The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-25

have frozen the blood of Jesse James or Robin Hood. It was this characteristic tic which decided Sheriff Brooks that she was made of shrievalty timber; and she's proving that his decision was a wise. one.
 Guardian of Contraband Booze Sheriff Brooks has a long head, and there was another fact which decided him to appoint Miss Hendricks a deputy and place her in charge of his office. Anniston is prohibition town and Cal houn county also has this Saharan characteristic. In the sheriff's office there Is about a carload of central band beer, wine and whisky The sheriff has been wondering for some time how he could keep his force from falling from grace in the midst of such temptation.' and as the hot summer months came on, he became firmly convinced that no mere, man could look at that beer for eight or nine hours every day and not become guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer. Miss Hendricks was engaged as stenographer, and when she. began to use those Kaleidoscope expressions around the sheriff, he decided that he would act upon an inspiration, with the result that Miss Hendricks is now the deputy in charge of the office, while the mere men of the sheriff's force are kept far removed from those barrels of bot, tied temptation.
 Pistol Is a Puzzle
 What to do with her pistol is one of tie questions which have thrown Deputy Hendricks into veritable quandary at present out in Kansas, she says, she could wear it upon her hip with perfect propriety. but that would be a little too unciyilized she thinks, for Attractive Anniston' which is nicknamed the Model City of the South. In the winter time, she declares. she can carry the weapon in the pocket of coat or else ssecrete 1t
 in high boots, but there Is little room for revolver in pumps or in the little leather that goes with French heels In the summer time. The nearest to a solution that she has arrived is that she will carry the gun in chatelaine or a slipper bag. Were it not for the fact that her rat would be liable to pull the trigger she ayers; she. would carry it in her hair, that favorite carry-all with woman. Of which Miss Hendricks has an abundance.
 ; May Enforce the Law
 Miss Hendricks. in hcr capacity as dep uty, has not made an arrest as yet, but she is studying her job. and promises to spring some surprises. She has the -Four Hundred'' of Anniston in certain suspense, for 1t has leaked out that she is studying the niceties of the statutes to see whether or not the giving of silk stockings at bridge be a violation of the gaming law or the serving of spiked punch at pink tea a violation of the prohibition law. If she makes an affirm ative decision she promises to make a raid. -ea
 Some ArdOus Duties
 The most arduous duties, that have been forced upon Miss Hendricks as yet are to attend the ball games every afternoon when the team is at home and see that the fanesses keep the peace; to go to- the theatres and see that the ballet girls have on the required amount of fluffy Ge ruff, and to spell all the words that were not in the Blue Back Speller when Sheriff Brooks went to school. Besides that she furnishes that necessary amount of feminine tenderness about the office which keeps the sheriff and his other deputies from becoming absolutely hard ened under the effect of their work She is the sweet of a bitter job, according to Sheriff Brooks