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Children cryin oe eee HELEN ae 11S comnnile. is. strong for our Camp- _ Fire buttons, “the open sesame of good - fellowship,” etc. flo Brooklyn, New York. On the road on my last trip I o ten wished I had a means of knowing who was who. The only way I had was to meet a fellow and find out through a talk if he was a brother-reader of the magazine and “e Fire” or not. I have met many who be- lo and have spent many pleasant hours that otherwise would have been dull. I think the Camp- Fire insignia is a great idea. AM KNOWN as number 10559 on my metal card, and I have had it read in every language engraved on it. I have covered twenty-eight States ae merely i but up and down and over. Iam Sa it to be a sign-painter and letterer, and up ate I have got by splendidly. I have had all the = and downs of the road from.A to Izzard, but have never had any adventure worth while to ‘send noes you all to read—at least nothing out of the ordina I wili sure be proud to wear a Camp-Fire button, and believe me it will mean some to me. I leave New York for the open road next week, pronto. I may walk or ride—who knows? The blind if I am broke, the cushions if I am flush —WudLLIAM MAHER. Pe following letter was received by W. A. Sternberg of Tacoma, Wash- ington, and passed on by him to Camp-Fire: Holbrook, Arizona. I read your letter in the “Camp-Fire”’ about Calamity Jane. My husband, when he was in the Indian War and served U.S.A. for nine years and eight months in the 2nd and 3rd Cavalry as sergeant knew her. She was married to her man as she called him. He and she both were (?) of Dutch Henry’s. She got up the sights for the band. MY husband, hid her for three days away from the ~ sheriff that had trailed her. He told me that she came to his camp, he being out with some 20 men to trail some Indians, and asked him to pro- tect her. , She told him she would reform. Said he to me: “She was a woman, led away and ruined by men. Mymotherwasa woman. I couldnot refuse,” Therefore he hid her for three days, until the sheriff _ was really gone. Then he gave her a compass and provisions and started her off upon her journey, which was to Deadwood. She had a very fine riding horse. His men did not see her. She told him if ever he needed a friend to write her. . She died after I came to Arizona. My husband was in Texas at that time—I do not remember the place. She was never a real scout. Had a bogus passport, which she lost. I can not write you all. It would take too long. He also gave her some ammunition. Her face was hard from the life she led, but once, when he returned unexpectedly, he found her crying; her face had a different look, then the defiant look» returned, which she maintained. Memory bells were chiming, I suppose. [ have written this under a lot of outside noise. etc., so please excuse mistakes.— AWRENCE THYSING. ~ 0 YOUR shave: toward vada to tie list of Camp-Fire stations all over this — country and Canada and, gradually, all — = over the world. Here’s the general idea for stations, subject, always, to changes, if desired. A station may be in any shop, home or other rep- utable place. The only requirements are that a station shall display the regular station sign, pro- vide a box or drawer for mail to be called for and provide and preserve a sufficiently substantial stations to — r this office No responsibility for mail i is assumed by any- — register book. When there are eno warrant even a small wholesale or will furnish tlie books and signs body; the station merely uses ordinary care. En- tries in register to be confined to name or serial — number, route, destination, permanent address and such other brief notes or remarks as desired; each station can impose its own limit on space t Registers become permanent property of station: signs remain property of this magazine, so that if 7 there is due cause for complaint from members, a station can be discontinued by withdrawing sign. _ A STATION bulletin-board is strongly to be rec- - ommended as almost necessary. On it trav- elers can leave tips as to condition of trails, etc., resident members can post their names and ad- Feats dresses, such hospitality as they care to offer, calls = for any travelers who are familiar with countries these residents once knew, calls for particular men = : if they happen that way, etc., notices or tips about local facilities. and conditions, Letters to resident. 3 members can be posted on this bulletin-board. Any one who wishes is a member of Camp-Fire and therefore entitled to the above station priv- (Question of requiring identification-cards — ileges. or Camp-Fire button to be decided -later.) Those offering hospitality of any kind do so on their own responsibility and at their own risk and can there- _ Trav-— eling members will naturally be expected to re- fore make any discriminations they see fit. member that they are merely guests and act ac- cordingly. A station may offer only the required: register and mail facilities or enlarge its scope to amy degree it pleases. Its possibilities as headquarters for a Be club © of restiant Camp-Fire members is ex- cellent. SS ee 4 4-4 F foe ; LP, a AM ; yp tee 4 c é. ~ aid StS ay ayy A i raha A : . S An) a F 3 Y=} ~ = os < = ‘s ~ << = mes me e's > ap a me ae as ore = 4 NS a ~~ ee = | mt ae Pee <~gay =eE.J a = te =" SS as “ r i ae —<—— Ferg aS ine ae on . -< a wt <a : ete 7 = - — ee 3 S . jes a ~% : = — = c — : . — _ = + a oo <a “ os ¥