davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-07

While in two separate years
there was q drop it will he noted
that in each following year there
was a leap on imports to bring
the. result 10 n most satisfactory
Unreasonable the increase Of
July of this year over the figures
Of July Of 1914. which had been
the HIGHEST yet known, was most
markable.
4 tabulation for the twelve
months ending in July show that
the increase in imports in the
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-07
SIIERIFF'S REPORT.

September /, l9lG.
70 the Honorable Board of COun.
~ Commissioners.
Gentlemen; | beg leave to sub
nit To You this my report cover
ing the criminal business trans.
,ctcd through the Shcrills office
.nr lhn mnnth nr AnnnSi. l9lf:
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09
Bie bic itaIieuii6e yeIOpOif arbeitef.

glls i'm Wloi 1915 ser itolieniiH-
oiterreidiidc ariea ouSbrod, Ia6 iic5
oie itaIieniir9e 5eiOpoit Dor 9luigoben
geIteat, Die iie il oieieni llmfonge
nidt Uorausgeieben bobea Oiirfte. Gle
3abl Der griefe. aarten ino Sen
Oungen, Die bon Der Seimot fir Die
iSront lin0 BON Der 6ront fiir Die Seis
mot einlieieH iuuhien lalpinenartig:
Der tdglide Diirdihnitt erG0bte li1
ollein Dou Sltni mif SSuli bon POO.
600 ouf 100000 @oihtude; ole glei-
de Steigertng mar bon SSuIi bis
gluglilt 5I beobdbten. glQes in aQen
geDen beute pon SnIanoe on Die
iSront etpu 100000 8riefc lino &ars
ten tdgldl, pdbreno bon Der sSronI
tob DER Seimat in Der alei6en Belt
ourhlHnittlih 100000 4orreIpon.
oen5ltiide 5u beforoern iinO. 9Hnlnt
man fiIr ieoes aorreiponoen5Itiid Elm
@elpidlt onl0 @ralnut an, 10 tpiiroe
oas fir ben tasliden llmiob Der itu
lieniiben 5eIopoIt eiu @emi6t bon
70 Sonnen beOeitten; lest man 0ic
ein5elnen 8riefe mo &arten NIT ei-
ner Gur@i6nittsIauee bon IL 8enti.
meter aneinouOer. 10 miir0en iie eiE
9ano bon 24O ailometer biloen. SEA.
tirIid ma6te iid5 bolo Oos 9eoiirfnis
nad @rpeiterliHg Der fiir 0ie Central
Der SSclopoit IN elmer Sdule
81 Bologna eingerdirmten @ei6afts.
idIe gelteno, iIno 10 nobm Die f5elo-
loit haL0 alIRer 0em @roaeiAoR alih
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

&aramauenItraBc i'm 6errlibiten
@urbeinouoer 6elobhumen in I'm
meugen ans Dem ioitigen Sooen en-
poridieBea ole bon oeu einiaden, fiir
oicie gIntiri90nDeitcn feinen Sinn
5ei9en0en &oneltrci6ern ais iinpleS
@raS fiir ibrc Eragticre be5ci6net
lplr0en.
@rItaiunlid lit oaB Demen li6 Bis
Der bon Dem obenoldnoiiHen GinfhlB
70 obgeidloiien lat. g(bcr ooron
oiirfte au6 Der euglil@e @influB
idulo iein 0enn olrdj iueitgeben6e
9}ertrdge bat man 0ie einflrBreibiicn
9lra6er ser aiiitc III oaS lmiidtbare
gteB gelodt, pelbes sic gauge Sol6.
iniel lulipannt ino Der reiNc San-
Del blei6 iouit groBtenteils IN eng
lii@cn Sdnoen.
Sect Qber beiBt as aif einmol;
gSricg iieGuii6en England iuo Dem
&aliicn4
Der s&cltfrieg Bat aud Die Oente'
niten 5l Oen gSoficn geruien; 0ie
gSorte 0es S5nmon fanOcn g8i0erbol
in alien 6er5en. Se0er N2oslim lit
bereit, MIR mebr ouf Die Stimue DeS
@loubenS 8u borenl
60 aub I'M Sutherland bon 9lOen.
Die 8epobner Der frltdt6aren G1ler
oes 9lro6io felir gaben ii6 erboben,
tiirfiibe 8erihte wuBten bereits bon
mlSgebro6enen 6einoieligteiten 6u
er3Gblen. Sn Der 9l6be bon 9IOen lit
es 5u &Gmpien gefonlmen. 0ieie iinO
3mor 5ur 3eit nod belongIoS. Oenn
oie uidt gut bepoffneten, tii1tiger
6iibrer entbebrenoen 9lro6er fonnen
9loen niht be5pingen. 9lber Oos bis
Der ais uneri6iitterlid geItenoe gln-
ieben @nglanOS ite6t inn Sutherland
bon 9loen ihon ouf tonernen 6iiBen,
Die gtabri6ten Der iieereiAen Cir
fei iper0en ni9t o5ne @iuorud blei-
ben.
Gins o6er ipiiien mir: @nelanos
@eltma1t lit am 9fil uuo ont Sue5-
fonol bcftig beorobt aommt le BORT
ms 8anten Oonn miro cS aud6 on
oers peroen in 9l0en im0 Yeneul
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

&oitlenoungen enoli6 Oent Sturgeon
cino" Oem felogrouen &oihpdgeI4eI
oas oie eingelaufenen @oitiachen mt-
mittelbor all Die SrnppenOerbdnoe
o6Qi6t lno Oercu 4orreiponoen5en
ipie0er nitnimult, oOer Dem 6cIopolts
brieftrdgcr, Der unDerOrolien bon
SdiiBengrabcn 3l Shiibengruben
bon llutcritanO 3u llnteritano, bon
3elt 5u Belt Gilt Inn 9rieie mo Sie-
besqobell aus ser @eimat gegen
9rieie uno 9arten al oie glngeb0ri.
gen Der &anpfenOen ous5ltauiden.
@r geb0rt ieIbitberitdnoIid 81 Den
bolfStilmlihiten Seiiten Der SroHt
iein @intreiien miro ieoesmal nit ci
mem SoIlo begriiBt itnO Der Subel.
ser CT 3u Derbreiten pernoa, cntidd
Oigt ibn etipaS fir Den ibperen m0
aefobrpoaen 9ienit, oen er toguuS,
toqein ouf iih ninut.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

bic Seitc 0urA 5a6lreide, tiei aus
Dem ibpor5en @eiteiu olsgeiprengte
@rdben, udHtige @ohtiirmc. 9oies
natten, Iongc tunnels uno gS1llc ab.
gelperrt, tno ieerpdrtS gi6t es cine
gln3nbl Dlinen unO oltsgebuutc Bat.
terietL ais oenen Die NliinOmgen
idperer @eihibe ole Giniobri auu
Soien beberriAen.
Ser llmfreis ser beieitigten 3one
betrdgt, Die Stoot nit inbegrifien.
ungeiGbr 20 W2eiIen. 0eutlibe Pin
3eiben ipreAen onfiir. Dob oos gan5e
@ebiet emit Der aroter eineS mdh.
tigen 8uIfonS par, Inn Oeiien &ano
fid Die itapnr5en, iteilen, 5erfliifteten
@erge bis 5tt 600 9teter erboben.
SBre 5arbc ipehielt bon belbraln
bis ounfelgriin. bins lmO E4ffitein
iiNoet lidb iIberaa; Der eritere miro
Diel ulsgcfiibrt.
Die @uiierberbdltniiie Der Staot
iino Die 0enfbar ic6lehteiten. SSn BEN
lebteu Sabren lit wenig 9fegen eefal-
len. @enn luin eiHmal elm 5hauer
ben feineu idpar8en Stoub BON ben
gergeu udidbt, 10 front oieies
idnnIeige, olrd fiinitliAe glnIagen
aafgeionaeue 8oiier in bic berubm.
ten @aiierbebdlter, Die 5irfa 900
Sabre nod Ghriiti bon ben OamaLi-
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

Sin beiber idlwiler GropeniHor.
aru breietc ii8 ii6er oeu Snoiideu
13qau. glm molfeuloieu SinmcI
gliibte sic Gounc. 01it roitloier Soit
trir6eu Sic madtigcu Maidiuen rm-
icr tol3es Sdiif onrh Die lange
sg2onipui0iinuug Der Dultonihel
sfAitc 5uoarabiens 5ll. Der gigon
iiide Ninteraruno 9l0ens, ieine fab
leB idmar3en 5erriiienen gerge
Etarrten uns enteegeH Gein SanL
teiu Strad, fciH griIner $alm ge'
0eiht auf oen qliibeno beiBen 9oaIt.
0eiieln. Wlnnher 9ieiienoe ilt an oie-
IcH unpirtliBeu SeIiengeruirr pur-
iibergcfo6relL obte BIZ aBneu meIA
Berrlibes aauo ith binter Der onut'
len @ergteite am ierHen Sori8ont
perbirgt,
&arne erinnere idj mid elmer pirf'
lim uriginelleu 9(ntuort, bic mir ein
alter ebrriiroiger 9(raberiMeit gab,
ols pir eines gl6en0s Dor ieiner Elm.
laden 2ebnlHiItte, III Der idb togalong
rcdlt crientaIiihc @nitireunoihait
genoiicn batte, bei Maiierpfeife im0
@affec aemitlid) beiaiNan0er iaBen.
Nh battle ibn ii6er BITE groBe Salb-
iniel auSgeiragt; Oa gritf er aus
0cH boo inis itebenoen SriihieH cine
@aQmB 5eraus, bielt iie nlir alif iei.
Her aitSaeItrcdteu San6 entgegen uHD
riei labeH0
uIaS lit 9lrabieHi Cine ranba
@rbale, aber eil iiiBer 8eriil"
Iar Dlann battle redt. Iieie fnr5e
gIniport paBtc bortrefiIicb aui Qloeu
mit leiurH reiden iru6tburen sin.
terlan6. oem berrlirhen GlemeH, BON
0en eiu arabiiber 1hriititeller
I1rieb
Seine @eiuo6ner iiHo itarf uno
aaIuno, arantbeit gibt as lpenig, aud
feine gtiti9eu @ilan8en lino Tiere.
Seine iyrauen iino ih6n nno INNER
iuilg Ias 4lima gleiht Dem Para.
bies efa @epauo qeniigt fiir Som-
mer uno g8inter unb III Ieinen 9alen
iIieBt Wlilh uHo Sonig~.
N0en lit eiu opppeltes Bouiperf.
Grobcno lno eiferiiibtig biitet gllbion
aif oer 2oHoieite oen Sanoel NIT
Dam Snlano, ipdbreno auf Der Sec
Eeita 0ieics @ibroltnr 6eS 6oten @lee.
fes Den iibrigen Nationen ieine See.
berrid5ait ouiordnat.
S5n Sabre 342 b. Gbr. baute S9ai.
ier aonitantin III Yemen ipelheS oa.
mats bon cbriitlihen aonigen regiert
luiiroe, bic critic Stride. 9ta16em sic
9lbeliBnier oie Gbriite1 pertrieben
ino ith VI BEN fruhtbarea GdIern
glemens feitgeiebt batteil, gelnngten |
Biir 8eit alS Daobammeb, Ser @ruR-
ner oes Sslarns, oos 2iht Der @elt |
bic &erier 3it GROCER Weddt
M oieiem Tell oes glrabia feIiy. Spd- |
ter i'm &agre 1913 periuften bic !
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

gIoens. Ole @ntfermtng BON ser &iiite
bis sur @ren5e Der beginnenOen
8rudtborfeit Oes SinterlanOes be-
oingt cine 9aramaneurciie BON fiini
Eagen 0as iinO fnapp 200 @leiIen.
g}acboem bic roube SAale, I'M nit
oelt @orten meines aro6iiben 6rern-
oes 81 ipredcu, oas ooe. ianoige Silt
itenlonO OurAquert lit, beginner bic
iruhtbaren G6ler 0es glrabia felig.
Gs gebt binein III ein 2anO, 100 on
Den nit terrlicb gepflegten @Grten
beItau0eneu Sdugen oer EdIer ie nod
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

9}ur cine cin}ige, ibone, ruoblange.
legte, Itrotegiic6 pihtige StraBc ber-
binoet bic @eIt. nit Der GItipibe
Sine Sobrt ouf Oerielben in oen aus
SnOieu eingeiiibrten @6orriS CgSu.
aem, 6eipanut nit fleinen idle6t.
aefiitterten %feroen, ole bon Dem
Sltiher, iolauge eS niht bergon qc6t.
in lteten @dlopp gcbolten meroen.
gebort gum Erogromn eines ieoen
9ieiienOen, Der fiir fur5e StltnOen al
SanO gebt, iih Die Sto0t Su beieben.
StraiBfeOern, Seize lno @emeibe ais
@rinnerlng 81 fnllfen un0 ipobl aud
Inn ben 0icbteu Stau6molfen 3u ent.
geben Die leinen apblen iuilenOen
0ampfer lmgebeu.
Nie England I'M 2allie Der Sabre
0urd ieine @infreiiuugspolitif eS Der.
itanoeu bat, iicb Ole pihtigiten San.
oelspldBe an Der orapii6en &iiite 8r
Ii6ern, man erinnere lid nur an
Die @eididlte DtaSfots nit Icinen1
frudtbaren Sutherland Oman, an
9abrein lmo &opeit nit Dem be0eu-
tenOen Sanoel nodb 81 Saiio mo
Nei0, IT. ID bat es mlM 9lOen init Dem
reideu Yemen an iitb geriiien.
Der gan5e Sunoel Oieier reihen
Brobin5 gebt idou ieit Sobren ourd
Dos tuo5lpervabrtc, eiierne Tor
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

Der Sa6res5eit iaftigc 0ranselt
griine 9iuonen gologelbe &litten,
iiiBe Grnu6en, Gfangos, &fIalmen,
9lprifoicn, @iiriicbe, 9lepfeI, 6eigen
0otteln Nfoulbeeren ln0 ounfelrote.
aus iippigem @riin beruorleudtenoc
@ronatapiel in @tengen geoeiben; no
mif oen rpobIgcpflegten JelOern @ei.
5en, @critc, @iaiS, Sirie uno Der bette
aoffce ais groBe Stapelartifel ongc.
bout meroen; no an Den Soften ser
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

4ortugieien oas bereits beieitieta
gloen 5u itiirmen, HmBten ober troB
@HIper uuo 8lei lnDerrirbteter Sobe
ob8ieben. Spdter ais Is oeH Dtamme,
ludenbens 9leeDptens nadl Dem reis
den 2onoitricb geliiltete. aing es Die
len ebenio. @dbreuo ser He9ierlinqs.
5eit Der a6nigm 9iftoria i'm Sabre
1889 iano iih eiu @runO fir cine
engliide @iniprade i'll 9I0en. Gin I'M
bidder aiiiieniabrer Ger ani Ser fel-
iigeu 4iiite auf @ruH0 geroten mar,
iuuroe bon Den 2emeniten ausge.
pliiuoert. 9tlS @ntifGoigung Der.
langte @nglano. oaB Die 5deifs fir
oieie 8erleBuug Die Salbiuiel 9loen
abtreten iolten. 9Ils 0ieie @ebiets.
for0erung ami g8ioeritauo itieB, pur.
Dc Die Sol6iniel einfaA nit militGri.
ider @erUalt genommen oeHn man
.oollte bort cine Goblenltotion erruj.
ten @s iuar bic arite 8eiitergreiillug
Ud1ren0 Der 9ieaiernngs8eit Der ao.
figin Gittorin.
Seitoem bat @nalano 6ieic Sal6s
incl 3ur itdrten 5eite ausgebaut, bic
aber MIR ID Iange einen groBeu itra.
tegiibeu &ert bat, iolange es ourb
Oas ghllaho beberrid5t. @ebt oieies
inl ieBigen Beltfriese 5erlorep 10
wiro oaihit Sic '2berberriAaft ir
Spe3tanaI ltrittig uno Oann Unfit
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

Ser @ert 9l6ens ais 9olIADerf ser
engIiiden Seeberribait i'm 9loten
Wieer un0 ieineS fiir5eiten Seemeges
nadl SHoien gnn8 beoeuteno. @er bel
einem ldngeren geiuhe 9loens oie
SulbinieI noh alien Seiten OurG.
itreiit bat, bemerft iofort, oaB iebr
biel @elo un0 glrbeit aufgemenoet
DurOc, inn oieien fablen Sled Groc
Don 2ano uHo zee Der meinuebntbor
81 geltalten. gluf Der SonOieite miro
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09
Gaierneu6uf6Iite.

llnteroffi5ier: ,@mi6trieer Scope.
sic brauden iib gar uid1t 70 oiel Oar.
ouf ein5ubiloen oaB Sie Brofeilor
iinOl gSenu mcin Gater ieiner 3eit
meiner 0lutter noheeaeben bate.
mare id pielleidt ieBt oub 10 cin
Someel ipie Siel~
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

0icnitmonn; sd bob einen 9ricf
firm Serrl 6eigIitodl"
6eigIitod % Nlimtten nod ser @e.
burt leines criten SobueS): o6or
melheu2 &unior oOer Senior2 IS
gibt ieBt Smell"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

nod oeu slpciteu 5tod mo ole Seller
geiboiie oes @ebduoes bin5u. 0ort
meroen i'm beiouoereu Die Fafete be-
orbeitet oercn 3a6l I'M 9Suli tdglb
10000 hetrig. ieet $4,000. Sn 30
logna beginut Die Dlor1enorbeit init
ser Diuitcrung Der III Der 9tod)t elm.
geIoufenen 4oitidde; nonhe oapon
tragcu bon pornberein SanlmeIouf-
icbriften, lie itamnen aus Dem Stano.
ort zines aorps. cnt6alteH MIR Boit-
iocben al oeiien 9Ingeborige unO &C.
ben lneroffnet an Die Seorpspoit1mter
pciter; sic 9lebr3abl eitb1lt a6er
ale mogliden 5enoungeu, Die crit
nah ibren 9loreiieu georonet peroen
miiNen. Dies geidiebt sunddit no1
Der gSaIiengattung; III ouS fertig, 10
manDcrn bic Senolngen All Ole ein-
5elnen Sonoeritelllmgen peiter, Die
fir ic einc &aifengottltng arbeiten
m0 sic Ginldufe fir Die @aficn, oie
uilgeteiIte @crbdn0e 3u bleiben pile
gen regiucHtermeiic oronen, nab.
reno bic Matteillmgen al Die glnge.
b0rigen Der specialization eiucr
beionoeren 0ronuigsiteue 6ufoaen.
Sdntli6e Bureaus iiegeln Die 3iis
iomncnge60rigen 9riefihaften III
ein5eIne Sadie, sic nun nit &raftpo.
Gen All Ole 3iige gebroAt lno BON
0ieieu, iomeit es gebt, an Die 6ront
gcbra1t mer0en. Iamit lit Der 5el0-
poitbrief aber nod nicbt am @n0e
ieiner G0Diiee onaelongt er miro
5unGdlt non Scr 9lrneepoit
itele beorbeitet. Die Oic lleberrnitt.
lung Der einlouienoen Sade an Die
nidlt an oie giienbabn aneeicbloiies
men Eruppenf0rper peronlaBt unO
Den GGden bic in Bologna nidt be.
fonnteu gloreHen on 'Streitfrdite
gibf, oic iid ougenblidli1 auf Dem
Dlnridc befinoen lmgeleat Uer0en
ooer in ole poroerite Gompilinie Dor.
geido6en ipor0en iin0. &on ibnsn
aus gelnngen Die neueroings our4-
geiicbten Senoungen an Die glbtei-
lrneSpoit1mter Die 9lbteiIitngspoit-
dmter Iicgen oiAt binter Der 6ront,
befinoen iib 5ltpeilen in oerloiienen
oiterreic5iibeu %oit1ntern 5umeiit
ober in 9aroden, Die fmim etpas on-
oeres entbulten ais Glide iu1o Stiiblc
uno iiHt ielteu bon oiterreibiihen
5erit0rt per0en. Die
tier t6tigeu 9eamten iibereeben Die
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-04-09

gen 8ewobnern ser @oIbiniel cr6aut
luur0en. 9le6en oen 8eieitiaungen
biloeu iie Die gr6Bteu Sebensiuiiroig-
feiten Oes &laBeS. 9lcibt a6er Ger
Jlegen aus, 10 miro Der geoolfermg
ton0eniiertes g9aiier pera6reictt.
@iele @lropder Iaiieu iicb ibr Eriut,
moller aus SuOien fommen
glOen 5dblt gegenw6rtig iugeid6r
10000 Ginmobner. Ole @uropder.
oas NfiIitdr, Die aauilerte bepoltern
Seamerpoint, S6e Crescent mO Tbe
Camp, ip1breuo Die aus Gbineien,
@eriern Giirfeu glegnptcrn Como.
lis, Sinous. 8oriis, Suben uno 9lro.
bern beltebenoen eingeborenen Be-
mobuer IN Dem uif Der 0itlete gele-
genen Stootteil 0taala ibre @obn-
itdtten boben.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

even in business. thinks woman
should stay with him and help him ii
he needs her when il is for her own
best interests to go somewhere else ?
With anothe" man he would under
stand he was perfectly right in doing
the best for himself. but with a WON.
an he thinks there must always be
some sentiment in every transaction.
"a don't know but he is right, Margie
have almost come to the conclusion
that you cannot divorce sex and sen.
ttment from any business which men
and women are engaged in.
AS soon as a woman entirely steps
out of the angel class-eXalted Or fal.
len-where she has been relegated for
so long, and becomes a real human
being with human interest instead OF
idealistic characteristics we have
Travelled a long way in making this
old world utopia.
"Of course. did not think so then
was only hurt that Earnest could
think he would be able to make it all
right by sending me an expensive
present.
when l read his letter | cried
Yesterday when read it, laughed
Time makes all the worlds difference
does il not, Margie?"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

about the way TomEkins began it. He
was frightened, as they all were, al
most laconic when he got to the real
Point Of the proposal, and at the end
is usual Madge laughed just little,
family, teasingly, and refused to take
The declaration seriously. Why should
she? Hadn't Trix told her that col.
ltge boy s never had hearts?
Don't you think, then" Thatch.
cr's voice was little unsteady and all
the sentimentality seemed to nave
gone-"don't you think. them that you
have been wrong in letting me care and
letting ME think that you cared, too?
l know that you professors daughters
lave no hearts. All the men have told
NE, but | thought you were different.
And 1t isn't the easiest thing in the
world for a man to get over, either
to get over caring for q girl the way
You have let ME care for you. don't
mind about the topaz thing. but want
you to know what gave up going home
Just to satisfy your whims. That's tho
hind of a girl you are. You're a regular
Trix Floyd. The boys told me you
were, but wouldn't believe them"
Madge's eyes were full of tears tina:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-18

derful with that yellow party dress
CT mine?" Her voice was CoaXirg and
she was looking at T0mpkins through
halG-clOscd eyes.
Would you like TO have it. really"
I'D rather have It than anything
else in the world-almost," and the
walk proceeded. The next morning
between classes Tompkins hurried 10
the jewelers. shop and priced the pend
ant. 1t was rather more expensive
than he had anticipated. but with his
next allowance the pendant was his
IN u neat white velvet lined box. lock-
cd in his desk drawer, ready to be de-
livcred at the front door of Prof. It'd
ulctons on Christmas eve. The al
OwanCc he mad expected to use TO buy
his ticket home. and had he not been
SO full of joy of doing something to
please MadCe he would have felt a
species of regret at having misdireCt-
cd the money as he had. He wrote and
told his father that unexpected cX-
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hut came anyway" she said. 81 hoped
Id find some one TO play with, but I'd
much rather play with you than any.
body else"
Tompkins caught the CLINT of the
topaz that hung at her neck, throwing
lovely splotchcs of yellow against the
white skin ii touched. AS she saw his
eyes Madge remembered. you were
so good. You really must be quite n
prince to make such generous Christ.
mas presents" Then in spite OF Temp.
kins' wishes to be alone with the girl
for whom he had been willing to sac.
rifice his Christmas at home, the 9th.
ers joined them and the music and
talking and entertainment went on.
Tompkins didn't have to coax much
to gain permission to walk home with
Madge, and once seated in the coy II.
tie room of the Littleton home they
tt ok up again the thread of the CONVEX.
sation. Then as the embers on the
hearth ilickered and died he opened
lis heart to her as-if truth be told
a goodly number of other college boys
had already done in Madgc's short
career as college belle.
There was nothing very original
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

DO you understand, MargiC." said
Paula, the sentiment that makes q
woman keep her old letters? Long
after all interest in the writer has
passed, she still has times when the
mere lingering OF the yellow pages
will send a thrill OF old time rcmem.
brance through her heart. (,
II do not think the time | am tell.
ing you about was very joyous and
happy while was living it, but have
grown to know it was part Of the
great adventure OF life and perhaps
the most thrilling part. 1t must have
been, otherwise 1 would not have kept
all the notes, letters and mementos
of that time"
when you asked me to tell you my
story, Margie. went to a certain
safety deposit box where | keep my
treasures, took out the documents in
the case and arranged them. Do you
know dear to my great surprise |
found the faded remains of the bunch
OF violets JEFF Perrygreen gave me
when he came home on the train
with me from Vassar to find my moth
er dying and my father fugitive from
justice?
And beside them were the little
white violets JEFF sent me at the thea.
ire the night ! went to supper with
him and my trouble with Earnest be.
gan. There was wholesome kind
of woodsy odor climbing to them still
/ picked them up quickly and 1t seem.
ed to me that almost with faint rust.
ling sigh they dropped to pieces-a
little heap of fragrant memories.
"As l entered the theatre the next
night the stage man handed me a
thick note. l recognized Earnest's
handwriting and smiled little bit.
terly to myself, especially as I felt
something hard within the envelope
ut would be like Earnest, thought,
to feel he could cure any hurt he
might have given me with a piece Of
jewelry, and sure enough when tore
open the seal out dropped a magnif.
cent diamond ring. have never
cared for large stones which have
always seemed to me more ostenta.
tious than beautiful, but instinctively
/ knew this would be Earnest's way OF
saying Pm sorry
81 imagine even then subConscious.
ly understood what | afterward came
to know, that Earnest Lawton thought
any woman could be bought.
Earnest had had many sad exper-
fences and they seemed to have left
him with the idea that no woman was
loyal and true that everyone OF us
would leave man for another who
would offer us more.
Cant 1t Rtrange. Margie, that man
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pensas incident upon his college work"
had come up. and for that reason he
would have to have another remittance
in order to go home for the holidays.
Secretly he made up his mind to re-
turn the amount his father sent as
soon after graduation as he could earn
it.
He was confident that the money
would come, and even on Christmas
eve he was so certain that when he de-
livered the little box containing the
pendant at Prof: Tiddleton's door he
left with 1t note to MadPe telling her
that he was soon 10 start homeward to
be gone over the holidays. From that
GRAND he made his way to the post.
Office, there to await the muCn.de-
sired mail order that he expected still
would arrive.
Christmas day offered little chance
for adventure for Maude, for the sim.
Fle reason That all the interesting col.
lege men had gone home. Only hand
iul remained. and among them-two
JapS, an Arabian. a middle.aged Eng
ltShman. several confirmed girl hatcrs
who never appeared at the college
danccS-Shc did not expect TO find one
who could arouse her interest. Still,
when her father suggested that she
do q kind act on Christmas afternoon
by going to tie faculty han and enter.
, tanning the boys who had not gone
home for the holidays, she agreed. The
Gormltor% dining room was closed. and
in order that the handful Of boys might
not miss the cheer of Christmas a
Group of the professors had planned a
Christmas dinner for the students. fol-
lowed by an evenings entertainment,
at which some of the wives and dauGh.
tors OF the faculty would do their best
to offer the Christmas cheer that had
been lacking at the dormitory.
When Tompkins Thatcher's expect.
ed check did not come and when in
place OF 1t came letter OF parental re.
! proof, Tompkins' spirits we're low. so
rather than go dinnerless at the dormi.
/ tory he Joined the little group of men
who took advantage Of the faculty stu.
dent dinner
| After the rather cheerless dinner
Just as Tompkins was trying to make
n speedy exit before the entertainment
began. he almost ran into Madge, lust
arriving.
81 am so glad you are here" and she
pressed her small hand over his per.
ccptibly longer than usual-too long to
be merely handshake. 1t was little
mannerism that she had learned from
TrlX. u thought you had gone home,