The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-13
T Florence Bingham
Livingston
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Living In q barn. con.
vseted into = dwelling. Mrs. Penfield Il
mA1ASer Of an apartment building known
Csart" Her income IL derived from iaun.
dxY work. her chief patron being q Mrs
ASsaeas aasl n., Wsa;th,erstons. ;Ii, whom she has
and '-Thad." homeless small boy. whnr
e6A has adopted. They call her "Penzie"
Inaa tslls Penxie q strange raan was In
So1mS 1or ner under her maiden name
CHAPTER liza tenant, Mrs Gussie
Hooaey, induces Penxio to take charge Of
masgivinga. SA'
CHAPTER III.-Searching refuse oumv
fov tnin8s which might be of value, Crink,
vptoran At the game. encounters q small
gnS Letde, who proves foeman worthy
q bis steel He takes her to Penze. and
Lsttie u adopted into the family.
CHAPTER Iy:.The stranger proves to
b Mrs.. Penfeld's uncle Jerry. He an
nounoes 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-
dence Hapgood, no longer young, but at
Uaotve, and the two appear to hits it
on" we'll. Lorene Percy, young friend of
Penxie's. tells her of her engagement to
Dick Chase, also a mutual friend.
CHAPTER VII.-Friendship developing
between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley,
husband of Gussie. worries Penzie.
CHAPTER vIII.-Calming tenant.
Mrs., Sanders. on the verge Of nervous
breakdown, Mrs. Penfield reveals the trag-
10 story Of her own life, the sudden loss
Of her three children in an epidemic and
the subsequent death of her husband.
CHAPTER K.-Lettie's pet aversion in
The Custard Cup has long been certain
inmates in a physical encounter in which
much water Is spilled.
CHAPTER x.-Dick Chase confides to
Mrs. Penfield that his fiancee's step
hsipiessness, @ is seeking nj S to prevent n' their
marriage. Penzie skilfully exposes Mrs
Percy's sham. and the latter is forced to
withdraw her objections.
ties of the Bosleys become matter of
gossip among the other tenants of The
Custard Cup.
CHAPTER XII.-Lette. having subtly
discovered her beloved Penzies distrust
Of Frank Bosley as a companion of Uncle
"
Uncle Jerry to give up the acquaintance
ship. They laugh at her.
CHAPTER xuL-Endeavoring to pre-
vent the marriage of Lorene and Dick
ssinS Lorene's trousseau. Mrs. Penfeld,
6y the hardest kind Of work. repairs the
damage, and the wedding takes place. ;,
CHAPTER xIv.-Remarks let fall by
Nj Bosiey leave penais .,an. IN utter hstvssn Ds
Uncle Jerry and the Bosleys. Uncle jerry
u evasive in his explanations.
CHAPTER xv-In the absence of PEN
xic, Lettie "entertains" Prudence Hap
good and Uncle Jerry. with disastrous
results.
CHAPTER xvI.-The small members
Of tho Penheld household insist on
Christmas celebration. Lette ensaging to
'.nachine" which she submits to an ad-
nrst Impressed. but finally sympathizes
gives her a dollar for the invention.
CHAPTER xvII.-Mrs. Penfeld and
Lettie 60 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. Penneld improves tne
occasion to impress q 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
ily is reduced to dire financial distress.
but they pull through. Gussie Bosley. de-
spite Mrs. Penfield's protests. leaves
small parcel with her. bundle of laun-
dry delivered to Mrs Penfieid from the
Weatherstone home was not intended for
her, and Mrs. Weatherstone visits The
Custard Cup to recufy the error She
finds that Mrs. Penfield has devised sys-
tenn of renovating certain fabrics, which
the visitor recognizes as of distinct value,
and arranges for Mrs. Penfields introduc-
ton to a laundry manager; She also OBJ
tains an Idea Of the living conditions
of the very poor. and Is Impressed
with Mrs Penfeld's self-sacrihcing gen
erosity Mrs. Penfeld collects the rents
Of The Custard Cup, But is not In time to
deposit the money in the bank. She places
ii with Mrs. Bosley's parcel. In her ab-
sence both money and parcel are stolen.
Mrs. Penfield is dazed by the misfortune,
and further mystified by the fact that
Thad has disappeared. Lettie declares
she knows where he is. and sets out to
recover him.