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terrified orderly jerked me from my equilibrium An Unusual Garter and rushed me to the band’s billet—the scene makes of the miracle, a hayful barn. As I entered I AS Unusual Gift could see, through the gloom, the Inspecting a Truss Party, a glittering circle of stars and eagles and Brooks’ Appliance, the modern Help! f bars. Their heads were bent. ze, incre- | seventific invention, the wonderful new discovery that relieves. rup coastii a ; dulity or shame, as the case might be, o’erman reall © 4 Thei, . ture, will be sent on trial No ob tled their brows. Their eves were fixed on the | Nontous springs oF pads The ’ . floor where, in their midst, in full view ot all x E. Z. : (even of the band which was gathered at Brooks’ Rupture Appliance Apis Mas automatic Air Cushions. Binds aod dras the respectful distance), lay drawers, cotton, pairs. | peoten parts together as noe ould brokee Lee” ee GARTER : one’ salves. No lies Durable. cheap. Sent on trial to prove “Wide for Comfort” The drawers were old. ‘They were torn. | pani essed thee” Sad ase a atdiOs tod measure inexpensive, ap They were not fresh. Wisps of hay and the Brooks Appliance Co..409A State St..Marshall.Mich seeds thereof clung to them. Bitter professional ex nce told me that, though old and weary themselves, they still gave ge a ti nence to younger and more active lives. Pathet ically they lay. Shrinkingly they bore our scru- € a t tiny. In their folds and creases, under their THE THOS. P. TAYLOR CO., Dept. J., Bridgeport. ona. unfreshness they tried, oh, so hard, to disguise their identity. But it was a hopeless task They could not look like a care! g: they Calecon could not hide their drawerlikeness. They were @ pauper’s corpse, unshrouded, unhayed by an By Lesust Estes irreverent kick. They were ownerless. They HAT the drawers (cotton, pairs, one) belonged neither on somecone’s limbs nor in were French, the A. E. F.—especiall someone's pack; nor, more cither than either, that regiment of it that planned to free | hiding, vagrant, disreputable and fugitive in the Ireland after cleaning up the Boche—was and hay of a billet. is immovably certain; that they were American “Sergeant, whose drawers are thes the French are still patiently insisting Captain's voice awoke me to my danger. T saw That this quality of drawers is valued at | myself wandering futilely through dark and but eighteen cents—as may be proved by rless vistas searching wearily for a drawerless man. Blindly seeking escape I leaped into the ring. I seized the drawers. Gravely I exam ined them. Then The Thought struck me had there not been some slight dispute with the French over the condition of evacuated billets? The French had preceded us here— It was enough! Repudiatingly I tossed back the drawers. Triumphantly I passed the bucks to, and pinned them upon, our Ally, Addressir the Chief Inspecting Officer directly I said, Sir, these are French drawers!” With these electric words I freed myself theoretically at least—from the drawers; but, alas, they left behind them, attached firmly to The | me. the loose end of the so far endless scarlet ribbon. I, the drawers expert, had said that they were French. Good! French they were! he debits on the payroll of any unfortunate who had negligently become drawerless, and Who was not a sycophant of the supply-sergeant and, @s ‘such, immune from pessecution—is immaterial. Let us be fair end say frankly that the cause of the unhappy controversy no°v bein, disputed by two of the great Allies is far deeper than an obvious item of eighteen cents; it is, in fact, so deep that to my unpractised eye it is undiscoverable, or, at least, undistinguishable. hiding, as it is, ina phantasmagoria of scarlet ribbon. Let us be generous and admit further. more that the conduct of this controversy is exemplary. Both contestants have agreed to abide by the decision of the committee of the League of Nations charged with such matters and to accept its award. I need say no more. The prize is the drawers. That they will be awarded to the losers is proof conclusive of the quixotic nature and intentions of both dis. putants. It was in France. The sunshine lay warm upon the manicured street, a street deserted to that degree of vacuity peculiar to times of official inspection. The hush deepened. Th« air stiffened under the tension. The Divisional Inspecting Party had arrived! — A final glance at the measured order of my Supply-Room, the nicer adjustment of a stove Regarding Subscription and Editorial Matters lid that threatened to spring off and expose a SUBSCRIPTION OFFICES: | Main give the nm i ‘Avenve, NEW YORK. fn the wr few personal belongings that were artfully, if Boe ed. Cone Schenee a EDITORIAL OFFICE Drown by Wawro Wises The man who believed in Free L somewhat too compactly, concealed beneath it, and I resumed my negligent pose in ar eid , Entered at the dicative of an habituation to order and : New Ye clase Mail Matter. Pubs " themselves < y weekly by Leal 225, Futh Aw cleanliness. vt ped riya pllpeow wrap é Nore Nake Anas Radome &. pes Fs 5 ADUERTISING OFFICES. Wh aypten Noss | Sereane aoe Then the drawers did their Lazarus. I was Walker Bide, Boston; Marquette nicago: Henry Wi * Seattle Address all correspondence to not present at the actual renascence. Thirty CHANGE IN Ss address as well Li . SEAS CRS CRORES, se thethanee" Kiso | 225 Fifth Avenue JUDGE New York City seconds must have elapsed before a panting and. te accompanied by post comichooks.conp