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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
CHAPTER VI-Continued

"You can't run far enough" Maartje
had said. Except you stop living you
can't run AWAY from life"
Well. she had run far enough this
time.
Roelf was sixteen now, Geertje
twelve. Jozina eleven. What would
this household do now, Selma won
dered, without the woman who had
been so faithful slave to it? Who
would keep the pigtails-no longer
gigglng-in clean ginghams and de-
cent square-toed shoes? Who, when
Klaas broke out in rumbling Dutch
wrath against what lie termed Roelfs
dumb" ways. would say, log, Pool.
leave the boy alone once. He does
nothing" Who would keep Klaas him.
self in order; cook his meals, wash his
clothes, iron his shirts, take pride in
the great ruddy childlike giant?
KlaaS answered these questions just
nine months later by marrying the
Widow Paarlenberg, High Prairie
was rocked with surprise. For months
this marriage was the talk of the dis
trict. So Unsuitable was High Prai-
rie's curiosity that every scrap of
news was swallowed at a gulp. When
the word went round of ROelfs flight
from the farm, no one knew where,
it served only as sauce to the great
dish of gossip.
Selma had known. Pervus was
away at the market when Roelf had
knocked at the farmhouse door one
night at eight, had turned the knob
and entered, as usual. But there was
nothing of the usual about his appear
ance. He wore his best suit-his first
suit of store clothes, bought at the
time of his mothers funeral. 1t never
had fitted him; now it was grotesquely
small for him. He had shot up amaz-
ingly in the last eight or nine months
Yet there was nothing of the ridicu-
lous about him as he stood there be-
fore her now, TALL lean. dark. He put
down his cheap yellow suitcase.
"Well. ROelf."
Il am going away. I couldn't stay"
She nodded "Where?"
"Away. Chicago maybe" He was
terribly moved, so he made his tone
casual. "They came home last night.
have got some books that belong to
you" He made as though to open the
suitcase.
mo. no! Keep them"
"Good-by."
"Good-by. Roelf." She took the boys
dark head in her two hands and, stand
ing on tiptoe. kissed him. He turned
to go. "Wait a minute. Wait a
minute" She had few dolars-in
quarters, dimes, half dollars-perhaps
ten dollars in all-hidden away in a
canister on the shelf. She reached for
it. But when she came back with the
box in her hand he was gone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03

and humid. At midnight the lake wind
sprang up, cold and treacherous, and
with it came the rain again. Pervus
was drenched by morning, chilled,
thoroughly miserable. A hot cup of
coffee at four and another at ten when
the rush Of trading was over stimu-
lated him but little. When he reached
home it was mid-afternoon. Selma
put him to bed against his lhalf-hearted
protests. Banked him with hot water
Jars, a hot iron wrapped in flannel at
his feet. But later came fever instead
Of the expected relief of perspiration.
Ill though he was, he looked more ruddy
and hale than most men in health ;
but suddenly Selma, startled, saw
black lines like gashes etched under
his eyes, about his mouth, in his
cheeks.
In day when pneumonia was
known as lung fever and in a locality
that advised closed windows and hot
air as remedy, Pervus' battle was
lost before the doctors hooded buggy
was SSOA StuAulAS III tHC ydAu iva AOAS
hours through the night. Toward
morning the doctor had Jan Steen
stable the horse. 1t was sultry
night. with flashes of heat lightning in
the west.
II should think If you opened the
windows" Selma said to the old High
Prairie doctor over and over, embold-
ened by terror, sit would help him to
breathe. He-he's breathing so-he's
breathing So" She could not bring
herself to say, 80 terribly" The
sound of the words wrung her as did
the sound of his terrible breathing.
Perhaps the most poignant and
touching feature Of the days that fol-
lowed was not the sight of this stricken
giant. lying majestic and aloof in his
unwonted black nor of the boy Dirk.
nystified but elated. too. with the I'M
customed stir and excitement; nor
of tie shabby little farm that seemed
to shrink and dwindle into further in
significance beneath the sudden pub
licity TUNED upon 1t. No; 1t was the
sight of SELMA. widowed. but having no
time for decent tears. The farm was
there; 1t IAust be tended. Illness.
death. sorroE 1.-The garden must be
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
Chapter VII

Dirk was eight; Little Sobig DeJong.
in a suit made of bean-sacking sewed
together by his mother. A brown blond
boy with mosquito bites on his legs
and his legs never STILL Nothing of the
dreamer about this lad. The one-room
schoolhouse of Selina's day had been
replaced by two-story brick struc-
ture. very fine, of which High Prairie
was vastly proud. The rusty iron
stove had been dethroned by central
heater. Dirk went to school from Oc-
tober until June. Pervus protested
that this was foolish. The boy could
be Of great help in the fields from the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
One Bad Egg

Adjt. Helen Purviance, the famous
and beloved "doughnut girl" Of the
trenches, has been transferred by the
Salvation Army from OswegoS to New
York, and at a reception in New York
she said: gs
Il like 1t here, but it was a wrench
to leave Oswego-almost as bad q
wrench as divorce must be-
"A divorce, you know, especially
where there's a fine, large family of
children, is very difficult operation.
Yes, it's exactly like unscrambling an
omelet to remove one bad egg"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
DEATH OF PERvUs

SYNOPSIS. - introducing $50
Big" DIRK DeJong) in his in
fancy. And his mother. Selma
DeJong. daughter of Simeon
Peake. gambler and gentleman
of fortune. Her life, to young
womanhood in Chicago in 1883,
has been unconventional. some
what seamy, but generally enjoy
able. At school her chum is Julie
Hempel. daughter of August
Hempel, butcher. Simeon Is killed
in quarrel that Is not his own,
and Selma, nineteen years old
and practically destitute, secures
a position as teacher at the High
Prairie school, in the outskirts
of Chicago. living at the home
of a truck farmer. Klaas Pool.
In Roelf. twelve years old, son
of Klaas, Selma perceives kim
bred spirit, a lover of beauty,
like herself. Selma hears gossip
concerning the affection of the
Widow Paarlenberg," rich and
good looking, for Pervus DeJong,
poor truck farmer, who Is insen-
sible to the widows attractions.
Pervus buys Selina's lunch box
at the community auction"
Over her lunch box, which Selma
and DeJong share together, the
school-teacher arranges to in
struct the farmer. whose educa-
tion has been neglected. Propin-
guilty leads to mutual affection.
Selma becomes Mrs. DeJong. a
farmers wife," with all the
ho dc hi tot a no
time. Dirk is born. Selma (of
Vermont stock, businesslike and
shrewd) has plans for building
up the farm, which are ridiculed
by her husband.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
Will Selma sell every vegeta-
BILE at high price? Or will she
come home in despair?
tTo BE coNTINUED.)
She Meant Well

A student brought his mother to the
university and was showing her about.
The dear old lady was anxious to make
her boy think that she understood
everything.
"Over there, mother said the son,
"are our wonderful polo fields"
"Oh," sighed the old lady, what is
there that is nicer than fields of wav.
ing polo?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03

II heerd tell this afternoon" said
Mrs. Johnson, upon her return from a
neighborhoOd call, that Mizzus Gig
gerry cut her foot powerful bad whilst
chopping up stovewood. Amt that
just too bad?"
1T shore is" replied Gap Johnson
of Rumpus Ridge. pore Gabe won't
have no wife TO support him for a
couple Of months. kansas City star
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
Motor Dodging Taught

In one of the Junior high schools
Of Oregon motor lodging has been
added to the curriculum as means
of helping the cities and towns to
Improve their traffic congestion condi-
tons. The course also falls under the
head of citizenship training, as part
Of instructing the youths to obey
even minor regulations designed for
the common good
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
knights and Baronets

The British title of baronet passes
down from father to son, while In the
case of mere knights the title dies
with the holder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03

Mrs. Bessie Hooper has a school of
one pupil near Kelso. Wash. One day
recently her pupil developed II severe
toOthache and school was closed while
the teacher took her TO the nearest
dentist. 1t took two days to make
the "trip. get the tooth doctored and
return.
Evening star., 1925-04-19

Troop 123 of Falls Church, Mr..
Brandon, scoutmaster, will hold a
fathers and mothers night on Tues
day evening.
Evening star., 1925-04-19

Douglass assisted in the meeting and
gave instruction in first aid. Rush
Lincoln and Ben Morgan assisted In
conducting a hike for the same troop,
passing the scouts in nearly 80 vari-
Gus tests.
The tribe is also accomplishing its
purpose of keep'ng the older boys in
scouting! Benjamin Dyer, a former
member, of Troop SO, has come back
in scouting as result OF interest In
the tribe.
On Wednesday evening, April Is,
Troop 108 held a meeting for mothers
and friends. After the opening exer-
cises by the troop, Mr.. Hovey spoke
on mothers backing the scout move
ment- The boys put on an exhibition
of their work and gave yeIls. The
mothers then went into a business
meeting and appointed Mrs. Mabel
Taylor as temporary chairman. A
committee of three was appointed to
draw up plans for a permanent or
ganizatton to be presented at their
next meeting, which is set for Mon
day, April 20, at the Brentwood
Church.
Troop 123 of Falls Church, Mr..
Brandon, scoutmaster, will hold a
fathers and mothers night on Tues
day evening.
Fulfilling their ideals of service and
preparedness, Boy Scouts, of the zone
devastated by the recent tornado,
promptly volunteered for relief work
ana rendered outstanding service.
According to reports from the strick-
en- areas, the scouts, through long
hours of unfiagging help, co-operated
nobly with Red Cross, emergency
units and hospitals, police and fire
departments.
The scout leaders of division one
VIII hold round-tabIe meeting at
lexington Presbyterian Church on
Monday, April 20, at 7:45 pm. Sew
eraI important matters will be pre-
sented and all scoutmasters are espe-
cially urged to be present.
We have all heard of getting things
for song, but seldom is that the case
as literally as was the experience Of
Assistant Deputy Commissioner Paul
CARRIER last week. When he went to
the church board to secure the use
of the Mt. Rainier Christian Church
for the first division court of review.
it was suggested that, as a scout good
turn, he favor them with a solo on
the following Sunday. A scout Is
helpful; SO he compiled. and the divi.
oAOAi INV mas Oil CACCIlCIlI pldC6 10
hold monthly court of review
The "5030-20" rating which has
been set by the national council as
the goal of scout standing for the
year, 1925, has been reached by the
intown white scouts of Washington.
With the increased facilities afforded
by the extra courts of review for
suburban troops, it is hoped that by
Fall the outlying troops will also
reach this goal.
The following table, which shows
the progress made by the different
divisions during the past three
months. is most encouraging. Divis
sion ", which had passed the goae
set on January 1, still leads and has
made still further progress. Division
III has made the greatest progress
during this three-month period.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Copyright. 1875. by LATHE, Brown q Co.,

as you say, a remarkably perfect
specimen of her kind, though / have
no reason to believe that her mental
attributes are in any large degree re-
markable. That side of her, however,
Is probably of less account, so far as
you are concerned"
He reflected a moment, directing as
he did so a whimsical eye in my di-
rection.
II am sure" he said at last, that
our friend, Mr.. Preston, would not
like to think he was leaving this
young lady without protection or sup
port. Perhaps, my dear major, it
would be well to take her with us. as
you suggest. Your Industrious, If
occasionally misdirected, efforts GER
tainly merit some reward, and I am
we'll aware that you have always re-
garded the cult of Venus as the most
appropriate relaxation of the warrior.
/ need hardly say that, should the
lady in question prove temporarily
blind to your many admirable quail
tiles, despite the removal from her
life of Mr.. Preston's doubtless pre-
dominating influence, my services as
an expert in the arts of suggestion are
entirely at your disposal"
So saying, the professor bowed for
mally to Fritz and Schreckermann,
who Immediately left the room on
their mission to the secretariat.
OF all moments, that was the bit
terest Of my life. The thought that
Beatrice was shortly to be handed
over, willing victim, if the profes-
sor's powers were really such as he
claimed-and had but just witnessed
an exposition of their quality-to the
brute who stood looking from her to
me with an expression of malicious
satisfaction was beyond endurance.
My passion became too much for me,
and losing all control, tore at my
bonds in a fury that was scarcely
sane and altogether hopeless and
futile.
The professor looked at me with a
mild reproach, as though it panied
him to see a reasonable creature
moved to so childish an outbreak.
Then he again pressed the bell and,
on the appearance of Josef, directed
the removal of Beatrice, still in her
trance, to another room. This was
shortly accomplished, with the aid of
another manservant, ami / was left
alone with three men of whose in
tentions toward me I could have little
doubt.
AS the curtains swung to behind
Beatrice, the professor, with his usual
tranquil air, turned to Karl and Bau-
mer.
And now.' he said, 'it remains to
deal with Mr.. Thomas Preston"
Evening star., 1925-04-19

The C. NJ. O., the honor tribe of
Camp Roosevelt, spent three days of
their Easter vacation at Camp Roose-
welt, the Washington Boy Scout camp,
on the shores of Chesapeake Bay,
under the leadership of l.. c. Drake,
the associate scout executive and di-
rector of Camp Roosevelt. They re-
port having a most enjoyable time,
and that they can hardly wait for
Summer to come so that htey can get
back to the old camp again.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
GOULD FUND REINVESTED
TO INCREASE INCOME
Guardian of Gloria G. Bishop Buys
Securities Returning Higher Rev
enue-Return Up $1,000.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April $3.50 that the
income of Gloria Gould Bishop, daugh-
ter of the late George J. Gould. NAV
be increased. Surrogate Foley yester-
day authorized the sale of securities
received by her brother, Kingdom
Gould, as her special guardian from
the estate of her grandfather, Jaw
Gould, and permitted the purchase
by the guardian of securities which
pay higher dividends
The securities are valued at about
a quarter of a million dollars. For the
most part they consist of stocks in the
railroads which were once controlled
by the Goulds, but which declined in
earning power, when George Gould
lost his fight with E. H. Hartman for
the establishment of a coast to coast
rail system.
In his petition Kingdom Gould esti-
mated that a substitution of securi-
ties would increase his sisters in
come 1000 a year.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
HONOR FOR BOY SCOUT.

COLUMBUS, S. c., April 1s.-Ray-
mond Wood, 10, of Columbia, an
Eagle" Boy Scout, was selected as
national representative to Palestine
and other areas of Near East Relief
activities at a meeting of officials
OF the Near East Association here
yesterday
The selection of the national am
bassador was made in connection with
exercises today celebrating the desig-
nation of Columbia as the Golden
Rule city of America for 1924" for its
conspicuous Efforts in the Near
East Relief campaign.
Charles v. Vickrey of New York,
international president of the Near
East Association, was the principal
speaker.
Evening star., 1925-04-19
Commissioned as Lieutenant.

William E. Buechler, 1119 Orren
street northeast, has been commits
stoned by the War Department a first
lieutenant of Engineers, officers Re
kerye Corps Of the Army.
Evening star., 1925-04-19

The average amount of fish per
head eaten in England year has
fallen from All to 31A pounds in j.
years,
Evening star., 1925-04-19

Continued in Tomorrow's Star.)
Evening star., 1925-04-19

The first of the annual series of
Division Field Days was held yester
day. The Fourth Division under the
leadership of Deputy Commissioner
E. L. Mattice, Field Executive Charles
Bell, and Assistant Deputy Commis-
sioner E. A Bosarge, held their field
day at the athletic field in Potomac
Evening star., 1925-04-19

Cost of living is decreasing in
Australia.
Evening star., 1925-11-23
URGES RETAINING
Of EXTRA WORKERS
Patent Office Head, in An
nuaI Report, Declares Need
Is Still Felt.

Recommendation that an inCrea sed
temporary staff at the Patent Office
authorized by Congress be partly con
tinued until it is absorbed by filling
vacancies as they occur in the per
manent staff is contained in the an
nual report of Commissioner of Pat
ents Thomas T.. Robertson. made pub
lie today. Industries throughout the
breadth of our land depend upon rapid
results obtained from the Patent Of
flee" the commissioner said, and are
checked in their growth when the
Patent Office lags behind"
Emphasis IS laid in the report upon
the need for larger and better
equipped facilities for the Patent Of
flee. Citing in this regard the favor
able recommendation of a presidential
commission in 1912, Mr.. Robertson
said that since that time the Patent
Office has granted 500 900 patents or
about one-third of all patents issued.
A recheck and file of the patents in
the public search room. comprising
some two million patents, is also re-
queSted.
Il cannot too strongly urge the
necessity of a building equipped to
meet the needs of the Patent Office, or
u remodeling and enlarging of the
present building Mr.. Robertson de
Clared
An increased expert staff. improved
facilities, simplified procedure and re-
arrangement of office space made pos
sible a notable gain during the past
fiscal year in the time patent appli-
cations are held for official action. he
added. New patents were passed
upon within an average of three
months as compared with five months
the preceding fiscal year and there
was corresponding improvements in
the time necessary to dispose of
amended cases. The Patent Office was
transferred to the Commerce Depart
ment on April l, 1925. 1t had previ-
ously been a bureau of the Interior
Department.
During the year the Patent Office
handled applications totaling 103.705,
as compared with 1924 during the
corresponding period of 1924. De
tailed statistics show that appliCa
tions for patents for inventions. de-
signs and reissues increased from 49,,
$50 in 1924, to S2,213 in 1925; and
trade marks, labels and prints. from
1885 to 21,37S. Fees collected and
turned into the Treasury amounted to
So ,042 .276, a figure larger by S22S.
9T7, than during any previous year in
the history of the office.
Evening star., 1925-11-23

able in sufficient numbers to serve
the present needs of our foreign com
merce, and while this type Of ship
also will be useful to some extent for
the requirements of the national de
Tense and the mails, these latter sery-
Ices Will require ships with greater
speed and provisions for carrying both
passengers and cargo, and provision
of such ships should receive careful
consideration. Cooperation between
the departments of the Army, Navy,
Commerce and Post Office in select
ing the types of ships to be used
on the different trade routes should
be encouraged.
In a recent survey it was found
that there are sufficient ships avail
able in the existing fleet to provide
Tor the present and nearby future
needs without the necessity of re-
placement with new tonnage in any
material amount, but To take care of
chanres in and growth of trade. obso-
Iescence of the present fleet, etc, new
ships will eventually be required. The
adequacy Of the present fleet is based
upon the assumption that the plan
for the DieseliZation of sufficient
number of ships in the existing fleet
10 be used in those routes where
they viii be mC@t ser viceable and
economical in operation will he car
ried out When greater need arises
The requirements for the different gov
ernmental agencies that are not ade-
quatcly met by the present fleet can
be provided.
Il suggest that consideration be
given 20 the use of the naval reserve
TO such extent as may seem reason
able and proper as means of giving
ppport for the practical develop
ment of that branch of the service. "
Evening star., 1925-11-23
H. G. DALTON WOULD
STRIP SHIP BOARD
OF ITS AUTHORITY

tContinued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1925-11-23
Scribe in Hospital
Is Given "CheerO"
Sent for Birthday

Here's a coincidence that should
soothe the feelings of both partici-
pants over other bad luck, past
and future. a member of The
Star staff, whose house number is
1908 on an uptown avenue, re-
Gently celebrated his birthday by
going to Emergency Hospital for
n stay of some duration. A friend
of his, living out on the Pacific
Coast. remembered the date and
decided to wire his congratula
tionS. He knew nothing, of course,
about the illness and little about
Washington.
The Western friend recalled the
fact that his buddy lived on an
avenue; was quite sure it began
with New" and automatically
chose New York AS for the
number, he was sure it began with
the number II. and by reason of
rather common association of
ideas he added IL. The day after
his admission to the hospital the
WaShinGtonian was gratitied to
receive promptly a wire addressed
to 1711 New York avenue, the
proper number of Emergency.
Evening star., 1925-11-23
CLARA MORRIS HONORED.
Several Thousands Pass Bier of
Former Noted Actress.

NEW YORK, November % CP.-
Several thousand persons, including
many former associates. filed past the
body Of Clara Norris, at one time
Americas most widely known emo
"ional actress. as it lay in state yes
ierday in The Little Church Around
the Corner"
+. Funeral services will he held in
F., he church at + pm. today. Burial
will he in kensico Cemetery.
J Miss Morris died Friday at New
Canaan. Conn, in her 18th year She
had been an invalid for 20 years.