The Red Cloud chief., 1913-02-20
HIS Deep SCHEME
Peters Philanthropy Proved to
Be Rather Two Sided
Affair.
By JANE OSBORNE.

az Nuc SOuutIy Niuu III NhS
sake Of teaching the little mothers"
Of the tenements the art Of sewing,
a decided damper was cast on coun-
try club activity. Half dozen young
men who had shared the honors OF
Marion's companionship on the links.
end on the courts. tried In various
ways to dissuade her from her phil.
something. get some terrible germ
from one of her children-that was
the first argument. She would be un.
able to teach them anything they
didn't know; she would make a pub.
lie spectacle of herself, get her name
in the papers. have to associate with
"a lot Of freak philanthropists."
None of these arguments had the
slightest effect on Marion
The strange thing about IL was that
the young man who had hitherto en-.
ioyed more of Marion's society than
his less favored rivals, the most ar.
dent lover of Saturday morning
sports. Peter Meeker, made no effort
to dissuade Marion The fact Is
ItltI udu ueeptT SCHtIHeS,
Two weeks after Marion had begun
the settlement game" as Peter and
his friends referred to her activities.
Peter also discovered set Of long
dormant humanitarian motives some
where in his make up, and decided
to go into settlement work, too. So
while Marion taught the art OF sew
..l. r.
useful mothers and wives of the little
girls in her class. Peter was teaching
their noiSa too tractable brothers the
art OF basketball with the aim of maxi
ing more useful citizens out OF them.
That Is. that was his avowed motive.
Peter taught his boys on Friday eve
nings and Marion taught her girls on
Saturday mornings. so they seldom
saw each other at the settlement
house. Meantime. Peter became
friendly with all the authorities on
settlement work he could manage to
meet informed himself on the intri-
cacies of teaching basketball and use.
full citizenship and. on all occasions
spread the story of Marions wonder.
'She began two weeks ago with
only ten little girls" he would tell
! their mutual friends, "and since then
her class has grown to twenty" He
didn't add that the reason for this In
crease in membership was an ice
cream feast served on his order.
Marion is a wonder at that sort ot
work." he would go on. "and | have
no doubt that she will make it hel
life work"
News OF the ice cream party spread
through the neighborhood with won
derful effect and in another week the
twenty had increased to thrifty. Mar
ion was glad they appreciated tn,
treat. she told them. 1t had beer
given to them by friend OF theirs,
and she wanted the secretary OF tn,
little club to write a letter Of thank:
to this friend" This Marion did ir
order to instil habits OF politenes.
and gratitude in her small charges.
But, teacher" said one Of the clas,
to Marion, "you ought to thank tn,
friend-cause the friend must hav'
done 1t for you. The friend has never
seen us, and people don't give partie,
to people they haven't SEEN"
This was sound logic certainly, bu
Marion met It,
But this friend has heard a grea
deal about you. Now am sure ou
little secretary can write nice let
ter"
The bright-eyed little secretary wa,
pensive for few minutes. Then sh,
raised her hand and asked:
Teacher. what must call tn,
friend?"
oh" said Marion. with a blusl
that did not escape the keen eyes o
her little secretary. 81 think yo,
won't need to use the friends name
! will deliver the letter for you"
The secretary chewed the end O
her pencil I'm thought. "Yes, but
teacher" she finally asked. "Ts It
lady friend or a gentleman friend
cause on account of the Dear Sir
or the Dear Madam at the top. Th
teacher at school said we should be
gin letters that way. Before long tn
|
began, I'VE thank you for the gran,
ice cream you gave us, Our mother
and fathers say. What a nice teache
we must have to have such a ricl
friend to give US such a treat w
hope you will come to see us sew
sometime"
Marion read the letter and. though
It was not quite what she had expect
ed, she put It in her handbag, an
that night posted II to Peter withou
comment,
Thus encouraged. Peter ordered ar
other ice cream treat for the follow
ing week. but this time the roll of tn
class had reached forty, and as new
Of this second treat went the round
OF the neighborhood, the class reach
ed sixty, 1t was really a marvelou
success, Never since the settlemen
house had been established had an