davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1921-12-30

iaroHeSS de Cartier de Marchirnne,
: e of the ambassador of Belgium,
been compelled on the advice of
: physician to cancel alt engage
. ntS for il period of two weeks.
The minister OF the Netherlands,
. EverWijn, will go to New York
esday morning to attend the din
which the Holla nd America Foun-
ion viii give that evening in honor
Jonk heer van NarneOreIi. dele
{ from the Netherlands to the con-
ence. DR.. Everwijn viii sail from
" York Wednesday for his home in
iland and will be absent until the
t or FEBRUARY. when Nine. Ever
II Will return with him
>enat"r Walter T.. Edge has gone
Atlantic City to spend the week
and to be present at the annua!
" Year dinner g.hich he gives for
Evening star., 1921-12-30
Society
ew Year Reception at the White
House Will Undoubtedly Be the
Largest Ever Held There.

~ HE President and Mrs. Hard
ing will undoubtedly re-
ceive the largest number of
guests at their reception on
w Year day ever received in the
- hite House. Every branch of SER
.1e, including the diplomatic corps.
-G" Army and Navy, us well as the
TcrSonncl of the government, is larger
nm ever before. while visitors 20 the
{. ital from all over the United States
timing their stay in Washington
." include the reception to The public
,a Monday
Evening star., 1921-12-30
Sanitary Goods

Sl.25 All Rubber Sanitary Aprons.
Last Day OF the lear rrinc SIC
Si.09 Ruii,er Covered SANITARY
aprons. last Day O: tn, Yea.
L i.Se --.---.-.. DC
Csc All Rubber Sanitary Aprons.
Last Day of the Year Irice. <se
Soc Rubb.ris"d Sanitary Aprons.
Last Day OF ;hs Sca, Prize. soc
csc Sanitary Aprons. Last Lay
Of the Year Price. .l3o
Sanitary Belts-Wnshabe Mer-
cerized Elastic, in rink ap.l White
Regular price Soc. Last Day Of
the Year Price. $50
Sanitary Napkins-Reguiar price
60c dozen. Last Day OF the Year
1fiSc go
Sanitary Napkins-1-piece, made
OF the best quality B.rdpeye Reg
ular price 36c. last Day Of the
Year Price. each. .................2 29c
Evening star., 1921-12-30
IN of Diplomatic Corps
urnN 10 CapiIaI YOuax.

he ambassador of France and
IL. ids.se rand viii return today
m s.. Louis. where they haze been
-StS for a few days of Air Robert
ErookinGs and where Wednesday
ambassador addressed the Amer
Historical Society. of which lie
PRESIDENT.
Evening star., 1921-12-30

Miss Gertrude Grosvenor, who is
spending the holidays with her parents,
Or. and Mrs. Gilbert GroSvenor. was IL.
guest Of honor at dinner last evenlEG
Of her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Alley
aGdrr Graham Bell preceding the dane
which her granduncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles j. Bell. gave in her honor.
The guests at dinner We're Princess
Bertha tantacuzene. Miss Alice Mann.
Miss Sidney Webb, Miss Lindsay Woo.i,
Miss lsryn. Miss Gladys Cha sman Smith
Miss Ruth Donaldson, Miss Jean Bell.
Miss Beatrice Beck. Miss Dore;he Hci-
berg. Miss Neville Johnson, Miss Nina
Lunn, Miss William Blair. Miss Richard
Davidson. Mr.. Robert Stead. Mr.. Noel
SymoEs. Midshipnlan Melville GrOsv"-
nor, Nj. Cabot Coville. Mr.. Charl $
DENLY jr.; Mr.. Holland Wilmer, Ar.
Ralph W. Hills. Midshipman Dan Mills,
Midshipman Phillips. Midshipman Tay-
Evening star., 1921-12-30

The Vice President and Mrs. CoOI-
VIII be the guests of honor at
reception this evening nt senator
'l Mrs William II. King, who have
tied between SiN and seven hundred
'stS. including senators, represent
ives. high officials. diplomats and
nberS of smart residential circles
,e present
Evening star., 1921-12-30

he Secretary o! State and Mrs.
SheS Will not receive at their home
18th street Monday afternoon. on
ount OF following out the long cS-
llShcd custom of entertaining the
tomato corps on New Year daV.
y Will give their ,reakf fast for The
pS in the n-.iEeriraa buildii!&.
IL O'Clock. following thor visit to
D., President and YRS. Harding ut I'll &
= ite House.
Evening star., 1921-12-30
Fleisher's
Yarns

2-OuMce Balls Knitting
WOrsfed-Regular price 45c.
Our Last Day of the 99c
Year Price, Ball. ....... OS
1.Cunce Balls Shetland Floss
Regular price 22c. Our Last
Day Of the Year Price. 17o
Ball
2-Ounce Balls Silk and
WOO-Regular Price 55c. Our
Last D;... of the Year I0c,
Price, Ball. l...........-..
Evening star., 1921-12-30

Commander and Mrs. John Howard
Hoover will entertain a company at
dinner preceding the dance at the navy
yard. Their guests will number tif-
Evening star., 1921-12-30

Panama canal. Capt. Oliver. who is
ordered to the bureau of engineering
will arrive in Washington this even
ing. Mrs. Oliver is former Wash
ingtonan. and her return here for
residence is Il matter of pleasure to
her many friends.
Evening star., 1921-12-30
Beads! Beads!

Imitation Cut Steel and Blue
1ridescent Beads. A remark
able opportunity to secure
Beads for that bag YOU want
to make at a very low price.
Regular price 10c Il bunch.
Our Special Last Day of the
Year Price
Evening star., 1921-12-30

An Interesting New Year eve da1FF
will be given by the Marine Unit OF tn
American Womcn's Legion :omorro "
evening in the ballroom of 2i00 1Gti
street The committee in charge of ar
rangcments is composed of Mrs w. c
Chambsrlin. Mrs. =. l.. McLan, Mr.
Frank Griffin. Mrs. Lorenzo d. Gasse +
Mrs. Frank Buell. Mrs. George T
Towner. Mrs. William Gibson, Mrs. Me-
rite ". Ireland. Mrs. G. +. Craig, Mr.
William 5. Pcirce. Mrs. William BlOct
lock. Mrs. u. q. McCI-lland, Mrs. r. IL
Hcarn and Mrs H. B. Clark
Evening star., 1921-12-30

the more than 400 uewsboys of that
city. Senator Edge Will return to
Washington just after the dinner.
Evening star., 1921-12-30

Commander and Mrs John Howard
Hoover will entertain fifteen guest S
at dinner this evening preceding the
officers dance at the navy yard
Evening star., 1921-12-30

Old and intimate friends of Col. and
Mrs. John Temple Graves are gather
ing around the dinner table Of Mr..
and Mrs. Graves tonight to informal }
celebrate the thirtielh wedding ami
yer3ary of the hosts
Evening star., 1921-12-30

Mrs. Fredericl, Lansing Oliver and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
KIDS WILL HAVE MILK
Feeding Tests To Be Carried On in
Two Schools.

That the undernourished children
in at least two Topeka ward schools
are TO receive the benefits of a milk
dlet was made certain today when
Mrs Julia kIane, home demonstration
agent Tor the Shawnee County Farm
bureau, and Miss Rena Faubion, in
charge or the extension division of the
State Agricultural college. in charge
OF the campaign, were assured that
the Beatrice Creamery cempauv ard
the Topeka Pure Milk couDanyr yxe,TTIfI
IuFn1sn the milk for one CT the
schools.
The milk IS to be supplied to the
children OF the other school by civic
Organizations Only the children who
are at least ten uer cent under weight
are 70 receive the milk. which will be
given them IN the quantity OF half a
pint each day.
The Grant and Park1aIa schools
nave oeea CHOSEN for the feeding test
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
Scarlet Poppies
Viii Be Planted
In Topeka Parks

scarlet poppIes blooming in Topeka
parks are 10 have a significance ali
their own In this city, as well as in
many other cities of the country. scar
let popp4es are TO be planted every
year as a tribute To the American sol
c1aTs who died IN France
The plan 70 50 commemorate the
sacrificed lives of American men was
announced today BY Commissioners
robert D AcGIffert. of the city park
department IN compliance with the
suggestion Of Mrs r L. Tudor of Buff
falo- n Y who originated the idea. of
planting the flowers as memorial
Mrs Tudor interested Buffalo civic or
carnations in the plan. which is being
adopted in practically all the cities Of
the country.
The scarlet poppy is the American
ciaIIy fitting that such flowers be
the country as a tribute 10 the men
who died II patriotic duty IN France,
Mrs. Tudor said in her letter to the
Topeka park commissioner. She sug-
Eested that they be planted not only
m parks but IN the yards Of homes
and be given prominent place IN all
gardens.
Many Of the red uopries are about
TO 5loona in the parks. E F 4 Rein
tsch- SuoerfnceHd ept Of parks. said to-
dav- He said he had hundreds more
Of such pTa MS M vas about to put in
the pa rkz. and tha1 he would plan to
plant large poppy beds each year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
IT MIGHT NOT Be GEORGE

The next time friends of George W.
NcCielland- 361 East Tenth street
meet him on the street they should
look twice before Shaping him on the
back It might not be George.
The reason for this IS the fact that
somebody else IS now probably wear
ing some of MeCIeIIand's clothes A
thief stole his suit case from the To-
peka depot Monday night Just as he
was leaving for Hutchinson to attend
the Knights Tempar convention. He
had to return to Topeka Wednesday
night FOR refnfarcements of wearing
attire before he would proceed to
Wichita to attend the convention OF
the Order Of the Eastern Star being
held there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
OFFER NEW BOND ISSUE HERE

There has been placed On sale in
Topeka part Of a new bond issue Of
the Kelly Springfield Tire company
which Is a tremendous affair. The
bond Issue Is for $4,000 900. rYzatur-
ing in ten years and drawing eight
p~er cent interest The bonds are pay
able May L. 1881 and viii be retired
BY lot, ar the rte Of a million dollars
a year, beginning in 1874 The bonds
viii be retired at I16.
The bond issue Is the only funded
Indebtedness Of the com pany. whose
net profits after depreciation avail
able for interest for a four-year per
iod. averaged $3.5g0. 00g. o. four times
the interest charge The ne5 profits
turinG 1920 amounted to s900a.HGG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
TO SELL RED SILK POPPIES

Blood red peoples VIII be seen along
Kansas avenue in great numbers be-
ginning Wednesday, May "a They
VIII net grow along the pavement. but
Will De silk peoples that will be sold by
members OF the Won ems Auxiliary to
the American Legion Proceeds from
the sale will go to the relief Of destf-
-ute women and children in France.
The plan TO sell the peoples l. an
nouneed today by Miss Tzetta Mccoy.
department secretary of the auxiliary
TO Capital post No L She sad that
s.o98 OF the artificial peoples had
been ordered. They will be sold from
May Is TO May - she said The
peoples should be worn By the pur-
ehasers on Memorial day. in tribute 70
the men who died in France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
EXPECT BIG ATTENDANCE


25M @t1AtG
BanAers' Assn Convention Here
The convention OF the Kansas
Bankers association to be held IN
Iopeka May IS and 20, will be one OF
UNUSUAL attendance, according 90 W.
w Bowman, OF Topeka. secretary Of
the association The 1920 convention.
when was held at Wichita was at
tended by 1-T09 bankers frum Kansas
and surrounding states aud this
tended by at least f5S09 members OF
the association.
President H W. Grass Of La Crosse
Ran, and F. J. Atwood. OF Coucordia
VIce-prsSideat. are to make their an
ntal addresses On Thursday morning
Z rank h Foster state bank commits
s1onef. VIII appear on the Thursday
afternoon program
Gov G. P W Harding. Of the Fed
eraI Reserve board. Of Washington. D.
G. will attend the convention. and
John H Drum cE san Francisco.
president Of the American Bankers
association. Is also On the prozra m
as II Lafayette Young. of Des NoInes
editor OF the Des Moines Capital.
Ferdinand v Bernejo, a Filipino
student Of Kansas university. has been
invited to make a talk to the bankers
on banking conditions in his native
country
Fridays tentative program as ar
ranged by Secretary Bowman includes
speeches by W C. Macfadden. secre-
tary OF the North Dakota Bankers
association, who viii speak on Non
Partisan League Finances. Harry E
atwood of Chicago. C O. Chandler
OF Wichita and Jerome ThraIls, of
New York city.
The complete program Of the con-
Fehuon viii De announced later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

WILLIAM HARRIS. age 70. Of asa7 FIJI
more street, died At 5 o'clock Wednesday
night in i local hospital The funeral viii
De held at > O'Clock Friday afternoon from
SheIIab Eger's chapel Burial in Foster
cemetery.
CORLIN DRAKE age 4s. died N a local
hospital on Tuesday evening The funeral
viii be held in Chetopa. Kan Friday. The
BODY will be taken to Cheropa today
MRS A P BLACK age rs. died AZ her
home four miles west OF Auburn Wsdues-
dav morning The funeral was held at
o-eIoexS this afternoon from the TwiuvfIe
church Burial in Nerideu cemetery
PETER Il TRESSER. father Of Clyde
o TreSuer. state factory Inspector, died
at his home 4sG jefferson street at )
O'Clock Wednesday ufEht- The funeral
will be held at II o'clock Friday morning
from SheIIabarZer's cha pei Burial IN Eos
ter cemetery.
Lords Flowers satisfy. Tel szz.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
NAME CONVENTION CITIES
kansas sunday School Association
Selects Three Kansas Towns.

Selects Three Kansas Towns
District conventions Of the Kansas
Sunday School association will De held
nezr year In Atchisou- SaIina and
Dodge City. II was decided here today
at meeting Of the executive com
mtetee Of the association The con-
ventton city for the southeastern dis
tr1et i TO be chosen later
Because. Of increasing attendance at
the statewide gatherings L has been
decided 10 hold four district eenven-
tIous n alternate years, under 3 plan
similar to that OF the Kansas state
Teachers association
John L Alexander. of Chfca 90. sun
erfntendeut Of the young peoples di-
vision Of the Iatarna tfonaf SUNDAY
School assocIatiGT, entered into con
ference with the state executive com
EnIEree today On plans for the par-iei-
patton OF Kansas in the continent wide
movement to bring more than twenty
million additional youths under infIu-
euce OF the Sunday school This
movement which is to eliminate on
Easter sunday. 1s22, Is under the aus
plces Of the Committee on Education
OF the International Sunday School
association and the SUNDAY school
Council Of Evangelical denominations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
Local Mention

Mrs Alexander s. Judy, who has
been a guest at the home Of her
nephew John McBee 1319 Polk
street. has returned to her home in
Burr Oak Her husband. q wealthy
retired farmer, IS well known in west
ern Kansas
Women o. thu Moose Heart Legion
chapter 81 have a campaign On for
new members This includes mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters OF brother
Moose over the age of eighteen The
Initiation fees are considerable lower
IN this campaign which viii close
May 81 All wishing to join may re-
ceivs further Information by calling
Mrs Ella Holloway. 111s Clay. phone
White 58T5 or Mrsr Lillian NcCoskrIe
sos Harrison phone 49sT--Adv.
Ear1v-BelI Sewing School, st2 kan
sas ave--Adv.
Margaret Bosttc 0pt1cian. eos Kan av-Adv
Raymond. Chirapodls1. Orpheam BIdg--Aiv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
ABOVE STATE STANDARD
Topeka Made Ice Cream Contains IA
Per Cent Butter Fat

Attic citizens may not have noticed
Il the Ice cream manufactured in
Topeka Is unusually rich in butter-far
Inc state standard for the amount or
butter fat required N the making OF
ice cream was set by the last session
OF the legislature at 10 per cent The
1opeka standard Is Il per cent
We expect 10 keep the "a per cent
standard Commissioners P D 9cCIf-
ferT, head OF the city food department.
sid today. AItho the Topeka brand
e ice cream tests richer in butter fat
thaa the state law requires. We have
had no complaints Of its being too
rich and viii not lower cur city stand
ard
Tests Of ice cream manufactured IN
Topeka will begin shortly. according
TO DR.. c. w. Hill chief city food in
spector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
TAFT TO TALK TO C. OF C.


Noted sculptor To Be Guest of City
Planning Commission.
dorado Taft. Of the Chicago Art In
St1rute. sculptor and lecturer, VIII be
entertained NJ q dinner at the Cham
Der OF Commerce Friday noon. by the
city planning commission. and the city
commission Taft will be asked To
make a talk On the city planning and
beautIying projects which are now
under way in Topeka. He IS an au-
thorIty on the subject and Secretary
Guy C. SfckleE Of the Chamber of
Commerce urgently requests all who
can to hear him Friday noon
TAFT is being brought TO Topeka by
the Topeka Art Guild and the art de-
partmeut Of Washburu college He
VIII deliver an address Friday even
ing IN AcVfcar chapel at Washhurn on
One Hundred Masfarnfaf.as.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

wal ST. New York Nav 12-ST0CKS
OF dividend read izsEz1eRrz among rails and
fadastrIaIS we're factors in tie further r-
regular depression CT stock market prices
today
Rails exten5ed their declines n the last
hsHr. Reading Southern preferred Cdzad-
ian Pacific and Baltimore and Ohio show
heavT. Sales approxfnatsd $500 shaEes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
TOPEKA BANK CIEARISGS
Total This Week Was Ss.sfO. O33.6-
DeEPRasa ErnFn Last NRRE

Topeka bank eIeariags during the
week ended today totaIed s2.610.-
93S.65, according to the report OF
Theodore Mueller. manager OF the To-
crease from the corresponding week
4 year ago. when the cIearings were
S3429,S1a.45 and from last week
wheu the total was s2-T4 7s44a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12

wichita. hay 1-HOGS-Reeeiptz $40.
Marksz 15e higher top. $40 bulk e sales,
s1.JaN so
EATTLE-Reeeiptz 500 Market steady
Butcher steers. $s5l@fs.5g: butcher COWS
and hefreEs, S85aaT5a- sssekers and feed
erS- S-s5ezsL 10. stock egwz and Eeifarx.
Sz566z 600; bulls s. 09G5.e9, calves. seq
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12

The bonds are to be placed On the
Topeka market by kurtz EeIIann. rep-
FeSentIHg Stern Brothers ard COMPANY
az 80 Z, at which rate they VIII return
interest on the investment. Of more
than per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

New York. May I2-AgrNE Y-CalI money.
ftrToer. htgh- low and ruling rate. :: clos
ing bid 8 offered :, last loan = Bank
1ceep tances. s per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12

Lords Flowers satisfy Tel SIT
A f-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-12

Harav-BeI Sewing School. ST. Kan
saS ave-Adv
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-09
House Roll No. l

Newspaper House Roll No boards electric
light admit confers additional the
Omaha The World Herald ngenuousy arguing for the
bills passage while claiming neutrality that does not practice says
THE bill does not confer any the people
of Omaha. 1t coners the board the same
power initiate proceedings that and for time
enjoyed by the council and by the people ci
zens II follows obviously that there good deal
OF buncombc in the raised BY OF the supporters OF
the bill that to deny the right OF the people
have plant OF their they want it. They have the
right The defeat of the bill could not take from them
the fact friendly the bill Nevertheless
democratic organ argues for the bill So do members of the
water board.
Why?
AS The Bee it, the simple. The water board
power 1t satisfied that the city
1t the degree OF power electricity
that has used in arbitrary of that
has used recently arbitrary which
still held the high point despite falling COAL coke and oil market
The board is interested party this The
utilities has the the pay roll the greater the
patronage at its disposal the greater its
that the determination Of the ctys policy with
provides if city own an electric light plant
the board shall manage it. Thwsey The Bee believes
leaves the city commission body without personal the
matter subject consideration pubic
Is right that the commission rather than directly
and concvaby sey interested should pass upon question
OF policy particularly when the people have final authority their
own hands under the initiative?
The question resolves itself finally into this:
The for the boards existence that the
administration Of public utilities is purely business undertaking.
to be divorced possible from politics. BY that
ing the determination of pocywhete public ownership
should be rest in the people body
Is responsible for pubhc policy, the city commission
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-09
.Muny Light Bill
Issue Up Today
InLower HOUSE
Vote of Legislature Will De
termine Whether Water
Board Shall Receive
Additional Power.

Lincoln, Feb. 8L(SpeciaD-Mem-
bers OF the lower house of the Ne
braska legislature will answer at 2
tomorrow afternoon appeals of
Omaha business men to let Omaha
settle its internal problems with the
machinery already at hand rather
than permit R. B, Howell to plunge
the city into an cXpensice election to
vote millions of dollars in bonds
for the erection of competing light
plant at time when prices ON ma
terials and labor are at their zenith.
A vote against House Roll No.
will mean that the legislators viii
do what A majoriA, of Ou,ahs, busi-
ness men wish done, let Omaha cali
an election through the city council,
or condemn and purchase the Ne
braska Power company when prices
drop.
A vote for House Roll No. win
mean that. the Legislators will hurl
Omaha, already bond-ridden, into
another election to vote bonds for
erection OF a competing municipal
light plant in Omaha. The bill
places the power of calling a spe-
ciai election for a competing light
plant into the hands OF the Metr J.
politan district. At present this pow
er is held by the city council.
Majority Opposed to Bill.
A large mapority Of the Douglas
county delegation will vote against
the bill. Following arc excerpts of
letters received by this delegation
{Tura to Page Two. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-09
Teacher Fined for
Giving Lessons in
German Appeals Case

Lincoln, Feb. ESPECIAL. Val
idity of the parochial school law to
determine whether all instruction in
a foreign language is contrary to the
statute under any condition. is at
tackled in an appeal to the Nebraska
supreme court, Of the conviction OF
Robert T. Meyer in Hamilton cotn-
ty, the first Of its kind under the law,
Meyer, who was a .parochial school
teacher at the Zion parochial school,
was fined SIS and costs before
County Judge Jeffers in the county
court. on charge of having given
instruction in reading in German 10
Raymond Parpat, 10, a boy still
within the Eighth grade. II
A jury in the Hamilton county
district affirmed the conviction. Mey-
or was fined SIS and costs.
The prosecution was brought by
County Attorney F. E. Edgerton
The defense was represented by the
law firms of Sandal & Wray OF
York, Albert & Wagner of Column
bus, and Attorney NJ. f. Stanley OF
Aurora.
The petition in error was filed in
the case Tuesday morning, in the
Nebraska supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-09
Chicago Collector
Foils Highwaymen by
Using "Stage Money

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 8.-Somewhere
tonight a pair Of auto bandits are
grinding their teeth and muttering
curses as they paw over about ST.
100000 worth of stage money, while
at home, Clarence Beatty. collector
for the a. & P. stores, is wearing
a smile that won't come OFF.
Beatty stepped from one of the
!company's stores, his black bag bulg-
ing with money. He had proceeded
only a few blocks when a mud-spat-
tered car crowded his machine to
the curb and with two pistols lev
eled at Beatty's head, the occupants
ordered him to hand over the black
bag.
Beatty did as he was told. The
bandits drove away at top speed
while the collector leisurely drove
in the opposite direction and a smile
gradually spread over his counte-
nance.
Fooled 'em that time he told
the police. Nothing in that bag but
stage money. Garry the real stuff in
my pocket"