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THE NEWNAN HERALD, NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921
Weight for Age
By ALFRED STODDART
(Copyright.)
“I Hunk r know now," mid Hugh
Westerly, "liow n woman feels when
she goes to n smart nlTalr In her Inst
season's gown. It will make me feel
old to see all these young fellows rid
ing In the rnees tomorrow."
"You foolish old Milk'll," smiled Kdlili
Ponton. "As If you could over grow
old."
Ten had been served In the hull of
Ponton Lodge, a great onk-bennied
npnrtmont, and most of the house-
party hud gone to (Irosy for dinner.
Only Hugh was left to llnlsli Ills tea
nnd his chat with Edith Fenton, the
daughter of the house.
The Mendowlhorpe Hunt races on
the morrow were tho occasion of the
gathering, nnd Hugh had only Just
arrived.
Hugh Westerly, who had until the
laid few months, spent most of his
life In England, was forty-four years
of age, and the worst of It was that
ho was beginning to he aware of that
fact.
In Ills heart, however, Hugh knew
well enough tlint II was not the differ
ence holwocti-English and American
manners which caused ibis sudden,
rather unpleasant consciousness of Ids
age. The real reason was Edith Pen-
ton herself, the 'daughter of Ids
father's old friend Huger Penton—
Edith with her splendid yoiithfulness
nnd ripening womanhood of twenty.
four.
"1 suppose." continued Hugh. "Hull
your brother Hick will ride Ills own
horse Harvester In the Challenge
Cup?"
"No. Poor I dek Is nut West on Im
portant business, and ennnot gel hack.
He wired me In tlnd another rider for
Harvester, hut Pm afraid I can't get
one.
"All the good men have mounts In
the rnce. I should like to have hud
Stanley Harden, lint he has promised
to ride Mr. Hrildlitiry’s Druid.
Hugh knew Stanley Holden very
well Indeed,
No wonder pool' Hugh felt n sudden
pnng that was very imteh like jenl-
misy as he pleliireil Stanley's slight
form, as much at ease In n dldleult
figure or a cotillion ns It was when
tending the Held till a good horse In the
finish of n stiff three miles "amiss
country."
When It was aniimineeil the next
tnornlni! at the breakfast table that
Hugh Westerly's offer In ride Harves
ter In the Challenge Cup hail been nc-
copleil, an midlldc tiller ran round (lie
room.
Most of the younger people present
did not know tlint Hugh had ridden
many races In England.
Iterlle Norris, iminuured something
nhnttt "weigh! lor age," which poor
Hugh could not hut overhear, and
Htnnley Horflen, who was staying In
the house, smiled n rnlher scornful
smile which altoctcd Hugh's nerves
considerably.
When at Iasi, however, the saddling
bugle for the" Chnllengo Cup had
sounded, and Hugh, having weighed lit,
was ready to mount, he fell not n
little nervous In spile of himself, and
tie wondered whether, after all. Edith
herself was not laughing at him a
little hit.
Once more, however, the "feel" of
fhe good lmrso between his knees
ttavo him conlhlence.
Hugh was glad to accopt a hint from
old Watson, Pcuttli’R head groom.
" 'K'a a proud 'oss, sir," said Wat
son, "nnd you can't keep 'lm hack very
long. If ’e once gets discouraged, It
will he hnll hoff for today, sir." 1
There wore six entries for tho Chal
lenge Cup, nnd all of (Item started.
Tho atnrlor. with a sweeping glance
which comprehends every one of tho
"flold," drops his ling with a sudden
downward sweep, and the horses skint
over the turf like a (light of swallows
flying close together.
Hugh Westerly on Harvester got
away about* fourth, a position which
suited him well.
The Moudowthorpo course Is n nat
ural one, nnd tho ilrst mile of tho rnce
wits over n literally "fair hunting
country."
Hugh Imd ridden for about half that
distance when Harvester made up his
mind to try conclusions with Ills rider,
nnd threw np his head In a very deter
mined manner, with the ultimate In
tention of bolting tho course.
Much to his regret, Hugh was com
pelled to give Ids mount a rather vig
orous treatment with Ills spurs.
Grasping him tightly by the head, he
administered just one telling slash
with his whip, nnd then suddenly Har
vester determined to go kindly for the
present. The struggle, however, had
cost Hugh his place, and he now found
himself trailing along In the rear.
All the horses laid been taking their
fences well, hut they now approached
n natural "In-and-out," formed by a
grassy lone running between two post
and rail fences.
Brlcktop took both Jumps splendid
ly In Ids stride, nnd ho was followed
over h> Brlghte.ves. Whalebone, how
•ever, bulked ot the second leap, nnd
Lady Grey refused altogether at the
first attempt.
This left the way clear for Druid,
who took both jumps very cleverly
while Harvester, rushing nt them with
an Impetus that was almost fatal. Just
managed to get over without n fall.
The jumps now were comparative
ly easy ones, until they approached
tho "Liverpool," an awc-lnsplriug leap
to the untrained rider or to a badly
schooled horse.
lirlcktop, with the Indifference born
of scores of former struggles, skimmed
It like n bird, hut Rrlghtoyes would
have none of It. Druid nnd Harvester
were now on equal terms; nnd .Stan
ley Borden, with n qulfk glance from
the corner of Ills eye, realized that
Hugh was going to he a formidable
competitor, after all.
He took u fresh grasp of Ills reins
ns both horses approached the "Liver
pool.” nnd Hugh did Ids best to steady
Ills own mount.
The two horses went nt the big
Jump- n guard-rail, a six-foot ditch,
and n stiff hedge oh the landing side—
together. As one horse they rose, nnd,
ns they landed nnd raced madly on,
n faint sound as of applause from the
crowd came from the clubhouse, three-
quarters of a mile nwny.
Tho race whs now on In earnest.
Brlcktop, well In tho lend, began to
set the puce, while Druid mid Har
vester fought It out together.
No doubt ,Stanley Borden was sur
prised to Ibid himself contending with
Hugh.
Glunclng ahead. Hugh snw Hint they
were gaining rapidly on Brlcktop.
Slowly Ihe brown drew away from
the chestnut, until, us they approached
the brook, be was leading by a couple
of lengths. Druid went at tho water
full speed anil cleared It splendidly,
hut for a moment Hugh feared that
Ills mouril was going to refuse.
Just line lllllo hint with Ills spurred
heel did Hugh give to Hie chestnut,
mid he flew Into the air, landing well
In Ills stride on the other side of the
brook.
The Jumping wns over, nnd the run
home, three-quarters of a mile In
length, now lay before them.
In one respect, however, Borden hnd
the advantage. He could punish, will)
whip nnd spur and thus force his
mount lo use nil tho speed lie pos
sessed. Hugh eottld only cons the
chestnut by appealing to Ills courage
mid by an occasional hint from his
spur.
But as Inch by Inch he begun to
draw up to Druid, and when at last
the chestnut's nose was on n line with
tho brown horse's girth, he felt his
confidence return to him with n rush,
uml lie was Ids own nuin again. After
thut Hugh Imd only a rather dim Idea
of wlmt was taking plnee.
But It was not until lie hnd turned
mid was riding buck to' the Judges’
stand that lie was.assured, h.v the
cheering of the spectators, of ids vic
tory.
It was Harvester's rites.
Surely Ills self-raised bogy of mid
dle age hnd been exorcised now for all
lime; mid lie hurried his toilet with
the eagerness of a hoy In Ills anxiety
la see 10(111■■ Penton.
lie found her In the shadow of the
Penlon drug, talking to Stanley Bor
den, who was si III dressed In Ills rac
ing chillies, Borden held nut Ills hand
In warm nnd sincere
"Yon rode a wonderful race.” lie
said. .
KilltIt. too, extended her hand to
Hugh.
“1 emmol tell yon liow grateful 1
mil." she cried. "II wns splendid.
•Iiisi to show you bow much I appre
ciate your winning for me, I am going
lo tell yon n secret, hours before any
one else hears It—our secret, Stanley's
and mine."
Poor old Hugh.
Things began lo blur before him
again us they did In the llnlsli of the
steeplechase.
He heard Edith murmur something
about the engagement being announced
that evening, imd somehow he man
aged to say what wns expected of
him; then he made his exit ns best he
could.
Hugh did not stay for the festivities
at Penton Lodge that night, blit plead
od an urgent telephone message which
compelled him to hurry hack lo town.
As he stood before Ills mirror Inti;
that evening examining ruefully the
increasing grnyness about Ills temples
he reflected bitterly that the rnce Is
not always to the swift nor the victory
to the stroug.
To which wise reflection he added
n stern resolution to ride no more
steeplechases.
LONE OAK.
Mrs, J. H. Barnes unit two children
spent Thursday with Mrs. Boh Spence,
at Trimble.
Mrs. Ben Ifnmhy wns III Atlanta Thurs
day.
Mr, Geo. Herring, division passenger
ligcnt of the L. & N. Railroad, with
hndqimrters at St. Louis, spent several
days with relatives here last week.
Mr. Owen Spence, of Trimble, was the
guest of Ids niint, Mrs. .1. M. .lohiisou,
Sunday.
We regret to lose Mr. Will Plant and
family from our community, they hav
ing moved to Hogmisvillc.
Mr. .1, H. Herring has been on the
sick list for several weeks, and Ih still
quite feeble, we regret to note.
Misses Virginia anil Ruby Clyntl and
Miss Frances Middlehrook were week
end gia-Kts of Mrs. W. B. Sewell, in Ho-
gaasvllle.
Mr. Edgar Culpepper is suffering very
much from an attack of rheumatism.
Time was when the man who owned
hut litle property commanded our sym
pathy; tint to all nppearanecH he is nt
the present time more comfortable than
his wealthy neighbor, who is bo burdened
with taxes that his nights are gloomed
w ith anguish and his waking hours haunt
ed with dread forebodings of tho day of
reckoning when the taxgathur comes
around. Wlmt the boll weevil 1ms left
as won't pay the taxes, nail there seems
to he no relief in sight.
Feb. 22.1.
SECRET THAT NATURE KEEPS
Scientist* Have Never Been Able to
Discover Where the Seals Spend
the Winter.
No one knows where the seals go In
the winter. Itt Alaska they begin to
appear on the Islands of St. Paul and
St. George whom the end of April or
the Ilrst of May, and toward the latter
part of August or In the first weeks
of September they disappear ns
strangely and mysteriously ns they
came. Tilts Is one of Nature’s secrets
Which she tins kept most successfully
hid from scientists ns well as the pry
lug eyes nr the merely curious nnd In
quisitive.
Even In the days, years ago, when
the seals numbered 5,000,000 or more,
apparently some signal unknown to
man would ho given and the next day
the fog-wreathed rocks would ho Imre,
the seats having deserted the Islands.
With their slipping off Into Bering sen.
nil trace of them was lost until their
return the following spring. Then
some morning they would suddenly re
appear, disporting themselves in the
water or on the shore.
RICKETS DID THIS.
Before Hits Hve-yenr-old Vlennn gtrl'
was operated upon In the Amerlcun
Convalescent Home her leg wus even
more liorrltjly deformed from rickets
uml she was In constant Instead of In
termittent pain. Now nt least tier leg
Is straight again, and by degrees she is
relearning to walk. Rickets Is the
aftermath of umler-nutrltlon, and It Is
in cut down the harrowing prevalence
of such dlscuse ns this among the chil
dren of Europe Uml eight American re
lief organizations are making a Joint
appeal under the name of the European
Relief Council for funds to succor the
millions Hint face a winter of horror.
They are Ihe American Relief Adminis
tration. the American Red Cross, the
Amo.'lenn Frlsnds' Service Committee
(Quakers), the Jewish Joint Distribu
tion committee, the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ In America, the
Knights of Columbus, the S. M. O. A.
and the Y. W. C. A.
NEWS NOTES.
Call for New Branding Designs.
There are between -to.OOd anil -15,000
cntUe-hiitmling marks registered in the
state of Colorado, and It is said that
the limit of possible combinations has
about been reached. New branding
designs are wanted.
If
1 Pre-Natal Work For Georgia.
Dr. John Osborn Polak, in an ad
dross before the clinical section or
the American College of Surgeons, re
cently quoted the following facts:
08% ot all tho deaths occurring in
women from IB to 44 years are dui
to conditions connected with chile
hearing. 25% of all blindnes lr
the United States Is due to Infectiot
of tho child at the ttme of birth. One
woman out ot 280 dies In childbirth
In Georgia aa many as 15 to 1!
deaths caused by puerpural septlcemio
are reported each month. These fact)
are appalling. Proper prenatal care be
foro birth nnd proper care at time ot
the birth of the child would eliminate
these conditions. In a prenatal clinic
conducted by Dr. Polak and his asao
elates at the Long Island £ollege Hoe
pltnl the percentage of still births
were reduced from 11% to 2%, and
the maternal deaths from l in 280 tc
1 In 1,250. Facts like these prove
tho value to the community of pre
natal work and show the absolute ne
cessity of such work for Georgia. As
yet. very ltttle has been done, but
plans are under way to supply the
doctors amt midwives with the propei
prophylactic medication against opthal
mla neonatorium (babies' sore eyes)
this medication to be obtained either
free or at a minimum cost. Also under
advisement are a series of lessons to
nildwives and methods for organizing
prenatal ellnieg. It is hoped that even
at the beginning, the fight against
these conditions will be successful
Those interested in getting further
information along this line should
write to the Division of Child Hygi
ene, State Board ot Health, Atlanta,
Georgia.
“Pieces of Eight?"
These are gold pieces which were
rained early In the seventeenth cen
tury at the Amsterdam mint, the
Netherlands being under Spanish rule
tt the time. They were‘worth eight
Spanish reals, or about one Spanish
Peruvtau dollar, and were coined at
Ihe time that Spain was nt the height
»f Us power aud prosperity.
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Read carefully the items listed below.
We call your attention to quite a few of the many values
we are offering, and we feel sure that frequent visits to our
store will convince you of the fact that we are selling merchan
dise at unusually attractive prices.
Silks
We call your attrition to our all-silk
Crepe de Chine, 42 inches wide; in
black, white and all the popular colors.
These we offer at $1.25 a yard; they
have been as high as $8.50 a yard.
Another item of interest is a beau
tiful Tricolette, in black, white, navy
and brown; 36 inches wide, and the
price is only $2.00 a yard.
Silk Shirtings are always popular,
but especially should these interest you.
The patterns are beautiful; quality
excellent, and the price only $1.50 a
yard.
Charmeuse Satins, Crepe- Meteors,
Taffetas, etc., at very attractive prices.
Low-Cut Shoes
All Slippers brought over from last
season (and the styles are as good as
those being shown now) we offer at ex
actly half former prices.
Amoug the new arrivals for women
is a pretty brown Suede Pump at $10
the pair.
A beautiful brown kid Oxford at
$7.50 the pair.
A good quality black kid Oxford,
in plain opera toe or the old-style com
mon-sense toe, and the price is only
$3.10 the pair.
Colored Wash Goods
Just received an assortment of beau
tiful patterns in fancy Voiles. You’ll
want a dress off of these when you see
them. We also call your attention to a
shipment of Silvienne Tissues in pretty
plaids; they njake beautiful dresses;
are 30 inches wide; sold last season at
$1.25 a yard; the price only 59c a yard.
Also a nice assortment of dainty
patterns in figured Flaxons, one of the
best materials on the market for warm
weather dresses.
Hosiery
Our stock of silk and cotton Hosiery
is complete.
“As You Like It” brand silk Hose,
in black, white, cordovan; the popular
shades of gray; priced at $1.75 a pair.
Socks for men in black, navy, slate,
brown, green, only 25c a pair—6 pairs
for $1.35.
Children’s Socks in all colors and
sizes at 25c and 35c the pair.
Good Stockings for school wear at
23c and 39c; these have sold as high as
75c a pair.
Other Items of Every-
Day Needs Priced for
Quick Selling.
One lot of ladies’ House Dresses,
priced at 85c each.
One lot Middy Blouses, all sizes,
priced at 90c each.
Another lot of Middy Blouses, all
sizes, priced at $1.35 each.
Beautiful assortment of Muslin Un
dergarments at half former prices.
Weamell Sheets, 81x90, at $1.39
each.
Wearwell Pillowcases 39c each.
Hill Bleaching, yard-wide, 18c yd.
Hope Bleaching, yard-wide, 17c yd.
Advertiser Bleaching, yard-wide,
15c yard.
Pepperell 10-4 Sheeting, bleached,
50c a yard.
Pepperell 10-4 Sheeting, unbleached,
.45c a yard.
Indian Head, yard-wide, 25c yard.
Table Oilcloth, white only, 40c yard.
Good qiiality Longcloth, $1.90 bolt.
Heavy Crash Towels, extra large,
50c each.
. Huckaback Towels, only 15c each.
Apron Ginghams, 27 inches wide,
121/jc a yard.
Toile du Nord Dress Ginghams at
23c a yard.
Utility Dress Ginghams, 18c a yard.
Bates’ Dress Ginghams, 32 inches
wide, 29c a yard.
Soisettes in black, white and all col
ors; former price 75c, now 42c a yard.
Punjab and Manchester Percales
36 inches wide, only 25c a yard.
A splendid yard-wide Percale at
16c a yard.
Pepperell Middy Twill, yard-wide
only 29c a yard.
Heavy blue Denim Overalls, $1.50
a pair.
Exceptional values in men’s Work
Shoes, priced from $2.70 to $5.52 pair.
One lot men’s Neckwear, Only 25c
each.
Stetson and Knox Hats, only $6.00
each.
Pal mOlive Toilet Soap, 3 cakes for
25c .
Coats’ 150-yard Spool Cotton, four
spools for 25c.
Big lot boys’ Knee Pants, priced
from 95c to $2.50 a pair.
Good blue Work Shirts, 83c each.
Good quality Chambray Shirtings,
18c a yard.
Best Cotton Checks, 1214c yard.
Best Cotton Cheviots, 15c yard.
Best yard-wide Sea Island, 12c yd.
Men’s Work Socks, 19c pair.
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