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- WBITTtf! rc A .NT) RELF.
' '-•THAI, I'KKM ASSOCIATION
wT?,
A rTRR THIRTY-NINE
i nn: cold, amr light of
:-.wl K'-i.non. BeUt'N idea,
i in Utf? dawn, •.looked as wild
ihU; bh a plan to tahe up
or net up any bu i
it required experience and
! ill ©be abandoned It on these
.jyfsiMi Mrs. Elchel
i hIf h« could have a few
•* y.lih her privately a" few
Kit r. the seed blossomed
m
I
' * > >SM"* ■
n y 'loar." Mrs. Elchel,
: pptrorily lady, invited,
a Splice on a faded green
itiffv The room would have
>:> lii.'abtt> if more spaces
(:les i<!l. It was filled with
of enveloping and over-
• i;Mr >shii:R#T that made
Brsivn
■ ' ■■;■ ■■: ■■■jpSKsri,- in fa&d and «i(ekly
"• v;f: flitj color' motif. There
' '■<*, pi'ef><l>nd.i!r#0ce of' large
;rtrw. with *Hk-fringed shades d«*
ijJiiRl u> ix-'tnln the light, meaning-
. jjpiMW® in Isoavy frames, and
of sy< pillows bearing em-
«i (to vets, ladian heads and
r ■ ■ $ % £6 ^ .
iiV i-nt hrrself thinking of
■" -,'w would do with a big room-
i ,' r tiitii. ways that she could
t-v.-ivi-rt. the 'jfrrtait furnishings
. \- \MUi Knneijfetea clieeitul and home*
Mre..'Kicfcjl clcared her throat.
: I dorr't know how to say
Otis; b 'r .'• « 1 am very fond of you
ml A;' '(ea, and I kno-v that
Uift'TW -ire! hard for yoti rlglft now."
"We're Uoing fine, Mrs. Eichel. I
ifrrfiyt liinil 'iflwpiiif on the cot at
" ait.1" i - ' 1 , :
"H isn't tHi." Her landlady's ax*
embarrassed, and she
.hiirtspljl; -pn,; just that—well,
<" , ti( alt my tflrls are unmarried,
v.■ piiN and . . ..'and An-
. r.-it v.-,si ii,1 ba\!ng her baby in a
• i- " ' ;'i;
. no.l.ie:!. wondering what
■ vvr.:> "
"fiti very inn<l of children, but
;.c v-5.;( i JttfcU! baby-in a house like
- . . nwal and all. Frankly,
v. , . tftat is. if you haven't
.«:?}> dfttpr plans . . ."
: "I understand,-" Beth said.
lint. Eichel looted much relieved.
"V'fr&.tnir* you would. Of count
■ ' yut.t Jtave plara." .
Both salt), "None. I 'knew, of
- rosreo, iMt w>*ij.:ouRhin't to et«y
!> re. luit I don't know what to do.
: jJ<4tiicr Andrea nor I haVa any
j jvitfy we could go to, and Andres
n't ■bum able target any money
; r. Of course we ought to have
:!.a;4:pstrt«'ic.nt, fcut I can't swing one
au.ii;>' -alary. .
my dear. When my hut-
h«d all this furniture
j-mall Children and
It uas terrible. Mr.
| Jl
" *fa: r.t- ~
:iyi -giwn me the best of
everything, a mala and a laundress
atui .AIL Then I had to do some-
thing, ao I had to open a boarding
house. It Was quite a come-down,
I oome from a good family In Geor-
gia, and southern women ..."
Mra. Elchel, encouraged by the
light of interest that kindled sud-
denly In Beth'a ayes, recited the
saga of her family In considerable
detail, aUd if Beth was not forever
after acquainted with the military,
social ana religious history of the
family Cartrlfcht of Georgia, It was"
because she wasn't paying any at-
tention to the flowing voice of her
hostess. She ivas seeing her aban-
doned plane take ahape.
She listened politely until Mrs.
Elchel Stopped for a breath and
said, "I have an Idea. Mrs. Elchel,
and maybe you can help me. It's
true. Isn't It. that the housing situ-
atlon in Washington is becoming
acute?"
"I hear t)ie government has set
up a bureau to And tooms for all
the girls thfct are pouring in here."
"Th«h It can't fall," Beth an-
nounced, beaming on the mustach-
ioed porttaft of Mr. Elchel that
hunjf over tht mantle.' "I can see
"See what all, dearie?"
"My boarding house.*Don't you
see? I could give up my job and
devote aU my time to running it,
and then Aaqrea could have a room
for herself and the fcaby. She could
work with me When she's able. Of
course I've, ntvet had any experl.
ence running a big house, but I've
made a homo for myself ever since
I waa 18.1 know how to shop eco-
nomically,,and'IJknow what girls
like myself Uke. t could «erve very
simple meals . . , get one or two
people to help. Maybe do It like
they d* In colleges. Let some girls
work for their keep."
Her lmatlnatlcn and enthusiasm
carried her pft wlngs, and she was
atmoKt breathless as she poured it
all out !
"It wouldn't coat much to redoco-
rate an old houa*. Just some paint
and Inexpensive materials. My
friends would help me. I'd arrange
to have it like ft glrl'a club, with
little parties, and a room where a
girl could meet her beau alone oc-
casionally.''
"It would coat money." Mrs.
Elchel said dubiously. "Money to
start it,with."
For • moment, Beth waa deflat-
ed. Only for a moment. It wouldn't
coat more than 1300, and If she
could get 'it golAf at once, she'd
prohftny im able to save that much
by the time it waa needed for the
hospital. Even if ahe couldn't have
it saved, sh« could alwaya borrow
when she Had a business to put up
i security.
"Money," Mrs. Eichel repeated,
"to buy the hoiist with and the
furniture and lintn ami china, for
deposits with the utility companies.
You'll need lights and ruel and tele-
phone and gas ..."
"I know," Beth answered htr
thoughtfully, "but I don't think I'd
have to do that. There are com-
panies. I've heard, who have these 1
furnished houses and engage man-
agers for them. I thought I'd look
them up and see If I can't tell tht
AMitrm. sprcfefetoal jttSM
■ -v t aBSHfflHHE,
Published a Days per Week
By Breokenrldge American Publishing Company,
114 Bast Elm Street, Brapkanrtda*. Texas,
FRANK BIRD, Manager C. Mi 1IALL, Editor
WALTER MURRAY, Publisher.
Notice To The Public
( Any erroneous reflection upon the character, standing
reputation of uny person, firm or corporation which may appear
hi any issuo of this paperwill be cheerfully corrected" upon being
brought to the attention of the management. ' , lO
Netlonul Representative, Texas Daily Press League, Dallas, Tex.
i when they shall again be civil-
i ians, as evidenced by 1,154 books
SnjiJay.
or
Idea of getting one to ma
Mrs. Eichel nodded adn
"I've heard of 'em myself. You'ft a
bright girl. Beth, and I know you'd
succeed. You won't havt any trou-
ble filling up your place. As for ad-
vice about buying things and run.
ning them, you can come to Amin-
da Eichel as often as you wish."
"Thank you! Thank you!" Btth
got up. It's too late to do any-
thing about It tonight, but I'll start
Saturday. Meantime, if you hear jbf
anything:, will you let me know?"
Mrs. Elchel promised, and Beth
ing Base Cites
nd For Books
t''OR SALE—Baby Chicks, Mon-
day and Friday of each week.
E. L. Russell Hatchery
' Phone 363
WANTED—Furnished house or
Apt. Call 600, Bt'Pckenrklr;)
American.
| coa$t-to-coast movinct"
The largest moving company in
j. ■■ South
i Operating to and from 35 States.
Lowest legal rates per 100 pounds.
i and improjierly adjusted.
Insure against lost time and in-
conveniences before trouble starts,"'
(1 j Have your battery checked
for gravity, voltage and capacity
in the best-equipped battery shop
in Breckenridge;
(2) Have your spark plugs
cleaned and properly adjusted
with a spark plug machine;
(3) Have your radiator tested
for anti~fr<£?2e if low, we still
have a Rood stock of standard
government formula anti-freezc
for $1.40 per gal,
FIRESTONE STORE
FOR SALE Nice, five-drawor
vvurdrohe trunk, ^o.OU. Cu-u ix-
seen Sundays or jiitjlds alylO?
East Elm Street, alter 12:30
P. m.
, FOR RENT Small 2-room mod-
! e "n furnished house. Clostri jn.
1 Cullra Apartments. '
FOR SALE Singer sewing ma-
chine. Good condition. Jt-s« W.
, Lyl.es, 7 mi. south on highway.
I
SAN
ion science, 900 on economics, 674 | 100-mile.distance $1.09 psr 100 lbs.
' on philosojJhy and 1,418 literary 300-mile distance $2.10 per 100 lbs. j
works that were taken out during 1,500-mila distance $5.82 jior 100 j
'■' j
'j No Crating Nccessary f
!■' Ii't 4Phone '2-1932 'Or Write'
' « L. Zachary, 2SJ3 West 7th
Fort Worth. Texas
, DIEGO, Mm <u.KI;:#
, American !?fipliilp||i)^' spend .'theilithe; year.
"boot camp" not only in building.
themselves physically, but in us-
ing their off houiN for improving
their minds, figures released n,v
the Marine Corps base library e-
... Shoe polish on sidowalk n?ai : E. Hullum.
Leading tlu« list of books called; Carey's looking "ke blood . . . i ~r~———
for Is fiction, with 21,560 volumes Mrs. Gene Taylor who has been
!;■
(Continued from Page One)
FOR SALE--7-tube radio.
F Milllnm
$m
went upstairs to get out a pad and
pencil to make listt. At night the
dreamed of torquoUe and apple
green walls, of Engllsh-flowortd
Chintz and book-lined walls,
wondered how she wu goln,
contain herself, for she w t not f< - \ ...
ing to tell Andrea her newt until it I JUS 1 KIDS
THE WEATHER MAN SAYS
visit to leave soon for i 1 WINTER IS TO RETURN
.V. Has own plane now .That means battery and spark
. . Supt. Bailey off P'"8 trouble for many car own-
tor Hanger this afternoon . . . and ft's, W~
.m _ , P. M. Faulkner saying students <1) Their battery is partially
ward promotions in the corps or getting a little ahead of hounds in I discharged or old and weak;
are looking forward to the time canteen announcements. ' (2) If spark plugs are dirty
taken out last year. History books
came second, with 3,310, and bi-
ographies were next, with 1,393.
Many leathernecks, howeve;,
appear to be either working to
here o-i
Valley ir
and can fly
TRACTOR OWNERS
NEW TRACTOR TIRES
IN STOCK
'Front sizes—400 x l5; 500 x 15;
550 x 16 ; 600 x 16; . ■ ,
II Rear tires for 24-28-36 and 3S-
inch' wheels. ■
! IMPORTANT We can water-fiU j
your tractor tires for a very noni- I
inai charge by the naw Firestone
Hydro-Flator method.
i FIRESTONE STORE , ' :
■< _ ——— i
FOR SALE Dry call radio bnt-
FOR SALE • Thrcv 5-roam lions
and a 7-room duplex. Sec Mrs.
J, C. Hutcheson, 107 S. <:)ak-
wood.
teries. First come, first served.
We nowhave a con potent wash-
er repairman and can take caro
of your washer repairs now.
SAM G. HOUSTON
APPLIANCE
FoR RENT 40-acre Inrm with
modern six-room. house. Gar:i;;f
and good outbuildings. :i' niiles
south of town. :;i mile off high-
way. Apply i)01 West Unrlsev.
SSaS3jSSiFff .'II i.IIw'M■ "mVITi*..■■ nn in i' ; —'
KEEP ON
• ^S«okiitft&e-Ai£kehf •
■ WITH mn B09S0S ■
waa all settled.
Mra. Eichel callod her «t her of-
fice the next morning- and told her
she had heard of ju«t what she waa
looking for It waa ft
Dornlee drive, with ten
house on
rentable
rooms 'and an apartment
owners. Before she had
saying that she'd go there directly
from the office. Beth was multi.
plying 10 by 15, and s«e vast prof-
it: float before her eyes.
She was armed with a business-
like folder of plans and figures
when she mounted the steps pf the
bay-windowed, four-story house on
Dornlee drive a little after Ave and
was met at the door by Mrs.
Eichel's counterpart.
"I've never had any heart for
this sort of work," the lady who
was Mrs. Pride said,"" and now my
married daughter wants me to
come and live with her. It takes ft
good mdhager to run a place like
this profitably. You'll have every-
thing to work with."
"You'll find me a good manager,
Mrs. Pride," Beth predicted con-
fidently. and began to outlihe her
plans. To everything she suggest-
ed. Mrs. pride agreed with enthu-
siasm, and Beth was beginning to
wonder If she could &sk for a small
percentage of the profltn When
Mrs. Pride said, "You'll have ft gold
mine here, child. You'll never: re-
gret your investment."
"Investment?" Beth repeated
blankly. They'd been talking about
a director, not a buyer.
"What would you say to $5,000
down and the rest
Beth had nothing at all totay.
(To Be Continued)
By Ad Carter
I
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ii
CHAPTER FORTY
IT WAS impossible to keep her!
w h.*r t—.vs from Andrea,
:• v.i j-r* from Mrs.
'■till 'that' H:Ut Jju.t planned to keep
s,Mi; iit.-th ,wi *. relieved, in a way,
to !.< aul- tn tiike l.er troubles to
-AfiVir.M'icr-a ciinnge.
"So y«w can't get a Job manag-
ii I;i,Hl:S'f i '..V'-
Tisaf; waa. iSiijsriay, On Saturday
M''~ linked "or the morning
• ' ad si,! in the whote day inter
r?ni .estate companies.
itlw, ffiiiil dolefully "I was
iv lit ;;b«.'ut tlie Idea, but it seems
s'i'iiit.au the jobs like that are filled
tu:ii I lief- s a long list of more ex-
• r^tk-nced women waiting for any
may tome up. I got a nice
brtwh-uif everywhere I went. Tbey
[think ths*t because,you'rt
t1 iv.'ht. iOk iitisbandleaa a d
.you liou't know anything
" rinwihg a home."
. don't think we'd like It any-
. v.y," Andrea was busy, removing
Mil jpoiish from her rose-tinted An-
itij« ' {tunning up and down
• tra. petting complaints, worry-
ir.;- al ont menus."
. L«fth favored 'her with a short
i jsSafljee. "I could get to like It, It 1
bag the < hanee." ■
15,000, do you really
" tf J gfit my insurance money—"
JlKSWft l>ef,an.
Beth laughed dryly. "Up to now,
you've made plans for spending
'snut forty thousand of that my-
tJ kial ten that you may get by
Vfjescl year. Darling," I appreciate
t!n> spirit, but your suggestions art
HfiviUi!. Next thing you'll be saying
...■that U" you coukl get five thousand
s t '>m Dennis —"
Andrea put t'jwn the nail polish
remover, fohled her hands In her
iftp. anil began to whistle softly.
"But I'll keep trying. I'm not go-
inrt to abandon a plan aa good it
■that, one," Beth said grimly,
"What was the name of tht
woman on Dornlee drive 7" Andrta
csked, pausing only to ask it bt-
,'ore «oing on with her whistling.
"Mrs. Robert Pride. It's a won-
derful house. Not like thia one at
nil. It's tight and I wouldn't have
had to repaint the walls. They're all
cream color and in good condition.
Her furniture Isn't bad, tlthtr. All
ntuclio beds and ptirtttd dressing
tables and wlcktr chain In tlti
bedrooms. All they'd Mtd would
be tufity curtains and tome ntw
lamp-shades from the dlmt store."
"Don't cry over spilled milk,"
Andrea advised her. "SomtV
wilt turn up. I think I'll ]
get dressed."
i "GOUur tutf*. ii
"Um hmm."
gomtthing, Bath thought deeper
ndrea, I ately, hid better turn up very soon.
Eichel | In thtae months Andrea's baby
> keep would be born, tt made Beth dizzy
to think how fast the days were
speedina by.
It waa Wednesday, half of an
other precious week gone, when
Beth jprt the telephone call from
M™Shead«lled three times this
afternoon," Mrs. , Elchel aaid, put
ting Iter hand over the mouth
piece.
Betli's heart was beating madly
aa ahe took the receiver and said,
"Hello, thla ia Beth Klnnan."
"Oh, Miss Klnnan. Marylou
Pride. XMdyougtta Job yet ?••
"Well, mi, not Hrhat I was talk-
atewt, Jhi| I ytld you I couldn't
^Tnjr §p.1tat 'something
^W«nW. !'«• told r
Tia naw owner dbesn't wi
it nMl aj*td me to and
whom I thought could turn it in
a money-maker and I said . . .
Beth felt is though atftrs
breaking out in the water
■aid at if Mra:
mjgm St 5X12
jPill
about" U
with
"tou won't have to do that The
dwner doesn't llvt in Washington
It'a all bten arranged through his
bank. I'tt been entrusted to en-
gage you . . . that Is, anyone I
... I was very much Impressed
with you and I said I waa sure you
could put it on n paying basis. Of
couwa the salary would be amali.
Wflttld jrou like to come over at
oncet"
Btth aald, "Tea, right away." she
waa afraid she'd begin to talk gib-
hertah If aha tried to aay anything
■Washington
Beth took her
Henry Blade waa in
at week and wlttn B
h.
Mm none of
tha surprise of his
aoei mm Klnnan
both her grms around his
.-.oundly on his
I hnd kissed
6 chtok,
kI
no, than!
.ht aald,
•law who'a ex-
what you'rt up
montyf"
you. Wa don't
ig, txotpt for
la advancing
and materials,
' Klnnan.
pvor yottr
Luck? Beth felt that she waa the
luckiest girl in the world. Already,
HER house was in the making.
Mrs. Elchel had thrown herself
into the project, listing the house
for applicants, checking tho Inven-
tory, dictating notes about laundry
lists, china, fuel, everything that
Beth didn't know about Andrea
was buying yards and yards Of
chintz at wholesale prices, select-
ing lampshades, making plllowa.
Bert Blake and Harry Cole had
gathered a group of men to do the
painting in the evening. Marion
Blake's sewing machine was set up
In the living room on Dornlee
drive, and Marion, her mother and
her sister said they could have all
the curtains made in a week.
Mra. Eichel's cook's sister, Pru-
nella, large and black and smiling,
was engaged to do the cooklrig, ahd
said if she didn't have to cOQk 6n
Saturdays she could do the laundry
and he* two high-school-age daugh-
ters would . take care of the Iron-
ing. The telephone and light, tym-
panies were taken care of by the
A man was engaged to bttlM
bookcases and shelves in every
room, and Andrea, setting herself
up at a card table, with a stack of
picture frames from the 10-oent
store and flower prints cut from
•
days from the day Beth
over, the house was ready for
occupancy. Monk's cloth covet* on
the beds. Turquoise pillows oh
wicker chairs. Flowered chintz at
windows over petticoats of ruffled
dimity, white-painted book-shelves
and flower prlnta on the croam
walls. These were the bed-sitting'
rooms. In the living room, hlip-cov-
ers disguised old furniture/ low ta-
bles held mounds of magatfiies and
bowls of flowers. There Was new
music on the old-fashioned grand
ptwto, a are burning in tht grate,
Andrea and beth stood before
their handiwork. v
"It's a dream of a hotise. And,
averaging $20 a perlon, we'll
make acads of money," Andrea said
dreamily. •f- ■ ~
"l hope we do. But it wdn't he
for us. We're lucky to gtt our
room and my saldry. I think |3B a
week la very generous."
"Something right from SMta
aaus, darling." Andrea t&ld hap-
pily. : *
"Santa Claua 1 riffht." B<
agreed. "You know whit Mfihm,
Andy? I think the hank mtmi
home. I don't think it's private
owner at all." *
"Of course," Andrea
mirlngly. "That would
don't care who owl
w« canu-tinitoi'
. „ ,w us
X WAS ENJOYING MY^POP-
PAPER-JU ST «^^/0UL0
WHAT DO-iffOU TELL
YOU WAHT2TME HOW
PR
TO MOM?
LET m THINK-IT
WAS SO LONG
AG0-I
RfeMEMBEft
I WONtJER WHAT HIS FATHER
WILL SAY ABOUT
REMEMBER?
iTPROPOSWG?
I SHOULDN'T
LISTEN-
I
r.w ton
ing
JOHN STEBBmS!
l/I JUST GRABBED TOUR
SkVtOTHER Bt THE ARM
-iWfx i'lC'MON-LET.'S >
/ Y\fGET W1"ARR\EB"-
} >)HE-M ^ STUFF
p0p-0\d
you get
dowh oh
your
knee ?
DOWN
my khee
C WHY-
SARAN
OH-NO-
SIR-BUT
I WOULD
LIKE TO
KHOY/ m
YOU BIB
IT
you're wot planking
to propose-are you?
you and marj'ry haye
been engaged and cis
Q
(s
ehgaged
off a
qnfo
POP-
YOU'RE
A YVHIZ
Sindittte. IM, World rljjhu tcnrvrJ
By Fran Striker
RANKER
THOSE CROOKS ARE DIVIPIN'
FORCES/THEY'RE G-OIN' TO
ATTACK USU
WE'LL START SHOOTIN'
AND
what's
happening;
BETTY/WERS
W
e
v:
■T'QHDei'S'i
D.'U.t.reJ
I fituitt SjnJkite,
w
BUT I CAN FI&HT/
TOHTO...LEMME
FIGHT 'EMU
we save um shots
©till crooks get
DOWN!
%
IN rigl.—
(
bf Kinfi I.tne.
IffITA KE'IT
Paul Robinson
■rm^
kidding
■Bur HE GOT A FUI2
LOLK3H HES ON HISI
IWAVTO SEE MEi'BB
from the pictui2e
hethinks i'm
supei2-look-
ing and
glamoi?
OUS"
SENDING HIM THAT PHOTO
OPrtB AND PRETENDING
1 if WAS you VMS A HEELY
TRICKS j
11 s having Some-
thing putovep
on h:m
when he gets
offthat bus
and sees
what i really
LOOK like
he'll p/2acti"
nCALLY
I FAINTS
I'D WRITE
I
1
jespei?s;""oNc^
he meets her i'm
a dead pigeon i'!
i'llnemer
wat-'-you sent htm my plcrukte."- w
so he thinks i'm you .1" rlshf-vokav
kgo-tq the train and meet him
i'll go hop in sdme
thin© snazzy
BUT HOW
itsounds
like a good
IDEA-BUT r-J
LET ME ~J-A
THINKIT
OVER'"
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