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The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
FIVE LIVES SNUFFED
OUT IN WINDSTORM

HEADLAND, Ala. March l6.-llve
persons are known to have been kill
ed in a cyclone which early yester-
day struck this town, injuring at least
a dozen others, several seriously ma
demolishing scores of buildings in tao
residence and business districts.
One OF the worst rain and wind
storms in many years swept over the
South Atlantic coast states practical
ly paralyzing traffic, carrying off rail-
road and highway bridges and caGs-
ing landslides.
In Greensboro, n. c., two bridges
were carried out. Two people were
killed in Spartanburg. In Farmsille
Va, small cyclone blew down tire
houses. In Petersburg the city was
flooded and trolley traffic was sUs.
pended.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETFOIT. March le.-Close: All the
fne bul. prospects an wheat with Nhl' N
Ine week started haze gone 10 slihsli
snd the market shows pig uecllhe'
There Is plenty 81 wheat In sight Just
row and that has more influence Win
dealers than reports that farmers nave
very little lett. Liverpool was dull on
saturday. hut inclined To be a llttle
frmer owing TO smallness OF stocks.
The great trouble with wheat - the
weight OF Chicago stocks ana the
slowness OF the decrease lt Is arrlN-
ing in cars from Michigan. illinois ana
Indiana, and as soon as naNisauon
opens IL VIII 40 by the ship load.
Millsrs who usually buy In chicago
are selling their wheat aud shipping
IL and hundreds OF thousands OF
bushels now In Buffalo VIII probably
be shipped back 10 Chicago next
spring and delivered on May con-
tracts.
Those who we're bulls "a short time
events and are afraid 70 buy even on
the recent heavy break
Trading in wheat was quiet on sat
urday Prices advanced i4c and
Gropped back again, closing AT Fri
days last ngares
Corn declined ne Beans advanced
&C ami cloyersced gained lao e5c.
Wheat quotations: osh No. red.
as. May-opened- Without ut-ehaage-
81 moved up TO $500 and eclined TO
aud, declined 10 sSlsc' No. ] white,
safe.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn--Cash
An--3. ia y asked. No. , yellow. cars
at zoe. No 4 yellow. eS1sc OATS
Standard. 5ie; No. white. 56ile Rye
Cash No >. 9Sc. Beans--lmmediate,
prompt, March and April. ss.40; May
shipment. $.4S. Cloversecd - Prime
spot 20 bags at Sl3.40. March. sl3.40;
sample. bags at $ls.50, 10 at Sl1.50.
prime alsike. S13.25; sample alsike, IL
bags at Sli.50, at $3.50. Timothy
seed-Pr!me srot. so bags al S6.95.
Receipts in the Detroit market SAT-
urday Included 500 bbls OF -four. ears
OF cora. 'of oats and l OF barley.
Withdrawals We're 400 bbls of cour.
5000 hu of wheat. 1850 hu OF corn and
i,040 bu OF oats. Stocks are 49O,Si7 bu
of wheat. 152,616 bus OF corn. 1tI,467 bu
OF oats. l.322 bu OF barley and -96n
bu OF rye.
Wheat receipts Saturday: Mime
apofis. 261 cars, against 2I2 a year
ago; Winnipeg, 36i ears. against 24G;
Duluth. cars, against &: ~. Louis.
$4,000 bu, against SO, 900 bu; Kansas
city, cars. against 81; Omaha. 10
cars. against 6.
Exports OF wheat and -four Saturday
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Quotations by Hayden. stone & Co,
March ID 1912
CHICAGO GRAIN LETTER

Reported Tor The Times by Paine,
Wehber a. Co, March Is: Wheat-Se-
was met by a big volume OF buying
around s1.0l. The new crop months are
az decided discount the change which
IL due to warmer weather. may bring
alarming crop reports and for this rea-
son there is likely TO be conservative
buYing on these sharp dips for the
new crop months. Corn--This corn
trade Is plowing along through a diff
hcuH situation Just at present. The
country sold enormous quantities when
prices were around top figures recent
ly. The bears seem 10 have an idea
that the big movement viii continue
for some time, but there is no good
reason for this belief. because the busp
sa:m season Is near at hand.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
BOSTON COPPER LETTER

Reported for The Times by Paine.
WCbber AZ Co. March, l6: Following
the weaker London prices our market
opened active and lower Fears OF n
are having more effect and liquidation
by the public liz becoming more gcn-
eral Rumors OF reduction in the MI
nois Central dividend, had "A depressing
effect on the market. In the local mar
ket. Hancock was the weak feature
selling Off 10 20 on stop orders by tirel
holders. We understand from rcll-
able source that there Is no anxiety
striking the Pewabic lode. but A will
probably take between 60 and co DAYS
moro OF sinking 20 reach g. This
should not be disappointing. as it was
originally expected to he fnterrupted
at q depth OF about $500 feet. and not
before June list Sales OF electrolytic
COZ per were made today az 14a. cents
which we now consider the ruling price
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FOUR PERISH WHEN
STEAMER GOES DOWN

BALTIMORE, Md. March 16.-CuL
almost in two by the steel prov or
the Merchants and Miners steamer
Gloucester, en- route to Baltimore
from Boston, the schooner Herbert
Maxwell sank off Thomas Point 10
day carrying to the bottom four Of the
crew of twenty. The crash was aae
TO the dense fog. The Gloucester was
badly damaged about the bow and
her railing and forward wireless mast
were carried away.
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preacher 90 know rate Soon.

PITTSBTRGH. Pa. March 16.--The
Rev. Dr W. II. Mcfarland. United
Presbyterian minister and former high
school principal, on trial here charged
with causing the death OF his former.
secretary. Elsie Dodds Coe, by means
OF crimianl operations. viii know his
fate within "A few hours. The case
was eNpectedto no 10 the jury this
afternoon. and it is thought a verdict
Will be speedily returned.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16

BOSTON. Mass. March 16.--Af-
ter an illness Of over week. JoEn
F. Hill. former governor OF Maine
and chairman of the national Re-
publican committee, died in the Ho-
tel TouTaine at 7:l0 a. M. today.
Mrs. Hill was with her husband, hav-
ing been in constant attendance,
with two physicians and nurse
since Thursday night when he be-
gan sinking The direct cause OF
death was an attack OF heart dis
ease. brought on by pneumonia.
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MARKETS AND FINANCE

Tor the metal, The action or the mar
he; durins the past week has certalhlE
been very satisfactory considering ths'
most All the events of the week out
side OF the strength OF the metal mar
ket nave been OF an unfaNornpie ha
turc We VIII no doubt have set-
L. -r,.fffte-4aare-- -Mhen--- Me
hclftve stocks can be sareTy bought
aglfn.
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE weekly
bank statement as issued today. shows
the following changes: Excess cash.
reserve, decrease. s4.s73.s5o: loans. In
crease, 50. sol. .000: specie. decrease, So
500. 900: legal tenders. increase. s991,-
900: deposits increase. $79e, 900; circu-
iaiion. decrease. 100000; total loans.
s2.047.934.O00. The surplus is Sl5,639.-
500. as compared with s3l.7S9.O25 last
year. and s9,SS4.525 two years ago
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Indications Point to Active Ope-
rations To Send Issues To
Lower Levels
BIG STOCKS DECLINE POINT
Railway Shares Recede Half to
One and Half Notches
in Short Session
Copyright 1912 BY New York Eve
Ming Post Co..

ming Post Coz
NEW YORK, March 16.-Both in
London and New York. the decline
which began in yesterdays late trad
Ing, continued today British consuls
fell back more than IA point, and
the active railway shares went l2 TO
1-2 points lower.
Our own stock market opened l-2
to 3'4 point lower. and was irregular
ly weak during the next two hours
A number of the active stocks ended
point or more below Yesterdays
closing and there were indications TO-
ward the close, of aggressive profes-
sional operations for the fall.
The market closed steady.
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LIVESTOCK.
EAST BUFFALO-Opening.
Dunning a stevens Live stock Repor-

4. BUFFALO. March I6.-aCattle. Re-
ceipts cars. market steady; best l. 4Oe
TO 1,6Oo-lb sters, ~. 20 q 7.75; good prime
l20o TO l.40o-lb. steers, 1915 10;
good prime 200 to l.300-lb. steers, Sc 25
46.s5; best l.l00 TO l,200-lb. shipping
steers, s6n6.40: medium butcher steers.
1000 to ], 100 lbs. s.. q6; light butch
fsr 70 soSd Ge Gest f4t fGys sam s59
mon TO medium do. s3U350; triramers.
s2.2542.75: best fat heifers, S5.75 4 6.25 I;
good fat heifers. t4.50d SIS: fair TO
good do. S4n $50; stock heifers. 1926 a.
500. best feeding steers, dehorned, 81 25
Q4.50; common feeding steers, 1926 20 /:
stocKers. All grades, So. e55 "a 4; prime eS-
port bulls, $5.504s; best Butcher bulls.
stock bulls, sS.25a4; best mixers and
springers; s42,5oa 90; common to good
Hogs Receipts il cars. market
sio,. heavy, ste n : SO; yurkers, ,f,fo
d97.5O; pigs. s6.2 a go
sheep and Lambs: Receipts 10 cars.
market slow, top lambs. 1896: year.
lings. s6ms.I5; wethers. S5.fbq6: ewes.
$3.50 SO.
Calves: s5T1o.
EAST BIFFALo-CIose.
EAST BUFFALO. y. Y. March 1G--
Cattle: Receipts 20, market quiet and
steady; prime steers, s725a7.75. butch-
er grades s311 Calves: Receipts
500 market active and steady: Gull TO
choice, S6m 10. sheep and Lambs: Re-
CclptS 300, market slow. choice lambs
81 jJH7.G5 Gull TO fair, s6m725; year
lings, s6me7j: sheep. s2m6. Hogs:
Receipts 1850, market active. 10c high
en-. heavies. Si.25 a 40; yorkers 81 -
G1.45; pigs. SO. % q s so. mixed. S74Og
75o: heavy. $3.50 40. roughs S6u
G &c: stays. So $50
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. March l6--tiogs: Re-
Ceipts 5000. market slow. 10 l0c low
or. mixed and butchers. S6.7On7.05. .
socd heavy S6.55d 5.05: rough heavy
So 7Jd6.S5; light S6.7OM7 pigs. $3.50
as 20. Cattle Receipts zoo. market
STEADY: beeves s5d $50, cows ond heif-
ers, $3.50 n eco; stockers and feeders
S410a6. Texans. sA5OG6; calves. s5.75
@S.25. sheep and Lambs: Receipts
i.e0C. market strong native, s370m
5.6C; western. Sl250 a g. SO: lambs. $j.25
q 80. western, SJ.75Nf so.
CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND. o.. March lG.--IIogs:
Receipts, 1000 head. steady to higher:
medium and hFIvies Si.IOa Is. york
ers aud hghts. t1.25; mixed. SGc0.' pigs.
SG.2S. Cattle. Receipts, cars; SION.
steady Shc'p and lambs. Receipts. g
cars. S1to tor. Calves: Receipts. 100
head. 80. 80 .op
NEW YORK MONEY.
a
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NEW YORK COTTON.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK. PRoDTCE.

NEW YORK, March l6--Flour: Dull
and unchanged. Pork: Firmer; mess.
west, spot, s92OG9.s0. Sugar: Raw.
steady; centrifugal. 90 test. s4.52; mus
covado, So test. s4.02: refined. quiet;
cut loaf. $3.50: crushed. $40; pow
dered. s5,70a5.so granulated. $500
5.75. Coffee; Rio. No. !. on spot IA IA c.
Tallow Quiet; city. &C. country. -, ~
9. SllOMl15; clover. $lMI25. Dressed
paultry: Dull; turkeys. l292l y G.;
chickens. 14@16hc; fowls, l3n 22c; Live
ne. fowls, 16i. n lie: turkeys. l5q zoe:
roosters. l0hc; spring chickens. lSc.
Cheese Firm; state milk. common TO
specials. l6ml9c; skins. common 10
sreciafs.- y n f5e.- Butter Firmeri :
receipts 5333: creamery. extra. soc;
state dairy. tubs. % " 29c; imitation
creamery. firsts. 26c Eggs: Firm, re-
ceipts ll,2SS: nearby white, fancy. 26U
27c: nearby mixed. fancy 22u 22l2c;
fresh firsts. 224231rc.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
FOUR MORE WARRANTS IN
WAR ON LOAN SHARKS



license under law that will al
lew US to operate in our line at
a reasonable rate and make
profit. In the meantime you can
settle your account with us for
principal involved without any
Interest whatever.
MUTUAL LOAN COMPANY,
T. II. PERRY, Mgr.
Dean building. Detroit, Mich.
A copy OF the circular was mailed
to tho prosecutor by II. ID. Crumb,
one of the borrowers of the concern.
in a note to the prosecutor, Crumb
said:
"Your campaign has finished an.
other. These people were the best
OF the bunch. am going to pay
them, but not that American com.
pany. They are pups"
Prosecutor Shepherd, Saturday
Torning. appeared In Justice Otis
court for Lewis Dickson. who was
sued by the Michigan Credit Co, for
S1s. The prosecutor figured out that
Dickson owed only So on principal.
lie suggested that the defendant was
willing TO pay sS. and the court ruled
that the company was entitled to no
more.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
Mcyey Outcl...e. R.rrx.

SYDNEY, " =. w. March 1G.-Sam
McNey outclassed Jim Barry. OF Chi
cago, In a 2O-round battle here LAST
night Barry fought a plucky uphill
battle but was no match for the Ne
gro. McNey tried hard for a Knockout
bu: could not land IL. TIe was award
c1 the decision.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
BOSTON WOOL.

BOSTON, March 1.-THE Commercial
Bulletin says OF the wool market to-
day: "The Boston market has passed
through an inactive week, only mod
erate.s Sized lots ruling in the transac-
.tions which involved a little OF domes-
tic and a little OF foreign wool. Prices.
however were steady and without
change In the western neld there mas
h, en- some contracting during the
week. but ii has been rather scattered
and prices have been on about previous
levels The foreign markets rule uni
forrnly firm and tend upwards. partic-
ularly at the Liverpool auctions. The
shi2ments OF wool from Boston from
Jan. / to March IA inclusive, were 81. :
23..4l9 lbs against 4S,543,ss2 lbs Tor the
same neriod fHst-yrar.- The receipts
from Jan / 10 March IA. inclusive.
were 5l,3s0sls lbs. against 49,3sO4ll
los for the same period last year
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ru,cAco PROVISION MARKET.

CHICAGO. March 16.-Butter: EN-
tras. 29c: firsts. csc: dairy extras, 21c;
firsts. 25c Eggs Prime flrsts. 2Olzc;
frsts, 1870. Cheese: skins Is q
ISIc; young Americas, 1914 a ISsac.
Potatoes: sl.1oMl.l5. Live poultry:
geese. lOTl1c; turkeys. iiGl4iac.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
ADVICE TO INVESTORS
BY Enance

Ei.ase. Meusa Mi.e. Cor
aluC ~. a.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
INJURIES NAY CAUSE pEaTH.
Dean building, Detroit, Mich.

u KALAMAZOO. Mich. MARCH, 16.--
While Mrs. Aimon Jones and her two
dauRhtera were waiting for their hus-
hand and father TO come home to sup
I|r last night neighbors conveyed his
Uaneltd body from the railroad track.
ne was struck by train and may die.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16

The committees OF the Detroit
Credit Mems association, held a, din
rcr in the Elliott-Taylor-Wo Woolfehden
cafe, Friday evening, to arrange for
a campaign for new members. The
present membership is 400. Eigh.
teen committees OF three men each
will make a canvass next Tuesday
aid the Tuesday following.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
PRODUCE.

There was not great deal to De
said for the market this morning. The
recent storm and the resulting bad
county" ROADS have greatly reduced the
receipts IN all lines and has had a
naturally stifrening effect on prices III
most lines, although the demand was
TOO small in everything but eggs 10
permit OF any advance in prices. The
comparatively low price OF eggs mas
stimulated the demand very materially,
Is hardly likely 10 show any great
weakness for while Poultry
barely steady in spite OF small re-
ceipts. the demand being so small. and
il takes the best OF quality 10 bring
outside quotations.
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TOLEDO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

TOLEDO. o., March l6.-Wheat:
Cash, Ja-tc; May sl.Ol; July. 99a. e.
Sept, 9iAc. Corn: Cash, csc; May
7lic; July 1l5sc; Sept. 72c. oats:
Cash. hSc. May, 5jbc: July. 5Os. G.;
seed: cash and March. $500; April.
$3.50. Alsike: Cash and March. SI325
Timothy: Cash and March, $1.01is.
Butter, eggs and hay unchanged.
CHICAGO GRAIN-Opening.
CHICAGO March l6.-Wheat: May
up Ac; July up asc. Corn: May up
lsc; July unchanged. Oats: May un-
changed; July down Ac. Provisions
steady.
Nlose-Wheat: May and July down
lac. Corn: May and July down &c.
Oats: May unchanged; July down - G.
Provisions slightly higher
Quotations by Hayden. Stone & Co,
March 16, 1912:
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
BUSINESS BRIEFS

The hotel committee has been
selected by the committee In charge
OF preliminary arrangements for the
American bankers convention which
will be held in Detroit next Septem-
ber. as follows. Chairman. John w.
S;aiey. assistant cashier First Ma
ticnal bank; Charles H. Ayres. assis'
tant cashier. Peoples State bank; l..
c. Sherwood, assistant cashier. Dime
Savings bank; Elmer +. Ford. as
sistant cashier, Old Detroit National
bank: Charles X. Dunn, treasurer,
Union Trust Co.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16

Bradstreets report OF bank clear.
ings for the week ended March IA,
shows totals OF $3,101 $4,000, as com
pared with s3,51s. s.l96,000 for the pre-
oeding week. and $3,079,7697000 for
the corresponding week last year. De.
troit clearings were sl9,504, 900, an
increase OF SO per cent over. last
wear
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter - Extras. CSC; nrsts, CSC ID:
dairy, &c: packing stock, e0c lb.
Eggs-t'urrent receipts. cases In
Cluded. 20isC per doz. Market steady.
Receipts Oh Sa .urday. si5 cases.
DtsIness-IIkr Printing. No fuss and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co, Is
John II st. Main 1928 or City 3sss.
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yah Printing Done Right. Times
rrirfisE Co. rs John R.-st.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCk.
NEw YOuI, uoNEN

NEW YORK. March lG-Bar silver.
l.o'Gon. 20 1916 pence. 10. New York,
tSitc; demand sterling. SISf30.
The Detroit times., 1912-03-16
u. S. GOVT BONDS.

Bond quotations, furnished by Hay
len. stone & Co. March 10:
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Reported for The Times by Hayden.
Stone * Co. March l6
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-05

A White Faced Woman Bore II as Long
ss She Could and Then Fell Ssnsslsss.
shouldn't think Il would DO much trou-
BILE"
You mean for me TO wear an old
washed dress tonightr"
IT'S a good dress. There isn't hole
In Il! There's no reason on earth why
you shouldn't wear H."
Except that I will not" said Elnora.
Didn't you get me any dress for COM
mencement. eitherr
III you soil that tonight I've plenty
OF time TO wash IL again"
Sintons voice called from the gate.
"In a minute" answered Elnora.
She ran upstairs and In an incredibly
short time came down wearing one
Of her gingham school dresses. With
a cold. hard face she passed her moth
er and went into the night. A half
hour later Margaret and Billy stopped
for Mrs. Comstock with the carriage.
She had determined fully that she
would not go before they called. With
the SOuuu OF tutlT NolCtN soit VI
horror OF being left seized her. No
she put on her hat. locked the door
and went out TO them.
Wesley was waiting before the big
church to take care Of the team. As
they stood watching the people enter
the building Mrs. Comstock felt herself
growing Ill without knowing why.
when they went inside among the
lights. saw the flower decked stage
and the masses OF finely dressed peo-
pie she grew no better she could hear
Margaret and Billy softly commenting
on what was being done.
THAT first chair In the very front
row Is Elnora's." exulted Billy. ZOOS
she's got the highest grades and so
she gets to lead the procession TO the
platform"
1.-The first chair" LEAD the process.
sion" Mrs. Comstock was dumfound-
ed. A wave Of positive illness swept
over her. what had she done? What
would become Of Elnora?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-05
CHAPTER XIV.
Wherein ElnOrs 10 Graduated With tho
Bird Woman's Help.

8 ElnOra rode TO the city she an.
swered Wesley's questions In
hi monosylables so that he
thought she was nervous or
rehearslng her speech and did not care
TO talk. Several times the girl tried
TO tell him and realized that II she said
the first word II would bring a torrent
OF tears. The Bird Woman opened the
screen and stared unbelievlngly.
"Why. thought you would. be ready:
you are 30 late!" she said. III you
have waited TO dress here we will have
to hurry"
II have nothing to put on" said Fl.
nora.
In bewilderment the Bird Woman
drew her inside.
"Did-did''- she faltered. did you
think you would wear that?"
"No. I thought | would telephone
Ellen that there had been an accident
and could not come. I don't know
yet how TO explain. I'm too sick to
think. oh. do you suppose can get
something made by Tuesday so that
can graduateT
ayes. and you'll get something on
you tonight, 80 that you can lead your
class. as you have done for four years.
Go to my room and take OF that ging-
ham quickly. Anna. drop everything
and come help me-"
The Bird Woman ran 20 the tele-
phone and called Ellen Brownlee.
"Elnora has had an accident She
will be a little late" she said. you
have got TO make them wait. Have
them play an extra musical number
before the march"
Then she turned TO the maid. TEL
Benson TO have the carriage al the
gate Just as soon as he can get II there.
Then come TO my room. Bring the
thread box from the sewing room, that
roll OF wide white ribbon on the cut.
ting table and gather all the white pins
from every dresser In the house. But
nrst come with me a minute.
Il want that trunk with the Swamp
Angels stun In Il from the cedar clos.
ct" she painted as they reached the top
OF the stairs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-12-05

She wanted 10 Start 70 cOHege when
the other girls were going. II she could
make the first year alone she could
manage the rest. But make that first
year herself she must. Instead OF SELL
ing any Of her collection, she must
hunt as she never before had hunted
and find a yellow Emperor. She had to
have 1t. that was all. Also, she had to
have those dresses. She thought OF
Sinton and dismissed Il. She thought
of the Bird Woman and knew she
could not tell her. She thought or
every way in which she ever had hoped
to earn money and realized that with
the play, committee meetings, prac-
ticlng and final examinations she
scarcely had time to live. much less to
do more work than the work required
for her pictures and gifts. Again Ell
nora was In trouble, and this time II
seemed the worst of all
II was dark when she arose and
went home.
Mother" she said. II have a piece
OF news that is decidedly not cheer
full. My money Is all gone
well. did you think II would last
forever It's been marvel to me that
It's held out as well as II has. the way
you've dressed and gone"
81 don't think I've spent any that
was not compelled to-" said Elnora.
"I've dressed on just as little as pos
sbly could to keep going. l am heart
sick. thought ! had over $50 to put
me through commencement, but they
tell me it's all gone"
"In my opinion you'd best bring
home your books and quit right now"
said Mrs. Comstock. "You can't be
fixed like the rest of them. Don't be
so foolish as to run into il. Just stay
here and let these last few days 60
You can't learn enough more to be Of
any account"
81 can'tr said Elnora desperately.
"I've gone on too long. II would make
a break in everything They wouldn't
let me have my diploma"
whats the difference? You've got
the stun In your head. wouldn't give
a rap for a scrap Of paper. That don't
mean anything!"
"But I've worked four years for II
and I can't enter-I ought to have II
to help me get a school when l want
to teach. II / don't have my grades
to show people will think quit be-
cause I couldn't pass my examinations
/ must have my diplomat
"Then get itr' said Mrs. Comstock.