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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

across the garden while the flrcfiles
III tiny torches against the night
There was n long silence, and then
Laeta felt her hand was caught
tightly.
'Ineta. love youi"
"NO," Laeta answered gravely. "This
Isn't love. II can't be. or course
we are friends, only friends, be-
cause"
"Becnuse?" he repeated.
II could never love anyone like you.
oh, no, | don't mean to hurt you
but he must be brave and daring
and"
II understand" the man said husk-
ily; II thought perhaps--f know have
nothing TO offer you now"
She heard his crutch tap down the
garden path. She heard the gate creak
as II swung behind him. Then there
was silence In the garden.
II couldn't love him." Laeta told her
self over and over again. Il like
him, but he is not braye-Just kind"
But Laeta found the evenings had
suddenly grown very long and lonely.
Across the high work bench Mr.. Jar
Wis smiled at her in his old gay way.
but when dusk had fallen he did not
walk with her down the twisted, mar
row street, nor did he stand and talk
with her across the white gate.
One evening she stole out again to
the colored rocks and looked far off
across the rosy waters; Just as though
II was another night she heard voices
behind her, "the summer people" Two
girls In shlmmering white were climb
ing across the rocks. She listened in
voluntarily.
Have you heard that Tom jarvis Is
staying down here trying TO get over
his shockp"
mot the Jarvis. the aviator who
won three decorations and was
wounded?"
"Slmply crazy to meet him--I hear
he's girl shy" their voices trasled on
and Laeta suddenly knew what she had
done.
Tom Jarvis. her stranger, the great
ace, and she had told him he was not
brave enoughl
She sat there very quietly sunk in
despair, while the waves Tapped
against the rocks, sat there until she
heard the sharp sound Of tap-tap
across the shelving rocks.
Laeta lifted radiant face TO Tun
Jarvis. "Can you forgive met" she
asked.
Then she saw his slow. clarifying
smile.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
iDIoMS OF RHODE ISLAND
Peculiar Words and Phrases That Are
Rarely Heard In Any Other Sec
tion Of the Country.

The use of the word "why" ns a
preface to reply to request for
Information is peculiar to Rhode Is
land. "How do you get to Roger VIII
liams Park?" inquiries an nutoist.
"'Why,' you go out Broad street." is
the response.
II one is accustomed TO finding fault
with trivial matters, he's a, ,"fuss-bud-
get" III In good financial circum-
stances he's "well-off'; II not. he's
"down at the heel" An unusual oc-
currence is apt to call forth the ex-
preston, II never saw the beat OF It."
As expressing inferiorlty. one is asked
to take back seat" and llmita-
tion Of information Is indicated by
for all that | know"
The inelegant threat. "I'll whale the
life out OF you," probably has Its or
igin In the mIspronunciation OF vale
"A mark of the rod. To "hang him
up" or TO 'shut his eye" are slang
references to obtaining credit and mot
by long chalk" is derived from the
ancient custom of storekecpers OF
marking with chalk on the door of the
establishment the amounts of the In
debtedness OF customers.
There are many words and express
sions used exclusively by people Of
preterit days, now seldom, II ever
heard. They. have departed with the
toddy stick, the loggerhead, the spin
net and the village horse block. One
hears OF the smelling commlttee"-
n committee Of invcstlgation-of 'long
sweetening" and a "sight" OF money.
but II is only occasionally.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
To Make study Of Coffee.

Coffee, from the green bean to tho
sugared cup, is TO be made the SUBJ
ject of an exhaustive scientific study
in large eastern university labora-
tory for whole year. The caffeIn,
volatile oils, fannie acid, and other
conponents, present at all stages OF
preparation, viii be measured, and the
effect observed OF various methods OF
cooking, and Of treatment with cream.
milk. setc., after cooking. The chief
object Of the research Is 10 provide
trustworthy material 20 refute ths
claims made by enemies OF the bev-
erage.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
CHAPTER u.

That evening had dinner with Mrs.
Sidney and her daughter Isobel. had
been in the house twe1ty-four hours
and Ndid not know there was daugh-
ter until dinner brought the three of
'us together.
Mrs. Sidney was Spanish. She was
a lovely woman, gracious and charm
Ing, but / thought there was a great
deal OF steel hidden in her disposition.
She did not seem 20 ask that life be
soft or to expect to find 1t so. She
had Roman dignity of self respect
which did not, / could be sure, permit
moaning. II would not have taxed any
ones perceptions to recognize in Mrs.
| Sidney human being living an ex-
traordinary life. The fact was so ap-
parent that 1t seemed a part of her
personality.
1t must be remembered that l had
come to Hartley house prepared for
.abnormalities. There was first, the
man with the wonderful will to live
which had interested DIR. Browaell.
There was the alien beauty of the
house, the strange servant Jed, the
haunted pool--insignificant as 1t was,
ITO a rational being-the lovely woman
who was so apparently tragic figure.
There wasshe fact of my being locked
in my room the first night. There
were the forbidding defences of the
plaee-walls, dogs and keepers. may
fbe excused for taking fanciful view
of my new surroundings.
Then there was Miss Sidney-Isobel.
She came into the dining room an un-
expected If not astonishing phenome-
non to me, who did not know that
there was daughter in the family.
Mrs. Sidney presented me.
! "How do you do?" said Miss Sidney
and she seemed to fad 1t tiresome that
a stranger had taken place at the
table.
Jed served us, and the dinner was
excellent Although the ladies had
only a glass of sherry each, ! was Of
fered variety of liquors. My habit
is abstemious except upon rare occa-
sions, but ! was so embarrassed by
Miss Sidney's boredom that took two
glasses Of champagne, and they made
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

I'm the lightning which flashed over the
river. ! could not reconcile this effect
to such cause as that feeble ghost
story OF the pool. ! could not dread
that ghost or feel Its presence. II
was a benevolent ghost needed for
decoration.
l asked the people OF the house, the
servants, and found that for them 1t
was largely a superstition. They an
had been brought from the city, and
only few, such as Jed, gardener. the
housekeeper and the cook had been
long enough In the house really to be
associated with II.
Jed was the only one that willingly
would be In the vicinity Of the pool at
night. The others might laugh at the
suggestion of terror, but they would
not willingly test their superiority to
superstition. If they had been really
frightened. they could not have been
kept In service. They were not. The
place was large. comfortably inhabited
and genial. There was touch Of
dread at one spot. They avoided the
spot, and 1t was negligible so long as
they did avoid II.
In the small town of Hartley there
was more Of the legend than there was
at Hartley house. To the people who
lived at distance and came In con
tact with the place only on occasions,
1t had an alien, exotic air. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney had come from South
America, from Moltevideo, where they
had lived many years. The circum-
stances Of their selection and purchase
of the place were normal, but the VIII
layers spiced great deal OF gossip
with notions Of the alIenlsm. wealth.
aloofness and odd habits. concerning
which gossip ran from our servants to
the Hartley householders.
have mentioned that my first morn
ing at Hartley house gardener asked
me to see one of his children. which
had bad cough. THE man had a
good deal of sickness in his family In
the next few months. and / was Of
considerable service.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
The Acid Test.

II there was anything O'Shanahan
liked better than man from Upper
airy II was two OF them. Consequent
ly, when he became foreman on the
subway nary man would he hire who
didn't come from Tlpperary.
big colored boy from Alabama
looking for work was told a good job
awaited him II he could convince
O'Shanahan he was Tipperarian.
"Where are ye fromf" said O'Shana-
han, In due course Of his qulzzlng.
"Ahse from Tlpperary, sah." an
swered the dnrky. his lips quivering
and his knees shaking.
Wash your face, me good mon, an
go to wurrk. New York Eyening
Post.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
II shall not hesitate to kill
YOU"
(To BE CONI'INuED.J
varnish to Initiate Ground Glass.

To make varnish to initiate ground
glass dissolve 80 grains Of ssndarac
and 20 grains of mastic in two ounces
washed methylated ether, and add, In
small quantities, sufficient benzine to
make II dry with suitable grain, too
little making the varnisa too transpar-
ent and an excess making 1t crapy.
The quantity OF benzlne required de-
pends upon the quality, from one-half
to one and one-half ounces. or even
more. The best results are obtained
from a medium quality. IL is impor-
tant TO use pure washed ether, free
from spirit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

stepped his bounds. He wns not ap-
parently contrite. but he was cautious.
A week was without incident. Then
Miss Sidney went away to make visit.
Her absence was a spiritual disaster.
Ecstatic and morose youth The beau
ty OF Hartley house became hollow
and dark melancholy. making sad
sounds. Vibrant life had gone from II.
Its perfume was lost.
] cannot now tell quite what IL was
that made Hartley house. n place so
comfortable and genial. ut the same
time place so threatened. The threat
could not be ignored II was there. The
story of the ghost at the haunted pool
could have nothing to do with IT, The
threat had tangible aspects. Mrs sid
ney's worry, uaspoken but craven in
her resolutely Roman face, was one
evidence. The extraordinary behavior
of Jed was another. The atmosphere
of the place was one of mystery.
During the pleasant, peaceful, odor-
Gus summer months, when our life was
one of undisturbed routine, never es-
capped the sense of dread. | hoped the
Intangible would take shape; surely
something intangible that would be EN-
bodied. hung over the house.
may not be able to make this GER
tainty appear so vividly to you as II
did to me. 1t permeated; 1t was in the
atmosphere; 1t hung over the woods (;
1t filled the house. II came with the
odors Of blossoms; II was expressed in
the summer winds; II was threatened
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
6be Mystery Of
Hartley House
isosEL!

Synopsis. - DR.. John Nicholson.
Just beginning his career. becomes
resident physician and companion
OF Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr.. Sidney Is an American. a semi
invalid. old and rich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney Is a
Spanish woman. dignified and reti-
cent. Jed. the butler. acts like
privileged member of the family.
Hartley house Is a fine old Isolated
country place, with a murder story,
a haunted pool" and many watch
dogs. and an atmosphere of mys-
terry. The haunted pool is where
Richard Dobson, son of former
owner Of Hartley house. had killed
his brother. Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor In his room the very first
night.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09

She Seemed to Find II Tiresome That
Stranger Had Taken Place at the
Table.
me more tolerable dinner companion.
1t was some champagne stimulated re-
mark on feminism which caused Miss
Sidney to stare at me as II were an
animal which, being smooth skinned,
suddenly had grown coat of fur.
She stared for an instant and then
laughed. She was quite frank. She
had been bored; she had become in
terested. / could see that she dis
tressed her mother. Mrs. Sidney, any
one could know, held TO conventions
as the salvation of life; Miss Sidney
did aot.
lsobel Sidney was very attractive
girl. ! guessed her age to be twenty
three. also guessed that candor and
honesty were outstanding points in her
disposition. Her youth and her beauty
were magnetic, and must confess that
my romanticism was touched instantly.
i had seen just enough ~ Mr.. Sidney
10 understand how this girl could Oe
the daughter Of Mrs Sidney.
BY the time dinner was over we had
found pleasant agreement In ideas
and tasta was II an ecstacy. full Of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
safeauardlna the Goat.

In Switzerland the goat is placed
ahead OF all other animals. II boy
plaques a goat he can be fined and
sent TO prison. II person meets a
goat oD a path and dives him, aside
he can be arrested. II goat enters
the yard OF a person not his owner,
and is hit, the person guilty must pay
q fns
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-12-09
Marital Mistake.

The trouble with most marriages Is
that man always makes the mistake
OF marrying the woman who carries
him on his feet-lnstead of trying to
find one who VIII keep him on them.---
Los Angeles Express.
Evening journal., 1920-05-14

Plummer walks in and out among us
and watches over us as a good shcp-
herd watches over his sheep.
Some OF our committee had the
opportunity 10 meet Mrs. plummcr.
She is "a devoted woman. The female
members of the honor system will
be delighted when Mrs. Plummer
takes up her abode In the institution.
"Dr. Tomlinson deserves much
credit for the good work he Is doing
here. lie Is gentle and kind 10 the
prisoners. When he first came here
there were about 80 prisoners on
the sick list. But he and Warden
plummer has cured them all. There
has not been a death in the instltu-
tion since Warden Plummer came
here.
"Since Warden Plummer came
here and introduced the honor sys-
tenn. there has been but two men
brought before him for misconduct.
One was a white man and the other
a Negro. The white man refused 20
work and the Negro had a dangerous
knife in his possession. They only
received light sentences, so you see
the prisoners OF the workhouse arc
not so bad after all
Warden Plummer has secured
music for members OF the honor sys-
J here he had six members of the Key
, stone Field Club. from Wilmington
who gave us an~ Entertainment. Mr.
/ plummer has secured a band for
Decoration Day and we may hold
/ field day exercises on the Fourth of
July II we do we viii announce
our program later.
We also invite the public out q
/ see the great work Warden Plummei
is doing. The white men on the honor
/ system committee are as follows
George Lucas, president, who is {
/ good man and knows an the rule.
and regulations OF the honor system
lie is also Mr.. Plummer's right hanC
man. William Fitzpatrick, chairman
The assistant officers are. Charlie,
J COtiingham, Cornelius Street. Thl
| cOlOrcd committee is Norman Hin
son. chief officer and Instructor il
tho large shop: Albert Roche. instruc
Evening journal., 1920-05-14

tor in the small shop; assistants,
George Cox. Lewis Spencer and
Samuel Emory. These boys are doing
good work for the honor system. We
believe that Warden plummcr b.
pleased With MS an.
Mrs. Captain Roseman. OF thcIAol-
untccrs Of America, called 10 see Mr..
plummcr last sunday. and she spoke
few words of consolation 60 the
members OF the honor system. The
Volunteers gave each and every one OF
us carnaiiOn. as 10 was Mother S
Day. Mrs. Roscman gave Mr.. Plum
mer great praise for the work he IS
doing. She sang some OF those old
songs with us and prayed.
Now that Warden plummor has in
I stituled an honor system and to prove
20 the public that he can trust a
man. II any farmer wants a man any
where about the New Castle County
/ Boarding School. the honor system
members requests him 70 confer with
I Warden plummer and he will send
/ "a man OF honor and a good worker
Evening journal., 1920-05-14

without a guard. This is The honor
system.
warden pummor has two men
on the Dclcastle Farm. Clarence Nor
ris. white. and Preston Williams, a
Negro. These boys say That Mr..
plummers system Is the greatest
thing that ever hit Delaware. War
den plummer Is going TO take the
small shop and put 10 In good shape,
then he will turn 10 over 10 the mem
bers OF the honor system for recep-
| tiOn room.
I'VE are organizing a band and cX-
pcct 10 have a fine piano soon. BY
/ the Fourth OF July we Will have
everything In good shape.
Warden plummer viii be glad 20
have YOU call at any time.
NOW can you blame us prisoners
/ for loving such man a. Warden
/ plummer. We an pray and hope that
such a good man as Mr.. Plummer
Shall never perish under Gods heaven.
I'VE as mNmbers Of The honor sys-
tenn sincerely thank you for your
time and space"
Evening journal., 1920-05-14
iOING STRAIGHT
AFTER JAIL TERM
Kid" Henry, Prize Fight
er, Reforms Under Jail
Honor System
'RISON WARDEN'S
IDEA COMMENDED

Some idea OF the way the Honor
|-stem" is appreciated by the prls-
hers at the County WorkhOuse IS
own in the fOllWing letter received
Il The Evening journal from w. :.
,nnry, a Negro prisoner, known as
Kid Henry" a former pugilist ana al
Ip time WelterWeight champion or
g world, who now signs himself as
|"Calling Witness Of Our Lord Jesus
|fenry's letter commencing Warden
hummer reads as follows;
10 The Evening Journal,
Wilmington, Del.
New Castle County Workhouse
MAY II. 1920
"Dear Sir: We. as members Of the
|Dnor system. sincerely thank and
Iaise the god citizens Of the state oi
| ,laware and also the trustees ana
1 [wspaners for The good work ihat
81 have done i'm sending us sucn
honorble, Intelligent and heeart
Yelling man as Mr.. plummer. Ine
81 words that Mr.. plummer spoke
IS prisoners were. Boys, l am mere
do YOU good. j am going 10 put
e honor system into enect ana put
5u BOYS on your honesty. Each Gay
lam going to take you out INTO tic
ru. III YOU XIII lio ~ - oh
H. all promised Mr.. Plummer tnat
III would deal honestly with MIN.
az we would do all in our power
. make the honor system a success.
S"NVe want the citizens Of Delaware
know what good work our new
d \ ,len Is doing. We are with him,
hi al members OF the honor system,
ink So much Of Mr.. Plummer that
H. have given him a new name,
<he Father Of the Prisoners
"Our pastor, the Rev. MIR. Armen-
1out. is delighted with Mr.. Plumrfer
IL Inc honor system, and says we
4 flght to change the name OF the New
4,sile County WOrkhOuse. and call 10
the New Castle County Boarding
Iheol.'
t"Citizens OF DelRware-we mean
4 .ery man, woman and child-don
j ink we are getting mlsireated now
4 cause we are not. Warden Plum
4 len treats us as sons and daughters,
4 syYarden Plummer came here and
II tablished Justice. He shows no
N.eiudice. and creed, color or nation
Mn makes no dinerence-in this m
F: sIfion. We have fresh milk with
u m cereal each morning and milk IN
lr coffee twice a day. We recelV,
f enty OF good. fresh food. WardeI
Evening journal., 1920-05-14

and painful arrangements of 1t be procured
In liquid or tablets at any drug store.
READING PA"Last summer became a nervous wreck had
suffered great deal and finally lost all ambition TO do even
nv own housewor could at all at night The doctor
operation but saved that by my neghbor who ADVISED
to take DIR Pierce Prescription strengthened and
relieved almost at my improvement noticeable that
husband urged take another bottle cannot say enough m
praise Dr. Perces Favorte Prescription has not only saved
me from the operating table but health has been benefited IN
every way no longer suffer and In perfect
condition. thanks this good medicine -hRs MARIE BRAUN
No. 12A7 Buttonwood Street
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
MORE INTEREST IN
HOT LUNCHES.

Teachers and parents are com
mencing to realize the Importance of
hot school lunches, and the home
demonstration agents sent out by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture and the State colleges are
helping to establish hot lunches in
communities which are awake to
their value. Last year these extern
sion workers, who are trained N
home economics, helped establish hot
lunches in 1920 schools The work
will be continued this year on an
even larger scale. In some counties
a wall of prejudice against the inno-
walton has to be broken down before
it can be started. Where this is true,
the success of the hot lunch in one
school, where it has been established,
is usually followed by a demand for
something similar in all the adjacent
schools.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
D.. Is RETURNING TO PARIS
In Smart Restaurants Of the
Gay City.

For the first time for years the
l'arlS restaurants are now sending
orders to the snail farms in the prov
in"eS as well aS to Italy and SwitZ-
erland. The snail> are collected dur
ing June and July by women and
children. and must be rs tcnderly
handled as eggs. for on no account
must the shell be cracked. At the
farm they are placed one by one on
grass in fine wire enclosures, and are
fed on lettuce and cabbage. A large
cabbage in an enclosure with two hun
dred snailS will disappear in an hour
large business is done in runners
Gas III" Snails are called when they
run ah"uD all the year round To meet
HE tastes of less fastidous diners
and the largest gray-shelled snail
The best of the edible oneS-is in dan
ger "f being eXtermnated by being
collected during the breeding season
"Runners" must not he packed With
fresh grass or they will ovcreat them
selves, have indigestion and 50 spoil
th"ir flavor. There are people who
collect the larger gray shells TO sell
To the smaller restauI>.jtS that IN
inferior order of snail or even III
humble mussel. may be substituted.
The snail which is Ia tempt the palHt"
of the cpcure must not be eaten he
fore the last week in September. Tho
snails are usually packed In fiat hoNr
or baskets containing from 900 Ia
800 each Their storage is not IA
easy matter, for they must be KEEP
NJ carefully regulated temperature
for degree too much heat will de
'eiye them into the belief that sprin"
has arrived and they will wake ana
crawl about
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
WOOL BLANKETS

Just received shipment of good all
wool blankets-light and dark grey
and matted, full and three-quarter
sizes,
Prices, $1,000, $1,000. $500
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
NO INSTALLING THE LANGUAGE

He was dressed stylishly and he
walked up to the railway booking of
flee and asked for a "seamen's re-
turn"
eve only issue them to seamen
SIR" was the reply.
"Why," burst forth from the
others lips, "you leather-necked
swivel-eyed son of a sea cook, if you
feel my starboard boom running foul
of your headlights, you'll haul in
your jaw tackle bit, and then
"Give him ticket, quick" shout
ed the train master. "He's one."--
Philadelphia North American.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
faint TIL SAME.

Guess my tackle is tn best
Rod O. steel an fancy flies;
Lines that stand the toughest test,
Reels enough for every size,
Yet when a-fshin' 90
An recall tn early fame
OF boy I used to know,
'Tain't tn same.
Useter to own hickory rod,
Hook, cork, sinker-nothin more;
Useter turn tn garden sod
After work 'longsidc tn door;
Uscter to angle in tn brook,
Speckle trout aroun' me came,
Seemed to banker for my hook
faint the same.
There I'd sit an fish an fish,
Starin' at tn quiet pool;
Sit an watch an wait an wish
Quite forgcttin' home an school,
Often caught lickin', my!
Dad was quick to place the blame,
Fishin' cost this youngster high
"Tain't tn same
Fishin, an inventn' tales
Kind O skatin' round the truth,
Is sport that never stales
In the golden day O. youth.
Got tn tackle that's the best,
Yet tn sport seems gettin' tame;
What's tn tackle 'thout tn zest?
'Tain't tn same!
N. Y. Central Lines Magazine.