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FROM PALETTE TO MORTAR BOARD
A lmo . n
The Weakness of Cornelia
FARM ERS
A Short Story by H . Irving King
w /rR S . CORNELIA WALTON was a
EDITOR AMD PVBL1SBBR
a better financial juggler in the coun­
try. High finance had made m assed
attack s upon her and had been re­
pulsed w ith laughter. One of her fa ­
f 1 a year in advance
vorite methods of Increasing h er store
Arrearages 12%c a month
was to get hold of some piece of prop-
1 erty, or block of stock, which some
Advertising, 20c an inch ; no discount
Check over your harvesting machinery for needed repairs and
business man w as going to w ant very
(or tim e or space ; no charge for com-
much
and
then
when
the
tim
e
of
bis
oosition or c janges.
advise us at once of what is needed to put your harvesting ma­
w ant came, hold him up.
M " P a l d - f o i P a r a g r a p h s , ’' t e a 11ns.
T here w as th a t little single-track
chinery in good condition. The sooner your order is placed the
a d v e r t i s i n g d is g u is e d a s n e w s .
railroad she had out West. She hud
better service we will be able to render.
bought It for a song; It had not paid I
for years, and there was no prospect I
th at It ever would pay. She had held ;
B R IE F G ENERAL N E W S
it four years now a t a dead loss. I
Some of the Wall street crowd laughed
Th« French senate ratified th e Lo­
when the widow purchased the Glen­
carno agreem ent for European peace
dale and H yker's F alls ra ilro a d ; but
and arb itratio n by a vote of 272 to 6.
the wise ones shook th eir heads and
The Mosul agreem ent between Tur
wondered “w hat old Cornelia w as up
key and G reat B ritain has been sign
to now.” T hat road w as a specim en;
ed. T urkey and B ritain thus have ef
of late she had had several nibbles
fected a solution of the territo rial and
for IL
oil dispute of long standing
Mrs. W alton had only one w eakness
The Presbyterian general assem bly
—th a t w eakness w as h er daughter,
adjourned in Baitim ore to m eet next
Rosalie. She hum ored Rosalie in ev­
ery way and would have spoiled Iter,
year in San Francisco. S eattle had
had it been possible to spoil such a
been a contender for the honor of en
nice girl. So when Rosalie w anted to
tertain in g the 1927 assem bly, but
join the Moncrieff girls, her form er
withdrew.
schoolmates, in a trip to E urope on
Confirm ation of the reappointm ent
which they were being taken by their
of T.
O’Connor as a m em ber of the
Commercial and Savings accounts Solicited
mother, Cornelia s a id : "C ertainly,
shipping board may be contested in
my dear. Mrs. Moncrieff Is a safe
the senate by a group headed by Sen­
chaperon, d o and enjoy yourself.”
a to r W esley L. Jones of th e state
So Rosalie w ent—and th a t is how site
of W ashington.
happened to meet Montgomery Spring­
er. “M onty” S pringer w as a form er
A lbert Stum p of Indianapolis, Ind.
H arvard a th le te ; he w as not only good
was nom inated by the dem ocratic state
looking but a good fellow in every
convention to oppose S enator Jam es
Young women a rtis ts turn from th eir Jars of color and p aint brushes to
way—even if his fa th e r w as old
w e will serve will prove none too
W atson, republican, for the six-year assist p lasterers In sotting ornam ents in place ato p huge pylons which adorn
Simeon Springer who had am assed
term in the U nited S tates sen ate in the the m ain en tran ces to th e P alace o f A griculture and Food P roducts, of the
big for your appetite after you
several millions by executing deals
vast exhibition buildings which form s a p art of the g re a t Sesqul-C entennlal
N ovem ber general election.
which, while w ithin th e law, w ere so
once
taste it. In fact you’ll wish
A surplus of alm ost 9300,000.000 for in tern atio n al Exposition being staged in Philadelphia from Ju n e 1 to close to the line th a t It took a su r­
December
1
to
celeb
rate
th
e
150th
an
n
iv
ersary
of
th
e
signing
of
th
e
D
eclara­
you could find room for more.
th is fiscal year which ends Ju n e 30.
veyor to run tlie boundary. Rosalie
o r about 9100,000,000 m ore than e sti­ tion of Independence. Climbing ladders and walking along rick ety scaffolds and Monty met a t Naples and by tlie
Try some at home for dessert.
is n othing new to th ese young lad es, but each tim e they do it th ey g e t a
!
.
V
Z
time they had reached Interlaken in
m ated by P resid en t Coolidge, is in thrilL
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d E
The way the family will enjoy it
Sw itzerland they discovered th a t they
sig h t on th e basis of th e condition of
were In love.
th e treasu ry a t the end of May.
will make your heart feel glad.
f” t’C-V yJV
When Rosalie returned home from
Late Market Report
her trip abroad one of the first things
Wives Can't Slay and Gat Compensât!
she did w as to tell her little story of
No Compensation for Husband Slayers
love and Monty Springer. Mrs. W al­
W ashington, D. C. — Wives cannot
ton listened in silence. If th ere w as
Portland
kill th eir husbands and collect sol
one person in the world whom she
W heat—Big Bend bluestem , hard
hated more than another it w as
d ie rs ' adjusted com pensation, Comp­
tro lle r G eneral McCarl ruled. The de white, hard federation, 91-39; soft
W ashington, D. C.—Gun b attles be­ Simeon Springer. Many a Joust w ith
clslon was given in th e case of Mrs. white, 91 40; w estern white, hard w in­ tween federal dry ag ents and boot­ sharpened spears had they ridden in
Florence E. W illiams of Vernon, Penn., ter, and n o rth ern spring, 91.32; w est­ leggers. m oonshiners and rum runners the un fair fields of finance and each
who, McCarl said, was given a sus ern red, 91.30.
have resulted In 141 casualties since had felt the sting of the opponent’s
H ay—Alfalfa, 918.50019 ton; valley prohibition becam e effective, th e of­ steel.
peuded sentence for killing h er hus­
“Why, m other," cried Rosnlie, see­
band, W illiam C. Williams, w ar vet •imothy, 9 1 9 0 19.50; e a stern Oregon ficial figures show.
ing th a t Cornelia still rem ained silent
timothy,
921.50022.
B ecause of th e grow ing fatality list. when tlie tale of the little rom ance
«ran. To pay the com pensation to a
m
B u tterfat—41c sh ip p ers’ track.
A ssistant S ecretary of the T reasury was concluded; "don’t you approve?
beneficiary uuder such circum stances
E
g
g
s—Ranch,
24027c.
A ndrews lias ordered Ills enforcem ent W hat do you object to in Monty?”
would be co ntrary to th e law and the
Cheese—P rices f. o. b. Tillam ook; men to use th eir revolvers and rifles
“Oh, the boy is all right,” replied
public interest, McCarl said.
Triplets. 27H e; loaf, 28&c p er lb.
(only In em ergency, and not to shoot Cornelia. “I know all about him.
Well, my dear, If you w ant to m arry
C attle—Steers, good, 98 25®8.85.
( except in self-defense. •
Postal Revenues Register Big Gain.
him you shall. I have never denied
H
ogs—Medium
to
choice,
913.50®
Forty-nine
prohibition
officers
have
W ashington. D. C —R eflecting the
you anything you w anted yet.” She
915.75.
been killed In line of duty, while 92
genera] prosperity of the country, post
smiled grim ly; she w as thinking of
\\t
Sheep—Lambs,
medium
to
choice.
p
erso
n
s
evading
or
resisting
a
rre
st
receipts at 60 selected cities during
the row Simeon Springer would kick
911012.60.
have been killed- Two dry officers up when he found th a t tils sou w ant­
May Increased 3.98 per cent over those
have been shot th is year. Dalla» Rob­ ed to m arry her daughter.
In May a year ago, the receipts total
Seattle.
e rt was shot In a raid n ear Fresno,
And Simeon did kick up a row —
ing 928,546,638 and 927.464.861 respect
W heat—Soft white, w estern white, Cal., and V. E. G rant was killed chas­ an aw ful row. H e called C ornelia all
lvely, the postoffics d ep artm en t a n ­
11.41; hard w inter. 91.36; n o rth ern ing a liquor vendor n ear H enderson­ so rts of hard nam es and declared th at
nounced.
no penny of his money should ever be I
spring, 91.36; Big Bend bluestem . ville, N. C., recently.
* 'x - x -
spent
to hang gewgaws on the daugh­
91 38; w estern red. 91.35.
K entucky, W est V irginia, Georgia.
Helen W ills Is Operated Upon.
H ay—Alfalfa, 926 tim othy, 923; Alabama, T ennesseo, N orth and South te r of “th at old she-plrate, W alton.”
If Monty persisted in m arrying Ros­
P aris. — Miss Helen W ills of Call tim othy P. S., 920; do. mixed. 926.
Carolina, w here m oonshiners operate alie lie, Simeon, would leave his
fornla. American tennis champion, was
B u tte r-C re a m e ry . 38®40c.
in rural d istricts. Is the most danger­ w ealth to an orphan asylum. Monty
Eggs Ranch. 26®31c.
operated on at a hospital here for ap­
ous te rrito ry of th e country for gov­ had inherited his share of his fath er's
pendicitis a fter she had become III
Hogs Prime, 915.75® 16.20.
ernm ent offieprs. More dry agents obstinacy; the discussion became ex­
and had been forced to cancel h er ap
C attle—Prim e steers. 98.0008.25.
have been killed in th ese sta te s than ceedingly acrim onious; a t its close
pearance in tennis m atches. Physi­
C heese—Oregon trip lets. 24c; W ash­ in any o th e r section.
Monty left the house. He went right
cians said they believed she was su f­ ington trip lets, 21® 22c.
Most of th e slain officers lost th eir off to Rosalie, of course, and told hor
Good trades allowed
fering from uppendlrltls and an Im­
lives raiding stills and bootlegger alt about i t But w hat did he care?
They
would
get
m
arried
anyway.
Ho
m ediate operation was necessary. It
Spokane.
•aches. Several w ere m urdered to pre­
Itnd enough money of his own to buy
w as announced Inter th at the opera
H ogs—Good. 914 50015 35.
vent th eir giving evidence nt trials.
a suburban c o tta g e ; he would get a
tlo n bad been su ccess', t.
Reo six touring, will trade for cows. 1918 Butck six for sale.
C attle— S teers, good, 97.0008.00.
Many of those killed by governm ent job and lie tlie architect of his own
officers, prohibition officials said, were fortunes.
Cornelia, who had been
for less
resistin g arrest.
listening, I regret to soy, walked in on
connection
m oney
the lovers. “Don't you worry, chil­
P. PA PM A N Prop,
dren," said she. “Come around to­
F ic tio n a n d F r y in g Pang
morrow
night,
Monty.
It
will
be
all
If the stories of B rlllat-Savarln,
which It is proposed to publish In com­ right by th at time. Your fath er Is—
mem oration of his centenary, reveal e r—tem peram ental. He'll get over it
or I miss my guess.”
tlieir au th o r to tlie world as a suc­
Simeon Springer scowled fearsome-
cessful w riter of fiction ns well ns a
gastronom er, he tuny perhaps he re­ l.v when a clerk told lilm thnt Mrs.
garded as repaying the Interest which W alton w as outside w anting to see
some famous novelists have taken in I him. “Show her in," lie growled sav­
m atters of the table. Balzac took a agely. “I suppose, madam,” said he,
keen Interest In cookery, as befitted a "th a t you have comp to see me about
man of gigantic appetite. So also did my son and your daughter.”
” 1 have come." said Cornelia, calm ­
George Sunil, whose cookery must
have been pretty good, since It was ly taking a seat to w idth she had not
n p u te d to he as exciting ns her ro­ been invited, “to talk with you about
mances. Joseph Conrad, as he ad­ the G lendale and H yker’s F ulls ra il­
m itted in connection with a cookbook road. You w ant it as a link In thnt
w ritten by Sirs. Conrad, gave a high little P. T. & R. system you are build­
place In his esteem to the culinary ing up. The X. N. A G. people w ant
arts, w ldle George Meredith left a It ns a link In th eir system. They
book of cookery recipes In his own have offered me three hundred thou­
handw riting which figured In a book­ sand dollars for It. I will let you
se lle rs catalogue some years ago and have it for two hundred and fifty
may possibly yet appear In p rin t.— thousand, but I w ant som ething to
[ boot.”
M anchester Guardian.
Sim eon's features relaxed.
The
possession of th at road m eant success
Socrateg in A r t
for his system —Its acquisition by the
The B ritish museum has recently X. N. A O. spelled failure. “It is a
come Into possession of a statuette, bargain, m adam ,” said lie, and then,
eleven inches high and In very good anxiously, “w hat was It you said you
condition, th a t Is considered by arche­ w anted to boot?”
ologists to be alm ost certainly a por­
“Your son for my daughter."
tra it of Socrates as he walked and
"M adam,” he cried, “you are trying
talked In th e streets of Athens. It to hold me up!"
p o rtray s the fam iliar coarse face, the
"No, I am not," said c rn e lla : “ I
rough heard and th e snub nose, hut am giving you the he-t of a business
\
I the result Is not grotesque and there ileal, and this is the first tim e you , Ver
u
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,, e
can be no doubt as to th e Intelligence get the b e s t
I of th e sculptured figure. The statu- Simeon Springer—and yon know it."
| ette Is supposed to date from a pe
Simeon thought rapidly. Rosalie
j riod about a century Inter then Soc­ was a nice girl, she would be rich an I
rates. If so. It Is the earliest por he had got the best of a deal with
.
may c o m m u n ,« ,, w„ h Ensign Lee of the Salvation Army a, the
trtHf of him, for all the other busts Cornelia Walton —that was a great,
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