The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-07-19
GRAY FOR
ACE; COLORS
FOR YOUTH
&c by ID. J. Walsh ,

&C by u. J. walshl
tn oCTOR ANTHONY MORROW
turned over In his bed that
- June morning and looked at
the clock Just 1880. He
could hear the rattle of dishes In the
kitchen below. Myrs always arose
early and sharply at eight she would
come to the foot OF The stairs and call
just as she had called every morn
ing for the past several years
An-tho-nee. breakfast Is on
the table An-thoneeI'
The sun was streaming across the
gray rug like q golden shaft end a
gentle breeze ruffied the soft null cur
tains. Ii was a day for youth. for
bright colors. Laughter.
beauty. He looked up toward the
ceiling and closed his eyes with a
groan. Gray! Gray everywhere
Even the furniture and the rug were
grayl Dull-drabI Gray was a color
Tor old folks. Doctor Morrow sat
up and looked In the mirror OF the
gray enameled dresser. Slightly bald.
rotund, rosy checked. not so bad
for fifty-six. He wasn't ready for
gray yeti Myra was seemingly quite
content TO settle down in the bunga-
low Oh the edge Of town with sewing
and church duties-and gray room. but
not him! He would move his belong
ings to the room al the end of the
hall and make a real mans room of it
He jumped out of bed and while the
wafer ran in his bath be stood before
the open window and did the daily
dozen. the last four not so spryly as
the first four. He shiVered as the ice
spray struck his back-but that would
bring back the Vitality Cold show.
ers-exercise-youth!
He even touched Myra's powder puff
70 his round face after shaving and
dressed carefully. Doctor Morrow was
particular about bis clothes and this
morning he chose an unusually color
full tie-One his niece Ethelwyn had
sent from Hollywood al Christmas
saying they were all the rage" a
background of Old blue with dashes of
orange. he view the effect with sat-
isfactfon.
MOT bad-for ffty-six-many years
to 90 yet
"An-tbo-nee breakfast Is Cd
the table An-tho-neel"
In his Office, sharply at nine. he
dnnpaA his Inpo u,bsTo I;pa1 loot ord
looked through his appointment book.
His Office girl was on her vacation.
The list of patients was small Rosa
monde Leahy at 9 80. There was
a grill Nice little thing-Iots of pep
and classy little dresser. Drove
green roadster; just recently come to
Fairmont; whispered around she had
been on the stage; old Mr.. Lawrence
al As and Mrs Dibble, city libra
riaB. on her noon hour; then. little
Jackie Adams al 80. after s.hool.
Miss Leahy came in promptly at
ego, dressed in an orange cOlored
knit suit, tight-ftting white hat and
white golf shoes.
"'Oh, Doctor Morrow, what stunning
tie! Look 1t just matches my sport
dress. doesn't it? Nearly Cancelled my
appointment Would you have been
sorry? I'm going out to play golf
all by my little lonely this morning
need the practice. and | knew if that
nasty old drill of yours hurt me il
would just spoil my day. You won't
hurt me now will you. Doctor Mo
row.
Doctor Morrow carefully adjusted
towel about his patients chin and
smiled down al her. Hurt you? Hurt
such a little ray of sunshine as youi
You look just like summer rose in
bloom, all color and loneliness. Now
open wide and maybe. maybe
If you are SO lonely this morning, all
by your lonesome, what do you think
of me when the ray of sunshine leaves
this gloomy old Office all dark and we
just won't use the old drill today"
Il just dread going out there all
alone," she said petuIanTly as she ad
celled hair and patted her already
overpOwdered nose with feathery puff.
81 get so lonesome
1T lonesome right now, and for
TWO cents I'd go to
Miss Leahy opened her purse and as
she placed two copper pennies in his
outstretched palm his fingers closed
over hers and he reached for the tele-
phone to cancel his other appoint
ments COiori Youth No grays or
drabs about RosamOnde. They stopped
and bought some golf shoes. and fur
ther on they purchased a set of clubs.
Next week he would have bis tailor
measure him for golf suit A sporty
looking tweed-tan or brown-any-
thing but gray! Gray was meant for
age Colors for youth.
Doctor Morrow prepared TO drive
from the first tee with gusto. II
looked easy, but ne dug into the
ground behind his ball and Rosa
monde took his club and instructed him
how TO hold it and to swing clear
through. By noon trey were in the
sand bunker between The third and
fourth holes His new shoes were
tight and felt like lead. One O'Clock