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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
CoDvrtRht, w. g. Chapman

I was bewildered. What was a girl
like that doing In Days at half past
twelve in the morning?
She began walking slowly and rather
aimless1y, it seemed to me, along the
street In the direction of Sixth ave-
nue.. My curiosity was unbounded. I
followed her at decent interval to
see what she was going to do. But
she did not seem to know.
The street loafers stared after her,
and two men began walking abreast Of
her on the other side Of the road.
followed more closely.
AS she stood upon the curb on the
east side of Sixth avenue saw her
glance timidly up and down before
venturing to cross. It was quite half
a minute before she summoned reso-
luton to plunge beneath the structure
Of the elevated railroad. When she
had reached the other side she stood
se1l1 again before continuing west
ward
The two men crossed the street and
planted themselves behind her. They
were speaking In a tongue that sound
cd like French, and one had patch
over his eye. A taxicab was crawling
up behind them. was sure that they
were In pursuit Of her.
The four of us were almost abreast
In the middle Of the long block be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues.
Suddenly the man with the patch
butted me off my feet. fell into the
roadway, and at that instant the Sec
ond fellow grasped the girl by the arm
and the taxicab swhirled up and
stopped.
The girls assailants seemed to be
trying to force her into the cab. The
bag few open, scattering a shower OF
gold pieces upon the pavement.
And then. before could get upon
my feet again the dog had leaped at
the throat Of the man with the patch
and sent him stumbling backward. Be-
fore he recovered his balance was at
the other man, striking out right and
left 5* 5,-..
It was all the act of an instant, and
In an instant the two men had jumped
into the taxicab and were being
driven swiftly away. I was standing
beside the terrified girl. while an ILL
looking crowd, gathering from God
knows where, surrounded us and
fought like harpies for the coins
which lay scattered about.
The girl pulled at my arm distract
eddy. She was white and trembling,
and her big gray eyes were full Of
fear
''HeIp me!' she pleaded, clinging to
my sleeve with her little gIoved hands.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
Sent Him Stumbling Backward

1.-THE money is nothing. have eight
thousand dollars more in my bag.
Help me away!"
She spoke in a foreign, bookish ac-
cent, as though she had learned Eng
lish at school. Fortunately for us the
mob was too busily engrossed in its
search to hear her words.
So drew her arm through mine and
we hurried toward Sixth avenue,
where we took an uptown car.
We had reached Herald square
when it occurred to me that my COM
panion did not seem to know her des-
tination. So we descended there. I
had forgotten the dog, but now the
beautiful creature came bounding up
to us.
"Where are you gofng?" asked the
girl. 81 will take you to your home
or hotel" I added with a slight up
ward information on the last word.
81 do not know where I am going
she answered slowly. ~ have never
been in New York until today"
But you have friends hereT'
She shook her head.
But are you really carrying eight
thousand dollars about with you in
New York at night? Do you know
the character of the place you came
out Off" I asked, trying to find some
clue to her actions.
"Oh, yes. That is Mr.. Days gam
ing house. l came to New York to
play at roulette there.
She was looking at me so frankly
that I was sure she was wholly igno-
rant of evil.
my father is too i'll to play him
SELF" she explained, $50 must find a
hotel near Mr.. Days house, and then
I shall play every night until our for
tune Is made. Tonight 1 lost nearly
two thousand dollars. But was nerv-
GUS in that strange place. And the
system expressly says that one may
lose at first. Tomorrow / raise the
stakes and we shall begin to win.
See?"
She pulled little pad from her bag
covered with a maze of figuring.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
The hero escorts the he
roine to his own rooms for
the rest of the highland
brings about a tragedy.
Cro BE CoNTINUED.)
FORCING GROWTH OF PLANTS
Intelligence of Man ls Enabling Him
to Become Master Of Nature and
the Seasons. H. ...- a.

By degrees man is becoming mas
ter of the seasons. Light and cleo
tricity are being pressed into his serv-
ice. and he can already force on plant
growth so rapidly that he can beat
the ordinary process Of Nature by
many weeks.
One method is to treat seed, be-
fore planting it, with small doses OF
high-tension electricity. In 1910 trial
was made of this method near Burn
ham, Crouch, in Essex, England.
Spring wheat is usually sown in March
or April. On this occasion the wheat
of which the seed had been treated
by this special process, was not sown
until July 10. 1t was up In five days.
and on September Is was in ear. 1t
was reaped IL weeks from the time 1t
was sown, whereas the ordinary time
for wheat to mature in that country
is - weeks.
Another method Of forcing crops is
to run current of electricity through
overhead wires. In this way the yield
of oats and beans has been nearly dou-
bled. Experiments tried last year at
Lincluden Mains farm in Dumfries-
shire, were practically successful. A
third method Is to use artificial light.
either electric or, better still, acety-
lene. Plants are thus made to grow
by night as well as by day. Cabbages
and lettuce are easily forced in this
way, but other plants such as carrots,
seem to resent it. Flowers bloom ear
Her under artificial light, and are more
brilliant
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
inaudIble sum.

Germany's stifr-necked denseness In
sensing the necessity for her strict
compliance with the first armistice
terms and her brazen indignation at
the harder ones imposed as penalty
roe ponfulf illment OF the first make one
think Of the Banker of Weeping Wa
ter. Neb., who was asked by an impe-
cunious farmer for a loan. The bank
er was one Of those people who are
deaf for commercial purposes. The
farmer was chronically wanting to
borrow, and his security was getting
shaky. .
I'D like to borrow five thousand"
pleaded the farmer.
The banker cupped his hand behind
his lame ear and said
Speak a little louder and cut down
the Philadelphia Ledger.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

But where do you. come fromF' I
asked. "Where is your fatherT'
Again I saw that look Of terror come
into her eyes. She glanced quickly
about her, and I was sure she was
thinking of escaping from me.
fastened to reassure her.
Forgive me-" said. cit is no bus
mess Of mine. And now, If you will
trust me a little further will try to
find a hotel for YOU H.
It would have disarmed the worst
man to feel her little hand slipped
into his arm in that doeile manner Of
hers. took her to the Seward, the
Grand, the CornhiIl and the Merri-
mac-each In turn.
Vain hope! When / asked for a
room for her the clerk would eye her
furs obviously, look over his book in
pretense, and then inform me that the
hotel was full.
My curiosity had given place to deep
anxiety ON her account. What was
this child doing in New York alone,
and what sort of father had let her
come, IL her story were true? What
was she? She looked French and had
something of the French frankness.
There was only one thing to do, and,
though shrank from the suggestion
1t had to be made.
eft is evident that you must go
somewhere tonight" I said. 81 have
two rooms which I am vacating to-
morrow. They are poorly furnished,
but there is clean linen; and IL you
will occupy them for the night can
go elsewhere. and / will call for you
at nine In the morning"
She smiled at me gratefulIy-she
did not seem surprised at all.
ssYou have some baggage2" asked.
mo, monsieur" she answered.
She was French, then Canadian
French, had no doubt. was hardly
surprised at her answer. had ceased
to be surprised at anything she told
me.
Tomorrow 1 shall show you where
to make some purchases, then" I said.
"And now, mademoiselle, suppose we
take tadcab.'
AS her hand frightened upon my arm
I saw man standing on the west side
Of Broadway and staring tinten1y
at us.
He was of a singular appearance.
He wore fur coat with collar Of
Persian lamb, and on his head was
lambskin cap such as worn In colder
climates but is seldom seen In New
York. He had an aspect decidedly
foreign, and imagined that he was
scowling at us Indignantly.
called taxicab and gave the
driver my address. ,>.
"Go through some side streets and
go FAST I said.
: The fellow nodded. He understood
my motive, though fear he may have
misinterpreted the circumstances.
During the drive I instructed my
companion emphatically.
"Since you have no friends here you
must have confidence in me. mademoi-
selle," I said. A
'..And you are my friend? Well,
monsieur, be sure I trust you" she
answered. ~ ---,.--.e .z=-s-l g
you must listen to me attentively,
then" / continued. you must not
admit anybody to the apartment until
I ring tomorrow. / have the key, and
I shall arrive at nine and ring. and
then unlock the door. But take no
notice of the bell. You understand"
"Yes, monsieur" she answered
YEARLY. Her eyelids dropped; saw
that she was very sleepy. So zstse,
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

4 IL q { u U z
seem wonderful" said Nick.
"It does, it most certainly does"
agreed Nancy.
''The other day Biddle was hungry
said Daddy. There is really not much
reason, in fact there is no reason at
all why Biddle should ever be hungry.
There would be quite number of rea-
sons why Biddle should never feel hum
CRY though, for he gets so much to
eat all the time.
Anyway, Biddle felt hungry. He
wanted something In the pantry and
the pantry door was closed.
"The dining-room door was kind
OF door he could push open but the
pantry door was one of those horrid
doors which had to be undone In some
mysterious way.
"He had often watched the family
use their hands and their fingers in
some way to turn around the knob OF
the door, and when they did that, the
door opened.
"But he couldn't do 1t himself, and
aow that he wanted to go In the pam
try 1t was very hard. He knew per
fectly well that there was a saucer
in the pantry with some milk In it.
He knew, because he had left it there
himself, when he had found It quite
impossible TO eat anything more.
Glow he did wish now that he had
taken all Of his milk at luncheon time.
Now he couldn't get into the pantry.
Everyone was out, 1t seemed. His
dear little friend Kitty was out play
ing with her cousin Ralph who was
called Little Boy. So
"His mistress Gertrude was away at
school. His mistress mother and Dad.
dy were out, and the cook was out
It was very sad household for cat
who wanted drink Of milk.
set was especially sad because he
knew the milk was there in the pan
try. He knew, that his dear family
would give him the milk if only they
were home to open the pantry door.
"He knew that IL they were only
home he would simply have to puri
and make few little sounds with his
throat and they would know just what
he wanted.
He went out on the front steps anc
looked up and down the street. NJ
one was in sight. He went on the
back porch and saw no one in the gar
den.
HE got up on chair in the dining
room and looked out of the window.
Still he saw no one.
""This will never do said Biddle to
himself. I am very stupid. I win try
to open that pantry door just as the
grownups and the children open 1t.
"He locked at the pantry door. Oh.
dear, it was hard one to open. He
looked again and still he couldn't think
of anything to do. IL only he had
hands with fingers which could turn
that door handle, or whatever that
thing was which opened and closed
the door. #
"Then he had n ideal Yes, he had
a real idea. He went into his masters
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
In Erratic Russia.

President George Z. Page of the
American Bar association said at a
dinner In New York:
An eminent American actor who
once acted In Russia told me that at
a Petrograd theater he met an Amer
lean stage carpenter. The actor was
having a good deal of frost In
Petrograd, and the stage carpenter
undertook to console him.
"Tll tell you how it is, MIR. Ham
fat the man said. These here Rus
slams are an ignorant lot OF devils.
They never know what they want,
never. Why'-and he gave a con-
temptuous laugh-'why, even IL you'd
been good they wouldn't have fixed
you"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
Need Of ! Cash Register.

Mr.. Al is not always as regular
In his accounts as he might be- In
spite of that. however, he was recently
elected to carry the contribution bas-
ket at his church. But there was much
opposition, particularly from the men,
who had known him to juggIe various
other accounts over which he had had
cht.iee. Finally the grocer voiced his
objection In this way: 81 don't think
we'd better let him carry that basket
unless we have a cash register at.
rached to it."
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
Rrevltx the SOM Of Iwit.

One of the HeIlman boys was talk
Ing about the saving effect the war
had had on bank accounts. Then he
laughed.
It's really contagious, this econ
omy, but think the limit was reached
in a telegram friend of mine received
the other day from his son in col
Iege.
Seems he had told the boy that If
he ever wanted help. to- wire, but to
be as brief as possible. The Lad wanted
help all right, and so the wire read like
thfsi i
Dads. 0. 8. s. P.D. @. r. s..
W. p. Son. LOS Angeles Times.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
Resurrection of the PIa.

A boys essay: 'For the pig to die
is to be born again to a sphere Of
greater utility. When we get out of
bed we brush our hair and clothes
with its bristles: for our breakfast
we have a crisp, savory slice of bacon,
or maybe it's sausage. When we ar
rive home for our dinner we find some
tender chops awaiting us, and they
make us feel as strong as a prize
fighter. And we dream of bacon, pork
chops and sausages. and the cause of
all this is the pig."-Boston Tran
script.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

he opened that
door with his two front paws, turning
the knob until it was undone and he
could push the door open.
"Then he moved the basket away,
opened the door wide, and purring de-
lightedly to himself, he walked inside
the pantry. ~..:.
'"There was the milk In the saucer.
and then, as you may easily guess. Bid
die had the milk which he wanted,
When he was drinking it the family
came home and saw Bidd1e and the
waste-paper basket and saw just what
he had done. And this is another true
story of the cat, Bfddle Birdsall." end
ed Daddy
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
LOVE, ADVENTURE, FIGHT
ING, TREASURE.

"JacqueIine of Golden River
10 q romance of love, adventure
and fIahtine-the basis Of all
good romance. IL Is no preach
nnent In story form; no SEX
problem novel; no propaganda
under the gulse Of fiction. 1t Is
real romance and Its purpose Is
to entertain. And, az If love,
adventure and fighting were not
enough, = most enarosslng nrys-
terry OF hidden treasure glVes
reason for the plot and action.
The heroine is beautiful, fascl-
natine-and mysterious. The
hero, freed from city drudgery
by a legacy, 10 ripe for adVen-
kure and when IL comes en-
braees l& Fundamentally. And
sueh an adventure as IL proves
to be! IL begins In q big city
and swiftly the scene changes 70
the Canadian Wllds. Action ak
every stage and the mystery
deepening with each new devel-
, opmenGI-Editor's Note.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
WiIIIe,s Utopia.

Visitor-Are you going to be, great
man when you grow up, Wflie7
Willie-You bet! I'm going to be an
arctic explorer.
IAN arctic explorers life Is full OF
hardshlps, Willie sse
'sYes'm; but can stand 'em, /
reckon Fasa3 sa 80
II like your spirit, my boy. There
is a great deal Of glory to be gained
in a career OF that kind" II
"Yes'm. And you don't never have
to wash your face"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
AL.dv Of distinction.

Is recognized by the delicate fascinaf-
ing influence OF the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores,
followed by a busting with Cudcura
Talcum Powder usually means clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

If you want knowledge, you must
toll for it and If pleasure, you must
toll for it. Toll is the law. Pleasure
comes through toll, and not by self
indulgence and Incidence. When one
gets to love work. his life is q happy
one,-Ruskin.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
nne,s Identity.

There is, in sanest hours, con-
scfousness, a thought that rises, indie
pendent, lifted out of all else, calm.
like the stars, shining eternal This
is the thought of fdentity-yours for
you, whoever you are, as mine for me.
Walt Whitman.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
Nothinq Like EducatIon.

An ostrich stood with stuffed rigid
lty in a store window, with two small
boys looking in. r.
Gee, look what q great big swan"
The boy with him knew better
THAT isn't a swan. That's an old
he-buzzard.v
Which shows what a fine thing it
is for some boys to live where they
can have the advantage OF public edu-
cation and Washington Star.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

"Now what has
he : been doing?"
asked Nick
HE is always
doing something
CT e v RI s a id
Nancy.
yes, this is an
other clever trick
which I have to
tell you about, Z"
said Daddy.
"And the funny
part about Biddle
Birdsall's tricks is
the fact that he
isn't taught tricks
but thinks them
all up himself"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

study and empts
ing the waste-pl-
per basket in a
pile ON the floor,
he pushed the
waste-paper bas-
ket towards the
pantry door. IS
when he had
q n / S h e d push
In g tn e b a s.
ket and when 1t
was right up by
the door he turn
ed 1t upside down
and climbed upon
It.
81 There thought
Bfddle, now I
have it,
sand he had /!
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
Spasr4odic Sermon.

Some folks are accused of being
silly when the fact is they have too
much sense of humor.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

ALIENS FOOT=EASE DOES 1T.
When your shoes pinch or your corns and
bunions ache get Aliens Foot=Ease, the
antiseptic powder TO be shaken into shoes
and sprinkled In the foot-bath. 1t win
and give instant relief to Tired, Aching,
Swollen, Tender feet Sold everywhere
Don't accept any sAbstttute.-Adv.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

After a man has expressed his opin-
ion he often wishes he had patrenized
O slow freight.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
No Prospect.

Butcher-What kind OF a cut in this
meat would you prefer, madam?
CuStOmer-A cut in price.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

Revenge is gun that kicks harder
than 1t shoots.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

Spare the rod and you miss half the
pleasure Of fishing.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

Don't wear high-heeled shoes unles
you are partial to pigeon toes.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
Quickly over.

Bix-rm going to see mind reader.
Dix-You'u have short session.
Boston Transcript.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17
.DADDY,STVFNnNG
lfARY TALE e
ANOTHER RLDDLE STORY.
6ynARY @AH j J BONNER BON

81 must tell you another story about
the gray cat. Biddle Birdsall," said
DADDY
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

II you want to make man bowling
mad just keep cool when he abuses
you. ... ~. p
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-05-17

writer says that money is always
seasoDable. Perhaps it's sort Of mint
sauce.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28
YOUNG LADY Wins MEDAL
Miss Drueilla Jones Takes For Her
Theme Americas Mobility.

Ia a patriotic contest for the hest
rlblic address nj the Caribou county
h.gh school chapel last Wednesday,
Mis- Drlucclla Jon,'s was ihc inner.
Her theme was Ainerica's NunlilY.
which she treated IN u clear. logical
manner Frank Hanson Discussing
Theodore Roosevelt ani l'laihc
" intcrs speaking on "Nmcri"a .
Fart la World War" won seconu
and third places, respectively, THIS
il an annual event and Miss lpnc, is
awarded the gold medal gwen ~ the
honrd of education. Several prphi-
nent men from different actions OF
the country arc boing invited i'y i'rni
". 4. Fowler principal, tn -i"'nk Q
the studqn IA chapel
The basketball game between the
tnrbon high school aud the Nounp
Mems Christian association of llel
nor last Friday night was "a very one
sided affair. Helper showed q lnei
of practice both IA team WORK nnt
Understanding. The Price boys RAJ
up a score of a hundred aud nin'
points Ia Helper r nine w '"up''
of weeks the team will go 10 Spring
vile. In the meantime II h praeli"
ing daily to develop the greatest speo'
and skill possible
Monday last the freshles gave
program in chapel. Some of the per
formers "got cold feet" at the las
rinnte, bat the ones who went on ih
stand 10 represent their class per
formed crcditably.
Work has begun on the school play
Much good dramatic material an'
talent is in evidence.
The standard Curtis tests are be
ing used TO good advantage ~ th
arithmetic classes of Miss Maud
Burke and n. L. Collard.
The service flag of the high sehoo
has been restored 10 its place on th
wall. The new stars are added
cold star now shines IN the center 70
Cuy Thomas, who died for demoorae'
end the freedom of the world.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28

George 4. Sl6rrs, warden of the
Utah state prison, passed through
Price the iirrt of this week for Crane
county, Ia select q site fer "a convict
cnmp ON the line OF the Thompsona to
Moab postroad This done, be- will
send twenty-five conyicis there FOR
the purpose of constructing the high
way through q ranNon. There b. a
large amount of heavy work Ia b.
done. principally rock work. The
cnmp will be continued until the high
way j. completed. which will require
soine considerable lime. Murr thar
twelve thousand pounds of puNder
will be- used IA The blasting Will
The completion OF this work. which
win be we'll along in the summer, u
T. figured Ia bring the prisoners IL
Carbon county 10 place the finishing
touches on the Price 10 Myion high
way and the work from Price 10 Hell
per
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28

James JOuflas was taken 10 the
peniteEtiary yesterday by Sheriff Kel-
Ter o. serve sentence Tor stealing
sheep from Noe and August Aubert In
1917 The case has been on appeal 20
the supreme court. The decision n
now confirmed. II Is the first convic-
ton la this county
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28

RED CLIFF RANCH. ALMA MARS.
Ing. Mondside. uthh-i hrvo an
early seed corn that I wish tu distri.
butte among the farmers which viii
ripcn IN iosi th.,n ninety day. II has
been bred in this high climate Cor ten
years aud will Yield sixty bushels m
acre ahclicd corn. Plant twenty
pounds an acre. I viii send a. parcel
post. twenty-five cent? pound
Money order with order,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28

Wanted, pasture for three hundred
head sheep for the summer. III inter
asled write quick. d. Lindsay.
Union Stoekyards, North Salt Lake,
Utah.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28

Appointment of committee "a
study government records of the in
fluenza epidemic is announced by the
hureau of the censns. DR. William H.
Rlvis is chairman, the members in
Guiding G, S. sloane, representing the
bureau of the census; DR. Wade IT,
Frost and Edgar Sydenstricker Of thu
public health service; Col. ID. c. How.
prd, Col. +. r. Russell and Lieut.. Col
A. G. Love, Il. S. A.; Lieutenant Com.
mander Phelps and Surgeon Carroll
Fox, U. S. n.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-02-28

Clarence q. Nixon and Mics Lora
Weotten, tNo very popular ONES Of the
Younger society folks az Price, went
To Salt Lake City last Tuesday morn
ing and we're married ia the temple
Wednesday. After a lew days there
they are 10 return. a. Price. Just
where they are Ia make their home
they are a. yet undetermined II
may be- in Idaho, the uintah Basin or
close 10 this city The groom wants
a. engage in stockruising and ranch
ing. He n a son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
=. Nixon, old and highly respected
citizens of Price and Emery county
FOR number Of years. while the bride
h most accomplished young lady
rnd the daughter Of Mayor and Mrs
George A. Wootten The sun with
very man friends throughout all of
Eastern Utah extends congratulations