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FIVE TEAMS MAKg&PPLICATION FOR CITY AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
TEAMS IN
AMATEUR LEAGUE
Plans Complete For Starting
Season Next Week; Metho
dists Meet Galaliads
Five teams have registered for the
City Amateur Basketball League. They
are tjie Galahad Recreation Club,
Young Men's Hebrew Association,
Methodist Club. West End A. A., and
Rosewood A. C. The sixth club will
probably be the Hassetts. At a meet
ing of the Board of Governors held
lest night in Boyd Memorial hall plans
were completed.
The season will open next week. All
games will be played at the Armory,
Tuesday and Thursday. Games will i
be run in pairs and the managers of |
the respective team will direct the j
contests. The Methodist Club will be j
In charge of the opening game Tues-j
day niglit, having the Galahad Kecre-;
ation Club five as their opponents. j
Other Teams Seek Admission
Three other teams are desirous of
entering tho league, the Motive Power
A. A. five of the Pennsylvania railroad.
East End A. C., and the P. R. P. V. |
M. C. A. Action will be taken at tliel
next meeting to be held Monday night
at which a schedule will be arranged.
Two games will be played each night,
find there will be a schedule of 23 games j
for each team. The first game starts)
at 8 o'clock and the second at y.
Teams with their registrations of play
ers and ages follow:
Galahad Recreation Club C. W.
Wolfe, 21; AllanWiebhard, 21; Edwin '
Wallower, 18; Solon Barr, 23; Paul C. |
Rexroth, 23; Ilarry Bricker, 20; liar- j
old F. Cobaugh, 20; J. Robert Storey,!
22. manager.
Young Men's llehrew Association — 1
H. Lapkln, 19;' B. Kline, 20; J. Yoltee, |
20; M. Roth, 19; C. Toor. 19; M. Wil- j
liams, 19; S. Kay, IS; 11. Katz. IS; S. j
Arch, 18; Charles L. Toor, manager. !
Methodist Club Robert Thomas,
20; Charles Lingle, ltj; C. Arthur;
Winn, 21; Paris Rapp, 20; Paul 1".
Byrnes, 20; Emory C. Lutz, 25; Charles
Fisher, 23; John Krepps, 21; Stehnian I
Bell. IT; Fred R. Rudy, 19.
West End A. A. lra Arthurs, 23;
I'aul Knight. 22; John Winters, 21;
Harry Bell, 22; Raymond Keagle, 19;
Edward Llchtenberger, 21; Earl
Flickinger, 21; Gordon Holland, 21; j
Brelsford McKeever, IS; Porter Jeff- j
ries, 19; Clifford Wingard, 19; Tim
othy Euker, 21; Marlin Weaver, 20;
Roy Matchett, 20; Frank Heiny, 23:
Raymond Stewert, 21. Frank Heiney, >
manager. i
Rosewood A. C. George Trump, 1
20; Benjamin Kline, 19; Edward Har
ris, 19; Basil Tittle, 22; Glenn Killing- 1
er, 18; Thomas Devine, 23; Earl Kil-'
linger, 24; Howard Perry, 23.
Steeiton Loses First Game
in Scholastic League
The Pennsylvania Interseholastic j 1
Basketball Association opened the sea. 1
son at Lebanon last night. Lebanon
High five defeated Steeiton. score ai I <
to 18. Moore was the star. Coleman!
and Breckenridge played the best game '
for Steeiton. The line-up and sum- j
mary:
LEBANON" HIGH SCHOOL ,
F. O. Fouls. Pts.
Moore, forward So Hi :
W T olf. forward 1 0 2 J
Strlckler, f., c 3 8 1 ■ 1 i
Trout, center 1 o 2 ;
Miller, guard 1 0 2 '
Harpel, guard 0 0 0 ]
Totals 14 8 30 i ■
STEELTOX HIGH SCHOOL
F. G. Fouls. Pts. |
• 'oleman. forward .... 4 o 8
Dayhoff, forward .. .. o K ft
Breckenridge, center .2 0 4
St.-irasinic, guard .... o o oj
Wueschinski, guard . . 0 0 On
Totals 6 fi 18
Referee, Smith.
MET iron IST TOSSKKS TAKE <i \ME
The Methodist Club won last night
in a game with the Hummelstown
Big Five, score 33 to 18. It was a
rough contest, basketball rules being 1
overlooked most of the time. Good ,
team work featured the playing of the]
Methodist Club. Byrens and A. Winn
were stars. Hummelstown had good 1
men in Baer, Goodman and Fox.
CAMP HILL HIGH VICTOKIOUS
Camp Hill High Rchool five last
night won a game from Annvllle High,
score 4 8 to 23. F. Armstrong, at for
ward, was a big point scorer for Camp
Hill, running up 32 points. Gants and
Wagner were Annville stars. The j
Camp Hill Reserves defeated the j
St. Andrew's five, of Harrisburg, .icore
24 to 22. ♦
TF.SSAHS DEFEAT STEELTOX
The Tessa h five of the Hassett Boys'
ritib had an easy victory last night, j
defeating the Steeiton High Reserves; ;
score, 33 to 9. Earner, Bihl and Leldy
were local stars. Porr and Barber
played a good game for Steeiton.
MIDDLETOWV IS WINNER
At Middletown last night the High |
School tossers won over the Cham
bersburg High five; score. 28 to 20. !
The Middletown High scrubs won over'
Elizabethtown High five, score 46 to 13.
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Les Darcy, the Australian fighter, whose arrival In New York has cre
ated a. sensation in boxing circles, photographed in liis fighting- togs at
his hotel. While Darcy is not nearly as big as some of his possible op
ponents, he appears to be In perfect physical condition. His arm and shoul
der development is remarkable.
MAGEE CALLS FOR
PROOF ON CHARGES
Commissioner Makes an Ans
wer lo Senator Penrose's
Recent Statement
In a statement issued last nighl at
Pittsburgh Public Service Commis
sioner Magee called upon Senator
Penrose to prove charges against the
| commission. Mr. Magee said that
1 only in one case coming before the
commission did an associate of At
torney General Francis Shunk Brown
appear as counsel, and in that case
the commission decided against Mr.
Brown's partner.
Commissioner Magee dictated the
following:
"The Public Service Commission is
one of the hardest working bodies of
officials in this or any other State. The
statements made about the commis-'
sion are absolutely groundless and'
perfectly ridiculous. Senator Penrose
has gone further in reckless state
ments than he ever did in his life be
fore when he says that 'applications
have been held up as a means of poli
tical intimidation and coercion." He J
says he knows this of his own knowl
edge. Xow, as a member of that body,
I challenge him to state what his
knowledge is.
"Again with an equal lack of verac
ity, he says that "more than 90 per;
cent, of the cases have been represent- i
ed by one or two attorneys.' This is
a gross misrepresentation. It would
be a physical impossibility. There
have been several thousand proceed
ings before the commission. Hundreds
of attorneys are necessary to repre-j
sent that quantity of litigation.
"I know of no attorney who appears
to represent any considerable number
of cases.
"Another wild statement has refer
ence to the Attorney General's legal
associates. There has been but one!
case in which any one associated with
Mr. Brown has appeared before our
commission. It might not be mal apro
pos to mention the fact that the com
mission decided that case contrary to 1
the contention of Mr. Brown's part-'
ner." '
BOROUGH MEN
WILL MEET HERE
Arrangements Being Made For
an Important Conference
on Legislation
Preparations are already under way
for the Sixth Annual Convention of
the Pennsylvania State Association ot
Boroughs to be held in Harrisburg in
February at a date to be determined.
Letters l.ave been sent to the officials
of all boroughs in the State by J. Her
man Knisely. Municipal Statistician
of the Department of Labor and In
dustry. who is the secretary of the
State Boroughs' Association. The let
ter requests, from the association
members, a list of the topics affecting
the welfare of the various borough?
which should be included in the con
ference discussions.
Itll-EY WEAVER MBS
Berrysburg, Pa., Dec. 30. Rilej
Weaver, a well-known farmer, living
on the farm of Mary Hess, east of
town, died after a few days' illness due
to a paralytic stroke. He was aged
62 years and is survived by his wife I
and two daughters. Funeral services
will be held to-morrow morning.
noxrsEs AS XEW YEAR'S GIFTS!
Wilkes-Barre. Pa., Dec. 30. The]
Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Com- '
pany will give substantial bonuses to
all salaried in its employ as Xew Year
presents. All who are getting less:
i than SBS monthly will receive a bonus!
of ten per cent, of their annual wages.
STATE TRAVELING
I EXPENSES ORDER
Attorney General Makes Pub
lic Decisions Reached After
Long Discussion
As the result of inquiry of the head
• of every department and commission
' of the State government Attorney
General Brown has issued an opinion
regarding .traveling expenses of offi
i cials and attaches of the Common
•: Wealth which is in general in har
i j mony with the i tilings and decisions
! of the Auditor General.
In the course of his opinion, the
most exhaustive ever issued on the
. subject, the Attorney General says:
"As a general proposition State offi
cials should in traveling upon the
I business of the Commonwealth exer
.! else the same prudence that a sensible
| man exercises in traveling on his own
! private business. Wherever practi
cable the departments should provide
: mileage books for the use of its heads
or subordinates when engaged in
, traveling for the State. In respect to
: the foregoing it may be noted that
where the shortest route between
Harrisburg and the point of duty
would require a materially longer
| time to travel than some longer route
between these points, it would be
proper in such instance for an offi
! cial to go by the longer route in dis
; tance and the shorter in time.
;j "The officials and employes of
Pennsylvania when going about the
I State on its business, are entitled to
travel in a manner-consistent with
their reasonable comfort and in duo
■ | dignity and so as to best advance and
expedite the Commonwealth's work.
•I "All expense accounts and vouchers
should be fully itemized and accom
panied by proper receipts and vouch
ers. Everything should be explicitly
! set forth and nothing left to inter
ference."
Speakership Fight of
Importance Says Governor
Governor Brumbaugh late this aft
ernoon made the following statement:
"The Speakership contest is of more
significance than the selection of a]
presiding officer for the House. In its
inception and in its development any
thoughtful, unbiased citizen can dis
cern back of Mr. Baldwin the same
reactionary influence that made Penn
sylvania politically a reproach, and
, that led directly to two successive de
feats to the national Republican
party.
"Social justice and humane gov
ernment are arrayed ngainst special
privilege and secret intrigue. Had this
State been wisely treated in the re
cent election there would be no dis
cussion of the party majority in the
national House of Representatives.
The House would be Republican.
Pennsylvania Republicans—so called
—wrecked our party's opportunity.
The same forces are menacing it to
day. They are not for the people and
no party can survive that is not open
ly, honestly and heartily devoted to
serving the whole people. We shall
here steadily continue to promote un
selfish and free government. We shall
1 resist all who oppose such govern
ment."
I.OCA I. BOY PROMOTED
| Secretary to the Mayor A. M. Hamer
(received a New Year's card this morn
ling from Luther L Bruker, a former
! Harrisburg boy, who has been promoted
I to the rank of sergeant In his company
; now on duty on the border. Bruker
left here about a year ago. At the call
for troops he enlisted at Hopewell, Vlr
jginia. He is in the signal corps, having
at one time been a telegraph operator.
PITTSTONHERE
FOR HARD GAME
To Play Harrisburg Indepen
dents Tonight; Rote in Line
up as Forward
The Independents expect one of the
hardest games of the year when they
line up against the Pittston State
League team this evening: at the Chest
nut Street Auditorium. The Pittston
team got off Id" a bad start in the Stato
1 .league race, but have found their
stride, and their playing has been the 1
talk of the league.
Independents in Form
The Independents had a hard work- i
out yesterday afternoon anil are in the
■best of condition. The game will start
promptly at 8.15 and the usual dance
will follow. The teams will line up as
follows:
Independents. Pittston.
Rote. f. SI. Harris, f.
MeCord, f. Sclinieeik, f.
Gerdes. e. Van Kampen, e.
Colestock, g. S. Harris, g.
Geisel.g MacLahlap, g.
Bowlers Resume Activity; !
Steelton Bankers Victorious
Rankers 1/cague
(Casino alleys.)
Steelton 1988 j
Uptown 1973
Myers (Steelton) 190 |
Myers (Steelton) .• .*.. 4 90!
Commercial licaguc
(Taylor's alleys.)
Freight Clerks 2303
William Strouse 2100
Spotts (Clerks) 211
Spotts (Clerks) 515
Freight Clerks 20ti0
Oieners 2056
Criswell (Dieners) 176
Bowers (Clerks) 444
Allison 11 ill League
(Hess alleys.)
l.eopards 2 34 1
Rabbits 2204
Hart wick (Rabbits) 209
Mutnma (Leopards) 527 |
Miscellaneous
(Fickes alleys, Lenio.vne.)
New Cumberland 2313 ij
l-.emo.vne 2307 |
Fickes (Lemoynel 193 j
Fickes (Lenio.vne) 551 '
STANDING OF TEAMS
Bankers I.caguc
Won. Lost. P. i*. |
Uptown IB 8 .666
The Hill 14 7 .666 |
Steelton 8 13 .381 j
Downtown 4 14 .222 |
Commercial League
Won. Lost. P. C.
Bowman & Co 19 8 .703 !
Dieners 21 9 .700 i
P. K. R. Freight Clerks 8 18 .380 ,
William Strouse & Co. 3 21 .125 j
BIG OFFKB TO CARIUGAN j
l.ewistown, Me.. Dec. 30. ; William
F. Carrigan, of this city, recently man
ager of the Boston American League
baseball team, will decide early in;
tlie corning week whether he will re- j
sume the management next season, ae- j
cording to an announcement made to
night. He conferred to-day with Har- !
ry 11. Frazee, oue of the new owners of
the Red Sox.
It is said that Frazee offered Carri- '
gan SIB,OOO for the year's work.
Carrigan has been engaged since the
close of his baseball work in the or
ganization of two trust companies in
this city and Auburn.
lilA'E HIIMiIO LEA (ill: KLKCTS
Hagerstown, Dec. 30. At the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Hagerstown Baseball Club, Blue
Ridge League, yesterday afternoon,
the following officers were elected:
President. Col. Joseph C. Roulette:
vice-president. Harry J. Crosson; sec
ond vice-president, S. E. Minimum;
secretary. Charles C. Easton; treasur
er. Charles S. Lane. Twenty-five di
rectors were chosen. The association
will be incorporated with a capitalize- j
tion of $2,500. Kddie Zimmerman,
formerly of Baltimore, in the Interna
tional l.eague. will, it is said, be ap
pointed manager.
COCGHUS SIGNS CATCHER
Scranton, Dec. 30. - Manager Bill
Coughlin. of the local baseball team of
the New York State League, announc-j
ed that he bas signed Eugene Dolierty,
who lias played brilliant semiprofes
sional ball with teams in Westchester
county, N. Y.. for the last two seasons. !
The youth, who lives in New Rochelle,
is 6 meet 4 inches tall and a corking
good cacher. lie is a nephew of Mich
ael Dillon, ex-mayor of New Rochelle,
who was some hall player in his day.
Mill CHAMPION SHOOTER
Marietta, Dec. 30. ln the annual
blue rock shoot of the Washington
Borough Gun Club these scores were
mude: Irwin, 18; U. Young, 15; Walk,
17; I. Young, IB; B. Young, 13; Irwin,
Sr.. 5; B. Shultz, 12; I'. Funk, 16; H. j
Steiner, 9: Nell', 19; B. Steiner. 8; F.
Douglas, 7: Sayers, 5: C. Young, 5; |
Walton, 2: J. Young, 2; J. Funk, 2;
Douglas, 4; W. Shultz, 2.
WOI.GAST CALLS OI'E BOUT
Kansas City. Dec. 30. Ad Wolgast, 1
former champion lightweight pugilist,
is ill, and will not be able to meet Otto 1
Wallace, of Milwaukee, in a 15-round
bout, which was announced to be held
here New Year's night. A telegram
from Wolgast last night to the fight i
promoters said he was hurrying to his!
Michigan home to recuperate. A local |
fighter will be substituted for him.
AUTO SHOW SPACE
ALMOST DOUBLED
First and Second Floors of
Emerson-Brantingham
Building Secured
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the automobile show
to be held in Harrisburg February
10th to 18th, have succeeded in se
curing seven thousand feet of addi
tional floor space this year in the
Emerson-Bruntingham building at
Tenth and Market streets. This makes
seventeen thousand feet of tioor space
available for show purposes this year,
and includes the greater part of the
tirst tioor. The show this year will be
a Harrisburg show in every sense of
the word, as practically all of the cars
represented through Harrisburg deal
ers will be shown, with ample room
to display the various models.
P. Driscoll, R. C. Barrett and
George G. McFarland, the committee
■in charge of arrangements, will en-
I deavor to make this exhibition of ex
i reptional interest to the people of
i Central Pennsylvania. Various fea
(tures that will enhance the beauty of
| the show rooms and provide enter
tainment. will be announced from
time to time as the plans are approved
lat the meanings ot' 1 lie Capital City
Motor Dealers Association.
Kesher Israel Buys
Southwest Corner of
Briggs and Capital Sts.
Sale of the property on the south
west corner of Briggs and Capital
streets for a site for Kesher Israel's
new synagogue was completed to-day
by the Investors Realty Company.
Herman P. Miller acted as the com
pany's agent. The consideration other
than the nominal .figure of $1 was not
divulged in the deed thta was filed
with Recorder James E. Lent/..
The properties purchased included
[3lB, 820 and 322 Briggs street. The
plot will provide a frontage of 4 9 feet
8 inches on Capital street and about
95 feet on Briggs street.
Prohibition Organizations
May Merge in Fight
Lexington. Ky„ Dec. 30.—The heads
!of five antiliquor organizations con
ferred here to-day relative to a propo
| sitioti to merge all prohibition bodies
I in the United States into one national
| party, whose principal object will be
[ to carry on the tight for nation-wide
[ prohibition.
OFFICKItS Kt.HCTKi)
j At a meeting last night John Harris
[Council, No. 147, Jr. O. U. A. M„ the
following officers were elected: Robert
M. Houseal, councilor; B. J. slioop,
trustee: William E. Pugh, financial
j secretary.
How Rivals Will Look
in New Year Day Line-up
i OrcKou
Weight.
Mitchell. 1. <- 180
Breckett, I. t 197
Snyder, 1. g 205
Risley, c 180
Spellman, r. g 194
Bartlett. r. t ISI
i Tagert. r. e 173
i S. Huntington, q. b 193
Monteith, 1. h. b 183
Parsons, r. h. b 17fi
Huntington, f. b 184
IVIIII
Miller. I. e 170
Little. 1. t 205
Ertresvaag, I. g 167
L. Wra.v, c 185
Henning, r. g 210
Mathews, r. t 200
Crane, r. e 155
Bell, ii. b 152
Deir, I. h. b 195
Light, r. h. b 170
Berry, f. b 168
Average weights: Pennsylvania
line, 184 >£; tackle to tackle. 193%;
backs, 171 >i : team averages, 180*
Oregon line, 187: tackle to
tackle, 191; hacks, 186'4; team
averages, 186Vi.
v •
Peerless Increase to Be
Effective March First
Because Peerless dealers have ac
cepted many orders for the Peerless
model 56 eight-cylinder car for de
livery during January and February,
1917, the management of the Peerless
company, at Cleveland, has decided to
postpone its increase in prices until
midnight. February 28, 1917, This ac
tion is taken so that the dealers may
till their orders without any embar
rassment due to the selling price
having been raised after the orders
had been placed.
In its announcement of the new
prices, the company stated explicitly
that the increase decided upon is
barely sufficient to take care of the
advance in the cost of labor and nia
\ terials and that a further increase
may he looked for in the near future
| unless there is a rapid adjustment of
the uncertain conditions in the labor
and material market.
The new Peerless prices effective
! after midnight, February 28, 1917.
' list the roadster and touring car at
1 $1,980.
,wE^^c®m^
With the introduction of the City
Amateur League, basketball will re
ceive a big boost. Plans were com
pleted last night for opening the sea
son next week. Eugene ("Shorty")
Miller Is director-general. This has
been a big factor in bringing about
strong interest.
Oregon tootball officials refuse to
accept Andy Smith and Jack Wells as
officials for the Xew Year's Day game
at Pasadena. University of Pennsyl
vania eleven is in great shape and
their workout yesterday in the rain
attracted much attention ftoni a large
crowd of spectators. %
Jack Dillon has not signed the con
tract to meet Billy Miske, of St. Paul,
at Xew Orleans on February 2. Dil
lon makes no statement. Miske has
signed up, and unless the Indianapolis
manager accepts the terms another
lighter will be secured,
A comprehensive investigation of
. ollege athletics will he made provid
ing the National Collegiate Athletic
Association can gain the aid of the
THE ENEMY
—UY—
GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER & LILLIAN CHESTER
Author* of "THE BAI,I, OF FIRE," etc.
Copyright, 1918, Newspaper Rights,
Hgarat International Library. International Feature Service, j
Continued. I
"No you don't!" laughed Tommy,!
and intercepted lior. "You don't 1
know what a dickens of a time I've j
had to break in here. 1 had to stand
over the engraver to get just that
single card; and I tore up a dozen
letters before 1 could write one which
looked enough like sister Nellie's.
Say, what <J" you thing of the mus
tache? I.ook!" and he put it on up
side down. "Doesn't make much j
difference how you wear it. you know, j
It's almost the same either way,"
and he changed it, to show her.
Of course she laughed; but that \
did not mean that she had lessened
her anger. It. only made the earnest- j
ness of her determination more diffi
cult to display. She started to sweep j
past bim; but shucks! he went with |
her: even took her arm, in fact.
"I don't blame you for never
speaking to Billy again," he cheerfully
informed her; "but you can't hold !
anything against me, because 11
apologize."
"It's just like one of your ghastly!
practical jokes to have sent Billy back j
here that night!" she hotly charged I
him, and she did not see the little
twitch in Tommy's humorous coun-1
tenance. "It was all your fault! [
Billy Is always with you when things
happen! You have a bad influence
on him!"
"Then why do you blame Billy?" !
triumphantly argued Tommy, and be!
grinned. "i'oor Billy's all broke up i
about it. Geraldine."
"It serves him right!" he retorted.;
"He should be!"
"Well, it wasn't really his fault," j
Tommy told her. and led her towards
the library. "I thought it would be
a great joke, but nobody else seemed ;
to have any sense of humor."
"It's no credit to Billy that he's
weak enough to let you lead him into!
mischief!"
"1 give up!" announced Tommy j
despondently. "1 came to do my best
for Billy, but I see it's no use! I'll j
tell him we're not to be forgiven, and
we are not to bother you again!" I
He was very sorrowful as they turned
in at the library door. "I will not
even bother you again with Billy's i
apologies!" They rounded the corner,
of the palm screen. "Why, hello, i
Billy! What are you doing liere?"j
There he stood, right in front of ;
her, tall and straight and handsome, j
but red with shame. He tried to say
something, but humiliation tied his!
t.ongue, and Geraldine, without know- I
ing just why, held out her bands to i
him. He took them both, and down
into her brown eyes gazed all his con- j'
trite apologies.
Good old Tommy Tinkle!
CHAPTER VII
It Is Not Good to Forget
Jean! Tavy! Those were the two
words which were oftenest upon the
lipsjof John Doe, in the long days of
delirium following his sudden stop
page of the poison with which, for
years, he had drenched himself; and
those were the two words which re
mained with him after the days of
delirium were past. However, when.
he had come to full consciousness,
those words were never on his tongue. !
He merely lay for silent hours, and j
thought about them; and with each|
day of thought the sadness grew deep- ■
er upon his countenance.
Not that he dwelt upon this alone. |
There were many other things to i
occupy his mind, by turns. In his (
desperate Illness hp had come up'
through a long, dark tunnel, but
Carnegie Foundation, tlie Sage Foun
dation or the General Educational
Hoard in a country-wide movement.
The association at its convention yes
terday adopted a resolution providing
"that tlie executive committee of tYie
organization request one of these foun
dations to make a survey of athletics
in colleges, with particular reference
to their moral Influence."
The Phillies have planned to start
the training season at St. Petersburg.
Fla. Fp to date no independent games
have been arranged.
Reports from Chicago say the plea
of the class A A teams to have the
draft rule abolished will not bo re
ceived favorably by the national com
mission. Ban Johnson says the rule
was changed to suit the minors and
would not be changed again.
Reports from Paris are not very en
couraging about < .corses Carpentier
coming to the United States, lie has
not been granted a furlough and has
small hopes of getting leave of ab
sence.
there had been light, at the end; and
he had reached the light! He under
stood now, for example, the exact
meaning of those queer angling lines
| on Billy's drawing board, and when,
weak and emaciated, he rose from his
bed in the blue room, supported on
the strong arm of Burke, his first,
journey was to that board. He
spread his arms over it, as if it were
a thing of life that he loved, and he
bent down his head. When he raised,
bis eyes were moist. The bleariness
had gone from them now. They were
clear, and dark gray, and there was
; a dignity in them which had grown'
|as his sadness had grown.
; Billy, bounding in from his work,
!at dinner-time, found Doe at the
! drawing-board engaged in contem-
I plative study.
"Well, well!" exclaimed the young
man in delight. "Burke told me you'll
be up to-day, but I didn't expect to
! lind you working."
i "I don't believe I can stay away
from it for long," returned Doe witii
| a smile. His lips hud begun to liavo
I torrn. "How are you coming on
| with the Pannard foundation?" This
| had been his first question every night
during his convalescence.
| "Great!" Billy picked up n de.
canter from the library table and
poured himself a drink. "We are
through with the test borings, and
have discovered that your diagnosis
i was correct to the most minute de
; tail."
i Doe tapped on the drawing-board
i with his pencil, sliding it through and
through his fingers; point, heel; point,
; heel.
"Billy, I don't care much for the
truss you are using over this as
sembly room," and ho turned with
I concern to the drawing.
"It's the best type known for the
purpose," stated Billy, edging up to
'the board and studying the draw
j ing critically. "As you see. I have
not much height to spare, and there
is no construction for spanning a
wide space so good as the Stuart
truss."
John Doe stopped for only a sec
ond in the twirling of his pencil, and
in that second his lips compressed;
i then he went on sliding his fingers
■down over the pencil and turning it;
i point, heel; point, heel.
| "The Stuart truss," he repeated.
I and then he was quiet for a moment
| longer. He roused himself with a
slight jerk of his head and shoulders.
"That truss was designed for a specific
, purpose, but it was not intended to
cover cases where the support for'
the truss required such heavy con-
I struct ion. Look here." He drew a
] sketch-pad toward him, and made a
i few swift strokes with his pencil.
"Don't you think that this principle.
| with some modification perhaps, will
'suit your needs better?"
Billy took the sketch, and, as be
studied it, his eyes sparkled, and then
narrowed. He laid down the paper
without comment, and went to the
window, looking out at the sky above
the adjoining buildings. Suddenly he
wheeled. "Mr. Doe, what are your
future plans?"
Doe smiled.
"I have none. How could I have?
Remember, I am just born."
"Welcome to the world I" laughed
j Billy. "How would you like to come
in with me?"
The tears sprang into the older
man's eyes.
"You don't know me," he reminded
I Billy.
[To be continued.]