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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26

MISSOURI FARMS-Ten acres s150. s.
monthly: 20 acres $500, SO monthly pro-
ductive. no wet waste land, abundant rain
fall. healthful climate. good schools and
churches, close 10 good railroad town and
three big markets. r. +. d. and rural
telephones. fine for fruit vegetables
poultry and hog raising. plenty Of free
range, perfect TILE. free round trip rail-
way fare 20 inspect, money back after one
year Il dissatisfied. photographs and full
Information free E. II. West, SOS Balti-
more Ave. kansas City. Nc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26

EXCHANGE those cd pieces OF
furniture for some q that depends
BE Foutz-1foors furniture.
FOUTZ-MOORE FURNITURE CO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26

HOTELS. BOOMING HOUSES AND
sTOREEEEPEBs, ATTENTION
..c10 wooden olive drab army
blankets Cor sale II you want TO
get blankets at hargcin don't
fan 20 come and get yours They'll
20 like hot cakes First come.
first served south American Auc-
ton House. Phi 1850. eos S. Stanton
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26

WE ARE sim Shipping furniture 10 the
oil fields WIN pay extra good price FOR
used furniture. G. D. Houser upholster-
M q PIN. l-ln
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26

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FOUR room brick, SIC. Ph- s56oW-
TOR EEST-Ihree room house, large
rooms and large yard with fruit trees AID
flowers. Hammett Blvd south Of Canal.
SIS PEI month. J. s. Crozier. 500 Trust
BLDG Phi 2f5E
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26
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Furniture. cur glass and china furniture
repairing ard reflnishing and uDholsterlnE-
Get cur prices See our work Used 1ur-
nitura taken in exchange FOR work 100
g. D. HoUsER UPHoLsrERISG co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-26

DISK ROOM
on ground floor handsome new
Trust Ellr-. office arcade
ElsK-EANSET REALTY co.
Phone 1913 Trust Bldg.
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ling explained,
Excusing himself. Chippie left the
room. A few minutes later he was
back again, flushed and excited.
"Ths ideal" he exclaimed. "A rep
resentativs Of the suffragette party
asked me for a contribution. told
her emphatically that I was firmly op-
posed to the cause. She-she became
quite impudent In, fact, she threat
ened mel"
Threatened your"
Yes" The lazy drawi of Chippie's
voice contained a auaver of anger.
"She declared that she'd fake money
out of my pocket somehow, IL didn't
give the contribution Voluntarily"
Indeed"
The exclamation was accompanied
by violent crashing of glass. A
goodly- sized brick had passed through
the plate-glass window and had land
ed on Chippie's desk. Both men dodg-
ed. as though from the bomb of an
anarchist.
I've got her, sir" 1t was the clerk
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sudden, she stayed at home again. II
the door bell rang, she was there TO
answer 1t, and-family relations were
once more restored TO normal-~
Then, quite without reason as Dasia
expressed it to Fannie, Ma began 10
show a vivid interest in the movies
which, up to this time she had delight
ed in criticising as vulgar, silly and
obsurd. From going once a week she
developed into movie" fan! and oft
en- three or four night week found
her enjoying the four and hve-reel
thriller% Pa soon succumbed to the
movie" contagion and. from going
off quietly by himself. he became bold
er and openly asked Ma to go with
him. Before long there resulted reg
ular family night when all but little
sonny (who could be tucked away in
his little bed TO be minded" by coh-
siderate neighbor), would be present
at the local theater. Ma-had grown
years younger, and even Pa had no.
ticed the change. II did not escape
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he had discovered his faneee, sitting
between her mother and father. cold
iy apprsising the lady at his side.
The nrst mail Of the next day had
brought to him the diamond engage
ment ring which he had given her. A
formal note. telling him that all was
at an end between them. accompanied
the ring. His attempts at an explana-
ton had met with the humiliating re-
eeption of being practically elected
from the house.
To think that Doris. his little Doris
the girl whom he had considered SO
gentle and meek, should act so like a
termagant. The sudden change in her
astounded him.
You never can tell what a woman
will do" he murmured to himself sad
ly as he walked in the direction of his
club. Yet in spite of the self-pity that
weiled up within him at the thought
of his shattered romance a tinge of
for the spirit which his for
mer sweetheart had displayed colored
his reflections.
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By .Abner Anthony

his notice, either. that Ma was receiv-
ing and returning a large correspond
ence. but Ma did not choose to enlight-
en- his darkness in that respect.
The latest bit of news had all the
townspeople agog over the much-ad-
vertised film-"Womsn. Modern and
Antique"-that was to be shown at
the local theater the coming week. fea-
turing local celebrity. Speculation
was intense. as no one had the slight
est idea who it could be and no one
suspected the unassuming lady.
The night Of nights came finally
The theater was filled to the last bit
of available space and every family in
town was represented. The usual pre-
liminary slides acted like lashes to the
feverish anticipation or the movie
throng and whipped their curiosity 10
the straining point.
"Ah!"
The murmuT of suspense. ended
none too soon, issued through the
house like the sigh Of breeze through
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So out she was.
That day and many days after that
The neighbors began TO sit up and
take notice for it was indeed unusual
to see Mrs. Kelly. arrayed in fine raj
ment, leave her house every day at
about the same hour. The neighbor
across the street ran in one afternoon
to the neighbor next door to talk it
over. After some discussion they
found that she always returned at
about the same hour that is, in time
to have Pa Kelty's supper ready when
he got home. What made Mrs. Kelty's
actions the more remarkable was the
fact that up 10 recently she was reg
ular stay-at-home.
1t did not take many days for her
woman's intuition to discover that she
was being covertly watched by the
neighbors as she came and went; so,
to give them something to speculate
on, she went away in one direction
and returned from another. This went
on for several weeks and then, of a
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Showing the Young Folks

she work these ideas into her daily
life that none of the family sensed any
great change in her mode OF living. II
was only after the shock grew less
surprising that they realized the
changes had been made.
The daughter, Fannie, had been in
the habit of running over casually to
leave her little son in grandma's care
while she did little necessary shop
ping; or made long promised call on
an old classmate; or so on. through
the long list OF excuses modern daugh-
ters know so we'll how to use. For a
long time grandma said nothing;
then, one day, she read an article in
magazine to the effect that the older
women, having raised their own fam
lilies, should not be imposed upon to
the extent of having half the care of
their. grandchildren. That was the
turning point. Without a. word to
anyone she settled it in her own mind
that the next time Fannie came over,
grandma would be out.
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Seeing the Orportuni atty

sacrifice made by his old mother. She
always did "fnd a way"
Well. she had found it, and the
necessary papers were drawn up and
the necessary steps taken, and Shird
went home with a shining, new, green
lumber wagon, gayly striped with red
and yellow. He went TO work and toll
ed few days. Then for some un-
known reason he wasn't needed any
longer. One day, slumping along the
road. head down and thought vacant.
rushing automobile struck him.
Death also struck him. There was sor-
row at his passing on. and yet. save
for the family he had left behind. he
had done little for the world
Mother" said Annie. the somewhat
shiftless wife of the decedent, elf
you'll take the children I'll work out,
doing housework. can make my
own way--always my board sure-and
whatever comes over for clothes and
the children. III do what I can for
them They are nice bunch OF chill
dren.- she said fondiy.
Grandma looked obviously at this
great gift-she was old and had no
means of support That little acre of
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the tree tops.
THE leading part"--the descriptive
slide told the impatient audience--"is
ably portrayed by one OF your towns
people, who was quick to grasp the sit
uation and whose work, as you will
see, gives promise OF great ability in
this line. We have \the pleasure Of
presenting Mrs. Mary Kelly"
Imagine the shock the family. there
assembled. received!
Picture Grandma kelty's delight as
she watched the faces of her neigh
bors when it dawned on them that ev-
cry time she went out during that in
tcresting period she probably went to
studio to pose for this movie.
Horrors! What was the world com
ing to, anyway? Yet. deep In their
hearts grandmas contemporaries en-
We'd her the courage she displayed in
asserting her independence; and 1t can
be said without fear OF contradiction
that grandma is now the wonder Of
wonders.
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By JoeIla johnson

ready for market. The little town,
walked to the advantage of having
fresh vegetables at so reasonable
pAces. began to want more. II want
ed fruit. il wanted eggs. 1t wanted
chickens. Then grandma began TO
see a vision OF prosperity greater than
any she had ever known. The mort
gage was lifted, the horses had feed
and the family. too; Annie, who had
worked desoltorily, seeing the good in
store. came lounging in one day, but
too, had become interested. II seemed
as though that acre was her one
chance. too she loved the work and
found her chance to do what she loved
to do. Grandma hardly had to help.
She was boss" as Bcnnie said, but
Bennie himself was as near that-as SO
young a boy could be.
Here" said grandma one night.
1--WE lived on this little strip OF land
all my married life. and I've gone
without, many. many time. when
right here was my acre Of opportuni-
ty and didn't know 1t But now!"
But now!" chorused Bennie and
the rest. Annie herself saying II rather
reverently.
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the few little seed packets she had
gained,
'If he wants three punches, why,
probably all the rest Of the folksll
want three, too so I'll just take the
basket and peddle them around" said
Bennie joyfully "I'd love to-"
Bennie came rushing back, tingling
the coins in his pockets with high de-
light. He swung the empty basket
high to show its emptiness.
"They want more and more and
more!" he shouted in his treble voice,
and he poured out the coins in his
grandmother's hands.
"Bennie," grandma said. what an
opportunity you are. You have opened
my blind eyes. Here have been with
those onions in my garden patch for
years. Year by year have grubbed
them out and thrown them away. Now
We shall see what we shall sect" She
went into the grocery again and
bought the seeds most needed, and
had little coin left II warmed her
heart and her pocket but the latter
not for long.
"Cornmeal," she reasoned, "swells
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You see. Fannie, the eldest daugh-
ter. was married, Nan was away tray
cling; Johns time was spent between
his work and his clubs; and in season,
the greatest Of American games, base
ball. Dasia. the youngest girl. was a
gay social parsonage with very little
leisure time. Therefore that left gran
ny and granny to themselves very
considerable part of the time. When
granny finished reading the evening
news he was usually ready for bed:
as, according to him the old saw about
early to bed and early to rise" was
the greatest rule 10 health. Now, gran
ny was a great reader. too; and, while
she was never very talkative. at the
same time she absorbed modern ideas
as readily as any one only she never
Dragged about it Safe to assert she
lost no opportunity to acquire all the
up-to-date notions of woman's inde-
pendence. economic and otherwise.
So gradually and unobtrusively did
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How She Showed Her Spirit

AT the club he met Chippie Walters.
You must come and see my new
quarters" the latter urged him. Sex
elusive to q degree. Front location on
the avenue, plate glass and gilded let
ters with shining brass Ultra, my
boy, ultra"
Richard heaved a desp sigh. you
must excuse me-" he said. Pm not
Just in the mood today to play the part
of committee of appreciation"
Chippie looked worried. What is
it, he questioned. your digestion,
OF did she" He paused.
"She did" answered the other.
Then you must come along and get
your mind off your troubles. Don't
brood, my boy; don't brood"
Richard yielded. An hour later he
was seated in the exclusive private of
fice of Walters & Co.. stock brokers.
Chippie had proudly displayed his
equipment and was talking club trivi
alities when a clerk from the outside
office entered.
"A lady to see you. sir" the under
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land was simply am acre of anxiety
since it had been mortgaged. How
long could she keep this brood OF
children--how long before that mort
gage would be roreclosed?
Once home she scraped her larder
to feed the hungry brood, and even
then there was not enough. Bennie,
the oldest boy. went foraging about
the place and he found bunch of
winter onions growing rsnkly in a
small garden patch
You've got a garden. grandma. I'll
work the garden and get lots and lots
Of things to eat. will" he said
hopefully.
) A gleam of light shot through the
darkness Of grandma's mind. We'll
do it," she said firmly. wen work
the garden. The team and the wagon
will be just what we need--and-yes,
seeds and things" Dismay came over
her for a moment. Then she put on
her sun bonnet and went out to the
garden patch. TITS so small" she
murmured. And II is so overrun
with those winter onions" She be-
gan pulling some. They're nice!" she
exclaimed, joyfully. "Bennie. YOU get
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privileges. why should not the older
generation, with their far greater ex-
perience. avail themselves Of these
same rrivilegesf
Because she was q grandma was no
valid reason why she should bury her
hopes or ambitions. concluded Mrs.
Kelly one nne afternoon, after spend
ing the greater part of an hour in
meditation. II would be worse than
useless to inform the family of her
ideas as they would be too much
startled by them So she trusted to
chance TO open a way for her. Who
would not tire of the every day hum
drum life Of the average housekesp-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-14

ready and Wen take some to town. II
isn't far away. and I'll see if>I cant
trade some of these of for seeds. and
We'll have a garden"
Bennie and Grandma and the chill
dren gathered onions, washed them
and put them UP in neat lunches, II
was early in the spring and seed on
ions had not begun TO come in. Mrs
Sheldon asked a grower If Ne would
exchange garden seeds for the young
onions.
Why, yes. Mrs. Sheldon: glad to
accommodate you. I'll take three
lunches for home use." he replied.
Three bunches!" echoed grandma,
why. have fifty punches. l wanted
to sell them all. / want to go into
vegetable raising. I've a new family
and vegetables help so muchl" visit
fully.
We'll, III take three punches. but
couldn't sell bunch II my life hung
by hair on 'em. Sorry. Mrs. Shell
don," and he smiled blandly on the
aged woman.
The three punches were delivered
by Bennie, and the little procession
followed grandma to the wagon. with
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up and makes 4 great deal of good
growing food for little money. and
have dried apples, and they'll make
lot, too. to help filf UP this hungry
brood of children" She bought corn
meal and few other things and went
on home.
Then began the serious work of
Transforming that acre of anxiety into
an acre OF opportunity Bennie work
ed indefatigably. and the neighbors
lent plow. a harrow. and other need
a1 tools. There were many head
shakings al the lavish expenditure of
money for seeds. but with Bennie
walking TO town every other day with
his basket of onions, the money seem
ed to how in.
How the garden throve with so many
willing hands TO help! What grand
ma couldn't have done alone was being
done as II by magic. and leach child
had his or her appointed daily duties.
and performing them well under
grandma's supervision and Bennie's
supreme authority. The sale of the
punched onions furnished enough
meal, beans and bacon to last until
the othef things were beginning to be
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-14
By Elsie Endicott

Richard shuddered at the sight OF
the missile, Doris" he half-whisp-
cred
Welt" The word sounded like the
crack of a whip.
Please forgive me-" Richard hadn't
done anything wrong. yet be knew that
IL he valued his peace Of mind he
would have to ask forgiveness of this
new Doris. Forgive me-" he repeat
ed, thereby taking the blame for ey-
orything on his shoulders. II won't
do it again"
And reluctantly Doris came into his
outstretched arms. Richard felt a
new. more poignant love for the girl
he had almost lost. The carelessness
with which he had sometimes acted
toward the old mild and meek Doris
had now vanished utterly.
II was not until after they were
married and the course Of their lives
was running In well-establlshed
grooves that Doris dared TO confess
her duplicity The escorting of his
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fully gazed back az ths house, her home
for Is years. II was old, yes, and
much too big for just her and Anne.
the maid. but ii was so dear to her,
every corner OF it. And it looked so
pretty now. in the morning sun-with
its rose trellised veranda and ivy-eov-
cred walls. and the gardens, which she
herself had brought to such perfec-
ton!
The tears would come. and as she
dashed them impatiently away. a tiny
sheet of crumpled paper fell to the
ground. II was that hateful letter
which had come. a bolt from the blue.
to wipe out all her happiness. It was
80 unfeeling; just like the new own
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ment, she stopped Swinging up the
path with quick strides, was young
man, who stopped now and then to
look about him with an air of owner
ship. He plucked a monstrous rose,
one of the most beautiful in the gar
den, and after examining it critically
placed II in his buttonhole. A hot
flush of indignation swept into Edith's
face. drying her tear-stained cheeks.
She rose and with head held high.
stepped forward into view. making as
she stood in the hower-framed en-
trance. most enhancing picture of
imperious beauty.
With a quick gesture. the young
man removed his hat and in boyish
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-14

leading into the room a struggling hg-
ure huddled In furs. 81 saw her heavs
the brick, sir"
Richard sprang TO bis feet. The
captive was Doris! He leaped 10 her
side, thrust the clerk away, and placed
his arm protectingly around her.
Chippie blinked incredulously, do
you know the lady?" he asked.
do know her!" Richard thrust out
his lower jaw pugnaciously. Say"
do you think for a moment that I'm
accustomed to do this to every lady l
meet?"
"Is it-she?"
"Yes."
chippie gave ioE whistle and tip
toed from the room.
An ominous silence ensued. A thou
sand questions tangled up Richards
brain SO that he was unable to utter
one. Doris removed herself from the
protection of his arms and walked to
Chippie's desk, where she lovingly
patted the brick that had gone through
the plate-glass window
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-14
By Phil Moore.

voice inquired II this were the Rose
Bower" and IL so, might he see Miss
Edith Walker? Edith. her first indig-
nation over, answered bis question in
the affirmative and stated that she
vas Miss Walker,
A smile broke over his face and with
quick step he reached Edith's side.
Why" he said, 81 am glad indeed.
to meet you. Cousin Edith. am John
Reynolds, your cousin, WI Yom you have
never seen. Mother sent me over to
excuse her for that awful letter Will
liams sent you. She didn't know
about it till afterwards Mothers
coming this afternoon. You know
grandfather appointed you her guar
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The Real Terms of the Will

ers OF the house, no doubt. Smoothing
1t out, she read 1t once more:
MY Dear Miss Walker-The Rose
Bower which Up to the present has
been in your keeping, has by the will
Of your grandfather. been bequeathed
tn Mrs. Reynolds, and her son, John.
Truly yours,
"CYRUS WILLIAMS,
Attorney for Mrs. R"
Well. it can't be helped. I suppose" 3"
she told herself, but what shall do?
Where can I go2" She had now reach
cd little garden house. made entire
ly OF climbing roses. which gave the
house its pame--"The Rose-Bower." In
this tiny beauty SPOT. which command
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ed view of the path leading to the
house, she could see all that went on
in the gardens and here 1t was her
custom to go when weighty problems
troubled her. She sank down on the
mossy ground TO think
She had plenty of money for the
present-her grandfather during his
life had sent her more money than she
needed-the only question was a
home. And she would have TO work
later, too. She could paint, but who
would buy her feeble attempts? Oh, IT
was hard, it was wrong to take her
home away! The tears. unchecked
now, flowed down her cheeks.
But suddenly. from sheer amaze
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-14

my name. Mr. Hall. is Miss Halpin.
Good day"
My"
Richards further remarks were cut
short by the slsmming of the door in
his face. With wounded dignity he re-
placed his hat, which he had so po-
htely and propitiatingly removed, and
descended the broad stone steps in
front of the house.
"A sense of outrage and hurnilistion
struggled with deep feeling that he
had lost all that made life worth ltv-
ing. To think that she should treat
him so because he had escorted, at
his sisters request, one of her friends
to the theater! There in a nearby box
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10 himself as 10 bis mother. The pay
is good but might as well not think
about it, With my big family and you
here on this acre of land alone, with
no income, there's no way to do any
thing or have anything.- he continued
discoura gedly.
Well" Mrs. Sheldon said. 81 guess
this place is worth the price OF a
lumber wagon. and you have the
horses, I'll mortgage IT, and you can
get the wagon and pay back the mort
gage money as you can" She looked
at her son hopefully.
Mother! You're too good! But
that viii help out, and surely with
such good pay ought to make that
mortgage dwindle like dew before the
morning sun Shird had frightened.
but be did not demur or object 10 this
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sisters friend. who was likewise
Doris friend; her presence that night
In the box; the pretended quarrel; the
pFearranged plan with Chippie Wal
ters, whom she had known for ever
so long. to break his window, were all
q means to show him that she was not
quite so splritless as he had thought
her. II was an effective remedy for
his careless case and lordly superiori-
ty toward her. forcing him to regard
her as his equal and not his posses
sion.
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Went Away From There.

Ezra (of While you were
in the big city. uriah. did you see any
OF them there sweat shops I've heard
Sc much about?
More'n wanted to. b'gosh.
That there fresh city nephy o. mine
inveigled me into a Turkish one, but
hollered so durn loud they had TO
let me out before was finally dis
solved,