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spoil your lifel Don't You
do it."
And papa, forgetting him
self and his infirmity in be-
holding Kitty's frenzy, tried
to make peace amongst his
women folk, as he had in
the old days when the girls
were younger, and Kitty
thought their beaux un-
worthy. "Why Thurs
dayi" he asked anxiously,
try to 'shh' Kitty at the
same time. Couldn't you
put it off a week, or two,
dear? You don't want to
worry your mother, do.
you7''
Louise smiled tearfully.
She said, in a voice that
shook a little in spite of all
her effort to keep it steady,
81 don't want to worry any.
body, but | can't help it. It
must be Thursday. We're
leaving Thursday for Kan
sas City. Mat must go home
because his father is so i'll,
and there's some business.
They've sent for, him, He
wants me to go, too"
Kansas Cityl" Mama
spat it out. Nancy wastes
her time on Gales Flat, and
now it's you and Kansas
City. Oh why, why do you
both take up with such
COMMON people!" The
tears rolled unchecked over
her withered cheeks, down
her best silk blouse. She
wrung her hands and
moaned, but nobody listened,
they had all crowded around
Louise asking questions, ex-
claiming, even Peter had
forgot her. "Get that time
table out of my overcoat
pocket, will you Nancy9"
He adjusted his glasses. 81
want to see what time you
go through Ogden. / had
quite a stop~over there,
when I went East in 1914!"
Three days! So much
can happen in three days.
Mat seemed like one of the
family already. He sat by
papa's wheel chair and
listened while papa told him
how many home runs Babe
Ruth made last year, and
who'd be the next heavy
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personal joys, just as If
they had known her for
years. Brides would come
to order their bridal bou-
quets; young couples would
drop in just bubbling with
joy and pride in each other.
One dreary afternoon
when a gay little roadster
drew up and a young man
in knickers arrived, Cynthia
sighed and said to herself:
Another bouquet for some
bcdy's sweetheart. - How
ever, aloud, she asked:
Crosses or carnationsi"
But I don't want any"
"The dahlias are beauti-
full now," Cynthia inter-
rupted, "but if You want to
wear a boutonniere these
white roses are just the
thing" and she pointed to
the flowers displayed in the
showcase refrigerator.
"But don't want to buy
any flowers the young man
expostulated. II want a
job. You see, I'm taking
the agricultural course at
Cornell, and specializing in
Horticulture. My idea IS to
get a job in a greenhouse
for the summer and get as
much actual experience as
possible"
Cynthia called Mr.. Hod.
gins, and after some dicker-
ing which convinced her that
while the young man
whose name, she learned,
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) but he limited their conver.
sation entirely to shop talk.
He was discovering things
for himself in his chosen
vocation which both sur.
prised and pleased him vast
ly. Nor did he fail her in
his duties Of cutting the
flowers to fill orders; on
the contrary, he performed
his work so rapidly and
adroitly that it took but
a few moments, and then he
was back in his "labora-
tory" as he called it. She
had about made up her mind
that life was as dull as ever,
when the unexpected hap
pened.
One day late in Septem-
Der, just a few days before
he was to return to college,
he came to her and asked
her to go out into the green
houses with him.
"You know" he said, as
they walked down the long
narrow aisles between the
beds Of growing plants, some
with blooms, and some just
bearing promise Of beauty
to come. "There's a rose
down here / want you to
see. 1t is a rose Mr.. Hod-
gins has been working on
for a long time, and this is
its first bloom. 1t has the
most delicStely shaded
petals, sort of from peach to
dark pink. And we want to
find a name for it -
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And Cynthia's cheeks be-
came quickly the color at
the very heart Of the flower.
Why, Earl - but what
will Mr.. HOdgins sayf It's
the rose bush, too, isn't iti"
The figure Of Mr.. Hodgins
doomed in the doorway.
II approve heartily" he
said. "What's more, I
think the young man Is
right. I thought It kind Of
funny he couldn't see
beauty in anything but
plants-before." With that
remark he walked out.
"Well, Cynthia, he said it.
/ haven't had the nerve to
and I'm coming back next
summer when I graduate
and go into business with
him. VIII you wait for
met"
"Why, of course, Earl.
You'll find me right here
guarding your rose"
"No, your rose" he said,
as he took her in his arms.
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corsage for q lucky girl
going to a party.
When she took the posi-
tion, two years hefore-it
was the only one available
In the little Long Island
town where she and her
invalid mother lived-she
had thought it would be
wonderful To live all day
surrounded by beauty and
fragrance-what more could
a romantic girl Of 19 wishf
But old Mr.. Hodgins, who
owned and ran the place
was fat and bald, and young
Mike, his only son, was mar
ried a few months after her
advent as chief bookkeeper,
clerk, and general handy.
maid about the place.
As Mr.. Hodgins grew
flowers for the New York
city retail florists, there was
little opportunity for Gym
thia to widen her acquain-
tance, as all orders came
over the telephone, and only
the local swains, most Of
whom she had known since
she was a baby, occasionally
dropped in for q bouton-
mere.
But Cynthia had noticed
one thing in favor Of her
occupation; people ho
bought flowers for sweet
hearts, or plants for mothers
were happy. They always
came in gayly, and chatted
and frequently told her most
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Verely. We can Z have
you going to these strange
people looking like a pauper
not that they re the
kind to know quality $50
still
Aunt Ellie, still chained
to her chair by the broken
hip that would never mend,
listened to mama's hastily
CAB bled account, and
Louise's sketchy explana-
tion, and insisted upon see-
ing the young man for her.
self. She put on her best
maroon quilted robe for the
occasion and crimped her
hair.
"There are a few things
I'm going to tell him for his
own good,'' she told the
panic-stricken Lou. young
men don't know how to take
care Of a wife!"
"Aunt Ellie-please | Aunt
Ellie, if I BEG you not to
say anything to Mat"
She wouldn't promise, but
when the reluctant boy was
presented Lou began to
breathe easier. Family his
tory, the "crick" in her leg,
and the difficulty Of find
ing a good butcher now
adays more than filled their
hour.
"Wait a minute!" she
said sternly. "Wait a MIN
UTE, young man. I'm
practically the head Of this
family, what with the poor
girls father having a stroke,
and her mother running
bills I'll have to pay, not
that I'd mind buying q
trousseau if I could see my
way clear to stop there.
But"
Aunt Ellie-oh please
Mat-you mustn't mindl
Aunt Ellie, don't you see
that Mat and T."
"Poppycock!" snorted
Aunt Ellie, having the best
time she's had for years.
"Poppycock nonsense!
You're q lovesick fool, and
I'm surprised at you. I
thought you had more sense,
Louise PEBBLES Hollenbeck!
Face the factsl The Park
hurst Bank isn't going to
pay your father much longer
for sitting in a wheelchair.
Who's going to take care Of
your mother and sister, heyi
Who's going to take care Of
YOUf Young man, what
are you getting married ONT
What are you going to eati
Love and kisses! |"
Ito Be Continued Monday
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Louise waited, quietly.
''To -" to whom, may
/ aski" Mama mouthed the
words with elaborate sar-,
casm. Her little hands
stirred in her lap. Her head
began to shake. She looked
appealingly at papa, but he
saw only Louise.
"Louise, " he faltered,
you, you aren't making a
mistaken Because of my
-" my ." =" He couldn't
go on. He pointed at his
useless legs, wrapped in the
wheel chair.
"Peter!" mama shrilled,
81 won't have you taking
that attitude! Do you hear
met / won't have It'll" Her
faded eyes had frightened,
she breathed deeply, her
nostrils dilated.' She had
caught her hus bands
thought Sc" Oliver Lach-
man " ." Louise was going
to marry him after all !" ="
But even as she rejoiced,
she wept. For Louise had
not told her, she had kept
it a secret from her own
mother.
Louise stood up one hand
protectingly on her fathers
shoulder. She looked very
tall and young and strong,
standing beside the little
wizened old man.
"There's no use making a
FUSS" she said simply. "Mat
and I are going to be mar
ried Thursday, that's all" y"
"Mat! Mat Tullyl" mama
echoed 80 " staring as if
the possibility had never
entered her head.
Nancy moved toward her
sister belligerantly. ''Don't
you listen to mama /" she
cried, "Don't you listen"
And through it mama
went right on, "Mat Tully!
That \" that whipper-
snapper. That cheap 10.
cent scientistl Oh, what a
fool you are. Oh, to think
you'd do this, after all we've
done for you, all I've sacri.
ficedl Well, I won't permit
it, that's all. I won't have
it! Do you hear met"
''Don't LISTEN to her,
Lou. Don't you let mama
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unpacked trunk, and let
Nancy pack it. She wan
dered around the house
opening closet doors, poking
into old boxes marked "Silk
Pcs" and els dolls"
"My lord, you're hope
less" Nancy giggled, giving
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Read How Nancy Tempted
Fate to Win Romance

eyes in dark corners -
why couldn't she have had
Lou's couragef
Lou had faced the family.
Stuck to her guns. Never
faltered.
II wish I had your
nerve!" she told her at last.
Lord, I never thought
you d have had the courage
to break the news, and go
on with it as you have. /
used to think I was the one
with nerve " =" but / never
even knew what it meant"
"It doesn't take courage
to marry the man you love. "
"N-no. But to stick it
out"
"But / love Mat. 1
couldn't do anything else. -
Nancy fixed large, disil-
lusioned eyes on her sister.
"That's the joke, I guess, -
she said bitterly. 81 never
really knew you ." you
you re magnificent
I'm the-the weak sister.
Say, I'd have married old
Lachman-"
"Nancy!"
"Oh, yes, I would, just to
be agreeable. And then MUIR
dered him, feeling sorry for
myself a couple Of days
later . . honest!"
"Oh, you crazy babyl"
Louise's warm arms were
around her little sister, hold
ing her close. They both
laughed, finding relief in
levity, fearing they had be-
trayed too much, Lou Of the
love that was too sacred to
share, even with Nancy,
Nancy of secret, dark ex-
citement that was consum-
ing her, making the nights
wakeful, the days leaden,
slow with waiting.
"Well, / didn't worry
about papa. ! knew he'd
rather like it," Lou said,
eager to change the subject.
''But I was rather upset
about mama. I was afraid
for a minute that she'd have
a stroke, too"
"Oh, nonsense" Nancy
murmured easily. "She's
beginning to enjoy it al
ready"
And Nancy was right.
Mama had pulled herself to-
gether and attempted to
manage the hasty wedding.
IF you insist on going on
with this crazy notion,
you'n have to wake up and
get some clothes!" she told
the prospective bride Sc
The Washington times., 1929-08-10
THE ROSE GIRL

nM would naturally
think that a green
house, with its myriad
blooms and it's warm earthly
fragrance was the most ro-
mantle place conceivable.
But Cynthia hadn't found it
SO. On the contrary, it was
dull and uninteresting. All
day long she stayed in the
tiny office and show room,
taking orders by phone from
florists in the city or selling
0 few roses or carnations to
some particular youth or q
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her a good natured push.
She herself was flaming with
excitement. Living over her
own adventure. Tying rib
bons with tender fingers.
Laughing at the impossi-
bility of ever finishing all
there was to do. Wiping her
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weight champion, and why.
Louise had told no one of
her plans, but everyone
seemed to know about them.
The telephone rang inces-
sanity. May Belle, Mrs.
Craig, Helen Heffinger. The
sorority girls.
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"HE little frock which may be worn for almost any
occasion is one that should not be sghted in
Il selecting the wardrobe. Such frocks are these
illustrated.
The materials may be whatever may most
desire, with crepe de chine, flat crepe, georgette
chiffon the wash silks which much worn
this Even the humble cOttons in for
their share Of glory and stunning frocks
developed in cotton materials which may be any
where-even the dance floor.
At the left is Of the gorifed cotton frocks
50 much this summer. The peasant dress has always
been more less favorite, but especially 40 this
White voe is the material chosen, with its
vivid embroidery in greens, reds, blues and yeows
Some Of the peasant frocks chose crepe de chine
their medium, but personally the voie IL to my mind
more quaint and fitting.
Next to the peasant stands the lady whose dignity
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"My dear, isn't it WON
DERFULl But how SUD-
DENl"
"You sly thing ""s
who'd ever think that you
and Mat Tully-"
Louise answered in a sort
of daze. She sat beside her
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What Do You KnOw?
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must be maintained at all times. Rather supercious
Of her humber cousin she proudly carries her frock
Of golden brown flat crepe. Simply made, it shows
trim but its own material The jabot extends from
the Vneck To- the waist line and is cut circular to
match the double TERED skirt. frock which exudes
charm and dignity. [t
Next is navy blue georgette. A wee scarf collar
encircles the neck, softly tying in 'front.' its ends
finished with pleatings to match the skirt The skirt
is double tier Of accordion pleatings The low
waist line is belted with belt Of georgette
fastening with smoked pearl buckle
At the right Is frOck Of white crepe de chine
The collar cuffs and pocket Of organdy banded
All Of these frocks practical, charming and may
be almost any OCCASION excepting, Of course,
the more formal
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A Tense Story of Love and
A Girls Ambition
CHAPTER XLIII

EkRM ARRIEDi'' Nancy was the first to grasp it.
M Married ''' Oh Lou !: : SO sooni'
AVA Thursday"
Thursday /" why Lou that's wonderful''
Nancy alive The old light back to her eyes,
the color to her cheek At last something happening
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NeU Farmers Friend

Enormous crops the
electrical pow Il not only destroys weeds and insect pests but
enches the soil by fixing nitrogen in the ground and it
pected that it will replace Fertilizer.
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NOttin0ham's "Big Ben"

The sound Londons Bg expected equae
not exceeded Notnghams Exchange clock The bell
win weigh 10 tons and will be by weighing 500
pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28
Hurricane Havoc
Cuts Porto Rico
Sugar Production

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July 81.
-(P)-Final figures on sugar pro-
duction for the season now ending
are expected to show a crop reduc-
ton of more than Is per cent for
the whole island as a result of
damage done to growing cane by
the San Felipe hurricane of last
September One central which has
already finished it's grinding showed
a reduction of IS per cent from last
year. In money the decrease will
run into many millions Of dollars.
Last years sugar harvest exceed
ed 10000 short tons, while the
present crop, according to ali esti-
mate of the Sugar Producers asso-
citation, probably will not exceed
$4,000 tons.
In addition to the reduction in
the size of the crop the price so far
has averaged about 20 cents a hun
dred pound under that received in
1923.
Immediately after the hurricane
estimates Of sugar cane loss were
fixed at 80 per cent. BY the time
the harvest started in January
these estimates were reduced to %
per cent, based chiefly on favorable
weather from September IN. But
the final figure is expected to be
nearer 25 per cent loss.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28
Fathers Of Two County Officials Led Opposition
Forces In Brownsville During Civil War Blockade

take to their heels with no casual-
ties.
Later, Captain Bishop was sent
to inspect the old lighthouse at
Point Isabel. He found no troops
there.
During the time Captain Bishop
was here, Macmillan brought his
troops up the river and attacked
Matamoros. The battle lasted a.
week, and the Mexican general,
Cortina, found himself at last
losing out.
The Confederates were camped
on this side near where the rail-
road bridge stands, and Captain
Bishop daily watched the progress
Of the battle from a tree top
along the river bank. One day
he saw the Mexican army ap-
preaching and felt bullets W.
Ting nearby.
Troops Immediately were arous-
ed and the attack was success
fully repulsed. The Mexican
leader, fearing a rout, had collect
ed everything of value in Mata-
mo1os and was fleeing into the
United States. He calculated to
chase the Confederates away and
effect his escape. The Texans did
Continued on page 1o.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28
MERCHANT Prince"
OfNOrthDOkOta To
TalkInSanAntOniO

crease I'LL sales and profits if we
did not use the newspapers. We
have the same kind of competition
that Texas merchants have, the
same chain stores, and we have a
lot more that have not come south
yet. We meet TEN and beat them,
consistently, by using the same
method that hey use to get bust
ness-the printed word. In addi-
ton to Jul newspaper advertising
which absorbs the bulk of the adj
vertising, we circularize 1000 custo-
mers at least once a week, not with
a general circular but with a speci-
fict special that we are offering"
Mr.. Mann's phenomenal success
as a retailer has caught the atten-
ton of such widely circulated pub
locations as Success Magazine, The
Country Gentleman, Saturday Eve
ming post, and the Philadelphia
Ledger, together with scores Of
smaller publications throughout the
country. The Mann store, he said,
attracts customers from a distance
Of 70 miles when special advertis-
ing campaigns are opened.
Advertises Consistently
Single page and double page adj
vertisementS are inserted in the
small Devils Lake newspaper, which
has a circulation 1900 subscribers,
at regular intervals. Mr.. Mann be-
lieves in consistently advertising.
He declared that advertising costs
him nothing. The tremendous draw
ing power Of the advertisement, he
said, make up for the expense of
the advertisement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28

The following morning, Captain
Bishop was instructed to investi-
gate as to the location and posi-
ton of the federals. He found
that they had evacuated the town
during the nigh, leaving the port
of entry into Mexico once more
open and permitting the Confed-
crates to ship their cotton out Of
the state. Cotton at that time
was worth 40 cents per pound,
Bishop related.
Climbs Flag Pole
The captain then was detailed
to climb the flag pole and substi-
tute the Confederate flag for the
one which the federals had.
Several weeks later, Bishop was
instructed to seek the enemy at
the mouth of the Rio Grande.
He took 80 men with him and ran
into the blue-clads on Brazos Is
land near where the toll bridge
now is.
Here, he attempted to deceive
the enemy by posing with his men
as Mexican horse drivers. 1t sue
ceeded in getting him in quite
close, and he ordered his men to
empty their pistols. They did, but
promptly were answered by can
non ball fire which made them
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28
FORT RINCCOLD
IS RENOVATED
Buildings Receive Paint
And All Quarters Are
Refurnished
Especial to The Herald)

RIO GRANDE CITY, July 27-
Fort Ringgold is putting on a new
appearance with all buildings re-
ceiving new paint and repairs;
quarters being refurnished and a
general air of improvement in evil
dence.
The entire post is being renovat-
ed with general repairs on officers
and enlisted mems quarters, bar
racks, store and houses.
The outside walls r being paint
ed uniformly buff color with red
roofs. This combination is one of
the most pleasing and distinctive
combinations that Fort Ringgold
has been adorned with in many
years.
Besides exterior repairs, all Of
ficerS' and enlisted mems quarters
have been given a thorough over
hauling: furniture has been in
stalled and all kitchens are now
equipped with electric cooking
ranges. This latter item replaced
large coal ranges which had been
used continuously for the past fiji
teen years.
The majority Of the brick build
ingS nov in use were constructed in
the early sos. These suffered con
siderably from neglect during a
period of years between 1906 and
1912 when the fort was abandoned.
In fact, the post was found unus-
able when the army returned there
during the Mexican bandit trouble
and it was not until after the post
was officially taken back by the war
department that repairs and i'm
provementS were commenced.
In 1919, an appropriation of
S250,O00 was authorized and the
temporary houses were then built.
One Of the outstanding improve
mentS of the past few weeks is the
huge lettering on the roof of the
airplane hangar located on the res
ervation. In bold relief, the words.
Fort Ringgold" stand out, plainly
visible both from the highway and
the air.
The reconstruction work now n
der way is being supervised by Ma
Jor H. E. Taylor, commanding Of
ficer, and Captain H. l.. Kidwell.
quartermaster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28

Valley Surrey Reveals Possibilities Of Aerial
Fruit Express Projected From Border To North

xValley now, the survey showed.
This orange is of a superior flavor
and texture, but it can not be sue
cessfully shipped.
The only Temple oranges shipped
out of the Valley go to Corpus
Christi or San Antonio by truck.
These shipments bring from 81 to So
more per box than the other va
rieties Of citrus.
On the markets of the north and
east the margin of premium would
be much greater. due to the rare
quality of the fruit, and hence
shipping Of it by air express would
be profitable.
Figs might prove a profitable crop
for shipping in this manner, but
they are grown extensively at pres
ent in other parts of the state, and
not in the Valley. Bell said there
is a possibility that investigation
may reveal some varieties of figs Of
rare texture and quality which may
Continued on page 100
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28

It's not such a coincidence
when descendants of both federal
and Confederate soldiers are
found in the same town, but you
might call it that when the de-
scendantS of both are county Of
ficialS and. have worked in the
same building together almost
four years.
1t becomes an honest-to-good-
ness coincidence when it is re-
vealed that the grandfather of
one of these county officials gave
the order for federal troops to
blockade the Brownsville port.
and the father of the other led
the advance confederate guard in
an effort to keep that blockade
from being effected.
Tax Assessor @. A. Cowden's
father was the Yankee and Au-
ditor j. j. Bishops father was
the rebel.
The auditor related how his
father, S. w. Bishop, a captain of
cavalry, led 500 Confederates
from San Antonio down through
Rio Grande City and on to
Brownsville, where they stayed
until the war was ended, and
where the last battle of the five
year conflict was fought.