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TMttr\‘E, NOVEMBER 9,1017 Horace and the Violin By Katherine Howe (Copyright. 1517, by W. G. Chapman.) “This is outrageous! Maddening! The limit!” Horace Padden threw down the pen cil with which he hud been trying to make the first rough draft of his story, and sat back in the chair with murder in his eye. At that moment it is possi ble he might have done actual vio lence to the perpetrator of the raucous shrieks from a violin on the floor be low. Just then his telephone rang. He got up and answered. “Yes, let him come up,” he called. Then he let in a man who apologet ically said: "Pardon me, old man. I would not have come at this time if It hadn't been important.” “Sit down, Jack,” said Padden des perately. “It doesn’t matter at all. I couldn’t write anyway with that in fernal racket underneath.” “Great Scott! That Is something of a nerve rneker sure enough!” ex claimed the visitor us a screech of the key rose high above the uncanny din. “What right has a landlord, janitor or anybody to let that loose on a quiet, law-abiding community? When I came here I expressly stipulated that I must have a quiet plaee, as I was a writer. I've lived here three years in peace and have annoyed no one to my knowl edge. I’ve had nothing to complain of till now. But there’jt going to be some complaint go in If this keeps up.” "Mn.vbe It’s someone who lias to make bis living?” suggested Talbot. "Well, don’t I have to make my liv ing?” protested Padden with some heat. "Don’t I have to make It writ- urn The Violin Bow Began to Get in Its Fiendish Work. tng for the magazines? And how in Hades do you think I’m going to do It with that going on?” Talbot, being powerless to answer this, made matters worse by suggest ing that probably the offender was “just learning.” Padden glared at him, and exploded. “Just learning!” he shrieked. “Have you any idea of what that means? Tor tures worse to come, and more of them! Why, man, a wretch who has no more ear than to flat the same note every time, as this one does, will never learn.” “Well,” said Talbot, "I suppose the only tiling to do is to kick,” and he proceeded to unfold the errand upon which he had come. Padden was gloomily dining in a restaurant that evening when a young man with a very pretty girl entered. As they drew near he recognized Burns, a fellow club member, and bow ed. Burns came up to the table, and introduced hita to the young lady as his cousin. Miss Adams. Padden asked them if they would not join him, and Burns very readily accepted the invitation. Padden found Miss Adams exceed ingly good company. She was bright, well informed, and with a mental equipment capable of forming opin ions of her own, which were In the main sane and reasonable. Besides, she had a sense of humor which Pad den thought delightful. Padden was thirty-three, and so far. not badly scarred by the little god's darts; in fact the club fellows called him “im mune.” He stuck closely to his work of story writing, with always a dream of doing greater things looming up before him. On his way home cer tain little sayings or a characteristic expression of the girl’s lingered in his mind, and he wondered why he had not asked if he might call. He con cluded he would some time ask Burns to take him to see her. The next day the violin was silent, and he plunged into his delayed work, to the complete banishment of Miss Adams from his mind. There followed several days of undisturbed quiet, and Padden accomplished many pages of manuscript. Then one day when he was nearing the climax of a story, and pausing to think out the most unusual, and up-10-date Way of bringing It about, the violin bow began to get in Its fiendish work. He stopped, ground his teeth, and determined to seek the jani tor. Then the noise ceased, and he tried to go on with his work. But It seemed he could not pick up the snap ped thread, and he rose, and made ready to go out, and attend to some business that needed to be look ed after. In the doorway going out he met Miss Adams coming in. Being so full of his grievance, Padden, after the first greeting, must needs pour into her ear an account of his woes. Miss Adams sympathized, and said the violinist probably had no Idea he was annoying him so. Perhaps if he found out when Mr. Padden was writing he could ar range his practice hours for another time. Padden said he always wrote in the morning, but his hours were likely to extend to a good part of the day. “No,” he said miserably, “he’s not likely to change his hours for me. Any one capable of producing such diaboli cal shrieks as he draws from the vio lin could have no consideration for a living soul. He Is ready for ‘treason, strategem and spoils.’ ” Fanny Adams burst Into a peal of laughter. Padden looked hurt and In dignant. She saw his face and tried to look serious. “Do pardon me,” she said, “you put It so forcibly, and In such picturesque language, I couldn’t help seeing the funny side of It.” “Do you know someone In this house?” she asked? “I live here," he answered. “Why, then we arc neighbors. I am staying for a while with my friend, Mrs. Banks. Do you know her?” Padden answered that he had not the pleasure. Then Fanny made bold to ask him to call, which he prompt ly accepted. Then he added: “If you are In this house, you must have heard that fiendish violin. How can you stand It?” “I can’t hardly I" laughed the girl. “But I’m trying to have patience.” Padden sought the Banks apartment very shortly after this having first telephoned to ask If he might. The violin had been silent for two days, and he was In n better frame of mind when he found himself In the presence of Miss Adams, who met and intro duced him to a pleasant, elderly lady as Mrs. Banks. After this Padden dis covered that the Banks’ apartment held charms for him greater than the club, and the next discovery was that he was very much In love with Fanny Adams. One evening Burns came in while Padden was catling on Fanny. “Hello, sis!” he luughed. “How’s the violin getting along?" “It’s not getting along.” “O! did that crank shut you off for good?” asked Burns. Fanny was getting red up to her hair. Mrs. Banks was looking utterly miserable, and Padden u mixture of horror and amazement. Then Fanny looked at Burns and spoke: “Well, you've done It! I’ve been trying to keep the horrible truth from Mr. Pad den, having a desire for a small rem nant of his respect." “So you are the crank 1” blurted out Burns, turning to Padden. “I am,” acknowledged Padden. A hearty laugh from all In the room cleared the atmosphere. Fanny at last left alone with Padden asked him if he thought a shred of that respect for her was left. Padden answered: “There is something so much stronger and bigger hammering to be heard. I’ve got to say it. I love you, dear.” When Fanny got a chance to speak she said: “You see, daddy was de termined I should learn the violin. I came down to the city just to please him to study. I knew I hadn’t any ear for it, and, well I'm glad I have such a good excuse to give it up.” WHEN FATHER TELLS A JOKE Mother Sees Nothing Funny About It, and Daughter’s Glance Simply Expresses Pity, When a man hears a joke which his primitive sense of humor classifies as “the funniest thing he has ever heard” he hurries home to bear the glad tid ings to Ills wife. Father produces his great discovery, but mother’s counten ance remains untroubled by so much as a smile. Nine wives out of ten will gaze blankly into that interesting emp tiness to which woman's eyes are con tinually traveling over her husband’s shoulder. The tenth and cruelest crea ture will wither her spouse with a pen etrating stare which registers, “I see nothing—absolutely nothing—funny In that.” Disgusted and baffled, the husband tells the same joke to his daughter. Her only Indication of amusement is a pitying uplift of the eyebrows and a subsequent absorption in her knitting. With his finger on the last unbroken string of hope father approaches his nearest masculine relative. At last success is his, for his son or his son in-law or his uncle roars, applauds and slaps him on the back. Father bows to imaginary audiences and compliments his follow man on his perspicacity and hts fortunate possession of a sense of humor. He pities “those women—those poor defective women.”—New York Evening Sun. None Too Soon. They were seated in the parlor con versing on the uncertainties of life. She—The future is a vast unfath omable mystery to us, isn’t it? He—Yes, all we know is that we have to go sometime. Voice From the Library—lt would suit the convenience of the household if you'd make it a little sooner than that. ATTENTION PUBLIC! I have just received a full line of Fall Goods, at which I bought be fore the prices advanced. I am going to give my customers the benefit of the Bargains. Call around and let us show you our stock before you buy. PEARSON BARGAIN HOUSE I. 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RAILWAY makes i announcement of very low round ti ip fa.es from all stations to Ma con, account of the Georgia State Fair, tickets to be sold Oct. 30th to N’ov. Kth. inclusive, and for trains arriving in Macon morning of Nov. 9th. Final return limit of tickets Xov. 12th. 1917. Don't fail to visit the greatest state fair ever- held in Georgia, and see that your tickets are routed via G. S. & F. Ry., the quickest and most direct route from South Georgia points to Macon. Ask any ticket agent for full informa tion as to schedules and round trip fares or write: J. W. JAMISON, T. P. A. or C. 8. RHODES G. P. A. MACON, GEORGIA