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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
CHAPTER xI.


studio and found her occupied with a
pupil. He had forgotten it was her
day for pupils. She would be busy
until four o'clock.
Il will come around and walk home
with you-if l may"
Very WELL" she assented.
They stood in the doorway. just out
OF sight of the pupil. He was watch
ing her face anxiously. He fancied
that she looked pale and worn, as If
she had not slept
You are tired?" he questioned in a
low tone.
tle."
Perhaps / would better not come
for you tonight"
mo. Come. 1t will rest me to
have some one to talk to-
But If l come. shall speak," he in
sisted.
She did not raise her eyes to his as
he had half hoped. She hesitated for
moment. and then only said. as she
turned towards the studio, Il will
wait for you"
and doubt in his heart She had given
him permission to speak. but she
seemed to have refused his demand
before 1t was made. He dared not
hope. He hoped in spite of fear.
AS the day wore on the fear sub
sided and the Joy of love took pos
session of him. That. at least, she
could not take away, no matter what
she might refuse.
He found her alone, at work in the
gray afternoon light.
Il am improving the last minutes"
she said, looking up as he entered and
speaking lightly. as If eager to put
their meeting on a commonplace foot
ing
He did not answer. but seated him
self on the long couch opposite her.
He watched her as she sketched in
the outline of a still-life study. She
was sitting as usual. with the light
falling full upon her. Yes, he had been
right. Her face was pale.
What is it?" he asked abruptly, at
last. in a low tone.
Il am afraid of It," she answered
quietly.
"Why?"
Because things will never be the
same again"
81 hope not" he responded quickly.
81 want them to be. / don't want
them to change" she replied as
quickly.
"Then they shall not / won't say
anything more"
A silence fell on the studio. The
shadows in the corners grew darker
and heightened softly toward the cen
ter of the room. The light suited the
room, Derring thought, as he sat wait
ing for her to speak. The harmonious
tones and subdued colors seemed to
gather and center in the quiet figure
under the skylight 1t was always SO.
She would always gather the light and
life in everything and transmute it to
something softened and human.
She was trying the colors on the
edge of her block. making ready to
wash In the sketch. She spoke slow
ly, without looking up. But you know
that / love your"
Derring started suddenly. mo, /
didn't know-you hadn't told me-"
Their eyes met. and they broke into
a laugh.
"You will marry me?" he said
bluntly.
mo"
"Why not?"
She had become absorbed in the
edge OF her sketch and was draw
ing futile. ineffective lines.
why not?" he repeated.
"Its SO selflsh"-after a pause.
Selfish ?'-blankly.
Yes. two people fall in love and
they forget everything else and mar
~. They seem to think that love JUS
tines everything"
1T does"
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not have guessed that they were more
than good comrades. Only, now and
then, a word, half-breatbed, as he sat
watching her move about the studio.
would speak volumes and bridge over
hours OF commonplace. Then again
there would be days when they would
talk of their love as of any accepted
fact OF common interest.
Perhaps nowhere but in the art
world could such a friendship have ex-
listed without danger of misunder-
standing At the boarding house they
had instinctively remained mere table
acquaintances. But among the artists
they came and went with Platonic
freedom. No one criticised. No one
watched with malicious eyes. Here,
as wherever artists meet, life was too
busy for petty spying. Or is 1t, after
all, not Indifference or preoccupation.
but the inherent purity of an appar-
emily careless life. that makes artists
slow to think evil of each other? In
any case, these two were safe among
them from fear of misunderstood g;
and Derring was in the studio wner
ever his work. or leisure. gave him OF
portun!ty.
81 always knew you must be some
where" he said one day. He had
finished writing and sat leaning back.
his hands clasped behind his head. 1t
had been half an hour since he fin
ished work and no word had broken
the silence till he spoke.
Il never dared believe l should find
you, though" he continued
She was turning her head to one
side and leaning back, with half-closed
eyes, to get view of the last wash.
Yes, you were a good while finding
it out" She gave critical touches
here and there with the extended
brush.
He started suddenly forward to an
upright position. What do you
mean? Did you know-or care?"
THAT is another strange thing"
she said. smiling little to him, the
woman always knows first. But she
must wait patiently until the mans
numbering intelligence finds it out"
"But never dreamed" he persisted,
coming back to the concrete case.
You seemed so Indifferent"
"Of course 1t wouldn't have been
modest not to. And. besides, | did
not want you to find out | didn't
suppose any man could be generous
enough to understand how a woman
might feel"
1T isn't that we don't understand.
Any one can see how unfair marriage
is to woman-that 1t compels her to
give up everything and offers her
nothing. We see it plainly enough.
But what can we do? We love you,
and most of us see no way out of it
but marriage"
Now II is you who are hard" she
returned. The fault cannot all lie
on one side. Marriage, in itself. is no
harder for a woman to-day. suppose,
than it has always been. The differ
ence is that SO many other ways OF
happiness are open to her; and when
she finds her marriage failure, she
does not try to make the best of 1t,
without protest, as the only thing
open to her. She is more restive un-
der her own mistake than when fate
left her no choice. So everything
gets into nice tangle and they don't
live happy forever afterwards" she
finished laughingly.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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because nothing
wisely
change When he
fathers banking
During the
In 1871 he created market Europe s2oooooo worth of New York
in
IN a gold
of
cate the
of
allied
In 1895 was fitated
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Ready with Explanation.

A rector of Ethan once gave out
the words: Who art thou?" and, as
he paused for a moment, an officer in
uniform, who had just entered the
church, suddenly halted, and taking
the question as personal, promptly re-
piled: Sir, am the recuiting officer
of the Sixteenth Foot, and having my
wife and daughter with me, should be
glad to make the acquaintance of the
clergy and gentry of the neighbor-
hood"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
MONEY is THE NEW LEADER

The Democrats in the United States senate
have new leader. He is fernando de Soto
Money, senator from Mississippi The senate is
pretty well made up of money these days, having
several multimillionaires its salary list 1t
often is called the "Millionaire's club" The new
minority leader, however. has money in name
only. OF course the Mississppian who will lead
the party of Jefferson in the affairs to come he.
fore the senate has few dollars but as COM
pared with Elkins. Guggenheim. Depew and sew
eral others he is poor man.
Senator Culberson of Texas has been the mi
nority leader in the upper branch of congress for
several years, but soon after the lawmakers con.
vened for the sixty-frst session he announced
that he would give up the honor because OF his
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury viii surely destroy the of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering It through the mucous surfaces Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tons from reputable physicians. the damage they
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by F. j. Cheney Il Co.. Toledo. o.. contains no mer-
curry. and is taken Internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the system In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be you get tha
genuine. II is taken internally and made in Toledo
Ohio. by F. J. Cheney q Co. Testimonials tree.
Bold by DrugRists- Price. 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills constipation
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til ma a
of
interests"
Soon arrived
in
is
ngs toward the insurgen
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
SENATE WATCHES DoLLWER

Senator Jonathan p Dolliver of Iowa, lead
ing member of the insurgents" threw some hot
shot into the enemy In his speech delivered at
the Press club in Chicago just before congress
convened Mr.. Dolliver advanced the theory that
the most hopeful sign about the last congress
was not what congress did. but the fact that it
did not do unanimously. He also said that he
believed President Tafts attitude toward the
insurgents" at the present session will be friend
ly and that he thought the president had done
all that 1t was up to him to do in the tariff mat
ter. congress made the tariff revision and not
the president.
"The time when skin game can be worked
the people with the unanimous consent of
congress- will never come again said Mr. DOll
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
At Five O'clock re.

And did you really go to Rome?"
asked guest.
81 really don't know, my dear" re-
piled the hostess. just returned from
her first trip abroad. You see, my
husband always bought the tickets
London Opinion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
MORE POWER FOR MORGAN

Through purchase of control of the Equitable
Life Assurance society, ]. p. Morgan is acknowl
edged the insurance king of America, the domi
mating factor in the nations finances and the
master and controlling spirit of the traction stu
alton in New York.
Mr.. Morgan has been during the past rs years
the Atlas of the financial world of the United
States. He possesses more money power than
any man who ever lived in this country.
Born in Hartford, Conn. April IT. 1887. of
family which for generations had been wealthy
and aristocratic, he from his youth up enjoyed
all the educational advantages that his parents
money and social position could give him. After
graduating at the English high school in Boston
he went abroad and became q student at Got
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

A woman dislikes being jealous al
most as much as she likes making
some other woman jealous.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

Hamlins Wizard Oil will knock the
spots off sore throat. It's use makes
tonsilitis, quinsy and diphtheria impossi..
BILE. 1t is simply great for the relief of
all pain, soreness and inflammation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

The average skinflint's mantle Of
charity is considerably moth-eaten
from hanging In closet SO long.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

He
in
at
dukeo of
Fewa a
the
He is an
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
"But II We Were Bound by Marriage"
She Broke of, Looking Straight
Before Her

found 1t still in his hand He held 1t
out with whimsical gesture. 81 have
been eminently proper he said.
With laugh of the old comrade-
ship she held out her hand and he
covered it with his own.
1T Is compact" he said
That there are no promises" she
replied.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

PERRY DAVIS PAINKILLER
has enviabe reputation of over seventy years
reliable remedy for lumbago, sciatca, pleurisy
stitches, etc, 25c 35c and 5Oc. At all druggists.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
Would Qepend.

She-You've seen Charley's wife.
Would you call her pretty?
He-I might if / were talking to
Charley.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT guaranteed to any case
Of Itching Blind, bleeding or Protruding Piles In
to IA days or money refunded. b0c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
EDWARD oUT-OF-DooR KING

No other European sovereign is much a
man of the open air as King Edward. who has
just celebrated his sixty-eghth birthday ami
versary. He is singularly energetic. though not
active in the sense of one who walks rapidly and
far. When there is nothing better available for
an outofdoor occupation he does not despise the
gentle game of croquet though he has never
fallen victim to golf.
He is not afraid of rain and he actually revels
in the brisk freshness of heavy shower. He
hardly umbrella. For life out OF
doors he prefers clothes which will resist the
rain, but he does not like a macintosh Clad
in long, cloth cape, which completely covers
his other clothes, he scorns to take shelter from
eyen n troDical downDour
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II went o
had experience good
1875 served 10
until
1890 the did
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

The girl who accepts man seldom
takes him at his own valuation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

The bravest dentist isn't anxious to
look into the jaws of death.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30
AT FIRST SIGHT.

He-Rosalie. l can't tell you how I
worship your almond eyes, your vel
vet cheeks. like peaches, and your
cherry lips!
Rosalie-I suppose you are the new
gardener.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

DR.. Picrcc's pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure
the cause and you cure the disease. Easy to take.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-12-30

Gossips multiply everything they
hear by two.
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EIucidated,

Stella-What is the law of heredity?
Bella-That all undesirable traits
come from the other parent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
Lincoln Banquet Feb. I2.

Little Rock Jan. 27.-Special.- Residents of Little Rock are mak- ing preparationg to give popular banquet on February I2, in honor of the tooth anniversary of Lin coln's birth. A committee is now working up the banquet, which will be SI plate affair, and it is expected there will be at least 300 attending. The banquet will be held in the dining room of the Hotel Marion. Judge Joseph w. House has been chosen as toast master and the list of those who will respond is now in preparation. It will contain the names of Ark ansas most fluent after dinner speakers.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
ATTORNEYS TO
 FIGHT RAILROADS

Little Rock, Jan. 27.-Speclal.- No session of the senate or house was held yesterday afternoon on ac- count of the good roads association, the majority of the delegates de- string to attend. A committee meeting was held, however, at which the house bill appropriating $5o,o ,ooo for the fight against the railroads, was passed upon favor ably. The bill is to come up in the senate again today and prob ably passed. It will then be up to Gov. Donaghey, and as the bill was introduced at his request, he will lose no time i'll signing it.
 The bill allows the governor and attorney general to appoint the legal counsel which will represent the state in this fight to the death. Governor Donaghey and Attorney General Norwood are said to have virtually agreed upon whom the attorneys will be. It is rumored that former Attorney General w. F. Kirby and Judge James H. Har- rod, a leading member of the Little Rock bar, will be two of the men to act for the state, and it is likely Judge Joseph w. House will also be rendered a commission to act for the state in this fight.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
COUNTY JUDGES
 ARE IN SESSION

Little Rock, Jan. 27.-Special.- Thirty five county judges are today in Little Rock attending the annual convention of the Arkansas Coun- ty Judges Association, which is meeting in the circuit court room, with Judge James Gould of Jef- ferson county presiding. All the county judges are also attending the Good Roads convention, but took today off in order to transact little business of their own.
 The judges are preparing to make demands on the legislature, the chief of which will be for large addition to the present insane asylum, and like the governor they desire it in some other place but Little Rock. They point out that nearly every county in the state has county jail filled with insane persons whom they can not get into the asylum, forcing the county not only to pay taxes for their care in the state institu- tion but care for them as well.
 The judges will also demand some law by which the counties can issue bonds for Improvements, and they will also favor the work ing of state convicts on the roads all over the state.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
DR|LLERS STILL
 GAS

Plumerville, Jan. 27.-Special. - Without a mishaps in week the drill of the gas we'll at Plumerville is pounding away 276o feet below the surface and the indications for gas are getting better every day. The drill has passed through bed of slate several hundred feet thick and is now in a limestone. This is not the Mississippi limestone, how ever, but the drillers expect to reach that before going another 100 feet and bring ill gas in quantities sui fcient to supply all Little Rock. Col. J. B. Jones, the promoter of the we'll drilling company, says he will go beyond 5000 feet if neces- sary.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
FARMERS MEET TOMORROW
Important Meeting to be Held in Little
 Rock

Little Rock Jan. 27.-Special.- Tomorrow the Arkansas Division of tn, Farmers Educational and Co., Operative Union of America, will hold very important meeting in Little Rock, and all the promi- nent workers in this project will be in attendance. The purpose of the meeting is to provide for the con solidation of warehouses of the state with the Arkansas Farmers
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
DONAGHEY BUYS MORE LAND
Acquires Geo. Stermer'S Holdings
 in Drainage District.
Transfer of East Oak Street Property Means Several New Business
 Houses will Go Up.

Governor George w. Donaghey has bought from George Stermer 52o acres, constituting all of MT. Stermer's holdings in the Tupelo drainage district southwest of Con- way, the consideration being S26oo. The papers were made out and the deed forwarded to Govern or Donaghey last night. This transfer probably removes the last obstacle in the construction of the drainage ditch, which has been de- layed by parties contesting the as- sessments, of whom MT. Stermer was one of the principal contest ants. Gov. Donaghey now owns about 1900 acres in the district, the principal part of the remainder belonging to H. B. Ingram, and both of these gentlemen are highly in favor of digging the big ditch and opening up to cultivation several thousand acres of swamp land.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
WARSH|P TO BE NAMED ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Jan. 27.-Special.- A telegram from Senator James P. Clarke this morning announces that one of the new dread noughts" to be built by the United States will be named Arkansas. :" Tue battleship will be one of the largest and finest that floats. I'm mediately on receipt of the news Governor Donaghey sent a mes sage to the legislature informing them of the honor paid our state and requesting the general assem- ply to provide for proper ac- acknowledgement of the distinction.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
PLANS FOR NEW
 BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. J. J. Hurt has returned from week s trip of inspection of church buildings for the purpose of gaining ideas to be used in the erection of the new Baptist church in this city. He was accompanied by Architect C. l.. Thompson and visited churches Philadelphia, Texarkana, Fort Worth, Dallas and other places. Architect Thompson is now at work on sketches for plans, which will be submitted to the church building committee this week.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27

Union Cotton Go. and the forma- ton of a corporation with the cap ital stock subscribed among the
 members, to finance and control
 the cotton of the Farmers Union of Arkansas under one manage ment. This is part of the SIo,- 900, 1000 corporation to control all the cotton raising states 2. by the farmers themselves, and the Ark ansas members seem anxious to do their share.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
No Quorum at Council.

On account of a quorum not be- ing present no meeting of the city council was held last night. Mayor A. J. Witt and Alderman w. w. Martin were attending the good roads convention at Little Rock, and only two aldermen ap- peared in the council room last night.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27

The skates for the new skating rink have arrived and Manager Theriac states that the rink will be opened Monday. The Vaughter building will be used until larger building can be secured.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27

Total receipts to same day last year, IA, ,274 to same date 1907, IS,I
 Up to noon today I9,267 bales have been shipped from Conway.
 Cotton is selling at 9.Ioc today. Price of seed, SIS. per ton.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
NEVER nIsApPnINrS.

Many extensively advertised remedies are failures when put to the test. Hunts Light ming Oil is an exception. Confidence in it is never ispaced-dissppointme never follows its use. It is surely the grandest emergency remedy obtainable For cuts, burns. sprains, aches and pains, I know no equal.'
 George F. Paddock,
 Doniphan, Mo.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
High Price for Seed.

Cotton seed have again reached a high mark, the price being paid on the streets today SIS per ton. This is the highest price ever paid here for seed. The price through the season has averaged about SI2.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
ALL COTTON RECORDS BROKEN
More Than P, 1000 Bales Brought
 Here This Season.
Receipts to Date Exceed Total Crop of Any Previous Year and Almost Double
 Last Year

Far exceeding the total receipts of any previous year, the number of bales of cotton of this seasons crop brought to Conway up to to- day at noon foot up total of 22-, 287, almost double the total crop of last season marketed here and over 1000 bales greater than the total receipts of the previous record breaking year, I9o6-o7.
 The Log Cabin Democrat has been including in its weekly cot ton statement only the purchases of the six principal cotton buying firms of Conway. In addition to this amount, however, a large number of bales have been ship ped by planters direct and by other small buyers. By special inves- tigation we are able to show to- day exactly how many bales of the present crop have been market ed at Conway to this date. In the statement the II76 bales reported shipped by others includes about 700 bales which have been sold by J. E. Little from his plantation on the river and shipped from this station. The amount reported i'll the Uuion warehouse is only this seasons crop.
 Many are now expressing be- lief that the total receipts will reach 24, GOO bales, prediction which would have laughed at few months ago. It is practically oer- tain, however, that considerably more than g, ,ooo bales will have been shipped from Conway be- fore the season closes August 3I.
 WEEKLY COTTON REPORT.
 Conway merchants up to noon today have bought cotton as follows:
 Frauenthal x Schwarz. ..... $500 s. G. Smith ............. 5S53 w. M. Harrell & Co.,. ........ 256o ]. F. Weinmann. ......... 245S I. s. Moore x Son. ..... 500 Martin &s Harton. ....... 726
 Total ,79o Shipped by others. ........ I,I7o Tn Union warehouse. ...... 3I5
 Total receipts .22, ,2S7
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-01-27
TWO MINUTE TITLE TALKS
 XI. The Delusion of Warranty
 Deed.

A warranty deed is too often delusion and snare.
 It sometimes conveys an abso- lutely bad title.
 Your lawyer will tell you so.
 The warranty in the deed is no stronger than the present ability of the maker to make good.
 He may be dead when your defect is discovered; his estate may be insolvent.
 Again, your title may be held up as unmarketable at a time when a sale is extremely desired. For this annoyance you have no recourse on your vendor. It IS your worry-not his.
 Demand all abstract before you buy.
 B AIN FER & COMPANY Abstracters Conway, Ark.