Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-02-23

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expression, unwittingly held herself
aloof. But she found them so bright,
so responsive, and with such an eager
desire TO learn. that soon all barriers
were leveled by the spirit of CANA
raderie in the quest of a common
cause
In June the club discontinued for
the summer. Miss Kraft informed the
girls she was going to be married in
two weeks, and would not be back till
September. The firm that employed
Jennie failed in August and closed
its doors. Then began a discouraging
search for work. When day after day
of the weary tramp OF the hot streets
resulted in nothing and Jennie beheld
her small store of money nearing the
vanishing point, the only alternative
of going home doomed up before her.
As a last resort she went to the ex-
changes where women's work is sold,
| but it needed money to buy materials,
so she took the train for home.
Her mother, glad beyond expression
to see her, could not. however, conceal
the fact that finances were at a very
low ebb. But Jennie, in the club and
her tour of the exchanges. had learned
a few things which she meant to put
TO practical use. There was still
some fruit on the place, the plums
were looking well, and wild blackber-
ries in plenty were TO be had for the
/ MI will
| two of the exchanges to try her jel-
! lies and jams, and while she did not
know much about making them, she
knew her mother did, and she could
learn, so she set to work. The first
consignment sold bit slowly, but
there was an encouraging call for
more.
The next unheard-of thing she at
tempted was the forming of a girls
club for mutual improvement and So
cial enjoyment. She had obtained per-
mission to use the schOolroom' for the
! first meeting. Either through a mis-
understanding, OvermaStering curiOS-
ity, or sheer deviltry, several of the
girls brothers and sweethearts drifted
in, and sat together in the back seats.
The girls were up in front, curious and
expectant. Jennie beheld the male
| contingency with just touch of dis
may. She also discovered Joe Banks
| among them.
! ST believe" she said, "we can get
together for study and social evenings,
and have some very good times. In
small place like this, although we
are thrown together a good deal, we
never really know each other very
well. 1t is not knowing each other
! that makes the miserable, foolish Cos
! sip. makes us say and do unkind
! things we never would if we knew.
| Where I've been I've seen what it did
| for the girls. Oh, you don't know how
| wonderful it was to me to see how
| the unselfishness, the kindness seemed
| to wipe out criticism and Spiteful
words among those girls. just from
| getting together and knowing each
| other in the right way"
The young 4men, who had come to
have some fun, looked at the floor, or
up at the lights. but remained quiet.
Jennie went on to explain the business
of forming the club, and added: 1--WE
| had not thought of having gentleman
members, but it may be a great advan-
tage. to have them" Here audible
smokers came from the back of the
room. They subsidized when Joe Banks
rose to his six feet of height and said:
81 think it would be greatly to our
advantage if the boys were allowed to
join, and hope the ladies will amend
their constitution"
Jennie promised that this would be
considered at the next meeting. But
/ it was all in such formal, impersOnal
! manner that Joe wondered if she had
forgotten his existence. After the
meeting he hung around to speak to
her. He wondered how it was the
great city had not spoiled her, but
instead had opened into bloom ma
ture quite wonderful to him. In
stammering, ineffective way he tried
TO tell her this, but she stopped him
with some businesslike questions rela-
tive to the preparation of the ground
for spring planting. She meant to
have q garden, and especially wanted
to start small fruits. He asked her if
he might cOme~and give her any help
full service he could. She assented in
dignified manner more BETTING the
new president of "The Helpers" than
the little Jennie Ames he used to
know.
1t was surprising the number of new
facts that sprang up regarding the
culture of small fruits, which made it
necessary for Joe to call ut the Ames
cottage. The jellies and jams We're
selling well, and Jennie was much alb
sorbed and happy in her work.
One day when the autumn began TO
turn the greenery into gold and scar
let. Jennie asked Joe where she could
find bittersweet. She remembered
where there was some, but she wanted
great deal. She knew of an ex-
change that would take all she could
send. OF course Joe knew, or at least
he was pretty sure, and he arranged