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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
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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
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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."
