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' L dmad abee B s b TS “But you don't. Becaule If 68 2id | surgeon, Dr. M. H. Darnall: historian, T — —— | YOU Wouldn't be wondering why 're | Past Comdr. Howard S. Fisk; sergeant BY CRAIG not angrier at me than you are.™ at arms, Walter J. West; master at ST ION -~ - - ol | She stared. He meant fust that $He|arms, E. M. Peterson; quartermaster, CARROLL could not believe that she was Homer G. Jordan; color bearers, Past T S —— e | furious. He could not believe it. Comdr. Bernard C. McGee and Judson Judy Allison. But what's hkl1 " ; {you to make you so weak? She couldn’t shout, she couldn’t make a Wrong with your pride? scene. So she sat down beside him, looked at him, she began in a very|you instead.” quiet voice: “I don't want you to say velope. “Read:the letter.” another word to me. Now or ever.| “I don't think I'd care to.” CHAPTER 14, T took Judy a lcng while to go to sleep that night. She said to Elsie: “But I can’t let Dick do whatever he intends to -do. He shouldn't. It isn't right.,” She got no further. Elsie would not lsten. “He's doing what he wants to do. He's got a good job, and a lot of she [until I've explained. Wait. it wasn’t so. No use lying to yourself, “Don't say any of it,” he urged, “not T'll show | Comdr. He handed her an en-|Executive Committeeman and Past C. N. Knappen. to! The members will hear reports on the t's | Portland national convention, to be pre- sented by Retiring Comdr. John Thomas | Taylor, Past Department and Past Post John Lewis Smith, National Comdr. Charles O. Shaw. ‘The Executive Committee of Vincent iB. Costello Post met Tuesday at the home of Adjt. Albert A. Tatspaugh, 3021 chairman of the Entertainment Com- mittee, plans for a stag beef roast at the N. Auth Provision Co.s plant in October. He is also planning for a box- ing night at the Antlers Club, near Forestville, Md. At the post meeting in the board room of the District Building Tuesday, Carl H. Claudy, master of Harmony Lodge of Masons, will present a set of bugles in appreciation of the drum corps’ participation in the Masonic ceremonies attending the relaying of the corner stone of the Capitol. There will be speeches and smokes. An orchestra will be organized. Mem- ‘her: who desire to apply for participa- | tion are requested to communicate with Comdr. Grant reappointed Jacob N. r, Prederick A. Thuee, Albert A. en, Daniel A. Donovan and Curtis A, Jackson to revise the constitution in aceordance with the recent resolutions adopted by the post. Comdr. Grant an- nounced at the next meeting a recep- tion will be held for the members of the t rifie team, which was runner- up the national American Legion junior rifle team match. IETmamIT Tree Bears Two Crops. A peach tree belonging to Alfred Stone of Anna, Ill, bore two crops of fruit this year. while other trees in the orchard failed to bear at all be- C-§ W. C. T. U. News Mount Pleasant Union met at Friends’ | Church, Thirteenth and Irving streets, | treasurer; Mrs. B. W. Andrews, corre- sponding secretary; Mrs. J. Edgar Hiatt, federation representative, and Mrs. J. |A. Boyd for White Ribbon Recruits. new members. gave a talk on the Seattle convention. Little Marion Alice Lancaster sang. Hostesses were Mrs. B. W. Andrews and Mrs. Daniel Bride. Cleveland the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church last Tuesday, the acting president, Mrs. |tomorrow at 2 p.m. Hostesses will be Helen iancaster, presiding. Devotional [ Mrs. Ciarence R. Ferguson, Mrs. Charles was led by Mrs. J. A. Edgar. Reports|A. Finney, Mrs. E. J. Fox, Mrs. Eva were received from Mrs. M. C. Bennett, | Blake and Mrs. W. D. Jones. Mrs. James M. Dorsn rk Union will meet in Ship Built 110 Years Ago. The Saltsea, owned by the American Mrs. E. C. Stanton, Mrs. W. I. Swan- [ Oyster Co., Providence, R. I, is ton and Mrs. J. A. Edgar were appoint- ;tu be the oldest American vessel in ed to receive the flags to be presented | oporation today. The 34-ton craft was said Otis stieet ncrtheast. Vernon Daly, ' Comrade R. C. Crowe. T cause of l'elther.r at the annual convention for securing |built 110 years ago. people like him. Like him a lot better than they like Elton Day, I'll bet. And if he can do something for you, then let him. Andjgo te sleep, will you?” So, when her’eyes would not stay open, when her mouth would form no more objections, Judy slept. And then Elsie pulled the covers up around Judy’s small, round face and left the room very quietly. And if, in her own room, she stared at Dick Mason’s picture for a long time, and if she brushed her eyes, once, with | a large, strong hand, Judy never knew, | nor did Dick. : And then it was morning. And it | rained. The first thing Judy saw was the rain slanting down outside her window. The rain had come in. The carpet was | soaked. And the little blue shoes, for-| gotten, cast aside, were bedraggled,i crumpied, ruined forever. | A bad way to start a day. So much | so that she closed her eyes. she jerked | Can't you understand that?” the covers up over her head, she said | ~ He smiled. Carefully, Judy thought, T'm not going to do it. Tl not |jjke a man studying his best smile in | fair. o e 7 Poster Bed, Spring and Innerspring | “Plcase. I've a couple of things I'd like to tell you about.” “But please do. If you're fair at all.” Fair? She was proud of always being She wouldn't let him make fun again, I t | g0 down there again. I don't want to | his shaving mirror. | of her this way. I see Elton Day. I don’t want the job.| "“Of course, I can understand it,” he\ She took the letter out and opened| | 4-Pc. Bqd Room Suite I want o go home.” | reca ; d | In Fashionble $ 50 Home? Never! | She was at a loss. She hated him|of the audition yesterday. I will hear Maple Vengers for his ability to admit without ex-|the voices myself today at 10. My se-| | | _h Home? The word made her sit up.| ““Then. She was almost dressed, no more than | five minutes later, when there Was & |cuses, to make her anger seem point- | lection will be final.” booming rap on the door. less and almost childish. The signature meant nothing. Her| f Monthly Payments Easily Arranged Delivered Profit by the low “Come in,” Judy said. She begen again. “Then you think | gestures said so and he answered | = 3 . fi | Elsies dd appeared around the €OT- | what you did was all right?” [qv.;icl:ly: He's nothing but the man | o prices now 1n eftect ner of the door ¥ “No. But it was the only thing|whos going to spend a hundred thou- = “Ready? Step on it, sister. Wwe're 5 do.” | sand dollars or so to put the Beaut.\'! | Poster Bed' 5 . - going places, we are e “Oh. T see” | Builders on the air. So it is final, 1| || . . The Following Articles “But shouldn’t you be at werk? “You don't see at all” guess.” | Vamty, Chest Are Sold on Easy Terms 85 “I think I do,” she said. | (To Be Continued.) on Purchases of $20 Elsie grinned. ¢ “I'm the kind of girl nobody misses, and Bureau Judy. 1 could be gone a month and the only thing anybody'd say would be, or More il “Where's that homely girl who used to — ° o Delivered | B e T T merican L.egion e k. lady. It's 1{:'«;rmh!' | Linoleum, Draperies, Electric | AlsoESoldTun Sears | Judy laughed. | : ¥ asy Term: | YAna it Sou were gone more than 4 \ :"‘ Nfl"'g'mfle R;:fltmton. M‘E . . i day the office would stop running a z | acuum Cleaners, wing and ll‘ - % sonnel of which will include post of- ¢ ] 3 | e e e e B said, “They Meetings This Week. ficers and past post _commanders, is Washing Machines, Electric JoLamdanf SR ‘ e oSS = s p i 3 S = couldn’t get along without you, Elsie, | T!g’soineq\g—cl gorg; ‘Il;ifildglgégl; g}ggtgl{;p;rmego fo.f fffif?fi‘xfl (Fr;mk Ironers, Electric Tools, Electric = g i and vou know it. Island avenue. Vincent B. Cos- | |1atcr, Who served “as chief machinist Floor Polishers, Boat Motors, I “That's right. And so what? So I e b e LS R Electric Motors, Heating Plants, Choice of || could et an vlvphantq;nmtr\:;n];tr.‘u Sazw , Dist ilding. | the October meeting. Electricel Fixtures, Roofing Sup- 3 ft. 3 in. or | the corner restaurai ; John A. Elden of Cleveland, Ohio, is | _The semi-monthly meeting of Victory plies, Paint, Paint Sprayers, 4 ft. 6 in. sizes. | There were no elephants. But there |, = o0 "o eq cher de ck de | Post, No. 4. was held Tuesday evening Farming Machinery, Silvertone ot very good, and toast, ewly chef de chemin de i 3 3 | was coffee, n y B e ofith at Cdd Fellows' Hall. Walter Rogers, | | Radios, Diamonds, Watche: not very warm, and bacon, not very |fer of the Forty and Eight. Charles W. |recently elected commander, resigned Tahatiae z = More highly favored thi: i | Crisp, and eggs, not very mew. ¥eb| Ardery of Indianapalis was reappointed | because of the pressure of business Electric Clocks, Sjlver-plated 2 ighly favored this season than ever .. . this neatly |}| Tone of that mettered. SomehoW, | correbondant national, and James O. | Nominations for & new commander and Ware, Dinner Sets, Typewriters, designed, sturdy poster bed in maple or walnut. Service- | able 99-coil spring which will give lasting service. Com- fortable innerspring mattress, damask design. Low Priced Separate Poster Bed in Maple or Walnut Finish : C . 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Md., No- vember 11 The Jacob Jomes Post has received | recognition in the last edition of the | American Legion Monthly for sponsor- | ing the orchestra of deaf children from Kendall School as part of the Ameri- canism program. Ulala Berger returned from the national convention in Port- cagd, 11l.; gardas de la porte national, ought to be.” texicab, end as the rked forward, stcpped or heert was pound- id, knew she in the world she would Kauffman, Tower City, Pa.; national, Paul J. McGahan, Washing- ton, D. C.; aumonier national, the Rev. Father Frank J. Berry, Knoxville, Iowa, and drapeau national, Fred W. Dralle, Casper, Wyo. New members of the Cheminot Executive Committee are M. B. O'Sullivan, Louisville, Ky.; C. O. Powers, Ames, Iowa, and E. J. Evers, Pertland, Oreg. This Studio Couch | The Executive Committee of Takoma |1 | t] o and. She took the t colors and . OF: r. “Listen, | Park Post, No. 28, A. L. Conger com- | entered them in the pu'fise opens 1nto Judgy I t o1 wonted to siay in | mander, held a meeting 2t the home et full Chicago. 15 vo'1 cidn't want to of C. A. Hoglund. Plans for social| Stuart Walcott Post met in the rooms afu up.” * | and business afairs were made. Ar- of the Washington Board of Trade, sized bed Star Building, Tuesday, Dr. Ray F. Guynn, commander, presiding. The fol- lowing new members were installed: rangements for an Armistice day pro- gram and dance were completed. The committce decided to support a you cwned And , rally of the Department of Southern|William C. Buell, Henry A. Peckham, that § fore you Marvland of tho American Legion, George A. McCarr, Lester W. Carnett, Cash { v Allison?” | which is to be held October 12, at Raymond W. Stagmire and Joseph J. i ! ic roce again Laurel, Md Marshall A suggestion of Athletic Offi- Delivered A card party will be given October |6 by the post #t the home of C. Hoglund, 116 Park evenue. Nomination of elective officers of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, will be cer Dixie B. Guynn for the post to A.|enter basket ball bowling and other | forms of sport will be given future con- sideration. Past Comdr. Beaulac was presented {with an American Legion signet ring. Ltin b cab in front building, the discovered that Elsie had no intention of joining her. | “Uh-uh,” seid Elsic. “I brought you Tere, but Tl be no help to you from of the faeion going on down to theipgde’ gt the October meeting, to be office. And you phone me when you're ‘] v - A resolution was adopted to call upon I fixed, up for et job. Here's the 100 % NG PIACE Bd 10 10, 0% S0 | the “department. for defigite action in NATIONAL COLDSPOT WEEK number.”, She scrkbled 1t on & bit of | Gomdr. Edward L. Marthill at the reg-|connection with velersl Sresente 5t paper. nd—betier take this, 100, | fine on Wednesday evening, | committee work. Comrade Curtiss was ™ dudy. 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