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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-06
"IIOw Dare You Defy Me?"


'IIow Dare You Defy Me?"
Nancy's arms went around the child
tenderly and protectingly. She utterly
ignored the fact that Bruce Henderson
was standing there, and she bent over
Trix and spoke soothingly to her.
"Of course, l won't leave you, dar-
ling, and you must believe me when l
tell you this. I'll stay with you az
long as you need me. Now I want you
to run out and wait for me on the
veranda. I'll follow you directly.
and taking Trix by the hanl she led
her arounj !ier uncle and tn. stood
still as the child walked quickly away.
Then Nancy turned and faced Bruce.
Sne stood undaunted before him, con-
scious that she had to look up in order
to meet his eyes, but her own did not
waver.
lie was white with fury.
You dare TO defy me and to openly
encourage the child TO do the same?'
He ripped out the words so intense
was his anger.
Nancy was conscious that Bertha.
the houscmaid. had come into the
hall, frightened probably by the stri-
dent tones of Bruce Hcnderson's voice,
but that she quickly slipped out again
closing the door noiselessly behind
her. Evidently Bruce Henderson terri
fled every one in the household. but
Nancy didn't intend 10 be intimidated
and she stood her ground and replied
as calmly as she could.
II don't intend 10 defy you and ]
don't mean to encourage Trix 10 do
anything OF the kind, but Miss Hen
derson has put the child in my care
and ! can't stand by and have her
! frightened like that. She trcmbles AT
the very sight Of you and it's a terri
bic thing to bully her; why. she's
only n baby!
| "Oh. so she's complained to you, has
she?' he sueered II might have
known that coward.ce was one Of her
many faults"
You are mistaken If YOU think that
Trix has told me anything" Nancy
said icily, but couldn't help know
ing. saw the bruise on her arm,
too. and although every one has tried
to protect you. | have suspected from
the first that you had something to do
with IT,"
Il account to no one for my actions
he said, clipping the words in the
intensity OF his fury. And | nigh,
as we'll tell You that you are not at
all the kind OF woman | want with my
niece"
Just n moment. Mr.. Henderson,
Nancy interrupted. you are forget
ting that Miss Henderson engaged me
for this position and that I intend tc
stay until she dismisses me. am
sorry that you do not approve Of me
but until Miss Henderson tells me than
my services are no longer required.
shall remain here"
She met his blazing eyes for full
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-06

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-06

Sergeant Samuel Woodfill has been
singled out by Gen. Pershing as the
greatest individual fighter Of the
A. Z. F.. He will be one OF the bear
ers Of the body of the Unknown
American Soldier to Arlington Gem
etery on Armistlce Day. Until Gener-
al Pershlng called attention to him
little was known Of Sergeant Wood
fills yalor. He has been In the reg
ular army for twenty years He was
commissioned u lieutenant during the
war and promoted to captain for no
rosm. In October 1913 Sergeant
Woodfill in one day reduced three
machine gun nests. killing 10 Ger
mans in hand to hand combat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-06
The Loue Couards"
by HAZEL DEYO BATCHELOR
Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Company

ty child who cannot help putting fool
ish ideas into the head Of a child who
is already as vain rs peacock"
"Trlx Is not vain." Nancy returned
quickly.
"Ah, you don't know her" he said
suayely, and his manner was tcrrify
ing 1t was so utterly lacking in feeling
of any kind. I'VE who have lived with
her since she was a child know bet
every day, don't you Trix?' and al
though his voice was suave there was
something in II that made Nancy
shlver.
"Como here" he said to the child
suddenly. Again Nancy felt the violent
trembling In tho child's body as 1t
pressed closer against hers, but her
arm slipped from Nancys waist and
she stepped down obediently and went
UP to her uncle.
Nancy saw the mans powerful,
hands grip the chid's slender shoulders
and as she raised her lovely amber
eyes to meet his she WINGED slightly
at his rough touch.
you've been keeping out Of my way
haven't you?" he said coldly. "Do you
remember that l told you to come ano
see me every morning."
II have lessons in the morning.
Trix returned quickly, "and Aunt
Eliza told me / must do what Miss
Nancy says"
And so Miss Nancy DEGREES that
you are to disobey me, is that it?''
And he Strengthened, releasing Trix SO
suddenly that she staggered back. and
fixing Nancy with his bright, moclng
eyes: 81 think we are going to dis
pense with Miss Nancy's services. Trix,
| don't think she was cut out for
/ this position"
But Trix flew TO Nancys side and
clung to her passionately, you won't
go, will you?" she pleaded wildly, "you
won't go away and leave me?"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-06

liand-bombs were used in warfare
as early as the 18Th century.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Kallipolis Grotto.

Another of the series Of dances of
the Grotto Band and Drill Corps will
be held at the New willard Hotel
on Wednesday evening. The com
mittee, as on former occasions, will
spare no pains to make 1t as enjoy
able as those which have preceded
1t.
The annual election of officers
will be held on January 81 at Old
Masonic Temple. The annual re-
ports of officers, which will be sub
mitted at this meeting, will show a
steady growth, both in activities
and membership, in keeping
throughout the realm. Recent ad-
vices from the grand secretary are
to the effect that 1920 will probably
be the banner year in the history
of the Order of Yelled Prophets.
more than $4,000 having been initi-
ated.
Prophet o. L. Ballard, of the drill
corps, who has been quite i'll, is
again able to be out.
Monarch Charles A. Stevens and
Past Grand Monarch E. S. Schmid
left yesterday for Atlantic City to
attend a meeting of the convention
committee of the Supreme Council.
Prophet DR.. W. F. r. Phillips, who
is stationed in Charleston, S. c.,
was a recent visitor to Washington
and renewed fraternal relations
with many brother Prophets.
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over to the G. A r.. and the names
of our great generals Of the South
had been excluded from the roll Of
honor, l considered the invitation
my camp received in the light Of
throwing sop to Cerberus. l replied
that did not believe that any Con-
federate veteran would care to at
tend the dedication Of the amphi-
theater, since they could not con-
sistently go where the names Of
Robert f. Lee. Stonewall Jackson,
Joseph Z. Johnston, Albert Sidney
Johnson, Leonidas Polk. or any of
our great names Of the South could
not be spoken and honored, that to
do so would dishonor the names Of
the brave officers whom Confederate
soldiers loved in life and followed
with a patriotic devotion in all the
hardships and adversities of war"
DO you think the present session
q Congress will take any action to-
ward having these great names
placed on the tablet in the amphi-
theater?' it was asked.
1T is my opinion that Congress
will, since it was not intended to
award henors according to longi-
tude and latitude. II not this ses-
sion, l feel sure that some future
one will, since justice is not yet
dead in the world
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II can live as Nero lived-barrinC.
thank Heaven. the fiddling-whiIe
the city burns at ninety in the
shade. The tropics and the zoneA
wait upon me like handmaidens.
sit under Florida palms and eat
pomegranates while Boreas himself,
electrically conjured up, blows upon
me his Arctic breath. As for trout.
you know, yourself. that Jean, at
Maurice's, cooks them better than
anyone else in the world"
BE advised" said North. MY
chef has pinched the blue ribbon
from the lot. He lays some slices
OF bacon inside the trout, wraps it
all in corn-husks-the fiusks of
green corn, you know-buries them
in hot ashes and covers them with
live Goals. We build fires on the
bank of the lake and have fish sup
pers."
Il know" said 1. And the serv-
ants bring down tables and chairs
and damask cloths, and you eat
with silver forks. 1 know the kind
or camps that you millionaires
have. And there are champagne
pals set about, disgracing the wild
flowers, and. no doubt, Madame Te,-
razzini to sing in the boat pavilion
after the trout"
"Oh, no." said North, concernedIv
we were never as bad as that. We
did have a variety troupe up from
the city three or four nights. but
they weren't stars by as far as
light can travel in the same length
of time. 1 always like a few home
comforts even when I'm roughing II.
But don't tell me you prefer to
stay in the city during summer. I
don't believe it. If you do, WHY did
you spend your summers there for
the last four years, even sneaking
away from town on a night train,
and refusing to tell your friends
where this ArCadian village was?"
Because" said I, they might
have followed me and discovered II.
But since then 1 have learned that
AmarylIs has come to town. The
coolest things, the freshest, the
brightest, the choicest, are to be
found in the city. If you've nothing
on hand this evening 1 will show
you"
I'm free" said North, "and 1
have my light car outside. I sup
pose, since you've. been converted to
the town, that your idea of rural
sport is to have a little whirl be-
tween bicycle cops in Central Park
and then a mug of sticky ale in
some stuffy rathskeller under a fan
that can't stir up as many revolu-
tions in week as Nicaragua can
in a day"
Wen begin with the spin through
the park, anyhow" I said. 1 was
choking with the hot, stale air of
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V. F. w.

At an open meeting in Community
Service Building. Department Com
msnder George l. TAFT publicly in
stalled the officers OF National Capi-
tol Post, No. l27: Robert Z. Pesry
Post, No. t27, and Fred Barrsclc
Post, No. 541. Mrs. Catharine Bar
rack, the mother OF Fred Barrack.
in whose honor Fred Barrack Post
is named, was present with her two
daughters.
National Capitol Post. No. l27.
initiated a class OF 26 members at
it's meeting January II. Commander
S. Clifford Cox and his committee on
entertainment is planning for a
smoker and stag the night Of Feb
ruary s.
Equality Post, No. zSI, will give 4
dance at the Cairo. January IS.
Walter Reed Hospital Post has
changed its meeting place to the
Service Club Building and meetings
hereafter will open promptly At 80
p. m Commander John A. Foster
is rapidly recovering from his re-
cent operation.
The United States Retired Enlist
ed Mems Association. consisting OF
men who have been placed on the
retired list OF the regular army have
formed an organization and INSTALL
ed their officers January J. The next
regular meeting will be held Feb
rusry 5 at Pythisn Temple This
will be AZ open meeting with music
and refreshments and all retired
men in the District are invited 10
attend and bring their women folk.
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U. S. W. V.

The largest attendance in many
years was present at the instsl1s-
tion Of officers of Col. James S.
Petit Camp, Tuesday. Post Com
mander Henry B. Patterson and
John Murphy, of Gen. Urel Camp.
acted as department installing Of
hcer and master OF ceremonies.
A delegation Of comrades left yes
terday for New York City, where a
joint installation of officers Of all
camps was held in the Sixty-seventh
Regiment Armory last night. Past
Commander-in-chief Daniel V.
Chisholm. Of this department. acted
as installing oficer and principal
speaker, and Past Department Com
mander Timothy W. Kelley, Of
Massachusetts, acted as master of
ceremonies. Department Com
mander Mattocks represented the
Department Of District Of Columbia
The installation of the officers OF
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp will
take place in Stanley Hall, Soldiers
Home. tomorrow at 1880 p. m.
The Spanish War Veterans have
accepted an invitation from the
Rev. DR.. Mitchell to hold memorial
services on Sunday, January 80, in
the John Marshall Place Methodist
Episcopal Church, where the late
William Mckinley attended while
he was President and Commander
in-chief Of the United States army
and navy during the war with
Spain. The late Presidents birth
day anniversary falls on Saturday,
January 2e. 1921, but 1t was thought
best to hold exercises on Sunday.
Richard J. Harden Camp, United
Spanish War Veterans installed the
1921 officers last night at Pythian
Temple.
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sian appointed by Congress. 1 am
yet a member of the Arlington Me-
mortal Amphitheater Commission, /
suppose, asl see my name stfII
among the seven chosen by Congress
to direct the affairs pertaining to
the Memorial Amphitheater.
Capt. BenII stood Alone.
Il knew nothing of what had TAX
en- place in previous discussions, but
at one of the meetings Mr.. McElroy.
represe nting the Grand Army of the
Republic, asked permission to speak
and suggested that the dedicatory
exercises of the Memorial Amphi-
theater be placed in the hands of
the G. A. r. After Mr.. McElroy had
finished speaking, 1 arose and said
that 1 was taken very much by sur
prise and did not feel that it would
be right to turn these exercises over
exclusively to the G. A. R., since the
amphitheater movement was a ma
that the whole United States had
helped to pay for it, reminding the
committee that Congress in making
the appropriation had had the sup
port of the entire country.
Another meeting was called at
which Mr.. McElroy made quite
long talk. 1 replied as before that 1t
was not the intention of Congress
to discriminate between sections of
the country now united. told
them that I was there not alone to
represent the Confederate Veterans
of Washington. but>all Confederate
organizations in every section of the
United States. Then a committee
was appointed to select the names
of the great American generals to
appear on the memorial tablets of
the amphitheater, this committee
being composed of presidents of
various universities throughout the
country. When the names were at
last submitted. it was with the pre-
amble, Since no Confederate officers
names are to be inscribed on the
memorial tablets, etc
That was the first knew that any
such indignity against the South
was even contemplated. was the
only member of the committee who
protested the action"
Did your camp attend the dedi-
catory exercises of the amphithea-
ter" 1 inquired.
We did not nor did any other
member of a Confederate organiza-
tion in Washington. Since the dedI-
catory exercises had been turned
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with outdoor obstreperousness and
revolving good spirits. He was in
soiently brown and healthy-looking,
and Extensively well dressed.
Just ran down for a few days"
said he, ito sign some papers and
stuff like that. My lawyer wired
me to come. Well you indolent
cockney, what are you doing in town?
l took chance and telephOned. and
they said you were here. What's
the matter with that Utopia on Long
Island where you used to take your
typewriter and your villainous tenn
FER every summer? Anything wrong
with the-er-swans, weren't they,
that used to sing on the farms at
night"
Ducks" said I. THE songs of
swans are for luckier ears. They
swim and curve their necks in arti-
hcial lakes on the estates of the
wealthy to delight the eyes of the
favcrites Of Fortune"
Also in Central Park" said North,
ito delight the eyes of immigrants
and bummers. I've seen 'em there
lots of times. But why are you in
the city so late in the summer"
New York City" I began to re-
SANC' 10 lne uHeSl sum
No, you don't" said North, en-
phatically. You don't spring that
old one on me. I know you know
better. Man, you ought to have
gone up with US this summer The
Prestons are there, and Tom Vol
ney and the Monroes and Lulu Stan
ford and the Miss Kennedy and her
aunt that you like so we'll"
Il never liked Miss Kennedy's
aunt" I said.
didn't say you did," said North.
We are having the greatest time
we've ever had. The pickerel and
trout are so ravenous that I believe
they would swallow your hook with
Montana coppermine prospectus
fastened on it. And we've a couple
or electric launches; and I'll tell you
what we do every night or two-we
tow a rowboat behind each one with
a Dig phonograph- and boy to
change the discs in 'em. On the
water, and twenty yards behind you,
they are not so bad. And there are
passably good roads through the
woods where we go motoring.
shipped two o-cars up there.
And. the Pinecliff Inn is only three
miles away. You know the Pine
cliff Some good people are there
this season, and we run over to the
dances twice a week. Can't you go
back with me for a week, old man 7''
I lsughted. 'Northy," said -'if I
may be so familiar with a mill
lionaire, because I hate both the
names Spencer and Grenyille-your
Invitation is meant kindly, but-the
city in the summertime for me.
Here, while the bourgeoiss is away,
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l. o. o. F.
Weekly Bulletin

Weekly Bulletin
Monday-Union, No. IL, degree; Beacon.
No. 10. first degree; Lsngdon, No. 26, regu-
lar order.
Tuesday-washington No. 8, first degree; ;
Golden Rule. No. 21, first degree; Amity,
No. n. initiation degree; Excelsior. No. H.
first degree.
nant, No. ID, regular order; Friendship, No.
IL, regular order.
Thursday-CoIumbia. No. 10. initiation de-
gree; Salem, No. %, degree; Phoenix, No.
IS, regular order.
Metropolis, No. l6. degree; Federal City,
No. 20, first degree.
Federal City Lodge, No. 90, will
confer the first degree in amplified
form on a class of candidates next
Friday evening at the Temple.
Columbia Lodge. No. 10. at its last
meeting conferred the initiatory de-
gree upon a large class of candi-
dates. Noble Grand Beazley an
nounced the following committee Of
the coming term: Finance, w. w.
Adams, A. A. Cotes. q. Fl. Marshall;
entertainment, Lucian Garner, jr., S.
G. Taylor, F. K. Newcomb, Harry
Darling; delinquent, Z. c. Grumley,
J. A. Frazier, George Billings, Chas.
Lockhead, NJ. F. Zepp, F. K. New
comb; degree director, Chas. D.
Shackleford; assistant degree direc-
tor, S. G. Taylor; custodian of re-
gala, E. w. Smoot; instructor. NJ.
F. Zepp.
The officers of Dorcas Rebekah
Lodge. No. 4. were installed by a
corps of past noble grands of Ruth
Lodge Among those present at the
exercises were President Mollie z.
Edmonston, Past Presidents Annie
E. Grigsby, Belle NJ. Carter. Mary M.
Dement, and Ella V. Mallory.
The following officers Of Amity
Lodge. No. 81. have been installed:
Noble grand, c. P. Oliff; vice grand,
E. A. Thrift; warden, w. D. Coft-
mann; conductor. L Elliff; recording
secretary, George Cumming; finan-
cial secretary. b. b. Walden; treas
urer. r. a. Ford; r. S y. G.. J. II.
Goodrich; L. S. n. c., L. H. Windsor;
chaplain, ]. H. Windsor; r. S. v g.,
D. A. Thompson; L. S. V. G., NJ. Nor
ris; inside guardian, r. L. Bryant;
outside guardian, r. L. S. Donaldson
The following representatives to the
grand lodge were elected for the
present term: r. H Sorrel, p. C.
M; r. A. Ford, P. G. NJ; l. H. Wind
sor, B. P. Walden, J. H. Windsor, ]. H.
Goodrich and ]. G. Acton.
Mount Nebo Encampment. No. s.
has installed the following officers:
Ira L. Leaman, c. P; f. c. Grumley,
Fl. P; Arthur A. Coates, S. W; ]. w
Lyons, scribe, S. G. Taylor. treas
urer; N. F. Zepp. ]. W.
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hoped to withdraw her; for II ever
one was made to keep company
with said Vandiver and smell the
salt breeze on the south shore Of
Long Island and listen to the ducks
quack in the watches of the night,
it was the Ashton set forth above.
But she had a soul above ducks
above nightingales: aye, even. above
the birds Of paradise. She was very
beautiful, with quiet ways, and
seemed genuine. She had both taste
and talent for the stage, and she
liked to stay at home and read and
make caps for her mother. She
was unvaryingly kind and friendly
with Binkley & Bing's press-agent.
Since the theater had closed she had
allowed Mr.. Vandiver to call in an
to her of my friend, Spencer Gran
vile North; and so. as it was early,
the first turn of the vaudeville be-
ing not yet over, we left to hnd a
telephone.
Miss Ashton would be very glad
to see Mr.. Vandiver and Mr. North.
We found her fitting a new cap
on her mother. I never saw her
LOOh more charming.
North made himself disagreeably
entertaining. He was a good talker,
and had a way with him. Besides
he had two, ten or thirty millions,
I've forgotten which.
I incautiously admired the moth
er's cap, whereupon she brought out
her store of a dozen or two, and
took sOcourse in edgings and frills.
Even though Annie's fingers had
ptnked, or ruched, or hemmed, or
whatever you do to 'em, they palled
upon me. And 1 could hear North
dwelling to Annie about his odious
Adirondack camp.
Two days after that l saw North
in his motor car with Miss Ashton
and her mother. On the next after
noon he dropped in on me. {
Bobby" said he, this old burg
isn't such a bad proposition in the
summertime, after all. Since I've
been knocking around it looks bet
ter to me. There are some first
rate musical comedies and light
operas on the roofs and in the out
door gardens. And if you hunt up
the right places and stick TO soft
drinks, you can keep about as cool
here as you can in the country.
Hang it! when. you come to think
of it, there's nothing much to the
country, anyhow. You get tired
and sunburned and lonesome, and
you have to eat any old thing that
the cook dishes up to you"
1T makes a difference, doesn't
it9 said l.
1T certainly does. Now. found
some whitebait yesterday, at Mau-
rice's, with a new sauce that beats
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By 0. Henry

anything in the trout line I ever
tasted"
1T makes a difference. doesn't
it?' I said.
Immense. The sauce is the main
thing with whitebait"
1t makes a difference, doesn't
it?" I asked, looking him straight
in the eye. He understood.
Look here, Bob" he said, Il was
going to tell you 1 couldn't help
it. I'll play fair with you. but I'm
going in to win. She is the one
particular for me"
All right" said l. TITS a fair
field. There are no rights for you
TO encroach upon"
On Thursday afternoon Miss Ash
ton invited North and myself TO
have tea in her apartment. He was
devoted, and she was more charm
ing than usual. By avoiding the
subject Of caps I managed to get
a word or two into and out of the
talk. Miss Ashton asked me in a
INSTRUMENTATION tone some
thing about the next seasons tour.
Oh said l, Il don't know about
that I'm not going to be with Blink
ley & Bing next season"
why, I thought" said she, that
they were going to put the Num-
Der One road company under your
charge. I thought you told me So"
They were" said l, but they
won't I'll tell you what I'm going
to do. I'm going to the south shore
Of Long Island and buy a small
cottage 1 know there on the edge
of the bay. And I'll buy a catboat
and a rowboat and a shotgun and
yellow dog. I've got money
enough to do it. And I'll smell the
salt wind all day when it blows
from the sea and the pine odor
when il blows from the land. And,
OF course, I'll write plays until !
have a trunk full OF 'em on hand.
And the next thing and the big
gest thing I'll do will be TO buy that
understand ducks. l can watch 'em
for hours. They can march better
than any company in the National
Guard, and then can play follow
my leader better than the entire
Democratic party. Their voices
don't amount to much. but / like 10
hear 'em. They wake you up
dozen times a night, but there's a
homely sound about their quRcking
that is more musical to me than the
cry of Fresh strawberries" under
your window in the morning when
YOU want to sleeo.
And" / went on, Enthusiastically.
do you know the value OF ducks be
sides their beauty and Intelligence
and order and sweetness OF voice.
Picking their feathers gives an un-
falling and neyer-cessing income.