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Mary Philbin
In the Days of Poor Richard
Wbi'ii she Is bad and hi*» to stund In
n corner with her face to the wnll »ho
drug« me by the »boulder with her
und then beenuse «he feela cross »be
tilings me ugnlunt the wall.”
the playroom, where she had thrown
"Yea. she 1« pretty bud lately," snld
herself because her mother would not
Little Dog on Wheels "She kicked me
let her have a tiro lighted In her little
mother
the other <1 h y because
kitchen stove.
would not let her do something she
You would guess that Mary was a
and sent me running across
very good Utile girl, hut the truth Is
the room. and I bumped my bead
that she often was not good, and want­ ngnlnnt the »nil. and here I have stood
ed to do things her mother did not
think best, nnd then she would cry.
■'Well. I for one, urn tired of having
and sometimes had to be punished. auch a naughty girl for my Util« mia-
And that nun what had happened thia
“What do you
time. Because It was raining she had
nil any If we run nway? We cun jump
to piny In her playroom, nnd because Into .Marie's carriage, And there la
she did something very naughty her
that nice rocking horse that the little
mother told her she could hot come boy who was visiting left here »<• he
could havs it when he came ngntn Ho
didn't like girl'» toy», you know I am
»Ure we could get him haniensed to
Marie'» carriage and run away with
un . What do you »ay?”
"I'll go," »aid Marie Doll.
"So will 1,” Bitid Tcildy Benr. scram­
bling Into the carriage.
“I'll go. I'll go." came from all parts
of the room, nnd nil tho toy» rnn to­
ward the doll carriage to get ready th
run away. And that was the reason
Mnry »ut up on the playroom »ofu und
rubbed her eye».
Sha hud never heard her toy» npe-<k
before, but here they were finding
fault with the way »lie liehaved. and
If »he did not stop them she would
not have n toy left to piny with.
Her darling Marie, too, wa» ready
to leave with the others. Thia wn»
She Was on ths Sofa In the Playroom. more limn Mary could bear. ''I'll ba
good, I'll be good. Please don I run
downstairs to lunch until she sold she uwny I” »he cried.
was sorry for what she did.
"I am not going to run uwny.” »aid
“What did »lie do?” I hear some one her mother, picking Mary up from tWf
■ofn.
It wns so bad I hate to tell you, but
“But nil my toys are going to run
It was something she did with her my because 1 am u bud girl,” »«Id
tongue. It wns a pretty little pink Mary, wtfb wn« only hnlf nwnke
tongue, but It did not look pretty when
"I gue»« you have been drenmlng,"
Mary put It out. but there. I won't tell said her mother. "You have
any more, for »he wits n good girl Boon asleep, and I hope that naughty little
after and sorry for what »he had done. girl that made the ugly face baa gone,
Mary »at up and rubbed her eyes and my good little girl la hero to stay.
because she heard the toys talking.
la «he?“
Said Calico Cut: “I wns ns quiet ns
"Ye«, mother," answered Mary I'll
any pus» could be the other day, nnd be good. I am sorry I wan SO bad."
she boxed my ears and put me under
Mary looked over her mother'»
the table."
shoulder a* »he carried her out of I he
“She made me go to bed In the dny- playroom. She hoped all the toys
time,” snld Marie Doll, “and nil be­ heard her promise, und that »he would
cause she had been naughty nnd sent find every one there when »be came
to bed. I don't think It I h fair.”
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"Neither do I,” said Teddy Benr.
MARY'S TOYS REBEL
By IRVING BACHELLER
tRVTNG RACHraXEH
CHAPTER XV—Continued.
I got »lek one day an' couldn’t hide
'cause 1 rere makin' tracks In the
snow so I had to give In." said Solo­
mon. "Margaret has been here, but
they won’t let ‘er come no more 'count
o' the smallpox. Sends me suthin'
tasty ev’ry day er two. I tol' 'er all
'bout ye. I guess the smallpox couldn't
keep 'er 'way if she knowed you was
here. But she won't be 'lowed to know
It. This 'ere Clarke boy has p'tsoned
the Jail. Nobody'll come here cept
them that's dragged. He'» got It all
fixed fer ye. I wouldn't wonder If
he'd be glad to see ye rotted up with
smallpox.".
Jack and Solomon lay for weeks In
this dirty, noisome Jail, where their
treatment was well calculated to
change opinions not deeply rooted In
firm soil. They did not fear the small­
pox. as both were Immune. But their
confinement was, as doubtless It was
Intended to be, memorably punitive.
They were "rebels”—lawbreakers, 'hu­
man rubbish whose offenses bordered
upon treason. The smallpox patient
was toon taken away, but other con­
ditions were not Improved. They slept
on straw Infested with vermin. Their
cover and food were Insufficient and
“not fit fer a dog,” In the words of
Solomon. Some of the boys gave In
and were set free on parole, and there
was one, at least, who went to work
In the ranks of the British,
Early one morning shells began to
fall In the city. Suddenly the firing
ceased. At nine o'clock all prisoners
tn the jail were sent for, to be ex-
changed. Preston came with the or-
der from General Howe and news of
a truce.
“This means yer army is Ughtln’
out." Solomon said to him.
“The city will be evacuated," was
.Preston's answer.
“Could I send a message to Gln'ral
Hare's house?"
•The general and his brigade and
'family sailed forqpother port at eight.
If you wish, I'll take your message.”
Solomon delivered to Preston a let-
ter written by Jack to Margaret. It
told of his capture nnd Imprisonment.
The third of March had come. The
sun was shining. The wind was In the
south. They were not strong enough
' to walk, so Preston had brought
• horses for them to ride. There were
I long patches of snow on the Dorches-
ter Heights. A little beyond they met
the brigade of Putnam. It was mov-
Ing toward the city and had stopped
for Its noon mess. The odor of fresh
beef and onions was In the air.
I “Cat’s, blood an’ gunpowder 1" said
, Solomon. ’Tie me to a tree.”
“What for?” Preston asked.
“Hl kill myself eatin',” the scout
declared. “I'm so gol durn hungry I
ktn't be trusted.”
“I guess we'll have to put the brakes
on each other,” Jack remarked.
“An’ It’ll be steep goln',” said Solo-
mon.
Washington rode up to the camp
with a squad of cavalry while they
wi re eating. He had a kind word for
ev »ry liberated man. To Jack he snld:
“I am glad to address you as Colonel
Irons. You have suffered much, but
it will be a comfort for you to know
that the information you brought en-
abled me to hasten the departure of
the British.”
Turning to Solomon, he added:
“Colonel Blnkus. I am Indebted to
you for faithful, effective and valiant
service. You shall have a medal.”
"Gln’ral Washington, we're a-goln'
to lick ’em,” said Solomon. “We're
a-gotn' to break their n-cka.”
“Colonel, you are ve y confident,”
the general answered with a smile,
“You'll see," Solomon continued.
“God Almighty 1« s.ek o' tyrants
They're doomed.”
“Let us hope so,” sal I the command-
er-ln-chlef. "But let us not forget the
words of Poor Richard : 'God helps
those who help themsel.es.**
CHAPTER XVI
The Great Ally.
The Selectmen of B< on, seeing the
city threatened with do ruction, bad
made terms with Was ington for the
British army. It was to be allowed
peaceably to abandon the city and
withdraw In Its fleet of one hundred
and fifty vesnels. The American army
was now well organized and*In high
spirit. Washington waited' on P t -
Chester Heights for the evacuation of
Boston to be complete!. Meanwhile,
a large force was sent to New York to
assist In the defense of that city Jack
«nd Solomon went with IL On ac­
count of their physical condition,
horses were provided for them, and on
their arrival each was to have a leave
of two weeks, "for repairs,” as Solo­
mon put It They went up to Albany
for a rest and a visit and returned
enger for the w ork which awaited
them.
They spent a orlng and summer of
heavy toll In b dldfng defenses snd
training recruits
The country was
aflame with excrement Rhode Island
and Connection । declared for Inde­
pendence. The fire ran across their
borders and down the seaboard. Other
colonies were nmklng or discussing
i like declarations. Joht| Adams, po Ml
when they turned, a voice was »ay-
Ing.
If 1 had been a little clqyer, I
could have potted both men with one
bullet.”
"Why didn't you take a ehot any*
how?" another asked.
"1 was creeping up. trying to get
closer. They have had to hide or run
upon'the heels of our people.”
A number of men were now sitting
on the very log tn which Jack was hid-
young scout saw the legs of
den.
a man standing opposite the open end
of the log. Then these memorable
spoken :
•This log
Charming Mary Philbin, as a little
to hide In, but nobody Is hid In It.
There's a big spider's web over the high school girl, was »«Itcted for the
, “movlss” In a beauty contest, and he,
opening."
There was more talk. In which It acting from ths beginning astounds
came out that nine thousand men were all fllmdom. Miss Philbin was born In
Chicago. Sho graduated from thr
crossing to Gravesend.
"Come on. boys. I'm going back,” Hydo Park high school. Before en
said one of the party. Whereupon they terIng motion pictures sho had had ne
experience, except as a star In Sunda>
went away.
waited for ■ , School amateur plays.
Dusk was falling. Jack
.
a move from Solomon. In a few mln- j
utes he heard a stir tn the brush.
Then he c*uld dimly see the face of
; Have You This Habit?
his friend beyond the spider's web.
“Come on, my son," the latter whis­ I i:
pered.
By Margaret Morison
With a feeling of real regret. Jack
rent the veil of the spider and came
out of his hiding place. He brushed the
silken threads from his hair and brow
LAURA LITTLE
as he whispered:
'That old spider saved me—good T AI RA LITTLE-Mrs. Auguntu»
luck to him!“
Little—was expecting the land
“We’ll keep clus together,” Solomon ord to call that morning to talk wrr
whispered. “We got to push right on
the question of repairs to the apar
an' work 'round 'em. If anyone gits
lient. As the mald-of-all-work unbercó
In our way, he’ll have to change
vim into the front room, Laura's hrs
worlds sudden, that's all. We mu' words were : “Of course I know you
git to them bosses ’fore midnight.”
won't do anything I ask.” Now, the
Darkness had fallen, but the moon | andlord wn« a good sport, for a land
was rising when they set out Solo­ ! ord. and he had been prepared to 1»
mon led the way, with that long, loose j ’enlly generous. But his reaction t*.
stride of hts. Their moccaslned feet j [.aura's words was unaccountable op
were about as noiseless as a cat’s. On | xisltlon, and he left shortly. lifter t i
and on they went until Solomon ; ng the firm position that no repair
stopped suddenly anil stood listening were possible, that year.
nnd peering Into the dark bush beyond.
Considerably ruffled, Lnurn depart
Jack could hear and see nothing. Solo­ I ’or market. It wns Saturday an
mon turned and took a new direction everything was busy, and Laura h i
without a word and moving with the o wait like all the other customer» e
stealth of a hunted Indian. Jack fol­ he butcher's. Finally through n mi­
lowed closely. Soon they were sinking nke some one who had come In Jn-
to their knees In a mossy tamarack »ehlnd her was wrved first. Lum
swamp, but a few minutes of hard irlstled up to the desk., "You tuk
travel brought them to the shore of a •nre of anyone at all," »he w<ilde>
pond.
'before me. I won't stand for sue!
"Walt here till I git the canoe,” Sol­ reatment.” Whereupon she d< part'd
omon whispered.
lose In the air—tn find all the othe
The latter crept into a thicket and ¡hops closed for the week-end.
THEY UANOEO ANO
soon Jack could hear him cautiously ! On the way home she met an Inn-
SOLOMON HIO HIS
shoving his canoe Into the water. A ! ent but near sighted acquaintance o
CANOS IN A
little later the young man eat tn the i he street, who passed without seeln
middle of the «hell of birch bark while ler. But Laura was In no generoit»
Solomon knelt in its stem with tils nlnded mood. Muttering to heisi
paddle. Silently he pushed through bat she would show whether she wn
the lllled margin of the pond Into clear :o be treated with Indignity, she quick
water. The moon was hidden behind y circumnavigated the block until »In
the woods. The «till surface of the igaln came face to
with he
pond was now a glossy, dark plane be­ 'riend. This time Mrs. Little ns re<
tween two starry deeps—one above, >gnlzed. But she swept past the out
the other beneath. In the shadow of itretched hand In stony silence, leuv
the forest, near the far shore, Solo­ ng a very puzsled lady to wonder II
mon stopped and lifted his voice In the Mrs. Little were a bit unbalanced.
long, weird cry of the great bush owL ’ Puffing up the stairs to her walk-up
This he repeated three times, when ipartmcnt, sho passed several persons
there came an answer out of th* । whom, she decided, looked at her
woods.
‘qneerly." An she unlocked her doc
“That’s a warnin’ fer ol' Joe Thrash- the heard a crash and went In to find
er,” Solomon whispered. "He'll go out her favorite coffee pot In splinters
an' wake up the folks on his road an' Then she knew that her maid, as sin
start ’em movin'.”
lad often suspected, was addicted t
They landed and Solomon hid hts Its of temper, and upon the spot nnd
canoe In a thicket.
without allowing explanation L:"'r
Before midnight they reached Item- lIsmiRsed her. A few minutes 1. te
sen's barn and about two o'clock en­ Jus, Jr., came upon the scene nnd on
tered the camp on lathering horses. As ■eased that his Irish terrier lim'
they dismounted, looking back from lumped on the table Jind knocked ofl
the heights of Brooklyn toward the he coffee pot. But that did not l—li
southeast, they could see a great light much as afternoon wore on and I'
and wild cherry and brush heaps and from many fires, the flames of which was time to get dinner nil by ber»< 'f
She had Just Hiiccessfully burn-
logs half-rotted. The piece of timber were leaping into the sky.
“Guess the fanners have set their the soup when her husband nrrh ■
to which Solomon had referred was
the base log of a giant hemlock aban­ wheat stacks afire," said Solomon. »ringing a guest. That wns run
doned, no doubt, because, when cut, It "They’re all scalrt an' started fer ike bls Inck of consideration for lo
Laura burst forth; and Gus. Sr., « to
was found to be a shell. It was open town."
General Washington was with ■ bls lack to the purler with drooping <•:'
only at the butt end. Its opening was
covered by an Immense cobweb. Jack forces some miles north of the other When the baked'potatoes that weren
brushed It away and crept backward shore of the river. A messenger was »aked nnd the scorched eggs and tli
Into the shell. He observed that many sent for him. Next day the comman­ -est of it finally came on, and n <llsm
black hairs were caught upon the der In chief found his Long Island group gathered around the tnhl
rough sides of this singular chamber. brigades in a condition of disorder and (aiura took the same attitude ton.
Through the winter It must have been panic. Squads and companies, eager «er hushnnd’s friend of niisixn 'U'
Io*
the den of a black bear. As soon as for a fight, were prowling through the ire-coiii'idvcd plan to embarr:'
he had settled down, with his face bush In the south like hunters after After dinner the two men w nt on
some two feet from the sunlit air of the game. A number of the new Connec­ pleading an engagement tog-ther
outer world. Jack observed that the ticut boys had deserted. Some of them then her son descended to it pul'»
Industrious spider had begun iignln to had been captured and brought back. Anally her daughter left to spend t!
throw bls silvery veil over the great In speaking of the matter, Washington night with grandmother. And na Lniir
said:
•aught sight of Mike's tall dlsappea>
hole in the log's end.
"We must be tolerant. These lads Ing down the fire escape, she was lef
He watched the process. First the
outer lines of the structure were woven are timid. They have been dragged alone with only the habit of tho chi
uercss the edges of tho opening and from the tender scenes of domestic life. on her Shoulder to keep her complin?
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
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Jack heard the commander In chief
to opposite points, unreeling his slen­
der rope behind him and making it when be spoke these words.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
taut and fast. He was no slow and
clumsy workman. He knew his task
“A Native-Born Prince”
and rushed about, rapidly strengthen­
During the reign of Edward I, the
ing his structure with parallel lines.
having a common center, until his Welsh rose against the English de­
silken floor was In place again and claring that they would never acknowl­
ready for the death dance of flies and edge allegiance to any prince “but of
bees and wasps. Soon a bumble bee their own nation and language and of
was kicking and quivering like a unblamable life.’’ Edward LI was
stricken ox on Its surface. The spider born In a castle at Carnarvon,
presented to
rushed upon him and burled his knives Wales, nnd he wi
In the back and sides of his prey. The the Welsh people as i "a native-
young man's observation of thia fn- born prince of unblamable life who
terestlng process was Interrupted by could apeak no word of English." From
the sound of voices and the tread of that date the recognised heir to the
English throne has borne the title of
feet. They were British voices.
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“They came this wajr. I eaw tbgm Prince of Wales.
way to congress, told of the defeat of
the Northern army In Canada and how
It was heading southward "eaten with
vermin, diseased, scattered. dispirited.
unclad, unfed, disgraced." Colonies
were ignoring the older order of
things, electing their own assemblies
and enacting their own laws. The
Tory provincial assemblies were un­
able to get men enough together to
make a pretense of doing business.
In June, by a narrow margin, the
congress declared for Independence,
on the motion of Richard Henry Lee
of Virginia. A declaration was drafted
and s<>on adopted by all the provincial
engrossed on
congresses. It
parchment and signed by the delegates
of the thirteen states on the second
of August Jack went to that mem­
orable scene as an aid to John Adams.
who was then the head of the war
board.
in August. Howe had moved a part
of his army from Halifax to Staten
Istand and offensive operations were
dally expected In Washington's army.
Jack hurried to his regiment, then In
camp with others on the heights back
of Brooklyn, The troops there were
not ready for a strong attack. General
Greene, who was In command of the
division, had suddenly fallen III. Jack
crossed the river the night of his ar­
rival with a message to General Wash­
ington. The latter returned with the
young colonel to survey the situation.
They found Solomon at headquarters.
He had discovered British scouts In
the wooded country near Gravesend.
He and Jack were detailed to keep
watch of that part of the Island and
Its shores with horses posted at con­
venient points bo that, if necessary,
they could make quick reports.
Next day, far beyond the outposts
In the bush, they tied their horses In
the little stable near Remsen's cabin
on the south road and went on afoot
through the bush. Suddenly Solomon
stopped and lifted his hand and lis­
tened. Then he dropped and put his
ear to the ground. He beckoned to
Jack, who crept near him.
"Somebody’s nigh us’ afore an' be­
hind,” he whispered. “We better hide
till dark comes. You crawl Into that
ol' holler log. I'll nose myself under
a brushplie.”
They were In a burnt slash where
the soft timber had been cut some
time before. The land was covered
with a thick, spotty growth of poplar
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What’s in a Name?” ;
ARSHALL
MILDRED MARSHALL
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Superstitions
BV H
I R I? 1 N Q KINQ
LUCY
DOGS AND THE WIND
charmingly quaint nnd old-
A fashioned name of Lucy Is derived
from the Latin lux. meaning light. Lux
gave the favorite praenomen Lucius,
one born at daylight. It was first used
In Rome by Lucius Tarqulnlus Prlscus.
The first feminine form was Lucia nnd
belonged to n virgin martyr al Syra­
cuse whose name of light, being Indi­
cated by early painter« by n lamp or
an eye, led to the legend that her beau­
tiful eyes had been put out. The old
English version cuts off her head, but
the Indomitable lady goes on talk­
Ing until «he litis received ille Holy
Eucharist.
The Sicilian saints were especially
popular and Santa Lucln Is not only the
patroness of Italian fishermen, nnd
namesake of their daughters, but she
was early adopted by the Normans nnd
even In the time of Edward the Con-
feNSor. the daughter of the Earl of
Mercia bad been thus baptised.
The bouse of Blois were Importers
of sni red names and Lucln was a sister
of Stephen and was among those lost
on the White Ship. The name bus
«Ince flourished In England nnd
France; It 1» particularly popular In
the* latter where many noble ladles
were called Lucy, though poetry called
them by the more fashionable Lucinda.
The English forms of the name nre
Lucy, Luce, nnd Lucinda. France calls
her Luce and Lucie, She 1» Lucia to
Spain and Italy, which also adds
Lusla. RuHsla terms her Luslja.
Lucy's tallsnianlc stone is the king
of gems, the diamond. Its dazzling
brilliance gives fearlessness to Its
wearer, and Invulnerability. To bring
victory to any endeavor. It should be
set In gold nnd worn on the left hand.
Saturday is Lucy’s most fortunate day
nnd 5 her lucky number.
COMMON sailor's superstition Is
that when a dog howls aboard
ship be predicts a storm and the wind
will come from the quarter to which
the dog points his nose nt the time,
Among snllors and flnhermen there nre
many superstitions which can be
traced back Io Norse mythology and
thia Is <mo of them. Considering Ilie
marltlme supremacy once exercised
by the Viking race It Is quite natural
flint remnants of Scandinavian my­
thology and folklore should still linger
among those who go down to the sea
in ships. The only wonder Is that
there are not more of them. The re­
lation between the dog and the wind
comes from hin connection with Odin,
the great Norse god who wan also a
wind god nnd swept Innd and sen In
his furious "wfldhunts." Odin in
these hunts was accompanied by a
retinue of sottla. which souls, accord-
Ing to one version, assumed the simpe
of dogs whose bowlings could be
heard amid the tempest.
When a storm sweeps over the
Welsh mountains the superstitious
henr In It the howling of tho "dogs of
Annwyn," nnd In Devonshire It Is “the
health-hounds” calling to this day—
both superstitions offsprings of the
story of Odin's “Wildhunt." In the
Odin wngn the little preliminary puffs
<>f wind which herald the coming of
the gale nre snld to be the souls of
women hunted by Odin nnd his crews.
So when n dog on shipboard points
his none nnd howls It Is quite evident
that his Instinct tells hlin that his
master, Odin, Is abroad In the winds,
the "wlldhunt" is on nnd he longs to
Join In tho chase.
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A REMINDER
IS mothe^guv« him Ilfs,
His father gave him food,
And In hl» fight with »trite
The sages by him stood.
The world gave him hl» »helf.
And God gave him hl» plan.
And yet he called himself
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“So that millionaire laid the founda­
tion of his fortune by serving In the
dining room of a hotel?”
"Yes.”
"I'd like to know what his motto
was."
"Learn to labor and to wait.”
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