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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
4 Serial OF Life and Lore
~ VI W 44CSSH 20 Yan de Water
CONTINUED from wednesday, HeFaldl
Milton, Called Away To A Stricken Father Finds That
The Attack Is Not Serious
i1IlHIill -Qp5Ilsn-' III. SIT ConlDalF 'finlal
CONTINUED from Wednesdays He-aId.l
Chapter LII.

THE illness that called Milton Van
L Saun so abruptly from his be-
trothed's side did not prove as Sc
rious as was at first feared. Edward
Van saun had had a slight paralytic
shock. but after the first few days it
was evident that he was on the way
to partial couvalescence.
Z have been afraid OF Dads hav-
ing an attack like this" Milton tele-
phoned 10 Dora on the morning after
the seizure. "aut the doctor thinks
that in e little while he VIII be almost
as well as he has been for the last
six months OF course. he will never
be a well man agaiu-but we have
known that for some time"
Poor dear-and he is so patient,"
sympathized Cynthia when she heard
this report
1T is hard on Dora and Milton. -
Mrs. Livingston commented I am
glad Dora persuaded Milton that they
were not TO live at the Van Saun S
after their marriage. II would not be
fair TO either Of them"
Il did not persuade Milton" Dora
corrected 1T was Mr.. Van Saun him
self who made the decision He said
we would be happier by ourselves
That was why we decided to take a
suite at a hotel for a few months.
while we look about to see where we
want to live"
1T VIII be lonely for Mr.. Van Saun.
won't it," Cynthia suggested
Mrs. Livingstone raised her eye
brows. what else must parents ex-
pect? am not complaining that
Dora must leave US. II her father
and can spare her Mr. Van Saun can
spare his SON
She waited in vain FOR further com
ment from her niece. But the girl did
not remind her aunt that husband
and wife had each other. while Ed
ward Van Saun would have nobody TO
share his loneliness.
well" Mrs. Livingstone continued
when Cynthia did not speak, we must
get ahead Immediately with the we'd
ding preparations You Cynthia my
dear. have not an hour TO lose"
Again Cynthia made no demur- Nor
did she voice any protest during the
days following when she was taken
from shop to shop and from one
dressmal,er 10 another she had
given her promise. She would see
this thing through.
In "A Quandry.
Yet one day she expressed her de-
termination TO stop on her way up
town from an afternoons shopping
and see Mr. Van Sdun. telephoning ms
nurse to THAI effect Her heart ached
as she thought OF how lonely the sick
man must be.
Don't you want 20 stop. 700. Dora? %
she queried as the two girls rode az
the avenue together
NO" Dora said, 7 don't care about
Il. You are more in the habit Of GO
ing TO see Mr.. Van Saun than 1 am
I guess he likes you better than he
does me-"
"Oh. no." Cynthia protested.
Il dOn't blame him if he does" Dora
declared frankly. you are lots nicer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

the peace conference begins. the pres
ident Will be so busy, understand,
that sending out one Of the assistant
secretaries Of state 10 a Busy Bee
lunch room TO bring him a couple CT
sandwiches and some coffee viii be
the nearest 10 a formal dinner that
the president viii come TO for many q
day. Take for instance the PROPOSE
ton Of the freedom OF the seas. and
there's a whole lot TO be said on both
sides by people like yourself which
don't know one side from the other"
And I don't want to know neither"
Abe said. because Il wouldn't make
no difference to me how free the seas
was made. once I get back on terra
eta. -lawrus. they could not only
make the seas free. Understand. but
they could also offer big bonuses In
addition. and / wouldn't leave Amer
lea again not II they was 10 give me q
life pass good on the Olympic or Aqui-
tauia with meals included"
so your idea is that the freedom Ct
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

when it's started" Morris said
which the way it looks now. ADe,
the preliminaries Of q peace confer
ence is harder on a president in the
way of speeches and parades than two
Liberty loan campaigns and an in
auguration- Take for instance the
matter Of dinners. ard 7 bet yer be
fore he even goes TO London next
week he would have six meals with
the president Of France alOne-I can
remember his name"
call him Lefkowitz," Abe said; III
know who you mean"
We'll, what ever il IS. he looks like
a hearty eater. Abe" Norris remarked
an fact. Mawruss. from what I seen
OF them French politicians in the pa
rade this morning" Abe observed
none OF them looked like they went
slow on starchy foods and red meats.
whereas take the American peace
commissioners. from the president
down. and while they don't all OF them
give you the impression that they eat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
rUPPOSE you are % and unmarried
] E----sa w. ara even olfa--

y Suppose you are even older.
Are you looking a. your life. with
its thrilling rainbow possibilities. its
uufailinE everyday opportunities as a
RATIONAL woman should. OF are you a
victim OF that panic that. an sorry
20 say. often besets foolish young
women who believe that Il they are
uot safely married By the time they've
reached q certain birthday life be-
comes a tragedy
There are girls who do believe this.
And ] have been astonished to find
that IN cur emancipated day there are
80 many o. them
These unfortunate girls grow up
with the belief that though a woman
nay pretend to be interested in her
education. her friends, her career OF
occupation. her only real absorption
IS in getting married"
The idea was. though they didn't
always put g. 20 themselves as badly,
that a woman's only real job IS 20 find
q husband. and that she can do this
successfully only when she is young
very young
50 with one eye on the calendar OF
their years and the other on that door
through which the possible husband
may AZ any moment enter, they
wait
But things 60 wrong The posi-
bic husband doesn't come 20 the right
door or. having some. there are mis-
Understandings broken engagement.
and the birthdays 60 by without any
wedding bells
old sIaidenhood Arrives.
50 the day comes--he day OF their
cwu apo iuring-Wneu they believe
themselves face TO face with spinster-
hood Hope has deserted them They
ere going 20 be "old maids" The fu-
sure lE a nightmare Wenty-fire-or
even 90. as the case may bs-aud life
a shameful failure
Don't you see how mistaken and
foolish g all sounds2 Don't you re-
greet for your own part. ever having
Welded 20 any such belief IN the
slightest deEreez can't You brace
yourself from now On 10 resist age
panicl
You see. IT'S al q miserable inher-
itauce. passed down through countless
generations OF women BY an inheri-
tauce mean an inherited way OF look
ing az things.
For there was q very long period
when women had % marry--it didn't
50 much matter Wlom-and marry
Tcung- II they failed to-and & was
understood that they failed only
through being insufficlently attract
ire-they not only Became highly IN
popular but their imme5iate relatives
popular with their Immediate rela-
tirss, but they found themselves very
much IN the way. They cluttered Up
the social system
Girls had 70 watch the calendar IN
those DAYS There was no avoid ing
are-uznic-
But ours Sc e different time and in
This respect. az least, a better one
There fs no reason whatever why q
--rl should fancy nowadays that she
OBLIGED % marry merely for marry
llEE ssEe
Everr rirl ~ -le present genera
-ior r.r'-- -o understand fIa- -lilr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

ammus neither. which even before 1
left New York. I knew all about this
here freedom Of the seas Norris said,
which the dav before we sailed / was
talking 10 Henry Binder Of Binder &
Baum. ard he says TO me-
Excuse me. but what does Binder
& Baum know about the freedom OF
the seas-T Abe demanded They are
In the wholesale pants business, amt
itg"
sure. I know" Morris continued,
"and Padere wski is a piano player,
and az the same time he Went over 10
Poland 10 organize the new Polish re-
public
And the result viii be that when
the new Polish republic gets started
under the direction of this here piano
player" Abe said. and they get a
new Polish national anthem, IL Will be
an expert piano players idea OF some
thoinE which is easy 70 play. and the
consequence is that until the next
Polish revolution. every time a band
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

means by a league Of nations, under
stand. the dinner might just as veil
start and end with Two poached eggs
on toast for all the good it will do"
still. IL amt a bad idee 20 have all
these dinners over and done with be-
fore the business Of the peace con-
ference begins, MaWruss.' Abe re-
marked. because h'afterwards. whel
Mr. Wilson's attitude on sum5 q them
fourteen propositions for peace be-
comes known. y'understand. IL amt
going TO be too pleasant for Mrs. Wiz
son TO be sitting by the side OF her
husband and watch the looks Of some
OF the guests sitting opposite during
the fish course. for instance, not wish
ing him no harm, but waiting for a
Eood-siZed bone 10 lodge sideways in
his throat, or something"
"She is used to that from home al
ready, whenever she has a few Eepub-
lican senators TO dinner at the white
house" Morris said. But that ain-c
here nor there. anyhow, because after
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

prise and qualification he feels at
such an enthusiastic reception, in
especially as he probably lay awake
half the night trying TO memorize the
bigger part OF the speech following
the words. "and now, gentlemen, 1
wouldn't delay you no longer. So
that's why I say if they would OF let
him 20 TO his hotel first, y'under-
stand. why then he"
But Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson amt put
ting up at no hotel. They are staying
with a family by the name Murat,'
Norris explained.
Relations Of the wilson's, maybe?
Abe inquired.
'o-ot that I heard tell Of" Morris
replied
wei. whoever they are. they'Te got
my sympathy" Abe said. because
once. when the Independent Order
Malta Aaron held its annual grand
lodge meeting in New York, me and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
Marriage Is No Longer the Only
Career Within Reach of Women
Girls Have No Need Of Worrying About the Non
Appearance of the Proper Suitor As the
Years Of Youth Roll On.

friage VIII be mistake and some
times il can prove a pretty grave one,
] unless she meets "the right man" and
I falls wholeheartedly in love with him.
Why Marry at TWENTY
And she should understand that Il
isn't in the least tragic II she hasn't
found the perfect lover by the time she
Is 90 Perhaps she won't find him I'M
I'll she is So And she ought to be able
20 get her mind on something else in
the interval Il isn't right that any
reriod OF life. but youth in particular,
should ever be allowed 10 become a
mere period Of waiting for destiny 70
make Up its mind
! There IS much to be said in favor OF
early marriages And perhaps just as
much may be said in praise OF late
ones. Probably there isn't any right
marry The sensible girl Of today
knows this. and engages in no desper-
ate struggle 20 announce her engage
ment before she is 10.
She even faces the possibility
which her grandmother would have
found so intolerably humiliating-
that the perfect lover may never pre-
sent himself at all Well-there are
other careers than marriage she tells
herself often happy and glorious
ones
She knows that she ought TO con-
D.
those imaginary twin horrors OF age
and spiusterhood.
she knows that. married or single,
her life won't have any real meaning
unless she begins early to make the
most Of herself. to make a real person
Z out OF herself. TO develop her intelli-
Eence and her character and any gifts
I or talents she may have She wants
I to count in the world, whether she
] spends life as stenOgrapher or a
teacher or as a busy mother Of a big
family Of children
Many girls Of today have the feel
ing-a natural. wholesome feeling, IL
3 seems TO me-that they prefer not to
marry until they have tried them
selves out. so 10 speak, in the world OF
real activities. until they hove been
actual doors and wage earners. They
VIII be wiser women for the expert
E ence.
The Modern Marriage.
Others 20 still farther-and this,
II think, Is q wholesome feeling, too.
They are unwilling TO become passive
land nOnQroducive jus tbecause they
| are married They want to keep on
being useful. having q part in things,
land earning wage A girl who has
I thls point Of view doesn't regard get
Z ting married" as the supreme trium-
iphant achievement Of life. It never
occurs TO her that it matters greatly
whether she marries at 20 or 30. But
when she does marry, she knows that
I Il matters whether her marriage is OF
I the right sort
Just a sshe has tried 20 make her
self a healthy. intelligent woman, use
fu1 to the world so she expects that
tine man she marries viii have done
+ the same. Whatever her age NAV be
when she marries-and she under
stands what a trifling point that is
she insists that the marriage be a
right and reasonable one.
She longs. Of course, 10 BE deeply
ard Economically in love. and to be he
loved In the same fashion. but she de-
rl4nds 20 know VINO IL really is that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
AdUice To The LO0eIorr
THE PENALTIES OF PRIDE.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

III n Aa-A AZ p AAar UT n AAA1-aa
Dear Miss Fairfax-
Fraukly. I'm puzzled Since
La5or day 7 have been going
about with a girl whom I stiu
hold in tender regard. But OF
late there have been little quar-
rels. then worse. till finally We
agreed TO disagree But circum-
stances throw US together fire.
quently. We travel the same routs
home each evening.
IT sens % me that she really
does care for me. And I cannot
but feel that others have inf1u-
enced her TO have done with me-
7 wrote a pleasant note TO her
when she was i'll and received a
stilted reply.
And she has too much pride 20
change her route home on my ac-
count. and 7 have not enough
pride 20 change mine. What
should 7 do LII
Since YOU confess that your owl
feeling IS lukeWarm, are you surf
that you really desire a reconcilia
tion2 II you wish Il strongly.
should say that YOU can probably ac
comrlish it. but under the circum
stances YOU describe you would prob
ably have 10 put some energy int
the effort.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

Dear Miss Fairfax
I am in love with q young man
who is working for the same con-
Germ I have been out with him
once, and IL IS some time ago. He
said he could never love any one
else There is one girl who Is al
ways hanging around him. I an
anxious 20 know II he meant Il.
for love him dearly.
Anxious Lover
Since the young man knows you 50
little, and makes no effort 70 see you,
I am sorry TO say that his assure nee
Of love hardly has been sincere I hope
YOU may recover shortly from your
feeling for him and find other people
and things 20 interest you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

Dear Miss Fairfax
] am in love with a girl, who
has written me 20 80 away for
one year and prove TO her that
am worthy Knowing that can
do no better in other cities.
would you advise me to 90 away.
iuasmuch as I am willing to do
anything for herr or what steps
would you advise me TO take2
J. II. s
II going to another city would IN
terfere with your business or profes-
sion. 7 think your sweetheart should
not ask 81 OF YOU But n Il Is her
idea that the reality Of love can only
be proved By separating the lovers.
why cannot you and she talk Il over
and agree upon some plan OF separa-
ton that viii not be disastrous for
either Of YOU You should do a thing
Of this sort only II you are IN com
Dlete agreement with the girl you
love rs 20 the wisdom OF q, not n 70
merely represents some fantastic
caprice on her part
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

the seas means travelling for nothing
on ocean steamers Morris COM
mented.
SAY" Abe retorted. why should I
bother my head what such things
mean when I got for a partner a feller
which really by rights belongs down
at the peace headquarters, along with
them other big experts
ct never claimed TO be an expert
but az the same time, / amt an iEuer-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

Dear Miss Fairfax
I am 70 and considered rathe-
attractive. Recently 1 met a young
man whom have learned to love
I have been out with him several
times on one OF these occasions
he told me that he loved me. but
at the same time he also confessed
that he was married
Now have learned from other
sources that he Is very unhappy
his wife is unfaithful to him
and don't know what TO do.
Heartbroksn-
II Is most indiscreet for you 10 &C.
cept the attentions OF a married man
whether he is unhappy or not. and il
IS unfortunate that you have fal1er
in love with him 7 know OF NOTHING
you can do except try TO overcome
your feeling for him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
Abe Potash And MatOruss Peute At The Peace Conference
MaOrss Wonders Abe Thinks President Rides In Day Coach

plays the Polish national anthem,
them poor Polacks would got 20 stand
mp for from As minutes TO an hour
while the band struggles 70 get
through with what 10 would have
taken Paderewski three minutes at
the outside"
Henry Binder IS college graduate
even IL he would be in the pants busi-
ness" Abe said. "and he said 70 mo:
.Perlmutter. he said, the freedom OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
FEARS BEING An OLD MAID.

Dear Miss Fairfax
am a girl Is and an going out
with a Young man 80. do not
love him. but 1 cannot get any
BODY else. so 7 stick 70 him and
have promised 20 marry him
He borrowed from a friend SIS
and expects me 10 pay Il hack for
him before we marry. Ny par
enrs tell me not TO marry. but 7
am afraid Of being an old maid.
X Y Z
an glad rou confessed this fear, s,
may assure you Il has no f0uuda.
ton There IS no disgrace IN beinl
unuarried-you are very wrong aboui
that But 70 is a diszraceful thing q
marry q man for whom You have NJ
respect You need to read books am
talk with other women and make over
your view OF life
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

Rosie put up the grand master. by
the name Louis u Koppelmsn, used
10 was Koppelman & Fine, the FASH
ion store, Pottstown. Pa, and the way
that Teller turned the house upside
down. if he would Of stayed another
week with us understand me, would
Of hired a first class A No. ! criminal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
HOgWaILO1ONez0S
Dunk Bolts, Regular Correspondents.
George BinEhaml.
Copyrighted-E. L Adama.

Mss FRUZIE ALLSOP will get .
vi new hat this spring, but will have
those fine artificial cherries taken
from her old hat and put on the new
one, as they seemed last year to ap-
peal TO Yam Sims.
Poke Eazley spent last week IN
Tickville. On his return TO announced
that il a fellow was going 10 stay in
[ Iickvile for any length Of time he
would have 70 buy an automobile or
meet certain death; that the day Of
people trying to walk about in the
cities is a thing OF the past He SAYS
It seems the autoists feel II their duty
10 run over a fellow on foot: that he
stayed in one place most all the time
while in Tickville and at that had
several narrow escapes
Sub Smothers's stock OF canned
goods viii all likely be left on his
hands to rot, as Tobe Moseley got
ptomaine poisoning from a box OF his
celebrated sardines the other night
lobe is some better and this may tend
to keep from making this entirely
dead stock. as the news OF the IN
fortunate affair will not get the wide
circulation It would have had the vic
tim died.
Some time ago these items chron-
icled the fact that two Of lobe Nose
leyls dogs which were saved from at
lacks OF a strange disease, were left
totally blind. lobe is a very cousid-
crate master and can now be seen
leading these two about town by
chains These two dogs seem 10 ap-
preciate this assistance.
Cape Allsop. second cousin OF Co
lumbus Allsop. who recently moved
here from the Slippery Elm school
house neighborhood. viii be initiated
into the Excelsior Fiddling band next
Friday night. II he makes good in
his organization, and we believe he
VIII. he viii be admitted as a member
of the Hogwallow Loafers' club and
the Horse Shoe club.
Miss Flute Belcher received a let
ter from her unknown correspondent
whom she thought might be dead,
this week. She has not divulged any
Of the contents Of the letter despite
the 1act that many HogwalloW people
would like 70 know something OF the
letters contents.
A pig belonging 20 the old miser
died last week. The extent OF his
grief Is not known. as he has not
been out since the pigs demise.
There is good deal OF complaint
Of high cost Of living in Hogwallow
Just now, as Bub Smothers. the gro
Ger, has announced that he can no
longer sell two pounds OF bologna for
a Quarter; that It viii be Is cents
should get IN a roll that has some
thing wrong with 81. when he may
be able to make a bargain offer.
They are preparing to hold a dog
show at Ticllvllle next month. This
show Will be exclusively for home
talents dogs and Tohe Moseley viii
enter his dozen dogs. He saws he Will
not have as good showing ct the
urizes as he would have had he not
lost so many by the strange disease
this winter.
she is in love Win. She thinks n Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

s-ctloa.- Abe retorted. cit amt the
easiest thing in the world TO step of
O train in a stoVepipe hat. with
clean shave. after a q hour trip. even
u 10 would be one Of them IS hour
lluiteds even. and begin right away
90 get off q lot Of schm0oes about ne
don't know how 70 express the sur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
LOVES A COLLEGE GIRL.

Dear Miss Fairfax.
For four months have been
going about with a girl one year
younger than I an. Now Miss
Fairfax what I would like 10 know
is. can I live happy with a girl
with college education when
have only graduated P. 8.
AG.
II you are truly IN love with each
other. and all the other circumstances
are favorable. I think the differen &C
in education need not keep YOU apart.
Besides. IL you wish TO catch NO
with your sweetheart. YOU can do So
Read and study by yourself and when
necessary ask her 10 help you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

she is in love with. She thinks It IS
her privilege to be able 10 admire her
husband without any reservation. She
wishes hers TO be a marriage Of COM
rades and equals. fellow servers OF the
world
Don't you think this IS the right
idea7
Why not make IL Yours. and give up
Worrying about birthdays2
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-06-04

section 16, three Of as good stations
as one would care to see. Two of
them are Belgians, 'Rowdy Boy" a
roam weighing 100 as a two year old,
and Garrett, also roam weighing
23OO. The other horse is Percheron,
grey in color weighing 2l0O. In all,
Mr.. Hutchinson has eleven, head
of Belgians, one imported mare
and all are registered. One mare
now ten years old, has been money
maker ana has foaled four snlendid
studs that sold at $500 at one year old.
Mr.. Hutchinson has virtually three
sets of buildings on his place, a new
house built about six years ago, Is
occupied by a son, then the house be-
tween this and the home place, is oc.
cupied by the hirded man and family.
At this place there were 70 acres of
corn, 10 acres of spring wheat, 40
acres of oats and 5 acres of alfalfa.
The Hutchinsons have Is brood sows,
15 old hogs and IS pigs, They also
run 60 head of Aberdeens and about
70 head of Shorthorns.
s. We would like to have met Mr..
r. T. Raine, who lives on the John
Robinson farm in Milford. when we
were out his way but he was away in