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WEDNESDAY AFTERNfcOb( JANUARY 9, 1924. best book by America's bed Woman Writer "V) (QR|lMlC|ffiXEWfe| ' Av Gertrude Atherton Xl_ 11 (continued) Mary watched her closely as sli» stirred the tea with a little busi ness-like air, wanned the cups, dis tributed the lemon and then pour ed out the clear brown fluid. •‘Formosa Oolong,” she said sniffing daintily. "The only tea. J i.ate people who drink scented teas, don’t you? I'm going to have a very strong cup, so I'll wait a minute or two. I'm —rather tired.’? “You? You look as if you never relaxed in your sleep. How do you keep it up?” "Oh, think of the life the young er women lead. Mine is a quiet amble along a country road by comparison. . . . But . . • monotonous!” The last word came out with th« effect of a tiny explosion. It evi dently surprised _ Miss Trevor her self, for she frowned, poured out a cup of tea that was almost black ' and began sipping it with a seme what elaborate concentration for one so simple and direct of method. "Im afraid good works are apt to grow monotonous. A sad com nientary on the triumphs of civil ization over undiluted nature.’ Mary continued to watch the torch bearer of the East Side. "Don t you sometimes hate it?” She asked the question idly, in terested for the moment in proh tug wilder another shell harileiied in Hie mould of time, and half-hop ing that Agnes would- be natural and human for once, ecu: e to be the bright well-oiled machine. Sm was by no means prepared for what she got. Miss Trevor sniped down the scalding tea in an almost nnlady like manner, and put ttie cr.p down with a shaking hand. “That's what I've come to see you about.” she said in a low in tense voice, and her teeth set for a. moment as if she had taken - lit between them. “Mary, yuj'ia tpset my life.” “I? What next!” "I suppose you have troubles qf y r.tr own, dear, and I hate to hot., hr you with mine-—” "Oh, mine amount to nothing at present. And it I can help ycnj» ” she felt no enthusiasm at the prospect, but she saw that the woman was laboring under ex cltement of some sort, and if she could not. give her sympathy at least sht might help her with stund practical advice. Moreover. Hit- was in for it. "Better tell me al! about it.” "It is teiribly hard. I'm so hu 'i.ilinted—and— and I suppose no ihiw reticent woman ever lived." "Ch, reticence! Why not emu late lit ■ younger generation? I'm not sure —although I prefer the nappy medium myself—that they tire not wiser than their grand mothers and their maiden aunts On the principle that confession i« rood fur the soul, f don't believe that women will be so obsessed by —wall, let us say, sex. in the fu lure.” Miss Trevor flushed darkly. “It 1.» possible. . . . That’s what I iSifi. —a maiden aunt. Just that amj abthiug more.” “Nothing more? I thought you were accounted one of the most useful women in serious New York. A sort of mother *o the East Side." "Mother? How could I be a mother? I'm only a maiden aunt even down there. Not that I want to be a mother ” “I was going to ask you why yon did not marry even now. It is not too late to have children of your own ” . "Oil, yes, it Is. That’s all over ( —or nearly. But I can't say. that r ever did long for children of my own, although I get on beautifully with them.” “Well?” asked Mary patiently, “what is it you do want?” “A husband!" This time there was no doubt about the explosion. Mary' felt a faint sensation of digtaste, and wondered if she were reverting to type as a result of this recent association with the generation that still clung to the distates and the disclaimers of the nineteenth century. “Why didn t you marry when you were a girl .’ I am told that you were quite lovo py.” “I hated the thought. I was in love twice; hut I had a sort of cold purity that I was proud of. The bare idea of—of that nauseat ed me.” "Pity you hadn’t done settlement work first. That must have knock ed prudishness out of you, I should ■think.” “It horrified me so that, for sev eral years I hardly could go on with it, and I have always refused to mix the sexes in my house HAVELUNCH With Us Sandwiches, Hot Chocolate, Tomato Bouillion, Hot Cof fee. all hours during the day, at Americus Drug Co. SR * “‘Oh, think of the life the younger women lead. Mine is a quiet amble ... by comparison.' " down there, but, of course. 1 could not help hearing things—seeing things---and after a while I did get hardened—and ceased to be revolt ed. xJ learned to look upon all that sort of thing as a matter of course. But it was too late then. I had lost what little looks I had ever possessed. I grew to look like an eld maid long before I was. thirty. Why is nature so cruel. Mary?" “I fancy a good many American women develop very slowly sexu ally. You were merely one of them. I wonder you had the climacteric so-early. But. nature is very fond of taking her little revenges. You defied her and she smote you.” "Oh, yes, she smote me! But I never fully realized it until you came." "I hardly follow you.” "Oh. don't, you see? You have shown us that women can begin life over again, undo their awful mistakes. And yet 1 don't dare— don't dare— —” “Why not. pray? Better come with me ’o Vienna if you haven't the courage to face the music here.” “Oh, I haven't the courage. I couldn’t carry- things off with such a high hand as you do. You were always high and mighty, they say, and have done as you pleased all your life. Yen don't care a pit. whether we approve of what you've dprie or not. It's the way- you’re made. But I—couldn’t stand it. The adm'ssion of va'ii'ty, of —of— after the life I’ve led. The young women would say, in their nasty slarig, that I was probably man crazy." "And aren’t you?” asked Mary coolly. “Isn’t that, just what is the matter? The sex-imagination often outlives the withering of the sex glands. Come now, admit it. For get that you are a pastel-tinted remnant of the old order and call a spade a spade.” , “There’s something terrifying about you, Mary.” Miss Trevor had flushed a dark purple, but she had very honest eyes, and they did CORNS Lift Off-No Pain! o ■ O Doesn’t hurt one bit ! Drop a little ‘Treezoiie'’ on an aching corn, in stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you lift it right off with finger-. t our druggist -ells a tiny hottie of "Freezone” for a few cents, sullieient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, anil the foot calluses, without soreness or irrita tion. RED PEPPER FOR BOIDS IN GUEST J tn w Mim iwv-tw Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop the pain. Break up the congestion. Feel a bad cold loosen up in just a short time. Red Pepper Ruh is the cold rem edy that brings quickest relief. It can not hurt you and it certainly seems to end the tightness and drive the conges tion and soreness right out. Nothing has such concentrated, pene trating heat as red peppers, and when heat penetrates right down into colds, congestion, aching muscles and sore, stiff joints relief comes at once. The moment you apply Red Pepper Rub you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes the congested spot is warmed through and through. When you arc suffering from a cold, rheumatism, backache, stiff neck or sore muscles, just get a jar of Rowles Red Pepper Rub, made from red peppers, at any drug store. You will have the quickest relief kiiuwu. not falter. "Hut 1 respect, you mo'fe than any woman I have ever known. And although you are not very sympathetic you are the only person on earth to whom I could even mention such a subject.” "Well, go ahead,” said Mary re slgnedly. "If you want my advice, take your courage in your- hands and do it. However people may carp, there is nothing they so much admire as courage.” “Yes, but they make you suffer tortures just because they do ad ' mire it —or to keep themselves from admitting it.” "True enough. But after all they don't matter. Life would be so much simpler if we’d all make ttp our minds that what other peo pie think about, us does not signify in the least. It’s only permitting it to signify that permits it to exist.’ "That’s all very well for you, bill it's really a question of tempera ment. Do you think I'd dare come back here looking like a girl agair —and I suppose I should. I’m six teen years younger than.you. . . You must know how many of tbt, women hate you.” “That sort of hate may be very stimulating, my- dear Agnes,” said Madame, Zattiany drily. "I can understand that. But I should return to what it is hardly an exaggeration to call a life of a : thousand intimacies. The ridicule! The contempt! The merciless crit icism! I don’t want to live any- I where else. I can’t face it! But. oh, I do so want it! I do so want it!” "But just think of the compensa tions. No doubt you would marry immediately. If you were happy, and with a man to protect you. how much would you care?” "Oh!” Once more the thin ascet ic face was dyed with an unbecom ing flush. “Oh!" And then the barriers fell with a crash and she hurried on, the words tumbling I over one another, as her memory. ! its inhibitions shattered, ' swept back into the dark vortex of her secret past. fT» Be Continued) GIVING OUT The Struggle Discourages Many aj Citizen of Americus. Around all day with an aching back, Can’t rest at night; Enough to make any one “give out.” Doan's Pills are helping thous and. They are for kidney backache; And other kidney ills. Here is Americus proof of their merit: Mrs. J. P. Braswell, 901 Elmo St., says: “The first symptom of kidney trouble in my case was lame back. When I ran the sewing machine, ;-ever e pains shot up from the small of my back and I could hardly kec p working. I tired easily and every thing seemed a task. 1 was nerv ous arid became easily upset. Doan s Pills cured me of the attack and ] felt fine.” I ice 60c. at all dealers. Don t simr.lv ask for a kidney remedy get Doan’s Pills—the same that Mrs Braswell had. Foster-Mil burn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. FOR SALE - Old newspapers. For wrapping or packing purposes. Over stocked. Price right Times Recorder Co- THTo-KIGHf ’ wSk * Tomorrow BIUOUSNESS—SJCK HEADACHE, call for an N? ablet, (a vegetable I aperient) to ton© and strengthen the organs of digestion end elimi nation. Improves Appetite, Relieves Constipation. Get a for over Your Chips off ihe .Old, Block H? JUNIORS Little M?s One-third the regular dose. Made of same ingredients, then candy coated. For children and adults. mr* 1 ?! wrwiwiFM- I’' 1 ’' VISIBLE. 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The campaign will come to a close Thursday evening with a ban quet at the Legion’s headquarters on the third floor of the city hall. The "feed”' will be served by the American Legion Auxiliary, the wo man’s organization of the Legion. An important matter to be dis cussed at the banquet will be that of the soldier bonus. A represen tative of the organization opposed to the bonus was in the city a few days ago and found some of the local ex-service men opposed to a bonus for able bodied men. fHEWSa T 9 ... r “THE SPANISH DANCER” IS BEST POLA NEGRI PNCTURE SINCE ‘PASSION’ Appearing in “The Spanish Dancer,” her latest Paramount pro duction at the Rylander on Thurs day and Friday, Pola Negri has the kind of character that made her famous. As a Gypsy dancing girl in this romantic melodrama of sev enteenth century Spain, Pola Negri is declared to giv e her flashing, best performance since the* famous “Passion.” The cast of “The Spanish Dan eer” contains some of the best known names on the Paramount roster including Antonio Moreno, Wallace Beery, Kathlyn Williams, Gareth Hughes, Adolphe Menjou, [Charles A. Stevenson and Robert Agnew. In a court scene in the picture I 20 girls perform a ballet without a ■ single movement of th e skirt be- ( ing visible. The entire ballet was I done with motions from the waist; up. Their feet remained motion-1 less. The girls appear in costumes of black velvet. Today’s atraction at the Rylan der is Mrs. Wallace Reid in “Hu man Wreckage," a powerful indict ment of the drug traffic in this country. PLAN COOLIDGE DRIVE ATLANTA, Jan. 9.—A confer ence dinner was held here at the home of C. W. McClure, prominent republican, at which plans were dis cussed for the active conducting of a campaign for the re-nomination and re-election of President Calvin Coolidge. About twenty five men attended the meeting which was not factional and which proceeded har moniously. Mr. McClure recog nized as one of the most prominent r publicans in this section. CARD PARTIES FOR SCHOOLS SAVANNAH. Jan. 9.-—The Sav annah Parent-Teacher Association has decided to continue holding card parties for the purpose of raising money to finance its auxiliary school work. A meeting called on the proposal to abandon the practice, decided there was no harm in the parties. The market price for skeletons is only two dollars each. Never be lieve what a bootlegger, says. How many times have you written 1923 and changed it to 1924? Oh, what is so raw as a nose in January? ted s>scr>ng y’| FARM LOANS CHEAP MONEY! EASY TERMS NO COMMISSION Through our connection with Ihe Atlanta Joint Stock Land Bank we offer farmers 6 per cent money for 33 years on the amortization basis—NO COM MISSION —with privilege of paying all or any por tion after five years. Cheapest and best plan ever offered the farmer. QUICK SERVICE. Americus Abstract and Loan Co. R. L. Maynard, President TOILET SETS In D’jer Kiss, Mary Garden and Many Other Lines NATHAN MURRAY Druggist 120 W. Forsyth St. Phone 79 PLAINS SCHOOL BOYS EARN BIG FARM PROFITS The results of teaching vocational i agriculture to the boys in the Plains | and Thompson High schools the past , year have been a great benefit to them not only in an educational way but in a financial way as well. The general and technical instrrt.'- tion rceived in the class room anu laboratory at the school is put into practice back at home which is the best of all laboratories. Each boy enrolled in the farm crops and ani mal husbandry classes is required to carry on a home project under the direct supervision of his teacher as part o's his school work at the completion of the project, he is giv en due credit on the school records according to the merit of the work. The boys who carried on home projects last year realized a total profit of $1378.61,. The cotton and corn projects consisted of 35 1-21 acres and the poultry projects con-1 sisted of 850 birds.' A total of j 3639 hours were spent on the proj ects. The cost of materials, labor,: etc, amounted to sl4-14.91. The in come value of all products totalled ! $2799.20. These figures mark a good begin- . ning for this type of education in Sumter county and more especially I in Plains and Thompson districts); LESLIE Rev. H. J. -Johnston filled his ! first appointment with Leslie Bap t'st church Sunday morning. A large crowd was out to hear him. Mrs. George Deloach a former resident of Leslie who now resides in North Carolina is visiting Mrs. A. T. Johnson. Mrs. Pickron, of Pelham and Mrs. Mary Freeman and daughter, Miss Annie Lynn, of Sycamore have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Wilson the past week being called here on account of the illness of Mrs. Wilson’s mother, Mrs. J. J. Sloan, Mis. Sloan is now improving Miss Leila Clifton left Sunday for Meigs where she teaches. Mrs. Elizabeth Bolton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. O. Suggs in I Jacksonville. Fly Janer, of Wauchula, Fla., and 'Mack Davis of Albany were guests ;of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Winchester 'Saturday. i John Hurt Daughtry who has been corking at Dublin is spending some time with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Daughtry. Miss Esta Stewart who is teach-', ing at Ft. Gaines, returned there Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chrismas and daugh ter moved to Leslie Saturady from Warwick they are on Wilson street . in the home recently occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilkinson ami . I family. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bowen left ■ Tuesday for Pellham where they , will reside. , Miss Alice Carter has gone to Al- i bany where her parents have moved. There was a public, instillation of . the officers for the Senior B. Y. P. . U., of Leslie Baptist church Sunday I, evening, Miss Bessie Sims presi dent; Luther Hines, vice president; Mrs. Floyd Hines, secretary and ■ treasurer, Loomis Deavour, corre sponding secretary; Miss Glayds , Taylor quiz leader; K. H. Hines I chorister, Miss Ella Mae Ranew pianist;. Group leader one, Wilber I Lee Cilfton, two Mercer Deavours: . three, Green Bryant, four, Miss Eve lyn Ranew; were the officers in stalled. Miss Lizzie Harper who has been spending the holidays here has re q turned to Atlanta. TOBACCO PLANTERS MEET SPARTA, Jan. 9.—Facts regard ing the culture and marketing of the tobacco plant were discussed at a meeting held here recently by rhe planters of Hancock county. Pro- I fessor C. W. Westbrook , of the State College of Agriculture, who is an authority on the subject was the principal speaker of the meet ing. Much enthusiasm has been aroused in this county over the growing tobacco and if the quota of five hundred acres is planted a special agent from North Carolina will be brought here to look after the culture and help with the gath ering and marketing of the crop. | since Vocational Agriculture was in troduced only last year. It is hoped that the results of this years’ work will be as good or bet ter than last year’s. In nearly every case the boys pro duced more cotton and corn per acre than the average farmer in Sumter county produced under the same conditions. Two of the boys are now supplying’ eggs from their pure bred hens to the commercial hatch ery in Americus. One of the most outstanding fea tures of the vocational work last year was the introduction of sev eral thousand pure bred chickens into this section. Only pure pedigreed seed.will be used in planting the farm crop pro jects this spring. The soy bean will play an important part and give | much strength to our project prog i ram this year. The variety select jed is the Laredo. The Laredo is a practically new variety of soy beans , in Georgia having been grown only ■ a few years. However, it has al [ ready proven its worth as a superior hay and grazing crop in that in ad dition to its being a heavy seed and hay bearer and a wonderful soil builder, it is resistant to both wdt and the nematode. EXPECT TO CONTROL DISEASE IN MELONS Moultrie, Jan. 9. Anthracnoses which cost the watermelon growers of Southwest Georgia thousands of dollars last year, is not expected to do the industry much harm during the coming season, according to farm observers here. It is stated that by treating the seed 'before they are planted and by spraying the vines once a week after they get about a foot lung, the appearance of anthracnose in the fields is not very likely. In this connection, however, growers have been cautioned not to plant melon seed in fields where the disease appeared last year. It also will be the height of folly to use seed that have not been properly treated before being planted, ex prts state. During the latter part, of the growing season in 1923 an thracnose ruined hundreds of fields of melons, that earlier gave prom ise of heavy yield. It is stated that practically nothing can be done to ward controlling the disease after it attacks melon fields. This work it is explained must be done in ad vance. , B I T’ || Wheatena S Richelieu 11 B ■ Package L*LXj S Oats, pkg Maple Flake 0 TJ | =. P J2c| S-:1.22e[ SAY IT WITH FLOWERS Whos Birthday or Wedding Anniversary Comes today?—Remember her on New Years with blowers THOMAS FLORAL CO. 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