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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-17
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GoLPEARoN A UN MExIcANo

WALNUT. Kan. Septiembre 13.-Un
atropello cometido por varios america
nos con unos j6venes mexicanos, ocu-
rri6 aqui el Ola de aver. domingo, en-
la estaci0n del ferrocarril de Santa Fe.
Los ~jovenes meXicanos que Sc llanan
Servando Fabian y Juan y Francisco
Galindo, habian lido a Ia estaci6n a es-
perar Ia liegada del padre del primero
de elios. el senior don Antonio Fabian.
hahiendo ocupado IN Sitio en- la plata
forma en- donde empezaron a charlar.
Repentinamente Sc .-s acercaron tres
j6venes americanos, pero mucho mayo
res que los meXicanos J sin decirles
una sofa palabra, arremetieron a golpes
contra los mexicanos. FL joEen Fabian
que era ell mayorcito de los tres me-
xicanos. fue Ell que recipio Ia 'peor paf-
te, pues fue solpeado en- Ia cara por
uno de los americanos que lie ronpio
las narices de un puhetazo. Fabian
V ell mayor de los Galindo trataron de
defenderse de la aggression. pero en- vista
de que los atacantes eran mas fuertes,
no pudieron evitar Ell salir e~stropeados.
FL otro jovencito Galindo, que es muy
chico. a~medrentado no Sc atrevlo a
arrimarse para ayudar a su hermano
y amigo.
Afortunadar1ente Ell tren lego a
POGO Y los a~buSadores amcricanos deja-
ron 4 los mexicanos. echando a correr
para evitar ell que Sc les aprehendiera.
Ell senior Fabian al ~encontrar a su III
10 TODD golpeado y sangrando, 10 mis-
mo que a sus amiguitos, dio parte a
Ia policia pero segIn parece no sc To-
gro dar con los americanos.
Otro mexicano inform6 al padre def
joven golpeado Y a Ia policia que los
americanos de referencia formaban un
grupo de seis que estaban en- Il esta-
ci61 Y que al yer q los tres meXlcanos
Ell Ia plataforma. hicieron n apues
Ia. dc cinco pesos a que tres de eiios
iban Y les pegaban, 10 Qua cumpl!eron.
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LOS FESTEJoS PATRIoS

Mas de veinte mil meyicanoS celebra-
ron en- San Antonio las fiestasetaoins
ron en- San Antonio las fiestas patrias.
En- diverSos lugares sc congregaron
para conmemorar dignamente la glor1o-
sd fecha de nuestra Independence Y fue
asi como aquellos lugares sc vieron en-
vueltos en- lin arnbiente dc ~eItraordi-
mario ~reCocijo Y entuSiaSmo.
FL pa-que de San Pedro. como todos
los amos fue S~eguramente el sitio que
Sc VIC mas concurrido. Todas las cla-
ses de nuestra colonia estuvieroD all
representadas v no pocas familias nor
teamericanas Sc dieron cita en- aquel
lugar. como atrafdas por ell proverbial
entuSiasmo de nuestra raZa.
Antenoche. desde rnuy tenprano. CO.
menzaron a invadir Ell parque los con-
cur-entes V como n las nuere, que dlo
principle el acto civico. todas las calle-
elias veiansz intransitables. Despues
de Ia ceremonial celebrada Ell Ell pabe-
Hon del parque y en Ia cual fueron Vi
toreados los heroes de nuestra 1ndepen-
dencia por un orador fogoso, dlo prln-
cipio un animado bale que Sc prolong6
hasta despues de Ia media noche. Men
tras tanto. todos los puestos Y jueGos
(ruletas. !oterfas. ETC., etc. sc vieron
muv fr~ecuentados.
Otro lugar donde las fiestas patrlas
fueron celebradas tambien, fue ell West
End. Aquel lugar vi6se concurrido,
sohre TODD anoche.
Fuimos informaios en- Ell sentido de
que allf Sc seguirfan ~celebrando. noche
q noche bales V otra clase de festejos.
FL domingo habra careras de nihos Y
regctas en- ell lago.
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POPULARES


ASH como en- los reinos vegetal J ami
NAL predoninS Ia curva en- los seres
Cue los en- 81 RENO mineral
inpera IL recta como Sehora absolute.
aY hemos dicho en- otros articulos dc
eSta serie que IN naturalcza eSta some
tida Z las grandes leycs de las atrac-
ciJn y repulsi0n.
r,sa fuerza de attraction rec!he Q!
rombrs especial de cohesion cuando
Sc trata &c los atomoS o moieculas de
los cuerpo$. Els. pues, Ia cohesion la
tucrza que n entire 81 los atomoS o
molecules &c los cuerpoS semeiantes.
Sc da 81 nombre de "atono' a las
parties infinitamente pequenas de quo
Sc componen los cuerpos. parties que
por raZ6n lie su misma p~equenez no
Duedeu dividirSc. La reunion de dos
o mas atonos forrnan Il moiecula.
ESas molecules no sc tocan entire, 81 on
un cuerpo. sino que eStan separadaS
unas de otros por espacios internlolecu-
Iarcs = Sc ,mantienen OF equilibrio en-.
discriminate lugar en- virtud de las uer
zas de attraction : de repulsi6n. de
cue hablamos antes. SeGun es MAJOR
Ia lNlcllSIuit VIZ tSaS Aet' al eli ~
cuerpo. una respecto de otraS. asi son
los cucrpos s6lidos. lfquiGos o gaseo-
sos.
ESa fuerza de cohesion que es muy
-rarde en- los S6liGos. es sumamente
d&bil en- los lfquidos y nula en- los 4
SeS. En- sStoS no solo no Sc atraen sino
que Sc repelen conStantemente y solo
50 mantienen unas molecules cerca de
orraS eli virtuG de las presioRes eNte~
ricrSs a que estan sometidas-
FL calor eS una fuerZa que tieade 2
deStrIir. o per 10 e debilitav la &C.
tesiEn. emo 10 ienuestran los cenG-
meuos de fusion yde volatiiizaci6r.
La electric;dad es otra tUerza Tue
tiende a disminuir la cohesion. Tam
Sien SO disminuys "a cohesion de I'm
cueryo 9onihndor7 en- contactc cen IN
licui6o cepaz de G~isolverio.
La c~ristaliz ,ci67. IA du-eza. II ta7aci'
dad. IA naleah'lidad : Ia mayer pare
lie los c~aract.ces iisicos de los nIerpos
Sc dehen a Ia cCi.sSi6n.
Cuando IN cuerpo pasa lentaren,s
del estado liquido o de vapor IL sill
do tona cast siempre una forrna reeu-
lar, geornGtr1ca. Il Ia que Sc 10 ia Ell
norabre 10 CRYSTAL. Appointments
las foria" cr!siali-as : - rlry numcro
saS. r2ro-a pes, de ell varie.i'"l. sH
ruefcn redy cir q nm pe1ueho niTcrc
de tines o fcrnas primitivas. ! q lGc
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AYUDA A UN COMPATRlOTA

LYONS. Kan. Septiembre Con OBJ
jeto de ayudar a I'm c~ompatriota un
grupo de m~exicanos de este lugar, tu-
vieron una junta en- Ia u Sc acord6
hacer una colecta de Condos, habiendo-
Sc recaudado Ia suma de S7e.45 que lie
fue entregada al senior Evaristo Cervan
ties. que es ell c~ompatriota a 4Lien Sc
impartio esa ayuda.
FL senor Cervantes v su esposa Ia Sc
nora Paula c.. de C~ervantes. tuvieroE
la desgracia de perder q un hijo y en-
contrandose en- situaci0n apurada. Ell
senior Jose Gonzalez hiZo uN llamado
a la colonia mexicana para ayudar a
dicho compatriota. La lista de las per-
sonas u contribuyeron pecuniaria-
mente para esta obra, es Ia ~Siguiente:
Sres. Jose Gonzalez, s2.0a; Jose Domfn-
guez. $500; Pillar F'uentes, $500: Sera-
pic Rivera $500; Santiago Lopez, $500
Francisco Lopez, 1.20; Juan Castro
Jon. 50. so; Cresencio Barriento $500
Francisco Coronado $500: Francisco
Reyes, S1.00; Cresencio MARTINEZ. $500
Antonio Garcia, $3.50: Donaciona Alva
! RADIO. $50: JOSE Cisneros. loo; Juan
Huerta, $3.50: Hipolito Guevara. Sl.5o,
Bonifaci,, Prado, 100; Federico Albina,
200: Sra. Petra ESquivel. o.oO: Sres.
Jesus Rebelez. S1.OO: Salvador Bail6n,
800: Juan Segura. $500 Francisco
Valdez $500: Mr.. L. z. Lonion, $500
Mr.. John NJ. Eiffin. S1.00: Sres. Juan
Whales. Sl.00; Lazaro Rebelez, Sl.0a:
Juan Marquee, S1.0o: E~ncarnaci6n Mar
ouez. $3.50; Rosario Gonzalez. S1.50:
Baltazar~ Delgado. 100: En~carnaci6n
Morales, $500: Mr.. Chas Roof. 500:
Sres. Esteban Pesino, S1.00; F~lorenti-
no Moreno $500; Andres Serna. s0,5a;
Crispfn Salcido 1920: JOSE Herrera
S0.25: Francisco Castillo. $3.50; Refu-
gio Castro s1.o0: Julian Mosqueda. -.
S1.oo: Bernardino Perez, $3.50: Bivia-
no Ramirez. S0.25; Nazario Lopez, -.
500; Maximilianc Morales, $3.50:
Leon Ramirez s0.25: Nicolas Amanda,
$3.50: Agustfn Serna. so.25: Agustfn
Sandoval $3.50: Isidro Serna, S0.35:
Feliciano Ortega, S0.25: Falentfn Con
zalez LOO: Cirilo Hernandez o.s0: Ma
tfas Villeras. $3.50: Pedro Villa: S1.00;
Miguel Perez, $3.50; Genaro Segundo,
$500.
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:. 2. ce,-'"c:oLes.
Los cristaIes es,'iu termiGados STEM
pre- poe caras .ianas, u;e son general
,n-nte ;,1I. Cos dos a dos. cS l'fr: g
cal.t cara lie uN G.&tai CORE ,I.lr'e o.
&, quo . - l!S".'.::r"nie .'I'ci2-
Los cristales tienen siempre Il an
sulos salientes. Los angulos entrantes
que parecen observance en- algunas ag!o
meraciones de ~cristales. Sc Geben STEM
pre- a Ia un:Gn dc dos he clos } ia
r.!iS Sc obServan ell uu CRYSTAL alsiaio
Cuando 50 rompc I'm %cT'Sta'. la tra,.u
I'll Sc verif!"a SiemDr" en se4.tido d.
t.rrainado. : Cenera!Tlente $tguieNin
ca.o~ cu>as inclinaciones sol comedies
y f:ias
Los cristales tienen ina particula-
ridad notable: cuando 81 modified un
elemento geometrico de un CRYSTAL, ia
les como un angulo O una ariSta, sc
modifican tambien los demas elementos
id&nticos del CRYSTAL.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-17
POR Los HOTElES

Procedentes de Nuevo Laredo. Ia
maulipas, llegaron aver a esta ctpdad
de San Antonio, los senores Santos F.
Herrera Y Gorge G. Gandarilla, quienes
Sc hospedan en- Ell hotel ST. Anthony.
Ell ell hotel Gunter Sc hospedan las
s!ru!cntes p%ersonns: Fernando Guerra,
p~rocedente de Lanpazos. Nuevo Leon:
Antonino ~Talamantes, de Hermosillo,
Sonora Y r. r. Gonzalez, de Nosales,
Sonoral.
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VIVA LA INDEPENDENCE!

Made quierc IN de-
pendcr de los peluoue-
ros. nj pertenecer a In
else de los "ESPERA-
Nuestro cor
tabor de pclo DUPLEX
ha traido csc maguifieo
resuitad" ' los hombres
estan de placemes. pues
les basta reinarse con
nuestro cortador psra
deiar arreglado 81 cabe-
ilo. largo o eotto. de
dfa o de noche, en- 81
casa, en- 81 campo o en-
ell tren y q ia bora en-
que Sc lie pegue IA ga
na. Las madres puedcn
arreglar cl pelo d. sus
ninos evitandoles 81 pc
lizro de un contagio por
medic de peins y III
vajas por personas de
dudosa salud- Con dos
meses de no visirr las
pctuquerfas Sc SAGA el
costo de nucstro eorta-
dor. que durara por a.
nos. Esti provisto de
dos cuehillas > cada Gu
chiEa con dos fuos.
Puede usarse tambien
como navajo dc barba ,
pueden asentarse o rec
filarse las cuchiilas CO.
tod2s las de segu-
ridad. Una ve-dadcra
ganga por ei precio que
lc hemos fjado. de
S2.oo. 500 por muy po-
CO tempo. mas 20 cea-
tavos para ell scGuro ,
franqueo. PidaIo hoy
mismo. con o sir dino
10, q
~
WHIT an co. T
DEPT. B. S
Todos los pedidos de N
Estados Unfdos. deben VI
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UN sGmsERo FUE MUERTo A
BAlAZOS
TRAGEDIA EN- Ell MERCADO DE
!. LA ClUDAD

4 las siete y minutas de Ia manana
de aver Sc registr6 una tragedia en- ell
coStado Sur del Mercado de la ciudad.
Tn miembro de los cuerpos de bonn
heros. Fidel D. Gutierrez, de IS amos
de edad. fue muerto a balazos- Ray
mundo Bazan. hermano polftico del
muerto. fue reducido a prisi6n.
Los motives de la tragedia no son
del conocimiento publico. pues las in
vestigaciones judiciales hasta ahora
practicadas en- ell asunto, han sido muy
delicadas Y reouieren toda Ia reserva
possible para Ell complete esclareci-
miento.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-17
VUELVE A VERACRUZ Ell
G~OBERNADOR

JALAPA, Sertiembre "13.-Ayer re-
gres6 al puerto veracruzano ell c. Co
hernador provisional del Estado, Ga
briel Garz6n Cossa, quien va en- com
panfa de su secretario particular, don
Jose Pereyra Carbonel.
En- esta ~poblaci6n Ell c.. Gobernador
fue objeto de algunos festejos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-17

dwell en- cualQuier farmacia y
guardelo en- su ASA Esta
Ia Sera como IN verdadero e in
Separabie amigo suyo. Y todos
los miembreS de su familia pue-
den tomarlo provechosamente.
No obstan.e que ell Jarsbe de
Pepsina del DR.. Caldwell. es ell
purgante liquido que mas Sc ven
de en- ell mupdo. pues sc desPa-
chan mas de s millones de fras-
COS anuaimente. muehas perso-
mas que debieran aliviarSe y Gu
rarse tomandolo. aun no 10 han
u,ado. ST I'd. no 10 ha probado
todavia, dirijase a esta 81 casa:
DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 47s Was
hingson Street. Monticello, ILL.,
nois, u. S. A., y sratuitamente
lie enviaremos un frasco como
In~uestra.
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BEATTY AUTO LIVERY

Unico ~servicio de carros Sedan en-
Ia ciudad. Chauffers cue hablan es-
panol. Quota, $3.50 Dor bora.
Telefonos CT. 212 = Cr. SO.
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Registro Civil
III iMoNlOS

Ignacio Rodriguez y Juana Lopez.
Crbaao G. Ramirez y Maria Canales.
Miguel Robes Y Luz Fernandez.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-17
ESTApo e TEMPO

PRoNOSTICO que rinde para hoy Ell
Observatory Meteorological de San An
tonic:
Temperature agradable. cuyo maxi
mum fluctuara entire los S6 y 90 gra-
dos. Ligeros,v ientos.
La temperature de aver fluetuo entire
los 70 los 81 grades, dejandose sentir
esta temperature entire 2 y 8 de Ia
tarde.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-09-17
MACHINE

In niho de Marcelino Peha y Maria
Aguilar de Pefia-
Una nina de. Estenan Palma y Leo
cadta A, de Palma.
Una nina de Victor Varela Y Santos
Farfa de Varela.
Una nina de ]. &. Gallardo y Lena
yaldes de Gallardo-
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I'D. PUEDE Y DEBE COZAR DE
UNA VEJEZ TRANQUILA Y FELlZ
10 hay necesidad alguna de cue Ud. sea un aEciano
raquitico O UNA anciana debM.

~ ESPCES de lIegar 4 cie-%
sedad, los distintos organos
H. del cUerpo humane Sc debi-
litaran mas V mas eSpecialnsE-
re los iatestnoS He aCui "a eau
So de las Intermediates de los
ancianos. Los desperdicios del
est&mago obstruyen los intesti-
nos, V como reSultado de clio
vienen los Observation-Disclosures. los
vahidos, las jaquecas los dole
res de cabeza,, IA Somnolencia
deSpues de las coUidas, las bills,
los vomitoS, las almorranas, etc.
81 eStoS SintomaS Y enferme-
dadeS no sc alJvias Y Sc curan a
tempo, frecuentemente causan
alJeracloneS graves en- IA Salud.
Las personals de cierta edaG.
sin embargo, deben tomar IN
purgante Slmamente benigno,
6igno de toda confianza, porque
a veceS e. remeGio que obra
violentamente, eS sumamente
peligroSo. Por eSa razon milla-
reside ancianos durante mas de
cuarenta amos han tornado Ell ia
rabe de PepSina del DR.. Caldwell
Esta receta conSiste de unaS
simples hierbas laXativaS COM
binadaS con pepsina. Obra SEN
ella V Suavemente sin cauSar
moleStia alguna o dolor de min
guna clase Y alivia Y eura al en-
fermo con prontItud Y facilidsd.
ComDre I'd. IN fraSco del ia
rabe lie Pepsina del Dr.. Cal
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do Flores y de la sehora Eulogia Ra-
mfrez de Flores.
Luz Rodriguez, a la edad de 81 amos.
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DEFUNcIONES

Francisco Davila. a la edad de A
amos.
Nina Faviana Flores, hija de Reynal-
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WHIT an co. P. o. Box 27a
DEPT. B.. San Antonio. rexa.
Todos los pedidos de Mexico o fucra de los
dc su importe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-30

YOU think they would oppose any applica-
ton tor communication of sentence
Whatev er is done | must do myself, so
am beginning with you. ! feel sure you
will help me, as | happen to know you
have a we'll developed sense of fair play.
Thanking You in advance for an early
reply, and pray that it will be favorable.
Sincerely,
Edward Carney
s. +. Cor Forest and Eager Sts., Balti-
more City, Md.
p. s. As | don't know your residence
address am sending this letter in care Of
MIR. English, post master. Do what you
can in moulding opinion favorable to me,
and l will repay you by leading the re-
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pride and joy. know it would give you
that, and may yet be able to get little
happiness. have become an experienced
clothing cutter and could readily earn
enough to supply every need; like the
work, and it pays good money. The
Friedman Bros, of New York City, who
have the contract here, would give me
and look out for me. |
have their confidence, and as ] have said
before, if they or YOU could forget for the
moment that / had ever been accused or
of robbery, | would have
nothing TO fear of their opinion.
&c.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-30
GLASS OF WATER
AFTER ASPIRIN
Bayer Company, Who Intro
duced Aspirin, in 1900, Give
Proper Directions.

The Bayer Company, .who introduced
Aspirin tell in their careful directions
in each package Of genuine "Bayer Tab
lets of Aspirin" that to get best results
one or two glasses of water should be
drunk after taking tablets.
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be gem
uine must be marked with the safety
"Bayer Cross" Then you are getting
the genuine, world-famous Aspirin, pre-
scribed by physicians for over eighteen
years.
Each unbroken "Bayer" package con-
tains proper directions for Colds, Head
ache, Toothaohe, Earache, Neuralgia,
Lumbago, Rheumatism, Neuritis and
Pain generally.
Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets
cost but few cents. Druggists also sell
larger ''Bayer" packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture OF
Monoaceticscidester of Salicylicacid.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-30

"Jones is the finest after-dinner speaker
| ever h card"
"So?"
"Yes. He always says, Waiter, give
that check to mer"-American Legion
Weekly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-30
Rows Tor the lob.

Why not give American landlords. a
mandate over the Sultan's palace If bis
departure from Europe is really desired?-
Buffalo Courier
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-30

Exceptional values in man.
nish serge, wool jersey and
taffeta Dresses, in desired
shades. Women's and misses
sizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20

Samuel Gorton Chapter, ID. 4. r.,
was entertained Tuesday evening at the
home Of Mrs Walter Hicks. at SIS Otis
place. Officers elected for the ensuing
YEAR are Regent, Miss Mary F. Smith ;
vice regent. Miss Mary McNutt; record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20

up was ready to tackle three fried eggs
and two cups of coffee. On the way to
the station | glanced proud at what I'd
accomplished. But somehow it didn't
look so much. Just a little place in one
corner.
/ Course, goin' in on the s:O3 / had to
stand for a lot of kiddin'. They're a
great bunch of humorists. them COM
muters. Nick and Norrie has spread
the news around Industrious about my
sunrise spadin' stunt, and everybody has
to pull his little wheeze.
"How's the old back feel about now;
me. Torchy?" asks one
Great stuff says another Every
body does it-once.''
THE boys clever with the spade, I'll
say adds Nick. Lets all turn out
tomorrow morning and watch him. He
does 1t regular, they tell me-
! grinned back at 'em as convncin'
as | could. For somehow ! wasn't just
achin' more or less. and my back hurt
and my palms were sore. BY noon l
was wreck. Absolutely. And when
thought of putin in two or three more
sessions like that I had to groan. Could
l do it? On the other hand, could renig
on the job after all that brash line Of
talk I'd given Vee?
Say. it was all I could do to limp out
to luncheon. didn't want much, but
l thought maybe some tea and toast
I "oeAA IIiS lCci DclleT Anu IL Was
In a restaurant that | ran across this
erouchy Scotchman. MacGregor Shinn,
who sold me the place here while back
I Maybe you don't know it, Mae
says !, but you're a wise guy
| Am /. thought" says he Il hadn't
noticed it myself. Just how now?"
"Unloadin' that country property on
me-" says l. Il used to wonder why
you let go Of it. I don't any more.
I've got the right bunch at last. You
n nd orly
| Eh?"
Mac stares at me sort of puzzled
| Not me-" says he. whatever put
TIA. in your ccind, me lad?"
"Ah. come" says l. with all that
land lynn around you was bound to
! get reckless with a spade some time
or other. Might not have been flower
beds you was excavatin' for. same as
me. Maybe you was specializin' on
spuds. or cabbages. But I'll bet you
had your foolish spell"
Mr. Shinn shakes his head "All the
digging | ever did out there" says he,
| was with a niblick in the bunkers of
I'm wrong"
"Ha. ha!" says I. Il thought So,
Yes" he goes on. rubin his chin
reminiscent, II mind me of one little
once who had a fondness for gin that
/! was scandalous, Locking it up was
no good. except in my bureau drawers,
SO one time when l had an extra case
!; of Gordon come in ] sneaked out at
night and buried it. That was just be-
| fore ] sold the place to you andy
George, me lad"
Here he has stopped and is gain
at me with his mouth open.
"Well?" says l.
Il Gamma mind digging it up again. "
! says he.
That doesn't sound much like a
| Scotchman," says I, being so careless
with good liquor. But you were in
| such rush to get back to town NAV
be you did forget. Where did you
| plant it?"
Mac scratches his head II Gamma
seem to think" says he
And about then l begins to get a
glimmer of this brilliant thought of
/ mine. Would it have been in that
| three-cornered strip that runs along
by the road?" l asks.
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TT might" says he.

TT might" says he.
I didn't press him for any more de-
tails: I'd heard enough. finished my
invalids lunch and slid out But say,
when I caught the 5:13 out to Harbor
Hills that afternoon / had something
all doped out to slip to that bunch OF
comic commuters. l laid for 'em in
the smokin' car, and when Nick Bar
blister he starts in with his kidding
again.
ooh. you'll be able to get out and
dig again in a week or So" says he.
II hope So" says /.
Maybe if you knew what 1 was
diggin' for" says ]. 'you'd-well.
there's no tellin'.''
"Eh?" says he. "Whaddye mean
shakes my head and looks mystic
Isn't it green corn or string beans
that you're aiming at, Torchy?" he
asks.
Not exactly" says I. Vegetable
raisin' amt in my line. l i n,a1,,,, that
"You don't mean" insists Nick, eye
in me close, buried treasure"
II expect some would call it that
in these days" says !,
Uh-huh, | had him sittin up by then,
with his ear stretched. And ] must say
that from then on Nick does some
scientific pumpin'. Not that / let out
anything in so many words. but I'm
afraid he got the idea that what was
after was something money couldn't
buy That is. not unless somebody vio-
lated a sacred amendment to the grand
old constitution. In fact, I may have
mentioned casually that a whole case of
Gordon was worth riskin' blister here
and there.
AS for Nick he simply listens and
gasps. You know how desperate some
of them sporty ginks are. who started
out SO gay only year or so ago with
private stock in the cellar that they
figured would last em until the coun-
try rose in wrath and undid Mr.. VOL
stead's famous act' Most of 'em are
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Lincoln Circle. No. 3, 6. A. r., of
which Mrs. Sarah Deeds is president.
was entertained recently by Gen. and
Mrs. Hoxie. Mrs. Philip Addison
sang.
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NOR" says !. that MacGregor Shinn
went off and left it buried there. As
though a Scotchman could ever get as
careless as that. / don't believe he
did. Anyway. some of them smart
Alec commuters who were kiddin' me
so free yesterday must have worked
up blisters of their own. My guess is
that they lost some sleep. too"
You don't have to furnish Wee with
a diagram of a yoke, you know. before
she sees it. At that she sQuints her
eyes and lets out a smoker.
Il wonder, Torchy." says she. who
could have started such rumor?"
Yes, that's the main mystery. amt
IT.? says !. But your flower bed is
about ready, amt it?'
Copyright. 1920, by seweli Forti)
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Torchy Gets a Hunch.
By Sewell Ford.

CURSE, I only got my suspi-
cions and / amt in position
to call for the real facts in
the case. but I'll bet If it came
to a show down could name the mas
ter mind that wished this backache
and the palm blisters on me. Uh-huh!
Auntie. I wouldn't put it past her.
for when it comes to evening up a
score she's generally right there with
the goods. Deep stuff, as rule, too.
/ amt denyin' either, but what
Auntie had grounds for complaint
Maybe you remember how she came
out to spend a quiet week end with
us after a nerve shatterin' night in