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strover have no time to spread gossip.
All during December and January the
millionaire lady and the Officer had ;ea on
board the destroyer, anchored in the bay
not far from Mrs. Nanderbilt's home. Her
own speedy motor boat would carry her
from her own private dock 10 the Sldn OF
the Evans and not one Of her friends or
ncighbors knew anything about the adj
venture.
There were dinners on board. too lot
the rules of war were relaxed. with the
dawn OF peace. and one nook Guarded by
two long-noscd guns hCCam" a rcritah!e
lovers retreat. 1t has been wiz. 'n"rcd that
the commanding officer stationed sailor
nearby 10 keep intruicrS away
The navy certainly love; a lover,
Nv the time February came round there
was no doubt that his love had proved too
much for the scruplcs of tho Young officer.
He did not mind the difference in their
ages. Why. man in the navy lives twice
as long as man on shore. 50. by his reCk-
oninC. he was filly-four instead Ct twenty
seven, This was delightfully."- simple. of
course. hui what he could not forget wa
the hugcnesS Of his lady's fortune.
Even as he spoke words Of low" to hr~ on
board his floating homo. he coud look
landward and Sc" her pIlatal nome Irnwn-
ing down on him. He know il cost a quar-
ter of million t0 Keep II up. II" knew
that jewels worth al EmpNrOr'> ransom
we're locked away in strong boxes. that
young Bill was hnir IN ton millions left by
his late father with Oakland Farms. the
maynfiCpu estate three miles out Of New
port.
Even rs Fj'2':mnns stammorod nf his
love ne knc" thai dozen other men were
paving Caurl 20 MS lady. mon Oc her own
tiol tr,.l, u.i. cnt.il al l.
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had score or suitors who seldom left her
a day in peace.
These things Lieutenant Fltzsimons
knew as every one knew them. and he
never for moment dreamed OF falling in
love with a lady Of so exalted a position
In life. But unconsciously after that first
wonderful evening he found himself look
ing forward to other meetings with the
lady. The next time the Evans put into
Newport Fitzsimons as senior officer sug-
gested to Ensign Bill that he bring his
mother out TO tea on board.
Therefore on one wonderful Sunday az
ternoon witness gay little party drinking
tea on the wicked looking ship OF war.
Mrs. Vanderbilt wore her famous sable
wrap and a small sable turban that could
not hide her pretty chestnut hair. Her
good looking son, lowered in the back
ground as pleased as Punch to see how
famouslv his mother and his senior officer
were coming on. Bill was glad 10 encour-
age the acquaintance. for 1t means a lot,
even TO Vanderbilt. to be on friendly
terms with the G. 0.
The tea party ended, but with no Sug-
gestion from Bill. Mrs. Vanderbilt carried
the C. O. of to dinner Son Bill was dis
PATCHED to call on some friends the otAer
end Of the town.
NO. we do not mind being alone, MS
mother smilingly explained.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Vanderbilt could
rot fall in love and play the heroine Of
romance without undergoing uresomc
lot OF publicity. She knew that an" was
tremendously interested in the Young leu
tenant She also knew there must De
twelve to fifteen years difference in their
ages. and that her great forum" would be
a hindrance. She could not confirm" nav
ing him come 70 her homo. where all the
world would soc. "lS" would her budding ro-
nance become smirched with unkind gossip
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Lieut.. Paul
Fitzsimons.

But there was 4
way out-her son
and the Evans.
There was no rea-
son W h Y : h o
should not visit
her son whenever
his ship was in
port. was there?
The Office" COM
plement of a de-
strOyer is small.
VI rs. Vanderbilt
" NJ Il naturally
meet h CT sons
S Q Tor officer
whenever she Wis
tied him. and the
rest would he
simple. Also, there
would be no UNI
kind comment as
10 her visits, for
the crews and Of
nCers Of a de-
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station.
II was born there"
he said. Just twenty
seven years ago. MY
father was medical di-
rector OF the station
and our home was
that first little red
brick cottage" So by
birth Fitzsimons is a
sort Of a Newporter.
Lieutenant F itz-
simons has been called
the handsomeSt man
in tho nav. He Is
:all. broad Shouldered
and carries himself as
a An Of Annapolis
shonNd. He has seen
two years OF war SER
vice in the destroyer
fotil!a and is an all
round good fellow. or
course. he comes OF
people who have never
had any money and
whose social life lies
far from Ncwport.New
York society.
There was 70 doubt,
that first evening.
that the Young lieu-
tenant was deeply i'm
pressed by his charm
ing hostess and her
elaborate establish
msnt. The penalty
paid BY womer in
Mrs. Nanderbi!t's po-
Sition is that every
one knows all about
t h Q m. Fitzsimons
knew that she DOS
sessed a huge fortune.
he knew about her
unhappy domestic life
and her diTO"ce. He
also knew that she
was one Of the most
genuinely philanthro-
pic women in the
world. that she was
keenly interested in
the navy, and that she
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Her Young
Son s Navy
Chum

Perkins, Willing Spencer and others would
trouble him.
The time came, however. when he could
keep silent no longer, and. frankly, when
Mrs Vanderbilt would not let him keep
silence Underneath her social veneer
underneath the glamor OF her wealth ana
high importance there lived a real human
woman, q woman who longed for love rs
ardently as when. girl Of eighteen she
was wooed and won by the Vanderbilt
heir And so in February they became en-
gagged and Mrs. Vanderbilt added new
ring TO her possessions.
March was a busy month for the future
Mrs. Fitzsimons. She planned TO be mar
rfed in April and she had TO collect
trousseau worthy OF herself without letting
anyone into her secret. Her blue tailored
wedding costume was ordered from a Now
mort tailor other gowns were ordered from
Boston, and still others from New York.
Mrs Vanderbilt has always been most
handsomely dressed woman. She Is one
OF the few Newport women who wears
gown but once or twice. The last time
she returned from Europe in 1913, she
brongh, twrnty.one trunks with her. Con.
seQuently her lavish orders In March we're
not viewed with suspicion.
The absence of the Evans from port sew
cral days each week made il easy for Mrs
Vanderbilt to continue her usual mode OF
life As head OF the Rcd Cross Chapter
she spent her days al the headquarters
and also continued her many Newport phil
anthrOuios No ono has ever app"alod IN
vain to Mrs Vandrrhlt's generoSi'r. and
al classes of Newport society love her
Then. too. she still rrCci"rl h"r many do
voted suito7s The last of March il WAS
rrmored that she would marry GeorR" NJ
WooIscv. n wellknOwn ha"hrGT long he
dcspair Of ambitious mothers. This ?mair
was considered 50 seriously by Nc" York
society that every hostess invited WOolsey
onrver they expected Mrs. NaTdCrhit
20 among their guests. This mars E"u'
: The very last Of March.
}ui on the third OF Npri society a. hHm9
I abroad was thund,rstTnrk to """" ct
( Vandcrbilt's almost secret marriage
FiizsimOnS.
taturally with the blooming Of this re-
rkahle romance faShiCnahi" ,0c'ctF
,rvwhcrp is digging into tho past ard
aling tales Of Mrs. Nanhrfhi}t'S On" or
o story. the story that did net turn ont
1piv When Elsie French was a nfNon-
,rold fapprr with yellow curlS I'll Nrnr
. head Alfred Vanderbilt. eighteen
hrs old. as dark as Elsie was fair was
devoted slave.
They went together" CONSTANT" r""n
that age Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mrs. French knew that a marriage
s bound to occur and no effort was
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largest and handsomest In the colony. II
formerly belonged TO Mrs. Vanderbi!ts
mother, Mrs. F.. Ormonde French, and az
ter getting her divorce Mrs. Vanderbilt
spent over a hundred thousand dollars on
the place.
From the wide verandahs one can look
down on Goat Island the torpedo station
of the navy. which lies just below. Dur
ing the evening Mrs Vanderbilt took her
sons friend to the windows Of the ball
room to show him the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-11
SENATOR ItrEp COMING.

The announcement that Senator James Reed OF
Missouri will speak tulsa on the lcnEuc Of nations
within the next fortnight has met with favorable re
cepiion Senator Reed is an able speaker. or the
few members of the senate who measures up to real
oratorical standards and Is tremendously admired for
his courage by many who do not follow him In his
position on the league He will be CIV. a great
ccptlon and accorded a most courteous hearing
It s matter Of keen regret that the people Of this
city have been denied opportunity to hear strong
prepayment Of the league, It was hoped by every one
that President wilson would mako an address In TULSA
during his tour Of the southwest Nor does there vet
appear a good and sufficient reason FOR hls having
reception. There nrc many Tusons who do not en-.
dorse presidents plans and who consider him both
an unwsc and unsatc leader. but all Of them would
have been glad to have heard him-.gnd ot the OPP
portunity to pay respectful attention TO his views
That he not induced to mako brief stop n
this city suggests lack Of enthusiasm ON the part
Of his party followers here. Either they do Rot
slider q visit from him os worth while. or they lack
the organization and standing with their fellows To-
put their wishes
would have been democracy funcuoniuE at us
to have had both the president and Senator
The one proposing the other opposing, yet both demo-
Gratis OF unqucstoncd standing and ability The up
poucuts Of The league tina, the PRESIDENT visit
and speech II it could ho arranged. would DO their
cause mo- harm. and would afford the people oppor-
tunj,y TO match arguments
There ls s'uI hupr that the president may nc rn-
ducca TO include ru'u 0o his Itinerary In amy event
Senator Reed uf Missouri will nc heard during the
latter r1rvor tha month,
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BAROMETER OF PUBLIC OPINION

knew Of Mir IllrauH presence before
me committee WAS Atttr saw a re-
port Uf The proceedings.
knowing that Mr. UpEan had
been lu IRyor ut lhp league ana had
puMiHy sp stated. and seeing thdt
his name wac signed 20 the memorial,
called him up Monday afternoon Go
congratulate HIM ou his changed po-
sNOu.
ne said ho had been before the
committee In Washington and SAID
be htf intended asking me 10 ac-
company him there but added he was
noe against the league particularly,
although ho was uu' Tor 10 AS cnihu.
a.as.l.tl as be had been Rut hc
sltd hc was against the treaty and
stated that he believed % should nof
be- ratified Continuing he stated
that ava examination Of the treaty
showed that. ii was an infamous doe
umout ln many way For Instance,
nr added ~ gives the ryrul tu Italy
ana yet have heard only four pru.
pie object to fnr provision said
had never heard that feature dis
rus.rd that ] was against ii my self
uu general principles and that / WIS
glad tu Fr" that he VAS recorded also
ou the rirht side
Naturally was surprised q. Mi
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places Of the sun. Boys and girls Of
pr'war days viii find the path TO
sudden success.
There is = fortunate direction in
/ business affairs Aberc women are
concerned IhuSR' Who are seeking
] positions should benefit greatly from
The present position OF the stars.
Great cumwercial enterprises that
reach flr into distant fields viii de-
| Nclpp rapidly in the new year.
soldiers again have Mars smiling
/ upon their affairs and encouraging
/ thcir ambitions An officer Will be
/ fcied and praised greatly. To him
/ supreme honors Will be given. but
! his path is not altogether In rhe
light
| Surgeons and physicians have the
| forecast OF period OF extraordinary
activity
Nurses are subject to a leading
| making for recognition and for rec
| owp'uso for past omissions
Plays that present lofty ideas and
| belong 10 real literature are proEnos-
| i.catod az among rhe seasons great
/ Jest successes
| Persons whose birth date II is have
/ the auEury of a successful and
! happy year, but they should avoid
/ Litigation.
Children born on this day are
! likely 10 be energetic, generous ana
| |aff,piiouhto. Thrs" subjects OF Nir-
80 rise most RAPIDLY as employees.
| tCopyrIghi 1919. by tho Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-11
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK

Me and Iuds Simklus ana Rcddy
Merry and Leroy Shoostcr WIS set
ting on my frunt steps tawking. and
pop was standing on tho top step
rmoaking and thinking and US fel
lows started 10 tawk about wat W.
would do II we had a million dollars,
Puds Simkins saying. | know wat ld
10 all rite, Id buy a hole serkus and
nave n going all the time, and |
wQuldcnt lceye ,uyboGS In to see IL
-Nsept my trends, and ! wouldont
even lceNe them in II they got too
uppy
know wat I'd do, scd Reddy MGR
ny. Id buy about "A du2Zln fire on
Elues and Id drive a diffrent one TO
every fire and help put 1t out and
sum times Ia lecve my trends drive
me other ono and sumtimes ] would
ent.
II had million dollers Id
change it into dimes, sed Leroy
Shooster. III have moro dimes than
enybody clts In the wcrld, and Id
tlld mountain out Of them and set
on the top OF II with 10 big bull
DOGS gdrdIug 1t down al the bottom,
and II ony Of my friends wuntcd d
dime Id leeve them take one n /
tclt like II. but II eny Of them tried
TO take one without asking me forst.
the bulldogs would chase them about
a mile and half
Wich jest then pop scd. We'll, how
about you, Benny wat would you.
DO n YOU were millionnlr? sum
ming more sensible and more benc-
ilcial to mankind IN general, | hope.
Yes sir, I sod Id offer prizes with
H. ld give a prize 10 whoever was the
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sweeney on lInEnii.

The publication tn Tho World
Tur9hIy ~ The presence ut Horace"
llaEau, prrgidout Dt the American
legion. al the hearing before The a"n-
ate foreign relations committee Dn
the Irish question and !hc peace
treaty. when his name was sunmi,
ted. with others. In "a memorial OF
protest against the treaty. Creg' It
somewhat Of a furOrc in local demo
cratic aud Irish American circles.
Mr. llaRln had heretofore been Out
spoken Ia his advocacy of the league
of nations ana hla reported change
~ opinion 1s well Ak his statement
that hc was NOT in accord wi,h th"
spirit of the memorial brought turih
considerable comment
"Of course there are some things |
don't know oven unumt the local
IIrish-AmCrluan situation said a +
Sweeney secretary uf tho Friends uf
Irish Freedom, and This may uH
count FOR my lack OF knowledge 'hai
q special request was made for a
resolution from the state relative 20
the Irish question the same 90 De
presented tu the sruptr comulNu" un
foreign relations. or that Nuuc, lip.
gan was asked Go attend The h,uIur
and present ll lu tDt tho iI. ]
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nldn,t Work Tint Mny.

"Rohson. do you know why YOU
are Ike Donkey" the Jester
quericd
Ike n donkey" echoed Robson.
opening his eyes wide II don't"
Because your better half Is stub
horness itself"
The Jest pleased Robson immcrsc -
ly, for he ut once saw the opportu-
nifty for glorious dig at his wife.
So when he got home he said. Dear
do YOU know why ] am like a
donkey" Hc waited moment, e1-
pectinr his wife To give 10 up, But
she didn't She looked nt him some
what pitylnEly ns she answered:
"T suppose it's because you were
born So
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A Chance to LiUe
COOPERATION.

what You want 20 do first
| Bern" she remarked vNecutNcly rs
! Co find out about those rates and
rnutIugs They have classes in
everything ON earth n the Y. NJ.
| e. Al ven saw 'Classca for Gro
/ GERS ON a sign outside their build
/ inE the other day And II they
| haven't what you want they'll tell
| You Whrr" you can get IT,
Then will come some hard dig
clng. dear ' she went round the
| table and gave him a littlc squeeze
la she said H. Il know w-heCausc
| ~. been through II. You'll have Ia
/ give mp your poor old gym. And
| pitch into night work and all sorts
! II weary problems And i'm be
! hard work and All sorts Of weary
prohlcups. Ana itll bc hard, Bern.
| / know what I'm talking about
| Working an day and then working
NIGHTS ls terrific job. | did It,
/ you can do a. IN help you. Wen
manage u together
"Oh. Ucru. I'll have the incest
! dinners for you ready on clock
work schedule, SOS YOU can shoot
right or 10 the night school all fed
up and fat And I'm get books from
I tho library and read up on this
/ socialism thing and pop the most
Important points over to you while
you're eatincl And before you know
| u youW hc getting a raise, and then
another. and presently Mr.. Ark
wright VIII Jerk you out or that
ehipplng cIcrk Job and FAKE you
head of the export department or
NJ o.
, Bern. swavinE with the system lsho
| was thinking again OF the 'funny
! -tairca-c'' nt Coury lg'1ndD and once
{ wcrr on tor wcN shout down 70
/ being so much smarter than the
| others and SO much bctrr circum-
. stuuccd and tell the rcT how to do
/ the same thing
Nance tAnnln loved 10 have him
use the old pet name her father had
/ given hcrD you're a wonder OF Il
J girl"
II was all he said But the way
, he said it carried conviction OF his
carncstncss toward the hard new
/ program.
There is no miracle I'm producing
results by hard work Yet II the
socialist are right some 100000
. families lu these United states. de
spite eternal toil and forever tocinG
thc bread line, and foreNfr will, 80
/ long as the system" lasts.
Uut there ~ miracle about hard
work And 1t lies In the ability OF
. the worker to pun himself up by his
own hoots'rlps TO raise himself by
, .spurt Of energy from hard work
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over and over no honsted concerning
Tho things he had done, hut no
made no impression,
Then he mentioned her beauty.
wherefore ne is learning
Contontmcnt IN having her in his
possession.
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Spring melted into summer and
Bernard and Annie into their boot
strap task. ITerolcally they stuck To
1t through ecourges ot tenement
heat, through wririncSS and dis
couragemcnt. through baby sick
uesses and family cares. Everything
now rcokcd Of war. Stories of tho
daily carnage were bllzonod before
an American public too staggered 80
take In their truo import The
draft law made its mighty Clamor
and took it's mighty toll The cost
Of food and clothes and rent and
every necessary thing ylultcd TO tho
sky.
Annie never looked at Bernie ms
he rushed in from work, ate his
uiggardly meal. splashcd his tired
face and hands in cold water and
tore or to the classes four week
Mt the y NJ c, A. without feeling
him as much hero as any man
who was ready 10 give his hll In
soldicrship, Bcrnle never watched
Annie in her ccaselcss grind and un-
uuenchablc chcerincss without bless
Ing her for an ANGEL OF help and
mercy
(To be continuod)
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Iicrher, McGill American, Killed by Mexi
ConpL August 30. Washington has sent
another note. We fear for American diplomacy II
writer's cranp ever hits Washington.
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IT'S make" plus the efficiency It gains
from outside Influence, never from
anything II originates within.
Thus Morris Rafetzky couldn't get
on. And Bernie Carroll could. Gen
erations OF tyranny behind him and
an unacceptable weight on adversely
upon him made OF Rafetzky slave.
\ heritage OF comparative freedom,
husky body, hclpmate who
matched and backed him quality FOR
quality and Bernie had three lev
ers that slowly and laboriously pricl
him from the mass.
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J ,morruv -Iuut- Nl,-uu r., 'arr-
inm-slf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-27
On County Records
Warranty Deeds.

Warranty Deeds.
Henry A j Pardon ct al, %
Frank Dayck, lot IS. Pardon Bros.
third addition, Rock Island, 81.
Peter D. Rogers to John H. Van
dersiice, lot As in southeast 4 sec
ton 2O-l7-2W, 81 800
John H. Vanderslice to Eliza
Jane LOBBY, lot AZ, in southeast 4
section 23-17-2W. 81.
Henry A. J. Pardon ct al. to Os-
car Breyne and wife, lot q, Pa~i-
don Brow third addition, Rock Is
land. $1.OO.
Carl f. Walstrand and wife to
Arthur r. GustafsOn and wife, lot
., block ;, Columbia Park, Moline,
81.
Caroline E. Stanwood and wife
to Gustavus A. Shailberg, y of east
Il southeast = section 11-lT-lW,
$500.
Peter c. Simmon ct al. to Harry
Katz and wife, north 40 feet. lot u
and Is, Dack's second addition,
Rock Island, 81.
James A. Bowser to Archie E.
and OrsOn A. Bowser, tract in sec
ton 5. and s, township 16-5W, 81.
Jacob Johnson to James A. Nc
Keown, lot i, block 1S9, East Mo-
line, 81.
This is Women's and Children's
Underwear Week at McCabe's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-27
Man HELD UP BY. BANDITS
TELLS OF EVENTS LEADING.
UP TO Staying OF WICERS.

saw the man to the right of me
fire. / am not positive that
could identify him now. 1 know
there were three bandits. one with
"a gun. but can't remember their
description. saw the sheriff
fall"
Cross-examination OF Snyder
was to be taken up at this after
Moons session of court,
Direct Evidence.
The state will seek to prove
direct guilt of O'Riley by offering
direct evidence that he is the man
who fired the shot that killed Sher-
if Wigers, the same to be Corrob
GRATED and sustained by circum-
stantial evidence.
This was told the jury in the OPP
ening statement by States Attor-
ney Bell when court convened this
morning.
We will offer evidence to show
that the shot that killed Wigers
was fired by O'Riley with murder
Gus intent" he stated. I'VE will
show that it was not an accidental
stray shot that struck the sheriff,
but one fired by a man expert in
the handling of a revolver. A sec
Ond bullet pierced the lapel of the
sheriff's coat and grazed its way
through the clothes.
THE state will also show that
the defendant failed to reach the
bandit machine as it started away
and was forced to seek cover in a
field at the side of the road and
make his way into Moline on foot.
Wood Cites Bible.
George W. Wood, who with for
mer Judge r. W. Olmsted, is de-
Tending ORiley, cited the old
Mosaic law that required an eye
for an eye. a tooth for a tooth. etc.
to indicate that the same thing pre-
walls i'll modern times, despite a
passage in the new testament that
reads, GO and sin no more"
He said the defense will seek to
prove that OBiley was frightened
into making alleged admissions of
guilt; that he was compelled to an
swer yes to questions asked him at
the time of arrest.
Wood compared the positions of
the jury with that of Mr.. Olmsted's
and himself in saying that it was
a solemn duty to perform.
You must remember that YOU
are not the only ones selected con-
trary to desire. 1t is not the de
sire of counsel to serve without
remuneration. but when appointed
by court it becomes our solemn
duty to see that the defendant Sc
sures a just and impartial hear
ing"