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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13
ENTIRE NOUS CLUB.

At a meeting of the Entire Nous So
ciety of Mt. Pleasant M. p. Church,
held in the church hall last Thursday
evening several new members were
added to the roll. Games and music
were enjoyed after the business SEES
sion and refreshments were served at
the conclusion.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13
SUCCESSFUL p p

At the conclusion of the New Eng
land supper given by the ladies of
Circle A, in the Presbyterian Church
last Thursday evening, all declared it
to have been a great success. Over
$100 was cleared, and a large number
of fancy articles, which were on sale,
were disposed of. Everyone present
enjoyed the occasion.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13
LAWMAKERS TO MEET.

Ten tramps will be taught the art
of making hay on Thursday night
when Kinewaugha Loft of Haymakers
hold a moving party in Red Mems
Hall. The tramps will be given in
structions in some strenuous work and
some business will be transacted be-
fore refreshments are enjoyed.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13
MASONIC TEMPLE
DRIVE SUCCESS
Craft Responds to Call for Funds
For Imposing Structure and
$421 $50 Realized.

Win the committee on the Masonic
Temple Drive completed its work of
tabulating returns of subscriptions on
Saturday night, at the Steel Pier, in
Atlantic City, it was found that the
sum asked for to erect the structure
had been oversubscribed several thou
sand dollars already and with several
o subscriptions yet. to come in
from various places where local Mas
ons had gone on business or pleasure
and could not be reached in time to
have their reports received when the
drive closed. The handsome sum of
$421,S50 has already been pledged for
the work and when all the subscrip-
tions are accounted for it is believed
the building, fund will reach at least
a half million dollars.
The worb of building the temple
will be commenced sometime in 1923
and the temple will be completed in
about two years. There are twelve
organizations which will Occupy the
building for meeting purposes as well
as the social functions for which it
will be used. The organizations in
terested are Trinity, Belcher and At
lantic Blue Lodges, Trinity Chapter,
Atlantic ~Commandery, Trinity Council,
Shrine Club, Atlantic Forest, Tall Ced-
ars, All-Time Grotto and three Chap
tiers of the Order of Eastern Star.
Many Pleasantville and other main
land Masons contributed literally to
the temple fund. While they are not
members of the blue lodges of Allan
tic City because of residence in the
jurisdiction of other Blue Lodges, yet
they hold membership in the Chapter,
Commandery, Council, Shrine Club,
Tall Cedars and Grotto.
The final standing of the teams en-
gagged in the drive is as follows:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13
lakewood NEWS.

An important business meeting of
the. lakewood Baptist Church will oc-
cur at 2.30 o'clock, Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 18th. The pastor, Rev. r. b.
Mahoney, urges all the congregation
to attend, also the Trustees of the
church. Services hereafter will be at
2.30 D. m. Sundays.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13
You'll Like This One.

Tourist in r. r. Restaurant+Two
ham sandwiches, please, to take with
me.
Waiter (yelling to kitchen )-Trav-
cling pigs-a pair,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13
Cause and Effect.

"Whewi Do you call that coffee?
1t looks like mud"
why shouldn't it? Only this NOR
ming it was ground"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13

There is no expedient to which a
man will not resort to avoid the real
labor of thinking. - Sir Joshua Rey4
nolds.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13

In this weather a man is justified In
wearing his whiskers long enough to
keep a kiss from skidding, opines a
local love-sick youth.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13

Field goals. myers o, BdTH1IL T,
Ortendahl 6, Enderlin 2, Payne 3, Al
kahn 5, Brewer 2, Galen 2, Abrams
8, Conley 1; Foul goals: Barnett 2,
Enderlin l, Payne l, Brewer l, Galen
l, Abrams l, Conley l.
On Thursday night the Soldiers will
meet the strong Owl A. C. of Atlantic
City.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13

.Gran'pa says: After all, folks are
pretty much the. same whether they
push the pen handle or the pillow ham
die.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-13

Field goals: Myers 6, Regain 6, Or
tendahl 3, Payne 2, EnderNh 2, Peter
son 2, Bencoil /, Horton 3, Miller 2,
Lovett /; Foul goals: Myers l, Regain
2, Bencoil l, Horton 2, Lovett l, Best
3.
Last Thursday night the Legion
team defeated the M. e. Blatt team,
of Atlantic City, by a score of 40-31.
The summary for this game was as
follows:
Evening star., 1922-07-16
The Top of the Sea.

1T appears that there are man.
pleasant occupations open to tn
sea fisherman besides fishing. In thi:
relation there may be mentioned thu
instance of the plankton. or foatint
life, of the ocean. The upper water
contain eggs of fishes. crustaceans il
their larval stage and hosts OF VAR
Gus things too numerous to mention
many of which are OF great beauty
both of form and color.
1t requires no hard labor and IL
costly apparatus to collect. for top
net is easily made and as easii:
worked. A ring OF stout brass o.
painted iron about a foot in diamete
is fitted to the mouth OF bag Of fn'
muslin about two feet long. This ii
suspended evenly by three or fou.
cords of equal length TO an ordinar!
handline and towed behind a boa
moving at rate of not more than
mile an hour or lowered from the enc
of a pier when the tide is moving. -
At intervals the net can be takei
up ana the contents washed out inu
a. large pickle bottle OF clear SCI
water. Then they can be picked on
one by one with glass tube .
pipette and transferred to a smai
vial Of spirits for preservation an
examination at leisure. None OF thes
will live, out of the sea. Many ca'
be we'll examined with q strong han'
magnifying glass, but others, such a
the ash eggs, require the powers OF
m4croseope-
Evening star., 1922-07-16

"Egypt's queen" she gasped. She's
showing him the $1,000 set! She must
have gene clean dany!"
Interested in spite OF herself. she
moved toward them. He saw her
first. He regarded her. humor light
ing his eyes. Then he turned back to
Nan.
I'm an old busybody. but my years
bring me certain privileges. I'm glad
that chose to exercise them. even IL
it seems inexcusable to you" he said
Then, raising his voice, he added.
You can charge the set and send IT,"
Nan looked up. incredulous.
Then you really.-really want it?"
IT want that-too," he said signifi-
cantly.
Mae missed the significance. Her
jaw dropped open.
"Too?" her thoughts echoed. WELL
for the love Of Pete"
An elderly woman, who wished to
see glazed teapots. kept her busy for
the next twenty minutes. Then:
WELL" Mae demanded of Nan.
|."who was he-Croesus ]. Midas
himself"
He wanted a tea set for a wedding
present" said Nan eyasively.
I'll say So" acknowledged Mae.
But who'd although that old coot
had a nickel to his name. A thousand
dollar tea set, Some people certainly
have all the luck. What else did he
buy"
Nan looked at her, perplexed.
What else?"
He said he wanted that. too. Say,
what are you blushing about?"
From the elevator well came the
sound of door slip open and the
elevator mans husky baritone:
rCh;na, bathroom fixtures, fireplace
nxtures-"
Nan, seeking escape, moved swiftly
that way. and then as swiftly sought
sanctuary behind one of those pillars
which give salesladies chances to
hide. like startled nymphs. from pros
pective purchasers. Only he wasn't
a prospective purchaser and he had
already seen her.
Nan" he cried breathlessly: Any
body who covers the ground between
Evening star., 1922-07-16

tom Of the flower basket that had
caused all the trouble. For a mo.
ment she held the little yellow roses
tenderly in her hands.
Mr.. Lawrence Ballard Flint" she
thought. smiling whimsically, a little
ruefully, you're nobody at all, and
yet you've cut out real man.
pretended you were everything
wanted lover to be. and then / could
see that Bob wasn't You and
wouldn't bore each other. ever. Wee
laugh lat things that Bob wouldn't
things Bob wouldn't think were inter
esting and have friends that Bot
wouldt think it was worth while TO
know. / guess I've fallen in love witt
you" She lifted the little yellow roses
and buried her face in their fragrance
"Oh. Mr.. Lawrence Ballard Flint Gs
wish you were real"
THE hot September sun beat agains
the partly lowered green shade
in the Footlight ONCE. 1t was
Saturday noon, nearly closing time
and David Lockwood dropped Tbs
black hood over his typewriter and
leaned back in his swivel chair. draw
ing down his sleeves. His assistant
was still at bit of work she wal
trying to finish. Two or three time,
Lockwood looked over at the ben
head. Twice he opened his lips u
speak; twice he closed them in 81.
self possessed editor of the Footligh
had something he wished but wal
finding difficult to say.
There, That's done jamie,
dropped her pencil. pushed back the
pile of papers.
Il suppose you're engaged for thn
afternoon. aren't you?"
Janice glanced up in surprise. II
was the first time the editor of the
Footlight had vouchsafed any inter
est in his assistants outside -o:iic,
plans.
NO" she said. I'm not. ! dom
know Just what l am going to do
Again Lockwood hesitated. fher
he mustered up courage and said:
We DeeQ sent couple OF tlChets
for a kind of country fair de luxe
somewhere up on Long Island. Woulo
you care anything about going out
That is. unless you see SO much oi
me here that you couldn't face doins
overtime
Now, this invitation might hav,
been the most casual interoffice cour-
tesy in the world, merely a pleasant
time killer for two unoccupied peo
pie. But there was no reason for i
casual -hiliing suggestion TO turr
an experienced man OF slightly over
thirty suddenly as awkward. al
eagerly fearful as a bushing bog
Janice glanced across and met his eyes
I'D love to CO." she said. And shs
wondered If he could HEAR the word,
above the amazing laundering of hei
heart. For in that brief glance jamie,
suddenly knew why Lawrence Ballard
Flint had seemed so real, why She
had always pictured him as smiling
with a friendly, quizzicsl. crooked
smile that tipped up a little at on.
side.
Copyright All rights reserved.
Evening star., 1922-07-16
By Royal Brown

- -.u W 81.
the Ames building and Endicott's AZ
swiftly as he had cannot be other
than breatfless. '1s 1t trueI'
Isis what true?"
What grandfather said he's-hs's
sure off" he demanded. And will
you come with me to take dinner with
him tonight? He told me to ask you
Will your
IT was much more than an invita-
ton to dinner that he was SO wist-
fully waiting her answer TO. and she
knew it.
docs he really want me-to:
she temporized in voice she hardly
recognized as her own.
Does he, Oh, Nan. he's as crazy
about you as / am"
At that Mae, who had been listen
ing with both her ears and her mouth
as weil-at least IL was wide open
shrugged one shoulder expressively.
''oh, don't mind me-" she said. II
beat it,"
To Stella Stacy, in bathroom FIX
MI CO. She
"Oh, she's hooked him all right
Some men fall for that stand-offiist
game. Me--Im Just natural and my
self at all times. / don't pretend Il
be a modest violet, but. believe me"
-virtuously-"if a guy rushed in ano
tried to propose to me during busI-
ness hours I'd tell him where he got
or"
Even IL he had a millionaire
grandfather suggested Stella un.
kindly. :.
II wouldn't marry a man named
Sky for two million" retorted Mae
She shifted Adisdainfuily. sky! SIX,
terrier, 1 say"
Eventually. however. she relentee
and sent Mrs. Schuyler Taylor a wed
ding present.
Her and me-" she explained to al
and sundry. worked in the same de-
partment, yknow. And We were just
like sisters. We had a lot in common
y'see, because we didn't either of US
hafta work-just doing it for fun
y'know."
Copyright. 1922 All rights reserved,
Evening star., 1922-07-16

him-not the least little bit. Else
she couldn't look at him like that
SO hard and unyielding.
81 suppose" he said bitterly. that
it's useless for me to try TO explain"
Nan managed to make her eyes
meet his and to control her voice.
1T is" she said firmly.
For an instant he gazed at her.
Then, without a word, he turned
away. As for Nan. an instant later
the traffic policeman took her firmly
by the arm.
Look here, young woman" he
said, you wait until 1 give the signal
for crossing the street or you'll land
in the hospital"
Nan hardly heard him. When he
| released her she continued on to the
Common. To think that he-that he
was that kind. Hardly conscious of
| what she did, she slipped to a seat
| beside the frog pond. Men passing
by eyed her curiously, but she was
unconscious of them. She cast a
quick glance at the clock in the
steepie of the Park Street Church.
and started forthwith for Endicott's.
The woman who works has no time
to weep, at least during business
hours. And. anyway. she had no in
tention of weeping. She
Perhaps I can interest you in
china tea SETS" suggested the old
| gentleman, without malice.
She glanced UP and saw, not the
battered hat nor his shabby overcoat,
| but his face. A shrewd, keen face,
| yet kindly as he smiled at her.
"Oh. excuse me-" she apologized.
And. hardly realizing what she was
saying, added. "Im a little upset"
Young people often are" he OBJ
served. His eyes studied her an in
slant longer. Then. Haven't you any
| tea sets that could present to a
| bride with some degree of taste
something that wouldn't cause her to
| put poison in my tea the first time /
called on herr"
LIS whimsicality was contagious.
- She smiled, If uncertainty.
"Of course" she said. "Over this
way. This is the set of q Thousand
Wise Man. You can see their faces
on the cup here
She passed 1t to him. He held 1t
| in the masculine way. gingerly. as If
| It were baby.
How much is this set?" he asked.
1T depends. Half dozen cups and
| saucers would cost seventy-nve dol
lars. If you wanted the whole. serv-
| Ice, and perhaps matched plates.
| too"
1T would cost much more" he COM
| mented dryly. He handed the cup
/ back to. her. II wonder II a tea set
! is what I really want, after ALI. Or
perhaps 1 should say what she wants
Mae, one may be sure, would have
I been >on to that dodge. -Four
flusher" would have been har inner
! comment. Hes gotten In too deep
and Is trying to back out without log
ing face '.'i77-,,7
! Nan, however. waS-well. less ex-
perienced perhaps.
] 1T depends upon what else she'll
! have for presents. If she has lois Of
/ other things, too. she'd adore q tea
| set"
;, He seemed to turn this over. In his
mind. Then his eyes feir upon the set
of sets. 30 regal that. ii had . glass
easS ali to itself, like eeramlcs. Ia the
! Art Museum, s.ss .s. 81 Isl
Evening star., 1922-07-16

What's that one?" he asked.
It's a reproduction said Nan
Persian luster and underglaze color.
There's a plate like it at the Art
Museum"
She paused to stoop and open the
case.
DO you go to the Art Museum
often:"
She looked up. surprised.
why. I've been several times. al
though"-she blushed unaccountably
mot lately. Being in the. china de-
partment here, I was interested in
knowing all I could about ceramics"
II began to suspect you of ambi-
tions." he broke in. What are they?"
"Why-to be a buyer some day"
ITO be a buyer" he repeated.
Then, very deliberately. he added.
Does that preclude marriage--or
have you never considered that?"
The quick color flooded her cheeks.
Yet, somehow. she never thought Of
resenting the question. His hat was
shabby and SO was his coat, but he
had the head of an old Roman en-
peror.
Never" she said and il some peo-
pie would have wondered at the utter
finality of her tone, the old gentleman
apparently did not.
He considered her briefly.
I'm sorry" he said, yet there was
a note of whimsicality in his voice
Because a certain young man abso-
al lafl
while ago by bursting in on me with
wild tale that began with some
thing about a peachblow vase in the
Art Museum. and ended with a threat
to go to New York and whip a GER
tain editor within an inch Of his life"
lie paused expectantly. But Nan
IL was beyond words. She could
only gaze at him. wide-eyed and be-
wildered.
Hes young and impetuous and
rather foolish" he resumed in the
same tone, but he's my grandson
and I'm sort of fond of him. Just
now he's seeing indigo because he be-
lieves that somebody doesn't care a
snap of her finger for him. else she'd
have trusted him. no matter what
anybody said. But 1 persuaded him
to stay in the office while well. in
vestigated."
Nan struggled to hnd her voice.
Then you're-you're-
I'm the eccentric old Bostonian.
always doing queer things" he ac-
knowledged. Then, his eyes search
ing hers as If he would see straight
through them to her heart, he added.
Are you absolutely sure you don't
want him, my dear? Because he
seems absolutely sure he wants you"
Mans eyes fell.
"He-he should have told me-" she
murmured.
"Tye admitted that he's young and
foolish. And love made him q little
worse than usual. that's all. He had
= notion that IL you knew just who
he fs-or perhaps should say who I
am-you'd be stand -ofiiish. because
shall 1 tell you exactly what he said
to me?"
Nan managed to nod.
."He said, i didn't have much
chance, anyway, and I thought Ia
better go slow, because she's as proud
as the devil, anyway.
Mae. returning from. her lunch At
!! that instant saw them standing
there. sss.
Evening star., 1922-07-16

luster. three seventy-fve; fruit and
flowers. four and a quarter-if you
want to go that high"
Once again she let her glance and
her thoughts pass away from him.
She was unaware he was studying
her or that his eyes were keen and
searching.
May l ask your nance" he asked
miIcly.
Mae wheeled upon him.
IF you're limiting that you're going
to report me- she said freezingly,
go ahead. My numbers eighteen
twenty-three."
Just then Nan appeared.
will you please wait on this
gen'lemun, Miss Wrenn?" called Mae.
I'm going to lunch. if you don't
mind"
y In the tail of which was concealed
the sting Of reproof. an Nan real
ICED 1t.
I'm sorry 1 was late" she mur-
INJURED.
you oughta be-" retorted Mae. and
stalked of like an offended goddess.
But in the dressing room her mood
changed. She had glimpsed in Mans
eyes that which filled her with almost
virtuous satisfaction.
They must of sure had one grand
spat," she assured herself
They had. AS Sky had eagerly sped
to meet her she had taken a tight
grip on herself. She reminded her
self that what she had read made no
difference to her-n6ne at all! Only
he hadn't been honest with her. and
she had no idea OF eating lunch with
him that day or any other.
where shall we go today?" he de-
manded, blissfully ignorant of this.
Now was the time to tell him,
calmly but with utter finality. that
there were reasons-she had no inten-
ton of going into the details-why
she preferred to eat alone hereafter.
90 far as he was concerned, and that
in the future he was to consider her
no friend of his. She had decided
lust how she would say 1t, refusing
any explanation, but that had been
thought out without his eyes meeting
hers, And they looked so nice and
honest.
"rd-Id rather walk frst." she told
him. and bit her lip to keep it from
quivering
something wrong:" he said with
instant sympathy. What is it?"
.I-I-" she began.
+
ND then it had all come out in
"A exactly the way she had deter
mined 1t mustn't. He listened. his
lips setting the tighter, his eyes on
her with an expression In them that
somehow made her angry what
right had he to look reproachfui?
You mean" he broke in finally
that you believe such a thing
printed in a paper like that?
Nan. heart-a modern business
woman really should not have such q
:hing-leaped at that. Perhaps =
You meant isn't trueF
IT. he had been less angry himself
less the affronted young male, his
heart would, have leaped. too' at the
en- aferness that, without her realixing
II, shone in her eyes and yibrated
through her voice. n
I .oh,. .it'a- true enough about my
grandfather--and my sister," ne ad-
mitted. s..
He paused to consider her. The
esgerness WAS gone from her eyes
now. ahe didn't, he. decided. care foI
Evening star., 1922-07-16

young man is associated with his
grandfather. who has long maintained
Offices in the Ames building for the
handling of his considerable fortune.
much of which is in real estate. Tae
question TO which every one in ne
know eagerly awaits an answer Is
whether the grandfather is acquies-
cent, believing that young men should
be winked at while sowing their wild
oats, or just unaware Of what is 60
ing on II the latter proves true, we
may yet see him advised of what Is
transpiring, acting the role Of bull
in a china shop"
To describe any young woman un-
der any circumstances as simply pop
eyed is ungallant. But no other terms
would have sufficed for Mae just then.
We'll, for the love of Pete" she
gasped. Wait until l show little Miss
Nose in -the-ai that! Perhaps after
this she'll give me credit for knowing
a thing or two. and not try the high
and lofty when 1 tell her something
for her own good"
Nan, however, failed to rise to Macs
expectations. ...-
"She tried to make me believe 1t
was nothing in her life," Mae con-
fided to Stella Stacy. in bathroom nx-
lures, at noon. ''But she didn't fool
me-not a bit! You'll remember /
never trusted him. And, say what
you will, an honorable gentleman
wouldn't complicate lady by putting
From the distance came a hail,
Miss Mnl-cahey. Miss Mul-cahey"'
Mae ignored it.
BELIEVE me-" she went on, I'D like
to be fly on the wall when she lights
, into him this noon. Yes, he was wait
ing, the same as usual. Gertie Moo
nan saw him outside. I'll bet he gets
a good earful before she's quite
through with him."
The advent Of Julie bort, laundry
| furnishings and electric washing ma
chimes, interrupted her.
There's an old gent looking for tea
i sets out there" said Julie.
II should worry" retorted Mae
| IT'S time Nan was back to relieve me
for lunch, anyway"
! Nevertheless, she did move Ian
! guidly forth. -
"sumpthing I can show you?" she
asked without enthusiasm.
!, X 4
THE old gentleman gave her a quick
glance. Il don't know exactly
! what 1 want" he said slowly. Its
/ to be a present for bride. 1 thought
that perhaps tea set would be nice.
Now. no girl becomes sales
woman in Endicott's until she ha.
passed through three-day course
Of intensive training. But to Macs
way Of thinking salesmanship was
| wasted on certain people. She had
already inventoried her customer and
had his nnmber. She gestured to-
ward a lowered nightmare.
'Special-two twenty-nine." she
/; vouchsafed negligentiy. 80 80. -'
Her gaze travelled of into distance
while one trim toe tip-tapped the
door impatientiy. What had got to
Nan--did she think that nobody else
had dates with gentleman friends to
!, keep?
Have you any other designs in
stock.' interposed meak voice.
Mae gave him iook-just . look
! Then she nodded toward whole ta-
bic full Of tea sets. e.zs
"All. specials" she said: The gold
ibands. two eighty -nine; sos and