The Messenger. (Lambert, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1904 Page: 4 of 6
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"And the world will aa y: "What did
ba ace la him?
“Exactly! That' jaat wbat tho
world la saying of me I expect!' El-
lice Dare threw back ber pretty head
and looked a little defiantly at ber
hneband of a year " 'What did aba
aee In hlmr "
“Well?" he laughed a bit eonstraln-
edly “And wbat did you aee In me 7“
She lifted ber gray eyea to bla and
abrugged ber Blender abouldera with
an Inaouclant air
“Not much! waa the unexpected re-
ply “May I— offer yon a bachelor'
button Geoff T“
She held out tbe tiny red bloasom —
little more than a delay bluahlng vlr-
idly — with a eareleea bow which
aomebow bad tbe power to Irritate
him In bla preaent mood
He took It and flung It far away
acroaa tbe cliff
“1 am no longer a bachelor now—
worat luck! he muttered aa be turn-
ed on bla heel and left ber
Ellice Dare ablvered a little al-
though It waa mid-June Tbeae little
tlffa were becoming of almost dally
occurrence now and both of them
were at fault ahe knew And yet
Geoffrey would not or could not aee
where he provoked by bla heavy un-
certain temperament and Ellice a
creature made for amllea and laugh-
ter and fun loved nothing ao mucb
aa to tease him
A aob escaped her allra white
throat aa ahe aank down on a aeat
and tbe aea made a little lapping
sound on the sand below which seem-
ed a fit accompaniment to ber
thoughts
"I'll try ever ao bard — ever ao hard
next time" she murmured to herself
“Perhaps— oh If only Geoffrey would
not take things ao serloualy! Why —
oh why didn't be klsa that bachelor's
button I believe If be bad I'd have
kissed him"
She rose and whistled to her dog
and the two were soon racing over
tbe heathery moor which fringed the
coast each In their different way en-
joying tbe exhilarating air and the
exercise of mind and body
All at once something ber husband
bad said came to her mind She had
been very near to forgetting It in her
volatile way
“I am no longer a bachelor worst
luck!"
Had Geoff meant that— really meant
Itf And If ao what about herself T
Did he wish that she was dead? But
she waa young and strong and healthy
and likely to live for many a long
day?
Something must be done 8be could
not give him back hla bachelordon-
except In part! She could — run away!
Would he follow her up If ahe did?
Would he put detectives on her track
who would find her dead body cast up
"Not much!" was the unexpected re-
ply by the sea soma months afterward
Of course that would be the correct
solution but It was not one which
commended Itself to her life-loving
pleasure built nature
No she would run away and then
perhaps Geoff would be sorry and
miss her He might even write and
ask ber to return and be as loving
and sweet to ber aa he had been la
the days of their honeymoon — days
that seemed so far off bow
And so tbe world waa startled one
tfZ4LCaU7 furze
day by being aaked to accept tbe fact
that Lady Ellice Dare had run away
from ber solemn-eyed clever hus-
band — and the funny part waa that
tbe world was not a bit surprised
Tbe usual “Wbat she ever saw la
him" “Wonder that she had managed
to hit It off with him for so long” and
a few regrets were some of the com-
ments ere tbe world settled down
again as It always does to think no
more about the matter
Geoffrey Dare said little he did
He picked It up
rot employ detectives he made not
the slightest effort to find his run-
away wife She had gone— It was her
choice and be accepted It In the
same phlegmatlo way he lived his Hits
There came a day when he had to
go Into his wife's room for some!
thing at least twelve months after
ber disappearance He had not enter-
ed It from that day when he had come
home to find her gone till tow and
to-day as he stood on the threshold
the daintiness and emptiness of It
struck home Where waa she the
dainty owner of this pretty home?
On the dressing table a withered
blossom lay quite dry and shriveled
up but bearing a very faint aemblanre
to that ha had flung away tbe last
time he saw her— a bachelor's button!
lie picked It up and It cracked in
two Wondering at himself he laid
hla lips on the dead thing then put
It carefully away In bla pocket
“Come w-lth me' said a friend to
him meeting him In the city the next
day “I've got a case on In the police
court and It la likely to be amusing
Mlllman Smith you know can be aw-
fully witty at times"
Geoffrey had lain awake all night
he was tired and unfit for work Mo
he accepted hla friend's Invitation be-
cause he felt disinclined for anything
else and the two men were soon lis-
tening to the case before Lyne's
which had not yet come on
“1 seem to know that voice" Dare
muttered as a steady girlish voice
broke on bis ears
He looked np to get a glimpse of
the speaker She was defending her-
self — a slim young waitress — from an
accusation made against ber by an-
other waitress from the name estab-
lishment— It was a charge of stealing
half a sovereign and though no one
had sees the defendant commit the
act half a sovereign was found upon
her when she was searched Uhe de-
nied that It was the other girl's H
was her own she said
Dare's friend had taken the oppor-
tunity for aa after luncheon nap the
girl’s voice broke In the middle of a
long sentence and Geoffrey looking
op caught a startled gate fixed upon
him In an Instant It flashed across
him Ellice!
He scrambled down from his seat
and came up behind Mlllmaa Smith
who greeted him with a hasty smile
Then ensued a slight consultation
The magistrate spoke: “This emi
nent geotleman Mr Geoffrey Dare
will defend you" he said
And defend ber Dare did to the beet
of his ability following his sugges-
tion the other waitress' jacket lining
i searched and the lost money
was found there had been a hole in
the pocket and It bad slipped through
Accused was acquitted
“Come eking" Dare said giving her
arm a gentle squeese “Ellice I am
going to take yon home dear"
She still hung back — be looked np
as they were passlrg down a small
street and a little grocer's shop met
his eye Displayed In tbe windows
wero plants and plants of crimson
daisies
He drew her toward It
- “Ellice" he said ever so humbly
“offer me a bachelor's button again
and f will take It Darling I am tired
o( being a bachelor won't you conn
and release me?"
There were few people about and
he stooped and kissed ber forehead
Then ho drew out bis pocketbook
“1 found this on your dressing table
yesterday" be said holding out the
dead daisy “and then I realised that
I should never be happy until I found
you again — “
She turned a smiling fare op to hla
“I — haven’t even a copper" she
said “So If you want one of those
you will have to buy It for yourself
And be did — but she presented It to
him and since that day they have
lived happily together while In their
garden on the cliffs the crimson dai-
sies flourish the daisies that go by
the quaint name of “Bachelor's But-
tons’’ — Malcolm Purse la Chicago
American
BENEFIT IN HAVING FRIEND
Case Where Quality Should Predomi-
nate Over Quantity
It la told that Russell Sage said that
he never cared to know anyone who
would not be of use to him Possibly
by “ure" he was specially thinking
of pecuniary advantage Like many
millionaires his horlioa 1 apt to be
bounded by cash
But believing that there are many
uses to be derived from one’s ac-
quaintances besides merely pecuniary
ones It seems sfrsnge that so few
ever think of "making tbe best of oth-
er people" A distinguished playwright
the other day confessed that be owed
an Immense amount of hla success to
the Inspiration he derived from the so-
ciety of an old crippled lady whom he
made a point of visiting two or three
times a week
“Bhe never say anything particu-
larly clever or witty” he remarked
'yet I never see ber without seeming
to gain ideas and Inspiration To
great extent that old lady has made
me”
This goes to show that with a lit-
tle care and sense everybody might
select friends and acquaintances who
would generally be of a good deal ot
benefit
“Happy Is the man who has a doxen
friends" said Sir Edwin Arnold He
was quite right They are not to be
made In crowds Friends are things
in which quality should predominate
over quality
A Complicated Cass
Mrs Mortimer seated heraelf with
the sir of an offended goddeas and
removed her glovea with the expres-
slon of one who hai suffered untold
Indignities
'Well wbal'a been going on at your
club to-day?” aaked Xlr Mortimer
who saw clearly what waa expected ot
him
"The committee meeting” said Mra
Mortimer bitterly "and I must say I
think It Is time there was a change
made tn our presiding officer When
I was In her )ositton I should have
made — I always did — a point of hav-
ing things plainly rxpresaed ao no-
body would be left In doubt”
'Now this afternoon” said bis wife
her Indignation rising as ahe talked
this afternoon there waa a discussion
ss to whether we couldn't change the
day from Wednesday to Thursday be
cause some of us have maids that pre-
fer to go out Wednesday because It's
so common Thursday Ro many of
hem go then and they feel It they'd
rather go the day before It's a com-
mon feeling among them
"But they said lb couldn’t be done
because they liked Thursday and
when they have two of course It
doesn't matter for one stays at home
so either would do for them yon see
But It seems some of them have a
reading circle that day so they don't
like to give them that afternoon
"It seems ss If it would be very
selfish If they don't when so many
want It but they talked back and
forth and my head got to srhlng so I
could not tell whether they really
think they will or wont!”
"I dont wonder" said Mr Morti-
mer solemnly passing his band across
bis forehead — Youth's Companion
Israsl
The pillar of the cloud flamed aa a pyra
ex Kevin hope lluat In (lie trmckleaa
night
And aurteh day — led by tbs Lord of
might —
The tribea should so aa strong and aura
aa nre
Or eaules- wings— our sages never lira
Of their great story wonder and de-
light Their poets give and In Iho fair star's
sight
From their high raca was born the
moi Id a Uesu-e
And to what end oh splendid Israel?
Why have you Joyed and soil-owed po-
tent won
Freedom from tyrants— seen the
blessed rial
Of Aaron triumph pure of blood you
dwell
In alien lands this you hava proudly
done
Thar yon may say forever: "Thou
Ono God"
— Maurice Francis Egan
Japanese M E Church
Th Rev 8 Bugthara Is pastor ot
Japanese Methodist Episcopal
church in Portland Ore His people
woo are mostly domestic servants ot
day laborers have made great sacri-
fices to raise (3000 toward a church
building
Strenuous Life
The Mother — Now be careful my
son and don't work too hard at col-
lege as yon may Injure your health
Tbe Son — Don't worry mother Un-
der the new football rules thers Isn't
half so much work required ss for-marly
8CENE OF THE
In this map Is shown th battlefield
on which the Japanese won a big vic-
tory of tbe Manchurian campaign
The positions of th Russian forces
are not marked Th three armies of
THEY WANT NO INTERVENTION
RUSSIA SAYS SO IN NOTICE
Washington Oct 19 — Count Cas-
sini the Russian ambassador la a
conversation with a correspondent of
the Associated Press reiterated with
great emphasis wbat he has already
bad occasion several times to say re-
garding Intervention by the powers
to conclude the war:
"There Is" bo said “absolutely no
opportunity for Intervention to stop
tbe war Russia propones to prose-
cute the war to tbe end and all of-
fers of peace at this time must be re-
jected" Washington— Th war In tho East
has elicited the closest attention of
the sdtr In's'ratlon and It Is felt that
tbe time la approaching when It will
T
HOOPS AT POLL
Military Will B at Hand During th
Election
Rome Oct It — The war office had
Issued Instructions to military com-
man tier for the distribution of troops
during the pending doctoral cam-
paign Under these Instructions
should a request for soldiers be made
by the authorities at any time ot tbe
smaller places In tbe kingdom based
on the assumption that public order
Is endangered tbe report must be ac-
complished within a day
JAPANE8E ARE ROUTED
Put to Flight After Hot Fight With
Russians In Chicago
Chicago Oct 19— Four Japanese
students employed as meat cannert
at the stock yards hava had a hand-to-hand
fight with a number of Rus-
sian packL-g house employes end suf-
fered a complete rout One of the
students was taken to a private hos-
pital severely Injured The Japanese
had started for a walk In Ashland av-
enue Into the heart of the Russian
and Polish settlements At the cor-
ner of Forty-eighth street Russian
loiterers In front of a saloon taunted
tbe promenader and attacked them
A light ensued which ended with
three ot tbe Japanese In flight and
one lying badly injured on tba side-
walk Russians Maka Advance
81 Petersburg OcL 21— Lieutenant
General Sakharoff reports aa follows:
“The Japanese are concentrating on
our center near Tin Ships Captain
Demduffskl while reconnolterlng cap-
tured two Japanese guns auntalning
no loss to himself Our left hen made a
slight advance"
SHOWING ADVANCE AND
Fight Called Off
Butte Mont OcL 21— The Herrera-
Good win match scheduled for October
24 haa been called off The reason a
signed Is that the Mexican Is sick and
In no condition to meet lb 8L Louis
lad
Imposaibls to Rally
Toklo OcL II— Th lighting contin-
ued all along tha entire line and the
end la not aear It aeema to be Im-
possible for tho Russians to rally and
they will probably be pressed back
acroaa the Hua river
GREAT BATTLE
Japan It will be noticed extended
from east of Penlsba to th Hua river
northwest and across that stream
where th left of Gen Oku' army be-
gan an extended flanking movement
be in order for the great neutral pow-
ers to move toward th restoration of
peace President Roosevelt haa from
the first stood ready to use hla good
offices to stop hostilities on a basis
honorable to both belligerents but he
Is stopped from moving by th fact
that It has been the unbroken rule of
our government to wait until It Is
assured that both sides to a controver-
sy of this kind are willing that we
should act There has so for been no
open proposition nor can It be
truthfully atated that even aa Indirect
overture haa come to Washington
from 8L Petersburg or Toklo but It Is
believed that tho signs point to an
early move In that direction
HE FORMED A POOL
Suprtafi Cfiurt Takoo I'p Th riiui
Cat
Washington Oct 22— In tbe su-
preme court of the United 8tales the
hearing of the Western Union Tele-
graph company was concluded and the
court took up tbe next case of E J
Smiley vs the state of Kansas This
esse raises the question of the consti-
tutionality of the state anti-trust law
which Smiley Is charged with violat-
ing by forming a pool to control the
price of grain The alleged offense was
committed tn Rush county and the lo-
cal court found him guilty fixing the
punishment at three months' Impris-
onment and s fine of (£00 The ver-
dict was affirmed by the state su-
preme court and the cue was trans-
ferred to the federal court on a writ
of error Smiley Is secretary of the
Kansas Grain Dealers' association
COLORTlNEAT EMPORIA
Movcmsnt to Separate White and Ne-
gro Children In School
Emporia Has OcL 19— Tho race
difficulty In the Third ward school
has been taken up by the parents of
the white children They got out a
petition today to have the white and
colored children separated so that
the negroes and whites would have
respective sides of each room The
trouble started by tbe white boys at-
tempting to run the negroes off the
school ground
Captured Jap Battalion
8L Petersburg Oct 21— A dispatch
to the bourse Gaxette from Mukden
dated October 19 says that on tbe
1 8th a detachment of the Russian van-
guard on tha west front surrounded a
Japanese battalion and compelled it
to lay down Its arms
RETREAT OF RUSSIAN ARMY
Girl Is Master Mariner-
Philadelphia Pa OcL 21 — Having
passed an examination before th lo-
cal United States steamship Inspec-
tors Mias Jsne Morgan daughter of
Randall Morgan on of Philadelphia’s
financiers Is now entitled to rank as a
“master mariner" and command her
father’s steam yachL Wsturus
Russian Gensrala Confsr
Paris OcL 21— A telegram from
Mukden reports that General Alexleff
haa arrived there t confer with Gen-
eral Kuropatk's
BRIEF WAR DISPATCHES
Roads An la lad Caadltlaa Froa Tta
Heavy lalat
London OcL 20-“A dispatch from
Shanghai to the Morning Post says it '
la reported there that Japanese shells
have sunk the Russian cruiser Bayun
In tba harbor of Port Arthur
Mukden — It is reported that tta
Japanese mauls a furious attempt to
take a wooded kill near Da Paaa last
night Tbe firing began at II o’clock
and continued with rifle and cannon
jbrougbont the alghL This action
probably was a part of aa attempt by
the- Japanese who were already la
poqsesaioa pt g mall hills In the
plsinstlo rush' the Center along the
foothills- at the Bkakbe river ' ' -
Toklo — The Russians enveloped la
advance column on Sunday October
16 and raptured 16 guns Tbe Rus-
sians are now concentrating In front
of tbe left army under General Oka
sad the center army aader General
Nodsu and another great battle la as-
pect ed
JAR LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS
Jfxx fuNimt
i aecafatar Lirrza
— h AVAXav2
Mukden — It rained during the day
but the roar of the artillery did not
cease for a moment The day broke
cold and with a cutting wind The
roads have been ruined by the rain
Toklo— The Russians fiercely a-
aauHed General Oku and attacked
Generals Nodsu and Knrokl on Mon-
day night but were everywhere re-
pulsed with heavy looses
London — Tbe Russian successes
caused a considerable slump In Jap-
anese 4s on tho stock exchange today
which was further aided by the wild-
est reports even Including the capture
of General Kumki At 12:30 p m
Japanese 4s marked a loss of 1 12
per cent
Ft Petersburg — A special dispatch
from Mukden says that tbe Chinese
villager are actively siting tbe Jap-
anese General Bakharoff It a addtd
was fired upon from a but and five ct
bis escort were wounded
MONUMENT TO JAUN PADILLA
Preparation for a Big Tima at Dedi-
cation October 2L
Herrington Ka OcL 19— Bash
nesa mra and cltlxen here nr mak-
ing considerable preparation for th
dedication of the monument to Jann
de Padilla October 26 lavitaticar
have been extended to Hon E W
Hoch Judge Dale and other promi-
nent speakers and J V Brower ol
Minneapolis Minn president of the -
Associated Quiver Historical' Bock- 1
etles will be master of ceremonies
A battery of artillery from Fort Riley
will be oa duty sod fir a military sa-
lute at th oa veiling of tbe shaft
Te Abandon Manchuria
Rome OcL 20— The 8L Petersburg
correspondent of the Gioraale dl Roma
wire that after a consultation with
th exar General Grtppenburg has de-
cided to mobilise 600000 additional
troops for tha war Manchuria tho
paper asserts will for tho p rascal be
abandoned
Te Conquer or Die
Rome Oct 21— The Uiursale IS
Roma says General Kuropatktn haa
wired the Csar aa follows: “We will
literally execute your orders ami con-
quer or die"
Beth Bides Reinforced
Rome OcL 21 — A report has reach-
ed her that the Russians have re-la-foreemeata
of 20000 nut from Kirin
a station half way between Mukden
and Harbin and that the Japanese
have received aa additional brigade
from New Chwaaa -
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