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Texas Items
Bastrop county has exceeded last
year's cotton production by 806 bales.
The San Saba County Interscholastic
League will hold its county meet at
San Saba April 3 and 4.
of standardization of the Rio
4J§ ? Grande railroad from Brownsville to
Point Isabel will be completed in about
three weeks.
Goose Creek's population is in excess
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of 4000, according to Ed Dickens, city
marshal!, who is completing a census
of the town.
The executive committee of the Tex-
as ex-rangers association have select-
ed Menard for the 1925 convention
place and August 12 to 14 as the date.
The resignation of R. H. Collier,
chief-national bank examffifer of the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District of
which Dallas is headquarters, was an-
nounced this week.
Grasshoppers are reported hatching
on the southern slopes of hills and in
warm sheltered spots in Wichita coun-
ty. Farmers are organizing to fight
another grasshopper plague.
Shipments last week brought the to-
tal number of cars of fruits and vege-
tables moved out of the Rio Grande
Valley this season to 2227, as com-
pared with a total of 1209 for the
same time last year.
Creation of a new customs house at
Baytown, on the ship channel, is an-
nounced by R. W. Humphreys, collec-
tor of customs for the Galveston dis-
trict. The new house is designed to
serve the oil refineries in that vicinity.
Two DeWitt county herds were
found infested with cattle tick fever
during January, a report to the com-
missioners court shews. A total of
21 head of cattle were found Infested
out of a total of 28,020 head inspected.
The annual convention of the Texas
League of Municipalities will be held
in Waco May 18-20, it was decided last
week at the first meeting of the pro-
gram committee of the league recently
appointed by Mayor Oscar Holcombe
of Houston.
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The development In Texas of a prac-
tically new line is seen in the 1925
spiking movement acerage of sweet
corn, plantings in the lower Rio
Grande alone being estimated this year
at 3500 acres compared with 1250 a
year ago.
National guard general officers
have petitioned the present Texas
legislature for an appropriation of
$100,000 in addition to the present
appropriation of $190,000, the addition-
al $100,000 to be used for the improve-
ment of armories.
Machinery is rapidly being installed
at the electric light plant atLlndale.
The plant, which was lately completed,
is an enterprise that elevates Linsdale
upon a plane with other leading East
Texas towns with respect to efficient
lighting systems.
After tests had demonstrated that a
well of almost unlimited supply might
be had to augment the water facilities
of Lufkin, a contract was made by
the city for the drilling of a well not
exceeding 1,000,000 gallons per day,
payment to be made on a ratio basis.
The Chamber of Commerce at Cuero
has set aside a fund of $100 to be in-
vested in baby chicks for ambitious
boys and girls of the rural sections of
DeWitt County. The purpose is to en-
courage the young people in the grow-
ing of standard bred poultry. White
Leghorns probably will be the favor-
ite breed.
During the period of seven years
ending December 31, 1924, there were
1491 railroad grade crossing accidents
in Texas, claiming a toll of 518 per-
sons killed and 1926 injured, or a
total of 2444 casualties, according to a
report released by the railroad com-
mission.
That Anderson bounty farmers are
considerably concerned in terracing
their farms is brought out in a report
of the activities of County Agent Jack
Carlisle. His Itemised report shows
that in 16 days he traveled nearly 400
miles in field terracing work. In 10
days five farmers telephoned him in
the interest of terracing farms.
More terracing and pecan budding,
cutting dairy coats, culling "star
boarder hens" and improving the feed-
ing of the balance ration, increasing
the wool and mohair clip—these aro
the main planks in Kendall County's
1925 agricultural improvement pro-
gram that 28 leading farmers, repre-
senting 14 communities, adopted In
a meeting at Boerne recently.
Austin, Tex.-*-State Treasurer W. G.
Hatcher Friday received a check for
$92,744.60 from the receivers of oil
properties on the Oklahoma-Texas
boundary. The amount was the gross
production tax on the output of ap-
proximately 242 oil wells located on
land, which both states claimed. Pend-
ing adjudications of the question, a re-
ceiver was appointed. He impunded
the tax until the supreme court decided
the question and the payment Friday
carried out the mandate of the court
which held that the land was a part
of Texas.
TEXAS OIL FIELDS
Water Shortage 8!ows Operations.
Whichita Falls, Tex.—Seventy-five
per cent of the drilling rigs in the
North Texas oil fields are shut down
on account of water shortage. Pipe
line companies are now exploring
creek beds and drilling wells where
water sands are found and are lay-
ing many miles of water pipe lines in
an effort to furnish a supply for oil
well drilling.
Tyler Test Strikes Gas.
Tyler, Tex.—Drillers on the Nichols
No. 1, near Shady Grove in the Big
Sandy vicinity, struck gas at 900 feet
that blew mud out of the hole and over
the casing. In the event there is not
gas or oil in paying quantities, the dril-
ling will be resumed until they have
passed a depth of 35000 feet.
Matagorda Wildcat.
Houston, Tex.—Gray No. 1 Mata-
gorda County wildcat well of the Ry-
cade Oil Corporation, has been com-
pleted for an initial production of 60
barrels per day and has now dropped
to about 15 barrels per day, on the
pump, it was announced this week.
Oil In Water Well.
Flatonia, Tex.—While drilling a
water well for Jacob Gosch about six
miles north of Flatonia, the drillers
found a stratum of heavy oil at 140
feet.
Jefferson County Test.
Beaumont, Tex.—Considerable in-
terest is now being manifested in the
wildcat well being drilled by Port
Arthur parties at Westbury, in the
northwestern end of Jefferson County.
Two Coastal Weils Abandoned.
Wharton, Tex.—Two more coastal
wildcat wells, one in Wharton Coun-
ty, and the other in Chambers Coun-
ty, have been abandoned is reported.
New Wildcat In Brazoria.
Brazoria, Tex.—The new wildcat oil
well being drilled a few miles west of
the Brazos River by the Gulf Company
is down around 500 feet, and has a
crew of drillers working night and day.
Big Gasser In Reagan County.
San Angelo, Tex.—A gas well mak-
ing 40,000,000 feet of gas daily blew
in recently in the Reagan County
field.
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TNo Probe Oyster Industry.
Washington—The senate Wednesday
added $2,000 to the department of
commerce appropriation bill to be used
for immediate inquiry into the oyster
industry. •
Orange Output In 1924.
Orange.—The Orange oil field had
produced approximately 14,000,000
barrels of oil since it was opened ap
nearly four years ago.
Well an Even Mile Deep.
Ventura, Cal.—The Associated Oil
Company's Lloyd No. 16, drilled an
even mile deep, came in a gusher re-
cently. The new well, flowing approxt
mately 4,500 barrels.
Governor Signs Bills.
Austin, Tex.—Governor Miriam A.
Ferguson Thursday signed senate bill
101, carrying appropriation for the
judicial department totalling $3,349,844
for two years and house bill 116, au-
thorizing division of oil and gas lease
permits on university land so such
may be sold on small tracts.
Free Rail Passes Voted.
Austin, Tex.—After a brief but ex-
citing session, the house passed fin-
ally, 64 te 59 the Parr-Parnell senate
Mil authorizing the Texas railroads
to issue free passes to members of
the legislature and their families, and
also permitting sleeping accommoda-
tions to be issued free.
Marx Elected German Premier.
Berlin.—The Prussian diet Tuesday
elected Dr. Wilhem Marx, former
chancellor of the reich, as premier of
Prussia. Dr. Marx received 232 votes
as against 162 for Herr Richter of the
people's party. The new premier will
try to form a government from the
parties of the left.
President 8igns Agricultural Bill.
Washington.—President Coolidge on
Tuesday signed the agricultural ap-
propriation bill carrying $124,774,000
for the expenses of the support of ag-
riculture and related agencies for the
fiscal year beginning July 1.
New Freight Record Set.
Washington.—Revenue' freight load-
ed on American railroads in the first
five weeks of this year, totaling 4,450,-
993 cars, established a new record for
that period, according to an announce-
ment Tuesday by the American Rail-
way Association.
Kansas City Haa Big Fire.
Kansas City.—Fire destroyed ap-
proximately $3,000,000 worth of the
latest creations of automobile manu-
facturers at the Kansas City Motor
Show in the American Royal Live
Stock pavilion Saturday.
Changes in D«portatlon\Laws.
Washington.—By a vote of 213 to
39, the house Tuesday passed and sent
to the senate a bill making sweeping
changes in the deportation laws.
K MOTHER °f
'ASHINGTON
Mrs. Lewis, preferring to
rule her own home. At Fred-
ericksburg she was in con-
stant receipt from Washing-
ton by special courier of im-
portant news. As the war
went on and the fate1! of the
nation seemed to depend upon
her first-born, as his renown
mounted day by day, as his
name became a synonym for
hero and patriot in two hem-
ispheres—why, this Indomi-
table, level-headed, imperturb-
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By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN
EORGE WASHINGTON
is known to have said
that his mother was the
most beautiful woman
he ever saw. That Mary
Washington was a re-
markable woman the
world has always known;
history has taken care
of that. But it was gen-
erally believed for a long time—Is
perhaps still believed by many—that
there was no portrait of Washington's
mother fa existence. It was known
that Washington had an oil portrait
of his mother; that it had been badly
damaged, and that he kept It in his
bedroom at Mount Vernon as one of
his priceless possessions. But it was
supposed that this portrait ited dis-
appeared, never to be seen again.
Herewith is reproduced that por-
trait, as it appears after it had been
restored by skilled hands in England.
All doubt as to the possession by
Washington of a portrait of his moth-
er is removed by t£e following para-
graph from a letter < written by him
at Mount Vernon under date of May
19, 1792, to Charles Carter, who had
married a niece:
It is very good of you to get the
presumed n^dful done to my mother's
portrait, painted by an Englishman
named Middleton, who formerly held
a commission in the British service,
and who had been a professional artist
in England. Robert Cary has fre-
quently urged Its being sent to Eng-
land, that he might confide the re-
pair of the hole and the completion
of the picture Itself—which, but for
the face, is by most persons deemed
imperfect—to one of the most emi-
nent English painters; but I have been
so long accustomed to look on the mu-
tilation, as almost to disregard it. The
portrait is Identified with my whole
life. My mother gave it to me, and
the large hole was thrust through it
In the course of wagon travel to Phil-
adelphlan quarters. (Under the disfigure-
ment, Mrs. Washington and myself
ever afterwards preferred It hanging
in my bedroom, where its wounded, un-
finished and apparently neglected con-
dition escape frequent uhple^sant re-
mark. Any change wrought in the
picture beyond repairing the hole
would be the reverse of improvement
to my eye. I am happy above measure
In having it, wounded and apparently
neglected as It is, rather than incur
the penalty of its absence.
Washington, it is evident, was
loath to part with the portrait, even
temporarily. Presumably, also, he had
little confidence in Charles Carter's
ability to have it restored.
When James Sharpies, the English
painter, went to Mount Vernon to
make portraits of Washington and his
wife, it was a different story. The
portrait of Mary Washington went to
England and through Sharpies and
Robert Cary, Washington's English
agent and personal friend, it was
turned over to an artist named Bird,
who was a Royal Academician and
one of the ablest portrait painters liv-
ing.
Why this portrait of Washington's
mother never got back to America is
one of the unanswered questions of
history. It is a matter of conjecture
that after Washington's death interest
in the portrait on this side of the At-
lantic grew less. It Is guessed that
Sharpies paid Bird and that Cary re-
imbursed Sharpies. At any rate the
portrait ultimately went Into the
hands of Cary.
General Grant, when in England, ex-
War Memorial
The little village of Hedge End, In
Hampshire, England, will shortly own
In a completed state one of the most
unique war memorials in England. It
Is in memory of the men of the county
who died In the World war, and Is be-
ing built, In Swiss chalet style, en-
tirely by an ex-service man. He has
devoted the whole of his leisure to the
task for many months, and the me-
morial contains many symbolic figures
pressed a fervent wish to see the Mid-
dleton portrait of Mary Washington.
The owner, Miss Edwardes of North-
amptonshire, a grand-niece of Robert
Cary, gent it to London, General
Grant's acknowledgment was In part:
General Grant presents his respect-
ful compliments to Miss .Edwardes, the
envied owner of the Middleton paint-
ing of Mary Washington, and begs to
tender her his hearty thanks for ex-
ceeding kindness in sending to Lon-
don, for his convenience and gratifica-
tion, this admirable and evidently "to
the life" portrait of Mary Washing-
ton, who, above all others, must be
held in deepest affection and exalted
remembrance by every American.
Whenever the day arrives for the re-
turn of these paintings (this and the
Sharpies portraits of the Washing-
tons) to America, congress will, he
doubts not, unanimously do its duty
in the matter. The painting of Mary
Washington has especial claims as the
only portrait of her known to exist.
General Grant had hoped that Mld-
dleton's portrait was free for disposi-
tion, he hears therefore with regret
that family arrangements prevent for
a few years this desired accomplish-
ment.
General Grant begs to repeat his be-
coming sense of the honor done him,
as also to express his entire confi-
dence that at the proper time Miss
Edwardes' family will give due weight
to his countrymen's natural wish to
possess the gem, happily, for America,
under her family control.
The Middleton portrait of Mary
Washington goes far to substantiate
Washington's claim as to his mother's
beauty. There are few allusions in
writing as to her personal appearance
before her marriage. And here is an
odd thing: a letter found in a deserted
mansion near the York river during
the Civil war, 140 years after its writ-
ing:
WmsBurg, ye 7th of Octr, 1722—
Dear Sukey: Madame Ball of Lancas-
ter and Her Sweet Molly have gone
Horn. Mama thinks Molly the Comeli-
est Maiden She Knows. She is about
16 yrs old, is taller than Me, is verry
Sensable, Modest and Loving. Her
Hair is like unto Flax, Her Eyes are
the color of Tours and her Chekes are
like May Blossoms. I wish You could
See Her.
But Mary Washington was much
more than beautiful. Lawrence Wash-
ington of Chotank, toward the close
of the Eighteenth century, wrote this:
"I was often here (at the home on
the Rappahannock) with George—his
playmate, schoolmate, and young man's
companion. Of the mother I was more
afraid than of my own parents; she
awed me in the midst of her kindness;
and even now, when time has whitened
my locks, and I am the grandfather of
a second generation, I could not behold
that majestic woman without feelings
It is impossible to describe."
When the Revolution began Wash-
ington persuaded his mother to move
from her estate on the Rappahannock
to Fredericksburg. She declined the
offer of a home with her daughter,
and inscriptions, as well as medallions
containing the names of war celebri-
ties. In It Is a model of the Europa,
and on the celling are about eight hun-
dred wooden diamonds bearing regi-
mental crests, colors, ribbons, buttons,
divisional and corps signs, and the
crests of ail the ships in the British
navy.
Be Positive
Positive resolutions are better than
negative ones. Don't swear off;
swear on.—Boston Transcript.
able, religious mother pursued the
even tenor of her way, the same in-
dustrious, efficient, thrifty housewife
and farm manager as ever.
"I am not surprised at what George
has done," she said, "he was always
a good boy."
April 14, 1789, Charles Thomson,
secretary of congress, arrived at
Mount Vernon with official certificates
that Washington had been elected the
first President of the new nation.
Washington prepared to accompany
Thomson to New York, then the seat
of the national government. That aft-
ernoon he rode to Fredericksburg to
say good-by to his mother. She was
then past eighty and wasting from
the effects of a painful and Incurable
disease (cancer). He found her feeble
in body, but as ever strong in spirit
and bright in Intellect. After an af-
fectionate greeting between them
Washington said to his mother:
"The people, Madam, have been
pleased, with the most flattering una-
nimity, to elect me to the chief mag-
istracy of the United States; but be-
fore I can assume the functions of
that office I have come to bid you an
affectionate farewell. So soon as the
public business, which must neces-
sarily be encountered in arranging a
new government, can be disposed of,
I shall hasten to Virginia—"
"You will see me no more," she
said, interrupting him. "My great age,
and the disease which is rapidly ap-
proaching my vitals, warn me that I
shall not be long in this world. I
trust in God I am somewhat prepared
for a better. But go, George, fulfill
the high destinies which Heaven ap-
pears to assign you. Go, my son, and
may that Heaven's and your mother's
blessing be with you always."
It is known that Washington felt
that he was then seeing his mother
for the last time. It is said that he
put his head on her shoulder and
wept. For it is not least in the great-
ness of George Washington that he
appreciated his mother. And it is said
that she clasped feeble arms about
his neck and mingled her tears with
his—and she was not a woman given
to tears. Let us hope that h£r tears
were not all of sorrow at parting. And
it was the final parting of a great son
with a great mother—his best friend.
She died August 25, 17S9. Her death
was felt as a solemn public event and
so observed throughout the land.
Mary Washington was never known
to show a feminine weakness except
one. She had an unconquerable fear
during thunderstorms. And that was
because, soon after marriage, an in-
timate woman friend sitting beside
her was killed by a stroke of lightning.
What does a man owe to his mother?
What did George Washington owe to
his mother? What does the United
Stutes of America owe to Mary Wash-
ington?
Much-Traveled Mullein
The common mullein plant of our
fields, usually referred to as "only n
weed," is really a foreigner and cen-
turies ago was used by the Romans,
who dipped its dried stalk in suet to
burn for candle light In their proces-
sions. The Greeks soaked its leaves In
oil to use as wicks In their graceful
lamps. It Is said, too, that Spaniards
In ancient times used the seeds of the
plant for stupefying fish. So it seems
that mullein is a plant globe-trotter.
LATE MARKET NEWS
Fruits, Vegetables, Live
Stock, Meats, Dairy Prod-
ucts and Cotton.
Latest market report, issued by the U.
S. Department of Agriculture, Washing-
ton, D. C.:
Fruits and Vegetables: Potatoes weak-
ened in city wholesale markets and at
leading shipping points. New York
sacked round whites closed at |1.40 to
$1.50 per 100 pounds in eastern cities,
$1.05 to $1.12 f.o.b. Rochester. Northern
round whites $1 to $1.10 on the Chicagp
carlot market, $1.85 to $1.40 in other mid-
western cities; 80c to 90c f.o.b. New York
Danish type cabbage generally weaker,
selling mostly at $20 to $25 bulk per ton,
top of $30 in Cincinnati; $17 to $1& f.o.b.
Rochester. Texas domestic flat type $35
to $50 in the middlewest; $17 to $1$ f.o.b.
San Benito, Texas. Florida pointed type
steady at $1.50 to $1.75 per 1% bushel
hamper. New York and midwestern yel-
low onions weakened slightly, ranging
$2.75 to $3.25 per 100 pounds sack in con-
suming centers, best stock $2.80 to $&85
f.o.b. Rochester. Eastern york imperial
apples firm at $6 to $6.50 per barrel.
New York Baldwins $6 to $7 top of $7.50
in Chicago. Florida celery fairly steady
at $2.75 to $3.50 per 10 inch crate in lead-
markets; $2.25 f.o.b. Sanford.
Live Stock and Meats: Chicago hog
prices ranged from steady to 15c lower
than week ago, closing at $11.20 for the
top and $10.50 to $11.10 for the bulk.
Medium and good beef steers 60c to $1.25
lower at $7 to $11.50; butcher cows and
heifers 40c lower to 50c higher at $5.75
to $10.50; feeder steers steady to 25c
higher at $5 to $8.25; light and medium
weight veal calves 25c lower to 25c higher
at $10.13 to $13.75; fat lambs 25 to 30c
lower at $15.75 to $18.25; feeding lambs
steady to 25c lower at $15.50 to $17.76
yearlings 25c lower at $13.50 to $16.50 and
fat ewes 25 to 60c lower at $6 to $9.75.
Stocker and feeder shipments from 1£ im-
portant markets during the week ending
February 6 were; cattle and calves 37,-
269; hogs 5,252; sheep 24,526. In the east-
ern wholesale fresh meat markets beef
ranged from $1 to $1.50 lower; veal $1
to $2 lower; lamb $8 off; mutton weak to
$1.50 lower and pork loins 50c to $1.50
lower. February 12 prices good grade
meats: Beef $11.50 to $14; veal $17 to $16;
lamb $23 to $27; mutton $12.50 to $15;
light pork loins $15 to $18; heavy loins
$14 to $16.
Hay: Hay market averaging dull. Re-
ceipts lighter but fully equal to market
needs. Low grades continue plentiful and
hard to sell. , Timothy steady. Alfalfa
weak and lower on heavy receipts. Prai-
rie firm. Quoted February 12: No. 1
timothy, Boston $26; New York $27;
Pittsburgh $21; Cincinnati $18.50; Chicago
$22; St. Louis $21.50; Kansas City $16;
Memphis $22. No. 1 alfalfa, Kansas City
$19.50; Omaha $18; Memphis $£8. No. 1
prairie, Kansas City $12; Omaha $11.75;
Chicago $17; St. Louis $17; Minneapolis
$16.50.
Feed: Selling pressure in feed market
gradually increasing and prices of most
feedstuff declined further. Stocks 'of
wheat feeds, corn feeds and oil meals
heavy- Larger manufacturers of gluten
feed reduced prices another dollar in or-
der to dispose of accumulations. Pro-
duction continues heavy and with inter-
ior demand light resellers are shading
prices. Bran quotations show a decline of
$4 from last week. Other wheat feeds
declined in sympathy.
NET OPERATING REVENUE
OF TEXA% RAILROADS
Austin, Tex.—Net operating revenue
of Texas railroads was $52,362,765 for
the 11-month period ending Novem<-
ber 30, 1924, according to figures com-
piled by the railroad commission of
Texas, made public Saturday. This is
an increase of 35.93 per cent over the
same period the previous year, net
operating revenue for 1923 being $38,-
625,090. Total operating revenue for
the 11 months of 1924 was $204,$10,840,
an increase of $17,138,342 over the
previous year, while total operating
expenses in the 1924 period were $151,
947,575, or an increase of $3,298,667
over that of 1923.
Total operating revenues in 1923
were $187,191,998, while the operating
expenses were $148,648,908.
Passenger revenue decreased 3.74
per cent in 1924, while freight revenuo
increased 12.43 per cent. Passenger
revenue in 1924 was $34,197,445, while
in 1923 It was $35,524,851. Freight
revenue last year was $156,136,787,
but the previous year it was $133,871,-
819.
Maintenance of equipment costs de-
creased $1,633,071, or 4.16 per cent, in
1924. This figure last year was $37,-
664,566; in 1923, it was $39,297,637. v
Maintenance of way and structure
increased 8.35 per cent, however, in
1924. The comparative figures are:
1924, $34,511,752; 1923, $31,851,928.
Fort Worth Stock Market.
Fort Worth, Tex.—For the first time
during the week the cattle market was
really slow Friday. Receipts were n<?t
large either. Northern markets have
been showing considerable weakness
of late, and buyers here were trying to
lower prices through sympathy. How-
ever, beef steers alone actually sold
at lower levels, the amounting te ful-
ly 25c. Cows, yearlings and calves re-
mained steady, but the movement
scaleward was not so brisk. Around
2000 head of cattle and 500 calves
were on hand. Buyers were bidding
unevenly on beef steers, and sales-
men were slow to accept the decline.
When sales were made they looked
25c down. A few cars were purchased
at $5.75 to $6.25.
Commercial Pact Ratified.
Washington.—The German commer-
cial treaty was ratified Tuesday by
the senate with reservations under-
stood to be not wholly acceptable to
the state department.
Kipling Philosophy .
After all, yourself Is the only per-
son yon can by no possibility get
away from in this life and, maybe, In
another. It is worth a little pains and
money to do good to him.—Ki^ng.
DaddysE
Fairy Tal
•^ftary Graham
DRESSING-UP
Brenda had come to play with Ji
They had played "house" first Ji
had
"How Do You Do,
Mrs. Mcintosh7"
a splendid
room in which she
could play with
her friends, and
today because it
had been rainy
for several days
in succession her
mother had
they could
up in her clothes
—all except her
best party frock.
They loved
dressing up and
wearing long
skirts and In mak-
ing believe they
were giving large
parties to which
all the grown-up
Successful Marriages
The success of many a marrlhge can
be traced back to the circumstances
that one party married for a home and
the other for general housework.—De-
twit News.
friends of their mothers came.
Jane was hostess.
"Oh, how do you do, my dear," she
said to Brenda who had said in a low
voice :
" 'I'm Mrs. Campbell now.'
"How do you do, my dear Mrs.
Campbell," Jane repeated. "Fm so
glad you could come. Such wretched
weather we've been having. I do hope
you brought your music.
"You're always so good about sing-
ing, and your friends so love to hear
you."
"That's so good of you to say so,
my dear."
"I mean It—every wqrd of it As
I wrote to my husband—you know
he's abroad just now? Oh, didn't you
know it? Well, he's in Europe. Yes,
just in Europe—no special place at
all.
"You see he's an artist Yes, he
paints such beautiful pictures. And
they hang so many pictures In Europe
that he leaves all his work there.
"But as I was saying, I wrote to my
husband, and I said:
" 'I do hope dear Mrs. Campbell will
bring her music to my party. It will
make such a difference.'
"Oh, how do you do, Mrs. Phelan.
And are your dear little girls well?
Such charming little girls. So pret-
tily mannered. Ah, I wish my child
were as good as yours. Mine gets
Into trouble all the time.
"As I say so often. If there's trou-
ble to be found, that child finds It."
'Tm Mrs. Mcintosh now," Brenda
said,
"How do you do, Mrs. Mcintosh?'*
I hear your daughter is going to be
married. Do you approve of the
match?"
"I wish he had more money, but
then they love each other," Mrs. Mc-
intosh answered in Brenda's best take-
off voice.
"Oh, well," said Jane, In her best
hostess manner, "you'll enjoy the wed-
ding. They are so exciting."
Brenda trailed out of the room and
changed her costume now. Jane went
too and picked out a second-best eve-
ning dress of her mother's.
How they did love to lean up against
all the pretty clothes and almost fon-
dle them. There weren't very many.
Jane's mother only had a small ward-
robe but it was very interesting—so
entirely different from Jane's own
clothes.
"I shall give a ball now," Brenda
said. But just then the clock struck
five.
"Brenda, would you like to stay for
supper?"
"My mother said I could if I was
invited. I asked her to make sure be-
fore I left."
"Just a moment then," Jane said.
And with Brenda a little behind her,
Jane went into her mother's room and
said in a loud whisper:
"Mother, may Brenda stay for sup-
per? Her mother says it's all right
If she's invited."
Jane's mother
smiled and said:
"I suppose so.
She seems to know
you're asking me
though I have told
you, dear," her
mother added in
a low voice, "that
you must not let
your guests know
you're doing this.
It makes it ineon-
v e n 1 e n t, some-
times. But she
can stay tonight."
Jane bounded
out of the room.
Brenda was right
by the door. "Yes,
you can stay, Brenda, though mother
says next time I mustn't let you know
I'm going to ask you. Never mind,
though, you can stay tonight anyway."
So Brenda stayed and after supper
they ended up with Blind Man's Buff.
It was such fun to play It In the hall
where they could jump over the lower
part of the bannifllers when the one
who was "It" came up the stairs after
the one not blindfolded.
And it was particularly nice to have
a little game before bedtime.
"Mother, May
Brenda Stay?"
Boy's Preference
Teacher—Johnny, would you like te
be President of the United States
some day?"
Johnny—No, ma'am. I'd rather have
• steady job.—Exchange.
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