A SOCIAL TRIUMPH.
The Sweet Country Girl Who
Took Society by Storm.
0y F. A. MITCHEL.
(Copyright 1910, by American Tress Asso
ciation.]
"My dear," suid John Rowland,
after reading the morning mall at the
breakfast table, "Sarah writes that she
would like us to have Theodora como
to us for a little polishing."
"Oh. heavens, John, must we bring a
country girl here to Introduce Into
society? It will be an awful load to
■carry. I suppose we'll have to do It, but
heaven protect us from poor country
relations."
"I don't know anything about Sam
Clemence's affairs, but I'm sure he is
jnot very poor. He owns his farm free
of debt, and he ouce owned some laud
In a region where oil was discovered."
Dora Clemence arrived oue after
noon just before dinner. She was a
fresh looking country girl, hut her
clothes were several years behind the
fashion. She had a winning way with
her, though she did not win her aunt
and her cousin, Ida Rowland, the lat
ter a couple of years her senior, for
they were not to be won by a guest
they considered an imposition. But
demonstrative Dora did not display
a bit of chill at the undemonstrative
reception she received at the hands of |
her aunt and cousin. She prattled
about affairs at her home, the inter
est she expected to take In city life
and how kind It was in lier relatives
to let her come and visit them. Mrs.
Rowland and Ida said that she was
very welcome in a tone indicating that
she was not welcome at all.
"She doesn't seem to realize," said
Ida to her mother, "that we don't want
-her."
"What can one expect from a coun
try girl?" replied the mother.
"The bachelors' ball comes off on
Thursday. I suppose we'll have to
DOHA'S CARD WAS SOON KILLED.
take her. / won't be responsible for
her getting partners. How about her
evening dresses?"
"Her father wrote that we must do
the best we can on short notice and
not to mind expense. I'm going to
take her to Mine. Marier's and have
something made for her. Marier will
hurry It for me."
The next morning Dora was driven
to the dressmaker's, and madame. who
was a natural artist, got up a very
simple costume for her that accorded
well with her rustic beauty. When
her cousin saw her arrayed for the
bull she remarked that Dora looked
well enough, but that the men would
not pay any attention to a girl who
hud no "chic."
But the men of that set had been
surfeited with "chic," and as soon as
Dora appeared in the ballroom Ida
was besieged by them for Introduc
tion to that "pretty little country girl."
Dora's card was soon tilled with names,
and as she sailed over the floor her ;
Madonna like face, the simple manner |
in which her hair was done, the un
studied arrangement of her costume,
so unlike the elaborate toilets of the
others, attracted every eye.
Two young men, both frequent vis
itors at the Rowlands', George Her
bert and Edward Dickinson, secured
the pick of Dora's dances early In the
evening when her card was a blank.
Herbert was a young man with his
way to make in the world. Dickinson
was prominent in society and a cotillion
leader. Dora was naturally graceful,
and she and Dickinson were much
observed when dancing together. Ida
Rowland had designs on Dickinson and
noticed his attentions to her cousin
with ill concealed rancor. When the
ball was over the unique feature
among the ladles had been Theodora
Clemence.
The next morning Mrs. Rowland sat
down with her niece to do some coach
ing.
"Dora," she said. "I owe it to your
father and mother and to you to warn
you ngninst some of the snares of so
cial life. Many of the young men have
nothing better to do than win hearts
merely to throw them away. There's
Ned Dickinson. He has no occasion
to work, having $20,000 a year Income
He would like nothing better than to
amuse himself with a poor girl from
the country like you."
"Oh, dear! You don't mean it,
auntie! How careful I must be!"
"George Herbert is a different stripe
entirely. He is occupied with making
his wny in the world and has no time
for flirting. But he would be very
foolish to marry a poor girl. Ills fam
ily have always been in society, and
to keep his position he should marry a
fortune."
"A what?"
"A fortune—half a million at least."
"How could a man marry a fortune?
Our men In the country marry girls."
"You innocent creature! 1 mean
that the girl George marries should
have a fortune."
"Oh!" exclaimed Dora In that soft
child's voice of hers and with a mild
expression of wonder In her eyes.
"I'm glad you told me about this,
auntie. Not that I expect to marry
either of these young men. I would
only marry some one I fell in love
with. But it's well to know how you
do these things In the city."
There are social successes that no
one can account for—young girls with
out fortune, no great beauty, no blue
blood In their veins, who have achiev
ed prominence In a social world Into
which some of their wealthy rivals
have sought admittance In vain. The
only advantage Theodora possessed
that could be so considered was her
introduction. Then suddenly every
one was talking about that girl who
had appeared at the bachelor ball in a
costume so simple that only nn artis
tic genius could have designed it. One
can conceive of even so trifling a mat
ter starting a career In the social
world, but It could not possibly main
tain such a career.
Yet immediately invitations began
to pour in on Theodora, some of which
were not accorded her aunt and cou
sin. They would have sent her home
from sheer jealousy had it not been
that to have this social light as their
guest was a decided advantage to
them. They were willing to put up
with an occasional slight since on tin
whole (hey were gainers.
Edward Dickinson fell violently In
love with Theodora, confessing his pas
sion for her, at the same time lament
ing that he could not ask her to be his
wife—she having no dowry—because
without n considerable accession to
his fortune he would be unable as a
married man to keep his position in
society. Dora told him that so great
an honor as cotillion leader in the
world of fashion should by no means
be given up in exchange for a wife.
However, she would continue to es
teem him for a friend.
George Herbert would have been
only too glad to give up society for
Theodora, but did not expect that one
who had tasted the savor of social
pre-eminence would give up society
for him.
Theodora had begun her visit at the
opening of the social season, and when
It was nearing the end the light of her
success burned as brightly as ever.
Suitors begged for her hand, but none
of them was accepted. Fortunes
were laid at her feet, but she did not
seem to value them. Then came I.ord
Shiugelford from London, an eminent
ly respectable scion of the British
aristocracy and a member of pariiu
ment. He saw Theodora and wilted
like wax before that indescribable
something which she possessed, which
all the women coveted, but the defini
tion of which was impossible. When
people noted the attention of the
nobleman they said: "Now she has
found wliat she has been looking for.
She would goto England and be pro
moted to that higher social world,
an entrance (o which is the Mecca
of all American social women pil
grims."
But one day Lord Shiugelford sud
denly sailed away for England wltl -
out even making leave calls 011 tl 9
many families who had entertained
him. Since there was no announce
ment of his engagement to the girl
ho had so openly courted the world
stood agog.
"What does she mean?" "She wants
a crowned head!" "She's lost her
senses!" "She's going abroad for a
duke!" These were a few of the re- !
11. arks made when It was obvious th»t
Theodora had declined a match that
many an English noble lady would
have accep'ed with alacrity.
Meanwhile Theodora's father had
been sending checks to pay for the
Costumes she required, which, if not
so simple as the first, were at least
cut in a style to accord with her Ma
donna-like beauty.
"1 don't see how Sam can afford it"
said John liowland as the checks kept
coming. "His crops last season must
have turned out fine."
"Or he must have struck that oil
you were talking about," putin his
wife.
Finally one morning Theodora an
nounced that her visit was ended and
she was going home.
"Now, auntie," she said. "I wish to
thnnk jou "or your kindness In letting
me visit you. You've been too good
for anything. So have you. uncle, and
you, Ida. You've all been lovely to
me. I shall never forget what you've
done for me."
Every word of this bore the stamp
of sincerity.
"John," said Mrs. Rowland after
Theodora bad departed. "1 have an
Idea that I've got at one reason for
her success."
"What Is itr
"She has the faculty of liking peo
ple whether they like her or not."
Soon after tills two newspaper Items
astonished the Rowland family. Th°
first was that Samuel ('lenience had
sold certain laud to the Mammoth Oil
company for $1,000,(100. The second
(in a society paper) was an announce
ment of the engagement of Theodora
('lenience to George Herbert.
The Suspect's Declaration.
Parson White's precautionary meas
ure of protecting his chicken coop
with chilled steel bars was futile, for
that very night four more of his choice
Leghorns disappeared, leaving the sev
ered and twisted bars as the only vis
ible evidence of the theft. However,
his suspicions pointed toward his next
door neighbor, whom he had seen
prowling around ills yard that day,
and accordingly he had this suspect
up in police court the next morning.
"If the prisoner can file an alibi I'll
let him off with a suspended sen
tence," announced the judge at the
end of the evidence. "Can you file an
alibi. Ham?"
"Ah guess Ah kin," eagerly rejoined
the suspect, "If it ain't any hahder den
Pahson White's chicken coop balls!"—
Brooklyn Life.
Her Strong Faith.
"Oh, Tom." exclaimed the fair
young maid as their auto flew along,
"there's a church just ahead there!"
"But." replied the eloping lover, "we
can't be married there."
"Well, but we might stop there and
pray that we may not be overtaken."—
Uncle Remus' Magazine.
lESTfVOFLIZAAIIH
A Character That Was Not Read
Aright by the Author. •
By AGNES G. BROGAN.
[Copyright. 1910, by American Press Asso
ciation.]
Lawrence Stanton had gained his
reputatio*. as a great author through
a faithful portrayal of types. He de
termined now to combine business
with pleasure and take a trip to some
unfrequented mountainous cotyjtry
where he might come In contact with
the people and make a study of them
in order to weave a story about them.
He especially desired to find one char
acter, an Ignorant nnd attractive young
girl; but, though many could easily an
swer the first requirement, the latter
was always missing until he met—her.
This was the day that he had fol
lowed the lonely trail up and up.
through sunshine and shadow, until he
came upon her suddenly where she
was sitting upon a fallen log. She
arose, startled at Stanton's nppearance.
"Don't go,"he said quickly. "I am
only resting for a few moments."
She hesitated, pulling at her bonnet
strings undecidedly as he lit his pipe.
Then curiosity overcame prudence.
"Whar you from?" she asked.
He waved a hand Indefinitely toward
the east. "My home is over there." he
said. "And yours?" The girl flashed
a smile at him and Imitated the vague
movement of his arm.
"Up thar," she answered.
Stanton laughed. "Got a mother and
father?" he asked. She nodded vig
orously.
"And what Is your name, O maid of
the mountains?"
She resumed her seat upon the fallen
log. "Liza Ann," she answered, and
then, "What you here for?"
"I am here," said Stanton gravely,
"to obtain information which may be
valuable to me In the production of a
book."
Liza Ann looked puzzled.
"Did you ever read a book, my
child r
She shook her head.
"Have you ever been away from
home. Liza Ann, farther away than
the village?"
"Never been nowhar," said the girl
contentedly. Then she looked up at
"YOU WILL MAliltY THE BEAUTIFUL LAPT "
him. "Tell me about that place whar
you come from."
And Stanton told her.
Slowly the sun sauk down behind the
tall trees. I.lza Ann slipped to the
gro-nid. "" I'til goln'," she said.
"You will cotue here tomorrow after
noon. will you not?" Stanton begged.
Ho intended to have his notebook with
him (lien. "I will bring a book to
show you, with pictures of the places
we have been talking about."
Liza Ann smiled delightedly. "Yaas,
I'll come," ; he drawled, and Stanton
wondered how she could run so lightly
and gracef:.!!y up the mountain path
In the heavy shoes that were so many
sizes too large.
He had just settled himself comfort
ably at the same picturesque spot upon
the following day when I.lza Ann ap
peared. Her shyness seeiued to have
vanished, for she responded merrily to
his sallies, then silently turned the
pages of the book which he had
brought, while Stanton wrote rapidly,
pausing to look up nt her from time to
time.
She came again and agalu at the
man's bidding to sit beside him as he
worked. Stautou sluditd her moods
and emotions as a naturalist might an
alyze son:e v. underfill butterfly, while
the book progressed rapidly, lie
brought his camera, too. and too!,
many successful pictures of the n!.edl
ent little subject. The one which
pleased him most was that o" I.lza
Ann just as he had first seen her. tin
sunshine sifting down through t ln
leafy (rees to rest upon her upturned
face. Tills, he decided, would make a
charming frontispiece for the new
book. She was very proud of the copy
of the photograph which he gave her.
So the golden days passed, and later,
when the early moon came peeping
over the mountain peak, they would
walk together up and up the fragrant
pathway. On one of these evenings he
told her such parts of tho story as lie
thought she might understand-of the
wlusome girl who lived In a log cabin
home and dressed lu calico.
"That's me!" cried IJza Ann and
clapped her hands gleefully.
Then he told her of the beautiful
lady who wore satins and jewels. She
looked up at him with startled, widen
ing eyes.
"Who's that?" she demanded.
"That, my child," Stanton answered,
with an odd smile, "is ouly a woman
of the world."
"I don't like her," the girl burst out
passionately; "1 don't like her." And
in a moment she had left him.
The man laughed amusedly. He
knew that she would como back to
him again, and sho did. He found her
waiting at the old trysting place on
the night that he was going ly.
Iler face was very pale In the noon
light.
"What a doleful Liza Ann!" he
teased. She looked at him dumbly.
"I will come back, little one." the
man comforted. "You must not forget
me, and one day you shall loud up
the lonely trail again, while 1 tell you
how much I have missed you since we
said goodby."
The girl raised her dark and solemn
eyes to his. "You will never come
back," she said quietly.
Stanton laughed. "Well," he answer
ed evasively, "there will be the book to
finish first, and then"— .
"Then." said Liza Ann in that same
dull monotone, "you will marry the
beautiful lady."
Stanton did not reply to this. "Good
by, my little mountain maid," be said.
"I will send the book to you, and re
member that the man who wrote It
will be thinking of you alvuiys."
"I don't want your book* she burst
out fiercely.
lie tried to put his arm about her,
but she darted from him and went
running fleetly up the narrow path.
Far above a mossy bank lay bathed
in moonlight. Stanton, watching, saw
the girl pause a moment here and then
throw herself face downward upon the
ground. The man lit a cigar leisurely,
then picked up his valise. Still the lit
tle llgure lay quite motionless. "Strange
creatures these," ho said musingly and
continued his journey downward.
Much work had accumulated during
Stanton's absence, and he was very
busy for some time after reaching
home. Then he returned to the book
once more, walking to and fro as was
his custom while thinking out the de
tails of a story. Often he would pause
before the picture of Liza Ann which
had been placed upon the mantelshelf.
He seemed to gain Inspiration from
the witchery of her laughing face.
Another picture rtood near in a gold
en frame—that of a woman serene and
beautiful who was wearing a wonder
ful gown. The author ended his walk
abruptly this eveulng and seuted him
self to read the paper; then, with a
sharp exclamation, be looked more
closely at the printed page. The pic
ture from the mantelshelf In some
unaccountable way had been trans
ferred to the paper before him. Liza
Ann, seated upon a fallen log, the old
aunbonnet framing her tangled curls,
smiled happily out'upon the world
with childish wonder In her eyes. Be
neath the picture Stanton rend, "Miss
Judith Jerrold, who Is appearing at
the Star theater this week In 'The
Transformation of Liza Ann." "
Feverishly the man turned to the
theatrical notes: "Miss Judith Jer
rold comes to the Star theater this
week in a new play which has been
written expressly for her by Henry
Clayton. Miss Jerrold has been spend
ing the summer months In a remote
, part t»f the mountains, resting after an
exhausting winter season and study
ing the speech aud mannerisms of the
simple folk who will live upon the stage
in Mr. Clayton's production of 'The
Transformation of Liza Ann.' Thero
are many emotional actresses. Thero
Is but one Judith Jerrold. and she will
move us to laughter and tears with
the mishaps of Liza Ann."
Stauton Jumped to his feet. It was
late, but be must see ber tonight, must
i know for a very certainty the truth.
| Half bewildered, ho entered the the
j ater and sat through the performance
as one In a dreatu. The great actress !
j was holding an Impromptu reception
! upon the stage ufter the play, so he
i pressed forward through Ihe crowd
j which surrounded her. She advanced
| to meet him and graciously extended
| her hand, but a mocking light shone
In her dark eyes.
I "So," she said laughingly, "1 am dls- |
I covered. Sly only apology is that. I
: having been in seclusion so long, the j
desire to act a part became irresistible.
! 1 had read many of your delightful
j character studies aud longed to see
If I could Impersonate the unsophisti
cated mountain girl so truly as to de-
I reive even you. a student of types.
I The result has been satisfactory to
| myself, but disappointing. 1 fear, to
| the author, us you will find that many
I of the original and Ingenuous sayings ]
j which so amused you at the time
j were merely quoted from the play
I which you have seen tonight."
| Stanton's face grew very stern. "A
J greater part of the book will have to
I be rewritten." he said. "The Incident ■
| has been au unfortunate one for me."
' The actress was wearing the trailing
| lace robe In which she appears, you
will remember, during the last act
when the half wild little creature is
transformed suddenly Into a great
heiress, but she looked up at the man
now with the soft, wide eyed reproach
of the Innocent mountain girl. Again
he seemed to see her lying prone In
the moonlight.
"Yes." she said slowly, "It may have
been unfortunate for your book. Mr.
Stanton, that this Ignorant, lovable
child never existed, but If was rather
fortunate, don't you think, for poor
| ilttle IJza Ann?"
With a bright nod she dismissal
I him and turned to greet a new aj
! inlrer. Stanton turned to follow her,
| hesitated a moment, then silently mode
j his way out Into the night.
Chinese Names of Places.
Chinese names of places often define
their character. Thus the terminal
"yang" means fortress, Flngyang the
"fortress of peace." "Cheng" means a
walled city, as Fenghuangcheng the
"Phenlx walled city." "Shan" is a
mountain, "hal" the Boa, "kuan" a
camp; thus Shankalkuan Is the "moun
tain sea camp." A "ling" Is a moun
tain pass; Motlenllng, near Mukden. Is
the "heaven scraping pass."
The suffixes "tao" and"to" Indicate
Islands; "po" or "pho," a harbor;
"wan," a bay; "klang" and "ho," a
river; "kow," a port; "fu," a first class
city; "Ju," a provincial capital. "Pel"
Is north, "nan" Is south, "king" Is cap
ital. These suffixes Jbelp to explain
such familiar names in these days as
Sanshantao, Chemulpo, Talienwan.
Yangtseklang, Hoangho, Ylnkow, Che
fu, Anju, Peking and Nanking.—New
York Tribune.
Bynonymoue.
I "Yon used to say I was the light of
I yrmr life," says the unlftppy wife,
"but now you never speak unless It Is
to kick about my bills."
"Well," growls the brutal husband,
"It amonnts to the same thing. I'm
simply kicking about the gas bills."—
Chicago Post.
SENATORS HEARD
BOY'S ARGUMENT
Why Young Wireless Amateur
Opposed a Bill,
LISTENED TO WITH ATTENTION
W. E. D. Stoke*, Jr., Told Whir*
Measure to Regulate Wireless Is
Faulty—Said America Is Behindhand
and Made Offer to "Keep Off the
Grass" and Help.
For the first time in the memory of
man a boy in short trousers wns listen
ed to with attention the other day by
a committee of the United States sen
ate.
W. E. D. Stokes. Jr., president of the
Junior Wireless Club of America, lim
ited, was the youthful spenker. and his
mission was to oppose certain features
of the Depew bill providing for the
governmental regulation of wireless
telegraph. Master Stokes plunged Into
his argument In true legislative style
and despite the smiles of the commit
tee soon bad the members tangled up
In the intricacies of radlo-actlvlties.
Master Stokes, who was so short of
stature that he showed less than hnlf
his body above the table, declared that
he held no brief for anybody except the
organization of boy amateur wireless
telegraphers. He told tbo committee
his organization favored a bill which
provided a uomlnal license, revokable
for "malpractice." The language he
used In stating hla position was that
of a grown man, which, contrasted
with his size and boyish voice, kept the
committee laughing covertly.
Seven Objectione Stated.
Finally Master Stokes stated his
main objections to the bill, which were
seven In number, as follows:
Ho said the bill proposed a discrim
ination against amateur wireless teleg
raphers In favor of commercial com
panies, which, he said, were mostly
stockjobbing concerns or affiliated with
a trust.
Ho said the bill was Impracticable In
many features and that It was am
biguous, making It possible for further
discriminations against nmateurs.
He urged that Its provisions were un
just to manufacturers engaged In the
production of amateur wireless outfits.
That the bill would stifle the inven
tive genius and ambition of American
boys was one of his chief contentions.
He added that It would require from
1,000 to 5,000 wireless operators, draw
ing S2OO a month each, to carry out
the full provisions of the bill.
Incidentally the young orator had
much to say about the practical work
ing of wireless telegraphy. He said
the United States was far behind all
foreign powers In Its system and ad
vised the government to establish a
standard of wave length of Its own
and get a code which, combined, he
said, nobody could read. He said the
commercial companies had never re
covered from the fact that it wns n
Maine boy amateur who had first pick
ed up tho battleship fleet oti Its relurn
from Its world cruise, lie declared
that one station wns euougb to trans
act the wireless business from New
York city, but four hud boeu estab
lished for stockjobbing purposes ntul
nine kinds of stock were now on sale
by one company.
The Lad's Remarkable Prophecy.
Then Master Stokes turned to proph
ecy. He said In ten years it would t>e
possible for persons on land to cotuinu
ulcate with their homes by wireless.
"If a man breaks down in his auto
mobile twenty-five miles from home,"
he said, "all he will have to do Is to
take out his instrument and call up
his butler and tell him he will not be
| home for dinner."
In conclusion he told the committee
that there were from 25,000 to 40,000
boys In the United States already In
terested in wireless telegraphy, which
he and his organization were willing to
organize to co-operate with the govern
ment In any fair undertaking.
"Let the government establish Its
wave length, and we will take au oath
to keep off the grass and help the gov
ernment In any way we can wtth our
apparatus." he said.
At the conclusion of bis testimony
several <;uestious were asked the
youngster. When Senator Bourue ask
ed hi in what the capital of bis organi
zation was. however, lie teplied, "142
Fifty-second street. New York."
Grapefruit From Arizona.
Arizona soon will be knowu as a
fruit state, according to I>. T. Mc-
Queen of Phoenix. Ariz., who was at
the Hotel Baltimore. In Kansas City,
i the other night. "tJrapefruit and al
ligator pears soon will he connected
with the name of our state." Mr. Mc-
Queen said. "The Iloosevelt dam Is
working wonders with the heretofore
dry, nrid ranch land that practically
wus worthless except for grazing pur
poses."
New Way-For Mailing Germe.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
amended that section of the postal reg
ulations relating to the transmission
of Infectious matter in the malls. The
change in the regulations will permit
the use of a less expensive but amply
secure mailing case for specimens of
disease. It will provide also that such
material may be sent to private lab
oratories approved by the postoffice de
partment at Washington, as well as
to government, state and municipal
laboratories. The changes meet with
the approval of the bureau of public
health and marine hospital service.
Air Fleet For Russia.
The Russian ministry of finance has
asked for bids for a fleet of flying
ships of 5,500 to 8,000 cubic meters ca
paclty. They are designed for strnte
gle reconnolssances over distances »
to 800 miles and must bo capable o
maintaining themselves In the air n.
less than ten hours at an average spec
of from twenty-five to twent.v-eir
miles an hour
HE WON TWO BETS, i
A Story of Baseball Rivalry Be
tween Two Teams.
By CLARA B. TUCKER.
[Copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso
ciation.]
Beatrice Barr was born a tomboy.
At ten wrestling with her brother,
two years her senior, she downed him.
From fourteen to sixteen It was all
horseback with her—no saddle pre
ferred. At seventeen she quieted down
a bit.
About this time Tom Barr, her broth
er, was chosen captain of the Arling
ton baseball club. Beatrice at the
meets of her brother's club with other
clubs never failed to occupy a front
seat on the grand stand with a card
and a pencil in her hand, and those
about her always depended on her for
the score. She was very keen to see
the correct side of all disputed points,
and often an umpire would take her
opinion In preference to his own.
Now, the great rivals of the Arling
tons, captained by Tom Barr, were
"AKD I'LL MAKE TOD ANOTHER B*T."
the Crescents, led by Dick Thruston.
The Arlingtons had kept the lead of
the Crescents till Thruston took com
mand of the latter. After that there
came a series of defeats for the Ar
lingtons that made Captain Barr furi
ous. Thruston was a splendid speci
men of male youth. With a superb
figure, great muscular strength and a
quick, springy step he was to be ad
mired from an artistic point of view.
And, a born commander, he was just
the man to organize and captain a
baseball team. What assured his suc
cess was that he was a first class
pitcher.
At the end of the season Thruston
had placed his team so far ahead of
Barr's that the latter made up his
mind to reorganize for the next sea
son with a view to regaining tho posi
tion he had lost. He was busy all
winter examining and testing the skill
of applicants and by spring bad got
together as likely a lot of boys as ever
composed a baseball club. But In spl;e
of all be could do he could not find i
pitcher to match Dick Thruston.
Iluuiors of Barr's efforts reached the
ear of the rival captain, and be. too.
bestirred himself. The team be se
lected was as much better than the
team ho had led the season before as
Tom's was superior to the one which
had been defeated. And so It was that
when the series of games was entered
upon the Arlingtons and the Crescen's
were evenly matched except that the
latter could outpltcb the former.
Nevertheless Tom Barr entered upon
I tho season's games with considerable
confidence. He bantered Thruston as
to what ho would do with him. and
| Thruston, who was as much of a thor
oughbred as a baseball player, only
suilled and said: "I'd like to see you
do It, Tom. There's no fun with ihe
luck all on one side."
"I'll tell you what I'll do," said Tom
"I'll bet you a hat we beat you on
the games during the season."
"All right," replied Thruston. "I'll
take that."
"And I'll make you another bet. I'll
bet you a box of cigars against a dozen
pairs of gloves that we'll beat you at
least one game with a man short on
our team."
"I don't quite understand that," said
Thruston.
"Do you take the bet?"
"Anything you like."
"Done." And Tom repeated the
terms of the two bets.
"Another thing," Tom continued.
"There's only one person I can get to
match you in pitching—a negro. Do
you object to playing against one of
the colored race?"
"Not If my team don't. I'll speak
to them about the matter."
Thruston soon after sent Captain
Barr permission to Introduce a negro
into the game If required.
The agreement between the two
clubs was that they were to play sev
en games, four to win. the games to
be played on alternate Saturday after
noons, beginning with the second Sat
urday In April. There was great In
terest manifested on the part of the
friends of the two teams, and when
the first game was played the grand
stand was packed and much of the
standing room was taken up. A fine
lot of boys on each side were arrayed,
and the play from the first was the
finest that had ever been played be
tween the Arlingtons and the Cres
cents. The regular pitcher waa In
pluce for the former, Barr not having
availed himself of the permission he
bad received to use tho negro. After a
hard fought game the Arlingtons won
by a few runs.
When the game was flushed some
said that It had been won by Beatrice
Barr's presence and encouragement.
At any rate, she was adored by the
members of her brother's team, and
there was not one of them who would
not give his head to serve her. A few,
while attributing the Arliugtons' suc
cess to her, referred that success to a
far different cause. They said that if
Captain Thruston had kept his eyes off
Beatrice Barr and fixed bis attention
on the game the score would have beea
very different.
The second game was played under
vg-y much the same conditions, and
ai*iln the Arlingtons won. By this
time u number of the Crescents had
noticed that their captain was not do
lug his best, and one of them went ta
him and expostulated. Thruston knew
very well what was the matter witlfc
him, though he did not reveal the
cret. lie promised that the next gam%
should show up very differently.
And it did. Barr fixed his attention
on the game and won It by half %
dozen runs—not only that, but he b«t%
the next, the fourth game. During
both the third and fourth games Bea
trice Barr was not present. It was
given out that she was ill. Some m«lt*
clous spectators declared that she had
been bribed by the Crescents with tea
pounds of candy to keep away. This
only excited merriment. All knew that
she was wrapped up In the success of
her brother's team. But when th*
fifth game came round and she was
again absent, the Crescents winning,
many who had noticed Thruston's bad
play while she was present looked
knowing and whispered to oue another
that they believed there might lie
something In the bribery story after
! all. Beatrice was not in her seat at
the sixth game; but, despite her ab
sence, the Arlingtons won.
Each team had now won threu
games, and the seventh was to declda
the championship. Beatrice Barr told
some of her most intimate girl friends
that she would love to see the game,
but she had understood that unpieas-
I ant remarks had been made about tho
effect of her presence on the result and
she had decided to remain away from
the grand stand. She was not in her
seat when the deciding game wat
played, but It wus said that she watch-,
ed It from behind the blinds of i\
bouse overlooking the oval.
When the teams went out onto the
field a negro was noticed among the
Arlingtons. Captain Thruston was
about to protest when he remembered
thai he had agreed that Barr should
use a negro pitcher If he chose. Some
surprise was Indicated that a boy of
his size waa expected to do extra fine
pitching. He was but average height,
and his muscles did not show under
his loose suit. But when he began to
pitch the secret came out. He could
do things with a baseball that a cham
pion bllllardlst can work with the ivo
ries. Few could hit bis balls, and those
who did usually sent them straight up
In the air, to be caught by the outs.
During the changes from the bat
various persons, mostly from among
the Crescents' side, attempted to set
near the colored pitcher to have a look
at him or questlou him, but he man
aged to keep pretty well away front
them and would only answer "Yes" oe
"No." Finally, seeing that he was not
to be Interviewed, they let him aloue.
The Crescents held the last Inning, the
negro pitching. The Arlingtons led lit
the score by two runs. Thruston was
at the bat, and It was expected that
i he would make a bit to euuMc the
men on tho buses to get in, three men
hoping to complete their runs and wla
• the game. But the negro served the
i bails with auch curves that Thrustou
either sent them straight up In the air
or they struck the ground near hia
feet. Finally, one of bis skyrockets
being caught, the game was lost to tho
Crescents. Dick Thruston dropped hia
bat and with a chivalry for which be
was noted strode forward with out
| stretched hand to congratulate the
j pitcher for having won the game for
. j bis team. But the negro. Instead of
waiting for him, ran away at the top
| of hia speed and disappeared from the
j OTal.
j Tom Barr ran up to Thruston and
1 said:
I "I've won two bets from you, Dick."
' "What two bets?"
| "Bets we made at the beginning of
the season—one that we'd beat you on
the score of games, the other that we'd
beat you a game one man short on our
team."
"You've won the first, but I don't
see how you've won the second."
"Come round to the house this even
ing and I'll explain."
That evening Thruston. having doffed
his baseball clothes, In Immaculate at
tire called at the Bart's". He found
Tom with Beatrice, who was dressed
In her most becoming costume. She
hung her head before the gaze of her
admirer.
"You told me ti>day," Tom said to
Dick, "that you /didn't understand
how I had won our fvcond bet. The
last game was played with eight men
and a girl. There Is the girl. She's
1 been two hours washing off the burnt
cork."
Dick stood looking at Beatrice In as
tonishment; then be repeated his act
* at the close of the game. He seized
her hand and poured forth a volume
»112 congratulations and compliments.
» The most Important feature connect
» ed with the struggle between the Ar
' llngton and Cresceut teams was the
announcement In the autumn of the
engagement of Dick Thruston and
Beatrice Barr.
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