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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

detective was in possession Of all de-
tails about the suspected men.
Banheld, he learned, had been a
draughtsman in an architects Office,
but had become mixed up with bad
companions and had lost his job. The
other three were crooks, two OF
whom had already passed through
the hands of the police, while the
third was man named McGioin, the
one whose description tailed with
that given by the pawnbroker and
the sham waitress. He was a we'll
known burglar, who had more than
once threatened that he would COM
NIT murder before he would allow
himself to be caught.
But here the luck of Inspector
Rvrnes seemed to desert him. Al
though he was convinced he now
kew the murderer. it was a very
different matter to prove it in court
Of i"w Week after week slipped by
with the four men being constantly
watched. but the police got no fur
ther. And every week one news
paper or another criticised Inspector
Byrnes and printed articles on the
inefficiency OF the New York detec-
tive force
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
Bu EDWARD DOHERTY

had been something strange in the
timber of his wife's voice. Not in
what she said-she had said it
nearly every evening for 20 years
but in the way she said it,
He passed that over. He was mis-.
taken. But when Mabel suddenly
rested her head on her arms and
started weeping - noisily - Jimmy
knew he had not been mistaken at
all
whats wrong:' he asked.
Nothing she said. Nothing at
all"
When a weeping wife tells her
husband that "its nothing the wise
husband knows he has somehow
committed great blunder. Jimmy
was wise. He knew he had blum
dered. But how? He was sure Mabel
knew nothing of Gladys. So he asked
her again, this time more gently.
"Toothache," she said.
you don't act like you had tooth
ache" said Jimmy. Tell me, now,
there's a good girl, what is the mat
ter"
Mabel got up at that, tumbling the
chair to the floor in her haste. y
She put her hands over her face
her poor red ugly hands, and wept
almost hysterically.
Jimmy took her in his arms, and
learned the truth. 1t was their goth
wedding anniversary, and Jimmy
had forgotten it. He hadn't spoken
even a pleasant word to her in
months. He didn't love her any
more. She had tried so hard to be
a good wife to him. She had toiled
for him 20 years. She had rubbed
the skin off her knuckles washing
hi; underwear and his shirts; she had
ruined her hands and reddened them
ironing his collars, and cooking his
dinners, keeping the house clean for
him.
Look at those hands," she de-
manded suddenly, holding them out
before him, turning them to show
the palms and the backs. Look at
those hands that ! was once so
proud OF. They were beautiful when
| married you. Look at them now,
Jimmy Turner. Twenty years. Slav-
ing. Nobody else i'll all the world
would work for YOU like ] have. But
l loved you. | was fool! Do you
love me? l can't even get pleasant
look from you-and today"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

Hagen, lovely weather. then waited
for the laugh.
At evening when she was putting
on her hat. and talking to the mer
who were always clustering around
her. he would say, Good night, my
pretty pal, | won't see you till tomor,
row. and then, aloud, Good night
Miss Hagen
A dozen times day he would
say it to himself-"pretty pal, my
pretty pal Sometimes he said it
with a little shame, sometimes as
if the words were magic, and again
with a sneaking thrill of adventure
But never could he make himself
say it aloud.
Once he called himself-to himself
an old poll parrot, and he blushed
deliciously.
Jimmy did not love Gladys Hagen
and he knew it. He loved the beauty
of her, the grace of her. the vibrant
sweet laugh OF her. That was all.
He told himself again and again
/ tllSlS was io "loHS III til'o -bu'
even SO he felt a tiny bit guilty he
cause Of this secret love: and he
was quite bitter over his narrow
life, his bald head, his shabby suit,
his bowed legs, and his tired and
tattered wife.
He hated to 60 home. 1t was al
ways the same. Goodby to Gladys,
her departure with the bunch of
young clerks, the purchase of the
evening newspaper; the long ride on
the a." standing up and swaying,
trying to read and keep his feet from
under other feet, clinging with one
arm to the strap until it was weary,
then substituting the other arm; his
wife oyer the gas stove, arms barred
to the elbow, coarse hands, red fin
gers, a hot damp smile on her hot
damp face; the evening meal, eaten
in silence; the reading OF the head
lines, look at the sporting page and
the comics; lights out; bed.
Jimmy and Mabel had been mar
ried 20 years, and Jimmy had be-
gun to wonder if all marriages turned
out like his, so flat and stale, so
cherries, SO common: the same rou-
tine, night after night. He decided
he could not stand it any longer He
was going to break the routine. He
was going to have at least one night
be would never forget.
On. this particular day Jimmy
hustled out at noon and bought two
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

| There, there, sweetheart said the
soothing Jimmy. II didn't forget"
He gave her the candy, and the
theater tickets.
She was transformed. She was d
girl again, the wife he used to know
She gave him a hundred kisses. She
squeezed him. She rumpled his hair
She laughed until she cried, and
cried until she laughed.
No one could ever love you like
| do" she said, and ran to get
dressed for the theater, munching a
chocolate and trying to talk through
it.
She left Jimmy dazed, shamed,
and yet jubilant.
He was shamed because what his
wife had said to him was true. 1t
was his fault that her hands were
red and ugly. He had squeezed the
whiteness and the shapeliness and
the tenderness out of them. He had
even squeezed the joy out of her
life.
And then, when he had made her
trump, what had he done but COM
pare her to younger girl? A chit
OF girl who had never worked for
the comfort OF any man, whose
hands were still white and glorious,
and whose laugh
Jimmy's mcditations were cut
short. Mabel was standing in the
doorway, dressed for the show. She
was dressed in prim oyster linen. a
shiny brass brooch at the throat,
her old shoes, her ridiculous old hat
with its faded flowers. her mended
old gloves, and that terrible thing
that once had been coat.
"How my pretty pal would laugh
a. that" Jimmy said to himself. He
could even hear her laugh; and it
cnraged him. In that minute all the
love that Jimmy Turner had ever
felt for Gladys Hagen was put aside
forever.
Ready" he asked. "I've been
waiting weeks for this one night. l
wanted to surprise you, dear. That's
why ] didn't tell you soon as came
in. You know what l was thinking
when watched you cooking din
ner? You were turning the gas up
and down. you know, now tins
burner, then that. thought of the
organist at the cathedral playing
wonderful hymn.
Come on, we mustn't be late
my pretty pal"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

tickets for the best show in town
Then, with guilt written all over hi
face, he stepped into a store ant
bought a two-pound box of candy
He hadn't bought candy for 10, l.
years-more than that, maybe. Any
way, he figured he had a right t.
buy candy for a friend.
He would go to Miss Hagen.
desk and give her the candy and ask
her to 60 to the stheater. He woult
explain that Mabel never ate sweets
and that she didn't care for the
theater. No, perhaps he had better
say Mabel had gone out of town
Perhaps, too, it would be best te
write Gladys little note.
1t was a perturbed little bow.
legged, bald headed man who sat il
Jimmy Turner's desk and waited fol
Gladys to appear. He waited q
long time. He was anxious, and
worried-and, though he wouldn't
admit it, a little relieved. He
wouldn't have to ask her until she
came. He wanted to so badly--and
yet he didn't quite dare.
When 3 o'clock came and Gladys
was still absent he strolled TO an
other desk--a little self-conspicuous-
ly, but braving it out-and asked in
as flippant manner as he could
where's the handsome steno:
Haven't seen her all afternoon"
The young cub snickered, and
Jimmy blushed and began to
stanmer.
You, toe:" said the clerk. Poor
old jimmy! You, married man!
Fie for shame.'
Jimmy was covered with con-
fusion, but he stuck manfully to his
question until he learned what he
had sought to learn. Gladys had
called up, saying she had a tooth
ache.
The candy was in Jim's overcoat
pocket when he reached home, and
the tickets to the show that was to
have been such a treat to his
pretty pal were i'll the pocket of his
vest. He tossed the coat over chair
'in the hall, took his seat in the
kitchen, watched his wife cooking
supper, and said not word. The
wonderful night he had planned
o, what was the use?
"Supper's ready" said Mrs,
Turner.
Jimmy came out OF his shattered
romance suddenly, conscious there
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

Byrnes, however, knew that sooner
or later he would get the opportunity
for which he was waiting, though
eventually, as is generally the case
with successful men, he had to go a
long way towards making that op-
| portunity. One day he made up his
i mind to arrest the four men and try
TO bluff them into confessing or to
giving him a valuable clue to the
actual murderer.
With three other detectives he ar
rested the four men while they were
having game of pool one morning,
None Of the men was charged with
the murder of the old cafe keeper,
and, in fact, not the slightest rel
erence was made at The time Of their
arrests to the murder When Nc
Gloin was arrested the famous de-
tective ordered one of his assistants
to search him in front Of the others.
From him was taken a watch, and
this Inspector Byrnes examined with
ostentatious care. comparing it with
a paper lie had taken out of his
pocket.
That's the watch" he said finally
Take him along 10 the station and
charge him with the theft os it,
MGloin went quietly for the
simple reason that he had o0tainci
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

~HE greatest contrast between
II his wife and the pretty pal,
Il jimmy Turner thought, lay i'll
the shape. size, and complexion OF
their hands.
+, Mrs. Turner's hands, playing a
supper sonata on the gas burners OF
the kitchen stove, were coarse,
rough, red. Her fingers were short,
stubby, calloused, and unlovely
though there was no question as to
their deftness and capability. Her
nails were-well, just nails.
The pretty pals hands were long
and slim, white and dimpled, and
the slender fingers were tipped with
shining beauty.
One pair Of hands was always
skimming over typewriter keys,
turning gracefully the pages of fash
ion magazines, patting wad OF
sunny hair, or playing with some
thing-so it seemed to Jimmy
Turner.
The other pair had know little
play. opened few magazines OF any
kind, wandered over no typewriters,
enthrallcd nobody by its beauty-it
had been employed mostly for
utility.
Jimmy worked in the loop, and his
was responsible position. Among
his other duties he had that of writ
ing the signature OF S. Lee Barker
on numerous, if unimportant, let
ters.
1t was an important considera-
ton, to Jimmy, that Mr.. Bark had
not asked any one else to write that
famous name. Nobody could put
the flourishes to it that Jimmy could.
1t didn't procure him any more
money, this task, but it made him
feel more content with himself.
Besides it was a recognition OF
his usefulness. He had worked for
the firm for 20 years, and he felt it
time his value was acknowledged.
He sat at a desk a little removed
from the others in the room, and
nearer to the stenographer than was
good for him. He couldn't help
watching her.
She was pretty girl, and Jim
my's eyes felt rested when he looked
at her. Sometimes he consciously
avoided looking, but the noises she
made all day long, with her machine.
her vanity case, her candy box, her
pencils, her papers and carDons, or
her dainty mouth, forced him to turn
his head.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
PRETTY PAL

Jimmy hadn't thought much oi
Gladys when she first came to work
or for that matter, much about her
Mentally he had criticized her hat
with its great dangling bunch oi
black and red cherries, her silker
hose, her short skirts, her odd hand
bag. and even the way her hair was
arranged upon her forehead.
why will they wear those stills
instead of hecls?" he asked himself
and how do they ever manage tc
get around on theln?'
Yes, Jimmy was even a little irri.
tated with the newcomer. until she
laughed aloud one afternoon. II
was beautiful thing, that laugh, as
sweet to his cars as an April rain.
bow to his eyes. And thereafter
she was his pretty pal, and nothing
that she did was wrong.
1t got so he used to think of her
the first thing in the morning, while
Mabel was out at the ags range, in
her faded blue cotton kimono, her
hair untidy, her eyes still full OF
sleep.
And the more he thought OF
Gladys the more--and paradoxically
the less-he thought OF Mabel. He
couldn't help the contrast. He
couldn't help wondering why Mabel
seldom smiled and never laughed
any more. why she was so plain, so
unromantic.
He never thought OF Mabel these
days after he had LETT the house.
His day was filled with Gladys. He
would sit back in his chair, when
she had left the room, and compare
her to springtime and flowers and
ripping streams, the splashes made
by leaping fish, the Ginning OF bells
and the music of flutes and fine old
violins.
Gladys was full OF joy. She
laughed at everything. Jimmy used
to think up things to make her laugh
at; and it was hard work, too, and
not at all necessary.
She laughed at his interest in a
new dress, saucy hat-"outre," she
called 1.-THE shape of new hand
bag, anything or everything. She
didn't have to have anything in par
ticular to make her laugh.
Jimmy got so full of her he could
hardly wait until he got to the office
to say, Hello. there. my pretty pa" b"
But he said that only to himself To
her he said, Good morning, Miss
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
The Worlds Greatest Detective Cases
How Inspector Byrnes of the New
York City Police Bluffed Des-
perate Criminal Into Con-
fession of Murder.

murdered mans chest. This bullet
came from what is known as a 81
calibre revolver, and Inspecto,
Byrnes sent a police notice round to
all pawnbrokers, warning them to
take particular notice of any one
pawning such revolver.
Suspicious Four.
Byrnes argued that the murder
having been carried out by what
we're professional crooks, they
would not throw the revolver away,
but would obtain what they could
for it when they knew the police
were on the lookout for the owner
OF such a revolver. And Inspector
Byrnes let it be widely known that
he was after such a man in order to
scare the murderer into getting rid
of the incriminating evidence against
him. He knew the minds of Grim
inals well enough to know that if
once he could get them scared he
lad got them beaten.
Good detective work depends upon
good organization, and the chief OF
the New York police took other
steps as we'll to trace down the
wanted men. Though chance, he
knew, would probably put clue in
his way, organization would go a
long way to help that chance TO come
along. 1t was probable. he reasoned,
that the four men would meet to-
gether i'll one of the many low drink
iEg saloons in the French quarter,
where the murder took place, and in
one of the most likely he placed one
OF his assistants. particularly smart
girl who had helped him before, as
waitress.
This was where chance helped the
inspector. She had only been in the
place a week when she reported
that a party OF four came in regu-
larly.
II have only found out the name
of one, young fellow named Ban-
field" she said. Hes a tall. rather
handsome and intelligent looking
man, who seems to be cut above
his companions. They are undoubt-
edly' criminals"
What makes you think they had
anything to do with the muider"
asked Byrnes.
why" replied the girl, "Yester-
day wds pinning up your placard
offering $500 reward for tire dis
covery Of the murderers, when
found they were all looking at it.
I pretended to take no notice, but
heard Banheld say, There's chance
for me to pick up bit tomorrow
One of the men told him to shut up,
and they all got up and went out
shortly afterwards
what was the man like who told
Ranheld to shut up?'
The girl produced All immediate
description.
Hes repulsive, bull-necked
man, walks with a swagger, and ap-
pears to be the leader. 1t was he who
gave the signal to go. He's got the
face of brute
Try and get hold OF his name the
next time they drop in.' said the
detective. What do they usually
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
YEGGs JUST TOTE SAFE AWAY
Unable to Crack 1t in St. Louis Store,
They Take It Where
They Can.

st. Louis, Mo:-The thieves VINO
stole the red-hot Stove Had little On
the burglars who raided candy store
in the heart of the retail district one
night recently. After working upon
the 600-pound safe for an hour or so
and being unable to open it they de-
liberately rolled it out of the store,
loaded it onto a truck and drove away.
Next morning the police found the
safe, cracked and minus it's $1,000 in
Retfettly good cash, six miles away
behind big manufacturing plant on
the outskirts of the city.
A night Waterman in a bank across
the street saw the men roll the safe
out and thought they were wOrkmen
employed to do so. He said one Of the
men who seemed to be bossing the
Job wore handsome fur-colarcd over
coat.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
new RULING FOR
THE STATE POLICE
Attorney General Armstrong Rules
Against Stopping Suspected Vio-
lators Of Volstead Act.

When they find, after stopping al
automobile for any violation of the
State laws, that liquor is being un
lawfully transported in the vehicle
Srate police are specifically limitec
to notifying the Baltimore head
quarters of the Federal prohibition
agents of the facts, under new rules
promulgated by Motor Vehicle Com
missioner Baughman yesterday af-
ternoon.
The new rules governing the duties
of the State police in connection with
the enforcement of the Volstead Act
were drafted by Attorney General
Alexander Armstrong following the
recent ruling of Judge W. H. Harlan
of Belair. Colonel Baughman re-
ceived them yesterday morning and
at once issued them to his men for
their future guidance.
The redrafted regulations provide
that under no circumstances may the
driver of a motor vehicle be stopped
nor should driver or car be searched
solely for the purpose of ascertaining
whether he is transporting liquor or
otherwise violating the Volstead Act.
The police are instructed that when
the driver of car is apprehended
for violation of the motor-vehicle laws
tie State officer making the arrest
has no right to search him or his car
for the purpose of ascertaining
whether liquor is being transported.
The new rules further provide that
ii charges against a driver, arising
under the State law, are of such a
character as to necessitate holding
the car as evidence, the officer max
ing the arrest shall hold the car until
the case involving the state charge
is finally disposed Of.
If the charges arising out of the
State law are purely personal in
character and do rot involve the car
itself, the police have no right to
hold the car at any time although as
the property of the driver arrested,
they should protect it unless other
wise ordered by the driver himself.
Under the orders when the viola.
ticn of the Motor Vehicle Law arises
from a condition which must be cor
rected before the car can again be us
ed legally, the policeman after the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
CARD OF THANKS

We take this method of express
ing our thanks to the Pocomoke
Volunteer Fire Department for their
gallant work in fighting the fire
which occurred at our place of bust
ness on Saturday afternoon last. Had
it not been for their efficient work
we are sure the entire building
would have been destroyed. We also
appreciate the expressed sympathy
of the community in general in the
loss we have sustained and hope
soon to be in a position to serve our
PATRONS even better than we have in
the past.
w. B. DUNCAN.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
Be RID OF THAT ACHE

If you are a sufferer with lame
back, backache, dizziness, nervous
ness and kidney disorders, why don't
you try the remedy that your own
neighbors recommend? Ask youl
neighbor2
E. G. Taylor, 143 3rd St, Pocomoke
City, says: u had kidney trouble.
My back ached so | could hardly
bend Mornings l felt lame and stiff.
At times when I stopped it was i'm
possible for me to straighten up. My
kidneys acted too freely. useo
Doan's Kidney FILLS and the aches
and pans left. | keep Doan's kidney
Pills on hand now and when | feel
any sign of kidney trouble, short
use of Doan's brings fine relief"
60c, at ali dealers. Foster-Milburn
Co, Mfrs, b ffalo, N. Y.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02

first case has been disposed of, shall
warn the driver against operating
the car again upon any State high
way until the particular difficulty
has been remedied. if tile driver dis
regards this warning and proceeds
to operate the car again before he has
put himself and his car in position to
comply fully with all the require
ments of the law, he will be arrest
ed for a second offense.R
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
To Treat a Cold.

Camphor is excellent for colds and
should be taken in this manner: A
drop or two of camphor should be
dropped on lump of sugar which
should be placed in small wineglass-
full of water and teaspoonful of this
mixture taken every two hours.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
Horses and Mules
For Sale

I have on hand for sale some choice
ITorses and Mules. All of them are
troke and ready for immediate use
If you want a morse or mule, see me
tefofe tuying, as l have some nice
offerings. My Stables are, now located
on Vine street, back Of the old W. s:
Dickinson & Son store, where I will
be glad to see you and show you my
stock. ,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
LAUNDRY NOTICE.

l have secured the agency for the
Cambridge Laundry for Pocomoke
City. This is one of the best laun-
dries on the Eastern Shore and does
excellent work. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. I solicit share of your pa
tfonape, o. M. LITTLETON,
Poeomoke City, MI.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-04-02
Neatly Trapped.

'.Iubby, you know that letter I said
gave you to mail?" Eyes, my dear
! assure you l mailed it," mo, you
1idn't. ! didn't give it to you. l
thought | gave it to you, but I gave it
10 father."-Louisvill Courier-Journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-03-10
State Convention at Devils Lake to
Determine Recall

DcVcEUlNc NtCuu
For the information of the voters
Of North Dakota, we make the fol-
lowing announcement in behalf of the
Committee of Twenty-one:
The Nonpartisans are making every
preparation for stubborn fight, in
GLIDING the raising of a $3.50, 100000
campaign fund. All league precinct
men have been called to assemble in
their respective districts on March
18th for quick action. We must also
prepare if we are going to hold our
own.
The circulating Of petitions and
other work necessarily incident to the
recall election will 60 forward as out
lined and the voters are urged to sign
the petition forthwith so as to have
them ready for any emergency, but
no recall petitions will be filed prior
to the state convention to be held at
Devils Lake, unless it should be found
necessary to do so.
1t will be the duty Of the state con-
vention to be assembled at Devils
Lake to determine whether or not a
recall election shall be held, the num-
Der of men for whose recall the sign
ed petitions shall be filed and when
the election shall be held.
The date for precinct caucuses will
be changed from March 18th to March
18th. The district convention from
March 18th to March 23rd, and the
state convention from March 23rd to
March>30th and 31st.
B. F. SPAULDING,
SVEINBJORN JOHNSON,
THEO. G. NELSON,
Joint Campaign Committee