5
her away from us and till nur tu ml h
with dissentii n.‘
eu
•' May
!n the Days of Poor Richard I ä -S....
Ì: Have You This Habit?
begin to see danger of war mid
full of the bitterness of death. If I
¡3/
IRVING BACHELLER I’liese wrinkles and gray lialr are only | tor Franklin will do what he
a ask that cover» the lieart of a recMaldisli loyalty and order In th
ON TIME
nit the time, fur he hnd no Inten
ed urn
RUNAWAY SNOWFLAKES them
Holt of letting II«' »now »«Itle over Hi»
•• 'i confes Hint such n s.
I 1 «hall welcome
HE late Ml** Terry Isn't here. I
enrth Hint day. Il...... .
-A PRETTY DRAMA'
i clint of Intelll-
into my girl hood, * said
"l began to s
I'U sh me bai
NE night a band of llttl« »now
see." salii her father, with Ids
nil dny nml Ju«t bccnti»c n HtH» « loud
old
«eoi
the
nly Hate,
I gonce mid saM : 'If the in!IU»tei* "HI qsuul Joke. But her mother frowned
flukes Miftty crept out of their got lii Ills way he hnd no thought of
rill.'
■In a worried way. * tying: "Iler dinner liomv mid ran down to the «‘urth with'
Of
:i n yt In t>
arrived.
ltlwl|| bo cold" Then tin» "late" Ml»a out waiting for «11 their »l*lrr» and being shut III.
Down, down fell the nm««ny snow
nd
re Solomon Is, oae would
'cousins mid other rdatlvr» to go along
Terry came In.
fink«» «ml »"ttlud oil the bill, hut tt'«7
Isms. They were not wiint-
entrance of
"I wan finishing up my manuscript," i "We have bi-cii waiting long enough did not imik« n very thick cm»ring
not tried to prepare him
lug.
.«nld she. while her mother and father for them." stild one of the band. "1
um they »ooU
cal. Solomon is iHiusd to
‘“1 suplióse that I shall '’"''k niy
patiently for her totuteli up.
"It I* nil white anyway," »aid one.
sa
hl
til
k
wherever
lie
is.
nnd
why
an
earth,
be
himself
father
hut
I
cannot
help
it
the
The telephone bell rang.
of
to something down
"1
thought wo were big enough I«
is no better man living
inti do
rl ns she kissed me.
invitation to tho theater, with the re- though the other* think w
•now. <> dear, I am » •
"You may lie sure that I hnd my part qllc<t for Mi«« Terry Io come earh so nothing without them."
It
warm.
he said to Margaret, shaking her hand In that game. She m
go down tho little burnì Hdterod.
; 4» Io get nil the best tirsi part of the
"You had no right to think tiny
anil mln play. Ten minute» after the curtain whirling and tumbling n* they fell,
in his big one.
lier arm around my '
»aid old Mr. KiinniSB
"You
thing.
"He was not so much put out as I around her shoulder*.
va* due to rise she sauntered off. put
should luiv« waited uniU my day was
■•'Father.
cun
you
bhtme
me
fur
loe-
ting
nslde
her
parents'
effort»
to
help
family mow
done, you runaway cblldieii. mid to
«
j gentler man with women. As fiard ns Ing this big.
by saying that. If hurried, she wouldn't
«vs in ih» c
pay you for leaving all your relatives
iron in a fight, there lias always been us from the Indimi* mid the handit*’ be utile to write a Une the next duy
up there worrying about you. I »hall
English «u
It l.s unlike you to be »neh a Imrdcncd ‘Come right back afterward," the old
n.l Jack v
molt
you nil."
she finally set out.
scout. He stood and joked with the
Poor IHHe snowflake", they did nm
sort*
of
accidents
girl,
in
Ids
qyld
fashion,
and
set
us
nil
neither
wife
nor
daughter."
“
We
Imagine
nil
Philadelphia and «'
have a ch«nc«i to run. fur Mr. Nun
plant
Janiin Franklin » pr
anil her mother
laughing.
"She put It on thick but I I
w lien you don't."
num breathed upon them h * warm
enjoyed his talk and spoke of it. of' n. peace as I have th e many a time In long past midnight when she appeared.
breath and down they sank Into lli«
woman's
ciinn'n;
after
that.
the
presence
of
a
to
timi
them
Hitting
up
for
her.
inc him that her youth H
■arth «ml Hie bill wa* »« burr ««
Anyhow, she 1* apt to believe herself
and Mytn* she has «PF
Doctor Franklin
Binkui
Hares that evening. They lived in a and In a matter of the heart run find was there.'
ceived a letter from W •
"1 ui »orry I had lo do limi, salti
large bouse on a fashionable ’road' as her way through ditlh ulti«* which ' And I met her mid have an appoint
ocean.
r Sunman and tor a m nine or two
certain of the strecis were called. It would appall u man.
ment to take some of my ¡ nwuis to her
Binku
was a typical upt»er class. English
Ing tn England
next Monday at five."
’• ’Keep yourself in bounds.
a can smile be dm-« not »h»« II
I
Lome. There were many fine old things daughter.'
father
All that reek the household nr-
id pro.
ie enrth. "I'tH I could Hot help It;
rather
dlsurranged to
in it but no bright colors, nothing to know tils merits nml «hould like to ranged
hnd to ahlii» iml«y I'tid If 'h"«"
suit
Hie
temperamenial
anticipation*!
dazzle
or
astonish
you
like
the
wooden
see
you
married
nnd
hope
to.
but
I
in London
Binkus
»dish children had waited until to
and Joins them in th
Indian in war paint mid feathers mid must usk you to be patient until you of the "lute" Miss Terry. 'Then the,
„mrrow they would have had pieni)
the stuffed bear nnd high colored rugs cun go to n loyal colony with your took said that «he could »larnl no ।
longer serving menls nt till and imv j All th» Snowflak« F »mdy on th« Hill of help in making Ihlnc* white, bui
in the parlor of Mr. Gosport In I'tdl- husband.’
furniture was
Ml»» lerry »
a pleasant dinner through hours, and she left.
adelphia.
I:
• nd Ov«r th« M«adow».
CHAPTER VI
Then out from the doud Mr. Sun
like the quiet, still-footed servants who
kept me telling of my ad- mother ti*>k the cook'« place and. after
"I
guess
folk* will be »cured when uinu «nme and brumed ali duy lipun
came and went making the smallest ventures in the bush. Save the lui- a day, fell III Still Ml— Terry * work
The I overs.
an<l spirit could mu bring Itself to < «n- ‘ they see u»,” said oae, Ju«t look how the enrth. and w«rme»l he simne upou
possible demand upon your attention.
mediate family
runuwH) fluke*
The f;i«tiiomible tailor
the hill veliere
“I was shown Into the library where
Hare, and u young form to regular time«; and she dis-, thick «nd white we are'
with Jack' equipment. Franklin hail Sir Benjamin sat alone rending a news
suhl
patched
an
S
O.
S
call
to
Aunt
Murlu
J
"And
Just
see
how
big
enjainin were «I the
seen and approveii the admirably I paper. He greeted me poiite'.v.
Bui th« nest morning alien iney
With Aunt Marla Installed In the, another, "we soon will
table.
The !
shaped and fitted garments.
awoke they found «II their «l»tcr* «ml
kitchen. Miss Terry continued un thing white ntid wont
- 'The news is disquieting.' be saM
young man nnd his friend Solomon 1 presently. 'What have you to tell us
they
cousin» and nil th«' Sli 'wtt.ike family
ashuUK'd upou the uneven ti ller of her ।
CHAPTER VII
Lad moved to their new lodgings on । of the situation In America':'
on the hill «ml »»er mi iLv memlow«
come along with u«?"
way-
Bloomsbury square, The Scout had '
"Let's whirl upon that hill," «olii one mid Held», but no one »coidi'd the run
“ 'It is critical.' I answered, 'it can
.
The Dawn.
and
acquired a suit for street
be mendetl, however, if the government
Frnnklln, '.•horn Jnck saw Hie next five-thirty, somewhat pale, nmnusi rlpt big flake, “nnd cover It «" no one cun away« for they knew Mr. Sunman had
was now able to walk abroad without
taught them « lesson be never run»
day.
liked not the attitude of the bar under arm. she rang the bell of Hie get over It to the other aide
will act promptly.'
exciting the multitudes. The l>octor
"greatest critic in the country." The
No Intent iqion making things whit«' from n little bund of »now flake* : m»lv
" "What should it dof
onet.
v as planning what he called “a snug
were the runaways tlmt they d’d not
"'Make concessiotis, sir. s'op ship
"He is one of the king's men on the
little party.” So he announces! when ping tea for a Ume. Don't try to force
no nee Mr. Sunman perking nt them iron
Mr Summin bide hi* fu<
big < boss board." said the old phil nouneed that lit* mistress »«
Jack ami Solomon came, adding:
an export with a duty on ir. 1 think osopher. "All that he snid to you has longer home to Ml-* Terry, vili tmd behind a cloud. 11" bad been wan Ulna
"But first you are to meet Margaret
the government should not shake the the sound of strategy. I have iciisnn I been expected nt five.
and her mother here at half after
Quite without understanding. Mis*
to believe that they «re trying to t<»w |
miilied fist at us.’
four."
and the us Into port nnd Margn-et Is only one I Terry walked back down the steps.
" ‘But think of the v iolen
Jack made careful preparation for
of ninny rdpes. Hare's attitude is not ■ Her missing hostess mu«^ have hud to
destruction of property !’
that event. Fortunately it was a dear.
unexpected emergency.
meet
‘‘•All that will abate and disappear that of an honest man."
:1
tir. Lyvudtr Jaks Appi»’«*
bright day after foggy weather. Solo
Well.
Miss
Terry
would cull next day
We. who
three
day»
before
the
p'd.oso-
if the cause Is
Only
By MILDRED MARSHALL
mon had refused to go with Jack for ! keep our affecth
for Englund, have pher In ad had a talk with North nt the and find an explanation. Hut Tuesday
è
Miu Da y »ey Marma Apalel»»
ngiiin
md
ut
fear of leing In the way.
greatest
critic"
the
'
ild the pa «fon.« of urgent
done our best to
Mattar C»a«m«jr Davala Applet*»
"I a ant to see her an' her folks, but
eager for reconciliation, homi
but we get no help credit,
the people in chci
kon ye'll have yer bands lull to-
friend and minister was Ml«« Terry received a note
from this side of the ocean
The kin.
be remarked. “Ye don't need no
rend "Being on time I*
feel- contemptuous.
HEN Lysander John
scout on that kind o' recoup ol terin'.
bad
meets with an uccldei
"I am quite Indifferent to war." he clul question, because It I
ing
else.
You go on ahead an' git through with grown stouter and fuller-faced since
Ids w!fi
•lek, the papers
j had cynically declared nt last. “The nearly always some one
yer smackin' an' 1 y i. by I II straggle
dally Is It a question of mentality, Le
we bad parted In Albany when he bud confi sentions It would produce will pru
AURORA
cause it involve» fm-e-lgli' and self- Is prostrated; nothing I said about
in.”
vide for many of our frient)«.“
Precisely at four thirty-five Jack
finally,
And
most
of
all,
and
control.
what Is going to become f Ly*.inder
It was an astonishing bit of frani:
VERY unusual mime nod yet on«
presented himself at the lodgings of
being on time Is a Inibii thill Cu n be John once when Ly»nn
his dlstiuguishe i friend. He has said
Ife
take
this
opportunity
of
assuring
seriously ill with u fe
"I
in a letter, when his dramatic adven
countries, whence It
vour lordship that for nil the property
tures were ail behind him. that this
lowing effect: "Lysnider John A
my tho
was the most thrilling moment he had
since Aurora
said
ton. one of ottr most promln-'iit
will pay to the last farthing
known. “The butler bad told me that
logical pcrsonlllcnliou
Franklin.
nurum
the ladies were there,” be wrote.
Ids
n fever, nnd during Hint
Tills treatment was Ilk
Upon my word it put me out of
esthuald» wife hasn't hnd
b reati climbing that little flight of
nt- shed* before her. Aurora n* Ihe god
■nment since Hie unfortun
de*« <>f the d.iwn appears in nil legend*
stairs. But it was in
the
tends his bedside, combining with
licatlon of Hie llutcbin- n. Ito;
a long journey. It i curious that my
natural skill of n nurse, it fountain mid wa* attached by Hi«* Greek» •"
Oliver letters. They seemed t
feeling then should remind me, as it
of love nnd tenderne". When hl* III their E<*s, whose rosy tlngei* unbarred
tain the notion tlmt he hud forfeited
does, of moments when I have lieen
the gates <>f dny,
the respect due a gentleman.
U hen the Cinque l ento made clH»«|e
close up to khe enemy, within his
day, she became prostrated, and her
A tew days after Franklin had giwn
IS
IT
DWIGHT?
lore the fashion. Aurora came Into fa
lines, and lying hard against the
physician fear* the worst."
air to his suspicion that the gov»rn-1
ground in some thicket wldie British
vor with the fair dames of I rmn-e mid
meat party would try to tow him Into | T IS generally agreed that all the
«o' Hers were tramping so near I could
has ever since < olltlniled III vogue
When
Dnywy
Muy
me
Appleton
was
port three stout British ships had brok- .
Dwights in tlds country, unless
f<- ! the ground shake. In the room
(iccaslonally, it i'.i»*'-<l Into
en their cables on him. An Invitation they are of recent migration to these a Young Thing, »he would get a wist Hierc
I aw Lady Hare and Doctor Frank-
...
.
. . .
___ —I... I
liermuiiy ss Aurora, where Hie first
ful
look
in
her
eyes
when
the
Ice
shores, nrd in Mime way connected;
1 , standing side by side. What a
had really forfeited the respect «■ and that John Dwight of Dedhnm, cream was panned, but now Hint »he fmnous woman of tlmt name «««
f
le he wore as be looked at me! I
Aurora von Kh'lmnnscek. mother of
gentlemen was in bis bands.
Tl.u । Mass, was the father of nil the In a little old she gets It when «lie s o«
Lave never known a human being who
Mnralml Saxe. In llyrlii. both the dawn
shrewd pbliosojdier did not think twice । Dwights here. He I'lime to this conn
had such a cheering light in ills coun-
and the proper mime were culled Zorn
about it. He knew that here was the. try in 1634 with Ids wife, Hannah.
tem nee. I have seen ft brighten the
and. as n murk of endenmient. Zoninn
first step in a change of tactic». H" ' They were among the original settlers
darkest days of the war aided by the
Aurora has persisted In spite of the
could not properly decline to accept It I of Dedhnm.
light oY his words. His faith and good
'KEEP YOURSELF
canon prohibiting the giving of the
and
so
he
went
to
dine
nnd
spen
I
the
The Dwights In Mnssnchunetts have
, IN BOUNDS. MY
cheer were Immovable.
I felt the
mime* of heathen god* in imptism.
nigiit with a most distinguished com- | always held prominent place a re
DAUGHTER. HER
latter when Le said:
Like mosi mythological characters,
pany at the country seat of Lonl Howe. I ligion, education nnd government. A
FATHER ANSWERED
“'See the look of alarm tn his face.
she I* ■ Latin dh In ty. »lin e Lutin
remarkably large number <>f th ■ fam
Now for a pretty drama!’
mime* were used througlm
Europ»'
—Lord nnd Lady Cathcart, Lord and . ily have attained real prominen e nm!
Mrs. Hare gave tae her hand and looked like a pro porous, well-bred
mid only cvimpnrutlvely modem <-ritl
Lady Hyde. I.ord nml Lady Dartmouth. few have passed without son • sort
I kissed it and said t’ at I had ex- merchant In military dress and had
cism bus endeavored to distinguish In-
Sir William F.rskine, Sir Henry Clinton. of distinction. There have In tl sol-
pected Margaret and 1 >ped that she been limbered and soiled by knocking
tween the distinct mylh "f the Hreek
Sir
James
Baird.
Sir
Benjamin
Haro
Civil
was not 111. There wa a thistledown about in the Lush. ?<ow be wore a and their ladies were also present. Doc- I diers, Kevolutlonary and In th'
nnd Latin races. Moat mvtliologlenl
war, congressmen, clergymen, , hllun
touch on my cheek fro I behind and white wig and ruffle- and liwiked as
names, Including Aurorn. hnve ihelr
tor Franklin said that the punch was , tliroplsts nnd scientist«.
Timothy
turning I saw the 1; i -hing face I dignlthd ns a Tory magistrate.
vogue In France mid England, which
calculated
to
promote
cheerfulness
and
Dwight,
the
educator,
was
one
of
a
sought looking up at me. I tell you.
lire most under the dominance of fancy
"In ! e moment of silence I mustered high sentiment. As was the custom at
branch of the Dwight family that pro
my mother, there nev •i- was such a up my courage and spoke out.
with regard to nnhica.
like functions, the ladles sat together duced 1S or 20 men of imustml ills
pair of eyes. Their le ,g. dark lashes
While m> verses of note have been
'"Nir Benjamin,' I .-aid. T ha ve at one end of the table, Franklin being
Unction
within
and the glow between t'. -n I remem- come :o claim your daughter under
addressed direct to Aurora, she is a
seated
at
the
right
of
La<ly
Howe,
who
Hons.
ber chiefly. The latter I is the friend- the pn-iniM you gave me at I ort Stan-
favorite subject with the pol(l*
This name Is said sometimes to be
ly light of her spirit, 'I > me it was wix. I have not ceased to love her was most gracious and entertaining.
find her personification much more
local mime
like a candle In the v • low to guide and If she continues to love me I am Th? first toast was to the venerable a corruption of Thwalt?,
fanciful and romantic than the mere
in the north country of England
my feet. ‘Come,’ it i ■ med to say. sure that our wishes will have your philosopher.
word "dawn.” She Is poetically rep
The dinner over. Lady Howe con There Is a place called Dwlgbt In
'Here is a welcome f ■ you.’ I saw
resented a» rising mH of the ocean In
favor and blessing.'
the
motherless
children
of
a
very
ell-
ducted
Doctor
Franklin
to
the
library,
j
Cnniborlnnd from wlihdi some of the
the pink in her chee -, the crimson
it chariot with rosy lingers dripping
"‘I ave not forgotten the promise,' w here she asked him to sit down. H uth
glide
w
idower.
name-
may'
lune
ionie.
in her lips, the white • her neck, the be sai l. 'But America lias changed,
11 requires an average of two weeks dew. Kents wns npeclnlly fond of re
were no other persons In the room.
Heli her: It Is sometimes said that j
glow of her abundant
ir, the shape
It Is likely to be a hotbed of rebellion She sat near him nnd began to speak
rlgln and I»ì for a storni to clear off in thè Apple ferrlng to Aurorn, anil our beloved
liness of brow and no«e and ctiin In —perhaps even the scene of a bloody
tills name I» of Norman or
Longfellow mad» frequent mention of
that first glance. I sav the beating of war. I must consider my daughter'» of the misfortunes of the colony of derived from Helleconrt. flood nu ton home, and another Is due In a her.
week.
Massachusetts
Bay.
her heart even. I remember there was a
thority, however. Ims It tlmt It Is from
Aurora's Jewel Is the chrysolite—
happiness.'
I.ord Howe Joined them in a moment. the old French bel sire— good sir—
tiny mole on her temple under the
"the chrysolite of sunrise," wrote
“ ‘Conditions In America, sir. are not He was most polite.
Chauncey
Dovere
Appleton
doesn
I
used with the special sense of grand
edge of that beautiful, golden crown
Shelley. To exert Its power, the um
so bad as you take them Io be,' I as-
I am sensible of the fact that you father which In I’lcurdy was pro go to church regn arli like Ids sister, ber gem should be sot In gold. It Is
of hers, It did not es ape my eye. I
him
sured
but
nt
least
this
mny»be
said
to
his
have
bei
n
mistreated
by
the
ministry.
nouneed Belcher.
tell you she was fair as the first vi-
'• '[ hope you are right,- he answered. he said,
He hasn't her pie crust on ■aid to have the power of dispelling
I have not approved of their
Lowell; This Is derived from Lovell credit :
olets in Meadowvale o: i dew; :-u
evil spirit» If Worn on the left arm
fold that the whole matter rests
conduct. I am unconnected with those and fbl< In turn Is d rived from the| his conscience.
Ing. Of course, she wc« at her best,
When drenmed of, It «Ignition caution
If we men save through personal friendships.
your Doctor Franklin,
with
It was the last monte t in years of
word meaning little wolf. Oftei« till»
Whenever Mr«. Lysander John Ap- necessnry.” Aurora's lucky day is
are to go on from bad to worse be w ill My zeal for the public welfare Is my
waiting in which her I lagination had
word was applied to a dog.
be responsible.”
pieton is overcome with an ambition Monday nnd 5 Is her mystic number.
only excuse for asking you to open
furnished me with e dowments too
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Senior Though It may appear that to grow rich she cuts n lot of pnste-
‘‘‘If it rests with him I can assure your mind. The plan is now to send a
romantic. I have seen great moments,
this
name
Is
derived
from
the
Latin
you, sir, that our troubles will end,’ commission to the colonics, as you
Into squares and writes on
as you know, but this is the one I
Senior, older, the probnbillty is that board "1 pint” or “1 quart,” and ::
I said, looking only nt the surface of
them,
could least afford to give up. I bad the matter and speaking confidently have urged."
It Is usually derived from the French
A LINE O’ CHEER
whe n her husband
comes
then,
long been wondering what I should do out of the bottomless pit of my Inex
“seigneur," meaning lord.
at night, Is loaded with iirgu-
home
when it came. Now it was come and perience as the young are like to do.
Pattison: This m y be regarded ni
By John Kendrick Bang*.
"Your lordship, I am not look
menta concernlng the money she could
there was no ta . ng thought of what
having Hie mean! >g of "son of l’at make If he would permit her to keep a
"‘I believe you am right,’ he de
ing for rewards, but only for
we should do. 'J but would seern to
rick " Paton Is a diminutive of Put
clared and went on with a smile. 'Now,
cow.
Justice."
have been set' I out of court. I
and Pnton-son gives Pattison.
A NEW YEAR'S WISH
(© by G«orK* Matthew Adams)
my
young
friend,
the
girl
lias
a
notion
kissed her lips end she kissed mine
Newmmi:
'This
mime
was
first
np
that
she
loves
you.
I
am
aware
of
and for a few I omenta I think we
FRIENDS of mln*
plied lo a newcomer In the village oi
Were Hi» Crobe»
(TO HE CONTI NUKU)
Who read thin line.
could have sto I in a half bushel that—so are you, I happen to know.
oilier < onimunlty.
Through Doctor Franklin's Influence
Her«’»
hoping
that
each
'Microbes!'' exclaimed tho clubman,
measure. Then 1-e Doctor laughed
i
b/ MeClur» N*w»p»p*r Syndic»!«.)
panning day
we have allowed her to receive your
genially, getting his brentli after cough
and gave her laky ship a smack on
Will nnd you on the Cheery Way
letters and to answer them. I have
Ing nml sneezing violently for several
Up to the radiant Hardens of
Unwelcome
the cheek,
A radio sending nnd receiving outfit
no doubt of your sincerity, or hers, but
Content, and Joy, and Pence, end
you,
my
lady,
" 'I don't know about
The Woman I wish to lodge a com minutes.
been combined with a helmet for
lias
come
to
"It's all right,” remarked the quiet
but it fills me with the glow of youth I did not foresee what has
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and you the use of «viators making high flights. plaint.
man In the armchair, "If you're sum
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