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| ever been up the line before?" asked
Osborne suddenly.
! "Oh. no. You see. only left Bar
| ford at the end of last Summer term. -
Were you at school at Barford?
| Why, the man in command of this
= company was there. Capt. Stanhope.
| Did you know him?"
| "Rather!" Did he know Stanhope
| indeed He could hardly refrain from
laughing out loud. But perhaps it
would be wise not to let Osborne know
what pals he and Dennis had been.
Things were so different out here. and
it would not do to make 1t difficult for
Dennis. Did you see much of him
them" Osborne asked
II was only a kid, and he was one
of the monitors. He's three years older
than I am. But it wasn't only that
We were just at school together. Our
to come and stay with us in the holi-
days. Of course, at school 1 didn't see
a great deal of him, but in the holidays
We were terrific pals"
IT see," said Osborne slowly; and he
looked at Raleigh with new interest.
One would have said that the news
disturbed him. Hes up in the front
line at present, looking after the relief
He's a splendid chap"
isn't he? He was skipper of Rugger
at Barford, and kept wicket for the
Eleven. A jolly good bat, too"
Did you play Rugger-and cricket?"
oh. yes. OF course, wasn't in the
same class as Dennis-I say, suppose
ought to call him Capt. Stanhope?"
Just 'Stanhope'"
II see. Thanks. Last time he was
home on leave he came down to Bar
ford. He'd just got his M. C. and been
made captain. He looked splendid!
1t sort of-made me feel"
"Keen?" put in the other.
Eyes, that's. it. Keen to get out here.
I was frightfully keen to get into his
regiment. 1 thought, perhaps, 1 might
get to the same battalion And now
I've managed the same company"
That's stroke of luck"
Il know. It's amazing! When I
was at the base I did an awful thing.
You see, my uncle's at the base-he
has to detail officers to regiments"
Gen. Raleigh?" asked Osborne.
eyes, that's right. I went to see him
on the quiet, and asked him If he
couldn't get me into this battalion. He
nearly bit my head of, and said I'd got
to be treated like every one else; but
the very next day I was told was COM
ing to this battalion. Funny, wasn't it?"
Extraordinary coincidence" Osborne
pulled pipe out of his pocket and
began to fill it thoughtfully from an
oiled silk tobacco pouch. Then he looked
up. You'll find Stanhope changed, I
expect. You've got to remember he's
commanded the company for a long
time-through all sorts of rotten times.
It's very big strain on a man."
"Oh, it must be-"
IF you notice much of a difference
in him, you'll know it's only the strain.
He's very fine company commander"
There was something almost agrees
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sive In Osborne's voice-as though he
anticipated contradiction. Raleigh was
wondering what to say or to think
about it, when a soldier came out OF
the tunnel on the left. He carried a
roll of white oilcloth, pile of tin
plates, and grubby dishcloth. His
braces appeared to serve only an orna-
mental purpose, since they were not
hitched over the shoulders of his gray
army shirt, but hung in loops at his
sides. His hair was so smooth that
either ration butter or rifle oil must
have been used for it.
Can lay supper, sir?" he asked.
Osborne turned to him with an ex-
preston of relief, as though he were
glad to change the subject.
DO. Mason" he said. This is Mr..
Raleigh. He's just Joined the COM
pany."
Mason changed from a rafish-lookins
waiter in an East End fsh-and-chips
bar to a soldier. He clicked his heels
smartly and held his plates almost as
slope.
Good evening. SIR" he said. when he
had relaxed his military attitude. Nice
and quiet up ere, sir"
Good evening. EYES. I suppose
it is"
Osborne tapped the ashes out of his
pipe with slow, comfortable elaboration
What are you going to tempt us with
tonight. Mason2"
Mason gave up the difficult task of
remembering whether the knives went
to the left or the right of the tin plates,
and adopted the semi-familiar. semi
respectful pose which his position al
lowed when talking to officers.
Soup, sir" he announced in a con-
f1dential tone, outlets, and pineapples. -"
Osborne raised his eyebrows in as
constituent.
what's that9 Outlets? What sort
of cutlets?"
Mason looked embarrassed "well,
sir, you've got me there. shouldn't
like to commit myself too deep, sir"
Ordinary ration meat?"
eyes, sir. Ordinary ration meat, but
a moo shape, sir. Smells like liver. but
it 'asn't got that smooth, wet look what
liver's got"
well, hope it's got new taste"
Eyes, SIR" agreed Mason, and he re-
turned to the dugout in which he and
the signalers lived. New OFFICER turned
up" he announced. as he famed up
the charcoal in his brazier. "One of
them young chaps. Ought to be at
school, but looks a decent sort of bloke.
Keen! You know"
Som KEEN" growled one of the
signalers. Keen on going 'ome."
well, you won't, except on q
stretcher, so give us and wiping these
plates. The Keptin's so perticklar.
Seeing me so smartlike, e forgets e
amt at the Ritz 'Otel."
''Is he the mess coOk?" asked Raleigh.
eyes. Well Ak you up with q servant.
I expect you'll have to share one with
Hilbert and Trotter-they're the other
two subalterns. You'll sleep in that
next dugout with them"
Osborne was cut short in his explana-
ton by the return of Mason, whose
hair, less smooth than 1t had been.
bore witness to the fact that something
had gone wrong
I've 'ad rather a unpleasant sur
prise sir" he announced.
Whats happened"
you know that tin O. pineapple
chunks 1 got. sir? Well, I'm sorry
to say its apricots."
Osborne laughed his slow, tolerant
laugh.
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Good heavens! II must have given
you a turn. Wasn't there q label on
the tin?"
mo, sir. pointed that out to the
man at the canteen, and e said e was
certain 1t was pineapple chunks. z
said leopard can't change Its spots,
sir"
What have leopards' got to do with
pineapples?"
Mason looked cunning. That's Just
what 1 thought, sir. Made me think
there was something fishy about it..
And, you see, sir, know the captain
can't stand the sight Of apricots. E
said next time we 'ad them ed wiring
my neck"
Haven't you anything else?" asked
Osborne, who took the matter with a
seriousness which astonished the new
conner, still unable to realize that food
and sleep were the most important sub
jects of thought and conversation to
these tired, conflicting armies.
There's q pink blanc-mange I've
made, sir. But 1t amt anywhere near
stiff yet
Never mind. We must have the
apricots and chance it."
Very good, SIR" said Mason, edging
toward his own dugout. only I
thought I'd tell you, sir, so as the
captain wouldn't blame me-"
Osborne looked across the table at
Raleigh. When he smiled there were
dozens of little wrinkles round his eyes,
and he looked much younger.
He seems to be terrified of Dennis, :"
Raleigh remarked.
He's a bit quick-tempered," said
Osborne, growing serious again. You'll
DrObahlV find that
"Oh, know old Dennis temper"
laughed the other. 81 remember once
at school he caught some chaps in a
study with bottle of whisky Lord!
the roof nearly blew off. He gave them
a dozen each with a cricket stump"
Osborne smiled again, but q little
grimly.
steps. In a way he was rather glad
Dennis took such time coming down.
It added to the fun Of the surprise,
this anticipation. And when the meet
ing was over he'd write and tell Madge
all about It. She would be as bucked
as he was. She, too, might have seen
from a distance that endless line of
Very lights shooting skywards and
floating gently back to earth again.
They would have given her. as they
had given him, an overwhelming idea
of the size of all this business. And
that he should have managed to get
to Dennis company! 1t was 50 ex-
citing that he could not keep quiet
about it.
II can't get over this luck in getting
to this company" he blurted out. And
my sister, she'll be terribly bucked about
1t, too"
your sister,"
Eyes. You see, as told you, Dennis
used to stay with us, and naturally my
sister-well, perhaps I ought not"
"Oh, that's all right" Osborne re-
assured him. But I didn't actually
know that Stanhope="
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They're not-er-oficially engaged.
But they're awfully-well, swfully keen
on each other. I'm jolly lucky TO get
here. And it's all so different from
what I expected. It's so frightfully
quiet"
ITS often quiet like this"
Il thought there'd be an awful row
here all the time"
Most people think that, agreed
Osborne putting deliberately at his pipe
I've never known anything quite like
ii before. I mean, I live in the country
at home, and people think that's quiet.
But there's always the rustltng Of
animals in the leaves or rass. or cog
barking somewhere. or an owl hooting.
But here, it's so different. Just now
and then one hears a rife firing, like
the range at Bisley, and a sort Of rum
BILE In the distance"
Those arc the guns up north-up
Wipers way. The guns are always
going up there. I expect it's all very
strange to you?"
"It'S-it'S not exactly what thought,
It's this-thiS quiet that seems so funny.
There was one gun-a field gun, I sup
pose-that fired once or twice as I
came along. 1t seemed as though that
one solitary gun vas keeping the whole
war going by itself; there wasn't an
other sound"
Eyes, and a hundred yards from
here the Germans are sitting in their
dugouts thinking how quiet it is
Are they as near as that?"
about a hundred yards?"
1T seems-uncanny. 1t makes me
feel we're-we're all just waiting for
something"
I'VE are, generally, just waiting for
something" agreed Osborne. When
anything happens, it happens quickly.
Then we just start waiting again"
IF that there captain don't 'urry
up" grumbled Mason to signaler, this
ere meatll be so shriveled up it won't
look different from any other ration
meat And it did sound so much better
as outlets. The name don't 'arf make
a differencel'
CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Star)
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Continued From Yesterdays starr

The dugout was quite a large one,
with two gloomy tunnels leading from
it to left and right Besides the table
there were two hunks, consisting of
| strips of wood with wire netting nailed
! across them, and two packing cases
| which obviously served as chairs. Round
| the walls were pinned series of French
! drawings, from La Vie Parisienne, of
| girls in f1imsy costumes. They en-
barrassed him very much, since he felt
he should make some comment on
them which would show that he was
a man of the world, and yet he could
not think of anything appropriate to
saw. The other broke the silence.
Have q drink" he asked, stretching
a long arm out toward the whisky
bottle.
Raleigh hesitated.
perhaps you don't like whisky2"
"Oh, yes, rather! Yes-er-just a
small one, sir"
Say when"
He never knew when to say when!
The stuff tasted like varniSh. anyway.
But it would look funny If he said he
did not want any.
whisky takes away the taste of the
water" remarked the other. pouring
out so small a dose that 1t almost
seemed as though he had read Raleigh's
thought, land water takes away the
taste of the whisky. The result is that
YOU get a drink which isn't too bad and
makes your feet warm. Have a
cigarette?"
"Er-oh, thanks. Yes, I'd like one"
He put his glass down on the table, and
felt In his pocket for matches which
he knew he had not got.
Here, we always use these" And
his new friend pushed the bottle with
the candle in it toward him.
"Of course! I never thought of thai"
laughed Raleigh nervously. What an
ass I am"
He lit his cigarette, and then raised
his glass self-consciously: We'll, good
luck, sir"
GOOD luck! BY the way, my names
Osborne. I'm second in command of
the company. You only need to call
me Sir in front of the men,"
st see. Thanks"
you'll find the other officers call
me Uncle : ey've no respect for
gray hairs. What's your name?"
Mine? My names Raleigh"
ANY relation of the master at
Rugby?"
mot t'lat I know of. But I've lots
of uncles and-and things like that"
Osborne smoked for a few moments.
The drink was helping Raleigh to feel
at his ease, and he began to look at his
companion little more critically. Must
be quite As, he decided. A very decent
old buffer, but probably bit dull. How
funny it must be for Dennis to have to
boss 1t over another officer double his
age. Funny for Osborne, too, though
he looked the type of man who wouldn't
worry about 1t one NaY or another
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MASONIC.

LODGES.
Tuesday-Takoma,, No. 20, p. G.
Ssturday-School of instruction.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTERS.
Monday-Mount Vernon, No 3. p. NJ.
and NJ z. M
Thursday-Washingt on, No. 2, Mark.
SCOTTISH RITE.
Tuesday-Evanselist Chapter, Rose
CroiX, statutory assembly.
ORDER OF DE MOLAY.
Saturda y-Rohert lie Bruce Chapter.
visit to George Washington Me-
mortal, Alexandria, Va. for the
desreeS, at s pm.
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CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS or
AMERICA.

At the meeting Of Court D. G., z12,
Tuesday evening, Miss Mary G. Boland,
grand regent, presiding, reports were
made by Mrs. Fred Martin, chairman OF
welfare, who announced the semi
monthly visit would be made to Blue
Plains today and that last week her
committee made its regular visit to
ST. Elizabeth Hospital.
Mis- Gertrude Roche, manager Of
Ceda Inn, has arranged several dinner
parties for next week.
A card party will be given June q
at the c. D. A. Home.
The attendance prize was presented
to Miss Agnes Quinn. lecturer. Miss
Florence Hosford is chairman Of this
committee.
Invitation was read from Mrs. Mar
garet Tally, in charge Of the retreat
movement, inviting the Catholic Daugh-
tiers to take part in the retreat sched-
uled for June.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Franklin and Calanthe Lodges will
meet tomorrow evening; Webster Lodge,
Tuesday evening; Mount Vernon, Union
and Columbia Lodges, Wednesday eve
ming; Hermione Lodge, Thursday eve
ming: Syracusians and Rathhone-Sup
rior Lodges, Friday evening; Friendship
Temple, Pythian Sisters, Wednesday
and Rathbone Temple. Friday evening.
The Edward Dunn Memorial Knight
Rank Team conferred the rank on
large class of candidates Wednesday
evening. Grand Chancellor Cleveland
Kennicutt was present.
The members and their friends will
meet at the Pythian Temple today at 3
o'clock and go to Congressional Gene
terry, placing a wreath on the tomb Of
Past Supreme Chancellor Edward Dunn
and the first grand chancellor, Joseph
T. K. Plant.
Under the auspices Of Webster Lodge
the annual memorial services viii be
held Tuesday evening in the hall of
that lodge. The grand chancellor and
associate members of the Grand Lodge
will conduct the ritualistic part. Rep
rssentative Scott Leavitt Of Montana
will deliver the address.
WOEiAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.
Brightwood Review will meet at Mac
ISrland School, in the music room. Mrs.
Lille Lambath, president, will preside.
Columbia Review will give a card
party for the benefit of the review Tues
day at 8:15 pm.-
National Review will be hostess at the
weekly luncheon Thursday. Lunch will
be served from IL to 80 pm.
Washington Review will have charge
of the Thursday evening card party
for the benefit of the clubhouse.
National Review will meet Friday
evening at the club, at O'Clock.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
The aerie will meet at Pythian Tenn
pie on the second and fourth Monday
evenings in the month from June to
october 6. At the meeting tomorrow
evening, officers will be installed. A
social session will be held June %. The
committee is completing arrangements
for the annual family outing at Mar
shall Hall at date to be selected later.
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.

Virginia Dare Council celebrated its
sixth birthday anniversary at its last
meeting. The program included songs
by Mrs. Homan, Mr.. Cooke, State Vice
Councillor Ethel Burroughs and Miss
Vera Props.
Mrs. James, past State councillor, was
the guest of the evening, as she was the
presiding State councillor at the time
the council was instituted. She was pre-
scented with a gift. as also was Mrs. Rose
Homan In addition Mrs. Mabelle Ber-
nard presented Mrs. Homan with gift:
Mrs. Thornton, who was chairman OF
the entertainment, presented each ofdcer
with token.
Addresses were made by Mrs. James,
Mrs. Burroughs, Mrs. Viola Thompson,
Past State Councillor Mamie Howell and
State Treasurer Mildred Rock.
The annual picnic of the combined
councils of the District will be held at
Seaside Park, July 10. Special program
of athletic and other features has been
prepared with prizes for the winners.
Each lodge is asked to appoint q COM
mittee to assist the State council.
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.HE Kallipolis Grotto drill corps
and drum and bugle corps,
bound by bus for Indianapolis,
left Washington at O'Clock this
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Rebekah Lodge will confer the degree
on a class of candidates Tuesday eve
ming. There will be nomination Of Of
flcers. Vice Grand Bessie o. Towson was
appointed representative to the Rebekah
memorial committee.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge will hold a
heart social next Saturday evening at
the home of Edith T. Lusby, 213 Chan
ming street northeast.
Noble Grand Anna Hage Of Martha
Washington Lodge announces ncmina-
ton of officers June IL and the annual
rally day exercises to Marshall Hall
June 81.
At the last meeting of Esther Lodge
degrees we're conferred on Miss Char
lotte Smith, Miss Mary e. Decker and
George T. Decker.
Dorcas Lodge met Thursday evening
and had nomination of officers. The
residents of the I. o. o. r. home were
entertained by this lodge May 20 with
the following program: Violin and piano
solos, Master Max Kober; violin solo,
Master Buddie Weightman, accom-
panied by Josephine Wetghtman; piano
solo, Mrs. Verbuchen, and humorous
readings by MfS. Thornton. Refresh
ments were served.
Memorial service will be held this eve
ming at Kellar Memorial Church, Ninth
and Maryland avenue northeast.
B.P. o. ELKS.
Trustee Victor Woodbridge, chairman
of the orphans outing committee, has
called a special meeting of the commit
tee for tomorrow at pm.
A lodge of sorrow was held in men,
DRY of the late Henry j. Allen, Jacob
Berk and Alexandria Wolf.
Judge Robert z. Mattingly, in charge
of the base ball committee, who will
honor Joe Judge, captain of the Wash
ington Ball Club announces that five
hundred members of the lodge and the
Boys Band will attend the Joe Judge
Field day, June %.
Exalted Ruler Maj. George z. Strong
has appointed Chris. Sprosser editor
| for the State Association Bulletin.
Flag day exercises will be held al
the Central High School next Sun.
day at 8 pm. with program arranged
by Harry j. Davis and his committee
Two parsdes will precede the cere-
rnonier. One viii start from Eleventh
and Columbia road, headed by the Cos
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| tello Post Drum Corps, and the Amer
lean Legion, the other will be led by the
Overseas Band and Drum Corps of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Capt Harvey
Miller in charge. It will start from
! Sixteenth and Columbia road. Both pa
rades will meet at the school. All patri-
otto societies of the District will be
represented, including the National So
ciety Of the Daughters of the War OF
! 1912.
| The musical part of the program will
| be rendered by the combined bands, the
Overseas Band, the Costello Drum
Corps and the Boys Band of Washing
ton Lodge. The vocal choruses will be
in charge of Eva Whitford Lovette
The Lovette Choral Club of 80, and
Mrs. Lorena M. Gawler, soloist. assisted
by Julien Edwards, will assist in the
musical numbers.
Rev. Luther S. Franck, pastor of the
Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Ana
/ costa. D. c., will give the invocation,
and Rev. Eugene T. Kennedy, the bene-
diction. The History of the Flag will be
delivered by Past Exalted Ruler John
Dillon Fitzgerald, assisted by the drill
team of the lodge, in command of Maj.
c. Eugene Edwards. The principal ad-
dress will be read by Past Exalted Ruler
Edwin S. Fuller.
The ritualistic part Of the program
will be in charge of Exalted Ruler
George E. Strong, assisted by John
Moriarty, David La Porte, Leonard
Gawler, Nathan WE'LL, William S.
Shelby, Lemuel Robey, George C.
Watham and Thomas King.
Lieut.. George Chapman will direct
the bands, and the Boy Scouts will be
under command of Col. E.. L. Mattice
An invitation IS extended the public to
attend.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Keane Council, $50, will meet Thurs
day at 8 pm. for election of officers. 1t
is also zero hour night.
Entertainment has been arranged
for Keane's Booster Clubs twelfth an
nual outing at Atlantic City the week
of July 81 to August 3, inclusive. This
will include visits to three of the piers
and boat trip covering the front OF
Atlantic City.
Washington General Assembly of the
Fourth Degree, knights Of Columbus,
last Monday evening learned that
Charles w. Darr and J. Eugene Gallery
had been nominated for appointment as
master of the District.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Faithful navigator.
j. Eugene Gallery; faithful captain,
Anthony J. Scullen; faithful admiral,
Michael A. Casey; faithful pilot, Arthur
j. williamson; faithful scribe, Fred j.
Diegelmann; faithful controller, Eugene
c. BacZenas; faithful purser, Thomas K.
Gallagher; faithful inner sentinel, John
B. Coyle; faithful outer sentinel, j. z.
Merryman. Delegates to the next Dis
trict assembly: A. D. Wilkinson, James
B. Flynn, Edward p. Harrington, j. Fen
dali Coughlin. Alternates: Richard
Field, George A. Viehmann, Thomas
j. Trodden, Philip A. Simpson, John c.
Hollohan.
It was announced that the assembly
would hold dance at the Congressional
Club June 80. Vocal selections, consist
ing of Road to Mandalay" Mother
Machree" and Miss Kitty O'Toole"
were rendered by the faithful captain,
Daniel j. O'Brien. After the meeting a
buffet Sllpner was served.
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Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
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Cathedral Chapter observed endow-
ment night at the last meeting, with
Past Matron May L. Dow In charge.
The next meeting, June IL, will be chill
dren's night The entertainment will
be presented entirely by children and
refreshments will be served.
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Esther Balser of Mary Washington
Chapter, Clarendon, Va.
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Unity Chapter will entertain the 1880
Association of Matrons and Patrons
next Friday. The meeting will be fol-
lowed with entertainment, refreshments
and dancing. Past officers night has
been deferred until June 27 at which
time the 1921 and 1924 associations will
be guests. A picnic will be held June
81 at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Hoof-
nagle, Washington Grove, Md. The
chapter will assist in the religious serv-
ices at Temple Heights, June 90. Past
Matron Steele will entertain the sewing
circle ct her home, June II.
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Lebanon Chapter will celebrate Chill
Gren,s night Tuesday evening after the
regular transaction Of business.
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The degrees were conferred at the
last meeting of st. Johns Lodge Chap
ter. The secretaries and treasurers will
be entertained June 16. Associate
Grand Patron Theodore c. Lewis will
give a card party for the benefit of the
temple committee at his residence, 4739
Thirteenth street, June ID, at o'clock.
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ROGERS GOING ON AIR

VIII Rogers, the wit of Beverley Hills,
has finally succumbed to the tempting
offers of the radio advertisers and signed
contract for a series of broadcasts
over a picked network of Columbia
Broadcasting system stations.
In his broadcasts Rogers will extol
the merits of tooth paste and other
products of a nationally known manu-
facturer and give running comment on
the news of the day. His first program
is scheduled Sunday night. April 6. at
10 o'clock. WMAL will broadcast the
program for the washington area.