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The Delta independent., 1925-03-13

ranch with the Ralph Macklin and
Ted Hice families.
number of Crawford citizens at
tended the inaugural ceremonies and
program Wednesday over the radio
which came in from Denver quite
clearly.
Willard Powell and family of Bowie
and George Williams were Sunday
dinner guests at the Charlie Lemon
home. The day was Mr.. Lemons
send birthday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Newberg went
to Hotchkiss Monday, rturning Tues
day Mrs. Roy Cotton and baby
Clayton accompanied them and will
visit relatives there this week.
Swan Linman recently installed a
radio at his home on Crawford Mesa.
Mrs. Helen Fluke and baby Neoma
are visiting at the home of her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Huston Taylor.
The cattlemen of the Black Mesa
unit met with Ranger Heilman at
Crawford on Saturday afternoon and
transacted considerable business. Al.
so elected new officers.
Mrs. Hattie Rumble came up Sunday
from Grand Junction and visited with
her dauEhter-inlaw. Mrs. Sam Rumble
and baby. From there she went to
the T. ". Allyn home at Maher.
Mrs. Eva Dreeley, who has been
visiting her neice, Mrs. Ed. Bates the
past week. left Monday for Delta to
visit her sister Mrs. Hinton before
leaving for her home in Paonia
Miss Gladys Williamson of Rogers
Mesa came up Wednesday to attend
the Junior play, The Deacon En-
tangled" and was guest at the
Dyer Elkins home nuul Friday.
Lester Stoner. who has been suffer
ing from gall stones for the past
month, went TO Delta Sunday. An op-
Grafton was advised but will not be
performed until he is stronger. He and
wife came back to Hotchkiss in the
evening.
Roy Adams and wife and Mrs.
Adams mother. Mrs. Rose Routh.
went to Paouia Wednesday and visit.
ed over night at the r. T. Adams
home. Mrs. Rouh took the train
Thursday for her home at Mackey,
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NORTH DELTA
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Mrs Geo. Pullens and baby are on
the sick list
Irwin Sankey and family have been
having the flu.
Grandma Bass remains about the
same. She is still helpless.
Charles Blaine, Jr., of Delta, spent
Saturday with his cousin, Robert
Blaine.
John Taylor and family, from De-
beGua. moved into Mrs. Loback's
houa this week.
J. 49, Sankey and family have moved
from near Cory to the Old Welton
place
Carl Boone and wife gave a card
par Thursday evening. There were
thra tables.
Charles Campbell and family have
recently moved from California Mesa
TO North Delta.
Ralph Baldwin moved last week
from his fathers place to his own,
the old l. D. Johnson place.
Charles Read and family of Garnet
Me- were Sunday guests at the
Blaine and Reynolds home.
Airs. s. ". Sankey, who spent the
wiu-a- with her children in Atwood,
KaEsas. returned home Monday.
Mrs Myrtle Lewis and children Of
Ga~uar Mesa spent the week end
witt Mr. and Mrs. L. @ Lewis.
j. u. Carpenter took a truck load
of high school students to the
basketball games at NIontrose Tues
day evening.
The Carl Boone family moved to
Austin this week. He will be field
man for the Holly Sugar Corporation
thIs summer.
Willie Dickerson. who was very
low with pneumonia, is much better
His advisory group at school pre-
scented him with a book.
u.mp Stewart. who mas been help
in Co clean the tunnel on the North
DeIra Canal quit this week and left
for Brighton where he will make his
home. His family left a few days be-
fore
rr. Marian Merry moved out Of
tn. Lohack house the first of the
wa.E and after spending "a week in
town expects to go on to Los Ange-
Ie California, for the benefit of her
b .lh.
Ben Flores rode his black pony to
.0wn Saturday evening, and when he
vas ready to come home the pony
had disappeared. He started out to
search for IL Sunday morning and
found II near Read.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Mrs. NJ. j. Sievers arrived from
Gunuison Wednesday to be a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Seeley.
Mrs. C. R. spangler made a brief
visit to Grand Juntcion this week on
( a business and pleasure trip.
Rev, F. S Chollar, pastor Of the S.
/ D. A. church at Cedaredge wen to
Grand Junction Wednesday in the
| interest of church work
Al Carlson was a between trains
visitor Wednesday. enroute home to
Maher from Denver, where he visited
] several weeks with relatives.
f. ~ Helmick, Jr, has decided to
4 try out the Golden State. He left on
! Wednesday for San Bernardino, Cali.
| Mrs Helmick will follow later.
Ernest EnEeIhardt left Wednesday
for PhoeniEyille. Pennsylvania, where
he expects to engage in work at his
chosen profession. engineering and
refrigeration.
Mrs. r. L. France and son. Steven,
came up from Escalante on a shop
ping trip Wednesday. The family re.
Gently returned from a months visit
with home folks in Missouri.
Frances Covert came down from
I Monrose Tuesday to remain with
her sisters. Dorothy and Mary, over
the basketball tournament to be held
here today and tomorrow.
Father Kirby. weu-known Delta
resident had the misfortune to fall
on the sidewalk while walking down
town last week, and is confined 20
the home with a sprained knee, max
ing it difficult for him to get about
His many friends are hoping for O
speedy recovery.
Rev. J. c. Ashley. former pastor of
the Christian church. came in on Wed
uesday afternoons passenger train
and is visiting with old friends over
Sunday. He viii preach at the Christ
ian church Sunday. thus affording am
opportunity TO the members and
friends OF the church to hear him
again. Rev. Ashley has been visiting
with relatives and friends in Indiana
and is on his way TO California,
An unusual charity case which
made direct appeal to many Of Dela's
generous minded citizens recently
was that OF a widow woman and three
children. aged ten. fourteen. and six
teen years who. without funds
We're making their way on foot from
their forme home in Canada TO
Florida where they expect to secure
work According to the woman s.
story they had been on the road
ever since fall and had travelled CON
tinuously except a couple Of weeks
during the coldest winter weather.
They carried with them signed
statement from an official in a city
OF Utah youchinE for their honesty
and integrity. The mother stated
they had not lacked for food, money
nor shelter while on their trip.
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Music -------------Senior Quartette
| Address, Mother Love-

Music Senior Quartette
Address, Mother Love"
------ MllleI
The local club under the efficient
leadership of V. NJ. Rogers has grown
from fifteen charter members in 1922
TO double that number. 1t is sponsor
ed by C. E. Blowers, L. A. Dowd, F.
w. Grove, and w. H. Mathers.
1t is interesting to note the growth
Of the Hi Y work in general. Com
pairing the present conditions with
those Of a decade ago, we find the
number of Hi clubs to have grown
from $50 to 2,O64; the membership
numbering 1900 ten year ago now
numbers 59,1G1. and the number of
boys in Bible classes have increased
from 1O,SS7 to 1895.
The purpose of the Hi is "to
create, maintain and extend through
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HI-Y BOYS HONOR THEIR
MOTHERS BY GIVING FEED

An unusual and altogether pleasant
event was the Mother-Son banquet at
the Methodist church last evening
when thirty Hi Y boys and their
mothers enjoyed a social evening to-
gether.
Following the feasting, an interest
ing program was rendered, every
number of which was appreciated:
Solo ------------------M Ratekin
Welcome Mothers----Pres. II. Blaine
The Job of Being a Mother--------
s2AbA hlltLlll
What We Owe to Mother----------
-Elyas Carpenter
Like Mother. Like Son--Mrs. Weeks
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out the school and community high
standards of Christian character. The
slogan, "Clean living, clean speech,
clean athletics, clean scholarship"
The dynamic, Contagious Christian
Character" The objectives, Health
betterment, mind requirement, soul
enrichment, social advancement and
service achievement"
The Delta independent., 1925-03-13
DOLPH DAVIS WILL
RUN TRUCK FOR
WHITE BUS LINE

A contract was entered into last
week between DoIph Davis of this
city and the owners OF the Motor
TRANSPORTATION company of Grand
junction, whereby Mr.. Davis conducts
the freight business over the lines
operated by that company. The COM
pany viii continue to run a passen-
ger bus as heretofore.
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Army and Navy officials have fall
en- into so important a wrangle over
the probable results Of the use OF
planes in war that it may be ueces-
sary TO start another war to decide
the issue Meanwhile all the people
need is the peaceful development OF
aircraft.
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why, my dear? Since you're so
competent, do you think Mitchell
will take chance at losing you?
If he does, there are plenty of jobs
in the world"
"Oh, no.. there aren't! Not just
now-not good ones"
What's a good job for a girl,
Chickie? Do yor think the chance
TO earn just enough to eat and wear
fairly decent clothes is good job?
Why, look at yourself-you're 20
you want shiny and beautiful things.
You can grace them. Now, when
you're young and beautiful, you
ought to have them. But, have
your"
Chicke laughed. Young and so
beautiful. indeed! I suppose that's
what that girl shoplifter thought
when she helped herself to the sable
coat and the French beaded bag
and all sorts of silk lingerie. OF
course, I should have them. look
in the windows and 1 know that no
one could be more enhancing than
I decked out like the queen Of She
ba. But what's to be done when God
makes humble and poor?"
Don't blame the good God for
these things! You can grab off your
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SYNOPSIS

Chickte, beloved sud only daughter
OF an oldfaAhioned couple, Jona-
than and Jennie Bryce. experiences a
Wild sense OF Joy when Arthur Son
tag kisses her on returning from her
first dance. He turns his attentions to
Dolly Bacon when he learns Chickie
loves him. Heartbroken, she starts on
a business career. Chickie''s modesty
causes her boss. Harry Lewis, to treat
her stiffly. Sophisticated Janina
Knowles co-worker. gives Chickie
some very wrong pointers. She feels
. bit lonesome since Mary, her chum,
has married Edward McPike. and she
refuses Jimmy Blakes marriage pro
posal only because he Is poor; Chtclkie
attends party given especially for
her by wealthy Jake Munson. Bob
and Ida, Larkin and "Nicky a bache-
thrills Chiclxie. Unbeknown to the
others, Barry Dunno and Chici.ie steal ga
next day go for a drive in the coun-
Wy The nsxt evening n. Iun son,d taxes zes
for leaving his recent party without
a farewell.
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Jake was paying the waiter. She had frightened
sensation at this guilty extravagance.

worry about 1t, Chickie. If you want
to travel, you will
What makes you say that? You
know, inside of me, I've always be-
lieved that I would. I've seen my
self on a great steamer rolled up in
a soft rug and waiter bringing me
tea. I've seen myself galloping
across the desert, like Domino in the
Garden of Allah But look-I'm
20 and none of these dazzling things
has happened yet"
1T should say, then, that 20 is a
good time for them to begin. You
have never taken a long trip? Too
bad we didn't know each other last
year. went to Honolulu-ten of
us-we had a royal time. Would
you like that, CHECKER"
Behind the glistening of her eyes
there flashed a quick, startled in
quiry but Jake went on carelessly:
I've been wanting to take a run
up to Detroit. If we have some good
weather in October may. Could
you get off for a week or two,
Chickie? I'd like to have you along"
The felt a furious little knock
knock at her throat; a hot
IL glow spreading upward over
her ears. She turned her spoon
slowly in the ice cream. She heard
herself presently answer. I've
never been to Detroit"
I've had my vacation this year.
I couldn't"
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Jake tells her of trip he is planning to take and
asks her to 60 along as his guest. They discuss her
fathers attitude

eyes, drew a long, dreamy breath.
Jake, hearing that, pressed her
hands, launching his shoulder down
cozily.
The rain tossed against the win
dows, blurred the lights into dim,
shifting eyes. He drove out and out.
Curled low in the seat, she called
out blithely: Home. James!'
"Yes-presently-w have a few
moments yet" He drove the car
down side road in the park. The
wind whirled about the ground in
eddies, dashed the rain in thin, silver
mists against the trees.
He said in his firm, intimate way:
$50 you have your own ideas on
this and that, but all the same when
you settled down here you felt
happy, didn't your"
"Yes-very-"
ITO BE Continued
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Back chapters of "Chiclxie" can
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share II you put out your hand"
well, l don't know about that,
Mr.. Munson. You said 1t before. but
I see people putting out their hands
all the time and they grab off
great deal more than they wanted"
"I1l tell you why. Chickie. The
people you speak of-your friend
Mary, for instance, knew what she
wanted. But she let her emotions
rise in a sneak tide and bear her to
the very opposite shore. The tide
goes back and there she is stranded
her mind the dupe of her body
compelled to accept and carry the
burdens her blind feelings have
heaped upon her"
"Oh, 1 can't believe that, Mr..
Munson. Mary would fly at you If
you said 1t to her."
And in her heart she will some
day come to realize its truth. With
Mary the tide may still be coming
in. But there are plenty of women
in the world who have watched it
recede,. leaving them stripped and
broken on the shore"
mot at all, only menat that a
girl-all girls need the soft and gen
tie things of life. They shouldn't
have to grow old and hard working
in offices for them. And they
shouldn't let a young, foolish love
that never does last cheat their lives
of all the brighter pleasures. You
think that yourself, Chickie."
"You don't want to let yourself
slide into marriage that means
washing dishes and cooking and
scrimping and half a dozen chill
dren''-Jake was laughing at her
softly-"do. your"
I'm not thinking Of marriage or
lover"
do you mean by this that you
don't believe in love or in mar
riage?"
'Then, Chickie, you just begin to
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BY Eienor,e Meheuin
GO ON WITH THE STORY

"Quaff, my dear, and tell me how
you nke Jake's only original crea-
ton"
She took it hesitant, her eyes
10 Tered, conscious that he was fix
eddy watching her, that his mouth
was becoming tense.
''Chickie, see here Do you think
I'm giving you drink that might
hurt you? There's nothing in that
but a spoonful of the finest old gin.
A baby could drink 1t. You had q
couple much stronger last Saturday.
They didn't seem to cloud your rea-
son any,"
''Why-I was only looking at the
colors-pretty, aren't they?"
She raised it, laughing, tasted
something icy and fragrant that
went tingling into her veins with a
warm radiance, brought a glow of
subtle. relaxed peace into her heart.
Now said Jake, leaning toward
her. II have three questions. VIII
you answer them honestly, CHECKER
I'm not sure about that Mr.. Mum
son. They say it's much better for
a girl to be wise than frank"
who says that-the black one?'
She laughed merrily. 1.-THE Bible!
We should be wise as serpents and
soft as doves"
you're all there on the last of it
--deer. Yes, you dear But try out
your wisdom, If you want. First
do you think I took you away mean
ing to keep you there against your
will?"
"Oh. no! You couldn't do THAR
80 l see. But do you think !
wished tor
mot exactly, but I thought 1t
cruel that no one happened to let
me know where we were going"
He WINGED. Perhaps 1t was.
didn't really think about 1t at all.
I was feeling high and mighty, as
you know. But I'll never let thing
like that happen to you again. The
next time"
There isn't going to be next
time"
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think about 1t or otherwise It will /
swoop down on you like the wolf |
on the fold. You better have a
good. stout barbed wire fence to keep
1t off unless you want to be de-
voured."
She tossed her head flippantly:
That's the worst Of It, though!
Mary says when it comes you want
to be devoured!'
Mary is a wise child. The sad
thing is this-it only devours the
heart and the happiness--it leaves
the mind stalking about in bitter
ness to mourn the loss"
She sighed unhappily: You think
all marriage is a failure. then? All
love ends miesrably?"
He looked into her ardent, seek
ing eyes-a momentary sadness in
his. He shook his head slowly.
That's your belief, Chickie. You
said that people who grab never
get anything but trouble. But 1
say you only have to thrust your
hand in the right nest.
You can't draw the golden egg
from a mud hen. l say there are
plenty Of golden eggs in the world
and it's the young and the beauti-
full who should have them. You and
1, for instancer'
e was paying the waiter. She
lIH noticed that he put a $40 bill
III on the plate and very little of
1T came back. She had strained,
frightened sensation at this guilty
extravaganza.
But when Jake established her
with a smiling tenderness in the
sedan she let herself sink back
joyously in the soft luxury. The
happy, gentle things of life-like
silk next to her skin-ah-indeed
she wanted them. She closed her
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Eyes there area great many of

Yes there area great many or
them"
Fl HERE suddenly darted before
Ill her with impish mirth a pic
ture of Jake Munson sitting
in their small wicker living-room
undergoing the grand quiz by the
imperturbable Jonathan. 1t struck
her so funny she laughed outright.
Looking at him, her eyes shining
and wide like a little girls, she said
sweetly:
IT fear not, SIR! Henceforth' no
one takes this girl awalking without
special permission from the grand
czar, Jonathan"
He grew suddenly pale. "Chickde,
did you tell your father I took you
away and tried to keep you from
getting homer"
mo, I didn't. II / told him that
I think he would have locked me up
with ball and chain on my ankle.
I wonder what your other questions
may be-"
you've half answered them al
ready. I wanted to know If you've
taken seriously the things Janina
told Of me?"
We'll Mr.. Munson, Janina does
not talk about you much and l
think 1t makes her wild when other
girls do"
His lips parted; he drew in his
breath smiling and with relish.
But she warned you against me,
didn't she?"
ooh, I don't know, Mr.. Munson,
as I'll tell you quite all my secret
hopes and thoughts and gossip
ings!'
more than you think. He leaned
toward her, his glance passing from
her clear, wide open eyes to the lit
tie pointed chin. From these he read
her heart-young, ardent, wistful In
It's purity. Read it and had no
doubts.
For he was seasoned-not stern
and skeptical and "a. He went on
slowly, moving his hand over till
1t rested on hers. Much more,
Chickie. You tell me all I want to
know-except the last. Are you a
little afraid of me? You don't ex.
actly trust me?"
She shrugged gaily. IT don't know
about that! When I was little
always thought bogies and ghosts
came into the parlor at nights. And
you know, can still run-so II
that's what you are!'
He laughed You'll not be run
ming away from me. Chickie. You
won't wish to rum" He pressed
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CHAPTER Xxx
LURES

N the mirrors paneling the
walls Chickie saw herself.
her cheeks red and eager;
she saw Munson, dark. intent, smil.
ing. A sense of unreality pressed
upon her. She kept wondering. but
with a throb of astonished excite
ment: Heavens! How do I hap
pen to be here?"
Jake repeated after her, musing:
you've been working two and a
half years and you like 1t .
suppose you earn a fair salary?"
I've been raised three times.
You see, I'm very competent. Most
people wouldn't suppose that"
"Why?"
"Janina says I have the look of
angelic mot thereness,' but when.
ever Mitchell, my boss, wants spe-
cial work done he sends for me-"
He does! Oh, do you like him."
Yes, / do / like him better than
any of the other men in the place. "
Hes a good fellow. I know his
family very well His wife is a
chum of my sisters. She's quite
beautiful"
He regarded Chickie thoughtfully.
"He showed me her picture-and
pictures of his two boys. They're
awfully sweet"
II suppose you'll stay at your
job until your shiny and beautiful
thing arrives? Is that you'll plan,
CHECKER"
well. I guess l will unless we
should suddenly make money in oil.
Then we'd all f1auIt off to Europe
or to Honolulu or ne place won.
derful."
why count on oil for money!"
Jonathan invested in oil last
month. You see. my father has a
paint store, so he knows something
about oils-naturally. He's always
using them. And he got gorgeous
chance-so he took 1t and we've all
kinds of fun ever since deciding
what we'd do when the dividends
come in"
Jake tapped with his fingers
How much did your rather put
into this company"
II think 1t was 5000. Why do you
look so impatient? It's one of the
biggest fields in Texas. You ought
to read some of the letters they've
written us-oh, thrilling-they just
make your heart spring open"
Five hundred dollars-well, that's
too bad. You want to tell your IA
Their to quit that Chickie. Tell him
not to put another cent into It,"
She asked in a chill, fiat tone
leaning forward anxiously. "You
don't think it will pay?"
II don't think you'll go to Eu
rope on any money you get from
your Texas oil company. But dom
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Puzzle a Day

Two men, A and r, each laid aside
So, making total stakes of Sc. Then
they agreed to play pool. and. as
soon as one man had won three
games, he would be entitled to the
stakes. A won two games and B
won one. AS they did not have time
to play any further, they determined
to quit, and to divided the stakes In
proper shares.
How much money did each re.
ceive?
Last Puzzle Answer:
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The express passes the local at
"Harbor" at 6:43. AS the express,
travelling at a constant rate, covers
"a miles in 80 minutes, 1t average
speed is a mile in one and one-third
minutes. Thus 1t covers the Is
miles from Alton" to "Harbor" in
just 20 minutes, or SAB, the exact
time the local is scheduled to ar
rive,
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her palm hard against the table, his
eyes suddenly hot aS though they
poured fire into ers. She dropped
her lids quickly. the blood sweeping
into her face. A subtle. quivering.
more fear than expectance, shot
through her.
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Use Chamois Skins
for Window Washing

Merely wipe OFF the window
with the wet chamois skin. and
the glass polishes and dries itself.
We are offering for this purpose
A one-piece chamois, 1Sx24,
priced at 20
Evening star., 1925-03-14
PARENTS ASK PROBE
OF EASTERN HIGH
Believe Lad Who Died of Spinal
Meningitis May Have Contract
ed Disease at School.

An investigation of conditions at
the Eastern High School will be ask
ed by parents of Thomas Darlington
Frame, Is years old, of 1924 u street,
Anacostia, who died yesterday from
spinal meningitis. His parents be-
lieve he may have contracted the dis
ease there.
Young Frame was in the third year
at the institution and was taken sud
denly i'll Thursday after returning to
his home from school. He was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital, where
his death occurred yesterday after
noon.
The body was later removed to the
District Morgue, where an autopsy
was performed last night, which dis
closed that death had resulted from
spinal meningitis.
The boy is survived by his parents,
Herman D. and Mrs. Fannie Haskins
Frame, and a. sister, Elizabeth Frame
Funeral services will be held at the
family residence Monday afternoon.
Interment will be in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.