Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1912 — Page 3

Second Fiddle

(Copyright, 18U, by Associated Literary Press.)

There was a slightly fictitious note |a the daughter’s voice as she remarked with a yawn: "You go down tonight, mother, and talk to the |}udge. Tm tired.” Mrs. Metcalfe turned from the mirror, surprise and displeasure distinctly visible on her youthful, comem face. “I must say you’re the queertest 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.” From her luxurious stronghold temong the sofa cushions, Katherine istifled a yawn. "Yes,” she assented meditatively. "Indeed I believe that Is all quite true.” She watched her knother with drowsy interest as she brushed out the heavy masses of shining gold hair and looped them into an tertlstlc knot low on her neck. : "And what excuse am Ito make to [fudge Gresham this time?” Bhe 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.’’ . “Ah! the 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 through the door and closed it quietly behind her. And presently Katharine heard the sound of their voices In the library below, i Two hours later Mrs. Metcalfe jeame up and found her daughter jpeacefully asleep. She half-roused at the sound of soft footsteps about the room and muttered lazily: "Dear me, Muzzle, is it midnight? You must have found the judge enormously entertaining.’’ j “I wonder, Kitty, if you’re going to jeome to your senses and quit dawdjllng?” i “Give me time, please; I’m only twenty. But what do you mean?*’ ; "Why shnply that if you’re- going to marry Judge Gresham you ought to do It and stop your nonsense,” was the crisp retort | "But he hasn’t asked me.” ; "You won’t give him a chance.” ; "Half a man would make one—if [he wanted it” she replied significantly. “But let’s go to bed and get pome beauty sleep; I’ve an engagement at Seven to go sailing.” j "With that Baker?” ; Katherine nodded as she slipped llnto bed. Mrs. Metcalfe smothered a islgh and the fingers that unfastened [her bodfcfl trembled. The clock was striking twelve when she turned out the light When she awakened the [following morning Katherine was igone and the room was in a frenzy of [disorder. , At ten o’clock Katherine had not returned and in despair Mrs. Metcalfe decided to read the Judge’s note and see if It required an answer. "Dear Miss Kitty: "I want to take you to drive behind ja new pair of grays, if I vnay. I shall [appreciate it very much if you will list me have your answer at onoe. "Cordially, “B. R. GRESHAM.” "P. S.--If Mts. Metcalfe would care [for the drive, you might ask her to jeome with us. B. R. G.” The blood flamed hotly in the little mother’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 prrangefhents—making her play “seciond fiddle” and thus defeating the [amiable gentleman’s obvious intentions —and arousing his secret disgust! With the color still beating 'high in her cheeks she sat down at [her desk and wrote a hasty reply to [the letter. Mrs. Metcalfe had put her foot Idown at last and when, at a few minrutes past.eleven, Katherine burst into the room with sun-blistered cheeks land wind-tossed hair, her mother chilled the exuberance on her lips by a cold glance of disapproval. "Judge Gresham has invltetd you to drive with him at three,” she announced wtiffly. “I took the liberty of accepting for you.” "Bully! Let’s see the letter, dearlie?" Katherine reached out her hand [for the paper and devoured its contents at a glance. "And you?” she (queried. "I? I shall remain at home—of (course.”^ The girl uttered a little Incredulous Baugh. "Shucks!” she cried. "Do you Imagine I'd 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 jbe so selfish and discourteous, Kitty. But for fear you might ” "You’ll go—certainly.” And having, las usual, gained her point, Katherine bounced up from her chair, kissed her mother’s cheek and said breezily: >*Tm off to refresh myself with a cold jjjdGßge tpfore- - After luncheon, when Mrs. Met' icalfe went up dutlfuly to. prepare for the outing, she found her daughter dozing on the bed. "You’d better hurry, dear; ifa aft er two,” she hastened to say. Mrs. Metcalfe walked toward the door. Alone, Katherine suddenly relaxed

By NELLIE CRAVEY GLMORE

the rein she had held upon herself. A bored look came to her face. She put on her things listlessly—lt 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 with 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, flower fringed 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 (me of his liveliest moods. When, finally, at twilight, they stopped in front of the house, Mrs. Metcalfe excused herself and hurried inside. Judga Metcalfe detained Katherine a moment at the gate. “Little girl,” he began awkwardly, “there’s something T want to say to you, have been wanting to ask you for a long time. Can you guess what It is?" ‘1 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 t.ea with us. Do!" Judge Gresham followed her on up the steps and into the dimly lighted library. There she left him, with a backward smile of assurance, till sbe could "remove her things.” As she entered ber 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 tbe edge of a chair and putting her elbows on her knees, propped her chin in her hands. "I—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, pretending to be waiting for me. In reality it’s you be wants to see. Now left 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 mustn’t You don’t know what you’re saying." - • - Katherine rose quickly, crossed the room to her mother’s chair and dropping on her kneeß beside it took tbe trembling little woman in her arms. “I know only too well, you foolish little dove,” she murmured tenderly, “I’ve known all along. As for that precious old muttonhead of a Judge, do make baste and get into your rags It’s almost tea-time and you’ve a guest waiting in the library. And—by the way, Muzsle, I’m going out with Jack to the theatetr at eight o’clock. This is one time I won’t be made to play second fiddle!" Three hours later, when Katherine , returned,. the light was still burning brightly Tn the library and with her finger im her Ups she ushered young Baker supertltfously Into the drawing room across the hall.

Throughout his career as a newspaper reporter tbe young man’s assignments had taken him into demonstrative crowds whose periods of noisy demonstration it was his duty to time. "Mr. A. finally appearing, the audience cheered for fifteen minutes.” “Senator X. finished his second Joke amid laughter that lasted for ten minutes,” or, "At the close of the speech the audience applauded wildly for thlr teen minutes.” These and similar records of the public pulse plentifully adorned nearly every atofy the young man wrote. One day be was sent to attend tee 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.”

If people could only onoe realise the demoralizing influence of holding the sickly Ideal, the failure Ideal, in the mind until the standards of excellence are all dragged down to the level of mediocrity or commonness, they would never again be content to dwell in the valley of failure, to live in the basement* of their lives.—Qri son Swett Harden.

Measuring Her Woe.

Keep High Standards of Excellence.

HEADS BUREAU THAT RUNS DOWN WIFE-DESERTERS

MONROE M, GOLDSTEIN Is head of the National Desertion Bureau, New York, which maintains a wonder m ful secret service for the tracing and capturing of tunaway 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 his office listening to the sad stories of deserted wives. Around tbe 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 tbe 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 SSO 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, I believe. The advertising can be forceful, and at tbe 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 80 Parent Can Be Bet Free the Booner. v. 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 far ther, 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 tbe 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 Pas savant, and Hugh C. Lyons, who bear a very marked resemblance to each other, have given tbe authorities much difficulty in proving 'their relationship. They were arrested some time ago by Detectives Schanberger and Kahler on a charge of obtaining money through bogus checks passed upon tobacconists and confectioners, Several days ago they ware convicted. Touched by the loyalty of bis partner in crime, "Passavant” asked that the original sentence be adhered to, but Judge Elliott carried out the reversal.

"Mock" Wadding Is Binding.

Bridgeport, Cosa-Dr. Howard P. Mansfield mid Miss Clara Georgia are trying to become divorced. They, went through a mock marriage ceremony twelve years ago and now find the wedding was binding.

LISTENING TO DESERTED WIVES

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 tbe meeting International night; William J. Bryan and William T. Ellis, who will speak on America’s foreign influence; Archdeacon Madden of Liverpool, Bisho'p Greer, Bishop William McDowell, Booker T. Washington, Robert E. Speer, Fred B. Smith, John R. Mott and J. Campbell White. In Chicago tbe Oakland group of churches, comprising congregations in the vicinity of Oak wood boulevard, have organized to carry out the program of the Men and Religion Forward Movement Tbe 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 tbe central division committee of tbe Laymen’s Missionary movement, which is carrying oat tile missionary plans for the Men and Religion Forward Movement The Chicago committee reported that the city bad 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 8 to 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, Says M. Flnot In 'The Eternal Feminine,” to Throw Off Yoke of Eternal Feminine. Paris. —M. Jean Flnot, in hi* new book, “Tbe Eternal Feminine,” reaches the startling conclusion that it is man and not woman who needs emancipation. Man must proclaim his independence, he declares; for thousands of years he has borne the yoke of the eternal feminine; It is high time that he fought for bis freedom from woman, who, by law and custom, keeps him a slave to ber 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 be had a handsomer. The men then begin to dress them up in fine feather* out of sheer rivalry. “When a rib was taken out of Adam during his sleep—it wae a mean thing to have done —Adam, I imagine, frit nervous at the sight of tbe first strange creature, Eve. "He climbed up a tree, no doubt, and looked at her as his feet were dangling from the branch on which be sat Bbe was lying in the grass, basking in the sun, already showing ber disposition ta idle away her timle. “Driven out of Paradise, Adam had to work to support 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 tbe 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

Bqy Kept Accident a Becret Through Fear of Father's Anger. Carmel, N. J.—Afraid his father would be angry, fifteen-year-old Ernest Moore carried a bullet Imbedded In 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 it 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 bis 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 how pretty I am! I have made myself a beautiful dress of leaves. 1 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 K lovely? Don’t you like these birds’ wings? Ah, this new life of ours is hard, but I shall have courage. I. am looking well, am I not? I slept a little when the sun was high. But you seem to be depressed. You are not at all cheerful, my poor Adam. Ah, I eee 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 ter Hurling Shoe Through.. ’ Window. 8t Joseph, Mo. —Feeling himself to be dying, following a stroke of apoplexy while in bed, Frank N. Devons, fifty-two yean old. vice-president and general manager of the Richardson Dry Goods company, failed to attract the attention of his wife hi a neighboring room. Rousing up anff getting out of bed he seised a shoe and with a last effort hurled it through a window and against the boose of a neighbor. The latter crawled out his own bedroom window and assisted the dying man hack into bed, when he passed away before medical ted could reach him.

POINTED PARAGRAPHS

unters never come hem* And all men are alike—except thoe* who are different. It takes a financial artist to draw* - satisfactory check. ~ ' V » . He who would achieve fame most pay the press agent. i No. Cordelia, yon can’t keep . Ste eret by potting it on ice. A hammer sometimes misses it* mark, bnt a bouquet never. A woman’s intuition enable* 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 la content* ed. When a married woman is welt dressed it’s a sign that her husband’s credit is good. And many a homely girl’s popularity with lla male contingent is due to the fact that she has a rich father. No master, how perfectly an artificial eye may 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. L -m 7;—--j; 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 done that he is ashamed to do himself, he turns the Job over to a hypocrite.—Chicago News.

RAM’S HORN BROWN

Hen 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 tho best fruit Deserve good fortune and you will sooner or later have it . * . ■ Some folks whine so much that they actually think it is musical. There is more religion bathe 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 ban# 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. A strong belief In a bright tomorrow will do touch toward making a brighter today. The bee goefe straight only when it is going toward its hive. . i.... *! The man who is trying to do a thousand things will never amount to » hill of beans st anything. A good way to find out what God will do is to look back and see what he has done, The man who turns the world upside down does it because it is his sole business to do tha* very thing.

SAID ABOUT WOMEN

In nine cases out of ten the first to corrnpt the youth 4» the woman. In nine case* out of ten also she bocomas corrupt because she Jikes it— Wives are such a provoking class of society, for, though they 'never wrong.—Thomas Hardy, My wife hf&ead; 1 . . God help »£» . -•* *- ■ rubber shoej you may" pull