The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 48, Ed. 1 Monday, December 1, 1930 Page: 7 of 8
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J AMES G. MORRELL was a gradu-
ate of two American universities
and a French one. He had a
Bachelor of Arts decree, a Mas-
ter of Arts dejrree. and a Doctor .if
Lows degree He spoke four lan-
guages fluently, and knew the plana,
violin, and organ, all three of which
be played with brilliancy, to say noth-
ing of such lesser Instruments as the
guitar and bn nVa.
When be was twenty-fire. his patri-
mony consisted solely of his mugnlfl-
cent edncadoo and what natural tal-
ents were so generously his.
The senior Morreii. his father and
sole snrriring rets tire, had died a
week after be had lost his enormous
holdings In a Wall Street crash.
The Incredible sequel to that pro-
cedure lay In the fact that young Mor-
rell. instead of feeling the crush of
sudden poverty, realized within him-
self a sense of elation and release,
that at first was Incomprehensible to
him. Wtat Iwd happened was that a
vagabond, who bad all his life been
Imprisoned by circumstance, felt him-
self suddenly freed.
For the first time In his carefully
designed life, the young Morrell dared
to admit to himself that he despised
the profeaninn of law that had been
mapped out for him as the son of bis
wealthy father; that he despised the
soda! routine in which he had been
born and bred; that be was a free-
lance at heart and that at last be was
at liberty to be himself.
That is bow, daring the nest five
years in the Bohemian quarters in
practically every large city and sen-
port the figure of James Morrell was
to become a familiar one The tali
slender jftinng fellow, cultured, non-
chalant, but a vagabond in dress and
manner of living, became a wanderer
in the various Bohemias of the world.
A small ukulele, bis only bit of lug-
gage. be tinkled for a living.
James Morrell wandered from capi-
tal city to capital city, from seaport
to seaport, from Shanghai to Seattle;
from Seattle to Boston; from Boston
to Trieste; from Trieste to Constanti-
nople; from Constantinople to Rome;
from Rome to I'aris; from Paris to
Marseilles; and so on and on. tinkling
away on his ukulele for which, In re-
turn, he received his simple board and
lodging.
For the first time In bis carefully
cultivated. extremely sophisticated
young lifetime. James Morrell was
happy. A vagabond. A minstrel. New
scenes, new peoples, new pastimes.
No struggle for existence because ex-
istence could be so simple. The
world was what yon made it Young
Morrell had made his a playground,
a careless garden in which to sun him-
self. Big business, big destiny, big
responsibility passed him by. There
was never anything but loose change
In bis pockets, a loose Jingle in his
fingertips and a nonchalance In bis
heart.
James Morrell, Jr., who had been
reared as the only child of a million-
aire, turned gratefully to Bohemia.
It was in the Bohemia that is New
York's, some five and a half years aft-
er the death of his father, that young
Morrell walked Into a situation that
was to deter bis footsteps from their
willy-nilly wanderings.
Tinkling away bis evenings In a
Greenwich Village cafe, where he re-
ceived in return a cot In an attic and
bis three meals a day, young Morrell
met and fell In love with a girl named
Rachel Taylor, eighteen, hizarreiy
beautiful, and an art student In the
quarter.
She was the daughter of a coal mer-
chant In Pittsburgh and her foray Into
Bohemia was the equivalent of a year
abroad after a finishing school.
The spirit of Bohemia wns no more
the spirit of Rachel Taylor, than the
spirit of Madagascar.
Young Morrell was not to know that
until after he had married her. He
fell In love with her In the physical
environment of Bohemia; he first be-
held her In the candle lit shadows of
garret studios and cellar cafes. To
him she was drenched with litis spirit
of vagabondage, and II must bo said
for Rachel 'i'nylor that she believed
herself to be filled with that gypsy
Instinct
They were married on tho capital of
two dollars and forty cents between
them, and the young troubadour foil
himself on the pinnacle* of romance.
For the first year they lived In n giw-
ret, while Rachel painted futuristic
ladles on satin rostlton tops, and trlnil
to sell them nt exchange!,
and James tinkled his ukulele for
their evening meal and tho slant roof
over their heads.
At the end of the second year, with
rthelr romance lying In ruins about
" «■, J a roes, do loafer able to with-
stand the importuninga of a wife who
was with child, accepted x position of
apprentice in a Pittsburgh law office,
which had t>een obtained for him by
UU coal merchant fat her-In-law.
That Is the beginning. If ever a
man was predestined for commercial
success that man was James Morrell.
As his father-in-law. who had in tbe
beginning secretly despised him, put
It everything that Morrell touched
turned to gold, and the curious part
of it was that It did not seem to be
due to any genius that Che fellow
brought to his work.
There was something of a chained
wild beast about Morrell. He en-
dured his success in much tbe same
way be endured nis environment, his
wife, and even his child He saw U
piling up about bim and be let It pile.
He stood In the courtroom declaiming
In behalf of the great corporations he
represented, end It sometimes seemed
to bim that some one on the outside
of bim was doing the speaking, while
he, the shell of an individual, stood
there caring not at alL
It could almost be said of James
Morrell that he did not turn a band,
considering the magnitude of his so-
called achievements. He had an eye
for the law, and a tongue that could,
on the proper occasion, grow eloquent,
but so had other men of less success.
When she was thirty, Rachel Tay-
lor, who loved the life of creature
things, creature comforts, and crea-
ture magnliicence, saw herself slowly
climbing toward the very pinnacle of
such attainments.
James Morrell wns easily the fore-
most lawyer of the state to say noth-
ing of the prospects of political power
and position which lay ahead.
They used to say laughingly of
Rachel Taylor Morrell that she had
more than once referred to her hus-
band as the future President of the
United States.
Be that as It may, there was no
doubt that the beautiful reddish eyes
of Rachel were directed toward the
seat of the mighty which she expect-
ed Morrell one day to occupy. One as-
pect of realisation came to her in a
vicarious way while James was still
In his highly successful role of corpo-
ration lawyer. The lovely daughter
of the James Morrells, Annice, aged
eighteen, eloped one day In n hydro-
plane with the only child of one ot
the great oil magnates of the world.
In Rachel's opinion, that was the
greatest plume in the cap of the Mor-
rells that had yet been planted there.
Ten years later, the two grandchil-
dren of the James Morrells had been
presented with a trust fund of five
million each by their paternal grand-
parents, and James Morrell had fas-
tened on his wife a lifetime Income
that amounted to over one million a
year.
Two months subsequent to this le-
gal act, the cities of Pittsburgh and
New York awakened one day to head-
lines announcing the mysterious dis-
appearance of James Morrell. Secret
searchlngs had been going on for over
a period of weeks before the general
alarm was finally given out to a dis-
quieted world.
After months of publicity, search-
ings and expeditions of secret service
men to various parts of the world,
the publicity wns suddenly hushed up.
Mrs. Morrell resumed her haughty
Impressive life as social leader. News-
papers, for one reason or another, left
olT their playing up of this meaty story
of disappearance of James Morrell.
It was whispered about nmong those
"In tho know" that It had cost Mrs.
James Morrell a king's ransom to
thus stamp out the conspicuous hap-
pening of her husband's disappear,
nnce.
The truth of It, of course, was that
James Morrell had finally been fer-
retted out, playing his ukulele In a
fantastic harbor cafe at Marseilles.
After ono conference with her hus-
band, Rachel Taylor Morrell, who had
a good head on her, realized the fu-
tility of attempting to bait or lure or
threaten her husband back Into his
proper setting. As she talked to him
In his slit of a room In Marseilles, she
realized that here was a man twenty
live years younger than the one who
had loft her a few months before;
here was a man who bad grasped
back his hupplness after It bad ail
slipped from him; here was a beloved
vagabond in his proper setting.
James Morrell Is pretty well forgot-
ten now, even by Rachel who divorced
him and Is married again.
Ho may be found tinkling his way
through the different Bohemias of the
world. Ills ukulele Is always with
him nnd his worldly possessions arc
the few pennies that jingle in hl
pockets.
Chow Dog I* Chinese
Tho native home of the ebon
Is China, particularly the northern
portion, In which country It has been
bred for a great number of years. N«
specific data are available regarding
the breed's origin, but from the gen-
eral characteristics exhibited by rep
resentatlve Individuals today Is prac-
tically certain that the ancestry tracet
hack to dogs of the Arctic, uartlcn
larly the Eskimos
Dainty Presents For
Friends at Ckristmas
SZir
Patchwork Hot-Disk Mat*
Tbe source of inspiration for tbls
attractive hot-dish mat is none other
than grandma's calico patchwork
quilt blocks. The pattern apeaka far
Itself. This circular motif made of
bits of bright calico patched together
as for any quilt block, is appliqned
on a circle of urWescbed muslin rot
an inch larger all around than the as-
bestos mat which it Is to cover. An
openwork edge is apebeted around
this and a drawstring is run throngh.
These covers are removable and wjtshr
able.
Quaint Lamps Are in Vogue
£
The quainter tbe more modern is
the theory advanced by interior dec-
orators In regard to electric-light ap-
pointments for the home. Brides are
disappointed If their wedding presents
do not include at least one lamp that
looks as much of an old-timer as
the one illustrated, and they adore
quaint candle types.
For His Den—a "Doggy" Lamp
The fad for animal ornaments is
stressed throughout holiday gift sec-
tions this season. This porcelain
china lamp base cleverly interprets
the now-so-popular animal theme.
"A master of the kennels" will
enjoy this lamp in his den.
Gift of Year-Round Comfort
For "him" slippers of quality-kind
kid especially designed so as to slip
on and oft easily. The "mule" below
of stipple-as-silk kid is capable o<
stepping out with the gayest pajamas
about Christmas time—just the rlfht
Bresent for "her.H
BAYER
ASPIRIN
is always
SAF E
BEWARE OF
IMITATIONS
Unless
yon see tbe name
Bayer and the word genuine
ca tiac package as pictured
here you can never be sure
that you are taking genuine
Bayer Aspirin tablets wtiich
thousands of physicians havo
always prescribed.
Tbe name Bayer means
genuine Aspirin. It is your
guarantee of purity—your
protection against imitations.
Millions of users have proved
that it is safe.
BAYER ASPIRIN DOES NOT
DEPRESS THE HEART
Gentune Bayer Aspirin
proznptiy relieros:
HEADACHES, SORB
THROAT, LUMBAGO,
RHEUMATISM, NEURITS,
NEURALGIA, COLDSj
ACHES oad PAINS
Aohfa it t&* truht-zsxA of e at I
Miciijan Cellar* I-e*d*
According to a statistical twHMtfa!
on landgract colleges, published by j
the office of education, the Michigan ]
State Cottage of Agriculture and Ap- J
plied Science, as Rast Lansing; Mich,
has tho largest number of acres of
land in its pMMHim, baring 5LS35
acres.
The I drat
Vacation Land
' Why Football Flourishes
Football provides plenty of bard
fiuiups. edm-ating knocks, that bring
out the best in men, ami show up
the worst.—American Magasine.
> m h in t> AU Winter.
Splendid rtiads—towering mMtnlaia
ranges—Highest tj-pchotrl*—dry
vigorating air—clear starlit nights—
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CALIFORNIA ^
Too many family Bibles are oor-s
ornamental than useful
No more
COLIC pains
... give Castoria
A CRY in the night may be the
first warning that Baby has colic.
No cause for alarm if Castoria is
handy! This pure vegetable prepa-
ration brings quick comfort, and
can never do the slightest harm.
Always keep a bottle in the house.
It is the safe and sensible thing
when children are ailing. Whether
it's the stomach, or the little
bowels; colic or constipation; or
diarrhea. When tiny tongues are
coated, or the breath is bad. When
there's need of gentle regulation.
Every child loves the taste of
Castoria, and its mildness makes
It suitable for the tiniest infant,
and for frequent use.
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And a more liberal dose of
Castoria is usually all that's needed
to right the irregularities of older,
Kwmg children. Genuine Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher's signature
on the wrapper. It's prescribed
by doctors!
Giant Thermometer
In Visalla, Calif., where the mer-
eury frequently flirts with the cen-
tury mark, Harry Hunsucker, the-
ater manager, claims to have the
world's largest thermometer. It Is
twenty-six feet In height with tub-
ing three Inches in diameter. The
thermometer, mounted above th«
marqnee of the theater on the out*
side, Is used to display to patrons
the temperature inside the ice-cooled
theater.
There are also a number of fugi-
tives from injustice.
The Shaving
Cream that re-
mains moist, softens
the beard—and soothes
and invigorates the skinI
At all dealers or sent postpaid on receipt of SSo.
AJdreaal Cuticura Laboratories, Maiden, Masa.
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Banger, J. E. A. & Erwin, W. L. The Cass County Sun (Linden, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 48, Ed. 1 Monday, December 1, 1930, newspaper, December 1, 1930; Linden, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth340716/m1/7/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Atlanta Public Library.