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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28

MAGAZINE FEATURES
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I6BEDTIME' STORY !
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE STRAWBERRIES.

holes, but the BooZup ate shoe buttons,
the ~buttonholes and the shoes, too, ieaV-
ing you to go home barefoot. -,
"Oh, no! This is my lucky a
cried the Boozup, as he saw Uncle Wig
gily! ''At last l have caught you, Mr..
Longears, Now l am going to eat your
shoe buttons, ~buttonholes, shoes ana
all, and for dessert III AXE some souse
off your ears!' .a1,
Are you going to do all that! sadly
asked the rabbit gentleman.
Yes. 1 ami" boasted the BooZup.
well, first you nave to catch me-
bravely cried the bunny. lei he
sprinkled a lot Of pepper on his eo-
logna sausage auto tires, and away ne
went as fast as the wind. But the
Boozup ran along after him, almost as
fast, chasing Uncle Wiggly.
ooh, if l can only get to the straw
berry field l may be safel' thought the
bunny. He steered his auto that way,
and, just as the lady bug had SAID,
many of the animal children were in
the field helping pick Uncle Butter S
berries.
"Oh, Uncle Butter!p cried the bunny
as he rod into the strawberry patch,
with the Boozup chasing after him,
though now some distance behind;
What shall l do? Where shall ] hide?'
Jump out of your machine and hop
up to that shed" sald the goat gentle.
man. I'm the shed is a big pile Of
strawberries on the floor, ready to be
put into boxes. You hide down under
| the red strawberries, cover yourself up
with them, and leave just the tip Of
your nose sticking out so you may
breathe" ,
"Tn do it, cried Uncle Wiggly, and
he had hardly hidden under a pile OF
berries before the Boozup came to the
shed.
where's Uncle Wiggily!' cried the
bad Boozup, as he popped into the shed,
II saw him come in here, but | don't
see him now. All l see is a pile OF
strawberries. Where's Uncle Wiggly2
81 don't see hin myself" spoke Uncle
Butter, sly like inc unpretentious.
The Boozup sooked sharply at the
pile of strawberries, but he couldn't see
Uncle Wiggly. Cause why? Cause
only the tip of the rabbit gentleman's
nose was sticking out, and the nose was
SO near the color of a strawberry that
the Boozup never noticed II.
OF course Uncle Wiggly's nose
twinkled the least little bit, but the
Boozup never suspected that.
well, that rabbit fooled me. this
time" growled the Boozup as he hoped
away, but I'll get him next week."
Then Uncle Wiggily crawled out from
under the strawberries. and Uncle But
ter gave him a pail full to take home to
Nurse Jane who made a fine shortcake,
So everything came out all right, and II
the rubber doll doesn't take the lamp
shade for a parasol when she goes
swimming in the bath tub, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
cherries.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
WHO'S TO BLAME

ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

himself that the sensible course for
him was just to clear the bed and
tumble into 1t, to let everything else
go. Sarah would have 1t shipshape to-
morrow when he came home. He prac-
tically decided to pursue this course.
Then he aimlessly picked up Estrelda's
slipper from the lounge among the
cushions. Searching he found the mate
to II on her dressing table. In the
bottom of the closet he found trees for
| the slippers, adjusted them and put the
slippers neatly on a closet shelf. Then,
he began collecting the soiled things
about the place, for the linen basket.
BY the time he had finished this the
plf ce looked so much better he felt i'm
lelled to continue mis- labors.
1t was four hours later when Freddie
finally climbed into bed. The apart
ment was entirely in order, even to
having been busted. The things that
remained on Estrelda's dressing table
were in neat rows as they never had
beep before. Freddie had had a bath
in a bathroom that he had made a de-
light by folding the towels neatly, and
putting the little Jars and bottles In
the medicine closet where they be-
longed.
He sat up in his little clean bed to
view the prospect Ger, just before he
switched off the light beside him. Then
Gee Whiz-" he whispered to him :
self as he settled down, this is great
He did not realize hat it was his
comment upon the first night his wife
ever had spent away from him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
FOR THE
COMING DAY
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1918.

copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
There is not an important day in
planetary direction, according to astrol-
ogy, but the stars are not in kindly as
pect. Uranus is strongly adverse and
Mars is In evil place. ...
The ~configuration seems to Indicate
much ventilation Of war matters inc q
tendency on the part Of the public to
criticize.
Mistakes Of every sort are supposed
to be magnified under this rule Of the
stars. For this reason ears should be
deaf to gossip OF every sort.
Uranus is in an aspect held to make
deception easy. Under the malefic power
of the planet treachery aud mssrepre-
sentation have power more definite and
unrestricted than Is usually the case
Intrigue will flourish during the next
few weeks and the stars are supposed
to encourage grating, forgery and en-
beZzlement,
Greed is increased by this aspect.
Plots that encourage frauds OF all sorts
may be successfully carried out.
England may meet with difficulties
In diplomatic matters before the mid
die of July, according TO tho reading
Of the stars, but nothing serious IL
likely TO develop.
The West win focus attention in the
United States during the late summer.
California is to be much In the PUBLIC
mind.
Chicago this month comes into a cur
dents will be foremost In some interna-
tlonal enterprise.
The position of Venus and Jupiter
is propitious for weddings among the
nobility OF Great Britain, There will
be a marriage OF royalty that will cause
world wide comment because OF
its international significance, the seers
p~rophesy.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is have
the forecast OF a quiet year, but they
should guard against deception, espe-
cially from relatives.
Children born on this day are likely
to be emotional and impressionable.
These subjects of Cancer usually have
artistic tendencies and succeed best IN
employment
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Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure New:
paper Syndicate).

%NSNNH +NtSh - ~
paper S~yndicate).
BY HOWARD r. GARIS.
DO you like strawberry shortcake,
Uncle Wiggily2" asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper of the bunny rabbit gentleman,
one morning.
II am very, very fond of strawberry
shortcake," answered Mr.. Longyears.
I'm fact, I could eat a slice right now.
Please bring it in, Nurse Jane
'oh, | / haven't any now laughed the
muskrat lady. Il was going to say
that, If you wanted some, and would
go off in the woods in our auto and
bring me back some strawberries, I'd
make the cake"
I'm do it," cried Uncle wiggily. II
was very lucky in finding b%lackher-
ries, red rapsberries, and, with the help
of Johnnie n Billy Bushytail, l found
the hucklebeTries. Now I'll try to find
some strawberries. I'll go look for
them!''
No sooner said than done, S~prinkling
a little pepper on the bologna sausage
tires of his auto and taking hold Of
gily started off. Over the fields and
through the woods he rode. looking on
all sides for some strawberries so Nurse
Jane could make a shortcake,
And / hope she doesn't max it so
short that there will be none left for
breakfast" Uncle Wiggily thought to
himself.
But. look as he did, there seemed to
be no strawberries growing in the
woods, and the rabbit gentleman was
feeling quite badly, when, all of a
sudden, he saw a little ladybug flying
along.
Dear lady bug" spoke Uncle Wig
gily, with a low and polite bow of his
tall silk hat, could you tell me where
the strawberries grow"
YES" answered the red-spotted bug,
II can. If you will ride until you get
out of the woods, and come to a field,
there you will see many Strawberries
growing, They belong to Uncle Butter
the goat gentleman, and | heard that
they were just ripe for picking now.
In fact, many of the animal children
are helping Uncle Butter pick the
Strawberries. You may get some
there"
''Oh, I'm sure l will, thank you very
much" said Uncle Wiggly to the lady
bug. Uncle Butter, the goat, is a
friend of mine, He'll give me some
Strawberries" he said.
Then Uncle Wiggily started off in his
auto once more as the lady bug flew
away. Just as the rabbit gentleman
was coming to the end of the woods and
saw ahead of him a big field, where the
Strawberries grew, something happened.
And what happened was that out from
behind a tree popped the bad old Booz
up. Now he BooZup was worse thar
the Boozip and the Boozap nut to-
gether. The Boozip ate shoe buttons
The Boozap ate buttons and button.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
COUNTIES TO GET
THEIR AUTO TAX
Supreme Court Holds Collec,
tons Do Not Go Into Gen
eral State Road Fund.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June %. tSpl)
The supreme court In the case OF
Romans Haley, county court clerk Of
Davidson county, Ia the state involy-
Ing the distribution OF more than ST.
000, 900 In taxes collected on automobiles
In Tennessee held that the moneys
collected In each county should be re-
turned to the respective counties and
expended In those counties under the
direction Of the state highway commits
sion.
This gives zach county Its " auto
mobile taxes for use in keeping up its
own roads and prevents a general ac-
emulation of these taxes throughout
the state and subsequent general pro-
rating among the 96 counties. 1t pre-
vents the larger counties from being
compelled to pay n portion of their
taxes for the upkeep Of roads In other
less prosperous counties of the stateI
Under it Shelby county win get a large
sum for her roads.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
NO. LA.
Peace.

NJ, lff.
Peace.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Curiously tired and yet with a strange
sense of relief Freddie went home after
having seen off his wife on the train.
1t was very late in the afternoon. He
decided not to go back to the office.
Sarah, the maid, he knew, had been
given an evenings freedom by Estrelda
before she left. He realized that In
the little apartment he called Aome,
he would be very much alone. The
thought was far from unpleasant. Sud-
denly he found he was whistling happily
to himself as he walked toward the
uptown subway entrance. And he was
still whistling as he let himself in at
his own front door with his key For
the first time since he had lived In
the place 1t was in total darkness. He
fumbled for the electric switch and
found 1t: touching it the rooms became
light. Then. for a moment, Freddic's
face fell. The apartment had been
left in complete disarray by Estrelda.
An article Of soiled underwear was
flung on the arm Of a chair in the sit
ting room. The remains of some rib
bons and flowers with which she had
been trimming a hat were thrown upon
the mantle. In the bedroom the dis
order seemed even worse. Freddie
stared about his dismayed. Sarah, the
maid, would not be in until morning
to %straighten things for him. He told
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Complied by John @. oulnius. the
Sunshine Man.

II you have a word Of cheer,
That may light the pathway drear
or a brother pilgrim here,
Let him know,
Show him you appreciate
What he does; and do not wait
TIL the heavy hand Of Fate
Lays him low.
II your heart contains n thought
That will brighter make his lot.
Then, In mercy, hide 1t not,
Tell him so.
Wait not tn your friend Ia dead
Ere your compliments are said;
For the spirit that has fled.
II II know,
Does not need to speed 1t on
Our poor praise: where 1t has gone
Loves eternal, golden dawn
Is aglow.
But unto our brother here
That poor paise is very dear,
II you've any word Of cheer.
Tell him so.
Denver News.
Dayton, Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28

Memphis basis, 1920; roasted, bulk,
per b., nominal; green, common ordi-
nary 2Oh 622c; prime, 24Q27c; fancy.
29@35c; lava, 35@39c.
Vegetables.
Beans--Navy. per H.. 90; Lima. per
Peas-Canfornia blsck-eved. per h.,
$4,000; whips, bu., $5.75@6.oO; mixed,
onions-Tezas Bermudas. crate. $500
04.50.
Potatoes-Cwt.. all varieties, $3.50
2.85.
Cabbage-Crate, nominal.
Ce,ery-Bunch, $1.75@2.00.
Peppers-BasKet. 600 76c.
Eggplant-Dozcn, y.00@1.50.
Squash-Hamper, $2.00@2.25.
Lettuce-Crate, H.50@1.7.
Cucumbers-Crate, $2.25.
Snap Beans-Bushel, 50c@$1.00.
Tomatoes-Mississippi flats, nominal;
homegrown, bushel, $4.00@4.5o.
New irish totatoes-Sacks, lOO-lb.,
81 10000.
Roasting Ears--Dozen. 60c.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats - Regular, ao@31c;
sugar. sursd Meats-standard hams.
Bacon-Fancy selected, 51@5sc.
Lard-Hog Iard. S7QSSc; best grades
Cooking oiI-EPer gallon, $40 in
bulk. Cottolene. ner case. s14. 20m Is. 30;
Snowdrift, s14.25@14.75: Crisco. $685..
Cottonseed Products.
Merchants Exchange Quotations)
Crude oil, basis prime, $I6IQ1.6S
gal. hulls, loose, car lots. $3.50 ton:
meal, Z per cent. $5S, 90 G5s.50 ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
MEMPHIS MARKETS
Quotations represent prices from Job.
Der to retailer.)
Produce.

Quotations represent prices from Job.
Der to retailer.)
Produce.
Butter-Elgin creamery. pound prints,
54Q55c; country butter. 500 4Oc; reno
waited, 51@52c.
Cheese-Cream prints, 34@35c.
Poultry-nucks. 30132c: hens. allv..
26@27c; dressed, 29@31c; boosters, II
@18c; geese, 23@24c; turkeys, alive, 35
Q37c; springers, 3S045c.
Bagging and Ties.
B~agging-Two pounds, less than car
lots, Hindoo, 1sc;, York, 1shc. spot
Ties-45-pound bundle, less than car
lots, $1.95; 6o-pound, $3.50; spot ship
ment; 1hc month carrying charge.
Hides anc Wool.
Hides-No. /, green, sailed. 3o9s1c;
partly cured, .2s92sc; green, 2792sc;
dry flfnt, ss@Ssc; dry sailed, s49a5c:
sh%eepskins, si.ooG2.oo; shearlings. 10
No. / horse hides, ss0o99.o0; No. 2
horse hides .sS, sS7'ooSsOo' CLUES n
No. ! tsiiow, s@1oc; No. 2 tallow,
rose; beeswax, 32635c; ginseng, $1,000
612.oo; Golden Seal, $4.00@5.00
Wool Tub washed, 60Q65c; clear
glease, 55@60c; light bury grease. 80
635c; hard bury grease. 2og25c.
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box, S7.50@s.o0.
Oranges-California, $5.75Q6.25.
Bananas-Pound. 6h07c. -
black, quart crates, sS.oo@s.25. -
Blackberries-Crate, pints, S2.2o42.b0
Dried Fruit-Evaporates apples, 2lW
PC; peaches, nom; prunes. ID. 20923c;
Grapefruit"Box, s5.5u67.5O.
Pineapples-crate. SOS and AS, $500
@6.s0. -
Mississippi, s. .25@1,50; Arkansas, bu.,
$2.50@3.50.
Cantaloupes-Crate, Florida. .nomi-
nal; Imperial Valley, regulars. $3.759
400; flats. s1.6o@1.75.
watermeions-Per cwt., large sizes,
a. Agpples--BuShei' Early Harvest 'S''0
Grain and Feedstuffs.
oats-white, dray lots, ssc; mixed,
Chops-Per ton. less than a lots.
Mil Feeds--pray load lots. ton: Bran.
$4,000; shorts, gray, $500.
Hav-Ttmothv less Than car lots.
choice, nominal: Nc. 1. nominal: No. 2,
nominal
Corn-Sacked, IN fray load lots. No.
8 white, $2.05; No, 8 yellow, $2.05; No. 3
mixed, $2.0i.
Groceries.
Flour-Barrell, 24-Ih. sacks, 81. ESQ
IA 7B, self rising, 81. 7S@12.0o [.
Meal-Cream. Dbl. basrs lo0-lb, sacks.
$s.45; 5o-lb. sacks, ss.55; 25-lb. sacks,
1886: l0-lb. sacks, $9,15; hurlaps, SOC
extra, standard, zoe higher.
Sugar Standard. graduated cane.
a70c; clarified. &c.
Rice-Tmported, pound, s@1o%c.
Coffee - Arbuckle's. roasted, case.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
CORN, IS HIGHER
FOR SOME MONTHS

CHICAGO. June 2S.-Corn prices for
the September and December deliveries
advanced on the market this week in
fluenced by the approach OF the sign
ing OF the peace treaty n crop pros
poets. Untfl the agreement to sign be-
came certain July corn varied In the
upllft, but later fell away on an alb
sence Of demand for immediate deliv-
cry. Compared with a week ago prices
this morning were 1hG1bc higher for
September and December corn al d ~ a
31sc lower for July; oats were hm1Sc
lower. and provisions from 30c higher
to SIC lower.
In addition to the influence which
overseas news had on the market the
reduction Of corn acreage coupled with
reports OF adverse weather helped to
advance prices,
Oats moved in sympathy with corn
crop conditions.
Provisions were strong throughout
the week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
BR0UGH UNDECIDED
ABOUT LEGISLATION

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. June 2s. tSpl1
Gov. BrouEh Mt noon today was UNI
decided whether road legislation would
be included In his call for a special
Legislative session His advisers were
divided, but a majority favored includ-
ing only suffrage, II any other legts-
lation In included 1t will be corrective
road measures.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
COMING IN ON TIME.

The guard had noticed a soldier pac-
ing up and down the street for nearly
half an hour and had begun to wonder
just what was the matter, But 1t was
on a public highway and the man
hadn't come within challenging dis
lance, so the guard nursed his curiosity.
Finally the soldier ~deferentially ap-
preached.
Halt. Who is there" challenged the
guard.
Private Mulhorn, Company D."
Advance and be recognized"
The soldier advanced with a slip Of
paper extended to the guard. This
pass says till midnight, guard, and It's
only 11.35. but I'm awfully tired. Don't
you suppose you could let me In now?'
-Sergt. Maj. Ralph W. Keller.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
HANDLE PLANT BURNS
AT NOON AT BLYTHEWLLE

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark, June %. tSpl,)
The plant Of the National Handle
company, In this city. owned by. a
Cleveland. o., corporation, was de-
stroyed by fire today moor together
with several large sheds filled with the
finished product. The entire plant with
thousands OF dollars in finished ma
terial Is a total loss, estimated by Supt.
c. II. Windt al $50, 900.
The fire originated from accumulated
dust In the boiler rooms. A stiff north
wind spread the flames to the entire
plant despite the efforts Of the com
pany plant and fire department, 1t
is not known by the Blytheville plant
what the insurance Is. The plant, II
Is Thought, will be rebuilt at once.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
Gram.

C~hicago-John Inglis is out with a
report Of Illinois corn making wonder
full growth In last two weeks. Stand
is perfect. Stand not so high as last
year. but equally well headed. Some
selling Of corn and oats on the Inglis
report.-Wild,
Forecast-All state. except Missouri,
fair tonight and Sunday; warmer Sun
day. Missouri-Part cloudy tonight
and Sunday; warmer.
New York-Buying of coffee for Eu-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
MONEY

NEW YORK, June 2s.-Mercantile pa
per, 5h 65%.
Sterling, 60-day bills, 4.57; CONNER
cial, 60-day bills on banks, 1861; COM
mercial, 60-day bills. 4.56; demand, 4.59;
cables, 4.60.
Guilders, demand 3S%, cables 3S 1915.
Lire, demand sol, cables 7.99.
Government bonds irregular; railroad
bonds irregular.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28
LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial, being Sc
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
and bid.
RANK STOCKS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-28

rope is In evidence and Brazilian ex-
port here can also be discerned. Senti-
ment In that country continues very
bullish, based largely on expectation Of
a very small Santos crop, but opinion
here very unsettled with disposition to
aggerated and that disappointment may
follow on the shipments to Central Eu-
rope not measuring up to expectations.
-Fallon to Shepard & Gluck.
Stocks.
New York-We look for a generally
strong market. Further advances are
indicated in ~steels, coppers and many
of the better class of s%pecialties which
for one reason or another have not yet
had their proportionate rise In bull mar
ket.-Bache & Co.
Washington-The navy's oil needs in
the fiscal year 1920 will be filled by the
Texas Oil company. The department
indicated today after partial awards of
contracts. based on bids, had been re-
ceived, The prices bid by Texas COM
pany was SO cents a barrel on Port
Arthur deliveries, which was accepted,
New ~York-Sugar stocks are held in
some houses to be among the most
prominent in the food grouu. We find
the most persistent hullish expressions
in responsible channels with regard to
the attractions of American locomotive
stocks.-Ffnancial News.
Chicago-In some quarters 1t has
been felt that heavy accumulations OF
new wheat at terminal markets would
cause a sensational load upon the corn
market. There will be nj congestion or
excess Accommodations at primary mar
kets If the present plans OF Director
General Hines prove efficacious. For
the immediate present there will prob
ably be further liquidation of July hold
ings, owing to uneaslness as to the
possible future condition Of corn now In
elevators. The market has demon
strated its ability to Withstand liquida-
ton, bearish sentiment and general
dullness.-Thompson e. McKinnon.
CHICAGO-Grain opinions: Bartlett
Frazier: See nothing on which to advo-
cate short sales. Clement Curtis: A
revival of cash markets alone will
stimulate the corn market,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-05-23

In few days now the flag would
fiutter from the porch. The sky would
seem bluer blue, the birds sing with
peculiar sweetness. Heaven would
seem pretty close to earth. 1t would
be Decoration day!
folds Of the flag on the porch and
cause the red. white, and blue to spar.
kle anew in the sunshine.
The music of the band would grow
fainter. Every year it had been the
same. The robins chirping in the
evergreens and the insects setting up
a chorus in the close-cut blue grass Of
the cemetery with Its quiet suddenly
invaded by the town. The voices Of
the quartet carried off over the prairie
by the breeze. The address. The
school children heaping their blood
roots and violets and honeysuckies
above the flag-marked graves.
Ed Howse had limped in at the sag
ging gate and was making his way as
best he could up the path to the porch
| Ed pushed back his SLOUGH felt hat and
with an effort seated himself below
the old man leaning on his cane.
"Well, it'll be Decoration day in q
! few days." he painted. I'm going to
try to make the march once more"
The old man on the porch nodded.
my hearin's gettln' pretty bad.
don't suppose I'll be able. to hear much
that the speaker says" Ed went on
81 won't know whether he's talkin
about the way we held our ground al
Gettysburg or that fight arount
Amiens to hold back Hindenburg
Oh those Huns, do they think the!
can spoil all US old fellows fought
! fOr?"
1.-THE old flag never touched tn
ground" answered the old man.
"If l was fifty years younger,
quavered Ed.
"We've got 'em fifty years younge,
don't worry" nodded the old man grim
ly. 1.-THE old flagll never touch tn
ground"
"Never saw your lilacs look finer
Ed remarked. "'Pears an If they locke,
nicer than l ever see EN-"
| The man leaning on the cane cleare
his throat. He glanced toward tn
gate-the gate where
They amt going to be cut thi
year." he said finally. "They kno,
he'll never come after 'em agar
Those lilacs and snowbals and pee
MES have got to carry their fragranc
a long way on Decoration day thi
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-05-23

all be sleeping out there. When you
think of 'em, you'll only remember the
years when they offered themselves to
great big, good cause and you'll for
get the faults they had"
The boys face clouded with thought.
IF come over early In the morn.
ing" he asked. will you let me have
the flowers you've always carried up
there yourself? TIL see that they get
to flag-marked grave"
"YOu bet WILL" smiled the old man.
"Tll cut 'em for you in the morning.
They bloom this way just for Decora-
ton day. You can't tell me that they
don't know that they're for soldier
graves"
Lilacs and snowballs and peonies
nodded between the sagging gate and
the dilapidated porch. On the porch
sat an old man leaning on his zane,
and at the gate approached buoyant
youth in a belted coat, tight-fitting
trousers and long-peaked cap.
"Good morning!"
The old man strained his eyes.
Good morning, Tommy. l was look
ing for you"
you've got out the old flag on the
porch" the youth smiled. "You haven't