A Blunder
Repaired
By ARNOLD PRESCOTT
<£) I'JJJ, by McClure N’ew*ptiuer Syndicate.)
11l some instinctive way Alice Gove
soon f<‘it ns if she hail known him for
e long time; ami she was rather clad
thnt the erratic train service kept him
anil tier waiting together. She hail
seated herself In the great city sta
tion to wait for tlie train that would
carry her to her Northern home; and
he had seated himself beside her.
Soon they had entered Into conversa
tion ; Ids keen brown eyes had looked
pleasantly into her gray ones; and
she had been content to wait.
Suddenly, lie had started and said
to Iter gtilckiy. “Will you look after
this ease of mine until I return? 1
will not be gone long."
She had readily agreed without
thinking much about ids request. She
saw his tall form disappear through
the great door. He was walking rap
idly.
She looked at the case. It was large
and heavy; she did not wonder that
he had left It with her if he were
merely going to find out about some
train or ask some question at the in
formal ion window.
But he did not return, and the fact
worried her, for in a short time her
own train would lie pulling In. She
almost forgot iter quick Interest in
him; It hardly seemed just an un
selfish act for him to leave her with
out remembering that she too must
catch her train.
Site watched the door with growing
concern, but through It came no tall
figure and pleasant smiling face. The
big hand of the station clock crept to
the hour. She made up her mind there
was nothing to do but to take the case
and go with It. lie might catch her
Saw His Tall Form Disappear
Through the Great Door.
on her way and —the thought made
her heart Jump—think she was run
ning away with it. But she could
wait no longer.
She caught up the case, and found
It very heavy, hut she started hur
riedly for tlie door with it.
Sharply, ns she passed through, an
arm caught hers, and a voice with a
note of triumph in it greeted her pene
tratlngly:
“Just a moment, young lady, where
are you going with thnt case?”
She looked up with astonishment
and fear, dimly wondering If some
friend of his had seen her or the
brown-eyed owner had returned, in
stead. site found herself looking into
the cold eyes of a middle-aged man.
Site explained rapidly, but her
breathlessness and anxiety were sus
picious. Site saw the gate swinging.
“Plense, 1 must get my train!"
“No," the coot voice said, “not yet.
1 think you can put that off. Sup
pose you come with me. make no fuss,
and we will tell you where to go!”
Site looked around with wild eyes
and wildly beating heart. A curious
crowd had collected and was rapidly
growing larger. Tlie hand on her
arm tightened. With her train pull
ing out, there was nothing else to do;
and she yielded.
From somewhere another nmn
seemed to come who placed himself
on her left, and they led her through
corridors into an office, where a uni
formed man rose.
“I guess we have got him. of. rather,
her,” her first captor said, “walking
right oft with the plunder."
Through the chaos lu her mind, she
heard tin- words dimly, and out of the
elmos began to creep a slow meaning
that left her white and trembling.
Tlie grip had contained stolen
goods; these men were detectives, and
they had been watching for some one
with just such a ease; aud they hat)
found her—and he with the kind,
brown eyes whose friendly glance had
won her heart with just one 100k —
he had seen them, and not daring to
take the grip had hurried out, leaving
It with her.
They had opened the case on the
desk, and the uniformed man’s eyes
vere cold as he turned to her.
“Caught with the real stuff; Weil,
I guess we need worry no longer.
She doesn't look the part, does she?
More like some rosy-cheeked country
girl—”
“1 am not a thief!” she cried, des
perately, trembling. She told as best
she could the story; and she saw in
each face the cold unbelief. She sank
into a chair with a moan, covering her
eyes as site wept.
A cool but kindlier voice said,
“Buck up and come with us.”
They went into the corridor and
down into the station. Through tear
filled eyes she glanced In the direc
tion where she had sat those happy
half hours with her brown-eyed
friend. She saw a tail figure standing
there! There was no doubt!
She caught the detective's arm. and
incoherently whispered and talked to
him. He suddenly seemed to grow
tense. “Here, Space, keep this girl
while I nab film!”
Site stood In the grasp of the offi
cer, and saw tlie other, putting him
self between the tall form and the
door, go up and clap the other mildly
on the shoulder. The other turned,
and she saw both in earnest conver
sation. They glanced in her direction,
and suddenly thnt tali figure swung
with long strides toward her, and,
hearing tier, she saw the friendly
face set. with some emotion.
lie came up to her. “Little girl 1
owe you more than an apology. I did
a ridiculous stunt !”
As lie talked she heard the detec
tive say to the other, “It’s all off.
Come on.”
Wondering, dazed and weary with
the stress, site heard her station
friend saying, “Now come with me
to a quiet place and let me explain.”
She followed dumbly, half hearing
what he said, nnd found herself In a
little corner In a winsome hit of a res
taurant. Ills mild eyes held her
gently, nnd the soothing tones of his
voice stilled the tempest In her to
peace as lie explained.
“I ntn a railroad detective —sent
from the Southern tlivislon to help
run down a gang of sneak thieves op
erating here. I spotted the chap with
the valise, but he dodged mo. I was
sitting there with you, hoping T might
catch sight of him again. I thought I
saw him, and hustled out without
thinking about you. And I’m down
right sorry.”
The mystery clear enough for her,
strangely happy that he was not the
thief, she said somewhat without rea
son, “But how did you know I
wouldn't run away with It? And did
you enteh him?”
A slow smile gathered on his face.
“Yes, I landed him, nnd sent him on,
came back for the grip—but, listen,
please. I am going to hire a taxi and
take you to the finest hotel for old
maids and young maids In the conn
try; and don’t you suppose you could
stay over a few days and let me show
you h6w sorry I am for tills blunder?"
She listened shyly In the way of
woman nnd answered In tlie way of
woman very simply but to him satis
factorily, “Perhaps.” And lie knew
by the Indefinite answer that he was
definitely forgiven.
PROFITEER ALWAYS WITH US
“Gougers" Were Known and Properly
Dealt With in South Africa
200 Years Ago.
The profiteering evil is no new thing
in South Africa. Speculating in the
foodstuffs of the people is recorded as
far back as 172(5, and tlie present pro
posals to legislate for the evil have
their counterpart In the plnccant Is
sued nearly 200 years ago, an exchange
states. January 9, 1726, the reference
in the journal reads:
“Corn harvest very bad. Placcaat
issued to prevent heartless speculators
from buying up the wheat to tlie in
jury of the poor and creating a mo
nopoly; also to advise all to soil what
is not required for their own use to the
company at tlie ordinary rates and not
to sell to one another.”
The harvest failed in the following
year, nnd January 8, 1737, the journal
sets forth “As tlie harvest has failed
miserably, because of the all-destroying
rust or honey dew, so that hardly any
grain has been delivered to tlie com
pany, and ns the farmers nil complain
and, under the circumstances, the
plans of self-interested parties may be
thwarted (evidently the placcaat of the
previous year did not scotch tlie specu
lator) a placcaat was published for
bidding licensed bakers to bake white
bread, cakes, biscuits, except for fu
nerals or to sell even a pound of Hour.”
George Eliot.
Most of George Eliot’s novels are
studies in retribution, akin to Greek
tragedy nnd in general to Greek
modes of thought, whereby, as ex
pressed poetically, when a wrong ii
done, the Eumeuides, daughters of
enrth nnd darkness, awake and re
venge it. It was likewise the He
brew formula that they who sow the
wind shall reap tlie whirlwind. This
law, observed alike by pagan and
Jew, George Eliot modernized and
elaborated in detail in the light of the
science of her day. Her method was
to lay before the reader tlie ante
cedents of a character like Doctor
Lydgate, to confront him suddenly
with the necessity of an immediate
act having a distinctive moral quality,
and then to trace In all its windings
and turnings the influence of that act
not only upon him who committed it.
but upon others who are caught in
the meshes. “We can conceive,” she
remarks, paraphrasing Aeschylus, “no
retribution that does not spread be
yond its mark in pulsations of un
merited pain.” Nothing is ever left
by George Eliot at loose ends; when
she finishes, the fabric is whole and
complete.—Wilbur
Review.
PEARSON TRIM NE. PEARSON. GEORGIA. NOVEMBER 5, 1920
Vduck head/
V OVERALLS /
Made with extreme care K
for many years by K
A SYSTEM-BUILDER
People who have been sick, need a tonic to help them regain their
strength. After severe illness, you know the tired, weak, no-account
feeling that hangs on, after you get up and begin to go about. The sooner
you get your strength back the better, and you should derive valuable
assistance, in enriching your blood, renewing your appetite, helping
you to digest your food, and to build up your system, by taking
The Scientific Iron Tonic
Mr. Krvin Horton, a prominent citizen of Horton, Ala., writes: “1
have been taking Ziron, and it is a wonderful medicine. It helped me
more than anything else, after 1 had the influenza. It is a great system
builder. I appreciate what Ziron lias done for me.” The merit of Ziron
has been proved by the good results obtained by thousands of men and
women who have taken it. You should try Ziron. Your money will be
refunded if the first bottle of Ziron fails to help you.
g Ask your druggist for Ziron. Accept no substitutes. ZJ. 2 g
FARM LOANS
Made without delay at 5 \ to 7 Per
Cent. Interest.
Loans on Improved City Property at 6 Per Cont.
como to noo ti.s l. A. HARGREAVES and H. L. LANKFORD,
Pafford Building, Pearson, Georgia.
PEARSON TRIBUNE
$1.50 the Year.
subscribe!
Citizens should subscribe for and read their county paper.
In no other way can they keep abreast of the times and the
events transpiring in the county, news they should know for
self protection and the advancement of their own interest.
No eit izen can spend >1 .50 a year for any article more ser
viceable than the county newspaper. Call at tlie Editor’s
office and hand him the price of a year’s subscription, it will
do him good, do the county good and you will feel better.
ADVERTISE.
“Time is money" and worth saving. People today are de
pending on newspapers for information that will accelerate
their shopping. The useful newspaper is just as valuable be
cause of its advertisements as its news service, and its read
ers are disappointed, on perusing the paper, they do not find
the information desired. Ho is a wise merchant who learns
this lesson and keeps his business before the public pernio
nently in the columns of his local newspaper.
JOB PRINTING
Executed neatly and at prices in keeping with the cost of
labor and material. Only the lies! materials used. Now is
the time to have your w inter and spring printing done.
GOOD PAY FOR THOSE WHO WILL LEARN PRINTING.
Tho Southern Nowspaju r Publishers* Association has founded at Macon. <ia.. in con
nection with the < icorgia- Alabn i a Business College, a Vocational School for teaching
young men and young women how to operate typesetting machines. The time re
quired for the training is short, the surroundings pleasant, the compensation for the
Operator is high, and Employment Certain when You are Trained.
Gives Splendid Educational Advantages. Hit printer of to-day takes high rank in the
professional and business life of tomorrow.
Ask the publisher of Pearsan Tribune tor any desired information. For prospectus:
Address TYPE-SETTING DEPARTMENT.
Georgia-Alabama Business College,
• Accredited.)
EUGENE ANDERSON. Pre*. MACON. GEORGIA.
GOVT OPERATION
OUT OFPOLITICS
Party Leaders Convinced by
Results of National Can
vass of Editors.
VINDICATES FORMER POLL
Overwhelming Veto Like That of Year
Before From Doth Sides of
Political Fence.
Washington.—lnner circles of both
political parties here are greatly in
terested in the results of a national
poll on tlie question of government
operalion among over S,(MX) newspa
per edliors throughout the country.
With 86 [ier cent of these, editors, re
gardless of political faith, giving it as
their Impartial opinion that the public
Is more than ever opposed to the gov
ernment going Into business In com
petition with Its citizens, observers
here see little chance that either po
litical party will find It a profitable
campaign issue.
In the opinion of party leaders this
sort of a canvass among newspaper
editors Is the pos-iide Index of
public opinion. They recall a similar
questionnaire sent out a year ago In
connection with the proposition that
the government take over the rail
roads permanently. Replies at that
time from approximately the same
number of editors showed 83 per cent
against the principle of government
operation. They recall also that with
lu ten days from publication of the
result of the former questionnaire tht
sentiment tor return of ihe railroud
to their owners had definitely crys
talllzed.
Comparison of present results In de
tall with those of a year ago con
vlnces the political student not on!}
that these editors have been accuratt
In their Judgment, but that party con
slderatlons played no part In form
lug IL From Democratic and sup
posedly radical Texas, for example
the present questionnaire brought re
piles from editors of 214 papers, onl}
three of which are Republican. Ye
the percentage against governmen
ojerution was 'J2, which is exactly tin
same as that given by 200 edltori
from Republican Michigan, amoni
whom were representatives of onl)
three Democratic papers. Othei
states that pair percentages sigtuti
cantly are Massachusetts and Nevada
with 100; Coune, ti,nt am! South Caro
Una, with 97; Maine and West Vir
gmla. with 90; Kentucky ami Nev
York, with 91 ; Missouri and Pennsyl
vanla, with 89; Ohio and Oklahoma
with 87.
The result of the present poll as ti
government operation lu esicii stall
are graphically shown by ttia follow
lug clmrt:
BUS. OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Bra*, IN FAVOR OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
I —l% DOUBTFUL OP FAILED TO REPLY.
del. laaMitt tsagrr -aaLT—
-100
MASS. w- ■M-i-’a.i- -1. .j.-liX.-.v^gJCTwa
-100
nevaoa ■mnraavwa'; fd««eaaBESBB
N. HAMO
conn. MKBaaEfiEII 11 ■i« 3 |
n. car. mmKszssmms-a&iMssuaasj!
w 93 7
MICH.
n jer
TEXAS Will I'l 111 IIIIIIImViII WII Mill
IOWA ■BKBZK • 3J3—B^j
n . y. waa—bi——a—p
51 tms
P“-AT-T%mTl Mljll ■ IR.IIIIht^i
Florida mrir i i
LA. «'*•*» JOT "'yc
mo. BstaaaaaoßFzoaHSMKc
PENN. 15527 T- TSg3E3gn
65 7-4
A Art. W-jZrz-E’i--
13 7-5
mips, mi ii i iiiiii ii hi— i
86 5-7
ohio asrcaa*HE3Hmnc -;r~
87
oka . reaßgcr&gKaHWM wwazrg
Oregon
va. »in ihiih^t— rawr;-- .-
IND. H-- . 5.. V •
wis. HiZZlplZinn i
64 14-2
wvo. mammmaagsMmnmea^g ;
MININ. ■■lll 'III 111 lie', J
n mex.
NEB.
ALA. SMOMEqppME^&BZ!
i TOTAL ■II I— I I
Subscribe for your county paper.
GRAND AND TRAVERSE JURIES
Drawn for October Term, 1920,
Atkinson Superior Court,
The following names have been
drawn by the Jury Commissioners
to serve as grand and traverse jur
ors at the October Term of Atkin
son superior court:
GRAND JURY.
C. A, MeCrea, A. L. Deen,
Hardy Crosby, R. R. Folsom,
Dan Wall, .1. A. Gaskins,
R. J. Roberts. J. 1. McMillan,
Richard Vickers, L. E. Hall,
John Davis, Levi Co arson.
Oliver White, T. Tanner,
Moody Booth, J. H. King,
Joe McDonald. W. C. Bryant,
Dan Metis. John Vickers,
J. G. Morton, Win. Paulk,
M. M. Paulk, J. M. Meeks,
Archie M’Kinnou 11. F. Sizemore,
C. W. Corbitt, San key Booth,
L. D. Cook, X. T. Douglass.
TRAVERSE JURY.
J. X. Miller, Robert Carter,
J. A. Thigpen, E.F.Gray,
H. L. Mancil, J. (). White,
John Coursoti, li. M. Spivey,
K. W. Morris, W in.,Joyce,
R. I). Kirk ley, Geo. Clement,
W. C. Powell, T. W. Woodard,
J- C. McMillan, Ben 11. Lott,
i’. P. Stilton, Lige Corbitt,
f harlie Harrell, Joe Wilkerson. Jr.
Dennis Daniel, H. F. Scars,
I. L. Me Neal, J. If. Gray,
Win. \\ ilson, Sr.. J. B. Crosby,
•la-. Simians, S. A. Summerlin,
W . B. Lankford, Hardy Williams,
J. \\ . Morris, J. R. Tyson,
•fas. Belch, H. T. Paulk,
E. W. Weathers, Willie L. Mancil.
11. H. Parker, John Mizell,
D. E. Moore, Elijah Metts,
James t orbett, Dan Courson,
1!. li. Deen, A. F. Wilson,
\\ . I*. I' landers, Dan Fussel!,
( ■ C. Bryant. George Tucker.
PROGRAM
lor I eacber's Meeting to be held
at Pearson, Saturday after the
first Monday in November, the
tith day. All teachers required
to be present.
\\ hat should be the —
AiLiindc oi pupils toward the
Dell, or how to get pupils in and
out of the school house, by Miss
Beulah Roberts.
How to conduct Chapel exerci
se-., by Miss Virgie Craft.
How to teach the Spelling les
son, by L. M. Guthrie.
What is the Proper Attitude of
tlie class during the recitation?
How to attain to it. By W. A.
S'bippey.
Ihe Schedule and its require
ments. by Miss Emily Curls.
leaching Short and Long Divi
sion. by Miss Lucy Lott.
leaching f ractions, by Henry C.
Douglass.
Teaching the Language lesson,
by Mis> Margaret Liles.
leaching Technical Grammar,by
Miss Loduskye Parker.
Compulsory Education, by the
Attendance Officer.
How r<> teach Primary Reading,
by Miss Mary Bourn.
We do not expect to cover all of
the above in one day and not in
i lie order given above. Be prepar
ed, so that you may promptly re
spond w hou called. All teachers
ire requested to enter into the
discussion of these topics. Please
avoid making an issue that would
bring about unpleasantly.
Respect fully submitted,
San key Booth, Supt.
Methodist Church Direotcry.
The preaching hours of the Pear
son Charge will be as follows:
Pearson —Second Sunday. 11 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Fourth Sunday
I at 7:30 p. rn.
New Providence— Second and
Fourth Sundays at 3:30 p. in.
Bridges’ Chapel— Third Sun
day at 11 a. m. aud Saturday be
fore at 11 a. m.
Live Oak—Third Sunday; 3:30
p. m.
Wesley Chapei.—First Sunday
at 11a. ih. and Saturday before at
II a. in.
Sweetwater—First Sunday at
3:30 i). rn.
Kirkland —Fourth Sunday at
11 a. m. Third Sunday:7:3o p. m.
We are proud of the confidence
doctors druggists and the public
have in btiti Chill aud Fever Tonic
