Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1911 — Page 3

While the Auto Waits

Promptly at th* beginning of twilight, came again tc. that quiet corner of that quiet, small park of the girl In gray. She sat upon a bench and read a book, for there was yet to come a half hour In which print could be accomplished. To repeat: Her dress was gray, and plain enough to mask its impeccancy of style and fit. A large-meshed ▼ell imprisoned her turban hat and a face that shone through it with a calm and unconscious beauty. She had come there at the same hour on the day previous, and on the day before that; and there was one who knew it The young man who knew it hovered near,' relying upon burnt sacrifices to the great joss, Luck. His piety was rewarded, for, in turning a page, her book slipped from her fingers and bounded from the bench a full yard away. : The young man pounced upon it with instant avidity, returning it to its owner with that air that seems to flourish in parks and public places—a compound of gallantry and hope, tempered with respect for the policeman on the beat In a pleasant voice, he risked an inconsequent remark upon the weather —that Introductory topic responsible for so much of the world’s unhappiness—and stood poised for a moment awaiting his -fate. The girl looked over him leisurely; at his ordinary, neat dress and his features distinguished by nothing particular in the way of expression. “You may sit down, If you like,” she said, in a full, deliberate contralto. "Really, I Would like to have you do so. The light is too bad for reading. I would prefer to talk.” The vassal of Luck slid upon the seat by her side with complaisance. ’ "Do you know,” he said, speaking the formula with which park chairmen open their meetings, “that you are quite the stunningest girl I have seen In a long time. I had my eye on you yesterday. Didn’t know somebody was bowled over by those pretty lamps of yours, did you. honeysuckle T" "Whoever you are,” said the girl, in icy tones, “you must remember that I am a lady. I will excuse the remark you have just made because the mistake was, doubtless, not an unnatural one—ln your circle. I asked you to sit down; if the invitation must constitute me your honeysuckle, consider it withdrawn.” "I earnestly beg your pardon,” pleaded the young man. His expression of satisfaction had changed to one of pentlence and humility. “It was my fault You know —I mean, there are girls in parks, you know —that Is. of course, you don’t know, but-r” “Abandon the subject, If you please. Of course I know. Now, tell mb about these people passing and crowding, each way, along these paths. Where are they going? Why do they hurry so? Are they happy?” The young man had promptly abandoned his air of coquetry. His cue was now for a waiting part; he could not guess the role he would be expected to play. ‘ “It is interesting to Watch them,” he replied, postulating her mood. "It is the wonderful drama of life. Some are going to supper and some to —er — other places. One wonders what their histories .are.” “I do not,” said the girl; “I am not so. Inquisitive. I come here to sit because here, only, can I be near the great, common, throbbing heart of humanity. My part In life is cast where Its beats are never felt Can you surmise why I spoke to you. Mr. r “Parkenstacker,” supplied the young man. Then he looked eager and hopeful. "No,” said the girl, holding up a slender finger, and smiling slightly. “You would recognize it Immediately. It Is impossible to keep one’s name out of print Or even one’s portrait This veil and this hat of my maid furnishes me with an incog. You should have seen the chauffeur stare at It when he thought I did not see. Candidly, there are five or six names that belong la the holy of holies, and mine, by the accident of birth, is one of them. I spoke to you, Mr. Stackenpot—” "Parkenstacker,” corrected the young man, modestly. ; “ —Mr. Parkenstacker, because I wanted to talk, for once, with a natural man —one unspoiled by the despicable gloss of wealth and supposed social superiority, bh! you do not know'how weary I am of It—money, money, money! And of the men who surround me, dancing like little marionettes all cut by the same pattern. I am sick of pleasure, of jewels, of travel, of society, of luxuries of all kinds." “1, always bad an idea,” ventured the young man. hesitatingly, "that money must be a pretty good thing.” "A competence Is to be desired. But when you have so many millions that —!” She concluded the sentence with a gesture of despair. "It Is the monotony of it,” she continued, “that .palls. Drives, dinners, theaters, balls, suppers, with the gilding of superfluous wealth over it all* Sometimes the vary tinkle of the ice in my champagne glass nearly drives me mad.” Mr. Packenatacker looked Ingenuously Interested. “I have always loved.” he said, "to read and hoar about the ways of wealthy and fashionable folks. I sug-

BY O. HENRY

(Copyright by V. I* Nelson)

pose lam a bit of a snob. But I like to have my information accurate.” The girl gave a musical laugh of genuine amusement. "I see.V admitted the young man. humbly. "These specLu diversions of the inner circle do not become familiar to the common publie." - "Sometimes,” continued J the girl, acknowledging his confession of error by a slight bow, "I have thought that if I ever should love a man it would be one of lowly station. One who is a worker and not a drone. But, doubtless, the claims of caste and wealth will prove stronger than my inclination. Just now lam beslqged by two. One is a grand duke of a German principality. I think he has, or has had, a wife, somewhere, driven mad by his intemperance and cruelty. The other Is an English marquis, so cold and mercenary that I even -prefer the diabolism of the duke. What is It that impels me to tell you these things, Mr. Packenstarker?” "Parkenstacker,” breathed the young man. **lndeed, you cannot know how much I appreciate your confidences.” The girl contemplated him with the calm, impersonal regard that befitted the difference In their stations. “What Is your line of business, Mr. Parkenstacker?” she asked. “A very humble one. But I hope to rise In the world. Were you really In earnest when you said that yoy could love a man of lowly position?” “Indeed I was. But I said ’might.’ There is the grand duke and the marquls, you know. Yes; no calling could be too humble were the man what I would wish him to be." “I work,” declared Mr. Parkenstacker, “in a restaurant.” The girl shrank “Not as, a waiter?” she said, alittle imploringly. "Labor Is noble, but—personal attendance, you know—valets and —” > "I am not a waiter. I am cashier in” —on the street they faced that bounded the opposite side of the park was the brilliant electric sign “Restaurant”—"l am cashier in that restaurant you see there.” The girl consulted a tiny watch set In a bracelet of rich design upon her left wrist, and rose, hurriedly. "Why are you not at work?” she asked. “I am on the night turn.” said the young man; "it Is yet an hour before my period begins. May I not hope to see you again ’’ “I do not know. Perhaps—but the whim may not seise me again. I must go quickly now. There is a dinner, and a box at the play—and, oh! the same old round. Perhaps you noticed an automobile at the upper -corner of the park as you came. One with a white body.” "And red running gear?” asked the young man, knitting his brows reflectively. "Yes. I always come In that Pierre waits for me there. He supposes me to be shopping In the department store across the square. Conceive of the bondage of the life wherein we must deceive even our chauffeurs. Goodnight” "But It Is dark now,” said Mr. Parkenstacker, “and the park Is full of rude men. May I not walk—” “If you have the slightest regard for my wishes,” said the girl, firmly, “you will remain at this bench for ten minutes after I have left. Ido not mean to accuse ybu, but you are probably aware that autos generally bear the monogram of their owner. Again, good-night” ~ Swift and stately she moved away through the dusk. The young man watched her graceful form as she reached the pavement at the park’s edge, and turned up along It toward the corner where stood the automobile. Then he treacherously and unhesitatingly began to dodge and skim among the park tree* and shrubbery in a course parallel to her route, ’keeping her vjrell In sight When she reached the corner she turned her head to glance at the motor car, and then passed it continuing on across the street Sheltered behind a convenient standing cab, the young man followed her movements closely with his eyes. Passing'down the sidewalk of the street opposite the park, she entered the restaurant with the blazing sign. The place was one of those frankly glaring Establishments, all white paint and glass, where one may dine cheaply and conspicuously. The girl penetrated the restaurant to some retreat at Its rear, whence she quickly emerged without her hat and veil. ‘ The cashier’s desk was well to the front A rtd-headed girl on the stool climbed down, glancing pointedly at the clock as she did so. The girl In gray mounted in her place. The young man thrust his bands Into his pockets and walked slowly back along the sidewalk. At the corner his foot struck a small, paper-cov-ered volume lying there, sending it sliding to the edge of the turf. By Its picturesque cover he recognised It ss the book the girl had been reading He picked It up carelessly, and saw that its title was “New Arabian Nights,” the author being of the name of Stevenson. He dropped It again upon the grass, and lounged. Irresolute, for a minute. Then he stepped Into the automobile, reclined upon the cushions, and said two words to the chauffeur: "Club, Henri.”

MADRID.— -The political unrest that wftimotW'tftfiMtoit in"Spdlti the explosion of a bomb In the Plaza Oriente, adjoining the royal palaee! ;>l TOe entranceito'itnweatfiedtabWßd shAtisredpi and several other buildings were

TOO POOR TO MARRY

Minister Unwilling to Wed Only SIOO Rer Month. MIW I zoxl r xlg Jc Flinches at Thought of Taking on $1,200 a Year and Living in Chicago—Ceremony Is Indefinitely Postponed. mdw j 7 Chicago.—Danger of freezing: tow death had no terrors for th William F. Bostick, a young 3n*£l&< minister, when he. set out from Aurora to Yorkville,Jb PUe bitterly cold night In 1909 t lat might keep a church appointment on Christmas eve, and froze both-i 1$ feet. In so doing, but— • oj bet He flinches at the-thought! bf Ing fn Chicago on $1,200 x yerr and attempting to live on that/Income Ih a manner befitting the either of the cloth or his church, y'^hdii- 1 ' sand dollars would be the, JsßSf'tori which to consider matrimony, is-iiria; belief. His fiancee agreed with hlmuH? For that reason his 1 infteilAe L(Weeding has been postpon eh* Wflihpltely,, and the minister has tendered! is rag?, ignation as pastor bf.ethb Western Avenue Baptist Mr. Bostick answered/ then fl ledliiifl yesterday of a *“ l<w 5 “Why shouldn’t administer gdtJ’inar 1 ’ ned on “There are a., number, qfgpod reasons. first, a man js expected to keep up a certain' Stanikrd dfi persopaf Ap>- ’ pearance, acsrialh standaril of social and home RteJl io .aeII3 aaiM | ni “A bricklayer Could betted kfic*dto marry on sa>2«o: ayearthaiitheminister. Thei bricklayer gets OS to cents an Besides, hft ean overalls wfcllg < ster muss time vlslling ;) the church and must always look Welt I almost f got the’W Prince wtilctf’ forms a nteceteart W of r h?x wkrdrobe. Jifsnul bna naindeY p.il< ' "The minister mtet foot the bllls of several weekly I mdnti|ly toliglousr and r nonreligious i publications. = a year-ah ouid, be,set aside I - n M he mus|

MONKEY LOOSE IN BATHROOM

Bite* RhHgdelpMia WotUan: While- LattflM* Batelnc—lOwaer •I'*** vj-fCq ’Jit 'Wl'JjflffOO '/■>;! I I PhHadqlpJiJA—Xwm sthPdlqg ill th^< f i^ thrQon, *r- ? ÜBt soy tfoYrtt'monkey. > ffe goc'intd the rbort and bft me before I knew it” •nbm H -f/z 8 Thla ls;-part ofOan lMertettng xtatemade by, Elizabeth S. SthQWexplanation other damage Mrs. Snowden is the wKe of Henry C. Snowden, one of the richest men of Mqdla, and member of thp, focal school board The Amount of* monby’ sheo flemands‘4i ndt kndWn'.' slnce the statement lbUq filed until latter by her counsel, Henry 4* IfonuoO f»ru> . si IO : site o #!*' taking a bath ahd WjWt WttkfeottikjHWWslsoa rtf to!; ■I As sbe was pet monkey af.Ber<lieftht*r,’-tllknbed up the side of theuiuniMirand'ipulled ?* nr - of her atlkfti. tja '’ ? ■ 4911102 n f-i Shd’Wdtedj WA -Wheti Bhe MW the beasti Tt jumped aWay And out of Ahwsuwlhdow. ficMrsUrßnowden rim aqfflgmipg into, the, haU < and; t there fowd; unconscious wHf P«t Dfckesdti;*, prominent «fcioer of thb Medlk Woniaii’s club •Bdvgi atackter tot rigkfo. refused UP

BOMB EXPLODED BY ALFONSO'S PALACE

books onl eetenoe, piyehology; the relation of reHgion to-:s deuce, tc,, : sAdfla Ulteraty These zii <m^wS Bkei “To keep In touch With hs s 14, ■ state convention of, his own dei omlnawould 'Wwif wife dr ■peasek- ! '' ; lf' ; --W' icuiiVentibh ejsi iWwAdJ-theattl addivboumH mtodnjr.Cl I - (“Besides all this, he, tg. f «yße|rted to church and to give to charity In genleratobnow orivr eiqeeq omoS .eiffiMWfoi l<S»r Jf, £ ’‘HM' SWfc f ■ftirther*' ’' I' W J 1 thlrit ’ of ; the, jMgft’i 6ttit bf l?ring «*d 'tibfe TiShlMfoi ifol M wonder that I hesitate kt getting married oofo; sli2oo .•b-gegrjgoq [ . m i YTp'flSUte, ■ U® IWlgngg i tfjft p? ,,t 1 bills—and to pay , all of these BW»W&W A iftWeTg; -ano') .msg olon’l <d hMJkimq 1

‘FOXY’ BOOTLEGGERS

Women Wha ,Sell Whisky to Redo ai Lmn -jlidomotnh .»;n /.-O'ra jasl '<d ivirn; uu’ BLnnim<' . Busttes, NottblS Bkfrts and OtHef :u vices Utilised Uy Clevw Thirri - ! piu!'fi->.Ovenaher»-*MOne’sllaed' i >-iOLl7r xms'i Baby as Wield. b.nj loioai \'l! mibl, gj ant I ;o >lll L .piilk—Woman, bootleglira 'diher statfes wlffere there W Indian A rnnkni ieTl whisky and leave a trail CVery"Minfe but’r woman will*face-an oftcer doWn with i a smile on; tears and declare her Innocence. She must be caught in the act Mfldt gu&L Only

part With “Tlmniy? Sfie picked up *A I 'rec<^it /I ttlp to South- >'America 'And regards ! bls visit to the Snowdeu > home as just one of hla innocent' pranks. ■ ■i" 11 1 ; on

PERFORM OPERATION IN DARK

Surgeons Work Quickly lr» Connecticut 1 ' Hcspitai 1 Whtn ! RWrtc' n 'uiMd' mo i-n f>ori '/yrU — im-ml'w .Ji fOY ’ .a Hartford,; fCknm. Because aiwq o’ctock ln thanaorniug waa thongbt-jto, w WW tt «-fflHi* EleclKmpiuw' ii Otet riive 1* dde ofliy’to the thriedoaors who! worited fluit’Mtd trUe In the dirtness, whfch wxs broken only br tbe cowtinuou* lighting of matches and the dull: gfowi dfjtmicdl motoB; .catsDlauips, Whlcb An jerilerly TMJbree doctors. wete wmmoned In haste a dinner at the Hotel Garde lii this city, and #asl£»d’ for WllHinrirtlc, ’ $l 1 mlles™tfistiuitjp shortly-after mMWghtO 'i >■ The delicate operation for* triangulated hernia had advanced to the cgltlt»l pflLntdgtfqtutheJWWfln the bulldlng„ Including j n WW*** l oper ’ Ing uA .three byrge boxqs. The phyWho W administeringthe dthef fait the in the dark and regulated the • ’ anesthetic In that way. I sndld ’ in-C fco-j jl> IiOIH. i"l» ‘!l I.i Must Bo Stateen to Play Pool. Albany, N. Y—Governor Dix has signed a MH piWßfolting the admission Of boys under sixteen yean of ago te nool ahd billlart rooms or public b«4w slldys ta thfo state.

M&W take to solve sucha’pfdblemibut not auriarHedi'mhniKiiUcinion »dT

SUES TO GET HER OWN HAIR

New Jersey Youno Woman' Kfttok~Hvrr ' HUli Wa*ed fi tb" ( A&rtpt'-&jbsi gfo* 911 i Qtl flWolL* 0 * f fl< t^ o “ a <fo gnijnsasiq 'io ;uuaifl •ishJgsi w .V J Hackensack, TJzrie Wdnberg<ot'Rldgewoodts eoekng the aid of the diatoictunourt>t<»<|g«thack ■•... W prefers to have the hair, althr >ugh it ’ u baß on hei ■ JMH* For years Hus 1 Weinberg ha i saving tfie tendrlls as they fe aiittrii®* 1 <’MaitW z mo and of combiiiga, ;<ecided ISG hsvb< som« lovely : puffs and curlsJfashlbtaed. ' iiSf >»' iit f'Myiiair la so (wonderfully* | lossy.** /exnUlneduMlM Wetabergjizi lmow~l ordinary puffs, so I patjefltly {wattedo o ‘Sfir'io lunconn iio.jJ997f airii . When she went for .the oral riMrti th, < she says,, the halrii hegotVri af^f/a' ! ttult brown, whiles -wah coarse,*' soft. She declares the halrdresiserjulmitied the faatr yrtoinoVheSt ov n, and »ha refused, just as good"

i {lhnMi ban JthjiX ndoT. ; 4W«MMPoiWSIiiLd jamdr wtMgs Pad Indians kept her WlPot'W g£§* on the bottom of the Arfcahimi river? S°lng to andjrg In a io bob tSee, WOM<tisd toa tfifii bottqm of j,the stream. u : At Bta. ikWgfc | QW-r4IF<Wa*,.WM : rryML bottles in >d tfiffl ■ n in the reVenuo non of this place tellrttf>h’m< thferty woman who sold ram ameht tl enfuiß blooded <?tart^., ( She* waa-. t ss< au( l> l/nbgti »rtu*M »«««&.“'W'W'olfcwj "was the fact that sWtbblr 1 8i»t< rmx*i' walks into the country, always CftrcH linCithddMbyi nlfcrtlHsOlttket oi 'tatF-cent-lookingbaby clothes. I mihed to shadow W riadfindbpt, for my.>m satisfaction, Wbedensh* jyoM, every afternoon, out into thalM b* r - ■/£// -rl n<i ai eierti bn'is to:» t woods ? h concealed me, WfWnfW b ch I ooulddee plainly f M*>aalM|nadW *rfh» path for some distance. Present I yo*WM&^ b WWfcuft j,The? hot *u lbW ‘MiIW-t t ppfe£ ‘ i: ' : ‘Tt’wair not thorough!? Wfem 'These work three par£y? andwU dismounted whSn'tdeTtWptehOd ithszWPmam and childj l My aStpnUh-

JW»t,WW I iPpprbJ.fell fromj fcafcpra®® bottbrdbf the 'biilrtft two dozenj batt-' "They tranSfeStetf lhd ’bOtfl.« to their'pockets, mounted kntt<<rbde aw^ z in tog the Creek country, and .thO worn* an picked up the child and basket *nu wal *ft I«JWI, The next «*Tr accompanied by uyeral togal of! cere, I hid in the underbrush and awaited the regular afternoon conference] - Jkiii of the parties cam# ah'd ’We pUgetfe the entire lot under Later , were convicted.’’ ' n , _ l.ycxfl Rovere’s . Sharon, Mass.- r -An.Add i nqwder| min ! built in wad’destroyed and the homestead of Paul Revere badlf fire here the otbef

LITTLE CHUNKS OF TRUTH.

*, n 6~ id Hethat gives freely expects but lit* ikkturtf/~ y H .o«J .u. no ii£j .aamwd' Often a handsomV iftte-daif make “M , S>-|| Some men look upori things jaae.w*-' •AssMPr* * .i^Ainoir..3 ,u .qssao lisa -- • -r A close student nature > do ’ &ibal .iioqwsH .naurdiA .& ,d W wto <rnr that WrikesW appreciate'what'we have, .inerfj Jfitoi fliw io ;g,i9lHwaqYi money teSW®'W ,kl ,he “ sno Jq>i i

M'CLARYGRAMS

iW .ifaqsi boog I Onr reap trottbWs.'afte.Jtfai.iMies wet - have-no desire to tell. sti buouag—iusH itusteg vol Wonder* If and “noxious” saihe freadidhaaftida root? gold wfl® £MgiiUT9sl»aaaeH .XislQ ellsal your domjtetftor fePto W*e worry, <*a»UtHy O k--aidd profitable! .1 OS .oM euodq ixA JM Whfflf sllpdHlHid black Ink will never~nridnr 'ad vnrUsing withum- the right tMfoorfltoi iJriHkihgafl sdi is .jfislO ella&I • Zil fficmle In the Ing, but there.)} this advantage—they sure dim 1 ? auturb anybody. )Z aiusiq i'ial9'JP = -b9isa'ff A ready to waive his rights toy the sake of t»ttsPXJbcyhlliaj<ih<-nbW®r*ht expects iStMraito ISTiWbnsd < — I '. TT*TT~

NUTS TO CRACK

rt w syiusiaaqqa booa io nam vnA , atrtJ sJiam jibo jItoWTo bisuls cum .asaljjAluO .aniisT tot ssoo J* ’’KMffln >IS .b&Jlmllnu yioi aiun nsflA jluiep vHQA m&ud The medeM looklng'ftiHttFble. ! beXhennhmdte ttfekoFb«s«arally gets corns on his - -,. r -.. ■_• I_| u . --- - .-111. i_MMk Wfiaailflmdx. an entree that -comes with the feast of fortune. <bxm ueoß iso nW no Most.dhing®acanobW prepMovbd In at cohol, bHt>ordierlsn’tßa»jetihem. 191 ban ll«n .003$ nrt .beqqiope Mgnva man rtfie mor-beating-jthe devil around the to get H ml tißrlKflrXw le ’ •• JTgfll J glinw b 41PL 1 to think that aalM, iirammdtheirDMSleuwally is that X«I .32 tstfwsastl *3>*hiCT ni /

SENT ENCE SERMONS.

J:Xi '. /.'hsM eHlvetueJ—9 mA ■ ).' «»• elected hx Dsodofaja«M— «t .qw ' K efto' bot e having. madeTtbemnmAoOblsflm them. ’J-Snlnn ■■ moi»A SHM— «♦ eH a;£ .. ,xM WJM <— .IJaitntantO them. —Bion. ma* 4 ./ • terpteces ofHdivinity- smd albsthe seWfMs privilege if he zeOuldidhave no ::M^,^iwef ite. nMntoJi or pnibicoos <j? yd

PLEASANT MANNERS

oGUno-i a anti isms IT'W <A isi “>d iilw vsbbM iu'f?v9’W«r'a.pp ’*«; 0 wh®;ha« i storm has gniiwil a Mmovyuener her- ‘ ‘keif ; penan t», GJ Jitgft liij 9<»vi9a**<>Xßoa sdT H b* or dutypamtHtt iwiil soon become habit. . Ul temper, nagigfng cam on character, why <nat ■ W* hwihaboiwtbld a girl with a Puritan-conscience:. "Stop worry dng.so wrong things * / t4<AWfrßU{JM>lk l Wl you '”'■ tf'y&^^vaffilj T WJrif’nO dW **«»l*orld’s