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TIIIÎRS., DEC. 21, 193« The Gold Hill News, Gold Hill, Oregon It's Easy to Crochet This Set of Lace Filet BRISBANE THIS WEEK From Obi China She W ore Hoy'» Clothe* The I-ong Farewell Dangerous Gold, in Russia "Torn to Piece»'* B y F L O Y D G IB B O N S ND here’s a tale from Mrs. Alma Heyer of Red Bank, N. J. —a tale of horror that might keep you awake nights, and A a tale of a woman’s bravery that I can't help but admire. You know, they say women are the weaker sex. They say that they lack courage. But when the life or the safety of a child—any body’s child—is in the picture, a woman, nine times out of ten, will prove herself braver than any man that ever lived. I don’t think there are many men who would have done what Alma Hey er did on a bright July afternoon in 1927, when Death stalked through an estate in Middletown, N. J., in the shape of a beast with bloody, tearing fangs. And as a matter of fact, I don’t think there are so very many women who would have done it either. “Big Gray Dog” in the Yard. It was a Thursday. Alma remembers that because it was the cook s day off. Alma was working as waitress and between meals she took care of the children of her employer. The family for whom she worked had two children—a boy of five, and little Teddy, who was a little over three. Alma, herself, had a little four-year-old youngster named Henry. As a rule she had all three to take care of. But on this day the lady of the house had gone out and had taken her five-year-old boy with her. That left Alma at home alone with Henry and Teddy. The two kids were playing together outdoors, and Alma was peeling the potatoes for dinner when suddenly her own boy, Henry , ran into the house. "Mother,” he cried, "there’s a big gray dog in the yard. It was biting me. and now it’s biting Teddy” Alma didn’t stop to look at her own son. With Henry clinging to her skirts she ran out to drive away that dog. She got out of the door and stopped dead in her tracks. The animal that had Teddy was not a dog. It was a WOLF! A great, snarling wolf that had escaped from a private too half a mile away! There was a rifle in the house. Alma ran back to get it. She found the gun, but there were no cartridges for it. She grabbed up the riile A roar conies from the great Chinese dragon, the 400.000.000 that live, labor, die and are ex ploited. The Chi nese Generalissi mo Chiang Kai- Shek. attached to the ancient Chi nese belief that right is so power ful that it does not "require to be supported or en- fo rc e d by might,” is arrest ed by his muti nous troops de- manding “ an im- ri a t r ana mediate declara tion of war against Japan; recov ery of all Chinese territory, includ ing Manchuria.” This outbreak worries Tokyo, and it might, if Chin* had a few fight ing leaders, with enough airplanes and good pilots. China now is like Niagara Falls before the turbines were put in, much power going to waste. What could military genius and modern weapons accomplish, backed by a nation of 400,000,0*0? Helen Coberly said she "never liked girl's clothes, wanted to be a boy.” Millions of other girls have said that. Helen lived up to it, put on boy’s clothes, went through the boys' high school to the senior class, earning her way “digging ditches, mending fences.” Known to be a girl, expelled from the class, she weeps. Some intelli gent young man with blue eyes and a kind heart, marrying Helen Co berly, might some day be the fa ther of a great American. The former King Edward has bid farewell to England, and England and the rest of the world bid fare well to the young man, who told his people: “ I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of re sponsibility without the help and support of the woman I love.” A good many men might say that who do not realize it. Whoever wrote, or helped to write that broadcast, it was a sincere, touching farewell to the world’* She Grabbed Up the Rifle and Ran Back. z and ran back to the yard again. She didn’t stop to think that attack ing a savage wolf with an empty gun was dangerous. A little child s life was at stake—and to a woman, that is all that matters. highest position, and well done. There is no doubt that the young King inspired it. Fa (tern 5520 ATTENTION, Mr. Santa! Jl Holida for T w o *1 »! bq Luella D. Lqons THE 8 Ü Ü § W N U Service. by H e le n W ü te rman Highways of W orld There are 9,278,397 mile* of highwuys in the world. The Amer icas lead, with 3,889,623, followed by Europe with 3,387,964, Asia HE Christmas Spirit, if such HIS being with tire family Z{»"T''HIS v with 1,038,814, Australia. New Zea Christmas is the bunk a sprite there be, must have I on Christine land, and Oceania with 526,980, fled in dismay from old Silas 1 so I won't mind parking and Africa with 435,016. Wentworth, for a crustier, harder, myself down there in Martinville, Mr Howard,” Paul Boyd told his less Christmas-spirited man would employer. That's how he found be hard to imagine. Yet Sally Blaine, his clerk and himself spending the holidays in a lonely little room in a boarding bookkeeper, had the temerity to and rooming house. His landlady bring Christmas into the store, had gone out to church services, stringing lines of tinsel. Old Silas, coming to work, he knew, but he determined to pass the lonely hours by reading, hav stopped and stared at this unusual ing prepared himself with a flock j addition to the colored globes and of new detective fiction before leav- i patent medicines with which his windows were adorned. ing the city. Sally Blaine, rather frightened Before another half hour had passed, Paul tossed the book aside now, looked up. "Merry Christ m in t h o l C O U O H « O M and began pacing the floor. Here mas, Mr. Wentworth." Silas surveyed the store grimly. he was alone at last on one Christ H U P B A LA N C I YOUR mas eve, far from too-concerned “Take it down!” ALKALINE RESERVE But Sally hesitated, relatives and friends. W H IN YOU H A V I A C O tO I “ I said take it down. More of As the crowning insult, without a fool notions! What's this?” moment's warning, the little light your “ Dickens’ Christmas Carol, sir.” He thrust the book on a back shelf. “ Humph! Don’t let tpe catch YOU CAN THROW CARDS you reading on the job.” “ Yes. sir. I’m sorry about the IN HIS FACE decorations—” At nine o’clock on Christmas eve Silas saw out his last customer, ONCE TOO OFTEN and began putting up the shutters. HEN you have thoan »whit It was beastly cold, and his numb cramp«: when your nervm fingers were slow nt their task. As are »11 on edgo— don't take It out he was about to lock up, he was on the man you love. confronted by two men, one carry Your hiuluuut can't pnsalbly know how you feel for the almplo ing a revolver. rniwin that he U » man “Let us in and lock the door,” A threiviiuarter wife may ha said the man. no wife at all If ahe nags her hua- haml »even day» out of every Silas, his teeth chattering from month. more than cold, complied. For I liree general Ion» one woman "Now if you’re quiet you won't ha» told another how to go "smit get hurt,” said the spokesman. "My ing through" with l.ydla E. Pink- hairi» Vegetable Compound It pal here has had an accident. I \ -.-V Russia’s production of gold in creases rapidly, with 144 gold flelos When she got there, little Teddy was already horribly bitten and active; the total production not les* clawed. The wolf was paying no attention to her. He was too oc- than $200,000,000 a year, and ac cupied tearing away with his fangs at the screaming child's body. Alma cording to some estimates nearly waited her chance to hit the animal without hurting the baby. When it $500,000,000. came she brought down the barrel of the rifle with all her might. Russia already surpasses Canada The rifle barrel landed on the wolf’s head. Momentarily and the United States in gold pro stunned, the animal went limp. Alma pulled little Teddy from un duction, and expects soon to sur der his paws and gathered him in her arms. Just as she was ris pass the British South African gold ing the wolf sprang at her. She felt a sharp pain as its teeth fields, and all the gold goes to the ripped into her side, and then she started running. Says she: “My own little boy was still clinging to my skirts. How’ I government. Prospectors and min managed to get back to the house I don’t know. Just as I reached the ers get “ praise.” kitchen door I looked back—and there was the wolf right behind me. This gold production does not I thrust Henry inside, grabbed the broom that was standing in the cor mean greater power for bolshevism. ner and pushed it in the wolf’s face. It snarled and backed out of the Quite the other way, it may be the kitchen. Then I slammed and locked the door, lay the baby on a couch j worst thing that could happen to the Karl Marx-Lenin-Stalin theory. and ran to the telephone.” , As nations and individuals be Paul Tossed the Book Aside and It Was Coming in the Window. Began Pacing the Floor. come rich they become conserva And at that crucial moment the telephone took it into its head to tive, be out of order. Alma tried to get the operator, but the line was dead, i that hung on a single cerd from • * • Then, at a cry from Henry she dropped the useless instrument and I There is still reverence for Eng I the ceiling, flickered and went out. ran back into the kitchen. The wolf was coming in at the kitchen lish kings in “democratic Amer “Great day, this is the end! I window! ica.” In New York clubs of “ aris wonder what they do here when the The wolf had torn away the thick wire screen and almost lights go out—go to bed, I sup tocratic” membership all rose pose!” succeeded in getting into the kitchen. Again Alma beat him back he muttered disgustedly. when the broadcast began, and not snatched up the baby and, crying to Henry to hold onto her dress, But just the same he bpgan one sat down while the King was scratching matches she fled up the stairs. She ran into the bathroom, locked the door, to hunt for a speaking. In England they sat down, and looked at little Teddy. Ge was so weak that he was just possible kerosene lamp he might barely breathing. The wolf had clawed and bitten him all over they are used to kings there. Five matches lat the body. His clothes were torn to shreds and whole chunks had Mrs. C. H. Wilson of Columbia, heve he overlooked. found a candle and lost no S. C., went farther; her house was er, been bitten out of his little arms and legs. Alma gave him a drink of water. She put him down, went to the on fire, she told firemen, let me time lighting that. “ At icast I can bathroom window and screamed as hard as she could. No one heard know if you think the roof will fall, find my way about while getting her. The grounds were large, and the nearest house was a long way up and went on listening to Prince Ed ready to retire,” he grumbled. But as he jerked at his tie, the the road. Alma shouted and screamed for half an hour. Then a sixteen- ward, while the house burned. year-old boy came running up, a club in his hand, wanting to know It takes a long time to breed out : unmistakable sound of a smothered what was the matter. of human beings that which is in- sob came to him through the hot bred into them through ages; hence air register. Paul wanted to be Little Teddy Couldn’t Be Saved. alone, but sobs did things to him When Alma told him what had happened he turned and ran to get the persistence of our various su and it took him just three minutes perstitions. little Teddy’s father. Twenty minutes later Teddy’s dad came back to locate the door from behind with two men who worked at the Zoo from which the animal escaped. which was darkness and those sobs. Intelligent Dr. Craster, health of They found the wolf in the front yard, ducking his head in the gold fish All because a thoughtless land pool, and one of the men shot him dead. Then Teddy’s dad came up ficer of Newark, N. J., starts a lady had failed to provide the love stairs. They wrapped Teddy in a blanket and took him to the hospital needed campaign against kissing ly and lonely girl with an extra bit But the hospital could do nothing for Teddy. He died early babies, suggesting the use of bibs of lighting in case the rather unre embroidered with these words: the next morning. By that time, Alma’s boy, Henry, was in the liable power company service dis- hospital, too. In all the excitement Alma had failed to notice that “I don’t want to be sick—do not ' continued without notice, wasn’t the wolf had clawed and torn his back before he had attacked kiss me.” i the only reason for the sobs. Teddy. He says: “ Being in a noisy city where They took the wolf’s head to Trenton to be examined, and found it “A kiss can be more dangerous folks are celebrating, asking all had a fractured skull, the result of Alma’s blow with the gun. If it than a bomb.” kinds of of you at the holi hadn't been for that well-aimed crack on the head that left the animal Consumption begins in infancy; day time, favors doing the same old par- groggy, she might never have reached the house alive herself. babies usually get it from tubercu j ties, family dinners and all that—I ©—WNU Servlc*. lar mothers who kiss them on the I thought it would be nice to escape mouth. it for a change,” she explained. Wigs Once Popular Makes Models Realistic Jean Hathaway, she said was her When William, the Dutchman, and Congress resumes work soon; name. An Italian painter of ancient days tinting a picture of a saint in his English wife, Mary, occupied what will it do, and try to do? 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What do 1: “Now, I’ve got you; prepare r death!” The model, thinking heads were loaded with curl upon do; that last election seemed to you think, Jean?” mself a dead man, struggled to curl, long ringlets hanging over intimate that the President has the “ Alone together! It doesn't make osen his bonds, and in his panic their shoulders and down their public’s permission to do as he sense as for English, but It does ar represented vividly the horror backs, some brown, some covered pleases. Christmas-edly speaking!” and the And that makes the situation ex light of the candle burned high death in his face and in his with meal until their coats looked like millers’ coats; scented hair, al tremely difficult for the President. and proud on that holiday for just storted limbs. “There,” said the tist’s friend, “ that is how he most hiding the loose tied cravat, There is such a thing as TOO MUCH two. . . ould be; the rest you must do most agreeably discolored w i t h approval, too much POWER. « Western Newspaper Union. C? K ing Feature« Hyndlcat«, Ino, snuff from top to bottom.” iurself.” Terrific Fight With the Wolf. C H R IS T M A S CAROL i! Î A bit of humble string—this gor geous peacock pattern —- and presto—you’re the proud owner of dainty filet lace chair sets, scurf ends, or buffet seta I Fascinating needlework, the K stitch set» o ff the design effectively. Even be ginners will find this pattern at* eusy way to add to their prestige us needlewomen. 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The wounded man spoke up. “ Sorry to keep you on Christmas eve, buddy.” Silas grunted. “Tommyrot.” The other man had been rum maging about the store. “Here,” he commanded. "I can't watch what you’re doing. So you read aloud until I get through.” And he handed Silas “Christmas Carol.” He was scarcely half way through when the men paid him and left. He threw the book down and started off, but at the door he turned, and sitting by the night light, read again. “So, like me," he muttered, os he finished. From the wastebasket he drew out the tinsel and strung it awk wardly around the store. He looked through his accounts marked “Overdue,” and selected several bills which he marked “ Paid in Full,” and put in proper envelopes. Then he got his wraps. “ Merry Christmas, Silas,” he ex claimed, and went out to the dawn ing of his first merry one in many years. © Western Newspaper Un io«. HEARTBURN? Its surprising how many have heart burn. 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