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The Riding
Master
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• *7 JOHN PALMER i
I (•gistl, W*at*rs Ntwastiwr Cklon I
r CHE had been warned against him—
® the wealthy MU* Leacroft. All her
; friend* had' (old her ahe wa* a fool.
i They had pointed to nuinerooa oihe*
Instances. Much men were alwaya ad
veatuferh Charlotte I-eaorofl Ignored
their warning*. She wa* -Infatuated
with Ahrena, her riding roaster, nod,
being an helreaa lu her own right,
and having neither father nor mmher
; alive, ahe meant to do a* ahe pleaaed.
Nevertheless the wan not too In
fatuated to ponder over the matter.
But Abrena teemed to have .the anme.
patalon that ahe had for horses. There,
wa* nothing elae In the world she reul-
If cared for, not even love. She loved
Beauty more thun Ahrena. She admit
ted that to herself.
Only, who elae could understand thla
passion aa Ahrena could? That wu*
what had endeared him to her; That
wa* why atie had not resented It when
Ahrena had kisaed her.
(tut he had not yet naked her to
nmrry him. He wa* waiting hla lime.
And. a* she thought It all over, ahe
reaolved to put him to a teat ahe bad
devised.
“I want to ride Pretty Pet today,
Ladlalaua," sbe said, “and you ean ride
Beuuty.”
Abrena ainlled and ryvlated hla
i arustaehe. That wa* a signal mark of
favor. Never yet hod Charlotte Lfa
< mist permitted Ahrena to ride Beauty,
tar lieuutlful hay, whom ahe almost
worshiped.
He would follow her like a dog.
1 nosing for augur and apples. She wa*
i no careful of him. He hud never known
spur or whip. She would have diet!
for Beuuty. and perhups he would
’have died for her.
Under the aHddle of Beauty was a
thistle burr. She had slipped it there
'when she was saddling him.
I They rode out Into the country, side
Iby side. Presently Beauty felt the
burr. He began to prance. Ahrens,
‘who was a Orst ehts- horseman, was
not distressed by the continual antics
‘of Ills steed; nevertheless. It Irritated
him.
I Beuuty would live tittle bucks, and
curvet from side in side. Once he
neurl.v uuseuted Ahrens, who was
caught in an unguarded moment.
! “1 don't know what ean be the mat
ter with your horse," suld Ahrens. “1
guess he's (risky—wunlH a good gul
lop."
“(live hint one," said Charlotte.
Ahrens let Beuuty out down the
long slope, uml he went like the wind.
Ahrens turned him, and lie. came
streaming hack. Just as Ahrens pulled
him In Beauty hounded into the air,
all hut unseating Ahrens again. Ahrens’
fare went white.
Charlotte saw that. She saw, too,
thut Ahrens' horsemanship showed
signs of hreuklng down as Beauty's
continued prancing* begun to wear
down Ills patience. She saw thut lie
rode clumsily, he pulled hard on the Idt
something Charlotte never did.
Beauty's mouth wus unspoiled, and as
tender ns a girl's.
Ahrens and she rode home In silence.
Ahrens wus plainly upset, nnd symp
toms of a nasty temper were develop
ing In him. Charlotte found herself
looking at lilm In wonder. Wus this the
mail stie thought she loved?
She galloped ahead of him to the
stable, unsaddled her horse quickly,
and put him lu his stall. Then slut
went Into the harness room. It com
inimlcnted with the stable by an open
door.
Presently Ahrens came In. leading
Beauty, lie glanced about him, lis
tened. lie thought Charlotte had gone
hack Into the house.
And suddenly a stream of foul oaths
poured from Ids lips, nnd, catching
Beauty by the bridle, he belabored him
savagely over the shoulders.
Beauty, who hml never been struck
before, champed and reared ami
squealed In terror and surprise. And
Ahrens' blows rained down. The mu
ngery of the man Imd come to the sur
face, l'e had lost control of himself.
Suddenly he stopped In dismay. Con
fronting him was Charlotte Leacroft.
She snatched the bridle out of his
hand and dealt Idm a resounding blow
across the cheek with the palm of her
hand.
“Oh, how dare you. how dare you
•trike Beauty 1” she gasped furiously.
Ahrens was deathly white. In that
moment he saw Ills hopes dashed to the
ground. Blind fury overcame Idm. He
sprang at her.
Next moment Charlotte was ham
mering him to pieces with her quirt.
And, being yellow, Ahrena turned aud
fled
Tbs Old Day*.
The late Henry Clews, the million
aire banker and philanthropist of
New York, often Joked In a good-hu
mored way about extravagant New
York fashion?.
Once, at a reception, during the
time when dress was at its height for
daring. Mr. Clews observed to his host
ess with a chuckle;
“And to think that 1 remember when
the only kind of calves a young fellow
ever saw were those down on the
farm."
Book*.
The poet said that hla only hooka
were women's looks."
"He was not in business. Now, ui.v
stenographer is prettv enough, but I
wee 111 have to get u d.ctioncry for
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Mere
Tribute
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! By MORRIS SCHULTZ !
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B**"** K
<&. IMS. tt»Bterft Ke«rapft{H-r L'dioa.);
uyES, my dear Mrs. Klwes, hot the
*■ price has gone up to amen
thousand five hundred," smiled Colonel
Lawrence. . ;
.Mrs. Elwe* stood before lihn dumb
founded. “Yon—you told me five
thousand," she stammered.
"Three years ago,” smiled the
colonel.
•—l’ve paid you that hundred a
month all the time," she faltered des
perately.
"Mere tribute,” smiled the colonel,
leaning back In Ids chair. ‘Til take
the five thousand on account and debit
yon with the balance."
Mra. Klwes stood there, a pitiful
figure that might have melted a heart
of stone, but the colonel’* heart was
made of alabaater, for he was the
editpr of a notorious society paper
wldch made a specialty of scundal.
And there had been something in
Mra. Klwes' past life which the colonel
bad found out, three years before.
Ills threat of divulging It to her
huaband had kept her In constant ter
ror. Jim and she adored each other.
If ever be found out he would leave
her, cast her off; hla anger would be
terrible. Sbe could not bear the
thought of It Sbe hud saved every
penny sbe could scrape together to
get that futal letter that was the
proof. And now the colonel had calm
ly raised his price 50 per cent.
She looked at him In despair. The
colonel looked back at her. He didn't
want to drive her too far; he hud his
own reasona, also an acute psycholog
ical sense wldch told him Just how
far her could go.
“I’ll make It sixty-five hundred,” he
said, still smiling. “And that hundred
a month until tlie debt is paid. Other
wise—that Is to say, If I don't re
ceive the whole amount within a
month— ’’
"A month!” she gasped.
"A month," he smiled. “Conte, my
dear .Madam, It Is an easy tiling to
wheedle another fifteen hundred out
of that complacent husband of yours.”
She bit her lip. Thut was the hard
est tiling of all to bear, the thought of
having to deceive Jim, who trusted her
so implicitly.
“I'll do my best," she answered des
perately.
"Your very best” smiled the colonel.
“A nice little, Juicy aiilcle that story
would make, wouldn't it! And that
letter would look so well in print in
our columns."
“Oh, you are a brute!” sobbed Mrs.
Elwe*.
“So many have called me," answered
the colonel, bowing her out.
She went out In a nightmare. She
must go to Jim, lie to him again, let
him think her extravagant, so long as
she could wheedle another fifteen hun
dred out of him. She was desperately
in debt, all her hills were unpaid, and
the colonel had her five thousand, in
hills, upon his desk.
She started violently. Slip hnd near
ly collided with u tall man who was
coming along the passage. And she
looked at him in terror. It wus her
husband!” ,
'•‘Pussy! You here?” lie exclaimed.
"Why, Jim. I—I—"
But she could think of no lie to
tell him. She had a desperate desire
to blurt out everything, rather than
go on enduring what had been her por
tion for so long.
And, staring into her husband's
face, which wavered in u blur of mist,
she saw his blue eyes hardening, saw
a dreadful look come upon his face.
“You've been to see Colonel Law
rence !"
He had her by the shoulder, tight, us
In a vise, and she was sobbing des
perately In the passage.
“You’ve been In there I"
"No —I— 1 —"
"Answer me!”
“Yes. then, yes! If you must know
he's got a —a letter of mine, nnd I've
been paying him blackmail for years—
all your money went there—now— ’*
She realized with dismay that lie
wns embracing her. Ills kisses fell
tenderly upon her forehead.
“You poor little girl, to think that
you should have suffered a* you have!
Why, I've been paying blackmail to
Hint scamp for years, too, so that you
shouldn't know I knew. How much
have you paid him?"
“Five thousand. Just now—"
Her husband laughed- as lie entered
Colonel Lawrence's office.
“There must be an earthquake In
the room above," said one of the oc
cupants of the room under the
colonel's.
"Oh, l guess not,” answered Ms
friend. “Sounds like the colonel hav
ing difficulties with one of his sub
scribers."
Better Hurry.
Quick thinking always gets results.
"Won’t you help the I’atagonlans?”
asked a lady collector.
"Young lady.” responded the busi
ness man gravely, “last week you
asked me to help the Babylonians.
After an Investigation, 1 find that the
Babylonians have all been gone for
2,000 years."
“Then you'd better help the Pata
gonluns while you've got a chance."
H*|gave tier a check.
Far Away.
"There seoius to he un idea that
voices had better he trained in Eu
rope."
“As a flat dweller, I heartily sub
scribe to that."
alker County Messenger, July 4, 1924.
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i The Sixth
Sense
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: Sr MYRA CURTIS LANE |
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<©, H2J, W»»««ni
««TD(;X (hat painting* wonderful I"
Homer Cary, the artist-. stood
looking at the canvas executed by the
hoy, while hi* wife, etatidlng at Ll*
Hide, added her own enthusiasm to
hta.
"Who taught you, boy?’’"'’"
”1 Jest taught myself," answered
the boy. "fop sftja it's all foollah*
oesa."
“What made you want to paintT”
"I dunao. It's Just a—just a
something here," answered the boy;
pointing to hl« head.
Homer had a talk with Ids wife,
"He Is a great, natural, untrained
genlua. With three or four years of
training he would aßtonish the world.
Ilia technic, of course, Is nowhere,
but the coloring, the InHtinct—"
“We must do sotnetlilng for him,
Homer.’’
“There will he a vacancy In the
Free Scholarship Fund at the Insti
tute this full.”
“Would his father let him go?"
“Well, that’s up to the l*oy. He’s
of age. Isn’t he?"
Homer took the fellow aside: “How
long have yon been painting?"
"Only a year or two. 1 couidn’t find
out what you painted on nor where to
get the paints. And I*op says there
ain't no money In painting. And
there’s the chores. He said mebbe
ufter the summer hoarders had gone
he'd buy me another canvas. Hut he
says it’s foolishness.”
"And tall me about that thing that
makes you want to paint.” Homer
spoke very gently.
"I —1 dunno. It’s something I got
to say. It’s something in my heipi.
lf’s like trying to talk and not being
able to."
"It’s the sixth sense," explained the
artist gravely. “The sense of beauty.
A few people are born with It. They
are usually despised by the world
and live hard lives, hut the world
never knows of the compensations
they receive—interior compensations.
Do you understand?" ....
The boy nodded doubtfully.
"Those who choose to develop this
sense are hound to it all their lives
until they die. They have to make
their choice once and forever —either
to refuse to serve It, or to serve 1t to
the exclusion of all else.”
He went on to tell him of the pos
sibility of his getting him a free
scholarship at the Institute in the fall.
The I>o.v hesitated. In the end the
matter was left undecided.
“I don't believe it’s altogether his
father,” said Cary to his wife os they
sat together on the porch of the
house that night. “His father n»s no
right to Interfere with the hoy's ca
reer, anil he’s a sensible man ahd
would see It if it were explained to
him.”
"Think of the thousands of obscure
geniuses that there must he in the
world, Homer,” said his wife gently.
"It's very sad."
“It’s only sad for them when they
have bound themselves to their art
and cannot serve it." answered Cary.
"This lad Is only at the beginning.
There is still time for him to reject
art utterly, to live the life of a coun
try clod. If he chooses to do so he
won't be much troubled by Ills desire
to serve art.”
"You couldn't get anything out of
him?"
“No, ns 1 was saying, there seems
to be another factor in the case that
I don't finite understand.’ answered
Cary. "However, I understand he's
thinking it over for a day or two."
They sat there in silence. The
night was very calm, very beautiful.
Not a breath stirred. Slowly a
couple came along the lane, a young
man and a girl. Their arms were
around each other, their cheeks close
to each other. They stopped in the
shadows of the maples. Cary could
not hour what words were passing
between them. Nor did he want to.
But there came to his and his wife's
ears the sound of a kiss.
They parted, and slowly the young
fellow turned in at the gate and came
up toward the house. Home" and his
wife looked at each other. It was the
boy.
He came on as ift a dream; did not
seem to see them, and went into the
house.
“Well, I guess there’s no need tak
ing up the matter any further,"
Homer sighed. "He's made Ids
choice.”
"It's sad." sighed his wife.
“Sad, yes. Hut life must he served
as well as art,” said Cary, “and a
man can seldom serve two .misters."
Economy.
“Mary." sniij Mr. Chirplelgh, "I've
decided that we'd better let Torn have
his wn>, after all, and send hitu to
college."
"Oil, John! That's wonderful! So
generous and Torn will be a credit to
you, 1 know."
"I hope so. Anyhow, we'll send Idm.
1 Jest got a bill from a garage for what
he did to tuy ear last we “k and school's
a darned sight cheaper.”—Kichmond
Times-Dispatch.
Preca-ious.
"Y'ou haven't forgo-ten that five dol
lars you owe me. tone you';" “No; I
huve it In mind." “Well, for goods***,
Mike, don't lose your mind.”
Curious Fact.
The p< o|rte who lire most nec.'nu
plhdied d.i not always nrcoaipl’.sh the
most.—Boston Transcript.
Religious, Social
And Personal News
Os Chickamauga;
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J. h. Rowland*
Chickamauga, Ga. July I—Rev.
John Lowe, D. D., of Boston, Mass.,
filled the pupit of the Presbyterian
church at this place Sunday evening.
Dr. Lowe was accompanied by Dr.
and Mrs. George A. Cay of tnv Sh;ph !
Memorial church of Chattanooga to
gether with a number of members of
that chtrcn and visitors wha have
been attending services there the jhist !
week. Music was furnished by th*> *.r
chestra of the Shinn Memorial church.
It will be remembered that the pres
ent Presbyterian church was fo-merly
known as the First Ut.tvursajiST
church of Chickamauga which was or
ganized by the late Dr. cj. H. Shinn
and it was the desire :i e fro ties < f
the late evangelist to hold a ‘■••vice In
the church which was erected during
his supervision of the southern terri
tory.
The G. A. of the First Baptist
church held a very interesting meet
ing with Miss Helen McClure at her
home on Church Street Tuesday after
noon. Miss Annie Ruth Shields presi
dent of the society presided at the
meeting and gave a splendid program
on “The Lights and Shadows of Afri
ca." The next meeting will be with
Miss Laura Travis July 15th and all
members are requested to be present.
A sunbeam band was organized at the
Baptist church Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. W. H. Clarkson as leader.
Mrs. E. M. Goodson was hostess to
her Sunday School Class of the Cove
Methodist church at her beautiful
country home near here Saturday af
ternoon The young people were en
tertained on the lawn where many de
lightful games were played. During
the afternoon a delicious ice course
(pith cake was served by the hostess
Assisted by her daughter, Miss Jessie
Lee Goodson.
H. F. Shields, Jr., entertained at
his home on Wilder Avenue Friday
afternoon, the occasion being in honor
of his 7th birthday. About twenty-five
little friends of this popular little host
were present for the occasion and a
delightful time was enjoyed with va
rious games and other forms of a
musement. At a late hour the guests
were invited into the dining room
where the central decoration of the
table was a large white birthday cake
ornamented with seven pink candles.
Ice cream and cake was served to the
guests. A color scheme of pink and
white was carried out in the decora
tions and refreshments. The honoree
was showered with gifts during the
afternoon.
The W. M. U. of the First Baptist'
church will hold their regular monthly
meeting at the church Monday after
noon. All members are requested to be
present as the annual election of of
ficers will be held ar.d other important
business transacted.
Miss Ruth Stapleton, a talented mu
sician of Chattanooga has been the
guest the past week of Miss Eleanor
Bradley.
Miss Sue Wheeler left Friday for a
two weeks’ trip to New York.
Mrs. T. B. Fisher and children of
Bowersville Ga., are expected to come
this week for a few days’ visit with
Dr. and Mrs. H. F Shields at their
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt and children
of Greensborough Ga. have been the
guests the past week of Mrs. Merritt’s
parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Radford.
Community House Activities
The Girl’s Reserve Club entertained
I Tuesday evening at the community
| house Each girl invited a boy friend
| and a delightful play program was
J planned by the Chairman of the out-
I ings and innings committee and her
| assistant. A picnic supper was. serv
j ed on the lawn and a delightful social
; time was enjoyed.
| The social which was given at the
community house Saturday evening j
was well attended and the regular
1 program of games and music was car
ried out.
Mrs. Frank W. Sorreil of Chatta
nooga is expected this week for a visit,
with relatives at the community house. I
| Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis and child
ren of Tilton Ga. have returned to
their home after a visit with Rev. and
Mrs. G. W. McClure at their home on
■ Church Street.
Mrs. A. W. Hughes has returned to
her home at Berryton after an ex
tended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Clifford Deck.
Misses Areada Fleming of Ooltewah
and Susie Lawson of Chattanooga
were the guests the past week of Miss
Catherine Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ilouseh an
nounce the birth of a daughter at
their home on Wilder Avenue June 28.
Miss Marguerite Wetib of Nashville
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webb.
Mrs. J. L. Montgomery and Miss j
Mabry Spurlock have returned from a ■
visit of several weeks to friends and
relatives at Asheville, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Bailey, Miss |
Katherine Bailey and Mr. and Mrs J. j
C. Glenn and little daughter, Bessie ;
Kate were the spend-the-day guests :
Sunday of Mr and Mrs. Edwin Hulon j
in Chattanooga.
Mrs. J. H. Tamplin of Macon is the ,
guest of her mother Mrs. H. H. Hentz
at her home on Cove Street.
Mrs. J M Beck and little daughter,!
Mary Frances are the guests of rela-1
tives in Rome this week.
Miss Catherine Bradley left Mon
day for Bessemer City N. C. where
she will be the guests of relatives for ,
several days.
Miss Johnnie Howard of Chattanoo
ga is the guest this week of her cou
; sin. Miss Irene Pearson.
1 Mrs. Frank Coker and little nephew
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Miss Elizabeth White will leave
Friday for a month’s visit with rela
tives at Bolton and other points in
Mississippi.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lumpkin and
Miss Mattie Sue Lumpkin of St. El
mo were the guests of relatives here
Saturday.
; Z. T. Broome who has been quite ill
at his home near here is slowly im
proving. .-
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rob
erts sympathize with them in the loss
of their home in the Cedar Hill Ad
dition Sunday. The family were spend
ing the day away from home and dur
ing their absence the house and con
tents were totally destroyed by fire
No origin of the fire can be found and
the blow falls quite heavily on the
family as no insurance was carried.
The house was the property of Sydney
Littlejohn.
Much interest centers in the recital
which will be given Thursday evening
by the music pupils of Miss Mary A.
Hill. Miss Hill is a talented artist and
her pupils never fail to render a pleas
ing program.
Misses Dessa Fowler and Mary G.
Clayton have returned -to their home
at Bullochsville, Ga., after a visit
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with friends here.
Several affairs are being planned
for the 4th by the people of this, coni
munity which includes picnics and
other outings. Chickamauga usually
has a large number of visitors who
picnic here on the 4th each year.
Mrs. Bart Henderson is reported to
be slowly improving Ironi her recent
illness at her home ;if ar here.
Miss Lou Gi.ids.'-i i.- the guest it.f
Miss Christine Allen in LaFavotte.
Miss Virgie Lee MeCorkle, of Mc-
Minnville, Tern., ir mc gue-t ot rela
tives here.
Theodore ‘SI tol ■ ifi 'in;. l Jfjeph
Dunn, Jr., were visitors here Sunday.
Miss Anna Creech of Salisbury, N.
C., is expected soon for a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Creech
on Gordon Street.
Mrs. A. L. Morrison of Mt. Vernon
Ga. who has been the guest of her
daughter, Mr*. Ben Powell for several
Ctay s and C. D Ewing of H.iwkinsville
Ga., who has also been visiting here
were quitely married in Chattanooga
Monday evening. They have returned
to Macon where they will reside for
the present.
I rof. Patterson of Cedartown was a
visitor here recently.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presby
terian church will serve ice cream,
lemonade and sandwiches at the auc
tion sale of the Smith property near
this place July 4th.
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