Evening star., 1922-12-03

women nave Decn SO Ndil-
ously picked out and sorted
over and tossed aside in
favor of other dozens to be put
through the same process that, to
avoid any possible risk Of having this
candidate robbed Of her rightful
honor, she is hereby set up on a ped
estal and marked: Exhibit 13. EX-
empt."
She was discovered by Il newspaper
artist who boarded q street car In
front of The Star building the other
afternoon. He was lucky enough to
get q seat and was settling himself
in It when he noticed a one-armed
man coming down the aisle handing
cards to passengers, right and left.
\ long scar across his face had closed
one eye. An American Legion but
ton was fastened to the lapel or MS
thin and shabby coat. (Trust Il
newspaper artist for details.) "A nali
file was attached to each card and
printed notice explained that the
yender was a world war veteran out
Of work and that he would be CRATE
which was the cost of the file.
Naturally, YOU know what a news
PAPER artist would do under the cir
cumstances. but he didn't touch on
that point, he was too Interested IN
telling about the passenger across
the way.
She was an old colored woman.
who showed poverty and = hard days
work When she had studied out the
lard and fumbled in her pocket. she
looked at the soldier. and in her
voice was the minor melody that God
has given to her race-a melody OF
tears
Here, child, this 10 cents is all
can spare l had a son in that war.
hut he never come back. You sell
this file honey, to somebody that
needs one. 1 wears my nails off on
tho washbode..
When you come across a gold star
mother like that, it doesn't make any
difference whether or not she wears
!. five-point symbol on her breast.
You somehow associate her with
* X I;
THOSE mental Cuviers who can
i build up character from
stray word would. doubtless. be able
TO construct a man-size future out OF
a remark like this.
1t was made by a small boy who is
lust getting the better of a broken
h n
a visit to the eastern shore one day
when his mother took him to an
ancient church. where there was a
graveyard, all slabs, and trees with
birds in them. and butterflies and gay
weeds. and most likely chiggers.
Tho boy. being Il boy, got into trou-
BILE when he came to 4 poor Old
tombstone that was wobbly in the
earth that it's front had shored
against the church wall. He decided
that he had to see what was written
on that stone, SO he wedsed himself
against the bricks and caught hold
of the slab to straighten it. But 1t
didn't straighten. 1t fell on the boy
and broke his leg.
with a broken leg. you know about
the pain. and how long and long 1t
takes for bones to knit. But thank
fully, as the signet ring said to the
king in the poem, Even this shall
pass away" the time came for the
doctor to take off the cast. The ador-
ing mother. jubilating in the happi-
ness in store for her precious
youngsteryou know how mothers
are-bubbled out to him:
"And what is the very first thing
mammals darling wants to do after
doctor takes away the ugly old plas-
ter?'
Mammals darling had no doubts
whatsoever. His first and foremost
desire was on the tip end Of his
tongue:
First thing I want to do is to go
back and read what's on that stone"
And this is problem for deep con-
sideration: Was the boy merely voic-