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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

In the twilight of a dazzling day she
entered her own house. The dear
house, put SO empty. SO still! Her
thought had been "Ill telephone to
Jasper. I'll tell him I'm at homo
waiting for him"
At the living room she stopped. A
man stood at the window trying TO
get the last light on picture he held.
AS she looked he kissed the picture
her pictured Jasper" she sob5ed.
The picture fell and he held out his
arms. 81 knew you'd come. I'VE been
waiting two days." he cried. A week
later Caroline said: i've thought IL
all out. Jasper. We needed a vacation
from each other. II we ever get back.
into the old ways well know what TO
do. I feel as II I'd stumbled upon a
great discovery-one that would settle
the marriage question for evermore. I
shall keep our travelling bags ready
packed IN case Of an emergency"
And she does. But up to the present
time they have not been needed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

who sat on her left. He was staring at
her. frankly rude. She could tell by
just glancing out of the corner of her
left eye. She discerned with a per-
ceptible start that the person wore
high boots. They were good looking.
The gorgeous costumes and the BIZ
zarre, unusual combination of colors
In the scenery, all done masterfully by
Bakst, brought glow of approval
from Betty. "It's going to be great,
Dad, after all. Wen get ten dollars
worth without Nijinsky. Wait, you'll
sect" she comforted
tits a lot of foolishness." the per-
son in boots heard the disgruntled
old man declare.
II beg your pardon" said a rich
southern voice right above Betty's lerr
ear, 'but do you know Patty Will
liams?"
The startled girl turned slowly and
looked at her next-door neighbor for
the first time. A little welcoming
smile lighted her deep blue eyes,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

Belts, with no thought of heri
"shs never asked me-" Lucinda
mourned again. "She doesn't think
me fifteen company for her friends. And
once long years ago when we were
both girls at home her father used to
cobble my fathers shoes. But. land
don't hold that up against heri Ma
tilda's Just as God made her, I sup
pose. Only I shan't care for that
raisin cake. know it'd choke me II
tried to swallow g morsel." Lucinda
composed herself to bear her disap-
potntment as bravely as she could.
When she heard someone come at
the front door she said to herself that
Matilda's company was arriving. But
when foot steps sounded on the stairs
she got up and went to her own door.
There stood Mrs. Pell with a basket
in her hand: Mrs. Pell was young and
lively and pretty, and, for some reason
unaccountable to Lucinda, she liked
Lucinda. She had on white coat and
white knit cap, and Lucinda, sur
prised and delighted, cried out: my
land. you look just like a snow birdi"
Well, guess am" Mrs. Pell said.
She entered gayly. i've come to
take tea with you. Lucinda, that is, If
you'll let me. Fred Is away and I am
so lonesome couldn't stay home alone
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

bile He wanted to spend the whole
three weeks with his brother In the
country. Caroline has made one visit
at Henry's, and she felt 1t would do
her for a lifetime. She had insisted
that she would not go there and Jas
per retorted that unless she went there
she would go nowhere with him.
"I'll stay at home frst." she thought.
"If it comes to that, my wishes are as
important as. his"
She arose from the table and began
to gather up the dishes. At that mo-
ment the postman's step sounded upon
the yeranda, and she went to bring in
the mail. There was one letter for
herself. and, recognizing the writing,
she tore it open eagerly.
'You spoke about making a motor
tour OF New England" Mrs. Cart
wright wrote. "That gave us the idea
of doing the same. Frank needs more
outdoor air than he gets, the doctor
says. The children will stay at moth
Hss. BID WE shall he n1m1e-i firat hts
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
A.Much Needed Vacation

car! We shall start about tbs same
time you do, and so probably we shall
meet somewhere. I wish we were go
ing to be together all the way"
Caroline read the letter twice. After
ward she sat down and pondered over
it carefully. Then she went upstairs
and considered the new clothes she had
had made and later sent a telegram to
May Cartwright.
Jasper did not come home to lunch.
but he arrived for dinner at the usual
hour. His wife had put on a blue
dress to aid her air of quiet determ-
nation. She heard him hanging up his
coat in the hall and waited for him to
enter the dining room. Once she
would have run to kiss him-ah, how
long ago 1t seemed!
'tHello!" he said, merely. Company
here?"
"Oh. mol" she replied, coIdly.
They sat down opposite each other
and ate in silence-a silence as
charged with trouble as the air with
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
In the Still Of Night.

call out, he might shoot Yes, he was
there. The sound seemed to come from
Henry's room What should she do?
After an eternity of tense listening,
straining her eyes into the darkness,
her nerves grew quieter. Very eau
tiously, noiselessly, she lifted the COW
erlet and crept out of bed. She moved
across the floor. her outstretched hand
exploring the darkness. Her fingers
touched the door frame. She was out
in the hall, creeping across TO Henry's
door. A board snapped under her
weight, and the sound of it, like pis-
toll shot, sent her covering against the
wall. where she waited. every muscle
aquiyer. Then the sound stopped abb
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
By Elsie Endicott

play game Of checkers on the quaint
board which Luoindais husband had
made during tho last weary year Of
his invalidism. Helen had Just let Lu-
oiada beat her the second time by
walking clear into the king row and
scooping up everything as she went,
when there came little knock at the
door. Lucinda had become 30 hilRri-
Gus over her luck that she did not hear
the knock. So that Il was Helen who
called out. Come ini"
Matilda entered. She saw Helen
and started back.
"oh. you've got company" she ex-
claimed.
yes. but come right IN. Matilda"
Lucinda said Hospitality. You've met
Mrs. Peu? She came over to take tea
with me. We've just cleared away and
set down to our checkers. Your com
pany amt gone yet, have they? It's
real early"
They never came" Matilda replied
sourly, land they didn't send word or
anything. don't know what to make
OF it."
Maybe it was the weather" sug-
gested Helen cheerfully. Mrs. Chap
mans so apt to be rheumatic when
it's damp"
II waited supper for them" con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

ruptly, and there came soft rustling.
Where was he now? What was he do
ing? Spots of fire began to streak the
blackness before her. She knew she
was going to faint, but she set all her
will against 1t and crept across the
threshold.
A cloud passing from before the
moon threw a, sudden strip of white
moonlight across the carpet Then
she saw him. He was crouching close
to the window and she could distinctly
see that he was holding in one hand
a long. black revolver. She could
even make out the queer, ugly-looking
mask he wore. that seemed to cover
his whole head, like a divers helmet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

Move and I will shoot" The voice
cut the darkness like a knife. Even
in her extreme fright, Maria noted that
the voice sounded hollow and unnat-
uraL Oh, why didn't Henry wake?
She wanted to scream. Her lips form
ed Henry's name, but no sound came.
was she dreaming some terrible
dream? No, he was backing slowly to-
ward the window, step by step. Per-
haps he was trying to escape She
saw his free hand moving slowly up
the edge of the window frame. There
came a sudden sharp snap, and the
room was flooded with dazzling light
For a moment, the sudden glare
blinded her. The she recognized the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
By Joella Johnson

familiar pink and white stripes Of
Henry's pajamas.
"Henryl"
''Maria!"
The pink clad figure Strengthened,
and the revolver clattered to the floor.
"oh, Henry" gasped Maria, hyster-
ically, And thought you were a
burglar"
"Humphl And I came pretty near
filing you full of lead"
But what in the world Is that queer
looking thing you've got on your
head?"
Henry snatched off the huge black
mask ara eME 1t to the floor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

sighed. She turned away TO hide her
disappointment There's some one
coming In now. guess that must be
who you're looking or"
Yes. II is-the boy with the oys-
ters." said Matilda. loftily.
Lucinda went slowly back upstairs.
AS she closed the door behind her her
face began TO CULVER with tears. She
dropped down upon the edge of chair
and for moment wept quietly. "She
never asked mel" The thought came
to her With cruel hurt. And she's
going to have oysters!"
Lucinda wiped her eyes and looked
forlornly about the room. It was
not very warm. though the tiny coal
stove was glowing Its brightest. It's
only comforts were worn rag car
pet and rocking chair; its only orna-
ment red geranium which Mrs. Pell
had given her. Lucinda had SO little
to live upon that 1t was wonder she
could live at all, and yet her rent
was always paid In advance and she
always had coal in the box and some
thing In the way of food in the larder.
Her chief trouble was that she was so
lonely.
There was no reason for Lucinda's
being so lonely. There was compan-
ionship for her right in the house il 1t
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

had not been withheld from her. Ma
tilda Dodd. widowed and ehiIdless, like
Lucinda, rented the better rooms
downstairs. she had more means than
Lucinda, for q relative sent her the
wherewithal for many little Injuries
dear to an old persons heart But In
stead of being made kindly and char
liable by her superior fortune. Matil-
da was only naughty and self opin-
donated. When there was no better
company to be had she made much Ct
Lucinda, but when either Mrs. Chap
man Of Misa Bates was by she ignored
Lucinda completely.
For some days the weather had been
bad and Lucinda had seen no one.
Matilda had not been upstairs or adj
mitted her when she went down. Ma
tilda had for some time been very dis
tant to Lucinda, as the result of having
had too much of better society. But
now Lucinda could endure 1t no long
er; she must see Matilda So she made
the little round raisin' cake after her
choicest recipe and some thinble bis
cults and opened one OF her three
precious jars of blackberry jam and
went down to ask Matilda to tea. And
all the time she had been planning for
Matilda, Matilda had been making
ready for Mrs. Chapman and Miss
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

tinued Matilda They might have sent
me word. II seems to me"
People are so careless sometimes"
murmured Helen.
81 call It a mean trick" Matilda
shifted. After I'd bought oysters
especially for them and made a whole
cabbage up into salad. If you hadn't
had your supper was going to ask
you down TO eat with me-"
ooh, mercy!" cried Lucinda gayly,
"I couldn't eat another mouthfuI to
save my life. Helen brought the
incest little roast chicken and we ate
II all up. But there'd have been
enough for you. Matilda. for I'd asked
you up If had known you were
alone"
IT'S too bad" consoled Helen.
There's nothing puts one out so as
expected company that doesn't materi-
alize."
Matilda cast a glance at Lucinda,
but Lucinda only looked grave and
gentle and sympathetic. Z suppose"
Matilda said after a mois 1T. and she
said II very slowly. too-+I suppose
1t served me right for seeking such
folks company when I had better in
the house" And she turned and went
downstairs to eat her colling oyster
soup alone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

That" he said, disgustedly, is some
newfangled contraption called a
'snore-no-more.' The Teller that sold
II TO me swore It would cure me Of
snoring in one night But the darn
thing is a fake"
Maria collapsed into chair and
began to laugh and CRY at the same
time. You poor dear foolish old Hen
~" she said, wiping her eyes. After
this you may snore all you like. But
for mercy sake don't ever put that
thing on again. It's enough to scare
a body TO death And besides. it makes
you sound like-like saving wood, and
I'd have to get used to # all over
agar
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

- lucinda SIMPSON descended
the steep. uncarpeted stairs
that led from the upper half
of the house which she occupied to
the lower half. The door opened upon
the instant and there stood Matilda.
flushed. and aproned from chin to In
step.
@oh, it's you" she said ungracious-
y. Il was looking for some one else. -
Yes. it's me- Lucinda replied In
her small. gentle voice. "Iye come
10 ask you 10 tea with me. Matilda
I've made fresh raisin cake and I
want you to have some. Course you
mustn't expect anything elaborate. but
such as I've got you're welcome TO-"
She looked up at Matilda wistfully.
Lucinda was little old woman who
wore glasses which were never
straight on her nose.
Matilda was taller by half head
and stout. She wore no glasses. for
her eyes were excellent. Those eyes
now measured Lucinda rather haugh-
tily. Why, I'd love to come" she said.
"but you see I've invited in company
to tea. Mrs. Chapman and Miss Belts
are coming. I'm just as much obliged
Lucinda, for your invitation as though
I'D accepted It"
I'm real sorry you can't" Lucinda
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

- AND sakes. Henry" exclaimed
his wife, at the breakfast ia
Bile. Whatever allied you last
night? declare. you made such a
noise a body can't sleep in the same
house with YOU"
Noise? What do you msau?"
Snoring. Yes you did. You ought
to cure yourself of it. Henry"
Me? Snoring? Bosh, Maria, 1t was
the echo of your own snore that woke
you up. never snore."
Nevertheless. Maria's remark re-
CURED to Henry's mind several times
during the day. and when he stepped
off the train at the station that night
Ae patted the bundle under his arm
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
and chuckled.

Maria started suddenly, wide awake,
and sat up in bed. listening intently.
Some strange and unusual sound had
awakened her. What was it? Every
nerve in her body tingled as she lis
tened. The velvet-black darkness of
the room seemed to beat back at her.
There. It came again, clear and dis
unct. yet vaguely mysterious. 1t
sounded like-like someone boring
his way inl She felt sudden chill of
terror. She wanted to scream, to call
out to Henry in the next room. But
the burglar might even now be creep
ing up on Henry, and If she should
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-21
ing alfalfa crop.

ing alfalfa crop.
Ogden--Fire fighting expenditures
in intermountaln forestry district lis
the lowest In years.
Increased freight rates will be
passed along to copper consumers
eventually II is estimated the nd
vance In freight charges will amount
to about one lent per pound from
the time the copper leaves the mine
until dumped into consumers bins,
With prices hanging at or near the
present level, further curtailment inA
production by high cost producers
does not appear unlikely although
no general shutdown will take place.
Plans are under way for drainage
OF 100000 acres land between Wells
vile, Cache county. and the north
ern boundary of the state.
State 10 repair Zion park road.
Washington county asks that road
between Cedar rity and st. Georrt
be built at oLla.
Beet growers OF Utah and Idaho
have best season In years.
Utah's oil obom virtually under
way.
Salt Lake-Old Ophir mine to be-
actually developed.
Since all capital is but the pro-
duct of labor II ought not to require
, an expert accountant TO tell who
nays the bills caused by artificiali,
reduced hours OF work, artificaIiy
! high wages and artificially high
prices for inferior goods.
| Warm Creek-Tintic Standard IL
rushing work on new mill.
Ogden-Telephone improvements
to amount to $4,000 to be made
Country banks report farmers WITH
few debts and holding grain. High
e. prices will probably prevail un-
less there is over production. -
Salinn-shale Oil companyvto err
ect plant here.
| ogden-one million dollars TO be-
spent on improvements In local rair
Grad yards
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-21
The Utah Weekly
Industrial Review

W Two million three hundred sixty
six thousand four hundred and sew
cnty-five farmers in the countrf own
automobiles.
Salt Lake-Utah auto tourist iraf-
tic growing business asset. Three
thousand sixteen out OF state tourist
register in August compared with
1855 the same month last year.
OGDEN Many bids received Oh ar
senal construction. ,.,s,s -
tUab wool growers propose to own
warehouse.
Payson. garage completed.
Park City ore output continues
normal. GaS,
Eureka-rhrce srifts employed at
PtntOn queen hine'
Development work at Woodlawn
Topper mine in Big Cottonwood be-
ing sttadily prosecuted under most
favorable conditions.
Salt Lake-Utah Bellevue ore fall
ues high
Eureka Mammoth mining COM
)any commences shipment Of large
mill dump.
Western yellow pine held by ex-
perts TO be most perfect pine lum-
| Der In the world and commands the
highest price.
Salt Lake county's general tax
levy for 1920 will bring in revenue
for the state. cities. county and
schools amounty to $S,200,375.69.
Vernal-Uinta highway toward
Colorado being repaired at cost OF
$4,000.
Park City-outlook good for pro.
duction from Silver King Coalition
mine.
Emery county urging appropria'
lions to carry road up Huntington
canyon as far as coal mines and tim
Der line Of the mountains
Brigham City votes 100000 bond
for rebuilding an denlarging NUM-
cipal plant In Box Elder canyon.
Willard county has record break.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-09-21

Those Who Need Laws Restraint,
ZWhat cage Is to The Wild beast
Wv Is to the selfish man Restraint
Is for the savage. the rapaciouxl the
violenti not for the lust, the Anle.
the bsneyolent. Ar necessity forIkx-
terhd force implies a'morbld state
Oerbert Spencer
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
CITIZENS STATE
BANK OPENS FOR
BUSINESS MONDAY
SPLENDID BANKING ROOMS
WITH NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE
APPEARANCE - CONVENIENT
IN ALL WAYS.

The Citizens State Bank of Leav-
enworth opened its doors for bushes,
Monday morning, following its in
formal opening Saturday evening for
the inspection of its quarters by the
people of the community.
The informal opening was spien-
did success. The main room of the
bank had been gotten ready and sew
eral handsome bouquets of flowers
from correspondent banks and Others
were displayed and with the hand
some fixtures and furnishings made
very pleasing appearance. The
banking rooms are large, neat AMI
pleasing and give the institution very
fine quarters for its business.
Monday the doors were thrown
open for business and this institu-
tuition is sure to add much to the
strength of the community in a fl
nancial way. 1t is in the hands of
good substantial men who will
stand behind Mr.. Campbell the
cashier, in making it one of Chelan
county's solid and safe banking in
stitutions.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
WENT OVER DIVIDE.

The car owned by H. A. Batchcl-
der was recently wrecked in going
over the Divide, or the Beaver Creek
hill, and Mr.. Batchelder and w. r.
Sears, who were in the car at the
time, were quite severely bruised up.
The car was being driven over the
Divide by Mr.. Batchelder, accom-
panied by w. r. and C. B. Sears and
a couple ladies, and, as we are in
formed, Mr.. Batchelder having ra-
Their poor control the ladies and C. B.
Sears were allowed to get out, and
Just after they had alighted and the
car was again started it went down
the precipice and was totally wreck
ed and its occupants, as above stated,
considerably injured. From our in
formation it appears that they were
able to get clear of the car or they
must surely have been killed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Dim
mitt, June 20, daughter.
See the line of ladies' waists fol
$40 at the J. C. Penney Co. (28%)
Mrs. Robert Cohoon, who had been
in Seattle over the winter, returned
here on Sunday for the summer
A full assortment of girls white
dresses-from 1898 up, at the j. c.
Penney Co. (2S*)
Mesdames Harry Krollpfeiffer and
VIM. Tegtmeier went to Wcnatchee
Thursday to attend the convention
of Woman's Clubs in session there.
The dance given Wednesday eve
ming in the interest of base ball was
quite largely attended, about seventy
five couples being present. The mu-
sic was fine and a splendid time is
reported.
Mrs. Butler Sampson and Miss
Laura Nelson drove to Seattle lasl
Saturday and returned home Tuesday
evening. They had splendid trir
both going and coming home and en-
ioyed the whole time.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
LFAVfNWORTh
TO SEE BASEBALL ON
FRIDAY
TWO BIG GAMES COMING THIS
WEEK WHICH WE MUST WIN
EVERYONE IN THIS NECK %
WOODS COME OUT.

Leavenworth is finally ready to
play ball and two big games have al
ready been scheduled one for to-
morrow and the other for Saturday
and every man, woman and child who
can should be present
Friday afternoon at o'clock, Cash
mere and Leavenworth will cross
bats. Cashmere has one of the best
teams in the state and it will be a
battle royal. If you miss this game
you might as well say goodbye to
things earthly and holeup for the
rest of time.
Saturday at 2:30 o'clock Waterville
will be here and we ought to give
them the base ball trouncing of their
short lives-for they are the ancient
enemy of Leavenworth. 1t is only a
few weeks since they added injury
anew to the ancient score, and if we
do not avenge ourselves on Saturday
let there be no cavi or carp at our
i'll luck.
Everybody get out to these two
games, and let us fight for victory as
old Leavenworth fought.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
DRYDEN BANK TO OPEN JULY Il

ID. B. Martin, cashier of the Dry
den State Bank, says that the bank
will open for business July Is.
When the bank was organized i
was expected that building would
soon be secured, but it was found
impossible to get quarters for the
bank until building could be built.
Then followed another delay while
negotiations for a lot on which to
build were carried through. These
obstacles were finally overcome and
the building is now just about com
pleted and the fixtures will be in
stalled at once. The bank building
is very nice and comfortable one.
The new bank will be a great help
to Dryden and vicinity and with Mr.
Martin in charge ought to make it.
self felt in the banking circles Of the
county and especially of the valley,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
DEMONSTRATION
OF THINNING At
PfSHASTIN FRIDAY
CHELAN COUNTY FARM BIZ.
REAU CONDUCTS DEMON
STRATION AT THE JOE conn
ORCHARD.

At the Joe Conn orchard near Pc
shastin, the local Farm Bureau gave
very interesting demonstration o.
TIE best thinning methods last Fri.
day afternoon. A, w. Erase had
thinned a few trees in advance am
these were used as a sample to work
from. County Agent William Mel
kle was present and gave a talk in
explanation of the thinning methods
used. Each different variety was
thinned separately to show the diff.
ferent methods necessary to be used
in each case.
The Peshastin Farm Bureau i.
planning soil demonstration which
will be conducted by NJ. w. Starks
and this event was discussed and
planned for at last Fridays meeting
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-02
NOTICE.

The water department will notify
everyone by reclamation before shut
ting off water for any period of
time.
s. G.. DAILY