The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-02-19

small expression of my profound admi-
ration of your splendid example to
others, and my respect and esteem"
Grandma Gregory fiuttered and fuss
ed like young girl, blushing under
handsome compliment. The girls
crowded around to view the contents
of the box she unpacked
"Oh, deari it's too lovely, Mr.. Al
den. You have made an old, old wom-
an very, very happy" and grandmas
eyes were suffused with tears, while
those about them set up a babel of
commentator and due appreciation of
the pretty gift.
"Yarn enough for half a dozen sweat
ers and as many pairs of socks" cal
culated grandma-"and oh, Alma, just
look at this beautiful bag to carry my
work in, and the needles of all kinds,
steel, bone and wood. declare feel
fitted out for another good ten years
of work." declared the delighted old
lady.
At once Mrs. Gregory started in at
the same. Inside of a month she was
teaching half the ladies of the town
how to>knit. Alden was at the Greg
DRY home when the first two sweaters
were completed.
1.-THE lucky men at the front who
get those superb beauties will real
ize how they are remembered and
thought of at home" remarked Alden
enthusiastically.
"And do you notice the little lines of
red, white and blue running through
the collars, Mr.. Alden?" Alma direct
ed his attention, and grandma glowed
with pride and Alma thanked Alden
with her eyes for the eloquent patriotic
compliment to her grandmother which
he expressed.
81 wish l were man." said grand
ma, reused up by these remarks. 'Id
do what my husband did in the Civil
war. I'd raise company of my own"
"Oh, Mr. Alden" said Alma the fol-
lowing day, on her way to the post
Office by chance meeting him-"Grand
ma is quite Frustrated"
"Indeed, hope not seriously ILL.,"
AuuuITeu AlQcu SOllCllOuSlys
mo, not that, only she has lost the
1rst two sweaters she knitted. 1t has
upset her completely"
GLOW did she come to lose them?"
inquired Alden.
'"Ehey were stolen. She had finish
ed them and washed them and fIt
Ia,m cut On the line to dry. When
size went after them al hOul leir-r
stsy we're gone
Too bad" declared Alden. "She
has no suspicion as to the theft"
NO" replied Alma, "but about an
hour before she missed them a tramp
ish-looking man came to the kitchen
door asking for food. She gave him
some and he went away. He may have
taken the sweaters"
Il shall scurry around and see if
cannot trace down the thieying fell
low" spoke Alden.
He made some inquiries of the two
village watchmen and visited some
woods near the town that constituted
the favorite camping place of itinerant
visitors to the village, but gained no
trace of thief or sweaters.
The circumstance offered an excuse
for call at the Gregory home that
evening. Alden consoled the old lady
as best he might.
ITO think that some poor fellow In
the trenches will miss the nice warm
sweater knitted for him." mourned
grandma, fairly at the point of tears,
and Alden was so tender and thought
full in his efforts to make the despoiled
one forget her loss. that Alma felt her
heart warm towards him.
Grandma Gregory went on knitting
sweaters, but she continued to deplore
| the abstraction of her first efforts. One
4 day Alden was driving in his automo-
/ bile along lonely country road about
twenty miles from Hampden, when he
slowed up and fixed his attention upon
two brawny fellows lying on the
4 ground before a blazing fire of chips
and logs, smoking complacently.
Nearby a small spring stream had
! evidently contributed to recent laun-
dry work, for hung over branch of q
tree to dry were various articles OF
apparel. What particularly held the
attention of Alden were two sweaters