FAOH SIX
we had nut put th a t In ou rselv es, ev e ry th in g th a t h ap p en s around hero
th e re sceme», no re a so n why we oil, I to he re p o rte d to th e P re s id e n t
of th e U nited S t a t e s '“
should be co n sid ered at (unit
C H A P T E R VI
" It's all fo r th e b est," said M aim Ila
Jogging Back.
brightly "I illdn t know my lin es In
T he llglil snow which In vi been
the last act a n y w a y "
succeeded
Jim C ooper w as sta n d in g d ejec ted falling all day hinl been
T h e ulr
by
a
h
eav
ier
p
re
cip
itatio
n
ly w ith th»' h an d le of th«* b arge In
his b and
T h e p adding w hich was w as thick w ith falling flakes th a t
supposi»», to be oti Ills c h e st hail I,Mimed black as they dropped be
W H AT H A P P E N E D SO FA R
• T h en ch an g in g th e su b je c t h astily . , am) she had su cceed ed but at whut
se ttle d dow n «»nee m ore and he had tw een US m i l l th e blazing sta b le
a cost!
Tom lUlbecfc is th e n a rra to r. He Is a he o b serv ed w ith a co n fid en tial shout
m oved It aro u n d In back of him out As th e fire biinii.il Itself oilt we he
1
had
Just
b
arely
becom
e
accu
sto
m
Cat new sp ap er w rite r w ho d riv es a
-T h at's a m ig h ty p re tty w om an you
or th e way
It w as a cu rio u s looking cam e m ore keenly aw are of th e cold
tum bledow n c a r he calls G ran d m o th er
j |11(M, n cd to M rs H em m in g w ay '« concealed
P age. He is in love w ith M aryella. his g o i w u u y . u
„
,
and at Colonel S te w a rt's In v itatio n
place (or one's ch est
su
p
p
o
rts
w
hen
Jim
C
ooper,
th
e
w
ar
rival being Jim Cooper. T h e th re e a re < She a i m your w ife, is she
we re tu rn e d to th e m ain build in g of
"I
supt»»re
It
Is
all
for
th
e
best,
rfor. stalk ed on th e stag e. But w hat
I shook my head fran tic ally .
n u m bers of an a m a te u r d ra m a tic club
th e H ome Io get warm
he
said,
"but
I
wish
I
bail
l»»en
able
an
a
lte
re
d
g
la
d
ia
to
r
h
e
w
a
s
’
It
w
as
P la n s for a play a t the Old S oldiers
' No? W ell. 1 guess you a re kind of
We m ade a fine m otley p ic,lire
to
sav
e
my
c
lo
th
es
T
h
e
G
reek
s
H om e a re u n d er way. G ratid m o tn er sw eet on h e r Just th e sam e, I'm old difficult to tell w h e th e r h e w as infant- a liv e ."
P age h as engine tro u b le w hile M ary­
w ith our com b in atio n of G reeks and
must
have
designed
th
is
costu
m
e
of
Bui
th
a
t
d
id
n
't
slo
p
tl
II
seem
<
ns
ry
or
cav
alry
.
H
is
ch
est
preceded
ella is out d riv in g w ith B ilbeck. and but 1 can tell from th e way you looked
old so ld iers to uiv n o th in g of m vaelf
If you If It jvotil.l lak e fo re v e r fur M arvell t m ine for su m m er w e a th e r "
C ooper in h is big ro a d s te r, ta k e s Mary a t h e r an d th e way she looked back him by al least eig h t In ch es
In w hite tig h ts and w hite face m a k e ­
"If
you’re
col«,."
1
salii,
"th
in
k
of
would
Io
lu
ike
h
e
r
e
n
tra
n
c
e
am
t
kneel
at
ella hom e. A fter M aryella h as left I a t you— Well. 1 m iss my g u ess if th ere d id n 't look below th e w aist h
th e fool of th e p e d e sta l
How eag er me ! "
up
B ilbeck is able to s ta rt h is c a r again
a jn t
w edding p re tty »'»on!"
scare you to d eath .
•The sta b le was fiillv In su red ."
"1 su p p o se everybody th in k s I
He ad v an ced to G a la te a an I told ly I w aited for th e w ords
>•-» « . ...... ..................... ........................
Colonel W hile a s s u re .I us.i "an d wo
"
I
t
's
m
y
d
e
a
r
e
s
t
w
ish
th
a
t
n
n
beau
s ' i r l i «i
th
a
t
fire,"
eotnpliidied
the
h
e
r
in
m
anly
to
n
es
th
a
t
be
loved
her
sion B ilbeck is to act a s th e sta tu e , h er e a rs
videi) of C om rade H en w eth er
"Hut n ever kepi h o rses In II niivw ay."
S he sp u rn ed him . an d w hen he tried tlfu l s t a tu e c o m e to life.”
and M aryella gets peeved w hen ah
P llk H enw ether saw it.
TO BF CO N TIN U ED
I
tried
to
th
in
k
bow
II
would
he
discovers th a t B ilbeck is bow legged.
I
d
id
n
't.
T
he
wav
I
get
blam
ed
for
to
e
m
b
race
h
er
sh
e
sp
u
rn
ed
liim
again
"N otice how sh e's b lu sh in g ?" he ob
Mrs. H em ingw ay la te r f la tte rs Bil­
possible
to
m
ake
It
p
lau
sib
le
for
I
be
In the sam e place, r a th e r roughly Ibis
beck and ta lk s to him ab o u t th e play. serv ed "1 w onder If sh e could have
«m ««■ a « M |
If tim e. S o m eth in g m u st have becom e first move of a tra n sfo rm .1 sta tu e to ■gggMMM .«SI
B ilbeck p ats h e r hand, only to find a h eard w h it 1 w as say in g to you
tie
th
a
t
of
s
c
ra
tc
h
in
g
th
e
shin.
rough hand g rasp in g him by the you w an t her. my boy. go in an d win. u n fasten ed or b ro k en , b ecau se he
Al last sh e cro ssed tin- sta g e
She
shoulder and liftin g him o u t of his I sh a n 't stop you. If I w as a little stood for a m in u te p an ic-strick en .mil
seat
th e n before o u r h o rrifie d gnie bis k n elt. S he looked up at m e ? She
y
o
u
n
g
er
I
am
b
lessed
if
1
w
ouldn
t
try
Mr. H em m ingw ay. h u sb an d o f one
It si-em ed a s if tile w ords
c h est san k dow n slow ly and loiU c'. paused
of the m em bers, th in k s B ilbeck is in It!"
would n- ver com • W hat was th e m at
love w ith h is w ife
D uring th e arg u
C olonel S tew art rap p ed on th e tab le conspicuously at his w aist.
tnent th e tw o n u n receiv e n o tice th at ag ain , but P llk failed to h e a r It.
It s lucky he w ore a w aistb an d o r I te r '' 1 coUUlod ten H er ey es w ere fix
th e re is a jail escap e a t th e p en iaen ti-
ed w ith te rro r on a spot above my
h a le to th in k of th e co n seq u en ces
Finally-
he
sent
one
of
th
e
m
en
who
sry . T his escap e keeps B ilbeck busy
head. 1 tu rn e d quickly.
T
h
e
plot
of
th
e
piece
w
as
a
trifle
ai h .s new sp ap er w ork, so th a t he w aited on th e tab le w ith som e kind of
tin e ' of the b o rd ers or hanging
ra m a tic club
g e ts aw av from th e d -------------
------ a m essag e to my frien d . T h e aide u n fam iliar to m ost o f o u r andtenee
But M aryella sum m ons h .m and s ta r ts
c o m ra d e H e n w e th e r on th
and th e beau ty of th e lin es w as p ro b ­ pieces ol si • Iiery w a s a b la z e ' Y ellow ,
prnisi» hits liiwii accorded
tellin g the sto ry of D ollyanna who
licking flam es w ere c reep in g over II
ably lost upon (In in
believes s h a t e v ery th in g th a t h ap p en s sh o u ld er and m otioned to w ard th e
lik e s e r p e n ts
It h a d not g a in e d m uch
“
It
a
n
't
as
fu
n
n
y
a
s
'U
n
d
e
T
om
's
th
e
sw in g in g door a t th e re a r of
tu rn s out for th e best.
C abin' " vouchsafed C o m rade t'ilk headw ay v e t. but It w as a difficult
T he players a rriv e at th e Old Sol­ room .
d ie rs' Home, being g re e te d royally and
re lu c ta n tly .
H e n w eth er to th e slid e - tro m b o n ist, place to reach .
m e e tin g I’tlk H e n w e a h e r an-1, o th e r s
1 IcaiH-d from th»- p e d e sta l Mv first
but we w on't lei th em know we tit nk
"I
know
w
h
at's
th
e
m
a
tte
r,"
he
NOW GO ON W IT H T H E STORY
though
w as for th o se old men
so.
T
h
a
t's
a
d
u
rn
p
re
tty
woman
the
grow led. "I got to e a t my su p p e r in
crow ded into th e Im provised audience
one
th
a
t's
in
love
w
ith
(he
fat
fellow
I m ost alw ay s do.”
C onversing w ith C om rade
H en ­ th e k itch en
1 w as g e ttin g read y to go out and c h am b e r
W h ate v er happened, th e re
T h en h e laughed, a laugh of tr i­
w e th e r h as its e m b a rra sin g d raw b ack s
m ust be no panic.
b
reak
th
e
big
d
ru
m
o
v
e
r
his
hea
I
a t th at. It is tru e it d id n 't m a tte r w hat um ph.
I stepped to th e footlights.
B ut I fooled him th is tim e! I go t w hen a n u m b e r of his fellow v eteran s
you said to hint, b u t on th e o th e r hand
"C olonel S te w a rt." I said, "w ill you
m
ade
him
su
b
sid
e
by
placing
(heir
he had th e tric k of p re te n d in g th a t he all th ro u g h before he c a u g h t me
by I I io h c who have Been It.
please In stru c t your b u g ler to call a s ­
h e a rd p erfectly and rep ly in g to w hat
E x p o stu la tin g loudly w ith h is guide h an d s o v e r his m outh.
T hey k ep t him q u iet, too, until the sem bly and draw your m en up for In
he th o u g h t you said.
C om rade P ilk H e n w e th e r w as led
when spectio n o u tsid e ? P lease hurry
T hus un ex p ected ly w hen 1 ask ed aw ay p a st th e sw in g in g d o o rs to the b eg in n in g of th e second act
th
e
c
u
rta
in
w
ent
up
on
me
sta
n
d in g
T h e colonel saw th a t th e re was
him to pass th e bread he re s p o n d ed :
k itch en . wher-> a loud ru m b le from
"Y es
He haa got a fu n n y pose, tim e to tim e re a s su re d us th a t he still on th e p e d e sta l w here th e s ta tu e had som e u n u su al re a so n for my request
T he fam iliar
been
C o m rad e H e n w e th e r took one and did as I asked
h a s n 't h e ? T h a a 's H erb A hlsw ede re ta in e d th e pow er of speech.
blare of th e bugle brought th e old
look
and
exploded
w
ith
m
e
rrim
e
n
t
B ut d o n 't let him know you th in k s o . !
CHAPTER \
I n e a rly b u rn ed up w ith an g er. If It so ld iers In sta n tly to th e ir feet ami
b ecause he is h en sltiv e— te rrib ly sen-
A ll F o r th e Best
th ey filed out In o rd erly fashion at
sltive. U ntil I learn ed to be c arefu l
At e ig h t o'clock th e S o ld ier's H om e h a d n 't been for th e play 1 would have
th e word of com m and, not know ing
Jum
ped
acro
ss
th
e
foot
light
and
a b o u t it I used to m ak e him m ad w hen B and played an o v e rtu re in th e
I spoke about it.”
th e a tre , w hich w as im provised from choked th e old fool. I trie d to assu re w hat It w as all about
I told th e w om en of th e com pany to
T he forty-four c a lib e r look w hich th e sta b le a t th e re a r of th e in s titu ­ nivself th a t it w as all for th " b e st;
Th»’lr piaise is riveli because Rest H aven is Ideal
fit,inn
m ild Ju s’
th
a
t
I
hail
to
stan
d
a
h
e
re
because
gel
out as quickly a- tb
C om rade A hlsw ede sh o t in his direy, tion.
m o n u m en t to th e dcparteil.
o th e rw ise I would p robably have had as they w ere, am i ask ed th e men to
tlon would hav e pierced a n y th in g hut I 1 w ill do th a t hand Justice. W e had
help me put out th e fire If possible
to
a
p
p
e
a
r
in
co
u
rt
for
a
ssa
u
lt
anil
not
h
e
ard
th
em
at
th
e
ir
b
e
st
o
n
t
in
a rh in o cero s h id e; P u t Pllk H en w eth er
th e open. To get th e full b en efit of b a tte ry th e next m o rn in g ; but It ami save w h a te v e r p ro p erly we could.
prattled on obviously:
T he hope of ex tin g u ish in g th e blaze
w as d ifficu lt to do.
“It looks a s if he d rin k s, d o n 't it i | th e ir - ta le n t you h av e to g et th em In
"You c a n 't fool m e." said H en­ soon v anished. All w ater-connections
B ut th a t - a n 't be. b ecau se he a in 't al- * 8ma11 b u ild ln S w h ere th e re is
in the sta b le w ere frozen up ami th ere
l o s e : to h ere a t th e H om e. It's d u rn paPp e ith e r for you o r th e sound. Ne- w e th e r in th e tone of a subdued fog­
We
" T h a t a in 't no sta tu e . T h a i's w ere no ch em ical e x tin g u ish e rs
curiens, and Tve been puzzled ab o u t it v er haTe 1 hPard 80 rauch mu8,C ln 90 horn
trie d to beat not the flam es, but ow ing
th
e
fat
fellow
th
a
t
sa
t
next
to
me
at
ev er since I com e h ere e ig h t y e a r ago sh o rt a sp ace of tim e.
d in n er. I like him . H e's funny. I'm to th e lo iu tio n above it proved Ini
T h e c u rta in rose on G alatea and h er
com e next S ep tem b er.
glad th ey 'v e got a clow n in tills show " possible
C om rade A hlsw ede h a lf ro se from a p p re n tic e a t work. 1 did not h av e to
¡ly th e tim e we d ecid' d !.. abandon
We had to hold th e perform ance
his c h a ir with a du rab le-lo o k in g iron­ m ake up u n til th e firs t act w as p re tty
th e building the fire had sp read Io the
w
hile
th
ey
put
him
out
p
ro
testin
g
.
H<
sto n e china cup in his hand from well along, so I stood in th e w ings to
d eliv ered a P a rth ia n sh o t at the "I-" Ing : da as. and w. .m ild save
w hich he h astily gulped th e coffee. w atch M aryella w as re s p le n e d n t In a door.
nothing hut a few th in g s th a t
I w as torn betw een a d e sire to a p p ear flow ing G reek robe an d Mrs. Hem-
"H a. Y ou'll be so rry you d id n 't let sta n d in g around th e s ta g e Jim f'.yop-
politp ami an im pulse for self-p re se r­ m in g w ay 's p earls, w hich added Just m e stay . W alt u n til you w ant m e to l e r m unaged io rescu e the b arg e and
v atio n which w as u rg in g m e to get th e final touch to th e so ft, glow ing plav a n o th e r piece. W h ere'll your I got out w ith th e pupier-niu. be s ta in .'
u n d e r the table, when Colonel S tew art flesh of h e r neck.
band be w ithout m e to play the bass of m yself No oil** w as hurt
W hen I had fin ish ed m y ap p ro v in g
ra p p -d s liiry ly on th e ta b 'e and a
We stood, r dlsi'otisolaae a rra y .
drum B esides. I th o u g h t so m eth in g
A hlsw ede in sp ectio n of M aryella I allow ed my
neighlxiring hand d rew
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like th is would hap p en so I hid all th e w atching w hile th e barn burned
glan ce ao s tra y to M rs. H em m ingw ay
back into his ch air.
T
h
e
re
seemed
no
one
to
blam
e
lor
the
m usic."
"That'R one th in g I p ride m yself h erself. She w as d ressed as b efore,
C huckling, he w as yanked th rough o ccu rren ce of th e fire, w hich had
on,."
boated C om rade H en w eth er ex cep t th a t b en eath th e s k irt of h er
d o u b tless been ca used by d
ctlv e
th e door!
leaning c lo ser M tl ' 1 could h e a r tu n ic she w as w earin g v olum inously
W e picked up th e th re a d s of th e in su latio n In th e e le c tric w tr.n g
As
ru ffled p a m e le ts w hich m o d estly cov­
him .
“I am co n su 'era
I am , and n ev er ered th e criticized h ia tu s b etw een the
p ito n , e r of general motors
gs
1 <an help tu n ic am i th e ank le. S he had said
h u rt anybody
fe
it. No m a tte r how funny
th in g looks th a t sh e would fix h e r co stu m e so
th a t h e r h u sb an d would no t o b je je tj
to m - I shut up b e ', it
j Jingle
Bells
- By -
Frank R. Adams
sto ry and tried to go ah ead
I stood
th e re w ith h a n d s u p raised and eyes
■ fixed upon th e spot w here M aryella
would e n te r. It w as a h a rd pose to
hold even for a few m in u tes, ow ing
to th e In te rru p tio n I had been obliged
to sta n d th e re In th a t s tra in e d post
tlon for c o n sid erab le tim e. My arm s
began to feel like leaden w eights and
a spot mi my shin s ta rte d to Itch
It
seem ed as If I c o u ld n 't possibly keep
from bending down and sc ra tc h in g It
It w as m a d d e n in g '
"T h is Is all for the b e st; Il s all for
th e bent.” I k ep t re p e a tin g
"If II
d id n 't Itch I w ouldn't know It was
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been h u n d red s of im provem ents of
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In th e last five y ears th e re have
Springfield, Oregon
System , and lesser im provem ents
by th e thousands.
T h ere is no sta n d in g still in th e
Bell System .
B e tte r an d b e tte r
telephone service a t th e low est cost
is th e goal. P re se n t im p ro v em en ts
co n sta n tly going into effect are b u t
th e fou n d atio n for th e g re a te r serv­
ice of th e future.
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