The Glenwood post., 1923-09-13

eD~Ri9H1 by 0DRog II. DORIAN GOr1l
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER Living in a barn, con-
ysrted into dwelling. Mrs. Penteld u
manager Of an apartment building known
- the Custard Cup" originally "Cloistar
Court" Her income is derived from laun-
lry work. her chief patron being a Mrs-
Horauus Weatherstone. whom she has
nsyer seen. Living with lie, are "Crtnk"
AnA '"Thad," homeless ANAL boys whom
she has adopted. They all her "Penzie."
Thad tolls Penzie a strange man was In
curing for her under her maiden mama
CHAPTER ia tenant. Mrs. GuAais
boslsy. induces Penzie to take charge OF
package, which she does with some
NAgtvings.
CHAPTER III.-Searching a refuse dump
Cor things which might be OF value. Crink,
veteran at the game. encounters q small
GIRL Letue, who proves foemsn worthy
Of his steel He takes her to Penzie. and
LAtts Is adopted into the family.
occupy the loft above Mrs. Penheld's
CHAPTER vI.-Uncle Jerry meets Pru-
Asnce Hapgood. no longer young but at
tractve,, and the two appear to hits it
Fsnxiss. tells her of her engagement to
Dick Chase, also mutual friend
CHAPTER vII.-Frtendship developing
between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley.
husband of Gussie, worries Penzie.
CHAPTER VIII-Calming tenant,
breakdown. Mrs. Pendeld reveals the tras-
70 story of her own life, the sudden loss
u her three children In an epidemic and
the subsequent death Of her husband
CHAPTER IX--Lettie's pet aversion In
Tho Custard Cup has long been certain
Mr.. Josiah Wopple and the animosity cul-
inmates in a physical encounter In which
much water is spilled
CHAPTER X.-Dtck Chase confdes to
Mrs. Penfield that his fancee's step
mother. Mrs. Percy, by pleading phys al
helplessness, is seeking to prevent their
parriase. Penzie, skilfully exposes Mrs.
Percy's sham, and the latter is forced to
withdraw her objections
CHAPTER XI-The domestic difficult
ties OF the Bosleys become matter of
gossip among the ether tenants of The
custard Cup.
CHAPTER XII.-Lettie, having subtly
discovered her beloved Pennies distrust
Of Frank Bosley a companion of Uncle
Jerry. denounces Bosley and appeals to
sAla- ThAx i1.sSh .har
CHAPTER XIII-Endeavoring to pre-
vent the marriage of Lorene and Dick
Chase. Mrs. Percy succeeds In badly dam
aging Lorene's trousseau. Mrs. Pentield
by the hardest kind of work, repairs the
damage, and the wedding takes place.
CHAPTER XIv.-Remarks let fall by
Mrs. Bosley leave Penzie in utter be-
Eilderment as to the relations between
Uncle Jerry and the Bosleys. Uncle Jerry
u evasive in his explanations.
CHAPTER Xv.-In the absence of PEN
gle, Lettie "entertains' Prudence Hap
good and Uncle Jerry. with disastrous
results.
CHAPTER XvI-The small members
Of the Penfield household insist on
Christmas celebration, Lettie engaging to
provide a whole dollar for the occasion
She has an inspiration, and evolves a
machine" which she submits to ad-
first impressed, but finally sympathizes
with the earnestness of the child and
gives her dollar for the invention.
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. Penheld improves the
occasion to impress moral lesson on her
small charge. The Christmas celebration
IS a huge success.
CHAPTER XIX.-Many of Mrs Pen
fields customers being away from homs
during the holiday season, the little fam
lily is reduced to dire financial distress,
but they pull through. Gussie Bosley, de
spite Mrs Penheld's protests leaves Z
small parcel with her. A bundle of laun-
dry delivered to Mrs. Penheld from the
Weatherstone home was not Intended for
her, and Mrs. Weatherstone visits The
Custard cup to rectify the error She
fnds that Mrs Penfed has devised sys-
tenn Of renoyutinS certain fabrics, which
the visitor recognizes Of distinct value,
and arranses for Mrs. Penfelds lntroduc-
zion to a laundry manager. She also OBJ
iRlns an idea Of the living conditions
with Mrs Penheld's self-sacrihoing gem
eroslty. Mrs. Penfeld collects the rents
Of The Custurd cup, but Is not In time to
deposit the money in the bank, She places
IL with Mrs, Bosley'S parcel. In her alb
senee both money and parcel are stolen.
Mrs Peufeld is dazed by the misfortune,
and further myst.fied by the fact that
Thad has disappeared Lettle declares
she knows where he is, and sets out to
recover him.
81 got him, Penzle," she mumbled.
ST got him for vou L" Her eve
lids nu'tered her body swayed dlzzily
She threw up her armand plunged
forward to the floor Mt Mrs. Penfield's
feet.
As Mrs, Penticld gathered Lettie
into her arms. she wns Mortified to
find that the chlld's sleeve was soaked
with blood Lettle had not tainted
she ha1 fnl'en from dizziness She
was still dizzy. Mrs, pennel1 carried
her into the bedroom.
II was only II surface wound. the
bullet having grazed the flesh for some
distance, but the subsequent violent
exercise had made II bleed freely. Mrs.
Penfield washed and dressed It, refus-
ing meantime to listen to the Wild ex-
cited stories which both Lettie and
Thad were determined to tell They
We're home and safe; nothing else mat
tered.
1t was long time before she
soothed them; and after they had gone
to sleep, Mrs. Penfield kept vigil.
The crooked old clock had Travelled
to hnIf-past nine. and she had heard
nothing from the police station. Then