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1.VENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, '191G.
IF WE GET PREPAREFULNESS, BIRSKY, OUR NAVY IS
US A BILLION DOLLARS INSTEAD OF A HUNDRED
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tt ti d. "According to
Them Fellers, the
-Idealest Condition a
Country Could Be in
Is That Everybody
Should Be Strong
pnough to Get Shot,"
Adds Birsky
In This Manner tho Shirtwaist
Manufacturer and His Real
Estater Friend Dismiss tho
Subject,' After Discussing It
y With Those Intimately Allied
Problems of Prohibition,
Trade Unionism, Economics
and Styles
'Nowadays people don't do things by
halves," said Barnet Zapp, the walot manu
facturer; "they do 'em from ono nnd nvo
Ijhths up to sixes. In other words, they
overdo 'em, and they don't get the results
they expoct to sot"
"Suro, I know," Louis Birsky, the real
staler,- agreed. "A feller starts out to get
s million dollars In 10 years and all he
gets is the 10 years."
"I'm 'not talking from business," Zapp
-tali
"Not nlono business," Dlrsky said, "but
ether things also. Tako for Instance Bet
ting married. Former times when a teller
married a rich girl he might have gone bo
far as not to warn his wlfo'n father nnd
mother that they wero digging their grave-!
fe-wlth their stomachs, y'understtind, but that
vu the biggest extent of his Impatience to
probate the will, Zapp. Nowadays, before
be buys the wedding ring even, ho Is al
ready looking up In a Carnegie Library la
there or Is there not a book by the name
By MONTAGUE GLASS
going to cost
million;' says zapp
Illustrations by BRIGGS
The Son-ln-Law'a Companion; or, How to
Prepare 100 Appetizing dishes mlt Slnat of
Potassium."
"What has ft th,g t0 d(j m pMpareh,.
ness, Birsky?" Zapp demanded. "Which I
was saying that when preparedness was
coming in last year like cape effects In tat
fetn, dresses, Birsky, I was In- favor of It.
but they overdone It, Birsky."
"Somo women It suited, Zapp, aber not
many, like white shoes," Birsky commented,
"Did I say something from white shoes?"
Zapp asked, and Birsky was obliged to ad
mit that ho had not
"Then what the de'vll you are tatklng
nonsense?" Zapp continued. "1 was say
ing that mlt preparefulness them people
which Is trying to get It has nlready over
dono It. They started out to 'show to tho
Lcute of tho United Stntes what prepareful
ness really means, Birsky, and they ended
tip by showing that It means that 120,000
business men loses a whole day by walking
up Broadway and fcth avenue, nnd concerns
which expects goods by express didn't re
ceive them because tho oxprcss wagons was
held up on the other side of 6th avenue
from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m, Preparefulness
also means that If you pick up a paper to
seo what In going on In tho world, y'under
stand, you couldn't tell tho news section
from the advertising section on account of
tho speeches for preparcfulnoss, which Is
printed 20 columns long In small type, like
a notice of sale In an notion to foreclose a
second mortgage on a trunk lino railroad
mlt a. full description of all terminal prop
erty containing 26,004 acres be tho said
Bcvcral dimensions more or less."
"You couldn't tell by tho looks of the
printing what a speech Is about," Birsky
said. '
"1 agreo with you, Birsky," Zapp said,
"but I nlready read some of them nottcoi
of foreclosure sale, Birsky, nnd If tho
fellers that aro going round making
speeches on prcparofulness could bo per
suaded to read aloud a notlco of sale, In
stead, Birsky, It would bo better for tho
"IJhc boss publisher refused to accept an article because the feller
smelt of cloves."
"The only thing against it is the people what's in favor of it."
rountry. For Instance, you tako this hero
general of the Now York National duard
which he makes n spoech that prepareful
ness means compelling everybody to go for
a soldier nnd get drilled so hard that ho
virtually losos hla mind and ain't got Henio
enough to duck when ho boos a cannon ball
coming his way, y'understnnd, nnd If In
stead he would have Bald: 'My friends:
Pursuant to Judgment entered May 10, 1916,
tho undersigned will sell nt publlo auction
and bo forth ot cotora,' somo of his audi
enco might still havo thought that prepnro
fulness was a protty good thing. Also,
Birsky, thero Is certain prepnrefulneii fel
lers making speeches and says that, not
mentioning no names nor nothing, but
hjpocrltlcally speaking, y'undorstand, If a
certain nation In a continent which ain't
Europe, Africa,' Australia or America, and
living, we would say, for example on Islands
north of the Philippines or somowhores
llko that, was to land an army of 30,000
men In California, y'undorstand, that they
could walk away with the country, becnuso
we ain't got no navy to speak about Just
a few navlgatable sardlno cans and tugs,
llko Turkey."
"What do you mean we nln't got no
navy to speak about?" Birsky said. "Why,
every year for years already we spent on
our navy over a hundred million dollars."
"I give you right, Birsky," Zapp said.
"Then what does ho want to scare us
llko that for?" Birsky added. "Japan nln't
going to tako no chances against a 1100,
000,000 a year navy."
"You got ahold of tho wrong scare, Bir
sky," Zapp said. "The scare tho feller
throws Into me by his speech Is that If wo
get preparefulness, BlrsKy, our navy Is
going to cost us n billion dollars a year
Instead of a hundred million. In fact, Bir
sky, nil them preparefulness fellern la tho
Rnmo In their spcechc. They overdo It.
Every ono of 'cm tolls you that war Is
horrible, but that Jt nln't one, two, six mlt
preparefulness. "
"Maybe preparefulness Is the Bnmo as
all them things which If good for you, llko
prohibition, not smoking, systematic exer
cise, dieting and Soclallini," Birsky said.
"Tho only thing against It Is tho people
what's In tn.or of It."
"There's nlso tho way they put It up to
you," Znpp added. "Their talking points
Is bad, lllrsky. For Instance, you tako a
foller who Is In favor of prohibitum nnd ho
will toll jou thero Is 3.H10 In tho Nebraska
States Prison for ovcry county In Nebraska,
a wet Stato, whereas In Knnsaa thero Is
only L'.SDDOD Stato prisoners for ovory
county In Knnsns, a dry State It figures
out at somewheres around 85-100 of a
prisoner In favor of prohibition. What for
nn Inducement Is that, Birsky? Why don't
ho flguro It out Bay, In composers of
music odcr picturo painters? If ho could
say thero was ,000231' composers In every
county of Kansas, dry, for .000085 compos
ers In every county -of Nebraska, wet.
y'understnnd, or thnt for every ,000002
nlcturo painters In Kansas, dry. thoro was
only .00000015 In Nebraska, wet, then ha
would bo talking. Or, put It another way,
moro attractive, Birsky, and say that dur
ing the last 10 or 15 years, as tho case
mny be, that Kansas has been dry, y'under
stnnd, sho has produced as many ns
.0000000001 grand opera, whereas In Ne
braska, a wet State, thero was produced
during tho same period only ,000000000 'j
grand opera. In ono Augcnblick he shows
you what prohibition does for music, Bir
sky, and If n drinking feller is fond of
music, nB naturally n Shikkercr would be,
Birsky, ho saya to himself: 'I am drlnklnu
away America's chance of becoming nn
artistic nation,' and he quits right then
and thore."
"Well, I'll tell you," Birsky Bald, "the
times Is past when It was considered that
a musician, a picturo painter or a Softrlt
n toller must got to bo a drinker, Znpp.
Things Is getting now to bo on an ctllclency
bnsls ail round, A magazlno oder a pub
lisher would no moro consider a story from
a writer which drinks than tho Pennsylva
nia Railroad would let work for them a
SMkkerer ns an englnoor, Zapp, and tho
publisher Is right, too. The U. M. W. of
A. had tho wholo matter out wit a boss
publisher only last week, whero tho boss
publisher refused to accept an article
which he ordered from a union Journeyman
writer on 'The Cocktail In Song Story' be
cnuso tho feller smelt ot cloves, y'under
stnnd." "What aro you talking nonsense U. M.
W. of A.?" Zapp crlod.
"The United Magazlno Workors of Amer
ica," Birsky said. "They oven made him
threats that they would call out on him
tho Amalgamated Illustrators, Now York
Local No. 6, so they put tho whole thing up
to tho board of arbitrators of tho American
Council of Labor, y'undorstand, consisting
of delegates from tho Plumbers' Union, the
Federated PoetB of America, the Sandhogs'
Union, the Bookmen nnd Excavators'
Union, tho Or. Op. & Symph. Composers,
Local No. 1, nnd the Journeymen Plaster
ers, and the boss publisher won out."
"So you mean to told m that authors
and poets Is joining a union already?" Zapp
exclaimed.
"And actors also," Birsky eatd. "Only
Inst week the Actors has Joined tho Amtrl'
can Federation of Labor, Zapp, and tho
snmo llko the railroad workers Is split up
Info Brotherhood of Locomotlvo Engineers,
Flromon's Union, Trnlnmon's Union and
Conductors' Union, Zapp, bo you will boo
that thoro will bo Juvenile and Lending
Men's Unions, Brotherhood of Heavies and
oven Amalgamated Prlmn-donnns, mlt union
enrds and buttons, y'undcrstand. In fact,
I wouldh't bo surprised that If the feller
which plnyn Admtral tho Honorable Sir
Joseph DarH, K. C, it. D., L. It. O. P.,
comes on In tho first act, y'understnnd, and
crosses to door It., verstchst du mtch, and
says to JUrby: 'Lady Susan Is downstairs In
tho library. Toll her I wish to seo her
horo nt once,' y'understnnd, oven though
Itirby Is only a footman, Znpp, ho talks
right up to him and says: 'Havo you got
your January card?' and If tho Admtral tho
Honorable Sir hns loft his behind him In
tho dressing room, Zapp, either ho would
got to go back thero and got It or tell
Lady Susan himself that ho wants to boo
her, becnuso If Ktrby tells her, ho's apt to
get lined $10 by tho union and lose his card
for tho rest of tho month. That's what It's
como to among' nctors, Zapp, nnd I don't
care If a follor would bo playing Hamlet
ovon, ho wouldn't bo nllowed to kill tho
King In tho last act unless him nnd the
King could show Horatio and Laertes and
nil them fellers cither a button or a' card
for the current month."
"Aber unions la for workmen, not for
gvnlusoB," Zapp declared.
"What do you mean gonluses?" Birsky
said. "That's an awfu) back-numbor Ideo
you got, Zapp. Do you think nowadays It
helps a man any If ho Is n genrbs? Theat
rical mnnngers would Just as lleve do a
genius ns nnjbody else llevor even. Pub
llshors Is tho snmo way, Zapp and so you
seo, Zapp, a genius needs a union moro
than a mechanic, because the people ho
works for, rocognlzlng that tho poor Nf
blch Is a genius and not n business man,
thinks It Is a pity to miss such an opportu.
nlty when drawing tho contract. On the
othor hand, preparefulness fellers don't
ovon admit that there la such a thing as a
gonlus. Also thoy wouldn't rocogntzo that
thero la ovon talent In tho world. In fact,
Zapp, their Ideo of preparcfulnoss Is that
smart business men, ntrcct sweepers, archi
tects, lawyers, longshoremen, doctors, pootB
nnd truck drivers Is all soldiers and should
shoot nnd bo shot down as such. According
to them preparefulness fellers, the ldealest
condition a country could bo In Is that
everybody should bo strong enough to get
shot, but ns that could never bo thoy aro.
willing to Favo up for future use fellers
with kidney, heart nnd stomach troublo,
cripples, lunatics nnd tho deaf, dumb and
blind."
"I think, Birsky, you nro protty hard on
them proparcfulness fcllors," Zapp said.
"I Judge 'em according to tho Bpecchos
they make," Birsky replied, "which I don't
think they nro talking nbout real prepare
fulness ngalnst war any more as Pro
hibitionists are talking about real prepare
fulness ngafnst drunkards. To ono of them
preparefulness fcllors all men Is soldiers,
just as to a Prohibitionist all drinks Is
rum. Pllscner Is ruin nnd Burgundy Is
rum, and all them good light wines they
drink by tho quart In tho old country Is
also rum, Zapp. So there you havo It.
Zapp. If America Is going to bo drilled
and worried the way Germany, Russia and
Franco was before the European trouble,
and If Prohibition means cutting off beer
and light wlno with whisky and rum, then
unprcparefulnesa nnd drunkenness ain't so
bad, neither. Am I right or wrong. Zapp?"
"You nro nnd you, ain't," Zapp said,
"Mnybo tho Leute over hero Is a. Btsichen
too peaceable. Maybe they need It pre
parefulncss the same Ilka you've got to Jack
'em up mlt Prohibition, bluo laws and
antitrust laws. People overdoes things now
adays. Former times a feller would take
onco In a while a glass Schnapps, y'under
stand, nnd grndunlty poison his kidneys
llko a gentleman, Birsky, aber nowadays
he wants to got onarosei of the liver In
from three weeks to a month, and would,
too, If It wasn't for Prohibition laws. It's
tho same way with doing business on Sum
day. In Paris, whero they allow. Sunday
opening, only tho businesses Is open on
Sunday which Is necessary for tho peopls
who work bIx days In the week that on the,
Bevcnth they Bhould enjoy businesses Ilka
restaurants, theatres and cafes, y'under
stand, aocr. In this country If wo allowed
that sort of thing, Birsky, the International
Pressing Iron Company would claim:
Whereas tholr operators had worked hard
bIx days casting preening Irons In a factory
which would of mado tho hot room of a
Turkish bath Beem like n cold storage ware
house, understand mo, that the one thine
necessary for them operators to prevent
'cm from spending 'a miserable Sunday with
nothing on their hands but tlmo, y'under
stand, wob to allow them to cast pressing
Irons In a 220-dogreo factory. Also, Birsky,
If thero was no antitrust laws, y'undcrstand.
Uio entire business ot this country would
bo In ono combination, and tho only peoplo
which know tho combination of the combi
nation would bo Qeorgo D. Rockefeller,
Abraham Carnegie nnd J, G. Morgan.
"Well, If thero wasn't no preparefulness.
Prohibition or trusts, Zapp," Birsky asked
"what would you nnd Bryan nnd Wilson
and Roosevelt makes speeches about7"
VST 0
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"Ain't got sense enough to duck."
We Nominate
Mister
HAPPINESS!!
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ltn s Rainbow Club
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Beea A-B
'Round flkc
Honeysuckle
WHAT IS ADVERTISING?
Dcnr Children In a few davs our creat city will be filled with ad-ver-tising
men from all over everywhere and somebody may ask YOU what advertising
,k, and so I will talk to you nbout it today,
ADVERTISE means to turn nco'nle's attention toward some one or some
"thing.
Advertising a denartment store slmnlv means turning people's attention
? toward that particular store.
A b 1.. it 1 . iirt n ni nn-
Ii nn aqvcruslmr mnn ia a verv wonderful rjerson. Decause nu naa nu hk"'"-
I tlon larger than a children's editor, even. Suppose he wishes to advertise
f RUNES. He says, "Very Special California Prunes Kissed by tho sunny
1 'breezes of the Pacific slope and watered by tho dews of the Golden West. The
ywn-yum kipd large, delicious and tempting."
Then the wise ndvprHsinP' mnn nuts the nrlce. because that's important.
Tho children's r,iltn- mnaf mirh his Imagination he must tell WHY and
.tfve KEASONS. .
We hope you will take a rrood look at all the advertising men whom you
, on the street's. Thev nra wonderful men because they put words together,
kd when put together the words mako folks DO THINGS.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
EAINBOWS A-FOOT AND A-HORSEBACK
THE DANDELION BRIDGE
Rv Plmaii Cmlll.
Funnv Tti.n .... x. . -.,..
I-- ' tt" ver tired, lie was sun
n ways from home.
i B.'Zl!?lstr.et'!ny Worm was Very good com
tSl h housht- "I wish ha could have
i l-n. me the whole way home."
i J?;J?Vh tetchy Worm." he thought.
th bWk " r'8ht D" ,ha bank ot a Ht"
toirtilL Sm .B0lns t0 Ket across that I
: ! kny. said Funnv Bug. ,
koMn r P a dQwn BlonB tna broolc
i w3nTw6hilBtLaln' ""on he sWchy'
M Wsllv ' ! " cou!d 8et me "cross so
Wjff.Sffi""'"' L? very darif-and
; Sjwny 9ug waa very sleepy.
' briok .,r"t "e down on the bank o
' "If, "aUd thiS S'T h " t0 hlm'
Mni wa "' van bi serosa in
' HtM ilX down unaer toad stool apd
'.ti. t fy..11" opened j,u eyes almost
f 4l!oa y llt upon was nIee We
I f ouwViV ???? ,nt? P"ny Bug' head
f n hunt.;? . ' J09 h,tn iura-
t u5 ro"n1 a,nd few roaa buh
Stf ! knelt down beside th9
EitUt bK' tna Kn the dandelion
! It faiT i,i,.r unW u gae It a push
m if? Wty hriaat nw i 1 ..
:Eb?ZE3!.& JwppS
- - uj-sjes,
Branch Club News
Miss Ulllan Schneider, of nislng Sun ave
nue, forwards the following report: "The
names of our branch club members are:
Helen Schneider. Rising Sun avenue; John
Miller, Jr., North Darlen street; Cathryn
Whipple, North 16th street; Marjorle
Thomas, nislng Sun avenue; Elsie Tilson,
North 10th street,' I have another new
member, Sybil Sauer, York road, Will you
tell ma what to call our branch club?"
Here are some names that wo think suit
able: Rainbow Beams, Uoey Rays. Rain
bow "Happies,': However. If y" d1
acree with ue. just say so and wewlll cud
! our brain further We would like very
much to have the names of your offlsers
and an outline of H-ur woVU or amusement.
Russell Qudknecht has organized a Rain
bow bat"bal tsam. The following bow are
Xns the members: Arthur Thoburn
John Parent. Samuel Parton and Thomas
Ryan.
Honor Boll Contest
ii i
TU prUee for w"k ""N" "'f
10 were won by " fallowing wembertl
l.enuo Krum, UamlHe, '
HMle Corr. Idlewoo'l. J 1.,
jlatlU. McCourt, 118 Vea.g r.
MluVf. 8Ml, W. AUegheay ",
J5 eot. ,,. .,., i-
I KueU uuaww". " ' --
I "ci"r BalfmsB, IVoodblse, . 1; "
' ctuU,
Harry and Elizabeth Volgtsberger, '4lV'rJfi6RICll.' Upper row. reading from left to right,
Jackson street. V$&A JBPfis P 'S Thomas Smith and Joseph Chlcco ;
ag'5,! ,R&- v& i lower, left to right, Alvln Wesley, Her-
W&$ V n man Strake and Raymond 1'lerson, all
rv ?W K 5. 41 ot Malvern, Pa.
W WJ' 1 S r-h
iJjj mmOM.U i , a. t4 res
MERCY ANNE PERKINS AT BOARDING SCHOOL
In which Mercy Anne, having been sentenced
to bed in the infirmary for stealing sugar and get
ting a "broken head," unknowingly confesses and is
treated accordingly.
The Little Lost Girl
9y KVTHEmNE 1DEI.L. Sit Airy.
Oncft upon a time there lived a little
girl and her mother. One day she said,
"Mother, I am going fqr a walk." She
Started off, So6n she came to a woods.
Then she said, "There Is nothing to harm
me, so I shall go n and look for flowers."
She walked farther and farther into the
woods. When she went to go home she
did not know the way out. Then It became
dark and the girl became afraid.
She called out for help, because she knew
she was lost An old lady heard It and
went to get the little girl and took her to
her home, ,
The little glr) learned a lesson and never
more did she wander In the woods alone.
A Doll's Letter
Dear DollIes-Oh, I'm. so very sick! I've
got tho sorest throat and my mother has
to keep wrapping tilings around It all the
time. My mother Is Marlon Mills, of Had
donfiald, N. J , and she. Is vary much wor
ried about me. but I guess I'll bo well soon
again. I would feel very nappy It some
Ralnboy) dolls wooUJ write to me, so that
my mother could read the Jitter to me
while I'm In bed. Wont you please write tu
POWA" MII.LST
fAdSre Polly's letUra l ear si th
v!tui3 sssaX
I
Tlllle Marcus, Ogden street.
The Rainbow Fairies
The- club. -song of the Woodbine Fairies,
to be sung to the tune of "Maryland, My
Maryland": r
The Rainbow Fairies are going now
To Fairyland, to Fairyland.
Oh, Fairyland Is beautiful,
Sweet Fairyland, our Fairyland,
A Rainbow bright Is always there
And happiness and never care.
Oh. Fairyland, dear Fairyland,
Yqu truly are our Merry Land I
Composed by the Rainbow Fairies, undei
the direction of Harriet Harris.
What to Know and Do
I am four, letters, the name of a well
known woman of loijg ago. The first two
letters at my name, spell a male, and 3 and
4 aret "in f ' My 1 awl 4 spell tar I
and 2 and tor 3 and i pell my 3 and 2.
Wli?a IT
A "Busy Bee" Letter
Dear Farmer smith In the other night's
ledger there was a pattern for a sewing
case. Mother saw It and kept It. We made
It and It turned out fine.
We made It out of cretonne with, red,
pink and blue roses on It. We tied It up
with red ribbon and we finished It today.
Your little Rainbow,
A MfcTC- A
Bala avenue, Cynwyd.
ANNE A. GRAY,
Baseball Scores
Woodbine Rainbow Stars .............. 6
Woodbine Rainbow Juniors , . , , ,
Captain Stars, Samuel Bear; manager1
Stars. William Goodman,
Falrdalo Juniors .'. 1
Addison Street Rainbows ...,.'.,
Managers, Carny and Bally; umpires,
Carrlgan and Selgel, v
MITCHELIa SCHOOL.
Boom U JO
Room ID J
Batteries ColBesb. and Copeland, Breesa
and Smith. Managers Thomas and Ferris.
MERCY ANND drew her Knees up a lit
tle higher under tho dainty white
counterpane, the like of which was found
only In the infirmary or "sick room." Knees
make a very goodjleslc when one has orders
to stay In bed until notified to get up. Mercy
Anne pushed the bandage up a little, sighed,
wrote lour more worus and stopped to read
all sho had written.
"Dear Daddy I'm In awful trouble. I
lied to save somo girls, and, Daddy ." That
was as far ns sho had gotten. "Daddj"
how tho word wound Itself around her lone
some little heart I "Daddy" who kissed her
good-by In tho morning, "Daddy" who hur
ried back to her In the evening. "Daddy"
who told wonderful stories to Mazie and
herself out on the moonlit porch Mercy
Anne's head drooped lower and lower.
Slowly her white fingers released the pencil,
the pad slipped unheeded from position.
Mercy Anne was asleep!
Very softly the dpor opened. Miss Stone
stood and spoko ever so lightly,
"Mercy Anne."
No answer came.
Miss Stone tiptoed oyer to the bedside.
SheJthe principal, had come to sift out the
mystery of the sugar stealing of the night
before. Stern as she was, her heart could
not but soften at the sight of tho small
white hand thrown Suddenly Miss Stone's
eagle eyea lighted on the partly written let
ter and before sho could raise them she had
read, "I lied to pave some girls, and.
Daddy'
"I lied to save some girls." Quickly
tho truth flashed across her mind. So ft
was then as she had suspected a bitter
expression came Into Miss Stone's eyes -bitterness
at the thought of the meanness
and deceit of her own girls. Then a tender,
softer light swept away the Bteely hardness
It was the thought of the braveness and
the loyalty of the little country girl. She
looked at the Innocent flushed face, all its
troubles lost In slumber. Somehow the
Impulse to demand a clean breast of things
melted softly away, and quite as softly Miss
FARMER SMITH.
Carj, of The Evoking) Idoer
I wish to become a member of your
Rainbow Club. I'Jeaso send me a
beautiful Rainbow Button free. I.agree
ta DO A MTTM5 KINDNESS EACH
AND EVBRY DAY. SPREAD A UTT-B
SUNSHINE AU, AQKq THE WAY
Name (.
Address , .
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School I attend
Stone tiptoed out of the room and left tho
little sleeper to her dreams.
If Miss Stone saw the flash of rose pink
linen that whisked around an adjoining cor
ridor as she walked down tho main one,
she hid the fact well, for she walked un
notlclngly on.
Five minutes later, announced by a pair
of eyes that peeked cautiously around the
corner, Jerry Patton emerged and pro
ceeded to the Infirmary door. The care
fulness was caused by a rule which read,
"No student Is allowed to visit In the In
firmary without special permission," There
she stood, torn by the arguing thoughts
that had kept her awake tho rest of tho
night and had made her miss three ques
tions out of five In the history test.
Oh, how she longed tothrow her arms
around the little country girl and tell her
how sorry she was! But Mercy Anne had
u quiet dignity that forbade such making
up. Jerry felt of the pleco of cake In her
smocked Jacket.
(TO BE CONTINUED,)
I
Our Postoflice Box
A kind Providence Is directing the atten
tion of grown folks to our "happycomer.''
Immeasurably gratifying It Is to receive a
letter such as this:
"Dear Farmer Smith I would like to
have my little niece become Interested In
the Rainbow Club. I am sending her tire
Ey&nino) Ledqer and wish you would, send
me a button for her. She can learn many
lessons through your column even If she
does live far away. Topsham, Me., Is her
home; her name la Irene Taylor With
best wishes for the Rainbow Club.
"MRS. OEORQE W. POTTER,
"Pearl Street, Camden."
Elizabeth and Hugh Connell, of Emerald
street, took good advantage ot a half-holiday
and wrote very Interesting letters to
"us." Frederick Diffenderfer, of Mt, Joy.
Pa., Is taking advantage of every day and
tending a garden all his own. He. says, "i
hao a Plot with beans, potatoes, tomatoes
and cabbage and I weed it and keep H
nice all by myself. We have two little
birds' houses with birds In them."
Fayorite Records
Snt In by MAUD BRADUST. E Brtnjbur.t ,
1. Soots Wha' IUa Wl1 Wallace Bled.
i. My Diane of the Oreen Van.
3. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing!
4. YouY Mora Than tnt World to Us.
. Jack o' Haifldcan.
Snt Ja by JOSEPH SVI4VAN.
AVUMUM -it
. Under tho JubHTKagi
t: Stars and Stripts Forever
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