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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1920.
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J\ mined, resourceful young
|0 > 4Jk woman, she was stumped.
A V It seemed that she wan
HKV destined soon to be ft
widow. If she had not al
ready reached that stage
tin Tlfe’ft Journey.
Yes, Jt was a gloomy Tliankaglvlng
day, although the sun was shining
blisteringly. Her husband had disap
peared, and the chances were 100 to 1
against <evr seeing him again.
She censured herself for agreeing
to this Ssmfh sea honeymoon. Why
had she yielded to Ralph’s wishes to
explore Kendo island when something
inside her had persistently warned
that Site Shrnfld not let him set foot
on shore?
She sat oo the deck of the steam
yacht Crystal and tried to reason a
way out of theddilemmaa —a happy way
out. One course would be to hoist
anchor and ate arm away. But that
would not be the happy way, because
It would leave Ralph in the clutches
Of the cuunlbata.
The event that had brought her to
distraction occurred the previous af
ternoon about 4 o'clock. They had
Just arrived at the Island and Ralph
had Insisted on going ashore.
Margaret realised a sense of fore
boding as her husband set off In the
little boat with Samson Brown, one
of the sailors.
Margaret saw her husband land and
help Samson draw the boat where the
waves could not touch It; then they
both disappeared teto the forest. She
sat on the deck aad watched and
waited, still haraaned toy that feeling
at foreboding.
TTie sun was a half circle on the
horizon when she saw Samson stagger
out from among the trees and push
the small boat Into the water, leaping
In. This action seemed to take the
Her Husband Had Disappeared.
last ounce of strength, for he sank to
the bottom of the skiff and luy there
apparently helpless.
That wfts sulllclent excuse for Mar
garet to sound an alarm that brought
the crew of the Crystal stumbling and
tumbling to the deck, where they at
once comprehended the situation and
set out In another boat to rescue Sam
son, whose craft wus being tossed
back on shore.
“Whnt’s happening? Where’s Ralph?”
breathed Margaret, ns Samson was
carried on deck, but he answered sim
ply with n glassy stare and was taken
to his bunk. He rolled his eyes queer
ly and opened nnd shut his hands re
peatedly. Presently he seemed to get
a grip on himself and managed to artic
ulate:
“Cnnnlhnls got him.”
While Margaret steadied herself
agnlnst the wall, growing deathly pale,
he went on, talking laboriously:
“We spent some time getting our
bearings before he sent me to And a
spring of water, while he went In a
different direction to dig up some rel
ic your father left two years ago. I
found wnter and was starting after
him on the dim path he had taken
when I heard unearthly screeching
from the direction he had taken. I
hurried nnd soon arrived at the scene
of trouble. About fifty black men
were dancing round him. shouting and
singing, and he was tied to tree with
thongs. I knew I couldn’t fight whole
gang, so hid behind another tree and
watched for opportunity to cut him
loose. It didn’t come, for they took
him off Into woods. I was scared
almost to death nnd didn’t know what
to do, but thought It best to return
to yncht nnd get help. Hope you don’t
think I did wrong.”
Samson sank back In the bunk,
sighed heavily and closed his eyes.
All night he was delirious, and Mar
garet’s condition was not much better.
She realized the unfeasibility of send
ing the men ashore to fight the canni
bals, especially at night, but was de
termined that some action be taken
In the morning. When morning came,
however, the crew refused to go—all
except Joe Larson, the cook, who said
he’d be willing to wade a river of
blood to help Ralph.
The Idea of one man nnd one woman
against hundreds of cannibals did not.
seeni practical, so she sat on deck and
thought, and timught.
"Perhaps Samson went crazy and
dreamed It,” she told herself. “May
be Ralph will turn up all right. lie’s
the most resourceful person in the
world.”
But the Inactivity drove her nearly
to distraction. Finally she told Joe
to get ready and row her ashore. The
others protested, saying she wns tak
ing her life In her hands. But she
was determined.
"All right, ma’am,” one of them
said. “It's up to you. We’d be glad
to go along and help, only the odds
are too heavy.”
Joe rowed her ashore and they fol
lowed a faint path into the woods.
The underbrush was not so dense as
1t appeared from the deck of the yacht,
and they made fair prugreaa, present
ly arriving at ft clearing. Here they
paused, for fhe ground showed signs
of a struggle, with numerous prints
from bare feet
She wns kneeling to examine these
prints, when Joe suddenly cried:
"Look out!”
The next Instant she and Joe were
the center of a howilng, cavorting vor
-Baw Samson Push ths Smalt Boat Hi
the Water.
tex of black humanity. Thetr arms
and feet were tied and they were
carried Into the forest.
Swung across the shoulders of a
black man, Margaret gave herself up
for lost; but she didn’t care much.
“If Ralph’s dead I don’t want to
lire," she told herself, and hoped It
would soon be over with. The only
thing that made her shudder now was
the thought of being served at the
king's Thanksgiving feast
After being carried about two miles
through the Jungle, the party emerged
in an Immense clearing dotted with
bamboo huts, with an exceptionally
large one In the center. The prison
ers were placed In a hut on the out
skirts and guards with spears sta
tioned at the doors.
Presently the black man who had
been the leader of the captors ap
peared. cut the thongs from their feet
and surprised the prisoners with these
words of English :
“Now me take rnn to king."
In a short time they were ushered
Into the largest of the huts, in which
was a rudely constructed throne, about
which were grouped several natives In
fantastic costume, made of skins and
feathers.
The king appeared through the door,
walking with a Broadway stride. He
mounted the throne with a majestic
mein and surveyed the captives. Mar
garet stared at him for a moment In
astonishment, then threw herself at
him, eluding the guards who sprang to
stop her, and clasped him In her arms.
“Ralph I Ralph 1” she sobbed. "What
can this —wlint does It all mean?”
She stepped bnek down from the
throne and looked up at him, wonder-
Ingly.
He was clad like the natives, only
his attire was more fantastic and pic
turesque.
"It means,” he said, simply, “that 1
pulled a few stunts In magic that
showed the old king up and he lost
his Job —and I nin now ruler of Kondo
Island. I had to either be n king or
he eaten by one, and It didn’t take one
long to decide. I’m about to resign,
though, ns soou as we have our
PR
mvwy
The Center of a Howling Vortex of
Black Humanity.
Thanksgiving dinner —and a royal one
It is. It's in the next hut.”
She grimaced.
“Cannibal stew?" she Inquired.
“No, wild turkey, I ordered them
preimred when messengers brought
word that n white woman and man
had been captured. Come to the royal
foast —you and Joe—and we'll discuss
a way of disowning this kingdom.”
(©. 1910. by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Bigger Half of Thanksgiving.
Thanks-living is the bigger half of
Thanksgiving. If the face shines and
the voice has a cheery ring, nnd little
acts of helpfulness and kindness are
ns natural as breathing, a song of
praise is continually rising to the Fa
ther in heaven. Words of gratitude
mean very little if the life and the lips
are not in accord.
THE WINDER NEWS
PROCLAMATION
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It has been customary in recent
years for the Department at State to
draft each Thanksgiving proclama
tion.
After the draft has been O. K.’d by
fhe President It is handed to the State
department’s expert penman, who In
his copper-plate chirograpby writes It
upon a large sheet of excellent parch
ment, which Is sent to the President
for his signature, and the* returned
to the State department to be signed
by the secretary of state. Next it
must be Impressed with the great seal
of the United States, whose custodian
will refuse to place it even upon so
Important a document unless author
ized to do so by a formal warrant
signed by the President, for the use
of the great seal or the possession of
an Impression thereof without the
Chief Executive’s written authority Is
a grave offense, punishable by law.
Indeed, the great seal —which was
made by a Jeweler at a cost of SIO,OOO
and which Is kept locked In a great
rosewood case—is the most sacred in
strument used by the government
Having had this hallowed cipher of
the republic pressed Into It the new
Thanksgiving proclamation Is filed
away in the State department
archives, later to be bound In its
chronological order, with other accu
mulated proclamations.
Uncle Sam takes all of these tech
nical pains merely to retain the hand
somely written proclamation as his
own souvenir. But before the Instru
ment has been filed away a typewrit
ten copy Is sent to the State depart
ment's official printer, who has a shop
of his own in the basement of our for
eign office. His printed copies are
given to the newspapers or to anyone
who wishes.
Each of the state governors must
also be sent an exact copy, but the de
partment’s strict code of etiquette de
mands that these copies must not be
printed. They are typewritten and
signed by the President’s and secre
tary of state’s own hands. Each gov
ernor then seconds this move of the
President In appointing the annual
feast day of thnnks and prayer and.
In their turn, the mayors of cities now
generally second the move of their
governor*. By such Indirect means
does the prompting of the nation’s
thnnks theoretically reach the people,
who actually receive it directly from
the President himself through that
eliminator of red-tape delays—the
dally newspaper. In some localities
the bishops receive the proclamation
from the governors and hand It down
In circular form to the lesser clergy,
who read It from their pulpits upon
the Sabbath following Its Issuance. In
parts of New England It is still the
custom to read the proclamation from
the pulpit on two successive Sundays.
These Infinite pains are taken, de
spite the fact that there Is nothing In
the federal statute authorizing a Pres
ident to set apart such a holy day.
But the proclamations make the holi
day legal.
Right Thanksgiving Spirit.
We once "saw a little card tacked up
before the eyes of a busy man. He
could see It every time he raised his
eyes from his desk. On It he had writ
ten: ‘‘Get your pleasure out of youi
work or you will never know what
pleasure Is.” That attitude will help
us to get the right Thanksgiving spirit
Into our hearts. Let’s forget that we
have pictured happiness in terms ol
idleness and sloth. It’S Just the othei
way. This Thanksgiving day will be a
good time to get the new angle of vi
sion.—Fanners’ Guide.
Just Like the Opera.
The band concerts are being at
ended by Just about all the people
n town who enjoy ralklng at the same
ime.—St. Joseph Gazette.
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Office Hours: oto 12 A. M. 1 to SP. M.
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Phone: Office No. 154. Residence 174.
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Commercial Law a Specialty
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Bethlehem, Georgia.
Phones: Office 24. Residence 6
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Winder National Bank Building.
Winder, Ga.
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Physician and Surgeon
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Winder, Ga.
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