The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-13

States. The Kaiser intended to buy them for his
personal account at cut rates. Nobody knew why
British Admiralty hadn't bought them unless the Jap
Alliance pulled secret string.
While she reading the last of these dispatches,
Mr. Thomas Applewhite came and stood behind her
typewriter, looking down at her quzzically as he
famed himself with his straw hat.
"Halloo," Miss Reilly greeted him. She tipped the
Newark daily scor~fully with neat finger. you've
fell down your Personals Tommy, something pitt
full. Is it the heat? You'd better get friends with
telephone queen again like old times SOS you will
have facts"
mot guilty charged, my child. I'm spending my
whole time the Railway murder mystery. You'd
recognize my fowery style if you had CLEAN of lit
erary instinct But know you haven't Got any
pearls Of fact for to throw before the Associated
Press to-day?"
"Only the mayor won't lead the Clan-na-Gael par
ade on Labor Day. Pa told me-"
"Um-m-m. It'll bear looking into, anyway; I'm
reduced the endless chain Of prayer post cards for
to-day's dispatch. Towns flooded with em; have
you seen the thing? Fine idea that about referring
you to the directory. Gives it practical sound"
He took closely written postcard from his pocket
and handed it to the girl.
You are soIennly requested to repeat this prayer
for our city times day for nine days. and to
send Ue copies unsigned to ue persons aohose names
appear in letter II of the NesoarE Directory
Bless, Lord, the sick, the helpless and the aged
In midst. SAFE .Aens from pain, from neglect.
from hunger, and loneliness, from teuer and pesti-
lence and from the despair of their oaon hearts, For
Thy Sons sake Amen.
After repeating this upon the ninth day. seal your
petition by Gift of money! ten cents up1ard to some
hospital public charity of Nesoark You may then
erpect great good to yourself
81 spose they sent 'em out different letters in the
first placer"
The reporter nodded.
"Well bet they get their money"
Four weeks or so thereafter, Mr. Applewhite came
into the Vernon House lobby with clipping which
he laid before the stenographer. Polyxena read it,
nodding gravely.
From Indianapolis" she said.
Eyes. Great popular enthusiasm. Post card chain
the nation mad for the Spot Cash Bateships
Purchase! fact I've in it myself,
just to follow the fashion Sent twenty cents in
stamps to the Navy Department this morning. Great
of postage, considering that I'm perfectly sure
they've legal right to accept subscriptions from
the public"
Haven't they?" Miss Reilly looked annoyed. II
sent bunch Of cards out myself last week. they ask
you not to break the chain, of course, wasted
sponducs postals at the substation. WhatH
be done about the twenty centses then?"
'That remains to be 1 guess We'll read the
Attorney Generals opinion in the Washington dis
patches presently. I signed my and address,
just experiment; may get paragraph out of it.
See here you type my five cards for the endless chain,
will you? They're addressed to fellows who know
my handwriting pretty well, and my patriotism bids
me remain anonymous"
"I can as well as not" nodded the typist. 'You
going to make notices out of t?'
ssThe truly thrifty wastes nothing. Of course
It's excellent news. I shall say the General Post
Office and the Navy Department with
Battleship Purchase correspondence Then if they
send my two-cent stamps back to me, shall make
dollar out of that too. shall say the Post Office
and Navy Departments doubly overworked return
ing the funds to the nation"
Late autumn and winter drew along, and the chang
ing seasonal chrysals of womenfolk heightened and
frightened and narrowed and pinched, pnched more
extrayagantly than at any time these ninety years
past The feminine world grew hats, and from head