Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-21
Hero or Husband?
By VIVA SIMONS
@ by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
WNU Service

lily managed to get of the famous
young aviator at the moment he
took the air for his epoch making
flight that she just longed to have
bis mother see them.
Alfredo felt that Mrs. Boswell.
who the newspapers said was anx
lously waiting news OF her boy.
would be quite overjoyed to see
the very good pictures OF her son.
BY the time Alfredo reached
home of course the new had
flashed back that the intrepid air
man had accomplished his feat of
daring safely.
Mrs. Boswell received Alfredo
with true western hospitality and
came near to weeping at the very
human kindness which A~lfreda's act
had shown.
"You see, have two precious par.
ents of my own" said Alfredo, "and
know just exactly how they would
wv chopShotS vi mc II 4 NtiS HI
the midst of hundreds of thousands
of admiring people and-a hero-or
rather, a heroine"
They no doubt love you just as
much for being q dear, sweet daugh-
ter. | should love Bert just as much
If he were only a simple boy and
not the hero of the hour"
And then through the doorway
came the other son-the one who
vas neither a hero nor yet an ever
robust type of man.
Miss Gibson. this Is my second
son. Joe. dear, Miss Gibson has
brought some excellent snapshots
of Bert which she took just as he
started his fight. Wasn't 1t sweet
of herr"
Joe Boswell shook hands gravely
with Alfredo. In his eyes was an
expression that Alfredo could not
quite define. Was be Jealous of
the feats his brother was perform.
ing and all the adulation he was
bringing about himself or was II
just self pity--a pity born of the
fact that his body was not strong
enough o his courage great
enough for him to adopt a career
lof daring?
Good old sport" said Joe and
looked fondly at the young Bert
smillng at the crowds below him
as his plane swept away from the
earth, that's q brother to be
proud Of"
And Alfredo knew her first sur.
mise had been wide of the mark
Joe Boswell worshiped his brother
for the very things that he himself
could never attempt to do. He
scorned himself for being a stay.
at-home mar who made his living
tied down to an Office desk.
Il nm thankful | have one boy
at home" laughed Mrs. Boswell. 81
sometimes wish with all my heart
that Bert would give up flying and
come and live II home" And she
put her arm about Joe's big shout.
ders. Il don't know what life would
he to me If II weren't for Joe.
Hes such a comfort-this boy
of NINE"
Alfredo looked into the some
what hurt and wistful eyes of
Bert's brother and said softly. Il
don't think there's any career In the
whole world can equal that of the
man who remains beside his mother
and gives her the everyday help
and comfort and care that she has
through many long years given to
MIN. Even his companionship Is a
blessing so great that even he can
not understand it--it is only the
mother who knows-and appre
~clates It."
And down In the very depths OF
hat stay at-home sons eyes a warm
glow was kIndled. His face was
transformed. and If Mrs. Boswell
swallowed a lump In her throat II
was because this strange young girl
had expressed 80 swiftly and so
Sweetly the very things she had
tried many times TO say to Joe. She
jut her arm around Alfredo and
led her and the big son toward the
dining room.
"And now we are going to have
A cup of coffee and some of my fresh
doughnuts and chat about this very
subject. | have told Joe so many
times that home would just be moth
ing at all to me II be were off try
ing to do stunts with the elements.
| couldn't have q car because ! can't
drive nor a garden because 1t is
too hard work-nor any Joy rides
into theaters nor In fact a home al
all, as | couldn't live alone"
"Well. mother, you certainly
would be In a bad way without q
son." laughed Joe.
II know just how you feel, Mrs
Boswell" said Alfredo, because
should certainly not want a hus-
band who was going to be every
where except at home. All these
wonderful, brilliant men who pio-
neer are very badly needed, and
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