Rains County Leader. (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1912 Page: 2 of 8
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After au hour's attention to tb®
flying Undacap®, Billy® Interest
h®ad sagged against the brown pluato
•uddenly by the sound of a voice—It
acutHed very rk*®«t-—addressing hi®
pr®ity young mother Just opposite
ung i
' Anything I ran do f.»r you or th®
klddl®T I'm going Into th® smoker
■for a little—
Ullly aat up and rubb«d bla ®ye®.
II® turned them eagvrly toward bla
ether a fat®. tb«u up to tb® ploaaaut-
looking man who bad addr»«*«d her
"Want to go, youagator?"
Mr® Hnrcourt ®book h®r brad and
•mlled "You uiuan't annoy Dr 8r®®l,
Billy I'm afraid—"
"Ob, that a all right. Com® along
We'll ba> • a (bang® of ®t®n®. ®b.
gi&nt® Into tb® doctor® kindly gray
eye*. ami when tncy nad disappeared
hand In hand, ah® leaned back wltb a
half aigh agalual tL® cuahlon. Lor llda
droonlnr wcarllv
Dr. Bteol found Billy a comfortable
—at on tire arm of x arwat chair n®ar
th® window and wa« *ocr» t»e»r*ec*cd is
th® animated political diacusalon be
had temporarily Interrupted
entrant® Presently, one of lb® m®u
having had bla .ay," withdraw and
eat down la tb® big chair by Billy
“Hey—what ® your name. Illtl® f®l
mau will come and talk to mol"
And ao Hilly a mother rather re’ ict-
antly donn«d coat and hat and w«nt
down on tb® plaxxa to wait for Dr.
Steel.
When th® atranger -aiu® In. Billy
p on anowy pillows bla
eag®**. " jahed far# turned expect ant-
ly toward th® door
"Well, well, littl® man, thla won't
do a> «*:i VViiat a l)r-»keu aru»T And
what do you think la th® best cur® for
a thing Ilk® that. •hT* He flahed a
square whit® bon from hla pocket aa
be spoke and displayed It to Htlly'a
curious gato Marshmallows Bat
only a docen at a time, you know,*
he cautioned.
**Yon're gu’jhg—te tell m » the atorv
now, aren't youT** b« questioned an*-
for both long and abort trips, and as
some of the a® has® only on® bit of
dacklug put on at th® aid®, It t® an
easy enough matter to carry along a
of the
massed lifts—to put In
"pol«" of flowers—on®
tightly massed lift®—to
of tb® feather or cocks da worn
lowT** h® asked pinching th® plun
hla shoulder
you any lit*
lag that dangled user
‘ William." was tb® dignified rejoin
d®r
"That your papa over ther®?**
"Ob no That's only Dr Steel 1
haven't any papa liav®
tl® boyaT"
' Yea—on® " Billy waa too young to
notlc® tb® ton® and b® laughed and
clapped bit hands
Tm so glad. W® can play together
1® b® here?"
"No, William; h® Isn't her® He—
he's at bom® you know. I haven't
ween hltn for a long long Mm®. I
•aspect he's such a big man now I'd
hardly know him M
' Do you llv® In N®w York, too?"
**! ua®d to. I llv® mostly In hotel®
row and on railroad trains I'm what
you'c cel ® knight of th® grip* just
n plain old everyday drummer "
But you com® to New York »nme
time®? You're going there now. aren't
you? Irrhapa yon'U bring your little
boy to as® m® on® of th®»® days' '
*'l hope so Who know®* That
The other aat down by 'h® cot. drew
| n deep breath, nodded and began:
k'Onc® upon n Mm® tb«r® was th®
I could dream of—all gr®»n and whit®
iue.. j were war® gj®gt VglVgt lawn*
read ing down to a hedge In front, and
great, broad fields at the back, full of
big. gnarled ol<! trees that boys lov®
to climb and a Uttl® amb®r creek run
ring through, for fcoya tc gc «*w1*r**,i"f
i III. TuVit vu*i Ulw hwTXiZ t"4
I cats and dogs—"
j Billy'a steady glance gave a flicker
j of audd®n delight. "Ami a Shetland
| pony like Jim Bailey a?" b® Interrupt
•d breathlessly
| "Ye®, a llttl® spotted pony—for my
j boy." Th® word® slipped out unguard
la It
pre>
high, tlgl
pine®
m uaor® strenuous times.
Th® oe*t useful garment for *h® suit
case traveler is th® shirt walat, and
with thie® In aultnbl® fabrics ah® can
successfully go through a week end at
a fine eonntw bpu*o or atno ssvsral
days at a good hotel Tb* fabric of
f®rred for nil thr®® garment® to a atiff
material, wash aliks. unatmeneu
batiste and pong®® supplying about
tb® heat material' For tb® traveling
waist th® pot.gee in natural color, a
rich tan or pal® sold, would b® useful
•no cfleciiv®. To® eresey wsisi oou.u
be oi the batiste or ot a tin® tawn witn
a dainty Inca and hand run tuck®, and
th®r® could b® a negligee bloua® in th®
wash silk for tlrod momenta and y®ry
i down well oy®r on® aid® of tue fac®
I and mis jauntily. A bow ®n®ct m ui® ,
back gives It a chic appearance in®
colors rang® la hu® from deep red to
a fiLST »
f a • just ite §
f •
edly, but ha bit hla lip and went on:
"Hut on® day something happened—It
would h® gnat fun wouidn t it?"
"Bully la he aa big is met"
"He's seven "
"Ho you know any good storlear*
"Herb ipa--—”
Somewhat to the atianger's aur
prla®. hilly suddenly slid from hla
|i«»<vh to the man** knae "TeM ifi
on*." b® wheedled
But at this juncture Dr Steel rove
| wa® lull® and trivial. It waa* * really
j *4i) thing but ll broke up everything.
{ The little boy's mamma went away
! to llv® with her peopl®—and hi® papa
I went away by blmaelf."
i "I'm ao aorry." The moist ur®
gathered in Billy's eyes and ran In
I crystal trackr down hla cheeks All
I at once ha looked up and said earnest-
I ly: *T wish I waa your llttl® boy I"
Th® stranger laughed hearMly sod
: reached over and patted hi® chubby
! hand "Do you really?" h® asked
Billy nodded. "Tell m® another
! atory," he begg®d “That on® didn’t
1 hare tb® right •tiding"
j Th® other took out hi® watch "I
wlah I had th® time, but I'm afraid
j It's gening too late You ®e® I tuu®l
I catch that downcoming t a*n: I hear
1 tb® doctor and your maxima coming
{ now, and 1*11 run scrota tb® hall and
park my grip®
Informal occasions Th® last. In fact
could do duty aa a wrapper, that la
Bcrvs instead o# one. for It cannot be
expected that ther® will b® room In the
suit caa® for all tb® comforts of th®
toilet.
Th® comfortable llttl® bodlo® shown
In tb® illustration I® on® of th® u«w®et
mod el a offered for hot weather wear,
and a v®ry young woman might wear
It while traveling with perfect pro-
priety. %a a good throat and arms are
its chief requirements Ther® are
■••in® lovely wash silks striped with
drea® color®, and while rather
RED KID BOOTS IN VOGUE
Fiery Colored Footwear Will Ba Worn
With White Suit®. According to
Dictate® of Fashion.
th® n®w i
of th® neglige® species such little
la this
bodicos, made up In this manner would
be very ®ff®ctlv® with a wool suit on a
hot day If tb® silk la of a v«ry atyl
tab sort. too. It would h® a good idea
to hem a bias of ft for a hat acarf. *nd
luck tourist or outing shapes
which ar® selling from cents up
A "dicky," or iront. mad® to eke out
the THistlbllitle® of a plain waiet. it
A new faahluii no'e apropos of tha
! popularity of white goods this spring
and aummer, waa noted in th® factory 1
I of a maker of women'® high grad®
j shoe®. Where «t "ay * large number
j of red kid button boots being prepared
j for shipment.
i Upon inquiry w® learned that these
red kid boots were intended for wear
j with whit# suCta crZ gowns at fashion
able country and aeaahore r®®orta aa a
' chatffee from whit® footwear. It being
evident to milady of fashion that ah®
| must have footwear the! will take her
out of tn® ordinary nuumiuu* «m »«*eb
(AffiMEf
im
on. m
Her whit® ®utt or gown will hav® a
Chicago
"Walt till th®y com*, please I want
the uk® |
j| up aud
gentleman. He's going away on th®
his new friend Thu latter watched
him out of atgbt with d tamy, wietfu'
•yea
A llttl® sigh escaped Mm Th®
ciouda, briefly oiapened by 'itITya
bngut t better. return®*! to nta fac®
He leeied hi® chin In one band and
gated wearily through tb® rain streak-
ed w'ndow •
train and you might not get another
I chance "
I Mr®. Harcourt entered th® room
j with cheeks glowing from her brisk ;
! walk in th® biting morning air; b®r
I aye* ebon* *« the* re«t«wt m» Bill* <
' . She turned a tmlllng j
DlllyV
She half expected to i
t®red old hero of two war® with ap
cheeks and silver hair What
>ple !
aba
"Am I very badly hurt. Minima r*
Ma laroourt bent and kissed tns
small, flushed fac® abov® the cover
"Your arm is broken, d*ar It will b®
tedious, but you’ll b® all right in th®
rod Dr Bteel guv® you aom® ether
•ly**
really saw waa a man juat verging on
♦h^ prim* nf H"a-u»tall broadsbuub
] dered. atrliingly did ooktng
Will!" Th® n*m® broke In a llttl®
and «®t It nlc®l]
julver f*om b®r whit®, trembling lip®
Tb® stranger took a quick ®t®p for-
ward: bla owr, fac® had grown whit®.
qulvi
Tb®
atranger took
ulck
deniy h® opened them wld® and looked
around "W’here are we. anrhew? I
Sm't sWT.htng that*® bap-
p, i *d sin'®—sine® w® ran Into th®
ft sight triin Mamma I wi.u'Jer If
that ntc® .entleman w® saw in th®
atr.oker wa® ktlled?"
•V.. on# waa killed; aom® of the
Rnt the nM amlle vivid end oomnel-
itng. leapt to hi® lips, in ®ii«nce b®
held out Ma arm® In stl®ni eh »
went te him and He held Her there.
peaaengere • very
ght ask C
Suddenly they remembered and turn
to Billy. But omy uj® ouUiue® >t •
tiny form appeared beneath th® cloow
ty-drawn sheets
Pilly *
touch of red trimming to complete 1
combination of • whit® dreee and red
boots—Shoe Retailor
Fullrtaa In Lingerie.
Lingerie usually keep® pace with
fashion and th® n®we®t trousseau pet-
! liooel® ®ud ivutbluxiluiit *** full
r.ot at the hips, but at the b®frilled
I hem —more so than for three years
| Thla points distinctly to much "oiler
Nklrts in muslin frocka. otherwise tha
DAISY FLY KILLER LtT TS S
Iim R«*t « •*• «r»
ikili all
• •*«*a #•
1 "••HVI'-kMR
I cor, »Ui t<rt •nil «*
loMb) e®etere<*e
• mi i>i>p»i4 r«* e.
ra.g. g.
BAMiS BOMXBS, IM Muk Aw . Iwlin.
W N U., DALl.At, NO
ruffles of tb® petticoats would be
the w
bound to make the wearer clumsy and
h*comfortable Aa ®mbro1d*r®d pan
ela are quit® the rag® tn th® ®be«f
«av fwv*it» made nuvmw
ahead of the season can easily b«
pieced out with something of t*)® kind
before th® tlm® com®® fur actually
wearing them
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FOOS OIL ENGINES
FOR COTTON GINS
in m know you
CMffona.
Many of the latest blouse® which
ar® worn und®r costa hav® lace ruffle®
at tb® wrist
M®nv if th® newe®t costa atlll show
•K« f*«teetng atartln®
slightly below th® walsi line, and oth
era op at th® shoulder
Pat*e collars extending orer the
•houldera are a feature not only of
manv heavy coats, but also of house
auu an vet |u*m.
sot rut *« MS * «»soi isr rwmr c*.
Bsisrss. TlXiS
MOBILF.
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SORWkiX hUOoAjt .
ami A abHWBXXUaaM «t IMA Ui,
I)«tu. T.UI WVsbwU mwIIUmA
€>. A. HOFFMAN COfIFAF**
BAPBERS' SUPPLIES & FUMITfK
wRrrg me orm im rATAuoot a
though IVrbsua we m<gb
"I wish he'd burry up and come ;
buhiis." be aaked abruptly, "why
Pvw«r sf 03ld.
Iiim* ■ ho wnrabln gold In a v arid
corr”pt aa thlg w® llv® In hare
te defense
Offarad for Mot W®®thcr W®®r.
1 Mkewlo® a uaoial irl#ld,^fc>r the i.rkY«l«rr
to tak® along mm- : eh® look® ivoai
i th® shops the will flnu many pretty
l/oe SB AIN •TRIIT
OALLAI.ttiAt
New bar plba foi vails are of rtu*
Lone Star Steel
bo/*?*
"You—we loot him. Billy Let's net
tal1- about it now Walt till we g«t
hoc* ome. Borne day 1 11 teli you all
about ’.t."
v. nan will we get J4.uk buuiaT" be
M* a few dava I think M®anwhile
Thta <• a country hotel about
frem where tb • *-*"ti took place. I
1dul It la ti ue that, l.k® ctVr Id >U.
tl cau neither mot®, see. hear, feel a J
understand; bet, unlike other Idol* It
has often communicated all tfceee p« w- {
. era to those who had theta not. and .
I annihilated them la thoae who had. j
| This idol caa boast two peculiarities, |
* m« i- j*! vw* •
| out a single tomple. and by all etas— j
' without a tiagle by kflCflta —OoHoc |
meat needed 1* made, oonid be
tor ib® more Intimate ling* rt®, while
i platinum.
Recent advices from Parts apeak
| cf the return of th® skirt with a
for the long perlcoat there !j a wide
taohAbly
>1 tba at
» long p<
o* light end reasonably priced
materials la sevaral of tt« ahe
yoke
No
dthlng can be con Idered imart la
bop* tba
•Me U
• hi* I* much
s^z cf tic peegea.
* * ?: T?
Y.'fleH selecting footgear remember
iuet tas leather U ccolar than acy
thick
| a Ntmch of artlflcia flower* at »w*
- ®rs*** *** •tigwr** c** **•• e***"*n •* thx
jfiaiabiKg touch to many aft®rno—
! go*—
^jg8fc.tr;
mmmmmmmimmm it bihi 1111111 t t a iit iimnmiiir!
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Hill, Tom W. Rains County Leader. (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1912, newspaper, May 31, 1912; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth832364/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.