davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
CHAPTER VIII.

Saturday evening it was the custom
! Of the Bryants to entertain the rector
at dinner.
Now, in his absence, it was the as
sistant rector who dined In the paneled
Jacobean dining room of the Bryant
house, swallowing much unctuous die
tation as to church policy with his
dinner.
Not that Ward was mild. But he
had an easy way Of listening to the
advice of his various influential parish
toner's and then going ahead and doing
as he liked. In nonessentials he al
ways yielded. To him the church was
so much bigger than its ritual.
That evening Mrs. Bryant had taken
up the question Of women in the choir.
Frankly, Mr.. Ward" she said, ig-
noring her fish, 81 do not approve of
1t. It's the feminist movement, I tell
you. Before long they'll want to be
on the vestry."
Ward glanced up, half smiling. The
pear-shaped pearl, which usually hung
at his hostess withered throat, was,
naturally, not there. From the pearl
to the parish house, from the parish
house to Elinor-thus in two leaps Of
Wards mind he was far from the SUBJ
ject in hand.
"As president of the Chancel soci-
ety." said Mrs. Bryant, "as honorary
president of the Woman's guild, pro-
test against women in the choir"
Back to the choir with jump came
Wards errant mind.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
American Boy Tells Efforts
10 Save Wounded Under Fire

| the narrow, cluttered streets of a
place where town once was. Then
we dip into a stretch of road marked
on our maps 'unavoidably dangerous
1t is about three-quarters of mile
long. Up the valley we can see the
German positions.
| You can imagine that we don't stop
to pick wild flowers on this place.
Bang, bang, whine, crash everywhere.
In spite of the souls in agony behind
us, in spite of piteous 'doucements'
and pas 81 vites,' we tear madly down
this stretch with every ounce of pow
er the car has. Once safe around the
corner we go slowly, until we deliver
our load at the hospital.
Shells Hit Three Cars.
Three of our cars have been hit by
eclats; two put temporarily out Of
commission. One car hit new she'll
hole two nights ago and tipped over.
The driver left the car to find a tele-
phone, and when he returned he found
shell had passed through the driv-
er's seat.
81 have no hatred of the Germans.
Somehow 1 am beyond that Even
when they came down in airplanes
on our hospital the other night, and
with bombs killed and wounded II, In
Guiding nurses, I could not summon
hatred-only horror, and wonder.
"On one trip down from the Poste
| de SecOurs I carried half dozen
French doctors of Importance and one
wounded man, 'cOuche' of consider
able interest. He was Prussian first
| lieutenant, the highest officer taken in
the recent attack. After lying in the
trenches for a day he was brought in
with the remaining Fasch wounded.
When we unloaded him I addressed
/ him in German: 'Guten morgen, Herr
Lieutenant, vie befinden Sic sichF He
answered in German, but I soon dis
] covered that he spoke excellent Eng
glish had only admiration for him;
he had such magnificent control over
himself.
Victim Betrays No Pain.
"He lay there on his stretcher, on
the ground, in the center of ring of
questioning Frenchmen. One leg was
badly torn; his face, with thin, straight
nose, thin, colorleSs lips and wide, in
! tellectual eyes, betrayed no pain or
any emotion. AS he answered the
questionerS in his beautiful, flawless
French, he took off his round she'll
trimmed glasses, and with piece of
rag cleaned them with meticulous care,
settling them back on his ears. 1t was
quite a sight.
81 am zen repos' now for two days.
Then 1 shall have two days of the
safe and easy work of evacuation;
then two more Of repose. This is good,
after 4S hours duty at the Poste de
Secours."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
WITHIN HER OWN FOUR WALLS.

! printed above are representative types
among velvet hats for girls. The
picturesque model at the left is much
! like the familiar old favOrites, in leg
horn and other straws, with broad,
| floppy brims that have always belong
ed to youth. But the crown and brim
are both softer than those of its proto-
| types. 1t is of black velvet bound
with groSgrain ribbon and has a small
fur ornament at the front.
The hat at the right is merely a
| large puff of velvet over a narrow
dropping brim. bound with ribbon. 1t
has Il collar. and long ends at the back
of grosgrain ribbon. The small
hat at the center has a collapsible
crown, mounted on a narrow, upturned
brim. The head supports the crown.
which is weighted at one side with a
silk cord and tasssi. The edge of the
brim is bound with narrow grosgrain
ribbon.
These hats represent the ideas of
people who specialize in this particu-
| lar kind of millinery. They seem very
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21

pathized, he said. The fire was a mis-
take. But now that it was done
He spoke of Boroday's critical condi-
ton, of their safety that depended on
his, and finding her attitude to be un-
yielding, took refuge in her fathers
memory.
eff anything comes out, 1t will all
come out" he reminded her. at seems
to me, Elinor, that you owe 1t to your
father not to interfere. This isn't a
new plan. Four or five years ago when
the parish house was first built we
talked it over here. And it isn't as
though we mean to hurt this fellow
Ward. 1t will be three to one; he'll
make no resistance"
EYES," she said. "Three to one.
That is the way we fight. Oh, I'm one
of you, know that-but it sickens me,
sometimes"
The men were astounded, frankly
uncomfortable.
The conference got nowhere. Elinor
acknowledged their duty to the Rus
sian, offered all her jewels, in fact, for
his defense. But she stubbornly re-
fused to countenance the attack on
Mr.. Ward. Huff lapsed into sullen 81
lence, his eyes on her. The other men
found every argument met by silence,
except for one passionate outburst.
"He is my friend" she cried. Il
have never had any friends, except
once, years ago, a girl. 1t was Boro-
day then who used my friendship for
her. 1t was the Rutherford matter.
Walter would not remember, but the
rest of you'll tell you. won't do this
thing"
Talbot tried a new method. "It's
a wealthy congregation" he explained.
"It is not much for them, and it's
safety for US. If we let Boroday go
up, and he thinks what he will about
us, he can make it bad for all Of u.s."
Elinor turned on him.
81 don't care a rap for the congre-
CATION. Do you think he will let that
money go without a struggle? The
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21

Next to the tailored suit the after
noon dress takes its place as the most
important element of success in the
wardrobe, to be assembled in the fall.
It has been made in such variety that
selection merits a great deal of at
tentiOn. 1t appears in satin and in
wool, with satin preponderating, and
is more or less elaborate Gf one can
call any of the seasons styles elab-
orate) according to the uses it is to
be put to.
Many of the new models are entire
ly Of satin, with even the lovely and
beloved crepe georgette in sleeves and
bodice replaced by satin. But crepe
is not entirely banished and is not
likely to be. Ii is too valuable an
asset to the designers of gowns and
too becoming to their wearers to lose
favor.
\ satin gown appears in the picture
made with tunic partly Of satin and
partly of embroidery, which has the
appearance of beading, made BY at-
plying Il tiny silk cord wound with a
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
EIinor finds her relations with
Huff and Ward becoming daily
more difficult. But her problem
Is solved very suddenly and In
an unexpected manner.
(TO BE CONTINUED1
WHEN HE FOUND HIS TONGUE
Recruit Took Wind Out of Pompous
Surgeons Sails When He Re-
covered His Wits.

A very pOmpOus army surgeon was
sent to q recruiting depot in the high
lands to examine a batch of lads who
had taken the kings shilling. The abb
rupt, overbearing manner of the doc
tor so frightened one nervous recruit
that he was unable to answer the first
question as to his name and place Of
birth.
"Why don't you answer?" roared
the doctor. What's your name,
say?"
Still the panic-stricken lad could
only stare open-mouthed at his ques-
toner, who exclaimed:
"Why, I believe the fellows stone
deafv And, taking his watch from
his pocket, he held it to the left ear
of the recruit, saying: "Can you hear
that ticking?"
The youth shook his head. The
watch was applied to the other ear
with the same effect, and then the
doctor opened the walls of his indig-
nation on the head Of the would-be
soldier.
"What do you mean by enlisting
when you are stone deaf? Why, you
can't even hear the ticking of watch
when 1t is held within an inch Of the
drum Of your carr
And then the worm turned.
"She's no. gaun," said the recruit,
finding his tongue at last.
And when the doctor holding the
watch to his own ear, found that it
had indeed stopped, his feelings were
too powerful to be expressed in words,
extensive though his vocabulary ordI-
narily was.-Glasgow Weekly Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21

of feed from the fifth day after they
hatch until they are full grown which
they will be in 10 or II weeks.
Do not feed the young ducklings un-
til they are SO hours old, taking par
ticular pains to see that they are
kept dry and warm. 1t is not desirable
to try to raise them with hens, as they
step on so many Of them and the ducks
are even worse to raise them with,
Breeders are much less bother and will
raise a larger per cent Of them.
For the first five days feed bread
crumbled and moistened with milk.
adding q heaping tablespoonful of
sharp, sifted sand. After the fifth day
feed one and a half pounds of mid
dlings, one and a half pounds of chop,
three pounds of bran and one and a
half pounds of sifted sharp sand, well
mixed. and a small amount at time
wet up into q crumbly mash. Never
feed only what they will clean up In
ten minutes, three times day, always
giving fresh water when you feed
them, and be very sure that none o.
the feed is dry or they will choke to
death.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
NAA. nluf~ ~seQ
BOOK FOR FIGHTERS
President Wilson Urges Soldiers
to Read Bible, Key to
Own Heart.

Bibles for American soldiers
- and sailors, to be given by the
Scripture Gift mission of Phila-
delphia. will carry 4 fOreword by
President Wilson urging the
troops to read the Scriptures dill
igently. The president has writ
ten this inscription
THE Bible is the word of life.
| beg that you will read it and
find this out for yourselves
read, not little snatches here and
there, but long passages that will
really be the road to the heart
Of it.
You will find it full Of real
men and women not only, but
also of things you have Won
dered about and been troubled
about all your life. as men have
been always; and the more you
read the more it will become
plain to you what things are
worth while and what are not;
what things make men happy
loyalty. right-dealings, speaking
the truth, readiness to give ey-
erything for what they think
their duty, and, most of all, the
wish that they may have the real
approval of the Christ, who gave
everything for them-and things
that are guaranteed to make
men unhappy-selfishness, cow
ardice. greed. and everything
that is low and mean.
"When you have read the Bi-
ble YOU will know that it is the
word of God, because YOU will
have found 1t the key to your
own heart, your own happiness,
and your own duty.
'WO 0DROW WILSON,"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21

HUFF flung OUT Of the door, white with
fury. He stumbled through the gar
den toward the garage, muttering as
he went. In the rose alley he met Ell
inor.
II was waiting for you," she said
simply.
Huff stood before her, and the anger
left his face.
You're the one thing In all the
world I felt sure Of" His voice was
heavy with despair.
I've been thinking about Boro-
day"
"Elinor, how far have things gone
between you and this man at st.
Jude'sT"
She recoiled.
Il hardly know him."
"You think about him."
She looked down into the valley.
Il think Of the things he stands for.
1t just seems to me that, when a man
like that, not a dreamer at all, but hu-
man and-and keen, when he believes
all that he does"
"It was Ward on the ridge-pole, the
one who nearly fell?'
"Yes."
"And you were frightenedT
"It made me sick. L"
Quite suddenly he crushed her to
him. 1t was as if he meant to drive
away this barrier between them by
sheer force Of his love for her. But,
although she held up her face for his
kiss, he released her as suddenly,
without it.
you're crazy about him." he said
thickly. 'I'm not blind. I'll get him
for this!'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21

minute silver band in Il pattern to
fabrics of any kind. 1t is particularly
good on gray, taupe, black and dark
blue.
\ trace of the tonneau idea remains
in the skirt of this gown, which is cut
to flare out at the hips. The long
sleeves are of plain crepe and the
satin and of crepe with the new en-
broidery The lines are almost
straight, with an inconSpicuous and
soft girdle of satin. playing hide and
seek with the embroidered crepe on
the bodice. Measured by present
standards, this gown may be called
elaborate. \ cluster of silk and
chenille flowers on the bodice do their
part toward Frightening its dignified
color. which IS taupe, but might be
dark blue or gray or black with equal
ly good effect.
Even the little miss of eleven Cor
mOre) years may be happy in the pos
session of velvet hat this winter,
for those who make it their business
To look after her needs in headwear
have gone in for velvet. The soft
crowns and soft brims of the new
shapes make lust the kind of headWear
for little girls; Hopping brims and big
pufed crowns that belong to youth.
Velvets in black, dark brown and
other dark colorS make up Il large part
of winter millinery for misses. For
trimming heavy ribbons, silk cord and
tassels, fur ornaments and landings,
are featured with ribbon in the lead
and used in many ways.
The three hats shown in the group
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Love Hides the Scars.

Love covers q multitude of SINS"
When a scar cannot be taken away,
the next kind office is TO hide 1t. Love
is never so blind as when 1t Is TO spy
faults; it is like the painter who, in
drawing the picture Of a friend, hav-
ing blemish in one eye,. would pic
ture only the other side of his face.
It is q noble and great thing to cover
the blemtshes and to excuse the fail
ings of a friend; to draw a curtain
before his stains, and display his per-
fections; to bury his weaknesses In
silence, but to proclaim his virtues
from the ousetops.-Exchange.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21

The following letter was written Dy
Robert Redfield Jr., a University OF
Chicago student, who went to France
to serve in the ambulance corps ana
who is in the section awarded the
Croix de Guerre. The letter was writ
ten to his family:
81 know there is certainly no way
that in writing I can give you any
idea of the experiences 1 have passed
through and the things l have seen.
might just as well con{1ne my remarks
to 7 am we'll and hope you are the
same
at present l am writing on hard
wood table under an electric desk
lamp. 1 am within a few hundred
yards of the German trenches, and hell
is loose above me. But here it is per-
fectly quiet; 1 am three stories below
ground in Il sort of catacomb. Here
wait till my car is needed. The air
is fresh but somewhat damp; the place
is dark, cluttered with stretchers
brancardiers pass in and out.
Must Forget All Feeling.
"Across the table sits an officer at
a telephone switchboard Every little
while-perhaps once every five min
utes-men come in by the communi-
cation trenches, bearing silent, dirty,
bloody Jumps. They are carried under
acetylene lights in small room in the
second cellar and the surgeons slit the
filthy wooden and begin their work.
81 am surprised at the excellent con-
troll have over my nerves. This aft
ernoon l opened box of sardines,
carefully spread the fish on hunk of
bread, and ate the light lunch with
relish while the priest heard confes-
sion from torn and crushed CHASTITY
thing beneath which the red patch
grew and grew in spite of the lint
bandages. l know it sounds heartless,
but one has to develop the faculty of
giving opiates to ones sympathetic
reactions.
at is only afterwards that l re-
member these horrors and shudder-
a man with face torn away; shame
full animal thing out of which came
slight, indescribable sound; man suf-
fering from shell shock, mind gone,
every muscle of his body crawling,
crawling But enough of that.
Work in He'll of Noise.
"Well. if I am 'on deck and they
have a load of wounded ready, l
emerge from the quiet cavern into a
world where the sky is shattered,
split, sundered by report after report.
The earth shakes and quivers. Air
planes above, 75's below, German ar
tillery over the hill, mitrailleuse, whin-
ing shrapnel the shrek of shells pass
ing above-a hell of noises.
Somehow Eames and l start the
engine; we receive our freight of
woundea; we are off, at first through
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
On Foot.

Sir Gold goes by in his motor car,
1 tramp the road and take his dust;
But friendly wind from the hills afar
Sweeps it away with a laughing gust.
Sir Gold may ride, If he wills 1t SO,
But let me follow the winding way
That leads to the hills and the streams
I know,
Where the birches bend and the fishes
play.
He has not seen in the sheltered nook
The windfiower swing on the threadlike
stalk,
He never knows how the fern fronds look,
Nor listens to -the-pulpit's talk.
And where the orioles nest Is swung,
A web of dreams against the sky
Precious and sweet with her eager young,
Blind and stupid he rushes by.
Well let him go If he likes the pace.
So long as he leaves the road behind;
In spite of his speed he has lost the race,
The tihgling zest the foot-wise find.
Ho! Ho! l laugh at his sorry flight.
A speeding slave, when he might be
free
In Gods green weather of sweet delight,
On the good brown road, atramp with
me.
George Edward Day.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
O)QlI<IEY
q y * ~
CARE OF DUCKS.

The requirements of ducks are so
few that anyone can raise them. They
are less bother than chickens, not re-
quirlng such varied feeding, and a
fence two feet high will keep them
where you wish them to stay, says
one writer. They will not dig up the
garden, never fly up onto anything,
and are never troubled with lice or
bowel troubles as are chickens.
You can feed them the same kind
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Crane Jelly.

Take q basket of perfectly ripe Con-
cord grapes, six Duchess or other ap-
pies which cook quickly, and with Il
little water to keep them from scorch-
ing. cook until the juice is extracted
Then drain and to each cupful of juice
add two cupfuls of sugar. Stir until
every grain of sugar is dissolved and
turn into glasses. This makes a jelly
that tastes like fresh grape juice. Be
sure to try it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Useful Owl.

Although the British association
does not meet this year, conference
of delegates of the corresponding So
cieties. which is Il part of the annual
proceedings, took place at Burlington
house. The owl, according to Pro-
fessor Hopkinson, who presided, is the
farmers friend. From Il tree where a
barn owl had nested at Keswick were
taken III pellets" containing the
,kul; of 10 small rats, 126 long-tailed
and Short-taiIcd field mice, 60 shrews
and three small birds (greentiE ches}.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21

a town Of cement buildings is being
constructed in Montana.
Tile cooperative warehouse Is gain
ing in popularity in the South.
In order to make bathtubS stand
level on uneven floors. adjustable feet
FOR the tubs have been invented.
An Fnglishman has invented hold
er for drills that enables them to be
sharDcned on an ordinary milestone.
An imitation marble, said to be ex-
cellent. has been invented in Europe.
If consists of a combination of coal
ashes. soda and copa varnish.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Peach Butter.

Take partly ripe peaches, thinned
from the trees, or windfalls may be
used. Be careful to discard all bruised
parts Stew the peaches until tender,
then rub through a sieve To II pounds
Of the fruit pulp add six pounds of
light brown sugar, three teaspoonfuls
of ground cinnamon, two teaspoonfuls
of ground alIspice and one teaspoonful
of cloves. Cook until thick, stirring
,,ften
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Oil for Chamois Gloves.

To wash chamois gloves, put them
on your hands and scrub them clean
with a mild soap and warm water.
Take them off and rinse. Into the
last rinse water add q liberal table
spoonful of olive oil-that is, a table
spoonful to a basin of water. Dry in
the shade.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
eettIno Something Out Of Life

You are not getting half as much out
Of life as you have n right to unless
you seek to discover the principle In
volved in your every experience and
In every bit Of knowledge that you &C
Quire. The acquisition of wealth or
power. the garnering Of facts, the
sensing Of joy, sorrow and other emo
tons mean nothing in themselves. The
reason for all experience is the devel-
opment of the sensibiliies in order to
broaden the consciousness Of the unity
Of lIfos
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Mothers !:
Cook Book
Grape Juice.

0FaPe JuiSS.
Wash the grapes well, just cover
with cold water and let simmer until
the juice seems to be well extracted.
Then strain through Il jelly glass and
add cupful of sugar to each quart OF
strained Juice. Put On fire and bring
to the boiling point, bottle and seal IN
well-sterilized receptacles, and the
juice will be perfect after year in
the cellar.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Novel DesionS

If one wishes to represent the spirit
of the day she may choose pattern
in which the flags of the allies appear
rs spOkes, and, combined, form the
wheel of progress the whole car
ried out in the correct colors against
q delicate background.
Regular menageries appear on some
stuffs-one in particular shows a
leopard springing upon a defenceless
lamb. But others carry out peaceful
scenes and depict botanical gardens
and butterflies.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-09-21
Her First Party Dress.

For the very little girls party dress
fine lawn or nainsook is likely to be
used, with elaboration of intinitesimal-
Iy narrow hand tucks and the narrow
est of valencienneS set in 10y hand. and
edgings as narrow, and perhaps some
very delicate bits of hand eu'broid"ry;
bat there are adorable little party
dresses of fine cream nrt, too, mad"
over paleSt pick trimmed in pink rib
hons and a ~?gy little extremely H&r-
row lace. Many fa>titiious Wam@n
saitik tl?"se uut Ir.-.ase. like six