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The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24

~AIl right" came in a little shout
from behind. Wed onght TO stop,
though"
''oh, stop. STOP" vailed Amanda Sell
by, her voice sufTocated by sobs. Oh, 1
wish I'd never come. Why don't you
make him stop this awful thing, Joe
Martini You ought to be ashamed. I'll
tell my father-you-se -if-I-don't
OH
Joe, with head bent over the mechan-
ism he had never seen before. was try
ing TO move the brake in different ways
His whole soul was in the eyes with
which he scanned the complicated parts.
A line ne had read somewhere fioated
through his brain.
Act we'll your part There all the
honor lies.
Was IL his part TO stop that onward
driving machine? Was 1t up TO him.
little Joe Martin. 10 do something that
should save the lives not only of his
companions but his own as well. His
brain grew wild with the rapidity of his
frenzied thinking as the car rushed on
So far they had met nothing on the
road. How long would this phenomena
fortune last?
Suddenly from some unseen part OF
the car came report like that of a
pistol. Arnold suppressed an ejacula-
ton OF thankfulness. Something had
surely broken II only it Were some
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fl Were Rich
HELEN HooRMAN,


80 Hermann Street Aged Is Years
NNE beautiful morning as ] avoke
from ny sleep the sun Was
shining brightly and I made up
~ mind at once 70 take q stroll over
the hills. 7 got ny breakfast and
called ny dog and We were of in 10
taiuutez- Taking different path than
Ee expected 10 take. We walked and
walked urtn we came TO q pasture
There we saw hsrder driving some
sheep. Ee said TO me-
~HaTe you seen any sheep as you
came in the PASTURE
said. "No."
The herder walked on ver9 sadly.
thinking about the sheen he had lost.
Ny dog and I walked on until we
came 70 a creek II was pretty wide
so 7 had 70 take or ny shoes and
stockings and wade across TO the other
SIDE, then. 70 nv sstonfshment. saw
3 lamb So I ran after II and caught
ft I'D in nE arms and ran after the
herder- When I caught up with him
gave him the lamb and told him
where 7 found IT, Then he told me
tne clear. cool water 50 on I walked
until 7 came 10 th- creek I had a
cup with me. but as I bent down TO
dip the cup in the water some one
seemed 10 say, do not drink from the
CUP. drink with yOasr hands / put
down the cup and took my hand. As
soon as the water touched my hands il
Whispered. Drink OF me and 1 VIII
bring YOU 10 hole IN the HILL
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Mays Party Dress
HELEN HICKMAN.
1890 Virginia Street. Berkeley

KIM sorry. DEAR said Mrs Sher-
man. but I don't see how COULD
possibly get your dress finished.
II you keep baby l will see If I can,
but In afraid not"
May was q very unhappy little girl.
Just 10 think OF not being able 10
wear her long promised new dress.
she ran angrily out of the sewing room
into the garden and threw herself
under tree. ION, dear! Oh. dear" she
kept saying to herself. Il just won't
mind Baby Ruth she's just as cross
as can be. My first really big party,
and TO have to wear an old dress.
Mamma ought to finish my new dress
anyway"
May didn't stop to think how tired
her mother was with Baby Ruth. and
began TO think herself greatly abused.
She thought so much about herself
that she was soon in tears.
DO stop that Stiffness said a voice
in her ear, 'or 1 shall certainly not
warn you. You can just be flower
Why" said May. wonderingly. who
are you?" She looked all around Her
eyes happened to light on tiger lily
Sure enough, little face peeped out
of the center.
Cant you stop staring?' the face
said
oh" said May. 4 didn't mean TO.
And please, what did you mean BY me
being a fiower?''
Just wait and 1 will tell YOU said
the face. Now be Still and quit that
crying. There that's better. Well. TO
begin with my father was a very fine
violinist. My mother is dead. So my
father left me with 4 very strict old
aunt, who lived in the country, while
he went abroad.
Il was very unhappy I had been
used to my own way all the time.
But Aunt Mehitabel was very, very
strict with me. Ny name was Edith
Jane Aunt Mehitabel called me Jane
II had always been called Edith be-
fore). l never did like Jane. l did
everything 1 could TO tease Aunt Me-
hitabel. Oh, dear, ! was very naughty.
Aunt MehitabeI made samplers when
she was little, so L had TO, too. 1 never
liked to sew, so yols may know / didn't
do the sampler willingly.
One day everything seemed to go
wrong. Ny thread tangled, and / gave
it a jerk. So. of course. the sampler
went all into a pucker. And then
was very naughty. for 1 threw it be-
hind chair and ran out the front door
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Supposing your father comes" OBJ
5ected Lucy. She was only u and a
year younger than the other girls.
What do you think he'd say?"
chuckled Arnold. We're going TO
make a dash down this old cowpath
thatu make q steam engine look sick
he jumped IN front, landing beside the
bewildered Joe All ready? Here she
goes. Isn't she a dsndy?"
He had opened the throttle under
meath his hand. and the big car, feel
ing hand on her steering wheel be-
gan 10 hum Gathering speed slowly,
as Arnold cautiously raised her notch
IN his exhilaration, she droned along
the wide road as swiftly and smoothly
as a swallow skimming the earth with
extended wings
shes a corker," cried Arnold.
Won't dad be surprised when I tell
him what I can do2 He thinks nobody
Caesar. she's going some though, Amt
she. Don't get scared" he called
patronizingly TO the three girls crowd
ed into the back seat.
We're not scared came from
calm little voice II belonged to Lucy
Pratt. always the last to disobey or
ders and the first 10 take the conse-
ouences. Annie Murray was clutching
the leather cushions and Amanda SeIby
was looking away.
Why. this isn't going much after
al" SCORED Arnold. Guess I'll lift
her another notch. I want 10 see what
she can really do
"Oh. don't. Arnold" begged Annie
seizing wildly al her hat as II threat
ened TO disappear Were going aw-
fully fast now Aren't we most 10
the last tree? And how are we ever
going 20 turn around7-
Don't lose faith in your uncle" sang
Arnold from the front seat We aren't
going TO turn around just yet Say,
girls. hold on now"
The three girls started an excited
chorus OF protests. Joe held his cap
on with both hands. Arnold turned q
laughing defiant face over his shoul-
der just as the big car gave 3 sort Of
lurch forward and the trees and fences
began 10 hy past in a green and white
blur
What's the mat-ma tter2T quavered
Amanda Selby. vainly trying TO make
her voice steady. whats Ow" Lucy.
gentle little Lucy had pinened her so
vigorously that IN sheer amazement
she sat down abruptly on the floor
Of the car and remained silent
Nothing" shouted Arnold in reply.
How do you like flying? Sit up, Joe.
Never mind your old hat. ItI be
long tine before we can do this again.
Oh. it's bully"
Fences, trees. houses. cattle in the
fields Ehirled past IN & streak SO
far as could be seen. the road was
empty II was lonely country high
way and seldom used by teams. Ar
mold inwardly blessed his stars that
this particular road had been given him
for his initial effort in running g big
machine. His hand was steady on the
steering wheel and his eyes never left
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so Aunt Hetty wouldn't see me. She
was in the kitchen
i ran out through the pasture into
the woods I ran quite a ways and
then lay down in the grass near a
monster mushroom I looked around
for awhile and l decided 1 would -ry TO
go 10 sleep
when l awoIe it was getting dark
I raised up and there on the biggest
mushroom sat a diminutive creature
with large wings There was another
little creature sitting on nearby
mushroom.
Now said the first little creature.
angrily. Jane is a very naughty child.
In fact. I think 1t is time for her 10 be
changed into a flower
"They had paid no attention whatever
to me. So I got up and stood in front
OF the little creatures I don't want
TO be a flower 1 said. and who are
your
Indeed she of the big mushroom
said. I am the fairy queen. And that's
Tip; she's my messenger Tip was the
other tiny creature.
The fairy queen looked at me a
moment and then said. I turn all the
naughty children into flowers When
they change a great deal allow them
to have their own forms again Now.
Jane she said am going to change
you TO a tiger lily. I shall watch you
all the time When you are very good
you can go back to Aunt Mehitabel'
The next moment 1 found myself
here in your garden. This all hap
pened a long time ago. The fairy
queen viTited me last night. She told
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teIephonad ahead. for knots OF anxious,
curious faces could be glimpsed against
a background Of pale dust Shouts OF
advice ana warning reached their ears
in a confused medley. To hear was
impossible. The exhaust of the car was
like that OF steam engine. Would II
never, never. wear itself out2 Arnold
remembered. with a sickening thrill,
that the car was a brand new one. that
it had been put in first class order for
a trial run and that probably the ma
chine was good for a whole days run
And just then Lucy Pratt grasped his
arm
oh" she gasped. The baby. the
baby. lookT'
in the middle of the road, which was
much narrower here, being. in fact a
sort of passage way 10 the wider road
beyond. stood a tiny tot; the tiniest.
Arnold felt, that he ever remembered
seeing Her hands filed with a medley
of playthings. her light curls blowing
in the wind. and her short white skirts
huttering like the petals Of a flower.
she lifted little sunbrowned arms to the
children bearing down upon her in
the car not the length OF a field away.
The three girls in the tonneau were
on the floor in a huddled heap. hiding
their eyes. and making tnarticulate
noises of horror and sympathy. Joe
Martins chubby cheeks were white as
ashes as he vainly fumbled with the
unyielding brake. He did not dare look
at the road, but he felt Arnold CULVER
and felt rather than saw, the wheel
thrust into his stiffened. hands
They were Rwfully near now. and
Joe obeying an impulse he never
could define, whirled the wheel 10 the
81, v,14cr -
be room TO pass between the baby
and the elm fringed path at the side
of the road In a second he saw II
was useless and like fash. came the
thought of the choice he might make.
Should he sacrifice the baby. or run
the machine into a tree and take the
consequences for himself and his COM
panions? Then he saw what Arnold
was going 10 do. and he suddenly grew
very quiet.
Joe had never in his life gloried in
Arnolds fine muscles. even in a hot
fight with an opposing baseball team.
as he did in that moment when he
OWNED instead of seeing that Arnold
had thrown his weight slender one
it was-on the side OF the car. and
was now leaning far out, supporting
himself by bracing his feet One
instant. there was a swift picture
the baby, smiling. dimpled. expectant-
the next a downward sweep Of an arm,
a fash and hutter of something white,
and three girls and two boys shifting
openly without a thought of shame
The baby lay Growing and gurglfng
in the seat where Arnold had dropped
her Joe still held the wheel They
were Just rounding a curve when Joe
gave a shout that rang over all the
whirring and whizzing OF the heated
machine.
Arnold half sprang up to face he
knew not what fresh horror. but all
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thing that would stop the car.
But IL was rushing on, tireless as
ever. Whatever it was that had given
way. it was something that did not in
the least interfere with the cars prog
ress Joe. still working over the brake,
uttered an exclamation.
The brake won't move at all now"
he said. do you think it was that2
Arnold his heart sinking under the
sensation that seized him. nodded with
out speaking. His hands were clenched
on the steering wheel and he guided the
car mechanically with all his limited
skill In his heart, too. terror fought
with remorse. 1t was he who had
brought his friends and comrades into
this danger. It was he who had urged
and insisted that II would be fun. He
had been eager to go, even though he
knew that he would come under his
fathers anger. How different things
seemed nowi His father. the best ever.
he thought with a strangled sob, had
been right after all. boy of II
couldn't De trusted with big touring
car. OF course not II he had only
obeyed him when he had the chance
And what was coming 10 him now?
People were gathering in their doors
and windows as the big car hurtled
past them. a cloud of rising dust in its
wake. The news that there was run
away car on the road must have been
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he saw was a great sand heap at the
side OF the stin empty road fully hvs
feet IN height. and understanding. he
yelled;
Quick as a fash Joe had whirled ths.
big wheel over He had lust time 10
call TO the Willy excited girls. ''Shuc
your eyes, and 10 clutch the baby 50
that the impact might not pitch ir
headlosg when the machine dashed az
the edge OF the huge sand pile. showed
her nose deep into IL and stuck fast
The wheels vvhirred helplessly and ths
girls laughed Historically as Arnold.
with his face very sweet and grave,
stood beside the car and helped ths
girls to descend to the ground.
I tell you what" said Joe an hour
later. when. with the aid OF friendly
farmers. their machine had been pulled
our and started hOmeward under ths
guidance Of an experienced chauffeur
obtained By telephone from one OF the
neiEhboring towns 7 tel you what:
II any fellow SAYS that he wouldn't be
scared blue in a runaway auto. don't
you believe him. I know better I
was so scared that I was sick az ny
stomach half the time. and you can tel
that other fellow. with my comph
ments. that there's nothing Ike loose
machine 70 take the starch out OF a
fellow or course II we'd known how
70 run il il Wouldn't have been so bad
but after that brake broke gave up.
The only thing that left me any back
bone was the sight OF Arnold hanging
over that road and that infant in front
like a peaceful cherub TO greet as with
flowers. When you see a fellow about
TO do a thing like that, and then real
ize somehow that he's done Il. although
I shall never see how TO my dying day.
it makes you see things pretty clear
got some things in my head going
along that road that won't ever come
out again. and I'd just as lisve they'd
stay. know the kind OF stun Ar
nold's made Of and II gives me a choke
every time think OF it-thaI mad car
and the awful road and the ba0y-Oh,
say. old fellow
Dr. Humphreys was waiting for them
as they drove in the yard. They had
tsiephoued ahead. giving the story as
best they could IN their excited state
of mind The doctor walked straight
I'D TO the machine and looked squarely
at his son. Arnold had seen that look
on his fathers face but once before. II
was when a stableman had whipped a
favorits horse OF his fathers unmercf-
fulIx and had covered before that sane
searching look But Arnold's eyes met
his fathers fairly. Very steadily, very
quietly. he returned the gaze. and there
was that In his sons face which DIT.
Humphreys. trained 10 note the signs
OF human emotion. recognized as rhs
awakening OF boyish soul
He put out his hand and grasped his
SONS II his eyes were wet his voice
did not betray him.
I guess you can handle machine
prettv well for an amateur, Arnold,
he said. ~Tn have TO give you some
lessons soon Wen ride over 70 Da-
wilson tomorrow and Fil show you
different kind OF going"
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me to explain to you how naughty you
were getting. And now that I have
told you all OF this. I may go back 10
Aunt Hetty. 1 hope you know how
near you are to being a flower
May had been listening. fascinated 10
lane. AS she looked James face slow
II disappeared.
May rose slowly TO her feet and
started back to the house. much wiser
little girl that when she came out. She
stole quietly into the kitchen. where
she found her mother, and going up 10
her and putting her arms around her
neck. said:
Mother. I'm truly sorrv I was 50
naughty. and I'll take care Of baby. I
won't mind a bit having TO wear my old
dress"
Never mind" said her mother gen
tly Aunt Betty came while you were
in the garden to help with your new
dress. think we shall get IT finished :"
Then happy little girl ran singing
out OF the room after Baby Ruth.
When she went out into the garden TO
look for the tiger lily il was gone. and
she felt very happy because she knew
that Jane must surely be with Aunt
MehitabeI.
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Wearied from my long walk. I sat
down for few minutes. As I was sit
ting there a hole appeared in the
ground before my sleepy eyes Then
I opened them wider than ever TO see
what Il was AS soon as I walked
over TO IL I was standing on a board
going down. down, down
At last we came 10 the bottom
There I saw 2 little fairy, who said TO
me.
What would you do If gave you
two bags OF goldT
I answered: Il would help the poor
build a school for the children in this
land and ! also would give you half
OF my share"
WELL said the fairy. You may have
Il all for being so kind"
went home very happy: and when
I reached my room mother said 10
me. What have you there2" And 7
told her. Cold"
All OF a sudden 7 awoke and. 10 nay
astonishment. found that I had only
been dreaming
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the white ribbon of road ahead A
farmer busy in his hayheld lifted his
head in a prolonged stare as the ma
chine few by Some boys leaning over
the fence of a tiny cottage waved an
excited greeting. The girls were quiet
Arnold's eyes were swapping Sud
denly he felt Joe-s hand seize his.
stop her." he said peremptorily.
She's going too fast. Annie and
Amanda are crying. It's a shame TO
frighten them. Slow up. Arnold Don't
be fool"
Arnold. his face flushing. reached for
the brake Steering with one hand and
using his other for the brake. he fused
over IL Tor an instant, with face that
psled 50 gradually that even Joe could
not tell when IL whitened. But as Ar
mold still continued TO work with the
bake without producing any percepti-
bic elimination in the speed of the car
he whispered in the boys ear
Don't you know how 10 stop2-
Arnold lifted a piteous face TO the
younger lad. The brakes don't seem
TO work" he uttered. with drawn lips
IF can't stop her. joe what'll-we-
do?"
Joe's response came quickly Don't
tell the girls" ne commanded How
are you back there? All right ne
called ont cheerily 10 the crouching
three.
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She made her candy and in doing
it spilled ii and spoiled her nice new
dress
Mamie was ashamed of herself and
did not want her mother to know
what she had done. so she hid the
her new dress off and thought she
would wash it. but when she washed
IL all the pretty blue color came out
and the new dress was all white
Then Mamie remembered the bluin z
and thought IL she washed the dress
in bluing it might turn blue again.
After she had washed IL in bluing she
hung it UP in the sun and when it
was dry she took IL down. on, my.
Oh, my. 1t had not turned blue. but
instead il was white with blue streaks
all over IL. Mamie was beginning TO
get frightened. so she hid ii in her
room under the bed.
The next day when Nannie's mamma
cleaned the room she found the dress
and candy The candy had not hard
ened. but had spilled all over Nannie's
pretty white shoes. and now they were
all sticky and black. Nannie's mother
then asked her about il and Mamie
had TO tell the truth.
Now. this was Nannie's punishment
Her mother made her stay in bed
all day Saturday and brought her
bread and water 10 eat. On Sunday
she had TO wear the soiIed dress and
shoes to Sunday school.
How would you like 10 have worn
old soiled shoes and dress 10 Sunday
school2" asked Mamie
I am sure 1 would not like TO wear
soiied clothes to Sunday school. but
1 know my little girl won't be bad any
more" answered her mother
And Mamie was very, very good
after that.
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By Lucy B. Jerome

Az gH-I-R The big red auto
NJ pulled Up at the side OF The
w road shaded on either side oy
elm trees and buzzed warn
inEIy.
Down the road which led TO the
white school house on the hill came a
group of 5osy boys and girls. laughing
shouting and swinging strapped books
over their arms. just free from school
and fun ot high spirits
Look a. the machine said one
Isn't she = beeuty?@
The tsIIest OF The boys hurried for
ward Gee he said: that's dads
new machine il only came last night
Re must be taking a spin around here
somewhere"
He laid his hand proudly possessive
OF the machines red rim and looked
keenly Up and down the long road A
chicken or two scurried laziiy across
with many csckltngs- One was fol-
lowed BY a brood OF tiny chicks still
fuzzy with down
SAY said Arnold Humphrey slow
". i was his fathers auto standing
there Wouldn't Il be fun to" he
stopped
To whstZ- asked Lucy Pratt curl
school. but every one liked her She
had honest gray eyes that looked you
straight n the face when you spoke 10
her. and her funny little brsidS OF
brown hair had a way OF kinkIng Up
IN the back that made them look like
= twisted bar OF brown molasses candy.
What 90 you mean. ArnoIdz" she
asked seriously.
oh. Lucy" scored Annie Murray.
her blue eyes dancing. Don't you
,seer' she looked mischievously at Ar
mold and then At the empty machine
DO you mean 10 take a rideg" asked
literal Lucy Would-wo1ld II be
sriEhte~
why notz- demanded Arnold boldly.
Its ny fathers machine. isn't it, We
could just spin down as far as that last
tree ana back. and who'd ever know"
You don't know how 10 run IL" piped
Amanda Selbv. who always found OBJ
3 5ecuols 70 everything. Your fathers
never let you run one You told Us
so yourself"
Never too late 70 learn" quoted
Arnold aiEfly- Besides. I've picked up
more than dad thinks. looking on when
ne opens the throttle and puts her in
a high gear I can run her all right.
he asserted confidently. Joe can help
ne Il ] need him. can't you. JoeZ
Joe, generally called Chubby be-
cause OF his round red cheeks, OF which
privately he was very much ashamed.
~rsnkied his forehead and looked
dubious q don't know" he hesitated
Maybe can do what you tell me to"
Sure you can urged Arnold his
spirits mounting AT what seemed 10 him
Ike the special interposition OF provi-
oence- Just you hop n front and hold
on tll J get there, and yOa girls climb
IN the tcnoeau- Al you've got 20 do IS
g sit stiii and behave"
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JUNIOR STORIES AND PICTURES
WANTED

As a number of the juniors have
evinced a desire to write stories
for The Junior Call on subjects of
their own selection. it has been de-
cided to give publication to such
stories as are considered most
worthy. and juniors who like to
write are, therefore, invited to
send i'm their contributions. The
stories should not be more than 500
words in length. They must be
strictly original, written ON one
side of the paper only, and plainly
marked with the name, age and ad-
dress of the author. A number of
stories were received this week
which, unfortunately, we're written
on both sides OF the paper, and,
therefore. can not be used.
Further, i'm The Junior Calls
very large family there are un-
doubtedIy many juniors with clever
ideas who can draw well, and they
are also invited TO submit original
pictures. the best of which will be
published with the authors name
and address. The pictures must
be drawn with a pen, In black ink,
on white paper.
Now, artists and writers, let us
see what ron can do.
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They were very poor and suffered
many cold nights and often were
hungry.
Nav used TO say. I'VE are never
hungry for love" The little two room
house and cellar belonged 10 May .
grandpa before her father
One day May went down into tha
cellar and was looking around to
amuse herself Among the things
she found a box with this written on
it. TO my little May Then May
opened II and found that Il was a box
OF. gold She ran and gave II 20 her
mother 10 read and see