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Show - rrcsj .jf, T&srr :K if 1 XL7-- f rr. " -- TW 2er -- -i "this motorcycling around the country is really some- cafe. thing," said the counterman in the ht 'The other night a couple came in from the West Indies. They're cycling across the United States. Boy, that's not for me." The man holding the forkful of pie put it into his mouth and chewed slowly before he answered. "Ah, it's great. Me and the missus just got back from Chicago. Rode 700 miles round trip on seven bucks' worth of gas. Saw the stock-c- ar races last night and one of them big zoos." The missus scraped the egg on her plate and beamed. Both she and her mister were dusty and tired, bift in their wind -- burned faces achievement burned. , The counterman poured another cup of coffee. "There's a Canadian gal about 40. She comes through here every Summer on her way to Mexico. Says she takes cowpaths through the country down there. She loves it. Wouldn't stop traveling for anything." Of such is America. The urge to be somewhere else. The spirit of adventure. The pride of seeing it all. The notice in the newspaper: "Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks returned last evening to their home, here after a 4,200-mi- le trip through Western states ,. ." George Brooks and his wife don't have a motorcycle. They have a house trailer or a new station wagon or a sports car. And they return loaded with souvenirs and picture postcards and strange stones and snapshots. They expect the envy of their friends and. they are not disappointed. Home is where the heart is, but even the heart is not averse to adventure. And there are the wondrous words of a road map and the . intricacies of timetables and intersecting lines. A man can drive until his bones ache and his eyes stiftg with fatigue,Jbut he will have crossed the Mississippi at Keokuk or Vicksburg and eaten his hasty lunch in Demopolis and bought a cool drink in Kentucky. And the ribbon of road beyond him stretches endlessly, a shimmering Lorelei which beckons him until he reaches the Atlantic or the Pacific or the Gulf coast or the Canadian border. And he must travel onward lest he miss a moment or an experience of the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. , Richness, of course, is not always on Route 66, and it is not always enchantment beyond the horizon but sometimes merely distance. But who's to know unless he seeks it for himself? The turnpike to contentment ends at a man's own door. Sometimes he must take the long jway home. all-nig- I nrtm per.' feu, n UA, . . n ' t. ki i X AImmm. "RUSH ' 4420. j SQUARES" ruaVr - - Alright, Style 4421. Both styles come In 9 x 12', 12'x?2', 12'x15'f 1 2' x 1 8' rug sizes or by the yard in 6', 91, or 12' widths. A now style for today's easy living-wRu- sh Quaker Rugs Squares" in Armstrong It (orbuy by the yard) . This lovely new design in Armstrong Quaker Rugs and Floor Covering brings the smart look of carefree, informal living to your home at amazingly low cost. The cool colors give new beauty and comfort to any room, and the smooth surface means new easy care, longer wear. See "Rush Squares" this week! 9 K-9- Only about $15 for an average-size- d room, wall to wall (mstrong RUGS AND FLOOR I Quaker QdiHic COVERING Family Weekly, May 18, IS5S-- . . |