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The Detroit times., 1909-05-22
CHAPTER X.
The sea Birds Cry That Came From
the Greek.

There were no sails in sight, nor
was there any sign OF lie along the
shore save for the man who stood
there speechlessly, unnoticed, and the
girl with the velvet voice II was a
folk-song OF the south that she was
singing. which brought back 20 her
solitary auditor many and poignant
memories.
The singing ceased lie started,
caught red-handed, eayesdropping. a
crime for which there could be no ex.
cuse The girl was gazing at him IN
establishment and yet from under-l level
eyebrows. 1T might be that he could
still make apologies
When he In the end found speech
he stammered stupidity. his own face
flushed. He clutched at courage. des
perate, and spoke
lI-I-I Deg your pardon" he said
bowling with deepest Difference. -
didn't know that the beach was i'm
passable here.
! She had been scanning him closely
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opened 10 him by a hard-featured,
elderly woman who might have been
either mistress or maid in that modest
establishment, who bore no faintest re-
semblance 10 her he had half hoped
To See. She stood there with sharp
eyes fixed intelrogatively on the
stranger.
My name Is Qu-Newman," said
he. rather lamely and gulping his dis
appointment down. Il had a note
from F. Smith about small car that's
for sale here"
Come this way. please the wom-
an requested, speaking with strong
foreign accent. She led him back
toward the barn. and produced the
identical runabout which Quaintance
had seen al Martins.
Does lt=whC-are you Mrs
Smith," he asked in confusion. and
not knowing very we'll what To say
next
She nodded.
'I-surely I've seen this car some
where before" he remarked tentative
| ly.
There are many OF the same
make" She replied very shortly.
I'll take H." he answered. IF you
will allow ne TO write you check
and let me have your receipt we can
/ call the deal square
| But the suggestion did not seem &c
meet with her approval She glanced
/ toward the closed door under the
porch, and again at him.
There's only the kitchen TO write
in" she said doCbtfully. but turned
toward il without further speech.
He followed her dumbly into small
square room She crossed IL. in haste
70 close the door which led through &
a room ad joining, but not before n
had caught a quick glimpse of the self
same hat the girl had worn at Mar
TINS But she herself was nowhere
visible
He drew well-flled note.cas,
from one pocket. and. opening that Z
get his check-book. found. as he ha(
known he would. that be might more
conveniently pay cash for his new
purchase The woman BOXED vel
pleased
II would nave appeared that he hac
no excuse for lingering. but he had
yet one more card TO play.
ION second thoughts he remarked
as he moved toward the door, "Ill ash
you to keep the small car for me I'll
/ tomorrow, il you'll be SO good.
He bowed. and. as he stepped down
from the porch. she closed the door
from within. He could hear boil
shot behind him. and was gfad that
she nad not waited to watch him GO
Half way down me track. and vel
ont of sight Of the little embowered
4 dwelling. he backed his big motor
carefully into the thicket. and went
on toward The road afoot He could
mot intrudc further meantime on thu
jealously guarded privacy OF the
/ bungalow. but he knew no valid rea
son way he should deny himself a
glimpse OF II from the shore at a safe
ily respectful distance.
Turning left toward the sea he came
suddenly upon narrow curve OF sand
with the wide waters Of the bay lying
/ blue beyond IT, And al the same in
slant he faint. far echo OF most
plaintive melody thrilled his attentive
ears. The tender notes which swelled
and ebbed on the uncertain breeze
came from no birds throat
Then he saw TIE girl.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-22
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2i2 Majestic building, Detroit and re-
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tive OF the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo
sition at Seattle. June ] To October
&c, 1909
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
SOME OLD GAMES

To make dessert menageries repre-
sents an excellent amusement for an
afternoon when nursery lessons are
over. Chestnuts, cobnuts and filberts,
q banana a few raisins and dried figs
with a couple of champagne corks,
box of spent matches, string and wire
represent the stock-in-trade of the des-
sert sculptor. The matches, sharp
ened at the ends, are used for limbs,
necks, animals tails or for chair and
table legs.
The Making OF n Maori
To make a quaint little Maori chief
tain three large chestnuts strung on
piece of string should form the body,
a match forming the neck, to which
a filbert is attached. Then green husk,
If pulled back and fringed with a pair
of scissors, represents his feathered
headdress, while eyes, nose and mouth
are notched with a sharp knife and
scored with ink. Matches and cobnuts
form legs, arms, feet and hands.
Navigation Extraordinary
A banana, with matches as oars, can
be turned into an excellent Spanish
galley ingenuity soon adding sails
with the aid of paper and sticks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

the school ground early and began
teasing Anna the very first day.
They teased her all year. They
teased her because she did not wear
good clothes.
Toward the last of the year they
gave the teacher flower shower.
Anna couldn't get such nice flowers
as the other girls, SO they teased her
about that. Her father sent her some
money and so she wanted to do some
thing to please the girls. She gave
a farewell party and invited all the
girls. They played hide and go seek,
tag, squats and drop the handkerchief.
The girls all had a fine time and
went home happy.
HELEN MCINTYRE.
445 Twelfth street, Riverside, Cal.
Sixth grade, Grant school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Burned Boy Thanks Benefactor

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Willie Jones lived with his widowed
mother in a shack on the outskirts of
a pretty little village.
Mrs. Jones did the family washing
for many of the aristocratic residents,
while Willie would call for and deliver
the bundles every day after school
hours.
The boys wouldn't play with him,
and at recess he would stand quietly
by himself watching the boys play
their games.
"Oh, look at the patch on Red Heads
trousersl" "His mother does our wash
ing!" "He's got his grandfather's shoes
on!' and many other such remarks
Willie had to listen to daily.
He was big boy and might have
whipped any boy, but the promise
made to his mother that he would not
fight saved those boys from a severe
beating at the hands of Willie.
One day he forgot his promise, and
the thrashing he meeted out to Earl
Carter was well deserved.
When Willie called at the Carter res
idence for the family washing the fol-
there again, as they had given the
washing to a certain laundry, "and,"
added Mrs. Carter, "if you touch my
boy again 1 will have you arrested
Three weeks later the following ad-
vertisement appeared in The Herald:
Earl Carter was badly burned by
caustic soda in his fathers soap works
and is seriously Ill at the hospital.
Young person wanted as subject for
skin grating; must be healthy. Re
port at hospital to DR.. Holmes. Money
no object"
Next morning Willie Jones present
ed himself at the hospital, with num-
ber of others. You're a strong, healthy
chap" said the doctor. You'll do"
The operation was successful, and
Earl was on the road to recovery.
When he was allowed visitors he sent
for Willie.
You would not take money from my
mother Willie" said he. "Will you
please forgive me?"
MAUDE EDWADS.
SO27 West Tenth street; Hobart
school, fifth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Passed Delightful Day
T Aunt Lawrie :

Dear Aunt Lawrie:
Cora was feeling very cross. Every
thing seemed to go just the opposite
from what she wanted it to. Mamma
wanted her to hold the baby just when
she was having such lovely time
with her dolls. When she wanted to
60 out and play in the sand Sister Ann
called her to wipe the dishes This
did not suit Cora at all. She told Ann
she must wipe her own dishes, for she
was too busy.
That afternoon Ann asked Cora if
she would like to go shopping with
her and to see the Xmas decorations
20. yes, sister, if you will let me-"
But, dear" interrupted mamma,
who entered the room at that moment,
''do you think you ought to accept the
invitation after you treated sister so
badly this morning?" Cora hung her
head. but said nothing.
30, we'll" said Ann, come along,
this is a case of returning good for
evil" So Cora went and had very
nice time. -
RUTH JOHNSON.
775 Central avenue, Ninth Street
school, age 1S years ASth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Saved from Mad Dog
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When my grandpa was a young man
he lived on a plantation in Virginia.
His father had black boy called Dick.
Dick was very fond of grandpa and
and when grandpa walked.
One morning grandpa was feeling
cross because things were not going
his way. He started out for a walk
and Dick started to follow. When
grandpa saw him he told him to go
back. Dick did not want to and said
so. Grandpa struck him in the face.
Grandpa had never whipped him be-
fore and Dick was very surprised.
Grandpa did not feel any better for it
but would not allow Dick to go.
He walked until he was tired and
warm, then he sat down in the shade
of large tree. He had not been
sitting there long before he heard a
darkey yelling, "Climb dat dar tree,
Marse Henry, climb dat dar tree"
Grandpa turned around in time to see
Dick go up a tree and big black
dog pass him. Grandpa got up the
tree just in time to miss getting bit
by mad dog.
Dick had followed grandpa at a
short distance until he saw the mad
dog coming. He had then run until
near enough to warn grandpa. He
returned good for evil by running to
save grandpa after grandpa had struck
him. MABLE V. BRANSCOM.
Norwalk. Grade 5, Downey school.
Age 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Animals Display Charity

Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day as 1 was walking along the
street / saw q cat and dog fighting.
The cat had pulled large quantities of
hair out of the dogs back. The dog
tried to resist, but the cat was too
nimble for him.
At last the dog ran off down the
street bowling painfully. The cat went
off looking very happy over her vic
tory. A few days after l passed the
place of battle. 1 saw the cat con-
fronted by big dog. He grabbed the
cat by the neck About that time here
came the dog that had fought the cat,
and, seeing her peril, he ran up to the
big dog and bit his legs so that he had
to drop the cat.
He turned viciously upon the smaller
dog and almost killed him. The big
dog went away and the little dog went
to lie down upon the grass. The cat
approached him cautiously and licked
his face and tried to beg forgiveness
for scratching him. This incident
shows that even an animal can return
GOOD for evil FLOYD BENSON.
Sawtelle City school, sixth grade,
age 12 wears.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Hatred Turns to Friendship

Dear Aunt Laurie:
There was a boy that was very poor
and another one rich. The rich boy was
always saying something to hurt the
poor boys feelings. Andy never seemed
to notice the slurs. One day when
ANDY was in the woods he heard some
one groaning Soon he found his enc
my who said he thought he had broken
his leg.
Andy bound 1t up and helped him
home. His parents were not home. so
he helped him into chair and went
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Hot Pepper Candy

Dear Aunt Laurie:
A boy and a girl quarreled. This
girl went home and told her mother.
The girls mother went to see the boys
mother. The boy got whipped for
fighting.
He felt angry and thought he would
do something for spite, and so he put
a box of candy in the girls desk and
it had red pepper on it. He was very
sorry for what he had done after that.
He never did it again.
RHNA ERMEL.
Sawtelle City school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Enjoys Junior

Dear Aunt Laurie:
always enjoy reading the Herald
Junior and I like the drawing contest
best of all. 1 am sending a design for
the summer roll of honor and l finished
the story for June 27. School is out
and 1 passed to the eighth grade. My
birthday was in February. 1 was 1S.
NELLIE BRANSCOM.
Downey public school, Norwalk, Sth
grade. Age 13 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
THE LOBSTER

1 do not creep
Where the waters deep,
And the light is gray and dim;
But / take my place
In a shallow space
And there l crawl and swim.
The frightened fishes
Obey my wishes
And hurry TO wait on me,
And presents bring;
For they know I'm king
I'm king Of tie shallow sea-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
Finds Junior Interesting

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Since 1 have not written in your con-
test l wish to do so now If l may. l
am very much interested in the work
you are doing for the contestants.
There were two pretty, bright, little
girls, whose names were Ruth and
Edna These girls had been great
friends at one time. but have now
quarreled. Your niece,
KATIE GAMSJAGER.
Grade six; 1905 Delmar street, Pasa-
dena.
Try again. Katie. and use only one
side of the paper for your letter. [
had to leave out most of this one as
you forgot that important rule.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
.''C,kf1Y)g /

It's such bright and sunny day,
And I am sort of tired of play
And down the road a piece or SO,
Lots and lots of viofets grow.
First, I'll climb the high rail fence,
And rest bit-then I'll commence,
And pick a lovely, great big bunch
Even if it takes till lunch
Tor | know what my Mammall say
When I give her that nice boquet;
Thank you, dear,-won't papa be
Pleased when he comes home for tea
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

meat and wagged his tail as if to say,
1--WE are good friends" Then both
wagged their tails, and when they
meet on the corner they do not growl
at each other, but are the best OF
friends. HAROLD SOULE.
Sawtelle school, grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
returns pleasure for Taunts

Dear Aunt Laurie:
There was eolored girl who came
from Africa to California. She was
compelled to earn her own board. Her
name was Anna. Anna worked all
summer and when school began her
clothes weren't as good as the other
girls.
The other girls, Helen, Mary, Lillian,
Bertha, Rena and Catherine, were on
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

and got the DOCTOR After that they
were good friends.
FRANK LACELL.
Sawtelle city school, sixth year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

who furnish the money, suffer loss by
the plan.
The Utah system of handling public
funds is all wrong. It has been aban-
doned by most states where politics
have not prevented progress, and wher-
ever this system has prevailed it has
left behind it a trail of. defalcations,
entertainments, suicides and disaster.
In Illinois alone one state treasurer,
Ramsey, was short close to a million,
and most of the money was loaned to
politicians who did rot intend to repay.
Indiana, Pennsylvania and a number
of other states furnish examples of
comparatively recent date showing the
immortality of the system and its in
evitable tendency toward demoraliza-
ton of the individual official
In city, county and state funds Utah
continues the Old practice. and it can
never hope for a better condition until
it Tevises the system. 1t ought to pay
its treasurers salaries commensurate
with their responsibilities; it ought to
funds at least once a week, certainly
once month, showing where they are;
it ought to have bonds paid for by the
city or county or state and good for in
slant settlement of any loss discovered.
Finally, il should give the funds to
those banks which offer the best rate
of interest with the best security. That
is the only way to guarantee safety to
the public, justice to the taxpayer and
a proper accounting for public actions.
As We remember IT, Fisher Harris Is
the only public treasurer in the history
of the state who ever turned over TO a
municipal corporation interest on the
funds held in bank by him. To his
honor be it remembered. he gave the
city the benefit of the interest on funds
in bank, and he showed then how sim
pie and satisfactory It is to discharge
an official duty without attempting to
make secret revenue for the official at
the expense Of the taxpayer.
II is hardly to be expected that this
legislature or the men who control it
will recognize the moral of the Chris
Hansen case and apply its lesson to the
states needs; but the people at large
will remember the case and ultimately
demand the application of sensible bus
mess methods to the states business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
FROM OUR FRIENDS
DELIVER U.s."

Our ostensible friends are often
our actual enemies.
Not always-but often.
We're too apt to think friend is d
good fellow"
And, by the same token. an enemy is
one who isn't a good fellow.
The world would be better off with
out good fellows
Enemies, after all. are usually those
who don't happen to see things as we
do.
AS though We had a right to qUes-
ton the other mans right to think
And had right to claim all wisdom
for ourselves,
A great inventor sent for one Of his
assistants.
Harry" he said. I'm going to let
you go"
You're too popular" continued the
great man
You'll never amount to anything
And then, as the young man stood
before him dumfounded, he added:
But if you'll go out and make your
self a half dozen first-class enemies
There may be some hope for you"
x < X
Friends-as the term is generally ap-
piled
Are a positive hindranee TO advance
ment and development.
It's our friends who agree that the
boss isn't fair to US
When we're really being better treat
ed than we deserve.
It's our trends vino tell us We ought
to be getting more salary
When we're already getting more
than we're worth.
It's our friends who think We ought
IN he living betfer-
When we're now spending every cent
we earn.
It's our friends. generally speaking,
who cause most of our dissatisfaction.
\ x =
What are we to do about it?
Usually it costs a man a lot to find
out who's who
A lot of money and d lot of se1f-re-
spect.
You can save both, if you will.
First of all. you want to get a new
definition for friend"
The great inventor thought q half
dozen flrsc-class enemies desirable.
Because the thought of dislike is
mighty likely to spur US on.
We really do our best-quite fire.
quently-as a matter of half spite.
We want to snow somebody what we
can do.
While we get lazy through having
friends. ~
Get filled with a satisfied self-con-
seriousness that's bad for US.
Quit climbing the ladder Of achieve
ment-
Because our friends tell us how high
we already are!
See ourselves immortslized as he
roes-
When we're only pikersi
know a man who writes advertise
ments for a living.
Makes bunch of money at il.
He told me he never wrote a really
good advertisement in his life.
From my standpoint, / mean" he
said
MY friends say all my stuff is good
and I think they mean it
But I'm afraid they can't diserim-
mate"
Another chap l know used to- work
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14
/ AckED POPULAR SUPPORT.

The public utilities bill has been de-
feated in the legislature, and beaten
solely by the weight of its own de-
msnds. 1t proposed TO place in the
hands of a commission. named by the
machine of one faction OF a party,
power enough to satisfy the most vo-
raciOus party boss anxious for weapons
with which 10 compel submission to po-
litical coercion. 1t proposed for Utah,
in its comparatively undeveIoped condi-
ton, an arbitrary and almost unlimited
regulation of public service rates and
conditions; a regulation that in ignor-
ant or vicious or vindictive hands
could paraIyze investment in public
service securities and impede, if it did
not altogether prevent. the growth of
the railroad. telegraph and telephone
facilities Of the state at critical pc
ROD in its history.
There is no question 5u- that the
public has felt the injustice of soI.,c III
CAPABILITIES in railroad rates and in the
charges for other public service; the
railroad authorities themselves are con-
tinually showing their appreciation of
this fact by reductions in rates. such
rs those recently made on ores in
transit from points within and without
the state. But there was no sentiment
behind the bill introduced that made its
serious consideration possible. What
ever injustice may exist in rates, the
general public realized that greater in
justice and much greater loss was like
l. TO follow the Introduction into power
% commission such as was proposed,
with the powers designated in the bill
Just defeated.
Some OF the men behind the measure
were sincere in their belief that it
would afford the remedy they seek for
evils of which they complain, but d
large proportion of the agitation for
the bill was due 10 men who saw in 1
opportunities for political power and
personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and sought
it's passage with very little thought of
public advantage.
The futility of the measure. its po-
ltical aspect and the disbursement
It was sure to bring to further invest
ment when II is most needed, were
enough to insure its defeat. And, hav-
ing dismissed this menace 10 their in
vestments. the people have a right to
expect the utmost consideration from
the public utilities corporations in the
adjustment Of service rates OF any
other inequalities that may be present
ed 70 them by the traffic bureau OF any
other agency of the public good.