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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1918)
PEOPLE ASKED FOR «" FLOUR DONATIONS F re e w ill Offering of E x c e ls Stocks Is Requested. MEN O VE R S E A S N EED GRAIN P la n Devised to S ava T ra n sp o rta tio n and T im e— Local D onations to Be Resold Locally B ut R eleaae Equal A m ount a t A tlan tic S eaboard For Im m ediate S h ip m en t to A llies and Troops. LONG SPRING COAT USE PO TA TO ES •u*. IN STEA D O F BREAD Brand M ust Bs Saved—P o ta to e s Con ta in th e Sam e N utrim ent. How m any p o tato es a re you e a tin g ? T h l8 is a question the Food A dm inis tra tio n w an ts every loyal A m erican to a sk him self o r herself. S tra n g e a s it may seem , th e e a tin g o f p o tato es a t th is tim e is a p ra c tic a l w a r serv ice, according to a re c e n t Food A dm inis tra tio n b u lletin, w hich p o in ts ou t th a t th is nation now h as a U rg e p o tato su rp lu s on h and and th a t th is v aluable food, u nless e a te n w ithin th e n e x t two m onths, w ill be lost th ro u g h sp ro u tin g and ro ttin g . By e a tin g of p o tato es liberally, every fam ily can sav e a su b sta n tia l am o u n t of o th e r food, p a rtic u larly of w heat. By e atin g up th e su r plus of p o tato es th e n ation will also p rev en t serio u s loss to th e p o tato producer, w ho needs to be encouraged to grow m axim um crops d u rin g th e com ing year. "D om estic science e x p erts have fig ured th a t: One ord in ary baked p otato equals in n o u rish m e n t one th ick slice of w heat bread. "P o ta to e s a t one and one-half to tw o c e n ts a pound have m ore food value th a n bread a t te n c e n ts a loaf. "P o ta to e s a re healthful. T h ey im prove th e g en eral tone of th e sy stem by th e ir w holesom e action on th e di gestiv e organs. T hey a re e a sie st on th e stom ach of all v egetable foods. T hey a re easy on th e kidneys becau se of th e m inim um of nitro g en th e y con tain. T hey a re easy on th e in te stin e s because of th e ten d e rn e ss and sm all prop o rtio n of th e ir cellulose and th e fine division of starch . “P o tato es a re valuable in th e d ie t of th e sick. T hey can be e a te n w ith b en efit by people su fferin g from d y s pepsia, anem ia, diabetes, B rig h t’s d is ease, card iac affections, in te stin a l tro u b les, co n stip atio n , h y p eracid ity , a rtiritis , gout, liv e r com plaints, etc. “ Always se rv e p otatoes w ith m e a t,” concludes th e Food A d m in istratio n bulletin. “N ev er serv e b read and po ta to e s.” O pportunity is now offered, thro u g h F ed eral Food A d m in istra to r W. B. A yer, for O regon fam ilies and m anu fac tu rin g firm s using w heat flour, to m ake a v o luntary perso n al sacrifice fo r the b en efit of U ncle S am 's boys in th e A rm y and Navy. Mr. A yer h as announced th a t any fam ily, public e a t ing place, or facto ry using w heat flour, such as b ak eries and c ra c k e r facto ries, now has th e privilege of d irectly con trib u tin g to the flour b ins of th e Arm y and Navy by tu rn in g back to th e gov ern m en t, a t th e m a rk e t price, such portion of th e ir w h e a t flour allow ance a s they will p a trio tic a lly re fra in from consum ing them selv es. Such g ifts of w h eat flour, w hile not going d irectly to F ra n c k for th e boys o verseas, will be tu rn ed in to th e gov ern m e n t com m issary a t th e n e a re s t point, and will re le a se a n equal q u an tity of w h eat flour on th e A tlan tic s e a b o a rd for Im m ediate sh ip m en t “over th e re .” U n d er th is novel plan w hen a p atrio tic O regon fam ily goes o n a w heatless d iet for a week o r a m onth, o r longer period, th e w heat flour they save and tu rn back to the govern m en t ac tu a lly re p re se n ts an eq u ivalent of w heat flo u r th re e th o u sand m iles aw ay, w hich im m ediately ■ tarts to m ove forw ard to th e fighting forces. T his a rra n g e m e n t h as been m ade in o rd er to sav e tra n sp o rta tio n acro ss th e continent. “I am hoping for a splendid w h e a t saving record in O regon” said Mr. A yer the o th e r day, “ F o r I believe w hen O regon fam ilies and public eat-- lng places in th e s ta te knpw th a t the flour they sav e will go d ire c t to the boys of th e A rm y and N avy th ey will n o t h e sita te to respond in th e usual p a trio tic O regon way. I had a tele By Mrs. Robt. J. B urdette. g ram from Mr. H o o v e r'to d a y in w hich h e asked m e for an e stim a te on w hat T h e firing line is now in y o u r k it I thought O regon could be relied upon chen. to save u n d er th e new plan. I w ished K nock o u t th e b read lin e a t your to be co n serv ativ e, and I rep lied th a t table. m y e stim a te would be 30 to 35 p er It has been said th a t th e R evolu c e n t of th e norm al w h eat flo u r con tio n a ry W ar w as won by m en fed on sum ption. T his is a m uch low er es h a sty pudding, in o th e r w ords, corn tim ate th a n o th e r s ta te s had m ade, m eal m ush. L et it be w ritte n in h is and I realise th a t It will probably be to ry th a t th e w inning of th e p re s e n t u n sa tisfa c to ry a t W ashington. I am w a r w as m ade possible by th e U nited hoping th a t the people of th e s ta te S ta te s e atin g potatoes. w ill exceed th is e stim a te by a g e n er T h e m an n er of eating, th e tim e of ous m argin. T h e county a d m in is tra e a tin g and even th e kind of foodstuffs to rs have in hand th e full d eta ils of e a te n a re larg ely a m a tte r of habit. th e plan for sav in g w h eat in th is way W e do not d e sire to b reak o u rselv es fo r the needs of o u r fig h tin g men, and e n tire ly of th e h a b it of e a tin g or life any one w ishing to perso n ally c o n trib would not prove w orth living, b u t it u te w heat flour should g e t in touch at can be m ade to prove b e tte r w orth on ce w ith th e Food A d m in istra to r of living if we ch an g e som e of th e hab its. th e county in w hich he o r sh e lives.” Suppose we cu re o u rselv es of th e T he w heat-saving plan announced h and-eating h a b it and see if w e do by Mr. A yer is a n atio n al one, and i f not consum e less bread. If you w ere is now O perative in all th e states. to p u t your bread and b u tte r on your T h e sta te s of W ashington, Idaho and p la te and eat It w ith a knife and fork O regon a re now co-operating in an it would reduce th e am o u n t of bread e ffo rt to m ake a big w heat-saving rec e a te n a t once. In som e of th e O rien tal o rd for th e N orthw est. F ed eral Food co u n trie s men c a rry strin g s of b rig h t A d m in istrato rs R. F. B icknell of Idaho red wooden beads th a t are know n as nnd C harles H ebberd of W ashington “C onversation beads.” and th ey seem Join w ith F ed eral F o c i A d m in istrato r 'h ie to t: Ik ' ess th y hnv» them W. B. A yer for O regon in fc!’ v I t ih i'.r J’&n-.U to -lay w ith ,.nd pass lng announcem ent, vhtch c l' i .. de ?r; u o r U t..j to th e other. V seem ta il the plan of handling th e re tu rn ed to nee;’, g'-nietiiing in our luoids at w h e a t: ta b le or -.••• f- 1 t! 1 m eal is inco m p lete “ Mr. H oover h a s wired all F ederal and th a t s i lit: !r c r .:?.!!> bread. Food A d m in istra to rs th a t th e excess F o rg et th s ha! it ra ti w heat. If sto ck s of flour held by public e atin g you nit a eoetliii: I ham eating places, bakers, d ea le rs and consum ers h ab it, held a h o t potato. * m ay be v o luntarily su rre n d e re d for th e use of the Army and N avy ami th e A llies. T his action has been prom pted How to I r cr a r s e W orld's Ercad R stlon W ith fam ine c r < i n g ifcrou rh E u by th e m any volu n tary o fferin g s from rope, a.id every n atio n stru g g lin g to d iffe re n t p a rts of th e c o u n trj. “T he p ractical m ethod of handling produce enough food to su sta in life, auch retu rn ed flour will be th ro u g h j th e A m erican fa rm e r h as a dt ty th a t th e local m erch an t, who is h e re b y re ) he can not shirk. A m erica nn st ship nod to E urope for our soldiers. q u ested to receive all such flour and pay th e holding co n su m er th e -a c tu a l A m erica m ust supply bread to s ta rv c o s t of sam e, and th e n re-d istrib u te it ing peoples. No m a tte r w hat o th er w ith o u t any add itio n al c h a rg e to the crops a re raised , m ore a c re s should u ltim a te consum er. W here m erch an ts be devoted to b read grains. “Do your accu m u late m ore th a n th e ir th irty bit, Mr. F arm er,” says a Food Ad “ S uccess de d a y s’ supply and all hotels, bakers, m in istra tio n bulletin. etc., th a t have an excess am o u n t th a t pen d s upon you in th is world w ar.” c an o o t be disposed of locally, they should Im m ediately com m unicate w ith W est P o in t is on a food-conservation Mr. M. H. H ouser, d ra in C om m ission basis, and th e h ealth of th e cad et e r of th e Food A d m in istratio n , Board corps is b e tte r th a n ever. All bread of T rad e B uilding, P o rtlan d , and he used is com posed of 45 p er c e n t w heat will a rra n g e for th e tra n sp o rta tio n to flour, 45 rye, and 10 per c e n t w hite th e seaboard. All flour re tu rn e d to bolted grain flour; and m any cad ets th e m erch an t th a t is resold to th e c o n sid er it su p e rio r to th e fo rm er consum er should be rep o rted to Mr. w hite bre.ad. S u g ar consum ption has H ouser, In o rd e r th a t an equal am o u n t been c u t down, m ea tle ss days and m ay be released for sh ip m e n t to th e m eals a re rigidly .observed, and th e A llies. reduced am opnt of m eat lia s been “T he w hole o b ject of th e above a r b eneficial to h ealth . A lesson from a ran g em en t Is to provide a ch an n el relia b le source. through T'hich all excess q u a n titie s of flour may reach th e A rm y and Navy Taking It From Babies. or , th e Allied a rm ie s as a vo lu n tary "E v e ry ounce of w heat p roducts In o fferin g of th e people of th is c o u n try .” ex cess of six pounds p er m onth th a t U you have a food co n serv atio n plan you e at, Mr. A m erican C itizen, is th a t o r re c ip e pass it on to your neighbors m uch literally ta k e n from the m ouths an d your frien d s— be “in th e serv ice.” of th e starv in g women and ch ild re n of F ra n c e ,” say s a Faod A d m in istra tion bulletin. "T h e arm ed allies m ay go w ithout w heat, b u t th e se in n o cen ts w ill a c tu a lly die u nless we give Hieta of o u ia in generous proportion V ictory bread is received w ith h e a r ty approval. B ut d o n 't be sa tisfie d to use it on s w h eatle ss day or s t a w h eatle ss meal, because i t is n 't w h e a t leee. Silk and Wool Fabrics A rt Often Used in Combination. Pull-L tngth G arm ent Will Vie W ith Short Sports Sr “C happie,” Regu lar W ith Yeung Women. WHAT YOUR DOLLARS DO The accepted rule f e r the long spring coat Is 45 to 48 Inches. T h is 3-lnch leeway is due to the fact th a t fashion has deersed th at at least 3 inches of th e underneath garm ent, w hether It be frock or sep arate sk irt, shall be visible. T here is a very determ ined leaning, when wool is used, to stra ig h t, scant One Hundred Cents’ Worth lines, but w here silks 'a r e employed of Mercy and Relief for m ore generous use of m aterial is per missible, and the silk coats a re gener Every W ar Fund Dollar. ally ra th e r full. Tw o-fabric com binations a re noted Your Red C ross d o lla rs—every cent In some of the coats, and, o f course, of every Red C ross d o llar—actu ally silk and wool fabrics a re often com bined. relieves su fferin g —ac tu a lly goes as The co st shown in the sk etch is a you give It, fo r w ar relief. Not one good exam ple of th e tw o-fabric long cent of any co n trib u tio n goes into coat developed for spring. As design Red C ross a d m in istra tio n expenses ed here, th e coat proper is m ade of th e ov erh ead o f W ar Fund ad m in is navy satin, w ith w aist and sleeves of tra tio n is m ore th a n covered by th a plaid serge or o th er wool fabric. Tire In terest accru in g from th e h anking of hack of the garm ent is cut on th e sam e th e funds. All re lie f w ork not p e r general lines as th e front, and the tain in g to th e w a r is am ply covered deep shaw l or cupe collar Is so a r by th e norm al revenues o f the Red ranged th a t it may be draw n high about th e th ro a t if desired. C ross thro u g h m em bership dues. Double-faced satin s a re in high fa Y our an sw er 4 0 h u m an ity ’s cry— vor in the developm ent of spring coats, yo u r d onation to w a r rs lle f—Include« and the tw o sides of these sa tin s are not only th e c a re and re sto ra tio n of usually in contrasting colors. They th e w ounded. It Is a m ission of m ercy to th e fam ished, th e hom eless and helpless, th e lam e, th e h alt, an d th e blind—all th e victim s o f w ar th a t a p peal to the h e a rt o f m ankind. T h e re lie f o f invalided soldiers, re- lief of the m u tilated and blind, tra in ing of crippled so ld iers fo r useful p u r su its—re lie f serv ice fo r th e care and revlvnl of so ld iers on furlough from th e fro n t—re lie f of children th ro u g h out d e v a sta te d te rrito ry — re lie f of de pen d en t fam ilies of so ld iers—relief to p riso n e rs in G erm any— re lie f am ong re p a tria te d people re tu rn in g to F ran ce —ch ild re n ’s refu g es and h o sp itals— th ese n re am ong th e divisions of o r ganized w ork th a t c a rrie s p ra ctical aid to its every o b ject in a w ide held of activ ity , ft* scope em braces R ussia, R oum ania, S erbia, Ita ly and A rm enia —besides th e g re a t field o f France. Y our d onation m akes th is g re a t m is sion of m ercy yo u r own. T he Red C ross c a rrie s 100 c en ts’ w o rth of aid fo r sv s ry d o lla r donated. THIS IS THE TRUE RED CROSS SPIRIT A Little Story With a Big Thought in It. A m onth ag e th e Red C ross ch ap te r In Bay City, M idi., received a hurry- up call fo r 150 dunnage bags. T roops w ere about to move, and through an oversig h t th e ir equipm ent w as not com plete. T h e bags had to be m ade and sen t w ithin 48 hours. A request fo r help w as sen t over th e tow n, and th e sto re s w ere searched successfully fo r th e right m a terials. Among those who quickly responded and cam e to th e c h a p te r w orkroom s to help w ere tw o little girls, siste rs, ab o u t ten and tw elve y e a rs o f age, each eag e r to lend a band and do som ething for tbe boys who w ere going to th e fronL All day long th e fingers of th e women und th e little girls w ere fairly flying. Bug a fte r hag received th e last stltcb un til scores w ere piled *up ready for shipm ent. Closing tim e came, and tbe woman su p erin ten d in g th e m aking of the bags counted those com pleted and announced th a t If every one of the w orkers could come early th e next m orning and work all day« the bags would surely be finished In tim e for shipping by evening. T w o c restfallen little girls, th e little sisters, w ere w ait ing for h er a t tb e door a s she de p arted. , Red C ross D unnage Bags. “ We a re aw fully so rry , m a'am ,” said the older o f th e two, “ but we can ’t come back tom orrow . You see tom or row we have to— ” And, w ithout fin ishing the sentence, she looked back w istfully a t th e pile of bags "It Is too bad you c a n 't come back,” said tbe su p e rin te n d e n t, “but I w ant to th an k you, and we all th ank you, for th e work you’ve done today. You two have te e n a w onderful help, and th a t pile o f bags w ouldn’t be n early so big If you h a d n 't been here. Good idgbL” T h e next m orning when th e super in ten d en t cam e dow n to unlock the w orkroom s for th e d a y 's h e w as asto n ished to see th e tw o little girls stan d ing in th e cold by th e locked door. "Oil, Uni so glad to see you I” th e said. " I th o u g h t you said you couldn't j come?” “ Oh, we knew those Red C ross bags ju s t bad to be finished for the sol diers,” exclaim ed the little one, with glisten in g eyes, "an d we got up at j th ree .o’clock th is m orning and got the w ashing don» « s r ly P S m art Long C oat fo r Spring. a re favored for tw o-fabric or two-color garm ents. Some charm ing little m an tles or capes m ade for evening or d ressy afternoon w ear a re finished so th a t e ith e r side may be w orn o u t—th at Is, the cape may be tu rn ed a t w ill and its ow ner then to all Intents and p u r poses has tw o garm ents. T h e sh o rt sp o rts coat, christened the “C happie” coat, will undoubtedly be very popular with young women and th o se w ho possess slight, youthful fig ures ; but regardless of the fab ric con serv atio n dem and, full-length coats will have th e ir adherents. NARROW B ELTS TH IS SUMMER H atb an d s Also Mad# of M aterials to M atch, F astening *n On# Bids W ith a Largo Button. B elts a re to have an im portant place In th e sum m er w ardrobe. One firm Is show ing no sw eaters w ithout belts and m any of the la tte r a re of leather. T he new est are extrem ely narrow , scarcely an Inch wide, and have long, narrow buckles of b rass o r steel, flar ing a little a t the end. Initial buckles a re again in vogue and a re worn on black or tan leath er Jaelts. A new w ash belt fo r the w hite pique, poplin or linen sk irt appears w ith a fascinating wool stitchery, hnnd-m ade, In bright Jap an ese colors, coral, blues, purple, green, tans, de lightfully Interm ingled. T he belts are of cotton poplin and a re long enough to encircle the w aist tw ice and to be k n o tted a t th e side, w here they fall In sash ends fringed deeply with the b right colored wools. H a tb a n d s of the sam e so rt are m ade to go w ith the«e, fastening on one side w ith a , huge button, repeating the brig h t stitch es and ready to slip over the crow n of the sport sailor. H and som e collars are also m ade from this stitch ery . The belts and collars can be w orn w ith sw eaters. •Ilk R eplaces Woel. T he deprivations and hardships of w ar. In so fa r as they apply to clothes fo r w om ankind, may be regarded as purely Im aginary a t long ■■ designers offer sty les as a ttra c tiv e ■■ those for SUPPLYING FR EN C H H 08P IT A L S. tbe com ing spring and sum m er. The rigid economy necessary In the use T he Red C ross hospital supply ser*> of weol fab rics has not been found an ice In F ra n c e h as 18 w are h o u les mied inconvenience w orth speaking of, as w ith drugs, m edicine*, surgical In stru deale rs in silks quickly come to the m ents end dressings. It serv es 3.423 raacue, and in th s v ariety of w eaves oC ersd sal table m aterials for all Uoes F ren ch m ilitary hospital«. of garment« may be found. w ere so very close to g eth er th a t 5 * seem ed to w hisper to h er a t tints«; T hen as they aro se to sep arate, 'Aid* seized both bam js of the handsotp« young fellow and held in a fe rv e n t clasp, m eanw hile looking e a rn e s tly into his eyes. “Who can he be? And she?” reflect ed Bruce in a troubled way. “C an it b e possible th a t her h eu rt is alread y en- By GEORGE ELM ER C uB B gnged und th a t I am blindly hoping fo r a love th a t can never be m ine?” B ruce grew depressed and w as h a lf ( C o p y r i g h t , IS IS , W c i t o r n N e w s p a p e r U n io n .) m inded to cease his v isits to th e B ruce T yrell and Alda W renn w ere W renn home. H e w as m agnanim ous a ctin g out a sw eet little love story concerning Alda, fo r although th e ir re all by them selves. So fa r they w ere lations had been friendly she hud only frien d s they told th em sel. -s, but really never given him any definite en th e ir .nner consciousness revealed to couragem ent as a su ito r. She w as no them tliut they w ere fu st d riftin g into coquette, he w as su re of th a t, and h e th a t d elightful phuse of super-exist blam ed his own sanguine n a tu re fo r ence w here life is one rose-tinted, de the darin g presum ption th a t A ida’e lirio u s w hirl of e c sta tic Joy. handclasp had a t tim es been lingering Aida wus a schoolteacher. So w as and tender, and th a t her eyes respond h e r siste r, M urcia, in a ru ra l d is tric t ed sym pathetically to his own a rd e n t fifty m iles d ista n t. T he faintly w us u glances. p le a s a n t one, th e m other of th e old- • “I can hardly b reak th e engage fashioned, fast-d isap p earin g type. In m ent fo r th is evening,” m ed itated d ulgent and sym pathetic, th e fa th e r a Bruce, “but tom orrow !” sto rek eep er of th e tow n w ith tra d e Alda and him self w ere to a tte n d a enough to keep th in g s com fortable. p a rty a t W ildwood, a few m iles d is H e w as co ntent, and not w illing to te n t on the trolley line. B ruce called covet business expansion a t th e cost fo r h er th a t evening. N ever had sh e of risk in g h is little cap ital and p ass looked so beu utl ful. A p re tty lo ck et ing sleepless nights w orrying over It. an d chain he hud n ev er noticed b efo re It w as by m ere chance th a t B ruce w ere h er only Jew elry adornm ents. h ad becom e acq u ain ted w ith Aida. B ruce sighed as he recalled th a t b u t T he biggest rain sto rm H illsboro had fo r bis discovery of the day, he In ever know n w as on th e program In tended to present h e r w ith a frien d activ e display, one w arm sp rin g a fte r ship ring he curried In his pocket. H e r noon, w hen he w as absolutely m a acceptance o f It w ould have decided rooned upon a rise of ground n e a r the him as to th e fa c t th a t th ere w as som a ro a d lld e , w ith no sh e lte f except an real depth to the In terest she had m an open sto ck shed. H e w as ra th e r glad ifested In him. of th e com pany of tw o horses which And, fu rth e r, n ev er had she been; crowdiV) out of th e drenching rain m ore charm ing In th e kindly, p leas w ith «him . T hey w ere docile and a n t w ay in w hich she received his a t friendly. It h a d begun rain in g Just tentions. H e p a rtly took h e a rt o f a fte r Uie bell of th e little crossroads hope th a t he m ight be e n te rta in in g a schoolhouse called in the odd tw o suspicion w ithout foundation. Still, dozen scholars from th e playground. he w as constrained and unhappy all T h ere Wus no aftern o o n recess, fo r the th e evening. rain never le t up until fo u r o’clock. As they le ft the trolley c a r on th e By th a t tim e th e roadway- w as a ru sh re tu rn trip and proceeded to w a rd s ing to rre n t and th e w a te r w ns up over A lda’s home, the la tte r paused ab- th e step s of th e little fram e building. ru p tly w ith n little cry of dism ay. • : At Its open doorw ay -stood th e p re tty “Oh. d e a r!” she exclaim ed, h er h and schoolteacher, w ith a dism ayed face to her th ro a t, “I have lost the locket.” I noting the grew som e prospect, w hile “A re you su re ? ” questioned B ruce : a t th e w indow s th e pupils crow ded solicitously. generally, very m uch en te rta in e d by “<%. yes, I hud it w hen I got aboard the novelty of th e ir situation. th e car.” C onditions w ere less discouraging She shook h er d ress and they re a t th e roof sh elter. T he w a te r had traced th e ir way to th e trolley statio n . been over shoe tops fo r an hour, hut It wus brig h t m oonlight, h u t th e ir a ru n of a hundred feet In knee-deep search in g eyes discovered no tra c e w ater would have landed B ruce on of th e m issing a rtic le of jew elry. the h ig h er level. A stu rd y fram ew ork “You had b e tte r le t me see you of planks, ap p a re n tly used as a home,” suggested B ruce. “T hen I w ill bridge Hcross som e creek or ditch, had re tu rn and w ait till th e e a r com es been sw ept from Its m oorings and hnd liack on Its re tu rn trip . It may be th a t landed directly a g ain st th e side of th e you lost th e locket on th e car.” sh e lte r shed. T h ere cam e a final fe a r “I sh all w a it up fo r your re p o rt,” ful dow npour, resem bling n cloud said Alda. “I am very anxious ab o u t burst, B ruce saw th a t th e w ater had th e locket.” ■ --—*** T come up clea r over th e threshold of B ruce signaled an d h alted th e c a A the little schoolhouse and w as pour ns it re tu rn e d . At his first q u estio n ing in over th e floor. regurdlng th e locket and chain th e ’ “ Som ething ought to be done for conductor'' produced th e lost article. th o se refugees. T h ey ’ll begin to get “J u s t found it u n d er a seat,” he ex frig h ten e d soon. T h e re m ay be no plained, and B ruce hasten ed to Im danger, but th ere will be som e w all p a rt th e glad new s to Alda. H e tu rn ed ing am ong those little to ts when it be the locket over and over in his hand. gins to get dnrk.” Its u p p er case cam e open. ? B ruce studied th e w atery w aste be “I t Is as I feared !” he h a lf groaned, tw een the shed and the schoolhouse, and well he m ight, fo r a b rig h t ray o f and th en tried^to calc u late how fa r the m oonlight revealed n circu lar photo floating, but stalled p latform m ight be graph w ithin th e case. It w as th a t o f utilized a s a ra ft. W hen lie w aded the umn lie Imd seen w ith Aida th a t around to It th e w a te r w as up to his afternoon. Oh, th ere w as no d o u b t 1 knees, and he doubted not th a t It w as now of th e existence of a rival ! B ruce w aist high fa rth e r down the slan t in hnd one thought only In his m ind—to ; the direction of th e m arooned fu p lls re tu rn the locket to Alda and fo rg et and th e ir teacher. A cross one side of her. the shed w as stretch e d a long pole b e - ' “J u s t a m inute, please,” spoke a , yond w hich a food trough hnd been voice behind him as he neared t h e ‘ placed to contain fo d d er for th e horses. W renn home, and B ruce faced u new , It w us thick, stau n ch and secured by astounding circum stance. T urning, h«i nails nt both ends. confronted th e original of the p h o to -1 “T be very th in g ,” decided Bruce, graph. to re It loose, w aded io th e platform “You nre Mr. T y rrell,” spoke th e and got upon It. T hen ualug the pole other. “ I have lila rd A lda—th a t la. as deftly as lie hnd m anipulated It Miss W renn—spenk of you and have when a lad playing the castuw ay seen you once o r tw ice before this. afloat on a hom e pool, he stu rte d his I ulso know you a re h e r close friend. bulky liHrk In th e direction of th e be Will you do m e a g re a t favor? A rej leaguered ones caged w ithin the little you going to h e r hom e?” schoolhouse. “Yes.” answ ered B ruce, nnd gruffly,! H e wus Inspired m ightily to diligent and d ark ly suspicious. effort as the schoolm istress appeared “ Will you hand her th is note?” nud a t Its door, w aving h e r h andkerchief th e o th e r ten d ered a folded paper. encouragingly . T he little ones clus “ Why should I?” resented Bruce; tered about h e r and a t the window s, draw in g back coldly. keeping up a babel o f excited cries “ Must I tell you?” questioned Ida and cheers. T h e ex p erim en t w as a com panion. “Yes, I will. Aida say« ra re success, and as, fo r th e first tim e you a r e a man to t r u s t Well, then, close a t hand, th e eyes of B ruce rested I am secretly m arried to A lda’s s is te r ,. on the lovely face of Alda W renn, he and th e n ote tells her th a t M arelu w ill fe lt all his tro u b le well recom pensed. be here_ In th e m orning to break tha, In th e th re e groups th e little ones w ere new s te h e r p a re n ts.” rafted across th e expanse to w here "Oh !” Miss W renn, fully fa m ilia r w ith the It w as passed by as a m ere common topography o f th e vicinity, pointed out place a sp ira tio n by A id a's brother-in-1 a rising bluff pHth. D ry shod and law. F o r B ruce it expressed relief, flu tterin g w ith ra re excitem ent, the and hope and Joy. W ith a la c rity h a little ones dispersed, ab le to reach accepted Hie com m ission and w ith de th e ir hom es In safety. M iss W ren In light. He listened la te r to A lda’s ex sisted on retnnlnlng behind u n til the p lan atio n th a t h e r s is te r hnd le ft th e la st o f h er ch arg es w ere safely deliv locket a t hom e on h er lust visit, and ered from peril and discom fort. Alda had borrow ed It fo r the occasion “How can we ever thunk you for of th e party. your w onderful w ork?” she fluttered, And then B ruce felt th at he Hhould as she stepped upon th e ra ft. “W hat also unburden his h e a rt, which lie did, Is th a t? ” she added, w ith a quick and graciously A lda listened to him, backw ard glance. T hen she shuddered. and th e w hite m oonlight lrrad lu ted A grinding creak had sounded o u t; the tw o glowing, happy faces a s , B ru ce underpinning of one end of the sehool- kissed h is fiancee good ulght a t th e housi- hud given way. Lopsided, the garden gate. stru c tu re toppled and rested fo u r feet deep In th e w ater, cru sh in g the door Too F am iliar. and w indow s out of shape, a w reck. A Country hotel, a good deal fre B ruce T y rrell found him self quite a quented by m otorists, took In n show hero In th e eyes of th e little comm u man and Ills perform ing hear, nnd one n ity a fte r th a t. B ut, still b e tte r to his m orning the b e a r escaped from th e m ethod of appreciation, he becam e a stable. E verybody fled before the ani welcome visitor a t th e W renn hem e. m al. T he hotel m an, how ever, p u r A lda's face w as ra d ia n t w henever he sued It courageously. It en tered th e appeared and all the w orld seem ed hotel, m ounted th e stairw ay , pushed Sunshine to Bruce, su b ject of a first open a bedroom door and vanished. attack of th a t Incurable disease— love. T he hotel m an, closs behind, h eard T h ere cam e a cloud o v er the sp irit from th e bedroonj an an g ry exclam a of his dream s one day. As he w as tion In a fem inine voice an d the; passing th rough ■ little p ark square, w o rd s: “George, d ear, how often havoj he diverted h is course, b u t his c a se I forbidden you to com# Into asy rooa w as fixed on A ids, seated 00 ■ bench w ithout knocking— and la your a u t» beside • young m ao, a stran g er. T hey mobile coat, to o l" A t the Garden Gate