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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-09-06
CHAPTER III-Continued

''Now, Henry" cautioned the scout
as the three walked through the
pines, don't go too fast. If them
Injuns are cannibals they'd just as
lief eat US as they would the other
fellows How many did you say
they was, Simmie?"
Around fifty; maybe a few
more"
''Never mind the few. Fifty is
plenty and we-three!"
Don't worry, Ben," counseled
Bowie. "They haven't got us yet. "
The three Texans were seasoned
in tracking and scouting. Pursuing
their long way down the canyon,
they scattered when nearing the war
party and, after appointing a rem
devious, disposed themselves so
that each could best scout for him.
self the camps activities.
After a time Bowie reached the
rendezvous first. Pardaloe struggled
cautiously in with Simmie just be-
hind him.
"Simmie's right murmured
Bowie. "They have two bound pris-
oners. They must be saved before
they're knocked in the head"
The Creek was not hopeful. Zone
of 'em tried to set up. An Injun
knocked him right over"
"Well, boys, don't know how you
feel" said Bowie, "but I'm not 60
ing to let these redskins eat two
white folks. I'm going into them. "
"You'n never come out, Henry"
predicted the scout.
MAYBE no, maybe yes. Who can
tell? What do you say, Benz"
81 say steal few ponies and
make fast tracks away from the
varmints."
''How do you feel, SIMMER"
The half-breed grinned. 81 say
what you say"
Want to go in with us, Benz"
asked Bowie.
Bound to 60, are you, Henry?"
81 am"
The scout shifted his empty cheeks
around rnournfully on an imaginary
quid. ''Well, I enlisted for the ex-
pedish, Henry. Guess I'm under
orders"
They discussed rapidly one plan
of attack after another. ALI agreed
that the important thing for their
own welfare was supply OF horses.
To take but few of these would
be to invite the savages' pursuit.
The bunch, Bowie declared, must
be stampeded in the melee.
"But if you stampede the ponies, :"
said Pardaloe, who's going to catch
'en? Wen be footin' it again."
'The only way to cover that, :"
Bowie continued, would be for SIM
ME to sneak in and hobble five of
those saddled horses before the
alarms given"
s'Henry's got it all laid out, Sim
mie,' commented Ben Pardaloe
specifically.
81 don't think SO much of an adj
vance stampede" admitted Bowie.
s'If we clean out the Indians we'll
take their horses. If they clean us
out we shan't need horses. Pm de-
pending on the night surprise and
the gunfire-and the old Texas yell
long and loud. There's a moon
tonight. But if signs are any good
there's a better prospect for rain
than moonlight" i
"That suits me-" grinned the
Creek. y
"Well, just what have we got to
fight with" asked Pardaloe.
Enough" said Bowie. ''I've got
my rifle and knife and my Colt spin
ner. Ben, you've got your rifle,
pistol and knife. Sinmie's got the
same. That's eleven shots before
using the knives. Simmie's good
for eight or ten men himself. Let's
co."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-09-06

MYTH her big roll-brim hat and
w new patent feathers, she'll
look charming as a spring morn
ing, when she steps forth in a
breezy little day frock made over
pattern No. 1942-B. It's very SIM
pie, very smart, with pretty neck
line and short sleeves outlined by
two rows of braid, and with braid
and buttons to trim the front and
back panel. The waistline is fitted
and small, as princess waistlines
are, and a big fiuttery sash bow
calls attention to the fact!
Evening star., 1940-10-06

said Kilda. ''If you'll ask him to wait,
Maggie, Ill just go and have a word
with Pete"
"And you'll teach him a lesson?"
said Maggie with her half-Ionic smile.
"You needn't worry about that"
said Kilda briefly. This is the last
straw
mean it, Kilda said to herself. |
told Pete that if he let me down this
time, it would be the last straw, and
it IS
She remembered how he had often
listened to her. with the palms of his
hands against his temples. and his thin
brown fingers clasped on top of his
head. an intent look on his face
"Yes," be had said. you're right,
Kilda."
She stopped at the foot of the back
steps l guess - quit. she said to
herself just can't go on this way. If
he cared, he wouldn't - he couldn't
= do thing like this. Why do take
it for granted that he cares. anyhow?
He's never said anything He's never
even kissed me. Once in a while he's
put his arm around me, and Rugged
me in a sort of absent-minded way,
but what's that? | really have been a
worm.
She stood still at the foot of the back
steps. All these years Pete's been
about the most important thing in life
for me- But that doesn't mean he feels
that way about me. Only. he always
comes straight to me. Whenever he's
seen anything interesting. or read a
Evening star., 1940-10-06
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

book he thinks is good, he always
wants to tell me. When he was at
college. he used to ring me up long
distance to tell me things.
Yes, and I've always been right
here. Always waiting for him. Always
ready to listen to his excuses. Some
times I've been furious, but then, as
soon as saw him, | always gave right
in. hare been a worm And tonight
can't 90 On 1t hurts too darn much
Tonight's been a lesson for me, any
how.
0HE MOVED forward across the path,
across the lawn to the hedge. a gap
cleveriy concealed by branches trained
around it which could be easily pulled
aside She remembered when Pete had
done that. years ago. Wed better
keep it secret" he had said; and she
had been so faithful about it, never
going through the gap if anyone was
watching.
She went up to the bay window of
the library. and Pete was there, lying
on the big leather couch, hands
clasped behind his head. old white
tennis shoes on his feet.
He knew how | felt about tonight,
she thought. He wouldn't just come
home and lie down without even ring
ing up. Something's wrong. He's for
gotten dates. once in a while, but he'd
never do anything like this so
mean. so heartless. Something's Wrone.
He's sick He's been hurt
In panic. she rushed up and
tapped on the window. He sat up in
one swift, smooth movement She
raped again. and he crossed the room
and opened the window. "kilda" he
Evening star., 1940-10-06
well! see enkin. stopped light cigarette oson'

"I'd like to know" she replied
evenly. 81 think l have a right to
know, too"
"Yes." he said. acknowledging that
right with sort of resignation. Il
certainly meant to be on time, Kilda
But this Chinaman came into the
Office with some puzzles he thought l
would buy. They weren't anything we
could use. but We got to talking, and
he said he had some things he'd like
(Confinved on pogs 22)
Evening star., 1940-10-06

said. The window was some three feet
above the path; he held out his hand
to help her into the room. She drew
her hand away and stood looking at
him. "Well?" she said.
''Kilda =" he said. I'm sorry -"
Are you?"
81 don't know how to tell you -"
What made you late this time?"
she asked.
1T doesn't much matter now. does
it,"
Evening star., 1940-10-06
LESSON FOR PETE
Continued from pogs twelve

>OUbtUOSO "
full. Kilda came rustling in and sat
down on the edge of the table. Maggie
glanced up but said nothing.
Il feel pretty worried" Kilda
said.
You've no right to be-" said Mag
gle. He has done this many a time
before
This is different. He knew how
felt this time. with all the family
coming"
What would he know about fami-
lies. at alp" asked Maggie. ''And him
with his mother and father both of
them doctors? The three of them
wandering around the world as free as
the birds of the air.
He knew how | felt this time"
kilda repeated. I'm just so darn
worried =" She squeezed her eyes
tight shut. When she flashed them
open her lashes were vet. Il told him
that if he was even ten minutes late,
with the whole family here - l know
he's forgetful sometimes But this
time was different
"If it turned out it wasn't differ
ent?"
'If Pete was just late - if moth
ing's gone wrong =" said Kilda.
What would you do?" asked
Maggie
I'D teach him a lesson, all right"
Would you, now?" said Maggie.
Il certainly would. I'm not a
worm -" Her voice broke in a queer,
loud sob. She frowned and brought out
cigarette and lit it. ''Archie's coming
to take me to that barn Dance" she
said. II Just did that so they'd all get
out and leave me alone. Only, | don't
see how l can - stand - going to
dance. know something's happened
to Pete"
Maggie laid aside her crocheting.
Glancing at her. Kilda saw in her face
a look she knew very well - look of
half-non tenderness Maggie had her
own philosophy, and it was stern
one. Even when kilda was a very
little girl, Maggie would never give
her that cozy comfort other grown-up
people had in stock You cannot ex-
pect to get through life without
troubles" Maggie would tell her.
Crying won't help you at ALL" Yet.
on the rare occasions when Kilda
wanted to cry, she came to Maggie
She went to Maggie now. and sat
down on the clean scrubbed floor, and
put her head in Maggie's lap.
at makes me mad. the way every
body acts as if nothing could ever hap
pen to Pete. As if he was always hours
late. He's not always late Only
sometimes.
N1AGGIE's hand lay on her shoulder.
Are you not sick and tired of the
trouble he's caused you" she asked
I'm worried. He may be in a hos
pital"
He is not" said Maggie.
Il don't know - how to look for
him. don't know - what to do"
"KAda," said Maggie, "he is home
bin his own house"
For moment Kilda did not stir.
Then she rose to her feet, keeping her
head turned away from Maggie
Are you sure?" she asked.
"You can see him yourself" said
Maggie. 'In that liberty they have"
They we're both silent for a long
moment
The doorbell rang. That's Archie"
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05

I'VE had promised the motorists
of the state that the emergency
gasoline tax was to be only a tenn
porary measure. and /, for one, be-
lieve that promise should be kept.
Too often there is a tendency for
legislatures to break faith with the
people by voting temporary taxes
and then perpetuating them by
reenacting them year after year as
they expire, or even by making
them permanent. That practice may
be questioned as being incompati-
BILE with the principles of old-fash-
ioned honesty"
AS a result of the tax decrease
petroleum marketers in Minnesota
are currently announcing a CORES
ponding 1c per gallon reduction in
the price of gasoline to their deal
ers and consumers on September
!. They point out that motorists
will save about s1.500,000 in the
remaining months of this year and
about s5.ooO.0Oo a year thereafter.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
NEW BRIDGE AT
.HAVRE de GRACE.
S4,500,000 Structure Over
Susquehanna River Open
ed on Wednesday
DEDICATION EXERCISES

Mrs. Herbert r. O'Conor, wife of
Maryland's Governor, cut the rib
bon opening the new $4,000
bridge over the Susquehanna River
between HaTe de Grace and Per
ryville at dedication exercises
Wednesday. The exercises, attend
ed by Governor O'Conor, members
of the Maryland State Roads Com
mission and WPA officials, were
held at the administration building
at the Perryville end of the mile
and-seven-eighths structure. A mo-
torcade across the bridge preceded
the ceremonies. Construction of
the bridge was begun in February,
1889. and was completed June 80
of this year, but the dedication ex-
ercises, originally scheduled for
early last month, were postponed
because the approaches had not
been finished. Wide attention was
focused on the bridge during its
construction, when Robert C.Reitz,
of Lancaster, who held the con-
tract for building the piers, disap-
peared last August while working
on the project. He was next heard
from in March, this year, when he
said he suddenly found himself in
California" A number of Havre
de Grace residents who are en-
ployed at the U. S. Veterans Hos
pital at Perry Point are resentful
of the fact that the new steel and
concrete span, built to replace a
former double-deck railroad bridge,
will add nearly six miles each way
to their drive to work. The old
bridge will remain standing, but
will be restricted to pedestrian
traffic Criticism of other residents
is that automobiles will pay a toll
of 20 cents on the new bridge.
though the State of Maryland, they
say, promised that there would be
no more tolls when the old span
was made free in 1928. Trucks
will pay a toll determined by the
number of axles.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
STATE ITEMS

The Milford canneries are pack
ing together about 100 tons Of to-
matoes per day.
Wood carving. sewing, and cook
ing win be introduced in the girls
department in the Wilmington
Public School.
Delaware College under the Nor
rill bill, which recently passed Con-
gress, has now an annual endow-
ment from the Government of $685.
900. Under the operation of the
bill the sum will increase annually
until it amounts to $45,000.
The apple crop of Mr.. William
Shallcross. living near Odessa, is
the envy of all who have seen it,
being in fact the best he has ever
had, amounting to some 5000 bas-
kets of fine perfect fruit.
The schooner, Susie Derrickson
is sunk in the Delaware Bay, about
five miles below Slaughter's Beach
Her cargo consists of raw hides
belonging to w. I. Simpson & Co.
of Milford. She is lying in fifteen
feet of water and an effort will be
made by Lewes wreckers to float
her. Her cargo valued at $1,000 Is
a total loss.
At the colored convention a pap
er on Business Development
CONTINUED on Page Thrce)
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
ACID FINN
END CPAv W ~ "
Experiments H.,
thenic Acid r. fantY
H.i,. causes Gray
- iuIn Dark
= of EITANEi

Discovery that psr+,.. |
5ean Se5ns gsay hair darl i sa..
journal of the America slf,sl,'s
tion of the Advareaaa ,.aa Aas.
ens,. ense. eI5l.. nj. acid. one f a. q
something new. and ',,sla1 raal.s ;
made syntheticaIIv i tsl,-g y
sity Of Texas. with The ~ -s.,'. II
for TIE first time enoug5 '5.at s..-
able for important d div w.
ments For three Years s..s3 y
nave reported that sons-sa. e-s.a'I
y,tamin B has the abilitT ~
gray hair darker. Wbs5
has been caused BY lacl =
somewhat mysterious vitsr.
ton the restoration has ba.s
plete. These previous syna-l NJ
We're all on animals. b.
have also been some u1,~,Ia
tests on humans, indjcstir.
the vitamin has some inan'..
gray human locks too
thenjc acid reports wers ~
Paul Gyorgy and c. E5p.,.
ing Of Western Reserve ~
School Of Medicine C
Their experiment was :
learn whether the new acid /
ll9s mysterious gray hair taea
vlIamln 3. They concludsd ag !
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
Weather D7.a Punched On
Cards Aid in Forecastino

WASHINGTON.-More than 10
000,0 eco observations on the weather
made at 200 airports throughout the
country during the past five years
are being punched on cards, passed
through sorting machines, and filed
for reference at the United States
weather bureau.
The cards record all the details
of temperature, wind direction,
barometric pressure, wind velocity,
visibility and such factors as fog.
smoke. rain, snow and dust.
By putting a batch Of them from
Dallas. Des Moines, New York, San
Francisco or any other point in the
sorting machine, a weather scientist
will be able to find within a short
time the range of temperature Or
any other element of the weather
for the past five years at any point
WPA '.Whitecollar' workers at
New Orleans, where the. project Is
being carried on, are turning out
these cards at the rate Of so, COO per
day They are using 10 tabluating
machines to sort them and work out
the curves Of weather variations On
master charts.
With these. weather men VIII be
able to make their forecasts more
accurately than ever before, know
ing that a combination of certain
conditions probably win produce
rain. snow. sleet or fog tomorrow
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
TEMPORARY GASOLINE TAX
TERMINATED IN MINNESOTA
Reduced September 1
Emergency Levies in Eleven
Additional States to
Expire Soon

A UTOMOBILE clubs, tourist
agencies, and oil company trav-
ell bureaus throughout the nation
have been notified of 1c reduc-
ton in the Minnesota gasoline tax,
effective September l. This reduc-
tion, the first emergency gasoline
tax to be abolished since 1886 will
save motorists an estimated S5,000,-
900 annually.
Expiration of similar emergency
taxes are scheduled to occur in
eleven other states in the next few
years, states which now have tenn
porary emergency gasoline taxes
costing the nations taxpayers an
extra ss3,196,4OO annually. These
states include Florida, Massachu-
setts, Montana. Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New York, North Da-
kota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennes-
see. and West Virginia.
Minnesota's emergency tax went
into effect in 1887, when the gaso-
line tax was increased 1c a gallon
to raise money to match federal
funds for highway construction,
but Roy Dunn, majority leader of
the Minnesota House of Represen-
tatives, who led the fight against
reenactment of the emergency tax,
pointed out that less highway con-
struction was accomplished under
the &c gasoline tax rate than under
the previous &c per gallon tax.
Discussing his reasons for spon-
Boring the abolition of the emerg-
ency gasoline tax, Mr.. Dunn said,
Somewhere, sometime, somehow,
we must start cutting taxes, and
this temporary gas tax provided
a good beginning. Here was a tax
which could be abolished without
replacing 1t with another tax. Rea-
sonable limitation of revenue Is a
practical factor in prompt correc-
tion OF extravaganza and waste and
in the creation of foundation of
efficiency and accomplishment for
the future.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05

reliance of F. Ambrose Clark, won
twice in England before being
shipped here. La Touche, an
other of Mr.. Clark's, also was a
winner on the other side. In ad-
dition to his star, Farndale, Mr..
Pfizer has the French horse, Bois
Shabot, to carry his colors. An
other winner in England is F'illip
End, owned by Mr.. Kline. White
law Reid has Bagpipe as the begin
ming of his racing stable.
Other winners are Kellsboro, who
won at Belmont Park for r. G.
Woolfe; Pat Ganado, who scored
at Delaware for Edward Q. Newt
ty; and Our Sailor, a stake winner
at Delaware Park for Mr.. Kline.
Mr.. Clark is the leading nominator
with three, and his other entry is
Top Wave who, after being away
from competition for a couple of
years, has been brought back to
racing.
The entries: Holmdel Stable,
Cartermoor; Whitelaw Reid, Bag
pipe; c. Mahlon Kline, Fillip End
and Sailor; Rokeby Stable, Cox
swain; Edward Q. McVitty, Pat
Ganado; G. H. Bostwick Cottes-
more and Sussex; r. w. Robinson,
Jr., Parma; Montpelier, Farragut;
F. Ambrose Clark, Castletown,
Top Wave, and La Touche; Emile
Pfizer, Farndale and Bois Chabot;
R. G. Woolfe, Kellsboro; r. V. N.
Gambrill, Wambaw.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
NEW p. o. S. OF A. HEAD
III. X. Smith Elected President At
Convention in Harrington

Convention in Harrington
Harry r. Smith, of Laurel, was
elected president of tie State
Camp of Delaware. Patriotic Or
der, Sons of America, on Tuesday,
of last week, at the thirty-sixth an
nual session at Harrington. He
succeeds Thomas c. Roadway, of
Hartly. Other officers are: Vice
president, Nelson w. Rash, Ches-
void; master of forms, Daniel
Ziegler, Wilmington; secretary, II.
J. Schmidt, Sr., Wilmington; trea-
surer, j. Ralph McElvaine, Mag
nolia; conductor, Frank Hall, Mil
ford; State inspector, James Nc
Mullen, Wilmington; guard, Wal
ter l.. Barber, Hartly; trustees, ].
r. Hammond, Wilmington, Paul
Stockley, Laurel, and Alvin w.
Lacey, Wilmington. The new of
ficers were installed by Past State
President Harry C. Tee, assisted
by Past State Presidents Thomas
Winward, Jr., and George Auster-
muhl. Mr.. Roadway was presented
with a past presidents jewel. The
delegates, representing more than
20 state chapters, assembled at
1890 a. m, and were welcomed to
Harrington by Mayor ]. Harry
Raughley. The response was made
by Past State President McElvaine
Prayers were led by Rev. William
S. Cantwell, State chaplin. Nation
al President Hugh Mitchell, of
North Carolina, the scheduled
speaker, was unable to attend but
sent word he would visit Delaware
next month, when he plans to con-
duct meetings in each county. 1t
was decided to hold the 1941 con-
vention in Hartly in September.
The annual memorial service for
deceased members will be held
Sunday, October 20. The place of
the service will be announced later.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
FOXCATCHER
STEEPLECHASE
$4,000 National Cup Race to
Be Run September Z at
Fair Hill, Maryland
MANY ENTRIES LISTED

A total of seventeen nomina-
tions, one of the most flattering
entries in the history of the event,
has been received for the $4,000
Foxcatcher National Cup Steeple-
chase, to be run September over
the estate of William dupont, Jr
at Fair Hill, Md. Included are
Cottesmore, considered the top
steeplechaser in America at the
present time, as well as such other
cracks as Farndale, last years
winner and record holder; and also
Bagpipe Farragut La Touche,
Kellsboro, Our Sailor, as well as
English and French stars.
At three miles over the brush
course which has been called
Americas counterpart to the Liv-
erpool Grand National, the Fox
catcher National Cup Steepechase
in 1910 will have its seventh run
ming and perhaps its most memor-
able one. Cooperating in the gath
ering of entries has been Fred ].
Brennan, Racing Secretary, and
Morris H. Dixon of the Race Com
mittee.
The names of those nominating
horses for the race which attracts
Eastern society from Virginia to
Boston, are among the best known
in the sport. Included are Percy
Pine, Sheldon Prentiss, WhitelaW
Reid, F. Ambrose Clark, c. Nah
Ion Kline, Mrs. Marion du Pont
Scott, Emile Pfizer, G. H. (Pete)
BoStwick, and others. Other folk
well known in society and hunt
club circles have nominated horses
for the three other races which go
to make up the program on the
first Saturday in September.
The race program will come on
the second day Of the Cecil County
Breeders Fair which get under
way on Friday the 9th. A horse
show is one of the main features
of the first day. On the morning
of the second day cattle show
will be held. And preceding the
races the cattle parade again will
be held which has been one of the
most notable attractions for So
ciety and farmers alike.
After luncheon. which will be
under the auspices of the National
Cup Committee, the races will get
under way with first post at 2.45
P. M, standard time, or 3.45 p. M,
Eastern daylight saving time. The
four races which comprise the pro-
gram are the Fair Hill steeple-
chase; the Big Elk purse, a fiat
race; the Foxcatcher National
Cup; and the Lewisville purse,
also on the fiat.
In weighing the abilities of those
nominated, Messrs. Parks, Brennan
and Dixon are confident of a keen
ly competitive renewal of the fam
Gus race. Cottesmore, trained as
well as owned by the polo playing
Pete Bostwick, has accounted for
two stakes at Saratoga. Sussex,
recently purchased from Thomas
Hitcock by Mr.. Bostwick, also
made a good showing at Saratoga.
Castletown, perhaps the main
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
For Register Of WILL

! desire to announce that II
be a candidate for the Denazl
nomination for Register q NJ
Of Kent County at the Dsnoa1
Primary election and will su5
ciate the support of the D..
cratic and Independent y9tsa !
cluding the World War Vetgsn
9-5 tp FRANK J. LEE5|
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05

HERE'S Cornelius Joseph Flynn,
IL of Wilmington, Delaware's state
champion boy automobile driver.
He's shown as he arrived at the
Ford Motor pavilion at the New
York Worlds Fair, ready to COM
pete in the finals to determine the
national boy driving champion.
Flynn's expenses and those of an
adult sponsor chosen by himself.
were paid by the Ford Good Driv.
ers League. At the first annual
Champions Banquet at the Ford
pavilion on Aug. 29, Edsel Ford.
president of the League, was
scheduled to award the prizes
48 university scholarships, with an
aggregate value of $50, 900. The OBJ
ject of the League is to promote
safety on the highways by teaching
every boy in America to drive ex.
pertly. 1t has a membership Of
scores of thousands Of boys in all
parts of the country.
Smyrna times., 1940-09-05
For ProthonotarY Of Kent Cauz

I will be a candidate tr :
Democratic nomination tH n
thonotary of Kent County, 1
to the Democratic primag Z
tion, and will appreciate tA 2
port of the Democratic and :
pendent voters.
JAMES J. BEHA
SIS tp Dove \