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Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27

due to the feeling that. since the world
had rejected her. she need no longer
concern herself with the worlds opin-
ion or retain any scruples over II
Back of this lay her bitter sentiment
toward the man who had been the IL
reel cause Of her Imprisonment. Es
ward Glider
The factor that was the immediate
cause of her decision on an Irregular
mode of life WAS an editorial in one
of the daily new spapers. This was
scathing arraisnment of ii master in
high finance. The point of the writ
er's attack was the grim sarcasm for
such methods of thievery as are kept
within the law. That phrase held the
girls fancy. and she read the article
again with qnickened interest. Then
she began to mediate.
1t was the law that had worked the
ruin of her life. which she had striv
ell to make wholesome. In conse-
quence she felt for the law no genuine
respect only detestation as for the
epitome Of injustice. Yet. she gave it
a superficial respect. born of those
three years of suffering which had
been the result Of the penalty infict-
cd on her Now. in the paragraph she
had just read she found clew to sug-
gestive thought. hint as to Il means
nv which she might satisfy her raneor
against the law that had outraged her.
and this in safety since she would at
tempt pought save that within the
law.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27

charge halted before her. Then,
abruptly. the round. baby-like face Of
the woman puckered in amazement.
Her voice rose shrill. "Well, If it Amt
Mary Turner
"Aggie," was the reply.
In the time that followed Mary lived
in the fiat which Aggie Lynch occu-
pied with her brother. Jim. pickpock
ct much esteemed among his fellow
craftsmen The period wrought trans
formations of radical and bewilder-
ing sort in both the appearance and
the character of the girl
Joe Carson. the forger, had long been
acquainted with Aggie and her broth
er. though he considered them far be
meath him in the social scale. since
their criminal work was not of that
high kind on which he prided himself
But as be cast about for some woman
to whom he might take the hapless
girl he had rescued his thoughts fell
on Aggie He was relieved rather
than otherwise to learn that there was
already an acquaintance between the
two women, and the fact that his
charge had served time in prison did
not influence him one iot against her,
Mary let herself drift. 1t seemed to
her that she had abandoned herself to
fate in that hour when she threw her
self into the river Afterward. with
out any voition on her part, she had
been restored to life and set within an
environment new and strange to her.
in which soon. to her surprise. she
discovered vivid pleasure. So she
fought no more, but left destiS to
work its will. unhampered by her fu
tile strivings.
For the first time in heI life. thanks
to the hospitality of Aggie Lynch. Sc
cretly REINFORCED from this funds of
Joe Carson. Mary found herself living
In luxurious idleness. while her every
wish could be gratified by the merest
mention of it. She was fed on the
daintiest of fare. she was clothed with
the NEST delicate richness for the first
time rs to those more mysterious gar
ments which women love In addition.
there were rs many OF books aud mag
azines rs she could wish,
Her mind. long starved like her body.
seized avidly on the nourishment thus
afforded. In this interest Ageie had
no share-wa~ perhaps a little enYi-
Gus over Mary's absorption IN printss
pages. Ageie took a vast prize IN her
guest. with the unnistakabie AZ Of
elegance. ara she dared to dream Of
els,at friumphS 10 come. though as
vet she carefulp avoided any sugges-
ton to Mary Of wromgdoing.
In the end the suggest - came from
Mary Turner herself. to the great sur
prise of Agile. and. truth to tell. Of
herself.
There were two factors that chiefly
Influenced her decision The arst was
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27


sensation was at once novel and thrill
ing. Since it was 50 agreeable hs
meant to prolong the glow of self sat
isfaction by continuing to care for thi.
waif of the river.
Joe Carson, the notorious foreer. lee
the dripping girl eastward through the
squalid streets until at last they camt
to an adequately lighted avenue. ant
there taXieab was found 1t carried
them farther north. and to the east te
an apartment house that was rather
imposing. set in a street of humber
dwellings.
Here Carson paid the fare and the1
helped the girl to alisht and on into
the hallway. Mary went with him
quite unafraid though now with a
growing curiosity.
The.two entered and went slowly uI
three fights Of stairs. On the LANDING
beyond the third flight the door of a
rear fat stood open. and in the door
way appeared the figure of a woman.
We'll, Joe. who's the skirt" this
person demanded as the man and his
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27

Cilder could not trust himself just
tbon IN an audible command He was
seriously disturbed by the gently spo-
Ron truths that had issued from the
iris fips He wa. not prepared with
any ans er. though he holly resented
every word of her accusation.
Cassidy faced about. and in his
mnvement there was tug at the wrist
Of the girl that set her moving toward
the daor. Her realization of what this
meant was shown in her final speech.
"Thrpe wears isn't forever" she said
in level voice when | come out
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27

'Won't you do something about ~"
you are going to pay for every minute
IT them, MIR Glider. There won't be
day or an hour that | won't remem-
ter that at the last it was your word
sent me to prison. And you are going
70 pay me for that You are going to
pay me for the five years ! have starv-
ed making money for you that too!
You are going to pay me for all the
things | am losing today, and
The girl thrust forth her left hand.
on that side where stood the officer.
So vigorous was her movement that
Cassidys clasp was thrown off the
wrist. But the bond between the two
was not broken. for from wrist to
wrist showed taut the steel chain of
the manacles The girl shook the links
of the handouts in gesture stronger
than words
You are going to pay me for this!
she said Her voice was little more
than whisper. but it WAS lond In the
listeners heart. Yes. you are going
to pay-for thisr'
They We're grim years. those three
years during which Mary Turner serv-
ed her sentence in Burnsing There
WAS no time off for good behavior. The
sri learned soon that the favor of those
Set In authority over her could only be
Won at cost against which her every
fnH#HAFfV she
went through the inferno of days and
nights in dreariness of suffering that
Vas deadly Naturally the life there
was altogether an evil thing. There
was the material i'll ever present in the
round OF wearisome physical toil-the
coarse disustefuI food; the hard mar
row couch: the constant. gina wing irk-
tomeneSs of Imprisonment, away from
light and air, away from all that
makes life worth while
The best evidence of the fact that
Mary Turner's soul was not fatally
foled must be found In the fact that
sun NJ the expiration of her sentence
she was fully resolved to live straight.
as the saying is which she had quoted
70 Glider This. too. In the face OF
sure knowledge as TO the difficulties
that wonld beset the effort and in the
lace OF the temptations offered to fol
low an easier path
There was, for example, Aggi.
Lynch, fellow convict. with whom
she had slight degree of acquaintance
nothing more. This Young woman.
criminal by training. offered allure
meuts of illegitimHte employment in
The outer world when they should be
Tree Mary endured the companion
snip with this prisoner because sixth
SENSE proclaimed The fact that here
Was one immoral rather than immoral
and the difference is mighty.
FOR that reason Aggie Lynch was
not actively offensive, as were most OF
the others She was dainty little
olond, with "A baby face in which were
SCI Two light bite EYES of sort Il
widen often In demnre wonder oxer
most things in surprising and nangh-
y world She had been convicted OF
"iaekmaii. and she made no pretenSe
even OF innocence. Instead. she was
Inclined TO boast over her ability 70
pam6oozle men at her will. She was
natural actress of the ingenue role,
and In that pose she could unfailingly
oeguie the heart of the wisest or
worldly men.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27

10 bonds compsny's bondssrs
= o favorites. A safe Goa.
ser~auye nzestment. Over twenty mine year
ole. Have sdevcry dollar when due. Bys
special acs G. the Legislature their bonds aro
made lega linvcstnen int for trustees, executors
administrators. and other managers Of trugo
funds. Denorinatisn Of 100, 200 and upwasde
Coupon bonds with semi-annuAl interest," IaD
information of Geo. E. Shaw. agent.
Putnam patriot., 1914-02-27

(To Be Continued).
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
B. MCCARTHY HERE
TODAY FOR LORE GO
Is In Great Shape-Local Box
ers Planning Busy Cam
paign

Billy Mccarthy, Of Cardiff, Wales.
who will meet Johnny Lore at Wind
sor, tomorrow night Is expected In
Detroit some time today. Fred Gil
more, Billy's manager. writes that the
Welsh champion is in splendid condi-
ton for his first battle on American
soil. Lore Is in the best shape that
he has been since he came west, last
fall
Another fight at Windsor between
Lore and Mickey Sheridan Is being
considered for next month. The date
has not been announced nor the terms
completed, but the match is consid-
cred probable Sammy Taylor Is
likely to be given a chance TO start
the New Year as wind-up man az
Windsor. A fight between the Detroit
lad and Tommy Houck, OF New YORK.
is now slated for Jan. q. Sammy has
already climbed out of the prelimf
nary class by reason of his four VIC
tories and three knockouts in four
fights within the past few weeks.
Houck Is a much better man than
Taylor has yet met. and the bout Will
give the local favorite his first test IN
near-select circles.
Lore is after a match with Freddy
Welsh in Montreal, in February, and
II II is secured, 1t is likely that Sam
my Taylor will get into the seminal.
with Harry Bingham as his opponent.
Patsy Drouillard and Jimmy Ander>
son, who proved the stumbling DlocK
I'm the path OF Paul Sikora's comeback.
are dickering for a fight at Lansing
next month
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Backfield That Walloped Yale
Is All From Greater
Boston

The Haughton system as an al
stract thing is undeniably a Boston
product, and the material with wmcn
Haughton has turned out those WIN
ming teams has been Cleaned for the
most part from Massachusetts. Only
a few OF the Harvard football players
live outside the state boundaries, anu
the 1915 team at present gives prom
Use of being even more IKE an ait
Massachusetts eleven than the COM
bination that won honors In the sea
son just past.
or this years firststring team only
three men live outside or Massachu'
sets. Wallace, the center, halls from
California, where he played football
before entering Harvard. Pennock,
the alLAmerioan guard. is from SYRIA
cuse, y. ", and Parson, the tackle,
comes from Providence.
Captain Charley Brickley, 81 the
1914 Harvard team made Everett
famous. and Captain Eddie Nahan. of
the 1915 team, IL UNFOLDING the pres
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Captains for Past Five Years
Are Residents of Bay
State

all-American halfback, lives in Bos-
ton Mahan comes from Natick and
Francke, the fullback resides in Cam
bridge, where his father is a profess
sor at Harvard. Tack Hardwick has
his mail addressed To Quincy when
he is away from college, Wallie Trum.
bull lives I'm Salem, Weston, the
guard. lives in Cambridge, and Jeff
Coolidge. the end, resides in Boston.
Ii is a notable fact that four OF the
Ave Harvard players whom Walter
Camp picked for this years all.Ameri-
can leleven, live in Massachusetts. the
fifth one being Pennock. from New
York state. Also IL is a notable fact
that, for FIVE consecutive years now
the Harvard football captains have
been Massachusetts men. Mahan OF
1915 and Brickley OF 1914 are. OF
course. from the Bay state, and Percy
Wendell, captain of the 1912 team
that defeated Yale, 20 TO 0, lives in
Roxbury y-Beb Storer, last years cap
tain. lives in Boston. and Bob Fisher,
captain I'm 1911, lives in Newton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Peter The Great
Is King of Sires

In European countries II has been
a custom TO rate the value OF sire by
the performance OF his get, and the
money-winning sire gains distinction
throughout the European turf world.
Here, In America, the horsemen are
following the European example. As
result the great sire, Peter The
Great, is today ranked as probably
the greatest asset in the harness
world. Peter The Great stood In a
class by himself during 1914. For
the first time in racing history Peter
The Great passed the 100000 mark,
his get bringing home total OF sl2S,-
S94.
In another way Peter The Great also
established a worlds record, having
the hitherto unheard OF number or
81 sons and daughters among the
money-winners.
The other sires. although not with
In gun shot OF Peter The Great, have
winnings which are normal with other
years. Hal 3. Is second with $4,000,
Jay McGregor Is third and Walter Dr.
rect fourth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Chinese Want to
Compete at Expo

A team OF Chinese athletes may
compete in the next Amateur Athletic
union championships, 10 be held at
the Panama Pacific exposition. A let
ter TO this effect, addressed to the
late James f. Sullivan, was opened
yesterday by his successor as secre-
tsry-treasurer OF the A. A. T., Fred
W. Ruben.
ID. w. Walter. OF the Anglo-Chinese
college at Tientsin, whote 10 inquire
OF a team composed Of Chinese and
belonging 10 the Pekin a. A. would be
welcomed for the championships of
the A. A. L. next year. The reply
was TO the effect that all nations were
eligible and would be welcome at San
Francisco.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
"Y" TO OPEN ITS
SEASON TONIGHT
WITH HOPE FIVE
Detroit Quintet in Good Shape
and Expects Great
Winter
NEXT GAMES ARE WITH
COLLEGE BALL-TOSSERS
New League To Get Started
Next Month--HOpe Rallies
and Defeats Rayls

The Hope college basketball team,
which staged a sensational finish last
night and defeated the Rayls in over.
time play after the game seemed
hopelessly lost, will play the Y. Nj.
G. A. quintet tonight al the ~" gym.
During the first half. the Rayls hope
lessly outclassed the visitors, regis
tering a score Of 16 TO before time
was called AT the beginning OF the
second half. Captain Stegenga, OF the
Hollanders. exhorted his men in their
Iafive tongue and they came through
with burst OF speed, which, however,
old not threaten the Detroiters during
the first IL minutes or the period.
Then, with the game seemingly
tucked away, Captain Runkel. OF the
Rayls, sent Maurer and Lane TO the
sidelines TO give Wolan and Schaeffer
a chance and with the score 20 TO II
against them. Hope staged a rally
that tied the count In the final min
ute of play. The overtime gave the
colegians a last ditch chance. and
they took IL, winning. 81 TO 30. Both
teams player aggressive ball, but were
far from mid-season form, basket
shooting and passing being ragged at
times and sensational at others.
The game at the "Y" tonight should
be dandy.
Boosey, Sutton and MacDiarmid will
play forwards. with Mazer, Vinton and
Wilson on the defensive, with KreitZ
at center. The "Y" machine Is we'll
oiled and smooth-running. with a lot
of practice TO its credit and every
prospect of a successful year in the
popular gym sport.
Ohio State will appear here Dec. 26
and Chicago university on Dec. 81.
Dates have been arranged with NJ. A.
c. at Lansing for Jan. 90 and at De-
troit March 2.
Dates in January and February are
being reserved for the new Interna-
tional Y. NJ. c. A. Basketball league,
recently organized, with DR.. ]. b.
MODESTO as president Teams repre-
senting the associations OF Toronto.
Brantford, Erie. Cleveland and Detroit
will compete In this league.
All games will be played under col
legiate rlies. The first meet with the
Detroit team will take place here Jan.
IL with Erie. A game with Brant
ford follows on Jan. 10. Detroit will
play Brantford on Jan. and 6 and.
Toronto on Jan. IS. Toronto comes
TO Detroit on Jan. 26 and 81. The
final game will be played here
March 8.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
STALLING in RING OLD
STORY, ASSERTS JOHN |.

about it-uniess we had our coin on
the other lad?
Many ztar-dead game, 100
made II the regular thing TO telnt anu
dance and wait IL out till the otnei
man was ripe for picking. and we All
thought IL was proper generalship'
just the thing to do. AS to smuggling
toe 10 toe, as we old fighters are sup
posed To have done; say, who'd want
TO trade hurricane OF swings Oh
each others hard. old craniums, Win
bare hands OF little gloves?
Records TO support me? Never
were there a gamer pair than Jack
McAuliffe and Billy Myer. Yet what
did they do at North Judson? Stood
all night and made faces, each daring
the other one to lead. Was there ever
grander. drawer boy than Jack
Dempsey? And how often did the
Nonpareil string out skin-glove fight
till he judged the time had come TO
sail straight In and take the chances?
Look at most OF Tommy Ryan's early
battles. He'd keep the crowd and
the other fellow at bay all night, sixty
or seventy rounds, relying on HRS en-
durance legs and ring-circling tricks
to wear a slugger down to utter help
lessness.
The toe-totoe style OF desperate
smuggling came. really. after the time
OF the bare hands and tiny gloves
when the boys could whack away.
swing to their hearts content and
run little danger OF a broken hand.
I'll confess | loved TO bat away on
other peoples framework much more
after ! specialized in Queensberry
work than when fought Flood and
RYAN. The men who traded frantic
birrs came. you might say. midway be-
tween the skin-glove battlers and the
modern style performers"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22

Distance lends enchantment TO the
tiew," said John l.. Sullivan the other
day, "and for this reason. no doubt,
our old.tlme fighters love TO write
and talk about the way the modern
boxers stall md tango. while they, to
hear them tell IL, always stood toe to
toe and fought, and fought, and kept
on lighting I'LL somebody got polite
suficiency.
And yet. TO give II to you dead
on the level, the good old pals are
dreaming. They're just like the base
ball fans and ancient ball'players, who
assure us that there are no such bat.
tiers, no such pitchers. as when they
were young-that the modern players
are all specialists or weakings. Same
old story: Distance enchants their
view
Let me tell IL TO you right and
il you don't think I'm right go get the
record books. There were plenty OF
tango dancers and fancy time-killers
in the bare-knuckle and the skin-glove
days, and they spun out their fights
longer, with less action, in many cases
than the shows we holler at so loudly
these pleasant evenings.
And. what's more. the fight-fans
didn't kick about IL as they do now,
either. They counted stalling tactics,
in many cases. as vitality important
part OF the game. Many a fine, old
fighter, cracking his hands in the
early rounds, with finish fight
scheduled and no limit OF rounds TO
save him, stalled and bluffed and
lodged spun II out all night long
till daytime or the rural sheriff inter
vened, and thus saved himself and
the money of his hackers. Isn't that
the truth? And did we ever kick
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Feds Angels Have Invested
S3.OOO,OOO, SAYS Weeghman

TO tell you honestly, tnat there never
yet has been the slightest chance Of a
peace pact being signed. All that
peace stun just before the Omaha
meeting was tommyrot
We are prepared TO fight for our
own terms-not organized basebalPs.
We are prepared 10 fight for our
rights, and | think We are well-equip-
ped for the battle. We have the H.
nances and the fighters, and sooner or
later we will invade New York with
a modern plant. There is more than
one millionaire in our circuit. AS |
said, we have over $3.000,000 invest
ed. Now, can you picture, in your
widest dreams, us quitting?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Boston Expects All 1915 World
Series Games TO Be PIdued There

stunt of grabbing of the American
and National League championships
and therefore all the world series
swag In 1906. Bostonians are whoop-
ing II up just now for an emulation
of the trick by their two ball teams
or course, everyone knows how vio-
lently profession all Bostonians are.
but even those persons who are not
fortunate to live within the boundar,
les OF this center Of culture. football.
and rowing, must admit that
this time the Boston argument is good
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Harvard Elevens Are Largely Native Son
Aeereeations--- Three Outsiders In IA
George Stallings May
Give COOmbs a Chance

Jack Coombs. the former star
pitcher for the Athletics, has been
given his unconditional release by
Connie Mack.
AS the Braves were the only big
league team to fail TO waive on the
Maine farmer, II is probable that
Coombs will be under Stallings
next season.
Coombs is eager to play In Bos-
ton. as Il Is near his home town.
Kennebunk. Me-. and he likes the
Hub.
DIR. J. y. Barnett. who has at
tended sCoombs all through his long
illness. says the pitcher is now In
fine condition and just as good as
he ever was.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Gels 10 Strikes In Single Game
But BOULs for Score of But 1913

A bowler N
the freakiest recorded n
fnis bowler made strikes. his
When
rect score S0o Is difficult
make difference o
Wondra started with three
uaae one with his first ball
him count OF SO in the fourth
breaking eighth min
With bis first ball three
lie ninth of
rolled. 80 ~ W. 20" NC
The largest ten strikes is 2ss
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22
Brookfeds May
Yet Claim RUDE

The Brooklyn Federal league team
may vet claim the services OF Rube
Maruuard, although Robert Ward told
him TO go back To the Giants If he
had a contract with McGraw. Ward
now says that he sent Marquis Rich
ard back on condition that he be
shown the contract which McGraw al
legged he had with the southpaw, but
that McGraw has done nothing OF the
sort. Having Marquard's affidavit
that he Is q free agent, Ward feels
that he has the right TO be shown,
and n not shown, right to claim the
pitcher.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22

CHICAGO, Dec. 22-"How much
money has been invested in the Fed
eral league as II stands today was
question put TO President Gilmore,
OF the Federal league. today:
"Oh, should roughly estimate the
finances, including parks. players and
all tangible assets, such as experience,
which came high, at s3,000,000," was
his answer.
We'll, what is the ultimate aim OF
your conferers?" was another ques-
ton asked.
Recognition as a major league Is
what we are after" said Gilmore.
Recognition with territorial rights. |
always have favored peace, but | want
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-What Chi
cago has done. deal old Boston may
md possible to do. Having hogged
nj the championships and titles we'll
nigh possible Boston look TO be head
ed for both first and second places
N the baseball world In 1915. II is
far from being beyond the bounds Of
Probability that the world series con-
flict will be staged altogether in the
Hub.
The two Chicago teams pulled the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-22

tIge that Natick has gained in the past
by being the bailiwick OF the late
Mike Murphy. Keene Fitzpatrick,
Pooch Donovan. Tom Connolly,
Johnny Mack and others identihed
with athletics.
The backheld OF the Harvard team
this year was Greater Boston AFFAIR.
NAL Logan. the quarterback, has his
home I'm south Boston; Bradlee, the