The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 13, 1923, Image 2
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The Custard Cup
FLORENCE BRIGHAM LIVINGSTON
Co^right by Georg* ^ Doraa Com pony
CHAPTER XXVI—Continued.
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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
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tried
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Thai Mhe
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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» "•
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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 ''
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