The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-30

made picture that stirred Molly with
eagerness. Soon she was joking with
the people, and at the same time get
ing recruits. She made little speech
telling of the summer frost and Of the
much needed help. 1t was Joyous
evening ,at the club. The women di-
vided into two teams to run race
in potato digging with the men.
After Molly reached home she tele-
phoned to the ones who had been help
ing her the preceding day and told
them of the help she had received.
The next morning was the same |
beautiful day. The armies were all
on the spot at ten minutes after nine.
She called the potato field the battle
field of France. Molly smiled as she
watched the ladies looking at their
wrist watches. She grew sober as
she thought of the work to be done
and knew that the victory lay between
her and the armies.
The armies stopped for lunch very
dirty, very tired but still game. They
counted the number and it equaled
seventy bushels fora half dad. There
were at least one thousand bushels in
the field. The first question that came
to her mind was, can I hold my armies
at it?
In the afternoon there was a slow
ing down and by evening the volun--
teers felt as if they could never stand
another day like this. And here was
Molly making a speech and asking
them all to come an hour earlier and
bring all the servants with them. De-
spite their WEAKNESS they all gave
| three cheers for her and then climb
| into their autos sought the warmth
of the club house. That evening Molly
again stopped at the post office and
much to her amazement the weather
notice showed her these signs:
! Cold wave increasing. Expected In
your locality Saturday.
! Next morning three of the ladies'
were too stiff to come but sent enough
club servants to take their places on
the field of honor. The total for the
hard days work came to two hundred
and ten bushels and still six hundred
and seventy-two exposed to frost and
cold.
j, Molly went home and sought her
: mother for comfort II am beaten
mother! The crop will surely freeze. :"
"You have done wonders, Molly"
said Mrs. Hatton, and the valley
. knows how to be grateful"
II don't want gratitude want
, victory! What will the major say
when he hears?"
The telephone rang and Molly
} jumped at the sudden noise. "You
: answer, mother, can't" As her
' mother rose to 60 she jumped up sing
, ing quickly. No, I'll take it. l won't
be a gutter.
She came dancing back into the
room nearly bursting with joy.
, mother, motherp she cried, "its
) Major Reed. He landed yesterday
. and is going to instruct at Plattsburg
:. Why it's only fifty-fye miles away
and he wants to know if he can come
' over to dinner Sunday. If had only
o wonw
II Saturday dawned and the armies
arrived upon the field and all com
E menced work with a good will. A
I. noon their total was one hundred ant
r ten bushels. Molly thanked then
saying, "you are all loyal soldiers. D.
i you see those clouds along the north
d That means storm. Now let's fill VI
the crates till the last minute"
oil The armies started in again. Sool
d it began to grow very dark. It KEEP
] on increasing and Molly cheered then
I. by singing, "It's only small storm.
4 Remember every bushel counts.
The armies were hurrying here an
there in spite Of the flying snow. Blu
y she did not give them order to surren
Z der. Through the binding snow
en- CONTINUED on page fys)