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Saturday, at \ s 1924, — >T,?: ■ . P m : ■ If *• l E.PhilUpj Oppenheim IlWiratien# . II • _, v % T :: by Li UUj k na "Otart," he said, -we will get ear hats. I am becoming more and more grateful to you, Mr. Ledsam. Yon are supplying something In my life Which I have lacked. You ap peal alike to my sense of humor and , my imagination. We wlM-vislt the opern together.” CHAPTER TX *T<fcE two men left Soto’s together A very much In the fashion of two ordinary acquaintances sallying out to spend the evening together. Sir Timothy’s- Rolls-Royce limousine was In attendance, and In a few minutes they were threading (jie purlieus of Covent Garden. It was here that an incident occurred which afforded Francis consider able food for thought during the next few days. It was a Friday night, and one or two wagons laden with vegetable produce were already threading their way through the difficult thoroughfare. Suddenly Sir Timo thy^, who was looking out ef the window pressed the-'bdtt on of the car, which wag at once brought to a standstill. Before the footmen could reach the door Sir Timothy • was out In the street. For, the trst i time Francis saw him angry. Hla eyes were blazing. His voice— Francis bad followed him at once Into the street—shook with ' sion. His hand had fallen heavily upon the shoulder of a huge carter, who, with whip in hand, was be laboring a thin scarecrow ef a horse. ,. “What the devil are you doing!” Sir Timothy demanded. The man stared at his questioner, • and the Instinctive antagonism of race vibrated In his truculent re ply, The carter was a beery-faced, untidy-looking brute, but powerful ly built and with huge shoulders. Sir Timothy, straight as a dart, without overcoat or any covering to his thin evening clothes, looked like a stripling in front of him. "I’m whlppin’ ’er, If yer want to know ” was the carter’s reply. “I’ve got to get up the ’ill, ’aven’t I! Gam and mind yer own business I” “This is ray business,” Sir Timo rthy declared, laying his hand upon the neck of the horse, I am an official of the Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals. You are laying yourself open to a fine for your treatment of this poor brute.” TU lay myself open for a fine for the treatment of something else, If you don’t quid ’old ef my ’oss.” the carter retorted, throwing his whip back Into the wagon and com ing a step nearer. "D’yer ’ear! I r.’AJl c i¥l "i, •Vj lA O 5-d b ,.*> A -1 i' I v ri •"You 'Op It—laThat.Strlte Enough? ’Op It, 'Quick!” •don’t want any swells Interferin’ with my business. You ’op it. Is iHhat 8trite enough^ ’Op It. quick I" Sir Timothy’s anger seemed to have abated. There was even ithe beginning of a smile upon his lips. All the time his band caressed the neok .of the horse. Francis .noticed with Amazement that the poor brute had raised its head and seemed to be malting some faint -effort at re ciprocation. .“My good man,” *lr Timothy said, "pan seem to be one set 'those brutal persons unfit to b« trusted with an s/f primal. The However—” had carter heard quite h. Air Timothy’s bane seemed to madden him. He clenched hla fist and rushed In. “You take that tor Interferin', you Mg toff I" he shouted. The result of the man’s effort at puglliem was almost ridiculous. Hla arms appeared to ge round like windmills beating the ah-. It really seemed as though he bad rushed upon the point of Sir Timothy’s knuckles, which had suddenly shot out like the piston of an engine. The carter lay on his hack for a mo ment. Then he staggered viciously to hla feet. “Don’t,” Sir Timothy begged, as he saw signs of another attack. “I don’t want to hurt you. .1 have been amateur champion of two countries. Not quite fair, la It! *» “Wot d’yer want to come inter ferin' with a chap's business for?” the man growled, dabbing hla cheek pith a filthy handkerchief bat keep ing at a respectful distance. “It happens to be my bualnesa ShA.TltaU.thx .replied, “to,la- ■"Your father* wrtertalnmeata have the reputation «t being some what unique," he remarked. “You do not, by-the-bye, attend them yourself.” “You muat remember that I have had very few opportunities so far," she observed. “Besides, Cynthia has tastes which 1 do not share.” i - “As, for Instance.” “She goes to the National Sport ing club. She once traveled, I know, over a hundred miles to go to a bull fight," “On the whole," Francis said, "I am glad that you do not share her tastes” j ■ “You know her!” Margaret In quired. “Indifferently well,” Francis re plied. “I knew her when hhe was a child, and we seem to come together every uow and then at long Inter vals. As a debutante she waa charming. Lately it seems to me that she has got into the wrong set.” Wiiat do you call the wrong set!”; < He-hesitated for a moment. “Plfeuse don’t think’ 1 am laying down the -law,” he suld. “I have been out so little, tjie lust few years, that : I ought not, perhaps, to critic clze. Lady ftt Cynthih. however, Seeurs sta to me belong to the extreme tion of the younger generation, the section who have a sort of erase for the unusual, whose taste in art and living Is distorted and bizarre. You know what I mean, don’t y<uj— black drawing-rooms, futurist wail papers, opium dens and a cocaine box! It’s to some extent affecta tion, of course, but It’* a folly that claims its victims.” She studied him for a moment at tentively. His leanness was the leanness of muscular strength and condition, his face was full of vigor and determination. “You at least have escaped the abnormal,” she remarked. “I am not quite sure how the entertain ments at the Walled House would appeal to you, but If my father should Invite you there. I should advise you not to go." “Why not!” he asked. She hesitated for a moment. “I really don’t know why I should trouble to give yon advice," sbe said. “As a* matter of fact, I dea’t care whether you go or not. In any caae, asked." you are scarcely likely to be ”1 am not sure that I agree with you," he protested. “Your father seems to have taken quite a fancy to me.” “And you!” she murmured. “Weil, I like the way he bought that horse,” Francis admitted. “And I am beginning to realize that there may be something in the theory which he advanced when he invited me to accompany him here this evening—that there is a certain piquancy in one’s Intercourse with an enemy, which friendship lacks. There may be complexities »in his character which as yet I have not appreciated.” The curtain had gone up and the last act. of the opera had com menced. She leaned back in her chair. Without a word or even a gesture, he understood that a cur tain had been let down between them. He obeyed her unspoken wish and relapsed into silence. Her very absorption, after all, was a hopeful sign. She would have pim believe that she felt nothing, that she was living outside all the pas sion and sentiment of life. Yet she was absorbed In the music. . . ... Sir Timothy came back and seated himself silently. It was not until the tumult of applause which broke out after the great song of the French ouvrler that a word passed between them. Not another word was spoken un* tU the curtain fell. Francis lingered for a moment over the arrangement of her cloak. Sir Timothy was al ready outside, talking to some ac quaintances. “It has been a great pleasure to see you like this unexpectedly,” he said, a little wistfully. “I cannot Imagine why,” she an swered, with an undertone of trou ble in her tone, Remember the advice I gave you before. No good can come of any friendship between my father and you. »» "There Is this much good In it, at any rate,” he answered, as he held open the door for her. “It might give ma the chance of seeing you sometimes.” “That Is not a matter worth con sidering," she replied. “I find It very much worth con sidering,” he whispered, losing his head for a moment as they stood close together In the dim light of the box, and a sudden sense of the sweetness of her thrilled his pulses. “There Isn’t anything in the world I want so m»ch as to see you oftener —to have my chance.” There was a momentary glow In her eyes. Her lips quivered. The few words which he saw framed there—he fancied of reproof—re mained unspoken. Sir Timothy was waiting for them at the en trance. “I have been asking Mrs. HH ditch's permission to call In Curzon street,” Francis said boldly. “I am sure my daughter will be delighted,” was the cold but courte ous reply. ment. Margaret The herself made no com car drew up and she stepped into it—a tall, slim figure, wonderfully graceful In her --- un relieved black, her hair -gleaming as tthough with some sort -uf bur uteh, s> she passed underneath the electric light She looked iback at Urn with a smile of faiwwtel aa he Mood 'bareheaded upon ithe riepe, * smile which reminded Mm somehow of her father, a little sar donic, a little tender, having is It some faintly challenging qual ity. The car rolled away. CHAPTER X C'RANCIS LEDSAM was himself 1 agate, the lightest-hearted and most popular member of his club, still a brilliant Agate In the courts, although hla appearances there were less frequent, still devoting the greater portion of his time to his profession, although his work In connection with It hn^l become less spectacular. One morning, at the corner of Clarges atreet and Curzon street, about three weeks after his visit to the opera, he came face to face with Sir Timothy Brait. “Will you dine with me at H kl rfr End tonight r' *** tetter (To bb conttnoid) terfere wMBnev, » see animals n. treated, Now I don’t want to be unreasonable. That animal has done a *l the work It ought to do In this 'world. How much is she worth to you!” “That ’oss,” he said, “ain’t what she was, it's true, but there’s a lot of work in ’«• yet. She may not be much forty quid to look at but she’s yyofth to me—ay, and j«$e to spit on i” Sir Timothy counted out sdhtp notes from his pocketbook and handed theta to the man, **• “Here are fifty pounds.” he said. J’The He mare called is mine. »» over the footman and directed him to’-unharness the ani mal and take it to his private stable, in town. touched' The mao bis hat and hastened to commence his task. Sir Timothy turned to Francis We might walk the last few yards, Mr. Ledsam," he said. The latter acquiesced at once, and In a moment or two they were la the opera house. Margaret Hll ditch, her chair pushed back into the recesses of the box, scarcely turned her head at her father’s entrance. “I have brought an acquaintance of yours, Margaret," the tetter an nounced, as he hung up hta hat. “You remember Mr. Ledsam!" Francis drew a little breath of relief as he bowed oyer her hand For the second time her inordinate composure had been assailed. She was her usual calm and indifferent self almost Immediately, but the gleam of surprise, and he fancied not unpleasant surprise, had been unmistakable. “Are you «-devotee. Mr. Ledsam!” she asked. “l am fond of music,” Francis an awered, "especially this opera.” She motioned to the chair, in the front -of the box, facing the -stage. “You must sit there,” she insisted. “I prefer always to remain here, and my father always likes to face the audience. .1 really believe,” she went on, “that he likes to catch the eye of the journalist who writes lit tle gossipy Items, and to see his name in print. • • “But you yourself!” Francis ven tured. > “I fancy; that my reasons for pre ferring seclusion should be little' obvious enough,” she replied, a bit terly. “My daughter Is Inclined, I fear, to he jiJdttle morbid,” Sir Timothy said, settling down in his place. Francis made no reply, a tri angular conversation of this sort was Almost impossible. The mem bers Ofi the -orchestra were already climbing up to- their places, In prep aration for the overture to the last act. < Sir Timothy rose to his feet. “You will excuse me for a mo ment,” he begged. “I see’a lady to whom I must pay my respects.” Francis drew a sigh of relief at his departure. He turned at once to his companion. “Did yon mind my coming!” he asked. “Mind it?” she repeated, with al most insolent nonchalance. -“Why should It affect me in any way! My father’s friends come and go. I have no interest in any of them.” “Bnt,” he protested, “I want yon to be Interested In me.” She moved a little uneasily In her place. Her tone, nevertheless, re mained icy. “Could you possibly manage to avoid personalities in your conver sation, Mr. Ledsam!” she begged. “I have tried already to tell you how I feel about such things. M She was certainly difficult. Fran cis realized that with a little sigh. “Were yon surprised to see me with your father!” he asked, a lit tle Inanely. “I cannot conceive what you two have found in common,” she ad mitted. "Perhaps our Interest In you,” he replied. “By-the-bye, I have just seen him perform a quixotic but a very fine action,” Francis said. “He stopped a carter from thrashing his horse, knocked him down, bought the horse from him and sent It home.” She was mildly Interested. “An amiable side of my father’s character which no one would sus ipect,” she remarked. “The entire park of his country house at Hatch End Is given over -to broken-down animals.” “I am one of those,” he con fessed, “who find this i trait amaz ing-” “And 1 am another;” ahe re marked 1 coolly. “If asyr.one settled down seriously to try and under stand my father, he would need the spectacles of a De Quiacsy, the eut toak «mf a Yoltaire, and the calloui douBrit neas a Borgia. You me, he 'lend himself to any «f the recognised standards.” “NdtUer do you," he said boldly. She looked away from him across tko house, to where Sir Tlaaothy was talkteg to a man and woman In of the ground-floor boxes. Fran cis recognized them with some sur prise—an agricultural duke and hie daughter Lady Cynthia Milton, one of the roost beautiful and famous young women In London. “Your father goes far afield for his friends,” Francis remarked. “My father 1ms no friends,” she replied. “He has many acquaint ances. I doubt whether he has a single confidant. I expect Cynthia is trying to persuade him to Invite her to his next party at the Walled House.” “I should think she would fall, won’t she!” he asked. "Why shonld you think that!" Francis shrugged his shoulders DAILY NEWS - —— SCHOOL NEWS BOX - j (Continued from Page 3) ing match came off on*Friday. Cats on one side, pumpkins on the other. My, how we all did try to stand up last. Luck was with Donald McMilland, the cat, and Pearl Newman, the pumpkin. The prises were caps, one a pumpkin head, the other a head of a cat. They had been on two skeletons < that were drawn on the board the first of the week. That was not all. Our teacher invited the Fourth Grade to be our guests during the last peniod. There was the finest witch who gave us fortunes and candy from a bag. 7 Fourth /Grade • The contest for the month of October ended today, Marthalyn Lynch received the highest score of girls; Marcus Lynch, highest of boys. Maude Purdy, Cornelia Cooper, Frances Williams, Marcus Lynch, Malcolm Williams, Helen Powell, Thelma Waldrop, Dail Moberly, Donald Elliott, Martha Spalding, Allie Mae Murphy, Mar tha Maynard, Florence Evans, Marthalyn Lynch, Rosalyn Crowd er, Willie Childers, Mary Gray and Robert Burnett made a perfect score in spelling this week. . Marcus Lynch. Fifth Grade B List of those excellent in spell ing this week: Lucy Hammond, Jessie Middlebrooks, Marian Miles, Martha Ann Moore, Tyus Butler, Jack Flynt, David Hill, James Westmoreland, Addie Belle Hulon, Ruby McDonald. Fifth Grade W Head marks in spelling match: Ruby Noel, Jessie Copeland, Ben Frank Hoard. Those who made a hundred all the week in spelling are: Ruby Noel, Hulitt McWil liams, Zara Westanore 1 and, Jessie Milam. Arithmetic match: boys 17, girls, 24. Auzaline Darrington, news reporter. Sixth Grade L We held our third meeting of Lanier Literary Society. We in vited the Seventh Grade. The pro gram was as follows: Scripture reading—Bill Austin. Piano solo—James Walker. Charge of the Light Brigade— Tom Bledane. Ratisbon—Tilden Purdy. We Serve—James Tice. My Flag—Ernest Maynard. Loyalty to My Country—Hill Murphy. A Boy’s Rights—Edwin Dye. The Dandelions—John Douglas. —Betty Gaissert, Florence Powell, Genie Castile. Reading Halloween Grant Heard Weaver. The judges decided that Tildenr Purdy? was the best declaimer of the afternaon. We are a hundred per cent members of the Hawkins Free Library, Genie Castile, re porter. Siitflh Grade M Those wi»> made perfect in spelling thb week are: James Cook, Julia Brannon, Nashli George, Troy Jones, Etta Jones, and HAnry Jackson. We enjoyed the reading lest that Mr. Lester gave us this week. Ouh class had an arithmetic match this week which we enjoyed very much. Etta Jones, reporter. SeveatCh Grade The seventh grade baa had on ly two tardies Shis week. On Friday afternoon we held our weekly meeting «f our literary society. After business the follow ing delightful program ■was ren dered: Recitations—Mary CM Mem, Do ris Fluellyn, Marguerite FaweSL Reading—Martha Weaver. Song (Juanita)—Class. Jokes—Martha Jones, A lime Brlndle. Quartette—Doris Fluellyn," Mar guerite Powell, Emily Smithland, Lillian Daniel. Debate: Resolved that Money Contributes More Toward Happi ness than Education. Affirmative speakers: Edna Howard, Martha lyn Turner; negative speakers: Emily Smith, Lillian Daniel. The judges, from the Sixth Grade, Til- den Purdy, Ann Stuckey, Beulah Autry, made their decision in fav or of the negative. After the meeting thfe seventh grade and the judges were served with refresh ments, which were contributed by Carey Jones, Emily Smith and Lil lian Daniel. Friday afternoon the seventh grade WaS delight,ully ent€rtained by the Si * th Qrade L at their meeting ° f the Lanier Literary Society ’ ° n the program was a dedaration contest ’ Th « Were Mis * Lord ’ Mr ’ Berry and PoWelL The their decision in favor of Tilden Purdy, who declamed “An Incident in a French Camp.” Marguerite Powell, reporter. WEST GRIFFIN SCHOOL We were so happy to have Mr. come out Monday and visit rooms. Arthur Bailey, in the fourth grade, expressed our thoughts he told Mr. Jones he had picked up. He certainly does look Next week we are planning a Sunday school campaign with the co-operation of the ministers out here. First grade A children have found that there are many inter esting things that can be done with the bright colored boxes that crackers and scissors come in. Almost every day a few more are added to the collection, Thurs day they played store with them and had real pennies to play with, which added greatly to the in terest. T SECOND GRADE Thursday we invited the third grade to come down to a little autumn party. The room was filled with au tumn leaves of all the bright col ors. James Cornwell, Nell Gib son, J. H. Brannan and Newell Huckaby entertained us with read ings and plays. Then both grades sang and played games together. Candy, apples and peanuts were served and everybody had a good time. Christine Pendley was winner of the spelling prize for the week. THIRD GRADE. The children of the third grade have named their school room the City of Effort. In this city there are six streets (the six sections) and we .have named them Wide-A Wake street, Busy street, Workers street, Hustlers street, Up-And Doing street and Ne’er-Do-Well street. There are 33 children in this city and they love every street jn it except Ne’er-Do-Well street. They don’t think this street is a nice location at all. We are hoping it will not have to be used and from the present out look it won’t. NORTHSIDE. Beginners Grade. The work and play is centering around the home— 1. Touching on Columbus Day and the discovery of America: In dians; 2. Our homes where we live with our family. 3. Our school where we spend the greater part of each day with our teacher and school mates. Writing: Sight words, phonograms, man ual work, kinging related to the home. FIRST GRADE A. First grade A has a star sys tem of marking -which is very sat isfactory. Every child who has a good lesson is given a star. At the close of the day every child whose behavior has been good ia given a star. Friday, after the last recess, the stars are counted and the child having the most stars is made captain for the next week, which is considered quite an honor. No child is allowed to re port on any child except the cap tain who is officer of the grade. At the close of the term, the child having the greatest number of stars is given a reward for his good work and behavior, Professor J. A. Jones visited Northaide Tuesday and received reading in this room, too We would be glad to readers visit us any daj mm MINNIE RUTH fSi V Sixth Grade A.—Interest, t arithmetic in sixth grade A wa raised by having a contest bt tween the members of the- das on Friday morning. Sides wer chosen and named Red and BIim After a 30 minute test in i racy and speed it was decided the Reds were victorious. m Another contest will be m - r * each week in order that the c ! ' w- . may be more interested. , Sixth Grade B.—We are of the fact that we still have not had a single tardy since school opened and very few abfeneeS. We nowhave a bulletin board so that we can post news items of interest on thi it. Since presidential election is next week, we are studying the government of the United State* in histtiry. , We surely do appreciate t!to new football that Miss ] our teacher, helped to We have a good team and play against the other soon. GORDON FUTRAL, Seventh Grade B.—Those ing heaihnarVa in spelling giow the beginning of the term are MUlavd Smith, John Thehna Rhodes, Thelma and Edna Prichard. MILLARD . m Seventh Grade A is 1 ing to develope a self government and are ground steadily. We feel that the power we'gai In self control win mean much A ua in our contests in real it! ■M' NELLE ENGLI8 Sam Bailey School Repo the usual warm welcome from the children. SECOND GRADE A. The girls and boys of Second Grade A have begun a contest in spelling lasting throughout the term, to see who among the girls and who among the boys will make headmarluT in spelling. The girl and boy making the greatest number of he.ndmarks will each receive a reward at the close of the school term. Much interest is oral spelling has been aroused, and so far, the following have made one headmark each: Marie Eason, Clyde Huck aby, Opal Putman, Julian Lifsey, Melvin Brown, and Clarence Gran tham. In a spelling match last Friday between the boys and girls, the boys were victorious. SECOND GRADE B. Our grade is very much inter ested m our new Hiawatha Prim er, We are piarfning to do some of the Indian stunts and make some Indian playthings. THIRD GRADE B. Third Grade B has enrolled two new pupils this week, Rosa Lee Pritchett and Lucile Drake. An interesting arithmetic match was had Tuesday which the chil dren on Row 3 won. The children on the honor roll in spelling are Mary Lou Estes, Laura Ison, Wayne McKneeiy, Katie Leach, Ewell Atkinson and Oveline Hubbard. *> Hallowe’en is soon to he here and our class has made some Hal lowe’en pictures of old witches riding brooms, black cats on fences and spooky bats, in connection with a good English lesson about Hallowe’en. THIRD GRADE A. The children of this grade have been concentrating every effort this week to improve their pen manship. Drills on correct posi tion and arm movement have been practiced daily and improvement has been noted. The pupils deserving the honor of special mention for excellent papers in writing are Edna Belle Oats, Sara Be*tand, Cecil Pryor, Frank Lewis, Maud Robinson, Lewis Nelson, Steve Brown, Thomas Hammond and Nell Por ter. SAM BAILEY SCHOOL. Fourth Grade. We have three on this honor roll this week, Sarah Evans, Mar garet Rucker, and Mary Virginia Thomas. They made a hundred per cent in spelling every day teat week. The children have been very en thusiastic over Hallowe’en this week. They have decorated their room very attractively. Fifth Grade A—W« had quite an interesting board spelling match Wednesday, the score being 8 to 7 in favor of the boys. The girls will try not to let them beat any more. We have just completed study ing the northeastern states and enjoyed so much the lovely pic tures on them. Each pupil lec tured on one slide. Our Hallowe’en lanterns which Miss Flemister had us make are very pretty, but give a spooky appearance to the room. ’ Fifth Grade B—We have been busily engaged in gathering leaves for our October leaf booklets which we are to make this week. We have also made some Hallo we’en decorations for our room, consisting of lanterns, Jack-o lanterns, cats and witches. MARGARET WHITE, Class Reporter. Fifth Grade C^-We want the readers of our school news to know something about this class, ■we have 33' pupils, 14 girls and 19 boys, Mias Wallace is our teacher. W* love her and she loves Us, so it is not hard to get our studies. We enjoyed the atory Mr. Jones read to us Monday very mpeb Every one in our roqp hfla jojn ed the library and wa enjoy read ing the books. We take exercise every morning apd it helps uf very much- . » We have a great deal of silent . , -' ..:.AJ.‘§MLW- P WHY W ■ child Every man, woman ai in Griffin and t State of Georgia kuoi that Sparks Circus Is Georgia institution (wi ter home at Macon, Ga of Every Georgian is pro the vast growth m phenominal success of this their own Georgia circus, so—- f WHY WAIT? m ? ; ">s l D0k WORLD'S V 7 * J I . Ill ■ » m {SS , a. IB THIS Sf ASON A AU6MENTED BY \ Supreme THE EARTHS raniratin FfttrST rma w 1 Achievement DISPLAY Of IN AMUSEMENT CLEM TRAIN will a : TWO KRrOHMAHCBNPWti f DAILY Bt 2 and 8 P.M. ATIAMD the BRAND STREET PARA ** f I FRCE w. MAIN aft %M!Nl DOUBLE IN SIZE and will be the% Circus coining to this Children at &£?ho * ip ♦ I m . "f W ■■