Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-04-03
Sally's
Sunset



- Sally Rinker an adventurous girl
but at least she was venturesome
enough to leave practical pair of
parents in an Ohio city and go to
Los Angeles to teach school.
One memorable evening Sally.
allghting at the Utah avenue station,
found sea and sky and mountain
flaming riot Of color,
Sally, lips ajar white teeth CLEAN
ing, watched breathlessly. The colors
faded, died. Only then did Sally
notice that by her side stood Joseph
Weston, one OF her three persistent
admirers.
But Joseph Weston, whose small
income had made him a loafer, had
hardly stepped across Ocean avenue
when Sally, rounding palm tree,
found herself looking down upon Pro
lessor Milton Strop, the English
teacher. Professor Strop was famous
in professional circles for two things.
The first was his seemingly hopeless
devotion to Sally Rinker, and the
second his bent for writing verse.
Just now he was bumped over pad
whats up professorf Or rather,
what's DOWN.
The poet jumped and bowed. mot
much down yet, Miss Sally. Just three
lines. I'm trying to make song of
that sunset"
"Bully for you" cried Sally. 1--WE
just told Joseph Weston I'd do most
anything for the man who put that
you, too"
"Fine, Miss Sally. Wonderful
must make my effort perfect. VIII
you give me two monthsf"
1.-TWO months 1t Is said Sally.
1t was Il day or two later that Pete
Bell, the realtor, rushed up to Sally
ms she stepped from that trolley,
81 hear you are going to marry the
man who puts last Mondays sunset in
to the most fitting song. Is that
rightT
""Well, Pete" she admitted. II didn't
say exactly that. l said I'd do any
thing. though, and l suppose that gave
your friends Joseph Weston and Pro
fessor Strop chance to make some
rash statement about marriage. But
you, poor Pete, couldn't make song
with six rhyming dictionaries and q
book OF rules"
Nevertheless, Sally count me In
the contest Give me three months
Three months2 It'll take you three
years Pete; and then nave my
doubts. But three months you snail
nave
A week before MS a'iotted t,ne was
up, Joseph weston met Saiiy
raiisaues paiA
toaE,ns the Pacific. Here we are
sally. It's only four lines but it's 9
j masterpIece.p With great ceremony
he thrust an deliberately scrolIed
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treploation.
sea,
All golden were the mountains ana
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Unless see IT in my sally's eyes1
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How royalty. his daily labor done.
Unto his gilded palace rides the sun.
HIS gates are CLOUDS with soiden
"And that Miss Sally, is as far az |
could get"
Sally let him Off gently ITS good
start" she said. "And besides Won
haven't much compehtIon go far"
But three weeks later, when the
prOsy but business like Pete Bell met
has 1T tbn attn flor, and fhrttoI hnndla