Mount Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 283, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 1929 Page: 4 of 4
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MT. PLEASANT DAILY TIMES. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17. 192*.
SYNOPSIS
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Copyrioht, 1088, Warner »raa. Ploturaa, I no.
fTU 8INQIN0 FOOL," starring Al Joi*o», Is a Warntr 8ro«. plcturizaj
.;-.n11ji.< down at the specks on the
nt j sidewalks that were people. Hei
(-heeks wore hot for the mornenl
mid she threw open the window so
that the crisp autumn night air
fanned her taco. Al had left t.h€
' tint. John Perry came and stood
' ' her, saying nothing, but re
,;an.... ’ r with burning intensity
Molly t and answered Ins
look with a “No, John,"
site said quickly. yttu don't
understand."
“Understand what?”
“What I’m up against. It doesn’t
concern you. But . . . sometimes
I feed I’d like to shoot myself."
She reached out her hand, gave
his arm a convulsive squeeze, then
dropped it quickly as she heard Al
returning.
Al was the perfect host. He drew
out a pack of cards, swung open a
little drinking cabinet and poured
Perry a drink. But when Molly
saw the cards she expostulated.
“Al, darling, I don’t feel like
cards tonight. I’m awfully tired.
Let’s just talk. Or, rather, you
two men talk and I’ll listen.”
So Molly listened, but Perry soon
saw that she Was out of sorts and
seemed about to drop off to sleep.
He courteously rose to go.
“Well, Al, I’ll probably see you
tomorrow over in Marcus’s office."
He bowed himself out and Al
faced Molly.
“Darling, are you 111? You’re
quite pale now; I have, a strange
feeling that something is wrong.
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fully because he is only
Finally he go< ■' to the float < - • -
ders the ballad himself, hoping
touch her heart. Marcus. the fa-
mous Broadway producer, is in the
audience and offers to hey Air soil'/.
Molly makes up to AJ. s < tin latter
insists that Marcus hire Molly to
sing the nuonher in one of his te-
vucs. Marcus agrees, (trace, the
little cigarette girl, is heart-broken
when she finds Al is leaving, for
she is deeply in love with him. Al
and Molly marry and hath score
successes on Broadway. Once Al
vied: cl: /r.V:::\v al r.lackiv's
and Grace is deligiv'ed to see him.
Then he returns to Molly's dressing
room in a Broadway theatre. She
is with his friend, John Perry. Al
docs not see John surreptitiously
press Molly’s hand as all three
leave together.
CHAPTER X
They descended the elevator
from the Manhattan Roof Theatre
to the street, where Al looked
around for a taxi. John Perry, fol-
lowing after, took Molly’s arm,
guiding hor through the dense af-
ter-theatre crowds toward the curb.
Broadway was at Its best—two
wide cu. rents of human beings
n:r.co-.pact'.y up and down be-
neath the brilliant canopy of lights
from electric signs. There was ro-
mance in the crowds, and power,
and a feeling of dreams carried
from the theatres that dotted the
Street of Lights. There were shrill
cries for taxis, the giggles of girls
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“What’s the matter, dear*’’
leaning on the arms of their es-
corts, the piercing whistle of the
traffic cops stopping and starting
the never-ending line of motor cars
as the lights went from green to
red, and back again. A happy,
carefree spirit distinguished the
crowd. But Molly turned bored eyes
on this fantastic display of modern
Babylon as she waited impatiently
for the taxi.
“Why doesn’t Al hurry and get
one?” she inquired petulantly of
John Perry.
■ “Steady, sister. He’s doing, the
best he can,” answered Perry.
But now a taxi driver saw Al’s
beckoning hand and swung up to
the curb. They piled inside and
the driver sped away toward the
palatial skyscraper apartment in
the fifties where Al and Molly
vlived. Molly snuggled down be-
tween the two men.
“Al." she remarked after a mo-
You haven’t been yourself lately.’
Molly looked at him steadily,
with a dark gleam in her blue eyes.
Should she tell him?
“Yes, Al, something is the mat-
ter. I’m going to have a child.” ,
She said It deliberately and her
lip curled, plainly showing her ir-
ritation. But Al, unconscious of
her reaction, came swiftly to her,
his face radiant:
“Molly, that’s—that’s marvelous.
A child—your child, my child!"
“Your child,” Molly corrected
him curtly.
“Why do you say that? It’s as
much yours as mine.”
"I say it because I don’t want it;”
Molly's attractive lips were set in
a grim line.
“But why, Molly? Yoq’re only
talking that way because you’re
tired. You’ve had to work too
hard. Listen, little sweetheart,
when it arrives you’ll love it;
we’ll both love It. It’s bound to
mean the greatest happiness in the
world to both of us. Don’t you see
that?”
No, I don’t. I see that it will
ruin my career. I’ll have to leave
the show in a little while and while
I’m gone Marcus will get a new
ballad singer. People will forget,
me by the time I’m ready to come’
back. And how do I know Marcus
will give me back my job? I have
the best spot in the show now.
Your point of view is just plain
selfish, because the whole thing
doesn't affect you. But I see the
other side.”
Al stared at her bewilderedly for
moment. Then he said quietly:
“Molly, your nerves are op edge
or you wouldn’t talk that vvay.
You don't have to be afraid—Mar-
cus will always put you In as his
headliner. He knows I wouldn’t
write another song for him if he
didn’t. But he wouldn't think of
giving you the go-by, anyway. He
knows what an attraction you are.”
Al paused to regard Molly with a
reassuring smile, but she did not
see it. Her eyes were fixed soih-
brely upon the floor.
A helpless look passed across
Al’s face.
“As for my being selfish;” he said
humbly, “well, perhaps I am. But
I don’t mean to be. I simply adore
you, Molly, and it would give me
the greatest happiness 1 can think
of for us to have a child. It would
make all we. have achieved seem
j The black lands of Texas are badly
infested with the Cotton root rot.
There is very little of that disease in
East Texas but we are bothered with
’a disease known as the Cotton Wilt
It is different from root rot in that
| wilt does not cause cotton plants to
die in large blocks at the same time,
j A stalk dies here and there one day
and several days later others die,
perhaps. This process may continue
until the majority of the plants in
j quite a large spot are gone or badly J
j dwarfed. Cotton Wilt is caused by i
'a fungus disease which might be!
transmitted by wind, livestock, rains,
or several other methods. It is found 1
largely on deep sandy soils, but is
also often troublesome in bottoms and
other soils.
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The cotton wilt fungi also injure
several other kinds of plants such as
oki*a, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, most
peas and beans, and a large number
of other farm and garden plants.
Corn and other similar plants are im-
mune to the wilt; and so are the vel-
vet bean, Iron and BratMam pea, La-
redo Soy bean, and several others.
Crop rotation and diversification help
to control wilt, and so does potash
used in liberal amounts seem to aid
greatly in the control of this disease.
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Varieties of cotton have been de-
veloped that have a high resistant
ability to grow in spite of the pre-
sence of Cotton Wilt. Many farmers
in Titus County have grown these
resistant varieties on badly infested
lands. However, there seems to be a
scarcity of pure seed in this section
of the country at the present time
and several farmers have asked about
getting new seed from the breeder
for the 1929 ‘crop. This is a mighty
good idea according to past records
in this and other nearby counties.
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When thinking of cotton diseases
and insects the writer is reminded of
a visit to the southeast part of the
county a few days ago where a farm-
1 er was encountered who, because of
jthe continued rains in that part of
(the county during July and August
| had made a very poor yield of cotton
[after the boll weevils and worms had
I finished their job. Upon being ask-
I ed about his other crops such’ as corn,
j syrup, meat, sweet potatoes and etc.,
.declared that he had corn to spai'e;
had .made a big crop oj sugar cane;
and that he had saved fourteen hund-
red pounds of meat, enough Irish
potatoes to do until the next crop
came in; lots of sweet potatoes and
plenty of canned vegetables and
fruits. What if that man had plant-
ed just cotton ? Ask him whether it
jpays to diversify.
HOOF MARKS DISAPPEAR
STRANGELY IN THE NEW
PATHE WESTERN PICTURE
Jean Mersholt, Buddy Rogers and
Nancy Carroll
A Paramount Sound Special with Nancy Carroll singing the
song hit, “Rosemary.”
Added Features—
JOHHNY MARVIN
Victor Record Artist in a Movietone specialty
“You Lied, I Cried”
“Think of Me Thinking You”
FOX MOVIETO
All the world in SOUND
Prices: Lower floor 60; Balcony 40
Children 15
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DOG PROVES COURAGE
IN THRILLING SCENE
A striking example of a dog’s un-
canny grit and courage is revealed
in one of the scenes of “Dog Law,”
the FBO feature starring Ranger
which will be seen Friday and Satur-
day at the. Titus Theatre. The scene
depicts a terrific fight between Rang-
er and a villainous lumberjack on a
swaying cable car thousands of feet
above ground. The dizzy height
made no impression on the canine star
who performs his work with the us-
ual realism.
! GARAGE TAKES UP
STRANGE DUTY AS
HORSE IS “PARKED”
BY N. M. VISITOR
Dallas, Jan. 16.—Attendants in a
local garage wer.e called upon Tuesday
to perform a strange duty when D.
L. Bull of Artesia, N. M., rode into
the place and asked permission to-
“park” his horse in the garage. He
explained that he had been unable
to find a .livery stable in Dallas.
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About one-third of Europe is for-
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“Hoof Marks,” a story of the west-
ern plains, where a man’s wealth is
his cattle, where he defends his wealth
with his -life, brings Jack Donovan,
the ndw Pathe Western star, to the
Palace Theatre Friday and Saturday.
At the jfTriple X ranch every cow-
hand is puzzled over the robberies
that have been reducing their herd.
The hoof marks have proven impos-
sible to trace. They would be clear
and distinct—then cease completely.
Cal Wagner, the cowboy played by
Donovan, is a new hand on the Triple
X, but an old hand at trapping cattle
rustlers, and he has been engaged by
the absent owner for more than just
cow-punching! This fact is suspected
by Sam Trapp, who, as foreman, is
able to cover up his connection with
the rustlers.
r ^he manner in which Wagner saves
the wealth of the Triple X aftd wins
the love of the daughter of the house
is said to provide lots of action. Peg-
gy Montgomery plays the heroine.
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TEXAS RECORD
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Policyholders in Texas 38,500 ^ •
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spent, “why do we always have to
travel In taxlB? Why can’t we have
a limousine and a chauffeur of our
own. Everybody else does.”
Al did not notice the complaining
note in her voice. “I’ve been think
Ing that same thing—we can swing
it easily now. Tomorrow you can
pick one out. What kind?”
*T wag thinking of a Rolls-
Royce,” said Molly eagerly.
Al hesitated and, Perry gave a
little laugh.
“Nothing cheap about Molly,”
said the racketeer.
“No, that’s all right,” Interject-
ed Al. “Whatever Molly wants she
snail have. I feel I just can’t do
©hough for her. Rolls-Royce it is.
They rode in silence until the
taxi drew up before the apartment
building that meant home to Al and
Molly. As they stepped out Perry
ming back, as though to say good
Eight. But Molly turned to him.
r‘No, John, I want you to come in.
“Of course,” agreed Al. “What
do you mean by backing out?”
' So Perry laughingly acquiesced
Qnce more the rapidly rising ele-
vator—a magnificently unholstered
one this time—which carried them
’ frith amazing swiftness to the
thirty-eighth floor. Al unlocked
the apartment door and switched
on the lights. A moment later Mol-
dy stood ttr the window, looking
feicJto Mtttai lUfttt ot the city.
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worth while.”
Molly rose wearily, “I’m going to
bed.” j
Without kissing Al good night or
even looking at him she walked
slowly toward her bedroom, her
head dejectedly forward. He heard :
her bedroom door slam sharply.
Instead of going to his own room
and undressing Al lit a cigarette
and paced the floor. At first he was
agitated and worried about Molly.
But gradually he atgued himself
out of the disturbed state of mind.
After all, It was natural that she
Bhould be upset. Perhaps the
strain of her nightly performances
was too much for her. In the morn-
ing this cloud would pass from her.
He finished his cigarette, put out
the lights and went to the drawing
room window, whence he could
look out on the yellow glow from
the city lights.
As he stood by the window,
dreaming, meditating, already plan-
ning the future of the child that
was to belong to him, h© heard the
tinkle of the phone in Molly’s room.
Her door must have opened, for he
heard Molly’s faint voice:
“No, np. You mustn’t call me.”
Before Molly hung up Al thought
he caught the word “John.” But
no, he must have been mistaken
John Perry wouldn’t be calling uf
at tnli hour.
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Total Company Assets, $55,000,000.00
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