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hidden beneath her good nature.
Once before he had caught glimpse
of 1t, to be sure-when she had risen
to the defense of Thad-but that
glimpse had been mild compared with
the tense determination in her pres
ent attitude.
Before his astonished eyes her eX.
preston changed as swiftly and com.
pletely as the picture on the screen
when new slide is Inserted in the
lantern. Her fingers uncurled; her
body relaxed; the fire in her eyes
blended into a warm glow; her lips
curved back from her white teeth In
a smile that was UNEXPECTEDLY youth
full
"Guess you can see this is serioue
matter with me, Mr.. Wopple. AND
you're dead right thinking I hain't got
any man to lean on. Uncle Jerry
amt round 'nough to be counted on
steady. and as longs you'd noticed
yourself that I need mun's help, ]
thought mebbe you'd be tina: man."
Mr.. Wopple coughed. "Why-er-o
course"
That's the idea" she encouraged.
"You could do 1t so easy, you know,
living so near and knowing Lettie al
ready-and ev'rything. You could
kind o. praise her when she's doing
well, and make little suggestion
now and then that'd start her in the
right direction"
Apparently Mr.. Wopple's shoulders
grew half an inch broader.
"She's sure too much for you, Mis-
Penfield," he admitted, land as longs
you stand up for her through thick
and thin. blamed II it don't make me
mad. But now't you've come down
from your high horse, don't mind
helpln' out what can"
"oh, thank you." she acknowledged
with feeling.
as all right" he disclaImed, with
a magnanimous wave of his hand
"We're neighbors. All is, didn't
quite understand what hole you
was in"
"But knew you would" put in
Mrs. Penfeld gratefully. III I could
only explain 1t to you right. I can't
tell You how much appreciate It,"
With n sunny smile she went back
to her own steps For several min
utes she had had an eye on Dick
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CHAPTER X
The BACKYARD Code.

One Of the hardest things that Let
tie was ever called upon to do was
to apologize to Mr.. Wopple. In her
chastened mood she submitted to this
item Of penance, but the mere phys
ical doing of 1t came near being be-
yond her. The words, half out of her
mouth, seemed to turn and slip back
down her throat. Difficulty was made
the more difficult by Mr.. Wopple's
gupercilious satisfaction in the hu-
initiation of his small antagonist.
Darn 1t all !" burst out Lettie in
transportation. "Stop smiling till get
through doing 1t, can't your"
Serve you right to sufrer little"
he cackled. "Mebbe it'll learn you
better next time"
"Shut up!" stormed Lettie. "I you
don't shut" She stopped. She had
recalled something that made 1t i'm
possible to go on. Excuse me-" she
muttered, II got an engagement"
Black curls flying, she dashed into
the kitchen, whence presently issued
muffled sounds as of tom-tom in the
distance. When Lettie reappeared
she was holding her right arm as
though 1t ached, and her lips were
drawn into a firm line that fairly
pressed out their color.
"Now, Mr.. Wopple," she said.
hated every one of them, 81 ap-apol-
ogize"-she breathed more freely
"for ev'rything 1 done and said this
afternoon. VIII you please to over
look it?"
This formula, which was the frank
result Of collaboration, had been per-
dstently rehearsed before a limited
audience; otherwise 1t would probably
never have withstood Lettie's heavy
distaste for Its general sentiment
Nor was Mr.. Wopple's acceptance
characterized by that gracious mag
nanimity which would have eased the
tension Of the interview; rather, 1t
was prickly as with little hooks, from
which hung various taunts and com
ments and admonitions not calculated
to increase meekness. Lettie felt her
temperature rising swiftly. Some
thing must be done. Her legs being
at the moment far fresher than her
right arm, she discarded the thought
of the gong and took to her heels.
clipping through The Custard Cup to
the freer air of the street. And let
no one think 1t Is always a coward
that runs; flight Is frequently only
the more active form of courage.
Somewhat later Mrs. Penteld came
out into the yard. with the purpose of
interviewing her neighbor. "Mr.
Wopple." she called. in the tone one
uses to find out whether n person Is
sleeping or not.
Mr.. Wopple was not He appeared In
his back door, his small eyes peerlng
cautiously to take in the lay of the
land.
Mrs. Penfeld. standing scrupulously
within the boundaries of her own
yard, crooked her forefinger In brief
authority. ~ want to talk to you.'
He came slowly down the steps. He
was slightly stiff from rheumatism.
Lettie's treatment had not contributed
to limberness of joints or muscles.
Mrs. Penfield went straight to the
point. whats your idea bout Letter
Mr.. Wopple was relieved. He had
fenred criticism; to be approached for
advice was therefore doubly accept
able.
"well, my idee is" he said in high.
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into your own hands. UnderstandY

into your own hands. UnderstandY'
"Well." returned Mr.. Wopple slow.
ly. yes. Of course. II you'd ruther
NEEDLE"
II had" interrupted Mrs. Penfleld
briskly. It'll suit me fine to be
given a chance on any such occasion.
can think Of pleasanter jobs, but
amt stopping at nothing that'u help
Lettie. You see, Mr.. wopple. the chief
reason you and I are having this con-
versation Is cause we got difrrunt
ideas about human rights. You think
children amt any good unless their
families would make fine reading in
cyclopedia, and 1 b'lieve the Lord
never'd let 'em be born so promscu-
GUS as constantly happens If the main
thing wasn't what becomes of 'em
after they get here. Course they in
herit lot, but you can bend it or
shape it in any direction you like.
"Ain't no use in your looking down
on Lettie cause you don't know
where she come from. Chances are
her family trees got as many live
branches on 1t as yours has. There
amt much difrrunce in families
when you come right down to it-no
more'n there Is in individuals. The
main diff'runce in folks is In the
amount they'll confess.
"Now, what all this comes to Is:
Lettie's going to have her chance.
I've elected to give her breathing
space and what help I can, and I'm
trusting the Lord to right the human
nature in her that's got bit twisted.
But there's one thing you got to keep
in mind. That is. there amt nothing
I won't do to help that child grow
into the fine woman she's capable of
making. She amt going to be fa,
vored. and she amt going to be pes
tered; but she's going to have her
chance"
Her right hand, resting on an old
post between the yards, clenched sud.
denly till the knuckles pressed the
blood from the skin; her fine eyes
glowed with unusual fire; but her even
color and the mild curve of her lips
showed how superbly she had herself
in control.
Mr.. Wopple was paralyzed-not by
the words, but by the fact that they
had been spoken by this woman whom
he had known for many months with
out suspecting the dynamic will power
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Vail Had a "eIind SPOT I"

I have a ind spot when want to
do anything. cannot see anything in
reason or in argument offered against
1t. That blind spot has cost me a good
deal Il money!. N. Vail quoted I'm
One Mans Life"
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SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER Living In q barn, con-
vorted into a dwelling. Mrs. Penfield v
manager of an apartment building known
- the "Custard Cup" originally 'Cloister
~ work. her chief patron being q Mrs
Horatus Weatherstone. whom she has
1syer seen: Living with her are "Crink"
BE has adopted. They all her "Psnzie."
1had tells Penzie a strange man was In
Sntrtng for her under her maiden pame-
CHAPTER ia tenant, Mrs.. Gussie
Dosley. induces Penzie to take charge OF
. package. which she does with some
Aisgivings.
CHAPTER IIL-Searching q refuse dump
tDr things which might be OF value. Crink,
vyteran at the game. encounters q small
e!rl, Letue. who proves foeman worthy
q his steel. He takes her to Penzie. and
Lstts Is adopted into the family.
stranger proves TO
ncle Jerry. He an
to remain In the
CHAPTER t.-Uncle Jerry arranges to
occupy the loft above Mrs. Penfeld's
abode.
CHAPTER vI.-Uncls Jerry meets Pru-
Sencs HapgoodA no longer young, but at
tact1ve, and the two appear to hits it
-" we'll. Lorene Percy. young friend of
$enzies, tells her OF her engagement to
Dick Chase. also q mutual friend
CHAPTER vII.-Frtendship developing
between Uncle Jerry and Frank Bosley
husband of Gussie, worries Penzie.
CHAPTER VIII.-Calming a tenant
breakdown. Mrs. Penneld reveals the trag-
lc story of ber own life, the sudden loss
ef her three children In an epidemic and
the subsequent death Of her husband.
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Plea for Mercy,

Teach me to feel another's woe, to
hide the fault see; that mercy I to
others show, that mercy show to me-
Pope.
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CHAPTER t.-Uncle Jerry arranges to
occupy the loft above Mrs. Penfield's
abode.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14

large wooded areas were entirely de- stroyed.
 Riding on to the northeast, we go the ancient city of Bruges. It once vied with Ypres, having 15o,- 900 inhabitants, although now it is not more than one- third of that size. It is city of canals It is nearly surrounded by them and the water ways run through the town. A new ship canal six miles long connecting it With Zeebrugge was opened in 1907, and you will remember that the lat ter port on the North sea was Ger- man submarine base during the war. It was badly damaged by the bom- bardment of the allied airmen, and the Germans sank large cranes in the docks, as well as 2 ships and other small craft in the basins. In order to clear the harbor the canal has been blocked and the water pumped out. Bruges itself was not damaged to any extent, and steamers now come into the harbor.
 Ghent in 1923
 Another great canal city is Ghent, through which we pass on our ride back to Brussels. It is cut up by waterways which divide it into 13 islands connected by 5S bridges. This is quaint old Flemish town whose medieval buildings, great cathedral and belfry, and many museums ara the delight of the tourists. About the time of Columbus it was the most important city in Flanders, and it again has on it's seven-league. boots and is rapidly growing. With it's suburbs, it's population is now more than 100000 and it, is more than sixteen miles in circumference.A A wide ship canal deep enough for all ocean going merchant vessels con- meets the town with the Schefdt.s In 1913 more than twelve hundred ships, with tonnage of over two million tons, came into Ghent, and although the German, troops when they re- treated destroyed a great part of the canal and obstructed it's navigation by sinking five torpedo boats and all the canal boats and dredges, it is again practically open and in 1920 it was entered. by more than five hun dred vessels of almost four hundred thousand tons.
 : Ghent stands next to Antwerp as the chief port of Belgium. It is noted for its imports of cotton which come from the United States by the tens Of thousands of tons, and it has, great cotton and linen mills which have more than fifteen hundred thousand spindles and about fifty thousand looms.
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n.~-A& c-1A~
PROGRESS OF MUNICIPAL FOREST

Information Bureau. National Lum-
 Der Manufacturers Assocfat ion.
 Every once in awhile. we read something ! about those European towns and cities whose citizens get a check at the end of year instead of tax bll[.out of the proceeds of the timber crop harvested from a few thousand acres of hands made municipal forest" says J. R. Sims mons, secretary forester. New York City Forestry association, in the New York Times. Already number of New ! ork cities have made the be- sinnings Of municipal forests which may give their citizens dividends in- stead of tax receipts 50. years hence. New York cities own 130,000 acres of idle land in the watershed areas of their water systems. A state law conservation commissions nurseries. A number of cities have already made considerable progress in this direc- tion and recently the idea has seemed to strike root everywhere. The forest planted on municipal watersheds be- gins to function on the days that the trees are set and requires no care save protection. from ssfires It prevents soil erosion; it regulates rnn-off; it holds moisture and pros vides cover for animals and birds. At 20 years. it is ready to be thinned and there is then litle financial re- turn. At 50 years it serves as rec- reational asset for all the people who have an interest in it and will yield annually 1s000 board feet of lumber per acre perpetually under proper management
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few days l nave been motoring in my Benz limou- sine with Jules at the wheel from
 own to town and from battlefield to b a [ l e field. making notes of { h e rebuilding that has been go- ing on here since the war. It began in 1918, and has so transformed the country that some of the tour
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Copyright, 1923, by Frank G. Car
 penterl Everywhere Along the War Front in Belgium.
 I am dating this letter Everywhere Along he War Front" Fer the past
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only, without relation to the COM
pleted whole and the work of others?
Or will YOU be one who, with clear
vision and unfailing purpose, sees
tho interdcpehdenry Of man and the
coordination Of all true labor in the
erection of the great spiritual temple
Of Humanity? In the rearing Of this
spiritual temple, 1t matters not what
class Of work you are called upon to
perform. Each Is Of equal dignity.
know that you boys and girls
have the proper spirit here at Kent's
Hill. l have followed with interest
your various athletic activities.
Football and baseball are splendid
games, but they are not an end in
themselves. They are but a means to
a much more important end. These
games. together with your other
admirable qualities of courage, re-
source, initiative, team work.. and
subordination to authority. that made
the American citizen soldier invinc-
bile on the battle fields of France
There are rules in the game of life
that must be followed to attain sue
cess. These rules must be learned
during your school days, or they will
never be learned. 1t is not the aim
at Kent's HILL know. to produce
great football players great baseball
players, or great athletes. but it is
it's aim through football, baseball and
other athletic contests to develop
men and women who, in the game Of
life. will subordinate self to team
work, give their last ounce of
strength to every just cause, play the
game fairly. squarely, and courteous
ly,-not only according to the rules,
but accordingly to the spirit and
ideals of the rules: SO that if they
win. there will be nothing to dctract
from the victory, and II they lose,
there can be no disgrace in defeat.
We cannot all gain the great prizes
of life but we can all play the game
like men
And when the Last Great Scorer
shall write against your name.
He'll write not what yoh won or
lost, but how you played the game
1.-THE supreme need of the world
to-day is men and women with
hearts and souls, wide enough and
high enough to realize that the same
heart beats in every human breast,
that all men are brothers. mutually
dependent one upon the other, that
the strong must bear the infirmties
of the weak, that we rise or fall to-
gether: that only through unselfish-
ness service to others can man find
true happiness, genuine success, and
a real survival value.
again l say. each one of you will
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ma ssinr interest una Significance. It
Is one Of patriotism. Of PRIDE and
pain. You have presented here and
unfurled within these wallis tbs stars
and stripes. and It apeaks - ~ 70:
day 9TH All eloQuence trAnscenoing
that 81 mortal man. A nations nag
- the visible ,syn1bol Of tts acniev.
Il expresses all that we are, and all
that we hope to be. If the story OF
nations flag does not touch the
heart strings OF its people with q VI
brant passion of patriotism. the soul
of that nation IL dead. and for 1t
there can be no worthy futu.
"You have unveiled here this morn
ing A. memorial tablet to those mar
tyred sons Of Kcnt's Hill, who. in
spired by that love Of honor and lib
erty and justice that alone make war
glorious. heard that voice whose call
: a man must answer or lose his soul.
donned the uniform OF their country.
and gave their young lives In the SER
vice of high ideals on the battlefields
Of F'rance,-tO perpetuate for all peo-
pies and for all time the priceless
principles for which that old flag
stands. These boys did their duty.
even unto death. Here. before this
sacred shrine of martyred youth. let
each Of you nobly resolve that this
sacrifice shall not have been made in
vain; that out of this war end into
your hearts shall come a spirit Of
human brotherhood, OF conservation.
and Of service, as great as the war it.
self. The need is great. The call
comes to you today as 1t came to
these young dead Of yesterday,-the
call to unselfish service. The un-
sound doctrines of the Old World
Boshevism. radicalism and comrnun-
ism, threaten our courts, our institu-
lions and our form Of government.
Many inequalities and injustices pre-
vail in our social and industrial life.
The Old World needs our help and
counsel. A spirit OF lawlessness
threatens the stability of popular
government. We, of another day. who
may have failed in many ideals.
American government and American
laws; and. passing on the work to
you with high rope, we pray: Give
us not lighter tasks, O God. but
stronger men,"
1.-THE future is yours, boys and
girls. The door of opportunity is
open. The trumpet-call of unselfish
service calls you to the colors. Go
| forward with brave hearts, with open
and uplifted eyes. Our love ia faith
shall follow you. We bid you God =
speed.
Joy to the laughing throng, that from
the threshold starts,
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create his own world. II you would
have friends, be a friend. r. you
would be loved love others. II YOU
would have men belieyc In you, hnys
faith In mankind Desire and betfcf
are creative II honor and con.
science and patriotism are TO exist In
our land 1t must be because our peo-
pie are embued with a strong belief
in the spiritual verities.
IF you would give the best service,
then you must know your own weak :
ness and your own strength. The
wisdom of the great Greek philOso-
pher, Socrates, was summarized in the
maxim, "Know thyself". In the rush
and worry Of modern life few OF us
take, or find, time for thought or in
trospection. We do not know our
best and most potent selves. Nearly
all of us live out orr lives at little
more than half our capabilities. In
, every man and woman are higher
powers and grander capabilities than
any we ever summon to our aid
Many never discover these latent
powers. To others they are revealed
only as the result Of some eXtraordin-
airy crisis. 1t Is your duty to know
thyself", to fathom the depths OF
your capabilities, to cultivate the re-
sources that lie within you. and tC
use to the utmost the highest talents
with which God has endowed you.
Remember, too, that education
means more than the development OF
the intellect alone. Development o.
character is equally important. Mind
without morality is detriment, rath-
cr than help. to society. Menta
processes of high voltage need the di-
receive and controlling guidance OF
character. Character development,
may not be set down in the curricu-
lum of our educational institutions
but no school is doing it's duty, where
the teachers are not giving a full
coufsc in this most important sub
iect. The aim of education is to fiji
for wise leadership in the various ac-
tivities of life. No leadership can be
wise or successful that is not the
| leadership of good man or a gooc
woman. 1t takes few men Of rea
leadership to save n civilization. YOu
/ remember that the Lord of old agreed
to save Sodom provided ten mer
| might be found therein of the right
character. We in America have beer
peculiarly fortunate in that wise
/ strong, God fearing men have ever
| been raised up for us as leaders il
our times Of national need, and be.
| hind those leaders have ever stood
| men and women ready to die, If nec-
! essary. for the principles upon which
! this government was founded.
| This occasion is one of more thar
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sleeps into the form Ut Z be- ut,s..
girl. Under the faafi.x OF RoSakiss.
som, she wanders through the vo,(2
10 hnd the owe that sfis seeha. -
fneets With 4 Hlfl who, hAvih1 ~
betrayed and deserted by her 49,
loses her SENSES and dies brntss I
hearted. But undetsrred from -
Search. Roseb1ossom hscomea a.
wife Of q forester, with whom
lives for q time In such perfect ~
piness that she cannot survive II.
death. The elves bewail the fat =
their Queen. and curse love an ~,
to peace and happiness.
The program included sole,.s,
Miss Grace l.. Chapman. sopfaSs.S
Miss Eva M. DeMartano. soprans.
Miss Dora E. Lincoln, contralto: r.
Charles T. Dartnell. tenor 81 Y,
John X. Turner, bass.
In presenting "The Rose Ma,A.,.
the program was: Chorus. .C,s..
Vale and Vine-clad Mountain. m
(Soprano and Tenor) "The Roes !:
Love-; Duet (Soprano and Tenss,
"Soon as the Mountain Summit
recitation (Soprano) $50 Spaka y.
Spring; chorus, "a Maid nv ~
Beautiful than May; solo (Soprarsss
"Bloom on, my Roses; chorus sos,
Earth Born Sorrow; trio tSoprana
contralto and baritone) Hast Thss
Wandered?"; solo baritone, w
Thou Has A Right Beholden". i.
(Soprano) THE Sleep of Even.
chorus, "Tis Thy Wedding Morns.
solo, (Baritone) where Gloom,
Pine trees Rustic: Finale fsoT
Tenor and Chorus) yea, Zen !.
Die the Roses.
Member of the chorus:
Sopranos-A. Rita Alden, Eva
DeMariano, Juanita M. Foge. Don
thy f. Tufts. Marian f.. Haslan
Florence J. Kimball. Leila NJ. Kins
Charlotte A. Lane, Wilmer E. RoS'
erts.
Altos-Isabelle French. Dorothy
Fuller. Dora E. Lincoln, Alice i
Parker. Bertha G. Pease.
William N. Ayers. cbar..
e. Dartnell, Henry w. Gulbrandssa'
Foster Q. King, Nathaniel ]. Marsh
all.
Basses George W. Coolidg.
Franklin w. Strout, John X. Turner
EarNB. Watson, Ronald A. Wake
field.
Mondays Events
The Commencement Exercise, \,
the class of 1923, Kents Hill Semin.
airy, will take place., Monday. 4,
that time, the awards for the pri,s
defamation which took place. III.
day evening, will also be made.
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Benediction
= "Pandora's chest"-orssk Play

"Pandora's Chest"-0rssk Play
e.. On Saturday evening the students
of X. H. presented Greek Play
"Pandora's Chest" 1t was staged on
the campus and featured several
group dances. solos and chorus.
The play follows closely the Greek
legend OF Pandora1 Box. All 10 love
and happiness in the world with no
thought Of evil, pain or sorrow, till
one day the Gods growing jealousy
Of mans estate decide to reek ven
geance. They send a beautiful and
gifted maiden TO earth and present
her to Eplmetheus. who finds great
10y in her charm. Pandora, how
ever bears one evil--inqusitiveness.
and ID seized with a desire to open q
possession of Epir1etheus-theb black
chest. Her curiosity is too strong
for her will and when opportunity
affords she filings wide the lid and so
looses all the evils of Satan. This
according to the Greeks was the be-
ginning Of all evil.
The cast consisted Of rs charac-
tiers, the leading ones being: Victor
Bowen, Of Chebeague, Epimetheus;
Christie Virgie, of Shirley Mills,
Pandora: Adolphus Whitney. Bidde-
ford, Hermes; Wilma Roberts, Read
field, Hope.
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Led on, by courage and Immortal hope.
ana with the sunshine in their hearts
,rhsr. "a the disappoiYted earth, shall
eive. fhG lives We meant TO live, .
Besitifpl and clean and gtrong;.
The ii0ht we almost had, shall make
Tho word we waited long, shall run IN
music From their voice and song.
Their Joyous, task shall be, to make
the house all clean and sweet,
It's new tnhabitant to grcet.-the won
drous, dawning century.