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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-24

Chesney continued, in polished, even
modulations:
''I'd like to explain that my life has
always been ruled by my personal idea
of values. am not man capable Of
remorse. speak of myself as l am
now, sane, competent to weigh life, as
! see 1t. But, gentlemen, If you will
have patience to let me go on, this mat
ter Of vision declares for any man what
is worth while. So in past years, In
deed up to half an hour ago, saw In
my consciousness only one figure oc-
cupying the foreground In the field Of
awareness which I commanded. To
that figure, 1t being the biggest value I
saw, l sacrificed everything.
''For its benefit read, worked, or
played I flung aside anything or per-
son not tending to the aggrandizement
of that figure, as conceived aggran-
dizement."
He paused easily for a seconds
breath. From a smoky beam above, a
trench rat, grown fatty insolent toward
humanity, twinkled its beady glance
down at him.
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Henley looked at him sorrowfully.
Then there was Ill blood between
you! Even way back in your early
twenties."
Madison dropped down the cot. he
groaned.
"Grey! They'll believe him, Of
course. The favor currying dog He
hates me, too. 1 laid him out once"
God knows everything Is against
you, Madison! Why, even your car
riage isn't that of fearless, innocent
man. Look how you slouch!"
Because, sir, I amt fearless any
more" the prisoner said wretchedly.
81 don't see any use in lying to you,
lieutenant-the one friend 1 got. I'm
afraid. I'm damned afraid"
''You were brave in the fight yester-
day." Henley said uneasily.
Because l still had the mems re-
spect; except those three, which I'd no
time to think of. see now what cour-
age I had was built on people thinking
me the right sort. I was the right
sort. And I done what orter done.
But If I could have known, full an
clear, what 1t would be like to sit hud-
died up here an wait for the officers to
decide, as of course they will, that I'm
sneaking, mutineerin' hound who tried
to kill my captain to settle an old
grudge, if I had realized completely how
I'd feel waitin' to be set UP for even
the suffers to spit at, an then to be
shot an tumbled into hole with Damn
you! for salute over me-1'd have
let the company go to hell an have car
ried the message he told me to carry
back where I'd been safe an respected
now"
"Are-are you glad you didn't real
izc it?" Henley asked doubtfully. He
felt his faith in Madison had been
steadily diminishing.
"Oh, yes, I'm glad" the prisoner
said YEARLY. ''Only wish to God
they'd settle me now. don't want to
be court martialed. I know just how
it'll be-so what's the use7"
And Henley secretly assented, as he
went pityingly away. Very shortly
afterward he was present at the brief
trial, as one of the court.
When the prisoner was brought into
the dingy, shell Scared hut, and had
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-24
EnQland'S Latest Child Prodigy

about In 1t innocent, joyful, and serene
as child, and, elaborate and highly
wrought as many of the drawings are,
there is never a line that suggests a
task. Dance of the Children on Peace
Day" is a maze of little figures with
flags and balloons, with groups Of
smaller figures behind, as though the
dolls, too, had come out Of the. uurser.
les to dance. -o.,
Rapture is the quality that she shares
with the Florentines. 1t runs through
all the drawings, reaching its height
in The Fairy Spring with its check
er of delicate, happy colors and gid
ings. The direction of her mind Is in
Dictated in such works as 1.-THE Ma
donna brings a mandarin orange to an
angel In prison." and THE baby asking
the angels forgiveness" and Madonna
and Child with flower in his mouth
There are no works here of this artists
first period, the earliest being a work
at the age of nine.
What will this child be like when
she is twenty? VIII the new world.
with its freer ideas, not insist on her
learning to draw and allow her Ia
mature her art on its present narrow,
beautiful lines, and are they strong
enough to support the adult mind?
vii! her vision splendid fail her a,
the years go on? VIII her future be no
more distinguished than that of an NAM
musical prodigies?
Whatever is before her, these works.
with their innocent, lovely spirit and
astounding command Of the finest pic
torial language, will probably remain
unique in nlodern art.
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An hour before the mutineer would
be called for court martial, Lieutenant
Henley came into the tent where Madi-
son was waiting.
Henley was a grave, kindly man who
was given to looking under the surface
Of things.
He had a queer feeling of disturbed
interest in the mutineer.
As the corporal rose respectfully from
the camp cot on whose edge he had
been sitting, Henley made him sit down
again and, in his quiet manner, took
a seat beside him.
1t was morning. In the thin light.
Corporal Madison sat hunched on the
cot. From his usually military figure
all effectiveness of poise was gone. His
haggard, unshaved face was gray with
sapping despair.
Look here, Madison" the lieutenant
said gently. "You saved my skull yes
terday from that boche's lifted gun
butt. Maybe you saved my life.
Anyway, I'm here as your friend. But
this attack of yours on your captain
looks mighty rotten. You've declared
to all who would listen that Captain
Chesney had gone temporarily mad; you
reiterated that he boosted he was going
to give an order which, as you quote 1t,
of course no sane man would give; you
assert you saved the company from an
insane officer. You vow you saw those
three privates coming.
''But what are the opposing state
ments?
Captain Chesney RECEIVERS conscious
ness and proves perfectly sane. He de-
clares, on his honor as a gentleman, he
never even heard of the sanatorium you
say he was placed in. The three pri-
Yates swear that the way you were
standing you could not have seen them
before you struck down your captain.
Furthermore, it develops, from the
story of one of them, Private Grey, a
man from your home town, that on
your home road, Captain Chesney once
gave you a severe thrashing."
Madison started fercely up. His
dull eyes cleared with fire; his strong
fingers clenched.
Grey said that, sir? The damned
liar! He knows I thrashed Chesney
dope it thoroughly, too! Blast him !"
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eeive he was getting more and more
Notwithstanding in him seemed to say
he had once been known as a dare
,devil--yes-that was it-''Daredeyil
Madison! |" But If a man got to be so
alone
He Strengthened his bent shoulders
with desperate effort to throw off the
incalculable burden of shame and ter
ror, trying to get strength for that SIN
gularly simple word Of one syllable
death. ...-...... ....
Then he heard the smooth, suave, cul-
tivated, unsteady baritone voice of
Captain Chesney, declaring that. with
the pardon Of the court, he himself had
further evidence to offer, and heard the
slightly surprised permission given.
Madison's blood lost some of it's ice
! as stirring fires of rage against Chesney
terminated his shaken heart. He glared
at the graceful, aristocratic figure now
standing before the military tribunal.
What new evil was Chesney about to
throw around a man virtually con-
demned?
With one hand slightly caressing his
clipped mustache, Chesney stood silent
second, then he said slowly;
II didn't think to have said any
thing more, gentlemen. Ny course was
fixed.
"But it seems that time is a curious
quantity. After I had finished my tes-
timony, sat here listening, apparently
for several years, to the admirable and
useful testimony Of the privates you
summoned.
Then l began, for no apparent rea-
son, to recollect the contents Of an in
teresting book by the late Professor
James. I seemed to recall, with espe-
cial vividness, his remarks on the proved
existence of our transmarginal con-
seriousness. At one time had quite a
fancy for delving into his scientific ex-
plorations.
Madison began to feel dazed. In this
maze Of incomprehensible remarks, what
internal purpose lurked?
1t must be confessed the court wasn't
much more enlightened. They stared,
openly, except the physician, into whose
face a keenly intent look came. Ches-
ney suavely pursued, standing in mill
tary ease TO which an exceptional grace
was added
Il found in this nominally short time
which saw fit to involve in itself such
peculiar lengthening-that 1 not only
recalled Professor James's theory, but
also discovered it to be a truth"
The listening officers stared In in
creasing surprise and bewilderment.
Madison made a pitiful effort to
understand. then sullenly recoiled into
himself. After all, what added harm
could Chssney's venom do to mo
stripped of everything?
The physicians face alone took on
deepening intelligence of interest as
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doggedly asserted, under questioning
the same story he had previously told
the verdict was already readable in the
set jaws of the court in their unsuc
cessful effort to mask their stern con
tempt for this corporal who, In the very
heart of fearful battle, could stop to
settle a private spite by half numbering
his captain.
Not far away, Chesney sat, very pale
but gracefully composed. His head was
neatly bandsged, for in falling it had
struck on the edge of a sharp stone.
He made a superior, handsome figure.
Sanity spoke in every line of his cool,
suave countenance; in the cold, impair
tial look he now and then swept over
the gathering. Va N.Y. HI
Henley's last touch Of faith In Mafi-
son vanished; the man carried guilt, in
his SLOUGH, in his down dropped, shamed
eyes, his furtive glances.
When it came Chesney's turn to tes-
tify against the mutineer, he rose and
calmly reasserted his own clear story
of Corporal Madison's private grudge,
of Chesney's own sanity, of the non
existence of the hypothetical sana-
torium.
Thereafter came Private Grey, who
testified to the former thrashing Madi-
son had had from Chesney-t'and he
powerful we'll deserved what he got''-.
Grey viciously added, shooting a side
glance at Madison, for which he was
rebuked. Pa
The three privates unitedly gave their
damnatory tale. And when they were
dismissed, a physician in the service
testified that Chesney was perfectly
sane, and must always have been.
Mutineer Madison listened duly, in
no surprise. He seemed to himself to
be quite alone on a very, very little
and muddy island, around which ran
dreadful floods of hate and acid scorn.
Grey and Henley, and Chesney-they
were all alive because be himself had
willed they should be. The day had
been saved because he had willed that,
too. But these now seemed queer, muf
fled, unrelated facts, far very, very far
away from the matter in hand.
Because the matter in hand was
merely a matter of loneliness, of stand
ing all by oneself and hearing the acid
floods hiss closer every minute. To be
all by oneself-it had such a dulling,
funny feeling. And he was ashamed,
terribly ashamed. He absorbed horror
of himself from the general adherence
felt for him. His innocence was a
weak, silly, wobbly fact that was no
good-to be considered a hound really
was being one-of courseAafter a
while-a party of men would come on
his muddy little island of isolation
they would stand him up-somewhere-
near a hole--there would be a quick
crack of rifles and the island would not
be there any longer. BE began to per-
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MUSICAL critics, in despair to ex-
4Vl plain the developed technique and
depth of emotional experience of mu-
steal prodigies, sometimes fall back on
the theory Of reincarnation and let 1t
60 at that.
Art critics have facer Of the same
kind at the exhibition at the Leicester
Galleries of the works of a remarkable
child, Pamela Bianco, says the Man
chester Guardian. She is twelve years
old. D'Annunzio has called her this
wonderful child, whose name Is like the
name of new flower" and Mr.. Walter
de la Mare has written a poem In her
praise.
She was born in Barnes, her father
being Italian and her mother an Eng
fish lady who has some fame as a
novelist under her maiden name Of
Williams. The child lived for a, little
in the Garden Suburb, but the family
soon went TO America, afterwsrd to
Italy. She Is now at San Reno. She
Is said to have had no art education,
but that, take it, only means art tut
ton. 1t Is clear that she has educated
herself from pictures, particularly from
Botticelli and the early Florentines, and
also, one would say, she has received
impressions from Chinese art.
Other wonder children have given US
brilliant drawing and extraordinarily
fresh observation in line. Pamela BIZ
anco gives us something more of an
essence of art. Like Michaelman, she
seems to know the secrets Of the masters
as one of the family, and not by study
or at second hand. Botticelli has Gre
ated her whole world, but she moves
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The Captains Other Self Is Invisible TO All But One Man.
To the Corporal Brings Crisis When Courage Demands Muiy

known as a charming dinner guest,
cosmopolitan and unusually well read.
On the heels Of his arrival came a
lieutenant to General LIS tent. With
the lieutenant were three Infatuated
privates who idolized Captain Ches-
ney. For where his sense of superb
ority had never been offended, Ches-
ney had that idealistic sense of smil-
ing good will apt to flower from
descendant of feudalism toward those
under his authority. The three pri-
Yates, in deadly indignation, told their
tale Of Madison's mutiny.
III
Events moved with all the swift,
military precision of war law, having
none of the hating mildness of ordi-
nary courts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-09-25
WILLARD BALL TOSSERS SAVE
MELROSE TEAM FROM DEFEAT
IN RED-HOT GAME SUNDAY

There has been much rivalry be-
tween the Melrose and Foley base
ball teams this season. To settle the
supremacy Of the two organizations
for good and all the teams crossed
bats on the Melrose diamond Sunday
afternoon. The fun was fast and
furious for II innings when Melrose
scored, winning the game by two to
one count. Foley had an imported
pitcher and Fischer, also imported
was on the mound for Melrose. The
railroad town has been claiming
state championship for their team,
yet in Sundays game the manage
ment called upon three players from
the Willard aggregation to help them
out-Cassel, Bundy and Swore. 1t
was mighty lucky that they did, As
Cassel and Bundy drove in both of
Melrose's scores with hits when they
were needed and more than likely
saved them from defeat.
Willard closes her season with two
games at the Morris fair this week
They have made a most excellent
record for the season, winning 10 out
of "a games. g.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-09-25
FEDERATED WOMEN'S CLUBS OF
STATE ARE HOLDING ANNUAL !
Affecting AT LITTLE FAILS:

The 25th annual convention of the
Minnesota Federated Won.en's Gibbs
is being held at Little Falls this
week, Sept. "a, rs and 26. Mrs. e.
j.. Lewis of Sank Centre has been
the custodian of the organization for
number Of years, and she is also on
the Scholarship committee.
This Thursday evening the splendid
chorus choir Of the Home School for
Girls of this city will be an added
feature to a fine program. At this
meeting Mrs. J. L. sWashburn, of Du-
luth, former president Of the state
federated clubs, and member of the
Women's State Board of Visitors OF
the Home School for Girls will speak
from the subject: "The Disadvantag-
ed Girl and Woman of Minnesota"
A number of delegates from Sank
Centre representing the three clubs
of this city are in attendance at the
Little Falls convention.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-09-25
Thieues Steal Hansen's Auto
---Recouered in MINNEAPOLIS

Sank Centre is taking on sure
enough metropolitan airs of late. A
few weeks ago an auto bandit was
arrested in this vicinity and Sunday
night the :five-passenger Oldsmobile
touring car belonging to R. E. and
Ed Hansen was stolen out of the
garage at the rear of the formers
residence in the east part of the city.
The Hansen car is 1916 model,
and but very few of them were made,
so that it would not be particularly
hard car to identify. !.
The theft was discovered about
8 o'clock Monday morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Hansen had used the car
Sunday afternoon and until about
1890 in the. evening. The garage
door toward the house was never
locked so that the burglars had no
difficulty in entering.
Chief of Police Joe Miller sent out
a dragnet Monday morning notifying
all the surrounding towns of the theft
together with the license and engine
number and general description Of
the car.
The thieves made a good job Of it,
and got away without leaving any
trace of the direction taken from the
city. -
tuesday morning Chief Miller re-
ceived a message from Automobile
inspector Colwell of Minneapolis,
stating that he had picked up a. car
answering the description of the
Hansen car, except that the auto
license number did not correspond
with the ones given him. He said he
had also placed Paul Smith under
arrest and the latter admitted that
the car was a stolen one. Wednesday
morning r. E. Hansen and Policeman
Miller took the early train to the
city, returning with the car last
evening, the police having Smith in
custody. He admits the theft, and
wonders why the officers have not yet
picked up his pal, a recently discharg-
ed sailor named Pfeiffer.
Smith is medium sized man, 26
years old. He says that he has a
wife but that he has not been sup
porting her for some time. According
to his own statements he has been
stealing autos for the past several
months. AS a matter of fact, In
spector Colwell told Chief Miller that
they had been watching Smith and
Pfeiffer for six months, but never
had been able to get the goods" on
them before.
According to Smith he and his pal
landed at Melrose Saturday, hanging
around town until late in the even
ing when they picked up an old Ford.
After fussin gwith this car for some
time they were unable to get it to
run and they left it by the roadside.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-09-25
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SEASON OPENS UP SATUR-
DAY WITH LONG PRAIRIE

. The Sank Centre High School foot
ball team will open their seasons
play at the county fair grounds Sat
urday afternoon with the Long Prai-
RE team as the opponents
Coach Schroeder has been giving
the boys some strenuous work dur
ing the few days since actual prac-
tice started The team as whole is
rather light but they are taking the
instructions seriously and formid-
able team will be whipped into shape
within a short time.
The game will be fast for this, sea-
son of the year as the visitors have
a we'll balanced team with several
veterans in the lineup. Play will be
called at $3.50, and lovers of this sport
should turn out in force to give the
boys the necessary encouragement to
bring home the bacon. Admission 25
and 35 cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-09-25

Smith said by this time they had
arrived at the conclusion that Mel
use was r:etty bum town anyway,
so they started for Sank Centre,
arriving here early Sunday morning.
They spent the day at the fair
grounds, coming up town only fob
their meals. They came up town
about midnight Sunday evening, but
thele were too many people moving
about to attempt to pull" anything
then so they went to the Great
Northern depot where they aroused
the suspicion of Nightman Irv.
Dobbs. They left the depot about 2
a. m. It seems that they did not have
any particular car Spotted" intend
ing however, to pick up something in
the residential district. After locat-
ing the Hansen garage they backed
the. car into the alley and street and
headed for Minneapolis, arriving
there about $3.50 Monday morning.
Enroute down they came upon a de-
serted Ford and proceeded to remove
the license number. They made way
with the one belonging to the Sank
Centre car and substituted the Ford
license.
According to Smith they were not
connected with any organized gang.
they disposed Of the cars they stole.
After receiving the money for b sale
Smith says he and Pfieffer would
pick up couple of Give ones" and
proceed to spend their money. By
the way Smith is pretty much of a
socialist because he stated that he
mad as much right to the car as did
the Ransens. The socialist idea is
for division of everything.
Monday evening Smith and his
party were arrested in Minneapolis
for not using DINNERS. Late Monday
evening detective from the Mime
apolis force went to an unused barn
in North Minneapolis and located the
Hasen car. He proceeded to camp on
the job and was rewarded for his
effort Tuesday morning at 7 O'Clock
when Smith came for. the car and
was arrested. .-.,..
At the preliminary hearing held
this Thursday morning Smith waived
examination. He was remanded to
the grand jury, and will be taken to
st. Cloud at once. He admits his
guilt and says he is anxious to be-
gin serving his term as soon as pos
sibke. After his arrest ne told the
Minneapolis police where several OF
the cars stolen by him and Ptelter
had been sold.
Word of Pfeiffer's arrest by the
Minneapolis police is expected at any
time. When he is arrested ne Will
be brought to Sank Centre for his
preliminary hearing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-09-25
STUDENTS OF SAUK CENTRE
WIN HONORS- IN CONTEST
AT RECENT STATE FAIR

The canning demonstration team OF
the All Canning Club of Sank Centre
received the announcement last week
that they won sixth place in the
state contest. Mr.. Gillig, the county
club leader, expresses great satisfac-
ton over the fact that the local team
took sixth place in a contest of 81
teams over the entire state. The
score of the Sank Centre team was go
per cent, which was only two points
lower than the team from Stevens
county winning first honors =.
The members of the 1ocal team are:
Corene Schroeder Louise Borgmann
and Idella Jenc These three girls
alone canned over 1900 quarts OF
products this season. The prizes re-
ceived by our team will amount to
over $500. ...
IS The work of the canning club this
summer seems to have been very
successful.
Faye Parker of Sank Centre, who
won the county honors in bread max.
ing last spring carried away the
honors of ninth place in the state
state contest held at the state fair
She received a free trin to the State
Fair and club medal for her work