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sons departure from the thcater, and
80 inform himself precisely Of her
habits IN the matter. On both occa-
sions nv came forth at the same
timc~--a Few minutes after seven, and
entered her waiting sedan-chair, In
which she was borne away.
On Friday evening HOLES went
again. at six o'clock. and he had been
waiting half an hour before the cheir
that was 10 convey her home made
its appearance. IL was the same
chair as before and borne by the
same men.
HOLES lounged forward to engage
them in talk. OF set purpose and
despite the warm weather, he nad
donned a well-worn leather jerkin to
cover and conceal his fairly present
able coat.
He slouched toward the chairmen.
pulling at clap pipe, man with
time on his hands. And they, sitting
on the shafts of the chair-one on
each side. so as to balance each other
were nothing loath to have the
tedium of their waiting beguiled by
the thrasonical .garrulousness his ap-
pearance led them to expect.
He did not disappoint them. He
talked of the pestilence and of the
war. and of the favoritism practiced
at Court, which bestowed commands
upon all manner of incompetent tops
and kept hardened and stout old
soldier like himself cooling his heels
in London's plague ridden streets.
On the following evening-which
was that of Saturday-you behold
him there again, at about the same
hour. joyously hailed by Miss Far
Quharsons chairmen in a manner i'm
pudently blending greeting with deri
sion.
They took the Colonel between
them. and with arms linked the three
set course for the little alehouse at
the corner of Portugal Row. The
Colonel was more garrulous than
met friend, he insisted upon in
forming them-an old brother-in-nrms
who had come upon fortunate days,
from whom he had succeeded in bor-
rowing good round sum.
Into the alehouse they rolled. 10 be
skilfully piloted by the Colonel into
quiet corner well away from the win
dows and the light. He called noisi-
ly. tipsily. for the landlady. banging
the table with the hilt of his sword.
And when she made her appearance.
he silenced her protests by his order.
Three pints Of Canary stifily laced
with brandy"
The wine was brought and the
facetious pair swilled it greedily.
whereafter they praised it. with roll
ing of eyes and resembling lip-smacl,-
ings; they even subdued their rail-
lery Of the provider of this nectar.
CONTINUED in Our Next Issue)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

In the wicked old days hospitality
came from the heart. not from a bot
tle-Baltimore Morning Sun.
Still. saving up for a rainy day
doesn't require as much will power as
saving up for a dry day.-Hartford
Some women read fiction, others lis
ten to their husbands alibis.-Roa-
noke Times.
Some folks are so suspicious that
they don't even believe that talcum
powder can have the odor of inno-
cence-Little Rock (Arkansas) Demo-
erat.
Concentration is the quality that
enables a man to enjoy the car and
forget the mortgage. - New Haven
Register.
Won't it be tough when the men
have TO sneak out of bed at night to
go through wifey's pockets Spring
field Daily News.
1t is beginning TO look as though
successful presidential candidates this
year must be men who wouldn't know
oil if they saw it.-Canton Daily
News.
Fable: Once there was a man who
had been so perfect as boy that he
didn't worry when his daughter went
out with other boys.-Akron Beacon
Journal.
In the days when poets sang rap
turously of spring, the government
wasn't demanding the first income
tax installmcnt early in March,
Syracuse Herald.
Sweet Young Thing - driving
through suburb)-Would Won like TO
see where | was vaccinatcd?
He with enthusiasm Sure.
S. Y. Il. pointing toward house
they had just passed. We'll, right in
there.--Kansas City STAR
One good result that will come out
of the oil scandal will be the estab-
lishment of graceful and proper forms
of resignation from office.-Sprins-
field Union.
Perhaps II Washington doctor rob
bed of twelve ounces Of valuable per-
fume was going to attend an oil scan.
dal.-Watertown Standard.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
THE CHESS-BOARD.

My little love, do you remember,
Ere we were grown so sadly wise,
Those evenings in the bleak December,
Curtained warm from the snowy weather,
When you and 1 played chess together,
Checkmated by each others eyes?
All still | see your soft white hand
lowering warm DER Queen and Knight:
Brave Pawns in valiant battle stand;
The double Castles guard the wings;
The Bishop. bent on distant things,
Moves, sliding through the fight,
Our fingers touch: our glances meet,
And falter; falls your golden hair
Against my cheek: your bosom sweet
Is heaving. Down the field, your Queen
Rides slow, her soldiery all between,
And checks me unaware.
All me. the little battles done:
Dispersed is all its chvary,
Full many a move. since then, have We
Mid lifes perplexing cheauers made.
And many a game with Fortune played -
What is it we have won:
This, this at least,-if this alone:
That never, never. never more,
As in those old still nights OF yore
Gre We were grown so sadly wise),
Can you and ] shut out the skies.
Shut out the world and wintery weather.
And, eyes exchanging warmth with eyes,
Play chess, as then we played together!
Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
CHAPTER XVI
The Sedan-Chair.

His Grace behaved generously, and
at the same time with a prudence
which reveals the alert and calculating
mind of this gifted man, who might
have been great had he been less OF
| a vOluptuary.
He attended with Holes before the
Justices early on the morrow, an
nouncing himself able to confirm out
of his own the knowledge the truth
of the account which the Colonel gave
of his relations with the attained
Tucker. More was not needed. The
sycophantic court bent the knee be-
fore this great gentleman who en-
joyed the close friendship of the
King.
Thus at the outset was HOLES de-
livered from his worst peril. Next
he was informed that. since service
of any distinction in England was al
most out Of the question ior his
fathers son. Buckingham would sup
ply him with letters to several high
placed friends of his own in France,
where a capable soldier well recon-
mended need never lack employment.
From attendance before the JUS
tees. Colenel HOLES repaired straight
TO Fenchurch Street to conclude ar
rangements with the owner of the
house in Knight Ryder Street. OF
this he now acquired the tenancy in
his own name for the term of one
year. The merchant did not trouble
to conceal the fact that he regarded
Colonel HOLES as crazy to desire to
take UP his residence in an infected
city from which all who were able
were making haste to remove them
selves. Had the Colonel needed re-
hinder of it. he had it in the fact
that he was constrained to go on foot.
not only because Heterogeneous
were now rare. but because the use
of them was considered highly linz
prudent. since so many had been
used by infected persons. Doors
smcared with the red cross and guard
ed by watchmen were becoming COM
monplaceS. and the comparatively few
people met in the streets who still
sought TO maintain the normal tenor
and business of theii lives moved with
the listlessneSs of dependency or else
with the watchfulness of hunted
creatures. The pungent smell Of cleo
tuaries. and particularly of camphor,
was waited to the Colonel's nostrials
from the person of almost every human
he met
He may have thought again that
as he had already admirably ex-
pressed it-Buckingham was led by
his passion like a blind man by his
dog. to come thrusting himself at
such n time into the city, and he
may have taken satisfaction in the
thought that he. himself. so soon as
this business should be accomplished,
was to shake the poisonous dust of
London from his feet.
Matters concluded with the mer-
chant. the Colonel went to take pos
session of the house. and he installed
there two of the four French iacKeys
the Duke had lent him for myrmi-
dons.
After that there was little to do but
wait until Saturday. That evening,
however. and the next. the Colonel
repaired TO Lincoln's Inn TO watch
from n safe distance Miss Farquhar-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
MISSOURIS AWAKENING

Nobody predicted that both William
q. McAdoo and Senator James A. Reed
would get the cold shoulder in the
ward. township and county conventions
held recently in Missouri. Not that
there was any lack OF conviction, on
the part of political prophets. as to the
unfitncss of either of these men to be
President OF the United States. But as
a rule the people take what they, can
get. the best they can get, when there
is choice as to candidates. Some
times it is simply matter of taking
the lesser of two evils. The people of
Missouri were expected to take either
Jim Reed or William McAdoo, as there
was nobody else in the running.
They accepted neither. The people
who attended the ward, township and
county conventions sent uninstructed
delegations to the state convention.
Urinstructed? Only in the usual
the positive--scnse of the term. When
a delegation is INSTRUCTED" it is told to
vote for given candidate. Many of
the Missouri delegations were instruct
GU vi SiHSiC punt. lucy WIRE lOlu
not to vote for Reed or McAdoo.
OF course it is possible that one Of
these candidates may be selected bv the
state convention. But that doesn't seem
probable. IT, however, this should be
done, then it will be obvious that in
Missouri the people do not rule; that
they are ruled by politicians who have
no respect for them or for democracy
Apparently the people of Missouri
purpose to find and put forth a candi-
date of their own. II this should be
the outcome OF the state convention it
would be an example worthy the adop-
ton of the American people generally
under similar circumstances. WHY
should the people of any state be re-
strictcd in their choice of government
officials to the states prepared by pro-
fessional politicians?
Out of their own mouths both Nc
Adoo and Reed have proved that they
are unfit Tor the presidency of this coun-
try. But more significant is the Mis-
souri, peoples apparent realization OF
that tact-not only their realization, but
their intention to act upon it in the way
dictated by logic and sense of their
own political and governmental inter
csts.
So. the "Show-Me" state may be talk
ing the lead in movement to put back
into the hands of the people the SOW
ereignty which is constitutionally theirs
and which will be theirs actually. as
well as legally, whenever they make up
their minds to exercise it in their own
behalf.
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man Of virtue, the thing would be
different. Then. indeed, to be n party
TO such an act were wickedness
unthinkable, thing sooner than
which he would. indeed. suffer death.
But where was the vilencss here.
since the object itself was vile.
Against what, then, really. did this
thing offend? Against himself; against
his soldiers dignity. The act re-
quired of him was one proper 10 n
hired bully. 1t was ignoble. But
was hanging less ignoble? Was he
to let them put a rope about his neck
and the brand Of the gallows on his
name out of tenderness of baggage
of the theater whom he did not even
know?
buckingham was right. He was a
fool. All his life he had been fool.
scrupulous in trifles. negligent in the
greater things. And now upon the
most trifling e"ruple Of all he would
fifty sacrifice his life.
Your grace" he said hoarsely, Il
am your man."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
A TRICK THAT WAS VAIN

What does a Juror think about when
lawyers in the trial of a case in which he
is serving resort to artificial means OF
impresslng' him? Naturally it de-
ponds upon the nature, tendencies and
| education of the juror Oftentimes law
yers seem to put a very low estimate
upon the intelligence OF the tabled "aver-
age man" taking it for granted, as a
matter OF course, that his Judgment can
be influenced by matters utterly irrelc-
want to the issue at stake; sentimental
matters, mostly. But now and then
if not often-such schemes not only fail
CT their purpose, but produce an effect
adverse TO the interests CT their authors.
Some time ago lawyer was conducting
the PLAINTIFF side Of damage suit be-
fore jury whose members, BY and
large appeared to be of average intelli-
gence. The plaintiff was woman whose
husband had been killed in wreck.
Every day during the hearing she ap-
peared in the court room in deep mourn
ing. Her features were obscured. almost
concealed. by black veil. Perhaps no
one would undertake to say that there
was anything improper in that. And OF
course, it would have been improper for
the defendant's lawyer to inquire wheth-
err the woman wore such somber clothes
of sorrow outside the court room. gen.
orally, or donned them only when she
was going forth to face the men who
would act upon her plea.
On the jury was one man whose ma
ture and tendencies were out of keeping
with the plaintiff lawyers conception of
what the nature and tendencies of a
juror ought to be. This man, if one
judge him by his own subsequent ex-
pressions. did not become preiudiced
against the plaintiffs cause because she
wore mourning clothes. But he refused
to let himself become unreservedlv sus-
ceptible. He had taken an oath to base
his decision upon "the law and the evil
dence," and he did not regard exhibitions
of sentiment as evidence.
Although he let the matter of clothes
pass" he "drew the line" in his own
mind. when the widows children, all lit
tie fellows who would normally. perhaps.
be Left at home or with relative or
friend when their mother came down
town to transact business, were brought
into the court room, and conspicuously
| displayed throughout the proceedings.
What did this juror think about"
then? Was his reaction uncommon, OK
traordinarily?
To begin with, he was painfully con-
scious OF an effort to divert his mind
from his sworn duty to render a deci-
sion in accordance with "the law and the
evidence" Then he began to reason
with himsclf-to apply the test of logic
to the situation. to analyze it psychologist
cally. And this is the conclusion at
(which he finally arrived:
ii the plaintiffs attorney believed that
his clients cause was thoroughly Just
one, and that I and my fellow Jurors
were reasonable and just men and would
be faithful to our oaths to give verdict
lin accordance with the law and the eyi-
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Daily only average. ,ssIi
Sunday only average 80, 5,o7s
This above totals and averages are for paid cir
eulson exclusive OF all spoiled copies and any free
copies OF nature. '' -
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
Where to Go
Vaudeville.

Vaudeville.
Majestic-Big Time Vaudeville.
Pictures.
Empire-"Sporting Youth"
Rialto-"Let Not Man Put Asun-
der"
Princess Conductor 1902"
Palace-'Scaramouche."
Royal-"Masters of Men,"
Stock.
Grand-"Iook Out"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17

Nineteen girls attending an eastern
college have signed pledge to appear
on the campus for one week without
their make-ups on. Strangers in strange
land.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17

The drawing shows how the lanI
was divided. The father took the
center plot. which formed a square,
each side half ms long as the outer
square. and which. therefore, contain
ed. One-fourth the area of the land.
Each son had an equal plot--in size
and in shape. and the father had an
equal frontage on each plot owned
BY q son,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17

Two kilograms sent by President Cool
idge to Edward B. Mclean were read
into the Teapot Dome investigation rec
ord. And here we have been calling
him Silent Cal.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17

Republican members OF the House are
charged with bribery by Chicago grand
jury. Once again we put in all urgent
call for Diogenes.
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A Puzzle a Day
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Change one letter in the word
America" and alter the order of the
letters slightly to form the name of
country.
Yesterdays answer:
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THE TERRORS OF HOME.

StOCk
Grand-"Look Out"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
FOIL HAS
MEN UP IN
BIG CHASE
Addition of Man at Sec
ond Base and Smart
Catcher Help Beantown

CONSIDER the Boston Rcd soS
~ 4 year aso they were ono OF
tho joke outfits o. tho American
league ard today they are heading
the procession. IN tho highest Kind
OF a battle With tho New York
Yankees
And what's more, they show no
signs Of cracking.
Tho addition Of Bm wamby and
Dudley Lee around second base and
OF steve o'Ncnl behind tho plate
bolstercd tho weak spots
And Leo Foil. the man who pa,
Cleveland and 81 Louis on tho map
but who was giycn the gate be-
cause he only came Ia second. d
another baby who has lot 20 DC
with Boston's success lie has
proved his class a. manager.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Between
Innings

I Asst year when Red
l. Killefer took over the
Seattle club il marked a
change for the better in Sc
attic baseball; Killefer is
manager of the Seattle club
in fact as well as in name.
He's the first leader Seattle
has had since 1919 that has
been in absolute control Of
the men on the field.
No manager can work out his
problems AZ the direction OF a bunch
OF grandstsnd managers.
killefer is natural leader and
has the confidence OF his men
that means everything.
Killefer. as has been said before.
Is the type Of manager that can
make successful ball club out
Of mediocre material. He's truly
the John MeGraw OF the minors
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Ted Baldwin
II Praised

Ted Baldwin is playing as good
a game at third base right now as
Willie Kamm ever showed for san
Francisco.
Baldwin hasn't the grace that
Kamm had and It looks like he
makes a lot Of hard work out OF
his playins-but what Baldwin
lacks in grace he makes up for
in hustle. He's one OF the best
team men Seattle has had in a
long. long time.
Playing third base Is largely a do
or-don't proposition. The ball is on
top OF you before you know Il and
Baldwin is blessed with that base.
bah instinct that makes possible
those wonderful plays he makes.
By hard practice he has perfected
a fine defense against slow.hIt balls
that Is the best / have ever seen
in the Coast league
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Local Lacrosse
Team Will Play
With Champions

Seattle athletic followers will sec a
worlds championship team in action
here Saturday afternoon when the
New Westminster. p. C.. amateur la.
crosse aggregation tangles with tho
Seattle team on tho stadium field.
The New Westminster team has
swept aside all opposition and is cas-
ily Canadn's choice FOR the Olympic
games competition.
The contest promises to be keen
and hard fought. and Il is expected
that a good crowd win be present 10
view the hostilitics.
Tho Seattle team has been
strengthened considerably since It's
last appearance,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Washington Is Favored
to Win Hudson Race

A CCoRDNG to all reports. Washington will enter the
rowing classic the Hudson Tuesday favored to
peat its 1923 triumph.
The time they made during their spring work here and
their impressive victory California stamped the present
Washington strong as the fellows that
the Hudson year ago.
Washington has an experienced eight. headed by Don
Grant the premier coxswan OF intercollegiate rowing and
they have been the long enough fit themselves
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Beavers Rally
and Win Over
Seattle Team

CORTLAND. June is-Portiand
L staged an old.fashioned rally in
the seventh inning yesterday. and
scored enough runs 20 decide the
game with Seattle in their favor.
. 70 8.
Seattle was leading. 20 :. when
the Portland half Of the seventh
started. and Il looked Ike another
victory for vean Grcgg. the grand
old finger for tho Indians.
But tho Beavers put Il on mean.
and before tho seventh was over they
had evened up the score.
The winning tally was made By
Portland In the last OF tho ninth.
With two out. and the bases full.
High singled thru second for the
needed run.
Gregg was not charged with the de-
feat. as the game was won after
gteuland went into the boz.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
BY BILLY EVANS

DACK IN 1898 Hugh Duffy. then
Dwith tho Boston Nationals. turned
in a batting average OF .i3S. AZ that
time Il was the highest mark ever
reached for single seasons play.
Moreover. It hasn't been equaled
since,
Duffy's sensational clouting that
year sttll ranks without parallel in
hasehall's annals. II is one OF the
few records hung up by the old.
timers that hasn't been beaten. II
still looks good TO lead for a while.
too
The nearest approach 20 Duffy's
mark was made by Willie Keller in
1897. Wee Willie. at that time
with Brooklyn. hit .Is9 or six points
less than Duffy. Jesse Burkett. with
Cleveland IN 1895, reached the .4ss
mark. Those three performances
stand as tho best on record.
Duffy, in compiling his 1888
average. made $50 hits in 500
times nj bat. He had a base
total of 37s. He was in 1ei games,
scoring l60 runs. His total base
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Colored Welter
May Show Here
In Near Future

Pep Webster. California negro vel.
terwolght. who claims a better record
than that OF Young Dudley. another
colorcd weltsr. well known here by
his many local appearances. is likely
70 be seen in action here in the near
future.
Webster has licked such boys Ms
Chick Roach. Buck Hoiley and a
number Of other CALIFORNIA; best.
He was regarded as Coast weller
weight champion after Gene Cline
beat Jimmy Duffy. as he held a dc.
cLsive victory over the former,
Nate DruSmnn IS after Websterg
services for bout with Bobby Har.
per In tho very near future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-13
Whitcombe Is New British Golf Threat
Ready for
Ring Show
All Boys Who Are to Box
Here Saturday After
noon on Ground

EvERYTHtNG b set for The out.
II door ring show az the Seattle
ball park tomorrow afternoon
Rain or shine. tho smoker gooa
on. tho first bout snrtins az $50.
With an aistar ard worthy q
the name as the attraction. the out
door rims program ought 10 b, a
biz success.
It's all the mEs In tho Eahi.
and n Saturday show goes over
more viii b. dished up on following
weeks.
All Of the boys who fight ss,ur.
day arc ON the ground
Joe German arrived Thursday Tor
his battle with bud Ridley. which
viii b. one Of tho Sixround scraps.
Both German and Ridley have
been fighuns regularly Of his and
should be m tiptop shape.
Ridley. Sporting tho Portland box.
Ing commission belt which no won
from Danny Nunss in Portland
Tuesday. saya he Is O, X aEain
and that hla fractured arm has
mendcd completely.
Johnny Tumhltss aud Mafcn 10
flores. twa Of thc bat liEhtwslshts
IN tho Northwest. arc down for
tho other siSfound 80 and Il iggIz
like a to5sup.
Freddy Mack. the aocking miller,
tackles reidy Titus In the four
round special event
Freddie Cullen mikes with Mel
Berg In tho second preliminary,
with Bob TaRiman and Chick Tnbli
opening the show.
Dan Salt and Lonnis Austin are
fostering tho event