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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

hate to have you in this ugly bust
ness"
Hes the man." she said, as the doc
tor had entered the next day with his
wife beside him, who tried to break in
Historically with eulOgies of her hus-
band.
81 know he's the man." Jimmie said,
his face white with rage. "You-
said-yOu'd get even with-me," he
painted, as he pushed the doctor into
his inside Office, and locked the door.
Jimmie Grant knew how to handle ex-
cited men.
you're the man-who'd do that
that-fOr your revenge. You'd take
away my whole life, my happiness,
would you? Well, I'll take away yours.
And by the process of law. Slowly.
In JAIL" he Kissed.
The voice of Beth broke in again,
wailing, tragic voice, and then the voice
of the other Woman-the doctors
wife.
Within the soul of Jimmie Grant a
conflict ragged and tore. Should he
mete out to this man the punishment
he deserved? Or should he let him
go-out to his happiness-and his own
repentance? Could he do it? Deeply
he knew it was what Beth would have
him do-if she thought about it after
ward. What good would he be do
ing by Furnishing Arthur, who was be-
ing punished enough? For the first
time he had felt himself to be SCOUT
drel. That was apparent enough.
81 don't deserve forgiveness" he
begged. II should get it all, all that's
coming to me-but for her-my wife.
I don't want to shield myself behind
her. 1 don't know what made me do
it. was mad, mad! Oh, If had sue
ceeded, how terrible!" And he broke
down and cried.
But Jimmie's battle was won. &C.,"
he said, "and tell her anything-that it
was an old row we had years ago.
That lost my temper-anythingw
He opened the door. Beth was in
his arms and with frightened eyes and
white face Mrs. Chisholm went out,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

clutching her husbands arm. "Are
you all right, Roddy darling?" Jimmie
heard her say.
He looked at Beth for a long mo-
ment.
The others had gone now.
eve were to have gone tomorrow
on a house party over Thanksgiving
do you suppose we could go off on
our Thanksgiving holiday, just we
twow he asked her. II want to feel
I've got you, got you close"
She looked up at him and put her
head on his coat. Jimmie" she muir.
INJURED.
eve could get married at once" he
said. "There are plenty Of parsons
who'd marry us!"
And as he held her he felt in his
heart his own thanksgiving, for so
soon was he to hold as forever his
the girl he loved most dearly, and for
her he had won the greatest victory
over himself.
: sit has always been my favorite
day." she said. "It's such honey
dayw
They left his Office and got into
Jimmie's little car.
II hope we find the parson in," she
said, after they had decided where they
would go after the license was OBJ
tanned.
eff he isn't, We'll look up another"
Jimmie answered, and as he raised her
hand to his lips and kissed it police
man grinned and said:
SLOWLY, young man, slowly, you'll
be held up at the next block for
speedin' If you amt careful" q.
But neither Of them heard. Instead,
Beth leaned back with happy, con-
tented sigh and said:
ooh, Jimmie, dear, I'm so glad New
York's full of parsons! And that
Thanksgiving day is day for no one
outside the homel"
copyright 1913. Western Newspaper Unionl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

too much in the limelight, too. But
this had happened many years ago
and abroad. There had been nothing
about it in the American papers. All
night long the doctor worked. He
had weakened in his dreadful resolve
when his wife had knocked at the door
and urged him to stop working, but
only for moment. And this girl was
telling no one she had come to him.
II have some little capsules for you"
he told her. They're quite harmless
and will keep you from wanting
sweets" He would tell her this so
she would get her imagination at
work.
81 have them all weady for you,"
he said nervously. "You might take
them now. Here's some water"
That part had been easy. "Now for
the diet which I'll prescribe for you,"
ne added.
But she hadn't taken the capsules.
Instead, she was holding the small
box containing the three small pellets.
There was something about his man.
ner which, for some obscure reason
she did not like.
"Well I guess I'll take them home"
she said.
The thought flashed through his
mind that she did not trust him, that
she might have the capsules examined.
you've got to take them," he said.
And then he saw what he had done.
"a doctor is apt to be too severe;" he
tried to smile.
She was starting to go.
ooh, the capsules" he said, as easily
as he could. He was shaking now.
eff you'll diet for awhile, and then
come and let me know how you're get
ting on, that will do for the present.
You needn't take any medicine if you
don't want to-
"All right" she said, and was out
of the door.
"Give those pills back to me-" he
screamed.
But she had caught the elevator on
one of it's trips going down.
He called frantically to the boy
"Down! Down. but when he reached
the street she had gone.
She told her story to Jimmie, con.
fessed it all, described the doctor.
"rll have the capsules examined,
but meantime don't bother your sweet
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

eve take pleasure in answering at
once, and thus prominently, the COM
below, expressing at the
same time our great qualification that
it's faithful author is numbered among
the friends of the Sun:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25
Had Been Assistant District attorney.

They were to be married in three
months. Beth was getting her trous-
seau and seeing about an apartment
and doing the many things she seemed
to feel it was essential to do before
getting married.
The only cloud now upon her hori-
ION was the fact that she was too
stout, and happiness only seemed to
make her feel lazier and more con-
tented, which was all very we'll and
very pleasant, only it had added a
goodly number of pounds to her weight
as the weeks went by. And she would
! be happy and she would gain-and
Jimmie didn't like fat women.
She had heard Of doctor who was
famous for his diets, for making fat
people thin, for making thin people fat,
and he was not a quack. She had
been careful to find that out, and So,
without admitting her vanity to jim
ME, she went to see him.
''You understand how feel about it,
Doctor Chisholm" she said a few days
later as she talked to a young man
scarcely older than Jimmie. 'My iance
is the dearest man-but he is very SEN
sitive-and while I don't mean that it
is foolish to have you prescribe for me
he would be so afraid that was in
! turing my health that he wouldn't ap-
| prove at ALL"
"Well, to start with, a diets the
thing"
eyes," she agreed, Jimmie even
tells me I shouldn't eat so many
sweets"
Jimmie is the lucky man, take
IT," the doctor remarked.
eyes, Jimmie Grant," she said. The
doctor drew back suddenly, but she
did not notice any change in his man
ner as she added naively. "He is
wonderful"
I'm sure Of it," the doctor said. Il
used to know a Jimmie Grant. He
went to college with me. / wonder if
he could be the same.
perhaps! How interesting" Beth
said, as she told him Jimmie's college,
but he shook his head.
mo, h must be different Jirr0
Grant Ours was fine man, too.
onaaas evidently had fine j.
,al Ours was an
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25
Is There q
Santa Claus?
Classic Answer of q Nezv
York Journalist Affirming
Little Girls Belief

NE of the finest things ever
h written about Christmas was
the editorial printed 20 years
81 ago by the New York Sun in
answer to the earnest appeal of little
New York girl to be told whether
Santa Claus really exists. It's author,
Frank p. Church, was an accomplished
journalist and wrote much on many
subjects, but his fame will rest chiefly
on this beautiful setting forth of an
eternal truth. With DR.. Clement Clarke
Moore's "a Visit From st. Nicholas"
it is one of the great classics of the
Christmas season.
The answer to the eternal question
as printed in the Sun follows:
eve take pleasure in answering at
once, and thus prominently, the COM
munication below, expressing at the
same time our great qualification that
it's faithful author is numbered among
the friends of the Sun:
dear Editor am eight years old.
Some of my little friends say there is
no Santa Claus. Papa says: If you
see it in the Sun it's so. Please tell
me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
VIRGINIA O'HANLON,
"115 West Ninety-first Street.
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have beer affected by
the skepticism of skeptical age. They
do not believe except they see. They
think that nothing can be which is not
comprehensive by their little minds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be
mems or children's, are little. In this
great universe of ours man is mere
insect, an ant, in his intellect, as COM
pared with the boundless world about
him, as measured by the intelligence
capable of grasping the whole truth
and knowledge.
eyes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give
to your life it's highest beauty and joy.
Alas! How dreary would be the world
If there were no Santa Claus It would
be as dreary as if there were no Vir-
ginias. There would be no childlike
faith then, no poetry, no romance, to
make tolerable this existence. We
should have no enjoyment except in
sense and sight. The eternal light with
which childhood fills the world ~-nuld
be extinguished.
''Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might rs we'll not believe in fairies
You might rot your. papa to hire men
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25
Nsases NEsssss=

to watch in all the chimneys on Christ
mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even
If they did not see Santa Claus COM
ing down, what would that prove? No
body sees Santa Claus, but that is no
sign that there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are those
that neither children nor men can see.
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn? OF course not; but that's no
proof that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the Won
tders that are unseen and unseeable in
the world.
"You may tear apart the baby's rat
tie and see what makes the noise in.
side, but there is a veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest
man, nor even the united strength of
all the strongest men that ever lived,
could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,
poetry, love, romance, can push aside
that curtain and view and picture the
supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is
lit all real? All, Virginia, in all this
world there is nothing else real and
abiding.
''No Santa Claus! Thank God, he
lives and he lives forever. A thousand
years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times
10000 years from now, he will con-
finue to make glad the heart of child
hood"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

head about anything-not even your
self-except mew
When Doctor BlakemOre of the
board of health gave back the report
to Jimmie he felt sure then, though he
hadn't doubted it for a moment, that
the Doctor Chisholm had been the Ar
thur of college days.
But what a revengei
He told Beth something Of the re-
port and asked her to come down to
his Office the following day, for he
had summoned the doctor there and
was having him closely watched.
"Tm afraid you'll have to come,
dearest" he said, ito ideatify him. ]
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

like to study Law, it had been arranged
for him. His father only said:
"Of all contemplate things, the
meanest is to make a son take up a
work which isn't his"
SO Jimmie studied law, then he went
into an Office and moved upward until
he had been an assistant district attor-
ney in New York. His brilliant work
had won him big reputation.
Life was so full of pleasures and
Of joys and of everything going on
smoothly, happily. And the last and
the greatest of all the happiness he
had known had been when he had
loved and found that he had won the
heart of Beth Gray.
There had been only one incident
which, as Jimmie now looked back
upon his life. had at all made him
unhappy, and he thought of it but sell
dom now.
One of the boys he had liked best
at first at college, and who had had
many winning qualities, had turned
out to be the worst sort of scoun-
drel He had cribbed in examinations,
cheated in games, and used money
which had not belonged to him. They
had a rule at college by which the
student body could expel, and they
had expelled Arthur Cogswell.
Jimmie's establishment in his
friend had been his only tragedy.
h0
Arthur's face and the fiery red of the
long narrow scar over his right eye
when he said as he gritted his teeth :
81 know you're Irresponsible for this. -
(Arthur often made WIS of his r's.)
"And I'll get you for it some day, if it
takes me all my life
Now it had completely gone out of
his mind. He thought only of Beth
and of being a success for her sake.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25
Christ Is Born
by
Louise F. EI,71endOr1

The worzd, late racked with pain
through bloody gears,
Has climbed its weary long pathed
CALGARY,
Where millions died, as Christ,
that they might free
Others from Urong and black OPP
pression's tears.
Once more now through the Wor1d
comes to oar ears
The song of all the ages, "Christ
Is born"
Mute tongued to notes of joy haze
been the bells,
And only childhood and old age
dared try
To sing, so near the threatening
battle sky,
The song that told, though duzzed
by shrleking shells
Whose bursting turned a thousand
homes to bells,
The wo4der Of the ages, "Chrlst
is BORN"
Our faith IN God has brought to us
the goal;
Wor-weory lands haze peace on
earth again.;
Ind in the Scared and fire.
parged hearts Of men,,
Made sweet and strong by Suffering
of the souz,
Through travail Of a worZd once more
made whole,
Anew IN human hearts the Christ
is born.
Dear God, the Christmas songs are
fraught with prayer
That Thou wiH be with those
whose tears still pay
That we may haze the glory of
this day;
That men may hve their thanks;
that lives may bear
Eternal witness for Thee, every-
where
Proclaiming that IN us the Christ
Is born.
ssea.sssss @Nskxasas
Changed His Mind.
Doris-I thought you and George
were going skating?
Marjorie-So we were, but when he
saw I I'D my h.t trimmed win mis-
uet0e ne 81 us Er 70 for a walk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

VERIFYING in the life OF
James Grant, known to all
as Jimmie, had been even
and smooth. Things had
just happened that way for
him. After college when he
decided he did not want
to go into his fathers busi-
ness but that he would
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-12-25

Doris-I thought you and George
were going skating?
Marjorie-So we were, but when he
saw I I'D my h.t Trimmed win mis-
tlet0e he 4 81 us M 70 for a walk.
The sun., 1919-06-18
ONLY ONE TROOPSHIP
ENERGIES FROM FOG
Lieut.. Spalding, VioIinist, in
Charge of I 1897.

Only one troop laden ship of several
due came out OF the fog that curtained
the coast yesterday. She is the italian
liner Dante Alghiere, with 1887 dough-
boys. in command of Lieut.-Col John s.
Pratt Of the Coast Artillery Corps. A
scarcity of coal In Gibraltar kept the
liner there eight days and In that period
destroyers took off about one-third Of
the ships company that got shore leave.
while the Y. NJ. c. A. managed to enter
tain the rest aboard.
Lieut.. Albert Spalding. son of ].
Walker Spaldlng, head OF the sporting
goods firm, assisted materially In re-
lieving the monotony OF the long Glib
raltar wait by violin solos. The Lieu
tenant went over in November. 1911.
served In France as liaison officer. later
trained at Foggia and got his commits
sion as a fiier Just before the armistice
was signed.
The Lieutenant says he Is much in
terested in aviation. but does not expect
to continue flying. as he prefers the pur-
suit OF music to that OF aerial fame. He
probably will go on tour as a viollnist.
a profession in which he won distinction
before the war He said he believed the
war had helped rather than harmed
music, as the Americans abroad had
been in touch with continental musical
art and had showed an appreciation Of
classical music,
Four transports in the murk reported
by wireless yesterday that they eX-
pected to dock this morning. They are
the Agamemnon, the America. the Duca
degli Abruzzi and the South Bend. with
a total Of 1874 military passengers.
The sun., 1919-06-18
CLUBS TO AUCTION
THEIR LIQUOR STOCKS
Some Will Permit Members to
Use Lockers.

Many OF the clubs of the city have
announced that between now and July
they will auction Off their immense
store of liquors to members in prepare
ton for wartime prohibition which will
prevent sales after that date. At the
Union League, Lotus, Union, Metropol-
itaa and several other clubs the one
condition governing the auction is that
members are not to store their pur-
chases in lockers or other compartments
in the clubhouses.
A considerable number OF other clubs
however are advertising that the drink
ables may be kept in lockers, at the
owners risk. This is the case at the
Republican Club, where II IL said that
many OF the members have already ap-
piled for their share of the stock to
be disposed of and have announced their
intention OF availlng themselves of stor-
age there.
The Crescent Athletic Club. in Brook
lyn yesterday, in announcing its sale Of
liquors, remarked that 'the club has
excellent storage facilities and will be
pleased to store at the members risk
any liquor purchased from the clubs
stock. Individual lockers will be in
stalled to hold four quart bottles and
be charged for at the rate of IS per
annum, unless forbidden earlier by law"
The announcement also stated that no
deliveries would be made from storage
prior to the time prohibition is effective.
Liquor sales to members from club
stocks are also announced by the Har-
ward. Yale. Princeton. Cornell. Column
bia, University. New York Yacht. Alpha
Delta Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi
Delta Theta, Friars. Lambs and many
other clubs. At many OF them final
celebration over the last Saturday in
June Is being arranged. What wet goods
remain unconsumed will at that time
be auctioned of to the members.
Wholesale liquor houses are already
disposing of their stocks by auction, lest
they be caught after July 1 with I'M
salab Bile goods. During the last three
days one house had disposed of S250,000
worth. The public appears to have
awakened to the drought which will
come with the advent of next month and
buying is going on at a tremendous
scale At many of the large retail
liquor stores It was said that sales OF
bottled goods had doubled. and in some
instances trebled, in the last three days
According to the proprietor Of one
such establishment. a single customer
yesterday bought 100000 worth of cham
,agnes and liquors. and orders ranging
from $4,000 to $4,000 ore not infre-
quent
The sun., 1919-06-18
BURGLARS THRIVE
BY SECRECY ORDER
TWo Safe Robberies in One
Block Come to Light.

Some of the fruits of Mayor Hylan's
order forbidding the police to talk aoout
robberies came to light yesterday with
news of two daring burglaries on sue
cessive nights not more than a block
apart. Despite the fact that she had
bene warned by the police TO keep
strictly secret tho fact that a band of
robbers tried on Saturday night to carry
away her safe containing $4,000 worth
of gems. Mrs. c. Van Rensselaer, Cogs-
well OF IL East Eleventh street told the
story yesterday to reporters.
These reporters also learned that while
the police were exerting themselves to
keep the news of the Cogswell robbery
secret another safe was ripped in the
offices of the New York Clothing Cutters
Union at a West Twelfth street. a block
from the Cogswell residence and $4,000
stolen.
Mr.. Cogswell. who is secretary and
treasurer of the United States Cobalt
Company. IS Wall street. was out of
town with Mrs. Cogswell when the first
robbery occurred. The thieves entered
the home via the back yard of the
Grosvenor Hotel, took about $1,000
worth of jewelry that was lying In a
dresser and then turned their attention
to the safe. This they decided to carry
away and open at their own convenience.
AS they were lowering II from the sec
ond story window the rope that was
holding 1t snapped and the safe crashed
to the pavement. The thieves ran with
the Jewels that they had previously
taken.
The following day the police were busy
urging the Cogswells and others to keep
quiet lest other crooks learn how near
the plan had come to success and take
inspiration therefrom. And while they
we're thus stopping up all possible leaks
Bang" went the other safe on the
next block,
The sun., 1919-06-18
|HYLAN WARNS OF BAN
ON JULY 4 FIREWORKS
Mayors Proclamation Orders
Strict Enforcement.

Mayor Hylan yesterday issued a proc
lamation for a Victory Independence
Day. AS in many years past. the use OF
fireworks in the city will be prohibited
and no permits for their sale will be is
sued. The proclamation follows:
This year our Independence Day rele-
bration will be especially significant The
world war is at an end. American arms
have triumphed.
I'm this city arrangements are being
made for an unusual demonstration in
the way of victory parade. in addition
to the customary musical concerts and
patriotic exercises Such forms OF celebra-
ton appeal to all. They are sane. en-
joyable and fitting to commemorate the
birthday we celebrate.
Explosives are not necessary for
proper celebration of the day. Their use
is dangerous and prohibited by law
The Fire Commissioner will issue no per-
mits for their display or use. The police
will see to 1t that the law in this regard
is observed.
1.-The great toll OF suffering and death
which has always followed in the wake
of celebrations OF which fireworks and
firearms were a part is alone sufficient
reason for the discontinuance OF their
use.
Attention is therefore directed to the
great danger to life and property attend
ant upon the use OF explosives as
means of celebration. and to the liability
to arrest and punishment which will fol-
low their Use or display
THE cooperation of all inhabitants
OF this city is requested in order that the
Celebration OF independence Day this year
may be safe and sane, and significant OF
our gratitude for the brilliant successes
of our military ard naval establish
ments."
The sun., 1919-06-18
New bLouses
extra sizes

A blouse that is notice
able among many new
models is an embroidered
one of navy blue Georgette
combined with either a
touch of red or blue. The
long lines give one an in
clination to look more
slender. This model is
finished with beading;
$16.50.
Cool looking is a model
of light gray Georgette. 1t
is pleated and long in line;
having a touch of white
Georgette forming a semi
vestee; SIS.
Blouses noted for their
roomy sleeves and being
long enough so that they
will mot pull out" at the
waistline.
There are many blouses from
$5.95 to $3.50, in white, flesh,
wistaria, navy, taupe and black.
Third floor. Old Building.