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r- I Little Stephen _ By GERTRUDE SC HALE © McClure Newspaper Syndicate. WNU Service. .. 1 “WOW! What'* the matter » V with Connie?” Patty leaned against the closed door and sur veyed the group of giggling girls with anxious eyes. 4* U/^DT "she in®1 threw me ^ | out 0f her room-» CKJODT "Oh. what a flop!” 9l1vKI caroled Betty, roll ing her eyes. K T “Some come down,” added Alice, between chuckles. “The mighty has fallen,” quoth Belle, sedately, with a solemn face. Patty spoke impatiently: ‘‘Come on girls, give me the news.” "You tell her.” the girls chor used, as they pushed Belle forward. Controlling her amusement. Belle told the story of Connie Benson's peeve against Stanley Hargrave, known as the "Worm” to his class mates. "It all started with the Worm.” You know ever since lie refused the last invitation to our prom, Connie has taken a decided interest in him. She thought it was because he was poor that he isolated himself from all social activities. "The Worm seemed more ap proachable than ever before, so Connie really lets herself out. He reciprocates by handing her the ‘story’ of his life. And such a tale it Is—full of sorrow and trouble and privations. And—Connie falls for it! But the best is yet to come. He dropped his notebook in his ab sorption, and the papers flew all over the campus; Connie helped him pick them up, and right on top there was one headed, ‘Plot for One Act Play.’ Underneath were writ ten out the very incidents that the Worm had told her. He had been stringing her all along.” The •’Talesman," a small paper written and edited by the coeds, be gan to display a marked preference r for pictures and drawings of worms. Then a series appeared dealing with the life of “Little Stephen, the Or phan Worm.” Connie brought “Little Stephen” through high school and sent him to college. Then the real fun be gan. Every Incident she could re member that concerned Stanley was put into print His hermit-like hab its; his avoidance of all sports, and, even his addiction to gray ties were mentioned. The paper went to press Saturday and was ready for distribution Tues day at noon. There, in the center oFthe mid dle page, was a drawing of Connie, gazing with hate and aversion in her eyes at ‘‘Little Stephen,” who was almost submerged in a pool of tears. Copious drops were oozing from his saddened eyes. And the text—a masterpiece of sarcasm and ridicule. I “Gee, Connie, this is a knock out!” exclaimed a crowd of boys as they gathered around the trium phant miss. “Ho—play with fire, you know—” she sang out wisely. ! Suddenly there was a disturbance at the edge of the circle. The crowd disappeared as if by magic. Fac-' ing Connie was the Worm himself. Evidently he had “turned,” for, striding swiftly up to the girl, he grasped her forearm and, without word, piloted her toward the Hesr-by ferest. Connie was speech less. Now, young lady, tne lime nas come for a reckoning.” A very de termined young man faced a sud denly timorous girl in the leafy shadows of the trees. "I’ll admit I played a mean trick on you when you tried to be nice to me. But I didn’t trust you—1 thought you were merely having fuq with me. You see, I was in jured In the war, so that prevents me from joining in any sports. Oh, I know you didn’t know. “I didn’t mind your kidding me through the medium of ‘Little Ste phen’; on the contrary, I enjoyed it But I did mind the last chap ter.” Connie was bewildered—what was he getting at? I "Did you really mean that you hate me as much as you looked in the picture?" It burst from him sud denly. ”1 couldn’t stand it if you did; I know I have no right to speak to you this way, but—” i Connie stopped him with a gentle hand; her eyes were very tender, j "You mustn't speak that way; woo nav a ueitcr ugmi i uavc a perfect devil of a temper (for which I am grossly ashamed), and I’ll ad mit that I felt terribly humiliated ' at your treatment. But I am terri bly sorry I allowed my temper to cafry me so far. I hope you will forgive me—and I really don't hate you.” I This last was murmured softly, yet Stanley heard it His thin face lit up amazingly, and he moved a step nearer. “When I am through school and my health improves, do you think I might ask a certain young lady a certain question?” The "Certain young lady" glanced up shyly and put one small hand in hi#. Then, with a brave little smile, she spoke: ,VI think that the 'certain young Igdy' will be very glad to answer v questions you may ask—Stan »# t ^ ^ ( In Police Court -. q Booker McKenzie, proprietor of the M and M Cigar store, 2016 No. 24th street, was arrested Sunday morning, about 3 a. m., and charged with operating a disorderly house. Sixteen inmates were also booked, but were released. Mr. McKinziei was fined $25.00 and costs. Clarence Irvy and Evvlyn Flet cher were arrested Monday morn ing, charged with being drunk and disturbing thfe peace. Mrs. Fletcher was released and Mr. Irvy was sen tenced 30 days. William White, was charged with reckless driving, which resulted in a slight damaged to a fender of W’illiam Dill’s automobile. Mr. Dill failed to appear, and Mr. White was released. Fred Hill was charged with be ing drunk and disorderly conduct, pleaded guilty of being drunk, and not guilty with disorderly conduct. Tlte case was dismissed upon his I promise not to get drunk again. I Sound Weighed by New Device j Delicately adjusted balance scales are used in a new device j which weighs sound and which ' makes possible the improvement of musical instruments and motion picture sound apparatus. The scales weigh pressure exerted by a given sound to within a few thou sandths of a gram of accuracy. The inventor, W. F. Adler, believes the sound-weighing machine will make possible the establishment of the first true unit of sound pres sure and that it will result in stand ardization of tone without the haz ard of human error.—Popular Me chanics Magazine. Closes Matrimonial Agenry Mayor Harry Stead of Ramsgate, England, is closing the municipal matrimonial agency. Since he agreed to find a wife for a bashful Devonshire soldier he has received fifty requests from men and women in all parts of the country asking for similar assistance. Before starting on his own golden wed ding “honeymoon” the Mayor an nounced that he has not the time to act as matchmaker for all the lonely people in the country. The Idea! Humble Guest—Er—have you ev er walked in your sleep, Sir John? Very Rich Man—Certainly not. I may have motored.—Stray Stories Magazine. TRY Special IBIend I This is 60 per cent Nut and 60 per cent semi forkings State Ceal Co. AT 2188 See ANDY First Everyday is Sale Day at Andy’s 1936 Chev. Town Sedan $450 1935 Ford V8 Coupe 385 1936 Ford Tour Sedan Radio, heater 450 1934 Olds Sedan, Radio new tires 395 1934 Ford V8 Tudor or Sedan 266 1933 Chev. Sedan or Coupe 276 1933 Ply. Sedan or Coach 275 1632 Chev. Coupe or Coach 175 1932 Ford V8 Tudor or Coupe 195 1931 Chev. Coupe or Coach 145 1930 Chev. Sedan 125 1929 Chev. Sedan or Coach 96 1920 Ford Coupe . 85 A. C. NELSEN Auto Sale, Inc. 2042 2044-2112.2200 Harney Street Phone ATlantic 2425-2426 r This Week In Thought and Religion By Robert L. Moody The Power of Speech The most common means of com munication is through the use of words The most important phase of this type of intercourse are: The intellectual, the moral and the spi ritual. Our thought now deals with INj moral and spiritual phases. There must be temperance in speech as well as anything else. Too much or too little at the wrong time is always detrimenal. The whole third chapter of James is given to a study of the “tongue and its control. It is a small mem ber but can create much peace or much confusion. At Bab 1 it brou ght not confusion but glory to God! At Pentecost it brought peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. No man has been able o tame th|e tongue by himself; only the grace of God has and can accomplish this task. We are macfc to wonder, especially do sinners wonder, when they hear professed Christians use vulgar lan guagj?,tell falsehoods, slander, evil speak and backbite. Is it possible that ‘out of the same mouth pro ceeded blessing and cursing? My biiathren, these things ought not so to be. Does a founain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitl) r?.-No fountain can yield salt water and fresh.” Jas. 3:10-12. One cannot be a son of God and evil speak anyway. All who claim to be Christians and do such are hyprocrits. “The tongtfa is the best part of man, and also the worst; with good government none is more useful; and without it none is more mischievous." ‘TI t your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.” Col. 4:6. ■■ , ... n—. - — Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang On No matter how many medicines you have tried for your cough, chest cold, or bronchial irritation, you can get relief now with Creomulsion. 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And the reason I like to read something now and then, on polities, is becau se it is most al ti ways good come dy. And if you like jokes, you will goR a long ways to| find places where! they are betterL than in our Capitol. And you will read where one ca binet member is tellin’ us to lay off plantin’ so much—and solve the over production farm problem. And another cabinet member is goin’ pell-mell here and there, promotin’ : dams for more water to give us new acres and bigger crops. So it is hard to savvy, how any farmer can plant less and also plant more, at the same time, and it looks as if the fellers sponsorin’ these great plans, they maybe ne ver meant for anybody to take ’em too serious, in the first place. And anybody doin’ so, it is quite a good joke on them—ike ookin’ under the shell and findin’ no pea— and the other feller has our two bits, or is maybe re-elected. 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