Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29

THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
ssT HAVE a brand new scheme to help
L win the war;"
SUCCESSFUL, ADVENTURE
By CWENDOLYN G.. ROBINSON

SS1 HAVE a brand new scheme to help
L win the war;
Go ahead. suppose now we're to
live on bran and raw cabbage and wear
sensible idea. Here we are. just We two
girls in this expensive apartment,
spending every cent we earn as fast as
we get It. I felt positively cheap the
other night at the Liberty Loan rally
but us. can't see where we car. sub
scribe to even thrift stamp with the
bills we have coming in the first of every
Il guess we'll have to get another
raise"
Another raise" shifted Bess. "You
know very we'll Barbara, that we are
UyefBnid p tBjs new Wsye simply got to give
And go back to those awful boarding
houses" moaned Babs
Not necessarily. The papers say It Is
farms. this year, with ali our men at
war. We both love to be outdoors and
surely can do something useful on a
farm. What do you say to giving up
for this summer and hiring out as farm
erettes?"
Good heavens :" cried Bahs sitting up
suddenly on the couch. you aren't
"r am replied Bess calmly. "1 guess
I haven't forgotten all knew about
raising chickens and taking care Of
vegetable garden. If I have been buy
| ing millinery for the last five years, and
| guess YOU can learn. too"
Learn" said Babs scornfully. didn't
| pick thirty quarts of blackherries last
GUNNER on my vacation in the noun
tains?'
II believe you did. and ruined abou,
s95 worth of lace and silk in the prof.
THAT was different" said Babs. 81
| couldn't go around in overalls on my
vacation, could II"
The Right Idea
"You can this year. We will give
guess they can get along without us
We could leave here by the 1st of May
I'm going to sell my Chimes lamp and
my Haviland tea set to Marion. she
enough to give us a little bank account
in an emergency. What do you say?'
'I'll go If I can he near you. and
don't have to pick potato bugs off your
plants ssiS Tnd ,bs put pr ins" is ana Know we'll
both be better off physically. mentally
and financially this fall than we are
now for our little sacrifice"
"Hooray for the farm ~ shouted Bahs'
I'm going to start packing now"
The next few days were busy ones
| for the girls. There were farewell par
| ties from their friends at the store. at
which they were presented with all the
necessary garments for their new jobs
| as farmerettes. even TO the overalls and
| leggings. Their employer called them
into the Office the day they left. and
offered them their old positions back in
| the fall and wished them all luck In
| their new venture
The day they left for Rockville where
they we're to work together on large
produce and dairy farm. their friends
| presented them with a great box of
candies and books. and promised them
more from time to time.
IF you'll only come down and see us
! poor, stranded but patriotic. females
once in a while you will be more well
come than all the goodies you can send
u.s. cried Babs.
The Fourth of July n great, touring
car. overfowing with their numerous
, friends drove down into the wilds OF
Rockville to locate Babs and Bess. They
| were directed to the Blakely farm. and
coming through the shady. tree-lined