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Three Causes Of habit.

Taking the evidence as II stands
there are three causes, administration
by physicians. Standardization. as
sociation. AS to all, one thing may be
said as we turn to the question Of
remedies for the existing situation:
II the control OF opium can be maln-
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Frst Mysterious Shot
IN LOUe's Nelu Dream,

sergeant Boyce, of the New York
s Sate police. declared he was far from
ssushed with the statements obtained at
we camp and the hospital.
- gave me two versions of the
saoou"7, said Boyce. 'Once she said
ser husband had accidentally pulled the
Ssger. Later she said the revolver
"as discharged when It was dropped.
n, We learned 1t was Jack clifford
Ii,mseif who made the dash across the
luxe in a motorboat for n physical n
in,thheaiately n th1 after the shooting. That Is
I'm ,ne ,t race OF a statement by Mrs. John
made the trip.
~, we wanted the shirt to see II 1t
Rro, powder. stained. DIR. Thurber, Of
,a,dn.hrdsville, ,a,d who went to tho camp,
clssnooaa mat the wound already had been
thar WIN an antiseptic and that II
sntrenaad % nad been powder burns about the
vSsn vS"Se S wound they were not present
e examined the patient"
eoun,a ,ha'eyer the discrepancies in the ac-
eYnis,n gwen the police they might be
msntS s IN part by the hysterical mo-
Inc Ior feggy that followed the shoot
prss,,dnsst streme fright often dlstorts i'm.
v.ss %A1ls n,,,tas the Stat. police admittedly
shoo,,ppuu puzzled by some features of the
nons ~ tne county authorities shared
Jerry ~ az doubts. District Attorney
yheed y sheriff Codey were con-
* Ssei r,, Wss accidental.
snl H., onnord disclosed that Peggy
ApecSs husband were planning an
usnce Tor an Atlantic CITY
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Wanted Peggy to Hide
Her Romance Abroad

This Haunting of her views on love
must have been gall to Marshall Field,
Sd, brother of Henry and grandson of
the founder of the Field fortune.
Marshall Field, Sd, and his wife,
who was Evelyn Martin, New York
society girl, have their hearts set on
brilliant social triumphs on that CLAM
ourous isle of Manhattan. ..
The Marshall Fields are building a
wonderful home there. The site is in the
most fashionable block Of East Sixty
ninth street. The house will have big
ballroom and an unusually large mum.
Der of guest chambers, indicative of
plans for extensive entertaining.
The situation carelessly created by
Peggy and Henry Field in a dazzle of
youth, love and luxury has been bitter
embarrassment to the Field family.
The Fields would have liked to see
Peggy tuck herself away IN some re-
mote corner Of Europe, or Asia, for
that matter. They would have been
content IL Peggy had been caught by
the reputed lure of the South Sea isles
and passed her life In m atmosphere Of
cocoanuts, palm trees and grass skirts.
But tho palm and cocoanut groves
that appeal to the pretty dancer\ arc
found in cabarets and hotel dining
rooms. And as for the grass skirts,
she Is willing to don one for dance
number IL the bookiug agent requires 1t,
Peggy does not want to leave New
York and other points East. Her pres.
ence In New York threatened continual
embarrassment to the millionaire
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Fields, anxious to have Henry's wild
oats forgotten.
Discreet advances were made to for
Peggy's attorney. An annuity of $4,000
was offered the dancer If she would ex-
lie herself from New York and live
West.
But Peggy's "No. thank you," was
not less emphatic because it was framed
in the best legal phraseology that ex-
Judge Dunno has at his command.
And what was more, she went gaily
ahead with her plans for a stage ca
rcer. ''Buddy" johnson had tried his
hand as a stock broker. lie had good
business blood In him, inherited from
bis father, who. was president Of the
Nassau Railroad Company.
But the business blood was counter
balanced by nimble dancing ability
and an indeinable something that was
a heritage of war service. Hundreds of
returned fighting men found humdrum
business impossible after the excite
ments of war.
Urged by Peggy, johnson also de-
cided on q stage career. He was good
dancer when he met the former chorus
girl, and he became better dancer
under her expert tutelage.
The tracks were clear, the signals
were set the right way and success
twinkled up the line for the young cou-
pie. 1t was even rumorsd that Pcggy's
oceans Of publicity would not harm
them as box -ofice attractions.
But an ~ounce or less of lead may
change all that.
And what of little Henry Field John
son. Peggy's darling TONY?
Although acknowledged informally as
the child Of Henry Field, he Is mot
Henry Fields issue" In the eyes Ut
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, The will shows an evident pride in
the perpetuation of the name of Field"
said Judge Sullivan, "and this could
scarcely be considered consistent with
the evident intent to have the name and
fortune linked, and at the same time
fund be created for the support of
children who could not legally bear the
name of Field"
The court then mentioned "the fcCl-
ing of sympathy naturally evoked in
any human breast for the child in the
case, and added. "but cases must be
decided ON the law as II exists and NOT
as any one may think it should be-"
The battle over the word issue"
Was fought all over again in another
Chicago court few months later.
Former Governor Dunne's argument
once more was that the word Issue
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Field Millions Tied Up
by WeLI.RiUited VIII

Marshall Field, the Chicago mer-
chant tied up his millions in a copper
riveted trust fund for eventual distri-
button among his grandsons, Henry and
Marshall, Sd.
In his will the merchant directed
that If either died without issue" be-
fore the final distribution of the estate,
his share was to 60 to the surviving
brother.
In summing up their arguments. the
attorneys for Peggy and "Tony." or
Bunny" as she sometimes called the
boy, contended that Henry Field left
Issue" when he died unexpectedly in
July, 1917.
They pointed to Henry Anthony
Marsh, now Henry Field johnson, and
said: "There is the issue"
In meeting this contention, the attor-
neys for the Field estate insisted that
the founder of the fortune meant illegal
ISSUE" They also pointed to the boy
and said:
"He may be the issue to Henry Field;
we do not dispute 1t; but he is not
the legal, lawful, legitimate issue, such
rs the will stipulated. In the eyes of
the Inv Henry Field died childcss."
This latter contention was upheld By
the various Judges who passed on the
case, among them Judge Dennis II.
Sullivan, Of the Cook County Superior
Court. in Chicago.
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SAYS He Gaze First Aid
to johnson in His Room

bud was lying on the floor" he
continued. ''Hc told me that his re-.
volver had been accidentally discharged
when he wns putting 1t away. tore
up the nightshirt he was wearing. and
after washing the wound with Iodine
bound it up
There the matter stands as far ns the
county authorities are concerned, ap-
parently.
Peggy and Buddy. johnson have
been married now for twenty months,
long enough for the HONEYMOON rap
lures to be succeeded by loving compan-
Has Peggy changed her attitude to-
ward marriage and the problem Of mated
lives?
The slender, graceful young woman
who danced her way into the heart Of
Henry Field did not give two snaps OF
her tapering fingers for the marriage
Even three years after Fields death.
as the husband of another woman, and
only a year before her marriage to
johnson, Peggy expressed views about
wedlock. which shocked friend and enemy
alike.
tho necessity Of a marriage ceremony
will bc done away WITH she said.
II believe that people are coming
more and more to realize that true AZ
lection should be the bond between a
man and woman and not the rigid
chains OF the law.
mature tells every woman that she
has a right to motherhood and that that
is the fulfillment of her life. do not
see how the marriage ceremony can
make or mar that right. -.
"Surely. when a woman loves man
Il is her right for that man to he the
father Of her children II the economic
welfare of her children is provided for.
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remainder would be SO invested as to
oring them an income of 5 per cent.
feggy never asserted that Henry
fleid promised to marry her or that
she ever expected him to marry her.
You must understand" she said,
some time before the Supreme Court
decision, that never represented my :
self as Henry Fields wife, either be-
fore or after his death. ! have never
misrepresented or colored one incident
in our, relationship. -,
1T was in 1918 that Henry was
introduced to me. He was in England,
living with his mother and was Just out
OF college. He had seen me ON the
stage number Of times and admired
he sought an introduction and re-
ceived 1t at the hands Of friend Of
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mortas, whereas II there had been 10
legal marriage there would have been
no thought in either mind of the COM
pulsion to stay and, more than likely
no wish to separate.
IT think that man and woman
should live together only as long as
they care for one another. Tic first
five years of companionship will tell
them il they care deeply enough to live
together the rest Of their lives
But in the next breath, Peggy airily
tried to sweep away the consequences
which even she realized would result
from her radical doctrine of mated
love.
II do not mean," she said, "that
men should fit from one woman to an
other, or that women should fit from
one man to another. That Is, Of course,
wrong"
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In the will meant any issue. Wher-
ever legal issue" was intended, he
said, II was always 30 specified.
Says Young millionaire
Agreed to Support Son
"After Henry Field and Peggy Marsh
had erred they acted pretty decently on
both Sides" said Judge Dunno. when
faced with maternity Peggy Marsh was
neither a coward nor an infanticide.
She bestowed upon her son the love OF
a mother. Henry Field proved himself
to be a man. He lavished money upon
the son and the mother, left nothing
undone that would add to their COM
fort, and before marrying signed a con-
tract to support them
The attorney then introduced a copy
of the agreement. According to the
contract Mr.. Field was to pay Miss
Marsh during their joint lives $4,000
year for the support Of herself and
the boy. As the boy became fve and
ten years old the sum was to be In
creased by $2500, to 90 toward his edu-
cation. Mr.. Field also took out an in
surance policy for 800 900, OF which
in the event Of his death SIC, 900 would
70 to the mother and the child, and the
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An,ertcanisns the Bond
That Led to Romance

II found Henry a charming. unaf.
fected boy and we both discovered q
bond at once in our intense American.
ism. was born in Chelsea, Mass, al.
though the greater part Of my stage
work has been on the other side, solely,
however, through the chance which
seems to guide the fortunes of those
who live through the theatre.
Before went home the night OF
the supper Mr.. Field had asked per-
mission to call, and ] had given 1t. Our
attachment seemed instantaneous. On
his second visit to me he tod ME he
loved me and was sure he did. I
know that loved bin. We had many
a little holiday und week END trip to-
gether.
AFTER we Lad known each other
about six mouths Henry propos I'd thst
we take a small house and 1 agreed.
For about two years we were a. happy
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as two persons ever can hope to be.
I'm 1916, when Bunny our little
son. was born. ! think our love for
each other was at its height. Henry
was immensely happy and proud of the
baby. AL the arrangements made then
for tho little fellows care were Henry's
own ideas.
'As I have said. In all those happy
months I did not present myself to any
one as Henry's wife. As much as
loved him I knew / could never do
that. He never tried to deceive me az
to what might expect. He told mo
hcnts OF the plans that had been
made for his future and how he had
BEEN trained with the idea that he
was to take his place some day In
AmtrIcan business affairs"
ended when Henry Field volunteered for
service with the British Army. He
was detailed as chauffeur for an officer
of the British general staff and had
served for several months, when his
health became impaired.
An indefinite leave of absence was
arranged for Field and he told Peggy
he was going 10 America TO visit his
brother and his friends. He left Eng.
land. Letters came regularly to Peggy
in her London fat. Then the love
bubble" burst.
Henry Field told her of his approach
ing marriage to Nancy Perkins. daugh.,
ter CT the late Mr.. and Mrs. 7. Mon
cure Perkins, of Richmond, Va Mrs.
Perkins was one Of the beautiful Lang
horne sisters" one of whom is Lady
Astor, a member of the British Hsuss
of Commons, another the wife Of Charles
Dana Gibson, the illustrator.
Peggy had her first great sorrow
when young Field became a bridegroom
in February, 1917. Her sorrow deep
ened when he died in the following July
after an operation. Her one conso.
iation was Tony" budding into . \
chubby, lovable little boy.
Although she had declaimed 30 point i.
edly against the necessity OF inarriaSs.
she sought to find happiness In matri.
mony.
Will her happiness fade again. Or =
she being tried In q crucible that WI
burn away false ssnttmentslism and
eays the elements sf happier. swsefss.
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years old.
When Henry Field died, five
months after marrying a beautiful
virginian, Peggy's lawyers began a
memorable fight to win for "Tony"
the s5O,OOO,oOO that Field would
have inherited. The battle was lost.
The former chorus girl who con-
eesled no details Of her life with
Henry Field is now the wife of
Albert Buddy" Johnson, nephew
Of the late Tom johnson, four times
Mayor of Cleveland.
Their welded life has been happy.
At least the public has never heard
the slightest whisper to the contrary.
Only four months ago johnson, a
former aviator, proved his devotion
10 Peggy by adopting "Tony," now
known legally as Henry Field
Johnson.
A short time ago the Johnsons,
Peggy, her husband and the little
chap she adores, went to Lake Cha
teaugay, in Upper New York. They
were at the camp Of Jack Clifford,
zone time husband Of Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. ~
Growing fainter in Peggy's mem,
Cry were those idyllic but unconyen-
tional two years in London when
love sang for her and Henry Field.
Her new love and her boundless
devotion to her boy were building
new tissue over the scars of the
past. The rose petals of happiness
lay fresh and fragrant in her palm.
Z Then revolver shot.
The bullet tore through her hus-
bands abdomen and penetrated to
the back. The accident-they insist
Il was an accident-occurred near
midnight on August 81.
Johnson, gravely wounded, said
lshe revolver was accidentally dis
charged. The guests at the camp had
been at target practice during the
afternoon. Peggy alone, it was
stated, was with her husband when
the accident came, with it's threat to
deprive her Of "Tony's" foster
father.
Clifford washed the wound and
then sped across the lake in a motor
boat for medical aid. Later Johnson
was taken to the Champlain Valley
Hospital at Plattsburg.
The State police tried to find the
shirt JohnsonEwas wearing when the
revolver was discharged. They were
~ld it had been torn up for bandages.
johnson, the police declare, said
NE revolver belonged to Clifford.
ihe latter insisted that the weapon
was owned by the wounded man.
Inc police tried to find the revolver,
but failed.
Clifford told investigators that
the revolver had been brought to
'lattsburg by Miss Olive Sherring-
.am' little "Tony's" governess. At
Ilattsburg the governess insisted
'nat the weapon was still at the
camp.
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cabaret engagement. On the night Of
the shooting, he said. some time was
passed in going over the dance.
"At 10 80 most of US retired,' Jack
went on. "At II o'clock l heard n
scream from Johnson's room. Then
there were sounds which led me to be:
lieve that fuss was in progress.
hurried up to the door and Peggy ran
TO me-
Clifford said Peggy cried:
''Bud has shot himself
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MADE FUTILE FIGHT TO GET
" SH ARE or FIELD MILLIONS
IFOR THE SON OF DEAD YOUTH
toted at Need Of Marriage and Then
Became Bride Of Broker Who Gaze
4 Ub Business Life to Cavort soith Her
in Cabarets

petals happiness always
Of pretty Peggy Marsh?
forever stalking the heels Of love along path that
Ne shapely dancer treads?
Peggy nest" London Henry Field grandson Of the
famous Marshall Field the talk of continents N
She aedand the charge denethat the young man.
ssupve heir millions the father child Tony now six
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CONVENTIONAL WEDLOLK At LAST CRUSHING
ZDYLLIC HAPPINESS on PRETTY PEGGY MARSH

his who had met me. I was appear.
ing at the Gaiety Theatre on the Stsas1
in a musical comedy. and Mr.. Field a..
ranged supper one evening after the
performance. I attended under the O..
cort of this mutual friend,
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the law. The Supreme Court of ILL.,
nois decided that. after hotly fought |
battles in the lower courts. More than
81 900, 900 was spent in legal fees, the
Field estate paying the piper.
Peggy's whole fight to make six-year-
old TONY" multi millionaire re-
volved around that one word tissue"
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By Courtney
Ryley
Cooper
cs,1r1sAs ~ lsts. ~ssAc~

You are engaged to Maurice Roeaine- =
4 paa you mean
Thea
NY enxsre15en; aided With ny IA
Tiers death came Sowly-snd there
vas . eaicA n her votce- He wanted
tit vAs The one thing fhsf kseld the
RodsInes 81 him And he Vas dying
siD~Iy.-h IVES all l could do TO help
him. and promised But-vhen he
uent-I f+ir that my-ny duty vas
over. ooa't consider myself bound
TO him any longer
You've told Rodsine soy
Not yet He. coming after ne At
midnight We're TO 60 away ssne-
where"
'Knsiaine, Impn<sibie.-
They've made all their pianA IL
wondered II you-if you'd b SOME
WHERE around the hoose-H yoId--
I'll te there. I usdefsfaSEs Fair
child had reached out and touched
her arm -I-vant to thank you for
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sss~iy arc<s he<A mere vas no '-
sas,anee- Al iass ~ hard e.essed With
Q tender peessure-ooIy to reaeass ss1
again Fo. there had co-< . ias<a-
shy. ezntAfT11ses3. aiEsoss fesn1,-Asd
tAe piea:
Can ne g haek where Har1y ~
Can ! see tie stYtke as1taT
OAed<ea;iy Yairek,Id Led DE 10y.
Seyood tie big a.ern. thro1xh tie
eToscu md into tie aeS stoS,e.
where Harry u.s picking ab-o1, Nth \
Ead- striving TO tad = sof; $50, IN
uh:cA TO sink 4 drill He looked over
Ills shocites as rhey entered and
xItnne-t brady
Oh be exclaimed u ne~ rnioef -
7 wish we're she snsrered I
wish I could help you
Blu, Harry had TUNED and vas asr
Ing upward His eyes had becoe
vide, his head bad shet forward. his
whole being had become ozse Of s,raired
attention Once he evoked his bead.
tAen. with . sudden exclamation. he
ie.ped backward
Look OUT be exclaimed Jury.
look out
But what Is itr
It's coming do-n, 'eart III EI.
c.t@diy he pointed above. toward the
black vein Of lead and silver. -Cny
for that ole in the vall-'urry. tell
you- He ran past them toward the
nssure. yelling At Fsinchild. -Pick 'e1
up and cone On: Iteii you card the
vail movtne-it's coming down. and il
II dses. It'll bust IN the ole tunnel!-
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And what's more. VEN keep . guard
on at the mouth Of the shaft while
we're inside, not to let nobody down.
Sect"
Fairchild agreed. He knew squint
Rodaine was not through. And he
knew also that the nght against the
man with the blue-whits scar had only
begun. The cross-cut had brought
wealth and the promise Of riches to
Fairchild and Harry for the rest Of
their lives. But 1t had not freed them
from the danger Of one mana man
who was willing to do anything In the
world. It seemed, to achIevO his pur-
pose. Harry's suggestion was good
one.
Well, then Harry ran. to do much as
Fnirchild had done. to chuckle md
laugh and toss the heavy bits OF ore
about, to stare at them In the light VI
his carbide torch. and finally to hurry
Into the new stope which had been
fashioned BY the hired miners In Tair-
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Parcel Post Dyeing
Out of town work 10 the
big part of our business
Dstsg Sseeafsf D,nsx f~.5,Nl,,
HI nsdd Cleaners and Dyscs
1917 BROADWAY. DENVER. COLO.
DIAMONDS,

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sos. !. YCAWARTx. Js~eiry. Diamonds,
watch repairing. 1000 Sixteenth Street.
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Harry JARED II Ills Sill magnificent
.grssacs< RlI,eTt Continued:
-Eut the TINES sof ripe yet Hsrry.
70 spfinz II We've rt To hnt Ont
toors stot;, Ko>ta.ne FRS, and rhs;
ether thcks he's BEEN up 10. And
we've g.: 70 zst otter evb;enre than
merely 'pr oxn word For ins'Anre.
in this case. Joo cart remember any
thing All the ,estin<,ny could give
~Ugif BE- unsupported They'd run me
drst of torn II even tr1e.i to starr any
ssch accusari0o. But oO< things GER
tain: We're % The or,<n Rad At last
re know who we're fighting End the
xeAp<1s he fights with And II we're
only given ~n0ugh time. we'll whip
him I'm going home to hed now:
I've got To te up ss-iy In the morning
and get hold Of FARRELL your case
eocDss up ut court
And I'm up In . 'osrital."
which fact the court the next morn
ing recognized. % the testimony Of
the inferno. the physician and the day
nurx<s NJ the hospital. TO the extent Of
4 Continuance until the January term
In tie thai nj the case. A thing which
the court further recognized was the
substitution Of nve thousand dOllarS
In cnsh for the deeds Of the Blue Pop
ny mine ~ security for the bailee-
milne safe In his pocket, FsirchiId went
to the bank. placed the papers behind
the great steel Estss Of the safety de-
pnsit vault. and thea crossed the stree.
to the telegraph once. A long mes
saEe was the result, and q money Of
der To Denver that rsn beyond q hun
dred dollars The instructions that
went with It to the biggest florist In
town were for the most elaborate
floral design possible to he sent by er-
press for Judge RIchmond's funeral
minus . card denotInx the sender. Fol
lowing this. FaIrchild returned to the
hospital. only to md Mother Howard
taking his place beside the bed Of
Harry. One more place called for his
attsntion-the mine.
Health returned slowly TO the. big
Conishrnan; II would be 4 matter Of
weeks before he could be the genial.
strong giant that be once had repre-
sented. And In those weeks FaIrchIld
was constantly beside him.
Nor that there were DO other things
which were represented in Roberts
desires-far from II. stronger than
ever was Aniia Richmond In Fair
chIId's thoughts nos. and 1t waz with
svidity that he learned every scrap Of
news regarding her. A. brought to him
by Mother Howard. Duly he heard
that Maurice Rodaine had told friends
that the passing Of the Judge had
caused only . slight postponement In
thsir marital plans.
Finally, back to his normal strength
once more. Harry rose from the arm
chair BY the window Of the boarding
house and turned to Fairchild.
sws're going to work tonight" he
announced calmly.
"Whenr Fairchild did not believe
10 Understood. Harry grinned. TO
night. I've taken . notion. RodaIne
II expect Us To work 10 the daytime.
We'll fool I'm. We'll leave the guards
o. In the daytime and work at night.