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The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-08-28
The KITCHEN
/; CABINET

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20. 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)
No matter what your experiences
may have been, the various frag-
ments of your life may be Joined
to make success, just as the small
est bits of glass are used in the
most beautiful mosaic.
, 1924-01-30
RESOLUTION

BE 1t T6S0LO6U W Ut6 ''ot9httU1
Council IN session assembled:
That the Govern be and he is aere-
nv authorized atler conference, With
the consent of the Municipal Committee
t. exchange a plot or the Whole 81 OId
Hon; al Ground with th4 oHae.oI Estate
r covery Hilr'and plot Of 1hs p4rcsFof
land belonging to Peters Farm WIN me
ow1ers OF Estate Hermon Hill FOR the
n1roose OF obtaining a watershed capa-
Bile of furnishing the town OF Christian
stei with an adequate supply q water
tor public use. o,-ro.r,
end Member for ChrjStjaaSte Io1Vn
and Suburbs.
Il was put to the vote and carried that
tba Reso ltion be furthered and passed
q 4b Me'aber for Frederiksted Goun ry
District (Anderson) remarked; Mr..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

WAS about to Secure tenth postpone
mcnt, Patrick Sexton ended the matter
then and there. He drew~a revolver
from his pocket and shot Rose down in
the courtroom. Rose died within a few
minutes and aged Patrick Sexton is
confined in the county Jail with charge
! of murder hanging over him.
| 1t will follow as matter Of course
that Patrick Sexton will be indicted,
but in his case, the real Indictment lies
against the legal procedure that could
secure the adjournment of a murder
trial for nine successive times and was
about to secure it yet again when an
Ieyaspera ted. wearicd and bewildered old
man stepped in before the law and took
its fulfillment into his own hands.
There is no reason on earth why a
confessed criminal should be allowed to
secure nine continuances when brought
before the bar of the court to plead in
answer to the gravest crime that can be
alleged against any man. When such
4 condition as that exists. it is beyond
argument that there is something rot
ten somewhere. The effect of that rot
tenness was that criminal was going
free, society was being deprived Of the
protection it had right to expect from
rne men to whom it paid salaries fo
executing the law and who had sworn
to see that the laws were observed.
OF course, no man has the right to
take the execution of laws into his own
hands. No man has the right to kill
another man, but when justice has been
deliberately set aside nine times and is
about to be set aside for the tenth time.
there are few people in the world who
would not form the opinion as did Pat
rick Sexton, that the law had abandoned
him and was prostituting itself for the
defense of crime. When law abandons
men, it becomes very much of a ques-
ton, how long men should cling to the
law that has deserted them.
1t may be, that in the course of time;
Patrick Sexton will be arraigned in
court charged with murder. The proba
bilities are great that he will not be
granted half as many continuances as
were given to the man who slew his
boy. The law will then be out to
avenge the majesty which Patrick Sex
ten outraged. Whatever is done at the
trial of this old man will not, however,
alter the fact that when he pleads at
the bar, it will be the law itself that is |
the real defendant.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
'.HISBR0!HERS
- ,W7F + 8
MW M :. R ri 1sr AyREs fS1H

l am out here; she's the best WON
an in the world. and the best friend
I've ever had. Shed have pulled me
| through, if Id not been such fool
and you'd have liked her. But its
no use now. or i suppose / shouldn't
be writing this at all.
Its been raining like hell for the
past week hardly dry moment
and most OF us are suffering agonies
from rheumatism. Cad. one appre.
ciates England after a taste of this
"Davy. if i never come home
don't think I'm funking - but if
never come home, and you get q
chance, will you tell Mary Furnival
that / asked you to thank her for all
she's done for me? / never. some
how, realized it till l got away from
everyone, and had plenty of time to
think. We were such good pals. God
bless her."
After speaking with Mary. and be-
lieving her to be his brothers wife,
Bretherton had marveled at the half
spoken confession of love for another
woman the letter had contained: but
now, in the light of what Monty
Fisher had said. and what he him
self had instinctively guessed, many
things were made clear.
Nigel had loved this woman. this
Mary Furnival. who had allowed him
-David-to believe that she vas
Nigel's widow; Nigel had realized
the mistake of his marriage TOO late !!
Then where-where was Dolly.
1t was all great mystery.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

G. McAdoo to be President of the Unit
ed States, he will be compelled to take
an oath to preserve. protect and defend
the constitution of the United States and
the laws of the United States. He will
be forced to take an oath to prevent
other men from doing what Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur says Mr.. McAdoo
has already done. Truly, that will be
a fine position for Mr.. McAdoo.
Every day adds to the clearly evident
unfitness of this man to be the candi-
date of any political party for thesposi-
ton of President of the United States.
There will be no probability of his
nomination unless the Democratic party
has. for time, taken leave of its senses.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The old-fashioned man who had
to listen to his wife's scolding, now
has a son who sits down to the radio
and puts on his ear muffs.-Dayton
News.
A man is old when he can leave
the heroine in the clutches of the
villain and go yawning to bed.-Jer-
sey City Journal.
About the only way girl can get
her shape in the papers now is to
invent way TO attach a radio out
fit to her bathing suit.-Stamford
Advocate.
Not all the mud now being flung
about can be classed as "beauty
clay. Lafayette Journal and Cour-
Ter.
It may take mere map a half-hour
to sew on button, as n female
critic jeers, but it takes some wo-
men a couple of months to do the
same job.-Illinois State Journal.
The prohibition party of Califor-
MIA is, according to an official an
nouncement, preparing to nominate a
full ticket, which is only in a man
ner of neutrality-suspicious. Spokes-
man Review.
If he sells out for money, that's
rascality: if he sells out for votes,
that's politics.-Jersey Journal.
Toni lost an opportunity of kiss
ing Betty in the conservatory last
night, after our dance. Dick-Well,
don't worry about it: found it later.
Boston Transcript.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
CHAPTER XII.
An Uneventful Life.

Down to the time of Nigel Brother
toms death Mary Furnivals life had
been eventful.
She could not remember her
father. and her mother had died
when she was sixteen. leaving her to
manage as best she could on the
small income of something under a
hundred year.
1t had seemed wealth to Mary in
those early days, only afterward,
are things such as board and lodg-
ings and travelling expenses to be
paid for besides clothes and simple
pleasures, did she understand that
she must lonk around for ways ard
means by which to supplement her
slender income.
An advertisement in a morning pa
per had led to her finding a place as
typist in city office.
She made no friends. and the adj
vent of Nigel Bretherton into the drab
monotony of her life had seemed like
a glimpse of Heaven.
He was friend of her employers
son, and once-pausing on his way
through the office where she sat, he
had stopped and iokingly offered her
penny for her thoughts.
That had been one of the days
when a patch of blue sky was visible
above the ugly chimney pots and
Mary had pointed to it, and answered
that she was wondering what it must
be like to live in the country, where
there was no smoke, and where the
sun always shone.
The answer had amused and inter
ested him, even though he told her
that there was no place on earth where
the sun always shone. She was diff
ferent from the. fluffy. giggling girls
of his acquaintance, and one day he
hesitatingly asked her to come out and
have some tea with him.
And so the curious friendship had
started.
No man had ever paid Mary at
tention before, and it seemed to her
ignorance that this was Romance with
a capital letter, and the first step to
the Happy Land. of which
she had hitherto only dreamed.
For four years she had been more
than happy and content with his
friendship, and then. without n word
of warning. her dream castles came
Gathering to the ground.
Nigel went on a country visit.
He had often been away before, and
she had not minded. She had looked
forward to RVS occasional letters, and
the joy of his return. But this time,
beyond a couple of scrubbed postcards,
he did not write at all.
The visit, which had been for
week, dragged into two. and when he
came back one glance Mt his face
told her the reason for the DELAY.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
WHAT I WOULD DO.

Were l the Bunny Rabbit bold
With paint brush deft, whom we were
told
Tn childhood's happy fleeing day
Would come adown all good folks wayt
And paint with tints and touches light
The eggs left for him overnight
Would good Sir Bun TO me impart
For just one hour. his magic art,
I'll tell you what I'd love to do;
I'd single someone. 'twould be you,
And with a master stroke of black.
I'd block your troubles with whackj
I'd shade your mornings, soft and
light.
To melt in MONDAYS blazing bright
With added joys for hours to come
Twixt midday and the setting SUM-
I'd make your nights starry sheen
Till bedtime came with reckoning
dream
OF Easter joys so close at hand
But dreams and wishes, Lordy Land
Fade fast away unless yeu stand
With deed or two, quite close at hand
And knowing this, as wise Buns dol
I'd wink, and leave an egg for you,
A sugar egg. all ribbon tied,
With peep-hOle end. and things inside
Then squirting hard. within you'd see
A wondrous photograph of me-
MISS +. A. DAVIS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
ARRAIGNING THE LAW

One day in juno, 1922, Patrick Sex
ton, an old, gray haired man living in
Chicago, saw the lifeless body of his
son, Frank Sexton, brought home. The
boy had been murdered. He was taxi
cab driver and had been shot by the
leader OF rival taXicab company during
a war between the two concerns. The
murderer, a man known as Smiling
Jack" Rose, admitted the killing.
In due course of time, Rose was in
dicted and his case came UP for trial.
1t was continued. 1t was called again
and continued. 1t was called again and
continued. 1t was called again and
continued 1t was called again and CON
tinued. It was called again and CON
tinued. It was called again and con-
tinued. 1t was called again and con-
tinued. 1t was called again and con-
tinued. 1t was called again, but it will
never be continued any more.
Nine times Rose, who admitted that
he had killed young Sexton, was ar
raigned and nine times his case was
postponed. When he was arraigned for
the tenth time and it seemed that he
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
CHAPTER NJ.
The Puzzle

Up in his bed room, he turned on
ali the lights and propped the little
photograph Of Nigel and his wife
against the dressing table glass. He
stood looking down at it for mo-
ment, then he took the flat gold locket
which Mary Furnival had given him
from his POCKET, and opened 1t.
With Il sort of deliberate curiosity
he compared the pictured faces of
the two women the one in the
locket, with its steady, al'GoSt sad
eyes, and the frivolous prettiness of
she who had been his brothers wife.
1t was not the same woman,
He laid The lockct down beside the
unmounted photograph. and again
opened the lettt- Nigel had written
the night before his death.
Perhaps now he would be able bet
ter to understand its imploring in
conference perhaps now in the light
of this new discovery, many things
would be made clear.
dear Davy,' (Nigel's sprawling
writing struck his heart with n little
pang of remembrance nobody hut
Nigel had ever called him 'Davyo-
Il have been meaning to write to
sOu NNNI but W tblo
hell, for hell it is, no matter what
the papers say.
II don't want to grumble-I came
of my own free will--but this past
day or two I've had the feeling that
| sha'nt ever go back home. So
many of the chaps have gone under,
and you never know whose turn it
will be next.
81 should have liked to have seen
you again, old fellow. 1 hope you
weren't very wild over my last let
ter? ought to have told you before
about my marriage. but it's all been
such mistake.
"Not that I'm blaming Dolly. It's
cut both ways, and she hasn't been
any happier than l have. We weren't
suited: there was another man she
really cared for, and l - well, one
can see where mistakes are made
when it's too late.
MARY Furnival is with Dolly while
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

He had pct the inevitable "othcr
woman"
Little by little, as if he were not
quite sure how she would take it, be
had told her about Dolly-how pretty
she was, how altogether charming.
Her hair is like copper beech leaves
in the sum-" he said eloquently. II
want to marry her more than anything
IN the world"
For an agonized moment Mary had
not been able to answer. For a mo-
ment she had closed her eyes. and Won
dered with sick feeling of utter de-
spair how she could ever hide from him
the truth-the humiliating truth-that
she had given him something more than
friendship, expecting something more
in return.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
MADOO AS AN ATTORNEY

When former Governor James T. Fer
guson recently delivered an address in
this city, he said that William G. Nc
Adoo, now candidate for the Democratic
nominat for the presidency. had vio-
lated the law which prohibits certain
government officers from appearing be-
fore executive departments of the gov
eminent in the capacity OF attorneys
within two years after they have left
the federal service.
Mr.. Ferguson declared that McAddo
had violated this law. This is a bit
drastic, but there seems to be no doubt
that the law was broken by Mr.. Nc
Adoo.
Senator Norris of Nebraska, recently
introduced in the Senate seven resolu-
tons calling for information on this
subject and one of them was addressed
to the Secretary of the Navy. Secre-
tary Wilbur has replied to the effect
that, not only did Mr.. McAdoo violate
the law but that it has also been brok-
en-, so far as the Navy Department has
information. by former Senators James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois and Hoke
Smith of Georgia.
Secretary Wilbur reported that Will
liam G. McAdoo appeared before the
Navy Department in behalf of Albert
c. Burrage, owner of the steam yacht
Aztec, in advocacy of the claim of Mr.
Burrage arising out of the leasing of the
yacht by the Navy Department during
the recent war The amount of money
involved was $325,O00 as the cost OF
repairs, plus $4,000 for the loss of the
use of the vessel, total of 1885, 900.
The claim was settled by the depart
ment. with Mr.. McAdoo for 100000
and Mr.. Burrage has received and now
presumably has that amount, minus the
fee he paid Mr.. McAdoo for getting him
the 100000
Mr.. Lewis won his claim and Mr..
Smith lost his and has taken it before
the Court of Claims.
Secretary Wilbur has reported to the
Senate in response to the Norris reso-
luton, that the records of the depart
1nent fail to show that any other mem
Der of the Senate or ex-cabinet offer
had appeared before it for the purpose
OF prosecuting claims within the period
forbidden by the law.
1t would appear that ordinary respect
for the clearly apparent prophecies would
prevent any former cabinet officer from
appearing before government depart
ment for the purpose of attempting to
use his influence with that department
for his own financial betterment.
1t must be an accepted fact that Mr.
McAdoc was before the Navy Depart
ment with the idea of using his personal
influence. Before he went into the cabi-
net of President Wilson he had no par
yicular standing as lawyer 1t is not
at all probable that any person with a
large claim against the government
world have sought out William G.. Nc
Adoo, attorney, as the man eminently
able to prosecute that claim. William
g. McAdoo, former member of the cabi-
net, former secretary of the treasury
former director of the railroads. was a
very different person from William G.
NcAdoo, attorney, and it was he who
was employed and it was he who ac-
cepted the employment.
In the event of the election of William
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
CHAPTER NH.
DOIIy's Letter.


She had stood by him Loyalty in spite
of it all. She had listened to the
solemn words that had mad him the
husband till death should part them.
Of a woman who cared nothing for
him. She had been that woman's true
friend through all the petty chickering's
and disbursements that had fol-
lowed.
No matter how her heart ached for
Nigel, and his bitter disappointment.
she never allowed one word or sign of
it to escape her. She might have
been Dolly's friend for all those four
years, instead of his.
And now he was dead, and Dolly
had married somebody else, and for
gotten him.
1t seemed so utterly incredible.
Even now she would sometimes sit
with eyes tight shut. and tell herself
that when she opened them she would
find life all going on s-usual-Dolly
lolling about the flat, disconnected,
silent; both of them-or was it only
she notwithstanding for the post
mans knock with bated breath.
There was no longer anything to
dread, nothing even to hope for. Life
seemed to flow past her, leaving her.
standing still in the place where Nigel
had fallen.
She woke from dream of him the
morning following David Bretherton's
visit. to find letter from Dolly await
ing her.
1t had been written on board ship.
and posted at sea.
Il never knew what happiness really
was till now" SO wrote Dolly with
quill pen and many undertakings.
Robert is so good to me. / believe
he really worships the ground l walk
on. So different from Nigel !"
MARY, l was fool not to have
realized to begin with how utterly un-
suited we were. He never troubled to
understand me.
CONTINUED i'm Our Next Issue)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
BEGIN Here To-day.

| DSSiu ihC.o foo~J.
| Dolly, goyerneSs. mariies Nigel
! Bretherton tor his money. The mar
riage proves an unhappy one. When
war is declared, Niger is glad TO en-
list. He leaves Dolly under the
care of Mary Furnival. Mary comes
to live in Dolly's flat.
When word comes that Nigel has
been killed Dolly marrics an old
they said for America. Nigel's older
brother, David, calls to see Nigel's
widow. He mistakes Mary for
Dolly. Mary is ashamed TO tell Of
Dolly's marriage.
David goes to call on friend
named Fisher who shows David Il
picture of Nigels wife, David sees
that it is not Il picture of the girl he
takes for Nigel's widow. Fisher
tells. David that he does not like
Dolly. Now go on with the story.
"Do the right thing by all means,
but don't let her think that you're
going TO make tremendous fuss.
She's perfectly capable ~ looking
after herself; she'll mary again, as
said before. Make her small al
lowsnce-say couple Of hundred a
year.
III think it over"
Fishers sister joined them again,
and they talked on ordinary topics
till striking clock warned them
that it was past midnight. Dora
rose.
We've all lost our beauty Sleep"
she said. laughing and CHANGING at
David. I'm going to bed. David,
you're not going TO run away from
us first thing tomorrow"
II am afraid / must. / ought to
have gone to the Red Grange to-
night, there is so much to see TO: but
l hope We shall see great deal Of
each other in the future. You must
come down and stay with me, Monty,
and bring Dora"
Il should love to comes
Dora was delighted at the idea:
she had once seen Red Grange and
never forgotten it. Already she was
wondering If perhaps some day she
might not make it her permanent
home. David Bretherton was rich.
and a somebody, and she had always
liked him.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
Poets Corner
HIS SAXOPHONE.

I heard screech. / heard howl.
An awful noise, hair-raising yowl,
The cats began to meow, the dogs, to
bark,
Thought some drunkard was on a
lark,
Babies began to cry, mothers to
scream,
Twas like a nightmare or terrific
dream.
With nerves shattered l ran to the
door,
Now noises ceased, all was quiet once
more
Though crowds gathered round a pros
trate form,
Sfers on some faces, on Others a
scorn.
When asked the cause of the victims
moan,
/ learned it was-His Saxophone.
HELEN LUTHY.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

One boy asked another how he could
teach girl to swim. "Oh. said the other
boy, you goes up to her gentle-likc.
takes her hand gentle. leads her gentle
down to the waters, puts yer arm gem
tie round her waist "Oh, garn" in
terrupted the boy "Whst's the mat
ter? She's my sister" yer sister! oh,
shove her in."-Tit-Bits
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

A policeman shot twice at motorists
in a rapidly moving motor car on West
Commerce street, the other night, when
they did not obey his order to stop.
The use of riot guns is all that will
halt some JOY riders.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

Federal agents no longer will accept
liquor cases for prosecution % which
the evidence was secured by illegal
search it is announced. Maybe our pro-
inhibition friends intend to obey the law
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

The Morse handmaiden said 10 her
mistress: "Av vent to das movie last
night" mote the careful preservation of
the dialect). The lady of the house in
quil I Scaramouene ANA inc glrl
Spokesman Review
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
JIM

Say there! P'r'aps
Some on you chaps
Might know Jim Wild?
Well,-no offence;
Thar amt no sense
In gittin' riled!
Jim was my chum
Up on the Bar;
That's why come
Down from up thar,
Lookin' for Jim.
Thank We, sir! you
Amt of that crew.
Blest if you are
Money Mot much:
That amt my kind;
| amt no such.
Rum FL don't mind,
Seem it's you.
Well, this yer Jim,
Did you know him?-
jess bout your size;
Same kind of eyes
Well. that is strange;
Why, it's two year
Since he come here,
Sick, for a change.
Well, here's to us;
Eth?
The deuce you say.
Dead:-
That little cuss?
What makes you STAR
You over thar!
Can't man drop
s glass in yer shop
But you must rar!
1t would MT take
Derned much to break
You and your bar.
Dead.
Poor-little-Jim,
Why, there was me,
Jones. and Bob Lee,
Harry and Ben,-
No-account men:
Then to take him,
Well, thar-Good-by,-
No more, sir-I-
Eth?
What's that you say?
Why, dern it,--sho -
No? Yes, BY 10!
Sold
Sold! Why you limb,
You emery.
Derned old
Long-legged Jim
BRET HARTE.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

A, woman may make the keynote
speech for the Democratic party at New
York this year, it is stated. Most wo-
men are the very best keynoters we
have.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

A Cincinnati court has ruled that a
radio has the right to broadcast music.
If some of them only would!
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30

A San Antonio policeman was struck
by lightning. No arrests have yet been
made but the police have clew.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-30
A Puzzle a Day

Here is puzzling problem which
requires little careful thought. Al
man had bed Of shrubs. There was
the same number of shrubs in each
row-vertical and horizontal--thd
shrubs formed a square. One yead
lie planted shrubs all the way around
the bed, SO they formed a one-row|
square outside the old shrubs. Tho
new shrubs were the same distancd
apart as the old ones; they merely
made the rows longer. The man then|
had GA shrubs more than before. Howl
many did he have originally?