Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1914 — Page 2

CONSOLATION PRIZE

By KATHERINE HOPSON.

“The race 1b to the fit. Because his sprained ankle debars him from the •hating party, I am invited to remain as the consolation prize. Otherwise, I should hardly have a chance to •peak to the noted lion," Gail Bentley's tone was bitter as phe voiced her thoughts aloud before her dressing table. Bitterness was not usually a quality of her nature, but she was still smarting from her sister Edith's laughing remark. “Mr. Reynold is safe with you," she had said- “I wouldn’t trust him to an afternoon’s tete-a-tete with any one else." - - ~ "Yes, he's safe enough. Any girl’s admirer would beJ- Gall studied her retiection grimly. In splte-qfirer disparagement, it was really a pretty face that looked back in the mirrorsensitive and high-bred, with delicate features and big serious eyes. That was the trouble, the whole face was too serious—it was devoid of girlish>ess and vivacity. •‘The queer part of it is, Gall really looks like Edith," people were wont to declare, "but she is so sober, and her sister is all sparkle and charm.” It was this which had attracted Bertram Reynqld, a noted portrait painter, who was guest of honor at Mrs. Creder’s house party. From the first he had paid marked attention to her beautiful niece, Edith, and had asked permission to paint her as the central figure in a new picture he was working on. He had made several sketches of her in different poses and all was going successfully until two days ago, when Reynold met with an accident while hunting, and sprained ■Ms ankle, thus - being debar red from the skating party, which was to be the crowning event of the week. “Such a pity, too,” Gall heard her Aunt Myra remark to Mrs. Kelley as they entered the former’s little sitting . room across the hall. “Just when things were getting interesting. Edith Is such a picture in her skating costume and new mink furs; and skims over the ice like a bird. Of course she must go—she’s the life of the party. So I've asked Gail to stay and help me entertain Mr. Reynold this afternoon. She will not hinder Edith's chances.” Tears rose in Gail's eyes. “Is that what every one thinks of me —merely a foil for Edith?’’ "It's true she is a picture," Gall admitted later as the skating party started off in the big sleigh. Edith’s piquant face was aglow under the scarlet Tam. -The fur scarf was thrown carelessly about her shoulders revealing a glimpse of her snowy neck.

This brought to Gall a pang of realization of how her own sensitive throat always kept her from doing those graceful, careless things like other people. “I always have to bundle up like an old woman!” As the sleigh disappeared from view, she turned with a sigh from the hall window to enter the library. Me Reynold was comfortably ensconced in a big Morris chair. with Aunt Myra sitting near, crocheting and chatting pleasantly. Gail was glad she was there, and entered the room feeling a little' less shy and constrained.

» ”How shall I entertain hint all the afternoon?” she wondered; but soon found there was no occasion to- worryabout that, for Mr. Reynold did the entertaining. He was telling about his student days in New York and Paris. Gail found herself listening as to a fascinating romance. Even when a caller came to see her aunt on business and she left the room, Gail still felt interested and at ease- like other girls. She was wearing a dress of warm gray, with a wide crimson girdle and touches of the same at the neck. Behind her were some heavy portieres of a deeper shade of red. Suddenly, in the midst of what he was saying Reynold broke oft with: “Would you let me sketch you, Miss Bentley—as you are sitting now?” In wonderment that any one should ask such a thing, she gave consent; and still chatting, Reynold turned to his easel and began to work. As his interest grew, he became confidential, and told her some of the hopes and plans for future work, and Gail forgot to be constrained and ahy. Mrs. Creder returned, and on seeing that her guest was well entertained, withdrew to attend to the hundred and one duties which were hers as hostess of a large house party. Both Gall and the artist were surprised when the waning day told that the ahort wlnter afternoon was gone. A few minutes later the skaters returned with glowing accounts of the afternoon’s pleasure. During the confusion Gall slipped away—the little left-out feeling again returning. Now that more attractive girls had comC, •he was no longer needed —or wanted! She had noticed Reynold's eyes brighten with pleasure at the sight of Edith's glowing face, and that of pretty Lucy Bowers, another charming guest. “/ “Will it always be like this, I-won-der? Shall I just fill in chinks left by more fortunate people? Why is it—why?” She knew of many girls who were really much plainer than she, who had many attractions and good j times. Thus the old order was resumed and | continued until the close of the house l ..party, which came the following Bat- j "We'll all meet again this spring, I hope, when 1 have my picture exhib (

it. I’ll send every one invitations* declared Reynold in his pleasant, cordial way Accordingly, the following April, all those who were among the guests at Mrs. Creder's house party received the coveted cards. Mrs. Creder invited her nieces to stay with her that week. The evening before the exhibit she came into their room, her face abeam, and in; her hand the evening paper. "Read," she. cried triumphantly, spreading it out before Edith. There was a hiotice of Mr. Bertram Reynold's famous annual exhibit of pictures which was to take place the next day. Near the close the article said: “The cream dt the collection is said to be an unusual picture called “Sympathy,” and the original is rumored to be a certain beautiful niece of a well-known society leader at whose house Reynold was entertained last winter,’ "Of course, Edith, it’s that picture he painted of you in your mauve silk gown as you stood among the ferns. I thought from the first that was the most artistic pose he secured?” '- "He was so queer about not wanting any one to see his work after it was once started. A genius is always peculiar. I don’t know whether I could really care for one or not.” She gave a conscious little laugh. Nevertheless, it was evident to Gail that Edith was highly flattered to be the central figure in a famous picture. Many of their friends dropped in that evening and laughingly alluded to the press notice. Every one was convinced it was as Mrs. Creder said, and Edith received much good-natured banter. * Through it all Gail watched in silent winder that she should be so blinded by the surface honor as to lose sight of the beauty of the underlying thought. And it was Gail who was least surprised of the three when a note came from Reynold next morning inviting them to come a little earlier than the hour set for the exhibi- ——. ——-—i-:_., " ■ ... _: , T.tioii;- —--:-r . "It is like him to want to spare Edith any embarrassment she might otherwise feel in viewing her own portrait before the others.”

"It is an undeniable honor,” declared Aunt Myra, and gave Edith's blooming cheek a playful pat. When they arrived at the time appointed, Reynold met them at the door of the studio. His manner was chivalrously courteous, and he showed them into the well-lighted studio where the pictures were hung. There were portraits of many noted people, besides pictures of imagination and idealism. The three ladies looked at al l i n turn as they went along, but their interest was at heart superficial, so eager were they to see the one of Edith in the mauve colored gown.

“The best is shown last,” he declared, drawing aside the curtain which hung before it. They stared in amazement. Instead of the one of Edith as they supposed, the picture showed Gail dressed in gray and crimson against a background of rich velvet curtains. But surprising aa was this fact, what really caught and held their attention was the expression of her face. The dark eyes were luminous with a wonderful look of sweetness and sympathy. It was as though a veil had been drawn aside and her real soul for the first time revealed.

“Well, well, this is a surprise, to find our little Gail, instead of Edith, as we were led to suppose,” said Mrs. Credbr, recovering her poise. Her tone was playful, but Ggtil’s sensitive intuition divined that she considered he had made a poor choice of subject. Yet no one could deny the effect he had attained was beautiful. - < Reynold laughed and pessed off the situation in his easy fashion. For a few minutes they chatted lightly, then turned to review more carefully the other pictures. Just before the arrival of the first group of guests, Gail slipped back to gain one more glimpse of her pictrue alone. "Did I look like that, I woncer? Did I ever look like that?” she questioned naively, as the sweet pictured eyes met hers. “Like that and mucfi more —to me,*' came Reynold’s quiet voice. She turned and saw him there beside her. Looking up in shy surprise, she read in his eyes, not the surface admiration he had given Edith and others of the house party —but something infinitely deeper. (Copyright. 1914, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

Advice of a Red Man.

Kate D. Sweetser, after compiling the material for her recently published “Book of Indian Braves,” became much impressed by the patios of Chief Joseph’s surrender and the subsequent treatment his tribe received. She quotes Joseph’s opinion about the relations which should exist between white men and Indians. “There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike,” he wrote. “They are all brothers. If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth and compel him to stay there, he will not be contented, nor will he grow and prosper. • * ♦ Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we shall have no more wars.” *. <

Made In Great Britain.

The master of the mint reports a “great demand for small change.” We have noticed it ourselves. Pr. Wiley says Eve was created before Adam. And her first words were, “where have you been?” Lord Derby says a schoolboy thinks he knows far better than every one else. The schoolboy does not think he knows; he knows he knows.—John Bull-

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

GOLFERS WILL INVADE GREAT BRITAIN

With the addition of the name of Fred Herreshoff to the list of American amateur golfers who expect to try for the British championship in 1914 the American invasion promises to be the strongest that has ever crossed the Atlantic. Jerome D. Travers announced last fall that he was going to play in England during the coming season, and the golfers in the neighborhood of Bostonrecently decided to send Francis Ouimet to the other side. Heinrich Schmidt, who did so well in the British championship at St. Andrews last summer, is anxious to try his luck a second time, and the inclusion of Herreshoff’s name makes a strong quartet. Herreshoff has made his plans for the trip to the extent of engaging rooms in England, and his original plan was to leave about March 1 with Mrs. Herreshoff and Jerome Travers.

CAPTAIN RITSON WON'T PLAY

Leader of Last Season’s British Polo Four Will Not Be in Line-up for Games This Year. Capt. R. G. Ritson, who was leader of the English polo team last year in its attempt to lift the international cup, will probably be an absentee in next year’s matches, for which England has recently challenged. Captain Ritson’s place on the chailenging team will be hard to fill, as he showed himself to be a most capable all-around horseman and hitter in the games last summer. A serious indisposition will prevent him from taking part in any international matches, according to reports received here by followers of the game. In order to get an early start for the conditioning of both ponies and men, Lord Ashby St. Ledgers will go to

Capt. R. G. Ritson.

Madrid, accompanied by Maj. F. W. Barrett, Fifteenth Hussars; Capt H. A Tompkinson, First Royal Dragoons, and W. Balding. Spain has been chosen by the financial sponsor for the team as the base of operations for the preliminary practice, in order to avoid stoppages occasioned by bad weather, such as those experienced last spring by the English team at Eaton. —King Alfonso, who Is agreat polo enthusiast, has sanctioned the use by the English players of the royal polo grounds at Casa de Campo, Madrid, and at La Granja, while the Madrid Polo club grounds will also be available.

Harvard Should Be Proud.

Percy D. Haughton, head coach of Harvard university's football eleven, In commenting on Harvard’s 3 to 0 victory over Princeton, says the Harvard team should be congratulated in Sccomplishing two things no other [arvard team has ever done; first, to defeat Princeton twice in succession, and second and 'best, to win a victory over Princeton at Princeton.

A Successful Horse Trainer.

Light harness horses trained by Walter Cox during the past ten years have won $340,000 on tracks throughout the United States.. .

Open Champion Ouimet.

Though he has never succeeded in winning the championship Herreshoff has long been recognized as one of the best golfers in the United States. His most notable achievement was his 37-hole struggle against Harold H. Hilton at Apawamis in the final of the national championship of 1911. Though beaten by the British champion he put up a fight that will long be remembered by all followers of the noted pastime. The metropolitan title was won by Herreshoff in 1910 and he was runner up in 1908. Twice, in 1907 and 1911, he was a metropolitan semi-final-ist. Travers, the four-time amateur champion; Ouimet, the open champion ; Herreshoff and Schmidt 6an be depended upon to make a splendid bld for the British title. The tournament will be played during the week of May 18 at Sandwich.

Gossip Among Sports

Hans Wagner will try to land a batting mdrk of .400 this year. • * • Farmer Burns has taken a keen interest in Hussane, the Bulgarian middleweight. ■I.. • ♦ • “Keep off the umps” is to be the 1914 slogan of the Cleveland Naps under Joe Birmingham. • • The British amateur golf championship will be held on May 18 at Sandwich, the open at Prestwich on June 18. ' • • • Maryland Agricultural college is going to spend $105,000 for athletic equipment, most of it going into a gymnasium. * * * Bill Hollenbeck figures on developing Captaint-elect Tobin to fill Shorty Miller’s shoes at quarter for Penn State this year. The New York Yankees are to play the Phillies at Philadelphia, April 8 and 9, the first time these two clubs have ever clashed. >.* • « Walter R. Dickson, the Greenville, Tex., pitcher, who for two seasons has been with the Boston Nationals, has been dropped to Rochester. • • ♦' Duffy Lewis, left fielder of the exworld’s champion Boston American tpam, will take lessons from an athletic trainer in the art of sprinting. * * ♦ Reports from Syracuse credit Tom Keane with admissions that he had had letter from the “other side” relative to coaching British Olympic athletes. • • • The United States Lawn Tennis association is wrestling with two knotty problems of rules involving proposed changes in the code covering diets’’ and “service.” . e e e Syracuse university has re-engaged Frank O'Neill to coach its football team: O’Neill made Syracuse more of a fighting team than it had been for several years. Two western clubs hope to entertain the two big golfing champion-, ships -of next season. Home wood wants the amateur and Interzachen, Minneapolis the open. • « • Not only at the Maryland tracks but very nearly everywhere else, the reign of the bookmaker seems to be over. Slowly but surely the parimutiielisjewffifflni'thelr way to the front

AMERICAN EXCELS IN SPORTS

Duke of Westminster, Wealthy Peer, Enumerates Games in Which Trophies Have Been Snatched.

When a king and a duke call attention to America’s supremacy over England in the world of sports, ordinary mortals should give instant heed. '“‘Wake up, England,” the mandate of King George, thrilled that entire country, says the Philadelphia Enquirer, It also started the raising of 1500,000 with which to train athletes who might win a prize or two from the sturdy Yankee contenders. Now along comes the duke of Westminster, the richest peer of Great Britain, and owner of a big slice of London real estate, and he actually enumerates the various sports in which America has snatched the trophies from his own country. Here is the duke’s list: Polo, racquets, yachting, lawn tennis, indoor tennis, swimming, 100-yard dash, 220yard dash, 440-yard dash, 880-yard run, 120-yard hurdle, high jump, pole vault, putting the shot and throwing the hammer. But the noble duke goes a bit further and includes the American trotting horse and the American running horse. Since making up that list and citing the king as being in favor of doing something to recover England’s prestige in sports, the duke has had another added to his catalogue of American victories. The meteoric Ouimet, scarcely in long trousers, beat the redoubtable Vardon and Ray at golf. The only reason why America has not taken the billiard title from England is because Willie Hoppe has never engaged their stars in a match. Their best billlard--Ist is inferior to several of our leading American cue artists. .

CAMP HONORS WESTERN MEN

Dean of American Experts Selects but Few Players From West In Naming His Gridiron Heroes.

During the last quarter of a century that All-American football selections have been made by Walter Camp, the dean of American experts, 12 western gridiron heroes have had the honor of being named on the sage’s eleven. Prior to the announcement of the 1913 All-American eleven by the eastern expert only ten western athletes had shown enough ability to be placed on his all-star team. This season, however, two more middle west moleskin stars by their brilliant and consistent playing were placed in the ranks of western gridiron notables by being mentioned on Camp’s All-Amer-ican team, being the total number up to an even dozen. These men were Paul Des Jardien, University of Chicago, center, and Ralph Craig, the Michigan halfback. Of all the western institutions the University of Michigan boasts of more All-American men than any other.

Craig of Michigan.

Craig is the fifth Wolverine who has been picked on Camp’s honorary eleven during the past 25 years. The University of Chicago comes in for second place, having had four selected. Des Jardien making the fourth. Of the remaining three, two x were members of the University of Minnesota, while the last was a member of this year’s University of Wisconsin eleven. Here is a list of the western men selected by Camp in 25 years U “ Hecschberger, Chicago 1898 Heston, Michigan 1906-’O4 Eckersall, Chicago 1904-’O6-*OB Schulz, Michigan .;....J1907 Steffen, Chicago 1908 Benbrook, Michigan 1909-’IO McGovern, Minnesotal9o9 Wells, Michigan 1910 Walker, Minnesota 1910 Craig. Michigan .........1913 . Des Jardien, Chicago...l9l3

Canadian Derby Stake of $20,000.

The entries for the $20,000 International derby of the Dorval Jockey dub, of Montreal, closed with 67 horses entered, including nominations by many of the most prominent owners on the American continent, and the success of the event seems assured; The winning owner will receive $16,000 in Canadian gold, $2,000 to the second, >1,500 to the third and SSOO to the fourth. It will be the richest , race ever run in Canada.

Settle rerSgagfagg a'Tear Immigration figures show 1 that the fyS population of Canada increased dur- Vtn ing 1913, by the addition of 400,000 new settlers from the United Statej»T*Q and Europe. Most of these have gone m on farms in provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. 5® Lord William Percy, an English Nobleman, says: €s* “The possibilities and opportunities offered by the Canadian West are so infinitely da greater than those which exist in England, j| that it seems absurd to think that peopleAjß should be impeded from coming to thefluA/ country where they can most easily certainly improve their position. gfLy New districts are being opened up, jJEjr which will make accessable a great number of homesteads in districts especially adapted to mixed farming and grain raising. For illustrated literature reduced railway rates, apply I Supt. of Immigration. Ottawa,■yVfujfgKL I °an«la.orto C. ». Bronkto., 41* Mwehute RNPkI L* T. Hldw.Cklrogo.M.V.Bcbi. 1 V’i R ■M, 116 Jeßanoa Aw., Detroit IQ_ J ■ Ouedlu Gororaaral Agent

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Sad News. “Do you know that rich old codger’s pretty young wife has lost all hope of him?” “Is he as ill as that?” “No; the doctor says he is likely to live for years.” - Waste of Powder. A man who had never been duck hunting shot at a duck in the air. The duck fell dead to the ground. “Well, you got him!” exclaimed the amateur’s friend. _- , • “Yes,” replied the.amateur, “but I might as well have saved my ammunition —the fall would have killed him.” Afraid of Lawyers. An old colored man, charged with stealing chickens, was arraigned in court and was incriminating himself when the judge said: “You ought to have a lawyer. Where is your lawyer?” “Ah ain’t got no lawyer, jedge,” said the old man. “Very well, then," said his honor, “I’ll assign a lawyer to defend you."* “Oh, no, suh; no, suh! Please don't do dat!” the darky begged. “Why not?" asked the judge. “It won’t cost you anything. Why don’t you want a lawyer?” “Well, jedge, Ah’ll tell you, suh,” said the old man, waving his tattered old hat confidentially, “jut’s jes dis way—Ah wan’ tuh enjoy dem chicken mahse’f!”

FRIENDLY TIP. Restored Hope and Confidence.

After several years of indigestion and its attendant evil Influence on the mind, it is not very surprising that one finally loses faith in things generally. A N. Y. woman writes an Interesting letter. She says: “Three years ago I suffered from an attack of peritonitis which left me in a most miserable condition. For over two years I suffered from nervousness, weak heart, shortness of breath, could not sleep, etc. “My appetite was ravenous but I felt starved all the time. I had plenty of food but it did not nourish me because of intestinal Indigestion. Medical treatment did not seem to help. I got discouraged, stopped medicine and did not care much whether I lived or died. “One day a friend asked me why I didn’t try Grape-Nuts food, stop drinking coffee and use Postum. I had lost faith in everything, but to please my friend I began to use both and soon became very fond of them. “It wasn’t long before I got some strength, felt a decided change in my system, hope sprang up in my heart and slowly but surely I got better. 1 could sleep very well, the constant craving for food ceased and I have better health now than before the attack of peritonitis. “My husband and I are still using Grape-Nuts and Postum.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Rosd to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There’s a Reason.” Ever reel the abova letter! A mew oae appears from time to time. They are genuine, tract a>4 fell of hnmaa interest.