Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1912 — Page 3

Second Fiddle

\ There was a slightly fictitious note tn the daughter’s voice as she reknar ked with a yawn: “Ton go down tonight, mother, and talk to the lodge. Fm tired." ' Mrs. Metcalfe turned from the mirtwr, surprise and displeasure distinctly visible on her youthful, comely face. “I must say you’re the queer- .... net specimen of a girl I ever saw, Catherine. The judge Is one of the Eest looking men in New York. He brainy, prominent, rich—and foolily in love.” -„ r > Prom her luxurious stronghold kunong the sofa cushions, Katherine btified a yawn. “Yes,” she assented ineditatively. "Indeed I believe that Is all quite true.” She watched her \ Another with drowsy interest as she brushed out the heavy masses of shinpig gold hair and looped them into an prtistic knot low on her neck. : "And what excuse am Ito make to jjudge Gresham this time?” she inquired stiffly, turning with a little brisk movement from the mirror. • "I'm ill, dearie. You know I am. Think of motoring from nine till one, lunching—golfing till dusk—” ! “All with that impossible Jack (Baker.” -'T<‘Ah! | be door bell now, mother. Run along and don’t keep his Judgeship waiting.” i With a slightly heightened color in her cheeks, Mrs. Metcalfe passed ithrough the door and closed it quietly behind her. And presently Kathjerine heard the sound of. their voices In the library below. Two hours, latdr Mrs. Metcalfe game up and found her daughter peacefully asleep. She half-roused at the sound of soft footsteps about jthe room and muttered lazily: "Dear ,«ne, Muzzle, is it midnight? You must have found the judge enormouspr entertaining.” . "I wonder, Kitty, if you’re going to pome to your senses and quit dawdling?” i "Give me time, please; I’m only jtwenty. But what do you mean?” ! "Why shnply that if you’re going ito marry Judge Gresham you ought go do It and stop your nonsense,” was jtha crisp retort , | ."But be hasn’t asked me.” i’ "You won’t give him a chance.” ; "Half . a man would make one—if jhe wanted it,” she replied significantpy. “But let’s, go to bed and get "{some beauty sleep; I’ve an engagement at Seven to go sailing.” "With that Baker?” 1 Katherine nodded as she slipped

(Into bed. Mrs. Metcalfe smothered a jslgh and the fingers that unfastened per bodice trembled. The clock was Striking twelve when she turned out k jjQie light When she awakened the . [following morning Katherine was ' [gone and the room was in a frenzy of (disorder. v At ten o'clock Katherine had not returned and in despair Mrs. Metcalfe - decided to read the judge’s note and i«e if It required an answer. •- "Dear Miss Kitty: “I want to take you to drive behind a new pair of grays, if Ivnay. I shall _ appreciate it very much , if you will . let me have your answer at once. ;,i=S=£Swsj~.. "Cordially, “B. R. GRESHAM." “P, S.--If Mrs. Metcalfe would care for the drive, you might ask her to j come with. us. B. R. Q.” 1 ! The blood flamed hotly in the little jmotber’s face. Her lips set determinedly. She - wouldn't go—she [wouldn’t! It was . all her daughter's doing—this bringing her into all their larrangefhents—making her play “sec:,iond fiddle" and thus defeating the lamiable gentleman's obvious lntenfttona—and arousing his secret disgust! With the color still beating nigh in her cheeks she sat jher desk and wrote* a hasty, reply to (the letter. Mrs. Metcalfe had put her foot' down at last and when, at a few miniates past eleven, Katherine burst ihto ■the room with sun-blistered cheeks iand wind-tossed hair, her mother chilled the exuberance on her lips by Sco\d glance of disapproval. "Judge resham has invitetd you to drive with him at three.” she announced (stiffly. “I took the liberty of acceptdng for you." "Bully! Let'B see the letter, dearjlef” Katherine reached out her hand lor the paper and devoured its cein(tents at a glance. “And your she Iqderied. - -- “I? I shall remain at home—of course.” The girl uttered a little Incredulous Baugh. “Shucks!” she cried. “Do you jbnaglnt I*4 let'you snub him in this 'fashion? Never! The fact is, if you don't go, I shan’t either!" Mrs. Metcalfe knew her offspring (too well to remonstrate. She half smiled and her mouth showed signs Of weakening. "I’m sure you’d not he so selfish and discourteous, Kitty. tßut for fear you might- 1 -—’’ .“You’ll go—certainly" And having, las usual, gained her point, Katherine bounced up from her chair, kissed her poiother’s cheek and sakl breesily: rPm ofi to refresh myself with a cold plunge, before luncheon.’’ After luncheon, when Mrs. Meticalfe went up. dutlfuly to prepare for the outing, she found her daughter dozing on the bed, “You’d better hurry, dear; It’s aftShSS”

By NELLIE CRAVEY GILMORE

(Copyright, HOI, by Associated Literary Press.)

the rein she had held upon herself. A bored look came to her face. She put on her things listlessly—it was such a relief to be free from her mother's vigilance. As she unfastened the neck of her blouse, a man’s silk handkerchief, knotted about her throat, exhaled the Insidious odor of pipe smoke. With a little gesture of vehemence, she pressed it eagerly to her burning cheek—buried her face in its soft folds. Mrs. Metcalfe bit her lip as Katherine whimsically insisted upon climbing to a seat beside the driver. But she did not interfere and smiled fith what grace she could muster as the judge helped her to her place beside him In the rear. They drove for hours, up red and gold-spangled hills, through cool valleys and along picturesque stretches of level, flowerfringed road. The girl scarcely spoke, but sat in silence, drinking in each fresh beauty. Mrs. Metcalfe and Judge Gresham kept up a lively flow of conversation. The mother’s constraint vanished. The judge was in one of his liveliest moods. When, finally, at twilight, they stopped In front of the house, Mrs. Metcalfe excused herself and hurried inside. Judgg Metcalfe detained Katherine a moment at the gate.

“Little girl,” he began awkwardly, “there’s something I want to say to you, have been wanting to ask you for a long time. Can you guess what It Is?” “I believe so. I think so,” was the faltering reply. “You know, of course, why I’ve kept ' coming here. And yet I’ve lacked the courage to speak.’ Katherine lifted an impulsive hand and laid it on his coat sleeve. “I —don’t think you—have anything to fear,” she said with a little smile. The judge took her fingers and held them close in his big warm palm. “Thank you,’ 'he said, “and do you think I might call this evening?” “You may come in right now and stay to tea with us. Do!” Judge Gresham followed her on up the steps and into the dimly lighted library. There she left him, witih a backward smile of assurance, till she could “remove her things.” As she entered her room, Mrs. Metcalfe looked up anxiously. “I—l couldn’t help hearing part of it, Kitty; I beg your pardon—but—you accepted him?” Katherine suddenly sat down on the edge of a chair and putting her elbows on her knees, propped her chin In her hands, “h—did not,” she announced. , ‘‘You did not? But I always hoped —I always believed—that you ” “As a father, perhaps; not as—a husband,” came the thunderbolt from her daughter’s pretty red lips. . “O Kitty!” she cried. “Yes,” continued that young person glibly, "he’s downstairs now, pretend l ing to be waiting for me. In reality It’s you he wants to see. Now let’s hurry and get on the mauve dress; do your hair In that nobby new style and--—” <

; Mrs. Metcalfe lifted an appealing hand. “Please!" she Implored, “you mustnft. You don’t know what you*r* saying.” Katherine rose quickly, crossed the room to her mother’s chair and dropping on her knees beside It took the trembling little woman In her arms. IT know only too well, you foolish little dove,” she murmured tenderly, “I’ve known all along. As for that precious old muttonbead of a judge, do make haste and get into your rags It’s almost tea-time and you’ve a guest waiting In the library. And — by the way, Muzzle, I'm going out -with Jack to the theatetr at eight o’clock. This is ohe tftflb I won’t be made to play second fiddle!" Three hours later, when Katherine returned, the light was still burning brightly in the library and with her finger on her lips she ushered young Baker supertitiously into the drawing room across the’hall.

Measuring Her Woe. Throughout his career as a newspaper reporter the young man’s assignments had taken him Into demonstrative crowds whose periods of noisy demonstration it was tils duty to time. “Mr. A. finally appearing, the audience cheered (or fifteen minutes.' “Senator X. finished his second Joke amid laughter that lasted for ten min utes," or, “At the dose of the speech the audience applauded wildly for thlr teen minutes.” These and similar records of the public pulse plentifully adorned nearly every story the young man wrote. One day he was sent to attend the funeral of a rich and crusty-tempered old gentleman whose young wife had notoriously repented her choice. The young man wound up his story of the funeral thus: “In the silence that ensued the widow wept for sixteen seconds.” Keep High Standards of Excellence. If people could only once realize the influence of holding the sickly ideal, the failure ideal, in the mint} until the standards of .excellence are all dragged down to the level of mediocrity or commonness, they would never again be content to dwell Jn the valley of failure, to live In the basements of their Uves—Oriaon

HEADS BUREAU THAT RUNS DOWN WIFE-DESERTERS

MONROE M. GOLDSTEIN Is head of the National Desertion Bureau, New York, which maintains a wonder* ful secret service for the tracing and capturing of runaway husbands. Deserted wives are sent to this bureau by the domestic relations court, and the bureau circulates a description and photo of the deserter through its correspondents throughout the world. Fully 70 per cent, of the men are finally found, sometimes after years of trailing. “This is Just the central branch of a world-wide organization,” said Mr. Goldstein. "We have located men in South America, in Russia and in Germany. And if we can prove that they have abandoned their children, they can be extradited to New York from any other state and from most foreign countries.” , This photograph shows Mr. Goldstein In hiß office listening to the sad stories of deserted wives. Around the room is a picture gallery of missing husbands.

LIGHT TO LEAD WAY

Signs May Be Used to Lure Crowds From Broadway. Dr. William C. Covert of Presbyterian Church In New York City Tells of Modern Advertising Methods and Urges Their Adoption. New York.—Electric signs on Broadway with the legend: “Why not go to church?” may compete with similar signs advertising beverages, hosiery and breakfast foods, in New York, April 19-24, if. some of the publicity plans for the conservation congress of the Men and Religion Forward Movement succeed. The plan to use modern publicity methods for church purposes has been considered for some time by leaders in the movement _ “We want to examine concise, dignified phrases which might be used for advertising purposes of the congress in this way,” said Dr. William C. Covert, pastor of the Forty-first Street Presbyterian church, the other day in Chicago, in discussing the plans. "We already have offered a prize of ISO for the best article Of 250 words on the significance of the congress, and we are ready to institute a competition to secure good advertising ideas. This is an experiment and it will contribute to the success of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, 1 believe. The advertising can be forceful, and at the same time maintain dignity.” The committee on Christian publicity, which held a meeting in Chicago recently; and of which Doctor Covert Is a member, is preparing its report on the methods of publicity necessary for the churches. The report will be 35,000 words long and will be submitted to the New York congress.

SON SERVES FOR HIS FATHER

Induces Court to Exchange Their Sentences So Parent Can Be Bet Free the Sooner. Baltimore, Md. —Asking that a sentence of three years in jail Imposed upon his father be Imposed upon him and that his own sentence of two years In jail be reversed to his father, Hugh C. Lyons broke down in the criminal court and wept bitterly. Judge Elliott complied with the prisoner’s unusual request and Lyons seemed much relieved when given the chance to exchange sentences with his father, giving the elder man* the. benefit of one year. Though neither of them ever has directly admitted that they were father and son, Hugh D. Lyons, alias Philip Psssavsnt, and Hugh C. Lyons, who bear a very marked resemblance to each other, have given the authorities much difficulty in proving their relationship. They were arrested some time ago by Detective* Schanberger and Kahler on a charge of obtaining money through bogus checks pawed upon tobacconists and confectioners. Several days ago they were convicted. . ~ ; ; . .r.i..-'-Touched by the loyalty of his partner in crime, “PassavanPV asked that the original sentence be adhered to, but Judge Elliott carried out the rs.versaL

“Mock" Wedding la Binding. Bridgeport, Conn.—Dr. Howard P. Mansfield and Mlaa Clara Georgia are trying to become divorced. They went through a mock marriage ceremony twelve years now find the

To carry out its aims the committee has submitted a series of interrogatories to editors of newspapers and magazines. . - Speakers at the congress in New York next month will include- President Taft, Ambassador James Bryce and J. A. McDonald, Toronto editor, who will address the meeting International night; William J. Bryan and William T. Ellis, who will speak on America’s foreign influence; Archdeacon Madden of Liverpool, Bishop Greer, Bishop William McDowell, Booker T. Washington, Robert E. Speer, Fred B. Smith, John R. Mott and J. Campbell White. In Chicago the Oakland group of churches, comprising congregations in the vicinity of Oakwood boulevard, have organized to carry out the program of the Men and Religion Forward Movement. The canvassing is being carried actively forward in the Woodlawn district. Considerable interest in the missionary program was shown at the meeting at the City club, of the oentral division committee of the Laymen’s Missionary movement, which is carrying out the missionary plans for the Men and Religion Forward Movement The Chicago committee reported that the city had been divided into 12 districts for the eight-day campaign. Two missionary Institutes will be held each evening during the days of the campaign, April Bto 14. It is planned to have one speaker at each of these institutes “to impart a missionary vision,’’ and another speaker on methods. Names of those to be in charge have not been made public.

Doomed to Obscurity.

The world never hears of the man who doesn’t amount to enough to acquire a nickname.

Woman to Emancipate Man

Time, Ssye M. Flnot In “The Eternal Feminine," to Throw Off Yoke of Eternal Feminine. Paris. —M. Jean Flnot, in his new book, “The Eternal Feminine,” reaches the startling conclusion that it is man and not woman who needs emancipation. Man must proclaim his independence, be declares; for thousands of years he has borne the yoke of the eternal feminine; it to high time that he fought for his freedom from woman, who, by law and custom, keeps him a slave to her emotions and caprices. He thus begins; “All our trouble can be traced to the Church Council, which was rash enough to declare that woman had a souL Man originally knew well enough that woman was his inferior, but as time went on one man out of pride and vainglory boasted that he had a handsome mate. Another at once boasted that he had a handsomer. The men then begin to drew them np in fine feathers out of sheer rivalry. “When a rib was taken out of Adam during his sleep—it was a mean thing to have done—Adam, I imagine, felt nervous at the sight of the first strange creature, Eva. “He climbed up a tree, no doubt, and looked at her as his feet HangUng from the branch on which he sat She was lying la the grass, basking in the son, already showing SB# : disposition to idle away her time. “Driven out of Paradise, Adam bad to work to rapport her. When he returned after a hard day’s work Eve said to him;

“FEED BEANS TO CHILDREN”

Boston Physician Also Thinks Corporal Punishment Good If Necessary. Boston, Mass.—" Feed the children Boston baked beans if they like them." “Administer corporal punishment If necessary.” “Let them go barefoot." These are some of the suggestions given by Dr. Charles Putnam to mothers through an address at the Harvard Medical school. "Baked beans will, not hurt a child, providing they have been properly baked and the child has a real liking for them. They are very nutritious, wholesome and appetizing,’’ said the speaker. "Corporal punishment is the only thing that will successfully curb certain traits In the young child, and I advise it In cases where nothing else will accomplish the same purpose. “All children should go barefoot when young. Don’t tie them up In restricting, uncomfortable clothing."

BULLET IN HEAD TWO YEARS

Boy Kept Accident a Secret Through Fear of Father's Anger. Carmel, N. J.—Afraid his father would be angry, flfteeu-yearold Ernest Moore carried a bullet imbedded la the bone between his eyebrows for two years without revealing the truth. He admitted It the other day after an attack of Insomnia had made tt necessary to call a physician. The bullet will be extracted, probably without serious danger to the lad. Ernest had been shot accidentally by a boy friend. Reaching home, he told his parents be had fallen on a spike. A superficial examination of the wound seemed to bear out his story.

“’See, I have also been working! Look bow pretty I am!. I hare made myself s beautiful dress of leaves. I discovered a lovely pink shell with which to polish my nails—-see how they are shining. Why don’t you admire my headgear? Isn’t it lovely? Don’t you like these birds’ wings? Ah, thifi new life of ours to har4, hut I shall have courage. lam looking well, am I not? I slept a little when the sun was high. But you seem to be den pressed. You are not at all cheerful, my poor Adam. Ah, I see you cannot bear up against misfortune as well as myself. Come and smile." "Adam heaved a sigh and tried to smile.” -

DYING, GETS AID IN ODD WAY

Helpless Missourian Attracts Neighbor by Hurling Shoo Through \ - / Window.' ’ St Joseph, Mo.—Feeling himself to he dying, following a stroke of apoplexy while in bed, Frank N. Devons, fifty-two yean old, vice-president sad general manager of the Richardson Dry Goods company, hilled to attract the attention of his wife In a neighboring room. Rousing np and getting out. of bed he seized a shoe, and with a last effort hurled it through s window and against the hotize of a neighbor. The totter crawled out his own bedroom window and assisted the dying man back into bad, where, he passed away before medical aid could reach him.

POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Trouble hunters n eve# come bom# empty-handed. - v i And *B men are alike—except time# who at« different * *3; It takes a financial artist to draw * satisfactory check. He who would achieve fame must pay the press agent , No. Cordelia, you .can’t keep a. secret by putting it on ice. A hammer sometimes misses its mark, but a bouquet never. A woman’s Intuition enables her to get along without judgment Some women seem to think that a painted face should go with a picture hat It takes a cheerful man to fool him* self into believing that he is contented. ' When a married woman is well dressed it’s a sign that her husband's credit is good. And many a homely girl's popularity with' the mate contingent is due to the fact that she has a rich father. No matter how perfectly aa artificial eye inay be, it’s an unsightly thing. This is a swift age. If your name is in the list of "also rang’ yon are doing fairly well. It takes nerve to enable a man to achieve success—and a lot more, to enable him to explain satisfactorily why he didn’t. When his Satanic majesty wants anything dene that he is ashamed to do himself, he turns the job over to A hypocrite.—Chicago News. _____

RAM’S HORN BROWN

Men blame God for many of their own mistakes. A heretic ..is the man who differs from us. - It is not the biggest trees that bear the best fruit w# ■ ■ ■ i . Deserve good fortune and yon will sooner or later have It ; Some folks whine so much . that they actually think it is musical. There is more religion in the hearty laugh that lightens a burden and eases a care than in the groan that gives everybody the blues. If the Bible teaches anything with clearness, it is that no one can hare faith in God and be a loser by it It is a shame that a brewery is allowed to use the American eagle as an advertisement for Its business. 1 : ‘ A strong belief in a bright tomorrow will do much toward making a brighter today. The bee goes straight only when ft is going toward its hive. ; i . The man who is trying to do a thousand things will never amount to a hiU of beans at anything. r ; - A good way to find out what God wUI do is to look back and see what be has dona. The man who turns the world upside down does It because it is his sole business to do that very thing:

SAID ABOUT WOMEN

In nine cases out of ten the first to corrupt the youth la the woman. In nine cases out of ten also she becomes corrupt because -she likes it—ouida. • i&L;Wlves are such a provoking class of society, for, though they see never right, they are never more than half wrong.—Thomas Hardy. My wife Is dead. ... . God help those who remain. I must think of finding another wife.—Francois RabeW*. . V; . . • T ' ' —— “‘ifo woman la so bad but we may rejoice when beS* -Heart thrills to love, for then God has -her by the hand/—J. IC. Barrie. % - i 4 * _ Weak as women are in the long ran mnly. A