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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-18

This nation should honor its leading farmers as
III does is scientists and lis soldiers and its captains
- industry. Il Is an inspiration to the boys and girls
who are growing W in the country 10 know that sue
cess may De the reward q effort on the farm a. it j.
money. but what i mere important. the success that
comes from ar upright and useful life in family and
community.
Me are witnessing q marked change IN the consumF-
lion habits q the public. Take, for example. grain
consumption. This year the consumption Of grain Is
z300D000oC0 pounds less than it was in the average
pear from 1910 20 1914. This represents the produc-
ton of nearly oD.O00.000 acres. The Is per cent de-
crease in horses and mules, due 10 increased use Of
machinery. hEs cut grain consumption approximately
r. GOO 100000 pounds. The remaining 5000, 600 600
pounds in decrease in consumption Of grain is account
&c FER largely ~ the Use of this quantity for alcoholic
drinks before the advent o. national prohibition
Again. per capita consumption Of meat in 1907 was
.I5e pounds. II il nov approximately l3 pounds;
mach higher than IL was in the war years. but still far
beloH ere 1897 figures. The average person il America
todav is eating rs pounds ~ meat a year less than in
49, III per capita consumption were the same nov as
n 1907. approximately 1980Dp0.0o0 pounds more meat
aauls be consumed annually.
On the other hand. the consumption Of certain
ether agricultural products. such as dairy products,
vegetables, and fruits. has shown q marked increase.
= Ne are 70 finish the Job of agriculture we must
meet these conditions and similar conditions rs they
arise. We mast adapt our production to the demand
q kin6. quantity, and quality. and must market cur
pr0dErts 10 the beat advantage
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Eliminating the middleman does not always make
ends mee--Christian Science Monitor.
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Kings can no longer boss the works as they once
could, but We could name q few queens who ean-MiI-
Wzukee Leader.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-18

JIMMY JAMS
Today's Horoscope
Persons born on this date are gen
orally clear and powerful writers and
have level heads.
Answers 10 Foregoing Questions
j. David Binney Putnam Green
land and Baffin Lane in writing
travel books.
.. Secretary OF State.
3. The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you all. Ameh."
a. Henry, VIII.
s. Rio De Janeiro.
6. James Nv, 10.
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with industry in the formulatiOn Of new
tariff schedules.
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e-oa-Younw ladies' SeMtef
94A-CnnrnFt Pianist
1sAs-WRNA Riehmona-ts@A
g.HH-Fr8AWe L~Hnum
Saa-Luzical Ar0kF IN
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didn't. And she knew why. That
other time she had been afraid.
The sense. of unknown danger
had oppressed her. Now-well,
now she knew, she thought, the
worst that could happen. She
had faced it. The worst thing
that could happen to her--and
she knew this. too, with a sud-
den queer little rush of regret,
and something like pity for Ted
was that she should lose John,
that he should be in love with
this girl who had come to sec
her.
She had realized, the other
time, that that was so. but she
had had neither the knowledge
nor the courage to face the fact.
Now she had both. She knew
John was in love with this girl,
or thought he was. They were
in the open. And-she wasn't
afraid OF her and she didn't hate
her. She could meet her face to
race, as one human being meets
another, without fear or even dis
like.
Her mood, or something else,
had its effect instantly. For this
time it was Margaret Drew who
was nervous. OF course, this
time, the advantage that had
been Margaret's~ before was
Eileen's. This time Eileen was
not making an assault ON Marga-
ret's stronghold; it was the other
way around. This was, or ought
to be, Johns home; the other time
Eileen had been invading another
home of his, from which, rightly
or wrongly--wrongly, as she now
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believed, and largely through her
own negligence she had been
shut out. But in this home of
Johns, or any other home Of his,
any home in which he had lived
what had, after all, until lately.
been the most significant part Of
his life, Margaret had never had
a foothold and had none now.
How do you do?" said Eileen.
Her tone was perfect, because she
gave no thought to it at all. She
was simply a woman greeting
visitor to her house; she paid her
the same tribute OF wholly inn
personal courtesy that, being what
she was, she would have paid to
Helen Bishop, calling for the first
time; to q canvasser selling g. set
OF books, to a servant seeking g..
position.
How do you do?" Margaret re-
joined-in quite another tone.
MRS. MacVeagh-Mr. MacVeagh
thinks you must have forgotten
that he has to have certain
papers, with your signature. Or
didn't you get the letter, and the
enclosures2 + sent them-bIt the
mails-I didn't register them"
"Oh, yes--I got them" said.
Eileen. And waited. A plan was
taking form, with every passing
moment, in her mind.
I'm so glad" said Margaret.
tits only a matter Of form, of
course. but even formalities are
terribly important, you know,
sometimes, in business.
II understand, perfectly" said
Eileen. I'm really not 30 ignor-
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relaxing, gazed full into Jerry's
burning eyes.
CHAPTER AZ.
Half an hour later they came
face to face.
"Jerry-Iisten"
ooh, blah! Great little sofa
sheik you've turned out to be! Get
them going and coming, don't
you? Winsome wag! The grand
little go.getter of the secondhand
DANES! Big victory, isn't it? Worth
drinking up your looks"
A subtle. electrifying change
made his eyes hard: Drinking?
You've never seen me drunk in
your lifev'
1--WE not seen you teeter..
Haven't seen it get your legs.
That's why it's getting your head
eating up your ambition and
your ideals and your fineness."
Don't rant, Jerry. My work
speaks for ITSELF"
"A damn sight better for you,
Saxon Rhodes, IL you were a bit
less brilliant. And if you did roll
in the gutter after your dozen.
drinks. Then you'd be humble and
take stoc.,/of yourself. Instead of
your boastful schoolboy pride that
you can stand up and take your
liquor like a travelled gentleman.
Time you got over being II. Be
fore all your hair falls out and
your jewels get any thicker"
That struck him funny He
went over to a mirror and ran a
hand through the thick, tan hair.
lis a bit thin at the temples.
Gives one an intellectual look"
"Oh, you could boob corpse
out of the coffin Make it feel like
an ass for dying. Go to it
rationalize your own decline.
You'll hit bottom sooner. But
you'll be so damn soft by then you
won't feel the fall; won't even
know you've fallen.
You'd be further ahead, ole
dear, If you'd CUTS enough to cut
the rationalizing and swallow re-
morse now and then"
Same little censor, aren't we?
Same little custodian of men and
morals? Up to you to keep the
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.JEIRR Y

CHE stole a look at his profile
- with the strong line of the
Jaw, the vital. uneven sculpture OF
his nose and chin. A slight heavi-
ness about his neck-oh, very
slight. A WEAKNESS showing in
tiny lines about his eyes.
But he grinned-grinned hap
PLY in her face: You're still
darling thing, aren't you?N And
It's going to be a lot of fun get
ting acquainted all over again.
What say to that, Jerry?"
She blew cigarette smoke in his
face and answered breezily: "All
clear aheadw
They sat in the leafy dark Of
the porch. They talked eagerly.
swiftly. He wanted to know what
she was thinking; what she was
doing. If she liked her job; il she
liked her new cousin. Had she
missed him-thought much of
him? Some Of those letters--Low
they were pretty matter-of.fact
and cold. Took a crimp III a
fellow. reading them and remern-
bering.
In the music of that voice hum.
ming with its deep. secret hi
1arity: with his warm. rough
cheek coming near to hers and
with this soft, eager murmur:
We've a few things to reniem-
Der, Jerry-dear things" With
this, she was helpless. The
months and the discords between
them vanished. She let herself
down in the ache and tumuIt.
They danced. Again, then asain.
He glanced down, swooping her
to him with a teasing: I'VE like
each other. guess that's all
there's to it. You've changed.
Jerry. You've a dark, mysteriou
air like Nara"
"Ah," thought she, that comes
of unrequited love. That comes
Of anguish and responsibility.
But you, Saxon Rhodes may won.
der! You shall never. know again:
never be sure Of me again. To
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By ELENORE METIERIN

cock-eyed world going straight.
Divine right OF wives ct cetera!'
That landed clean and bitter be-
tween the eyes. She saw him COM
ing with a grin. half sneer, half
patronage: Here, have a drink.
you'll feel better"
She wished to hurl 1t in his
face. She was white to the lips.
But she thought blazing: He
doesn't win tonight!"
She took the glass and tossed it
off: ITO the cocky cavalier! Don
Juan in rompers! Cheerio!"
He didn't like that and showed
his teeth in mean scowl. She
flung a bright, derisive laugh, cut
ting off his answer with an icy:
over the river. ole dear! Call
again when you've new bag of
tricksv'
Strung tight as though she would
snap in two-she felt like this.
She walked swiftly, her head
arrogantly high and that bright,
derisive laughter fixed on her
lips.
She met Hugh and with the
same false glitter snatched his
glass and drained it.
He gave her a whimsical, startled
look. She shrugged.
And now they were standing at
the garden wall and she was aware
of his face, clean-cut and likable,
the moonlight enhancing it's pallor,
his face with a strained smile,
turned to hers.
why did you snatch my glass,
Jerry?"
"Thirstv'
II know. But liquor won't
satisfy it not your kind of
thirst
Twill anything? It's a rather
disappointing world, isn't. it?
Nobody's satisfied. And we're
always looking for an escape.
Weighted with ourselves and the
hum-drumness of living.
with the whole ocean to
roam, mountains to climb and
skies to fly, you'd think we could
make wild, glittering adj
venture of 1t, wouldn't you?
You'd think we'd be living furi-
ously, jealous Of each moment
that eluded us: afraid that the
time to die would arrive before
we'd half gone through the blaz-
ing joy that living ought to be.
whats wrong, I wonder, that
we don't have a seething time in
such d vast, thrilling playground?
mo wonder God has gone. He
must have passed out of the pic.
ture in utter chagrin when he
saw what pipsqueaks we turned
out to be.
with mad moments. sixty an
hour handed to us free, all we
can think OF is to flop on sofas
and languish in somebody's arms"
The smile on Hugh's face broad.
ened. rippled into a deep laugh.
That's not always an expression
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A Story Of Wild Youth

Hughie, darling. And I'll give
you a whiff Of seventeen golden
phizzes. They were knockouts"'
They came thronging and
stamping to the porch, to the
garden, to the machines. The
trees came to life with color and
dim, moving forms.
Ora Pringle, rather Haunting
Juno now with her eyes and
cheeks flushed, swept her shawl
about her partner-the two of
them wrapped together, began to
dance.
Mary Pennings beckoned to
John.
Now WATCH" whispered Sylvia
with drolI grimace.
Mary linked her arm in Johns.
Their faces were on a level. Quite
openly-quite debonairly, Mary
raised hers. Her lips closed dream
lily, deliberately on Johns.
Nothing stupid about that
said Jerry intrigued by the audac-
ity. She looked about eagerly
smiling and waiting. Where was
he? Why didn't he come!
Then she was following Hugh to,
the garden: TOO warm here
they've all acquired a beautiful
edge. Now the night begins. Jerry
dear--look out there-the moon
light on the water. Walk down
there"
She followed absently, dreamily
"a song in her ears: Never a
girl before you, Jerry-and now
know there can never be another
after you-you only" r
They passed shrubs-a bench In
the shadows.
Two forms there, the mans arms
wound about the girl.
Hurry. She caught Hugh's hand,
pushed him on. But in that mo-
ment the man in the shadow
spoke. Saxon's Voice-ah, surely
not his voice saying that!
And his arms wound so about
Ora Pringle.
She gave a soft, inarticulate
murmur and would have hidden
her face.
Too late. Saxon with his arms
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) of poor humanity's incompetence,
is it?
.'You don't know how to play
here in America. At least, it
seems so to me. At Tahoe dur
ing the holidays the tavern was
crowded. There was snow on all
the mountains. In Switzerland,
the whole population would be
out skiing. They'd be going mad
with the pleasure Of it.
cts the sport OF kings. But
there we sat around bridge tables
playing a cent point and drink
ing high-bal Letting the snow
and the magnificent fun OF it
melt away. All but q few game
wardens who were enjoying them
selves. One Of these loaned me
a pair of skis. We went to the
summit. 1t was wonderful But
no one in the crowd could be
induced to try the sport"
Yet we all dream OF Selling
brilliant adventures, she answer.
ed, watching yacht, poised deli.
cate and phantom-like-a white
butterfly on the water. I'VE all
look forward to sweeping, golden
loves and beautiful excitements.
But this is the way our nights
and days vanish"
They need not, Jerry. You
don't enjoy this-most of us don't.
You can find the rich, satisfying
life. You can find what you
want-all that you want
Where
She glanced up suddenly to
find that intent pleading sweet.
ness lowering like a presence on
his mouth.
At her question this quirked
off in laugh. why. with me,
Jerry. With me If you'd care to
look. Really-would you con-
slider me at ALP"
The oldest proposal she had
ever received. Only his eyes,
softly lighted and dark turned
with a strained, seeking look to
hers-touching her warmly.
will you consider me. Jerry?"
"Are you asking me to marry
you. Hugh"
Not very cleverly. But in
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great ernestness. Yes-would
you marry me, Jerry?"
Slowly resting her chin in her
hands. I'D like to marry you,
Hugh. But I'm not thinking Of
marriage. And I'm not wanting
to marry. I'm. ali against II.
And ! couldn't now, anyway.
have to earn. I need greatly to
earn
I'm not poor. Jerry. Wed
have a delightful time together.
Why should you be against mar
riage?"
Oh, think 1t fatal mistake
to marry for happiness. think
a person should find happiness
and satisfaction first and marry
second. You don't become happy
through marriage any more than
you become pop-eyed through it,
You said you'd like to marry
me, why?"
81 like you. There's 4 nicely
sabout you that I crave in men. .
Perhaps you'll think me over
then? jerry, we could be very
gay together. You're somewhat
of q vagabond and I'm wholly
one, And If you'd give me half
a chance I could be most awfuIly
nice"
She was held by the solemn
sweetness Of his es--fascinated
by this, so intent against the
light play Of words.
He did not attempt to kiss her
did not even clasp her hands.
And yet she felt a terrible earn
estness-a suffering eagerness
even in his laugh.
Go Be Continued Monday
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Will you or will you not give me
the signed proxies and certificates
Mr.. MacVeagh needs?'
''If you want yes or no this mo-
ment-noY said Eileen.
Then I'd better leave Mr.. Mac
Veagh to deal with your
As you please. / prefer. natur-
ally, to deal with him. :
So that's your game! You think
Il you can force him to come and
see you you can work him again
that you can get him away from
mel hate women! Women like
you! Parasites women who just
cling to q man and depend upon
him for everything"
$50 do /. Miss Drew said
Eileen. II hate women like that
as much as you do. Women who
have no minds Of their own
women who really are Just mo-
rons, without a thought or opinion
some one else hasn't given them.
The sort of wOnnan--if you must
have it, the sort Of woman /
think you areT,
''I! Margaret Drew sprang
to her feet again in shocked
amazement. II? I've taken care
Of myself for years-Tve never
been dependent on any mani I've
fed myself, clothed myself
i've no sort of doubt that
that's true. But--what have you
done? Have you gathered your
opinions from life--living? MOI
They've come to you from books
from things you've read in maya
zines and newspapers from plays
you've seen. I don't believe you've
ever had an honest. completely
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with him - unquestioning - any.
where.
Her whole being became pas
him in a soft, undulant flame.
y \
In dream, lost in dream, she
watched opalescent clouds drift
ing about the dark peak of Angel
Island. She listened to music.
Tears filled her eyes and a
strange pang and rapture mingled
in her heart.
She could not return to the
dancing-could not go back to
others.
From the shadow of the porch
she watched the dancers. Inga in
there, a joyous Kewpie with her
wide, ripping mouth and bright
red hair. Inga singing as John
played-singing to him, There's
something nice about everyone.
but everything nice about you!'
Jerry pressed her cheeks
against the moist leaves of
blooming acacia: against the soft,
golden streamers. And longed to
be lost in the darkness: mingled
and lost in the infinite music
of the night.
Starry-eyed and the mist in her
hair she came down the dim
porch in answer to Hugh's half
frightened: Jerry, where are
your"
She smiled dreamily: att was so
lovely out here-so quiet and
sweet"
"Ah," said he, his thin, pale
face now anxious. You're not
enjoying yourself"
II am--beautifully."
But alone. You don't really
like these parties, do you? I've
an idea that you're less of this
generation. though you seem
more of it than anyone here
Another time she would have
liked to talk of sthis-liked to say
how hard she thought it was to
be worthwhile: to be a person
today. Oh, much harder than
for ones mother. Who can resist
a tidal wave?
What of this now! What of
anything?
They've all or nearly all gone
down to the Yacht Club. They'll
be back for supper. Shall we
join them?''
She shook her head. els that
John playing?"
"Yes-John and Inga."
LET us go down here, Jerry,
into the garden"
This" said she, aroused by the
sudden. sweet pleading look about
his mouth, aroused and fright
ened, This IL better Hugh. II
you like" which she knew he
didn't, well go in and dance"
Midnight. Gay voices floating
up the path. Singing and hilarity.
"Whee," said little Nellie Spear,
whirling like top in the middle
Of the floor. dance with me,
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ant Of business as ! think you be.
lieve, Miss Drew
Mr.. MacVeagh said You UNDER
stood--tI1at matters like this had
come up before"
Certainly said Eileen. Mr..
MacVeagh has always preferred
to keep certain securities in my
name. He has had to take great
risks at times, In his financial
a precaution, to give him time.
in case Of some setback, to adjust
matters. =
"ExactIya matter OF form, as
say" said Margaret Drew. II
mean-you do understand, then,
that these securities don't really
belong to your"
II don't think I said anything
ike that" said Eileen. They do
belong to me. They stand in my
name-I possess them. They are
in my safe deposit vault. think
that legally they belong absolutely
to me and no one else.
Margaret Drew got up. Her face
was tense, ana white with anger.
$50 that's the line you take!"
she said. "You-'
Wait" said Eileen. "Sit down,
please, Miss Drew, and don't make
things harder by leaping to con.
illusions and saying things that
will make it harder for us to
come to an understanding"
I'm not leaping to conclusions
you're forcing me to them!' the
girl said angrily. Mrs. Mac
Veagh-tl1is comes down to a very
simple question, that you can
answer with plain yes or no.
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CHAPTER AZ

make a man sure. Is to make
him another's."
And you wouldn't break that
date. That got under my skin.
You hadn't seen me for five
months. And you wouldn't break
a date. A person would do that
even for a friend"
And some friends would wait
UP till IL o'clock"
She began to whistle gay tilt
against his heart: Keeping Y.
M. c. A. hours, are your"
II was sore" said he, brushing
his chin in the soft wave of her
hair. Are you telling me the
truth, Jerry? Is all really clear
ahead?"
How about one Saxon Rhodes
since this is the night of con-
fession?"
You should know. l follow
the father of the country and
avoid entangling alliances. Good
way for the nation to keep peace
and mere man to avoid wars.
And I'm not having the slight
est trouble, jerry" He was sud.
denly lowering his head, suddenly
whispering with his lips against
her cheek, II was never in dan
ger but once, Jerry, don't turn
away. Look up, please. I want
to look in your eyes and tell you
this-your blue, sweet eyes. ="
don't-Saxon-"
"Yes-there-look up" And with
the old caressing sweep of his
eyes over her face: Jerry, there
was never a girl before you.
mean really. Never one that
counted more than an hour, be.
fore you. And I'm beginning to
fear, beginning to know there
won't be one after you"
Bathing her in the thrilling
flame of his eyes: bringing her 10
her kness in hope and worship.
She stood rnotionless there in the
Swallowed porch; motionless in his
arms. TS
She stood white and smiling,
feeling the world obliterated with
the touch Of his lips on hers.
If he had taken her hand then,
she would have followed wherever
he led. She would have gone
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she waited until she got to town,
it would be next to impossible for
John to come into action before
late that evening, assuming that
he drove down ait once There Was
no train, unless he started within
q few minutes now, and that
would bring him.
She waited moment in thought.
Then she rang.
Ask them to bring around my
roadster, please, she said.
Without haste or excitement she
dressed alone and without the
help Of her maid. What she put
on was lovely but not at all ex-
traordinary sports dress; dress
perfectly adapted either TO town
Or country. She chose, to 90 with
it. & cloth coat. Though the day
was warm she would need some
thing OF the sort for motoring.
For the moment her larger plans
had to wait; she lacked one gpe-
cific piece of information she
needed.
And because, calm though she
was, she was nervous, she went
for a drive. She was nervous. but
ii was not the dreadful nervous
ness OF panic fear. Rather It was
the nervous exaltation that comes
when one is about TO stake every
thing upon d single bold cast, when
triumph OK disaster hang upon the
turn Of q card. Tt was iii that
case that, now, at least, Eileen
found herself. The irresolution
that had beset her an hour ago,
on the beach, was gone. She
knew now what she meant to do.
CTO BE Continued MOnday.D
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individual idea Of your own IN
your life. DO you know what /
think they ought to do with you.
Miss Drew? Put you back In the
oven until you're done You're
nothing but a half.baked child"
II didn't come here to be in
suited
My dear, you're not being In
suited. No one can insult you.
If you're in a false position it's
your own fault. That's what most
people mean when they say
they've been insulted-tl1at they
have found themselves in 81 false
position. And, as b rule, it's we,
ourselves, who get into a false
position. I've done ii. i was
doing it last time / saw you, and
I was furious because I'd heard a
lot OF women telling the truth
about me. Well-I,v climbed out
Of 1t. You'd better begin to think
OF doing the same thing before
It's too late"
Margaret Drew turned at the
door.
sim going!' she said. Now
you'n have to deal with Mr.. Mac
Veagh! But---don't count on your
Woman's ways to beat him.
CHAPTER IA.
Very calmly. very quietly. snail-
ing little, Eileen watched Mar
garet Drew 20. Outside. in the
drive, stood one Of the station
taxis: the girl got in, drove off.
Eileen glanced at her wrist watch,
calculated times and trains. Mar
garet might telephone to John; she
could just about manage it before
her train left. II she did not, IL