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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23

THIS faDied point, in the case of Pen
rod. was becoming more anl more ser
sitlve every moment He suffered from
an unpleasant conviction tEdt he was
surrounded by vital dangers which be-
came 1he deadlier for each slightest
movement that he made. These dan
gers were all the more deadlier be-
cause they We're underlined; the inscru-
tible darkness held Secrets-and, put
ting ont his hand TO feel the wall near
the kitchen door, he encountered one
of them. His fingers very, very brief
ly closed upon something that felt
like a head of wet. cold hair 1t sank
from his touch, and there was thick
sounding thud upon the floor.
"Oof % moaned PenrOd, the question
of going out through the kitchen thus
definitely settled, and when he became
again conscious of his whereabouts he
was on the second floor at the top Of
the back stairs.
Mops had driven greater than PEN
rod.
He was sorely shaken. but not dis
posed to linger in the vicinity of stairs
that led toward kitchen inhabited by
surprises of this kind. He fled into his
fathers bed chamber, bruising HIM
self variously In the passage thereto,
and abandoning his weapons for the
moment, slid his hand along the wall
until it came to a forbidden object
that hung there.
1t was an Enfield rifle, a muZzle-
loading relic. last put to use by Pen
rods grandfather on day in the year
1863, and 1t was truly unlOaded. Pen
rod got it down, pointed the muzzle
waveringly In the general direction of
the door by which he had entered, and
whispered feebly and TREMENDOUSLY:
Snow let's see whu-what you were
goin' to do so mum-much 7"
He maintained this attitude until the
weight of the extended rifle became
insuppOrtable; then he grounded arms
and leaned against bureau, breath
ing even more vehemently than before.
His elbow touched bottle; he seized
upon it and smelled the contents-spir-
its of camphor. Suggestion was Inn
mediately reused by the memory of an
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23

strawberries in the yard took e.rioas
changing shapes, and Penrod kept !,
wary eye upon them as he throadad
his way to the kitchen dopr.
1t opened to his hand, reyealin,,
nothing save by reminiscent odor-. hrf
there was a dim light in the dipino,
room. Thither he proceeded. his m
nerved condition being at once i'm
proved by the sight of viands and yeee-
tables, for there was plate upon the
table at his accustomed place. and
food plenteous, though grown cold.
A conjunction of suggestions. oc-
curing as he aye. recalled something
like an echo of Dellas voice: aradu-
ally he became susceptible to an i'm
preston that his father and mother
and sister had not dined at home.
Then abruptly it struck him that he
might be alone in the mousse.
"All alone in an empty house y. AS
the words formed in Penrod's mind. il
was as if a husky voice had uttered
them somewhere overhead. He was
grievOusly startled
IAN empty house,"
At the upper end of the table was
part of a cold ham, beside which Law
a large, horn-handled carving-knife ::
and Penrod, after swallowing drylv
once or twice. lunged suddenly at this
implement, grasped it, and stood upon
the defensive. He remained in a tense
attitude, listening; and there was no
sound either within the house or with
out; nothing could have been more
ominous. Finally, carving knife In
hand. he went back to the kitchen,
where he had left the ak, and returned
to the dining room doubly armed.
Again he stood to listen.
Suddenly Penrod whirled straight
about, with ak and carving knife both
lifted to strike at something behind
him.
Nothing was there except the side
board, SO he 'bout-faced suspiciously
again. Then, laying the ak upon the
table, but keeping the knife in his
right hand, he stepped upon a chair
and extended his left hand to the gas
fixture, meaning to turn the jet on
full. But he pressed the key in the
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23

wrong direction, and for the second
| time within that half-hour Penrod's
| light went out. To a person in his
condition it was a disaster, and, ut
| tering an exclamation of horror, he
stumbled and fell from the chair with
a light crash.
He was up again in an instant, cut
ting the air in all directions with the
carving knife; then he CROPPED for the
ak, found it, and stood still once more,
on the defensive, listening intently. ex-
pecting the worst and painting, with
an effect, upon that stiffness, almost
uproarious.
He moved about, and cautiously felt
his way round the table and debauch-
ed to the mantelpiece, where matches
were sometimes to be found in a small
porcelain slipper, madly believed to
be decorative.
A chill struck to his spine at verit-
able sound behind him. This one was
faint creak, me result of some cap
Hilary action in the wooden floor, but
so far as Periods nerves were con-
cerned 1t might have been shot.
Wheeling, he struck frantic blow
with the ak, which, completing IL fine
curve, miraculOusly failed to ampu-
tate the wielder's left foot at the
ankle, but as an incident, permanent
~ relieved all members of the house
hold from troubling to put any more
matches in the porcelain slipper.
Thereupm Penrod decided to go
outdoors. The decision itself was a
simple matter; action upon it was de-
ferred because of extreme hesitation
to move at ALL But after a gruesOme
period of inertia he began to tiptoe
backward in the direction of the door,
keeping his eyes, AK and carving knife
warily toward where the villainous
creak had sounded. Thus retrogress-
ing, he presently found himself In the
side hall. which separated all the front
mart of the roOmy, oil Fashioned house
from the dining room and kitchen.
The doors leading to the forward
rooms were closed, and the thought of
opening them filed him with horror ;
in his minds eye he saw them, gaunt,
huge, full of black shapes of furniture.
lurking places that might conceal
anything
An empty house in the nighttime
has few attractions for a boy. In
closed darkness sickens his soul and
likewise has q dlscouraging physical
effect; climaxlng in the pit of his
stomach-which is the seat OF courage.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23
GIRL RUNS "SHINE PARLOR'
Declares That She Has Lots OF Cue
toners, Likes the Work, and
Makes Good Money.

AS the man with the dust-cOyerea
shoes climbed into a chair in shoe
shining "parlor" in FIT. Wayne avenue
relates the indianapolis News neat
trim-looking colored girl came briShl'
out of back room.
"Good morning." replied the pros
pective customer. "Where's the ShO'
shiner?"
'That's me. I'm the sinner
'Is that so? Well, you are the hrS'
girl ever saw shining shoes. LlA'
the business?"
Indeed. do. 1t pays me well anC
we are all looking for the money THESE
days."
How did you happen to get IN"
this kind of work."
well, it was like this. My cousin
who owns this place, runs lfanSi.,
wagon. He is away so much he hau :.
have somebody stay here and ans"g ,
the telephone and look after the Duo,
ness, He tried boys for a while, p l1
they are all gone TO war or laiAlu7
about 1t and IT was hard to keep tneln
so he gave me the job This uSeu y
be shining parlOr and so many lu 49,
came in asking for shines thai ~ -,
cided to get into the business Di!s',
1t didn't take me long to ger 'H'"
and now have lots of customers
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23
War Economy.

Sandy and Pat were discuss'H- "a
economies of their respecu'e 10 49,,
ladies. "Indade," said Pat, 'tiie u. va,
day I saw that wumman y
countin' the peas TO put In the 0''' 90,
OCH" replied Sandy, "where a,1
the landlady melts the maFSa''.,,,
paints it on yer bread wi a brush
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23
Exercise.

'Don't you think every man should
devote some time to physical culture?"
mot in my particular field of ac-
tivity," replied Senator Sorghum. "If
all legislators went in for physical Gull
ture as well as intellectual develop
ment some of these debates might end
in a personal encounter that really
hurt somebody"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23

all the empty rooms and Voc. =
ana passages. Burglars had on ialls
the door and looked at hin, 'pene1
Stop! Had they only iooi-4+-.
Had one of them come in th at nln'
now? 40 ne there
OR was it the old man?
That finished Penrod
With a shattering yell Of +o.
sprang from the bed, elutchino ~, ,' ne
armory somehow and anvboo.. 81, an MS
door open, plunged blindlv thu, ~ the
hall and down the front stoir. 1i lhe
landing, where he tripped ovo " yae
stock OF his gun and fell all the ra.. 'ns
the way. believing Outrageous, ,eSl OF
accompanied by the rifle. tho cor,- Ind
bottle and the carving knife oas lph l,
ak. the
1t sounded like the Eiffe) tor,on
ing downstairs. iall'
He came to pause in a SITTING No.
ture at the foot of the newell T ~
hall was brightly lighted So NE lug
the rooms opening from it, and o,,t -. 80
these rooms issued sounds of s,,d,
confusion and disturbance. His MOI t1u
er rushed to him through the nooa
est door.
"Penrod! What on earth
Then through the open front do.-
came Margaret and four young mon
who had been spending the evon;na
with her on the front porch.
Then. following Penrod's motbo.
came three of Penrod's auntS an.
uncle, and eleven other alarmed IsdIas
and gentlemen, most Of them HOLDING
cards In their hands.
Then through the door of anotbo.
room came PenrOds father. three q,
Periods uncles, one aunt and tho
eleven remaining members Of thu
Thursday Evening Bridge club the
hOspitable superintendent of which
organization had occupied most NJ
Mrs. Schofieid's time that evening aft.
er her return, with her husband and
daughter, from dining with an elderly
relative.
Over the banister above leaned
Della Tin extreme negiigeel, and Della
likewise demanded to know, What on
earth! Then, by means of the back
hall and the back stairs, Katie and
an alleged cousin. who had been sit.
ting quietly on the back porch, Joined
Della. Katie also wanted to know,
What on earth!
"What Is the matter, Penrod?" his
mother walled.
Penrod coughed. gulped, and an.
swered feebly:
"Just-playing"
''But what made you get up2" his
mother cried.
"Get up-where?"
"Out Of bed! l slipped away and
looked in your room awhile ago and
you were sound asleep. What did you
get up and dress for and
II was just pretending"
pretending what?"
"Just pretending"
He answered absently and in a pre-.
occupied tone, his mind having some
what conferred upon the number Of
human beings in the circle about HIM
AS his mother remarked afteward
there were more people in the house
that evening than she had entertained
for years. Including the family and
Margaret's callers there were So, she
said.
At that she forgot to count PenrOd
and Della and Katie, and Katies
cousin
Altogether there were 81.
"Mom-muh?" Penrod began as he
rose from the floor.
"You put those things away" com
manded his father.
'Mom-muh 2"
"And then you go straight to bed?
his father concluded sternly.
"Mom-muh. aren't you going I'd
have ice cream?"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23
Bad Marksman.

"What is the chief aim of JoblIng's
eX ,stence?"
Making money"
"But he's always hard up"
quite true. His aim is poor"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-11-23
Very Much So.

'That singers voice has sFe''
ing power, hasn't it?" -. his
1T ought to have. He suttN 81, IS
own and his wife'S family, TOO %
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10

Hoven less than three inches. but
ne can take a Ford apart from tail
light TO crankshaft and assemble it
Just as neatly and quickly as the ma
chine gun boys assemble a dissem-
BLEED Lewis
Glasgow. Chester Lies only
an inch or So over six feet but onc-
nc got sore when eight men faileG
TO budee "a piano they were tryins
to carry upstairs ana tod EN- 10 get
the l. out of the stairway then
ne carried il up himself.
Studer, ArnOld-SiX feet two; he's
taken several prizes as a type OF
the perfect physical man.
Conrad John CElkharU feet
two. He's Lake Shore fireman
and squad leader.
OFT. GustaV-He has "A soft. gentle
voice which floats down 10 most
Of the persons who talk TO him
from several stories nearer the
ground lie has "a gentle manner
and one would never guess that as
relaNation ne squeezes billiard
balls into talCum powder
Dawley. Clarence S.-SiN foor
two and-Well he's SOME man.
Tie OmoiaI salute.
The Official salute of the sang is
to bring the right arm 10 the per-
scribed angle. then i'm place of
STRENGTHENING the fingers and touch
il the nat brim they double the
hst and place il against the fron.
ana center ct the nose.
They like TO act tough just for
the FUN of it but as "a matter of fact
they are all gentlemen-and soldiers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
NEW FORESTERS LODGE
Is ORGANIZED HERE

4 new local lodge was instituted
last night with class of 30 repre-
sentative people. a mixed lodge
madeup of men and women, at the
BeyIer hall. Ii was named Court
Catalpa. No. 30. of the United or
der of ForeSterS. with headquarters
AT Milwaukee. Wis. y. l.. Hassler.
general organizer fer the jurisdic-
ton of Indiana. was assisted by the
high standing committee or high
court officers.
William \. Stolts of indianapolis.
state superintendent and supreme
treasurer of the order. was the in
shutting and installing officer. A.
Gehrng, high treasurer, of Ham
mond. W. FahnestOck, high Fce
ranger. of Mishawaka, and Mrs.
Wedgewood. high chaplain, of East
Chicago. assisted.
George W. Stewart Of Leland aV.,
was chosen as the first chief ranger
Of the new subordinate court; Mrs.
Julia Stewart. as vice ranger;
Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings as chap
lain: Lewis II. Shapley, as treasu-
Ter: Ray d. Ruckels, as secretary,
and Miss Marie \ Bunch. as pi-
anist.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
WAIT TILL THIS
GANG Gets OVER

"The gang squad
That's what they call the first
squad OF the machine gun compan>
now encamped at Leeper park.
They're tough ana the eight men
no make up the squad range i'm
height from six feet. two inches, 20
six and one-half feet. Their fa-
yOrite song is
I'm growing wilder every hour
I'm Sc little prairie flower
Nobody eyer cultivated me
I'm WILD
And' when they all roar the word
WILD the tents all over camp fap
like q gale had struck them.
Here's who and why.
Bedenkop. Walter lies sis
feet two and weighs 225 pounds.
once he knocked Il horse down with
his bare fist because il marked
time" after Walter had given the
command "giddap."
six Feet six. Oh Ny.
HOven John-He's six and one
half feet taU and looks like an alley
would III il went straight up IN the
air instead of parallel 10 the build
Ing foundations He Is the cOmpa-
uy's official wireless tower
Conklin. Frank Warsaw Ditto
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
Charge Farmers
Boost In Milk
is a Frame-Up

Charges that the increase of the
wholesale price of milk on the part
of the St Joseph County Milk Pro
ducers' association is unjust and a
political frame up" emanated from
the local retailers headquarters
Thursday following the ultimatum
of the producers that the new price.
25c gallon. would prevail or the
retailers would get no milk.
In backing up their claims the
retailers pointed out that tn pro-
ducers at the meeting Wednesday
evening complained of the high
cost Of special ground grains which
they never even think of feeding to
their cattle, for if they did their
milk would not pass as low a test
as il does
IF. however. the producers per
sist in demanding 25c. per gallon for
their milk we Will have TO protect
ourselves by demanding more from
the consumer" said "A mem Der last
night. That they would be justi-
fed. the dealers maintain. in max
ing such a raise is shown by the fol-
lowing figures, which have been
association.
Give Some Figures.
The average milk route i'm South
Bend uses 60 gallons of milk per
day. for which the retailers. at the
old rate. were paying ID cents a
gallon making the cost of one days
supply $500. In bottling about
five gallons are lost i'm shrinkase.
which leaves the retailer with 50
gallons To keep the milk in good
condition. the average dealer uses
500 pounds Of ice a day, which
amounts 10 SIPS. Placing delivery
expenses at 81 per day. breakage OH
bottles. etc, at soc; loss on spoiled
milk and bad accounts at 81 and
the depreciation on equipment at
soc per day. the dealer in dispos-
ing of his goods incurs an expense of
SOIL per day. To cover this eX-
pense he is now selling his milk at
"A cents gallon, which, ON on 50
gallons. brings him $24.20.
I'm order to get the milk TO the
consumer he must he on the Job at
o'clock in the morning and after
delivering his route he must return
TO his dairy and wash bottles. Scour
cans and bottle the milk for the
trade. an of which requires the serV-
ices of one man for about 20 hours
a day. for which he receives $4.09-
Now that the producers have de
cided 20 raise three cents on the gal
Ion. $50 Will be deducted from his
daily salary. which. according TO all
reasoning. will necessitate a raise in
the price OF milk 20 the consumer.
However. we will not attempt to
hold a meeting 10 put such a raise
into effect. for If we do we are liable
TO prosecution
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT

owing 20 the vast popularity of
the Saturday night band concert at
the courthouse a special program
has been arranged for tomorrow
evening 10y the director, Fred Elbel.
Among the numbers 10 be presented
are the Firehy seIection-the favor
tie vehicle OF Emma Trentini's sue
cess-and the Hungarian Fantasia.
a composition based upon the folk
songs of the Slavish people. 1t Is
expected that Saturday nights con
cert will score one of the biggest
hits Of this seasons series. A med
ley of present-day melodies will
have considerable prominence in the
evenings program.
Following is the program for sat
urday night:
/. March. The Scout" zee. Fulmer
,. Selection. The FREELY Friml
g. Waltz Danube Waves .Ivanovici
4. Serenade. Nadia" ..... Richards
81. Fantasia. Hungarian No.
Observation-Disclosures. TObani
Is. Gavotte. Simplicity ... Lee
E. Hesitation waltz, Nights of
Gladness' ........ Anclilfe
s. Popular Melodies ..... Lampe
star Spangled Banner"
The concert will begin promptly
at 1850 o'clock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
SODAS FOR BOOZE
At WASHINGTON
Amusing Situations Grow Out
of Anti-Iiquor Regulations.
Bone Dry Nov. !.
IrternalIonaI - -

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IL. - The
new prohibition laws and regula-
tions affecting the Clited States
army and navy have been respons'-
Die for considerable addition 10 the
gayety of people at Washington
who have not themselves been at
fected by the measure. Things have
been getting dr.er and drier al the
national capital for some months.
and on Nov. 1 the entire city WIFE be
dry. Now, however. some people
can drink and some cannot. and
that is the situation which is de-
velopins SO much that il is inter
esting and amusing.
The army men we're about the
FIRST TO be nit by anti-boo regu-
iaJions. Army officers were forbid
den To drink. Now there is the
Army and Navy CLUB i'm Washing
ton. which has a fine biz clubhouse.
containing as fascinating a bar as a
man could find I'm three states. RAY.
the bartender. has been there is
years and, they say. can mix a cock
tail with more skill than any bar
tender north Of New Orleans In
View of these facts, il is not difficult
10 understand that the Army and
Navy club has long been q fore
gathering place for army. navy aud
marine corps men
But when the army men were
prevented from PURCHASING drinks
their footsteps still took them 10
appeared. there was a Joker i'm the
law. While an army officer could
not procure q drink for himself
there was nothing 10 prevent him
from drinking the liquid gift of an
other man-for instance. a fellow
club member who happened TO Ne
IN the navy or the marine corps.
The result was this: Dan, and
nightly the Army and Navy club
bar was filled with thirsty army Of
hcers, sitting around like vultures
waiting for some navy or marine
corps officer or perhaps some
civilian member OF the club 10 come
in and buy And the navy and
marine corps men and the civilians.
having pity on the plight of their
army friends. usually did buy to the
limit of their resources.
But now the Army and Navy club
bar is closed TO everybody. 1t has
been discontinued and no member
may drink at the old fountain.
The young men of the officers
reserve corps who come 10 wash
inston from the Fort Myer camp
across the ATIver on Saturday att
ernOons for ;heir weekend holiday,
may not buy drinks. one interest
ing result of this is an access OF
business for the soda fountains one
may see stalwart. swarthy officers
tanned by the sun and rugged from
trench digging and long hiking,
lined up against marble counters
tnirstily quaftinE glasses of soda
colored all the hues of the raiI-
bow. These hot midsummer SatuT-
days when the dust sticks i'm the
throat one can see the men reelirg
from one soda fountain TO another
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
BAGS WITH FLOWER DESIGNS

Flower bag, are shown pattern
ed after the flower model that came
over from Paris in the spring and
are the smartest thinS for evening.
but with the exception that instead
of having the stems partly standing
up around the closing. the finish is
accomplished an "a more practical
way by crocheted loops through
which the wide and heavy gros grain
ribbon is run .nat forms the draw
string
Niolets. purple and white. white,
black and yellow daisies tube. tea
and small roses Of all kinds bache-
lor buttons-in fact. every bloom
that is adaptable 10 the purpose is
used. The bag is a small round af-
fair. solidly covered with the How
ers and lined with the same color
silk. ntted 10y g. change purse. one
Of the principal features of all the
new bags is the fact that these
change purses are sewed to the lin
ing near the top and mast Gonven-
lent TO the hand
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
WINTER DISHES FROM
SUMMER APPLES

Wash your jars; wash rubbers;
test rubbers for quality.
Set empty jars and rubbers i'm pan
of water TO heat.
Fill wash boiler TO cover jars two
inches with water.
Heat water in wash boiler.
Pare and core apples, cut out rot
spots.
Leave whole, or slice, as pre-
ferred.
Drop into slightly sailed cold wa
ter as peeled
Put apples i'm square of cheese
cloth or wire basket.
Dip one and one-half minutes i'm
kettle of boiling water.
Plunge Immediately into cold
water
Pack apples i'm hot jars
Fill hot jars with hot syrup OF
boiling water.
Put rubbers and tops in position
Tighten tops not air tight.
Place jars on false bottom i'm
wash boiler.
Submerge jars two inches.
Put cover on wash boiler and let
the water boil 20 minutes.
start counting vNen water begins
TO boil.
Remove jars.
Tighten tops air tight.
Invert jars to discover leaks.
If leaks are found, change rub
beers and boil again five minutes
Wrap Jars.
store in cool, dry place.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-10
SHRAPNEL

one autoist running at high
rate OF speed busted throu-h the
ropes at the guard line on LAFAYETTE
II. early last night before he could
stop mis- car but the boys" got him.
lie rs "A well-to-dJ citizen but after
breaking two lanterns and the rope
ne didn't even buy ticket.
The music Of the band was excel
lent. The third regiment band was
augmented wlth a number OF play
ers of the Elbel band with Fred FL
bel. director. Applause greeted ev-
ely number
As q result OF the great crowd
present IT is estimated that more
than $1,000 will pour into the com
pany funds Of the iour companies.
The speech and sons by oscar
Krins. the fighting parson." took
Well the hundred dash into action
10y the machine gun squad was made
i'm - seconds and the dancing was
enjoved i'm spite of the fact that an
asphalt floor is not "slidey'
little boy fell from the limb of
a Tree ana had his breath Jared
from him but was not seriously
hurt
Altogether the affair was great
success. Now 10 make the dance It
Place hall to be given Monday night
big success. too.