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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. I -K.J .T -( ft- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitllllliliilll,,l,ll,,,llliaillll,,i,,lyiyi GREEN FANCY .tClJlllltllltllillillllllllllllllllllllllllllilllillilllilllllllllllJIIIIllllllltllllllllBlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllillllllllllllllilllllilillllllillllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!! j GIRL OF MYSTERY! HOUSE OF MYSTERY! An American story of love and patriotism, of plot and counterplot, that enthralls the reader and keeps him guessing. CHAPTER I. The First Wayfarer and the Second Wayfarer Meet and Part on the Highway. A solitary figure trudged along the marrow rond that wound Its serpen tlnous wny through the dismal, forbld dlng depths of the forest a man who, though weary and footsore, lagged not in hla swift, resolute ndvanco. Night was coming on, and with It the no un certain prospects of a storm. . no cttmo to the "pike" and there was a signpost. A huge, crudely palnt d hand pointed to the left, and on "what was Intended to bo the sleeve of a very stiff and unflinching arm these words were printed In scaly white: "llart's Tavern. Food for Man and TJcast. Also Gasoline. Established 1793. 1 Mile." On the opposite side of the "pike," 1n the angle formed by a Junction with 'the narrow mountain road, stood an Tiumbler signpost, lettered so Indis tinctly that It deserved the compas sion of all observers because of Its humility. Swerving in his hurried pas sage, the tall stranger drew near this hrlnlfing friend to the uncertain trav sler, and was suddenly aware of an--other presence in the roadway. A woman appeared, as If from no--where, almost at his side. Ho drew back to let her pass. She stopped be fore the little slgipost, and together they made out the faint directions. To the right and up the mountain Toad Frogg's Corner lay four miles and Ji half away; Pltcalrn was six miles "back over the road which the man had traveled. Two miles and n half down the turnpike was Spanish Falls, a rall way station, and four miles above 'the crossroads where the man and women tood peering through the darkness at the laconic signpost reposed the vil lage of St. Elizabeth. Hart's Tavern was on the road to St. Elizabeth, and the man, with barely a glance at his bellow traveler, started briskly off in that direction. ' He knew that these wild mountain torms moved swiftly; his chance of reaching the tavern ahead of the del iigo was exceedingly slim. His long, powerful legs had carried him twenty or thirty paces before he came to a uddcn halt. What of this lone woman who trav ersed the highway? His first glimpse of her had been extremely casual Indeed, he had paid no attention to "her nt all, so eager was he to' read the directions and be on his way. She was standing quite still In front of the signpost, peering up the road toward Frogg's Corner confronted by a steep climb that led Into black aud sinister timbcrlands above the narrow strip of pasture bordering the pike. The fierce wind pinned her skirts to licr slender body as she leaned against the gale, gripping her hat tightly -with one hand and straining under the weight of the bag In the other. The ends of a veil whipped furiously nbout her head, and, oven in the gathering darkness, ho could see a strand or two of hair keeping them company; Itetrnelng his steps, he called out to her above the gale: "Can I be of any assistance to you?" She turned quickly. lie saw that the veil was drawn tightly over her face. "No, thank you," she replied, ner -voice, despite a certain nervous note, was soft and clear and gentle the voice and speech of a well-bred per Non who was young and resolute. "Pardon me, but have you much far ther to go? The storm will Boon be upon us, and surely you will not con sider me presumptuous I don't like the idea of your being caught out in " "What is to bo done about It?" she Inquired, resignedly. "I must go on. T can't wnlt here, you know, to be washed back to the place I started from." He smiled. She had wit as well as determination. "If I can he of the least assistance to you pray don't hesitate to commnnd alio. I am a sort of tramp, you might sny. nnd I travel as well by night as I do by day so don't feel that you are putting me to any Inconvenience. Arc you by any chance bound for Hart's Tavern? If so, I will be glad to lag behind nnd enrry your hag." "You are very good, but I am not tound for Hart's Tavern, wherever thtt may be. Thank you, Just the same. You appear to be an uncom monly genteel tramp, and It Isn't be cause I am afraid you might make off with iny belongings." She added the 'st by way of apology. fie smiled and then frowned as he cast an uneasy look at tho black MVr,,ll" WJ wvtU Ktc.u clouds now rolling ominously up over the mountain ridge. "By Jove, we're going to catch It good and hard," he exclaimed. "Better take my advice. Thcso storms arc ter rible. I know, for I've encountered half a dozen of them In the past week. They fairly tear ono to pieces. You are a stranger In these parts?" "Yes. Tho railway station Is a few miles below here. I havo walked all the way. There was no one to meet me. You arc a stranger also, so It Is useless to Inquire If you know whether tills road leads to Green Fancy." "Green Fancy? Sounds attractive. I'm sorry I can't enlighten you." Ho drew a small electric torch from his pocket and directed Its slender rqy upon the signpost. "It Is on tho roa'd to Frogg's Cor ner," she explained nervously. "A mile nnd a half, so I am told. It Isn't on the signpost. It is a house, not n vil lage. Thank you for your kindness. And I am not nt all frightened," she added, raising her voice slightly. "But you are," ho cried. "You're scored half out of your wits. You He Drew a Small Electric Torch From His Pocket and Directed Its Slender Ray Upon the Sign Post. can't fool me. I'd be senred myself at the thought of venturing Into those woods up yonder." "Well, then, I am frightened," she confessed plaintively. "Almost out of my boots." "Thnt settles It," he said flatly. "You shall Hot undertake It." "Oh, but I must. I am expected. It Is Import " "If you are expected why didn't someone meet you at tho station? Seems to me " "Hark! , Do. you hear doesn't thnt sound like an automobile ah I" Tho hoarse honk of an automobile horn rose above the howling wind, and an instant" later two fnint lights came rushing toward them around n bend In the mountain rond. "Better late than never," she cried, her voice vibrant once more. He grasped her arm and Jerked her out of the path of tho oncoming ma chine, whose driver wns sending It along at a mnd rate, regardless of ruts nnd stones and curves. The car ca reened ns it swung Into the pike, skid ded alarmingly, nnd then tho brakes were Jammed down. Attended by n vast grinding of gears and wheels, tho rattling old car came to a stop fifty feet or moro beyond them. "I'd sooner walk than take my chances In nn nntedlluvlun rnttlctrap like that," snld tho tnll wnyfarcr, bending quite close to her car. "It will fall to pieces before you " But she was running down tho road toward tho car, calling out sharply to the driver. He stooped over and took up the traveling bag she had dropped In her haste and excitement. It was heavy, amazingly heavy. "I shouldn't like to carry that a mile and n half," he snld to himself. The volco of the belated driver came to his ears on tho swift wind. It wns high-pitched nnd unmistakably apolo getic, no could not henr what she was snylng to him, but there wnsn't much doubt as to the naturo of her remarks. She was roundly upbruldlng him. Urged to action by thoughts of his own plight ho hurried to her sldo and said : "Excuse me, please. You dropped something. Shall I put It up In front or In tho tonneau?" The whimsical note In his volco brought a quick, responsive laugh from her lips. "Thunk you so much. I am fright fully cureless with my valuables. Would you mind putting It In behind? Thanks I" Her tone altered complete ly as she ordered the man to turn By George Bhrr McCUTCHEON iiiininnininnniiiimiminnmnimiiiniiiiiimimmmmimmtnimuim Author of "GRAUSTARK," "THE HOLLOW OF HER HAND," "THE PRINCE OF GRAU STARK," "FROM THE HOUSETOPS," ETC. ttuu vuuiyviyi uw the car nround "And bo quick about It," she added. The first drops of rain pelted down from tho now thoroughly black dome above them, striking In the rond with the sharpness of pebbles. "Lucky It's a limousine," said the tall traveler. "Better hop In. We'll be getting It hnrd In a second or two." "You must let mo take you on to the Tnvern In the enr," she snld. "Turn about Is fair play. I cannot allow you to" "Never mind about me," he broke In cheerily. Ho had been wondering If she would make tho offer, and ho felt better now thnt she had done so. "I'm accustomed to roughing It. I don't mind a soaking. I've had hundred of em." "Just the same you shall not hnvo one tonight," she nnnounced firmly. "Get in behind. ' I shall sit with tho driver." If anyono had told him that this rattling, dilapidated automobile ten years old, at tho very least, he would have sworn was capable of covering the mile In less than two minutes he would hnvo laughed In his face. Al most before ho realized that they were on the way up tho straight, dark road the lights in the windows of Hnrt's Tavern came Into view. Once moro the bounding, swaying car came to n stop under brakes, and he wns relax ing after the strain of the most halr ralslng ride ho had ever experienced. Not a word had been spoken dur ing the trip. The front windows were lowered. The driver nn old, hntchet faced man had uttered a single word Just before throwing in the clutch nt the crossroads In response to the young woman's crisp command to drive to nnrt's Tavern. That word was uttered under his breath and It is not necessary to repent it here. Tho wayfarer lost no time In climb ing out of the car. As he lenped to tho ground nnd rnlsed his green lint he took n second look nt the automobile a look of mingled wonder 'and respect. It was a'n old-fashioned, high-powered car, capable, despite its antiquity, of astonishing speed in any sort of go ing. "For heaven's sake," ho began, shouting to her above the roar of the wind and rain, "don't let him drive like that over those " , "You're getting wet," she cried out, a thrill In her voice. "Good night nnd thank you 1" "Look out I" rasped the unpleasant driver, and In went the clutch. The man In tho road Jumped hnstlly to ono sldo ns tho car shot backward with a Jerk, curved sharply, stopped for the fraction of a second, and then bounded forwnrd again, headed for the cross roads. "Thanks 1" shouted, the late passen ger after tho receding tail light, and dashed up the steps to tho porch that ran tho full length of Hart's Tavern. A huge old-fashioned lantern hung nbove the portal, creaking nnd strain ing In the wind, dragging at Us stout supports and threatening every in stant to break loose Snd go frolicking away with tho storm. He lifted the latch and, being n tnll mnn, Involuntarily stooped ns ho passed through tho door, a needless precaution, for gaunt, gigantic moun taineers had entered there before him and without bending their arrogant heads. CHAPTER II. The First Wayfarer Lays His Pack Aside and Falls In With Friends Tho little hall in which ho found himself wns tho "ofllco" through which nil men must pnss who come ns guests to Hurt's Tnvern. A steep, angular staircase took up ono end of tho room. Set In beneath Its upper turn was the counter over which tho business of the house was transacted, nnd behind this a mnn wns engaged In tho peaceful occupation of smoking a corncob pipe. An open door to tho right of the stairway gave cntrnnco to a room from which came the sound of a deep, sono rous volco employed In what turned out to bo a conversational solo. To tho left another door led to what was evidently the dining room. The glnnce that the stranger sent In thnt direction revealed two or tlireo tables covered with white cloths. "Can you put me up for tho night?" he inquired, ndvanclng to tho counter. "You look like a feller who'd want a room with hnth," drawled the man behind the counter, surveying ilio ap plicant from hend to foot. "Whltrfi we ain't got," ho added. "I'll be satisfied to have a room with a bed," snld the other. "Sign here," was tho laconic re sponse. "Can I havo supper?" "Food for man and beast," said the other patiently, no slnppcd 1Ih pnlm upon a cracked call bell and then looked nt the fresh name on the page. "Thomas K. Barnes, New York," he read aloud. Ho eyed the newcomer once more. "My nnme Is Jones Put nam Jones. I run this place. My fa ther an grandfather run It beforo me. Glad to meet you, Mr. Barnes. Wo used to have a hostler hero named Barnes. What's your Idcar for footln' It this time o' tho yenr?" "I do something like this every spring. A month or six weeks of It puts mo In fine shapo for a vacation later on," supplied 'Mr. Barnes whim sically. Mr. Jones allowed n grin to steal over his seamed face. He reinserted the corncob pipe nnd took a couple of pulls nt It. "I never been to New York, but It must be a heavenly place for a vaca tion, if a feller c'n Judge by what some of my present bonrders have to say about It. It's a sort of play actor's paradise, ain't it?" "It is paradise to every actor who happens to be on the rond, Mr. Jones," said Bnrncs, slipping his big pack from his shoulders aud letting It slide to the floor. "Hear that feller In the taproom tnlkln'? Well, he is one of tho lend ing actors In Now York In tho world, for thnt matter, no's been tnlkln' about Brondway for nearly a week now, steady." "May I Inquire what he Is doing up hero In the wilds?" "At present he ain't doing nnythlng except talk. Last week ho wns treddln' the boards, as he puts It himself. Bust ed. Up the flue. Showed lust Satur day night In Hornvllle, eighteen nillo north of here, and Immeglntcly after the performnnco him and his whole troupe started to walk back to New York, a good four hundred mile. They started out the back way of tho opery house and nobody missed 'em till next mornm' except the sheriff, nnd ho didn't miss 'cm till they'd got over the county lino Into our bnillwlclc. Four of em are still stoppln' hero Just becnuse I ain't got tho heart to turn 'em out ner the spare money tc buy 'em tickets to New York. Hero comes one of 'em now. Mr. Dtlllng ford, will you show this gcntlemnn to room eleven and carry his baggage up for him? And maybe he'll want a pitcher of warm water to wnsh nnd shave In." He turned to tho new guest and smiled npologctlcnlly. "We're a little short o' help Just now, Mr. Barnes, and Mr. Dilllngford has kind ly consented to " "My word!" gasped Mr. Dilllngford, stnrlng at the register. "Somcono from little old New York? My word sir, you Won't you have a or little something to drink with mo be fore you " "no wnnts something to eat," Inter rupted Mr. Jones shnrply. "Tell Mr. Bacon to step up to his room nnd tako tho order." "All right, old chap nothing easier," said Mr. Dilllngford genlnlly. "Just climb up tho elevator, Mr. Bnrncs. We do this to get up nn nppetltc. When did you leave New York?" Taking up a lighted kerosene lamp and the henvy pack, Mr. Clnrcnce Dil llngford led the wny up the stnlrs. Ho wns n chubby Individual of Indefi nite nge. At a glance you would hnvo said ho wns under twenty-one; a sec ond look would havo convinced you thnt ho wns nearer forty-one. Depositing Barnes' pack, on a chnlr In the little bedroom at tho end o( tho hall upstairs he fnvorod the guest with a perfectly unnbnshed grin. "I'm not doing this to oblige old mnn Jones, you know. I won't nttempt to deceive you. I'm working out n dally board bill. Chuck three times a day and a bed to sleep In that's what I'm doing it for, so don't get It Into your head that I applied for tho Job Let me look at you. I want to get a good square peep at a man who has the means to go somewhere nnd yet is boob enough to como to this gosh awful place of his own free will nnd accord. Dnm It, you look Intelligent. I don't got you nt nil. Whnt's the mut ter? Aro you n fugitive from Justice?" Barnes find the theatrical people entertaining, but as the storm rages does a good deal of thinking about the mysterious girl bound for Green Fancy. (TO niS CONTINUED.) Mystery In Plant's Presence. The Chilean provinces of Atncnmn, Tnrapaca and Tncna nro In tho rain less region, or desert country west of the Andes, und nro entlrfcly dvold of M'otntlon. The winds in all oi' this itTln nro from tho enst, nnd In pass ing over tho elevnted perpetunl snows of tho Andes nro stripped of their moisture nnd nrrlvo on tho coast per fectly dry. Tho last rain, a slight shower which fell In Antofngasta, in Atacama province, was tho first rain which had fallen In 10 years. Tho hist rnln which fell In Iqulquc, In Tnrnpncn province, wns tho first In 21 years. With both of theso showers n notnblo phenomenon occurred, Tli hills buck of these cities assumed n green tint from n little plant which sprang up nlmost In a night. Tho query Is: "From where did this plaul come?" HE WAR BOWS WORK AT All END MEMBERS HAND THEIR RE8IQN1 TI0N8 TO 8ECRETARY REDFIELD. LATTER PAYS THEM TRIBUTE Dissolution Means that Natural Forces of Supply and Demand Will Govern Peace Time Price Read Justment Problems. Washington IV C, Governmental oftlcors to haston tho roturn of Indus try to normnl poaco time nctlvlty by BtabUzing prlcos through tho Indus trial board of tho dopartmont of com mcrco enmo to an end. Follow:,' a flnnl unsuccessful of fort to bring tho railroad administra tion and stool producers to an agree ment on prices In Now York, ths resignations of Chairman Goorgo N. Pook, of Moltno, HI., and tho othor six mombors of tho board wore nc coptod by Socrotary Rcdfiold. The resignations, tondorcd April 22, whon tho railroad administration first ro fused to accept tho reduced stool prices arranged by tho board on the ground that they woro too high, had boen hold in nboyanco until Mr. Rcd flohl was satisfied the board had ex. haustod ovory effort to stlmulnto nn Industrial revival through tho satisfy ing of tho largest slnglo purchaser ol matorlalls In tho country. What Dissolution Means. With the dissolution of tho board tho natural forces of supply and de mand will bo loft to rondjust prices from war lovols to thoso of poaco Director General Illnea announced tho railroad administration would ro turn to tho old system of competitive bidding In placing Its orders. Govornmont officials doclarod they did not know whothor tho Bteol pro ducers would koop In forco tho price schedule approved by tho Industrial board, and which was tho basis of all bids rocently submitted for 20,000 tons of stool nooded by the navy. II bocamo known Chat whon tho legality of price agreements arranged by the hoard was submitted to Attornoy Gen eral Palmer ho rondored an opinion thnt such action was not authorized by law, but did not dcclaro that ouch an agroomont would bo Illegal. Oth or officials hold that tho puroly volun tary nnturo of now price schedules ar ranged by a board which admittedly was without power to onforco the prlcos, and sooklng moroly to stlmu lnto business 'by offcctlng reductions, put tho agroomonts without tho pale of tho Shorman law. Tho steel schodulo was tho first and only ono over promulgated by the board, which was appolntod in Mnrch. noprosontntlvos of four othor Indus trios coal, comont, hardwood and plno lumbor had oxprossod a willing ness to co-oporato with tho board, and conforoncos looking to prlco reduc tions, had boon hold. RED8 STILL HOLD YANKS. Ml03lon 8et.t to Vologda to Negotiate an Exchange of Prisoners Falls. Archangol Tho commission of al lied officers, including Capt. A. Harz fold, of Kansas City, which wont to Vologda to negotlato for nn exchango of prisoners, has roturnod to Arch angol, tho mission having fallod, ow ing to tho attempt of tho bolshovikl to turn tho nictating into a political ono nnd tholr ovaslon of tho question of prisoners. Private Earl Fulchor, of Tyro, Mich., who was a prisoner at Vologda, was allowed to return, howovor, with Capt. llarzfold. Tho only othor Amorlcan prisoner at Vol ogda, Private August U. Potorson, of Whltohall, Mich,, died In a hospital tho day hoforo Capt. Ilarzfold'a de parture, from tho effects of wounds and sholl shock. Tho commission found tho piisonors at Vologda woll troatod and woll fed, but object to tho constant bolshevik propaganda. Of tho prisoners hold In Moscow, bIx aro Americana. Through tho efforts of tho commission thoso men, who woro formerly in prison, havo boen given liberty of tho streets. Munich Riots Over. Munich. Munich Is qulotlng, nftor four wooks of turmoil. Tho last of tho Spartacan nosta In tho city has boen cloarod out by tho Hoffman gov ernment forcos. Tho Hoffman govorn mont announces that It will Introduco tho council form of govornmont In Bavaria, minus tho communist foa turns. Prof. Bornhnrd, ono of tho re leased hostagos, doclaros that the Munich oxporlmont failed bocuuBO no ono would work. To Buy Wheat In Canada. Minneapolis, Minn. Frank L. Caroy, socond vice president of the United atatofl grain corporation, will leavo for Winnipeg to purchnao wheat for rosalo to miliars of the northwest, It was announced horo. Mr. Caroy said that the amount purchased "would not ho largo," and would de pond upon aurveya which nro boing made. Tho rosalo wheat will bo sold to millers for grinding until tho 1919 rrop is harvostod. Caroy said tho n'o prlco by tho govornmont will ho 1';'rod "on a Btrictly cost basis." PERIS TELLS OF "flORKIMEURflPE Reasons for the Unfavorable Criticism Are Explained. DIFFICULT TO GET GOOD MEN Complaints of Prices Charged In Can teens Generally Not Justified-- Immense Extent of the Organ! xatlon's Numerous Activities . Abroad During War. New York, Mny 7. George W. IVr klns of New York, chnlrmnn of nnr finnnco committee of tho wnr wVii. council of the Y. M. C. A., hns Jusi returned from Europe, wjioro ho t.pi nt over four months In making a tlmr oujrh investigation of the work done by tho Y. M. C. A.. Ills report was made public today, nnd in lnrge part Is an answer to tho unfavorable criti cisms of tho organization so often heard of late. First explaining tho difficulty of se curing efficient workers 'and the aire exercised In tho'sclcctlon of tho 11,220 persons who wero sent nbroud, Mr. Perkins says: "Much has been snld about the in efficiency of some of theso workers, nnd, without doubt, n number of them wero inefficient. In any form of or ganization in civillnn life, whether it be public schools, chain stores or cor porations, If 00 per cent of thoso originally employed make good, the result is regarded as highly satisfac tory. If 10 per cent of tho 11,220 people operating In Franco for the Y. M. C. A. wore Inefficient It would menn thnt there wero 1,122 men nnd women who were moro or less of a failure. I do not believe that any thing like this number of people wero unsuccessful ; but If under tho close scrutiny which the soldiers give theso welfare workers even 0 per cent of them were failures, It would have put a largo amount of criticism in circula tion, and the work of tho 9T per cent who wero successful would bo forgot ten" In tho publicity given to tho 5 per cent who wero unsuccessful. "Thnt the workers as a whole wero bravo and unselfish Is shown by the fact thnt 14 Y. M. C. A. fiecrctnrles wero killed nnd 120 others were wounded." Why Canteen Prices Varied. Tho report relates tho troubles nnd expenses met by the Y. M. C. A. nftor It undertook the management of tho irmy canteens' nt tho request of Gen eral Pershing and tho confused condi tions that made It Impossible to arrlvo it nn average cost price of tho goods lold to the soldiers. It continues: "The Y. M. O. A. never solicited money for tho purposo of giving nwny Its ennteen supplies. If tho Y. M. Of A. had given nwny enntcen supplies In Frnnco on the scnlo of Its snles, It would havo spent In this nctlvlty nlono it lenst ns much money as Its cntlro expenditures In Frnnco for nil Its nc tlvltles. The constnnt policy of tho Y. M. C. A. wns to sell ennteen sup plies nt ns nearly cost as possible, and to bend every effort, whcnflghtlng wns In progress, to furnish tho men at the front with supplies frco of chnrgo where It wns nt all posslblo to get the goods to them. "Somo havo criticized the Y. M. C. A. for not giving nway moro articles, such as cigarettes, chocolate, etc. Its policy has been not to give nway gen erally, but only In special and needy enses. From Juno, 1018, to April, 1010, tho Y. M. O. A. handled In Frnnco nlono upward of 2,000,000,000 pack ages of clgnrcttcs, 82,000,000 bars of chocolate, 18,000,000 cans of smoking tobacco, 50,000,000 cigars, 00,000,000 cans of Jam, 20,000,000 packages of chowlng gum, and lO.OOO.DOO packages of candy. Theso nro only a fow of tho Items handled, but tho bIzo of tine figures should convince nnyono tlinr It would lie financially Impossible for tho Y. M. 0. A. to give Its supplies away generally. Furthermore, the nrmy docs not fnvor nny such pollc.v. It thinks that it Is far better for tho men to spend their money on such articles ns theso than to spend It In other wnys. For tho most part tho men hold tho same view." Its Varied Activities. In considerable detail Mr. Perkins relates tho varied nnd extraordinarily extensive activities of the Y. M. C. A. abroad, Including tho manufacture of much of Its supplies, the establishment of many hundreds of huts, with nth letlcs, moving pictures, and various other forms of entertainment; tho management of sight-seeing tours for soldiers on leave; the Immense work of the educational and religious de partments und the distribution of read ing mnitcr. In conclusion Mr. Perkins says : "Tho Y. M. G. A. undoubtedly inndo mistakes, but what it tried to do was to respond to every call that tho nrmy made on It. It never hesltntcd to tackle any job It wns nsked to under take; It did not sidestep any tnsk It was asked to perform. It took tho po sition that It was In Europe to do all It could, as best It could; that when It wns culled on to render servlco of nny kind, Its duty was to respond In tho sumo kind of spirit that tho sol diers did and not hold bnck becnuso ndverso clrcumstnnccs might make It Impossible to meet with maximum suc cess. Surely every contributor ot money win approve mo 1. ai. u. a. i 1-ournt In this respect."