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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
ARIZONA KICKLETS

most peaceful intentions. She simply and
sweetly desired us to publish one Of her
original poems, entitled when the Hens
Egg Nests Again and we were thrice
glad to do SO. 1t appears on our third
page today and We feel that we cannot
say too much in praise or it.
Thus We do confound, paralyze. upset.
break in two and knock out the human
hyena whose spiteful soul would blacken
0nr private character before this COM
munity, and with il the fair reputation
of an angel in female clothes. Words
fail to express our contempt for this
inhuman monster. but no advance will
be made in our advertising rates.
The Lone Jack Recorder" says that
the governor. Perhaps we do. We have
| lately caught ourself wearing our hat on
our ear and stepping high. and maybe
we are growing conceited.
There is room in this town for another
bank but in place of 1t there are four
teen new saloons. to be opened next
month; One can't expect to have all the
| good things in this world. however.
We have mentioned once or twice the
habit We have somehow fallen into of
! splitting all over mans boots when
We start talking to him. We don't mean
anything by it. and all our friends excuse
us: but we are going down to Florence
next week. as We wish to prepare the
people of that town in advance. Pay no
attention TO us when we spit. 1t is only
when reach for our hind pocket that
any one need anticipate trouble.
The editor of the Blue Hill Sentinel
came out with an editorial last week
in which he said that he once led
us around block by the nose. and
that we were a man made up of bluff
and brag. We rode over to Blue Hill
last Wednesday and when we got
within half mile te of the town the
went into hiding. We shall slice off
one of his ears some day and pre-
serve Il in cheap gin.
There were abOlt twenty Digger In
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length reached the end. There 1 fell II.
n heap and they gave ME ten minutes
to brace. up for the. run back. made
only half the distance this time, being
struck such blow over the head with
a club that / sank down unconscious.
When I had recovered my senses they
returned me to the lodge. where I lay
for many hours. expecting to be taken
out any moment for torture. They would
have finished me but for the fact that
the wife of Little Feather. who was in
another village fifty miles away. had not
yet arrived. She wanted to be In at tho
DEATH so further proceedings were put
The squaw arrived soon after midnight
My ankles were tightly dashed and
could not sleep. She was for having me
out at once. and came and looked into
the lodge to see II was safe: but she
was told that would be put to the tor
ture right after breakfast. It was agreed
among them that was a game man and
would hold out for several hours and give
them lots of amusement.
Half an hour after daylight the vii
LACE was astir. and at sunrise q gquaw
brought me some breakfast and the lash
ipgs around nv ankles were cast on. I
learned several years after that II was
intended to oblige me to run the gaunt-
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But what of it. Mr.. Casey"
Amt you up-to-date enough to know
that when good-looilinS girl and her
chauffeur get to the point of smiling at
each other in public there's a sensation
about DUE"
II see. An eIopement and marriage"
"You see correctly. sir. When I no.
ticed what was going on l says to my
casey. you've spotted case. but l
don't see how you can butt In on the
evidence of couple of smiles. keen
come to him who waits"
"And they came to you?" 1 asked
They did. sir. Almost every day they
rode along my beat l saw them smiling
there was love there. 1 saw a look Of
defiance on each face. and 1 interpreted
it to mean that they intended to be one
commands of a rich father. What. sir.
was Casey's duty under the circum-
stances"
"To let them elope and marry and be
hanged to them. Mr.. Casey"
ut was my plain duty to go to her
father and put him wise. and prevent
thing that would forever cast shadow
over young girls life 1t is the duty
but IT is equally his duty to put a curb
on society when society oversteps GER
tain bounds.
And you went to the girls father"
NO. it happened that l cid not. 1t
happened that he came to me. Yes.
sir, he appeared on my beat one day. and
after Il little talk about having read OF
nv heroism as an officer he said:
Casey. I wonder il you have noticed
nv daughter riding up and down the
avenue in her auto?"
VERY stylish and handsome. sir?'
Yes"
"A youngish chauffeur with curly
hair?'
Yes"
with dimple in his CHM
That's it,"
II have noticed the couple. sir. said
to him.
Casey. a hint has been dropped to me
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o'clock at night before the village was
reached. l understood the Sioux lingo
very well. though l did not let on to
it. and the talk as we rode was any
that / would be put to the torture and
that it would he made to last as long
as possible.
When We reached the village l was
They refused to cast the lashinss OF my
legs. though three of the bucks stood
guard outside. 1 was so stiff and sore
from the ride that could not have TAX
and told me to go. I got not a wink
of sleep that night. and 1t was not un-
til about o'clock next morning that
my legs were freed. 1t was village
pied was almost in the center. I couldn't
have escaped had they left the tent un-
guarded. but they took no. risks. There
was always two and sometimes four OF
and outside Of these a circle of squaws
and children.
It was the third day after my capture
before was disturbed. Then most Of the
warriors having returned to the yillage
led out at 5 o'clock In the afternoon to
undergo the preliminary to actual tor
ture. This is running the gauntler.
.sy mem and bo Ssah in each Ds ana Tie
lines were four feet apart. Had each one
been armed with q switch to strike me
i would have been punishment enough:
but they were allowed to use clubs and
sticks and tomahawk handles. When I
looked down the line felt that there
was no show for me to make the run.
may ask why did not absolutely refuse
and let them do their worst then and
there. Because I was hoping for them
to show me little mercy. They. would
torture me. but not - cruelty ss II re-
fused to run.
/ got ready es well as could. and
WREN the signai came .prang away Ct
fell Upon me ~ the savaess shouted their
delight and - ~ axoAx ouxBf1oo ] ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-30
OLD FEB WHITE
He Tells About Another Cantankerous Man,

Thar was sum purity bad men around
we're jest arter the wah." said Zeb White
the Possum Hunter of Tennessee. as
he sSs hts pipe Gme wsi
Of the lot was named Tom Smith. III.
didn't hev no family, but jest sortcT
hung around at the Corners. He was
powerful on the hras. but he could night
fur all that and bimeby everybody got
skeered o him. lie went about with Il
chip on his shoulder and blood in his
crar o him. Fur sum reason he didn't
bother me fur a long time. but one day
when / went down to the Corners 10 sell
sum 'possum pelts Tom was outer sorts
long time with a glare in his eye. Then
he throws down his hat. and jumps on
it. and yells:
"whoopee, Zcb White. behold the
jumper from JumpersvilIe! I'll bet my
rife aein them 'possum pclts 1 kin out
jump yo by six inches. If yo' ar a
man with legs under yo' cum out and
Il seed he was trying to pick. quar-
rcl.' said Zeb. land SO l talked soft to
him. and tried to cit away; When !
sticks. and when l still hung off he
jumped on his hat sum more and hooted:
I'm the tallest tree on the Cumber-
land Mountincs. I've stood up asln
hurricane, and when liChtnin' struck at
mo | hit hack. I'm dyin, fur some var
mint to look crnss-eyed at me. Zeh
White. take my rille-my butes-my ha I
take all I've got on this we're airth,
but stand up 10 me like man..
II was in mighty pore health. ex-
planned Zeb. and no match fur SIGH a
man. and ] had TO crawfish. Every
body said | orter shoot him down. but
couldn't shed blood that way. 1t hurts
me to this day TO remember that I went
homo like A whipt cur. leaving that crit
10" crow over me. hut my mind was
made up to tackle him as soon as | felt
like man agin When | got home
WAS cryin'. and the old woman seq to
mo. seq she:
'':<cb. has the wah broke out aEin?''
''No.".
Then what's the matterc'
i've bin hluffed,'
''D'ye mean that Tom Smith has
rrowed over yo'?'
That's Jest what he has. and I'm so
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around his mouth and twinkle In his
eyes. but .he was subdued and the rest
OF the evening passed of without alarp
Next day Mrs. Bowser had shopping TO
do in the afternoon. but before starting
out she said to the cook:
Maggie. l want you to keep your eye
on the cat while 1 am gone"
is she going to run away. num-"
81 don't think so. but she may be car
ried away"
by the cat and dog wagon. num-"
Il can't say. but somehow ! feel that
something will happen to her unless she
is watched. If Mr.. Bowser comes home
Unexpectedly make an excuse to keep
why, mum, Mr.. Bowser couldn't take
the cat away. would he?''
We'll. he was most too affcctionate to
her last evening. At any rate. keep your
eye on the cat-and Mr.. Bowser.'
At three o'clock that afternoon two or
three things happened at the Bowser
mansion. The cook had kitchen utensils
to scour. and found that she was out of
sand soap and obliged to go to the gro
Gerry for a supply. The Bowser cat
rug and passed out into the backyard
and the sunshine to try n little prone
h made on the fence to get the kinks out OF
her legs.
The cook was at the grocery and in
curing for her soap and accepting the
him at the same time when Mr.. Bowser
drove up to the deserted house with a
farmer in his wagon. 1t took him but a
minute to rush through the house and
find Mrs. Bowser and the cook absent.
From a rear window he saw the dear
old cat OIL the alley fence. and hustling
back to the wagon he had the horses gal
lop around to the alley gate.
With an empty potato sack on his arm
and a smile of hypocrisy on his lips he
approached the innocent victim of his
wiles with:
kitty, Kitty. Come here old cat. ]
am going to give you little vacation.
That's right. Show your trust and con-
fiderce in one who has never betrayed
you
With that ne dropped the feline into
the sack and made for the wagon. and
two minutes later Mr.. Bowser. the Bow
scr cat. and the farmer and his wagon
were out OF the neighborhood.
The cook had intended to make a two
minute job of buying the soap. but. Of
course. it was twenty minutes before she
got back to the house. ffer,-mind being
on that picnic. 1t was half an hour more
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ITS the business of Officer Casey to
notice things, sir
But what can l do"' he asks with
| quivering lip.
What have you said to her. SIR"
II have called all chauffeurs knaves and
villains. have also warned her that IL
she married without my consent shs
should never touch dollar of NV money
She is a very self-willed. defiant girl. Mr..
Casey; and / am a suffering father Any
day that she rides out may be the day
for planned elopement II you could
Leave it to me- sr-Ieave it to me-
If they appear on my beat with an elope-
ment in mind something is going 10 warn
me and; and ,,, shall promptly take steps to
Thank heaven. but how will You pro-
ceed? 'i'-
Il will arrest and lock him I'D as n
pIckpocket Once she knows what sort
him she will shudder with horror.
Mr., Casey Won hay. a Iii, h.. ,
szid.
Thanks. sir"
And did you~ stop an clopement?'
No. not quite
thing get past him.
Il wasn't to blame that this did. First
~. the father never came back to me
papd i supposed his threats had made ths
6iri change her mind. Secondly. the
couple ceased riding on my beat. and [
ieaSoh 'hdt tncy must have had
SO YOU had to drop it, I asked.
be remembered"
But look here. Mr.. Casey. that was
the case YOU were bounced fur?"
I'm not denying IT, A few DAYS after
that suffering father had seen me, the
chauffeur with a dmple in his chin called
on HIM to ask for Arabella's hand in
And the. suffering father broke the
Young mans neck and threw his dead
body out of the window into the aIleye-
he was going to when Arabeila rushed
INTO the room and cried out:
Father. STAY your hand, He is no or
binary chauffeur
Then. who is he?'
He is the young Duke of York in dis
guise. He wanted some one to love him.
not for his scads and his title. but for
that cute little dinlple in his chin"
And you love him.
Il dofe on him. father. and IL you break
same time! Think. faiher-think of hav-
ing Ba, d san he Ser paw ' his BOARD,
Yes. and lend you thousand be-
sides"
Then his neck is safe from me. and
may mary cs,e as al. "a you sr.
not bounced because suffering fathers
dauahter married a disguised duke"
That was i. sir. They were quietly
they come riding and smiling again I
drove them both to the station. and they
were locked up on the charge Of Va
err ten hours to get them out Of quod.
And then, Mr.. Caseyg'
And then. the Commissioner sent for
me. and with the door locked he called
me an ass, fool. an idiot. dough-
lSead, and many other names. and boot.
ed me around the room and down stairs"
But It seems you got back on tho
fierce"
But I'm Casey. sir. and could the force
run over two weeks without me, When
II had begun to tottcr-when the suffer.
ing father. the duke and Arabelid had
begged my pardon-when the bootinE
Commissioner had kuelt to me with tears
In his eyes. consented to accept my
NTH medal for bravery and take my old
place back"
"And--and-"
'.And here I am. sir. and as think
zee q murderer acroes the street. viii
BID you good-nisht and take up his
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let again. was eating the meal the
suuaw had brought when sudden ex-
element rose outside. There was a great
shouting. followed by cheers and the re-
port of firearms. and the next minute
The 200 fronticrsmen who had been raised
in Kansas and Nebraska as an indepen-
dent force charged into the village. 1t
was a complete surprise to the Indians.
but not for long. 1t wasn't five minutes
before the fleeing warriors rallied for
defense, but before that time was safe.
At the first alarm i sprang up and ran
out OF the lodge full against one Of the
guards. and as I ran 1 was nred at two
or three times I was with the horse
men in . minute or two. and. after a bit,
I got a rife and took an active part In
the hot fight going on. We we're driven
on after a couple of hours. but We got
every pony in the herd and burned all the
lodges and they had many dead warrior
H was singular that In after years
should me-. the squaw Of Little Feather
on The reservation and have q long talk
with her. So II happened. and she calmly
told me that she had been promised
my scalp and It would have been her
hand which would have ended my asontes
after had amused the warriors to their
An An a prisoner at the stake.
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made up as to the fate Of the 90. now
! ever, and the policy that she vas 20 par
sue was adopted.
Mr.. Bowser came home at the usual
hour. and he found Mrs. Bowser's atti-
tued the same as usual. No excitement
no perturbation. He looked at her close
| ly. and made up his mind that she had
| not yet discovered his heinous .1frense.
Dinner passed off as usual If there
was suspicion abroad he did not feel
that il rested on him. Once Or twice
during the meal he started to give n
chuckle or a cackle. but at once sup
pressed IL. 1t was only when he was
seated again with a newspaper and cigar
that he said in a careless way:
1T seems kinder lonesome without the
cat around. / wonder where she 49,
oh. / guess she's around somewhc:e.'
replied Mrs. Bowser in equally careless
tones.
Il should hate to haze her lost at her
age. and having lived with us as long as
she has
Il am not worrying any,"
Five minutes passed and BowseI
chuckled. Five more and he laughed
Two or three more and he seid:
Somehow l am afraid that We shall
never see our dear old cat again.
II think We SHALL" said Mrs. Bowser
as she rose UP and called to the cook
through the tube:
Maggie. is the cat down there"
Yes, mum.
Then bring her up. Mr.. Bowser wants
to See her."
And in another minute the cook came
UP Juggling that dear old cat," looking a
little weary. but not much worse for
wear. As she dropped the feline to the
floor there was a purr of r'home again.
and Mr. Bowser raised his hands and eX-
claimed:
1T can't bet can't be-
But it is" laughed Mrs. -Bowser. She
returned while we were eating dinner.
1t il a cat habit. you know"
Mr.. Bowsef looked from the cat to Mrs.
Bowser and then back.
Mrs. Bowser looked from Mr.. Bowser
to the cat.
Then they both chuckled and smiled
and grinned and burst out laughing,
which was continued for five long min
utes Mr.. Bowser put his arm around
her and asked to be forgiven.
And the cat chuckled and smiled and
laughed with them. 1t was the first time
in years that Bowser had not threatened
divorce. but he was seeing the funny side
of things.
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pounded his leg with his fist as he ut
tered his ha! ha. has. -
Are you trying to see what a Ounce
you can make of YOURSELF" she finally
asked i'm frigid tones.
Excuse me, dear" he replied as he
Strengthened up and wiped the tears
from his eyes. "Of course 1t was foolish
of me. but i got to thinking. Once In a
while one does think YOU know"
Even about CATS she sneered.
Yes. about cats. l think will take a
little walk and drop in and see the drug
gist for bit OF chat
AS Mrs. Bowser sat alone for the next
half hour she wondered and wondered II
anything serious was to follow Mr. Bow
ser's strange exhibition. but finally gave
il up as one OF those weak spots which
now again appear n~paen's characters.
MIR. Bowser returned with a faint smile
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before she looked around for the cat
Grimalkin was gone. Nor could an hour &
hunt reveal hide nor head or Ser.
When Mrs Bowser reached home no
securing had been done. Nd Ire2ara-
tons for dinner. but nothing hut tears
and signs and reproaches mad taken
place.
The cat-the Get is gone. mum was
the doleful news communicated.
But I told you to keep your eye on
her."
But I had to go to the sracery Ior
SOAP
Are you sure Mr.. Bowser didn't come
home?' asked Mrs. Bowser
HE might have come while [ was at
the store, num-"
Mrs. Bowser looked for the cat for the
next half hour and not finding oI hear
ing of her she gave IL up. Her mind wa
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. CASEY, THE COP
He Doe. His Duty and Gets the Bounce.

was In doing this daty to the best Of my
ability that I one day took notice Of .
mighty handsome girl out In her auto.
You may say. that didn't amount Z
man on the force but was Casey. you
see."s
s."Aht' -
lust q 4 sew that tho sirl vas gcod
booking and richly dre4sed ana esidertiy
beJonGed to a rich family. 1 eaw nef
smile af the chauffeur.
ssWao that enythin9 s.artllns
nut - aa6l1Sd hack, I'll"
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THE tfonuble with this police job"
said Mr.. Casey a. we sauntered over his
beat, SIS that the more you do your duty
the more chances you run Of getting the
bounce"
you have had It about four times. !
believe" was answered.
aFfve. sir, In my twenty years on the
force. and each tiEne Tor. my seal In doins
.cive me- tho story Of o.ss OF The tines %
"well. sar. Il 10 the duty az Z pouco-
man to- keep his syee op>n, not euly Tor
criminals. but Tor many eeA0 0ho1 1t
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lounge. II the cricket on the hearth ih-
tended to chirp he gave it up. and only
the voice of a street peddler came family
to break the silence. Mrs. Bovser WAS
more than astonishcd. but there was
something more to come all of a sudden
Mr.. Bowser half sh-ieSed out with laugh
ter and bent double in his chair and
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dams in town the other day, and one
of them who was housing around in
the rear of the Kicker office found
Ten pounds OF roller composition and
divided ii up with the band No deaths
followed. but there was a bilious collie
circus which brought out two doctors
and half the population. and that
crowd Will take scrap iron in pref.
ercnce after this.
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away from him"
lest backed yo' down. did he?"
HE did. Its the fust time in my life
7 ever crawtished fur any human crit
ter
Reckon it is Zeb. I knows how yo'
feel. but yo couldn't help it. If yo'
tackled him he'd hcv broke yo' in two.
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that Araseila is s.n:ttea with the young
vflnar.''
Il was about to call at the houss and
ten you that had had my suspteions
Ths you have astiesl sAhns"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-23
For United States
to Buy Belgium
John Wanamaker Suggests That
Germany Be Paid SI00,000.-
100000 for That Country.

PHILADELPHIA, July 22.-The pur-
chase of Belgium from Germany by the
United States, and the imposition of
high duties on imports and exports by
this country were among the sugges-
tions made Sy John Wanamaker in an
address here tonight at meeting at
which prominent business and profess
sional men formed n local brancI OF
the National Security League Mr..
WanamakeT. who was later elected
president Of the organization, said il
liz the duty OF the business men of thjs
country to do all in their power to re-
store normal conditions in Europe, and
proposed that 100000, ,000, 900 be loaned
without interest to the Rovernment
for the purchase of Belgium He sug-
sested that later the government of
that country could be turned over to
It's own people. Mr.. Wanamakcr de-
clarcd that the United States had made
It's first mistake when it had failed to
protest against the violation of the
neutrality OF Belgium.
Upon the formation Of the local
branch OF the league. u resolution ex-
pressing confidence that the President
OF the United States will find an hon
orable and. II possible. n peaceful solu-
tion OF the grave problem with which
we are confronted. and that we join in
pledging him our loyal support in any
course which may prove TO be neces-
sary in order to preserve our national
ideals and vindicate our national
honor" was adopted unanimously.