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Show f I SHORT STORIES I I I OF STREET AND TOWN J memberlng," remarked number two. "Just give It to us again; I want- to make a memorandum of it." "Easter Sunday is 'always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the 21st of March," repeated number four. -. "Say, boys." remarked number three, "that information is worth a drink. Let's have another." They had it. In fact the Information was so valuable that they had several on the strength of It. At a late hour they separated and started for home. At Main and Second South number three met a friend. ' . - "Hello," said the friend, "out rather late, aren't you, old man?" "Well. Ves, just a little. Fact is, I have been out on a scientific research." ''Is that so? .What was the subject?" "Well; I have been trying; to find out j when Easier Sunday came." "And did you find out?" Tou.bet I-dM." rve. got a fule now. by which r can tell when Easter comes in any old year that ever was or will be."- . "Well." I wish you would give the rule to me, for I never know when It hf un-; less ! " get some patent medicine almanac al-manac and make, a search for it:" ' "Wen, this Is the rule, and It never fails.. Easter Is always the first full moon-after the 21st of March. Just remember re-member that rule and you are all right, for It never falls." Bidding his friend good-night, the man of Information continued his way home.- At State street he met a police- It started In a West Second South street thirst parlor a few evenings ago. Four 'friends were dlscussjnr Easter Sunday. , ' -, -. ' "I never know when Easter is going to" be unless I get an : almanac, and even then I have to search through all the Sundays In March and half in April." said one of the four. Well, for my part," remarked another. an-other. "I can't see why they do not .fix a certain date for it. It moves around so much that I never know when it Is, going- to be until I get the bin for the new hat which my -wife has bought, and then It's over." ' ."Well." remarked the third." 71' always al-ways know that It Is, getting-, near to Easter when I see the windows full of new hats and egg dies. ;That'staow I arrive at it." v . . . "Now, let me tell you how you can find out Just when. Easter Is by looking at almost any calendar which hangs in your offices." said number: tour:' "it's only a minute's work, and you may always al-ways be sure that you ar correct." - Number one got busy-and looked at a calendar vfhich hung cm the wall of the thirst parlor. .... , - 'Well, here's oner calendar which does not say anything about Easter. - I've looked through both March and April,' and there is nothing here to distinguish one Sunday from another." ' 'No, not the" way that you"are look- Ing," said number four. "But to me man who knows it's as plain as though ! it was printed In red letters. . Let me explain. Easter is the first Sunday after af-ter the first full moon after the 21st of March. It is a movable feast, the date of which is governed by the cycles of the moon. To illustrate: According to this calendar, . which is similar to all others, the first full moon after the 21st of March this year Is the 19th of April. The first Sunday after that date is the 23rd. therefore.Easter Sunday this year la the 23rd of April." "And does that rule hold good any year?" tusked number three., "The rule always holds goodand you will never be in error If you follow It. Easter Sunday never cornea earlier than the 22nd of March, -nor later than the 25th Cf April." . . t ; .. - ' "Well, boys, that rule Is worth re- man. "Say, officer (hie), do you know when Easter Sunday comes?" "No, can't say that I do," responded ihe bluecoat.' Well, I'll tell you, and say (hlc), the rule always holds good. Easter Sunday s always the 21st of March after a full moon." . The officer thanked him and told him to hurry honte. At Third East and Second Sec-ond South he awoke the .night clerk, of the drug- store and asked for a dose of bromo-seltzer. While the clerk was mixing It he said: "Say. old man,-do you know when Easter Sunday comes?" ' "No, sir. but here's aa almanac that will tell you In Just a minute." "Don't want , any of your old almanacs. al-manacs. Tve got a rule by which you can tell Just whan Easter comes without with-out any of those old patent medicine advertisements. It's a' rule that never fails, and I don't mind, telling you,' as you seem like an obliging young man. Now, you "Just remember this rule and you will always know wheta Easter comes. Easter Sunday never comes before be-fore the 26th of April and is never later than the 21st of March, and It's always a full Sunday, no, I mean a full moon. . Just remember, that rule. Mr. Clerk, and you wUI never - go wrong about Easter." - Tn man of Information then continued contin-ued on his way home. At Fourth East he stopped and looked at the moon. "Say, old fellow, it's mighty good ot you to let us know when Easter comes. I know the rule now. . Every time I'm full It's Easter, I. beg your pardon, moon, ,v that Isn't right . You see that would bring too many Eaaters In one year. ' What I ' meant to say is that every time it's Easter you are full. Good-night. " On the east side of the crossing he stopped again and) looked at the moon. - "Say, moon, I wish to apologise to you. I, gave you that rule wrong on the other side of the street, and I want to correct myself. What I meant to say is, that, every time you are full It . is Easter." f ' " Two blocks further along the man with the never-falling rule stopped and looked at his watch. . .' ., Tit's now -Just twenty-one minutes. That moon said It was full, so next Sunday .Is Easter. That rule never fails."- - . , , A half block further along he leaned against a tree and talked to himself. "Now, I must tell my wife when Easter Is and about that rule. She's always Interested in those things. Now, let me- see If I - remember th rule. Eaater Sunday Is, always the first time a man gets full on $21 before the 26th of April. Jim said that the rule never failed, and Jim always, had a great head -for those things." When he reached home he tried to tell his wife when Eaater was and .the rule that never fails. . Just what he said she alone know". . The thing that most concerns con-cerns him Is whether he spent all the money he had In learning the never-fslllng never-fslllng rule or -whether his wife took the price of an Easter- hat from his pocket'lf not. how. much u It rln to cost him for the Easter hat this yeac - t .. |