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A THOUGHT FOR TODAY
~ Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but
thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy
gates Paradise,—lsaiah 80:18.
Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you
cannot drive you can always pesruade, A gnetle
word, a kind look, a good natured smile can work
wonders and accomplish miracles,—Hazlitt,
CATTON’S COMMENT
BY BRUCE CATTON
. Volumes have been written about the horror of |
war—the suffering, the sacrifice, and the heartbreak
that go with it. But the very worst thing about it
peems" to the utter needlessness of some of the tra
gedies which it causes.
~ You can stand the thought of suffering if you con
sole yourself by thinking that it was in a good
cause. Men's deaths are not completely wasted if
they g 0 to advance a great end,
But when Mars stalks across the landscape, he
goes roughshod, and he tramples heedlessly. He
demands innumerable sacrifices, for no good reason
at all; he strews the countryside with causeless,
‘genseless accidents, He destroys lives whose loss
does not affect the outcome of the conflict in the
slightest degree.
There lies the true meaning of the horror of war;
and the news columns gave a brief but significant
glimpse at it the other day when they told how 32
Hungdrian war prisoners finally had succeeded in
‘making their way back to Budapest from Siberia,
These men, former soldiers in the Austro-Hunga
rian armies, were captured in 1915. Along with
i;hgmnda of others, they were sent to Siberia for
1&(&!0-19&6;)1!\8. And there the war god seemg simply
to hayve forgotten them.,
The war ended, the empire that they had served
collapsed, and so did the empire whose soldiers had
captured them. Civil wars, famines, and plagues
fwopt across Russia. There was ng one around to
bother his head about repatriating wartime prison
ers; it was every man for himself, and if a former
soldier couldn't find his way alone across 3000 miles}
of strange country, that was just too bad, ]
We don’'t know what happened to these soldiers;
during the long years after the war ended. It doesn’ti
especially matter. All that counts is that nearly
two decades of their lives were completely wasted.
- Whatever useful work those men might have
done in those years is gone forever, Whatever
human happiness they might have found, whatever
signiticance they might have put into their brief
mortal moment between two eternities—that, too, is
gone forever. They simply were robbed of the best
years of their lives . , . and for no reason at all.
. There is where war's real horror lies. The man
who dies in battle at least dies for something; the
civilian who suffers at home at least knowg that he
is suffering for something; but casualties like these
mean nothing at all, Nobody wills them, nobody
profits by them,
- They just happen—senseless accidents which no
one even notices—except the human beings Wwhose
lives they rob of all meaning,
~ In an Oklahoma courtroom, rcently, a high-salaried
oil company executive sat with 11 other jurors at §3
a day, to hear a chicken-stealing case. And a court
official of the city points out that such attention
to a civic duty is becoming less unusual,
.LA few years ago,” he reveals, “men of large af
%;Llre avoided jury service, but in recent months we
@?e had a number of prominent men on juries.”
§¥! this trend is noticeable in other cities, also, it
‘would be interesting to learn what is responsible.
lis possible that in hectic boom days these men
su nated their duties as citizens to the pursuit
of profits; and that the common struggle through
m times revived their sense of responsibility to
‘their fellow citizens,
~ln any event, the trend is, as the official pointed
out, “a healthy sign of revived interest in govern
ment, and an excellent example for the community.”
« Among the sounds that betoken a joyous Christ
_mas—the gleeful cries of children, the jovial greei
ings of adults, the beautiful carols, and the inspir
ing hymns—there arose a discordant note,
.It was the voice of Clarence Darrow crying in the
;vflderness. Read sume of the Shavian utterances
w this eminent lawyer:
;} “Christmas? 71 think it is a humbug. . . . When
1 was a boy, I didn’t like to see Christmas c0me.....
lobody knows why we celebrate Christmas—to keep
the old bunk, I suppose,....All told, Christmas is
hinly a public nuisance.”
¥ The Fourth of July “has it beat a mile,” contends
* this killjey. ,'On the Fourth I used to get up right
" after midnight to shoot off anvils. It was a lot of
. fun, It made a loud sound.”
" Which explains everything, Mr. Darrow likes to
make loud sounds.
~; was the custom, for years, to leave broken bot
~ tles at the foot of telegraph poles in Australia, to
- provide natives with material for glass arrowheags.
~ Otherwise, they stole the insulators from the poles,
) ~weather station at Colon, Isthmus of Panama,
. records fewer temperatures of 90 degrees than do
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’ THE SOUTH BREAKS ALL RECORDS
In building and construction, the South
in 1936 experienced its greatest 'year.
According to the Manufacturers Record,
contracts awarded for buildings, streets
and highways, industrial plants and eng
ineering projects amounted $939,264,000,
an all time record for sixteen southern
states,
E “Awards last month totaled $79,851,-
fOOO, of which $41,875,000 wag for indus
trial expansion. Included were several
important additions to railroad facilities
‘and large paper plants in Virginia, North
Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
“Of the record-making annual total for
construction, the trade journal listed
$126,862,000 for general building; $230,-
036,000 for public building, including
roads and streets, and $414,492,000 for
industrial plantsand engineering projects.
“T'he publication chronicle of the re—‘
gion’s industrial progress, noted that more'
than $322,000,000 was invested in new
plants and improvements, Outstanding
was the rapid growth of paper mills, in
which more than $60,000,000 was invest
ed.
“An additional $22,000,000 was spent
for expanding textile operations and $53,-
000,000 for greater steel andiron produc
tion facilities.”
The foregoing statistics are not only en
couraging, but they indicate that the de
pression has passed and that normaley
has returned, especially in the southern
states.
The figures as given out by the Manu
facturers Record are authentic, being
made up of surveys from the most reliable
sources. In this showing made by south
ern states. Georgia was not found to be
lagging, but its growth and development
in all lines of commerce and industry sur
passed that of any other state,
REPUBLICANS ARE LONESOME
The convening of the present congress
finds the Republican party with greatly
reduced membership in both houses. Dur
ing the campaign, the Republicans claim
ed that they would gain not less than 100
seats in the lower House and a considera
ble increase in the Senate, but such was
not the case. The Democrats gained 13
while the Republicans lost 15. In the sen
ate, the Republicans lost six members and
the Democrats gained five members. Thus
it will be seen that the Democrats in the
House number 334 as against 89 Republi
cans; inthe Senate, the Democrats have
75 members and the Republicans 17 mem
bers.
So this congress will be overwhelming
ly Democratic and the enactment of leg
islation will in no wise be delayed. The
program of President Roosevelt will meet
with little, if any opposition, the minority
being of little consequence, S
Whether or not the Republicans will
attempt another fight in 1940 remains to
be seen. A major party showing such
losse, as in the case of the Republican
party, to continue its fight appears to be
nothing short of political suicide.
STERILIZATION MEASURE
It is understood that a sterilization
measure will be introduced in the ap
proaching session of the legislature, The
measure is one of great importance and
would prove an advanced step in placing
Georgia among other states that have
taken the lead in such legislation. 5
Representative Wilmer D. Lanier, of
Richmond county, introduced such a bill
at the last session of the legislature, but
after its passage the Governor vetoed it.
However, at that time there was a great
deal of prejudice against the bill on ac
count of some of its provisions not being
understood by the public. Now that the
people are acauainted with its purpose,
we feel sure that the members of both
houses will vote unanimously for its pass
age. |
} The strict enforcement of a steriliza
tion law, such as proposed by Represen
tative Lanier, would prove a great boon
to humanity and a protection to society.
GYPSIES TO TRAVEL IN TRAILERS
The old time Gypsies, traveling in flashy
painted wagons and living in the forests
of near-by towns and cities, practicing
fortune telling, swapping and trading
horses for a living will soon be numbered
among the lost things of the long ago.
Many of these roaming and wild life
people have decided to live in trailers and
adopt modern modes of living. Some of
these who were brought up “on the road”,
without comforts, but eating and sleep
ing around flickering campfires regret
the change, but the present generation ot
Gypsies believe in keeping up with the
times, and the new year will find many
of them using gasoline instead of horse
power to convey them over the country.
The change will bring sadness to the
hearts of the old time Gypsies, but to the
Gypsie of today, the trailer life will be
one of happiness and conveniences.
During the dust storms of last year, the
wool on the backs of sheep on a Stam
ford, Neb., farm became .packed with top
soil and grains of seed corn. Succeeding
rains and the body warmth of the sheep
caused the corn to sprout. .
New York has agencies established for
the purpose of providing an accomplish
ed, entirely presentable person to make a
14th guest at table when some misadven
ture leaves the hostess with 18 on her
hands. ' § X
By grafting a cuttinfi of mes gold
en apple upon a Johathamy’ apple tree,
Grimes golden apples can be produced,
but the seeds of these apples are likely to
produce Jonathans. b e
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ALbin of Bugiine—
We were pleased to see in
the advertising columns of this
newspaper a statement of the
financial standing of the Hu
bert Banking company.
The statement was a most credit
ahle one and speaks well for the
management of that institution.
This bank is a private bank—that
is, it is owned by J. H. Hubert,
who establishea it on July 2, 1928.
Since its organization, it has ex
perienced a healthy growth, not
withstanding the depression which
followed in 1929. During the yearg
of its existence the bank has gone
forward increasing in deposits and
loans until it has now reached a
peak of nearly one hundred thous
and dollars in resources. Mr. Hu
bert has associated with him In
the conduct of his bank, three mem
bers of his family, Mrs. Virginia
Hubert Kellar, who is the cashier;
Miss Blanche Hubert and J. H.
Hubert, jr, bookkeepers. Mr. Hu
bert is an experienced banker, hav
ing been associated with various
banks here for a numver of years
prior to the establishment of the
Hubert Banking company. !
January has bee.a designated
“Jubilee Month'” by General
Manager Robinson, of the Lucas
and Jenkins theaters in this
city, the Jubilee to be held at
the Palace.
Every picture booked for this
month will be a_hit, many of them
first runs. Cecil B. DeMille’s, the
“Plainsman” opened yesterday for
a three day run. This picture is
hit No. 2 of the series for Janu
ary. Other pictures to follow this
month will be equally high class.
‘While these “hit” pictures are be
ing presented at the Palace,
throughout the month, it must not
be forgotten that feature pictures
will be shown at the Georgia and
the Strand. The policy of Manager
Robinson is to give theater goers
the best that ig screened, at all
times, and at all Lucas and Jen.
kins theaters. For an evening of
diversion and pleasure, we do not
know of any entertainment of more
interest than can be seen at any of
the local playhouses.
The jester is forever produc
ing new and entertaining ‘jokes
for those who enjoy such past
times. No one is immune from
his wit and humor, not even
the coilege professor. The fol
lowing dialogue is alleged to
have occurred in a clasg room
between a professor and a sup
posed student:
“You in the back of the room,
what was the date of the signing
of the Magna Carta?”
“I dunno.”
“You don’'t eh? Well let's try
something else. Who was Bonny
Prince Charley?”
“I dunno.”
“Well, then, can you tell us what
the Tennis Court Oath was?”
“I dunno.”
; “You don't! I assigned this stuftf
last Friday. What were you do
ing last night?”
~ “I was out drinking beer with
some friends.”
~ “You were! What audacity to
stand there and tell me a thing like
that! How do you ever expect to
pass this course?”
_ “Wal, I don’t mister. Ye see, 1}
just come in to fix the radiator.”
While the footbali season is
several months in the future,
l By OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
© Chidlren love little window gar
‘dens, And really these are with
in the reach of all, no matter how
’slender‘ ‘the pocketboot.
] Of course, if the budget will
\provide a few plants. bought at
!the florists, all that needs to be
;done is to put a table or shelf
jclose to a south or southeast-or
west window, and a little water a
day will do the rest.
Plant From Sweet Potato
‘But often it is more fun to see
what can be made to grow from
almost nothing. For instance, I
hitve, at my study window, some
top shoots from a lilac bush. I
chose the branches that I thought
might have some flower buds on
t)é:m,beca.use most shrubs put out
{the little brown buds at summer's
.end, for next year. I split the ends
‘up.for two or three inches and in
igerted match §ticks to keep the
{wood open to the water, Stuck
(them in a glass vase; ang about
February I hope to have some real
blooms, paler in color than the
sun-warmed blossoms of Muy, but
fragrant and beautiful. The leaves
'will be very small.
| Take a sweet potato. Or a car
rot. Plant iike any other bulb in
a flower pot and keep wet. The
foliage will come up before long
land give you a treat. These can
Ibe siarted in water alone, in a
glass jar.
Then, if a friend will give you
i the announcements of the sche
l dules kinder stirs an interest
and a thrill that no other sport
produces.
However, spring practice will
soon begin which is always look
ied forward to with keen interest
- on the part of all football fans. Of
all sports, none appeals to us with
as much interest as does football
' Even the sand lot teamg hold a cer-
Etain amount of thrills for us. It
|is a game of all games for causing
| the blood to boll and create a fer
vor that does the soul good. The
| Bulldog schedule shows that three
|gameg will be played in Athens,
| Clemson, Mercer and Tulane, all
| of which should prove good games
.‘and attract large crowds.
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Another sport that we like
next to football Is that of
basketball. It is a rapid fire
game and one filled with ex
citement from start to finish.
Niot a dull moment.
There are several gameg schedul-
ed to be played here this season,
and we hope to be nresent when
the whistle is blown and when the
pistol is fired to end the game. We
have not seen the Bulldogg in act
ion, but we are banking on Coach
Enright o turn out a winning team.
Georgia has never failed to put
out a ranking team and this sea
son will be no exception to her
record. We hope that the streets
to Woodruff hall will be paved ana
arc lights installed before the .gea
son hag advanced very far. What
ever games that are to be played
here, we are expecting to be among
those presnt, but without paved
sidewalks and electric lights, well,
it will be just too bad.
The many friends of Mr. Abe
Yudelson, of thig city, and of
Mr. Leo Yudelson, of Birming
ham, Ala., will learn with re
grets of the death of their
father in Palestine,
. Mr. Yudelson, who had passed
|the .years of three score and ten
| had been in failing health for some
{itime, but his death came unex
|pectedly and was a great shock to
' the members of his family, in this
jcountry as well as in Palestine,
|where he had lived all of his life.
|He was, a substantial and promin
|ent. citizen of his home town, and
' his passing will be a great loss to.
lthat community. . 1
a géranium shoot or two, off a big
plant, put the end in wet sand.
Keep it there for a few weeksun
til it has had a chance to sprout
and then carefully transplant itin
good earth. And by the way, try
to get good earth for any indoor
planting. Perhaps the addition of
a very little “grow quick” sub
stance will hurry things a bit.
It is astonishing how many
things are - ready to put out
shoots for us if given a chance iv
the winter, After all, many green
houses, in fact all of them, are
constantly growing fragile flowers
out of season. This takes science
and nothing is left to chance, but
the veriest novice can learn from
experience, :
However, it is best to begin on
things that you arg sure of. Per
haps you will get no blossoms, but
isn’t a sprig of ferny green, grown
by our own hands, enough reward
for the little work it takes? And
in midwinter one learns to watch
jealously for every new leaf. A
greater thrill than watching for
the first crocus or snow drop ip
spring.
Protect Plants From Frost
On wvery cold nights, plants
should be taken away from a
frosty pane. Some will stand it
but others won’t.. And the green
gardener won't know the differ
ence,
Begonias make excellent house
plants, as do hardy Chinese rub
ber plants. Japanese gardens of
diminutive evergreens make at
tractive ang worthwhile decora
tion for the small amateur. So.
with winter ahead, it is worth try
ing to get the family interested in
something that grows. If you did
not plant all your bulbs, it is not
too late to put some small pebbles
and water in a dish and set the
bulbs therein. If you use hyacinth
bulbs, wse @ wide-mouthed bot
tle, so the bulbs always touch
water. Set in the dark until the
long roots have sprouted and then
bring to the window, for sun and
warmth. No earth is necessary.
CHANGES MADE
COLUMBUS, Ga.—(#)—Changes
in the heads and employes of sev
eral departments of the Muscogec
county government will be made
in the near future &s the result of
action taken by the new county
commission, which took office
‘Wednesday.
The changes included the re
appointment of a former county
physician, clerk to the commission
and county jailer.
Dr. J. A. Thrash will be coun
ty physician, taking the place of
Dr. 4.3 C, Bvans; R. .H. Barmes
will again be clerk; replacing John
S. Jenkins, who will go to the
convict camp as warden, and W.
D. Layfield, acting warden at the
convict camp, will resume his du
ties at the county jail, succeeding
Johnson Owens. Mr. Thrash, Mr.
Barnes and Mr. Layfield all were
removed from office when the 1936
commission took office.
The board again elected T. G.
Reeves as chairman. Other mem
bers are L. R. Aldridge and L.
P. Banks. Mr. Banks is the new
addition to the board.
MORGAN’S YACHT WAITS
BRUNSWICK, Ga.—(#)—J. P.
Morgan’s yacht, Corsair, arrived
in port here Thursday morning to
await the arrival of the owner,
who is expected to arrive soon
for his annuczl visit to the exclu
sive Jekyll Island club, of which
he is president. Only members of
the crew are aboard.
SINGING CHOIR MEETS
The Four-County Singing Choir
will meet at the Watkinsvillc
Baptist church Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. All singers from
this section are invited to attend.
Among those invited are Mr. =nd
Mrs. Ed Spinks, ' Mr. Harold
Coorer, and the Vaughan trio.
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ResuME: In 1846, Marguerite
CGautier is the toast of Paris. At
the theatre one night, her friend,
Madame Prudence Duvernoy, ar
ranges for the wealthy Baron de
Varville to come to their bozx.
But Olympe, one of Marguerite’s
rivals, refuses to vacate the com
partment. Marguerite mistakes
young Armand Duval for the
Baron and her heart goes out to
him when he tells her that he
has long loved her from afar.
But Prudence soon corrects the
mistake. Armand, believing Mar
guerite to be wholly mercenary,
leaves ana she goes off with the
Baron, i
Chapter Three
Somberly, Marguerite gazed out
of her drawing room window, her
eyes blind to the spring chestnut
blossoms and the velvety carpet of
green sward below.
At the piano, de Varville was idly
ripplini the keys. Seven months
since the day they had met—seven
months during which all Paris had
gossiped of their love affair. She
pulled absently at a honey-colored
curl, then smoothed her gloves over
her hands. The stiff green silk of
her tight-waisted gown rustled
faintly, whispering a name,
Armand Duval!
She had never forgotten him,
though he had been relegated to
the distant terrains of her memory.
And without a backward glance, she
had gone about her precipitate ex
istence that centered in a whirlwind
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of jewels, gambling tables and ex
pensive finery.
In his sharp, incisive way, de Var
ville had been good to her. It was
satisfying to know that this proud,
steel-bladed man would melt at her
one soft word; could be arrogant
and unbending to others and yet
her adoring slave. Except for those
two months when she had been ill.
Then, with characteristic callous
ness, he had gone to England.
She roused to the reality of the
gmtgment as the music came to a
P.
“TLook here my dear,” de Varville
said in his crisp accents, “give up
this auction and I'll give up the
races. You know I'm going away
tomorrow.”
She shook her head stubbornly.
“No. I feel that I must go.” She
had known Madame Clivet. They
had been friends. And now the wo
man was dead. Her house would be
full of strangers thinking of bar
gains but she would think of her.
“Well then, come to Russia with
me. 'lt isn’t cold there in the sum
mer.””
“No. The trip would be too much
for me, I should get tired; then I
should get ill again; then you would
get bored again.”
Nanine, her fat face creased in
smiles, waddled in, clad in bonnet
and cloak. With the affectionate
familiarity of an old servant she
patted Marguerite’s arm. “Time to
go, my pet.” She tittered at de
Varville, “She’ll be hanging her
treasures from the ceiling next.”
He said, soberly, “I shouldn’t be
surprised,” then added, as he held
Marguerite’s coat, “However, I hope
you don't come back with your
pockets empty.”
She felt a prick of annoyance. But
her laugh rang out. “And I hope
you come back with yours full.”
His eyes probed hers. There was
a smothered exclamation from his
lips as he gripped her fiercely for a
cruel instant. But in the next, he
released her and turned and strode
from the room.
Wincing, Mar%frite rubbed her
bruised arm. en, a smile, a
shrug and she turned to the mirror
to adjust her camellias.,
In the house of the auction there
was a chattering mass of grospec
tive buyers and curiosity hunters,
those who had come to see and
the others who had come to be
seen. A sort of gloating incuisitive
ness pervaded the place, for the late
Madame Clivet had been one of the
most noted and envied courtezans
of the day, Great men had filled
these rooms. Here they had come,
ltfifllaugh, to talk and to forget a
e,
Threading her way through the
ecrowd, Marguerite caught glimpses
of familiar faces. There was Pru
dence, covetously conferring with
her seamstress, Nichette, over some
pld lace. A priest, his fine old face
sharp with sorrow, was discoursing
to the Duchess of Montinieu on the
relative merits of joy and pleasure;
Georges Sand, wearing trousers and
smoking her inevitable cigar, stroll
ed about the salon with her lover,
Alfred de Musset. And of course,
Olympe vivaciously flying about,
everywhere at once.
With a sad smile, Marguerite
Bhook her head. All of them,
ghouls, here to bargain. And soon
everything the dead woman ever
‘was, did or said would be forgotten.
There would be no record of her
& all except in these beaat}tihle.
ngs, once so much a part |
and now to be scattered among
Strangers. She fingered an equi-
FRIDAY, JANUARY &, 1937
site jade horse and wondered if hig
buyer would give him a field of
green silk from China to roap
against, as his owner had.
“How cold it is,” she murmureq
to Nanine. “Jade is always like
that. I like to touch it.”
“That’s because your hands are
hot,” Nanine told her shortly,
“You've probably got fever thig
minute.” 4
~_Abruptly Marguerite said, “I want
g:;his jade. I know just where I'll pyt
i 1
} She had made her arrangementg
to have the jade delivered and was
about ‘to leave when she found
Nichette at her elbow. The girls
small, elliptical face glowed with
happiness.
Marguerite took her hands affec
tionately and held her off. “How
well you look! It must be love”
“It is,” Nichette returned shyly,
“And how is Gustave? Why do
you never bring him around?”’ The
girl's eyes clouded. “Ah-ha' He
disapproves of me.”
Nichette protested weakly, “Non
sense. He doesn’t even know you”
She added, reverently, “Just to
think, he talks about our getting
married. And after all, 'm only a
shop girl with no dowargr and he's
a gentleman and edueated, Why,
it’s ideal.” i K
Marguerite cut in sharply, “T've
no faith in ideals. Amuse yourself
if you wish but always remember
you can do better than a penniless
lawyer, And come to see me now
and then.” -
She moved away as she saw
Nanine beckoning to her.
The latter said, behind a cupped
hand, “Your friend is here, stand
ing near that table.”
Disinterestedly, Marguerite looked.
Then her temples hummed and a
beam of sunlight seemed to pierce
the room. Armand Duval! :
“Why do you think he’s a friend
of mine?” she asked breathlessly.
Nanine spread her hands. “He
came every day when you were ill,
to ask how you were and to leave
flowers.”
“Then he’s the one!”
“I never knew his name because
he never gave it. He just said, ‘A
friend’, when I asked, so I
thought—"’
Armand had approached and was
standing before her. | She said to
Nanine hastily, “Never mind now.
Wait for me downstairs.”” Then she
addressed him in a voice rich and
full, “You might have asked to see
me or told Nanine your name,
at least.” How different those wak
ing, fevered hours might have been,
had she known. v
The tenderness in his eyes seemed
to reach out and caress her. ‘I
knew there were so many others
wanting to see you that I'd only be
a nuisance.” 4 s
~ “There were no others, None
during all those weeks when the
doctors thought I might die.”
.Jmpetuously, he stepped closer
Not even the Baron de Varville?”
“He chose to be in England at the
time. No ,you were the only one
who took the trouble to ring my
bell. Now I'm well again, and
all goes merrily.” She added as he
started to speak, “Will you come to
a party tomorrow night, if you've
nothing better to do? It's my
birthday.”
His eyes darkened and he took
her hand gently. “Aren’t you afraid
you're not strong enough yet to give
parties?” o
~ “I'm afraid of nothing except
sad thoughts and being bored to
death.”
We all die in the end, she told
herself. And the things we leave
behind are sold and used by some
body else. Perhaps my jade and my
horses will be sold again after my
death. What goes on here, will g 0
on tomorrow. Nobody lives for
ever and I, for one, would not want
to. But in the meantime, there is
life and if one knows how, the
tempo can be stepped up fast and
gay.
She said aloud, “It's supper. After
the theatre. Will you eome?” Her
fingers curled into«er s palms.
Somehow, at this instant, she di
vined that in his answer lay her
whole destiny. Fearful and hope
ful at once that he would accept
che waited.
He -bent and kissed her fingers;
then straightened. His eyes reste‘f
on each of her separate features as
if he were. memorizing them for
eternity, "A flame leaped between
them, burning bright. _steady.
“Of eourseiu co id. ‘I
want to y ch.
. “Then, 5 Im‘_"toni “Tong-face.
Au revoir”* She turned and sped
away with the tumultuous cenviC
tion that the coming evening was @
‘be the most important in her lif#h
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(On impulse, Marguerite has
asked Armand to her party.
With de Varville on his way 10
Russia she will be free again.
But will the Baron keep io his
original plans? Be sure to read
;m-no'r-ro;.a’.she installment a:g
earn of t dramatic eve
that ocour ot Marguerite’s
’m eek P il ~.-..T“'