THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER n, 1912.
PAGE SEVEN
SHE GOT A I
HUSBAND I
But Not In the Regu
lar Way
Dy F. A. M1TCHEL
"My dear Mnrgnrct," tvrota Miss
rnneci Poracroy to hep friand. Ulna
nnupllnn Hftitnn. "T hnrn lutft tha ilm
lot only tfient chill November lu
vnnu climate, but hnve done bo iwiv
luerndlng. Do jou rcuicmbtr vbra tr
voro nophtuiores how Hecia Wharton
1111 1 armpn nursivn n tvivt. vit
ut on to the campus, kicked football
nu were ornnnvi orr nr rim rmirt au.
lioritles? Aud perhnpH you ttUI rc
ueinber what n pooJ looking boy I
mule 1 nay nothing of He..
"Well, we were cuught, an you know,
liinji enme out. Tho faculty notlfltd
is tlint ur presence wa do longer re-
uirea ei uie un vera v nna wo woru
lroff1 to rnnlr In nilr hntnMi I at.
'cctcd to meet with n very cold rccep
Ion there, and bo 1 did at first, but
vhen 1 told the whole Ktory to papa he
ou went to college thnt you would be
mve yourself with sufficient circum
pection to pet through, and I'm ot
onld do anything that would eem ter-
iwnvK Knrw nnu rn ir rmitm h m ni
hat it shouldn't count ngnlnet me.
"It was two yearn ago that I took
dare aay that the day will come when
shall regret my folly. I'm nineteen
ears uiu, nuu 11 i uuuii oeen eipeweo
rom eollece 1 would now be a dlgnltled
enlor. I'm coins to tell you a utory
hat puts that sophomore epinode In
ho shade. Compared with what I've
een doing, the first was a mere bagn
elle. "Last ipriiiK I was very much run
nwtl in lu'l I 1 l-'fltlrl ntwl mamma
rorrirvl about m hint tin If T linfl hcn
'nrwl Anil t rw"lr mi nnr nn n fnrm hiri
ng I would get better. Hut I didn't I
hhik I was pining for something out
if the general run, dou't you know; a
lit of pplee in my diet. At any rate.
s how It came.
"Mother has an old friend she hadn't
uiiioq niti ncu umi iiiive lhilq h. fu in
ner nna n winror nnmo ! nmr winrr
llllllf. IK 111 IIli f'(T1TfT- f IT un . 1 1 wnti
el Hue her that Mho wns worried about
iiv iiiaiwi mill HI1111 H THirMi 1 wmm
ravellnr and nuttine un at hots) are
ii itikitp. nnn I Know wpii pnu pn Tnnr
or momma wouldn't tjiko inn wirnnnr
1 J lilu a--V. OUUJL LU11I1. ! V X llA.
"Mummn, In reply to her lrttrr, re-
UlUtri.t UU LUL'll UlUUKU LI1UUI&UOI1. 1
uuu 1 rcnu airu. urnuv h iciior 1 raw
n 1 mi imi'tmi' cii r n nnnnM nr
1L1I U1UJ. UUU 1 UUU L UUU L LI1IIL W 1 1 IJ
ii ii 1 imv mimikh 111 ii 111 bjiiiit.i' rnni if 1 nr.
"Well, now, Just think of riding about
till J wUlll. 1UU11 LXiilL. Hill. Uf.ll I I J I'
flffl nr lntn mv hand nrhnt a T a 4f
uiijii uu lu ilu nil 11 11 annum vv 1 T 1 1 nim.
fir ti u n w nnr a a t ma iisw
Hi 1 crm 111 11 r iTftr ir niir r rtir n n 1
I I ttlBila tin mx? mfnn T rrn a rmr rr r
n innt rnrT ininrr
"I nnswfrexl lira. Vnrney'a inviUUou
vsi 1 nrin nifin i mnv n u'nrn tirwinT n
1 Kmc a nr innr 1 van n frifi n fw.rv4 1 nrr
Mir iTiwi t k nrnvrt ' inn iimr nronn -o
(Jon I made was to hnvo a lot of men's
A. I j . . m .
t.n t i.A . .11 II.. . A. X. . . 1 .
T 1 UC L UU ( !. t LI 1-11(7 LUU LUL'U 1-1 U t - ll.1V-
I 1L.I- t --rt a .
women's UUngs as I bought men's In
half an hour would rvinir frnm nnfttn
hvo monthi and no cud of trouble.
'Before I Htnrted mother said; 'Now.
Frank. If you behave youreelf and drop
viiiir inii-K vim mn fMiTrii inn vrmnir
vuu uu jour .mure win ue proviueu
1UI.
"My gaodness gracious, right on top
iiiucuc. ujo nrorsi pruuK 1 iiaa ever
played.
" 'Humph!" grunted papa. 'Frank
will never get a husband In the regular
way. When she snares one It will be
with a trap never used by woman be
fore.' "This sot me up a bit, though I con
fess I felt mighty squeamish about
what I wai going to do. I sent my
men's el-then, including a riding suit,
by expreat to one of the big hotels near
Uie Vamey plantation and, with many
warnings from mamma ringing In my
care, iitarted on my way for Florida.
When I got tbero I had an awful time
Retting out of the hotel that I had en
tered as a woman in man's clothes. I
escaped at night In an ulster overcoat
that covered me from bead to foot. It
was 11 o'clock when I was driven up
to the Varney plantation, and all the
ramily had gone to bed except Bert
Varney, who received me very cordial
ly, lie offered me some refreshment
before going to bed, setting out n bot
tle of whisky. I swnllowed some of It,
though I didn't like It, and smoked
cigarette with him, which didn't trou
ble mo ho much. I took quite a fancy
to him from the start and anticipated
pleasantly my approaching rides with
him over the plantation. Hut 1 gasped
for broath evory lime I thought about
mooting his mother In the morning.
Ah to his sisters, thank heaven he had
none.
"Mrs. Varney Is Just too lovely for
nuytJUng. When I had Anally screwed
op my courage to go down to break
fast her Hon had finished his meal and
had gone out. So 1 was received by
her alone. I broukfnsted principally
on fruit, Mrs. Varney chatting with me
the while.
" 'Now, my dear boy,' she said, 'you
must make yourself entirely at home.
Go to bed and rise when you like, eat
and drink what you want, but I would
advise you to keep out of doors ns
much as possible. Rcrt asked me to
say to you that he will start to ride
over the plantation at 10 o'clock this
morning, and if you wish to Join him
1 am to order a horse for you. How
did you leave your dear mother?
You're looking better than I expected
to find you n little pale, but when
you have speut a month In the open
sir with Hert you'll have more color in
your checks.'
"I should think no. Indeed. I felt the
color coining into my cheeks every
time I looked at my trousers. I de
cided to ride with l.ort that very morn
ing and in half an hour went out on
to Uie veranda, booted and spurred. I
had ridden In divided skirts, which
was n fine preparation for riding in
breeches. Hert, who had already been
out on horseback, rode up, and when I
had mounted we started on the daily
rounds.
"I studied Hert's countenance in nn
effort to make out how far successful
I was in personating a man. He didn't
give me the slightest evidence that
there was anything unusual In me,
treating me as a man would naturally
treat another man several years young
er than himself. He was very kind
and nttcntlvc, telling me all about the
orange culture, the dangers Incurred
and the pleasure experienced after
passing a season of them in gathering
an abundant crop. 1 reined in several
Umes during the morning under a tree
to pluck ripe fruit. How much more
delicious is an orange eaten Just off
Uie tree than one picked green and
sent north, ripening on the way.
"It would require several hundred
pages of this letter paper especially
written In my scrawly hand to give
you an account of my experience with
Hert Vamey. I thought him a very
pure man, for I noticed that he said
not a word to me but what he might
have 6poken to a girl companion.
I came at once to have so great a
reverence admiration for him parUy
ou this account that 1 took pains to
repress the hoyden nature to which 1
was born, nnd up to a few days be
fore I was expecting to leave for homo
deported myself in nn exemplary man
ner. "You know Uiat riding horseback Is
my hobby, and if I had been n man I
would have long ago broken my neck
nt a fence or a ditch. There were no
fences at Uie plantaUon except some
Inclosing orange groves, but the ditches
wore a constant tomptaUon to me. I
was afraid that If I should get a fall
in taking one of them it might lead to
betraying my sex. After resisting
many temptaUons I yielded one morn
ing nnd, making a run for a ditch, at
tempted to put my horse over it. I
felt Uie bottom of Uie universe drop
ping out beneath mo, a thud, and I
knew nothing more till I saw Hert
bending over me. My coat and vest
were both open, and my shirt nnd un
dervest hnd been badly torn. I saw
in a moment that my secret was out.
Though I was badly stunned, I felt the
hot blood rushing Into my cheeks.
"Now, wasn't this Just too provoking
for anything? I was lying on tho
ground, but gathered strength to sit
up and rearrunge my clothing, Uiough
nbout all I could do was to button my
coat Then I clapped both hands to
my burning cheeks and would have
kept them there had Hert not genUy
pulled them away.
" 'Don't trouble yourself. I've known
it ever since tho evening you came
to us.'
"He eald no more nt the time; he
wan too much concerned about my in
Jury. I made an effort to rise, but It
was not very successful. However,
with Bert's assistance I got ou to my
feet. I took uo thought as to bruisea
or broken bones or Internal Injuries. I
wns horrified at my secret being out
nnd Uie manner of its exposure. My
head was hung while my cotnpnuion
was trying to get some of the dirt off
my cloUies, at Uio same Umo looking
ut me wiUi anxiety.
"'Does your mother know it?' 1
managed to get out with dililculty.
" 'No.'
"I was getting faint again, nnd he
snpported me In his arms.
"I suppose this ends nil tho pleas
ant friendship'
"'Yes, It does, on my part,' nnd he
kissed me.
"It Is astonishing how for that klsa
tended to restore me.
"How I remained a few days longer
at Uie plantaUon, n boy to every one
except Hert; how I got home, how I
continued to keep my secret from
mamma nnd told It to papa, I will tell
you when wo meet Hert and I are en
gaged, but are not to bo married till
spring. Papa says ho knew I would
never get n husband in the regular
way. nut If I over have a daughter
and she Is Inclined to play such
pranks as I have played I'll shut her
nn In th ton of a tnwor."
IN THE WORLD OF
SPORT
Ed Gcers to Train the Mac
Kcnzic Stable.
Thoto by American Press Association.
Ed Gcers may have some of It. J.
MncKcnzie't) horses to train next sea
son. During the Lexington mceUng It
Is understood thnt MacKeuzic offered
Geers the pick of his stable to train.
MacKenzic owns n track at Pleas
nnton, Cal., and ns Geers will not
leave Memphis the change, If made,
will probably not occur before spring.
Badgers to Have Fast Crew.
Wisconsin hopes to have nciter suc
cess nt Poughkeepsie, N. Y., next
summer than was the case at the last
Intercollegiate boat races. Early re
ports from the Badgers' camp show
bright crew prospects. Indications
point to one of the largest squads of
candidates for positions In the varsity
boat lu years. Conch Harry Tall is
most enthusiastic, not only because
of the large squads out, but because
the men look like good crew timber.
Such was not the case this year. All
season he worried. Ills candidates
were few, and he had to do some tall
thiuking before he was able to gather
together a presentable crew.
WIseonsIu Is after a winning crew,
and to further this purpose n number
of new machines have been ordered.
These will be installed and used dur
ing tho winter months and will greatly
Improve training conditions. Fall
practice Is now on for the Badgers,
and this will continue until Uie Ice
forms on Lake Meudota. Vail has his
men out on the lake every afternoon
nnd plans to pick his varsity men be
fore tho spring.
Connie Mack Half Owner of Athletics.
Official announcement has been made
by Manager Mack of tho Athletics that
he now owns a one-half Interest In the
Athletics, this Including stock In the
club nnd In Shlbe park. Connie se
cured his additional stock from Frank
L. nough and Samuel H. Jones, who
have been directors of the Athletics
since 1002. The consideration for the
combined shares Is said to bo close to
$100,000. Tho deal makes the Shlbes
and Manager Mack Uie sole owners of
the Athletics.
Manager Mack set at rest oomo re
ports that have been la circulation
about his players.
"When in the west," said Connie, "I
saw In newspapers that Manager Cal
lahan of the Chicago Sox was trying
to purchase the releases of Bender and
Oldring or to Induce them to make n
trade for these men. I desire to say
positively that neither Bender nor
Oldring la on the market. I Intend to
retain both of these players for next
year."
All Star American Eleven.
Just before he left Ann Arbor, foot
ball being over nt Uie University of
Michigan. Coach Fielding n. Yost se
lected a Michigan football team for all
time. Tho names of tho players Yost
has aelected brings back to memory a
number of former Wolverene stars.
Those who are familiar with Michl-
I gan's football will spot them. Yost's
team follows: Redden, left end; Curtis,
left tackle; McGulgan, left guard;
Schultze, center; Benbrook, right
guard; Maddock, right tackle; Snow,
right end; Weeks, quarterback; Heston,
left half; Hnmmond, fullback; Hern
stein, right halfback.
Lipton Gives Another Cup.
Sir Thomas Lipton announced re
cently that he would give to tho Seat
tle (Wash.) Yacht club n perpetual In
terest challenge cup, to be raced for
for tho first time on Puget sound next
year.
The cup will be made In London and
sent to the Seattle Yacht club, which
will defend it against tho Canadians.
Haunhton Gets Big Offer.
Porcy I). Haughtou, head coach of
the victorious Harvard football team,
has, according to report, boen re-engaged
for a lerni of years nt $10,000
per year. Despite this rumor It Is bo
Ileved that the astute football leader
will retire to enjoy the pleaaurea of
domesticity.
Roller Polo League For 8yracuse.
Syracuse may form a four toam roller
nolo laaarue.
SURFACE SOUNDS WARNING Oh
SOIL
Zoologist PnlntA Out the Manner in
Which Wo Loso Values Makes
Food Dear.
Pennsylvania needs Just as much
conservation thought and energy de
voted to Its soil as to Its water sup
ply In tho opinion of Dr. II. A. Sur
face, tho Stnto Zoologist, who Is a
mcnibor of the Stnto Conservation
Association nnd one of tho leading
economic authorities in this section.
In fact, if as much work could bo
bestowed upon soil conservation as
on some other lines tho cost of liv
ing might bo cut down to a certain
extent. Waste of soil and neglect
to tako caro of it is causing deterior
ation of soil to nn extent that low
peoplo realize and it would be wise
for all conservation, agricultural, ad
vancement of resources and other
associations to get together on a
program which would Include some
thing defined for tho Improvement of
tho naturally fertile soil of the state.
Dr. Surface Is tho third State offi
cial to tako up this subject in tho
last few weeks. John L. Hockey,
chief of tho bureau of Industrial sta
tistics, Is urging an appropriation
for soil surveys by counties, and A.
L, Martin, director of Institutes, is
having tho subject brought to atten
tion of fnrmers at educational gath
erings. Dr. Surface sounds an alarming
note In nn Interview here. Soil fer
tility he points out can not last for
ever and something must bo done.
Ho says:
" Soil fertility Is actually becom
ing depleted In this State, depleted so
much that yield of farm crops is be
coming alarmingly and seriously re
duced. Many diseases of plants, once
carried Into the soil by diseased seed
or otherwise, remain in tho soil for
several years. Neither of these facts
seems to bo generally known, even
among agriculturalists, but this Ig
norance of tho situation does not al
ter conditions. The area of soil
which we may call pure or uncon
taminated is being reduced each
year, and reduced appreciably, while
the area of contaminated soil Is in
creasing to Just as great an extent.
These two factors aid lmmeasureably
In reducing the yield of farm crops.
The decrease is in such degree that
the cost of living is directly affected
thereby."
BED CHOSS SEALS.
Tho United States government has
again Joined hands with the crusad
ers against tuberculosis. Every post
office in the country has been thrown
open to the volunteers who are sell
ing the lied Cross Seals. Permission
has been granted for the erection
of booths, and In many of the small
er towns, the postmasters themselves
aro helping swell the proceeds of the
sale by encouraging customers to
buy the Christmas Seals as well as
tho postage stamps.
Larger than the eales anywhere
else are those among Norwegians in
this country. This Is because the
Idea of the Red Cross Seal first came
from Norway. In 1907 Jacob Rils,
tho famous author of "The Making
of an American" received a letter
from Norway with the Christmas
stamp upon It. Ho wrote an article
in the "Outlook" describing this
curious stamp and suggested how It
might be used In this country. Miss
Emily P. Bissell, Secretary of the
Delaware Red Cross, at once saw the
opportunity and realized Three
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WAYNE COUNTY'S LEADING FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
THE HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK,
Honesdale, Pa.
OFFICEHS:
Henry Z. Russell, President.
Androw Thompson, Vico-Prosldent.
Lewis A. Howell, Cashier.
Albert C. Lindsay, Asst. Cashier.
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Thousand Dollars for tuborculosis
work. So impressed wns sho with
this success that sho induced tho
wnerlcan Uod Cross to tako up tho
folo In 1008 on n national baslB.
Vlth very littlo organization and
with hardly any attempt at enreful
advertising, the snlo that year
orought In, nevertheless, over $135,
000 for antl-tuborculosls work In
various parts of the United States. In
1009, with moro thorough organlza
cn, tho salo wns increased to $230,
000, and in 1010 to noarly ,.310,000.
iast year the salo Increased to over
$300,000 or 33,000 seals.
Whllo our own Hod Cross Seal
Jates back only four years, "Clinrlty
Stamps," from which this idea orl--iinally
sprung, go back to 18G2,
when "sanitary fair stamps" were
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for tho care of soldiers wounded
during the Civil war. Nearly $1,
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ing the years 18G2 to 18Gfi. After
tho war this method of raising mon-j
mio uiuuiiiuiucu in mis euuuiry
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way, Russia, Sweden and other
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rhnrlty stamps used In all parts of
the world, as many as forty being
used In Austria for children's hospi
tals alone.
BOSS TYLEK.
Mr. Hudson Tyler and Miss Viola
Robs, both of Wayne county, Penn
sylvania, were united in marriage on
Wednesday, November 27. Mr. Ty
ler, bettor known as "Hud" is well
known In this section, being a de
scendant of one of enrllest settlers
of the Delaware Valley. Hud was a
good ball player, being a member of
the famoiiB Red Star club of this
village some twenty-five years ago.
Miss Roes is also from an old family
who helped make the early history of
the Pioneer settler and is a most es
timablo lady.
Hud, after fifty years of batchlor
hood and single blessedness finally
decided to become a benedict and
so Journeyed to Kenoza Lake and af
ter securing a marriage license the
knot was tied by Rev. K. Reynolds.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Hudson Tyler, through the medium
of the Democrat, extend congratula
tions and wishes for a long and
happy married life. Sullivan Coun
ty Democrat.
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HONESDALE.
November 2, 1912.
$ 90,934.00
Henry Z. Russell,
Horaco T. Monner,
Louis J. Dorflinger,
Andrew, Thompson,
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SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.-By virtue of proceaa
issued out of tho Court of Common
Pleas of Wayne county, and State of
Pennsylvania, and to me director)
nnd delivered, I have levied on and
will expose to public sale, nt tho
Court House In Honesdale. on
FIUDAY, DEC. '27, 1012, 2 1. M.
All tho defendant's right, title,
and Intorest lu tho following de
scribed property viz:
All that certnln piece or parcel of
land, together with tho improve
ments thereon, situate on the West
side of West street in tho borough
of Honesdale, bounded and describ
ed as follows, to wit: Beginning at
tho southeast corner of Lovl H.
Adams lot and thenco at right
angles with West street along said
Adams' lino wosterly ono hunderd
and twonty-flvo feet; thence souther
ly along the lino of E. Nelbauer
forty-five feet and thenco In an
easterly direction along tho lino of
Wm. T. Moore ono hundred and
twenty-five feet to West street and
thenco northerly along the western
lino of West street forty-flvo feet to
the place of beginning. Being tho
same land which J. Adam Reiton
auer and wife conveyed to Emma O.
Secor by deed dated February 5,
1883, and recorded In Wayne County
Deed Book No. 09, at page 388, etc.
Tho description abovo eot forth is
tho same as the description con
tained in said deed.
On tho above described premises
there la a largo two and one-half
Btory framo dwelling.
Seized and taken In execution as
tho property of Emma G. Secor at
the suit of J. P. Spencer and H. T.
Wright, Exrs. No. 80 October
Term, 1912. Judgment, $1,500,
with interest from August 8, 1899,
less $200 paid on said interest. At
torneys, Searlo & Salmon.
TAKE NOTICE All bids and costs
must be paid on day of sale or deed9
will not bo acknowledged.
FRANK C. KIMBLE, Sheriff.
Honesdale, Nov. 27, 1912.
Tho Citizen wants a good, live
ly correspondent In every village In
Wayne county. Will you bo one?
Write this office for particulars.
SPENCER
The Jeweler
I would like to see you If
f you are In the marketj
I for
! JEWELRY, SILVER-
t WARE, WATCHES,
CLOCKS, I
DIAMONDS, I
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159,692.52
1,140,274.37
218,573.50
1,609,474.39
223,823.25
$ 1,833,297.64
$1,485,000.00
DIRECTOnS:
Homer Greene,
James C. Dlrdsall,
E. D. Hardenbergh,
Philip R. Murray.
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