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The
Meddlers I
How Tbeir Plans Came to I
Naught
By CLARISSA MACKIE
The veranda of a hotel In southern
Florida was 'crowded with people,
tome gossiping, others playing bridge,
■till others, the younger element, find
ing amusement In watching tbo tennis
courts.
Beyond the lawn there was a sandy
beach that shelved down to the wa
ter's edge.
The tide was coming In. In another
hour It would be just right for bath
ing.
TUo boom of surf sounded cool and
refreshing.
On tho verandn Mrs. Blgglnson peer
ed inquisitively at the tennis players.
"Is that Amy Dclnrmo, that girl in
white bouncing around the courts?"
Betty Tendon lifted her dark eyes to
Mrs. Ulgglnson’s round, heated face.
"Amy la there,” she admitted In a
tone of dislike, “but she Is not bounc
ing around. She flits like a—a moth.”
"It’s all a matter of opinion, my
detur," rumbled the older woman In
deep chest tones. "Is'my daughter
Adelaide there, Betty?"
Betty scanned the lawn with amused
eyes.
"No,” she snld wlokodly, "Adelaide
is sitting on tho beach with Professor
Hicks."
Mrs. Blgglnson uttered a sound half
way between a groan and a sob. It
ended in a hysterical titter ns she got
up and lumbered toward the beach.
"Poor Adelaide—and It’s her last
ebrtuae!" sighed Betty.
Mavis Oakes looked pained.
“What made you tell on her, Betty?"
■he reproved.
"To pay her back for laughing at
Amy.”
"But you’ve got Adolalde Into a
scraps. I waB hoping she would run
away with the professor. He’s a dear,
and Adelaide Is so funny and solemn
and swoetl How did she ever come
to have such a parent?"
Botty shrugged her shoulders and
stretched her arms In a lazy yawn.
"Suppose wo go and talk to Amy,"
she suggested. "Perhaps we con help
Adelaide and the darling old profes
sor.”
Mavis followed hor friend across the
lawn. Tho players were leaving the
courts, and Amy, followed closely by
Dsn Morland, mot them undor the
spreading trees.
As If conjured by some magician, two
outer young men appeared to hover
•round Mavis and Betty.
"Usten," sold Betty, beckoning tbo
five about her. "I want you all to help
one. It's about Adolalde.”
"Adelaide Blgglnson, the daughter of
that awful Mrs. Hlgglnson," explained
Mavis.
"Oh, you mean tho body female and
the old guy with the shell rimmed spec
tacles?" asked Larry Whltfard.
“Larryl" expostulated Mavis. “Ade-
Jnldo looks very pretty sometimes, and
If hor mother didn't nag so I am sure
■ho wouldn't look so worn. Usten to
Betty’s plan."
"My plan 1b this,” sold Betty, blush
ing undor Harvey’s ardent glances. “1
know tho professor Is wild to marry
Adelaide, and she, poor girl, would like
to, only she's afraid of Iter mother.”
"Professor Hicks Is probably too
blushful to propose an elopement, but
given the opportunity I am sure be
could persuade Adolalde."
“Yon see," added Mavis, "If Mrs.
Hlgglnson parts them now they may
never meet, again. The professor Is a
widower, and widowers are fickle, you
know."
"How Interesting!" muttered Larry
ha. tho ear of his ladylove, but Mavis
only pouted. “Let’s talk about our
•elves, Mavis."
■Tiumphl" scorned Mavis
"And ao,” Botty was saying earnest
ly—“and so I thought we six might go
over to Pendleton village and then tel
ephone over for Adelaide to come at
once to the rectory, and another mes
sage to the professor, and when they
get there you boyB might Buggest to
him about the elopement”
“Ye godBl” cut In Dan Morland. "The
man Is my friend!"
“Well?" defied the three girls.
Dan grinned.
"All right” he hastened to soy.
"He may decline, or Adelaide may.”
sold Amy quietly.
"They may, but they won’t” retort
ed Betty wisely.
Every one laughed, and Betty blush
ei
"What else can they do wben Mrs.
Hlgglnson la obdurate? She says Ade
laide must look higher than an under
paid schoolteacher, ao if ones they art
•operated Adelaide’s mother will set
that the romanoo is killed deed." cried
Betty.
“An underpaid schoolteacher!” ne
pec ted Don Morland thoughtfully.
"Well, Mies Hlgglnson might do worse
than marry Bob Hleka."
"Then you will all help?" asked
Mavis.
They promised unreservedly.
The next day was Wednesday, and
the six meddlers were very busy. Mor
land’s big motorcar sped away to
ward Pendleton village early In the
morning. Dan Morland was aloae, and
when be returned to the hotel he war
Immediately surrounded by bis fellow
conspirators.
ty ashed Adelaide If site would drive
over to Pendleton.
“Mr. Morland and Larry and Amy
and I,” said Betty. “Your mother will
not object. I urn sure.”
"She fs asleep now. She has suffered
from neuralgia all day,” said Adelaide.
“1 will go. Betty, deaf."
"Just slip a warm coat over that
pretty white frook. I’m so glad you
wore It, Adelaide!" arled Betty, danc
ing off.
“1 wonder why,” mnrmured Ade
laide ns she went upstairs.
Mrs. Hlgglnson was sleeping sound
ly, and Adelaide whisked a motoring
cloak out of the wardrobe, twisted u
White chiffon veil about her pale gold
en hair, and, with blue eyes shining
like stars, sbe joined Betty and the
two young men In the veranda.
Over In tho corner there was a glow
ing point of light. Professor Hleka
was smoking furiously. PerbupB ho
bad counted on having Adelaide to
himself that evening.
Near by wore Mavis Oakes and her
cavalier, Larry.
A half hour Jater came a telephone
call for Larry. He returned from the
booth In a very vexed frame of mind.
"I'm called over to Pendleton,” he
explained. "Could you take mo over
In your car, professor? All the hotel
cars are In use.”
With pleasuro!” cried Professor
Hicks, tossing his cigar away. "Per
haps Miss Oakes would Uko to come
too.”
"Mumks. I should love to,”
So tho three drove away from the
hotel, two of them trembling with ex
citement at tho coming ordeal.
Professor Hicks, the Innooent vie-
tlm of their disturbance, gulficd the
car with bis usual cool precision.
“Where do you want to go?" be ask
ed after they had entered the quiet
Pendleton streets.
“The rectory," said Larry.
Professor Hicks peered at him
through the darkness.
H’ml” be coughed suspiciously, and
Lorry pressed Mavis' hand and whis
pered: "He believes we’re going to be
married, you and L, Mavis. Yo«
wouldn't hatp tho Idea, would you?”
No-one aavo Larry beard her answer,
but from what followed it mast have
been entirely satisfactory to that love
lorn youth.
In fact, the professor had to remind
them twice before they realized that
the car had stopped at tho rectory gate.
“Will yon come Inside, professor?"
pleaded Larry.
In the rector’s study there waited a
nervous group—Betty and Amy, with
a tearfully smiling Adelaide between
them, while Dan Morland and Harvey
talked to the puzzled looking clergy
man.
Larry beckoned Morland into the
hall. “Hero he Is, old man,” Larry
whispered to Dan. “Go to ltt” Mnvls
and Larry went Into the study, leav
ing Dan Morland alone with the pro
fessor.
Those within tho room heard Bounds
of a dispute In the hall, murmured ex
postulations and then'the deep-rum
ble of Don’s persuasive voice.
Tbe girls looked at each other In dis
may.
Now that Adelaide, the dear, bad
consented to their plan, would It not
be dreadful If tbe professor refused to
marry Miss Hlgglnson?
"1 wish wo hud not meddled." whis
pered Betty to Mavis.
Mavis nodded and looked miserable.
There was Adelaide with a sweetly
tender smile On her lips, her thlnneBS
covered by the fleecy white frock, so
bridelike.
And there was Professor Hicks, act
ing so—so—
"Balky I” It was Larry who sup
plied tho right word.
Just then the two men came Into
the room, the professor smiling, Dan
Morland looking baffled.
Dr. Deems came forward, surpllced,
with an open prayer book In his bandB.
Professor Hicks exchanged a look
with Adelaide and stiffened bis shonl-
dors ns he stepped forward.
“I thank these yonng people for tbeir
kind Interest in my—our affairs," he
sold gently, "bnt I cannot marry Ado
lalde. Yos will explain to them why
I cannot”
“Oh—bh!" The exclamation, scarce
ly breathed, ran .fromillp to Up. Some
how tho professor found a place bo-
side Adelaide.
They all looked expectantly at tho
minister.
“Please tell them why I cannot nsk
you to marry ua, Dr. Deems," repeated
Professor Hicks.
Dr. Deems closed the prayer book
upon his finger and smiled benignly
around the group.
"Because." he said Impressively—“be
cause I married them two weeks ago!”
Consternation fell upon the six med
dlers.
Tbe quiet Adelaide and her gray
haired lover had eloped after all. had
stolen a march upon them, bad not
needed their Intervention.
Adelaide’s tremulous voice broke tho
sllonct,:
"1 un to ('Sad yon ail know. Yon
were so dear to plan It for us"—
A flood of congratulations checked
her speech.
The six conspirators crowded around
Adelnlde and her husband.
Dr. Deems was beaming upon them
all and offering to go and break the
news to Mrs. Hlgglnson.
"I am sure sbe will listen to reason.”
he said as he prepared to leave.
And he never told them that It was
only after be had explained to Ade
laide’s mother that Professor Hicks
was worth half a million In his own
right that Mrs. Hlgglnson gracefully
gave In nnd blessed her children.
As for the six meddlers. In the course
of time each couple was married, and
Dr. Deems always officiated at the cep
emony.
trunix ur H VULLHNU.
Result of an Eruption In Alaska Four
teen Centuries Ago.
Every traveler on tho upper Yukon
river has noted a conspicuous white
bed, four to six luebes Id thickness,
that occutb on the river banks. This
Is made up of volcanic aHh derived
from a volcano located In the northern
margin of the St Ellas range, more
than 100 miles to the south. Though,
geologically speaking, the material Is
of recent age, yet It was probably
erupted 1,400 years ago.
There are, of course, no historical
records of this eruption, but In tbe
course of explorations In Alaska much
bos been learned about the distribution
and thickness of tbe material ejected.
It originally covered an area of over
140,000 square miles, nnd some of It
was carried over 4CO miles from the
volcano.
Tbe deposit varies In tbiefcoss from
300 feet near tbe volcano to an lmih or
two at tbo margin of tho area covered
by It A rough estimate Indicates tbat
over ten cubic miles of material was
ejected at tbe time of this eruption.
During tbe eruption of Katmal volcano
In southwestern Alaska In June, 1912,
about five cubic miles of asb wun eject
ed, and about tbe same amount fell
from tbe Krakatoa eruption of 1883.
This Yukon eruption Is therefore com
parable In Intensity with some of the
larger eruptions of historical time.—
Geological Survey Reports.
THE OLD CLIPPER SHIP.
Now Almost Vanished, She Was Onoa
Queen of the 8eas.
In memory of the ship IV. P. Frye,
John Gould Fletcher writes In the New
Republic a eulogy on "clipper ships,”
now almost vanished from the seas.
"Sometimes tbe lookout on a great
steamer wallowing and thrashing
through the heavy seas by night sees
far off on bis lee quarter something
like a lofty swinging light Beantlfol
ns a tiered cloud, a ghostly clipper ship
emerges from the surges that keep run
ning away before dajton the low Pa
cific shore.. Its upper! works are kin
dled by the snn into shafts' of rosy
flame. Swimming like a dock, steering
like a fish, easy, yet dry, lively, yet
stiff, she lifts cloud on cloud of crowd
ed, stainless sail. She creeps abeam
within hall, she skips, she chases, she
outpaces like a mettlesome racer the
lumbering teakcttlo that keeps her
company. Before she fades Into the
weather quarter the lookout cries:
Holy jiggers! Are you the Flying
Dutchman, that yop go two knots to
our one?’ Hoarsely comes back this
answer from the sail: 'Challenge is our
name, Amerlcn our nation, Bully Wa
terman our master. We can beat crea
tion T
■And Its 'way, Rio:
Way—hay—hay, Rio.
Oh, fare you well, my pretty young girl!
For we’re bound to the Rio Grande."
Old Man of the Mountain.
The title "Old Man of the Mountain"
was -first applied to Hassnn Ben Sab-
bal, who founded a formidable dynas
ty In Syria A. D. 1080. He wire the
prince or chief of a sect «f tihe Mo
hammedans. Having been banished
from his country, he took up bis abode
In Mount Lebanon and gathered round
him a band of followers, wbo soon be
came tbe terror alike «f Christians,
Jews nnd Turks. They paid tbe most
Implicit obedience to his commands
and bolieved that If they sacrificed
their lives lor his sake they would he
rewarded with the highest joys of
paradise. For 200 years these "assas
sins,” as they called themselves, con
tinued to be the terror of tbe country.
Whenever tbeir chief, the “Old Man
of the Mountain,” considered himself
Injured he dispatched some of his as
sassins secretly to murder the aggres
sor. This is tbe origin of our use of the
word assassin for a secret murderer.
The Hungarian Crown.
The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria
as kings of Hungary Is the Identical
one made for Stephen and used at his
coronation over 800 years ago. The
whole la of pure gold, except the set
tings, and weighs almost exactly four
teen pounds. The settings above allud
ed; to consist of fiftyjthree sapphires,
fifty rubles, ope .'emerald nnd !
pearls. It will be noticed that there are
no diamonds among these precious
adornments. This Is accounted for by
the oft quoted story of Stephen’s aver
sion to such gems because be consid
ered tbem "unlucky."
A False Alarm.
”1 know something, I do, about a
member of this family,” said little
Bobby Slithers triumphantly to his old
er sister, Maud.
“Oh, -dear!” exclaimed Miss Slithers.
"Half a dollar Is all I have, Bobby.
Will you promise not to tell If I give
you that?”
“Sure, 1 wifi," answered Bobby in
surprise. "But it ain’t nothin' on yon,
sis. It was the cook and the Iceman."
—Birmingham Age-Herald.
What She Learned.
Mrs. Willis — So your daughter Is
home from domestic science school.
1 suppose she has learned several new
ways of washing tbe dishes. Mrs.
Glllls—No; she seems to have learned
several new ways of getting out of
washing them.—Judge.
Don't Worry.
Mrs. Wullaby—De agent soya If we
ain’t got de rent ncx' Monday we’s got
to git out Sam Wullaby—Nex' Mon-
doy? Den we doan' need to worry fo'
de nex’ fo’ days.—Puck.
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the market. Thousands of the best dressed ladies are
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with a corset? Go to GLOVER’S next week and
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corset now, we will be glad to have you stop in ind
see the beautiful new SPRING 'MODELS being
shown and demonstrated by an experienced corsetiere.
Remember the Date
ALL NEXT WEEK, BEGINNING MONDAY, FEB. 21
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There are only two roads by which
any Important goal can be reached—
sheer strength and perseverance.—
Goethe.
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FLOUR
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48-lb. sack $1.69
24-lb. sack .87
Barrel 6.70
Rogers’ 37, the best self
rising—
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24-lb. sack .91
Barrel 6.95
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Irish Potatoes
Maine grown seed Irish
potatoes—
Irish Cobbler.
Goodrich.
Early Rose.
All genuine Eastern seed
potatoes, peck 49c
Eating Irish potatoes,
peck. 38c
Cabbage Plants
10c per 100
Early Jersey.
Charleston.
Flat Dutch.
SUGAR
v
15 lbs. best cane sugar
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25-lb. sack best granula
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Chewing
Tobacco
“NEWS,” 11-inch 3’s,
pound 45c
“RED J,” pound 30c
“FOOTPRINTS,” per
pound 55c
Best Prices on all
Snuff and To
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Syrup .
Gallon Karo 41c
Half-gallon Karo 21c
Home-made sorghum,
gallon 49c
Home-made ribbon
cane 60c
ONION SETS
Red or yellow, 3 qts., 25c
Sweet Maiden toilet
soap, 3 cakes 10c
Almond cream toilet
soap, 3’cfites 10c
, Standard oil, 5 gal
lons ...... 60c
Hart’s Never-Fail 5-gal
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Stone’s wrapped cakes,
at ...10c
Rogers’ better bread,
large loaves, 7 for._25c
White lake fish, 6-lb
kit 42c
Best pink salmon,
3 cans 25c
7 cans potted meats_25c
7 cans sardines 25c
7 packages Arm &
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7 packages washing
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NEWNAN, GEORGIA.