The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-06

the beneft of the Little Home cdfassonary So efety. That's Es, and we'll do wAst we want with the money!" '" "Txact1y, my dear q knew understood arisht it's for the Home Missionary Society, and that's what you want to do with the money. But If yous had enough. you know ycu said you'd share with the Fresh Air Fund" s.5 T say it's for the Litfle Home Missionary So caety." Gladys repeated in raised voice.
 "so." continued the Lame Lady, amiaDay. d. vding the net profits equally would make $1o.ss for Home Missions and $1O.ss for the Fresh Air Fund. That's right isn't #. wfflie?"
 Willie Jones thought it was.
 Therefore the motion before the house is that we send s105s to Home Missions and s1e5s to the Fresh Air Fund. Are we ready for the voter" r4ttr ~f.r f4 -ser- Very we'll" said Gladys Bailey. significantly "Let us put 1t to vote"
 There was ''~ow-wow+wow' behind Henry,s screen, and in moment the Bladr mother ernerged to say that Henry felt too sick to vote. Gladys Batley's face fell Then she turned bright, piercing gaze on the twins. There was no unistakng her meaning But their father was also looking at them, and with such an 1dd expression that the twins grew vretchedly sslf- conscious and began to fdget their fingers and to rub together their feel. ~
 'ET feel sick, too," Katherine easpeA. q don't believe can vote."
 My head aches so," Alice mumred. T don't believesI can vote" ,s, s,1-,.g .-- -s Suddenly Willie Jones gave Margery wink. The Lame Lady saw the wink, but 1t is not to be presumed that she understood what it meant After the wink willie Jones demanded. fear somely:
 Now, Gladys Bailey, once for all: Are we in it or ain't we in it?"
 Stamping her toot. Gladys Bailey gave in stant answsr: You % are arr in. in H. oth of zop;
 "Ail in favor of this motion"--:ths Lame IAdy skdllfully drew them back to business -asigHffy the same by raising their right handssssTay
 Willie Joness right hand flew up, followed by Margerys. There was wicked little grtn on Willie Jones's face and his lips formed 2 mock thing of the sort-while the Lame Lady an nounced:
 'The motion is carried All that remains" she continued. is to write two letters to accor pany the money. The President of your eociet might write them and you can all sign yodr nannes" '<5.1 -.frzz
 The Lame Lady deferred pleasantly to Gladys Bailey But Gladys was not to be won so easily as that. Flushed and defiant she burst out abruptly:
 '.My father he says that all the old Charities howl" .7<9a. Yes. my dear. there's great deal of graft tn the world" Gracious! was the Lame Lady posi- lively deaf?) There are undoubtedly many un. principled people who represent themselves as working Tor M Charities and Missions and 90 im- talking about little while ago. So those of US who are honestly interested in such organiza, come to me and say they want money for such Snd sIch 8 charity. telephone the headquarters of the charity and if find that they are not working for the charity but are out for them. selves report the matter to the police. Yes Gladys is right: there are people who trv Id nsake a graft of Charities and Missions"
 NSHAA nw hWwfa Y1AS~w A Interrupt But what was the use? If everythfng you say is twisted around until ft means the exact cpposte---
 'fAnd since all of you are interested in Charf. ties and Missions in the right way" the Lame Lady went after moment, q wonder would you help me in little thing have on hand for tho week after next ann one of q group of ndies who take turns during the summer ir giving day outings to the children of the Orphan age. This year we go to the Zoo. There will ts large bus and plenty of good things to eat It would help me greatly if all of you, could come for you know can't run very lively"
 o-o-oh! Wasn't the Lame Lady the most won- derfL woman on earth! Not eatisned with gst ting the best of Gladys Bailey, she must needs have whole sleeyeful of other beautiful tricks! Margeny gazed at her in ab1ect adoration Yes. her father was the most wonderful man and the Lame Lady was the most wohderful woman. That was all there, was about it.
 similar approval went the rounds Willie Jones shook his head as though to say. "Yes she is-she's all right" From behind the screen came long grunt from Henry. He could be Au4Iy ESCUFGtpu Uy the week HEJeTe nexL- EVSn the twins revived somewhat andS began sending furtive. concihatory gances toward their old Nadef. - --.,.s,s. .fsAs ,zArs
 The Lame Lady herself waessesatns deferrangs, gently kindly, to Gladys BafN<k.- That young woman was busfed in some nghss&1g calculations of her own Before the pause seS awkward she lad the answer sf-.
 Thank you. Mrs. strong" she said in her sweetest scciety manner. "WeD be denghtee to help you" sst
 Once again Gladys lifted high Aa head. The look of command returned AlreAfy one could see her, as, no doubt, she herself. nnarshaL ing relays of orphans now througal the. monkey house now to the pony track s''tt ~
 HAnd the two letters. Mrs Strong: "Tn have them written and signed by tonight And per haps, as you think the name of our eociety is false pretenSes, better change it. Aftar this we'll call ourselves the Little Elks.s
 And Willie Jones remarked conhdeAtially to his neighbor: 'T just tell you what MargeFy DO more false pretenses in m1nA It's too danger 0nAf"