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The King’s Castles By JAMES NEWTON (Copyright, 191*. by the* McClure Newspa per Syndicate.) In college Yates Barlow had gone In for economics and sociology. When he was graduated and started In law studies, though he did not dub himself a socialist, still he persuaded himself that In the management of the rather comfortable estate left him by his grandmother he would fall Into none of those errors of selfishness that too frequently as he was convinced characterize the dealings of men of capital with those who labor for them. And although he decided to leave the management of the large up-town apartment house, pretentiously dubbed "King’s Castles,” that constituted one of his most remunerative Investments In the hands of his father’s office force until he hud finished his law course, he made It perfectly clear that ho sought no profits from that undertak ing that might be made at the ex pense of fair play to the folk who worked under (he spacious roof of the apartment house. "Muybe there Isn’t any eight-hour law for women In this state,” he said to his father. "Maybe there Isn’t— we haven't come to It In law lecture yet. But eight hours Is all any woman ought to be usked to work, and I tell you right here that I’m not going to have any woman work longer than the one who works for me.” The genial elder man looked up with a smile, the serenity of which rather annoyed Yates. “She Is a nice little girl,” he said, with an emphasis on the verb that seemed to betoken that Yates knew to whom the pronoun referred. “I guess nt your age I'd have hnd the same Ideas nbout working hours for women, especially If the only wom an 1 employed happened to he eighteen and as fresh ns a snow apple. She Is it nice girl, Isn't she?” "If you mean Miss Snrter—yes. She seems to he a lot better than you usually get to tend an apnrtment house telephone switchboard. That’s got nothing to do with the fairness of making her work nine hours a day or keeping her at the switchboard on hol idays.” "But, nmn alive, she wants to do It,” explained the futher. "No girl of spirit likes to show her unwillingness to do what she’s got to do,” pronounced the son with the air l of one who felt that he possessed keen Insight into feminine psychology. ! “Well, you’ve got a lot more sense |than some boys your age,” was the I father's only retort. "If you take a fancy to a pure-hearted country girl illko Abby Snrter Instead of some empty-pated, over-dressed society girl, you’re all right.” Y'ntes had taken n fancy to Abby, itiut for some reason he did not like to Imve the fact taken for granted, lie iconld not explain to himself just why his father’s remarks that morning ,proved so Irritating. | As time went on Y’ntes developed a ikeen Interest In the management of Ills apartment house. He loved to think of the time when—his law course ended he would take over the entire management of the place himself and i not actually needing to net the largest Ipossible Income from it, strive to run I the house along Ideal lines. He even thought of putting the girl at the .switchboard on a six-hour schedule. Unit somehow he never thought of I Abby Sartor’s continuing to sit at the ‘switchboard when he put his plans In ■working order. ' Meantime Abhy Sorter sat at the switchboard In the corner of the spac ious, tunny-mirrored, much-begllt en trance of Yates’ uptown apnrtment bouse, for nine hours a day, and never thought of having a holiday other than '’Sunday. Sometimes she came in for n few hours even on that day of rest. To Y’ntes thnt entrance hall was not I entirely satisfactory. He could see the cheap plaster behind the thin veneer |of marble on the walls. The colors of the heavy plush rugs that lay on the tile floors looked cruder to him every time he saw them. The lights thnt blared forth from the chandeliers and were reflected again and again In the llong mirrors were glartsh and smote his eyes offensively. Y’et he knew that It was thnt spacious, garish hall that attracted tennants and made them willing to pay good rents for small apartments, and he realized that he would be benefiting no one but hitn ■elf If he toned down the garishness to jsult his own taste. He had no way of knowing at first how resplendent It looked to Abhy—Abby, who basked In the efulgence of a dozen bright lights now, and In the days on the farm had known only the glow of a single oil lamp as she sat In the farmhouse sit ting room. To her the entrance of the apartment house was the sum total of 'urbane luxury and elegance and the people who came and went through the hall and were bowed to by the ball attendants In proportion to thetr most recent gratuity were to her among the favored ones of the earth. She did not know that her share of one of the farms at home would put her Into the possession of a bank account several times as large as that held by any of these cliff dwellers. Abby knew none of the tennants well. Why should they bother their beads about the switchboard operator, anyway! But with the curiosity and powers of observation bred In the country, she had made for herself £lvtd pictures of etch Individual la the house. Sometimes there were Weddings or receptions, dinner par ties, or even little dances In the apart ments, and then Abby's eyes would be even brighter than usual and her pulses would quicken as she felt the proximity of so much merriment and gaiety. fine of lie- personages that, came un der her constant observation was young Yates Barlow. To her he (teem ed, as the owner of all this grandeur, a veritable modern prince. Whenever he ciime to the apartment he stopped and chatted with her In a rather shy but friendly way, asking vague ques tions about her work. After each of bis chats with Abby, Y’ntes Barlow was more than ever convinced that she was overworked. Not that she ever gave any Indication of this state of affairs by anything that she said. But how could a charming girl like Abby, he thought, sit for nine monotonous hours making connections for thoughtless tennants, without feeling overworked? Yates took to calling up the apnrt ment on mythical business matters, Just to make sure that Abby's voice sounded as fresh and unfagged as ever. Then spring came. After n hard week at law school, Yates was getting ready one Saturday morning to motor out to a week-end house party In the country. The day was one of Those warm and tempting days that sometimes come so early that they seem to lie out of season. All his boy ish hatred of Indoor work made Yates look forward to the two days In the country with enthusiasm. And then lie thought of Abby—country bred Abhy—used no doubt to wandering about the fields and hillsides nt will — tied to that monotonous switchboard. “I'll stay home myself,” thought Yates. “That girl certainly deserves a Saturday half holiday. I can’t ask any of the elevator boys to run the switchboard, but I can do It myself, and I am going to.” Y’ntes concocted a hurried telephone excuse to his hostess and then with a light heart started uptown to King’s Onstlos. lie could visualize the happy smile that would come Into Abby's eyes when he told her thnt she could take the afternoon off. He looked for ward, too, with no small pleasure to the ten or fifteen minutes of Instruo tlon that he knew must take place while she showed him how to work the switchboard. “And If 1 do make mistakes,” he thought, “and the tenants get mad. nobody can fire me.” He got up to the apnrtment house about eleven o’clock nnd found Abby as fresh nnd smiling as ever. “I have nothing to do this after noon. Miss Snrter," he began, “and It's such o corking day, I thought perhaps you’d be wanting an afternoon off. So I thought I’d stay here nnd run this switchboard and you could have a little vacation. I don't Just know how but I think maybe you could show me. couldn’t you?” Abhy looked nt him In amazement “Why, I don't want a vacation, Mr Barlow. I couldn't possibly do nny thing thnt would give me as much fun ns miming this switchboard.” “But I mean a chance to go some place—out In Hie country, you know or something like that,” said Yates "But I’ve lived In the country nil m\ life. Mr, Barlow. And this she waved her hand Inclusively about the spnelous hull—this Is so wonderful. 1 sin ■ think just to own a place like King s Cnsiles would make you happy.” Barlow looked at the girl h> .'ore h with a new Interest. For months b had boon growing fond of her, but mixed with his liking there had b<, a feeling of pity that she should ! ■ forced to do uncongenial work. he fell n new admiration for her. Sb was doing the work she liked am getting a full measure of happiness from each day at the monotonous switchboard. “Just to own n place like this"—her words rang in his ears Well, why shouldn’t she own King’s Castles? He could give it to her fo il wedding gift if that would make her happy. He knew now that it was Abby who could make him happy and perhaps he with King’s Castles thrown In could make her happy. “Well," said Yates, “let me stay with you tills afternoon, anyway, and let’s go some place for dinner together I'm going to ask you If you'll help me run King's Castles all vow life?" Screw Bores Its Own Hole. Evidently Charles P. Woodward, of Providence, R. 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IHCKEKSON A MINGLEDORI’T ATTORNEYS AND OOt NSELORB Office In the New l’nlford Hulldinc Pi:arson, (leokgia Practice in all the Courts. State and Federal Mr. Dick ergon will be In oftice e\ery Thura iay unless other engagement* prevent. PEN.I. T. ALLEN A TT( >RN R Y AND ml N S KI,( > R unices In the Allen building, PKARSON, (1 KORGIA. Will do a general practice In State and Fed era! Courts. OR. 11. S. MALONE, "■ ■ Office In Malone Dim '< PEAL SON, GA. Local Legislation. Editor Tribenk: I will thank > ■ .it for >- 11 'iii iont jhave i- ili'-i! D,"Ui mo in l-h-df <■ I coil.tin l.oi ;\! i .islution in whirl: | the;. wore in loi l"-’ i"l. Tliul i( i | iH'tv-Niiy lor ..ii Local Hills to I j ,nl vei l istu! m the Official newspap er of the rotir.o :iIK I to be posted b\ i lie < ti'ilin i for lour eonsecti ive weeks, i , i, said Rills can be in trod need. 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M. stationery j office thus instructs the government j officials In the use of thnt substance: “In ordinary use, the best and most nearly immediate result Is obtained j by using only such an amount of gum as will just uniformly moisten the sur- 1 face without leaving any obvious ex- i cess to delay drying, the condition to be aimed at being that of a gummed postage stamp just moistened as ordl narily applied to a letter.” Which is just another way of saying, “Apply I lightly.”—London Tit-Bits. CPasson’s Department Store 0 IS SELLING OUT Clothing, ShoeL and Hats at 50 per cent. on the Liiiitar and Opwas'd. Have 3,500 Pairs of Shoes now on Hand All Domestics from 3c to 5c a yard less than can be bought elsewhere. Come Round, it will cost you nothing to see these great bargains. TlTE^PßiCf^Wnr^FO'oTracrQXYs: FASSON’S DEPARTMENT STORE, Pafford Building. CHURCH DIRECTORY. PEARSON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Elder N. G. CHRISTOPHER. P*.tor Preaching every first and third Sundays at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7 o'clock i>. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 4 o'clock p. m. \V. .1. Tvi.kk.Superintendent. Mid-week prayer service every Thursday evening At 7 o'clock. Sunday-School officers and teachers meeting follow prayer service. A cordial invitation extended to ail; come and worship with us. MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST CHURCH. Elder R. THIGPEN. Pa.tor. Preaching at Ha. m. on the first Sunday and Saturday before in each month. Church located four miles north of Pearson. 3T. MARYS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Elder J W. TYSON. Pa.tor. Preaching every second Sunday and Satur day before at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7 p. m. This church Is located within the eastern corporate limits. REFUGE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH. Elder L. M. GUTHRIE. Paslor. Preaching on every second Sunday and Sal urday before at ll o’clock a. in. This church is located at Sweetwater creek, two miles north of Pearson. A cordial welcome to all visitors. FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCHES Elder J. B. HARRIS. Pastor. o/dAS—Preaching oil the first Sunday and Saturday before nt 11:00 a. m. t'liurch is locat ed seven miles south of Pearson. oak GitovK-Preaching on the second Sun day and Saturday before at ll;00 a. m. The church Is located two miles south of the Mud creek mill. Si n: y Side - Prcaohliiß every third Sunday and Saturday before al 11:00 a. m. Church is located lim e miles north of Kirkland. UNION HILL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Rev. D. J. PEARSON. Pastor. I’leachlm, on . \« r;. f u th Sunday and Sat <. d <: before at 11 oV'-..A a . m. Sunday-Noho< every Sunday at 3 o'clock Thi - . ’lurch is located near Rod Bluff creek. ; » a- miles southeast of Doarson. You will be wele uue at ail services. PEARSON CHARGE ETHODIST LPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH Rev. W. C. RAHN, Pastor in Charge. i’F. \ Ks(>N—Preaching at 11:00 a, m. and 7.30 ’>. m. on the second and fourth Sundays. ■ Lh Sunday T: >o Sunday-School every Sunday it 3:im p. m. David Kirkland.. 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