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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

about her that know Of no one whom
would rather ask for help in an
emergency.
LII to the Rescue.
raised my eyes and looked at her.
AS IL she had understood my unspoken
appeal. she nodded ever so slightly.
and went on playing. She was near
the end of the selection, and in a mo-
ment a little Hitting run, a crashing
chord. a haunting low note. and she
rose from the bench, with Dicky pro-
testing violently.
That's always the way with you,
Lii. just play one thing, get every
body in a musical mood, and then
quit"
''You boys go and smoke" she com
manded. I'm going TO show Mrs.
Graham some Of the most wonderful
bargains in gloves and stockings !
picked up the other day, Wen see you
later"
She took my arm and ushered me
swiftly across the room to her bed
room and shut the door behind us.
Here. sit down, lean back and smell
this before you say anything" she
said. your head must be aching ter
ribly. / can tell by your eyes. have
'em myself"
She put vial Of some strong aro-
matte stuff to my nose, and stroked
my forehead with the disengaged hand.
The strong magnetic stroke soothed
me unaccountably.
Look here she sal dsuddenly.
You've been terribly upset this morn
ing. / can see that. / don't want 10
know anything about IL. I can guess
enough from what DicSy said the other
day, when he spoke OF your cousins
return from South America. But you
are not up to going out any more to-
day. You ought 10 be in bed this
minute. Suppose we send the boys
away, and you stay here with me this
afternoon. I'm a splendid nurse,
really"
Katie a Good Excuse.
Her kindness unnerved me. felt
really guilty at the thought of the feel
fngs had harbored against her. But
the idea of staying anywhere save in
nv home terrified me. / wanted only
one thing-to go with my husband TO
the shelter of my own home.
Impulsively l grasped the hand that
was troklng my forehead and held ii
tightly to my cheek.
oh, Mrs. Underwood You are too
kind to me-" 1 said. II 1 could only
go home!"
1 had not meant to utter the words
but the cry seemed forced from me. ]
was more unnerved than had thought
possible.
Mrs. Underwood patted my cheek
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

Louie Solomon well--what pearl fisher
did not-and Louie Solomon knew
him. Like two wrestlers on the mat the
two stood lokoing each other over
man that wanted to sell something
a man that wanted to buy it-with the
odds on the one that could put up the
biggest bluff. The world could be
halved just there.
Cup by DE shpr.Ig?"
"A gourd."
The two went around the west end
of the cabin and back to where the
spring boiled out from beneath the
foot of the cliffs among rocks that
ages of shade and moisture had uphol-
stored thick with moss, inlaid here
and there with a delicate tracery of
lichens. The Jew dipped UP a gourd
full and drank so deep that the Pearl
hunter knew it was no honest thirst he
quenched. The bar of the Mud Hen
was famous along the Wabash. He
began to see another reason why the
little Jew was late.
"Himmell Dot shprine! Not once
pass Fallen Rock I don't shtop undt
drink i'm. I'm campin' here tonight.
I'm last night campin here, but we
shtruck town late. undt got in mid de
Boss undt a lot of pearl fishers. Undt
dis morningi" He threw up his pudgy
hands, the Jews exclamation point
when words fail. "Ach, Himmel, de
headt! Undt poker! All poker players
vot see, he's de schlick one!"
1.-THE Boss?'
'rBossl He don't can see last night
de candle. Dot timber buyer. don't
met him before. Poker! From TWEEN
ty-t'ree dollar he trim MEL
He dipped up another gourdful Of
water and drank again. The eyes OF
the Pearlhunter drew together.
Timber buyer! What was he IkeT'
The Jew hung the gourd back on
the stick that had been driven be-
tween the rocks to hold it.
"Oh, so high like your shoulder" he
said. Light hair, blue eyes-undt hell
on cussin'."
Did he wear a fancy vest?
You know him?"
I've seen him."
CONTINUED tomorrow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
CHAPTER XIV.
To Have and To Hold.

CHAPTER XIV.
To Have and To Hold.
The Pearlhunter. with the horse
sense twenty years of hard knocks
had beaten into him, knew that this
was his day--his one first day-his to
seize; to have; to hold.
Already Ire had fidgeted nearly half
of it away. A dozen times he was
tempted to doubt the Boss's statement
that Louie Solomon had struck town"
and would be "down in the mornin'."
Once or twice he had tramped through
the bushes and out upon the deck Of
the house boat to gaze up the river.
More than once he had started impa-
tiently, half decided to go to the wills
lage and see for himself. But as often
he had returned to the doorstep to
wait with what patience he could
muster. 1t would not do to let Louie
Solomon think he was anxious to, sell
the peari-which, in reality was the
very thing he was burning up with
eagerness to do.
Five thousand dollars; gray ghost
in the easy chair in the cabin OF the
three gables; a girl that trusted"
him-and the blk day goingi 1t was
enough to make a man restless.
The forenoon was nearly gone when,
through the trees up the river, he
caught the bright CLINT of the sun upon
oar blades. Even at that distance he
knew the craft-Louie Solomon's long.
white, six cared skiff.
His tardy coming meant to the
Pearlhuhter that the shifty buyer was
following the same tactics he himself
had followed in not going to the vii
lage-faking a show of indifference.
It's the first instinct of every man
who buys or sells, game as old as
the race. One would think the trick
would have died of old age long ago.
It's just as fresh today as it was when
cave men snapped stone axes. 1t
meant that there were no other buy
ers on the ground It was not for
nothing that the willy little Jew was
called King" Solomon. He probably
knew the whereabouts of every other
buyer on the river, and knew that he
was perfectly safe in taking his time.
Not jot of this missed the Pearl
hunter. But this was his day, not
Louie Solomon's He cIamped his jaw
down in the five thousand notch and
waited. Stin, it wouldn't do to let
Louise Solomon find out that he wait
ed. He rose from the step and went
into the cabin.
Broom in hand. he was making
gust and CHATTER among the
chairs and boxes when the pearl buyer.
short and pudgy-Jew from his shrewd
eyes 10 his fat feet-stepped before
the door.
House cleaning. hain'dt it2"
"Oh, just digging myself OUT
Standing his broom against the
wall. he stepped outside. He knew
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
WHEN THE PLoW IS IN THE
FURROW.
BY Frank [. Stanton.

When the pillow is in the furrow and
the mule is puliin' strong,
When from affair comes echoes of the
happy harvest song;
No matter how the world rolls-no
matter what be said
The harvest songs the best song from
the fields that give the bread.
When the pillow Is in the furrow, then
visions bright arise
OF golden sheaves a-shining beneath
the harvest skies;
And forever and forever the worlds
steps still are lead
BY the music OF the harvest song to
fields that give the bresd.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

the weeds, hit your parkway lick.
plant flower or so. If everybody
does this we'll have mighty lovely
city. If nobody does it but you. at
least you will have done your part"
All of which sounds well. but how In
ham are you COMA do all that when
you have to work four and a half
hours to make days wages with
which to buy gas for the Lizzie, ard
food for the dog. and have but sixteen
or seventeen hours In which to burn
that gas and feed the dog. the rest Of
the day. or perhaps night, being taken
up with trying to get enough rest for
tomorrow's four and how are you GO
ing to find time to do it yourself un-
der these instances Lakeland
Advertiser.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

kindly.
you poor child" she said. there wa
wealth OF tenderness in her voicl
you shall 60 home Leave Il 10 nae
She started toward the door, the
came back again.
But VIII there be anybody TO see ,
your" she asked. SIS Katie there7"
The question brought back 10 me 70
discovery / had made that nornig
that Katie had opened my jewel *,
and handled the lavailiere which Dixy
had given me for a wedding preser
THAT is one Of the reasons I INST
go home" thought.
Then I told Mrs. Underwood II a
few words what had found wka I
took out my jewel case. She liitened
thoughtfully.
1T will make a splendid excue for
me 20 give for your nerves being upset.
terror for fear the girl VIII some
back while you are gone" she taid.
But / don't think you need rea1f to
worry about II. ] believe Katie 4 be
absolutely honest. But she's just Ike
a monkey-all these girls are. Me
wouldn't steal It. You may be sureof
that, think. But give her a god
scare in the morning. she'll be god
for a year on the strength OF H."
She walked toward the door and pui
her hand on the knob.
Now to send you home" she said
smiling.
CONTINUED tomorrowD
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
Revelations
Ofa Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON.
How the Scene Ended.


When 7 held out my left hand TO
Harry Underwood in order TO show
him that my rings were not lost as he
was half -playfully insisting, l did not
count upon the diabolical quickness
and audacity of the man.
He caught the hand, holding it so
,iebt,v that I could not draw it away.
you're a game little cuss Why can
Won he friends with me? You know
7 Won't tell Dicky about your loss OF
the rings. Oh, understand you touho
them again, but you and your cousin
were pretty groggy with fright ABOUT
thorn when I saw you: don't forget
that. But I'll never tell, never, never
cross my heart, hope to die
I knew il was the veriest nonsense.
THE man was too much button to be
dangerous. but his assumption OF
sharing a secret of mine. OF protecting
me was intolerable. How 1 wished
for the safety of my own home. IL
seemed to me that could never en-
d,,re the rest of the day and evening
with its program Of going out to some
restaurant
Nv head was aching hard by this
time I was afraid if / stayed through
the day / would be really i'll with. it
What chance had of getting away
Dicky could not understand. and would
resent my wish to go. Harry Under
wood was hopeless. There was but
one person who could manage my go
ing home IL she so wished-Mrs. IN
derwood.
There is something puzziing TO me
about my feeling for Mrs. Underwood.
I dislike most OF her ways I resent
Dicky's friendship for her. but there is
such an air of efficiency and good win
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
ALL OF STEEL WORK IN
JAPAN MAY BE MERGED

Toxic. Aug. -Amalgamation Of all
the steel works in Japan. in order 20
tide over the present trade conditions,
is reported under consideration by the
japanese government the authorities
OF which are said 10 be investigating
the possibilities OF a nationwide mer-
ger.
The iron market continues weak.
owing TO the slump IN quotations and
the decrease in demand. although the
amount Of iron imported from the
United States aggregates nearly 1000
tons month in accordance with ths
contracts signed last year.
In these circumstances, pessimistic
views are being now entertained by
some Of hte iron dealers. and num-
Der Of the steel works have been
obliged TO close. The output for the
first half OF the current year. there
fore. is expected to result in a de-
crease Of nearly 30 per cent. with even
worse prospects for the latter half OF
the year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
aSmaII Town Stuff

In one of the states biggest jour
nails we note the following: IF the
people voted twenty million dollars for
roads it would all be spent on con-
Meeting roads for pleasure riding and
the state would be less able than 1t is
now to build roads to get the farmers
into the country towns" or all the
puerility we have ever noted this is
the last word This argument has
been dug UP from the dust of CEN
turtles, for it certainly has been buried
since the time farmers contended that
good roads were only intended for
them dang automobiles" The conten-
ton seems to be that the sidetrips are
only for pleasure riders" This argu-
ment seems to place all our farmers
on the main highways at present when
in reality so per cent of them are On
"the connecting roads" 1t hasn't been
so long since one of our central Flor
ida counties raised the same outcry-
"the roads are for automobiles. This
same county now has system OF good
roads, is becoming settled up, and for
at least a couple of seasons has BOAST
ed a million dollar truck crop Any
one who contends that this, or even a
small part of it. could be accomplished
on sand trails needs trepanning. 1t is
generally Acknowledged that Florida
must develop our farming country and
make it accessible. so per cent of our
farms and farm land are on the side
trips.' Small town argument will
never stop the good roads movement
in Florida, and our suggestion to this
journal is to dig a little deeper-but
not too deep, for even in ancient Rome
they recognized the value of good
roads for their chariots. - Florida
Grower.
Must Have Scads of Money.
We, the editor of this sheet, are
dead game sport. We're willing to
wager our best and only hat that Ohio
viii furnish the next president of the
United States. Now put up or shut
up-Palatka Post.
Mother: what kind of show did
pop take you to?"
Bobby: ut was dandy. mama, they |
had ladies dressed in stockings up to
their necks."-Judge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

and it is now paying it all back again
in added permanent population.
'The price of increased population
is, like liberty, eternal vigilance-and
many thousand dollars. West Florida
can pay that price if it would have
the increase; but until West Florida
does, it will continue to gather in the
mere overflow, the casual dropper in
who does not know his Florida as he
will know it after a few years resi-
dence."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
IF HE,s HAPPY ON rHE WAY.

What matter for the money
You miss from day to day?
Life is ever sunny
And we're happy on the way"
There's mighty little trouble
And skies are seldom gray,
Single file or double
If we're happy on the way!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
IN THE SNAKE COUNTRY.

There are more snakes In this VI
cinity than there are remedies for
snake bites" says the Billville Banner,
s'but we notice that all the old-time
colonies who have gallon jugs hid out,
are mighty reckless about hunting
snakes"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
ANOTHER 6oNEDRY BLESSING

Another good thing about this bone
dry law" said the old colonel, "is that
you don't have TO swear off on the
first OF January. But. come to think
OF it. swearing Off would be a dead
give-away under bonedry conditions.
for half the boys in town would be
rushinS you to know where you got
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
AIRS OF JUNE AND NOVEMBER

Let other bards their harps attune,
To sing of gold and courts and
kings,
But leave TO me the voice of June,
The music that the pine tree sings.
Tampa Times.
Let songsters clean UP every horn
And hum each air they can remem-
Der;
The Tunes of June won't be ace high
Compared with yells Of next Novem
BERT
Thorn in P. B. Post.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

Mexico is now marketing -one-fourth
Of the worlds petroleum.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
Press Comment
We Stand Corrected. Tbanks.

The memory of the Tampa T;n,es
doesn't need to reach back to before
the war, when it asserts that. Never
pe1ore has there been an instance of
ootn candidates for the highest office
IN the gift of the people, coming from
the same state" We remind il of fine
case OF Lincoln and Douglas in Him
ols, whereat the people Of the state al
most went Wild, to which We scribe was
an eye wltness.-The American Eagle
Running Red.
me emerald Of Ireland is becoming
smeared with red blood of its sons and
daughters. Frequent clashes occur be-
tween unionists and Sim Fe:ners
and death stalks abroad in the land
Premier Lloyd George is willing to
concede to Ireland nearly everything
except republic. Yet we have nm
derstood the war is over.-Miami Me-
tropolis.
Hoping for Brevity.
Cox is not going to be as long writ
ing his speech as Harding. and the
speech is not going to be as lengthy
as his opponents. We've always no.
ticed that the less one has to say the
longer it takes him to- say it. A mas
ter OF language writes in paragraphs:
the fellow who strings words into
columns either has no ideas or is US
ing words to conceal them.-Lakeland
Telegram.
Nearing the Limit.
Now arises the old chorus from the
railroad men, the burden of which is
that If the award of wages doesn't
suit them they will strike and paralyze
the country until it surrenders the
uttermost farthing. The exasperated
citizen will one of these days set his
back TO the wall of The roundhouse
and say something that viii sound like
Strike, and be damned to youi''-Re-
porter Star.
How In Ham?
The esteemed Evening Telegram
suggests that we need not wait for
legal authority TO help make Lake
land beautiful. Clean up the brush. cut
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
DEAD oNEs.

"The boy stood on the burning deck,
Whence all but him had fled;
The flames that lit the battle wreck,
Shone round him Ger the dead"
And these were they,
craven crew who once had lived
to say,
We do not need another dock.
On Pensacola bay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

In the game of hearts, when in.
doubt lead diamonds.
II is a pity that when people reach
the age of discretion they do not stay
there.
Someone remarked the other day
that these paragraphs sound as though
a man writes 'em. Well, we aim to
please.
Those prices of Forty eight" are
about as worthless as what they
stand for
We are so fond of heading this col
um with poems from the Galley. And
now MSD Is doing so many tricks with
type that we wonder if she is more
amiable than we are or if it is the
linotype operator.
That English newspaper editor who
said that the cup wasn't worth hav-
ing. anyway, and that yachting as it
is yachted in the United States is not
real sport, ought to come over here
and we will show him what sport is,
with the gloves on--or without. just
as he chooses.
This is warm day. for Pensacola,
and we feel somewhat disheartened
since the St. Petersburg Times says
that some people admire our poetry
and others do not. We had been I'M
der the impression all this time that
we were not only filling space but
filling the bill. and that everybody was
crazy about us.
1--WE like Cox for a number of
things; First and foremost because he
is good newspaper man: second,
because he has made a lot OF impor-
tant reforms and third, because he
has made a good executive. And there
are lots Of other reasons, but the
chiefset OF all. is this: He is such a
good MISUNDERSTANDING Well, that
may be true but he says the only
thing that is wet about Trails End is
the swimming pool. down in the cellar.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

We Judge. from what the papers say,
That some folks like the things We
say;
They like the freedom that we USE
That license that we ne'er abuse;
And others think this verse is punk
DO you know, that's what we have
thunk?
But here's a thought that just doth
occur
You read and that's what We
write FIR.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
Nearing the Limit.
How In Ham?

How In Ham?
The esteemed Evening Telegram
suggests That we need not wait for
legal authority to help make Lake
land beautiful. Clean up the brush. cut
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

Someone remarked the other day
that these paragraphs sound as though
a man writes EN-. Well, we aim to
please.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

has been making to attract the people
and TO please and satisfy them when
they have been brought in. Imagine
all of West Florida together putting
up $4,000 for publicity and amuse-
ment for visitors in one year. as Mi
ami has done, or $4,000 like Fort
Myers is doing, or $4,000 like Tampa
will do! Lake county and Orlando
and Daytona, and Palm Beach, and
St. Petersburg will all spend thou
sands of dollars this fall and early
winter to attract people to their re-
spective locations. What West or
North Florida county or town will do
it, save Jacksonville?
THE day has passed for the joke
about Florida thriving off sick Yam
KEGS" 1t is the well Yankee, the Yam
kee who has time and inclination and
money to spend for pleasure, or to
prevent his being a sick" Yankee,
who comes to Florid anow. He brings
his big touring car with him, and he
wants to drive and drive. and drive
and drive, seemingly forever That is
why South Florida has bonded and
built SO many thousands of miles of
the finest permanent roads in the
world. That is the reason why South
Florida has built hundreds of fine re-
sort hotels and has developed hun
dreds of Edenic spots and gardens
along the coast and on its magnificent
rivers and lakes. And we have built
golf links and fishing and recreation
piers, and have made bathing beaches
where nature had difficulty in keeping
the vegetation OF the land encroach-
ing on the flora of the sea- All this
cost money, but il pays. 1t has paid
back, many times. the money invested
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05

Those prices of Forty EIGHT" are
about as worthless as what they
stand for.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-30

666 cures Malaria, Chills and
Fever, Bilious Fever, Colds and
LaGrippe. 1t kills the parasite
that causes the fever. 1t is a
splendid laxative and general
onic. Adv.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-30
Trustees Sale Of Land

Under and by virtue of the power
conferred on the undersigned in a Ger.
tain deed of trust dated the 9th day OF
March. 1919 from Charlie lvey and wife
which deed of trust is duly recorded in
book 900 page 4lS Halifax County Reg
istry, default having been made In the
payment of the indebtedness thereby
secured, and at the request of the
holder of said indebtedness the under.
signed trustee will on the 9th day OF
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-30

August, 1920 at IL O'clock M. at the
Post Office door in Roanoke Rapids, N.
C. sell for cash to the highest bidder
the following described land to wit:
That tract of land in Roanoke Rap
ids Township, Halifax County, North
Carolina. Bounded on the North by
the lands Of Washington Ivey on the
East by the lands of j. II. Pearson,
South by the lands of Richard Ivey,
on the West by the lands of Robert
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-07-30
Ivey and said to contain s acres more
or less.
r. S. Travis, trustee
This the 9Th day of July 1920.

We are proud of the confidence
doctors, druggHs and the pub
lie have in 666 Chill and Fever
Tonic. ADV.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-11-12
HOLDING CHEMICAL TRADE
Statistics Show That United States
Has Been Able to Hold High
Mark Set During War.

Official statistics for the fiscal year
1920 demonstrate that this country
has been able to keep its trade in
chemical and allied products very near
the high mark set during the war, de-
spite the loss of markets for purely
war supplies and despite the pressing
demands that must be met in the do
nestle market.
Such is the conclusion reached by
0. =. Hopkins. a well-knOwn statis-
tician, writing in the Journal of Indus
trial and Engineering Chemistry.
"In almost all lines except NUM-
tions," he writes, "the exports in 1920
exceeded in value those Of 1913, fact
that can be explained in some cases,
perhaps, by rising prices, but which
nevertheless warrants the assertion
that the position has not been weak
ened. These exports, which very
greatly exceed those Of the last nor
NAL pre-war year, are made UP almost
entirely Of manufactured products.
Imports have more than held their
own and comprise raw and partly man
ufactured products required for fur
Their advancement by American chem
zeal manufacturers"