With Hamilton at the Turn

A SHORT STORY

By SEWELL FORD

[ sir. Torckr" MTB Mr Rob-; ^ s**«i*<l Tre often said SJ

So tins Mr* Wild-

> can coos; yws in. tb '

-Then says I.

"Wkj," says he. giancta' hasty o»er his rtgt". .hoaid-r. “I—er—I thla> per-

for a day's work * the Cormzared.

~*Tut khont Mliroc. WLde"Not a peep frws. him." »ajs L 'H-m-nMa’” saye Mr Robert, regis-

terin' deep tbOBght by poiiia' his : hap# yoc"— right ear "W* ooght 10 know be-j "Miitoc!” nap* tn Mrs WTide. tween bow asd •otnorrow &f-emooc | tarsia* on him so quirk that be long Couldn't yon pipage to nm him down j ear danglers she wears jiggle roestanewhereT" | aancin'. “I expect so." «ay* l “He's g c-| “Tea.” my dear!“ he responds eraiiy on the 5.13 going out lH prompt

1- was nothing more n a little deal in clnb politic# bat that's about the only kind Mr Robert *x>—• in lor at ali nroeg. He doesn't seem to get rauci. excited orer which Ohio man g-ty *fce >. b of rannin’ the nation. When it comes to bosain' the important affair* cf the Roartn Rock Conn try Clafc though, and appointin' a n-w •rtretamment coouniitee. and aecidla' wn- •her to pat a til«<l floor in the Wliiard room or lay down cork mats, he r right taere with the quick action and the subtle strategy. Uh-buh. He don't get roused up until the anneal meetin' Is only ten days off. but inside of a wee* he's worked up a plan to put the skids under the old fosuil* Who're te*en koidln' office sc long us they seem to think thejcr, be-n elected for Ufa And cow he hat enough rotes pledged to snow 'em under when the time comes and slip In an entirely new board. The only uncertain detail Is whether this Mil too will serve as a director. Course, he's only a Slier . I expect Mr Robert picked him mostly on account of his looks. Kind of a dignified, imposin' party. Milton: mainly because of bis 44 belt measure, bis gray hair and the wise look in bis wideset owl eye*. You know, one of those guys who get rated a sbeing substantial and Important without eter openin’ their beads 1*11 admit that’s the way I sized him up. too. Just from seeln' him drift in an«i oat with th« other commuters on the way to anf from Harbor Hills. N -t that he'd ever ■bowed up prominent in any of civic or social affairs, but eomebow I ah*ays expected be could If be ws-ited to But ab-rtit all h- ever did wa« u» come io one '< 'h* club's fortE l ghtlj dinner dance* now and then, bob aj'oui.‘* "C'-e or twice la an eldfarhioned waits with that film, bucket- d wife of his and fade »way early. He was never put on any ommitteef and nev»r seemed to nave much to say when stag groups gathered In the smoking room Ye* he wa« sort of counted as bavin* It up his sleetSo when Mr Robert ontanis.ee this secret bolt, from the cut and dried lot the old nominatin' committee has pw cs Use official ballot, he slatee Milton Wilde as one of the new dirsctcn. First off Milton hart agreed, sort of hesitatin' to be one of the pirate crew Then he'd sent word next day thu he'd have to. think over *he y#000*1'.ion before he finally decided, and since then he'd simply been stallin’ aroottL A* Mr Robert had worked me in as secretary of the bolter-*' committee it was really part of my Job to trail down any sidesteppers. So instead of campin' down comfortable with a four s’ar evenin' edition In the smokin' cur 1 goes scootin' through the couches until 1 locate* this Mr. Wilde. And not until I'd draped mr seif confidential on the seat arm did I notice Tint the female party at the window was friend wife. I hadn't quite counted on that complication. stiU such thing* are bound to be famly affairs more or lea*. So I blazes

ahead.

"Excuse me for entshm' in. Mr. WHd«-“ says I. "but how about that mutter Mr. Robert Elina has put you •'Oh. ye*-.’’ says he, blinkii kind of stupid. "Ah—er—yi "Meanin' you will.' says I. "or Just indicatin' inlelUKsn'te?” "Why.” savg He, "l—I really haven't quite decided." Times geuin' short, you know; say.1 I. "We've got to have be ticket made up by Tomorrow noon. IF? merely a case e< yuu will or > au woo l Course, if rou te rootin' tor the old "No." says he. ~tt t»o’i that exBC{ |y |_| think I am in favor of a change. iMwidediy But whether I

iould a

You know youli dc nothing of the sort.” says *h* “The idea: Just as be*“c takes into the Wednesday Bridge Club by some of those very ladles whose husbands you propose In this shameful way What do you suppose they would think of So this is what you've bee® plotting all ’hi* week, is ft? I knew you weer up to something." "But really, my dear." he protest*. I have only been considering the uau-r." "Wlthost considering me at alL" comes back Mrs. Wilde. "And would take you out evenings. I presome. Just when I needed you as an L That's a man for you:" it—I had intended talking ft all with you. my dear." he a polo

gixes.

Well. 1 guess you have now. says smotherin' a grin. I could give you a definite answi the morning.” s-ggests Wilde. "Don't bother." gars 1. "This Is | definite enough. Sorry you don't fee! like Joinin' in. But well pet on somebody else. So long." And right after dinner that night I has to chase up to the Ellis* place and repc - to Mr. Robert. "You *^n cross off Mr. Henry Peck. ' lay* ! Who**' says Mr Robert. Alia* Milton Wilde." say* I. "Say. where did you <vcr get a name like that- Why. he's the tamest Wilde Bower in captivity. Crow* raster h*-ur by hour, too In other words. Mr Robert. Miiroc r*“ign*" "You mean.' says Mr Robert, "that he ta_» posi'iveiy declined ti» genre a*

a director T'

"Not at all." says L "But Mrs. Milton Wilde decline* to let him. I had a talk with her about It- That Is. she bad a talk wuh him. And say. when I left 'em he was Jumpin' through a hoop for her. Would you

think ft?"

'Oh. well." says Mr Robert, “then we'll have to put on Thatcher. Call

him up. will you?"

So the great conspiracy went

Through, after alL Sure it did. for with Mr Robert pullin' the strings that collection of old-timers vraa dumped a* swift a* If they had been standing on a trap door. They dropped out c-f sigh' so sudden they hardly bad time to let out a gasp between

the most interestin' pert of

the campaign to me was this new line It gave rae on Milton WHde. Every time I saw him after that, struttin’ around lookin' wise and dig nified. T'd have to let out a chuckle. Not that henpecked husbands wa« any more of a novelty in our neck of

woods than in most places, but

rule ft's a little shrimp of a man who s being bogsed around by a ladv husk with 'wo or three chins and an eagle beak. Milton, though, looked like he could lay down the law anywhere. or call a rice-president on the carnet cad get him chewin' hi* tongue.

Here be is. though, trotun' around

meek after a li’tie SS-prund female whose main offensive is a Umber tongue and a pair of -nappy black eye*. Mostly I saw him around the Country Club, not induigln. in golf or biOiard* or a round of roodle* in a back room with the other hubbies, but waitin' patient at the car while Mrs. Wilde finished a rubber, or exercisin' her ic a fox trot. Generally he had something draped on bis arm: ar. evening wrap, t a piah sweater, or

maybe be ws- cartin' a knitting bag

Honest, all be needed was a pair of black satin breeches and a geld cord over his sfcoclaer to be a he-maid.

only there were no Thursday aft-

noons >.t Sunday nights i ff f v him. In' 1 He'd been roped at the altar and noth- j h, P ing but a decree nisi or something j '* r,r

like that would ever set him fret Meanwhile Mr Wilde.fcsring > her way into the Roaring Roc:t

Bo Is

ate. Merely going is-been* overboard h - wires in their pla

•din'

We

• ard r

I insisted

is rannin the Wednesday b with a b'gh hard, how :o the house conmitte* and i chantin' the furnishing

ae and beating up my family ~ Why. Torchy*** says Vee 'Anyway I gotta treat somebody igh." say* I But the be*: I cocid do was to wx-t ft out on Buddy, the lik'd nothing better. Somebody ought to take that Milton Wilde aid feed him raw meat for a month. I foggests. and then maybe he'd «*p back at her -:-tn« of

these times ''

- WCt~ s»y* Yee. "I'm sure T think Mr Wtide :* a perfectly tic- mat He * so kind ; ad thourhtfn: "And wen rained, eh** I suggest* "Why. yes says Yee. "I’d like t > try inappes tty finger quick at him ' **y» L Til bet he'd He down and roll over." At which V«e giggle*. “I wonder if Mr* WUde co-tUn t be induced grie lessons : t the art of managing v hue bend r s*ys she. "SV could get up quite ah.-** class right here in

Harbor Hills "

"Huh;" say. I. She'd give lessons in anything to rnybody. th»- t-oman." I'd almost w rted up quite a lot of symjathy f»- Tltoo. I tried 'o figure oct what . #- ast t, tike, being dictated to at every step, tola .-here * ni must go and when you must come back, as well as what yc® could eat and probably what you ought to think. Why. even her p».t Pekinese had more independence than that Ht would get nd roll in the mud occaslocaLy. Milton hardly dared smoke a cigarette while wlfie was around Fre seen him sMsJcln" a puff or *wo on the sly In a corner ot-the club veranda. The poor

prune!

And then hen? a short time back begins the great revolt. Firs’

about it was on- night at the dub when I discovers Milton stridin' bold Into the -tackin' room with a big black cigar between his teeth. Not only that but he stands around with his feet wide apart and his chest thrown out and ptxty soon he’s lippt.-. into the general debate—I believe it was about which of the world series t-ams had tfte beet string of pitchers—and he

off some cock-sure opinions. Next thing I know he’s drifted over

where a little game of quarter ante

going on and is sizin’ up the play

critical.

I say." he cuts in. “what about letting me have a stack, eh?" "Why. sure, old man." says the crowd. "Didn't know you were

an addict ."

"Oh. I'm a little rusty." says Milton "but perhaps I can brush up. Three

cards, please."

such an odd sight, seeing Milton Wilde actin' like a reg’lar guy that 1 had to tow Mr. Robert in and

[mint ft out to him.

"What do you know about that?" says L "Milton's playing hookey " “The wickid old 'boy!'" says Mr. Robert, “What if Lis wife found out?" "Don't says I. You curdle my

blood."

All that evenin', too. I was expectin' any minute to see her cone leadin' him by the ear out to the limousine and lock him in. But nothing like that happens. In tact. I didn’t glimpse of Mrs. Wilde ax all. and when we leT along about 11.45. Mil too was still sittin* in the game. He’d shed his coat, and his hair was mossed, and there was a reckless look in bis eye as he bought a fresh stack and lighted another double Corona. 1 was telling Yee about it as w- drives back.

"What do you suppoe-has happened | -Well, in to make him act like that!" she asks. | j adniits-

"11 car make a better guess at what's going to happen to him when he gets home." says I. “bat I wouldn't like to harrow up your f-riin'a Anyaway. he's having a night out ami I guess it's coming to him. What I'm wonderin' is. how many years itH be

before he gets another:"

But Instead of that being Milton's finish tt only seemed to be his start. Next time I saw him be was all dolled up In tweed knickers and a pivot sleeve coat and 1* iuggin' a golf bag out to where our near Scotch pro. was waitin' to give him a golf lesson. "Huh!" thinks I. 'That mean? Saturday afternoon and S:.ada> mornittioo*. and tnayb- a flask on the Tut. tut, MUion' 1 don't be-

you can get away with it."

He **em* to. though. Anyway, inside of f month he'* t hunuum' around wi’h other duffer* and •.a'kin' loud In the lolker room about how if he could get hi* maahie to worfcin' he thinks could make that first nine under 60.

much more active than rver. for she always appears to be driving somewhere or other in her ear." Thai don’t explain Miftoo'? doings, though." said I "Locks like he d slipped his ieasL for good. Ke*s a chaagrd

am"

Maybe - was more curious than 1 iould have been, but I was seein ore of Milton than I used ux For one thing, he'd taken to ruftn back forth in the smokin' car Xot only *B»t tut he wxs mum' in with sporty bunch of commuterairit.it that are always gettin' up bestin' on various events, and let tin' out kaad haw-haws over some story that has to be told in a corner. appear to be rue run' on any fixed schedule any longer, but has occasional dates in town and seems be gettin' familiar with all the girl show* A reglar tired business an cut-up I expected I d uncovered the key the mystery in time anyway, from listenin' in cn the tram chat, but as ft happen* I gets my hunch straight from headquarters. H-re the other right just is we finishes dinner, there a ring a: the front door id says how Mrs. Mihn, Wilde is callin' "Zooey-ooey!" says L Off stage for m-. She hight have her dog whip with

Autumn Leaves and How to Press Them ““

1US—Georg* Wh of the minor lea*-,# field for the R.-i - chief factor In def.

’-ilk—Waiter Er ;- by kH batting, ani i, center fielder, by ► :. big {actors in ascribe- White Sox. In,

of its thr» fi victor.*

Too Steady Diet Fails to Win

Bride's Din

before I has time for a quick exit In she blows, her Jet ear dan glert- jinglin' and her black eyes snappin vivacious. "My dear Mrs. Ballard." she opens, palin’ Ye* friendly on the shoulder. "I’m sure you are with ns but a* locg as Tm making a house to house 1 thought I would drop and be sure. You are with us. aren't you ” "I—I don't know." says Yee. “In

what?"

"You don't mean." demands Mr Wilde. "That you haven't heard of c -r

movement?"

"The one to establish a community house in the village?" asks Ye*. "Oh. dear no!" says the lady. "Nothing trivial of that son. This is big. votaL But surely you must have heard of my organization, the Women, Voter-' lodependen* League" "I'm sorry." says Yee. "but yon see baby RkhortJ has b—c cutting his

m lar* and"—

"Yew yee." breeks in Mr- Wild* impatient. "Most children do In time But that us no reason for neglecting one s di-ty a* a citizen. And here we ar* in the midst of a campaign which should mean so much to all of us. Ar* we to exercise our hard-won right of suffrage intelligeo'ly, or are we to be the -asy dupe* of the male politician* who hav. tricked and fooled Ur so long? Here! Reed my parnr hie*’ If there are any points in ft which yon fail to grasp call me up and 111 iom* and see yon again. At leaj-t. *»t us enroll you on our list. Come to our

meetings too."

"Say. Yee. when you going to start in on your whirlwind tour?" “Right now!" says she. chuckin' a sofa pillow rt my head and showin' her

cheek dimples."

"Everywhere tb** women voters ar* flockin' to our standard. It's fine, inspinirtng. During the last month I've motored nearly 8000 miles and made more than a hundred speeches. Never enjoyed anything so much In my life.

Reitily. my dear!"

T—I've no doubt." says Ye*. "So will you. too. vhen you get Into the work of it," says Mrs. Wilde Tl will gel you out of the petty, humdrum round of domestic life. You will realize what the franchise nirans. We are getting some of the more broadminded men on our side, also. You. young man ' ard she turns to presume you are a voter, too "

small, amateur way."

"Then I must leave you some of

our literature, also." says she. shorin'

e leaflets at me. "Here!"

Thoughts for the Male Voter.' Read, consider, and join our glorious movement. Thank you both. ! must burry on now Tor I am to opm a meeting in 30 minutes. There are three scheduled for tonight and goodness know? when

I shall get home. Good-bye/' "Whew!" says I. as she breezes it. "So that's how Milton can pull all thl shore !*ave stuff. *h?

husbands people? You bet they are. The Nineteenth amendment has set

'em free. Some of 'em. anyway " 1 throw It off casual and carriers,

but. come to think ft over. I ain't sure but what I elocuted a mouthful that time. Guesa 1*11 have to s; -ring it oo

Milton and get his opinion Eh?

1»K—Eddi* Cic-

doea not love the beautiful! Faber. White Sox colon, that dot the horizon la the au-jthe games from . ...

amn. and who doe* not love to gather twirling the brightly colored leaves that blow, from the tree* and carry then, home

for mother to see?

Do you know the different colors of ;b* tree* in autumn? The maples are yellow and firey red. The oaks are red and morocco-red. The beeches

The graasea torn the weed* tarn

brown: and each kind of a weed has a color for its very owe mad each plant has Us own color. Surely there la a wealth of color flooding the autumn landscape and it 1* no wonder that man) of you are tempted to peeaer»« the beautiful leaves that you gather while cn your autumn walk*. When gathering roe leave* always •elect thoe- that are folly matured. It 1* always beet to secure them in small bnnche=. each bunch to coo lain several leaves *ttached to a small twig. Be careful not to have the twig too locg or thick or it will interfere with the pressing. It Is useful when collecting the leaves to place them in a small light box with a close fitting lid. it it also wise to put a layer of damp (not wet) moss or grass in the bottom of the box to keep the leaves from drying and curling ap. For drying the leaves old smooth newspop* r? will 'o Just as well as the most expensive blotting paper. When arranging the leaves between the news papers try to place those of the same thickness together so that there wOl be even thickness when the weights are applied. The weight* to press the leaves may be anything heavy— ble books, old soap bor** filled with stones or sand or earth. The time required for drying the leave* varies with the amount of sap they contain and the dryness of the attnosphero. After the leaves are dry and pressed, remove the weights and the leaves may b* prettily mounted so that they may be indefinitely preserved. Cardboard of heavy mounting paper Is good for this purpose, and warm glue 1# the mor t effiefa nt for sticking qualitlee. Tops for blotters, or cover for books as w LI as book markers and fancy card? may be made from the

mounted leaves.

Try them. They

make ' ery inexpensive and seasonable gift?; and the leave* are such fun to

collect and press and mount.

ing It

, instead of It

retreat for sleep walker* all abou’ tbai- And he ight you'd like to be in on good of him. I'm sar*." , "and I'm in thorough with the movement. A

{all round, and hail r j run.pus until they put I of the hostesses for the

J The way she i

.inuan and

' 3*t you ten you don t before they it us on the winter green*.” says

ie of his dub fort *

ion room] "You're on." say* Wiloe. “And by a grand ‘ next >«ummer IH be playing some of a a? one! you eand-eater* dollar Nassau even ■r dances. I up. You watch your Uncle Milton.'

dered ti*’ committee \ And as 1 tell* Yee: "Something the steward around I »;range about all that, mighty strange.

; she had

'Gosh'" say* J t r.vdung her a while

i all on the | You ain't heard of Mrs. Wilde havin'

I been dragged or anything, have you?"

*ee. "After j "No." saya Yee "I see her going tel like c-iing about as usual: in tact, she seems

iy be rriirb-^

hut as a steady diet, v--ild aot tfcnv. os S

suit for .i:;ort*

her husband, a prv: of Carmichael Jud.-.. Common Pleas cour v case, decided that V- ; g.u aot made out a ca.** : ; -y. given la her comi U..v

’ no: .-titew

granting a decree. Mrs Ge-kril char, : arberou* treetm -r were married January >' ij'J lived together only r ur Hans Petera, am*’testimony the aggr- -• - that the firat two *— beshand were not ? ' ii ft (he last two week?

Heros of Past World Series 1601—Cy Young. Red Sox pheher He won three out of five game* from ie Pirates. 160a—Billy Gilbert, ulant second i»*maa. Supposedly a weak bluer, he drove in a majority of hi* team's run? against (he Athletics. 1906—George Robe, subc icute infielder. who played third for :be White Sox. He *>on two games from the Cub* with three-'bagger*. 160?—Miner Brown and Ed Reolbach. Cup pitcher*. 1608—Brown. Reulbach and Orvln Overall, cub pitchers 16f‘6—Babe Adams. Pirate pitcher. 1610—Eddie Collins. Athletic?' second baseman, and Jack Coombs. Athletics'

pitcher.

1911— Frank Baker. Athletics' third baseman, whose home runs defeated the Giants. 1912— Tris Speaker. Red Sox center fielder, by his batting and Harry Hooper. Red Sox right fielder, by his fielding, featured the victories over the Giant*. 1913— Baker by hi* hitting, and Chief Bender and Eddie Plank, Athletic*' pitchers, defeated the Giants. 1614— Hank Gowdy, Braves' catcher, batted his com to victory over the Athletic*. Dick Rudolph was the star pitcher of the Braves 1615— Duffy Lewi*. Harry Hooper and Tris Speaker, the Red Sox outfield defeated the Phillies by their batting and fielding.

some reason, gave fa-

bur fried tomato-

Three time* a day • ded out, the youns a plaints that they pa. tite fell on deaf ear? and cucumber? bob!each meal and she w

them or starve. She also charp d !

cruelty, declaring the • ned to kill her. Ga.-:.-

tense denied her

stated that the foe-! - mother was wei: cooand in variety. Jude- '

refusing the deer*-

tomatoes and cncun two wevks was no -*

Honest Man Shock Cincinnati's 0 Cincinnati—A »«•'* walked into the poi: said he was stranu.-l «ti *10 from City Del-#' • Corkhia. Fellow off. - r•kis* hi* ten good-by ' ago the stranger retum-d the money. McCork! have made a Ml of '.r'-’ - he had that the borrover turn. Epidemic of. Do? Stealing in'B« Berlin—An epldem: Ing here ha* been end Hans ePters. arrested n confessed (hat he rate of SO a day anl butchers. War Widows Stay Single Short 1-ondon—A South metre** state* that r ard 1615 war widow ’ only one has retnai

Composer Baronl. gallant cuss, say*: "Every woman is a song.” which we moved to amend to reed: "Every wo-

man is a popular song."

New York report? one family with eight cases of ptomaine poisoning They ought presently to become ex pert enough to explain why the -p" u

in fomaine.

Angling for a Stiary Advance Our clever business manager. Geo L. Wotkina. wm* in Pawnee Tuesday Halil«. Oils., Herald.

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