Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 25, 11 December 1916 — Page 22

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, DEC. 11, 1916

fT wu Christmas day. The snow was falling heavily in the streets. There

was holiday cheer in the air. The

, Christmas bells ran; out their message of gladness. The day seemed made for happiness. ' Arline who had invited twelve friends for Christmas dinner stood at the front window waiting for her party to arrive. As she waited many sleighs flew by and happy voices rang out, but she saw or heard not, for she was lost in deep thought. Arline had promised to give Dudley Grant her answer on Christmas day, and although she had had two months to weigh this vital subject she had not yet come to a decision. Dudley was considered by all the first families as the most eligible of Arline 'a circle. He was a clean, good looking, prosperous, healthy young man of fine family. If Arline had told any of her friends that she hesitated accepting this paragon they would have raised their hands in liorror and cried, "What more does she wantt" She herself didn't know. That was the trouble. When ho was not near she felt she loved him; bat when he was with her often she became dissatisfied. Deep in her heart was a little uncertainty. Once he had angrily kicked her brother's sraE.ll tramp doj. This she could not forget. And then again, he made sport of her settlement work and her scttloment friends. This she could not forgive. But she surely cared a great deal for him, whether the feeling was love or not that was the question. Turning toward the library table she tenderly toyed with the rich red roses that stood in the high Japanese vase. "He surely is thoughtful," she murmured. "My love is like a red, red rose,"

sang out her small brother, with a twinkle in his eye as,he passed through the room. "Say, Sis, can I be best mant" A joyous confusion was heard and the merry dinner party came bounding up the front stairs. "We're starved," cried Harvey. "We collected, one by one, as we came along and we've brought our appetites with us." "That's good news." laughed Arline with sparkling eyes, "for we have the biggest goose in gooeedom for dinner and the rest of the family are going to Auntie's. Mother says we should leave nothing but the bones. ' ' "But where is Dr. Trade t" asked Bernice as they removed their wraps. "He is the only one missing." "Dr. Trudet" exclaimed Dudley in surprise. "Arline, why did you invite that man who lives in the settlement t" "Because he is a friend of mine," answered the young woman simply. "He just telephoned, however, that he would be unable to come to our Christmas dinner as he had an emergency call. A doctor never can call his time his own, you know. " "I suppose not,' asserted Dudley, with a shrug of his shoulders, "if he spends half his time with crying slum babies. This Trade cares more for his settlement practice than for all his millionaire patients put together. I wager this 'hurry call' was only to some little gutter creature." Arline drew a long breath but said nothing. The jolly crowd was soon seated about the beautifully decorated Christmas table. Fun rolled merrily on, but somehow for Arline there was a little

Lrift in the lute and the words, "Only a

little gutter creature," kept flashing across her mind.

In the middle of the dinner, as the laughter was at its height, the maid handed a note to Arline, remarking: "There's a little boy outside, Ma'am. He says he'll wait for an answer." Arline opened the folded paper and read: "My Tiny was thron don by a automobeel. Can you com back with Jimmy. She cris for you. Pleas com. I'm sory on christmus to ask you. She is vere sik. respectfuly Mrs. Huggins." Without a moment's hesitation 'Arline arose and with a little tremor in her voice said: ' ' My friend Tiny has been hurt. She is crying for me. You all will forgive me if I go, won't youf You can have just as good a time without me, and Tiny needs me." The guests knowing her interest in her settlement friends readily assured her that they would take oare of themselves all but Dudley Grant. He remained silent. As she went for her hat and cloak he followed her, protesting. " It 's all nonsense your rushing off in this way spoiling our whole Christmas party. Besides, you promised to tell me something today. Can't you send one of the maids to Tinyt" "Maids!" gasped Arline, opening wide heT soft gray eyes. ' ' Tiny doesn 't want a maid. She wants me." "Well, I want you, top," stated Grant. " It 's absurd for a' hostess to leave her party. Quixotic. There is a thing as being too conscientious " "Good-bye, Dudley," said Arline extending her hand, and there was a tone in her sweet, vibrant voice that the man had never heard. Before long Arline and Jimmy arrived at the tenement house. Jimmy led the way up three flights of stairs, through a long, narrow, dark hall and

softly opened the door of a dreary little room. When Mrs. Huggins saw Arline her face lit up through her tears , and she said, "I knew you would come, honey, even on Christmas day." "I'm glad I'm here," softly answered Arline as she knelt down by the coarse bed and placed her soft, cool hand on Tiny 's fevered brow. At first in vain she tried to quiet the child, but by degreea the little girl became calm, and late ia the afternoon sank back on her pillow in a deep and restful sleep. - Then Arline, rising, saw Dr. Trude for the first time since she entered the room. As they tiptoed into the next room she said, "So this was your emergency callt" - ' Yes, but you did more for our little friend than I could," he answered as he gazed upon her with deep, sympathetic eyesf "I knew you wouldn't fail us when Mrs. Huggins sen-t for you. God bless you, little woman. " The doctor took both her hands in his and held them tight. Then again, the troublesome words, "Only a gutter child," flashed across her mind, and in answer the thought came, "This is a man," and all at once, as a beacen light from the darkness, she knew her own heart. Turning away so as to hide her real feelings, she murmured, "And Tiny will get well!" "She surely will," the doctor answered, coming close to her. "And now as you were so successful with, one patient, can you give your attention to another caset" "Nowf Today On Christmas t" Arline asked in surprise. "Yes, today and every other day," Trude replied with a quaver in his veice. "You are the only one who can cure him."

"Who is hef " she softly asked under her breath. "A man who needs you more than

fTiny -more than any one else in the

world a man who loves yon with all his heart, with all his Boul, with all his might. Will you accept the caset" "I'll try," murmured Arline, and as Trude opened his arms, without a moment's hesitation she nestled close to him. Then raising her radiant face she said: "And on Christmas, too." -v :

FEARS SOCIAL UNREST

A vigorous plea for better social conditions and living wages for American workers was- made Sunday by the Rev. J. J. Rae from his pulpit in the First Presbyterian church. - The Rev. Mr. Rae declared that the present war-made prosperity did not benefit the condition of the great mass of the workers and be told of the ominous growl of discontent to be heard in the thickly settled communities of the nation. ,tn .Rae saw in this social unrest a greater menace to the republic than the aggressions of any possible foreign foe.

SHIP TRAIN OF APPLES

NEW YORK. Dec. 11. On account of the lack of refrigerator cars, one of the largest; single shipments of apples ever sent here from the state of Washington ' was carried in box cars lined with paper and heated with oil stoves to prevent freezing.

COURT SETS HEARING Oil ADAMS0I1 BILL

WASHINGTON,' Dec. 11. Arguments on the constitutionality of the Adamson eight-bour law were today set by the supreme court for Jan. 8. Chief Justice White announced the court's action on the motion, presented last Monday to advance the Missouri-Oklahoma and Gulf railroad test for early hearing. The case was ordered beard before a dozen other Independent cases previously assigned for Jan. 8. The law become effective Jan. 1.

FORMER PRESIDENT TAIKS

NEW YOFK. Dec. 11. William II. Taft, president of the Leage to Enforce Peace, and - other prominent members of the organization will deliver addresses this week at St. Louis, Kansas City and Topeka.

HOLD OPEN INQUIRY INTO PAPER PRICES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The inquiry, into all conditions that affect news print paper prices to be made by the Federal trade commission at a public hearing here tomorrow, it was announced today will go into the reasonableness of contract and current prices costs and profits of paper manufacturers, gross profits of jobbers, factors affecting the supply and demand and remedies for the situation. At a previous hearing during the summer, paper users declared they would later present evidence to show there had been collusion among news print producers to raise prices.

BRITISH MAKE GAIN

STATE PARK FUND GETS $300 BOOST

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 11. Messages giving cheering prospects for Indiana's propnFcd state park plans were received here today as part of the celebration cf admission day. Indiana was admitted to the Union 100 years ago today. A message was received from Corydon that $300 had been raised there for the state park fund. Another report was from Lafayette where the Lafayette Art Association was said to expect to raise $1,000 to turn over to help pay for Turkey Run. As soon as the money for the state rarks is raised the question of purchasing the first state house at Corydon is to be taken up.

BEGINS PRICE PROBE

Seal Island, fifteen miles off Vinalliaven, Me., is said to possess a devil's den which opens a passageway underground across the island.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11. The federal government's inquiry into the high cost of living began here today with preparation for a grand jury investigation of the coal business. Similar investigations will be made in Chicago, Detroit, Toledo and Cincinnati. These inquiries will be interlocking and will exchange information.

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MRS. JOHNSON DIES

Deaths and Funerals. GRAHAM The funeral of Mrs. Amanda Graham, aged 68 years who died at the home of her niece, Mrs. J. P. Pollard, 222 South Twelfth street, was held from the South Sixth Street M. E. church Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Burial in the Earlham cemetery. The deceased was a native of Kentucky and is survived by four sisters and one brother. ZEYEN The funeral of Mrs. Maud

Maria Zeyen was held from the St. Andrews church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The Rev. Father Roell officiated. LOGAN The funeral of Fred Logan wil! be held Monday afternoon from the home, two miles south of the city, at 1 o'clock and from the Trinity Lutheran church at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Tressel will officiate. Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call any time.

Before the war there were 900,000 women in France employed as domestics.

.ONDON, ' Dec. ll. Successful British operations in German east Africa, by which the British line of Investment which advanced sixty miles along a front of 200 miles, are described in a Reuter's dispatch from Nirggoro.

FILE INCORPORATION PAPER

Incorporation papers for the Morton Reality company were filed with the county recorder today. The capital stock is $30,000. The. purpose of the incorporation is to buy and sell bonds, sell real estate, etc. George Seidel, Henry R. Robinson, Stephen C. Markley, Theodore H. Hill and Alonzo M. Gardner are the incorporators.

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Word has been received of the death at Palo Alto, Calif., of Mrs. William:

Johnson, formerly Miss Ethel Henderson. The body will be brought to the home of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Henderson, 353 Richmond avenue. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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