BRENNON
LONGED FOR
By FANNIE HURST
Jee Eetetleoet
WENTY-FIVE years is a long
time to be heart, bone, and fiber
part of a business, and then at
the end of it feel frustration,
That however was the case with
Charles Brennon, superintendent, pro-
prietor, manager, and general man.
ager of the Hotel Savoy, the first-rate
hotel of a city of considerably over
two hundred thousand inhabitants,
Brennon had personally built up his
hotel to its important proportions, di-
viding it successfully into two sec-
tions: The Annex, or family wing,
and the hotel proper, which invited the
patronage of transients and thos who
were availing themselves of the town's
famous curative waters, which were
renowned for their medicinal qual
ities, :
And so it happened that the Savoy
catered to three distinct groups. Fam-
flies. Commercial men and women,
Rheumatic patients,
One might have thought that such
variety of patronage would have lent
interest and even glamour to Bren-
non's role of hotel man, and in a
way It did, yet this same fact in itself
was a factor in the ultimate sense of
frustration that time and again, as
he grew older and more deeply en-
trenched in his work, swept and de-
pressed him,
What struck most painfully into the
sense of loneliness which was more
and more oppressing him in his dally
life among the crowd, was the fact
that of all the hundreds who dally
milled in and out of his hostelry ; lived
there: entertained there; dined there;
wined there, he alone seemed the
homeless one, He alone, among all the
coming and going, seemed to be the
one who was neither coming nor going
Even the families in the Annex were
usually there on a temporary basis;
awaiting the completion of a new
home: pending a marriage; taking n
year off between changes of permanent
address,
In fact, it was the families in the
Annex that contributed most of all to
the growing unrest that was PBren-
non's. The unit of these little groups
was S80 snug. Even sitting around
with them of an evening in the lobby
and then seeing them troop off to
gether to their rooms, their sultes,
their apartments, gave him that cold
alien sense he was more than ever
beginning to dread. Hushands and
wives trailing off together. Brothers
and sisters bantering their way up to
bed. Pairs of people sharing the In
timacies of family life: of
life. Then, In the commerci
transient wings, men and women on
their way to homes. Men and women
eager for mail from homes, anxious
to get back to domestic groups: await.
ed at some remote point by eager
loved ones,
Then Brennon himself, doomed, as
he was beginning to put it, to the im.
personal detached existence of the
hotel. When Drennon went to his
rooms nights there was the parapher.
nalia of hotel. Bed turned down by
impersonal chambermaid hands. Night
light turned on by
ployed hands. Carafe of ho
Bowl of hotel flowers, Cold. Imper-
sonal. And all under the same roof.
Families waiting to tuck
into homes. Transients eager to re
turn to homes,
Twenty-five years of hotel life had
made something of a self-pitier out
of Brennon. He felt sorry over the
cold detached quality of his exist.
ence. He felt left out, Left over.
Chilled,
But it was not until after twen'y-
five years of It that consciously he
began to set about doing something
about It. Welloff In worldly goods
by now, content within his own mind
that he had proved himself capable of
success, thought of retirement now
began to grip him. Retirement and,
at fifty-three, a suddenly flourishing
hope and ambition for marriage.
Into a life peculiarly unremarkable
where women were concerned, this
new phase entered, taking him by
storm. In his success and maturity,
Brennon wanted marriage and domes-
ticity ;: domesticity as far removed as
possible from the lobby, the grillroom,
or the thoroughfare,
These elements might have entered
more surely into his reckoning except
for the fact that at fifty-three, Bren.
non fell in love; fell In love to such
an extent that had the widow Smeade
stipulated that they live their Ives
out atop an omnibus, Brennon would
have consented. Fortunately, how-
ever, the desires of the widow Smeade
were simple, Intelligent ones that
fitted In nicely with his scheme. A
hoteM™iweller herself, for fourteen
years past, it was with a certain re
lef that she fell in with the plans of
Brennon to divorce themselves as fast
as possible from the more noisome un.
private existence of the public hos
telry,
The Savoy was offered for sale, and
brought a price far handsomer than
he had anticipated,
At fifty-four, feeling younger than he
had In twenty years, married to a
lovely, well-preserved woman of his
passionate cholce, he was In the
blessed position of giving expression
3 desires that had so long rankled
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domestic
ial and
those same em-
tel water,
themselves
The Brennons chose a house on one
of the private, restricted, residential
streets of the town, furnished it to
the Queen's and their own tastes,
created a garden about it, stocked
their garage with cars, hired servants,
and set about the delightful business
of making their house a home in every
sense of the word, :
And the new Mrs, Brennon had a
knack. Under her firm and authentic
touch, the home took on life, sc to
speak. In all his previous frustrated
dreams, Brennon admitted to him.
self, he had never quite succeeded In
visualizing the kind of perfection this
woman brought to the creating of a
home,
Privacy, lovely furnishings, small
personal touches of flowers in bowls
arranged by her; color schemes
worked out according to her knowl
edge of his taste; the bed folded back
by her loving hands because she knew
the way he liked his pillows piled.
Sentimental, If you will, but where
his new happiness was concerned,
Brennon was unashamedly that,
It was not until after five years of
their cloudless marringe that Brennon
and his wife took their first trip out
into the world which flowed about this
home, They went to a city some four
hundred miles removed from theirs,
there to enjoy the theaters and con.
certs of the larger metropolis,
It was while they were at the Grand
hotel there and enjoying what they
were pleased to call thelr second
honeymoon, that the opportunity to
purchase the hostelry at an absurdly
lap.
At first the Idea was preposterous
and both he and his wife turned will.
strangely, in the case of both of them,
the Idea simply would not be downed
After all, the new Mrs. Brennon had
lived fourteen
glamour of
was something
about it-
As for Breton, he was the old
racehorse pawing the turf, Time and
time again he turned his face away,
only to scent back again, hypnotized,
The inevitable happened,
years Brennon and his wife have oc
cupied a six-room suite In their hotel
the Grand.
hotel life
about
and there
{t—something
During that time the In-
stitution has more than tripled its
patronage and
to the eredit of Brennon.
Meanwhile,
themselves, with optimism,
these days they will turn their backs
on the shallowness of hotel life,
really create themselves a home,
(@. 1931, McClure Newspaper Syndicate)
{WNLU Service.)
All Comforts of Home
for Washington Snakes
An elaborate new reptile house,
embod 1g “all the comforts of home”
for snakes,
at the National
Washington.
There, in
public ean
world under
litiong, In each
temperature, hum
occupants’ natural
carefully simulated.
The building is of Spani
and its opening brought fu
Dr. William Mann's dreams of many
ears, according to the United Press,
He has supervised personally every
of its construction
Zoological
glase-fronted
observe reptiles of
the most favorable
the vegetation,
CARES,
Chase
5
igity an
pacity ag zoo director,
ture in each cage will
or will de-
1 Nzird will have the
femperature
desert, ‘4
Not only will this safeguard the
reptiles’ health (snakes are as sub
Jeet to pneumonia as men), but they
will be much more Interesting to
watch. Most snakes In captivity are
sluggish because the temperature is
too low, Hent makes them lively,
Another health measure is the in.
stallation of special glass in many of
the skylights over the cages, so the
reptiles may have a daily quota of
ultra-violet rays, Their diet Is
watched carefully, too, and In some of
the second-story rooms of the build
ing & “commissary department” has
been arranged, Flies, baby chickens
and gulnea pigs will be raised there
to suit the taste of the most fastidi-
ous snake,
The public's welfare has been as
well taken care of as that of the rep.
tiles, The ventilation systems of the
cages and the rest of the building are
distinctly separate.
Ne Waiting
“My girl gave me a surprise last
night when I called to take her out
to a dance,” sald Simpson.
“What was that?’ asked his fellow
clerk.
“She was all dressed up In a new
evening gown,” Simpson enlightened
him,
“You say she was all dressed when
you got there?’ asked the other,
“Yes, 1 sald so,” came from the
young lover, “Why do you ask in that
tone of voice?”
“Well, that wasn’t a surprise,” re.
torted the other. “That was a giddy
miracle.”
Leisure
The majority of us, when freedom is
given Into our hands, fly to the ex-
citement of some form of recreation,
We must be “doing” something-—pref.
erably something physical; If we are
not, we are lost and without resource,
This Is why holidays sometimes pal
and leave us at a loss
Life and Habits
of Pocket Gopher
The Growing of Leguminous
Crops Make Life Easy
for Little Rodent.
(Prepared by the United Btates Department
of Agriculture )—WNU Service
“Habits and Economic Status of the
Pocket Gophers” Is the title of a new
technical bulletin just Issued by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, The author, Theo. H. Scheffer,
is an associate biologist of the bureau
of blological survey stationed at Puyal-
lup, Wash,, and has had many years'
experience making scientific observa-
tions of pocket gophers and other ro-
dents, especially in their relation to
agriculture.
Rodents Widely Distributed.
“The extent to which pocket goph-
ers affect the Interests of agriculture
is becoming more apparent each year,”
gays the new bulletin, “Secarcely any
group of native rodents Is more widely
distributed in the United States, and
certainly none has shown more readi-
ness to adapt itself to the changed
conditions introduced In its habitat by
the farmer. The growing of such
crops as alfalfa and clover has made
life easy for the pocket gopher, since
these plants furnish an abundant food
supply In their roots and are usually
maintained on the same ground for a
period of years. Reclamation of des
ért lands also has furnished new food
supplies and harbor for these rodents
and has assisted thelr local wander
ings.” Such change
pocket gopher's rapl
agricultural
s have favored the
1 Increase in many
until, according
one of
the most destructive mammal pests of
the country.
The bulletin
ance and general
gophers, their dispos
sounds they
sections
8 become
discusses
habits
ition
make,
SCASONS,
Sections a
d of these rodents
ural enemies, and thelr ds
i Crops,
ricultural including
I grasses, ro
irrigate y
nd range forage
gs of* Gopher.
As for control of
the e bullet
med y
ticultural
Crops,
¢
he
n Sugmests
Details of control met
it is sinte
ods tested and Rite
clude fumigation of the bu
pocket gopher, trapping wi
traps,
cussed, but
shooting
gle premises or in general
co-Operation
Cople of the new i
etin 224-T, 1
at 10 cents each from t
Washington, DD, «
Soil Tr eatmenta Hel p
Crops on Worn Out L and
Bw
in fertility y
out exper treat met
iis will
fairly well,
usually nes
go to
tule, en
tern ta nly after consid
ms of the individual f
d be grown to ad-
many soils where produc
tion of the clovers Is difficult or im-
practicable. It may be sown in small
grain crops, In grass-clover mixtures
for temporary or permanent pasture,
or on idle and waste land not now
affording any profits and yearly be-
coming less valuable,
Korean lespe
EZR can
Family Berry Patches
Being Re-Established
Research dealing with diseases of
small fruits and development of new
varieties has made possible the re
establishment of the family berry
patches, according to A. 8 Colby, Uni-
versity of Illinois,
“Both loeal and distant markets for
quality fruit are expanding rapidly,
Even more Important to consider is
the fact, not generally recognized, that
a patch of raspberries, strawberries
and other small fruits may be cared
for easily on a small piece of ground
in conection with chickens, a vegeta
ble garden and even a cow. R com
bination which will help to make a
family self-supporting and pay big
dividends in health and happiness as
well,” Tilinois circular No, 305 will
help you.
Nothing Replaces Manure
for Soil Improvement
Cover or green crops in the rotation
of garden vegetables cannot replaced
manure for soil Improvement, accord:
ing to results of a six-year trial of
the two methods by Dr. J. W. Lloyd,
University of Illinois. Doctor Lloyd
presents his figures in a new bulletin
“Fertilizing Tomatoes, Sweet Corn
and Muskmelons in a Three-Year Ro.
tation.”
Manure and limestone are applied
to the fleld starting with the melon
crop, next year bone meal or dried
blood is added before the tomatoes,
The third year sweet corn Is grown
without any fertilizer, for best results,
You ean get a copy of this bulletin
B04 by writing the university,
Delay in Immunizing
Hogs May Be Costly
It Should Be Done Shortly
After Weaning Pigs.
————————
(Prepared by the United Etates Department
of Agriculture, j}--WNLU Eervice
The objection of many farmers to
having thelr swine herds immunized
against hog cholera on account of cost
comes principally from those who walt
until the hogs are full grown before
using the treatment, says Dr. T. P.
bite, of the division of hog-cholera
control, bureau of animal industry,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. In sections where cholera
is more or less prevalent year after
year, Doctor White adds, the serum
treatment is the only safe method of
protection. In those localities the Im-
munizing of the herd should be a regu-
lar practice just as castrating, dock-
ing, dehorning, and other common live.
stock operations. As in the case of
those operations that are practiced
early in the life of the animal, it is
preferable to Immunize Er
In experimental tests and under cer-
tain field conditions pigs a few days
old have been immunized against hog
cholera. In general practice, however,
opinion seems to favor Immunization
not long before or soon after weaning.
Even at that period, when the
may welgh from 30 to 40 pounds,
amounts of serum and virus necessary
to confer imm unity are much legs than
for grown hogs . The cost is
spondingly lower, a pig of that age
quiring In some ca
the expense
grown hog.
finds it
If a
Con
hog
pigs
the
Corre
Res only
necessary to treat
Also veterinariag
easier young
young i is
pared with
Pure red Sire Sign 8
Popular Md ith Stogkmen
In conducting
etter Stoek™
i
of a larger hog.
with the
ut of domes
i in the
Agriculture
dence of unusual
and stockm
TERRE glock mes
uiso furnishes a
10 by 14 aris
“Pure Bred Sires Used Exclus
This Farm.”
the campaign in M
per cent of the
ed these sig
inches,
iments rece
WHOrS requests
t 0 ti I re id}
I
dardbo
resembl
ar certificates. The sign
on heavy weather-resistant
nd is
nize tablet,
A recefit des
paign for pure
which
bred sires is th
several county agents
stock specialist ive shown
ing meetings and distrib
signs to stock
' ¥
them,
owner
Bees Get Pollen From
Dife rent Forest - Trees
Many forest trees are as val
Oper
r of their flow
hich no
for their pollen as
s been
» larvae
flowers of mans
rict n pollen, ax well
Willows,
or sellow
locusts, tulip
tu 0s, has
mupies, black
poplar
SOUr gums,
tant sources of both polien and
nectar. Eims and aspens are a
len producers, although not considered
to be nectar plants. The presence of
certain hardwood pollen-bearing forest
trees thus becomes an Important con-
sideration In the choice of sites for
aplaries,
trees,
woods and wild plon
impor
iso pol-
Blueberry Crop
Blueberries are much less perishable
than any of the bramble berries or
strawberries. They do not have to be
picked oftener than once a week and
can be shipped long distances without
refrigeration. So far the large-sized
cultivated berries have sold at attrac
tive prices, To a certain extent this
Is due to their scarcity and novelty,
Picking costs are somewhat less than
with wild fruit due to the large clus-
ters. Ordinarily they will be grown
nearer a supply of pickers, an advan-
tage over the wild fruit,
Timothy and alsike clover can be
sown successfully up to. October 1.
. » -
Trees may be used to good advan-
tage on bits of land unfit for cultivat.
ed crop.
.- * »
One hour out of every ten that the
tractor ls used should be devoted to
keeping the machine in good condi
tion.
.- * »
Losses of seedings on land that is
not adapted to alfaifa Is what makes
alfalfa expensive. Be sure your land
has enough lime,
*. 8 »
When plants “ran out” blame, it on
some virus disease. You control such
diseases by roguing and by planting
susceptible crops far enough away
from host plants carrying the dis
enses, “
Job at Least Spared
Affliction of Bunions
Jab, of course, did have bolls, But
Job had no buniong, Having no bun-
fons, he-like many of us—lived and
died without knowing how lucky he
was. Added to these boils of his, one
good averaged-sized bunion would
have forced Job to abandon his pol
ley of strict neutrality, curse God
and die,
It is next to impossible to stand
a bunion-—and utterly impossible to
stand upen a bunion when that eon- i
stitutes the only bodily affliction of |
the moment, No man could tolerate
one on top of a bunch of boils,
The word bunion is a perfectly le
gltimate derivative of “onion,” mean
ing to weep, The “b"” was prefixed
to supply the sting—and how!
For downright, 100 per cent sting,
a bunion has the ordinary or garden
variety of honey boarder backed off
the big toe, Which, by the way, Is a
mighty good place to look if you are
hunting bunions, Jt may not be
found right on the toe, but you may |
be sure it ig not far away, !
A bunion is a of thing, |
this being the reason for its rigid in
gistence upon the big (or large) toe, |
The little for instance, would |
never do! Oh, dear, no—it isn't
done, my dear! A bunion demands |
to be the whole work And it 18.
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Farmer Sure There Was
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nd that Is, that people are
beginning to loge faith i the
rity of relief administr
“* Where does it all go: it never
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this safe, scientific laxative.
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toe,
skin clesr, soft, smooth
and white, your hair silky
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