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The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

His lordship looked bit startled At that
but presently he gathered himself together
and ambled of. leaving Pony an me alone
together. Pony sat chewing his cigar and
looking at the smoke Of It.
My brain don't seem to be working. he
said. The whole story is 30 dashed silly and
unlifelike that It might even be true. What
dye think. Jim-mishtnt itr
81 shook my head. Seems likelier that
nothing ever happened at ALL I said. and
his lordship's made up this yarn % a. to get
off payin' your little tax
But Pony didn't believe that He knows
me too WELL he said. simply.
well, in the end We n1ed it up to meet
next day at the cafe early and Pony got UP
to 70. So did I. an while / was about It.
seeing We was dealing with such an impor-
tant financial operation, I borrowed two hun
dred francs from him. And that takes some
doing. let me tell you.
we were both well on time at the meet
ing place. and after we'd taken our seats an
ordered our coffee and fines. his lordship
came in and sat down at table not far OF.
He never gave US a look nor a sign. and, II
he was half witted in 4 general way. he GER
tainly was q talented actor when it came to
pretending to ignore his fellow creatures.
He opened a paper and sat back reading II
while we sipped an chatted like q pair Of
perfect little gentlemen.
Presently Pony nudged me with his
elbow: he'd seen our man finch where he
sat: and in from behind Us and close past
our table walks the blessed messenger. 1
glanced up sort Of absent minded and got
a good look at him. He certainly was a mis-.
cellsneous sort OF creature. Young. you'd
say: not more than thirty. by the gait OF
him; but on his face was pair OF big.
round spectacles and from his collar up there
wasn't hair on him. He took OF his hat
as he sat down opposite his lordship. and he
showed q dome likesa billiard ball or an egg.
An ordinary bald man has got fringes or
wisps somewhere. but this freak wasn't 30
much bald as naked; it was downright in
decent to sit there. besmins softly through
his scalp like that.
"'This Is a nightmare murmured Pony
TO me. There aren't really such people a,
that. II there are. there must be a reason
for II. Think. Jini--think. man! Where does
this hairless wonder come inr
But I'd get no answer and Pony went on
This games too queer not to mean some
thing. Is this specimen the real murderer
turning an honest penny? But that wouldn't
explain anything. There's been good sound
sense behind every move in this business:
they msneuyersd his iordship Just where they
wanted him: and there's some reason, some
special reason. for this fellows peeled head to
appear In It. Can't you make up q quick
movie plot thatu At the faetsr
lover At the other table the bald man
was still smiling kindly a his lorsship passed
over . big envelopa
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

closed. An he. poor fool. between the liquor
and the scare believed that it would.
Two days later they'd sent him a messen-
ger to draw the three thousand and he paid
it over. And here's what struck me as the
queerest thing yet: the messenger didn't
come with . note to get the money in a
sealed packet without knowing what it was
all about. No. he was baldheaded bloke in
spectacles who knew everything and had
therefore got the right to share in the loot
Though there was only three Of them in it.
and they sworn to keep their mouths shut.
they'd taken in a fourth at the beginning
And since then he'd come again, as anybody
might ha' known he would. and the next day
to this he was to ante-up another three thou
sand.
Il stared at him. To think Of all that
money with nobody to protect It but q chin.
less half wit like him. 1t vast wa. tan
tsliang."
"wen. what d'you think Of it. Jim!'
asked Pony.
"'simpls enough l said. This feller
Casey's no more dead than am. And il he
was. who's to prove it without any eorpse!'
but there 10 . corpse said Pony. 1T
was hshed out and taken to the rnorgue
and identified there. Those fellows sent my
friend the onicial certificate Of identincaton
and = copy Of the police permit for burial
10y said. But who was this Casey.
anyhow? I've known two or three Caseys.
but If you was to try hittin' any one of them
with . bottle after he'd drawn . gun you'd
need Identifying and burytng-nst him."
Old Pony nodded. "Yss. there's that, he
said thoughtfully.
And theN.' went on. 1t doesu't sound
real to me that three poker sha-ps would
need to foosIe . deal 50 badly 80 all that
in order to soueeze the juice out Of his lord.
ship here. And which u tAs three English.
was dead 30 u:iek' An6 vh, have they
taken in thIs messenger chap And Why
are they % blamed mocsst and cheap to
deal with7'"
His lordship Stared. s.t - Pony under.
stood. I ought ~ ha s~~S that for my
seu, ne sdlo 70 RIE II M btLAr-Sf DIT OF
information 10 worth . osasple Of hundred to
you now an again Jut 70 ave UNPLEASANT.
ness. this AFFAIR. ~itb tn< Srlletine or New
Caledonia behind II II -arth more than q
paltry three thousand sew ADD then. It's
worth all you've, rot. That would you do
about this busins~a. JhsY'-
30. mel said I'm y rough. rude man.
I'd get that messenrer into room an pre-
vail on him to talk-yss. even had to sit
him on stove till he did! I'd want him to
tell me which Of those three fellows slipped
. knife into Casey when he pulled his gun.
COS I've hit . man with bettis myself in
my time and he didn't bleed % lavish -.
Pony at thinking for while. First
thing IL to get . lock At this bald headed
messenger he said. One Of us might know
him by sisht.. Where have you got to meet
him and hand ever the money!
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sstsnished and startled. 1t was well done.
but he nodded at me like sleepy horse
I'm . close observer. don't you knew. and
saw through it. why. what's the matter!"
asked the American. - Are you drnnk."
-'"No." I said. mot nearly drunk
enough to stand that kind Of deal"
HE Laid the cards down before him and
started to get up. Jumped UP. too. and 30
did the others.
-'- II you're trying to say I'm not dealing
straight" he shouted. and pointed . finger
at him.
"'- You dealt yourself card from the bot.
tom Of the pack. you sharper" answered.
"'- Why. you swins." he shouted. They
were all around me and I stepped back
against the buffet where the bottles were
And all at once saw the bearded man with
= pistol in his hand. had my hand on a
champagne bottle. and stepped forward and
swung it at him. I got him on the side Of
the head clinking nne bang-and the bot.
tie new to pieces in my hand and down he
went"
Mr.. James Smith laughed. at was funny
to see him while he told about it." he said.
Like a little girl tellin' how she killed .
nasty big wasp-proud ahd horrined, you
know. But the rest Of the story was queer.
The minute the bearded fellow went down
two Of the English chaps got hold Of his lord.
ship and dragged him back. and the third
knslt down above the fallen man. His lord.
ship was still kicking and plunging In the
hands Of the fellows who were holding him
when this third man got up and holds out
his hands dripping with blood. You've killed
hin!' he says. Let him 90 now he tells
the other two. we've got to think what to
do and think quick!'
. It staggered his lordship. They let him
90 and stood all three consulting together
in murmurs. while he. stepping slow and on
tiptoe, edged forward to look, The body was
lying beside the card table on its back. He'd
probably never seen a dead man before, or
anyhow not one Just after he was killed, and
one look was enough to turn him sick and
faint 1t lay with its head on one side. and
all the face and hair and beard an the white
shirt front was covered with blood and the
Carpet All rounu Was poor OF II.
He reeled against the card table and the
next thing he knew he was sitting in q
chair and somebody was feeding him with
brandy. ~.
"'wer you've done IT. they told him.
when he was able to listen. You've killed
Casey
"'He drew a pistol on me- he habbled.
But they wouldn't have II. - You're
drunk they said Casey didn't draw any
pistol. fyou amt careful you'll finish under
And the long and short Of 1t IL that at
last they got hip scared to the point where
they wanted him. / reckon he got mysteries.
a. far as I can Judge. because. though he
didn't remember making them the offer. he
found them presently accepting his promise
Of a thousand pounds apiece to put the body
out of sight. They'd hnd an Apache taxi
driver-and Lord knows they wouldn't have
70 loek far for one In Paris-and ride II down
to the river and dump 1t in. And after that
they'd say nothing an the incident ud Be-
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

Well, yeu'os done Il"
they told him, pksn he
vas able to Lisfsn-
Ye1ps killed cassy.~
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-10-17
VALE SU PESO EN-
ORC, DICE FL SR.
GUERRERO
Los Males de IS Amos de
DuraCi6n DeSapareCierOn
con eli USO de TanIaC.
|. DeCIara Sd T(stimOniO

lts Il
Isl .odo el mundo supiese todo Ell
hien que me ha producido Tanlac, no
habria uno solo que no pensass como
20 quo la medicina vale su peso en-
cro'', dijo Ell Sr. silvano Guerrero, CO.
rocido comerciante en- carbon, con do
micilio en- Ia Avenida Juarez No. 15S,
Mexico, D. F.. en- una entrevista con-
cedida hace algunos dias:
''Habia sufrido de indigestion es-
treiiimiento desde hacia treinta cinco
amos. Estos males me habian hecho
rerder la fuerza la energfa, hasta
iue lego Ell momento en- que para po-
Ger continuar trabajando tenia que ha.
Ger un verdadero sacrifcio. Durante va
lios amos solo me habfa alimentado con
Ina dieta mIy extricta. No podia CO.
mer nj fruta nj frijoles, nj siquiera to
mar leche, pues cuando cometia esta
imprudencia, me llenaba en- ell acto de
gases y sufffa nlucho debido la n
digestion. En- realidad, hai. sido para
mi un problema enc1 ,.rar ull alilneEto
cue pudiera conner, sin sener q1e pa
gar despl-5s Ell precio en- sufrimiento
"Casi contiIuamente estaba toman-
do algo para e. estren:miento, 10 mis-
mo que p@ra 10 enfermedad del est6-
mago, pero POGO POGO iba de NAL en-
peor, j cesar de todo 10 que hacia.
Me sentia bilioso continuamente, mas
nervioS esSa,Jan alterados tambien
me pasaba n.rchas horas en- Ia noche.
movi6n io-ae de III lado a otro de la
CANA sin poier conciliar Ell sueno
tan falto de aliento que considerable la
vida como una carga muy pesada.
mi enferme6ad habia dlrado tan
to tempo, que casi no tcnla esperanzas
de curarr.c nunca, pero con Ia ayuda
de Tanlac y las pi.doras Vegetables de
Tanlac, me siento ahora como un hon.
bre distinto. Ahora pueao tomar toda
class de frutas, tomar to6a la
leche que deco, Y hasta he comido
friioles. zero sin tomar salsa de exile,
y me siento muy bien del estomago.
"MIs ncrvios Sc han tranquilizado
y fruciona. como un rsloj, y nunca
habfa ,iczeiGo tan bien desde que era
niio. Por 10 general, me levantaba to-
das las mananas con muy ma, SAILOR
en- Ia boca, si~ti6ndome muy cansado
| v depriniido, pero desde que tome
T@rlac, me levanto perfectamente des
cansado y sintiendome perfectsmente
lien. E-to es 10 aue han producido cua-
no bote'las de Tanlac tengo forma6a
tan buena opiEi6n de esta medicina,
cue he vcnido compra- cinco botellas
mas. No espero nunca quedarme siu
Tanlac, mient~as puedo comprarlo.'
Taniac es el mejor remedio ell que
Sc ven0e mas generalmente en- todo el
murdo, Para casos de indigestion,
tIastornos del estomago, afeccione3 del
higado, rifones y enfermedades somc-
jantes.
Tcnlac pcrmite al est6mago digerir
rerfectamente el alimento, fernando
asi nueva y roja sangre, hueso mus
culos. Millones dc personals 10 usan en-
todo Ell mundo. pruebe.o I'd. hoy, aho-
ra raismo. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-10-17
FAL pIA GaM0 HOY


(COntinuaci0n de Ia a.. pag.y
CO criginalisima, ha sidc, es, v seguira
siendo hecha picadillo, por pianistas
cuya fdnica satisfaction consiste, en-
DEsFIGURAR 10 que ejecutan, con la
fnalidad de que Sc les considere artis
tas nenos de ORIGINALIDAD; como
ST la oRIGINALIDAD consistiera en-
no ejecutar las obras tai cual estan es-
critas y no poner en- su Interpretation
ago de expression personal.
Cambian Ell colorido, los movimien-
tos, frecuentemente hasta las armonfas,
he aqui 10 sofiado, por esos vIRTUO-
SOS sin vIRTUosIDAD.
Hablando cierta OCCASION con CHO-
PIN, sCHUMANN, dijole que de las
BALADAS la que preferia era la escri
ia en- SOL MENoR. CHOPIN despues
de refexionar largo ratio respondi6le:
"Me complazco en- saberlo, pues 70
tambi6n rienso como usted'' Esta
anecdota la extraemos de una carta
de sCHUHTANN al director de orques
ia HENRI DORM, en- la que entire otras
cosas .e manifesto que la BALADA.
es indispensablemente una de las obras
mas poderOsas, mas geniales del Com
positor polaco.
JAMES HUNEKER, hablando de
las BALADAs ha dicho: Son la obi
sea del alma de Chopin.
Terminaremos con la primera BA-
LADA, dando = conocer la siguiente
importante declaration hecha ultima
mente por MR.. I. Phillip, ilustre
professor del Conservatorio de Paris,
con motive de las largas polemicas,
que di6 origen el MI BEMoL DISC
nante del dltimo acorde de la intro
duccion. Philipp declara haberle ase-
gurado MATTHIAS, que habiendo eje-
cutado este MI BEMoL delante de
Chaplin. este habia considerable el RE
como un error de impression
g. PoIToU.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-10-17
1HRCADo DE cA,xafo
El jab6n perjudica Ia cabeIIera
a causa del alcaIi que contiene,

La nlayoria de los jabones v sham
pus compuestos contienen deniasiado
alcali, substantial esta muy periudi-
cial, puesto que deseca el cuero ca
belludo v hace fragil el cabello.
No hay NADIA mejor para la lin
pieza del cabello que puro aceite Null
sified porque es puro y absolutamen-
te inofensivo. Els mas econ6mico
incomparablemente mas eficaz que
el jabon mas costoso cualquier otra
cosa. 10 venden todas las 'boticas y
droguerfas, perfumerias peluque-
rias. Bastan unas cuantas onzas pa
ra toda una familia 6urante meses.
P6ngase en- una taxa con un POGO
de aqua tibia unas dos tres cucha-
faditas de Mulsifed. M6jese senci-
llamente el cabello y frotelo con es-0
te. Basta esta cantidad para obtener
una espuma rica abundante, la
cual Sc enjuaga facilmente, dejan-
do la cabelIera en- un estado de Linn
pieza absolute. El cabello Sc SEGA ra-
pida y uniformemente, haciendose
flexible, sedoso, ondulado Y lustroso.
FL aceite de coco 49,
Mulsifed, disuEl- sssA
We y quita hasta
la Ultima parti- ss
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las imitaciones.
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New Britain herald., 1922-07-21
GIRLS SMOKING IN
 KNICKERS APPROVED
Brooklyn Judge Declares Male Dress Proper and Cigarettes Polite
 Social Practice

New York July 21.-A woman in knickerbockers is merely conven- tional; smoking a cigarette she is not depraved. So ruled Judge Alonzo G Mclaughlin in the County Court, Brooklyn. yesterday.
 Mrs Edna Hobbs Heych, IS, of 1125 Flatbush avenue, had been con- v!cted of vagrancy before Magistrate McCloskey in February It was all leeed she was wearing knickers and smoking when arrested in a bunga- lew at Bergen Beach. Judge Nc Laughlin. reversing the lower court and acquitting Mrs. Heych, said:
 I find nothing wrong or even sug- positively wrong in wearing such a costume. That sort of costume is ex- tensvely used by women in the out door life and is generally recognized not only as proper. but conventional
 Nor do I consider the fact that the defendant was moking a cigarette evidence of moral depravity. Women generally would rise up in indignation at such an infringement of their rights and privileges. for it must be recognized that day by day they in dClge in greater srlun1bers in use of tobacco in the form of the cigarette. and that such a practice is consider ed good form in polite society,"
New Britain herald., 1922-07-21

He'll visit the farm buildings him self some day; for he'll never be con- tented until he has whole pig Mir. Bear smiled again. T was like that at his aee,' he remarked. He has the right stuff in him; at least he will have. after he has eaten a whole pig's
 Mrs. Bear knew better than to ar- gue. She knew, too, that to try to stop Mir. Bears trip to the pigpen would be only waste of breath After he brought home a pig and dined heartily on it he would be in fine humor Then he would promise her anything she asked of him-and forget it. the next time he was hun gry.
 That night was an anxious one for Mrs Bear Her husband was away on his dangerous errand. And she was SC worried that she forbade the chill dren to mention the word pig in her hearing.
 At last, after she had dropped into q doze, a great putting and snorting reused her. She sprang up joyfully fer there was no lnistaking the odd noises that MT. Bear always made when he returned from successful business trip.
 I've got a big, fat one." MT. Bear called Wake up the children!'
 Tn about two minutes more the whole Bear family Was enjoying a feast. They ate until they could eat no more-not even Cuffy. And then they all turned in and went to sleep.
 Later that night deafening roar brought MT. and Mrs Bear to their feet so suddenly that they both bumped their heads against the low ceiling.
 Catch him. Stop him. He's going to eat me. Help Help" It was Cufv's frightened voice that bawled tt tose dreadful words.
 His mother seized and shook him
 Wake up!" she cried There's no one here but our own family. You must be dreaming"
 Cuffy Bear sat up and rubbed his eyes.
 T thought pig was trying to swal- low me" he stammered
 Nonsense, Go to sleep" said his father.
 And to Mrs. Bear he said. That's the child that wanted q whole pig all for his own. Ha, Ha, Ho, Ho,"
 Mir Bear laughed heartily Having lad big meal and q good nap he was in a fine humor. But often, when disturbed at night, he roared with rage
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 Newspaper Service,
New Britain herald., 1922-07-21

was but twenty" she rambed on. and he wears those funny mus tachios and Van Dyke because In his country they demand that their dis tingushed men look old But If land him I'm going to make him shave them off. Then he'll be the most stunning-looking thing with that white hair and his ruddy face. And his eyes are the most wonderful black when he takes of his glasses. saw them once when he didn't know was around, and after that I used to tease him to take them off. Oh! he's a darling all right There's something deliciously mysterious and romantic about him, don't you think"
 T think you're taxing your strength by talking so much" I said practically, realizing that the girl was bit hysterioal from the shock she had received, You mustn't talk any more. Here we are.'
 AS we entered the hall. and Lillian, quietly efficient, came to meet me, asked:
 Where Is this young lady's moth CT
 In my room" Lillian returned Her husband is with her There is a cot there, also, you know, so if you would like to go to your mother She turned to the girl inquiringly
 If you please and the youthful admirer of Harry Underwood followed his wife up the stairs in blissful ig- norance of her identity, while l fol- lowed, all my faculties tensely ab- sorbed with the problem of how to spare Lillian the shock of seeing her recreant husband. For shock l knew it would be. despite the fact that he had killed every shred of even the comradely affection which was all that she had even given him.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-21
Cocoanut Oil Fine
 For Washing Hair

If you want to keep your hair In good condition, be careful what you wash it with.
 Most soaps and prepared shampoo contains too much alkali. This. dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is very harmful Mulsfled cocoanut Gil shampoo (which is pure and en- tirey greaseless), is much better than anything else you can use for sham pooing as this can't injure the hair.
 Simply moisten your hair with wa ter and rub it in. One or two tea spoonful of Mulsif1ed will make an abundance of rich, creamy father, and cleanses the hair and scalp thorough ly. The lather rinses out easily. and removes every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves it fine and silky bright, fluffy and easy to manage.
 You can get Mulsifed cocoanut oil shampoo at any drug store. It is very cheap, and a few ounces is enough to last everyone in the family for months Be sure your druggist gives you Null sifed.
New Britain herald., 1922-07-21
The Frank Confession the Girl Made
 to MadCe

The Frank Confession the Girl Made
 to Madge.
 slammed swoon directly following the automobile accident in front of our door promptly forgot her role when the man whom she knew as Don Ramon Almirez but whom l had recognized as Harry Underwood, said that he felt faint She wrenched herself away from my supporting arm and turned to him anxiously.
 Oh. Don Ramon" she said ex- citedly Tt is you who must come to the house and lie down. Are you very i'll 2"
 I told you" he said firmly, that I only need little rest here. I do not wish to walk as far as the house. Please to go with Mrs. Gr- did your maid say your name was Green?"
 He inclined his head in eourtly fashion toward me. l guessed that there was mpish glee mirrored in the eyes screened by the thick-lensed glasses, and l paid tribute to the
 
 abled him to retrieve an embarrassing slip.
 Graham is my name" I returned demurely, then turned to the girl and put a firm hand on her arm.
 You will only hinder your friend s recovery if you persist in remaining here" I said. And your mother is in mysteries about you. You must come to the house."
 T do not need anybodys help" the girl replied sulkily as we walked on.
 .Nin You Tell Him?''
 But you forget" I said smoothly, that you have just come out of a very severe swoon. I cannot permit you to walk alone"
 "Oh, can that" she said rougtly You know as well as I do that was only pretending. I saw you look ing at me when I was peeking at Don Ramon, and knew you weren't fooled But it was Q good line for what I wanted, all right I've been trying to bring him to book for days. Do you think it worked? Or-will you tell him I was fooling? Say. You couldn't be as mean as all that could you?"
 And this was the new generation. ! was so astounded at her lack of reticence that I forgot my own code of behavior, and stared at her frankly for an instant before answering.
 T shall, of course. not tell him anything" l said frigidly "As for the success of your line $ you call it, that, of course, I cannot possibly know. I am sure. hovever"-this with a sudden remembrance of the necessity of keeping the fascinating MT Underwood from the chance of meeting Lillian-'that you will dis please him very much if you do not leave him to himself as he has asked
 Don Ramon's Story.
 "Oh. I'm going to the house all right" she said. Those foreigners you know, are accustomed to having women obey them i'll anything like this. But oh, they're so wonderful, so attentive. so courtly, so different from our crude American men. I'm just crazy about Don Ramon. even if I'd rather be an old mans darling than a young mans slave any day. l suppose you think I mean grand father instead of father, but he isn't really as old as he looks
 His hair turned white when he
New Britain herald., 1922-07-21
PALACE THEATER.

Among the exciting moments in Stranger Than Fiction" Katherine MacDonald's latest release through Associated F'irst- National Pictures, Inc, at the Palace theater tonight and Saturday, is battle in the air, in which one of the contestants, with his parachute strapped to his back, leaps from the burning machine and Is rescued by another airplane. It is probable that this stunt has never be- fore been seen on the screen and it will probably be some time before it is duplicated.
 Miss Macdonald is supported by a notable cast of players, among whom is Wesley Barry. who has the part of 'Freckles," a street urchin, to whom the wealthy society girl takes a fancy and brings into her home.
 The Keith vaudeville bill has four good acts with Young and Wheeler in an excellent musical offering; Aus tralian Stanley in a comedy offering; Frank Dobson & Co., late star of The Sirens in a comedy singing, talking and dancing offering, and The Rick ards, who offer variety act that in- cludes, magic, juggling and shadow graphs.