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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
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Their apart, and I'm too big to get
through. But you can pass easily
and the window is open beyond :.
Very well. In a minute I'm going
to lean down and pick you up, but
not by your hands-by your belt.
Put your hands above your head, as
though you were going to dive: and
when you come up to the bars, just
wriggle your way between them and
get knee on the sill"
Without a word, she put up her
hands as | said, and disposed my
self as well as could.
Holding fast with my left to a
cross-bar, I reached my right hand
down till I touched the small of
her back. Then I took her by the
belt of her breeches and lifted her
up.
She could not have played her part
better, if we had rehearsed the ma
neuver score of times. AS she
came to the bars, she turned side
ways, her back to me: and before
knew where I was, she had taken
her weight.
And then it was all over, and she
was within the Understanding,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17

out of his hold: but now I know
some of the trials those men en-
dured, for though our case was diff
ferent, we did as they must have
done. The constant chill and the
rudeness of naked stone, the furtive
light, the anxious lingering of ma
sonry, the whispered consultation,
the sudden shock Of unfamiliar
sounds-of such was our two-day
tenure of the great tower of Brief.
1t was five o'clock on the We'd
nesday afternoon when Elizabeth
Strengthened her back and led the
way to the bedroom where Brenda
had set out some tea.
We had now been within the tower
for 80 hours, for more than 80 Of
which we had striven to find the door
way with all our might. And we
were no nearer our goal than when
we had bolted the doors and begun
our search. At most, ten hours were
left us, for by three on the following
morning we must be gone.
AS ! stumbled into the bedroom,
Herrick opened his mouth. 1--WE
have now eight hours in which to
discover a secret we know is here.
Myself, think we should do it: in
fact, if we don't, shall think the
less Of myself. When ais said and
done, it's question Of using ones
brain. And that's where I think
we've gone wrong. When our eyes
and our hands had failed us, we
ought to have let them be: to 60 on.
using them was only distracting our
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17

looking out of the window, with her
delicate hands on the sill.
For a moment we regarded one
another, she as unearthly fair as !
was foul.
Then
/. ..What can't you dor" she said
quietly.
shall never forget that moment.
The iron bars were between us,
the bars which I could not pass.
Like some beast, I was peering be-
tween them at arbeauty which was
not of my world. Corruption sur
veyed incorruption-and found it his
hearts desire.
''When you talk like that" said
hoarsely, "you make me feel rich. !"
Elizabeth smiled.
sThat was the idea," she said gen.
tly. s'Be careful how you get down"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
Guessed Wrong

According to the prophecy in St.
Peters epistle the medieval church
expected the end of the world to be
near. The first century passed with
out this catastrophe occurring.
Gradually as the year 1000 ap-
preached all Christendom feared
the millennium. Crowds renounced
their earthly possessions and fled
to Mount Zion where it was rurnored
that Christ would appear. In Amer
lea, William Miller started group
of Second Adventists or Millerites
who waited in vain for the end Of
the world in 1874. There have been
various times since this when the
coming doom has been prophesied.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
CHAPTER "

shall not set down in detail the
search we made for the doorway
which no one would ever find," for,
for one thing, we went about it as
anyone else would have done, and,
for another, almost the whole of our
labor was thrown away. But that,
] suppose, was inevitable.
There was the winding stairway,
scaling the wall Of the tower, and
within its coils were the chambers
which made the suite. From top
to bottom its walls and its steps
were of stone, and the fight rose
without interruption, except for four
landings so slight as scarce to de-
serve that name. It was very SIM
ply built and served or was served
by five doorways, not one of which
was hidden in any way; and since
its form was that of the ordinary
winding stair, it was hard to see how
any other doorway could really be
there, and harder still to divine
where such another doorway could
possibly lead-for on one hand you
had the chambers and, on the other,
the wall of the tower itself.
The door from the courtyard gave
to a miniature hall which just ac-
cepted the oak when Elizabeth
swung it back. This hall was but
four feet square and might, in days
gone by, have been held by one
man against fifty who strove to pass.
AS you entered the hall, the stair
way rose on your right. and, be-
fore you, another doorway led to
the first of the chambers within the
tower. These were three in num-
Der, and all would have had the
same shape, but for the demands
which lavatories and a bathroom
had made.
Before we did anything else, we
bolted the door between the tower
and the castle. as well, of course. as
the door by which we came in.
After that, made for the window
whose bars had forced aside. and
roughly repacked the - tets from
which the cemeai gone. and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
..nA
CAP ~
AND sN||!y
REASON

The school inspector was visiting
a class and, as was his habit, gave
a little talk on general subjects In
an endeavor to interest the children
in the everyday things of life. On
this occasion, says London Tit-Bits
Magazine, he was talking about the
blacksmith and his trade.
"And what kind of arm muscles
has the blacksmith" he asked.
"Big ones!" shouted the children.
"And why is the blacksmith's arm
bigger than mine, for instance?"
"He works!" came the reply In
chorus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17

cleaned a living by panning the
creeks, encouraged by high gold
prices in world markets.
But primitive panning methods
have given way to scientific geo.
physical panning, and large COM
panies explore the earth, 600 or
more feet deep, for old pre-glacial
creek beds.
The drill Of the handbook miner
has displaced the pick and shovel Of
the surface miner, and in the Yukon
old style placer mining has been
discarded for huge dredges.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
Bright Son

Young Oscar was busily working
on the examination for Office boy
when he came to this question:
"How far is the earth from the
SUM-"
Oscar thought, and finally wrote.
81 can't recall exactly, but / don't
believe the sun is close enough to
interfere with my duties as Office
boy"
P. S. He got the job.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17

This graceful bowl Of filet GRO
Chef roses is set off by the. K
stitch. The design is lovely as a
chair set, scarf ends, or buffet set.
Pattern 1880 contains directions
and charts for making this set;
illustrations of it and Of stitches;
materials required.
Send Is cents in coins for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle, Nee
dlecraft Dept, 81 Eighth Avenue.
New York, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
A Touchy Animal

A hardup sportsman bought a
hunter and put off payments for a
time. Later he met the man who
had sold him the horse.
81 am not satisfied with that ami
NAL" he said.
"Why, what's the trouble?" asked
the dealer.
swell, it won't hold its head up"
said the sportsman.
ooh, that's all right, sir; it's his
pride. Just you wait till he's paid
forl"-Pearson's Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
CHAPTER -Iv-Continued

Holding my torch in my teeth, ]
inspected the four beddings care
fully, one by one. There was nothing
to choose between them: all were
apparently sound. I put my torch
away, and tested the bars them
selves. The first was not rock
steady: the second, however, might
have been a part of the tower.
Clinging to the cage like some
ape, / fought to loosen the first,
and when I stopped to take breath,
/ could move it an eighth OF an
inch.
But for the cage; ! could never
have done what did. AS it was,
/ could work with freedom, and,
when I was tired, could rest: and
this without the dragging, deadly
oppression of what I will call self
support. Never at any time was I
holding my own weight up.
Without the mallet, the chisel was
of no use, and l could not have used
them together, because / had to
hold on: but by working the bar to
and fro, gradually crushed the
cement which was lying within the
sockets between the bar and the
stone.
After nearly half an hour this bed
ding was gone, and I could move the
bar sideways full two inches each
way: but wrench it out, could
not, and after little / knew that
its ends had been purposely bent
to defeat the very object ] had in
view. I could loosen, but could
not displace it, unless ! had the
strength to pull a stone from the
tower.
Now the bars had been set in the
wall four inches apart. By hold
ing my bar to one side, / now had
a space of six inches between that
bar and the next. But that was not
wide enough After moment
or two, began to trysto loosen the
second bar.
AS well try to shake statue-or
so it seemed As have said, the
thing was part of the tower. But
after ten frantic minutes ] felt it
stir.
I stopped for moment to rip off
my tie and collar and let them drop.
Then fell upon that bar, like man
possessed.
Twenty-Five minutes went by be-
fore ] had the sockets clear of ce-
ment.
If / moved the two bars had
loosened as far apart as could,
] now had a space of eight inches
through which to pass: but, short of
displacing a bar, could have no
more, for the iron of which they
were wrought was not to be bent.
have sometimes heard said that
where mans head win enter. there
his body can pass. On that exact
ing night 7 proved that saying UNI
true. could put my head into
the cage, but, do what would, /
could not pass my body between the
bars.
Three feet below me, ] saw Eliz-
abeth's upturned face. She was
standing on Herrick's shoulders,
leaning against the wall.
ssWhat is it," / whispered. WHAT
is it?''
leave it, Richard. You must.
No man could do any more, but it
can't be DONE
It was the phrase she used that
opened my eyes.
NO man could do any more"
Perhaps. But woman could.
Listen. = said, you've come in
the nick Of time. Can you see these
barsz The two middle ones are
splayed: but can't move them far
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
How Absurd

"What's that building?" asked
the stranger.
''That's the asylum for the blind"
said the native.
$50 on, you can't fool me-" said
the stranger. whats all them win
dows for?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
Unfortunate Plight

''When / grow up, will ! have O
husband like daddy, Mother?"
eyes, Betty"
"And if don't get married, win
I be an old maid like Aunt Susan?"
eyes, child"
Deep thought for a minute.
"Wel, ] sure am in a FIX"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
A SEASONABLE WISH
Lady Bug-Oh, Mrs. Woolly Cater
pillar, / wish / had your nice fur
coat.
No Pleasing Her

''Have you arranged your holt
days YETI"
s'Not absolutely. My husband
wants me to 60 with him for a trip
around the world, but want to go
somewhere else"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
Pretty Tough

The tourist had stopped to change
tires. II suppose" he remarked to
a native onlooker, shat in these
isolated parts the necessities of life
come pretty high"
eyer right, stranger" replied
the native, gloomily, "an' 1t amt
worth drinkin' when We get itP-
Telephone Topics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
NOT Time ENOUGH

Boggy- When that elevator fell
with you | suppose all your sins
flashed before your eyes?
Woggy-Well. not all-you see.
we only dropped five stories. Min
neapolis Journal
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
No Place for Him

Excited Patient-Let me upl
want to get out of herel
Nurse-Lie down and be quiet.
The doctor is a very excitable man
and loses his patience easily.
Patient-So heard and that's
why / want to get awayi
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
Higher Mathematics

Farmers Wife-If you can't
sleep, try counting sheep.
Farmer-I did that last night. ]
counted ten thousand sheep and put
them in cars and shipped 'em to
market. BY the time I'd figured
up my losses, it was time to get
I'D and milk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
Desire 10 Ride

sThe ambition of the average
person today is to ride in the cart
rather than to help pull it,
Roger w. Babson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
CHARITY

"Say, George, are you one of the
directors of the Charity ball?"
eyes"
'sWell, it would be charity to
give me a ticket, and lend me q
dress suit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-17
NEWS. Perfected
C AST o II OLE
EASY TO TAKE

It's news when. by new and revo-
lutionurY process. thot old reliuble
medicine. costor oil; is now mode &c.
tuollY odorless. tusseless and cosy
70 take. Kellogg's Perfected Tosteless
Costor Oil-the name Of this newest
end purest Of costor oils - sold in
Tefinery-seuled ga OF. bottles at oil
druggists. Polotdble. full-strength. Of.
ficient. dlwuYs fresh. Insist on Kel.
logg's Perfected accept no so.
colled ''tosteless" substitute. Keep
Kellogg's Perfected hundY-on Csc
q bottle. but what q difference in
quulitY! approved by Good House.
keeping Bureau.
-:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

gotten that President Vargas of
Brazil did have to put down a re-
cent Nazi uprising in his realm, and
that certainly was no pipe dream,
for it involved considerable loss of
life Chile also had a Nazi-Fascist
revolt to squelch not long ago. That,
too, was the real thing. Consequent
ly, Argentine rumors don't sound so
altogether improbable. President
Ortiz's regime in BuenOs Aires is in
vestigatng, anyway. 1t doesn't pooh
pooh the scare.
That Hitler plans an early inva-
sion of South America with forces
from Germany itself is, Of course,
too ridiculous an idea for even him
to entertain. However, the Father
land has formidable concentrations
Of already-resident Germans, espe-
cially in southern Brazil and the Ar
gentine. They haven't been locally
assimilated, but are as German as
they were when their initial settlers
first arrived. That these folks think
they might be able to gain control is
not so crazy a notion. Maybe they
couldn't do it on any countrywide
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

include most of the original players.
Of this number the majority of the
actors are native islanders and fish
ermen who have never seen play
in their lives. These people hope
some day even to play the lead roles,
making "The Lost Colony" sort of
patriotic Oberammergau at the cradle
of American civilization. 1t is pre-
scented on the very site Of the original
Lost Colony.
The entire production is non
profit venture sponsored by various
State historical societies and groups
devoted to popularizing the history
and lore of North Carolina. Paul
Green wrote the play specifically for
Roanoke Island, and production else
where is forbidden. Although it is
his biggest hit, Green receives no
royalties from the drama His other
successes are Johnny Johnson, %
'The House of Connolly" and "In
Abraham's Bosom" for which he won
the Pulitzer Prize in 1927.
Among the many thousands to see
the initial production were Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Brooks Atkinson,
drama critic for the New York Times.
In a nationwide radio broadcast di-
rect from Roanoke Island, the Presi-
dent praised the heroic efforts of the
first colonists. Mr.. Atkinson wrote
in the Times: paul Green has writ
ten history which turns his charac-
tiers into unconscious symbols of a
brave new world.
Director Samuel Selden, who was
awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
last year to do a book on basic art
principles in scenic design, will re-
turn from Europe May /, again to
take over directorial duties. Howard
Bailey, the production manager, will
leave his post as head of the drama
tics department at Rollins College,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

lars was so allocated. The league ask
ed this year from a full million and
got only the same amount as last
year. Mr.. Healey thinks his group
would have Jared much better in
this respect but for the diversion
fight, and the municipal league will
be back with the next legislature
with re- inforced demands for more
money for streets.
The league was much interested
in retirement system for municipal
employees Preparatory to introduce
ing a bill months of study was given
the matter. Actuaries were employed
to work out a sound and safe plan
A bill was written embodying the
scientific facts determined by this
long study, and it passed the Senate.
But in the House it was amended so
as to become effective IN any COM
munity only after it has been sub
mitted to a vote of the people. This
provision is believed to have virtual
ly killed the bill. However, the lea
que does not feel that all is lost. The
principle of retirement was accept
ed by the legislature. This is GER
tainly forward step. Then, too, sew
eral towns and cities got new or bet
ter local retirement laws. Asheville
got a retirement plan for police and
firemen. Wilmington extended its
police and fire cOverage to all city
employees, and Winston-Salem got
fairly workable retirement bill.
The fifth point in the Municipal
League program was not pushed.
That called for a constitutional
amendment providing for home rule
for cities. Action on this point was
deferred pending codification Of
existing laws to be made by the de-
partment Of justice.
Recapitulating, the municipal lea
que succeeding in preventing bad
legislation affecting towns and cities.
Much better tax laws were obtained;
larger share Of intangibles taxes
was gotten for local units; and an
entering wedge for retirement legis-
lation was inserted. Only on the re-
quest for more street money did the
league fall down completely.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08
Lost Colony
Season To
Start July l

Manteo, April 8.The third sum-
mer season of Pulitzer prize winner
Paul Green's "The Lost Colony will
begin a twelve-week season at the
huge Waterside Theatre here July l,
according to an announcement made
today by D. Bradford Fearing, presi-
dent of the Roanoke Island Historical
Association, which is sponsoring the
historical drama.
Produced originally as part Of the
35Oth anniversary celebration Of the
founding of the first English colonies
in the New World and the birth of
Virginia Dare-the first English
child born on American soil-"The
Lost Colony" is being repeated by
popular demand from both sides of
the Atlantic More than $4,000 per-
sons saw it during its past two sea-
sons.
The cast of $50 performers will
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

scale, but undoubtedly they could
make a deal of trouble in spots.
Anyhow, this Patagonian story has
given Chief Laurence Duggan of the
State Departments division OF Latin
American affairs something to think
about.
Patagonia Queer Place.
Patagonia is a queer place. The
Argentine Republic is about one
third the size of the United States,
and Patagonia (the southern end OF
it) has approximately the area OF
New England. 1t extends westward
to the Andes and southerly to Cape
Horn. It's population is scant 75,-
600 to 10000. 1t has a few little ports
scattered along the Atlantic coast
Inland it's darned sight wilder than
ever our wild west was in its wild
est days.
Away down at its southern tip, on
TERRA del FuegO, is an Argentine
convict settlement called Ushuanla-
I can't find it on any map. Ia pre-
fer not to be marOOned there.
Patagonia is described as very
cold. 1t isn't 1t has vicious eli
mate-raw, but the thermometer
doesn't go very low.
The back country (flat as pan
cake up to the Andean foOthills) is
unproductive as to crops. It will
support cattle skimpily; sheep, closer
graZers, bit better. Essentially it's
a sheep region, though none too
good. It's coastal towns pack meat
on a small scale
One thing it's got-some oil. In the
province of Rivadavia it doesn't pro-
duce literally, but it produces some
That's about all that Patagonia is
good for It's too remote even to be
a military jumping-off place. 1t isn't
worth shucks to live in. It does have
a little wild game guanagos. 4
gunago is wild llama. A llama is
a domestic animal. A guanago is the
same critter in its wild state. Guiana
COS are hunted in Patagonia with
cars. The autoists run 'em down.
The Red Revolt.
Just after the World War there
was a Soviet rebellion in Bueno:
Aires, Argentina. The Argentines
licked it, with a loss Of about 1000
lives in B. A.
Then they scooped in the Sovie+
rebels and started them, on trans
ports, for the convict settlement al
Ushuania. But it quickly became ap-
parent that Ushuania would be
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08

years before; when Eleanor Con-
roy was Is.
= -
Two long braids Of dark, blond
hair slapped against the girls
body, slender and 1.-THE as sapling,
as she bent to the floor and rose,
bent again, pressing the palms of
her hands fiat against the floor.
The rhythm did not cease as the
door back of her opened.
Her mother stood there with
cup of coffee in her hand. The
girl eyed the coffee with apprehen-
sion. When Nom brought it up to
her it was an omen that Nom had
some kind Of bad news.
Her mother said, "Was the party
fun, dear ?" T..
"Uh huh, just another sorority
dance. I guess Til have to paint my
silver slippers if I have to wear
them at the senior prom" She was
merely making conversation while
she ran over the possibilities in her
mind. It wouldn't be Hank, be-
cause Hank was safely married and
settled in Pittsburgh. Could it be
Joey? No, Joey had not got into
any trouble since he'd left the
navy.
Peg. Of course it would be Peg.
Probably having another baby.
Poor Peg. work and child-ridden in
six short years. Six years that had
started out so bravely and happily.
Her mother said. Anna and
David are going to get married.
David has been transferred to
Rochester"
"Mummie" Eleanor's eyes Wild
ened as she realized what her sis
ter's marriage would mean to the
rest of them. With Pops 20 a week
and Annals wages. they had man.
aged to live and to save for
Eleanor's course at business col
lege. But now
Eleanor began to get dressed.
She pulled on her stockings and
rolled them deity below the knee.
She stood up straight in her knick-
ers and vest and pulled a Jersey
dress over her head. She brushed
her hair and wove it into a single
braid which she pinned in coro-
net.
Her mother said: This is going
to be hard on you, dear"
The girl said: Don't you worry
about me, Nom. can always take
care of myself" A dream was dy-
ing in her, but she smiled cheerily.
will you let me have a dime for
car fare? I'm going down to the
Courier-Journal and see Polly Par
rish's brother. Maybe I can get
job as reporter"
Her mother looked more worried
than usual. Nov, Nell, I've heard
that newspaper men !. :"
Don't you worry. pet. Any news
paper man that crosses my path
had better worry about ME-"
(TO Be COntinued)