Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 205, 9 July 1921 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1921.

Sampson's Adventures in the North Sea

Jack Sampson was an American ioy. He was seventeen yeara old, Ave feet four and one-half Inches all, red hair, light blue eyes and i freckled face. lie was a sailor on the sub chast 921. They were scouting on the lorth Sea about one thousand niles from the shore. One beautlul day about ten o'clock a. m. in August, 1918, the lieutenant called out: "Gun crews to action. Bring up powder there. Fritzies've come up hunting for a wallup." Immediately the gun crews were t their stations. The fore and aft uns were relieved of their jackets d powder and shot were carried ,3 on deck. Jack was training the ; iter gun on the base on the coniing tower. Crash went the fore gun, but it nissed about ten feet. The Hun ;ub replied and had better luck, t hit the wheel house and tore it o pieces. Bang went the gun at he aft. Jack had a true aim. The ihell hit the conning tower and ipped it off. The German sub ent another shell amidships and blew It in two. Tfce men rushed up from the cn?ine room, all the men rushed to he boats, but Jack stayed by the run. All the crew deserted the sinking ship and no one paid any attention to Jack. Jack trained he gun at the sub and pulled the rigger. ILLY

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After Billy Jr. left the house where the reception was being held e wandered around not knowing vhere to go. He began to feel onesome and hungry and almost wished he had stayed with the firenen and old One-horn, even if his ife with them was a monotonous jne. Presently, all thought of loneomeness and hunger was driven 'rom his mind by the sight of some oys coming around the corner shipping a large St. Bernard dog hat was hitched to a little cart. When they saw Billy they cried: "Oh, see the dandy goat! Let's catch him and hitch him up to your cart, Ned, and have a race. What do you say; Is it a go?" "You had better let them catch you, stranger," barked the dog, "or hey will club you when they do .jet you." "Not until I have given them a chase," bleated the goat, and with ;hat he stood as If he were going o be an easy catch, until they tried to put their hands on him. Then ho stood on his hind legs ind whirled around like a circus goat, facing thera all the time between tho whirls, so the boys did not know how to get hold of him in this position; besides, they were afraid he would butt or kick them. All this pleased the dog immensely and he laughed until his sides shook. Presently Billy Jr.' aeard cart wheels on the sidewalk and he knew Ned was returning with his cart. As the boy approached, Billy Jr. converted his hind legs, which he had been using as stilts, into kickers. Then with a bleat that meant "Oh, no you lon't!" he jumped over the low ron fence beside which he was standing and disappeared around fhe corner of a big brown stone louse that stood in the middle of v large yard, while, of course, all she boys came tagging after. Hero, he St. Bernard dog, forgetting the wagon he was hitched to, jumped, too, breaking loose as he went over he fence. As Billy rounded the corner of he house he ran Into the laundress vho was carrying in her arms a big basket of clothes piled so high that she could not seo what hit tier until she found herself flat on

Crash! The results were that the sub bounced to the bottom like a chunk of lead. Just as Jack started to slip into the water, the ship dropped from under him and there was a terrible sucking but ho got out alive. He had a life vest on. He swam till the sun had set, but just then there was a whirl alongside and up bounces His Majesty's Submarine B7, opens its conning tower and takes him in. To his great surprise the men who were running it were not sailors, but civilians. They were German spies and had stolen an English sumarine. The spies took him to the man that commanded them. The commander was an English army officer. lie said: "What Is your name?" "Jack Sampson," was the reply. "How many ships has your navy?" "I am not the admiral," Jack replied. "Don't get fresh with me, you Yankee swine, you!" Crash! Biff! Bam! Jack jumped on him when he said swine. Tho Hun drew his revolver, but Jack grabbed it and shot him. Then the navigator and engineer officer rushed in, but met the same fate as their commander. The crew got excited and left the hatches opened. Jack Jumped through the hatch, up on deck. Some Huns

tho ground with her basket overturned beside her. "Now, see what yees have done wid yer ugly black goat a-goin and upsetting all me clane clothes, and the missis that particular as never was! Bad luck to yes. Take him away,." she called as she saw Billy coining toward her again. Billy expected to run around the house and come out on the street, but he was unable to do so, as the opposito side of the yard was enclosed by a high fence which he could not Jump; and hero the boys

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started following but got death instead of Jack. Now, out of the crew of twenty men there were but twelve kit. Just then there was a yell down below and some English prisoners broke lose and started knocking riht anil left. Jack jumped down and shot somo more. By that time they had cleaned up so they threw the dead over board. There were ten prisoners but now they helped Jack handle the submarine. Three days later they came into the English channel and took to the Irish sea. They took tho submarine to Liverpool. Tho English sailors got on other ships. Jack went to an American destroyer. He was made a petty officer in tho United States navy George Seaman Morton, Grade C, Cambridge City.

PROGRAM OF (Continued from rage One) Itichmond as well as in many of the neighboring towns. She is now living near Williamsburg, Indiana. Dance Program is Varied Costumes Attractive The program which will bo presented by the children Saturday evening follows: Dainty Stops, Margaret and Louise Jenkins, "Every Night." Margaret will wear a little black costume and Louise a yellow one. Valse, Joan Groteiullck and Kllen Rartel, "Mello-Cello." Jean will wear a costume of blue, and Ellen, one of pink. Recitation, selected, Marjorle Jtoblnson. Parasol dance. Marjorle Kobinson, "Paper Doll." Marjorle will wear a blue costume. Dancing Leaves; Singing Birds, Pallet, Lucile Stears (Greensfork). Lucile will wear a little blue dress gayly decorated with green leaves and will be accompanied on the piano by Mary Ixiuise Eyden Flying Jtird. Lizota Campbell, "Just like a llainbow" Lizota will wear a '-ostume of pink and white, folk Dance, Hetty Taylor, "Ain't We Got Fun.' Petty will wear a dress and cap of black and yellow merrily trimmed with little bells. Spanish Dance Katherine Meyers with tambourine, piano accompaniment by Mary Louise Eyden. Katherine will wear a Spanish costume t,,of(. ,,iav,.d by Mary Louise Eydon Will lift lillll'fwl tiv tlio Kttiri' Ttlii.iiii- I graph and will bo Gonnett records.

PLAYGROUND LEADER IS OVERCOME BY HEAT

Mr. John Cox, leader of the South Twenty-second street playground, was overcome by heat Wednesday afternoon. It has been suggested that all children interested in this playground bring dahlias and lemonade from time to time to succor him. ANSWERS TO RIDDLES 1. Ada Adam. 2. Captive.

SKEETS LANDS A JOB

CHAPTER 1 "No, Tom's not here this morning, Ivan. He's been workin' down to the Bijou picture show ever since school let out. lie left for work early this morning. Have a nice time to your gian'ma's? Is your ma home?" In order that you will fully understand these statements and questions, let us explain. No sooner had school "let out" in Carson than Skeets, or Ivan Munson, accompanied by his mother, had taken the train for his grandmother's farm, where two weeks were to be spent vacation ing. Skeets Returns When Skeets had returned afber the 14 days he had met with con siderable surprise. The day following his return he had awakened bright and early, dressed, ate breakfast, helped with the dishes and then started out to make calls on his two best pals Tom Burns and Smitty Nichols, whom he had not seen since tho last day of school when he had made his departure from Carson. Arriving at Tom's home, he whistled the usual whistle, expect ing his chum to stick his head out the window and yell, "Wait a min ute, will you; I'll be out." But in stead of Tom sticking his head out, it was Mrs. Burns, his mother. Skeets asked if Tom was home. And Mrs. Burns replied in the words of the first paragraph. And Now to Smitty's Skeets made the necessary answers to Mrs. Burns' questions and then left the Burns yard to go on down the street toward Smitty's. "Funny," he thought to himself, "Tom never said anything to me that he was going to' work this vacation. Must have decided mighty quick." By Ad Carter

SISTER REPUBLICS CELEBRATE TWO DAYS OF FREEDOM YEARLY

Next Thursday, July 14, is Bastille Day, the Independence day of the French republic. It is H friendly thought that for several years past, France and the United States have celebrated the Independence days of both countries. France celebrates our Fourtli of July as well as her Bastille day and we, here in America, honor tho French republic on the Fourteenth of July. Smitty's wasn't far, so Skeets arrived there in just a few minutes. Again he whistled the signal. But there was no Smitty. There was Smitty's mother, however. Skeets Makes a Decision "No, Ivan, he started to work tho other day, and is gone all day. When'd you and your ma get back? Enjoy yourselves? Tell your ma I'm comin' over this afternoon." Skeets turned out of the Nichols yard. "Gosh," he thought, "if both the fellows are working this summer, what am I goin' to do? I sure hate to monkey around here alone. Maybe that's It! I'll get me a job, too. If the other fellows can spend their vacations workin' I guess I can. I wonder where I can get one?" And it wasn't long before Skeets decided that vacation jobs aren't like apples or cherries, hanging around on trees to be had for tho picking. CHAPTER 2 "Guess I'll look through the paper an' see if there's any advertisements for boys in offices or somo place," thought Skeets the next morning. He had awakened someearlier than usual to prepare for his task for hunting a vacation job. But the classified advertisements contained but one call for a boy. A drug store stated that they were in nfed of a soda fountain assistant. Jop Appeals to Skeets The description of the job appealed to Skeets. Soda fountains. Sure, he knew that it would be fun working behind a soda fountain. All the ice cream you want, and everything! He nte his breakfast rather hurriedly. Mrs. Munson and Mr. Munson, too, glanced questioningly at Skeets, but he offered no explanation of his rush. The breakfast dishes taken caro of, Skeets set out for the drug store. It wasn't much of a walk and in 15 minutes he was there. But it was a hot morning and Skeets was not feeling as comfortable as ho would liked when he prepared to enter and ask for the job. He Is Confident "But I'll get it, all right, if I just try." Skeets believed in keeping his courage up even in the face of a hot day. So, assuming the most business-like air he possibly could. he walked stiffly into the store. Behind the counter was a young man, apparently of about Skeets age, cleaning the big wall mirror with a cloth. Skeets coughed slightly to at tract attention, and the boy turned. "I come to see about the job," announced Skeets proudly. "Job? What job?" asked tho boy. "Why, the one you fellers advertised about in the paper. Skeets Gets Merry "Haw-Haw" The boy behind t he counter threw back h is head and hawhawed. "Say, you're good," he laughed. "They ain't no more job around here, kid. I got here first. Don't lay in bed so long." And with j another chuckle that cut deeper nto Skeets than the others had done, the newly made soda fountain assistant turned to his big mirror and continued work. For a moment Skeets felt like jumping over the counter and dragging the young fellow out and giving him a good trouncing. "But, shucks what's the use?" he reasoned, and he walked slowly and dejectedly out of the store. If he only had come down earlier! Maybe he would have landed the job. Oh, well When Skeets crawled into his bed that night, with no vacation job in view, he was a very discouraged boy.