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retorted Felice.

This, .a retorted aF0llc0. 4
why. .livin: In one room. gettin'
meals on . one lung gar ntove and
bein 'cooped up away from the birds
an butterflies an dowers."
Birds an butterflies don't mean
anything in M; young life." Felice
answered. ats poached eggs that
holds my interest Just now. I'm hum
cry enough to eat a leather flap
Jack"
~But Felice, you don't understand.
You've never lived IN the country.
You don't know what a glorious feel
In it ID to sit on the cool green grass
at night an watch the Ayenies an
listen to the hum Of hundreds OF
small insects. You feel so peaceful
an calm, an the little breezes that
come feels like the touch dr angel
WINGS
"Guess that hymn rather got OF
your nerves, didn't 1t, dearie?" Fe,
lice paused in her rather elaborate
toilet. "Your prayer meetin' leade,
went by the door just as you were
recitin' your little ditty! Guess hi
took 1t in, all right II you look Out
the window you might get & chance
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the generous bottle Of camphor on
the top shelf of the kitchen cup
board. He could get in the kitchen
door-and-he did. Camphor. bottle
not in place. He had moved the
priceless bronze pitcher, thinking the
bottle might De behind it. Had held
it gingerly, and all that, but n Of
those blamed mosquitoes had lit on
his hand. and he'd batted it, and the
pitcher had fallen out Of his hands
and left the handle
'"That cemented HANDLED" groaned
.Corneiia. "If 1t hadn't been for the
mosquito
IF 1t hadn't been for your. mos
quito. you wouldn't be here taking
to me- the attorney.man retorted.
@You say that nothing else ever
wakes you."
SIR Il hadn't been Tor your mos
quito, over on the island. vow
wouldn't 10 here NOV. ritter The cam
Sphop-bottle. Here, take some. but 4
won't do sany rood. But, int prs-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-31

What a funny place! And what
an odd looking box,"'exclaimed the
surprised boy.
"oh. Jim! What II it should be
Aunt .Nancy's money!"
And Hope fairly few. out Of the
cellar.
Don't wait q minute, dear! Let's
get home, so pa can open it."
And, wrapping the little trunk In
her cape, they raced home, without
stopping for >Rover. who a still
loudly %imploring the woodchuck to
come out and be eaten.
Rushing into the house, they tried
to see who could talk the fastest.
For mercy's sake" said Mrs. Ben
nett, where have You been? What
ails your face. Jim?"
"Oh, Ma! We went for a walk
-" began Hope. 40. 49,
"And Aunt Nancy's house is all
burned down." broke in Jimmie.
BE quiet. James! Now go on,
Hope!"
Jimmie iell into the cellar. and
we found a hPle, and this was in it."
finished the excited girl. nearly out
of breath.
There was a queer look on the face
fof Mr.. Bennett, and his wife turned
so white that 1t frightened poor jim
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know about this Charlie business. II
soin' to hitch up With hin, I.
want to know II. I don't want to be
left in the lurch like . discarded
"Felice. dear" did you ever hear
Of driftwood?" Susie questioned,
That's what tho minister preached
about this mornin.. l couldn't quits
get what he was amin at so ! whts-
pered to Charlie an asked him. an
Felice, that's what you an I are
driftwood-driftwood on the stream
Of life. An by an by, II we keep on
goin'. we'll get caught on tina reefs
an go to smash, an no cnell know
or care what becomes OF us.
$50 / made up my mind that i
wouldn't be driftwood any longer. J.
am goin' to be good. strong wood
with a sound heart SO when the right
times comes Lean make a bright
CHEEKY fire on Charles hearth. An
1 want you to stop driftin' toward
the reefs, too, Felice. There's some
one waitin' for you to provide light
an warmth for him, an you can't
do it II you're not sound an true"
Felice turned toward Susie and
smiled. "Those hymns an sermons
certainly do have a queer effect on
you. but you sure have got a way Of
reachin' a persons soul If they've got
any. So I'll try to stop driftin, SUI
sic, an send out a few green leaves
an blossoms instead. for l, know
that driftwood is dead-at the heart"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-31
THOUGH e vas 4 hot Sunday
morning, the bedroom cur

'"TO SW NAAN~S
morning. the bedroom cur
etaina we're drawn. Evidsntlt
the girls Intended sleeping late to
make up for what they hid lost dur
ing the week. A thin stream OF sun
light pushed its way between the
curtain and the window: lazily cross
ing the rooms. 1t lightly touched the
measre furnishings. resting for .
moment on the silken hosisry and
crepe dresses hastily Aung on a
chair, then Passing On to. the faces
Of the sleepers. Pretty girls. they
were; tho one . vivid auburn type.
the other a decided brunette !.
THE humble room. contrasted with
the silken garments and bobbed
heads, spoke of lightness Of charac-
ter. The furniture was cheap and
plain. the walls were bare, Of pictures
and the two or three books on the
table were Of the dime novel variety.
Evidently every penny the girls
earned was spent for clothes and
amusements. ~
Someone In the next room was
playing i phonosraph. and strains
Of Jesus. Lover Of MY SOUL" filter
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and 1 after him. He's here tied up
in my apron" @
"Lemme have him. Ill take care
Of Dennis after this. You're cold.
Callie. We must get you home"
There was a clumsy tenderness in
the homely words Martha pressed
closer to Nathan's shoulder.
Nathan, I'm not afraid any long
er. If 1t is the real thing 1t never
dies. But, oh. my big boy, it can get
SO hurt that it will 60 awayMand
hide"
at will never have to hide in our
home, dearp Nathan assured her
with a comforting clasp.
I'VE must hurry them home now.
But. Nathan" she relaxed against the
stalwart arm with a gurgle of laugh
ter. Promise me you'll never. never
use ~toe-paper." -
Never" vowed Nathan emphat-
ically.
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mic who crept to his mother and hid
his face on her shoulder, regardless
of blood and dirt. r.,
1t was only the work of a moment
to pry open the lock and tear cut
the layer of cotton that came first
And what a sight there was, For
the box was just packed with shining
gold and silver pieces, for Aunt
Nancy had no faith in paper cur
rency.
Mr.. Bennett looked at his wife,
who vas crying silently. but Hope
danced wildly about.
ooh, pa, count it! Count it," she
cried.
Perhaps there is enough to a
the MORTGAGE"
And sure enough, there was, and
more, too. So instead Of the warm
Ing the children had kisses and
tears Of thankfulness. *
I've been a very good boy since I
started going to Sunday-school.
haven't II"
Eyes, dear. you've been very good
indeed"
And you don't distrust me any
more, do your. ~
mo, dear"
Then why do you hide the jam r,
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so nice after me being 10 horrid to
hlm?"
! Evidently he goes by the Bible
and believes in returnin' good for
evil" Felice moved toward the door.
We'll. II / don't get a move on Ill be
losln'mv job. And. Susie. dear. don't
do too much day dreamin' today or
you'll lose yours. By-by dearie."
Many times that summer Susie
found flowers outside her door; and
there were chance meetings. too, by
which she learned that the giver's
name was Charlie Ellison and that
he had lived with his aunt in the
country until he came to the city
to work.
"And he always goes to church on
Sundays" marvelled Susie in a con-
tidential chat with Felice. II told
him IL he played hymns cause he
was lonesome that we wouldn't mind
hearin' EN- once in a while, only for
goodness sake to wait until after 9
o'clock Sunday mornin's."
Somehow, Felice began to feel that
there was something back Of the
friendship between Susie and Char
lie. Susie did not accompany her to
dances now. She said they did moi
interest her and she got worse and
worse. according to Felice until one
Sunday morning she announced that
she was going to church with Char.
lie.
NOW. look here" Felice begar
when Susie returned, II want tt
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The Old House
ETIEN1,9G%AEI-%A

Let's Il, up to the old house and
have . grand hunt" said Jimmie.
Come on: Revert ~
The road ran through a shady
wood, whore wild flowers mingled
with graceful, ferns. 1t was a favor.
lite walk Of theirs, and they enjoyed
it vastly, especially Rover,
Many a partridge he, sent, booming
and squirrels chartered at him
from the trees.
After q while they left the ROAD
for pleasant fields filled with COLDER
rod and purple asters. Rover saw a
great clumsy w%oodchuck, who
whistled saucily at him, SO he left
the children for the sake of driving
Master Chucky into his hole, and
then digging ~frantically to get him
out again. Il
I'VE can't wait for Rover" said
Hope. Il.
"why'ee! Where in the world is
the house?" ID.
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0AY. Hope, read on, won't. you? I
- want TO hear some more about
David Harum."

AASPOy eau OASiWOA S.Jo0 Il
-. want TO hear some more about
David Harum."
It was a beautiful day in Septem-
Der. The sky was softly blue with
clouds along :the west trailing ragged
'tringes Of foamy white. 81
"A country road ran toward the
north, reaching out friendly arms to
the east and west. dotted here and
there with COMFORTABLE farm houses.
At one Of these. under q shady
porch; covered with yoodbine. were
two children. Hope. the eldest. 9
thoughtful bright-eyed girl, had been
reading to- the curly-haircd boy
stretched at her feet. With M arm
over a handsome spaniel.
After . long silence, Jimmie gal
UP to get . better tvisw Of his sisters
face. What are you dreaming
about, Hope?" said he.
Tin thinking how hard 1t will be
to 60 away and leave III nice home!
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-31

said Hope, her lips quivering.
Hope Bennett" exclaimed Jim
mie:: What In the name Of common
sense do you mean"
"Oh; l forgot! You did not know,
what pa and ma we're talking about
last night: 1t seems that when
grandpa was i'll SO long, pa gave
r. mortgage on the farm: and
now he is going to foreclose the
mortgage. and we will have to give
up our home"
Poor Jimmie looked as II the end
of the world had come; then putting
his arms around Hope, he tried his
best to comfort her. II don: won
der you can't read, pussy! Don't
you wish there was ! David Harum
here to pay OF the mortgage Tor us
a he did for the woman IL the
story?:"
Yes! or that w could nnG
Great-Aunt Nancy's money" said
Hope.
LA-N aEF Ear - aFH#. nH
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One Sunday Morning

RS@E0 - Q9&.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
HONEYMOON Ended.

The Woman has friend who was
recently married. When the wedding
day was five weeks past Mrs. New
bryd was invited to tea one after
noon.
"Well." asked the Woman, during
slight pause, "how Is everything"
"0h, tine." said Mrs. \. b. en-.
Enthusiastically. Then she added; "But
our honeymoon ended today
"Why, what do you mean? A
honeymoon lasts forever. IL you want
II to-"
Mrs. N. b. laughed and shook hev
hear.
NO" she said, with amused sad.
ness, ours is ended. George told me
this morning my rouge showed,"-Chi-
cago Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06

struck everyone, and the same WORD
left every lip: Fire."
A stampede seemed imminent, Then
the hero OF the hour rose from his
seat In the stalls
keep your seats" he shouted.
His words and manner treasured
the terror-stricken people in the thea
ter. Shamefacedly, they sank back
one by one into their seats.
Slowly, as If about TO speak, the
man strobe to where there was now
an open avenue of exit. Then, with.
out II moments hesitation, he rushed
Tor the door.
Once outside, he mopped his fore
head. and murmured, breathlcssly
well, someone's saved, anyway
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06

such an extent that Il practically
stopped the supply. A test developed
il feet OF sand and small gravel. A
threefourths-lnch pipe to the sand
was inserted and air forced to the hot
tom, the rising bubbles keeping the
water disturbed and the sand in sus-
pension. and II was thrown out very
quickly and at little expense. In an
other case the well was 2s6 feet deep
with an eight-inch easing, and the
sand was beginning to shut Off the
supply and get into the pump. There
was available only 100 feet of one-half.
inch pipe, which was connected up
with compressor. The rising mir
created enough suction to lift the sand
and the water was clear and running
free of sand nj the end Of % minutes"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
MEN BLIND TO WOMAN'S
SUFFERING.

How many men, think you, have
any idea of the pain Ndured by won.
en- in their own HOUSEHOLD, and often
without a murmur. They have no
patience when the overworked wife
and mother begins to get pale, have
headaches. backaches faint spells, or
lis melancholy and cannot sleep. There
is help for every woman in this con
dition. as evidenced by the many vol
untary letters of recommendation
which we are continually publishing
in this paper for Lydia L. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound 1t will pay any
woman who suffers from such all
'ments to give II q trial.--Advertise
men,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
Potatoes From Ash Heap.

st. Johnsbury, Vt, does not have to
wait to hear from California, Florida
or the warm Islands of the sea for new
potatoes. A wel.known Eastern ave-
hue bookstore man reports that Gus.
toners of his brought into his store
March 10 some new potatoes sproute6
and grown on an ash hemp in the
town this spring.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
PUMPED SAND OUT OF WELL
Use Of Compressed Air for the Pur.
pose Saved Good Deal Of
Time and Money.

The successful use of compressed
mir in freeing deep wells OF sand plugs
Is described BY Dennlson Falrchild In
the Engineering News-Record. He
says.
zone well, with an elght-inch casing
Id5 feet deep tfrom which about 100.
600 gallons Of water was pumped
daily. became clogged with sand TO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
Her lauahter Too Hearty.

We have often heard the expression,
"spllt her sides laughing" but have
never known II to actually happen.
However. Fostoria, Ohio, woman
laughed for five minutes ut n funn,
story. While doing SO, she felt pc
cullar pain in her right side. The pain
increased and doctor was called,
who found that she had broken a rib
from the exertlon of laughing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
what stevenson Thought Of Music.

Robert Louis Stevenson said: "Te
make a home out OF a household, given
the raw matcrial-to wiz wife, chill
dren, n friend or two, and n house
two things are necessary. These are
a good fire and good music. And In
asmuch as we can do without the fire
FOR half the year | may say music Is
the one essenliaL"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06

those near the
stage became con-
sclous of Il stir
and hurrylng be-
hind the scenes.
A faint smell be-
gan to p-rSade
the atmosphere /;
smoke came from
the wings.
In an instant
the same thought
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
Woman and ALL

"The average persons idea of art"
says Weimer, us woman with no
clothes on" But the first artful wom-
an put clothes on herself.-vlrglnia
Pilot.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
Wanted AT Once
.OLD JUNK

Morris Levin will pay the highest cash
prices for the following:
HOUSE RAGS. ...,....1c per Pound
IN BUNDLES,
SOC Per 100 Pounds.
IN BUNDLES.
75c Per 100 Pounds.
Telephone 1851 or Send Card and
Truck viii Callimmediately at Your
- ~ 4 N'House.
Morris Levin
Bennington,vt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-06
The SCRAP
| Book
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY
One Theater coer at Least Proved
the Posoessor Of Real Pres
ence OF Mind.

Z The second act had come to an END
and the curtain had fallen. Suddenly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-20
RAIDS MADE IN
QUEST OF LIQUOR
Police Make Arrests and Obtain
Evidence at Two West
Side Houses.

Two supposed speakeasies were
taided by police and detectives last
night, and a total of more than 200
gallons Of fermenting mash, four gal
lon, OF liquor and two stills. were
eeized.
At the home OF Henry Miller. s45
Orange street, the police claim they
caught Miller In the act of making a
sale of liquor. Sergeant Mcbride and
patrolnren Gaines and Krefsel com
rrised the raiding party. A search OF
the premises revealed two gallons Of
supposed liquor. Miller is charged with
selling liquor and with violating the
State liquor law in respect to possess
Ing excessive quantities of liquor.
Detectives Sutton. Kemski, Wallace
and Mcdaniel raided the home of Kon-
stanty Czerwinski, 416 Seventh ave-
nue.. Two jugs containing liquor
were found in the kitchen. In the cell
lar they discovered four 45-gallon
barrels and two 25-gallon barrels con-
tainine. mash. CzerwinslSi is charged
with violating the State liquor law.
In Municipal Court today hearings
in the cases of both men were con-
finued until tomorrow. John Tierney
. witness was held in 800 bail for his
appearance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-20
.|NCEND|ARY FIRE
THREATENS LIVES
or HOTEL BOARDERS
Goodness OF Women Prevented
Panic Among Guests at
Hotel Simon.
OIL SOAKED RAGS FOUND

Police ma flre department officials
admitted today that they arc con-
vinced the fire which occurred shortly
after l o'clock this morning In tho
shoe repairing shop Of A. Cardiilo. In
tho basement OF tho Hotel Simon. NJ
tho northeast corner OF Eighth md
King streets. was OF incendiary origin
and that they hnve on hand for So
luton another Of those mysterious
outbreaks which have been causing
both departments 80 much trouble
and annoyance for tho last several
months and none of which have ever
vet been satisfactorily explained
Tho presence Of rnGs soaked with
coal oil and scattered all over the floor
of the shoe shop is seid by the officials
To be convincing evidence tina, tho flre
was deliberately touched or by some
one, but no arrests have been made IN
connection with tho ease, although
Fire Marshal Ainscow and Captain ur
Detectives BENSON have mon AZ work
on the case. CardiliO the proprietor
WAS taken Co tho detective headauart-
err this morning and questioned for
sometime by Captain Benson. Mar
shal Ainsrow and Detective Riley. but
nothing that he could tell the officials
would throw any light on the origin
ot the blaze lie wns later dismissed
He claimed he locked up the store last
night ct 3 o'clock and everything was
all right In there then
The worst feature of the f,re - tho
fact that in the hotel rooms on the
floors above the store we're several
people asleep when the flames broke
out. The hotel was nlled with smoke
hut there was no Commoticn or er.
citement among the occupants, due
largely 80 the thoushtfulneas ot Mrs
Irene A. pickham. who - tho pro-
prietre~a, and Mrs. MAY Ievick. n
bosrder. and tho ono who nrst d.
covered the danger.
Continued en- mage q.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-20
WAR DEBT REFUNDERS
READY, ALLIES TOLD
Interest Cannot be Obtained in
Time to be Applied TO Bonus
Payments.
ny Associated Press TO Every Evening.

by Associated l'rcss 70 Every Evening.
Washington. April 20.--AIlied gov
ernments TO which the United States
extended loans during the World War
have been advised by the state De-
partment that tho American debt re-
funding commission is prepared to
begin negotiations for conversion of
the various loans amounting 70 II bill
lion dollars. into long time securities.
Treasury officials I'm making this
known today said the date Of tho
Inauguration Of the refundlng negotia-
tions could not no determined until
replies had been received from the
various allied governments.
Negotiations With Great Britain
over the conversion OF that natIon's
S.. 900 .000. 900 debt are expected. how
ever. 10 be started within the next
few weeks
In tho most favorable circumstance
Treasury officials doclared. Il was not
thought possible that sufficient pay
ments of interest could he obtained
from Great Britain or any OF the
other nations In time 10 provide for
the payment OF "a soldier bonus
Interest amounting 20 about $780,
100000 Will become due from Great
Britain In November, which OF itself.
1t was stated would bo insufficient for
bonus purposes. Il also was said
that such interest probably would bo
needed To meet various necessary cx-
lDendltures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-20
PARIS SAYS GERMANS AND
REDS ARE THREATFNTN0

Paris, April 20.-The German Cow
ernment says Emile Bure. in TsEclair.
has sent 10000 shock troops into
the Ruhr industrial region of tho
Rhine Valley and announces readiness
for resistance In Upper silesis. Mean
while the \Russian red armies are
threatening the Polish and Rumanian
frontiers
There is no time 20 lose II ws
want to avoid war; the writer COM
ments.
Chancellor Wirth. Genoa message
says. did not refuse 10 take under
consideration the abrogation Of ths
RussO-German treaty. in his conver-
sation with Mr.. Lloyd George.
The German delegation is activs
among the other delegations. said
these advices. in an effort 10 obtain
a repeal Of the Allied decision TO bar
it from the Russian Committee.
The Germans were particularly IN
sistent in pointing out to the Italian
delegation the departure Of the Ger
man delegates from Genoa would
greatly compromise the conference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-20
WOMEN VOTERS OPEN
BAL T|MORE PARLEY
League Delegates From All
Americas Hear Child Well
fare Discussed.
by Associated Press to Every Evening.

by Associated Press 70 Every Evening.
Baltimore. Ap~il Responding 10
the call of the National League of
Women Voters, women from all the
Americas assembled here today in
conference on subjects Of special con
Germ 20 women-education child wei
fare. women in industry. prevention
~ traffic In women. civil and political
status N women and international
friendliness. The league believes that
"friendliness with our neighhors'
countries will he stimulated and
strengthened when women from all
parts OF tho western hemisphere come
together for sympathetic study af
their common problems"
II Is the announced object Of the
conference 10 develop the closest pos
sibie cooperation between the women
OF these countries and Il IS hoped
eventually 20 develop this cooperation
throughout the world. Tho confer
ence will continue throughout satur-
day and will be followed on Monday
by regular annual convention Of the
National League Of Women Voters.
which will last all Of next week.
At the first round-table meeting OF
the Pan American Conference for
Women this morning the discussion
Of child-vrelfare was under the d!rec-
ton OF Niles Grace Abbott, Chief OF the
Chlds Bureau OF the Department Of
Labor. and Mrs. la Rue Brown. Chair
man OF the Committee on Child Wei
/ fare OF the National League OF Women
Voters. Mrs. J. W. Breschfield OF Lon
don, who arrived here was the princi-
pal speaker. Other speakers we're
Mrs. Vernon Kellogg OF Washing
/ ton. who attended the international
Conference Of Child Welfare last year
| in Brussels. Nine. Olga Capurro
Varela. wife OF the Minister from
Uruguay. and DR.. Josephine Baker
! director OF the Division of Child Hy-
giene of the Department OF Health.
/ New York
The afternoon session will deal with
education
! The conference actually got under
way yesterday with an all-day ses-
sion of the National Board OF the
/ league. which Is composed OF tho Of
/ ficors Of the league and what are
known as the Regional Directors. 90
/ OF whom there are seven.