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VI Continued.
Part of tlio room wus clcnr to our
view, (hough nl)Oiit half of tt was shut
off from us by the very king of nil
Christmas trees, glittering with dozens
mid dozens of candles, sumptuous In
silver, sparkling In gold, mid laden
with Ilenven nlono known how many
mid wlint delectable enticements. Op
posite the Tree, his hack against the
Willi, hat old Hoh, clad In a dress of
state, part of which consisted of n
swallow-tnll coat (with nn overgrown
chrysanthemum In the buttonhole), a
red necktie, and a plnk-niid-Hllver lib
erty enp of tissue-paper. Ho was scrap
ing n fiddle "like old times come
again," and the tune he played was,
"Oh, my I.lzn, po' gall" My feet
shuffled to It In the snow.
No one except old Hot) was to he
seen In the room, tint we wntched him
and listened breathlessly. When lie
finished "Llzn," he laid tho fiddle
across his knee, wiped his face with
a new mid brilliant blue silk handker
chief, and said :
"Now come tie big speech."
The Honorable David Iicusloy, car
rying a small mahogany table, stepped
out from beyond tho Christmas tree,
advanced to the center of the room;
set the table down; disappeared for
n moment and returned with a white
water-pitcher mid n glass. He placed
theso upon the table, bowed gracefully
several times, then spoke:
"Ladles and gentlemen " There. he
paused.
"Well," said Mr. Simeon I'cck, slow
ly, "don't this bent hell I"
"Look out I" Tho Journal reporter
twitched his sleeve. "Ladles present."
"Where?" said I.
lie leaned nearer me and spoke In
a low tone.
"Just behind us. She followed us
over from your boarding house. She's
been standing around near us all
along. I supposed she was Dowdcn's
daughter, probably."
"Ho hasn't any daughter," I snld,
find stepped back to the hooded
figure I had been too absorbed In our
Quest to notice.
It was Miss Appcrthwnlte.
She had thrown a loose cloak over
tier head nnd shoulders ; hut enveloped
In It as she was, nnd crested nnd
epauletted with white, I knew her nt
once. There was no mistaking her,
even In a blizzard.
She caught my hand with a strong,
quick pressure, nnd, bending her head
to mine, said In n soft whisper, close
to my enr:
"1 heard everything that man said
In our hallway. You left the library
door open when you called Mr. Dow
den out."
"80," l returned, nmiiciousiy, "you
you couldn't help following I"
She released my hand gently, to
my surprise.
"Hush," she whispered. "He's say
ing something."
"Ladles mid gentlemen," said
Heasley again and stopped again.
Dowden's voice sounded hysterically
In my right ear. (Miss Appcrthwnlto
had whispered In my left.) "Tho only
speech he's ever made In bis life
mid he's stuck I"
Hut lleusley wasn't: lie was only
deliberating.
"Ladles nnd gentlemen," he began
"Mr. mid Mrs. Hunchberg, Colonel
lliinchberg and Aunt Coolcy Hunch
berg, Miss Molnnnn, Miss Queen, nnd
Miss Marhie Huuchherg, Mr. Noble,
Mr. Tom, and Mr. Orandcc Hunchberg,
Mr. Corley Lluhrldgc, and Master
Hammorsley: You see before you to
night, In my person, merely tho rep
resentative of your real host, Mister
Swift. Mister Swift has expressCtTtt
wish that there should be a speech,
and has deputed me to make It. He
requests that the subject ho has as
signed me should be trented In as dig
nified a manner as Is possible con
sidering the orator. LudlcB and
gentlemen" ho took a sip of wntcr
"I will now address you m:ou tho fol
lowing subject : 'Why Wo Call Christ
mas Time .lie Host Ttniu.'
"Chrlstnns time Is the best time be
en use It 1b the kindest time. Nobody
ever felt very happy without feeling
very kind, nnd nobody ever felt very
kind without feeling Rt least a little
happy. Uj. of course, either way
about, the happiest time Is the kind
est time Uiat'8 this time. The most
beautiful thing our eyes can sec are
the stnrs; and for that reason, nnd In
remembrance of One star, we set
candles on the Tree to be stnrn In tho
house. So we vaato Christmas time
a time of ntnrs Indoors; and they
Kliliii! warmly Against the cold out
doors that Is like the cold of other
seasons not so kind. We set our hun
dred cnndlcn oft the Tree and keep
them bright throughout the Christ
mas time, for while they shine upon
tis we have light to se'o this life, not
as a battle, but as the march of a
mighty Fellowship! Ladles and gentle
men, I thank you 1" .
He bowed to right and left, as to an
audience politely npplaudlng, and,
lifting the table and Its br " "
drew; while old Tloh ngnln set hts
fiddle to his cliln and started to scrape
the piellmlnnry measure of n quadrille.
Heasley was hack In nn Instant,
shouting us he ciiine: "Take your
pnrdnersl Ualnncc alll"
. And then nnd there, nnd nil by him
self, he danced n quadrille, perform
ing at one and the same time fot
four lively couples. Never In my life
have I seen such gyrations and capers
as were cut by that long-legged, loose
Jointed, miraculously flying figure. He
was In the wildest motion without
cessation, neer the fraction of an In
stant still; calling the figures nt the
top of his voice and dancing them
simultaneously; his expression anxious
but polite (as Is the habit of other
dancers) ; his hands extended ns If to
swing his partner or corner, or "op
posite lady;" mid his feet lifting high
nnd Happing down In mi old-fashioned
sft'p.
"First four, forward nnd bnckl" he
shouted. "Forward nnd salute I Hal
aiioo to corners I Swing pnrdnersl
(Jr-r-rand Ulght-and-Left I"
I think the combination of nhnndon
and decorum with which ho per
formed that "Grand Hlght-nnd-Left"
wns the funniest thing I havo over
seen. Hut I didn't laugh nt It.
Neither did Miss Apperthwalte, ot
my side.
"Now do you believe me?" Peek
wns arguing, fiercely, with Mr. Schul
meycr. "Is he crazy, or ain't he?"
"Ho Is," Grist ngreed, honrsely. "He
Is a stark, starln', ravin', ronrln' luna
tic I And tho nigger's huinorin' him I"
They were nil stnring, open-mouthed
nnd nghnst, into tho lighted room.
"Do you seo where It puts us?"
Simeon Peck's ntsplng voice rose
high.
"I guess I do I" said Grist. "We
come out to buy n barn, nnd got a
house and lot fer the same money. It's
the greatest night's work you ever
done, Sim Peck I"
"I guess It Is!"
"Shake on It, Sim."
They shook hnnds, exalted with tri
umph. "Thls'll do thff work," giggled Peck.
"It's about two-thousnnd per cent bet
ter than the story we started to git.
Why, Dave Hcnsley'll be In a padded
cell In n month I It'll bo all over town
tomorrow, and he'll havo as much
chance fer governor as that nigger in
there!" In his ccstnsy he smote 'Dow
den deliriously In the ribs. "What do
you think of your candidate now?"
"Walt," said Dowden. "Who came
In the cubs that Grist saw?"
This staggered Mr. Peck. Ho
rubbed his mitten over his woolen
cap ns If scratching hlo bend. "Why,"
he said, slowly "who In Halifax did
come In them cabs?"
"The Hunchbergs? Where H
"Listen," snld Dowden.
"First couple, fnco outl" shouted
Heasley, facing out with nn Invisible
lady on hts nklmbood arm, while old
nob sawed madly nt "A New Coon lu
Town."
"Second couple, fall In I" Heasley
wheeled about and enacted the second
couple.
"Third couple 1" He fell In behind
himself again.
"Fourth couple, If you please! Hnl
nnce ALL I I beg your pardon, Miss
Oppoa.to the Tree, His Back Ajjalnst
the Wall, Sat Old Bob.
Molmuia, I'm afraid I stepped on your
train. Sashay Alll"
After the "sashay" the noblest nnd
most dashing bit of gymnastics dis
played In the whole quadrille ho
bowed profoundly to his Invisible part
ner and enme to a pause, wiping his
streaming face. Old Hob dexterously
swung a "A New Coon" Into the stately
measures of a triumphal march.
"And now," Heasley announced, In
stentorian tones, "If the ladles will ho
so kind ns to take tho gentlemen's
arms, we will proceed to the dining
room and partake of a slight colla
tion." Thereupon came a slender piping of
Joy from that part of the room
which had been screened from us by
screened from us by tho Tree,
"Oh, Cousin David Heasley, that was
the heautlfullest quadrille over danced
In the wprldl And now, please, won't
you tnko Mrs. Hunchberg out to sup-ir'
I
"You Lead the Way," Cried the Child)
"You and Mrs. Hunchbero"
stepping nobly and In time to the ex
hilarating measures. Hamilton Swift, I
Junior, towed by the beaming old mam
my, followed In his wagon, his thla '
little arm -uplifted and his fingers i
curled as if they held a trusted hand.
When they reached the door, old
Hob rose, turned In after tliem, and, i
still fiddling, played the procession and I
himself down the hall. i
And so they marched away, and wo
were left staring Into the empty
room. ... .
"My soul I" snld tho Journal re '
porter, gasping. "And he did all that (
Just to please a little sick kid I"
"I can't figure It out," murmured !
film Iplr nltnnnalv I
"I can," said the Journal reporter.
"This story will bo all over town to
morrow." He glanced at me, and I'
nodded. "It'll be all over town," he '
continued, "though not In any of the
papers and I don't believe It's going i
to hurt Dave Heasley's chances any."
Mr. Peck and his companions turned
toward the street mid went silently.
Tho young man from the Journal
overtook them. "Thnnk you for send
ing for me," he said, cordially. "You've
given me n trent. I'm for Heasley 1"
Dowden put his hand on my
shoulder. He hnd not observed the
third figure still remaining.
"Well, sir," he remarked, shaking
the snow from his coat, "they wero
right about one thing: it certainly was
mighty low down of Dave not to Invito
me nnd you, too to his Christmas
party. Let him go to thunder with
his old. inventions, I'm going In, any
way! Come on. I'm plum froze."
There wns a side door Just beyond
tho bay window, nnd Dowden went te
It and rang, loud and long. It was
nensley himself who opened It.
"What In the name " ho begnn, as
the ruddy light fell upon Dowden's
face and upon me, standing a little wuy
behind. "What are you two snow
banks? What on earth are you fellows
doing out here?"
Then Into the vision of enr pnraljKAd
and dtimfounded watchers came the
llttlo wagon, pulled by tho old col
ored woman, Hob's wife, In her beM,
nnd there, propped upon pillows, lay
Hnmllton Swift, Junior, his soul
shining rapture out of his great tyes,
a bright spot of color on each of Ills
thin checks.
He lifted himself on one elbow, and
for nn Instant something seemed to bo
wrong with the brace which was under
his chin.
Heasley sprang to him nnd ndjustcd
It tenderly. Then ho bowed elaborate
ly toward the mnntel-plcce.
"Mrs. Hunchberg," he snld, "may 1
have the honor?" And offered Ills arm,
"And I must hnve Mister Hunch
berg," chirped Hamilton. "Ho must
wnlk with me."
"Ho tells me," said Heasley, "he'll
be mighty glad to. And there's a
plate of bones fof Slmpledorla."
"You lead the way," cried the child J
"you and Mrs. Hunchberg."
"Are wo all In line?" Heasley
glanced back over his shoulder. "Hoo
ray I Now, let us on. Ho ! Music there l"
"Hr-r-rn-vo I" applauded Mister
Swift.
And Henslcy, his head thrown back
and his chest out, proudly led the way,
i
"W'o've come to your Christmas par-,
ty, you old (horse-thlef l" Thus Mr
Dowden.
"Hoo-ruy 1" said Heasley.
Dowden turned to me. "Aren't you
coming?"
"What are you waiting for, old fel
low?" Mild Heasley.
I waited a moment longer, nnd then
tt happened.
She came out of the shadow and
went to tho foot of the steps, ler
cloak falling from her shoulders ns she
passed me. I picked It up.
She lifted her arms pleadingly,
though her head was bent with tt
seemed to mo n beautiful sort of
shame. She stood there with the snow
driving against her and did not speak.
Heasley drew his hnnd slowly across
his eyes to see If they wero really
there, I think.
"David," she said, nt last. "You've
got so mnny lovely people In your
house tonight, Isn't there room for
for Just one fool? It's Christmas
tlmel" x
(THE 13ND).
AMEBKM
LESGNN
ICopy for This Department Supplied J
the American Legion New Service.)
IS SECRETARY OF AUXILIARY
Mies Be33 B. Wetherholt of Ohio Re.
ceives Important Position In
National Organisation.
Miss Hess B. Wetherholt of Gnl
IpolN r) bus recently been appoint
ed . national see
rotary of the
American Legion
Auxiliary by Dr.
Knte Waller-Har-re
tt, national
president, of tho
org a n I z a 1 1 o n
which Is com
posed of mothers,
wives, slster.s and
daughters of Le
tt 1 u members
mid men who
died in the serv
ice. Miss Wetherholt
Mibs Usss
Wetherholt.
drew national nt-
tendon when the membership of the
Ohio Auxiliary as trebled during the
first ten moiit; -i she acted as secre
tary of that (h'lnrtmeiit. During the
iiitue period t number of local
units was tluubinl. Miss Wetherholt
was secretary of the Ohio department
with headqunrt'Ts at Columbus from
the time the department was formed
until she assumed the national office.
The Ohio Auxiliary was also notable
lu Its efficient work for the relief of
pick and disabled soldiers In the hos
pitals of that state during Miss Weth
erholt's term of olllce. She has also
beon president of the auxiliary unit
nt Galllpolls.
Miss Wetherholt was educated In
the public schools of Gul'lpolis and
Sn a private school at Cincinnati,
"ollowing her graduation from the
latter institution she engaged in legal
work. During the war she served In
the statistics section of the ordnnnce
department In Cincinnati. Her spare
time was spent In organizing chapters
of the American lied Cross.
Three brothers of Miss Wetherholt
were World war fighters.
ENTITLED TO THE POSITIONS'
Commander of Portland (Ore.) Legion
Po6t Asserts Ex-Service Men
Should Have Preference.
The ex-service mnn who lias equal
or bettor qualifications for j city gov
ernment position
is entitled to pref
erence In appoint
ment or election,
according to
James J. Cross
ley, of Portlnnd,
Ore., commander
of Portland post,
No. 1, of the Amer
ican Legion.
Currying li 1 s
theory Into action,
VS." ' -X
Mr. Crossley wus LuTw-Jxc",
Instrumental In Jas. J. Crossley.
the organization of a committee In his
post charged with the duty cf seeing
that all veterans of the World war re
ceived a square deal In obtaining mu
nicipal positions. Working In close
co-operation with the mayor und city
commissioners, men und women recom
mended by the Legion have been
named ns municipal Judge, superintend
ent of the women's bureau of the po
lice department and chief clerk of the
park bureau.
In many eases ex-service men have
led the list of applicants for positions
In the civil service examinations, ac
cording to Mr. Crossley. In the ex
amination for chief clerk of the park
bureau, Albert Hufner, nn ex-servlco
mun, finished first.
FOR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
President of Returned Sailors' and Sol
dlerV League of Australia Urges
Co-operation.
On the eve of American Education
week, during which the American Le
gion urged that Importance of ability to
read mid write the English Inngungo
should be emphasized, Alvln Owsley,
Legion national commander, received
n telegram from G. J. 0. Dyett, pres
ident of the Returned Sailors' and Sol
tilers' lengue of Australia, stating that
the "continued close co-operation of
English-speaking peoples Is the only
safeguard to the peace und happiness
of humanity."
Mr. Dyett, who brought tho greet
ings of his organization to the recent
Legion nntlonnl convention In Now Or
leans, recently sailed for his homo.
Replying to a message from Com
mander Owsley to Australian ex-service
men, .Mr. Dyett stated:
"I profoundly appreciate tho sen.
tlments conveyed in your message to
Australian soldiers which nbsolutol
coincide with thoso uttered In my ad
dress at the Legion national conven
tion. I desire to rclternto our admira
tion of Amerlcun soldiers nnd the sin
cere friendship of tho people of Amor
icn, and trust for continued closo co
operation of English-speaking peoples
as tho only safeguard to tho peace and
happiness of humanity."
.
f ftim i i ni
W K r
FITTS IS BACK IN HOSPITAL
Past Commander of California Depart
ment Incapacitated as Result
of Recent Campaign.
In a Los Angeles hospital lies Huroi
It, Fltts, past commander of the Oal
Ifornla depart
ment of the Amor
lean Legion, wltl
the knee that wat
shattered l;
shrapnel In tin
A r g o n n o oncf
more In splints n
a result of hi
strenuous nctlvtt.
i the catnpalgr
w li 1 c it ohtnlno
farm nnd horn
loans for need
veterans.
In efforts to ob
Buron R. Fitts.
tain support for tho ex-service men'f
measures before the recent election
Mr. Fltts mnde one 'of tho greates'
Bpeaklng tours ever undertaken in nn;
stnte. He made 1G5 speeches In 151
towns in all parts of California. Th
physical and mental sttaln under
mined the health of the Legion lender
In addition, In trying to keep nil of
his speaking engagements he oftc
used nn airplane. One of the plane.'
In which he was riding crashed near
Curphiterla, pinning Mr. Fltts tindci
tho wrecknge and Injuring his shat
tered leg. Recovering consclou'-iies.
In the hospital, he began writing tele
grams to bo sent over California, urj;
Ing the people to vote for tho tw
Issues he hnd fought for.
The measures the Legion her
fought for were accepted by tho peo
pie of California by a 2 to 1 majority
Fltts' sacrifices will mean that Oil'
fornln veterans may obtain farms o.
homes of their own at a low rate oi
Interest nnd on easy, long-time pay
incuts. Also thousands of acres oi
California lands provided for by th
last legislature will be settled by vet
erans with this nld. Taxation Is not
Increased. The provisions nrc In no
way n bonus, but every cent Is to he
repaid by the veterans with Interest.
Mr. Fltts Is a deputy district at
torney of Los Angeles county. He ob
tained national note for his efforts In
behalf of disabled ex-servlco men
ns vice commander, commander and
nntlonnl execut'"e committeeman o'
the California department.
EX-SERVICE MEN VALUABLE
Director of Welfare Division of Larg
Concern Says Boys Have
Lost Restlessness.
Men who foucht In the ,orld wnt
hnve lost their restlessness nnd are
becoming the
most valuable
employees of big
business estab
lishments, accord
ing to Ilenry A.
Renlnger of Al
lentown, Pa., di
rector of the safe
ty and welfnre
division of a
large cement
company.
Mr. Renlnger
stated that the
Henry A. Renln
policy of his com-
ger.
pany wns to give every man who vent
to wnr ins old Job or n better one
when ho returned and that ex-service
men are given preference In employ
ment which has developed since the
war.
"There nre n number of American
Legion members on our safety nnd
welfare committee," said Mr. Renln
ger. "Their service Is of the highest
order and they hnve become the hard
est workers on our staff."
Before Mr. Renlnger and his Legion
assistants tackled the Job of reducing
accidents among the G.000 employees
of his compnny, 71i working dnys out
of 100,000 were lost because of acci
dents. This year Mr. Renlnger bo
Heves that the number of dnys lost
will be only 25.
Mr. Renlnger Is a member of the
Legion post at Allentown nnd has
taken a prominent pnrt In the Legion's
activities In Pennsylvania.
NAMED TO DEAL WITH CRIME
H. Flndlay French, Representing Le-
gion, Elected secretary Baltimore
Criminal Justico Commission.
A survey of the courts, prisons, pnr
don nnd purole system, Boclnl condi
tions and all other elements of tho
community life bearing upon the pre
vention nnd punishment of crime Is
part of the work of II. Flndlay French,
recently elected secretary of tho Balti
more criminal Justice commission.
Tho commission has been formed
by the Baltimore American Legion,
Chamber of Commerce, Board of
Trade, Cloarlng House association,
Women's Civic lengue and similar or
ganizations. Mr. French, whoIs Amer
ican Legion national executive commit
teeman from Maryland, represents tho
Legion on the commission.
Mr. French has stated that the com
mission has received tho heartiest co
operation from tho similar commission
in Chicago, which has been In exist
ence for two years, nnd from tho Cleve
land commission, which Is n year old.
Tho Baltimore commission, ho snld,
will bo guided largely by the experi
ence of these commissions.
The aim of tho commission Is to
make recommendations for Improve
ment of the means of apprehending
and punishing criminals nnd prevent
ing the conditions that breed crime,
During the. World war Mr. French
served with the Eightieth division.
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