South Bend News-Times, Volume 33, Number 201, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 19 July 1916 — Page 2
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T-J APPUMTAir? TAT A KJ1 A rrT IT TTILTTull DEFER DECISION
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0. K. BILL FOR
POLICEMEN AND
ilWAH UFACTIIRERS BUREAU FORM
MEN RAISE c. C. Hanch Elected Chairman
Council Committee of Whole Approves Ordinance For increase of S10 Per Month.
of New Branch of Chamber of Commerce.
The .rgatuzation of the manufacturers" l-ure.iu of the rh:imlcr of ''omriKrce '.va.s t -nmpleted und the rj i- j i in of renral problems was i ndertakf n .it the meeting of the l;iireau at the i.'li.unkr f Com-
' rr.crct' rooms last niwht C. Ilanrh of the Studebaker c frporation w as chosen to lead the turf au as chairman and . H. Krye ! of the Columbia Mattress company
After weeU of n -' it i t U n . vith Councilman Miliar as the 1 ;h!'t ot the mowrr.ent, an ordinance, was apX'ro.ed )y the eoumil committee ot the whole last flight grantln.; I ir
jnen anl ili enin in th- o.nplov of i
the city a $lu increase a month in!-'-'11 ',cl ;," vice-chairman. K. L. salary. The ordinate v.ill ko into ' ;" di. employed with the South rffevt on Jan. 1. 1 'Jl 7. ami will ap-j lend Woolen rompany. will serve as piy to all men i:, either the tire or J" reta ry and V. A. Weed of the j.olke departments regardless of diver Chilled Plow works is to be irce of power. j the treasurer. Together with these "It h.a. been nine eais situ- t he ; of ticer.s the following ti e will con-
pa ign was started utilizing a dozen different means of advertising and the results were declared to he quit sati"f inc. No decision was reached thouKh j-everal of the members thoii?ht favorably of carrying out such a scheme here. The matter as left open. A nurnher of other general questions were discussed but they were all left open for further consideration. It w;-s- decided, however, to join with the retailers am! wholesalers in the campaign that these two bureaus, are point: to organize to promote the "buy at home" spirit.
C REUS GROUNDS
OFFER S20.0
loemlers of the polle Jijrtment.s leteutd an
ind lire de
stitute
the
increase
Koernini; committee:
in. Warn n Kipple, iJem'ge Gutter Co.:
pay," poinVd out 'oiun ilm.ui Miller:. f. Winkler. Winkler-Clrimm torin a talk before the committee.' p..r: tion ; A. K. Coon, South iiend 'Since that time the co.-t of living j (Jear Co.; Adolph Mattess, Wilson ha increased. .None c.m deny this. J I'rothers ., and .Miles W. O'Brien, Jt is aosolutely necessary that these South Html Iathe (o. men receive mole than ; or 7u a; Adopt (onsfif ution. month. Any man capable or being a j Constitution and by-laws as fireman or policeman - an x to any lIr;iWn ;ip ,)V tn. eominittee of three factory in the t ity and s. cue mot e j ,;,,()inU.(, ,,v th(. theM temporary jnoney than be can by working 1 or j t ha rin; ;iiinclli afu.r the the cuty. The p.di. e ;!nd tite depart-ilM rfl tm.4.tlnK wt.. adopted jm.-nts are haMni; a ditfi.-u!t time , , ;t aM ni;lll In.ini; ;ts tne i:lWrt curing the right kmd of men. .l t;th m . , hl)n.au Tnf.v
lor mis reason, vvnue resr- nations re Pcitig presented continually.) The men find they an get better j jobs in the factories or ! her-.
TO HOSPITAL
Epworth Trustees to Consider Studebaker Heir Aid in Fall.
Wages. ai on the increase and it is ji'-ces.sary for the. city to follow 'the trend." final Heading Next Monda. The previous ordinance provided Jor a 1" tier cent increase in wages.
state concisely the purposes for which the bureau has been organized. They state that the activities of the bureau "shall be tievoted principally to th promotion of the welfare and general interests of the manufacturing industries and of the city of South I'.end and the state of Indiana." With this Held before it and with the powerful companies behind to
At the last meeting the ordinance
was reierreu i..uk in no- com miuee. ßh 0 xhv f.tf.ssarv support there rsCouncilman Miller and others f.. . u - j pr.)Ct j,.., ,, y po ,imU t() thp jlossihiling i $10 a month in Tease. AfterjilU.s of th(i llUIt.au. ;(-operation itmsidcrable discussn.n the amend- wi th uat(hvvord of the orjnent was oflered and the rdinance anization an! this together with :ii ... r. ..:.... I 1 ......... 4
vn. come up iui iin.u lm-uu. nr.u hj( powerful ally, self-interest, will
Monday niyht
Count ilman (.oebel who has been littivc in the agitation lor better vases in the two departments offered a recommendation which will be jnade to the board of safety that arlis" merits be made to uive the fire-Jnt-n iitid polb einen . 1 1 1 r hours and more s.ttlsfaetrory a ; t ton s. lie pointed out that members of either the fire or tolice departments like
newspapermen are on duty U 4 hours! n day and are sdltjtM-t to call at any; time. The question will be taken up with the board of safety ami it is expected that a proper solution w ill ! be evolved. Strike Out ( laiiM'. Wilbur Warner of the St. Joseph Jfeaiing Co., which is inMaHinu the' ?fem heating system in the city ap-; kK?( before the council and sue-; eeded In having a clause stricken from the ordinarue reuuiiint; propnty ihvihts to iustall connections to' Meam lines before, new pain is put j tbwn. The tittlinanc- as it was jueented tt th. Council i,.d imt lemijo : connections with the steam lines,)
providing only for electricity. In son.
lines were included after the ordinance had reached the ounai. Mr. Warner pointed out to the ounil that the heaMng onipanv would rather ' ear the expense of the onne lions than per. nit the property owners t. make the conneetlons
themstdves lit
how c ( that where "f i
onnections have not I een contract-
Und more than ordinary interest and importance to the activities of the bureau. To .ainc Committees. It has been voted by the Association that the uovernin committee bt empowered t apptdnt member to the manufacturer' committee, legislation, industry and labor, finance and any others that the governors deem that it is advisable. The next meeting of the bureau will be upon the call of the Rnvcrnrn. committee which will meet in the near future. I.a k of the proper spirit of the citi.ens of South Bend towards the manufacturers of the city was one of the principal themes before the association last evening. It was reported to be the general experience that local people are wont to make unusual demands upon loci.1 products and in some cases to give the pieference tc foreign goods. Suggestions were received for the cor rection of such a condition of affairs and several of the men pros-
endorsed the suggestion to un-
ad ver-
tising scheme. Toledo's experience with such a campaign was detailed at length as applicable to the local situation. Tob do w as confronted rrltrt innen the same condition of affairs that p:esents itself to the manufacturers
outh I'.end. A city-wide cam-
Members of the board of trustees of Kpworth hospital, to whom the three children of the late Mrs. Clern .t udebaker offered $20,000 on condition that a similar amount be raised ir. rome other way, probably will be ur.able to consider the proposition before late in August or earlv in September. The offer was
made to the trustees Monday, hut lowing to the fact that several mernj 1-ers of the board are out of the city for the puiiimer, it wili be impossi-
l le to take up the matter officially until all of them are in the city. Mrs. Charles A. Carlisle. Clement Studebaker, jr., and Col. (Jerge M. Studebaker will be the donors of the $-'0.000 in case the tmsteei decide to accept the amount and put on a campaign to secure another Jl'O.OOO in order to get the original gift. Cnder the conditions under which the offer was made by Mrs. XUi debaker's children, it will be necessary for some other person or persons to contribute an equal amount. The trustees have not considered plans yet for raising the money. It K- possible that a public campaign to raise funds might conflict with the laws of the South Bend Federation for Social Service, of which Epworth hospital is a member. The rules of this organization provide for only one campaign a year when all of the institutions secure contributions. Should the HC 000 ho secured, it will be used to build art addition to the hospital. Since its construction, additions have been made to the original buildings, but It is said th.it the accommodations are not sufficient to handle all of the patients. The Studebaker family has taken considerable interest in l-'pvvorth hospital. The institution was matle possible when Clem Studebaker assumed $50.(100 worth of bonds for the hospital.
ABOjTTO PASS Real Estate Man Presents Plat of Field to Board of Works.
ON ELEVATION
Officials of Railway and City Will Hold Another Meeting Before Final Action.
The old circus grounds ate about to pass out of existence. S,uth Bend people probably have gone to their last circus on Oliver held on Prairie av.. south of Sample st. F. C. Baff, a real estate man. presented a plat of Oliver's first addition to South Bend, which includes the old circus grounds, at the meeting of the board of works Tuesday night. He also presented a plat of Oliver's second addition, which will be in the southwest part of the city. The plat of the Samuel Cood addition in the northwest section of the city was also presented to the board. All of them will be confirmed. Bids were ordered for the cleaning and deepening of McCartney creek, which runs' from Beck's lake in a northeasterly direction to the river. The water has been backing up in the creek and, according to the people in that district, has caused insanitary conditions. Other business taken up at the Tuesday evening session follows: Resolution on Francis j?t. pipe sewer confirmed and bids ordered; resolution of Miami st. pipe sewer confirmed and bids ordered: assessment roll on grade, curb and walk on Union st. confirmed: concrete made preliminary order on Jacqulth ct.
OINT MEETING ON
as vvattr and' endorsed the suggestion wav the steam : dt-rtake collectively a local
s.wr.D nv juMriMs. Three Northern Indiana Rail w ayCo. workmen saved their lives late Monday afternoon by jumping when a line car on which they were riding upset north of Niles. All of the men jumped olT the side opposite the way the car fell. The cause, of the accident is unknown.
BCBUvAii i.nix'i: Mi:i7rs. . Nine candidates were initiated last night at the regular meeting of the Helena Rebekah lodge No. 72. Three applications were received. It was announced that the sewing circle will not meet until next September.
GAS RATE HALTED
Mayor Gaylor of Mishawaka Seeks More Time to Consider Reduction.
Because Mayor Caylor of Mishawaka wished to have more time to consider the proposed reduction of the nas rate that is occupying tlie attention of South Bend and Mishawaka. the joint meeting of the ofTU cials of the two cities with the ohicials of the Northern Indiana Cias & Electric Co. was not called this a f tcrnoon. It is assured that South Bend will, after July 1, 1 1 7 . enjoy a rate of 90 cents, and. though the population of Mishawaka is very much lower that that of this city, Ue same rate has been offered. The acceptance of this rate will settle the matter by compromise- instead of by the lengthy and costly means of litigation. Mayor flaylor and Mayor Keller held a meeting in the city hall yesterday afternoon at which the matter was thoroughly gone over. In the near future there will be a joint meeting called at which the decisions of the cities will be announced.
The final decision as to the manner of the elevation of the New York Central tracks has been deferred for two weeks in crder that the engineers of the city and of the various roads that are affected may cons der in greater detail the variou.i plans offered at the meeting today. Mayor Fred V. Keller declared yesterday afternoon that there was r.o doubt that the tracks would be elevated but that the exact method and the time that the work is to commence is still under discussion. There are quite a number of practical difficulties that must he solved before any decision will be reached, he said. IIoih for Settlement. After a short recess at noon the conference which was started at 10 o'clock was resumed and it continued until the adjournment at 4:15 o'clock. There is every hope that an amicaMe settlement may be reached though at present the task seems stupendous. Plans and counter-plans were brought forward during the meeting by both the city and railroad officials. The principal plan, of course, pertained to the elevation of the lake Shore tracks but the minor details offered by the Grand Trunk crossing and the Vandalia connection and a hundred other circumstances present distinct problems. Hntl Task Bi;- One. It was found after the meeting had progressed several hours that the question was too great and presented too many angles to permit a tornplete mastery by any of the parties concerned in the short time offered. It was, therefore, considered advisable to postpone the final decision until such a time as would allow a thorough study.
Our Tea Room Electrically Cooled. .Robertson Bros. Co. Did you ever eat one of Our Specially Prepared Salads?
BEAUTIFUL SUMMER WAISTS. Just in, a very special lot of Tub Silk W'aisis, very handsome qualities. Priced $1.98. Very Special 15 dozen beautiful Lingerie Waists ot voile and organdies. Priced $1.98. Neu Lingerie and Organdie Waists just came. Frills and daintv collars. Priced $1.50, $1.98, $2.50 to $5.00. Special showing; Gf Mid-summer Middv Blouses at 59c and $1.00.
Special Summer Kimonos $1.00. . Made of beautiful Japanese Crepes; pinks, blues, light grounds. .lust the garments fnr gcin av.u At the lakes.
TO REORGANIZE M. P.
'iorKP .1. (iould Agrees to Participate in Hallway Plan.
ms act:. "She trumped Iiis ace." Did he say anything V" "He couldn't have saiil more if he had been married to her."
NKW YORK, July 19. George J. Could, representing the (lould cstai has agreed to participate in the i eorsanization of the .Missouri Pacific railway, in accordance with plans proposed by banking: interests some months am), it was announced after a. meeting here of the executors of the estate. Mr. Gould will deposit the estate's holdings of Missouri Pacific securities under the reorganization plan, which now, it was said, can he carried into effVet.
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK Wiltonliall.' Unarmed. Sent Down. !as Lloyds. LONDON. July 19. IJoyds announces that the J'ritish steamer Wiltonhall has heen sunk. She was v narmed. Available shipping records don't contain the recent movements of the Wiltonhall. which was last reported at Karachi. India. May The Wiltonhall was a vessel of 7 tons. She was built at Sunderland in 1901 and was owned by the Wiltonhall Steamship company, ltd., of I'.ristol.
Scientists in both France and Germany are seriously tryin? to ascertain if there is any value in the divining rod for locating underground water and metals.
Are vou in need of a Trunk, Suit Case or Traveling Bag? We are offering special values in particularly desirable traveling outfits. Trunks. 6 very special Wardrobe Trunks, reduced from $25 to $19.50. 15 34 inch, round end, Full Sized Reinforced Trunks, two trays; SI 5.00 value, at $9.95. Other dependable Trunks from $5.00 to $25.00. Men's Summer Night Shirts 89c. Men, have you Thin Night Shirts? Here is an opportunity to et the bi, roomv, hot weather Night Shirts for 89c. We place on vale a very Special lot of Fine Nainsook and Cambric Night Shirts, extra large; all white; usually SI. 25. While they last 89c. Special Lot of Brighton Pajama Union Sleeping Garments for $1.00. Made of Crepes, Nainsooks and Cambrics.
Traveling Bags 16, 18 and 20 inch.
Made of genuine leath
er. Priced $3.95, $5.00
to $10.00. Full line of Shawl Straps, Trunk Straps, Automobile Cases, Lunch Chests, all priced for Quick Clearance.
Men's and Boys' Summer Underwear. These values are exceptional and are seconds of qualities selling at double the price. Men's Athletic Union Suits made of Dimities and Nainsooks, special 39c Men's line Summer weight k'nit Union Suits, 69c, 95c. Men's Poros Knit Union Suits 69c. Bovs' Athletic Union Suits 25c Boys' All He Needs Union Suits 50c. Bovs' Poros k'nit Union Suits 39c.
Handsome New Felt Sport Hats. We have just received a special selection of Phipps Midsummer Sport lht Priced $5.00, $7.00, $8.50, $10.00 and $15.00.
Suit Cases.
A wonderful collection to choose from, and we oiler you these lixtraordinarv Values: 24 inch Japanese Straw Matting:, Steel Frame Suit Cases for $1.00. 24 inch Fibre Suit Cases. Steel Frame, $1.00. Other Mattinc; Suit Cases
$1.50 to $5.00.
Special Over Night Cases -cretonne lined, $2.98 and
$3.50.
Special 26 inch Travelin-
Bags, with Trav, 14 inches
deep, 26 inches'-ong-, $5.00.
Summer Wash Goods All New. 50 pieces of New Tissue Ginghams 25c yard. Beautiful pinks, greens, grevs and black and white. 25 pieces New Printed Voiles, 40 inch. 25c yd. Handsome Printed Batistes. 12i2cyd. Beautiful Sheer Printed Mills, 40 inch, 19c yd. Plain Colored Sheer Organdies, 35c yd. Immense line of Snort
Mnpe skirtines 35c yd.
Says Railways Must Treat Men More As Humans
NKW YORK. July 1. Humanizing influences must be injected by railroads into their relations with employes if ruptures and disturbing controversies are to be avoided, the federal board of arbitration which ist hearing wajje demands of union telegraphers on the New York Central and Nickel Plate lines, was told Tuesday by H. W. Perham. president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers. Mr. Perham and T. M. Pierson, vice president of the union, summed
up the employes' ca.se, and the closing arguments for the railroads were made by T. XV. I'vans and A. S. Ingralls, assistant peneral managers of the New York Central lines. "Railroads heretofore have been too eager for profits," Mr. Perham said. "Men will not indefinitely remain quiescent if treated as automatons or machines. "It is best for all that no lest of strength be necessary, and, when we cannot agree, consent to abidp by the judgment of others." Mr. Evans said the notion seemed to prevail among employes that 1916 would be a good year in which to make a "killing." "The demands we have received this year have been numerous." he said. "I am sorry that the telegraphers now seem to have fallen into the same path as others a strike vote to be followed by mediation and then arbitration." The board then took the case un-
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tame diseases Cut Inconvenience, Sn'.i t y n'l drtionin't.
der advisement and jt w,v announced a decision probably would be reached within 1 ') ds.
hot sTi rr. 'Good .Sunday yarn th:-,'" d clared th' rvchanzo i-jdr. "Parson doubts that Jonah lived thr") days in whale's belly."
"Great:" agreed th" .-' ind iy tor. "Interview Jonah ar.I gt photo of the vh.i!p."--Jii1!'f.
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mI lir. mains h.t' it laid in rihr i accommodate ih-w business xvitb'Mit trarim; ui the streets. It v. pointed out thai ;it every .-treet Tossing, tour-way m.iir.s are l--irr-; i laid, permitting t:'"v lines tu be run ; In the other i;reitin t alles. The, new lines can then !.. bud in the ' sillevs and thi will pievt nt th- te ar- ; IPg up -f .streets. ( ne of the prinip.il points ,ro;ii;iit out Mi. WarTier was that it is impossible t" have a pip-? nuiiK'cti"!) with a blind end , üs would I r.et-essnry und r the ordinance. Steam " e apor.ites rapidly and voiil.l be er expensive to thompany if allow cd to colleit in the blind v nne t ions v here i : i u 1 a t io n s would be prevrnted.
THE
PUPPE
By
IDorothy Bradford.
QUESTION -JUICE" EXPORT OTTAWA. t'-p!.. .lulv r.. The question of piohibitinc the evpoi; f electric power from t!ir Canadian ude of Niauara Falls i - tin tier consideration, it w.is b.irm-d Tuestl.iv in government ir les. The inland revenue (i,,p-""tine! t, which ha control of such matters. In r.-terr-d it to the Ontario provtrn ial cow rumen? and the 'maman Niacara Powfr company for settlement.
To Overcome Sunburn, Tan, Freckles, Wrinkles
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BRIGHT lights, gay music, and laughter. At the Trelicrns' country tome a hou39party was in full swing. Jim Shclton Fat alone In an obscure corner u the veranda away from it all. He nevr :c;uembored feeling so utterly out ot place b--Torc After ten years of the Canadian prair! oii forgets how to talk "small talk," how to 'jur.ee without treading on one's partner's toes, ft :xd even how to flirt in dimly lit. palm fcreenpa corners. He realized how cordially he detested 'social gatherings" of this sort, an 1 wondered Low it was possible that ten years aj;o he had endued tlim as much an the immaculate, vapid looking youths appeared to be doing tonicht. It was a stroke of bad luck that Jim She1.'. on should have visited his old friends, the Trt-herns, just when their house was full of guests; but there were only a few weeks left of hi? tr.ree motitas' holiday in Kncland. and h had faithfully promised a visit before returning to his farm "out West." Suddenly his thoughts and solitude were disturbed by a soft rustle of silk skirts, and, quickly glancing up. lie found 1'eegy Trehern at his side. He remembered her as a pretty, fragile girl of eleven or twelve when he left the moil.er-cotintry : rtüw his eyes rested on a tall. ?lender girl-woman, exquisitely dainty, with wiul rose coloring and eye? that suddenly reminded him of panties. He had had very little chance of talking to r.er during the three days he had been staving at the ho ist-, for she seemed always to be surrounded h an eager group of youths, whose Rdniiration for their hostess's pretty daughter v a- upalisuied. I'egy sank into a chair next to Jim's, and leaned back among the soft black sacin cushion; t.:at fonuvd an ideal background for her gulden hair. "! t come io disturb our peace, Mr. Shel-t.-u. sh? said, with her little, rippling l?ugh. 'i u: tlicu if dancing, aad hopelessly bored
with all ruy partners." The man regarded her solemnly. "Why 'Mr. Shelton?" he asked. "It always used to be Mira. " She flushed. "Oh, well, I'll call you Jim if you like, and you must rail me Peggy." "Of course I shall call you Peggy," he said. "Youll always be a kiddie to me. ' She pouted sjightly, and her eyebrows drew together in a little frown. Then she rested her hand lightly on Hhelton's sleeve. "I want you to tell me all about Canada," she said. "I think it must be simplv lovelv over there!" For a foment he hesitated. Then: "Youd hate It!" he said shortly. "Hate It? I'm sure I shouldn't! Why, I love riding! And think of the gallops I could have across the prairie, in a cowboy hat. short skirt?, and those ripping high-topped riding boots!" Peggy's face flushed with enthusiasm at this mental picture of herself. Shelton smiled grimly. "You've been getting your idea of Canadian I iff from the pictures." he said drily. "The real thing's very different. It consists of work rough, hard work from early morning till late at night. You'd have enough of it in less than a couple of days." "I'm not a child!" she exclaimed petulantly. "Yes. ou are worse than that, fan you cook and scrub?" 'No; of course not! There's never been any r.eed for it!" she anMrd, rather taken aback by the abrupt qaestion. "Can you sew?" "A little; bat I hate needlework." "Can you harness and groom your own horse?" "N-nn; I've never tried." "Very well, then, you'd be about a? useful as .that ridiculous apology for a dog you make sr.rh a fus9 of. You're not the type of woman Canada wants. You'd best stay where you are. I eggy. We've no time for dancing and flirting (;". there." His face was expressionless but h'.j! tone cut her. "I don't see why you should talk to me like that!" she said, with a little show of temper.
Jim Shelton leaned forward in his chair, and the firm, straight mouth softened a little. "See here. Peggy." he said more gently. "I'm a lot older than you; I feel old enough to be your father almost. I was fond of you as a kiddie, and I could be fond of you now. That's why it makes me so sick, to see all those callow schoolboyshänging round you wherever you go, to hear their Inane remarks. an4 to know that that sore of thing amuses you!. Do you know. little girl, you remind me of a butterfly a pretty, giddy little thing that flutters about happily enough in the sunshine and the sheltered paths of life; but submit it to the cold and the storms, and It just crumples up and dies!" Then his voice suddenly became almost pleading. "Don't you ever have a wish to be of some use in the world. Peggy? Don't you want to live instead of being a mere puppet?" Up till then Peggy had kept her face away from him, her eyes on the rustling, moonlit poplars in the garden below; but as he finished speaking she turned and met his Meady, searching gaze. To Shelton's surprJte, he saw the parsy depths were brimming witlf tears and the little under-lip was trembling. 'Nobodv has ever put it to me like that before." she said simply. "I've always Just tried to see how much fun I could get out of life." Quite suddenly the man felt h.mself an outsiken brute, and ialized that he wanted to crush the girl in his arms and kiss the little, quivering mouth back to laughter. Abruptly he rose to his feet, pushing back his ciiair. As he did so a tall youth with a shining head stepped out on to the veranda. With mingled feelings of annoyance and relief. Shelton turned to the girl. "Come. Peggy.' he sal-d. "Your partner is waiting for you!" Jim Shelton did not return to Canada after all. Just a week before sailing the war broke out. and Jim, one of the very first to answer his country's call, cancelled his berth and put on khaki. Then followed six months of parades. fatigue?, route-marches, dreary and monotonous enough once th novelty of 'being a soldier" had worn off. Yet Private helton alwaj
about his work whistling, and was rarely heard to grumble. Ever since that night at the Treherns Peggy's face had haunted him continually. Often he reproached himself for having spoken to her with such brutal candour; he remembered so distinctly the hurt, troubled look that had replaced the laughter In her eyes. Also he remem'Aered that sudden mad longing to take her Tn his arms, revealing to him that which he had tried to hide from himself during those three brief days the knowledge that he loved her. Jim Shelton had always considered himself a strong man, but the desire to see that dreamface Just once more before he left England proved stronger than all his resolutions. And to. when his six days' final leave came along. Jim found himself walking once more up the quiet country road that led from Harewood Station to the old gray house that had been the home of the Treherns for the past few centuries. On the right of the road straggled the few village shops; to the left lay the many acres of Spragg's farm. The cackling of geese and the backing of a dog reached his ears; then a girl's voice, clear and swet, rang out: "When, back, Brorfcho! Hold still, can't you? You little wretch!" The . blood went coursing madly through Shelton's veins. He turned his head sharply, and his eyes rested on a little figure beside a young chestnut horse, whose tossing head and quiveringnostrils betrayed its restlessness and uncertain temper. A little figure, clad in a short skirt, leggings, and soft felt hat. Jiru went close to the fence and leaned over. "Hello, Peggy!" he said. She swung around like a flash. "Jini!" she ga?ped. and her whole face flushed wih pleasure. "What on earth are you doing?" "I'm a farm-hand. Jirn!" she explained, with a touch of pride In her voice. "I've been doing this for months no. You see, I wanted to do something for my country, and. as I'm hopeless at nursing, or anything like that. 1 rct. old Mr. Spragg to take me on. I'm learning to do everything from planting mangold-wurzels to cleaning out pigstys. And, now, what are you doi here?'
After he had explained matters he a'jlt1 over the fence, and put a caressing Land on the chestnut's neck. The animal, however, fppmed to resent the familiarity, and barked rigorously. "It's Rucking Broncho " Peggy exp'air.ei apologetically. "H's a terror, and I'm tryms to break him In." "He's the sort of horse you'd hav.- to maraee out in Canada." said Jim. uith a srr.l. "I'd like to see you on his back, Peg!" Peggy's mouth straightened in'o a determined line, and her eyes sparkled. Without a nord, and with the skilful grace of an ade;d horsewoman, she swung herself into tne saddle. Hucking Rroncho. thorou?hly startled by th unexpected weight on hi- back, stood nearly upright on his hind legs for a few second.-, and then made off at a breakneck s; eed. Peggy had lost the re;n. but she clun? on desperately to the anima'Y i.-ck. Ji:r. caught one glimpse of her set. -Ahite face as. wi:u a hoarse little cry, he dashed after the runaway Then, to his horror, the horse tumb!d. ar.d Peggy fell in a motionless hap on the gra.-s. It seemed to Jim's distorted mind that he would never reach her. Ages he me 1 to ;-a. before he lifted hr in his arms. "'Oh. my darling ray little darling!" he muttered. To his intense relief she opened her eyes, and a little smile flickered across he white face. "Jim!" she said. "Dearest!" He carried her acro.-s to the farm and laid her on the broad t ouch In the sitting louni, while the greatly distressed Mrs. prag saw that the trap was got ready to take her Lome. She was not seriously hurt--only a little truteed and haken. Sh riurn: pathetically to Jim's hand, and drew him down b side her. "ETer since that ni?' '. when you called me a 'puppet' I've teen trying fo hard to be cf some us in th world! she paid. "Jim. will you take me tack to Canada with you after thwar?" "My wonderful Pegy!" he whisjT'M Til take you hack and teach you ho to Vj-'. She raised herrelf a little, an 1 twLc-.-d Lr soft arms about his n-ck. 'Sf.irt teaching ra now!" she 6x:.
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