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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
What Necessity Caused Lillian to Dis
close TO Madge.

4
| For a minute. which seemed an eter-
nifty, Lillian Underwood, Katherine
Sonnet and 1 stood huddled together
and motionless behind the secret VAIN
scoted opening which connected the
closet off her library with a similar
one to the house next door to her.
Then Lillian with infinite pains noise
| lessly closed the opening again, mad
we retreated from the closet of the
house next door into the room which
was hung with so many feminine cos
tunes of every degree Of cost and
fashion
Liilian's face was pale, and I I'M
derstoed the fear that had taken pos
session of her at the rustic and sound
of the closing door.
The passage from her library to the
house next door was y secret Known
to no other member of her household.
And in all probability there were val
liable papers concealed in that won
derfu1 library Of hers. She had locked
the outer door behind her when we
stole out through the closet, and both
Betty and the nurse attending invalid
ed old Mrs. Morton supposed us to
have gone out by the front door. And
yet, there was someone in that library,
or someone had just left it.
'GirIs!" Lillian's voice was whis-
per. but an imperative one. Il shall
have to leave you here for a few min
utes locked into the closet on this side
will slip through the opening, close
it after me and then unlock my closet
door and step out into my room. If
there's anyone there I can make them
think l expected someone to enter my
room. and hid in the closet in order to
find them out. But the presence of two
other women would lead at once to
speculation as to how you got there.
shan't be any longer than can help,
so don't be frightened. But the secret
of this entrance must be kept"
It was characteristic of Lillian that
She did not wait for any answer or
assurance upon our part that we
would do as she wished, but proceeded
at once upon the difficult task. after
taking us with her into the dark closet
putting out my hand and touching the
wainscoting instead of her gown that
found out she had gone.
Katherine and chung close TO each
other, afraid TO move, to utter the
slightest Whisper, for fear we might
hamper Lillian in whatever she was
doing on the other side of the vain
scoting.
It seemed hours that we stood there.
but it was in reality less than Is min
utas before we heard the door Of the,
other closet open. Then the wainscot-
ing slid back with Lillian's face on the
other side of the opening, and in an
other minute we We're back in her IL
brary with no Indication anywhere
that we had ever been out of it.
81 don't know what to think" she
said, and her tone was as worried as
her face. Betty is in the kitchen, her
sleeves to her elbows, busy with one OF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
PAINTING THE SPLASH PICTURE

"oh, dear" sighed Alice, who was
making a map for next days geogra-
ply lesson, II spilled some paint / was
mixing right onto a clean sheet of
paper"
Fold it across and make a splash
picture" suggested Eleanor, who was
studying at the other end of the table.
What do you mean7" asked Alice.
"See, like this" said Eleanor, COM
ing over beside Alice. THAT blot's
spread too much now. I'll fix another
one. Just watch" She picked up q
clean sheet of scratch paper and fold
ed it across Zig. u. Then she took
the brush, dipped it in the paint, and
dabbed the color on one side Of the
fold, having opened the paper out
(fig. %. She quickly folded the pa
per again, pressing on the blot Gig.
81, Then. while Alice looked on Won
deringly, she unfolded the paper,
showing long, fantastic figure which
had been formed by the spreading OF
the paint,
at looks sort of like butterfly"
said Alice.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
VOL mo 10

We'll, let's make 1t one" replied
Eleanor, She picked UP some OF
Alice's orayons and made few lines,
after she had waited for the paint to
dry little. When Ehe had finished.
bright butterfly lay spread out on the
paper.
"oh, that's funi" exclaimed Alice.
Lets make some more"
you can make all sorts OF strange
figures" said Eleanor. you never
know just what they're going to be.
You can also use more than one color.
Wait until the first color you put on
dries, then put on another a little
above it, and then fold the paper
again. In this way you can make q
symmetrical, queer looking Skeleton
picture. Look at IL and decide what 1t
suggests. and then take your crayons
and draw in some lines to sort OF
bring the figure out, and you have a
splash picture"
do you have to use any special
paper?" Alice asked.
We'll any sort of paper with a
fairly soft surface viii do. And re-
member you can put tho coior IN only
one side OF the crease, IN order to
work if right
Alice picked up another sheet OF pa
per. and. under cleaners direction.
made q figure that looked like 2 queer
little man. They both laughed as they
decided on a name for their portrait"
sGraciousw said Alice. This has
been so much fun I've forgotten all
about my map, I'll have to mix the
colors again. When I get this finished
ven have TO have a painting party
and see how many different pictures
we can make
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
ADELE GARRISON

, her special buildings for dinner. I
know from her appearance and my
knowledge OF her that she has been
right there for half an hour at least.
And the nurse looks as if she hadn't
stirred from her place IN Mrs. Nor
toms room for hours. Marion has been
painting pictures as she calls It IN
her drawing books. And there isn't
another soul in the house. have been
all over it, even looking under beds
and doing other foolish and futile
stunts But / must make sure first that
nothing has been disturbed here"
She Strengthened herself out and
drew us to her, one on each side.
Girls" she said almost solennnly. Il
have needed you in this work for
long time. need not tell you, think,
that I am in the service; you have
guessed that. It is so delicate that only
trusted few, Of whom Mr.. Cahineros
is one and Mary in the next house
another. know that I am any other
than my everyday self. You can be Of
great assistance TO me in any number
Of ways am allowed to choose my
own helpers If / personally vonch for
them. But II is an exacting, a trying
it unless you fully count the cost and
are prepared to make many sacrifices
of time and your own preferences. So
if you wish 10 stop right here / shall
not be displeased. I shall be sure of
your silence as TO what you have seen,
and Of your friendship at any rate"
You can be sure of more than that.
Lillian" 1 said quietly. Il am with
you in this, no matter what happens"
And I Also Katherine added
promptly.
Il was sure Of it," Lillian returned
And now to work. You are going to
see some Of the inner secrets OF the
sanctuary This room was fitted up
for me by artisans who were them
selves trusted members Of the service,
so that no one could know of my hid
ing places. There's only one which
anyone but myself ever saw. That is
the little wall safe you saw me open
once, Madge. Betty was cleaning the
bookcases one day, and accidentally
pushed the spring. / had not supposed
any one who didn't know about it
could open it. But ] explained that il
was for my valuables, and as she is as
honest as they make 'ern, ] have never
worried about IL, for from that time
have kept only my personal papers
in it. nothing pertaining to the gov
eminent. I'll begin with that. I think"
She walked 10 the bookcases and
pulled at one Of the sections. which
opened, disclosing behind it the little
wall safe from which long ago had
seen her take the cherished hidden
picture Of her little daughter. She
looked over the contents Of the safe
carefully. then turned to US, her face
white.
Either someone else has learned of
this or Betty has been in this room
since I left, and must have duplicate
key. The things in here aren't as All as
l left them. They've been thoroughly
ransacked, evidently by someone in
search of something special"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF ED
UCATloN SHOULD ACCOM-
PLlSH.

When the Towner- Sterling bill
passes, the United States win have a
department of education, with secre-
tary in the cabinet One of the first
tasks such department of education
must undertake is the review and
classification of textbooks. The ne
cessity for national information on
books which teach national affairs is
constantly being brought before the
public the most recent case being in
the national capital, where a certain
text book of history is under fire from
citizens associations as being histori-
cally inaccurate and socialistic in its
tendencies.
Whether the book is good or bad is
hardly a matter for determination by
citizens associations, no matter how
patriotic. Only authority should be
permitted to say what is, and what is
not, in good school book. The trou-
BILE with the average school book selec-
ton authority is that it is biased by
location and environment, without a
national viewpoint.
A federal department of education
would not be biased, and would either
have national viewpoint or be COM
plete failure. A list of adequate school
books which had been carefully re-
viewed and classified by the national
government would go far toward Sc
curing that uniformity in education
and accuracy in the teaching of history
which are in themselves a national
bond and would be eagerly welcomed
by local school boards everywhere.
Obviously no such list of books
would be issued as anything less than
suggestions. When the department of
agriculture tells farmers Of a good fer
tilizer il does not require them to use
it--only their brains and free choicei
So it would be with the list of books,
and, indeed. all the acts of the depart
ment OF education-they would be adj
visory only, and valuable in proper
ton to their educational, not their
mandatory, pronouncements.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Windows Washed From
Suspended Tramcar

A tramcar to carry window washers
is a new safety device installed in a
factory recently erected In Cleveland.
Ohio AS described in Popular Sci
ence Monthly for March, light carrier
car is swung on two wire ropes from a
rail running entirely around the build
ing, under the caves. Two small
winches enable the platform to be
raised or lowered to any desired height
and two trolley rollers supported by
the rail permit the cage to be moved
from window to window.
There are 1900 windows I'm the
building. and they may be cleaned by
three men in u days with the assist
apce of this equipment, at a cost Of
s172.sO. Without the use of the car II
would be necessary to erect scaffold-
ing for this job.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
HAS THE GOVERNMENT TREATED
THEM RIGHT

It has been demonstrated impossible
to make an omelette without break
ing an egg. AS an aftermath of the
disarmament conference come whole
sale Burroughs" from navy yards, and
many a workman wonders where his
next pay day is coming from.
No one. not even the navy yard
workers, quarreIs with the necessity
of reduction of labor forces on guns
and equipment to keep faith with our
part in the disarmament program. But
is there any need to be inhuman about
It? "Furiough" is eupiTemistic, but it
is as effective as a discharge as far as
the pay envelope is concerned. Had
the "furlough" been given with a
warning, or had the men been fur
Laughed BY 9ifties, or hundreds, rather
than by thousands at once, much
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
LIE IpLE ANp lNpIEEERENr.

TIL now he has slept on LIES easy
tide,
No principle Of action for his guide
From Ignorance his chief misfortune
flow.
He never wished to learn or cared to
know
with every folly slow paced time be-
guiled
lie is in size a man. but in soul a child
In slothful ease his moments creep
away
And only trifles fill his entire day.
He iiyes extempore, as if by fancy
fired
AS chance directed or caprice inspired
Too indolent TO think, too weak to
choose,
Too soft TO blame too bold to refuse
His character was stamped from those
around
The figures they his mind, the simple
ground.
Idleness IN monstrous forms his nerves
strains
Until nothing Of his genuine self re-
mains.
His plant soul frog1 chance received
its bent
And neither good performed or evil
meant.
From right to wrong, from vice to
virtue thrown,
No character possessing Of its own.
To shun fatigue he made his only law.
Yet every night his wasted spirit saw
No plan eer marked the duties of the
day
Watch stole in tasteiess apathy away.
NO energy informs his ianguid mind
No JOY the idle Ger must hope to fnid.
Weak indecision all his actions
swayed
The day was lost before his choice was
made.
Though more to folly than guilt In
cllned,
A drear vacuity possessed his mind,
Too old with infant sports to be
amused,
Unfit FOR converse. and to books un-
used.
The wise avoid him. they could not
hear
His senseless prsttls with a patient
ear,
He sought retreat but found to his sur
prise,
Retreat is pleasant only to the wise.
Thus through the avenues OF life they
go,
Worthless and shiftless, moving to and
fro,
The crowded world by vacant mind is
sought,
Because it saves expense and pain of
thought.
W. II. 8,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
hardship and even actual suffering
might have been saved =

AAdLd5Aip anu CNStA 1Ikuo& SuiiSf1IE
might have been saved .
This is a great and glorious eoun-
try. But our government is not perfect,
and when it is guilty of a eallous dis
regard of the welfare of thousands OF
faithful servants it not only receives
but deserves. the condemnation of all
right-thinlxing, inherently just and
patriotic citizens.
A mayor who turns the worn-out
fire horse out to starve when the mo-
tor truck was adopted would be run
out of town and office.
Yet faithful navy yard workers are
"furloughed'-God save the mark
with no notice. and by thousands.
During the war navy yard machin-
lists We're told it was a patriotic duty
to refuse high wages in industry and
stick by Uncle Sam"
Is there no one to tell Uncle Sam
that his name stands before the world
as meaning fair play?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Good Idea.

It is the intention Of Major Jack
Allen, filmer Of Adventure pictures. as
soon as he has amassed sufficient
amount of money, TO open health re-
sort for the treatment Of the tired
American business man and TO bring
back the glow of youth 70 oyerworked
humanity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

You can't explain anything you don't
understand.
There's nothing to some books ex-
cept a good title.
Boston's largest taxpayer is dead
Can you blame him2
Rich man who adopted six children
vas putting on heirs
The best idealism IS that which ex-
presses itself in works.
Many ideas. like many people, look
good until you try them ont.
cold cash" doesn't come from coal
cash" but that's whore 1t goes.
Our greatest Inventor seems to be
an 1rishman named Pat Pending.
o.
Cromwell said. Paint me as am
Women say, Paint me as I amt"
Unless you have survived a killing
frost you are not properly hardened
When a business begins to lose
money the boss hates the bookkeeper
her husband tried to sell her for $4O0.
Perhaps this was far below cost and
made her feel cheap.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
ONE REEL YARNS
A cANDLELIeHT PARTY

The Fulton family had drifted
nervously into the living room, as the
storm grew steadily worse. Ida. who
had been painting up in her own
room, had come down at the first
crash of thunder. Ralph, who had
been intending to go to the movies,
but had been held back BY the threat
ening storm, roamed about restlessly.
Mr.. Fulton was reading commercial
news, and Mrs. Fulton was fixing over
a dress for Ida.
"Oh, I think that dreadful lightning
will strike here any minute" shud-
dered Ida. She had hardly finished
speaking when there was a binding
flash which brought them all to their
feet, It was followed by complete
darkness. The electric lights had gone
out.
Ida began to cry little, as she
CROPPED her way toward her mother.
Here! Here!" said her father,
heartily. It'll be all right in just a
minute. Steady there. Haven't we a
lamp or something around here?"
'sNot a lamp" came Mrs. Fulton's
voice out of the darkness, "but there
are some candles on the lowest shelf
in the pantry. bought them the
time there was something the matter
Win the I1SHI III Tic AOAhS~SO Aoo1@A-
I'll get them"
Never mind" called Ralph. cheerily.
81 think can find them"
HE was back in a few minutes,
carrying a lighted candle in each hand,
having stuck them in a couple Of sau-
GERS He set them down on the table,
around which the family gathered
thankfully.
1t was too dark to read by the flick
ering light, or to work, either, Ida
sat down on the floor with her head
in her mothers lap, and Ralph pulled
up a footstool. Tell US a story,
Mother, like You used to do when Ida
and / were just little kids. Won't
your
Please dor begged Ida, and even
Mr.. Fulton Joined their coaxing.
So their mother told them q story.
and then followed with another. They
forgot the storm, as they drew cozily
together, and were surprised when the
lights suddenly flashed on again.
This has been SO nice, Mumsey,
said Ida. I'm glad the lights went
out. We're so busy we don't get to-
gether much"
ST don't mind missing the movie :
Bit" said Ralph.
Father Fulton reached over and pat
ted Mother Fulton on the shoulder.
81 for one he said 'svote for 2
candlelight party every week
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
His Personality.

The radiating personality OF Major
Jack Allen, the Adventure finer Of
wild animals in their native haunts.
has won him instant appreciation from
vaudeville audiences. Theatre mana
gers have been quick 20 realize that
the Major and his films have q warm
place IN the hearts OF audiences every
where
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Loves Labor Lost.

Doctor-Your husband will be all
right now.
Wife-What do you mean? You told
me he couldn't live.
Doctor-Well, I'm going to cure him.
Surely you are glad?
Wife-Puts me in bit of a hole. I've
gone and sold all his clothes to pay
for his funeral.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Sounds Natural,

A Trenton, N. J., woman had to
move the other day because her dead
husbands spirit fumbled the latch ev-
cry night Most husbands do that ear
lier in their careers. Washington
Post.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
After, Not Before.

Judge-Do you mean to say that
such physical wreck as your husband
gave you that black eye?
Plaintiff-Your honor, he wasn't a
physical wreck until he gave me the
black eye.-Farmer and Breeder.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Just Jokes About Husbands

husband is, or should be, one-half
of the household team. Just which half
he is called depends upon who is doing
the calling. Wee wiley considers him
her lesser bali and hubby thinks he is
the greater half. So, weH sit on the
fence and not state our opinion re-
garding hubby's fraction, for then we
might make an infraction on some
body's feelings and that would never
do-7us-any good. And 1t might get US
in Dutch, which reminds us that Dutch
wives accord their husbands the heavy
half in the household domain. Accord
ing to some of the jokes ins the world
press. friend hubby is hardly one
quarter of the home team. In all quar-
ters of our land jokes about husbands
create laughter for whole audiences
when Topics of the Day" films screen
this fun. Husbands, wives and all
others may have laugh with the hub
bies by reading our joke exhibits:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
For Women Only.

The Baltimore woman who pushed
her obstreperous husband into a trunk,
slammed down the lid, locked the
trunk and threw away the key has ap-
parently solved the ancient problem.
"FIow Can I Hold My Husband? "-
Seattle Post -Intelligencer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Her System,

"Do you ever quarrel with your
husband?"
why, of course! How else do you
suppose I ever got all my lovely jew
elry -Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Rather STRIKING,

But Bertha, how did you make the
acquaintance of your second hus-
band?"
at was quite romantic; 1 was out
walking with my first, when my sec
ond came along in an automobile and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
To-pAYs PUZZLE

The follow ing IS a pied quotation:
'.I4aI o-iSw nda on layp kema ckja
Iudl yho-''
Answer 70 yesterdays: Show. thou,
boot, flee. Disgonals spell ssehoe,'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
By Ad Carter

"Oh, mol At breakfast l just stand
a newspaper up in front of a plate
and half the time I forget he isn't
there."-Dry Goods Economist.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

If these wireless telephones keep OF
a mans wife can talk to him no mat
ter where he goes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

Amy hen can be made to lay twice
daily" says an eggspert. Read this
threat to your hens.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

Swiss have two woman judges
News item. We know Of many who
think they are women judges.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

Wrinkled Meat, Chippewa Indian
who died the other day. was married
for 100 years. Wrink, they say, was
a great fighter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

ran him down. That was the beginning
of our friendship" Bartlesville
(OkIa.) Enterprise.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Regular Tank.

Ray-"Your husbands at the police
station. Why don't you bail him out?'
May-'If he's my husband you
couldn't pump him out!"-Tepics OF
the Day Films.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

Bobbte hanoed friend 4
tumble OF stuff about other scholars apparently Bat his little friend
carried special See what
49Usr yssfeydys Tell ANY she My
mother 5ssH cook IT, =
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24

Loafers, sIeepers,
Thinkers. weepers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-24
Silent Partner.

Don't you miss your husband very
much now. that he is a travelling MANI"