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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25

1rEARLY twenty years ago lit''e 90
III Virginia o,Hanlen' eight years ~
i y evineear~s5me doubt of the existence
Of the Santa Claus, who makes al oh''u
80 happy on Christmas day
y!xFv;rpinia was so skeptical that she "io'e
fha New York Sun to find out II there Nss
.nY truth in the Santa Claus STORY me
crn answered her. The Sun then was III
of Charles A. Dana and FRANK r
Church was the author OF the sun N'
which was printed September H. 1891 roi-
lowing is the editorial
eve take pleasure in answering at oiice'
nd +bus prominently, the communication
below, expressing at the same tllne oui
qualification that it's faithful author IS hun-
hered among the friends OF the sun:
".Dear Editor: am eight years oid'
Some of my little friends say tnere IS no
Santa Claus. Papa says IF you see ~ IN
the Sun. it's So" Please tell me the trutn'
u there a Santa Claus?
".virginia O'Hanlon
"115 West Ninety-fifth street.
.virginia, your little friends are wrong.
They have been affected by the skeptlclsm
of skeptical age They do not believe ex-
cent they see They think that nothing can
be which is not comprehensive by their
little minds All minds, Virginia, Whetner
thew be mems or children's, are little In
this great universe Of ours man is mere
insect. an ant in his intellect, as compared
with the boundless world about him, az
measured by the intelligence capable OF
srasping the whole Of truth and knowledge.
eyes. Virginia, there is Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and gener-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25
There is a Santa Claus

osity and devotion exist, and you know that
they abound and give to your life Its highest
beauty and Joy. Alas! how dreary would be
the world if there we're no Santa Claus.
There would be no child-like faith then, no
poetry, no romance to make tolerabe this
existence We should have no enjoyment
except in sense and sight. The eternal light
with. which childhood filled the world would
be extinguished
"Not believe in Santa Claus! You might
as well not believe in fairies! You might
get you papa to hire men to watch IN all
the chirnneys on Christmas eve to eaten
Santa Claus but even If they did not see
Santa Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that
is no sign there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are those that
neither children nor men can see Did you
ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? VI
course not, but that's no proof that they
are not there. Nobody can conceive or
imagine all the wonders there are unseen
and unseeable In the world.
"You might tear apart the baby's rattle
and see what makes the noise inside but
there Is veil covering the unseen world
which not the strongest man, nor even the
united strength Of faith, fancy, poetry, love,
romance can push aside that curtain and
view and picture the supernal beauty and
glory beyond. Is it all real? All, Virginia,
in all this world there is nothing else SO
essential and abiding.
mo Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives,
and he lives forever. A thousand years
from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thou
sand years from now, he will continue to
make glad the heart Of childhood"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25

To show how the club has grown
We will publish below the figures OF
the last nine years, taken from our
files, showing the number OF pairs OF
stockings distributed each year:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-25

ELLEN ShANE VIII =
THEODORE oREENLEAF WHITE
JR. (HumboIdt)
PAUL ARTHUR MoOREHoU6E
WILLIAM O'BRlEN
JAMES LLOYD STEWART
MARY MADALiNE STEWART
KATHERINE ELIZABETH TRACY
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH STEW
VERONICA LUCILLE FLAcTiF
MARGARET LOUISE HIGGINS
(sraddock. N. Dak.)
ELLEN DOROTHY RRoUHARDl
CLINT HARRY BRouHARD
FRANCIS JOHN RUMP
MORRIS JOSEPH RUMP
DONALD ROY WILSON
IN MEMORY OF MARJORIE
FRANCES WILSON
WOODROW WILSON
DOROTHY IRENE WILSON
HAzEL PAULINE M'cUNE
MARY ELIZABETH McUNE
yoHN CHARLES MOSES
DOROTHY ELAINE MOSES
CHARLES FRANCIS ANoEhsoN
BEuLAH ELNoRA s!Nks.
THOMAS o'FARRELl WHELAN"
LEWIS REARDON WHELAN.
MICHAEL FRANCIS WhELAN, JH Il
JERALD CALLAHAN WHElAN.
DOROTHY DELL LEWIS.
CLYDE ERNEST PARK,
NELLIE ELlZABE TT POLLING.
cERALp cCoksToN CORNELL. e
pELPHlNE OPAL oRNELl.
GWENDoLYN r aTHA E. COW
CLIFFORD LEO SWANSON.
BERT JOHN sLUPiANEk.
DORIS BRIGGS TOWER.
FREDERICK KIDD.
PAUL iNE KIDD.
ELEANOR SANDSTROM.
LILLIAN SANDSTROM.
WILLIAM JOHN SWEENEY. (Res
Lodge, MONTE
BERNlTA MAY CARTER.
RUTH ELIZABETH KENDALL.
GEORGE ROBERT KEN DALI, II. n
HAPPY HOUR CLUB, 8 pairs.
PHYLLIS MARIE ALDERDlCE.
MARION GILMORE.
FRANCES GILMORE.
EILEEN GILMORE.
JAMES AlLtN WEIR. h
MARY ALBERTA WEIR
LAURA LEE.
MAXINE kITTERMAN.
PHILIP EDMUNDS pratt, (Ft
Madison, loWa.)
LUCILLE MORROW MoFFiTT.
Herbert BATTIN.
DOROTHY MAY 6ATTiN, (sloom
field, lowa.)
RUTH ANN M'kEE.
VERA LOUISE M'kEE.
VIRGINIA WORK.
CASH, SOC.
JOHN CHARLES GlLLlLAND, JR. K
CASH, $500.
HELEN LOUISE DoWNEY.
CASH, Csc.
THE KEYNOTE CLUE $500. &
N MEMORY or EDGAR VAN De
VEN STEVENS. q
MARGARET SAUNDERS COOK.
LAviNA MERRlck.
RAYMOND EUGENE CARLSON.
DORIS LOUISE CARLSON.
RUSSELL WILLIAM HARPER, JH
LINUS NlEMEYER, JR.
FRANK ROBERT kERFooT.
RAYMOND. BALDWIN.
HELEN LOUISE sTULTZ.
ROBERT JAMES M'6U RNEY. -I
HELEN LOUISE SUMMERS (oska
loosa, la.)
JOHN WILSON LAMBERT.
ROBERT CLAY JOHNSON.
DALE EMoGENE JOHNSON.
ELoIsE ROSEMARY JOHNSON.
EDWIN WINFIELD MUSGROVE.
DOROTHY EVELYN EiANSidANNs
LOIS WlLHFLMlNA HANSMANNa
in MEMORY, or FLORENCE An
DREW {24 doIIs)
LUctuS A. ANDREW, JR.
VERONA DOROTHY DJEhN.
BERNHARDT n. DIEHN.
AUGUST F. DIEHN, JR.
GELvlN BLlxT JOHNSON
MARTHA LOUISE BYRNE.
CASH S..
BERTHA cAvANAUaH
GEORGE FRANCIS TRoTTER. IF
CALVIN THOMAS TROTTER
pueblo. colo.)
CASH SIS.
NADINE z. NINEMlREs
DOROTHY CoRRICK
MARTHA LOUISE coRRick
MRS. ALBERT ADAMS
BERTHA WELDON
LOIS MARIE MANRo
ROBIN C.. WISE
IN MEMORY OF RUTH ELIZA
BETH KENT.
HAROLD SIDNEY KENT
HENRY TYNER TRAUT
Continued on Following Page.l
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
DUTELLE--COLE.

Miss Lillian Cole and James Dutelle
of Proctor were quietly married at the
rectory of St. Mary's church Wednesday
evening, Decembe~ 20, by Rev. T. J.
Leonard. Mr.. Ernest Dutelle. brother
of the groom, acted as best man and
Mrs. Ernest Dutelle as bridesmaid.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the brides home on Court street,
supper being served by a sister of the
bride, Miss Dorothy Cole. The house
was prettily decorated. the color scheme
being green and white The brides
gift to the bridesmaid was beautiful
rosary. After the supper the bride and
groom presented the guests with white
carnations. Mr.. and Mrs. Dutelle left
on the 10 ;46 train for Boston and New
York. After short wedding trip they
will make their home in Proctor where
Mr.. Dutelle has position with the ex-
press company. The bride was for
merly telephone operator in the local
exchange
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
PLEASANT CHRISTMAS GATHER
ING

An unusually pleasant gathering was
enjoyed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
I. j. MacMurtry, ST., in Cornwall, on
Christmas day. Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Murtry entertained their eight sons and
daughters and their respective families.
There were thirty-three present at the
gathering: Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. James
and family of Weybridge, Friend Mac
MacMurtry of No. Bennington. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Jewett and family of Corn
wall. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C. Litchfield and
family of Cornwall, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
MacMurtry and family of Stuyvesant,
N. Y, T. j. MacMurtry, jr., and Miss
Elizabeth R. Foster of Beverly, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. MacFee and
family of Scotia, N. Y, and William
MacMurtry and Mr.. and Mrs. T. ].
MacMurtry, sr.
Promptly at IL O'Clock a bountiful
dinner was served. The seventeen
grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
MacMurtry were seated at one table
and were waited upon by Miss Ella
Eells of Cornwall. AS soon as dinner
was over the whole company gathered
in the East room, which was darkened
and lighted by CHEEKY fire burning in
the fire place. A large Christmas tree
with heavily laden branches filled one
corner of the room, from which William
MacMurtry, assisted by some of the
younger members of the family soon
removed and distributed the gifts, and
all were well remembered. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was spent in
visiting and singing, and in the early
evening the members of the family who
lived near took their departure. One
and all were unanimous in the decision
that most happy day had been spent,
and one long to be remembered by all
who were present.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31

Arthur Fitzpatrick has rented the
Phelps Nash Farm on the New Haven
river and will take possession March LIST.
Miss Ruth Grosvenor of Pittsford is
spending the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. Edna Grosvenor.
The next meeting of the Mayfair
Relief Association will be held with
Mrs. j. A. Fletcher, on Monday after
noon, January 10th, at 2:3O o'clock. 1t
is hoped there will be a large at
tendace.
Mrs. D. C. Minard of East Clarendon
is visiting at the home of C. P. Smith
on Court street.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
church, will meet with Mrs. j. Allen
Morgan Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. Charles Triggs has returned to
her home in Port Chester, N. Y, after
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. M. Balm.
Miss Ruth Brookins, teacher in
Waterbury, Conn.,, is spending the holi-
days at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. G. Brookins.
The following letters remain I'M
claimed at the local post office: Miss
Sadie Adkins, John G. C. Howard (2),
w. P. Issanbrour, Mrs. Albert H. Kent
(2), M. Knapp.
DR.. Earl L. Cushman of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Cushman.
Mrs. R. L. Brough is spending several
days in St. Adams.
Mr. Frank A. Farnsworth of New
York city is at the home of his parents
for few days.
Miss Leona Wright, who is teaching
in Brattleboro, is the guest of Miss
Huldah Thomas on College street.
Henry S. Chapman and Miss Ada
Chapman are at the home of their
uncle, Charles A. Chapman of Ferris
burgh.
Thomas Oney and sons, William and
Fred, spent Christmas with Mr.. Oney's
mother in Rutland.
John Francis of Burlington spent a
few days with friends in town recently
Rev. and Mrs. O. R. Houghton and
children of Wallingford have visited
Mrs. Houghton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Severance have
returned to their home in Proctor.
They attended the Bain-Triggs we'd
ding.
Miss Agnes Calhoun has returned
from Brandon.
Charles Peck of Winnipeg, Canada.
a former resident of Middebury, is Wis
iting for few DAYS at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Andrews of
Beverly, Mass, are visiting Mrs.
Andrews mother, Mrs. Mary Bond.
Harry Burns will leave tonight for
Baltimore, Md, where he is a senior in
the dental department of the University
of Maryland.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
DEATH OF MRS. A. j. MARSHALL.

L. u.
Mrs. Mary E. Marshall, widow of A.
j. Marshall, died early Saturday morn
ing at her home on North Pleasant
street of embolism. Mrs. Marshall was
S5 years of age. She had been confined
to her home through illness for some
time. She is survived by daughter,
Miss Clara Marshall, son. George E.
Marshall, sister, Miss S. A. Bacon. all
of this village, and one grandson, Or.
Bertram E. Marshall, of Albany, N. Y.
Mrs. Marshall was a member of the
Congregational church. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock at her late residence, Rev. A. A.
Lancaster, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, officiating The bearers
were Solomon B. Aines, Frank j. Hub
hard, DR.. E. H. Martin, o. H. Cush-
man, w. E. Clement and Frank A.
Farnsworth. The burial was in the
West cemetery.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. Roy +. Whittemore, Pastor

Morning worship at 10 AS o'clock with
sermon. "Vital Functions of Christian
Living"
Bible school at 12 o'clock. Glasses for
all and a welcome. Our new superin-
tendent will be introduced.
Bible school at Brooksvile at 2 p. m.
Christian Endeavor meeting at $40 p.
m. Subject, what is Consecration?"
Union evening worship at the Congre-
gational church at 1880 with sermon by
Mr.. Whittemore.
The Brooksville service will be held as
usual Tuesday eve.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
MIODLEBURY LOCALS.


vile is visiting her brother, Henry
Walker
Herbert Peacock has gone to Pitts
ford for few days.
Mark Boylan of Niagara Falls, Ont,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary A.
Boylan
Mrs. Louis Bruya and three daugh-
tiers of Barre have been visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
poleon LaPan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Baumbeck of
Albany. N. Y. are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman S. Foote.
Miss Frances Adams, who has been
visiting at the home of Prof. and Mrs.
Ezra l.. Brainerd, has returned to Cas-
Teton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Wimmett,
who have been visiting relatives in
town, have returned to their home in
Pittsford.
Arthur Freegard has sold his farm on
Weybridge hill through the N. S. Foo,e
company to Margaret E. and Mary F.
Tulley.
Mrs. Peter j. Hincks and daughter
have gone to Canajoharie, N. Y, to
spend two weeks with relatives.
Miss Florence Ashley and Miss Esther
Anderson of the Addison spent Christ
mas in Proctor.
Alex Auncbman has returned from
Cohoes, and Albany, N. Y, and re-
sumed his position at the freight house.
MIR. and Mrs E. E. Ross and daugh-
ter are visiting friends in Rutland and
Fair Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Ryan have re-
turned from Rutland.
Miss Nellie Mead, who has been WIS.,
iting her parents, has returned to her
school in Petersburg, N. Y.
Miss Lillian Costello of Little Falls,
N. Y, who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs Patrick Costello, has re-
turned to her home.
L. H. Sheldon, a member of the firm
of E. D. Keyes & Co., of Rutland, was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
B. o. Wales and daughter, Miss
Mabel, left Wednesday for Boston.
Mrs. Jennie Burke left Wednesday
for her home in New Bedford, Mass,
after attending the funeral of her
uncle, Robert Nancy.
Harry Mack of Hartford, Conn, is
spending a week with relatives in Corn
wall
Miss Anna Mulligan returned Thurs
day to Burlington after several days
visit in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. MacNulla and
family of Bristol, spent Christmas with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Mac
Nulla of Seymour street..
Miss Mildred MacNulla is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Forrest of Washington
street.
The Missionary society of the Congre-
gational church will meet at the home
of Mrs. J. A. Fletcher, January 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Hyde of
Boston spent Christmas with their
mother, Mrs. Caroline Hyde at The
Addison.
Mrs. Hattie Monta of New York city
is spending the week with her sister,
Mrs E. A. Tobin in North Bennington.
Judge and Mrs. c. l. Button spent
Christmas in Brandon.
Miss Nellie Higgins of West Rutland
was the guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Foote during the Christ
mas holiday.
The Middlebury Free Library and the
National bank Will be closed all day
New Years day. There will be no rural
delivery or village delivery and the
post office will be open only on the holi-
day schedule.
The Ladies Missionary society of the
Memorial Baptist church were very
pleasantly entertained at the home of
Mrs. Raymond Mcfarland Wednesday
evening. Officers for the coming year
Il
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
METHODIST CHURCH.
ID. III. Corkran. Pastor.

Morning worship with communion at
1915. Bible school at noon. Union
service in the Congregational church.
1880. This service will be the first of the
services of the week of prayer. The
services for the week will be as follows
Tuesday night in the Methodist church,
Wednesday in the Baptist church, Thurs.
day night in the Congregational church,
Friday night in the Methodist church,
Sunday night in the Baptist church.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
hurch ~ otes.
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
Rev. John Evans Bold. Rector.

Rectory No. 119 Main street.
1880, Holy Communion (2nd, 4th and
9th Sundays.)
l0:45. Morning Prayer. Holy Com
munion (lst and 3rd Sundays.
1000, Sunday school.
1880, Evening PRAYER
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31

Highest ~. Lowest 49,
Record kept by H. A. PECK.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

The strong canoes and war boats
which the Hawaiian people made of
the huge logs which wind and storm
blow upon their shores, are not the
only queer boats to be found in the
worldly no means.
Every one of the ancient people
had their own type of craft, each
different from the other. That OLD
kind of boats, however, are rarely
seen any more. Except perhaps IN
museums where one expects to see
queer things.
There is a country. though. where
at this present day, such queer boats
are used that if you saw these boats
out of water, you never would guess
them to be boats-you would call
them market baskets.
And where do you suppose that
country is? 1t is Bagdad. Bagdad
in Turkish Arabia, close to the Per-
sian frontier. There on the River
Tisris are seen the queerest boats
to be found in actual use anywhere
at this day.
The commonest boat on the Tigris
is the "goofah," boat made en-
tireIy of willow switches-doesn't that
seem strange? The willow switches
are cut and trimmed; then they are
woven lust as you weave mats and
baskets in ,-our school or home work.
The boat when finished is about SIX
feet in diameter and is perfectly circu-
lar and basket shaped.
When the weaving is competed, the
entire outside of the basket is covered
with bitumen-a mineral pltch-to
make IT waterproof. The occupant of
the boat paddles his craft through the
water by means of short wooden pad
dies A six foot boat does not seem
very big, does it? Yet the native men
nave no fear about riding in one.
sometimes as many as fifteen men will
crowd themselves into one goofah and
ride out to greet the steamers as they
come up the Tfgris-
Goofahs have been used since early
Bible times. Evidently the people of
Bagdad think them better and safer
than the smart little steam and cleo
tric launches we are familiar with in
this country.
Another queer craft to be seen on
the Tigris is the "kelek," a Kurdish
invention.
The kelek is really a raft and it is
made of goat skins. poles and straw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
Kansas Comment
A HAPPY QUEEN.


There is one very happy lady in
Italy the wife of King Victor Emman-
uel, Queen Helene. While the KING
was notoriously opposed to war, the
queen was on the popular side, as IN
deed she must have been or not have
been true to her family or her rals-
ing. Queen Helene is the daughter OF
King Nicholas of Montenegro, and her
early years were spent in that infor-
NAL court where 1.-The palace" is mere
ly a good-sized two-story brick mouse
Mont enegro has beer at war with Iur-
key practically ever since II was
founded by Servian soldiers who es-
capped from the battle of kossovo, In
which the Turks conquered the Ser
Wan nation. That was 500 years ago.
but every Montenesrin, male or re-
male, has worn a black band around
the cap, which all wear, as sign OF
mourning and of pledged revenge
Helene met Victor about twenty years
ago when she was visiting in Venice.
Their marriage Is said to have been n
real love match and their family Is
one of the few royal families in Eu-
rope which has not caused talk. We
may well imagine that Queen Helene
is letting out Montenegro cheer for
the new ally which her husbands
kingdom has added to the Montene-
grin side.-Hutchinscn News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08
1T DEPENDS ON YOU.

Few people realize how much their
own attitude influences their vacation,
says the Kansas Industrialist. If you
are disappointed because you wanted
to go to Colorado but have instead a
week on the Blue or the Delaware.
and you positively refuse TO enjoy
yourself. your vacation. will do you
no good. Do not think of the journey
you will miss, the mountains you will
not see. the cool nights you will not
spend on the mountain side. and the
view you will not see from Pike IS
Peak. Think, rather. of the prices
you will not pay for meals. the mos
quito bites you will not get, the SOU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

autumn. Unless all signs fail Ameri-
can railroads will soon be obliged to
spend large sums for maintenance and
equipment. Every railroad in the
United States has practiced rigid
economies for several years, some
roads having run up against the
starvation point. Rolling stock is
known to be in poor condition Heavy
repairs and replenishments are i'm
perative. Fortunately better rates and
better traffic prospects saved the rail-
roads from a serious crisis and put
them in better position to meet such
demands than for some time past The
Pennsylvania awarded contracts last
month for $2O,O0O,0OO of equipment
and supplies. while other important
railroads are known to be negotiating
for large contracts. American rail-
roads are estimated to have spent
about S5O0,0O0,O00 for equipment last
year and nearly as much more for
general maintenance; hence their inn
portance as buyers of steel products
can be appreciated. 1t is this i'm
proved outlook, plus foreign orders for
munitions of war, which has been at
the bottom of recent strength in most
of the steel shares. Thursdays Steel
decision was a further and highly i'm
portant factor in the advance. The
wants of our railroads are urgent and
steel manufacturers are now looking
forward to more normal conditions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-08

ton as my future son-in-law doesn't
entitle you to take such liberties. You
have made fearful wreck of my
most cherished
But I am not your future son-in-
law. Mr.. Wagner
Arnold endeavored to rise, WINGED
and resumed his seat.
The old gentleman glared from
Paula'sH downcast face to- Arnold's
pale countenance.
You didn't tell me. Paula!" he
gasped in an agrieved tone.
HE is your future son-in-lawi"
burst forth Paula tearfully. Il don't
care what he says-I shall marry him,
so there."
.'Tut-tut.' ended Mr.. Wayne, start
led at his daughters words and cleo
trified by the change in Arnold'S eX-
preston. You'll have to settle it be-
tween you, and if Arnold is injured
he must be taken into the house at
once and doctor must see him.
How about the heliotrope?" asked
Arnold weakly.
"Fiddlesticks, young man, You
had better attend to your lovemak-
ingi'' Snorted his future father-in-
law, who had just then discovered
the inkiness of his garments and was
far from amiable.
AS Mr.. Wayne disappeared in the
house, Paula sank down in the hello
trope beside her lover. She leaned
her elbows upon the dial plate and
her fingers traced the old legend
around it's rim.
Thanks to that blessed little car
the dial still marks a sunny hour for
us, Arnold she whispered tenderly.
Fortunately for Arnold, his arms
We're still in good working order
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate