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suspicion that had sprung into being
full-blown. Both men were asking
themselves what they knew Of this
strange young man who was suddenly
part Of their intimate little world.
Peter, In his secret heart, had q
vague, dissatisfied feeling that Lloyd
was a man who held women, az a
class. rather in disrespect, and had
probably had his experiences with
them. but there was no way Of ex.
pressing, much less governing his
conduct toward Martin by so purely
speculative prejudice. Somewhat
appalled,, in the sunny garden, strug-
Cling with the banksia, Peter decided
that this was not much to know Of q
person who might have the audacity
to fall in love with an exquisite and
innocent Cherry. After all. she would
not be little girl forever; some man
would want to take that little corn
colored head and that delicious little
plnk-clad person away with him some
day, to be his wife
And suddenly Peter was torn by
stab of pure pain, and he stood puz-
zled and sick. In the garden bed, won
derlng what was happening to him.
'Listen--want a drink7" Alix asked,
coming out with tin dipper that
spilled q glittering sheet Of water
down the thirsty nasturtiums. REST
a few minutes. Peter Dad wanted
pole, and Mr.. Lloyd has gons up into
the woods to cut one"
"And where's Cherryr Peter asked.
drinking deep.
"She went along-just up In the
woods here! I" Alix answered. They'll
be back before you could get there.
They've been gone five minutes!"
Five minutes were enough to take
Cherry and her lover out Of sight Of
the house, enough to have him put his
arm about her. and to have her raise
her lips confidently, and yet shyly,
again to his. They kissed each other
deeply, again and again.
Their talk was incoherent. Cherry
was still playing, coquetting and smil-
Ing, her words few, and Martin, hav-
ing her so near, could only repeat the
endearing phrases that attempted to
express to her his love and feryor.
you darling! Do you know how
love you? You Darlington little ex-
quisIte beauty! Do you love me-do
you love me?' Martin murmured, and
Cherry answered breathlessly:
"You know debut you know I
dor
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SCHEMES TO COLLECT DUES
Novel Methods Are Being Employed
to Induce Legion Members to
Pay 1922 Assessment.

Novel means employed by American
Legion posts to get in membership
dues early In 1922 are causing com.
ment in every community where n
post Is located, according to reports
to Legion national headquarters in In.
dianapolls.
Around the top of the list Is the
story from South Dakota. A post Is
offering each service men who pays
his dues before a set date biscuit
baked by the newest bride In the
post women's auxiliary. Three Of the
biscuits being distributed contain
cash prizes In coIn-S20. $40 and S.
In gold. The biscuits may not be
broken open until the night Of the post
banquet when they will serve as cards
Of admission. Early recipients Of bis.
cults declared they could not Judge
from their weight whether they con,
tanned gold pieces or bricks.
Out In Kansas a post gave Its
finance officer carte blanche In collect.
Ing 1922 dues early. A few mornings
later Leglonnaires were being routed
out Of bed at 4 a. m. by members Of
the committee who refused to let the
slumberer 90 back to bed until he had
paid up. The various state depart
ments Of the Legion are In hot con.
test for the honor Of being the first
to send In the complete dues Of the
membership.
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CHAPTER u.

Immediately they gathered by the
fallen rose vine. all talking and dis.
putting at once. A light rope was tied
an experimental tug broke It like a
string. tumbling Alix violently in q
sitting position. and precipitating her
father into loamy bed. Anne, who
was bargaining with a Chinese fruit
vendor frankly interested In their un.
dertaking, had called that she would
help them In 4 second, when behind
Alix, who was still sitting on the
ground. another voice offered help.
A young man had come into the
doctors garden; work was stopped
for q few minutes while they vel.
coined Martin Lloyd.
He was tall and fair, broad, but
with not an ounce Of extra weight,
with brown eyes always laughing, and
ready friendliness always In evi.
dence. Anne's heart gave a throb Of
approval as she studied him; All1
flushed funously, scowled certain
boyish approval; Cherry had not come
down.
.. "Can you help usr The doctor
echoed his question doubtfully. II
don't know that It can be done!" he
admitted.
whats that you're eating-an apri.
cot" Martin said to Anne, In his
laughing way. II was going to say
that II It was . peach. you are a can
nibal!"
"Oh, help!" Alix calculated, with a
look Of elaborate scorn.
mo, but where were you last
night" Martin added in a lower tone
when he and Anne could speak unno.
tlced. The happy color flooded her
face.
Il have to take care Of my family
sometimesw she reminded him de-
murely. "Wasn't Cherry a good substi-
tute7"
"Cherry's adorablew he agreed.
isn't she sweetT Anne asked en-.
Enthusiastically. "She's only a little girl,
really, but she's a little girl who Is
going to have q lot Of attention some
dayr she added, In her most matron.
~ manner.
Martin did not answer. but turning
briskly toward the doctor, he devoted
himself to the business In hand.
They were all deep In the first
united tug, each person placed care.
fully by the doctor. and guys for the
rope driven at intervals decided by
Martin, when there was an Interrupt
tion for Cherry's arrival on the scene.
With characteristic coquetry she did
not approach, as the others had, by
means Of the front porch and the gar
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Mark Twain Exposed a "Hoo.r


A "call down" letter from Mark
Twain 10 a London theatrical man.
ager, Bran Stolser, recently was re.
printed In part by the New York
Times on the occasion of the sale Of
the letter In New York to an auto
graph collector. 1t is dated London,
Nov. 2, 1901, Mark Twain wrote: "My
object In writing this note Is to say
10 you that the large blond man with
spectacles. who was selling seats In
your box office this afternoon, grossly
insllted my two daughters by his bru-
tai and surly behavior. Apparently
their offense lay In asking to buy cheap
Tickets shilling ones. Perhaps he
can initiate gentleman's gentleman
when people apply for boxes. But In
any case he Is hog. he was born q
hog and will die one. But he shall
not die uncelebrated II can help It."
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iting the various A. Il. F. billeting
areas, staging entertainments for the
soldiers.
After she had passed most Of last
summer In government hospitals and
recreation camps entertaining sick and
wounded men. Miss Gould Informed
the legion that on her theatrical tour
Of the winter she would give her serv.
Ices free to legion posts In all the
towns she visits Many posts are
availlng themselves Of the opportunity
to have stage star feature their anna
teur theatrlcals for the benefit Of needy
and disabled service men.
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Asking Too Much.

Il don't want to eat this egg, It's
not nice egg" protested the six-year.
old daughter of the house at the
breakfast table.
MARY" said her mother sternly,
you are always complaining Of your
food. Eat what Is placed before you
every bite Of it--without another
word, or else I'll have to give you a
good spanking"
All was quiet for some minutes
Then from the other end Of the table
sounded mournful voice.
Mother, dear, do have to eat the
beak toof'--American Legion Weekly
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tn ey " ere In
France, hoInesick,
cold and mlsera-
BILE. I'll do my
SHARE said Miss
Rita Gould Of
I h e vaudeville
stage In offering
her services to
the American Le-
gion. During the
war Miss Gould
spent the period
Of Americas par
ticipatiOn In Wis.
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oSou6 mou W ISVuthIOus uut HuOWiu8
his best side to the Stricklands. They
had vague idea that he was rich, ac-
cording to their modest standard, but
he apparently had no extravagant
tastes, and lived as quietly, or more
quietly, than they did. He liked soil
tude, books, music, dogs. and his fire.
side. The old DOCTORS one social en-
1oyment was In visiting Peter, and
the younger man went to no other
place SO steadily as he came to the
old house under the redwoods
Morning, Peter" said Doctor
Strickland now, smiling at him.
Have you had yoursf"
my house." said Mr.. Joyce, fastid-
lously, ''is well-managed place. Say"
he added, pursing his lips to whistle.
as he looked at the rose tree, "did
Tuesdays wind do that?"
Tuesdays wind and Dad" Alix
answered. "NNill It 60 back, Peteri"
IL don't knowl" he mused,
walking slowly about the wreck. IF
we had lever down here, and some
fellow on the roof with rope, may
be-"
"Mr. Lloyd is coming overl" Alix
announced. Peter nodded absently.
but the mention Of Martin Lloyd re-
minded him that they had all dined
ut his house on the very evening when
the mysterious gale had commenced,
and with interest he asked:
Cherry catch cold coming home
Tuesday nightf"
No; she squeezed In between Dad
and me, and was as warm as toast !"
Alix answered casually. How'd you
like Mr.. Lloyd1" she added.
"Nice fellow!" Peter answered.
"He's awfully nice" Alix agreed.
"Who Is he?" Peter asked curiously.
"Where are his people and all thatf"
Ills people live In Portland" the
girl answered. Hes mining en-
gineer, and he's waiting now to be
called to Ell Nido; he's to be at mine
there. He's lots of fun--when you
know him, reallyl"
Talking Of the new Prince Charm
Ing. Of course" Anne said, joining
them, and linking an arm In her un-
cle's and In Alix's arm. Don't bring
that puppy in, Allx, pleased Break
fast. Uncle Lee. Come and have an
other cup Of coffee, Peterr"
prince Charming, ehr Peter
echoed thoughtfully, as they all
turned toward q delicious drift Of the
odoe Of bacon and coffee, and crossed
the porch to the dining room. II was
going down for the mail, but now I'll
have to stay and see this rose matter
through Thanks, Anne. but I'll
wstch you. Where's Cherryr he
added. glancing about.
Cherry answered the question her
self BY trailing In in q Japanese wrap
per. and beginning to drink her coffee
with bare. slender arms resting on the
table. Nobody protested, the adored
youngest was usually given her way.
Il heard you all laughing. under
the window and it-woke-me-up 7"
Cherry said dreamily.
1T seems to me-" Anne, who had
been cycling her uneaslly, said lightly,
that some one ! know 10 getting pref
ty old to come downstairs In that rig
when strangers are herei"
1T seems to me this is Just as de-
cent as lots Of things-bathing suits,
for instance!" Cherry returned In
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Strictly Neutral,

Dean was playing with his brother,
Dick, and neighbor boy, John, when
John and Dick began to fight.
Dean came In the house and I
asked him why he didn't help his
brother, for ! Ind been watching out
the window.
II just told him he could battle his
own fights" he said.-Chicago Trib-
une.
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Germany a. the
most effective unit
to preserve world
peace d planned
BY N. Charles
Bertrand, member
Of the French
chamber Of depu-
ties and president
Of the Inter-Allied
Veterans Fedora
tion. Bertrand
came to America
with Mars b q |
Ench ma n sDecial
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MARTIN LLOYD.

synopsis.-Doctor Strickland. re-
tired. is living with his family at
Mil Valley. Just out Of San Fran
cisco. Anne. the Doctors niece. b
twenty-four. Alix, the doctors
daughter. ID twenty-one. Cherry
the other daughter. 10 eighteen.
Their closest friend IL Peter Joyce.
an odd. lovable sort Of recluse. He
10 secretly In love with beautiful
Cherry. Martin Lloyd. . Waiting
mining engineer. pays court to
Cherry and wins her promise to
marry him.
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Ailx. euryIng Both Hands In His
Feathsrsd Collar.
stantly, gathering the robe about her,
and giving Anne a resentful glance
over her blue cup.
II have a rope somewhere" the
doctor ruminated. "Where did put
that long rope-what did l have 1t
for, In the first place"
"You had It to guy the apple tree"
Alix reminded him. THE tree that
died after all"
"Ah. yes" said her father, his at
tentiye face Frightening. "Ah. yesi
Now where is that rope" But even
a. Alix observed that she had seen It
somewhere, and advanced tentative
guess as to the cellar, his eyes fell
upon Cherry, and went from Cherry's
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/ EaIoN GUEST HAS BIG IDEA
N. Charles Bertrand Of France Plane
Association Of Veterans to Pre-
serve World Peace.

An association Of men Of all coun-
tries who fought with the Allies against
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WILL HELP CHEER UP BOYS
Miss Rita Gould, Vaudeville star, OF.
fers Her Services to the Amer.
lean Legion.

"The boys need little cheer now
lust as much as they did when they
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Congratulate these crea.
tures--they are going to BE-
marriedp

(To BE coNTlNuEpA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
PAY FIVE BUCKS A DOZEN FOR
EGGS, CHICKENS $50 EACH; BATH
$3.50 IN ALASKA SAYS LECTURER

Persons who complain OF the cost
OF living In the United States should
make trip to .Alaska where oggs
are S. dozen. where chickens have
sold for an much as $50 each, where
whole villages have paid 81 seat
to hear American newspapers read,
and where the privilege OF taking u
bath IN a tin bathtub under tent
comes as hleh as $3.50, Edgar @.
Ralnes. for twenty.three and one-half
years an Alaskan explorer told n
large audience In the Oklahoma Col.
lege for Women auditorium last
night. This was regular number on
the college lecture course.
Mr.. Raines' lecture was illustrated
with Alaskan views. made from pho
tographs taken during his travels.
High costs were Just one Of tho In
teresting things told by RaIncs about
Alaska. He told OF the rush TO the
Klondike In 1887 and 1889; of long
and tedious journeys over dangerous
trails. when many of his companions
we're frozen to death. when food was
scarce, and when faithful dogs lud-
died about the gold seekers, In many
cases keeping them from freezing to
death. Mr.. Raines much prefers dogs
10 the Santa Claus mode Of travel,
for reindeers are lazy animals. he
said, and IL blizzard comes along
they don't huddle up to keep one
warm.
lie told OF the strange people who
live in The land of the midnight sun.
OF Indian tribes who live only fifty
six miles across Behring strait in ST.
IBERIA, and who still cling to the Gus.
tom of eating one of Their relatives
at their annual feasts. Strange reli'
glous customs of the Alaskan Indian.
ans, and the totem poles, with
strangely carved heads of animals
from which the tribes believe they
are descended, which serve as road
markers in Alaskan parks, were de
scribed by Mr.. Raines.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
Kingfsher Takes
Suspect Arrested
By Grady officer

Fred Nelson, alias Frank Shafer
alias Frank Johnston alias Ere
Johnson, man suspected of the burg
larzing of the Garner and Riddle
store at Rush Springs last Sunday
night, has been turned over to King
fisher county authorities.
Nelson, who officers allege, gave
his name as Schaffer when arrested
in Kingfisher, is wanted in that
county on two charges one burg
larry charge.
The man was arrested Monday
following the burglarizing of the
Rush Springs store on Sunday night.
Several articles alleged to have
been stolen from the burglarized
store were found in Nelson's possess
ion.
Should Kingfisher county officials
fail in their attempt to prosecute
Nelson, he will be returned here and
charges filed, Sheriff Matt Sankey
said today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
MlSSOURlAN LIVES WITH
AFFINITY; WIFE SUES FOR
AN ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

Kansas City.--Mrs. Mary Blake
Shippey applied for divorce here
today from Lee Shippey, Missouri
writer, and former Y. NJ. C. A. work
er in France.
Madeleine Babin. asF'rench girl, the
parentage of whose child Shippey Is
said to acknowledge, is named In
Mrs. shippey's petition.
The petition charges that Shippey
is now living in Monterey, Mexico
with the Babin girl
Mr.. Shippey applied for tho Gus
tody of their year old son.
Madeleine E. Babin with her moth
er and sister came to Kansas City
from France shortly after Shippey'
return. Deportation proceedings a
gainst her were begun, but after
hearing of an application filed by
Mrs. Shippey, were denied. A sor
was born to the French girl in Kan
sas City.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
RELATIVE OF LOCAL MAN GETS
$50 A WEEK IN SOVIET RUSSIA;
TBUYS ONLY A POUND or BUIIER

How'd you like to live IN q coun
try where a pound OF butter costs
more uaan SEQ: where only the capI-
talIsts and military leaders can oh.
tain shoes; where the thermometer
sometimes falls as much rs 40 de.
grees below zero; where Il costs
$3.50 TO send letter to the United
States when similar letter can be
sent from the United States for five
cents?
This condition prevails In Russia,
according to H.. w. Lubman. local
jeweler, who has Just received let.
ters from relatives in that country.
In a letter Just received by Mr.
I.ubman from a niece In Russia. she
states that she Is receiving for her
work 60 rubles $500 per week but
that tiis Is hardly enough to pur-
erase one pound OF butter. This let
Ter was mailed from llaselniai. near
the Poland border. 'l'm afraid TO
tell you very much" she said. "They
(meanlng bolshevikD might obtain
possession OF the letter"
Many citizens OF bolshevikiridden
Russia are dying daily as a result
OF exposure. according to letters re-
ceIyed by Mr.. Lubman. The local
ieweler recently received letter
from his brother, n carpenter and
farmer and father OF IL children
There's no work and we can get
just enough fool TO sustain life," the
letter said "Not one OF the family
have pair of shoes and we cannot
get out for fear of freezing"
Mr.. Lubman's mother died two
years ago from the effects of ex-
posure, being unable to obtain SUI
ficient clothing Burial Of the dead is
one of the many complex problems
facing the terrorized country, letters
state.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
Financial Sheet
Shows Figure on
Expense of 0. C. ".

A supplemental financial state
ment of the state board Of public
affairs showing the appropriations
for the fiscal year beginning July /,
1920 and ending June 80, 1921, AMI
balances of eac1 fund as of Decem-
Der 1920 included in the boards
report for the fiscal years 1919 and
1870, is being printed and will be
given legislators for investigation in
connection with a probe of the
boards affairs to be conducted by
the state senate.
The statement carries figures at
the end Of the fiscal years of June
so, 1919, June 80, 1920, and the sup
Elemental list for the current year
up to December 1. Coming on the
heels of the action taken by the
senate in passing resolution for
bidding the state board to continue
its contract and operation activities
until its affairs had been investigated
the boards report is of unusual in
terest. Tie attack of the state board
of affairs was the first action taken
by either branch Of the Legislature
in its proposed investigation of state
departments and institutions
Figures for the Oklahoma College
for Women, located here, are given
as follows: support and mainain
ence, $4,000; $1,sG1. Fine Arts build
ing. $6S,5OO; s44s.24. Furniture fol
Fine Arts building, $500; $1,69O5O.
Senator G. A. Dearmon, OF Chick
asha, has introduced bill in the
state senate providing for an appro
priation to pay the salaries of teach
ers and other employees of the 0. c
w. for part of the month of April
all Of May and all of June, 1921. Al
emergency is declared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
DAN CUPID NO
RESPECTOR OF
VICTIMS AGE

Dan Cupid gave age no considera-
tion yesterday afternoon. He closed
a deal whereby couple, boft.. o.
whom are 60 years Of age enter into
the world of matrimony.
The aged couple who yesterday
were licensed to wed are: H. M
Kaufman, age 60, of Chickasha, and
Mrs. Joella e. Pollock, age ~. Of
Laverty.
Another permit was issued yester-
day afternoon to Wesley Webb, age
%, of Ninnekah, and Miss Maggie
Mae Russell, age 10, Of Ninnekah.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
Government Thinks Mex Authorities
Can't Cope With Situation
There After Months OF
Quiet Spent
REVOLUTIONARY MOVES
CAUSE APPREHENSION
Armed Guards Placed on All Tralns
In Northern Mexico; First
Time Resumed Since Fall
Of carranxa

BY United Press.
Washington. Jan. i5.-The fear
that sporadic banditry is threaten
ing the peace OF Mexico, after
months of quiet was expressed by
officials here today.
This fear was based on the re-
ports which have been received here
relative to attempts at new revolu
tIonary movements.
There efforts against federal au
thority appear to have proved abor
tive thus far, but 1t Is pointed out
the dlsgruntled elements may al
least succeed In evading national
authority TO tho extent OF maintain
small bands capable Of operations
as bandits.
Within the last few weeks, armed
escorts have been placed on trains
operating in northern Mexico. This
practice was abandoned when Car
rama was overthrown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
Many Committees Not Vet Reported;
Rock Island shops Finishing
Campaign Today AdvIees
Declare
OVER HALF OF AMOUNT
IN TILL is ESTIMATE
incomplete Figures Show 5000 Of
5000 Proposed In Sight; Ex
peet TO Wind Up Final
Plank Soon

with n number OF committees yet
to report their progress. indications
are that the total OF the Buy.a.
Plank campaign OF tho Hot Stove
league will bo materially increased
by tonight. according to reports at
headquarters this morning.
s. A. Shaw. member of tho exc
cutive committee and who Is In
charge of the Rock Island shop cam.
paIgn. reported today that the can.
vass OF the shopmen and other rail-.
road employees would probably be
finished today.
The work there is In the hands
Of tho following committees, Mr..
Shaw announced this morning; John
Riley and Harry Smith. machinlsta;
Bedford Hestand, blacksmith; s. A.
Shaw and William Burke, boiler
makers; Geo. Kinds, sheet metal
workers: Walter Thompson. carmen:
Miss Edith Lynch and Miss Esther
Lynch, other departments.
Other Committees Out.
Full reports have not been received
from the executive committee. the
members of which are working
among the business houses of the
city. Having been tied up by bad
weather. this work will not be fin
ished before next week. 1t was re.
ported at headquarters this morning.
Yet to be included in the total
are the purchases OF 100 planks
from tho American Legion: 80
planks from tho Typographical
union the full report from the Jun
ior high: part Of the Rotary clubs
purchase of 165 planks; the report
from the Carpenters union and sew.
eral other committees.
Extend Campaign.
IT being impossible to wind up the
work this week, the drive is to be
extended, DR.. A. b. Leeds, president
of the Hot stovers stated this morn-
ing.
1t is impossible to give exact fig
ures at this time." said Dr. Leeds
but I consider that we are In good
shape. We have in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 in sight with all but
few hundred of that in cash, and
with much unworked territory to be
handled next week."
The high school girls team were
on the streets today, picking up the
stragglers, but it was impos ible to
tell this morning what amount of
success they would ttain. 1t was
expected that their efforts would re.
suit In the sale Of a big block of
planks.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-01-15
NAVAL NURSE: IS
FATALLY BEATEN
BY United Press

By United Press
Annapolis, Jan. 15.-Mss Harriet
M. Kavanaugh, nurse at the naval
hospital here, died today after being
beaten into unconsciousness with a
piece of lead pipe last night and
thrown into gully beside road
way.
The superintendent of the acad-
envy has ordered an immediate in
vestigation. No clue that might lead
to the arrest of her assailant had
bean found today.