The weekly soliphone., 1917-08-09

to change one or the horses dt noon in order to get fresh one. ENTERS INTO SOCIETY.
 Evenings and on Sundays boys like to have little social recrea- tion. Cecil Tiller and I--compan- ions in the field and hard working young men-concluded, therefore, to make some engagements. Miss Lillian Gatewood, who also is eigh- teen years of age, turned out to be the most promising lady available. arranged dates with her and took her to the picture show at Rector We also visited the ice cream parlor at Rector and had a good time. I didn't make love to her as desper- ately as one might suppose, for l knew it wouldn't do to get mar ried on ,seventy-five cents day and try to raise family, especial | ly while war prices keep knocking at the door. Neither did I care to break the young lady's heart, or lay
  | ise suit. My attentions, under these circumstances. consisted primarily of keeping my appointment and wondering what would happen if l should be discovered in my true role.
 DISGUISE PENETRATED. While I was enjoying the free dom of young manhood and getting better and better acquainted with the girls, Messrs I. J. Mason and w. D. Carter, who had secured pho- tographs, began shadowing me. The h last straw was broken when I tried to cross a fence and failed to do the thing as a gentleman should have done it. These two sleuths were watching me very carefully and came to the immediate conclu- sion that I was either powerfully stiff, or I wasn't real young man. They were right, of~ course, and, as matter of fact, was about ready to make my own confession and get out of the overalls. As a regular proposition I don't like them, and as a temporary substitution they are abominable. Neither do l like collars and other things necessary to make a young man attractive and a social pet. Hereafter women's clothes will be good enough for me. However, I've done nothing for which I should be ashamed except keeping quiet while Daniel Bror- oughs fought flies in the county jail."
 GIRL AN ORPHAN AT SIX. Tranniae Smiths father was kill" ed when she was six years of age. Her mother died two months later of pneumonia. She and other mem- bers of the family were taken care of by A. J. Evans, of near Senath, Mo. A younger brother. fourteen years old, is now with MT. Evans and was in Paragould this morning to see his sister. MT. Evans was also in the city. Mir. Evans stated to representative of The Daily Press that the young girl remained with him until two years ago. Miss Smith, however, claims that she left l the Evans home nine years ago to go to the home of c. w. Scouch, west of Paragould. later going to the home of G. w. Krone at Se- hath, where she remained for two years. MT. Krone is her guardian and has been active in attempting to locate her since July 10. After leaving Krone's home she went to the home of Ebert Thurman, east of Paragould. leaving Thurman's farm nine months ago and going to the Broroughs home.
 Miss Smith will return to the Scott home near Marmaduke and continue to workout not as a farm hand. Mrs. Scott pas particu- larly impressed with her industry and adaptability, and is anxious that she remain with the family. Mir. and Mrs. Scott were both in Para gould this morning with Miss Smith.
 WOULD COLLECT REWARD. An effort is being made to col lect the reward offered by MT. Krone for conviction of the murder CT. When called at Senath over the telephone this morning MT. Krone stated that it was his inn pression the reward was so worded that it was agreed to pay $25O for arrest and conviction of the mur- derer," but that in the event this idea had not been carried out in wording the notice posted at Mar maduke, he would make good the amount to Messrs. Mason and Car ter.
 Miss Smith spent several hours here between trains and was the enter of a curious crowd. A large number of people flocked to the I