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THF, NFWNAN HERALD. NFAVNAN. GA.. FRIDAY. MARCH 4. 1921.
The Greater Love
By BEN R. THORNBURY
(Copyright.)
Tlic gnunt frmno liullillng Hint lunl
norviMl 'nn tllvlHlnn heatlqunrturs m
Centprpolnt for the pnsl qnnrler of n
century, tremhleil nml crenkoil In the
grnnp of the hllem.nl. Everybody down
In the ynrd, who could lonvo Ills work,
hml been driven to the nhelter of
rnumlliniiso nnd Irnln-xhed hy the fury
of its blinding guMK.
“It never Known, hut there's u lillz-
raril out here," grumbled Ihe night
dUtpntehcr, bending ovei Ihe Irnln-
nheet at the long Itinttliment Inhln In
the center of the room, "and Hint lip-
piles to Honiethlng more Hum the
weather churl, loo. .lunl let iih get
a heavy run of ntnek, nnd the Old
Man's sure to find some reason for
running Hint vnridshed wagon of Ills
out on the line to play shuttle-cock
with the schedule. It's a hml night In
keep things moving."
lie was addressing no one In particu
lar, but the superintendent wheeled
around from his desk In the corner
and faced hltn.
"Speaking or the Old Man," lie said,
“did you notice that drunken hum Hint
just went out?" I
“No," he snapped, "I’ve been loo
busy keeping half a dozen llog-trnlns
from running over the Old .Man's
special to (jotlie anything. WImt’s ho
got to do with Ihe old Mnn?"
"Nothing, now, hut there was n lime
about ten yours ago, when the Old
Mnn was a strong factor In Ids Ufa."
Tho superintendent hitched his cltnlr
over to tho table and cocked up his
heels. i
“It Isn't a long story," began tlie su-
perlulemlent an ho lighted n cigar and
carefully studied the burning end.
"That drunken hum Is Hntn Selkirk, ut
one time the smoothest operator on tho
if. I. and N.
"Well, Rain Plowed Into Ihe general
nfllces one day—-they wero located at
Kensington then—nnd hit the Old Man
for a Job.
"Hflyond the fact that lie cmUd
pound brass, the Old Man novor asked
any cpiestlnlis, 1 was a cUtrjc In tho
otllce nl the time, and I remember tho
expression on tho Old Man's faco when
Kant sal down to Hint key. Me did
love n competent man, no matter what
branch of the sen-ire he happened to
he In,
T -"Yon can hoi there wnsn’t any
bulled messages In I hat ofllrp after
that, and things went on os smooth
ns the road-bed for about six months,
until one day Joe Kelsee came In nn
No. 2 and annotmred Hint bo needed
a dispatcher, and needed hint bad,
“Vini never knew Joe, did you? Me
went down Hast when the read was
gobbled tip, lad he was train-master
here In t'entorpnlnt at Unit lime.
"The old Man knew, by tho way
Joe cut Ills eyes around ill Selkirk
when he made Hie announcement, Hint
lie might ns well lank mu for u new
operator, fur wlmt Joe went nft'or ho
initially gol, and sn tlm nexl day Sum
was ordered lo report here for sec
ond trick work. That was Hm begin
ning nf Sam's Irounles."
"Of course them was u girl In the
case." continued Ills chief, "nml the
girl In Ham's ease was Jim O'Keefe’s
daughter, Jim was rnad-mnsiei", Hie
Old Man having tirouglii him and the
chief dispatcher down with him from
the Son.
"The chief was a good mnn, all
right, or Ihe* Old Man wouldn't have
had him, arid we nil thought he was
straight as a die, lint a lot of straight
trees have crooked roots you know,
and they never showed In Ills make
up until Sam raked off some of the
dirt hy, taking up with Fanny O’Keefe.
"Somehow, Faulty never told Sum
Hint site ami the chief hml been thick
up north. From that moment, the
.^cltlef began throwing It Into Stun and
novel' lei tip nntH he Anally got his
■calp.
"Things went on that way until
Sam ami Fanny concluded to tie up,
"About that Hum the Transconti
nental bought up tho. line nml there
was a general slmke up all around.
"Sain was tired for cause, Of
coarse It was plain lo everybody that 1
the enuse was under Ihe new super
intendent.
"Me came down In a day or two to
get his time, and 1 never saw such a
change In a fellow.
“That was the Inst 1 saw of him un
til bo drifted lu hero tonight on tills
blizzard, ami 1 never learned the
whole story until the chief was raised
from superintendent lo general man
ager of Western lines and l came up
here to take tils place."
"Our general manager?" exploded
tho night dispatcher.
"Our general mamtger." pursued the
superintendent. "It seems that what
ever the charge was, he queered Sam
with the girl ns well as the company,
and In six months married her him
self; and 1 guess it was that, more
tig!it the hiss of his Job. that put Sam
all to the had. and la- must have gone
lo the bottom, for l didn't know him
tonight until he told me who ho was.
“He wanted me to place him. hut 1
couldn't do anything for him 1 told
him then that the Old Man was com
ing through tonight and that If he
would wait, 1 would see If something
couldn't he done lu the matter. Me
turned on Ills heel and went out. I
never saw murder in a man's eye,
but—”
"ds, ns. ds—nn."
The night dispatcher opened the
key to answer the call, and tho super
intendent went quickly hack lo Ills
desk III tlm corner. Me was about to
ask libw the special was mining on,
When lie hoard a sharp exclamation
behind him nnd iiirucd lo seo the
night dispatcher standing rigid In
front of tils key; his face was as white
as chalk.
"(treat Reolt. mall! I've put second
AT head-on Into Hint special I”
"What do you^pienn?" gasped tlm
superintendent, springing to his side.
"Speak, man I For heaven's hake say
something!" \
The night, dispatcher had fallen
limp In Ills chair, and the hnggnrd
face he raised to Ills chief wns like
death, Me pointed silently to tho
open order-book,
“I got that train of empties ovir
lo the Junction for thorn and then
gave lliom that meeting-point with
second 1)7. Tlipy left there ten min
utes ago nnd Bradford JUHt sold 07
lunl run Ills signal hoard and had
gone over Hie hill. Ills light wns
out,"
Mo wns speaking calmly now, but
his slow, deliberate senttenca cnino
with a metallic ring.
"That mentis," lie continued, "that
In about twenty minutes from now
Hint train load nf hogs will ho going
down Deanley hill nt n forty-inllo
clip, and about (Ivn minutes later slm
will land on Hint special, and—”
"And no night man-at Deanley I"
The superintendent groaned.
“What's Hint I" he leaned toward tlm
sounder, which wns eliciting rapidly,
"Wlmt Is |l? asked the superintend
ent,
"Wnll I" The word cracked like a
pistol-shot, then he began translating
slowly;
"Don't worry up Ihoro DS, I'm not
Ihe operator Imre, hut I got that re
port lilt Just sent nnd have put a glim
on the bulls-eyc; It'll stop tho ono
that gets hero flrst nnd—”
Tho circuit went wltlo open nnd did
not close ngnln, leaving tlm two star
ing nt each other In Imlpless irninze-
ment.
"Hounds like a message .from heav
en,” snld the night dispatcher In a
whisper.
Extra enst pttlleth itp nt Deanley
tank and Hie llromnn crawled over
the Ice-covered tender to lot down the
spout. A brnkoinan jumped down
from tho cnbooSo stops, pulled Ills enp
over his cars nnd started toward tho
bnglno,
"Toll Dave to got n move on there,
wo don’t want to lay out that Bpednl,"
railed (bo conductor from tho cupola.
"More. Tills ain't no Pnlltnnn Lim
ited., Clear out o’ boro I” ho called
roughly, nnd giving the foot a Jerk,
tlm form of a man Htruok tho frozen
ground am) lay In a henp. ,
Tlm mnn rose (o Ills feot nnd stead
ied himself with nil effort, then stag
gered ncroBS tho snow-covered pint-
form to tho door of the station. It
swling open against his weight nnd bo
fell prone across tlm (loot- of tlm little
waiting-room,
For halt an hour he lay thus, when
nn Instrument began pounding rapidly.
Me was listening Intently. "At Iasi,"
he Robbed. “At Inst! Hang hltn!
Hung him I And lie’ll dlo like llm dog
that ho Is I If .slm wns only llmro too
—she—she! Oh, my Fanny I" -
Like a mndntim lie Hung himself
ngnlnst llm frail door and burst Into
llm otllce.
Insensible lo (ho pain, lie grasped
n binning coal nml held- It to the wick.
Mo Toplncod Hit- globe with shaking
hands nnd dnriod outside to the plat
form, where ho hooked the lantern to
the vlgmtl-himnl. Stumbling, he
groped his way back lo tho ollieo nml
stink Into the chair at tlm Instrument-
table.
Outside, almvo llm howl of the In
creasing storm, n locomotive uttered
a single shriek, which Was echoed by
another far up llm track, ttnd it mo
ment Inter the two panting engines
came to a shuddering stop with their
m>«ry none* 1 almost tombing, a
glimmer of ruby light fell softly upon
(hem from the swinging Wtnlern.
Inside, they found the corpse of n
man, Ills slnrk, Angers clutching the
key of a telegraph Instrument.
TAKE FISH WHILE STUPEFIED
Natives of the FIJI Islands Have Most
Peculiar Method of Snaring
tho Finny Tribe.
An extraordinary meant of entchlng
Ash Is practiced hy natives of the FIJI
Islands. The bnlt Is "toovn,” it native
vine or creeper. Having pounded
lengths of vino Into pulp, the fisher
men paddle out over coral reefs. In
about 12 to in feet of water they dive
nnd fnsten bundles of "toova” around
rocks and crevices where fish are
known to he.
In n few mlnuteR all fish within' a
radius of six to eight feet turn over on
their backs and (lent up to the sur
face. They are snooped up Into the
boats, and soon their tails begin to
wiggle. If thrown back Into the ivnter
the fish return to normal condition.
The poisoning of water In this coun
try Is not uncommon. The weed buck
eye, when trampled nnd bruised, will
contaminate n whole pond nnd stupefy
llm fish, flattie are sometimes mor-
inlly poisoned by drinking nenrhy wn-
ter Into which tlidy have trampled the
roots of water hemlock.
Alive Though Dead.
A returned soldier, living In Eng
land, who recently applied for his pen
sion was Informed Mint he had been
ponied ns dead. When lie persisted
In Ills claim the war otllce retorted hy
giving llm number of Ills, grave nnd
111 location. The serious part of tho
situation Is Hint being dead from Ihe
military point of vlow be Is not en
titled to his pension.
One for Mother.
Hobble’s mother hnd not been well
for some time nnd had, naturally,
boon a little more strict with the chil
dren' thiyi wbb usunl. During this 1
Hnte Bobble started kindergarten.
One day Ills rrandmother asked him
how he liked i» ml and his teacher.
Bobble replied: “O, fine, grandma;
nnd I suro do like teachers. They
aren't cross, like mothers.”
The Oldest Piano.
The oldest piano In existence was
Bade by Crlstoforl In the year 1720,
tnd Ib still In good condition. But
Its sound Is more like thnt of a harp
ihan a piano, for Its wires, Instead of
mlng struck by hammers axe plucked
*y points of quill or of hard Ijnthcr.
Worth Cultivating.
Is It nut a thing divine to hnve a
mile which, none know how, has tlm
lower lo lighten the weight of that
mormons chain which all the living In
mnmon drag behind them?—Victor
lugo.
Marble Cheaper Than Pin*.
The United States conimercTii! at
tache In Rome reports that Imported
pitch ptno now costs more than un
live Italian walnut, nml that builders
pivc money hy making stnlrwnys of
marble Instead of yellow pine.
Notice of Dlschnrgc In IHulkruiitcy,
In tho IMatrlct Court of tho Uhltod
StatOH, for tho Northern Dlntrlot
of Georgia,
No. 8001. In Bankruptcy.
In re W. W. Spfcnco, Bankrupt.
A petition for dlfle.hargo having; been
filed In conformity with law by above-
named bankrupt, and tho Court hav
ing ordered that tho hearing upon said
Petition ho had on March 26, 1921, nt
ten o'clock a, m. nt tho United Staten
DlBtrlot Court-room, in tho city of At
lantn. Georgia, notice Is hereby .given
to all creditors and other persons ’In
Interest to appear at. said time and
place nnd show cause, if any they have,
why the prayer of the bankrupt for
discharge should not he grunted.
O. C. PULL13K. Clerk.
W. C. Wright, Attorney.
Business is Good!
Where? Right here, sir, if you please.
Our business is always GOOD, because we make
it a point to see that.we have no other kind. ' We
have the best kind there is—the kind that depends
on the good-will of customers who like to trade with
us, and who got the habit because they got what they
wanted here, when they wanted it, and at the right
price, with lots of personal interest in the transac
tion on OUR part.
Oh, yes, we COULD could sell more than we do
just now—but we couldn’t improve on the QUALI
TY of our business if we sold all the drug-store needs
in Coweta county. We believe that service, PER
SONAL service, with good merchandise, will build
a business that is ALWAYS GOOD.
A Complete Drug Store, Without Prescriptions
J. R. McCalla
PHONE 135
OUR ONLY TERMS
SPOT CASH
TO EVERYBODY
Nothing Charged
No Tickets Made
Cuttino’s
OUR ONLY TERMS
SPOT CASH
TO EVERYBODY
Nothing Charged
No Tickets Made
Every-Day Needs at Prices That Will
Interest the Economical Buyer.
We believe that a glance over the items listed below will
convince you of the fact that we are offeringGOOD merchan
dise at money-saving prices—
Silks
Have you seen our all-silk Crepe de
Chine? We are showing a beautiful
quality in black, white and all the pop
ular shades;, 40 inches wi'de. Price
$1.25 a yard.
Tricolette in black, white, navy and
brown;, a splendid value; 36 inches
wide. Price $2.00 a yard.
Silk Shirtings in a large variety of
patterns; these have sold as high as $5
a yard: We offer them at only $1.50 a
yard.
Colored Wash Gobds
Beautiful patterns in fancy Voiles.
To see them is to buy a dress.
Silvienne Tissues in pretty plaids;
$0 inches wide; you have paid as high
as $1.25 a yard far. these. We offer
them at 59c a yard.
Pretty figured Flaxons make beau
tiful warm weather dresses. These we
offer at 39c a yard.
Low-Cut Shoes
All Slippers brought over from last
season will be sold at exactly HALF
former prices. You’ll find some won
derful values among them.
New Slippers for women coming in
everyday. Among these ar.e—
Brown kid Oxfords at $7.50 a pair.
Black satin Pumps at $10.00 a pair.
Brown Suede Pumps at $6,00 a pair.
Black kid Oxfords at $3.10 a pair.
These we are showing in three
stylels—plain opera toe, cap toe and
the old-style common sense toe.
Hosiery
“As You Like It” brand silk Hose,
in black, white, cordovan and 'those
popular 'shades of gray. The price is
only $1.75 a pair.
0
A good lisle Stocking at 50c a pair.
“Rough-and-Ready” Hose for the
school children at 39c a pair.
Children’s Socks in solid colors and
fancy stripes. Priced at 25c and 35c
a pair.
Men’s Socks in black, cordovan,
slate, green and.navy at 25c a pair;
6 pairs for $1.35.
Cotton Piece-Goods
“Red Seal” Dress Ginghams at 20c.
a yard.
Toile du Nord Dress Ginghams at
23c a yard.
Utility Dress Ginghams, 1,8c yard.
Bates’ Dress Ginghams, $2 inches
wide, 29c a yard.
Apron Ginghams, 12y 2 c a yard.
Indian Head, yard-wide, 25c a yard
Pepperell Middy Twill, yard-wide,
29c a yard.
Punjab and Manchester Percale,
yard-wide, 25c a yard.
Good Chambray Shirtings, 18c a
yard.
Heavy Cotton Cheviots, 15c a yard.
Best grade Cotton Checks, 12y 2 c a
yard.
Good Percale, yard-wide, 16c yard.
Pepperell 10-4 Sheeting, bleached,
50c a yard.
Pepperell 10-4 Sheeting, unbleach
ed, 45c a yard.
Hill Bleaching, yard-wide, 18c a
yard.
Hope Bleaching, yard-wide, 17c a
yard.
Advertiser Bleaching, yard-widfe,
15c a yard.
Clothing
We are showing some wonderful
values in men’s Suits. The prices start
at $12.00, and no matter what price
garment you want we have it.
When it comes to Odd Trousers,
you’l find here just what you want, and
the price will appeal to you.
The largest assortment of boys’
Knee Pants we have had in a long
time. We are showing great values in
these. Prices non fro m95c to $2.50 a
pair.
Men’s Work Pants—good ones—
priced at $1.50 and $1.75 a pair.
Other Items of Interest Attrac
tively Priced.
One lot ladies’ House and Porch
Dresses, all sizes, $1.85 each.
Big lot of ladies’ Wash Waists, rea
sonably priced.
One lot children’s gingham Dresses,
special value, sizes up.to 14 years, only
$1.75 each.
Ladies’ muslin Undergarments at
half former prices.
One lot Middy Blouses, all sizes,
only 90c each.
Table Oilcloth, white only, 40c yd.
“Wearweli” Sheets, size 81x90, at
$1.39 each.
“Wearweli” Pillow Cases, 35c each.
Good quality Longcloth, $1.90 bolt.
Heavy Crash Towels, 39c each..
Good Huck Towels, 15c each.
Heavy, blue Denim Overalls, $1.50
each. i
Boys’ blue Denim Overalls, 90c each
Men’s Work Shoes, priced from
$2.70 to $5.52 a pair.
One lot men’s Neckwear, 25c each.
Stetson and Knox Hats, $6.00 each.
Palmolive Toilet Soap, 3 cakes for 25c.
Blue Work Shirts, good ones, 83c each.
Newnan-made Work Socks, 19c pair.
Men’s Work Gloves, 50c pair.
- Edmonds’ Army-Last Shoe (a semi-
dress shoe) at $5.75 a pair.
Big lot Pearl Buttons, only 5c card.
Coats’ 150-yard Spool Cotton, four
spools for 25c.
Viyella Flannelp, 32 inches wide,
$1.50 a yard.
Men’s plain white Handkerchiefs,
excellent value, 10c each.
Men’s and boys’ Caps, all sizes, all
colors, all shapes.
Big lot Wash Cloths, only 5c each.
.Paris Garters,' single grip, 25c each.
P.FXuttino&Co.