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M VEX I NO) LTSDOEn VUTLADBLrniA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1915;
15
THE LAST ROSE OP SUMMEE
By RUPERT HUGHES
, Ai m hee
Still, fl'
Is tlii? old maid nf
H not ro old. Mow
Pfiwm" etui ne is noi rn OIU. HOW
fe croC ' .ihoy ill.. JH
inr.r" , irn jinn '"" " ;" .. ""
PAJC!oi"m tor the m of Ami
Hifl
';...-. tr,r iiiA ntint. of Piin
rone iir-,rh cniw Intn ill fa, or
SvilUrffi . , !. t.ial rnn i
trn iVnVk.1 " no' Pttle I. jue It
II " " im rie when tho c.irly Mooma
tM'I'r," ,"tn,i koiic Mrs Hhllwbcr re
'tfoW ioun'l n answering Deborah,
ft ? the tin" ll"1 of ",n '"
?' V. lite ol R0O.1 mines to cjt-n
" L wW'IM'"'-'!'1" tlfe-
Whir tihM h lli' to run ny.
f" fn'i Joined l-J Medium, n
M "iSrt credit ninn. buck home. In
'V.. m" Hiort ImUncm trip. MeMriim
rirtMJ'i "n.h ,m,,n mik nnd ctotmnnles
w"l hiirf (i i thin In her life. The
Dtlmrjn hoirf, J J lr, llfr ,lmt ,m.
'".V h ,r?lir"l by the A. II. nn,1 SI.
mu mesn" IhM thrc will bo no Incom.
g, IE "'" fBnL-
EBonA!t'S father had said Hint his
D,lmthbcl was cheered by the Met
7," nad left his widow nml his child
.1 .hnics of Hint soulful corpora
""'. .lock He rnlle.1 It the "Angel
!!t .1 Ul St I'etcr Hallway." Uul Iho
?' hindred dollars that l.H come to
- ill., semiannual mnnnn nnd quails
lid not dW down this car; perhaps
i .t year, or ever ngnln.
"! r.r dlmny Webby had an Impulse to
Inf, N'ew Mcldrum. She hurried to
mm .. ti-tnur, hoping he might he
6hllUbCri bp . m"t her himself and told
""".'J Nc" t had w0"" bnck ,to ,NcW
M that .e ...fore, nobby broke down
York n hour . s, .,.
,h1t X would hnve to Bo to work
rti iomeVhere. Hut what could lio
0.' .. wa(i fretliiB nmlablci he had won
, ? Uv from Meldrum nn.l had mado
h Mb wife m private for the pub
BPHII'8 b heart melted at the
IX ot h IpmT Poor old Dubby
SS, whom ocr.oily wan fond or in
.1 .tifully unflnttcrlnB way. I c had
J.iM o her penllewomen In dlBtrcas,
Iw hi dumbfounded Debby by ny-
lot
could nt least pus up ner Imlr as other
women did. The revolution In her np.
pearnnce wns nmazlnp Next she re
trimmed her old hat and reshaped her
old skirt, drew It .o Mshtly about her
nnkles that ohe was forced to the Ire
inendous deed of sllttK it up n few
Ii i9 "S,11"'1 S,IC C0UI "l 'f"8' walk
Rionlj. T he first time her mother noticed
It she said:
"Whj, 1 lobby, what on earth! that
Bklrt of your. It all lore up the side."
Dobby explained to her with the dell
clous confusion of n Masdnlor confessing
her entry upon a career of prolllRacy.
Her mother almost fainted. Debby had
Konc wrontt at this late day! Mrs. I.ar
rahee had heard that department stores
were awful places for n Klrl. The papers
had been full of minimum wages and
things.
StranRCr yet Dclitiy ueRan to nttudln
Izc. to learn the comfort of poses. She
must be forever holdlns pretty thlnRS for
ward. Hhu took c.ire of her hands, pol
ished her nallB. Now and then she must
drape a piece of silk across her shoulder
and dlsposo of her rigid frame Into
cunes. She bcRan to t.Ok of "lines"
to cold cream her complexion.
The menial change In her was no less
thorough. Activity was a tonic. Her
patience was compelled to school Itself,
l'rosperlty lay In unfaltering courtesy,
untarnished cheer Cjnlrlsm did not sell
ilfefe SCRAPPLE c3
ENGLAND 1'KKPS INTO THE FUTURE
"3 I. EJf"5' rlTrHr I HAUU,t)&AR, fVMOViM.OEAR.1 (
&$, ' i" iwlKam yt I . r houuthe just want him to V
WM mUl Wi I I l t HS'SSi- BE ABLE TO MAKE
Mi I WW N M SS.T r,rwKH. W
''' Zj?M$yiBL I W A MlGttT TURMOOT J I
fM V ,-s&CV'16CV Z7 V f T BS M1FTR0BA1' iLP
. . ' in.lon f'rlnlmi I , VXK l 1
Ileleasrd tierman barber, who Iihb been interned fr the duration of war, Sj XSRfctf 1
walllliff for Ids first KiikIIbIi customer Jf. dWRdX WW
i ' YiM yvW
Thnt'd Easy Tho Trades of War f S-v' V r V
VKblS HB 1m ,l""' Veuiopenn preservlst? , v' v N. " SVV
dBflH IHfiflMvil'rt Anthroplst Here's a coin, my t -v -
KfllSral fdHEW lltlY man. Von mean you arc a Huropean -
B jBfll r7"v!8!; , ,, Distinction Easily Fixed
HnHkff flfKB 1 Mnardly Wnddel-Tanks. N'o. sir! The college Is divided Into two Hthel-You have broken the Dromlsa
LD Mmm I 11'r,'"'rv "t I" wot I means. Some of us classcs-thoso who wear a stiff collar you made me
1 HnB ,. '? ,,c Preserved tuh do do shout- on Sundays and thoso who do not.- Cecll-Tlmfs nil rleht rn mBk von nn.
Hi B M l when de war Is over. Y!!!L,!!!!,, other onolIilCe" Bowl.
H B 9 YOU GET A HEALTHY RESPECT FOR FURNITURE How He Won Her
Hw $ m IF Y0U TRY T0 BUILD A BOOKCASE - fc-s
V Hi Vx5" W-' NrAj" ' V V''3 l ItC-1 nm 8ure Cul11 hna nothing ta
A IC 5" ( LW-i: -i'v d wltn tho nIPhnbet-
A.) K?0 ... J fO -o "s IT J She What makes you say that?
Yn&. S JBHT V yv----rH:5 J - iie-well, If he had anything to do
-" nin. , L VD zTS-ffSr, I ,wlt" " hp u0Ul." ",avo p,ncc1 u ana
flfbhy (about to travcD-Wcll. I'll j& lb I A 1 C?W "lY!!!"!!' 0t""'
drop you a Uno from every town I ESJv MM --5 I "VJBIL J fcSyv I I
cct lo- KSS SS- MA v rrT eiO JB Ml , Turltey on a War Fpoting
Wife-Do, dearest, dol nven If It's J3-V B V SSV uiViB
only a cheque, -Zl I S ttSOB T Ovv. rr 3? r "" " "
No Doff 1 J ) J-J
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KzmMMMMMi v ffiLite subset m&jsa Eafr
v wifVjJ VJ ; 1 fiS&s.- u r C4?a UlBH l--a -tFiP
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'S IsmyiSlal Faithful I THE LATEST "FISH STORY"
Tv . ifr&evfe: ii?isfeS J A d0-rly In a renniylvanla village rf
'Sagg3 offered this prayer the niornlns before jk p? d
' 4" "O, I.awd, ef you'll Jes' cause some- Vj5? X.fe5JL f $$tn
it How do you IlKu Klopuley, Mlsa body In (lis yere town t' done fo'glt t' f ' S&VTfifo II S P Spiit
llaiTow'f lock hla chicken ya'd tonight. 1 prom- . Vi Ml XfJwA H A &. RHIWia
Sllss Harrow Xot at all. Ho can't les you, good I.awd, dat I'll bo faith- 1 V, V Xtbi KtiShJ S ) nu ifilt'll
pronounce his r, und I do detest ful In not restln' till I tin' out which SJl JcJZ&W&t-Jl It Hf 4 l&biP
being addressed as Mlsa IJow-wow. 0110 It Is." Punch Uov,l. vj yt y &&fttiJSjPi l 1?) wE u V
AND THE WORST IS YET TO COME ITTll HMV P):J ":ip::::5
fMj..i 'j.-s--witjjrr?TT 1 ? T.Mirsinr" ....- ,
wTTymWwyraW1 fit M
W nVNS jdTJ III ll'li T,,e Sllln W,,Q ,nB Scen Zeppelin.
"M Wl Wlll Very Hospitable Ignorant
S Tome and dlue with ma IhU ee- rWi4 7 C'
she
least
Dffhy don't sou clerk here, Debby?'
-Whj-. I couldn't clerk In n store.
tmBcd terrified "I don't Know me n
thing about It.
"You'd oon learn the stock and tho
rlc(j are all marked In plain letters that
Li can numorlzc easy. You've got n lot
ef friends and wo Blvo .1 commission on
ill the sales over a certain nmount. Bet
ter try It."
jxbby felt now, for tho first time, nil
tht meet pnnlc that most women undcr
to with thtlr llrst proposal. This offer
of the Job of saleswoman was us near
11 Debby had ever como to being offered
tho Job of helpmeet. She even mur
mured, "This Is so sudden," and "I'll
hits to nrik mamma." When Mrs. I.ar
rabee heard tho news sho npologlzed to
IdVen for doubting Its watchfulness,
commended Asaph Sbllllbcr to Its atten
tion anil bespoke for him a special ln
rolce of blessings.
And now the long drought in Debby's
lood luck seemed to be ending. The skies
erer her grew dark with the abundance
tf merciful rain. A gentle drizzle seemed
to her parched soul to be a cloudburst, a,
dtl'jfo after a drought.
A few days later found Debby Installed
h the wnshnblo silks. The change In
he entlroumcnt was complete. Instead
ct dozing through a nightmare of Inepti
tude In the doleful society of her old
mother In a dismal homo where almost
nobody cer called, and never a man;
tow he stood all day on the ed -e of a
itrnm of people: sho gossiped breezily
111 day with women In search of beauti
ful fabrics. She linnrlloa hpnutirni fnf,.
1 rlct, Her conversation was a procession
01 iiijectlvcs In praise.
Trying to live up to her surroundings,
ihe look thought of her appeal mice.
Eiallni In fashions, with fashion plates
uhericrlpturcs, she tried to get in touch
i,i. ,1... ........ .-. .
-,vh wic i-uiiii-uipurMiy styles, sno I
bounded across eight or ten periods at
one leap. First, she found out that she
"Why don't you come to work
here, Debby?"
goods. All dny long sho was praising
things Hnthaslasm became her Instinct.
Few men swam Into her ken, but In
learning to satisfy tho exactions of
women, she attained the more difficult
tact. She had long slnco omitted male
kind from her llfo nnd her plan of life.
She was content. Women liked her,
women lingered to talk with her; they
nsked her help In their vital struggle for
beauty. It was enough,
Ono morning as she was mnklng ready
to go to the store, nnd taking much time
at the process, sho obsercd at her fore
head a white hnlr. It startled her; fright
ened her for a moment; then sho
laughed:
"Why, I'm growing old!"
What use hail she for youth7 It had
never been kind to her, All the loss ot It
meant was that It might harm her a
little at the store. She plucked out tho
white thread and forgot nbout it nearly.
Another day there was another white
hnlr. She removed thnt, too. Then came
another and others, swiftly, till she was
afraid to take any more away.
At last there was a whole gray lock.
Sho tucked It In and pinned It beneath
the nondescript mass of her coiffure. It
would have tci rifled her moro If she had
not been so busy. Fatigue was her 0110
distress now, but It strengthened her.
sweetened her sleep, kept dreams an ay.
Tho old stupidity of her life had given
way to an eternal hurry.
And now the white hairs were hurry
ing, too, like the snowflakea thai sudden
ly Mil the air. But with this biiow came
the quickening of pulse nnd glistening of
eyes, the reddening of checks that the
snow brings.
The white fell nbout her hair as If she
stood bareheaded In a snowstorm. There
was a kind of benediction In It It
softened something about her face, as tho
snow softens old rubbish heaps nnd
die.T-v nrds nnd bleak patches.
People began lo sny, "How well ou
took, Delilu"' Tbev began to dignify her
ns "Deborah" or ".Miss I.nrrnbee." Her
old eonU'tnm-rs came to her counter with
a new meekness. Ago was making It
harder and harder for them to keep to
the pace. Bright colors did hot becomo
them any longer. Their petals wero fnll
Ing from them, the velvet was losing its
nap, rusting, sngging, wearing through.
The years, like moths, were gnawing,
uimulng.
One dav a snd, heavy tlguro dragged
nlung Deborah's aisle and sank upon the
mushroom stool In front of her, Deb
orah could hardly believe thnt It was
l.i.sle Hhlllnhnr Him .,n,,i.i I.--. 11.. ...
back the shock that leaped to her ex
pression. From the thin white lips,
eiun.pcd wllli pnln, eamo a voice llko
rustling of dead leaves In a November
B'lsi. And tho voice salil wllh a kind
of envy In u:
''W1' l,Pbornh. how well you look!"
On. I nm well!" Deborah chanted,
J lien repressed her cheer unconsciously.
't was not tactful tn be too well. "That
,.( ' . ' A'"1 ,lt,w nf " this
awful weather?"
N-.,t well. Debby, r, ot 11 bit well;
'?":,,,, ","VCr Ue" nt,y morp- wy.
' w, f " KC,,I"K li'llf white, Isn't it
v.Z , 1 llB ""' "omlnB "
awful' Kr"V' t00' yoU ' ut lf
"Indeed It's not. It's tine! Vour chil
dren ,.,, ovc Ui on.t tll(,yr.,our
ll,Vl,nvhM.,',f",.c,,," J0hc wnllcJ- ""'hat
they think of ,? lf uf, Kottir,B
"hi. isn't It. Debby? I, ,w. ' hpm
ZJt1' -1 0-0 It's be!
im 11,,,. """' 'nn sorrow in our life
vi,n. tVI, ' !?, IooklriK ror "omethlng to
rn ,, t Vn. ",at "'" ,TO,le "Wl'IB to"
,"", emptied tho .shelves upon tho
counter, sent to the stock room for "new
shipments that had not been lis ed y
.rrher'caflor0,,h,',CO: h,,t ,hero wh 'Uh1:
owned 'tfl7 th Umnn wnoflc llU8bn''
Deborah's hnnd went to her heart,
wheio there was an ache or pity for
one who had never pitied her. It was
Deborah now that was nlmost girlish In
form, she was only now lining out, lak
ng llesh upon her bones nnd grncc Into
her members.
A few weeks later Deborah went ngaln
to the- Shlllaher home, sat again on tho
sofa In the dining 100m. The children
iiuu nil como home, .foslo was In the par
lor, almost hidden In (lowers. She did
not rise to receive her guests. They all
lied hy and looked at her and shook their
lie.ida. bhe did not answer, even with a
nod,
Bli (Inline wept over her, looking older
and terrllled, but pretty.
.Mr. Crnnksliaw, the undertaker, was
theio ulllclally, and so uere his camp
.stools. One of them had collupsed, and
the bass of the choir hnd been unable to
open his. Some of the young people
giggled ns always at a funeral. Hut even
for them tho laughter was but the auto
matic whir of 11 releafcd spring, and
there was no mirth In the air.
Time had sung away the rose that had
been Joslc. Deborah had heard the rose
cry out In Us agony of dissolution, nnd
now It was fallen from tho bush, scent
less nnd dead.
Thn stntn iv.m ptna.l fm ,i.n .1.... ...
Deborah went home, tbnnklug Hod that
Ho had not put upon her body the mort
gage Of bealltV. lllinsn fnrnnlu,t,-.. .......
such ruin.
CON'TIN'UIJD MONDAY.
THE PADDED CELL
FARMER SMITH'S RAINBOW CLUB
GOOD-NIGHT TALKS
WHAT DO YOU DO SATURDAYS?
The dear folks who run our schools realize that you cannot study ALL
THE TIME. They want thnt busy head of yours to have a rest, so Saturday
a a holiday for school children.
Of course, I don't know what your teachers want you to do on Saturday,
Mr do I know wl)at your parents wish you to do.
What I am interested in is to find somethinp; to do for those who have
NOTHING TO DO on Saturdays.
I want you to bo earning money or doinK something useful. I want you
to understand that MONEY only represents SOMETHING. Do not love
Boneylovo what money does. Think of tho pood you can do with a penny.
Yog can take a penny and put it in a little bank. By an by the little penny
ill get lonesome and perhaps cry. Then other little pe-.nies will come.
How wonderful!
When 99 pennies come to see penny number one they all dance around
lathe bank and say, "Hurrah! we're now a dollar!"
bo you can then take the 100 pennies to a big bank and get a bank book.
Is Mr. Dollar in the bank lonesome? He is. BUT ho is thinking all tho
toe about the pennies in YOUR bank nnd he knows by and by there will be
mother dollar nnd then another to keep him company.
I want to talk to you more nnd moro about money, because the more I
tite the more I learn and I hope you do, too.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
P. S, If you haven't a bank handy, put Mr. Penny in a cup and put n
Me in it with one word written on it, "Mine!" Try each day to keep Mr.
renny from getting lonesome, 'cause some day you may find the cup full
water and you will know Mr. Penny has been crying because you spent
"" of his brothers foolishly. Keep Mr. Penny happy by putting little
"others beside him.
Do You Know This?
1. Wh.lt is thn cmnllnot .:.! : I
the world? (Five credits.) 2. What
is the difference between six dozen
dozen and a half n dozen dozen?
(Six credits.) 3. Which is the
hardest of all soaps? (Six credits.)
?', ,A Il,tt,Q bov received a wagon for
his birthday when he wns 8 years old,
; y "" a iu us more are months 1
in me year, now long lias he had the
wagon? (Five credits.)
For the
FARMER SMITH, The Children's Editor,
The Evening Ledger, Philadelphia, Pa.
I wish to become a member of your Rainbow Club and agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND EVERY DAY.
SPREAD A LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY,
NAME
Address ,.,.., ,,
Age ,,.
School I attend ,
.J118.' of those who have joined Farmer Smith's Rainbow Club this
'eth ?8 f0UIul on anotl,er Pase ot this PaPer- Hunt or ' Is YOUR
V
I
1
Wee Ones
Littlo Willie Treetoad,
fitting on a limb.
Along enmo a Hoptoad,
And Mjuinted at him.
Our Postoffice Box
My, my, that path that leads to the
Rainbow is getting crowded! Wo
don't mind a bit. No. indeed! it
lots of fun bumn-
ing elbows with
little folks who
are doing things.
Winifred Black,
the little girl in
the picture, says
that she has made
a Christmas pres
ent for every one
m ner lamil)',
f "
WI.NIFHBD BLACK
Great Doings in Toyland
L Gracious sakes' alive!" exclaimed
fita Claus. "Aftco tj f...ui ......1
JOU.,1 """" " -UUMc, HUH k
ttt..' , e g0 "Pstairs and see what
pt noise is?"
iioT v ' Fud(He, Santa Claus' ate
Ppher, went
KT? and soon
tot? down with a
"M.. ...
ItV'ta Cku
B41
snlH
Claug, "J
ftuVtfevtr "en
Wrreablf0--"
CJ.'fcar Santa
WtA":
field, N. J., and I want some bees for
Christmas, as I am going to keep
bees for Christmas, Your loving
friend,
JOSEPH JEFFERSON RONEY,
"Well," exclaimed Santa Claus,
"that's the first time in 2000 years
I ever got a letter asking for bees!
It shall be. It shall be."
"It already was," answered Miss B.
Fuddle.
"You are very, very careless with
your grammar," said Santa Claus,
Then he added, "So that noise upstairs
is made by the bees?"
"It be!" answered Miss B. Fuddle.
"You will have to write PfS)0,000
words for that pun," said the joily old
fellow, laughing.
C I U 111 I I V ,
How many other little girls can say
the same thing? Helen Matthews, of
Walnut street, writes that she has not
forgotten to keep her Rainbow pledge
one single day. Think of all the sun
shine one little person can bring into
the world!
James Daley, Rosewood street, and
his friends in the neighborhood have
formed the Rosewood Rainbow Club.
They read, go on "hikes" and do lots
of interesting things. Anna Daly,
Rosewood street, has organized the
Rainbow Helping Hand Club nmong
her little friends. Isn't that lovely?
Write, Anna, and tell us how you are
getting along,
Your Work Room
Dear Rainbow Club I have made
a sled, as I and my little brother
hadn t any. I found two pieces of
board about three feet long and about
., .. ., ...... ,,.vn ..a tui, 1 miners yuu
see on sleds. I whittled one end of
each board into a curve to make it
look like a real runner. The next
thine? f riirl wna rn craf etv email iAMAn
of board all the same size. These I
made into the seat of rny sled. I
nailed them across the runners.
I cut a hole in the end and put a
rope through the holes. Now we have
a fine sled.
HENRY DAVIES. Ritner strwt
effrv&llMotN.
'Vorae and dlue with me this eve
ning?" "I can't"
Why notr
"1 m color to see Hamlet."
"Bring' him with you."
"Who wrote, the Fifth Symphoni?"
"I dunno who wrote tho first one,"