Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1915 — Sad Face of Lad in Chicago Is His Fortune [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Sad Face of Lad in Chicago Is His Fortune

CHICAGO.— A moment before the Maxwell street court had bussed with appreciative laughter as Judge Cavelry impatiently and artistically disjjosed of a low comedy case. Of a sudden there was a swift psychic change in the atmosphere of the courtroom.

Two new defendants had been brought before the bench. One of them —the one wfto had checked the merriment —was a little young-old man in whose forlorn face the sorrows of the ages seemed written. “What is your trouble —my friend?” asked Judge Caverly. “My name is Delma Guerin, judge, and my story is short,” answered the defendant. * “A month ago I came to Chicago. In the terminal station I

met this man who now stands at my side as my codefendant. He said his name was Frank Schaefer. In response to a question I informed him I had come here to look for work. “‘Work?’ said he. ‘My boy, you need not work. Your face is your fortune. It is the saddest face in the world. Have you neter noticed that people are sad and gloonfy when you are about?’ “So I went with Schaefer. He bought some packages of court plaster and sent me through an office building. The packages had cost less than a ■dime a dozen. I had no difficulty in disposing of them at ten cents each. I did not even have to speak. When I entered an office and held out my wares it was enough.’’ * The boy with the saddest face in the world shook his head and folded his arms. His chin fell upon his chest. He did not lift his head when he heard the judge discharging him and fining Schaefer >IOO.