Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, January 17, 1919, Page 5

STRAIGHT STREET | By MAY NEWCOMBE. Ft = I = eee AUCTUNCGUOUEDEUOOEUEAOOSUAUOUUCUEDUGEUEATAUILODO TS (Copyright, 1918, Western Newspaper Union.) From time immemorial what had once been a country cow path strag- gled through the nucleus of what finally became Groverdale. As houses were built here and there along its sinuous length, it assumed, or ab- sorbed, or was given a name: “Crook- ed Lane.” 3 When the first small stores began to find a location on a line with the depot, the town commissioners cut a broad line west, condemned curves ond windings and laid out a compass- correct thoroughfare. It was not a Pretty appelative they bestowed on ‘the new thoroughfare, but it was fully appropriate as a contrast: It became Straight street. To do business on Straight street ‘was to be quite in the business sphere, to live farther out in its residential section was to be acknowledged ‘and accepted socially. One day a stranger entered the town, a jaunty, fairly well- dressed fellow, about twenty-two. He was straight as an arrow, supple, swift of gait, bright-eyed, wide awake, suggesting a person seeking a brand- new environment and on the alert to Selze its best opportunities, A whim- sical smile crossed his expressive face as he glanced at the sign on a lamp post, “Straight street,” he read, as though it had made a pleasant sound. “That sults me and I take it as a harbinger of fortune. It’s the road I’ve had In mind.” The young man started looking for a room, a cheap room. Side thorough: fares invited in this direction, but he maintained his tramp along the street called “Straight” until he _ finally found an apartment suited to his thin purse, and then cast about for work His brisk, cheery ways and frank, opén personality caught the fancy of the bookkeeper of a large factory and Abel Morse, as he gave his name, was em- ployed. He became a favorite all around. There was one peculiarity about him— he took long jaunts, and it might have been remarked that he never left Straight street. Beyond were the dance halls, drinking places, tawdry side shows and rollicking crowds, but, in town or leaving it, Straight street be- came his beaten path. One moonlit night he was pacing its middle pave- ment, for the sides were blocked where new cement was being laid. Abruptly a spirited horse attached to a high trap turned into the street. The ani- mal became: frightened-at the pres- ence of a road roller and made a wild dash across the rubble stone and fill- ing-in debris. A handsome girl held steadily to the tense, straining reins, but the horse was frantic. As the ve- hicle was all but upsetting, the young Man sprang at the head of the speed- ing animal. He clung to the bridle, was dragged, swung,_almost trampled, but halted the affrighted steed at last. ‘“Oh, don’t let him get hurt, tram- pling among the cinders and glass!” called out Miss Eva Powers, his driver, * and Morse led the horse to the center smooth roadway. ‘You had better let me drive him home,” he said, and that was how it came about that he first saw at the sumptuous Powers’ man- sién modest, petite Mary Lane, seam- stress, Thereafter when he called to see Mary at home or to chat with her in the garden, Miss Powers smiled indul- gently and. Mary was flattered and pleased at the attentions of the man- ly, good-looking young fellow. There came about a rapidly occurring. series of events, ‘The war came on, Mary was proud about her lover when he was the first to enter. the service, Miss Powers gave him quite a pub- lie reception when he came from en- campment, a first lieutenant. Some where Abel Morse had learned disci pline, self-control and the power -to lead men. He and Mary had become engaged. He was popular with his comrades, a model to the young men of the town and in direct line for fur- ther advancement, He had just left Mary one afternoon and was crossing the garden tothe street when a hurrying, flushed and hard-breathing man almost ran into him. Then the latter halted, stared and regarded Morse with a certain in- solent, triumphant look. “Double luck! Well, well, Ned Du- rend! and a blooming lieutenant! I’ve heard of you. I saw you before. And transformed into Abel Morse, U. S. A. Some rise in the world, eh, from con- vict 2244? What is it worth to shut my mouth?” “Hold that man!” burst forth sharp- ly, and Miss Powers came rushing into view. Her direction was to Morse. “He has just entered the house, and has stolen a case of jewels. There they are, in his pocket.’ Bring him ‘to my father, and we shall see how far his unmanly threat will carry him!” Todd Brewster, ex-convict, thief, left Grovedale that evening a cowed skulker, with evidence sufficient be- hind him to send him back where he belonged, if he dared even to menace Abel Morse again. Within a week the assumed name of the latter was legalized. To heartbeat and to drumbeat, a real soldiér led his comrades through the little town in farewell. From the Bowers automobile Mary Lane kissed her hand to this beloved fiance, and Eva Powers, who alone with her fa- ther knew of his buried past, waved her hand in fervent recognition and fig CRCouragement that told him that whatever came, honor and glory were his portion. a a ee oe | —— Olling the Wheels. No one can afford to let another per son exceed in politeness, and there 1s nothing tp the world that will oll the wheels of life like the lubricant of cour- tesy, Try it in your daily life and see, No one will chide you for not being ia ; good form, even if you should slip in a few obsolete terms. For in this busy age each one is an arbiter of fashion himself. It would be a refreshing thing to introduce a few of the old-fashioned variety of social amenities—at least *t would be refreshing to the elders of some of the boys and girls of the pe- riod, i “Nemesis: Nemesis was a goddess of justice and divine retribution, The tvord comes from a Greek verb meaning to deal out, distribute, dispense. In Greek mythol- ogy Nemesis was a goddess personi- fying allotment, or the divine distribu- tion to every man, of his precise share of fortune, good and bad. It was her special function to see that the proper proportion of individual prosperity wes preserved, and that anyone who be- came too prosperous or was too much uplifted by his prosperity should be reduced or punished. ——$____. Like to Be an Alligator? Alligators have to be fed on ment, but they need no fobd from Septez: ber 1 to May 1, for that is their hiber- nating season, when they do not eat at all. Alligator skins are uséd for making bags, suitcases, purses, belts, cushion covers, ete., and the teeth and bones are made into cuff links, paper knives, whistles and many forms of cheap jewelry and ornaments. It has been sald fhat/ the state of Florida receives more than a- million dollars a year from trade in alligators, Answer Letters Promptly. Punctuality is as important in social and business correspondence as it is in personal conduct. Men and women in business learn the importance of reply- ing to letters as soon as received. For- mal social notés such as invitations, | wedding announcements or death notices should be acknowledged as soon as received and even friendly let- ters demand a reply within a week aft- | er their receipt, if true courtesy is ob- served.—Biddy Bye. His Summer Name. One day William, while visiting his grandmother, met the woman across the hall with her little dog. William inquired what she called the dog and she replied: “We call him Zero be- cause we got him in the winter.” Wil- Mam then asked: ‘Well, if you call him Zero in the winter what do you call him in the summer?” Tools to Make a Rifle. Nine hundred and ninety-seven cut- ting tools alone are required in manu- facturing a modern rifle. The twist drill is one of the busiest of these, To! supply 1,000,000 ‘rifles, 94,000,000 holes must be drilled. Shrapnel, torpedoes, machine guns, biplanes, motor trucks and anti-aircraft guns require from 70 to 5,000 holes each. Why, of Course! What is that which the postman, the | clergyman, the fountains and the wild beasts, all alike say? Letters, pray. Let us pray. Let us spray. Let us prey. Makes the Whole World Glad. Love “inketh no evil,” imputes no motive, sees*the bright side, puts the best construction on every action. What a delightful state of mind to live in! What a stimulus and benediction even to meet with it for a day. Approved by Experience. An eastern clergyman says: that kissing Is a relic of the dark ages. There are many. customs that come down from the dark ages—eating, for one.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Knife vs. Wife. “Most men,” began the almost phil- osopher, “are aware that it is bad man- ners to eat with their knife, but lots of them also forget that it is sometimes good policy to eat with their wife.” Useful. An ounce of pulverized borax put into a quart of boiling water and bot- tled for use will be found useful for taking grease spots from woolen goods, Truth Above All. Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art ‘and of | life.—Amiel. The Once Over. Life Is a bock. Read it carefully, for you can only read it once.—Boston Transcript. The Difference. Doing easily what others find diffi- cult is talent; doing what is impossi- | ble for-talent is genius.—Amiel. Daily Thought. The burden which is well borne be- comes light.—Ovid, Optimistic Thought. One Is filled with riches who knows dow to do without them. ing to consider the facts. The ‘‘NISCO” is i down, light draft. on man or team. | Saves time, reduces labor. get around to you. you are sure of. “Helping Mother Nature,’ UNDREDS of progressive fartners have written that ‘‘the Nisco S H most profitable investment on the farm’’--“‘it doubles the yield’ out it’’ and other such statements, These letters mean much to the man who is farming for profit. They prove the statements of Experim prove that you should own a . 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