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a nn Wednesdays, December 2, 1908: ) oe Evening World Daily Magazine, =ys = | geonreeazeeeseonveenseovenenunyes b> cater, The Sofa Moved. ' Fifty American «+ Nos, 68 to By Maurice Ketten. >t Sunday by the Press Publishing Company Park Row, New York Pudiienea Dally Ex Soldiers of Fortune Batbeer ree eattine tnited Staten | AN qe taeernationa 18 By Albert Payson Terhune ls H ae me oe —— ‘ NO. 19.—DANIEI, DU LAUT. “VOLUME 4 . . seeee . NO. 17 oO —— HERE was wild excitement in King Louis's Canadian province one T morning in the latter half of the seventeenth century when it was discovered th night. Questi pe “ONCE A REFORMER.” NDREW FREEDMAN'S « Richard ( nering. Of t no less than 800 young men had vanished during the were shouted; women loudly ‘bewailed the disap- and or son. Little by little the responsibility was sifted dos a to one man—a squat, shaggy French emigrant, Daniel Du Lhut., At last the mystery was cleared. Du Lhut had persuaded the S00 youths to turn their backs on provinciel respectability (and poverty) and to take up outlaw life under his leadership, } Du Lhut belonged to the petty nobility of France. To mend his finances he had come to Canada. There he found no gold lying around loose; no prospect of winning untold fortune without an effort. The province's chief wealth lay in its fur trade. But this was so restricted by law that i r within reach of every newcomer. There were several al business open to Du Lhut, but being of noble birth, ————~~— '® “he scorned to work for a living. The wild, forest life with } The Man Who {ts constant dangers and its prospects of gaining riches by } searneats Work.$ unlawful fur trading appealed strongly to him. He found i ‘ance of hu yker Was a nota one hy men around the table at Sherry s there were not a half dozen who have not made riches out of fr contracts and one form or an- was no lon, other of speci: | privilege or po- nes of commer litical favor. There were Judges and ex-Judges. commissioners and ex-commissioners, contrac- er colonists who had the same idea. He was a born leader of me! snee! tors, Magistrates, referees, receivers and typical representatives of that class of the community who thrive on politics and patronage. The principal speech was made by District-Attorney Jerome. Mr. | . this shaggy soldier of fortune who dat honest work. So he hit upon a plan ; With 800 followers he turned his back upon ctvilization and started on the { & life of a coureur de bois (forest runner). In other words, he plunged {nto { wilderness to barter, stea’ or fight for all the fur he could get hold of, and in- cidentally, to be free of the thousand churehly and secular rules that bound \ down the Canadian colonists, He and his men became outlaws. And no local 4 power was strong ¢ . sche Jerome not many years ago was violent in abuse of Richard Croker. He called him names of insult and offense. He asked the people to elect him District-Attorney that he might prosecute Croker, Platt and their friends. Mr. Jerome was elected. He landed Croker at the Freedman dinner as the man to “solve the puzzle” of New York, as a leader of ugh to arrest or punish them nor of Canada, loved a brave man. He also e1 ld extend France's power westward Du Lhut from pursuit. The outlaw's uncle, a Frencl; to dispose of his wares at a tremen the law nt the next few ye rontenac, e that he secretly protected han so undertook couraged any j us profit. So did other merchants who could { tn the forests, ruling his flerce com- riends with Indians heir own wilderness “strength and convictions,” as “one of the few men in public life who | have had convictions and the courage to stick to them.” | ernately making tn nd carrying time to astnesses, F tim ie and hu ross to France to strengthen his : mir : ; eis position deals with the Mi Solonial Afts He was by now No one will accuse Mr, Jerome of having had the courage to stick far too every way to fear from the local law. He founded to his convictions. te tales am, on the north shore of e Superior, bulld- ations and admintstered n several hostile ing grou two murderers gto stroy the . presence and Me CROWKER handty 15 A LOVELY MAN AV RPP: THE REST ARE ‘ SHIRT DANCERD } e of the ‘ x: he town took { name N° TRIMME Pepeomennneeea Te Detroit remains t9 ventures in nada to pro- } Indian Fights. 1689, f t would shan: tH Indian war he pe c NrOflANNViid West novel, Once e campaign, he and a few fo atta 1ols war canoe, § fits twenty-twe a offices tn his old » 1 these and went again to the Lake Superior | y-four, he died. The city of Duluth Missing numbers of this series will be supplied apon application te Circulation Depurtment, Evening World, aponm receipt of one-cent stamp for each number, BODO T0000 0000000 000000000 000000000000000: Players of the Period et | h ily Ci Handing 0 i ou; Mr. Jarr Squares the Family Circle by Handing Out Justice None GracelvanlSiuflaiford= By yonneen/Brleton ; : : - < VAN STUPDIFORD, whose stellar return to the light opera world De Lancey Nicoll also spoke. As Assistant District-Attorney he To a Youthful Hero Who Has Rescued a Damsel in Distress 5 G of the ¢ of the present theatrical season, was b prosecuted the boodle Aldermen whom Jake Sharp bribed to get the | 4 5 ie - ah ie ea aa at BU MERRIE Broadway franchise. Since then he has become attorney for Ryan By Roy L. McCardell. vous pleesitol old (end nel manic tellunel he, brutally bea 2 ubrey mand aia: ing the future that wae betore her ax a professions : : ? y on gays she'l she went to Chicago and took a thorough course o and the Metropolitan. He said: “It is true I was once a reformer. JARR met her husband at the door with a grave face | Well, {f you want to make a mollycoddle of him!” snorted Mr. Jarr, affecting FTES EAAT SCS TIE MIT Ro ea But I saw the error of my ways and I came into the organization, as What's the matter, dear? Anything gone wrong?" asked Mr. Jarr. to be enraged, ‘give me the whip! No; get me my leather belt. I'll a Quive, as she was known in those days, made her stare des he) err y “I want you tu give Willle the best whipping he ever had,” sald Mrs. jathering he won't forget’ Where !» he?” put in the sum: , appearing with the stock opara ; Mr, Jerome is doing now. Jarr. "He's been ust dreadful to-day. “He's in his room, and he's very naughty and says he'll do t again,” sata company, etlithel Schiller ‘Theaire) (CMoago, her! ara cart Cha “Now, look here," said Mr. Jarr, “I don't see why I irs. Jarr. Reitieg in "Th ke Hussa The season of 1s i { plea Map YASDORe have to do that. I come home often when the children “He will, will he? roared Mr. Jarr. “Get me the strap!” being SUNDA UD y) one IS98- lk Patrick Henry McCarren spoke. ypeared with the Bos f ‘| A) she ans, singing second so- are a-bed, and I go down town In the morning often before, “On, not the strap" said Mr. Jarr, weakening. “He's such a | eran cole alia cate fae cane aaa pie Re ones wer mony i i: they are up. They see very little of me"— ‘phe strap!” bellowed Mr. Jarr, "The stra rene. pelea etn pron nuh nee panne Rely oH They were all in ha: Peh/ teh the Onmen desire that some men “They'd see more of you if you'd come home eartier or) -T¥q@n't permit that'” said Mrs, Jarr. ‘That would be brutal. No; just nigau ange AAta cops tOUNtan a ee phould rule New York on “liberal lines. stay in at nights!’ sald Mrs. Jarr. “However,” she added, glap him with your hend. but don't strike too hard.” i” millionaire|eandidhelatagelisnen nerimeticanirolens It needed no interpreter to tell such en audience what “liberal | ‘thav's not the ques: 1 jt 18 no use for me to try to “The strap!’ repeated Mr. Jarr. “You {nsist he be punished. I'll do tt right. nll th n y 4 4 4 It was the season of 1 anything at natter, but you MUST give Wille phe strap or nothing » that saw Miss Qines” meant. | spin reaeeae tee al aok dilagainii dean ti ealanatreiiarrteartullyytisunnone been known t9 the footlights ver alnce, resume ber A; ‘ . 5, “I want you to stop twit- | yo, ve him ‘a good tal’ ing to. He listens to you." ing on tou! at sed i on De Angelis ii “Liberal lines” means that what was done before in Croker’s time | De ater Laine Celie: Coon Le BalGiE TO Ca TORE e ene heat RIAL sie) ae In the fall of 1900 she made a marked impression upon > shall be done again; that the public franchises shall again be used for | give up bowillng se our club hasn't Jarr in a confide he slipped in and took the If on his knee. Y er work at the rapp tan Opera-House with t A 3 eo . this winter, and if I go to lodge and belong to Willle, who had sat scarec nut resolute, threw his arms around his fathe nd Opera company, with which within a space of elght ‘ vate gain; that the special forms of money-making prohibited by Q for ice, and while I may drop neck and began to cry. her HewnE roles: Marguerite in peut ain in i 1 } a face!’ sobbed the boy,‘ He oA “ rovator Michaela { our-de-Lys w shall be allowed as special favors; that the prosperity of the men place once in a do I stay there to play “He scratched Utrle Mary R te fac ! } Hl the 2 x. I aid : va met ya va iehonialny armen our to a ia ; > At least, do I do it often?’ to tell mamma because I'm Mary's beau,” faltered the Ifttle fellow. “Rut T ain't be In Ma sephine In re" ang Yur ithe mass of the people, : +o puntsh him and punish him good this night!" “Bet your life, son!’ said Mr. Jarr. “You put {t all over him, didn’t you? ished « n season In Vaudeville, ever-ready haven of the distressed ve me home to beat my children. Pshaw! Willle's a pia he hit back?” logitine It the Grand Jury panel were made up from the guests at the Bu : you wouldn't want him to be a goody-goody!"* “He tried to, pop.” sald Willie proudly, “but T bloodied his nose and he run M \ddiford then rejoined the ranks of the Bostonians, this time in the (reedman dinner there would be no danger of Thomas F. Ryan being | °°” to be a rufflan and a s And 1 don't 1 naiatatal uate: diiel homatareine capacity’ ¢ remaining two seasons with anization, du | pie I" ' ‘ein nent: a id the fF Ing whic ne sh en as Maid Marian tn “Robin He also : 2 viikineon's Little boy, Aubrey, as Aubrey was coming home from, “Bully for you! Here's ten cents. Don't tell mamma,” eald the proud father. | ing which time § seen a i ‘ tndicted, especially since foar of Ryan’s lawyers were among the se: upon Mre. WHKir raed ROT EE fi “Did you give him a good talking to?” asked Mrs, Jarr, looking in the title role in the new De Koven-Smith opera, “Maid Marian,” incou hi AARON ANE ANN NT ee cicg/ that hip/toete. Gala Air ‘well, I guess!” said Mi. varr. “I threatened to make hi wild whic ce had met at the hands of ‘our theatre-going public wpeakers. I don't see why 1 snould whip him for punch a 2 ” career, Mise Van Studdiford determined to try her luck as an oper- a ink Wille should have k him on the brow when he was flowers and take plano lesfons, too : Mise Van § ry opr How Richard Croker must have filled with contempt when he | Jar "If you think Wille shoul have Ulta Diet sting im good, why didn't| "1 know where hy rete all his rough ways!” sald Mrs, Jarr. But, when Mtr, aking ner first appearance at the head of her own company, Oct. 6, od. coming home hig pia sd Jarr told her all, sha siniled and said: Md., .n “Red Feather," in which she continued for two years, Dtsten: you whip htm Mrs. cause he |s getting so strong he 1s beyond me," sa rr. "And It's| “He's Just Hike hia father.” n of 1905-106 she succeeded Lilllan Russell as the star in For Croker {s no hypocrite, and Croker never knowingly broke a 4 wo years following this she again sought refuge in public political pledge. He never promised “to follow the Metropoli- ddiford resumed starring in the fall of the present year appearing fasta” and then went before te Grand Jury tomernt tows The Million Dollar Kid ¢fe #@o #@o By RW: Taylor innate Riau "tate alias aie mece | sports- ldictment. woman, being especially fond of horses and dogs, and {8 an eager participant «j) out-of-door sports, She has a younger sister, Mary Qu GIT ouT, BRUNO! ntly embraced a stage cureer, she having appea 1 NEED. THIS ' 1," and is now understudy to the star In . Who has re- don tour last year in “Wood- 'The Golden Butterfly,” several HUH, THAT BANK ISN'T We Pur A NICKEL IW Letters From the People bid Enouc Fem | \TURNEY PAY: Mi i A ) 1 epping into Miss Van Studdiford's shoes during the recent run at the NAPOLEON , MR meh Dog HOUSE! ondway,' ] ¢ +-—_____ i WLYWED! 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But suppo: the counter twelve hours daily for rest, eating gar ricl p for. satety , h pip ee nu sleeping; then he would need 19,02 years, 319 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes “psa ‘ iy i n Which to complete th sk! in no other ¢ f : - eR ES The Former ts Correct ee-inch pipe : HA oe aT ——— y Ng sis WE'LL £ WH! AND T Por ’ As to je \ '4T Loos 1 GvESS > AN T ’ / \ anise To GET Rip OF THIS, $i0,000 in iT he Day s Good Stories # “ i —_——— / py. | bE A nee MONK HE DOESN'T ° } \ A IKENNEL How ond? t Se A Lost Day. His Wife Was Wise, YOUNG boy got @ job with a T one of the largest playhouses tm A Scottish farmer once. 2 A this city recently at the end af “Ye'll sleep in the barn,” the the first act a fire insurance mam j farmer said, “and [1] expect you to wr | nuErtedly arose and sald ‘to his wife: aes wife of in the fleld ike morn at four| «1 hear an alarm of fire. | must ra 4 he was o'clock." i - |and see where and what it is." at Very well sir," sald the boy. She heard no alarm, but silently made r But the first morning he oversiept a way for his exit. eet p and it was 4.30 when he reached | "11, wasnt are,” he said, returning te | Mawicipal Civil smile fe nd act of 4 ae alo, Aa, san 4 HF farmer leaning po ha Kom gate ore peg ertngerrrae svessing,”* j him a black loo Where have yq been ail the tore | sad hie wits, and she wae ® gseg see | ‘ ‘ noon? he growled, Washington Star, | guesser—Philadelphia Public vedger QUE the competitors o. 4 he