she's the only person that will have
any for her. l don't mind working for
plain or fancy bunko steerers, and I'll
help them pass out any article of good,
clean bunk, but, whoof! Who wrote
this book"
Richard Rotherington WiIlips," says
Perky.
Il know the guy" says. Hes the
man that put the muck into McKenzie's
Muckazine. I've been watching that lit
The Washington herald., 1914-04-05
BY Clarrisa Mackie

Antoinette was as coldIy composed now
as she could have wished. only it was
funny that her heart should feel so dead.
Very we'll she said listIessly. II can
so away"
"Chickie." said Jim again. do you
really mean to say that you don't recog-
nize that note?''
Il only read it once"
We'll. read it again. word for word.
read the address at the top. II is almost
cbIiterated now-hut read it. The envel-
opc is locked up in my desk"
Antoinette held the ragged note close
to the lamp and re-read the penCiled
words. \ puzzled look came into her
face
Il can't remember anything about it
was she some one I knew" she asked
at last
Dear You wrote il yourself,' cried
Jim eNCitcdly. Don't you remember
that time when you wcr" stopping at
Sea Sands with Your mother? We had
just became engaged and We Quarrelod
over 4 nCCktic | was wearing? ! went
darling note ana I've kept il over since
bcred the hastily scrawlCd note. No Won
der she had forgotten it in the whirl oc
her short. happy engagement to Jim,
There was only one thing to do and
AntOinotte did it. She laid her head on
Jims broad shoulder and begged forgive
ness for her lack of faith.
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Suzanne ON Literature

tie Willie, and you can take it from me
he's part of the news that's not fit to
print And you amt going to print him.
What's this book like?"
Perky blushed.
81 haven't read it." he said. Tt
understand it's little worse-I should
say little stronger, little more hu-
man, little truer to life, than anything
he has yet written So saw Perky
had fallen for the whole line of slush
stuff the publishers hand out. 'It's a
great work." says Perky. at will do
much to uplift the human race and bet
ter conditions among the working
classes. 1t takes up the problem of life
in"
"Cut it OUT" | says you needn't
tell me you believe any of that Why
don't you translate ii? Why don't you
hand it to me plain? Why don't you
say it's a regular stinger-a little old
No. of the Tenderloin Tales? It's a
peek-a-boo, isn't it? Slit skirt Etera-
ture, amt il? One of those nice little
Paul Pry novels, amt it,"
ITS story of modern love and life" :"
says Algy, trying to grab the manuscript
from me. gave him push.
"It's a money maker" says, as scorn-
full as a queen. why don't you say it
at first and be done with it? Easy
money. Punctuated poison. Now, lis
ten to mel"
| saw | had both of them frightened.
When Algy tried to grab the manuscript
again | appealed to Perky, as lady ap-
pealing to a gentleman, and told him
that if he didn't protect me | would tear
the manuscript in two and throw the
parts out the window.
Heavens he said" don't do that !
Anthony Comstock might find a page
of it and have us pinched. Leave her
alone, Algy. The child has good sense"
Imagine! Me childi Well, | had
them cowed, although | had a hunch
they were more afraid might tear up
the manuscript when it wasn't paid for
yet than anything else.
Now, listen to mer' | says "The
two of you think you are the only part
ners in this concern, don't you? My
name amt on the stationery. But I've
been with this shop since before Algy
tottled in, and I've taken an interest in
everything Perky & Co. have done. I'm
bound up with this concern, and any
thing that hurts its reputation hurts
mine, see? Do l want to go to the Lady
Stenographers' and Gentleman Ship
ping Clerks ball and have the finger OF
shame pointed at me and every one say
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get out daily collar. The hot part OF
the scheme was to publish little dab
of continued story on the inside of the
collar and another on the inside OF the
paper dickey. First you read your col
lar and then you wore it He would
have made a million, only the govern
ment wouldn't let him send collars al
magazine rates. He had to pay mer-
chandise rates, and his authors got>hot
and said they'd stop writing fiction and
go to saving wood or some other hon.
est work if he had the nerve to call their
stuff merchandise. So be went up the
flue, pa said.
But, honest, those were the good old
days for literature. The poor working
girl married the duke every time. and
the villain still pursued her, and Lord
Algernon took the vile wretch by the
collar and threw him into the bottomless
abyss. They didn't have any of this
Ibsen, "Oh, mother l don't know wheth-
er I've got pain in my stomach or an
uplift of the soulI" business. 1t was
good, straight love stuff, and the girl
grabbed off a husband in the last chap
ter no matter how many Johnnies were
after her. Get me2
Well. here was Perky putting a sign
on the door and sneaking in like he did,
and Algy afraid to come and sit on the
edge of my desk and chin with me like
he always does, and | says to myself,
."Kiddo, there's dirty work here" and
| guess i was some right! | didn't
know whether Perky was going to pub
Iish phony ten-dollar bills or a Com
plete Sucker List for 1914 or what-but
l had hunch it was something with a
crook in the handle. I'm wise. You
bet, I'm little old Mr.. Solomon No. 1
when it comes to wisdom.
Say! 1t broke my heart to think Of
Perky going into a crooked game. I've
made up my mind I'm going to pull
Perky into the church some day and
slip bonds of matrimony around his
neck before he can yell. and l want him
to be as decent as a New York business
man can be-which is pretty decent if
he's not too successful. So the idea that
perhaps Algy had roped him into pub
fishing the Bunko Steerer's Guide, one
dollar down and a dollar a month until
you get into jail, gave me the willies.
Pretty soon Algy came drifting in and
l gave him the high sign.
"Lo, Algy," | says. Business good?
Something new in the air besides tai
cum powder?"
Sorry l can't stop to chin, Sooz." he
says. Very busy today. Perky in?"
Hes in the Office" l says, and away
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NCopgTlCnts ASlLJ
'Fd give a s1oo bill to see him.
You are a little goose"
He must be handsome and gallant"
He's a low-browed criminal"
'I hope they won't catch him"
I'd like to be the one to shoot him
down."
IF they arrest him I'll help him to
escape"
Look here, young lady. you don't want
TO make an idiot of yourself over this
thing! You can climb rope ladders, play
ghost and scare the cook into fits, but
you stop there. There won't be anything
in being arrested
Its for father to talk 10 me"
It's for me, and / am talking."
There was Mr.. Dalzelle. widower; there
was his son Bob twenty years old; there
was Aunt Phyllis at the head of the
house; there was Kitty, aged eighteen,
and there was the cook.
Brother and sister were having break
fast together when the above conversa-
tion took place AZ rule. brothers pay
little attention to their sisters, but Bob
had taken it upon himself to begin to
boss when he was seven years old
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Young Mrs. Dewey took her husband s
brown coat and sat down in the sunny
window to sew on a missing button.
Antoinette Dewey had been married
only three months and she still believed
Jim to be without fault-unless it might
be the minor one of twisting his coat
buttons when he was talking busily.
This is the third time I've sewed on
this blessed button" smiled Antoinette
as she shipped Off the thread. At that
moment her hand brushed the pocket Of
the coat and something cracked.
Il do wonder If he has forgotten to
mail my letter to Edith! 1 forgot to ask
him and he is so absent minded Its
funny she hasn't answered if"
Antoinette's slim fingers had gone down
into the inner breast pocket Of the brown
coat They brought up a half dozen
letters, a railroad timetable, and leather
card case.
She picked out the letter to Edith De-
lano and actually gave the brown coat
a pinch as she tossed it on a chair. Il
must telephone to her at once. What will
she think of me?''
Antoinette sat down before the tele-
phone and pulled the instrument toward
her While she waited for a response
to her call. she stacked the other letters
or the desk.
Just as Mrs. Delano's voice came thrill
ing over the wire, Antoinette, her eyes
Idly scanning the package of letters she
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NAY, honest! Amt it a shame
- what men will do for money?
Here comes Perkins into the Of
fee yesterday with face Ikea twenty
dollar gold piece and an air like a
ought-to-be-spanked kid, and before l
could flag him to find out whether he
wanted me to spell honor" with Il
or not, he had skidded into his private
Office and had slammed the door.
AN right for you, Perky" l says to
myself; "just for cutting your little
crimson-topped stenog. that was I'll
spell it 'onnor, and the bets are you
won't know it is wrong"
Believe me, girls, Perky has about as
much book education as college girl
has left ten years after the second baby
comes, and | was wild to find out what
he and Algy were up to. Last
week Perky had a new sign put
on the door - Perkins of Port
land & Partner, Publishers" and
I've been half crazy ever since to find
out what he was going to publish. You
never can tell. When you see a pub
Usher sign nowadays you can't tell
whether it means de luxe editions of
some dinky French guys you never
heard of or the office of the Bootblacks
Gazette My own father used TO stoke
the furnace in the cellar of the Literary
Collar and Household Dickey Publish
ing Co, back in the paper collar days,
and the guy that sprung the idea would
have made a fortune if he hadn't busted.
He had peach of an idea. He issued
weekly paper collar and a bi-weekly
paper dickey, and handed out a solid
brass-plated collar button with every
subscription. He had some of the Laura
Jean Libbeyist authors of the day on his
pay roll, and he had all the country dis
tricts bowling for clean collars and fresh
dickeys. Folks that usually changed
their paper collars once a month wrote
right in and begged pas employer to
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With Algy engaged and Perky never
giving me swee, glancel But | put il
lover. They knew they ought to be
ashamed of that book. and that is why
it was so easy. So that squelched a
worst best seller. put the manuscript
under my arm and started out of the
Office
"Waitl" says Perky. where are you
going with that? You can't take that
away. Leave it here. We must send
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ing: Look at her nrbs. She works for
Perky & Co. that published that book
"The smutty Smear Nix, PerIyl
If this shop is going to print books it
is going 10 print decent books. I've told
you Why No. 1. Now I'll tell you Why
No. ?. l may take 4 notion to marry
one of you two guys some day, and /
don't want to be Mrs. Frenchy Book"
Get on to the gall of me, will you'
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it back to the author if We don't pub
lish it."
"Mr. Perkins" says I. Il beg your
pardon, but can't trust this book in any
hands but my own. It's not fit to read.
shan't leave it Around where people
might drop in and read it. shall re-
turn it to its author myself"
"When?' asked Perky.
"As soon as have read it." / said
haughtily, and / went out.
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NAY, honestl Amt il shame
~ what men will do for money?
Here comes Perkins into the Of
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
Homer Baker Is Home.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-Homer Baker.
OF the New YoN Athletic Club. holder
OF the one-half mile national title. who
has been competing In Europe for the
last two months. finally reached here
yesterday. arriving on the steamship
Cameronin. of the Anchor line. from
Glasgow. Scotland. The Winged Foot
runner declared that he had made
many efforts to board a boat for this
country. but always encountered diffi-
Guilty in securing accommodations
While abroad Baker succeeded in WIN
and then went on to Scotland. where
he won many special races. Baker will
begin training to defend his title at the
national championship track and field
games to be held in Baltimore early
next month.
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
Schoellkopf Stadium to
Stage C0rneN's Contests

ITHACA, N. Y. Aug. A.-The dream
Of thousands of Cornell men, alumni
undergraduates-that varsity athletics
be transferred to the new Alumni Field
on the campus-is about to be realized.
Coincident with the beginning of the
construction of a concrete stadium on
the level devoted to football and track.
and which will be known in the future
as Schoellkopf Field comes the an
nouncement from Graduate Manager
Kent Of the Cornell Athletic Association.
that track meets next spring will be
held on the new field, and that by the
fall Of 1915 football games will be
played there. All football practice this
fall will be held on the hill and the new
grounds viii be broken in for the big
contests to come.
Thus after twelve years and following
an expenditure Of $780, Cornell will
begin to use the great athletic field for.
varsity purposes. A considerable part
of it, at least twenty-five acres, already
has been in use for some time for inter-
collegiate or intramural activities. as
well as for the athletic activities Of the
general student body.
The dirt already has begun to fly in
the excavation work for the concrete
stadium, which was made possible by
the gift of $4,000 by the Schoellkopf
family a few weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
SURE THEY
W|LLLAND PENNANT
StaIIings Says His Team viii
Show Foemen a Few Things
Before Defeat Comes.

CHICAGO. Aug. A-Today the Boston
Braves tackle the Cubs and Manager
George Stallings does not hesitate to
say that before he leaves town, his
Braves will be prancing out in front OF
the National League parade Though
Hank O'Day's team Is playing good ball
Just now. the Braves have humbled
them before. catching them in their
rush to the top and turning them back.
From last to first place in less than
two months" said Capt Johnny Evers
today. calls for those qualities that
make champions. and that, II nothing
more. should give some indication Of
the power Of the Braves McGraw says
we are liable to crack because we have
too many young. inexperienced players
He's in for the surprise of his life,
though, II he banks much on that.
We're not going to blow up as much
as his team has done already. The
Giants will have to struggle to land
ahead of the Cards and Cubs, without
worrying about US whatever We're
going to win that flag. The Giants will
be lucky to finish in the first edition.
The Braves are delighted at finally
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
REDS ARE HAPPY TO
HAVE BEATEN GIANTS

CINCINNATI, Aug. 24.-The Reds to
man are the happiest players in the
league today. for they tumbled the
Giants in the dust in the final game
of the series here yesterday. allowing
the battling Braves to share the lead
ing position with the champions for the
first time this season.
I'VE are all pulling for the Braves, &"
said Buck Herzog this morning, land
we were glad to do our share. We
fight just as hard against the Braves,
too, understand, but to wallop thos,
proud Giants makes us all feel good {"
Little Herbie Moran celebrated his
last engagement as a member OF the
local team by polling the bingle that
sent the winning run over the platter.
He has been sold to the Braves, re-
porting to Stallings in Chicago today.
With the score to 2 in the ninth, Con
zales singled. Moran came up and
whaled a double OF Demaree. scoring
The Cuban with the run that won
Tesreau was far from his old self and
was driven from the mound In the
seventh. Demaree weathered the eighth
frame successfully, but succumbed i'm
the ninth. Red Ames was in perfect
condition and chuckled as he turned
pack MS old team mates. The score:
Giants ................ Oo1 900 1oGs 7
Reds ................... 600 0O2 OOl-3 Ii /
Batteries-Giants. Tesreau. Demaree
and Meyers. Mclean: Reds, Ames and
Gonzales.
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
Cardinals Are Prepared
To Wallop the Giants

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 2.-The crumbIine
Giants, who seem In the worst slump
for many day, are liable to be bumped
when they tackle the Cardinals here
to-day. for Miller Huggins has succeed
ed In getting his team together again
and is making another bid for the su-
preme honors. With the pitchers going
strong. the Cardinals are no mean an
tagonists and they are tickled at the
prospect Of winning the series from the
champions.
The home teams winning streak con-
tinuet Yesterday. when the Brooklyn
Robins fell before Perritt. to g. The
slender rght-hander was invincible,
while the Cards punched their bingles
at will off the visiting pitchers. The
SCORE: r. n
Robins ...............ooo COO 1o2-S 4
Cardinals; ......2 2OI 1oI 2Oe-7 II .
Batteries - Robins, Schmutz, Enz-
mann. and MCCarty. Fischer; Cardinals,
Perritt and Wingo.
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
Stallings' Superstition
Sees Many Omens Abroad

There is not a superstition that George
StallinYs, manager Of the Boston
Braves, does not know, and believe in.
too. He groans II a cross-eyed fan
comes into the grounds, but brightens
Immediately upon seeing load of empty
barrels rattle by. All the bat handles
must point toward the dugout, and no
newspapers must be allowed to lie near
the bench But most potent Of all the
malignant omens are birds. Fighter as
he is, Stallings has little hope of WIN
ming a game If only bird lights on
the roof of the bench. The grounds of
the Boston team abound in sparrows and
Iigeons, and a special boy is hired to
reg stones at the birds and keep them
on the wing while the Braves are play
irg
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
Richmond Outfielder
Draws Many Simoleons

RICHMOND. Va. Aug. 24.-Clarence
Berger. fleet-footed left fielder of the
Richmond club. was today sold to the
| Pittsburgh Nationals for $4,000. said
to be the highest price ever paid for a
man in the Virginia League.
This is BerSer's first year in pro-
fessional company. Last year he was
with Richmond College. where he At
tracted attention both as a backstop
and in the outtield. He is about as
speedy a youngster as this circuit has
seen in years. With the stick he is
leading the regular batters in the
league. Ten twO-ba ggers. twelve
three-baggers and three home runs
are among his many safe hits.
Ray Ryan, Richmond's manager. who
negotiated the deal at this end, said
today that Berger will report to
Pittsburgh at the close of the Virginia
season in September.
The Washington times., 1914-08-24
GET HIM, GRIFF /

ALTOONA, Aug. Alderman Duf-
fy, who pitches for the Holidays
burg Y. M. c. A. and the Penn
Central nine, of Altoona, is en-
titled to the honor of "strike-out
king" of Blair county. He has
pitched twenty games this sea
son, winning fifteen and losing
FIVE. He has struck out 7s3 bat.
tiers an average of more than one
dozen to a game.