The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1924 Page: 2 of 8
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PAGE TWO.
THE JUNCTION EAGLE
Friday, December 5, 1924
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SALLIE GOES DANCING
ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
It was perfect, being out
again in gay surroundings with
my friends about me. As we
circled the Japanese Garden, fa-
miliar voices greeted me from
every table.
Practically the same was the
sentiment of the r welcome: “so
glad to see you out again”—“It’s
great to have you back again,”
and so on, but behind the flip-
pant words there was a ring of
genuine sincerity.
The room—an enchanting re-
production of a Japanese gar-
den—was clad in holiday attire.
The artistic and bizarre lanterns
winked myteriously, casting the
room, with its cherry blossomed
tapestries, into semi-darkness.
About mid-night, as was the us-
ual custom, Santa Claus would
appear, gift-laden, and everyone
would begin the happy round of
“Merry Christmas!”
I had thought I would not
dance on account of Daddy’s ill-
ness, but I am so susceptible to
environment that my upright
resolutions were battered down
before we ever reached the ta-
ble, Ted and I dropping almost
unconsciously into the divine
Argentine Tango that the or-
chestra was playing.
Returning to the table Bob
Chenoweth and I began a lively
conversation.
“My word, Sallie, but you do
love dancing. We were watch-
ing you and you seemed a part
of the rhythm.”
“I don’t know’ about that,” I
replied, “but music and dancing
are as necessary to my exist-
ence an—champaign and chick-
en Eugenie.”
“Of course,” Bob replied, in
a spirited manner, “I’ve always
felt sorry for the religious big-
ots, who make their middle-ages----- ------- , .
sour by railing against dancing feet, but this is the first time
and the younger generation. j I've ever seen you napping.
“Ban extremes, if possible,” I smiled vaguely, scarcely re-
he added, “for extremes in any- alizing what he was saying. In
thing are dangerous. Pericles! another moment we would be
knew it. lb1 said ‘tin* secret of around the fountain again and
success is happiness and the se-1 would pass their table
“TTh-hum,” I nodded.
“I wish I could have hailed
him and made him join our
party, lie’s your father’sguest,
i>n’t he, Bailie?”
Once more I nodded.
“See much of him?”
“Not ’specially.” I tried to be
indifferent, and thus hide my
interest in the subject.
“Be decent to him,” Bob con-
tinued. “He’s worth wihle, Sal-
i:e; in fact, he’s the most thor-
oughly splendid chap I’ve ever
known. True to his ideals—ab-
solutely—and lives up to them
without being in the least prig-
gish. He’s happiest when he is
least noticed.
“Tell me more of him.” I
could no longer conceal my in-
terest in Curtiss Wright.
“He has made money, lots of
it,” Bob went on. “He turned
dowm a tremendous job last year
because the directors of the
companv refused to put the
proper imitation in the work-
men’s living quarters. Mind
you,” Bob was eloquent, “it
would not have cast the slight-
est personal reflection on him,
but evidently he couldn’t make
it square with that strict sense
of honor that he puts ahead of
fame and money.”
The others came back and be-
gan telling stories. Ted was
beginning to be boisterous. He
told a story that I resented. Af-
ter Bob’s eulogy of Curtiss
Wright, Ted’s story seemed ev-
en more than ever incongruous-
ly “out of the picture.”
I was dancing when I saw
Curtiss Wright re-enter. He
was not alone. A girl w’as with
him. My heart began pounding.
I missed a step.
“What’s the matter, Sallie?”
Ted was talking. “Lots of girls
have learned to dance on my
is modera-
(To be continued.)
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we eticour-
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cret of happines
tion.’ ”
“Yes, yes, go on,
aged him.
“What 1 mean is that harping There has been considerable
on dancing, for instance, novel discussion in some of the daily
stopped many young people papers of late regarding the
from dancing and all the noto- first newspaper published in
rietv about its ‘indecencies’ is Texas. In a lecture a few days
certainly not giving a better or ago. Dr. K. C. Barker, professor
more uplifting thought to the of history at the University of
youth of the Nation.” Texas, gave some nteresting in-
I had listened intently to formation on early Texas journ-
what Rob was saving when t alism.
>aw something that took me According to Dr. Barker, the
..tu*r» frikiM th»* conversation. first newspaper in the state was
~fCurtiss Wright was sitting published in Nacogdoches in
next to us, at a little table. IMP, by Philip Long, and was
His back was turned, but he known as the “Mexican Advo-
muat overheard the entire talk, cate.” Papers were laLr pub.
He could have moved his head h-died in San Antonio, Brazoria,
tged our and Harrisburg, but with the
. . . He exception of the Texas rele-
arnt leav- grupn and Texas Register, |
which survived the revolution)
tie UH*th lasted until the Civil war, most
the d<>*‘r, of the |Kq*er' were short lived.I
iter amt Publication was often irregular,]
and due to scarcity of type, most |
i\e,“ exclaimed! Rob, of the paper* had to be printed
that Curtis* Wright one section at a time, and then
nf?" He addressed me, a* now, the edtor and puldiaher
Marj were l*»th had an abundance of financial
, worries.—Red land Herald.
»ne inch and acknow
presence . . . Rut
was paying the wait*
ing the table.
He entered a tclep
and then came back *
•poke to the head t
dc|iartcd,
*By Jove.” rxclai
'wasn't
just leav
for
dat
THE MARK OF CAIN.
j The highest homicide rate in
the United States is causing
Considerable worry to the life
■ insurance organizations. One
prominent company has made
| an investigation of the matter
i from its own records and found
that last year if paid $7'.M,0(>m
in homicide claims. “Informa-
tion of more or less satisfactory
character could be gathered lor
only Hf> of 14fi homicide cases
among the policy holders during
the last months of 1922.”
Out of this number only 58
w^pt to trial, and a verdict of
“not guilty” was returned in U>
of these. Out of the 11 judged
to be guilty only 1 has been ex-
ecuted. Of the 14(5 homicides
investigated 114 were man-
slaughter or murder cases.
The callousness with which
human life is being taken in
this country, and the indiffer-
ence w’ith w’hich this matter is
being regarded by the people,
is a subject for grave concern.
The homicide rate in the United
States is estimated to be 17
times as high as that in Eng-
land and Wales, and the reason
for the difference is attributed
to the more rigid and impartial
enforcement of the law in Great
Briton.
When influence of any kind
is brought to bear for the de-
feat of justice it ought to be
scourged into the wilderness as
an evil thing. There are other
laws of this country which are
being torn to shreds, but there
is no more claimant need than
that which calls for the putting
into practice all legation which
has been framed for the safe-
guarding of human life from
the assaults of the depraved,
the degenerate, and others des-
titute of those attributes which
distinguished humanity from'
the brute creation. The mark ■
of Cain has become a too famil-
iar sign on the brows of the j
present generation.—Dearborn
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Perry, H. Grady. The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 5, 1924, newspaper, December 5, 1924; Junction, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890850/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .