The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-27

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER Living In q barn, con-
vertsd into a dwelling. Mrs. Penfeld Is
manager Of an apartment building known
- the Custard Cup" originally "Cloister
Court Her income il derived from laun-
dry work, her chief patron being q Mrs
A0Iauus Weatherstone. whom she has
and Thad." homeless small boys whom
she has adopted. They call her "Penzie."
Tnaa tells Penzie strange man was In
CHAPTER ia tenant, Mrs. Gussie
= psSkass. which she q does sHe with iso some ne
mtsgtvings.
for things which might be of value, Crink,
vetsran at the game. encounters a small
gtrk Lsttie, who proves a foeman worthy
Lsrtis is adopted into the family.
CHAPTER Ty:.The stranger proves to
b 4rA Penheld's uncle Jerry. He an
nounces he is going to remain in the
Vicinity Of The Custard Cup.
CHAPTER v.-Uncle Jerry arranges to
OCCUPY the loft above Mrs. Penfield's
abode.
CHAPTER vI.-Uncle Jerry meets Pru-
dencs Hapgood, no longer young, but at
6Acdve, and the two appear to hits 1t
en well. Lorene Percy. young friend Of
Dick Chase. also mutual friend.
CHAPTER vII.-Friendship developing
between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley.
husband of Gussie. worries Penzie.
Mrs.. Sanders, on the verge of nervous
breakdown. Mrs. Penfield reveals the trag-
70 story of her own life. the sudden loss
Of her three children in an epidemic and
n q ha nd
CHAPTER Ix.-Lettie's pet aversion in
Mr.. Josiah Wopple, and the animosity cui-
inmates in q physical encounter In which
much water Is spilled
CHAPTER x.-Dfck Chase confides to
Mrs. Penfield that his fancee's step
mother. Mrs. Percy, by pleading physical
marriage. Penzie skiifully exposes Mrs.
Percy's sham. and the latter is forced to
withdraw her objections.
CHAPTER xI.-The domestic difficult
tics of the Bosleys become matter of
gossip among the other tenants of The
Custard Cup.
CHAPTER xII.-Lettie, having subt1y
discovered her beloved Penzie's distrust
Of Frank Bosley a companion of Uncle
ship. They laugh at her.
CHAPTER xuI-Endeavoring to pre-
vent the marriage of Lorene and Dick
Chase. Mrs. Percy succeeds In badly dam
aging Lorene's trousseau- Mrs. Penfield.
BY the hardest kind of work, repairs the
damage. and the wedding takes place.
Nrs Bosley leave Penzle In utter be-
Wtlderment as to the relations between
Uncle Jerry and the Bosleys. Uncle Jerry
b svasive In his explanations.
CHAPTER xv.-In the absence of Pom
Hie, Lettie "entertains" Prudence Hap
good and Uncle Jerry. with disastrous
results.
CHAPTER xvI.-The small members
Sf the Penfield household i,u Old insist u,o on a a
provide whole dollar for the occasion.
6he has an inspiration. and evolves .
SsA sas ss ;nem to Is an mot
with the earnestness Of the child and
gives her a dollar for the invention.
CHAPTER xvII.-Mrs. Penfeld and
Lettie go shopping and with infinite craft
the dollar is expended.
CHAPTER XvIII.-In her Joy over the
coming festivities Lettie actually makes
friends with her longtime enemy. Mr.
Wopple, and Mrs. Penfield improves the
occasion to Impress a moral lesson on her
small charge. The Christmas celebration
II huge success
CHAPTER XIx.-Many of Mrs. PEN
fields customers being away from home
during the holiday season. the little fam
lily is reduced to dire financial distress.
but they pull through. Gussie Bosley, de-
spite Mrs. Penfield's protests. leaves a
small parcel with her. 4 bundle Of iaun-
Weatherstone home was not intended for
her. and Mrs. Weatherstone visits The
custard Cup to rectify the error. She
tenn of renovating certain fabrics, which
the visitor recognizes as of distinct value,
and arranges for Mrs. Pentield,s introduc-
ton to laundry manager, She also OBJ
tains an idea of the living conditions
of the very poor. and is impressed
ernst1 @ MRS pehne ns,d noilacfs ,bs rena geh
of The Custard Cup, but is not in time to
deposit the money in the bank. She places
sence M'h both l' money s and % parcel are S stolen
Mrs. Penfield is dazed by the misfortune,
and further mystif1ed by the fact that
Thad has disappeared. Lettie declares
she knows where he is. and sets out to
recover him.
CHAPTER Xx.-Lettie has connected
Frank Bosley with Thad's disappearance
She hurries to n house which she knows
Making her escape with him. she is shot
at and slightly wounded by law officers
who raid the place. but she brings Thad
ing money, informing Mrs. Penfieid that
Frank Bosley was the thief and that he
and Gussie are under arrest, both being
members of an Illicit drug combine and
counterfeiting gang. the parcel Gussie left
with Mrs. Penfield containing counterfeit
money which Gussie was afraid to keep
in her home. He has been trailing the
gang, doing secret service work. this ex-
planning the seeming mystery of his ac-
tons. An Interview with the laundry
manager results in Mrs. Peafeld's being
engaged to introduce her metEyd, assuring
her an income of about 1000 year. She
arranges to move into fiat in The Gus
tara Cup.