About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1925)
MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 26, 1925, Too Much Efficiency By The deep-toned clock in the en trance-hall of the Brooke mansion lacked one minute of seven, Horace, the butler, had taken his stand in front of it, watching the great minute-hand crawl slowly along the last stage of its hourly journey. Ere that journey was completed the master of the household would be ringing at the door, probably when fifteen seconds of the hour remain ed, For Mr, Brooke, being a punctual business man, was an equally punc tual father. There was a faint expression of perplexity and disapponitment on the ruddy countenance of Horace when there came a sharp ring at the bell, with fully forty-five seconds of the hour remaining. The butler sensed something unusual. The master was ahead of time; also, there was a note of impatience in his ring. Horace went to the door with an indefinable trepidation of spirit. It was not John W. Brooke who stood in the vestibule. The ringer of the bell was a much younger person. He glanced at the butler sharply, then motioned to a large grip that rested beside him, “Mine,” he said briefly. Take it in, please.” Immediately he stepped past the butler and entered the Brooke man sion. Horace momentarily forgot the stranger in his contemplation of the grip. Somehow the grip seemed por tentious. It signified mystery to the butler. He took a step forward. The Brooke limousine was not at the curb. This was another extraodi nary thing. Nor was there the least sign of Mr. Brooke, who should at that instant, according to established order, have been standing in front of the butler, saying, “Good evening, Horace.” With a gasp that was only half suppressed, Horace turned quickly end entered the house, picking up the grip as he did so. The bag was heavy and evidently well filled. the stranger was standing in the hall, contemplating with plain dis favor a knight in armor, or, rather, a suit of armor that had no knigt within. He turned as Horace appear ed. “Where are the children?” he asked. THE STANDARD DOLLAR MONDAY—DOLLAR TUESDAY Values That Will Exceed Your High est Expectations. Be Sure to Be Here. $1 for 3 yards regular 50c Fall Suitings, 38 inches wide. $1 for 2 yards Striped Serge, 38 inches wide; value 79c yard. $1 for 5 yards regular 25c to 29c Nurses’ Linen, 40 inches wide. $1 for one ready made Bleached, Seamless Sheet, sixe 81x90. $1 for 2 yards regular 98c Colored ; Linens, 36 inches wide. | $1 for 2 yards Striped Flannel, 36 inches wide; regularly 79c. $1 for 5 yards Printed Cotton! Chailie, 36 inches wide; value 25c yard. $1 for 3 yards English Printes; 50c value, 36 inches wide. $1 for 3 yards regular 50c Jap anese Mercerized Nainsook. $1 for 10 yards double border Cur tain Scrim —white or ecrue, 36 in. wide. $1 for 2 pairs Boys’ Blue Denim Overalls f most al Isizes. | $1 for 3 yards regular 50c Blcakj Satteen, 36 inches wide. j $1 for 4 pairs men’s regular 50c Silk Socks —black and colors. I $1 for four pairs men Silk and Wool Socks; 50c to 75c values, all colors. $1 for 7 yards of the best Stand ard Dress Gingham; colors warrant ed. $1 for 5 yards of the best Stand-! ard 32 inch Dress Gingham. I $1 for 3 men’s 50c Four-in-Hand Ties; many patterns and colors. | $1 for 1 Outing or Muslin Night Gown; $1.50 values. j* $1 for 7 pairs Children’s regular 25c Etockings—whote or black, all sizes. $1 for 25 cans Lighthouse Cleans er, full size cans. ; $1 for 25 bars Laundry Soap, 9 ounce bars. $1 for 5 yards of the best Standard Outings—light or dark styles. $1 for 2 Boys’ Union Suits; win ter weight, all sizes. I $1 for 7 yards of the very best Standard Sheetings, full yard wide. $1 for 2 yards Pepperel Bleached 10-4 Sheeting; guaranteed 90 inches wide. | • $1 for one dozen pairs men’s or women’s Leather Shoe Soles, all sizes. I $1 for 6 large Mercerized Table Napkins, hemmed. i $1 for 2 dozen regular size Kotex. I THE STANDARD DRY GOODS COMPANY Forsyth Street, Next Door to Be • * I of Commerce AMERICUS. GA I W A..- Klw&l® i fSfoiiiiiiiitlj dCOugmJ 'f 1 ! Wf-v - ’’fl4v ' \ I W ez - -» “Hello, Daddy, just a second and I’ll kiss you.” Horace stared. The familiarity of. the question jolted him. He did not know this person who asked for “the children,” but he did know that he was an utter stranger to the Brooke mansion. “Mr. Brooke is not at home yet, sir.” “Certainly not. He wont be. Where are the children?” The stranger whipped off his over coat and handed that garment, to gether with his hat, to Morace, who received them mechanically, after the fashion of an excellent servant. Yet the butler, for all his outward calm; was an agitated person within. Mr. Brooke would not be there? ex traodinary! Yes, even ominous. Such a thing had never happened before, where is he? Horace involuntarily glanced downward at the grip, which he still carried. It was strangely heavey. Could it be possible that his master w— Oh, horrors, no! The stranger wheeled and talked quickly in the given direction. As he disappeared throuugh the portiers Horace was still standing in the hall, clinging to his burden and staring with open mouth. The library of the Brooke mansion was a very large room, nearly half of the width of the house and more than half its depth. It was a real library; that is, it contained books. Two paces' inside the doorway the stranger paused and glanced alertly Wanted Sweet Potatoes Having arranged to operate the Carter Curing Plant for this season, 1 am in the market for all the Sweet Potatoes you have for sale. Before you sell your sweet potatoes, see W. E. BROWN, Agt. At the Curing Plant AMERICUS, GA. I We are in the I I Market for I I Peanuts I I Farmers Cotton Oil CO. I Phone 92 about him. Off in the far corner was a young man, yawning over a newspaper. In the embrasure of a window was a half-grown girl, staring idly down at the lawn. Near the center of the room, directly in front of the visitor sat a young woman, carelessly turn ing the pages of a magazine. “Hello, daddy,” she said, without looking up. “Just a second and I’ll kiss you.” “Very good,” said the stranger. Constance Brooke leaped from her chair with a cry of dismay and con fronted a man whom she had never before beheld. The young man came out of the far corner, tossed his newspaper aside and ranged himself by the side of his sister. The girl in the window turned and stared, , “I—l thought you were my father,” stammered Constance, her cheeks red. “His representative,” said the stranger, with a slight bow. “His rep—lsn’t he here? Didn’t he come home with you?” “No; he didn’t come with me. He is not coming home.” “He’s hurt!” “Not at all. He is well. I’ll ex plain. Sit down. Here’s my catd ” There was something brusque as well as brisk about the stranger He talked as one with authority. An air of complete confidence iit.ted him as snugly as his weil-cut clothes. His voice was by no means unpleasant, AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER yet it had a certain ring of com mand that was not greatful to the car. "Miss Constance Brooke I be lieve?” inquired the stranger, as he produced his card-case. “Yes—certainly.” Mr. \\ illiam Brooke?” glancing at the young man. That person nodded. “And Miss Alice?” continued the stranger, with a nod in the direction of the young girl, who had now joined the group. “Yes; my sister.” supplied the elder girl. The stranger took a step forward and presented a small bit of paste board. The three Brooke children, their heads close together, read: H. HEDGE, E. E. Then they looked up at the stranger. He was unfolding a docu ment of foolscap size . In the lower left-hand corner they glimpsed a large red seal. The stranger began to read: ‘l’ John W. Brooke, during the period of my absence from home, do hereby appoint and constitute as head of my domestic household one Henry Hedge, the bearer of this luthority to manage said household m every respect, to care for it, main tain it, guard it, and every manner provide for its needs and its security. do designate the said Henry Hedge as the personal guardian of my chil dren, William W., Constance T., and Alice, and I confer upon him, during my absence, all such authority as I possess concerning them. I hereby charge my said childern to obey the said Henry Hedge in all things, and to accord to him that respect to which he, as their guardian, is by right entitled. And I do charge my servants, now in my employ or who may hereafter be in employ, to obey the said Henry Hedge, so long as this document shall be of force and effect. And I declare that this ; said Henry Hedge shall constitute i full and ample warrant of authority for him to act as 1 have above ; charged. “(Signed) JOHN W. BROOKE.” The three Brooke children spoke not a word. They simply stared at Henry Hedge, as though fascinated j by some strange spectacle. He turn ed the face of the document toward them and exhibited the bold signa . ture they knew so well. Theye was no mistaking the handwriting of . John W. Brooke. Vaguely they ob , served the names of two persons de , signaled as witnesses, and a third , name which was that of a notary. But the thing that riveted their glance was the great seal. It stared . out at them from the white paper . like an unblinking and menacing red SIHPoiSiyiEEIfijiBISfEIHEISISISISSISISJSIEIEISEJi Fine Mules We received today two car loads Kentucky and Tennessee Mules—all mare mules. These mules were bought right and will be sold right. You will always find a large lot d£ mules in our stable to select from. CASH OR CREDIT G. A. & W. G. Turpin Attention Farmers Sowing Grain <jj The season is now favorable for the thor ough preparation of land for grains. Plow and harrow carefully, and then drill in the seed. <jj The recent drouth has caused a shortage of feed in this section, and the farmers should realize the importance of planting more grain than usual. There is no better time to insure a crop than to plant now. <J May we offer this suggestion?—Fertilize your when you plant them, use two bush els of seed to the acre and drill in with them one sack of well prepared 9-3-3 Guano. <J We have installed new mixing machinery, and are prepared to supply first class goods in every respect. Let us serve you. Your pat ronage will be appreciated. L. G. Council Fertilizer Works Americus, Ga. Hero to Important Post ok J OkkMKk ’ k J-y w* * j wahiM I" s ■ * • ! ■ J • ‘ ’ Hanford MacNider, former head l of the American Legion, and much decorated war hero, bein;, sworn in ’ as the new assistant secretary of war, . succeeding Dwight F. Davis who be came secretary upon the retirement of John W. Weeks. Left to right,' Dwight F. Davis, Assistant Secretary i of War McNider and Col. John B. > Randolph, who swore the new as sistant into office. eye, glowering at them. ( Mr. Hedge produced another docu ment, of a less threatening aspect, ,and this he also read, in a calm but incisive tone. To Be Continued ROOFING FACTORIES DOING BIG BUSINESS I ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 26. In dicative of the tremendous building .program, in which Georgia and the South is engaged at the present time is the avalanche of orders for roof ing supplies, according to Atlanta manufacturers. Officials of the Logan-Long com pany, an Ohio concern, which recent ly built a half-million dollar pant in Atlanta said today that the demand for roofing materials is unprecedent ed. Heavy orders are being filled from practically every part of the South-east A saving in freight costs in its products already has been affected by the Logan-Long company in build ing a plant in the South, Beside ex pecting its shipments, Other east ern manufacturers are expected to follow the plan of this company in building southern plants. FARMERS FORM UNIQUE CLUB ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 26. — Clark county farmers have organized a un ique club with a rotating chairman ship. This club was organized through the efforts of County Agent J. W. Frior and several successful farmers wwho are anxious to continue study of modern methods that have peen practiced with success in this com munity. They meet on a farm every week i'WilFz When you feel you''"**lT I'm? want “just a taste” ■ of something ni Take a bite of WRIGLEY’S-let its soothing, flavorful re freshment appease your desire. Let it clear your mouth and throat and calm your stomach. • Then your real appe tite will be stimulated \ and the stomach made ready and willing to take care of your next regular meat . I Also, use it “AFTER EVERY I MEAL” to aid digestion! n. You’ll feel better! WRKins, “after every Duroc Hogs For Sale Now is the time to breed your sows for Spring pigs. We have 25 young Boars ready B for service, that we will sell cheap. You may never have an opportunity to buy such Boars again. They are sired by. our great Herd Boar that we lost. We also have 50 fall Gilts ready to breed that we will sell. We will not hold a winter , sale of bred sows. If you want to improve your herd now is your opportunity. C. C. HAWKINS & SON AMERICUS, GA. ’ and study the main methods employ ed on that farm. The chairmanship is held by tne operator of the farm being inspected for that week. PIANOS See Bargains in Second hand and Used Pianos. New Pianos turned back on leaving town for balance due. Large Phonograph and Organs at 1 1-2 Price E. J. McMath 120 Windsor Avenue The Yellow Front PAGE SEVEN
