Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
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Demoted Up
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L.MAXWILL
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Somehow Jiul'a mother could not
qqtie forget th« «tierna which aha ««■
CMad bar daughter of putting on tha
finally BMW whM ah* married Oar-
•Id Cumula ft, thalr neighbor's chauf-
"Janet, mjr child, do 700 realise
what yon hava donar* aha ramambarad
bar mutbvr saying with an awe-
stricken taca when they both came
Iwck from tha ahort honeymoon trip,
nnd Janat'a family had alnce had time
to digest tha telegraphed newe.
And Janet, then a girl of twenty,
had faced her mother reaolutely.
"Of courae I know what I've done,
mother. I've married the beat man In
tha world." ,
"What's tb> uaeT" Mm. Hemingway
mtnplalned ,'nat name evening when
Janet'* fat*' r looked In ut the young
people sep'ed In the drawing room, nnd
eroded lif ntvlngly.
"Jan#, Is loo young to know tlint
ftfhe In* roimnltted a grave sorlsl error
In marrying beneath her due*," Mr*
Hemingway continued. "Am! aa fur
«
Could Scarcely Believe Hia Word
man abe Choaa, well—he will nerer
anything but a chauffeur."
t the Idea ranklod In Mre. Ilem
Ingway'a mind for a long while after
Janet took a Arm eland! They fur
nlahed a comfortable, though plain lit
tie flat and began to live the "bapp>
ever after" period of their Uvea.
True, the furnlahlnge of the modem
flat did not compare with the ch«-ape*t
In tha Hemingway bouiebold, but a«
Janet reminded her mother, "wasn't
It tha love behind a household that
made It a home, and not the mere nut
tarta! thing*T"
And after that Mr*. Hemingway d«>
(ided to let the matter reet.
Two yeara later found Janet and
Gerald more comfortably established
than ever. Oeraltl had got a better i >
alt Ion In an automobile Ann nnd th>
work gave btm more regular hour*
Rat there wa* a lot of *tudy entailed
Gerald within a ahort time became an
expert mechanician end got another
ralee.
It was not money, however, thai
finally bred the *ore sjnit In Janet'
heart that had been forndng uncon
acloualy for month*. It wa* her moth
af*a alien! Influence. She never *ald
anything about tlfc nffalr ever sluor
the day of Janet'* laat outhurvt, but
the *llent Influence wa* there Ju*t the
aame.
Once when *he had Invtted a num
berof girl friend* to tea Jnnet'a mother
very untnctfully dl*playcd the fact
that her daughter bad no telephone,
nnd pressed for a reaeon by her In
qulNltlve friends, Janet bad Ileal rnlntly
that It waa a source of annoyance
The truth of the matter waa they could
not quita afford It.
Janet waa on the verge of ntter dl*
wurngement, although there waa no
real cauae for It eicept thla entitle In
fluence prmntog for the aake of a
falae pride. The foundation of their
little home wna at ataket The bomb
came a few evening* later.
"Well, nweetle," Gerald *eld coming
In enthtialaatlcally, 'Tm going—the big
day ha* come Netty girl, when our
country la calling all It* red blood*
and I enltat—tomorrow."
"To*-—what T" Janet cnttlrt era reel
belitre hi* worda. "Jerry boy, tell nte
you are fooling. Ton are—why—" she
laughed frlvoaaly and turned awny a*
though to belittle tbe Idea aa a mere
pawing fancy.
flM Bast momeflt aba turned toward
•tar MMwBd again. Bat the expre**lon
«in hi* cht**l*d featurea made her real
there waa no joking lo It.
Tin itlu Netty; surely you're glad
Don't abnd~tberé"ÍBd gas* aa tbougb 1
were mud. I>on I you reallae what It
mea na. Going «ver to protect you.
other women, ovar there and orar bare.
Oad. girl—"
Bui Janet bad stopped him with her
geatura. "You are mad. Mark mad—"
aba barat oat angrily, "bow can yoa fv
when yoa have me to take care of
You know married men don't have to
go. Wlwt are you thinking of and w
Juat being able to eee a horlion Unan
dally now V
And ao they argued Into tbe late
hour* of that evening. Twice Gerald
Cummlng* walked to the front window
and peered down at tbe throng of men
who were bealeglng tbe enllatment
office* on the corner.
He pointed them out to Janet, but
*he waa Impaaalve. "Mad men," «he
remarked, and ahrugged her shoulder*.
And the Anal laaue cama about the
next morning. Gerald wa* Ann.
"War I* a duty between a man and
Id* God," he *ald hotly, "not a man
ittid hi* wife."
Just enough to kindle the flame,
lanet blared her brown eye* upon him
nnd replied. "Well. If you go, Gerald.
\iju go for good. If you ure that stub
luirn and care for me ao little, It'* beat
we know It now. You go, Geruld, and
—and—well, we part way*."
Gerald tried a conciliation, but It
was futile. He decided to go!
A dull period of tuonotony followed
'or Janet at the Hemingway eetulillKli
ment. where *he hud taken refute
ifter Gerald bad gone to camp. Mat
I he lonellncNM of the day* *he had
tiltherto Ailed to the brim with her
untiy bouaehold care* *eemed to pull
Inner must do aomcthlng. And *o lie
unite Anne !>aw*oii wa* going Into
he navy a* a yeoinanette, Janet de
Ided to take up ateoograpby and go
II Ml.
Hut *he wa* d I «appointed. Several
weeks after *be graduated from the
'■tiMlnea* nchool In tbe heart of town
.111 order came through for ileum:
upher* at the gn* defen*e plant on
'.ong Inland. She hexltated. Anne wit->
PIMilnted In ttie navy. Hut could sii
•mt do the «ame bit In tbe uriuyT
Her Kelflihiieit* In merely wuuilng to
I'e with her girl friend came to he'
n full reullr.utlon one morning when
he had Keen the flrnt trnu*port of
intituled Hohller* land, yntl *lie lm«
lined lo the |ilnnt to offer her servler*
Jnnet, with the knack of Iter father ■
pt It tul - for business. got along el
■ eedlngly well. Meantime the w*
• itgetl ut It* llcrceHt. ItnttliK cant'
Mcker and more often, nrul the y• 11
f the iieuHli-H' btiHky voice* on tli
treet corner* itt every edition of tl
;g metroiHilltan dally made Janet
fli-sh cree|i Vex. *he had read of Get
Id'* wonderful deed.
She hail followed every line of th
iiccount of how he litnl wived a wlml-
>i|uadron by repairing the motor atnbu
1 mes An riiplilly. Janet knew Hint •
t.ew mu) greater love had come Inti
Iter life There wa* it chiinge. too. It
Iter parent*' \ lew Janet' mother, a1
■ '•inclllatnry and one of the chief work
• r* *t the wiir camp couunuiilty srr>
lee, *iiId *he uhtuy* knew there wer
big thing* In "Jerrj."
llut Juliet had cried herself to slea-p
that night.
In vain itlic wrote letter* abroad. If
■ •lily *he knew hi* definite nddrc**
she had read where he hud been
wounded, hut no ho*|ilt*l number win
(¡Iven. The It ml >hks took down the
• lata she wus utile to mi|>itly them
«cant a* It wo*, for *he had refused
even to nee hint the tiny tie graduated
from the training camp nnd mm* or
deretl over.
Tliut wa* month* before, and a bit
ler repentance grew In her heurt be
cause of It She bud been hellish, nnr
row minded nnd viiln. Th«- word* he
Itud uttered that day he had enlisted
burned ami seured Ilk* blue flame now
llut morning buiilshoO all the tear*,
ju*t ttecuiise there wsa work to be
done, and Janet, dainty from the
feather In her little trig hat to her
neatly polished shoe*, went to tbe plant
to take her place among lis many other
workers. It waa her last trip this day.
for orders awaited her to report In
Washington.
A word of thank* to her naptatn for
recommending her as most capable, a
hastily packed traveling bag. a hoet of
Imagination and Janet was on her
way to tbe great center from which
radiated so many executive «poke* of
the world's war. It was gloriou«! llut
the old feeling returned to quel I her
eujoymeut every now und then on the
train trip going down.
"Mr*. Cummlng*—" Sergwuit Mnn-
scy read a day later from her allp to
the lieutenant sitting at th* huge oak
desk to hi* right. And Janet had tim-
idly acknowledged the title and mount-
ed the stairway to tlie next floor with
him.
Ton are o work for tbe major, are
yon nutf' he naked, and Janet said she
had not been told. "Yea," continued
Sergeant Munavy, "the new nuijor ar-
rived yestertlay. I goon* yim'll tike
him all right, with hi* flashy amll* and
good humor alway*. Ho much na w*
haea aeen of blm I don't wander be
waa ao popular with bia ma —*
Bat tbey had rea«h*d the doorway
of Ute major's o Ato* and Hergaant
Munaqp atopped.
A aomevihat faint J«t amelone I
JaB*t wbaatal tfi n«st moment aad
aat heavily lo the chair tb* major of-
farad. Hia «hoalder* had looked te-
mlllar, and. yea. tha h*ad.
Bat It wa* preposterous. And yet—
"Thank you, sargaant," Major Gum-
ming* auld quietly. "I will awear tbe
HtUe lady In, you naod not wait"
"8wear me Inf Janet aald a bit
breathlessly a* *h* turned her wide
eye*, radiant hut tear-dlromed with
happlnes* on her husband, J*rry.
"Why. ye*—* mere custom of the
«ervtee. Mrs, Cumtnlngs." he said
hanghtily. "but—" end there wa* *
mile of the Jerry who used to be, "but
If rnn wish." he smiled thle time, "I'll
«wear you In—for life."
And *« tler*ld expressed It * fee
week* Inter when the armistice war
<l*ii('l rltd they both gol ihelr honor
•ih!e II-' h' rgrs. It Was the first tlm-
hp 1 *d > t r kl «eil a stenographer th-
ir*t ds« he engnred her, and—th-
rer! r --l lime lie had ever taken OH'
■til iii ¡iii.. h 1 he «ame dsy.
Fine Ftabine Cotton Seed
I have ¡11 warehouses in Cald-
well genuine Mabim> seed from
this year's crop in Willititnson
county. Made a bale to the
acre. Price $2.75 a bushel. Ap-
ply to Cabe Jones, Cookes Point,
Texas.
Mrs. Charles H. Sugared of
Beeville, ind niece Miss Trucy
Hoffman are spending the Holi-
days with the former's parents,
J. J. Holik and wife. Mrs. J. W.
Sugarek and children are visit-
ing her parents during the
Christmas holidays. Charles
W. Holielt of Amarillo catne in
Monday to spend 1 few days of
the Christinas hdida.ts with his
parents. Willu- V. Holilc, who is
a student at A. M college,
came in for tin- hol tJays
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our heart-
felt thanks and appreciation to
all those who assisted us in the
iiln"i-s and death of our beloved
baby, Lydie. Especially do we
thank the Sunday school and the
members of her class for the
beautiful Mowers. May Ciotl
bless you all is our earnest pray-
er. Stephen Pewit?, and Wife
iniiiiniinniiinnimininnminHiiiiiiiiii
Mrs..). W. Torbett and son.
Walter, of Matlin, and ('. H,
King and wife of Detroit, Mich -
are visiting their mother, Mrs.
R W, King.
Application to Probate Will
Til R S I ATI. « K TI.XAV
To the SI it-ft tl or all) ('unstable of
lliirli'stni County. (Jrci'ting
\'mi are lifeliy cimiiiuuiileil tn cause
t' IM- piihllsliO'l o(ice each week fur a
perloil of trli(U\> before the return
tl.ty heie'if, In it lu-wspaper of general
clrriilntli'ti. which has bren eontluu-
tuisly and regularly ptililisheil fur a po-
rliwl of not ittss than out' year In salt!
Murle.son ('ounty, a copy of the ful-
lowing notice :
1 11 K STATIC OK TKXAS
To all persons interested In the Kjt
late of 1<. M. McCuv tleceasetl;
Mrs. I'earl M o C 11 y lias iiit'ti
in the County Court of llurltutun
County, an iippllcatluu fur tlie Pro-
bate of the lust Will ami Testament
of sititl K. M. MeCuy, ileceased,
tiled with sslil application, and U't-
ters Tt'sUiment^irt. which will be
heard ut the next term of said t'uurt.
commencing on the first Monday in
i January. A I ., l'i-'O, the same he-
it«K the -Mh da\ of January A. I .,
ron, al the Court Mouse thereof In
Caldwell, at which time all persons in-
terested In said I'strtte tuny appear
anil cuntes! sat ! appllcatlun, shutihl
t hey desire to do so.
i Herein fail nut, liut have you be-
fore Mtlil t uiirt tin the said tirst day of
the licit term thereof this Writ, with
|\otir return thereon, showing how
von have executed the same.
I Ciiven tinder my hand and the seal
of said Court, at oltice In Caldwell,
this the l th day of Dec, ivi' .
W. II. Hundley, Clerk,
County Court, Hurleaon County, Texas
THKKK FARMS FOR 8ALK-
One lli'J acres Prairie land, Al
improvements, U miles from
town; no better place in county,
IKK) per acre. 157 acres three
miles west of town, $ 5 per
acre. HO acres A miles west of
lown, IfiO jier acre. Bee Rankin
for particulars.
Christmas 1919
To the Members of the Bapiist Church and Friends
in Caldwell:
Greeting. At the return of the Christmas
tide my heart goes out in gratitude to our Heavenly
Father that my lot has been cast with you. Your
friendship and love has been a constant encourage-
ment to me and many rough places have been
smoothed thereby. In sunshine and in sorrow your
love has been constant and my heart sings with glad-
ness at the thought of you.
My very best wish for you is that the New
Year will bring you good health, prosperity and
abounding joys in the seivice of our King. May the
Triune God of the Christmastide till your heart
with song and place a rainbow in every d rk cloud
that may cross your path. Praying*for the coming
of the Prince of Peace when righteousness will cover
the earth as the waters ever the sea, I am,
Gratefully,
JEFF DAVIS.
Caldwell, Texas,
J
TW rtllvtra at Ik* Falttd State w aorr thai hm-UM.
Mali/ aa* • kail. •! all Üm railaara of ilia aorld TV?
«arry a raarlj traflc m «ark araalrr llun thai ul
ase alW laáli; thai Wat* I raall* aa baua lot ranpari-
fan lláiid. tha IraBr al aa; tan aaiiona mar I* rom-
Maari. aad Mill it aaaa aat apfrnarb tha rostaarta at
>—m tana «esa A ■anna tailvajra.
Iial«« I.B.N. Caaalaa.
Ask Any Doughboy Who
Was "Over There"
and he will tell you that American railroads are
the best in the world.
He saw the foreign roads — in England and
France, the best in Europe — and in other Con-
tinental countries — and he knows.
The irnrt railroads have played in the develop-
ment of the United States is beyond measure.
American railroads have achieved high stand-
ards of public service by far-sighted and courage-
ous investment of capital, and by the constant
striving of managers and men for rewards for work
well done.
We have the best railroads in the world — we
must continue to have the best. •
But they must grow.
To the $20,000,000,000 now invested in our
railroads, there will have to be added in the next
few years, to keep pace with the nation's business,
billions more for additional tracks, stations and
terminals, cars and engines, electric power houses
and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the
elimination of grade crossings — and for recon-
struction and engineering economies that will re-
duce the cost of transportation. 1
To attract to tlie railroads in the future the in-
vestment funds of many thrifty citizens, the direct-
ing genius of the most capable builders and man-
agers, and the skill and loyalty of the best work-
men — in competition with other industrie^ Sid-
ding for capital, managers and men — the railroad
industry must hold out fair rewards to capital, to
managers and to the men.
American railroads will continue to set world
standards and adequately serve the Nation's needs
if they continue to be built and operated on the
American principle of rewards for work well douo.
c7?u*y advertisement ¡á piMiAhed by the
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Tk** imnng nfer«mNm * *e«r *iag iht mil road i'tw>
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Rankin, W. W. Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1919, newspaper, December 26, 1919; Caldwell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169053/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library.