Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 137, 21 April 1917 — Page 15

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, APRIL 21, ln .

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When Phyliss Learoed a Lesson

BY RENA M. MANNING, Economy, Ind.

"I want to go skating," begged Phyliss Newton of ber mother who had been patiently listening to such remarks for the last half hour. At last, however, Mrs. Newton's patience gave way, and stopping between her travels from work table to stove, she exclaimed rather impatiently, "Now Phyliss, you have heard what I have said about you

going; you have a bad cold and if

you were to go out in this cold wind you would certainly become sick. But this once I am going to let you

have your way. Do just as you please and see what happens. For my part, I think you had better go in the living room and read that

book Mary Holah lent you," and Mrs. Newton continued with her doughnut making.

Phyliss considered a moment and

then quietly slipped to her room

.where she wrapped up as warm a3

possible, threw her skates over her shoulder, and started down the long

hill behind the Newton home which

led to the Bkatlng pond. She could see the tefs and girls skating here and there in their brightly colored

reefers, caps and scarfs.

Half way down the hill Phyliss

stopped, undecided as to whether

she should go on or obey her mother. Her conscience said, "You

had better go back. Your mother

knows best and you know It." Then Phyliss thought of all the fun she would miss, and started once more

toward the pond, determined to put aside the feelings of her conscience. Phyliss was a good skater and soon she was gliding across the pond, turning and coming back to the other side. At last she grew tired of going the sa me way and 'she and Mary Holah, her chum, became partners' and chose a route leading all Vpl" Tl! O T 0 1t1ini1 4tlA TV5ll

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Phyliss began to feel that her mother had heen wrong in making such statements, for in the bracing air, among a merry crowd of boys and girls, she felt quite different. She and Mary were half-way around the pond skimming along smoothly when Phyliss suddenly noticed a hole, not more than three feet in front of them. It was where" some one had broken the ice to fish. If

Phyliss had been skating by herself

she could easily have dodged the

hole, but with Mary clinging to her,

it was impossible. In another in

stant she gave a scream and found

herself up to her shoulders in icy

water. Luckily they had been skat

ing near the edge of the pond, so where Phyliss fell in it was only " about four feet deep. Mary had

escaped the hole, but had fallen to the ice and lay as if frozen to the

spot, too surprised to move.

"Run for help," gasped Phyliss.

"Go, I say." ,

But Mary still lay looking unbelievingly at Phyliss, as though she

were in a dream. "Go, I say," Phyliss again com

manded, "if you don't I shall freeze

to death."

With an effort Mary pulled her wits together and skated as she had never skated before, calling for help

as she did so. Help soon came and the freezing Phyliss was lifted from the icy water, laid on a sled, and quickly drawn up the hill to her

home. Here she was soon out of

her wet clothes and into dry ones, and laying wrapped in warm blank

ets on the couch, she chilled and chilled. And her fever beiran to

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ner muiuer uctouiB auiiuitsu turn .eent for the doctor. Just as the doctor entered, Phyliss gave a harsh cough which caused the doctor to look rather grave. , After testing her lungs and taking her" temperature, "he looked even graver, but Phyliss was too nick to notice that. She only wished she had done, as ber mother Had commanded - and then she might not be freezing and burning up, at the same time. . "I am afraid," 'said the doctor to Mrs. Newton, "(hat your daughter has the pneumonia. I shall call

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Mr. Newton. "There Is hope," h said, "I roust go as I have a ver important case in Ncllesburg. ? have left directions with your doc tor, so I could do no better thai be. 1 will send a nurse out fron Nobleshurg," and with a tip of hi. bat he was gone. . Slowly but surely the fever re ceded and Phyliss awoke. "Oh, Pn so tired," was all she said, and im mediately dropped : asleep again This time however it was a strengtl giving sleep and in a few hours eh; again awoke, much stronger. ?. "Why . there ' is ' father," v. she ex claimed, "why did you come horn; so soon when we weren't expecting you until next month, and when did we get all those beautiful flow

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that you needed me, Phyliss," ex plained ber father, "and since yoi are so much better I will leave to mnrrnw afternoon. Thn flowprs an

what your friends have sent you.' "Have I been as sick as that?' questioned Phyliss. "So sick, tha you had to come all the way fron Utah to Michigan?" , "Yes dear, yp have been very very sick, but you are better now and you must go to sleep again st . you will be all fresh for tomorrow It is nine o'clock now." ' Phyliss closed her eyes. Shr thought and thought trying to recoL lect what had caused this sickness Then she suddenly remembered." I had been the hole in the ice, am'' she had not obeyed her mother. I . she had done as her mother hat ' told her, she would not have causer, all of the extra expense and troublf She heard someone enter the.roorr and opening her eyes, saw it was her mother. ' i " "Is there anything you want, dear?" asked her mother bending ever her. :'Ycs," said Phyliss, "V want to tell you that I am sorry 1 disobeyed you, and. I am always going to mind you after this, for you always know best." And shr

kissed her mother a happy goof, night. '

DO YOU KNOW?

Can you hear the show wagons go rumbling past? Can you see the balloon man going by? Can you feel that circus thrill in the air, when the steam caliope is wheezing out its tunes, and the lions are roaring, the polar bears weaving back and forth in their cages, and the funny old clowns go ambling past on their donkeys, tipping their white cone hats and calling out, "Hello Mable!" to all the pretty girls along the street. If you can't feel all that yet, you better begin pretty soon because Robinson's circus will be here this very week, and ypu want to make the most of it. Aren't circuses the most fun? Do you know how they really began? A long time ago when Rome was the greatest city in the world and the Romans were conquering the world, the great generals would celebrate their wonderful victories by collecting all the queer animals and interesting people and beautiful works of art they could find in the foreign countries, and then bring them back to Rome to have a great parade through all the streets. One of the most interesting things in the Robinson circus will be the five war elephants. There are thirty elephants in the show, but these five were trained for military tactics in India, and now it is said that they can go through the drills as well as the best trained human being. These elephants

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will prick up their huge flappy ears at the first sound of a gun shot, and show plainly to. their trainers that they are anxious to be out on the "firing line." . - The keeper has to be especially careful about Bolivar, the great elephant giant who has to wear an extra heavy foot chain to keep him from stampeding into the Main tent when he hears the cannon fired during the military tournament which Is

part of the program. Last summer when Boliver was in San Francisco with the circus, his keeper took him out along the shore where a big defense gun waa being fired

at a floating target, but do you think the deafening

thunder of the powerful gun frightened Boliver? Scarcely. He even snorted with pleasure and waved his trunk about to show his satisfaction. Then they put one of the rapid fire guns on his back, and after he had risen to his full height, the soldier who manned the gun made a record in rapid firing which stands today. , .

These war elephants have been offered to our

War Department for service, and probably would be of advantage to the rapid-fire squad. So you can remember to look for these elephants in the circus next Friday and enjoy them along with the rest of the show. ' .

j. wno was i ne Lime uiam j 2. Whom did Jefferson Davi;

i once denounce as. "The Little Pole-

Star from Georgia?" 3. Who was 'called "The Mongrel"? , 4. Who was called "The Man-o' the Revolution".? 5. Who was "The Puritan Cap tain"? - ; 6. Who was called "The Expounder of the Constitution?" ; , 7. Who was called "The School master of the Republic?" 8. Who waa called "The Apostli of Liberty?" . 9. Who was called "The Ameri can Socrates"? ;, 10. Who was called "The Indiar Apostle"? (Answers next week) Williatr Gordon, St. Mary's School.

each day and whenever you need

me.

The next day when he called he went away looking very grave Indeed. Mrs. Newton noticed the look and read his thoughts, a nerv

ous terror seising ner. - isne tele

graphed for Mr. Newton who was

in Utah on a business trip. He tele

graphed back, "Be there Friday on the three o'clock train." And he was. ; It seemed as though he had arrived in a nick of time. The doctor

was there as he had been all the night before and that day, and Mrs. Newton was bending over Phyliss gently smoothing back the curls from the hot little face on the pillow, with tears in her eyes. The same terror that had seized Mrs. Newton now seized Mr. Newton as he stood speechless and white In the doorway. Mrs. Newton heard a slight sound, and turning ran to him. "Oh George, the doctor thinks there 13 no hope. Wc have telegraphed for

the best doctor in the state and he will be here in an hour." Here she broke out in a passion of sobs. The great doctor came. "It Is only a question of time," he said, "it she is still weaker In an hour, there is no hope, and if she seems a little stronger then there is hope." Mr. and Mrs. Newton knelt by their daughter's bedside, hoping and praying, while the two doctors watched every breath of the feverish girl. In a half hour the doctor touched

MARTHA'S VISIT TO THE FAIRIES Martha was always lonesome and wandered about all day. Ono day she thought she would go our and look for fairies. She packed up a basket of food and went ovcinto the woods. She talked to thr squirrels and about dinner time shr thought she would eat. Just as shr was about to eat, a rabbit jurape' up beside her and she fed the rab bit with lettuce and gave him wa ter. But just-as both got done eat ing, the rabbit changed into a lady. (She was a fairy). , She said she would take Martha and show hei to the queen of the fairies. Mar tha said all right, and they walked a little ways until they came to t tree. The, fairy knocked three times and the door swung open and the two walked in. The queen of the fairies was very glad to ner Martha. She was very pleased with Martha being so kind. Aftev that Martha visited the fairies every day. One . day the fairies Invited Martha to a party. When she started home they all gave her presents because they would not see her any more and she lived happily ever after. Mildred Gard ner, 6A grade, Warner Bchool.

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