Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 11, 1921, Page 3

- Wil Conduct Campaign Against Gambiing , April 10—The American league will conduct a continuous cam- paign against gambling during the coming season, Byron Bancroft John- son, president, announced tonight. Mr. Johnson has just returned from (md has completed arrangements for representatives of the organization to every game. in order tc prevent \& recurrence of the 1919 world series (scandal. These representatives will be ‘stationed in all' the stands and will have orders to take immediate action at any time they notice anything that seems suspicious. In addition each umpire will take the role of a special investigator and will carefully analyze every game. Anything that 3eems out of piace on the diamond will be reported to Mr. Johnson. A conference of the umpires will be *held here before the. season opens and the league president then will instruct them in their part in pre- venting gambling and game throwing. 1 don’t think there is a dishonest player in the American league now,” €aid Mr. Johnson, “and our plans.will be largely of a preventive nature. We simply are going to elimiate every possibillity of a recurrence of the 1819 scandal. LOUIS AMERICANS ARE CITY CHAMPIONS St. Louis, Mo, April 10—The St. Louis Americans retaimed the eity championship by defeating the St. Lou- is Nationals 5 to 4, today in the elev- enth and deciding game of the series. The score: St. Louis Americans 5; 7; 0. St Louis Nationals 4; 8; 0. . Davis, Shocker and severeid; May, Haines and Clemons. ST. WESTERLY'S THREAD SOCCER TEAM DEFEATED TAFTVILLE Westerly, R. I, April 10.—A good in- teresting game of soccer football was played on the Riverside Park grounds,|siven against the Thread team for hands here, Saturday afternoon, between the,in the penalty area, Greenhalgh taking American Thread Company's team and | Taftville, in which the Thread team won —4 to 1. The game was played under a tour of the American league cmes!";" | T Weall kicked off: A penalty was ideal weather conditions and the grounds SARURDAY'S MARKET. New York, April 9.—The two hour ses- mion of the stock market today calls for no extended comment, dealings falling to nominal proportions. Such changes as ocourred were without importance and resulted mainly from week-end covering of short contracts. Rails of that more acceptable type and several of the prominent industrials and food issues were again under mioderate pressure, notably Pennsylvania, which a new low record for many years at 32 5-8. Oils and a few affillated issues, alro motors and equipments wers relatively firm, but the movement was exceedingly contracted, many popular issues remain- ing unquoted. Sales aggregated 185,000 shares. The bond market reflected the ‘slugzgish eourse of stocks, an irregular tone pre- vailing among liberty issues and most other domestic bonds. International is- sues were featureless. Total sales- (par value) aggregated $4,325,000. . Noteworthy features of the weekly ris house report includel an actual :‘::te:s‘a of slightly more than $30,000.- 000 in holdings of members at the Fed- eral Reserve Bank and a contraction of almost $90,000,000 in net demand depos- Its. Cash hoMings decreasel about $18,600,000, leaving a deficit of $4,331,320 below legal requirements. General news of the day embraeed the weekly surveys of business conditions by trade authorities and the March ton- nage report fothe U. 3. Stesl gornora- tion, showing a further reduction cf about 630,000 tons in unfilled orders. Bookings now in hand of 6,284.765 tons are the smallest of any period since Sep- tember, 1919. STOCKS. 909 Allls Chalmeér C'fm & D Chm pr 23 Py $EEEEE saddy % 2% | £ ‘were in good shape. Referee Riding of Plainfleld was late in arriving and J. Dobson of Clarkeville started the game, 20 minutes jater than scheduled time for the kickoff. Riding arrived after the game had been in pro- 9 minutes. . Tetlow of the Thread team won the toss for choice of goals and choose to play with the wind at their backs. First Haif. Finlayson kicked oft. J. Tetlow re- lieved the pressure but was driven back by Andrew, the ball going out of play. Cropper threw to C. Weall, who dodged an oppenent and centered the ball. Whe- well received and sent the ball past the post. From a goal kick, Addison receiv- ing, passing_to Finlayson, only to be robbed by C. Tetlow, with a strong | kick, *Addison at this point handling the ball, From a free kick, the ball went by for a goal kick., Whewell scored, af- ter 14 minutes of play, for the Thread team, with a center kick. A. Tetlow relieved with a strong kick, ‘Whewell again received the ball and scored with a lovely shot, which gave Finlayson no chance to stop. On the kickoff the ball went out of play and in the throw in Counsell put in a nice center but was relieved by Green- halgh. Andrew gave a corner Which wag well placed by Arnott. The Thread team at this stage of the game was having things all their own way, pressing their opponents strongly. On a goal kick, Taftville made a dash down the field but was driven back with a strong kick by A. Tetlow. On a pass the ball went out of play -and on the throw in by Cropper, Arnott receiving. ran within a yard of the touch line. Here offside was called. Taftville gave a corner on a free kick but was placed behind by Brown. On.a goal kick, C. Weall headed for the zoal but Finlayson was ready for the attack, saving a good shot. The Thread feam was given a corner. Score—Thread team 2, Taftyille 0. Second Half. the kick and scoring a goal. T. Weall passed to Arnott but was centered only for to be sent over. C. Tetlow relieved with a strong kick, T. Weall receiving n_Pse pr 7S Rubber . 5 Steel S Steei pr_. Union Tel 500 Westh Mrz . 00 Willss Over .. 500 Worth P & M MONEY MARKET. New York, April 9.—Prime mercantile paper 7 1-2@3-4. Exchange firm. Sterl- ing 60-day bills:and commercial 60-day bills on banks 3.85. Commercial 60-day biils 3.84 3-4; demand 3.89 1-2; cables 3.90 1-4. Francs, demand, 7.04 7.06. Belgian francs demand 7. ca- bles 7.35. Guilders, demand 34. ca- bles 34.65. Lire, demand 4.37. cables 4.39. 'Marks, demand 1.61; cables 1.62. Greece, demand 7.21; Argentine, demand 32.12; Brazilian, demand 13.75; Mon- treal 11 1-8 per cent. discount. i Bar silver; domestic 99 1-2; foreign 58 1-8; Mexican dollars 44 1-2. ‘COTTON. New York, Awnril 9.—Cotton futures closed, very steady. May 1L.75. July 12.28. October 12.84. December 13.18. January 13.29. Spot steady; middling | 11.95. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES. TYesterday. Ago ‘oek Stedting (par $4.86% per soverelen)— Demsnd .. . 9% Jables ank, 60 days Bank, 90 days Coml, 60 days ... Coml. 9 days Demand 5 1105 Frauce (par 183 cents per franc) Cables Italy (par Demand Cables Belelum Demand Cables 5 Germany ‘(par 238 cents Der mark)— Cables 182 Austria(pas 3.3 Cente per crovmem Demand . . N Cales 28 THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS. Chieago, April 8 —FHogs—Receipts, 22 000 head; market active and steady to 15¢ lower. Bulk, §5.40@9.50; top, § heavyweight, medium cables | € the ball and .vu about to shoot when Referee Riding called off side. T. Weall and C. Weall kept trying shots at the goal, time after time, till at last, T. Weall received a pass from Arnott and scored with a cross shot. Hands were given against Greenhalgh. ‘+T. Weall took the kick and scored with a fast shot well out of the 4, Taftville 1. The lineup: ] I American Thread. Taftville. Spencer . see.eseeaseess Finlayson Goal 5 C. TetOW .ccevccnnsscs cvesess Andrew Right Back ) A. Tetlow .. Greenhalgh Ball tovevesenscncinnianes casess Pilling Right Half Joe Tetlow .............. .+ Greenhalgh Centre Half J. Cropper .............. +«.. Robinson Counsell . Whewell ... . Inside Right M. Weall coveienecatasasaa.o Finlayson Center C. Weall ... Brooks Amott ....... +.v.. Mather Goemally ..ov.ssiiocsoese ... W. Brown Linemen. Score: American Thread 4: Taftville 1.. Commenced 3.20, finished 4.57 : halves, two 45 min. GIANTS RELEASED SIX YOUNG PLAYERS TO MINORS New York, April 10.—The New York Nationals today announcel the release of six young players to minos league clubs. They are Outfielder Vernon Spen- cer and Pitcher Jesse Winters to ‘he To- ronto ciub of the International League; Infielder Roy Grimes to the Toledo cinb of the American Association ;Outficlder Roy Barcroft to the Chattanooga club of tha Southern - Association, Pitcher C. Evans to the Norfolk club of the Vir- ginia League, and Infielder Leo Kane to the Hartford club of the Eastern league. BALTIC RIVALS WON FIRST GAME OF SEASON Baltic, Conn. April?10—The Baltic Rivals defeated the Norwich All Stars on the Sayles, here, Sunday afternoon scoring the winning run in the ninth inning. E. (Papineau of the Rivals fanned 12 batters to his opponents 9 and al- lowed only one walking' ticket. The lineup and summary: Rivals. AUl Stars. ab hpo a2 e ab hpo a e Simenc'u2b 5 15 1 1o e Amourlt 5 3 0 0 200 372 0 1 25079 4 9 0 3 3 2 3012 3 oR! 0 4 10 000 4 10 1,23 3910 b0 4 0 4 150 100600 0 0————— — - 2% 11 6 Totals %-827 9 (x) One out when winning run was scored. (xx) Batted for Almauist. e by innings 3. Pspinean, tesu Heibel. Struck out, by o; . Pmplre A. c«;\:umi Time 2 hours. Scorer, TO SEND INTERCOLLEGIATE RIFLE TEAM TO ENGLAND New York, April 10.—An intercolle- giate rifle team will be sent to England thig year to compete against a represen- $9.50; ights. light weight. $0.40@ light g sows, rough, 3 7.40 Cattle—Receipts, market, generally stead Beef steers: Choice and_pri 5@9.40; 'medium _and good, good and choice, § common and Butcher cattle: Heifers, cows, $4.50@7.75; bulls, Canners and cutters: medium, $4.00@ Cows and s, $2.00@4.50; canner steers, $3.00 50. Veal calves (light and handy- weight), $6.50@9.50; feeder steers, $7.00 @8.50 ; stocker steers, $6.00@8.10; stock- er cows and heifers, $4.00@6.00. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, head ; market generally steady. Lambs (84 1bs, down), $8.75@$10; lambs (85 lbs. lambs (culls_and_com- earling wethers, @ 75; ewes (culls and com- mon), $2@4.50; feeder lambs, $7@85.25 Pittsburgh, April 8.—Cattle—Supply light; marke tstéady. Choice, $9.40@ 10; prime, $9.40@10; good, $8.75@9 butchers, $3.50@9. fair, 8.75; common, $7.50@8.75; common to zood fat bulls, $3@5; common to good fat cows, §6@?T; heifers. $7@8.50; fresh cows and springers, $60@90. Veal Calves—Receipts, 100 head ; mar- ket, 50c higher, at $12.00. Sheep and Lambs—Supply, 800 head; market steady. Prime wethers, $6.00; good mixed, $5.00@6.00; fair mixed, $2.00@ $4.00@5.00; culls and common, 4.00; lambs, steady, at $9.50. Hogs—Receipts, 2,500 head ; market, 50c lower. Prime heavy hogs, $9.00: heavy $9.25@9.50; mediums. $1 light yorkers, $10.25@10.50; pigs, $1 @10.50 ; roughs, $4.75@7.50; stags, $4 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET., High. low.' Close. 5% 13 3 . Close. % 80 63 18] 3% 5% % % Y% g $! weight, $8.85@9.50 ight, $9.35@ | reach of Finlayson. Final score:’ American Thread 1 to 0 in one of the best games seen | packing sows, | NORWICH BULLETIN, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1821 AGogd TLEAN CHAP HEY. PERFECT tative British team, it was announced to- day by the Intercollegiate Association of Associated Kifle Clubs. Kach of the fit- teen colleges in the association will en- ter three men in try-out matches for the lfflm during the tional Rifle Assocla- tion events at Camp Perry, Ohio, next summer. It is pla d also to have the colleges, represented in the national matches by twelve-men teams. CONN. MILLS WON DECIDING GAME FROM EMERALDS Danielson, Conn., April 10.—Connecti- cut Mills wound up its basketball season in the town hall, hers, Saturday night by defeating the Emeralds of Willimantic, on hand to witness the deciding game of a three game series. The game was fine to watch and clean all the. way through. Referee Mellor kept a sharp lookout for unclean playing and called fouls for anything that was not on the level, The Mark brotherg plaved again for Conn. Mills. They played real basket- ball, and strange that it may seen, their jhigh handed pugilistics Wwere entirely eli- minated. Flo Harv of Newport, Mar- tin and Bill Reddy were the other mem- bers of the winning team. The Emeralds had the regular lineup with the exception of Sheehy. He played a fast ‘game. WON NATIONAL A. A. A. ATTO RACE AT LOS ANGELFS Los Angeles, April 10.—Jimmy Murphy won the National A. A. A. automobile races at the Los Angeles Speedw day. He took the fourth heat of !in 13 minutes, 9.3 seconds, an averaze speed of 107.3 miles ver hour, and the final heat of 50° miies in 27 minutes 27.8 seconds, at an average =peed of 109.55 miles an hour, Ralph De Palma, Eddis Pullen and Jos Thomas also won preliminary heats of 25 miles. Pullen made the best time, 13 minutes 54 seconds in thess In the final and deciding heat Sarles was seccond: Eddie Pullen third, Eddie Hearne fourth; Joe Thomas fifth and De Palma sixth. ° The racé was for prize money aggre: gating $15.000 and for points counting towards the National A. A. A. champion- ship this year. MARTIN CHOSEN IN WESLEYAN FOOTBALL COACH Middletown, Conn., April 10.—John F. 7.0004Martin, former Oberlin Coilezo athlete, hias been chosen head football coach at Weslevan University, it was announced tonight by Dr. Edgar Fauver, director o fathletics. ~Martin Wau, assistant football coach last fall. The athletic council also has re-elected him coach of the track team. Paul O. Frey, also a former Oberlin r, has been named coach of basebal] asketball at Wesevan, effective next He is now assistant coach in these two sports. The athletic council adopted a resolu- tion forbidding members of the Wesleyan baseball team from playing professional baseball in the summer. CAPABLANCA WON TENTH CHESS GAME FROM LASKER Havana, April 10.—Jose R. Capablan- ca, the Cuban chess master, won the tenth game of the world’s championship matech with Dr. Emanue] Lasker tonight, Dr, Lasker resigning after the 68th move. Capablanca has won two games, Las- ker none, and eight have been drawn. EXHIBITION BASEBALL. At New York—New York Nationals 7, Washington Americans 5. At Brooklyn—New York Americans 4, Brooklyn Nationals 5 (12 innings). At Louisville—Boston Nationals T, Louisville American Association 5. At Milwaukee—Chicago Americans 4, Milwaukes 3. At Jersey City—Philadelphia Nation- 48 to 34, before a big crowd that was | i i | als 4, Jersey City Internationals 2. At Memphis-—Pittsburgh Nationals 7; Memphis 8. At Hackensack, N. J.—Philadelphia Americans (second team) 4, . Hartford (Eastern League) 3. At Newark—Newark Internationals 6, Boston Americans R D R A HOLDOUT STOCK LEFT TO JOIN THE CARDINALS Mobile, Ala., April 10.—Milton Stock, third baseman of the St. Louis National League club, who has been a holdout this season, left his home here today to re- port to.the team. ' Stock announced be- fore leaving that the club owners had agreed to his terms. BUTLER, OLD TIME BASEBALL PLAYED, 18 DEAD Boston, April 10.—Frank E. Butler, an old time baseball player, who in his day was a leading light in the Northwestern League, the old Union League and the New England league, died at his home here late Saturday night after a briet illne:; On the diamond he was known as “Kid” Butler. SEATTLE AND LOS ANGELES PLAYED 22-INNING wAME Los Angeles; April 10.—In a twenty- two inning game,.the longest in organ- ized baseball so far this season, Seattle defeated Los Angeles 12 to 8, in the first game of a scheduled double header to- day. The second game was postponed because of darknes Roughnecks Won, The Tannery Roughnecks defeated the | Greeneville Tigers, 10 to 5, Sunday af- ternoon, on the Mohegan Park grounds Robrowski and Snyder were the battery | for the winners. The Roughnecks chal- lenge any team under 18 years. Want Baseball Games. The Williams, one of Connecticut's fastest semi-pro clubs, wish to arrange road games with the fastest Semi-pro and industrial clubs about the state. Ad- dress J. J. Bradford, 778 Siate street, New Haven, Conn. SPORT NOTES Georges Carpentier's $50,000. forfeit money, guaranteeing his appearance in the ring with Jack Dempsey on Ju- 1y 2 has been deposited in a New York Trust Company vault. Rickard said that he had been in- <ormed by Carpentier’s manager that the Frénch heavy ht would arrive in this country the first week in May to begin training. The release of Clifft Brady second baseman and captain of the Pitts- field Eastern league team last year, to the Jersey City. Internationals was announced by manager Hugh Duffy of the Red Sox in despatches from the south. Brady who was an import- ant element in the Red Sox scheme until Derrill Pratt signed to play sec- ond base will revert to the team at the close of the season. The, University of Minnesota, runner up to Pennsylvania for the one mile relay championship at the relay car- nival last year, has entersd a team in this event again this season three members of last years team, including Johnson, who gave Eddy a close race, are still at Minnesata. Three ousted members of the White Sox Club who were released because of indictments in connection with the 1919 world series scandal, are organ- izing a team of their own, with ‘the object of playing clubs not in the ma- jor leagues. George K. Miller is asso- ciated with other brokers in backing the scheme. The three players are Joe Jackson “Swede" Risberg, and Claude Williams. It is stated that Fred McMullin and Coming to the Strand Thursday, Friday and Saturday ington and St. Louis .Americans, i also expected to join. Miller said tha would be included. York National league club has bee ordered to report to the Toledo Amer. can Association club at Chattanoos the Toledo team playing games with the New Haven Macon, Ga. Pitcher Fried has been released the New Haven club. Two others al 80 may be released to New Haven, CONDEMNS ATTITUDE OF informed A. H. Smith, president of th New York Centra] Railro: in given out here today, t roads are making a mist titude toward labor. It was in reply t I-xmxive'gnmmmee in conferring wit] representatives of railroad employes. “Your assumption,” Mr, Fi labor representatives, the most board was quite unwarranted. We ve: frankly put our real position before the: organizations and the public. Wa thin rtie: tions. Mr. Fiske stated that the Metropolita Life Insurance Company holds .securiti of the New York Central railroad an its' subsidiaries amounting to nearly $23 000,000 par value. In addition. it has o ita books loans and agreements to loa vestment in railroad seirities. “Our interest in your compa nz to rea terest. It is even more Aisturbing find yourself and the hoard resent t an! este, “None of tha railway managements ha thought it wise to seek any counsel or t recognize in any way tion in which we find oursclves. On th other hand vou are objecting, If you wi pardon us for saying so, in an offensiv. deavor to protect our own investment cooperation and halp rather than oppos! tion.” “And now that our conference Ia over. the letter concluded, “we feel that have accomplished mneh. investors, administrators —get together for recrimination.” TURKS DESIRE TO REACH TUNDERSTANDING WITH FRANC Washington, April 10.—Frank France for subverting Briliuh ment received here today from Angera. ish naationalist three other former hig league men Infielder Roy Grimes ‘of the New Tenn., According to a dispatch received from Roger” Bresnahan, who is with exhibition club at to RAILROADS TOWARD LABOR New York, April 10.—Haley Fiske, | president of the Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Company and a member of the exe- cutive committee of the National Asso- | ciation of Owners of Railroad Securities, a letter 1 e wrote, ‘that in seeking a conference with the import-4 ant element in the present problem, we | were pretending to represent you on your hould show conciliatory disposi- over $9.000,000 on bonds and mortgages upon real estate ‘to finance your opera- tions in the neighborhood of your termi- " the letter continues, “eur t amounts to $32,000.000, is about 15 per cent. of our total in- y is a vi- that you are disposed to ignore this in- action on our part to protect our inter- the serfous situa- not to say impeftinent, way. to our en- We feel that wa had a right to expect we In our opin- fon It is time that all of the intereste— and operatives :and that it is not a time ac- knowledgement on the part of the Turk- ish nationalist government of Angora of & desire to reach an understanding with influence in the Near East in a semi-official state- The declaration of polizy of the Turk- government, whicn was drawn up coincident with the dispazza of delegates to the London Near East con- on France, by the Turks may have had some influence in the evacuation of Cili- cia as well as in the Nnclusion of a formal understanding between the twe governments, “Great Rritain is today not emly su- preme in the Neast East.” the national- ist statement declares, “but also in the s t n a, whole world, and France finds herself underthis domination. Tirkey under- stands perfectly well that the struggle, which she pursues today s meither against Greeks or against the French but instead wholly against the British.” The Near Eastern policy of Great Britain was represented as being direct- ed against France and that of the latter as endeavoring to maintaln Intaet an independent Turkey, Critisism, however, was made of the pursuit by Franee of “certain economic interests, contrary te the vital intérests of the Turks.” The evacuation of Ciicla by Frames” the statement sald, “would so strength. en the government of Anatoila that all plang of British formation would be very shortly effectually checked.” HELD FOR MURDE! WAKEFIELD, MASS,, OF A PATROLMAN o Mr. Smith's Jetter to S. Davies Warfield, president of the association, taking ax- ception to the position of the association's Wakefield, Mass., Aprfl 10.—Clarence M. Loud, of Melrose, was held for mur- der in the first degree today in connec- tion with the fatal shooting last night of Patrolman James A. Preston, whose body was found by automobilists in a lonely spot on Lowell road. In the dead patrolman's hand was a lighted flashlight and in his cap, the police said, was a memorandum indicating that he had ar- rested Loud on a statutory charge. In the cap also was the license number of an automobile that proved to be Loud's. Discovery of the car backed into a weod | With the license nlate t\cned up led to Loud’s arre today. Lond refuzed * o comment on the sheet- ing. but the police said he admit L District Attorney, Tuffs that he was on e Lowell h k the present truculent attitude of some railroad administrations towards the op- eratives and the uniens a great mistake which may lead to disaster, and that it is time that all concerned In the prop- arly n ere found in autopsy todav. A search s home revealed several bullets of similar calibre, the poliee as- serted, but they found no weapen, Patrolman Preston had ducting a campalgn azainst parked automobiles at =pots In Lowell road and had brought several persons to court charged with disorderly conduet. 2 n n been oen- persons who night In gloomy e PROHIBITION N FiGHAT AT DOCK IN JACKSONVILLE 0 y .Vfll‘_;\lnn\"“" Fla., Several men are . ported have been wounded | fight here tonight between 1~|:‘-a? ::':‘- hibition officers and members of the crew of the Japanese steamer Eris Marn. The saflors _were sald to have been unload- ng whiskey from the steamer when in- tercepted by the prohibition officers. s 0 n Out by Christm, We yet may have to start 1 mowe- ment to get old Henry Ford ont of the trenches of class warfare.—Columbuas Dispatch. g- ——— Breaking Tradition Will H. Hays says the Postotfice department is not an institution for profit and politics but for service. Mr. Burleson is not going to think much of his successor.—Detroit Free Press. ——— Working Like Beavers. “Beavers do no work for a period of threa months or more each summer,” according to an exchange. And college professors, it is eaid, work like baavers. —Providence Journal. E Undiscoverable. The hunt for a painless method of taxation is like Ponce de Leon's search for the fountain of youth.—Wheeling Intelligencer. Happy Felsch will also be included|ference for revision of the Trkish treaty,| Why isn" bos me in_the lineup. - is of especial interest, in the opinion of | friend if he find’s"w:‘r'k X?or rx‘d“l‘ hm’fl' Joe Gedeon, formerly with the Wash- | officials here, since the policy urged up- . - to do? By Abaer, Anthony eivEs 1H: =& g g ) back in the old, ofd£4 husband got to be xt obba’ bank she had cooked her* But nobedy remembered this maw,;or, If they did, refraimed fiom g o ] oioa Nrarery) pinstng and been glad to liave dlamers’te ook “ON; i whe knew her and those who to lmew her were under a tre- strain, Of these latter folk ‘Wheeler was one. r Wiheeler had come to town towhere. She always Rad been }h,h‘ me prospects. Her hus- Tegt phe grocery store. But Fanny : She was a climber by §Mast she clitmbed into the good dfhi neighbor, Mrs. Hallam, ‘B way of Mrs. Hailam she into that sclect organization known as:thwWoman's Club. And now by way of, foman's Club it seemed thes alie? to climb into the fa- rederic Scott Dibble. it bome with her head in 2 Ifimd her fiushed and pal- e he returned to supper. Sam!” she cried. “I wish you d"‘“fu;-‘btr‘things and her pearl -l!'l:*gle one of her dia- i i i il 2 [ X svecitls had dropged in my lap you could giwe wp your old grocery store and I parties. For three months the “Pshaw!” ssid Sam . Me smiled st for Fanny. her through- his spectacles.” Sam was too tired uswally-te show emthusiasm, but he allowed Fanmy to.have her way. “I'd like to got: somse’of ther;trade,” he added. ‘{She-jost:about-Eeeps Banks go- ing” But Fanny was edfisussn@émilenabeve the groccry‘m‘n’vh‘h‘-h cther of her own'lmginatien. This was eag hay. ; ¥ day the’ Womar's ¥} catled 2’ special meeting and ele ‘h}Wheelu' as secretary. There ;m’: whisper that Mrs. Fredesie,Sostt/Dibble had suggest- ed this. “@k; Samil . This is a step for- ward, indeed”. sighed. happily. “You bet. - Mrs.!Bibblé's housekeeper phoned in a $13'order this morning,” re- plied Sam. § Bat! at Green Flat; Fammy}: gown that ufldc":fiok at onee’ unsophisticated, and refined. Fanny was® amazingly pretty, with lots of animatien. the things of wealth. She looked upen Mrs. Dibble as being ‘beloved of for- tume, to be at once respected and rever- ed Her ewn life and ;pleasuwes dwin- died as Mrs. Dililile;espanded ¥’ before her. She weuld’ bave laid ; down her best .frock for the great lady -®" walk upon. cial a8 well as delightful. It seemed she could not have enongh of it.% to take F: to the Hoese te call upon her.% 2 Soon Fanny found her whole fime engaged. She fretted . if ‘she 'did net ~ ‘ask her Sam came home to get his own supger.” We had cakes and ices. thing you Eke! Only let me alone.” information. ¥ “ “What &id T de? T played bridge with “her. She always wins. She's so clewer L3t cards. Oh, I wrote a few letters for 'hh‘n“j-in, tos. Her social secretary failed to ‘She found Please—Mrs. Dibble objected to her per- _" expecting anether " secretary in T ik et e 1 e [ my serviats to Mrs. Dibble, “send her car for me at; - morning. 1 shall luneh withi berand re- turn at 4. Oh, Sam,isn't it won B H‘fl not hear lim. ‘hear from Mrs. Dibble and . smxionsly, Witl you get for RP™ When twe gfer Mrs. Dibble in- imagined that she had _fallen 3 i Fanmy flushed. ' "Sam Whesler, you vited the Woman's Chib 0 a luncheon grace. When she did hear, she was w0 degrade friendship when' ajmew excited to attend to'niimor matfers.’ She| mercial value upen it in ithi young, neglected her housework. -Many a night ; word pay hus never passed between Mirs.* “T've beert with Mrs. Dibble al after- ' think of. I'm Life began to be,a feverish delusion noon,” Fanny would say, “and I'm tired ice to her.” Oh, get smp- Once Sam attempted to get further and ‘se dismissed her. She is 2 She " “Hom?P sueored Sam. “How ' mesh - - Jooking atier in 2 derful?”, more 4 3 noen. She worshipped wealth-2nd and headachy. I don't care for supper. Sam rwbbed his chin thoughtfully. “T've heard of such things,” he said in his low voice. What things?” Famny’s tone bad an edge. . Sam sighed and shook his head. “Nev- er mind what * But it's all right, Fan- n; y,” be said. . = For ten days Fanny was completely at Mrs. Dibbie's beck and call Every aft- e ermoon she came home tired and peev- . Jew ish. Bvery morning she overslept, while Sffered Sam rummaged the larder for his soli-, it to favor her. tary brealfast. But Sam was silent. heme. Oh, Samf® 8 :30 each’ Somefimenihemever, Fanmy eaught him “What, dearie? J ,way that made her she was. Faony came homg at walked' into the house, sur- 3 1sat drinking celd tea | wd /and butter and hom,’ iy The ; Which b boiled and, skiced | from his own stere. “I $ida't hear the Dibble and me. It is the last.thing21 25" he;spmacked, glancing wp. only happy to be of werv- sapthing? Guing right back?” off her hat, then sat down at the and burst into tears. ’ “Great Scott, Fan!”" Sam sprung wp and got her into his arms. She leanedl against him sobbing. “T've been—so misused,” che said. “1 got twe letters mixed—and she—called me an—an ‘ignoramns. And th= house- keeepr says that's the way she 2lways talked to her 3ecretary. I let her um derstand that I was no secretary. 1| wasn't getting a cent of pay. I just did And—then | camey “T owght to have lmown better. R served me right. I thought she was- what she seemed, lnd._du's just a hor~ rid * oldténpeny” woman, for all her mongy. ;H.;l've put up with .everys _H-.&-uhntmdsniuntokeeph' with her, and now—" . “Never mind,” said Som. “You've got' me left.” Fanny flung her arms about his neel