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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-23
CHAPTER XVII.
Famed into Flame.

Famed into Flame.
I'D better quit thinking of her."
Mark told himself.
A virtuous and a wise resolution.
forsooth! And one strangely hard to
keep. The thought-of woman of
the people, dwelling in a fine strong
body whose splendid perfection the
toll of the people could not diminish,
whose flame it could not quench-
never withdrew entirely, at most re-
tired into ambush whence to spring
out upon him at unguarded moments,
with ever increasing potency to stir
his faded Imagination
Attainment of the partnership had
indeed proved to be the climax of his
career with the Quinby company. Fol-
lowed quickly the long imminent col
lapse. There was no specific ailment,
save heavy stubborn cough and the
constant ache in his injured hip, which
were really symptoms. 1t was rather
a general failure of his powers. He
was no longer able to whip tagging
energies to the days tasks. The cool,
clear, incisive brain that could grasp
a multitude of details and yet not lose
sight of result and purpose had be-
come cloudy, vacillating and wander
ing, a poor tool for the direction of
a huge, intricately organized plant op-
Grating under tremendous pressure
He was subject to attacks of profound
melancholy He could not sleep with
out the aid of drugs. Worst of all.
the will to endure, to mock pain and
weakness, had broken
Whats the matter with me?" he
demanded of his physician
Burnt out" was the succiDct reply
can dn1r
Nothing And quit taking drugs -
But" habit protested. Il can't do
nothing
Its your 1ife," interrupted the doc
tor. But you've consulted me and 1
propose to earn the stir fee I'll charge
you Drop everything. go to the coun-
| try or to the end OF the earth-per-
sonaI1y, I'd advise the end of the
earth, because it's farthest away and
newest to you Forget work, play q
while
| Mark asked and received from the
1 directors six months vacation But,
although he formulated no reason, he
| did not at once leave the city. When
| the weather permitted he filed in the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-23


"AhlU He Turned Quickly to Her
Again. "Then I Did You No Harm"
hip, In fact, had received an excruci-
ating wrench I'm a little awkward.
This is one of the things l can't get
quite used to-
Il supposed it was only temporary"
He shook his head briefly. as though
the topic were distasteful
Another-you probably won't be-
tinually requires little culelties of one.
Big ones, too. sometimes"
You say-reQuires?
AT least, encourages. But l." he
smiled unpleasantly. Am subject to
regrets. And equally Improbable i'm
pulses. OF course with obvious irony,
this is very interesting to you"
She was standing between two bal
ustrade lamps. In their bright glow
he saw her cool impersonal regard
change, become questioning. And the
dark shadow again-as though she
had seen and known to the full the
crue1ties whereof he spoke. Her lips
parted. But no words fell With an
odd little gesture of repression she
turned and slowly mounted the stairs
At the top she paused for an instant.
Good night" she repeated. And
thank you again"
He dined alone at his club that
him depressed and strangely restless
and with a strong distaste for COM
partnership.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-23

Shirley, the name of Rose Alley would
have raised to life no dead memories.
Shirley's establishment, however.
reached its climax at the close of the
consultation.
Its good DEAL" he remarked. for
you"
Mark answered with a nod and
opened another subject Il don't sup
pose Timothy Woodhouse left much"
practically nothing"
How does our case standg'
Wen win It."
You're sure of that?''
Absolutely. his estate will never
push 1t to trial"
Then settle it
Shirley whistled his surprise. Has
the philanthropic bee. stung the whole
Quinby concern?" he grinned- Il
wouldn't do that. though II would
be an admission AS a lawyer. 1
couldn't advise
Il don't ask advice Settle it,
Shirley waved q concessive hand.
ITS your case, of course For how
much? They'll take any figure
For whatever you think lair Not
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-23
CHAPTER xV-Continued.

1t was the less satisfying because he
foresaw the end of chapter. He had
spent himself: in body-he was no
longer capable of long intense apph-
cation, he had fallen back upon the
invalid's last resort, drugs; in mind
the creative faculty seemed dead, that
very morning young man in the mills
had announced an important invention
that was to have been Truths mag
mum opus and upon which his sterile
brain had labored in vain; in soul
he could no longer dream. And for
reward he had-the dry fact of a tri-
umph he could not sense and the pros
pect of an empty, useless, discontinued
future.
He was a critic, you see; but not
of himself. The world was out of
joint
Passers-by were diverted from their
own cares by the sight of a we'll
dressed man stamping his cane on
the pavement and muttering aloud:
AN evil fate pursues me- Other men
do as do, desire as / desire and find
content. Why can't 1 be .contented-
and happy?"
A thousand faces streamed past him,
unrecognized and unrecognizing. Then,
at a corner where two currents
damned each other. appeared one
that seemed oddly familiar 1t was of
an undistinguished LONELINESS, pasty
pale. morose, matching well the gen.
eral shabbiness of it's owner At first
Mark. confused by the dirty brown
beard, did not recognize him.
The man had no doubts At sight
of Mark an evil glitter sprang into
the sullen eyes.
4, "Youi"
BY the hate that had lived through
fifteen years Mark placed him.
"Piotr Andzrejzski!"
Peter Anderson" the man cor
rected him
That's a good American name. I'd
forgotten you had a preference" Mark
smiled and held out a friendly hand.
How are you, Peter Anderson"
The hand was ignored. When Peter
came almost grotesque-
Since you're so interested, man
age to keep alive
How do you manage ft?"
I'm compositor on the Cutlery
when there's any money for an issue"
The Outcry?"
You'll hear of 1t yet It's the paper
OF our Cause"
Mark knew of but one cause that
employed the capital Socialism.
suppose" He smiled indulgently- y
hope it's In funds sufficiently often"
I look it. don't II"
The answer was so obvious that
Mark avoided 1t. How he asked
hastily. lis Roman?"
He breathes and sleeps and eats
But he's dead
rs that q Socialist parable? I'm
not Socialist. SO you'll have to ex
plain"
His minds gone. It began to 60
soon after you stole his job But prob
ably you've forgotten that. too
i have no recollection said Marx
coldly. "of any such occurrence" With
curt nod. he passed on
He had gone but few steps when
he halted and looked back Peter, un
mindful of elbowing pedestrians, was
stin at the corner. glaring at him.
Impulsively he turned and retraced
his steps.
See here. Piotr." he said. Let US
mot use hard names There are good
many things we'd never agree on. But
we can agree on this-you're hard up
I've been luckier than you. What car
do to help your"
Piotr's lips formed a sursy. Moth
Ing" But the refusal did not sall A
look of transparent craft displaced
malevolence.
DO you mean that?'' he asked sus
piciOusly.
I'm not I'm the habit
Il don't care about your habits.
Rlutr INTERRUPTED unzracipush II
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
'TWas Washington Monday
It's HOnus Wagner Today
Grand Old Man of Diamond Al
Years Young Today
Still a Star

We will introduce you today. fellow
fans, to a middle-aged gentleman OF
German extraction. Not that you
don't know him. for some day, per.
haps. Feb. "a viii be a national hoIi.
day In his honor, but this is his birth.
day, and he's still full OF pep and
good for the game.
John Henry Wagner was the name
hung on him by his immediate an
cestors, but that need not go against
him.
Were this day a day In the base
ball season. with the Pirates at home.
IL would undoubtedly be Hans Wag-
ner day" and draw a big crowd. The
famous slugger was IL years old this
morning. He was born in what Is
now the borough of Carnegie, near
Pittsburgh, and, sincet the memory
OF man beginneth., has been playing
baseball
Wagner still holds title to his Ian.
rels as the most valuable ball PLAYER
that ever lived. He is just az good
now as q year ago. at least Fred
Clarke says 30. and he predicts big
things for the Dutchman again this
year Wagner is the only big Lacquer
who ever recorded 800 hitting rec.
ord for IS years, which Is the time
ne has played In the majors.
When the 1916 season begins he
WIN begin his nineteenth year. ard
no confidently expects to help up the
record. II he goes through the 1915
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
I'm Fighter, Not Gambler, Says Richie
AS Welsh Raises Side Bet Limit to $4,000
Them There Sluggers
Pie For Me, Says Welsh

Freddie Welsh, the lightweight
champion who meets Charley
White at Milwaukee THURSDAY
niGht and Willie Ritchis ct new
York March IL, would rather ngnt
n hard hitter than . clever boxer.
90 he says. He was asked why
during his recent visit to Michigan
and here 10 his reason:
.You can always make Q great
showing with the hard hittsrs.
Everybody thinks you're going 20
ret your head knocked on when,
"A a matter OF fact, you never
were safer. Only the rankest
luke in the world will take your
title away. Another thing. the hit
tiers draw crowds. Take Leach
Cross, for instance. People pour
In to the lights to see him knock
somebody cold. How often does
he do Il? Rarely. On the other
hand, you fight a clever fellow
like Shugrue or Dundee and they'll
run, pop, run, pop, and so on. You
can't get near them and they won't
stand for mix.
THE best fights I've put up
have been against the dangerous
hitters. I know just what to do.
Just how far 20 draw away from
their killing wallops. and when !
counter they are so shown up that
the crowd is delighted.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
DAVY JONES TO STICK TO
GAME UNTIL HE'S FIRED
GOTHAM ACOC OVER
LEACn-WOLCAST GO
Wolverine Picked As Favorite
In Bout That Promises To
Be Thriller

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-Old Gotham
town 10 allowing itself to become all
"het up" over the Leach Cross-Ad
wolgast fight scheduled at Madison
50. garden for Friday night, Fight
fans here are of the opinion that
when wide-open mixer OF the VOL
CAST type climbs into the same arena
with free-hitting fighter like Cross,
anything Is likely TO happen. and they
are planning to shell out their shekels
and attend In large numbers.
Away down In his heart Leach has
o bunch that he will stop his man
well inside the limit OF 10 rounds. II
may be said In passing that Wolgast
feels that he will stop the dentist
long before the final gong rings, and
he will fight accordingly.
The Cadillac warrior il regarded by
many as the probable winner. He
showed In his match with Freddie
Welsh last November that he Ia far
from finished. In that bout he ripped
and tore away, and. while his arm
lasted. at least held his own. In fact
there were many who agreed that
Ad had some slight advantage up to
the time he was injured.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
'SAYLOR WINS AND
WILL FIGHT LORE
Stewart Looks Bad In Jackson
Fight-Johnny's Return East
Delayed

Milburn Saylor's success In showing
up Hal Stewart at Jackson last night
will keep Johnny Lore In Detroit
week longer than Manager Walter
Burke INTENDED that the New York LAD
should stay. Saylor took nine or the
ten rounds Of the jackson night. and
made such a splendid showing that
Promoter Glassco lost no time In sign
lng the indianapolis boy for . scrap
with Lore at Windsor on March 8. Al
least. that n the announcement from
Windsor.
Lore had intended 10 return 20 New
York direct from Saginaw. where he
prizes on the boxing lid Friday night
BY bout with Bert Daniels. OF Flint,
Saylor Is the scrapper who made such
a tremendous showing against Freddie
Welsh ut Winnipeg couple or years
ago. The Hoosier has always insist
ed that he knocked Welsh out, but
the Rriton claimed foul and got the
decision.
Bonnie Mcneil and Carl Peterson
will finish their training today for
their headline bout at Windsor tomor-
row night. Both kick In with the
usual claims Of splendid condition.
and Mcneil says that he Is determin-
ed to show the local fans that the
tales Of the terrific fighting he has
been doing at Toledo were justified.
Peterson Is something OF an unknown
here, but he has something OF repu-
tation, and Matchmaker Glassco
thinks he has something FIRST class to
OFFER his patrons.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
ER SCORED FOR LEAVING
IAN WHO MADE HIM RICH
Az TO BOWL FOR
$1,000 PRIZE COIN
1915 Participating To Be Big
gest Thing of Kind In
Detroit's History

No previous city bowling tourna'
ment In Detroit can compare with the
tourney TO be staged this year. with
almost 500 entries recorded and prize
money that totals something like VI
900. the biggest pin-spilling event In
the history OF tho city will start sat
urday night and continue through the
following week. The 81 nve-man
teams. the 1873 pairs and the 26s In.
dividual performers that have entered
means that practically every bowler
OF any pretensions to class In the city
VIII be. in line for chance at the
coin. r.
Thirty prizes. totaling $34s, viii be
offered the quintets. and three dozen.
totaling $24l, Is hung up for the duos.
Sixty prizes win be available for the
solo boys and there will be others
for high scores. The highest single
score will bring bowling ball In .
leather case. donated by Q supply
house, and Charles Warren has offer
cd neat sterling silver pencils 10 the
members Of the winning five-man
team.
One set of quintets will get into
action at the Cadillac alleys, where
the tourney win be bowled. Saturday
night. and Sunday night will see all
the departments IN action.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
JUAREZ FIGHT ALL
OFF, CUBAN BELIEF
Johnson Cancels Passage on
Mexico Bound Steamer-Wants
To Fight At Havana

HAVANA. Feb. 24.-Indications to
day were that Jack Johnson, fearing
capture and deportation to the Unit.
ed States, will not set foot on Mexi.
can soil. tits believed here the big
black will break his contract with
Jack Curley to fight Jess willard,
the ex-Kansas cowboy, In a Juarez,
Mex. ring, March g.
Johnson will make no statement In
regard to his match but 1t Is known
that he Is dickering with local pro
motors to stage the bout with Willard
here.
The steamer MORO Castle sails for
q Mexican port today. Johnson had
passage booked aboard this vessel but
1t was reported he had cancelled II.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24

ern Stake" will be worth $4,000. in
stead Of $1,000 as last season, and
VIM be for trotters that never have
beaten 2:131-4 In q race.
This means that Linda Wrona. Pc
ter Scott. Lee Axworthy. Lucille Spier.
j. Malcolm Forbes and some OF the
other bears with fast records that are
still eligible to the 2:14 class under
the rules, will be barred from this
race. II also means that the Tavern
event will be q race practically for
green horses and one OF the few that
viii be given this season where as
much a. $1,000 Is offered the compel
itors.
The Edwards stake for PAGERS re-
mains unchanged from last year. The
bars have been lifted on the Fasig
stake, and instead Of that event be-
ing limited to trotters eligible to the
2:12 and slower Glasses. II Will DO
open TO all three-year-olds. There
will be $500 added by the association.
The North Randall has been chang
Cd from q stake for 800 trotters to a
sweepstakes for threeyear-old trot-
tiers eligible to the 2:1S class. The
association win add $500 to this
event also.
The race for twoyear-olds will DO
. sweepstakes open to al, and win Be
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
Elk Champions Big Ambition Il
To Be Real Actor After Ring
Days Are Over

day played hsndball and SPARED with
Johnny Lore most Of the morning.
This morning he took long hike ana
boxed with both Sammy Taylor and
Lore at the Moose gym. He included
the usual gymnasium exercises In his
program and put scads Of energy into
HIS work.
Throughout ALL his workouts, in
Guiding his dancing and vaudeville OK
eieising, Willie wears a weight reduc-
inr device that he says 10 an inven-
ton OF his own. II IL heay suit OF
low cut rubber underwear. He says
it takes on weight about the legs.
thighs and stomach. but leaves the
flesh on the chest and shoulders,
where Il II valuable. Willie insists
that he will be down To 136 pounds
when he meets Welsh at Gotham IN
March, and vigorously resents any
limitations that no cannot turn the
trick.
a0ee, I hate to daub on thir stun. !"
said Richie last night while decorat-
ing his physiognemy for his dancing
act. but just the same. my ambition
70 to be . real actor. want to DO
the act now have so wen. especially
the speaking part. that when ! reach
New York, some big theatrical pro-
moter will come TO me and say. Bon,
Won are Q real actor. Come with me-
Then I want him to Ak me up with .
worthwhile sketch, full Of cob stun
and clever lines. and send mo out In
the road a. q theatrical star.
OF course, don't mean right away.
I mean after am through - . fight
or. and win have to turn 70 some
thing else 10 keep me busy. Selling
hats In frisco II all right. but !
would be the happiest hid IN the
world n could make good on the
stage. And I believe 7 can
Such aspirations are not alto
gether unique. Bob Titnsimmons
would have gladly traded al his rims
fame for . rsputation - tenor
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
Montreal Sure to Be in Big Line,
and Hartford Is Likely
to Stick

limited to two heats. This will be
contested as II two distinct events
and an equal sum divided In each
heat In the regular so, Is, 15 and 10
per cent manner.
The Hoster stake, worth $4,000, to
2:14 trotters, would be made 2:07
or 2:08 class next fall by the Column
bus Driving club. and the Hotel Hart
man $1,000 pace will also be speeded
up from 2:13 to 2:07 class. To give
2:14 trotters and 2:13 PAGERS q chance
to settle. q $4,000 stake will be put
on the program for each OF these two
classes at Columbus this year.
The appointment OF Harry Shepard.
the man who put Columbus on the
racing map. to manage the Grand Cir
cult meeting at Montreal. IL evidence
that the Canadian member Is going
to be one Of the strong links in the
chain.
All doubts as to Montreal being In
line are now removed, and with Hart
ford almost certain to retain Its mem
bership the eastern end Of the Grand
Circuit looks better than for years.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
Plans for Church
Tourney Complete

Arrangements have been completed
Tor the second annual championship
contest to be staged. beginning March
b. by the Baracs, Inter-C Church. North
woodward and Y. q. n. A. church has
ketball leagues.
Presidents OF the first three organ
nations met with Physical Director
Modesitt OF the Y. M. G. A. this week
to plan for the coming meet. Each
organization will be represented by
the three teams finishing first, second
and third In its particular league.
This will mean II teams In all en-.
tered In the championship contest.
The dates decided on are: March %,
rs. ~ and 80.
The Wayne county federation cham
pionship contests In basketball win
begin April at the Y. M. z. A. These
VIII be played by Independent anna
teur teams Of the city.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
$4,000 Offer Stands As Induce
ment For Title Match, But
Nothing Higher Goes

Freddy Welsh and his manager.
Harry Pollok. are not taking kindly
to the tales that Willie Richie II tell
ing Detroit scribes this week. Harry
has fixed up and passed around z
neat little typewriter statement
which starts OF something like this:
"If Richie or Charley White want
little matches with welsh they can
have them Just as soon a. they pro
duce promoters who win offer the
proper Inducements, and they can
have q $4,000 side bet or any part
of that Sum. In Ritchie's case We
want the same terms that he received
for lighting Welsh In London-sSe'
900.
Personally don't believe that
Richie win bet anything. He re-
fused to do 10 In London. when given
the opportunity, and what Welsh
showed him In that contest would not
be likely to influence him to gamble
very heavily on his chances. ]
shouldn't think 90, anyway"
Richie was all wound up this morn
ing and when informed that the new
champion had raised the side bet
limit to $4,000. he showed the con-
versation clutch into high and turned
lose.
81 am a fighter. not a gambler. said
Willie. ANY man who would bet
S25, 900 on q prize fight would be q
fool, and ~ I said ! would, you would
call me liar and be justified. Welsh
won't bet that much either. unless he
II I'm need OF a conference with q
sanity commission. / have offered
to put up side bet OF $4,000 for
Welsh IN a title match. and did II
IN order to make O $4,000 AFFAIR OF
the $4,000 offer from Denver pro-
moters.
IL don't stand TO make anything
from the match itself. I am willing
to 90 into Il on . percentage basis.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
HARLEY Doom Either Born
DIPLOMAT or Loyal Friend


his holdou against
ned dincinaon ball in Cincinnati
1oa 20 When the talk
bfuaehed Charlie couldn't
handicapped
IT. HsrrmannI OFFER all the
looking Q
undermine
ot fendlness imaginable That's
He1og himself
and that he really
The whole
With the keep
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
.Heddon and Huston
Entries Accepted

NEW YORK. Feb. 24.-The entry
list tor the National Class A 1872 balk
line championship tournament was
passed by the executive committee
Of the National Association OF Anna
teur Billiard Players last night
Nine men we're accepted az quail
ned a. follows: Edward w. Gardner,
New York t(champion): ]. F. Poggen-
burg, New York; Charles Heddon.
Dowagiac, Mich; Robert M. Lord,
Chicago: Corwin Huston, Detroit,
d. L. Milburn, Memphis. Tenn; J. p.
Cope Morton. Philadelphia; Joseph
Mayer, philadelphia, and DR.. w. ID.
Uffeuheimer. Philadelphia.
The matches Of 400 points dura-
ton, will begin Monday. March !. ct
the Union League club. Philadelphia
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24
Detroit. Cleveland and Columbus
Lead in Catering to Faster
Horses

The Grand Circuit tracks are begin.
ming to announce their spring closing
events. and those already made pub
lie tell that pronounced departures
are being made.
Track managers are awakening to
the fact that the faster record horses
they have SO long neglected in the
matter of rich purse offerings are
really the ones that should be cater
ed to.
Detroit has changed It's $4,000 M
q M. to q 2:0S class and the $4,000
@. OF G. to q 2:07. Columbus gives
word that the $4,000 Hoster viii be
either for 2:07 or 2:0S trotters and
that the $4,000 hartman will look
after the 2:0b PAGERS.
Cleveland, which has never consid.
cred q $4,000 purse on its program
for the best interests Of all concern
cd, becomes even more conservative
Its card for the summer containing
nothing higher than $4,000.
Detroit In going back TO the point
system OF racing. The racing 1t De
troit will be under the rules OF the
American association with the excep-
ton that In case Of tie at the end
OF the NTH heat first money win be
awarded to the horse whose winning
heats average the faster.
Cleveland will give two purses Tor
Syear>old trotters and one for trotr
ters that have never won heat In Q
race faster than 2:13 Ia. This last
named event 10 In line with what the
Grand Circuit intends to do entirely
In its early closers next year. put up
the bars against the horses that get
records In race.
The win.race rule was adopted to
aid the horse that became outclassed
by virtue Of scratching In . fAst
heat In q losing race. A horse OF
stake caliber can protect any record
obtained, and with the big money for
faster classes the fear of records II
bound to fade away.
The Ohio Stake on the Cleveland
which ID worth $1,000. win
be for 2:09 trotters. instead Of for
twotenners az last year: the '-rav-
The Detroit times., 1915-02-24

taking my share after Welsh and the
promoters get theirs. And this NO..
600 offer only goes for . 4b-rouno
fight. That's the sort Of . scrap !
would ike TO get Welsh into, ana II
he II ~ real champion he won't be
afraid to meet me over that distance.
Az for that talk Of $4,000 side bets
that n all bunk. and n not doing the
boxing game nor Welsh himself any
good"
Richie is really keeping his prom
Use TO train faithfully for his New
York bout with the champion next
month while IN Detroit and yeoeor-