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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

"Auntie" called she asked questions, she
learned was accountable to one, she invited me
10 come and stay with her. she ended with hint
that she had many rich friends she wanted to
meet.
When she left overjoyed that wasn't going to
until found something better to do, rushed out to
walk exuberantly along Madison avenue. And there
chance interviewed to from-Well, don't
like to think what.
met my friend the bill collector. told him my
good news. For moment he stared at me in
nent. Then he repeated sharply the' name had
spoken-"auntie's"
Don't you know" ne demanded, 'that that wo
man is not a respectable and her place is
of the most notorious in New York"
Chill Observation-Disclosures over me. I saw
it all-her questions about my clothes and my age
and my marriage. She wanted to establish that
was O. responsible married woman. "Auntie, whom
/ had thought so kind, wanted me only for
speakable purpose.
Thirty minutes later, in my So room, huddled on
the bed, sobbing my heart out The bill collector
had told me telephone girls jobs were scarce. l
couldn't go to 'auntie's' that unthinkable!
For moment there sWirled before me only one solu
tion--suicide. Why not kill myself then and there
and get it all with?
had neither pistol poison, but was a guest
in one Of the talest buildings in New York. In two
minutes l could be on the roof. l saw myself trem-
bling the brink of that steel-and-concrete preci-
pce with the city below maze Of rooftops and
twinkling lights. One step and I could plunge out
Of my misery into dark forgetfulness! rose from
my chair, giddy with great temptation.
At that moment the telephone rang. / answered
it dully-to learn that Miss Blank calling.
shall not give the name of this ] can only
saw that she had been particularly kind to my foster
mother before we sailed for Europe Il was she who
gave letters OF introduction to Lord Northclife.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

~ Zeal, with a room at a SWagger hotel and
the acquaintance Of millio1aires and blue
from bill-collector who had logged my foster
mothers trail for years.
Oh, I tried some of the others first. Those who
would even speak to on the telephone were so
frosty that words stuck in my throat. Would they
call? Really, they were busy now! Then
mightnt come by to see them about something very
important? They were $50 sorry, but they didn't
And that was that. It was the bill-collector who,
when got him on the wire next day, came promptly
to the hotel, and walking up and down Park avenue
with me, and listening to my WoefU account Of Ed
rope and my present desperate plight andmyneedfor
job of some kind, no matter how humble-it
this man who laid his hand on my shoulder and said
poor kid! You've had tough time. I'll speak
to my wife tonight and if we can't find room for
you at home. You'll break yourself in week where
you're stopping And in the meantime TIL see
what can do about job. | think know place
can get you on telephone operator"
Telephone operator! Zipp went my dreams of
Broadway stardom, of opera Of fame! To live at
the most expensive hotel in New York and look for
job as telephone operator! 1t was homogeneous; it
was humating. Butt a job. If he could
get that, anything, would take it, told him
Back in my at the hotel I had a reaction.
What wages would q telephone operator get? Fifty
dollars a week or a hundred? / didn't know, but
had a sickening intuition that it would be less than
either of these sums. I was beginning to learn One
day alone in New York had disusoned me more
than ten years with Mrs. Paddleford. shook my
head As q telephone operator couldn't earn
enough to support myself let alone support little
Ben and bring him home again.
decided to try Mrs. Paddleford's private tee-
nhone directory again The disheartenng expert
ence of the previous night repeated itself. But at
last struck a cordial answer. The woman had been
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to the famous French woman surgeon to other PROM
violated trust but felt that if could only tell her
my story face to face she would help me. had tel
ephoned her the night before. but she was out.
knew little about her save that she young-not
many years older than myself-and worked for a
living, and was as quick to understand she
loyal. told the office to show her up at once.
When | shook hands | noticed restraint in her
manner, but when she had seated herself and lis
tened for fifteen minutes to my confession of suffer
ing and heartache, her steady gaze softened. I
ended with my last and bitterest disilluSion and
desperate admission that there seemed nothing left
for but to put myself out of the way She leaned
forward fixing me with an earnest gaze.
Listen, my dear" she said. Il am eight years
older than you and have learned lot in those eight
years. One thing is never to give up the ship. Let
me tell you something. 1t wasn't very long ago
that |, too was broke and joblesS and, thought,
without friend in the world. l. too was living in
a swagger hotel then, though l didn't have the
money to buy my next meal. l reached the same
black desperate decision you have reached. Only
went a step farther-I actually tried to finish it. 1t
almost finished me, but not quite. And then, when
was getting well and still as blue and bitter as ever,
to me. He wasn't Of the fine friends
I used to know who had turned me down-to the last
one of them-when I most needed little word of
help. He was a total stranger. But he gave
chance That was all. Just chance-to work and
to make good took it and made good. Why did
he give it to me? That's beside the mark. Perhaps
he was down and out once, and somebody gave him
chance. He was paying his debt to Fate that way
I've never paid mine. But I'm going to pay it now:
Pm going to give you your chance Will you take it 2?
There is not much for to add to this story,
except that taking my chance-the one wo-
man had no claim on earth upon was willing to
give me- because She too knew what it meant to
grope in darkness with none to fash kindly light
or say, "Here is the way"
She has given me home, enough money to send
a small allowance regularly to little Ben, and the
opportunity to develop my voice and find myself
she has become my guardian; am legally, as well
as morally, bound no longer to Mrs Margaret Teal
Paddleford. For the first time in my life, think,
am happy.
It would be idle for me to write words of graft
tude here to this woman. Ny money debt to her
shall pay. The greater debt owe-my chanee-l
cannot pay-n coin. But some day, perhaps, when l
faced life and bested it honestly and squarely, there
may come to me girl penniless, lonely, desperate,
without, she thinks, friend on earth.
And will give her a chance?
I'll say will
1.-THE End)
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.mas Of law suits. I read figures until was sick
la Qt Of the pile of paper popped bills and yet
0. Violated?
lad made little list OF names as went along
~aa@"F stopped. Each name on that list repre-
p" If not some one from whom she had Dor
rel money or angered with her use of their let
deg., and her imprisonment abroad.
Inc u.Jty Of what l was doing overwhelmed
+ knew with fatal assurance, sitting there in
@1"p Of fraud, that was chasing will-o the
"aen thought Of goodwill from any of these
was about to burst into tears when my eye, wan
~g over lho sheaf Of papers, stopped at name.
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1t was signed 60 a CelS-
gram addressed to Mrs.
Paddleford at Los An
COLES, informing her
that one of her New
York creditors was will
ing to settle for a GER
tain amount.
The name was that
of a representative of a
large collection agency.
The owner of the name
was as familiar to me
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

IIIY oLUL y W ILCII GILC
learned that Mar
garet was in prison in
Europe and I was
practically stranded
in New York, she told
me she would call
that afternoon.
| will touch as
briefly as I can on the
sinister experience
th at fnlIOwnd
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

list of addresses and telephone
numbers of people she knew in New
York. Among them l hoped to find
one or more who would help me.
Never will l forget the shock to
my optimism an hours browsing
through the trunk gave me.
opened envelope after envelope
nothing but bills, duns, snubs,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-31

The PaddIeford Resi-
dcnce at Los Angeles,
Which the Former
Mrs. Ben Teal
Attempted to Gain Pos
session of Following
the Institution Of
Divorce Proceedings.
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as the name itself. For three years he had
pursued Mrs. Paddleford with letters and in
person from coast to coast. During our stay
twice week. To us children, Ben and me,
he had always been kind. We had told him
our troubles. He had sympathized with u.s.
This obscure collector, with his efforts to
make Mrs. Paddleford pay up, was almost
like zone of the family"
My heart warmed when I thought of him
now as it did not at the memory of any other
faces. He, as TO other, told myself, would
know the truth Of my story. He would know
l was never Mrs. Paddleford's accomplish,
he would help me though
everybody else was ..~.......
suspicious.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-29

h.~E.NL ~ =
DR.. Bechtel's patients come to him
from all parts Of North Dakota, Min
nesota and Canadn. l..
He owns one OF the finest resi-
dences In the town, and is the mana
Ger Of the baseball team.
CITIZENS BANK.
was founded in 1893 snd has since
shown a Consistent growth. Their
capital and surplus are $4,000. IT IL
under state control. The interior OF
the building 10 neatly decorated and
quite cozy indeed. The building 10
thirty feet wide and fifty feet long.
"A Manganese buTglar-proof safe is
part OF the equipment.
The present officers are: Thomas
Kjorsvik. president; B. e. Herseth,
Vice president; Ole Lovik, cashier ana
u. b. Sullivan. assistant cashier.
Mr.. Kjorsvik IL also vice president
Of the Citizens State bank Of KEN
-nedy. MINI: Mr.. Kjorsvik and MI.
Herseth are partners In q general
merchandise stofs in Robin, MINI.
They are both pioneers In this com
munity. Mr.. Herseth also owns con-.
siderable valuable farm land in the
ytcinity.
M. Levtk. the present cashier, W.
formerly deputy bank examiner for
the stAte 81 North Dakota.
THIS bank 4lso does . good busi-s
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.E-H.t ENE.EL 81 Eaaa. HFH sIET1f AZ Ht#sa. H-|
in 3 12-tnn!ng game, 5 to 2. The
secc,d eane This senson was staged
ct tsilhy and ended in q tie, s to 6.
his Am Promises to be n real bat-
tie.
Patriotic Address by Gov. Nestos.
h governor is now possibly more
IN demand than any other public
speaker in the country. The city of
Dfayton was fortunate in securing the
services of such an able speaker for
this occasion.
Daylight fireworks will be shown at
the Drayton celebration. This is
something decidedly new in this part
OF the country.
Interstate Rand WIN Furnish
Music.
The Interstate band of 25 pieces
will furnish music for the Fourth.
Horseshoe Pitching Contests
Last year Drayton had a horseshoe
pitching contest, which created a lot
of interest n amusement. This
year most liberal, prizes are offered,
and the event Is attracting players
from all the surrounding towns.
Battle of the Marne to Be
Reproduced.
This is possibly the biggest event
Of this nature eve attempted in the
northwest. The battle will be staged
on the North Dakota side Of the Red
river. This wonderful battle in all
its realism can pe viewed by ten thou
sand people from the Minnesota side
o. the river.
Members of the American Legion
poses from Donaldson, Kennedy, Lam
caster and Stephen, Minnesota; Graf
ton, st. Thoman and Drayton, North
Dakota, take active part in helping
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Lpsanon.


= rs located In the cxtfen1s
=. Neasuen PaIl OF e.noln Y
~, n we lseu lveI. ~ rs roftS fnlies
SCUM OF we n and hfty
Hllles norm OF erand FORKS. It's
u;s .ne,ina.n tlhe q the Nortnern, "a
cNie Ialiroad 70 Wlnnlneg, Ei.n:h IS
~ auVan.ase "a. town OF It's size
ana fssolree. uScaus OF the ?
10 anu e4ceiieht SERVICE OF n
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gtneerins, are sold ana installed BY
this Arm, which only. serves to prove
their efforts to give their patrons the
best products obtainable OF the a
ket.
NofwAlk and Goodrich tires and
tubes, and 4 w~ell-stoeked department
OF automobile accessories round out 4
weil-balanced hardware store.
A wcll-equipped harness repair
shop 10 operated Tor the convenience
Of their patrons. "A ttinshop Is also OPP
Grated in Connection with this busi-
ness.
DRAYToN ECHO AND PRINTERY
IL owned ana operated by Merle M.
Gilroy, the editor. who purchased the
business from his cousin, r.. A, GIL.
roy, On April !. 1870.
The DrAyton Echo, q weekly, issue,
WA s~Stablshsd in 1883. The paper
at the present tina 10 carrying about
lsevSntssn full columns OF ~advertisink
sant issue, which II quite remarkable
for such town.
The equipment includes 4 Campbell
t1o-rsyolution cylinder press, for.
Newspaper work; q Chandler 4 Price
Gordon press, saSe 10 ~ ~, and .
large ceDaeity paper cutter.
The large job printing department
handles ~ enormous volume o. work
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-29
THE DRAYToN. BASEBALL TEAM

nipeg. Grand Forks. Emerson, Hal.
lock, st. Thomas and Grafton, thus
winning the championship of the
northwest.
From 1889 to the present time base.
ball has steadily grown in this town
both in popularity and in quality.
Dr.. r. e. Bechtel has been the eff
Gent and popular manager for q mum
Der of years, and under his super
built up and developed that com
pares f%avorably with most teams that
hire all or part Of their players.
The team this season is a very
good one. and they are playing from
three to eight games a week, nc
games being played or Sunday. The
brand, of ball displayed by these
clean-cut. genticmanly players is well
above the average. Their motto has
always been one that favored and fos-
tered clean, wholesome athletics, nev-
er seeking to gain, any unfair advan-
tage over their opponents.
A good part of the success of this
team is due to the business men Of
Drayton. who are so loyalty support
ing the team financially and by their
good will.
The team is operated under ths
auspices OF the Drayton Post of the
American Legion. Their schedule
this season includes many formidable
foes in, Pembina. East Grand Forks,
Thompson, Gilby, Hallock, Bowes-
mont and Grafton.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
This church, organized May 90,
1879, was the first church to be es-
tablished in dayton. 1t now has a
membership of nearly two hundred.
In connection with the church,
there are three missionary societies,
promoting home and foreign missions,
a Ladies' Aid society. junior and
senior choirs that assist with the
music, and a large Sunday school.
The Sunday school has an enroll
ment Of about, two hundred and an
average attendance Of about n hun
bred and forty. The classes are or
Eanized and carry on their own In
dividual class activities. -
Rev. Coomb came to this congre:
CATION last year from Milton. he has
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-29
been a Methodist pastor In North Da-
kota for twenty years and is very &C
tive in promoting the work here.

st. Edwards Catholic Church.
Was originally established in 1900.
The present church building was built
in the spring of 1919, north of the
business section n in the resaden-
tial district, on two lots donated for
that purpose by two members OF the
congregation.
The beautiful parsonage. located
across the street from the church,
was purchased and remodeled at the
same time the new church was built.
It is two stories high, contains twelve
spacious rooms, nj ID painted a neat
white, the same color as the hurch
The grounds surrounding the par
sohAge are beautifully kept, and wei
dotted with shrubbery.
The present membership numbers
about one hundred and fifteen fam
lilies. The church is now quite pros
porous and fourishing, Inc the par
ish Ii growing rapidly.
Rev. Bujawlski is the priest at the
head Of this parish work.
Robert j. Moore.
The important position of postmas-
ter IL efficinetly fitted by Robert J.
Moore. who M held the position for
the past eight years. having been as
Gstant postmaster for one year pre-
vious to his appointment.
The building which houses the post
office was remodeled In 1917, and now
conforms to the government building
requirements for postoffices. 1t has
a large. roomy, neatly furnished in
terror. The government has a ten
year lease, on the building and rateA
It as q third-class Office.
MI. Moore wa born n raised In
this community and 10 well liked and
highly respected by his fellow towns-
men. They have duly honored him
BY, electink him a. president Of tbs
Curling club and . director OF the
park board. He II very active in all
matters pertaining to civic Affairs and
tills the above mentioned Offices Ell
ciently.
F1Issr NATIONAL BANK.
This bank was established in 1887
~ q state bank, but was reorganized
and became a national bank in 1902.
The present Officers are: John r.
vsstrte, pfesident;sW &. Dryden, vice
president; n. a. Thorn, cashier; A.
n. Wendslbo, assistant cashier; and
Mir Andrea Hanson, bookkeeper.
They have q capital Of $4,000, which
county. Their dsposits run about
e400.O00. and their loans and dis
cetnts are S37g.o0O. a real estate
and loan department 10 operated IN
~conneofion with the bank. They ars
agents forsthe General Insurance Co.
bea utiful brick and tile building,
iet1s 33x50. Was built In 1890 to house
this institution. The interior 10 also
Beautifully constructed and has re-
inforcAd concrete vaults and modern
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baseball, team and stars-on hrst BASE

DASebaII team and ufSC Udee'
DIR. r. e. BECHTEI.
Has been the dentist Of the. COM
munity since 1914. He is a graduate
OF the Northwestern Dental College
of Chicago.
His office 10 quite up to date in ev-
tery respect and contains. among other
modern equipment, b Heidebrink gaA
machine, for gaS anesthesia.
The suite Of rooms which he occu-
pies is divided 20 a. Ito provide a
ladies' private rest room, waiting
room and work room. The rooms are
well, equipped with running water.
electric fans, and electric lights. This
suite OF offices 10 one OF the best DEN
| tai offices in the state OF North Da-
| kota and the northwest.
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THE MODERN GARAGE.

Is owned md operated by Messrs.
Peppard and Gilroy. The busfnest
was established by Mr.. Peppard some
six years ago. Two years axo Mr..
Gil,uy became a partner in the bust
ness.
The garage IS housed ina neat
building directly opposite the Dray-
the business section. u
The hold the agency for both the
Buick and Dodge Brothers cars. Will
lard and Prest-o -Iate batteries are
also carried in stock and highly rec
commended. :,
The repair department Ii equipped
to repair any make OF car. The shop
equipment includes n gaeetYlene gas
Welding outfit and consid erAblA mod
ern, up-to-date electrical equipment.
The quality Of the workmankhipsls
proven by the volume Of repairTwork
handled and the multitude OF salts
ned customers.
There is ample storage space. for
thirty cars IN this well-built, SOM
modious garage. A gasoline and oil
service station Is operated for the
convenience Of their patrons and
transient E1otorists.
The accompanying cut shows the
number OF cars sold BY this enter
prising Arm IN one day last spring,
f.. a.. Gilroy. one Of 10 partners.
IS a local young man w.lo has not
only made a good business record in
Drayton for q number Of years, but
has an enviable record as a baseball
player: He has played baseball 10
cally Tor the past seventeen years.
Of the time al a pitcher. and
from his record 50 far this Year, he
Is due to do considerable hurting for
the local team for some time to
come.
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ing alley. The section Of thu build
Ing used for these purposes Al well
lighted and ventilated and quite

ing alley. The section ct A build
Ing used for thSSe purposes 81 vel
lighted and Ventilated and quite
liz front Of ia. s.er. .ceat.tns :,
neatly arranged candy showcase:
which yttI displsyt 2 lfrss yesisty es
80 .cstsIs Is ths sesdS IL the
thirsty. This. ,raom II Alsp htted up
to .SSrve AZ f., waiting room. sThe
young men that meet here are 9 ,yyeEy
epeiabts crowd. -..t4e
BnxsoN AFp vEsrRM FAhass.
while Benton ana veatrft have
been fextenaiye land owners In he
Vicinity, their property NOV includes
only three farms. total OF eeyAn
hundred acres. They are all located
hear town, the home farm Of M:
Benson bsinE q mile souths>st Of
prayton. 4
The hrst yi,v q the piaea Il a.lte-
gether..a beautiful Ana impressive
one. The drive way. leading UP 20,
the buildings IL lined on Atthef ssede
by large, shady trees shat form z,
natural archway. The farm home y
aIarEe white building, AZ. modSfh az
any city home, being equipped With
electric lights, running water. etc. :
The barn, too, Is modernly edhibpsd.
with running water. and othAr con
~ve,niences for the care Of the st4Ok.
The other buildings are Ithtnsrous
and are correspondingly a. Topd.
The stock raised on the farm is Of
the best and intlideA several heAd, at
registered. ehorthorn cattle and putoo
Jersey hogs. In addition 10 the rails
ing OF. stock. Mr.. Benson does con
siderable buyins and selling Of thu
SAME.
Diversified farming has been prac-
time IL ana found to be quite proatsbie
and beneficial.
.-- N
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used by the local chapter Of the East.
ern Star.
DRAYTON ELECTRIC LIGHT
AND POWER COMPANY, \

DRAYTON ELECTRIC LIGHT
AND POWER COMPANY. \
Is owned and operated by Paul
P. Rudnick, who purchased the bust
ness from the original, Drayton Elec-
trio Light and Power company on
April 1, 1922.
Mr.. Rudnick is a young man who
has had three .years' experience as
an electrician, and who has just re-
Gently graduated from the Coyne
Trade Engineering School Of Chi
cago.
The plant equipment includes one
type NIB Fhirbanks-Morse Is h. p.
generator, ono type Y F~airbanks-
Morse is h.: p. generator. n type Y
Fairbanks-Morse Is h. D.. generator,
and n three-unit switchboard. =
All necessary repair work is done
by Mr.. Rudnick, who is also an able
mechanic.
This plant furnishes twenty-four
hour light and power service to both
the town and individuals.
DIR. HI. H. MILLER.
Is an excellent optician who grad
uated from the Northern Illinois col
year he successfully passed the state
boards examination and established
an office in Pembina, where he hai
been raised. n where hts father,
w. H. Miller, owns a tirst-clase
jewelry store. At Pembina his prac-
tice grew rapidly during the Ave years
he remained there.
Because Of his extensive practice,
he came to Drayton to establish his
headquarters in 1921, so as to be more
centrally located. He regularly holds
~ Aps - ho,,n. 10 ga mt Dnrn hfNa
Neche. Bathgate and Hamilton. His
enviable 4 reputation draws. many pa
tients from points in Minnesota and
Canada. so hourishirg has his prac-
tice become that hi has had to move
to larger quarters in Drayton re-
Gently.
During the World War DR.. Miller
was q sergeant first class in the Med
icai Corps. He is = member Of the