Jim Hogg County Enterprise (Hebbronville, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1939 Page: 3 of 16
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THE JIM HOGG COUNTY ENTERPRISE
CRUCIBLE
• B*n Amu William*.
By beii amts unuinms
CHAPTER XIII—Continued
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I tnda dared rot tell Mr. Wines,
dated not admit to herself l ow im-
portant this might be. He stopped
uncertainly; and she said, half-sob-
bing with excitement:
“No one had seen this biJlet hole
till you did, Mr. Wines. I want
you to stay and tell them how you
found it. Wait. You w 11, won’t
you? Till I telephone?”
"Why, guess’t I can,” h.; decided
'But—what’s the idee?”
She closed the door, cr refully, ns
though afraid that to do so might
erase the indications hiu keen old
eyes had been the first 1 » see. Her
thought was of Phil; but she would
not give Phil a hope th|t might yet
fail. She must first be sure. While
old Mr. Wines watched in a puzzled
way, she called Mr. Falkran.
He was, his office rei.’orted, out of
town; to be gone till tomorrow aft-
ernoon.
In sudden frantic hi ste and fear,
ehe called the District Attorney’s
office, asked for Mr Flood. The
operator said: “He’s away for the
week-end. Will anyone else do?”
“Someone who knows about the
Sentry case,” Linda pleaded des-
perately. “Anyone.”
“Who is this, please?”
“Miss Dane, Mr. Phillip Sentry's
secretary.”
“I might give you Mr. Weldon?
He assisted in the trial, and he is
here.”
“Oh, do, please!”
And a moment later she had Mr.
Weldon on the phone. He said
guardedly, “Mr. Weldon speaking.”
"I’m Miss Dane, Mr. Weldon. Mr.
Pnillip Sentry’s secretary.”
“Yes.”
“Can you come down to Mr. Sen-
try’s office, quickly, please?”
“Why, if necessary, yes. What is
tt? Let me speak to Ivan.”
“Oh, he’s not here! B it it is neces-
sary. We’ve just found—” She hes-
itated, then spoke carefully, explicit-
ly. “Mr. Wines is here,” she said.
“The father of—the dead girl, you
know. And he has found what looks
like a bullet hole."
“A bullet holef" Weldon’s tone
Was puzzled.
"Yes. In the lock of the door.”
“But I don’t see—”
“It might mean,” she urged, “that
Miss Wines was shot by someone
else; was already dead when Mr.
Bentry got here. You remember
they said the gun was pushed
against her, but he said he didn’t
feel her when he fired. Can’t you
come, please?”
“I see!” Weldon was alert now.
“You’ve found a bullet?”
"No, just a hole."
“Don’t touch anything,” he di-
rected. “I'll be down there in ten
minutes.”
So Linda waited, and Zeke Wines
waited; and when Weldon arrived
and had seen what there was to
*ee, he sent for another man who
Was expert in such matters to ex-
amine this that tltey had found.
Time thereafter dragged intermin-
ably, while Weldon questioned
Wines and Linda, and while the ex-
pert made his exnmination. Linda,
watching, fretted with impatience;
and once she urged, “Oh, can’t you
hurry?”
But Weldon reassured her. “We’ve
plenty of time. Miss Dane. Today
and all tomorrow.”
“Something might happen!”
He said gently: “Trust me, please.
We’ve time to make sure of our
ground.”
And Linda, longing to telephone
Phil, nevertheless held herself in
check. Better that he should remain
in ignorance of this crumb of hope
than find it turn to ashes in his
mouth.
It was mid-afternoon before Wel-
don v/as satisfied. He told her
then:
"Mbs Dane, there’s no doubt a
bullet did strike here. There are
bits of lead in the wood. And the
bullet was pried out, later, with a
knife blade, or something of the
kind. And it was of the same cali-
ber as the one which killed Miss
Wines. Or at least approximately
•o.
“But Mr. Sentry fired only one
shot. At least, there was only one
empty cartridge in the gun when
we recovered it. And we found
where his bullet hit the wall at
the end of the corridor out there.
That bullet matched his gun.
“Of course, that shot of his may
•till have killed Miss Wines. There
le just a chance it didn't. Just a
chance, the Medical Examiner says,
that if she were shot here in the
doorway she could have taken two
er three steps to where she fell. It
la possible, that’s all.” He hesitated.
“There are many possible explana-
tions of this other bullet hole,” he
•aid.
She nodded fearfully. “I see. But
mightn’t it mean—What will you
#e»”
“I'll get in touch with Mr. Flood,”
tfekfen explained. “He’s down on
fee Cape; probably playing golf just
ubw. Ha will have to decide what
VI
Mr. Sentry’s fami-
“Can 1—tell
ly?”
“Suppose you wait,” he suggested
kindly. “Wouldn’t it be better to
have something definite to tell
them?”
"But doesn’t this prove Mr. Sen-
try is innocent?”
“Hardly that.” he warned her. "1
think you’d better wait, really.”
"Can’t we drive down to the Cape
and see Mr. Flood?”
“I intend to."
“Please let me go with you.”
He smiled. “I don’t know why
not," he agreed. “Yes.” He added,
“I’ll locate the Governor before we
start, so that we will know where to
find him, later today, if Mr. Flood
wishes to do so.”
Half an hour later they were on
the road. At a little before five they
met District Attorney Flood at the
golf club near his summer home.
At a quarter of eight they were all
back in Phil’s office, while the Dis-
trict Attorney himself examined the
bullet hole.
He turned at last to Linda. "Well,
Miss Dane,” he said, a deep relief
in his tones, “I shall see the Gover-
nor, ask him for a reprieve.”
“What does that mean?”
“A postponement.” He hesitated.
1
Phil leaped up the two or three
steps to her side. He caught her
close and tenderly.
“Mother! Mother!” he cried. "The
Governor has commuted the sen-
tence to lifo imprisonment!”
CHAPTER XIV
The newspapers were again filled
with the story of the case. The Gov-
ernor had to meet editorial and pub-
lic criticism for his commutation of
the sentence; but he met it silently,
and without revealing the fact that
the discovery of new evidence had
been responsible for his change of
mind. The secret of the bullet hole
wras well kept. The District Attor-
ney believed that—assuming Mr.
Sentry was not the murderer—the
actual killer, whoever he might be,
would feel a false security if he sup-
posed Mr. Sentry’s guilt remained
unquestioned. So except for a few
individuals, no one knew the truth;
but the District Attorney’s office
meanwhile was busy, checking back,
following every line that promised
a solution.
The secret was well kept; but Dan
Fisher knew. Barbara wrote him
the truth; and over the next week-
end he came on from Cleveland,
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Occasionally Mr. Hare Stopped In to Discuss Affairs.
“In fact, I may even suggest a com-
mutation. This other bullet certain-
ly creates a grave doubt that Mr.
Sentry actually killed Miss Wines.”
“But then won’t the Governor par-
don him?”
“I’m afraid not. Not yet, cer-
tainly. Of course, this means a fur-
ther investigation of the case. The
Governor—I’m speaking frankly,
you see—may suspect that some of
Mr. Sentry’s friends have faked this
evidence. But there must be a re-
prieve at least. I’ll see the Gover-
nor this evening—”
Linda considered. “When you
know what he* decides, Mr. Flood,
will you let me tell them? Tell Mr.
Sentry’s family? You can telephone
to me at my home.”
“Of course. You’ve certainly
earned that.”
“Mrs. Sentry isn’t well,” she ex-
plained. “The shock even of good
news—”
Linda meant to wait, to hold her
and he saw Falkran and saw Flood.
He told Mrs. Sentry and the oth-
ers afterward, “You know as much
as they do.” And he said, abashed
before them: “I feel pretty—rotten.
I thought he did it, you know.”
Barbara said honestly: “So did
we all, Phil. I thought so myself—
but I never admitted it.”
Mrs. Sentry remembered some-
thing Falkran had said at their first
interview. “And just because ev-
eryone thought him guilty, every-
one knows he is innocent now,” she
said. “Dan, when will they let him
go?”
Dan confessed: “Maybe never;
not yet, anyway. Really all this
bullet hole means is that he might
not have done it. But they’ll never
rest now till they get the answer.”
“It’s already been long,” Mrs.
Sentry said, half to herself. “But I
can wait, now.”
When the time came for Dan’s
departure, Barbara went with him;
hope for some quick proof of his
father’s innocence insensibly faded.
Days ran to weeks; and hope be-
gan to die in Phil again. He and
Mrs. Sentry, though they stayed at
home, considered a North Cane
cruise, and they thought of Cali-
peace, till she could go to Phil | and days passed, and Phil’s first
proudly with fhis word; but when
she came home, she found it hard
to wait. In the end, despite her
resolution, she telephoned the Sen-
try home.
Barbara answered. Linda asked
for Phil.
“He's with mother,” Barbara told
her. “They’re outdoors somewhere.
I couldn’t bear to be with them.”
Barbara’s tones were shaken. She
said: “I can’t bear to see mother.
She’s so strange and still.”
Linda said quickly, “Come over
here, Barbara.” She hesitated, then
added: “Don’t let them know you’re
coming. I’ve — something to tell
you.”
“Something about my father?”
Barbara cried, a quick hope in her
voice. .... .
“Come,” Linda insisted. “I 11 be
here.”
So Barbara was the first to know
what had been discovered; and
when, at last, the District Attorney
telephoned, Barbara was after Lin-
da the first to know the Governor’s
decision. Mr. Sentry’s sentence was
commuted to life imprisonment.
Barbara was still weeping when
in Linda's car they raced to the
Sentry home; and Phil met them in
the halt there, and the quick word
was spoken, and the three young
people for a moment clung fast to-
gether, half-laughing, half-crying, in
a happiness almost too great to be
Then Mrs. Sentry appeared on the
stair landing above them. Wakeful,
she too had heard Linda’s car ar-
rive. They did not see her till she
was halfway down the stairs. They
heard her then, and turned, and
fornia, Canada, Europe; and Phil
brought home travel folders and
they studied them diligently, and at
night they might be decided on an
early departure. But in the morning
Mrs. Sentry always reflected:
"You know, Phil, we’re perfectly
comfortable here. And I don’t want
to go away from him.”
Yet toward the end of July, at
Linda’s suggestion, they decided on
a fortnight in York. Mrs. Sentry
would go a day or two ahead, with
the servants, to open the house;
Phil and Linda would follow later.
That Linda should go with them
seemed a matter of course. Phil
found as always deep happiness in
her companionship. She demanded
nothing—except to be with him. And
—he could give her nothing. If any
dreams ever took shape in his
thoughts, he remembered his moth- j
er's pleading cry, “Stay always with
me, Phil!”
And more than ever she needed !
him now.
His mother and the servants left
for York on Wednesday; and on Fri-
day morning, Phil and Linda fol-
lowed, in Linda’s car. The girl
drove; and as they picked their
way through traffic toward the
Turnpike, Phil said:
“Linda, I saw your father, yester-
day. He suggested that he put my
name up at his club.” He added,
"I was mighty grateful to him; but
they’d be sure to turn me down.”
“Father wouldn’t have offered, if
there were any chance of that."
“He's like you, Linda. He and
your mother. So darned—loyal. But
others may not feel the same."
“Haven’t all your friends been the
same?”
“Some have. Some have not.
Mother felt hurt at first when Mr.
Hare suggested another to defend
father, though doubtlessly it was for
the best. Occasionally he stops in to
discuss affairs and to encourage
Mother.
“The Warings—the way they act-
ed grieved Mother,” Phil continued.
“And then, she resigned from all
her committees and things; and
they accepted her resignations. That
was tough on her. She’s been hap-
pier lately. Happy in just—loving
father. But she doesn’t really seem
well. I’m pretty worried about her,
Lin.”
Linda, grave eyes upon the road,
changed the subject. “Do you hear
from Mary?” she asked.
Phil nodded grimly. “She’s mar-
ried again, a South American; beef
baron, something of the kind.” Their
thoughts, as sometimes happens
with two people as close to one an-
other as they had come to be, ran
together. Thinking of Dan and Bar-
bara, ’hey said aloud in a sort of
chorus:
“But Barbara—”
Then they looked at each other,
and laughed, and he said, “We were
going to say the same thing!”
“Yes. Just the way married peo-
ple do—”
He protested: "Lin, do you have
to keep—torturing me?”
“My dear,” she said, “don’t you
know by this time that you and I
are already married, in so many
real, deep ways? And I’m not ask-
ing anything more than we already
have, Phil.” She added, half to her-
self, “At least, I don’t think I am.”
He said: “There’s no help for it,
Lin. I can’t ask—”
She smiled, her eyes upon the
road. “You wouldn’t even have to
ask me, Phil.”
“And—mother needs me. I’m all
she's got to hold to now, with Mary
and Barbara both gone."
Linda did not argue with him;
but during the next few days at
York, watching Mrs. Sentry and
Phil together, she was sometimes
secretly angry.
(To lit: continued*
Find Student Interest Lags When
a Game or Sport Lacks Prestige
Many are the college men who,
with neither the inclination nor the
ability to take part in the major
sports, have consoled themselves
with the thought that after gradu-
ation they will still be able to play
their golf and tennis, which is more
than those who have gained fame
in football and baseball can say of
point of view, the team sports will
undoubtedly continue to be the cen-
ter of student interest. Many stu-
dents believe, too, that they can
shift with little difficulty from the
group sports to golf or tennis or any
other generally available type of
recreation when they are graduated
It would be hard to prove that
their sports, says the Hartford Cou- shifting the emphasis from the team
rant. They may now take further sports to the individual sports would
cheer from the recommendations of increase the number of students
Prof. Eugene C. Bischoff, of the participating in athletics, if such is
athletic department of Pennsylvania the purpose. Students who like a
State college, and Mrs. Elizabeth sport will take part in it regardless
Meyers, of the school of education, of its importance. There is a largo
New York university, both of worn group, however, that would probably
advocate greater collegiate empha- have but a passing interest in any
sis upon individual as opposed to sport were it not for its prestige
team sports.
Meritorious as is this proposal,
most colleges would have difficulty
putting it into effect. Athletic de-
partments of major universities that
have attempted to encourage general
participation through emphasis on
informal, intramural competitions
have found that student interest
lags when a game or sport lacks
prestige. As long as they are major
attractions from the spectator’s
value.
Fingers Before Forks
At meals in Arabia there are
neither knives nor forks, eating be-
{ ing done with the right hand. In
time, one develops the knaik of
forming the incredibly hot rice
which the Arabs serve into artistic
little balls, and if one is particularly
skillful one manages it without
burning the fingers.
What to Eat and Why
C. Houston Goudiss Explodes Some False Notions
About Food; Warns Homemakers Against
Fallacies and Superstitions
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS
I T HAS been well said that a little knowledge is a danger*
1 ous thing. This is particularly true of dietary facts, for
half-truths cun be more misleading than lies.
There should be no place for half-truths, misinformation
or superstition in a matter so vital as the choice of food. Yet
judging from the letters that come to my desk, thousands of
homemakers are being influ- --— .—-
enced, not by scientific knowl- fr«n» poor mrnu planning. Cheese
edge, but by “old wives | is a highly concentrated food. It
tales,” and a multitude of enjoys the d’stinction of being the
fads and fancies which there •n®,t con ent rated source of pro-
le n known. Because of this fact.
is not a shred of scientific
evidence to support
menus containing cheese should
he balanced by the inclusion of
Some food fallacies are harm- foods containing hulk or cc'lulose,
less. Others may be detrimental
to health. For they result in an
imbalanced diet that deprives the
body of substances needed to
such as fruits, vegetables or whole
grain breads. When these foods
are omitted, it is not the pres-
ence of cheese, hut the absence
maintain physical efficiency at the of hulk that is responsible for the
highest possible level.
Misinformation About Moat
Many common and persistent
fallacies concern the eating of
meat. It is wrongly
charged that light
moats are more
wholesome t li a n
dark meats . . .
that veal is not
completely digest-
ed
is a
. cause to disease,
Ik v and niany other
BKk equally foolish no-
tions. All the::o
misconceptions are
in a class with the absurd ideas
that eating turnips will make you
brave, that lettuce is a cure for
insomnia, or fish a food for the
brain.
There is no evidence to support
the belief that some meats are
less desirable than others because
they are less completely digested.
Tests show that the length of time
meat remains in the stomach va-
ries with such factors as the quan-
tity of fat present, the method of
cooking, and the amount of chew-
ing it receives. But there is no
marked difference in the thorough-
ness with which the different kinds
of meats are digested.
meal being insufficiently laxative.
Homemakers who have the in-
terests of their families at heart
will banish the notion that cheese
is either constipating or difficult
to digest when properly used.
They will give this splendid food
a regular place in their menus
and thereby provide valuable
nourishment at a most economical
cost. It is doubtful if any other
food provides such a variety of
Erroneous Ideas About Cheese
Other fallacies that continually
crop up in my mail are the ideas
that cheese is constipating, and
that this good food is not complete-
ly digestible. Neither belief is in
accordance with the facts.
Numerous tests have shown that
when cheese is given a proper
place in the diet, it is usually well
digested. Moreover, it has been
demonstrated that there is prac-
tically no difference between
cheese and meat with respect to
ease of digestion.
As for the Completeness with
which this food is utilized by the
body, studies made by investiga-
tors for the United States depart-
ment of agriculture, demonstrat-
ed that on the average, about 95
per cent of the protein and over
95 per cent of the fat of cheese
were digested and absorbed!
Some few persons may have an
allergy to cheese just as they are
sensitive to a variety of other pro-
tein foods. But that is an abnor-
mal reaction and has no bearing
on the use of cheese by persons
in normal health.
• that meat important nutrients concentrated
contributing j in such a small space. Besides
its line quality protein, cheese is
notable for its energy values, for
supplying the minerals, calcium
and phosphorus, needed for teeth
and hones, and as a souree of
vitamin A.
Don't Make Mistake! About Milk
Not even milk has escaped a
variety of groundless supersti-
tions. It is said to be "fattening”
when the truth of the matter is
that no food is fattening unless
consumed in excess of bodily
needs. The food faddists say that
fruits and milk must never be tak-
en at the same meal, for the
fruit acids will cause the milk to
curdle. Here is an outstanding
example of the misleading effect
of half-truths. For it is n physio-
logical fact that milk is always
curdled in the stomach by the
action of the hydrochloric acid!
Some people arc afraid to eat
acid-tasting fruits because they
have the erroneous idea that they
produce “acidity” in the body. In
spite of their acid taste, however,
most fruits have an alkaline reac-
tion following digestion.
My earnest advice to home-
makers is to disregard all such
fads and fancies. Don’t he guided
by hearsay advice. Eat a wide va-
riety of foods in moderation. Learn
what constitutes a well-balanced
diet. And make that your health
ideal.
Choose Is Not Constipating
The mistaken idea that cheese
is constipating doubtless arose
Questions Answered
Mrs. A. I.. T.—Children require
more protein than adults in pro-
portion to their body weight. Nu-
tritionists estimate that about 15
per cent of the total calories of
the child’s diet should be taken
in the form of protein.
Mrs. E. B. L.—The refreshing
flavor of pineapple makes this
fruit useful for stimulating a lag-
ging appetite. It contains valua-
ble minerals and the vitamins A,
B, C and <;
S-WN'U—C. Houaton Goudiss- 1039 SO.
AROUND
the HOUSE
Sbl
Items of Interest
to the Housewife
Reviving Serge. — Blue serge
suits can be revived by sponging
with vinegar and water before
they are pressed.
• • •
Scorched Linens. — To remove
light scorches from linens, wet the
stained area with cold water and
expose it to the sun until the stain
disappears.
• • •
Thinning Lacquer.—When using
lacquer, never thin it with turpen-
tine, benzine or linseed oil. Even
a small trace of any of these liq-
uids will ruin it. Use a commer-
cial lacquer thinner instead.
• • •
Removing Duck Feathers.—To
remove feathers from ducks, first
pick them dry. This leaves a down
all over the skin. To remove the
down, wring out a large cloth in
boiling water and wrap it around
the duck for five minutes. Remove
the cloth and the down can be
wiped off easily with a dry cloth.
• • •
The Study Room.—Shiny sur-
faces, such as a highly polished
study table or desk, satin stripes
in wallpaper, and glossy paint for
woodwork, are hard on \he eyes
and should be avoided.
• • •
To Clean Aluminum.—To clean
aluminum kettles which have be-
come discolored, rub them with a
cloth dipped in lemon juice, then
rinse in warm water.
Important Trifle.—A pinch of
salt added to hot starch will give
a high glow.
• • •
Renovating Shades,—A coat of
flat oil paint will prolong the life
of window shades.
• • •
A Treat for Plants.—A little am-
monia in the water once a week
when giving the plants their drink
will keep the soil sweet and the
leaves glossy.
Correct Constipation
Before—Not After 1
An ounce of prevention Is worth a
pound of emergency relief. Why let
yourself suffer those dull lifeless
days because of constipation, why
bring on the need lor emergency
medicines, when there may be a
far better way? That way Is to
KEEP regular by getting at the
cause of the trouble.
If It's common constipation, due
to lack of "bulk” In the diet, a
pleasant, nutritious, ready-to-eat
cereal-Kellogg'* All-Bran-goes
straight to the cause by supplying
the ‘ bulk" you need.
Eat this crunchy toasted cereal
every day-wtth milk or cream, or
baked Into muffins-drink plenty
of water, and see If you don’t for-
get all about constipation. Made
by Kellogg’s In Battle Creek. Bold
by every grocer.
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