Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 5 April 1923 — Page 2

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(Prepared by the National Oeoitraphlc Society, Washinglon, ‘D. C.) Eastern dispatches are coming to carry more and more often the name of Aleppo, little known to the ears of the present generation. But the name was once more familiar to western ears tlia’n- that of ~ almost -any -other city of the Near East, save Constantinople itself, ifiiipfit is probably tie. tlned to he great again when its portion of the world settles' down. Four thousand Ao trs—aim_ Sito Ahraham moved to Palestine there was nn established caravan route north and south through Syria from Egypt toward Babylon. And at least from, the time of Phoenician greatness there was a similar route between the coast cities -on the .west and Assyria and Babylonia to the east." The oasis near which these great trade routes joined became tile site of one of the world's first “crossroads towns,'* and since then, whenever the world about 1 it has enjoyed peace and carried on trade. It lias reaped the benefits in prosperity and Importance. its own world sufficed for many centuries to keep Aleppo a thriving city into which scores of I ng camel cara- . vans came yearly. The. Crusades did not greatly interfere with this prosperity, for the successes of the Crusaders stopped literally at , Aleppo's walls. Antioch, on the Mediterranean, ■barely 70 miles away, was the. first Syrian stronghold To' 1 m Gipniirwr''lit' the Christian knights and the last to be surrehdered; but they were never able to subdue "Aleppo: which stood f r 300 years as a bar to Christian advance inland. This Mohammedan city, so close to the Crusaders’ strong- ■ hold, became Sahtdin’s capital, and it was from tliere that the Christians were finally driven out of the country. After the Cru<:(de.-Etiro|e. demaiuled tnr ever inercusing supply' of ■spices" and other products front the Ear East, Aleppo, near the western end of the land route over which such goods came, became more and more prosperous. Nearly all the western trading nations established TepresehfaTfvestind warehouses in the city. The establishment of a sea route around Africa to the East injured Aleppo somewhat, and the opening of the Suez canal almost dried up Its stream, of east-west trade and brought up the pessimistic picture of a time- when .Camel-trains might be a curiosity. Now a Railway Junction. Bit) -UlC“rsthii,.-ud Tomiiotive which” Aycsterners nickname “the stool horse” Jins proved Aleppo's “steel camel,” and Is bringing the city back to its old place of Importance. The famous Bag-d-d railrond, which connects . the ■ mouth of the Euphrates with'the Bogpoms and Europe, dips to Aleppo almost exactly at its mid-point and meets the railway which: now extends f mTir Egt-pt-north war-rl til rough Syria. The old important camel trails have thus given way to more important trails of steel, and w : hore the one contributed ’lie equivalent of pennies the hrlter may yield the equivalent" of dollars. Aleppo is In a fair way to become “the • Chieogo of the Near East." The Aleppo of today may be compared in-some ways to Damascus, 200 miles to the Both', on oases, are well Watered by Streams that lose t hemselv-es. in the - -desert —or ntoye properly are made to transform themselves into delightful orchards and gardens through ancient irrigation systems. Both are made, up of white, flat-topped houses punctuated by the tall, slender towers of mosques. Both ■•have their crowded, narrow streets surging wdth a motley mixture of many Jews and A' rmou ians. and representatives of. almost every other people nf the Near East. Now that Syria Is under French mandate, tliere •is hs well in Aleppo's crowded streets vainly to penetrate there during the Crusades. Most Interesting of Aleppo's sights, fittingly enough in a city built by commerce, are its huge covered bazaars, hardly to lie matched elsewhere in the world. These arched rooms of subdued lights are stocked with almost every conceivable ware from, crude pottery to handsome Chinese vases, from Iron nails to golden chains of the finest workmanship, and from coarse cloths to the most superb product of the rug-weaver’s art. In the meat bazaar one may choose a steak, of beef, camel or horse and have it roasted' to a turn while he looks- qh.

The accommodating butcher will complete the meal by sending to other purls of the bazaar for 'fruits;'"sweets, coffee and wine. About tiie city are innumerable sweetmeat simps in which one may buy delecti#de concoctions of honey, tine flour ann the pistachio nuts for which the surrounding orchards are famous. Citadel Dominates the City. A great man-made feature dominates Aleppo almost as' the pyramids | middle' of the flat city its early rulers | constructed a bilge mound 200 feet 1 high, faced-.'its slopes with blocks.-of ; stone, and on the summit built a I strong citadel. It was this fort-capped artificial mountain which successfully | withstood siege by the Crusaders in | 1124. Though- its fortifications have fallen into disrepair the citadel still I stands out as a distinctive feature, anti. I for the growing stream of tourists it will be the "Woolworth tower” from which tiie ancient city may tie seen spread out within its encircling gardens. Aleppo-might have a elm nee to he- \ come a world capital if tiie Arabian j dream of an “Aral) empire" or a J "Greater Syria” should ever come true. !'lts central ,location and strategic poi.sition in regard to lines of coinniunicaj tion might have considerable weight I over the • claims Os the more mefro- ; poUta)) but mute..southerly I i-nuas u-a tlic historic but easTefTy~Bagda’d, r the more vulnerable coast towns to | the west, such as Aiexandretta ifnd Beirut. The Turks in prewar days rconsidered Aleppo oiie of their'safest j strongholds, and those of them who j foresaw a possibility of a forced retirement. fi mu Constantinople even contemplated tiie raising of this town on the edge of the desert into tfie capid.talship 'olf'snr Avia lit- Turkish umpire. Situated on the rim -of the desert, from which the surplus population lias filtered in for many centuries, Aleppo is predominantly oriental and Mohammedan. Its typical dwelling houses ate ,tlat-roofed. and into Its narrow streets, above the heads of the mot! -y throng that traverses them, hpng latticed how windows from which sec laded Indies of the family view the world. The better houses have floors and walls of ston“, both covered with the ; beautiful rugs which Aleppo's ca-ra-I vans bring from the most skilled weav- ! erg of Hip East. Tiie furniture' is simple, in-lading otdy d'vans. a—faaw chairs, a table or so and many cash I tons. Scene of Historical Events. Aleppo lias been tiie scene of many -of, the incidents that, go to build up -the crowded history of the-Neae East. On the fringe of the Greek empire of the Tenth century, it was often fought over. The Egyptians held the place twice during .the-mact—hiindrod years. It was. one of the most southerly cities to feel tiie wrath of Timur 'the -Lame In I*>. when - w!4fcfcwt+>*4ina plepbants bearing archers and flame throwers -lie- captured anil .sacked it Later the Mantel tikes of Egypt controlled the city, until dominated by the Ottnnoin Turks—in lalfi. F0r.... three hundred years the Ottoman domination was undisputed, but again .In.ln the past century the Egyptians reaches! out and gripped Aleppo, holding it .agninst. the Turks from lS.'i.fl to IS 11. Aleppo's war chapter' was written In link, when it marked Allenliy’s advance through" Syria at tiie time of the armistice. There the d.-isliin..’ r.-if-ish armored-ear squadron, which had driven tiie Turks and Germans northward. parked their little wheeled forts. 1 and vied with the Australian flying i corps In ctirslng their inactivity. The te point of their advance was tiie little, in cop serpien tin 1-1 ook in g railway station at Musllmle Junction r few miles nortli nf Aleppo. This place . Uo.t the flnne.nr.mre of the niepllng ~pnltit of any two unimportant—loetff railmnds In western America: but in fact was the point nf great potential Importance where tiie rail line from Egypt met tiie line which, but for a few minor breaks, extended west to tiie Bosporus, hud eastward toward Later the British withdrew and. under a mandate for-Syria, tile French took possession and hold (t (filling H a'ppy Thought. ~ Bashful Suitor —Darling, er—you are the breath of my existence. Stic—Have you ever tried holding, your breath

IV. KvAOJ UiwcOaM IiNTEKiNATIOftAa. Sunday School ' Lesson r (By FU:V I\ ii FITZ WAT Mil. D. D.. Teachci of FjikLsh Bible In uie Bible Institute 'if Chicago ). Copyright, 1923, Western Newspaper Union. LESSON FOR APRIL 8 • ABRAHAM THE HERO OF FAITH LITSSON TEXT- (>itiesis 12; 1-6 Hebr.ows 11 ~s -'ro. ,iT-I**. ’“ . righteousness. Homans 4:3. K ]•; FK It ic MATHR IA L—Roma ns 4; 1 -2i. i.lalatiaiis 3:6-9; Janies >.21--4. I'HIM All Y TOl'lC—Abraham Obeying Opt). JUNIOR TOPlC—Abraham, the Man Who Trusted God. INTKR.M LDIATH AND SKNIOR TOPIC— A+rmhnm. the Friend of God. YOI NG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC — Abraham, the Pioneer of* Faith. I. H;s Call (Genesis 12:1-5). The human ,raee, as such, had failed, and now we m e (Jod's purpose as to the re“dVl lii{W b’ai ~”of ■ —1 ht* rats taltiuK sbiipe.Therefore he singles out this lonely man to make him the head of a nation through whom redemption was to come. T*. His Separation (v. 1). lie was called* to go out of his own country; to separate from his kindred and go to an unknown land. These were all very sdear to his heart hut they were .to he given up that Ahraham unighthave God and hr tire father of all the faithful. Abraham was living among idolaters; therefore, he must separate fth—ui i‘ed‘4wU6t.. htit. let> behind for they were idolaters. Following God- costs much that Is dear and precious, to us today.. To attain unto the highest and best in the spiritual life many tilings which are pleasant to the carnal nature must be sacrificed. 2. God’s Gracious Promise to Him (vv. 2-5). (1) “I will make of thee a great nation.” This was fulfilled In a natural way in a great posterity (vv. 15-Id) and in a spiritual seed. See John 8:59, Galatians s:ld-17. (2) “I will bless thee.” God has Wonderfully blessed Abraham in a natural and spiritual way and still greater realization of this, promise is to come to .Abraham’s seed. (5) “Make thy name great.” Abrahamwas called the friend of God.* James 2:25. Abraham is a universal name. (4) ‘‘Thou shalt be a blessing.” Untold blessings have come to tl.e world through. Ahraham and still a greater blessing win be realfz&l ’.\ lii-h ffte" fuihYcss: punose concerning that nation shall be realized. (5) J, l \Nill bless them that bless thee." (b) ‘T will curse him that curseth' thee.” Abraham’s seed is God’s very touchstone. Nations and individuals -who have used well Abraham’s desemidtints have been blessed and those who have cursed them have in turn been cursed. (7) Tin the*, shall—aU~44-m~&uni]ies of .the earth be blessed.” This Is the all comprehensive p'rbinise of God hewuise. it shall come to the world through the Messiah. Galatians 5:10. While Abraham had to give up much he gained infinitely more than he lost. 5. His Obedience (vv. 4-5). Without question or delay Abraham took his departure to t-ht*'— ~unknown land. Though he did not know whither he • was going he knew that God had spoken. To have God’s command and -promise’ i-s enough for the child of faith.

11. Abraham’s Faith (Hebrews =TT:9-10). ; —-7-"" - 1. Its Souffle Wits the Word of God. Ho Tiatl heard God's call. Because God hud spoken to him lie. went forward. Faith takes God at Ills word. v 2. Its practice (vv. 9-10). He never ‘'settled down** “anywhere even in the land of promise. He was a true pilgrim.- He was . content to pass through the land because his eyes were flvmt.nn n city which hail foundations.... whose builder and maker was God. The Christian does not settle down in ' tftts worhFwv-‘ldtTorgTr'4Ee"WßSj“fwg- tomake iris'home. He lives in the jvorld hut is not of it. Ills citizenship is In Heaven. 111. Abraham's Testing (11:17-19' i ,\t flic Column nil of God He Offered Up Isaac, His OfiTy Son. (v. 17). Going out Into an unknowiV country, was simple in comparison to laying his son on the altar of . sacrifice. But he who hud obeyed God in going out from his country'arid Kindred wjjs 'now To pan*"’ through-,the supreme test. 2. The Promise of Blessing Was "Wrapped Up 111 Isaac, (vv. IS).- It was not a promise which might take any descendant of Abraham but this partii’hlar child. The way seemed, jiark _ and tiie command conflicting with the promise. Hut faith does not consider diflleufrles. , / 3. The Supreme Venture (v. 19). Abraham so completely trusted God that lie was willing to go ail the way .mth Him being assured that God 'woiTfd even raise him as from the dead. In order to make good his promise. ii ~~ Hope. Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, hut an unsafe friend; ofit tin* nuyt for your lmnk(>r, tltougli lie may do for a traveling companion.—Hallburlnth Answer Knock at Your Door. Have your visions, of God, hut de seend from your housetop to answer ~~tlie ihen who knock fft your F. B. Meyer. Ingratitude. Brutes leave ingratitude to man.—Colton.

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Copyright by l-eorge H 1 : a Lomptoy UNCLE JERRY SYNOPSIS.-Living a bnm. converted Into a dwelling, Mrs. Pen field is manager 'n apartment building know: -• , 'Thf tutard Cup.” originally “Cluster Court.” Her income Is derived from laundry work. r- chief patron being a Mrs. H.iruius Weath- - she Lojl never seen. Living with her are ’rink" and "Thad,” homeless sn, J boys whom she has adopted. T > call her ‘‘Penzie.” Thad tt-’N i'enzie a strange man was in r iring for her under her maiden nan A tenant, Mrs. Gussie Bosley, • s Penzie to-take charge of a pa <.ng*, which she does with some i sgivings. Searching a refuse dump for things which might be of ■ Jue. Crink, veteran at the game. *unters-a small. girl, wi proves a foeman worthy of h > steel. He takes her to Penzie. a: j Let'fie gets an invitation to Join t • family.

CHAPTER lll,—Contirtued. . Mrs. Penfield cover.'.!, her. Irtininß hoard with an old glte.'f and propped it in a corner. Turn;;;-, she, stood a moment in deep thouJit, her brown eyes on the prickly pie -c of childhood on the wash bench, her mwital vision absorbed in problems of ar-ithmetic, The question confrontitiit Mrs. Penfield was complicate!! only by the limitation of food for the family,. The ugly accretions of sr-veli. and behavior disturbed her very little, because she believed that underneath them there is always a lilt of life that is sweet and true; one. has only to pry off the handicaps and give It Q chance. “I was only thinking.' 1 she said briskly, “that it might he a mercy -If Lettie'd stay. . I got,'most a box full of clo'es that Mrs. Weath’stone sent down, that's httyjx; and, between,, toa. small for me and t • girly for'TlTailf I expect they'd fit Lottie fine.” That young lady shot a wise glance out of bright black eyes. The eyes were young, hut tire expression was centuries old, full of gathered shrewdness and mockery; "My clo'es*' hair.'! never stumped anybody yet," she observed scornfully. “It’s -victuals that cuts the Ice, anyway.” “And I'll get her a sleepinff-hox down to the grec'r.v," added Crink eagerly, more and more captivated every minute by tiie sterling peppiness of the newcomer, “Sure. We’ll have it worked out in no time; TlnUt all the real diff’runce an extra one makes Is that you’re happier. ty have another one in tiie family. Now, Crink, you set the table—and he spry, ’cause I'm going to dish right now. You’ll find an extra spoon In the egg box. Lottie won't need no knife anil fork. This here supper’s simple to eat.” With tiie cover of the sn-ucepan-On-lier hand, Mrs. l'"nfteld made a dash for tiie outside door. “Thud!” she called, in a- practiced neighborhood yell. “Thad! Tha-a-ad! My land,” slie continued, dishing up stew with a worn agate ladle, “I 'most forgot to call that blessed baby. He's been watching Mrs, Catterbox' garden. -She promised him a penny to keep the chickens out two hours while she went uptown. He's been in ’bout seven times to. know if he sure could . ~*pn4 It- hiss;'-*-;-. <imr These Intimate revelations "were cut short by the entrance of the new capitalist. One glance at the occupant of the wash bench reduced his high enthusiasm to a round, double stare, ' framed In amber eyelashes. ~ "Thad," said Mrs. Penfield. formally, “look vviait we got while you were gone." With the agate ladle she pointed toward Lottie, with the air of an entomologist-;dtov.lndicates -a par-,, tlcularly fnntart.ii? bug. “Tills here’s Lettie. And Lottie, this here's Thad.” Having tints separated their psrsonalltles with the convenient ladle, she reached for another bowl. The setting of the table had not been a difilcui! thing for Crink to learn. On a cloth composed of four flour united by hand, wore four plates, four' hu’.vis, four tumblers of water, four spoons, and, in front of Mrs. Penfield, a plate of cornbrend, a small piece of butter, and a knife. ' “Now, hoys," signaled Mrs. Penfield. “And mind you go slow and nieaff what you sny. You know God can t hear nothing unless you mean it.” Then tiie mixed chorus said slowly: “Lord, we thank Thee ’cause we got _big appetites and good things to eat. Amen.” ~~ ' - . - : . ir-zr: , Lettie "forgot her hunger momentarily and' opened her black eyes wide. “That heats me," she comment! ed. “Do you always talk that way Tfore you begin.. What in tarnation do you do It for?:’ “So we won’t forget for. a minute how Pointful we are," returned Mrs. ipv,. “Now sail right in,

l.ciue salleil—or rainer she plowed. No engrossed letters of resolution ever held so deep a tribute ns was accomplished by Lettie. When the meal was over, she hunched down on her stool in the relaxation of absolute content, and fixed her black eyes on Mrs. Penfield. “I'll stay with you forever, if you want me to,” she announced. Mrs. Penfield acknowledged her triumph, but bore it with remarkable mouesty. CHAPTER IV Cncle Jerry. Many times Mrs. Penfield had speculated about the identity, of the man who tjad been searching for her—who :tEGI^ i TTr - ”tTtrrTct - *4i^' - rrr-- J Fh^Cti i wk. ' f era! days had passed since Thud's report, and she had neard nothing fnether ; neither lmd she the slightest due, except that it must have been someone out of her girlhood, out of tiie past from which she hail supposed herself cut off liv the -severing of all close ties. That past was filled with painful memories. It was not an unmixed. joy to know that a previous acquaintance might be near and that at any moment she might he called upon to talk casually of those years which .were burled deep In her heart. . The very sound of her maiden name had stirred lethargic recollections into renewed life, into the .power of shooting like darts of agony through the commonplaces of daily routine. Inevitably, since imagination is a more than reality, she bad exaggerated t)ie possibilities of the encounter, anticipating them with a dread which she was far from feeling when that encounter actually.-oc-curred. ’.She-even answered the ring that a neighbor was ('filling “Good morning,” she called brightly, as she rolled aside the big door. A man stood -on the warped board that took the place of front steps. He was about fifty years old, rugged, weather-beaten, giving the impression of out-of-doors and hard work, incessantly combined. He said nothing. Hat in hand, he .regarded Mrs. Penfield with a smilg of inexplicable significance, which somehow checked the rest of her usual greeting—the part about coming right in. Her brown eyes blinked in question. “Am I supposed to know you?” she inquired at last. “I was hoping you'd gv <s me," he returned, in a deep voice that filled the narrow alley.. Mrs. Penfield shook her head. "Then i'll tell you.” he said, in evident disappointment. "I'm your Uncle 1 ■lorry.-". ; . _ "My Uncle Jerry! I didn't'know i had one." He. laughed. “Wasn't .Tames Winston your father?" “Yes.” -Her eyes widened. “I'm "his.youngest brother, John Jeremiah Winston.” Mrs. Penfield extended her hands. .1 “Come right in. T didn't know 1 had a near relative Jn file world. I'm tickled to death.” Jerry Winston entered, walking slowly: As he' sat down, he caught his hand against Ids side with a grimace of pain. “Tree fell on me,” he explained presently. “Lumber camp in .Oregon I It was my finish "for that 'kind of life, but I was lucky to get oIT so easy." .- . . -

They sat in silence for several moments. f each absorbed In thoughts .which the presence of the other had roused. It was Hip first time since. Ids boyhood that Jerry Winston had been face to face with a member of -his own- family. —He had nit hiinsolJV off voluntarily, called by the freer life of the western woods. Mrs. Penfieid had never seen him before. During her childhood he had been mentioned only at rare Intervals, anil then with the reserve that hides all wanderers as behind a curtain of tacit criticism. Jerry Winston cleared his throat. “It's mighty little I got to tell you ’hriftt myself.’’ he began. “I.or', It makes me lonesome to thin!;' of the' life I’ve had to give up. Seems like 1 ,c;nn,,st)jell the woods in ray dreams. I could smell ’erii tvlieh'Mfft's a .voting-"' ster, and finally I couldn’t stand it any longer. That's why-I ran away. Hut that wasn't why I didn't'keep in touch,” he added quickly. “No, sir, That wits 'cause-ffifr-famlly-didiCt for-_ give me for not staying home and going into the store, as they'd planned. So naturally I —” He finished the sentence with a wave rtf his hand. ~-JU'mi nmy y.o.u’xe living .near here?" He hesitated. “Vos, a few [docks' over,” he replied vaguely. “I don’t know whether I shall hang ’round or not. Depends!” Her fine eyes grew deep with sympathy. “Do you mean you can’t find anything to —to do?” “I’m trying out one or twq things,” he answered .shortly. TMs I time the evasion was unmls-/ tukabh*. Mrs. .Perifield was sorry she had pressed the matter. “I do hope you’ll stay,” she said. “It has been lonely. There ain’t nobody left — nobody." He looked at her keenly, pityingly. “Nobody?" She shook her head. "Neither of my family nor— I had a few years of happiness, and then—’’ She.broke off. her lip quivering. A "Say, Car’Hne, that’s tough,” he put in awkwardly. “Looks like your old uncle might as much as dropped you TTHii. Ini! T uiintm hi'—nin’f rrnilT Ing— What’s that? . Somebody coming?”— - “Yes.” She breathed more easily. A complaining tenant would be a relief from the .tension of a painful remir'

,T NO; 1 can’t come In, Mrs. Penfield.” It was Gussie Bosley, in the smartest of hats, partying the smartest of bags, drawing on the freshest of gloves as she talked. “I’m going downtown." “You always are," commented Mrs. Penfield, laughing. “Yell, I'gnd a lot." Mrs. Boslej smiled good-naturedly. “I've left a card on my door, ttflling. anybody that calls to come here." “All right." "And if anybody does come will you please say I’ve gone to Sacramento and won't he hack sos a colipla days?” Mrs. Penfield's eyes grew wide. "Sure I will," she. said slowly, “if you'll do your pyti't." -►—-‘4YI v|tu l'f What- do you mean?” I ki-TT o.” "Ain’t you ghiart?” snapped* "Sirs-. Bosley. "I ain’t asking you to do a crime. Ain’t no harm ill your saving u-e a little bother." ‘Ain’t no bother' saved by doing a little harm, either,” retorted Mrs. Penlield_plfiasantly. “I'm always glad to help out, hut I can’t go so far's that. I'm sorry.” “Veny well." Gussie tossed her head angrily. “All I got to sny is. you’ll trip over something bigger, holding your head so stiff.” She turned with at wrathful flourish and clicked off, her high bools pounding out echoes from the sides of the narrow alley. ‘‘Some little lady!" commented Jerry Winston, with a laugh. "Hot and peppery like a Spanish sauce!” His face straightened; his merry eyes grew keen and cold. ''You don't like Mrs. Bosley, do you?" She stared at him. “How did you know who ’twas?” He shrugged. “Oh, I've met her liusha-nd. Saw ’em together Once." “Where?” “-•Downtown."’ lie mimicked.- “Not in Sacramento? 5 " - "" ~

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It Was Gussie Bosley in the Smartest of Hats. She did not return his banter. Her brows twisted. "Os all the people in The Custard . CUP —” she began absently. “I’ll het you’re worrying ’bout my tendencies,” lie laughed. “That’s what it is to get near a relative. Why, bless your soul; that feller's harmless.” “Oh, yes of course’* she replied.' -recovering herself. "I ain't criticizing. I was only surprised." Thai! strol.led in from the kitchen. “soy George!” cried Jerry Winston. “So that little shaver belongs to you, does he? I didn't know you had any youngsters.” • “I have two —three—by adoption.” “Queer you ain’t sure of the number,” lie commented slyly, “One of them Is brand-new,” she smiled. “1 haven’t had lief hut a day. Thud,, dear,,.JJiis Is yoyr Uncle Jerry. Ain’t that nice?’*’ . While they, .were getting acquainted. Mrs. Penfieid Went into the kitchen. "We’ll have lunch pretty soon," she _atlled hack, “I've got some cornhrend warming in the oven, and I'm making dried-beef gravy. I’ve been saving a jar of strawberries hoping, we’d have company; and now I can-open it for one of my very own family. -Ain’t It wntrUm-fttl?” ■ ' Mrs. i'onfield circled around by the front door. “It's time for Crink,” she said, looking out "Into ttie driveway, “Good morning, Lorene. Kv'rytldng going smooth?" Lorene Percy paused on her way past Number 47. She was a pnetty girl' with deep violet eyes, small fea- ' ttires;/! and masses of suqijy brown hair. She hail an excellent business position, besides singing In a choir, and she was frankly a favorite with Mrs. Penfieid. “Nn, mot, everything, ’* smiled—thfe girl. “Dick Chase and I have been invited on a lovely trip to Mount Diablo, and he can’t—he won’t—go.” “Why, that’s too bad, Lorene. I wish you could go." “I can see Lettie’s going to be a comfort, Car’line. I’d stake my life she’s got some go in her.” (TO BE CONTINUED.) Education is really the art of extrai'tinc -the best use out of Ufa

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