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The Denver Jewish news., 1921-10-19

Of love--what would he do without his
mother? Did it mean that there would
be no more carnations on the Sab
bath night? But who would have the
heart TO bring them home: Esther
Miriam felt with a sudden pang that
another part of her beloved Iiabalu
must be LOSE forever.
The crunch Of the snow beneath her
feet wrenclied her sharply from her
thoughts. The world was beautiful
.Iat clear cold morning a light hand
had shaken covering of snow over
distance Esther could see the lake
cleaning icy-bluc in the sunlight. Even
the ugly cobbled wall of the park
seemed transformed into IL thing of
lovfiness by the crystal snow that cov
cred 1t.
But even the splendor of the outdoor
world failed to hold Esther's thoughts
from the subject that WIS making her
feel that nothing without Babalu mat
tered, not even the prospect of skating
gu The icy-bIuc lake. not even the sun
light sparkling on the snow crystals.
The chirping of the sparrows that
hopped brightly about the snow made
Esther Miriam START guiltily. Since
Babalu had gone no one thought TO
feed the birds She began to wonder
again whether Babalu. in that bright
place To which she had gone, might
yet feed the desire to feed her hun
CRY little sparrows. Surprising she
did. Could She? Could miracles hap
pen in this workaday world? Esther
thought not-but there was that i'll
her blood, something hot and passion
ate. something handed down from that
Prophet who saw a burning bush in
u waste desert. something. something
wild and wonderful. that proclaimed
that such things might be.
rows should have a feast Esther do
tcrmincd. With eager fingers she u'-
uid the string Of her lunch box;
quickly she crlmbled her sandwich III
10 small pieces gladly she flung them
far across the snow.
Soon the birds began to hop nearer.
Without fear they pcckcd ut the bread.
unmindful of the 1ittle girl who stood
near watching Esther Miriam felt
II fountain of glidncss well up in her
heart, such flow Of joy rs one feels
when good deed is done and some
one beloved stands by with shining
eyes TO praise.
a solemn quiet filled her ana she
turned to continue her walk along the
PARK wall On the wall in the snoN
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-10-19

sufficiently large collection of money
the interest of which will finance one
scholarship each year. 1t is being
raised by the voluntary contribution
of the members Of New York section.
This scholarship will enable one
worthy girl TO continue her education
one who without iC. because of econ
cmic pressure in her home would he
unable TO do so.
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was something that caused all of
Esther Miriam's sadness to fall away
from her, something that filled her
with II glorious singing giadncss. For
on the wall in the snow someone lild
stuck II white carnation.-- american
Hebrew.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-10-19
MRS. WM. ID. SPORBORG HONOR
ED.

The New York Section. Council of
Jewish Women honorcd IFS retiring
president, Mrs Wm. ID. Sporborg. who
had completed five years of service by
creating the Constance \. Sporborg
Perpetual Scholarship fund.
The Fund is made perpetual thru a
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-10-19

\ chapter of IIadassah has been in
stituted at st Johns, NeNioundland.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31
FIFTH INSTALLMENT.
The Getaway.


A LLAYNE'S breath exhaled in a sigh OF
~ relief. Rosas voice was petulant, al
most whinpering, held also hint Of
fear. Hysteria, for the while at any
rate had been banished.
"Be quiet" she ordered. She rose, reieas
ing the woman. Her eye lighted upon Rosa's
pistol; swiftly she bent over and picked it up
with the same movement Of her other hand
she retrieved Halsey's weapon. Then again
she turned to Rosa
Always Rosa had played a subordinate
part. She was the one who took orders. who
obeyed. 1t had been Halsey who made the
decisions. formulated the plans. II Halsey
said Paris" Rosa packed their things with.
out protest.
And now the fire that had burned within
her had worn itself out. She was ready to be
led once again. She had killed Halsey and
would not feel remorse. Her love for him
had been slain as definitely as she had slain
him. But the passion Of hate was only en-
bers now: 1t could never blaze furiously
again. Already fear Of the consequences
crept into her soul
"The police?" she whispered. She looked
up at Alayne pleadingly; the petulance had
gone. She recognized that Allayne was OF
some superior clay; to the behests Of that su-
perior person she would defer.
Alayne shook her head. "No one knows
yet" She sat down and eyed Rosa curl
ously. This woman had killed man. She
had committed murder. Had some one told
Allayne yesterday morning that she could
have gazed, with an impersonal curiosity, at
a murderess whose victim was as yet not
cold, she would have been scornful Of the
speakers absurdity. Time and events change
US,
"Why did you kill him." she asked
ITO save you,'' said Rosa. Her voice was
dull She had climbed heavily to her feet.
all her catlike grace gone, and then sunk
into a chair. Her hands were folded upon
her lap She was meek as some servant.
long out Of work, applying for a position. All
hate Of Allayne had gone from her heart
Indeed she could not have told whether she
held any hate Of tho woman who was with
fIalsey. Whether or not, having slain Hal
sey. she would have turned her gun upon
Aliayne had not emotion overwhelmed her
consciousness, neither she nor any one else
could hav" told
ITO save me:" asked Allayne. She asked
the question with no purpose. She was try
ing to think, trying to conceive Of some way
out of an impossible situation.
Family Rosa colored. Her eyes avoided
Allayne, rested upon the dead man. Into her
eyes came a faint gleam Of wrath.
But intended" she said, to kill him
anyway"
WHY" asked Allayne.
The woman looked at her.
HE had cay to live. He knew it. Yet
he went to meet another woman. O. he had
done that often before. AND had forgiven
him But this time gave up every.
thing for him was decent. honest. until
married him."
Allayne stared at her Married him."
Once again faint flush stole over Rosa's
checks.
an. BAD" sne said simply, but not that
way. He was my husband"
Al!aync sank back into her chair. "Then
.-then-he was no. my husband" she cried.
Rosa stared =; her.
-ot course not! carry always with me
cur wedding certificate" From her bodice
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-31

greed TO revenge. he pro-
poses. he tells Allayne. to
kill himself and let her bs
found in the locked room
with his body. Meanwhile
Rosa has provided herself
with q revolver and, crazed
with jealousy, has made her
way 10 the roadhouse. She
enters the room through i
window. and. as Halsey
raises his own weapon, she
kills him. The two women
face each other and Rosa
starts to scream. but Al
layne restrains her.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05

what was II those two men said. the
men you had the trouble with?"
We'll you - Cowan was drunk
an naturally al worked up. hes .
sort o good-lookin' chap IN thinn
be cuts quite Z swlls with women
But what did he sayr
well, he run into me up there o.
the street Just now. him and Req
Kelly, an said I was after you fsa
that money. told him be was liaE
an then he sorter let loose . remark
! didn't take kindly"
what remark
"He-he sorter insinuated that I'd
never marry you Tor any other re-
son."
He did-whyr
WELL" be blurted out desperately,
finding no possible way Of escape. "hs
sorter said you wasn't awful good
lookln' an then pasted him That's
all"
Her lips parted. her eyes opening
wide In astonished amusement.
That I wasn't good lookinsis shl
laughed "And you actually hit him
for thatr
Il sure did; the other pup laughed
an he got his dose about the Same
time. I didn't hurt Red Kelly none
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cepy,sh. 4 q xsc,srs . O.

filed out ! put my head down on the
table there and laughed until I had
tears in my eyes. The expressions
on those faces when I picked you out
would have made a dog laugh"
Shelby wanted to say something. but
his mind seemed to be utterly blank.
He could Just stare at her dumbly.
The silence became 20 embarrassing
that he finally got awkwardly to bis
feet
"Tm-Tm awfuily glad you took It
that way" he suffered. sYou see.
! don't know much about girls and 20
! was afraid you might be mad. I'll
have to 20 now. think, MIss."
I'm very sorry. but I'm glad you
came. Goodbye. Mr.. Shelby"
He took the outstretched hand, con-
scious Of the warm pressure even a.
he fumbled at the latch Of the door.
His eyes were downcast and his face
famed; nor did he breathe easily uD.
til he was again outside. alone In the
darkness Of the night.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
By RANDALL PARRISH

that's why. II you really want to
know"
"Then you did know mer'
"No. didn't. I saw you at the
funeral an l knew you want no
Ponca man. didn't care who you
was or where you came from, Just 70
you gave me a chance to get out q
this hole. I would marry an Indian
to get out"
'"Then that was why you took no
so as to get out o herer'
She nodded.
That's bout the size Of II. I didn't
take no stock In what the preacher
said, for amt no weeping willow,
Tom Shelby. an I don't need nobody
to take care Of me-"
Shelby laughed.
"YOu made q mighty poor guess, at
that" be said cheerfully, when you
picked me. I'd a took you to worse
place than Ponca."
'.There amt nome" positively.
"Where In II you live. anyhowr"
"Over on the Cottonwood; bout SIX
~ miles north. up near the reserva.
ton. HI! But it's lonely up there |;
not another white man In thirty miles. |"
"You are ranchingT
"Just startin'. you might say; run
MIN a few head on a free range"
But you've got q house. q place
to live int"
"Sorter shack-yes; q corral an q
sod stable; that's bout all. I'd be a
dandy, wouldn't I. ter ask q girl to 70
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"pLL MARRY YOU"

synopsis.-Ton Shelby. . ranchsr.
rides into the frontier town OF
Ponca looking for = good time
after . long spell Of hard work
and Loneliness on the ranch In
stead. he runs into . funsral-that
Of Dad Calkins, . retired army
man Of whom little II known. A
girl. stu In her teens. survives
CalkinA Mccarthy. Q saloon keep
VI SAo fvaSAs IsSolnY GIuLsn. os-
cidss that ths yirl. now sIons IN
the world. Knoud marry. shelby
starts hunt Tor shgiDis husbands
and hs minister goes 70 confer
with the girL She agrees 70 pick
. husband from the score Of msn
lined up IN her home. TO his con-
starvation. she selects Shelby. who
had gone along merely - . spec
tator. He declines the honor. In
dignant. The girl dismisses the ~
ssmblags.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
A dsselass hs.s-esnias.
tTo BE coNTlNUEDJ
orataful caris.

In Kentucky three men wess hot
to death in Q fight about . dog which
one Of them had killed. Some men
never live long enough 10 learn that
when dog becomes personal prop.
rty the de Of pride and affection
makes the animal q ssFious proposi.
tion to be trifled with, and that many
men were born to love doss. This n.
minds % that In the happy days II
boyhood our most faithful and Do.
voted friend was an old pointer named
Carlo. Never did We at Q lunch
out Of doors without sharing II with
the devoted Carlo, and that noble
and loving dog Invariably manifested
his gratitude By shaking himself VIC.
orously and letting % In reciprocal
way have about 50 per cent Of his
most active neas.-New Orleans
States.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05

out there an live? No. sir; that amt
my style; II wouldn't be decent"
She did not speak for some time. her
eyes rowing about the room and then
returning to rest on his face. There
was no smile on her lips, yet some
how she did not look sullen or In
different.
"And that was why you said no?
You came back to explain! 1t wasn't
because you dlsllked me. them Be
cause you despised me for doing such
a thingT'
"What. me? should say not.
There want nothing done that want
all right. I don't blame you a mite.
You ought to git married"
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes, I do; this amt no place for a
single woman who wants to be decent.
to live In. Besides, you're old enough"
How old am II"
Seventeen, maybe; l amt much on
guessing ages-specially women"
II am nineteen" she paused. her
teeth cleaning as she smiled. II wish
you would tell me about yourself"
He glanced up at her surprised and
twisting his hat about In bis hands.
''That won't take long" he said so
berly. II amt got much history. so to
speak. I was born In Kentucky an
run away when was seventeen.
Been out In this country ever since.
soldering most Of the time. and then
punching cattle for the Six Stars.
Saved Q little money and started In
to 20 It alone. That's about all the
story"
"with a lot left out. Why did you
leave homer" 80
"Oh. they wanted me to 60 on In
school and be a lawyer"
"You finished high schoolr'
"Sure: what made you think thatr'
She laughed.
"Oh. Just a word or two; you've got
Into the habit Of talking Ike these
people out here. So have l. for the
matter Of that When You live with
them for years, It's bound to twist
your tongue. I can speak good Eng
lish when I try"
"An' the thing yer want to do most
ID to get away from Poncar
"Yes."
Yer sure don't hold 10 grudgs
against me for what happened TO-
nigh.r
Her lips and eyes smiled.
why. Of course not. II was TOO
ridiculous for anything After yoa had
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05

Just shook 4 little sense into him.
but reckon it'll be Q week before
Cowan gets out much. Then I come
down here"
ITO ask me to marry your
"That's the idea. I told EN- I'd do
It. Tain't likely you1l feel now the
same way you did at nrst, but II you
DO. then I'm in the game amt sot
much; I told You al bout that. but
II you're . mind to rough It up o.
the Cottonwood. I'm here to 60 shares
with you"
The girl sased At him In silence, hse
breath coming quickly. almost In sobs.
q strange, misty light In her syes.
"You-actually want me to marry
your
"Sure; that's what come back for"
"Are-are You after that twenty-five
hundred dollarsT'
"H-l, mol" emphatically. II forgot
to tell you bout that won't take q
d-n cent Of II. That's what l told
them hounds an I'll tell Mccarthy the
same thing. amt that kind to mar
ry no girl cause she's got coin. The
five hundred Is yours, fair an square.
but there don't none O. that two thou
sand 60 into my Jeans. That's got to
be part o the bargain"
But You don't know anything about
mer'
He grinned good-humoredly.
Il reckon there may be some things
you'll discover about me, fer the mat.
ter O that. Maybe It's bout a. fair
one way as another"
"Yes. suppose It is. You really
mean what you have said?"
II sure do"
"When? How soonr'
Tomorrow morning. l aim to get
out o here as soon AZ ! can. How
b twill you take a chancef"
His voice was strangely earnest
and his eyes. AZ she ventured to glance
up, were honest and kindly.
yes" she said slowly. Il win. Tom
Shelby"
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Wash, and have never felt better theD
I have the last two years. can work,
eat, sleep, and feel q strong - can b.
Doctors told me ! could never have
ehildren-I was too weak but altar
taking Vegetable Compound It strength
ened me 80 gave birth to IN eight
pound boy. Twas well sll the time, did
Ill my work up to the last day, and had
ne es was 8 surprised, ua i and xhen they ok M
what made me strong I tell them With
great pleasure, I took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and nevse
felt better in my life. Use this testl
monial at any time. Mrs. ELIzABETH
SMART, 142 w. Sixth ST., Lowell, Masa
This experience Of Mrs. Smart Is surely
Q strong recommendation for Lydia 2.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. II b
only one Of q great many similar caseA
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05

Ii that actually truei Nobody ever
hinted such . shameful thing to ma"
swell, l reckon they didn't mean no
harm BY that" be tried to explain.
"You don't Just zee It right They Dc.
ured that Old Calkins had died an
left you without q cent, sorter helpless
out here, an that the town owed you
q decent chance ter git married an
settle down. That's what the money
was given for"
"But those fellows all knew It. That
was what made tnem agreer
Il reckon maybe It was-mostly, at
least
She twisted her hands together. a
hot, red 1ush coming into each cheek.
sWslL I'm siad b know that Now
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Appearances Are DecsItfui.

"You are fortunate man." said the
automobile tourist.
"HOw's thatT' asked the farmer.
you are monarch Of all you survey.
II guess you are wrong, stranger. ]
still owe nine installments on that
tractor you see. my hired man won't
pay bit of attention to what / say
and there's mortgage on the old
home place"
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05

VIZ very HIc&W1.
II ! did any house
cleaning or washing
l would faint and
have to be put to
bed, my husband
thinking every min
ute was my last
After reading your
textbook for women
/ took Lydia r
Pinkham's vegeta-
bic Compound and
uaed the Sanadye
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Easy Part

Chorus Girl--What am ! to do In the
new revue?
Stage Director-Nothing! You'll
have nothing to sing. nothing to say.
and almost nothing to wear.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
ALIENS FoOT.ElSE DOES II

When Shoes pinch or corns md 6uniohs
EASE. the antIseptic powder to be shaken
into the shoes. II takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. gives instant relief .
smarting, Aching. Swollen feet. I.kee,eee
pounds OF powder for the feet were uDed
81 our Army and Navy during the war.-Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
Quite Different.

Il understand you called me worth.
less ,oafer."
~ did not"
"What did you say about me. thenf'
Il merely remarked to mutual ac-
qunintance Of ours that In the gentle
art Of illing time you had no superior"
"Well, that's different. t."-Birmine
ham Age-Herald.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-05-05
THIS WOMAN'S
EXPERIENCE.
Brings q Ray Of Hope b
Childless Women

Lowell. Mass" had ,anemis from.
he time was sixteen years old and
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13
EvER.BEARIHe ORANGE TREE
Possibility That Discovery In Florida
VIII RsvoiutionIxe Conditions
In Growth OF Fruit.

An ever-bearing orange tree. which
citrus fruit growers believe In destined
to revOlutiOnize the orange industry Of
the state, II not Of the entire country.
has been discovered by hOrtieulturists
In a small grove at Avon Park, near
Tampa, Fla. To protect the specimen.
Its purchaser has placed around IL n
heavy wire fence 20 feet in height and
stationed guards. day and night.
The tree has been In bearing con-
tInuOusly eight years. but until re-
Gently Its existence was known only 60
the owner and several neighbors who.
according TO citrus experts, did net
realize Its value, but regarded Il mere
ly as a freak Of nature. Several Of
south FlOrida's largest citrus growers
have organized a syndicate, purchased
the tree, leased the ground upon which
IL stands. and already are taking steps
to develop its possibilities by propa-
eating 1t through budwOod. with the
expectation OF having 10000 trees
ready for setting out In groves by
1923.
The tree Ii about fifteen years old.
Its origin Is q mystery. Its owners
believe 1t win bring forth stock true
to the parent tree and be worth mil
lions to the men who had the fore
sight to grasp its possibilities.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13

What seems to bs q natural phenom-
enOn Is observed in the Fort Steele
East Kootenay British Columbla) dis
trict. A small lake or pond which
has been used for some time by a
logging company for q mIil-pond. n sit
unted on the high bench land on the
north side az KOotenay river and with
an altitude Of slightly over 5000 feet
above sea level. In a small, deep hOl-
Law surrounded BY high wooded banks
unaffected by winds and without any
streams running In or out OF IL. or
amy circulation In 1t. The water In
dark and brackish, yet when logs are
put in the east end of this lake, II
left unfastened will, of their own &C
cord, float to the west end within o
few hours. The mystery Is. do the
logs move or does the earth move
the logs in its daily rotation from west
to east1
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13
FALLEN FROM HIGH ESTATE
Unfortunate Stag Wen Knew He Was
Not In condltion 60 % On
Leader Of Herd. - 80

: TWO Of Us were resting In the shade at
thu end OF Q portage. taking In the
loneliness Of the clear mountain lake
before N. when with mo- o rustic <c<
the heritage, out popped deer into
the shadows. not fiffy feet from where
we were sitting. Il was Q three-year-
old stag, his anflers still In velvet.
thick and cumbersome, although they
should have been securing and harden
Ing at that time. Such q miserably
ragged, thin and forlorn specimen he
was. Evidently he had been badly
injured in some way. one shoulder and
leg dragged badly. We watched him
drink and saw him walk on slowly
across the sandy bottomed little bay.
and into the alder swamp on the other
side. He was perfectly dispirited, and
not greatly IN love with life just then.
He has pulled down his flag. poor
chap" said to my companion "a we
resumed our normal breathing after
his disappearance. did you notice
that he did not show his white plumed
tally" We'll why should her said
my friend. Eyes. why should her"
answered "He>is no leader to be fol-
lowed now. Not for him to signal
Press where you see my white plume
gleam.' for he IN no safe guide to does
and lawns fH his present condition.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-10-13

had q fins. indirect retainer from the
.Windsors 70 keep on being amusing
but the role did not In the least APP
peal 20 her.
Power abode with the windsors-
social. political, financial They could
make or breah-and. being kindly.
loved making better than breaking.
So Mrs. Lane. who never pulled wires
for herself, felt no compunction
against bringing them I'm contact with
the young Marshes, who had come
from the provinces. bringing letters to
her from her husbands people. An
engaging couple-well bred and good
to look at. Ambitious, too-Jemmy
at the law. with a slant toward poll
tics. Lucilla at her art-a very fine
art Of cookery. They could be helped
by the windsors, Mrs. Lane decided.
II they could meet she could feel hap
PLY quit of responsibility for them. At
the small dinner she gave for them,
asking only the potential patrons, with
Judge Benton to balance herself,
things went SO beautifully II was with
a light heart she accepted Nine. Wind
sor's invitation. not 90 n grand spread.
but 20 q particular and intimate dinnsr
that meant much more.
Judge her dismay when Jenny
appeared In that state Of amorous
inebriety that viii make love 20 q
bro0mstick. provided 10 wears a pet.
ticoat. The Marshes were next 60
last arrivals-she stood waiting for
the tardy escort The Judge, when
Jenny Possessed himself Of her
hand. kissed Il and said, with q Ian
gushing giancs: I've been living
fer this oil day" she understood
he would ruin everything unless she
threw herself into the brsech, saeri-
hced her evening and kept the poor
spud from making q pretty spectacle
Of himself.
Judge Benton was coming to clam
hsr-she gave him an entrsating lock,
laid her hand upon Jemmy's arm and
steered him safely toward the feast.
There, by dint Of wOman's art, she
managed to keep him dscently quiet
and so TO maneuver that after dinner
he did not leave her.
More than once she sent soul wire
lesses to Lucills. bidding her keep
heart. Lucilla was dumb and dnll.
She would not join the pair. do what
Mrs. Lane might. nSr show the least
interest In anything or anybody elsa
Mrs. Windsor was less obdurate. shs
had stared family with pursed lips
throughout dinnsr. bat when Friend
Frances drew her within ranss ef
Jsmmy's fascinating tongue mada him