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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-24

bridge In honor OF Mrs. Peter Min
Friday. Sweet peas formed the eS
quisite decorations and were present
ed in bouquets to the score winners,
Dainty white and green salad cours
with fruit nectar was served.
Mrs Sarah Harris, past grand mi
tron, o. E. s., OF Florida, Mrs. Ru
Gregory, worthy matron. and n
Lola Smith associate matron of Wa
ington Chapter, left Monday for
Petersburg, to attend the annual md
ing of the Grand Chapter.
Mrs. Jas E. Broome and Mrs. Pc
Miller left Thursday for Cuthbert, q
to attend the marriage of Miss GEM
Hood to Phillip Sapp, of Eufaula, All
Mesdames ]. L. McFarlin, ST., J. j
McFarlin, Jr., and E. c. Love enter
tanned with twelve tables of bridg
Wednesday afternoon at the home I
/ the former Mrs. Julian Howard wa
awarded a set of tea glasses, Mrs. "
w. Wright a candle stick and Mr.
Edith Gunter, a handkerchief. A sala
and ice courss was served.
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DELEGATES RETURN
FROM /. o. o. +. MEET

Delegates from Pensacola lodge, No.
4, and Warrington Mechanics lodge
No. S. to the grand lodge, I. o. o. f.,
which held session in Arcadia. have re-
fturned. M. w. Petersen, o. Jacobson
and f. III. Cranston We're delegates
From Pensacola lodge, No. 4. Mrs. F.
/ III. Cranston accompanied Mr. Cranston
pm the trip. w. F. Hansen and James
Robinson We're the delegates from
Warrington Mechanics lodge. No. s.
The delegates report that the grand
bdge had a very successful session
nd speak highly of the hospitality of
be people or Arcadia and the delegates
ttending the grand session.
w. f. Hansen. of Warrington lodge
mo. s. was appointed grand conductor.
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SECTION OF BLEEcHERs FALL
AT iNIA-CAROltNA GAME

GREENSBORO. y. c.. April a.
During the Virginia Carolina baseball
game here this afternoon a section of
4 number Of people, to .ne ground
Several persons were dignity bruised
while Miss Elixakssh Richey. Of this
city, was p&snfully hurt and requir-
ed medical attention
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JACKSONVILLE.

JACKSONVILLE. April 23.-Tur-
pentine-Steady. So. Sales, 100; re-
ceipts, 2s7; shipments. 81; stock. A.
022.
Rosin Sales, 25s: receipts, 457:
shipments. sos: stock. I75.oTs.
ouotations-ww. $50: VIC. sis:
~. AIS; NJ. $50; X. 40; I. $40; III
s.ss; @, f, f. II, $50: b. $50.
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SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH. April 2s.-Turpentine
Steady. 5s1-s. sales. 100. receipts.
zoe: shipments, 5T3: stock. s.sa3.
sf4: shipments. 1908: stock. 1905.
Quotations WV. SIS wsG. SEQ:
-. $50: NJ. $50: X. 4ia: |. SOS. RI.
ass: q p. Y. n. sss: r. $50.
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yes"
Its an awful long way from Chicago
said Dilworth.
That depends on the way you look
at il: We think it's just good COM
rs that your permission to let me
come to see you?"
"Well-"
who's 'we'?-
My father and /. That's all there
road between New York and Chicago
with him a hundred times. He's vice
president in charge OF finance. So OF
course it doesn't seem as far to me as
it might to you"
Dlworth was electrified. His care
fully constructed philosophy went by the
board. The allowances he had made for
her indulgence returned to him in bulk,
and sent the blood rushing to his cheeks.
Waitress! Chambermsid!
He sprang up and took to pacing the
little stretch of beach beside her. Its
not fair" said DiIworth. It's not fair!
You can't put me in a corner like this.
and expect me to stay there. ! won't
have it, He failed to observe that his
immcdiancy had brought her also to her
feet. I've told you everything about me.
and I'm just as much in the dark as
was two weeks ago. / won't stand for
1t. Tomorrow I'm going to"
His defiance and his promise for TO-
morrow went no further. The yacht on
shore had very powerful sesrchlight.
and the operator chose this particular
moment TO swing it towards the rock.
Dilworth, who had his back TO il, saw
the girl bathed in a golden brilliance.
In a fraction of a second. he posses
sed the information she had partly de-
MED. and partly gsrbled. She had con-
demned herself plain: a matter OF
fact, she was adorable To be sure, she
wasn't endowed with mere prettiness of
feature and coloring; she was a girl OF
tumultuous brown hair over q high.
white forehead: her face was calm and
grave and sweet; her chin was softly
rounded and a promissory sign OF char
acter; her mouth was curving and smil-
ing and expressive.
All this he saw in the space of a clock
tick: and then he saw an expression
of agonized suffering come over her, and
saw her hands go to her eyes. and heard
her cry of pain. She stumbled towards
him. one hand outstretched. Dilworth
caught her. just as a burst of merriment
went up from the little yacht, and some
one OF exceptional pity swerved the light.
"Alice! Alice! What's the matter?
what is it?"
lit hurts So" She was trembling
against him. Don't let them do IL
again, Don't! Stop them
What is it. dearest? Can't you tell
mc?"
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one thing"
What's that?"
Now that you've gone out among
people. you must have learned that
was pretty nearly right about you"
We'll. l did Thank you. But where
are you staying!'
Would you really care IL didn't tell
your
Dilworth hesitated. mot If there's a
real reason why you shoulnt."
There is-a very real reason"
Gould you tell me what 1t is?"
"Why-why. l will. You won't like it
though"
"Try me-"
II don't want you to come to see me-"
she said.
But wouldn't you trust me not to-if
you said you didn't want me top
NO. | don't think / should.
Diworth was downcast, but he was
also whimsically conscious that she had
analyzed him correctly. Then we'll let
it drop" he said
That's really kind. And it was kind
of you to want to find me-"
20. not very. 1t was selfish, too.
Don't you want to be found-honestly
'N-no." she said. Il don't"
He brought out his pipe. filled and
lighted it with great attention to detail.
Aren't you little sensitive yourself?"
Maybe I am"
I'm afraid 1t would-spoil things Be-
sides, I've almost told you already"
20" He pondered heavily. ~>"1 must
have missed 1t. Won't you say it so
can understand"
"WeIl-if you're sure that's what you
want. You see it amused me, too. to
come out here like this. and get to
know you a little-like this. Only when
you described that girl the beach it
made me surer yet that this is the
safest way. Just you said it was.
Just as you felt about yourself I'm
well, I'm plain" - .''
"Plain! he echoed. with her voice
ringing in his heart
Unseen, she nodded in confirmation.
"Yes-plain."
o. Il don't believe it," said Dilworth,
aghast. "And 1 don't care a whoop. any
way"
II do. You'll have to take my word
for it,"
I'll know for sure in about ten days"
he said firmly. of not before"
What makes you think SOP
The moons going to help a lot"
'O" she said. and gave him a soft
little laugh. That's Well have to
take a recess, won't we?'
Dilworth stared vcngefully at Lis in
nocent pipe. You wouldn't be mean
enough to do that?'
We'll wait" she said. with sweet
inality.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
By Holworthy Hall

-My-my eyes. After my operation.
Dilworth. holding her possessiyely. was
struck by q vague recollection.
Operation" he stammered. You've
been at the-the doctors cottage-next
to the hotel?" He could comprehend
that letters might not be sent, or for
warded. to one who couldn't read them.
Her friends in New York would tele-
phone. or come in person. The post
master was guiltless.
He felt that her head was moving.
srirmstively. Hes an old friend Of
my fsthers-he did 1t here. Tinotomy.
Just little muscle. o-it hurts. The
lights SO bright! Have they gone yet?"
They've gone"
She attempted to draw away from him
but he held her.
Why did you say you're plsinr
"B-becaUse."
Because WHAT"
Because l am Please let me 60. Be-
cause"
Just to make me feel better about
myself"
Won't you please let me go now"
I've got you now. I don't want 70
lose you. Why wouldn't you let me find
your"
lin the daytime. have 10 wear
those-those awful glasses for another
month. Please"
In just a minute" said DiI~orth. H.
gently removed her hands and gently
compelled her chin upwards. FearfuIly
he bent and kissed each OF her eyes in
turn.
I'm be damned IL III stay in the
corner" said Dilworth.
For an instant she was motionless
Then her hand went up. slowly and
delicstely. to touch his check No posi-
BILE caress could have moved him more
profoundly.
Gould you bear to have that to look
att" he murmured. This was an official
proposal
"rm proud OF it." she whispered
"B-but-dont you think I'm plain?
Truly? Truly"
A quarter mile out to sea. the yacht
gave them a gentle glow of light to
stand in; so gentle that il neither mad
dened Dilworth. nor gave his lady an
guish. Not like the ordinary lovcrs.
they took their first blessing with their
eyes. Neither of them was very much
as represented. Each was immeasurs bly,
superior to the advertisement. And in
their mutual glory of vision. and relief.
and admiration il wasn't until the glow
of the searchlight had completely faded
out that they swsyed towards each
other. and heard again the voices which
had brought them there.
Copyright: 1919: BY Holwsrthy HallD
Next week there will appear In this
section q new romance, SYDNEY OF
RED MOUNTAIN By NIRGIE l. ROE
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young man who could afford to buy dia.
monds ~ big a. eggs!
When I came flying in from church next
Sunday morning heard voices in our tiny
-droring room" Daphnes, with the special
dove note she used to reserve for her Robin
In the days gone by. And another, deep
masculine one, with trick Of burning all
his RS like Scot. That was Robin whesler's-
tip-tosd to the door, Daphne. with quite
the old look on her lovely face. was saying:
Il simply couldn't bear it. Robin. You
must never make me Jealous like that again"
And he, going rough shod over all the RS
In the paragraph. was assuring her that
she'd been frightfuly mistaken about the
whole affair: that he'd had . miserable year;
and why hadn't sbs answered his frantic Let.
ters, etc. etc, ETC.
I stole out, shutting the outer door softly.
Never. nevsr. in all my twenty.one years had
I been % acutsly wrstched. Alone va,
incredibly alone. a. blown By The bleak
March wind. turned In At the deserted pax
drive.
Daphne and Robin would Be a. happy -
possible. was Glad for them both. But
there had been thinking it was all over;
that Oliver and Daphne were hitting it on
% beautifully.
Yes, could bear to give him up to my
sister: but to some other Eiri- hoped he
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THE VOICE IN THE DARK" q q q q

his friends for their beauty deserves to
find that, and nothing besides. Beauty
of character is what counts.
She was presumably poor. What of
it? What earthly difference did it make
il she were plain and poor both? She
talked his language. and she was re-
served. and kind. and sympathetic. with
q redeeming faculty for humor. and not
too much humor for enduring compan-
ionship-and what else, in heavens name.
could a man expect to fnd in this day
and generation? At least she was no
waitress. and no chambermaid. He had
the evidence against it. circumstantial,
and also direct. She was a lady. That
was enough.
As the sun dipped under the horizon.
Dilworth began to quiver as once he
had quivered when the zero hour was
Gaming rapidly into his present life.
He had vague. disconnected ideas about
large number OF matters not germane to
the occasion. He put his face close to
the mirror and minutely regarded every
line and convulsion which nature-and
especially German nature-had given
him. He looked at his watch. and as
he snapped the case, he felt as though
the act were the beginning OF a sharply
defined era of his existence.
He had never crossed the moors at such
a rattling pace, nor had he ever waited
with such desperate fever. Yet when
she hailed him cheerfully from the bank.
he rose with creditable nonchalancc. and
helped her down though she had been
an acidulous spinster with q pointed
tongue.
She was tremulous with adventure.
"Well-I came. didn't II"
Dilworth made her comfortable as
the resources of the place permitted. He
wrapped her cape around her. and built
up little mound of sand for her feet
to rest on. and hovered around her with
futile desire to do more; and finally
he adjusted himself as near to her as
he could-and, from sheer disinclination,
refrained from smoking.
The inhibitions surrounding any event
which is admittedly final are severe. The
simple consciousness that they had set
themselves this limit was enough to
fructify their thoughts and freeze their
conversation. And yet there was a clear
communion between them. The girl felt
it even more than Dilworth. and it made
her timid.
81 hardly think it's fair of you," he
said at length.
What isn't fair?'
Not to let me see you anywhere else,
and then not to come here any more.
Are you going to be here all summer"
"Tm-afraid-not. I'll have to go
home pretty soon" She was absorbed
in watching the searchlight of q small
steam yacht offshore.
TO New York;"
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1t was a delightful evening. but later
the clouds formed in echelon over the
coast. and for three days they poured
down rain unceasingly. Dilworth.
restive beyond control. died several
deaths during the interlude. And when
he found Miss Durham at the rendcz-
vcuS on the first clear eventide there
after he was SO happy that without an
effort he could have kissed her This
was the nrst time he had definitely
thought of 1t. and 1t dazed him.
There ensued an unbroken trio of
meetings during which their exchange of
mind set them ahead with increditable
rapidity. They could ingeniously think
of themselves old friends, now, and
not be troubled; and Dilworth could
think of her a plain girl with q love-
ly voice, and not be ASSOCIATED from
happiness But as she gave the sign for
parting that third night she threw
bomb into Dilworths sensibilities.
This is the last" she said. regretfully.
"The last what?"
The last time I'm coming"
Dilworth stood in his tracks. please
don't talk like that"
"But it's quite serious. The moons
getting fatter and fatter."
He ventured to take her arm Are
you going to be ridiculously sensitive
as all that? Nonsense. I'm ashamed
of you!"
yourself first, hadn't you?"
well. l am now" he conceded. Take
it back-please."
NO. And it won't do any good to
tease"
Dilworth believed her. Once more
then" he pleaded. "Just one more even
ing. Just tomorrow. 1 won't beg for
another after that. swear l won't.
but come once more. Won't you do
that?"
81 ought not to-"
But you will?"
1t was a long time before she answer
cd. I'll try to- she said. This made
the ten thousandth time that he had
wanted to kiss her, and hadn't.
Since Dilworth was in many respects
perfectly normal young man. he al
lowed himself to be agitated almost as
much by the mystery about her as by
the girl herself His logic, which at
best is a poor guide for the emotions,
told him that he was making an i'm
Fortunate fool If himself: that he knew
nothing of her life. her character, her
parentage. except what he had gathered
in half dozen shadowy meetings. There
was always a chance that she would
prove to be somebody else. But her
voice had conquered him and it had
served to belittle all that she had said
about her own appearance. He preach
ed to himself that man who chooses
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~<HH&kkt&~

you've been tarldng 10 Daphns. -
cused him.
Good Lord. I should ny I have Sssa
talking to Daphns.- he rsplisd. rathR NJ
ientiy. II came trailing ovsr. funeral f.esk.
to offer my hearty sood wishes oouu nosses
I said hearty !. ~ your i0vsly sistsr tells
me they'rs not In order
He didn't look IKE Q man who'd eot
rather . bad Jolt. - any man who'd bssa h
love with Daphne would have got coming -
to nnd hsr presenting: Ny nanoA. Rse1n
wheeler.1
what do you mean. young 'un. By blush.
Ing and bridling ovR . forty carat ring and
then turning ths bsgsar dswnr- 10 csuttD-
usd tvfnkitng at ma
II wasn't ha1shtng and bssdtns.. I @4sd,
Indignantly. II ssuiaat hssp n n yvu
Jumped at absurd eoneiuaoas. And ! .
wish you wouldn't tsass NJ aAsut NJ Gn
affstd th9s ~ . - ia NJ vsaos q IT,
lastJ
ny AswOe ennG.. ~ nm suss.e>
drawing ~ in hA nd paa. - q vs& -
turning IL I'm b.eaRy q hs dhasezut ans
on me-. my dsafOt-angsl-dRfns-
I am not tsaxtnS. Aftsr consulting ths Hsos
who runs your lift a. To the direction you'd
taken I tore After you to b more serious
than I've ever been In my nss. Sust wanted
to humbly inquire II. having turned down
The Washington herald., 1921-03-27

. very special party. I'll see both Of you
later" And he cut across the room a. II
seven demons In seven leasued boots were
after himi
1 was annoyed! Let him care for another
girl. II he liked. but let him not think I was
going 10 marry Horace Lane! Not I! But
there was nothing I could have done to cor
rect the impression.
certainly could not have said, In mincins
tones:
you're utterly mistaken I've Just 70
fused this estimable young man. I'm sure
you think no girl could resist this mazda
lamp solitaire and all It stands for, but you're
quite wrong. I can and have
No, could not have said anything NE
that I could explain latsr-not that It mat
tered really. ~.
Meanwhile %.
-- please take me homs- said Grossly to
Horaca- And please lets not talk about It
any mor~- I dmpiy can't bear IT,
tho Enasma,- I saw b. the following
aays payer. vas 10 % on tour shortly b
Boston. Phnsdslphia. and Chicago.
THAT means" thought DULY. that I
shant Sc him for at least six weeks-
wondered II he would speak" to
Daphne before he went. He'd never think
Of me again. Of course. Or II he did 1t would
be - . girl who'd engaged herself to q smuE
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWO.


towards the golf club, and he went over
the route, inch by inch. 1t passed three
boarding houses. the hotel, and seven
private cottages Dilworth wasn't equal
to a house to house canvass, but he went
back to the postmaster, with specific
questions.
Nobody of that name gets any mail
here" said the postmaster. I'D know
II there was"
A $3.50 he said despondently to him.
self that 1t was a pure waste of effort
to go out and hang around that idiotic
rock any longer. but he went just the
same, and as he cast his first glance
over the embankment. feeling very Sc
cure in his freshly aroused cynicism. he
beheld q dim figure seated there below
him. and it took his breath away.
In his amazed exclamation he referred
to her as Alice" but since Miss Dun
ham missed 1t, and Dilworth never knew
it. ii did no harm. Where have you
been?" he demanded, his voice rude with
relief. where have you been all this
time?"
Miss Dunham. being a marvel of COM
prehension. didn't resent his manner. She
took IT, properly. as an implied compli-
ment of great weight
Il couldn't get away until tonight. I'm
sorry"
He managed to compose himself. 1--WE
got another bone to pick with you. too!
Why did you let me think you were
that girl in the pink sweater Il talked
abOut?"
Did do that?" She tried to make her
voice sound innocent. but she couldn't.
You know you did" he blurted.
o." She looked away from him. out
to sea. "Please don't be so angry 1t
seems to me your memory must be rather
short"
My memory"
Don't you remember how you told me
you felt about yourseif?"
'Well-
It's not my fault if I'm not pretty"
she said. 81 didn't see any harm in
pretending, just for a minute-Ietting
you talk along about somebody you
thought was pretty" She turneI back
II didn't think you'd be so silly" she
said briskly. And all l said was that
1 have a geranium colored sweater and
l have. too. Haven't you any fun in you
at eli?"
Dilworth was almost willing to say
that he hadn't Il found 1t out today
] heard her speak. That was enough
I've been hunting all over town for you
I spent the whole day trying to find
you. I went tc pretty nearly every mouse
In town.
You did%
"well-what did you think Id do?"
AT least you must have found out
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UNLUCKY AT CARDS

would not be too utterly miserable when he
found It out
AZ for me. there was no earthly use pre-
tending could b. interested ever In any one
but this red-brown soldier with the honeysd
voice. No use trying to make myself believe
that seeing him again was not the most
important thing In the whole world.
But, OF course, / should not He would 20
away where thers would bs dossns Of girls,
Tar prsttier and cisvsrsr than I. He would
forget Joyce O'Connor had ever existed
When his play came back to New York.
though. I should be gone. could not bear
It I should 90 back to Abemarls.
The furious March wind blew No oddly
around . bend Of tbs path into some shrub
berry. Al I stopped. brsathiss.. to str.isht.n
my small gray hat with its close va, arm
hand closed round my free one. and . voice
The voics-said:
you Do tear along st great psos. doar
you. young vomanr
.onvsr." could sniy e.sp. turning psppy
rsd
"Ysa, It's offvsr, q oswus." sah that
pleased young gentleman, tucking my arm
firmly into the crook Of his and striking
out bravely With his stick - he hurried me
grandly along.
Did you think II was young what's his
name Of last nishtr- he wanted to know.
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Looking back to the pages Of written his
tory in virginia, the reader Is confronted
from time TO time with references 10 the
tribe residing on the Rappahannock river.
They are generally spoken Of in praisevorthy
terms, and Jet they were not without spirit
in the days Of colonization, when Il cane
their turn to defend their homes against The
invasion Of an alien rscs-
the Rappahannocks must have taken placs
about 1907, the fault at the time having been
entirely traceable to the scapdalous behavior
Of an unidentified English sea captain, who
sailed up the Rappahannoek and landed, at
the invitation Of the natives, at one Of the
large villages on its shores This - rover
repaid the Hospitality Of his simple guests
By knocking out the brains ef the chief and
carrying some Of the leading members Of the
tribe away to be sold a. slaves. Thh un-
provoked act Of barbarity was much lamented
By the redoubtable Captain John Smith, Who
visited the Rappahannocks the year aftsr,
and had to compensate the Indians for the
bad effect produced BY their first couact With
the white man.
The Rappahannocks during the wars With
the Indians in 1922, 1914 and 1876, must
have been sorely persecuted By the Virgin
ians, who endeavored through this period
to drive all the Indians beyond the noun
tains on the borders Of the stats. We hear
from time to time Of encounters With the
Indians on the Rappshannoet, but there i
no detailed account of their numbers OF
their circumstances. Yet from time 10 time
local literature has referred to the exist
encs Of the remnants Of the old Ipdisn
pepulation IN the region which they eoes
caIled their own. 30 now, aftef two cen.
turies of silence, the descendants themselves,
raised in education and in self-conscious
ness, are declaring their existence in modesty
and IN the friendly hope that their white
neighhors will receive their deciaration in
ths pixit in which il u nada.