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Evening star., 1928-05-27
Il Know My Geography Now"
Offer to Towns to Provide Paint for
Recording Their Names as Airway Fea-
lures Produces Deluge-Political Tenden-
cies Are Recognized Factors in Replies
Received.

EN- very rood. Painesville, Ohio, wants
to use their own judgment in what TO
spend Now a town has got 10 De
mighty patriotic toward Aviation to con-
descend to paint the name "PainesVllie
where anyone can see 1t.
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce
advised me that as the State was at
that time having a Paint and clean up
week" and that would I just MIND IN
cluding enough to paint and clean up
Kansas. Now can you imagine me
cleaning up Kansas? Can you imagine
anybody cleaning up Kansas? Even
Garry Nation couldent do It, But i
tell you what will do, / will contribute
to clean UP "Emporia" and Topeka.
want to make Emporia fit for Homes
and not lust for old Newspaper men,
and Topeka, being the home OF both
Curtis and Capper. l will help white
wash it as far as Republican feed
trough can be fumigated. I will be at
the Convention in few days and VIII
take care of these towns personally.
Here is an offer from Swim. Oregon.
They not only offer to paint the roof,
but will do so as soon as they build a
building to paint 1t on. Here is Farn1a,
Idaho, which is far enough North to
have felt the influence of kcnerG SerV-
ice Poems, and it acted on them as
follows:
"On Thursday May third, Our Legion
Post Heard
Of this chance to head off COM
plant,
So we give you our word to assist lost
Bird
If you'll only come through with the
paint"
So / very literally allowed, EN- two
bits letter. BY mixing plenty Of
water with it. and serving it will do.
The Laconing, Maryland, Business Mems
Club asks me to send the money. and
being Business men they will use their
judgement. Well, think my money is
as good as their judgement. All! now
we are getting down to honesty. Here
is Wichita Falls, Texas, with a Bill for
only $2.40. See, that's the kind of peo-
pie you will meet when you 60 to the
Democratic Convention in Texas. The
minute you get out of Republican Ter
ritory. why you see honesty and square
Evening star., 1928-05-27

Her reply, tremblingly written, was:
Haven't you got all you want?"
For a long time there was no further
correspondence. The drawing proceeded
with doggedness. At last, as If in des-
peration, Marcus dashed down few
words He thrust the paper at her hand
and, almost scowling, pursued his task.
Ruth saw that his face was deeply
crimsoned. She read what he had
written. Her heart stood still. The
blood rushed to her cheeks. For the
blunt words were:
IT want you Nothing else. I'm in
love with you. For heavens sake, put
me OUT of my misery"
Ruth sat perfectly still. She read
the words over and over again. At last,
taking the pencil again, she gave Mar
Gus his answer.
IT love you," she wrote. That was
all. And as she returned the paper to
him, she felt her hand clasped firmly
in his. He had stopped. Her fingers
were pressed to his lips.
THANK heaven" he CALCULATED aloud.
4 beg pardon?" asked Mrs. Sisley.
Were getting along famously!"
THE sketch was finished. The sub
ject of it looked upon the evenings
work with pride and pleasure.
Dear Adeline will be so delighted"
said Mrs. Sisley.
,"This this is the b-best
evenings work I've ever done," Marcus
assured her.
Its very like" said Mrs. Sisley.
ST 1 shall come and m-make
another one of you," answered Marcus,
edging toward the door. "G-good night.
Mrs Sisley."
so sorry Adeline !"
mot at all. Not at all"
He forcibly closed the sitting room
door behind him, and Ruth was in his
arms in the darkness of the little hall.
She felt the roughness of his tweed
Jacket, the vigor of his embrace, the
pressure of his eager lips upon her own.
Trembling, blushing, but beyond COM
parison happy, Ruth raised her arms
and drew his cheek against her own In
quick whispers they spoke together
little half-completed sentences.
Never get you alone" he grumbled.
"It'S been unbearable."
You're so shy. My DEAR"
"T-terrified. L-love you
1t was enough. Both were beautifully
happy.
why. Ruth"
Mrs. Sisley opened the door suddenly;
the light of the sitting room streamed
out upon the two of them. and Marcus
still held Ruth closely to his breast.
There was a terrible pause-an accus-
ing pause upon the one side; guilty,
freeing pause upon the other.
II :. I'm just g-going," stammered
Marcus, II +. I've been asking Ruth
to m-marry me-"
The effect Of his declaration was
overwhelming.
RUTH" almost screamed Mrs Sisley.
Ruth! O-oh!" 1t was a cry of horror.
"My poor Adeline!" She seemed about
to swoon. MY poor child"
"Unless-lesS I'm mistaken" grinned
Marcus very consolingly, shell marry
the man who wants her Aubrey"
"Aubreyl" moaned Mrs Sisley. "That
mani Never!'
II thinL it's all settled I
think so. Nnot bad chap" said Mar
Gus. mot n-many brains, but" he
lowered his voice to a whisper, 'his
fathers a nl-millionaire"
Then, again kissing Ruth-this time
unashamedly before her mother-he ran
down the stairs, leaving them both
dazed and wonder-stricken.
tCopyriVht 1921
Evening star., 1928-05-27

Marcus came again to see the Sis
eys a few nights later and sat for
an hour, hardly speaking. Mrs. Sisley
looked on approvingly. She told him
stories Of Adeline's babyhood. She fol-
| lowed with stories of her husband, of
herself, of Adeline as girl She show
ed him needlework done by Ruth at
school and said it had been done by
Adeline Marcus listened. Presently he
rose and went away.
He did not return this time until
fortnight had passed; and, in that fort
night, Ruth had a thousand chills and
exhilarations at thought of him. She
remembered him in the middle OF her
work and as she travelled in rattling
trains and ate her lunch in crowded
tearooms. She remembered him as her
eyes closed at night and as they opened
in the morning.
I'm mad!" She told herself. 81 shall
of course, shall like him as
sister -in-laW"
One night Ruth had terrible shock.
She had gone early to bed and she had
been sleeping so uneasily that Adelines
return awakened her. Blinking droWS-
lily, she was aware Of Adeline's quick
movements. It seemed to Ruth that
there was suppressed excitement about
Adeline's manner. She went to and fro.
examined herself in the mirror.
Ruth tried to go to sleep again. She
could not tell whether she had been
successful, whether she was dreaming,
or whether she actually saw what next
appeared to happen. Some little time
passed, as if there had been an interval
In her consciousness. Then she felt tre-
mendously wakeful, opened her eyes
again, saw Adeline go to the dressing
kayA $nlr small
black, go back to her bed, pull back the
coverlet, jump into bed. and sit upright.
From the small black object Adeline
apparently took something still smaller.
She set 1t upon her finger, a finger OF
her left hand, and held her hand up so
that the light made brilliant sparks
come from the thing upon the f1n-
The ring was Marcus ring. Ruth
knew despair
@I'm in love with him." she thought.
what agony To see him CONSTANTLY,
and n love with Adeline . marrying
her taking her away shall
never be able to bear 1t. must bear
A DELINE had been home and had
gone out again by the time Ruth
reached home that night, and for this
respite, at least, Ruth was thankful.
She watched her mother for few mo-
ments until she gathered from Mrs.
Sisley's calmness that she had been
told nothing at all. This was relief.
Anything was relief that gave Ruth
time to recover her self-control.
Where has Adeline gone, rnother?"
asked Ruth, in a stifled voice.
"She only said she would be late.
She was in a hurry. think she had
to meet somebody. couldn't help
thinking !" Mrs. Sisley smiled archly.
IT couldn't help thinking feeling sure
who it was. Did the bell ring? She's
come back"
Ruth's heart began to race.
NO" she said, choking. Its some
body at the door Not Adeline."
She rose and moved forward, her
heart humping.
It was Marcus who stood without.
"Oh, Marcus!" cried Ruth. Then
But Adeline's gone out. You've missed
her" Her voice seemed to wall.
How unfortunate!" answered Mar
Gus, But rn-may / still come mp"
He seemed to be laughing Was he not,
then. disappointed? Had he known?
Of course! He, too, was excited. As
Evening star., 1928-05-27

fore the story opens to have ''amasse6
fortune" He is bird at that.
He had also, years before the story
begins, had a young wife to whom he
had refused everything. She died leav-
ing him with a young daughter whom
he refused to see. So he goes on
amassing money. tramping on his
friends, killing off wives with neglect.
isolating daughters.
Then by accident Amos meets his
own daughter. unknown to him. Some
thing about her, he does not know what
reminds him of something that he can't
remember He sees her again. and then
again after that. Each time that he is
with her he feels something Though he
is not aware of feeling it) that gives
him great sense of emptiness Though
he does not know that he is empty.
Evening star., 1928-05-27
CAN YOU IMAGINE ME CLEANING UP KANsAs9

for $25. One Republican, and the other
Democratic. The Ontario ones only
want enough to "Cover everything. +"
While CheWraw only wants enough to
paint It's name. Huntington, West Vir-
ginia, Says they will do what is right
about it, and knowing they as do, !
believe they will Its the American
Legion, and they are generally pretty
square It's the Chamber of Commerce
that you have to watch.
Brasstown, N c., had the sense OF
humor to paint their name in Public
and only ask $40. That's fair, for there
is a sprinkling of Republicans in that
state, and you can just see the fringe
of corruption creeping in Chewraw 50
Brasstown, $40 Getting a little fur
ther North. Tuskeegee, Ala, don t
state price. But know 1t will be rea-
sonable, and will be in white against q
black background.
Copyright. 19as.l
Evening star., 1928-05-27

switched her pity quickly to Aubrey, al
though it must be admitted that, where
as Marcus had fired her imagination,
Aubrey seemed to be insignificant, SLEEK,
and altogether without attractiveness
He could never have any chance,
anyway" thought Ruth. Poor young
man! And now he's lost it entirely"
She glanced at her mother, who was
surveying the newcomer with an ex-
preston in which coldness struggled
with rancor
"A healthy constitution, Mr.. Marcus, -
Mrs. Sisley began. She was interrupted
"A-choo! A-choo!" said both men
simultaneously.
A UBREY showed himself a most ac-
a complished talker. He had been
to all the new plays, had met all the
actors and actresses, the people who
wrote about the plays in the newspa-
pers He had views upon art, litera-
ture and politics. He monopolized the
conversation. Rather stupefied by his
eloquence, Ruth felt that she was half
dcZing. She aWoke to find her mother
staring at Aubrey with the greatest
dislike, while Aubrey talked about things
of which only Adei!ile-it appeared
had ever heard Certainly. Ruth knew
nothing of them. And as for Marcus
she TUNED to look over her shoulder
at Marcus, who had been sitting very
quiet.
Her astonishlnent was lnexpressible
when she discovered that Marcus, so far
from paying attention to what Aubrey
said, was actually engaged in making
upon the back of an envelope sketch
of herself. He was so intent upon his
task that 1t was an instant before he
looked up, saw her surprise, Redeemed,
grinned, and put the envelope back into
his pocket.
Marcus then did a very peculiar
thing. Still smiling. he put his finger
gently to his lips, to show that she
was not to comment upon his action.
Soon after he rose and grasued Aubrey
by the shoulder.
Come along, Aub," he said. "T-time
we W-Went."
Aubrey was child in shat grasp. He
rose, still sleek, but with a slightly
crestfallen air. To Ruth. standing aside.
it was painfully amusing to see how her
Aubrey, and how she beamed al Marcus.
Yes, do" Ruth heard her say to
Marcus ANY evening"
And, as she spoke, Mrs. Sisley drew
Adeline to her side, as If to show by
her action that she and Adeline were
associated But she addressed no such
word to the retiring Aubrey. Indeed,
she regarded him as she might have
regarded toad or giant slug.
The expression upon her face was
supported by the speech made the mo-
nent the two visitors were gone.
What a very disagreeable young man
that was" remarked Mrs Sisley. mfr.
Ramsden. hope he won't come often
to see us!"
"On, he's all right" lazily answered
Adeline, when you know him."
$50 laxative. My dear, he might
have drowned you"
But he didn't"
"I didn't say he did. He might have.
Thanks to Marcus, he didn't" She
spoke with pride. Marcus is much
the superior young man. He's so polite.
Hes rather shy" objected Ruth. He
never speaks to me, if he can help Il"
"Ah, to you,' replied her mother, with
a lofty smile. Its different with nc.
He feels I have mothers heart--a
mothers understanding. This evening
he has asked permission to make a
drawing Of me-"
You're a comic pair" Adeline. OBJ
served graphically, and popped chest-
nut into her mouth.
Evening star., 1928-05-27
The Shy Young Man
By Frank Swnnerton


Ruth understood her mother very
well-too well-and realized that Mrs.
Sisly had but one thought--to marry
Adeline handsomely A soft uncontrol-
able smile of understanding, pity, evrn
love, rose from Ruth's heart to her eyes
to her lips. Then she suddenly foun0
that Marcus was, for the first time.
looking directly at herself. He had sur
prised her smile and was returning it.
Adeline, it appeared. had first met
Marcus at a studio party-she had for
gotten how long ago. Perhaps month.
Ruth, coming back from the kitchen.
to which place she had unobstrusively
transferred heI supper, eating 1t on foot,
was pleased to find quite happy trio.
Her re-entry was unnoticed. because
Marcus was giving an account of a
wealthy patroneSs whose portrait ne
was painting.
"Incredible!" he was saying, in his
funny. half jovial. stammering way. His
shyness was less powerful. Il can't get
her to remove the smtrk."
Il should paint it," cried Adeline.
Serve her right"
"Oh, but she's not a bit like it. Or
dinarily, 1 mean. It would be cruel"
why cruel? She must think it be-
coming"
"She can't know how it locks. She
hasn't seen it,
Poor, simple boy!" sighed Adeline.
when she must have spent hours"
They were irdeed friendly! But now
Marcus had seen her and was again
rather constrained. He could think of
nothing to say to her. Indeed. beyond
showing by his discomfort that he was
aware of Ruth's presence. he did not
address hei directly. Instead, as Ruth
slipped into a chair, he turned to Ade-
line.
Il w-wonder if y-your sister would
er mean
"Oh, Ruth never goes out, cried Ade-
line. She's a regular stay-at-home.
Aren't you, Ruth?"
Adeline was frowning. Ruth under
stood very well what her expression
meant. The sweetness had faded from
it.
mo, / never go out" she said rather
drily. She did not say why. But she
knew why.
But I W" The shy young man
hesitated, locked up at her, turned
Evening star., 1928-05-27
By WILL ROGERS.

w YELL, all know is just what
I read in the papers. The
AN other day I had Gag in
the papers wheIe said that
all the Towns o&3ht to have
the name of their town painted upon
their buildings somewhere, so any one
fiyirlg over could see what Town 1t was.
You know your Town is not quite as well
known TO the World in general as 1t is
to YOU yourself OF course you imagine
that any one should recognize 1t the
minute they see it, ! even went so
Cuckoo as to say that I would pay
for the paint. Well, right there Is wnere
I stepped INTO paint plum up to and
over my financial neck. Say, the biggest
paint maker dident have enough 10 have
supplied the demand. started with an
awful poor idea of the number OF towns
in this Country. Say, couldent have
bought enough paint TO have painted
even the letters that got.
Now I sure did mean well, but I just
gllawed of more than i could chew.
Pontiac, Michigan, sent me bill for
96 dollars l thought somebody was
going into the paint business up there,
but when they wrote me the size OF
some of their factories that they were
putting the sign on commenced to
look, and as i couIoenL see Lne name,
II looked like ! had been bunked. for
S9B. / wanted to see the sign from
Beverly Hills, but / guess they have got
some pretty big places up there. II
they got buildings as big as they say
they have, I am going to fly UP there
and land on one of EN- some day. The
Saratoga amt that big. and all the Navy
lands on it.
Now here is Pierce City, Mo-, with
three more letters in 1t than Pontiac,
. and they send bill for $3.50. 1t is a
nice beautiful little City down next to
Oklahoma. You see the nearer they get
TO Oklahoma the more honest and eco
nomical they are. ! am going 10 send
them the $50 and they raise such fine
strawberries around there, I figure one
crate of Strawberries received in appre-
clation will me- me maby profit. OF
course If they spill on the way out here,
my $3.50 will be total loss But !
, have limited to Harry Osborne to pack
Evening star., 1928-05-27

dealing creeping in. It's a great little
city They already got the Oil. So
am having them draw on Charley
Featherstone. friend of mine there.
for $24O. San Fernando, Cal, sent bill,
but on account of length of name it
was deleted by Censor. You know that
Town Is right here in that wonderful
valley of the same name, so told them
IF an Aviator gets that near Beverley
Hills, he is not lost"
Here is Chewraw South Carolina.
Send two quarts of yellow paint, two
bucks Put up or APOLOGIZE" See
that's down South with the Democrats,
see. No corruption, no scandal, only
want what it takes
Here is one from Ontario, California.
This Is strong Republican District,
and If too much oil paint Is used, we
might be drawn into the Oil scandal.
So s25. will cover everything" See,
there is Chewraw for 81. and Ontario
Evening star., 1928-05-27

excited as Adeline. He had come to
tell them.
"Is Addie not with you?" asked Mrs.
Sisley. How strange Where can she
be? Come in,Maccus. We quite thought
. dear Addie didn't say -
"I w-wanted, w-wanted," stammered
Marcus. He was confused. He could
not say what he had in mind to say
His own cheeks were redder than was
customary. He stood awkwardly in the
room, with a large drawing book under
his arm, and looked helplessly at the
two of them.
I'VE haven't seen you for so long,.
murmured Ruth.
He looked at her. He looked straight
into her eyes and turned abruptly away
Ruth turned also, r1liSerably, and sat
down by the table.
II w-wanted," repeated Marcus, etc
make that sketch of you, Mrs. Sisley.'
ooh, dear mel" she cried. How de-
lightful! I was afraid :"
1--WE been so busy"
you've been going to parties, Mar
cus!" cried Ruth, reproachfully.
mot one, I assure you'll" he answered
"Not single party"
Not? But Adeline had said 1t
was a flsah of thought gone in an in
slant.
where shall I sit2 Will the light
matter2 1t distorts. I'm afraid"
Exactly as you were, Mrs. Sisley.
Marcus manner was quite different. He
was less shy. There"
Ruth picked up book. Mrs. Sisley
sat in her chair by the fireplace. Mar
Gus took chair at the center table,
within two feet of Ruth. He drew out
his pencils. set them there beside him,
jumped up, took a good look at his
model, sat down again.
Turn n-little farther away, if you
please, Mrs. Sisley," he said. urgently.
Ruth could hardly breathe She
stared at her book.
ONCE or twice Mrs. Sisley sighed
She moved or twitched a little.
And whenever she did this Ruth knew
that Marcus frowned. She had a
glimpse Of him in a new mood-intent,
busy quite without hesitation. He
seemed to tear out page of his book.
Quite all right" he declared reassur-
ingly to Mrs Sisley. "J-just as you are.
That's right Keep your eyes turned
away. Sol"
With that, he pushed gently toward
Ruth piece of the paper he had torn.
She did not suppose that this was done
for her attention: but the paper came
nearer still, until she was forced to
cast her eyes upon it. There was no
draying. There were written words
Don't you ever go out?" she read
upon the paper. 1--WE been trying to
catch you each evening. I've got some
thing to tell you"
Ruth's heart seemed to be in her
threat. Then the absurdity of it struck
her; and, though the throbbing weight
behind her eyes continued, she could
hardly restrain little cry of laghter
With a glance at his intent face, as he
proceeded with his fresh sketch, she
smiled and stole pencil.
mother is nervous at night" she
wrote. What have you got to tell me?"
She saw his frown as he read her an
swer From the tail of her eye she saw
the composition of his next message. 1t
took him a considerable time, during
which he frequently looked at his model
and made a stroke or two upon his
sketch.
''I never get a chance to speak to
you," we're the words Ruth read. Don't
you think / deserve something better?"
This to herself? But what Of Ade-
line? What of that sparkling ring?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13

SALEOFBONDS
Water District Waits
For Improvement of
Bond Markets

PHARR. Sept. lS.-concretinS OF
the Pharr-San Jnan-Alamo irriga-
ton system will start before Janu-
arr 4. according 10 plans announced
hv the board Of directors of the
district. who propose 70 sell the
first 1000. 900 Of the $4,000. 900
bond issue. recently voted. as soon
az the bond market conditions are
more favorable.
Members OF the board are main
tanning careful check on the bond
market ard propose to offer their
first bonds as soon as conditions IN
the investment markets justify.
Engineers Of the district have
practically completed plans for the
rehabilitation OF the system. which
includes concrete rpe for most Of
the main line canals. and concrete
lining for distributors. It IS under
stood that concrete pipe will be
used wherever practicable in order
20 decrease maintenance cost. which
"a expected 10 more than offset the
additional cost az installation.
All legal questions IN connection
with the bonds have been disposed
Of. including approval Of the attor-
ney general. attorneys for the dis
trict state. but directors assert they
are in no hurry 10 dispose Of the is
sue. Organization for the work and
completing Of all details Is occupy
ing the attention Of the district Of
ficials. who say that no bonds will
be sold until the money u needed
for actual construction.
According 20 estimates az engi-
neers nearly three years will be re-
CURED to complete oil improve
mentS contemplated BY the district.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
Arroyo Colorado
Yacht Club viii
Be Meet Subject

HARLTNGEN. Sept. 15.-Organiza-
ton Of an Arroyo Yacht club has
been proposed here, and will be car
ried out nc a meeting 70 be called
BIZ the chamber Of commerce prob
ably next week.
The purpose Of the organization
will be to bring about facilities on
the Arroyo Colorado for small
boats, and to encourage the use Of
this body Of water rs a pleasure
channel.
Efforts will be made 20 have q
boat or yacht house built on the
banks of the Arroyo near here.
There are already some facilities
there for small boat sand the plan
is to connect with the main streets
Of Harrington BY means Of . paved
street through the Finwood addition
20 the city. NV
There are about q dozen small
boats on the Arroyo Colorado in this
section now. belonging 70 persons
living in H~arlingen, and more will
be placed in the Arroyo later, Is the
belief of local people.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
Petition Sent In
Asking Return Of
White Brakemen
Especial 10 The Heraldl

SAN BENITO. Sept. 1S.-The PC
tition circulated here calling upon
officials Of the Missouri Pacific 70
Te-employ white brakemen who, il
is alleged. have been replaced BY
negro brakemen, NEs mailed from
San Benito Wednesday night.
The petition was addressed 70 III.
r. Stafford. executive vice president
OF the Missouri Pacific Lines. and
was sent to him.
II contained the Of almost
two thousand San Benito people. in
riuding practically every business
concern IN the city, according 70
those who circulated IL.
Il IS asserted in the petition that
the white hrakemen have been resi-
n&nts Of San Benito many years. and
are desirable citizens here. and that
q negroes are not desirable citi-
gems Of San Benito.