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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

Notice 10 hereby given that on the lst day of
April 1915. at so'clock a. m. or as soon thereaf-
ter as hearing may be had the Board of Edu-
cation Of the town Of Beaver. Oklahoma. by It's
proper officers, win proceed before the District
Court Of Beaver county. Oklahoma. to make a
showing and offer proof and ask said Count to
hear ana determine the existence character and
amount Of the outstanding legal warrant indebt-
edness and to sign the bonds to be issued in pay
ment Of same. All persons interested may ap-
pear at the time said proof Is made. to remon-
strate against the issuance Of said bonds. Dated
this iith day Of March 1918.
Attest: II. ID. MExsE, Director.
C. c. DEGRAw. Clerk
Seal. s-A s-2s ct
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

The installation Of this lodge is to
be March 30, 1918. There will be
several grand officers and all the Of
ficers OF the State Association OF the
B. p. o. E. in connection with the
Oklahoma City Lodge No. 20, officers
and Degree Team with thcir 20-piece
Elk uniform band that will have full
charge OF the installation exercises.
Woodward Elks extend a personal
invitation to all Elks to attend as
there will be a big attraction and
several side shows. and entertain
ment Is planned for both ,Elks and
their wives. The entertainment will
last until Saturday, the 30th. We
will expect you, so come.
BENEVOLENT PROTECTIVE
ORDER OF ELKS.
By o. j. Church, Chairman.
3-14 3-2l q
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21
Patriotic PorkerS.
mVVvvyvVVvvv fvVvVVvVyvT

Uncle Sam is calling for more food
more porkers--Back your boys up in
the trenches. Kaiser Bill is ten times
more afraid of the pork bullets" we
are sending across than he is of our
steel and lead. Get in the hog business
right. once and for all. Come to my
Duroc Jersey sale in Liberal. March 80
and will sell you pork machine"
Don't fail. JOHN LUSK. Jr..
,, Liberal. Kansas.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21
II. p. o. T.. AT WOODWARD

My commission expires July 9oth, lsl,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21
S1ATEMNT OF The OWNERSHIP. ETC.

or the BEAVER HERALD, published
weekly at Beaver, Oklahoma, required
by the act OF August "a, 1912, for
April lst, 1917.
Editor, Managing Editor, Business
Manager, Publisher and Owner Maude e
o. Thomas, Beaver, Oklahoma.
Known bondholders, mortgages and
other security holders, holding per
cent or more OF total amount OF bonds
mortgages, or other securities-None
MAuDE O. THOMAS,
Editor and Publisher.
sworn to and subscribed before me
this 2lst day OF March, 1918.
ERNA CRABTREE
Notary Public
My commission expires July 3oth, 1919
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

NOTICE-A meeting Of the stock
holders of the Beaver Equity Ex-
change, at Beaver, Oklahoma, is
called to meet Saturday. March 23.
at ! o'clock p. m. All stockholders
are requested to be present as impor-
tant business will be taken up. w. A.
Gregory, president. 3-14 1921 2t
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

DIR. M. II. Levi OF Liberal made
his regular trip TO Beaver last week.
coming down in brand new Hudson
Super-Six, a recent purchase. II GER
tainly is dandy car. Mrs. Levi
accompanied the doctor on his trip.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

Mrs. o. J. Loofbourrow went to
Liberal, Kan, Sunday, at which
place she will remain for sometime
Tor medical treatment under Doctor
Levi. Mrs. Loofbourrow has been i'll
Tor some time. Her son. X. H., and
wife drove over TO Liberal with her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21
Chamberlain's Tablets

These Tablets are intended espe-
cially for disorders OF the stomach,
liver and bowels. II you are troubled
with heartburn, indigestion or con-
stipation they will do you good.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

Mrs. II. b. Tomplin OF Balko is in
Kansas City with her daughter, Mrs.
j. j. Via, who recently underwent a
surgical operation. Mrs. Tomlin
writes that Mrs. Via is doing nicely
and that she hopes to return within a
fortnight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

Mrs Russell Fry was suite SER
iously illsthe past week but, we are
glad to report. she is able TO be back
In school york at this time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

Mrs. Az Tiff and daughter were
here from Englewood. Kan, this
week visiting Mrs. Tift's brother, Al
Fosher. apd family.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-03-21

Sunday was st. Patrick's day. II
was quiet one in Beaver. The
wearin % the green was observed.
Jen's Place had green carnations on
sale.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-15
Fourth Loan Greatest
in Financial History

The United States Government
asked a loan from the people of
the country of Sc, 900, ,OOO,O 900, an
amount unprecedented in all the
history of the world. In three
weeks time, in spite of the cpl
demic of influenza which prevent
ed public meetings and cost the
people many millions of dollars in
medical bills and lost time, and
in spite, too, of the peace rumors
that in some instances had a tend
ency to make the success of the
loan seem less vital, some Fl, 600, :
600, 900 Of the American people
offered tothe government Sc, 866, :
416, 300. Each Federal Reserve
district oversubscribed it's quota,
Thousands of cities, towns, COM
munities overscribed their quota.
Secretary McAdoo says that the
Fourth Liberty Loan is the great
est single event in financial his
tory. = From War Loap Organic
alton Bulletin No. 66.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-15
Additional Local News Items

N. S. Hansen was visitor in
town Sunday from Lakeside.
Willard Whipple, Sr., was in
Snowflake Sunday from Show
low.
Now for electric lights so we
can see where we are at" after
dark.
Miss Ella Peterson has return
ed from her visit to Showlow and
Pinedale.
M. R. Cousins of Holbrook has
been in Snowflake a few days
constructing a temporary freight
depot for the Apache railroad
company.
Silas Fish and family returned
the first of the week from Alpine,
where they had been for few
days visit with Mrs. Fish's moth
er and other relatives.
Mrs. j. w. Clayton arrived the
tirs4 Of the week from her pres
ent home in Ellijay, Ca, to visit
Snowflake relatives and friends
until after Thanksgiving.
An exciting foot race is said to
have taken place on main street
late Saturday afternoon, the prin-
cipals in the event being Prof.
Fordham and Tom Tanner. The
Prof. came out in the lead.
VIM. Kelly, formerly of Wins
low, now in the employ of the
Apache railroad company, left
the first of the week for New
Mexico for the purpose Of pro-
curing laborers to do ballasting
work on the railroad through the
pines to the new saw mill, the
terminus of the line.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-15
DO not delay buying furniture
"nile Wetzler Supply Co. carry
good stock, and at very attrac-
tive prices. 7oe+f

NO. l, the place of beginning, con-
Tg TTalnlng 9|:34 acres in Section 35,
township 9 north, Range % east,
and Section l, Township 8 north,
hange ~ east, of the G. and S. R. B.
ana Meridian, Arizona, in the Sit
greaves National Forest has filed no.
tlce OF intention to make three-year
proof, to establish claim to the land
bove described, before ThorwaId
Larson, U: S. Commissioner, at Hol
brook, Arizona, on the 18th day of
November, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Joseph Peterson, Ezra Hatch, both
of Holbrook, Arizona; Willard Whip
pie, of Showlow, Arizona; James Han
sen, of Lakeside, Arizona.
JOHN L. IRWIN, Register.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-15
state Of Ohio. city of TOled.

Lucas County, IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner Of the firm of F. ].
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in.
tbn M,;co 1nu aS enIUug oT tb cue sHs+e ooS Od @
for testimonials, Free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-15
.,omcE FOR PUBLICATION
NVn5anartment of the Interior,
D0F RI G. Land Office

J. -, LdIlO O1lIC0,
=. Arizona, October 5, 1918.
boeI!iA, is hereby given that
Notice. Hansen, of Lakeside, Ari-
uguStu6b n6o, on September 10, 1913,
ona' Nam Tuomestead Entry No 023236
ladeu r 600 0~-'iel >,
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-15

Bushman's have a large assort-
ment of percales and ginghams,
light and dark, at war prices.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-11-15

ANtAINt
~ Arizona, October 5, 1918.
pbOenIi!nMo is hereby given that
Nt1s No.tIT Hansen, of Lakeside, Ari-
sugu' ,pbo, on September 10, 1913,
Jona T THomestead Entry No O23236
nade NJ u NJ 600 c~iiol -,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
IBA A SER DISUELTO .
Viene de la Ia. Pag)

Defensa inmediatamente que su visi-
"A lie fue anunciada, V al enterarSe de
asta Y de los motives que Ia origina-
ban. declare que no acceptable Ia re-
nuncia Que querian presentarle, que
a prensa habia estado ijera e inius-
Il, pero que las necesidades de Ia pa
tria = las exigencias de ia tranquil
dad publica, les imponian el seguir
en- los puestos cue 81 les habia desti-
nado. laborando por Ell bien coriun.
Agreg6 el PreSidente, dirigiendose 4
los miembros del Consejo, cue rati-
ficaba ampliamente Ia coafianza que
habia depositado en- ellos, que los es-
timaba 4 todos 10 suficientemente
honrados y patriotas para no MERCER
los cargos que Ia prensa ~apasionada
o NAL informada les habia dedicado.
La prensa no comenta aun Ia acti-
tUd del Presidente Menocal.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
ADOLFO ESPINOSA EOLVI0 VA
/ st CASA

En- nuestra edirion lie aver dimos
cuenta de que los padres lie Adol&o
Espirosa. TN joven de % amos. que
Sc dedica q expl0tar en- el s!tio 81
autom6vil Ford marcado con el re
gistro ndmero sol. habia salido de 81
casa desde el sabado ultimo ' has
"a el Iunes por Ia noche no Sc tenian
noricias de dondc pUGiera estar. Cum
pliendo con nues-To deber de infor-
nantes. aver nos dedicamos L inves-
ligar Ell hecho Y =! presentarnos ea
Ia casa del chauffeur, que es IA
marcada coz el numero l35 de Ia
Ave7iGa F.rniSh. nos eHcontram2s
con que va habia a~parecido Espinosa,
quien explic0 las causas que motiva-
ron Ia falta De noticias dc s. perso-
IA:
e. sabado por Ia tarGe Sc ~presenta-
ron en- el lugar donde Il Sc estaciona,
que es frente a la oficina de co-reOs
IN grupo de soldados que 10 contra
taron para que los ~llevara a New
Braunfels: coHcertados en- el precso,
ESpinoSa Sc puso en- canine; pero
circo millas anteS de l!egar al pun
TO de 81 deStino. Sc le rompio e. au-
tomoviI ' ave que perrlanecer .
campo raso hasta que encontr6 IN
chauffeur amigo que remOlcara 81
CARO- haSta esta ciudad. Z donde lie
90 e. lunes W eHtrada Ia noche. Co
me codo e tempo que permaYeti0
en- el campo no pudo comunicarse con
su familia, esta Sc a!arm6 ' do 2ar-
u 4 Ia po!icia de que ignora5a 81
paradero, asi como de los remore
que abrigaba de cue le hubiesa OCT
ride alguna ~Gesgrac!a.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
Ell CORREsPONsAL.
CALANTERIAS y AUDACLAS....
Wiene de la Say

-, avi-ar que Sc me quedaran graoa-
3as sus facciones Sc iba Il tapar "a
ARA En- efecto, ccgio IN pequeno
delantal MIC que habia so5re IA me-
ca y Sc 10 amarr6 alrededor de IA
cabeza. dejandose descubiertos sofa
mente los ojos.
No encontrando "a mas objetos
10 valor Que robarse, el negro Sc
on;t6 n improvisada mascara y Sc
6irigi6 hacia donde me halLaoa pa
rada, diciendome: .
FIRES una hermosa muchacha, AS
mes, vuelve la cara para darte UT
beso en- Ia mejiIla Y me ire en- sesui-
da."
."Tenia miedo que ell negro nos
f,era Z HERR a mi companera Y a
MI, Dor 10 que no tuve mas que ma
car 10 cue me decia Y lie preSente mi
meiilla, en- Ia que me- di6 I'm horrible
beso, Entonces me dijo que saldria
Dor In puerta del frente. haciendoIo
tal Y como 10 dijo. Inmediatamente
Il Sc perdio el ruido de u pasos'
me precipits al telefOn0 para OAR
aviso a Ia policia Y pedir auxiliO-'
Miss Smith, Ia cOmpaherO de Miss
Eehtffeld. &jo que habia e~scuchad9
,oda n conversation del negro ladron
con 81 amiga, pero que NADIA hao!a
visto de 10 que aquel hizo en- el Guar
%. pues tan pronto como deSperto y
go do cuenta de 10 que pasaba, Sc
cpbri6 con Ia colcha Ia cabeza y no
Sc quito las cobijas haSta que el ne
gro Sc hubo lido.
e. negro entr6 n cuarto por Ia
ventana de la escalera de escape,
pues Miss Rehfield al hacer una ms
necci6n, VIC que unc de los vldrios de
ss.a Sc hallaba roto Y levantada Ia
mitad de Ia ventana corredlza.
Los detectives que fueron q Ia ca
"a nara investigar el robo, dlJeron
one ningmas huellas habia encontra-
A sobre Ia nieve que cubria Ia es-
oo,ara de escape y que el pedazo de
,;ar;o roto habia caido para fuera &c.
.,.rto en- vez de haber sido para
.dsn.re, por 10 que creian que Ia ven
80 nabia sido alberta por dentro.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
SENSIBLE DEFUNCION

Despues de I'm viaje q Ia Habana,
ACADIA de regresar a eSta ciuaad .!
senior Antonio Gomez, gerente De d
Zorro Tobacco Co, e senior Come
fue a Cuba para atender a Ia eafer-
medal de su madre n senora dona
MagGalena Rosa Agusti viuda de Go
rlez. quien falleci6 dos dias antes de
cue 81 hijo desembarcara en el Mo
FRO. e. senior Gomez. preSa de Ia an
eustia que Ell tan duros frances Sc
apodera de los hombres, regreso i
San Antonio a continuar su vida CO.
mercial.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
DEFUNCION

e. dia 20 del pr6ximo pasado mes
de enero. falleci0 en- Runge, Texas,
4 a temprana edad de II amos, Ia
sonora Silvestra Zavaleta de SIuni2
La finada era hija del senior Abra-
ham Zavaleta y de Su esposa Ia Sc
nora Estefana Gu. de Zavaleta V es-
poSa del senior Leocadio Muniz. Guie-
mes han recibido numerosas muestras
de condolencia por Ia p6rdida que
acaban de sufrir.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
Sc ROBABAN FL TRIGO

E. encargado de una de las bode-
gas que estan nmedratas 4 "a esta-
cion del f~errocarrll AraasaS Pass, en-
Ia Gale Cebalois, Sc quejo a Ia po-
iicia de que IN grupo de muchachos
de corta edad Sc dedicaban q robarse
ei trigo almacenado en- dichas oode-
2 Sc esta observando estirtca VI
qilancia para detener 4 los pequenos
cacoS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
SOCIALES Y P~ERSONALES
MlSA DE REQUIEM

e dia tres de los co~rr;entes, en- Il
lie San Patricic de este mismo
tie BeXar, SO dijo una misa
&c d::uatoS en- suf-agio del alma DC a
seHora Cruz SANCHEZ Dc Herrera. Sus
radres. eSpoSo Y hecmanoS. fueron
quicnes rindieron este tribute 4 In
memorial de Ia fInada.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
= DE- Las OFICINAS De POLICIA -
VICTIMA DE IA ONDA FRA

Deh;do a los brbscos cambios en- Ia
temperature. Sc enfeglnj de una Dron
quits pulmonar Marcelo D~ominguez,
que viye en- la casa numero 400 de n
Gale Colorado. Aver fue llevado q
hospital de la ciudad para ,lUc en- d.
cho establecimiento Sc le curen los
males de que adolece.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
FuANTROPIA DE UNOS CONFER,
ClANTES
Tieae de la 6a-)

"a. etc. faltas todas que obedecen a
Il penaria en- que Sc e~ncuentra e
erario del Estado.
Parece que Ia condUcta de los re
fer;dos senores sera Imitada, pues Sc
s,be de algln d!pata3o . Ia Legis-a-
tara local, que tiene IN proyecto pro-
roner = companeros de curuies'
enc cedan I'm tanto por ciento, que
d.spues Sc senalara Ell beneficio de
los ailados en- los raferidos esta5!e-
c;mientos de beneficencia.
Al
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06

Llcera con dicha aqua ~emp'cando pa
i clio IN peda2o de algod6n; ha-
case una desinfeccion de ella con
otro pedazo de algodon mojado en-
ia aqua oxigenada 10 cual lie produ-
cira un l;gero ardor, y despues apli-
quese ua pedazo de algodon bien
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06

.~impr=gnado de- Ingiiento indicado.
P0ngase encima otro algodon mas
grande para que no Sc ensucie Ia
rora nj Sc lastime la llaga Y vendese
de ana que no Sc lie caiga Ia Gu
raci6n. Esto debe hacerlo una o dos
veces al dia Y creemos que en- unos
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
HIMENEO

Han empezado a circular las es-
quelas dando cuenta del pr6xino en-
hpa del eefm Evaristq SSolano con
"a srita. Gertrudis Martinez, quienes
tendran como padrinos al senior fran
cisco Huizar Y Ia Sra Ana E. de HuiSa
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
OTRO AUTO ROBAD0

Anoche . las diez, &c IN costado
del Hotel Gunter Sc l~levaron los ia
de automobiles un Ford de
ci2cc p~asajeros.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06

cuantos dias estara bien; 81 no fue-
Sc asi avisenos y lie diremos 10 que
debe haeer.
No hicimos uso de Ia estampilla
que nos mand5 por no SER n~eresaria
una contestacion privada. Queda a su
disposition dicha sstampills.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
.ECCION DE CONSULTAS
Viene de la Ga

.hidr6geno Y un b~otecito de healing
Ponga listed a hervir una
poca de aqua en- I'm r~acipiente bien
limpio. En- seguida lavese bien Ia
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
DefunciOneS.

David Maritime. - dias. 23l0 are
Hida Jones.
Carlos Vela, - amos, esquina De
las GALES Pecos : Concrete.
Eenanc!o CarriZales. IN ado, 800
Gale Feracruz.
Angelina Rabago. 10 amos, 5O4 "a
lie Durango.
Quirina Hernandez. So amos, 1901
Gale e. Paso.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06
REGISTR0 CIVIL.
NacimieutcS.

Tn nino del matrimo1io Eseluiei
Gonzalez Y Josefa Abrego, $40 Gale
Nevada.
Tn nino del mat-imonio Santos
Garcia V Maria Morales. , Aven;dl
Pedcn.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06

Agapito Juarez Jr., V Felipa To-
rreS.
Fabian Reyes y Anita Saldana.
Jorge Melore = Francisco Flores.
Leandro Torres Y Maria Riojas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06

LicenciaS de m~atrimoni0.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-02-06

In Cada bCtclla de INuga-
Tone halIara V. la siguiente
Carantia: la boteIla ad-
junta cont;ene (q0O noventa
pastiElas, O sea IN mes COM
pleto de tratamiento. cuyo
precio es de Sl.Q0. 81 despues
de tomar Nuga-Tone durante
{20) vein1c dias, nc esta Y.
completamente satisfecho con
les resultados obtenidos, de-
vuelva V. eI resto del paque-
&c, con Ia GAIA y rec!bna el
peso que habia pegado.'
Donde ballard Y. una medi-
Gina que Sc vcnda con una
garantia tai?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-17

brows, Il do not understand Won
You mu { You are not an innocent
child. You are 4 woman with experience
You must know that ! could not give up
my business and iiy TO the other end Of the
earth with YOU. That sort of thing IS only
done in stories can't ruin my reputation
at any cost.
What about my reputation asked
Alice with cold antagonisrn IN her voice
THAT was for You 20 decide.
stood up and left the summer house
without a word ! do not think they
noticed that | had gone | heard Alice S
voice high and insstent could imagine
Joes low and masterful Once turned to
see Joe pleading with her Yet | did not
puzzle over the outcome
1t was Alice's selfshness against Joe s.
|, who knew them, could prophc the
outcome.
We're men like this2 thought again
Of Betty and Clarence Allen. And last
fell to wondering over my own decision
in regard 10 Andrew Miles | had sent him
q note asking him not TO come to me He
had obeyed me. Again ! thought. Were
all men like this?
Tomorrow Long, White Box.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-17
THE HEART HUNTERS.
BY Mary Douglass.
Author OF Hunting Husband" Hand
ling Husband
REPI1TATIONS.
Chapter LNXNII.

Joe Hammond came striding 70 us over
the grass had made my decision
would stay where | was and sec this
thing through
lie scarcely noticed mo He took Alice s
hand in his and said something too low
for me to hear Then he apparently saw
me for the first time "Oh, how do you do.
Miss Dale, he said formally This was my
cue To leave: but did not take II.
He sat down on the sagglng scat Of the
summer house, put down his stick and
laid his hat aside
swallowed nervously Then / spoke
Alice has told me about YOU, Mr.
Hammond
lie knit his brows and studied me silent
" "Nes? he asked
About your going away together
| SAID very low.
He raised his head with jerk 4 think
vou arc wrong about that. he cried
I've told her everything dear. Alice
said with flicker OF the e.clash
He looked at Alice with that same look
OF mastery that had thrilled me once
" But YOU are wrong. he said again, Il
had no intentions 81 running away,
W hat do YOU mean asked Alice with
a lift Of her piquant chin
Just that he said You must have
misunderstood me never have had anv
intentions Of brulting il abroad see Your
ideas are otherwise. be looked toward me
Alice sat straight on the low seat
She looked az him from beneath level
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-17

aroundl At least il felt that way TO
Bobby.
The next thing he remembered WAS
that he felt something very hot near
him, and when he opened his eyes q
flame was coming up over his bed.
Bobby Squirrel jumped and cried
"Fire7 at the top Of his voice, and out
he ran, followed by all bis family.
The house was on fire, and there they
were, without q place TO 20 on this cold
winter night.
Grandfather Squirrel stood shivering
in his night clothes, bis night cap drawn
over his ears, and Pobby began to feel
sorry for what he had done.
u took your pipe grandfather, he
said. II wanted 20 smoke like you.
There was no time to scold him, for
everybody had 10 sclirry about to find
a place for them to live, and when
later they were safe in big tree
where Mr. Owl had lived until he found
. better home IN a barn Grandfather
Squirrel called Bobby to him.
IF you will promise never, never
again 10 try smoking until You are
grown up, will not tell about the pipc,
said Grandfather Squirrel
And Bobby Squirrel, you may be-
sure, promised for nc was very sorry
for all the trouble be had made, and
was quite cured, as well, Of wishing 10
smoke, for he did not soon forget how
sick he had been, besides bring tic cause
Of losing their home