davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1921-04-29

Mtr. cent dreva stoJi "a K, popla-;
tok cd dovezenia do domu 3 kor.,
iod pordbania ma diely 3 kor.,
lod pornbania na dielov 4 kor.
|Obchodnici predavat' majd jed
no kilo dreva ma palivo "a "a hal
Stiahnutie 5000 korunovych
statoviek. Pat 'tisicovky datu-
nom Is. aprila 1919 prestavajii
byt' po Is. april 1921 zakonnym
Iplatidlom ia izemi CSR. Pc tom
to dni bude ich prijfmat' na w
menu do 81. januara 1922 len Ban
kovy drad ministerstva financif v
Prahe a jeho odbocky.
- Prve katolicke gymna1 I'm.
Ceskoslovenska vlada povolila cir
kevnej vrchnosti zalozit' katoli-
cke gymnazium V Klastore pod
Zniovom (Turc. zupa). /
- Muka pre- Bradshaw. Urad
pre- zahranicny obchod povolil
mestu Bratislave dovoz 100000 |
ky. psenicnej muky "a 100000
| X Juhoslavie.
- Michalovce pocituJu 1858
dust, z ktorych je Slovakov 2,96s,
zidov 2,510, Ruspv 742, Mad "a
row 996, Nemcov 81 inych 46, a
tax Slovakov pribudlo "a diva ro-
ky 51S, Rusov ubudlo o 159 a
Mad 'arov je menej o 81, tou po-
znamkou, ze opravdovych NADIA
row tn MET ami sto, a predsa by
chceli mat mad 'arske divadlo ma
sest' tyzdnov.
- L'udova banka uc. spoil. v
Ruzomberku docielila minulom
roku K $50, ,14O.30 eisteho zisku,
z ktoreho vyplacat' bude: y proc.
dividendy, t. j. X "a na deastinu,
- Skrtil zenu. Ma policajne ria
ditel 'stvo v Kosiciach boil q. mar
ca predvedeny |. Juhas, 29-rocny
|obchodnik z Domobraneckej uli~
ce, ktory opilom stave skrtil
svoju zenu na Legionarskom ma
mesti. Ma vyzvanie straze, ktora
mu chccla tom zabranit neupo
sluchnul hrublm sposobom cho-
val sa proti nej, take musel byt'
nasilim odvedenv. Ako udal sve-
dok Bul1os, vyhrazal sa Juhas
svojej zene al revolverom ru
Ike, ze ju zastreli pri shluknuti
sd l'udu revolver odhodil do "a
brady, kde no straznik nasiel.
- Stavky v Podkarpatske: Ru
81. V Podkarpatskej Rusi vypuk-
ly V poslcdnych dnoch stavkove |
Inepokoje radoch vinarskych a
drevarskych robotnikov. Prvi Z
Mich stanovili svoje poziadavky |
ma go al so kornn denne. Proti to-
mu ponukajii zamestnavatelia 40
al so korin. Stavku vedil vacSi
nou mladi a nezknseni ludia z
kruhov komunistov.
- Odsudili vrutockych ucastni'
Ikov decembroveho strajku. 6-ele-
now trestny senat bratislavskeJ
sedrie sndil 30. marca vrntockych
iicastnikov decembroveho komu-
nistickeho strajku. Obzalovanych
bolo % l'udi. Branili ich advokatl
DIR. spanyol 70 ziliny, DIR. Jan De-
rer Bratislavy a DIR. Roubicek z
Prerova. Nypoculi mnoho sved-
kov. Sndne pokonavanie trvalo
cely den. Vecer vyhlasili vyrok,
v smysle ktoreho ods1dili Jura
St 'astneho ma 5-rocn1 trestnlcu,
L'udovita Vydru, Ondreja Morl-
ca, Jana Matysa, Matusa Belu,
IFrana Macaka ma 1 pol rocny
zalar, ostatnych ods1dili ma 1-roe
ny zalar. St'astneho ods1dili este
ma 10-rocnd, ostatnych na 5-rocnd
ztratu politickych pray. Proti W.
roku ods1deni oznamili nulitu.
St 'astneho hned' zadrzali uvaz-
nil.
- Padla do potoka a sa utopia
IV Presove sa udalo pol 'utovanla
ihodne nest 'astie. 15-roene dievca
Helena Surovec prala mlyn-
|skom Dotoku Saty, pri com nepO-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19
j N HIREK AZ OHAZAB0L ii d

Fnekerh a dolog. Megkerdeztem q
Iterroristakt6l, mi tortentg Nevetve
AIT mondtak nekem Mi az, maga
meg mem tudja, hogy megbukott
Ia proletardiktatura9 Szamuely
Ieppen most sz0kStt at rhataron,
Ivege van inindennek.
Masnap kora reggeli orakban
Icsend0r0k letart6ztattak terro-
Iristakat, nekem ait mondtak, hajt-
SAX azonnal Lajtaujfalu fele. Laj-
taujfalu hataraban Lajta part
jan az automobilunktol k0rulbelul
Given lepesnyire lowest hallottunk.
A csend3r0k kiugrottak az auto
mobilbol es a loves iranyaban fu-
tottak az erd0be. Egy negyed ora
mulva visszajottek es ujsagoltak,
hogy Szamuhely THOR agyonl6tte
magat.
A csend6r0kkel >k0rnyekbeli
| falvakba mentiink, hol ertesitet-
Itiik lakossagot a proletardikta.
tura bukasarol. T0bb incidensiink
volt, a mig lie mem szerelt vor0
sok megtamadtak benniinket, egy
izben le is tartoztattak, azonbar
lkes0bben szabadonbocsatottak
|Gyorben ismet letart6ztattak.
(Az Est)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19

Iaz apja varta ct bent. Par percnyi
oft id6zes>1utan Szamuely megpa-
lrancsolta, hogy hajtsak R0jtok
|fele. Odaerkeztiink keson este.
lSzamuely AIT mondta, vacsora u
tan ,tovabb fogunk menni Sava-
inyukut fele. '.'
Az elnok: Mem f1dotte maga
arr6l, hogy proletardiktatera
lmegbukott, mem vett eszre semmit
lSzamuely Tiboron? Mem vette esq
re, hogy szokni akartg
A vadlott: Mem, semmit Sc vet
tenn eszre, Szamuely nyugodtan
Iviselkedett es nevetett, valahany-
szor az auto defektet kapott. Gu
lnyosan odaszolt a terroristakhoz
!" Erdekes, ez sem sikeriilt!"
R0jt0k hataraban megkerdezte
Szamuely, tudom-e, hogy merre
van Savanyukut? En- AIT feleltem
hogy mem voltam oft, mem tudom
merre van. Ekkor Soproh fele ira
nyittatta az aut6t. OFT a wanna
megallitott minket egy v0r0s ka
ltona, Szamuely leszallt, valamit
beszeltek, elovettek egy Macy ter
kepet Is gyertyavilag mellett ma
gyarazgattak egymasnak.
Szamuely parancsot adott, hogy
menjek Pecsenye fele, OFT majt
meg fogja nekem mutatni az utat
ISavanyukut fele. Pecsenyeben pa
rancsot adott, hogy menjek egye
nesen a becsi uton, ICY maid Sa
vanyukutra eriink. OFT is voltunl
fel IL 6rakor. DR.. Barna orvo'
lvarta Szamuelyt. A szallodab;
mentek, a honnan kes0bb Szamu
ely visszajott es penzt adott ne
KEN, hogy csak koyetkez6 nal
fogunk visszamenni Pestre, addi.
click jol. En- az autot beallitottan
es az egyik szallodaszobaban lefe
kudtem. Tizenket ora fele bej0t
a ket terrorista es ugyancsak lefe
'kiidt. Ejjel IL ora fele egy csem
pesz formaju ember iott, vizesen
suttogni kezdett terroristakkal
'Folriadtam, most mar gyanus vol
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19
TOROKoRSzAGI ALLAPOTOK.

A legut6bbi jelentesek szerint T0rok
orszag penziigyei olyan rossz allapot
ban vannak, hogy a t0r0k kormany
mem kepes polgari es katonai alkal
mazottainak fizeteset foly6sitani. A
legt0bb hivatalnok mar a multi ev. no
vembere ota mem kap fizetest. Mem
segitseget varnak az ujjonan behozott
vagyonad6t6l es a behozatali yam te
temes f0lemelkedesetGl. A kormany
igen nagy zavarban van, az clegedet
lcnseg napr6l,napra n6, ugy hogy SUI
lyos valsagt6l lehet tartani. AIT terve
xix, hogy kormany raktarainak kcze
leset az az anyagok eladasat gyakor.
lott iizletemberekre bizzak, miutan az
cddigi bizottsag muk0dese egyaltalan
mem kielegit6.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19
JEGYzETEK MAGYARoRszAG
GAzDAsAGI HELYzErER6L.

A rossz termes kovetkezteben Ma
gyarorszagan mem volt. mint remeltek,
kivitelrc kerul6 elelmiszer folosleg.
Csak a leggondosabb beosztas mclle.t
lenne lehetsegcs az orszag lak6ssagat
4 l6tfenntartas minimalis szikseglctei-
vel cilatni k0vetkezS arat6sig. Ami
feh6r liszt van Magyarorszagon, AIT
husz szazal6k kukoricaliszttel keyerik.
Bah az cgyetlen term6k, nlelyb6l vala-
melyes fol6sleg van, Az egyetlen 6rt6
kes kivitelre erdemes termek a Dor,
melybdl multi evben kitIn5 termes
volt. Magyarorszag szenbanydi Leg
fokozottabb termeles mellett sem vol
nanak k6pesek t6bb szenet termelni,
mint az orszag szensziiks6gletenek 9
fele es meg ez a szen is meglehetSsea
slsdrendl. EzcnkiviilS b6keszefz6des
k6yetkezteben Magyarorszag elvesztet-
tc eFass6eeinck 50 Aizslekit. A. s2ani-
tai eszkozok rianya, q szomszados a.
lamok vonakodasa e szenet szallitani
Magyarorszagnak Is q magyar kofona
eseksly 6rteke tiizel6szer beszerzese
pck problemajat rendkivulI sulyossa
teszik. a tizel0szer Aiany k0yetkeztsf-
ben az dsszes budapesti iskolakat zar-
w kellett tartani okt6ber l5-etSl egesz
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19
HoGYANn sz0K0TT
ES HOGYAN. HALT MEG,
SZAMUELY THOR.
A v0ros hoher sofforje
a vadlottak padjan.

Csengey tablabiro tanacsa Won
ia felelossegre, nemregen Buda-
pesten gyilkossagra valo szovetke-
yes biihtette cimen Szamuely Thor
sofforjet, Dekany Istvan 25 ewes
-lakatoft, ki ,Szamuely Thor mel
lett a proletardiktatura kikialta
sanak napjatoi kezdve egeszen
savanyukuti halalaig teliesitett
szolgalatot. I
A vadlott kihallgatasa sorall
nyugodtan beszelte mindazokat a
gyikossagokat, melyeket Szamu
ely THOR parancsara terroristak
K6szesen, Sopronban, Rejtokon
Gy6rben es Duna-Tisza-k6zen
elk0vettek, maid reszletesen ell
mondja Szamuely Thor utols6 ej
szakajat:
- 1919 augustus elsejen Blu
dapestre erkeztunk. En- az Ere
des-utcaba mentem, hogy a fele
segemet folvegyem az aut6ra. A
mint d kapu ele erek, terroristah
jelentik, hogy Szamuely Thor egy
kiild6nc0t kiilta6tts ertem, Xxi a
zonnal beszeiah akar yelem, A kill
d6nchoz mentem,. aski .nekem az
mondta, hogy azon1lsi ,.hajtsak ;
Hungariaba, Szamuely hiyat. A
Hungariaban Szamuely nekehs pa
rancsot adott, hajtsak azonnal a;
orszaghazba. Az orszaghaz el6t
fel tizenkettoig varakoztam. Sza
muely vegiil kijott, visszamentunl
Hungariaria ele, honnan fel
haromkor ujbol elindultunk Gy0l
fele. Az aut6ba beszallt Szamu
elyen xviii Jablonszky Miksa &
Holzmann Lipot terrorista.
= Gyorben, az auto defekte'
kapott. Megalltunk Bristol el6tt
a hova Szamuely betert. Allit6las
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19

o tavaszig. Ugyancsak q tGzelGszer es
a. nyersanyag hianya Matt az ipari
munkasok nagy tobbsege munka nelkiil
van.
A kepzett ipari munkas heti kerese-
to 400 Is GOO korona kozott yaltakozik,
ami Atlagos 800 ezer korona evi jo-
vedelmet jelent. Ezzel ellentetben Bu-
dapest $500 tanit6janak atlagos evi
fizetese $4,000 korona es az 500 va
rosi hivatalnok 6vi atlagos fizetese -
ezer korona. A anulatlan munkasok at
lagos heti keresete 800 korona. A KEEP
zett f6rfimunk&sak atlagos heti< 'kere-
sete koronakbsn szakmak szerint asz
talos $40, nyomaasz 445, konyvkotd
425, sziics 40o-650, cipesz 700--S00
vas Is femmunkas 43e, ferfiszab6 $40
n6i szab6 $50, famunkas 500-SO0
bormunkas 45a. n6i kepzctt munka
sok atlagos heti kerescte: nyomdas7
241, konyvkot6 23s, n5i szab6 330-50C
cipesz 900. A tanulatlan ferfimun
kasok keresete: gyari munkas 800, k6
mives napszamos 270. N5k: nyomdas5
tanoc 279, gyari munkasn6 $50, k5mi
YES napszamosn6 80 korona
A kepzett ipari .munkasok keresett
tizenot -husszor akkora, mint 1914-ber
volt, de ezzel szembcn az elelmiszerel
otvcnszer annyiba keriilnek, ruha
zati eikkek ara pedig szaz es szazot
vnszer nagyobb, mint 1914-ben volt.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19
A BtjE0s BUDAPEST
EMLEKEI.

A budapest rendorseg bin
Iiigyi muzeumaban mnden ossze
van gyiijtve, ami az utols6 tiz
|esztendS biiniigyeire emlekeztet.
Egyetlen egy binigyi muzeum-
max sincsen olyan erdekes bomba-
igyGjtemenye mint budapest
rend6rsegnek. Az l90O-iki parisi
|vilagkiallitason akartak bemutat-
mi a vilag leghiresebb bombainak
elethu imitacioit. A francia kor-
many azonban mem engedte meg,
inert att6l felt, hogy bombakbol
tanulni fognak maid kezdo a
inarchistak. A kiallitason tehat
mem szerepeltek bombak, hanem
,Selley volt f6kapitany kozbenja-
,,rasara Budapestre keriiltek Is lit
a biinugyi muzeumban kaptak
'megfclelo helyet.
Egyike a legerdekesebbnek az
a bomba, amellyel Orsini grof k0-
,vetett el merenyletet III. Napo-
leon ellen. A bombabol sz0gek
nyultak XII es a melyik sz0gre ra-
,sett bomba, az behatolt a SEER
kezet belsejebe es felrobbantotta
ia robbano anyagot. Hasonl6
bomba keriilt egy csokorba, anne
lyet XIII. Alfonz spanyol kiraly
eskiiv6jen hajitottak a diszkocsi-
|jaba. Atmetszetben lathatjuk AIT
Ia pokolgepet, amelyet debreceni
merenyletkor hasznaltak. Egyike
a Observation-Disclosures egy ebresz-
It6oraval 0sszekot0tt pokolgep. Ez
a szerkezet egy bremai nagyke-
!resked0 talalmanya. A keresked6
nagy 0sszegre biztositotta egyik
haj6jat es az volt terve, hogy a
nyilt tengeren felrobbantatja s
aztan biztositasi 0sszeget fel-
: veszi. Tizenket 6raval kesobbre
allitotta be az orat. amely csenge-
ties helyett egy rugot hozott volna
mozgasba ICY robbantotta volna
. !fel pokolgepet. Igen erdekes
: egy t0lcseralaku bomba, a mely-
mex nyilasaba egy szoget dugtak.
A tolcser telc volt robbanoanyag-
gal, amely azonnal felrobbant, "a
mint sZ0g bchatolt bomba bel
seJebe. EFT a bombat Parisban
apacsok hasznaltak egy render
lszoba felrobbantasara. Ugy akasz-
tottak fel az ajt6 fole egy szogre
hogy a bclepo rcnd6r az ajt6nyi
lassal ledobta oman. A bomba fel.
robbant es az egesz hazat elpusz-
titotta. Kil0nosen erdekes egy
fazek, menlynek rendszeret iivec.
fedelen keresztiil figyelhetjuk
meg. A fazek ki1onb0z6 rekeszek.
re van osztva, ameyekbe vegyi
folyadekokat ontottek. A fazek
/, szerkezete olyan, hogy felfordi
tott allapotban a vegyiszerek mem
iegyesulhetnek. Fla azonban talp.
raalltjak, valamennyi vegyiszer
egyesil es robbanas k0vetkezik
Ebbol a nehany peldab6l is latha-
to, hogy pokolgepet mindenben
eli lehet helyezni. Sohasem lehet
csodalkozni tehat azon, ha rend
orseg egyes gyanus targyakat
alaposan megvizsgal, inert soha
sem lehetelen, hogy merenylt
pokolgepet rejtett ell latszolae
artatlan targyban. Egy iiveggomt
S felhivja a figyelminkct torte
nelml neyezetessege Matt. Ezzcl
a bombaval akartak valamikor
felrobbantani elhunyt kiralyun.
Kat, de merenyletct idejeben
mcgakadalyoztak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19

6l6 Bodor Juliannat pedig az agyban
osszekotoztek- "a rabl6gyilkos aldo
zatAt6l hetvennegyezer korona ertekti
bankjegyet, jereszt ezresekben, hetszaz
darab otkoronas ezistpenzt, otven darab
tiz es het darab huszkoronas arany-
penzt rabolt ell. A szegedi allamrend-
6rseg buniigyi osztalya tettesek utan
legnagyobb erelvlyel nyomoz.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19
RABLoGYILKossAG szEGEDEN

Szegedr6l irjak, hogy Szab6 Janos
fiiszeAereskedot a lakasan ismeretlcn
tettcsek meggyilkoltak, vele egyiitt
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-05-19

Magyarok, sohasem fogtok masok
karan tanulni Is okulni7 Miert par
toljatok az idsgef1t, tavolban Iev6
ismeretlent?
Ha p6nzt akar kiiideni, haza utazni
csaladjat kihozatni haj6jegyre, ok
manyokra vagy kozjegyzd tigyek Ell.
intezesere van sztiksege, forduljon a
harminc ev 6ta ismert oreg, de becsii.
letes bankarhoz. Cimem a r6gi:
INTERNATIONAL BANK
G. v. ,HAMoRY
1919 N. Phelps st., Youngstown. O
AZ Erie Depothoz kozel.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-03-30
WRITERS TOO sELF.cENTRED
Err in Making Members of Their Own
Profession Heroes, Is Charge
Made by Critic.

Someone is always explaining what
Is the matter with American literature,
American drama and even American
poetry, and the latest diagnosis is that
they are suffering from in-breeding.
The critic who has made this dis
covery says that the literary and dra-
matte world has become too self-cen-
tered; is going around in circle in a
manner which produces wheels within
wheels; and for this reason authors
and playwrights are forever flying off
at an inartistic tangent and produc-
ing jazz literature and drama;
The favorite hero Of the novelist is
the novelist, and he writes too much
about his early struggles with a cold
and hard-fsted world; the dramatist
takes the poor, oppressed writer Of
plays. or for q diversion, the poor but
gifted actor, as his hero and draws
out their life story Of discouragement
and suffering and final triumph to a
fearful Nngth.
The poet is even accused of prefer
ring to write Of poet rather than Of
anybody or anything else on earth; Of
the poet whose sorrows have pressed
so heavily upon him that he is forced
to cry out in sounds which, being inter-
preted, are poetry. To one who gives
this criticism consideration there
seems to be something in it.-May
Stranathan in the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-03-30

see who it was, hurried to the door
ahead of the maid, and in moment
was confronting a familiar figure who
stood, grinning and dripping, on the
porch.
"Why. Billy Watson!" she cried.
"Wha. on earth are you doing out in
such weather? You must be soaked
your shoes! And what's that you have
under your arm?'
Billy Watson grinned wider and
shook himself. A process that caused
Marguerite to retreat hurriedly out Of
range of the flying drops that shot
from his oilskin. Then he spoke.
"Today's the day of the picnic, isn't
it?" he demanded. "And it's too rainy
to go to Bogg's Woods. SO thought
I'd come up here and have a little
picnic Of my own-with you."
"Oh" Surprise held Marguerite
speechless. Billy went or.
There's some junk to eat in that
bundle, and it didn't get wet, either.
I brought sandwiches and cake, and
there's coffee in a thermos bottle. I
suppose you have something, too. We
Gun have our own picnic right here In
your house."
you're crazy! You can stay, Of
course-but why did you bring the
things to eat? Well have nice lunch
with mother, and get some one over in
the afternoon to play bridge, and"
"We will not!" Billy's voice was
very definite. "After i went to all
this trouble to lug this food and such
over here-and you offer me lunch! !!
I'm going home." He turned toward
the step, bit she caught his arm and
dragged him inside. "Come in, Billy,
and don't be an idiot" she said.
"Well eat anywhere you want, only
come in before you catch your death
of cold"
Mrs. Stanley greeted Billy warmly,
for she knew and liked him; but she,
too, seemed unimpressed at the idea Of
picnic lunch. "I'll tell Dinah to lay
another cover for lunch" she said,
and vanished on her mission, despite
the protests of her guest.
Left to themselves the two stared
at one another fer moment. and then
Marguerite burst into laughter. "Your
picnic isn't going to work. Billy" she
said "Even mother won't let you be-
have like heather. You'll have to
eat respectable luncheon. and play
bridge in the afternoon, like a good
boy"
Billy struck an attitude. Never"
he declaimed dramatically. Never
shall be baked of me fell purpose
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-03-30
Alike.

The head of one of the departments
in a certain downtown store is in
clined to be plump. She spends great
deal of time and also money in re-
ducing. and as she calls it grooming
and dressing so that look more
slender than 1 really am.''
Now, the janitor of the store is a
large, fat colorcd woman, who has
never heard of reducing, anal whose
dresses are built on even more ample
lines than her figure. Also she is very
fond of the head of this department.
The other day when she happened TO
be near her she noticed that she
seemed rather tired. "Oh, Miss T."
the old nnitoA exclaimed, "do sit
down and rest minute. Most of these
people don't understand how you feel.
1t just takes us avoirdupoises women
to understand each others feelings
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Picnic Lunch
for Two
By FREDERICK HART
"a 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,


Pretty Marguerite Stanley looked
discontentedly out of the window at
the slanting lines of the rain that beat
the dust in the road to lathery mud
and dripped musically from the gut
ters around the broad piazza of her
home.
"Of course" she said to her moth
er, who was sewing in the next room,
"of course, it had to ramon this day
of all days! 1 believe nature has a
special grudge against picnics. Yes
terday was clear, and day before yes
terday-and I'm sure that tomorrow
will be. But today"
"Well, dear, if tomorrow is clear,
you can have your picnic then" Mrs.
Stanley's voice was absent. She was
considering a problem in embroidery
and was not just sure how to attack
it. Her daughters petulant voice re-
piled: "Well, if we put it off till to-
morrow it'll rain tomorrow-that,s
sure" Mrs. Stanley made no reply
and Marguerite tsrned to contempla-
tion of the dreary rain.
Suddenly her face changed from an
expression of woe to one Of wonder.
Through the driving rain that rem
dered objects indistinguishable at any
distance a dgure, oilskinned and SOU
westered, was beating its way like a
schooner tacking against a strong gale.
The figure carried something bulky
under its arm, and it was coming up
the sidewalk toward the house-yes
1t was actually turning in at the gate.
Who would come so early in the morn
ing and in such weather? The figure
vanished as it mounted the front steps,
and an instant later the doorbell
pealed. Marguerite, in her haste to
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I have decreed picnic, and picnic
there shall be! In one second and a
half, gentle maiden, you will find your.
self transported into the midst Of
that rug'll do" he suddenly added,
dropping his pose. Its green. Come
here" He caught Marguerite by the
arm and made her sit on the rug.
"You are now seated in the midst of a
bosky DELL" he announced. This
dragging fern from its place in the
acknowledgements the official boski-
ness. 1 now spread the cloth"-his
handkerchief was laid fiat on the
floor-"and, dragging up the picnic
basket, our hero and heroine fell to
with will" He suited the action to
the word, and opened his bundle, dis
closing some discouraged-looking sand
wiches and huge slice of chocolate
cake. "Hooked it from the kitchen
when Sally wasn't looking" he an
nounced proudly. EAT, pretty crea-
ture,, eat" Offering her sandwich.
Ugh! They're all soggy!" Mar
guerite was too weak from laughter
to resist.
Sandwiches are always soggy at
picnics-confound it! I knew I'd for
gotten something!"
"What now?"
81 forgot to bring an ant. All pic
mics are attended by at least one ant.
I could have got one as easily as not.
The party is spoiled. Why was I so
forgetful?"
Billy" Marguerite choked over
her sandwich, "do you know you're an
awful idiot?"
"L'm always idiotic at picnics-have
another sandwich? No more? Then
we must consider the eating part fin
ished., We shall now recline on the
rocks-those cushions will do nicely
and consider the universe in its more
peripatetic attitudes-let me help you
over the fallen log to your niche in
the cool granite" Escorting Mar
guerite gravely to the pile Of cushions
he had thrown on the floor and sink
ing down beside her. "What Won
derful view from here! Your eye
sweeps over the magnificent perspec-
tive and"
BILLY! Did 1 say you could hold
my hand?"
Everybody holds hands at picnics,
and, anyway, 1 intended, on this par
ticular picnic, to- say, Marge!".
She was looking away from him, ap-
parently absorbed in contemplation of
the hearthrug.
"Marge-dear"
"Wh-what is it?" Her voice trem-
bled.
"Could you-do you think-would
you care a little bit for an awful
idiot? I've waited so long to say this
that thought I'd die if 1 didn't get it
out" He was still clinging to her
hand and she did not take it from
him. Slowly she turned her head,
and in another moment she was look
ing into his eyes. Her voice was low,
but it did not waver.
"Billy, I've cared for a long time. !
do love you, Billy dear, and-oh!"
1t was a long kiss, and neither OF
them heard the tinkle of the bell an
no. cling lunch. But when Marguerite's
mother came into the room they were
decorously clearing up the litter they
had made.
"For goodness sake, what have you
two children been doing?" exclaimed
Mrs. Stanley.
Billy grinned happily.
"We've been picnicking," he an
nounced. "And-I think we've some,
thing to tell you."
,rnIrrDo rnn OIL HEMTDEN
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You're Crazy! You Can stay, of
Course"

see who it was, hurried to the door
ahead of the maid, and in a moment
was confronting a familiar figure who
stood, grinning and dripping, on the