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EVENING LEPgER PHILABTCT.PHTA. MONDAY, JANUARY 81. 191G.
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THE NOVEL OF
STNOPSIS.
Oerry uinm!? nan cwiou jumscu m muhi
America.. Wiien no wiw nis wiie, aiii.
SSr.lnir with his old plnyrnnto Alan Whs no
!V.Ii a iitlrrlnK sceno following- ft well-
icier a stirrinK nceno lononw '!"-!!
J;..rve!l rebuke hecaufo of Allx'a Intl
SJS with Alan, Oerry decided tn take tho
f!Trrt7boat that left New York After fome
r"t!i-- h nncniintrm n. nlrl nn ft ncnln-
licr fi
a pc!
in t
K1 ISii above the mouth of tho San Tan-
uro River, nnu ucriucs 10 ii-rn tvuh ner
ln. too, has exiled himself. Hrst his
...i. J. V Wayne, sent tho young .man
it anir becauso . 01 nis proniKHy.
toiler
w -iiri Aiir iittdden v reaiizeii
tho slgnlfl-
7rn him the appoint
aTix!" meanwhile, when nil trace? of
ntny vanish, moves to Gerry's old homo
riff Red Jtlll. iviirrc, him- iii:-i milii hci
mnther-ln-law. Al Rnnrant of the fact,
nrv becomes tho father of a boy back In
ii'j "tmi
"1? li in Maelo House. Red lllll. nt
ncllflhman of
I nitl."'"f"''. "I'i
had met Alan
K jeiBu'v. . ,, .,.,,. ,n .npnV
m (......A mi in i mill
I Alii as ho remembers her during her
t Of'.,- i.ln Ihpnnirh llurnnn Ihn vvir lie
marts to.
oc
lllirnir mi' 4.-D.. - --
fore. .
K CHAPTER XlV.-Contlnucd.
Km rnS, J. Y. for a second was puzzled.
iJVl"That Isn't Mrs. Lansing It's Mrs.
J ., vmi'rn tlilnklniv of. Mrs. Lanslnrr
j ,r mothcr-ln-law. They live next
l Tho next mornlnc, with Clem ns clcer
ene Colllngcford went over to The Kirs
to pay his respects to Allx. They found
her under the trees.
i; "How do yot do?" wild Allx. "Tho
lir.nmlln t'prev. Isn't It?"
k "What a memory you hnvo for trifles,"
'laid Colllngcford, laughing. "May I sit
ni" aftld Allx. Sho was nerched In
hhe middle of a garden sent. On each
aide of tier were pucu viuiuuh hiuuh unu
all tho paraphernalia of tho sowing circle.
Colllngeforil B.at down heforo her and
stared. Clem had gone off In search of
rrame more to ficr taste. Allx seemed to
him very smnll. Ho felt the change In
her before ho could fix In what It lay.
; She seemed still nnd restful In spite of her
iflyhur fingers. Spiritually still. Her eyes,
Jglanclng at him between stitches, were
amused nnd grave at the same time.
"Doll's clothes?" said Colllngcford, wav
t InB at a berlbboned morsel.
"No," said Allx.
Colllngcford star d a Ilttlo longer nnd
Jthen he broke out with, "Look here, what
H ficB of her elopement sno jumrcu oir tno
W twJn M It was pulling, out of the etntlon,
I liJilnc Alnn alone. ,, Ho went to Africa
I 1, Tnillder of UrlclKp. Ills efficiency
I ! him the annotation. "Ten Percent
'49 have you uono with ncr? uvcr mere,
9 1 'tie young Mrs. Lansing spice, deviltry,
scintillation ana wit oiinuing. uver ncro,
Mr. Gerry demure and Industrious.
Don't tell mo you hnvo gone In for the
Quaker pose, but please ten me which ii
the poseuse; you now or tho other one."
Allx laughed. "I'm Just me now, minus
the deviltry and all that. Come, I'll show
you what I've done with It."
They threaded the trees and came upon
a mlEhty uowcr. nan sun, unu snauc,
where In the midst of u. nurse and Clem
and many toys a baby was enthroned on J
'a rug. "There you arc," said Allx. ,
There's my snlce, deviltry, scintillation
land wit all dono Into ono roly-poly."
"Well, I'm Mowed," said Colllngcford,
advancing cautiously on the young mon
arch. "Do you want me to to feel
him or say anything about his looks? I'll
have to think a minute if you do.
"Booby," said Allx, "come away."
But Colllngcford seemed fascinated. Ho
squatted on tho rug and poked the mon
arch's ribs. Nurse, mother and Clem
Haw tn tllA rOHPllo. hut tn their nni.'LZomcllt
rthe monarch did not bellow. Ho appro
priated Colllngeford's linger. "I wonder
i If he'd mind If I called him a 'young
pun,'" soliloquized tho attacking giant.
Then he pulled the baby's leg. "When ho
grows. up tell him I wns tho first man
to pull his leg. My word, ho hnsn t a uono
In h!body, not oven a tooth.'.',
"KUlv" R.ilrt Clnm. "of course not."
r "What aro you staring at him that way
for?" Bald Allx. "Can a baby mako you
think? A penny for them."
'I was Just thinking," said Colllngc
ford gravely, "that a baby Is positively
tho only thing I've never eaten."
IIS A horrified silence greeted this re
mark. The nurso was tho first to recover.
8he strode forward, gnthercd up tho baby
and marched away. Allx and Clem fixed
their eyes on Colllngeford. Ho slowly
wuncred and drew back.
Then tho Judco and Mrs. Lansing camo
out to them. Colllngeford was intro-
uuccu. Airs. iansing turni'ii ia jux.
"Have you asked Mr. Colllngeford to
stay to lunch? The Judge has asked
himself."
"No, mother," said Allx. "I'm afraid
we couldn't give the Hon. Percy anything
new to cat. Ho says "
My dear Mrs, Ianslng," Interrupted
Colllngeford, "It's all a mistake. I posi
tively loathe eating new things, no mat-
tier how delicious and rosy and bluo-
ftved thnv lnnk "
'Jllr "Are yu speaking of cabbages?" In-
K "No, babies," said Clem. "Ho wanted
.to eat tho baby."
X" Mrs. LniiHlnt? lnnplinH. Mr Hnn't hl.imn
fllililm," sho said. "I've often wanted to
Itat him myself."
SJlK Coltlngeforcl spent a good deal of his
rtIMk at Tho Kirs. Clem went to sco tho
fcilHtaby dally as a mntter of courso nnd ho
kncni aiong, ns no said to Himself, ns
another matter of course. Clem tulkcd tn
the baby, Colllngeford to Allx. Ho said to
her ono day, "I'vo read In hooks about
babies doing this sort of thing to gad-
aoouts "
'Qad-abotlts " Intnrrnnteil Allx. "Is
Juat, but cruel."
I Well, butterflies." compnmlsed Col
llngeford. "But I never bolieved It really
AaDnenerl "
I OK' said Allx, "It wasn't tho bnby.
Not altogether, xa see, Mr. Colllnge
ford, Oerry I -.nslng I'm Mrs. Clorry
"appeared over a year ago beforo tho
baby came Ho thought I didn't lovo him
J might as well tell you all nbo t it. I
,wleve In telling things. Mystery Is al
ways more dnncroroiiH thnn truth: it irlvs
nth a lead to Imagln '.tlon."
rn . ne tom """ nml l ollmgeroni
JlaUned, Interested. At the end ho said
'"Pining. Allx looked nt tils thoughtful
We. "What do you think? Isn't thero
-vu.ncei Don't you think he's possioiy
r""aDiy auve7"
The Judge was not thero to hear tho
ttfok appeal of faith for comfort. Col
eford met Allx's eyes frankly. "If I
WerU VMt 4. fc... i.i 4ir ,.1 Kn4.1,,
4 '- "! IU OU1U, 1 WUU144 UUU444I4J
Jwevn as you do. I'vo met too many
,3ad. men In Plrr-rnilllv innklnl? linroru-
E""",' Well ever to say that a man is
Ki, "ecause he's disappeared. Then
Kneres the other side of It. Hodsky says
"n is never dead while there's any
body left that loves him."
I llB .Tllfvn ln,1 n.A n4.n..4 T4A.1trm. t Ta'cI
K, -"- vut44 4UII1 1IIU aUUUL UlHianfi tt
Hman that said there had been lots of
murderers he'd Ilko to take to his club.
l must be worth while. I'd like to talk
' him."
M.'1 don't supposo," said Colllngeford
--:u.iy, -that Bodsky has talked to a
B Allx started and looked up from her
f! JOnt yu "'Ink you had potter
J""1 back-and bring tho talk back with
EK was Colllngeford's turn to start. "I
g your pardon," he said. "You are
. wa8 ,n another world, uniy you
:tn t get a wronir Imnression. Uvory-
Igay y it was an accldent-oxcept 3od
IKr ' has never said anything."
CHAPTER XV.
VrlAN WAYNK had been away for a
year. He had not returned from
Wreal. but had gone from there to
"i bouth America and, later, to
3ty tod been In town for several days
e met the Judge one afternoon In
VflllbAr nn 4t.& ..A..
THE YEAR. KSBKBft
lie!X?VhlS hDlr nbUt G"ry dl8np
cr'lmlv 1'"tS'll,, the,Jle. find added
fo MoyntreM:"SnP1,earCd U'C "ny you wcnt
Alan colored and his face turned grave.
itItnm sorry," ho said. "1 didn't know
Atan0raVf?W.h,,lt?,, nYA U, Jut,B,,: ,,"t
Aian lefused tho opening find tho .tutlco
over Mar.'f- Hls ',cnrt K
over Alan for his own sake. He had
broken what tho JudRo had long rcver
lZ'larS ?.ciin?! cl-. "9 hart ox.led
u- iiiJiii i nr.
which should have
f de
ltt904
f, ..,.,',? Judf. wondered If he realised
. lou ro not going out in tie.i ttinw
ho asked, trvlnn in ..,., .i.. .....'.
casual. "" ",u vwon
wno, ''T' nt. 1llm sharply. What
wns th0 Judgo after? ".Vo." he said
,m, ,? m"sc'' S ,h!l11 not brcn, o com
munal coma of Hed Hill for Fome time.
"'"f "Bain. .MeDnlo & McDalo have
loaned mo to Klllm-on's. i'vo become a
sort of poohbah on construction In Africa.
They gnt n premium for lending me."
Alan s speech habitually drawled ex
cept for an occasional retort that camo
Ike tho crack of a whip. Tho Judge looked
lilm over curiously. Alan's dress was al
most too rellned. His person wns as well
caird for as a woman's. Every detail
about him was a studied negation of
work, utility, service. The Judge thought
or Colllngefnrd'n slorv and wondered.
They walked In silence for some time
nnd then Alan took his leave. Tho Judge
followed his erect llguro with solemn eyes.
Alan hail deteriorated. One cannot ho the
fly In tho nmbcr of more than one wom
an's memory without clouding one's soul,
and a clouded soul has its peculiar clr
cumnmblcuey which the clean can feel.
Tho Judgo felt It In Alan nnd winced.
If Al.m did not go to the Hill, tho Hill,
In certain measure, camo to Alan. Tho
next afternoon found the Captain once
more established in his chnlr in a window
nt tho club with Alan bcsldo him. Tho
Captain had not changed. Ills hair was
In tho same state of white, Insurgency,
his eyes bulged In the same old way, nnd
lin still puffed when ho talked. His garb
was Identical and awakened the usual In
terest in the passing gamin.
"You'll never grow old, sir," said Alan.
"Old!" said the Captain. "Huh, t grew
old beforo you were born." The Captain
spoke with pride. Ho straightened hla
bullet head and poised a tot of whisky
with n steady hand. "What did I tell
j ou?" ho said Into space.
"How's that, sir?"
"What did I tell you," repeated tho
Captain, swinging around his eyes,
"about women?"
Alan flushed nngilly. He had no retort
for the old man. Ho sat sullenly silent.
Tho Captain colored, too. "That's
right," ho said, with a surprising touch
of choler. "Sulk. Hvery badly broken
colt sulks nt the grip of the bit. What
you need, young man, Is a touch pf tho
whip, and you're going to get It."
And then the old man revealed a sur
prising knowledge of words that could
lath. At llrst Alan was Indifferent, then
amazed, anil finally recognised himself
beaten at his own game. Ho came out
of that Interview thoroughly chastened
and with an altogether new respect for
tho old Captain. No ono knew better
than Alan that It took a special brand
of courago to vhlp him with words, but
FARMER SMITH'S
GOOD-NIGHT TALK
Dear Children Let us tilk today abput two words: "Thank you."
Perhaps someiof you have read about Ralph Waldo Emerson, and as you
grow older you may cnj'oy reading what he has written. When you try to
read a book and you do not understand it, simply put it aside and wait
until you can understand it. Mr. Emerson said, "The highest price you can
pay for anything is to ask for it."
There aro many persons who do kindness for us nnd wo arc never able
to repay them. For instance, I may ask a policeman the way to some street
nnd when he has told me, the least I can do to repay him is to say,
"Thank you."
When I leave the policeman, he at least has a kind thought for me,
because I have shown my appreciation for what he has done for me.
It is the little things which go to make up life and the little things arc
often what annoy us the most. To think a person is a small thing and take3
little time and effort, yet it shows that wo are thoughful of others.
It is useless for us to lews an impression behind which is unfavorable,
for it is just as easy to leave a person smiling as it is to leave him frowning.
Remember and never forget that it is- not WHAT you say that counts,
but tho WAY you say it. Put a smile in your voice when you say "Thank
y0USAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY.
Thank YOU for reading this. PARMER SMITn,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledgeh.
Our Postoffice Box
Stofman. McKean street "I
II.
like the Rainbow Club very much and
I hope that every ono will icarn to
like it just as much as I do." We
Heartily inaorse
this hope, little
man.
Elizabeth
Smith, Gray's
avenue "I am
going to try very
hard to havo my
namo on tho
Honor Roll." And
we know it is
going to bo there,
because when ono
II KTOPMAN
MiKcan tr:t
tries "hard," one generally succeeds
David Sohns, Sansom street "Tho
Rainbow button is so pretty that tho
members whose names I sent in can
hardly wait to get theirs." David
isn't tho only boy who says this,
either.
Nita Pryor, Huntingdon street
"I think I have lived up to my pledge
because when I went to visit grand
mother I carried grandfather's meals
upstairs to him, as he is not able to
como down to the dining room. In
deed you have, little girl, Love to
granddaddy.
Helen Pryor, Huntingdon street
"Will you put a picture of yourself in
the EVENING LEDGER?" The EVENING
Ledger isn't big enough to hold my
picture just yet. P. S;
Harry Leiber, Catharine street "I
am saving my money and now I have
an inch of nickels and dimes." I hope
.,n biive a mile, Harry.
yj0SephKuUlP0Plar6treet-There'8l
'3K8
' Hvn eci '-cp "i
t
tho Captain had not stopped to stuff his
l1" with cotton wool beforo on
B , , , e"cmy. Ho had risked all In '
one liquid, stinging, overwhelming volley. ,
and he had won. '
The Captain's code was peculiar, to say
tho least, and held the passionate pilgrim
in artiplo regard, but, ns ho pointed out
to Alan, It was a code of honor. It
played a game within rules. He further
remarked tlmt the hawk was n bird of i
11 -i"iw, dui, personally, ho preferred
him to the eagle that fouls Its own nest
There were other pregnant phrascH that
hung In Alnn's mind for somo time nnd
half awakened him to a realization of
where he stood Jinny a man, propped
up by tho sustaining ntmosphoro of a
narrow world, has passed merciless Judg
ment on such sins as Alnn's-mcntnl, un
proved, sitting in Judgment over the bar
that twists In the name. But tho Cnptaln
was not ono of the world's confident armv
of tho untested. Ho had roamed tho high
seas of pleasure a.s well ns tho ocean
wave. Alan would have struck back at
n saint, but he took chnstlsemcnt from
tho old sinner with good grace.
Alan left the Captain nnd presented
himself at the downtown oHlces of J
Wayne A Co. They were expecting hint
and he in.s shown In to his uncle Im
mediately, to the exnsper.itlon of several
pompous, waiting clients. It wns the
llrst tlmo that undo and nephew had
been face to face since their memorable
Interview at Maple House.
J. Y. Wayne was nglng. He had lived
hard and showed It, but thero was no
weakness In his ago and ho met Alan
without compromise. He nodded toward
n chair, but did not offer his hand. When
ho spoke his voice wns low and modulated
to tho tono of business. "I wanted to
see you to tell you tlmt you have over
paid your account with me. The balance
hna been put to your credit. You can
see the cnshler about that. I want to
tell you, too, that I have nude too much
money myself to ndmlro a surprising
capacity in that direction In nny one
else.
"Don't think I don't apprcclato tho sig
nificance of your wiping out a debt which
you Incurred unwittingly. I can see that
you hnd to do It becauso a Wayno must
carry his head high In his own eyes.
But " and hero J. Y.'s eyes left his
nephew's expressionless faco and looked
vaguely Into the shadows of the room.
His voice took a lower key. "With all
your saerillco to pride you have failed In
pride. You hae not been proui In the
tilings that count."
J. Y.'s voice fell still lower. His words
hung nnd dropped In the sllcnco of tho
room like tho far-away throb of a great
bell on a still night. "Yesterday Clem
was crying becauso you had not como to
the house. I try to think. Alan, that It's
becauso Clem Is there that you havo not
como. If I could think that" J. Y.'s
eyes came slowly hack to Alan's face.
A dull red was burning there. J. Y. went
on. "Shame Is a precious thing to a man.
Different creeds different clrcumstnnces
carry us to various lengths. Ktjiles are
elastic today as never before, but, as long
as shnme holds a bit of ground in a man's
battlefield, ho can win back to any
height."
For a long minute there was silence,
then, on a common Impulse, they both
arose. Alan's eyes were wino ipcn and
moist. Ho held out his hand and J. Y.
gripped It. It was their whole farewell.
CONTINUED TOMORROW.
Farmer Smith, Children's Editor,
Evening Ledger, Philadelphia.
I wish to become a member of
your Rainbow Club and agree to
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACn
AND EVERY DAY SPREAD A
LITTLE SUNSHINE ALL ALONG
THE WAY.
Namo
Address
Age
School I attend
not a single thing about the club that
I don't like." That's the spirit, Jo
iseph; don't knock, boost.
Fannie Dragota, South 13th street
"When I read the stories and tho
Postoffice Box it makes me very
happy, I don't know why,'.' We know
why ,only it's a secret and we're not
going to tell.
Gertrude Segal, North 6th street
"Please send mo tho names and ad
dresses of little children in the hos
pital who would like to have scrap
books." Indeed, you shall have the
names and I hope that more of my
Rainbows will want to follow your
very good example. Rainy days and
scrapbooks. Remember those words,
little folks, you aro going to hear
more about them!
Do You Know This?
1, Who built the first steamboat?
(Five credits.)
2. Where is William Penn buried?
(Five credits.)
S. In what part of Philadelphia was
his home located? (Five credits.)
"
THREE AGED DEACONESSES STILL RULE HOME
POUNDED BY SEVEN OP THEM YEARS AGO
Loft to right, Sister lInrinnnc
I
T IS no unusual thing for a woman to
grow old. But It Is a rare thing Indeed
for a woman tn have the evening of her
life clone about her with tho knowledge
that tho work which f-ho Inaugurated ill
her youth stretches out over the land like
a veritable monument to her life's efforts.
This, however, Is tho satisfying expe
rience, not of one, but of thrco of tho
gentle, aged deaconesses of the Philadel
phia Motherhouso of Deaconesses, which
Institution Is under the same root with
tho Mary J. Drcxel Home.
They aro Sister Superior Wllhelmlne
Dittman, or as sho is known to those of
tho motherhouse. Frau Obcrln; Sister
Mnrlanuo Kr.ietzcr nnd Sister Mngdalcno
von Ilracht.
It was a smnll band of seven deacon
esses, of which these thrco women aro tho
only remaining members, who nt tho
earnest solicitation nnd urgent appeal of
John D. I.ankennu, president of tho Ger
man Hospital, finally consented In 1SS4 to
leave their homes In Isheilolm and como
to Philadelphia to lnaugurato tho Female
Lutheran Dlnconnto In this country.
Tho success of tho movement Is attested
to by the Lutheran deaconesses' Institu
tions thnt today arc dotted over tho land
from tho Alleghenies to tho Rockies.
To those who aro acquainted with the
work of tho (Jeimnu Hospital the word
"deaconess'1 Instantly visualizes a plainly
garbed Sister of Mercy, with starched
white cap tied bonnet-fashion with a stiff
white bow under her chin, treading noise
lessly about tho hospital wards minister
ing to tho needs of tho sick and wounded.
To the women themselves, according to
Sister Magdalene. It Is far moro signifi
cant. It means a voluntary consecration
of their lives In tho scrvlco of their Lord,
In Ills poor and needy members, without
material remuneration. Or, as Sister Mag
dnlcno says, "It Is our wish to servo
Christ In this way."
R4AJNBOW CLUB
Little Journeys
to Little People
By FARMER SMITH
Ono summer's day, or, to be exact,
January 27, I took a little trip to the
Day Nursery, 420 to 428 Bainbridge
street, which is conducted by the
Young Women's Union of Philadel
phia. So many boys from tho nursery
had paid your editor a visit that he
thought it about time he returned
their calls.
It is a wonderful place and if you
cannot visit it yourself, you might
send some picture books over there for
the young children. Picture books
arc especially wanted.
Tho Rainbow Club congratulates
the officers of the Young Women's
Union .the Misses Berg, Flcisher,
Kohn and Jastrow and Mrs. Gold
smith, upon the wonderful work they
are doing for Philadelphia's young
people.
Later we aro going to uso pictures
of tho work done by the boys at this
day nursery. t
Your editor saw the babies, who
were all tucked in dainty cribs on the
top floor. Ono baby seemed to know
me, for he said, "Goo-0-0!" which
means, in baby language, "How do
you do?"
Can't you suggest some other
places as nice as tho Day Nursery
for your editor to visit and write
about?
"Just a Little
Act of Kindness"
(By Catherine Murray, Mill st., Dan
ville, Pa.)
One day Mr. Stevens invited a
friend to dinner. As they were walk
ing along tho street on their way to
Mr. Stevens' home, they passed a very
rich little girl and her mother. On
the steps of a drug store nearby a
poor woman sat exhausted with her
day's work. As she was rising little
Ella Moxlcy (tho rich child) ran up
to assist her. When Ella had helped
her to her feet the poor woman thank
ed her sincerely and then went on
her way, while little Ella went back
to join her mother, who was waiting
for her.
When they had walked away from
the spot, Mr. Stevens turned to his
friend and said, "I'll bet that child
belongs to Farmer Smith's Rainbow
Club which I read so much about in
the Evening Ledger." And he had
guessed right. She did belong to the
club and was proud of it.
WANTED
OVEKOOtAT A little boy of 6 yean wbo baa
no overcoat to ear can have one tfeat I
would Ilka to five him. AttlrcM Geom Tan.
aTjajr. KsJafeow dub,
Kractzer, Sister Superior Wilhclmina
Bracht.
Frau Ohcrln, who ban been sister su
perior of tho motherhouso slnco 1D09, has
passed her 6(ith year. She came slowly
down the long corridor leading to the olllco
yesterday, a picturesque llguro In tho
stnrched linen garb, with a question in
her eyes ns to the Intruder's designs upon
her.
"What sho said was and It fell from
her lips In a low, droll tone, with tho
peculiar Inflection of her mother tongue.
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"What havo wo dono that you should
write about us; wo aro not at war here."
She smiled then, a smilo that softened
tho somewhat stem features nnd placed
her Instantlv in the list of those whom
It will ever ho a ple.asuro to remember.
"I nm Sister Superior here, yes," she
answeied. "I nm ono of the seven dea
conesses who came from Isheilolm In
1SSI to Introduce the Lutheran deaconess
work In this country. It Is truly a Brent
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link between buyer and seller.
The Public Ledger is read by. men
who can afford to buy land and farms
men who will pay reasonable prices for
good values.
Try a Ledger classified ad in to-
morrow s paper.
PUBLIC
work. VT aro llk6 ono family heret all
llko children, and I tun, no to speak, thelf
mother. Tho deaconesses ore not salaried
workers. Their needs are met by the
motherhouso. Their elbthea arev fur
nished tham and spending money given
them, They marry If, after prayerful
consideration and petition for divine guld
nnce, they feel they can best servo their
Lord In that way. Many of them have
married."
Sister Marianne then came. She Is 65
years of age, a woman with a heart of
gold that bespeaks itself clearly In each
word nnd nctlon. Sister Marianne has
many of the endearing attributes of A
child; she laughs softly and shyly and
her clear, perfect skin, with Its ruddy
glow, might well bo envied by nny miss
In her teens. Sister Marianne has grown
old gracefully.
"1 served In the hospitals at tho front
during tho Franco-Prussian war,1' she
explained, "Yea, yes, war is terrible, ter
rible It Is so long slnco wo havo now
had word from our homeland, and oOr
denr ones are being slaughtered. Ah, this
country is perhnps not so neutral, not so
neutral," and sho shook her head slowly
nnd sadly.
Then her manner changed nnd sho was
again the nwcet child-woman. "Here,"
she snld, handing her Interviewer a much
coveted picture of Frau Oberln, Sister
Magdaleno and herself, tnken at the tlmo
of tho 23th Jubilee of their work here, "I
have received consent of Frau Oberln to
give you this picture, but she scolded me,
sho scolded me," and her low, mellow
laugh revealed tho Innate aweetnesa of
the soul of her.
Sister Mngdalono served, too, during tho
Franco-Prussian war In ono of tho hos
pitals at tho front Sho Is head sister of
the Gorman Hospital. Sister Magdalene
Is C3 years old, yot each day finds her
busily engaged superintending tho af
fairs of that big Institution.
Household Preparedness
What about your nwnlngs for next
summer?
Aro you going to wait until tho sun
declares war on your rugs, curtains and
everything fadnWe, or will you order
your nwnlngs so that summer will find
you prepared to defeat tho onslaught of
heat and glare?
Then thero la tho matter of screens. It
takes a hit of Umo for nny concern to fit
nnd make screens the way they should be
mnde, so buck up and got ready for the
army of flics and mosquitoes that awoop
down upon us without notice.
ELLING your farm is an
easy task if you use a Public
Ledger classified ad.
These little wonder work
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