Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1913 — Page 2

HE SAVED THE DAY

By BURTON CLOSSEN.

Rene eyed the telephone speculatively. It was within easy reach of her hand, just next to the drop lamp. Quentin had not remembered it He had slammed the door and the key had.turned with the click. “You will stay there until you come to your senses,’’ he had told her# “Dad and mother will be home on the 11:16, and they can handle you after that, but by George, I’ll keep you here until they come.” It was about half past ten, she thought. Three quarters of an hour to save the happiness of a lifetime. Once her. father and mother came, it would be the same old heartache over again, the same old arguments and objections that had been advanced for nearly a year. And there was no reason under the sun why they should object to Stanley Pitch. He was young, twenty-four, just out of college, with excellent prospects. Perhaps that was why. Her father had fought his own way up from boyhood in the same firm. He despised a college training as a business asset. Quentin, her only brother, was like his father, and had slipped through schools doggedly, and Into the nearest chair to his father down at the office at eighteen. But Rene was like her mother. She often wondered how her father had ever persuaded Georgette Loiret to marry him and leave Paris for-New York. She loved to listen to her mother’s stories of her home life there, of how her father had admired the. pushing young American’s business pluck and success, and had deemed the union a wise one for her. ' “But did you really love father?* Rene had urged. “Don’t you believe in ' love, mother,.not at all?” It had been the night before their departure on a week-end visit out of town'. Rene and her brother were to remain at the house with the servants. Mrs. Howard had listened with a curious little smile, one hah,d on Rene’s tumbled mass of fair curls, as she bent over her. “They say it comes of its own accord after a wise marriage, dear heart. Is that not better than having it leave of its own accord after an unwise one?” “But why can’t I marry Stanley?” “Your father thinks he is not formed in character yet, that he is too boyish, too unsteady to trust our own daughter’s happiness in his keeping.” “Oh, dear me,” Rene exclaimed, helplessly. “Must I wait years and years until father thinks he is staid and stout like he is?” “Wait a year,” said her mother, ooaxingly. “At least a year.” And she had waited. Stanley had gone abroad for the whole summer. She had not even tried to see him since his return. It seemed as though all the fair winds of fate had united to blow them together again. He not been in New York a day before she met him face to face on a Fifth avenue autobus. They had left it at the park, and tramped all that long splendid autumn afternoon together , over paths that seem sacred to sweethearts. Stanley had mapped out their future. was a brave one, full of hope and promise. As foreign representative of an old established banking firm, he had made good. They would send him back in December to take full charge of their interests In Italy. And there was a certain villa on the outskirts of Rome, with the glimmer of the sea to the south, and north the vineyards and gardens leading up to the olive groves. - Rene could see that villa now, as she -sat in the study a prisoner, and the picture gave her strength. She reached for the receiver and gave his number softly but distinctly. Quentin would never hear through the thick fireproof walls. The answer set her heart beating fast. Was Mr. Fitch in? He was not. He was at his club. She set her teeth, and called the club.. It seemed hours before they called him to the telephone, and she heard his voice. “Stant, listen, dear,” she almost whispered. “Quentin has locked me in the study, can you hear me? And father and mother will be back on the 11:15. It will take them about twenty minutes to make the run up here in the car. I packed what I needed after a quarrel with Quent, and was running away. No, not to you, of course, you foolish boy. I was going to Aunt Lenore’q out at Montclair —what? But I can’t get out. I’m looked in, and Quentin 1b on guard.” "I’ll be there in a few minutes,” said Stanley, a bit hoarsely, and cut her off. She stood up, waiting, holding her breath at what she had done, but the hands on the clock were creeping fast. It was twelve minutes of eleven, and she knew the club was far down town In the West Forties. It would,, take Stanley nearly as long as it would her father and mother to reach her, and even when he did get there, there would be Quentin to deal With, Quentin, twenty-two, but strong and dogged as some young stag. And suddenly Bhe heard a crash in the room beyond. Another came, and a heavy body swung against the intervening wall. She called with all her strength, pushing >against the door. It was unlocked, i swung back, and she faced a stranger. He was eyeing her with a surprised .grin. Quentin called huskily to her: "Rene, call on the ’phone for help!" Before she could move the man had cut the wire. He hesitated, his clasp , knife open, but Rene never stirred. <•' *+ vWj'-, .’v. ,» .. .. •L ‘

Behind her was her father’s private safe, hidden by her dress. ’ “Sit down there,” said the fellow, pointing to a chair away from the door. "Where I can see you. If you make a noise, you get what I gave him.” Instead, she tried to slip by him. The wrenching grasp when he seized her wrist almost made her faint with quick agony, but she saw Quentin lying In the hallway, motionless, and the sight nerved her. She bent'her head and bit the hand that gripped her—anything to keep him engaged until help pame. “You £at!” he muttered, letting go. “Scatch, don’t yer? Get down on your knees and open that safe.” “I’ve forgotten the combination,” said Rene. She bent over the safe, moving the lock around slowly. “Open it,” repeated the burglar. “1 hate to hurt a pretty kid like you, but—” . The electric bell rang sharply. It was the one in the outer hall. Stanley must have been passed the<hallboys. “You’d better go. There’s the police. I rang the alarm.” He lehped past her, down the long hallway to the kitchen. The servants were asleep, or out, she knew. And they were on the eighth floor. Rene opened the door, every nerve trembling. She almost fell into Stanley’s arms, telling what had happened as she clung to him. - “I think he has killed Quentin.” "You give the alarm to the elevator men and have them call the police,’ Stanley told her, steadily, “and don’t lose your nerve now, girlie.” He turned back into the apartment alone, and stepped over Quentin’s form as he made after the fugitive. When the car drew up, and Mrs. Howard alighted'with her husband she found Rene in the marble entrance hall with patrolmen and hall boys trying to get a connected story from her. But upstairs Stanley met them at the door, coat torn, hie hair rumpled, antf'smiling. “It’s all right,” he said, cheerfully. “I got him on the fire escape, and he came back with a little thumb persua sion. You’ll find him in the liner closet, and I hope he has not mussed things up, Mrs. Howard, but I didn’t know where to lock him up, and Quentin needed attention —” • “Quentin got it,” said the latter looming up with a heavily swathed head. “I’ve got an ice pack on, Mates. Behold our burglar catcher, and general surgeon. Rene, I give my con sent.” The police were busy extracting the party in the linen closet. He seemed subdued and glad to leave. As the door closed on the whole group, Stan ley turned to Mr. Howard, with his quick, boyish smile. “Can’t I have her now, please, Mr. Howard?” Howard put out his hand. “There happens to be about $300,00C in that safe in bonds and gold, that I took out on Friday intending to transact a certain deal tomorrow for the firm. You’ve saved the day, boy. ,1 guess you can take her.” (Copyright, 1913, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

TROUBLE OF BASHFUL MAN

Most Unfortunate Misunderstanding That Prevented the Coupling of Two Lives. A bashful swain took,a violent Ilk ing to a fair lady of his town, anc after a great deal of hesitation finallj brought his courage up to the sticking point and made an evening call a 1 her house. He found her busily en gaged pressing a garment with a tai lor’s goose. She, however, received him very courteously and continued her work. A bevy of the lady’s fe male friends dropped in a few minutet after the poor man had subsided intc silence, for he foupd it absolutely im possible to maintain a conversation with her. The sudden entrance of th« visitors, instead of relieving, only added to his embarrassment, and h« sat in silence until It became a mattei of serious concern to the company hov to put him at ease, for he was well known to all of them as a man oi great worth, bashfulnees being hlf only weakness. The young lady finally got through with her work and called out to the servant in the kitchen: “Jane!” The door opened and the domestic replied: “Jane, will you take this goose out?” The bashful visitor sprang to hiE feet in an instant and exclaimed: “I beg your pardon, madam, for in truding on you, but I’ll go out myself!” And before she could explain hei meaning out be flew. We are sorry to add that the little misunderstand ing made an old bachelor and an old maid.

Japanese Parliament.

The Japanese parliament is com posed of two bodies—the upper and lower houses. The upper house occu pies the same relative position as the senate of congress, but its member ship is much larger. There are 30C members of the upper house, some ol whom are elected, some appointed by the emperor, some who hold their seats by reason of their being peers of the realm, and others by inheritance. It is a very much mixed body, but a highly competent one and.for the moßl part, the tpembers take a deep Interest In all legislative matters. The lower house, which ranks with the house of representatives, is elected by the people, and its membership is in excess of that of the upper branch of Parllameint. Altogether, there are about 700 member* of the Japanese parliament

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

ONE OF PENNSYLVANIA’S BRIGHT STARS.

Right Tackle Dutton, who is one of the dependable supporters of the football team representing the University of Pennsylvania. He was kept in re-

Michigan Team Will Not Join Conference

By a vote of 15 to 10, the University of Michigan football team has registered itself as opposed to a return to the western intercollegiate conference under present conditions. The vote was taken by the Michigan Daily, the student publicatidn of the university, in its campaign for sentiment favorable to Michigan’s immediate re-entry in the conference. The vote was a surprise to the pro-conference men on the campus, the 1912 eleven almost unanimously having expressed itself in favor of return. The baseball and track teams voted 14 to 10 in favor of return. Two of the men were non-commit-tal.

PLACE NUMBERS ON PLAYERS

System for Football Contestants Becoming Quite Popular in Detroit— Key Chart Explains. Why not number the players on all football elevens? This question has been a source of much agitation all over the country for the past few years, but Detroit fans have not had a chance to judge for themselves the merits of such a system until this year, says the Detroit Free Press. It remained for the Heralds, city independent champions, to put the plan into actual use, and it has proven a popular one with the fans who attend the contests at the Mack Park gridiron in which the city champions are factors. Manager Essex really was the man behind the innovation, for it was he who induced the Herald manager to try out the plan of which he always has been an advocate, and it is receiving such favorable comment that it no doubt will be used by all the city elevens another year. The Heralds are wearing maroon with large white circles on the backs, in the center of which is the player’s number in red. A key chart is posted in a conspicuous place, and the spectators can pick out the individuals most prominent in the various plays by getting his number and identifying him by means of the chart. This Same system is used in the east by the Carlisle Indians, and Is a splendid means for “finding” the players.

Connie Mack’s School.

Connie Mack has rented a house near his home in Philadelphia as a domicile for young ball players in his school. They are not under contract to the Athletics, but are prospective future greats. It is the Mack way. Eddie Collins was compelled to dream on the bench for several seasons before Mack was ready to spring one of his choice sensations on the baseball public.

Davis to Coach Amherst.

George Davis, the veteran shortstop, will again coach the Amherst college baseball team for the coming college season. He will take charge in December and work his men out in the cage during the winter months.

Muriel Dodd, Champion.

Miss Muriel Dodd, lady champion of England, won the women’s golf championship o{ Canada by defeating Miss Florence Hfcrvet of Hamilton, Ont. The score was 7 up and 6 to play.

Right Tackle Dutton of Pennsylvania.

Harold Janvrln, the Boston infielder, will in all probability "fill the position of second baseman for the Red Sox next season.

serve when his team swamped Gettysburg College in the initial game of the season by piling up 53 against Gettysburg’s 0.

CORNELL HAS MANY ATHLETES

Several Promising Men Among Freshmen in Line for Various SportsAuthorities Are Elated. With all of the freshmen athletes in line for the various sports the Cornell authorities are elated by the showing, and the prediction is made that the entering class of 1913 will furnish more good athletes of note than any freshman class in many yea/s. These men will be a tower of strength to the varsity next year. In the list of prominent newcomers to Cornell are: Football men, Hurd, captain and fullback of last year’s Phillips-Exeter team; Mueller, halfback and captain of Cascadilla school team; Whitney, halfback on the Hill school team; Carter, center, and Franzheim, end on the Lawrenceville team; Conray, quarterback on the Albany high school team. Track men, Alva R. Richards, who won the Olympic games high jump with a jump of 6 feet 3 inches last year; Wendnagle, picked by James E. Sullivan as allAmerican miler, with a record of 4 minutes 29 seconds.; Hurd, champion pole vaulter; Leister, a sprinter and 22-foot broad jumper from Perkiomen seminary; Danneheur, a fast middle distance man from Penn Charter school. Besides these men the best lot of catchers and pitchers for the baseball team in many years has reported for fall practice.

TORBETT OF MICHIGAN.

One of Fielding Yost’e Most Dependable Players.

Steady Job for Janvrin.

GIVE PITTSBURGH BIG CHANCE

Gold and Blue Boys Show Themselves Eligible for Prominent Place on ' Eastern Schedule. Pittsburgh has shown itself eligible for a prominent place on the big football schedules. The vie 6l tory of Coach Duff’s teansl. over Cornell clinched negotiations for Pitt as a regular opponent to Cornell and it would not be surprising *4f- the pold and Blue would meet such teams as Yale and Princeton next season and Harvard is being talked of prominently. Harvard did offer Pitt a game’ this year, but not in such a manner to rate the Smoky City boys as high as deserved, writes S. E! McCarty in the Pittsburgh Leader. Pitt’s thorough football demonstration brought forth praise from the Cornell officials and from the men who officiated in the game. Carl Williams, of Penn, umpire in the Carnell game, voluntarily hunted up the writer after the game and stated: “Pittsburgh deserves a prominent place on eastern schedules. I have watched, played and officiated in many games, but I can truthfully state that I never mingled in a cleaner gam§ or watched a cleaner bunch of players than Pitt in today’s contest. Pitt has a great team. Credit must be given them. This fellow Wagner is material for all-American honors. Wagner is a wonderful player. While Pitt has several good individual stars, Wagner stands out a real bidder for the allAmerican.” Of course, Pitt followers were jubilant. Coach Duff, when asked for a statement, after the game, only smiled and would say nothing. But fellows like Alex Stevenson, A. R. Hamiton, Charley Miller and the other real loyal ginks simply smothered everyone they met with their jubilancy, All Cornell is talking of the wonderful playing of Capt. Hube Wagner. His 55 and 60-yard runs were looked upon with awe. Hube never shone more brightly than today. His tackling was great, his kicks went true and far and his gains with the ball overshadowed everything else.

YALE’S HEAD COACH.

Howard Jones, the head coach of Yale, who by his own sterling methods of training, has interjected that vim and snap into the players of that team that leads to victory.

YALE NEWS WANTS COACHES

College Paper Says Competent Instruction Will Make Winning Teams—Distrusts System. Referring to the defeat of the Yale crew at Princeton, the Yale Dally makes a vigorous demand for a new coaching system. It declares the loss of the race to the Tigers has produced a torrent of criticism that proves complete distrust in the present system, that the rowing authorities perceive the imperative need of a competent coach, that the present coaches admit their failure and that the graduate rowing committee must forsake sentimentality and find somebody who can savt Yale crews “from jests and insults.” The undergraduate body is agreed, the News says, that “the difficult English stroke, as taught by youthful amateur coaches, has failed,” and the undergraduates are not alone in this belief. The English stroke was brought here by Averill Harriman, son of the late E. H. Harriman. “The rowing authorities,” continues the News, "realize how imperative Is a competent coach, who can teach a stroke which does not require a life of galley, slaving.” i

Lordan Wins Marsthon.

Joseph M. Lordan of Somerville, Maes., won the twenty-five-mile marathan run against a field of forty-one starters from Boston .to Brockton. His time was two hours, thirty-six mlnuteß and thirty seconds. Tom Lilley finished second.

Johnson Signs l4 Contract.

Walter Johnson, who won thirtysix games for the Washington cldb, and was a big factor in placing his team second in the race, has signed a contract fftf next season with a salary unofficially announced as f 12,000.

OtGOil HENRT HOWLAND ■aiffliK WOT® I When the car In which you’re riding •Seems to barely creep along You are not slow in deciding 1 That there must be something wrong; 1 When you miss the elevator And must wait till it comes back You are likely to blame Fate, or Think the whole world’s out of whack. When the office boy is stupid Or the sweet, stenographer Seems to have her mind on Cupid How you hate both him and- her: When she hums her sweet love ditty You get overcharged with gall, And you feel no touch of pity When he whistles In the hall. \ When you think all men are trying To deprive you of your own; When you wake up sadly sighing And, at night, quit with a groan; When you think that every other Finds the wrong course to pursue It is safe to bet, oh, brother, That the thing that’s wrong is you.

Inexplicable.

“He is generally known as a hardheaded business man, isn’t he?” “Yes.” "There’s something I wish you would explain, if you can. What is it that causes a hard-headed business man to pay money to a woman whose nails need manicuring—a woman whose general appearance is slovenly and who evidently finds it difficult to make ends meet—why, I say, should a hardheaded business man go to such a woman for the purpose of getting her to tell his fortune—to give him pointers concerning the management of his affairs —to tell him when to buy and when to sell?” “Oh, you might as well ask me to tell yob why a woman who knows perfectly well that you are lying when you tell her she is beautiful keeps tempting you to repeat it aud gets to hating your wife.”

Lovey’s Thoughtfulness.

“George, dear,” said Mrs. Dpvekins,' who had come downstairs in time to pour the coffee. “I’m going to walk to the car with you this morning. Aren’t you glad?” v "Very glad. Indeed, lovey. It’s so nice of you to think of me and to &et up early for the purpose of making it unnecessary to walk those dismal three blocks alone. How much do you want?”

Transport.

Alas! by some deeree of woe We every bliss Snust gain; The heart can ne’er a transport know That feels a little pain. —lord Lyttleton. My lord, you’re off, and badly, too; What gladness may be met When you receive a check that you Did not expect to get.

The Foolish Captain.

“Martha,” said old man addressing his wiffi, who was terribly seasick, “the captain says the rudder has been carried away .and we are likely at any minute to be cast high and dry on them rocks over there.” “Then why in heaven's name Is he worrying so ?”

They Do.

“Do you believe dreams ever come true?” "Yee. I dreamed last night that the new maid my wife got the other day would leave us before the end of this week. She gave us notice at breakfast”

Complacent

“My husband has a terrible case oi grip.” "What are you doing for him ?’’ “Nothing. He haa his life insured for $60,000.”

An Exception.

“All the world loves a lover, you know." "Not when he’s loving the girl who threw you over for him.”

A Willing Admission.

There is in Birmingham, England, a pin factory which turns but 37,000,000 pins every day. No, wia don’t know where thty go to.