The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-03-25
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The Right 5
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And the Woman Who Would
Try to Do a Little Smuggling.
By A. S. CROCKETT. {
! Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
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ucI uusuuuu . ictteI, W ueCidTe cN-
erything. The customs inspectors are
on the alert. The new collector is car
rying out the law to the letter. and
there is no chance Of getting free en-
try this year. spoke to Senator
Jones about 1t, and he assured me that,
while he would be glad to give me the
same sort Of letter as last year, it
would be worthless.
Lets see," she reflected. "Of course
! can wear the travelling dress ashore,
and then ! can also wear that dear
little turban. ! must muss both up q
bit, and l can break the feather in the
turban, so that the hat will not look
new
"HelOise!" she called.
"Oui, madame" answered her maid
Have you bought much In Paris for
yourselfT'
mon, madame; JUS leetle lace"
''Then you must take one of my
trunks for yourself and pack some Of
my things in it. | will tell you which
later"
Left to herself, Mrs. Jeffreys re-
sumes her addition, subtraction and
division.
Lets see, 500 for each passenger.
That makes $500 for Heloise and my
self. That black silk alone cost that
much, while the other dresses cost
let's see-4O0 francs plus 800, plus $50.
That's 1850. Five into sixteen goes
three times, carry one. Why, $50 plus
200 equals $3.50, and, merciful heav-
ems, that doesn't count lingerie or
stockings or And her glance en-
countered two beautiful Sevres vases
standing on the mantel She gave n
scream that brought Heloise to the
door.
1T is nothing. II thought saw a
mouse"
Heloise picked up her skirts and fed.
"Ah, those vases" Mrs. Jeffreys re-
sumed. How on earth am | ever go
ing to get them in? The duty on them
alone would be more than 500. Let
me think. No." after pause, Il could
not conceal them Wen, let me make
the best | can out of the other things.
Let's see. can put the black silk
down at. say, $50. The materials did
not cost more than $50, | am sure;
the other dresses $50, $50 and $40, not
counting the one | shall wear. That
makes $155 altogether. The lingerie
well, we can change the appearance
Of most Of that by rubbing it on the
carpet, and the rest ] can divide be-
tween Heloise and myself in such a
way that can list the hats and the
stockings for $40"
Then she thought Of the vases again.
Mrs. Jeffreys was still thinking cf
the vases when the steamship left
Cherbourg, and she thought Of little
else for the first three days. Women
homeward bound are sometimes lit
tie laxative when it comes to discuss
ing great bargains they have picked
up, but Mrs. Jeffreys maintained a
strict silence on this topic, even when
her friend Mrs Burroughs confessed
that she had bought lots Of things, in
Guiding yards and yards of lace, and,
as for simply paying duty, she would
see congress and the president in very
hot regions before she would give up
cent. Il shall conceal the lace on
my person." she confided. II have
dress that | am taking home to moth
er. who. you know. is larger than |.
and on the morning we land you will
see an extremely matronly person go
ing down the gangplank if you watch
me. my dear"
Mrs. Jeffreys sighed. All. if she had
not bought those vases!
A thought struck her. Why not car
ry those vases ashore, after all? she
excused her elf and went 10 her state
room. where, after locking the door,
she took the two exquisite ornaments
from a travelling bag.
She removed her skirts. Then she
took n strap from the bag and fas-
tened one end to n vase and the other
to belt The other she fastened sim
ilarly. 50 that one hung from the front
and the other from the back Then
she put on her skirts again and walked
about the room
81 have it at last" she exclaimed
ioyfully. "only | must be careful about
walking"
That day she ate the first hearty
luncheon OF her voyage, and when in
the afternoon the declarations We're
passed about to be filled by the pas
sengers she made hers out in the fash
ion she had planned in Paris
Mrs. Jeffreys did not complete her
toilet on the morning the ship ar
rived until the vessel was coming up
from quarantine. Then she went be-
low, locked her door ard slipped into
the harness she had invented.
She went down the gangway so
carefully that her husband, who was
mt the foot. asked in great concern:
what is the matter? Hurt yourself
You seem lame"
at is nothing" she assured him.
".Just q touch of rheumatism"
While they were waiting under the
letter u" for their baggage to be as
.~,,tol lar bushan6 SolicitouSly urged