The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-25

to be wrong with him, except that he was congenitally unfit to measure up to Theo- dore Weeks, his famous father. He had al- ways been assured of that.
 But around the age of 10 he had ceased to worry about his shortcomings, for he found golden text that asked whether a person by taking thought could add so much as one cubit unto his stature.
 This philosophy lasted him for 15 years, until Mary Starr came to the Universal Electric as welfare worker.
 Teddy Weeks father drowned when the general board in Pittsburg decided to open. the doors of the Ashland plant to the pfilan- thropic association behind Mary Starr. What did his thousand girl employees want of social and educational coddling? They danced all night, as it was, and they knew too much already.
 Other men in the front office agreed with MT. Weeks-for who in this vale of tears ever dsagrees with third vice presidents, or even fourths? But after one good look at Mary they changed their minds, and after a second and better look the entire un- married faction of the staff became power fully convinced that nobody in Universal Electric stood in worse need of welfare than they themselves
 For Mary-well, by saying nothing of her fine red lips-Jacqueminot-red they were-and of her eyes, which were dark and light at once, if you understand, I save seven pages.
 Among the young Universal Electricians who observed these particulars Teddy was the first to note them and to hear Miss Starrs contralto, since his desk was near est the door. She inquired for MT. Lormer, the general superintendent, and Teddy pi- loted her across the wide office to that busy gentleman.
 "Thank you so mueh.' Her smile was as the Rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys.
 "Er-no trouble at all" murmured Teddy, rooted to the linoleum.
 Miss Starr, this is MT. Weeks said Mir. Lormer, enjoying the moment. "Ted Miss Starr is our new welfare secretary"
 Are you the MT. Weeks I've heard about?" asked the angel, in surprise.
 Me? No, no; I'm only his son. Any thing I can do to help, Miss Starr? play the banjo-do card tricks"
 It occurred to Teddy by and by that he had feet, so he put them to use and went dizzily back to his desk, there to re- sume the worrying that he had abandoned 16 years before. How can man add a sufficient number of cubits to his stature to make himself worthy of goddess?
 At the end of the month, MT. Lormer confided to Mrs. Lormer that the factory hospital would soon need psychopathie ward Half my best cubs," he said, "are loony over her."
 A lifelong friend of Marys mother was Mrs. Lormer, and member of the national council of Mary's association. It was her duty, therefore, to look into the lunacy epidemic.
 'Who are the young men whose health seems to be undermined?"
 Al Acton has the worst case, I sup pose. Then there's Daley and Cunning ham and Charters, yes, and even young Weeks"
 .sTeddy Weeks? Teddy in love with that wonderful girl? Why, he's only couple of minutes"
 Physically there was not a great deal to Teddy, MT. Lormer admitted; and mentally the young man had never been allowed to amount to much, his father claiming title to all the brains in the family. But Ted was no bonehead.
 Henry said Mrs. Lormer, Tets have them all here. I need entertainment"
 So she gave dinner party.
 Present were Acton, big, handsome, mas terfu, and Charters, Cunningham and Daley. These four white hopes of Uni