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out the hint of surprise in It: dol
believe Caroline will"
"But / should like to see your he
insisted, aid then catching look at
the dining room with its pink shaded
candles he exclaimed: "What2 A
party!"
Just then Elspeth picked up her
skirts and ran, for she heard the
gurgling of the coffee as it dubbed
out of the mouth Of the coffee pot and
sizzled and blew.
81 say, you haven't had diuner yet
I'm sorry, didn't realize"
"Won't you have dinner with me?'
Elspeth turned to ask.
AS he hesitated she begged. I'D hate
TO sit down alone and 1T would be SO
nice"
'You don't need to beg me. ! never
get q square meal i'm that place where
] board-.here, I'll mix the mayon-
naise." he commanded.
In few minutes the dinner was on
the table, and Elspeth flushed and
radiant was sitting opposite. fOrgetful
or herself and her lack of charm and
her ignorance of art, and even the fact
that she was not dimply.
you're a WONDER" the young man
said earnestly. ito get up dinner like
this and look like that! You've al
ways hidden away before when I've
come, but tonight I thought might
get acquainted with you'll"
They babbled on. getting cOnfiden-
tial over the coffee, and Elspeth was
conscious of look that thrilled her
through and through each time she
met Paul Winslow's eyes.
eff you'll only tell me when you can
see me; nor Molly nor Caroline nor
Janet but just you" he said when
the door was flung open and Caroline
confronted them.
"Ohp she cried and then, "Why.
Elspeth-"
"Elspeth and I have had this en-
gagement for week." he explained
politely. "Now don't tell on us. there's
good sister," he laughed.
But Caroline the charming, who was
used to having all men choose her,
left the room knowing for once that
she was not wanted.
"Elspeth," he said rising, you'll
dine with me next week? What
night? I've nice little italian place
where we won't have sisters butting
inp
He smiled wickedly down at her and
said goodnight with his eyes.
81 guess" Elspeth told herself soft
ly, "Tll stop being Elspeth-put-the-
kettle-on and be Elspeth-with-a-fu-
ture."
AS she stood In the lamp-lighted liv-
ing room, alone, her eyes were filed
with new Joy in living.
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Famous AiredaIes.

The first dog under the classification
AiredaIe to win prize in regular
and formal English bench show was
Neighley Crack. That was in 1885,
and the classification Airedale ap-
peared i'm the English stud book in
1886. Some of the great and famous
show Airedales of those days were
Newboll Test, Coine Test, Cholomon-
deley Briar and CholOmondeley Brides
maid.
From these Airedales came Clonmel
Monarch, great Airedale, who, or
which, was brought to the United
States and became the head of the
first line of American Airedales. ClOn-
mel Bedrock was brought over from
England with the idea that he would
beat Clonmel Monarch i'm bench
show, but Monarch got the decision.
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l.. -, IN the Argonne fighting, DR..
Talbot viewed cross section of the
country's manhood and found a re-
Iigion that will puzzle and amaze the
orthodox church-gOer.
In his work, DIR. Talbot collected and
examined the personal effects of men
killed in battle. In ninety percent of
them he found either Bible, a scapu-
lar, prayer book, cross, a cruel
fix or some other tokeh which. he
says i'm letter to national headquar-
ters of the American Legion, proved
that religion was real element in
the mems lives. And in those days.
the former chaplain continues, the
First was not carrying a single article
1t did not consider essential
Admitting that the average American
is "uncommonly timid in the exercise
of his religion" DR.. Talbot declares
that nevertheless 1t is there and
needs only to be cultivated and in
telligently used" He summarizes his
REPUTATION of the assertion that the
American soldier was an irreligiOus
person by the, statement: IF SIM
plicity which is elemental; trust
which is childlike although it expresses
itself i'm what is called chance or
luck; sense of reverence which is
so profound that it Is never fooled
by cant; an honesty which. while 1t is
apt to be communistic is so essential
that shams don't Iast-if these are
notes of religion. there was in the.
spiritual life Of the Expeditionary
Force something that was fine"
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leans and the "vetS ;.e NO. uoiHi-
ciled at Lincoln.
O'COnnell, during the summer OF
1918, served at lie Mons, where he
edited soldier newspaper. Miss
Blodgett was stationed there as can
teen worker with the Y. NJ c. A.
They had known each other as chill
dren, but not seriously. They met at
Sable. Cupid did the rest.
On his return from France, OCon-
nell became active in Legion work.
He was the first commander of the
Lincoln post and has been adjutant
OF the department since it's organiza-
ton. He is widely known among the
Cornhusker Legionnaires.
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World war, Miss
Abbey N. Hurley,
Fargo, N. D., was
Il clerk and STEM
ographer in the
district court of
her county. Then
the district clerk
enlisted for serv-
ice and Miss Hur-
ley forsook the
files and keys to
help the deputy
carry on the work.
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Che
O. Legion
Copy for This Department Supplied b,
RELIGIONS PART IN BIG War
Senior Chaplain Found That go per
Cent of Fighters Were Men OF
Some Faith.

To those disquieting ssOuls who
publicly lament that the average Am
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WAR BROUGHT WORK FOR HER
Fargo IN. d. Girl Found Plenty to
Do During and After Big
Conflict.

Maybe wOman's place was in the
nome. hr,T when America entered the
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thursday October 8. \.

also Is! been completed with u ~
officers: '" The fON~s
Senior Class-Presider, .
Sey; vice president, Ralnh o :, Nj
'er Ta Jeanette Huntiprtoo's' nti :
Junior Class - Presidssssesn
ferreli; vice president, Is;,N AsS
secretary S Frank Maupin. ''A'
-, sophomore class-presia...
Ter Campbell; vice presi SIueaf H.
crosby; secretary, Francis s" J GNs
FIR Freshman class-presials.1ss "isst
M y u. vice presidou.s EAe
smith; secretary, Gene ST. Ri
,, Glee Club = President I" !.
Huntington; secretary, Norn 's'S :
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DAN CUPID WAS ON THE JOB
Nebraska Legion Man Won Bride
From Home When They Met
In France.

They met in France. He was q. SOL
der. she q canteen wOrkc- The rO-
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nance eliminated
as only a romance
could eliminate
in the marriage
recently of Frank
B. O'Connell, de-
partment Id ] u
tant of the Amer
lean Legion Of Ne
braska, and Miss
Rachel n. BlOdg-
EFT of Orleans, Ne
braska. The we'd
ding was at Or
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Then the u>

Then the uS, ~nliSted-and the lit
tie stenographer carried on the work
alone while she broke in new depu-
ty. She did the task so we'll that she
was named deputy clerk herself in Oc-
tober, 1919, a position which she now
holds.
When the boys came marching home
again, her brother. who had enlisted
early in the states infantry regiment,
began forming a post of the Ameri-
can Legion and Miss Hurley started
in to organize a unit of the Legion
Wosnen's auxiliary. Last May she
was elected secretary treasurer of the
North Dakota department of the aux
Hilary. She is, ah-twenty-one.
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erican lost what
little religion he
possessed during
the trying days OF
1917 8, Rev.
Henry Russell Tai
bot, B. D.. canon
of the National
Ca [ h e d raj Of
Washington, ID. c.,
makes answer. AS
senior chaplain of
the e IN b q t I'll e d
First Division. A.
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ORION WILLSEY HEADS
HIGH STUDENT BODY
Associated Students and Classes Orga.
nize-Willshey Heads the
Seniors Also

The organization of the Associated
Student Body of the Kennewick High
school has been completed, with the
following officers: Orion Willsey,
president; Philip Waters, vice presi-
dent; Dorothea Martin, secretary and
treasurer.
The organization of the classes has
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Wrestling for the
Boar's Head Was an
Affair of Doubtful Joy.
And There We're Doo
Fights and Altogether
Too Much Mustard ot
the Feast of OIden Dnu

tard and the questionable humors Of the
wrestling match--all for chance at the
wines we knew he possessed.
"But no wines were forthcoming. excent;ng
sweet wine which Andrews said was the
nearest thing he could get to malmsev. and
great quantities of ale. The combination
wasn't very inspiriting for people who had
their minds set on higher things, so to speak.
But we all did the best could, even to
drinking out Of the huge tankards which An
drews had thoughtfully provided. Some one
suggested bringing in phonograph aad hay-
ing dance, and you never saw anybody out
side of educational circles assume such a
severe expression of countenance as our hos1
took on in jiffy. It was plain enough that
the very mention of the word phonograph had
injured Andrews's sensibilties, and the man
who had made the unfortunate suggestion
retired into sepulchral silence which he
maintained until he finally broke into
chuckle when some one else reused Andrews's
ire by saying something about using the tele-
phone.
Telephonen exclaimed Andrews Such
words smack of witcl1craft. There is no such
thing as telephone on this estate And come
to find out he had had his phone disconnected
more realism stuff. So when it came time
for the departure of some who depended on
taxis, there was nothing to do but walk.
one of that unfortunate number and vou
should have seen us limping along the road.
somewhat the worse for ale and the wrestlns.
match, and sore enough on Andrews to have
beaten him over the head with one OF the
marrow-bones his dogs were still quarreling
over in the dining hall.
But that wasn't until after the crowning
act of infamy-the introduction Of a story
teller who was supposed to furnish the intel
lectual part Of the afternoons entertainment.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

English dragons, who puts spurs to horse
and foot troops who filtered through some Of
the creeks of Venice-like Trenton. CAPTAIN
Forests battery dashed up, unlimbered and
raked Queen Street, bowling over the enemy
like nlnepins detachment of Colonel Hands
troops rushed two Hessian guns between
rounds, overturning and spiking them Alex
ander Hamiton's battery from New York en-
gagged in artillery duel with some Hessian
pieces q block or so down King Street, dis
abling the German guns with the third shot
fired.
The still dazed Colonel Rail- fell from his
horse, two mortal bullet wounds in his side.
and Major Won Dechow, of the Hessians, also
met his death. Herded under the guns Of the
Americans, the Hessan regiments grounded
their colors and reversed their arms while
the officers placed their caps on their sword
points in token of surrender.
The American c.sralties had bsau but two
officers and two men wounded Thirty Hes
slams had been killed. But it was this news
OF the men and war materel captured that
caused the young nation to rejoice and hail the
Battle of Trenton turning point In the
war, while Congress voted a soldier bonus to
the bearer Of the glad t;dings:
Nine hundred and eighteen Hessians, Off
GERS and men captured; six brass three
Founders, forty horses, one thousand stands
of arms, fifteen stands of colors.
And, oh, yes, alien Santa Claus, who
since has become thoroughly Aanercanized.
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US hunted around for the steam radiators, but
Andrews told us that, in order to make things
as realistic as possible, he had taken the steam
pipes out. We laughed merriy at this, though
sone Of us might have been shiverng so that
the laughter sounded little queer. When we
huddled around the fireplace our faces roasted,
but our backs were cold, and we had to send
out for lot Of wraps.
Instead of any rugs on the floor there were
rushes scattered about, and if you want to
realize what an uncertain thing human loco
motion is you should dress up in medieval
slippers and things and try to walk across a
floor that is thick with rushes Andrews kept
calling the stuff rushes, but it looked like
common, ordinary straw to me.
"We noticed there was no tablecoth and no
silver on the table-nothing but the bare
boards. Ten, when it came time for dinner
the servants, who were all dressed to fit the
picture, brought in meats on platters. Seems
as II ! never saw many kinds of meats or
much of it. But there wasn't much of any,
thing else. We sat on benches at the table
and were told to help ourselves. We men had
to saw off pieces of the meat as best we could
and Andrews explained that it was customary
in olden times for everybody to eat from the
fingers, so we did the best we could. We set
up howl for napkins, but Andrews was hor-
rifed at the idea-said it would be the worst
sort of an anachronism to introduce napkins
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

Let us now halt the fray for moment and
in manner Homeric name the heroes present
First and foremost, General George Washing
ton, {. in c., who, it may be stated with no
little conviction, needs no introduction here.
the trusty and efficient General Sullivan,
leader of the second assault column; Benedict
Arnold, he who was later to discomfit his
country, and Henry Ford, Colonel Knox, Cap
tain Alexander Hamilton and Captain Forest.
deadshot artilIerists all; Captain William
Washington, valiant cavalryman, and Lieu
tenant James Monroe, who struck sturdy
blow for his embryonic doctrine that night:
General Lord Stirling, American, vet claim
ant OF title and Nova Scotia estate, called
'he best dressed man in the army and living
much III fame in that local cigar became his
namesaNe; also other notables, among whom
should be included al the buck priyates
these last named were now well cnsconced
IN the town of Trenton, firing from windows
ana doorways, where they were trusting in
God and keeping their powder dry, in both of
winch they are said to have been aided by
farscn MeClave. who had wrapped a goodv
supply OF their cartridges In leaves from his
watts Hymnal Many Brown Bess-thus
ths Coatineatals nickknamed their muskets-
sang Hesslan requiem that day. Again and
again the Americans charged, cutting off the
desslan attempts to escape, except in the case
oi lew score, most of them chasseurs and
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

One clothing merchant sustained an unquench-
able nosebleed, due, he complained, to the
Introduction of jitsu tactics by his oppo-
nent. Some Of US limped little and others
had torn clothes when they went back into the
hall. Andrews judged that lawyer who, for
necessary purposes Of anonymity I shall call
Borden Sheffield was the winner of the boar's
head. Nobody disputed his right to it. He
might just as we'll have had the whole boar
picked feet and everything
"Andrews's attention to detail did not stop
with getting us all mussed up in that wrestling
match. When the boar's head went round
mustard went with it, l give you my word
that never knew there was so much mustard
in the world as Andrews had dug up for that
Christmas feed He kept insisting that every
body dip into it, too, just to maintain the
medieval illusion. He said mustard was one
Of the great dishes in those merry old times
"Somebody at the end of the table said he
did not see how anybody could be merry on
a mustard diet. Some one else said he thought
mustard should be limited to plasters, and that
it never was intended as food-or at least
as principal dish. But nothing could dash
Andrews's spirits. He saw to it that the mus
tard did not run out. What is more, he main
tanned the same record for faithfuness to
detail when it came to things to drink He
has wonderful cellar, has Andrews and we
were willing to put UP with the cold hail. the
all-meat meal, the superabundance of mus
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Continued from page oa1e)

said to have thundered in that vicinity a couple
OF summers ago when summer resort young
women are alleged to have gone swimming in
one-piecc suits in the river which our fore
fathers crossed muffled to the eyebrows.
The Continentals next were confronted with
a nine-mile hike to Trenton, with the going
very heavy, indeed, and no bright spots along
the route. Through the early morning hours
of the day after Christmas, the army marched.
some conversation being carried on between
the generals by means Of messengers. Sullivan
sent word that his mems powder was wet and
that he would be just as likely as not to use
the bayonet. Washington wrote back that such
was the answer. Cadwalader dropped a line
to the effect that he weld be unable to get
over the river up his way. What Washington
remarked the pristine pages Of history do not
relate.
The first Hessian picket was encountered
and doubled back OH the town, shouting
"Heraus, herausl Der Ieind!' Dwelling for
q moment on Colonel Rail, history describes
him as being asleep, heavy In his cups. On
hearing the shooting, he poke,i his head out Of
the window and inquired, "Vasishosh?" or
words to that effect. A lieutenant sah1ted-it
is always wise to salute colonel even when
he is heavy In his eups-and said the Ameri-
cans were coming. Rail pulled on some
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
UNCLE SANS CHRISTMAS PRESENT

clothes over his nightshirt, staggered out and
managed to sit a horse in front Of his form
ing regiment.
slow train will take one back to Trenton
unless one wishes to follow the route of march
of Washington's army.
Sure, they fit all around here" traffic
cop on busy corner tells one, making motions
to the confusion of number of vehicles Cali
over here" he repeats, with gestures that
indicate what disorderly affair that battle
was, and how well it might have profited bv
a little direction
And so it would have--from the point Of
view of the Hessians and old George III. AS
it was, it was all one-way traffic, the Amer-
cans way, for Colonel Rails wits still were
checked by Bacchus and he could no more
command his men than he could complete that
game of checkers of the previous evening.
Meanwhile, his men were being swept from the
board.
The Americans we're swarming through the
town, firing from windows and charging down
the streets. Their battle-cry is said to have
been that stirring sentence from Thomas
Paine's pamphlet, 'These are The tines that
try mems souls!" bat it Is more likely that Che
language of the Continentals was less class;,.
Those artillery drivers particularly, unless
time has altered them great deal, must have
heen urging Oh their steeds through the snow
with more fervency
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his thunabnail. 1t lacked drawbridge, but
Andrews had one built for the party.
when the invitations were sent out every
body who received one was agog with excite
ment. Those who didn't receive any were the
equivalent OF agog with jealousy. bid to
an Andrews affair at that time was one of
the things you carried in your pocket with
other papers, and just mentioned it casually
when you were looking over the contents of
your inside coat pocket for something else
Such invitations don't mean SO much now.
The slump in the Andrews entertainment stock
is due solely to the hosts craze for realism
Nobody knows to what lengths he will 90 for
his effects.
"Andrews made it clear that this was not
to be an old Christmas party in the mid
Victorian sense. Just in passing, I presume
you've noticed how the term mid-Victorian
is used to damn anything now. There isn't
any comment more crushing to be made con-
corning ones furniture, morals or shoelaces
If you have anything mid-Vctorian about you
get rid Of it before some ono hangs that term
on you.
Everybody at Andrews's party had dressed
according to medieval ideas. With cestuners
as plentiful and as studious as they are now
it isn't hard to get suits for any sort Of
party. After we had crossed the new drew
bridge told you about and had been uskered
sto the big hall where the feast was to be
held the realism began to come thick and fast
In fact, Dave Belasco never projected more
Of it in shorter space of time. This hall
speak Of was big, with an arched ceiling.
There was long table down the middle and
corking big fireplace at one end, with
log fire blazing the biggest log fire
ever saw, outside Of the time my dads barn
burned, back in Kentucky. But in spite OF
the blaze at ~ end of the room the place
was cold The women shiyered, and lot Of
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

pass it off with laughter but some of the mem
bers of the party were getting pretty sore
about grease spots on expensive suits.
Right at the height of the eating, when the
fellow next to sort of wondered out loud
if they ever had vegetarians in early days and
If the lack Of vitamines wasn't what made
folks quarrelsome in those times, in comes a
lot of dogs. 1t reminded me of the way the
dogs poured into the cabin through the under
ground passage in 'Hucleberry Finn It
seemed as if / had never seen so many dogs,
and Of such various colors. Andrews prided
himself on his kennels, and it seems that the
game was to let the dogs have the run of the
hall while the banquet was on, the guests
throwing them bones In few minutes even
these well-b~ed dogs We're all mixed up in
fights over bones. I never realized before
how close to savagery dog is. / knew that
it didn't take much to turn civilized man
into savage-but dog, I thought, was diff
ferent. But pedigreed animals will fight over
bones just about as readily as street dogs, as
at the table soon found out If you think
it's easy to keep up line Of medieval conver-
sation with lady while several pairs of
husky dogs are staging real fights at your
feet just try it once.
"Andrews hadn't helped matters any by his
lighting arrangements He had darkened the
windows and had cut off the electric lights and
substituted rush lamps. Also there were
smoky torches stuck around the walls The
New-York tribune., 1921-12-18

fireplace smoked according to it's size and
pretty soon we were all weeping.
CAS- the piece de resistance of the dinner
Andrews had couple Of servants bring on
boar's head on an enormous platter. But
before the boar's head was passed around
Andrews said a slight medieval formality
would have to be Observed He pointed out
that at all such Christmas events in early
days the boar's head had to be wrestled for
by the male guests He said he hoped nobody
was going to be heartless enough to spoil
his Christmas party by refusing to enter into
the spirit of the thing Seeing that he put so
such emphasis on the matter we pretended
to be intensely interested-we men, I mean-
and focked out into the yard, where i'm
promptu wrestling bouts were staged. Some
Of the women came along to watch, but others
took advantage of their chance to get closer
to the fire. Or maybe they didn't want to
see their far from athletic husbands engaged
in such rough sport.
"But they needn't have been afraid of any
body getting hurt. In Mr.. Polly by H. G.
Wells, there is corking description of fight
between two English hop-keepers, neither of
whom knows thing about wrestling or box
ing. Their feeble efforts to hurt each other
by clawing and rolling about the ground
weren't much more pathetic than ours. It
was pretty cold day and there was consider
able ice on the ground, so we slipped around
little more than would have otherwise.