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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-02-08
MARLIN.

Marlin, Texas, Feb. 6.--Mr. L.
Powell of Beaumont, Texas, has re-
turned home after taking a course
Of baths at the Utopia bath house.
He is o. X. Mr.. Andrew Smith of
Forest, Texas, is bathing in the heal
ing waters at the above bath house.
Miss Willie Stamps, one of the eff
cient teachers of Dallas schools has
much improved under the skillful
protection of DR.. S. i. Chandler. Mrs.
w. Il. Walker was seriously burned,
but not fatal. Mrs. Il. l.. Gibson is
up again to the delight of her many
friends after a fight with influenza.
Prof. 4. NJ. Belts of Texarkana is
spending a few days in the city look
ing after his sick sister, Mrs. Carrie
Talbert of Gliding, Texas. Rev. A.
l.. S. Randolph is preparing to put
| in a studio in the near future. Miss
Mary l.. Barry gave social enter
tainment to the following gentle
men at the Taylor house: Messers.
/ Il. Powels, Beaumont; Mr.. Dock
Johnson, Sunnyside; Mr.. Bishop Dale,
| Bonham; Mr.. Andrew and Smith of
Forest, Texas. Mrs. c. c. Taylor
acted as hostess and the following
was a three-course luncheon: stuffed
oranges with bananas, apples with
choice fruits, grape juice served
with cake and assorted candies and
raisons. The gentlemen sang when
| Will the Spring Time Come Again
We are glad to say Mrs. Lula Pol
lard has returned from Caldwell
Texas, where she had gone to visit
her sick brother, Mr.. w. d. Ballard
Mrs. Carrie Talbert of Giddings is
stopping at Mrs. Lula Pollard on
Durr street Mrs. Eliza King Of
Conley, after long illness died Jan
26 ult., and was laid to rest under
the auspices of the Daughters of Ia
Dor. She being a faithful member
of her church and Order. We extend
a heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
family. She belonged to the A. NJ. e
church for Is years and was a con.
slant Christian. She leaves to mourn
her lost, a mother, one sister, two
brothers and host of friends. Miss
Julia Lee of Highbank is visiting
Mrs. Hester Gay of the city. Mrs
NJ. V. Williams, a dinner in honor
of Mrs. Jim Gray. Mrs. Hattie Branch
of Waco and Mr.. John Smith o
Oklahoma City, Okla, also Messrs
r. B. Carroll, l.. V. Huckleberry
Mrs. Maggie and Mrs. Jessie Moore
of the city were in attendance anC
report a good time. Mrs. Elsenii
Johnson of p. V. have gone to P
4 ", since her mother, Mrs. T. L. So
das has gotten better.
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BROWNWOOD.

Brentwood, Texas, Feb. 6.-Ser-
vices were good at Mt. Zion Baptist
church Sunday, Rev. Washington, the
pastor preached two strong sermons.
Rev. H. A. Lynch, pastor Lees Chapel
A. NJ. e. church held his usual Sum
day services. Mr.. Jas. Sanders has
gone to Coleman as cook for the
Oil mill Mr.. Ira Love is up again.
Mrs. Cotton is recovering from a
severe spell of pneumonia. Mrs. NJ.
Pollard has returned to her home
at Bolton, Texas. Miss Nora Spen-
Ger, daughter of Mrs. Spencer died
Tuesday, Jan. 2Sth of influenza. The
body was shipped to Bolton for in
terment. Mrs. Spencer is GONZALES
cling.
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PINELAND.

Pineland, Texas, Feb. 6.-Rev. L.
V. Bolton, pastor of Ever Green Bap-
fist church was with his people Sun
day and at II o'clock preached to a
full house. At o'clock he proceeded
with the ordination of Bro. T. j.
Glee as deacon. He was assisted by
Rev. Ben Freeman and deacons Brig
man, Shelby and Rodges Of Pine
Grove church.
The church made liberal donations
to Miss Pearl benson and Mr.. Brit
Hollis, who are in helpless conditions.
Messrs. Geo. Cartwright and Gabe
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Watts Liver Powder.

The worlds great remedy for Bill
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Sick-Headache, Sour Stomach, Colds,
Collie, Cramps, Loss of Appetite, Con-
stipation and etc. Taste like pep
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for it. Manufactured by P. w.
WATTS, Little Gem Drug Store.
Dallas Texas
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TEXAS TOWNS


of Dallas is visitisg her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. c. Johnson. Mrs. Mar
tin, on the east side committed sui
eide. She left eight children and
husband
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should at the same time entertain
two such travellers on this vehicle;
it was even more odd that the Sec
ond traveller bore so extraordinary
a likeness to one of Mrs. Brane's
outdoor men, those whom she had
described to me as her pet charity.
| might have followed this train
of thought to its logical conclusion.
might even have remembered that
one of these same men had fol-
lowed the Baron's departure from
The Pines, had not, at the mo
ment, glanced in the opposite direc,
ton and seen, far along the wide.
dusty highway, the departing break
cart with Georges fat person
perched upon its seat
was possessed by Indignation.
He was actually leaving Pine Cone
without me. He was already too
far away to hear my angry shout.
even if he had not been deaf.
AS | watched helplessly, Gregory
reached the top of the hill, DELHI
erately passed it, and pulled the
breakcart, dilapidated whip. fat
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George and all out Of my sight.
There was nothing for it but a
walk home.
| got a wretched lunch at the ice
cream parlor and set out in no very
good humor. AS soon as was out
of sight of the town l took out my
translation of the chart, refreshed
my memory for the last time, tore
it into a thousand tiny bits and
buried the shreds deep in the sandy
soil of the roadside.
kept the original Slavonic
writing in the bosom of my dress.
! meant in my own good time to let
this paper fall into the hands of
the thieves, and so, having notified
the police, to catch them in the
very hiding place.
/ stepped along rapidly. II was
now past noon, a mild November
day of Indian Summer warmth and
softness; the pines swung their
fragrant branches against the sky.
1t was very still and pleasant on
the woody road. l was really glad
that George had forgotten me-
AS came round one of the pretty
turns of the road / heard a great,
groaning rush of sound, and. hurry
ing my steps, found that the great
dead pine George had pointed out
to me had. indeed, true 10 his
prophecy, fallen across the road.
1t was a great ragged giant of a
tree, and as the bank on one side
of the road was steep and high |
was forced to go well into the
woods on the other, and to circle
about the enormous root which
stood up like a wall between me
and the road.
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can't stand being angry unless !
make somebody squirm for il. Be.
size . | mean you TO lie quiet for
a day or two, till ! need you
again"
did squirm, and she showed no
mercy. Nevertheless, she began TO
be afraid, | suppose, of being dis
covered at her cruelty. She threw
my clothes over me, laughed at my
plight. and heard her light foot
steps going away from me INTO the
woods.
| lay there, raging, sObbing.
struggling, till long after dusk:
then, my hands becoming gradually
loOsened, | wriggled one hand free,
tore the rope from the other. rid
myself of the sacking OH my head,
and sat up, painting, trembling. eX-
hausted, bathed in sweat. Slowly
got into my clothes and 'smOOthed
my torn hair, crying with the pain
Of my hurts.
II had been an orgy of rage and
cruelty, and had been, God knows.
a helpless victim. Nevertheless.
the discipline inflicted upon me did
not break my spirit. | was dashed
and stung to a cold rage of hatred
and disgust | would Outwit the
creature, hunt her down, and give
her to justice so that she might
suffer for her sins.
| could not we'll understand the
furious boldness of her action of
this afternoon: Why did she leave
me to make my escape, to go back
to The Pines, to tell my story and
so to set the police on her track?
For some reason she must rely on
r'v holding my tongue
Y star Company. Great Britain
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Back Of the tree l stepped down
into a hollow, and as l stepped,
looking carefully to my footing, for
the ground was very rough, heavy
smother of cloth fell over my head
and shoulders, and was thrown
violently backward to the ground
At the same instant the stuff was
pulled tight across my mouth.
could hardly breathe, much less
cry out. I was half suffocated and
blind as a mole.
My arms were seized and drawn
back of me and tied at the wrists.
The hands that did. this were fine
and cold and strong as steel. They
were a woman's hands, and could
feel the brush of skirts. It froze
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my blood to know that I was being
handled and trussed up by a pitt.
less image of myself.
Having made me entirely blind.
dumb and helpless as log, the
creature proceeded to search me
with the most intolerable thorough
ness. OF course, the paper ! had
taken from the bookcase was
promptly found. and ] heard a little
gasp of satisfaction, followed by i
low oath when she discovered the
nature of the script. She was, no
doubt. furious at not being able to
find any translation.
was roughly handled, dragged
about on the stony ground. tossed
this way and that, while the cold
hurried, clever fingers thrust
themselves through my clothing
At last they fairly stripped me.
every article was shaken out or
torn apart, a knife cut off the top
of my headcovering, leaving my
face in its tight smother. my hair
was taken down. shaken out
combed with hasty and painful
claws.
When. after horrible lifetime of
fear and disgust, anger and pain,
the thing that handled me discov-
cred that there was really nothing
further of any value to her upon
me, she gave way to a fury of dis
appointment There in the still
woods she cursed with disgusting
Oaths; she beat me with her hands.
with branches she found near me
on the ground
"Discipline.p she said: "disci-
pline. and be thankful. my girl. that
] don't do you a worse ini'rv.
rCpvriolt I01o
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tesque and laughable, in the circle
OF lantern-light.
"Oh. lawsamassy. don nobody
member nothin' they done say to a
po' ole nigger-han like George?
70 come out, miss, while / was
a-hernessing Gregory. and you glib
de dollehs and 20 say BE sho to
drive away back to de house atteh
Gregory got his new shoes without
wattin' for me- You say yo ike
de walk. There. now! Yo-all do
commence to begin to recolloc'. don
your"
Eyes, yes; l do, of course.
George" l agreed faintly-what use
10 disclaim this minor action of my
double-''give me your arm, there's
a good fellow. I've been hurt"
He was as tender as a nanny"
all but carried me up to the house.
and handed Inc over to Paul Dab
ney. who was pacing the hall like
cage d tiger. and who received
me with feverish eagerness,
rather like the pounce of a watch
full beast of prey. l told my story.
or. rather. my fabrication, to him
and Mrs. Brane and Mary.
Paul did not join in the eJaeula-
ton of sympathy and affection; he
tried to be stoically cynical even
in the face of my quite apparent
weakness and pain, but / thought
his eyes and mouth corners rather
betrayed his self-control, and he
helped me carefully. with a sort
of restrained passion, up to my
room, where ! refused poor Mary's
offers of help and ministered to my
self as best | could.
was really in a pitiful condi-
ton; the beating had Leen deliv-
cred with the intention of laying
me VI, and began to think that it
would be successful. I don't mind
admitting that cried myself to
sleep that night.
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Copyright. 1919. by Katharine NeWlin Burt.
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and l be made to appear the muir
deress.
had, by my course. provided
blind justice with a half-dozen wit
nesses against my innocence. The
Baron, the priest, Sara, Henry, Paul
Dabney-not one Of them but could
stand up and swear to my Grimm
atty, perhaps to a score of past
crimes
As | limped and stumbled home.
wiping the tears from my eyes and
the blood from my chafed face. !
decided to keep the truth of my ad-
venture to myself. An accident of
some kind must invent to explain
nv plight
| decided that the fallen pine
would have to bear the blame for
my cuts and bruises. | would say
that had been caught by the slash
ing outer branches as it fell
Before | reached the gateway OF
The Pines-in fact Just as was
dragging myself up the steep slope
from the swamp will-o'the-wisp
of light came dancing to meet me.
The circle of its glow presently
made visible the unmistakable fat
, feet of George. who, at sight of me,
broke into a chant of relief and of
reproach.
He set down his lamp before me
and held up his hands.
my lordamassy. Miss Gale, what
TO yo' put dis yere pore ole niger
in sech a void o. Misty? Here am
Massa Dabney tarin' up de ground
all around about me and calm
me names coz l done obey 20 instid
o. him. And he done glib me one
dolleh, yessa, an yo-all done glib
me two. tole him de trufe Yassa.
| says, one dolleh done tux me to
Pine Cone and two dollehs done
bring me back"
pushed my hair from my tired
forehead. you mean l told you
20 drive home without me, GeOrge?',
George danced a niger dance OF
dasrair-a sort of Cakewalk, gro
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As stumbled on my painful way
the reason came to me with some
certainty. She thought that /, too,
meant to steal the fortune. II
would not enter>the head of Grim
inal that such a temptation could
be resisted by a penniless girl of
my history. And, indeed, what
other explanation could she pos
sibly entertain for my previous
seCretivPne- :?
NatU- ". she could not under:
stand my desire to triumph over
Paul DaLney. And this de"ir' -''"..
as strong in me as ever it had
been.
Indeed, felt that in certain NAY
the events of the afternoon left me
with slight advantage over my
double. II was now a race be-
tween us
She knew that was on the track
Of the treasurer she knew that !
knew of her intentions. had the
translation; she had not. She
would have it soon enough, Twas
sure: therefore must be quick.
No later than that night or, at fur
thest. the following night. while she
still fancied me laid up by the beat
ing | had received, | must contrive
to get at Mrs. Brane's fortune.
Dreadful as my experience had
been, | was still bent upon the sue
cess OF my venture; truly, believe,
was more bent upon 1t.
If I failed now there was no
knowing what consequences might
fall upon The Pines household and
upon me. Very easily-I trembled
to think how easily-some memhe~
II rha family might be murdered
a
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from one OF his ragged pockets,
and translated with great rapidity,
scribbling down the lines with a
stump of a pencil about which he
wrapped his crooked index stump
very cleverly.
He grew quite hot with excite
ment as he wrote; his enormous
forehead turned pink. He smacked
his lips. "Nu. madame, bOje moe,
what a reward for your great. your
excellent courage"
He handed back both pages to
me and began on his ice cream
again. ] took the translation and
read it eagerly:
THE crown alone is worth every
risk, almost every crime. Each
Jewel is a fortune to dream about.
The robe is encrusted with the
wealth of magic. If each stone is
taken out and offered cautiously for
sale at different and widely sepa-
rated places, the danger Of detec-
ton would now be very slight. You
will have at each sale the dowry
Of q queen.
"And all of this splendOr is hid
den in the wall There are two
ways of reaching it. The easier is
through the hole in the kitchen
closet, the closet under the stairs,
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unforgettable Jingle in my, brain.
you will not forget me.
madame" murmured the priest,
this time in Russian. Madame
ruined me, and madame will lift
me up"
/ lifted my eyes from the paper
and smiled that horrible smile
81 will not forget you" l said in
the same tongue. You will still
be at the address,"
Until you advise me to change
it," he said cringingly.
Excellent. Do svendania."
My strange companion stood up,
placed that horribly twisted and
mangled hand of his on my bowed
head and mumbled a priestIy bene-
diction in a tone so awesome that
81 spite of all / could do ] shud.
l. He stalked out, his long.
hair tapping against his
,ulders as he walked. The
-rks at the drug store counter
lped and Uttered at him.
followed him to the door There
be made me another bow, smiled a
2. toothless smile, mounted his
motorcycle and went of at a ire
mendous speed, his deformed hands
looked over the bars, the wind Of
as own motion sending the long
points Of his beard flying behind
him like pennons.
A Jew moments after his depar.
ture another man came out Of the
saloon opposite. walked quickly to
another motorcycle, mounted it,
and went humming after the cloud
Of dust that hid my mysterious
translator.
II, was odd that sleepy Pine Cone
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closet, the closet unde
These are direc-
lions, easy to re-
member and easier
to follow: Go up
the sixteen steps,
90 along the pas
sage to the inclined
plane. Ascend the
inclin e d plane.
Count five -rafters
from the first per
pendicular rafteT
from the top of the
plane on your left
side. The fifth rafter,
IL strongly moved,
pulls forward. Be
hind it, on end,
stands the iron box.
"The key is hid
den back of the
eighteenth brick TO
the left of the fifth
rafter on the row
which is the th;r-
ieenth from the floor
Of the passage. Have
courage, have self
control, have always
= watchful eye for
Her. She knows"
This was not
signed. Now, l Sdid
a careful thing. I
read this transla-
ton over five or
six times. And then
l memorized the d.
rections.
Sixteen steps up,
ascend the inclined
plane, five rafters
from the one on
your left at the top
Of the plane, the
eighteenth brick to
the left of the fifth
rafter In the thir-
teenth row. And then
I repeated, Sixteen.
five, eighteen, thir-
teen" till they made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-02

something of conscious effort to com
mt the United States to responsibility
for various adjustments which are
being urged.
Mr. Wilson further said that the
United States would feel that it could
not take part in guaranteeing those
European settlements unless that guar.
anty involved the continuous superin-
tendence OF the peace of the world BIZ
the associated nations of the world u
This implies undertaking to be unit
IN that guaranty with the associated ma
tons
Justice as between great and small
nations said Mr.. Balfour. in speaking
about league Of nations = rcw months
ago. is to be preserved not merely by
plous sentiments, not by elaborate
treaties, but by some machinery which
VIII be effective for carrying out the
objects wherefore it was created
This machinery must involve the
maintenance and, when occasion re-
qulres, the use Of armed forces. Sol
dicrs and ships and materials of war
must be provided to enforce the deter
mlnations Of a league.
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Armed Forces Must
Support Its Authority

II the United States is to become re-
sponslblo for the government of Con-
stantlnople, or Syria, or German East
Africa, or any other place, she must
send with her governors or other off,
Gals warshps with an adequate force
of American soldiers to prevent any
resistance to the authority which she
is to exercise.
Let, us not dcludc ourselves, but face
facts. AS result of this war we have
become responsible for the overthrow
OF the governments of Germany, Aus
trla-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria
and for the reorganization of Europe
and Of large parts Of Asia and Africa
on basis best qualified to prevent fut-
urc wars. But from the right bank of
the Rhine eastward TO the Pacific
Ocean, and from the Baltic to the Red
Sea, conditions of disorganzation and
chaos prevail which will not soon be re-
solved into settled social order.
Partitions may be made, or paper
governments organized on the basis of
the nationality prevailing in the terri
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may be found guarding the shores OF
the bosporus, the banks Of the Dan
ube on the slopes of the Atlas Noun
tains, If the United States shall dis.
charge her obligations as a mandatory
oil the league. That is. if Bolshevism
ard the timIdity of the five great pow
ers in dealing with it at this time
snail drive Russia into the arms of
Germany OF submergc Poland. the
league Of nations, within another
decade. may find itself at war with :,
united Teutonic and Slavic world ia !;
rev titanic struggle.
1t is the arst step .hat counts. We
have apparently taken sscr from
winch We cannot retreat What its
consequences may De, no man now NAV
toretell, but the details of the league
constitution, when reported, must be
Scrutinized With exceeding care to
make sure that we are committed to
nc greater responsibility for the regu-
latlon of continents, other than our
own than the honorable consequences
OF o1pr participation in this war may
exact.
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seem material. yet they are profoundly
important. They recognize the com
mon righs and general responsibility
OF al! The powers in the league for a
righteous government OF those portions
OF the earth inhabited by backward
nations which the cooperative efforts of
he Allied powers in The war with the
leutons have placed within their CON
troll.
No one nation alone could rightfully
claim title By virtue of conquest to
any Of these regions. In every case
he military or naval operation by
which 1t was secured was but part
OF general war. Therefore, the fate
of each was the concern of all.
Arguments such as these, backed by
the great moral power and vast
material resources of America, no
doubt enabled President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George to bring the rep
resentatives Of tho powers into agree
mens upon this subject.
1t is more than doubtful whether
Great Britain has not been as eager
as America to secure this result Some
OF her 0ominions. notably Australia,
We're lnslstent upon maintaining pos
session ana control over what they had
secured. The attitude Of Japan re-
specting The islands she now occupies.
was almost dehapt. All have now
accepted the mandate of the league.
lhe French press is practically unani~
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''New" American Policy
Is Taken for Granted

Ono constantly hears such state
ments as that since America has aban-
doned her traditional isolation and as
sumed responsibility for European pol
icics she must do such and such
things; that as America has united
with Great Britain and France in over
throwing Germany she must share
with them the responsibility for the
consequences, etc.
1t is taken as proved that we have
abandoned Washington's injunction
against foreign alliances and our Mon
roe policy as affecting the Western
Hemisphere. And it is an open secret
that some, at least, of the Allies OK
pect us to assume, as mandatory Of
the league of nations, the responsible
ity for the government of a consider
able number of the former German col
onies in Africa, and possibly of Pales-
tine, Syria or Constantinople. | am
frequently asked by prominent Eng
lishmen, Frenchmen and others here
if think the United States would be
willing to undertake this responsible
ity.
In reply I have said l believed that
the American people would be very un-
willing to embark in any such enter
prise; that the proposition to assume
the government of the Kamerun, or
German Africa, or Togoland, would be
far from popular in the United States.