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jtgjjgitottffirpgpggff thursday june 10 1926 stick it odt wiuii joui worlds about to fall and yom backs against tho wall when youre facing wild retreat und utter out when it aocma that naught can atop all youi picas und plana cant atop it cot a grip upon yourself and stlck it out any crn ven fool can quit hut a man with pluck and grit will hold until the very final ahout in tho anarline teeth of uorrovr- ho will laugh and say tomorrow tho luck will change i guesa 111 stick it out tlio luck docs change you know it all tho records prove and show it all tho men who win are men who strangled doubt who hesitate nor swerve who have grit and guts and nerve and whoso motto la play hard nna stick it out so you when things go wrong and you think you cant last lone that ioue got to qurt nor wait tho tho final bout smile smilo at your beholders clench our teeth and square your shoulders and youll fight youll win if you but stick it out news from overseas selected from tho acton enaland ex press of may 24 following a petition from tho real dents it was decided to protest against tho us of rosemont and cxc- neld as a bus route the death ia announced of miss f k sargent brown ar am- ipro fessor of music 8 king edwards- gardens acton bill lady brlttoin was among ttaose present at tho womens writers lun cheon held in the rembrandt hotel kensington on xuesday gunnerabury furk will be formally opened to the public at 8 30 todayj b the right hon neville cbamoer- lain m p minister of health the united methodist church- bolle bridsoroad celebrated ita 57th an niversary on sunday and monday acton looks almost as ousy as ever and tho chimneys and steam vents of ils factory areas are mak ing up for lost time v the 3th acton girl guide company vw ca will give an operetta entitled 4 wishing cup on we- nesday in all saints hall south ac ton at 8 15 p m on behalf of their cnafthtfund a flfteonyearold lad was charged at acton police court on monday with stealing and receiving on saturday diamond ring value 2 22s tho prop erty of ins slater he was remanded at acton police court on wednea day a lad was fined 10s for failing to givo audible and sufficient warning of his approach while riding a bicycle in hanburyroad acton archibald silver a motordriver of downroad teddlngton was charged on a warrant at acton police court on tuesday with assaulting annie silver ills wife of churchneldroad acton local trade was i believe somewhat depressed last week but an undertaker told me that he had been exceptionally busy burying both capitalists and socaliata with strict impartiality industrial acton after a certain amount of misgiving quietly wont back to work at the weekend gener ally resolved to make the best of a uyjne and anxious position for tooth employers and employed on tuesday tho mayor and mayor ess of aoton attended a concert pre- ficine the whitsun holidays at wat lcdirao middle clftsa schools wcst- fer-l- h bourn park which ia hia worships oklschool the aixuf band contest wlcfawulb4ieldin eunorneparlcr on june 3rd has attracted entries from the leading south of england bands including last years prl win rers in both divisions the mayoress of acton and the deputy mayoress visited yorkrood mifslon north acton on tuesday night and were entertained to tea and a concert tho mayoress was pre- scnted with a- beautiful bouquet of roses llarry g smith a glassworker of no axed abode was charged on re mand at acton police court on wed- ncsday with stealing from a room at 35 colvilleroad acton a pair of boots value 14s the property of jos smith a barman what is possibly a unique incident occurred at a meeting of actonrunder ground rallwaymen two days- after tho end of the strike before deciding to sign on for work they passed a unani mous vote of thanks to the police- for their conduct and help during the strike the acton members of the special constabulary were visited at tlislr headquarters in the s toy no on satur day evening by sir harry brittaln aid it j howett mayor of acton and the commandant of the x dlirtfc ion specials at their own suggestion many south acton rallwaymen especially those associated with the under ground system attended a special thanksgiving service for the national strike settlement at all saints on sunday afternoon the town council agreed to accept from the imperial graves commission a cross 20 feet high in portland stone etc as a memorial tatba7a soldiers 1 buried in acton cemetery where it is to be erected free of cost to the council on sunday evening in the acton park haidatand the ealing town prlxe band played a wellchosen and well- executed programme of popular music which was much appreciated l bv a jarge number of promenaders who hud defied the cold mr george havlll conducted xiquor is our enemy said a notice outside an acton church which hap pens almost to front one popular lo cal hotel and has two others one on each side of the road on its left front tho proximity of churches to this jft en friendly enemy is more jnorked in the country than in the london su burbs wrs e goddard 160 bollo bridue- rcud widow of mr w- goddard who had carried on business and resided in actftn upwards of sb years collapsed anc died suddenly on saturday way 8 tho respect in which she was held in the neighborhood jwaa shown at the funeral in the acton cemetery jast week for which many beautiful flow- erawero sent s ji sight which much appealed to the humorous sensibilities of the good humored crowd watching the endless prcicesston of vehicles of all kinds along the main road during the strike was the appearance of several tmge and heavy brewers drays packed with milk cans and labelled pood only uisnt some openly rejoiced to see that oven beer had to take second place in time of crisis during th strike the auction luncheon marion hill hen goodbo till tomorrow ruth allen called ample mrs dennis as alio backed her hiow way down ruths garden path to the front gate she took such pains to make her voice sound cheerful that is sounded rather nlnrmlng instead mrs dennis was tho village postmistress and if she did trouble herself to learn every cones business at was only in order to do every ona a kind turn if she could wish voud thought twice before refusing to come over to our house to sleep i hate to think of leaving you here by yourself with nothing except sad memories for company they are not all sad ones mrs dennis said ruth bravely her biack dress made her look very pilo and slight and she leaned against the door of the big allen homestead as if she needed its support i was very very happy here whlli father and mother were alive she stopped a rhtoment to steady her voice and then conunued and this is my last night in the dear old place for the people who bought it wish mo to vn- catejt tomorrow rlcnqw said mrs dennis prompt ly and i call them brutes for wanting their own property asked ruth laughing she was so worn out with grief that the laugh sounded as sad as a sob by he way said mrs dennis have you put up your lunch for the auction tomorrow o iirstennls ruth remonstrat ed i havent tho heart to attend pic nics n picnlcs fiddlesticks tho lunch u a business affair got up by the ladies aid to pay off tho church debt mark my words the minister will be surprised if you refuse to tnko part if thats tho way of things maybe 1m better go much better theres a good child if you fix up your lunch it will keep you from moping tell me what i am supposed to do said ruth for she had not paid much attention to the announcement when it had been riven out why you prepare lunch for two boi it maffe it look as attractive as wrapped her box in stiff brown pa r and tied it with stout cord then she dvessed herself in her somber little street gown and i ok the luncheon to the grove she it that tho chairman of the committee looked at it without approval when he took charge of it and although she did not know why at tho time sc understood fully later on the grovo was well filled with ray beys and girls and ruth noticed that her own black frock was out of place arnong tho dresses of the other girls all of whom were in party attire she ad hi i red the effect but could not ap prove tli cho for tho grove was oil the edge of the public road then ruth noticed a subtle little something okc the young people although kind to her were now mentally regarding hei as- on alien they had slnr i ly deplored her corning departure out new had already adjusted them ves to the idea of getting along wltiout her and seeing no substantial reasons for including her in conversations re garding feativltles of the future in which she would have no part they somewhat shut her out ruth felt the change keenly once she had held position and place in the village had even been counted as one of the rich ones and had always been the centre of her little world now that centre was pretty crissy denn gerald connor was not the only boy who considered rosychoeked crissy as the belle of the grove at twelve eok -tne- crowd was- augmented by many young men and women just lot loose from store or of fice and tho auctioning immediately took place the auctioneer jumped to the top of a big table and had the lunchboxes piled around him ruth hardly heard a word of what was going on so filled with chagrin was she for the plainness of her box tho others were marvels of beauty and had evidently cost as much money ant time for they wore all decorated with tinsel and satin ribbons and tissuepaper flowers and they looked llko fairy jewel caskets ruths lay among them as plain and homely as a giant brick the auctioneer trlcd to get tho un attractive thing off his hands at once possible slip your card into the box i h picked it up held jt aloft aa if then take it round to the sunday staggering under its weight and be- school grovo at about eleven oclock tomorrrow and give it to the com mittee at twelve oclock the lunches are to be auctioned off and the boy who is the highest bidder for a lunch has to eat it with tho girl whose name he finds inside lands ive seen a young fellow pay as high as three dollars for the privilege how do they know whose lunch la being auctioned asked ruth oh they seem to guess explained mrs dennis cheerfully and vaguely good night again child i really must run along upon the disappearance of this very goodhearted neighbor ruth went slowly into the house and wandered through all the rooms taking a last farewell of them hor utmost bravery could not keep the tears from crowd ing to her eyes the sale of the place had left her not only homeless but penniless for all the proceeds had gone to pay her dead fathers debts she freely ad mitted the justico of the aale but her tender heart persisted in clinging pathelicallyo the ow belongings tommys choice teacher waa giving an auithnvctlo lesson to her class jtjow tommy she said to a ljntair boy ac the bottom of the class whtclt would you rather have wftolt plu or two balvos fe4- without hesitating tommy replied thai he would prefer the wo halves why asked the teacher so that i could ejt it were tosdl jnasde explained tommy since babyhood bho had been brought up to feel that tho house was all hers to be forced to give it up was hard the inspection was finally over she had closed door after door hadklss d he desk at which her father used to write had knelt beside tho bed by which her mother had been wont to pray then ruth wont into her own little room intending further to think out her plans for the dreary future she was to go to an aunt in boston and stay on sufteranco with that imbympathetlq lady while she sought for work no wonder her homeloving shy heart was wrung ruth reopened her trunk and placed inside it a branch of sweetbrler she had brought from tho garden to think that the fragrant breath of it would nover again steal to her through the dusk very trivial and prosaic was the thing that brought her bock to calm ness sne remembered tho luncheon if somebody is to pay throe dollars for it it has got to be worth three dollars was her conscientious thought she sat up and dried her tears reflecting on the bareness of her cupboards she had cleared them thriftily and purposely for her de parture only a email uncooked chicken and a few other things were left night or no night i see i have to cook ruth observed to herself she set about it at once and as she moved quiefcly about the spotless kitchen very cheery with its two bright lamps and its glowing range she soon found content in being busy so anxious was sho that the pros pective buyer whoovcr he might be should get his moneys worth that she took unusual pains with everything she did the chicken looked so small in the commodious oven that ruth prepared company for it she baked a little cake some biscuits and some cup custards the fairy who watches over a baking and sometimes turns crotchety and spoils everything was this tlrao in her smlllngcst mood the dainties came out of that oven not only all appetislngly odorous hut all in the right bewitching hues ill keep it a symphony in brown ant cream color decided ruth gas- inf ut the feast with an artistic and appreciative eyewhcnaaehad setit out onthc tcllchen table to cool so she iced her yellow cake with choco late fo match the brown and yellow custards and tho brown and yevow chicken thr she chopped figs within tht buttered halvgg ofjhcr biscuits when she went to sje she dream od that young gerald connor the post- olfice assistant had paid tho modest sum of seven thousand dollars for ii ani that he had considered the sum cheap for the pleasant company it purchased for him w in the morning remembering this dream as she was packing the box rut both smiled and blushed would gerald connor bid for it that merry and handsome boy was a great favor- it in the village and to hay him buy any girls box at the auction would he considered by her as a most excit ing compliment make it as attractive as possible mrs dennis had said so ruth hunt- 1 fo a buf white cardboard box and ptooeeded to pack the dainties in it she wrapped each thing up in waxed paper and tied to it a little bunch of brown and yellow nasturtiums she put in t da the sake of ih ctip oustar d twj i liver poonsv 9sdtpt for those two n n w h h gnn to coax for bids how much am i offered for this gentlemen dont be misled by a plain exterior think of the good things within you should feel the weight of this prize gentlemen come how much am i bid dont keep mo waiting im not strong enough to hold it up long this ia tho chance of lour hungry lives speak up all tho lads laughed goodnaturedly butnono of them bid oh well tho best for the last i suppose said tho subtle auctioneer this from gerald lose and hor oyes haiti geiald do- putttnfc ltdownaiul taking up another thin othlivau in the llkontbipor a bttket of pink iohuh hu earners of pink satin ribbon hunt down from tin uldh and the hifh handle wn toi ind with a bow the rxiaiu ov whicli nestled on crissy h curly head now gentlemen what am i oftoicd foi this heum of daw n foi this hut hln poltlc clocjuonco vnu cut hhoit by a sudden biiuwm of bids a dullai ami a half two dollars connpr crjasys coloi dn need and a half i thiee dollars and a half 1 tve dollars clfalvely l no one raised that bid tho basket wuh handed to gorald und nftci a masterly pietense of having to look insido for oie name of tho maiden with whom ho was to cut luncheon geiald bowed to cilasy and led her triumphantly to one of the many 111- tl tables that dotted tho grovo next a blue forgetmenot chest of goodies aipeared in tho auctioneers hund another conscious girl jf laughed und blushed andonothci burst of engu bidding began then another vicloi or victim ledr- another- happy partner to another table tho bidding wcnrwrwtth the prices tanging fioin two to four dollars until tho grovo was atwlttei with merry couples and tho auctioned s table had lost all its frelglit except ruths luckless brown- papered box tho sight of the poor neglected ar ticle began to make hei feel faintly ill it had been tried once of twice again in the courso of the sales but no one appeared to care for it mcrs dernlss advice to mako it look as attractive aa possible had evidently arpued more to tho outsldo than to the inside ao ruth was beginning to realize kow sho was tho only eirl left unaccompnnfoil and she was feel ing conspicuous enough to want to drop through tho earth when an ap pi oaching automobile attracted hor attention by slowing down to a atop in front of the grove its one occupant a stout pleusantfaced man looked smilingly at the lunching crowdond at tho chairman who was btiu stanon- ing on the table can i buy something to eat the man called chance of your life shouted tho auctioneer holdings up his unsalablo prcknge what wih you give for this choice opportunity of food tifty cents the purchaser reach ed into his pocket for the qoln yours jumping out of his car tho buyer rar to the table threw down the coin grabbed the box and started back to his automobile with the evident inten tion of ridlngaway and eating at ills leisure ruth remembered her silver spoons oil please atny here sho cried impulsively what wouldst shirk tho glor- iousest duty or all cried the gallant auctioneer whats the row naked tho strang er am iably looking from one to the other the auctioned leaped down from his improvised platform and explain ed the nature of the fete he ended by stripping the cover from ruths bo and disclosing her card and tills ia tho young lidy right heic lie h id by way of lntroduc tlon the sti anger bowed to ruth wll m imly do mo the ho to ahnil tho luiich with mo ho aafif seeing no other way to rcgitn hei ni pkitis and spoons ruth mi 1 cun- henud and the two wcie soon catcd u one of the little t tblca this is not lunch tills is afount h id the nmn as ruth isnred it out 1 liht lppnclativoy tucking one of the luistuitiums into ins buttonhole he ut- tttekul tho chicken and sandwiches nm began obviously to enjoy him self ills manners were perfect for all lilh in foi mallty many interested gin nee s shot towuid him until ruth f e t hei self becoming as conspicuous l hei prominence as she had been bcfoie by lier loneliness but sho ad mitted to herself that jt was extrn- oidlnaiily pleasant this is tho best cooking i have ttvtid foi ye iih he declared when lie readied tho custnrd und cake tv ho do you suppose did if i dhhhmld ruth nilo h id been so kind that sho hud lost all lici shyness now hei smile made her face veivi piqtty you then 1 consider you a won- doful young porhon and 1 heartily hepo my daughter will turn out as capable ho drew fiom his pocket the picturo of a sixyearold child and showed it tt ruth wjiat a darling little fflrl ruth exclaimed thats jusi what she is agreed tho father snlllingly wistfully at the picture tlienvhi face clouded she ha lost her nrother he said oh i am very sorry i pity you and youi little daughter 1 know what it will be for hei becauso i i she looked down at her black dress and the man understood he reached out and laid his hand consolingly upon heis i was afraid hq he said his sympathy was so sincere that presently ruth found herself telling him the whole atory of her bereave ment her losses and her uncertain future and what is the nature of the work you will try to find tho man asked when ruth had finished her story 1 should like to i love chil dren so do you know wy i am here to- ttcy why no of course not ill tell you i wanted to find a gentle competent young giil to bo friend and guardian to my little daughter whom i am bringing into tho country because she is so frail and small i have a nurso fo hei a cook and a maid yet sho still lacks the most important thing of all you could glvo it will you try these three women that i em ploy are faithful but they need a head your position in my house would not bo a hard one but a vory important one and the salary is good now hew about this thing yes or no conquering an imprudent and eager wish to answer yes at once ruth faltered 4 but i dont know where you live i dont even know your name why im going to live here an swered the man genially and this is my nnme he pluccd his c trd in ruths hands nnd sho read james kustace tho nnme of the buyor of her house why i am ruth allen sho said startled it was his turn to bo surprised his face lighted up delightfully why that just settles it he de clined you dont movo out at all y on see you stay where ou cer- taluly ho m to belong my tloaj lrl ttrtuwdtnytepvamtrlrhrtlown for joi to hiipeilmi if youll bo so kind and my baby and 1 will follow in u du oi two you will bo tlielc to welcome uh it will ho like coming home say that thin thing is settled iluth dioppiil ur heiul to tho table and broke suddenly into teais this is tei ilble exclaimed tho mm patting her hhouldti toll mo how 1 have huit youi footings you havent nobbed ruth com fortably you vo healed them ill ti my hatdest to bo what you want new cement bridge in nassmsaweya lot 4 between concessions nd 6 to bo built on tender at tho may mooting of nassagaweya council uccounth weio pnssed na fol lows jafl service alio veiling anow w king dragging j stokch duiggtng g w ilairls road supt j v moffat postage somervllle townlino rnmhhnw plow repair w han is grading moore shovelling snow w harris bridge repair panton printing blacklock dragging agnew good roadti con e kllchton culvert w han is u lgglng w harris good roads cop council as court of revision made the following changes on tho assess ment roll west half lot 20 con 4 reduced from 1800 to 1000 cast half lot a con 3 fiom r cairns to wm cairns east half lot 10 con 3 from p woods to haruy woods ease- half lot 30 con g from j ingle to freder ick rife west half lot 7 con 7 from e harvey to s hoatherington a hilts usaesscd us householder cast half lot 9 con 3 tho clerk was instructed to ad vertlse for tdnders to build a con crete brldgo lot 4 between cons 5 and c tenders to he opened june 16th john marshall clerk i 175 ii 00 11 00 31 00 13 25 27 80 6 00 33 00 4 00 10 00 1 go 12 so 10 00 3 0 82 05 10 00 build a new car for king george london june 4 blue is he color chosen by the king for tho upholster ing of a car ho has ordered for his personal use and which is to bo de- lixered very shortly the cor la to have a 35120 horsepower chassis during the vast 14 years the king has had four 57 horsepower six- cylinder limousines and tho new car will bo of similar make it wlll be painted in royal claret picked out wth ver million with the royal coat- of arms painted by hand on both sides and- on tho back panel all the fittings lamps clocks and speedometers are to be of brass and tho mountings in plain mahogany no inland work will bo used the windows will be framele33 plate glass and mado extra wide and the roof will bo more than the average height to allow for plenty of room when the king wears headdress the cai will bo a little longer than those at present in use and tho tall body and the long chassis will give tho car a graceful appearance no number plates are necessary for tho kings cais when he is using them the cara aro carrying a royal standard at night they can be recog nized by a blue light and all tho traf fic immediately gives him precedence a cockney bison one of the luilohltles of the toclt- iii iliuh it whicli no in my of the pui i ci 1 hh in london pe d in the monouneiattun of u ai if it ere 1 tli hktuh tills in imiihlng htoiy that defends on th it pieullaiity foi lit point 1 1m boy h of a london sehuol liad been faken to the eo and an limpet toi who visited the school soon nftci- wmdh ny m to question them about tin h adventures divou see tho eiophantp ho ithkltd yea thoy had seen the elojihnnth and the hfppopotumuh yes ind the hippopotamus and dwl yiu sec tho bison ho continued thcie waa a puzzled allenco he ic- ptated the jucstion did you hoc tho bison again tho puzzled look then one boy asked iucuse sli do you mean tie bison wot tliey diinks alit of fact and comment llablta an tho only eobwelh that grow into cables woik well and waif impatience spoils sowing dont dig up seeds to see if they are giowing a very rood nubhtituto fir j maid of all work siya tho old citi zen of little lot 1h a man about the house who wll do somo work st ind on your own fct dent homeono else will if you rediess remains a debt that rnuht be met apology alone tloea not atone guided hy intelligence a strong will is tho gieatest of biessslngs tho ser vant of stupidity ft is nothing but a curae flit destroys iftes mosquitoes roaches bedbugs fftamuutd0tlco0owiimh great rejoicing by rheumaticcripples if so cnppud you cant us arms or legi rhouma will help you er nothing to pay got a bottle of rheuma today and wear a satisfied smilo on your face to morrow its a remedy that is astonishing tho whole countrj and its just a good for gout sciatica and lumbago as for rhoumntiflm it drives tho poisonous waste from tho joints and muscles thats the sec ret of rhcumas success but wo dont ask you to take our wcrdlor it go to e j hassard or any good druggist and get a bottle of rhouma today if it doesnt do ns we promise get your money back it will be thoro waiting for you kd is good tea tea d adke llo gos sthma kpmely get your job printing at the free press that 4fjl 1mn tattraetlvcp nu a mean snd lbby word lor that gawmu x34 hraoh- eonl nmrwr qfiaerl fr the outride iff things qa wiehed them ervloel ana aptorjte rflui j sfflswwpfte