The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 23, 1920, Page 5

ESM SERVICE ASHEN New Phone; Elliott 4910 | Christmas Suggestions * for the Last-Minute Buyer CAN BE CARRIED STANDS all Smoker bow! Special ogany Smoker, Carved Jardiniere Stand Mahowan: maple. F ette, 9 inches big! the unusual » finish on feck Knives, “fork seaet cell's an one cach Polished curly nd-carved Tabour- fbotter knife prt" eordel $13.48 IN HAND—S —SMOKING AND TRAYS Pumed oak; has drawer in center i + anh tra mateh holder, $2. 35 Special. FOOT STOOL Tirass has glass $2.7 ry \o) Made of oak tn the fumed fin ish; top measures. 11%xl2% de 9 inches high; brown ther top, Special at ...... & Wenéertel of Mere ity ten ‘Than 80 | s* v1, at nicely mou LS 2 hard wooed, bullt very Pn In_the golden finish. $4.00. Rostialesecem Chetre Seiections yet to be had In Ten Wagems, GateLeg potting relat ] GRUN 5} i) (9) ‘State National guard Is to, The bodies of about 530 American | & tank corps company equipped | soldiers, who died in England, are Reference: Yakima Nat. bank S. DUNHAM, Yakima, Wash. oul 9} "y 9} to remain permanently in that coun- try by request of the families of the | men. HOTEL CLERK TESTIFIES | A person often does more good jthan he realizes when he tells a {suffering friend how to get well. J. N. Tohill, clerk Lottie Hotel, Evans ville, Ind., writes: “For weeks I suf- fered constantly with pains in the museles of my thigh. I was treated by the doctor for rheumatism but found no relief. Upon recommenda tion of a friend, I tried Foley Kidney Pilla and began to get relief almost mmediately.” Good for tackache, rheumatic pains, stiff joints, sore muscles.—-Advertisement, Worn Out In Mind and Body Your child Je 4 quick to observe disturbances in your mental we o1 condi And when 'g a tone of solemn :nxiet; upon you reflects intensely He at once drops his playthings } y smile has omatonacnce of worry and a % a and welfare ipgssiccemintarsc, - ay asks: ‘‘What's the matter, Daddy? in his little voice, The depressio: upon hith because of his profound solic and rushes to your side, but hiv disappeared and hie’ buoyant spirits are gone—replace: bearing of hopelessness, welfare o7 cite iee, Bas ai body and keen in being PL oad MEDICINE COM Com Ay sisi in Stock a at ‘the Druggiote Always An 0.HENRY Story aDa |) A Chaparral Christmas Gift | (Copyright Qj down Sheep Ranoh. | the other was the Frio Kid. |the long hitching rack of the Sun | Mocks of Dan McMullen. | | | | jit Job |bit in Madivon Lane's right ear. | euns of the wedding party had been 1920, by Wheeler Syndicate, The Ino) The original cause of the trouble} was about twenty years in growing Had you lived anywhere within fifty miles of Sundown Ranch you would have heard of it. It possessed | a quantity of jetblack hair, a pair of extremely frank, deep-brown eyes and & laugh that rippled across the prairie like the sound of a hidden | brook, The name of it wax Rosita] MeMullen; and she was the daughter old man McMullen, of the Sum There came riding on red roan or, to be more explicit, on a{ and a flea-bitten sorrel—two | One was Madison Lane, and | But at) that time they did not call him the! Frio Kid, for he bad not earned the! honors of special nomenclature, Hin name was simply Johnny MeRoy. xt not be supposed that there we the eum of the agreeable Rosita’s admirers, The bronchos of a dozen others champed their bits at stewds paint wooers down Ranch Many were the sheepe’ eyes that were cast In those savannas that did not belong to the But of all} the cavaliers, Madison Lane and Johnny MeRoy sulipped far ahead, wherefore they are to be chronicled Madison Lane, a young catlieman from the Nueces country, won the race. He and Rosita were married one Christmas day, Armed, hilar fous, vociferous, magnanimous, the cowmen and the ‘heepmen, laying aside their horeditary hatred, joined forces to celebrate the occasion. Sundown Ranch was sonorous with the cracking of jokes and nix shooters, Ure shine of buckles and! bright eyes, the outspoken congrat ulations of the herders of kine. But while the wedding feast was At ite ltvoliest there demcended upon | ny MeRoy, bitten by jealousy, | like one possessed. “I'll give you a Chrirtmas prenent,” he yelled, shrilly, at the door, with his 45 in his hand. Even then he had some reputation af an offhand show His first bullet cut a neat under The barrel of his gun moved an inch. |bride’s had not Carson, a sheepman, pomseared a mind with triggers some what well olled and in repair. The hung, upon pails in the wall when they sat at table, ax succems of bis plate-throwing, was first to reach the door, MeRoy’s bul | let from the darkness laid him low lof desperndves who have seasons of The cattloemen then swept out upon him, calling for vengeance, for, while the slaughter of @ sheepman has not always lacked condonement, it wan a decided misdemeanor in this in- stance, Carson waa innocent; he Was no accomplice at the matri- monial proceedings; nor had any one heard him quote the line “Christmas comes but once a year” to the questa. BUt the sortie failed ip ite ven. grance. McRoy was on his horse and away, shouting back curses and threats as he galloped into the con- cealing chaparral. ‘That night was the birthnight of the Frio Kid. He became the “bad man” of that portion of the state. ‘The rejection of his sult by Mies Mo- Mullen turned him to a dangerous man, When officers went after him for the shooting of Carson, he killed two of them, and entered upon the Uf@et on ouUlaw. He became a mar velous shot with either hand He would turn up in towns and settie ments, raise @ quarrel at the slight est opportunity, pick off his man and laugh at the officers of the law. He was 0 cool, #0 deadly, #0 rapid, 80 inhumanly bloodthirsty that none but faint attempts were ever made to capture him. When he was at last| shot and killed by a little one-armed Mexican who was nearly dead him- self from fright, the Frio Kid had the deaths of 18 men on his head, About half of these were killed in fair duels depending upon the quick ness of the draw. The other half were «men whom he assassinated from absolute wantonness and cruelty. Many tales are told along the bor der of his impudent courage and da ing. But he was not one of the bree generoulty and even of softnens. They | say he never had mercy on the object of his anger. Yot at this and every Christmastide it 1s well to give each one credit, if it can be done, for whatever speck of good be may have possessed. If the Frio Kid ever did a kindly act or felt a throb of gen erosity in his heart it was once at such @ time and season, and this ts the way it happened. One who has been cromed tn love | should never breathe the odor from the blossoms of the ratama tree, It! stirs the memory to a dangerous de. | gree One December in the Frio country | there was a the Frio Kid and his satellite and co- | murderer, Mexican Frank. The Kid | reined in his mustang, and sat in his | saddle, thoughtful and grim, with | dangerously narrowing eyen. The! rich, sweet scent touched him some: | where beneath his ige and fron, | “I don't know what I've been | thinking about, Mex,” he remarked | in hie usual mild drawl, rh have | forgot all about a Christmas pres ent I got to give. I'm going to ride THE SEATT hadn't out into the game 1 we r why | happened to overlook it up to now? “Ah, shucks, said Mextoart | “don't talk fooltahness, You know | can't get within a mile of Mad} * house tomorrow night, I see | i man Allen day before yesterday, | and he says Mad ts going to have| * Christmas doings at his house, You |“ remember how you whot up the fem tivities when Mad was married, and about the threats you made? Den't Mad Lane'li kind of keop his eye open for a certain Mr. | Kid? You plumb make me tired Kid, with such remarks,” ‘I'm going,” repeated the Frio Kid, without heat, “to Lane's Chrintmas him. Kid,” ko to Madinon | doings, and kill I ought to have done it a long tn ago. Why, Mex, Just two weeks} ago | dreamed me and Rosita was married instead of her and him; and we was living in a houne, and I her amiling at me, and Mex, he got ber; and I'll could eee oh! het wet him, There's other ways of committing suicide od don't you go and surrender to the | sheriff? rn Chri wet him,” maid the Kid tmasx Ive fell as balmy April Perhaps there was a hint of | faraway frostiness in the air, but it tingled Hike weltser, perfumed faintly with late prairie blossoms and the menquite grass When night came the five or six rooms of the ranchhoune were bright ly Ut, In one room was a Chrintmas tree, for the Lanes had a boy of 3 and a dozen or more guests were ox pected from the nearer ranches, At nightfall Madison Lane called axide, Jim Belcher and three other cowboys emp! “i on his ranch. “Now boys said Lane, your eyes open, Walk around the house and watch the road weil, All} of you know the ‘Frio Kid,’ aa they all him now, and if you see him open fire on him without asking any questions, I'm not afraid of his coming around, but Konita is, She's been afraid he'd come in on us every Christmas since we were married.” The guests had artiged in buck boards and on horseba®k, and were making themselves comfortable tn mide The evening went along pleanantly Thm guests enjoyed and praised Rosita’s excellent supper, and after ward the men scattered in groups about the rooms or on the broad) “gallery,” smoking And chatting. ‘The Christmas tree, of course, de Nghted the youngsters, and all were they pleased when Santa Claus himeelf In magnificent white | above IThe next shot would have beon the|>*4M and furs appeared and began | ture during the republican adminis to distribute the “It's my papa.” Sampaon, aged 6 oye. | announced Billty “I've seen him | | wear ‘em before | Berkly, a sheepman, an old friend | eafoterta, wakes v ith eroup yo elp, try this relia! remedy. Any drup with 24% ounce je into a pint hott lain grany iat can suppl: ot Pipex. Pour and fill the bott! lated sugar syrup. clarified molasece rup, instead tof i Th coat: it ea! be depended upom to giv quick and lasting relief, You ean i this take hold of cough in a way that means busines It loosens and raises the phiegr stops throat tickle and edol an beals the irritated membranes the line the throat and bronchial tube with ee promptnesa, ease and ce: tal hat it i* really aetonishin: Pinex. is a special and highly eon trated compound of genuine Nor AY Pine extract, and ia probably th nown means of overcomin: severe coughs, throst and chest colds many worthless imita | mixture. To avoid dis | accept anything eler. ve absolute satisfaction | pe Mg refunded. The Pinex Co. jayne, Ind. Come in tonight or o'clock in the evening Beautiful models from $1.00 a Street | uid # Your Christmas Columbia On “Credit Gladly” favorite Music on any of the Columbia Models and let us explain how easily you can have one for Christmas morning. With Weekly Terms as Low as TALKING MACHINE SHOP over tomorrow night and shoot Mad son Lane in his own house, He got my girl—Rosita would have had me ratama tree in full! bloom, for the winter had been as | warm As springtime, ‘That way rode | LE STAR HUMOR PATHOS ROMANCE of Lane, stopped Koslta as she was pasning by him on the guilery, where he was #itting amoking “Well, Mra, Lane,” sald he, pose by this Christmas you over being afraid of that Koy, haven't have talk ery nearly, ‘but Tam shall never “T sup . you know,” naid Rowita, amiling #Ull nervous sometimes. 1 forget that awful time when he came so near to killing us,’ He's the most cold-hearted villatr in the world,” said Berkly, The citizens all along the border ought to turn out and hunt him down like a wolf.” “tle has committed awful crimes,’ Rosita, — “but—1—I—don't know, I think there is a spot of g00d somewhere in everybody, He was not always bad—that 1 know Rosita turned into the hallway be tween the roome. Santa Claus, tn muffling whiskers and furs, was Just coming thru “I heard what you said thru the window, Mra, Lane,” he maid, “I was just going down in my pocket for a Christmas present for your husband. But I've left one for you, inated. It's in the room to your right.” “Oh, thank you, kind Santa Claus,” said Nosite, brightly. Roxita went into the room, while Santa Claus stepped into the cooler air of the yard. She found no one fn the room but Madison, “Where if my present that Santa said he left forme in here?” she asked “Haven't seen anything tn the way of a present.” said her huwband, laughing, “unless he could have meant me.” The next day Gabriel Radda, the foreman of the X O Ranch, dropped into the postoffies at Loma Alta. “Well, the Frio Kid's got his dose | of lead at last,” he remarked to the| postmaster | “That so? How'd it happen? “One of old Bancher'’s Mexican } sheep herders did it}—think of it! the | Frio Kid killed by a sheep herder! | The Greaser saw him riding along past his camp about 1% o'clock last night, and was so skeered that he up| with & Winchester and let him have | it, Funniest part of it waa that| the Kid was dressed afl up with | white Angoraskin whiskers and a | regular Santy Claus rigout fron head to foot. ‘Think of the Frio Ki playing & Young Republicans Hear Henderson Constructive measures to come be- fore congress and the state legisla tration were discussed by Scott Z. | Henderson, of Tacoma, former awetat ant attorney general of Washington }and republican campaign speaker, at the noon meeting of the Young Men's Republican club, Thurelay, at Mover’ Give the folks back East @ sur- prise by sending them e large FOR CHRISTMAS (Average Weight 6 Ba) we ik and ice them correctly with, and the express a Antes all shipments to arrive io good condition, s! y om re = mw $2.00 And we will guarantee delivery to any address in the United States without further charge. Order nee SS Insure Karty An attractive Chrint- mas mailing card given to send with ach shipment. a Se OH ~ 2 ae Railroad Ave. Foot Pike Street Whis Fish Ce. Dock Telephones: Main 00, Kilieet 5363 tomorrow up till 9 and let us play your $82.50, Week bimisinemmmaatel RPS PAPA SAPS: Second and Third The Rhodes Co. SE STORE HOURS 9 TO 5 Suggestions for the Last Christmas Shopping Day MEN’S SMOKING JACKETS 40 Smoking Jackets which sold formerly at $14.50 and $15.50 are marked special for Friday ws $10.00 Main Floor Sale Price, MEN’S TIES * 50e TO $2.50 Men’s Socks Men’s Handkerchiefs Smoking Jackets Bathrobes Lounging Robes Outing Flannel Pajamas Outing Flannel Night Shirts Suspenders and Garters Sweaters, etc. . BEADED BAGS SPECIAL Main Floor $56.00 $62.50 350.00 $40 00 $25.50 $35.00 $32.00 $30.00 $25.00 . 915,00 Bage . 3338858333 54-inch Wool Tricotine Upper Main Floor 800 yards in navy, brown, Copenhagen, mallard blue, taupe, tan, reindeer and black. Special Fri- day, a yard $3.50. 15 CHILDREN’S FUR SETS Formerly $8.95 and $10.00; cholee Friday at $6.95, Second Vigor FLANNELETTE DRESSING SACQUES Formerty $1.96; lay at $1.85. Second Floor choice Fri- 200 COTTON PETTICOATS Regular and extra sizes in 5 plain colors; formerly $2.50; choice Friday at $1.45. Second Floor Gloves and Hosiery Main Floor 380 CORDUROY DRESSING SACQUES Formerly $12.60 and $8.95; choice Friday Merchandise Bonds and Glove Certificates Main Floor SILK UMBRELLAS 50 Stik Umbrellas in regular and India shape, in all colors, including black; formerly $12.00 and $12.50. Special Friday, choice $9.35. Main Floor KODAK ALBUMS Main Floor TS loose leaf leather covered Kodak Albums which sold « formerly $2.50. Special Friday, each $1.85. Everything at Its Best to Make Christmas Buying a Joy As fast as gift items are disposed of, more come in and take oY places. This makes the assortment ever complete and delightfully new. $7.00 Rubber-tired Velocipedes, —— $4.98' Every boy wants a . Velocipede. ‘This is the No. 7 size, made with strong frame and rubber-tired wheels. $1.50 Express Wagons Special at $1.29 For boys from 5 to 7 years. Special at $4.98. at $1.29. No deliveries. Tinker Toy Special at 69c Builds Dozens of Wonderful Models $2.50 Character Dolls, Special at $1.98 You will find a beautiful selection of dressed character dolls to choose from. Carving Sets, Special at $7.49 and $9.95 $5.00 Tool Chests, Special at $3.98 Ball-bearing Roller Skates $3.50 Pair 50-Piece Dinner Sets Special at $14.98 These 50-piece dinner sets are go- ing fast at this spgcial price. There are two beautiful new patterns to choose from; both are attractively decorated in a neat, conventional de- Royal Rochester Pure Aluminum Coffee Percolators Special $ 5 9 8 These Royal Rochester Coffee Percolators are in the seven-cup size and are made in a very attract- ive shape. They have the patent valve, which in- sures better percolation.’ A big special at $5.98 THE STORE FOR USEFUL ARTICLES