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The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Suspicion Finally Aroused
And Coins Were Scattere

George let IL be known that he would
welcome our departure. Now and then he
all but ordered me off the place. But |
kept talking and urging. taking care to
keep one hand in my coat pocket where
the gun lay. Maybe a typewriter salesman
should use both hands while talking to
prospect. Certainly he ought to use both
IL he demonstrates the machine. AT any
rate sold no typewriter to George.
But in the meantime the deputy sheriff
strolled over to the back of the house.
George had become suspicious. SO had his
wife. who surveyed us from a window.
Mrs. Black must have communicated her
suspicious to the other man on the place,
Nicolo Pelestrina, for Ncolo emerged from
the house by back door and began throw
ing round glittering objects into the fields
lust beyond. Later we gathered them up.
They were imitation dollars.
The deputy sheriff surprised Nicolo and
stunned him with his blackjack. Before
Nicolo could revive the sheriff had hand
cuffed him to a tree. Fortunately neither
George nor I nor Mrs. Black witnessed
this melee, but the deputy sheriff, not
realizing that, came Looping around the
house to take hand In what he supposed
must have been quite a scrimmage be.
tween Black and me.
The rather excited appearance Of the
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virtues was gathered in that parlor. George
kept on and fed up stairs. His wife SEEM
ingly undecided between tackling me and
guarding something nearby, retreated to
chair and collapsed thereon.
Get up and come with me-" said to her.
George.
"If you want me come take me-" replied
the lady.
Il have the average mans lack of desire
to become rough with lady, so / took
her by the elbow, thinking to assist her out
Of the chair. She growled and remained
put
IF you think you're going to get away
with the gentle stuff you're mistaken" she
snapped. IF you want me take me-"
Whereupon l took her. l grabbed her
forearm and received the surprise of my
life. She snatched away without half try
ing That forearm suggested the middle
aged blacksmith. From where she sat she
put her right fist toward my jaw. I was
young and supple. l had some knowledge
Of boxing. Instinctively I caught the
swing on my elbow and decided that, If 1t
were to be done, it would have to be done
Immediately.
/ used force. / had to. She put up
whale Of battle, but eventually I won.
When she came up to her feet the chair
came with her. When the chair dropped
it turned over and from within the cushion
of the seat came a silvery jingle. / regret
to say that / hurled Mrs Black out Of
the house. There was nothing else to do
and one might just as well try being
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been with me in Warren. He was ar
rested for searching another place without
a warrant We furnished bail and returned
to our work to await word from Washing
ton. I shall take but a minute of your
time to explain the situation.
For long while we had longed for a
test case such as this promised to be. There
had been some trouble between local and
Federal authorities about the right of the
Secret Service men to search and arrest
without procuring warrants therefor. The
Department of Justice considered the case
and on December "a McGlone and were
ordered to proceed forthwith to Warren
and stand trial on the charges.
Gave an Ideal Test Case
of the u. S. Authority
We arrived in Warren that evening
Christmas eve-and telephoned the Sheriff
from the hotel
"Stay there until I come for you," the
Sheriff ordered. Along about o'clock he
appeafo~
We suggested that we remain in the
hotel until the court might call upon us.
NO." said the Sheriff, "Id have ter
rible row on hand If showed favoritism
like that What would the other Grim
inals say?"
He took us through the center of town
and presently paused before an ordinary
business block.
Being it's Christmas eve," said he well
stop in here for few minutes"
I think the old boy wanted to show us
off bit, for it was the Elks Club and the
place was crowded. He introduced us gen
orally and / assure you we could have
received no better treatment had we been
honored guests instead of prisoners. We
tried to buy the Sheriff drink but were
told that our money was counterfeit in
this club. I have never been treated better.
We joined the glee club and sang carols.
We entertained with "reminiscences and
made merry with the newest city jokes.
Along about midnight the Sheriff took
to weeping upon us. l shall not dwell
upon the sordid details. 1t is sufficient to
say that McGlone and I took the Sheriff
home and returned to our hotel The next
day the Sheriff was too sick to arrest any
body We stuck to the hotel, inasmuch as
the warden at the Jail told us he had no
accommodations in shape to receive friends
of the Sheriff.
Eventually we came before Circuit Court
Judge Atchison, who ruled that we had
been justified in searching the Black place
and in our methods And in due time
quilted. do not know how the jury came
The New York herald., 1922-03-26
Johnny On His Way Again,
This Time to Wild Mexict

A month later we nedrQ LndL johnny
Henderson was shooting wells again near
Oil City Likewise Johnny heard that we
were on our way. He left Oil City few
hours before we arrived, having taken the
privilege of writing us a brief note, ad-
dressed to Police Headquarters, before
vanishing.
I'm leaving for your health as well as
my own" read the note. "I'm carrying a
charge of nitro-glycerine. If you want to
take ride with me, catch me. We will all
go up together"
Later on we heard OF Johnny in Mexico
shooting wells for a British oil corpora
tion. A returning American told Of Johnny
repulsing a whole company of Mexican
bandits. 1t appears that the bandits sur
rounded the camp where Johnny lived and
invited everybody to come out, and be
robbed. The emissary from the Mexican
horsemen spoke English.
Johnny grabbed the ambassador by the
neck and from his hip pocket drew a bot
tie. He dragged the English speaking
greaser into the open and addressed him
thus:
"Son, listen to me and then tell your
friends. Shout my message, because 1t
won't pay them not to understand. l have
here in my hand enough nitro-glycerine
to make half of Mexico swamp. Unless
those tramps you came here with get un-
der way one minute after you repeat what
I'm saying, I'm going to present them with
an explosion. Now speak quick and loud,
for IL they don't listen to this the next
thing they hear will be the last"
The bandits were off with thirty seconds
to spare. don't vouch for the truth Of
Al. a. r r..
rather surprised at Johnny's forbearance--
a tough egg, tough egg.
We never caught him-probably never
shall. Maybe it is quite as well: he'd
demoralize any prison.
have come to the end Of this series OF
"reminiscences. | have tried not to be
Pathological, although the sameness in
Secret Service mans work makes a certain
amount of reiteration unavoidable. One
case is much like another in so far as
methods of the detective go. / dare to hope
l have implanted, in however small a de-
gree the idea that detective Is no more
nor less than an average human being try
ing to protect society from the criminal.
He is no miracle worker The Father
Browns, the Sherlock Holmeses and the
other detectives of fiction are neither more
Hor less thdh JuS1 Ihat-uSteCtlNeS Vi uc-
tion. We are mere policemen using our
experience and cultivated intuition to best
advantage. 1t is so easy to sneer at
policeman's failure that majority of folks
do It. But the next time results are nor
forthcoming as rapidly as you would care
to have them try to put yourself in the
place of the detectives on the job.
And consider that probably there are OBJ
stacles in their way of which you know
nothing.
Forgive me for poor preaching.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
PRUNING WILL GET RESULTS
Well az FIowsrlng shrubbery,
Require Trimming.

Fruit trees, fruit vines and bushes,
as well as Towering bushes, require
careful pruning to get the best results
fruit and flowers.
There is some difference Of opinion
as to whether the pruning should be
done in the fall or In the early spring.
Despite the argument as to the time,
the pruning is absolutely necessary II
crops are to be the best possible un-
der weather, soil or other conditions
that may prevail in any particular To-
cality.
In pruning fruit or Towering trees
and vines 1t Is well for the one who
Yields the pruning knife to know just
how to do the work. One not ac-
quainted with the operation would
best post up on the task before one
seriously wounds the trees or vines.
1t is not a difficult task, but one that
Is as necessary each year as cultiva-
tion-for crops cannot be expected un-
less the proper attention is given.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
GOOD JOKE ON DANISH KING
Monarch Jumped Too Quickly to Con.
cIusion That Eskimo Was
Aetuated by Loyalty.

An amusing story Of the king Of
Denmark's recent visit to Greenland
was recently told by NJ. Aagaard Of the
Danish legation. to members Of the
Danish club In London.
As the royal yacht was approaching
Greenland q dark spnck became visible
on the open sea. 1t proved to be a
solitary Eskimo In his little cayak
(native ~canoe). The Eskimo came on
board and his loyalty In having braved
the perils of the sea in such q frall
craft assured him the warmest Of well
comes. The king presented him with
a cigar and, what the Eskimos most
highly prize, a rife.
On landing, the king described the
incident to the Danish commissioner
In Greenland and asked him who the
man a
The commissioner, In accents Of hOr-
ror, replied: 1.-THE mans an escaped
convict. He broke prison yesterday.
stole a canoe and put to sen. We
thought he had been drowned"
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
TO HAVE AN INDOOR GARDEN
Make Your Basement Work for You
by Producing Vegetables Before
Outdoor Planting Time.

Nearly every cottage, as we'll as the
larger houses and the city bungalows,
are equipped with large Easements.
Many of these Easements have space
that is not utilized and many of them
have excellent southern and eastern
exposures whereby the sun has a
chance to play through the windows a
large portion Of the day.
Make the basement work for you. 1t
is an easy matter to have a miniature
greenhouse in most any basement
where there is sufficient heat to keep
the soil and plants from freezing. At
least, plants for setting out when the
danger Of frost is past can be easily
raised In the basement, and small
vegetables such as radishes, onions
and lettuce can be raised and eaten
by the owner long before 1t Is time to
plant such things outside.
If the window space In the base
ment is sufficient a long tray arrange
ment such as used In greenhouses may
be used for the indoor garden. Such
a tray will be sufficient to produce a
good quantity of small vegetables un-
til time to plant outside and at the
same time the tomato, pepper, cab
bage and other plants may be started.
later to be transplanted to individual
boxes for more intensive cultivation,
and to be ready to transplant In the
omen with large. healthy plants.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
SEMI-MOURNING, AS 1T WERE
Offer Of That Red skirt Made Caro-.
line Reconsider Her Demonstra-
ton Of Sorrow.

Every Saturday Caroline used to 90
forth on a cleaning Job. One day she
appeared robed In black.
"What's the matterT her employer
asked.
"Oh. Miss Sophy," she moaned. my
uncle he Is dead, and Use gwine to
mourn. Use gwine to mourn for him
four months"
The lady expressed sympathy and
added:
II had out that red skirt Of mina
for you. / thought you might like It;
but Of course you won't want 1t now"
mo. Miss Sophy; Use. gwine to
mourn four whole months"
Next week brought Caroline al
usual.
II been thinking bout that red
skirt. Miss Sophy," she said. TITS
Just the kind Of q red skirt I like,
md l believe from now on I'll mourn
from the waist up."-Everybody's
Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

Proper selection Of seeds with which
to plant q garden Is stressed by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. 1t should be the aim of every
home gardener this year to grow a
better garden by making the most in
telligent use Of the available space,
not only by employing better methods,
but by planting seeds Of the highest
quality. The first cost Of seeds Is
comparatively small, but 1t Is very i'm.
pOrtant that the seeds planted should
be the very best obtainable.
Gardeners are advised to secure the
catalogues Of reliable seed firms and
spend q little time in going over and
checking up the seeds that will be
needed for planting.
DO not be misled by the highly
colored and much-advertised novelties,
but stick to the standard. well-known
and proved varieties, advise the spe-
cialists. Good seeds should never be
wasted, so figure carefully upon the
amount required and place your order
early before the best stocks are ex-
hausted. Perhaps the seeds can be
bought from local dealers. II not. or
ders should go to a seed house In some
neighboring city, so the seeds may be
received In ample time. When they
are received. unpack and check them
to see that no part Of the order has
been overlooked; then store the seeds
In n mouseproof, ventilated ~cOntainer,
such as a perforated tin box. They
should be kept in a moderate tempera-
ture, and where they will not freeze
or be exposed to moisture.
Have Early Vegetables.
Half the pleasure and profit Of q
garden Is derived from having NJ
thing to use Just as early In the spring
as possible. In many cities and towns
the local greenhouse men grow thou
sands of plants which are sold to
home gardeners at reasonable prices.
II often happens, however. that home
gardeners do not have the opportunity
TO purchase well.grown plants. and
must start their own supply of early
plants In the house Dr. In a hotbed II
they desire to have their crops mature
early. Among the garden crops that
may be started to advantage in this
N are tomatoes, early cabbage,
peppers, eggplant and lettuce; even
cucumbers, melons, beets. snap beans,
lima beans and sweet corn may be
started indoors by using flower pots,
paper bands. or berry boxes to hold
the soil.
Where the required number of plants
is too great for growing In window
boxes, a hotbed or coldframe may be
provided. The usual method of con-
structing q hotbed Is first to dig q
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
lts Own Place.

Mr.. Brown was until recently n
deacon In the Methodist church In his
town. But recently he not only with
drew from his honored position, but
ceased to be as regular an attendant
Mt church rs formerly. The minister,
who came to call ut the Brown home,
demanded the reason for this failure.
my rheumatism Is much worse than
II has been for years." Mr.. Brown be-
gan, 'and I cannot walk 80 far"
"Tut, tutw laughed the minister, II
believe It Is a lack Of religion"
"Sir," Mr.. Brown drew himself up
firmly. "my religion is in my heart
not In my legs."-Indianapolis News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
She Made q Real Sale.

l was clerking in a clothing store
and had been talking about making
sales, when a man came in and ! said /:
'NOw watch me, and I will show you
how to make a real SALE"
"When I made out the. bill l said :
"How do you spell your last name?'
Imagine my embarrassment when he
fred back so that everybody In the
store could hear itA "Did you ever
hear Of Smith being spelled any way
except S-m-i-t-h?"-Exchange
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
Up 70 the Neck.

A bachelor who Is forever putting
his foot in II recently visited the proud
parents OF a new boy.
The mother held up the bundle for
inspection by the bachelor and asked
gayly: "Tell US now. frankly. which
Of us do you think he Is likeT
After n careful scrutiny the bach
elor replied swell, Of course, It isn't
very intelligent looking yet, but he's
wonderfully like both Of YOU"
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

shallow pit 8 to IS inches deep, ac-
cording to locality, and pack 1t full
of fermenting stable manure. The
manure, before being placed I'm the pit,
should be turned ovcr once or twice
in a pile In order to insure even heat.
ing. 1t may then be packed into the
hotbed pit and tramped uniformly.
Standard hotbed sashes are 3 feet
wide and 9 feet long, and the size Of
the bed should be made to suit the
number Of sashes employed. A frame
work Of boards 10 to "a inches high
at the back and about II inches high
in front is placed over the manure
filed pit to support the sash.
Use for T~hermometsr.
About 3 or 4 inches of fine garden
loan Is spread evenly owe the manure
and the bed allowed to stand four or
FIVE days to warn up before any seed
is sown. At first the temperature Of
the bed may run rather high, and 1t
Is best to delay planting the seeds In
1t until It begins to decline. This can
best be determined by planting a Their
mometer with the bulb about three
inches below the surface of the soil.
The temperature should fall below IS
degrees before seeds are planted.
II glass filled sashes are not avail
able for covering the hotbed. heavy
muslin may be used instead: the glass.
however, makes the most desirable
form Of covering. Care must be taken
to give the bed sufficient ventilation to
prevent ~overheating. as 1t Is liable to
heat up very rapidly when the sun
shines full upon the glass. Watering
should be done during the early part
Of the day and the bed given enough
air so that the plants will dry of be-
fore night. The bed should he closed
before evening. In order to conserve
enough heat to carry 1t through the
night I'm good condition. II the wealth
or should turn severely cold, a COW
ering Of straw, blankets Or canvas
may be thrown over the bed to pro
tect II.
CoIdframs Construction.
A cOldframe Is constructed In exact
ly the same manner as a hotbed, with
the exception that no n is placed
beneath 1t to supply heat.
Before the plants are set In the gar
den, either from the hOtbed or the
cOldframe, they should be gradually
hardened to outside conditions by CIV
ing them more ventilation each day.
Finally. remove the sashes entirely on
bright days and replace them during
the nights. The aim should be to
produce strong, healthy plants that
will make a quick start when placed
In the garden.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
Men and Marriage.

"'One woman In a hundred marriF
the man she wants. said Gaisfor&e
the other nlnety-nine look for some'
n they can ut least tolerate. One
mar rlpens the peach, and another al.
ways eats it,"
Marriage is always an adventure
a blind leap. You don't begin Il
know anything about a woman unt0
you're married to her."-From THE
Secret Victory" by Stephen Mo-
Kenna. !
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

now. You may use this letter to help
other girls, as the letters in your book
helped me" - ROSE WAIDNER, 3018
Roseland Place, Baltimore, Md.
That ia the thought SO often expressed
in letters recommending Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. These wo-
men know what they have suffered, they
describe their symptoms and state how
they were finally made well. Just plain
statements, but they want other women
to be helped.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound is q medicine made from medi-
cinal roots and herbs, andwithout drugs,
to relieve the sickness women 30 often
have, which is indicated by backache,
weak feelings, nervousness, and no am
bition to get anything done or to 60
anywhere. 1t has helped many women.
Why not try it?
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
Not Really Remarkable.

do you know anything about
palmistry. Herbert?" she asked. "Oh,
not much" he answered, although l
dad an experience last night which
night be considered a remarkable ex-
ample Of palmistry. I happened to
glance ut the hand of a friend. and
! Immediately predicted he would pres
emily become the possessor Of n con
siderable amount Of money. Before he
left the room he had a nice little sum
handed to him." "And you ~foretOld
that from his hand?" eyes, 1t had
four aces in It,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
His inquiry.

"Paw," began little Lester Liver
more, who Is of unusual width betwlxt
the eyes, III a man fifty years old mar
ries a girl Of seventeen, and his son,
aged twenty-five, marries the girls
mother, doesn't that make the old man
the son-inlaw Of his own son and the
father-in.law Of himself, and--say.
Paw, can I 60 to the picture show to-
night II I won't ask any more ques.
tiOns2"
"Yesl" yelled Mr.. Livermore.-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
A Cruel Test.

A Germantown lad who Is pos
sessed Of even more curiosity than
the average child, recently sought out
his mother to acquire more informa-
ton concerning affairs In his house
hold.
Mother" he asked, "why is It that
sister sings SO much when her young
nan Is herei"
II think, dear" said the mother,
softly, "that she il trying to test his
lOve."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
"HoE" THE PLANTS IN FLATS

The small spikeilke plants that have
just come through the soil In the fats
in the basement require a little "hoe-
ing occasionally. Gentle ~loosening Of
the ground-not close enough to in
jure the tender roots-will do the
plants good.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
Then She

Meeting a friend of mine, the wife
Of a bank treasurer. We stood talking.
Along came n mutual acquaintance,
the widow of q bank cashier.
There goes Mrs. Blake !" exclaimed
my friend. II wonder how she likes
tie work In a brokers' officer"
"Oh, she likes II fine. but she's had n
hard time making a living" I replied.
'But that's the way of it. Being a
bankers wife doesn't always mean you
have money, but you've got to pretend
you have anyway"
'That's right" said my friend. and
then I remembered what her hus-
band is.-Chicago Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
Santa Claus Best Advertiser.

Christmas trees undoubtedly repre-
sent a destruction Of timber of great
value. They also represent a stimula-
ton to business which every merchant
depends upon In his annual ~calcula-
tons. 1t pays to advertise, and Santa
Claus. though a myth, Is the greatest
advertiser on earth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

Every department Of housekeeping
needs Red Bross Ball Blue. Equally
good for kitchen towels, table linen,
sheets and pillowcases, etc.-Adver-
tisement.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
Didn't Think II Possjble.

I'm my opinion" ventured
Meekton, mildly, "the ballot for wom-
en- has not proved as successful as Z
hoped It would be-"
"What has caused your doubtT
"The candidate for whom my wirS
campaigned was overwhelmingly dea
feated. It's the only time I eve knew
Henrietta to get the worst Of an argu-
ment."
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

and general X
/ could not sleep
comfortably at night
for pains in my back.
! found your book at
one day and
after reading it be-
gan ut once to take
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound. / have had
very good results and
some of my girl
friends are taking IL
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

A girl will never believe a man who
tells her he loves her and let's 1t 60
al that.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

Says Sam: There's a whole lot Of
religion just in getting along with
peOpfe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

There Is no cure for overwork but
TO Guit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
One Stumbling Block.

One Stumbling Block.
$50 long rs dar's cheatin' In n crap
game" said Uncle Eben, "its gineter
lie hard to put a complete stop to
tghtin.'"
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09

When a boy Is silent he is learning
most.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
MONTHS OF
""''' SUFFERING
How a Baltimore Girl Recov.
cred Her Health

Baltimore, Maryland. -"For several
months / suffered with severe backacho