tJL j- THUBSDAY, OCEAN CITY SENTINEL OCEAN CITY. N. J.. NOVEMBER 24. li>21 ' S&IEX

We Dead-Broke I Girl. o-ci Bf W. EDSOH SMITH fl J| ttVpyrlaht > MfcH SST l""u h "f «*«H I'Mrk." rerun rk,-. I \Vel»h idly he ItunWfa corpllb-ni llgtireagrtiuni the pis-pipe railing 111 ! ; ..lit ,.f Sllmm'. Swatrsft'*' Tnll. well-groomed and charming of manner. tils handsnm* young face Ju-t M..» expressed great contentment. lie looked like a pn.siairous broker. The fat# Hint he happened to be au"tlier sort of gambler worrlrd him nqt el all gs he Kent obt a cloud of fratrtinl blue smoke Into tba quiet air. rvlmio linpertisl Ida cigars. • What n.mr h« Inquired. "Who lire you degrading by making her tho subject of your vulgar remarks?** Welsh refusisl to be Insulted. "Before I answer," he murmured, 'I must t.e sure that Miss Ignore Starf would not object to your having tba Inioruurtlnii. Far be It from'tne to be the -nirt of a foolish flirtation." "I've told you forty tttnea." cried hi* friend feroetoiisly, "that Ignores up ' la I •i ndn-issl for u month. I told you th.it she said she'd arrenm. and tile, aud . w-rythlng else, If she didn't get away from here for while. I told her Hint I didn't blame her. - anybody would hike for higher . i.und and away from" thU iialnful I - .it el# that could. Von know as wvQ - anything that I've been up the Una myself for two Weeks. Are you going . to tell roe about— " "The dead-broke girl?" Welsh used the slightly bored tone of one who bundles n somewhat thrnud"Oh. I forgot. Ton say you've been . away for a week Why— that'* a young lady named Martelb— Helen* Martelle. "She* a right pretty little Iblng-a lilt too mournfuldooklng to suit me. h«. under the circumstance*, jroo • •dfldn't blnihe her for tlmt. She hails from your good eld tunny South Alahaiuu. Seeius ahe' wag a simple believer and got roped In by an employment agetmy that was . had actor. "They took a large, robust whack at. what money who had. then lei her us* the balance Journey In' clear, .xfiit her# .'•eyelid the sand hills aud lb* tettlmt sun. "tier* ther* was no Juh ! And so. we've been calling her the ilendbn.ke girl. "See. she's beading otf Main *tr.-et — every day ahe goo* over to our stately park. I can't make out why." IMano turned hla dark blue ' ey*x '' lh the direction Indicated. And watched ( the slowly reerdtng flgure at the farther end of tba raw thoroughfare- ( "Stopping at. the hotel.- eh V he remarked. "Yep. Goes* she's about to the end , of her welcom*. though ; you know Pop Orler. H* wouldn't l*t the angel Mlk* alt on Ut* v*rauds of that old ] clspboardcd ruin unless he ((ought some of thos* Brown Beauty cigars. | "Hay. It mast have barn a un*ty. l cheap bunch of grafters. I f*el a lot , like a philanthropist, with my high stool and my crep-game. when I think ahont tha nMr plays they make hack In lhu*e burgs "Cheap! Think of sanding the poor kid this far out of tha way Just to cop , out her fa* dollars." , "Nothing wrong with the world." re- . Joined the croupier coldly. "The low- . down population Is what raises tba j deuce all the time." "Hear! Ileer!" applauded Welsh. ( "But to resume ottr narrative. j "The little girl has acquired a per- . maneni habit, all In three days, of go- , lug down yonder and slttln' under the one elzahla tree , "Wa couldn't both get In the cool at < the Hame time. If she want* to bo really, truly miserable, that beauty l spot la certainly tba place to go. She'll , never commit suicide by drowning, any- ( bow. "Pshaw! Ilart come* John Wrick- t er. I reckon is to how bell he want- t Ing to roll the hones I mu*t go la end gut behind the table, tlo-hnm! Such a work-a-day— " f What did the girl aspect to do whan ah* came?" Interrupted Itelano r Imtirlously. 1 Huh? Oh! Why. old Orler *aid t that ha understood she cam* out with the Idea la bar bead that aha waa to i net as companion to a rlrh lady." 5 "Oh, Kimon!" Delano turned and spoke through tha screen toward tba * cool, darkened Interior. t His employer was half dosing over I a newspaper at the desk In the rail.*]- » off corner, hut Delano got an Irrltuted j grunt by way of response t "I want to go down the street on « hour or so," he announced. "And I suppose you expect me to ran n the confounded wheel." came Simon's placid growl. "Well, give me one of t them four-bli smokers. Otherwise yon t can't go." r Delano went leisurely strolling along r the board sidewalk. To the left at the end Of the tlrenry v road, lay the struggling park of Welsh's reviling. He looked In that direction for a minute. Then he turned sharply and o followed the cross street In the opposite direction. Here were two rows of one-story, sq ua re- fronted shanties. P A little farther on. Delano stopped «, before one of (he doors, anil ranr. r. A tail, gaunt young woman was hold- ! Ii REALTORS' CONVENTION -N Ileal estate men In Newark and " Orange* and from nil sections of the State, in fact, ure preparing for the t Fifth Annual Convention of Real Es- ,, tat* 1-eague, which will be held in the ti Robert Treat Hotel, from December t nth to 10th. It is expected that more a than 1,000 delegate* from various real ti Ate board* in State will be.ti Delegates from Philatlelphia, a

ISA Tri us"" " |"™- h" not th.Wh'V ",l" ''lied. re<*.gtilalny "I'ome in. Delano." •'Hallo. Mary!" J~- * '""vl-tuun entered und ml rpmlug. ' "''Je'l of his t "One night Palmar and I were tear- * down here, you told v ■euuuhiug almut jour mother." 11- ■ ST. HM, ""OS" . W,IS hnd ft chance to fix her up with a home in the old town—. l> u"n'' "l"1 'hr I'b ll?" . 'all girl laughed mlrtblewdy with „ pretense of darolcs* , ""That W„J„„ . „r,.nmo' ton know— my married slater's living In New Orleans. They've a lit- - Xkn,"'" "Ut "f f»rm. ! "Even If I could scrap* the fuVe to- . gather mother. couldn't make the trip ' without some one along, "She couldn't he trusted alone, ' to"be'' " * en""' pl"' " h,-r "I knuw!" Delano's voice win ■' wenrlly linpntlent. "Now-. l.K.k here. How ■""in <ain you m-t her ready to , "ravel- clothes and all HnU?" "She's got 11 truiikftil of clo'thea." •he said flnalty. "good enough ami all t she'll over need." "There's s party going down that way." lie xald slowly, "tonight- I think I ~ « .rounx woman I've no doubt she'd ■ take rare of your mother— we could arrange It— If you'll line everything up right auay The young la.ly will utl- ; darntand tlmt'lt'a a friend of mine, dr.?" ! "IPs almighty gv"»l of you." she matI Could get hack, but I know well enough ' 'there never will be." "«'b. lite deuce!" negatlve<t IMano. , "A« fur us that'* concerned. I'm under obligation* to you. If you only knew It." Fifteen minutes later he* was speak1 'lug to 11 startled girl who sat huddled on an tiiiisuiifortable Iron bench untler- ' neath.a frowsy cotton w'ood. IMano taw her shrink when he *tnp|>ed hy btr "I'm sure I don't know who Is rasponsible for the rumor." he said, po- : litely, 'liut some one told me that There was a Southern lady at the hotel who am leaving for New Orleans tonight." The girl struggled with her trembling voice. "Not — not— tonight." she said Anally. "Ah! Well, It was n mlstnke. then. I'm sorry. You ms-. I have it— er— n distant rolatlvp living her*— a very old Isdy. I've been wanting ber to have a visit to a daughter In New Orleans, but she Is so Infirm — deaf and almost blind - that she cannot make the Journey "I hnd thought of asking you to take "I with I could—" begun the girl Indistinctly. "It's t'oo bad," went on IMnno In as absent, dlsa pointed monologue. "I wish I could get soma one. I'd lie only too willing to pay all traveling expenses and a reasonable amount In addition* "O-o-oh— " the dark eyes were all at one* wistfully eager. "I'd love to undertake the rare ot the lady. Mr. — Mr— " "Delano. I have no card with me." "Mr. Delano, I am Miss Martelle. You see—" she stumbled, and then ; tveut 011 fruukly: "I cam# .cut her* to take a position '.here doesn't seem to be anything els* : for m*. It would mean lots for me to gvt back to New Orleans — that way. My home Is not very far front there." "Now." remarked the listener, "this surely provtflsutlal. Tell you what I'll do. I'll pay all the traveling expense* and give you 1200 for your trouble. Will that be satisfactory?" "But It wouldn't be worth that much. Mr. elano !" she hesitated honi eslly. "It'a worth It to me— do send the old I : with some one I can be sure of — one who will take care of her. One thing more. "Ill bring your ward to you at the depot. The train leaves at eightIt'a settled then." • Yes— yea— of course." • ' "I must bid you good afternoon now. a business engagement." •Td like you to know—" The girl close. "I'm under very grant oband aom* time I'm going . to—" Nut at all." Interrupted IMano casus Ug. "I am tht one who should be grateful. Tatl! tonight, then." "Huh!" grunted Hlmon as th^jpabeente* cam# behind the roulette-wheel relieve him. "Lot o' worthless pups got around here.- I-onf about nutsldv all day. Reckon I'm due to hear you say. about now. that you're going take a run down -liqpie — down where the yellow fever blooms.' "Not me !" said Delano calmly. "Not , me— I'm going to tend a proxy." He sent tho marble spinning along the groove with a practiced hind, end then raised his clear voire above the grinding, for the benefitStf the crowd around the numbered table: 'Tome on In. bo 71 — the wmtrfs warm!" "Flu" Epleode. "(live him air ! Stand back. Btana "Kcrchew!" The crowd scattered. "Thank you. my friend," aald ths burly policeman to the man who.hal 1 su*ezcd. "Now we run get at this poor ' fellow on the ground here."— Binning- i ! ham Age-Herald. , New York, part* of Ohio. Connecticut an<l Delaware will also be presentIn referring to the coming convention officials of the Newark Real EsBoard said today: "Realising the possibilities embraced within the activities of realtor! am, these conventions are growing yearly in attendand becoming a greater educational value. Experts and authorities upon questions and problems that today confronting every mtmte-

TOURING NEW : ENGLAND STATES Ocean City Residents Also Crossed Into Canada oil Trifi I - The Sentinel fk-iMTO^cipt of "the fol- " lowing letter from N. S. Goff. of <>30 'r Boardwalk, who is on a motor tour through the New England States and . I rSitltdu. He Ts accompanied by Mrs, ,. i/olT anil Mrs- Leander Corson. „• '.'Leaving Ocean City October 20, V for a motor trip of several weeks, t- Mrs. Leatuler Corson, Mr*. Golf and I went to New York where we spent the week-end. While there we v journeyed to the little town of Oyster ( p Bay on Long Island and visited the , grave of "Our Beloved" Theodore -r 'ftooseuelL As we stood beside the grave of. this great man we felt that • we w-er? on sacred ground. "While in Boston we visited many 0 - points of interest and also the State . _ House there and saw their emblem. II the Cod fish that thoy point out tovisitors with pride and there we found t out the meaning of Cod fish aristok craey" as'fiishing for Coil was their d chief industry years ago. 11 "Spending the day in PlymoutKSve p very much enjoyed the historic points J in the quaint old town. We did not miss the Plymoujh rock, where the Pilgrims landed. 1 "Leaving Boston wc went to SprW- !> field, Mass., and from there took tmlt ■wonderful ride over the Mohawk trail. At one point on this trip we could see four States at one time— Massachusetts, Vennont,.New York and Con- : . nocticut. From Springfield we eonj tinued on to Albany. New ^Tork, and - found that an interesting city. As i we arrived on Hallowe'en, there was f lot* doing that evening there and the streets were alive with masqueraders. 1 ^ The. State house there is beautiful, I , especially one of the staircases. I "From Albany we took a splendid; . trip to Saratoga Springs add there we were very much interested in visiting - the Springs ami of course drank some of this famous water. Saratoga '■ is a beautiful place and there are some . " magnificent hotels there. Aa we eon- ; I tinued on our journey we catnc to , I-ake George. This is a beautiful spot i ' t to visit and we drove for mile* along! ^ I the Lake. r "We continued on to Plattsburg, A New York, and this was a wonderful ' 1 drive through the Adirondack Moui.-. ] tains. There was beauty on every side we looked. We passed some , beautiful lakes also, among thepi_Sch- j _ [ roon Iaike. Farther on we came to * r beautiful Lake Champlain. As we1 • looked around ua, on three aide* were; ' • the mountains in the distance, and j ahead of ua the lake. Wc stopped to1 ' admire, with many exclamations of pleasure, the magnificent scene af- f forded at this point. • : p "Plattsburg, N. tY., was our next.- . stop, and we found here ^tKaf^ this [ | 1 place hail been the first summer camp for the military instruction for the; 1 regular army. This movement was L ' inaugurated by Major General-Wood j ' in 191S. "After a pleasant stay In Plaits- i " - burg, and seeing our first snow-fall,'. 1 Nov. 6th, we were bound for Montreal, I : Canada. When we reached Rouses ■ Point we stopped at the Custom House for a permit to enter Canada and a few miles farther on we reached the C [ boarder and crossed from the United States, stopping at the Custom House' I jto report and had no trouble whatso- . , ever in that respect. Soon we came , - to the St. Ijiwrenee River and drove , " i for miles along the shore until we I ' j came to the splendid Victoria Bridge ! where we were reminded of home, as we stopped to pay toll, twenty-five ! cent* for car and driver and five cents for each passenger. I "In a short time we' entered the city > of Montreal, which is very beautiful, I with many picturesque homes and large churches. We attended .St. ■ 'James Methodist Church, pal Id the Methodist Cathedral of Canada, Here j , we heard n sermon appropriate for, , Armistice day. We |lao heard the an1 nounceroent that the Union Thanks- " giving service would be held there on Momtay mutating, as it was the Canadian Thanksgiving. It was a legal P holiday and we had Thanksgiving dinner at the hotel. Thus we are one gheaii of the folks In United States. ' "As we returned from Montreal and came near the border of the Unite! 1 States we were greeted with a enow fall just beginning, and we drove for one huftdred miles through the snow " until we reached Melon", New York. . j Here wc stayed until it was over. ! We expect to continue our journey- ■ now that the storm 1* over." pality and State are heard, and al- t ready the realtor is being sought in - council by our federal authorities upon s many questions that -pertain to hous- ! I ing, taxation, industrial and commcr- ] • eial development*. "That this coming convention will t • be one of intense interest, not only j 1 to the realtor, but to every real estate * . investor and owner, is the general j - . opinion." ! : oJ { TO OUR READERS Send those little personal items of - your friends or happenings of your . - family, to the Sentinel Office by Tuett ^ day of each week and they will ap- j - p^er In the next issue on Thursday. ,

I'O.ST OFFICE NEWS ■ Office is opened on weekday* "f.,15 . J A. M., clo-c-. fi.00 P. M. Money oijki j' department ..|M-r„-,i from s.00 A. M. ) >d >;.dO IVM. Clo.-itjg time of outPhiladelphia, Camden and points b,--'j. 0,16 A. M. s.lo A. M. 1 P. M. 3.4.1 P. M. H.00 P. M. Atlantic City and Pleasant ville: ' 0.15 A. M. 12 Noon I . 3.45 P. M. 3.00 P. M. Mill wile. Vim-land Slid llyideelon G.15 A. M. 3.45 A. M. 3.45 P. M. s.OO P. M. Cape May. Wildoood. Cape May Court liqn-r. Sea Iale, Avalon, Per'A A. M. 12 r — - '3.00 P. M. FIRE ESCAPES for all types of buildings ALSO REPAIRED AND PAINTED 1 Wc guarantee approval of local and State authorities ' on all our work. 1 Builders' Iron Work BRDWNWORTH t CO. PHttaocLPHia "Let os Estimate" L. Leslie Headley Co. BUILDERS Architectural Service 5 15 EK) HTH STREET Ocean City. N. J. Designer and Builder of Artistic Bunya. I lows. Convenient . Cottage*, U|»-to-I>«te ! Apartments, Modern Hotels. Alteration Jobbing HUMBERT C. PONTIERE BUILDER Street OCEAN CITY. N. J. SMITH & DENNIS Builder* JOBBING CARPENTER No Job too Large, No Job too Small Houses Closed and Opened ! Estimates All Work ( I Furnished Guaranteed Harry R. Hayes CARPENTER Jobbing work promptly attended to Lots lor Sale Cottages lor Sale and Rent TMrtj-lhirA SI. aid Aibttt) At*. '■<it OCEAH CITY, M. J. OTIS M. TOWNSEND BUILDER i 8th St. Opposite P. O , OCEAN CITY, N. J. Only galvanized nails used on exterior work A. BOURGEOIS Formerly of Lee & Bourgeois Carpenter and Builder OCEAN CITY, N. J. . Jobbing Work a Specialty ] A. BOURGEOIS I 901 Central avenue | City, N. J. Phone 471-W I j | 8. 0. Adim. f.ff Aditri H. S. Adam* ' BEO. 0. ADAMt a CO. RANGE SETTING BRICK LAYIBG, Etc., Etc. Work In Mas an Line Prompt! Attended To. OCEAN CITY, N J Baggage Called (or and Delivered j end Long Di-tanre. Phone 236 w j "TRUCK HERVIC'K J. B. THOMSON & SON > EXPRESS 7S2 WEST AVENUE Ocean City, New Jrrrey Leander 8. Corson BUILDER citv. n. j. PHOst. 1it-s - SEE ===== CLOUTING, BRECKLEY AND UODFRET Contractors and Painters OCEAN CITY. N. J

Time of .delivery of mails through » lock boxer MS A. M.: 9J» A. M : • r p, M : 1.1- P. M.: J There hre two dclit-cric- of mail by' currier-, one in the moniinjf and Hhe - .'.ther in the afternoon, with the exception of the business section which has three deliveries, morning, noon au.i ■ afternoon. One delivery of parcel post daily. SENTINEL ad* bring result*. Plans and Estimate* Furnished j AD Work Guaranteed LEWIS COSSABOON •- Contractor and Builder 156 Asbury Avenue OCEAN CITY Theo. F. Hildreth Blectrical Contractor Jobbing Work a Specialty , Office: 1032 Central Avenue OCEAN CITY. N. J. George W. Morris Contractor, Builder and Jobbing • No. 13 W. Fourteenth Street OCEAN CITY , N. j. u.irpm.n., n«-j Bell Phone 852-W WILLIAM UNCLES Contractor ' . MARBLE AND TILE * 24-A N. New Jersey Avenue Atlantic City, N. J. Store Fronts, Bath Rooms, Porches, Fireplaces 401 ASBURY AVE. Fancy Groceries Deli-atessen Fruits and Vegetables Light Laneh and Ire Cream I Phone 177-M William T. Carwithen i : 1 Wm. H. Powell General Contractor , and Street Bnildlng Thirty-fourth st. and West ave. OCEAN CITY. N. J. Rnt«*sc*: Jill Central Avras* ! — «■ i — Our Wail Paper is a veritable find. We aim to please the particular. Just come down and inspect our numerous , designs. II you arc critical it may • take you a long time to decide — there are so many patterns to choose ' from — but the point is that you can be suited exactly right and at prices I tbHt will appeal to you. ALFRED R. SMITH 1048 Anbury Ave. Ocean City New Jersey YOU SHOULD MAKE 1 CERTAIN YOU'LL BE WARN WHEN COMlSf > ' the winter's/ I , WE'RE reliably informed that cold weather's coming. You know that. . your home needs the installation of! a new heaUng system ami you are! ) quite reliably informed that wc are the proper plumber* to attend to that HANS BURKHARDT | ■ 649-51 Anbury Avenue OCEAN CITY, N. J, 1

Real Estate and • Search Company $6.50 . Fidelity Trust Comtam L""1 Wildwood Title and Trust Co. CORD WOOD Title Insurance Searches, Abstracts of Title. J0Seph McGuigatl & Soil Conveyancing r Fire Insurance PALERMO. X.J. Service All Work Guarantee' - """"■L"*- «~t K. sillTH H. II. canoe Parma (or Sale Offices in Smith & Campbell First Nationl Bank Building UOUSK AND SIGN Cape May Court House l'AINTERS N.J. 34J Asbury Ave. Ocean Oty, N.J

R. H. JOHNSON PLUMBING COMPANY U now IQ iu New Office. 817 ASBURY AVENUE ' where patron, and friends will be cordially welcomed I i — - 1 - ~

John Marts Lumber Co. Ninth Street and Havon Avenue OCBAN CITY. N. J. Lumber MiUwork, Moulding., Building Paper, Platter Board, Naila, Saab Weighs etc. Estimates Kurniibed. Pre ipt Delivery. '

j. e. WELCH the builder cor. StvtNTH Street and Wesley avenue OCEAN CITY, N. J. CCNCRAL CONTRSCTOR JOSEPH BROADLEY PLUMBING and HEATING 731 Asbury Avenue Ocean City, N. J. Phut* 85-M

FOR SALE Bungalows and cottage* ready built or ouilt to #0_OPER-S Eatimatee given on alterations and repair work. johfobtabie ■*ABfNS& H. B. COOPER, Jr. ^ottaoes builder 29th and central ave. Ocean City, N. J. S B SWAN J. c. TROUt SWAN and TROUT PRACTICAL cARPENTERs/C^andBu,L,,ERs 1040 ASBURY AVENUE^mL^S^^OCEAN CITY N.J. joshing a specialty

1 WIRE KR AUSS To Wire Your House PHONB No, 177-W 411 ASBURY AVENUE OCEAN CITY NEW JERSEY

YOU SHOULD HAVE A Reliable Builder To ereot your Ocean City cottage. You cannot spare the time to look after jt closely yourself sad must depend upon the , honesty of the contractor. I have built for a large number oi people and could refer you to any or all of them. Send for the list of names and photographs ol the houses. Otis M. Townsend -,Sg.,,BUILDER Tr

Any Kind ^ny Where Joseph G. Champion Building Contractor I ========== OCEAN CITY. N. J. Tenth Street and West Avenue