Breaking
Him Up
By Nellie Cravey QUI more.
(Copyright, by Daily Btory Pub. Co.)
Mrs. Marsden hail arrived at the
conclusion that heroic measures would
have to be reported to.
It was 8 dreary, sun-forgottea morn
ing. Spasmodic gusts of sleet pelted
jthe window-panes and the wind cried
Ahudderinply through the naked
.branches cf Ihe trees. Mrs. Marsden
came down lo breakfast a little late.
She looked a good deal troubled and
itaer cheeks were pale.' There was a
suggestion of sleeplessness about the
dull, inflamed eyes.
Her husband glanced up from the
newspaper he was reading with the
customary perfunctory nod. Some
lining In Ills wire's face chained his at
tention a second.
"What is the matter?" he asked.
Without' meeting his glance, she re
plied: 1 "Jack was restless all night; a bit
feverish, I'm afraid. I think you'd bet
ter speak to the doctor and have him
atop by this morning."
. The paper d topped listlessly from
Marsden's hands; the boy was his
idol. Throughout the meal, he dallied
with his coffee, pushing aside all food
that was set before him. At the con
clusion of the meal, he rose abruptly
and ran upstairs to the nursery. The
child was asleep now, but his cheeks
were almost too vividly pink and the
breath was coming through bla dry,
scarlet lips In little labored jerks. He
did not hesitate, but went at once to
the telephone and called up the fanv
lly physician.
In half an hour the doctor came,
making a careful examination of the
.patient. It was nothing serious, he
Ihouglit;. nothing, at least, to occasion
.alarm at present. There was consid
erable temperature with a slightly ir
ritated throat, but the child would be
Jack Very--1 II Perhaps Dying.'
I better as soon as the prescribed medi
cines were administered.
Marsden remained until this was
done and the boy hud gone oft into a
quiet doze.
With his hand on the front door
knob he paused. Kathleen came down
hurriedly and laid her fingers with a
little pleading gesture on his arm.
There were tears on her lashes.
'Don't gaf just yet," she asked him;
"somehow I feel unaccountably anx
ious, notwithstanding the doctor's as
surances." Marsden was silent a moment.
When he spoke his voice was gentler
than usual.
"I'll come back as pon as I possibly
can," he said, "butt Is out of the
question for me to stay at home this
morning. You are unnecessarily wor
ried, I think. Perhaps you'd better
take a little rest yourself."
She half-opened her lips to speak,
but reconsidering, turned away with
out so much as a word. Marsden fol
lowed her with his eyes, almost wist
fully. Her gesture, the atmosphere
of her conveyed an unmistakable
sense of Irritation, of reproof.
Out in the open air, apprehension
died from the father's mind. His brief
uneasiness was quite lost in the con
templation of the stirring day before
him. It was not the first time he had
hung almost his last "dollar on the
caprice of some promising stock. He
had begun the struggle In Wall street
a comparatively poor man. During a
20-years' career there, he had man
aged to make several fortunes and
lose them. There had always been a
little left in the family exchequer with
which lo start over again, and in no
cuse had he hesitated to use it. Hut
to-day would mark a crisis. He had
plunged every cent Into this copper
deal and if he did not come out with
(lying colors he would come out a
bankrupt.
When he turned into the Street,
scores of familiar faces greeted him
cordially on all sides. For Marsden
had long been a power on 'Change.
Excitement was rife. He flung him
self into the thick of it like a drunken,
man. Hours passed. He forgot every
thing. He knew nothing, saw nothing,
. was conscious of nothing save Cop
per! In the midst of the tumult a man
pushed his way through the crowds to
where Marsden stood with strained
ears, blood-shot eyes and shaking
hands waiting for the rapidly ap
proacliing crisis. Would the stock
Ilia!
1 pgp
"A note tor you, Dick."
One of the men had taken it from
the messenger and thrust it Into his
hands. Marsden took it mechanically
and jammed it into his pocket and
forgot it. When things had quieted a
bit. and he had returned to his private
office, he recollected and pulled out the
note, breaking the seal in a sort of
daze. He glanced at the handwriting
a trifle impatiently at first. But sud
denly his eyes swam red. A little
hoarse cry caught In his throat and
he turned ashen. Jack very 111 per
haps dying perhaps dead! He did
not wait to read the letter through,
but with a groan turned and tore his
way through the congested throngs
that packed about the doors.
He forgot that there had ever ex
isted such a thing as copper; Wall
street faded into oblivion. When he
reached the house an ominous still
ness reigned outside and in. His
knees shook under him as he stag
gered up the stairs. With his trem
bling fingers on the doorknob he stood
panting for breath, fearing to open the
door. But after a minute he controlled
himself and went In. The child was
sitting on the floor, playing with some
toys. The nurse was darning in a
corner and Kathleen was nowhere in
evidence.
"Jack!"
Marsden's relief was so great that
he sank into a chair, his breath almost
sobbing through his white lips. He
was perfectly limp after the strain of
the past hour, but every other emotion
was swallowed up in the feeling of In
tense thankfulness that enveloped
him. When he had collected himself
sufficiently, he spoke:
"Where is your mistress, Zella?" He
turned lo the maid.
"She went out, saying she would be
back in time for luncheon,"
"But she she sent me a note, did
she not?"
"Yes, sir; I think she did."
Marsden pondered the situation be
wilderedly, a slow light forcing Its
way on his brain. It was probably a
mere device, a trick" of Kathleen's to
break him up in the Street. He had
explained to her that it would be Im
possible for him to stay at home at
this particular time and she this was
her revenge! Tears, reproaches,
threats she had meted them out in
plenty to carry her point, and failing,
she had deliberately essayed this last
outrage. Well, she had succeeded
at last. His summary absence at the
most critical period had doubtless lost
him his last penny. This recalled him
to the necessity for immediate action,
and he rose and went to the telephone
and rang up his brokers. It was as he
had thought. It was too late now to
cover; everything had been swept
away by the rapid break in prices.
A curious feeling of revulsion sud
denly came over Marsden. If, indeed,
Kathleen cared so deeply as all this,
then why not reconcile himself to the
life of toil that, in his penniless state,
stretched inevitably before him? Aft
er all, perhaps life in Us simpler so
lution, held much greater Joys than
he knew!
Presently a door opened downstairs.
Steps approached and in another mo
ment the nursery door was thrown
open.
Mrs. Marsden came in nervously,
very pale, her dark eyes shrinking
from her husband's quick glance.
There was a transitory hurt look in
his face, but he accused her by neither
word nor gesture.
She paused half way' across the
floor. Her eyes were bright, her lips
beginning to quiver.
"Dick!" she said, penitently, "Dick,
forgive me!"
For a space he made no answer, and
she bent forward, clasping her hands.
1 was mad, beside myself," she hur
riedly on in little gasping way, "mad
to think there was nothing could take
you away from from that; not for a
single day not for a single hou! I
a devil entered my heart I was de
termined to " Her voice trailed off
to a whisper, and she stopped, breath
ing hard. She shook from head to
foot.
Marsden rose and laid an affection
ate hand across her shoulder, drawing
her over to him.
"Never mind, little girl," he said;
"I'm afraid that I haven't always
treated you just fair and right in my
blind selfishness. And in the long run
I am the more to blame. But we'll
start life all over again in earnest.
All these things will have to go, of
course, but we are both young and
we have each other. I am strong
enough to do any sort of work "
"What do you mean?"
She had fallen back, her hand going
to her throat as though she felt stifled.
He looked at her in perplexity, his
eyes clouding.
"Why, it is quite clear, Isn't it? I
had to leave right in the midst of a
crisis. I threw down everything. I
did not even think to arrange with
anyone about protecting my stock.
The boy was dying, as I thought as
your words led me to believe. God!
what was money what was anything
compared to our child?
The face she lifted to him was con
vulsed with passion.
"You you left there with every
thing you had at stake? Is that what
you mean?" Her voice was hoarse,
strained.
"Exactly." A suddenly vacant look
had come into Marsden's eyes.
She burst into a wild laugh. The
words fairly hissed through her
clamped teeth:
"And you you are my husband!
Sbo stamped the floor with her foot.
A dazed moment went by. When
Marsden looked up, even his lips were
white. His eyes were sunken and Into
them had come the tragedy of years.
"Kathleen!"
But only her quick, angry footsteps,
sounding 'along the polished corridor.
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GIANT BULG
YUS1FF 'MAHnOUT
Since his arrival in America some
has not lost a match and he is consid
who ever visited this country. Close
worthy foe of Frank Gotch, the world
FIRST BASE HARD
POSITION TO FILL
PIRATES HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
FIND SATISFACTORY SUC
CESSOR TO BRANSFIELD.
SEVERAL PLAYERS TRIED OUT
Eight Men Have Held Down Initial
During Past Four Seasons and New
Man Will' Be Given Chance This
Year American League Teams
Have Also Made Numerous Changes.
Since the Pittsburg club made a
present of Kitty Bransfield to the re
organized Philadelphia club, Barney
Dreyfuss has practically been without
a first-class first, sacker, although he
has tried out eight men in that posi
tion, and it is more than probable that
it was the presence of either a weak
sticker or fielder on the initial sack
that caused the Pirates to lose out in
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National League Schedule, 1909
RIAN WRESTLER
time ago, 'this big Bulgarian wrestler
ered one of the best foreign wrestlers
students of the game declare he is a
's champion.
the grueling race for the National
League pennant and the right to play
the Detroit Tigers for- the world's
series last season.
When Pittsburg first disposed of
Bransfield, who had been a member
of the Pirate championship organiza
tion, Clancy, Howard and I-Iillebrand
were tried out at first. Howard, who
took part in 90 games and who is now
a star utility man on the Cubs, did the
best work, but in comparison with
Bransfield his best was not considered
good enough. In Nealon, the Califor
nlan, who was secured the following
season, it was thought that the va
cancy had been well filled. Nealon
looked like a world beater for a time
and lasted throughout the season of
1906. He fell off in his playing in
1907, though, and Swancina and
Storke were given a chance to show
what they could do.
Then Nealon became homesick for
the Golden Gate and remained in the
west. That left it to Swancina to fill
the bill last season, but he proved un
equal to the task. . In fact, he was
not good enough for Louisville, to
whom he was sold. After Swancina
was disposed of, Storke, Kane and Gill
were utilized at the first sack. That
American League Schedule, 1909
none of the trio did his work in a man
ner to suit Dreyfuss is shown by the
fact that Abstein, the Providence first
baseman, is slated for the Job for
this year. Gill had a perfect fielding
average, but batted only .224.
Thus in four seasons the Pirates
have experimented with more first
basemen than any of the American
league clubs has in six years, seven
being the American league record for
first basemen since the league has
been composed as at present.
Cleveland and Washington are, the
leaders, each having had seven men
on the initial sack exclusive of men
who have been shifted to that position
for (a few games as the result of acci
dents which necessitated, a 'shift.
Cleveland had Hickman, Schwartz,
Carr and Stovall in 1904, Stovall and
Rossman in 1906, Stovall and Lister in
1907 and Stovall, Hickman and
Hinchman in 1908, the last two only
being sent to first on account cf in
juries to Stovall'.
Washington started off ' with Bill
Clarke and Carey in 1903, while Jake
Stahl and Clarke turned the"" trick in
1904. Since then, Hickman, Altizer,
Anderson, Blankenship and Freeman
have worked on the first cushion for
the Nationals.
Ganzel, Anderson, Chase, Moriarity
and Stahl have been the New York
first base guardians, while' Detroit has
bsen forced to call on Carr, Hickman,
Seville, Crawford, Lindsay and Ross
man, Isbell, Dolan, Donohue and An
derson have been the only ones that
Chicago has been called upon to use,
while St. Louis has been content with
Anderson, Tom Jones, Sugden and
Nordyke. .
Hawy Davis is practically the only
regular first basemaa ?"ie Athletics
have had since taey entered the
league. Seybold subbedfor 16 games
in 1903, while Mullin played 26 games
there in 1904. Shreck and Powers
have also subbed there a little, but
Davis has been the only regular.
Five first basemen have been found
necessary for Boston. La Chance
served there in 1903 and 1904, while
Grimshaw and "Buck" Freeman were
the regulars during the next two
years. Unglaub and Grimshaw turned
the trick in 1907, while Stahl and Ung
laub looked after the first cushion for
the Redi Sox during the season of
1908.
In point of service the American
league first basemen rank this way:
Davis, Jones, Stovall, Donohue, Stahl,
Chase, Rossman and Freeman.
Covaleski Refuses to Sign.
Harry Covaleski, the star boxman of
the Philadelphia National baseball
club, has refused to sign the contract
offered to him by President Shettsline.
Evidently the man who contributed in
a large measure to the Giants losing
of the pennant did not regard the pro
posed salary as doing him justice. He
named his figures to Shettsline, and
the president of the Quakers stated he
would bring the matter before the di
rectors of the club.
KOPI INDIAN IS STAR RUNNER
Lewis Tewanima, the youthful Hopl
student at the Carlisle Indian school,
has jumped into fame In the last year
because of his remarkable long-distance
running. He came to the 'Car
lisle school two years ago, with 11
other Hopis or Moqui Indians, from
northern Arizona. At the Olympic
Marathon in London, . Tewanima, who
had badly swollen knees, and who evi
dently suffered agonies throughout the
race, came in ninth. He was handi
capped severely by rain and mnd In
the Yonkers, N. Y., Marathon, and won
the big Pastime club race of ten miles
in New York City with eas'e over a big
field. . '
Vic Willis Back in Fold.
Victor Willis, the crack pitcher of
the Pittsburg National league club,
will again play with that team this
year, despite assertions that he will
retire from baseball. Willis has been
holding out for more money. Several
weeks ago Willis received a contract
from President Dreyfuss fixing his sal
ary for the coming season at $4,100-.
He refused to sign. It is said he wants
$5,000. Friends of Willis say he
would sign for $4,500 and they believe
this figure will be secured by the
hold or 'f prices broke
answered him. '
