Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-17
Evening Star S
Daily Story
A RELIC

savar Syndicate.
\ am not your Baby Bunting, but
] do wish, Dad you'd catch me d
little rabbit slzin,'' Prue coaxed. "Sev-
eral rabbit skins. indeed. Mrs. Jessy
cans them beautifully says
she'n show me how
What are they good for?s DAD
questioned wonderingly. Nobody
wears skin caps any more. I doubt
II you could even give away your
srandpaps coonskin, though it's per
sectly good. I've kept it packed In
tobacco because he wore it through
the log CABIN campaign back in 1S4o.
rOhl Please give 1t to me! Then-
won't bother you about the rabbit
skins" Prue cried, excitedly.
Her father looked at her over the
top OF ms glasses, snIilng snIewdly.
e i hardly tnlnk you'll try 10 wear it
when you see IT, he sad. Even
though II has three mIgn.y rne taliS
at tue paoK ana IS nnea wltn cop
perHs nonIespun.
"Get At! I'm wild for it, Prue all
5ut commanded.
Suulre naAen got up sighing-he had
setlied himself Ior q naII nour' 5 ease
win Lne weekly paper, WINE the men
ana teams res.eu. NOW, wnsre dad
[ put 1t! IN the cowniue trunk of
The big cnesty Ur some or them
plunuer- -parIeis out in lne iunper
mouse? bAamed II L reconect. but 1t
certaIniy Is somewhere. / don't DC
neye, lnougn, yousn tiId 1t worth
the trouDIe or hunung up.
II know / shan t-noC Tor me my
self Prue auinIrted. but say,
daudy--ao you Know ABOUT antiques!
Anu neIriooms? some loiKs are Wild
Tor them. On, do MAKE nasCy nasle.
/ can nardiy sLand ir--walIlng TO see.
"Uh, 1 remeniuer now--lLS S IN the
new natDox-tne last one ] got-wlth
the pell-crowned har, you nnow--tne
year your molner died," the squire
said brisKIy.
He mounted the stairs alertly, and
after pIt OF rummag ing caule down
with a snapeIeSs ciutnp OF something
N loaI-susar purple paper tnat gave
out q scent or touacco, red pepper
and campnor SO pungent 1t made nm
sneeze yioIentIy.
Indeed / won't sun ii" she pro-
lested; won't even air 1t, aIter one
goou look. The smell - a certlncaIe
Of character-provlng we've mad the
cap since the year one
mo! Only 1S4D. / thought | told
YOU" tho squire explained carefully
prue did not answer-sne was too
busy mining for the cap, as she mined
noting cacn fold of the enVeloplng
papers, SO she could put them pack
lust as she found them. Presently
she drew out something, splendidly
clumsy, q home-sewn fur cap, with,
sure enough, three ringed talis pen
dant behind. The lining was as bril-
marked fQinftV in the
centre with the bear-greaSe which
had suhdued the too abundant looks
OF the original wearer. There was no
visor-only q roll of rich fur for
arow-shade. 1t had not lost hair,
albeit the skin beneath was fiinty.
Prue danced about, the cap high on
her right hand, crying between steps:
Don't say I'm an extortioner,
daddy; but 1t is going TO cost the
Dunton family just 800 to take back
home with them this relic of revo-
lutionary ancestor You know they're
here specially to hunt relics. Cant
you remember, please, that this went
to some OF those tireson1e Indian
wars ?''
"It might" the squire admitted.
But j don't know any further back
than the iog-cabin-and-hard
time Still, you surely are joking
ApouI tue pIfce. w n.y. tNo uoi'e'.
would be little short of highway rob-
berry"
"Your commercial education Is very
deficient, SIR" Prue said, pursing her
lips where God goes and gives
money like wool. / at least feel it my
duty to do a little shearing."
you and the Duntons for 1t; they
i ought to know what things are worth
TO thenl," the squire said, going to
the lot where the men were getting
the mules.
Prue ran to the phone the minute
the door shut on him, did some very
diplomatic but energetic talking, then
rushed upstairs, flung on her fall
suit, looked at her image with
sparkling eyes, seeing in imagination
how she would look when the cap
had been transmitted into stole and
muff; then ran down, picked up the
hatbox in which she had carefully
replaced the cap, loaded it into the
blackboard, which stood ready at the
stile, and drove triurnphantly away,
sitting very straight, chin in air.
Day Molly, fat, fresh and speedy,
was pining for exercise She had had
only one scant jog in two days. So
when another vehicle whirred up be-
hind she lay down TO her work like
q. good fellow. When she chose moth
ing. on four legs in the county could
give her its dust. This was one Of
her times for choosing not to take q.
Before Prue realized 1t she was
racing over the dirt roat at a rate
that made the blackboard jounce
wildly at the rough spots and swing
perilously in rounding turns. The
other vehicle had not come quite
abreast-Prue would not be. so undel-
Hrad n turn and stare at II
Presently she heard 1t stop short.
then came on faster than ever. AS it
approached her there was shouting
Just what she did not make out
Molly took it evidently for q further
challenge. They were coming to a
rocky stretch, but she went over it
full tilt, with a result that half away
across it trace snapped short off.
Molly did not mind such trifie--
but Prue was wiser. Tugging hard
at the reins she stopped the mare by
turning her into a fence corner As
she sat there ruefully wondering If
after all she could not keep her
solemn engagement with the Dun
tons, pursuit became overtaking--l
= man said, Young lady. this is provi
DENTAL 1 never should have caught
up with you to give you back what
you lost"
Lost Prue echoed, suddenly
looking behind The buckboard was
bare-apd the man held out to her
the hatbox crushed out of all shape.
Ran over it before I could STOP he
explained. He had got down and
walked to her side to add: II hope
have not broken anything. Hat
boxes are SO full of possibilities /
trenlble at sight of them
"Nothing's broken-unless maybe
my luck" Prue answered giggling.