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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-03
WOMAN KEEPING
F0RTY-TW0 CATS
IS Dead, 26 Alive - All
in One House Found
by Health Squad

Uu International News Service.
BOSTON. July "a cat colony
forty-two felines. alive
and dead. Of an shapcs. shades and
sizes was discovered when Health
and Animal Rescue
League officials forced their way
into the apartment Of Miss Lefty
Austin. al 30. l02 school street,
RuXbury
sixteen dead cats. each neatly
wrapped in tissue and newspaper,
enclosed I'm pastehoard boxes within
wooden cases, We're found inside the
house. and twenty-six other tabbios,
very much alive, disported them
selves In the yard
on the arrival of the officials Miss
Austin hcrdcd all but eight % the
cats from the yard into a closet in
the house, barricadcd tho door and.
seating herself in front of il, dcfied
the officers 10 take her pcts
Miss Austin, who II fOrty-fivo
years old rents the entire building
occupying apartments on tho first
floor and renting the other rooms.
Up 10 Date Abb.
Wife at 2 a, m,--WhCre have you
been TIN this time OF morning?
Hubby--GaZ!ng at comet, m
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Earth, mixed with articles Of food.
Is eaten by tho natives gf Hnrncv
and some tribes Of North AmeyiD n
Indians
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-03
MOHAVE INDIANS
MAKE LAST STAND
Carry Objections to Being
Oustted From Ancient
Home to President
HARDING SYMPATHETIC
Say, He VIII Personally De-
eide Water Rights Case;
Grafters at Work
TlrO official Vieps

.,p,tr tho department and the indirn
o,prr consider the idea, In any form "
y,,, hty. taken, either ot plan or oi
Nr., Indians un the salt River Res
'r,.f..a .f uu land adjacent TO IL rather
,b,r r- .nup Mcdowell Reservation. to
"G, "Gs,s.,.t,rv NJ interior walter Fisher.
""It ,.r concluded that the interests %
,he Indian. could best be prot 'c'ei ny
,,,--,,s ils entire area Or Culnp NC
n,u.. Reservation among tho Indians
snitl.g as grazing lands and IN ad'
a,ar thereto dliotiuE TO etch II Han llNe
90 az frrIrabIp land on tho salt RIVER
i...,aft.H % Eleven milon away fruCi
Son.I "Nor do 7 bclioya that any
e"od purpose can deserved by a series
,6sc ~ obtaining their individual vicws -
Sssre'a-. NJ Interior Albert B. Fail.
ApfN 80. 1871. .,
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Ip to Date hlihi.

Wife at 2 a, m.--Whcre have you
been tin this timo OF morning?
Hubby--Gaz!ng at comet. m
iear.-New, York Sun
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nnally consented. admitting that he did
think 2 great deal Of May but holdins
Laura IN his arms, he said. IT can
never love anyone but you, dear" then
GOING to May, he asked her to become
his wife. They were married soon
after, and lived with Laura and her
father.
Laura began to droop and grow thin,
and At last her fatAse noticed ii and
called the doctor. He told aer father
that the Girl was hiding some great
sorrow and must be made to forget il.
Upon being questioned BY her father
sne Old him Of the sacrifice shs had
made. %whereupcn he gathered Nor q
his arms and said. my bravo little Girl
VIII get her reward In heaven" b,it
heaven saw At to reward her Oh earth.
ln I few short weeks May passed in
% the Great Beyond. ana another ye.r
found Laura happily narried 70 Tom.
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By Phil Moore

part she was taking; and the crowd
that filed the great Shall listened.
breathless. Sweet, and clear and true
the tones rang out with q thrill Of
pathos that touched every heart.
When she finished there was . burst
of applause. Then suddenly she came
to herself, and staggered from the
etage.
You've done nobly-beautifully!"
the manager was saying TO Der. your
success is wont" but she decided not.
They were cheering and she must SO
back aud bow. If they would only
stop! II they would let her go home!
Perhaps even at that moment her
child might be dying, and what would
1t matter, then. all this applause-the
SUGGEST
At last they let her 60 and she hast
ened to a taxi. "Hurry!" she said to
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The Inspiration

handing voice. seemed to compel an
answer.
Il wish this vision might be q real
ity," replied Doris and it seemed as
though. even as she spoke, her wish
a granted. She looked around to see
II everything was as she had imag-
ined 1t. She examined tho books, rest
ed for a while In the luxurious arm
chairs. and then went back to the
desk, which vas beautifully fitted up
with pearl-mounted writing materials.
She sat for a long time, holding her
pen, but for some reason there seemed
to be nothing to write. None Of the
pretty fancies which SO often filled her
thoughts came to her now.
81 think I'll take a walk" she de-
cided at last. But where? For the
first time she noticed that the room
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-12
By Joella Johnson

But I can't write here, and l will
not stay" and Doris struggled against
the horrible weight which held her
down. Who are you, anyway, to hold
me here against my wish? Who are
you, I say.??'
And the hooking answer Of the
voice echoed again and again from ey-
cry corner, "Mince Pie! Mince Pie!
Mince Pie!"
. =.
"Mince Pie! Why, how-what-,'
and Doris sat up and looked around at
the familiar objects in the living room
with a bewilderment not diminished by
the gathering dusk.
What is the trouble? Is 1t you who
have been crying and calling out?'
asked her mother. coming in with a
light. Are you ill?"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-12
By Elsie Endicott

When May was sixteen, : friend Of
hers brought : young man named Tom
Wilkes to the house. He became :
steady caller and both girls were 50 In
terested in him that neither noticed
the others growing affection TOR him,
but after 2 few months Laura walked
into Mays room one day and found her
weeping over Toms picture.
For . moment Laura grew faint, but
shaking the feeling OF, she asked May
why she was crying. which only
brought on q fresh outburst OF tears.
When she vas somewhat Gained she
said. "Oh, Laura. ] love aim 20. but !
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take a second2for the mind to traverse
years or miles, and back across the
years a frightened child heard that
am plaintive cry and ran stumbling
and breathiess into the sweet home
hrelight. Again she heard her moth
er's voice. Perhaps you wouldn't have
laughed happily again II you had been
a coward when you knew mamma
needed you"
Again she took up the package Of
medicine and went home along the riv-
,er road, went home to win the victory
for herself and. the boys young ia
ther.
One warm evening the baby, now q
"big boy" sat playing on the piazza.
Listen. papa" he said. Mammals
laughing. 1t sounds pretty, doesn't
it?'
His father dropped the paper and
sat listening until the sound Of laugh.
ter from the house died away.
your mother has the pretticst
laugh in the world. son." he said and
resumed his reading.
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and determination to win. to find u
place, somewhere.
At length Mrs. Croy obtained a posi-
ton with y company to sing the minor
parts. and she hired a maid TO look aft
er the baby. But the pay<was small.
She must do better, must become the
leading lady; nothing else would do.
Day and night she worked. p%racticing,
and one evening the manager said to
her: You are doing it better; keep
on and I will give you a chance at the
leading part: there is an opening there.
If you can all it 1t is yours"
Feverlshly the mother worked, With
renewed hope. Her voice grew strong
err; she could reach the high notes now.
and hold them. For the baby's sake
she must succeed. Every day she sang
to the little one, and the baby cooed q,
the sweet sounds Of the music. Hope
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why, Joan!" her astonished mother
cried.
20. mamma, l can laugh Just as hard
as ever! I thought never could
again. down there by Emery's fence"
Mother always understood. per
haps you wouldn't have laughed hap
PLY again Il YOU had been a coward
when you knew mamma needed you,
Come now, dear, put Hall to bed, then
hold baby while mamma gets supper"
Fifteen years fly swiftly, when one
is happy, and they had been very hap
py years for the little girl in the house
On the river road, very happy until the
last. That last year the father and
mother had followed the youngest to
California, the other boys we're in
Africa; and again it is evening and
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-12
By Joella johnson

dued beauty Of the house. Evidently
this lady, who ever she was, must be a
musician. since a piano occupied one
part OF the room.
Then as her interested little face
wandered about she saw a tall figure
standing on the threshold Of the door.
AS it came nearer, Miss Allan gasped
and grew pink. IT was none other
than her unknown tramp"
There he was looking the typical
handsome, well-bred, niddle-aged gen.
tleman. His hair was combed back
smoothly, showing a low, broad fore
head, under which an amused pair Of
dark eyes gazed at the 1uttered little
lady.
7 really didn't mean to deceive you
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money-what it willemean for you 70
fall" the maid replied. II will take
care Of the baby:
Yes, my baby! For her sake I ought
to go-I must try-but, Oh, God! help
mel" And the mother went, though
her heart was breaking.
Behind the scenes the wornan wair<
ed till the curtain should rise and she
should go before the footlights. Her
heart throbbed;; her head wan and
she could scarcely stand. Her baby's
life, perhaps, depended On her success
she must not fail-and yet-shc
placed her hand over'her heart to still
its beating.
!. Everything else. wat forgotten when
she stepped upon the stage. She was
the artist now, and she sang as never
before. She forgot her audience--for-
got her~self--forgot everything but the
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came into the mothers heart. and she
smiled once more. Yes, mamma will
sing, darling" she would say, she will
sing and please the people. and we will
have money. Mamma will buy you
pretty clothes, and pr~esents-and a
doll. p%recious!"
At last the time came when she was
ready. and the manager said to her:
Tomorrow night you shall sing the
part-you shall be the leading lady. Do
your ~best-please the people. II you
succeed, the position is yours. and /
will pay you we'll"
Joyfully the mother heard his words.
Yes, she would succeed. 1t was for the
baby. She went home with a glad
heart. and Joy In her large, dark eyes.
At the door OF her home the maid met
her with q frightened face; Baby is
very sick, marm," she said.
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The mother sprang forward into the
room where the child lay moaning i'll
pain, scarcely able to breathe. Go
for the doctor, quick!" she command
ed, and the maid went.
The doctor came and did what he
could. and left medicine. All night the
mother watched by her sick child, and
all through the next day. The doctor
came in the morning, and again in the
afternoon. The baby was easier, but
the crisis was not yet passed.
All through the day the mother had
not thought Of her singing, Or Of the
great part she vas to take that night.
Suddenly 1t came to her She looked at
the clock; it was already time to dress,
but her heart sank Il can't sing she
noaned, II can't leave my baby
can't 60"
"But think how much you need the
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am only . cripple and 10 wiz never
love me- i
Laura could not stand 1t. so she said,
There's the bell--IM be right back"
and she dew to her room. to cry Is she
had only cried twice In her life. once
when her mother had died and again on
the day when May had met WITH her
accident.
After q while she Gained down and
began thinking. It would never do to
let May know that she herself wa fl
loye With Tom, andsthat he had almost
proposed to her; % that night whom
Tom called she told him the truth. Al
hrst he refused to give her up, but
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Forbidden Fruit

ordered for him and o from the ia
BILE to 60 to work.
IT this Is not enough, order what
you wish and charge 1t to Miss Allan.
They know me here. And here is my
telephone number in Ease l may be Of
assistance to you"
She forgot to ask him his nan,e,
chiefly because in some subtle way be
embarrassed the little lady. His poise,
his self-possession, his gaze. while not
offensive, nettled her and checked her
philanthropic motives.
After that time she saw him many
times. In fact, he seemed to have .
particular fondness for that corner.
and to her smile and bow responded
always by lifting his old. black cap.
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had no doors OF windows. A soft,
clear light and In abundance Of fresh
air flooded the room, but. there ives no
indication of their ource She was
all alone" even as she had wished. 1t
was as if this room were all the place
there was in the world. No one could
enter it; no one could leave it. Alas!
how true she found the latter in the
next few minutes, as she sought vain
ly for an exit.
"oh! this is intolerable,' she cried
at last. throwing herself on a divau
and bursting into tears.
did you speak," asked the voice
which she had almost forgotten
What do you wish?"
Il want someone here beside my.
self," she sobbed.
Are the people Of your fancy not
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.NLgaHa EefhfEFr Nh HL-A-qtEWH1 stIE ~ $500. EkgR-gG sE.l
Laura's hand. her father led her out
and home. EARLY il the morning they
were back at the hospital.
May had resaiped consciousness, but
was only allowed to.see them for 4
few minutes. The doctor took them to
his Office and q gently q possible
broke the sad news to them that poor
little May wound bsss cripple tor life.
It va sad blow to the dear ones.
hut they thanked God that her life had
been spared.
Three months passed before May
could be taken homo, and then Laura
devoted every minute Of her time to
caring for her.
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school work." she went on to herself.
And when I do have a minute, little
brother or someone else spells it all.
Wouldn't it be lovely to live all alone,
with no n near but the people of
your fancy, and nothing to do but
'scribble' to your hearts content all
day long,"
A sudden vision rose before her
fancy. She saw herself sitting at a
desk in one corner Of 4 beautiful room
lined with books.
Nothing was heard in the room but
the hurrying pen" she quoted, with a
rapturous sigh. Then she closed her
eyes for a minute, to hold the pleasing
vision a little longer.
II wish, oh, how I wish"
what do you wish?" asked a voice.
No one was in sight, but the COM
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onse when she stopped to speak with
him he told her he was looking for
work. Then it was amusing to see her
straight, little form grow business-like
and her face assertive as she advised
him to appear neat and always brush
his clothes before applying for work.
A week later Miss Allan received a
telephone message to come to Travers
avenue, which, as everyone knows. is
where the blue bloods reside. The lady
had never heard of-or rather she
could not think who lived at that par
ticular house; SO gathering up her ma
terial, she s%n,ilingly wended her way
to Trayers avenue to see the new Gus.
toner.
Her gray eyes took in the quiet, sub
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derer and touching his black sleeve
with one slim finger, said:
you are very hungry. sir. Come
with me and have your lunch"
The tall man turned abruptly, and
for = moment looked quizzically at the
%purposeful. resolute little face. Then
with a Thank you. ma'am, I'd be most
pleased TO-" he allowed Miss Allan to
lead him to a nearby restaurant.
"Er-what would you like?' she said,
somewhat embarrassed by his un.
tramp-like manner. She handed him
the menue. which he refused on the
grounds that he couldn't read It.
Cant read IT." she repeated. Then
with j. shrug Of her little shoulders, she
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proving satisfactory" was the mock
ing question.
mo, they are not. 1t is the people
and events Of every day life that fur
nish inspiration" walled Doris. de-
sparingly.
Il haven't denied that" returned the
voice, in a derisive tone. 1T is you
who didn't believe it. You have your
wish and what more do you WANT"
Il want to go back. 1 shall die
here" And Doris started UP wildly,
but was held down by invisible hands.
while a hooking laugh rang through
tho room.
You must stay here until you write
something, so resign yourself" said
the voice in the same compelling tone
which it had used when she frst heard
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he said gently. Il anu Robert Brown,
whom you must be familiar with. You
see, l have been going out that way. or
rather in that disguise, for the last
year'or so. No n recognized me and
i was free to stand and watch the
world without the world being aware
of the scrutiny"
Then" he continued, coming near
er to the indignant little woman whose
gray eyes we're flashing, you came
and I kept it up because it gave me
back a new faith when ! saw you so
dear and helpful in your efforts to be-
friend an old tramp"
But you said you couldnt4sad." she
said, her face not YET resumtng Its Dr.
NAL pink.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-12
By Parke Whitney

spring time and Joan is leaning in>the
cool dusk against the fence of the old
Emery house. II can't" she said. Il
can't go on with it. l can never bear
It,"
Tonight it was not the lonely road
with its mysterious noises and shroud-
ing darkness whose terror bound her.
None {" these things, but the flushed.
disheveled man whom she had locked
in the pretty sitting room she had
planned with such high hopes.
II can never bear it, all the rest of
my life with a drunkard, she muttered.
I'm too young, I'll take baby and go
away"
A whir Of wings III the tree beyond
the fence, and clear and lonely the
whippoorwill's cry rang out. 1t doesn't
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H, mamma, it will be dark COM
ing home, and the river road
is horrid--all those noises.

and it's SO long!" Joan Haynes looked
at her mother beseechingly.
But there is no one else to 60. dear"
Mrs. Haynes said; land Willie must
hcve the medicine. Conc, make haste,
daughter, Mother can't spare you
long"
The Haynesss had been but a few
weeks in their country home. and to
little Joan, coming from the lighted
city streets. the darkness and the
strange noises Of the nights were ter.
rible.
Come, daughter" Mrs. Haynes said,
as Joan still fingered. you must go;
mamma has no one else to send: papa
can not get home tonight. You'll for
get all about the dark road when you
get home and sit here in the freight
again, Kiss baby and run along after
little Wills medicine. Poor Will, poor
little Will" she said, under her breath.
It wasn't so bad, that river road. in
the sunny Spring afternoon. the river
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Voice That Called

She stopped, leaning against the
tumble down old fence. Some wild
creature stirred in the bushes, and too
terrified to stand Joan dropped in the
wet grass and clapped her hands e
her ars.
II can't, l can't. I shall die. I never
can" she moaned,> cropching there
forgetful Of everything but her terror
of tho lonely river road which stretchS
ed between her and home.
The package Of medicine slipped
from her lap. and as she stopped to re-
cover 1t, clear and plaintive on the
Spring wind an the call Of the
night bird, "Whipporwill," "Whippor-
will" he called, e and over again.
Startled, Joan lifted her head and
listened. Then. as the call came
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again, she sprang up. "oh, poor Will,
poor little will! must hurry" and
clutching the package she ran gasping,
stumbling, ran until turning the corr
ner she-stopped. breathing hard be-
fore the lighted window. Her mother
sat in her low rocker before the open
fire with little Will in her lap and Hall
in his little chair beside her, waiting
till DAME should come to pvt him
to bed.
She opened the door and ran through
the entry, and standing in the door
way. laughed and laughed, a clear
ringing childish laugh. Joan had q
pretty laugh. the only pretty thing
about her, except her hair and feet
her brother said.
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ripping along beside banks blue with
violets, and the bushes on the meadow
side beautiful in their Spring inery.
The long mile through the village was
full Of SO many interesting things,
new to the city child, that Joan came
to the Doctors house~ in quite good
spirits.
But the doctor was out, and when
at last Joan left the Office the soft
dusk had fallen and lights were twin
king in the windows, .
II wish folks would put lights in
the front windows and not IN two little
bits Of ones, way back, where they
don't show In the road" Joan whis'
pered as she neared the old Emery
place, the last house before she began
that dreaded half-mile.
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r. CRoY had been dead 4
month before II was found

Sey @ASAsA USAOAo We1 AOuAiA
~. "a. out that his business
schemes had failed, and everything he
rhad owned wat lost. 1t was hard for
his wifs to be left poor, with a baby to
support She had never been used TO
work. But Zilda was brave. and didn't
lose he4rt; she must find work to earn
money to support her child. There
vas but one thing she could do--she
could sing. She had studied music be-
fore her marriage; many had predicted
for her . brilliant career on the stage.
but she had married and given UP her
ambitions in that line. But now that
Emile vas dead and there was the
baby to care for, she must try for a
position. Could she do it now. Would
they take her?
It was hard. going from place to
place-from one manager to another
meeting the cold refusals. There was
no room for her, and night after night
she came home to her baby, weary and
discouraged; but each morning she
would start out again with new hope
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"Oh, no. But I've had such q dread
fu dream! Ill tell you about 1t some
time. l want to finish this hem now"
When the hem was done, she hunted
up little brother" and gave him a big
hug, then sat down and wrote all
about 1t. And the check. she. received
from the publishers proved the truth
Of her stateemnt that "itis the people
and events of everyday life that. fur
nish inspiration" for the would-be au-
thor.
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1T didn't, little woman" he denied
laughingly. Il said I couldn't read the
menu. which was and is true. I am
forbidden to look at fruit for at least
a month. Won't you forgive what de-
ception there was, dear. when you
know that through that experience 1
learned to love you?"
Miss Allan-or more truly Mrs.
Brown (Which really answers the
above question: is unusually fond o.
her tall, m%iddle-aged tramp husband.
he still has a little trick Of bending
over her chair before kissing her, and
whispering mischievously, Eyes,
masam, Id be most pleased to-"