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FOUR O’CLOCK
One, two, three, four struck the
lock. But the fourth strike had not
een sounded before the door bell
ng and little Elaine shouted:
“Here they come! Here
me!”
It was at four o'clock that she was
pecting her friends to come and
e her.
They were going to play “house”
d they were going to play “Hunt
e thimble,” and they were going to
y “Still-pond-no-more-moving,” and
en they were going to have a love
big tea.
Just as she was opening the door
let in her friends Orrie and Anna
ho had brought their dolls along,
0, up the front path came the other
iends who had been invited—Betty
d Jane,
“I'm so glad you've all come,” cried
aine delightedly. And all her friends
re glad to receive such a fine wel-
me.
“We're all so glad we've come, too,”
ey said.
They took off their things then and
ent into the library of Elaine’s dad-
where they began to play.
They each chose one of the great
chairs in the room for a house
d each went behind the chair with
ir dolls which they had brought.
3ack of the big red leather chair
rie had her two dolls and worsted
they
3ack of the big brown leather chair
na had her two beloved dolls Viva
Charles—such good and handsome
1 children.
ack of the red leather chair which
Ss not quite so large as the chair
ere Orrie had her “house” Elaine
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“Good Afternoon,” Said Jane.
her toys, and back of another
htly smaller brown leather chair
he had her toys.
ne would decide that she would
at home and then the others would
e and call on her.
Good afternoon,” said Jane to Or-
They had decided that Orrie
1d be the hostess for the time
g.
Good afternoon,” said Orrie.
Good afternoon,” said Betty.
rood afternoon,” said Anna.
300d afternoon,” said the dolls and
worsted cat in their make-be-
e voices.
hey had a most beautiful time
ving house.
ot only did they call on each other
talk about what their children
e doing, and how they were get-
along in their lessons, but they
t arranging and rearranging their
uses.”
hen they had a surprise for each
r at every call.
or example Anna would call on
ie and she would say:
Dear me, so you've moved the chair.
at an improvement, my dear, what
reat improvement.
It makes the room look larger.
somehow it makes the room look
rater,”
‘hen Orrie would say:
Tust what I thought, my dear, and
n so glad that you agree with me.”
hey had supper later on, and then
ones who had to go home packed
their things and left, but it had
n a lovely little party and every
enjoyed it.
ven the worsted cat had had a
d time, so you may know it was a
lv lovely party.
Reason for Alarm
friend's little boy, aged only four,
serving as ring bearer at a large
elaborate wedding. The ring had
1 fastened to the satin pillow by
oose stitch and the little fellow
been warned by his mother to be
ful with it.
onsequently, when the minster re-
ed the ring, little Wilfred cried
“Oh. muvver, the man is taking
ring!”
Who George Was
orge and Roger Brown, respec-
v five and two, often have their
>s mentioned together. There-
when the new neighbor inquired
he was, it was natural that
ge should think of his brother.
replied: “I am the Brown chil-
Baby’s Name
new baby had arrived in the
e of a friend. Little Gene, three
s old, was insistent upon knowing
the baby’s name was. His moth-
id: “Oh—it's just baby.”
said little Gene, “but
is name if he gets lost?”
know.”
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Beneath His
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HE old man leaned forward and
rested a hand on a knee of his
son. They sat before a fireplace in
which a snapping blaze was strug-
gling against a fall chill.
The old man? He was not that
when you came to a closer inspection,
He looked old, seated as he had been
in the shadows, for his silver hair was
all that was really distinct in the
dusk. But now, when he leaned te-
ward his son, the flickering flame gave
his cheeks a youthful tinge.
There were wrinkles, but not deep.
One would take it he had led a free
and easy life, until gradually the im-
pression formed that there was some-
thing about him denoting a sorrow.
Possibly it was his eyes.
“It's up to you, Paul,” he said in
a voice that was singularly soft and
pleasing. “I would not try to argue
you out of this marriage, but I want
to warn you to be sure you are not
making a mistake—as I did once,
I regret to say.”
“lI am sure, father,” the son said,
with a note of finality, “I love this
girl of the wilderness.”
“But your station in life,” his fa-
ther insisted. “This girl cannot be
your social equal. You say she and
her mother live in a shanty in the
woods near Cedar Creek, where you
spent your vacation. They must be
crude people.”
“She's as good and a lot better
than most of the girls in my station
of life,” Paul said. “I did not see her
mother, for I never could get Anne to
invite me to their home. In fact, ft
is not her mother, Anne told me.
Rather it is her adopted aunt. Anne
is really the daughter of the sister of
the husband of the sister of the wom-
an she calls mother—if you can grasp
that.
“They live in the woods from
choice. Anne's father was wealthy
and left a large amount of money to
his daughter; and Anne insisted on
sharing it with the woman she now
calls mother. Because they love the
woods and choose to live in them—
that does not indicate a low station,
does it? And what if it does? I love
Anne.” ’
“It all sounds very rosy, this love
talk,” observed his father, and there
was a touch of bitterness in his voice,
“but it doesn't always work out that
a
See
* MOUNTAIN VIEW
One side of Harvey. Maust’s barn
roof was blown off by the storm we
had.
Miss Margaret Gowns spent Sunday
at the home of Lewis Bender's.
Miss Bertha Kinsinger spent Sun-
day evening with her brother and sis-
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Kinsinger.
Misses Verna and Edna Maust and
Mr. Asa Maust spent Sunday at Har-
vey Yoder’s.
Mrs. Milton Opel and son Milton
Jr., were callers on Mrs. Ed. Hum-
bertson on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Opel and family
were visiting at Mrs. Opel’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Witt of Summit
Mills, Sunday.
Sunday visitors at Henry Opel’s
were: Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Hostetler
and daughters Effie and Sadie, Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Firl and daughter
Leona.
Mrs. ‘G. C. Petersheim had a quilt-
ing on Wednesday. Those present
were: Cora Sechler from St. Paul,
Mrs. Eli Yoder and Mrs. S. S. Hos-
tetler.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Maust and son
Willard were visitors at Alvin Yoder’s
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Maust and
MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929
children were visitors at Harvey
| Yoder’s Sunday.
Mrs. David Maust who has been vis-
iting with Wesly Bittner’s of Meyers-
{dale has returned to the home of her
son, Mr. Howard Maust.
Miss Julia Maust had the misfor-
tune of scratching her face one day
last week when she was coasting.
SALISBURY NEWS
Rev. K. H. Beck of St. Paul called
at Frank Miller's Tuesday afternoon
while on his way to David Keim’s su-
gar camp. He must nave a sweet
tooth that he has not lost.
Mrs. Robert Brown and two chil-
dren of Boswell are spending a few
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Schramm.
George Schramm had a swell time
with mumps but is about well now.
His sister Ruth, is staying with her
aunt, Ida Schramm so she does not
contract the mumps and lose sé¢hool.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller and iwo
children of Meyersdale were calling
on Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Maust’s last week.
Miss Bessie Winters was a supper
guest of Miss Genevieve Weimer last
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John Shank visited her sister,
Mrs. Henry Schramm on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bowman of
Glade City spent Sunday with Mrs.
Bowman’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harman Menhorn.
Mrs. John Schramm and daughter
Melda called on Mrs. Frank Miller
one evening last week.
The new dentist in the Drug Store
building is kept real busy. If you
don’t believe it just call and see.
BOSWELL NEWS
Miss June Newman, of Pittsburgh,
spent the week end at her parental
home here.
Squire John Kircher was a business
caller in Friedens, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Park Weimer and
family were Sunday visitors at her
parental home at Somerset.
B. J. Maurer was a business caller
in Pittsburgh, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Vincent and Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Vincent have returned
from Washington where they wit-
nessed the inauguration ceremonies.
Boswell firemen have received a lot
of new hose which adds to the facili-!
ties of the fire department and af-
fords a greater degree of safety to
the property owners and citizens of
the town. ;
The special Lenten services con-
ducted at the local Reformed church
last week were well attended in spite
of severely cold and rough weather.
Visiting pastors who assisted with the
services included Rev. H. D. Gress
and Rev. F. D. Witmer, of Berlin,
Rev. E. D. Lantz, of Jennerstown, and
Rev. W. H. Snyder, of Stoyestown.
Mr. and Mrs. Eber Cockley and
daughter Evelyn were calling on
friends at Hooversville, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brant spent
Monday in Johnstown.
Members of the Boswell I. O. O. F.
and Rebekah lodges will attend ser-
vices in a.body at the local Reformed
church Sunday evening, March 17th.
FARM CALENDAR
KEEP ONLY GOOD COWS—Weed
out the poor cows. The oost of pro-
ducing a hundred pounds of milk often
can be reduced extensively by selling
two or three of the lowest producers.
Make changes gradually and be sure
that relations are balanced as nearly
as possible. These practices pay.
GROW HEALTHY CHICKS—Free-
dom from disease is essential to grow-
ing a large percentage of the chicks
hatched. Choose eggs from disease-free
parents, or if you buy chicks get them
from flocks known to be free from
bacillary white diarrhea.
PREPARE FOR SAP
FLOW—
Maple sugar makers are preparing now
for the first run. They know that the
first of the season’s sap is sweetest,
clearest, and of the highest quality.
Buckets and equipment are being clean-
ed, wood for boiling collected, and every-
thing put in readiness. To miss one
ood run means the difference between
profit and loss for the season.
LEARN TO FIGHT WEEDS—Lit-
tle weeds are tender, but not tender-
hearted. They become hardened crimi-
nals. The Pennsylvania State College
has free leaflets on buckhorn, Canada
thistle, chicery, -galinsoga, horsetail,
horse nettle, orange hawkweed, poisen
ivy, quack grass, and wild onion or gar-
lic. Send for the ones you want.
PICK GOOD APPLES—Carefully
choose varieties of apple trees to be
planted this spring. Many of the kinds
once considered leaders are now dis-
placed by higher quality and better sell
ing varities.
IS POPULAR VEGETABLE—As-
paragus is no longer rater as a luxury,
but is considered a stable article of diet.
For a family of five, plant 50 to 100
roots and have a delicious green avail-
able every day for the first tivo months
of the spring garden.
Mr. Kink (to a professor in Biddle
University, S. C.): “Professor!”
“Weil, Mr. Kink?”
“Which is the past tense of the
verb ‘to hoodoo™—‘hoodone’ or ‘hoo-
dad”
tat
fafiaite
fat
fafimetita
way. Look at my own case. Your
mother was a lovable good girl, but
she had not been educated to my
ways of thinking. Like this girl you
think you love, she was fond of the
woods and she wanted me to spend
my life in them. I could not reconcile
myself to it, because I love the noise
and bustle of the city. The silence of
the wilds drives me frantic. But I
consented to try it and built a habi-
tation in the woods; not a modern
structure, as I desired, but a rustic
log house to suit your mother’s fancy.
I could not endure the solitude and
finally one night we quarreled; and a
terrible quarrel it was! In fairness
to your mother, whom I loved in spite
of our incompatibility, I must say
that I was the cause of most of the
quarreling.
“The next morning I left the house
with you,” he went on. “I sneaked
out of the cabin with you bundled in
a blanket before Ethel, your mother,
was awake. I did not return for
three months, and when I did, repent-
ant, I found nothing but ashes to
mark the spot where we had tried to
live. And never was I able to get a
trace of your mother.”
The son was silent several minutes.
“I know you mean well, father,” he
finally said. “But I love this girl, I
am sure of it; and, besides, I love na-
ture, too, so we ought to get along.”
* * * * ® * *
It was Paul's wedding day, and he
was on his way to claim his bride
from the forest. His father was with
him.
“l said my say, and you've made
your choice, son,” he said. “It is for
you to decide. And of course I'm go-
ing to be present when my son is mar-
ried, even if it should be in the center
of the African jungles.”
So they packed traveling bags and
took a train for the wilderness. At
Cedar Creek they disembarked and
set out on foot through a path in the
woods.
Two hours of walking brought them
to a clearing, where a log house sent
a thin wreath of smoke heavenward.
It was a small hut, but it looked in-
viting, an island ir a sea of flowers
and vines.
“This is the place,” Paul announced.
“I had never seen it, but I received
good directions in my last letter.” His
face was lighted up expectantly.
From the door of the hut romped
a laughing girl, clad in a blue blouse,
short khaki skirt and leggings. In the
doorway behind her appeared a tall,
handsome brunette of middle age.
Paul clasped the girl in his arms
but suddenly she broke away.
“lI must Introduce you to mother,
and I must meet your father,” she
said, turning toward the hut, to stop
dead still, amazement shining from
her big, bright eyes.
“Well, would yow look at mother!” |
she cried, and Paul turned to stare in
astonishment that equaled or sur-
passed hers.
For Paul's father and Anne’s moth-
er had followed the example of the
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asked. The cost of the paper and ink that
goes into the production of a newspaper very
often amounts to more than the subscription
But paper and ink are not the only
items of expense; news must be gathered and -
edited, type must be set, forms made up, the
paper printed, folded, addressed and deliver-
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young people and were hugging each
other tightly, while she repeated over
and over the one word “George” and
he was saying “Ethel.”
lars and cents a newspaper 1s worth more
than the price asked.
The Meyersdale Commercial is worth more to the
reading public than the small sum of $1.50 a year. The
continued stories, alone, if bought in book form would
amount to three times the subscription price. . The
news that sparkles from every page brings to your
home every week the happenings of your home town
and community and tells you what is of general inter-
est elsewhere in the County.
And then, too, the Commercial is clean -- and in-
dependent.
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CHAPTER I—Imp
open-handed generos
Virginia gentleman,
Brond is serving as
for the army under
reparing for the
De He has
Alexandria from a
where, posing as a |
secured valuable in
dock, bred to Europ
to realize the impor
Brond is sent back
aiso bearing a m¢
Croghan, English ern
Indians. ;
CHAPTER IL—Br¢
and fellow scout, EF
chief, and they set
they fall in with a t;
man, Balsar Cromit
The party encounte:
tlers threatening a
Dinwold, whom the;
craft. Brond saves }
girl disappears.
CHAPTER III—W
message to Croghan,
scouting expedition
and leaves with
Joins them.
CHAPTER IV—T
scouting party besi
defended apparently
Brond and Cromit 1
the cabin. The “man
A French officer an
in the door. Cromit
Brond takes the Fre
escapes during the
tive is Lieutenant [
sends him as a pri
to Braddock’s camj
way to Duquesne, a
CHAPTER V—Ca
(to enter the fort u
resolves to visit an
'a woman sachem, A
She is friendly to
scouts, as French,
come to Allaquipp:
{French officer, Fal
known at Duques:
to win over Allaqu
cause, but he fails
ment, Brond find
stopped.
CHAPTER VI—
,Brond while he {i
|gept Beauvais, anc
killed the Frenchm
lish officers underst
ing, and Braddock
advice of the “P
separated from his
comed by Allagui]
man. Leaving him
English army, Bro
reach Duquesne. I
come, Beaujeu, con
believing him a lo
learns Beauvais 1
having killed Fal
the other French
izes he is in dead
to get away at o
who has come to
| yais, but it is too
CHAPTER VII-
by Beaujeu to h
recognized and dei
as an English sp;
Round Paw. ]
Elsie, Brond escap
having destroyed
could reach, to de
the water, Brond
with a message t
of danger of amb!
{ “Turtle Creek” roi
with Elsie,
traveling, he take
the army, in the he
Paw, Cromit, or
through safely Ww
CHAPTER VIII
iparty of pursuing
trail. The girl,
limit of her endur
ginia forest fight
turning from a sc
CHAPTER IX—
tale of demoraliza
lish regulars. Rc
party and they r
refuses to seek si
sisting on staying
dangers. Braddo
warning of dange
Colonel Washing
his misgivings oO!
expedition. Attac!
Eisticely invisit
hen Braddock |
es “his Virginiaz
emy, preventing
finds a place of s:
Paw and Cromit s
badly wounded,
other fugitives. .
Elste in the conf
CHAPTER X-
stunned by the
‘the English arI
New York, leavi
hold back the
drunk with victe
from his wounds
fense of the fron
not relieved ul
fights his way t
Then Brond con
Blsie Dinwold, 1
and believing hi
hamlet he finds
whose charge he
tells Brond Elsie
and Brond at onc
There he meet:
{Josephine Hewit
Elsie and given
seeks her, and fi
this quest when
whispers, “Oh,
pack!”