grandfather seated at the table, his head resting on his extended

ked, going to his side and laying

looked up with a f

e said; "that's all. Go to breakfast,

on the arm

through the open door to the next room and rested on the undisturbed bed. "Why, y

l be all right presently. But-I was terribl

you can't help that, Gran'pa Jim! You did all that w

fear, than many of them guess. This will be a

duty, the rest of the country will, so you mustn't feel badly about our failu

ve now secured barely a third of our allotmen

flected, eyein

ght not to have put you on this Liberty Bond Committee; you're too old, and

he hon

ustn't break down. Now come and drink a cup of coff

him to rise and to lead him to the breakfast room. There Mary Louise poured

Louise had never seen him roused before. In his mind was no question of the justice of our country's participation in the world struggle; he was proud to be an American and gloried in America's sacrifice to the cause of humanity. Too old to fight on the battlefield, he felt ho

closest companion

their old black mammy, Aunt Sally, had left them togethe

ary Lo

nyone else, for no one else could understand it, but you will understand it, Gran'pa Jim, and you know my love for you doesn't prevent my still being as good an American as the average. However," continued the young girl, in a lighter tone, "I've no desire to lose you or allow the Germans to whip us

-my

ty are you and Jason Jones! There's plenty of wealth in Dorfield, and over at the mills and factories are thousands of workmen who can buy bonds; but you and your Committ

olefully, "they're a dense lot, a

said Mary Lou

, ch

. We knew the situation was desperate long before last night's meeting. So all our plans are made, and we believe we can sell all the bonds required. It was our policy to keep silent until we knew what the big mass-meeting last night

Colonel, but there was an accent o

ganized," said Mary Louise,

ir

men is that you accept all sorts of excuses. They tell you they're hard up and can't spare the money; there's a mortgage to

n you use that we

ith scorn and opprobrium, which they'll richly deserve if they hang on till it comes

irred his coff

oy Scouts have been successful in placing the bonds. It's an honorable

e for not doing likewise," declared Mary Louise. "I'm going to use Kasker to shame the rest of them. But, before

not do that,

house. Will you try my plan

over, dear,"

ary and then ran down the st

s completely exhausted with the work of selling Liberty Bonds. Be sur