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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-27

the amount Of uninteresting talk they
have to listen to. The exhilaration OF
buying loosens tongues not naturally
loose, and when you add the natural
ly loose to those, heaven help the
salesfolks. Just yesterday 1 overheard
a woman who had been buying some
thing saying to the salesman, Yes,
I've always loved that color ever since
I was a kiddie." Now what on earth
did he care about that?
A good dish of intelligent talk is
one of tho most delightful things in
the world.
But continual dribble of thought
less talk is the opposite.
AS someone has we'll put it:
"Wise men talk because they have
something to say; fools because they
would like to say something
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-27
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
BY
Ry ADELE GARRISON

your father?" he repeated. bewild-
ered and I remembered that he knew
nothing of my fathers romantic
quest for me. or of his identity as
Robert Gordon.
''What Does He know?'
Its quite long story I returned,
and Immediately plunged into the mar
rative, resolved if possible to fix his
any other thought. 1 told him my
fathers whole story from the be-
ginning, going back even to that
long ago day in my babyhood when
my father had run away from my
mother and me, taking with him in his
flight my mothers friend. I showed
him the rancor which I had SO long
cherished against my unknown father,
and of my mothers request that if he
ever came into my life I should for
give him and give him daughterly
affection.
"Ah, now I see where your divine,
mistaken patience and forgiveness
come FROM DR.. Petit interposed,
much to my bewildernment.
Divine, mistaken patience and for
giveness"- what could the man
mean? I knew that I possessed no
such qualities, and if they were a part
of my nature. DR.. Petit would have
had no opportunity of observing them.
But I knew better than to comment
upon the remark, and went on with
my story as if he had not spoken.
I touched as lightly as possible
upon the part of the story bearing
upon my fathers discovery of me,
and Dicky's jealousy until he found
out the truth. I felt compelled to tell
him of my husbands mistake be-
cause he had known of the separation
between US which Dicky's mad jeal-
ousy had caused.
$50 that was what he thought.
that was why he went away" he
exclaimed '"The-'
He broke off sharply, but I knew
that smothered on his lips was an
objurgation of Dicky, and I frowned
in displeasure, for, while I was roy
ally angry at Dicky myself for the
shabby manner in which he had
treated me that morning woman like.
I could not bear to hear any one
else criticise him.
DR.. Petit saw the frown and re-
sented it. I knew it by the tight,
white line around his mouth
II beg your PARDON he said
quietly. IT had no right to make
such a comment. But if YOU only
knew
There is no doubt that satains will
be prominent in winter fashions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-27

There is no doubt that satains will
be prominent in winter fashions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-27

your father?" he repeated, bewild
cred, and I remembered that he knew
nothing of my fathers romantic
quest for me. or of his identity as
Robert Gordon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
ARCHER MISSING AS
CUB SPECIAL LEAVES

Chicago. Feb. 21-Wfth a big crowd
az ChicaEos baseball fans cheering
IS # the Cubs had just won the
worlds championship the special
train loaded with players. stockhaF7-
ers, friends, war scribes. and good
stuff ia eat, pulled out OF the Dear
born street station soon after s O'Clock
last night bound for southern Call
fornia.
A few more than so persons were on
board, including Is ball players 9th
eTs viii be picked up at Kansas CITY
and at Newton, Kan, and stIu others
viii join the squad at the Pasadena
training camp when the Chicago party
arrives there Saturday afternoon.
With the single exception Of Jimmy
Archer, all members OF the Cab squad
were ln the fold last night. and alI aE-
cept those who live in the west were
ON the train Archer failed 10 come to
terms with WeeglmaD and Mitchell az
several conferences during the day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
~ Snancer Snnarn.

There lis no greater love than that
which perseveres despite different
views and ambitions despite
powerful conflicts between those who
love each other. IT is this sort of an
affection which forms the theme OF
Redeemiug Love, iu which kathIyu
Williams makes her debut as a. Nor
CISCO star ON the Paramount program
In this great drama, which is the at
traction at the Spencer Square tonight
and tomorrow, Miss Williams is a girl
who has become "a professional gam
bier. and Thomas Holding. formerly
Of the Famous Players company. Is
young minister who, despite the fact
that he loves her. is the leader of the
crusade against Naomi and her fol-
lowers. In tho conflict between these
two there is developed a powerful
drama
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
HEBREW MEN SELECT
OFFICERS FOR TEAM

At q recent meeting OF the Young
Mems Hebrew association at the
Twenty secoud street synagogue Carl
Erbsteiu was elected captain oil the
bas <ethaII team and Frank Alter was
named ais manager Captain Erbsteiu
appointed the following 10 men as
members OF the first team rs ZeHren
+ Alter. j. EGukeIsreiu, II. Weismsu.
IT, Ruduer. ~. Miller. IT. kettelson. Pr
KATE, = Goldman and O. Erbsteln
Tomorrow evening tile r. NJ II al
quintet win meet the Ninth Street
Pickups In q practice tilt at the high
school gym
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
PRESIDENT HICKEY
NAMES HIS UMPTREs

Louisville. Kv4 Feb. 21.-Presiden.
Thomas J. Hickey Of che American as
suClatLou yesterday announced the fol-
lowing list of ump5res for 1917 VII
Sam Brennan. George p Johnson
James a. MURRAY. Gerald Hayes, 1851
D Carney W. Z. FrleI and i. IS
knapp Brennan Hayes and Carney
apparently displace Joseph OBrien.
Frank Connolly and George GoehIar.
uupiras last year The eighth mem
her IS yet t. be appointed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
LOSES TO
PETE HERMAN m GO

Chicago. Feb. 21.-Pete Herman.
New Orleans. claimant for the world S
hautamwelEht championship. won over
Harry kaha6on OF St. Louis DO To-
round bout at ST Louis last night. Pal
Moore. the Memphis bautamweight.
lost 30 Jack WOLF Of Cleveland an that
city when Moore broke his arm in the
fourth round. Frankie Callahan won
over Johnny Dundee IN @ rounds at
New York. They are lightwei ghts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
In the Movies.
TONIGHT

Spencer Square Kathlyn Williams
and Thomas Holding in "Redeeming
Love; animated news
ajestic-Norma Taimadge in Pan
thea
Colonial-Lillian Gish in Innocent
Magdalene;" also keystone comedy
THURSDAY
Spencer Square kathlyn Williams
and Thomas Holding in "Redeeming
Love-" animated news
Afajestic-EOrma TaImadge in pan
thea"
ColoniaI-Charies Ray in The Divi-
deDd also Keystone comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
MERcHANTs, sTANnMa-

The Flynns of the Island CITY Mar
chants Bowling league. gained Ian an
the leading Ullemeyer team last night
az the Island City alleys taking thras
Of the slipping Haeges The Haeaes
rolled rather below form, being unable
20 top the 500 mark The Home Tess
surprised themselves by grabbing two
off the Val Blatz five The M. e. s. and
Ullemeyer match was postponed as the
latter team rolled in the lrt-state tour
nameut last night The scores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
Family (Molinel.

NaudeviIle-TWo shows daily, at 3
and 8:15. Three Saturday and Sum
day at 3. 1880 and p. m. Change of
bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
The Theatre
Colnmbia lDaYennortl

Vaudeville-T1go shows daily at gas
and Sis D. N Three Saturday ana
Sundays at PAS, 100 and D. IN
Change OF bill Sunday and Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
Emnlre ShafInE Palaee.

Sessions afternoons, $50 to 8 Eve
nings, 1880 to TO- Private parties 1890
p. IN. to I a. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21

Left TO right y Cobb and Joe Jackson and Coa) Speaker
me from Georgia Iris Speaker f Texas Jackson
~ --A carolina E seems that something
s fza5 swing and the batting Speaker bared
-oaa
OF -7e three better than the % AZ National
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
or DAISY DEAN

Richard Ilhb is d husband now. The
announcement. if ic went no further.
would taA Co stir interest But when
the fair readers OF this column learn
that Richard Tib5 is none other than
Richard 1rayers. popular hero Of the
movies, they viii without doubt want
10 learn more
The marriage occurred recently and
the young couple are now on their
honeymoon. The bride was Miss Lii
Liam Cattells better known to theatre
Ecers as LaE Franklin. an iugenue
who was one of the beauties of The
Time. the Place. and the Girl"
The time limit of a year In which.
under Illinois statutes. divorced pe~-
sons may not remarry. had just ax-
pirea iu AIR. Tl5bs case. He was d.
rorced Feb. e. 1916 from Augusta
West Iibb- an actress. He was mar
ried ta the first Mrs. Tibb in 1908 lie
charged deserti0u IT was brought
ont I'D tile evidence tnat Mr.. Tfhh's
fascinar.0ns. THAT have turned the
heads of feminine movie fans all over
she country. were not sufficient 60 lure
his vile to follow when he moved
from Philadelphia no Chicago
The romance which has iusr clTu75-
mated I'm marriage began. Il is said. fin
toronto, lu Nr- Tz1h.s school dsvs
tie met Miss Franklin again lie Chi
cago. He mad changed his name 10
Richard EraEers and become famous
she had changed her name back II
baptsUat Lillian CatteII. had forsaE-
en- the l1orIEhts. and was living
quietly az home. So Mr.. Travers won
the young women 10 whom Mr.. Tfhb
had paid COURT as a bow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
FLYNNS CAIN LAP
IN BOWLING RACE
Take Three Straight of Haeges Fhue
Uliemeyers, League Leaders, Are
Idle for Evening.
HOME TEAS TRIM VAL BLArz

Cellar Champs Turn on Mellow,
Crowd Taking Two Ont Of Three
Other Scheduled Match Postponed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21

Maxine Elliott declared last week
that her preparations for a picture
debut have tested her patience TO rh-
utmost IairrE-one gowns. she said.
have been called for up 10 the mo-
meut- with more TO come 1u the H.
Jure. And Miss Elliott ACCOMPLISHED
the task Of The gowns in - davs
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05
Families Are Appalled,.

Gossip rarely believes half of what 1t
circulates. No persons were more astound-
ed by the Wylie Hichborn elopement than
those whose tongues had wagged freely
over the quadrangular problem presented
by the quiet, motherly Mrs. Wylic. the
studious, retiring young Hichborn, the 40
year-Old society man and the 25-year.old
young wife, both Of whom loved to ride
aud dance and play golf and tennis, par
ticular!y when these diversions threw
them in each Others society.
The Hichborn and Wylle families were
appalled, by the imminence OF public
scandal involving both their names.
Never once did Hichborn admit pub
licly that she had abandoned him until
two years later when he filed his suit for
divorce and then pnt n bullet through his
head rather than survive the legal tie
which still bound him to the woman he
loved SO hopclessIJ.
Aichborn shot. himself In the home Of
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In Crest of Society.

Mrs. Hichborn had reiterated the dec
laration of her undying love for Wyle and
added that she had never in her life been
so happy as since she had forfeited her
social position, good name and the love of
her husband and little son for man
twenty years her senior.
The Wylies and the Hichborns moved
In the most fairfield atmosphere Of Wash
ington society. They were members Of a
circle which is not voted in and out by the
chances of politics, but which Is as firmly
founded and as permanent as the capitol
itself.
Young Hichborn was by birth leader
OF the younger set. But he was quiet and
studious, devoted to his writing and his
books. He did not go into society nearly
50 much as his star-eyed young wife, n
daughter Of Henry NJ. Hoyt, who was for
twenty-five years solicitor of the State De-
partment.
Horace Wylie, member of the Chevy
Chase and Metropolitan clubs of Washing,
ton and Of the Union and Yale clubs Of
New York, acted frequently Us Mrs. HIGH
born's escort at dances. But Mrs. Wylie
was invariably Of the party in the begin
ming, and the older woman looked with
smiling unconcern upon her husbands ad-
miration for the lovely girl both had
watched grow up.
Mrs. Wylie had been considered n
beauty and, as the daughter Of famous
Washington lawyer, had enjoyed a great
deal of admiration in the first years of
her wifehood. After the birth Of her third
child she became more and more devoted
to her home, and was seen infrequently
ut social affairs.
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his sister, Mrs. Paul Pearsall, who before
her marriage to Pearsnll had been the wife
of James G.. Blaine Jr.
Martha Hichborn Pearsal had been
known in her girlhood ms the "hciotrope
belle" and was considered the most beau
tiful woman in Washington society.
1t has been asserted that the opposl-
tion Of Mrs. Pearsall had prevailed against
her brothers wish to accept his wife's
offer OF Il trial reconciliation when Horace
Wylic went back to his iireside. However
this may have been. she was devoted to
her brother, was with him in his last mo-
ments and, since his DEATH has adopted
the little boy born of his Inflated union
with Elinor Hoyt.
note which young Hchborn left ex-
planning his suicide was ma ic public by
the Pcarsal family. 1t was written on
the back of an envelope and said:
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Sorry He Spoiled Rug.

II hope | am doing no wrong. | have
stood 1t us long as can, and have been
Respondent ever since was deserted. l
hope my son will not inherit as unhappy
a life as his fathers
This letter was signed phil" and be-
low was written: 81 hereby give devise
aud bequeath to my son, Philip Hichborn
Jr., all my property"
Then, apparently as an aftcrthought
was scrawled n pathetic apology to Cap
tain PearsalI, in whose house he killed
himself:
stub will pardon me for spelling his
rug"
Life has no sense of anticlimax. In
no play or novel would it be possible to
include the actual dying words of Philip
Hichborn. For it would not be considered
good art to have man about to end his
ruined life apologize for damaging n rug
by his suicide.
Philip HichbOrn was merely gentle
man, and to the last he considered others,
even in small things. When it came to
dying he wanted to give as little trouble
as possible and apologized for such trouble
as he did give.
No two men were ever more unlike
than Hichborn and the friend almost old
enough to be his father who won his wife
away from him.
Horace Wylie has all the graces of the
man born and brought up to squeeze from
life the uttermost drop OF enjoyment
When he won young Hichborn's wife he
was remarked in a city of well dressed
men for the foreign cut Of his clothes and
the 'uptwisted mustachc, which made him
suggest in appearance the German kaiser.
Wylie played tennis and did all the
things that constituted the joys and in
tcrests Of life for pretty Elinor Hichborn.
He cared greatly for the good will of
other men, and only an intense passion
could have made him defy the canons of
the society into which he was born.
Wylie's father was the trial judge of
Mrs. Surratt, found guilty and hanged for
completely In the assassination Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, many persons stu think
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ton. And it is rare and hardy passion
which can survive such losses.
Anatoe France has written somewhere
that all the laws of morality must crumbe
before the genuine chemical affinity OF two
human beings
Unfortunately the laws of morality are
eternal and Interchangeable, while human
affinities are like railroad time tables
subject to change without notice.
These and other similarly sage rehec-
tons We're made by everybody when Mrs.
Philip S. Hicbborn and Horace Wylie Of
Washington ID. c., eloped to Europe In
1910 and answered publicly and atiirma-
lively the perennial question, us the world
well lost for love?"
And now it turns out that the man and
woman who risked everything on their
love for each other, who shook dice with
Mrs. Grundy with their lives for a stake,
have won the game. For the couple whose
mutual infatuation prompted them to
abandon their legal tiresides and become
wanderers over the face of the earth, were
married quietly last month in Boston,
Mass, Immediately following a decree of
divorce granted to Mrs. Wylie, who for
six years had refused to give up her hus-
band.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05
Deeds $500, 900 to Wife.

In 1912 Wylie decided property worth
half r million dollars to Mrs. Wyle and
the three children whom be had deserted
to elope with Mrs. Hichborn two years
before. This was after he had carried out
the strangest suggestion ever made by
woman to mana proposal by Mrs.
Hichborn that he leave her and return to
his wife for a trial reconciliation to last
six months. II at the end Of that time
Wylie still felt that he could be happier
with his wife, Mrs. Hichborn agreed to
permit him to return to her.
1t did not take Wylie so long to make
up his mind.
1t was less than five months when he
made over all his real estate to the family
he was abandoning for the second time
and rejoined the object of his lasting pas
sion in Europe, whittier she had preceded
him.
Mrs. Hichborn had planned trial
reconciliation with her own husband, Il
lawyer and literary man and son of Rear
Admiral Philip Hichborn, for years chief
constructor of the United States navy.
But the young husband she had aban-
doned was less forgiving than the more
tolerant mate Of Horace Wylie. He re-
fused to receive Mrs. Hichborn again into
his home. notwithstanding the fact that
the little son she had deserted to fly with
the 40 ycar-old Wylie still asked pathet-
ical'y for his mother.
What it cost young Hichborn to make
this decision was attested by his tragic
suicide in March, 1912, a few months after
lie had filed belated suit for divorce
against the woman he still idollzed.
1t was said mt the time that young
Aichbosn. who had gong to- California to
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'pe'' Ia" once and begin life over again,
n"a met his wife in Los Angeles and had
oeeh so overcome by her beauty charm
ana The memory of the tender associations
OF the past that he had forgotten his Just
resentment and had pleaded with her to
return to him.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05

without due warrant Of evidence. The
Wylies have been known in Washington
for generations.
When Wylc cloped with Mrs. Hich.
born and put the seal of tinalty upon
their association by leaving his wife for
her second time all his friends fell
away from him. He resigned from some
ofahis clubs and other clubs dropped him
with the woman who had given up
everything for him he wandered from one
European capital to another and found Il
temporary haven in Egypt-a country
much appreciated by those who must look
for
'Thc sOme,chore cast Of Sue. Uheye tho
best is IKE the aUorst
and there amt NO Ten Con,,nand.
n,ents."
When Mrs. Hichborn babe Wylie return
to his wife she subjected their mutual In
fatuation to the most extraordinary test
ever made of human passion. She told
the man who had forfeited his world for
her to 90 back and try it over again. And
the wcrld permits a man to do this.
1t says to the man practically, go to
the devil IL you want to, but IL you take
care t" buy return ticket we won't ask
you any questions when you get back"
Refuses to Take Her Back.
TO n woman :; has only one-way fare.
She cant get back. The step which re-
instatcd Wylie In public opinion-hls re-
turn to his wife aud children--Mrs, Hlch.
born could not take
She tried 1t and her husband rejected
her suggestion Of n reconciliation.
He could not forgive.
Moreover. Mrs. Hchborn had told
Wylie that she was absolutely sure that
her love for him was eternal, that II could
not change, that whether he decided to
come back to her or whether he elected
to remain with his wife, she would love
him always.
Her love was the love Of women and
OF poets, the love which Shakespeare nut
into immortal words:
Let me not to the marriage Of true
minds
Admit impeachment love Is not love
Which alters when 1t alteration finds
Or seeks with the remover to remove"
Mrs. Hichborn's love found its justinca.
ton IN Wyle's return to her.
After six years the mans long SUFFERING
wife realized that she would never regain
her husband and applied for the divorce
which she had sworn never to ask for.
The divorce was followed by the quiel
marriage in the Hotel Tourraine, Boston
OF Horace Wylie and Mrs. Hlchborn.
These two had defed marriage. had
set the opinion Of the world at nothing.
Yet in the end they proved, as those
who defy the law must prove, that only
that law can save them from the conse
quenees OF their derellction. At the frs,
possible moment they brought their Sea
worn hearts to anchor In the safe harbo,
they had quilted to sail pirate shli
into the darkness and the storm.
II .onys;uht loiH NJ KA>i>.N -
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-05
Emotions at lO4 in Shade.

Generally speaking, tropical climates
induce tropical passions, and when the
thermometer Is at 1O4 In the shade the
emotions are pretty likely to match it.
All our morality, all our history, all
our fiction even has emphasized the fact
that you cannot defy the world aud get
away with it,
In the novels, whenever married
woman becomes unfaithful she and her
partner in crime are invariably swallowed
up in an earthquake or perish miserably
In highly discriminating epidemic whose
bacillus lights upon the unjust with an
accuracy equal -only TO lts fatal Venom. :.
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Very often, too, life
has justified fiction In
this particular. Men
and women have defied
the lightning Of public
condemnation only to
have 1t scar ana shrivel
their shudderlng souls,
and it Is impossible to
love without the law
unless you are willing
to pay a usurlous price
for the privilege.
What is the usual
story Of Illicit love?
What Is its moral?
What its catastrophe ?
Invariably that the man
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empt from the problems presented in that
age-old query, for when Adam and Eve
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tlres' the woman is crushed by the public
opinion she has defied and each realizes
TOO late that their love has burned out aud
should never have been kindled
The sober Judgment of humanity has
been that love, no matter how ardent, Is
not. worth the cold shoulder of Mrs.
Grundy-and that the game is never worth
the scandal. no matter how brilliantly you
may play 1t.
Generally speaking, this judgment Is
correct.
To man love which society frowns
upon means the loss Of his career.
z. 70 woman the sssridce. Of heS reputa,
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4 Ii our morality, all our his
n tory, all our fiction has en-
phasized the fact that you
cannot defy the world and get
away with it. But that is just
what Horace Wylie and Mrs.
Hichborn did. The laws of man
apparently had to crumble before
the genuine chemical affinity OF
two human beings. They left
America, but have returned and
were married in Boston. They
weathered public condemnation
for six years, and now the world
has nothing to say. The Wylie-
Hlchborn case is remark bic, lack
ing sordidness because of it's dar-
ing and intensity.