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Doings of Woman's Club Nancy Wynne Gives Bits of News
From Neivport and Cape May Youngsters Raise
MoneyforY.M.C.A.
YOU know tho Woman's Club of Ger
mantown, with headquarter In the Old
Johnson House, has a tea for Its members
every Monday afternoon. Thero arc nbout
BOO members, and as a llttlo relaxation
from tho war work they do almost every
other day in tho week they havo an In
formal entertainment for themselves. Next
week they are soine to entertain In honor
of Commander Neal. U. S. N. Mrs. John
McArthur Harris was chairman ot the
supper committee this week, when tho
sailors went out from tho Naval Homo.
They go out every Tuesday, you know,
and arranKements have been made for the
Motor MestcnRcrs to take them out.
Dv tho way. I heard of a conversation
the other day which shows tho general
spirit of the women of the times. One ot
tho Motor Messengers, who always goes
nway for tho wholo summer, was dlscov
eied In town on one of those boiling days
last week. Some ono said to her, "Why,
I thought you didn't approve ot Philadel
phia In tho summertime?" Sho said, "I
don't. I think It's awful, and I've never
been hero before In August. But I'm a
Motor Messenger and thero Is work here
for me to do. and I felt that If I were
needed I ought to bo here. So I camo
home." And there sho was, and I saw her
i later driving an officer down Chestnut
street and smiling as cheerily as if she
were riding down Bellovuo avenue on a
cool day. It's tho spirit of today and they
all have it
UP IN Newport, summer people are
catering, for the Red Cross. There was a
dinner at the teahouse on the polo field
last night for the Red Cross, and several
members of tho committee had part ot
the food cooked at their own homes and
taken to the teahouse to be served. So.
you know, that was a good dinner. There
were movies afterward to make it thor
oughly exciting. Mrs. Craig Blddle was on
tho entertainment committee, also Mrs. W.
Goadby Loevv. Mrs. Reginald Vanderbllt,
Mrs. Herbert Harrlsan, Mrs. E. S. Reynal,
Mrs. J. Frederick Plerson, Jr., Miss Ruth
Twombly and Mrs. William A. M. Burden,
of New York: Mrs. Oliver Perln, of Balti
more, and several others. Mrs. Blddle gave
a luncheon on Tuesday at her home and
Mrs. James B. Duke, of New York, gave a
children's party for her young daughter,
Dorrls, tho same day. They had music and
games on the lawn und then supper. There
were about twenty young guests. 1 hear
that Mldcllff, the beautiful place that Mrs.
Alexander J. Cassatt Is occupying this sea
son, has been bought by the T. Suffern
Tallers, of New York. They already own
Honeysucklo Lodge, which Is next to Mld
cllff. y
Speaking of Newport, did you know that
Clarence W. Dolan Is going abroad in the
interest ot the Red Cross? Tho Dolaus
aro up there for the summer, you know,
and Mrs. Dolan is going to stay on after
Mr. Dolan sails. Rose has been In Franco
for about a year driving an ambulance,
and Alexandra Is training to be a nurse
here.
TN THESIS days of strenuous activity.
when each one is trvlne to do some- i
thing toward winning the war, it is rather j
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fine to see how the children are working.
And when you think about it seriously it
makes It more gratifying that they aro
not expected to work, doesn't it? I heard
the other day of a group of very young
girls in a place that is surrounded by farm
ing country who are helping along In a
novel way. Some time ago they put a
basket in a large store in this town where
they are spending the summer, with the re
quest that every farmer who came In
would put two eggs each week in the
basket. When the basket was full the
eggs were to be sold and tho proceeds to
b given to some war relief fund. Tho
farmers read the little note, put In their
nice fresh eggs and every week these
youngsters sell the eggs like hot cakes
for yrho wouldn't buy wonderful big eggs
l!Ke that, especially for war 'relief? And
alio every week they send a surprisingly
big check to the Y. M. C. A. fund. I think
they deserve a lot of credit, In the first
place, for thinking of such a scheme and
for using the clever bit of resourcefulness
for such a good cause.
P,-ifPHERE 's t0 be a house-party over the
week-end In Cape May, Mrs. W. Wal
lace Atterbury, of Radnor, Is the hostess,
and the guests will be Miss Mabel Sullivan
and her brother. Captain William B. Sul
llvan, U. S. M. C. who are living In Mrs.
Moncure Robinson's house this summer;
Major Allen E. Simmons and Mr. and Mrs'
George D. Rosengarten. Mrs. Atterbury
will give an Informal dinner tomorrow eve
nlng for her guests. Her husband, who is
a brigadier general, Is in Franco.
NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
and. Mrs- Albert Kennedy, of Knoll
S I Anrtm.re' a.fe at Nanaii'iuett We"
R. I., and will remain until August 26.
Miss H. Frances Merrick, of Mount Airy
Is spending two months In Mahomet. Maw
and will return the first week In October?
xvS, 1J w Andrews has gone to Bretton
dumber' 2?:' Where "hB Wl" remal" u""
Mrs. Morris Hacker, of 311 South Thi-
I ..lr" 0ordon McCouch Is at DixllleNoteh
ri "I? thlS m0"th and " "turn 3fiV
k Mr. and Mrs. Frederick v. Bonaffon of
l Oermantown, will return on August 3 from
Casco Boy Me., where they have been spend
Jng some time. '
? Mr. Joseph Sill Clark will return from
Inawa, Me., where he has been for several
weeks, the latter part of this month.
: 'j Word has been received of the safe arrl-
. Thompson. '
' "j3iJll'I 'Robert UcKadden. -of : Silo
u,Piw."i ,w. , Her it.
McFadden. Tim marriage will take place. on
Saturday, August 31.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicoffrey CJIlmoiir, of the
Creshelm Valley Apartments. Ciermnntown,
are at the Hotel Dennis, Atlantic City, for
the months of August and September.
Tho Rev. II. Rldeelv Robinson. D. D.. and
daughter. Mrs. H. M. Treen. of Pltmnn. N. .T..
uro spending sex oral weeks at the Hotel
Southland, Norfolk, Ya. Mr. Tre-cre ti now
stationed at the Quartermasters' School, U. S.
Jsnval Operating Base, Hampton Roads. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Monach, of Palmyra.
N. J., have announced the encaecments of
their daughters, Miss Emma I. Monach, to
Mr. Charles B. MVIKel. of Olnev, Pa., and
of Miss J. Krtna Monach to Mr. Vv". Knmftnd
Heccher. of Riverside. .V. J.
MORE FOOD CONSERVED
BY MAIN LINE WOMEN
War Garden Surplus Turned to
Good Use by Efficient
Methods
The astonishingly effective work In food
conservation of Hie women of the Main Line
has been especially commended by authorities
In Washington, Women of Hryn Mawr. VII
lanova, Haverford and other towns have been
engaged steadily in the great work of saving
food. They are at present perfecting nl.ms
to prevent waste In the many war gardens.
The gardens bave been vtry successful,
and It Is through tho woik organized by
Mrs. Andrew Wright Crawford, of Hryn
Mawr, that thero has hcen virtually no waste
of the nliundant produce. lie-r plan, developed
through tlie .Visional War Harden Commis
sion, will soon heroine the nationally recog
nized method of dealing with surplus n'oei
uie. Mrs. Ciawford has nlrendy organized
a committee, of which "lie Is chairman, for
collection and distribution of surp'us produce.
This committee l made up chiefly of vol
untier helpers , dlil-lon of them Is detailed
to pick the fruit and vegetables In the war
gardens. That which the owners themselves
need la left, while the surp'us Is taken to tho
Bryn Mawr Hospital, the llmm of the flood
Shepherd and tho Fruit and Flower Mission
at Haverford and shipped every Wednesday
to the College Settlement or the Visiting
Nurse Society In Philadelphia.
A community canning club run by volun
teer labor has been established On the Main
Line.
mor.g those on the Main Line who have
given extra land for cultivation nre Mrs.
T. Do Witt Cuyler. who turned over the
tntlre surplm of the White Horse Farm at
Paoll; Mrs C. 11. ('l.ie)o of Bryn Mawr. Mrs.
Stanly Flagg. Jr., Miss C. A. Warden. Haver
ford; Mrs. Isaac Clothier. Jr., Radnor; Mrs.
Thomas O. Ahhton, Wynnewood, and Mrs.
J. K. Mitchell. 3d. of Rosemont, and Frank
Thompson, of Devon.
FLIER FROM HERE CARTOONIST
Edward" Scowcroft Makes First Sky Trip
His Subject
Through with their drilling and riving In
structlons. American vuuths In the aviation
BchoolH of the signal orps find time for
lighter th'ngs than frisking vv'th death and
clouds.
From fierstner Fit Id comes a ear'oon pro
duced In Idle moments by a former Philadel
phia hoy. now a cadet at the fl'ld. He Is
Edward Scow ci oft
The tlylng rarlnonl t selected his (list Might
and the attendant ceremonies us the subject
for his pVuns The result of his Initial
flight, a.s pictured by himself, was suit to
onyZ SLTLTi
v,. vv. iiccu, Jr., pre Ident of the Deck En-
color etcher with the Deck Compiny before
ne enlisted.
He Joined the aviation section moie than a
year ngo, when h's employer posted n notice
that men enlisting would bo assured pos'tlons
when thev relumed fiom the front. Scovv
cioft and live other men in the company de
cided to get a flying start tow-aid victory, so
ejult and entered the air service.
Cadet Scowcroft is a member of the Fortv.
fifth Air Squadron.
WILL BENEFITS ORPHANS
St. Vincent Asylum and Catholic Church
Get Requests
In disposing of an estate valued at $3450.
the will of Joseph F. Bilhartz. 'J225 Pratt
street, leaves Jlun each to St. Vincent's
Orphan Asylum and All Saints- Roman
Catholic Church, Uridesbuig The remainder
goes to relatives.
Other wills probated today were those of
Jean B. Burt. 220 West Rlttenhousc square,
which, In private beeiuests. disposes of prop
erty valued at 1 35.000 ; William S. McKlnlev.
161D Green street, $35,000; John H. Zepp.
3154 North Ninth street. $3100, and Harry
Flower, 3000 Powelton avenue, $3000.
MR. AND MRS, HENYrW. LAUMAN
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-rHILADELPHIA,
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MISS AIMEK M RIK nRICNARD
daughter of Mr. anil Mrs Albert llriuiurd, of Oak Lane, feirmcrlv of New York,
lvhose enga?cnicnt lo Dii'igu James Alarlin Pratt, U. S. N, lu- li'ecn annountctl
The wedding will lake pl.ii'c on August -t
MRS. MARTIN HOPEFUL
IN DRIVE FOR NURSES
Leader Says Quota of 440 Will
Be Made, Despite Poor
Beginning
In spite nt the fact tli.it the drive for
leerultlng student nurses has s f.ir fallen
far short of tho quota of 4 40, Mrs J Willis
Martin, rh.ihman of the Pennsylvania com
mittee of the woman's division of the Coun
cil for National Defense. Is optimistic In her
heller that the women of Philadelphia will
not fail.
"I felt very bitterly at lli-t to think tint
Philadelphia women should tuin a deaf ear
to tho first call the Cov eminent m ide on
them to show the sort of stuff that was In
them." said Mr. Martin. "I had felt so Mile
we would (111 our eiiiota In a slinit time, for
it had seemed to me that women all about
were clamoring to help nmehn Th" first
week we d.d nothing. Tint was partly be
cause much of the llteratuie for heralding
tile dilve did not arrive on time from Wash
ington. The second week things went a
little better.
"What trouh'es me Is that we have not vet
filled our quota and that Philadelphia Is
almost alone hi this unit of the State to
hear that humiliating distinction. J could
not believe that Philadelphia women living
in an atmosphere of thit p itrlotlsm which
built Amcilci rhnuld lag after seeing their
brothers anel sweethearts answer with such
eagerness and gallantry.
"I elo not believe, however, that we slnli
go long without our quota Illled. The spirit
of those women who have answered has been
enough to Inspire one with faith In all
w omen "
RESORT BANKS ACCEPT
WAR CHEST PAYMENTS
Subscribers on Vacations Per
mitted to Pay in Monthly
Installments
Banking institutions at seashore and
mountain resorts are aiding the soldiers and
sailors by accepting monthly payments on
War Chest pledge" from subscribers to the
$20,000,000 fund. The pa ments are being
made by vacationists.
Before pa ments on pledges became due
arrangements were made with all the Phila
delphia banks and trust companies to accept
payments and to hold the cash to the credit
of Dre-xel & Co., treasurer, until beneficiaries
called for funds. The War Chest committee
did not anticipate that the out-of-town Insti
tutions would voluntarily do likewise.
"This Is only one of the nianv Instances
of co-operation we have tound," was the
commeait of B. T. Stotesbury, president of
the War Welfare Council, w hen he saw re
turns earning in from the banks at watering
places. "Thousands of our subscribers have
left the city for their holidays, but they
haven't forgotten their duty to the boys who
are facing death in France."
HONOR SERVICE MEN
Merion Avenue Residents Raise Flags .for
Boys at the Front
Twenty-two young men In the country's
service from the bloedc on Merlon avenue be
tween Fifty-fourth and Flfty.flfth streets,
one of whom has nlready been killed In
action, were hevnored last night by eltlzeps of
the community with flag-raising exercises at
Fifty-fourth street and Merlon avenue.
David Whiteside enlisted in the engineer
corps six months ago and was killed in the
fighting In the Solssons sector. Others who
have gone tev the front arev Charles A. Bey
ler, Joseph C. Biggs, Walter Buchanan, John
Caldwell, Morton K. Carlisle. Oeorge Dietrich,
Albert O. FeUtes. Harvey P. Fitzgerald,
James X. Gallagher, William Mackcrt, Oscar
Hamilton, John T Hannum. Edward Kel
ler, John W. Lezenby, Horace K. Price.
(Irorge Itennard, George Tracy. James P.
Walsh, Augustus White, Percy Wlckersham,
David Woodslde and Earle Young.
LAUDS RED CROSS WORKERS
French General Praises Bryn Mawr Girl's
Canteens
Appreciation of the work done by the
American Red Cross representatives In
France Is expressed In a communication
from General Gournnd, commander of the
, Fourth French Army, received here today.
General Gourand makes special mention of
canteens conducted by Miss H. B. Fly, of
Bryn Mawr. Pa., and of another American
woman, Miss Notts, whose home address Is
not known nt Red Cross headquarters here.
$1571 IN ICE.CREAM FUND
FOR TUBERCULAR .PATIENTS
Forty Dollars More Received in Public Con
tributions by Director Wilmer Krusen
Dr. Wilmer Krusen, director of the De
partment of Health and Charities, acknowl
edges the receipt of additional contributions
of 140, making a total ot $1571.25, to tho
Ice cream fund for tubercular patients in the
.Philadelphia General Hospital.
The additional subscriptions follow:
Mr. Catbcrin Ty- Itn. Charjtt P.
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ICE CREAM FAMINE
SPREADS OVER CITY
Scarcity of Labor and -Tee Puts an
End to Bulk-Lot
Sales
Housewives wlm dangle empty pails or
ellslies ns thev fi.uith'.ill.v rush fiom one lee
e-ienm emporium to another just five minutes
liefoie dessert time, freckled-faced lads
jingling pimilfH In their pickets a- tin v
meditate on the h.iiIiii' s ()f wartimes; small
girls, who have mure ipileklv lf.it nt il the
"new rop' s" and earn ilulr own saucer and
spoons with them thfc ale a few of the
signs of 'lie tlmrn nhtiidv seen In tie suli
tirlis of Philadelphia
And It Is quite piohihle Hint when manu
factured Ice e.rc.1111 Is to he the illiinei ll.s'-eit
lieieafter the nieinhi i - of the f.imlij i
have to tile Into tin nearest elrug stole or
ice cream pnrlen and eat from the maibli-toppe-d
tables
Many of the iie en mi dealtts have e-e.iM-d
to sell Ice cream In pint anil quint ,H and
aie either selling It ,j the- dKh or askln
their customers to eat It in the store It Is
i snd time for an le itimiii shoit.ige but
deal, is claim the shoitnge of Ice and of lal.or
Is ro'-ponsllilt
Maiiiifactuiers linv. en, ,!, their p-n-
elta-lun nenrlv 40 ,, , ,i. , ,, ,
weeks. Consequents thev .ue laMng on no
new -ustoiueis and tli.v an- K'R tir ,r
iinto-iier- milv ,i small peicent ige of tin
amount dem inded
come, im s.,.,ved" ami il, i, '
iii-t to ii,. i , ' '',e canieis nio
"I-t til hull t , sj,,, v t.Xh.111Mll
BOY LONGS FOR HOME
Write!? to
Mother He's 01,
Shadow of Former Self Cap.
tiircd at Verdun
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I'".. Aug in
seas comes a !... .. .. r .'" i1c'ro' the
.rR.iiii. l-il. Aliff ,P ,.
n,i.... : ""i 'in n
I'ocisoi,. now n prison, r in the i,iT
prison camp at n.irm-ttdt vui p'rinati
Pambrla . Cr. tanS'. ",hf.'
Hussell r;
D. rman nrUon i,. , .. ' ' " '""Wishing h.
Is the first newi ' '"J! 'r ndson
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come elhect from
eore JOUinS.
lodson was unable o tell the real Ptorv
of the camp, for the Oerm.,.. censor w-as n
the job. nesplte 1P clVt,M of r)h?a0",,
cer. the Cresson youth m.inageel l L"
the information that he Is broken In heahh
and only the shadow of his former , if
He writes as follows Self'
"Pear mother and all the family Just i
few lines to let ou know that I am mm
1 vlng. and I hope that you are all enjoying
the best of health and getting along we"f
Mother. I suppose you thought I was dead
since I have not written for so long. I wrote
to Mary nnd told her to send vein mv address
"I suppose you know that 1 am ? prisoner
of war in Ormanv by this time. I wns
captured on the Veidun front on the I4th of
April. 1 guess you saw my name among th(
missing
"I certainly long for Cresson todav But
It Is hard to tell if I will ever 'get to see
Cresson again or not. But I will live on In
hopes that I will.
"I guess you will be picking berries when
ou receive this," the lad writes as ho pic
tures the old berry patch near Cresson. Re
viewing from memory the pleasant scenes
back home evidently created an appetite, for
he continues with:
"I wrote to Mary and told her to send me
something to eat, but I don't think she has
got the letter get. I have not received any
mall now for three months and I am anxious
to know how everybody Is
"Tell Martha, Lillian. Elizabeth, John.
Bertha, Nettle and every one else that I snld
'Hello,' and that I often think of them Tell
Rachel I send her my best wishes and hope
she Is well and living happily."
After remembering the friends back home
he began to think of himself and of what
they would think of h'm If they saw him in
his plight, for he broke off with'
"Mother, when you see me the next time
I will be a different man altogether. And
when I come back I am going to stay at
home for good. No more roaming nround
for me, 1 have PAld for all I have seen witli
my health, for 1 am not the same big husky
any more. All I have had has been hard
ships. "Well, mother, as I am not feeling any
too well, 1 will closes for this time," he adds.
"I am closing with all my love nnd best
wishes and will write Eoon again. 1 remain
as ever, your ton Russell. My address Is on
the first page in that' black square. Tell me
all tho news when jou write. Good-by,"
Experts Specialize on Corn Drying
Today at trie Dehydration Hxhlblt, 708
Walnut street, the demonstratlop will spe
cialize on corn preservation. Miss Henderson,
of the Drexel Institute, who Is now superin
tendent at the Wayne Canning Center, will
demonstrate with Miss Benslnger.
Great demand for the KVKNINO
l'UIILIO LKDOKB mar cauu you U
mix an Inntallmcnt of this very Interest
lac tiTT, Yoa bad better, therefore,
'(ilofcuw t vuU. the Clrclatta to..
'jwr. aewecewuar tfcla
1 he letter was sent to Mr Catherine n
ncr. the soldier's foster mothe ' "el" In
the simple and straightforward languaLe i",
fr.oI,!roft,A1,;ie,1Tca,0nK' "
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16,
"DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES"
Uy DADDY
TI1K SOLDIER BIRDS
A compfffc tirm adventure each ereK. h'oit'
vino itonuau nnd fading Saturday.
CHAPTER V
77ie fne tt'ith the Hals
(lllllii llcltiliiin and 1'crjiij. tccnilllng a
i pigeon cor;u or mciicmcr icrvlrr In
tnr Atncrknti nrmv, visit the Stcrplr
I'I'Icohi, but flml them puflfiits. Mite.
I'ctrr, a llrlplnn Pigeon, conic fo tuor
lmrrlf.ni Pigeons to p.glt. In the mliht
of iciiuitlnp eOorta. ltats inxaitc the
steeple.)
B'l'I'V nni.GIt'M. grasping his file, rushed
to the end of the beam at which the Hats
were alining. Blue Peter, Bronze Beauty,
Curie and Homer Pigeon followed Pee'iy
tumid her attention to the baby Pigeons
She ut get) their mothers to gather them In
the center of the beam, where they would be
out of the way of Billy and tin other de
fenders Kile couldn't get to the bah.v Pigeons on
the ledges, but they seemed f.iirls sife for
tlie present.
I-eadlng the Hats was n liter Ria fellow
whom the others called Sneaker lie rllinheel
so fust that he was nt the top of the pie-t bv
the time Billy Iti Igliim got thrre lp he
Citine. right over the licam. his nose wrinkling
up In an evil Krhi and his whiskers lui-illng
fiiicely.
But as his nose came nvef- the top, Hilly
Belgium met It with a bang from tin- M'e
Sneaker gave a squeal of pain and ducked
his head out of sight Ills claws were still
eltilchlng the top of the beam however.
Whang!" milv Belgium brought Hie file
down on one of them. With another pained
siiue.il. Sneaker let go and would have fallen
hut for the other It. its ciowdmg up behind
him
The Hats hesitated only a moment before
resuming the attaik. t'p came another nose
"Whang!" down came BIIIv'h file light n
the sort tip of It, and the nose disappeared
In a bin i y Fp nune a thlnl and then a
fnuith. while a fifth appeared on the side of
the beam behind Hilly. "Whang '" ' Whang'"
went tin Hie and "Sipi-eeU ' SiU-eek'" came
liurt and aiigiv exi-lainatlons from the tlilrel
ntid foiiith H.its
Tin fifth Hat s. meel to have a chine e to
gain Hi.- lop while Billy was busy with the
ctheis but Blue Peter and Homer Pigeon
attacked him fin loiisly with their sharp
beaks .mil rhove bun back.
The Hals ft 'I b.icl; to plan a new attack
Hlll.v Belgium llieiliil the lest, foi the file
was as he,iv.v as a cum bar tu a Imv of his
l educed sixe
'Siidilenly tlieii tame an al.uin from the
other side of the chamber Peggy looked
around to Hud lli.it a bli: H.it bad erawlnd
up iinnotlicd to a ledge a little above the
beam On this ledge ere sevti.il nests, each
wltn eggs In It lu a trie.- tin K.et gobbled
up 'he eggs and thin I a'li i usl tore Hie
nes's to p'eces
"M in si' Mv mate's i ggs , ried Airy
Pouter. t)h, ou Inutt- '"
The Hit hi.-iid tills and turned li's wicked
e.ves towanl tlie beam He ine.isuied tile
shoi t distance he would have to jump und
then Imped Ills fun paws caught the e dgj
of the heniu. and Ills hnelv swung below '
P'gg.v had no weapon to meet him IP I
scoophi,; up a handful of dust which was
thick on the beam she tlnevv it light lulu
the Hat's eves. As the blinded rodent
bueaker gave a squeal of pain :.ml eluckeil
his lieail out of sight
clawed frantically at the beam, Alrv Pouter,
wild with nige at the destruction of his nest,
furiously attacked him, pecking his nose anil
feet so fiercely that the Rat let go and
tumbled to the floor.
Meanwhile other Rats, abandoning the at
tack on the beam, were climbing up toward
the ledges It seemed that the baby Pigeons
In the nests theie were doomed to a hor
rible death.
But Bl'ly Blglum had a plan The chair
In whirh Carrie and Homer Pigeon had car
ried him was made of n, fish line. This he
was now unwinding ami cuttlnir Into long
lengths, using the shaip edge of tlie file to
saw the strands.
He was tying these strings to nails that
stuck out in Hie beam
"Help me, Peggy," lie shouted, and I'eggv.
like a good snldii r. obeyed without asking
the reason In the opposite ends of the
string", Billy made slip nooses He epiickly
explained his plan to the fighting Pigeons
"Slip these nooses over the tails of the
Rats as they nre busy climbing up," he
ordered "Then grab hold nnd pull You
pac fists can help," heysald to the Steeple
rigeons
It seemed a risky business, hut Blue Peter
nnd the others never hesitated. Before the
Rats knew what they were about, nooses
were slipped ovir four snaky tails. Tliej
Rats looked around in surprise, and then
grinned. It would be easy to snap the
strings In two.
"Pull !" shouted Billy, and the pacifist
Pigeons pulled with such a will that the
Rats found themselves clawing madly to cling
to the lattice Another pull anel they wer
dangling by their tails far below the beam
The four other Rats for the one that had
fallen had returned to the attack were ells
nosed of Just as quickly In a minute they
were dangling with their fellows and madly
clawing at each other.
Just then a loud rasping noise came from
below. The great wheel beside the bell be.
can to revolve. Th bell swung to nnd fro.
and suddenly a terrific clangor filled the
chamber. . Billy and Peggy grabbed their
ears and cowered down low on the beam. The
very air Beemed to be rocking and swaying.
Peggy wondered -If a cyclone had struck the
steeple.
(Tomorrow cill le told how the Tiata
meet their finish.)
COMBATING TUBERCULOSIS
Hjgiene and Sanitation Themes of Lectures
Tonight
Health crusade work will be continued
tonight at 2127 West Indiana avenue fcr the
benefit of residents In the Immediate vicin
ity, A motion-picture film. "The Great
Truth," dealing with the care and prevention
of tuberculosis, will be exhibited and lec
tures will be given on sanitation and hygiene.
The affair- Is being held In furtherance
ot an educational campaign started by the
Philadelphia! tuoercuiosis committee, and
vtnii a4TlH'tC""'y Mi F.-Knaim and Mlsa
Helea'i'-'V t the. Phllrhla com.
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1918
OH.nONEY! MONEY!
Jbff ea?or Si. fJorfer
- Author of "Dotlpmn''
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.. 7'nMlr l.rdorr Co.
"V Permission o! Ilnuolilnn UtOlln Cn. All rfffMj
rrse-rt ctU
CHAPTER XV (Cnntimicili
SflTTIIAT'S the matter with Hlllcrlon?"
VV "What Isn't the matter with Hlllcr
lon?" laughed the daughter again.
"But I thought we we would havo lovely
nolo trips," stammered her mother npolo
getlcnll.v. "Take the m from here, you know,
and stay overnight at hotels around. I've,
nlwa.vs wanted to elo that; and we can now,
devr "
"Auto trips Pooh '" shrugged Hliznbeth
"Whv, ntumsey, were going to the shore for
July, and to Hie mountain for August You
and daddy and I And Preel's going, too. only
he'll be at the Ca.vlord camp In the Adlron
dacks part of tlie time"
"Is that true, l-'rcsl""' .lames Blnlsdell's
eves, fixed on Ins son, were half wistful, half
accusing
Fred stlircd restlessly.
"Well. I sort or bad to. governor" he
apologized "lloii'.st, I did There are some
things a man has to do' (lav lord aski d me
and Hang it nil. 1 dcn't see why oii Invi
to look nt me as If I were loinmlttlng a
crime, dad '"
"You aren't, dear. ;iou aren't." fluttered
l'rcd's inoihtr luirrledlv ; "and I'm sure It's
lovely vou've got the chance to go to the
riiivlG-rds' camp And It's light quite right,
that we sli'uld Havel this summer, as Bessie
ei lllbabi Hi suggpstK I never thought ,
but, of course, vim voting people don't want
tn be hlv.d up In Hilleiteni all summer '"
"Bet vour life we don't, mother," shrugged
Pud. ciriftillv avoiding his falliet s ie.
"after all that gi Ind "
'Yep, we're all goln' nwa.v for all sum
mer," lie lepe.lted, aftel he had told the
destination or most of the fmnllv "I don't
think ma wants le-, much, but -die's goln'
on account of Bess Besides, she says every
bod who s aiivliod.v alwavs cues aw.ev nil
vacations, of couise So we've got to
They"ie go- n' to the beach first, and I'm
goln to a hoes' camp up In Vermont Melll
eent, she's goln' to a girls' camp. Did vou
know that?"
Mr. Smith shook his head
"Well she Is." ne-lded Benny "She tried
to get Bess to po eluie Peiinock's goln'
But lies'' m. vou should see her nose
go up in the air' She said she wa'n't goln'
where sh had to wear gieat coarse shoes
an' hoi i Id mlddy-blryusrs all day, an' build
tires an' w,ik miles an' eat bugs an' giass
hoppi i v
"Is Misu Melli, ent going to do all that?"
smiled Mr Smith
"Bcs sa.vs she Is I mean. I'.lizabeth Hid
.vou know' We have to call her that now,
when we don't forget It I foigit It, mostly
Have .vcai seen her since she came buck"
"So "
"She's swlngin' an n vv fill lot of stvlc Bes
i She makes dad dress up In his swallow
iiill everv night for dlnnei An' he tnaki s
liliu and I'red an' me stand up the minute
she oe ue - into the loom, no matter If there's
foitv oth. r chairs in sight, nn' we have to
stay slnndln' till she sits down an' some
times ilit- stands up n-purpose. Just to keep
us st.ineliug I know she does She sas a
gentleman never sits when a huh Is i-tandln'
up In his pi cm nee An' she's licturln' us'nll
the time on the way to eat an' talk an' act
Wh.v, we can't even walk natural anv long
ei An' rhe says the way K.ity serves our
meals Is a disgrace to nn.v civilized family."
"Ile-.v does Katy like that""
"Like It ' She got mad an gave notice
on the spot An' tli.it inside ma 'most have
historic she did have one of her hend.iches
"cause good hind girls ale awful scarce
she sa.vs But Bess s.ijs. Pooh' we'll get
some from the city nest lime tli.it know their
business, an' we're Kevin' uwn all summer,
nnvwav an' won't ma please tall them
maids," as- she ought to, an' not that plebeian
n risl girls Hess loves that woid IJvery
things 'plebeian' with Bess now Oh. we're
h.ivm' gieit linns at our house since Bess
Kllzabcth cam '" trrlnned Benny, tossing
Ills cap in the air. and dancing down the
walk much as he had danced the first night
Mr Smith saw him n ear before
Miss l-'lnr.i was locking very well in a
soft gia.v and white summer silk Her fore
head had lost its lines of care, and her ejes
were no longer peering for wrinkles Miss
Klora was nctuall.v almost prcttv.
"How nice ou lock! exclaimed Mii Mag
gie lo IV" panted Miss Flora, as she flutter
ed up the steps and sank Into one of the
poich chairs
"Indeed, .vou do ' ' exclaimed Mr Smith
ndmiringlv. Mr Smith was putting up a
trellis for Miss Maggie's new rosebush. He
was winking falthfullj, but net with the
skill of aciiistouiidiiess.
"I'm so glad .vou like it'" Miss Flora
settled back into her chair and smoothed nut
the ruflles across her lap. "It ln't too g,i.
Is XlJ You knew the six months are more
than up now."
"Not a hit '" exclaimed Mr. Smith.
"I hoped it wasn't." sighed Miss Flora
happily "Well. I'm nil packed but mv
dresses "
"Why. I thought .vou weren't going 'til
Monday." said .Miss Maggie
"Oh. I'm not "
"But It's only Flielav now'"
Miss Flora laughed shamefacedly
"Yes, I know. I suppose 1 am a little ahead
of time. But ou see. I ain't used to packing
not a big trunk so and I was so afi.ild I
wouldn't get it done In time I was golnK to
put mv dresses in . hut Mis' .Moore snld they'd
wrinkle awfully. If I did, and. of course, tfie.v
would, when .vou come to think of It. So I
shan't put those In till 8und.iv night I'm so
glad .Mis' Mooie's going It'll be so nice to
have some-body along that I know"
"Yes, Indeed." smiled Miss Maggie. -"Anil
she knows everything all about
tickets and checking the baggage, and all
that. You know we're only going to be per
sonally conducted to Niagara After that
we'le going to New York- and stay two weeks
nt some nice hotel I want to see Grant's
Tomb and the Aquarium, and Mis' Moore
wants to go to Coney Island just as I do to
Niagara "
"I'm glad vou can take her." said Miss
Maggie heaitlly
"Yes, and she's so pleased You know,
even if she Is such n nice family, and all. she
hasn't much monev, and she's been awful nice
to mp lately I used to think she didn't like
me, loo. But I must have been mistaken, of
course. And 'twas so with Mis' Benson and
Mis' Pennock. too. But now they've Invited
me there and have come to see me, anel are so
Intel ested In my trip and all Why, I never
knew I had so many friends. Maggie Truly
I didn't!"
"Anel they're all so kind and Interested
about the money, too," went on Miss Flora,
gently rocking to and fro "Bert Benson
sells stocks and Invests money for folks, you
know, nnd Mis' Benson said he'd got some
splendld-paylu' ones, and he'd let me have
some, and "
"Flo. ou didn't take any of that Benson
gold-mine stock!" Interrupted Miss Maggie
sharply.
Mr. Smith's hammer stopped, suspended in
midair,
"No, oh, no! I asked Mr. Chalmers, and he
said I better not. So I didn't." Miss Maggie
relaxed in her chair and Mr. Smith's hammer
fell with a gentle tap on the nullhead "But
I felt real bad about It when Mis' Benson
had been bo kind to offer It, you know. It
looked sort of of ungrateful, so,"
"Ungrateful!" Miss Maggie's voice vibrated
with Indignant scorn. "Flora, you won't
you won't Invest your money without asking
Mr. Chalmers's advice first, will jou."
"But 1 tell you I didn't," retorted Mis
Flora, with unusual sharpness, for her, "But
li was buuci bcuuiv, iceiu iv jmys spienmuly,
jane took some. She took a lot,"
"Jano! but I thought Frank wouldn't let
her."
"Oh, Frank said all rights II she wanted to,
she might. I suspect he got tired of her
teasing, and It did pay splendidly, Why It
will pn,y 25 per cent, probably, this year, Mis'
Eiiuon savs. So Frank rive im. Vnn u, v,
,felt h'd -Bot to paolfy, JaaeTaoma ,way, I
'Haul takA'i wi mil un ikaul mle Jfr ' 1 1
' - ,-b- ,-igEW
satisfied little wriggle with which a born
news-lover always prefaces her choicest bit
of lufoimatlon. "Frank has sold his grocery
stores both of 'cm."
"Why. I can't believe it I" Miss Maggla
fell hack with a puzzled frown
"Sold them ! Whv. T nhniitd ns soon think
of bl his selling himself." cried Mr. Smith, i
i i nought they were Inseparable"
"Well, they ain't because he's separated
'cm" Miss Flora was rocking a little faster
nniv.
"But why?" demanded Miss Maggie.
"He says he wants a rest. That he's
worked hard all his life, nnd It's time he took
some comfort. He says he doesn't take ol -(-tS
minute of comfort now 'cause Jane's hound ydiA
lug him all the time to get more money, to
get more money She's crazy to see the In
terest mount up, you know Jano is. But
he says he don't want any more money. He
wants to spend monev for n while And hers
going to spend It. He's going to retire from jJJ
I'ufiiiniia unci enjoy iumne.il
"Well," ejaculated Mr. Smith, "this Is a
plete of news. Indeed!"
"I should say It was," cried Miss Maggie.
still almost Incredulous. "How does Jane
take If"
"Oh, she's turrlbiy fussed up over it. as
vou'd know sho would be. Such a good
champ wasted, she thinks, when ho might
In tanking nil that money earn more. You
know Jane wants tn turn everything Into
money now. Honestly, Maggie, I don't be
lieve Jane enn look at the moon nowadays
w Ithnut wishing It was really gold, and she
had it to put out to Interest '"
"Oh, Flora!" remonstrated Miss Maggie
faintly
' Well, It's so," maintained Miss Flora.
' So 't ain't any wonder, of course, that she's
upset over this. That's why Flank give In
to her, I think, and let her buy that Benson Jffi
sioch iiesuies, ties leenng especially iiusu,
because he's got the cash the stores brought,
ton So he told her to go ahead."
Tin soiry nbout that stock," frowned Miss
Maggie.
"Oh. It's perfectly safe. Miss Benson said
'l was," comforted Miss Flora "You needn't
wony about that. And "t will pay splendid"
"When did tills happen the sale of the
store, I mean"" askeel Mr. Smith Mr. Smith
ve as not even pietendlng to work now.
"Yesterday the finish of It. I'm waiting
to see llaltie. She'll be tickled to death.
She's always hated It that Frank had a
grocciy stcre, vou know; and since the
tnone.v 's come, and she's been going with the
(a) lords and the Pennocks, nnd all that
eiowd. she's felt worse than ever. She was
saving to me onl.v last week how ashamed
she was to think that her friends might see
liei own biother-ln-law any day wearing
that horrid white coat and selling molasses
over the counter. My. but Hattle'll be tickled
all right or 'Harriet,' I suppose I should
ki.v. but I never can lemember It."
"Hill cl,!il lu LVjinlf f-riltitr to In dfi with
himself" demnttded Miss Maggie "WhyfsT
Flora, lie It lie lost wiinout mat grocery
btnie'"
"Oh. he's giving to travel, first He says
he always wanted to. and he's got a chance
now. and he's going to Thev're going to
the Yellowstone Park and the Garden of the
Hods and to California. And Hint's another
thing that worries Jane "pending nil that
money for them Just to ride In the cars."
"Is she going, too?" queried Mr. Smith.
'Oh. es. she's going, too. She says she's
got to go to keep Frank from spending
every cent he's gevt," laughed Miss Flora.
"I was over there last night, and they told
me all about It "
"When do they go?"
"Just as soon as they can get ready,
Frank's got to help Donovan, the man that's
bought the store, a week till he gets the run
of things, he Fays. Then he's going. You
wait till ou see him." Miss Flora got to
her fctt. and smoothed out the folds of her
skirt "He's as tickled ns a boy with a new
jackknlfe. And I'm glad Frank has been
a turrlble hard worker all his life. I'm glad"
he's going to lake sevme comfort, same as I
am "
(To hi: coNTi.'ri:n tomorrow)
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