Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-22

toast, II must say Mrs. Sanderson A.. 4
uncommonly well This toast wo,,,s ss 10
like nectar or elyslum or wba,arS .astA
call 1t, to the Germans. I sunnos tney
beggars! / have 1t on the best au,h.., roor
though I'm not at liberty to discjoss ~ ~
whom-that they have finished their ,on. n
horse already. And now they baya aw
live almost entirely on cats and Sost sot to
man who isn't a narrow-minded bisa,
help feeling sorry for the poor felIow. ssnt an
the rank and file, that is. They bav. ror
mised by their superiors Still Desn
awful brutes, most of them, ana SssN are
what they get" and Mr.. Pollock spresS M w.
jam with a liberal hand hu
Il hear" remarked Miss Myrtle. In ~.
thin, reedy voice and with a malio,u..MI nM
glance toward Mr.. Brent. that Mis-. Miuus w'.
lington was most successful with her vh.s'
feather campaign this morning" """
II disapprove entirely of such ne,b.s., ,
doomed Mr.. Pollock. "lf a man cann..s
will not hear his countrys call he 49,.
either be able TO give a reasonable .,' us'
to his friends or be prepared to sacriSos
their esteem lie spoke with raised yoics
and obvious intention. "Impertinent ,a.'Ne
women have no right to force such exn,.nus
tions by employing emblems of cowardics !"
II have often wondered" piped Nj.
Myrtle, how the white feather came H.
it's significance" W
You had better ask Mr.. Brent" r.r,,,
Mr.. Pollock grimly. 0'
I'D tell you like Shot II I could M,..
Myrtle" said Brent politely But 7 har.",.
the foggiest idea. l never was any good a,
history, but have a vague notion that !, -
connected with the Black Prince. who uors %
one in his helmet and said something ahovs
his white plume shining"
What utter nonsense, Mr.. Brent ~
piled the Myrtle, who had been governes,
in her day. Black Prince indeed a.
Henry of Navarro for that matter eithsr
though L suppose it's he you are thinkin,
of. They were both very brave men. a
can have no connection with them"
Don't think I'm sticking myself up az an
authority" put in Mrs. Lee pleasantly. .bus
as matter of fact think | can tell Won
came across the explanation the other dav.
"lndeed?' said Mr.. Pollock, all politeness
Yes; it dates from the time when cocL
fighting was a fashionable sport A whjts
feather is never seen in pedigree game.
cock. Its presence indicates bird of base,
breed" 49,
Dear me. dear me-" said Mr.. Pollock
Most interesting, I'm sure"
And" continued Mrs. Lee, still mora
sweetly, even today you will find that thu
cock with the most arrogant strut and loud,
est crow has generally a white feather in
it's tail. o. by the way, Mr. Pollock, didn't
you get one this morning?"
Get what?" asked Mr.. Pollock. II don't
understand"
"A white feather"
ME. me-" Between toast and indgna.
ton Mr.. Pollock positively spluttered. Ger.
tainly not. Even Miss Kdlington has suf.
ficient remnants of good taste left to respect
my years
Your years, Mr.. Pollock" cried Mira
Lee. But why should she know what they
are? Nothing would be easier than for
you to conceal them.'
you flatter me, I'm sarc." said Mr. Pol.
lock, but looking far from pleased
NO. no: not at ALL" persisted Miriam.
II didn't mean it that way But heaps Of
men with a fine youthful constitution like
yours have managed to misay their birth
certificates in a spirit of patriotic enthus.
iasm."
Every one else had stopped talking and
was listening to this little alteration. con.
Quoted with such apparent politeness
Molly's face was flushed she did not know
whether to be grateful to Mrs. Lee for
divertng attention from Chris or to bs
angry with her for batting Mr.. Pollock Hss
personal distrust of Mrs. Lee supplying tho
balance. she decided on the latter course
CONTINUED TOMORROW