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A PAIR, OFSHOES By LINCOLN ROTHBLUM CA (Q. 1920. by McClure Newispuapr syndicate.) Dolly Copley, just twenty and pret ty as a waxen (toll, breezed lito her lhomlie, closely followed by the protect Ing and admiiring Jim Reardon. Dol ly's nother, her gray hairs belying the youth and laughter in her eyes, glanced up from the bit of embroid ery iI her hands and noted a fore boding pout on her daughter's face, wondering as her gaze wandered to the flushed countenait ice of her future son-in-law. M-s. Copley did not like the looks of the situatlon. "Children, what is the matter now?" the "now" indieating t hat sinil ar in Cildents ha(d occurred before. Accis tomtied its Mrs. Copley had becoie to tile petty quarrels of the young lov ers. any new (nuse of disagreenent evoked tin'si e1 lost iI theillr child 8lih teiIIers tl('y invited muitchi uiihop pIness. "Well, who sidl what?" she added by way of an in itl conciliatory step. "Oh, Jiln's trying to aet silly," said Dolly. "You mean, Dolly won't he sensible," corrected Jim. "First (me an(] then the other," pa tiently chtided Mrs. (opley, laying aside her embroidery. "Now, Dolly, we'll hear front you, and(]," anticipat Ing a long reeltal, "he brief." Dolly, with cheeks prettily flushed, removedi a large leghorn lint, its creamy whiteness enhanced by a blood-;ed poppy stitched to its side. She seated herself on a low bench be fore an open grate fire and pined the hat upon knees cocked u1p boy fashion. "Really, mother," came the answer In tones of insulted dignity, "it is well I find It all out now. Jim wants a slave, not a wife." This with a with ering glance at her prospective imas 4 ter, or husband, who sat twiddling the cigarette his impatience would not permit him to smoke. "Careful, Dolly, careful," cautioned Mrs. Copley, but Dolly pretended not to hear. "The play at the theater tonight was all about that man who wanted his Jim's Shoes in Hcr Hand. 51wee'thlea rt to repenC~t I th' silly,~ wvorda. ''Tiik gouodne(ss, I he tbl is set,' t:s') gave hhnst lack hi .~slrig. Ansi tlit's juist whast I'mii gointo1( dlo beeu'se .1 lmi "'I dhlin't say thla " r'torstedu .usm tie. fesitve'ly. '' said(-" ithrousght ith yourit sth. of I the story'. iaflutrttivle. ''.\l rItight, thens, we'll hears whait yuou ha~v' to say,' ." t comin. ited tine nri'tra ttor, tur'ninsg to JTim. "A,. aflters Ste shtow all I satii wats if I should assk lher to br'ing tme my shoes, if site wroubithad themst to use kitly, or' wo'ull -It he stubbilorni like the girl ini the' Itly. Andis Dolly suti. 'Oh, I mIght and I intight:e't.' I didns't like t hat verty wel., and I snld, '1)1,. 13', tlt' e hear yout say, 'Iliere, dlestr. ari' your shoe's.'" Th'len D olly:, said "ID'lon't the ntly. Jimt.'' Anda I sonIl, "PhliitSe', )Dolly, Paty, 'Hero, diear, nri" ysssr shoes.' Well. the long n td sltort of It ,is, Dolly wont't sn it, and I wan'tit her to say3 it.'" Andi ltiv'ing deli ver'ed imisetf of thIs oraitlont. J1n itt eausirdoin set htis armas tiktimbo, sprend oust hIs legs andit de fold thle world. "No more of thIis nonsense, ci . dren," Mrs. Copley3 rebuked sharpl. .t "Cone, tow, shn-fke hanitds andI drop, the smtterCi'." "Ihltt shte hasn't salid, 'IIes'e, dea'lr are y'our shoe0.<,'"~ camte parrot-fashlont atnd with maigreculine persistency from Jim. "The which I wor,'t ay," sfnppedi SDolly dangerously. And the astonished eyes of Mrs. Copley saw the flnsh of e. diamond as it wbirtedi through the air and lay hn sciatilleting beausty between the angry pelf, in hrh-handed disdalh .Tim sutlked from the house. And Dolly I r1ieU. The iIght lengthelLed lIto 1 w o it till week ., %%. " i h 4)ito a 3uo101t. and lie tilonlth into doublhe aind trehm r.It nultiber of diys. And tine, prover hllt hener of discord and inlarimony, reidered impossible a coniesion of pride frin either side. Dolly's iiter est in life ceased to center about gowns, tels &uald shows, and dlwindled to reading the dally news with its is (uitling unnounceinents. It was well into the fourth tionth since the iufortutnate attendance at hat perfortina ice, whose, very tuoral, intended for them, failed to drive home the lesson. Jim Iteardon noped lown the town's busy street. dark shallows beneath listless eyes testify ing to the gnawing canker of heart slness witllin. For distraction he jolined the onlook ers btefore a shop window where an tip-to-date busIness-getter had sin toned his machine to secure the pa3ss Ing trade. "Rubber heels put on while U wait," r'ead the legend lin brilliantly silvered letters across the Ipne. The advertising psychology- of the repairman was good. Jun ghnticed at hIs shoes, thought of ruhher-heeled comfort and saw the excellent wor'k being perforned within the shop. Hle vlntered. "Itubbelr heels, please," he courteous ly said to the gum-chewing clerk a hId removed and handed h1111 I Is shot.s. lie inserted his feet and twiddl(d his stockinged toes wIthin the syai'ous conihtes of carpet slippers. as vac:ntly lie watched the ninute hand of the clock on) the wall ailke m1onoton ousx progress. The whirr of the electric mnchinery wits peculIarly soothing to his distraught mood. A boy entered, andl(] not receiving the imediate attention the imajesty of his youth de i3anded, flopped a co1in on the counter and, grahhing up a pair of shoes, mallde hasty exit just as the clerk advanced. Jill took out his watchi 111d eon firm1led thel- time of the wall clock. ie hind been there 30 millutes. lie called to the clerk. "Will you please see If mny shoes Ire ready? 1 11n anxious to get aiway." The guiii-chewing clerk ghinced over the repaired work oi liaid and puz zl(cl, walked over to the (obbler and nlspected the work yet to he pr forlmd. "Can't seen] to find14 your slioes," waIs the hitconic Inforimition. "Dolyou think that kid took 'emn'?" Jimn tried to look ns dignifited a% Is enrpeted feet would permit. "Prmy, how will'it help me to know that ?" canme the ncid rejoinder. The ironic sareasm was wast id. "Mehbe he'll come Iek." Jim fretted mnd fumed and wated-ten nminutes, 20 minutes, aiother halIf hoir. The enubarrassing suspense was terrible. Ills collar wilted beneh th e strain. If he could only arise and pnce the floor. But ote calot pace lie floor lin cerpet slippers. They slutply will not sta3y 03). And then there blew Into te shop a hirricine of tempestuous indlignitin3, brandishlIig Jim's shoes inl her hand Dolly's hnd. "'What do you Imenn by siinIig ine i pair of man's shoes?" she rled, aldvainilig like a tuiIi 1t of avenging wN'rath. And then she saw .Thn. With shoes inl hia ti, Shit InvolnlitailIy Iinde a step towird hnii. ,in lhuffled ti his feet. F'our'3 'miths of' selparat11ion wvere noth lag. Thei~y wer3e together(now !11 ''I've b ieen al bruite,'' .1lin cotr itely 33lohgilya'tl. The( (clerk giggleul as lie looked from .1tnm's feet to thIe shoes diiangling fronm the' p1 r's wrIst by k not ted shoe stings. "Don't ever say it, iit th i' It'' Doilly' would say. I Tnntd lag hunit his propjerty, there ('nm31 Ia gette mo1tittne, "Ii (re, <lear13, are y011r shoes5." BYRON EXTOLLED IN PRESS Two Tributes to the Memory of the Greast Poet Haye Been Paid for Many 'Years. This is the aiglersar y (of the (leathI o~f lIyr'on, obse'rves thi' New York Eve nintg Sun oif April 1!t. If the render were' in L~ondton today aind shioml v'isit thei statue3 of the famuous poe't in thuat 5i'(ludited 311and I135 ' xlui"l art tof Ilydle wouiti 11lad the mo4Iinment dlecora'ted wvithl a sinigle ye4lliiw~ wrieath. Andi~ If hm had bironight wuith hin a1 copy of thie Tlimties and34 would t urn' to thle olhit tinry3 ('olltin lhe wouhnll find thenre r, no0tlee of TByroni's deat and a131I pro('ln moation) o(f his famte. Th'lese two triibutes c hiave bI ren. 34'i dered((l annually. to thle memory~3'~ of Ily. 1.41n for' manity year is. The are pai~ 3SId for each year i wIth th le I icome3 of ai "imi bieq iunlied for thiat purpose54 by3 a w~omanii33131 hurer of 3134 poiet. -The4 leg 4'nd~ ('ontedCt4 with the trlibutes runs hat theuy arie to, be conltinuedi'4 annit1ial 1'ly i unt li he nuame of lIy3roni is In ser3'lhed( In the 1otst' cortier' of Wes5t min 3ste~r ahlll4y. ly roni diled in Greece4' on April 19, 1824, ini his thilrty-sevenith year. All In the Wedding Cake. T1he ring In the wedding ('nke muem.I lint thle person who dralws the Iece ('onta~liig It wIll be0 thle first to be wed'( (If those presen('ft. Thet thuimbile bin gs disaippolintmlent, lniii 01 nal31 d s fateI is wished onito t he flngo f 43'heli one34 who gets the thhnhabe ; thle tinyi wishi ho~ne, of Rilve4r ort gold or whtii ri-. ''nt in we'ddIng en kes. 3311ows thle "tne whlo dranws it to 33313ke a wish 111(on 13 whleh w'ill collie truel. Tihieni there is lie jienny or dlhne prom king ri'e' to s Ihae.,y finderi. 'Thie butIton f rut eli. ing hnii(hi(lorh'lood~ for thn oneo whoac nina i rnals uponn DO ER / MR. AND MRS. MALLARD. "You're a htndsoine fellow," saId Mrs. Mallard Duck, "with your green back a 11 (1 yolr orange legs and brown eyes and purple totth(es upIion tite wings." "I think you're a dear, neat, pretty Mrs MsIal lard Duck," said her mate, "with your brownish frock unl Its white eclges. .tCc. v e iy muci'I like Cou sin Bilck Duck but vot're light -- -- er anl you're fi' "I Will Be Do. more handsome. lighted." You have touch es of purple fold 1ue upon your wings jitst nas I have. "I tlrink you dress both suitably anld hecomingIy. Now to dlr4ss sititably iliet'ns to dress orectly lit the tiln'. That Is It hentinus not wear a party <lress for brenkfast. mid to tlress he cointoigly mean'tlis that your clothes agree wIth You. "I don't menn that nt all." Mir. MaIl ird Duck corrected hinself, "I me0an1 they beeonne you. 'Tlhey tunoke you look so neot 111141 nice and so hiindisomie" "I'm iumetisely Ilrteretd." fit(l Airs. Alla11rd Duck. "Do you know." sild Mr. Mallard Duck, "I am giving ic dinner this eve lin1g. I (10 hope youi will receive in1y guests for mne." "Where are you goIng to have It, by tile meadows where we enn 11find soime grialin or nentr the watter?" "I will have it niir the water for there are some delicious inollusks about." Mollusks nre sea food-a kInd of senl lnImal in a hard shell. "That soutis Very nie, 'Mr. Mal lard,' saki 'Mrs. Aa Illarl, "oand I will be delightiel to receive tho guests." They began to send out more invi tilt ioins, for Ar. Mallard had Just found that there wolild be eiough for quite it few more and they called out in their quncklng voices which sound vory twingy and nt,: though they were talking Ilthrotigh their henks-or as ilmople would say--throtigh their noses, hiddlin the guests con to the dinner. "Qtinck. qpunck, nomvn to the dinner imr1ty." each enlled 3ngoin and algain. "Quack, quack, there is going to be food. food, food, sail Mr. AMallard Duck. "There Is going to be food, food. fooi, sen food," sld Afrs. Maliard Duck. "NIce delleiniles 1t1nd the' best of cv erytline," sold Mi. Ail liard Duck, tluaking hard. In fact, they enlled so loiidly tIlt aill 11ie gul'sts who had been inviled he fore c:ine hiiiying along thinking thot th, <Uhnneri' hour had41 bein set earlIer thnan tin-y hnad ist bee'tn told andt as the:: dhdin't wanzt to tls aniythiing they waonte' to be0 In pitenty of tIhne." Iintuth Iiheiny were' ahleai of time. Antd all (of thltst' who hod lust bee'n inv Ited tanme ihurr'yIng zilong. Ev'ery tont' en me tush ig to tihe iaty 't3. TIht'y hod a ho'anitI iu line onnd ate t'ir mitollunsk s in thle shal Ilow watern neat' at hlii. Th'le Alvi. AlalilarId Du'itks t alkd't iabout as beiiuil tit-ks. TL~in' ualso subti that,. "ad to rehiote, stmi ii'of IteIr rtelazItvt's hoal ronte to 'iTey sal iIt wais tonte thing ti g've a tdlinit'r ia rty andI aitin'he to be thet f'tnid ttlt th I dinntr. Thne Mi's. ManlI lrtd Ducktl:s inikeid tof the iitsis the'y hnatdItlII tlt ii aill llin'tl wIth with lItvely gi'ass '2~ I dti t ii y nt'arn thne waiter' io':ts andt to'f the ejiht ant ilit' little t'ggs thety tIfuCl tilive gr'tein t'L~Ls. Everyone Coes (inek. your' dIn nitr hna s bee'tn a very great surrt'''~,'' oine nf thIe guests sabnl, thlinkinag it was gr'tait <t iil aul thety hadt talked't n grie*t the tliiit to 'o. Int i Air. Atlallar id Du)Ictk naisetd one of hIs fuiiny fett antI said:l "'Oh, nit, youit inuistni't go yet. 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