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Evening star., 1941-04-27
|Scoutcraft Exhibit
Attracts. Thronqs
On Final Day
Youths Demonstrate
Skill in Showing at
EIdbrooke Church

A cross-section of Scoutcraft, pre-
sented by about 300 boys of the
Cathedral Division, Boy Scouts of
America, drew large numbers of
parents to their two-day exposition
which closed last night at Eldbrooke
Methodist Church, Wisconsin ave-
nue. and River road.
At the carpentry merit badge
booth, Scouts Eddie Hunter and
Peter Nibley found that women
and girls could drive nails through
a thick board with a hammer with
out difficulty. AT the nearby cook
ing booth, Robert Greer and Bill
Walton astonished the women in at
tendance by turning out tasty bis
cults.
Printing Shop Set Up.
A complete printing shop, under
i command of Senior Patrol Leader
Tom Jacob Of Troop s. was placed
near the entrance and the boys pro-
duced several kinds of Scout print
ing jobs.
Susie" the dog, with her five
black-haired and two golden-brown
pups, provided an attraction in the
dog-care booth presided over by
James Appel.
BLACK light" cast on certain
stones in the mineral merit badge"
booth-in charge of Ben Poster
made them glow in beautiful color.
First aid was demonstrated as a
valuable adjunct to Scout training
by Troop Is in charge of Robert
Wilkinson
Model Planes Shown.
Model airplanes with tiny gaso-
line motors featured an exhibit of
the Hawk Patrol of Troop S, under
direction of Lawrence Siggers.
Among the Scouts in charge of
other booths at the exhibit were:
William Isaacs, Murray Stroud, Ross
Gum, Philip Boesch, David Par
sons, Tenny Ross, Kirk Fowler,
Charles Behrens, Rajah Evans,
Richard Knapp, Jack Whitney,
Randall Zones, Ralph Chambers,
Richard Gregory, Robert Wilkinson.
Jebil Moll, Hugh Wood. Walter
Lesser, John Young and Ned Walter.
The exposition was under direc-
ton of committee headed by Ken
meth D. Jacob.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
| Sea Scouts to Aid
| At Bridges in
| Emergency

The IA units of Washington Sea
Scouts will be allotted bridge areas
under emergency service plans so
they can be ready to conduct a
ferrying service in event the bridges
are closed or destroyed by some un-
foreseen disaster.
Each unit will be expected to
equip itself with small graphing
hooks for use whenever police or
fire rescue squads call for additional
help. it was announced by Jack
Carney, assistant Scout executive in
charge of senior scouting.
Lit. Comdr. S. E. Barron of the
Coast Guard, who is field commits
sioner for Sea Scouting, is planning
to have the Scouts chart the area
of the Potomac between the falls
and Three Sisters rocks for depth
and current.
The Sea Scout ship Corinthian
has been used by the Scouts to take
temporary markers on the shoals OF
Gravelly Point, 1t was announced.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Rezonine Hearing Set
In Silver Spring

A public hearing on the applica-
ton of Charles Scheffres, owner
and James w. Gill, attorney, fol
reclassification of the property
known as Lots 6 and 10 inclusive
Block "a" and Lots l to S inclusive
Block B." John c. Wilson estate
in Silver Spring. Md, from residen.
tial "a" to residential "C' zone, will
be held at 7:30 pm. May 20, at the
Silver Spring Office of the county
cor,poi cionorc
Evening star., 1941-04-27

Wednesday, it was announced here
yesterday at the Norwegian Lega-
ton.
The heir to the Norwegian throne
had stayed in this country for some
time visiting his wife and children
at Pook's Hill, Bethesda, Md. He
also inspected the training camps
of the Royal Norwegian Air Force
and Navy in Canada.
On his arrival in England the
Crown Prince expressed gratitude
to the American people for their
sympathetic understanding Of Nor.
ways continuing fight for freedom.
and for the hospitality shown him
and his family.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Murtinsburg Students
Elect q City Government

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, April
26.-William Porterfield, son of DR..
and Mrs. M. H. Porterfield, was
elected by the senior class of Mar
tinsburg High School yesterday to
act as Mayor of Martinsburg in OBJ
servance of the National Citizens
Week, starting Tuesday.
The students also elected "city
council from among their class.
1t is composed of William Stilwell,
Marvin Linton, Edna Thomas, Fred
Snyder, Wanda Tharp, June Will
son and Robert Daley.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Arlington County Leads
In Deed Recordings
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, April 26-A total
of 445 deeds was recorded in five
centers this week for considerations
aggregating $1,563 ,290, the Virginia
Real Estate Association announced.
This week Arlington led the list
with 66 deeds and $543 ,006 conside-
ration; Richmond reported 164 deeds
and $514,649 consideration; Roam
oke, 79 deeds and $156,435 considera-
ton; Alexandria, eight deeds and
$6O,8OO consideration; Norfolk, 128
deeds and $685., 400 consideration.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Methodist Church
To Mark Founding

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va.,, April
26.-Services marking the 150th
anniversary of the founding of the
Methodist Church here will start
tomorrow, to continue nightly for
week, The pastor, the Rev. j. H
Haley, Is IN charge.
Most of the sermons at the
services during the sesquicentennial
will be by former pastors of the
Evening star., 1941-04-27

church. The sermon at the morning
service tomorrow will be by the Rev.
James S. Montgomery, D. D., chap
lain of the House of Representa-
tiyes. In the evening there will be
a cantata by the choirs of the
church. -.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Science Show Planned

Sigma zeta, honorary science and
mathematics fraternity at Wilson
Teachers College. will sponsor a
science show for junior high school
teachers and children at 7:3O pm.
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1941-04-27
OIav Reaches England
After Visit in u S.

Crown Prince Olav of Norway ar
rived in England by airplane Fri
day, completing a journey started
from this country by clipper plane
Evening star., 1941-04-27
Spring Dance Scheduled

The Treasury Department Recre-
alton Association will hold it's spring
dance at the Shoreham Hotel next
Saturday night.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
La Patrona de los Actores

En- la parroquia de San Sc
bastian, de Madrid, esta como
es sabido la capilla de la Virgen
de la Novena, patrona de los CO.
micos. Data esta devotion del
milagro realizado por dicha Vir
gen que altes Sc conoci6 con Ell
nombre "del silencio", con la CO.
madianta Catalina Flores, que
Sc hallaba completamente impe-
dida Y cur6 por complete al ter
minar una novena que dedic6 de
votamente a aquella advocaci6n.
Ocurri6 este en- ell siglo XVII y
des5e aquella lejana fecha sub
siste la tai hermandad o cofra-
dia.
La primera p~residenta de no.
nor 10 fue la mfanta Isabel y u
no de los primeros presidents
Ell actor Don Fernando Dfaz de
Mendoza, esposo de Dona Ma
ria Guerrero, que estuvo en-
Tampa.
En- n6minas de actores que
aun Sc conseryan en- ell archivo
del Ayuntamiento figura a Ia
cabeza de la lista de actrices Ell
nombre de la Vfrgen de la No
vena, con su correspondence ha
Der, que Sc abonaba dedicando-
10 al quito de la imagen.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05

Londres, JUNO 5.-La es-
cuadra de la Francia Libre,
mandada por ell almirante r.
mile Henri Muesellier, Sc COM
pone actualmente de mas de
Glen barcos, incluyendo dos a.
corazados. Ell acorazado Cour
bet, de 22,189 toneladas, dis
pone al presente de nuevas ba-
terias antia6reas. Nuevas
tripulaciones francesas han
llegado para los barredores
de minas Duboc, Comandante
Domino, Valiant, Viking y Ell
Savorgnan de Brazza. La es-
,cuela naval que habfa abordo
del Courbet ha sido traslada-
da al buque de abastecimien-
tos Presidente Teodoro Tissier
Entire los barcos ~franceses fl
gura ell Triumphant" uno de
los mas grandes y veloces des-
tructores del mundo; ell cruce
70 submarine Surcouf, ell sub
marino Minerva, ell torpedero
Bcciler y lanchas caza-sub-
marines.
Ell "Surcouf'' es ell mas gran
de submarine que hay a flote
en- ell mundo. Ell Leopard"
hundi6 un submarine nazi en-
alta mar. Lanzando I'm ataque
frente a las Canarias, ell Co.
mandante Domino salv6 un
convoy.
w Washington, JUNO 5-Se ha
pedido al Congreso un credi'
to de 10000 600, 900 de d6la-
res. Para ell general Marshall
Sc pide un cheQue en- blanco
de rs millones de d6lares. Con
csc dinero Sc construiran IL
mil aviones y armas para un
ejercito de 3,O00,0 900.
Washington, JUNO 5. - En-
un mensaje al Congreso ell
presidente Roosevelt pide 285
millones de pesos para una
via entire los Grandes Lagos y
Ell rio San Lorenzo. Cuando la
via Sc construya los trasatlan-
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
SUSPENSION DE UNA
TENIDA BLANCA

La logias Sacerdotisas del Ho
gar o. 2, de la Orden Caballeros
de la Luz, decide suspender la
tenida blanca que habia anun-
ciado para manana, por haber
fallecido familiares de queridas
hermanas.
Perdieron familiares en- estos
dfas la hermana Estrella Lopez
y la hermana Sofia Carrefo.
A la primera Sc lie muri6 su
sonora hermana Y a la segunda
I'm hijo.
Quedan enteradas las hernia
mas todas y las personals lque E.
Has habian invitado.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
PARA La MtJER DEL HOGAR
Definici6n

Tn poeta frances ha definido
Ia e~xistencia en- cuatro versos:
"Se entra, Sc RE y es la vida.
Sc bosteza, Sc sale y es la muer-
te".
Mi propia historic es un bos-
tezo continue. Siguiendo la apun
tada teoria filos6fica, desde que
tengo uso de raz6n, vivo, pues,
como en- la antesala de la muer-
te.
-Pero ESQ lie ocurre a TODD ell
que vive-exclamara una de US
tedes.
Y yo digo que no; que hay
ouien RE, como hay quien nora,
Pero quien bosteza eternamen-
te como me sucede a mi. no.
Mi case es especial. Soy el
hombre que parece admirado de
TODD, a fuerza de estar siempre
con la boca alberta.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05

d,as &c los sa;netes, &c ilegar ca
81 s:ernpre tarde para capturar
a les criminalee.
Como Ell ell uniforme que yes
ian lfeva5an unas mangas de 60
lor velLe,'las gen.,es que, en- los
mcmentos culminantes les vefan
LFogar a ~7destiempo, zoiian decir-
les en- tofo de burlesca censu-
ra: A buena bora, mangas ver-
des. Lo que ha dado origen a es-
ia Erase tan conocida.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
Ell O8o q Ell Madroao

Els un error decir que Madrid
IS Ia villa del oso Y del madro-
no., puesto Que ell animal que
figura en- Ell escudo de la capt.
tai de F9pana es una osa.
Eno procede del antique NOM
bre dado a Madrid de "Mantua
carpetanorum, de Carpentum,
cue es la constellation llamada
Osa Mayor.
Ell sfmbolo del madrono Sc a.
dopt6, sin duda, por la abundan-
cia de aquellos arbustos, amos
ha, en- las cercanias de la corte,
de donde tuvo origen ell nombre
de Madrid.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
EmbdlSandmientos

Conocido es ell admirable esta
do en- que Sc conservan las mo-
MAS de los Antiques faraones
pareee ser que clio sc debe, en-
ire otras admirables prepara-
clones quimicas, a que los egip-
clos emp1eaban para embalsa-
mar los cadaveres aceite de RI
cino, que inyectaban en- las We
mas en- grandes cantidades.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
APLAZAD ALA HUELGA
DEL ALUMINIO

Cleveland, JUNO 5.-Los Tide
res del Clio acordaron aver a.
plazar la huelga del aluminio,
pero demandan que la Junta de
Mediaci6n intervenga sin demo
ra. La seeretaria Perkins certi-
fic6 aver esa huelga, pasandola
a mediaci6n. Tn juicio Sc ha fl
jado para el lunes, pero los H.
deres exigen que Sc efectde hoy.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
I'm Cdlculo Uti1

Ocurre freeuentemlente que en-
un momento dado Sc necesita un
cnuenta gotas y no Sc h9l,a a ma
no. Cuando Sc careca de e. o de
otro cualquier medic Appropriate
de medida, congiene tener en-
cuenta que una cucharadita de
las de cafe equiyale a 60 gotas
Y que una cucharada de las de
sopa representa- tres de las de
cafe.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05

ticos podran llegar hasta los
Grandes Lagos.
Winter Park, JUNO 5.-El
.senador Andrews declare hoy
en- ell Colegio de Rollins que la
.ayuda a Inglaterra no es solo
simpatfa, sine la defensa pro-
pia de la naci6n Y del hemis-
ferio.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
Ell PRESIDEN'
TIE DEL SENADO

Tallahassee, JUNO 5.-El Sc
nado nomin6 aver para su pre-.
sidente, en- 1913, al senador Phi
Hip ID. Beall, de Pensacola. De-
rrot6 al veterano S. Dillworth
Clark, de Monticello. La nomi
naci6n de Beall debera ser con-
firmada cuando ell senado Sc reu
ma en- 1943.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
INFORMATION
DEL PUERTO

Arribaron aver los vapores
americanos Dorothy, Panama
City v Topa Topa.
Aver miSmo sali6 ell Topa To-
pa con rumbo a New York Y Ho-
boken.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
Osa Mayor.
Coplds And0lazas

Todos por ell mundo vamos,
los que mataron mi dicha
han de tener que Morarlo.
A la oriila de la playa
yo me puse a meditar
todas las cosas del mundo
son 10 mismo que la mar,
olas que Sc van y vuelven
olas que vienen y van,
La gaceta., 1941-06-05

New York posee, en- su mag
nifico Museo de Hisuoria Natu-
raj una soberbia collection de ma
riposas ,1nica en- su genera por
su riqueza, rareZa y varie1ad.
Basic decir, en- elogio de ella,
que para c~onseguir uno de los e.
iemplares de que mas. orgullosa
Sc muestra (y que no es otro que
la mariposa de alas aleonadas Y
nagras que solo Sc encuentra en-
Guinea) fue precise equipar u
ma expedition que tardo cerca
de dos amos en- encontrar tan
curioso y raro ejemplar.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
TEATRO DEL CIRCULO GU
BANJO

Manana viernes debutaran
en- ell teatro del Circulo Cubano
los notables artistas cubanos Al
berto Garrido y Federico Pine
70, secundados por la iniguala-
BILE pareja de bales internacio-
males Julio Richards y Carmita
Ortiz Y la no menos valiosa Blan
ca Becerra.
La primera tanda dara CO.
mienzo a las 7:45, con la revista
titulada "Cosas de Cuba.
Para la segunda tanda anun-
clan ode Todo un POGO.
Las localidades para estas dos
tandas Sc han agotado.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
COplds Addluzas

Las flores al ambiente
lie dan su aliento,
y al respirar Sc aspira
de elias ell beso.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05

81, sehor, compre Ia
pintura B. L. P. Sofa
mente Sc vende EN- King
Hardware, ga. avenida
v Gale Is.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05

NNNs AA4oS h%4 dLILd
las pesajumlbres...
MAZDA es malo. NADIA es 5ueno,
cue tCdo es segdn Sc mila
y segdn 10 comprendemos.
A la genie hay que decir
o que lie agrada escuchar
y aque,lo que quiere DIR.
Miro 81 pajaro o la fiera,
nunca lie enfada su amante,
nunca castiga a su hembra.
La genie circula y pasa,
Y 10 que pasa Sc va.
demos las penas al viento, Y
tamibien Sc maroharan!
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
Ell TEMPO

Nublados y vientos modera-
dos del oeste. Maxima aver, Sc
grades; minima, 76.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05

A Buena Hora MGngGs Verdes
Los 'cuadrileros" de la San
ia Hermandad gozaban una ia
ma, no Sc sabe 81 merecida o no,
muy Semeiante a la que tuvie-
ron y tienan los clasicos guar
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
BOLETTNES De ULTIMA HORA

La Escuadra de la 'Francia Libre." = Cr@dito
de $4,000, 900, 900. = Via entire los Grandes
Lagos y ell San Lorenzo. = Palabras del sena-
dor Andrews.
La gaceta., 1941-06-05
Toto es nerfnme-

alcJ del alma
las pc a1uCnlbres...
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
hteen Bouts Scheduled For Golden Gloves Finals
Sports Calendar
WEDNESDAY

boSin9
Finals Ypsilanti Golden Gloves
Tournament Ypsilanu Armory,
, So o. m.
Basketball
Central Specially vs.. Young
Mems club = p. m.
Farm Bureau VS.. Bella Vista, s
p in
iandy's rs. United stove. q. m.
rowns.ey's rs. Independents. 10
p. IN
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14


Novice welterweight: Philip Jo-
seph, Cassidy Lake; Robert VII
liams, Ypsilanti; Harold Coe, Ypsi-
lanti.
Novice middleweight; James W.
Buck, Chelsea: James Wren. Yps..
lanti; Ralph Blackrog, Ypsilanti.
Novice light-heavy: Aim Horton.
Ypsilanti; William Patterson, Ann
Arbor.
Novice heavyweight: Irwin
Prough. Plymouth; Buster Lee, Up.
slant; Bill Klapper. Belleville.
Open middleweight: Ralph ffol.
brook. Ann Arbor; Brennan Green
wood.
Open welterweight: Cy Hughes,
Ann Arbor; Louis Woods, Inkster.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
Gymnasium Work
to Reopen Tonight

Mems and womens gymnasium
and swimming classes will reopen
once more at the Ypsilanu High
School gymnasium tonight, and
will be under the supervision OF Al
Thurman. Adrian College slumnus.
and Patricia Rust. 4 graduate stu.
dent OF the University Of Michigan.
The classes will be held every
Tuesday night except on the
nights that the high school holds
its Dime Dances. Then, only the
swimming classes will be held.
From TO s o'clock the men VII
have gymnasium instruction while.
the women swim, and from S TO 2
o'clock the order will be reversed
with the men swimming and the
women having gymnasium instruc-
ton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
to
Oppose elect in
Bout at Armory
0rville Brown Given
National Recognition
as Champion

Orville Brown, recognized by
the National Wrestling Association
as heavyweight champion OF the
world. makes his first appearance
in Ypsilanti Thursday night when
he meets fluffy elect at the Arm.
DRY. elect will well be remember.
ed by virtue Of his victory in the
battle royal last week when he
remained the lone survivor OF Ave
good men.
A former body-guard OF Kinefsh
Huey Long, elect is known for his
ability to think quickly and has
won many bouts as we'll as staving
off defeat repeatedly by good head
work. Crafty and cunning and al
ways in the alert. he will make a
good opponent for Orville Brown.
Brown has met and held his own
with most of the big names in
wrestling including LOndos, All
Bahia and O'Mahoney. His appear
ance here will he watched with
keen interest by local fans because
OF his popularity and sportsman.
like conduct both in and out OF the
ring.
Two other bouts complete the
card which starts at $3.50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
RECORD SEVENTH loss

Akron, o., Jan. IL MS
Their offensive plagued by bad
breaks on close shots. the Detroit
Easles today recorded their sew
enth National Basketball League
loss by bowling TO Akron Good.
year 1891 IN the second game OF
q double-header program which
drew $500 fans Unable 10 find
the range. the Eagles saw the Ak
ronites cut lose with their attack
OF the season In the first quarter
and roll up 100 margin in the
first nine minutes Of play. The
Detroiters were never able to
catch UP.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

DRIcEDas they noware, its worth
i money to you to compare Plym-
outh with the "other 2" low priced
cars on the l94l Quality Chart be-
fore you buy! You'll see big differ
ences in size, comfort, safety and
long-life engineering!
You'll see that l94l high priced
cars resemble each other in %
important features. And Plymouth
aloneof" All3 glow priced carsgives
you majority Of these festuresl
1t will pay you TO ride in this new
Plymouth Discover how new High
Torque engine performance and
new power gearing give you new
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
Bowling Scores
Anderson 4 beck

Total. e. 81: sls so4 27s5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

CENTER GAME HERO

East Lansins Mich Jan. IL
ms Max Hinimau veteran
Nichiran state basketball center.
was the hero today oi The spar
taus 22-22 Win over Tomple last
uicht for it was his fnul shot
after completion of regulation
play which gave the homie team
It's seventh victory aud ils NTH
win in ton starts The
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

state pivot man drew The foul at
tempt as the final gun barked He
was hooked by William Morgan
slime Temple guard, while roar
In. into the hasket.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14
Tumultuous Overtime Game
Gives Landy's Tenth Victory

collected eight baskets and a free
throw to easily lead in individual
high scoring for the night.
In the other game scheduled,
Farm Bureau forfeited to Central
Specially.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

mastery Of the road-with less shift
ing. Enjoy the riding smoothness
Of a ll7-inch wheelbase! See your
Plymouth dealer - ride in a new
Plymouth, and you'll buy IL
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-14

In tumultuous game that twice
was forced into overtime, Landy's
scored its tenth straight victory
without defeat, in City League COM
petition Monday night by downing
Townships q TO %. Manager
Charles Townsley of the defeated
team has lodged a protest With
City Athletic Director Christy Will
son, however. and the game may
have to be replayed. He claims that
the game was officially over in the
first overtime period before the ty-
ing field goal was made by Bill
Wales. A lapse by the official timer
was blamed for the mix-up.
Bill Wales, who scored the dis
puted goal which sent the game into
the second overtime and resulted
in Landy victory, was high point
man for the game, getting eight
points. Tedford topped Townships
with six points.
Young Mems Club and Bella Wis
ia, in their game. played a brand Of
ball that rivalled the feature con-
test for excitement and closeness of
score. The Cubs triumphed, how.
ever, as they edged out the Dairy
men 30 to IS. Gumberg's total OF
ten points was high, with Orblych.
Schmidt, and Burnett tying at seven
points.
With Bill Suter leading the way
with spectacular exhibition OF has
ket making. United Stove overcame
the Independents, but.not without a
Evening star., 1941-07-13

The prize was book, and Bill wanted
book a lot less than he wanted white ele-
phant But he was tops in games and his
Pa had said he'd got to show bit of learning
too or he'd whale the daylights out of him.
IN wait for you by the drugstore after
dark" Bill had said with last shake
1t was no use protesting. You had to be
able to fight for what belonged to you. And
Yorick couldn't fight. Alas poor Yorick"
Hamlet had said of him in the play his real
Ma had read aloud to him. Maybe that was
why she had chosen that name. Shed known
how he'd be and been sort of sorry.
Weeks ago, in the fall. he'd found Horatio.
Horatio didn't know at first that he was
Horatio He was just nobody's tyke - living
on water rats and sleeping nights in hole
in the canal tow path "a dirty, flea-bitten,
devil-may-ca care fellow, but, like Horatio in
the play, unafraid and loyal to the death.
He'd come out to greet Yorick and they'd
gone for walk together. When the cold
came and water rats grew scarce Yorick
brought him bits to eat. 1t was something to
look forward to - to sneak down after school
to the canal and walk with Horatio knowing
that Horatio trusted him - though he could
mt trust himself, not even to stand up to
Ma or Bill or anyone
Then winter had set in hard. One day,
if he didn't do something about it, he'd find
Horatio stiff and cold as he had found a wild
duck that had been too old or sick to beat its
way south. He lay awake nights. thinking of
Evening star., 1941-07-13
by !. a. r. WYlie
uIvssrufed BY 6. Rsskm

Horatio dying in the darkness. 1t was odd
how we'll he knew what it was like to die
hungry and forsaken. At last, with no hope at
all, he'd brought Horatio home
MA WAS still talking in the kitchen. He
tried to slip past her and open the door
quietly
But his hands fumbled.
Nov where are you off to-"
lust down aways, Ma"
We'll, keep off that canal The ice amt
safe. You'll drown yourself - and maybe
someone else with you"
She meant that even drowning he d make
nuisance of himself. He ran. He wanted to
get to Horatio quick and feed him and try to
pour some of his own meager warmth into
that thin little body. He reached the tow
path, painting. The place was deserted under
the leaden winter sky. A thaw had set in
and the ice was bad, as Ma said. You could
see the water sliding under it like snake.
And on the other side of the canal was
had deserted him and he was going off to find
real pal He was trotting away with his
head down and his tail between his legs.
Hi - Horatio!' Yorick called after him.
The dog turned, his head cooked, his ears
pricked joyfully. At bound he was on the
ice. He. was halfway across when it gave
under him. For one stricken moment Yorick
saw the brown head above the level of the
black water and the frantic paws scratching