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ieres with you. IT She ever does. YOU
,et me know, 'thout taking mob law
in'o your own hands. Understand
J., weii' returned Mr.. Wopple slow.
y, yes of course. If you'd ruther
meddle-"
Il had," interrupted Mrs. penfield
priskiy. It'll suit me fine to he
gwen chance on any such occasion.
eah think of pleasanter jobs, but I
am stopping at nothing that'u helm
Lettie You see, Mr.. Wopple. the chief
reason you and l are having this CON
rsation is cause we got diff'runt
ideas about human rights. You think
chiidren amt any good unless Their
iainiiies would make fine reading in
cyclopedia, and blieve the Lord
never'd let 'em be born so promiscu.
Gus as constantly happens If the main
thing wasn't what becomes of 'em
after they get here. Course they in.
merit lot, but you can bend 1t OF
shape 1t in any direction you like.
Amt 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-ne
moren there is In individuals. The
main dif'runce in folks is in the
amount they'll confess.
Now. what all this comes to IL
Lettie's going to. have her chance
I've elected to give her breathin,
space and what help can, and I'm
trusting the Lord to right the hums1
nature In her that's got bit twisted
But there's one thing you got to keey
In mind. That is. there amt nothin,
1 won't do to help that child grow
into the fine woman she's capable o
making. She ain't going to be IA
vored. and she amt going to be pes
tered; but she's going to have hel
chance"
Her right hand, resting on an ole
post between the yards, clenched sud
denly till the knuckles pressed tht
blood from the skin; her fine eye.
glowed with unusual fire; but her ever
color and the mild curve Of her lip!
showed how superbly she had hersel
In control.
MIR. Wopple was paralyzed-not b.
the words, but by the fact that the.
had been spoken by this woman whom
he had known for many months with
out suspecting the dynamic will powe
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hidden beneath her good nature.
Once before he had caught a 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. 500
"Guess you can see this is serious
matter with me, Mr.. Wopple. And
you're dead right thinking 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 need mans help, l
thought mebbe you'd be that man."
Mr.. Wopple coughed. "Why--r-O'
course"
..That's the idea" she encouraged.
.sYou could do it 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" 1.s..s..s.s..il .-s.-- "a.
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 If it don't make me
mad. But now't you've come down
from your high horse. 1 don't mind
helpin' out what can"
"Oh, thank you." she acknowledged
with feeling.
as all right" he disclaimed. with
magnanimous wave Of his hand.
"we're neighbors. All is, I didn't
quite understand what a hole you
was in"
"But / knew you would" put in
Mrs. Penfield gratefully, "if I could
only explain it to you right. can't
tell you how much appreciate It,"
with a sunny smile she went back
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norence Bingham
Livingston

able. ' accept
well, my idee is," he said In n b,o,
tnin voice, my idee is that she b1ongs
In reform school,"
uni On what groundsr urs
Penheld's voice was low and n,eoson,
'on the grounds of bein' a nui.
sance." nu''
She smiled. ''It's your idea tber
to put all human nuisances into ra'
form schools?''
Mr.. Wopple glanced at her sbarn,v
and dull red crept up under his sal.
low skin-gratuitously, because Mrs
Penhelds question had been wholly
impersonal.
That's my idee with young 'uns ''
he confirmed.
with young ones7 What would
you do with the old onesY Her lips
curved in amusement.
ut don't matter" he retorted.
Were talkin' bout Lettie, amt we?"
I'VE started with her." agreed Mrs.
Penfeld, still smiling, "but your mak-
ing a distinction that way set me
thinking. Sounds like the younger a
feller Is and the more he needs help,
the more you'd be for branding him as
had and showing him out of some
oody's home care. Way look at it is I:
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Living IN q. barn, con-
ysrtsd into dwelling. Mrs. Penfeld il
manager Of an apartment building known
ss the ''Custard Cup" originally "Cloister
Court" Her incoms s u derived from laun-
Horatius Weatherstone. whom she has
never seen. Living with her are "Crink"
and '.Thad." homeless small boys whom
ahs has adopted. They call her 'Penzie."
Thad tells Penzie q strange man was In
curing for her under her maiden name.
CHAPTER liza tenant, Mrs. Gussie
. package. which she does with some
miSgivings-
CHAPTER III.-Searchihg q refuse dump
for things which might be of value. Crink,
veteran at the game, encounters Q small
rirl Lettie, who proves q foeman worthy
Of his steel. He takes her to Penzie, and
latte is adopted into the family.
CHAPTER rv-The stranger proves to
bs Mrs. Penfeld's uncle Jerry. He an
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
uactive, and the two appear to hits 1t
OF" well. Lorene Percy. young friend of
Penzie'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 a tenant,
Mrs. Sanders, on the verge of q 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 N.-Lettie's pet aversion in
The Custard Cup has long been a certain
Mr.. Josiah Wopple, and the animosity cui-
inmates in physical encounter in which
much water ID spilled
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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
supercilious satisfaction In the hu-
initiation of his small, antagonist.
Darn it all !" burst out Lettie in
evaporation. stop smiling till get
through doing 1t, can't your
Serve you right to suffer little"
he cackled. "Mebbe it'll learn you
better next time"
"Shut upl" stormed Lettie. 'T 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 cnrls flying, she dashed into
the kitchen, whence presently issued
mufled 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 firm line that fairly
pressed out their color.
Now, Mr.. Wopple," she said.
squeezing out the words as If ssie
mated every one Of them. ~ ap-apol-
oglze'-she breathed more freely
Tor ev'rything 1 done and said this
afternoon. VIII you please to over
look itY' lri.
This formula, which was tho frank
result Of collaboration, had been per
Astently rehearsed before a limited
audience; otherwise 1t would probably
never have withstood Lettie's heavy
dlstaste 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, II
was prickly as with little hooks, from
winch hung various taunts and COM
ments and admonitions not calculated
10 increase meekness. Lettie felt her
temperature rising swiftly. Some
tmng must be done. Her legs being
at the moment far fresher than her
rlght arm, she discarded the thought
ol the gong and took to her heels
chipping through The Custard Cup to
lne freer air of the street. And lei
no one think 1t is always coward
mat runs; flight is frequently only
u'e more active form of courage.
Somewhat later Mrs. Pentield came
OUT INTO the yard. with the purpose OF
interviewing her neighbor. "Mr
"opple.' she called, in the tone one
uses to find out whether person is
sleeping or not.
Mr' Wopple was not He appeared In
MS back door. his small eyes peerine
land. ll'.s.l
airs Penield. standing scrupulously
"lhin the boundaries of her owl
'ard crooked her forefinger in brief
authority. 81 want to talk to you"
lie came slowly down the steps. He
was slightly stiff from rheumatism
.e'i'e's treatment had not contributed
10 llinherness of joints or muscles.
MRS. Penfield went straight to the
'"int WHATS your idea bout Letter
MT Wopple was relieved. He hat
'hred criticism; to he approached fol
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OFFICIAL WELCOME
IS GIVEN PREMIER
WASHINGTON EXTENDS GREET.
ING TO GREAT BRlTAlNS
WAR PREMIER
Visit Marks First Meeting of British
and American Statesman
Since Framing of YER
saiIIes Treaty

Washington,-Wash extended
the official welcome of the nation
Thursday to David Lloyd George,
Great Britain's war time premier.
From the moment of his early ar
rival and greeting at the station by
Third Assistant Secretary of State j.
Butler Wright and Counsellor Chill
ton, Of the British embassy, the for
mer premier's program for the first
day, beginning with call on Secre-
tary Hughes. offered little opportu-
nifty for relaxation after his strenuous
trip thus far in America.
Leaving the state department, call
on President Coolidge at the White
House was next on the program.
Luncheon there with the president
followed, with members of the cabin
ct invited to meet the former premier.
Afternoon hours had been set apart
to include the event which Lloyd
George has said he looked forward
with special pleasure among all his
American anticipations-his visit with
Woodrow Wilson. The visit marks
the first meeting of the American and
British statesmen, since their labor
of months together in Paris in the
framing of the Versailles treaty.
After tea at the British embassy,
had been made for a
visit by the former premier and the
members of his family to the Walter
Reed army hospital.
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Midwest Has Early Snow

Chicago,-Rusty snow shovels were
brought out of cellars in the Rocky
Mountain and Middle West sections
Thursday to clean off sidewalks al
ready snow covered, or in prepara-
ton for the flurries forecast with low
cred temperatures. Snow from one
to five inches deep covers all Colo
RADIO, east Wyoming and western
South Dakota and rain and snow ac-
companied a gale which swept east
over the Northwest and Great Lakes
region Wednesday night. Western
and sections Of Montana
and Idaho reported snow.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07
Garden of Hairbows.

Bustle, butterfly and rosette hair
bows head the list In popularity with
very young girls. There are only a
few, however, of the many different
types Of hairbows now appearing on
the heads Of the daughters of fashion.
There are bows for blondes, bows for
brunettes, for Titan-haired maids, and
maids who come under no particular
class. Whether the hair is bobbed or
long, straight or curly, there is bow
for every head, 80 that group Of chill
dren presents a far more attractive ap-
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Crazy Man Runs Amuck

Trinidad, Colo.,-A man identified
from papers on his person as Tales
Zero Candelaria, 90. of Monrovia,
Calf, ran amuck with Iong-bladed
knife, seriously stabbed three male
passengers and the conductor of San
ia Fe train Number Z, westbound,
early Thursday before he was sub
dued and killed by irate passengers.
According to letters found on Can
delaria he had been a recent inmate
OF the Paterson santiarium.
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PERSONAL

David Lloyd George came neal
death during his parade of welcome
at Indianapolis Monday, when a fire
truck answering a downtown alarm
broke through the line directly in
back OF the former premier's car
Only the presence of mind of the
chauffeur who heard the fire siren
above the din of the cheering people
and swerved prevented a crash which
might have been fatal.
Formation of a new national poIiti-
cal party with Henry Ford as it's
standard bearer will be undertaken
at a national organization conference
Of all Ford-for- president clubs, at
Detroit. The call for the conference
was decided upon at meeting Mon
day of several Michigan Ford clubs.
Japan is in the market for 1OO.S0O,-
600 feet of lumber from the u. s.
according to Takao Takata, financier
OF Japan who arrived in Vancouver
Monday.
The prohibition party's nomination
for president in 1924 is Henry Ford
If he wants it, according to a state
ment issued at Los Angeles by Virgil
G. Hinshaw, of Washington, D. c.,
chairman Of the prohibition national
committee.
John ]. Pershing, who a little over
six years ago secretly left Washing
ton for France, again has slipped qui-
city away from the capital for a So
journ on French soil. His passage
over the Atlantic has been engaged
aboard the liner Leviathan, sailing
Saturday from New YORK and 1t will
be three months before he returns
again from the land where his lead
ership helped to write history during
the great war.
Edmund A. Book, who resigned as
mayor Of Salt Lake three years ago
after he had confessed to embezzling
city funds while serving as auditor
some years before, was accidentally
'hot and killed Sunday forenoon while
hunting ducks on Stockton lake, about
wo and one-half miles south of Stock
on, Utah.
A fund Of one million dollars was
eft for charity by Jacob L. Loose, |
hartman of the board of directors
t the Loose Willes Biscuit company,
through his will, which was filed for
rebate Tuesday. The money is to be
sed in relieving personal distress and
ickness among the needy in Kansas
ity.
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Grenade Explosion Hurts Six

Rome,-According to a dispatch to
Messaggero, six grenades exploded
at a military horse show being held
in Turin in the presence of Premier
Mussolini. One lieutenant was SER
iously wounded, while a sergeant and
four privates were slightly hurt. It
is understood that the explosion of
the grenades was part of tie regular
performance, but that they blew up
prematurely.
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/
selves possessed Of plenty-that H.
enough to eat. Indeed. to those who
had endured the perils Of tho sea In
the Mayhowsr and the hardahips Of
the ArSt winter In the Plymouth col
ony their Thanksgiving dinner was 4
rare feast.
Now, Of course, everybody In this
country has enough to eat. And If
We had been through the things that
the Pilgrims experienced 4 plenitude
of beef stew would seem wonderful.
Providence has helped to preserve
Thanksgiving RELATIVELY. 1t prevents
turkeys from being too numerous
keeps the price Of them 20 high that
they are holiday luxury and thus re-
minds the ultimate consumer Of his
benefits.
The Pilgrims had plenty Of wild
turkey, venison. ducks, Goldfish and
bass. all obtained at non-pro1teering
rates. But they had no butter. sugar
or coffee, and their bread was made
Of Indian corn. The general dinner,
pitiful meals Of the hungry months
that they INDUCED In feasting and
mirth.
A citizen Of 1923 would not be happy
II he were transported to tho Pilgrim
Thanksgiving dinner Of long ago. He
would remember what his doctor told
him about eating too much meat. He
would nnd that the duck had not hung
long enough. He would not under
stand why the people were so genu-
inely grateful to tho Almighty, for
he had not been with them In the days
when an ear Of corn was the only
dinner.
Nor would one Of the good old COL
onists be happy In the large cities.
What were Indian arrows ~ COM
pared with flying taxicabsf What
were the stocks beside 4 full dress
collarf What II this pale. rather neu-
trail turkey meat A. compared with the
breast Of a Wild gobblerf what can
you be thankful forr' the Puritan
would ask; he who has everything
knows not the goodness of anything"
And his neighbor at dinner could only
tell him Of the horrifying item In the
saying that Strawberries
were $3.50 4 quartz
It II hard, with the granaries Of
the country stuffed to bursting, to
base this Thanksgiving on the old rsa-
sons. But there are things to be
grateful for. There arc no spidemics |
and there II practically no unsmploy-
ment; 70 men have health and the
chance to work. Men are out Of the |
sloth Of the Era Of Imitation and |
harder. The country ignores
the howis Of the bolshevist and tho
1natteriss Of foreign politicians. II
vsts along. With all it, faults II ID
still the best part Of this wicked world
Nor win We eat eur turkey alone on
tbs ssr swA particular holiday. No
hungry nation has asked ~ lox help
~ ~ - tuxn away.
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FOREIGN

Disorders in Human, China, have
forced the consuls at Chansha, capt.
toll Of the province and other foreign
ers able to reach the city to take re-
fuge aboard American gunboats an
chored in midstream. The fate of
those in the interior of the province
is not known.
Publication Saturday Of reports
in Tokyo that more than 500 Korean
residents Of Japan were killed by
vigilantes and troops during the ex-
element following the earthquake
brought forth, an authoritative state
ment detailing alleged instances of
looting, incendiarism and other out
RACES committed by Koreans indivi-
dually or in groups.
The Separatists led by Leo Deckers
and Dr. Guthardt proclaimed Rhine
land republic, at Aix-La- Chapel1e
Sunday. Not drop of blood was
shed, although the Separatists took
possession Of the city hall and var
ious public buildings and control of
the police forces. The regular pol
ice finally ranged themselves on the
side of the republic.
A message from Essen reports the
were closed because of financial diff
ficulties. Thirteen hundred workers
were idle.
Republican headquarters at Dub
lin issued a statement Tuesday after
noon claiming there are 6.2S2 Sim
Fem prisoners on, hunger strike in
Free States Jail. Decentralization Of
the Free State army is proceeding at
the rate Of 500 men weekly.
A dispatch from Mukden, received
here at Shanghai, says five Japanese
and sixty Chinese were killed in an
explosion In q coal mine at Lohutai.
The pit is still filled with gas and
relief workers are unable to enter. the
dispatch says
One person was killed and ten |
wounded in a clash between unem-
,loyed demonstrators and police at
Berlin Tuesday. Wilhelm-Strasse (the
street where the government buildings
ire located) was closed and guarded
~ army forces. Lorries filled with
roops whirled through the streets. An
atmosphere Of utmost tension pre-
allied. Five thousand unemployed
adhered in front of the Rathaus Getty
lalD demanding food. When charged
" police some of the younger hot
leads reformed in the neighborhood
O give battle. There were severai
minor tits when tho police tried to
cater them.
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Lake Forces Take Two Boats

Milwaukee, Wis.,-Members of the
coast guard and federal prohibition
agents Wednesday seized two inter-
lake rum runners and arrested four
men as operators. Five hundred cases
of beer and ale were seized. The ship
ments were said to have come from
Windsor, Ontario. The boats seized
are the Mindora, gasoline cruiser, and
the No. 2677 R., speed boat.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07
Armed Men Rob MESSENGER

New York,-William Kelly, mes
senger for the Manufacturers Trust
company, Wednesday was shot and
seriously wounded by FOUR armed BAN
dts, who accosted him as he was de-
livering $4,000 to a concern in the
upper east side, and who forced the
money from his hands when he re-
fused to surrender it.
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Crown Prince Appeals to stresemann

Berlin,-The former German crown
prince has urgently requested that he
be allowed to return to Germany, it
was learned Thursday. After vigor-
ousa correspondence between the
prince and Chancellor Stresemann
laid the matter before one of the re-
cent numerous sittings of the CABINET
for decision. Socialists are embar-
raised by the appeal and no decision
has been reached yet. Members of
the cabinet admit, however, they can
not advance any especially good rea-
son why the prince should not return.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07
Crew Rescued From BURNING Shin

Highlands, N. 1.-THE British tank
steamer San Manuel, from Cardiff.
Wales, for New York, reported by
wireless Wednesday that the schooner
William S. Mcdonald was on fire
sixteen miles east of Ambrose light
ship, and that she had rescued the
crew,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

Japan and Germany each wants to
borrow s1,OO0,OOOOOO and the former
has good chance of being able to
do so.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07
SILK Scarfs.

Silk scarfs In plain colors and In
deliberately woven or dyed patterna
are worn with the knitted sweater COZ
tunes and sports suit
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

According to the liberals, the way
to make religion more popular is to-
take the religion out of it.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

We suggest that some one start to
manufacture spare parts for pedes-
TRANS. 1t looks like q profitable busi-
ness.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

One trouble with Capri as retreat
for poets-it is SO far away few poets
could raise money enough to get to it.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

1t may be that David wasn't one Of
the primitive caddies, but he was first
to venture the opinion that all men
are liars.
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Dainty IInoerIe-

Extremely dainty and very reason.
able is the new lingerie Of pastel
tinted wolfe trimmed with very narrow,
fine white tape.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

happy hobby when he set out to be-
come q collector of rare foreign coins.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

The first persons to shake Jack.
Frost by the hand and to kiss him on
the forehead were the hay feverites.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

Living costs are decreasing, but the
increase In tax rates holds the balance
even-Or worse.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

This country's savings bank ac-
counts are wonderful, considering that
everybody has to have an auto and
q garage.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

When diplomats say they recognize
4 thing in principle, they mean they
will tolerate it until 1t interferes with
profits.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

You can't Judge a man by the COM
pany he invites, but by the company
that comes.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

Milady now dons the stuffed cat
hat. This one also comes at SO much
purr.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

pearance now than formerly when
heads were bare Of ornament.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-07

It's unfortunate that house
holder can't also lay In binful Of
eggs.