Breckenridge American (Breckenridge, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 191, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 6, 1946 Page: 3 of 6
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Skadi
camore .sSHSri
Howe Si rret
ir dirgu "What a piace to live."
fhe looi .t, "e. pecially on a dav
li.r this "
It wr,.; Friday afternoon. th.
tint warm, and she frit sU
rould not ml in the apartment Witt
it- north cx,n .u. c and look at tlu
rf brt< k wall of the neighboring
apartment hou e Siie would drop
thin- and take a «j|k Then
ihe w*hi'"i have dinner at the Y |
end fi In a movie Cay le *
fee en h«r wa* to r;er*n .nto-vn
Oi'h t una B^ritett. and the
apartment would be lone,*
She h d paiu'd to rjrrh in her
•big fur iier d>«>r Wry win n a
•i'rlH iilinr v« e railed,
"lley-hry, M - Beerher—R>.-c '
She turned and sa •/ Bruce
Baioe'.t'i hiindiime convertible
rnaditer t t.ie rtirb. Hat less. he
Ml IpMi'M out the d>*ir "H:,"
he Mid. ' Ifcherc'* U*ylf '
' Hi." F se returned. appr.m. h-
kK the ear slowly "Aren't you
V* i ? until t expert vnu
III lour"
, "I kn« w ~ Hn f « e brightened
• i h the turned boy. h rm.le "I
coulon't wait."
' And now von II have to She
vrr'l be here until four or L.ter
fc*>e up to her nevk at the S« Ihm 1
Jnn't you want to enme upit airs
am p«rk? Ho e SIrec'.'s no rose
gi •en."
i>-* *t I
Thar
I
*V
ire
w ■ i* I
l> >i Nun
I '? 1
M • bit
l«i~ she reappeared, her short
(>■ .ft li y rombed. the pale
go .en fit ckies on her nose lichtly
powocrr-i.
"I lorcot to do my Emily Price
Pn t exerclam." ,*he said, waving
JF.art bark into hi* chair. "Gayle
me last Sunday. Congratuia-
ill *
2ft 'J
T v
Skade of Syc/unope
■?PERCYM£rks <SKK r
f> > PWiy «*■: BHUitalii by MM «r ln. a^ ** •
to«ti
aihlrte
•ha'•
—• TTl say tt i n't
. a i . .1 oi situng
- - '.ilr- "
weie in the apart -
• ofT'*r vi h> a Cignret,
io m.i ;e huriclf c-om-
,.e eou'd . nil vanished
„c*.r<"«m Five minutes'
!• worked with extraordinary speed, sketching with ref'inm
and surene**. Bart was an rseeltenl snbjert. easy and rrlaxeU.
">• nerves." thoacht Iwr. "N# sclf-canacMnaaesa nlktr. lie
knows he ll turn out beaatilnL"
at Rose, and for an fnstant seemed ' near the end and measured hirt
trvld I
tionr'
i
' I'll bet you reallv do congratu-
late me. tm You\e lived with
Oavle. you know her You know
h«w lurky I am" Barf* black
eves were bright, and ha amiied
kis thanks.
"Don t I'" STta nbvtnusly was
4lwut to <mv snwthim. ouvi-
•u iy decided not to say it.
|KSTFAD
* a mi. ii
he got tip, took dosm
wall, and handed it to Bart. "Lake
It**
"1*11 say I d<'," he enth'j-ed.
(tudyins the picture. "I always
IMm this. It t<«>ka jiwt like Gayia.
Ye'i did it. didnt jou"*
"Yea Vfant i'"
"D I? iJoy! Are you giv.nK it to
re'-irsfH to her chair and
*n. "1 + I t th ok . k" Her
five a m.->n an engagement
but wlw wsnts t> he
ke'lm? Th ti youii if you want
It-M tn you."
"Ofc. Ih. n. s'tidied the
p.'..iai again, sm.. tl on* a more
hardly half hi twenty-tive years.
"TThis is wonderful." Then he
looked up at hrr. his eyes alight
with an idea. "Say," he said, "I've
lurt thought of something. My
father's going to have a birthday.
Mother wrote and reminded me.
I don't know what to get him. He's
mi k all the time, you know. But
I'll bet he'd like a >ketch like this
of mc. How about it? Will you
make one of these sketches ot
me1 Yuu set the price, and I'll
pay."
Roae was about tn say, "I'll be
named if I will." when her eyes
brightened and she looked almost
eager. She leaned back in bar
chair and studied him as imper-
sonally as if be were a profes-
ional model.
"lie s sot line," she admittad to
lierself. "Boy. he's got everything."
• o o
CHK took an easrt. which had
^ bcrn leaning against a wall,
and ^et it up; pulled out a drawer
.n a desk, extra*- ted a rdtl of
pi per, and thtimhtarked a sheet
• if it to a Iwtard "All tight," she
iid, "let s go." Slie placed the
^-ird en the eic el and studied
Rart on. e again. You're all right
'ie > you are," she derided.
Y" l d- n't ha\ to 51I particularly
till Talk if you want tn." She
lit led a pencil with her thumb
thoughtfully. "Go ahead ant
smoke." Then she pu ked up *
stick of chareo.il. "Just dun!
freeze; that's all I ask of you."
He made an excellent subject
ea.«y and relaxed. "No nerves,
thought Rose "No setf-consc:ous
ness either. He know's he'll tun
nut beautiful."
She worked with extrnordinnrt
speed, stroking with freedom anr
sureness. Now and then she liftefl
the charcoal, squinted aemnst i:
for a measurement, and then re-
turned reassured to her drawing
From where he sat. Bart could set
her elbow moving, and there wert
times when it seemed tn dar.ee.
"I've been drawn before." Ban
said, "and the artist* always spent
half their time looking at me. You
)ust take a peck, though. How d;
you do if"
"I don't have to look at aH if I
don't want to," she explained. "I
can see you without looking. Don !
be impressed. Plenty of people car
pull that trick. They call it visual
imagination, I. think. Anvw.iy, I
can draw almr^t anyone I've s rn
This is turning out right. You
won't have to rat again. I've got it
the ilr.t time. I thnught I would."
She pau:-ed as there was a Quick
step outside the door. "Hello
there's Cayle."
(To Be Cawthmed)
•• tiig a quarter past four when
f "j >te reached the apartment
£>ha saw Bart's empty car
ft t>,c curb and know that he
La in Uic apartment wilh
I "Cii dear." jhe thought; "oh
i«rai'. There's no telling what
u • II ray—" By the time she had
to i. 'ieu hee apartment door she
i . : :>• .ine fngh'.ciungly certain
Ln. '. >.*r fiance and her dearest
6vu...: *ere already irrevocable
wuuea.
nutoi e she had the door really
fc- tUt.l v.as on his feet hurry-
a. her He tn. k her in his
lino, laacd the door with his
hx-l, an* kissed her hungrily.
i.1%." be whispered;
picture. Caylc fait a little
She had been really frighi
"Come take a look.'
mandad. "Wait a minute. UMuffc,"
she added sharply, holding up bar
UiUa hand. "Mo slop. Sat? You
say what you think—both ef you.
I'll know if you're lyiagi a* tall
tiie truth—or else?"
"Don't worry." Gayle said. "I
wouldn't dare lie to you about
your work." She turned to Bart
"She means that. U
like it. you say Shell be
furious if you give her m
compliment."
• • •
"O. K." Bart promised
stepped behind Rose. Cayle
stood beside him. with her
tucked under his arm. He
it close tn his side, and
they studied the picture.
spoke first.
"I like it," he announced, "bet-
ter than any picture of me I've
ever seen. I don't see how you
could do it so fast. I think i?s
swell. Gayle, wait till you see
"dart- that painting of me at home. I
' don't remember for sure, but I
think Father paid the artist ten
thousand for it, and 111 bet any-
thing you like this drawing batter.
I do, anyway. I think it's
ful. Don't you?"
"I don't know," she
thoughtfully; "I'm not sure"
..iU placidly. "I've been to the "You don't?" His voice
no vies." ' high with honest amazement.
Bart looked at her and remem- "Why, Gayle, that's a perfect like-
aercd that he was suppo cd to be ness. I'll bet Father will like it,
.Kjamg for his portrait. *'Oh, my too."
Luni." he . ud contritely, return- "Yes." Gayle agreed slowly, still
■ ni* hastily to hu tliair. "I'm sor- thoughtful and undecided, "It
Gnyle put her hand.s
> .. r^,-. h. chest and pushed him
«*^y. "You're shameless," she
Tied. "What will Rose think?"
Hnse glanced at them over the
wi.iru and then returned to her
irawing. "Don't mind mc," she
been to
rj I forgot"
"Didr't you jusf" Rose ehuck-
leri. "Didn't you? Well, it doesn't
ii.atter. I'm done."
Confused, taken aback by the
vuial atmosphere. Gayle looked
.1 Ro <>, t'.-n at B;irt, and then
.1 e; r. sc. They seemed to
•• • i cs. of friends, and appar-
c'- l.ove drawing Bart's
looks like you. But there's some-
thing . . ." Her voice trailed off.
Then she spoke more clearly. "I'M
have to study it. I don't know
what it is that's bothering mo.
Now I've got to change my clothes
and pack. I'll be quick.
She hurried into the
and Bart remained si
studying the picture "I don't r
I take it with artr
"Oh aa. It's J* to bo
"Fined?"
"Tat. Ton km to , _
cool drawings with ixative or
thay'H smear every time they're
touched. Anyhow, I wont to havo
this photaypliod boCare I turn
it over to you."
"How about Wednesday? IVU
be* good excuea to oaaao up and
see Gayle."
1 "That's aB right"
00. .
before the pw
it "Perfect,"*
to himself than to,
her; "Just perfect" Then he re-
membered. "How much?" he
aekod "You didn't tell me what
.you pat for drawings like this."
Rose laughed. "I've never jold
one before. Fve done a few for
practice, and this was prsettee
l«m. And. of course. I've done lots
of thorn tn class. 1 don't want any
"Hey. OmT« BP «o. Gayle told
me yon made your own li tng. '
"Hot with this kind of work."
"You've pot to let me pay you."
he insisted stubbornly. "Thai
waa the borgaln."
Gayle opened the door from tho
bedritam. "What are you fighting
about?" she aaked.
"Rose doesn't want any pay for
the picture." Bert explained in-
dignantly. "I asked her to do it.
It waa a commission."
"Is that all? Dent even discuss
it with her. You give me a chee'.i,
and rn see she takes it. I've got
my bops pocked, and I*U bo with
you in n jiffy."
Fifteen minutes later Bart and
Cayle were pane. Bone went to
the easel and stood looking at her
work. "The poor- poof," she said
softly; "the poor poof. I ought to
hove known he would never *ee."
She chuckled and stepped back a
pace. "Gayle saw. though." she
thought. "It bothered her. Maybe
the nest time shell tee what stie
• Q—How many locks
average household contain?
A—I SB, says tho Encyclopedia
I'ritannicii. About .10,0011,(MX) locks
are producr<i in the world tacit
year.
Q—How lonir would it tike P
rocket ship te reach Venoa?
A—Scientists have aathnnted
a brut a00 da vs. Venus ia
Dm. miles away.
al resetves of aine cities. , 4
frtftis Hit Slog Line
L
David Urbane 3. registers tearful restntmrnt of teacher Marguerite
iWageman t efforts to get him to join the dancing class at a Peooa,
111.. secreaUun center.
Then she turned away and onco
more spoke aloud. "Oh well," she
mid. "What difference does it
make? Bvan If she sees it, >ie
wen t believe tt."
rhi
Sofr Cool Production Is^Dowb, Had Cud Uf
••• •
FRANCISCO
111 ALWAYS
BE GRATEFUL
TO GEORGE"
"Gaorgewcs the best lwp>
bond o woman pvpr hodC*
Thanks to his forpsightond
lifp insurancp program I havp trap indeppndpno—p.
homo and incomp pf my own—and I don't havp V
live off thp children."
Will 1
onswpr is up ftp you—and it can ha tho right ana W
rrofwviw* rfOfi WTIKn Wilt pfOVlOv O ItToTlfno Ov 90SWHS*
Ask for complpfp dpfoik, at no coat, today.
A. V. WHITFIELD ^
INSURANCE d BCALTOn AGCNCV
'ill ME PEFOPE VOU DIE"
PHONE m
ffewschart ahov- contrasts the production of hard
Administration estimates. Output of hard coal wee IT per
through middle of September, in 1943. Bituminous
than ia
A. [yj|-Sj[o|[N;^J m
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VEHIND THE SCINti
1.4 WASHINGTON
^ |nf,
I '
BT BABBT GKATSON
1SP2. Presi- p.
of Northwestern felt
upon fc defend intercoUepi-
ics in a speech dedicating
university's new football
which accommodated a
•00 persons by the way.
has been charpsd." Be said,
universities are inculcating
religion which enjoins its
above all things to fear
a mil* in four min-
■d a half. This sort of eriti-
b absurd. Students after en-
in their sports betake them-
with new
racing* sun toted 130 tu the win-
ner's 123.
While there is much ado abou?
the prospective re-meoung of
Lucky Draw and Armed, Gallor-
ette will receive weight from all
except her own sex instead at giv-
ing concessions, if BUI Brann ac-
ccpta her invitation.
While Gallorette has not swept
all behind her aa did Twilight
Tear and Bus her
campaigns, ihc
title as leader of her division when
she won her section of the Bel-
dame at Aqueduct, while spotting
opponents from 13 to 21 p~—«-
This lady carrics a lot of weight
pOACnCALLT every coCepe
admits it has the finesf foot-
ball material in many a day. . . .
The trouble ia that everyone eiee
is similarly loaded. . . . Following
four years in the Navy. Goorpc
McAfee of the Bears am his '
greatest difficulty is falling en
ground again. . . . Dana X. B
ia
dred of football victories.
BT PETES EDS©!*
NE.\ Washington Correspondent
«jT"A5>TTTNr;T' >N, D C—(NEA)—Iiccrct.iry of AgricuTture Clinton
f*. Andei -mi had better watch out. President Trumnn h.is iust
"ndnrsed one of his spep. hes in full, and for any cabinet member—
V> Henry Wallace di:covcrcd—that's bad.
I What Sccrctary Anderson sa.d was that t!-.e new livestock and
meat price ceilings were going to st.ind. The
President bucked him up. All the argumenta they
advanced were intended to show why puce con-
trols shculd be kept or. and how everything was
gn.ng to be all rr;4it if they were.
Meat is m w the nrmljer one political Issue of
the c.irr.1.1 :n. 'v ,y al e d of Her ry Wallace and
f> c.^n v. T->t adm.i 1 ifrutu n I me on me.it
seems to lie t'.at if meat p;ices 1 an be held down
ur.til ..fter election, there wun't be anv wage in-
ircase dcrvnds ai d sn kes until after elei tu n.
and tht..ef re the Derr.' jU will have a better
chance to win the e!ei tu n. |
It's a good argument if it works, fcut in thii
presentation there ha.i been no effort to find out wiu.t mii^it happen
f price contiols on meat were now Ukcn off. I
W'HTN' the argument is made that the July-Atigr t meat price holi-
day etcaned our thi livestock supply, it is correct as far as *h(f
feedlots are concerned But it does cot cover the animals on the
ange or on the farm:; and not disposed of to the feeders. •
E*ciy chart and statistical table the Bureau of Agricultural
Economies has on tap shows tliat the lamson when rrott livestock
dim to mai*et is October to January. The figure - also show thai
iivcstixk prices iw\c always reached their annu il pc. k in August ind
September From then on livestock prues start gouiK down, reaching
he.r low point along in January, then starting up again.
Fall i.s when tiie spring pig crop comes to market, too. Corn if
Harvested beginning in October, and this year there is a uhoppins
>ig 3.400,0on,000-bu--hel crop waiting to be cut. The big corn crop
hould lower corn prices. Lower corn priccs should mean lower Uve-
tock and meat prices. {
efferson star dai
LIFE IRSRMRCE COBMRf
tlJINIBOROf RIOITN CAROIINi
*
W irriNG price ceilings on rattle and pigs now—letting the price;
go up—shculd bring more animals to market th s fall. The hiihef
price and the abundant corn should also encourage the feeders U
fatten more animals faster. |
On the other hand, keeping the ceilings en should fcr only ar
Incentive to the stockmen to carry their animal., o\ e: the winter
keeping them off the market because they know price ceilidgs ar<
earning off June 30 and the prices then will g > even higher.
If price controls had been kept on right straight through and if 'h<
fanners had known that controls were goirg to be kept on. all th*
arguments now being advanced by Truman, Anderson, OPA Adminle-
__ Paul ^wtet and others would be true. Bat when Consrest
permitted the controls to po off cUuinp July and August,
The painting above, called "Lul-
laby," won third prize and 9t3M(
for artist Robert Gwathmey of
New York City, in the third an-
nual Pepsi-Cola national art
competition at
Academy of Design in
York. Five thousand f
with the overflow in a I
long double line on Fifth
nuc. attended the
exhibition of 34*
irI be Irisr'I care!
fcys hke to wear Tuflie* Oat of Tile West
the year 'round- Yes. Mothers like cm too
'canse they save wear and fear on dtcu up
dotkv make wash days vaster.
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me UM tllw lattKa.
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MiMs Dtam They're
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