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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-22
1921 by the Bell Syndicate Inc.

@What was it you think she told
me, Herbert?7
"All that guf-you know. Well,
whatever it was you said she told
you"
81 didn't" said Florence. 81 didn't
say she old me anything at ALL"
well, she did. didn't she?'
"Why. no." Florence replied. light
ly. "She didn't say anything to me.
Only I'm glad to have your opinion
Of her, how she's such a story-teller
and all-if | ever want to tell her,
and everything"
Blu Herbert had greater alarms than
this. and the greater obscured the
lesser. Look here" he said. 'if she
didn't tell you, how'd you know IL,
then?'
How'd I know what?~
"That-that big story about my ever
savin' knew had"-he gulped again
"pretty eyes"
"Oh, about thati p Florence said, and
swung the gate shut between them.
well, / guess it's too late TO tell you
tonight, Herbert; but maybe If you
and that nasty little Henry Rooter do
every single thing | tell you to, and
do it just eXackly like | tell you from
this time on, why maybe only say
'maybe-well, maybe I'll tell you
some day when | feel like it,"
She ran up the path, up the steps,
and crossed the veranda, but paused
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-22
SYNOPSIS.
PART ONE.

Proud possessor of a printing press. and
equipment, the gift of Uncle Joseph to
his nephew. Herbert Illingsworth Atwa-
ter, Jr., aged thirteen, the fortunate
youth. with his chum, Henry Rooter.
about the same age, begins the publica-
ton of a full-fedged newspaper, the North
End Daily Oriole. Herbert's small cousin,
Florence Atwater, being barred from
any kind of participation in the enter
prise, on account of her intense and nat
ural feminine desire to boss" is frankly
annoyed, and not at all backward in say
ten is accepted for insertion in the Oriole,
on a strictly commercial basis-cash In
advance. The poem suffers somewhat
from the inexperience Of the youthful
publishers in the art preservative." Her
not altogether unreasonable demand for
republication of the masterpiece. with its
beauty unmarried, are scorned. and the
break between Miss Atwater and the
publishers of the Oriole widens.
The Sunday following the first appear
Rnce of the Oriole, F1orence's particular
chum. Patty Fairchild, pays her a visit
They are Joined, despite Miss Atwater's
openly expressed ~disapproval, by Master
at all disconnected by the GOODNESS OF
their reception, the visitors and Miss
Fairchiid indulge In a series of innocent
Sunday games. Among them is one called
TRUTH" the feature of which is a con-
tract to write q question and answer,
both to be kept a profound secret. The
agreement is duly carried out.
Declining emphatcally to participate in
any game with her cousin and Henry
Rooter, Florence is piqued by Miss Fair
child's open desertion to the enemy, her
erstwhiie bosom friend apparently enjoy
ing herself Immensely in the company Of
the visitors and leaving with them
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-22

/ gedly. "She didn't have anything to
say that I'd ever care two cents about.
She came up behind me and walked
along with me a ways, but | got TOO
many things on my mind to hardly
pay the least attention to anything
she ever talks about. She's a girl
what | think about her the less people
pay any 'tention to what she says the
better off they are
That's the way with me. Henry
his partner assured him earnestly. 81
never pay any notice TO what she
says. The way | figure it out about
her, Henry, ~everybody'd be a good
deal better off if nobody ever paid
the least notice TO anything she says.
| never even notice what she says.
myself"
Il don't either said Henry. "Al
I think about is what my father and
mother say. because I'm not goin' TO
have their advice all the rest o my
life. AFTER they're dead. If they want
m" to be polite, why. III do il and
hats all there is about it
ITS the same way with me. Henry.
If She comes flappin' around here
blatfin' and blubbin' how she's goin' to
have Somep'm to do with our news
paper, why. the only reason I'd ever
let her would he because my family
say ] ought to show more politeness
to her than up to now. | wouldn't
do it in any other acount. Henry"
Neither would l. T-at's just the
same way ! look at it. If | ever begin
to treat her any better. she's got my
father and mother to thank. not me.
That's the only reason I'd be willing
to say we better leave the plank down
and let her in. If she around
here like she's liable to-"
"Well.' said Herbert. I'm willing.
1 don't want to get In trouble with the
family"
And they mounted the stairs TO
their editorial, rep%ortorial, and print
ing rooms; and began to wor in a
manner not only preoccupied but APP
.prehensive. Now and then they would
give each other a furtive glance, and
then seem to reflect upon their fathers
and mothers wishes and the %troublous
of the times. Florence did not
keep them waiting long, however.
She might have been easier to bear
lad her ann of arrival been less
assured. She rOmped up the stairs;
anne skipping across the old floor,
swinging her hat by a ribbon, flung
open tie gate in the sacred railing.
md hounced into the principal chair,
mmodestly placing her feet ON the
able in front of that chair. Add
ionally, such was her %riotous Iiveli-
less, she affected to light and smoke
he stub Of a lead pencil. well,
men," she said heartily in a voice as
umed to be that OF a tall, powerful
nan-"I don't want TO see any loafin'
round here, men. | expect to have a
retty good newspaper this week
es, sir, a pretty good newspaper
nd / guess you men got to jump
round pretty brisk to do everything
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ncT1.
before opening the door. Then she
called back to the waiting Herbert.
1.-THE only person I'd even think of
telling about it before l tell you would
be a boy know She coughed, and
added as by an after-thought. He'd
just love to know all about it; / know
he would. So, when | tell anybody
about it I'll only tell just you and this
other boy.''
what other boy?" Herbert de-
manded.
And her reply, thrilling through the
darkness, left him paralytic with hor-
ror. "Wallie Torbin :"
The next afternoon, about four
o'clock. Herbert stood gloomily at the
main entrance of Atwater & Rooters
newspaper building, awaiting his part
ner. The other entrances We're not
only nailed fast, but massively bar
ricaded and this one Consisting of
the ancient carriage-house doors, open
ing upon a driveway through the
yard) had recently beer made effec-
tive as an instrument of exclusion.
A long and heavy plank leaned against
the wall, near by, ready to be set In
hook-shaped iron supports fastened to
the inner sides of the doors; and
when the doors were closed, with this
great plank in place, a person inside
the building might seem entitled to
count upon the enjoyment of privacy,
except in case of earthquake, tornado,
or fire. In fact. the size of the plank
and the substantial quality of the iron
~fastenings, could be looked upon,
from a certain viewpoint. as a heart
felt compliment to the energy and per-
sistence of Florence. Atwater.
Herbert had been in no compli-
mentary frame of mind. however,
when he devised the distractions, nor
was he now in such a frame of mind
He was deeply pessimistic in regard
to his future, and also embarrassed In
anticipation of some explanations 1t
would be necessary TO make to his
partner. He strongly hoped that
Henry's regular after-school appear
ance at the newspaper building would
precede Florence's, because these ex-
plantations required both elaboration
and tact. and he was convinced that
1t would be almost impossible to make
them at all if Florence got there first.
He understood that he was unfor-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-12-22
CONTINUED Next Week.
TRAIN SCHEDULE
West Bound

West Bound
No. Arrive Leave
l 1855 A. M. 500 A. M.
3 7:48 P. M. 1853 P. M.
223 1925 A. M. 1890 Am.
East Bound
2 7.55 A. M. 500 A. M.
A 9:55 P. M. 1000 P. M.
224 2:25 P. M. 2:30 P. M.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Miss Leitch i'm Final
With Miss Wethered

TURNBERRY. Scotland, June (By
Tie Associated Press ).-Cecil Lcitch,
the present women's open golf cham
pion, and Joyce Wethered, the closed
champion, will meet tomorrow in the
final OF the British women's open golf
championship tournament here. In the
semi-finals this afternoon Miss Weth-
cred had an easy task in disposng OF
Miss L. Scroggie, the Scottish player,
by up and 6 to play. Miss Leitch,
on the other hand, encountered strong
opposition from Janet Jackson, the
Irish champion, and won by only up.
This forenoon Miss Leitch won her
match in the fifth round with Mrs.
Cautley, of Thanet, 2 up and to play
There other close matches in this round
We're completed by the noon hour.
Miss Wethered, Of Worplesdon. defeat
el Mrs. ]. Cochrane, of Stirling, by
one hole. and Miss L. Scroggie, of St.
Rule, defeated Miss Molly Griffiths by
the same score. Miss Jackson won
from Mrs. Alan Macbeth, of Hesketh,
at the nineteenth hole.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
1ilden Double
Victor ait Nets
In Play Abroad
American Star Wins i'm Sin.
giles and Doubles; Mile.
Lenglen's Record Married

ST. CLOUD, France, June 2--All the
American tennis players surviving the
elimination trials in the hard ceurt
championship tournament reached the
semi-finals to-day.
William T. Tilden, the American
grass court champion. qualified for the
second and last round in the singles
semi~tinals by defeating NJ. Danet.
So. 6--f, 5--7, 60, while Tilden aud
Arnold Jones earned the right to re-
main In the men's doubles by winning
from the French pair, Couiteas and
Fares, 6--3, 4---6, 60, 6--1.
During to-day's play William II. Lau-
Tents. the worlds champion at singles
on hard courts, was eliminated by
Iegner, Of Denmark, in straight sets.
Inc score was e--4, Ga, 6--3. M.
Washer, Of Belgium, and Nicholas
Mishu, OF Rumania, are the other semi-
fnalists.
). The first player to reach the finals
in the women's singles was Mile. Su-
sanne Lenglen, the French star. She
won her place by defeating Mrs. Pea
cock, OF Great Britain, 6--1, Go. The
game taken by Mrs. Peacock In the
frst set was the Arst game Mile. Len
glen had lost in this tournament
\. Mme. billout, of France, defeated
NINE. Soldlng, runner-up In the re-
cent French national championship
tournament, by 6--3, 3--s, e-2, tbus
earning the right to meet Mrs. Molla
n1urstedt Mallory, the American ain
eies champion, in the seYni-finsls.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
French Davis Cup Team
To Sail for T.. S. July %

The French Davis Cup lawn tennis
team, accompanied by Mile Lenglen,
worlds woman champion, will seii fer
the United States July %. Word to
this effect was received here yeste rday
from William 7. Tilden I'd. OF PhiIs-
delphia, who now is competing in the
worlds hard court championships at
st. Clond.
The French team probably will meet
japanese players in Davis Cup pre-
lin mary at Chicago. Mile. LeneIen
will compete in special exhibition and
tournament play, as we'll as in the
women's national championships. She
also msv participate in the national
mixed doubles play with member Of
the French team.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Miss Townsend Reaches
Final for Tennis Crown

PHILADELPHIA. June o.-Miss
Anne B. Townsend. of Merton, will
meet Miss Phyllis Walsh, clubmate,
Saturday in the final round fer the
women's lawn tennis cham pionship Of
Pennsylvania and Eastern states a. a
result Of their victories to-day in the
senai-fina's. Miss Walsh defeated
Mrs. Gilbert A. Harvey, pnilsdelrha Ia
Country Club. 8-a, Cd, while Miss
Townsend eliminated Mrs. Richs I'd
Male. Philadelphia Cricket Club,
CO. Go.
The iinAl round in she doubles also
was reached to-day, Miss Walsh and
Miss Townsend defeating Miss Kath-
crime Porter and Miss Helen Sewell.
GO, 6-2 in one OF the serni-fnals
and Mrs. Harvey and Mrs. NJ. B. Huff
dIsposinc Of Mrs. H. f. Kerbaugh and
Mrs. Robert Herold, of Belfeld, tt
70. in the other. The victors will
meet tomorrow in the final.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Hammett and Henderson
Lose i'm Doubles Match

Albert J. ostendorf and Leonard
seekInan defeated Alfred d. Hainmett
and Embree Henderson by a score OF
Cd, S--l, in the semi-final round Of
the mems annual Eastern New York
State championship lawn tennis tour
nsInen' yesterday or the clay courts Of
the Amncksssin Club Of Yonkers
The summaries:
MEMS Eastern New York stat. ch,u
P,onshlp doubles {second round) Fred
fianisanf and Or. Wallace Krugicr d.
5eased Edgar t. Appleby and J. .. Ewing.
r, Third round-Alfred D. Hanamett and
Enoree Henderson won from, Vincenr
aichards and Allen II. Behr by default ::
4. j. Cstendorf snd Leonard Beekrnan
se sefeassd Byson k!kuchl and K. snobs,
ward defeated u. G. French and Hugh
Oakley. 6-3. 4---S, e-4.
Semi -hnal roand-ostendorf and Beck.
man defeated lIammett and Henderson
6--S, I'll. "
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Vince Richards
Likely to Face
kunlagae Again
Each Wins Twice and
Reaches Semi-Fi Final Round
i'm Orange Tennis Meet
By Fred Hawthorne

vincent Richards and Ichiya Kuna
gae seem Sated to raset again in G ten.
mis- match within the space of q week
On Tuesday, in the Eastern New York
State championship tournament, Rich
ards defeated the little Japanese In
the seIai-fnal round OF the sinxlss
Yesterday, in the annual Invitation
tournament Of the Orange Lawn Ten.
mis- Club at Mountain Station. N. J..
hichards and kumagae reached the
semt-tiRal round OF the singles. The4
are on opposite sides of ehe draw anc
botn should win their matches tails
afternoon.
The tournament at Mountain Station.
while small as to numbers, is select an
to quality. Kumagaa started the day
yesterday by eliminating Stephen W
Merrihsw, of lower Manhattan, BY a
score Of Go, ga in the second
round. 1t is best to draw a ,nerciful
veil over this match. The opening set
required about eleven minutes In the
playing. with Kumagse showing some
thing Of his true form. In the second
set Ichiya waved tender hearted. with
the result noted.
The Japanese next took on philin
vanderventer, OF New Jersey, and de-
featsd him at 6-2, 81, speeding up
considerably with q dsep-court drfvinr
attack that best Vsaderventer down.
even though ne made valiant fight
against his opponents speed and ac-
curaey.
Cedric Msjer Defaults
Richards defeated Valentino 3. .Ha-
ysns in the second round by score of
So, Go. and thea eliminated Cedric
Major, at 81, o--3 (defauit). Richar rds
won as ne pleased from, both his oppo-
nents, driving we'll off back and fore
hand and coming In to finish off with
BEAUTIFULLY angled volleys that found
the smallest Of openings. Major fell
heavily in the second set Of his match
and was so badly shaken up that he de-
cided not TO continue.
The closest match Of the day came
in Che clash between Freder rick c. An
derson and Walter Merrill Hall, with
Anderson finally winning ct i2-1o,
5-6, 6-s. Hal! started we'll, driving
with splendid depth ard pace and fol-
lowing in at the net with severe over
head and volieying shots. After run
nlng into lead Of 4-2. however, Hall
encountered sterner resistance from
Anderson, who was speeding up and
making better use Of his tremendous
height and reach.
Anderson drew level at A-alI. and
then the two fought along tenaciousiy.
the advantage varying up to Io-aii,
when Anderson broke through and won
on his own service. He dropped the
second set and then won the third. af-
ter many stirring exchanges.
The summaries:
Mems invitation singles fseeond roo,,s,
--lehiya RumaEae defeated stephen W.
Merrihew. 50. e.; Vincent Eichartis
oerSn.ed rs,.s Valsn'ins b. Ravens. s-9, 50.
Eandertenter. d-3. 81; Frederick G.
Anderson. detes,cd Walter MsrYii Hail,
lto' lsa-ito' 20, 6-A: Richards defeated
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
American Polo PLAYERS
Beaten by Mixed Team

LONDON, June The American
polo players, c. G. Rumsey, Ear, W,
Hopping, j. Watson Webb and Dew
ereux Milburn, were beaten at Roe
hampton to-day by e score of four
goals TO one by q team made up of
Louis Stoddard and Thomas Hitchcock
jr, Americans, and Major P. Mayor
and Colonel Hunter. Englishmen.
With the exception Of Webb the
Americans were not at their best and
apparently were not satisfied With
their own play. The ground was bard
and lumly.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Retired Macy Official
Cleans Up $26O,OOO
On Derby at EPSON


T ONDON, June z.--It was AN.
nounced here to-day that Can.
tain Alvan Jones, ID. s. o., retired
naval officer, had won the Calcutta
Turf Clubs Derby Sweepstakes ef
$2eo,ooo on yesterdays Epsons Derby
race.
The winning ticket had been oria4-
naily bought by Mr. Stark, a mem
her Of the Baltic Exchange. who
sold 1t to J. A. Hassey, an Official
of the Union Castle Steamship Line.
where Jones Is employed. Ne soId
u to Jones for $3.50. The ticket
drew the winning horse, Humorist.
Jones is about forty years old. In
married and has children. During
the war he served In the convoy de-
partment. He says he never before
placed a bet and bought this tiekat
Just for fun. He says he'll work mo
more.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Tiiden Enters British Meet

LONDON, June 2.--Ameriean tennis
players will come here imnedately
after the close Of the rraAeasRA at st.
Cloud, france, and will enter the'c,sn
tennis tournaments to be played at
Beckenham June to June II, and at
keehampton June 13 70 June 1s. The
American players entered In these
tournaments are william r. TiIden od
worlds grass court champion; J. D. e,
Jones, Arnold W. Jones, Mrs. Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory and Miss Edith
Sigourney.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Second Places tn Count

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 2.-Har-
ward and Yale, in cablegram tonight
to Basil Rudd, captain OF the Oxford
University track team, suggests that
in case these American teams are tied
with Cambridge and Oxford, in their
international meet in the Stadium July
70, that second places count. This is
possible as Harvard and Yale tonight
sent cablegram to England sugge ST.
Ing ten events, instead of the nine
which have been on the program the
four previous meets
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Four Golfers Tie
For Testing Medal
Up at Westchester
Paul, Leader Last Year,
Again at Top i'm Tourney;
Champion Stroke Behind

Last year in the Westchester Coun-
ty amateur championship golf tourna-
meta c. H. Paul, of the Westchester
Hills Golf Club, and Johnny Anderson
tied for the medal in the qualifying
round. In the 1891 struggle, which Is
being held over the Hudson River
Country Club layout, Paul is again up
there, but this time he is tied with
three others. Johnny Anderson, his
rival last year, qualified yesterday. but
took an 50, while Paul had Is.
c. V. Benton, Hudson River star; r.
Mundy, also Of the home club, and
Leslie Conley. Westchester champion
two years ago, finished In a tie with
Paul at 7s in the qualifying round.
The cards Of this leading quartet were
as follows:
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Dean, Of Princeton, Sho,os Way
10 a Large Field Of Golfers
New Jersey State Amateur
Championship Attracts
128 Players; Reekie I'd
BY Ray Mccarthy

iEe largest held that ever competed
for the New Jersey state ama3eur golf
championship teed off in the qualifying
round on the course Of the Canoe
Brook Club yesterday morning. No
less than 12s players, good, bad and
indifferent hsiiing from all sections
Of Jersey took a whirl at the qualify
ing medal, and when they had ali
checked in shortly after noon it was
found that j. Simpson Deans name
topped the list.
4 TIE stalwart Princetonian. who has
picked up lot Of golf knowledge along
with his book learning since he has
been resident at the Nassau institu-
ton, made the cighteen-hole trip In
the morning in ~ strokee
William Reekie, OF the Upper Mont
clair Club, who ia the present New
Jersey champion and who has been
playing exceptionally fine golf ali
spring, WAS runneE-up to DeSa in The
qualifying round, with score of 70.
Frank Dyer, also g product of the
Upper Montclair Club, was third in
line, and then came the easy-going
Jerry Travers.
Jerry Sufficiently Steady
Jerry's play yesterday, although it
was not as good as he used TO show
in the good old days nor by any means
as brilliant. was nevertheless suf-
teiently steady and sound to land him
we'll up in the qualifying round and
to enable him TO defeat his opponent,
4. +. Lauckner, Of Upper Montclair,
on the frst round
Deans winning score In the qualify
ing round was as follows:
Out o. ......-. s4s44ts2s So -
Reekie and Dyer as soon as they
finished eating luncheon went out and
engaged IN hand to hand conflict over
another eighteen holes OF play on the
arst round. The first round in the
hrst sixteen was played yesterday along
with the qualifying round in order TO
allow for thirty-six-hole final round
in the first division on Saturday.
Reekie. playing in the same form in
the afternoon that he had shown in the
morning, promptly eliminated his pro-
Lcient ciummate by up and 8 to play.
Dyer made fine error to keep pace
with the fast-traveling Scot, but found
the gait Bit too swift. Reekie got
away to comfortable lead and main
tanned his adva ntage to the end despite
couple Of bed holes on the outgoing
Journey. RE was out in 81 to Dyes
80 and was two up at the turn.
Here is the progress Of their trip
Out:
n n.ssie "a 9 c 8 ss7
In:
Bs:4 Bs:s's 49,: -: : sss !
John Leonard. Jersey state junior
champion. after qualifying was put out
Of further competition by A. L. Piergon
Jr., Of the Mcntc.air club, by a score of
8 and 4. Dean was also victorious on
the hrsJ round, beating c. P. Eddy
easily by 7 and 6.
Reekic, Travers, Dyer and J. z. Hale
proved far too strong combination for
the rest of the field i'll the team com
petition. ard consequently Upper Mont
clair wslked off with this prize with
total score of 800. Baltusrol. repre-
sented by fine quartet, Wild, Hammer,
Van vechten and Nash, finished second
with the Princetonians third.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Californian TO Race Here

A. B. Sprott, University Of California
athlete who aided his team to q vic
tory in the intercollegiate track and
will start in the half-1nile run at the
games OF the N. Y. A. c., Travers
Island, tomorrow afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
Shields Back at Penn State

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, June a.
Larry Shields, Penn State distance
star, who was the first American to
finish in the Olympic 1,5oo-meter race
last summer, has decided to return to
college next fall, and he will again be
found representing the Blue and White
on the cinder path.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
New Shell for Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 2.--Ha--
Yards varsity crew, in its race with
Yale. will use new Sims shell which
recently arrived from England.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03

Jesse Worthington. present title
holder, finished within stroke Of the
fed fer the battle of the bunkars in
the first division were A. G. Richie,
OF Wykagyl; Charles Brown, Of Hud-
son River; Laddie Mcmahon, of Sleepy
Hollow, and d. Carr, of Ardsley. Seven
tied for the sixteenth place.
THE s1rn mary.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03

K cling Su IN m arie

-, nnLsoNi PARK, JUNE c-WEATHER CLEAR: TRACK FAST
BALDWIN hry, a,. .,a INN,
4 H.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-03
FIRST SIXTEEN
TEAM MATCH

. Hudson Rivsr-C. V. Benton rs: r.
Mundy, rs; G. II. Brown, so: Carl Oster-
held, ss; A. Y. Howard. ST. Total. 1os.
siwanoy-.Conley, rs; Worthngson, 70:
anderson, 81; Mitchell, Sc; Philips, 81.
Ardsley-wellbonn, So; Bass.tt. a..
Carr, Carr, 80; Brand. s3; Waters, s7 Total,
Wykagyl-Ritchie. so; Gaines, 81; Nteb.
olson. ss Wdmer, ss; Failt, 90. Total,