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SOCIETY.

winding stairs, leading from the sec
ond floor. They came in the following
order: First. the ribbon bearers, Vio-
let Pruitt. and Elizabeth Burriss,
dressed in dainty white. making an
aisle TO the extreme end of the hall.
Next came. Miss Iiettie Jackson with
Mr.. Tom Witherspoon. Miss Mary
Poole with DR.. Harrison Pruitt. Miss
Eileen Herron with Mr. Harry Jack
son. The bridesmaids all wore dainty
white lingerie dresses with pink Cir
dies. and carried arms-full OF pink
asters. Next. the dame of honor. Mrs.
Darwin Reid. came alone. gOwned in
rose crer. meteor. and carried white
asters. Miss Izetta Pruitt. the maid of
honor. was lovely I'm gown OF pea
green crepe de chine and her flowers
were white asters.
Then came the pretty brunette
bride on the arm OF her father. wear
ing an exquisite gown OF white satin,
modishly draped. Her veil was caught
UP with orange blossoms and brides
roses formed her bouquet. The groom
with his hest man. Mr.. George Evans,
Of Anderson. CAME through the south
parlOr. and met the bride In the ball.
where, under a large wedding bell
Of evergreen. their pastor. Rev. ]. l..
VaaS. performed n short aud Impress
lively swcet ceremony. Mlss Margaret
Williams. of AbbevIilc, kept tho regis
try book.
Directly after the congratulations
;hc bride laid aside the wedding
gown and donned beautiful travelling
suit OF green. Mr.. and Mrs. Wofford
were sped away by auto. to parts
known only to themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pruitt then served to
all their guests an elaborate turkey
dinner. with delicious cakes and ice5.
Refreshing punch was served in the
rear hail. Mr.. and Mrs. Wofford will
mnke their home at Starr. in nn at
tractive little bungalow. the wedding
gift OF the brides parents. Numerous
handsome presents we're received by
this couple for their new home.
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>1OAtihuSQ T EOu EdBS Oue.l
glum be fully compensated for her
loEses. This information was confer
red to Secretary Bryan by the Brf-
tish ambassador.
Thursday. September 1O.-The
french ambassador called on Sccre.
tary Bryan. and 1t Is understood, dis
cussed tho French point of view. Am
baasador Herrick coincidentaily re-
rorted the earnest v-'-h Of France,
that there might be Ielce, but pointed
out that until the French had driven
the invaders from their territory and
Belgium had been compensated terms
/ peace could not, be regotinted.
During the afternoca, Ambassador
Pages report OF his ,versation with
Sir Ecdward Grey .;iso reahed the
white house. Gren Britain, accord
/. ns TO Ambassador :'age, was deter
mined to make rr peace until Ger
man militarism h: ! been crushed be-
cause Of It's da- r. to the worlds
civilization. On ..e same day came
personal inessasssi: from Emperor! VIII
liam and Presit; Polnarc, OF France
:oncerning the lie of dunn dunn bull
let's. 'gi
I Friday, Sc .ember 1f.-President
wilson ard S rotary Bryan conferred
m the geneial situation and It Is un-
'arstnod determined to nwait the re-
ply Of the German emperor to the in
ulry sent on the previous Monday
>eforc acknowledging the two person
4 messagcn from Emperor William
md President Poincare. Should the
lmperors reply Ue favorable. the pres
/ lent may tnke advantage OF the mes-
ages addressedat0 him to express q
,ope that htr ocitiea complained OF may
1e ended through tie making OF
peace. ..q9t,aEUl
i Among tliplomatists friendly to the
llies, the view was expressed tonight
nut while tho efforts tc make peace
! Ysmingly had failed, a sudden turn
Of events. might change the situation.
t WAS pointed out that Fl the German
& etreat continued so that It were
I breed to the borders OF France, and
- ,Austria's reverses were prolonged,
PRESIDENT Wilson's personal influ-
.uce In Great Britain and France
night be brought to bear to obtain
4 definite statement OF peace terms. =
3 II ss
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ANDERSON COMPANY ].
ASKED !|| ]. TO MAKE \ k ? plan
..-.-.-.:: .: :
FOR lNssyRlNG TIE COTTON
IS CROP
OF IMPORTANCE
Insurance Commissioned Writes
Here Concerning Things Mu!
tual Companies Must Do
IMPORTANCE

+. H. McMastcr. insurance coIn-
missioner for South Carolina, has
taken up tho. cotton insurance ques-
.lon with every farmers mutual insur-
lnce company in the state and Is urg-
ing them to make provisions for this
particular feature.
| There are II mutual fire insurance
companies doing business In the fol-
lowing counties of this state:s Oco-
nee, Anderson. Abbeville- -Greenwoo
-Ghe.ckss SraTtaHbuTg. York Eancas,.
ter. Chester Fairfield. Union, New
berry. Darlington. 4 and Marlboro.
These companies insure farm dwd1l-
,ings. tenant houses and household
furniture. 5i ~ i. !st (
Commissioner rMcMaster5 .is urging
them, either separately or by union of
their forces to provide for the insur-
Ing 6f cotton. ~ =
TO observe the equities, he says,
cotton should be put. In n special
class and made subject to special
rates. Furthermore the companies
should require that It be stored In q
particular manner, in order that the
equities among the various policy
holders may bo observed.
l. AncSo MusudA COInphH1eS nave Oeeu
i1srSiag farin property heretofore at
rates varying from about 25 cents: to
80, cents per $780, These rates are
vory MUCK less than those charged
by: the stock companies and the CON-
missio oner teelss he says. that If these
cn.s, re .ie:s, IS, s-T5;s4ssisa oFsan;zs TO insure
the cotton a Or their .policy holders,
they would besot great benefit to the
farmers. 8: s. :s;s,,t !, !, ;
FS The question has been put IN to the
insurance commiss sione 81 as TO- whether
.orS not the acceptance Sf scott6hi on a
10-cent basis In payment Of premiums
orr premium notes would be IN viola.
,tion of sfhe law .9aiss
The opinion OF the insurance com
missioner is that tho insurance COM
pahtes and ineurenNe e ger ssS : :: ssa
tilted In accepting cotton on q i0-cent
bAsis' IN payment sofs sfnanrance pram.
iumHS OF premium notes e sssssss Il {
= This Is baaed. 3 : Mr. sMedaster says.
5sbott upon the public welfare and ar.
SO upon the fRct that the: general con-
,s6nsue OF opinion ia that NC least 10
cents should ID paid sfor cotton. Ger
,tainiy 4 shas that d much value III the
farmers y y S;;
s lnsurance agents are warned /; IN q
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Ball at WILLIAMSON,

On Friday afternoon and evening
Of September the 26th. the Piedmont
N0rthern Railway will glvo a ball I'm
the Willlamston pavilion. Mr.. and
Mrs. r.. l.. Fox. of the Castle School
In New York will be present and In
troduce, for the first time in this part
OF the state. the Lula Fado. Tn-Tao,
Cabure Tango and other late dances.
Fire works will also be an interesting
event OF the evening. Arrangements
will be made for those going over for
both tho afternoon and night perform
nnce to get supper ut the hotel. A
large crowd from Anderson will go
over ss
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Batting Championship.

ly. operated on at the Anderson Hos.
pltal and appreciated tho kindnesses.
OF the nurses entertained them with
q lovely supper party Monday even
ing.
Mr.. Chapman's mother and sisters
Mrs. John Crawford of Salisbury and
Miss Annie Chapman assisted in en-
tertaining the guests. Covers were
laid for Misses Marshall, Seay. Dick
son. Clinkscales. Hunter. Rogers
Duncan. Stribling. Thompson, Mr.
Chapman. Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Craw-
ford and Miss Chapman.
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number Of Anderson people, cs-
Decially Baptist, will be interested to
know that Mics Ada c. Bell has taken
up foreign mission work and will
bo located in Tengchow, ChinI. Miss
Bell IL daughter of DR.. 2 p. Bell.
who was pastor OF the Baptist church
Of Anderson from 1880-I886. and q
niece OF e. A. Bell. of this city. The
following clipping is taken from the
Foreign Mission Journal:
Ada G. Bell was born in Richmond,
Va. In 1889. while her father was as
si1tant secretary OF the foreign mis-
sionary board. She was educated in
the public schools of Atlanta, Ca. and
ftollins College, Virginia. Two years
OF special kindergarten work was
done In Louisville, Ky. During these
two yesrs she was In the training
school doing the city mission and
other work required OF the students.
She cannot remember the time when
ahe did not love Jesus, being taught
OF him in the home, where she also
learned to love the foreign mission
work. At eleven, years of age there
was crisis In her religious life. when
there came tho queation of surrender
CT will and isee 20 Jesus FOR service.
She united then with The Capitol Ave-
nue. church. Atlanta. where ahc work
ed in the Y. w. A.. B. Y. p. u. s. S.,
especially delighting in the beginners
department, where God showed iler
that her. work was to be among the
children. While at Hollins she became
a volunteer. From father and mother
both camo influences that led to this
decision. In her home missions was
and Is .onsidered the greatest thing In
the world. She was appointed by the
board on June 16. 1914. for Tengchow
China.
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birthday Party.

A number of little Miss Katherine
MeClnra'a playmates wero delightfully."-
entertained Monday afternoon at her
homo on Webb street. when she celc-
hrnted ,hcr ninth birthday.
Games waro played for an hour
then Mrs. Mcclure. assisted by Misses
EYn' and Mnttie Mayfleld, served the
guests cream. cake and candies.
Among those invited to this party
wGre Virginia Frank. Margaret Nc
Gully, Alice Copper, Felicia Tolly, Ma
mte and Thelma Ashmore, Thos. Nc
Clnre., Clifton Mcclure, Chns. Mcclure.
Mary Mcclure John Calhoun Coch-
ran. Jr., Leo Tate, Gargaret Lewis.
Ruth skaese, and Elizabeth Strickland.
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Due West AIumnne.

The Due West Alumnae Division
will meet next Friday afternoon at
4:30 with Mrs. E. w. Masters at her
home OIL North Main street. This
will be a business meeting and the
members are urged to be present as
1t is the time for the election OF new
offers.
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{ Plcnio for Ladies' Of Church.

3 Instead of having social meetlnge
q. A e a.a:he- 6: different different ;i0ITies ttne
ladies'. who compose the circles OF the
First rrs sbytcrian church. spent Mon.
day afternoon ut the Variha Brown
TafR In Nurti, Anderson. Well filled
tilGni tsskots were taken out ana i d
thoroughly good time enjoyed by oil
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Epworth League,

The following Is the program OF the
EpWorth League Monday evening s 80
at st. Johh:e Methodlat Church. Led
by Niiss Nell F1ndiey. {:
Orening song, 106. 5sSs -;
u Prayer BY Miss Irene Prince. I.
Song. lit. ~ ~ ~ 81 Z
scriia pre reading. Matthew 10Th
chapter 16.42. fe5ponssveiy. s s
Dhett by the Masses Hewley.
Sentence prayer beginning with Mf,
McElhennay, and ending M with Z; NE
sOw9ns. s sssi:1
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(From Sr-dov't. Daily.J
g1 l8 t1 EEBtEiMjXI
Miss tuud,ycr


MIR. and Mrs. Il. e. IIolroyd. who
were recently married in Greenville,
were the guests OF honor at Il lovely
dinner Wednesday evening when Miss
Rhoda Vandiver entertained at her
home on South McDuffie street,
Mrs. C. b. Earle greeted the guests
at tithe door and invited them in to the
living room. where Miss Vandiver and
Mf. and Mrs. Holroyd received.
In the dining room at n beautifully
appointed table covers were laid for
fourteen. Dainty place cards marked
the places for the following guests
who we're served delightful coursc
dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Iiolroyd. Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Horton, Misses Mnrtha
R3nham. Alberta Brock. Florida IIar-
ris. Caroline Vance and Miss Vandi.
yer. Rex Rice. Rob Sullivan, Bob
Catlicart, f. Il. Murray and Mr.. Welcli.
After dinner a number Of vocal and
instrumental musical pieces were
given by the guests present,
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The College Association will meet
Monday afternoon at four o'clock at
the public library.
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Announcement Of Engagement.

announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Meta to Mr.. William Busn
Turner OF Ellenton, s. c.. the cerc-
mony to take place this fall.
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Palmetto Chapter.

The Palmetto Chapter u. D. G.. will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O with
Miss Ewbank Taylor.
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Texas Visitors.

Misses Katherine and Nancy Mccall.
OF Texas. who arc the attractive
guests or Mrs. K. P. Smith. have been
the honorces Mt several informal eve
ming picnics during the past week.
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Wednesday evening. Sep.
tcmbcr tho 9th, in Pendleton, Mt the
home C -; .,.s'; parents, Mr.. and
Mira. J. ling. their daughter.
Lieze and Millcgc f. Foster.
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'Womap. 10 Wear Cotton Clothes.

- .
AT a meeting OF the executive board
of tia City Federation of Women's
clfbS Hag1 E4rs. Waiter Allen .yester-
day ysNft9fhd6hs It. was decided 10 call
o general meeting OF the federation
for 4:30 fidayf after1 oen ia the cham
ber OF commerce rr0ms, the hour hav-
l. itnE heehr changed from s. as was FIRST
sInicd. AT this meeting several irnpor-
tant matters will hp taken up. among
them tho plhns for q movement to
wear Cotton goods manufactured In
the United States. At thfs meeting all
members OF the Kennedy Library As
ISOLATION. The Teacups, tKate Barry
and Cowpens chapters OF the Daugh-
tera Of ting Revolution, Woman'e Music
GNU, : iRlOrence /. Crittendon Circle.
Health League and Y. M. C. A. aux
iliafy nre expected to bio present. Mrs.
Alien urged especially thpt club wo.
OF the federation as we'll az their own
speeials clubns 81 ;:s 'iSSt's s,,.-; s
Several Interesting ideas were
brought out In discussion with va
riolia club members. One woman re-
ca.Ied3stho remark OF former mill
preaident Of Spartanhurg, who said
thaten great deal OF the cotton goods
manufactured In Spa.;anburg county
was BOLD In China. and TINT whenevr
the Chinese took a notion to lengthen
the!r, ahtrsrta.!!s even ona inch, iit
meant millions to Spartanburg coun-
ty.sali what" sf.s want IN Il, odd,
would It mean, if the. women would
decide to wear two potticoats: or even
on9 substantial cotton AFFAIR."" -
Another pertinent remark was to
the effect that the national health
league was locking after tho pure food
interests OF the country. and why
should not there be o movement for
sanitary clothing, which would mean
tho wearing, Of wash wliito clothes 70
a much grenter extent than is done
now ,I'y':SSr. S Z y. N .ly 'iS y
Several women showed their enthu-
Z giasm by wearing dresses sc Spartan-
burg made material. Tho movement
ts,S however. not so much to boost
I Spartanhurg mills, as to encourage
the waring or AEnericen.Tnnde goods
\ In preference to foreign-made goods.
Journal. :f H s y
Starr, s. ca Sept. l2.--(S Special -;
z OakWnhd Farm, ke handsome country
Z hqnfe OF Mrs nd Mrs.i John c. Pr6ltt.
/ VIA a. scend OF unusual beaaty Wed.
! ncadaE when the MARRIAGE Of. thGie
dnnEh Margle Mario, TO John nj
T"oif0tus ar, was soIefnfised. On nc
count eoff tho pulafity o. this couple.
81, zSsk q. # trnilt. Woiiord. u A 7, :.
much interest has hcen centered, I md
SsoaR heforc tho lnp appointed hours.R filch
Il iSsEas sJs htgli N oon. the paIl lors and Wide
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GERMANY no CONSIDER
[ DISCUSSION OF PEACE

Continued From Page One.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

Notice OF Publication.

Notice of Publication.
State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
1915. ~
Emma Ball and Theophile Huber.
Jr.. complaipants, VS.. Edward Huber
and others, defendants
PENDANT, H. F. Geissler. impleaded with
the above defendants, Olive Huber
Archie Stanley. Archie Stanley Huber.
Ella Wheeler Huber. Edward Huber
Bali, Sr, James w. Ball. Samuel Pres
ION Ball. Blanche Ball, having been
filed in the clerks office of the circuit
court of said &c, county; b NOTES tie is there
dent defendant that the complainants
filed their bill of complaint in said
court. on the chancery side thereof, on
1914, and that thereupon an original
and alias summons issued out of said
court wherein said suit is now pend
Monday (viz.. the 4th day). in the
month of January. 1915. next, as is by
law required.
Now. unless you, the safd non-resi-
dent defendant above named, II. F.
Geissler, implicated as aforesaid, shall
circuit court, on the first day of the
next term thereof. to be holden at Rock
Island, in and for said county, on the
first Monday in January. A ID. 1915.
next, and plead. answer or demur to the
said complainants' bill of complaint, the
same and matters and things therein
confessed. and a decree entered against
YOU according to the prayer of said
bill GEORGE W. GAMBLE
Rock Island, Ill, Nov. 4. 1914.
Chezem & Kelly. complainants' So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
Continued Next Saturday,
REALTY CHANGES

Axel Lundeen to East Moline Thea
tire company, lot z, block 172, East
Moline, s1.0O.
Sarah A. and John d. Scott TO Ida
Bartlett, lot s. block ,, Edwards addi-
ton, Moline, S1.00.
Ida Bartlett to John a. and Sarah
A. Scott. lot s, block ., Edwards ad-
dition, Moline, S1.00.
V. H. Dumbeck to J. ]. Tobin, lot 8,
block s, Silvis, S1.0O.
George L. and Sarah Bonner to
Amanda l.. Blake, lot IS, block &C.
Edgewood Park. Rock Island, S1.00.
Amanda l.. Blake to George l.. and
Sarah Bonner. lot 10, block &C." Edge
wood Park, Rock Island.
]. and Lilly Johnson to Buena ".
Mcffitt. lot II, block :, Island View
Heights, Rock Island, S1.00.
Sarah Hudson and husband to
Lloyd c. Lamphere, lots IL and 10,
block 8, Bailey Davenport's addition,
Old Town, Rock Island S1.00.
Howard Dunn to Elizabeth Mum,
lot %, block ?. University place, for
81 and valuable considerations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
going to walk around


Things are going to go your way
to that meeting. guess" said Simeon.
"Aint you always found fault with
ChristmasT
"They's lot o. nonsense about it,
Mary assented. II don't ever bother
myself much with It. why?''
81 dunno but Wen all come round
to your way of thinking tonight said
Simeon.
For just this Year, Abel Ames call
ed back as they went on.
You can't do much else. 1 guess"
said Mary. Everybody dips Christ
mas up out of their pocSetbooks. and
if there amt nothing there, they can't
Dip
The men laughed with her and went
on down the long street toward the
town. Mary followed slowly under the
following elms that made great golden
shades for the dim post lamps. And
high at the far end of the street down
which they went hung the blue arc
light before the town hail. center to
the constellation of the home lights
and the shop lights and the street
lights, all near neighbors to the stream
and sweep of the stars hanging a little
higher and shining as by one sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
LEGAL.
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois. County of Rock Is
land-ss:
To the January. term, A. d. 1915, Of the
Probate Court of said county. Peution
to Sell Real Estate.
John Spilger, administrator, with the
will annexed. of the estate of Barbara
M Sa4s eorge schmidf Adam
Schmidt, Peter Schmidt, Barbara Spill
bara Meier. deceased, the Evangelical
Lutheran Emanuers Congregation Of
Rock Island. Ill. Andred Meier. Lizzzie
and William Ehman. defendants.
above named defendants. George
Schmidt, Nicholas SpiIger; Lizzie Meier,
Elizabeth Bivins, Maggie Schmidt: John
Meier. the unknown heirs at law of Bar
bara Meier, deceased:
You and each of you will take notice
that the above named petitioner has
to said court administrator, with the
will annexed. of the estate of Barbara
Meier, deceased. for leave, to sell the
real estate of said deceased, to pay the
debts and expenses of said estate, which
real estate is described as follows:
The north half (4} Of lot four 90.
of the city of Rock Island, in said
county of Rock Island. state of Illi-
nois, known as and called Chicago or
Lower Addition"
Upon the filing of said petition a sum-
mons issued out of said court
against you and each of you. returnable
said probate court, to be begun and
holden at the court house, in said city
January next, at which time and place
you will appear and plead, answer or
demur to said petition
NUN 'S-AAu JOHN Jt5ii NE =. Fl EEMiffNG
Clerk of Said Court
Jackson. Hurst & Stafford. attor-
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why" said Simeon. everybody I'm
towns talking that they amt going to
give anybody anything for Christmas
Some means IL and some don't Some'll
do Il and some'n back out But the
churches has decided TO omit Christ.
mas exercises altogether this year.
Some thought TO have speaking pieces.
but everybody concluded IL they had
exercises without oranges and candy
the children'd go home disappointed.
so they've left the whole thing Slide
at don't seem just right for 'em not
TO celebrate the birth OF our Lord just
because they can't afford the candy
Abel Ames observed mildly. but Simeon
hurried on:
slide. and my idea and Abel's is
TO get the town meeting TO vote n pet-
ton TO the same effect asking the town
not to try to do anything with their
Christmas this year. We heard the
factory wasn't going TO open. and we
thought If we could tell 'em that for
sure. 1t would settle it-and save him
and me and all the rest OF 'em. Would
would you be willing for us to tell the
town meeting that? It's tonight-were
on the way there
Sure" said Ebenezer Rule. tell 'em.
And you might point out TO EN-" he
added. with his spasm of Eutturals.
that failures Is often salutary mea-
sures. Public benefactions. Fixes
folks SOS they can't spend their money
fool
He walked with them across the
lawn. going between them and guiding
them among the empty aster beds.
They think I ct mp their savings In
the failure" he went on. when all ]
done is to bring 'em face to face with
the fact.fhat for years They've Been
overspending themselves. 1t takes
Christmas to show that up This whole
Christmas business is about wore out
anyhow. Amt it?'
That's what" Simeon said, its
spendin' sham, from edge to edge"
Abel Ames was silent. The three
skirted the flower beds and came out
on the level sweep OF turf before the
house that was no house in the dark
ness. save that they remembered how
it looked-a square. smoked thing
with a beard of dead creepers and
white shades lidded over its never
lighted windows. n fit home for ts.s
Ludn IedSI Ilheu OF Iue OOO HelEuDOES
who made Old Trail Town. He touch
ed the elbows of the other two men as
they walked in the dark. but he rare
~ touched any human being. And
now Abel Ames suddenly put his hand
down on that of Ebenezer, where it
lay in the crook OF Abel's elbow.
What you got there:" he asked.
Nothing much" EbcneZer answered
irritably again It's an old glass.
was looking over some rubbish and |
found it-over back. It's a field glass"
What you got n field glass out in
the dark for?' Abel demanded.
II used 10 fool with it some when l
was a little shaver" Ebenezer said.
He put the glass in Abel's hand. ''On
the sky" he added.
Abel lifted the glass and turned it on
the heavens. There. above the little