The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 17, 1920 Page: 4 of 8
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FILL AN EMPTY 8TOCKING;
r- FILL AN EMPTY HEART
LINER - PAGE I
THE BLOTTING PAD ifj! CITIZEN
I [ 1 T
THE JJMPTY STOCKING Crusade
is about to begin.
On the day of beginning those kind-
hearted crusaders who give of their
. time to this labor of love for the lit-
tle ones will start the effort to make
Christmas a season of good cheer and
‘ not a day of dark disappointment to.
! those youngsters to whom the paren-
tal Santa Claus, in these days of the
higlPco* tof reindeers, xannot come.
L Many'centuries ago there jvas *p>
v other sort of Children's Crusade. It
* was'- a pitiful being. It involved the
slaughter of thousands of little sol-
diers of the Cross who went blithely
’ forth to the hopeless task of rescuing
" Christ’s own land from the infi4el.
How different this crusade!
iWfcere t&e one brought sorrow and
1 death, the other offers joy and a hap-
pier life.
1 Offers these things to what per-
centage of the children who need
them? ‘ “
! “Wlell, the percentage doesn’t depend
r on the active workers.. They may be
trusted to do their part.
[’ On whom, then, does th epercentage
depend? • ' *.
1 On one person.
On YOU.
As you give to this noble cause, so
' shall athe children be comforted.
As you—you individuals taken col-
t lectively—fail to give to this sunshine
crusade, so shall children look upon
Christmas as a bitter day, so shall
they weep oVer the presents their lit-
tle hearts longed for but £id not re-
ceive so shall their souls grow hitter
towards a world in which so pie are
surfeited with smild bringing treasur-
es, while before the eyes of others—
longing, eager, child-eyes—their looms
in answer to their desire, the one sin-
ister word: VERBOTEN.
Hav eyou ,Un empty heart around
Christmas time? Even though you
I may be surrounded by a laughing
family, are there high moments in
your. Christmas merriment when you
feel you are not realizing the Christ-
’mas ideal ? Let .Hie Citizen suggest a
remedy for this dismal disease.
Pill an empty stocking.
ompany
By MILDRED WHITE.
(Copyright, 1920, Western Newspaper Union)
, “You won’t mind, if I put you In
here during Mr. Jerome’s absence,”
Josephine’s cousin asked. “It really
is the most pleasant room In the
house, and that’s why Fred insists up-
on keeping it sacred to his friend. You
Liners under this head are Inserted at Be per line each and ev>
ery issue. No discount and no Liner accepted for less than 2Bc
if and CASH In advance.
FOR RENT—Two places MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!
near Pecha^hool fur 3rd Have some clients deairittf
4th* » One 40 to 50 the smaH loans fronp$500 to $2600
other 80 to 100 acres. Good Real estate security- *
houses. Phone 182, Henry Grime?. 373tf
i FOR SALE-
FOR SALE—Klondyke, La* My home, 6 room house,
dy Thompson and Lady Cer- garage, wash house, chicken
neille strawberry plants. Ed house and other improvements,
Malander. 34tf 1-8 acre of ground for S875.00.
was Fred’s best man when we'Were
married, and throughout our married
life, their David and Jonathan friend-
ship has flourished. It seems a pity,
that JudaoU prefers bachelorhood ; he
is such a fine character. But then,
he ia contented as a student and so
wrapped up in books, that whan he
visits ua, we have to sound the dinner
gong at his very door. You should have
had the guest chamber, had not the
Blaina arrived at the last inopportune
moment. However, make yourself com-
fortable in Mr. Jerome’s sanctum,
there Is no Chance of his coming to
claim it He is down South.” Joseph-
ine closed the door after her hostess,*
and stood looking about the proom
with its dark impressive furniture.
One long table was almost covered
with books, while a square of blot-
ting paper lay across one* broad end.
Her cousin’s friend was evidently a
penman of legible fineness, for the
blotting pad was plainly stamped with
even, well-formed lines of writing.
Joie walked t<* the mirror, where
hung a memoranda, its pages covered
with the some distinct cbirography.
Then her attention centered Upon a
speaking photograph of Judson Je-
rome, the scholar himself. A neat
autograph beneath the picture, pro-
claimed Its identity.
Joie, in <me of the whimsical moods
which characterized her, greeted the
picture each morning, or waved to it
a laughing farewell as she left the
room.
Cousin Neel was vastly amused. V*
“Don’t breathe a word to Joie,” she
secretly admonished her husband. ’1
am going to write Judson, asking him
to stop over on his return .trip. I will
explain that for a night- or two he
will hare to put up with your den as
a sleeping place.”
“No hope of matefruaking where
Judd is Concerned,’-’ her husband
warned her. */>■
His wife merely smiled. She knew
her Joie well. And, when the scholar
was duly installed in Fred’s den, for
once books were forgotten. No long-
er was it necessary to seek him out for
meals. Judson Jerome was always
on hand. Incidentally, always at
Joie’s right hand. Eagerly, he
watched the girl, a new hopeful ex-
pression upon his f$ne serious face.
Joie, It was, who turned perverse;
Joie, who lingered in her borrowed
room until the last possible moment;
Joie, who persistently turned a cold
shoulder to the original of the por-
trait with which she had communed.
Her cousin was in despair. “He
loves her," Nell disconsolately told
her husband, as Judson Jerome for
a second time postponed his depar-
ture, “and fears to lose his chance by
going away. AwJ Joie loves him. I
know It”
“Then ,what the deuce is the matter
with her?” the husband asked. Hjp
wife shook her head. “I can’t im-
agine,” she replied.
Judd Jerome met his host later in
the hall. ’1 am going away, Fred,”
bp said jerkily. "That little' cousin
of yours seems to have a secret antip-
athy to me, and I will not annoy
her longer with my presence.”
“Judd,” bis friend said slowly, “Nell
tells me that Joie sits weeping before
your picture, when alone. Ia the an-
tipathy so strong, do you think, that
it causes her to moon over you? Or
is mooning supposed to have another
significance?”
judson was already far down the
hall In a cosy nook at its end wherp he
had spied Jesie. Anticipating her
movement toward flight, ha barred the
door. “I love you," the scholar burst
out breathlessly. “I love you more
than life. I want you for my wife.
Oh! why will you not let me try to
teach you to care, Joie?”
With flashing eyes the girl faced
him.
“You dare say that to me,” she
cried, “while you write, as you do, to
another woman? I thought there had
been no sentiment in your life, until
I read that horrid blotter In your room.
It was an accident at first The words
flashed up Into the mirror of my
handbag, as I happened to hold It open
above it Love passages are not in-
cluded in articles of scientific re-
search, are they? Wait” commanded
Joie, and dashed up the stairs. When
die returned shes bore In her hands
not only the familiar blotter, but a
hgnd glass as well.
“Bead that,” said Joie, and in the
glass he saw reflected a precisely
written line:
“What shall I do with all the days
and hours until I see thy face?”
Over the troubled features of the
student came an illuminating Ught.
“It was a quotation ” he hastened
to explain, “which your cousin wished
me to look up for her. She wanted to
slip It Into Fred’s pocket when he
went away. I copied it" *
For a moment Jote sat silent.
“Judd,” she said at last meekly.
“Nell tells me that you are leavtof.”
Joie held out her hands.
“What shall I do with all the days
and hours.” she repeated softly, “un-
til I see thy face?”
I will have all kinds of fruit
trees and shrubbery. • Before
you order give me a chance to
figure with you. Can save
you some money. Ed Malan-
der.__ 36tf
$500,000.00 to loan on im-
proved farms. Straight loan or
amortized plan. Loans closed
promptly. E. F. Earl, local cor-
respondent. 34tf
Have some No. 1 Blue Rose
seed rice, free from red, first
year sod. Jack Grimes 87tf
Aunt Nancy.
FOR SALE—Six room 'two
story- house, three ply w^lid>
close in. W. W. Duson. 30tf
Go to W. G. Rudder before
buying anything m the harness
line. ' , t
Dr. Frank Kent, Specialist
in diseases of the Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat and the Fit-
ting of glasses, will be in El
Campo December 10. Office in
Faktor’s Drug Store.
Edna December 11.
heaters, bath tubs, sinks, stove
pipe, flues, and well casein?.
Expert plumbing, all work
guaranteed. Phone 60. Geo.
McMahon. ' 41tf
No More Delay and Disap-'
pointment Hemstitching and
Picoting done same day re-
ceived and forwarded to you
next mail. We turn out only
satisfactory work. Prices, Cot-
ton goods 10c yd., Silk fabrics
(thread must be furnished)
1214c and 15c yd. Terms
cash or we will send collect.
T. Gordon's Store, Wharton,
Texas. . .
proved five miles out. Also
40 acres unimproved 2 1-2
miles out. W. W. Duson. 30tf
i FOR SALE or Trade—An
eight' room house and four ac-
res of land close in. Will take
cattle and might consider other
stock. W. W. Scott. tf
Fide young Cotton Wood-trees for
street or farm plariting. For sale
cheap. Plant fast growing trees. J.
P. Malander. 41tf
FOUND—AA gold band ring ox. the
streets of El Campo. Owner can re-
cover by proving property and paying
advertising charges at this office. 41tf
* FOR7 SALE—One 1920 model Ford
automobile, all in good shape. Can
he seen at my pai£t shop. Hester
Clapp. - .y e \ ^ 41tf
FOR RENT—Small farm 1 L*2miles
from El Campo, 40 to 50 acres of
plow land, good three room house,
plenty of pasture. E. G. Hanchep 41tf
Don’t Forget Mother Christmas!
Glasses give years of pleasure. Dr.
M. Ertl, Bay City. Send for a certifi-
cate.
LOST—1 brown cameo pin! Re-
ward toy return to Dr. J. E. Kent’s
dental parlors.
So shall
. your empty heart be filled with a
> golden and an enduring joy. *
E. B. Noyes made a business trip
to Dallas last week.
R. L. Bowen spent a few days!*
Houston last week.
mule, about fif
about ten yeai
Campo Novell
thought to be
Cuero, When h
a leather hall
collar on. Re
mation leading
NbTibfe to
This Is to notify the |
that I will not be re
debts of any nature c
Mrs. W. M. Daughter*,
term.
MACHINERY FOR 8ALE
Complete equipment for either rice
or dry farmnig consisting of “Twin
City,” “Cletrac,”'and “Foydaon” trac-
tors, “Red River Special” Thrasher,
Discs, Drills, Plows, Cultivators, plant-
ers, wagons, motor* trucks, road ma-
chinery, etc. Also one “Twin City”
65 H. P. stationary engine and two
Centrifugal pumps. For full particu-
lars, write The Stoddard Ranch, Buck-
eye, Texas 41 tf
3. H Floyd, the old relii
tuner, will be in El Campc
** G * x y ~ * I
ten days. Headquarters at
Hotel.
Can furntsh sweet milk to a few
more customers. R. . Hardey. 42tf
16.00 a case. Owner can recover as
nber proving property sad paying
4243 Using charges at this office, t
$18.0t) Boys
•$15.00 Boys
$14.00 Boys
$ 12.00 Boys
$10.00 Boys
$9.00 Boys
$8.00 Boys
$10.80
.$9.00
.$8.40
.$7.20
.$6.00
.$5.40
.$4.80
this News
you buyers
Give yoar friends n pair of wool
»e for Christmas.^ For sale at tne
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Ballew, W. L. The El Campo Citizen (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 17, 1920, newspaper, December 17, 1920; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth893311/m1/4/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.