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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-05-24
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i've just had enough Of this, you
fooli" I cried impatently. Here,
take good look at mel" pushed my
face closer. Look at me. tell you'll"
By Jove, he shudderedl His eyes.
wide distended with terror, rolled to
the ceiling.
II can't" he whispered; II Just
can't-anything but that! Only. please
please don't kill me. too"
xiii your" I said. frowning sternly
as he gave a furtive glance. Il GER
tainly will. If you don't take good
look at mel"
He gave a sort OF despairing sigh
and closed his eyes so tightly the
lashes disappeared. IAN right then. %
he said sullenly; you may kill mol"
The way with these lunatics. I
thought. Next thing, he would DO
begging and insisting that kill him.
motioned to the door of my guest
room and gave him a push.
'In there" I said, land keep per
feotly quiet"
And as he shot inside. closed the
door and locked It Just had to take
the chance Of his hurting himself
against the walls and furniture;
didn't believe he was so crazy he
would undertake the six-story leap to
the ground. Listening, heard some
thing like a sob. Then l caught my
name.
Poor Mr.. Lshtnut," came choking.
| ly; the kindest. gentlest master!"
And then more sobs and gulps.
By Jove. under his insane delusion,
the poor beggar was gyieving for me;
not thinking of himself at all. you
know. felt my eyes grow a bit
| moist. somehow, and all at once my
heart went heavy. Thought how long
poor old Jenkins had been with me
| ever since was out Of college, you
know-fve years-and remembered
how devilish faithful aud attached he
had always been. Poor old jerks! 1,
was awful his going OF this way!
recalled how he had taken to seeing
things, earlier in the evening. and had
made me see them, too, dash It! One
thing I determined: whatever had to
be done with him, he should have the
finest of attention.
knew that l ought to telephone tc
somebody or something, but dashed II
I had any idea who or where. Oddly
enough, not a soul seemed to have
been reused by the pistol shot, but
saw by the little clock that 1t was
close to three-the hour in a bachelor
apartment house when everybody is
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CHAPTER 10.

Don the PaJamas.
BY Jove, Jenkins. they At like a
ldream!"
twisted before the glass and sur
iveyed the pajamas with much salts
faction. They looked jolly right from
every point. Moreover. with all their
too much. They had a comfortable,
personal feel.
Lucky thing they weren't made
originally for some whale like Jack
Billings-eh. Jenkins?" l commented
lmusingly.
Behind his hand Jenkins INDUCED in
what is vulgarly known as smoker.
"Mr. Billings, sir. he couldn't get
one shoulder in 'em, much less a
lh'h-leg," he chuckled. They'd be
in ribbons. sir!"
l yawned sleepily, and jenkins IN
,stantly sobered to attention. He held
his finger over the light switch as 1
ipunched a pillow and rolled over on
the mattress.
"All right" said; push the jolly
thing out" And with a click dark
ness fell about me.
voice softly.
Might" 1 murmured family, and l
was of.
Sometime. hours later. awoke. and
with a devilish yearning for smoke.
1T often takes me that way in the
might.
/ climbed out in the blacknsss and
found my way into the other room. 1
remembered exactly where had drop
ped my cigarette case when We were
fooling with the pajamas By the table,
and 1 found It without difficulty.
In the act of STOPPING for 1t. my
hand clutched the edge Of the table
and I felt a spot yield under the
pressure of my thumb. 1t was the
button controlling the bell to Jen-
kins' room.
Lucky thing he sleeps like a Jolly
porpoise," / reflected.
pushed a wicker armchair into
the moonlight and breeze by win-
dow. and pulling flame to a cigarette,
iIaapes back. feeling jolly comfy. FOR
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ALL THEY WANTED WAS PIE
Something of Pity That All Labor
Troubles Cannot Be Settled as
Easily as This.

In the course of some lighthearted
comment on the decision of the au-
thorities of woman's college in west
ern Massachusetts, to Danish pie from
the girls midday meal. the New York
Sun recalls the following incident of
an earlier day in a neighboring region:
Some twenty years ago New York
contractor was employed to build
fine country house in the Berkshire
hills. The laborers, who were recruit
ed from the neighboring villages. were
boarded at nearby farmhouses. Be-
fore long they all went out on strike.
The superintendent in charge was
powerless. The contractor hurriedly
took an express train for the Berk-
shires. and on arriving, Immediately
demanded an interview with the lead
ers of the strike.
whats the matter" he demanded
Whats your grievance?"
We're underhed." said the spokes-
man. You can't expect us to work
on empty storachs. The company
has got us here. 1t ought to see that
we are decently fed"
"The company pays enough to have
you properly fed" said the builder.
what is the trouble?"
1--WE don't get pie but once day."
said the spokesman.
"Abominable," agreed the builder.
you shall have pie three times a
day" And they did. and there was
an end of that strike.-Youth's Com
panion.
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Daniel Kennedy, New York's fam
GUS auctioneer, was talking about a
collection of French snuffboxes that
had sold too low according ~
the Washington Star.
"You ask why the owner sold them
so low?" said Mr.. Kennedy. well,
he sold them low because he had to.
Poverty compelled him.
st is like the story of the little
boys with the green ribbon on their
coats. The school teacher interro-
gated these little boys to see what their
knowledge of Irish history amounted
to.
"Patrick,' she began. Why are
you wearing a green ribbon today?
because it's the anniversary OF
the great and good st. Patrick,
ma'am.'
VERY well, and you, Michael, why
are you wearing green ribbon|
because St. Patrick is lreland's
patron saint, ma'am, and green Is
Irelands color
"'Good. And now. Solomon Eek
hardstien, tell us why you in your
turn are wearing n green ribbon
"'Because, ma'am, Pat and Mike
and Denny said they'd bust me snoot
IL didn't"
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HEALTH FOR THE CHILD.

The careful mother, watching close
ly the physical peculiarities of her
children, soon learns that health is in
great measure dependent upon nor
NAL, healthy, regular bowel action.
When the bowels are inactive, loss of
appetite, restlessness during sleep, ir-
ritability and dozen and one similar
evidences of physical disorder are soon
apparent.
Keep the bowels free and clear and
good health is assured. AT the first
sign of constipation give the child a
teaspoonful of DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin at bedtime and repeat the
dose the following night, if necessary.
You will find the child will quickly re-
cover its accustomed good spirits, and
eat and sleep normally.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is far
preferable to salts, cathartics and
purgative waters which are harsh in
their action. Syrup Pepsin acts on
the bowels easily and naturally, yet
positively, and causes no gripping or
discomfort. Its tonic properties build
up the stomach, liver and bowels, re-
storing their normal condition
Druggists everywhere sell Dr. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in SOC and $1.00
bottles. If you have never tried this
remedy. send for a sample to DIR. w.
B. Caldwell. 201 Washington ST.. Mon
ticello. Ill. He will gladly send a
trial bottle without any expense to
you whafeyer
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Rubbing II In.

Booth Harrington was talking in
Indianapolis about novelist of the
high brow" type-one of those half
starved novelists whose reviews arc
much more remarkable than their
sales.
"As Ibis novelist, shabby and
cold" said Mr.. Harrington, was
walking on Fifth avenue one wintry
afternoon, there glided past the mag
nificent automobile of publisher who
had bought out one OF the poor fell
lows books at heavy loss.
THE publisher signaled to his
chauffeur. the automobile stopped and
the novelist, in reply to wave of
the millionaire's hand, presented him
self at the window of the car humbly.
THE publisher. wrapped in furs,
said:
There's great big manuscript
nearly falling out of your hip pocket,
If you weren't SO well known
Here the publisher removed the
superb Havana from his mouth
and laughed loud, scornful laugh
If you weren't so well known,
he repeated. I guess you'd have had
your pockets picked"
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asleep. II they're going to sleep at all.
decided that the best thing to do
first was to get into some clothes. And
with this thought was turning away,
when 1t occurred to me to make an
effort to see II poor Jenkins seemed
more rational now or had gone to
sleep.
tapped upon the door Are you
asleep?" l asked softly.
A howl Of positive terror came
back.
I'm akeeping quiet he cried. but
don't let me hear your voice again,
or I'll Jump right out of the window"
shook my head sadly and tptoed
into my room. where / slipped hur-
riedly out Of the paJamas and into
some clothes; then back went to
the telephone. It was on my little
writingdesk close to the door confln-
ing Jenkins.
lifted the receiver with q sigh.
Hello. central" began, respond
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ing to the operator. II say. Will you
give me fnformation?"
A loud shout suddenly sounded from
behind the closed door, and there
came frantic double-pounding of
fists.
"Mr. Lightnut-Mr. Lightnut!"
nut. you're back-you're alive-I can
hear your voice! This is Jenkins. Mr..
Lightnut: yes. sir. Jenkins. They've
got me locked in!"
olapped the receiver on the hook
and sprang to the door. unlocking It.
Jenkins almost tumbled into my arms.
By Jove, for a second I hung in the
wind. he acted SO crazy still: at least,
1t seemed so Just at first. The fol-
low threw his arm about my neck
and laughed-laughed and cried, dash
it-and Just wringing my hands and
carrying on Oh. awful! And even
sat there laughing and crying like q
jolly old silly. patting my hand, you
know. and wiping his eyes. what time
they were not devouring me.
HAS he gone, sir7" he gasped hus-
kily. did he Jump from the win
down" But l waved all questions
aside.
After you've had some Sleep" 1 In
sisted. Then I'll tell you the whole
jolly story" And / Just got him to
his room myself. despite his distress
and protests over my attention.
Thank you, sir. and good night"
he said as left him. And he muir
INJURED placidly. Il guess we're an
right now"
But was not SO sure as to him.
when ! viewed the broken chair and
scattered fragments Of glass-ominous
reminders OF the scene through which
had passed And 30. though / threw
the pistol on top Of a bookcase. 1
spent the rest of the night upon the
soft cushions of my big divan.
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Pointed Paragraphs.

Too many people mistake gall for
genius.
Talk to yourself Il you want an APP
preciative audience.
Many a bride is self-possessed even
when given away.
And most of our troubles are MAJ
nified at short range.
An old topper is satisfied il he can
keep his head above water.
A pretty girl never approves of men
who flirt with other girls.
Some of the charity that begins at
home isn't up to the standard.
A Woman doesn't worry about her
intellect If she has good complexion.
Most women are economical as long
as you keep them out of dry gccl
stores.
To girl of sweet 1G a love letter
looks like an advance agent of we'd
JOKES WNU ... 80. ........
ding feast.
Unless a man is personally inter
ested in a thing his enthusiasm soon
drops TO zero.
There are two things calculated to
make a mans head swim-a merry-go-
round and a merry widow
A woman thinks a man is extrava-
giant because he would as soon pays1
for thing as he would.9S cents.
The woman who shows her teeth
and smiles is reasonably sure to at
tain her object much quicker than the
one who shows her teeth and growls.
No man ever does as much today
as he is going to do tomorrow.
A woman's mind is like a bed-it
must be made up occasionally.
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A single word was often sufficient
for Talleyrand to make his keenest
retort. When a hypochondriac, who
had VIGOROUSLY let a profligate life,
complained to the diplomatist that
he was enduring the fortunes OF hell,
Talleyrand simply answered. al
ready?"
To the woman who had lost her
husband, Tallyrand once addressed n
letter of coincidence in two words:
"Oh, madam"
In less than a year the woman had
married again, and then his letter OF
congratulations was:
"Ah, madam"
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with an after luncheon. or rather after
breakfast. cigar.
Jenkins head shook obviously. Il
just remember something blackish.
My. sir, l didn't have time to notice
nothing like clothes!"
HIS tone conveyed aggrieved pro-
test. He went on:
Just as I'm telling you, sir. 1 saw
some one sitting there by the window
and walked toward him. thinking 1t
was you. Then. all Of sudden, see
his awful face a-scowling at me there
in the moonlight"
And he was smoking. you say?"
Jenkins smiled Indignantly. Free
and easy as a lord, sir! He held q
long stick to his ugly mouth, and
smoke was curling out of little bowl
near the end"
"oh, opium pipe, chr"
Likely. sir" agreed Jenkins; but
I never saw one
ITO BE CoNTINUED.)
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Aftermath.

The great ball bad been given.
says Harper's Weekly, and Mrs.
Noovo was running over the bills with
her husband. When it was found
that it totaled 100000 Mr.. Noovo
WINGED.
by ginger. Maria" he calculated.
$4,000 is pile O. money"
I'VE have to do it, Silas. to get into
society,"" replied Mrs. Noovo.
WELL" said the old man, scratch
ing his head, "judgin' from results.
it don't seem to me that we're gettin'
into society quite SO much as society
is gettin' into u.s."
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CHAPTER li-(Continued).
And he did. and seemed to hit the
thing sQuarely.
knelt on the chair and craned
over. while Jenkins still held the stiok
tightly at the point where the thing
had struck.
Get himf" qusried. Where il
1T"
That's It, sir" said jenkins in an
odd voice. ut amt here"
why, dash 1t. saw you strike tho
beast. right where you're holding that
club"
"Mr. Lightnut, sir"-Jenkins spoke
. little huskily and glanced around at
me queerly-"wil you look under the
end of this stick and see If you see
what / seer"
I climbed down and examined eau
t1ously.
why, by Jove. it's the little spi-
deri" exclaimed. surprised.
'E1aotly, sir; what's left" Jenkins
took deep breath.
Thank you, sir-it's great relief"
he sighed.
"Eh?"
Il mean. sir. I'm glad amt the
only one who thought he saw that
other. It's some comfort"
Jenkins spoke gloomily.
Thought you sawr repeated.
But Jenkins only shook his head as
he gathered up the remains Of the
spider and consigned them to a GUS
ipidor.
You mean-say, what the devil do
you meanY" 1 asked sharply.
Jenkins Strengthened with air re-
spectful but solemn.
"Mr. Lightnut. sir" he began grave
ly, there's a party lectures on the
street corner every night at nine on
the fearful consequences OF the drink
habit, and passes around blank
pledges to be signed. I'm going to
get one first chance; and If you will
accept It. sir-meaning no offense-l
would be proud to get you one. too
1 stared at him aghast.
"Oh, 1 say, now" Inurmured faint
lly, "you don't think It was that. do
your"
jenkins face was eloquent enough.
I'm through. sir" he said sadly.
when 1t comes to seeing things like
that" He lifted his eyes. mo more
for me. sir; NY belief is. It's a warn
ing-yes. sir. that's what. warn
ing"
1 collapsed into a chair.
by Jove, Jenkins!" ! said. trying
to go a feeble smile. II never felt SO
fit for a corking stiff highball in my
life-never!"
/ took screw on my glass and
studied him curiously.
And / say, you know-better take
one YOURSELF" I added.
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A Question of Time.

Wouldn't it take some time TO let a
jungle grow dense enough to serve
as protection for the Panama
canal?"
Yes" replied the experienced states
man; but 1t would probably be COM
plete years before We could get an
appropriation through congress sufi-
cient for some other arrangement"
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CHAPTER ~.

jenkins Declares for tho Water
Wagon.
But this strengthening Chinaman
that you saw, Jenkins-how was he
dressed" l adopted careless tone
of inquiry.
1t was high noon. and / wac toying
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The Mule.

The mule is stupid, so they say;
He has no brains with which to
think;
But he can always turn away
When he's had enough to drink,
No matter If his foolish brother
Insists that he must have another.
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"How well you are looking?"
Eyes. am a vegetarian
"That settles it. shall never eat
meat again. How long have you been
one?"
81 begin tomorrow"
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Has that prison a landry"
Certainly. Don't they have to wrst
and iron the conyicts?"
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"Flubdud has just been calling on
his best girl"
"How do you know"
He has taken three cigars from his
waistcoat pocket, and everyone OF
them was broken"
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For liver or kidney troubles, nothing is
quite so reliable a. Garfield Tea.
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Never exaggerate your faults; you
fricr6s will attend to hat.
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II you wish beautiful, clear, white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers.
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Richard Lightnut, an American with an
affected English accent, receives . pre-.
snt from q 3risnd In China The present
proves to be q pair Of pajamas. A letter
hints OF Surprises TO the wearer.
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preacher was In the middle OF an slo-
1uent and rapidly delivered passage a
great windstorm arose, black, threaten
ing clouds darkened the chapel. and the
preacher hesitated ana then stopped. The
caretaker started TO Hight the lamps and
then III the pulpit lamp. but the wind
blew IL out. He III 1t again and again.
but the wind blew II out. At length the
man said In n voice heard all over the
chapel, Take another text. Mr.. Lewis
The Lord tempers the wind to the shorn
lsmrv" There was litter among the
and then the preacher gave
out the hymn Let there be lightl" and
there was light,
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Roddenberry OF Georgia In a speech IN
the House declared that the white slave
trafilc Is mot so revolving as the traffic
by which the white girls of this coun-
try are made the slaves of African
brutes sanctioned by the laws OF the
States. and that slavery solemnized by
the form of marriage ceremony.
mo such brutality, no such infamy.
no such degradation In all the years OF
Southern slavery" he added. ''possessSA
such atrocious qualities as the permls-
sion by law In this country Of the mar
rage Of Jack Johnson to q woman Of
the Caucasian strain"
Mr.. Roddenberry declared that such
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SANTA CHINA ON n Con Trim.

The zacap1. OF the United Fruit Com
pany. which sailed yesterday, Is the
santa Claus ship for the workers on the
Panama Canal. She carried 500 plum
puddlngs, 200 Christmas trees. cases OF
champagne. nuts. chocolate, whIskey.
turkeys, chickens. beef and mistletoe.
Some OF the canal diggers are going
10 have a clean shave. The Zacapa
carried 600 razors.
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THE siIONy CLAMP

rrcn tie Cardiff weVern Msn.)
Away on the stony heights above Pan
tynynon, bordering the counties OF Gla-
morgan ana Carmarthen, there Is a
chapel called Geraziu, after the name In
the Bible. Some years ago supply"
preacher was discoursing on the wind
that blcweth where II iisteth. While the
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morning. hablted In costly robes. he
rode to the court. where he received
the sword and spurs and was dubbed
Knight OF the Bath by the King.
For he hnd taken n bath-a courageous
act In the nftecnth century.
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CoIorcd Lawyers Quit
Him Because of His Marriage.

CHICAGO. Dec. L.-Jack Johnson's
attorneys. W. b. Anderson and r.. II.
Wright, both colored. appeared in the
United States District Court yesterday
to ask that their names be str! ,kcn from
the records as his counsel. They said
Johnson's recent marriage 70 Lucille
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Is the respect Of the black man for the
superiority OF his former master In the
South that he would commit self-de-
struction before he would entertain a
thought Of matrimony with n girl of the
Caucasian race.
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Cameron. a white girl. was disapprovcd
by them and that they did not care to
be longer associated with him.
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WOULD BAN WHITE
AND BLACK UNIONS.

Speaking to His Bill, Southemer
Denounces "Jack" Johnson's
Recent Marriage.
WASHINGTON, Dec. i2.-speaking %
iis resolution just introduced prohib-
iting the intermarriase OF whites and
blacks. and paying special attention to
the recent marriage Of Jack" johnson
ana white girl, Representative 8. A.
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