Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1929, Page 35

3 ""UE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.” THURSDAY. WARCH 28, 1929. S E————— ; ‘35 THE EVEN Pimple-Faced Boy. LITTLE old lady in homespun clothing entered the great re- ception hall and looked nervous- ly around. She seemed pitifully out of place with her loose-fit- ting dress, her frightened smile and Wwith the knitted bag hung from her right arm. She appeared to be lost. She passed the receiving line as if in & daze and begun to scan the dance floor with eager eves. She was the only Emn at the president’s reception not evening dress. Worthington Adams saw the little old lady and took pity on her. He moved to where she stood “Looking for some one?” he asked ourteously. The old woman looked up at him and smiled in a motherly way. She touched him lightly on the arm. “Sammy. I'm looking for my,” she said. “He wrote he ing here tonight.” Adams was president of the junior class and one of the campus leaders. The eyes of the entire party were on him as he stood talking to the little ‘woman. “I'm sure I don't know who you fnean by Sammy,” he said. “If you'll tell me his last name perhaps I can find him for you.” " “Sure. Sammy Smothers. He's a feollege boy like yourself,” she replied. “Been here two years. Thought every- body would know him. Folks at the | Bend always told of how everybody got to know him so easy.” “I'm sorry, but I don’t remember him,” apologized Adems. “But if you'll be seated I'll send a freshman to find him.” He led her to a little rest room. The little woman looked hurt at the last_statement. “I don't see why vou don't know Sammy,” she said. “Why, the dean and all the professors know him by the first name. But perhaps you haven't been here long?” she added. Adams called a freshman into the room and set him to look for Smoth- ers. The fresh scowled and walked out, appearing to resent the orders from an upper classman. He winked at Adams 8s he left, attempting to appear amused at the little woman. “You see, my Sammy never had a chance before he come to this college,” she said. “That’s why he has done such wonderful things here. Why, he was resident of the class last year, elected y an almost unanimous vote. And the dean told him that he was one of the smartest bovs they had ever had here. Don't you think I have a right to be proud of my Sammy?” she asked. “All the folks at the Bend tell me as how I ought to be proud of him.” Adams looked again at the little old ‘woman. He liked her for her frankness. He even thrilled at the slight touch of her hand on his arm. Here was some- thing that he had missed in life—a mother whose one reason for living was her son, a confidence in him that was overshadowed by nothing. He smiled slightly as he replied: “Yes, Mrs. Smothers, you have.” The little old lady touched his arm again, and looked into his eyes with frank confidence. “Sammy is a writer, t00,” she said. jome day, folks say, he will be famous. ‘Why, he wrote me that Prof. Bentley said that his work was the best he had ever had from any student in his whole college career.” She waited for scme word of praise from Adams. The campus leader looked again at the little old woman. He allowed his hand to touch her on the shoulder and wondered why he had never heard of COATS ... featuring black for bright frocks.... ENSEMBLES... featuring bright frocks with navy coats At Left The horseshoe collar of ombre broadtail and unique cuffs are high- lights of this coat. $39 At Right Coat of silky broad- cloth . . . interesting cufts, scarf collar and revers. $39 (Third Floor.) i L | train. NG STORY the literary work of Sammy Smothers. “Does Sammy write under an as- sumed name?” he asked. “I don’t know,” she replied. “He is 50 mode: He will hardly let me tell anybody at home about the great things he’ does, especially to Mr. Sherwood. You see, Mr. Sherwood is the lumber man that come to the Bend two years ago. He's been to colleges and every- thing. Why, he’s even studied abroad, and seen as how Sammy ought to come here. I wrote to the college here and asked as how much it would cost for educating my boy and they wrote back as how they would be glad to have Sammy enter. They sent pictures of the college and a book that Sammy read to me about the societies, fraternities and everything. Do you know the fra- ternity he belongs to?” “I'm afraid not, Mrs. Smothers,” Adams replied. “You see, there are so many of them.” “It is Sigma Delta, or something like that,” she offered. Adams gasped as he heard the name of his own fraternity. But he caught his composure in time to reply before the little old lady noticed anything wrong. “Yes, Mrs. Smothers. It is a very good fraternity.” The little old woman smiled broadly at that and pulled again at Adams’ sleeve. “Sammy didn't expect me here to- night,” she saild. “He told me in his Jetter that he was a-going to be here, | so I came as soon as I got off the I got three extra washings last week, so I thought I'd come and sur- priss him. Won't Sammy be glad, though?” The little old woman beamed. Adams turned h’s face away. “Yes, Mrs. Smothers. He should be very glad.” In his heart Adams knew that | the son would not. The little old woman was fumbling in her knitted bag. Presently she pulled out & crumpled bit of paper and began spreading it out “Here’s a wonderful poem that Sammy wrote about me and our home at the Bend,” she whispered. “You mustn't tell him I let you see it, cause he'd rave. Said in his letter I shouldn’t show it to a soul, as he didn't want them to know how good HAT’S EASTER WITHOUT F LOS\’I’S‘/ER? The scientific knowledge of the grower of flowers works to bring forth the best speci- mens at Eastertime. Blackistone shows wonderful blooms. Lily Plants at 50c a Bloom In Jardiniers at $3.50 & $5.00 Hydrangea Plants In Jardiniers at $5, $7.50 & $10 Tulips, Hyacinths & Primrose Plants Blooming—in pots, he could write until he was famous. ‘Adams picked up the paper and be- gan to read aloud: She lives in a house by the side of the road, Where the race of men &0 by. The men who are good and the men who are bad, As good and bad as I— Adams read no further. The form of a boy in loose-fitting evening dress hurtled through the door and tore the paper from his hand. The pimpled face and wiry blond hair Adams remem- | bered as belonging to some one called before the council for cheating some weeks before. The boy stood before his mother and refused to receive her proffered ca- resses. He raged at her: “Mother! What has this sap been saying to you? Tell me!” He pointed threateningly at Adams. “Why, Sammy, Mr. Adams has just been telling me about the college and | how good you have been getting along. | I told him about how I'd come here | | to surprise you and I showed him your | wonderful poem. Why, Sammy—" | “You ought to be shot,” Adams mut- tered to the lad so that his mother could not hear. “I haven't told her| anything.” The pimple-faced sophomore gazed dolefully at the door. His mother put her arms around him and kissed him | tenderly. “What's the matter, Sammy?” she asked, “What's the matter?” | “Nothing, mother, I just thought——"" “He thought I had been telling you that he was not here, Mrs. Smothers. He was afraid he would not get to see you,” interrupted Adams, lying. “Let’s show your mother the campus, Smoth- ers. Come on, my car is outside.” Smothers looked 2t Adams in amaze- ment. Would this fellow, who was the campus leader socially, scholastically, politically. let his country jake mother ride in his car when even her own son would be ashamed to walk down the street with her? “What?” exclaimed the pimple-faced boy, unable to understand the situation. “I say, get your coat and let's show your mother the campus. I'll get Ger- trude.” In a daze Smothers led his little old mother to the big car standing in front of the building and waited for Adams and Gertrude Stein, reputed to be the most beautiful girl on the campus. To his still greater amazement Adams in- sisted wpon riding with Mrs. Smothers, while Gertrude climbed into the rear $2.50 up ’ 1407 H St. between 14th and 15th Streets Telephone Main 3707 Graciously the seat with the son. situation. young lady accepted the Bhe understood Adams. They showed the little old woman the college buildings. They told her of the century-old traditions. They rode far into the night and at last stopped in front of Gertrude Stein’s sorority house. The co-ed leader in- sisted that the little old woman share her quarters for the night. Smothers could not speak. He failed to under- stand these people. “Good night, Mrs. Smothers,” said Adams warmly. “Sammy and I will call for you tomorrow. We will have dinner at the fraternity.” ‘Adams took Smothers to the Sigma Delta house. During the ride not a word was spoken. The pimple-faced lad was living in a daze. Not until they were within the great chapter | building was the silence broken. “with a mother like that, you ought to conquer the world, Smothers,” said Adams. “But d--n you, you ought to | be_sh The eyes of the lad were filled with tears. Brokenly his voice attempted to express his feelings. | “Until tonight I did not understand,” he wavered. “I could only please her by lying to her. She_scemed so_cO) ENTERPRISE SERIAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION 7th St. & La. 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