Arizona republican., 1915-04-04

ous wars, and won great fame for his intrepid courage on the battle field. was daily expected to arrive home, and great preparations were made for his reception. First and foremost amongst those who deter- mined that his welcome should be T splendid one was Sybil, the only daughter of q powerful baron, to whom he was betrothed.
 Not content with the display of banners. and trophies of arms ard armor of priceless workmanship, she elected to decorate the vast hall of the castle, with a particular kind of wild flower, the yellow broom, that being the blossom the similitude of which Sir Hugh bore on his shield as a crest. and for the further reason that he had given her a bunch of
 these flowers as q keepsake, on his
 departure for the Holy Land. In or der to secure q plentiful supply, she
 set out at dawn accompanied. by q bevy of handmaids. It happened that the plant in question flourished
 
 fathers demCsne, and this spot, from
 the glow of color which it derived from the broom blossoms. was popd- Iarly known as the Golden Valley
 Hither Sybil and her companions
 turned their steps. when a terrible
 tempest burst upon them. and they
 fled for the nearest shelter. By
 t.l,l from her handmaidens, and wheu
 the storm was over she was nowhere
 to befound. Every spot, was search
 ed over and over again. but with no result. Amazed and grief-stricN-
 en. the searchers at length perforce
 returned to the castle, and mace
 known the mournful tidings. Sir
 Hugh had in the meantime returned. and. upon hearing the news, at once set out with a numerous retinue IT order to discover the whereabouts of the missing maiden. It appears. that the Flower Fairies, incenscd at tine wholesale devastation Of theii dwelling place, had seized upon Sy- bil and borne her to a half-ruined monastery in the depths Of the reighboring forest Day after day the search was continued by Sir Hugh and his attendants, but sSybit g disappearance remained shrouded in mystery. In the forest, after many hours fruitless and wearisome search
 Sir Hugh fell asleep, and vision apeared to him in the form of q G. I fa Eai saved at the risk of his own during the war in Palestine. She intimat@i | to him the place where his betrothed vas concealed, and by what agency A believer in dreams and porters, he lost no time in making his way to the monastery, and demanded the 1 instant release of Sybil. The Flower only mocked him and openly de clared that he and the imprisoned maiden should never meet again Suddenly from the inhabited portion
 of the sacred edifice. came the sound of a chant, sung by the monks who were there located. and at the men l tion of the Holy Cross the Fairie: fled, in terror. the result being that Sybil was forthwith released from durance. and restored to her loTer and her. friends.
 Duties of the club woman are multiplying rapidly. The immigra Tit woman is their latest responsibility and how they will meet the ne" demand has not been suggested in
 Mrs. Mary J. Woods article in an eastern publications:
 i "The immigrant woman should nave 1 a right to expect that a great body oi organized women should work out | and put into operation some plan which should be of vital service 1 to her. How may this be done '
 writes Mrs. Wood.
 1 Two things the clubwomen of Am erica have learned: they have learn
 cd the value of organization and l they have learned the technique of approaching ether women The next step is naturally to employ these | two great accomplishments for the fbenefit of humanity. The oppoT
 tunity is before them-not alone ta give relief and to raise standards | but to gain for themselves and fol