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ill 1 I 1 1 42 THE BUFFALO ILLUSTRATED TIMES Copyright by the Author THE MARATHON MYSTE A Great Detective Story. "BY BTJRTOJ E. STElTETf SON. about the man. which it was vers hard to resist.

And. then, -I believedt that Mr. Drysdaie had deliberately bioken his engagement with: me. Otherwise, 1 should not have given Treniaine another opportunity to to She did not attempt to -finish! the sentence there was no need thatshe shouldI have, often wondered, since, what the end woluld have been had Fate not Jnterefered had Tremaine's The lights of Babylon gleamed out ahead, and a few minutes laterwe, drew up. before the hotel.

As we en- tered the office, I saw the proprietor cast a quick glance at a little fat man. with a round, face, who immediately came forward to meet us. "Ijm Coroner Heffelbower," he Eaid with an evident appreciation of his own importance. "I believe you are t'e gentlemen who represent Mr. Drjsdale?" "Mr.

Lester, here, of Graham Ko-yce. will represent Mr. Drysdaie," explained Godfrey. "I am merely one of his friends." SYNOPSIS. Godfrey, a.

nempapftrmu, and a detective namwl Slmmoada, while at. headquarters ulscussing their experiences la mysterious ewes, are Informed by the janitor of the Marithon apart-menu that a murder has lust been committed there. Arriving, they And a man named Johnson or Thompson. shot dead on the floor and In a corner the huddled frightened figure of a lady named Miss Croydon, a revolver In her hand. She declares she used It to scare off the murderer.

John Drysdaie, her fiance, asserts his belief In her innocence. Godfrey and Slramond suspect a couple wh live at the Marathon under, the name of the Tremmlne mm having some knowledge of the crime. lawyer, named Lester, later rents the room where the murder was committed and collects evidence against them. While Drysdaie and Tremalne, both of whom are In love with Miss Croydon, are visiting- her at the summer home of the Del-roys at Edgemer. a watchman named Graham Is murdered and some Jewels which he was fur4ins.

are stolen. Circumstances point to Drysdaie as the murderer and fie Is arrested. Lester, who is to defend him, and Godfrey, gj to Edgemere to clear Drysdaie ofth charge. They are Interviewing Miss Croydon and Godfrey has Just asked her to read a cablegram which he has Just received. weren't strong enough to "tell him the -w hole story." "You mean you toi him part of it?" '-There has been a virtual separation ever since Mrv Tremalne Godfrey paused reflectively.

"Why were you so agitated." he continued "when you wpere asked to identify Jimmy the Dude at the inquest?" "Because I did Identify him." "You did?" "Yes as the man I had seen talking to the Janitor In tne lower hall. Ut explain, Mr. Godfrey. When I was asked suddenly fu-r a description of the murderer, I was taken aback; I endeavored to think, to collect myself and I remembered the man I had parsed In the halL without stopping to consider wishing only to disarm suspicion I described' him roughly as I remembered him. When I was confronted 'with him at the inquest next day, I Instantly realised what I had doner I had implicated an innocent man and it turned me a little faint for a moment' "Had you ever met him?" "Met him?" she repeated In surprise.

"Why, no." he crledl dare, lay your, hands, on saw a very'evil spring into Tr-j malne's face. He looked about him for' some and picked up- a piece of pipe that lay beside the radiator. Thompson saw the action, and lurched heavily toward him. 'Goln' use tha: on me, Vic? he asked. 'You'd better try it, and he made a pass at Tremalne and tried to snatch the pipe away, i You try it on an' I'll blow your game like I did once before down at aydney, "He struck at Tremalne but the latter sprang away and in an instant had brought the pipe down upon his head.

Thompson fell like a log; then that fiendish look itiaahed into Tremaine's face a second time; he sna'tched out a revolver dimly understood What was coming Indeed, I had my own revolver In my hand and I fired at him; but my shot went wild, while his She stopped and buried her face in her hands, overcome for he moment by the terrible spectacle her words had evoked. i She controlled herself by an effort; took down her hands. "He f.ut his pistol away land stepped over very to me. 'Miss he said rapidly, 'it will be well for you tojsay you did not know me. I have committed no crime he was the aggressor what I ft "1 don't In the leastdoubt that he was in earnest." agreed Godfrey.

"Mr. then, overheard I him ssk you to be his wife?" ''Yes Just that" "But he also heard you refuse, no doabt?" "Oh, yes, she said, smiling; and coloring a little; "he heard me refuse In the most positive way; but my refusal provoked Mr. Tremalne to an intemperance Of language which Mr. Drysdaie -V- resented and which he thought I should have resented, too. He demanded that 1 explain to him Mr.

Tremaine's poeHlon, and I promised, to do so on the.very evening he- stayed away from the house. His laying away offended me deeply." Godfrey had listened with Intent eyes and a quick nod from time to time. "There is only one point he said. "Did Tremaine know of ycur intention' to tell Dryad ale the story?" "Yes he even charged me with that intention." "'Ah he had listened at a keyhole, probably." "He said that Mr. Drysdaie himself had toll him.

I might add. Mr. Godfrey, thai I met. Mr. Drysdaie.

and the officers- In the hall that, morning, as they were going away, and I implored him to tell them where he had been. He answered me with such insult and contempt that I thought he must be mad." ii J-' "And no wonder! You were playing at crosspurposes. I presume, then, that it was not you who wrote Mr. Drysdaie this and he handed her the crumpled sheet of paper he had fished from Drysdale's waste-basket. J- She took it with trembling hand; already beginning to suspecV perhaps, what it contained.

Be'at the pergola at 9," she read. If I am late, wait for me. I certainly never wrote any such note as that, Mr. Godfrey. Where did It eyes before' her.

could-, she fail to understand? Perhaps she did understand I was never sure. "In the first place, then. Miss Croydon," he went on in a different tone, "how did your father succeed In getting your sister away from Tremalne?" They had gone to Paris," she answered, "and in two or three days, Kdlth toad awakened from her dream she saw something In the man which terrified her, and she wrote a pitiful letter to father, who went over to Paris at once, and finally succeeded in buying the man off. Father paid him 50,000 francs, I believe perhaps It was the fact that he knew he was not really Edith's husband that be himself had committed a crime which made him take It He agreed to leave the country, and In the following December he wrote father that he was about to sail for Martinique In a ship calle the Centaur. He said he Intended to buy a plantation at Mar-Unique and make that his home.

In February, we learned that the Centaur had been lost, with all on board. After eight years, it seemed certain that he was dead, and Kdlth felt free to marry again. "Was Mr. Delroy informed' of this early Indiscretion?" "Certainly and, forgave it, as any good man would." "Paron me for asking the question. Miss Croydon; but it was necessary.

When was it you first learned that Tremalne was still alive "one night nearly two months ago, Edith brought his letter to me. she was wild, distracted, ready to kill herself that Is what I have feared every day She loves Mr. Delroy, Mr. Godfrey; and yet she believed herself the wife of another man. He demanded that she meet him 1b that apartment house.

I knew she could not bear such a meeting, and yet he must be seen. I offered to go In her stead; I had some wild idea of appealing- to hls better of persuading him She stopped, silenced by her own emotion. "That, of oourae, would not have altered the fact that your sister was his wife," observed Godfrey: "No; that was the terrible part of it; nothing could'alter that. There must, of course, be a. separation; but we thought we would soive that problem after we had settled the other.

-1 had never seen him, and I confess his appearance and manner were not at all what I expected. He did. not look in the least like a scoundrel, nor did he act like -one. He listened to me with attention and seeming respect. He even appeared moved.

Oh, I know now what a hypocrite he Was; I know that he was laughing at me; that he was planning something deeper, more villainous. I had brought twelve hundred dollars wjth me all that we could gather together at the moment and I pressed It upon him, urging him to take it and go away and we would send him more. He pretended to refuse the money, to protest that that was not In the least what he but I compelled him to take-It And Just as I was hoping that I had prevailed upon him, the, door of the room -opened and a horrible drunke-man staggered out. "Well, he cried, 'so this Is th gal. Is It? fine's a likely piece.

I wouldn't give her up. Vic, no, not fer ten thousand Oo back to bed, yon drunken cried Tremalne, took him roughly by the arm. 'Don't lay your hands on 'me, Continued from Yesterday. The widow of Victor Charente, she read in a low voice, 'died here February 21. 1901.

Had never married She looked up, her brows sUll knitted. Well?" she asked. said Godfrey, "Victor Charente Is the real name of Tremalne. Hi- married that girl many years before he met your sister. She was his legal wife.

Tour sister never was. bhe was never the legal wife of anyone except Richard She understood now, and the glad tears burst forth unrestrainable. Indeed, she made no effort to restrain them, but only rocked tack and forth, pressing the message against her heart. "Thank God!" she sobbed, -Thank God!" and then she started up from her chair. "I must tell her," she said, "at once.

If you khew how she has suffered! She must not be left In that cruel position an Instant "Very well," agreed Godfrey. "We 1 will wait for you She disappeared through adoor at the farther end of the room, but In a moment came softly back again. "She Is asleep." she said. "I will wait until she wakes. What a Joyful awakening it will be!" and she sat down again.

She wiped away the tears, but her eyes were still shining'. Godfrey gazed at her with a face fall of emotion. "Now Miss Croydon," he began, "you've told me that my theory's correct, but there are three or four points I should like you to help me clear up, if you will." "I shall be glad to If I can, she answered, and smiled at him, her eyes brimming again. "You've lifted such a load from me. Mr.

Godfrey, that I'd do almost anything to show my gratitude." Why, looking at her, did his face, enange soften, harden? Why did his Lands tremble It was over in an iiittant; yet I had caught a glimpse of his secret, I understood. "It was nothing." he said; "I was slsd to do It I was deeply pleased when that message cmt this "You've been kinder to ma than I vieyerved," she said; and I more than halt agreed with her. How, with his "But he seemed tj know "Oh!" and she laughed again. "I had a letter, from him next day a letter filled with gratitude touching even. It seems that my sister and I had helped his family a mother and fcister without knowing it, while he was away "At Sing-Sing ho's the'! most expert burglar in New but he's got his good points, too witness his taking -Thompson 'home that night." "Yes he wanted to do anything he could to help me.

i intend look up "Do If you can- reform the New York police force, will, be mighty grateful." 1 "I'm going to try," she said, and I rather envied Jimmy. Godfrey back lh his chair with a sigh 'of satisfaction. "I think that clears up that affair pretty well." he said; "and that brings up to the second and more serious one. And first, Miss Croydon. I want to ask you If you tnink it was Just the right thing to let-them march Jack Drysdaie off to prison when a single word from you might have, saved.

hm?" CEULPTEBII. A GATHERING OF THREADS. "From me?" repeated Miss Croydon blankly. "A single word from me? I do not understand you, Mr. Godfrey." "Do mean to say," demanded Godfrey with emphasis, "that you not know where Mr.

Drysdaie wa3 Monday night; that you were not yourself the cause of his leaving the She was staring at him with distended eyes. ''I the cause!" ehe repeated hoarsely, after a moment. "Mr. Godfrey, I will tell you. something, of which I had determined never to speak.

When he. left the house that evening, he deliberately broke an appointment he had made with me an- appointment which he had prayed for. He had happenerhto hear Mr. Tremalne make certain proposals, to me -in short" hesitated, arijd. then proceeded steadily, with raised head "I may as well tell- the whole truth.

Since tre evening of that first tragedy, Mri Tremalne has heen persecuting mev with his attentions. At the time, I thought them merely insulting i.gee now that he may have been In earnest." -t Hams, the pastor, will be assisted' by Rev. R. W. Boynton, Rev.

A. V. V. Raymond and others. All Interested are cordially Invited to be present.

All the new magazines for the month await you in our Reading and Rest. Room art. No. 395 Ellicott Square, whenever you are moved to take advantage of It. 6TH WARD CHANGES Two New Committeemen Named and Vote for Conventions Was Apportioned.

When Commissioner Emerson of the of Elections redls-trlcled the Sixteenth Ward, it was necessary for the Democratic Ward Committee to reorganize, as another district was added, making six. It was also necessary to apportion the vote of the ward by districts so that the new district would have representation In conventions. The committee was reorganized with the vote apportioned as follows: General committee man, John KanaDKa; mrst district. fV IS ft it 4 ri it: 7 I 6 A 1 INTERNATIONAL PROGRESSIVE THOUGHT LEAGUE OF BUFFALO; A MENTAL CLEARING HOUSE "The Inquest, I believe, Is set for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock? "I asked. "Yes.

sir; t'ough we shall hardly get to t'e evidence before afternoon. T'e morning will be spent in looking ofer t'e scene of t'e "I understand," said Godfrey, with studied artlessness, "that you hay found the missing necklace." The coroner flushed a little; evident, ly that was a sore subject "No, he answered, "we ha vent found It. I haf about come to t'e con- -elusion Cat Drysdaie t'rew It Into- t't "But" I objected, "he'd hardly have committed a murder in order to gain pp.seftsion of it, only to throw it away!" "He if my febry iss right, returned the coroner, with some spirit. "No matter: no matter," and ha was fairly bloated with self-importance. "You will see tomorrow." Godfrey was looking at him, his his eyes alight with mirth.

"I see," he broke in. "Accept my compliments, Heffelbower. It i ithe only theory which fits the case. Don't you understand, Lester? Here's a young man of wealrn, who deliberately goes out and kills a man, steals a necklace and throws It into the ocean. He attempts to establish no alibi; he refuses to answer any questions; after the murder he rages around In his room and breaks things; he Insults the girl he's engaged to; quarrels with his best friend.

it's as plain as day. A man who would behave like that must be "Crazy!" cried the coroner, beaming with- satisfaction. "I could' not -haf put t'e case petter sir!" And Godfrey gravely bowed his. thanks at the compliment CHAPTER DX GODFREY AND I ARE "DE TROP" Heffelbower insisted that we Join him In an appetiser; he had evidently Jumped to the conclusion that Godfrey was a famous New York detective, and he gazed at him with respect and a little awe. He wanted to discuss again all' the details of the tragedy, but we got rid of him, after a while, and went in to dinner.

Then we started toward tne Jail for a final talk -with Drysdaie. Another jailer had come on duty, but he made no difficulty about admitting us. "Well?" asked the prisoner, as soon as we were alone. "Oh," said Godfrey, regarding him with a good humored smile, "you won't be electrocuted this time though -I say you deserve ltl" "What!" cried Drysdaie, coloring suddenly. "You don't believe" 'That you killed Graham? Oh, no; but you've made an unmitigated ass of yourself, my friend." DId you' have a pleasant Monday night, klck- Iing your heels by "the hour together? out at the pergola?" Continued Tombrrow.

with which the envelope was ar dressed." All became curious at once, all were anxious to hear' the story and this is as he told it: "I discarded a certain check system In my business about two years ago replacing lt with one thought more accurate and up-to-date. That incident was entirely forgotten until yesterday when the mall carrier handed me a pencil addressed envelope; on opening it. imagine my surprise to find a 25 cent piece inserted In a hole made in a piece of card hoard and one of those 15 cent checks I had discarded over two years ago. cents interest on. IB cents is pretty good for two years, but I do not care for that, I would simply like to know all the circumstances connected with that check and the person who sent it to me.

There Is a good story there and as I said at the start there i at least one honest person in this world and I can prove it." Just as it came to the Rose Tree: A big bit of news for you: Bob Dempster has a "double" In town. Hs lives on upper Delaware avenue, not far from West Ferry street, and' Is the only unmarried son of, a millionaire merchant who died a few years ago. He is a writer of some distinction and Some of his work has ap peared in the TIMES Magazine re-1 cently. He kept Bob's admirer's guessing for a long time and even yet he is con- -stantly being mistaken for the popular actor. ONE OF THE GIRLS FOOLED.

Another brilliant young Buffalo professional man has opened an office on Virginia street. It is no other than Dr. Joseph Lewis, who was graduated from Johns Hopkins University, Balti- more, two or three years ago. Hs studied at the New York Hospital after leaving college and has a host of friends not only in the medlcai profession but in society as well. He Is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. George A. Lewis and comes of a talented musical family. That accounts probably for the doctor's versatility. Ruth Lewis Is at present in Europe studying for grand opera Her voice has been pronounced perfectly adaptable to the most difficult roles and this judgment is from such critics as Hammersteln and Mary Garden -before whom she has sung.

Both are taking the keenest Interest in this beautiful' young American girl, whose physique Is as fine as her voice and who has a splen- did dramatic temperament withal. Buffalo may yet have reason to point with pride to Miss Lewis 's Its special gift to the galaxy or opctlc stars of the world. RIaatle Ilo iery Abdominal ganvortu Shoulder Brae Crutches Defermlty Apulia F-fbre Jaetcrta tor Snlnnl fnrvatnre, T9I Metal Archen fer Flat Feet Trmm Tnat Ft THE WILKEAST ARTIFICIAL LEB Satisfaction guars a. teed. Mwmf Jfn enarge Qf for esaua- ffftjTx nation.

ifjtgF private St- lUC tin Tt3 for. falea. plan worked Itself out as he intended." Hememberlng both of them man and -woman I think she must have yielded in ths end; gone with him out into the world to conquer it- There's no questioning Tremaine's fascination," agreed Godfrey, "nor his ability; yet I fancy that in spite of his precautions we've got him fast in the net. That is all, I think." i "One thing more, Mr. Godfrey," she said; "do you think we'd, better tell Mr.

Delroy the story?" "Yes," answered Godfrey decidedly. "Tell him the story. That's always the best'; way and the safest Remember, your lack of frankness has already cost one human life. Your sister has incurred no guilt; she has committed no Her husbar will have nothing to forgive." i "And the public?" 1 "The public? What has the public to do with It?" I- thought-you 'see you "Oh, you thought I would write it up In the Record I have no such Intention, Miss Croydon I shall let that first tragedy rest this second one will be enough and, after allTremalne has only one life for the law to take." "Pardon me," she said quickly, holding out her hand. "I see I have offended you.

You must forgive me." "Oh, I do," he said, taking her hand and smiling into her eyes allowing himself a moment reward. "Even a yellow journalist Misa Croydon, has his reticences. That hard to be-1 isn't It?" "Not When one knows them," she answered, and opened the door for us. Thomas was waiting in the halt i 1 "Anything else, sir?" he asked, said Godfrey. We've finished here.

Now let us have our trap." i We stopped a moment in the library to say good-bye to Delroy." He came forward eagerly to, meet us. "Well?" he asked. "Can you clear Jack?" i "Yes," said Godfrey, "we can. What's more, "we wilt" 'Thank God!" and Delroy passed his hand across his forehead. "This whole thing has been a sort of terrible nightmare to me, Mr.

Godfrey. I'm hoping that I may even yet wake up and find that it was all only a dream." Godfrey smiled a little bitterly. I "I'm afraid you won't do that, Mr. Delroy," he said; "but, at least, I believe you'll find that, in the end, it will sweep a great unhappiness out of your life. And I'm sure that, with Mr.

Lester's help, I can clear Drysdaie." Thomas came to tell that.our trap was waiting, and Delroy went down the steps with us. i "I hope to have you here some time under more favorable circumstances," he said, and shook us both warmly by the hand. i Evening had come, and the darkness deepened rapidly as we drove back. "We can't get a train till 8.42," said Godfrey, "so we'll have dinner at the hotel and then go around for a talk with our client. I think we have some news that will cheer him op." a "It seemed to me," I observed, "that lt-was not at all about his arrest that he was worrying." j-.

"It wasn't," agreed Godfrey. 'That what I meant" flying barn dance, the latest phase of the Boston dip was tried. This dance as we well know Is slow gliding and dignified but it was watched growing horror and suspicion by the eagle-eyed monster who guards the hall. After a little he stopped, one of the couples. "Say, hi' there, we don't 'low no eech fancy dancln' a that over here None of them Salome dances In ours.

Tou'll have to cut It out or git out." There was a minute's argument. But the monster shook his head, "Nope, you can't fool me, I'm from Missouri and I know a Salome dance when I sees It and that's a Salome, so cut it out." Thus did the. cultured. Intellectual Boston in its latest and most approved phase receive a black eye and was relegated to the outer darkness. Senator.

Depew says: "Punctuality Is a habit that, women cannot attain. Tour wife will give you plenty of time waiting for her. Don't waste it read study. I have known-men to pick a 'Ihorol Ailni-atlnn whllt waitina for wives to get ready to go out Tnts ia not a personal expert ence, for Senator Depew was educated before his marriage, but I should like to hear Mr. Depew's views upon marital punctuality.

I 4 I 1 1 TT GoX Forest Chicago, was'a wholly approve of them and were not intimate with them. The Goods cut quite a splurge on occasions, notably at the horse shows, and they enter tained at their own home and at the Onwentsia Club on a large scale. Mra Good alleges extreme cruelty last fall at the Waldorf-Astoria and prior" to that. The couple were married at E14 mira, in 1941. and Mrs.

Good is a niece of Mrs. David Hamilton, of Chicago, and a cousin to Mra IS. W- Ryer-son who was Adelaide Hamilton. Seated on his veranda at his Wood-lawn Avenue home tne othr even ing Mine Host Elser said to his guests; "I used to think like most of yeu that there was very Htle good In the world and as for good people and a Golden Rule, if there were such things, they were as scarce as the proverbial teeth of the hen. Just a little Incident has changed my mind and I am now satis-fled that there la atrleast one good man.

or It may be a woman. In the world. A two cent postage stamp brought me the information but I have nhsolutely no knowledge as to -who licked the stamp or sed the pn I I This Well Known Society, Founded on "Advanced Lines Thought, Is a Mecca for Thinking People. The greeting of universal peace to those who love the law of use, and seek after truth and knowledge. To them shall all things come, even powers and dominion and light; for nothing that thought shall grasp or the human mind conceive is impossible.

Love and light are the birthright of the human race, and free to all. echo of good words once spoken -vibrates In space to all eternity The portals of the temple are open. Enter thou In." 'Mar garet B. PeekST in "Zenla, the Vestal." did was done in self-defence. One thing more your sister has nothing to fear from me I shall neve'r ffcother her again I promise you that "He was gone in an Instant and then the Janitor came and you and the detectives." jr Godfrey nodded thoughtfully.

"That supplies the motive, Lester," he said. "I nave felt that my explanation of the crime was not quite adequate. But it was not only desire for revenge that urged Tremalne on It was also the knowledge that Thompson knew of his marriage and threatened, with a word, to wreck his plans a second time." Yes," I agreed, and satT silent, pondering the story. "Why. did you take the clippings.

Miss Croydon?" asked Godfrey after a moment "From what you read (of them, I suspected how vitally they concerned my sister. That, was a secret, I felt, which must be kept at any hazard. It was done wlthdut consideration, on the spur the moment, lor I should never have had the courage to do it at all." i She laughed outright the load was lifted she was fast becoming her usual self. "I had a wild idea that you were going to search me. I saw that loose place In the carpet the Instant agarose with the clippings in my hand.

Once I had put them there, I had no chance at all to get them again." Godfrey noodded. "You tried to get them the day after the Inquest, didn't you?" "Yes: but the Janitor was so afraid of me that he wouldn't even let me go upstairs." "And there weren't any papers?" "No; that was a He. I saw I must Invent one that I must offer sorie explanation of my presence there "Did Tremalne keep his; promise?" "Not to bother my sister? Yes; he mentioned It again only to assure me that the past was dead that he would never revive it." "But how could you admit his pres-i enco "How could we prevent Jt? It was Mr. Delroy who' brought! him. We for his everlasting good.

So education tends to strengthen the will. It Is a problem why a boy of 18 Invariably wants to run or go away from home. Boys are difficult problems to solve especially between the ages of 10 and 13. They seem to, want to be cruel to each and often to animals. They desire to throw off the promptings of childhood, and to be up and doing no-matter what.

Of course these promptings are mostly due to physical causes and the, time to prepare for this period is when the child is small. Possibly In St Loula the truant officers do things not-heard of in other cltlea My object is always to keep a boy out of an Institution. We try first to appeal to the iboy's love for his mother, and we- set two Influences to work, love for home, parents and family and fear of "There are thrte things that I look for in the truant boy. I ask hdm at once: Are you truthful? Are you mean? Are you a coward? If I can get mm to go home and beg his mother's pardon I know he's no a coward. "The gang boy Is a great problem especially if the leader influences him to 'bum from In St.

Louis we have one gang that has had the same name for 20 years. "One of the most inspiring works that I ever read is Kuropatkln's 'Mutual Aid as a Factor in (Evolution. In watching herds of cattle I've noticed that where the leader Is tame those that follow take their color from him. So with, the gang. Eliminate the bad boy leader and the gang win be rudderless, for leaders are not born every moment.

Lastly, I believe in giving the child ii a chance. The average cost of educating a child for a year is $11 and for the care of a criminal lt costs $100, so: it Is more rational to educate a boy and thuj prevent crime than to pay to punish the criminal. "Ninety per cent of persons in the country. do not realize the benefits of a good education. They have n-j conception of literature, of the best kind of living.

Their's is a life of work and rest for food and clothes. A compulsory education for these people would help them onto the road to better things. I "We have a genuine philanthropist In St Louis In Mr. N. O.

Nelson, who pays the child that otherwise would be excused to work for -the support of the family, the wages he or she would earn. He paid one; girl $3.50 a week who was employed In a cotton mill, to go to school. "The problem of the homeless boy Is a crying one and In most cities the newsboys' homes have arisen to help therm We have the Mission Free School under Unitarian auspices, also the Jewish Alliance. Another problem Is the unworthy family for In it the children are bound to suffer. The day is almost past where small children are forced to beg for brutal, drunken parents.

i Without doubt no-greater work engrosses mankind today than that among children. i Mr. Quinn told many Instances of individual cases that showed that he was fitted for his work. The discus sion that followed was spirited and Mr. Quinn was kept busy answering questions until a late hour.) HAPPY HAPPJSirafGS.

We will meet as usual next Tuesday evening at 8.15 at Hotel) Iroquois. Watch the Tuesday papersfor announcement of subject. a A public meeting will be hed this afternoon at 4 o'clock In memory of Dr. Edward Everett Hale at thel First Universalis Church on North Street, corner Marker. Rev.

Leon Q. Wu- come from?" "Is it In your-handwriting?" "Why, yes' she. answered, looking at it more closely. "That is' it. us something like.

Oh! I begin to see!" she cried, and I saw' her seized with a sudden convulsive shuddering. "Yes," said Godfrey, "it was a pretty plot. This note lured him from the and kept -him away until the storm came up and-he was forced to abandon the hope' of meeting you. He concluded that you' were playing with when he" returned to the house, he found that you had spent the evening with Tremaine afterwards, in his room, he did number of violent and foolish things. Finally, he determined to go away; he started to pack his belongings r-and then, in the hah, you, as he thought added insult to injury by asking him to tell She stopped him-with a wild rti- "Oh, 1 -'must 'see him!" she cried.

Something1 must be -done "Something shall.be done." Godfrey assured her, rising. 'The real culprit shall be in custody tonight." 'The real culprit?" The words arrested her "Who but Tremaine?" i "Tremaine? But he was in the house as you know, I talked with him for a long time. "In the same vein?" She colored a at -the tone. answered. "You will, perhaps, think me weak, Mr.

Godfrey; but despite his villainy, there was a fascination, a sort of brutal power, DEGREE OF CRIME. "Suppose I stole a he asked, weeny, tt-eny kiss?" -I "Why. that wera petty larceny!" Replied the blushing miss. "'i "ucuKwui uiy Young's Magazine. The most original function of the month -of June has been the entertainments given for Miss Hilda Hayes, who on Thursday night became Mrs.

Messrsmith. The -most interesting of the affairs given for the bride-to-be was that Of Mrs. Albert E. La Tour, who Is a close friend of the Hayes family. She sent her invitations out French and when the iruest assem bled they were most delightfully taken through a descriptive trip 4n France by the hostess whose familiarity with the scenes she described -made her personal reminiscences all the more valuable.

-The bridesmaids of Miss Mayes were also lavishly entertained. Miss Chamberlain of New York, Is the daughter of the former vice president Twtl whoseUrd.t ter. uornelia. eraduaterl rbls year from St. Margaret's.

Buffalo well remembers the gorgeous coming out party of Miss Hayes and the wedding the most brilliant of any I of the season was a fitting conclusion to her Introduction to society. Her husband. Mr. John Messersmith Is one of the brainy young business men of Buffalo and if all. the good wishes of their friends are fulfilled, their future will indeed be rose-tinted.

The land of Canadian flies and frivolities is sadly neglected In its education when It comes to varloutf varieties of American dancing. The good Canadian not only believes in the strict observation of all the blue law but has added a few new ones. Re- cently a party of pretty yOung girU from Buffalo's elect society made i a pleasure, trip across the border and exhilarated their twinkling- feet at a dance halL Now the party. was heavily and strictly chaperoned -In the most approvea manner, albeit, it was In the afternoon and young men were as usual a rarity. After dashing two-step and the John V.

Kempf. 858 votes: Second Dls- biyip" 1 tnen 5i VOtS'Mcu Third District Charles Jahn, 358 votes; Fourth District, Joseph P. Dob- "Of course that would be grand!" son, 358 votes; Fifth District, Martin (July Young's Magazine. Nlcklas, 367 votes, and Sixth District, Pa, ass vntis The lines of the Suitor In permitting me to pay my Su Tne lines or tne aadrease3 to your beautiful daughter Filth District were unchanged and. have made me the happiest therefore, the vote was left as cast for men.

Now. if only thought I could Gcvernor. Henry Meister and win her affection i Charles Jahn are new committeemen. not, my dear boy? of First it seeks to Instruct a child in citizenship. Second, It alms to prevent wrong-doing and third, it maintains that a child must be given an educa tion.

Thousands of emigrants come here every year above 14 years of age who can neither read or write. Of the 28,000 which Missouri got last -year all had to be trained to' know the laws of and their children can be easier impressed' In -our schools by songs, a knowledge of what the flag stands for, and by lessons in patriotism. The problem in -Missouri of educating the people is a difficult nrst 50 years of its existence it was under French rule which instilled every trait that was patriotic, chivalrous, generous, noble and brave that would go to make a great nation. In the next 50 years Into this element was grafted the native emigrant from th- East and North, which had -to be blended with the French element. From 1850 to 1900 large 'numbers of foreign emigrants' have come to us, and today the children of St Louis are descendants of these mixtures making a type of people which represents the best In humanity.

fusion of these various peoples goes to make a united citizenship in St Louis, which has been effected In two ways. First by the Civil War, and second by the public schools. St. Louis has today a population of 700,000. It occupies, as does Buffalo, a strategic point.

It has the loca tion for a huge metropolis, and all It needs Is plenty of energy to carry out I tjpe work that lt do for wben the wheels of progress sart there is no Stopping them. We have 20.000 Italians, 20.000 Poles. 30,000 Russians. 7.000. Syrians.

2.000 Greeks not segregated as in your city. By this mixture the public school is helped to rapidly the condition of these children by their being thrown together. Their games alone help them to feel that they are one and -the same, all Americans. At times we have about 2. COO Roumanians, Croatlons and Servians, who are a floating population following work.

In all St. Louis there can ot be found over three or four Greek women. The Greeks do not come to stay, where as the Poles, Rub. sians, Italians bring their families. The second problem In compulsory education which It must meet Is the prevention of wrong-doing.

Dr. Loeb of Leland-Stanford University says: "Education Inhibits wrong-doing In the mind. Man Is a bundle of habits. If you were to leave a coin on a table, and a child seeing lt was to obey Its natural impulse to take it many- times in succession without being forbidden, a habit would be formed that might last It for life, that of coveting and taking what does not belong to it, but if seeing the coin, being warned previously not to touch It. and by passing it repeatedly his power Jof self control would be strengthened PresldeBt Orace Cncw Sbeldoa.

-First Vice-President Joaa Harrison Mills. Second -Vice-President Gertrude A. Williams. Secretary Belle G. Lake.

Treasurer Mrs. Mary M. Hotchktss. Librarian Sara Palmer Sheldon. Carrnposdlas Secretary Ida P.Moore.

The League meets every Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock at Hotel Iroquois. You are welcome. The league had a great pleasure last Tuesday evening In having as Its speaker Mr. John B. Quinn of St.

Louis. Mr. Quinn came to Buffalo as a delegate to the Conference of Charities to represent the St Louis Board of Education, of which he Is chief attendance officer. 'Therefore, In announcing his talk on "Child Problems" the league felt confident that ho would have some points of Interest and value to impart and we are glad to say that Mr. Quinn did not disappoint his listeners.

In opening. Quinn said: "I am delighted to be here tonight and to talk to this league of progressive people. I am pleased with my visit to this locality and have been much impressed by a recent trip to Industry near Rochester, where Incorrigible boys are housed 'in separate cottages. 25 boys to a house, with a house father and mother. Each one has his garden plot and they are taught trades and In speaking of our work In Missouri I must say that of course we consider New York State tne greatest in tne Union, hence we at Missouri modelled our compulsory education laws after those of New York State, which provide that a child may attend any school, parochial, private or public, but that it must go to school somewhere under 14 years of age; also that If a child's help Is absolutely necessary for the support of the family lt may be excused from school.

I believe that lt la a great help when we educate parents to believe In the Justice of the law, for when lt comes to the problem of dealing with children, there Is a strong underlying seutiment that the parent has the right of way In its government. They will tell you. It Is my child, I clothe and feed It To this one should reply. Let the welfare of the State be the high- Missouri was able to secure the adoption of these laws In 18 5, New York State having had them In 1893. Few know that there was a truant Uw as early as 185 S.

and that Massachusetts had a truant law in 1857. Truant laws are most useful in large cities, for In them truancy is greatest, and those who work along these lines in educating the masses find that com pulsory education serve tare nose. The new district made a nlare and Frank G. Langmeyer resigned shortly after her was beaten out for alderman of the Sixteenth Ward. ADDITIONAL MUSICAL Mrs.

Nellie M. Gould's piano pupils will o-Ivb turn nt r-nr-ti TTnf- vercuLlisr. flhurrh on Lafavette Avenue on the evenings of June 25th and 28th. Assisting will toe two recent acqutei-i tions to Buf falo's musical circles, name- lv Miss Mable Forts, violinist, a Dupil of Mr. W.

Grant Egbert, so well known throughout central New York and Mr. C. Hayes, a young tenor with a voice of remarkable sweetness and power and wide range. The active members of the Teutonla Llederkrans do not intend to rest on aIb t.m Aitrln. vlnt.r son Just passed, but will keep up their good work during tne summer, me rehearsals taking every Thursday night at their hall on Jefferson, near Best Street.

The section of the singers will participate in two of the Park band concerts by rendering selected and appropriate vocal numbers under the leadership of Director Hermann Schorcht at Delaware Park on Sunday afternoon, June 27th, and at Humbold; Park on Sundav afternoon, July 25th, the Park Commissioners having cheerfully consented tr. this additional feature to the popuiar Sunday park concerts. A basket picnic on a large scale is also, being arranged by the committee, on arrangements, of which Mr. Christopher Schl'ling is the efficient chairman. The following soloists have been en-gsged to sing with the band at the Buffalo Mid-Summer Exposition at ithe different evening concerts: Mrs.

Harriet Welch Spire. Mrs. Clara Barnes-Holme. Mrs. William Hart Boughton, Mrs.

Raymond O. Rleater and Mr. Charles C. Yates. The (Hates and program for.

each boloist will b-9 announced in the daily papers on he day of eaoh concert. ASKS $200 FOE FALL. Claiming ithat she was Injured In a fall on the sidewalk at Kertel Avenne and Gorton; Street last February, Effle filed a claim against the citv for $200 knLtt'sofrTJ ln Cltyi 1 Combines all the Latest Impreveiaeats J-, Walk, easy. Ask for Free Catalog. GEORGE R.

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