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The Washington times., 1936-11-17
Rep. Rankin to Sneak

Representative John E. Rankin
of Mississippi will be guest speaker
tonight at the November meeting
of the Democratic League of the
District of Columbia to be held
at the Hamilton Hotel at $3.50
O'Clock,
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Mrs. Viola Cooper, 47S Western
avenue, st. Paul, was taken to the
hospital Monday evening, August
3. Mrs. Cooper was taken with q
stroke in Como Park Sunday eve
ming.
Miss Marjorie Wormley, 3S41
Clinton avenue, returned Sunday,
August 2, from Chicago where she
has been attending the School of
Social Service, Of the Chicago Uni
versity for the past six weeks.
Miss Gwendolyn Bailey enter
tanned at a party Sunday evening,
August 2, at her home on Smelling
avenue. Guests present were the
Misses Barbara Mcclure, Lillian
Tyler, Annette Lawson, DeLois
Grever, Dorisella Harris, Carolyn
McWatt, Vera Harper, Dorothy
Carter, Evelyn Brown, Lucille
Chivers, Lorraine Chivers, Marion
Franklin, Mary Gilbert, Lorraine
Hoarce, Phyllis Love, Aperilla
Price, Elaine Escue, Rhoda Lee
Escue, Louise Escue, Elsie Brown,
Eula Simms and Christine Carter.
The Messrs. Alfred Stewart, Don
aid Smith, Donald Mcclure, James
Curb, Fred Cane, Donald Session,
Sylvester Carter, Eugene Carter,
Jack Glanton, Robert Shoffner,
Robert Ray, Willis Clark, Acie Lee,
John Cyrus, Earl Holloway, Roy
Kay, Harold Kay, Irwin Facion,
Tyler Howell, Wellington Mccoy,
Lawrence Mccoy, Kenneth Mason,
Harold Miller, Robert Wallace,
Eddie Smith, James McCark,
Grover Ingram, Fred Ingram,
Henry Bowman, Edward Blackwell,
Session, and Benjamin
Perry.
Miss Dorothy Carter win leave
Saturday morning, August 8, for
Milwaukee, where she win make
her home with her sister.
The Junior Usher Board Of st.
Peter A. M. E. met Tuesday eve
ming, August 4, at the home of the
adviser. Business Of Importance
was discussed. The next meeting
win be Tuesday, August IS, at the
home OF the president.
Mrs. A. Warrington, Of Winni-
peg, who has spent the past week
IN this city, left Friday morning,
July 81, for her home.
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landa Coram. The guests were
introduced by Mr.. o. G. Hall, Sr.
Mrs. o. Howell of Gal Rondo
street, her daughter, Lucille, and
her niece, Miss Annice Bagnell,
leave Sunday, August 9, for a trip
through the east. They will visit
with another daughter of Mrs.
HowelPs whose home is in New
York. They will be gone about
three weeks.
Mrs. Louis P. Moore of 662 w.
Central Ave. and Mrs. w. G. Coram
of 495 St. Anthony Ave. enter
tanned informally at a Sunday Mite
Supper at the home of Mrs. Moore,
July 26, honoring Mrs. Ruth
Mitchell of Pasadena, Calf, and
Mrs. Mabel Starks of San Pedro.
Mrs. Ruth Mitchell and son,
Bobby Mitchell, of Pasadena were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
P. Moore and family of 662 W..
Central Ave. on a motor trip to
Saltwater where they visited the
Minnesota State Prison.
Miss Cordelia Freeman of TAG
st. Anthony Ave. arrived in the
city, Monday, August 8, from Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, where she
went on account of the death of
her mother.
Mr.. Robert w. Hopkins of 545
Aurora Ave. has been confined to
the Veterans Hospital at Fort
Smelling for the past six weeks but
is steadily improving.
The Willing Workers Club of
st. James A. M. E. Church are hav-
ing their annual picnic, Sunday,
August 9, at Wildwood Park.
The Busy Bee Club of Pilgrim
Baptist Church are having picnic
Saturday, August 8, at Harriet
Island. Everyone is invited to
come out and enjoy the fun.
Mrs. Ruth Mitchell of Pasadena
and Mrs. Mabel Starks of San
Pedro were two Of the honored
guests at the beautiful dancing
party given by Mesdames Alverta
Coram, Cora Moore, Alice Taylor,
and the Misses Ruth Brown and I.
Myrtle Garden, at the Halle @.
Brown House, July "a.
Miss I. Myrtle Garden, director
of the Halle @. Brown House, is
spending her vacation in Philadel-
phia and other cities in the East.
She will be gone about a month.
Mrs. Fenton Harsh (Edythella
Adams) Of Chicago was one Of the
honored guests at the Dance Re
ception at the Community House,
July "a, as was DR.. H. Pinclney
Jones of Philadelphia.
Mrs. James Wooten Of 992 lyle
hart Ave. entertained for her
niece, Dolores Jeanne Hudgins Of
Omaha, Nebraska, at a party, Fri
day, July 81, from four to six. The
guests were Myrrhene and Mar
quita Allen, Sally and Bruce Will
liams, Chester Ridley, Omar Fas-
sett, Richard Smith, Patricann
Moore, and Crystal Burgess.
Mrs. Raymond Hudgins and
daughter are the nieces Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wooten. They are the
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Walker Of 37s No. Mackubin
st.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thomas, S81
eileen St, Atlanta, Ga, was the
house guest Of Mr.. and Mira John
Chisholm this past week.
GLOOM CHASERS MEET
The Gloom Chasers Social Lit
erary and Art Club met July 18th,
at the home of Mrs. Fannie John
son at 1915 Columbus Ave. So.
After a very interesting meeting. n
splendid program was enjoyed by
all Mr.. Pirtle of Tulsa, Okla, was
a guest at the meeting. Mrs. La
ellie Jorden and Samuel Harris are
new members Of the club. Mother
gloom chaser (Mrs. Ella Washing
ton), had a birthday, and received
some very lovely gifts from menu
bers of the club. Watch this
paper for an important announce
ment. Meeting adjourned to meet
at the home of Miss Kaufman, 1l06
Emerson Ave. No.
Scottie Faison, President,
Mrs. Ruby Craig, Reporter.
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ouC 40 ACSupSGdbhS AEOAu o. 4O~OA
operation. She has the well wishes
of her numerous friends for hel
speedy recovery.
Mr.. William Carroll of Mime
apois was the guest for a couple
of days of Mr.. and Mrs. Artie E
Boyd of TIC Rondo st.
Speaking of real fisherfolk, Mrs
Eunice Glass and Mr.. Essie Jones
always return from fishing with 8
real catch. Their favorite lake
seems to be Balsam lake in Wis.
consin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Boswell Of
953 st. Anthony Ave. entertained
informally, Saturday evening
August /, in honor of DR.. and Mrs
George K. Grissom of Jamaica
Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Williams
(Ethel Maxwell) spent several days
of last week at the Howard F. Nc
Intyre summer home.
Miss Gretchen Cotton of Boston,
who I stated in my column last
week had returned home, changed
her mind (which is a privilege of
our sex) and decided to spend the
rest of the summer in st. Paul.
VISITS PARENTS
Kenneth Ross or Los Angeles,
Calf, is visiting his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. G. Ross of SAL Central
Ave.
This is the first meeting of son
and father in 10 years. The son
will remain in st. Paul for about
a month, after that will return to
Los Angeles to arrange his affairs
to return for a permanent stay in
st. Paul.
Mrs. r. L. Cox of 638 Rondo
leaves the last Of this month for
Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Cox plans to
establish a Spiritual Temple there.
In st. Paul, Mrs. Cox, a spiritual
adviser and healer, has success
fully conducted such an institution
for the past five years. She will
remain in Seattle for a year be-
fore returning here.
Mrs. I. B. Scott (nee Mayme
Goins) and daughter, Anita of
Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting in st.
Paul. They are the house guests
of her sister, Mrs. n. D. Hilyard,
and mother, Mrs. Matte Coins of
551 w. Central Ave.
Mrs. Georgia Williams of Chi
cago, ILL.,, is visiting her uncle, c.
G. Collier, steward on the steamer
Capitol. She is house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Luella Brooks, $50 Fuller
Ave. She expects to be in the
Twin Cities for two weeks.
The Just Us Bridge club held its
regular meeting last week with
Mrs. Geraldine Clark as hostess.
The usual bridge was featured,
first prize going to Mrs. Rozella
Allen and consolation to Mrs.
Coopie Anderson. This week Mrs.
Janice Logan was hostess to the
club and a very pleasant evening
was spent. First prize won by
Mrs. Coopie Anderson and consola-
ton by Mrs. Janice Logan.
Mrs. J. B. Glover, S740 Fourth
Ave. So, entertained at breakfast
Thursday, July 80, in honor of
Mines. Boston and Mitchell Of
Pasadena, Calf.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. F. Stewart, Rev. and Mrs. 7. B.
Stovall and Mines. Lottie Hyde,
Eva L. Abbey and Annie Nelson.
Gloom Chasers' first Fan Dance.
Monday night, September z, at
Norway Hall. The whole two towns
will be there.-Adv.
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SAINT PAUL SOCIETY
BY Estyr L. Bradley

Miss Henrietta Bonaparte,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chap
man and granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George James of TOT st.
Anthony Ave-, arrived in the city
Monday morning, August 8, for a
months vacation. Miss Bonaparte
is secretary of the Y. w. C. A. in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. George Stansell dorothy
Mae Anderson) of 654 Rondo st.
was suddenly taken i'll, Tuesday,
August A, and rushed to the hos
pital. She is much improved as we
go to press.
DIR. John E. Ford of Jacksonville,
Florida, spent week visiting his
sisters, Mrs. Lola Edwards and
Mrs. Dotie Lewis. DR.. Ford is pas
tor of Bethel Institutional Church
in Jacksonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Herndon and
family of Des Moines, Iowa, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
G. johnson of 795 Edmund st. The
families have motored to Pine lake
for a few days of fishing.
Mrs. M. v. Oden Of 672 st. An
thony Ave. has returned to New
York State with her son who has
been spending his vacation with
her in our city. Mr.. Thomas
Oden, a business man Of New
York, was the recipient Of many
social courtesies during his short
visit here. Mr.. and Mrs. C. p.
Oden of Minneapolis were instru-
mental in Mr.. Oden's seeing his
brother, Francis Oden of Winnipeg,
Canada, whom he had not seen for
10 years, by motoring there in
their new Ford V-8. Others who
enjoyed Mr.. Oden's visit to our city
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. James of
900 Carroll Ave., Mrs. James being
a sister of Mr.. Oden, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Oden of 874 Rondo
st. On the evening of July %, a
beautiful going away party was
given by Mrs. Oden.
Miss Laura Hall, formerly of st.
Paul who is now making her home
in Chicago, arrived in the city to
visit friends and relatives. While
here, Miss Hall is the house guest
of Mrs. r. F. Wilson of 697 st.
Anthony Ave.
Mrs. Myrtle Harris of 687 st.
Anthony Ave. is rafting off a
beautiful Afghan. The Afghan
was made by Mrs. Harris. The
date of the rattle is Sunday,
August 9.
Mrs. Adeline Adams of Los An
geles is the house guest Of Mrs.
Grace Gwynne of 426 st. Anthony
Ave-, and not Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Gwynne. Sorry.
Mr.. Ralph Ward, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Ward of TIA Univer-
sity Ave-, is confined to his home
with broken jaw. Mr.. Ward was
injured in an accident.
One of the prettiest dancing par
ties of the summer season was
given Friday evening, July "a, at
the Halle @. Brown Community
House, when Mesdames Cora
Moore, Alverta Coram, Alice Tay-
lor, and the Misses Ruth Brown,
and I. Myrtle Garden were enter
tanning for the out-of-town WISH
tors. About 200 guests danced to
the strains of one of the popular
orchestras, and about rs out-of-
town guests were honored. The
setting for the orchestra was a
Spanish Balcony, the men being
dressed in velvet Boleros and color
full sashes. The two charming
young ladies who served punch
throughout the evening were the
Misses Valdora Turner and Yo-
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MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
BY Marianne Carter

Mr.. and Mrs. George James Of
Fifth Avenue South celebrated
their first wedding anniversary on
Saturday evening, August /, by en-
tertaining at home for a small
circle of friends. The guests in
cluded the Misses Elizabeth Ander-
son, Florence Collins, Hilda Moses,
Evelyn Sue Scott, Myrtle Wormley,
Nellie Dodson, Lottie Young,
Rachel James, Anne Seymour, Nina
Scott, Dorothy Gardner, and
Messrs. Tela Burt, Lawney Thomp-
son, Ollie Grantham, Bin Smalls,
Arthur Weisiger, Andrew Clark,
Pete Thatcher, Richard Mann, John
Seymour, Bill Simms, Dr.. Cornelius
Mobiley, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Smith.
Miss Viora Allen, teacher In Leb-
anon, Kentucky public schools,
has been a house guest Of Mrs.
William Hayden.
Mrs. Fl. Ashby (the former Mar
garet Newman) and sister OF Cecil
E. Newman, arrived Monday, Au-
gust 8, from Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. During her two weeks
stay she is the house guest OF Mrs.
S. w. Lewis, 4O44 Clinton Avenue.
Her two children, Shirley, 9; and
Herbert, Jr., 8, accompany her.
Miss Eunice Riley, 615 Gkard
avenue north, home for her gmea-
ton, will leave Friday for q two
weeks visit with friends in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
A lovely surprise birthday party
was given in honor of Mrs. HeSen
Morris, Wednesday evening, July
20. An enjoyable evening was
spent in dancing and playing
games. Two beautiful birthday
cakes and ice cream formed the re-
freshments. Mrs. Morris received
many lovely gifts from relatives
and friends.
Mr.. Walter Rhodes returned Sat
urday, July 20, from Omaha, Ne
braska, where he went - visit
relatives and friends. Mr.. Rhodes
is the nephew Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Lewis of Clinton avenue.
Mrs. Helen Morris and her niece,
Miss Marianne Carter, motored to
Duluth over the weekend to visit
relatives.
Miss Harryette Walls, 1887
Fourth avenue, spent her vacation
in Chicago, visiting friends.
Miss Mary Louise Bohanon, IN
structor Of Dramatics and Athletics
at the Phyllis Wheatley House, left
Saturday morning, July 20, for her
home in Lafayette, Indiana, where
she win visit her mother, from
there she win go to Marion, Ala
bama, where she viii teach Eng
lish.
Mrs. Della Ross, $50 Aldrich ave-
nue. north, has as her guest her
cousin, Miss Dovie Walker of Kan
sas City, Mo.
Mrs. John r. Tucker, 511 Aldrich
avenue north, and grandson, Mas
ter Albert Washington, Jr., win
leave next week for their vacation
70 be spent in Chicago and Spring
Illinois, and New York.
Mrs. Nellie Watkins, 611 Aldrich
avenue north, motored to her home
In Omaha where she plans to stay
q month.
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CLUB WOMEN TO PICNIC

The Eastern District Minnesota
Association Of Colored Women
win hold its third annual picnic 8t
Powderhorn Park, Wednesday,
August 10th. There win be games,
races and lots of basket lunches.
Mrs. Francis Duncan and MrR.
Marion Bailey are completing plans
for a good time for all.
Mr.. Joseph d. Bryan, director OF
the Big Brother work In Chicago,
arrived in Minneapolis Tuesday,
for a brief stay. Mr.. Bryan is the
house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. MI
ton Shanks.
Mrs. Frances Duncan, first vice
president Minnesota Association Of
Colored Women's Club, leaves
August 18th for Charleston, W.
Va, where she goes as delegate
from the Minnesota clubs to the
sixth biennial of the Central As
ISOLATION Of Colored Women con-
yening in that city.
Labor Day Dance, Monday might,
September z, at Norway Hall, Nina
neapOlis.-Adv.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Bedtime Stories
Miss Swiftly Is Suspicious.

to 1t were covered and could not be
seen. The other trap he set just as
carefully and just q cunningly In q
path that he knew the young Fox
used frequently. That boy knew how
to set traps, for In the Winter he did
quite lot Of trapping.
Now 1t just happened that Little
Miss Swiftly was at home when those
traps were set She didn't see them set,
for she was down in her bed room at
the end of the long hall. Had she seen
them set she wouldn't have known
what 1t meant, for she had had no
experience with traps. She didn't
know what trap was. She knew,
however, that some one had been Wis
iting that home of hers. Her keen
ears had heard the boy at work. After
a while all was quiet. Little Miss
Swiftly listened and listened, but there
was no suspicious sound. At last she
ventured to creep up near enough to
look out the doorway. For some time
she just sat there, looking out. She
felt uneasy, but she didn't know why.
It was just a feeling that something
was wrong. She tried to shake OF
that feeling, but she couldn't.
She stole Just a little nearer to the
doorway, and that uneasy feeling in
creased. She couldn't understand it.
At first everything seemed all right.
She could see nothing out of the way.
At last she noticed the sand at the
entrance to her home had been dis
turbed However, there was nothing
to be seen but sand, and sand was
harmless enough. Carefully she tested
the air with her keen little nose. Once
or twice she thought she caught the
man smell, but she wasn't sure. How
ever. it added to her uneasiness. 1t
added to her suspicion that something
was not as it should be. She wanted
to go out to investigate, but something
inside told her not to go out that way.
Twice Little Miss Swiftly started to
60 forward, but each time something
seemed to hold her back. Finally she
went back down to her snug bed room
which once had been the bed room of
a big Woodchuck. There she thought
things over and tried to decide what
to do. Finally she made up her mind
II won't go out that way" said she
to herself There is something wrong
there. What it is I don't know, but
know it Is there. The Chuck that
made this home had a back door. The
passage leading to it is full Of leaves
and rubbish. I've never bothered to
clean 1t out, because I've never had
any use for a back door. I've got
use for it now. I'll Just clean that
passage out and make 1t a little
bigger"
So the suspicious young Fox started
in to work to open up the back door
(Copyright 1866
Evening star., 1936-08-10
POWER CONFERENCE
DRAWS so NATIONS

With acceptances from four more
nations Of invitations to participate in
the Third World Power Conference, to
be held here September 7-12, the total
number participating has been brought
to so, it was announced today.
New Zealand, Guatemala, Colombia
and Netherlands East Indies have just
notified the American National Com
mittee Of the conference Of their plans
to participate, and will send official
delegates. The acceptances from Co.
lombia and Guatemala bring to Is
the number Of South and Central
American nations participating.
In addition to the acceptances just
received. the following nations will
participate: Algeria, Argentina, Aus
tralia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bra
El, Bulgaria. Canada, Chile, China,
Costa Rica, Cuba, Csechoslovakia,
Denmark. Dominican Republic, Ecua-
dor, FL Salvador. France, Germany,
Great Britain, Greece, Honduras,
Hungary, India, Irish Free State, italy,
Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxembourg,
Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nor
way, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Ru-
mania, Sweden, Switzerland, Union Of
South Africa, Uruguay, Russia, Vene-
xuela and Yugoslavia.
The conference, expected to be one
Of the largest and most colorful inter-
national assemblies Of the kind yet
held, will bring to this country dis
tinguished scientists. engineers, indus
trialists and economists from all parts
Of the world. The conferences will dis
cuss all phases Of power from sources,
distribution and conservation, to its
multitude Of uses. Questions Of public
and private power policies will be con-
si6ered.
Evening star., 1936-08-10
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

MERSON says that weeds are
- plants whose virtues are yet
unknown" The farmers OF
- this country would be delight
ed to know If this busybody among
weeds has anything about it that can
be praised. Chickweed is listed among
the so worst weed pests. It travels
over the entire United States. Europe
and Asia are not neglected by this
weed either.
You may ftnd It In the meadows,
lawns and Winter crops, its seeds
mingling with those Of respectable
ones of the grasses and clover.
A weed Is a plant that grows where
you wish to grow something else,
though we must remember . weed
may not be a weed in some locations.
that causes its downfall.
All successful weeds have their own
methods of succeeding They have
perfected their plan after thousands
Of years. It is now up to us to find q
way to circumvent theirs. To do this,
one has to make a study Of the tactics
of his foe. There are weeds that de-
pend upon their seeds for survival
others upon large taproots, some upon
bulbs.
The chickweed, though a delicate
appearing plant, Is a determined one,
and, though she spreads weak stems
over the ground, she develops many
seed children, and, in fact, she Is
stronger than her appearance would
lead you to believe.
She is member of the pink family
Though her Towering time is from
April to July, she has been found in
bloom in sheltered spots in almost
every month in the year. The flower
stems are about 4 inches long, but
it is not at all unusual to find them
as long as 10. Abundant food supply
naturally shows, even in the outlines
of the chickweed. The lower leaves
and those of the many sterile shoots
are close together and oblong. The
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPRoWLS.
Too Old to Learn.

MANY persons refuse to attempt
" new things because they say they
are "too old to learn" Persons past
so who have never learned to drive
q car shrink from a task that really
amounts to very little so far as the
fundamentals are concerned. So, too,
many cooks refuse to try new recipes
on the ground that they are "too old
to change their ways"
The idea that it's too late now to
take up new things" Is very largely .
matter of laziness. It has been scien-
tif1cally demonstrated that . man at
40 can learn Latin as easily as his son
of 20. It's ones attitude toward the
new that perpetuates the popular no.
ton that the mind at SO Is not supple
as it is in the teens.
An important light attaches to the
explosion of the theory that it's too
late to learn. That light Is this: In
order to keep from growing old one
should keep on taking up new ven
lures. Exercise keeps the mind young.
For example, q man Of so who has
never played q violin may well afford
to take 1t up with the idea of becom-
ing something better than an amateur.
tcopyrisht. $780,
Evening star., 1936-08-10
Natures Children
Field Chickweed (Alsine medal.

leaves found on the Towering stems
are more narrow and lanceolate They
are about n inches long.
The tiny white flowers are star
like, and made up of five petals, each
one deeply two-cleft. They are not
fragrant. but they have their due
quota Of insect friends who find them
and eagerly do their part to further
the cause Of the hostess plant.
After the Towering season is over
the plant is busily engaged IN the
all-important work Of developing
seeds. There are millions matured
that will go to feed the birds that
love them; some will be thrown aside
and others will have . chance to
grow.
IF vniI arc fortunata cr,nsoh 20
Evening star., 1936-08-10
you are fortunate enough to

have a garden and Nine. Chickweed's
children spring up all about your
choice plants, there Is only one thing
to do and that is to take q determined
stand to annihilate them by taking
steps at once. Be careful to pull up
the plant and, If there are flowers,
see that they are placed where any
seeds cannot take root. If you find
the tiny little plants peeping above
the ground chop their heads of.
There may be neighbors who will
have to cooperate with you in get
ting rid Of weed pests, but wherever
weeds find a loophole they are sure
to slip In, so be sure you know what
traits your weeds have before YOU
take steps.
(Copyrisht, 1e36,)
Evening star., 1936-08-10

or tried to do her any harm because
this was Midsummer and her fur coat
would be useless to him If he should
kill her. But now that she had begun
to steal his chickens, he felt that
he must do something about 1t. He
couldn't afford to raise chickens to
feed hungry Fox.
I'll have to trap that Fox" said
the boy to himself. "Yes, sir, I'll have
to trap that Fox. don't like to do 1t,
but there seems to be no help for II" !"
So the boy got out two cruel steel
traps with the greatest care. He used
gloves in handling the traps. so that
there would be no scent from his
hands. One trap he set at the en-
trance to Miss Swifty's home. He hid
1t cunningly. He sifted fine sand over
1t SO that it and the chain attached