Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 261, 11 September 1920 — Page 16

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' THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, SEPT. 11. 1920.

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Partnership Leads Silent Workers to i New Discovery "Oh, Daddy, look!" Betty ex claimed, pointing to an advertisement in a Louisville paper, "Hero is a pony tor sale. "Oh, Boy!" Billy said, "I hope . this one will suit you. Daddy." "Read It to me, Betty," Mr. Borton said, and Betty read It "Why that phone number is my cousin's,": Frances exclaimed. "The one that Mary Ellen said was her best friend?" Hal asked. "No, this is another. She lives About six miles from Louisville. Her mother is mother's Becond cousin and so, my third." "What kind of pony is it?" Mr. Borton asked. "Shetland," Frances replied, "the same breed as my other cousin's pony is." , "I believe 111 call your cousin on the phone, then," Mr. Borton Baid. "Yes, please do, Daddy," urged Betty. So, Mr. Borton called Frances' cousin. '"What did he say?" Billy asked, when his father finished. " "I am to call on him in the morning," answered Mr. Borton. Then, the talk drifted on about the ' Partnership Pony "I would like to know what you mean by Partnership Pony,' " inquired Frances. 4 "Norene and the twins," Betty explained, "and Billy .and I saved out money last summer and we were going to put all of it together and buy a pony. We decided to call him 'Partnership' or else 'Part- ' ner,' because we all would have a share in him. But, ad yet, we haven't found our 'Partnership, and bo you see we have high hopes of Daddy purchasing your cousin's." "How are you going to manage the keeping of mm?" Agnes asked. "We'll have him half of the year," Hal said, "and Billy and Betty the other half." "It's good thing we're going to mo" "Betty! Betty I atop," Mr. Borton commanded. "Stop what?" asked bewildered Betty. biop talking," Billy told her, "you came near giving away a Becr' then "A secret!" "Betty exclaimed, "what secret?" "Do you think I'm going to tell it to everyone now?" Billy asked. "Oh, no," Betty said, hastily, "but I Juat - couldn't Bee what 1 said that had a secret in it." Betty sat still for about five minutes, apparently deep in thought as to what she came, near giving away a few minutes before, when suddenly she exclaimed: , "Oh, Billy, I know now what I PUZZLE CORNER - EAR OR A REAM SAIL Y Insert one letter of the alphabet Jour times among the above letters and you will have a complete Bentence. ; ' RIDDLES l. Why is painting rabbits on bald heads a profitable1 business , 2. My first is used in the school room, my second is a towel, my third is never early. My whole is a candy. Marian Hodgin. 3. Think of a number, multiply . by 3. multiply tne prouuct oy t, ai vide the result by 6, add 20, sub- , tract the number thought of, and divide by 4. You can always tell what the result is. What is the I number? ; ANSWERS TO USf RIDDLES WEEK'S Packard, Ford, Chandler, Dodge, Bulck, Overland, Marmort, Westcott. ANSWERS TO PUZZLES : 1. Lease easel. 2. Grace race ace. 3. You can never rely upon a "stuttering boy because he always breaks his word. 4. Blacksmiths are the most freJiuent law-breakers, because they orge and steel daily.

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f :: Princess Ileana, who is showi here with her favorite pet, is th youngest daughter of the Queen ol Rumania. She was born Decembei . 1903. came near saying. Thanks, a thousand times, Daddy, for interrupting me just when you did. Norene and all of you will have to excuse me this time for not telling my secret, but it's too good to tell any one especially Norene and the twins. It concerns them most. , I might tell you, Frances, if you cross your heart to die, not to tell" Later on Frances was told the 'secret, but that We will not listen to, now. Next morning, Mr. Cawell told Mr. Borton he was welcome to use his car, and so Mr. Borton drove off with all of the children, including Frances, while Mrs. Borton preferred to stay at home with Mrs. Cawell. Frances acted as guide to Mr, Borton, telling him when to turn, and etc., but fortunately there were not vmany turns to make. Finally, they arrived at their destination, a beautiful little country home. They went out to see the pony, and a pretty little' pony it was 1 After everyone had patted and talked to it the Children went up to the house to get a drink. Betty spied an old-fashioned flower garden and she rushed to it, Norene and Frances following as soon as they had a dring. The twins found some playful kittens and immediately devoted their time to them. j This left Agnes and Billy at the pump. "A drink at last!" Agnes said, "I thought Hal . never would get through." , 1 "It's nice and cold," Billy Baid. "I like it cold." "Oh, look, Billy," said Agnes, "Isn't she cute?" tnd she pointed to a little girl about four years old. "That must be Frances' little cousin," replied Billy. "Come here, dear." Agnes said to the little girl and she came to her, "what's your name?" "Pauline Thawley," answered the child. "Pauline Thawley!" exclaimed Agnes. "Billy, do you hear? Thawley l Thawley! Pauline TJmwley! Why, Billy, that was the name of Grlnard Thawley'a wife. Billy, this must be his son." "Agnes!" Billy exclaimed in turn, "do you suppose It is?" . , We can Boon find out," replied Agnes. "Run out in front and look at the name on the, mail box." Billy obeyed Instantly and was soon back with the report. - "Agnes," he said breathlessly. "the name on the mail box is O. Harlan Thawley! It must be he!" "Wait for me," Agnes commanded, "I'm going to find out." She went into the house and Bought Mrs. Thawley, . "Mrs. Thawley," she Bald, "Do you mind if I ask a few questions, and if you think them peculiar, will you not say anything to Mr. Borton or the other children?" "Sure!" laughed Mrs. Thawley. "Ask all the Questions you wish. I won't say anything." "Thank you," said Agnes. "Now, will you tell me if Mr. Thawley came from Richington, Ohio?" "Yes, that is his home town," re plied Mrs. Thawley. "Was your. little girl, Pauline,

named nfttr his mother, who is not living now?" "Yea," -she anawerod'Pauiine is named - after Mr. Thaw ley's mother." . , "And now, to make sure," Agnca said, "that Mr. Thawley is the person I havo in mind, I would like to know if Mr. Thawley had a sister who was kidnapped when she was only nine years old." "Yes, he did," answered Mrs. Thawley.

"Then I know it is true," Agnes said. "I must tell Billy, Mrs. Thawley, thank you ever so much for answering my questions. Someday Boon I intend to tell you what it all means. . Oh, here comes Pauline. I think she is the dearest little thing. Have you a picture of her that I could have? Oh, thank you, Mrs. Thawley. I shall prize it very much. Here come the others. Now, please don't say anything. I'll slip out and tell Billy what I intended to." She went out of the door as the others came in, and then hurried out to Billy who was still waiting for her. "Well, did you find out anything?" he asked. "Did I?" she said. "Of course I did, Billy. Mrs. Thawley answered a lot of questions I asked her and I've found out that her husband is Harlan Thawley, V disinherited son of Grinard Thawley. Little Pauline is named after Harlan's moth er. I know all this is true because Mrs. Thawley said (after I questioned her) that Mr. Thawley had had a little Bister who had been kidnaped yhen only a child and hadn't been found yet. I asked her for Pauline's picture and she gave it to me. See!" "What do you want the picture for, Agnes?" . Every Day Science for Boy Mechanics Why Doesnt Our Phene Ring? By Grant M. Hyde "Browns are on the same tele phone line with us, Dad, for I can hear Jack talking sometimes, but our phone doesn't ring when theirs does. Why?" It's because of a new system of selective ringing for party lines which was recently invented. Most cities have it now to replace the old system in which each party had a different number of rings. To understand this selective system, you must know what goes on inside a telephone. "Trace the wires in the drawing, which la a diagram rather than an an exact picture of the inside of a telephone. The whole business, you see, depends upon whether the receiver Is huny? up, for the receiver hook is the switch that sep arates the bell circuit from the talking circuit. That's why central cannot call us when the receiver is down. "When central wishes to ring our phone, or call us, she presses a button which turns ' current into our line. The current comes in at A, runs along the wire to D, then along the hook to E, then up the wire toJhe bell at M, then back out again at B to the outside line. When I take down the receiver, the spring pulls up the book so that it touches F, instead of E. Then the circuit tuhs from A, through D, then F, then H, through the receiver, back to H and K, through the transmitter, then back to the line at B. . "When our phone rings, the cur rent, while passing through our bell circuit, passes through Brown's and two other phones on our party line. Only our bell rings became, in the selective system, central has fottr different kinds, or voltages, of current, that she can send over the line, and each bell is

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"Billy, are you blind?" asked Agnes, "Don't you Bee that Pauline

has the Thawley features? She resembles that picture of Grinard Thawley when, he was a boy, that hangs in one Of the bedrooms in 'Mystery House.' I'm going to send this picture to Grinajd Thawley and then maybe his almost dried up heart will bud again." "Say Agnes," Billy said, "It takes you to handle things. Now, if I'd made this discovery I would not have had the brains to ask for Pauline's picture. You're a bully girl." Just then Betty came running to them. "Oh, kids," she said, "This time we've got 'Partnership.' "Hurrah!" shouted Billy, and Agnes joined in. f ,"We wish you lived near," Betty said to Agnes, "Then you could share him, too." "I do, too," Agnes eald, "but, Betty, when is your surprise going to happen?" "I don't know whether youH be here or not when it happens," Bet ty said, "Billy, couldn't we tell her? She won't tell the others, I know." "Sure, go on and tell her" he said, "I know too, that she can keep a secret." "Well, you remember that big house right across the street from Norene's house, don't you?'" "Yes," Agnes answered. "Father bought that house and we are going to move in just before school starts. ' "Oh, Betty!" exclaimed Agnes, "That'll be lovely. I'll bet you wish you were there now." "Indeed I do," answered Betty. 4 Julia R. Burr. (To be continued) tuned to respond to just one kind. To ring us, she sends the voltage that will ring our bell but although the same current passes through Smith's bell, it does ring because their bell is not tuned to that voltage. Sometimes, of course, something is out of order, and twa or three phones ring, instead of just the one that is called. "If you leave our receiver down, you see, it keeps central from calling, not only our phone, but also Browns' and all the others on the party line, for the current goes through one after the other in suc cession." Boys' and Girls News paper Service. GREEDY was a grasping There once miser, old Who thought that he should have been wiser. Said he: "Though my gold ' Just doubled its fold, I always think more would be 'nizer.' " Brooklyn Eagle Junior. 4 QUITE CLEAR "Now, Tommie, what do we get from sheep?" the teacher asked, reviewing yesterday's lesson. "Butter?" Tommie suggested, doubtfully. "Oh, no! Try to think. What is your coat made from? Now, tell me what do we get from sheep?" "Father's old trousers!" Tommie responded eagerly. Philadelphia Public Ledger. A PROTEST Fof the second time and without apology, the man hanging to the strap trod on the toes of the sitting passenger. Barely evading a third crushing, the latter looked up and observed mildly: "I know, Bir, that my feet were made to walk on, but that is a strictly personal privilege belonging to me." Philadelphia Public Ledger. 0 o 9 School house path! now over crown with grass and weeds will soon look like this. We wonder if this was what Longfellow was thinking about when be said, "footprints in the Bands of time."

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A PLUCKY STRUGGLE

Roger Vane was turning the corner of Main street onto State street when his attention was attracted by seeing two ruffians leaving the entrance of his father's barn. Roger, suspecting some sort of mischief, thought he would investigate. He turned his steps toward the barn. Just as he entered the barn, he was stopped by two more of the meanest-looking men he had, ever beheld. The larger of the two grabbed Roger and asked him several questions. The answers to these Roger firmly refused to give. Findins him bo determined, the smaller (Tom by name) said he should come to the point at once. He told Roger that they were stationed there to watch the movements about his home. "Your father is not a friend of ours, and he has valuables in his possession which we must have but do not know where they areTkept. You can give us some valuable information." Roger replied that he would never enlighten them in this matter. Tom said, "All right, sonny; suit yourselfi" Showing signs of impatience, he grabbed a rope which hung near by. He bound Roger to a post, beckoned his companion to follow him, and they left the barn together. They had been gone some time when Roger heard heavy steps. Looking up, he saw them re-enter the barn. Tom, looking attentively at Roger, asked him if he loved his father. His face expresed a look of great pleasure when the little fellow passionately replied, "Very dearly, sir." The ruffian said, "Well, we have him within a ghort distance from here and now, if you dou't answer the questions which I asked, your beloved father shall Buffer for your silence." Roger, who indeed loved his father beyond all other earthly possessions, turned his little face away. The tears, which he had tried so hard to keep back, stood thick in the large blue. eyes. What should he do keep Bilent and sacrifice his dear father? No, Never I Or, Bhould he give the information which these cowards wanted and cause his father to be ruined financially? There seemed to be no question between the choice, if choose he must. Still, there was a look of determination in the littla face which displeased his opponents very much. The thought that a mere child, 10 years of age, should over-., power them in their cowardly act, caused an emotion of uncontrolable anger to arise within both. Tom being very impatient indeed by this time, and seeming rather uneasy, for he. kept watching the door, said he should give Roger just thirty seconds in which to make a hasty decision. But the decision wasn't needed. Whom should Roger see enter the barn but his father, who was followed by an armed officer. Roger gave a great shout of joy. While his father was busy freeing him from his tiresome position, the officer hand-cuffed the ruffians, who gave up with very little resistance, and took them away. The moment after Roger had been freed he was securely in his fathers arms. Thus the plucky struggle ended, leaving Roger a sorely tried, but Very happy little bpy. Constance Hutson, age 17, Lynn High school., Honorable Mention in the Story Writing Contest. ORDER OF THE . ZODIAC The Ham, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins; After the Crab, Lion begins. The Virgin and the Scales, The Scorpion, Archer, Goat so hot. The man who holds the Watering Pot And Fish with glittering tails. Four Roman tombs, built in the third century and containing golden objects, urns, glasswork, pottery and bones, havo been found in a srrivel nit near Heerlett in Dutch Limburg. Many of the things are of great scientific value, and fur ther excavations are being made. tn one stretch of railroad track over the Wasatch mountains, in northern Utah, until recently five engines were required to move an ordinary passenger train upgrade. The rails roee at the rate of nearly 379 feet to the mile. Hope is the hen that lays more eggs than "fete ean hatch out