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PAGE TWO Too Much-Efficiency \ J “I am through with efficiency,” said the efficiency man. Constance stirred. "1 am through with economy!” She moved her head so that one ey v - peeped out through the crook of her elbow. ■ ,->eath to scientific management!” he cried. Constance raised her head slowly ana stared at him. She met a glare that alarmed her. He was standing jusi opposite, across the library desk, his eyes blazing with light. “You have burned my diary,” he said grimly. "You have burned my notes. You have thrown into the file all my hopes of reforming the American household. Yes— You!— yo„ type of the idle rich!” Constance felt herself shrinking. Sin .uid never seen H. Hedge in such mo, ... “Idle rich!” he echoed. "Idle rich! All right—l’m for ’em. I’m going to join the crowd.” lie laughed boisterously. "You thin a I’m crazy, don’t you?” he said “I can see it in your eyes. Perhaps * I am. Let it go at that; I should worry. Now I’ll show you just how crazy I am.” H. Hedge made a dasli at the filing case, pausing midway to Execute sev eral bewildering steps. “Observe that Ido not take the shortest route,” he exclaimed. “Ha! You did observe, Now watch!” He laid hold of the uppermenst drawer, panked it completely out of the cabinet and shook it, as a terrier \ worries its prey. A second dash brought him opposite the big fire- 1 place, where the last sheet of his book on household graft were still smoldering. He dumped the contents of the drawer into the flames, seized I a big brass npker and began stirring ! them frantically. “There she goes!” he shouted as 1 the big manila envelopes caught at 1 the edges. “Everything from A to j K—or G. Hanged if 1 remember wh eh Don’t care either. All the economy and efficiency from A to G, »r maybe H. What’s the difference? •Se e it burn! Reports, records, bills, receipt^—the whole works! Nice dr. ft in that chimney today, isn’t it, too; all the C’s are included He danced madly on the rug, mak infi incantations. c (instance was sitting, rigid with growing apprehension in her eyes. \ J r-iaps he was crazy! Why, he was! When the inanila envelopes and their contents were a roaring mass o, ilames he wheeled quickly and na.ue a second assault upon the fil ing case. tx to L!” he exclaimed. “The I <>*■ er one did end at F, after all. Too h d; I thought I'd get more at one i 1 . . Never mind. Here goes nearly | 1; f the alphabet. Well, why don’t j jou cheer?’’ lie dumped the plethoric contents o the second drawer into the fire, t . n danced again as the flames lap -1 d hungrily. (i to L! That includes Giovanni, an , George, and Household, and In- j ventory, and—H. Hedge! Yes, and ' anything that began with a .1 or a K —.ike junk or kittens. And L—like Unions. Wow!” Constance was fascinated with horror. But H. Hedge did not notice that. He made another attack on the tabipet. “M to S” he announced as he I , ONE IN TEN Neglecting a little wound, cut or a’oras- 1 ion of the flesh may in nine cases out of | ten cause no preat suffering or inconveni ence, but it is the one ease in ten that j causes blood poisoning, lockjaw or a chronic festering sore. The cheapest, safest and best course is to dWnfect the wound with liquid Borozone and apply the Borozone Powder to complete the '• healing process. Price (liquid) 30c, 60c j and $1.20. Powder 30c and 60c. Sold by i NATHAN MURRAY. Dru«r«i«. i Before You Buy That — RADIO! |3e sure you have tried the Murdock in your home. That’s the way we demonstrate our sets. Let us place a Murdock in your home on dem onstration and that will convince you of real Radio quality in the Murdock set Chappell Machinery Co. AMERICUS. GA. i ' | | 1 iiife | There was a wild expression in his eyes as he turned from the confla gration to glare at Constance. dragged forth a third drawer. “Here 'goes Mary, the cook! And Matilda I—and Minnie—and Ruth. Horace is | burned already. Fanny went with j the first installment, M toS! Meats and noodles and oranges and pine apples and quinces and radishes and j—and steam heat. Watch ’em burn! | Eli, Miss Brooke-—what do you think about it?” | There was a wild expression in his eyes as he turned from the conflagra- I tion to glare at her. Constance hud dled in her chair. “And now from T to z!” m ——— « >~jj ness course we [[ || teach you all of the yas Ml essentials and details |gjJ| PH that go into the !fl making of a business I H day. Enroll today Ji I-1 in our filing class. Ij| II Prepare Here for YJ| Success ij AMERICUS J Ml BUSINESS U COLLEGE w I The remaining drawer shot from 'the cabinet and went bodily into the fire, contents and all. “There goes Tommy Treadwell,” he chortled. “And Witnerbee every thing, and Maudie Van Nest and ev erything from T to the finish.” He stirred things with the poker a , gain, jabbing viciously at wads of 1 paper that were reluctant to give up the ghostt “Economy!” snorted the efficiency man. “Piffle! Efficiency Ashes to ashes! All sizzling damnation— where they belong. Excuse the em phasis; i’m a bit enthusiastic. Watch ’em burn, Miss Brooke.” He found more papers lying on the desk and flung them into the mount ing flames, whistling merrily, Con stance was dumb and inert. She was truly frightened. No efficiency man in his senses could thus behave she knew: and she could not yet be lieve that H. Hedge had renouened efficiency. Something had snapped in his brain; she was sure of that. Suddenly he snatched the poker again and advanced upon her. “See that?” he demanded, waving it. “A very useful poker—large, I heavy, anu strong. Sit where you are; ] don’t dare to move. I’ll be back in' . half a minute.” H e rushed from the library, and she heard him running down the hall. She sat there, powerless, even tnough her instinct was to fly f ro m Hie house and escape the madman. A pity he was mad, she found her self thinking -a pity, because in his madness H. Hedge ser.ned almost sublime. Certainly he was super human. There was something so ut terly .Efferent from the efficiency nian that Constance, oven in her » awe , was compelled to adr.:ire. From anotheh part of the house j s he heard in echo of heavy blows. Heavens! 11. Hedge was killing somebody! Then a sound of rapid footsteps, ! an d he was again in tile library, a j wild light of triumph in his eyes. He ,I'iurg the poker into a corner and i laughed joyously. j “It’s done!” he announced. “That’s a bully poker.” Constance questioned he.i with terrified eyes. “Yes, it’s done time cl >ok is dead TAX NOTICE City Tax Books close December Ist, and fi fas will be issued on that date. You have only a few more days. Pay now and avoid this extra cost. A. D. GATEWOOD, Jr. Clerk and Treasurer. 20.000 I Men and Women H from all over the world contributed their g| favorite songs. Over four years were rc m quired to gather the correct words and music II of the complete collection. Some of them— I Folk Songs—diow published for the first time and many others were never before in j&j eluded in a general collection. “HEART SONGS” excels all other collections in coni- B pleteness and accuracy and is arranged in low key so the whole family can sing. Every Reader of The Americus Times-Recorder Is entitled to a copy of this grand . collection of world favorites. I Clip the Coppon printed elsewhere in this issue and present it with two others, and this book is yours QC,, for only ■ u ..j AnnCDC will be filled on the terms I IrIAIL UKDLKO described in the coupon. (j 0 J\ 512 Pages Yours Reduced UhaMrstion of the Bis Soof Book unp , 1U i N | 'mP? • Beautifully 6fund in Maroon Cloth, Lettered in Gilt ‘ Q rip i Cad at this Ot*r end Cauaine it for Yanudf 400 1 Q-fl R y AMERICUS TIMES-FCLORDEK The Chosen I ; jj cT - ''j j 14# I I i j|f«§§ i j 1 $$ > f • i Miss Elinor Kountz, 19, daughter of Charles T. Kountz, multi-million-' uirc banker, of Omaha, Neb., is the! 31st annual qqueen Ak-Sar-Ben of! Omaha. Each year the most beauti j full girl in Omaha’s wealthy and socil-' ly prominent families is chosen for! this honor, and this year she’s the, lucky one. | —all the wheels and insides f pilled ! out on the floor.” The girl in the chair breathed I again. There had been no murder in the Brooke mansion. “Nobody’ll ever punch that clock again, alter the wallop I gave it,” he cried happily. “Busted the dial at the firse crack. Looks as if it had been shot up with a 42-centimeter gun. Mary is reviving Elvira—she fainted.” He paused for an instant, then rushed forward, seized Constance by the wrist, dragged her across the Toom. | down,” he ordered, pointing ito the little office chair that stood at | the typewriter desk. , -She obeyed, trembling. “Stick in a sheet of paper.” “Now take this: j “Economy and Efficiency Corpora j Ltd., | “New York City, New York. _ "Hot that?” he demanded. “Good. ( Now, go ahead: j “GENTLEMEN: j “1 resign, j “Cot that? Right! Now: i Don t send anybody in my place. H \ou do I’ll bust him over the haad. “Yours truly. j “That’s all. Let’s see. Here—l l said ‘bust,’ not burst.’ Change it. j There—that’s correct. Now address lan envelope. Thanks. And now put in another sheet.’' Constance did as bidden, in terror of the madman. “Take this: “Henry Wellington Hedge, “Dear Sir: “No* wait a minute. Scratch out the ‘Dear Sir.’ That’s it. Now: I “DEAR HENRY: | “i resign my job as secretary, to | take effect as soon as I can write, my name under. “Yours affectionately—” Constance’s cheeks flamed and her fingers became paralyzed after the /’Yours.” I ! ‘ ; TURKEY DINNER i Thursday, 12 o’Cloek and 6 o’Clock I Please make reservations early to insure good service, j SIGN OF THE PINE TEA ROOM I SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 28, 1925 I "Go on! Write ‘affectionately,’ ” jhe ordered menacingly. You take I orders until you sign that. You’re i still my secretary. Write!” “Pm not your secretary!” she de clared passionately, at last finding I her voice. “Y ou've—you’ve resigned yoifrself!” ! “Not until I sign it,” he cried. “Write ‘affectionately’!” With trembling fingers she wrote affectionately. “Good!” exclaimed H. Hedge as he dragged her back to the big desk. .“Now sign.” ! He dipped a pen and thrust it into her hand i “Sign!” She signed. He snatched th e pen from her BUY YOUR TURKEY FROM US! Bake that Fruit Cake Now! We have all the necessary ingredients, all FRESH— Citron, Orange Peel, Lemon Peel, Crystalized Cherries, Crystalized Pineapple, Raisins, Currants, Pecans, Almonds, Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, and Swans Down Cake Flour. WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS Harris Grocery The Home of Quality —2B—Phone—29 N. W. Corner Jackson and Forsyth Sts- Land For Sale ! 200 acres of good land, 100 acres cleared, 100 acres in good timber- The timber is worth around SI,OOO. This place nas a goed house bams, etc. Included with this is two mules, wagon and 200 bushels of corn, for $22.50 per acre. P. B. WILLIFORD Office in Windsor Hotel We Trade, Sell and Repair Bicycles ! Mso sharpen Safeiy Razor Blades, Knives, Scissor? etc. We do light Soldering and Welding; Repair Tricycles, small Autos and other Wheel Toys. Freeman will fix it or tell you whe.e you can get it fixed. Go-Ca. ts Re-tiied while you wait. “IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST’’ Freeman’s Bicycle Shop 206 North Jackson St. Americus, Ga. i fingers and sighed the other letter ;in a bold, scrawling hand. (To Be Continued) Some towns have all the luck. In | Deroit a man got mad at his motor- | cycle and. tore it up. i Sometimes it takes blind faith to lead you through the dark places. | Whiteway Market j MEATS tnd VEGETABLES Phone L’s Your Order for QUICK DELIVERY TELEPHONE 56