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OW, do you know you Yyoung
N people are mighty queer?
Somebody has told you that he
heard old man Isaiah Winchell a-gab
e Dling about old
! times, and here
§ vou come fishing
5T ! for what you call
§' P a story. Why,
T bless your soul
3 ER man, it is no sto
i fi Q‘Z}} i ry at all, just a
% oy % happening, as my
8 -8 R wife used to say.
§o 8 0 A% If you want me to
%T(t,*_,f i S tell what there is
R T of it, there must
£ e atie be some under-
Hiok e
§ !ix"é standing about it,
i g e You know what
3 g ought to be left
# £ out. 1 would know
i ! myself, 1 reckon,
EE———3 I 1 stoppea to
R *34 think it all over,
but there's the trouble. When I m-tl
started, I just rattie along like a run- |
away horse. I'm all motion and ne
sense, and there's no stopping me un- |
til I run over a stump or up against a
fence. And if I tried to write it out, it
would be pretty much the same. When |
1 take a 4 pen In my hand my mind |
takes all sorts of uncertain flights,
like a pigeon with a hawk after it
Ag to the affair you were speaking
of, there's not much to tell, but it has
pestered me at times when I ought to
have been in my bed and soun¥ asleep
I have to¥l it a thousand times, and
the rest of the Winchells have told it
thinking it was a very good thing to
have in the family, It has been ex
aggerated, too; but if 1 can carry the
facts to your ear just as they are in
my mind, 1 shall be glad, for | want to
get everything straight from the be
gnning.
Well, it was in 1826. That seems a
Jong time age to you, but it is neo
longer than yesterday to me. 1 was
i 8 years old, and a right smart chunk
of a boy for my age. While we were
ginning and packing cotton our over
re@er left us, and my father turned the
whole business over to me. Now, you
may think that was a small thing,
because this railroad business has
turned your head, but, as a matter of
fact, It was a very big thing, It fell
to me to superintend the ginning and
the packing of the cotton, and then |
was to go to Augusta in charge of
two wagons. | never worked harder
before nor since. You see, we had no
packing screws nor cotton presses in
those days. The planter that was
able to afford it had his gin, and the
cotton was packed in round bales by
# nigger who used something like a
erowbar to do the packing. He tram
pled the lint cotton with his feet,
afd_ beat it down with his iron bar
until the bagging was full, and then
the bale weighed about 300 pounds.
Naturally you laugh at this sort of
thing, but it was no laughing matter,;
it was hard work
Well, when we got the cotton all
prepared, we loaded the wagons and
started for Augusta. We hadn't got
more than two miles from home be
fore 1 found that Crooked-leg .klkt-,‘
my best driver, was drunk. He was
Deastly drunk Where he got hia
dram | couldn't tell you to save my
life, for it was against the law in
those days to sell whisky to a nigper.
Hut Crooked-leg Jake had it, and he
was full of it and he had to be pulled
off of the mule and sent to roost on
top of the cotton bags.e It was not
/| very warm roost, either, but it was
warm enough for a nigger full of
whisky.
. This was not a good thing for me
# all, but [ had to make the best of
. Moreover, [ had to do what I had
never done before—l had to drive six
mules, and there was only one rein to
drive them with. This was the fash
ien, but it was a very difMcult mat-
Aer for a youngster to get the hang of
You Jerk, Jerk, jerked, if vou
nted the lead mule to turn te the
right, and you pull, pull, pulled, if vou
you wanted her (o go the left. While
We were going on in this way, with
A stubborn mule at the wheel and a
drunken nigger on the wagon, sud
denly there came out of the woods a
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thick-set, dark-featured, black-beard
od man with a bag slung across his
shoulder.
“Hello!” says he. "You must be a
new hand.” :
“It would take a very old hand)”
sald 1, “to train a team of mules to
meet you in the road.”
“Now, there you have me,” gaid he;
and he laughed as if he were enjoy-
L ing a very good joke
i “Who hitched up your team?’ he
asked,
[ “T'hat drunken nigger,” said 1.
. “To he sure,” sald he; "I might
have known it. The lead-mule is on
the off side.”
. “Why, how do you know that?” I
asked.
i “My two eyes tell me,” he replied;
“they are pulling crossways.” And
with that, without asking anybody’s
permission, he unhitched the traces,
unbuckled the reins and changed the
places of the two front mules, [t was
' all done in a Jiffty, and in such a
light-hearted manner that no protest
could be made; and, indeed, no pro
test was necessary, for the moment
Ihe team started | could see that the
strang:r was right. There was no
more jerking and whipping to be
aone, We went on in this way for a
mile or two, when suddenly 1 thought
to ask the stranger, who was trudg
ing along good-humoredly by the side
of the wagon, if he would like to ride.
He laughed and said he wouldn’'t mind
it If I would let him straddle the
gacldle-mule; and for my part I had
no objections.
S 0 1 erawled up on the cotton and
lny there with Crooked-leg Jake. [
had been there only a short time
when the nigger awoke and saw me.
He looked seared.
“Who dat €@ tvin’ dem mules, Marse
Isaiah?" he asked,
“l couldn’t tell you even if you were
sober,” said I. "The lead-mule was
hitched on the off-gide, and the man
‘that is driving rushed out of the
woods, fixed her rllht. and since then
we have been making good time"
“Is he a sho' 'nuff w'ite man, Marse
Isaiah 7" asked Jake,
“Well, he looks Hke he is,” said 1;
“but I'm not certain about that.”
With that Jake crawled to the front
of the wagon, and looked over at the
driver. After a while he came crawl
ing back.
“Tell me what you saw,” said 1.
“Well, sir,” said he, “1 dunner whe'er
dat man's a w'ite man or not, but he's
a-settin’' sideways on dat saddle
mule, en every time he chirps, dat
lead-mule know what he talkin’ about.
Yesser. She do dat, Did you say he
come outen de woods?"
“1 don’t know where he came from,"”
sald 1.- “He's there, and he's driving
the mules.”
“Yesser. Dat's so. He's dar sho’,
kaze 1 seed "im wid my own eyes.
He look like he made outen flesh en
blood, en yit he mought be a ha'nt;
dey ain't no tellin’. Dem dar mules
is gwine on mos’ too slick fer ter suit
me."”
Well, the upshot of it was that the
stranger continued to drive. He made
himself useful during the day, and
when night came he made himself
musical; for in the pack slung across
his back was a fiddle, and in the ma-~
nipulation of this instrument he
ghowed a power and a mastery which
are given to few men to possess. I
doubt whether he would have made
much of a show on the stage, but I
have heard some of your modern
players, and none of them could ap
rooch him, aeccording to my taste.
‘Il tell you why. They all seem to
Rlay the music for the music Itseif.
ut this man played it for the sake of
what it reminded him of. | remember
that when he took ount his fiddle at
night, as he invariably did if nobody
asked him to, 1 used to shut my eyes
and dream dreams that T have never
dreamed since, and see visions that
are given to few men to see. If I
were vounger, 1 could describe it to
you, but an old man like me Is not
apt at such deseriptions,
We journeyed on, and, as we jour
ineved, we were Joined by other wag
ons hauling cotton, until, at last,
there was quite a caravan of them -
twenty.at least, and possibly more.
This made matters very lively, as you
may suppose, especially at night,
when we went into camp. Then there
were scenes such as have never been
described in any of the books that
| profess to tell about life in the
South before the war, After the teams
had been fed and supper cooked, the
niggers would sging, dance and wres
tie, and the white men would gather
to egg them on, or sit by their fires
and tell stories or play cards. Some
times there would be a fight, and that
was exciting; for in those days the
shotgun was mighty handy and the
dirk was usually within reach. In
fact, there was every amusement that |
such a crowd of people could manage
to squeeze out of such an ocecasion.
In our caravan there were more than
a dozen fiddlers, white and black, but
not one of them that attracted as
much attention as the stranger who
drove my team, When he was in the
humor he could eptrance the whole
camp: but it was not often that he
would play, and it frequently hap
pened that he and I would go to bed
vnder our wagon while the rest of the
teamsters were frolicking. I had dis
covered that he was a good man to
have along. He knew Just how te
handle the mules, he knew all the
roads, he knew just where to camp,
and he knew how to keep Crooked
leg Jake sober. One night after we
had gone to bed he raised himself on
his elbow and said:
“Tomorrow night, ilf T make no
mistake, we will camp within a few
miles of the Sandhills. There my
Journey ends, and yet you have never
agked me my name.”
(Copyright, ‘BBI, 1883 and 1911, by the
Centlry Company; 1883 by Joe! Chandler
Hoarrig; 1911 by Esther Laßose Harris
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Printed by
permission of and by special arrangements
with Houghton. Miffiin Company.)
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.) I
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On next Tuesday and Wednesday, De
cember 17 and 18, the war mothers of
Atlanta and vicinity will open a pantry
in room No. 31, Arcade Bullding. Com
mittees will be on hand from 8 a. m.
to 2 Y m. both davs to receive supplies
and delicacles donated for the sick and
wounded men at Fort MePherson and
Camp Gordon
Every mother in Atlanta and vielnity,
as well as the wives, grandmothers,
daughters, sisters and aunts, are invited
to send to this e‘antry mmnthlnfi for the
noble men who have made sacrifices and
are now suffering.
Jellles, preserves, sweet pickles, fresh
fruits, dates, cakes, candies, beaten bis
cuit and fresh eggs are suggested for
stocking the pantry, together with a
good book, a late magazine or a growing
plant, ‘
The commitiees follow: |
Tuesday- Mrs. Henry Ittner, chair
man; Mesdames John L. Tye, J. W. Be
dell, W. H. Adkins, Herman Cronheim,
M. L. Brittain, M. B. Palmer, James A,
ch:k;{y. Warren White, Edwin Stewart,
Wednesday-— Mrs., L. P'. Rosser, chair
man; Mesdames T. P. Connell, M. D,
Paden, C. H. Ashford, Robert 1. Fore
man, D, P. Lopez. Vassar Woolley, H-r-‘
ry Schlesinger, W. A Wimbish, E. IL.
Connally. ‘
Navy Dance,
Omne of the features of the navy dance
of the Georgia School of Technulofiy.
which takes place Friday evening at t w‘
Capital City Club, will be the musical
numbers rendered by the Dick Tope or
chestra., Dancing will begin at 10
o'clock and continue until 2 o'clock
Debutantes Plan Script Dance.
Miss Henrietta Tupper, Kre\-ldc-m of
the club, announces that there will be
unrlxt dance given by the Debutantes on
Wednesday evening of next week at
8:30 o'dlock at the Capital City Club,
The proceeds will go to the Christmas
trees and entertainments for the conva
lescent soldiers at General Hospital No.
6, at Fort McPherson. A special orches
tra will provide music during the eve
ning and dancing will continue until a
late hour.
Cathollc Committee of K, of C.
A special meeting of all the Catholic
women on tralning camp activities i!
called for Friday, December 13, at
o'clock in the pagish hall of the Sacred
Heart Rectory.
Plans for the celebration of Christmas
in the K. of C. huts will be completed,
and every Catholic woman is invited to
attend and help with the work
Mrs. B. A, Kalkhurst, Mrs, J. A, Alex
‘ander and Mrs. J. B. McCallum will be
in eharge of the workrooms in the parish
hall of the Sacred Heart Rectory Fri
day from 9 to 5 o'clock. The knitted
blanket donated to the auxiliary was
awarded to Miss T. L. Larsen.
Dinner Party Planned.
Lieutenant Kent will be host at a
dinner party at the Pledmont Driving
Club on Saturday cvenl;\’. his guests
to include Misses Julla Murphy, Cath
erine ()Iddlnfll, Margaret Whitman,
Lieutenant Allan Gottchaldt and Lieu
tenant Rollins,
lc:eoll lnur&nmmt. a 0 .
n interes program w given
at the W, F. “flton Kchool Frmy at 3
o'clock by a girls' elub directed by Su
san Clayton.
A small admission fee will be asked
and the proceeds used for the wounded
soldiers at Fort McPherson,
Tackey Party.
The Ira Street Parent-Teacher Asso
clation will give a tackey party on the
school grounds Friday afternoon, De
cember 13, from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock.
The public and school children are cor
dially invited to attend
There will be a sale of fancy goods,
Jams, jellies, canned goods, also a fish
pond and fortune teller Prize for the
tackiest boy and tackiest girl will be
given The proceeds of the party go
toward pavment for a Liberty bond, Ad
mission Ide,
Joseph Habersham Chapter to Meet.
The Joseph Habersham Chapter, D, A,
R, will meet Baturday afterncon at 3
o'clock lin the Runday school room of St
Mark Meothodist Church, It will be a
specia!l meeting of the chapter, and the
officers of the church have offered the
room through murtul to the members,
The full report of the festival dinner
will be given at the meeting.
A guest of honor at the chapter meet
ing will be Mrs. Royal Ingersoii, \who ia
spending the winter as the guest of her
parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Van Har-
Aingen, on Bast Third street, while her
hushand, Commander Ingersoll, s In
Paris with the Amertean peace commis
sion,
Christmas Bazaar,
. The ladies of Inman Park Baptist
Church will hold a Christmas bazaar all
day Friday and Saturday at Kenny's
Tea and Coffee store, on Whiethall
street. Many articles suitable for Christ
mas gifts and also eanned fruits and fel
lies will be on sule.
~_The Indies in eMJo ask the pmronnrn
‘of their friends and the general public.
Christmas Bazaar.
The Woman's Misslonary Union of the
Central Baptist Church will holg a
Christmas bazaar on Friday and Satur
da‘ n the trado ymn‘\
wncy artloles of kinds, Christmas
m{f'nmom. will be on sale, and the
publie is cordially invited
oftis W Mamond Ring for & Christ-
Rg ‘nu-m any woman's heart glad.
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Driving Club Plans
Holiday Festivifies
Announcement was made Thursday by
the management of the Piedmont Driv
ing C'lub of the holiday program of en
tertainments to be given hy the club.
(n Wednesday afternoon the ciub will
entertain al a tea-dance In the ball
room from b to 7 o'clock.
There will be a regular dinner-dance
on Haturday evening, December 21, and
on Christmas night the club will enter
{uivlr 300 guests at their usual Christias
rall.
Following will be the regular Saturday
evening dinner-dance on December 28,
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the ball on New Year's Eve.
Officer Candidates
aive Dinner-bance
The candidates of the Twenty-fifth
company, Central Officers Training
School at Camp Gordon, were hosts at a
brilllant dinner-dance Wednesday eve
ning, at the Pledmont Driving club. The
dinner was served at tables placed in
the ballroom, which were decorated
with red and white chrysanthemums and
small American flags.
The patronesses were Mr. and Mrs.
John 8. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. James D.
Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Veasey Rain
water, Mr, and Mrs. t;eorre Street, Cap
tain and Mrs, James Palmer, and Mrs.
Spencer Struble.
The guest invited were Misses Dor
othy I)nu{ln’u. Marie Stoddard FEloise
Robinson, Hazel Nelson, Marjorie Brown,
Nellle Dodd, Mary Nelson, Henrietta
Tupper, Sara Kennadr. Henrietta Davis,
Mary Stewart, Nell Choate, Isabel
Amorous, Rebecea Walker, Vqu_l;la.
Hand, Rudene Becht, Hallie Poole, Eliz
abeth Martin, Georgia Rice, F.mll(! West,
Dorothy Arkwrifiht, Maunde Jarlton,
Martha Collier, Margaret Whitman,
The cadet officers included Ralph An
derson, George Anderson Frank An
derson, E. R. Anderson, Charles Ansley,
Hal Aronson, J. H. Atkins, 1. L. DQIK.
Irvin Barber, Paul Dear, deom Bech,
John Beching, Woodson Bercaw, Wil
limm Dill, J. B. Broswell, Otto Bristow,
Ralph Broadrup..mwmlam Brotherton,
Rupert Bush, nk Butter, Joseph
Carlgon, Thomas Campbell, William
(‘hafman. Hall Collins, Walter Couse,
David Crownhart, M. J. Cunnh;!hm.
Willlam Dacey, John Dowman, George
Dnnzi\g. 0. B. Dawes Stnnle{' DeHa
ven, Wilburn Delizer, Richard Detscher,
Robert Delks, John Deodery, Harold
Dwyer, Harvey Edwards, James Elliott,
Albert Ksgher, Harris Evans, Ralph
Seely, Charles Perkerson, Herbert Fin
nlrn. Russell Finney, George Fitzger
ald, Sidney Foucher, Ray Fowler, Gor
don Gardner, (3. Getsinger, George Gil
bert, Milton Geist, John D. Ginnotchio,
G. James Gooden, W. B. Goodnow, John
1. Goodrich, Raymond Grismer Emory
Gross, Albert Gustaffon, F. J. Gutberlet,
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Miss Teute
Maggie Teyte, the famous Metropoli
tan star and concert singer, arrived in
Atlanta early Thursday morning and is
at the Qeorgian Terrace. Miss Teyte,
who I 8 one of the most diminutive stars
in grand opera, is known and greatly
admired in Atlanta as “Miml,"” the lit
tle heroine of “La Boheme."” This role
alone has made Miss Teyte famous, her
interpretation of the part with the Bos.
ton Opera Company having created
something of a musical sensation here a
few seasons ago. The New York opera
public acclaimed Miss Teyte in this role
quite as heartily as did Atlantans when
she appeared in the Metropolitan a few
wWeeks ago.
The concert Thursday evening at the
Kggleston Memorial Hall will be the first
time Atlantans have had an opportunity
of hearing the ‘)opular young nln,rr in
this kind of music. She created a furore
in New York last winter with her con
certs, and no less an authority than
Max Smith, The American’s musie eritie,
pronounced her concerts the most en
joyable to his taste of any in the great
series presented in New York during
the past season,
The concert Thursday evening is one
of the numbers In the Series Intime,
sponsored by the Music Study Club, of
‘which Mrs. Armond Carroll is Eranidom.
It will be one of the most delightful mu
‘sical events of the season here.
OIS
’ Migss Evelyn Dunson Is ill wi in
fluenza at the home of her parerngs In
Ansley Park.
Miss Ellen O'Keefo is spending some
time in New York City.
~ Miss Epple Clarke is eonv&lnclng‘ at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Peter F. Clarke, after an illness of
pneumonlia,
Mrs. Andrew Calhoun (s il with in
fluenza at her home on West Peach
tree street
~ Miss Isabel Amorous will return home
from Montgomery, Ala., on Monday.
Mra. Bliss W, Cook and little daughter
have returned home from a visit to Mrs.
J. P. Carter_in Rochelle,
James 0. Fltlgutflck is reported to be
eritically il with pneumonia at Wesley
Memorial Hospital.
Mrs, A. W. Miller, of Richmond, Va.,
is spending the winter with her son, H.
W. Miller, and her niece, Mrs. W. B,
Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. North, of Rock
ford, 111, have returned home after a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. 8. G. North, of
Myrtle street.
Slaton. MHitt w.“m‘dmnm.
The marriage of Miss lLamar Slaton
and Edward Greenway Hitt will take
rb\m quietly on Saturday afternoon,
»ecomber 21, at 4:30 o'clock at the home
of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. John Marshall Slaton, on Peach
tree and Pine streets.
Only the immediate family and the
Lnunx ladies who were chosen to attend
{ss Slaton, before the bereavement in
the family, will witness the ceremony.
The Rev. James E. Dickey, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, will offf
ciate, and Moultrie Hitt, brother of the
bridegroom, will act as hest man.
Child Welfare Committee,
Mrs. H. C. Phipps calls a meeting of
the child welfare committee of the At
lanta Weman's Club for Friday morn
ing_at 10:3¢ o'clock at the clubrooms
on Baker street, All members are urged
to be present, and preparations will be
made for the Christmas tree for 600
ehildren,
Woman's Au:mmz Meeting.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. M.
C. A, will hold Its regular meeting Fri
day evening, December 13, in the Boys'
Club room of the Y. M. . A. Bullding,
on Walton street.
A full attendance is urged, because of
a plan to give a Christmas entertaln
ment to the two wards ;gonmroghby the
auxiltary—Ward Q, at rt McPherson,
and Wand & at Camp Gordon,
All members also are urged (o bring
books for the Boys' Club, jeifes for the
convalescent soldlers and knitted
squares for the quilts which are being
pn‘:::nd by the auxiliary for use in the
wanrds. '
The members of the Debutante Club
of 1918-19 will be hostesses at a large
dinner party on New Year's Eve., This
is the second of a series of dinner par
ties at which the club is entertaining
during the season, the first t}:flng been
given at the Halloween ball on Octo
ber 31. The club, which includes thir
teen members, will entertain twb guests
for each member. A number of attrac
tive matrons will be invited to chaperon
at this affair.
The regular tea-dances at which the
club entertains on Wednesday afternoon
will not begin until the first of the year.
H. W. Hargis, louis Haslon, R. E.
Haughton, John Hawkins, Charles Hays,
O L 5 Ha%’.n, E. R, Hoffman, A. B, Ta%or,
Arthur Thibedeau, [, l. Thomas, il
l Ham Wallace, John Warmsley, J. Wal
lerstein, Berne Waltmeyer, F. W, Wag
ner, leo Welsh, Charles White, Rupert
Willlams, C. C. Williams, Lorenze
Winters, Arthur Wood, David Wood,
Leslie Wood, H. W. Zfl#lor.
E. R. Hoffman, John Howe, D. P. Hop
kins, Edgar Harwood, Edward House,
8. B. Hubbard, John Jacobs, Carl Ja
cobs, Edward Kane, Joseph Kane, D. H.
Keller, Clay Keller, Elmer Mayer, E. L.
Miller, Homer Millican, Ernest Mitchell,
E. W. Matton, Hall Morford, P. J. Mo
riarity, W. M. Morrison, George Moon,
Juse‘ph Mulholland, A. B. Myron, (}oorfe
Nevins, Charles Newman, James Nicols,
Edward Nolan, James Wardell, William
O’'Donnell, H. F. Kimbew. P. E. King,
L. Klinger Arthur Kline, Wade Knowlton,
G. N. LaFonte, Charles Lane, Sam La-
Penta, E. L. Larrison, Moses Luffmon,
John Learn, Joseph Logue, R. G. Lord,
Robert bott,‘ Kdgar Lowe, George Lyon,
Robert McConnell, P. A. McCormick
John McFadden, Richard McGehee, Paul
McKith, Thomas McMahon, Wallace Mc-
Mahon, J. H. McVeigh, B. A. McWil
liams, George Madden, Charles Marks,
Willam Marks, W. J. Mather, K. B.
Matheson, John Maurer, T. M. Philpot,
Edwrd Read, Richard Rlle{_ B. E
Richter, P. G. Robertson, John Robin
son, H. A. Rogers, Elmer Resler, Walter
Russell, J. G, Silverman, Lloyd Short,
Morston Smith, Charles Sheldon, Walter
Scott, Lamar Schnabel, Joseph Shea,
Herbert, Shellwood, P. E. Shaw, Ralph
Steinmetz, Paul Swarthontz, Catherine
(iiddings, Madeline McCullough, Patty
MecGehee, Margaret McCarty and others.
The officers of the Twenty-fifth Com
pany include Captain Marshall R, Diggs,
commander.
First Lieutenants Noble Ladd and Ce
cil A. Barlow.
second Lieuetnants James McKline,
Arthur Lyle, Douglas Graham, F. E.
Dinsmore and Leroy E. Bray.
Red Cross Meeting.
Increasing interest is being shown In
the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call and
the Masque which will take place on
Thursday evening at the Auditorium.
The woman's division held an Impor
tant moetlni on Thursday morning at 11
o'clock at the Capital City Club. Mrs.
Beaumont Davison presided over the
meeting and especially urged the women
of Atlanta to stand by the Red Cross,
as this is their last opportunity. She
said that Christmas shoprmg was no
excuse for women not volunteering to
gerve.
During the meeting the organization
of the booth chairmen was completed,
Inoludlnf 200 prominent Atlanta women
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When a Girl Marries
By ANN LISLE.
(Copyright by Kings Reatures Syndl
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CHAPTER LV.
NCE upon a time I learned a quo
tation from Robert Louis Steven
son. It has returned to haunt me
now.
“S 0 long as we love, we serve; so long
as we are loved by someone I would
almost say that we are indispensable
and no man is useless while he has a
friend.”
But I hadn't a friend in all the city—
and I hadn't served Neal. So I was
Just about useless.
Those were ugly gray moments I spent
leaning against the refectory table star.
ing at the closed door beyond which
Neal was telling Jim the secret from
which I, his sister, was shut out—and
shut out because of my own stupid fail
ure to see that Neal was in dead earnest
and not an excited boy maundering
about his promotion and his “erushes.”
Suddenly, in very shame, I tore my
self from my telltale position and fairly
planted myself in a chair across the
room. After all, if Neal had needed
me—had actually wanted to confide in
me-—he would have made another effort.
No, he preferred to go to Jim. No one
needed me,
“‘So loni‘a.s we love, we serve."
Well—whom, then, was I serving? Not
Neal. Not Jim, either, for if there was
indeed .tha gambling fever in his blood,
I didn’t know how to still it.
Jim and Neal-my two boys—were to
gether in the other room. 1 was out
side alone. All my efforts to bring
them close had never availed. But when
they needed each other they found
:::h other—gravitated together without
“No_one ,wants me. No one needs
me. I don’t even know how to help
m{dhusband. I'm useless—and alone,” 1
told myself, and sat motionless—beyond
mere tears.
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But I was so numd with pain that I
couldn’t bring myself to respond. I just
sat there, silent and still. Again the
Voice from behind the closed door:
~ ‘“"Annie! Annie!"”
I didn't reply. I didn't matter—no
one needed me. But to myself | made
a breathless vow:
“So long as I live I will never ask
what the secret is that Neal and Jim
have. So long as 1 live I won't pry.
They've shut me out., Well—they shall
see that 1 can accept even that with
dignity.”
They Both Appear.
Maybe martyrs look foolish to other
mple. Nevertheless they suffer. I can
r witness to this—they suffer tor
tures.
And now the closed door opened, and
in came Jim and Neal—together.
“Well, little dreamer, how about din
ner?” demanded Jim.
His tone was jovial enough, but it
had the insistence of a hungry man
when mealtime comes. I came back to
earth and 7 o'clock with a start.
There was not a single thing ready.
1 had forgotten all about dinner.
The worst of it all was that this was
the one thing for which | was needed.
The one way I could serve my husband
and my brother—by preparing their
meals. I might be as miserable about it
as ever [ liked, but revolt wouldn't free
me. 1 was the cook—that was all—the
cook.
I ),ot up mechanically.
“Nothing’s ready. But I'll hurry. Will
you peel potatoes for me, Neal?’
I began aistinctly, but ended on that
homey note in a sudden yearning to find
Neal again, cosy and jolly, the red
headed boy I knew. Surely he’'d come
back if got him in a kitchen apron,
laughing as usual over the thumbs he
developed when he got a vegetable knife
well in hand. I could find the brother
I came near losing if once I got him out
in the kitchenette. Jim would lie on
the couch and read his paper. 1 wanted
to shut him out now—and be alone
with Neal. But Neal didn't share my
desire.
‘“Think I'll go out for diner. .Not hun
gry vet. Take a walk first,”” he muttered
uneasily.
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“Righte!” Jim replied in complete un.
derstanding. X
“But, Neal--you won't want to go
when I tell you the news,” I broke In,
“We's going to have company—-—"" '
“Oh, company!” Neal's hand was o
the doorknob. *
“Do you want to be out when Jim's
little sister comes to dine with us? [
don't think Phoebe would like that my
well,” I said, trying for a‘ferf ¥
natural manner, with the usual results
—my mouth seemed to twist and send
out stilted, unnatural words.
“Oh, Phoebe!"
Neal's voice was still steady, held so
by a cold determination to act like a
man and not break down and blubber
like a boy—of that I felt sure. He toak
his hand from the knob, and then—turn
ed toward the door again with a new
pur}’oee. {
“] think I'll just run over to tl?
Rochambeau and call for Phoebe,’
said he. {
A Suggestion. i
Jim looked up from the paper he
reading. His eyes caught Neal's a
held them for a second. Then, as h
took up his reading again he spoke—
dryly: i
“1 wouldn't.” i
Neal opened his mouth as If to pro
test, closed it again, and walked over
to the curtained recess where he hung
his clothes.
Instead of reaching in and hanging
up his hat, he disappeared behind the
curtains with it. And nothing more was
said about calling for Phoebe. The si- |
lence remained unbroken, save for the®
rattle of Jim's paper as he folded back
the sheets. I went out to get the din
ner. Nothing else was required or ex
pected of me.
After a moment Jim appeared in the
doorway. ’
“P'll help you,” he said. “I sent the
bgy out for a breath of air—he need
ed it."”
That was all. And I asked no ques
tions. Had I not vowed that so lonfi_ as
1 tived I wouldn't question Jim or Neal
about the secret from which they had
shut me out?
(To Be Continued.)
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