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"Thpy nrp (huVn own people I" Bpoke tNnthnn Waynr reverpntly. FTIfi wife's nypH were lifted Rralefully, tearful, elo¬ quent
"Whnt Rhonid we hnve done If they had not cf)nie to onr rescue?" she mur- innred. "They have taken our few ihousehold possessions nt doiiblo what the storekeeper would give for them. 'hnve made It posslhle for ns to renrh 'our new home. Oh, Nathan! I hless them every hour,"
"And their Ihd, Malcolm, Think of his taklnjf his little Hnvlnjfs to hny a BUltrnse for Hazel!"
And HnzH, nged twelve, jURt conilnjr Into the house, hulterl In the hallway, listened to the conversation, took up the new sultcaHe standing there, nnd quietly left the place. Nathan Wn.vnn and hla family hud met with nil.sfor- tune, loss nnd poverty, nnd he had been forced to jflve up their uiortKnp'd hfirne, A brother of Mrs. Wayne llvliiK In Oklahoma seemed their only rcfiiKc. They hud written him nnd he told Mr. Wayne thnt he operated a small ranch near a town site, where he riceilfd some one to look after Ihe .wubdlvldinn and sale of what he owned of the same, «n<l could find something for hlH rela¬ tive to do.
It wns only throuRh the kindly oo-op- lerntlon of John and Mary I)lnsl()w thut Jthe unfortunates were able to meet Their debts nnd secure sufllclent money to cnrry them to their destination.
Hazel Wayne pressed ber Mps closely toKether to keep from sohblnR. There ¦wns a token of strong deterininntlon In
"I'll Fill It With Rocks."
¦her eyes. She went over to the Dlns- Jow piftce nearby and cast her eyes over Its wide expanse critically, to itnake out the object of her visit shnrii- enlng a scythe over In the hay field. He was seated on a bl>; log and looked up with a welcome smile us his little fa¬ vorite came into view.
"Malcolm,** spoke Hazel at once, "you sent me this suitcase, tUdn't you?"
"Why, yes," nodded he.
*And probably It took all your hard- feamed savings and—Malcoliu, I can't take It I" and Hazel's tones bcgaa to break.
"Why not?" questioned her boy friend amazedly.
"Because you folks have already done more for us than anybody else in the world, even our relatives. You must tuke the suitcase buck and get the money for It."
"I won't," observed Malcolm arising to his feet, and |:rimly resolute Id tone and bearing.
"OL I Indeed, you mu.st,K Insisted Ha¬ zel.
VLook here," pursued Malcolm dogr- gedly, "you leuve tlmt sultca.se here und I'll HII it with rucks and lliug It luto the creek."
For a moiuent Hazel studied that strong, earue.-^t face. Her own wore a luviiiniitiiiy Hash of rudlunif. TlioU the quick tears sprang to her eyes. "Alwnys gooil, kind and true!" uhe half solilu'd. "Oh, MuIcmIim 1 papa suys that out k> the new country where we are Kolng men often make their fortuiiMf In u day. l)h! If ever we tl»i, I shall hrliig back to you the cherished suitcase full of gold !"
He smiled Inilulgently. "Hear little friend," he suld, "1 would rullier have itomethiug else thun ull the luoaey lu the world."
"What is that. MuTcolm?"
"A kiss."
She came close up tu hlui, so genuine In her Innocence aud truthfulness that there was neither self-cooscluusuesa nor affectlou. 8be kissed him on both cheeks, moved away, picked up tbe ilMltcMe sad, toralnc the IsaSb w«v«d
h«!r t«ar-(itainMl handk^rpM^f Imrk at him.
It wns Malrnim who drove th* Waynes with their few traps to th« lo¬ cal railway wtntlon. Rneel purposely acted proud and cnreftil of the neat lit¬ tle •nitcaflA. She did not kiM Malcolm In the presence of the crowd at the depot, hilt ahe clasped his hand fer¬ vently and looked np into his eyea, and wid In a low. Intense tone:
"Kvery anniversary of this day I will send yon s<»me word."
Thns there sprang up In the soul of the yonng mnn a beautiful Ideal, hal¬ lowed by the memory of that parting. In the course of a month they henrd from Mr. Wayne. He told of occupa¬ tion which held cheering promisea for future prosperity. A little Inter he sent a draft for one hundred dollars, Inslst- Injc thnt Mr. Dlnslow must have lost thnt mufh on tnklng their poor fami¬ ture at the price he did.
To the day, nt the end of the year there cnme n letter to Mnioolm. It was filled with the Joyous Interest of an In¬ nocent spirit enrnptured with the nov¬ elty of new scenes, but brenthlnfc a longing for the old home and Its treas¬ ured surroutidlngs.
Five years pnsse<l away. Always upon that set anniversary there cnme the promised missive from Hnzel. She told of her mother and father both dying and that her nncle had adopted her.
Meantime Malcolm Dlnslow hnd known a like double berenvement. Add¬ ed to this great grief which made of blm an Isolated, lonely man, was tho burden of cnrrying the little mortgiiged farm. Ills pnrents hnd been Imprfivl- dent only In niding others nt the cost of respdnsllillltles and debt for them¬ selves. Ten years hard grubl)lng wfuild win the pluce clear, nnd mnn- fully Malcolm buckled down to hla ta.sk.
It wns the fifth anniversary of the day be hud parted with Hjizel WayntiL He was rutb(>r gloomily returning from the town, for there bad heen no letter. Miilrolm carried a basket lndcn with hoiiie necos.Knrles. It wa.s rather heavy and he hud set It down to rest for a moment, when one of two Indies wh<im he had .lust pnssed wlthfiut particular¬ ly noticing them, approached,
"Let me share your' burden, plen.se," uttered n thrilling voice, nnd Malcolm Dlnslow, petrified, faced Hazel Wayne.
"Why, Hazel—Miss Wayne, I mean 1" he stammered, so overcome that he bsirely extended his hand.
"You don't—you mean Hazel.f she cried, In her old-time open wny. "Oh, Miilcolni! I am homeless, friendless, although Uncle Silas dying has left ine rich. I had to come back—I was homesick for the old town, and you.*
She could note his changing color, the eager, aroused flicker In his eye, nnd wns content und glad.
"And you are to come to the hotel with my maid and I. There Is so much to tell, and I still have the dear cher¬ ished suitcase, and it Is filled with money, and It te all for you, as I said five years ago."
"That Is nonsensfr. Hazel," he said.
"You must eccept It, at least share it. If you don't, Malcolm Dlnslow, I will fill In the suitcase with big ugly rocks nnd sink it In the creek!"
Malcolm could not refrain a smile, und Hazel quite laughed, for she had quoted his own words of flve years pre¬ vious.
When Malcolm Dlnslow left the ho¬ tel tbnt night, the stnrs seemed bllnk- inj? down upon him a rare benison, for Huzel was to become mistress of the old homestead the next week.
BEAR STEALS FOOD SUPPLY
Bruin Climbs Trees and Visits Cabins
of Prospectors and Safely Gets
Away With Grub.
A bear that has educated hlmselt into all the curves of the art of steal¬ ing food from prospectors' cabins is causing a lot of trouble on Cultus creek, .says the Vancouver Sun. He has cleaned J. W. Mulholland of $200 worth of food this senson and lust, and Charies O. Woodrow reported that bruin hud climbed more than fifteen feet up a tree and consumed a three weeks' supply of food that he hud packed in. The loss Is much greate* thau the value of tbe food, because of the labor involved In packing it up the creek to the claims.
Bruin Is a gounuund when It comes to hacon, and when he gets a side purchased at 55 cents a pound he ac¬ quires a meal thut no oue but a mil. lionaire could pay for very often, Itruln still owes for It, but there are intimations that wise as he is in dodg¬ ing anyone with a gun he will pay pretty soon, If the prospectors have to ust« hand grenades, a 42-centliueter srun und chlorine gas to do It.
Sunlight and Moonlight There ure luaiiy nm;.'nificent plienom- ena ass.ociuted with the play of moon¬ light and moonlight among the floating vupor.s und crystals of the atiim.sjihere, such as the coronas, or "Klorles," thut often appear around the sun or the nuun when the air Is filled with triius- iucent clouds »>r with extremely niimjte particles of water vnptir. Like the lialo, the corona Is formed In the lin- medlute nelghborhoiul of, ami is sym¬ metrically dlsiiosfd aroiiiul, the lu¬ minary whose liglit givi's rise to It.
Game Cock Qreatest Fighter. I*robubly the finest tighter lu the world, quadruped or biped, is the game cook. He is a match for unythliig, his size In tbe world If he gets a fulfflfeld aad no favor. He Is us quick us a flush of lightuiiig, uud his spurs ure terrible weupous. quite as effective us a pair of bayonets, aud used much more sclentlflcttlly aad turcefuUy.-r^ Loodoa Televnipb.
WANT TO FORM CHILDREN SOCIETY
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fines imposed -for ofTensea affectinif ehildren. (Se^ 491 P«-n«l I.«w.)
I have it on good authority that there are a number of persons in this county who would be interested in seeing that such a society, if formed here, would be properly maintained.
To ascertain the sentiment af a number of county and town officers, I wrote them in regard to their opin¬ ions as to the need of such a society here
County Treasurer Luyster state* that for seven years he was a .Jus¬ tice at Glen Cove, and had much to do with juvenile delinquents, and that children had to be carrier! b.ick and forth upon order of the magistrate, nnd the Inst year that he was .Justice he had .'JO of these cases. He expres.«t- ed him-self as heartily in favor of such a society.
•Justice Hoetwr of J'ort Washington writes: "I am greatly in favor of auch an institution in our county. P'rom my expefnence with c.trc.i of this kind, and the inconvenience of traveling to the Brookilyn; society, it proves its necessity."
.Justice .Steinert of Hicksville, a lawyer of long experience, gives his unf|ualified approval, remarking as a magistrate that it had been his painful duty to temporarily commit children to the Brooklyn society, and that thes;- children were taken from Hicksville to Brooklyn and returned .sometimes two and three times, which oracsioned expense and hardship.
.Ju.stice .Seaman of Mineola states that he fully endorses the idea and i< certain that it will be for the i>est interests of the county.
J'olice .Justice Wright of Rockville ('entre thinks that a local society won hi prove a great benefit to the county.
.Attorney (ieorge I.ittlejohn, a po¬ lice justice of .Mineola, .says that he wishes to (TO on record as heartily in favor of the plan to form a so- i ciety for the prevention of cruelty I to children in Nassau County, and I
thai from his erperienc* as a police justice he admits the need af suoh an inatitniion
Overneer ot the Poor Million of Great Neck says the county would be beneflbed in three ways, morally, physically and financially, and en¬ dorses t.he plan
The NiassRU Tottage Aswooiation writes that there is great need for such a project in Nassau County and hopes tnat no time will be lost rn establishing such a society here. It says, "From time to time we have been asked by the Town Overseers of the Poor and other people in author¬ ity to take charge of girls w^o have not met the requirements of our home. To give temporary shelter ov¬ er rfight to girls when the Cottage ha.s not been. aii>le to accommodate them and to keep for several weeks a child of 12 years because there wns no proper shelter, are concrete instances which could have been car¬ ed for hy a local society."
In order to make the work most effertunl and productive of the best results it ia my opinion that the so¬ ciety should not he a branch of any organiaation, however charitable, which has shown an intereat in poli¬ tics. A society which is to care for and guard the interest of children should not in nny way be mixed up in or connected with politics, or politi¬ cal matters.
When any organi7.ation enj^ages in politics, it is iwund to take a stand one wny or the other, and ix>und to make some enemies, ar\(l if, in the course of events the party or ofTicial attacked by it is in power, such an organization attempting to do the work of a society wrouki be hampered bccau.se of its previous political at¬ titude, and its eflicieney impaired to a large extent.
I do not believe that any organiza¬ tion, as a .side line, can accomplish the same good results as a society organized and having as its one end in view the sulyect in question.
I^et us hope and pray that we may have in the near future, a Nassau County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
I apprehend that many readers of this article may form the opinion that thi.s is not the time to start any new charity. True, wc are living in
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•hnormel times. The hurrlen p\iwmd upon the peiople of moderate means is tremendously hf«vy. The ricfi do not feel it, but the man with the small ineome is struggling to support his family and meet his necessary ex¬ penses. It is a poor time, therefore, to increa.se taxation, except for that whioh is absolutely necessary, and I would noit at this time advocate the formation of such a society if I thought that it wouki make the load whicn the mass of the people are car¬ rying any heavier Indeed, I know of no provision of law whioh author¬ izes the expense of such a society to be placed in the tax budget.
I would, therefore, emphasize the statement heretofore made that such a .society is supported wholly by vol¬ untary contributions. There are enough philanthropic persons in our county who would give enough money to maintain a society nnd which would be glnd enough to avail themselves of an opportunity to aid in such a worthy enterprise.
I>ated Hempstead, N. Y., F'ebruary 9th, 1918.
Henry L. Maxsom, Residence, Freeport, N. Y.
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A.s.semiilyman McWhinney on Feb¬ ruary (i, introduced a bill into the Assembly, which is now in the hands of tho Committee on .Jiirliciary, which permits an increase of salary for election commissioners in counties having a population of ninety thou¬ sand and less than one hundred and twenty thousand, and containing with¬ in its imundaries al least three vil¬ lages of the first class or three cities of the third class or three munici¬ palities consisting of both sueh cities and villages.
The bill provides that in such coun¬ ties the .salary of election commission¬ ers shall not exceed twenty-five hun¬ dred dollars oach, and the expenditure for clerk hiro, incliidinp: stenograph¬ er each year, shall not exceijij ,?8,0()0. This hill afFccts Nassau County, and the jirospecls are that Commissioners Stowe and Kerwin will have their salaries boosted if the hill becomes a law. At present the cominissioner.s in this county receive $1200 a year each.
SGHEDDLB FARM BUREAU MEETING!
Mineola (Special.) The Ns County Farm Bureau h«s laid a pPoRTam for farmers' institnt meetings to be held in different par of the county during the latter p*r of this month and in March.
The meetings will be addressed experts from the State Depai of Agriculture and from (>>rnell Ur versity Agricultural School.
The schedule calls for the folloK ing institutes: February 25—afti noon, Jerusalem School House; tvA jccts, potat/)es, com and insects. F* ruary 26—^Plainedge School, momir and afternoon; cover crops, potato), and insects. February 27—Hicksvilll Town IIa<l, morning and aftemoon| potatoes, corn, cabbage, pickles, in sects February 28—^I/ocust Valle Mattinecock .Neighborhood Hon morning and «fternoon; potatoes, sects, corn, cover crops, rotation an| soils. February 2S-—Glen Head .Scl House, evening; potJito growir March 1 Valley Stream, F'ire Hou afternoon; vegetable crops, corn and in.sects. March 7—Iakm Valley, Mattinecock Neighborh House, afternoon; poultry, March - I/ocust Valley, Mattinecock Neia twrhood House, evening; home garof talk. March LV Cedarhurst Fir House, evening; home garden talk March 27--Oyster Bay Horticulturi| Hall, evening; poultry.
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