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ft. c The Custard Cup FLORENCE BRIGHAM LIVINGSTON Co^right by Georg* ^ Doraa Com pony CHAPTER XXVI—Continued. —19— Lettie patted him more absently,. more and more dreamily, her thoughts withdrawing Into the seclusion of anx ious meditation. She scarcely noticed when he left her, at the call of his own muster. . . . But his brief sym pathy hod given her courage. She contemplated the shattered Items of her ambitious plan. That was one trouble. She had been too ambitious, hoping to make many dollars. . . . Out of the chaos a new thought took •hape, beckoned with ifromlse, sent Lettie flying down the street again, hack to The Custard Cup. She pelted through the driveway and Into Num ber 47. With a flash of black curls •he whirled Into the bedroom, seized her Invention from behind the sleeping- “Point is—” He paused, thinking. “IPs 'most Christmas,” he began pres ently. Lettie came out of her chair. “Cracky, ain’t it?” He looked at her keenly. “I got a- boy that's crazy over machinery. . Did you say a dollar?’’ She nodded. “I—I’m sorry to—to ask so much,” she stammered, now thor oughly- humbled, "but I—I gotta have—’’ . v He said nothing. But presently he drew out an old wallet with a pUasant bulge and extracted from It a green bill which he slowly unfolded. It was a dollar bill. Lettle^a wide eyes fast ened on It with unwinking transfixion. It waa the key to fairyland, the thing ahe had hoped for, worked for,, fought for; but now that it lay before her. ah# was held la the ewe of unreality. Her breath stopped; her body grew rigid except for the play of moeciee In Her throat; a mist ■« ara before her "Here yui are, over the Mil Lottie took It H la ea He I—“ Her tried a •"tier, e of II •» bf mlngs. But she blinked In bewilder ment at the firray before her. And a dime was the limit, the absolute limit for this department. Lettie set her teeth and eliminated systematically until she reached the most for the least, which gave her three yards of thin"silver tinsef for ten cents. Candles? Most emphatically! A Christmas tree without candles Is an evening sky without stars. For the affluent, candles were provided in boxes, at ten cents per; but others might be had at the rate of six for five cents. Six were so had by Lettie. who then turned her mental batteries upon the subject of holders, essential to safety^ of branch and limb. But can dle-holders were ten cents. They cams In sets of twelve dadlped to a card, and you were obliged to take the en tire lot or go without Lettie stood before the display eo long that Impatient shopper* disputed the spore the oerupled. so absorbed that the Interrogations of boor-walk ers failed to peoetrat# bar roiMrtawo area. Her bean p-onded la a paste. How cwtld ako do what coaldaT ha SCOUTS tCoa4oct»4 fcr Nstioo*i Coomii of tb* Boy . Scoou «f America) — .. . a.. . n SEASCOUTING TO THE FORE That vigorous and , picturesque branch of the boy scout program known as seascoutlng and designed in the interests of the older boy is to be opened up to all boy scout troops, no matter wbere ^hey are lo cated, according to the plan of the recent seascout conference. Where the salty sea Is not avail able, at least those features of the seascout program that can be carried out on land will be, such as naviga tion, astronomy, ship construction, signaling, wireless, sail-making, boat drill, sounding, map reading, charting, etc. The objects of seascoutlng are Iden tical with those of land sooutlng, with greeter emphasis bn nautical train ing. Because seascout training has proved of Incalculable benefit to the older boy, the conference recom mended In the Interests of greater progress, that the formation of troops be simplified, and be made similar to that of land troops; atao, that certain reqalretnents be made for advance- •Met la the Orel three rank a. as la lend ecoatlag. sad that other ad vanced work be sptlsael es ta the ran* mt the Merit badge work of the fyemmd SAY “BAYER” when you buy-ffi*^ Proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians fof Colds Headache Neuralgia Lumbago Pain- Toothache Neuritis - Rheumatism Asptrts to ta* tr*4* msrt *f Bsrw Accept only "Bayer” packagfl which contains proven directions. Handy "Bayer’’ boxes of 12 tablets Also bottles of 24 and 100-Druggists. •f BaUcjUcecld Big men should be careful about I t- 1 ** slapping little men on the back, but 1 “I hate that chap.” quoth the low- they can hug ’em. 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V AOMMMil rfrt# U* * -f ««r f t^i rortf * from «o f 'M* t*«a t* ta»* •e ■ eeaaaaaed lira PUm- das 1 Meats hM* la pkaM ta apettad la khaw haw ihry MMkt M*# set it fa thott bralMa wMh hi* *t Teaeher «f tkM 7eo ' «a tsvo It—oad tbo abote lervealag T~rtty * trtag requtrod ta •rkeavt^ mot* •• many's you wentrr liquidate tba Anal payateat m the - for a dollar W hot* thing-a dol \\ <>pple wtadow. It oeriaod tba* mm '**uld not face a holiday la tbe right Mr Abbott stared at the child In apeerhle*# amazement, his eyrs tinea * lly following the Immlnctit gyrations of the long stick Lettie. watching him with eagle gaze nnd seeing no signs of sun-ess. clutched desperately for further leverage. I'erlmps apology! That ass often whnt peojile required of her. Certainly If un apology or two would turn the scales. It was not s time for personal reserve. “Kxruse me—for getting mad,” she gasped out. “I gotta beastly temper. To home I—I pound it out, hut you— you didn’t have anything to pound— quick ’nough. And excuse me for using your desk. If you’d had a gong, you know—” “Holy smoke!’’ Interrupted Mr. Ab bott, with some faint Indications of plunging into another pocket of good nature. “Don’t have heart failure or JIm-Jammles or anything—not in my office. Sit down, sister, and grab on to yourself. Let's see If we can find out what 'sylum you come out of.” With a humpy sigh Lettie flopped Into a chair; and having coffected a modest supply of breath, she launched Into a demonstration of her model. At the end of the stick were two arcs of wire which closed upon the card. The area were held together by a wire loop, which could be released by two arms, alao of wire, that ran down the handle within reach of the operator The contrivance was rrudely made. The ■ Ire* wee* far frees rvea. aad •hey were cismpsi te tbs Iwag m\r% with carpet tacks; Vet as twvMe m if **4 repaanmy Mr | attitude If one were In debt, and l-el tie muld not h* spared to earn fur* ; tUer money before the festive day. , However. Crlnk brought In live cents, returns from an errand, end Thnd Ju bilantly contributed one |tenny, gross proceeds from two hours of chicken- fending from the t’hatterbox garden. Total, rlghty-slx cents! Mrs. 1‘cnflcld knew a place In the country where a tree could he had for nothing. But It would take two car fares and return ; also Crlnk and the family hatchet. Twenty cents was segregated for the enterprise. The next morning, an important ex pedition set forth from The Custard Cup. Airs. Penfiold went along ns guide, but the motive force was Let- tie, who bore the badge of authority In a small purse containing sixty-six cents In negotiable form. She Avas eas ily the happiest child in the whole city.' Her feet pressed the rainbow path of Promise; her fingers held the wand of Possibility; her starved life was suddenly Illumined with the light of Joy, dazzling by contrast, scarcely to he believed, permeating her being with n feeling of unreality. Tbe Penflelda had a long walk, but the morning was beautiful, bright and crisp, with a bracing quality that em phasized the cheerful splvit of the see- mm. There bad been rale a few days before, washing the haze from the bin* giving greener Ilf# ta lawwe end treea The street* eer* beading with •'itoliy rtguea—ia aad 4*0 very ST-r e» • Scouting’* method ctf “learning by doing” illustrated in map making, one of the many aids scouting affords a boy In teaching km how to observe the out-pf-dpors and hofc to success fully blaze or follow the trail. “I Gotta Scheme,” Said Lettie. - - take an kctlve’ stand. It proved to bo no simple matter to get Miss Lettie out of the store. So JMlWi Been In the purchases on her tentative Hat that ahe bad scarcely cast a com prehending glance at other ct-mmodl- ties; bat bow that her reeponslhttlty was over aad her rash aahaaaied. oh# tamed a faarlaalod eye apoa t a Visa | mt altwrsag art View )T» MS roam MV SO I Thai Mhe C ' ^1.. laQVES ^pUTS^AND ARCHERY Among the favorite hobbies of Doug las Fairbanks pre hoy scouts and archery. The noted screen star be came an archery enthusiast through his practice in the sport preparatory to his taking the part of the famous outlaw bowman in “Hobin Hood,” in the recent motion picture of that name. “As a lover of hoy scouts and a lover of the 1>ow and arrow,” says Fairbanks, ” f ntn gjyjl lirf Ka ri» "• • • T*g AS ft a* A j Prulcv. Stuitont t t-rvywAovr ic scout curriculum. It de velop* strong rnusch*. concentration steady nerves, and lo aids scouting • wonderful work of character constmc- tkia and (itizeaahip training '' •COUT 4AVI4 GRAMOrATHI« —4r COPPKR Allen >p« RANGES BEARINQ of the famous rust-resistinf Cop per-Bearing Iron— terted for oeer s q*>Arter of s cpeturr-Resrlf s million in us#—your neighbor or Alisa Mtatficvssise Coqeisr