The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-12-06


Court" Her income IL derived from laun-
dry work. her chief patron being q Mrs
Horatius Weatherstone. whom she has
and '-Thad." homeless small boys whom
she has adopted. They call her "Penzie"
Thad tells Penzie a strange man was in.
CHAPTER liza tenant, Mrs. Gussis
Bosley, induces Penzie to take charge of
. package, which she does with some
misgivings-
CHAPTER III.-Searching refuse oump
for things which might be Of value, Crink,
vsteran at the game. encounters small
of bis steel He takes her to Penzie. iS and
LATHE Is adopted into the family.
CHAPTER Tv.-The stranger proves to
b Mrs. Penfield'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. Penheld's
abode.
CHAPTER vI.-Uncle Jerry meets Pru-
dence Hapgood, no longer young. but at
tracdve, and the two appear to hits il
on well. Lorene Percy. young friend of
Penzies, tells her of her engagement to
Dick Chase. also mutual friend.
CHAPTER VII.-Friendship developing
between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley
husband of Gussie, worries PenZie.
CHAPTER VI1I.-Calming a tenant,
Mrs, Sanders Sc on aaN,s the verge Of ne nervous
10 story of her own life, the sudden loss
Of her three children in an epidemic and
the subsequent death of her husband
CHAPTER IX.-Lettie's pet aversion in
The 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.-Dick Chase confides to
Mrs. Penfeld that his fiancee's step
mother, Mrs. Percy, by pleading physical
helplessness, is seeking to prevent their
marriage. 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 a matter of
gossip among the other tenants of The
Custard Cup.
CHAPTER xII.-Lette, having subtly
discovered her beloved Penzie's distrust
Jerry. denounces Bosley and appeals to
Uncle Jerry to give up the acquaintance
ship. They laugh at her.
CHAPTER xI1I-Endeavoring to pre-
vent the marriage of Lorene and Dick
Chase, Mrs. Percy succeeds in badly dam
aging Lorene's trousseau. Mrs. Penfeld.
BY the hardest kind of work. repairs the
damage. and the wedding takes place.
CHAPTER xIV.-Remarks let fall by
wilderment as to the relations between
Uncle Jerry and the Bosleys. Uncle Jerry
is evasive in his explanations.
CHAPTER Xv-In the absence of PEN
Eie, Lettie "entertains" Prudence Hap
good and Uncle Jerry, with disastrous
results.
CHAPTER Xv1.-The small members
of the Penfield household insist on
Christmas celebration. Lettie engaging TO
She has an Inspiration. and evolves a
machine" which she submits to an ad-
vertising agency. The manager is not at
FIRST impressed. but finally sympathizes
with the earnestness Of the child and
gives her a dollar for the invention.
CHAPTER XVII.-Mrs. Penfield 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 long time enemy. Mr..
Wopple. and Mrs. Penfeld improves the
occa asioT to impress q moral lesson on her
small charge. The Christmas celebration
Is huge success.
CHAPTER XIX-Many of Mrs. Pen
held's 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
small parcel with her. bundle of laun-
dry delivered to Mrs. Penheld from the
Weatherstone home was not Intended Tor
her, and Mrs Weatherstone visits The
Custard Cup to rectify the error. She
finds that Mrs. Penfield has devised a sys-
tenn of renovating certain fabrics, Which
me visitor recognizes as OF distinct Vaiue'
and arranges for Mrs. Penfield's introduc-
ion to a laundry manager She also oo-
tains an idea of the living conditions
Of the very poor. and is impressed
erosity Mrs Penheld collects the rents
OF The Custard Cup, but is not IN time 10
deposit the money in the bank she places
II with Mrs. Bosley's parcel. IN her stoia0 ~
Mrs. Penfield is dazed by the misfortune
and further mystiied by the fact tnaI
Ihad has disappeared Lette aeSiares ",,s te
recover him.
II know that. hut it's slight mar
ter compared with running"
Running! Do you s'pose for MN,
ute. Mrs. Weatherstone, that ruiheu
your hangings and Why, ! shouiuh
have touched 'em II hadn't been sure
what could do. They're Iooklhg
fine"
Mrs. weathersfones shoulders re-
layed: the tension In her behr"S
blended Into her usual grace. ha'
do Won mean she asked weaFlv.
tn SHOW you. bnt you'h nave 10
come into the kitchen." She lrh me
way nnd pointed 10 spread. thrown
across line. II vas {" chs,''''.
snfln. woven in India and empr"'"
cred with delicate silks In raiser
pattern. Hundreds and hundrehS o'
stitches had gone into every squire
inch.
'Hand-mnde dyes" said Mrs. zen
field cnsraiIv. "rhey don't nse nn'