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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-02
DADDYy EvENING
a >AIR LALE6,
W. @fiAN RAHAMJNK
BOWER ERN
THE SURF BOARD.

"What an interesting life do lead"
said the surf board.
The surf board was shaped something
like fish and was painted to look like.
a fish. II wasn't very large and II
held up people In the water who want
ed to play about and have a good time
without swimming very much.
II go through the streets of the sea-
shore place where my owners live, and
/ see all the summer cottages and feel
a part Of the summer life Of the place.
! am carried right along the streets
and thea when | reach the beach I
too am ready for the oceanl
'When I come home again I stand
up against the side Of house and dry
of like any sensible surf board would
do"
Well" said the sport fish. you're
not nearly as large as / am, and you're
a skinny thing compared with me-"
That's so," said the surf board.
"and you have harness belonging
to you while l only have a string at
tached to me to pull me In and out
Of the water.
You're a great fat thing, all filed
with air like football and folks,ca
ride you over the breakers. You too
lsok like a fish"
'What is thatf" asked FISH bob
bing his head above the water. Pray
do not say that either of you two crea-
lures look like a fish.
'In the first place you. old sport fish,
as you call yourself, are much fatter
than any of us. We wouldn't have a
shape like you for anything. There
are some big fishes out in the ocean,
far down, who may look like you, but
I've yet to see them. And If | did
see them l wouldn't be friendly with
them. not /
"And as for you. skinny old surf
board, l wouldn't look like a great fiat
piece Of wood all painted up for any
thing. / would rather look fishy and
prefer my scales and my CLASSY eyes
to all the bright colors painted upon
you.
II do object to the way you think
you are so important, both of you.
Why you're not sea creatures. And
you act as though you WERE"
"Now, don't get offended, fish," said
the sport fish. For my friend and
l don't mean any offense. No offense
meant In the slightest degree, which
means that we don't mean to hurt your
feelings.
'As for our shapes and the way
that"
NO" said the surf board, I'VE were
made that way. We are not RESPONSE
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-02

BILE for our shapes and we know thar
we are funny looking fishes.
But you should be glad that we are
funny looking, for II we looked like
you, folks might get us mixed up ana
they would expect TO ride the waves
on you or TO play on your back in the
water, falling Off and jumping on and
hanging on and laughing and all OF
that.
you wouldn't like that, would you,
fish?
You wouldn't want TO do the work
that old surf board and old sport fish
do.
'You must be glad we don't look
like you. Wouldn't 1t be awful II they
took you for us? They never will, you
see, because we are so different"
"Ah," said the fish, "that changes
matters very much, in fact a great
deal. l am delighted to think that
we don't look alike. II would be hor-
rible If we looked like you or you so
much like us that people would expect
TO ride us over the waves and on the
surf and TO play with us and do all
of the things they do with you, both
of you"
And" said the surf board, zone of
tho things that pleases me above ev-
erythlng else Is the fact that | am
taken through the streets and 90 TO
the beach at bathing time Just like
people do. don't have to obey the
tide and go out and in and get worn
out as 1t would make me.
I'm taken through the streets to
the beach with my owners and I'm
so proud doing that. 1t makes me
different and above any old board.
But you wouldn't like that, fish, you
wouldn't want 10 be carried through
the streets. BE very glad you don't
look like us and that we don't look
like you"
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I'VE .pi, on the dOg. rwfn .how yOr

"we spit on the Digs. VIII show you
come l''
He gripped her shoulder 10 his lean
hand. his eyes giarinS into her face
sayagely. The grasp hurt and a sud
den anger spurred her to action. With
a quick twist she freed herself and.
scarcely knowing how Il was done.
snatched the heavy drivers whip from
Moore's hand. The next Instant. be-
fore the sstounded Mexican could
even throw up his arm In defense. the
infuriated girl struck. the singing
lash raising a red welt across the
swarthy cheek. Cateras staggered
back. bis lips giving utter4nce TO q
curse.
Again she struck. but this time his
fingers gripped the leather Lnd tore Il
from her hands with sufficient force TO
send her 10 her knees With a spring
forward the man held her In his grasp.
al tiger now. the pretense at gentle
ness forgotten. He jerked her 10 her
feet with fingers ciutehing her neck
merciless,y.
Here Silva. Mercdez.- be cried.
come take this spitfire. CarambS !
Wen teach her.
Two men rau from between the huts
and Cateras funs her. helpless from
her choking. into their grasp.
Take her within-no. there: the
second door. you fools
Breathiess from effort. a mere child
10 their grip. Miss Donovan struggled
yainly. They forced her through the
door and Cateras. still cursing furi-
ousiy. followed. the whip In his hands.
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jim GETS A cLCW.

Synopsis Frederick cayendish.
New YORK man % wealth. receives
letter from an old friend. Jim
Westcott. urging him % come at
once to Colorado. Deciding 10 go.
he employs lawyer. Patrick En-
right. to draw up a will leaving
most Of his estate 20 charity. with
a mere pittance 20 John Cayendish
hts cousin and only relative. dis
solute youth. That night Frederick
Cavendish Is murdered In his apart
ments No vii being fund. John
Cayendish inherits the estate. Two
months later Enright Informs John
Cavendish Of the existence OF The
win and offers. for ticoeo9 20 say
nothing Of a. John agrees. Stella
Donovan. newspaper writer. learns
from Frederick Cayendish's valet
that he u not satisfied the body
found was that Of his employer.
She is directed BY Farriss. city edl-
tor Of the Star. 20 follow up the
case. Stella learns OF the VIII En-
night had drawn up. also of John
CavendiEh's infatuati0n for Celeste
la Rue. chorus girl a conversa-
ton Stella overhears between Ce-
leste and John Cavendish convinces
her Frederick Cavendish II alive.
the victim % a conspiracy engi-
neered by Enright 10 secure his
fortune. and that Celeste knows
where he - hidden. Ned Beaton.
notorious Eunman. r. also men
toned. Celeste IN about 10 leave
for HASKELL. Colorado. and stella ls
ordered BY Farriss to proceed there
at once. A. Haskell Stella. repre-
senting herself as a magazine
writer. makes the acquaintance OF
Jim westcott. Frederick Cayen-s
dish's partner. westcott resents the
interest taken IN Stella by Beaton.
whom he knows only as a visiting
New Yorker. and worsts him In u
nstic encounter. Stella confdes In
Jim. who believes Cavendish r.
alive Celeste and Enright Join
Beaton at Haskell. While visiting
his mine an attempt is made 10
shoot westcott. Tracking the as
sassin. westcott listens TO a con-
ference between Beaton. Enright
and Bill Lacy. local desperate. He
learns that Frederick Cayendish is
alive and prisoner OF Lacy.
Caught listening. Westcott escapes.
but leaves evidence OF his presence
and becomes n marSed man. Ce-
ieste visits Stella and discovers her
mission. Stella II lured from the
hotel. kidnapped and taken to the
mountains.
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now; Won't yer hav some more cakes,
siry
westcott pushed back his chair and
rose TO his feet. He had extracted
all the information the girl possessed,
and had no wish to expose her to sus-
plcion. There was no longer a doubt
in his mind as TO the fate. Of Miss Dom
ovan. She had been forcibly abducted
by this gang Of thieves, and put where
her knowledge could do them no harm.
But wherel The clue had been given
him. but before 1t could be OF any
value be must learn more OF this
Mexican. Mendez. The fellow had
always appeared a rather mythical
character. but now became suddenly
real. The marshal might know; IL
not. then he must choke the truth out
OF Lacy. Determined TO make the
effort. he muttered a swift word Of
thanks to Sadie and left the room.
From the open doorway westcott
took careful survey OF the street, adj
justing his belt so that the butt of his
revolver was more convenient to the
hand. He had no conception that his
coming interview with Lacy was to be
altogether a pleasant one, and realized
fully the danger confronting him.
At that moment the little marshal,
his broad-brimmed hat cooked over ore
eye, emerged from the narrow alley
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Miss Donovan hesltated Moore
broke the silence with protest.
In your care. senOri The girl Is
here as prisoner to Bill Lacy"
$50 I told Mendez- be said indiffer-
emily. But be is In IN hum0r this
morning and took small interes; In the
nffair. II was only when promised 10
take full charge that he consented 10
your remaining al all"
III there is evil done the debt viii
be paid"
Cateras laughed. one hand at his In
clpient musiache.
billy Lacy. you mean. no doubt
That is 3 matter Tor him to settle with
Mendez. II Is not my affair. for / only
obey my chief. However. senOrs. it's
no eyD that is contemplated. only We
prefer guarding the secrets q this val
ley ourselves. That Is what anEers
Mendez, the fact that Lacy uses this
rendezvous as q prison during our alb
sence. We found one here when we
returned-guarded by an American.
Now you come with another. How DO
we know what may result from such
actsl What sherifrs posse may be on
your trall7 Bill Lacy! Dios. II BIZ
Lacy would make prisoners. let him
keep them somewhere else than here
Mendez takes no prisOners-he knows
a better way than doing things like
that"
But. senor. this Is n woman
"Of which ! am well aware" bow
Ing gailantly. "Oiherwlse / should not
have interfered and offered my sery-
ices. You know what 70 do with your
team then the both Of you report 10
Casas at the upper camp-yOu know
himf"
"Yes. senor."
Tell him sent you. He will have
his orders; they are that you be shot
IL you attempt TO leave before Mendez
gives the word. 'Tis not long now till
We learn who Is chief here-Bnl Lacy
or Pascual Mendez. Come, senorita.
you are safe with me-"
Conceallng a dread that was almost
overpowering, yet realizing the lmpos-
sibillty or resistance, Stella permitted
him TO touch her hand and assist her
to Chamber over the wheel. Under
some conditions the change in captors
might have been misunderstanding
she felt no desire 10 remain I'm the
hands OF the two who had brought her
there. for Skies, plainly enough. was a
mere drunken brute. and Moore. while
Of somewhat finer fiber, lacked the
courage and manhood to ever develop
into a true friend.
Yet she would have infinitely pre-.
ferred such ms these-men. at least, Of
her own race-to this smirking Mexl-
can, hiding his deyillsh instincts be
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CHAPTER viil.-contInued.

"From New York; The quick eyes
Of the Mexican again sought her face.
'she is to be held prisonen?"
"Yes. senior"
"Then I will ride with you TO Men
dez; it's well 20 have the matter
promptly over with"
The wagon rumbled on Moore urg.
Ing the wearled team with whip and
voice TO little result. Skies remained
on foot. glad OF the change. stridlng
along in front. while the Mexican rode
beside the wheel. his equipment jim
Cling, the sunlight flashing over his
bright attire. He made a rather gal
liant figure, Of which he was fully con
sclous. glancing frequently aside into
the shadow beneath the canvas Top TO
gain glimpse OF It's occupant. At last
their eyes met. and he could no long
er forbear speech. his English express
sion bit precise.
pardon, senorita, would be held
your friend" he murmured. leauing
closer. "You know Senor MendgzT
She shook her head negatively.
'''Tis strangel Yet / forget you
come from New York. They know
him here on this border IL you ask
these men they viii tell you. Even
Senor Lacy takes his orders from
Pascual Mendez. He care not who he
kill, who he tight-some day II come
his turn. and then he llberate Mexico
--seel The day is not yet. but It will
come"
"But you. senorT"
II am his lieutennnt-Juan Cateras,"
and he bowed low, "and | ride now to
tell him OF his guest"
She watched him as he spurred for.
ward, proud OF his horsemanshlp. and
making every efro.t TO attract her NJ.
tention. Moore turned In his seat, and
grinned
Some tin soldier" he said sneer-
ingly, that's foller always wanted
ter kick, an some day I'm goln ter
do IT,"
The wagon lurched down steep
bank, spashed its way across the mar.
row stream and up the other side. the
s'''''' S'"ahAiiN III NlltlT HNTutNS 10
the sharp snap Of the drivers whip. A
towering preciplce OF rock confronted
them, and at It's very foot stood two
cabins OF log construction. so closely
resembling their stone background as
to be almost imperceptible at the dis
tance OF few yards. Skies leaned on
his rifle waiting, and as Moore halted
the painting team and leaped over ihe
wheel to the ground Cateras came
forth from one Of the open doors and
crossed the intervening space on foot
He was smoking cigarette, the blue
wreath OF smoke circllng above his
head In the still air.
"rhe lady is TO be placed in my
care" he said almost lnsolently.
"Your hand, senorita"
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way between the Red Dog and the ad-
jacent dance hall, and stood there
doubtfully. his gaze wandering up and
down the deserted street. AS West
colt descended the hotel steps the mar
shal saw him, and came forward. His
manner was prompt and buslnesslike.
Hello, jim" he said rather briskly.
Had little trouble up your way last
night, hear"
Nothing TO bother you, Dan; my
Mexican watchman was shot up
through n window of the shack"
xii hlm?"
Instantly. ! told the coroner all
about 1t. Whoever the fellow was
reckon he meant the shot for me, but
poor Jose got it. Seen Bill Lacy this
morn,ng?"
The marshal's thin lips smiled GRIM
ly as his eyes lifted 20 westcott's face.
He's back there in his office. That's
what stopped yer for. He said he
rather expected ye'd be along after
while. What's up between yer. Jim2
There amt goin' ter be no fight er
nuthln'?" anXiously.
Westcott laughed
81 don't see any use for any," he an
swered. "But Bill might be a bit
touchy. Maybe, Dan, 1t might be worth
while for you to hang around. Do as
you please about that"
He turned away and went up the
wooden steps to the door Of the Red
Dog. The marshal's eyes followed
him solicitously until he disappeared
within; then he slipped back into the
alleyway sklrting the side of the build
ing unt.l he reached a window near
the rear.
Westcott closed the door behind him
and took swift view of the barroom.
There were not many present at that
hour--only few habltual loafers play
ing cards. Westcott recognized most
Of the faces with slight feeling of
relief. Neither Enright nor Beaton
were present and ii was his desire
to meet Lacy alone, away from the in
fiuence of these others. He crossed to
the bar
where's B,llF' he asked
Back there" and the dispenser of
drinks inclined his head toward a door
at the rear. go on in"
The fellows manner was civil
enough, yet Westcott's teeth set with a
feeling that he was about to face an
emergency. Yet there was no other
way; he must make Lacy talk. He
walked straight to the door, opened IL.
stepped into the room beyond, and
turned the key in the lock, dropping II
into his pocket. Then he faced about.
He was not alone with Lacy; Enrlght
sat beside the desk OF the other and
was staring at him In startled surprise.
Westcott also had hazy Impression
that there was or had been another
person. The saloon keeper rose 10
his feet, angry, and thrown completely
or his guard by Westcott's unexpected
action.
what the h- does this meanY-
he demanded hotly. "Why die you
lock the door?"
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Misplaced Sympathy.

Edward" said the young man to
his prospective brother-in-law. aged
five, "will you be sorry when I marry
your sisterT
"Yes," answered the little fellow.
'rl be sorry for YOU"
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Westcott puts up a good
fight against odds.

eTo BE coNTINuEDl
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From New York; The quick eyes
Of the Mexican again sought her face.
"She Is TO be held prisoneni"
The Washington times., 1920-07-12
POOR FIELDING HURTS
GRIFFS IN PAST WEEK
Washington Entry Piles Up Boots,
But Manages to Win Four
Out of Nine.

Poor fielding marked the work OF
the Griffs during the past week. their
twenty-five errors topping the bunch
playing in Ban Johnson's circuit.
And yet. with all this punk fielding,
they managed to win four out of nine
games played, not counting yester-
days. The Mackmen had thirteen
boots and the Yankees ten.
The White Sox. with six out OF
seven games, hung up the most vic
tories in the league, and seems ready
for a wild scramble. The Indians
took ave and lost four, just barely
holding their lead over the Yankees
who took but three out of seven.
Washington, Boston and Phtladel-
phia each won four and lost FIVE, the
sudden squirt of the Mackmen fur
nishing the surprise of the baseball!
world.
The Gyirs scored thirty-four runs
on eighty hits, which doesn't argue
much for their base-running during
the week. They had f,fty-eight hsh
stranded on the sacks.
The Washington times., 1920-07-12
White Sox Team
Here Next.

Tomorrow come the Chicago
White Sox, just now making =
wonderful fight to get into first
place in the American League pen
nant race. They will be here for
four days and every one of those
four games is sure to bs q sizzler.
1--WE figure that if we are fortu-
nate enough TO win the pennant,
it will be only after defeating the
White Sox," said Prexy Griffith
today. That's what we think Of
Chicago. If my pitchers can de-
liver the goods, we ought to make
things mighty interesting for
Gleason, too."
Following the White Sox come
the Detroit Tigers, which means
that next Sunday Ty Cobb, who is
again playing after a serious in
jury, will be the lodestar drawing
the bugs out to the Georgia avenue
ball yard.
The Griffmen are to play at
home for the coming two weeks,
ending their second long home
stay July 25, a week from next
Sunday. The Mackmen are to be
here that day and, Immediately
after the game, the Griffs will
start for Detroit.
SPORTS
The Washington times., 1920-07-12
u. Of MD. GR|DMEN
WORK WITH PICKS
Bailey, MoIster and Moore,
Football Men, Help Out in
Gang at College Park.

Three University Of Maryland ath-
letes are going to be 'in the pink" by
the time the football season rolls
around. The athletes are right on
the job at College Park, Nd. now.
They are digging and hauling ana
loading and doing the day laborins
stunt full ten hours in the sun.
Bill Molster. Bill Bailey and Piggy
Moore are the youngsters in training
The yare helping out in the gang
which Is putting in licks on the new
field which the College Park authori-
ties expect to have ready for use by
next spring.
Molster 10 an end. Bailey played CEN
ter. and Moore was guard on Cur
ley Byrd's football team last fall The
youngsters are down pretty nne now
and are expecting to be in classy
shape for the season.
On July I Maryland State became
the University of Maryland. and Will
be so known in future. On July the
University Of Maryland came into pos
session of sufficient funds to push for
ward the project of finishing the ath
letic field already started.
A quarter mile track with 22O-yaro
straightaway has been laid out for the
past two years and has been trenched
BY spring it is expected that cinders
will be filled in and the track Will be
made ready for meets that are con
templated.
The Washington times., 1920-07-12
BASEBALL CHATTER.

st Louis fans are shriekfng with
delight over the wonderful hitting or
their home favorites, George Sisler
and Rogers Hornsby. Each Lad leads
in his own lea que and the newspapers
are getting their backs up over the
claims of other towns.
Frank Schultz. one time home-run
king of the National League, has
finally arrived at the end of the road.
let out by Toronto, he signed with
Syracuse in the International Leasue,
but was unable 10 make the grade and
was released outright.
Al waldbauer. the young Richmond
pitcher. who had brief trial with the
Griffs three years ago, is now toiling
for Galveston in the Texas League,
and doing we'll enough to attract the
big league scouts touring that
country.
John Tobin OF the Browns, after a
hitting streak that endured for ten
successive games, quit, Juno 25. to
Howard Ehmke. Tobin. in his stretch
OF hitting. clouted 10 hits, in ~ tries.
for a mark of ASP. and scored IL
runs.
Ray Chapman. after scoring DOZEN
runs In seven successive games. was
halted, June rs. by the Browns.
The Washington times., 1920-07-12
Six Washington Lads
May Go Over

Six Washington lads may go
over to the Olympics as mem
bers of the United States teams
to take part in the big games
at Antwerp. Bob LeGendre will
go on the track team. Dorsey
Griffith and Robert Maxam are
possibilities in track.
In swimming, Guy Winkjer,
of the Naval Academy, a for
mer Tech High lad, and Angus
Sinclair, another Navy boy and
former Tech swimmer, are pos
sibilities for the swimming
team. Lieut.. F. w. Reed, of the
Army, may be a member Of the
Army relay swimming team.
Washington will be pretty
we'll represented in the Olym-
pics if these athletes gain
places.
The Washington times., 1920-07-12
KN|CKS CRAWL UP
WITH TWENTy-F0UR
Georgetown Lads Boost Record
and Meet Dreadnaughts
Sunday.

Mark down sunday. July Is, as .
big day for the ssndIotters The
Knickerbockers, winners OF twenty
four straight games. and the Dread
naughts. pride OF Alexandria, Va.
will meet in the hrst Of three-game
series in Alexandra.
The Knieks boosted their straight
string up TO twenty-four yesterday
and Saturday. They defeated the May
flowers by 80 10 in a romp Saturday,
and yesterday handed the Corinthians
q to 8 beating, and the Momanches
3 to 2 licking.
In the hrst game yesterday the
Corinthians had a s TO lead at the
start of the eighth. when the Knicks
opened up. The score was tied In Tho
eighth. and the game won In the
ninth.
McCarty. OF the Knicks. gets credit
for double win yesterday. He re-
iievsd Humphreys in the eight and
held the Corinthians in the ninth. In
the second game Mccarthy was too
good for the Comanches,
sunday the knicks and Dread
naughts meet in Alexandria. There
10 considerable wagering on the re-
suit Rival managers have gotten
together and selected Bill Belts or
Jimmy Hughes for the contest.
The Gibraltar A. C. nine went down
to Alexandria yesterday to tackle the
Dreadnaughts, and lost a 6 to s count.
although they outhit the Alexan-
drians.
Beamer. OF the Gibs. and Quayle,
of the Dreadnaughts, staged a clever
pitchers battle. Beamer retired in
the ninth in favor Of Ballenger. ana
IT was against this hurler that the
Drsadnaughts counted.
Come now the Cardinals. of Aleu-
andria, with straight string record
which approaches those of both tips
Knickerbockers and DreadnaughtsL
The Cardinals have won sixteen
games in a row and appear TO he
sailing long in true winning form.
Yesterday against the Peerless Ath-
letic Club. of this city. the Cardinals
scored an 8 to I win. The Cardina.s
hop right out today with a challenge
to any team of recognized STANDING g
in Maryland, Virginia, or the District
of Columbia.
Today at American League Park. at
p. m, the famous Black Sox team
of Baltimore, is scheduled to play the
Pittsburgh Stars, an aggregation
from Buffalo, N. Y, which landed . 7
to 0 game from the Buffalo Inter-
| nationals earlier in the season.
These teams recently entertained
Baltimore fans, going two games in
| which the battles ran eleven Ind
| fourteen innings before decision
was reached.