The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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TIE WEST IEWS
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SUM *«• V**r
FATE INTERVENES
By JACK LAWTON
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mm. st tit* p<«<a(fK« « w**<. t*i*s.
"*£'•*» mui (M run until srUsnri ovt.
t* **>anC* j iV**.! kjr*t. l»i(. Westae* Nv ■i»(»afc'* - , imi.,
Be** rslwtl her umsariiie sad
peer-tl ewrertly over II* «4|BS at the
tnee acre** the
aisle. Net that feta* w»* aa impres-
sluaahle yeang rreatare; strange faces
rarely Interested her, but there was
about this mi.- Mouse peculiar magnetic
charm which drew her own eye* un-
willingly
Resolutely now she punned her
^■1 as the mile* dew by. A sensa-
tion of being observed forced her to
he* up again. The man was regard-
ing her wonderingiy, as though trying
to plate her among past acquaint-
Tbe above cut a bow* the trade
territory in Texan that is covered
by the publication of The
Terrell Publishing Company.
The nix papers owned by tbe
company each covers well the
trade territory from the town in
which each is published
When you see a man idle from
choice: there la plenty of work
for all.
A strong centralised govern
meat always has meant and al-
ways will mean serfdom event
Ferguson's Forum fires fur
ioaa fusilade- fiercest foes flying
Jtetly.'or words to that effeck,
brethren.
When a man voles according
to ids honest convictions be wins
if be loses; it he votes otherwise
he loses if he wins.
How, listen closely and hear
those fellows who didn't pay
their poll taxes tell those who
did how to vote!
Every sensible person is tak
ing this war seriously, and it’s
tine the rattle brains were
cessing to treat it as a joke.
la tbe meantime Jim Fergu-
son declare* that be is going to
be Governor of Texas again in
tele of high water and the con-
stitution — Roscoe Times.
Pennies should be mobilirrd
for freedom; quarters should be
tamed into thnftstampe; dollars
should be converted into savings
certificate*
Democracy does not ask with-
out due thought of return.
Qa*tors spent in thrift stamp*
today will be returned as dollars
toworrow. Patronise tbe Govern-
(sent bargain counter and do
year hit for democracy.
That may he counted a dan
neasure, which requires
y to Insure Its oassage.
•y is sometimes spent to
a good measure. In either
I the peop e suffer.
This is entirely too esrly to
fcamrd any guesses at the guber
•atonal eieettoe. Tbe only safe
prediction at present is that one
of those who run throngh tire
•campaign will be elected.
This is a war of dollars; gold
Ja pdtod against gold, sucres*
is weighed in the jeweler’s scale.
ISteoimcjr, the mother of a free
“No self-respecting yaang
may pick up a trawling nimpsaloa,"
rly malmM lvrw-tf. The
acres* the aisle hud sighed wear-
dark eye* seemed to be plead-
ing the qiiet-fitw. Bess turned to the
ear W indow liJi|tniFtnly. ILu-fc there its
town sumk- mutual friend hwd dot to
mumble in iutredaetioU two linmvs
land one is in duty bonad to lie pleas-
ant to the one presented.
“Oh, weiir—Bets abruptly at: ®
and mttite her way to til* (finer. Till*
via m.ily tbe “lust ewil to tit* timing
ear." There was but oae SB ■erttjiied
table. S,ming herself, sh* simli. d the
inetia. As she hesitated over Ita con-
tent* the subservient waiter pushed
"forth the mualiUB* chair.
“Sit henh, anh," she heard him say-
ing. and Klaueed up to find her \i*-a-
vi» tlw mas who had been *inla*
screw the ear stela.
•T beg your pardon—” he begun, as
though apology were accessary for lilt
in trunk*.
Silently Be*s nodded; then, at the
man's evident diffidence, she flashed a
tote
“You have a perfect right to the
only meant chair," she raid. A/ter
that silence seemed a foolish formal-
ity The man was a journalist, she
learned, and his coarerraUon proved
to be aa interesting as his appearance
had promised. After the meal, it
Seemed but a natural sequence that
he should transfer his suitcase to Bee-
ale's side of the car and continue the
conversation there.
The hour* now few by as quickly as
the miles. Bern dimpled snd smiled,
glancing up lato the man's attentive
eye*, and wondered again at that
sense of familiar couipaniou.-lii;i.
“It la strange," he said, promptly
answering her thought, “>ct I conld
not have forgotten had I met you be-
fore.”
She flushed at his implied meaning.
“We must meet again,” he added,
Impulsively.
Ii«« did not answer. He was leav-
ing the car at Buffalo, so he tobl her.
and arose as though reluctant, draw-
tug on hi* greatcoat. Her own desti-
nation, a few miles farther on, bad not
been mentioned.
Aa the car slowed Into the station
she realised, bait-augrily. that she was
loth to let II* stranger go, saddened
st the thought of losing forever, in the
of life outride, this man whom
yesterday she bud not seen.
“1 connot go,” be said tensely, "with-
out hope of seeing you again. Your
name, st least, you will tell me that,
and some time—”
But Bes* was resolute. Tomorrow,
peri *ps. he would hi ugh at the inci-
dent. Tomorrow she would forget all
about tt.
“Good-by," she said, stalling. “This
is the etui of a abort but pleasant ac-
quaintance."
The cur was emptying. The man
reached desperately for hi a valise. “It
cannot be the end," be answered firm-
ly. “Fate win intervene.”
Would it? Besa was very doubtful,
as she caught a last glimpse of his
broad-shouldered figure before the
train whisked her on In the darkness.
And if fate refused to be obliging,
would she forget the last few hours
i* easily as she bad prophesied?
Long site sat before the Ore la her
room that Bight. From the flames a
mans dark eyes seemed to be rw
preaching her, and tbe vision would
sot be banished. Where was he now?
And would he try to find her? But the
hope was not to be entertained. This
was s prosaic world, where people
went sensibly about (heir duties. Day
after day she would go back and forth
teaching in the » booiliouaaos the hilk
and nothing bcoutifui or
would ever happen. The*
Bess sat up listening. Boom one was
culling; she was wanted—TUmg-dia-
ttmec <m tl»? pUmje/*
“How do yon dot' came a deep,
well-remembered vote*. “This is your
traveling etwupauhm of an hour or two
ago. Fate has intervened. I opened—
as-1 supposed—my suitcase, a few mo-
wots eg* and a pink ,-iUt
a****. I think you call U. rail *
ter. The teller being
Mis* Bessie Roberts I have test
Identify what I !*U
As Others Sec it
Ooesa't it se*>® strange that
there should be an occasion as !l
there i* now for democrats to [
organise to keep their own party
from violating every principle of
state rights that the people of j
the south have always stood for?,
But many democrat* arej
now standing with Alex |
under .Hamilton and his fol ;
towers*for the destruction of
state rights and a strong centra) i
ised government.—Hamilton Her-1
aid.
Bren bam has no apology to i
offer for its citisens who admin- j
late red punishment to tbe three;
strangers in the city who made!
cisperging remarks concerning!
the Red Cross. The reason that!
six did not receive punishment is I
because six disloyal ones could j
not be found. And let it bet
borne in mind that only one of j
the trio resided in this county.:
Brenham expects every news-
paper publishing this monstrous:
falsehood to make a retraction. — ,|
Brenham Banner Press.
Tbe prohibition quest) n
promises to be settled for good j
within a few short years, as t h*
national amendment submitted
•y Congress to the different J
states of the Union wiil be adopt- j
•d by tbe necessary number toj
nut it into effect The question !
> annot then be made an i-sae in
State or national affairs.—Ko«*e
Cyclone.
ihM Ym Beceme 21 Ytut el Agt.
Young man, under the latest
ruling you must register for
miliuay service. If you have s
few months, you msv prepare
for special Civil Service. (Jncle
Sam can get soldiers bv the
mil.iori through draft, but ia
unable to secure enough -teno-
tinphers, loykkefprs, opera
tors, typists and accountants to
fill his government positions.
•Vhst ought you to do? More
nan a half million men are n*>w
waiting for the call of class one
o determine how many of them
will be selected for actual ser
vice In tbe war zone, tet Civil
Service examinations are being
held every Tuesday in practically
-very city in the U 8. in a * ff >rt
o set ure enough employees to
un the government. Uncle Sam
rives eveiy man an opportunity
to enter Civil Service in prefer-
ence to military draft if he will
only prepare himself before hi*
csli comes
Young ladies also are in great
demand for Civil Service work,
as well as commercial positions,
but today the demrnd ia grow
ing greater every time a new
department is opened; every
time Congress snlborises the
creation of an additional office.
Every shipload of aeldiera sent
across the water increases the
task of providing for them from
this side of the ocean. Every
week this war continues brings
s greater volume and a further
accumulation of clerical and
Btonograf hie work in the govern
meat departments. Young men
who could otherwise serve tn
Washington must be taken to
provide the numerous army can
tonment with sufficient help to
keep systematic records and
make regular reports to head
quarters on all tbe details of
their work as well as to trans-
mit direction* from beadquart-
i days
opportune
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The West Weekly News and Times. (West, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1918, newspaper, February 1, 1918; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth588323/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting West Public Library.