Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1918-01-24

uoor asking Tor 1000. 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 thieving 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 l knitted for him." mourned
grandma, fairly at the point of tears
and Alden was so tender and thought
full in lis 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
day Alden was driving in his automo-
bile along lonely country road about
twenty miles from Ilampden when he
slowed up and fixed his attention upon
two brawny fellows lying on the
ground before blazing fire of chips
and logs, smoking complacently.
Nearby a small spring stream had
| ~. Al. ALL
dry work, for hung over Il branch of a
tree to dry We're various articles of
apparel. What particularly held the
attention of Alden We're two sweaters.
In an instant he recognized them as the
stolen ones.
Alden identified them because of the
result of "A Whimsy on the part OF
their knitter to insert near their top
three narrow rows of rcd. white and
blue yarn. He got out of his car and
approached the two loiterers.
"Taking it easy" he remarked, as
he seated himself on a log near the
others.
Eyes, boss" nodded the larger man
of the TWO.
"Have smoke with me, won't your
invited Alden, extending his cigar case,
and then as the men proceeded to en-
joy their selections, Alden added: I've
taken a fancy to those patriotic sweat
ers of yours. They look warm and
serviceable. VIII you sen them?'
Sell them repeated one of the men,
and his face expressed suspicion anu
uneasiness.
yes, IN gladly give you five dollars
apiece for them. You see"
And then Bryce Alden, the polite,
eloquent and Impressive orator that
he was, went on to refer to the needs
of the boys in the war. Further. he
alluded to the efforts ana sacrifices
of those at home providing comforts
for those across the ocean. He drew
vivid picture of the charm and ex-
element of army camp life, as well
as of the real manhood that ought to
impel real patriot TO join in the bat
tie for the right. Suddenly one of the
men arose, gathered up the pendant
sweaters and rendered them to Alden
"Take them for nothing. boss. l TN
derstand you, and l am ashamed OF
myself"
No" replied Alden. there's a dea1
old lady at Hampden who will prize
their return" and he told them all
about Grandma Gregory. "Be a man
and you'll face genuine welcome.
trust to your honor, boys, and there
little cash to help you along
1t was the next afternoon wher
grandma was seated on the porch knit
| ting and Alden holding Il skein of yarn
that Alma was rolling up into a bail
when two men slouched up the grave
path. One 81 them lifted his battered
remnant of hat.
eff you're Mrs. Gregory" he sale
5 in a subdued and embarrassed sort OF
: way i've come to bring back those
sweaters"
(Which we stole promptly added
his companion. MADAM. we're down
: and-outers, but we both had mother,
once, and we've been set to thinking
t If you'll give these sweaters to US, OF
2 knit us some like them, and if it's true
!, that we get all the grub we want il
| the army and perhaps some hones
5 glory. Jim and / will enlist"
Eyes" asserted the other, land wei
pass the word all along the line fol
t the other good boys to join u.s."
S "Good for YOU cried Alden, arisins
4 and warmly grasping the hands of thu
: two tramps. you shall have the
5 sweaters, and true friends here, think
ing of you and proud of you, just th'
D same as if you were old friends ant
relatives"
j Alma guessed that Alden had beer
q the motive power behind all this re
markable occurrence. Her hand stole
I into his and pressed it appreciatively
4 And closer still was their mutual es
: TEEN when, q month later, six stalwar
] redeemed ex-tramps. proud and mani.
D In their brand-new uniforms, were
c known all about the town as "Grandm;
b GrepOry'S Souad"