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rut BASTkOF AuVLKiliLli. bAaUUi1. 'it.\.\a THl RSDAY. APRIL 2. 1931
KATHLEEN
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"Well," he
1 u t that s
Mj -on Ji>v.
mu
of
>aiu pleasantly, "1 think
■^rr a debt of gratitude,
re, snr.j to have jjot-
i? out of it than h<- • •• ••
Uetfe!"
ken a; him, jnemotion-
'but
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TENTH I.N>T VLl.MEN 1
] ' The way to beirin the id -al life is ulates Joe's own. He b i<ins to think
to begin." She and Joe talk about perhaps it isn't so bad after all to
Maggi*- J! hn on, whose fath. r is i.ijjher standards than he had sus- have to work in the stor '. And he
a letter carrier, is tl domestic pected. When he goes home that and Maggie b-vin to talk about love,
drudge of the humble Home where nifht he is thinking about Maggie. ( Unes*
her m tr.er does little except bemoan, And his home is the home of the | jje father, as if it were
his own idea, greatly pleasing the
the fa t t+.at she ha.- "seen better owner of the Mack Five and Ten'
days" and her sister Lir, who works
in a l*auty shop, lies abed late, Mag-
gie has to get the family breakfast
before she starts out to her job in
the Five-and-Ten cent Store.
There's a r.ew boy at the Five-and-
Ten, Joe Grant. He tells Maggie that
Cent Stores, th« ugh Maggie does not
susm-ct that he is the boss' son I °W man. He rinds that the ffirls he ^Jg raother,
susp< i. .nat n< is xne noss son. used to know don t interest him as
Mrggie
a.iy.
He uiur.'t very well ther
aw rule," she admitted quietly,
r.t_\k he ii doing very well— gi
sP.e charigeu it a>rain. under her
;reath—"very well. They all like
him.''
"I'm proud to hear it," Geo. Mer.
i.l -aid frankly.
"Maggie," Joe began at this point
uncomfortably, "tr.> Jght that I «a-
tne uumbest thing she na i ever K -•
ten hold of. d; m t you, Maggie? She
gave me my first -tart."
"I didn't kri '.v who he was," she
explained, with a patient glance at
Maggie, at home, begin, to suspect | much gs M d and when j '~,a'
that her mothers complaints are due -- • • ruI in setunu
Something happen* : t> Mrs. Mer-
Maggie discloses her love in a burst
realizes that he
to that lady's belief that happiness!
depends upon material things, while j
at the store she continues to sur-
he ha^ be n as-igne t as her helper in prise Joe by her appreciation of the j
the stock room. He seems rather, realiti-'B of life.
dumb, hut Maggie helps him through Joe knew that Maggie was falling'
hi? first day at the store and shares in love with him before Maggie dis-: (,r feji„w'8 car when
hei lir.ch wit! him in a cubby-hol«* covered that h>-, in turn, was falling!
of a place that belongs t" a mattress in love with Maggie. Hut he ad-
factory next door to the Five.and-j mitted t > himself that his admira-
Ten. , tion for her was growing, and the
They are looking over some cheap girls in the sort began to notice
picture cards. One of them has
motto that strike's Maggie's fancy
a I something different about her.
*. Maggie'- interest in her job
stim-
, . .. You had no idea who Joe was?"
of jealousy, he realises that he «Ji«i,' said Maggie.
loves her, too. ' What did vou call your-elf, Joe?"
Joe is afraid that if Maggie finds mother asked.
out who he really Is she will not "Joe Grant."
have anything more to do with him.j There was an intcrrupti'<n. A dance
So he pretends that it is some oth. nad ended, and a giri ai d young man
he takes hei icanu. Uj, t0 the Merrill's table—Joe
home in hi* nig yellow roadster. acj his father -tood up, anu a .niter
And on the way they talk, at last, pulled up another chair, and the girl
about marriage. perfumed ami rouged and b auti-
Joe that nignt revealed to his fath- j fully gowned -at down negligently
er for th.' first time that he has been ]atuf easljy anu wa.- introduced to
working in the store under an as- Maggie Johns, n. Mis Millicent Rus-
WM/i<
Says Brer Easter Rabitt: "The
family that wants a really won-
derful Easter dinner, replete
with the tastiest foods, should
buy at
ELZNER CORNER
EASTER EGGS large ones doz.
.10
Ham hockless sugar cured
.21
Baron swifts sliced sugar cured lb
.33
Ham swifts prem. 1 2 or whole lb
.24
A 1 SAUCE regular size
.31
Draino ^'ze an(* Cleanser
.23
Pickles 9 oz Sweet Midgets
.23
Pickles 10 oz sour hand packed
.23
KRAUT No. 2 can 2 for
.19
Corn LITTLE KERNEL No 2 can 2 for
.37
India Relish large Heinz
.26
Pan Cake Flour Aunt Jemima's 2 pkg
.27
RAISINS 15 oz Sunmaid 2 pkg
.23
Snow Drift 61b $1.13 3 1b
.58
Cocoanut Yellow Can Cakers 2 for
.31
VINEGAR Heinz qts
.29
Baking Powder 16oz Calumet
.29
Fruit Salad No 2^ Delmonte
.39
CHERRIES 16 oz can
.23
Peaches 2 1-2 Whole Sweet Picklcd
.31
Asparagus 20 oz can R & C
.31
Tuna 6 <>z Light Meat Van Camps
.17
APi'LF'' Si .25 LEMONS doz
.25
ORANGES doz .25 BANANAS doz
25
ELZNER CORNER
145
PHONES
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sumed name, an i tells him about
Maggie.
Joe's mother has him invite Mag-
gie to a fine dinner part\ at a fas-
hionable restaurant. There Maggie
get- her first intimation that he is
something besides a boy in the store.
NOW ON WITH THE STORY
sell studied the other girl comfort-
ably, insolently, as -he talked.
Joe, 1 hear you're going to Japan?"
"I may go."
"May go? Why, I thought* " .-aid
Millicent innocently, turning t<
Merrill—"I thougnt you .-aid some-
thing of a little good-bye dir.nei :■
night, Mrs. Merrill? I thought he
was going to-morrow?"
The colour iliained from Maggie's
Mrs. Men ill laughed uneasily,
yuietl He had never seen her so
quiet. She had conquered her first faie
, suffocating rusi. >{ shyness, she was u„ „he .,am;
sitting erect and when he or his ..Well, j ;hink it is practically set-
mother or father spoke, she answer- |tied, isn't it, Joe?"
.... . . Millicent, her bright, mischievous
Her look told him that he had l e- Pys jading all their faces, changed.|
trayed her. delivered her, bound and t(u. subjt-ct tactfully and presently
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helpless, to her enemies.
went on her way. l'hen Maggie, in
you—• I loved you when you were a ijn|e pause that followed the <>th-
shabby, flirty errand clefk, beside ,.r girl's chattering, and laughing
me in a cheap store, said Maggies good-byes, said steadily:
eyes, and all the time you were my "I'm going to ask you will you
employer > son, ready to make fun excuse me and let me go home now,
1 of me, ready to
shame me
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-when
Mrs. Merrill. I oughtn't to have come
your moment came. 1 know that. Hut 1 di'in't under-
.she he*ped herself, awkwardly, un- You and his father have been l
familiarly, to food, when it was pre- pmty we„ w,,rne<1 al,out ,m. may- '
sen ted at tier lelt. elbow on the big j, wag because I thought Joe
was a poor boy—and that, if he 1 -ved
platters, but he noted with a real
pant of shame and concern tiiat she
hardly touched it.
"Would you ask the help if I
could have some more watei she
-aid once, Mrs. Merrill said quite
audibly, if m an aside "Oh. Price-
less!"'
Joe looked down, his fact- dark.
"Mother " he murmured, chok-
ing.
A faint smile touched the old-r
woman's painted mouth, and she said
graciously, "1 beg pardon."
"Water to Miss Johnson," .Mrs.
Merrill said, annoyed. 'It was th«
•..niter's business to see tha. the
true-' - glass was filled, but Mrs
Merrill felt illogii ally irritated with
the guest who had had to call at-
tention to the omis.-.ion.
"And a fork please," Maggi- added.
She said it so low, with such era-
barrassment that nobody heard it.
"And a fork please," Maggie re-
peated, audibly now.
"A fork for my fish," she said,
clearing her throat. "And a fork—
while you're up.
- - to our
patrons
- - to our
friendsi
- - yes, to
every bodj
jyjAY this Easter find
you all hale and
happy . . looking for.
ward to a future that
promises greater bless-
ings. Yes, let's hope
your Easter is a day of
joyous sunshine with
not a care in the world £*
for you.
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Easter Greetings
ner, ht d be glad to marry a girl as
poor as me!—Don't speak to me, Joe.
I'm done with you to-night. I nev-
er would have come here, ma'am."
she added, to Mrs. Merrill, "I never
would have gi\«-n you any worry—if
1 had known. We were working to-
gether, only this afternoon, and he
a>ked me would I meet hi- folks—" ,
Si..- faltered :■ r a ..t.d, went .-n. seen Maggi
"1 thought maybe you and Mr. (irant
W'Te like us 1 thought it'd be some
iittb place lik* we have. 1 might
:.a\e known -1 might have known
Joe wasn't like the rest of us!"
"He'll go : Japan ton n >w" said
Maggie, lo king J<>e full in the face,
"and that's right- that's what he
ught to do. And 1 promise you— 1
promise you that I'll never -
again!"
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CITIZENS
STATE BANK
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"What is
come?"
"Maggie, a cop just come t<i the
house,'' tier mothei* said (abruptly, i
"That feller 'Lizubeth runs with has ,
iieen arrested, and she's at the night
court. I'up and me didn't know what
to do! I give you my word that <>ntli- j
him in>-' 'ike this has ever happened
our family before," Mrs. Johnson sat.
in a tone of shame, t<
lather noted that she only
you the older woman on the ar
her mother immediately hi
of rotary courtesying in
"Maggie- Maggie why (!■
why do you mix yours, i:
this?" Joe said wretchedly
coherently, trying to draw'
catching her by the arm.
Maggie was on her feet i
herding her father and n, '
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George Mer.
Elaster Greeting Cards
pies' Drug Store.
"I don't think he meant to hurt g,jnte«-ly. yet
you, Miss Johnson," Mr-. Merrill Merrill.
said. "What's the chargi
"That's all right," she said in a n" "sked sharply
cold, nervous voic. "1 guess he didn't "They -ay they were speed in , elu-
know how it would strike me. Will cidated Maggie's mother, "an' Chess
you please excuse me if I go home my daughter s friend is named
now?" i Chess Rivers-—had some hootch fin
"Wait just a minute, won't you— *be car.
Maggie?" George Merrill said. "You'll want some money!" George
And in his turn he laid an arrest- Merrill said suddenly. "How much
, |f." ing hand upon her arm. have you?"
numnie Th(i voJce Kravt. an(j 3ympathetic "II happens that I ain't got more
and distressed, shook her as did the l^an a quarter," Len Johnson said, in
uch, and th< somewhat halting'v hls reedy, troubled little voice.
"But we reely couldn't take it from
hi showed signs of a break. Ma added, "I s'pose young folks
"Maggie," Joe said pleadingly, w'" >'oun(f (oiks." she said to Mrs.
"you know what we hail planned Merrill, "and it ain't as if I,iz had
you know I never meant to hurt you." stf'al'f>(f or anything like that.
I think dear, that Miss Johnson Hut 1 th"uKllt 1 would drop where I
stood when that cop walked in. I'm
accustomed to having my daugh-
get into any trouble-—
-ay anything more about this just M*1- Maggie said. And Joe's
now, Joe." I
"You don't have to come with me," j
... , , , ,, > Maggie said stonily, to Joe. And she OFFICIAL STAT KM KN'T OF FINANCIAL CONDIT1 \ i iF
At twenty-five, Lillian was.sharp, turne<i u, thf. older' man ..Thank '
eager, beautiful, hungry. She fell Mr MerrilL Good-night." i
i And even while she said it, he saw
,, i u u i eyes move beyond him to the
He was the first real man she had :,joor ,,f
met, and to her own surprise and v^-hit'-ii She
confusion she had come to like him
very much, to teel a strange loyalty
and admiration for her commoner.
Oft
at Pf
'While you're up!" Mrs. Merrill's
lips twitched, as if unwillingly. Her
sardonic, triumphant glance, as its
met Joe's wretched, defiant gaze, ex-
pressed a certain reluctance to laugh
at his unfortunate little
friend, but an inability to resist the
tiemendous temptation.
, , ... I'Juni, i !in Hie somewnai naiung'V
In such a situation as this t -...g ^ pronounced name. For the first time
she could score, not very clever, not ' 1
really a gentlewoman, she was still
enough of each to snub and auppre--
Maggie Johnson. She enjoyed the
chance. To feel herself this girl's
superior, t.o cut her easily and care
lessly in a
ed voice gav
isfaction.
She had been, as a girl, of that
i miserable and superfluous class
known as shabby genteel.
wa
beautiful, hungry. She fell
up n George Merrill with avidity; he
was a commoner, but he was rich.
. . .. , i tnniK dear, that .Mis- Johnson
nit her easily and care- nervoU8 an,j tired and your de-|sl°"
■ " 'l illia K4\terrili r al rit < h"r about your name and who n,,t
L,lhan MernU rtal sat" you are has upset her. I wouldn't l"r ,
Read the Advertiser \N ait! \d«
HASTKOp \ OVKKTISF.K OF
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'"he Mastrop Advertiser *
pay 20 per rent above mark'
price for chickens or egir- '■
subscriptions to thr \«1\. rii-r
I'ast subweriptions and a- man'
years in advance de-ir«sl mi'
he paid in this manner. Itrinf
produce to the \dvertiser i'f
fire.
111.
room anr) saw her face
■sank down weakly into
i her seat again.
The party in which Millicent Rus-
sell was prominent was still linger*
His indifference to her family's ideals j about its bi round ub,c an<) „
and opinions was-well. simply |(lf its m,mhon and everyone else in
jreath-takmg. the room were staring as Maggie
In the more than twenty years of ,waS( at the man an(, who
their marriage, George Merrill had 9omewhat hesitatingly making their
hanged her somewhat. He was a way acrow th(. ^ ^strained
good, Simple fellow- amazed at his rath^r than j(Je<) b h(>
own success, proud of his wife, ador- 1Z(,,| headwaiter.
"f, S<"V u t ii,1 • , , It w-as all like a horrible dream to
It was at about this time, when by Maggie, tfxhaunted, confused, and
her brightened eyes and nervous weariH almost W (i ^ . Jh J
voice and by the two scarlet spots frrsh hIow Thf. aJproachjn|r *n ,c
bat blazed in her cheeks, Maggie WPr„ hrr fathpr, (iiffident and bash-
iiegan to show the effects of the sur- ful and fri(rhtPneHi an<i hor moth
prise and the strain, that George Stated and bold
Mernl suddenly took a hand in the Pop'* shabby
"E'rVT- i ♦ "i 'limp. Pop's searching rabbit eyes
He had been an almost silent spec- and mwk ,it^|e should;r,
tator, so far. watching his wife and |flokH ,)<luMv jtjf , h , M '
his son shrewdly, sending an occas- witH h,.r black vH! fa)lin in ^
lonal glance toward the girl. pivt.,v from the hat she had evidently
i . , ' ln Stores, Miss assumed in great haste, and the dark
v' i c ... . . .. : hair in untidy stifnss ^>eneath t
In Number Seven on highth. \es, and the voluminous black cape *he
MV.U i u i i •> w"r' to funerals bellying al out her
How long have you been there. jike a sai) was thr, t> t fo „
^ ou don t look old enough to have 1 eves in the room
teen there very long?"
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I'.til,
old suit, baggy and
The kind, deliberate voice steadied <
Maggie felt her mouth fill with
. c. , „ ,. , , , . ., n'r w- ter. and her throat thicken
her. She breathed easier, looked him, and her leg. grow weak. She said
"That's my father and mother ,T-,e "
in the eye
"I'm eighteen. I went in nearb
four years ago, when I finished
Grammar. My father and mother had
—considerable trouble."
"Your father's living, then?"
"My father's a postman."
George Mer .ill flushed with gt n-
uine concern; he had been trying lo
put her at her ease.
Joe bad a waiter once again drag
two chn r« to the table, and Mr am!
Mrs. Joh«son. obviously dazed ar I
estonished. sat down and were intro-
duce^.
"I ast him was there someore her"
named Grant, and he savs, 'No.' "
«<*'<! Mrs Johnson. "T Mist hi-'
I happened to look in the door and
CITIZENS STATE BANK
AT BASTROP, STATE OF TKXAS, AT THK CLOSE <>F Rl'SIN
THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 1931
Published in the Bastrop Advertiser, a newspaper printed and
Bastrop, State of Texas, on the onrj ( ,|V ( ,
RESOl Rt ES
Loans and discounts, on personal or collateral security >1
Loans secured by real estate
Overdrafts , ""
H^nk!^8 U°f 1'«A* an> ^tal" °r suWivision there, f
Banking House $5,uoo.i)0, hunuture and Fixtures
Real Estate owned, other than banking house
Cash in bank
Due from approved reserve'agents
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Surnlus Fund
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|>ue to Banks and Bankers, subject"
individual Deposits subject to chirk
including time deposit* du. in .'lo ,|av„
State fund- on deposit •
Time Certificates of Deposit
TOTAL
State of lexas, ( ounty .,f Bastro
H. J. Kctsselus, as Ci
, v 'l1' I'aui D. Page, as Preside
,hl . ashler of said bank, each of us do s demnlv
the above statement IS true to the beat f , . '
lo Uu b,8t "f our knowledge and b- lie:
I Al L D. PAGE, President
Subscribed and sworn to I r K.E8SELUs- ( a"hi"r
J. H. Powell Not rv !',.n ump lM' ,|av April. \ I
CORRECT—ATTEST: ' ' ' BastroP County, Texas.
J- L. WILBARGER
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