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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
M1LLEDQ EV1I[
The
Prodigal
Village
• I tin* muscles nrotind' her mouth. She
folded her arms on her breast, lifted
< i her chin a bit higher and asked In
i n polite tone, although her words fell
i ‘ like fragments of crocked Ice:
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By Irving Bachcller
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Copjrlshl, 18W, IivlD* Bac wller
(UU.Vl'j.'.l tiU FROM l.iAST Weil'Il. i
sop ’ihcTn.'uy to Us i.iotiier mu*
with Ids hands to his mouth called
“Bob!” In a loud whisper. Suddenly
a robin sounded his alarm. Instantly,
the Shepherd's room was full of light.
In a iuomeut, he was at the window
sweeping (he garden paths and the
tree tops with his searchlight. It
fell on the sorrowful figure of the
young mother with the child in her
arms and stopped. She stood looking
up at the window ha tiled In the flood
of light. 11 reminded the gliepliora
of that clow which the wise men saw
In the manger at Bethlehem.
"I’uuline Baker!” he exclaimed.
“Have you come hack or am 1 dream
ing? It's you—thanks to the Blessed
Virgin! It's you! Come around tc
the door. My mother will let you
In
It was, a wyirm welcome (hat the
girl received In the little home of the
Widow Moran. Many words of com
fort and good cheer were spoken In
the next hour or so, after which the
good woman made ten and toast and
broiled a chop and served Ihom la
the Shepherd’s room.
“Clod love ye, child I So he was a
married man—had 'cess tri him an’
the likes o' him!" she said as she
came in with the tray. “Mother o'
Jesus! What a wicked world it is!”
The prudent dog Christmas, being
afraid of babies, hid under the Shep
herd's bed, and Hiram Blenkinsop
lay down for the rest of the night on
the lounge In the cottage kitchen.
An hour after daylight, when the
Judge was walking In Ills garden, he
wondered why the widow and the
Shepherd were sleeping so late.
like fragments
“Married I To whom are you mar
ried?"
“To Cordon King."
Phyllis spoke casually ns If he were
n piece of ribbon tliut she hud bought j Instrument ns follows:
at a store.
Mrs. Bing sank Into n chair and
covered her face with her hands for
half a moment. Suddenly she picked
ui) a slipper that lay at her feet and
flung It at the girl.
"My God!” she exclaimed. “What
a nasty liar you are!"
It was not ladylike but, at that
moment the lmly was temporarily
absent.
"Mother, I'm glad you say Hint,”
the girl answered still very calmly,
although her lingers trembled a little
as she felt the violets, and her voice
. _ GEORGIA, BALDWIN COUNTY.
that you have the right (o Break’ yoiir
agreements unless there’s a good rea- Court of Ordinary April Term
son for It. My girl, the mnrrlage con
tract Is the most binding and sacred
of all contracts. I want you to do
your host to make this one a success."
There was the tinkle of the tele
phone bell. Mr. Bing put" the re-
E. R. Hines, administrator upon tho
esteat of VV. F. Crooms, late of Bald
win county, deceased, has apphod to
this Court for leave to sell the real
estate belonging to said estate. This
celver to his ear and spoke into the jg thereforc t0 notify an persons in-
.... , , . ... „ .. I .erested that said application will be
Yes, shes here! 1 knew all the i
facts before she told me. Mr. Be-|»^>'d on the first Monday in May,
lane? lie's on his way buck to New t 1921
York. Left on the six-ten. Charged W. II. Stembridge, Ordinary,
me to present Ills regrets and fare
wells to you and ji’liyllis. I thought
It best for him to know and to go.
Yes, we're coming right home to dress.
Sir. King will take Mr. Delane's place
at the table. We'll make a clean
breast of the whole business. Brace
up and eat your crow with a smiling
face. I'll make a little speech anifcl ion Dixon, has petitioned me for
present Mr. and Sirs. King to our i leave to sell tho real estate of said
CITATION
GEORGIA, BALDWIN COUNTY. |
To Whom It Slay Concern:
Notice is hereby given that Edward J
R. Hines, as Administrator of Law-
friends at the end of it. Oh, mnv,
cut out 1 lie sobbing and leave this im-
tinished business to me and don't
worry. We'll be home In three min
utes.”
CHAPTER EIGHT.
CHAPTER SEVEN.
In Which High Voltage Develops In
the Conversation.
It was a warm, bright May day.
There was not a cloud In the sky.
linger Delano had arrived and the
Bings were giving a dinner that even
ing. The best people of Hazelmend
were coming over in motorcars.
Phyllis and Roger had n long ride
together that day on the now Ken
tucky saddle horses. Mrs. Bing had
spent the morning in llazelmead and
had stayed to lunch with Mayor am!
Mrs. Stacy. She had returned at
four and cut some flowers for the
-table fdal gone to her room for oil
hour's rest when the young peny'e
returned. She was not yet asleep
when Phyllis came into the big bed
room. Mrs. Bing lay among the cush
ions on her c:-V. k. She partly rose,
tumbled the cushions Into a pile am!
leaned against them.
"Heavens! I'm tked!" she ex
claimed. “These women In Hr,re'
mead hang onlt one like a lo! id
j*finery cuts. They all went money
'Tor one thing or another— Bed (Yo.-s
or Liberty bonds nr fatherless chil
dren or tobacco for tho soldiers or
hooks for the library. My word! I’m
broke and It seems as If each of my
logs linng by a thread."
l’hyllis smiled as she stood look
ing down at her mother.
“How beautiful you look!" the fond
mother exclaimed. "If he didn't pro
To Whom Are You Mar-
ried?"
was not quite stendy. “It shows that
I am not so stupid ut home as I am
at school.”
The girl rose and threw down the
violets and her mild and listless mnn-
ner. A look of defiance filled her
fat^e and her figure. Mrs. Bing arose,
her eyes aglow with anger.
"I’d like to know what you mean,”
she said under her -breath.
“I mean that If I am a liar, you
taught me how to be It, Ever since
I was knee-high, you have been teach
ing ino to deceive my father. I am
not going to do it any longer. I am
going to find my father and tell him
the truth. I shall not wait another
minute, lie will give mo better ad
vice than you have given, I hope.”
In Which Judge Crooker Delivers a
Few Opinions.
The pride of Bingvllle had fallen in
the dust! It hud. ai'isen and gone on
with soiled garments and lowered
head. It had suffered derision and
defeat. It could never he the same
again. Sneed and Snodgrass recov
ered, In a degree, from their feeling
of opulence. Sneed had become po-
lite, industrious and obliging. Snod
grass and others had lost heavily In
stock speculation through the fai.inre
of a broker In Hazelmend. They
went to work With u will and' without
the haughty independence which, for
a time, had characterized their at
titude. The spirit of the Little Shop-
herd Imd entered the hearts and home
of Emanuel Baker and his wife. Pun-
line and the baby were there and
bring tenderly loved and eared for.
But what humility had entered that
home! Phyllis and her liuslmnd lived
with her parents, Gordon having
tnken n humble place In the mill. He
worked early and late. The Bings
had made It hard for him, finding it
difficult to overcome their resentment
but lie stood the gaff, as they say,
and won the regard of ,T. Patterson,
although Mrs. Bing could never for
give him.
In June, there had been public meet
ings In the town hall addressed by
Judge Crooker and the Reverend Mr.
Singleton. The judge had spoken of
the grinding of the mills of God
that was going on the world over.
“Our civilization hns had its time of
trial not yet ended,” lie began. "Its
enemies have been busy In every city
and village. Not only In the cities
and villages of France and Belgium
have they been busy, hut In those of
our own land. The Goths nnd Van.
dais huwe invaded Bingvllle. They
have been destroying the things we
loved. The false god Is In our midst.
Many here, within tho sound of my
| voice, have a god suited to their own
tastes nnd sins—an obedient, tract-
Lawson Dixon. All heirs at law and
creditors of said deceased, will take
notice that I will pass upon said ap
plication at the May Term, 1921, of
he Court cf Ordinary c£ raid county,
■ad unie's cause is shown to the con
trary, said leave will he granted.
This 4th day of April, 1921.
W. H. Stembridye, Ordinary.
, Baldwin Cc-, jity, Ga.
Supreme Satisfaction
Is what vou get by buying your groceries from u
You are assured of getting fresh goods of standard!
quality at the lowet prevailing prices to be haa
LOOK AT THESE SPECIALS
All the rest of the week.
Self-Rising Flour, 241b sack Q|
One package of Tempo Tea and one Ice Tea Glass I5 t |
Granulated Sugar, 10 lbs
North Carolina Seed Peanuts, per bu. <t;| gJ
Morris Supreme Peaches .
Del Monte Peaches
Maxwell House Coffee
Fresh Shipment of Prunes, per lb.
Fresh Country Butter, per lb. ^
171 2cL
-md
_ 01.051
—$1.051
Slop that pain!
Q UICK, warmlnir. soothing, comforting
relief follows an application of Sloan’a
Liniment. Just clap it on the Btrainod,
overworked muscle. Good for rheumatism,
too. Penetrates without rubbing. '
Sloa
Liniment
Pure Lard, per lb.
Fresh Tomatoes, per lb. _
Beets, three for
Sweet Potatoes,, per peck,
Kerosene Oil, 5 gal
Lard Compound. 10 lb. pail
Choice Grape Fruit, four for
Good Bulk Ground Coffee, 35c grade 20c
Water Ground Meal, the best in town, per pk. 35c
Cash Grocery Go.
G. C. Watkins, Mgr. Telephone 324|
I
to i
civilization than all tl:
many. My friends, yei
ins worse for my dim
prlvc her of her modes
rather, fur rather, sec
hijiny
:r.3 of G<t- I
an do n*jik’!
■r titan do-;
and I would
on slay my
2-0 ’hen desl.oy !'; respect for law.
nnd virtue nnd decency. j
"The juzr. band Is to tuc a sign oC i
spiritual decay. It is a step toward i
tho jungle. I hear it ia the heating |
of the tom-tom. It is not music. It is j
the barbaric yawp of sheer reckless-:
ness mid daredevilinu, and it Is every-1
dal
I i!
iveil m our eeoi
ing to the jazz
lessness. Amor
more and more
I ">se
“B
to kf
propi
Tl.
'She
to IN
lay. In
a elan
it he did,” said Phyllis
•[i ldm from it, but lie ,
"1 1
St w
lnanufi
d t
> of me.
e was red and sit
hi a chair end b
hat. Mrs. Bing
tood facing I’hylll
u loved him," she
surprise.
girl answered.
hi spl
irl’s fa
down
ivo he;
suddenly, nnd st
“1 thought ym
With a look of :
“So I ilo," tl!
“W hat did. you say?”
“I said no.”
- “What!”
“I refused him!"
“For God's sake, Phyllis! Po yot
think you can afford to play with :
mail like that? He won't stand fo
It."
“Let him sit for it then and, mother
you might us well know, first as last
that I mu not playing with him."
There was a calm note of tlrnines
in the voice of the girl. She was pri
■ pared for this scene. Slid had knowi
II was coming. Her mother was ho
with irritating astonishment. TIi
calmness of the girl in suddenly In
Dpi"
ginning to <
ambition—ri
very day \\
(lively to tl
tooth of n
gravi
lth p
for tliif
onilso-—I
M t!
| able, homeless god. It is m.v deliberate
The wOiJs had fallen rapidly from opinion that the dances and costumes
her lips nnd, as the last one was j rr ,,j • - ---i-,,, pictures we have seen In
spoken, she hurried out of the room. *
Mrs. Bing throw herself on the couch |
where she lay with ccrtajn bitter |
I memories, until the new maid came,
I to tell her that It was time to dress. I
She was like one reminded of mor- I
, tnliiv n f *or rngjiifg o" 1 of ether,
C> - • J
] "Oh, Lord!” she murmured wearily. '
I “I feel like going to bed! How can l j
live through that dinner? Please
bring me some brandy."
I’liyllis learned that her father was
at his o.lUo, whither she proceeded
j without a moment's delay. She sent
| in word that she must see him alone
and as soon as possible, lie dismissed
the men with whom he had been talk
ing and Invitid her into his private
j office.
I "Well, girl, 1 guess 1 know what Is
I mi your mind," he said. "Go ahead.”
j Phyllis began to cry.
“All right! You do the crying
; nnd I'll do the talking," he went on.
' “1 feel like doing the crying myself,
1 hut if you want the job, I'll resign
It to you. Perhaps you call do enough
of that for both of us. 1 began to
i smell a rat 11.o other day. So 1 sent
! for Gordon King. He enme this morn-
I Ing. I had a long talk with ldm. lie
1 lold me (lie truth. Why didn't you tell
j me? Whin's the good of having a father
| unless you use him at times when
i his counsel is likely to he worth hav
ing? 1 would have I aide u good
■ ; father, if 1'hiul had half a chance. 1
: should like to have been your friend
: and confidant In this important cn-
1 torprlse. I should have been a help
to you. But. somehow, 1 couldn't got
on the hoard of directors. You and
. , your mother have been running the
i plant all by yourselves and I guess
t h's pretty near bankrupt. Now, my
, ; girl, there’s no use crying over spilt
tears. Gordon King Is not the man
of my choice, but we must all take
, bold nnd try to fluid him up. Por
cini make ‘ifdui pay.”
not love'him,” Phyllis sob-
Pleasant way to
break up colds"
E VERYONE in the family can
rely on Dr. King’s New Dis
covery, the standard remedy
for the last fifty years, to break
up cough.-, "-ippe ft ] stubborn
colds. No hk.rnfui eLdgS. Ac
your druggists, Oho and §1.20.
For colds an&cou&hg
GEORGIA RAILROAD PASSENGER SCHEDULE
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
Milledgovlllc, Ga., Effective May 16th, 1920.
EAST BOUND
No. 30—Carnak, Augusta, Athens, Atlanta i 6.40
Vq. 32—Camak, Augcsta, Athens, Atlanta - 2:45
No. 34—Camak, Augusta, Athens, Atlanta ; ; oj
WEST BOUND
No. 31—Maccn and SoutY'Georgia Points 10:38 i
No. 33—Macon and South Georgia Points 7:08]
No. 33—Macon and South Georgia Points 'l
ALL TRAINS RUN DAILY
Fcr Further Information Apply to
A. C. McKinley, Local Agent. p
Geo. H. Tunnell, General Agent. o. P. A., Atlanti
m
Hew 1)5
Im
is not
nough
mid m
put tie
boiled
hr
of
Up
if I
hap:
I ilo
bed.
tile life we a
and with utt
u labor is bo-
bsorbed In tho
tries — onihrold-
orute millinery
I; ndntilots nnd (
'•'-id tires und ,
ling goods and
—so that there 1
to provide the 1
os „f life,
nil this Is lo
ixury upon the
The time I
e near :.t hand when n
nnd a piece of buttered j
ad will he luxuries and a family j
children nil tin ; capable, extrnvii- '
ice. Let its face the facts. It is !
to Vanity to moderate its demands !
upon the industry of man. What we
need is more dovo'iim to simple liv
ing and the general welfare. In plain
old-fashioned English -wo need the re
ligion and tile simplicity of our
fathers."
Later, in June, a strike began In
the big plant of J. Patterson Bing,
The men demanded higher pay and
shorter days. They were working
under n contract but that did not
seem to matter. In a light with
“scabs" and Pinkerton men they de
stroyed a part of the pluut. Even tho
life of Mr. Bing \w\n threatened! The
7 JL*2 f¥<km y
jrjygfcjrifig rg:- f L- zr*
Sallow Skin*Net Pretty
Constipation destroys the com - lc: hn,
making it yellow and ug!v. Keep the.
bowels at work cleaning out the system
daily by using i>r. King's Pills. They
do the work thoroughly . u J Really
Buy a bottle today, 25 cents.
j-ip aminr
feyu&Lh: iJ^slLiuiu£
And Is Made We!!! Again
fcy Lydia E. Finkham's
Vegetable Compound
Springfield, Mn
my husband that 1
:i]».(l said will
'You in
want.
led 1
foil Wei
ll bi
lie
you
ed?"
you i
nn
-d vor
Th
(dir -
beg t
mvi i.
ing i
her ham!:
“It means
mother.*'
Mrs. Bing’s
was ii filth*
ns a moment of frigid
which both of the women
nn eld. Thui Phyllis un
it the bunch of violets In
that I am married.
face turned red. There
•onvu'sive movement of
“I'm >o
your sluir
of us," h
sternness
I make i
hut you'll have to tnki
I the crow with llie res
cm on, with n note o
tls tone. "My girl, whet
mtrui't 1 live up to i
util rea
Its end when J.
i! a committee of
:H iu the office of
ubiiiit their differ-
•tin) magistrate for
judge listened till
'd his decision, it
four month ■
had to lie flow. ir
re rvi ■ ■ ; .
but my hush- ml v
me to take Ik V
which 1 dM. •
last one wm ti c:
I am thankful t r
pound. 1 recoin
when I hoar 1
their ills.”—M—.
mnnt Ft., Spri ■ , ,
- '‘The doctor told
Imd to have an oper-
otherwise 1
would be n sickly
:i-i avid could not
h .e any more chil
dren on account ot
my weakened con-
-'iiion. I refused to
'nave the operation.
My husband asked
me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegeta
ble Compound to see
if it would not help
me. For the first
i do but little work,
o.-t of the time, waa
eat hardly anything,
is always reminding
ego table Compound,
> . . k . d ; m, tSV -
siest birth cf all-and
four Vegetable Com
en,1 it to my friend?
r'QU KNOW—That the day of the LOG bouse, Is past.
YOU KNOW—That tho day of the FRAME horse is passing.
YOU KNOW—'That the day of the BRICK house is right now.
YOU KNOW—That c RlCK resldor.ee, imparts a certain distinct^
to tho owner.
YOU DON'T KNOW—How little it costs to he-e .,-alta of Grlo«
aSK US—YOU will be lurp-ioed.
1IILLEDGEVILLE BRICK WORKSCO
J. W. McMillan, Pres. R. \7. McMillan, V.-Pra
c tr-wr , «av-s taaim -iwr. axnrat.--*
11
J I,
/f> R
a
M kIf (MiIN
hirer.
Gm
Quinine in this i
Laxative—O•
ALL
a®?
Ma
niu 1 I intend that you shall do the
same. You’ll have to learn to love
and cherish this fellow, if he makes
It possible. You and your mother
believe in woman’s rights. 1 don't
object to that, but yen mustn't think
When the paper
Bing rose and s
there's one thing that 1 want to say.
I have spent most of uiy life in this
town. I have built
were signed, Mr. | i, 0 ' nl , i.'and-
hi, “Your hull t, j, ,
waa, transform. 1
health. Every
ly her n
ir.ian who.
■nut
: - unhappy
v. Na'.al-j’s
this hot.it
deration tc
.liters l'ron
up a big busluess ' Bu- b ailments should give Lydia E. Pink
' | barn s Vegetable Compound a fair trial
(CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)
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