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BETTY’S SHIP By SADIE M. STULL “Nary a sign o’ yer ship today. Mlsf Betty? Rough sailin' fer any craft, bui then It don’t alius take a sunny sky ter bring th* most precious cargo Inter port." Betty turned to the speaker with a rare smile. “I was not looking for my ahlp, Cap'n Andy. I was playing the game you chide uie so much about— 'make-believe.' I was Just about to atari on a Journey of dreams —to the world beyond the harbor —the 'wonder land' that calls to me with the gold en voice of Opportunity." Cap'n Andy shook his grizzled h'-ad. “Avast, there, little shipmate! Ye must git alch notions ofiter yer party head' Mind. I’m not scold In,' dearie." he add ed In a gentler tone. "Onct I felt th same es ye do erhout this snug harbor I wus thet crazy ter see yer boasted ‘wonderland’ 1 run erway ter N’York an* signed with th’ fust ship thet need ed a cabin boy." A reminiscent gleam brightened the speaker's faded blue eyes. "She wus a clipper, bar none, an I got my fill o' adventure; but will ye believe me now. Miss Betty. It wusn’t er bit like I'd pictured It?' The kindly old voice ended in a chuckle. “Ev’ry bloomin' air castle went up In smoke at th' fust port o' call, an’ by th’ time th* old ship tacked fer home th’ last o' my store o’ day dreams bed gone by th’ board.” They had been wulking along the wind-swept beach. Now they turned Into the lane leading to Betty’s humble home. As he opened the creaking gate the cap’n said: "Jlst let th' old un«hor bold ye a while longer, dearie. Yer ship Is due soon—'l feel It In my weather bones. No. T won't lay to ter mess, but tell yer gran'dad ter keep the forecas’le light btirnln’." Betty watched the sturdy old figure out of sight ere she entered the weather-beaten cottage. As she pass ed the living room door she called :» cheery greeting to her grandfather. Her steps lagged as she entered the kitchen. Then, recalling the cap'n's parting words, she blithely set about preparing the simple evening meal. Such was the influence of the genial mariner's optimistic spirit. It had al ways been so. from the day he :old the wide-eyed child, her Idolized fa ther would never come back from the “Banka." The earn* aad day saw the birth of a series of wonderful sea yarn*, more fascinating than any fairy tale. Spun to lighten the child’s grief they made an unexpected and lasting Impression. Some eight years later. Betty, on the threshold of beautiful womanhood, an nounced she had decided to become a writer and would specialize In Cap'n Andy's sea stories. With the payment check for her first atory. Betty bought a warm sweater for her ailing grandparent and a “hlgh- Ilner” cargo for Cap’n Andy's pl|*e. Her own young heart craved rosea, but her practical eye selected a hardy geranium. Betty’s glance turned now to that beloved plant “Meow me-ow-ow !" Through the open window shot a small furry object, which like an ebony streak, disappeared cellarward. “Why. Tommy Black—what’s the matter!" What, indeed? The dlntant rumble which preceded the kitten's hasty en trance. became a roar, with a drum ming accompaniment Betty had never heard with thunder. She approached the window with bated breath. A sharp cry escaped her. aa she beheld a huge flying monster cleaving the mist. Even as she looked, the great man-bird dove sideways— then down —to a shuddering stop In the wet sands. Heedless of wind and rain. Betty sped from the house. To the helmeted and begoggled pilot who struggled from the wrecked ma chine she seemed a veritable water sprite. As he removed his goggles Betty saw a thin stream of crimson oozing from his temple. "It’s nothing,” he said with a crook ed smile. "Just bumped an upright when the old girl smashed. Now, If there’s a telephone station anywhere In this neck of sand—Fd like to call the nearest naval station " "Come to the house and Cap’n Andy will send your message from the post office." Her strong young arras guided him across the uneven sands to the welcome ease of her grandfather's sleepy-hollow chair. Then, with cool, deft fingers she bandaged the ugly cut. All the while her heart beat with a new rhythmic Joy that almost fright ened her. She did not realize what a pretty picture she made In her simple ging ham dress — her sole ornament a quaint shell necklace fashioned by Cap'n Andy. The young airman’s keen eyes also noted the carefully tended geranium and be secretly vowed to wear that particular flower on his next flight. Would it not prove n sacred fH«m«p if accompanied by the fair donor’s prayers? He was Interrupted In his romantic muring* by the entrance of Cap’n An dy. Th. gravity with which the bluff old mariner received hts instructions wus belled by the twinkle In his eye. And as he trudged through the mud to the post office his thoughts kept pace with his steps. "The little girl’s ship hes come In —yes I knowed It would, but ” with an audible chuckle, "I’ll be shanghaied If 1 ever thought It would coine by air!” • Copyright, 191 t, McClure Newspaper Syn dicate.) The Scapegrace By EMMELINE L. FORSTER (Cepyrlgbt. I*l*. by tbe Wsetera News paper Uniea.) They were orderly homespun people In and around I‘ebblefonl. ail but Larry—Larry Mat bee. So wild and Ir rational were some of the freaks of this unique character that parents with well behaved sons wondered if after all a good deal was not due to Larry In the way of example «>f warn ing He could upset the little settle ment over night and appear so docile and penitent the next day that the suf ferers through his mischief were ready to forgive and nearly everybody loved him. It was when Larry went to the cross roads among a rough crowd that the bottled up vim and hilarity with which he overflowed was freely distributed upon returning to Ids native heath. He lived with an uncompanionable crotch ety old grandfather, who allowed him to drift unrestrained for the pres ent and neither thought of nor cared for his future. Larry's freaks were more of the heedless school boy order than In any way vicious or criminal. “Yon’ll go Just once too often down among that roysterlng set at the cross roads.’* was the prophecy of the town marshal. "Every man there Is my particular frlond and would lay down hla life for mo.” asserted Ijitt staunchly. “If you'd only keep respectable for a whole year at a time. Instead of once In a while," siahed Dolly Prentice, the storekeeper's daughter. “Yes. all right, what then. lH>lly?" eagerly questioned Larry. “Say some word of promise und let me try the new tack.** bat Dolly shook her pretty head dolorously. So Larry went hla way and I>olly mourned, and one Saturday afternoon Larry, with hla month's hard earned wages In his pocket, started Jauntily In th# direction of the crossroads. It was early Monday morning when Dolly Prentice gasped aid trembled as the first customer of the day entered the store. “Oh. have you heard about Larry Matheo?" she questioned. "He’s In. at lest!" “In—where?*’ asked Dolly, a quick catch In her voice. “In jail. The marshal locked him up at midnight. It’s robbery, they say—burglary and all that." “Never!" cried Dolly Indignantly. “Larry wouldn't touch a cent not hla own !** “He has, this time." persisted the customer. “A cent! Oh. my. not that, hut thousands! Larry broke Into the Waltham place last night and took everything In sight. They found the plunder on him and when he got his head clear this morning all he told the marshal was: 'Bring on the trial quick, and get through with It.”’ That was a bustling day for the town. Its Jail comprised the office of the marshal with a barred room be hind. A group gazed upon Larry, who was smiling, undaunted. The sages came with "I told you so," explana tions. Ultra conscientious persons passed the grewsome prison with a shudder. But the children, the petted favorites of this audacious monster of crime—there were t.-ars In the eyes of their hero and champion of the past as pitying fnce* gazed past the bars, and handed through them this one an apple, that a doughnut and one tiny urchin a toothsome lunch put up by the mother who owed the child's life to the bravery of Larry In a runaway accident. And Just at dusk Dolly tear fnlly appeared Htid broke down utterly. "Don’t cry. Dolly." said I-arry; "I’m 1 through.” "Yea. I see you are,"* sobbed Dolly; “all through. Indeed !” “I mean with Idleness and the cross roads. I’ve had m.v warning. Soon as Tm out I’ll prove It to you.” “As soon aa you’re out —oh. Larry l will you ever be out again?" "In a Jiffy!" declared Larry brightly. "Miss Waltham saw the robber and Is coming tomorrow to Identify me. | Watch her’ I wanted a day’s time to fix things right for—for a friend." "He’s not the man I saw through | the screen from my garden." an nounced the rich old spinster. "But your money and Jewels were found Id bl 9 possession,’’ observed the marshal. “If you’ll speak with me alone. Miss," said Larry. “I’ll explain how that was.” She was the sole auditor of the story—how It was Boss Rurdell who had committed the theft—Ross Bur den. who had become half demented by the loss of his wife and three chil dren a!l within the space of a year. Unhinged by his great sorrow, eager to get away amid new scenes, had been driven to crime. Larry Mat bee. but a friend. Indeed, had come upon him Just after the theft. He had shown him the frightful error he was committing. He hud half of his salary left which he gave Hurdell to take him to a distant point, promising to return the plunder. "And he’ll make a man of himself, trust me!” declared loyal Larry. “And that'a my bent now too." The word of Mis- Waltham was suf ficient to sustain the Innocent Larry. A year later when, a stranger to the crossroads forever, he married Dolly Prentice, people wondered at tin splendid wedding present that came from the rich old spinster. AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. In Serbia. As far bs<k as the first winter of the war. the Red Cross sent to Serbia a sanitary commission that effective ly checked the scourge of typhus, but after the United States entered the conflict, the Red Cross was able. In August, 11*17, to send a full cotumls alon that curried on extensive relief operations among the suffering ref ugees of the tortured nation. Hospl tala were established, the refugees fed, clothed and given medical attention, the army supplied with much needed dental treatment, farm machinery, and seeds provided to help the Serbs re deem their laud to productivity, and. not least, measures undertaken for the auccor of the children. The terrible condition Into which these helpless vic tims of the war bad fallen Is well portrayed by this photograph of a little Serbian girl wearing the rags and expression of hopeless dismay that were all she possessed when tbs Red Cross came. AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. On German Soil. In the City Square of Treves, Ger many. headquarters of the allied mili tary forces, an ancient cross surmount ed monument marks the city's center of traffic. For this reason American Red Cross officials converted it, u* shown by this picture, into u directory of all Red Cross activities In the city. AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. In Roumania. Soon after the entrance of the United States In the war the successes of the Central Powers In Roumanla had reduced that country to a most tragic condition and In the summer of 1917, the American Red Cross des patched Its first Roumanian rellel contingent. Two hospitals were at once taken over and operated by the Red Cross, a canteen for the starving refugees established and food and clothing distributed over a large area Transportation was one of th« toughest problems with which the Red Cross workers In Roumanla bad tc deal. Here Is seen an oxcart used by the Red Cross to carry its rellel supplies up Into the mountains. Storm Stops Hanging. An eighteenth century execution on Kensington common was stopped for n time owing to a strange cause. On August 19. 1768, two days before the date of the execution, a heavy fog came over London, accompanied by thunder and lightning and torrents of rain. 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