The daily Alaskan., 1922-04-29
Miss Jerusha's Trip
 Abroad
By MARTHA MACwILLIAMS
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Q. Is22. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

e. ls22. by Mcclure NeWspAper syhulcA'e
 Repose being Mrs. Jenifer's long suit, she drowned severely when Bess Narn burst In upon her, saying breath lesSly: "I know you cant believe 1t but It's gospel true"
 "Calm yourself, Elizabeth-that Is, If what you are about to say needs to have me believe It." Mrs. Jenlfer in- terrupted with frosty dignity. yet gllmmer of keen interest In her small. sharp eyes. As principal of art and literature In the community high school at the county seat, she felt herself authority made manifest in the flesh over all the younger generation. Indeed, to say that she regarded her self as the first word of culture and likewise the last, would be hardly an oyerstatement of her spiritual ease.
 Miss Jerusha Kay Is going to Europe-for a six months tour battefelds and everything!' BeSs ex- pIoded. "and take Allie Locke with her, paying for both out of her own pocket"
 "Imposslblel Why, she has never even hlnted such a thing to me" Mrs, Jenifer said aCridly. "On the con- trary, she has been positively rude when once or twice I offered her ex- ceptlonal opportunity"
 "I know It's impossIble-stil It's so," Bess interrupted. Before she could say more Mrs. Jenifer had risen and was powdering her nose, the sure preliminary to putting on her hat You seem so positive, feel l must look Into the matter al once. Of course she will expect to join my party-we sail the first of the month. It will be very troublesome to make room for two extras at this late hour but perhaps the agency-yOu know 1t will do for me what lt will for no- body else"
 Don't bother. Miss JeruSha herself told me she had all arrangements msde-steamer tickets, berths-every- thing" Bess cOuntered, with thiuly- yelled satisfaction. "She wrote to another agency, way back ln the winter. setting the time so as to suit Allle-you know she had to teach until just week back"
 Mrs. Jenifer sank down, actually weak in the knees. For the first time since she had assumed headShip Of things In Hampton town, she felt her supremacy challenged in a vital point Throughout fifteen seasons she had regularly conducted parties abroad even In the heat of wartime there had been places and things to see. Lon don, for instance, Edinburgh, Spain and Rome. Also there had been pa- triotic opportunities which the Ns- ute lady had by no means neglected. There were folk mean enough to sug- geSt that lt was the handsome rake off from the agency more than the de- sire to spread sweetness and light that had prompted her activities. AS a consequence of those activities there was hardly anything In skirts betwlxt eighteen and eighty that could not boast souvenir postcards and Jumbled impressions, mainly inaccurate, of things overseas.
 Throughout Miss Jerusha, spInSter, wPll-to-do, somewhat cranky but of a golden heart, had scoffed stoutly at Such Outgoings and lnCOmings. l. was bad enough to have her quit the error of her ways Independently of Mrs. Jenifer. But to so making her own arrangements. and taking along pro tege. was adding insult dire to Injury all but mortal. Mrs. Jenlfer shook her head, muttering through set teeth: When Jerusha Kay finds herself stranded and In trouble, she need not hope for help from me"
 Apparently that day did not dawn. Miss Jerusha's pilgrimage went through with bells on-lf one may speak thus Of 2 thing so solemn as adventuring abroad She stayed the full six months. came back something thinner, but with s healthy color and new twinkle In her eyes that had never been solemn. Came alone. Allie had stayed behind In New York. A marvel all but equal to the going away of the phlr-AllIe was of the soft type, adorahly cuddly and cling ing, not In the least likely 10 yearn for a career. But beyond saving that the child was "all right, mighty busy and mighty happy" Miss JeruShR would not explain. Neither would she give any bill of particulars as to the wonders she had seen or missed the hardships she had encountered or the adventures that had sprung up in her path.
 Thus throughout a month she stImu- lated Hampton's curiosity until It was at fever heat. Meantime she cleaned house, after the real gaudy fashion of the elder time. Walls, rugs. floors windows, curtains, all mOvables. the most part of immovables, got a purI- aCation to remember. In addition now