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Western Kansas world., 1915-05-22
SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home of James Brood
his son, Frederic. receives a wireless
from him Frederic tells Lydia Des-
mond, his iancee, that the message an
nounces his fathers marriage. and orders
Mrs Desmond, the housekeeper and
Lydia's mother. to prepare the house for
his bride arrive. She wins Frederic's Tx
ing at first meeting Brood shows dislike
and veiled hostility to his SON Lydia and
Mrs. Brood met in the jade-room, where
Lydia works Brood's secretary Mrs:
Brood is startled by the appearance OF
Ranjab. Brood's Hindu servant. She
makes changes in the household and gains
her husbands consent to send Mrs DeS-
mond and Lydia away She fascinates
his uncanny appearances and disappear
ances, and Frederic, remembering his
fathers East Indian stories and firm be-
lief in magic fears unknown evil Ran
5ab performs feats of magic for Dawes
and Riggs. F'rederic's father. Jealous. un-
Justly orders his son from the dinner table
jab's life to his guests. He killed wom-
an who unfaithful to him. Yvonne
Her husband warns her that the thing
must not go on-S She tells him that he
still loves his dead wife. whom he drove
Yvonne plays with Brood. Frederic and
Lydia as with figures on a chess board.
Brood. madly Jealous. tells Lydia that
brought him up to kill his happiness at
the proper time with this knowledge
heavy storm and spends the night at her
mothers house. His wavering allegiance
to her Is strengthened by day spent
with her. Yvonne. over the phone rouses
Frederic's infatuation for her again Lydia
goes to beg Brood not to tell Frederic of
his unhappy parentage. but is turned from
Dawes and Riggs. is seized with i'm
pulse OF hlial duty. and under queer i'm
preston that he is influenced by Ranjab's
viii. hunts up his father. who gives him
the cut direct
Western Kansas world., 1915-05-22

you-so 1t must have been the other
way round She's dead now, ! know
but she didn't die for years after was
born. Why was it that I never saw
her? Why was kept up there in that
darnnable village,
Where did you get that photo
graph?" demanded Brood hoarsely-i
Where. 1 say. What damned. inter-
fering fool"
Il wouldn't be too hasty. II I were
you," said Frederic, note Of triumph
in his voice. .Yvonne gave it to me-
made her promise to say nothing to
YOU about it. She"
"Yvonne found it? Yvonne? And
gave it to you7 What trick of fate is
this? But-ah. it may not be a por-
trait of your-your mother. Some old
Photograph"
No. 1t Is my mother Yvonne saw
the resemblance at once and brought
1t to me. And it may interest you to
know that she advised me to treasure
1t all my life because it would always
tell me how lovely and sweet my moth
er was-the mother have never
seem
st insist on seeing that picture"
said Brood. with deadly intensity
NO. said Frederic. folding his.
arms tightly across his breast. You
didn't deserve her then and you-H
You don't know what you are say
ing, boyi"
.Ah. don't I? Well. I've got just lit
tie bit of my mother safe here over
my heart-a little faded card. that's all
and you shall not rob me of that
Last night was sorry for you. l had
the feeling that somehow you have al
ways been unhappy over something
that happened In the past that my
mother was responsible for. And yet
when l took out this photograph, this
tiny bit of old cardboard-see. it is SO
small that it can be carried In my
waistcoat pocket-when I took it out
and looked at the pure, lovely face. l.
Western Kansas world., 1915-05-22

by heaven. 1 knew she was not to
blame"
Have you fnished?" asked Brood.
wiping his brow. 1t was dripping.
Except to repeat that am through
with you forever. I've had all that
can endure and I'm through. My great
est regret is that 1 didn't get out
long ago. But like fool-a weak fool.
1 kept on hoping that you'd change
and that there were better days ahead
for me. 1 kept on hoping that you'd
be a real father to me. Good Lord.
what a LIBEL on the namel" He
laughed raucously. I'm sick of calling
you father. You did me an honor
downstairs|by calling me bastard
You had no right to call me that, but,
by heaven, if it were not for this bit
of cardboard here over my heart, I'd
laugh in your face and be happy to
shout from the housetops that / am
no son of yours. But there's no such
luck as that! I've only to look at my
mothers innocent, soulful face to
Stop" shouted Brood In an awful
voice. His clenched hands were raised
above his head. THE time has come
for me to tell you the truth about this
innocent mother of yours. Luck is
with YOU / am not your father You
are"
Wait, If you are going to tell me
that my mother was not good wom-
an, | want to go on record In advance
of anything you may say, as being
glad that l am her son no matter who
my father was. l am glad that she
loved me because l was her child, and
if you are not my father then l still
have the joy of knowing that she loved
some one man well enough to He
broke off the bitter sentence and with
nervous fingers drew a small leather
case from his waistcoat pocket. Be
fore you go any farther, take one look
at her face. 1t will make you
ashamed of yourself Can you stand
there and lie about her after looking
into"
He was holding the window curtains
apart, and q stream of light fell upon
the lovely face. SO small that Brood
was obliged to come quite close to be
able to see it His eyes were dis
tended.
1T is not Matilde-it is like her
but Yes. yes. it is Matildel | must
be losing my mind to have thought"
He wiped his brow. "But, good God. it
was startling-positively uncanny'' He
spoke as to himself. apparently forget
ting that he had listener.
We'll. can you lie about her now?"
demanded Frederic
Brood was still staring as IL fas-
cinated at the tiny photograph But
have never seen that picture before
She never had one so small as that
It.
cTo BE coNTINUED1
Western Kansas world., 1915-05-22
CHAPTER XIV.
A Mother lntervenes.


Long past midnight the telephone
in the Desmond apartment rang sharp
ly. insistently. Lydia, who had just
fallen asleep, awoke with a start and
sat bolt upright in her bed A clammy
perspiration broke out all over her
body. She knew there had been a
catastrophe
She sat there chattering until she
heard her mothers door open and then
the click of the receiver as it was
lifted from the hook Then she put
her fingers to her ears and closed her
eyes. The very worst had happened,
she was sure of it. The blow had
fallen. The only thought that scared
her brain was that she had failed him.
failed him miserably in the crisis. Oh,
If she could only reclaim that lost
hour of indecision and cowardice!
The light in the hallway suddenly
smote her in the face and she realized
for the first time that her eyes were
tightly closed as If to shut out some
abhorrent sight
'Lydia!" Her mother was standing
In the open door "Oh. you are awaken"
Mrs. Desmond stared in amazement
at the girls figure
has happened? Is he"
He wants to speak to you. He is
on the wire. IL His voice sounds
very queer"
The girl sprang out of bed and hur-
ried to the telephone.
Don't go away. mother-stay here"
she cried as she sped past the white
clad figure in the doorway Mrs. Des-
mond f1attened herself against the wall
and remained there as motionless as
statue, her somber gaze fixed on her
daughters face.
Yes. Frederic-it is Lydia What
is it, dear?" Her voice was high and
thin.
His voice came jerking over the
wire, sharp and querulous. She closed
her eyes in anticipation of the blow.
her body rigid.
I'm sorry to disturb you." he was
saying. but l just had to call you
up" The words were disjointed, as
If he forced them from his lips one
by one in a supreme effort at coher-
ency.
! Yes. yes-it's all right / don't
Il want you to release me from my
promise
You mean-the promise-but, Fred
dy. can't release you. l love you.
will be your wife. no matter what has
happened. no matter"
'Oh. Lord. Lyddy-it isn't that It's
the other-the promise to say nothing
to my father"
'O-ohi" she sighed weakly, a vast
wave of relief almost suffocatine her
He has made it impossible for me
to go on without"
Where are you. Frederick" she
cried, in sudden alarm.
'Oh, I'm all right. / shan't go home
you may be sure of that Tomorrow
will be time enough"
Where are you? l must know
How can l reach you by telephone
Don't be frightened. dear. It's got
to be, that's all. 1t might as well be
ended now as later on The last straw
was laid on tonight Now, don't ash
questions. I'll see you in the morning
Goodnight. sweetheart. Fve-Ive told
you that l can't stick to my promise
You'll understand / couldn't rest un
til I'D told you and heard your deal
voice. Forgive me for calling you up
Tell your mother I'm sorry. Good
night"
Freddy. listen to me. You mus
wait until I-Oh!" He had hung VI
the receiver. She heard the whir o
tha open wire.
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MAY MOVE JERSEY CITY CLUB.
International League Team Likely
to Go to New London, Conn.

New London. Conn. Aug. THE Jersey
City baseball team of the International
League will probably be transferred TO
New London according to a statement
from George B. Prest, president of the
National Bank of Commerce. and close
friend of Commodore Morton F. Plant.
who is financing the deal.
Arrangements have been made between
the owners of the Jersey City club and
Manager Mccain. representing Mr..
Plant whereby the International
Lea suers will play all the remaining
games scheduled to be played in Jersey
City in New London, excepting games
which are scheduled to be played on
Sundays at Jersey City These games
will be played at that city.
On just what date the Jersey team
will arrive here is not known. Mccain
arranged for the transfer of the games
here and unless the Jersey City owners
change their minds the team will be seen
here the balance OF the season.
In Jersey City the average attendance
of games. excepting Sunday. has been
about 900. according TO report.
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Fighters memories becomes tricky
as a Japanese juggler under stress Of
excitement of a hard battle and result
Of some hefty wallops to the head.
Few of them. coming out of touch
mill. can give you any sort Of lucid
idea of what happened. and some of
them. after being put down for the full
count, haven't the slightest inkling of
what came of just few minutes be-
fore.
Some of the remarks heard on these
occasions are extremely amusing, even
if the situation at times borders on the
tragic.
One night not very long ago We jour
rieyed over to Michigan ring to see
Jimmy Anderson. Joe Sullivan's Scotch
fighter-and he's a good one too-do bat
tie with a townsman named Jerry Muir
ply whom. We were told. was some
shakes a tighter, and a walloper from
the old world
Well. they met all right. but the bat
Ting was entirely sided. Jimmy hit
jerry one awful wallop in the first round
and knocked him faa The game Hiber-
MAN came back Gamely in the second
round, only to be floored again with
crash. He was generally pretty well
musSed up II inns session. anu IN the
third was knocked out completely.
About a half hour later we asked Muir
ply. by way OF making conversation.
how he felt. One eye was blackening
rapidly. his nose was swollen, one cheek
was "A bit bruised. and his upper lip was
cut and bleeding.
Say" answered Murphy explosively.
as he caressed the liver-like lip. Il can
lick this kid every day in the week. Why.
the lucky stiff only hit me that one
punch i'll the lip. and that didn't any
more'n daze me for q few seconds. He
sure is a lucky stiff and l want to fight
him again"
This may explain why it is there is
such a difference of opinion when bat
tie goes ten rounds. And this was
complete knockout,
Here's another one that illustrates how
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KNOCKOUTSIHAVES SEEN
W. ++++ +*+*
Fighters Memories Bad

boxers lose their memories in a trying
situation:
Billy OConnell, that clever old vet
eran Of the ring who has seen many a
one of them come and go. had a young
fellow named Bob Slavin one time when
he was running boxing shows 'at Han
Ions handball court over on Kedzie ave-
nue.. Bob was a sprightly young fellow.
a rather overgrown middle-weight, who
could hit hard and was fairly clever, and
he generally was used as a trial horse
for some Of the aspirants for fstic hon.
ors who bobbed up from time to time.
One day vigorous looking Irishman
came into O'Connell's office and said he
was a fighter. "Yes?" said the minis
terial looking O'Connell quietly, and
how big are you?''
Big enough to lick any of them you
have here" retorted the harp.
Let's see what you look like" re-
marked Bill in his smoothest tone, try
ing to placate the big fellow, who imme-
diately threw off his clothes and revealed
a shape that rivalled Tom Sharkey's. tat
tooed ship and all. at the sailors best
IF you won't hit him too hard, there's
young fellow here will box you.
smoothed OConnell. in his oiliest tones.
Show him to me- roared the warrior.
They went at 1t. Slavin and the new
conner. who said his name was Dufficey.
The latter knew little or nothing of the
finer points of the game and rushed at
Slavin with his right arm and side ad-
vanced. Slavin ducked and sidestepped
a couple of the rushes and then sudden
~ making a stand. swung over a right
that caught Duficey full on the chin.
Down he went in a heap and of to
sleep like a tired child. We all laughed
at first, but O'Connell started to worry.
Get a little liquor for him., he ordered.
They forced this between his teeth and
with many a grunt and groan he grad
ually came to.
Sitting up he gazed around in a dazed
fashion. and then, catching sight of the
gloves which had been cut off his hands,
ray OF intelligence came to him.
Say" he asked of OConnell, was !
Sparrin'2"
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.BENEDICTS ARE EASY
FOR euclid TEAM
Land Four Out of Five Matches in
Suburban Tennis League CARR
son Defeated by Spence.

Euclid sprung a big surprise on the
Benedicts yesterday by taking three out
of four matches on the Benedicts courts
in the Suburban Tennis League.
Although Garrison. their best PLAYER
was defeated by Spence in straight sets,
81. Ga. the club as whole showed
wonderful strength and improvement
Yesterdays results were as follows:
Benedicts Euclid Singles: Spence Bene-
Euclid. defeated Lesh. Benedicts 60. sd Dou-
bles: Garrison Beadle Euclid. defeated Spence
Cable Bensdicts. "a. 6-3; Frank Bradford
Euclid. detected Palmer-Daudt. Benedicts. So
50. 81; shoreNswtOn. Euclid. defeated Robin
son-Powers. Benedicts. s., Is 81; Heine-
DAVE. Benedict,. defeated Baltz- Baker Euclid
6-3. 80. go; Potter,Jenkins Benedict, defeated
Cheseldine- Eilcox. Euclid. -. 80. 7-5
Petworth vs. wooiley-SingleS: Buckingham,
PetwoTth. defeated Ballinger Woodley Park. -,
IS, So: Ci>Scl. woodley Park defeated Knox,
Petworth. IS. 6-3 SIS Doubles: Buckingham
Knox Petworth. defeated Howard-Cissel. Wood
ley PARK. IS. SIS; BaIlinser Robinson woodley
Park defeated BIair-Foster. Petwcrth. IS. S.
Lyons-Lyor Petworth SIS IS; johnson Clear
Petworth. defeated Brown King Woodley Park
-. 81. 6-3; sboettsKnowlton. Petworth. defeat
I'd OliphantJones. Woodky Park. s. So
Hclmead Princeton Heghts-Sinzles: Barbe-
Holmead. Defeated Harmon. Princeton Heights
81. 6-3; Champion. Priuc.tnn Heights. defeated
Winfield HolmeSd. -. IS. Doubles: Doyls
and MorroT. Hoimead. defeated Harmon and Rose.
fnLeetOn Heights. SO. IS; Hizson and Erwin.
Princeton Heights, defeated Barber and Bentley
Holmesd. -. 60. 81: Champion and West,
Princeton Heights. defeated Bowen and Richards
Holmead. 50. So: Bentley and Sillers, Holn,ead
won. BY default: Buell. and Brown. Homead de-
feated Knapp and Stevenson. Princeton Heights.
-. SIS.
Secretary G. L. Gable gave out the standing last
night follows:
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Aug. Mooney on call was nominally
. per cent today. For the past week the ranee
Of rates the stock exchange was and ~ per
cent The higher rates reached on each day.
while ~ was the low on Monday, "Wednesday and
Friday.
Time money during the week was rather mac
tive. This due TO the borrowers desire for
long msturities while the lenders preferred the
short, believing that higher rates may be seen in
the autumn months. All industrial collateral was
one feature of the market ample margin being de-
manded Rates: ~ Per cent for sixty days: 2S.sS
per cent for ninety days; SASH per cent for four
months; 81 to 81 per cent for five and six months
Mercantile paper quiet this week. The sup
ply Of really attractive raper was not very heavy
There was fair market for such material, but any
concessions that were made in rates were by the
seller Rates: 3sJx per cent for sixty To ninety
days irdorsed bills receivable: 3l4a4 per for
choice four to six months single names.
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COTTON MARKETS.

New York. Aug Cotton closed firm today on
an active loc4I buying Wall Street support and
foreign demand finishing al net gain. OF to >
points There vas some Csfaness for time after
the UIer.ing when prices syld Il point or so below
yesterday close on moderate realizing after having
started stronger at Advance Of TO 10 points
Wall street then sold 50 did local operations when
the forecast fJr The Western belt. calling f partly
cloudy conditions over Sunday. was received. There
coveriu. when the detailed weather report
from Texas posed early i'll the second hour,
showing rain with high temperatures. Advices
from sCctiops Of the Eastern belt aid that the re
cent showers. followed by {. return 10 high temper1
tunes were resulting in much shedding. I'll. Chron-
ic,c plaCes the visible supply Asa Ccc bales.
against 3.o54, -e year ago. ard the American sup
ply at SIS52i2 bales against lS!7.iOo last year
Port rsee!Tts i.r the day estimated al 900
bales against % OH a week ago and ISL ago.
The SPOT artiCle at Liverpool was quiet and I'm
changed al a.Sd for middle uplands. Futures in
the English market CLOSED steady at net gain of
i. 10 points. Spot cotton here was quiet and IN
changed at 9 Is. There were sales.
I.iyerpOOI.
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OF black rust and that in of hot. damp
weather losses are probable
Liverpool reported wheat in light Offering there
and the general undertone strong. Harvesting in
the United Kingdom has been delayed by unfavor-
able weather. Russia has had heavy rains over the
widest harvest area and France has authorized
appropriation for the purchase of 900 bushels
of wheat. most Of which it is believed. will be
bought in this country.
The bears in CORD disappointed today be
Of the strength in that market. Resting
spots were y to ss-cent higher. Cash demand
light with sales Of IL. co bushels. but this was
partly Offset b. the Tightening of the grip by
farmers on the grain in their hands
The weather is generally fine. some warmer
over the corn belt. which will help to finish
the crop. -
Sentiment in oats bearish yet there were
advances Of y to q cent, covering by shorts.
Offerings in che pit smaller on the wet
weather in Iowa and Southern Nebraska.
The long drawn out liquidation in the provi-
sion market TO have placed pork, lard and
ribs in stronger position. II was shown con-
cusrey today that the market is not in need
of support from PACKERS prices were bid MP
H. shorts and interests
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New York.
New NrIeans.
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below are It- l:.se lots Of sooa
marketable goods only. Jobbers' prices higher.
Lower grades may lie scld for less Fancy goods
command higher prices.
EGGS-Fresh. Ter de-. s: Southern. per doz.
Il.
BUTTER-Be.t PRINTS. new. per h.. %; tub per
creamery. ,cr b. 27a.O: stoTe-pscSed PER H.. lsaA
LARD-Tub. pure. r.. u.al:: de-. con-
pound. per ID. So. Cottouseed oil. per can. SIS
CHEESE-New York. new. per h.. IS: fat, per
H.. .: Swiss domestic. Per ID. "a; do. foreign.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens. per b.. IS: rooster,
ger h.. call ducks per 10 ia 3 turkeys. choice.
per b. l3al5: Co. ordinary. Is: spring chickens.
per h. lsa2l.
GREEN GOODS-Besns Ter basket, ss75; do.
per Dbl. L5atco; lima beans Per qt-. l0al5:
beets. Fer bunch. lali=; cabbage new. Per Dbl. "a
20: cantalouIes. per crate. Sa2.te: cauots. .,-r
celery. doz.. 2oaso; r:ate. :0oa5.5O: corn. new.
per doz SAILS: CIcumbers. per basket, o5aio
cymbings. crate. 2@a5; eggplant. per case. 75aloo;
kale. per Dbl. -5a4O: lettuce. per basket. lCnal.5O
punches. GdlHo; Okrs. per crate, 75al0o peas. New
York per basket LG0al IS peppers. crate, iOa50: new
per Dbl lUal .; radshes. Ter 100. 5Oal 90; toma
toes nearby. Per boI. 25a5o.
FRUITS-Apples. new. per Dbl. Looa35o: grape
fruit per box, 4Ooa5.01: oranges. California. per
box. 4ooa5.00; peaches. PER crate. LO0aleo: pums.
per crate. SAILS pineapples. Per crate. l2Sa225:
LIVE STOCK-yeal calves. prime per h, sasls :;
do. medium. PER h.. ssao: do. heavy. 7; spring
lambs per h.. sizao.
HAY. STRAW. AND CoRN-Hay. best timothy.
new. per ton $50; mixed. Per TN. lc6oa+N;
old hay. Ter ton 1000: straw. Per ton. looeal2oo:
wheat straw. per ton. 500: corr. per Dbl. AS.
SEEDS-Clover. crimson Per Id. si;alo: alfalfa.
tAmerican gown. Per ID. lGs; German millet,
Per busheD. leo; timothy. per bushel: 27oa
$40: sorghum. or ere, per -bushel. aaLO; COW
peas. per bushci. leal.75; Maine grown seed 20
tatoes. per li-recs sacks. us Lbs. nett. -.
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool. waaheS. free d
bIrrs per H., IS: WOOL unwashed. per h.. g;
h1es dry pcr ID. 2ia26: salt hides. dry Per h..
Ha2 salt hides. green per h.. IS; calskins green.
each, I.0oa..75.
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HAVANA REDS GOING HOME.
Players Are Broke After Joining
Western Massachusetts League.

New York. Aug. :. Penniless and
somewhat worried, the Havana Reds
arrived here last night from Holyoke,
Mass. which they represented for a
week in the newly organized Western
Massachusetts, League. The Cubans
jumped the league because they found
there was no pay day in the new cir
cult. While it lasted they paid their
own expenses.
The Pittsfield club is also badly fixed
financially and the players assert that
the Ham and Esq League" will re-
duce their weights considerably. The
Northampton club is weak. too. and
not expected to live long. Greenfield
is the fat baby of the family.
Hank Ramsey wanted to get an
other town to take care of the Cubans
but Manager Joe Massaguer refused
to be the goat" any longer and took
French leave."e
The Havana Reds. after a tour of
six months, will sail tomorrow for
home.
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COMMERCE AND FINANCE
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
ARE GAINING RAPIDLY
Investments Good. Banking Excellent.
and Local Retail Merchants Say
Trade Is Getting Better.
BY JOHN B. COCHRAN.

President Franklin National Bank.
Business was unusually good during
the past week. Investment Offices
reported favorable showings, the
banking business was excellent,
while many retail merchants tell of
increasing trade.
Everything would indicate we are
in the way of steady advancement
and progress. The country's bust
ness is beginning to be influenced
by foreign gold, more gold being in
the country than probably ever be-
fore in its history. That stimulates
every business, it being felt in Wash
ington in the way of larger building
operations, and the gold is getting
back into the country from the
cities
The stock markets are moving up
ward, especially the industrials. Be-
cause OF the remarkable advancement
of the industrials, with their large
orders for war munitions, other
stocks are being affected, notably
railroad stocks and securities. I
think that we are today better off
by nearly three times than we were
last winter. Deposits in banks are
holding up well, though it is summer;
in fact, deposits are better now than
during the winter Our own hank
shows a decided improvement