Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1912 — Page 3

A House of Surprises

Daniel Rodell was dead, and no heir could be found. He had left a picturesque old house and a few hundred dolars in a bank. People thought there might be some money hidden in the house, as Daniel had been called a miser. The village lawyer closed the house and advertised in the papers for relatives of one Daniel Rodell Weeks lengthened into months, and nothing was heard from any kith or kin. Then John Black, the lawyer, sent advertisements to the New York papers, and one day there came a letter from a young woman who said her mother was a niece of Daniel Rodell. Mr. Black replied and asked her to come to Barstead and in a few days a young lady alighted from a train at the little station. She was stylishly garbed, and “had a way with her," so Jed, the village hackman, said. He obeyed at Once when she requested him to drive to Mr. Black’s office. She had brought papers with her to prove her kinship. “Well,” said Mr. Black, “1 suppose the house is yours, unless other heirs are heard from, I have heard him say he had a sister out west and a nephew somewhere.” They went and looked the house over. Miss Strong was well pleased with it and the dear old furniture, as she called it; the fireplace, too, delighted her. “But," she said, "I can’t live here. I am a journalist in New York, and can’t leave now. I shall have to wait until my summer vacation.” One cold wintry day an old lady, rather poorly clad, called on Mr. Rodell's sister. She had come from the west and spent nearly all her money, thinking she would like to end her days in her grandfather’s house, for such it was before Daniel inherited it. So John Black telegraphed Miss Strong. “Lady claiming to be Rodell’s sister come to live in bouse. What shall I dor The answer came. “If proven, let her by all means. “FRANCES STRONG.” Mr. Black was in a quandary. How could anyone live without money? Other heirs might spring up. He did not dare to touch the money in the bank. He wrote to Miss Strong, and asked her what he should do. Miss strong send him a check for SSO, saying: "She is my great-aunt I can't let her starve.” So the old lady took possession. She had only one trunk. She looked like a Dresden china shepherdess. He had a happy thought. An old lady lived in the, village who was threatened with the “poor farm.” Now, thought Black, she can go and live with Mrs. Jones and work a little for her room and board. Mrs. Jones consented, and the old woman,, whose name was Tabitha Snow, agreed to go if she could,.furnish her room with her own furniture. Frances had to be consulted again. “She telegraphed: “Yes, if clean.” All was satisfactory and Mrs. Jones and Tabitha-, with the help of Jed, who was a map-of-all work as well as hackman—cleared out. a pleasant room at the hack of the house. The room had been used by Mr. Rodell as a sort of Storeroom; as they were moving a small chest of drawers, such as spools of silk or cotton are kept in in shops, Mrs. Jones knocked a drawer out; such a rattling and jangling noise it made when it fell! It was full of dimes, loosely thrown in; a scrap of paper bad fallen with them. She picked it up and read: t “These dimes belong to the finder! “DANIEL RODELL.” Being generous, she thought she would divide with Jed and Tabitha. There were 200 dimes. Mrs. Jones kept a hundred and gave Tabitha and Jed 50 apiece. When Tabitha was settled, the two had happy afternoons together. Now and then Mrs. Jones had a cheery letter from Frances, who was glad to have found an aunt. She sent them papers and magazines, So the winter passed pleasantly. Then one day quite early in the spring Frances ran up to spend a week-end with her aunt, >' All day long Sunday she poked around trying to find a will which Mr. Black was sure had been made years before. At last in an old desk in her uncle’s room she found it. Rhe sent for Mr. Black. He came hurrying in just at dusk. the lamps were lighted he read the preliminary sentences, and then got down to business.. *fThe house 1 live in I give and bequeath to my niece, Frances Strong, and my nephew, John Rodell, who is somewhere in the west The money in the bank to my sister, Elizabeth Jones, now in Montana. Around the house in various places (having not much faith fa banks) I have put sums of money with slips at paper telling for «grhom each sum is Intended. (Signed and sealed) “DANIEL RODELL.” They ail listened 4n silence when he read. When be finished Frances exclaimed: “Well! I#ke that the house mine and John Rodell’s.” c “And I shall have to go,” said Aunt Elisabeth, “and so shall I.” echoed Tabitha. < ’ ”No, you won’t,” answered Frances, “half the house Is mine, and tt W cousin. John Rodell—whom I have not seen tar ten years—is part owner.

By MARTHA ENDICOTT EATON

1 think I shall need a chaperone so that’s settled,” giving the Dresden shepherdess a kiss. “Where is this John Rodell?” inquired Mr. Black. “Out west somewhere on a ranch.” “Is he your own cousin f’ “No, my mother’s; I am Daniel RodelFs grandniece, you know.” Everything went on smoothly with the old ladies. Curiosity made them look in odd places to see if there were more money hidden. Finally under the eaves of the attic they found a tin box such as valuable papers are sometimes kept in, but there was no key. Again Mr. Black was sent for. it took them days to find a key to fit Mr. Black opened the box, so everything should be covered by law. Tabitha was as Interested as if she was an heir. The box contained S6OO, the paper read “to buy a horse and turnout for my niece.” “Mr. Rodell was an enigma, I always thought,” remarked Mr. Black, “but he must have enjoyed planning the little surprises.” Dame Fortune dipped her fingers iq the pie; and dropped ihore gold into Frances’ fingers. She went into Uncle Daniel’s room one day to.direct the cleaning of a closet and put his clothes away for the summer. She tossed old an old shoe; it went down with a thud. She tossed out the mate, which seemed stuffed with papers. She told Tabitha to take out the rest of the things and proceded to examine the shoes. One was filled with silver half dollars. The other contained stocks and bonds which were for John Rodell if he married Frances Strong; so a little paper tucked in the shoe stated. The silver was Frances’ without any proviso. If John Rodell did not comply with this request, a home for indigent bachelors was to be started with the money realized by selling the stocks. Frances flew to the barn, harnessed her horse and drove to Mr. Black’s office. She tossed the papers on the table and gave him the slip to read. Mr. Black gave a prolonged whistle as he read. I Frances’ eyes flashed Are. “Such an Indignity!" she said. “1 won’t stand it! Mr. John Rodell will never marry Frances, so the bachelors are sure of a home!” scorn fully. The office boy stuck his head in the door. “Mr. John Rodell to see you, sir!” Frances and Mr. Black both started Frances jumped up. “Good morning, Mr. Black,” she whispered, and rushed past Mr. Rodell. who had'followed closely on the boy’s footsteps. Mr; Black saw a tall, finely formed, straight-limbed man, bronzed of face, with kind blue_eyes and brown hair. “Well. Mr. 'Slack, here 1 am. Your many personals have at last reached me.” 1 •; ~ ' • 7 As he talked Mr. Black thought, and determined to assist little Dan Cupid who masqueraded as Uncle Daniel—so he told Mr. Rodell that Uncle Daniel had left half his house to him, and half to Frances Strong. “Miss Strong Is living in her part for the summer with her great-aunt, who n your aunt.” Then John and he went up to look at John’s part. John was pleased; it looked fairly comfortable, so be said he guessed he’d have it cleaned up a bit and stay awhile. While John was in one of the shops, Mr. Black came to Frances and told her he had thought best not to say anything to Mr. Rodell about the bonds. “Thank you!” said Frances. “It would have made it so awkward for us both.’Now we can be good friends.” Which in truth they became. The summer passed merrily and Frances went back to New York in September, promising to come back at Thanksgiving. which she did, but the other half of the house was silent, for John bad gone back to his ranch. Summer came again, and with it Frances. The two old ladies were delighted to see her. The long, lovely days passed slowly. Frances seemed rather sober. She missed her comrade' of the year before. —lnAunt Elizabeth said: “1 do wish John were here. I long for a whiff of his cigar.” The words were hardly out of her mouth, before Jed drove up with some trunks and, out of the “ark” as Frances called it, stepped John. After he had greeted his aunt and Tabitha he inquired for Frances. “Why, she was here when you drove up,” said Tabitha. John found her ta the kitchen. Poor Frances, where now wa* her dignity? y John said: “Frances, dear.” Frances turned and then—well, never mind, John was made very happy. They went out together, and told Aunt Elizabeth, who kissed and hugged them both. > “But,” said Frances that evening, “how can I marry my cousin?*’ * . “I am only a second cousin, and only a half at that, as your mother was only my half-cousin.” On the morning of the wedding day Mr. Black presented John with the stocks which were to be his if he married Franres " “Poor old bachelors!* he said with a chuckle. • ■*'' '?.• * ,<5

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DELEHANTY TO RETIRE

Veteran Baseball Player Wants to Be Policepan. Story Circulated in Cleveland That Second Baseman of Detroit Tigers Took Examination for Job on ! " Police Force. . ~ • -•- • ... .-rW-.-r Jim Delehanty, veteran baseball player and second baseman of the Detroit Tigers, may quit the game after more than a decade of strenuous work on the diamond with various teams to become a policeman at Cleveland, says a special dispatch to the Chicago News. It was announced that Delehanty had taken the examination and had won sixth place on the eligibility list There are 100 men on the elegible list Delehanty walked off with great honors in the physical examinatlwn at the Orange avenue bath house and in the mental examination his showing was also far above the average. Delehanty lives at 11908 Superior avenue, Cleveland, and is a member of the Detroit- baseball team. He has been a member of that team for three years and prior to that time he was a Washington player. # The Intimation that Delehanty is “all in" recalls the record be made in a game with the Philadelphia Athletics last fall when his terrific batting was the feature. It is as follows: His first time up saw Del hit the ball at a mile-a-minute gait to left field. In the fourth inning he hit a terrific grass-cutter to Baker. The latter just barely fielded the ball, and when he made a belated throw to first Del scrambled to second. In the fifth inning Del poked a clean hit to center field. It was in the seventh inning when Delehanty pulled off his greatest hit. This was a line drive to deep right, and although Murphy fielded the ball in a hurry, the pill was hit so hard that

Jim Delehanty.

Delehanty had little trouble making the circuit of the bases. Del had contributed his share all right, but he insisted on “butting in” on thb fracas in the glorious eighth. In this inning he took a healthy swing on one of Plank’s curves and this time tripled to right field. If Del had hurried on this clout the chances are that be would have stretched it into a home run.

Yale’s Magnificent Baseball Cage.

new $20:000 baseball cage will be 140x110 feet and besides the baseball candidates it fa to accommodate the track, tennis and winter football squads. It will have a dirt floor, plenty of light and will be built of steel and brick. It will be located on the lot in the rear of the swimming pool and will bring .the gymnasium, pool and cage for other sports aR together.

CLEVELAND’S FAMOUS SECOND BASEMAN

By HOMER CROY.

Whatever Rhode Island is or hopes to be she owes to Senator Aldrich and Napoleon Lajoie. She wouldn’t be on the map today, bht would be fpund with a star fa a. footnote at the bottom of the page if it were not for Napoleon Lajoie, assisted by Mr. Aldrich. If Napoleon Lajoie had not hustled onto the scene in September, -tfiffir Nelson A. would have- bad too much on his hands and sho would have slipped off into the Atlantic ocean of obscurity. With discriminating eye Napoleon selected Woonsocket, where his father had brought -the-name -down- firom. French Can-, ada, for a birthplace. Lajoie is pronounced in more different ways than any other name in the majors. In talking about the Clevelands the ffms usually start In with Laj—and then suddenly have their attention attracted by a double and continue after it’s all over with “He and onr Napoleon—ln the west it is pronounced Laz —and finished by coughing and kicking a hole in the ground, while fa the spectacled east it is put over with a concentric twist of the Ups and with an underhand fadeaway of the tongue. According to Napoleon it can be done by running the scales a few times and with some finger practice by. going at It thus —Lazh-u-way. , ; In early life Napoleon’s dreams were of being a cabby and wearing a real top hat and brass button! with scroll work on them; he cared not for the busy marts of men or for being the tiger tamer in the gilded cage,' but onward, upward did he struggle and strive, climbing for the heights while bis careless and uncaring companions slept, until one fair day his

GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS

John M. Ward favors shorter spikes. So does Frank Baker. Minneapolis will give Pitcher Leo Sage another trial this year. Manager John, Kling talks of transforming Harry Gowdy into a catcher. Louisville has sold Catcher Bill Ludwig to Tacoma in the Northwestern league. • Ody Abbott of the Tacoma team has signed an approved “water wagon” contract • South Bend has signed a pitcher named Shuman, who is « feet tall and weighs 230 pounds. i Catcher Joe Crisp of Topeka win. it is reported, be sold to the Columbus American association club.

Napoleon Lajoie as Pictured by Cesare.

dreams were realized, and his castles had in the steel structural work—and he was a sure enough cabby with the scroll work and a top hat that the rain couldn't affect—anjr more. Other boys who had grown up with him in Woonsocket could hardly believe that fame had snatched him from their midst and placed on his brow its jeweled diadem —the top hat. Although now erf another world Napoleon condescended to come back to their locals now and then for a game of ball, while Dobbin munched his oats under the grandstand, until the Fall River club of the New England league persuaded him to ride on its second sack. From there the Nifty Nap drove on to the Phillies,'thence on to his present address. He spends his winters 01/ his farm ten miles north of Cleveland where his hobby is raising dogs. He has so many dogs that be cuts their meat by footpower, and when the moon is full fanners fa the next county have to sleep with their windows down. Napoleon is the most graceful man in any park in the United States. He has a mimeographed letter he sends back in answer to notes from sighing girls. Although tall and heavily built each motion is so polished that you can almost bear him sketching in charcoal and pronouncing vase—vaws. Every time the Apollo of the parks raises his hand it’s a picture; every time he clouts a single the soft purr of girls’ lead peiiclls can be heard all over the bleachers, and every time be stumbles and skids on his ear he does it so gracefully that the ladies in the grandstands bruise their .gloves. .G 2.1 (Copyright, 1911. by W. G. Chapman.)

Camp has O. K.’d the changes in the football code. Since he helped make the changes this is surprising. The major league scout travels on an average of 20,00 P miles per season. Think of the mileage that goes to waste! Pitcher Ralph Glaze has decided to give up baseball for good. He is running a sporting goods store down in Texas. Even the chronic knockers on football may be forced to keep silent when all the returns are in on the denatured rules. Sam Leever, having drawn his release from Minneapolis, says he will spend the rest of his life on his farm near Goshen, Ind. Pitcher Bill who had a chance with the Pirates, has reengaged with the Kewanee team of the CentnQ association. One critic says a .fighter has discovered a new way of faking a boxing match. He ought to get it patented before all his jfals start

TINKER PRAISES ED WALSH

Shortstop Says of All Pitcher* He Hae Tried to Hit White Sox Spit Bali Artist la Hardest. Since Joe Tinker has been out in San Francisco this winter he seems to have had almost as much fun talking baseball with? the fans in California aa *he has playing for fans in the east during the summer. The other afternoon one of the Saa Francisco critics got Joe to talk about the pitchers whom he had faced since he has been a ball player. He paid Mathewson a great compliment and also heaped tributes all over the name of Ed Walsh. Part of his conversation runs as follows: “Of all the baseball pitchers I ever faced the hardest to hit is Ed Walsh. At least, he is the hardest for me to hit "I don’t'say he is the greatest pitcher in the world; I think Christy Mathewson is the greatest “Do you get that I say he is the greatest; not was the greatest ‘ “Some people try to tell you that Christy is a dead one. There is no question but that he has slowed up, but I maintain that he Is the greatest pitcher fa the world. "He and Walsh are hard to hit for exactly opposite reasons. "Walsh has you out before you try to bat To tell you the truth, he oyerawes the batter. He is big and strdng' and has terrific speed and a wonderful break. Walsh Is a spitball artist, pure and simple. You ‘know exactly what he Is going to throw and what to !»• prepared for, but you can’t hit the ball. He gets your goat. "Mathewson is -exactly opposite hi method. Christy tenderly leads you

Ed Walsh.

astray, so to speak. You are always sure you can hit him—but you can’t. No other pitcher In the world has «o many resources.”

Four Players Cost $50,000.

Four baseball players who cost $50,000 will be watched with interest this year and may or may not, prove a good investment. They include Marty O’Toole, the Pittsburgh pitcher, who cost $22,500; Bill Kelly, Ms battery mate,' who brought $6,500; “Les purchased by. Connie Mack for SII,OOO two years ago. and Russel Btackburne, who put a dent SIO,OOO in Comiskey’s bank roil.

O’Day Is Certainly In Bad.

Now they say that in ease Hank O’Day fails to make good as manager of the Cincinnati Reds he back on his ability as an umpireThere must be a whole lot of consolation in that for Hank. One 'jb!> is jtis|?! about as bad as the other. ..

Tommy Ryan to Train Fiynn.

Jack Curley, manager for Jim Flynn, stares that Tommy Rjran fafa signed an agreement to train for three months prior to the with Johnson. ; ,