LOCATES MOTHER
AFTER FOUR DAYS
IN DESERT SANDS
Four days by camel from Damascus,
in a little desert village nestled in the
blazing sands, lived
the Syrian mother
of an American sol
d i e r, waiting,
yearning for word
from her son who
had gone to far-off
_ America.
George Hamway, the son, enlisted
with the American colors when this
country went to war, and fell fighting
In the Argonne, leaving to the mother
a $5,000 government insurance policy.
The address of the mother was vague.
She lived in the heart of the desert,
four days from Damascus—that was
the only address George knew.
The task of finding the mother was
given to the Red Cross mission in Pal
estine, and the search was started im
mediately. Strange by-paths of that
land of mystery—the great desert—
were visited by Red Cross workers,
and at length the mother was found.
She was taken to Damascus by
camel, accompanied by witnesses es
tablishing her identity, and after much
palaver it was explained that the
American government would make re
mittances to her which meant compara
tive affluence for her declining days.
Use for Fat Ones.
“And that stout son of yours. iVhat
ts he doing?”
“Oh. he’s a hammock tester."
No Case for a Dime.
‘'What did you g.ve that beggar?"
“A dollar."
“A dollar! I should think a dime
would have been enough."
“A dime! The poor man said he
was hungry and needed something to
eat. The least I amid do was to give
him enough to buy a cup of coffee and
a roll.” .
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“A penny for your thoughts, Wil
bur.” spoke pretty Erna Barton, and
the somber face of Wilbur Gray, evi
dencing a mood of profound abstrac
tion. brightened up magically, as it
always did when this charming girl
was beside him.
"Am 1 sure of the compensation of
fered?" challenged the young man
lightly.
“There!” and Erna pressed an old
battered copper coin Into his hand.
“Now confess, sir! Not only do I to
ward you with the conventional pen
ny, but I present what may be a rare
coin."
“So rare and old that its Inscrip
tion Is fairly undecipherable," replied
Wilbur. “It seems to wear the green
and grime of the centuries."
“I found it among a lot of relics of
the olden, olden time that poor dear
grandfather so cherished.” explained
Erna. “He also left some old pieces
if delftware and ancient firearms.
“I shall keep the coin always. Erna,"
said Wilbur. “I hope It will he a
guardian of good fortune."
“But what about the pay?” inquired
Erna, archly. "I bought your thoughts
—what were they?"
“Well, Erna," answered Wilbur, his
glance softening and replete with
sentiment, “I was thinking how dear
ly I loved you when l came home for
the holiday vacation.”
Erna's fair golden head diypped,
but she drew nearer to him on the
porch seat.
“And how much more I love you
now,” continued Wilbur seriously.
“And when I come home next summer
I hope 1 can add to it all by asking
you to heeome my wife."
“1 hope so,” said Erna spontaneous
ly. lifting her clear, honest eyes to
meet his own. “hut you must not think
of that until your are sure that little
Eva and I will not be a burden to
you. Ail grandfather has left us Is
this little place, and some money Is
owing on that."
“I hope to be able to clear up every
thing and more." spoke Wilbur confi
dently. “Send.your sweet, best wishes
after me when I go hack to work in
the city, that I may find some way of
earning more money than I do now."
"Be patient, dear." soothed Erna en
couragingly. “Our ship is sure to
come in some day. and it will he the
more precious for the waiting."
Wilbur was employed In a broker
age office. Opportunity came to him
through tliis business connection of
making money, but he had no capital
to Invest. About two weeks after his
return to the city a close friend.
Paul Warfield, dropped into his room
at his boarding house.
"I wish ! had a thousand dollars.
Wilbur." he said. "I've got a tip that
would make me a fortune in a month."
Wilbur smiled incredulously. He
had always kept away from tips and
speculative propositions generally,
and. besides, he realized that War
field was a good deal of a dreamer.
"Don't laugh at me. Wilbur." said
Paul. "This Is no wild fantasy, but
a sure thing.”
“Some stock on the boom, eh?”
"Nothing of the sort. It's a sure
prospect, with a sound, substantial
basis. It’s land—land that never de
cays. never burns up. never wears
out. Wall street can't play with It.
“Land with a goid mine on It. I sup
i pose?” Intimated Wilbur quizzically.
"No. Wilbur. It's an eight-acre strip
j and last week on the next forty a
prospector made a strike, lie sealed
j thp well, and Is trying to keep his
| discovery quiet until he can Interest
j some capitalist to buy up all the other
| land in the vicinity. The very choir
»st Is the piece I have a chance to
htiy. M.v old aunt is willing to In
vest half of the. money required.
Couldn’t yon raise the other five hun
dred in some way. Wilbur?”
"Oh. yes. sure; certainly!" derided
Wilbur. “See.” and he emptied his
pocket of the few coins It held. "I
might buy a hundredth part of an
acre." and Just then one of the coins
slipped through his careless fingers
and rolled against Paul's foot.
The latter picked It up to restore It
to its owner. Then with a profound
stare and a voluble: "Hello! Where
did you ever get that?" He held close
to the light the copper penny Erna
Barton had given to Wilbur. He
rubbed It. took otu a magnifying glass
and added: “Say did you know that
you have a treasure?"
“What do you mean?” questioned
Wilbur.
“Why. that this Is a Cirencester
penny of the period of King Stephen,
probably one of the rarest coins In
the world, centuries old. Will you let
me take It to an old collector 1
know? I’ll he hack In an hour.”
The hour was Just ti|» when Paul,
excited and breathless, returned. “One
of the only two known!” he fairly
. Shouted. “The other Is In the Brit
ish museum. I have an offer of six
hundred dollars."
“Take It!” cried Wilbur Impulsive
ly. “and use five hundred dollars of It
for your wonderful speculation.”
Which turned out Just as Paul had
predicted. There was a later division
of twenty thousand dollars' profits
and Wilbur Gray went hack to Ids nn
I five village t,o make Erna Burton the
1 happiest girl In the world.
OH. YES, THEY LOVED MOTHER
But One Can’t Help Feeling the
Jones Family Might Have Shown
It in Different Way.
Mr. Smith, hearing music and slng
! lng at his neighbor's house, decided
he would drop in find see how they
1 were.
Mr. Jones welcomed him and ush
ered him into the parlor where his
daughter was playing the piano and
and his son singing. Mr. Smith
begged them to continue. They eon
! sented.
The first song they selected was
“Mother." They sang this very feel
ingly and then father joined in on
the chorus. This was followed by
“Mother Mnehree” and others of like
sentiment on songs about mother—
bow true they were, how dear and
how they loved to sing them.
Then, as Mrs. Jones hadn’t appear
ed yet. Mr. Smith Inquired about her
state of health.
“Oh,” said Mr. Jones, “she’s well
enough. She’s In the kitchen doing
the dishes, but after she has finished
and has taken In the wood she’ll join
ns."—Judge.
DIDN'T HELP TO GET CLOSE
Excellent Reason Why Old Gentleman
Could Not Decipher the Let
ters on the Card.
The old man was applying at the eye
hospital for some spectacles and the
doctor nns making a test, of his eyes.
A card was fixed on the wall twenty
feet away from where the old man
was sitting, and the doctor asked him:
“Can you read that, my man?"
“No, sir,” said the old man, ”1
can’t.”
The doctor told him to go nearer.
“Well, can you read It now?"
Again the old man replied, “No,
sir.”
The doctor angrily pulled him for
ward till his nose almost touched the
placard.
“Well, can you read It now?"
"No, sir,” said the old man sadly,
shaking his head. “You see, sir, I
never learnt to read
BROUGHT HIM BACK TO EARTH
Literal Suggestion Made by Old Souse
Was Not Exactly the Answer
Orator Desired.
The literary society was meeting In
Ofid Fellows’ hall. Itev. Josiah Dob
son presided. Hon. James Bolivar
McHenry, the noted orator from the
adjoining county, was speaking] on
"The Peace Table." and the audience
was rapt in respectful attention.
“And that was what they conceded,”
he concluded. “I ask you. fellow citi
zen*. what does this nation need?
What is her necessity, as she leave*
the far western shore and steps proud
ly across the Pacific, and in the eye I
of ihe world lays the hand of democ
racy upon the brow of the Orient?
What. I repeat, floes she need?”
“Rubber bootsh," hiccoughed the
town souse.
To Abolish Tomorrow.
A movement to abolish tomorrow la
now In order. Among all the things
that reuse trouble to humanity In gen
eral. tomorrow Is probably the worst
offender.
Nothing happens tomorrow In Just
the way we expect, and In most cases
dread. The time we spend In wonder
i Ing what tomorrow will do. and In
worrying about It In advance. If ap
plied today would fortify us against
the unexpected more than anything
else. Tomorrow Is the most uncom
fortable place there is to dwell In.
I Yet most of us live in It most of the
time.—Life.
Good Can Openers.
A young man from Muncle visited In
Indianapolis last month. He had been
| the guest at several small home din
ners and was telling two young wom
en of the splendid meals he had been
| having. "How splendid!'* one of them
said. “After hearing about nil those
good dinners I am almost ashamed to
ask you to come to see us. hut we want
| you anyway.”
The eyes of the other twinkled. “If
I we can't show you what good cooks
, we are," she laughed, “we can prove
that we're mighty good can openers."
Not Definite Enough.
The most particular woman In town
went into an east side grocery the
other day. A basket of beautiful
white eggs were on the counter and
she stepped over to examine them.
“Are they fresh?” she asked the grocer.
“Yea," he answered. “We Just got
them from the country this morning.”
“Well, that Isn't definite enough,” re
torted the woman. “Before I buy any
! eggs I must know Just when they
I were laid.”—Indianapolis News.
Could Understand Them.
Robert was visiting me and he went
| Into the library one rainy day to get
a book. He picked up a book that
! happened to be a French book. I said :
; “I am ufrald you can’t read that hook,
i Robert You better tuke one wrlttten
! In English.”
“Oh,” he suld, “It Isn't so bad. You
see the pictures are in English.”—Chi
cago Tribune.
A Cure for the III.
First Office Hoy—I told the boss to
look at the dark circles under my eyes
and see If I didn't need a half day off.
Second Office Boy—What did lie say?
First Office Hoy—He said I needed
« bar of soup.—Philadelphia North
American.
RED GROSS HEED
OF MONEY TOLD
Work Must Be Carried on Across
the Waters and in the
United States.
PEACE PROGRAM PLANNED
Enrollment Is a Vote of Confidence in
the Future and an Appreciation
of Tasks Accomplished.
The American Red Cross is prepar
ing to launch its third Roll Call, to he
held from Nov. 2
to 11, for 20.000,
(XX) annual mem
bers and $15,000,
000.
The first ques
tion that will
arise is:
“Why does the Red Cross need
money? The war is over.”
National headquarters of the Ameri
can Red Cross lias answered this ques
tion, and has outlined graphically the
reasons why it is necessary to raise
$15,000,000 for its international, na
tional and local work.
In brief the answer is as follows:
Because: The actual war work is
not completed. The Red Cross cannot
lay down its responsibilities to the
American soldiers, sailors or murines
until everyone of them hns been re
leased from service, recovered from
illness or wounds or receiving proper
care, or back in the place in (be world
from which the war snatched them.
Because: The American lit ' Cross
is planning to launch a comprehenrr'vp
program for peace times, designed to
prevent the needless waste of human
lives through preventable diseases anil
accidents in America; continue and
broaden Its home service work anil
public nursing, first aid, home hygiene
and Junior Red Cross activities.
Because: By a recent act of Con
gress medical, surgical and dietary
food supplies valued at $35,000,000
were turned over to the lted Cross by
the government, the supplies having
been purchased for use with the Amer
ican forces. These supplies are scat
tered throughout Europe, many of
them far from the "places where they
ere most needed. The prompt and
efficient distribution and handling of
those supplies means the maintenance '
of n force of trained workers where
the supplies are and where they are
mosl needed.
Because: Pestilence and starvation
have gripped many European coun
tries because of the war. These coun
tries are unable to cope with their own
difficulties, nnd the only force organ
ized with facilities capable of stepping
into the breach and bringing order
from chaos is the Red Cross. Typhus
Is sapping the man strength of many
countries, and the American Red Cross
Is using every available power to
check it.
Because: The Red Cross must be
prepared to meet emergencies arising
from disasters at home and abroad.
The Red Cross membership must he
maintained at its present high stan
dard. Every enrollment is a vote of
confidence In the past performances of
the American Red Cross and a reaf
firmation of the belief in the principles
for which it has stood In the past and
Its plans for the future.
The Red Cross, having committed
Itself to a definite and comprehensive
program, cannot turn back, and to go
forward it must have ns general a
membership us possible ami ample
funds to provide for any contingency.
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