The Monmouth herald., March 03, 1922, Image 6

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ey e s sh o n e in tn e b rig h t n re Mgnt.
“I’v e solved th a t,” sh e said . “ You
know you stu d ie d f o r e s lr y —a n d I to'rl
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li e w as rtHHlnii ev ery th in !: fo r th e
la k e of apeed. H e gave no heed to th e
[alien tim b e r th a t m ig h t have to rn th e
•veb o f Ids Know sh o es to sh red s. Be-
ruuse he s h u t o u t a ll th o u g h t o f It, lie
kad no feelin g o f fa tig u e . T h e fight
w ith C ra n sto n h a d been a frig h tfu l
Itru ln on m uscle an d n e rv e ; h u t he
•carcely rem em b ered It now . H is
w hole pnr|*o*a w in to re tu rn Ue Snow ­
bird b efo re th e w olves lo st th e la st of
th e ir cow ardice.
T h e Jerked ven iso n th a t he had
M unched hud b ro u g h t him back m uch
>f h is stre n g th . H e w as w holly u ncon­
scious o f Uls heav y puck. N ever did
be glide so sw iftly , so so ftly , w ith
lu c h u n e rrin g s t e p ; a n d It w as n o th ­
ing m ore o r less th a n u p e rfe c t e x p re s­
sion o f th e iro n -d a d con tro l th a t Ills
ite e l n e rv es h a d o v er h is m uscles.
T hen, th ro u g h th e silence, lie h e ard
th e sh o u t o f th e pncK ns th e w olf had
leaped a t Snow b ird . H e knew w hat It
m ean t. T h e w o lv es w ere a tta c k in g
then, an d a g re a t flood o f black , b a tin g
b itte rn e s s p o u re d o v e r him a t th e
th o u g h t he b a d been to o la te . It had
all boon In vain, and befo re th e th o u g h t
could fully go hom e, he heurd th e dim ,
fu r olT cra c k o f a p istol.
W a s th a t th e first o f th e th re e sh o ts,
th e o ne sh e m ig h t expend on th e
w olves, o r h ad th e first tw o n lread y
been s p e n t an d w as sh e Inking th e la s t
g atew ay o f e sc a p e ? P e rh a p s even now
l.ennox w as ly in g still on th e sled, an d
she w as stn n d ln g b e fo re th e ru in of
h e r Are. p ra y in g th a t h e r soul m ig h t
h a v e w ings. H e sh o u ted w ith all th e
p o w er of h is lu n g s a c ro ss th e snow .
B u t S now bird only b e a rd th e so ft
g lid e of th e w olves In th e snow . T h e
w ind w as blow ing to w a rd I* an ; and
w hile he b ad b e a rd th e loud c h o ru s of
th e pack , one o f th e m ost fa r-c a rry in g
cries, an d th e p e n e tra tin g cra c k o f a
p isto l, sh e co u ld n 't h o a r h is a n sw e rin g
sh o u t. In fa c t, th e w ild e rn e ss seem ed
p re te rn n tu ru lly still. All w as b re a th ­
less, h eav y w ith su sp en se, an d sh e
Stood, Ju s t a s I>un h a d th o u g h t, b e ­
tw e e n th e ru in o f h e r fire a n d th e sled,
a n d sh e looked w ith stru ig lit ey e s to
th e oncom ing w olves.
" H u rry , Snowbird,** L en n o x w ns
w h isp e rin g . ‘‘(»Ive m e th e p is to l— fo r
th a t la s t w ork. W e h av e only a m o­
m e n t m ore."
H e looked very calm a n d b rav e, h a lf-
ra ise d a s h e w ns on th e sled, a n d p e r­
h a p s n h alf-sm ile lin g ered a t Ida b e a rd
etl lips. A nd th e b ra v e s t th in g o f all
w a s th a t to s p a r e h e r. h e w as w illing
to tn k e th e little w eap o n from tier
h a n d to u se It In Its la s t se rv le t. She
trie d to stidle a t him , th e n e re p t o v er
to Ids side.
T h e s tr a in w ns over. T h e y knew
w h a t th e y h ad to fa re . S h e p u t th e
pisto l In h is stea d y hand.
I lls h a n d lo w ered to Ids sid e an d he
s a t w aitin g . T h e m o m en ts p assed . T he
Wolves seem ed to h e w aitin g , too, fo r
th e la s t flickerin g to n g u e o f th e little
fire to d ie aw ay . T h e Inst of h e r fuel
w ns Ignited a n d b u rn in g o u t ; th ey
w ere crouelied a n d read y to sp rin g If
sh e should v e n tu re fo rth a f t e r m ore.
T h e d a rk n e s s closed dow n d e e p e r, a n d
a t Inst only a colum n o f sm o k e re ­
m ained.
It w ns n o th in g to h e a fra id of. T h e
g re n t. grny lo ad e r o f th e pack, a w olf
th a t w eighed n e a rly 100 pou n d s, b e­
g an slow ly a n d d e lib e ra te ly to se t his
m u scles fo r th e sp rin g . It w ns th e
sum c a s w hen th e g re a t hull elk com es
to b ay a t th e b a se o f th e c liffs; u s u a l­
ly acm e on e w olf, o fte n th e g ro at pack
len d er, w ish in g to rem in d h is fo llo w ers
o f Ids m ig h t, o r else som e full-grow n
m ale p ro u d In b is s tre n g th , w ill a tta c k
alone. B ecau se tills w as th e noblest
g am e th a t th e pack b ad e v e r faced,
th e le n d e r ch o se to m ak e th e first leap
h im self. I t w as tr u e th a t th e s e tw o
h a d n e ith e r such h o rn s n o r raxor-
edged h o o fs a s th e elk, y et th e y hnd
ey es t h a t ch illed Ids h e a rt w hen he
tr ie d to look a t th em . B ut o n e w as
ly in g alm o st p ro n e, an d th e Are w as
o u t. B esides, th e m ad n ess o f s t a r v a ­
tion, In ten sified ten tim e s by th e ir te r ­
rib le re a lis a tio n o f th e w ound a t h e r :
hip, w a s upon th e puck a s n e v e r he- .
fo re.
T h e m u scles b u n ch ed a t hi* ;
lean flanks.
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a» S n o w b 'H s o l h e r f a t h e r ^
g a te d a t him In fa s c in a te d h o rro r, th e j
g re a t w o lf su d d en ly sm ash ed dow n In
th e *n<>w. S he wn » a w a re o f Its enri-
oua, u tt e r co llap se aiffually b e fo re th e
e a n n d o f th e rifle tih«»t th a t o ccasioned
U had p en et rate d h e r co n scio u sn ess.
I t w a s a p e rfe c t »bot a t 1ong i an g e ;
a n d fo r a lo n g h m in t h *r to ’ tn rv d
fa c n lth fffum pd t« ac c e p t th e tr u th .
T h e n th e rifle sp o k e a g ain , a n d a sec­
ond w olf—a la rg e m a le th a t cro u ch ed
on th e o th e r sid e o f th e sle d - fell k ic k ­
in g In th e snow . T h e p ack h a d leap ed
fo r w a rd a t th e first d e a th ; h u t th ey
h a lte d a t th e second. A nd th e n te r
r o r cam * to th em w hen th e th ird w olf
su d d e n ly o pe net I It* sa v a g e H im and
•c re a m e li In th e d e a fh agony.
C p to th la tim e, e x c e p t fo r th e re ­
p o rt of th e rifle, th e a tta c k h a d been
m a d e In u tte r silen ce. T h e re a s o n w as
Ju s t th a t t >oth b re a th a n d n e rv o u s
fo rc e a re n eed ed to s h o u t; an d I>un
T a ilin g could afford to w a ste n e ith e r
of th e se v ita l fo rc e s. H e h a d d ro p p ed
to h is knee, anil w a s firin g a g a in and
ag a in , h is g ra y ey es looking c le a r and
s tra ig h t a lo n g th e b a rre l, h is fingers
w ith o u t je r k o r tre m o r p re ssin g ag ain
an d a g a in a t th e trig g e r, h is h a n d s
ho ld in g th e rifle ns In a vise. E v e ry
n e rv e an d m u scle w ere c o m p letely In
h is com m nnil. T h e d is ta n e e w as far,
y e t h e sh o t w ith d ead ly , a m a z in g a c ­
c u ra c y . T h e w olves w ere w ith in a few
fe e t o f th e g irl, an d a fra c tio n ’s w a v e r
In th e gun b a rre l m ig h t h a v e sp ed h is
b u lle t to w a rd her.
" I t's D an F a llin g ," L ennox sh o u ted
a s th e fo u rth w olf died.
T h e n S n o w b ird sn a tc h e d h e r p isto l
fro m h e r f a th e r’s h a n d an d open ed fire.
T h e tw o sh ells w e re no lo n g er needed
to fre e h e rs e lf and h e r f a th e r from th e
agony o f fangs. S he took c a re fu l aim ,
an d a lth o u g h a p isto l Is n e v e r ns ac ­
c u ra te o r ns p o w erfu l ns a rifle, sh e
killed one w olf a n d w ounded a n o th e r.
F ren zied In th e ir sa v a g e ry , th re e or
fo u r o f th e re m a in in g w olves len|>ed
a t th e body o f o n e o f th e w o u n d e d ;
h u t th e o th e rs s c a tte re d In nil d ire c ­
tio n s. S till D an fin al w ith th e sa m e u n ­
b eliev ab le ac c u ra c y , a n d still th e
w olves d ied In th e snow . T h e g irl
an d th e m nn w ere sc re a m in g now In
th e fren zied Joy of d eliv e ra n c e . T h e
w olves sc u rrie d fra n tic a lly am ong th e
tr e e s ; a n d som e of th em u n k n o w in g ly
run full In th e fa c e of th e ir enem y, to
be sh o t dow n w ith o u t m ercy . And
few Indeed w e re th o se th a t e sc a p e d —
to collect on n d is ta n t rid g e, an d , p e r­
h ap s, to he h a u n te d tn d re a m by a
d e a th th a t catu e o u t o f th e sh u d o w s to
b la s t th e pack.
A gain th e p ack song w ould he d e ­
sp a irin g a n d s tra n g e In th e w in te r
n ig h ts— th a t ag e old c h a n t of F u m in e
a n d F e a r an d th e lo n g w a r of ex lst-
“W e W ill T a k e It E asy F rom Now On.**
cn ee w ith only D e a th a n d D a rk n e ss In
th e end. A nd b e c a u se It Is th e voice
of th e w ild e rn e ss Itse lf, th e te n d e r­
foot th a t ca m p s In th e e v e rg re e n fo r­
e st w ill listen , a n d h is ta lk w ill d ie at
h is lips, an d he w ill h a v e th e b eg in ­
n in g s of know ledge. A nd p e rh a p s he
will w o n d er If Cod h a s given him th e
th e w s an d fiber to m eet th e w ild e rn e ss
b re a st to b re a s t a s D an h ad m et I t ;
to rem ain a n d to tight a n d to con q u er.
And th e re b y h is m etal w ill he te s te d In
th e e>es o f th e B ed H ods.
S now bird stood w a itin g In th e snow .
a rm s a t re tc h e d to h e r fo r e s te r a s D an
cam e ru n n in g th ro u g h th e wood. B ut
Ms a rm s w ere w id e r y e t, a n d sh e w en t
so ftly Into them .
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"W e w ill ta k e It e a sy from now on,"
D an F a llin g told them , a f t e r th e ra m i
w as c le a re d o f Its d e e d a n d th e tire
w as b u ilt high. “ W e h a v e p le n ty o f
fo o d ; an d w e w ill tra v e l a little w hile
en>*h day a n d m a k e w a rm cam p a a t
n ig h t. W e’ll h a v e frie n d sh ip tin 's. Ju st
a s so m etim es w e uses) to bu ild on th e
rid g e."
"B u t a f t e r you get dow n In th e vat-
l.ennox ns .si a n x io u s ly .' "A re
you a n d S n o w b ird com ing u p h e re to
liv e r’
T h e sile n c e fell o v e r th e ir c a m p ; an d
a w oun d ed w o lf w h in ed In th e d a r k ­
ness. * p » yon t * k I co u ld le a v e It
noxv?" D an a sk e d By no g ift o f w o rd s
could he h a v e e x p la in e d w h y ; y et he
knew th a t by to k e n o f h is co n q u est,
h ts s p irit w a s w ed d ed to th e d a rk fo r­
e sts fo re v e r. "B u t h e u v en kn o w s w hat
I’ll do fo r a livin g ."
S n o w b ird c re p t n e a r him , a n d h e r
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yon knew a b o u t It. I w a sn 't going to
te ll you u n til— u n til c e rta in th in g s hap-
pen«Hl— a n d now th e y h a v e h ap iten ed ,
I c a n 't w a it a n o th e r In s ta n t. H e sal«!
th a t w ith a little m o re stu d y you could
g e t Into th e fo re s t se rv ic e —ta k e an
e x a m in a tio n a n d b ecom e a ra n g e r.
Y u '! , a t 'll m l fo „ • r if
.* c \ e r
lived, a n d y o u 'd love th e w o rk .”
“ B esid es,” L ennox add ed, “ it w ould
clip my S n o w b ird ’s w in g s to m ak e h e r
live on th e p la in s. My big h o u se will
h e re b u ilt, c h ild re n . T h e re w ill he
fire s In th e lire p la c e on th e fall
n ig h ts. T h e re Is n o use of th in k in g
o f th e p la in s."
"A n d th e re 's g o in g to he a sm a lle r
bouse— Ju st a c o tta g e a t first— rig h t
b esid e It," B an re p lie d . H e could go
hack to h is fo re sts , a f t e r all. H e
w o u ld n ’t h a v e to th ro w aw ay his b ir th ­
rig h t, fo u g h t f o r so h a u l: an d It
seem ed to him n o o th e r o ccu p atio n
could offer so m u ch a s th a t of (lie fo r­
e s t ra n g e rs— th o s e sile n t, cool-nerved
g u a rd ia n s of th e fo r e s t u n d k e e p e rs of
Its keys.
F o r a long tim e S n o w b ird an d he
sto o d to g e th e r a t th e edge o f th e fire­
lig h t. th e ir b o d ie s w arm fro m th e
glow, th e ir h e a rts b rim m in g w ith w ords
th e y eould not u tte r . W o rd s alw a y s
com e h a rd to th e m o u n tain people.
T h ey a re folk o f a c tio n , a n d D an, r a th ­
e r th a n to w ords, tr u s te d to th e y e a rn ­
ing o f h is arm s.
“ W e’re m ad e f o r each o th er, Snow ­
b ird . d a rlin g .” h e to ld h e r b re a th le s sly
a t la st. “ A nd a t la s t I c a n claim w lm t
I’ve been w a itin g fo r a ll th e se m o n th s.”
H e claim ed I t ; a n d In o|s>n defiance
to all civil law , h e c o llected fu lly 100
tim e s In th e n e x t few m in u tes. B ut It
d id n ’t p a rtic u la rly m a tte r, a n d Snow ­
b ird d id n ’t even tu rn h e r face. "M ay­
be y o u 'v e fo rg o tte n you claim ed It
w hen you first c a m e b a c k , to o ," she
said .
So he had. It h a d co m p letely sllpj>ed
h is m ind, In th e e x c ite m e n t o f h is tight
w ith th e w olf p a c k . Ami th e n w hile
L en n o x p re te n d e d to be a sleep , they
sa t, b re a th le s s w ith h a p p in e ss, on the
edge o f t h - sle d a n d w a tc h e d th e daw n
com e out.
T h e y h a d n e v e r seen th e snow so
lovely In th e su n lig h t.
[T H E E N D .]
when you see a m ouse u n til you hav e
cau g h t It. You m ust not expect your
m i s t r e s s to feed you. She gives you a
RANDM A TABBY hail h ad her
home, an d you should pay for th is by
d ay a t c a tc h in g m ice a n d ra ts,
keeping h e r house fre e from mice.
an d now sh e w as g e ttin g old. and
"If <t Is th e b a rn you hav e to c are
a s h e r kind m istre ss gav e h e r plenty of
for, In ste a d of th e house. Ju st keep a
milk a n d cream , sh e did not need to
sh a rp eye on th e h ag s of corn am i
h u n t fo r h e r food.
g rain , an d retp em h er th a t w atch fu l
G ran d m a T a b b y ’s ey es w ere b rig h t
w aitin g h a s its re w a rd .”
an d h e r w its sh a rp , even If she did not
All th e little k itten * listened w ith
h u n t, an d sh e decided sh e w ould give u p -stan d in g e a rs an d w ide-open eyes
good ad v ice to all th e young k itte n s
to u 11 th a t G ran d m a T a t by w a s sa y ­
In th e n eighborhood a b o u t h u n tin g ing. fo r well th ey knew th a t such w is­
m ice an d ra ts .
dom a s h e rs w as h aril to find.
So all th e M o th er P u ssie s bro u g h t
“ Now. th e re n re th e ra ts ,” sh e s a id ;
th e ir c h ild re n to G ra n d m a T ubby to “all p u ssies can n o t catc h ra ts, b u t th e
big ones c an If th e y a re brave, and
m y ad v ice to you Is th i s : Y\ hen you
see a r a t look fo r a tra p , th e re Is su re
to he one a r o u n d ; then all you tiave
to do Is to keep th a t r a t from g ettin g
back to h is hole.
“( ’b a se him to w ard th e tra p , nnd
w hen he finds he c an n o t get hom e he
w ill .run in to th e tr a p , you m ay be
sure, nnd th e re you h a v e him .
“C h asin g r a ts Into tr a p s Is Ju st as
clev er a s c a tc h in g them , b u t n e v e r let
a m ouse go In to a tr a p . Item em ber
th a t It Is a d isg ra c e to any l ’uss to
h av e a m ouse c a u g h t In a tr a p in the
house w h e re it lives.
"I h av e h e a rd th e saying. ‘Mind your
learn w isdom from h e r in th e a r t of
P 's and Q 's,' h u t th a t ls^n o t fo r P u s ­
m ice c a tc h in g an d hunting.
sies ; you m u st m ind y o u r M’s am ! R ’s,
"Y’ou first o f a ll," said G ran d m a am i If you do tld s you will becom e
T abby, "m u st not e a t to o m uch. W hen good m o u sers an d r a t h u n te rs, w hich
I wu.s young I seldom h ad an y m ilk Is th e am b itio n o f all w ell-brought-up
o r cream . I had to w ork fo r my food.
k itte n s .”
T h e re Is n o th in g b e tte r fo r y o u n g k it­
As all th e k itte n s tro tte d hom e be­
te n s th a n exercise. J u s t look a t m e a t hind th e ir m o th ers th ey looked so w ise
my age, m y d e a rs .”
th a t an y m ouse o r r a t w ould h av e run
All th e k itte n s ln<£e<l a t G ra n d m a 's fo r Its life, I am su re, b u t he w ould
fine, so ft co at of f u r nnd hoped som e n e v er h a v e escaped, so w ell did they
day th e y w ould h av e one like It.
learn from G ra n d m a T ab b y how to
“T h e re is a n o th e r ru le you m u st fo l­ h u n t.
(C o p y rig h t.)
low, too,” sh e said. "N ev er give up
OLD T A B B Y ’S LESSON
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T he rise of th is b ew itch in g E uro­
pean “ m ovie” s t a r w as sp e c ta c u la r
an d
In terestin g .
B orn in Posen,
P oland, 28 y e a rs ago, an d fo rm erly a
shopgirl in a G erm an d e p a rtm e n t
sto re, she crav ed th e stag e. She could
dan ce and p lay th e violin. She joined
th e R ussian Im p erial B allet.
L a te r
she w as disco v ered by a film d irecto r.
F am e and fo rtu n e now a re hers. Pola
N egri it m a rrie d to a P o 'ish noblem an
a n d b e a rs th e title of "C o u n te ss.”
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T H E R IG H T T H IN G
“ W h a t’s in a Nam e?”
at the
B y M I L D R F .D M A R S H A L L
ECSTASY IN THE SALESROOM
R IG H T T IM E
G oaded " P ro s p e c t” F in a lly F o rced , In
S elf-D efense, to R ise to th e
O ccasion H erself.
" B u t th is Is su ch a sw e e t little
m odel, honey. P e rf e c t on you. Look
a t th e q u a lity of th is d u v e ty u , dearie.
Now, honey, d id you e v e r see such
lin e s? ”
T h e re m ay h a v e been h e ro e s of
g ra n d o p e ra w ho could m a k e love w ith
th e fluency a n d In te n sity of a sale s­
g irl d ra w in g u e n r to n sarle, b u t no
e x p e rt e x is ts w h o se a rd o r can th u s
flam e w hen th e a c tu a l m om ent of de­
cision b e tw een th e h ig h e r a n d th e low­
e r com es, w rite s M arian S to rm In the
New Y'ork E v en in g P ost.
" L o ts o f little g irls th a t buy these
little s u its Ju st leav e off th e ir little
b lo u se s an d w e a r them lik e little one
p iece d re sse s. Now, th is little style,
d e a rie , w as m a d e fo r you. Look, honey,
n o t a w rin k le In hack. Is n 't It love­
ly on h e r? " —a p p e a l* to a n o th e r e n r a p
h ire d c re n tu re — “ Isn 't she Ju st the lit­
tle g irl to w e a r th is little m odel? Of
c o u rse, n o t e v e ry one can w ear this
H ttle su it, d e a rie . It ta k e s a figure,
honey. Ju st lik e y..ti ve go t. I w ear the
sa m e su it m yself.
“ D earie, In tw o w eek s you couldn’t
buy th is little su it fo r h a lf th e price
a g ain . Is n ’t It lovely on h e r? 1 said,
honey, w hen you c a m e I n : ’T h e re ’s
th e g irl th a t can w e a r th a t little spe­
c ia l we g o t today.* Now tu rn around,
d e a r. Y’ou w o n ’t h a v e to do a thing
to It.
L e n g th —Just rig h t, honey
S leev es— Ju st rig h t, honey.
"S w e e tn e s s." sh e u rg ed , a t p a ssio n ­
a te clim ax , "d o n ’t le t a little chance
lik e th is go by I D e a rie , If you ouly
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to see so la rg e a g a th e rin g In t h e '
house. I n e v e r sp o k e to a n audience
of m o re th a n *0 b efo re
Y our tow ns­
I m en n re In te re ste d In science?
T b e l ocal E d ito r— N ot m uch. B ut
| my c o m p o sito r In s e ttin g u p the ad of
I yo u r le c tu re on th e “C osm ic For e t s,**
le ft th e *V* o u t o f "C osm ic."
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ANTOINETTE
a c tio n s .—
HEY, GOBS!
E E T L E w hile ago I feel Jusn lika
w n n ta sh o o ta one guy.
B ut I
ch an g a da m ind so can m nkn fire
to u sa n d dolía p re e ty easy. I decida
no shootu an y b o d y fo r d a t m oocha
m oney.
D a guy w ot I no g o ttn use fo r w as
d a In su ra n c e m an.
E v e ry d ay he
com e v eeslt m y house and w nnta sella
m e so m atin g . Ile nska m e e ef I c a rry
da In su ran ce. I telln heein my frien d
G ulssepl c a rry da hod and I am gonna
c a rry da gun e e f lie no q u e e ta geeva
m e tro u b le.
I no w a n ts c a rry so m atin g anyw ay.
I c a rr y too m oocha load hom o one
n ig h t I e fo re d a p ro h lh lsh an d I fa ll
dow n nnd n lm o sta brokn da head.
D o t guy fella m e e ef I c a rr y ila In­
su ra n c e an d go d e a d som a tim e I gotta
p len tn m oney. B ut e ef I go dead I
no g o tta use fo r da m oney. I ask a
heern e e f ean g e tta le ttle hit e e f I
keepn d a h e a lth an d he ie lla m e no.
So 1 sa y I no w a n ta In su ran ce.
" E e f you buy ten to u sa n d dolía In­
su ra n c e , P ietro , a n d you go d ead yon
lenva p len tn m oney,” h e say .
B ut
d u n n o fo r s u re e e f can spend e ef I
go d e a d .
I say I am gonna leeve
lunga tim e an y w ay .
“ B u t you no ca n tella fo r su re ," he
say. "M ehbe so m ad ay you g e tta shot
by s u rp ris e nnd den you g e tta ten
to u s a n d d o lía.”
K lg h ta queco k I g e tta g re a ta Idee.
"B u t, oh, m y belo v ed ," re tu rn e d the So I te lla heein I ta k a da In su ran ce.
goad ed c u sto m e r h a lf fiercely.
"T he J u s a b etw een you an d no fo r spronila
p ric e ! T h e p ric e !"
ro u n d I n o e\|> ect to g e tta shot. B ut
niebtie som ad ay I g e tta h a lf sh o t and
B a rn s ta b le ’s Old Bell.
m akn f l 'e to u s a n d dolía. E e f I g e tta
In th e c o u rth o u se n t B a rn sta b le , ten to u s a n d I am d e a d fo r long» tim e.
Ma«s., Is a n old h ell, c ra c k e d and A nd e e f I g e tta five to u s a n d I no
sile n t, w hich tn ajr/b e. a n d pro b ab ly Is. c o tta w ork f.w longn tim e. I tiu k 1
th e o b te st hell In th e t ’n lte d S tates. m oka p re e ty goothi p ro p o s I sh.
So th in k s Mr. A lfred C ro c k er, clerk of
W ot you tin k ?
c o u rts of B a rn s ta b le co u n ty . T h e d a te
(C o p y rig h t.)
HT75 Is still p la in ly v isib le In the pho-
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tn g rn p h re c e n tly p rin te d In th e Bus-
t i n E v en in g T ra n s c rip t.
By th is d a te , h o w ev er, th e old hell
A LINE O’ CHEER
h a d seen n e a rly a q u a r te r o f a cen ­
tu ry o f life tn E n g la n d b e fo re It cam e
By Jo h n K endrick B angs
to A m erica a n d b eg an c allin g w o r­
ship*'™ to g e th e r In th e ch u rch a t*
,
G r a ti’tidc bought flie j
i S an d w ich
bell In E n g la n d , fo r It c a m e as a g if t!
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fro m Mrs. P e te r A dolph, w hose hits-1
!
' r t V K A IN T R OU GE J
b an d . C a p ta in A dolph, w a s lost In th e 1
W OM ANS ECART.
w reck o f h is ve««el on th e M assaohu- .
s e tts c o a st In UW7 d e sp ite th e effort* (
of th e p eo p le o f S an d w ich .
H er Suspicion.
M r B o th a m I se e a B rooklyn w om ­
an h a s a p p lie d to th e c o u rts fo r help
from b eing loved to d e a th by ter h u s­
b an d , w h o sh e says, k isses her TOO
tim e s s d ay .
M rs B o th a m —C a n 't u n d e rs ta n d bow
a m an r a n do so m an y w rong th in g s
th a t he h a t to apologia« a s touch a
Utah
Fact* a b o u t your n am e; Iff h is to ry ; m e an ­
ing; w ftence it w as d eriv ed ; significance;
y o u r lucky d ay a n d lucky jewcL
E R H A P S In n o th in g else n re th e
fa sh io n a n d cu sto m of th e ag e
so d istin c tly c h a ra c te riz e d a s In
th e u se o f w ords. A ny s tu d e n t o f th e
lan g u ag e— an y language, in fa c t— can
tell th e a p p ro x im a te d a te o f th e a u ­
th o rsh ip of an y w ritin g by th e choice
o f th e w o rd s It co n tain s. You know
y o u rs e lf how ea sy It Is to recognize
S h a k e sp e a re from h is w ord choice— o r
n t le a s t, how d ifferen tly S h n k esp eare
a n d h ls co n te m p o ra rie s w ro te from th e
w ay S ir YValter S eo tt an d O. H en ­
ry, re sp ectiv ely , w rote.
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Now, th e w o rd s w e choose to e x ­
p re s s o n r th o u g h ts are, to a larg e ex­
te n t, chosen b ecau se th e y n r e th e
c o rre c t w o rd s to u se. T h e re a re
sty le s a n d fa sh io n s In w o rd u sage,
a s th e r e a re in th e m ethod of w ritin g
le tte r s and holding th e k n ife, a n d we
reflect th e fash io n of o u r own day.
O u r g ra n d m o th e rs nnd g ra n d fa th e rs
used a f a r m ore stilte d form th a n we
do. N ot only doe* It sound stilte d , be­
c a u se It Is o u t o f d a te , h u t It a c tu a lly
w as a m ore fo rm al an d stilte d usage.
S lang, In th o se days, w as not Indulged
In by th e w ell b red . T oday, say w h at
w e w ill a g n tn st th e u se o f slan g . It Is
not a sign o f h ad breed in g . A nd, a l­
th o u g h w e m ay cau tio n o u r sw eet
young d a u g h te rs a g a in s t u«!ng slang,
still w e can n o t keep them from re c ­
ognizing It a s p a r t an d p a rcel o f th e
p re s e n t day E n g lish tongue.
N ot long ago, som e Mg b illb o ard s
In v itin g th e s a ilo rs an ch o red In th e
| H udson riv e r to th e v a rio u s fe s tiv a ls
In th e w ay of d an ces and fe a s ts w hich
N ew Y’ork city h a d p re p a re d fo r them ,
b eg an w ith th e w ords, "H ey, G o b s!”
T h e p o ste rs w en t on to sp ecify tim e
and p la c e a n d v a rie ty o f th e e n te r­
ta in m e n ts.
N ow , can anybody Im agine a Civil
w a r b u lle tin o f In v itatio n to th e b lu e ­
ja c k e ts o f th e day beg in n in g w ith th e
w ords, "H ey . G obs?” N o ; th a t w as
s d a y o f m ore s tilte d lan g u ag e, and
a slan g y a d d re s s to th e sa ilo rs w ould
l.ave been q u ite undignified.
T h e re a re tim e s today, of course,
w hen we sh o u ld avoid slang. S lang
does sound ch e a p from a dignified m a­
tro n . T oo m uch sla n g show s a c er­
ta in lack o f Im agination on th e p a rt
o f th e u ser, an y w ay . B u t a s tilte d
u sa g e o f w o rd s Is q u ite u n n ecessary .
O f course. If you a re w ritin g to th e
d ip lo m a tic re p re s e n ta tiv e o f a foreign
govern m en t, fo r tnstanoe. a sk in g w h a t
o p en in g s ex ist In M s co u n try fo r w o rk ­
e rs tn som e In d u stry , you should
couch y o u r le t te r o f inquiry In d ig n i­
fied lan g u ag e— even form al language.
If you a re m ak in g an a d d re s s b esto w ­
in g a g ift, you w ould lik ew ise use
fo rm al ph raseo lo g y th a t m ig h t alm ost
he term ed stiff. A nd you w o u ld n 't
th in k , o f c o o n s , in sending out invi­
ta tio n * fo r a d in n e r p a rty , of s ta rtin g
them o f f : “ H ey. f r ie n d !" B ut th e
d ay o f s tilte d la n g u ag e fo r any sav s
th e p n rely fo rm a t, alm o st d o cu m en t­
ary , com m unication. Is g.>ne. YY'e ta lk
easily and n a tu ra lly , now ad ay s, and
th e fe w e r v e rb a l flourishes w e tn-
d u te In t?te b e tte r.
(Coo w ight.)
) T H E av e ra g e person, A n to in ette
a n d A n n e tte a re reg a rd e d as
closely re la te d — th e fo rm e r Is
th o u g h t to be m erely an e lab o ratio n
o f th e la tte r . B u t such Is n o t th e
case.
A n n ette, w hich will he d is­
cussed la te r, com es from th e H eb rew ,
w hile A n to in e tte is of R om an e x tra c ­
tion. I t m ean s “in e stim ab le” nnd is
said to hav e o rig in a te d w ith A ntius,
a son o f H ercules.
S ev eral d istin g u ish ed R om an fam i­
lies b o re th e nam e of A ntonius and Its
first fam o u s exponent w as M ark A n­
thony, av e n g e r of C a e sa r an d lover
o f C le o p a tra . It received a re p u ta ­
tio n fo r s a n c tity th ro u g h St. A nthony,
th e g re a t h erm it of th e F o u rth c en tu ry .
T h e fem in in e form A ntonia m ade its
a p p e a ra n c e In Ita ly , also, nnd in Spain,
w h ere It still Is p o p u lar. T h e G er­
m an s ad o p ted It as A ntonie, bul th e
F ren ch a re resp o n sib le fo r th e c h a rm ­
in g A n to in e tte w hich Is fo re v e r p ity ­
ingly reco rd ed In h isto ry th ro u g h th e
f a te o f lovely M arie A n to in ette, queen
o f L o u is XVI.
T h e F ren ch la te r c o n tra c te d A n­
to in e tte to T o in ette, a p o p u la r form
th ro u g h o u t th e co u n try . T olnon Is also
so m etim es used a s a d im in u tiv e. Ita ly
hns a n A n to ln ettn an d an A ntonica.
A ntonia an d A n to n e tta a re th e fa v o r­
ite eq u iv a le n ts in Sw eden.
T h e g a rn e t Is A n to in e tte ’s ta lism a n lc
sto n e. It p ossesses m any of th e pow ers
o f th e ruby, w hose flam ing h e a rt It
so closely Im itates. I t prom ises its
w e a re r courage, a d a u n tle ss h e a rt,
an d su ccess In ev ery am bition. F rid a y
Is h e r lucky day an d 5 h er lucky num ­
ber.
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YOUR H A N D
H ow to R ead Y our C haracteristic*
a n d T endencies— the Capa bit i ties o r
W e a k n e ss« T h * t M ake for Success
o r F ailure an Show n in Y our Palm .
IL L N E SS SH OW N IN T H E HAND.
H R O N IC Indigestion, o r d ig estiv e
tro u b les, a re m ark ed In th e h and
by a w a ry line o f h e a lth . T h is
sign Is Intensified by a poor and n a r ­
row lin e of th e head , an d an islan d on
th e line o f life show s a t w hich period
o f life th e tro u b le m ay he feared .
K idney tro u b le* a re show n by p u f­
fy. w atery -lo o k ln g skin, w ith a s t a r
on th e m ount o f th e moon, and a il­
m ent* o f th e liv e r by a livid o r yellow
lin e o f th e h e a rt, w ith a w avy or d is­
colored line of th e head h av in g a
b lu ish spot, a n d a w avy line o f h ealth .
D a n g e r to be fe a re d In m a te rn ­
ity
is
*een in
a
line
runrdng
from th e u p p e r p a r t o f th e m ount of
of Yenu* (>.r ball o f th e th u m b ) to th e
m ount o f S a tn rn . u n d erly in g »be m id­
d le finger.
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C h ro n ic m elancholia 1* th re a te n e d If
th e re is * g rill o r g rid iro n on th e
m o u n t of th e m.«on, w hich lie* to w ard
th e o u tsit!,’ o f th e palm .
n e a r th e
w ris t. I f th e line o f th e head i« b ro k ­
en in sm all seethm *. h aving th e nj>-
pearnnoe c f em ail squares, th e re U
p eril o f Ioa* o ' m em ory.
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