PLEDGE SIGNING AT 

 TRILLIUM SPRING 



THE quaint procession halted at Hiram 

 Brown's home. The children had discovered 

 Grandmother Bassett and her daughter Hannah 

 Jamie's mother at the window. "Three 

 cheers for 'em !" shouted Jamie, and cap in 

 hand, he led the youngsters in a three-times- 

 three that sent the yellow cat Ginger up the 

 nearest tree, and so thoroughly surprised old 

 Betty in the garden that she took to her heels 

 in a most undignified fashion. 



Grandmother Bassett's spectacles grew very 

 misty as she watched the thirty boys and girls 

 of this Junior Loyal Temperance Legion re- 

 sume their march. Close behind Jamie came 

 Peggy Johnson holding high the new white silk 

 banner with the motto in gilt letters, "We'll 

 Crown Cold Water King." 



Tom Walters was a little jealous of curly- 

 headed Peggy. He whispered to Jim Barstow, 

 who marched just in front of him, "My, isn't 



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