THE OGDENSBURG REPUBLICAN-JOURNAL
PAGE EIGHT
MONDAY, SEPT. 29, 1924.
This Day in history.
Blacksmith and Scholar.
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1
" J PIE L E A R N E D B L A C K S M I T H " w a s the title poprn• larly given Elilm B u r r i t t , of N e w Britain, Conn, l i e
T H I S is the a n n i v e r s a r y of the establishment, i n 17S'J b y
Congress, of a r e g u l a r a r m y of 840 m e n . T h i s a r m y
gradually, increased, a n d i n 1901 n u m b e r e d iOdjQOO well*
was a linguist, a writer and social reformer. He was the
author of several volumes. He died in 1879.
drilled and equipped troops.
ANTIC
Aime Regains Consciousness After the Automobile Accident and Discovers TbM She E&s Been Lying in
the Teissier Embrace of Ralph Lacy.
By Ann Lisle,
WSoe* C r i s i s of MtrrieeJ 1 K «
h s v a W o n a. Big P o p u l a r
Success.
JCopjrisbt, ISO. Klnj Features HfrJl.--t, I»o. '
^ • ^ O M E T H I N G w a r n * n d soft
^ | t o u c h e d m y lips. I rtrug - ^ - " to t h i n k w h a t i t w a * I felt.
As I m o v e d , I found m£3~3li
Yagualj T c o n s c i o n i l y of o n s e n *
*ii t h r o u g h m y b e d y ~ o £ a 30f«S,
uayi»liis.^tSttaoQiiag
bc-Math" =«3,
-TfcfMt s t r o n g a ? n s vrvs-i
zziritiA
As I teft tb.3 coaeii o< !*i>s
B^sinst m y te»-ah&&a, I t t - g s a to
v e n d e r il it v C s t i e t o u c h oi
'fiy.-i u p o s ray lj^a iSfc: h a d rwafc
* vs.? nn*»d . . ,
carried
«.'-)it5vv for a a o i a e a t in s t r o n g
?.rui3 • . • lAid cr. cool, soft
gr*.is t h a t felt difi.ire^t I r o r j
w.-vsl I s u d d e n l y r e a l i s e d h-sa
r—tf.j t h e harvj r o a d b«Sf-eth y . e .
I «>.»f->/-hed. T h e blood b ? ^ i t e
liow •Ji'-ongn m y c r a m p e d '.imbs.
I locked rip into t e n d e r , pitying,
'••»jrhC*">«'<l e v e s . It *s-=. r.alph
J - s i y w h o hold m e . But I did
aO\ recognizo h i m ;':-en.
''What's matter?" I managed.
Loo'rf f r i g h t e n e d
Who's hurt?"
A s m y stiff lips m o v e d a n d
i c y n u m ' ) " c a i n began, to w o r k , I
rs.---alled th*t I h a d laid my h a n d
on R a l p h Irfic-y's 3 lift) a w h i l e
before, - i r ' x t / out, t h a t I needed
peace 1 , a
harea.
safely —-no;
thrills?. X h v >»« J y . M r i a l ?
!
Odd t U J^sja-i b a d s *,o m e .
En . ."• rt?ci Vff-" -Jri?tDp rr.9 borne
f i y i j r « U ? ' * MHJ Ci8Pi l i g h t s
1 •••• "r-vv? J!o~»n upon us as foreiu-:-n--r" •ri £ %Uf l i a o T ' t n e t h a t
c ~ , s h , ! £jie , , 3 . " A5i| COW, v i t h
f i e LT^e-Hog1 e.f di.-fcrjoss, I w*-j
v a l n r . ? •;• a great, j e n s ' j cf peaoe.
I r-slay.sd in '.ho iB.ijer I'.o'.d that
s e g u e d '-• '»'» lifting ~ e s.bove &!1
t h e w o n ' t * a:-.:! ha'-OA.'ps of li£«>.
I didn't '"-DC !o t h i n k . 1 hoped
I m i g h t H'?.y a u m b and half conscious l i k e inly f o r e v e r .
?Vo:n t a r a w a y th-,re c a m e a
voice-, p e r h a p s —
T-0\^—Ra'ph's
h..'<? «•'•!-'• I k n o w ? H o w con!J I
tA -scr-' of >mythiug? P e r h a p s I
•a.-'Js' f o a m i n g .
It wa..' peace- r '!l
Vc Sr^-' 1 ?
I did no', w a n t to
•'.•v.V-.
Waking meant
worry,
e.rT".
•x-r.rts&L p r o b l e m s , cu:ist"..;.! --''.Ten !.••> rr."'-ro rc^.p.'.ne—
- s o m ^ o i i - j»3!»d Ji'-:: do t h * t>lin.T
' •>!,•> »*.n-:.i* *?'•'(• ai -f thi> nOTnot h i n ^ "r'xt: h e a l w a y s -\vu.r.t<*'i
•f
recollect h o w t h e t h o u g h t of t h e
other car came to me, and with
i t a horrified s e n s e t h a t all t h e
p e o p l e in i t m u s t be d e a d — r e a l l y
g o n e , n o t j u s t dazed a n d s l o s p y
like me.
W h a t I do n o t feel s u r e a b o u t
is t h e p r e c i s e m o m e n t w t ^ n I
knew t h a t it w a s Ilalph Lacy who
w a s h o l d i n g m e in h i s a r m s .
B a t e v e n w h e n I k n e w it, I «?id
n o t stir. I told myself t h a t I m u s t
b* dead and that we had both
g « a e t o t h o plnco w h e r e friends
w » r e l i k e this—!cvii_g—tender—
k i n d . T h e n ' I b e c a m e perfocUy
cooMious—abfiolutely
sane.
I
toeir fiat I was alive and that I
"rtras p i l e t o t h i n k clearly.
I d a r e d n o t m o v e . I told mysotf I dirt n o t d a r o stir, l e s t I
fiift t h a t I h a d b r o k e n or s t r a i n e a
a y i o h i n g body. I m i g h t h a v e
t"*i»ie<! m y spine. 1 m i g h t b e
e r u p t e d for life. I did n o t w a n t
'.Q k n e w . . . B u t t h a t w a s n o t it.
I hsJd myself so still b e c a u s e I
kacvr t h a t w h e n I s t i r r e d t h i s
m o m e n t m u s t end.
Vhe ter.dcrr.ess w i t h w h i c h
fifclph l.-sid m e w a s r i g h t a n d
k*ad a n d h o n e s t n o w b e c a u s e I
• n e e d e d i t — b e c a u s e h e did n o t
k n o w w h e t h e r I would live t o go
h a c k t o m y place in t h e world a s
t h e wife w h o h a d e n d u r e d all
t h i n g s from) h e r h u s b a n d , b u t who
had k e p t faith a l w a y s w i t h herself a n d h e r love.
Some higher justice t h a n any
I h a d e v e r k n o w s e e m e d to tell
m e t h a t thils m o m e n t b e l o n g e d t o
Ralph L a c y and me. I knew that
o u t of it I; would b r i n g g r e a t e r
k i n d n e s s a n d p a t i e n c e a n d tolera n c e for Jilaa. Of love I d i d n o t
t h i n k . I (5Ed n o t d a r e . Fiarhaps
w h e n one h a s j?3St looked d e a t h in
t h e Cace, one does n o t t h i n k of
loveT h e n a n o t h e r voice r a n g C i t on
t h e n i g h t a i r — d e s p e r a t e , fumbling, s t r a i n e d , cryitog:
"Where are you?
Answer!
Answer. I can't bear this. Gpeak
if I h a v e n ' t killed y o u ! I m u s t
find you a a d k n o w I hiiven't billed you."
A giant searchlight swept the
r o a d . B r o o k e D e C o u r c e y stumbled t o w a r d us from out t h e circle of b l i n d i n g light.
T o Be Continued T o - m o r r o w .
BEN DID IT
HAPPEN?
One w a r n i n g , Mr. O. H . B . : It
1—When did t h e B a r b a r y W a r
you n s k ?ier and p e r s u a d e h e r to
take place?
r e t a r n " s " c h gifts, be s u r e to h a v e
2 — W h e n did J o a n of A r c w i n
h3r do i t in ~\ kind, n o t in a c r u d e
t h e b a t t l e of P a t a y ?
way. T h e r e 's n o r e a s o n to be
3 — W h e n w a s J a m e s V I of Scot- I u n k i n d to t h e giver, for h i s iml a n d seized b y c o n s p i r a t o r s a t I p u l s e of g ' - e ' - o s i t y , even t h o u g h
Ruthven?
mispJa-.ed
and
inappropriate,
4 — W h e n w a s St. P e t e r ' s , R o m e ,
s r o u d «' 7 r e - o e c t e d and appreciformally o p e n e d ?
a t e d zr,C tharJ'-'jd for.
*
5—When w a s t h e first S p e a k e r
Ei:J-2-; rc""r d a u g h t e r or you
of t h e H o u s e of C o m m o n s exactoho i
VI .hi=n or w r i t e h i m
ed?
t l r \ h i : k r - d t*-ought w a s v e r y
( A n s w e r s to t h e s e q u e r i e s will
m t u h j ' l p r ^ W o d b u t t h a t you
be p r i n t e d to-morrow.)
. t a s k I*- b e t t e r , g-uce s h e is so
y u u n " ?.tvf .vjjay CT3 s u c h c a s u a l
ANSWERS
•f?ir3*<-, srot i T ^ r e s s h i s genTo Saturday's questio-is.
?r-3l+,-T i a ^ 'V.i c o n s e q u e n t i a l
3—Congress p a s s e d t h e " ? o r c e
f
g'=. In o f r w o r d s , deal gentBj;':s" i n 1S70-1872.
Iv,
ev<n iT'mai'V) y. ! y if possible,
? — S y r a c u s e , Italy, w a s fo~Bded
v'Mi
"ro'-'r r't~ti?zs,
for a n y
wbout 735 B . C.
C i ^ r m s t h ! _ r / H I ' l y antag9— -The W o r l d ' s F a i r w a s "irst
o t i - e a n d v ' , " j : _ f "-cth unheld in L o n d o n i n 1851.
'n- , - 3 - ' .
•?—St. J e r o m e c o m p l e t e d f
( T ^ s . B:?i~gn?n
r-\'II be nlad to
agaiir'i
Chic Frocks from Paris
Republished by Special Arrangement with
Go*id Housekeeping, the Nation's Greatest Magazine of the Home.
A Telling Short Story of a Bride's Dilemma and How She;
Corrected a Bad Case of Inferiority Complex in Her [
Hesitant Husband.
By Eudore Richardson.
H E N A n n m a r r i e d Leonard, s h e h a d Dot discove r e d , h i s i n f e r i o r i t y complex.
On t h e h c n e y m o a E ,
h o w e v e r , it
toecame-distressingay
apparent.
Sitting with Ann's
hand in his, looking across the
shafts of m o o n l i g h t u p o n
the
ocean, h e would s u d d e n l y g r o w
silent and morose.
W
"What have I done?" Ann would
ask.
"Married a m a n who can never
be t h e s u c c e s s y o u d e s e r v e , " h e
would a n s w e r w i t h a s e r i o u s n e s s
t h a t all A n n ' s m i r t h could n o t
dispel.
L e o n a r d h a d s a v e d e n o u g h for
t h e first p a y m e n t on a bungalow; so u p o n r e t u r n i n g
home,
A n n t h r e w h e r s e l f w i t h wholeh e a r t e d e n t h u s i a s m irrto finding
t h e i r little h o m e . T h e e v e n i n g
after t h e y m o v e d in,
Leonard
built a fire i n t h e living r o o m
one or W o a r e c s i n g s t o n a s o r
clubs.
• B u t ono o r t w o a r e s t a n d i n g
b a c k wltai uoOUag m o r e t h a n
timid gestwrca. T h e s e b a c k w a r d
ones need ,a "Uiore. Some b r a v e r
boy shciiiri slip u p b e h i n d — h e
will if y e a w a i t — a n d t r i p t h e m
over baeCK>ard3. T h u s t h e emotion of o i g e r will be a r o u s e d and
t h e h o t blood of c o u r a g e a n d att a c k will flush to t h e a r t e r i e s .
Do n o t m i s j u d g e m e . I a m n o t
i n t e r e s t e d i n t r a i n i n g boys to
fight. A l t h o u g h a l w a y s a s c r a p p e r myself, I a m aften a c c u s e d
of b e i n g s o m e t h i n g of a pacifist.
But I am appealing here in b e .
half of h u m a n n a t u r e , a m urging t h a t i t h a v e a c h a n c e to develop as t h e D i v i n e p l a n evidently intended, and am keeping
an eyo single to t h e d e v e l o p m e n t
of y o u r boy and m i n e .
NDII-J of t h e
emotions are
ba".
iv V. r . u n e J w a . A n g e r is j u s t a s
i-lgntccijfl ia its p o t e n t i a l i t i e s a s
Uve.
So a r e h a t r e d a n d jealousy L o v s m a y c o n c e i v a b l y lead
« p » r s d n to pinnirlt c r i m e — o f t e n
<?&>s—and a n g e r m a y lead a perM
< to perform some righteous
act.
N o t scientific w r e s t i i n g o r boxing b y t h e r u l e s — t h e s e a r e a r t i ficial—but catch-as-catch-can, h i t
and-miss, as n a t u r e ' s w a y o f ' s t i r r i n g t h e e m o t i o n of a n g e r a n d
t u r n i n g it into c o u r a g e a n d intelligent a t t a c k .
Your boy w h o g r o w s u p w i t h
only p r e t t y t h i n g s and little girls
for h i s e a r l y e n t e r t a i n m e n t , a n d
polite p a r t i e s a n d f l a p p e r s for
h i s youthful e n t e r t a i n m e n t , will
l a c k t h e n o r m a l p o w e r of m a n l y
c o u r a g e . H e will t e n * to b e c o m e
too g e n t l e and n e g a t i v e , and t h e
r o u g h k n o c k s of t h e f u t u r e will
h u r t h i m s o r e l y if n o t e n t i r e l y
d e t e r himl from doing h i s full
d u t y to s o c i e t y a n d t o ' b u s i n e s s .
T h e big family m e a n t t h a t
e v e r y child w a s i n t u r n a t e a c h e r
a n d a leairner. T h e r e w a s cons t a n t give-and-take, s t r e s s a n a
s t r a i n , so t h a t all had a n opport u n i t y to b r i n g o u t h i s h u m a n
qualities and direct them through
t h i s p r a c t i c e i n t o p o s s i b l e refinem e n t s . T h e only child, n o w so
c o m m o n i n o u r "civilized life,"
is c e r t a i n l y p u t to a g r e a t disadvantage here.
THE! RHYMING
OPTIMIST
By Aline Michaelis^——
The White Page.
T
and dropped dejectedly into t h e
big c h a i r before it. A n n p l a n t e d
herself on h i s k n e e s a n d c a u s e d
, a pink-tipped forefinger t o t i l t
h i s chin u p w a r d .
" W h a t ' s s s t i n g you now," s h e
a s k e d , "in ^Jiis p r e c i o u s
little
h o u s e of
OUTS:"
" T h a t ' s ;lt," Itinera
signs-L
" P r e c i o u s l i t t l e i t is w u e n y o s r
friends
have
bigger,
D3tier
homep."
" B u t t h i s s u i t s m e , " A n n prot e s t e d . " B e s i d e s , so:ne d a y we'll
have a m a c s i c a too."
L e o n a r d ' s Eiee, brc<vn e y e s
gr-vw so s e r i o u s '&"t A a n felt a
t e r r i b l e %j& a^ p.er "br?.r%.
I ' m ' afiraid r / o r r a i r
vptlea
will b u r s j , s-w~3'3ia~3t," t e 5?.id.
" I ' m d e s t i n e d t o b e a p o o r sneo."
A n n s h o o k h e r hjusbJSTd rigorously by t h e s h o u l d e r s . " W h a t
r o t ! " s h e said. " Y o u ' r p a s c l e v e r
a s a n y fellow I k n o w . S n a p o u t
of t h a t foolishness."
A t l e n g t h one n i g h t L e o n a r d
c a m e h o m e in t h e d e p t h s of
SECRETS OF HEALTH
AND SUCCESS
By W m . A. McKeeveir
CORRECT
MANNERS
5—Uruguay'* r e v o l t e d
B r a z i l i n 1S25.
BY ANN-LISLE
THE GUMPTION CURE
J&
STIRRING A YOUNGSTER'S
NATURAL EMOTION
Noted L e c t u r e r and W r i t e r on the-fT r a i n i n g of Boys and Girls.
" j r ^ L D T E N boys fighting pro"T1 1 m i s c u c u s l y in a h a c k alley, s o m e r e a l l y
angry,
o t h e r s half so, and one or two
Ip-ughiiis—that is t h e "field m e e t "
w h i c h I h a v e j u s t n o w ^enjoyed
for a half hour. And, h e r e is t h e
p r o p e r place to s t u d y life in t h e
making.
Get a b u n c h of y o u n g Americ a n s a w a y from t h e r e s t r a i n t s of
parents, teachers
and
older
frionds and s t a n d a s i d e while
n a t u r e t a k e s h e r c o u r s e . Select
t h e »g<?e from eight to t h l r t e « n . 1
You ir-ust h a v e a HIUHU one o r
two for t h * bigger ones to pick
at. T h i n g s will soon h a p p « n and
will give you an o p p o r t u n i t y t o
s t u d y h u m a n behavior, In It*
ninrp .primitive f o r m s .
Tii^ro Is ao science, n o t h i n g
oi-jratiizcd, anvi no " r u l e s of t h »
g a m e " in this p r i m i t i r e and n a t u r e ! mix-up o"f a n u n d i s t u r b e d
s a n g of j u v e n i l e s . Now t h e y
n * v-'i"-- s o u n d e d n e a r : r now.
s i r i k p out. w i t h fists, n o w t h e y
Jt *«-oraed t i h a v e som'-Mr's'g tn I w r e s t l e two-and-two. c o w t h e y
;"o with thp stro.15 i r m s ihat i "dog p i l e " five or six i n a h e a p ,
*j>m holding m e .
I On*; or t w o a r e soon c r y i n g and;
k
I*Iy wonderful, b r a v e g'.rl. So
yelling wfth s a v a g e a t t a c k a n d
r«-ed." Cut n o t h u r t . N o t h u r t !
lhat
w o u l d n ' t he r i r h t . T n u
m u s u ' t suffer. T h e r e c a n ' t 1;.»
a n y t h i n g v.-rong w i t h you. I 7-*:ii
so* tei"i£icd -or a mo.rrteKt. If
a n y t h i n g h a d h a p p e n e d :o yo:;, I
couidi.'t h a v e lived"
D r o w s y — t h a t w a s w h a t I felt
—drows.*. My m o t h e r — m y !Uii»
B y M r s . Cornelius Beeckman
d e a d m o t h e r harl held cie iilro
Returning
Gifts.
t h i s lo-.p -\*'o. S i e h a 1 aenjf m»
t o s i-*!1, P : r l ' £ ? s it w a s b a c k
EAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
t i e r e ~f- l u l K ' i v t i m e now. L o v e
A m a n of 20, w h o h a s
w e s sin^-r.g 1119 £e #*oep
taken my daughter a
No one h a d loved m e l i k e t h a t
few t i m e s t o a t h e a t r e or for a
i T c e m y little m o t h e r w e n t .
walk, h a s g i v e n h e r a silk umB i t n e w t h e y wer<» s t r o n g a r m s ,
b r e l l a for a b i r t h d a y p r e s e n t .
F a t h e r A n d r e w p e r h a p s . Bn» ^ »
She is n o w 19 y e a r s
old.
vi,' gone, tod.
Should s h e a c c e p t i t ? Is it corNtal!
T h a t m u s t he it.
My
r e c t Jor h e r to go on a d a y ' s
b r o t h e r N e a l wa» molding m e .
Blcuvsion on a b o a t t o N e w
I c r e p t closer a g a i n s t t h e h e a r t
Yo.k with him?
H e is supt h a t w a s b e a t i n g so s t r o n g l y
£ o s i . l to be n o t h i n g b u t a
against my throat. My head was
•"i-^id to h e r .
• O. H . B .
pillowed on a h e a r t . N o t r a y
j V i ' t r H E R is c o r r e c t . I realize
mother, not F a t h e r Andrew—rut
53'.; ( 'e is p r o b a b l y g o i n g to
s o m e o n e TCho Zovsd -ae, —rs holdsco n. '•it's n d g m e n t of y o u r s and
ing m e .
axe!
And I realize too, from
Neal—that was it!
Youth,
'jzur
•er'iiive handwriting, that
s t r e n g t h and t e n d e r n e s s , "t i ^ t
'•^l.be an c o n v e n t i o n a l a c t i o n s of
be N e a l . D r o w s y . I would sleap.
/ o u r i z r \Lter would w o r r y v e r y
Neal wouldn't mind.
C&uch a f a t h e r of y o u r a p p a r e n t
In l o o k i n g b a c k I can r e c a l l
x-eri>iem&nt. C a n ' t you t e n d e r l y
e v e r y confused e m o t i o n , evsry
p
e r s u a d e h e r to a c c e p t only t h e
dull, half-dazed m o m e n t a s I
c o n v e n t i o n a l gifts of flowers,
w a v e r e d .about -in delirium folbooks a n d c a n d y ? It w o n ' t be
l o w i n g t h e a b s o l u t e oblivion into
easy, I fcow, for t h e r e is a l u r e
w h i c h I m u s t h a v e fallen w h e n
aboat "things" t h a t appeals to
t h e g i a n t l i m o u s i n e c r a s h e d into
t h e J e m m i n e h e a r t , especially, to
u s . I r e m e m b e r t h a t e v e n in m y
th-s ycuag - h e a r t a n d m o r e espesemi-conscious
state, I
knew
cic'ily from a beau. B u t I h a v e
t h e r e h a d b e e n a collision. I
had several reassuring letters
j u s t t h i s "7sek, from girls w h o s e
fathers had made them return
u n c o n v e n t i o n a l p r e s e n t s ; and t h e
girls t h e m s e l v e s a d m i t t e d i t w a s
best.
Yulgaie about 384.
»
O-DAY is s p r e a d , a w a i t i n g
p a g e w i t h o u t a m a r , a blot,
a s t a i n ; a leaf from o u t t h e
book of tilme, a leaf n o m a n m a y
turn again. Those other leaves
w h e r e o n we w r o t e t h e score of
many a yesterday are sealed lest
s o m e should t u r n a g a i n toothings
forever p a s s e d a w a y , a n d only
M e m o r y m a y r e a d t h o s e p a g e s of
t h e l o n g agp, w h e r e
Youth's
b r i g h t fancies e v e r b u r n , w h e r e
L o v e ' s faiir f o u n t a i n s e v e r flow.
B u t still to-day lies w a i t i n g h e r e ,
t h e p a g e w a s t u r n e d w h e n fresh
winds blew and dawning came
w i t h r o s y ray, a s p a c e unsullied,
fair a n d n e w ! H e r e ' s r o o m for
all t h i n g s t r u e a n d good, for all
t h a t ' s beautiful a n d wise, for
s h i n i n g d r e a m s of t h o s e w h o s e e k
to solve life's lovely m y s t e r i e s .
T h r o u g h all t h e eons p a s s e d
away, so it h a s been in e v e r y a g e ,
a n d for all time t h e r e c o r d lies
i n s c r i b e d on e a c h o n c e - s t a i n l e s s
p a g e . N o r , t h o u g h a k i n g would
give his c r o w n to change, a word,
e r a s e a p h r a s e , h e could n o t t u r n
the page again, it stands until the
end of d a y s . And so a brief, y e t
deathless, t h i n g , I t ' w a i t s y o u r
— B y D r . C h a r l e s A. L. E s ^ s M, D.—
F o r m e r P r e s i d e n t of t h e A m e r i s D y ' •istal a m o u n t of g a s t h a t h a d <~>
{"""Bsntied in t h e s y s t e m .
Medical A s s o c i a t i o n .
T h e t r e a t m e n t c o n s i s t s i n getOU, d o u b t l e s s , s r e not one
t i p ? t h e p a f e n ^ into t h e open s i r
of t h o s e p e r s o n s w h o blov-E.
as speedily a s possible, t h e n —
o a t t h e gas a t t h e city h o t e l .
w h i l e a w a i t i n g t h e a r r i v a l of
T h e r e a r e t w o v e r y good reayour d o c t o r — i n p u m p i n g intp t h e
s o n s Jor t h i s . F i r s t , you k n o w
system air t h a t is as nearly as
better, and, next, there generally
possible s a t u r a t e d w i t h oxygen,
is no l o n g e r gas- in t h e city h o t e l s
or e v e n b y giving p u r e oxyg^O Ls
t p blow out.
rapidly as possible.
" 3 S, Has s t o v e s of v a r i o u s k i n d s
From the start stimulate the
a r e still e x t e n s i v e l y u s e d , a n d
h e a r t a n d l u n g s as m u c h a s poss o m e t i m e s a j e t is n o t l i g h t e d
sible b y artificial r e s p i r a t i o n to
a n d Vn.e g a s e s c a p e s , w h i l e occaovercome their paralysis, which
sionally g a s i n a n old left-over
is a l w a y s p r o p o r t i o n a t e t o t h e
p i p e i s p e r m i t t e d t o l e a k i n t o a L a m o u n t of g a s i n h a l e d .
Your
r o o m s o m e t i m e s w i t h fatal cond o c t o r will do t h e r e s t .
sequences.
Copyright, 1924, Kfns Features' Syndicate, Inc.
It a l s o h a p p e n s in m i n e s t h a t
To-morrow: "The Temperature
t h i s s i m e t y p e of gas t e c h n i c a l l y
of Your B a t h . "
caLed " c a r b o n m o n o x i d e , " accumulates with results
tengero-^
to t h e m i n e r s .
IMPLICITY is embodied in this little velvet street dress
T h e r e is c o n s e q u e n t l y a large,
n u m b e r of d e a t h s from m o n o z i d e
(left) with two waist-line indications.
gas every year.
T h e t u n i c f r o c k ( r i g h t ) is a m o s t i n d i c a t i v e m o d e l
I n view of t h i s fact, i t is interof c o m i n g s t y l e ; w h i t e satin,, e m b r o i d e r e d i n w h i t e , sat over
e s t i n g to n o t e s o m e e x p e r i m e n t s
— B y VToa. F . K i r k —
a short black underskirt.
conducted by the United S t a t e s
A & Ma was playing Bridge
"Public H e a l t h S e r v i c e in connection w i t h t h e B u r e a u of M i n e s .
last nite, that is the naim
T h e e x p e r i m e n t c o n s i s t e d in
of a gaim, t h a y p l a y it w i t h
having h u m a n beings voluntarily
cards.
s u b j e c t t h e m s e l v e s to t h e opera(Eenotered D. S. Patent OiitJ.)
J&nJjju.
P a , I sed, w h y c a n t I p l a y w i t h
tion of this d e a d l y g a s in closed
c h a m b e r s in w h i c h t h e p e r c e n t •cards, w e n y o u & Ma ^)Iay w i t h
age r,f g a s in t h e c o n t a i n e d air
c a r d s ? I sed.
w a s definitely a s c e r t a i n e d . T h e
W e n y o u g r o w u p , BohEie, you
o b j e c t of t h e e x p e r i m e n t w a s to
c a n p l a y c a r d s if you w a n t to,
d e t e r m i n e h o w r a p i d l y t h e syssed P a , b u t y o u a r e too s m a l l
tem absorbs the poisonous gas,
n o w to p l a y B r i d g e & also too
j u s t w h a t h a p p e n s in t h e s y s t e m ,
d u m m , sed P a . I t t a i k s p r i t t y
p a r t i c u l a r l y in t h e blood, a s t h e
wise guys to play Bridge.
r e s u l t of t h e a b s o r p t i o n from t h e
gas, and, finally, j u s t h o w long
I n e w e r h e r d of t h a t g a i m , I
and b y w h a t m e a n s t h e a b s o r b e d
sed
g a s can b e s t be e l i m i n a t e d from
It is a v a r y old gaim, B o b b i e ,
t h e s y s t e m a n d t h e v i c t i m t h u s , sed P a . T h e m old R o m a n s p l a y e d
be saved.
' it t w o t h o u s a n d y e e r s ago.
I t h i n k n o t , sed Ma. T h a r e
It w a s f o u n d t h a t t h e sympTHEY SEE A GORILLA
AND LEARF
SUVPhtSING
w e r e n o p l a y i n g c a r d s in t h e m
t o m s w e r e i n d u c e d w i t h a rapid;
days.
ity t h a t w a s i n p r o p o r t i o n to t h e
THINGS ABOUT
MM.
C e r t i n g l y t h a y played B r i d g e ,
a m o u n t of g a s i n t h e i n h a l e d a i r
sed P a . D o a n t you r e m e m b e r
H A D d e t e r m i n e d to s e e a go- *• h e a r d of ;he ferocity of t h e big
and t h a t t h e i n t e n s i t y of t h e
reeding about Horashus at the
s y m p t o m s w a s p r o p o r t i o n a t e to
r i l l a — a p r i v i l e g e w h i c h is I b e a s t s .
'* "*.
t h e t i m e t h a t t h e s u b j e c t w a s exBridge.
g i v e n to v e r y few m e n —
H o w tickled I w a s to h a v e t h a t
posed t o t h e g a s .
That m e n t a bridge acrost a
w h i t e o r black. F o r t h e r e is n o
p i c t u r e , a n d h o w tickled I w a s *
rivver, sed Ma.
T h e first s y m p t o m induced by
animal in the whole world t h a t
t h a t I d i d n ' t h a v e t o Mil t h e
W h a t r i v e r ? sed P a .
c a r b o n m o n o x i d e is t h a t of hunis m o r e difficult to s e e i n his
g r e a t b e a s t a n d r o b h i m of b4-^
T h e J o r d a n , of ^ c o u r s e , sed
g e r for air,, or r a t h e r for t h e
n a t i v e -wilds t h a n one of t h e s e
r i g h t to 2ive h a p p i l y in t n e forMa. A n y skool kid k n o w s t h a t .
oxygen of t h e air, m a n i f e s t e d by
monsters.
est.
H a , H a , sed P a , did you e w e r
s h o r t n e s s of b r e a t h or a s p h y x i a .
see t h e rivver J o r d a n ?
Now to do t h i s r e q u i r e d a g r e a t
T h e first effect of t h e gas. on
" W a s n ' t h e a m o n s t e r ? " asltt»<2
deal of t r a v e l i n g . W e w e n t to
t h e blood is to d e s t r 6 y t h e capacI w a s n e w e r i n R o m e , s e d Ma.
Bobby.
Cape T o w n , Africa, a n d from
ity of t h e l a t t e r to c a r r y oxygen
T h a r e a i n t no r i v v e r J o r d a n
"He w a s ! " I gasped.
t h e r e it t o o k us six w e e k s t o g e t
to t h e t i s s u e s .
in r e e l life, sed P a . T h a t is t h e
" I w o n d e r h o w big h e •was?"
up into t h e gorilla c o u n t r y , to
n a i m of t h e r i v v e r w i c h w e haf
T h i s w a s found t o b e m u c h
asked Bobby.
t h e u p p e r w a t e r s of t h e g r e a t
to c r o s s to git into h e v v e n , sed
m o r e s e r i o u s in c a s e s in w h i c h
"I h a v e a book h o m e t h a t w a s
Congo R i v e r .
P a . L o t s of us m a y n e v v e r c r o s s
t h e r e w a s a long e x p o s u r e to a
w r i t t e n by a g e n t l e m a n w h o s h o t
it, sed P a . I m i t e .
c o m p a r a t i v e l y diluted m i x t u r e of
S e v e n t e e n d a y s on t h e t r a i n
a gorilla for a m u s e u m , Bobby,
W h a t rivver was the bridge
we were until we reached the
and we'll j u s t look i t u p a n d s e e . t h e g a s t h a n in t h o s e in w h i c h
there was short exposure with a
across wich Horashus was at?
l a s t s t o p . W e did n o t t r a v e l all
w h a t h e h a s to s a y a b o u t i t . "
h i g h p r o p o r t i o n of g a s .
I sed.
the time, because once we bad
W h e n we got back I got out m y
I n t h i s fact is a v e r y importT h e r i v v e r Tiber, Bobbie, s e d
to w a i t a t a s t a t i o n for n e a r l y
book by Mr. Carl A k e l y and ~fter
a n t lesson to m i n e r s w h o m a y h e
P a . I will n e v e r forgit t h e first
a w e e k for a n o t h e r t r a i n .
a minute I chuck'ed:
^ ^
h o p e l e s s l y injured — chronically
t i m e I s e e n that, r i v v e r . T h e
S o m e p a r t of t h e t i m e w e w e r e
" T h i s is g r e a t ! H e c o m p a r e s
p o i s o n e d — b y w o r k i n g for a long
w a t e r w a s k i n d of- h i g h t h a t
on a boat, too. B u t finally w e
t h e gorilla he g o t to J a c k F"~mp_iime in t h e p r e s e n c e of t h i s g a s
Spring.
a r r i v e d in t h e gorilla c o u n t r y .
sey."
, (jfc.v
in s u c h s m a l l q u a n t i t y t h a t vioT h a r e w a s a big wind, too, I
T h e n w e s e t o u t to s e a r c h for
"Is J a c k t a l l e r t h a n t h e gorl e n t s y m p t o m s a r e not a t once
s u p p o a s e . sed Ma.
a gorilla. W e could see in t h e
i l l a ? " a s k e d Bobby.
produced.
D o a n t you think: I w a s e w e r
j u n g l e signs t h a t gorillas h a d b e e n
"Yes^' I replied.
"Now let
It is by t h i s m e t h o d t h a t t h e r e
t h a r e ? sed P a .
feeding t h e r e . W e often s a w elem e look. J a c k D e m p s e y is six
m a y occur a m u c h l a r g e r accumuIf y o u s a y you w e r e t h a r e y o u
p h a n t t r a i l s a n d once w e s a w a
feet, o n e inch a n d t h e gorilla w a s
lation _pf g a s w i t h i n t h e s y s t e m
m u s t of b e e n t h a r e , sed Ma.
hippopotamus.
five feet, s e v e n a n d one-half
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We were out for days with our
inches."
to t h e l a r g e r q u a n t i t y of g a s for a
• The water was very high that
native guides without success.
. " J a c k D e m p s e y w e i g h s one
shorter time.
Spring & thare was grate cakes
A n d t h e n one d a y luck w a s k i n d
hundred and eighty-eight pounds,
T h e w h o l e s e r i e s of e x p e r i m e n t s
of ice d a s h i n g down t h e s t r e e m .
to u s . W e w e r e s t o p p i n g for
h u t Mr. Gorilla w e i g h e d a n even
show t h a t t h e s e v e r i t y of t h e
I diddent know the rivver e w e r
l u n c h a n d \ looked up i n t o t h e
t h r e e h u n d r e d a n d sixty."
s y m p t o m s w a s i n r e l a t i o n to t h e
froze in R o m e , sed Ma.
b u s h e s in front of m e a n d t h e r e
" J a c k w e a r s a forty-two s h i r t ,
w a s a gorilla looking r i g h t into
T h a r e is a lot of t h i n g s a b o u t
b u t ^ t h e gorilla would h a v e to
m y face.
I s h a l l n e v e r forget
R o m e t h a t you d o a n t k n o w ,
h a v e a sixty-two."
h o w I felt—a gorilla! I h a d no
d e e r e s t , sed P a . S u m d a y I will
"How about their reach, Foxy
t i m e t o g e t a p i c t u r e , for in a
t a i k you tljare.
G r a n d p a ? " a s k e d Bobby.
flash h e Vanished.
I w a s ter& c a n I swiim a c r c s t t h e T i b e r ?
" D e m p s e y ' s r e a c h is seventyT r a v e l e r s on t h e t r a i n s on one
ribly disappointed.
I did w a n t
I sed.
four i n c h e s , a n d t h e gorilla's is
F r e n c h r a i l w a y a r e t o be w a r n e d
to g e t a p i c t u r e . So w e h u r r i e d
No, BoWfeie, sed Pa, you m i t e
ninety-seven!" I read.
of t h e n e x t s t o p b y m e a n s of
on. W e could h e a r h i m r o a r a s
git c r a m p s & d r o u n . D o a n t you
"No w o n d e r t h e y s a y a gorilla
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h e fled—fled is e x a c t l y w h a t
d a r e to t r y s w i m m i n g a c r o s s
can j u s t kill a m a n with o n e cuff
* * •
t h a t gorilla did, w h e n h e could
t h a t river, Bobbie, s s d P a . D o a n t
on t h e e a r ! " e x c l a i m e d Bobby.
h a v e c o m e o u t antl killed u s all.
A n i m a l s a r e sacrificed to an
l e t m e c a t c h you t r y i n g it, s e d
" Y e s , " said I, " b u t from w h a t
T h r o u g h t h e t h i c k e t we w e n t .
idol called " N i c h o l a s on t h e
Pa.
I k n o w n o w , t h e gorilla w o u l d n ' t
T h e r o a r s g r e w louder. SuddenI wish I w a s b i g so I cud do
W h e e l s , " b y a r e l i g i o u s s e c t redo it u n l e s s he w a s forced • to.
ly w e c a m e to a n o p e n i n g in t h e
g r a t e d e e d s like H o r a s h u s & h a v e
cently discovered in R u s s i a ,
He'd just naturally run away."
brush and bamboo trees.
And
sum gink rite a poem about me,
* * *
" Y e s , " said B u n n y , " t h a t ' s all
t h e r e w a s t h e gorilla!
I shot
like t h i s :
Emeralds are the most popular
b u n k a b o u t t h e gorilla b e i n g so
h i m — w i t h m y c a m e r a — a n d off
T h e n u p s p a k e b r a v e 3Ting Bobbie,
ferocious."
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beautiful by artificial light as
d u n n g t h e day.
The goods I will dee-'.lvver,
J ^ s t w a t c h me' swi.-?i t h a t r i w e r !
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been promoted to assistant c a s h * '
i e r a n d L e o n a r d , w h o h a d beeaivj
p a y i n g t e l l e r f o r e v e r . It s e e m e d * ' !
w a s left t o MB c a g e a n d bigJ» i
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:)
The next day Ann timed a-visit (
to t h e b a n k t o c o i n c i d e w l t l i j
Leoiiard's too e a r l y l u n c h h o u e ^
a n d called a t o n c e u p o n t h e g r e s i - "';
deiO in h i s s a n c t u m .
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" W h y didn't Leonard get t h a i |
promotion?" she asked.
./
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confidence i n himself," t h e old
m a n replied kindly.
.;
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said.
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cashier.
" I t ' s t e r r i b l e to h a v e l u n c h , •
a l o n e , " s h e complained.
"Just
missed Leonard."
"Suppose a substitute wouldn't e a s e t h e suffering," t h e yo^isQ
m a n grinned pleasantly.
•"A little," Anil smiled, a n d s h e
a n d Jackson went out together.
After l u n c h s h e r e m e m b e r e d
that she had meant to cash a
c h e c k a n d r e t u r n to t h e banlr.
L e o n a r d looked u p in s u r p r i s e
w h e n h e s a w A n n a n d JacsC'fln.
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t h e b a n k q u i t e often j u c t i f t s r
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offering
his s e r v i c e s .
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w a i t for you."
" B u t Mr. J a c k s o n h e l p s ine s*^
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ing on y o u r s a l a r y , a n d f i r . J c S t - '
son is g o i n g tQ find a jj«i> for i a > £ '
A shadow crossed Lec/«*»'S
face, b u t h e m a d e n o r e p l y .
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T h e P e o p l e ' s BanK w a n t s £ 3 pj?- ;'
sistant cashier right now.
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"1 d o n ' t like J a c k s o n , " L e o r » ' « f '
said w i t h e m p h a s i s .
" 5 f ^ s (Vj
four-flusher -— a o i C s r o ^ ^ a vtanything.'" *
" E x c e p t in four-flushing," Ami
corrected, " a n d all b;»<!s3 mezi
s o m e of t h a t . I like h i m . "
Ann thought tkst
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j a w s q u a r e d a s h e jrroumi a, cfif^
r e t t e into t h e a s i * r - t \
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l u n c h with e&ct;* % £3.d t h e aacfc
n i g h t Leco»rc^ t'z&j i c r a E ^ r ' y i
"Ann, t k l s ti±E3's Qot t o s t o g , "
he said.
"Well, i t w o n ' t , " s h e flashed
defiantly, " u n t i l y o u c a n pftn r j a
t h e i n s p i r a t i o n I find in
Ccc'sssc
T o - m o r r o w I ' m going t o g e t t"~j
position h e ' s found for m e . "
T h e n A n n flung herself i n t o
h e r r o o m a n d locked t h e door.
H a n d k e r c h i e f stuffed into h e r
m o u t h ? ' s h e b e a t little fists i n t o
t h e soft pillow and- w e p t .
Sh«
loved L e o n a r d ! S h e loved h i m '
S u p p o s e h e r p l a n should fail. S h e
h e a r d L e o n a r d s l a m the. front
door a n d go out. I t w a s q u i t *
l a t e w h e n he' c r e p t s i l e n t l y i n t o
the room. Poor Leonard! Perh a u s h e , t o o , h a d b e e n O s g i n g hiS'
fight alone.
Ann and Leonard ate breakfast
in s i l e n c e t h e n e x t m o r n i n g .
L a t e r A n n a p p l i e d for h e r -position a n d got i t — g o i n g to wpris a t
once.
T h a t a f t e r n o o n s h e re«
t u r n e d to a n e m p t y h o u s e a n d
b e g a n p r e p a r a t i o n s for dinnerW h e n everything was ready she
b e g a n w a i t i n g for L e o n a r d .
E«.ch m i n u t e A n n g r e w m o r e
nervous. The steak was drying;
t h e fried p o t a t o e s w e r e softening. W a s L e o n a r d n e v e r coming b a c k ? Terrified, s h e w a l k e d
from end to end of t h e b u a g a low a n d m e n flopped on t h e
d a v e n p o r t in t h e l i v i n g r o o m tow e e p . Oh, w h a t a fool s h e h a d
been! She had lost Leonard, lost
h i m w h e n she loved h i m - ^ 0 7 c d
him—loved him!
An eternity later a key was
t u r n e d i n t h e lock, and b e l o r e
t h e door w a s closed b e h i n d Leona r d A n n w a s c l t o s i n g to h i m
wildly.
"Nonsense, noney," the young
m a n soothed. " I l a n d e d t h a t j o b
of a s s i s t a n t c a s h i e r a t t h e People's B a n k to-day, c.nd I h a d to g o
b a c k after n o u r s to t t i k ; t h i n g s
over."
V a g u e l y Ann, b e e a n to r e a l i z *
t h a t h e r fight w a s Won, b u t o i j
only held h i m t h e t i g h t e r a n d
wept the more.
~
" I k n e w yoti h a d 'it in you;"*sk«
choked.
...*.-.
"It w a s j u s t t h a t d a r n e d inferiority c o m p l e x , s w e e t h e a r t , t h a t
d i s a p p e a r e d w h e n you s t o p p e d
coddling i t — a n d w h e n I g o t a
bit s c a r e d I rui^-ht lose t h e oiily
t h i n g in t h e world t h a t roqlly
mattered."
"Then let's have dinner," Ann
replied, w i p i n g h e r e y e s .
" I . o t ' s t " «*&°fc£ t h e Fe<r—-f,
n e w o'ficer.
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