Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 159, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1916 — Page 2

The Friend in Need

By FRANCES LANYON

(Copyright. 1516. by W. G. Chapman.) •Fifty dollars Is a good deal of money to lend to an utter stranger. “It will make me your friend for life, sir. Anybody can see that you are prosperous. Desperately faced with the loss of all I have, I must appeal to someone." "H’m!” mused Guy Davis, thoughtfully. “Clown and columbine in the circus, circus broken up, everything seized, will release your costumes, your’s and your wife’s —” “And the little ones —they help in one of our acts,” reminded Marco Palos eagerly. “You see, sir, without the wardrobe we’re ruined. With it I can make an engagement at once with another circus.” “There’s your fifty dollars,” and Guy handed it out so suddenly that the other was overwhelmed with Joy. The tears of honest gratitude came into his eyes. “Oh, a blessing will come to you for the deed you have done this day!” cried the man. “Your name, sir?—do not doubt that every penny will be repaid.” Guy carelessly threw his card before the circus man. The latter read it. “Brownville,” he said. “It’s on the regular amusement circuit. ‘Guy Davis’—l’ll teach my children to reverence that name!” Guy smiled indifferently as he went his way. He was given to generous impulses. They had never brought much permanent recognition, but he did not care for that. Besides, Just now, money, time, his usual personal interests, were a bore to him. In a word —Tessie Delevan! In his inmost heart —Tessie! All he thought of, worried over, hoped for and feared he would never get—Tessie! He had money, an occasional auditing commission twice a year to various industrial plants which meant a liberal commission, but the Delevans,

He Was Brisk, Prosperous Looking, Happy.

outside of Tessie, had more money, more pride and a prejudice against Guy because he was “in the trade, while the last one of the haughty Delevans were “in the professions.” Then, too, the Delevans, father and mother, had determined to wed their daughter to a young sprig of society and fortune known as Bartley Grimm. And all this when Tessie loved him and had said so and they were pledged to one another. Mrs. Delevan had sent back the engagement ring to Guy with a curt, decisive note. Mr. Delevan had closed his doors against him. Twice the lovers managed to meet clandestinely, several letters passed between them. Then the maid ■who had carried the tender missives was replaced by a stern, faded old maid of a tyro. Tessie was not allowed to leave the place without this vigilant chaperon. Guy heard that arrangements for her marriage to Grimm were going on. They were forcing their poor, gentle girl to wreck her happy life for a man she could never love. Many a time Guy hovered about the vicinity of the Delevan home, hoping to catch a sight of Tessie. One day a young brother of her's *6161 him. "I say, Davis,” he observed, “I like you and I’m your friend. Cut out the moseying around here, or, ,the old man will send Tess away to a relative you won't be able to locate. That would be worse than having her here, even if you can’t see her, wouldn’t it? And Bay, I think that stuck-up Grimm •will get her, but once in awhile — mind you, only once in awhile —I’ll carry a note between you. You’re beginning to look like a ghost and poor Tess is crying most of the time.” Almost one month to the day Guy was seated In his office gloomily think- , ing of his wrecked heart romance, when who should enter but his pensioner of circus episode. He was brisk, prosperous looking, happy. “I suppose you know the great Amusement Combination and Conglomeration is in town,” he observed. "So am I. So is your fifty dollars. Ob, sir! I return it to you feeling

that I had ought to add some priceless gift Your generosity has placed u beyond want, for I have a steady regular contract for two years ahead! ” “I am glad,” spoke Guy, but with the apathy that was growing on him lately. His visitor noted this. “Will you excuse me, Mr. Davis,” he said, with humility and anxiety combined, “but you’re—you’re not looking well. And sir—you see—well, sir, by sheer accident, in hunting you up here, I heard about your love trouble. Oh, sir, don’t think me intrusive, but I would do anything to help you! ” “I fear you cannot do that,” murmured Guy. “Sir,” pronounced the circus clown confidently, “if thlngß are as I understand, the young lady is ready to fly to you if she can only get free. I am sure that I can solve the problem of all your troubles.” Somehow the sincere words, the earnest manner of the speaker impressed Guy. “Sir,” proceeded the clown, “if you could get the young lady to the circus, if you could get her to accept my invitation during the usual performance in my act of the floral chariot, the rest is done. Llßten, sir,” and the speaker lowered his tones and poured his plans into the ears of the interested Guy. It was Just after this conference, a new light of hope in his eyes, that Guy sought out the brother of Tessie. He handed him a note, which he felt sure the sympathetic young fellow would faithfully deliver. Its contents made Tessie aware of the details of a daring plot. She did not shrink from accepting the part in it her lover had suggested. The next day the clown made it a point to casually observe Tessie in the Delevan grounds so he would be sure to know her again. So delighted were the parents of Tessie when she showed some token of interest in an outside affair by being taken to the circus, that they insisted on accompanying her and the chaperon. The act of the clown came on about 9 o’clock in the evening. In it, arrayed as a cavalier with a mandolin, he entered the ring driving a small chariot that was perfectly covered with flowers. He halted the beautiful trained horses near to the row of seats where Tessie was. “There are so many lovely ladies here,” spoke Marco to the audience, “that I cannot select. Yet one must be the floral queen. Fair miss,” he added, extending his hand to Tessie, "will you honor the occasion?” The chaperon put out her hand to detain Tessie, shocked at the impropriety of the scene, as she sourly put it. Mr. Delevan, however, shallow, purse-proud and superficial, felt rather pleased than otherwise that his daughter should be selected out of an audience of several hundred to grace the occasion. Blushing divinely, Tessie was led to the floral chariot. The act was really a pretty one. The cavalier mounted the horse, playing his mandolin and singing a tender love song to Tessie. He knelt, he clasped his hands, swinging the mandolin behind him, all the time retaining a marvelous balance on the back of the horse. Then, amid loud plaudits, horse, chariot, Tessie, and all disappeared in a flash beyond the dress-ing-room curtain. “Why doesn’t Tessie return?” somewhat anxiously spoke Mr. Delevan, five minutes later. She never returned as Tessie Delevan. She was whirling along country roads in a Bwift automobile, her lover’s arm about her. At the first village a clergyman was awaiting them. Their arrangements worked out without a Jar and the happy honeymoon began.

Puzzled.

A little girl in Newcastle, Ind., has a new baby sister, and she has been somewhat puzzled as to the exact status of the new arrival in the family, says the Indianapolis News. She had willingly given up her bed, but still something seemed to trouble her greatly. One day she was found surveying the dining room just at meal time. She looked at her own high chair, then inquired suspiciously of her father: “Where is she going to eat, daddy?”

Merely a Pose.

"You impress me as being pessimistic.” “You do me an injustice,” replied the melancholy man. “Yes?” "You see, I sell gasoline and have lately got into the habit of looking sorrowful by pretending to sympathize with my customers when they complain about the price.”

Busy.

"I wish that oflice manager of mine wasn’t such a bug on fishing. He wastes an awful lot of time.” “Surely you don’t begrudge him the two weeks’ vacation he gets every year!” “Oh, he’s welcome to that. Wbat I object to is that he spends about four hours of my time every day buying fishing tackle.”

A Bluff.

"Are you sure de lady in dat house cooks wit an oil ttove?” asked Plodding Pete. “Positive,” replied Meandering Mike. "And she has a pump right in de kitchen?” “Yes.” “G'wan up an’ ask her if she don’t want us to chop some wood or carry some water.”

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

STICKS BY DAVE ROBERTSON FROM START

MANAGER JOHN M'GRAW

“Demon Dave” Robertson, whose heavy hitting started the Giants climbing out of the cellar, is the sensation oi the early baseball season. And Dave Robertson Is the best answer to the arguments of those who think John McGraw is a baseball dodo. “Demon Dave” was under age, studying veterinary surgery and pitching In a Tidewater league club down In Virginia, when McGraw first got a line on him. With his father’s permission, Robertson was signed up to a contract giving his services to the Giants. He played a little more in the Tidewater league and then went back to college In North Carolina. Robertson is a big, powerful fellow and a great all-around athlete. McGraw advised him to cut out football for fear some injury might interfere with his ability. Robertson had been playing baseball under an assumed name. Back In college he couldn t avoid getting Into the football lineup again without making some awkward explanations. He played football. As a result, in the last game of the season he had his left shoulder broken. “And right there,” says John McGraw, “I lost the greatest southpaw the game ever knew.” Robertson’s shoulder mended, but a pitching arm must be a perfect ma-

BASEBALL STORIES

Edgar Willett is making good in the Western league. * * * Elmer Myers is not only a good pitcher but a lucky one. • * * Naturally all the pitchers look good when Ty Cobb isn’t well. * * * “Hughey” Jennings of the Tigers admits that his team is slowing down. • * • frit's one thing after another for the New York Yankees, yet they keep going. ; _ . • * * Lee Magee of the Yankees announces that he is pulling hard for Benny Kauff to make good. • * * The fan who called him John Tortoise Meyers hasn’t see hiip in pursuit of a foul bail this season. * • * Armando Marsans is rivaling Ernie Johnson as one ex-Fed who is good enough to play major-league ball. • * • When a major league team is supplied with good left-handed pitchers it tlways stands a chance in the race. * • • The Chicago White Sox have a new outfielder. He is Clarence Parker, who hails from a college at Dubuque. • * • Having secured Pitcher Boardman from St. Paul, the Sioux City club disposed of Pitcher Bernie Doyle to Topeka. • * Pitcher Rube Bressler lasted through one game for the Newark Indians, and then Manager Tenney sent him back to Connie Mack. * • * An odd thing about International league double-headers is that they usually manage to make one of the double bills an extra-inning affair. • * * It begins to look as if Paskert and Whitted will have a hard time keeping Claude Cooper, one-time Giant and Brookfed, out of the regular lineup, . # • • It took Charley Herzog Just one inning to discover that he was not an outfielder. Ping Bodie has been at it eight years and still isn’t convinced

chine. He was never able to stand the rack of pitching again. After finishing his studies Robertson reported to McGraw and went to Marlin with the Giants. Wise people advised McGraw to let the cripple ball player go. They said Robertson never would be any good. Robertson offered to go through the season without pay, hut McGraw kept him an Insisted upon paying him the salary his contract called for. He had the youngster’s shoulder treated and let him rest. Three years ago Robertson went to Marlin again with the Giants. He to pitch, and put the weak shoulder out of commission. McGraw induced Mike Finn of the Mobile team to take Robertson for the season and use him as an outfielder. Right there “Demon Dave” began to pick up again. He couldn’t pitch, but he could play In the outfield and he could knock the seams out of a baseball. He became the hitting sensation of the South. And then McGraw reached down and took him back again. McGraw had been sticking to Robertson principally because he knew the boy could hit. One morning at practice in the Polo grounds he saw Robertson take a short swing at the ball and knock it into the centerfleld bleachers.

RECORD IN WORLD’S SERIES

Ed Reulbach Participated In Cla6*io | n 1910—Has Another Chanco With Braves in 1916. If the braves win out and “Ed” Reulbach gets'into the big series, he will have the unusual distinction of participating in two world’s series, no less than six years apart —1910 with the Cubs and 1916 with the Braves. This

Ed Reuibach.

1b probably the record —a distance pf six years between the big chances for the mopey. Few pitchers last long enough to come back at six-year intervals for world’s series coin, and the record to date is that of the Athletic players, who went five years between world’s series—from 1905 to 1910.

Myer Is Dubbed "Chief.”

Players on the Athletics have dubbed Catcher Myer "Chief,” bait he bears no resemblance to Chief Meyers. He is rather small for a big league backstop, being built on the lines of Bay SchaUb - *

PRAISE FOR YANKEES

Lee Magee Rated Second to Ty Cobb by Manager Stallings. Would Not Be Surprised to See Rejuvenated New York Team Lead American League Catcher* Are Doubtful Quantity. In the opinion of that performer of baseball miracles, George T. Stallings, manager of the Braves, Lee Magee, outfielder of the Yanks, is second only to “Ty” Cobb as a ball player. Stallings also declares that" It would not cause him the least surprise to See the rejuvenated Yanks lead the American league this y°sr “Lee Magee is the ace in the Yankee deck,” was the way Stallings put it. “Some people have questioned my sincerity in rating Magee Just behind Tyrus Raymond Cobb as a ball player. Yet that is where I place him. “I would have paid anything within reason to get him for the Braves. If he isn’t a sensation in the American league this year I’ll be sadly mistaken. “The Yankees ean,win this year. It will be a close race, I imagine, in the Johnson circuit. Given fair catching and a few breaks of the game, Donovan will bring home the bacon.” “I honestly believe that your Yankees have a wonderful chance to win the pennant in the American league

Lee Magee.

this season. The only thing: that lam doubtful about is the catching department. ’ “The Yanks have the pitching strength, a clever infield with Baker, Peckinpaugh, Gedeon and Pipp, and a remarkable outfield with Maisel, Magee and GUhoaley. “Nunamaker I know is not a great catcher. Nor Is he even one. The youngsters must come through. Donovan must find in Alexander and Walters a backstop above the average.”

ONCE HANK O’DAY WAS RIGHT

Advocated Rule Preventing Catcher From Squatting Between Plato and Base Runner. Hank O’Day has been in wrong several times in his long career. But once he was right. That was when he advocated, recently, a condition which would prevent the baseball backstop from squatting between the

Umpire Hank O’Day.

runner and the plate, while the ball speeds toward him, making it imposBible for the player to reach the coveted scoring pan, writes Ed Wray in St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The general public has rather exalted the catcher who pulls such stunts, on the theory that any player showing such devotion to his team that he is willing to incur injury, if k® can halt the enemy, deserves a reward. On the same theory, the boy that robs a bank to help a starving brother ought to be exalted. In the instance of the backstop not new rule is really necessary, if offl-l cials would enforce the existence of regulations against interference. For interfering is precisely what Mr. DeadGame backstop is doing, when he in: terposes his body, without the ball in his possession, ready for a bonaflde attempt to tag an opponent. The rules should entitle the runner to a chance to touch the plate dr the base; any condition which prevents this Is illegal.

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