Evening star., 1921-12-11

~HE was an eldish. little woman
! with wavering step that
~ called for cane, And as she
revoived through the entrance
OF cafeteria, with her cane looked
over one arm and the other filled with
bundles. 1t was obviously a Jobs
trouble getting from the door to a
/ table, which, luckily, permitted the
shifting Of her burden to next
empty chair. Also, she must have
been one of those homemade women
who had never heard tell of self
serving. for she waited, and waited,
and
While she waited. young man
came in. hung up his hat and over
coat, and was brisking toward tray
| when the woman. having reached a
stage where patience had ceased to
be virtue. beckoned him over to her
table. She had mistaken him for a
waiter. and while she gave her order
! the surprised embarrassment, the al
most instant understanding and the
humorous kindliness Of a fine chap
who knows how to play the game.
made made his face a motion picture that
was worth walking miles to see
providing one be fond Of walking.
He took the order as politely as any
| waiter that ever was, and when he
had returned with her tray he spread
| the Dishes before her in professional
style. presented her with napkin.
1 and. laying her change beside her
own trayful. took it to a nearby
table. and began to eat.
| This put the woman in an obvious
panic Of wonderment, but whether
she made amends of any sort was be-
yond the knowledge Of the society
dent In.
{, As she passed the young man in
going out. however. she felt bound to
touch him on the shoulder ard say
the thing that was in her hearth
! You are the most finished diplomat
J. have ever come across-and your
| kindness was something fine"
| He returned her confabby smile and
put in a protest at the compliment
that had come his way:
"oh. that was nothing to do-but
it was funny, wasn't it?"
And that's all. only-won't the girl
be lucky who gets him?
i
1.-TWO plain sort of men lettering
along in the dusk passed a
mound of cement in front Of an un-
| finished building.
"Great Caesar dead and turned to
clay" One said it to the other as
| they went their road. sharing
chuckle between them.
! Naturally, a quotation like that
| the noblest Roman of them all had
to do with building material. but
honest:
The big mound. lighted at head and
foot with red lantern lights and
Icovered with canvas to protect it from
the weather. somehow suggested a
catafalque. and a couple Of planks
laid on top of the canvas to weigh
It down had accidentally taken the
form of cross.
Being as how the bier Of poor
Julius knew neither cross nor eccles-
iastic tapers. the mans remark would
be too small beer Of another sort to
take notice of. except that the world,
being made of atoms. provides an
excuse. and. besides:
1t is right smart comforting to
know that the classics have some
around this town. Which sounds
mean, seeing that one may lead good
| life and go to heaven without ever
having bothered with Julius and his
"The truth is mighty and must
prevail"
THE school child is about the most
important factor in civic life And
| any one who insists on its betterment
| may claim kinship with that sage
| who lives in Homer and who is "a
friend to man." But also any idea
! important enough to find a place in
! print must expect to run the CANT
let Of criticism-with this atom Of an
Illustration to go by. Two women in
| store were swapping opinions
He says to put all the schools to-
gether on 10000 acres of land in the
! northwest. instead of having them
| all over the city, because the children
have to ride in the cars anyhow, and
distance wouldn't matter. He ought
| to live in my neighborhood, where
! most of the kids are too poor to ride.
even in stormy weather. Besides,
look how. early we would have to
| have their breakfast to get them all
that distance by O'Clock! And if
they made the hour later it would be
| taking from their study time Poor
| children have to go to work so young
that they couldn't afford to miss a
about my Paul"
IF it was me. I'd divide the acres
and have one school in the southeast
| for children who live in our half of
the city"
"No. sir! Let US have schools as
! they are now-only make them more