davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1923-01-24
100000 WORKERS
NOW ON STRIKE

ESSEN, Jan. 24.-By The Asso-
ciated Press.HIt was said here to-
day that tho number OF industrial
workers and miners on strike approx.
innate 200, 900 besides the personnel
at the railroad stations which arc oc.
cupled by troops.
II the French oourtmartia! passes
sentences on Fritz ThysEen and 9th.
err mine directors Il IS declared that
the $4,000 miners will consider strike
action
Tho workers who have already loft
their Jobs. include, & Is said, 100, 900
miners from the SHINES pits ana g..
900 steel workers from the rhysssn
plants.
The nines owned by the rhysssn
interests. employing 10000 men. ara
operating AL the Etato mines Rrs
working.
WASHINGTON, Jan, sA-The Ger,
, 1923-01-24
POTATOES

CHICAGO, Jan. "a. Potatoes
slightly stronger; receipts ~ cars:
total United States shipments 759;
Wisconsin sacked round whites $50
los cwti ditto, bulk 9o@1.05 cwt:
Idaho sacked russets branded 400
100 cwt; unbranded 1.2o8l.25 cwt;
Michigan bulk round whites 9o9l,OO
curt
, 1923-01-24

The average price of twenty active
Industrial stocks traded in on the
New York stock exchange on Tues.
day was 9T.43, a net gain Of .1s. The
average price Of twenty active rail-,
road stocks was s5.77, a net gain Of
CO.
, 1923-01-24
NOTICE or INCORPORATION

The international Vapor Hood
Company was incorporated in the
office Of the Secretary of State, Of
the State of Wyoming, at 1910 a.
M, on tho 10Th day Of January. a.
d. 1928. The term of existence of
, 1923-01-24
LiUe Stock


CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-tU. 6. Depart.
ment OF Agriculture - Hogs-Re.
ceipts $4,000; slow. 15 to :oc lower;
bulk $50 to 100 pound averages Ss.4OQ
2.B0i top 2s.55; bulk 200 to 225 pound
averages Ss.261S.35; bulk $50 to 800
pound butchers ss.164s.2o; few 1910;
wegihty packing sows mostly f7.00q
1886 desirable pigs mostly ss.oo@s.25:
heavy weight hogs ts.O5 @s.a6i me,
dunn ss.I59s.35; light Ss.25@s.5o;
light light Ss.254s.50: packing sows
smooth S7.2oDT.25i packing sows
rough 1sso@7.25; killing pigs N.75@
s.s5.
cattle-Rsceipts 5000, beef steers
slow, early sales about steady; tend.
Ing lower; few loads matured steers
5000; some held higher; bulk beaf
steers SS.25@1o.00; she stock uneven
generally steady to strong; spots
higher on beef COWS and heifers; veal
calves active, strong to 25c higher;
other classes about steady: bulk desir.
able veal calves to packers around
st1.bo@1i.75; shippers hand picked
upward TO $1,000; bulk stockers and
feeders s5.75@7.75.
Sheep Receipts 1s.00oT opening
very GLOW; early sales fat lambs
steady to a shade lower; early TOP
1880 70 city butchers; 1895 TO pack
srs; m load SIS pound fall clipped
lambs 1925: two doubles desirable
s5 pound fed yearlinE wethers $1,000;
sheep steady; one double deck 115
pound ewes t7.so: late yesterday
choice 90 pound swes 1856.
, 1923-01-24

purpose OF drilling the we'll Of the
Superior syndicate to the lower sands
that a complete test may DO madO Of
the structure. An the material neces.
sary is now on the ground and oper.
atoms Will be continued as fast as
possible to complete tho test. Control
OF the Superior syndicate has been
acquired by the Marine oil company,
Of which Ma Bail is 10Y head and
the test win be completed under his
direction.
, 1923-01-24
SUGAR

NEW YORK, Jan. 7t.-suEar closed
steady: approximate sales e.2oO tons.
Business in refined 10 still light and
prices unchanged at $50 for fne
sranulated
, 1923-01-24

MARKET GOSSIP AND FIELD NEWS
MIDWEST HAS TWO COMPETITIONS

After several weeks with no competitions, the Midwest Re
inning company drilled in two wells during the past week in
Salt Creek, but as neither has yet been tested no figures are
as to the production.
No. 31-A, Wyoming Associated, on the southwest quarter
Of section 25-40-79. was completed at LILO feet.
, 1923-01-24
KILLED in
GERMAN BLAST

BERLIN, Jan. 24,-Twenty persons
are reported killed and many SERIOUS.
" injured by the collapse OF the top
story Of the Tageblatt building today.
The editorial and mechanical depart.
ments OF the newspaper were badly
damaged.
, 1923-01-24

The now plant Of the Endicott-
johnson company is expected to bring
the capacity up 10 $1,000 pairs Of
shoes daily against the present capac.
ity OF 1876. 900 pairs.
, 1923-01-24

An extra dividend Of rs cents a
share has been declared by Hudson
Motors.
, 1923-01-24
MIDDLE States
SECURESLEASES
ON LARGE AREA

NEW YORK. Jan. "a. Middle
States OH Corporation IN connection
with Its Wyoming and Montana rail.
road and pipeline enterprises has re-.
ceived oil and gas leases on III, 900
acres OF territory in those states.
, 1923-01-24

OH leases. real estate, owners OF
Teapot townsite. Representatives
wanted. Gall or write us. Teapot
Development Co, 2is Midwest bldg,
Casper, Wvo. l-S.ti
, 1923-01-24

DENVER. Colo. Jan. 2l.-cattls-
Receipts sooi market steady I o strongi
beef steers t4.508s.50; cows and heif.
ers S5.50@ 500; calves t4.009p.5O;
stockers and feeders ss.6o@T50.
Hogs-Rsceipts 500; market 25c 20
400 lower; top &s,15; bulk s7.Tb@s.oO.
sheep-Reoeipts $500; market use
lower; lambs sI2.5o914.25i ewes
f4.0o@T.oo; feeder lambs Sl2.o09I4.35.
, 1923-01-24

OMAHA, Neb.. Jan. 2S.-U. g. De.
partment Of Asriculture.HHogB re-
celpts 10000; fairly active 108l6c
lower than yesterdays average; bulk
butchers eco to 800 pound averages
7.so@T.e0; bulk 10 20 80 pound
weight 7.95as.o0; practical top 500;
part load early at $40.
Cattle receipts 5000; all classes
mostly steady; bulk fed steers 1909
s.s6i top 1000; bulk COWS 4.25@5.5Oi
heifsrs 5.5096.75; choices kind up to
s.2S; bulk bologna bulls 4,oo94.BO;
vsals i0.OO8i1.oo; stockers and feed
ers mostly 7,oouT.TB; top 7.eo.
Sheep receipts 10000; lambs 100
sSo lower bulk i4.7B9i4.65i top 14.75;
sheep strong to ESQ higher; early
sales ewes 6.75@7.T5; best held at soc;
feeders steady 1870 paid.
, 1923-01-24

ed the French, British and Belgian
governments, has protested against
alleged "terrorlz!ng measure5 5"
against German officials to force
their assistance in the execution o!
alleged illegal measures" in connec
ton with the French and Belgian oc-
cupatlon of the Ruhr, and declared
ordinances Of the inter.allied Rhine.
land commission covering the occu.
patton to have no legal value.
Both notes. the one relating to ord.
inances of the Rhineland commission
also being addressed to the Italian
government. were made public here
last night by the German embassy.
The note delivered to the three
powers protested against the expuI.
sioh from occupied territory Of Ger.
tain German officials.
Setting forth the German position
on the RhIneIand commission ordIn.
anees, the other note declared the
stipulstions of the RhInoland conveu.
ton TO be 'tranrgressed by every =
OF the ordinances issued" by the com.
mission on January 10 and IS, cov.
ering tho occupation. Tho ordinances,
the note declares. violate in the
"gravest manner the administrative
and financial sovereignty OF Ger.
many and the German government
and the governments OF the various
states have pointed out L their Off
cials that they have no Legal value
and r not 10 be complied with.
, 1923-01-24

Flax Seed.
DULUTH. MIMI Jan. 24.-Closlng
cash prioes: FAX seed January asa;
February attn bid May 2,5BA
asked. July 2.4s bid.
, 1923-01-24
SILVER

NEW YORK. Jan. 2i-Foreisn bar
silver eTK; Mexican dollars 51A.
, 1923-01-24

Meet me at American Legion dance
at the ATkson Thursday evening.
, 1923-01-24

Evarybody'E going TO the Legion
dance Thursday evening nt the
Arkeon.
, 1923-01-24
Cotton.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-spot cotton
middling $3.50.
, 1923-01-24
superIor WeII 70 be peepenod.

George Ferguson. field superintend.
eut, left yesterday for the Sheldon
structure in Fremont county for the
, 1923-01-24

Meet me at the sH'oss House.
, 1923-01-24

Cash Grains.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2.-wheat No, /
hard 1,1791.1TA.
Corn No. 2 mixed 7t@71h: No, 2
yellow II.
Oats No. 2 white 44N GAS; No. 3
white 43943x.
Rye No. 2, SIN.
Barley 5e96s.
Timothy seed 6.0o@6.5o.
Glover seed 13.6o120.50.
Pork nominal. Lard 11.5o. Ribs
11.iT0I1.5o.
, 1923-01-24

WARRINGTON. Jan. s4.-The Ger.
government, IN two notes hand.
, 1923-01-24

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-By The Asso.
clated Press.rRenunciatlon OF the
policy Of sanctions and pledges by
Germany's creditors Is essential to
any successful reparation negotih,
tons, in the opinion of the German
government, as set forth In a semi.
official statement. Germany should
also be allowed TO develop freely hcr
own plans for solving the problem
2-E should be permitted TO discuss
tl,sin on an equal footing with her
opponents. the statement asserts.
, 1923-01-24

NEW YORK, Jan sl-Another
buying demonstration In railroad
shares in today's stock market failed
to sustain the industrial list which
weakened materially IN response to
aggregate bear attacks particularly
against the California ole, shippings,
equipments and some OF the 'steels.
Sales RpproximRte6 10000 shares.
, 1923-01-24

Publish Jan. %, %, rs, 1928.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-20

venkove satu New Yorku 1920. jshoz sy poja "a
zeny pet degenerovanych sester aest generac as
200 osob vseho druhu zahalcv6sd, paupe u nan1oei
idotstv slenstvi zlonnos bylo stopovano ceych tech
sedmi generaci 500 zemfeo dtl6m vskn e $40 byl
paupe vydrzovani chudobincich celkg 600 rokA 44O
bylo fyscky zneeno svym vastnfni oAvyn v&snai vice
polovce propadlo prosttuc 130 usvedcenych
zocincd 60 bylo zodejd bylo vrahd jen 90 nacio sci
feesu 10 6chto statnim vezem 70 Vechno p vyoI
bach pro stat $1,25O,Ooo"
Do roku 1915 kdy druhe vysefovan byb provedeno re-
kord vykazoval $3.50 potomkI nchz pole bylo Ii
Tentyz pomer slabomyslnost nenfavrtsd zlochu al
by roztrouseni do rznych cas zeme dos4 daeko o p6
vodnho pramene ably vyvrcen by argument snad ovzd
81 bylo zodpovedno Do teo DOLBY tato ro sala st ST.
100000. - = 4
sotva nohlo by byt padnejsiho ddkazJ stat spoiled
most idska, mey by chrant proh nozn osob dege
nerovanych, jako rekord rodny Juke-{ Ivy.
. Prot tomu, ako kontras bude snad 3xhodno posavti
rekord proslue rodny Jonathana Edwars By to normal
muz puritanskeho pdvodu 1900 jelo potcmci cita
1894 u nichz 2s5 bylo absoventl koll}j kolejnch
fidited 65 proesorh koejich SO ekafa
100 duehovneh neb heologektch Rroesor Is dt
stonfkd armad6 v&letn6m dstvu sol vynkaScch spi
sovated irniz 1876 d1ezych knih bylo npsano 10 dde
zitye casopisd rzeno 100 byi advokat Osmdesat po
omkI Jonathana Edwase zasavalo vysoe vefejne fady
n1ezi mimi by tez stopresdenta Sojenych Statd
zadny teto rodiny nebyl usvedcen re zlodinu.
Srovnan t6chto dvou rekordd ste vybzi pfemysleni
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-20

Marie Mikova, ktera vystou-
pi ma koncerte Cs. Umeleckeho
Klubu v Cleveland6, v hotelu
Statler dine 6. lnora, predstavi-
la sc obecenstvu poprve jake
pianistka, kdyz il bylo dva-
nact let. Jeji rozhodny hudeb
nj talent jiz tehdejsi dobe
predurcil il koncertni draze.
Rodice zahy vypravih nad6jny
talent do Parize, kde tehdy
dlel znamenity americky kla-
virni pedagog Swayne. Miko-
We nastala doba prisn6ho sko-
leni a celodennniho evident,
ably nabyla takove J techniky,
jake jest nutne zapotfebf kaz-
dkmu umelci, ktery chce wy
stoupiti ma Parnas. Vrozeny
talent zvitezil a jiz. v sedmna-
cti letech Mikova vystupuje
jakO sUiiStka sc symfonickym
Orchestrem Touche v Pafizi.
!, Cd te DOLBY shiedavame Sc ne
ustale jmenem Marie Mike
We ia koncertnim podiu. " r.
1919 hrala S nevsednim dspe.
chem ma koncerte Umeleckeho
i Klubu v New Yorku v Aeoliaii
Hall, kde hrala fadu Smetano.
vych skladeb. Cd to dolby roz.
siiuje neustale svilj Gesky re-
pertoir a tim prokazuje stare
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-01-20

vlasti neocenitelne sluzby, jez
to zivym a procitenym predne-
sem budi zajem Americana o
ceskou hudhu.
Ma dnorovem koncertu v
Clevelandu ibude Mikova hrati
mirno jine tez dive skupiny We
novane vyhradne skladbam ce-
skych mistrd Bedficha Smeta-
my a Vitezslava Novaka. z
Bedficha Smetany uslysirne hu
debni naladu 'Na brehu NOR
skem", ktera by@ napsana v
dobe mistroNa pObytu v G0ete-
borgu We Sredsku, kde Smeta-
ma byl sbormistrem tanlniho
hudebniho spolku. Dale budou
pfedvedeny, dive prekrasn6 Pol
ky, ktere Srnetana 1lapsal iiz Y
dobe dplne hluchoty pri jedne
sve navsteve u sv6ho zaka, Jo-
sefa Jiranka, Y Divadelni uli-
ci v Praze. Skupina Smetano-
va pax bude zakoncena dilem
plnym ohne. siroce zalozenou
Slavi1osti rolni'ckou, ktera svoU
barvitosti, zivosti, jasem str
|hujicim rytnien dala by sc pri
rovnati k Uprkovym barevnyr
vesnickyn sc6n&rl.
| Komu lahodi .koncertni hud
ba, hecht' neotali a opatfi $
lvcas listek.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14

Ed. Anderson is really, truly go
ing into the poultry game. He
has two incubators going full
blast now and intends to fill them
again as soon as they are ready to
be occupied. He also sees a large
poultry house behind his home lin
his dreams) for his work this
spring. Go to it Ed.;but remem-
Der not to count your chickens be-
fore they are Matched.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
CContributed.)

The Eagle River band wishes
the people of the community and
patrons among the summer guests
20 know in detailed form the
standing of their finances and
state Of the organization, and to
thank them for their cooperation
for their moral and financial sup
port which has given the men the
courage to undertake big things.
The band came under its pres
ent management two years ago.
Immediately it seemed 10 take on
new life; prepared for public SER
vice on holidays and open-air con-
certs. Through the splendid aid of
the Camp Winnepe boys and the
local Inter-Se Club, uniforms were
procured the first year. To do
this between four and five hun
dred dollars were necessary and
the receipts for the maintenance
Of the band in music and supplies,
together with the uniforms, went
over the latter figure.
Early in 1922 il was decided
that the old. high pitch instru-
ments did not give satisfaction to
the players or the public and that
new instruments of the same
quality and make las near as pos
sible) should be procured. Ii was
the sense of the organization that
inasmuch as the old instruments,
20 bee turned in on a deal, belong
ed nearly all to the individual
players and that except for holi-
day and fair day playing their
service was voluntarily given, that
when the new instruments should
be paid for through public con-
certs and other means they should
belong 10 the individual players.
Beginning with a check for SIS
from Mr.. A. II. STANCE and finish
ing with a check for $50 by Mas
ter Joe and Miss Beatrice Ellis, it
will be seen how the boys worked:
the town people gave; the resort
owners and guests contributed,
and the ladies of the Inter-Se
club served in order to pay over
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
TWO DEATHS IN PHELPS
Anderson Said to Contem-
plate Going Into Poultry
Game on Big Scale.

During the last week there have
been two deaths at Phelps. We'd
nesday March 7th, the infant son
of Fred eFredrickson passed away
and was buried Friday morning
Early Friday morning Mrs. Pilz,
mother of Paul Pilz of lake front,
died after a short time of illness.
Mrs. Pilz leaves two grandchild-
rem, girls 8 and ~, who are both
sick with the flu at the present
time. Mrs. Pilz was buried Tues
day March 18th at the Phelps
cemetery. Rev. Chaplin officiating
at both funerals.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
SEES THE FIRST ROBIN
Sayner Swain Tells Lady of
His Heart of First Sign of
Spring Affections.

Generally when a bashful swain
calls upon his lady love, his con-
yersational powers are paralyzed
to such an extent that his vocab-
ulary Is limited usually speaking
of what beautiful weather we are
having. aren't we?' and then re
peating it until it is threadbare
and time enough tc go home. The
other night a young man called
upon a Sayner girl That in itself
Is nothing unusual nor out of the
way; but this fellow had seen a
robin and was all "het up" over
the fact and just dubbed with
pride in his having been the first.
Darn little affection did he show
his sweetheart; simply kept re-
peating over and over about seeing
the bird, and it is said, the young
lady is contemplating another
beau who knows that his best girl
comes before any blamed old
robin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14

Miss Hazel Fredrickson who has
been a guest of Mrs. Fred Meloy's
and visiting other friends in Say
ner returned to her home in Star
Lake, Thursday.
Norman Warner, Harold Dewitt
and Vernon Dewitt Jr. went to
Minocqua Thursday where Vernon
had a very bad tooth treated. They
returned Friday on the logging
train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Meloy enter
tanned the Sth and 9Th grades
school pupils last Saturday even
ing with a candy pull.
Mrs. John Lundberg returned
last week from Two Harbors, Min
nesota, where she had been on bus
mess.
Joseph Kick returned from
Michigan Thursday where he had
been visiting his mother.
The Wednesday Club met this
week with Mrs. Fred Meloy.
A. V. Dewitt has been putting
up ice this week.
Herbert Warner is at his home
here this week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
Monte
CriStO"
''' production by Alexander Dumas Celebrat-
--'r "i Love and Hate Hailed by Profession
'-' % lhr Most Artistic Pictures OF the Year.

n - author ot this great story died poor. but gave
-.-s..-.e legacy of his great mind. The picture is
s--r..- dramatic incidents. masterfully portrayed
...--.-. reports on Monte Cristo" the special
10 $50 ~. Hlil be shown at the EAGLE THEA
Is -s.l.. --alea 18th, indicates that the motion
- .-- ~. ~.e due 10 have one of the real treats
Is gss- -.- ~ o has come TO the fore during the
cs- rr.- os % the leading dramatic actors on the
f@!s The leading role.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
Band ON a Solid Footing
Organization Cleans Up Thousand Dollar Debt

thousand dollars too cover its
notes within one year.
The following statement shows
the bands present condition:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14

The Congregational Ladies Aid
met at the home of Mrs. Chaplin.
Several items of business were
transacted. 1t was voted by the
society TO have a devotional ser
vice conducted by the ladies of
the Aid at every meeting after
this, also TO work out a calendar
of the MEETINGS for the year 1923.
Active progressive work is plan
ned by the ladies. Twenty ladies
were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kerr have
gone to Hot Springs, Arkansas,
because of Mrs. Kerr's health.
Mrs. Kerr has been spending sew
eral months with her mother out
west and was taken sick out there,
so they have gone to the Springs
for a short while before returning
to the North Woods.
A little girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hanson Of
Little Twin lake Friday morning,
March 9th. Mother and baby are
both doing splendidly.
Miss Mary Mccormick returned
TO Milwaukee Tuesday, March 9Th,
after spending the spring vacation
with her parents here.
Mrs. Pagel left for Kentucky
Monday, March 18th. Her moth
er's sickness is the cause of her
leaving.
Mrs. Martin of Wausau is spend
ing the month of March with her
cousin Mrs. c. NJ. Christensen.
Mrs. Barbara Heffron has re-
turned TO Phelps after a visit of
several weeks in Milwaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
.rULL on ENGINE

n..sp al Mercer Is
Run DO" Au,hor;t;es
r-n0sn 70
mai Section.
.5a front Of
INC Cbica-
\ North
last
,. the first
tsI been
--
morning
-r tbe dis
~. LiIle5
$3.50, rrIIeI
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
s1,O45S1

Borrowed from the F & NJ Bank
and First National Bank $500.
Arthur Morgan, Treas.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14

~ Want
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
Statement of the Band.

Money received from Feb. lst,
1922 TO March Z, 1923:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-26
THOMAS FUNERAL SET FOR MONDAY
Services For Birmingham h. ventor At 3 O'Clock From
 Late Residence

Funeral services for Edward L. Thomas, president of the Thomas Crate Bar company and inventor of the Thomas grate bar patent, who died Saturday night at his residence, 1900 Thirtieth street, north, will be held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon from the residence. Interment' will follow in Elmwood cemetery, with Johns in charge.
 MT. Thomas was active in the church life of his community. having taught class of girls at the First Baptist church. He was a member of the board of deacons of that church. He is survived by his widow and one son, F. A. Thomas, and two daughters, Miss Elizabeth Thomas and Miss Madeline Thomas. He also has large family connection in his old home at Valdosta, Ga, including his surviving brothers, Judge w. E. Thomas, Dr. Frank H. Thomas, Roy c. Thomas, Robert L. Thomas of Val dosta and Ray T. Thomas of Tampa, Fla, and sister, Mrs. w. F. Pendle- ton, of Valdosta.
 Active pallbearers. will be J. E. Davis, Dr. George M. Morrow, pr. w. T. Berry, s. J. Price, Jacob Lang, W. B. Webster. N. A. Sueraze and J.. D. Porter. Honorary: w. F. Brown, T. B. Tailor. L. J. Haley, W. H. Man ly, c. A. Brown, T. c. Covington, A. c. Donaho, J. Fred Schofield, T. H. Dinners, William Oberhelman, J. G. John. M. G. Bradford, W. H. Brannon, Hugo l.. Black, l.. E. Greer, J. D. Harris and Dr. Scale Harris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-26
THE LOVE CAMf. / A CITY
 ROMANCE BY VIRGINIA TTEUHC ViKbiWs1R
CHAPTER. 217


 She jumped up and took from be- hind picture on the mantelshelf parcel wrapped in tissue paper and tied with red ribbon.
 "Open itw she commanded, handing it to him.
 He obeyed her command and drew from it's wrappings silver-mounted fountain pen.
 rI told the clerk from whom I he had, and one that would fit big mans hand" she explained. You are to go back and have put in 1t a point that just suits you. sup pose you have dozens of pens al- ready?" she added tentatively.
 Indeed. have not" he disclaimed 'In fact, I have but one, and 1t is so old that I have been meaning to get another. But I should never have thought of buying myself one as beautiful as this"
 It was not his speech, but the tone of his voice that made her look at him more closely than usual. She noticed that the fingers holding the pen gripped it tightly, and that there was a moved expression about the usually steady lips
 Tt Is the most beautiful pen in the world" he said. Thank you, little girl'
 She wanted to beg him not to look like that. The pen had been such a small gift to touch him so much! She supposed he was moved by it because he had nobody belonging to him to give him any Christmas pres ents.
 And now" he said suddenly, start ing from his attitude of absorption, flor your present! I left 1t in my overcoat pocket, out in the hall"
 He went out of the room and re- turned immediately with small square packet in his hand.
 "It is not all tied up with ribbons and pretty paper" he remarked re- gretfully. But a man is such a bungling creature when 1t comes to fixing things up attraetively."
 She took the box from him. in silence. She had no idea what it might contain. She remembered the beautiful pendant that he had given her on her birthday as 8 souvenir of the time when he was her guardian. She had never worn 1t where Richard was lest he ask who gave 1t to her. She did not need the pendant to re- mind her of Donalds guardianship of her. She wished she were his ward now.
 why not open your parcelT' the man asked.
 She started and blushed. She had been thinking so hard of the time when her companion was her guar dian that she had actually stood mo- tionless for several moments. the half unwrapped box in her hand.
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