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Show , h&&L 'H ment; she is the know." u wisest woman I V tii& ijil A 4 the World "And the Sest?' asked Gladys, with feminipe perversity courting the knlfev The best by far, he deliberately answered. ' St (C By AMELIA DVGHEMIN The color died from her face, leaving ' W i& it white and wan urn ton "Report, j Slighted in' You are rude, sir, she mild more the Lieutenant J. D, .Taylor sadly than bitterly whose Twenty-fourt- h friends Infantry, baseman In the country on wide thk JRNNiNuw C'ask. No, only truthful. I an sorry if I V nurse and parlor maid sae hires two for him some of the are chapter The fact that no word has been re- - throws. He does not rank high aa a honorclaiming but to me offended forte you, yon have of her n mother Funston for the General Thd first metettag let I 8lUs given loa considered but is good batsman, Her own sistere' Gladys compre- defend my wife It is ray earnest wish, eeived from Jennings has exercised is 25 years old. of Lad son was an affectionate one HarAguinaldo, capture commother, that you leave matteis undla-turbe- cal cranks, and not without reason, pinch hitter. and has been in the army since 1898, vey kissed the fral little woman, and hended In a moment the awkward That no misunderstandihe there may She is far better qualified to when he was appointed Second Ueu-tena- nt after a few earnest words of greeting, plications rising from such an arrangeexisting C. W. LATIMER. Has menage your domestic affairs than you ng regarding the jelatlou on the recommendations of drew a stool to her reclining ( hair and ment, and looked her dismay. C. W. Lktlmer, catcher for the Fort Senators are; the childish temper you have just beta een Manager Mac k and Jennings, iea eat where she coaid look at him with- she put them in caps and aprons?" Mallory and Pasco of Tlor-Id- a. It is time you recapitulation of the negotiations Wayne club, was born Nov, 30, 1875, at La, no answered Phebe, laughing. shown pjesves that. out effort Gladys was gratified by his to necessary. After the disastrous openWilliamsburg, O., but learned to play Lieutenant Taylor was assigned to They belong to the family, and seem should t.ansfer your burdens1 solicitude. Ban at Cincinnati. As your sou, urge ing of the Athletics. President shoulders His first professional the Twentieth over all younger to hera at Fort LeavTheyre enjoy living she dear? are lam better, a glad "Jou flying engagement Was with the Austin club enworth and Infantry the place, and youd think they owned you to do this, and I am sure you will Johnson and the writer made the regi- accompanied hand slender her asked, running me seriously If j ou Insist trip to Ithaca and met Jennings by ap- o? the Texas league in 1898, but that not death oppose 1L to Saunders bother They through his thtck dark hair. "You room , pointment. The situation was thororganization disbanded in May and he stealing his flowers. Them Blakes are on having your have missed me? It I then signed with the Dayton club of oughly gone over. Finally satisfactory do insist upon very people,,. possessive "Very much Indeed. 1 wanted to see Then you must settle the matter terms were reached. Jenntngs, who the Inter-Stat- e league, and that season Aiid Harvey (Joes he approve?" chamwas, secretary is and be in fifty-thre- e now, see probably, and Helen is what to with you long ago, but Phebe would not perbe done participated that of Hed approve anything of association, Protective the mit it" with the Utter, rankWomen Players the games pionship ala a she about girls. ays find pleases his adoring wife. The way objected to signing on the ground that ing high as a batsman, having a perShe obeyed my wish," said Gladys, goes on over him is just sickening. way out of these little difficulties. he might be accused of bad faith with centage of .807. is it tone. In the was his of affair fuss. the awful spoke an Harvey And the girls, too, make reproach detecting that At the close of that campaign the organisation. As he would not be but he meet me of yourself. Its Brother Harvey here and Brother slight importance, did not Never mind that tell What lave you been' doing all this Harvey there from morn till night. Gladys' steady look, evading it by able to play until after the coucluslon Louisville club claimed his services, but of his law examinations, he was not the Dayton people filed a protest with time?" They treat him as the head of the producing a cigar. You don't mind pressed to sign then, but at the request President Young and the National She listened smilingly while he gave family, and hes boyish enough to be my lighting up before I go? of the writer he did give permission to Board was again railed on to decide be he said tickled to death by their flattering warned, Harvey, Gladys, her an account- of everything announce that an agreement had been the matter. It awarded him to LouisIt you leave me to deal She ways. seriously. ithought would- interest her. reached. ville He was one of the players turned I Helen with you may ask name, regret it dreaded the mention of Helens Gladys sighed. the team over Cornell When to Pittsburg . when the letter the played for hard this matter quietly, but Im afraid It will be very you to arrange though realising it was Inevitable. 'Varsity here Manager Mack had an in- club purchased the Louisville outfit. When he ptused, she' voluntarily in- me to right matters, Phebe. I dont immediately. If you refuse to do ao, terview with Jennings. The latter He wae retained by PitUburg until feel equal to the task." you must accept the consequences. troduced it he thought might do better financially, May, 1900, when he waa released to the Not now, because you're not yourI am not afraid of auy you may "Nell is remarkably well, answered and Mack, in order not to let anything Syracuse club of the Eastern league, in back self. courage so Youll your force get upon me, madam; you are t stand in his Harvey, his face lighting up, and way of his securing his and continued with 1U team until June lady; you will not make my wife the man, raised the ante. is the boy. We are thinking of put- good time; you must, for your authorJennings ap- 27. inclusive, when, after taking part In submit center of a family braal, said If Harvey, peared to be more than pleased and twenty-seve- n ting him into trousers. Youll see them ity will be gone for good you championship games, he meddling, to Mrs. with dignity. Harveys impudent soon, madam?" s teams the He was next signed by waa Mack released. with discussed and youll have to fight for your rights. In a few dayswhen I am strongThat depends upon Helen herself. chances, how it could bs strengthened the New Castle club of the Inter-Stat- e I wont be as hard as you think. All must I Rest assured my present wishes Will and so on. When they separated it was er, she answered, hastily. v the servants are ready to come back. be carried out by some one, If not not go too fast. by with the understanding that Maik 1 told them you wouldnt let them go ment. to, Die. Philippine. In April, her. As for the rest, our solicitude would bear from him in about two No, Harvey ecqulesced. He seemed to advanced pay and money enough 1899, "he was promoted to First for me In my declining years is touch- weeks slightly uncomfortable. Nell has made to the their board. Was that right? some changes In the establishment be sarcastic when ing Gladys could, In the meanwhile McGraw declared IU. (father is Alead-- , Gladys nodded approval. but as 1 am not in my himself in to theeffect lhat Jenntngs she chose during your illness. I hope you will "Annette is staying with Sauder's dotage, I prefer to be my can managIng oUizeppf.LAlie G?ty, FlA approve of them." had promised him the first chance at a hard by, and can be brought er. JLet us keep to the lieutenant 'Taylors friends point cousins, with Just him Gladys looked at Do his services. McGraw and Robinson point his nfimb does not appear in oufthaf faint of trouble In her face, but said over at any hour. So you see matters you think Helen can have my parlor were also seen admitted hers, and both are not as bad as they seem. Now reportvbfjAgutnaldo'a cap-turthaiofflclaj nothing. Athletics were in greater need ready this afternoon?" that the secured.1 milk and and wine drink forget your When Phebe gave her the keys, 1 certainly Alttyoqghtyjyi he who shall not ask her to of Jennings than was Baltimore, and lnsur- first to all this. Never cross a bridge till you as th of the Information manner with the resumed, Jenso undertake anything Harvey unreasonable; that they would not interfere. wa VvherekboutA come dearie. to It to it, gentlftidFrV an one who has unpleasant duty there Is no hurrjr nings then wrote Manager Mack that herat while Pomtabangan Upon which bit of homely wisdom CtePtfUm Acting Mcthe with Into matter perform, "she of course considered if everything was arranged Very well; Ill put be four Filipino self the custodian of your prop rty, and Gladys rested content for the time. other and more efficient hands She Graw he (Jennings) would report here two a or she later, orders that .resaid, InterPhebe, day carrying messengers acted for what she thought your McGraw bell on the table while speaka 12. struck about June .Subsequently I am strong enough now to be restvealed cTUerr their place. He hiding est. He took one of Gladys' hands a had his own troubles, and In pique, ing, and Phebe appeared with susplcrooms. of I less. tired these reewrarw: three from Genthanks of in letter grow her with and began playing rings ious promptness, not ashamed to id- - probably gave it out that he would eral mSiKton at the time,- - hut his a fashion he had when, as a boy, he This afternoon Pm going to cross the mit she had kept within hearing die insist upon Jennings playing with him. friends njA not atisfled with this parconfessed some childish fault, and half to my parlor quite a journey, tance. Tomlinsbn, go with my son There the matter rests for the present tial' recognition, and believe he should though he was speaking in almost she laughingly ended. the with wants to tor to and ask her Mrs. the play Atherton, Jennings haVe'recslvW crWltMn the official reNot this very afternoon? she Helens tone, and using her very words, him want household keys. You, Harvey, are Athletics, and the Athletics, asked. feel very her made port ioc-f- c la work; la connection with the familiar action to play with them. Send ImmeYes. ,, Why not? I am almost as witness to this request. I tender toward him. She has sent away If he here will And Jennings thotcafturei(,fcjt,T play diately- for Annette to take your place the groom and several of the maids well as I was before my illness." . hereAhd direct aIL the servants jn the playe In the American League. Frank the and reduced Lhe eipensesof '!A tAarmhj TOoman. house to put my parlor In thorough Hough in the, Philadelphia Inquirer. You see well the room Isnt ready for f. IThV Wife'hf KPffMKky's young Govservants table nearly The case has been settled by for me Later; have Can order. ready it you will be surprised when you see how you, Phebe blurted out most charming ernor 4t Jenntngs signing with the New Yorks this evening? Not ready? What do you mean? . gmail the bills are. of the National League, worpen, pf, acetate, noted for the atHarMr. easily. Oh. Come, yes, Then, aa a sudden suspicion flashed ; . Rtlll Gladys did not speak, but meretractiveness' of6 ils fairer inhabitants, ' t across her mind, she asked sharply, vey. Mrs, Bechhaffi, Jwhff, since her mar-flaly looked at him attentively, THK ROOTERS VIEWPOINT. It is hard to forget the habits of a Surely Helen has not Interfered with Nell wished me to tell you thle, and .has ;b'orr;vknown throughout I Its now in is baseball Scientific high been life time. Harvey had always I beg that you will not interfere with my own private parlor? Vin Jean Fuqua of ihAouqtrjf,.ae of but the est gendevelopment, plane Shes done just that, and given it to afraid of Phebe. On the rare occasions of Owensboib, the eldest daughter her arrangements now that they are I who fan etai AttBd had ffcirse when persuaded a her aiirtnra tut sort of Gladys oaraory and jrmds. Ph hmm She Is 22 years ColofeIJ6wh TMqifa, once two a once even In .or seek game room. When I objected, Mrs. that he needed corporal punbhnjnt them, and is convinced and Im with sewing ldi mi has sK IJlftiCharm that have - her there, madam that she has acted Harvey said she was sure you would as a boy, she entrusted the task to the weeks often lose the little niceties of C. W. LATIMER, giade her states women famous. Ehe a but understand play, strategic season It they and not with finished an stern the Its to who all She league housekeeper, really perfomed object for the best in things. Arrangement that kept met Govebior Be kham while he was rally, daring work on the bases team, participating in forty-on- e champas wonderful judgment, and you may the baby so near you, And as you had so falthtully that for an hour after- batting : hoifee of representa-llye- a, jpeaker--more which are and the tricks falling pionship games. When Manager Mcsafely trust her with the management no maid, her sisters would be at hand ward the mother and son sorted In hie sister in irttt both from more Into legisvlsltjng and disuse, was Graw his Baltimors to was of much up each others arms, with thit making dcLany bit of the houee. mending you needed. snd fi advancement reception given .. and from of pt tho Owepsbpfo, lation team for the Americas league early How dared she!" cried Gladys, with traitorous to the dispenser of frstlce ' Still harping on my daughter! scientific" playing, writes a Chicago this year Latimer was selected as ons In' his hbno? Vxi introduced to Miss ?heb In and She smile. of both. when tears Hag the a with flashing eyes faint Now, compressed lips. ii r; ia quoted Gladys a. u the Record-Heralof the catchers, but he was released in felt ehe must remain silent no longer, thd furniture been removed? spoke with quiet authority. Dough frooter in t v ' less too, appears spectacular May and later signed with the Fort Batting, "-IOnly your desk and book cases and fuming with anger, and surprise beSince silence meant acquiescence; yet At the present time Wayne team of the Western associatV - - . she might be displeased. I have no card tables, which are In the library. yond measure, it never occurrd to than formerly. of our best hitters rarely galx tion, where he Is at present - ' dout Helen has .done her best, and I am The piano was left for the girls to him to resist her, and in silence they most with the excepmore one than base, ' on. Their were lessons Phebe music room left for the practice r. relieving together. grateful to her . DIAMOND OLINTA tion of Delahanty, Lajole and a few during my illness. Hut now that I am Interrupted when Mrs. Harvey marThey came merrily down the lath more .of that class. But what a pleasBobby Carruthers, the once famous oearly well, dear, my old housekeeper ried." leading past her window, a handsune ure it la even to a hardened fan to get pitcher of the 8L Louis Browns, one of will of course resume her position." pair in the glow of their strength d up in his seat and yell when a home the grinded- baseball organizations CHAPTER VL Harvey dropped the hand with which youth. Would he, her boy, look UP the ball out toward the this country ever knew, is now an um-plGladys was pale with wrath. To for the mother face, as he had wver player drives he had been toying so Suddenly that In the Western sesoctatton. clubhouse for three bases or a home men, her excitement would have failed to do In the old days? the movement seemed like 4 repulse. Jouett GlMy Meeklng, New York's old Give as Such to It run. expressions "I hope you don't mean that Nell seemed wholly disproportionate to its asked herself, her heart that she lad Is doing soms good work In the twlrler. for us," will be greatly disappointed and hurt cause; but women, to whom their in- tried to steel, all at once going out him," Why, theyre easy for the Louisville team of the Thats right, Clarence, show the la- box If you push her aside. She takes genu- timate belongings are always a part of to him, with a longing that was almost dies 81' Seymour, Western association. Ice. are ice. or to how Ice," run," ine pride in the management. And, themselves, will understand her sensa- agony. Ah, yes! He could not pass Is doof twtrlers. th Giants another doleful cadence to a alow runner and it seems fitting she should have tions. She could have borne a personal without one fleeting glance, and he do not mean much, hut ing well In right field for Baltimore In are jraally, part they attack' as easily as this upon her would answer with a smile that gust of the game to a fellow full of healthy the American league and Is likewise Is Annette among the servants who Lares and Penates. Phebe had never to her, and all might ytt be animation and make htnr think hes hitting the ball at a .315 clip. bringhlm fwere sent away? asked Gladys. "I before known her to be so angry, and well. Pitcher Matthewson of the New , t getting his moneys worth, especially it Yorks says that Hamilton Is th hardwas startled by the passionate demonhave not seen her since my illness. To be continued.) aa moet of he think be is a humorist, , Yes! She was the first to go. You stration. She demanded that Harvey est batter to pitch against that he ever ns in the rooters chorus do. tyiad DO need for her while Phebe was should be sent to her the minute he faced. - Hamilton has tbs best batreturned from business, nor would she BRITAINS GROWTH with you.- - ting eye 1 ever saw, says the wonderRl'HS IX THE FAMILY. h WNo pitcher should ful young twlrler. But, my dear. Ive had a maid all be persuaded to wait till she was MiI of tho DavsIopaMat Emptro John H. Ganzel, the first baseman fool will Hs work him. to life; I cant do without one. And cooler.. When he came, marveling at you try ' log tho Oootory. of the New York club, comes of a base-ba- ll every time. The beat way Is to ?y Annette; she has been with me the imperative commons, she met him put 'em An English writer contributes sons family; his brother Charles havwith reproaches, and censured Helen over for him snd take chances. for years.' r 4 interesting facts relative to the grtat ing made a national reputation as a Catcher Chance -the Gladys looked like a grieved child. unsparingly for her insolent interferChicago felgrowth of Great Britain and her thinks Pittsburg wlir win the pennant, $he vraS tbo weak to assert herself, and ence. 'He listened quietly at first his onies during the century now closing. ifSlt strangely and Is of the 'opinion that New York helpless Phebe, who surprise st the unwonted exhibition of he says, the British jhad just reentered the room, gave her anger equaled Phebes then his own During has no right to be on top. He will find t Ire 'rose. empire has increased at the rate of A significant look. that a long as New York has a man , , ,MR3.: BECKHAM. I told you once before I would not two acres per second. In 1800 tfaetnit-e- d who can keep up his work like Mat"You musnt talk too much. Miss Fuqua. The, were married on Novemhad area a equal colonial mother Kingdom one disrewith allow or been to thewson Youve you it will be In front or nearly ber 12,lat, after the election of Ml. your any speak Gladys. to sixteen times its own area; in 1900 so. A king pin pitcher Is a great inDeciham Jt1 Governor. ..long enough, Mr. Harvey. I hope you spectfully of my wife, he sternly said. . i the United Kingdom has a colonial Helen has been actuated by the kindcentive to the rest of the team. Ex. havent troubled her with business. 1 x area to he ninety-sitimes its on In ' was New of In equal motives The she has est what gams necessary, with Only , everything ASiariVni preposition. area. Roughly the increase has been the latter city Sunday was the greatest returned. rising with an air of relief, done, snd I uphold her In her course. A startlihg proposition is made by Even when her kindness extends to from 2,000,000 to 12,000,000 square slugging match that has been seen in fire author of a work called the "Boxer lor be had not enjoyed hie office. He miles. If the Orange river colony aad the league in many a day. New York HookX4B9t published ia Chicago. The bent over Gladys and kissed her. robbing me of my' private rooms? ou make too much oLwhat Is the Transvaal be taken Into acoouit, made thirty-on- e You'll do all you can to please me, hits, Selbach getting writer believes (hat there is a yellow the colonial area ia now more than 97 six of these. Three Cincinnati pitchwont you, madam?" he co&ringly said. doubtless a mere temporary arrangeperil Vtxi a black peril and a red peril ers Phillips,, Rusle and McFadden nse the parlor times that of the home country. . The After-al- l, little thisa do not count ' ment You could not s? tet' stowing that the dark races and French colonial area ia only eighteen while you were 111. ' endeavored to check the sluggers from Increase mgcA. more rapidly than the - She smiled wearily, But I can now, and I will. Gladys times the size of France, the German Gotham, but to no avfil. Tbs score white, races, urges the gradual ex"Yee, Harvey; hut I can make no area only five times the size was 25to 13. , tinction of the former by the whiteA promises until I think matters over. spoke briskly and with determination. colonial Britof In Be in kind the Latest statistics of the American He Yhinkr th .Macks should be con-- " to Annette Germany. wife tell that have must back, population, your enough I certainly ish empire has risen from 15.000,000 it is to he vacated at once. league batsmen show that Napoleon flnsd-jt- q pertain. tones placed under' a day of two at furthest 1800 to 90,000.000 in 1900. In the e, in Nell to about come, Come, Lajole, the terrible Frenchman, is the White rule under international law and madam, you if Ill speak Well, said Harvey, persuasively. same interval the United Kingdom has batting leader of Ban Johnsons organ- iheuf VxtCrmihated' by gradual process he responded reluctantly.' No doubt It will require s day or two to maks riseh from 15,000,000 to 41,000,000, ization, with a percentage of ,440. bf hsfaCaflerdaioB Applied by the fittest She will be willing to concede a few JOHN H. GANZEL. Keister is second and Ralph 39,000,000, France sudfrom Willie to 27,000,000 blind the and of to the the "dispose change or And, girls join points. catcher of the Detroit and Boston r(Se"'eU)jttth$r puts it A secret den flash In Gladys eyes, he left the comfortably. I hardly know what other and the states now Germany from 1L clubs, John Ganzel was secured from Seybold third. Keister leads in stolen organization baling Its origin In the snd Lajole in runs scored. 000,000 to 65,000,000. The population room can he found for them. uhiverislflaJ li said to be urging the .room. the Kansas City club of the American bases (he of British of outside the turned are number when she There A In the empire upper He had hardly gone SehotaraM race 1900 a T propaganda, in u oat Establish the by pennant United Kingdom was, in 1800, about league during . part of the house. , to the housekeeper. firm of Bausch ft Loffib. Roches-ter.-in a The National the club, ' league Chicago rSX!rt to'airte in Church. the servants cham- 100,000,000, of whom only 2.000,000 trade Y., has offered the kjechanlcs j phebe, what has that womanrbeen bers.None except Involving First Baseman Everitt were white Now it numbers 349,000, Af I!Bt? Dm hpr minister broke the Che They can not occupy them. 2,5(Mr!or of a now that former j city idoing?" Institute the and Pitcher Phyle, wor-jr- y 000, of whom 12,000,000 are white; .ChlinA of cufitoigrV11 Sunday end ap Why not. since they are servants Now, Miss Gladys, It will only member of the 1901 Washington, and establishment of a permanent scholarnow 50 was one in then demanded secservants? white, about peraod unpleasant my peared ,ln hispulpit In a white shirt Gladys. John Bausch, of In Last GanzeL memory bf you to talk teammate th ship, a ln'atlad of the usual frock coat one person in 28 is n white The Brit- fall latter, The color rushed to Harveys facet waist and founder J. son of J. InfieldBausch, ' 'things. ond and Garvin Gat 1, Pitehel -- of of 33 rate ish lEVahgslluab preacher. Most of at is know not You the 'the else not to more ms are' empire peopled yourself, you It will fret er Strange were exchanged by Chicago president of the company Captain would never say that, madarp. so I persons to the square mile. to increase the! wqmenfwhq fastened to him were offered has Lomfa club. New York .than to know. Henry for Ja the of Doyle Of the me4 some wore shirt Well, the truth is, Mrs. Harvey has pass It over, he replied temperately, Gan In J trrd ' the Milwaukee club the Peoples. Scholarship from $1,009 tp haUEs. kfid'sdnre 'took off their coats waists Lo was She both he and mortified downstairs. Gan-rsl though Before the end of August the 12,500, , imade a complete upset of the A nt eague, but both Sieves. All were old angry. Helen will make an arrangeinfl ' ! 8tp6hlrt8h4rt collected of the all don had sent as Salvation resrly made awcT . ve army good jhas ard S' 1 . St. Louis in -te woman at ment nr to Lie tickle raw If can all ostrich any Th girls for satisfactory parties you amoilg its adherents 160,000 f were no less servant?. merged Giants, v. Metropolitan experts regard devout beor snd summer, I give her time. have faith in her JudgL lte,lr sufferers from the famine in India. email O.icxfl as the superior of any first with his featherA cause they were comfortable. , - Forsaking all Others RcxJofoes U F of (. d. '' Twenty-fourthlinfanln- te n., -- thtjipttypfed one-Jial- ge chnlJr! , yn d. K-J- ' - ye r. - 1 -of- 1800-190- 0, York-Cinrinn- ati 4 J , AfeUa-reasonabl- s -, , . , i w |