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Show SERIAL STORY . U Onn. Mil. SYNOPSIS. Lieut. Hirrr Mallory ! ordered to the Philippi dm. He end Marjorie Neefton decide to elope, but wreck of taxicab prevent their eeeln minister on the way ton the train. Transcontinental train le tak-)on passenger. Porter has a lively Vlme with an Englishman and Ira Latb-roa Yankee buslnees man. The elopers have an exciting time retting to the train. "Little Jimmie" Wellington, bound dor Reno to get a divorce, boards train In maudlin oondltlon. Later Mrs. Jimmie appears. She la also bound for Renowlth same object. Likewise Mrs. BammyWhtt-eomLatter blames Mrs. Jlnuaff for tier marital troubles. Classmates of MalMrs. lory decorate bridal berth. Rev. anddecide Temple start on a vacation. They to cut loose and Temple removes evidence f his calling. Marjorie decides to let tallory proceed alone, but train starts while they are lost in farewell. Passengers Join Mallory's classmates in Isgiving discouple wedding basing. Marjorie woman-hatin- g tracted. Ira Lathrop, bachelor, discovers an old sweetheart. Anne Qattle, a fellow passenger. Mal-ilovainly hunts for a preacher among the passengers. Mrs. Wellington hears tUttle Jimmies voice. Later she meets Whitcomb. Mallory reports to MarThey jorie histo failure to And a preacher. decide pretend a quarrel and Mallory finds a vacant berth. Mrs. Jimmie discovers Wellington on the train. Mallory again makes an unsuccessful hunt for a preacher. Ur. Temple poses as a physip, b. ry cian. CHAPTER XVIII (Continued). Dr. Temple stared after him, but the gambler stared at Dr. Temple with a homage. "So youre one of us," be said, and seising the old man's limp hand, shook it heartily: "1 got Is to slip It to you. Tour make-u- p great You nearly had me for a come-n- , ; Great!" f And then he sauntered out, leaving the clergyman's head swimming. Dr. Temple turned to Mallory for explanations, but Mallory only waved him away. He was not quite convinced himself. He was convinced only that whatever else anybody might be, nobody apparently desired to be a clergyman In these degenerate days. The conductor returned and threw Into Dr. Temple the glare of two basilisk eye. The old man put out a beseeching band and began: "My good man, you do me a grave injustice." The conductor snapped back: "Ton gay a word to me and Ill do you worse than that And It I spot you with a pack of cards In your hand again. 111 tie you to the Then he marched off again. The doctor fell back Into a chair, trying to figure It out. Then Ashton and and little Jimmie Wellington and r. Fos-dte- k Wedge wood strolled In and, dropping ordered drinks. Before could ask anybody to explain, Ashton was launched on a story. Hla mind was a suitcase full of anecdotes, mostly of the smoking-rooorder. Wherever three or four men are gathered together, they rapidly organof ize a clearing-housstories. The doctor listened In spite of himself, and In spite of himself he was amused, for stories that would be stupid if they were decent, take on a certain verve and thrill from their very forbtddenness. The dear old clergyman felt that it would be priggish to take flight, but he could not make the, corners of his mouth behave. Strange twitchlngs of the lips and little steamy escapes of disturbed him. And when glggle-Jet- s Ashton, who was a practiced raconteur, finished a drolatlc adventure with the epilogue, "And the next morning they were at Niagara Falls, the old doctor was helpless with laughter. Some superior force, the devil no doubt, fairly shook him with glee. 1 "Oh, that's bully," he shrieked, haven't heard a story like that for ages." "Why, where have you been. Dr. Temple T asked Ashton, who could not Imagine where a man could have concealed himself from such stories. But he laughed loudest of all when the doctor answered: "You see, I live In YpsllantL They don't tell me stories like that" They who? said Fosdick. the "Why, my pa my patients," doctor explained, and laughed so hard that he forgot to feel guilty, laughed so hard that his wife In the next room heard him and giggled to Mrs. Whitcomb: Listen to dear Walter. He hasn't laughed like that since he was a a medical student Then she buried her face guiltily in a book. Wasn't It good?. Dr. Temple demanded, wiping his streaming eyes and nudging the solemn-faceEnglishman, who understood his own nations humor, but had not yet learned the Yankee quirks. Wedgewood made a hollow effort at laughter and answered: Extremely very droll, nut what I don't quite get was why the porter said" The others drowned him in a roar of laughter, but Ashton was angry. "Why, you blamed fool, thats where the Joke Came in. Dont you see, the bride into chairs, the doctor e off-col- ( d tnen he groom said to the bride lowered his voice and diagramed the story on bis fingers. Mrs. Temple was still shaking with sympathetic laughter, never dreaming what her husband was laughing at She turned to Mrs. Whitcomb, but Mrs. Whitcomb was still glaring at Mrs. Wellington, who was still writing with flying fingers and underscoring every other word. Some people seem to think they own the train," Mrs. Whitcomb raged. That creature has been at the writing desk an hour. The worst of it is. Im sure shes writing to my husband." Mrs. Temple looked shocked, but another peal of laughter came through the partition between the male and female sections of the car, and she beamed again. Then Mrs. Wellington finished her letter, glanced It over, addressed an envelope, sealed and stamped it with a deliberation that maddened Mrs. Whitcomb. When at last she rose, Mrs. Whitcomb was In the seat almost before Mrs. Wellington was out of It Mrs. Wellington paused at another wave of laughter from the mens room. 8he commented petulantly: "What good times men have. Theyve formed a club in there already. We women can only ait around and hate each other." "Why, I dont bate anybody, do you?" Mrs. Temple exclaimed, looking up from the novel she bad found on the book shelves. Mrs. Wellington dropped into the next chair: "On a long railroad Journey I hate everybody. Dont you hate long journeys?" "Its the first I ever took," Mrs. Temple apologized, radiantly, and Im having the what my oldest boy would call the time of my life. And dear Walter such goings on for him! A few minutes ago I strolled by the door and I saw him playing cards with a stranger, and smoking and drinking, too, all at once. "Boys will be boys," said Mrs. Mrs. Temple shuddered at the thought, but Wellington drew hlmaelf up majestically and called out: "Like second one better, eh? 1 suppozhe Its the same way with husbandsh. Then he stalked back to the smoking room, feeling that he had annihilated his wife, but knowing from experience that she always had a comeback. He knew it would be good, but he was afraid to hear it. He rolled Into the smoking room, and sprawling across Doctor Temples shoulders, dragged him from the midst of ' a highly improper story with alarming news. Doc, your wife looks kind o seedy. Better go to her at once." Dr. Temple leaped to his feet and ran to his wifes aid. He found her a dismal, ashen sight "Sally! What on earth alls you?" "Been smok-oklnshe hiccoughed. The world seemed to be crashing round Dr. Temples bead. He could only gurgle, Sally!" Mrs. Temple drew herself up with weak defiance: "Well, I saw you playing cards and drinking. In the presence of such Innocent deviltry he could only smile: " Arent we having an exciting vacation? Bat to think of you smoking! nnd a cigar!" Sho tossed her heed in pride. "And It didnt make me tick much." She clutched a chair. He tried to support her. He could not help pondering: "What would they say in "Who cares T she laughed. "I I wish the old train wouldn't rock so." "I Ive smoked too much, too," said Dr. Temple with perfect truth, but Mrs. Temple, remembering that long glass she bad seen, narrowed her eyes at him: "Are you sure It was the smoke? "Sally! he cried, in abject honor at her implied suspicion. Then she turned s pale green. Oh, I feel such a qualm. "In your conscience, Sally?" "No, not In my conscience. I think Ill go back to my berth and He down. But for Dr. Temple of all people " "Let me help you. Mother." "Why shouldnt a doctor? Its a And Darby and Joan hurried along shame the way men have everything. the corridor, crowding it as they were Think of it, a special smoking room. their vacation with belated crowding And women have no place to take a experience puff except on the sly." Mrs. Temple stared at her In awe: CHAPTER XIX. , "The woman in this book smokes I perfumed things!" Foiled I "All womeil tihoke nowadays," said It waa late In the forenoon before Mrs. Wellington, carelessly. "Dont the train came to the end of ita Iron ypjfT" furrow across that fertile space beThe politest thing Mrs. Temple tween two of the worlds greatest rivcould think of in answer was: Not ers, which the Indians called "Iowa," yet" nobody knows exactly why. In con"Really!" said Mrs. Wellington, trast with the palisades of the MissisDont you like tobacco F sippi, the Missouri twists like a great "I never tried it" brown dragon wallowing in congenial "Its time you did. I smoke cigars mud. The water itself, aa Bob Burmyself." dette said, is so muddy that the wind Mrs. Temple almost collapsed at blowing across it raises a cloud of this double shock: "Cl cigars?" dust "Yes; cigarettes are too strong for A sonorous bridge lad the way into me; will you try one of my pets? , Nebraska, and the train came to a Mrs. Temple was about to express halt at Omaha. Mallory and Marjorie her repugnance at the thought, but got out to stretch their legs and their Mrs. Wellington thrust before her a dog. If they had only known that the portfolio in which nestled such dainty train was to stop there the quarter of shapes of such a warm and winsome an hour, and if they had only known brown, that Mrs. Temple paused to some preacher there and had bad him stare, and, like Mother Eve, found the to the station, the ceremony could have fruit of knowledge too Interesting been consummated then and there. once seen to reject with scorn. Sbe d The horizon was fairly hung over the cigar case in hesitant with church spires. There were excitement one moment too long. Then preachers, preachers everywhere, and sbe said in a trembling voice: "I I not a dominie to do their deed. should like to try once Just to see After they had strolled up and down what Its like. But theres no plaoe. the platform, and up and down, and Mrs. Wellington felt that she had up and down till they were fain of already made a proselyte to her own their cramped quarters, again, Marbeloved vice, and she rushed her vicjorie suddenly dug her nails into Matim to the precipice: Theres the ob- llorys arm. servation platform, my dear. Come Honey! look look!" on out." Honey looked, and there before Mrs. Temple was shivering with dis- their very eyes stood as clerical a may at the dreadful deed: "What looking person as ever announced a would they say in Ypsilantl? strawberry festival. "What do you care? Be a sport Mallory stared and stared, till MarYour husband smokes. If its right said: jorie for him, why not for you? "Dont you ece? stupid! its a Mrs. Temple set her teeth and preacher! a preacher!" crossed the Rubicon with a resolute "It looks like one," was as far aa I will!" Mallory would commit himself, and he Mrs. Wellington led the timid was turning away. He had about come neophyte along the wavering floor of to the belief that anything that looked the car and flung back the door of the like a parson was something else. But observation car. She found Ira Lath- Marjorie whirled him round again, rop bolding Anne Gattles hand and with a shrill whisper to listen. And evidently explaining something of he overheard In tones addicted to the great Importance, for their heads pulpit: were very close together. They rose "Yes, deacon, I trust that the harand with abashed faces and confused vest will be plentiful at my new mumblings of half swallowed explana- church. It grieves me to leave the tions, left the platform to Mrs. Wel- dear brothers and sisters In the Lord lington and her new pupil. In Omaha, but I felt called to wider Shortly afterward Little Jimmie pastures." Wellington grew restive and eet out (TO BE CONTINUED.) for a brief constitutional and a breath of air. He carried a siphon to which Sterilized Coal. he had become greatly attached, and Coal In the mines Is one of the e made heavy going for the observation things freest from germs. room, but reached the door In fairly doctors used to notice coal miners good order. He swung It open and wounds healed fast, though begrimed brought In with It the pale and waver- and besmeared with coal dust. For a ing ghost of Mrs Temple, who had long time It has been thought that been leaning against It for d breathing In coal dust caused lung dissupport Wellington was stupefied eases In miners. Some experts find to observe smoke pouring round Mrs. fresh coal Is as good as sterilised, and Temples form, and he resolved to say miners have lung trouble because feat. He they do not take the trouble to put perform a great decided that the poor little woman off their damp and sweaty clothing bewas on fire and he poised the siphon fore going from the mine to their like a fire extinguisher, with the noble homes, thus taking cold in the open Intention of putting her out. air walk. Experts say our miners He pressed the handle, and a stream ought to put on warm and dry clothes at the mouth of the mine. But It of vichy shot from the nozzle. Fortunately, his aim was so very seems the miners have minds of their wobbly that none of the extinguisher own, and although the coal companies In some places fixed up hot and cold touched Mrs. Temple. Wellington was about to play the water baths and dressing rooms at the siphon at her again when he saw her mouth of the mines the men would take from her Ups a toy cigar and not use them, but went home to wash emit a stream of cough-shakesmoke. and dress, as had been their cuatom The poor little experimentalist was for generations. too wretched to notice even bo large Must Be So. a menace as Wellington. She threw Sadie, said a mother to her small the cigar away and gasped: why is it that you and "I think Ive had enough." daughter, From the platform came a voice your little brother are always quarI dont know," replied 8a. very well known to Little Jimmie. It reling? die, "unless I take after you and he said: "Youll like the second one takes after papa." . saw-toothe- i Old-tim- much-neede- lire-savln- g n MANY IS REGULAR BASEBALL CONTRACT VALID? j STARS FROM SOUTHER Cutting Quite a Figure in Amerlcac Association Ranks Just Now-L- ist of the Eligibles. Former Southern leaguers are cutting quite a figure in the American a sociation just now, particularly among the talent quited as sufficiently above part to take a turn in the big show when the season is over and done oi maybe before. In the list of eligible may be found Jim Vaughn, the Kansas City fork hander, who got his first real tryout with the Memphis Turtles some years backago; Sid Smith, the stop, wbo also has served time twice in the American league; Bronkie, the former Nashville inflelder, now a star with Toledo, and A1 Beumiller, whose name was spelled Beau In the Southern circuit when he created a mild furore In 1909 by refusing to report to Charley Babb of Memphis. Following is a list of the eligibles in the Chivington circuit, revised as nearly to date as such things can be: Pitchers Davis, ColumbUB; Loader-milLouisville; Vaugn, Kansas City; Walker, St. Paul; Slapnlcka and Braun, Milwaukee. Catchers Clemmons, Louisville; Smith, Columbus, and Krueger, Toledo. First basemen Miller, Columbus, and Weinberg, Louisville. Second basemen Benson, Columbus. Third basemen Bronkie, Toledo, and Niehoff, Louisville. Shortstops Scott, St Paul; Gerber, Columbus; Beumiller, Louisville. Outfielders Walker, Kansas City; Shelton, Columbus; Rehg and Riggert, St. Paul; Stansbury, Louisville. k, Artie Hofman and Jim Sheckard, Former Chicago Cub Outfielders. The regular professional baseball its strength through the ironclad contract the link which welda togeth- agreement existing between each and er the great chain of organized base- every clnb owner In the National ball la to be teated In the courts at American and other league operating under the "national agreement. Chicago. Hofman was traded to Pittsburgh Arthur F. ("Artie) Hofman, former outfielder and utility man of the Chi- by the Chicago team, but played wltb cago National League Baseball team, the Pirates but a short time. This 0 season he was released to Nashville has filed suit against the club for which he claims is due him as of the Southern league. e back pay through failure of the club Jimmy Sheckard, another management to notify him of the ter- Cub favorite, was Teleased early this season to St. Louis and from there he mination of his contract Hofman's suit is an attack on the went to Cincinnati to join Joe Tinker, Miner Brown and Johnny Kling, all validity of the regular baseball contract In that he charges a system of of whom helped materially to make practical peonage, by which the play- the Cubs famous. A rumor anent the getting rid oi er is handled as a chatteL Through this system, according to Hofman's Jimmy Sheckard Is that Huggins suit, baseball players may be black- feared the former Cub outfielder was listed and kept from earning a liv- after his job as manager of the St. ing at their profession unless in per- St. Louis Cardinals. Accordingly the St. Louis leader let Sheckard go to fect accord with the club owners. The system, Hofman alleges, holds the Red! for the waiver price. f3,-00- old-tim- RIVIERA TO SEE BALL GAMES TEDDY CATHERS MAKES Former Scranton "All signs point to a great baseball season on the Riviera next February," said Dick Bunnell of Chicago, director of the projected New worlds baseball tour, while in Paris the other day. Mr. Bunnell has been in Europe several weeks making the necessary arrangements. I expect the biggest crowds in the Philippines, Japan and Australia, where the game ia thoroughly under-atood,- " said Mr. Bunnell, but Naples ia also enthusiastic at the prospect of seeing the great American pastime. The chamber of commerce of that city has offered to build a special grandstand, and invitations to. dinner and other festivities are forthcoming from Eumany other cities in southern rope. "It was originally planned to play In all the leading capitals of Europe, but this will not be practicable because it Is too cold. You cannot get crowds to Bit outdoors in February in London, Berlin and Paris, or even Munich and Vienna, and the schedule cannot be lengthened because it would make the players late for their spring training tours. Thus the trip probably will end on the sunny Riviera, where the presence every winter of thousands of wealthy and idle people, including many Americana, promises a fine opportunity for successful games. The playere can then visit the rest of Europe privately. Ball playere contemplating joining the St Louis Cardinals should get all possible practice in the outfield, no matter what other positions in the game they may consider as the jobs they are brst fitted for You may be a pitcher, third baseman, first sacker, or what not, but if you become a Card the chances are you will be made Into an outfielder, says the Sporting News. Lee Magee was a first baseman; Evans also thought that bis natural position; Oakes began life in baseball aa a pitcher; Whltted made his mark aa a third sacker; Teddy Cathers was a pitcher. Now all are fly chasers. Cathers has filled the role particularly well, bo well, in fact, that he never is called upon to pitch, no matter how badly the Cardinal staff may be going. His possibilities as a hitter were soon recognized and when not in the out field he must always hold himself in NOTTS ofthe DIAMOND Pitcher George McQuillan, the new Pirate, is a fine tenor singer. s had has a contrary seaFisher Ray son. He keeps losing and losing, but has been pitching uniformly good ball. Hugh Jennings, manager of the Detroit team, says there is nothing but the Giants in the National league race. Hy Jasper, who has just been purchased by the Chicago club from the Dubuque club, of the L L L league, la a spit-balle- r. e Manager Stovall la the only member of the Browne who is able to stay up among the .300 hitters in the American league. One of the biggest disappointments Frank Chance has had to face aa manager of the Yankees this season has been Russell Fords Inability to reform. turn to hla old-tim- e Third Baseman Wallace Smith, sold by the St. Louts Cardinals to Atlanta last spring, is to come back to the big show. The Boston Braves will take him at the close of the Southern league season. Numerically right fielders top the list of lead-of- f men in the batting order. There are five of them just now Moeller, Daniels. and Hooper. Murphy, Moran Oakland of the Coast league has purchased Its second outfield candidate from the Three-- I league, Ted Kaylor of Danville being the man. A couple of weeks ago it bought Clement from Davenport Seorge Morlarlty and Jimmy Callahan Given Credit for Being Tricky on Base Lines. Asked recently whom he thought were the best base runners in the American league, catcher Ed Sweeney GOOD Large Crowds Expected to Witness Pastime In Many Countrlee Naples Especially Elated. York-Chlcag- o MOST DARING BASE RUNNERS Pitcher Is Playing Particularly Well for the Cardinals in the Outfield. George Moriarlty. of the New Yorks replied: For speed the best are Cobb, Milan and Collins, but if you asked me to name the most daring base runners, I would say George Moriarty and Jimmy Callahan. I consider Moriarty the trickiest base runner in the country. ASSUMED NAMES IN FEDERAL Practice Is Growing Less as New League Establishes Itself on Substantial Basis. With the feeling gaining ground among ball players that the Federal league has been established on a substantial basis, the number of men perunder forming In the organization assumed names is each day growing less. At the outset it was not unusual for a ball tosser to ally himself with the new company under some cognomen not hla own, being fearful lest the league might "blow before the season was over and leave him in some sort of a state resembling embarrassment. This condition is now almost a thing of the past One of the last players to come into the league with an adopted "handle is Ted Warn Terre Haute ring, former catcher, wbo is pastlming with Jack O'Connor and his SL Louis club here this week as a right fielder under the name of ONeil. Ted attracted attention to himeelf during the fracas with Teddy Cathers. Umpire Conklin in a recent game, and readiness to do a pinch hitting job. almost gave himself away. He ia While hie batting average does not known as an aggressive ball player rank with that of the Zimmermans and a capable performer behind the and the McDonalds, It is a fact that bat he seldom fails to deliver in a pinch. As a fielder he is also some class. Aa Lauda Lavan. a pitcher there is no means of knowGeorge Stovall says Maranville of ing what be can do, but judging from the Boston Nationals may be a marhis faculty of making good at every- vel, pbenom or anything one wishes to thing be tackles it may be reckoned call him, but he will match Lavan, the he can twirl some, too, if he gets a diminutive shortstop he signed from chance. the University of Michigan, with the National league wonder any old day. That valuable jewels are done up in Happiest Ball Players. Bobby Byrne thinks the Pirates are email packages seems to be the corthe happiest lot of ball players in rect dope in the case of both MaranI never saw a bunch of ville and Lavan. captivity. athletes so full of harmony and eagerness to win as the Pirates, quoth Johnsons Jinx. Walter Johnson, the star hurler of Bobby, who Is some optimist. A winning streak has a like effect on al- the American league, says that he most any club, even a chess team. seems to lose his effectiveness against I dont understand It, The enthusiasm of a chess team la Cleveland. so pronounced that It may almost be but 1 dont seem able to pitch my beard. game against the Naps any more, said Johnson. Educating Thorpe. McGraw has no Intention of letting Cleveland Buys Battery. Hovlik and Young, battery mate out Jim Thorpe. He is doing to the Indian the same as be did to Shafer, for Charleston, have been sold to Merkle, Fletcher and others giving Cleveland. Young reports at once him a baseball education by letting and Rovlike at the end of the sea; son. him watch the game. well-know- |