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The Ways ...Of Fate. By Zelia Margaret Walters. Copyrighted 1908, by Associated Literary Press. . i i•••••• i < When it became an established fact that Daniel Forbes would never go wooing on ids own account, his mother undertook to manage the delicate af fair for him. She selected Lucy Wil son, a capable girl. “Now, you go over there tonight,“ she directed her son. “Lucy's willing, and the old folk have given their con sent, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Lucy’s so lively and runs on so 1 guess you won’t have to do much talk ing.’’ Although David turned pale under his tan, he prepared to obey. He drove past the Wilson farmhouse twice, but on appronehlng the third time, just as he was about to enter recklessly, be saw Lucy on the porch, and, turning his horse about, he fled. Thus abruptly ended David’s first ad vance toward matrimony. Indignant. Lucy quickly accepted another swain, and David settled down to what seemed hopeless bachelorhood. One morning In midsummer when the first luscious blueberries were ripe Mrs. Forbes asked David to take a half day from the farm work and go to the mountain for blueberries. David agreed and started off with a basket on either arm. Many berry pickers were at work on the lower slopes and near the path, but David, who had suf fered often from their rough wit, went farther on, circling around to the wilder, steeper side of the mountain. He found a place yet unvisited and settled to picking where the bushes were loaded with fruit. Hut even in this lonely place he was disturbed by someone approaching through tin brush. He caught a glimpse of a woman's gown and started to retreat noiseless ly. Then he noticed that it was a pink gown and paused. The farmer’s daughters and the village girls did not wear thin pink dresses when they went berrying on the mountain side. David had observed more than his triends gave him credit for, so he waited a moment to see who this girl was. Quite unexpectedly she stepped into full view, scarcely five yards from him. There was no retreating then. David bent over the bushes indus triously. The fair stranger (In the one brief glance David found that she was both fair and n stranger* was picking too. Bhe had half tilled a fanciful little bas ked. David wondered why she was alone so far from the frequented paths. The girl examined the big. handsome farmer through downcast lashes, and she was at once Interested. “Why doesn't he speak V’ she thought. “The others all do. 1 wonder who he Is. I haven’t seen him anywhere. I’ll just stay until he does say some thing,” she reflected as she watched him. David was chained to the spot. His diffidence urged him to flee, but some thing stronger held him almost within arm’s length of the girl. In his wild est daring, however, he never thought of doing more than glance in her di rection. Nothing less than a miracle would have made him change his at titude. Fate, which one time in a thousand is unexpectedly kind, interposed with something very like a miracle. Then* was a jarring and a rending of the earth, followed by a muffled roar. The ground yawned in an awful gulf at their feet. Man and maid, clutching wildly at each other, slid down, down, blinded and choked by the flying dust. Through it all David had kept liis arm about the girl, whom lie had seized when the nature of the calamity had burst upon him. Ills first thought when the uproar ceased was that he still held her. He moved cautiously to assure himself that he was yet in the body and then opened his eyes and found that he was not buried, as lie had expected to be. At a distance above hi* head he saw the branches of a tree barring the blue of the sky. Then he looked at the lovely stranger lying in his arms. Her eyes opened, fixed on his in terror. To David’s own everlasting surprise he found himself stroking her hair soothingly. His tongue was unloosed. “Don't be afraid,” he said. “The danger is all over now.” “You saved my life," she said In a bushed voice. “Not at all,” he answered briskly. “I only held you when I saw that we were going down. We’re mighty lucky that we came out on top.” For David knew that they had fall en into an abandoned pocket of the coal mine. The supports’ had rotted away, and the pocket had run too near the surface of the mountain side for safety. The girl, weeping softly, clung to Da vid. The surest way to win her grati tude would be to get her out as soon as possible. He racked his brains fdr a plan of escape. Crawling up the pet' : pendicular sides of the pit was out of the question. “Some of the berry pickers may have heard the noise.” he said cheerfully, “and your friends will soon be looking for you.” “No,” she said; "they are so far from here. Resides. I ran away from them, and they will think I have gone home.” “They'll search for rue when I don’t come to supper.” Though he spoke laughingly to reassure h*>r, he knew the futility of this hope. The territory to be searched was very large. They might have to pass the night In the awful dread of fresh earth falling at any moment. But In the gloom of his reflections a sound familiar, though mu filed, came to his ear. He turned to his companion, laughing. “Help is at hand.” be said in mock heroics. “Prepare for the most ro mantic happening of your life. We are about to be rescued by a mule.” Ilis cheer was contagious, and she lost her fear. “Since the mule is no near there must lie but. a thin wail of earth between us and a passage of the mine.” he went on. “I’m going to dig through, and we'll walk till we find some miners.” Although he had nothing but a rough, broken bougii to work with, he attacked the wall vigorously. The girl stood beside him. Soon he could thrust his arm through the opening lie had made. Then he worked furiously until it was large enough for them to creep throng!). The fear of more earth falling was upon him every moment. An astonished mule thrust his head out into the light and then fled wildly back into the mine. “Come,” said David, taking her hand and drawing a long breath of relief. She clung close to him as they went Into the darkness. Their progress was toilsome, for David had to feel his way stop by step and shield his com panion. It seemed that hours of this madden ing groping went by, and yet David was exultant, for, though panic fear dogged the footsteps of the girl, he was able to keep it at bay by his touch and voice. She cried out when a point of light showed far ahead of them. A moment later a voice with a rich Welsh accent exclaimed; “Here comes that bludy runaway mule omen the old pocket. And I’m donined if here be'ant a lady cornin’, too—and Davie Forbes, as I'm a livin’ sinner.” The miner listened to David's story of the cave-in and then conducted them to the shaft, muttering softly, “Well, I’yi doomed!” When they stood on firm earth in the welcome sunlight David again asserted his newly discovered mastery. “You're too tired to walk back to town. It’s miles from here arid rough walking. I’ll get a horse and buggy somewhere around here and take you up to our place. Then after you have supper and rest I’ll drive you to town. My mother will be glad to have you come.” Oh, David Forbes! And they thought you knew nothing of women. The stranger assented with a meek ness as unusual in her as imperious uess was in David. Never before had David been so anxious that Ins fine house and well kept farm should make a good impres sion. Mrs. Forbes received the girl with eager hospitality. When she heard of the accident her sympathy was boundless. Tbe visitor recovered tier spirits quickly. She told them that her name was Marion llillis and that she was visiting an aunt In town. She assured Mrs. Forbes that David was positively the bravest man in the world. Mrs. Forbes looked at her son In helpless wonder ment. While waiting for supper Marion demanded that David show her about the farm. “I’ve always longed to visit a farm,” she said as with mutual satisfaction they strolled through meadows and orchards. "Shall 1 send one of the men to tell your people where you are?” David asked when she remarked that it was growing late. "No,” ..he said. “No one cares very much where I am. 1 have no one nearer than Aunt Kate, and she thinks 1 am a great nuisance, though 1 am only with her for my two weeks' va cation each year.” “There is someone who cares very much where you are,” said David boldly. Marion hastened to admire the beautiful view from the orchard slope, but he was not to be diverted and soon possessed himself of her commonplace little story of struggle and hard work. “You are not going back at all,” said David hotly. "It’s dreadful that a girl should work like that and have no one to take care of her. Two weeks is enough courting. I believe girls usu ally think they need lots of time, but I'll make you trust me”— Mrs. Forbes was calling them from the kitchen door. Marion ran ahead, her cheeks scarlet and her eyes star bright But of course when they were driv ing to town through that sweet sutn i Jer night she had to tell him tremu lously how grateful she was to him for saving her life. And he made the answer expected of all heroes who do high deeds for their ladyloves. /2 ~ - w*.*. ARE YOU SATISFIED TO FACE THE{FUTURE with its uncertainties without endeavoring to provide protection for those who have teen entrusted to your care? SAFETY AND SURETY CAN BE HAD by giving them the benefits of your effortsby taking out life insurance NOW. THE STATE LIFE INSURANCE CO., OF INDIANAPOLIS, IND , offers the best protection, doubly secured bv the “COM “ PULSORY RESERVE DEPOSIT LAW” and has been the means of making thousands independent when the independent ones needed it most. gg ’ F.[W. EONDURANT GENERAL AGENCY, f Office ocer[Smith & Carithers Bank, Corner Broad and Candler Streets, r *. WINDER, GEORGIA. Human Nature and Woman Nature The successful advertiser must un derstand human nature, but his most direct appeal usually is to Woman Na ture. The ladies are the bargain hunt er:- Very likeiy some of them right now are reading this and will turn to look for bargains advertised in this pa per. They get on the trail of a bar gain and follow it right into camp—if they once find the trail. Your store is the camp. This paper is the trail. Why not connect the camp with the trail? Administrator’s Sale. GEORGIA. Walton County.— By virtue of an order of the Court of Ordinary of said county, will be sold, at public outcry, on the first Tuesday in September, 1908, at the court-house in said county, between the usual hours of sale, the following, personal property, to-wit: One-half A intrest in a Big Steer Wagon. One-fourth intreet in“ Sawmill, Engine and thrie Carts, the engine lb-horse power Frick, and the mill a Farquar:. One-helf intrust in six shares of Lowrv Notional Bank stock, par vain* 1 s2oo*per share. One,half interest m ten shares of Walton Cotton Mill stock, par value SIOO per share. One-ha f interest m sixteen shares of Bank <>f Monroe stock, par value SIOO per share. One fourth intrest in one hun dred shares of Winder Oil Mill stock, par value SIOO per share. One-fourth interest in four shares of Winder Banding Com i any stock, par value. SIOO per share. One-fourth interest in eighty three shares of \\ inder Foundry and Machine Works stock, par value SIOO per share. One-fourth interest in thirteen shares of Hcschton Oil Mill stock, par value SIOO per share. One share Monroe-C-ampton Tele phon Exchange, par value S2O. The sale wilt continue from day to dav h- tween the same hours, until all said property is so’d. Terms, CASH. This the sth day of August. 1908. G. W. SMITH. Administrator of J. S. SMITH People seldom improve when they havojnofmodel but themselves to copy after. —Goldsmith, BETTER DO IT NOW ? Too late for Fire Insurance after it burns. Too late for Life Insurance after your health is im paired. Make use of opportunity. See us to day. KILGORE & RADFORD, Insurancec Agents, Office at The Winder Banking Company. 20,000 TELEGRAPH OPERATORS NEEDED YOUNG MEN PREPARE YOUR SELVES FOR GOOD POSITIONS. On account of the new 8-hour law passed iv congress in the in tetest of telegraphers t and also on account of so many new railroads being built and old lines extended an unusual demand for operators has been created. Conservative estimates have placed the. number of additional Operators that will be required during the next ten months at approximate 20.000 YOUNG MEN NOW 18 YOUR OPPORTUNITY! Enroll in our School NOW and in only four to six months we will have you qual ified for splendid positions. Tele graph Operators receive from $50.00 upwards. Our school has been established twenty years; its equipment is perfect; instruction thorough and practical; position positively guaranteed our grad uates. Board in Newnan is very cheap; the town is heathful and the people are cordial. Two Main Line Railroad Wires run into our school rooms. No other school in the United States has such up-to date and practial facilities for the benefit of its students. Write at once for free descriptive literature. SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY Newnan, Georgia. Good Farm For HALE! Anybody wanting nice farm of I7BAGRES of land, 8-room dwelling, two tenat houses and outbuild ings call on J. T. MORGAN, Three and one-half miles north of Winder, on Athens and Lawrenceville road. ROUTE 2 v Opera House HIGH CLASS Moving Pictures AND Illustrated Songs. Pictnres Changed Nightly. Admission 5 and 10c. PROFESSIONAL CARDS ■J. F. HOLMES, A TTO RN EY-AT- LA\V, Statham, Ga. Criminal and Commercial Law a Specialty SPURGEON WILLIAMS T DENTIST, f Winder - Georgia Offices over Smith <fe Carithers bank. All work done satisfac torily, W. H.QUARTERMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW Winder, Ga. Practice in all the courts Commercial law a specialty. W. L. DeLaPERRIERE < DENTAL SURGERY. Winder - - Georgia Fillings, Bridge and Plate-wortt done in most scientific and satis factory way. Offices on Broad St. ALLEN'S ART STUDIO. All kinds of Photographs made by latest methods. All work done promptly. Office on Candler St., Winder Ga Winder Train Schedules 4rnval and Departure of Trains Eastern Time. Taking effect Sunday .Tan. 5, 08. Eastern Time is 88 minutes fas ter than Sun Time. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY. EASTWARD. No. 52. - - 10:03 a m No. 82. - - 2 50 p nr No. 88, - - 10:85 P m Westward. No. 41, - - 5:29 a m No. 38, - - 8:50 p m No. 58, - - 7:48 p’m Above schedules are shown as infor mation, and are not guaranteed.” Gainesville Midland Railway SOUTH BOUND No. 11 —Lv 8:40 a. m. No. 13 —Lv. 1:15 p. m No. 15 —Lv. 10:35 am; Sunday only. NORTH BOUND No. 12 —At. 12:00 m. No. 14 —Ai. :505 p m. No. 10 —A-. 5:23 p m: Sun. only. No. 12 wilj run to Winder re gardless of No. 13. Yard limits at Winder are ex tended “south" to Seaboard A’ir Line junction- All trains going through Winder yard must be under full control.