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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

TTESTER BLYNN started the trouble.
IL Hester had lived with Melissa for
fourteen wears. Now she was married
and Melissa was left alone.
"I believe I'm lonesome. Melissa
gurgled to herself. Gurgled describes
IT, Her conversation always seemed on
the ragged edge of laugh.
Fifteen years before the heart of Ned
Coffin, Melissa's sweetheart since her
childhood days, had been captured by
summer boarder-a pretty girl and
gay. who. when urged by Ned had
given up her school in Boston and mar
ried him in late September.
Their wedding day gave birth to
Melissa's gurgling laugh. a disguise for
her aching heart; and to all intents and
purposes Melissa had bought n farm
in New York state, where, with her
cousin Hester Blynn. she had lived and
had gained name for herself. both for
her excellent cooking and for her fine
friendliness to the world in general.
Eyes. I'm lonesome, she reiterated
"When a woman gets to pitying her
self, she'd better look elsewhere for an
outlet for her thoughts" and lighting
the lamp she settled down to devour
her farm paper. Everything from the
Presidents illness to the want ads fell
under her appraising eye. Then an
ejaculation escaped from her lips.
Some one in Nantucket wanted a
housekeeper. She'd love to answer it .
She was a good cook, and was alone in
the world. What was to prevent? She
read again:
"A widower on Nantucket Island has
a place for a housekeeper with pros
poets. Address N-24. farmers Home.
"I'll answer it, but not in my name.
Nantucket is too near my old home.
Wonder what he means by with pros
poets? Well. the rest of the ad is
clear enough-chances are I'll nev
hear from it again, but it's real excit-
ing she said, apparently addressing
the tea kettle since that was the only
thing in the room that seemed alive.
Melissa S remarks as she sat down and
painfully penned her letter to N24.
on October l, to Boston, where he
would meet her. He signed himself
Faithfully yours, MA"
She wrote again to N-24, telling him
The next day, Ben, man of all work.
carried her letter and package to town.
and for a week Melissa was as near to
nerves as a healthy woman can be.
Then came letter From N-24, express
ing his desire that Melissa Crosby come
W come 10 tHe /. w. -. A, Boston, on
October 1, and ask for her. Then fol-
lowed the busiest two weeks of Melis-
sa's life. In the midst of packing pre-
paratory to closing the house, Hester
and her husband unexpectedly returned.
"Oh, Melissy, we're in awful
trouble" said Hester.
This is the place to come, then,
Hester What's wrong?"
You know we were planning to buy
the Hiram Brown place, had the papers
already to sign, when Hiram got one of
his tantrums on, and refused to sell.
Now we amt got any place to 60"
The Lord will provide read
Melissa from an old sample hanging
over the kitchen door. You surely
came to the right place. Hester; you
can rent my farm"
But ! don't understand, Mellissy. :"
Course you don't, so I'll tell you
I'm going to Nantucket for a spell, and
will be only too glad to rent the farm
! if you and John will take it,"
After a discussion of terms and con
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At the table Jennie was seated be-
tween Mr.. Harrison and Kenneth.
Never before had she been at such
family dinner and never before had she
sat with gentleman in evening clothes
at either elbow, a situation that was
made more difficult by both being
strangers. She summoned her resources
for the ordeal. But after all, there was
not much actual strain put upon her.
Directly after dinner Kenneth left
the house. "I'll bet he's gone over to
see Gloria Raymond" whispered Sue.
Il wish he could be married to her for
about year, and then it could all be
wiped out"
"WhyY'
Hes such fool about her and he's
so stuck on himself replied Sue with
sisters candor. 81 think year of
Gloria might help him a lot"
What does he do?'
Hes in business with my father.
He thinks he's very clever business
man. and ] guess he is, too. And
another thing he does is to go to the
theatre. He hardly ever misses first
night and | guess he knows every actor
and actress who's at all prominent"
''He does seem to know how to get
on with people very WE'LL" remarked
Jennie.
'Ile certainly does. and he knows
it. and he counts on it. That's what
makes him so sure of himself-that' S
why you wish his foot would slip and
he'd fall -
Despite Sues sisterly criticisms, :. n
ME thought him wonderfully attractive.
4 pleasant home evening followed. and
after Jennie was in bed and the lights
were out and she lay going over ac
counts. she decided with thrilling salts
faction that she had borne herself very
well She was indeed on her way up
Here she was. now q welcome guest in
this splendid home; six months before.
down at the Pekiu---
But as her mind went back to the
Pekin she thought of her father. and
the longing to see him, which so often
had risen in her at Braithewood Hall,
surged poignantly upon her once more.
The next aftcrnoon-it was Satur-
day--she and Sue and Mrs. Harrison,
attended by the agreeably tolerant Ken
meth. went forth upon small foraging
expedition among Fifth avenue shops.
Jennie was in tailored suit, part OF
her later p. .chases chosen with the aid
of that estimable adviser, Miss Van der
Brunt. and a glance she caught from
Mrs. Harrison gave her the gratifying
sensation that her company found no
fault with her appearance.
They had left the car at the curb to
follow along. and had been in and out
of half a dozen shops, and were pro
ceeding on foot to another half block
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
The Battle of the Gems


DADA, the leader of the temple
VI monkeys, was angry and scared
when he found himself dragged back
into the circus cage.
"Ha -ha -ha - laughed Oo-la la
Now you tell those other monkeys to
throw down the jewels of the Rajah
Mir Bubu or we will take you away. y
He he he !" Knocked the monkeys on
the wall, as they ,jigged and danced until
the gems they wore sparkled like a
fountain. Take away old Gada. We've
grown tired of his bossy ways
With that the monkeys grabbed at
the pile of gems Gada had left on the
wall and in a fash it was gone, 1t was
plain the monkeys had no idea of pay
ing ransom for their leader as 90 la la
had hoped.
But now Peggy had new idea. In
the elephants howdah were three
empty sherbet bottles left there by the
rajah. Why not break them up until
the pieces of glass looked like gems and
then throw them at the monkeys? The
monkeys were such imitators and
Knockers they would throw the real gems
back.
"Set me on the ground, she cried
to Pindar, and the elephant gently lifted
her from the howdah and placed her
beside 90 la la. Peggy whispered her
plan. Oo- la thought it a good one.
He smashed the bottles with a stone,
and soon had glttering pile of glass
that looked just like the gems which
the monkeys had taken. He and Peggy
played with the pretty bits of glass and
the monkeys enviOusly watched them
from the wall.
All this time Pindar had kept firm
grip on the lasso which was holding
t;ada in the cage. Now Pindar became
so much interested in the pile of glass
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

he let go of the rope. Gada $ sharp
eyes saw this and he slyly drew the
rope away from Pindar's reach. Then
he made dash through the bent bars
of the cage grabbed a handful of the
glass and mounted chattering to the top
of the wall
But 90 la la was Just as swift as
Gada. He picked up bit of glass and
as Gada paused on the top of the wall
to make a mocking face. 90 la la threw
the glass at him, hitting him on the
nose. Gada was quick tempered and he
flung back the bits of glass he held in
his hand so swiftly Oo-la la had to duck
sharply TO avoid being hit Peggy
threw handful of glass bits at the
other monkeys and 90 la la followed
hurling handful after handful. The
as the glass bits struck them they be-
came as angry as Gada. They did just
as Peggy expected them to do They
began to pelt Peggy and 90 la la with
the gems. Diamonds, pearls, rubies
and gold coins filled the air in shower
of riches. 1t was a regular battle of
gems.
But Peggy's plan worked too we'll
The jewels were harder than stones and
sharper than glass. They hurt when
! they struck, and the monkeys threw so
straight Peggy and 90 la la were being
hit everywhere, on their heads. their
arms, their bodies and their legs They
were getting the gems back. it is true.
but they were getting so badly bat
tered that the battle was really going
against them. They covered their heads
with their arms and covered on the
ground TO save themselves. Then all of
a sudden the shower seemed to cease.
They peaked out and gave a shout of
surprise. They were being protected by
a great gray tent and that tent was
nothing else than the body of Pindar,
the giant elephant. He was covering
them up and taking the bopbardment of
gems on his own tough hide.
| Tomorrow tCiH be told hoto then
J encounter neto foes-a band Of fight
ing elephdnts.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
Ru LEROY SCOTT
,AUGHTER OF TWO WORLDS s.4 s.44 qr%zT qr%%z If. ..~.ss By
4pthor OF "No. ~ washington Square" !"
"Murv RcDdu," etc.

farther down the street, when all at
once her heart went dizzily still: there
was Harry Edwards walking up the
avenue toward them. She saw he had
not yet seen her, and she turned swiftly
and began to talk rapidly to Kenneth
Harrison. But as they passed she was
conscious that Harry had stopped
short and was gazing at her.
without conscious thought she acted
upon the instant. She dropped her
purse. walked on for dozen PAGES
then said, "Oh, excuse me, and turn.
ed and walked back. Harry had picked
up her purse and was staring at her
in utter bewilderment.
"My God, Jennie!' he gasped as
she came up. "What does this mean?''
Don't give me away!" she breathed
sharply.
And here find you at home among such
people-and in such clothes !"
mo time to explain" she whisper
ed rapidly. Don't give me away
"I'll not. Jennie. But Jennie-please
cant | have chance to see you?'
1t was her subconscious self that
spoke--hcr long controlled yearning.
Tell dad I'll try to be home tonight
some time after midnight" she whis-
percd. And then, taking her purse from
his hands, Thank you very much. y
she said aloud in her natural voice.
She rejoined the others. II dropped
my purse she explained.
$50 I saw" said Kenneth. "And
here's something just n bit odd; the
fellow that picked it up is one of the
men in our Office. Edwards is his
name. Rather clever chap, be-
lieve.'
She perceived that they had seen
nothing more than that her purse had
been returned to her. She felt relieved
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26

| Just love to run in and see what's here,
and it would be something for them to
talk about all the while you're III
school for years afterward-the wild
runt from Wyoming sitting on the Gle
gant Miss Gloria Raymond's stomach.
So please do cry out, there's q dear.
Gloria was consumed with fury. But
she realized she dared not carry out
her threat. She was helpless.
What do you want?' she demand
cd huskily.
Just say, Sue. / was wrong aud
I'm sorry ! called you what I did -
Gloria glared and choked for n mo-
ment. But in a husky voice she re
peated the sentence.
And now say, Sue, ! promise III
never do anything of the sort again. y
That likewise Gloria repeated. Jcn
ME promptly released her and Gloria
struggled TO her feet.
II don't ask you to promise this.
Gloria dear" Jennie went on, FOR 1t S
a promise you probably cant keep; but
in spite of who you are just try to be
as much of n lady as you can,
Gloria trembled all over her face
was dull scarlet, her eyes glowcred
with a malignant fire. but she chokcd
impotently. Without speaking she
turned abruptly and hurried out of the
squash court
Sue, who had stood stupefied during
this swift clash of instincts that were
supposed to have been eradicated gen
eratious before one came into the re-
fined atmosphere of Braithewood Hall,
now came to life.
"Jennie!" she breathed. Jennie
~ wish dad could have seen that 80
exclaimed Jennie. And the sight of
those two figures in their respective po-
sitions might indeed have given grim
JOY to Black Jerry.
Your father. Jennie? 7 thought
your father was dead.
Jennie quickly rectified the slip. II
sometimes call my guardian dad. y
But. Jennie" Sue cried, Gloria
will never forget that; she'll hate you
all her life And there's nothing she
won't do ~
"Let her go to it I'm not afraid of
her - Jennie returned defantly. And
then she remembered that she had not
played her role as she had written it
for herself; she was suddenly contrite
and was the mild, unassuming person
she had created.
"I'm awfully sorry, Sue" she said
with her best humility. II forgot my
self--I am terribly crude-I don't know
at was wonderful, Jennie - Sue
kissed her impulsively. "And Gloria
was trying to cheat. ONLY guess
we'd better say nothing about it. ."
"I'll not" replied Jennie.
And they did not, and it is to be
presumed that Gloria was at no pains
to publish the incident. But in the
close community of girls school Sc
crets seem not to require the medium
of words they seem to have ways
known only to themselves for escaping
the confinement of human silence.
From this time there began a subtle
change in the attitude toward her that
was to grow; it was from this time
she began slowly TO be somebody.
But as the months passed there was
not day that she did not think of
her father and her Aunt Mary-of all
the people who belonged to the world
which she had left not day that in
her there were not deep yearnings to
see them.
In her lived two great desires to
reach forward and grasp whatever prizes
might develop in the vague, rainbowcd
future-to reach back and hold tight
to few persons of the past.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
To Find Tasks for Girl Scouts

So that their opportunities for useful
service may be incrneased, eight dis
trict councils are to be organized in
this city for the Girl Scouts. The
duty of the councils will be to see that
there is always some community work
for the scouts to do, such as aiding poor
families, running errands for hospitals
and helping in civic movements. The
council plan was explained last night
at a meeting of field directors and the
executive committee of the organization
at 1914 Walnut street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
Beauests to Relatives

Among the wills probated today were
those of Edna Rumberger. who died at
1919 Susquehanna avenue, leaving an
estate of $4,000; Emma Narr, 2907
West Thompson street, $500; James
McAfee, Norristown Asylum, $4,000,
and Lewis A. Trebino, 1914 North
Fifty fifth street, $3950. All the be-
quests are to relatives.
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And HERE IT CONTINUES
OF ALL these cultural branches she
" cared most for the work of the dane


" cared most for the work of the dane
ing master md the vocal teacher.
Weeks passed, and months, and
Jennie, watching everything, with
growing sense of security, fitted more
and more into the routine of the school.
From the first evening in the din
ing room she knew that Gloria Ray
mond was to be unchangeably hostile
1t was Gloria who made her most
strikingly forget her meek role, and who
started her upward out of her self
enjoined obscurity. One February day
in the squash court during match be-
tween Sue and Gloria, both in white
sweaters and knickerbockers, there was
n dispute over a point in which the
usually yielding Sue doggedly malu-
tanned that she was right. Gloria $
temper mounted into swift fame. and
she called Sue q liar. Jennie, the only
onlooker and a perfunctory onlooker at
that. knew nothing about squash, but
she was fully acquainted with the word
''liar" and what people did at the sound
of that word. Instantly and instinc-
lively she sprang before Gloria, her
black eyes cleaning.
You take that back - she cried.
III take nothing back y snapped
Gloria, at first not noting who Sue S
she added in a drawl that was vibrant
with anger. Hello, if it isn't that
Wyoming runt!'
''You take back what you said about
Sue!' repeated Jennie.
For answer Gloria right hand shot
out furiously. Jennie was slighter and
half head shorter. ,but she had fought
since she was a child and in her later
years she and Harry Edwards had
scuffled good naturedly. and he had
shown her many tricks of the wrestling
game of which he was devotee. Jen-
ME caught Gloria wrist before the
darting, clawike hand could reach her
face, gave the arm a sharp twist and
tripped her opponent-and the rest of
what happened happened so quickly that
it seemed to have only beginning and
end. There was Gloria lying on her
back on the floor, and on her proud
body sat Jennie. holding each wrist in
a grip so clever that all the other s
writhing could not avail to break it ;
in fact so cunning were the twisting
grips that Gloria's struggles served
only to start excruciating pains to shoot
through elbows and shoulders-with the
result that she subsided, gasping.
LET me up,' she demanded.
II will just as sool as you have
apologized to Sue.
"I'll not do it -
All right guess can stand this
as long as you can.
IF you don't let me up fumed
Gloria, "I'll call for help-and then
You'll see the trouble you'll get in ~
"Please call" Jennie urged taunt :
ingly. Don't hold back because of
y-crry. over the trouble I'd get in
GaTt- I'm sure all the girls would
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
AppoInted to City Jobs

City appointments announced today
included William Falkner, 1858 North
Philip street. fireman, Bureau of
Health, salary, $1,000 a year. Wilson
Brown, 1922 South Dorrance street (;
George Gresheim. 1871 South Twen-
tieth street. and Max Reed, 143t South
Chadwick street, rakers, Bureau of
Highways, 1926 day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
Vatican choIrs Here ronIaht

The Vatican choirs will sing tonight
at the Metropolitan Opera House. The
eighteen boys and more than forty men
in the choir, who toured the eastern
and middle states, first appeared in
Philadelphia in October. They will sail
for Italy Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES

BY DADDY
"THE SHOWER OF JEWEL s."

Monkeys run d,ony ,oith the jeIcels
of Rajah Mir -Bubu after helping TO
rescue them from Hindu robbers. The
monkeys seek refuge in the garden of
temple and refuse IN give back the
gems. 90 Ia Ia lGSsocs the monkey
lcdder.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
THIS STARTS THE STORY

Jennie Malone is the daughter of
Black Jerry Malone, who conducts a
cafe in New York ''Slim" Jackson
and she have been friends since
childhood. Together they forge a
check for which Jennie is arrested.
Taking the full blame upon herself
to screen Slim, she is given a prelim-
mary hearing, remanded for further
trial, but allowed liberty on bail. The
next morning Jennie has disappeared.
Uncle George, posing as her guardian.
takes her to a first class boarding
school, where she is introduced as
Jennie Miller from out West. At the
dinner table she is subject to some
i'll bred quizzing on the part of Gloria
Raymond, but makes friends with Sue
Harrison, her roommate. She finds
the academic work easy and quietly
laws plans for her future behavior and
naanpt1Vnrg
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-26
Blood Calls to Blood

bIUOU OHIIS 10 bIUOu
THE long and lonely Christmas
l. vacation Jennie had spent at Braithe-
wood Hall. But in March there came
a cordial letter from Sues mother ask
ing her to spend the Easter holidays
as Sues guest. Sue was happily i'm
Fortunate. For several days Jennie
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Tomorrow uiH be told hoto then
encounter neto foes-d band of fight
ing eIephants.l
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-12
Great Star
at
The Strand

Dolores Ca,stllini in her great
est work, The Vir,uous Model"
which appeared at the abo,e popular
thea,er Thursday has proven one oi
the best drawing cards oi the season.
Dolores Casselllni stands in class
all by herself. She IS OF the Clara
Kimball Young order. Tail. s,ata-
esques, beautiful. with commanding
presence she adds to her charming
personality that deep conception Of
dramatic are which is so seldom
found in a moving picture star. The
picture story IS deep, strong and i'm.
posing and The many trying scenes
through which the star as the "Vir,u-
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earn her livelihood, excite the sym
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Strand orchestra serves to enhance
the beautiful production. (Adv.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-12
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Sept. y? Tho cotton
market was somewhat irregular today
as n result Of realizing and scattered
selling on the unsettled labor situation.
Gables wero better than due. however.
while there was continued nervousness
over tho storm threat and private
crop report making the condition only
sos compared with thr end-August re
port Of Ga had n hullish influence on
continent. Offerings were pretty wen
absorbed In consequence and after
opening s 10 22 points higher active
months sold 81 Ia 30 points above last
nights close with December touching
~ t0c.
The demand from spots subsidized 81
the carly advance and fluctuations later
In the morning were Irregular a. a re-
suit Of realizing and scattered selling,
part " which came from the southwcft
December reacted from. 40 to 70 Zoe
but selling was held In check by con
tinued nsi yousness over the storm ritup
ton and the market held steady around
midday