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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-05-03

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.sTN MORE ways than one Bessie
Lind looked admiringly at her
'uitor, Il wish you would live closer
to the ground"
"Iou mean you're afraid l might
fal?" He smiled. "I've been laying
bricks for seven years now and never
slipped once"
Il know, but you're so absentmnd
ed, Some day you might forget you
are standing on little platform way
up in The air and step of. You know,
Merton. you've done some very-well
foolish things when you were think
ing of something else
when | am at work that's all
tlink Of" Norton was a little offend
ed, "and besides, if do think of any
lhing else, it's YOU
"AIl the same | wish you had job
in which you could keep both feet on
the ground, literally and fguratively."
"The job is putting "a little in the
bank each week and in EPar-may.
be before-there will be enough" Nor
ton Nodd took her hand, enough for
US to get married. Don't you so MAX
ing fun of my job"
AS if to answer the girls wish, a
remarkable thing happened to Norton
the next morning. AS he descended
the stairs in his rOoming house he
saw the fat letter awaiting him on
the hail radiator, and as he hurried
on to work he read it. A draft for
ten thousand dollars! Old Uncle Ar
thur had remembered him. There
would be a wedding now Right af-
ter work he would hasten to Bessie,
tell her the news and, if she were
willing. hunt up the preacher. Nor
ton showed the letter and draft into
his lunch box and hurried on lie
could not quit the boss without no.
tice and, anyway, people did not re-
tire from work on ten thousand dol
lars.
AS the hricklayer placed brick to
form tall chimney his mind was on
the happiness of Bessie after she had
heard the story. He worked mechan-
ically and well, hoisted up the plat
form as the chimney grew and had
the satisfaction of fitting the top
brick before noon. He came down for
lunch, looked around for the box and
could not find it.
In vain he pleaded with the others
not to hide his lunch for joke.
There was something in it., he insist
ed, that he could not afford to lose
He took the afternoon off and searched
everywhere, even retraced his steps
to the boarding house. A dream of
happiness had been held before his
face only to be taken away. He Won
dered if he dared tell Bessie.
Instead of triumphant, happy
lover 1t was sorry one who called
that evening and Bessie was left won
dering as to the cause of his grief
For q week he went about his work
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To find a place to work-my fathers
friends helped me to that-we had to
sell the home in Connecticut-go to a
new place-and begin over again. My
sister is senior in college now. VIII
be married as soon as she graduates.
Mother is well and happy-and I-ah,
Patricia, how can l ever forget your"
Must your asked Patricia softly.
You are the daughter of a rich
mani could not ask you to come
down to our simple plane of living"
mot even to make me happy" she
faltered.
mot just yet, dear. A little while
and will come to New York and see
your father. And now, tell me more
about Yourself"
They met once more after that and
then there were friends that Patricia
must visit in England. trip to Scot
land, and then home again, fearful
that Peter Cook might come to see
her during her absence.
"My dear Patsy" smiled her moth
err, 81 cannot think of any such young
man-~Peter Cook? Bowes will give
you the cal DIS and perhaps you may
find him. Who was he, patsy?"
"My night errant, mother, gene
astray with my happiness in his
hands"
"You are sure of his love, Patsy?
Patricia laughed proudly.
$50 sure, mother that | will wall
for him-always."
After that, Patricia Lawrence wait
ed until the year waned and now
year came, White with snow. PERHAPS
her eyes were a little sadder, her HIS
more tremnous, when something hap
pened.
Howes brought card on his silver
salver.
"Pcter!' she whispered, and she
nodded to Bowes. In an instant he
was there. coming with the rush of a
happy lover.
ooh. Patsy he said TREMENDOUSLY
MY great uncle in Australia sem
for me and | wGnt-he was diving
and he has left us everything wits
a very rich man Now | can take
care of YOU and mother too!'
So Patsy Lnwreuce's knight errant
came home ut ID.t-and we rather
suspect that they viii live happily
ever after.
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hoping the missin! box would turn
up and then. all attempts failing, he
confessed
We'll have to find it, that's all"
The girl, facing him with the business
like air he had always envied. ques-
toned him infinitely as to all his
movements on the day of the loss.
"And the box, was it that one gave
you last Christmas?" Suddenly her
eyes took the light of hope. She was
almost afraid of the idea that oc-
cured to her.
Morton Mold" said Bessie, "you
will have to take me up that chin,
ney tomorrow"
Norton studied her soberly. When
Bessie said "have" she meant it.
"All right" he answered. "I1l see
you don't fall, but it will be job
getting the rigging up again."
Slowly he pulled the rope which
took them up the pile of bricks he had
laid so accurately but a week before.
Near the top, where he had been
working on the day of his misfortune
Bessie gave the signal and progress
became even more slow as she tapped
each brick with small hammer.
Then she laughed, a sobbing cry of
happiness.
''Oh, Norton, here II is. The little
red lunch box l gave you. plastered in
the chimney like brick"
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savings account. "WEy,

savings account. "WEy,
anything
Its whole lot" Hildegarde an
swered, promptly. cts start"
Business wasn't always good; some
times the candy wasn't sold promptly
enough and she had to take back one
or two boxes that got stale; one of the
big candy companies put out a new
brand, and Swdnped her for awhile
But she had an inspiration and made
some popcorn balls that sold so fast
that the girl at the hotel candy coun
ter telephoned her and asked if she
wouldn't bring in some more at once
Irma stopped making fun of her.
when Hidegarde had been in business
for nearly two months.
You'll be making real money soon'
she said. "How'd you happen to think
of this, in the first place."
The manager of the hotel asked
Hidegarde that same question the
next day. His Office was just across
the corridor from the candy counter
and he almost always happened to
stroll out when lIiIdegarde delivered
her wares.
Il wanted to make some money, a
lot of money, she told him, "and /
just took the first thing | saw That
everything in life, guess-seeine
what's right before you"
1t was not long afterward that one
of tIo buSiuocc n,o,, in to1x,, ,,rra.o,l
to back her if she wanted to have a
shop Of her own.
You've built UP a remarkably good
business" he told h@r-that was afte,
she had begun selling her candy in II
number of places besides the hotel
And | thin! there's money in, this FOR
both Of us. Wen advertise in thu
magazines and Ssll your caue, by
NAL
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Just as He Feared

Lille Langley, ''the Jersey Lily"
was once staying at the home Of
Lord Malmesbury, the diplomatist,
who was fal Gus as wit and racon.
teur.
"One day he discovered me in
tears" confides Mrs. Langtry in mem
oirs, "The Days Knew" land told
him that | had written harmless
but indiscreet letter at the writing
table in my room, that Mr.. I.angtry
had found it reproduced on the blot.
ting paper and it had made him to
put it mildly-cross.
",rhe diplOmatist expressed sym
patty with me, but stormnd at his
servants, who. he said had strict or
tlers to- renew the blotting paper
throughout the house every day to
prevent Just such contretemps -
Kansas Cit! Star.
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IIildegarde was thrilled at the idea.
She and the manager of the hotel had
become very good friends by that time,
and size went to him for advice.
Don't do it, Hildegarde," he urged.
1--WE taken advice from you'll want
what's right before me. Hildegarde,
won't you marry me instead of going
into business?'
Hildegarde said she would. And on
the day that they started for Paris on
their honeymoon she gave him the
steamship booklets that had led to
their meeting each other.
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Travel
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6 7 JUST isn't fair!" lrma Ilaines
cried disgustcdiy. tossing dowa
The newspaper which She had been
reading. and turning to her sister
"Geoi Sia l.lwlon and her cousin nave
just everything; they're going to E,a
"ore now And you and have to
stay right here in This lyoky little old
town, and never so anywhere or see
anything
But lrma-" her sister began, then
stopped abruptly. liildegarde instead
Of talking, went up TO her own room
and took out of her drawer Il pile o.
booklets and folders with bright-col
ored covers. Europe, British Colum
bia, India China, .Iapan-their names
fairly shone forth from the pages.
She sat now looking them over, pic
turing just what she would do if Sire
mad the money. 1t was hard to decide
between the Canadian Rockies and a
trip to New Orleans for the Mardi
Gras, between journey roand the
world and six months of delightful
roaming about Europe. 1t wasn't
wasted time, that day dreaming, for
after few moments of it H ,ldegrade
put on her hat and coat and hurried
Drlskly down to the corner grocery.
She came back laden with packages
brown sugar and nus meats and Gin
namon.
What did you buy all those things
for?" demanded lrma, curiously. fol
lowing her into the kitchen. 'NVe had
them ALL
Yes, | know, but I'm going into
business Iiildegar,,e answered, "and
| want to use my own money, what
| have of it, I'm going to make some
candy and see if can't sell it,"
"Sell candy-with such a lot of reg.
uar store candy on sae." she ex
claimed. "Why, who's going to buy
what you make?"
II don't know who's going to blu,
it," replied Hildegarde Serenely as she
tied on a big apron. THAT'S what
I'm going to find out"
She made her candy carefully, and
two hours later the kitchen table was
covered with plates on which it was
placed
When it was quite hard she tied up
small packages of it, in different sized
boxes made Of bright -colored card
board, and fastened with coored tape
Then she went to the biggest hotel IN
town, and asked if she might put il
"n sale there. She opened one box
and showed the manager the candy.
Looks good" he commented. "Tve
been wishing there was somewhere in,
this town that | could get fresh home
made candy. I'll buy this box for II
starter"
He went out to the candy counter
with her and introduced her to the
girl who was in charge. Hldegarde
left the candy and went home, hardly
daring to hope that all the candl
would sell, hardly able to keep from
planning what she would do if she
found regular market for it.
She went to the hotel again two
days later The candy was gone.
fiildegarde built up her marker
slowly, but surely. She added other
kinds of candy to the brown sugar
goodies she had made at first, and at.
tempted little novelties.
Irma continued to scott
Five dollars profit" she said, at
the end of the first week, when Hide
garde stopped at the bank to open q
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-05-03
Her Splendid
Knight
BY CLARISSA LIACKIE
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DATRICIA LAWRENCE stood in
4 the Paris hotel window and watched
the crowds passing to and fro on the
splendid avenue. They were gather
ing for the Legion convention and THAI
explained Patricia's fwn coming. Had
she not driven an ambulance when she
vas seventeen? Had she not run away
from home to do II?
School-day memories came and went
in her mind boarding school days =
college. Ii was at college that she
had decided to help win the war. SO
she had gone to Paris. 1t was there
that she had met Peter Cook--not
stunned and dismissed after week
or two in hospital. And it was during
this period that love and romance
came and thrilled her to the core
Out of the wrack of battlefieldS came
love and for week or two Peter Cook
and Patricia Lawrence lived with it,
promising faithfully to wait until the
war was over.
And then came humiliation for
Patricia. A stray shell had burst
near by and she had been stunned
While she was in hospital the war
ended, and by the time Patricia was
nvaIescent her father had arrived
and carried her Off From that day
to this she had never seen her Peter
Cook, and she believed that he must
be among the unknown dead.
Now, she stood in the hotel window
and looked at the gathering of the
Legion. She wanted to he down there
among them. Perhaps she might see
Peter Cook!
"Oh, Peter-Peter-" she whispered
softly, and sadly wondered if he could
be alive aid had forgotten her!
After that, wearing her uniform.
she went down into the crowd and
once or twice met some one that re-
membered her. They talked together
of the war s,nd of the great gathering
Patricia was walking alone when
she. suddenly saw him--peter--h her
Might cl uAt. lie WIS us TAN anu
straight as ever, but he walked with
a decided limp and one arm was stiff.
Somehow, it was as If the stage was
set for a play. She and Peter seemed
to he alone in the avenue-and Peter
Cook was looking white and anxious.
The way his face redeemed and
seemed so glad, told her that he had
been looking for her-and now he
had found her-they had found each
other.
Their hands clasped and they called
each other Miss Lawrence" and
captain Cook" After awhile they
went into small shop for cup of
coffee and now, for the first time. they
asked questions.
81 could not get in touch with you
at first" he said gravely.
She told him Of her stay In the
hospital. Il tried to find You, too
she said softly, "and | have always
thought that YOU must have been
killed ] am so glad to see YOU
''rhank YOU" he said simply. 81
would have found you somewhere If |
had been free-I always meant to
make a search of the whole world I'm.
til | found you-and then, when
reached home, in the States. found
that my father was on his deathbed,
and that he had lost every penny
through some speculation or other.
had mother, and young sister Just
entering high school. What could |
do excepting to care for them? ] had
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-05-03
SINCLAIR
PlAlI!!T1NE motor OIL
Seats Power ct eve,y Degree Of Wear

r sale by:
Cumberland Motor Co.. ~Clintwood Va.
Cumberland Chevrolet Sale Corp. Clintwood Va
Dickinson County Motor Co.. Clintwood Va.
Buchanan Brothers Motor Co., Cintwood and Darwin Va.
Henry & Della Carly Bear Pen Cap va.
W. J. Branham & Son, Skeetrock, Va
Clnchfield Coal Corp, Clinchco, Va
Joe Grooms, Haysi Va
w E. Hughes Georges Fork, Va.
Faysi Motor Co.. Haysi. Va.
E. G. Long, Nora, Va.
Mcclure Motor Co., Stenman, Va
Alex Mullins, Tarpon, Va.
S. Terry Mullins, Dwale, Va.
s. j. Mullins Haysi, Va.
j. D. Ncewonder, Mcclure Va.
w. M. Ritter Lumber Co., Mcclure and Fremont, Va
Powers Store, Clintwood, Va.
W. H. Vanover, Darwin Va.
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Way Up in the
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$4,000
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SIN MORE ways than one," Bessi,

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-18
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY
BEATS NODAK CREW
IS TO 13LAST night
Chicago Outfit Takes Early
Lead and Holds It; Was
Defensive Game

Chicago, Dec 18.-(P)-Loyola Uni
versity Of Chicago upset North Da-
kota's fast basketball team. ID to 13,
after great defensive battle before
5000 fans last night.
Loyola grabbed the lead at the
outset and never relinquished it. Only
once did North Dakota threaten and
that was near the end of the final
half when it was one field goal from
a tie.
Charley Murphy, six foot three
inch center, starred defensively and
extensively for Loyola. He was a
bulwark in the zone defense, which
both teams used. and he sank two
field goals and two free throws.
Loyola sank two field goals before
the Flickertails could get started.
Then they responded with a free
throw only to have their opponents
come back with another field goal. At
the half. Loyola led. 10 to 6.
At the start of the second half.
Loyola promptly sank two more field
goals, one by Murphy and another
by Lawless to lead IA to 6. At this
point. North Dakota, with Boyd and
Brown looping long shots, pulled up
to within two points only to have
Loyola's defense stiffen. For the last
eight minutes of play. North Dakota
Gagged but one free throw.
~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-18
NORTHWESTERN TO
MEET NOTRE Dame

Chicago, Dec. 18-(A1-lnvasion of
Notrc Dame by Northwestern's Grip
pied team tops the Big Tens three
game basketball card tonight.
Northwestern has never triumphed
over the Handlers on their home
floor. and prospects were dim for to-
nights attempt. as three Northwest
ern stars, Captain Hal Bleichmann,
forward. "Rut" Waiter. center. and
Merrill Munday, guard, were stricken
with influenza. It was also doubtful
whether Johnny Haas. star forward,
would be able to get into the game.
Minnesota. which has failed to vii,
9 preliminary game thus far, will
tackle the fast Carleton college team
at Minneapolis, and Washington UNI
versity's team. which defeated In.
diana last week. will invade Iowa Ia
the other two games on the card.
PtttsburghS Partners ended their
disastrous invasion Of Big Ten camps
last night ~ defeating Ohio State a
70 g, " : loosely played game d
| Columhsts.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-18
Jack Mccain Says He Win Make Fasco
FANS in NORTH ARE PROMISED
SPORT THRILLS THIS WINTER
Newspaper Men and Columnists
Meet in Tournament; Florida
Women's Golf Championship
in Offing; Professionals Set
for Southern Meet.

Palm Beach, ..T!a., Dec 18.-R-
Plenty of thrills and action ar;
promised northern sport enthusiasts
here this winter with the completion
Of q well rounded program Of golf
and tennis designed to attract the
nations outstanding wielders of the
niblick and racquet.
The sport season here is in the
offing, and before long winter colo
nists and rowing sports lovers will
be starting off on a series Of tour
nament plays that will continue UNI
til March.
Newspaper Men Gather
Prominent newspaper columniSts
and cartoonistS and novelists are tc
gather January 20 to 26 for the an.
nual tournament of the artists and
writer's golf association, won last
year by Grantland Rice
Before this tournament ends the
annual Lake Worth event. won last
year BY George Voigt. along with
honors in two other major title con-
tests here, will have begun. The
dates are January 2l-25.
Miss Virginia Van VIE is expect
ed for the opening of the annual
Florida woman's championship golf
tournament, starting February ia.
Miss Van Vie has WON the trophy
two times and another victory would
give her its permanent possession.
While these tournaments hold
the golfing spotlight here numerous
other events have been scheduled.
Then there are the various club and
group tournaments for the tennis
courts, to Wlet interest in three ma
jor tournaments scheduled for the
Royal Poinciana courts alone
Women Have Championship
The annual wOman's championship
OF Florida will be played February
IS to March 2, followed by the mems
state championship. March 40
The annual professional south
crn championship, dated March IL
Is, usually offers keenest competition
Of the entire tennis season. Vincent
Richards won it last year. Other
stars who participated i'll some Of the
matches each year include Francis r.
Hunter, ranking player Of the tennis
John Hennessey. former
Junior national champion: Manuel
Alonzo of Spain, George Lott and
T. Tilden.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-18
BASEBALL PLAYERS AND NOT
RULES SHOULD BE IMPROVED

nothing crazy in the suggestion. I
believe that team should be able to
so through an ordinary season with
20 players just as we'll as with Is.
There are any number of good
ball players sitting or the bench who
ought to be out playing regularly. You
have to be III there every day to de-
velop. Look what happened to Lefty
O'Doul and Mike Gazella with the
Yankees. They sat through a whole
career. When those young fellows sit
on the bench day after day they get
lazy and lose ambition. And when
they are used in couple of games in
row they get SO stiff they have to
be put back OH the bench again.
Sitters Haven't Chance
THE point that I am trying to
make is that those extra bench
warmers are holding jobs that some
kids in the minors arc working up to
and as long as available positions
with major league teams are filled up
with sitters they haven't the chance.
with conditions as they arc now
young players come up before they
are ready and they ore directed to a
seat on the bench. They get better
money. They live in good hotels.
travel on first-class railroads, see
good shows and work in perfect ball
parks. When the time comes that
they have to so back to the minors
they ere discontinued and they tell
other young ball players that it is a
bum racket.
If there were only 20 jobs on a
ball club every man would have to
hustle for his job and when young
fellow came up and landed a job as
regular he would feel that he was
set for n regular job and that the
minors wouldn't get him until the old
dogs were gone"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-18
Farrell Says National League
Accepted 1O-Man Idea as a
Suggestion From Respected
President But Amer lean
League Laughed 1t Out at
Last.
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL

The suggestion OF John A. Heydler
that a pinch hitter be sent UP every
time for the pitcher hardly will be
written into an amendment to the
rules soon The National League ac-
cepted it politely as suggestion COM
ing from its dignified and respected
president but the American League
laughed it right out of the meeting.
Baseball men. taking lesson from
the Wanderlngs and meanderings OF
the football rule makers, think the
game is pretty good as it stands and
If the sport needs Improvement it
could be best improved by improving
the breed Of the PLAYER and not writ
ing down the rules to fit inferior me-
chaniCS.
See Another Whizzcr
The old-timers never will stop talk
ing about the terrific blunder that
was pulled when the rabbit ball was
introduced and in the Hcydler sug-
gestion they see another attempt TO
satisfy demand for hitting that the
players can't meet without more tink-
ering with the rules or the nipple
ments in use.
Every man in baseball and every
customer who takes the trouble to
think about it knows what is the mat
ter with baseball-if there really is
anything wrong" Jack McAllister.
former manager Of the Cleveland In
dams and a smart baseball man. said
recently. His opinion is that of any
one Of a dozen or more authorities
who have discussed the same subject
for a number of years.
"Baseball's only serious deficiency
is not one that can be corrected by
change in the playing rules. The de-
ficiency is the shortage OF first-class
players and it might be corrected by
a change in the regulations of the
game. ! think it could be-" McAllistcr
said.
Production Behind Demand
There is no doubt that the pro-
duction Of good young ball players
was entirely stopped during the per-
iod in which We were at war. But
10 years have passed and the produc-
ton hasn't caught up with the de-
mand. There is no reason why VIC
find SO many veterans in the major
leagues other than that no young
players have come along to take their
places. And the young players who
do come up don't get the chance to
develop.
Il would think it would be worth
the experiment to change the regu-
lations so that major league club
could carry only 20 men during the
playing season. There certainly is