The Washington times., 1925-12-12
FOLKS CALM
UNDER PUBLICITY
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his bulky hound. at hts heels, and
pays his daily visit at Mrs. Dol
fingers house for q batch Of fresh
ginger cookies.
The Golden Era has not changed
Garland Grange.
second floor. back over the Wheaton
restaurant at 1T ~. Front street
hasn't changed a particle, save for
q new radio. Nor has the landlord
raised the rent. Its still s2.s.6a per
month.
More than ever now the gadders
from out of town and thc autoIno-
bubbling persons hesitate in front
OF the. restaurant and peeK up at
the top landing with the hope that
perhaps Red Grange will come gal
looping down the steps.
Jungle Of Guinea
When they get tired waiting they
drop in and have cup Of coffee.
This makes the restaurant man
happy and the cash register rings
twice as merrily as It formerly did.
Hundreds Of these pilgrims come
every week to the shrine, and so
Wheaton is becoming something OF
a sacred city.
Probably Wheaton is changing,
but the Oranges aren't.
1t was only recently that Dad
Grange remarked that well prob
ably never be so happy again az
we used to be-" And that's just
what the man means.
He's as genuine as a baby's smile.
Probably Garland views the new
prosperity differently, for he is look
ing through the eyes Of a. twenty
year-old boy. For Garland 1t may
mean fatter living at the University
of Illinois when he returns to
school next year to resume where
Harold left off.
Garland has an opportunity to 30
South and West with Red and the
Bears this month, but he will not
go. For him it is business prop
osition. Yet this would leave Dad"
all alone and Garland doesn't think
this would be the right thing to do.
"Guess a lot Of people thought
that Harold would let the dollars
go to his head and be swallowed UP
in his new life," Dad" Grange said.
We'll, Harold isn't that kind Of a
boy. This is what he did:
He came to Wheaton the Mon.
day after his first two professional
games. was at the Jail and a
neighbor told me that he was In
town. For a minute / was afraid
that he wouldn't come over to see
me, but sure enough he did.
Hands Him $1,000
Harold put his arms around me
and said:
Here. Dad. L. q little present
for you.'
HE handed me ten 800 bills. I
didn't want to take the money, but
Harold insisted. And 1t was the
first time I had ever saw tears
in his eyes since I tanned his hide
for some misdemeanor not so many
years ago.
II know that Harold was getting
a. big kick out Of his little gift 10
me because he had often told me,
during his days at Illinois. that he'd
repay me some day for my efforts
in putting him through school.
Harold said that it was the first
81 900 that had been paid to him
from his professional football work"
dad" Grange is quite emphatic
in his statement that he doesn't
want any Of his sons money. Flo
Just wants to go along and live mis-
life In Wheaton. as he has been do.
ing since he brought his little fam
lily there from Forksville. Pa. He
believes that Garland may get some
enjoyment out Of money because the
boy is still young.
That Big House On Hill
YES. there has been talk that
Harold will build fine big house
in the country where can spend
nv last years like a king. Well,
don't want that, but l don't suppose
1t will stop Harold. He always
wanted a big house for us. If his
mother were alive things would be
different. She would have taken
great pride in the way that Harold
has conducted himself. But"