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Show .11 LOOSENING If OF 10GA1 1 , E. vi . . i 'r '.7 ,h hf H. li f-H'.w !lf. ,,Mi.-r il.iv f"t- . ..IIIHH t . j r; I lr "ilU.ul, I h- Inl.f ln. 1 I'll! )i, ji t ! 1 1 . i I "In addition tr IL::-., I v. to li,;,! I l.r.'ll tJ..;iK .i I.. I nf I!. I'll. in r (). p.i t I t I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mi, ii 1 1 ' I 1 a ti . n I"..! 1 mini.) (,1 iu,.-,f, I don I nc-t. how vou ,-iood f it li -! luui., iluii'n lion.-., I. 'I llJM lh lio j.f ho Muff, don't mink It I u hi i 1 1 1 1 1 J a '-on! i .i.'l. li,f ol hf r I I It; ! I I Ml I O I I I I I I O I j ; I I 1 1 ( - i I ;;i ft 1 M .t .""I I. I am in ll :oj, lo , urn hVos n l lug. hfi h.-r I v h. II f. r urn no t v.-.tr Im a -Iv i n lo V'H. I hrli.ae I ihl h.- ur.i lh lour I :iomj nil M.ll;u'i ji iimiii to you In .i Hi-?' -;iV. Wrlf in.- ;.f l.o- Hot. I Kci'hitif-'r on, (i).'iio Vi-w Vi-w I II In- I In i c Tin ii ,i . h I n, i in ;i foui-t'.tim- ri'i;f. John llo.ini )h tin- n.iiin;. I -h.n.r-.i II lor bin in. re i-on". 'lt.-,-;..-, !tul.', i 'I : f' '. S, I Mini f.ill to r--t mi-ii ihl-. ! ' 1! Imi'i nil the luuiu-v h:i'.'". t.nt lot-in It v.oiil.J pal ii n 'u! "'! uip In I he h.-w.W n.ll I ;m I-!.. i oii'(! li!'. n t-.o It f... 1 of ii m 11 II. a-i II n the fn - I f-.il inoJiry 1'vu (,'( r t-arijuJ -nr.il : , (.,(." Wh.-ii, I . f il:i la t r, I hA T'oni'i nr-rlv-.J in "iii'-.i t..A rink h;ti-l"i Ho;-n a wim,;.- ri- I ml of 1. r;ii mm, it in J h- ;t-r'f.l ;t-r'f.l tb.-ni to ti 1.4 room lit nnt-.v lvr:.iij, liA .hoU, u hi: ; hi- rf:i l ih'-rn. ll wouM hit1 h.-i ii lio '!,'!. If hl Ji.1'1. I hut uf-fk Monk I.HV.hon fcoi his an-biv an-biv Ar. "No Triors hn-Ahnll h?'f-r tilll sfm," sa ! I!,i:iui. "ll f fj'jt of tlift f( ,ir-st Ion." M cm it n iv -ikI tor l hrtf (J:iy, and llin C:iv up In (h-f-vjiir. 'I JK1 I'uiik-- fincl th l-'.lfM' f'H'iIfl t horn, nrid HoK'.tn pit'1!.'1') and von lh-l:tt lh-l:tt K.uno. Thrt duh uo-:rnl up lhi year in a M:i of '.'"' nnd fl'lh p:;i(,'! In The !'-1 AiaAH Th''V 'a (m c ,-!'ia;iy liAftdins tlif- h--on, diviy.i-in. nr.d if.f !H! v, i-o iad fciipi u.T f -1 t hf I'onii'i loyal 1 v In ma n v a -.-.,. r f . nh rln'i'itd up and ha w i:oiis ut htiirr th:nj-. IIOKiin Startles the Ponies. hi I'!.- t !'' ho-ir-i a f r i- r t : gainft 1 hr-y K i 7 '' a i i 'I ;t : 'mi i in l: h t- '"t at - J K t a rnd Of Iho vi-,,r' work. .loiin J. H.ari find in a .riv; h Inw ranK In fi'o:n '''f MiDv.fT room. w:iitd for a c!:!:.V vt :!"! In t hft i .-.f fou;id it, and lifr.-d up hlf. vf- "Hi'yv" hr w 'I. "I'm f.-ipc p!' a dhipi r t 'iilk'ia down h I'm- A r '''- to u-r:i.!iy u-r:i.!iy of ri f. .ki'At; a- . .ir.'- to .on:e I vo:i't h willi ;.ou ini m iif'in, an) prob-at prob-at ' won't i'- vou i'.i t 'i-'f-tr.'-r aa'.n " 1 N-rf v. fK n av : oui-iif ! . I f : Th p'i! '' ti look d ar h C".:.--'- nr-d v.-nUr(-.! If :.' had 1,a;i r.l aru..t. ;i-f..i ir"-podi: ir"-podi: ( to 1 mj::..- ir.''!!r; and ft" I'."- H-O-t t-r',;'.'-'. . Li ihi- '!: Ho-i;a'i. Ho-i;a'i. v.o r.'-dnl ho sx'. I r-o r i j : ; l RS a ro'.nd of rr!':ks all f..-'on "I; v i ! lit:. '!rp!.t r't ''." Fi!d 1 !-".. in i.n'i.t.v. "Id '..kc tn l..i'.'i yoj I A '1 T hr-rrt ' la in-! v a ; I n too!-. i..:-. !-,.!, U'- li.i i t had n.a'h-. a loo! or h.u;: If r." . loo ( i. II V ' ,-. I. on .' aft.'f-Oinn.-r i-.l a I- - - ',,- moio i ia - o -oiin- Hai; y !.'. d ' . ' on in --on, r.nd to- f o ,o.n. d in- '-'h out-, v. an. i vi,h li i: i. i I';.- - ' In Jou.J, j-ia- ' a io in- -ni v. : o ' .. a ,,.;,, t '. A J,d ' I V OJK! i ':n.' 'J lo - no '.' tin, roiro I im- 'A-r. I uu j UK I ' J I " ril r no::-. K.i'f do-n v. a 1 1 1-in c-j . t ' i d I j.'- m.iii - '! p.aw-d In front of . n-h r. an a n.-. h-alh.-r .,Y. h-ai lnr; -i nan,: In .1. , ' ti-.' n H'-rot-n t top. "IO V. r- loO!; it I t ,- '! (h.i.i'.'i li'i"' unVt-A lul-h hi n.-l'-: ff . '.U.-it i H you )!! - " i-aid tn'' ! o "V'-, I'lil.'h, J think ou'd L'tl'.r loo,; Ji ' t now." A d'v-p rnint of h '. ' oi i : -h r t r,.:i a ro ' j in t :,:; l ii ''li-. hk t i.1 ho . k f o; l.a-'l) on- f;onta:n'-d a. h:a . " o. j "ai- ff,h in t .. foi n, 'if a. Jo-da:.1', i. If, ' ' ' 'onl.:r of th: n.cinl a or," r t.,.,-t o.:l . , hi. 'A i-!.-f, and ;.:.ovr: t ,,s r:ur.o -. of i -t'-am v. if.k'-d a d -in.' '.d -a. i'-a' o"a . o'.u. ii.'o-r - of a pear, I - v. inn:: -ri mv d n, itior.; l.a.nd' on': i -p -a c' , and th- i'onlf.s, f'iipi.d - ti.'v .v'a"d at. t..i-'r KiftH. ("hi Hi- n-vr-rho- .-:d- h ii.::i. h i. a mt v. ;iH ciira w.-d, lo -.r v. i i t Ja'-. 'I ho p'aV':r looked from i!.1. 1 -o - i !n t - ir hand i i i h-: r ho-f , v ho ':.t a.i'.-nli. a.i'.-nli. at tmr h ad of lh; ivo. If. d 'i!'". , inonti. ya--t thf-.-.'; rn-ri had mH'- I!o";:i ijri:fjrnfortHij, In Ih'.-ir r-f'ti-oii' '-, that p '" ; ti-'har portion of thf :oht. v. a a p.Vd v." t iril-n r-h 'I i.; J'or:U- s'mi t:.-:'-d a' d hi ii !i'-J, onf- or two mu' t -r-d. "A ' o-J our.-htn't lo !:nvf' don lh'n. -vhu" ' aid 1 m L-h jr'-nriorr f w. o e soft ; v Li-dr i. - hr -.ti h as te ijaiiK. d toe foh h', v.--'. :, iiiH liiiKtre. The Secret Out. Hairy M'-'art- r hpci'1 a u: d m ' -9 box, f j.-, hed it, out, aii J jump'-J to hi a l.:-t u.t;, a y-1!. " What 's t h if 7" o-rird. " "'"o.T.pl iff-1. t.i of r.a.'av-tte Ijr-ir.d C:-.att--:'oi '.' .'hatl'-rloji ! ,"hy. Lay! 'J'hat'ji the oun;; imolor.au - follow we rend the dope aoo'ii in t..e papc-r! Tiia.t'n " 1 :- rai-sod, btariri hard at Iioga.n, the yt-iion in hi.'i o; es. "Thai's me, fcllowp!" ha!d H"-an, v!t a Ia;?n. "And if yow re:;.e rrr v, ha t tl.at artl' ie eaid, you kno w t: it I a:"; . al'u ays a choao feate. I pot in a ja at h o Ti e b p e r. d ' r : ? too i n u :i ? n o r y and raisinkf Cam a; oi.d h'ranr'i- vo ar.d I v.ei.L to wo: k. Aik ." lo: k i.tro, a-hfi'il a-hfi'il toll you that 1 Higncd a "-chtra- to v, in twn-trlrds of my gamtB or v. or!: lor n.y exrof-eh," Once more Monk L?.son r,cc!lcl h:s lic-jd. "GaiT.es.t p i j y in t h v o K d . " he fa i d . "Hf. J'j-t the tame'g b-t me thrte t-io'j-band dollars he'd win tv.'fer.tv games i, Jt of thirty." A low Th;st!e of amazen.ert, came from M'-Tanor. "I'd :.a.e to ork on tr.em tern.s!" re said, haif to hirr.ftelf. "o," taid Hogaii, "I didn't draw any money from the c.-jb, ad T h'd ri .ift the season out on what ht T : ad. That'? vhy I had to tva.it o ior.s before I could be a ood ff-IIo"'." Tn:.-J re:r;a.rk, riaturahy, remir.dd Ilarr" M"Carter of a ?o'.z, and a? nobody ccd think of an;.-thi.T-r to ta-, a--d noh-d'.' c o u . d have sa : d it p r o d e r '. y if he ! ". a d . t h e t'& ;' t o n A d o n ' s a r u' t r1 tors, a : n -d by t'e full e trench of the Pony pay roil "Kor he's a jolly gord fello-, 3e' a Joi'y good feho-. He's a johy gooj f - lo-.r, "s'hich nobody can det y!" The I'oii'rs maintain to this a'r r'- t a millionaire can be a jolly trood fr ;. and, wr.at is ir.nre. they claim to hnov.-one hnov.-one who is a)I of that, and more. Morh Lau son thinks, howvpr. that thevr i s ' : h a tiling a? r-o i : i n ? a r a ' f i ' : ' l: i: - o d pitcher to niaiie a mil! 'o:.a:rc. Mhhonaive-; are common, and ratthn oo-i I'lt-hiers are not. Harry McT-'artT Fome times coe? to Cah-f-rnia in the winter to shoot d':--ks on the S':sun marshes v, i'h a raiiff-trnia -whom lie calls Hos-an. Mca rter r'por: that Hogari phf s a very stiff, well its a very scientific, game of poker. ("Copyright, 1913, bv The Eell Svndica'.e, Inc.) I' all r ik Ll . and I !l l,M V'l'll vuv :-o l'-hil'l l'-hil'l afl'f ho pull'i Unit nurprl.'.- r.f Ihm, I don't know wji.it. II lh, hot J have a. t-u..-Pli-ion iiu l-no. !. vour -v.) onl. I'-. ii.r h- Uimv, ,r you'll inl'-rt i.oim-l hint-: l'1'h!" Tim i'oniif. drliud away Irom lh.- i-luh-hoin-.n il i-.i'iiM-iiiK Ihn inv.-.i '! y of Die Joou-m.Imk Joou-m.Imk up ol llojan; ninl tiny w.;r) itll on hand al 7 o'Ho.-k, In a prlv;tle parior al too A t k I ', v.aiiliiK tor thir lior.t. TI."V ; at Jihont. im lint rh-hly upholai .M-d .hairt, ;.h;oh.d by lhu I h I' 'h r: -c n of the raipM, i.u.d bv I Im I'al !are ;uitalnH. and mad. inh'-iahle bv Ihf) h:a y eie-Kiin eie-Kiin of th-,r M)Mouiidl!'f.'.(, Tin- ohl ,M n,.,ippi 11.(1- if.'Wh'.f-r Vfin Mm on1'.' oho not op.-niv ! pr-f.i 'd by th.fl r. i a ;() t-t 1 1 1 1 n:f. . f I - i.at down ;i t t Ikj piano pi-ano and h:n,;'Hl onl homo raytlrnf. for uh'-h Inii'h i 'i r-mlorff liard Uny would al) bo thrown Into the 1. 1 reel a ml nald :-o. tlo;-an app-aiad. made blli apoloK-i for h-iii(.' Jaw. and a In ad wi.it'-r, r piinfi olh-r f-at f uii'.-t lonary. con'lui't'd t li"m' rraii'hy do v. n a Ion ball to Hie ban.pt-t i'hambfr. lim-ti llawlfy. w ho whs in Hie van and hud the fiiHt ylimpi.e of lh.) iM-i,if!.. ia - In fetor-, f.Lari:d ba-k, and trod h-rt vlly upon tiio head w ;ti t fir's pa I tut -Jeai liorcd toen. The Ultimate Compliment. "'lan-,"' jr'ulat-d liUHh. "('la-,-;! The imtional coiiiinin-.ioii never had ai hweli a l.-out iin Uu:.:" V. Jili h was a far nn Jiu..h cou'd go. I.-t us paH llK'itly ovi.r the next t v, o honiM. It. Hi enouKh to Hay that grudon IM In V.'jptrd OUt Vltil tlie bOUp, tOPKU'S were loi-.en d Ly Hie win'-, which came I on with the canva-back duok; and j t iirou'h it ail HoK.'ia Fat milli;K" at the head of the table, fivihg tin exefhera lui.ia'ion of a man who really enjoyed h; end.n' n.'-n'-y. .Su.no of the iJon! looked at him cov- f-M,y overy lime a cork popped, arid cth- i ' i fi at! empl i.-d to t-tUrnate UiC cobt by all add , t ion ,i f ; c-, but lor-.t count early in tho evecinjf. ! f la:,t Moi. k L-t.f. .son i a pp'-d on the fable, and ttood up, a v. Intsafc3 In his 1 hand. i "iaiyf lie ta;d, "we'll drink a toast ; to Johnnie llo'-:tn. a grand bail player; a:.d t i-'ood f-.;o ' Oars up!" '1 im J'onU-H Mood up and drank to1 Johnnie I if;'t n in aiiy th ing they found i handy. l.iili C i a'tr di ank lu rn In co: f ee. It w.t- I lands -re 'Ha rrv'u baritone which Mari-d the usual refrain: "lor lota a Jolly Good Fellow:" Ho-m .'M. :.t!il at the ln.ad o! thr table, turniLK the --tera r.f hih winelas-s between be-tween his f::.?-rs. W'hiri he roF-.- lie was l r. i it d v.-aruh.'.-, even atic-'jiionately, cer-t.t cer-t.t - ly v'C:!'er"'Ui;iy. "I rn r t m ;t k-. a Fi.ee.-h, fellowt,' he 1 jr.iii. "h'lt I'm j-lad you are all here ton k-ht (Vu'i ain't rot a thing on u:! I'll not be with r'U next b-as-jn (Forget it . k :d '. Forget it ' Sure you will ' i and this is a tort of faiew-l! dinner with me. (Oh. yu'j II ba.-lv in l no Fprin?') I want to :-et mys-hf riu-ht witli you fellows (You have, rid hor.-e! You lvr-!) I as.ked 'ou lu re t'lnyh t to tell you the reason : I I l:ai :i't bff-u a l opular as I wanted to1 I f,e i s---,h! Pliut up there. Dutcli 1 I I v. as in a pe uhar sort of a f.x. It w-as put ji to me to co uut and show that I , i ould tarn a livirg by hard work. I had to earn a certain amount of moTiy.and produ'-e it, to show that I'd saved it. and I I thTt w:', why (Xevt-r mind tliat, oid j ' pa' ! "orp-t it ' )" i Hi gan t-aus-d ar.d lo.l:ed d'wn the table. 'h--u he began to speak arrain the i :iinc"v tumbled out one after the other, and there wre no interruptions. ; 'T know the way you felt about me. ' I don't blame you. either, but it had to bo that way. feilows. I had to go to work I fcr the first time in my life. I thought ; r c'id get more mr.ey playine bail than j bv pvi-g into an office or dieirg ditches. I So 1 asked Monk here for a job, ar.d made 1 1 1 1 T"' i a t'js:iv:". prnpo<ion." Monk nodderi his head as emavely as a j j u d 'p . "I'tr'fiy tr-:e." he said. "I von out. .p.ll risht," said Io,ran, , and in a lot of ways this has been the best rear of mv life. I've learned ' ti hies irariu-d to save money and that ! w a the louL-hr-t lesson of all. for I i -ed to be oretty strong the other way. I'm chid 1 had a chance to get In with f.ich a good bunch, even if I cot In bad, a nd I'm iruing to ask each one of you to accent a !it: j repent from me something from the tiehtest fellow you ( er saw. find remember once In a while tii::t. no matter hr'w things look on .the r. : t -i 1 c . there's alwavs a reason a follow, woi.ml cive if lie could. T I guess that's 1 'V v- t V-'l'- ' tl; in Xl'1' AUX' ' I Xt'm- ru lMx' V.b. c!uctmo' a. "Hi.1 ' n,'x', mo b.'M MMt b-U H ,' .I'vi-u-m Uam. '"' ' i c-e w nh it w hilo 1 P"4'! " - u.; st.:d..- tl. o : 1 . .rt' - v! l-'h" U t .-v"' i,uM?v T!J IV:u.h V,', t;u- i::.-.ht'y V0tr .ma w,''- rrb'f 'ut.-I K-Imt K-Imt Uo on v I'-taMinl 1 , A xns tho "0:rnt f 1 ' ,' of ' pchcr. Ai - tvht t:-L?h it coiub Fi" 1 V ''.la'. 'h I,-'1'. Ill ''' " i i -t v-vh.r clittM'lMoni c v-At "t":t !5u'!" VSA r -V the Por-.i h k . sw.iy h'.sh v:p in lUo tirt " , ,..u bunch of athletes. ? TV J v'-usuv.iis. the c.ir'y H ;Uk1 !i. vl:.'i- 1"' :lhli "k:V- -.'--u.-ky. .if Ml '...h'.a.-.'.i c.ttt m th. JV,l.rs.Vb..F.v-.. .i,d rot I- t 's-,." ;t... H o'.!f'i re-Vr-ia 'ln soiv.f i-.t.hor. -1,..;.- ha tra with "re.r"-V''r.i ivr:.-:, e. had "-.'"'-1- Vmt. Hf f.-.:vut uiniidr- , 'VSV N l'i-f.l thf.u. 11;. -',. u-oNf." 'H !"! I 1. ; i 11 ,ew lo lf i.r I "i'."."!" "It's t:s ijv. j 'V.,..",V;1,"k0P tho n-.-i itrrr.l '-. . ..; w . t-!5 tfj i -s s vr bust-..!, t-f ' . :;( ;Z? i.-.-.o it. ra rsr.t tvtot ,:.v-f st rSll;1 1 n-, Not for u-.tf. ..'a ' '. '. ',. -M t.c cn. sl l '.l s.-l .' i-!-f s !.',.. s iK-S he!!ors a!l orf. ti. -t ' v '' The tear-;! .is -".h-,c;v'f:r"ih. oxvrer. the t.tr l.kcJ '-'-'iivM-v-k 1VO..M le.,d thorn I i'.'ier: e5 a:-d :r:o I - pr, !ii- . -.ai s:a. d e-''?-.: . -a c'i ' --is '-1"-1 rer s.im I , o "c ure mi t s-.'.uit! at-J j -e v:ut ct" h s t wo-:o-thf-s:x ! i k'- v rt'.-rn t.? the prker name. ' i k.-- v -. a hu.'k after tho crv." i r--i(.-e one. ' tr.i he rai ! - It-"' ..ie.J. rc f've. V. - ht -r'-terei C"1 " Mcv'nrt-;.- , i'l '- Jhe tit . r. J trceJ ; . -: t: r'' - tLsrd uis rt.e of . ' si.-s whe-e the cle !'- it - ; - r w-;i5 hot t.i rough ' ' wh n-?:c: y. Dc:te I' .; n'-i.-h av th.ey drug h:m! A B.;h. I got to c:l. How v; .:":' .:'. h? ,'c : cr -i-h " pa d Push sad y chirs toward McCartrr. "1 1 ry-; tv wl'h - r-f. t, "r.: S..-1 -cvAta up a :r ih: ' i. ; - --:"?"-' ' ' a: I ::r. ; rirr:ri is why ou n :e rr.ts c:"; Bush in? teal of tl... j. :-. Ixiiti to me as that i :rr. th.e ? -'-" ai i -; v v?.;e. th? V;-:r ex- v-:v;i ? ::r a". :rsr.t. Harry tt-r 5.;-;ei leuily, ani tegn :: kr.' so much about p?ker." I riri.-ry. "us a w:-ir to re e:- : ir.c o::e of these et-cs ti m-. e ai te:h s hrw to phiy irl:! cor.'; ti- r.obcdy; it's ar. : frr, Hij-r. " m Preferred Not to Play. t.'at, a:dresc as Hcgm. ri- : r ; li r i u : n the b a k c ' : e crii- the a:;le c". :se'.y fc'.lowirsr the . t r.-:e rv.y- M:Cn:'.er's re-t-i a- i:.;. :-rer.t or.?, but the -i; a-; ue'.v stir 5 tq the words. -j r: ! r?: :r..'::-:.sk::tr?d. and he had ts-'tr-T-.t. if r.ct oven h:s:ih:y. in t i. -: e the p la r s h a d g : v t :i -.r-re-.ta iter he climh-ed down t -j:1 -ti trr;. yiw-ed, etretvhed and ; iy '.o-s-iri tr.e smoking corr.-He corr.-He w&s neither t.red nor .. -. :r. (j-,: rot want the p-z'f.cr k " ":T lr's' r' riJ1 tee:i dr.en "-- it to him ju?t right, f-:--v " 1 'T'ut.m" Oren.iorrl. a- o?p feka.:e like him win'. ' f-" : u : . a a poker same for? . .. i :;.t ; e oj.dr.'i cet f. e dollar? " j-?; ar.d a;el And thro.:: t -,'a-5 - sr-ent a c--nt . S' '-.1 V'jJ. This Hogan is the .V-' ' ft r;y I ever raw in my life, and I tvs up in the Xe'w ln'.T.r.d i ?iw ;.;r.e t.ght boys, i ehe' e c ; com.:.- to no outsider to cri'!-' cri'!-' Y s;i Adorns, in a deeply I And they led the D:itoa Adonis to the wa&hbi:an. T wrp a iifr ',s n.riv? :n-r t of t'ne m. n on i ;fr r.-nm-." In frt-nt of t..n lo. k -Net of the ti a r.-d to H' -:d llii.un''. ' '-.;! T h'v; b'"t. "H tl,e otli.-r hat d. i.' ve d to o'f. r the d re.'t in- - : , t o ' i ' i n 1 1 ' sa 1 . M . - ' a r ', e r v. a "i L t ' : n d -! u bv f'oor. H i a Ike ! over to him am oMe-.-.i h. haul. "i'lMt-'t It. 1 ' . r r;. '." h said. "The f"r-ti f"r-ti '. i-r ,i o 1 ! i e down the . r;: le ton: L-h. ; . a i if yo;j iinn'f like m v nu-prM p.u'- .-"il put on tie glove and go four lour, if to a !!. Ate you on '"' M ' ("' a r t e r f ! u s h c 1 and p t u ' k Out h i & hand. "I got yuu.Vh):" l.e said. "Puke me" Then t. e !.!ion broc, and the Ponies be:-;-, n to t J Ik. , "Tne Aia.-1.'1" t-aid !:!! Orate. "Ain't lh.-1 the pi are v.lice they n :,-k ou " ei.ts a pl.t'tir for s-.-upV 'hy. it would ni-t a iioiilou nohar.s to feed lh: bunch . at hal p'.,,-e-" i " li 1 aroui:d thrtr about Ftven," said , H ir.ui, a.-' In ii.1,",!! m the dr fully o r-" e. "A - k t i:e i, -on nan for 1 b" g.m s jpany. and he'll direct ou to the r.ht pla. A ft r Hogan had gone, t h-'-e w. an e.-ud hu?.z vt enversation. Monk Law-I Law-I f-!i took a hand in it. I "You fellow- are all away off," he 5:1 id. ; "You re harkl'.tr up the wrong tr-e. You ' can gatnh'e that h- s pur'ned In.s la.-t pr fe:oual bail game toriay. so ), ain't . d.ipie this to s..t hi!i elf in good for nct j seas H' somMh:i.g rS-i I coi,:, t. i! j I you something about a de tt I marie w.ili : j tlrs u- low that would aMonlr-h you. tnjt I I pr-'inis-'-d hmi 1 woiiMifh This ll"c,tn I 1 . I 0'- th f - i. co:y :,'! pt r.-, n ?e " I it'-e:r business to t.-ikr .t at I ; MO'-k Ljw.-;:: 9 rut :..'t o:.e . f ;1 . m ' jas to frtAto ti.tt e 1 d I-..- -'-ui : H.:n be.'or;v Not fen Km o -.1:1. ; ; wf.j 'tr.iiws '.'.:e h,::-.e :oa:i id -'.(. ; 1 in any le.igu. av lo to a h: . ' ; j on iio;:n, m hi 1.111- v.'.: c :a-i '..'. j b.eh..'. n:.u.:o:.' a r liit fri.'i.i rolo..t ; j luk: own. Monk Ia.n, ch..: ! t.i! d dls o ere 1 t h n w ; . 't -.ona-ron . ( kr.ew vcry I 't'.e ho it l'.,-c .1", 1 was :i".;:! ' j by a ?ron.;ae r.ot to : . . i the l.lt.e he 1 T e Ponies Mere 1 1 s n r 1 n c t r a . 1 .'. n ; when th t:".krov.n mad ! ;':.-. ,.7;-.ar- and soush; o-it t .- :m: A-e;-. I "Mr. Ui, I ur.d'-rs'.i: d u u ar !i I' the ma-kt for a ;ooU p.tc.er i-r ti o?" t'd the str.i: cer. y.or.k gr-:.-itiu. H.s s ou-s hi"! ben I 50ur- .rg the country for pitclii.-'. rv.a-; rv.a-; fcri ti. ar.d all th.e f.ir ? le.wtf 1 t (o.d-er. (o.d-er. Gto and S::--iy l:C-i. wire a-.v.ire of the fact. I. a w h ! l en 1 : cl; : n over the season's ca:c an 1 1 : w -.3 : o; c;.ii-m.st.c c;.ii-m.st.c it It. So he grunted. "11! make you a. b'Mrts nropo.-ltion." I 5i:d he unkr.oA :i. "I 1 -l.ev e I can w.n 1 :wo-t. .rds of n.y games wu.i th.s lub." Mnk grime 1. "Jus; a ' e r ! " sa d the ? t r .1 r. l e r . "Yohre a ;.:. m.m. I take it. If I rht.h thirty games for ye 1 and win te;.;-.-'. of th"in. I wn; three thousand d-"l ars ("ar1 my exper.s fo- the -e-n. If I :"a'i I hel'-w that n-ark. "'i l ay noh;:rr but tr.e e-:; -rses. I'm w.ll.n ;o g.iii.nle. Are yo j "" l-;;ng for th-e pidued ambulance, boy," sa:d Monk. ' "You're lor.y." "I've t-er. s :r.v of y :r r.-x m-m at work this af moon," s 1 id the stranger cheerfully. "If v,1t: can 'a:i 1 for S'une of them, you ouh: to ie whiir.g to take a look at me." ' "?ee here." said Lawson. "what make you think yoj can v-.n two-thirds of your games n a re. league? Y.-u ever dune anv nitchir.g in fat compan ?" "Nver." 'T:.en you are crzy'" "No; until you've seen me work." persisted per-sisted the stranzr. "Oi e me a few da- to limber up in. and then try me out against your regular team. I"l gumVe on tr.e showing I'.i make. In the r: fiHii-time. fiHii-time. It doesn't rst you a cent. What m-'re do you wan'? You can't lose anything-, and you may win. Is that fair enough?" rar.rr- ;-y was d':" to ft l.-v-k -f pj-'Tiey. ! made ...:u u.a:-v offers o' sl'-a: lb.- ' iZ.-.r ..- d I .. :n a.'.h C t : t '. f. 1 "!"' ir-' .s a : a - - ii why I nrM ha'- a 1 '''i;a.: .1:1:011".', o; n ,11 f ou a Ti'S- i e." ho a..I. "If i" ha t tome uf It I "You'll bl'.v It." cud Monk, "T know. I Y. '. ;. k. i, ou say your own bu:.i:.e.-a lio'.'ii d:t kvow his own 1.:.s,:i',5 best; j k'nw 1: w... ennuj.i to k-"p h.s n-.outh ! s'.-:-, w!-.p-li : t: e - :;'--::.- tesi. though : tl r.' v re t'n:-.- w h- n he wo ild have g.en :ir-.v'.b.i g to h 1 hi' trour..'.H to a hMiipi:' ".'ii hsai.er, for iiu('.aa was only fA-e-uy-turo.-. T. e of Seprrn.s. - at hrmd. and Ir ;.'.n laid i.-; ,:.iv:i a ca t front toe C.un. thoa-i 1..' h.id v.' on MXteen t.in.fs and lost r. . e. A -i-r-imtr to the t.-r::.s ol I :ie n re en... n : . a.l vf ! i o.-.t :i's 1 A i n g ifr,;i j were ; .ihl ! y th.e . li;h. o '-'i when I la.o t. am wa; ; .a;--.a.' at );:.. ), mo 1-e.-t 1 -te, r ; ; fr forv ardel to the rAr;m'i':r..'':,.:i an! fonk r:''1:! wa!,,!--.! if the p;i..er fpent anth..ng at ri 1 up-'in aritu-e::;- ats. or if re had any mor.ey to T'-,. N'-y way nh.v.iys well .ire-M-l. and h'a hr-n w.i.s fre.-n and ci.ai".; Ills wardi'o-o snovrel no of parMin.ony. f Ln ha 1 often won: ered ;uo :t t h; u r base of the situation, and the mystery was cl-.-ared up one ev.-n.n.g when the ir.inacr ra.!-d 1:7. -n Hogan at his quarters quar-ters m tve hotel while t.:e team wa-s ftt h'-'ii-e. T:,.'"re were two trunks in the r.i .;:-:i f.f them an ::,ir,'.':;;e w.irdro' ar-t;r jr.! the bureau w .1 5 l.tter..-i with a-: . .-er-biiked toih-t arth-bs, none of wh. -h had e'er hen S'en on tour. "I,o:s of class to yo 1. kid." soi Mo.nk. "You've got enough silver junk there 10 ' start a tore." 1 "I'e been thinking of that." said Ho- 1 pan gravely. "It's s-om I had when 1 I joined tr.- club. Yha t did yuu want to ee nfi ahout?" , Th.it was n'wavj the way when Law- son tried tr dig into Hozan's mv-terloan 1 j-.-.sX. lie raa his ino, u : s : tr. e nose into al gtonfs wall. ' 'Business. " said the manager, bruefly. "You've cot four more panics to w fn to get ti at taree thousand, and a month and a haif t' do I in. Jus: to show you that I'm a good f-hlnw, I'll iet you work tw ire seainst Tienderson's but.'-h tins week. Tr.ey're te softest team in the league for yon to beat." "That rounds goo-3." said Hogan, won-de--inr what was coming next. 1 a h.ghly f nter'lnlnir rth-. deal'.'sl ' iione too f'UUly waili t.,e l he sur.a i,f tne rich. "Them k:d milhonair.' (.r-r'amly hawe ore twt-ll tlra.f.:" '"ii 1 m e n t d Adon'K. "Ii'tp it sa s that i.iIiik ( 'swald .in Sl ck blow ed u half' m ,.:oi. in .-ight month", and th' :i had to g-t to woik. Perc- Ktrh. iid f.a0s a ih"U.;t:.d a month Ju-t to f;,iv nw ,,v f : nn honre 1 G . I f ftl.-h my r V a thought that naieh of mel . lh: ten. f.-. le :-' 1 lire's a funny Ktf''.' ' Then ho r ad fr-m t h. o paper; 1 "Not all the iin. ucy-burnu.g youths hail j from the At.autie curl. Tne eM -) has :s tp"i.ii;hr.ft S'U h. iTohnhiV the j 1 n.ott notat.;. ca' of prodigal exirava- 1 , ga:ii-e w h!.-li i'al fo-r.la las know n of In rei ent -nrs is that of yu'Ji.g l-ilayttte 1 I burand Gh.atterto'i I "1 b.-Iy Mi'ser,, men ! AY hat n name ' - yr,u:.g ljif.-tte purai'd Chatter-, t-n. s.-.n of T 1.' irand '"hatt.rton. the, 1 weil-knwn San I'rai-ots.'o mlliionaitf- 1 jrailroa.l jri.igi.i'. and Ukar king. Youios . ('lL.itl-rto.i . ut a, wade ju.ilh Pr two t-a-S'U.S alter havmg Colh g.. where h.e w a." j famous as an aihi.-t-. p,ni:-g ha.ibro-k on th Stanford f.-'tball team and p.tcii- i.-.g for the coiu-co nine. j "Fpon lea vine Stanford he hurbd hlin-j self into a mtTiey-speiidi:,t; atunal:a, whhdi. it ifl bepevfd. broucht nhout a, rupture b.-twt-en h'.s fatli'-r and hin.df. I At an.v rate, tho 'oiing man il : .-a pp r d several months aeo. and it is report. d j that he is now working in one of h.a fa- , ther's bei-t-Mik-ar faetories f--r two d"I- I lars a day. tarninc less money In a year i th.an It was his habit to spend in t Ke j course of an evening. It is rumored that 1 t-everal young women of the exclusive! set are mourning young ("haiterlon's dis- appearance "' ih. ras. the ret i all about his love , affairs! What a tight old guv that Ohal-tertrin Ohal-tertrin must ,eI AM the boy did wan to put S"nio of the old man's dnurzh in cir- , cu'ationl I'd hko to have a chanee t- , ,'pi-nd a couple of thousand a month!" I "Maybe it would n't be as sof 1 as you I inieht think." Hogan. curled up in his1 usual plnoe by thu window, offered this mild suggestion. I "Huh!" sneered McOarter. "Here's I foiiiin talking about spending money ! t AS'hat do you hii"w nbout 11, you paper-; collar pport ? I ll bet you never .-punt j m"ro than three dollars in one chunk in ; your whole life! Til bet you've got cverv ! cent vnu ever made hung up iu a sock 1 I-;-: ' olce. In his heart he :'' ' jvV-" a'-0j-3 have raised Bush, -.:" . .- h rr!a-l him more resent--:: '-:'A E-:h or fl-h or a full -;"w-ay. a litt'e straight ain': - f'V "''''11 -'y 'z"'-en raising after You z-A to know when to lav . ttn. Suppose I had raised t yU r:-" have 0wn: eh. Bush?" . -j-ir l ' i:.r arrrer can tell vo j how 1o : ".u':'":' i":'1 B-:i Cra:2"- "jiist the -r' j.-' -s'spap'r reporter up in -: v.'-uj.-' oan :iil you how to pla" '". 'Tr arTi Crane. I never see any - '' j." rters ye; who could catch V-- -'',.,"" 7r ee one of 'e:n steal -i,..'.1' fc,ase full! This ehort -"" " . '.I'::' t0 stingy to have a right ; -:: ''m'" &out circulatln' currency. lri hie Emok!ner-room. curled sat-'-r fouch and staring out , ;' i".'.'atirie n?nt llzhta as they g'L.V if '-l' ln? w indows. Hogan -e. ", r'-' r-sder. and his ears were r-,-' : ne'' '-r:ae"!e5s. he knew that .hn discussed bv his fellow-s. 1 ' V v? v,'as not a' pleasant one. c-"" gJ-5s w'hat they were talk- .,. : J';vas Not a Spender. 1 v-V-" 8 flrEt "ar in professlon-: professlon-: '. ., ri-ir,r? B'"ort Si-ace of time he - " is U1-nvia:e reputation as 7 -a'er w the leaeue, and " ,. ; t'..' .J8. D:S?est-hearted, best-? best-? . ': '"J'; In baseball, tolerated f',?5" ' bU ability on the ..... '--'xy ""'attera w0r.... Hogan "" 1 0';!d not b'.ame his f ,e :l'-T.K him outside the --f '- - .i ' ' relationship. ' " . e f'",'r a body of young men ;. :-.',;.;, ta:ary checks notouslv It'l.f hh' '' olhc-r "ke chum'8 -.-it f-'. ?m wr "In hock to the 1 r.n-,!nj of everv s-json. -sr.'- fc'ir.V'p.' vKee: up h' enj" and t IM hot belong; he ' .S'.a fl.o-.,-." ' h.-:.r'l yr'' ywnx men can be ha 1u!. Hoeari had vio-t- :J no' St in with his a30-fr a30-fr V-"'rt3 McCarter expressed it, : " anything but the eve- , hi-fi '! 'h's Ke would have -- : -. '"C 1,00,1 of hlH tam-t---..' a nrjt In a position to - t if'1 Up any defense. So " Kt'.i" 'or lack or tome- ar'd the click and rattle " ... h'm to k!p. 1, ahr.1 Hoan had been ; I 'o-1. I ery. Tiie paratfrftpn-'' paratfrftpn-'' ',-":.;' ; ,t! lot (he past or ' U..:t;", bcen forced to accent ' : '-:v-fc""" x he came from the ' 11 :' trr,ir"1 ti:at fnlRht have '' .- c'twn San Diego and - : ai"',!1 to pilch, and hm re-. re-. 1 rja'' attained a repj'a- , on 'he- trail of will- "It is." paid Monk. "v'bat s your name, your e fellow?" "Hoffan." "Hozan'' You dor. t look like a H"ran to me." "John J. Hocan." eaid the joun; man. "It' a gr.od baserial! name." "It'g all of that." said Monk; "but what iff your restuiar non;-r'." "That's my business. It's crouch for you to know- that I'm of ae. able lo make-a make-a contract, honest eno-JF'.i to keep I', and rot no s'.-ir.cs on me anywhere, lrn an ama-eur In good s-anding." "Hun, phi" said Monk. Nevertheless. Ilocan worked o.t with the rest of the snuab pitchers for ten days or so, sweated off eight or ten pnunrls of fat. paid his own expenses at the hotel, and earned his chance to pitch a practice prac-tice game asainst the regular lineup. That night Monk Law-son brought out a contract, and there was a long conference. confer-ence. "Xow. see here." said the manager, 'T want to know about this. Who did you pitch with last?" "A college team." said Hogan. "Can that stuff!" said Lawson. "fan It! I want to know." "I've tod you." "On the level''" Tin the level." "Well, vou're a bird. then. Nobody s got any st-ings on you? No contracts lying around?" "N'ot the scratch of a pen. "Ml right. You're on." "One thing more." said Hogan. '1 would rather nothing wa said about tne terms of this contract. If anybody asks yon mv name is Hogan. and I'm from well, say Texas. That's a big state. Family Fam-ily tcasons; understand?" "I won't say a word," promised Law-son Law-son "Thev'd probably think r was crazy to give a man a contract like this, and they'd know vou were crazy for signing It I'm willing to make it fifteen hundred hun-dred for the season on a straight salary basis no matter how many gnmcs you win or lose. Better think that over again." -No " said Koran. "Three thou-and or nothing. I'll take the chance, end If I win the twentv games. I won't be robbing rob-bing vou of anything at that." "I should say not!" He Knew His Business. Toward the end or August It was a foregone conclusion that Jean J. Hogan would win his reckless gamoie. lie had been one of the sensational pitcnlr.g discoveries dis-coveries of the year. On fee diamond he was very popular. In the dressing room conversations slopped when he interjected a remark. 1 he Ponlcs wero punching their "cheap gy after a method or their own. fully ar-- cruel as the ro.hr s--stern. Ho--an bore it w.-l:. and his conduct toward the other m-mH-m of the team was uniformly court, -ou i iin sol, liked mm. and. feeling thai "And just as soon as you v m your twentieth came, kid," continued the man-act-r, "you'll get th.e thre thousand. After that I'm cln to put you on a regular su.ary. That's fair, ain't ll?" "Fairer t ha n the contract." sa Id I To-rrnn. To-rrnn. sit tine- on the edcre of the bed. "And rn leht v white of you, IMonk. I won't forset" It." Monk Makes a Proposition. "Yes." 1 1 id T.awson. "I wag talkinc with Mr. Hacadorn the other dny, and he's tickled with the way you've -been coin-. He thoueht ou ought to have something some-thing besides the bonus, so the sooner you pet in and grab it, the better off you'll be." "rood again. " said Hogan. "But what's tiu for, Monk? What's the idea?" "I might have known T couldn't bull you." said he mana-t-m. "Mere's the ace in the hole: You se. Hnrran, that contract con-tract calls for twenty winning games. You remember you wouldn't sign it any other way. According to the agreement, you could run out on us after you've won that monev." He looked shrewdly at the pitchffr. who made ,no sign. "Of course." he continued hurrh.-dly, "I told Mr. Ilaga-rlorn Ilaga-rlorn you woulin't run out on the club. I told "him you'd stick for the end of the senson." "Whv, certainly," said I logan. 'If I won tlie bonus or lost It, I'd stick until the s';ison closes." Monk drew a deep breath, and felt In his coat pocket. "That's the way to ta.k!" he said. ".Vow. I've got a next season's contract here I'd like you to look over. It culls for a salary- " ... -Vt this precise point tne conference wound up in a tangle. Tfou'im would not commit himself. Ho said he did not know whf'lvr he would be able to play hall for another season, but would give his ancwer tft'er h won the bonus. In vain Monk expanded upon the theme of tho glorious future. Motrin was tirm. "T'H tell ou ahout It later" was the best he would say. Monk went jivy from tlie hotel sllsht-ly'troubled sllsht-ly'troubled in his mind. ' 'T's the cash strike he's after." thought the manager: "and I'll bet there's a skirt t-mgh'd up in it .-omewhore. But if he s'ivs' he'll sth-k for thf end of the t-ea-poii he'll keep his word. I'll have him see. 'Mr. Ilagadorn." The Inevitable Clash. U was in September that McCarter and noan had their clash. McCarter had Wn spoiling for It all season. It came tout in a peculiar manlier. The team 'was living halfway across the country to n-en a series in St. I -oms, and in the vnnkin? commnuni.mt McCarter was pe-ru-dnc the Sunday Papers. From the snorting pu-vs he drifted to the inatta- , ziiiH upplcm'nl m. in nti's of i In cli he found ' somewhere! I'll bet " ! I'lngl F.anff! j Thfv drapgd Ihnn out of the sir.ok- ir.g room. and t htyv k-d the Dayton Adonis to the wash basin, where the porter por-ter rendered first aid to tho injured, Hogan Ho-gan bail s'apped Mr-Carter' face slapped it hard and then as MoCarior leaped to his fret and put up his hands. Hopan ' had knocked him flat with a right swing to the nose a very unhandy place to hit a ha nd so tne man like Me 'arter. 'T'm sorry." said Vfoga n to his bodyguard, body-guard, "but it was coniinu to him. You can think anything you like about me. you fellows, but tho first one who opens his law to me is going; to get it cracked. That's all!" After that Hogan's life with the team was a misery to him. Monk T.awson prevented further out breaks, but anything any-thing would have been bet I or than the Silent disapproval with which tho Fonie .surrounded the unfortunate Hogan. Off the field he might lm vo been the ghost of a ball player, so little attention was paid to him, so litt'e notice taken of his presence. The Mystery Grows. Soon afterward Hogan won his twentieth twenti-eth game, and was promptly presented with a bank draft for SHuna. nis first act .was to hunt up a bank, where he opened an account under a nnme which did not sound in the least like Hogan. This was arranged after n five-minute interview with the president of the bank, who remained in a brown study for half an hour after his visitor had departed. Under tho new name, Hogan had issued is-sued to himself and payable to his order a certified chock for $-000. which he carried car-ried away with him. That night he spent t wo hours in composing a lot tor, destroying several copies before he produced pro-duced one tr- his liking. As it was short, we in t rod u co it here, ns cxh ibit A for the de fen so, the Ponies vs. Hogan; charge, pa rsimony : "My Dear Father: T told you that you won'd not hear from me until I had made good. Tp closed you will find a certified check, to my order, for twenty-five hundred hun-dred dollars. Kvery cent of this money I have earned with my own hands earned honestly. You said something fihout swentinz for my foolishness. ' I assure you I have sweated for every dollar of this monev. "I ha e been pitching baseball for the : t'-am in the National league. If you will look ud the scores in the files of the papers out there you will see that a fellow named Hogan has been winning a lot of g;i mes for iho Ponies. Tha t's me. You didn't say how tills money was to be earned. You simply said l had to earn and save this much, and T picked the quickest way, as well as the best-paying best-paying proposition. Yon would have done tup same thing yourself. As for sa ing money and bt-ing economical you won't 1 believe this, but it's true T had to puimh |