Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Mary Rogue looked up languidly
from the red velvet divan. The lobby
of the Hotel Lorton was filled with
the elite of Oloikeye. men gathered
from all parts of the United States at
the call of this particular section OF
Florida
They We're all talking real estate,
Just as Mr.. Merkton l.. Jones, presi-
dent of the realty and finance cor
poration named after him. was Grating
on the same subject to Mary and her
companion, Col. I4onganberry II. Ball.
Jones, with the shrewdness for
which he was famous, had spotted
Col. Ball as a man with money the
moment he laid his dark eyes upon
him. That the old fellow had a
charming daughter. registered as
Maisie Ball rather helped matters.
Lovely ladies' always like to take the
nice trips furnished prospects. When
the gentlemen We're obdurate, the
realtors worked on them through
their womenfolk What woman could
resist the lure of an all-day automo-
bile trip-free?
Mary Rogue Registered as Maisie
BalD smiled easily into the face of
the standing realtor
Really, Mr. -ah, Jones. we are
not interested in Florida real estate.
you know" she said. I'VE came here
for our health. didn't we. father"
Yes, yes" mustered the Colonel.
Catch him telling the suave real es-
tate man that he was in town hunting
his real runaway daughter! In his
hearty way he rather enjoyed putting
one over on the clustering. super
optimistic Floridiau.
All. yes" smiled Jones. resting a
IN hA Il
She moved over. He went on:
Every one says that at first, until
they see what we have 10 offer. Then
they get interested, because it is just
like finding money"
We are afraid ii Is like finding
money in AN empty April fool purse
with Il string hitched to It, We
rather suspect this boom business"
Boom CALCULATED Merkton L.
Jones, with infinite scorn. There
is no boom. my dear young lady
The real resources OF Florida are
Just coming to light, that is all
There Is no boom"
He said it much in the fashion one
quotes the well known poem, There
Is No Death He seemed to CAPT
talize each word.
There Is no boom, Miss Ball. Let
me correct that fundamental miscon.
ception at the outset. Miss Ball, Col.
Ball-let he give you the proper per
SpecttiVe upon our great and glorious
State
1t is true that our readjustment OF
values is commonly termed boom
but the word is very incorrectly used,
very incorrectly used, | assure YOU
For hundreds OF years Florida has
been asleep, the whole country has
been asleep in regard to Florida Now
we are all waking up. and, believe me.
We are making things move"
Mr.. Jones rubbed his ringed fingers
with a satisfied air. as il highly
pleased with the momentum he was
able 10 impart to his particular sec
ton OF the onrushinng Common
wealth
Mary Rogue was entranced. So
this, then, was Florida,
i \ x
Father" she suddenly said. Il am
going to my room for a time-I will
let Mr.. Jones entertain you"
The two men looked after her, while
Mary tripped across the crowded
lobby, men making way for her, turn
ing around to gaze after her, mouth
ing covered comments as she passed.
They had many flowers in the South,
but none exactly like Mary Rogue.
She seemed set apart, different with
an unquenchable difference, even here
where hundreds of types from all sec.
tons OF the country We're converged.
Once III her room, Mary ripped out