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THE POET
' %t seems to me” Bob Chalmers
said, “that you are looking thin, Don,
' The young men sat before the fire
‘place in Bob's bachelor apartment. It
was sometime since the two bad met,
and after the usual .recollections of
college days spent together, Bob,
eying his friend over the bowl of his
pipe, made the concerned remark.
“I am worried,” Don burst out im
pulsively, “terribly worried over
Helen, which is the new name my
fiancee has given herself, and it’s part
of the new foolishness .that possesses
her. Where she got it I don’t know,
unless the poet fellow who gave
readings before her aunt’s culture
elass put the nonsense into her head.
However that may be, an ordinary
man Is mere common clay, in Helen’s
opinion, since the poet made his en
trance and exit. I, it appears, am
the commonest of all because of my
devotion to business, And she has
not gpared my feelings in hinting
that a matter of fact business man is
no fitting mate for her. She must
soar, she says, whatever that may be
to a more elevating sphere, and all
that rot. )
. “We quarrel every time we meet.
Bhe wants a poet for a lover. So
T'm out.” . i
Donald leaned forward abruptly.
“And it hurts to lose her,” he said,
“that's the strange part of it. With
all her unreasonable whims, Itttle
Helen i{s the only one girl for me."”
Bob Chalmers studied the fire with
an gmused smile.
“Oouldn’t you turn poet,” he asked,
"un& ‘her fancy passes?”
. Dor Bruce arose and reached
“tor his_coat.
- “No, I can't,” he answered shortly.
“And the thing is not a fancy with
Helen, but a conviction. My middle
mame s Gloom, these days. Can I
‘drop In and unload my troubles when
I pass your city next month? It's
mighty nice to have a friend on my
route,” : :
~_ “Always welcome,” Bob Chalmers
canswered. “Where did you say that
_your little girl lives?”
““In Eismere,” Donald replied, “a
small town in easy commuting dis
tance. A
Bob Chalmers whistled meditatively ‘
a 8 he removed his necktie and con
tinpued to whistle rumpling his wavy
locks before the mirror,
At the end of a month Donald came
again. Bob Chalmers greeted him
cordially, then as his friend' was
comifortably seated in the big chalir,
Bob frowned.
“Thinner and more worn looking
than ever!” he exclaimed.
. Don also frowned.
" “Well, don't rub it in,” he sald. “If
one 18 fool enough to fall in love with
& girl, one has to ku%on loving her,
Mfl At least that's my case.
_And now—" he laughed shortly, “there
48 no hope for me at all. Helen has
met her poet.”
,Dfl M 5
~ YOh! Well, poets these days are
‘much like their brothers,” he com
forted. “Have to be up to date and
busy. The jdylilc dreamer was a
product of the past.”
_“Not this poet,” Don contradicted.
“He 18 all that the heart of a roman
tic maiden could wish, My own sister
is touched with Helen's enthusiasm
=—describes this stranger’s charms by
the hour, then sits looking pensively
into space. It would almost” added
Bruce, “make you sick. His name's
enough to make a man gick, too—
Leslie Laverne .
i “Sounds made up,” sald Bob.
“Probably Is,” Donald agreed,
The evening was not a success. Don
fook his departure early.
“Fm not good company,” he sadly
®old his friend. In understanding
Mympathy Bob wrung his hand.
“Cheer up,” he sald, “and do not fall
“#0 stop over on your next trip.”
~ Donakl's next coming .was after
“more than a month’s absence. Hob,
‘leaning back under thé lamp, %nd
#miling at wnothing in. particular,
‘heard his friend’s volce at the door.
“Oome right in, Don,” he called, and
*Don came in. His face was beaming.
‘JHe fell promptly into the &o&ered
ehair and as promptly began his story.
& *You see," he explained “I can't
_stay long, for Helen 18 just sround
“the corner at her aunt's, waiting for
“me to take her to the theater. We
_are engaged again, and I guess the
poet did the job for me. Anyway,
. Helen never wants to see a poet again,
/Fed up’ as I understand It. Read
lyrics to her morning, noon and eve
ming, and incidentally took his meals
&t her house, later, to the disgust of
fellow at first, It appears, but when
he nmq?ol& the house and con
tinged :m such worldly mat
ters as taxi'fares or the price of opera
tickets, when he and Helen went out
together, why, ‘&pu.not only her
faith in him whith was shaken, but
theory. Beauty is all right in s
place, you kmow, but present meeds
pecognized. | Anyway, Qt!lo Helen'
sent for me, and I went ilke a dog.
And now you should hear ber prate
of the nobleness of true manhood,
meaning—myself.” 0
“Don.” his friend remarked gulet-
Iy, “all bhas worked out as I expect
“’W straight with your sis
opecate for appendicitis®
~_ Little Beauty—“O doctor, will the
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/ FOR MAYOR ;
To the Citizens of Fitzgerald:
Recognizing the importance of the
changes made through the addition
of the Women voters for the election
of officers of the city, and appreci
ating fully their laudable gm to help
to make Fitzgerald 3 bigger and better
city in conjuriction with the former
voters of the city, I have consented to
become a candidate for Mayor at the
solicitation of numerous friends
among the men and women of the city.
who have the wellfare of the commun
ity at heart,
Should the voters honor me with
this office, it shall be my purpose to
administer the affairs of the city in the
interest of all of the people, without
prejudice or favor, to the end that
the moral and material welfare ‘of the
city may be properly advanced with
due regard to the tax burden from
which the tax-payers are entitled to
reasonable relief. It shall be my aim
to enforce rigidly all ordinances lead
ing to a higher morality and to the pro
tection of life and property.
Assuring you of my fullest appre
ciation of your careful consideration
of my candidacy, I am,,
: Drew W. Paulk,
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
At the request of a large number of
citizens, I hercby announce for ‘Alder
man at Large., If elected I shall
serve the city to the best of my abil
ity.
£ CLAYTON JAY.
THE . ey oy p (CTHE osy
EMPIRE Easter 1921 Will Soon Be Here = =iRE
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FOR CITY TREASURER
To the Voters of Fitzgeraid:
I respectfully announce my candi
dacy for re-election to the office of
Treasurer of the city of Fitzgerald,
subject to your approval in the con{-‘
ing primary. i ‘
' G. P. MINGLEDOREF.
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
At the solicitation of many friends
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for re-election as Alderman at
Large, subject to the choice of the
voters at the coming primary.
GEQ. L. KILCREASE.
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
After careful consideration I here
by announce my candidacy for Alder
man at Large, subject to the prim
ary to be called by the executive com
mittee, 3
E. J. DORMINEY.
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE
After conferring with my friends I
have decided to be a candidate for
Alderman at Large in the coming
primary to be held for the election
of city officers and will appreciate the
support of all the voters.
A. H. THURMOND.
FOR WATER LIGHT AND BOND
. COMMISSION
At the urgent request of many of
my friends I .ereby announce my
candidacy for the Water, Light and
Bond Commission of the city of
Fitzgerald, subject ¢o the coming
primary. ' If elected I pledge by best
attention to the city’s business in
this office, '
HUBERT ROUSH.
THE EMPIRE MERCANTILE CO.,
THE FITZGERALD LEADER THURSDAY; MARCH'24, 1921,
FOR ALDERMAN AT LARGE \
{My friends having requested that
1 be a candidate in the coming prim
ary for re-election as Alderman at
Large, I hereby announce ‘myself a
candidate and will appreciate the
support of the voters.
§ W.'R. PAULK. "’
Accused Sleuth Is
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Hot On Loafer Trail
-~ ATLANTA, March 24.—Here's a
new thing for Atlanta and will be new
to the rest of the State and the South—
The chief of the Atlanfa detective
department says that he believes that
all persons out late at night should be
arrested if they cannot give a gooci
reason for being out.
_ The chief is right, say business men,
‘but this is the first time any. official
has so expressed himgyelf.
Chief - Poole._.the same man Solici
tor Boykin says was in league with the
gaming ring, which is now the sensa
tion of Atlanta__says Atlanta does not
ueed a curfew law as that would work
a hardship on many good law-abiding
citizens, but he favors the give-an-ac
count-of-yourself plan in night hours.
The crusade against loafing in At
lanta is on, many arrests have been
made, cases tried, and the police are
still active. Not only will loafers be
arrested but arrests will be made of
propriators of business ‘houses in
which idling and loitering is permitted.
A in\structing the detectives to ar
rest proprietors-of houses in which
loitering 1§ permitted, Chief Poole
told the officers there were four sec
tions of the city code under which
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in Atlanta on the first litmday in April
as' a protest against imprisonment of.
Eugene V. Debs has been called off
by Atlanta Socialists at the request of
Samuel M. Castleton, the prisoner’s
personal counsel, who acted, it is
stated, in deference to Debs’ wishes.
Announcement that the demonstra
tion has been cancelled was made
from Socialist headquarters. It was
stated that the abandonment of the!
plan was the result of the decision of
tthe National Socialist Party to call ofi.
a similar demonstration in Washing
ton after Debs had expressed himself
against such a move to Otto Bran
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