Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 255, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1918 — Page 2

RE-enter Treadgold

By DOROTHY DOUGLAS

It was the trailing melancholy of her voice that first stirred Treadgold’s lethargic pulse into action. Later he had a too fleeting glimpse of a pale oval face framed in tawny gold as Lida gazed wistfully from the rose-hung gate that opened into her cottage garTreadgold was annoyed with himself that the quality of the girt’s voice had twined itself among his senses and inWignant at womenkind in general merely because Lida’s eyes had stabbed his heart with a silent appeal. ; Ever since the day he had donned the khaki uniform and become a soldier to fight for his country Treadgold had eschewed anything even bordering on the feininine. He had shunned that thrilly, fascinating, heady world of the gentle sex as if it had the plague running wild within its borders. War was a thing apart —a business that must be sternly followed. There must be no counter-magnet luring the senses from the austere purposes of the fighting man. During his six months at training camp his brain had been far too busy for the most part in trying master the contents of some twenty or more textbooks, as well as drills, field practice and a few more oddments of learning, to find much time for missing the feminine part of life. A few more months at camp, where he and many of the field artillery men had been sent to officer the troops, quite rounded off Treadgold’s ability to live happily and usefully without the love of woman. In weaker moments, perhaps under the influence of a glorious moon or the trickle of woodland stream, remembrance of dainty, smiling lips, a swift caress or the fragrance of rumpled tresses came to disturb Treadgold’s war-filled brain. These had been fleeting, easily banished dreams., “Ancient past!” the fighting man would mutter grimly. But in the case of Lida’s blue-eyed, wistful face Treadgold found himself up against a power stronger than himself. Unless he took a frightfully circuitous route, his billet led him straight pqst the cottage, with Lida dither in it singing with melancholy sweetness, or gazing appealingly from the garden gate straight into the eyes of the passer-by. Treadgold was annoyed when he saw her and upset for the day when he didn’t see her. He felt that the girl was aware of his presence on the path, whether he passed or didn’t pass. This feeling, too, irritated him. He decided, however —and with the decision his jaw clinked —that he would fight this unknown girl’s influence, and as successfully as he had fought the lure, of all his feminine world when he had first entered the army. Soon France would see him an actual fighter on the battlefield. “And if I remain on that battlefield when the fight Is done/’ philosophised Treadgold, “therfe'-witi be less regret, and if I come out whole, then a straight path to something nifty, and not masculine, for me.” “In fact,” he decided, “something just about the type of Little Sad Eyes there will be my finish.”

So he fought the magnet and conquered. Had Treadgold been another type of man he could have managed to meet the girl who had stirred his pulses, could have loved 'and sailed away. But he was not that kind of man. Love to Treadgold was a wonderful thing. He could the less happily kill the Boche and destroy mankind greedily were he to be reminded constantly that he had left a wife behind. He knew that ever behind the sword thrust of battle he would sense the humanity side of the question, would realize before killing the man that he was also killing the woman whom that man had left behind —killing her happiness at least. Besides, Treadgold knew that should he marry a girl like Little Sad Eyes he would be consumed with longing for her every moment that held him from her side. He had not the strength to fight both the enemy and his own emotions. < So when the great ship stole out under cover of darkness from the New York wharf and sailed out toward France Treadgold found himself rejoicing that he was not bringing the tragedy of separation Into some one’s life. When the battle raged for him he was still more glad for a nasty bit of shell caught him pretty squarely in the temple. g Treadgold re-entered the world of feminity on a stretcher. In other words, he was carried tenderly if unconsciously into the hospital, where . the gentle, shunned sex topk him into its wonderful care. It was many weeks before Treadgold knew that he had re-entered the world where feminity played a vital part for consciousness was long in returning to him. His first waking glimpse was however a most delightful one. Sitting by his bedside was a charming nurse who started immediately to do Vbe hundred and one comforting, soothing, wonderful things about a bedside that only a womaA can do. Treadgold fancied he sml!e<ftU)ut his brain was not jufficiently brisk \ be certain of anything. x. His progress wasV I *’! rapid after

that first glimpse and be realised that a world with women in it was a good place to get back to. His nurse’s hands were slim and caressing and her hair waved softly about her smooth Treadgold wondered if he wpjflfi eventually find himself in love with her. He was, in fact, drifting in that direction when, during a dun afternoon in the hospital, he heard the trailing melancholy of a voice. Instantly Treadgold knew that it was the same voice augmented In sweetness and timber that had quickened his lethargic pulse—far back in America. For America seemed frightfully distant to Treadgold after the smoke and fire of battle and the long lapse from consciousness. He looked eagerly at his nurse. “Whose voice is that I hear?” he asked her. The nurse smiled at his excitement, scented a romance and told him all she knew. >

“Her name is Lida McVicker, and she is the niece of our staff surgeon. She was pining away by inches, it seems, in America because she couldn’t do anything when all her brave countrymen were going off to fight.” “But how did she ever get over here?” burst out Treadgold, - “from a cottage with roses— ■” The nurse smiled again. “The organizer of a concert party heard her singing and thought her voice held the appeal that our wounded boys would appreciate and —here it is. She sings every afternoon and evening and any other time when her voice is needed.r She’s happy now —happy as a lark. It’s wonderful what doing a little good to others does for oneself,” added the nurse. Treadgold then made a headlong, steady dash right into the heart of a world of feminity. He demanded to see Lida McVicker then and there.

When she stood beside him and looked with those wistful eyes straight into his face a deep, happy flush mounted her cheeks and Treadgold knew that recognition was there. Apparently she had not gazed unseeingly nor unfeelingly at him when he had daily passed her cottage gate. “Little Sad Eyes,” was what she thought he said by way of greeting, but she was never quite sure about it. There was so much unexpected emotion expressed in the wonderful meeting that words didn’t really count. Treadgold had i. always known that love would completely swamp him when it came, and he told Lida so before many moons had passed over thjjit region of the wortd.

HIS QUALIFICATIONS FOR BAR

Philadelphia Man Allowed to Practice Law Because He Could Make Excellent Chicken Salad. There has been a radical change in the method of examining students for admission to the bar in Philadelphia from the practice of a generation or two ago. Recently .the state examiners held an examination, and the students found that considerable knowledge of both the theory and practice of the law was essential.

This, in theory, might always have been the case, but in practice the examination was less thorough in the old days. There is a story of Edward D. Ingraham, one of the leaders of the Philadelphia bar sixty years ago, who was an examiner as well, as a noted wit. Indeed, his capacity for jokes was almost as great as his capacity as a lawyer and as a speaker. In those z days there were not enough students to hold a formal examination, and the appearance, manner and character of the student himself had a great deal to do with passing him for admission. On one occasion a young man, the son of a wealthy Philadelphian and known as a good liver and more or less a man about town, appeared before the lawyer, who was acting as one of the examiners.

Mr. Ingraham knew perfectly well that the applicant had no intention of practicing law. He merely desired to acquire a profession in a graceful, easy manner. Consequently, Ingraham asked him only one question. “Mr. G.,” he said, after the applicant had been shivering in apprehension of the result, “how do you make chicken salad?” Not realizing the purport of the question, Mr. G. answered naturally and with superior knowledge on the subject “Perfectly satisfactory,” said Mr. Ingraham, “I will sign your certificate with great pleasure.” But one can not pass so easily in these times, or every cook could become a uiember of the bar.

Wasted.

/‘lls ne passeront pas,” cried we at cabbage worm yesterday, more than anything else just by way of training for our coming exploits on the western front, unfortunately, however, hesitating so much over the phrase and the pronunciation that the enemy, taking full advantage of the unexpected respite, camouflaged himself and disappeared with a chuckle as completely as if the earth had swallowed him up.—Ohio Slate Journal.

Aids in Picking Fowls.

Picking fowls by hand is a tiresome, troublesome job, but It is no longer necessary. A feather-picking machine is on the market which is quick and cheap and will not injure the fowls. Moreover, the feathers are kept dry and clean, and where ducks and geese are tn be plucked, the machine will soon pay for itself.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN. RENSSELAER. IND

For School Wear, Sturdy Ginghams

Ginghams are to be called upon to do service for school wear, all the year round, now thqt war eats up 811 the wool that formerly went into serges and other strong stuffs. They are as sturdy as the Scots —one can say no more than that, and they are woven in all the plaids and checks that were ever thought of. The}’ are the foremost of the strong, firmly woven and pliable cottons that are taking the place, of wool in dresses for children. There are several plain cotton fabrics in these heavy weaves <hat are made up with ginghams in combinations that make smooth sailing for designers, giving unending opportunities for varying even the simplest dresses. A dress for a girl of eleven —more or less —shown in the illustration above, employs plain cotton gaberdine in the waist with plaid gingham in the skirt and for the collar and cuffs. The prevaillhg color in the plaid is a warm brown matched by the brown in the plain material. Cross bars are in strong tones of blue, green and some red. It is noteworthy that the pockets are cut on the diagonal of the weave, ■ Hi **

For Outer Wear, Short Fur Coats

Either for the sSke of change in style or because long coats are somewhat btffdefisome 7 to wear, or because of conservation in everything, this is to be the winter of short fur coats. They are recommended as a substitute for wool; no less a personage then the head of a great association of furriers maintains that they are really cheaper thin wool and that it is a matter of patriotism to wear them. A fur coat will outwear any other, usually surviving several seasons, and, considered in that light, it is a cheaper coat than wool, worn only for a season. Inexpensive skins are recommended for the utility coats that are expected to become popular. Natural muskrat, natural and dyed squirrel, dyed hare are inexpensive as furs go. Even H-fad-son seal which is dyed muskrat—cannot be classed as expensive. Its rich appearance associates it with other more expensive pelts used for trim-

so that the 'bars in the gingham run across them obliquely. Plaids make possible many little tricks of this kind and designers delight in them. But ornamentation must not be overdone and one must know just when to leave off in this particular —a very little goes a long ways in gingham school frocks. A new touch in this dress, and one that is altogether harmonious, lies in the narrow patent leather belt that replaces the.ilsual belt of the fabric. There is something about it that lends style to this very excellent little dress. The darker gingham dresses need not be tubbed often. They are to be worn, just ,as serges are. occasionally pressed, and protected by aprons if necessary, when school hours are over and play makes them liable to rough treatment.

To Remove Ink.

To remove ink from fingers wet the fingers and then rub with the phosphorous end of a match. Wipe the fingers and repeat until stain disappears. They are making woolen stockings in fancy colors and in varied designs.

ming it, and for collars and cuffs, so that accessories cost as much as the coats themselves. This is the case of the handsome short coat pictured. It has a broad collar, deep cuffs and band at the bottom of lovely martin fur and is typical in its lines of the fashionable short coats in other furs. There is nothing so comfortable for cold climates as the fur coat, but if one is not obliged to consider zero weather, fur capes and wide fur scarfs commend themselves as more graceful and wearable than coats. This season there are those new capes, that are a sort of compromise between cape and scarf which have already won many devotees. And always there is the scarf and muff set, far above the whims of fashion, showing no abate* ment In its popularity.

FLASHLIGHTS

A man has to tell only one Ue to be branded as a flrat-class liar. The Hurt is finally waking up to the fact that it is the last victories which count.- . ’ A true friend knows that a slander about you isn't true, and if it is true he knows there was a good reason for «• 1 > One man’s opinion is just as good as another’s, but that doesn’t keep both men from -thinking theirs is better. '- • . , •MM* Some men are hustlers, and others rush through a job to find out how fast they can do it, not how well. ' ' • The reason there are so many failures is because there are so many men who think they can succeed without doing any of the hard work required. • • MMM It takes some men a long time to discover that their rights and the rights of others frequently clash, and when that happens courtesy not Justice has to rule. Parents who leave their children to b? taught by strangers shouldn’t complain afterwards if they discover that they’ve learned things they didn’t want them to know.

POPULAR SCIENCE

The telephone operator in Egypt Is required to speak flve languages: English, French, Italian, Greek and Arabic. " Tailors in some sections of the country are making a specialty of turning men’s suits inside out, as a war economy measure. The newest type of tank assigned for use in warfare is steamrdriven and weighs 4 tons. It is of American design and manufacture. President Faunce of Brown university says that the cruelties of Babylon were nothing compared with the scientific “synthetic hellishness” of German warfare.

The principal sugar substitutes recommended by government chemists are corn sirup, maltose (sirup made from potatoes), honey and high-grade refiners’ sirup. All washable tablecloths and napkins remaining unsold in shops throughout Germany have been commandeered by the imperial clothing officer for army use. Kettles of paper are carried by the Japanese soldiers. When hot water is wanted the kettle is filled and the outside doused with water when it is hung over the fire and in ten minutes the water is boiling.

JOTTINGS

Pluck is the stepfather of success. Men spend a lot of money for things they don’t want. Some men spoil a good story by sticking to the facts. About the safest “get-rich-quick” scheme is to marry an heiress. ■•w Somt stocks recover from a fall faster than the small operators do. Those who offer bargains get rich quicker than those who seek them. Girls make almost as muc£ fuss about graduating as they do about getting married. Brevity may be the soul of wit, but just the same it doesn’t tickle a man when he finds himself short. Some one said that wealth does not beget contentment. We are positive that poverty doesn’t. And there you are! / Almost any married man will freely admit that in the choice, of a partner his wife’s Judgment was superior to his own.

EPICTETUS, JR.

In war it is never too early to mend. , Politics do not make as strange bedfellows as war. The race is always to the swiftproviding the swift are sure. This year’s midsummer madness is centered in Germany’s war office. And now the whirr of the Liberty motor is mingled with the scream of the American Eagle over in France.Lewis Allen in the August Forum.

PHILOSOPHICAL

The stay at home must work or fight. The boys “over there” have to do both. We’ve never known a man to get very far up the ladder of success by being a Itfdy-killer. Now and then you run across a fit woman who would rather eat all- she wants of all she likes than be thin. ♦

A FEW LITTLE SMILES

JUST TO PLEASE HER!, “Do you think, darling,” she asked when they had returned froin their wedding trip, “it is possible for anybody really to love more than once?” “No, sweetheart,” he replied. “You are not saying that just to make me happy, are you?" “Of course not.” “But you would say it to make me happy, even if you didn’t believe it, wouldn’t you, dearest?” “Certainly. I’d do anything or say anything to make you happy.” “There, now I shall never be able to believe anything you tell me. Oh, why—why did I ever marry d liar?” — Dayton News.

. To Entertain Herself. Mrs. Redd —Pm going to call on you tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Greene —Very good; but I expect to be out for a short time. If I am not at home, entertain yourself uatil iny return. “How am I to entertain myself, pray?” - ». “Oh, you’ll find flve mirrors in the parlor.”

TEACHING WOMAN’S RIGHTS.

“Who’s getting scolded in your house now?” , “Nobody. That’s Just ma teaching pa a few reasons why women ought to vote.” •

Physical Impossibility. Unless broad thinking is your plan You’re doomed to some mistake. It’s plain a narrow-minded man Cannot be wide awake. , ", Other Worries. ’ “Does golf Improve your health?” “No,” replied Mr. Gllthersby, despondently. “But" I should think fresh air, exercise and the interest one naturally takes in the game would help you forget your business cares.” “Oh, it does, but I play such a poor game that my golf cares keep me In a bad humor all the time.”

An Audience in Themselves. “Much of an audience at the opening performance of the new show?” “Yes, all the collaborators were there.”

Oh, P-f-f-f! ’ Tillie—Ah see, dey done found yo’ husban’ guilty on fouah counts. Mandy—Yes, and I doano how they done it, kase he’s the mos’ no ’count man Ah eber se in mah whole life. Getting His Measure. “Is that new member a good talker?” “Well,” replied Senator Sorghum, he’s a wonder for endurance. But he doesn’t class up very well for speed.”

Intact. The Visitor —And what makes you think your son has lots of music In him? . ! The Other—Why, no one has ever got any out And Spilled the Beans Besides. Mrs. Glddigad—l head that Mrs. Fusserly’s hair became white in a single night. She must have met with some terrible misfortune that caused It. Mrs. Noatall—She did. She upset her hair dye one evening while on a camping trip, twenty miles from civilization. ' 7 Pens-ive. First Feller —And say both your sons are making a living by their .pens? Second Feller —Judge for yourself. One of them is the leading hog raiser In the country, and the other writes home from college. 1 H. - Relaxation. ''"Got another detective story?” “Yes. Read ’em for relaxation." “Getting so excited you can't shut the book up till three o’clock in the laorning—d’you call that relaxation?**