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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-05
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"Red's" last stretch had been for
nine years. He had gone into the
penitentiary at thirty-five, and he came
out at forty-four, an embittered man.
What had been gall and NORWOOD to
him during the latter portion OF his
Imprisonment had been the cessation
of news from the outside world.
He had thought of all his pals, he,
Red" Crofts, known as the cleverest
counterfeiter that had ever come un-
der the eye OF Uncle Sam. He had
thought of the men who betrayed him
and were at ease but he had thought
most Of his son, boy of ten when he
was caught on the last lap Of the en-
in his pocket, and give him leisure
from crime.
His wife was dead, thank God!
Even a counterfeiter may have family
feelings, and Red" mad loved with
all his heart the little woman who died
with loving look m her eyes and on
her lips the words:
Bring up Jimmy TO be a good man
like his father!"
The irony of it had bitten deep!
Then he turned to his trade again. He
was caught, and the lad was placed
in an institution. There was no chance
OF finding him. Red" had not a soul
in the world to call his friend.
The week before he was released
RED" was surprised to receive a visit
from big employer Of labor, who,
without ceremony offered him posi-
tion at thirty-five dollars a week in his
engraving department.
I've heard of you," he said. land
you may understand that besides my
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all awkward. till broke It, say

call awkward. till I broke 1t. say
ing:
See those black clouds to wind
ward. You remember. I told you last
night the barometer was falling"
"And the sun is gone." she said,
her eyes still fixed upon our island.
where we had proved our mastery
over matter and attained to the tru-
est comradeship that may fall to man
and woman.
"And it's slack off the sheets for
Japan!" l cried gayly. "A fair wind
and a flowing sheet, you know. or
however 1t goes"
Lashing the wheel, | ran forward,
eased the fore and main sheets. took
In on the boom-tackles, and trimmed
everything for the quartering breeze
which was ours. 1t was a fresh
breeze, very fresh. but ! resolved to
run as long as | dared Unfortunate
ly, when running free. 1t is impos.
sible to lash the wheel. so faced
an all-night watch. Maud insisted on
relieving me. but proved that she
had not the strength to steer in a
heavy sea. even If she could have
gained the wisdom on such short no
tice. She appeared quite heart
broken over the discovery, but recov-
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business interests l have human
one-philanthropy want to help men
who are willing to help themselves.
The warden has talked about you.
He says you'll be back in six months.
l said you wouldn't. need a skilled
man like you. Will you come and
forget your past?"
You philanthropists make me
sick!" growled Red who had been
thinking of the boy.
The manufacturer, wise in his knowl-
edge of men, only smiled. ASK for
Mr.. Harris at the engraving works"
he said. "You can think 1t over. The
Job will be open for a month"
Red" did not deign to answer him.
H, sat down on his stool and buried
his face in his hands. All the past
memories came thronging back. Once
he had been a decent lad. He had not
been Red" then, and he had moved
among people who could not have i'm
agined the subsequent life. Then had
come temptation, in the shape Of a
crook who had spotted his talent.
Red had seen easy money before
him and had succumbed.
He thanked God that his wife had
never known. Red" had been "Mr.
Crofts, churchgoer and respected in
their suburban home. RED" was as
secretive with his pals as he was with
the United States detectives. Only
once a year he emerged into the UNI
derworld to help out with another job
and take home another years supply
of capital. The shrewdest man in the
game, he had long baffled Uncle Sam.
Red" cursed bitterly as the cell
door changed behind Harris. Why, he
knew just where to make ample re-
turns for his Imprisonment. Red"
could walk into any counterfeiters'
headquarters and there would be a cry
of joy. RED" was the most wanted
man among the criminal fraternity of
America. None so shrewd as he, no
hand so steady.
And he would avenge himself ten
fold. He would find Father" Tom
Costigan, the man whom the detectives
had never got yet, the graybeard Of
seventy-flve who had lured him to
his own downfall Father" kept a
warm spot in his heart for Red"
RED" could hardly endure the de,
lays of the last few days. He smacked
his lips as in imagination he saw him
self at work upon the steel plates.
RED" felt the glamor of the old world
anew. He squared his shoulders as
he left the penitentiary gates in his
new suit. and laughed defiantly at the
sdmonitions Of the warden.
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He made his way to New York. He
knew that Father was still alive.
The death of SO great a man would
have rung through the walls of every
penitentiary in the country inside of
a few days.
And he found Father" exactly
where he had expected-in Regan's
restaurant. Father" kept to his old
habits at seventy-three. TraileG day
and night, Father" laughed in the de-
tectives' faces. He had genius for
organization; he knew how to select
others to do the dirty work for him.
Red" skunk in to Regan's, for now
he felt the prison shame upon him, and
the place had changed somewhat; it
was gaudier and more glazing. But
nobody knew him, and in moment
he had spotted Father" in the old
corner. Red" was deciding whether
he should cross the restaurant to him
when he realized that Father" was
talking to the young fellow who sat
opposite him, the two fenced in be-
tween the pewlike structures that Re-
gan's affects.
The memory OF his own downfall
came strongly over him. He had been
just such chap as this bright-eyed
boy who was bending forward and
listening to old Fathers" arguments.
Red" slipped out of his seat. and.
unseen by Father" took a place I'm
the seat behind the old man. The pew
like construction concealed him COM
pletely, but round the edge of the
pew adjacent to the window Reds"
sharp ears could catch the low-spoken
words.
IT'S a cinch," Father" was saying.
you're a fool, boy, to worry over
losing that job. Every mans CRATER;
the ones who succeed are simply those
who don't get found out"
Age had not dulled the edge of "Fa-
TIERS" tongue. Just the same words
Father had used to him, Red" in
those years so long gone by. Father"
had made crook of many a decent
man with his damnable sophistries.
Il don't know" muttered the boy.
I've got to live, and I'm tempted,
Mr.. Costigan. If I'd ever known my
mother it might have been different"
"Oh, women don't understand" said
Father" God bless all good women.
I say. But it's mans world, boy, and
man has to fight with all means in
his power. Now that engraving abil-
ity of yours is simply genius Crofts-"
Red" started as If an electric shock
had gone through him. "Crofts!" It
was not a common name. And his boy
would be about that age. And the
hereditary engraving power, which he
himself had inherited from his own
father! And the look in the boys
eyes that had attracted him as mag
net. Blood found its own!
RED" leaped from his seat and con-
fronted the pair. He saw the amazed
recognition flame into Fathers" face.
Red" raised one wrist, the muscles
hard as steel. Father" WINGED. He
lodged the blow.
But the blow did not fall. Father"
was an old man, and Red was too
happy to find the boy, to see him
standing before him, alarm on his
face, wonder, stupefaction, in his
eyes.
Red" linked his arm through the
lads and led him from the restaurant
unresisting. At the door, however
the boy stopped and freed himself.
You are-you are" he stammered.
"Your father" said Red" softly
"And God sent me to you at just the
instant, Jimmy. You're coming home
with me now, and-and / guess we'll
run straight together"
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His Philanthropy.

Look here" said the benevolent
looking man, you have asked me for
work every time passed this corner
for the last three weeks"
"Haye II" was the surprised inquiry.
Eyes, you have, and I have given
you money once or twice. Now, what
would you do IL I offered you work."
what would I dot I'd take your
name an address, guv'nor, an then, II
I found anybody that wanted work.
Pd's SEN I'm roun' ter yer. I'm philan-
thropist, an run ~ free employment
agency. don't get penny fur me
time-only Jest what comes In acct
dental like from folks like you"
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CHAPTER Axxll--contlnued.


That phrase. the lone small wom-
an" startled me like an electric shock.
1t was my own phrase. my pet, secret
phrase, my love phrase for her.
Where did you get that phrase?"
l demanded. with an abruptness that
IN turn startled her.
What phrase?" she asked.
One small woman"
rs 1t yours?" she asked.
Yes" answered, mine. I made
It,"
Then you must have talked in your
Sleep" she smiled.
The dancing, tremulous light was in
her eyes. Mine, knew, were speak
ing beyond the will of my speech.
leaned toward her. Without volition
1 leaned toward her, as tree Is
swayed by the wind. All, we were
very close together in that moment.
But she shook her head, as one might
snake off sleep or a dream, saying:
i have known it all my life. 1t was
my fathers name for my mother"
1T is my phrase. too said stub
bornly.
For your mother?"
NO" | answered, and she ques-
toned no further, though could have
sworn her eyes retained for some time
a hooking, teasing expression.
With the foremost in. the work now
went on apace. Almost before /
knew 1t, and without one serious hitch,
i had the mainmast stepped. A der
r1ck-boom, rugged to the foremost, had
accomplished this; and several days
more found III stays and shrouds in
place, and everything set up taut. Top
sails would be a nuisance and a dan.
ger for crew Of two, so | heaved
the topmasts on deck and dashed them
fast.
Several more days were consumed
in finishing the sails and putting them
on. There were only three-the jib,
foresail, and mainsail; and, patched,
shortened, and distorted, they were a
ridiculously ill-ftting suit for so trim
craft as the Ghost
But they'll work." Maud cried
1ubilantly. We'll make them work,
and trust our lives to them!"
Certainly, among my many new
trades, | shone. least as a sailmaker.
l could sail them better than make
them, and had no doubt of my power
to bring the schooner to some north
ern port Of Japan. In fact, had
crammed navigation from text books
aboard: and besides, there was Wolf
Larsen's star-scale, so simple a de-
vice that child could work it.
AS for its inventor. beyond an in
creasing deafness and the movement
of the lips growing fainter and faint
er, there had been little change in
his condition for a week. But on the
day we finished bending the schoon-
er's sails, he heard his last, and the
last movement of his lips died away
but not before I had asked him,
Are you all there?" and the lips had
answered, Yes"
The last line was down. Somewhere
within that tomb of the flesh still
dwelt the soul Of the man. Walled by
the living clay. that fierce intelligence
we had known burned on; but 1t
burned on in silence and darkness.
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CHAPTER xxxIII.

The day came for our departure
There was no longer anything to de.
tain us on Endeavor island. The
Ghosts stumpy masts were in place.
her crazy sails bent. All my handi
work was strong, none of It beautiful;
but knew that 1t would work, and
felt myself a man of power as looked
as II.
"I did I'll did it! With my own
hands did I'll" wanted to cry aloud
But Maud and had a way of voic
ing each others thoughts. and she
said, as We prepared to hoist the
mainsails
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oh, That's Different

who was that chap who just said
Hello to your"
That's the man who does most OF
my bill collecting"
He wasn't very respectful, consid-
ering that you are his boss"
who said I was his boss3 That
fellow is employed by my credisors."
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Raced Aft, Putting the Wheel Up.

And 1t was disembodied. To that in
telligence there could be no objective
knowledge of a body. 1t knew no
body. The very world was not. It
knew only itself and the vastness and
profundity of the quiet and the dark.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
PROPERTY TRANSFERS

The following property transfers
have been recorded at the City Reg
istry Bureau this week:
Lillian A. Brownhill TO Equitable
Guarantee and Trust Company. No.
Ills Tatnall street, S21OO.
Lilburne Chandler to Alessandro
Petrillo, No. 1927 West Fourth street
S6936.
Charles A. and Bertha X. Saville
east side OF Broome street, 80 feet
north OF Fourth street, S3SOO.
Harvey j. Stidham to Morris
Frankel and wife, No. 5O2 Lombard
street, $1400
John Cody to Joseph Bancroft aud
Sons Company. northwest corner
Shallcross avenue and Riddles road
$1,000 Abraham Lieberman to same
company north side of Shallcross
avenue ~ feet west of Riddles road,
S1S75.
Generoso Verdamo TO Brandywine
Real Estate Company. No. S47 Tat
nall street. $3.50.
Mary l.. Witsel to Teresa Verdrame,
No. S45 Tatnall street, $4,000.
II. Greeley Eastburn to Lillian A.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
ELKTON GOSSIP.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON. Nd, July 19.-The new
board Of trustees. of the poor and in.
sane met few days ago. Edward w
Taylor Of Elkton, was elected presi
dent; Thomas NJ. Tyson of North East
vice-president. and Thomas H. War
burton Of Pleasant Hill, secretary.
The southbound Federal express
due at Elkton at 7.31 a. m, has been
madc a flag train here.
Frank Shaffner OF Marietta, Pa, was
recent guest Of DR.. and Mrs. John
McElmoyle.-W Wallace George Of North
East. has accepted a position in viii
mington Samuel r. Emerson OF
Earleville. spent Thursday in Elkton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Martindale Of
Zion. are spending several weeks in
Wilmington.-Willi r. Witworth is
IN at his home on East Main street
Miss Ada knight spent Sunday with
relatives in Cherry William
Henry Gilmour returned on Saturday
from a trip down the Eastern Shore
Joseph d. Savin OF Chesapeake City
was a Wilmington visitor on Wednes-
day-N H. Davis of Elk Mills. is in
in the Elkton ospital.-Mrs Joshu
r. Witworth is visiting relatives in
Somerville. n. Mrs. William o.
Gilmour returned to Baltimore on
Monday after six weeks visit TO
the Misses Ash.-The Rev. Vaughan s.
Collins OF Wilmington. spent Monday
with friends in Port Deposit.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
GEORGE I. HATTON DEAD.

Following AN operation for appendi-
citis. George T. Hatton died in a Phila-
dolphia hospital on Friday. Some years
ago Mr. Ilatton was member OF tn,
detective force and a police sergeant in
this city. His body was brought 10 this
city and buried yesterday in Head OF
Christiana cemetery.
Mr. Hatton. at the time of his death
was in his 9th year. lie was born in
Chester county, Pa, ana came 20 this
city as young man. A machinist 10y
trade. he worked in number Of the
local shops including those of the old
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company and
the Edge Moor Iron Works Later he
became member of the police depart.
ment in which he rose TO a sergcantcy
and was also for time attached 20 the
detective squad, After leaving the city
employ, Mr.. Hatton went to Philadel
phia
Mr. lIatton's wife, who was a Mis-.
Della Warren. died about five years ago
Their children. four in number, died in
early childhood or youth.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
German AMERICANS AGAIN
ELECT SCHNEIDER President

The annual meeting OF the German
American Society. held in the parlors
Of the Hotel stoeckle last night, re-
suited in the reelection for the third
time Of Harry Schneider as president
OF the organization. Carl Geisler
was elected vice-president. Theodore
Bacher secretary. and Fred c. Heiss
treasurer. H. Herbert Hirzel was
elected a member OF the executive
committee and Ernest ]. Otteni was
elected the fifth member Of the char
ity board Theodore Bacher, Frank A.
Gradwohl and Arthur w. r. Wyatt
were appointed delegates TO the Ger
man-American Alliance.
The meeting was largely attended
and various matters of public inter-
est at the present time were discussed.
The Rev. S. Won Bosse, pastor OF the
German-Dutheran Church. Fred H.
Steinle and Frank Gradwohl were
among those who addressed the meet
ing.
The executive committee was au.
thorized TO arrange for a card party
/ No time was fixed for holding the az
/ fair.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
N. B. OANFORTH SUCCESSFUL
Induced DIR. Howard Company to
Make Special Prices.

After a great deal OF effort and cor
respOndence n. B. Danforth, the pop
ular druggist. has succeeded in get
ting the Or. Howard Co. to make a
special half-price Introductory offer
on the regular fifty cent size OF their
celebrated specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia.
This medicine is a recent discovery
for tho cure Of all diseases Of the
stomach and bowels II not only
gives quick relief. but it makes per-
manent cures.
DR. HOward's specific has been so
remarkably successful in curing con-
stipation. dyspepsia and all liver
troubles that they are willing TO re-
turn the price paid in every case
where il does not give relief.
Headaches. coated tongue. dizziness,
gas on stomach. specks before the
eyes. constipation and all forms of
liver and stomach trouble are soon
cured by this scientific medicine.
So great is the demand for this
specific that n. b. Danforth has been
able TO secure only a limited supply.
and every one who is troubled with
dyspepsia. constipation or liver trou-
bic should call upon them at once. or
send 25 cents, and get sixty doses of
the best medicine ever made, on this
special half price offer with the guar
antee to refund the money IL ii does
not cure.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. w. sTRAUs
P,sIiassf Assericas SooieD for Thrff

which destroy the boil weevil.
If the destruction of bug eating
birds could be prevented, Sl,0O0O0O,-
600 a year would be saved to this
country, says Colonel G.. O. Shields,
president Of the League of American
Sportsmen.
The Pennsylvania railroad doesn't
throw away anything that has any
value to man or beast. Ii gives us
one of the very best examples Of
thrift In 1914 the scrap material
sold brought the company S2.157.-
l4l.24 and this was SlOO0.OOO less
than in 1913. Waste paper alone
sold for Sl92l1, oil barrels for
$l2,459 and old rubber for Sl5.222.
Locomotives and wooden passen-
ger cars sold for Sll4526 Other
odds and ends brought Sl2l .9o7. Old
wheels. metals and wrought iron
yielded more than %S0OO0. What
the corporation can do on a large
scale, the business firm, the farmer
or the housewife can do on a small
scale.
Harry Lauder has a few homely
maXims on thrift that have been
widely circulated during the war
period, in the hope that his followers
would profit thereby. "Mither wadna
waste" says he. and / would be dis
gracing her memory If ! wasted"
Here are some Of his rules:
Behave toward your purse as you
would to your best friend"
view the reckless enend;,,r, -
money as criminal and shun the
reckless spender"
Remember it only takes twenty
shillings 10 make a pound, and twelve
pennies make a shilling.
You can sleep better after a hard
days work than after a hard DAYS
idleness.
Get good value from your trades
men. They watch out that they get
good money from you.
"A bank book makes good reading
better than some novels"
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
TALKS ON BANKING
The Bank a Protector of Money

You will frequently read of losses
running into large figures because
someone has mistrusted the bank, and
assumed to be his own money pro-
tector. Merchants in bankless towns
are frequently rdbbed-so frequently
that some who have learned their les
son will no longer trust the frail iron
safe that looks so formidable, but is a
mere toy under the cracKsman's skill.
and prefer to sleep ON their money.
II every man to his trade" is a
good motto, then the banker to his
trade. which is. first Of all, to safe
guard money. True, he Goes not keep
all he receives on deposit in cash
that would be useless and uprO 1tless
task-he keeps only enough to do
business with and ioans the rest.
which constitutes the second function
of the banker. and that is TO lend,
which will be treated in number 3 OF
the Centennial Series; but remember
this: that the place for the money
you can't use today is i'm the bank, for
this is what banks are for, and you
had better find it out You will sleep
better and your money will grow
while you sleep.
American Bankers Association.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
INSTITUTES FOR kent
and SUSSEX FARMERS

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD. Del. Jan 19.-Farmers
and agriculturists generally are much
interested in the farmers institutes
which will be held in Kent and sus-
sex counties during January and
February The farmers institute in
Milford will be held on Friday and
Saturday Of this week and those who
have charge OF the program state that
the arrangements as made, will pro-
vide program none better than
which will be found in any county or
State. The affair will be held in the
Milford Grange Hall. which will pro-
vide ample room for the institute.
The State Board OF Agriculture. un-
der whose auspices the Institutes are
conducted, has announced the follow
ing schedule for Institutes in Kent and
Sussex counties for January and Feb
ruary:
Selbyville. January 19 and 20.
Georgetown. Wednesday and Thurs
day. January 10 and 20.
Milton, Thursday, January 20.
Milford. Friday and Saturday, Jan
uary 2l and %.
Hartley Monday. January "a.
Smyrna, Tuesday, January 25.
Harrington. Wednesday and Thurs
day, January 26 and 27.
Lewes. Thursday and Friday. Janu.
AIRY q and 2S.
FELTON,, Saturday. January 20.
Laurel, Monday and Tuesday. Jan.
uary 81 and February 1.
Seaford, Wednesday and Thursday
February 2 and g.
Bridgeville. Friday and Saturday
February and 5.
Frankford, Monday and Tuesday
/ February Z and s.
Millville. Wednesday. February ..
Milshoro. Thursday, February 10.
Dover. Friday and Saturday. Febru
airy IL and IL.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
Delaware Drift ICE
delays STEAMSHIP

Heavy ice in the Delaware river
yesterday was the cause of the first
marine mishap of the year that is di-
rectly traceable to that cause This
was when the American steamship
Siskiyou had to anchor off Fort Du-
Pont, with the injection valve clogged
Later the vessel was towed to phila-
delphia by the tug Caspian. The craft
was from New York. and is to load a
cargo Of coal here for Casilda, Cuba.
Ice also has caused a temporary
suspension of work in the channel
The United States government dredges
Delaware and Manhattan. engaged in
maintenance of the 30-foot channel,
yesterday had to return to port. They
will probably lay up until the river
is clear.
Evening journal., 1916-01-19
}. n. McGINNIS

i have had trouble with my stom-
ach and bowels for the past three
years and could find nothing that
would help me- / would bloat up and
had sour gassy stomach that made
me sick and miserable all over. and
then had a bad attack Of rheumatism
that seemed to battle all treatment I
used Herbal LaX-a-Tone for my stom-
ach trouble and besides getting excel
lent results with my stomach ana
bowels, I found that my rheumatism
is also all o. x. ] certainly do recon-
ment this remedy to all. Il is a won
derful medicine and everyone should
have il on hand. that suffers as / did y
The Lax-a-Tone Man is at Millers
Drug Store, 404-406 Market street.
where he is introducing this remedy
to the Wilmington public daily from
9 A. NJ. to 9 p. NJ.