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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-09
MARKET REPORTS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York, Sept. S.-Apathy result
ing mainly from lack Of patronage
was again the most pronounced fea-
ture of today's market session. I'm
portant stocks, that is to sag invest
ment issues, moved irregularly on
light offerings few fuctuating more
than a point, while war shares va
ried.
There were exceptions to this rule,
notably Bethlehem Steel and Crucible
steel, they ascending to their highest
quotations since the sinking of the
Arabic became market factor Beth
lehem's best prices, 302, a gain Of u
points and crucible steel at s9ss
showed maximum advance Of 5.
Crucible led all the industrials in
activity except United States Steel,
its rise being accompanied by a va.
RANT of the old rumor Of additional
war contracts and buying by banking
interests for control .-United States
Steel was under, mid pressure ,1zja
the final hour, when II advanced 20
75H, a gain OF = on heavy buying
which ranged from 1000 to over se00
shares in individual tots. The entfrS
list became more active and compana-
lively stfeng towards the end. theex-r
-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-09
CARRICAN CHANGES RED S0X LINEUP
after FIRST DEFEAT and WINS
SECOND CAME EASILY, IS TO z

Boston. Sept. S.--The league lea ding
ked Sox gained further ground today
10 Detroit by dividing a double header
With Philadelphia The Athletics
scored the only run of a pitching duel
between Sheehan and Leonard in the
hrst game and Boston piled IS runs
to Philadelphia as result of
CroWell's Wildness in the second game.
Shoehan was remarkably effective.
In the seventh, eighth and ninth inn
ings Of the first game. the Red Sox
made active bids for a tieing run, get
ting three men on bases in each of the
last TWO, but being unable to score.
Philadelphia's tally came in the Sec
"nd inning on Malone's single and Nc
ANoy's long double to right field
Manager Carriean shook up Bos-
tons lineup in the second game, drop
ping Lewis. who had been hitless in
six games. to add Henriksen. The lat
ter hit safely three times. Crowell
gave H. bases on balls and hit a bats
man. Boston hatted around for eight
runs in the first inning.
First Game:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-09
cellent government crop report infus-

cellent government crop report lnIuS-
ing renewed interest and causing short
coverings. Among the few stocks
whose strength was traCeahle to def
mite conditions was Western Union
Telegraph, which rose points TO u,
its best price since 1912 on an increase
of the dividend from to a per
cent. advances. AdviCes dealing with
the steel and iron trade We're decided
~ optimistic including some substan-
tial new orders for railroad equip
ment. The condition of the industry
is summed up in the statement that
new records for production are being
made. Total sales amounted TO 425,-
coo shares.
Foreign exchange ceased to be a
primary consideration although rates
on London moved uncertainty.
Bond trading was distinguished for
the reduced offerings from abroad,
these being less than 80 FER cent. Of
yesterdays. Total sales, par value, ag-
gresated S2755, 600 United states reg
istered IS gained one point and the
coupons 3's and As as well as Panama
coupon and registered SIS, one-half
per cent. on call
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DETROIT LOSES
IN THE ninth

Chicago, Sept. S.-Grover Lowder-
milk, latest acquisition to the Detroit
pitching staff, went wild in the 9Th
inning today and the Chicago White
Sox won 10 to 9.
Apparently hopelessly beaten in the
first two inniOss. when Detroit drove
both Faber and Benz from the mound.
producing an eight-run lead. the Chi
cago club gamely hung on and playing
an uphill battle tied the visitors in
the lucky" seventh by driving Bo-
land and Dubuc off the mound and
won in the 9th, after Detroit had
again gone into the lead.
In the 9Th, Jackson and Fourier
walked, Weaver sacrificed and Jack
son, by beautiful slide under Stan
age beat kavanaugh's throw to the
plate, on Johns grounder. Schalk sin
gled and Fournier scored the winning
run. The score:
Detroit ....4 0 0 0 0 o O. Gill
Chicago 80 o = 0 : 0 2-10-15-O
Batteries: Coveleskie. Boland. Du
buc. Lowdermilk and Stanage; F'aber
Benz Wo!fgang and Schalk. Empires,
Connolly and Wallace. Time, 1.27.
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WINS
OVER TROLLEY
LEAGUE STARS

Portland. Me, Sept. s.-tspeciaD. The
pennant winners of the New England
League defeated the Trolley League stars
here today TO 4. The Trolley Stars lei
until the sixth, when Portland added
three runs to its two won in the second
and third innings. Another run in the
eth gave Portland its total of six. Au-
gusta started off with a rush. scoring
three runs in the first inning. Its only
other score was recorded in the fifth.
The Trolley Stars were ready with the
stick and split even with Portland in hits
Ill 10 II. Merrill and Fuller both Troll
ley stars, provided entertainment with
a three-sacker each, while Boardman
and Moore contributed each a two-bag-
ger. The summary
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BRAVES STEP Ahead OF SVpERbAS
.bYTAk|NG DQUBLEKEADER FROM
them BY SCORES OF 1911 and Al

Brooklyn, Sept. Shy losing two
games 70 Boston here today. Brook
iyn Went into third place and the
Braves took second place in the pen
L3nt race. Boston won the first con
test easily by hammering Rube Mar
anard and Appleton hard the score
Icing II to l. Whaling and Sno3erass
were chased from the field for argu-
ing by Umpire Klein in the fourth
Timing. Nehf became i'll from the heat
in the fifth inning and fell in the box
lie was able 10 walk off the field.
Boston took the second encounter. 4
To !. Rucker lasted until the eight
inning when he weakened A tumble
~ CutshaW. two hits and pass net
TED the Braves three runs Jess Barnes
made his first start for Boston and
held BROOKLYN to five hits. The score:
First Game;
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SKOWHEGAN Wins
ODD Came, 1872,
OFF YORK BEACH

Skowhegan, Me, Sept. s.-(SpeciaD.
-Skowhegan broke the tie with York
Beach here Wednesday, winning by a
score of L to San of the York Beach
pitchers looked alike to skowhegan
and they pounded them for IS hits for
a total of p bases. In the fifth with
two men on bases McElwee lined out
three gger cleaning the sacks and
in the seventh with all the bases fill
ed Fahey drove out a double that sent
in three runs.
Skowhegan 0 / 2 0 x-12-1S-2
York Beach 0 0 D 0 0 Q 0 go . go
Batteries: Allison and F1aherty;
OBrien, Ware. Lindstrom and Knox.
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New York Produce Market
New York, Sept. s.

FLOCR-Steady.
WHEAT-Spot firm: No. red los cit
New York prompt and No. 2 hard los cif
New York to arrive; No. northern Du-
luth Sc and No. ! northern Manitoba 81
elf Buffalo Futures steady; Sept. lo2s.
CORN-Spot steady, No. yellow S. S-s
prompt shipment.
OATS-Spot steady; No. white 4ids.
PORk-Quiet.
BEEF-Quct.
LARD-Quiet
TALLOW-Steady.
BIZ TIE r : Easier; receipts a1o5:
crea merry extras. 20 score, Is 3-49H;
creamery higher scoring q 1-ia2s: frsts
2a3N2sl: seconds 22.6A.
FGGS-Firm: receipts 21.505: fresh gath
cred extras 2sdca: extra firsts 2sGN;
firsts 2iG25: seconds 22Q23s; nearby hen
merry whites fine TO fancy 800 35 nearby
hennery browns 2aI32
POTATOES-Steady and unchanged.
SUGAR-Raw easy; centrifugal AS; mo-
lasses 3es: refined quiet. Futures easier
under scattered selling. The closing was
steady. unchanged to 10 points lower.
Sales $500 tons. Dec. 318, March 3o5. May
80, July 80.
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HITS
TRIM GIANTS

Philadelphia. Sept. S.-Hard hitting
gave Philadelphia an easy victory
over New York to 3, today. In the
opening inning. the home team scored
five runs on a pass. Paskert's home
run. Whitted's triple, doubles by era
vath and Luderus and singles by Me
hof and Chalmers. Schupp took Rit-
ter's place in the fourth and Perritt
Uent to the rubber in the eighth.
Chalmers was effective until the
ninth. when the visitors made three
hits and scored two runs. The score:
New York Il o 0 0 2-3- 81
Philadelphia 0 0 x-9-l3-0
Batteries: Ritter, Schupp. Perritt
and Doom. Schang: Chalmers and
Burns. Time, 1.42. Umpires, Orth and
Rigler.
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JOHNSON SHUTS
OUT H|CHLANDERS

New York, Sept S.-Walter Johnson
shut out the New York Americans to-
cay for the third time this season,
Washington winning l to Q. Shawkey
also pitched well. but the visitors
scored in the first inning on Moeller's
scratch single, his steal, an out and
Milan's sacrifice fly. The score:
Washington L 0 0 0-l-5-0
New York % 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-6-e
Batteries: johnson and Williams;
Shawkey and Kruger Umpires, Nal
lin and Dineen Time. las.
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|AcKARD PITCHES
WIN FOR LOCALS

Kansas City, Sept. S.-The leaders Of
Federal League were helpless be-
'ne pitching Of Packard today and
4asas City won from Pihsburg, : to >.
aesard allowed four hits. Rogge,
40 started for the visitors, lasted
innings. Hearn, who succeeded
yielded four runs, three coming
ne eighth on four hits. The second
a"e Of scheduled double header
called in the second inning on ac-
wa, Of rain The score,
.soufs '..,..l Q oIoo o O. 40
S s CITY -..2 1000 x-7-lS-1
h. se Hearne and oConnor: Pack
sM Enzenroth.
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, Sept 3.
REEF-Whole cattle "A.
SPRING BRAN-2300G23 1880.
BUTTER-Eorthern 27AQ2s; western 3
ar. ~
CHEESE-New York twins 1591s.
CORNING. yellow 81
EGGS-Choice hennery and nearby 80
40: western 25034.
FLOCR-sprng patents 56d53o.
HAY-No grade %.
LAMB-Spring 15A.
MIXED FEED-25d29
OATS-No clipped white -.
PORK-Medium backs 1880
POTATOES-New 100d1lo per barrel.
SUGAR-Granulated. 20 Dbl. lots, SIS. r.
VEALel2I1s.
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Philadelphia .....0 l 0-l
Boston ..........O 0 o Q 0 o 0 90
Twobase hit. McAvoy. Stolen base,
Gardner. Sacrifice hits, Speaker, Car
rigan, Sheehan. Double plays. Shee-
han, Lajoie and McInnis; Gardner and
Hoblitzel; Lajoie, Malone and McIn-
mis-. Left on bases, Philadelphia 5;
Boston S. First base on errors, Phila :
delphIa ,, Boston l. Base on balls, off
Leonard I; off sheehan g. Hits, off
Leonard il 8 innings; off Mays O
in inning. Struck out, by Leonard
{; by Sheehan l. EMPIRES, O'Loughlin
and Hildebrand. Time, 1875.
Second Game:
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Two-base hits-Lapp ., Henriksen.
Three-base hits-Strunk >. Sacrifice fly
-Carrisan. Sacrifice hitsS-Sco Hob
litzel. Double plays-Oldring and Nc
Innis. Crowell. Malone, ajoie and Nc
lnnis. Left on bases-Philadelph S;
Boston 10. FIRST base on errors-Boston
?. Bases on bals-off CroweN y;
Gregg ]. Hit by pitcher-Barry. Struck
out-by Crowell !: by Gregg 4. Wild
pitch-Crowell Passed balls-Lapp ,.
Umpires. Hildebrand and O'Loughlin.
Time. Ia.
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RECRUIT WINS
PITCHING DUEL

Cleveland, Sept. s.-St. Louis de-
feated Cleveland to 4. McCabe, a
recruit. outpitching Morton. who was
driven from the box in five innings
The winning run was scored by How
ard in the seventh on his triple and
Pratts single. Sisters clean steal of
nome while Morton was winding up
in the fifth was a feature. The score:
Cleveland 20 0 0 , 0 0 ? 0 o. ~
St Louis 20 0 0 2 0 0 0-5-1O-3
Batteries: Morton, Coumbe, Brenton
and O'Neill; McCabe and Agnew
tmpires, Chill and Evans Time, Isl.
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pNFEDs DEFEAT
BALTIMORE TWICE

,-s 49," Sept. S,-The local Fedora!
s,r sssson was brought to a close
sghl, WIN The Buffalo team scoring a
|ts.s S slc'oFy over Baltimore. The
|ss.s ere e'e TO Q and to 4. Schulz al
tr- nv nv widely scattered hits in the
atcss- a"e and beat Johnson in a
~. h-. oa,,le- a home run by Hal
i h v,c c.ousht about the second Buff
Nm; Game: ''s scores;
s,nor., '''''',..o 0olO00s x-4-s-o
sbu,, .',''...o 100000 o-o-5-0
ms, anu Allen Johnson and
.sseond Game
|a.ino,., '''''',,.o oo3oO1x-5-s-1.
|kph.r '.''....2 0l1ONo q o-4-S-o
|easn ana Allen; Quinn, conley and
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Two-base hit. Compton. Three base
hit. Moran. Home run. Maranvliie'
Stolen bases. Gowdy. Compton. Earned
runs. Boston II, Brooklyn i. Sacrifice
hits. F.vers. Double plays. Evers and
Schmidt: Nehf to Schmidt. Maran-
Vile Evers and Schmidt: Evers, Mar
awhile and schmidt; O'Mara. Cutshaw
and Daubert Left on bases, Boston
10: Brooklyn 3. Bases on balls, on
Nehf .: off Marquard 8; off Appleton
.. Hits. off Nehf sin 4 2-3 innings
off Hughes in 1-3 innings; off Mar
Guard 9 in innings: off Appleton
in 3 innings. Hit by pitcher. by Neh1
Myers: by Hughes l (DauberD:
Struck out. by Marquard 4. Nlio
pitch. Nehf Umpires. KLEIN and Ems
lie Time. 2:05.
Second Game:
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TROLLEY STARS.

Three-base hits-Merrill. Fuller. Two
base hits-Burns, Doweh, Sweat, Board
man, Moore. Stolen bases-Clemens.
Burns. Sweat, Boardman. Merrill, Will
son. Struck out-Martin 2, Pagan 4. Hits
OF Wass in inning; Martin in s;
Pagan H. Double play-Moore 10 Camp
bell Left on bases-Portland 2. Trolley
Stars 9. Hit by pitched bali-Fagan,
Burns, Lonergan. Wild pitch-Martin.
Base on balls-wass. Martin. Pagan 4
Umpire, Higgins. Time, l.35
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ASSOCIATION

Milwaukee 6; cleveland 7-First
game II innings: Milwaukee ); Cleve-
land 1-(Second game called end 18th
inning.
Indianapolis 3; Kansas City >.
Louisville 4; Minneapolis :.
Columbus-St. Poul postponed; to
play two games tomorrow.
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BROOKLYN

Boston ......0 0 l 0 0 8 o.
Brooklyn 80 0 0 0 0-1
Two-base hits-Gowdy, Schmidt.
Stolen bases-Schmdt. Fitzpatrick.
Earned runs-Boston !: Brooklyn /.
Sacrifice hits-Barnes, Daubert. Double
plays-Maranville to Evers to Schmidt
Evers, Maranville and Schmidt Left
on bases-Boston q Brooklyn 5. First
base on errors-Boston .; Brooklyn /.
Bases on balls-off Barnes 3: off Ruck-
err /; off Dell l. Hits-otf Rucker in 8
innings; off Dell in l inning. Struck
out-by Barnes 3: by Rucker l. TN
pires. KLEIN and Emslie Time, Las.
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New York Money Market
New York. Sent. s

New YORK. sept. 8.
Mercantile paper 3sG3s per cent
Sterling: Sixty-day bills 4.6o. demand
asa, cables 4.64; francs, demand 5.9s, ca
bles 5.97. marks. demand 50, cables S2s
Tires, demand GAS. cables 6.47, rubles. de-
mand 343. cables 34s.
Bar silver ISL.
Mexican dollars IS.
Government bonds strong.
Railroad bonds irregular.
Time loans easier; 50 days 2lCc3 81
DAYS 2sm2i. six months 303..
Call money steady; high ?. low Il, rul-
ing rate II, last loan 2, closing bid II, Of
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BROOkFEDS TAKE
BOTH At newark

Newark, n. j., Sept. s.-The Brook
Ign F'ederals made a clean sweep of
the Ave games with Newark today, S
to and to 0. Today's games were
the last home games for the Newarks
before long road trip. The scores:
First Came:
Brooklyn 80 o 0 0 2o1 1o-s-l2.1
Newark II 0 OIL o o o 0-4-10.1
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Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago. Sept 8
HoGs-Rece.pts 5000; Arm; bulk elb@
rs; light 75@s15: mixed 6lO@610: heavy.
6o6G750: rough 6O606zs; pigs 06@ooo.
beeg cattle 6lGG1o25: cows and heifers 800
@s45; calves S00@1200.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900; weak; wot0oeD
55066o0; ewes 226HQ: huhA k26&eA
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Federal League Results

eGao 4, Baltimore 0 FIRST game) Buff
l. Baltimore (second game).
Mss City {, Pittsburg ? Ctirst game;
Et game called in 2nc. darkness.
kpoklyn g. Newark tflrst game):
bAiyn 8, Newark tsecond game).
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CHICAGO Produce Market

Chicago, Sept. 8.
Wheat advanced in price today owing
government crop estimate would prove
a help to the bulls. The close was firm
T-sdlc. to 3-sc. higher. with September
90 IS and December at 81 1-s91-4. Corn
lost is to 3-s, and oats 1-eG1-4 to 1-49
as. The result in provisions varied from
l0c, decline to rise OF &c.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Providence 2; Rochester ).
Richmond >: Buffalo 4.
Jersey City Montreal PostponeG
rain).
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WINS.
OFF WH|TE.S0x

st. Louis. Sept. S.-Timely Fitting
and base running enabled 6hfLouis
to shut out Chicago today to- ., the
locals taking three out Of four games.
Lavender outpitched Anes. but the
visitors were helpless whom hits were
needed. The score: :ss.s
chisaH q 9 q 20 . 1850
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St. Louis ...l1o 0 0 0 0 0 x-2-5-o
Batteries: Lavender. Pierce an6
Archer; Ames and Snyder. Umpires.
Quigley and ODay. Time, LES.
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Totay's Games.

f,lade.phia ut Boston.
fasMneton Al New YORK.
It,roit al Cleveland.
MSRiCAN LEAGUE STANDING
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New York Stock Market
INDUSTRIALS y. Y.
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Toaay's Games.

b games scheduled
FEDERAL LEAGUE STANDING
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COPPERS \. Y.

Boston Stock Market.
BOSTON RAILROADS.
;. Elevated ......... 16i so 16A 70
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PHILADELPHIA.
BOSTON,

Totals .........34 : S "a IA
Evening star., 1915-11-28

Standard Oil side line with half dozen
smelly factories over in Jersey. And the
S. o. people don't have somnambulists
on their staff as rule, you know.
"That must be Aunt Linnie," says he,
nudgin' me and pointin' down to the end
of the line, where red-capped porter is
pushin' wheel-chair along
COURSE, what I'm expectin is a hatchet-
faced old dame with corkscrew curls
and funny lid But this placid-faced old
party in the gray dust-coat and the perky
little lavender bonnet seems to be beamin'
be real folksy with half chance.
"Must be one of the smooth kind"
whispers to Baxter.
"Ive no doubt she is, says he, and
steps out to claim her.
She comes right back at him, too, with
the pleasant greetin.
"Gra-shus!" says she, hodin' on to his
hand and pattin' it. al wasn't looking for
you here, or you wouldn't have caught me
being pushed around like sack of flour
I'm not really such a cripple as all this.
But John would insist on wiring ahead for
a chair to meet me. How big and distin-
guished you look, Baxter"
Nothing real savage about that! In
fact, there's "A mild, gentle look on her
deep-lined old face that couldn't very
well be just put on. She talks sort of de-
liberate, and with a catchy little break to
her voice that's kind of comic.
"How is Marjorie?" she goes on.
"She-she's all right, | guess, says
Baxter, bit fused. Shell be little
late getting home tonight, | think. /
that is-we'll take YOU out. My friend,
Professor McCabe.'
"Oh." says Auntie. "A professor?'
"Of boxing, adds Baxter.
"Gra-shus," says Auntie, lookin me
over curious, but shakin hands cordial
Well we had her wheeled around to the
local and loaded her in. On the trip out
she never mentions family troubles, but
gives us an entertainin' account of her
last six weeks stay at some mud-bath
and hints how she was just
startin' to visit friend up in the noun
tains when she got this note from Johns
wife suggcstin' that she ought to stop off
and see Marjorie for while first.
"Huh." grunts Baxter. Johns wife,
eh?"
Yes" says Aunt Linnie foldin' her
hands placid.
There twinkle in her eye that Baxter
don't seem to see, for he keeps on gettin
nervous and restless, and starts biowin
through his fingers again. He don't say
another word, though. until We gets to the
house. Then, the first thing he does is to
pike into the dinn room and grab de
canter off the Sideboard. Aunt Linnie
stands watchin him through the door.
slope you don't mind, says he. My
nerves, you know
Not at all, says Auntie. I'll take a
little hot water and sugar with mine"
And, say, the minute saw her start
stirrin' up that toddy begun to suspicion
Evening star., 1915-11-28

she was good old sport. Baxter, the
boob, though, can't seem to think Of any
thing but his own troubles.
4Its no good, you know, James sending
you here now," he breaks out. 1Things
have gone too far. I'm sorry, Aunt
Linnie, but this is one affair you can't
straighten OUT
She stares at him innocent and aston
ished.
"What!' says she. "Me straighten
anything? Why, that's just plain foolish.
| never could keep my own affairs untan-
gled, and as for other folks'-lawzee me!n
"But you came here because you
thought you could patch things up be-
tween Marjorie and me, didn't your he
demands.
SHE'S cool, steady old girl. She knew
when she'd been caught with the goods
on. But she never bats an eye.
"1f | did," says she, "Pve changed my
mind. In fact, never was much in favor
of patching things up. If two young peo-
pie find they cant live happily together
they ought to quit trying, and the sooner
the better
Baxter gasps. Precisely what I de-
cded this afternoon" says he. dts been
simply awful.
"I don't doubt it bit, agrees Aunt
Linnie, fishin' for the last bit of sugar in
the bottom of her glass.
"We-we've barely spoken to each
other for a week., he goes on.
al don't blame you-either of you,"
says she enthusiastic.
"Eh?" says Baxter, his eyes poppin'.
you've each seen a lawyer, l suppose?"
says Auntie.
"Why-er-not yet says he. @You
see, I'd only just made up my mind that
"lf | were you,' says she, 81 would
bring suit at once; and put down in
writing all the mean, horrid things she
has said and done to you, before you for
get any. Get them all in. There is lot
of satisfaction in telling such things to
lawyer You are going to turn her out of
the house, of course"
"Why, no., says Baxter, actin sort of
dazed. "I-I was leaving myself. | had
my things all packed when"
"That is the next best thing breaks in
Auntie. leave her And | presume
you have written note denouncing her
for cruel, treacherous. wicked woman?"
"Wha-a-at?7 gasps Baxter. "See here,
Aunt Linnie you're speaking of my wife,
you know
"And my niece, Baxter she fires back
at him.
"But she's neither wicked nor cruel nor
treacherous, he insists.
Aunt Linnie glances over at me and
shrugs her shoulders Maybe she winked
"Oh, very WELL says she. "Of course,
I've seen very little of her since she was
slip of girl. | suppose, then, it's on ac-
count of her vicious temper?'
"Temper!' says Baxter. Marie! Moth
ing of the sort. It's merely that we're not
congenial; that we-well we don't get
along. We squabble, sulk, nag at each