davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-04

quiet little sister 60 back home with
tale or unhappiness to tell. The DIR,
mad looked forward to the visit for
years. Anne knew. She remembered
now It had been when she was young.
so Anne wrote little perfumed note
anu asked the colonel to call at tea
time the next day. She planned to
nave Few others In so that she couI5
take the colonel aside and explain lust
what was wanted without having
Helen suspect anything.
She longed to wear a blue georce,te
trock deliberately embroidered in steel
beads. but the colonel had often men.
tloneo MS fondness for her in that col
or In the never-to-be- forgotten DAYS Of
youth, so she resolutely pushed aside
the alluring little garment and select
ed drab gray to which only her san
phires gdve color.
Or course they had met almost ey-
cry day In the year, but he never went
70 Anne's house unless he was fnyit-
ed there, and Anne only asked him
when there were many other guests.
Lately she had seen little of him. He
was beginning to plead that middle
aged officers ought to turn over social
affairs to the younger fellows and let
them have their fling.
When the few people whom she had
asked had all been served, Anne left
the gay little tea table and casually
moved over to sit beside the colonel.
I'm so glad that you came," she
said. II want to ask big favor of
you"
Granted" he answered, smiling in
scrutably. before you ask. as you must
have known 1t would be-"
s"Captain Anstruther's little sister Is
visiting me for month. For some
reason. not known to me. she is not
proving very popular. My sixth sense
tells me that"
"Woman's intuition"
"She is young, as you can see, so
young that her heart and her eyes are
still filed with dreams. I want her
to be gay and happy while she Is here.
Already she is beginning to feel that
the men are not rushing her as she
had hoped they would. Can you help
me? Will you help me to make her
visit here all that want It to be?"
A little wistful smile played about
his full lips and etched with a bold
stroke the fine lines that were already
showing at the corners Of his brown
eyes. ITS big task to put up to a
man whose own dreams have never
come true, but I'll do my best. What
ever you say goes, you know. 1 told
you that same thing, fifteen years ago."
Only that once did she let the mask
fall. Her face went white as q snow
drop and her hand, idly lingering the
bar Of sapphires on her breast,
trembled visibly. There was the ag.
ony Of confession In the eyes she lifted
to his for one brief moment. If It
hadn't been for the memory of your
kindness, couldn't have endured it
all these years." 80.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-04

'aow." His clasp on her hand
was YARN, reassuring. "I'n do every
fthlng that I can for the girl"
II a miracle can happen, then one
happened at the post. The end of
Hesen's visit cafne. and Anne knew
that no girl who had ever been enter
famed there had enjoyed greater pop
uiari'y. There had been rides, lunch.
cons. teas. dinners and theater par.
Ties 10 the nearby city, all Of them
sponsored by the able. quiet-looking
coionel. Anne was grateful beyond the
power OF words to express, but the Wis
IL mao been trying one for her. She
| was conscious every time that she saw
the commanding officer at the post that
all he did was for her. She had worn
her oiue dresses because she had heard
| MN say so many times in the old
Gays that blue was his favorite color,
and she wanted to please him because
ne was doing so much for her.
he came, to call. alone. the night be-
'ore Helen was to leave. The girl
seemed strangely excited, rs If she
were just bubbling over with happi-
, ness. >Anne said goodnight to them
early and went to her room, thinking
over her own care-free days and her
! unwise choice of partner. She would
try to save Helen from the same fate.
She wondered If the girl had come
really to care for any of the men who
! mad danced attendance on her. None
OF them probably cared q straw for
the girl herself. OF course, they
rushed her to please the colonel.
There was a little lieutenant who had
seemed sincere In his attentions.
Could IT be that he-Anne was startled
from her reverie by Helen tip-toeing
into the room. with her finger on her
lips. The little visitor was In a flame
, colored taffeta with wideplaited ruff
fles that served to round out her slim,
girlish figure. high Spanish comb
held her yellow curls on top OF her
head. She was eager. vivid. keenly
alive. Her eyes were sparkling.
Il have secret, a wonderful one"
she confided rapturously.
"Yes?"questioned Anne ;.but already
that strange sixth sense was at work,
prophesying the astounding news.
| I'm coming back-to be leading
lady Mt the post-think Of it! The
colonels wife! Maybe I'll snub you
and Tom" she laughed. rocking her
self back and forth on the low stool
by Anne's dainty dressing table. you
know was wild about him before i
came here. Tom had told us so much
:. about him. cared even before 1 saw
him. So you see your quiet, demure
little sister-in-law has something that
all the lovely, scintlllating visitors who
came here before must have lacked. l
met him two or three days before you
asked him to tea. He said then that
If you didn't soon ask him to call he
would have to hint to you" Then sud-
denly she changed the subject. Il
; think that will have a brown going
away dress, Anne. thought Of blue.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-04
THE S O S.
CRAWFORD LUTTRELL.
By ehH"

Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
1870 BY "
men on post welcome VISIT
''I ,s,s os the glad old earth well
snrjnc. but 1t was quite evil
0eS ,f,sr the FIRST week Of her So
- +, The house Of Captain An
el .hsrs that his sister Helen was
' y. - have sorry time Of it. She
ny ,rsttv enough in her way. but that
~. something that makes or mars
,'rs sncccss with men held no prom
mr the captains uneasy wife.
{, What was she going to do with
sister-in-law for whole month?
vsn came, perfunctorily. at her bid
They ate her dinners, nibbled
.,les and drank her tea, but they
.,-nsd the courtesies with the air
men paying just and honest debts
,.n they could make far happier use
,hs money. None Of them on leav-
fingered q little to grasp her hand
!, whisper, "She's some little peach.
.rr visitor! Say good word for
vi How about dinner with me to-
,,,ov night, and could you squeeze
| horseback ride for the next after
coz"
something had to be done and done
bickly. Z
,nne thought over the list Of pos
nities. Her heart gave q little con-
blsive gasp at thought Of sending an
O. S. to the colonel, and yet she
pked forward happily. to the oppor.
mites that It would offer to exhibit
,rself In all her mature loneliness
the man whom she had refused to
sry Tom Anstruthers. There was
WAYS a little glow Of feminine salts
dion when she reflected that he
IS a bachelor because Of her. His
hes we're inscrutable. unfathomable.
hey looked at her as II they were
ill seeing the pretty, innocent young
! RI she had been when. visiting the
pst years before, she had chosen a
usband because he was the best
Soking officer there, the best dancer
ID the most adept at making love.
FELL, she had paid for her failure to
terminate, but nobody knew how
uch she had paid. Outwardly she
as the toast Of the officers mess,
.autiful as a star and just as cold,
(en found who ventured to make up
b Anstruther's obvious lack Of at
hilton.
She had never asked q favor of Col.
bel Kent, but the time had come when
be felt that the end justified the
:..s She could not have Toms
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-06-04

nut ne mates II. ISnT Lnat queer 7
Most men adore it. Why don't you say
something? Aren't you perfectly
thrilled to have a sister who is the
colonels lady?"
Anne was staring at her, eyes dark
as shadowy pools, as If she were see
ing her for the first time. "Why, Of
course, I am delighted"
II wanted him to tell you, but he
said it would be better for me to
break the news. Wasn't that thought
full of him? Women do love startling
secrets. don't they7 And just think,
Anne. he says that he has never loved
girl before, and he Is nearly forty
years old"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

after having spent a couple of weeks
in Heppner, attending to business az
fairs and visiting with her relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk are nicely stu
ated near Alsea and like the coast
country very much.
Mrs. Z. J.. McAlister Of Lexington
has returned home after an absence
Of several months, during which
time she enjoyed a very pleasant visit
at her old home in Iowa and amons
her relatives residing in that state.
County Commissioner Lee Padberg
finished the heading season on his
ranch on Rhea creek last Saturday
and on the following day loaded up
his car with camping outfit and has
taken his family to the mountains for
several days recreation. They will
pick the succulent huckleberry.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

turned home Tuesday from Hot Lake
where Mr.. COpenhayer went 70 re-
ceiye treatment for rheumatism. He
is somewhat improved although his
condition is said to be far from sat
isfactory.
The families Of Lee Padberg and
Paul Balsiger OF lone passed through
Heppner Monday morning on their
way to the mountains. The object
i've Of their trip was the h~uckleberry
patches in the vicinity of Jones
prairie.
L. H.. Turner, farmer Of the North
lone country was in Heppner Mon
day. Mr.. Turner has not threshed
his grain yet but is looking forward
to a splendid yield. He is now fin
ishing a fine new and modern dwell
ling on his farm.
W. G. McCarty has commenced
construction on a modern residence
on the east side of Gale street on
property joining the Federated
church. The new dwelling will be
occupied by Prof. Howard NJ. James
and family, we understand.
BORN-To the wife of Lee GOWNS
Cantwell on the 21st inst, a son. All
parties interested are doing fine, and
the young man has been given the
name of Lee, Jr., and according to
his daddy's scales he is a good siz-
ed youngster, weighing at least "a
pounds.
NJ. +. Wadsworth, clerk of the r.
rigon school board, was in Heppner
on Monday attending to some mat
tiers in connection with the new
school building at that place. He
was accompanied by Prof. e. H. An
derson, principal of the Irrigon
school.
Mrs. John T. Kirk departed yester-
day for her home at Alsea, Oregon,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

FOR sALE-several pieces Of
good furniture including piano and
Perfection oil range, almost new. NJ.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26
Els WEEDERS WITHOUT

THE FREIGHT-We have for sale at
Heppner, rs sections Of the Jones
Weeders, the last to be manufactured
here. Mr.. Farmer, after they are
gone you will not be able to buy
Jones Weeders without paying
freight. Better buy yours today. 4tp
PEOPLES HDWE. co.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

FOR SALE-One 3 IA wagon; one
cook house for IS men; one Nelson
straw stacker, hood guaranteed not
to waste straw; n Garden City feed
er, guaranteed not to slug, a machine
used but 25 days. F. E. Mason, Lex
ington, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

FOR SALE-One 5%-passenger
Overland. Guaranteed to be in first
class mechanical condition. A good
bargain. Either cash or approved
notes. Inquire Gazette-Times office.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

FIRST CLASS COOK with one or
two helpers, wishes position on ranch.
Mrs. Lydia McCleand. See ]. C. o.
Neill at the Central Market.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

FOR SALE-13 head z months old
pigs; also fresh milk cows-good
cows. j. F. Lucas, Lexington, Ore.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

One Of the incest little homes In
Heppuer for sale al $500. Inquire
Gazette-Times Office.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

THREE good fresh milk COW for
Ora e. Adkins, Eight Mile.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

ing out from Heppner Finder please
leave at this office
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

LOST-Fraternity pin. Finder re-
urn to Charles Chick, Heppner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26

LOsT-Child's coat on road lead
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
A NEW WORLD OIL KING.

A new Rockefeller "a daring and aggressive man, has come out of the East. A young man, born in HoI- land, went to Java some years ago and obtained employment in bank. In 1890, he became assistant to the manager of the Royal Dutch Co.,, and in 1896 was put in charge.
 This mans name is Deterdins. Those who know him say he is Na- poleonic in his tactics and strategy. He must be wonder, for within four years after taking charge of the Roy al Dutch Go he managed to effect. a merger of the Royal Dutch and the Shell Companies by which the twp combined their assets and turned themselves over to the Bataafsche Co. and the Anglo Saxon Petroleum Go.
 Detetrding fought the Standard Oil to a standstill in China, and won q market for his products in that coun- try.
 Deterding fought the Standard Oil of Europe and promises to be one .of the most powerful figures in the world in oil production and distributlon.- The Nations Business 6-s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
BURMESE WOMEN
  HAVE ENJOYED
 --~- RIGHTS FOR YEARS

Women in America, rejoicing III their recently-acquired and hard won economic freedom, are not hold- ing such a unique position after ait The right to have a hand in the business of the country, now accepted as the usual thing here, has been the privilege of Burmese women for many generations in that land Of Kipling fame.
 Indeed, practically all the business in Burma is left to women, says Miss J. E. Parrott, an Indiana woman who has just arrived in New York after seventeen years in Mandalay, the place that made the ''o1d flotilla@ famous. Miss Parrott is one of the two women evangelists maintained in Mandalay by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. Visiting native homes and working among the women and girls has been her special
 field She has returned to America
 to attend the, Northern Baptist Con-
 vention nowsEbeings held zsin, Buffalo,
 when missionaries from the four COP
 ners of the world, will gather to dis
 cuss the future of mission work.
 'Women in New York; says Miss
 Parrott "are not really so far ahead
 of their Burmese sisters. In Manda-
 lay particularly, the carrying on of business is left largely to women. They do all the buying and selling and have charge of the numerous
 'bazaars.' All sorts of commercial opportunities are open to them. Every home is workshop where ] articles such as idols, woven work, | etc. are manufactured and sold.'' >e-- ''The customary duties of home | making and child rearing have been
 placed in the daily routine of the see to take care of themselves and | children bring themselves up un-
 aided by much parenral super vision.
 s'The zenana of the East is un- I known in Burma. The women wear | slender skirts Snd kimona sacks. The 1 older woman adds long silk scarf, | the kind affected by the young wo- i men in America. This scarf, the last word in youthful chicness here, is the. 1 indication of weighty years and stiff l dignity in Burma.
 1 "Womens social status in Burma l is better than in any other place in l the Orient. In the native marriage l ceremony the husband promises his l mother-in-law to give his wife all his | worldly goods = but frequently like l many other promises, he neglects to | keep it. However, the woman -fs
 quite capable of gaining economic in l dependence herself and in nine cases I out of ten, does The men spend
 their time rowing, fishing and ia rTn= l ing.'' | Northern Baptists maintain many 1 schools, hospitals and mission centers in Burma. The Girls School iH 1 Mandalay with which Miss Parrott 1 was associated has grown in mems 1 bership in the past ten years from 80 to 25O pupils.
 At \his convention, will be discuss ed the proposed plan to build twenty five new school buildings in this ter i ritory exclusive of several new l schools for girls and a trade schoo1 for boys at Moulmein. The denoln- ination is cooperating with the goy>
 ernment in many cases in it's mission 1 work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
WEEKLY MoRB1DITY REPORT

For the week ending June 19, 1920. including all cases reported before Il a. m., Monday. June 21:
 Diphtheria-Bridge 3, Green wich 1, Stamford (city) 2.
 Measles-Bridgepo 1, sDarien 5. Greenwich l. ,Norwalk 1, Ridsefeld 4. Stamford (cityO g.
 Scarlet feve--Bridgeport 5. Nor walk 1, Westport 5.
 whooping cough - Bridgeport 2, Greenwich 13, Ridgefield l, Sta rn- ford (city) 5. ---.
 Other communicable diseases - Go- norrhoea IT, syphilis 10. tuberculosis (PuI) 31, tuberculosis (other forms1 6. chickenpox ', humps 23, German measles l, lethorgics encephalitis 2. pneumonia 2. -g-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
MAY SEND PACKAGES
 ITO MEXICO

Manufacturers who have been ex- periencing difficulty in the shipping into Mexico of combination parcel post packages may now send these packages according to an announce ment made at the Post Office this morning
 The new ruling makes it easy for those who are sending samples. The letter may accompany the parcel but first class postage must be paid on the letter. The package can be sent g fourth class matter or parcel 'ost- The letter and package may ,e tied together to avoid separa- ton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
WILL NAME DELEGATES.

Delegates to the State Police Asso7 ciation's convention which is scheduf- ed to be held in New Haven on- JlfiE 22, will soon be named by the Brldge- port police department. Delegates from every city and town in Cons nectfcut will be the guests of the New Haven department. An outing ana field sports followed by dinner and. husiness session will be held at Dou- ble beach.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
MOOSE CONVENTION ADJoUKNs

Aurora, H., June 26-The annual convention of the Loyal Order of Moose adjourned yesterday at Moose Heart, III, after confirming the fol lowing officers:
 Supreme dictator, Darius A. Brown Kansas City, Mo; supreme vice d}c- tator, James F. Griffin, Boston; su- preme prelate, J. W. Pierson, Dallas. Texas. 4-lt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
MIXED

Well, that's enough to try the pa tience of Job!" exclaimed the village minister, as he threw aside the local paper.
 ''Why, what's the matter, dear ?'' asked his wife.
 Last Sunday I preached from the text, Be ye, therefore, steadfast',' answered the good man; "but the printer Nmakes it read. Be ye there for breakfast
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
ABSENT-NINDED
Rather absent-minded, isn't

Rather absent-minded. isn't he ?''
 Extremely SO! Why the other night when he got home he knew there was something he wanted to do, but he couldn't remember what it, was until he had sat up over an hour trying to think!"
 And did he finally remember it?''
 "YesHhe discovered that he want ed to go to bed early!"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
VALUABLE DISCOVERY

"Wen, Tommy, did you learn any thing at school today?" asked the proud father.
 "Yes, did," replied the youngster with pugilistic ambitious.
 Fine! What was it? History geography grammar?
 '|No dad. I learned that Sam -Snoggs, the butchers son, packs an awful punch in his right
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
HUH

s.so your. wife objects to living 1T he next flat to that foreign couple 2 emarked MT. Naybor. "Yes,'' replied MT. Gaeb. The5 uarre1 incessa ntly and she can't un. lerstand a word of it''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26

Expected that motorists will show much independence of the law, but it's not good judgment to run over " necessary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
WHY?

Gritic-By George, old chap, when look at one of your paintings I stand and wonder-
 Artist-How I do it?
 Critic-No-why you do it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
SAVED

we tried to buy some rope to hang . profiteer."
 'swel"
 -pr. the dealer wanted too much tor ft-~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26

The presidential candidates vii now be confronted with acts of GarI and desperate viHainy committed at the age of three years old and up. ward
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-26
POOR GROOM

Alfred-That young bride worships her hus band, doesn't she?
 Ethel-Well, she places burnt of ferings before him three times a day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-25
least forty words in any language. He
CO.. IDS; speak English. Greek. Arabic and

least forty words in any language. He
could speak English. Creek. 1rah;c ana
Turkish, but couldn't read a line.
IL seemed strange to the immigration
;;nSpsctors tnat young man 80 versatile
m the use OF languages could not read.
=: a. inspector handed him slip printed
IN creek and was astonished to find that
ne could not read the language of his
native people, though he could talk It
nnuentiy. The inspector thought he rave
Nlcholas every chance to select any Ian
guage nc might be able to read and PASS.
out wnen he failed on English and Greek
ana ala not ask for any other text tho
case seemed hopeless and the man was
excluded, and his wife with him, through
she could read in several languages,
Mrs. Nicholas communicated with
Charles Carol, missionary Of thu Nav
1ork Bible Society, stationed on Ellis
Island, who became interested IN TIE
case ten days after the arrival Of the
young couple. who had Just been married
In England and who landed here on tks
s s:a La France on April IL. The
WIG y. was scholar in English history
ana literature. They were we'll dressed,
p'1Aspe1ous and Of pleasing manners.
All OF a sudden it seemed to dawn
upon Nicholas that he could read Arabic
=, TACT ne had stupidity forgotten at
tne Time OF his inspection. An inspector
was summoned and the Greek read
Arabic with glibness that would have
excited the envy of linguist. He was
admitted without further delay and tool
MS detention as joke upon himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-25
Illness Resignation
As r all Director
Effective May Is
Max Thelen Probably Will
Be Successor to Wind
Up Last Details of Gov
eminent Administration

WASHINGTON, April "a Walker
d. Hines, Director General Of Rail-
roads, has resigned, and his resigna-
ten has been accepted hv President
Wilson, effective May Is.
Much work in liquidating the az
fairs Of the railroad administration
will remain, and successor to Mr..
Hines will be named. Max Thelen, in
charge Of the claims department, prob
ably will be appointed He is under
stood to be Mr.. Illness choice, and it
Yves said to-day at the White House
that the retiring director general
would name his own successor.
Mr.. Illness letter of resignation was
not made public, but it is understood
the director general has desired to re-
turn to the practice Of law in New
York, and consented to remain only
until the task Of liquidation was well