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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
DULLNESS MARKS
STOCK DEALINGS
Changes Insignificant in Lead.
ing Issues.

NEW YORK, June 4-Tbe dullness
which has characterized trading on the
stock market during the last week was
again In evidence at the opening today
and business was very small.
Trading began in desultory fashion,
with Crucible the only active Issue to
slow a fuctuation of a full point from
other leading stocks were fractional and
without significance.
In the FIRST half hour Reading was up
u at 81, Southern Pacific at 931s was
up r. Denver common was OF IA az
~ and the preferred was of 4 at 1912
Royal Dutch declined III to Iii.
Studebaker rose q to 6T% and General
Motors rose to 27H, American Wooden
dropped IA to ,97h. Fractional losses
were noted In the rails.
Extreme dullness enveloped the mar
ket of the forenoon. Transactions up to
IL a. IN. were only $1,000 shares, and
on this basis the days turnover will be
the smallest for the week
Some short covering came into Stude-
baker and carried the stock above 60,
New banking interests going into Gen
eral Motors had a favorable effect on
preferred and debenture stocks. Six per
cent debentures got, close to IS. The pre-
ferred was up about points.
Tobacco Products got above go in the
early afternoon and was in greater de-
mand than Retail stores.
The floating supply OF American To-
bacco securities shares is being con-
stantly reduced by deposits Of stock In
exchange for American Tobacco com
mon under a dissolution plan, accordin &
to traders.
International Paper and United Retail
Stores were features of the final hour.
Paper advanced Az to 76h and Retail
Stores Pa to S1A
Advancing prices in these issues in
duced short covering in other active
stocks and the market closed strong.
oil, motor and railroad shares shared
ia the upward movement.
Government bonds We're unchanged and
railway and other bonds strong
Sales, 36S, 700 shares; bonds, $13,1T2, 900.
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UNSETTLED TONE
IN CORN TRADING
Prices FIuctuate Sharply
Within Close Range.

CHICAGO. June 4-Grain futures
moved in extremely erratic manner on
the board Of trade today.
Sentiment at the opening was decided
~ bearish, but the market soon became
oversold, resulting in ( bulge that car
ried July oats to the highest on record
and the rest Of the list sharply above
Thursdays close.
At this level the short succeeded In
covering their lines fairly well and prices
eased off.
Futures were active and higher toward
the close.
Brisk trading on light receipts and a
good demand sent prices generally l
cent above the previous closing levels
July corn was bullish after opening
unchanged, gaining 1s4c In later trading,
while september corn was firm and rose
1Ac.
oats were higher on the strength in
corn. July oats opened up &c at 93szc
and later gained 1890. September oats
opened at 79c, up 1sc, and later was
up ac.
Provisions were higher.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Separate sealed bids VIII be received by
the Board of School Commissioners Of the
city Of Indianapolis at the Offices Of the
board, southwest corner Of Meridian and
Ohio streets. indianapolis. Indiana. until
2 o'clock p. m. Friday, June II. 1920
and thea opened for the following
General contract on the building OF
School No. &c at Sixteenth street and Co
lumbia avenue. indianapolis, Indiana, in
accordance with plans and specifications
on file in the Offices Of the Elmer E. Dun
building indianapolis.
Heating and ventilating. plumbing and
gas hitting and electric wiring for said
School No 20, according to plans and spec
ihcations on file in the Offices OF Snider g.
Rotz. engineers. 70S- Merchants Bank
building. Indianapolis.
School No. % at Illinois. Kansas and
Wisconsin streets In said city, according
to plans and specifications therefor on file
IN the Offices OF Rubbish &c Hunter. archi
tects. 430 American Central Life building,
Indianapolis.
Heating and ventilating. plumbing and
gas fitting and electric wiring for said
School No. %, in accordance with plans
and specifications on file in the Offices OF
Snider & Rotz. engineers. 703 Merchants
Bank building, Indianapolis.
Each proposal shall be in sealed en-
velOpe. with writing thereon plainly in
dicating the character Of the work and
the number of the building to which such
proposal relates, as. for example. Bid
for General Contract. School No. &C."
All the bids must be made on blanks
prepared by the board, which blanks will
be supplied by the architects, engineers
business director, upon application.
These proposals must be accompanied by
a check for 3cc of the maximum bid. The
checks must be drawn payable to the
order OF the Board OF School Commits
siOners OF the City of indianapolis and
must be certified good by responsible
bank or trust company of indianapolis.
In case a bidder, whose bid shall be &C
cepted, shall not within five days after
notice Of such acceptance perform his bid
the board, in the form made part of the
specifications, to execute the work and
construct and complete the building and
within that time secure the performance
of his building contract by q bond, in
the form made part of the specifications
the board, his certified check and the
proceeds thereof shall be and remain the
absolute property of the board as liqui-
dated damages for such failure, 1t being
impossible to estimate the amount OF
damage such failure would occasion to
the board.
The contractor shall in his bid offer to
execute contract and give a bond forms
Of which contract and bond are made
part of the specifications so on file with
the architects or engineers. Each con-
tractor receiving from the architects or
engineers copies of the plans and speci-
hcations will be required to deposit, as
security for their return in good order.
The right is reserved by the board to
reject any or all bids and to refrain from
accepting or rejecting bids, not more than
six 60 days. to the end that 1t may know
GEORGE C. HIT.
Business Director.
Indianapolis Indiana. May 81. 1920.
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Other Live Stock

CHICAGO, June -Hogs--Receipts,
1900; market 23c lower; bulk, Sl5.50N
Il 40; butchers, S13.a5q14 %; packers, Si2
913; lights. SD s5@ AGO; pigs, $l0,I5a
Il %; roughs, Sl15Odl2. Receipts,
7.oO0; market steady, 15c lower; beeves.
S7-15d11.JO; butchers, $3.50 1850 can
ners adm cutters, S5dtS5O; stockcrs and
feeders. $T.2J@12; cows, SS0ll5o; calves,
market steady, lambs, S9.509 l'.25; ewes,
S30l2.J0.
CINCINNATI June Alloys Receipts
5000 market steady to 25c lower: mixed,
S14.50; light, $13.T5; pigs, Sll.60. roughs,
S11 80; stays. $3.50. Cattle Receipts, 100 .
market strong and unevenly higher; bulls
stronger; calves, $l5.50G16. Sheep-Mar-
ket steady to strong.
CLEVELAND. O., June 4.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5000; market 15M25c lower; york
ers, $40; mixed, SIS; medium, $l4; pigs,
$3.50; .roughs, $1l50; stays, $s;25. Cattle
Receipts, 200, market steady. Sheep
and lambs-Receipts, 500; market slow
top. SIT. Calves-Receipts, 500; market
strong; top, $40.
PITTSBURG, June 4-Cattle-Re-
ceipts light; market steady; choice, $l5W
1921 good c, S22'@ s,g [ shssD ana
Iambs-Receipts light; market steady;
prime wethers. $9.25Q9.75; good. $500;
fair mixed, $7@L75; spring lambs, $SM
II. Hogs-Receipts, 30 doubles; market
lower prime heaYles, $l4D1l4.t0, me
diums $15@i5.25 heavy workers., S15Q
1925; light workers. Sl3,50Ql4; pigs, $l2
G1250; roughs, $10@1l; stays, SOS.
EAST ST. LOUIS, III. June Cattle
Receipts, $500; market steady, pros
poets strong native beef steers $9012 %;
yeariing beef steers and heifers, S10g
1885; cows, $S.2o@11; stockers and feed
ers, $0M10.50; choice veal calves, S120
1425; Gamers and cutters, $425@7. Hogs
Receipts, $500; market 5d10c lower
mixed and butchers, $1390@1440; good
heavie> S1300@1425; rough heavies $11
612: lights, $141501440; pigs, $10.30@
1875; bulk of sales, $13.90@14,S5. Sheep
Receipts 1000; market 25Q50c lower;
mutton ewes, $0@0.50; lambs. $11.50Gg
1850; Gamers and cutters, So@S.
EAST BUFFALO, n. Y. June 4.-Cat-
Receipts, 125; market active and firm /;
shipping steers, S13014,2J; butcher
grades, $12ll13; cows, $5@11. Calves-Re-
ceipts, 1000; market active, $3.50 higher;
culls. choice, S6@1S. Sheep and lambs
Receipts. 1900; market. lambs active, SOC
up, sheep SOC down; choice lambs, $1T@
Is; culls to fair, $10G16.75 yearlings, $14
015.50; sheep, $56G1150. Hogs-Receipts,
1000; market slow, 10c lower; workers.,
Sl5@15.50; pigs, $1250013; mixed, $15@
1850; heavies, $15@15.25; roughs, $11@12.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN.

June =
Corn-Steady; No. 8 white. S2.041s /:
No. 3 yellow, S2.0115; No. 6 yellow.
Sl95A.
Oats-strong; No white, S116AD
1I6s. No. 3 white, S1.1511; No. white.
S1.13IA.
Hay-Firm: No 1 timothy. 41.5o142;
No. ? timothy. s4050G41; light clover
mixed, S40.50G41; No. l clover, SA09
$50.
inspections
Corn-No. 1 white. 2 cars; No. 2 white,
10 cars; No. white, cars; No. 6 white,
l car; No. 2 yellow, 10 cars; No. yell
low, cars: No. 8 yellow, L car; sample
yellow, 8 cars; No. mixed, cars; No.
mixed, 1 car: sample mixed, 3 cars;
ear l car: total, IS cars.
Oats-No. white Is cars; standard
white. 20 cars No. 3 white. 4 cars; No.
white, & cars; sample white, 1 car;
total, 40 cars.
Hay-No. / timothy. cars: No. 2
timothy, cars; No. 1 clover mixed, !
car; sample hay, l car; total, cara.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
WHOLESALE PRODUCE.

wholesalers are paying the following
prices in Indianapolis for eggs, poultry
and packing stock butter:
Eggs-Fresh, 37c.
POultry-Fowls, 30c broilers, IL to
lbs, Soc; cocks, 18c; old tom tur-
keys, zoe young tom turkeys, 10 lbs and
up, 30c; young hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up.
CSC; Gull thin turkeys not wanted; ducks,
lbs and up, 22c; ducks, under lbs,
1Sc geese, 10 lbs and up, 18c; squads, IL
lbs to doz, $3.50.
Butter-Clean packing stock, 33c lb /;
fresh creamery butter, in prints, Is SELL
ing at wholesale at 50060c; in tubs, 5Sc.
Observation-Disclosures buyers are pay
ing 60061c.
Cheese Wholesale selling prices)--
Brick, 20M30c lb; New York cream. 33c !;
Wisconsin full cream, 34035c; longhorns,
34@35c; limburger, 8Sc.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
Training Ship
Reported Sinking

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 4.-The u.
S. S. Hawk, a naval training ship rid
ing at anchor off the government pier in
Lake Michigan here, sprung two leaks
in her hold today and was in danger
Of sinking. Coast guard crews and the
Milwaukee fire boats were sent to her
aid.
The Hawk, formerly owned by Mark
Hanna, was fitted up for dispatch boat
for the government during the Spanish
American war.
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CLEVELAND PRODUCE.

CLEVELAND, June 4.-Butter-Cream-
f fancy u 5ah@6 56 frsts, S64&59c Prints g4s
lie higher seconds, 50Q53c packing,
34%c. Eggs-Fresh gathered. extras,
46c; fresh extras, 45c; northern Ohio
firsts, fresh new cases, Ace; old cases,
chickens, 45c per lb; light fowls 500
SIC; springers. 40c; broilers, 50@55c.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
Foreign Exchange
Market Steady

NEW YORK, June 4.-The foreign ex-
change market opened steady. Opening
quotations were: Demand sterling, S.90A
Off cents; franc checks, 1907, off 3
confines; marks, demand 0234; cables,
0236. up COIL. Canadian dollars, de-
mand, 1888, unchanged.
Foreign exchange was quiet at the
close Demand sterling rallied to 3.90K,
up u marks, demand, We're OPAL and
cables 0243. Canadian dollars, demand
were SSS1
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
CHICAGO PRODuCE.

10,SSO tubs; creamery extra, SEC; stand
ard, SIC; tirsts, 4742@51hc; seconds, 41@
Acc; packing stock, s4@4Oc. Eggs
ceipts, Is 1913 cases; miscellaneous, 37@
soc; ordinary frsts, 35@36c; firsts, 391ac ;
storage, 4115@42Ac; checks, 3O@93c ;
dirties, 32034c. Cheese-Twins, new,
241h 0125c; daisies, 250G26c; young Amer
icas, 26@261sc; longhorns, 29@29Kc ;
brick, Csc. Live poultry-Turkeys, 35c /;
chickens 32c; broilers. 45@55c; BOOSTERS,
2Oc; geese, 20c; ducks, SOC. Pota toes-Re-
CENTS, ~ cars; Minnesotas, Dakotas and
Ohios, $S.7509
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HOGS RECEDE ON
LARGER RECEIPTS
Cattle Continue Upward Trend
With Calves Lower.
RANGE OF ROS PRICES.
Recelpts. 1000. vivian zoo let ove

Receipts. 1900. with $500 left over;
market csc lower.
A substantial increase in available
stock was responsible for the reversal Of
25c hundred in the price today.
The market was soft from the outset,
the fairly large number left over from
yesterday making for a downward trend
from the start Of trading.
Early receipts were swelled by later
arrivals, and buyers, stocked up within
short time, were out Of the market
ain ost entirely near the end.
Offerings were Of unusually good
grade, as a whole, the days run consist
Ing Of a higher percentage of desirable
kinds.
Good hogs ranged at s14G14.5o. with
the bulk going at the outside figure
Cattle.
Receipts, 900; market strong.
Better grades of steers continued in
good demand and prices were moved up
about 20c all the way around, with keen
competition among buyers for the choice
Less desirable grades also met with
good inquiry, but this stuff did not move
as freely as prime grades.
Calves.
Receipts. 600; market 50c0s1 lower.
Additional impetus was given the de
cline in prices for calves by the increase
In supply, yeals which sold for $3.50
yesterday. bringing only s15.5od16 this
morning.
Fair Inquiry prevailed. but buyers were
discriminating against the common
grades.
Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts. 200; market steady.
No change was noted In the range OF
sheep prices but buyers were inclined to
operate around the inside figure.
Medium spring lambs were plentiful,
with the price undisturbed at s12Q15.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
AUCTIONS.

Saturday, p. m
1901 Fletcher ave. We will sell a good
lot of furniture and rugs, consisting of
sxl2 rugs, small rugs. dressers, brass beds.
Vernis Martin beds, good felt mattresses
and springs, Victrola, typewriting desk
Perfect gas range (cost s110). Eureka
electric sweeper electric washing machine,
bench ringer, Morris chair, rocking chairs
pedestal dining table and chairs, linoleum
glass candy jars scales 500 knives and
forks and spoons, refrigerator. side icer.
leo feet hose, dishes, cooking utensils
books, file cabinet, clocks gas hot plate
and lots Of other things Take Lexington
car to Olive and walk one square north.
aucfiouaex
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
WEATHER SYNOPSIS JUNE 4. 1920.

High barOmetric pressure covers the
northern states and most of the plains
region, and n center of moderate dis
turbance occupies the region from the
middle and west gulf coast to the Ohio
river, over which region showers have
fallen since Thursday morning. Scattered
showers. also, have continued in the
great plains region, while fair weather
has been the rule I'm other parts of the
country. Temperatures have continued to
rise over the far northwest, but have
fallen somewhat in the northeastern
quarter of the country.
j. II. ARLINGTON,
Meteorological.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04

LIVERPOOL, June 4.-Spot cotton
quiet; prices firm; sales, 5000 bales
American middling fair, "a. 06c; good mid
ding, 303Oc full middlings, GOOSE; mid
dlings, 27.SOc; low, 24.J0c; good ordinary,
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TOLEDo CASH GRAH

TOLEDO, June 4-Corn-Yellow Ne. Q
cash, S2.OT1z. Oats-No. 2 white cash.
S117011S. Barley-No. 2 cash, S1.62.
Rye-No cash. S217. Timothy-(1917
and 1879 cash, $40; (1s1e) cash, $3.50;
September. S5.s21s; October and Decsa-
Der, $50; March, s5.65.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

CHICAGO. June 4.-Wheat--No. 2 red,
S2e5; No. hard winter, 1901; No. 2
hard, $296; No. 8 northern spring, S292Q
29713; No. northern spring, S2.95. Corn
1 e SS2 mixed, $l05g2: = Nc se1I z white
mixed and No. white, S19s; No. 3 yell
low, S19SG2. Oats-No. white, S11b@
116; No. 3 white S1120t11.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04

In the Cotton Markets

NEW YORK, June 4.--The cotton mar
ket had a very Arm opening today with
first prices % to 30 points net higher.
A reaction occurred after the start be-
cause Of considerable profit taking, which
forced prices down about 20 points from
the early high levels
The close was steady at n net decline
Of 20 points to an advance Of points.
bpot cotton quiet and unchanged at 4Oc.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, June "copper" Easy (;
spot and June, 17&Q184c; July, 1s@
1S15c; August, 1874 @1S9zc. Lead-Quiet;
spot, June, July and August offered 6oOc.
Spelter-Quiet; spot, June, July, August
and September, 7.50c bid.
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LnOAI. HIDE MARKET.

Green hides-No. 1, Ice; No. 2, 15c.
Green calves-No. 1, 25c; No. 2, 2315c.
Horsehides-No. l. So; No. 2, So. Cured
hides-No. 1, 1Sc; No. 2, lie.
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NEW ORLEANS, June 4.--Cotton fu-
lures opened strong, 90 TO 1l5 points
higher. on adverse weather conditions ana
backward crop reports Heavy realizing
sales broke prices later 5 to 45 points
under the opening levels. The close was
Or ~ As n 81 nnints net advance.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
observation-disclosures SALE.
BIG
Cleanup Sale
on Sample and
Uncalled for Suits
BIG


$50 gray herringbone worsted suit, size
80, sale price S40
$40 gray checked unfinished worsted
coat and trousers. size IS. sale price s45.
$50 gray striped cashmere suit, size SO.
4 sale price SIS.
$50 striped brown cheviOt suit. size SO.
$50 light gray cheviot suit. size So,
4 sale price S35.
1 SEQ blue. serge coat and trousers size
ss5 striped dark gray worsted suit, size
i IS, sale price $40.
! SIS striped brown Saxony finish suit.
size 81, sale price S45-
s65 striped dark gray worsted coat and
trousers, size 81 sale price s25.
$50 light gray crash coat and trousers.
size 81 sale price $50.
s65 dark green unfinished worsted suit,
&size 81. sale price S45.
$50 gray serge suit size 49, sale price
SEQ Oxford gray unfinished worsted suit.
&size IS, sale price $40.
s65 blue unfinished worsted suit, size
80, sale price $3.50.
$50 blue and white striped worsted suit.
size SO. sale price S35.
SIS tan unfinished worsted suit size SO.
- price $50.
~ $50 gray checked cashmere suit, size 80,
sale price S32.5O.
$40 gray worsted check suit size SO.
sale price SIS
$50 brown checked worsted suit, size
50. sale price S45.
SIS fancy silk st~i9ed suit. belted model,
size &C. sale price s46.
SOS blue serge smt. size 40. sale price
"a plain gray worsted coat and trous-
eSiL size 40. sale price SS5.
Zoo green and brown mixed suit. size
40. sale price sac
$50 brown checked wOrsted suit, size Al.
sale price $40.
SIS fancy blue striped worsted suit. size
Il. sale price S45
$50 blue serge suit, size ~, sale price
s35.
ss5 gray striped worsted suit. size ~,
sale price S45-
$50 gray striped tweed suit, size ~,
sale price $40.
SEQ gray striped tweed suit. size a. sale
price $40.
SEQ blue silk mixed worsted suit. size
IS. sale mice $40.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04
Wholesale Meats

The latest prices for hams show d
slight rise from last Monday, and the
same is true Of veal. while fer fresh
beef the market has been marked down
from 1 TO . cents.
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1OLGOO bEEO FRAOEc.
TOLEDO, June 4.-Clover-Cash, $50
Oct, $3.50: Dec, $3.50. AIsike-Cash,
$25 Oct, S26.10; Dec, $3.50 Timothy
1917, 1918 and cash, $40; 1910. $500;
September s5s21s; Oct. and Dec, $50;
March, $685.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04

CORN MEAL AND FLOUR.
NJ bake bakers soar. Ss-lb sacks. lSISS
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Local Bank Clearings
Housewives Market


The following prices are the general
prices charged al the city market, OBJ
talned by striking an average Of the
prices charged at various stands;
Apnles. choice. per ID. ......S .lQm15
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HAY MARKET.

The following are the Indianapolis
prices OF hay by the wagon load.
Hay-Loose timothy, $37@3S q ton;
mixed, $S703S; clover, $35@Se: bale,
$S5@37.
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WAGON WHEAT PRICEs.

Indianapolis elevators and mills are
paying $3.50 for No. wheat, SAT- for
No and S2.74 for No. 8. All other
grades according n quality.
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INSTRUCTIONS.
HORSES AND VEHICLES.
JOSEPH HAAS

pays highest prices for dead horses. cows
and hoBs- Call Main 105s. Auto. z5-77&
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-04

Apples Barrels. ss.5o011; boxes. $3.50
"a; baskets, $3.5004.
.Asparagus-Fancy homegrown, dozen,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-07-03

without finding fault with some one.
heart.
I'm in for it now" she thought,
ooh, wish I had gone with Dell
Her forebodings were fully realized.
Miss Hawkins stayed and knitted and
talked. She told Sue she was sorry
she was doing her hair in such an
unbecoming style. She asked about
her plans for her future and regretted
to hear that she had looked ahead no
further than graduating from high
school. Sue sat with her finger in
| serted in the page where her reading
had been halted and longed with all
her heart for Miss Hawkins depar-
| ture.
| At half-past five the telephone bell
rang, and it was Del on the wire.
THAT you, Sue? A neighbOr of
Ethels just sent her in two tickets
for the concert tonight. She asked
me to go and I'm going to stay here
to supper. You'll see me about bed
time''
1t was rather late bed hour when
Del reached home, and it was a dis.
tinctly aggravated sister who greeted
her.
'I've not had much of a day. Miss
Hawkins was here all the afternoon
and tonight something went wrong
with the drop light so l couldn't read
I've been bored almost to death. AnC
you get an invitation to supper anC
the concert and have perfectly love
ly time. | don't see why it is that
always miss the nice things"
81 wanted you to go with me, yol
know" Del reminded her. She wa!
a girl of sympathetic disposition ant
it would never have occurred to he
to suggest that if her sister had beer
inclined to think more of other pee
} pies happiness and not quite so mucl
of her own preferences, she woul'
miss less.