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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-28

Mr.. F. G. Fritts, Oneonta, N. Y,
writes: My little girl was greatly
benefited by taking Foley's Orino
Laxative, and 1 think it is the best
remedy for constipation and liver
troubles. Foley's Orino Laxative
is best for women and children, as
it is mild, pleasant and effective, and
is a splendid spring medicine, as it
cleanses the system and clears the
complexion.eN Dawson Drug Co. and
Peoples Drug Store
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-28
WATER KILLED KENTUCKIAN.
Man Named For a Dozen Preachers
Drowned.


Death by drowning has come to the
man who is said to have had the
longest name in the world. He dis
appeared Friday from Paducah, KY,
and confirmation of the drowning
was obtained later by finding the
body in Perkins creek near Padu-
cab.
His full name was Arthur Hugh
Thomas T. Dewitt Talmadge Hardin
Eddy Lane Arland Linnie Marion
Branch Sam Jones Pigg Reuben Wal
ker Chiles. The deceased was the
son of Rev. w. r. Chiles, superin-
tendent of the Recue Mission of Pa
ducah, and each name was some
preacher of note.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT:-Nice, housekeeping
rooms, also 1 bed room cheap.w309
N. XIV, 1878,
FOR RENT rooms furnished for
light housekeepingI9I2I \. Rich
ardson. 1899
FOR RENT:-Nice cool furnished
rooms with electric lights n bath.
Rock building, 600 N. Richardson,
Phone 56e. 78t6.
FOR RENT:-Large barn with water,
also two cottage, each IS per
month 600 N. Richardson avenue
Phone $50. 1878.
FOR Observation-Disclosures room, 500
North Mo. 74tf.
FOR RBNT:-Nicely furnished rooms
oyer Western Grocery. 77t3ss
FOR RENT:|5 room house, ~. w.
Kinsinger. 726-
FOR RENT first class rooms for
light housekeeping.-Apply at 4o5
North Penn. 77t4.
FOR RENT:-Four room modern cot
tage 1901 S. Main, Apply r. e. Price
Roswell Hotel 71tf.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
NOTICE

To Whom it May Concern
This is to certify that letters OF adj
ministration have bee granted the
undersigned by Hon. j. 7. Evans,
Judge of the Probate Court for Chav-
es Sounty, for the last will and tesla
ment of Amanda Reeves, deceased.
Therefore, all persons having claims
against said estate, are hereby noti-
fed to present same within the time
prescribed by law.
Witness my hand this 4th day OF
May, 1909.
J. H. REEVES,
Executor.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Robert Maxim and two children left
this morning for Mr.. Makin's old home
in Pratt City, Ala, where he has not
visited since coming here eight years
ago. He expects to be gone a month,
possibly two.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
PLANO TUNING.

BERNARD POS.-Expert tuner. rs
years experience in Europe and AM
erica. Reference, Jesse French,
Baldwin, Chickering Bros, and Kim
ball factories. Address at Artesia,
N. M. n he will call and see you.
w. S. MURRELL, PIANO TUNING
and Repairing. Graduate Chicago
Conservatory Of Piano Tuning. Am
pie experience. Work is guaran-
teed and Is my best advertisement.
34S E.. 5th ST., Phone $50. 881m-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
STORES

JAFFA, Prayer & CODY Goods
clothing. groceries and ranch sup
plies.
JOYCE-PRUIT CODY goods, cloth
ing, groceries, etc. The largest sup
ply house in the Southwest. Whole
sale and Retail.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
WANTED

wANTED:-Boarders. at 4oo. North
Lea avenue. 1$d-
wANTED:-Fer moderate d. gem
tie horse, and buggy. Subscrtber will
pay boards at livery stahle<|=Address
w. w. w. Record Of6ce- 72t2e
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

w. A. Finley came upSfrom Carlsbad
this morning to spend the day her
looking after business affairs.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

G.. T. McQuillen left this morning
for Kenna to connect up the telephone
exchange of that place with the long
distance line to Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mr.. andsMrs. C. r.. Brice arrived this
morning from Carlsbad, Mr.. Brice tic
attend court and Mrs. Brice to. visit
friends.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

DIR. H. NJ. Jones returned to Hager
man last night. He came up yesterday
to serve on the petit jury but was ex
Ecused on account of sickness.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

w. w. Ogle and J. F. Patterson re-
turned last night from a two weeks
visit at the hot springs of Las Palomr
as, and a business visit in Ell Paso.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

H. L. Davis left last night On
three or four days trip to Dexter, Hag
erman and Lake Arthur, looking TO
grass for sheep.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mrs. j. E. McClane and three little
daughters left this morning for Pauld-
ing, Ohio. They will visit in various
parts of Ohio all summer.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Smith, who have
been in Roswell about two months
left this morning for their claim near
Ricardo, N. NJ.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

NJ. NJ. Brunk was here from DeNte
yesterday andzhe and his wife came III
this morning TO spend the day
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
RACKET STORE.
REAL ESTATE.
TAILORS.

F. A. MUELLER.-Merchant Tailor
All work guaranteed. Also does
cleaning and pressing. In the rear
of The Wigwam Cigar Store.
w. P. WOOD.-Up-to-date tailor made
clothing. First class cleaning, re-
pairing and dyeing of ladies' and
gents clothing. Phone 400.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

C. w. Halliburton, the lumber mel
chant at Dexter, was in the city to
day looking after business.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

DR.. F. J. Walter left this morning
for Chicago TO spend a month looking
after business, taking a e. and pos
,sfbly to attend clinics.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Those fruit salad sundaes at Kip
lings are delicious. 1913.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mrs. ] H. Mullis left this morning
for Leavenworth, Kan, for a visit
with her sister. From there Will
go TO her old home at Fredonia, KY,
and will be gone about two months.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Prayer and
children and Mrs. Prayers mooher,
Mrs. Goslin, left this morning for los
Angeles, Calf, to spend the summer.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Rumaldo Contraras left this morn
ing on his return to Clovis after a
short visit here.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
Just North of Price { Go.

If you want your horse to go right
hav him shod at T. M. Rabb's. 79t5
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

GRAIN, FUEL G. HIDE DEALERS
ROSWELL WOOL G HIDE CO.-Let
US furnish you with your grain, coal
and wood, we buy hides, phone 30,
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING
RIRIE & MUSSENDEN.-117 w. End
ST., phone AGA. Land surveying
and mapping, concrete foundations,
sidewalks, earth work and general
contracting.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Two to three kinds of ice cream ev-
cry day at kiplings. 1853
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

$500. 900 to loan on irrigated farms.
long time loans, interest payable an
nuaily with privilege to pay off loan
before DUE. B. Herbst, Financial
Agent. 303 N. Main. opp. P. O.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

See Cruise for rubber tires. Fire
stone and Goodyear brands. 39t
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

C. E. Odem left yesterday for For
Worth on a two weeks business rril
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Chicken dinner at Grill Bldg, Sat
urday, 35c. Come Benefit Reading
Room.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mrs. B H. Wixom and daughter re
turned to their home at Greenfefr
last night after a short visit IN RIOS
well.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

t. NJ. Rabbi has the best horse sheer
in town,-he car make your old Grip
pies go. 79t5.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

J.. b. Atkeson, OF Artesia, spent to
day in Roswell looking after legal
matters.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

G. C Robbins was here from Day
ton today transacting business and
visiting friends.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

w. IS. Hicks returned to Artesia las
night after spending several days i
Roswell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
HOTELS.
STORES.
LUMBER YARDS.

|PECOS VALLEY LUMBER CO.-Lum
Der, shingles. doors, lime, cement,
paints, varnish and glass.
ROSWELL LUMBER CO. The Old
est lumber yard in Roswell. See us
for all kinds OF building materials
and paints.
KEMP LUMBER CO.-Give US your
orders for Pecos White Sand.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

C. S. Lusk returned last night from
a trip to his ranch ear Elkins.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mrs. D. p. Jones, of Hastings, Neb,
arrived this morning from the lower
valley for a visit with Miss Toohey.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Joseph Mitchell, of Texico, arrive'
this morning for a business visit.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

f. L. Melhop, of Dexter, spent to
day in Roswell on business.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

r. G .Ingerson left last night ON
business trip to Knowles, N. NJ.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

PEOPLE WHO READ THE DAILY
Record, subscribe and pay for ii.
and ave money to buy the goods
advertised In the paper.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
II SWELL-
Trade DIRECTORY


CHAvES COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.
F. P. Gayle, manager. Reliable and
Prompt.
ROSWELL TITLE & TRUST CO.
ABSTRACTS, real estate and loans
THE BONDED ABSTRACT AND Sc
CURTY CO.-Capital $4,000. Alb
stracts and titles guaranteed, loans.
Oklahoma Block. Phone 81.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
HOUSE

HOUSE FURNISHERS.
ROSWELL TRADING CO.-Coal, hay
and grain. Always the best. East
Second St, Phone 126.
HILLS & DUNN.-Furniture, Stoves,
ranges, mating, quilts; everything
you need TO fit up your house. New
and secondhand. 100 N. Main. Tele-
phone Number So.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Miss Lydia Bolton of Dayton, was in
the city shopping today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
STORES.

DILLEY FURNITURE COMPANY
The SWEETEST line of furniture in
Roswell. High qualities and low
prices.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
COLLEGE.

ROSWELL BUSINESS COLLEGE
Don't be afraid of it, T~wenty-three
years will prepare any one to take
are of you. Catalog will convince
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Boellner. the Jeweler. has It cheaper
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Your complexion as well
as your temper is rendered
miserable by a disordered
liver. By taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets you can improve
both. They cleanse and in
vigorate the stomach and
improve the digestion.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02
GROCERY STORES.

JAS. FORSTAD GROCERY CO.-The
leading grocery store, nothing bu
the best.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Mrs. Edith Mitchell, of los South
Kentucky, left last night for a visit
with her sister at Ell PaSO.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

ADVERTISING
The Successful Business Man Is an
Advertising Man. Let the people
know what you have to sell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

DRUG STORES
ROSWELL DRUG & JEWELRY co.
Oldest drug store in Roswell. All
things up-tO-date.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

AUTO TO HIRE BY CRUISE. eete
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Classified 'AdS'
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.-A lady's return trip tick
ct to ST. Louis, Mo.-Address Boz
B. Lake Arthur, N. NJ. 7St4.
FOR SAE:-AT A BARGAIN, A
$500 PIANO.-iNQUIRE AT THE
RECORD OFFICE. 76t6+..
FOR SALE: Registered Poland China
pigs. Apply to ]. P. Collier. Phone
291 short and long. 77t4A
FOR SALE:-at a bargain, 160 acres
in artesian belt ear Dexter. Has 3
room house.-Address Bdgar: Hair
raj Kenna, N. NJ, 64tfd&w
FOR SALE:-Neat 8 house,
fruit and shade trees, lawn, cast.
front on Missouri avenue.-RosweH
Title & Trust Co. 79tf
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

S. P. Henry, of Artesia, was an arri
a this morning from the lower valley
for a short visit.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

BUTCHER SHOPS.
U. s. MEAT MARKET.-Keeps moth
ing but the best. Quality" is our
motto.
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UNDERTAKEN

DILLEY & SON.-Undertakers. Pri-
vate ambulance. Prompt Service.
ULIlERY FURNITURE CO.-Under-
takers. Phone No. rs or No. Ill.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

Try a Philippine Sundae at Kip
nngs. 1858
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

President Taft Expected 10 Take
Prominsnt Part In the Exercises.
Largest Gathering. Of Miami Men la
the Oniversitys. History Looked For.
EIaherate, Program Arranged.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-02

O~~A~~1
5 LOCAL NEWS 5
G~~~~~0
II you are broke. Cruise can fix you.
Try a PHILIPPINE Sundae at Kip
ings. 1919.
Miss Lydia Bolton of Dayton, was in
the city shopping today.
C. S. Lusk returned last night from
a trip to his ranch near Elkins.
F. L. Melhop, of Dexter, spent to-
day in Roswell on business.
R. G .IngersoI left last night OF a
business trip to Knowles, N. NJ.
Joseph Mitchell, of Texico, arrived
this morning for a business visit.
C. w. Halliburton, the lumber mer-
chant at Dexter, was in the city to-
day looking after business.
J. b.. Atkeson, OF Artesia, spent to-
day in Roswell looking after legal
matters.
Chicken dinner at Grill Bldg, Sat
urday, 35c. Come. Benefit Reading
Room.
Rumaldo ContraraS left this morn
ing on his return to Clovis after a
short visit here.
G.. c Robbins was here from Day
ton today ~transacting business and
visiting friends.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-09
BAZAAR OPEN TODAY.
Presbyterian Ladies Will Have An
nua Christmas Sale and Supper
At The Church.

Today at the Presbyterian church,
corner of Eighteenth street and Wash
ington avenue, a grand sale of Christ
mas goods will be inaugurated, with
Ia supper tonight. There will be a
booth fer every day in the week
where articles appropriate for house
hold use on that day will be offered
The Monday or Laundry Booth"
win be in charge of Miss Eva Rule
nd will contain everything needful
o make laundry day work not Blue
Monday" but a day of pleasure. An
electric iron win he demonstrated
and orders solicited,
Tuesday or Sewing Booth will be
presided over by Alis Curtis and you
will find in this booth many useful
and necessary articles, among which
may be mentioned childrens ana
ladies kimonas.
wednesday or Visiting Booth" will
be the sweetest" booth, Miss Gun
bingham and Miss Lansden will ne
glad to have visitors and especially
THE young men, each OF whom can
buy her" a nice box of fine home
made candy.
Thursday or Shopping Booth" will
Dffer many fancy articles Of various
inds aud fine fancy work. Just the
things everybody wants to buy for
Christmas. Mrs. Haines will see that
every one is carefully waited on in
this booth
Friday or Cleaning Booth Mrs
Lynch says every article one may
need to make house cleaning a pleas,
ure can be found here; dust caps,
broom bags, aprons. etc
Saturday or Baking Booth Just
the thing the ladies are after: cookery
of all kinds, brown bread. white
bread, salads, cakes. pies and other
things too numerous TO mention Also
some recipes of good things every one
likes and don't know how to make
Miss Foster will preside.
Sunday or Rest Booth. How good
it sounds: Magazine subscriptions,
sofa pillows, etc. are here. Miss LOT
lin will be glad to have every one
who is going to order magazines Of
any kind remember that this booth is
for that purpose. Aprons will be
found in every booth suitable for the
days represented The supper win
be one of the ladies' famous turkey
suppers. Following is
The Menu.
Turkey, Dressing. Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Baked Beans
Celery
waldorf Bread Brown Bread
White Bread
Pumpkin Pie Lemon Pie
Coffee
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-09
Combination Bee Hive Cover.

| have handy device which I
think will be valuable for all who
keep poultry and bees 1t IL box
hat can be used for covering the bee
hives in the winter and for chick
n coop in the summer, If the owner
desires, says writer in American
See Journal
Make a box of some material good
nongh to shed water. II should be
wentY-four inches long, twenty
ncbes wide, twenty inches deep. in
tide measurements This will FIT the
,anEstFeth hive conveniently, In one
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-09
NEW DRAINAGE DISTRICT
organized in Alexander County
Filed Petition Yesterday--A. Ney
Sessions Of Anna, is Attorney

The new drainage district which
will Join the East Cape Girardeau
and Clear Creek drainage district
filed its first papers in the county
court yesterday. being in the nature
Of petition to build a levee and pro-
tect their farms The district Is t.
be known as the North Alexander
County Drainage District and viii
1oiu the recently organized distric
and extend to the hills in the east
part OF the county The organizers
were William n Lighmer. ]. T. Nc.
Clurc and Mary l. Hedges. The hear.
ng will be at the next term of court
III January and the district will bt
represented by A. Ney Sessions o.
Anna.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-09
Tie Awakening
of Charley.
H. -
BY Josephine Wentworth.

When Charley sauntered ian the
yard and dropped down beside Jane
on the old bench under the Elm, he
had in his mind just what he was go
ing to say--he had been rehearsing
il all day-but when he was beside
the little girl he had loved since
childhood, looking into her big. in
nocent blue eyes, b suddenly be-
came speeches. SO far as proposing
went.
Jane was In her usual mood; quiet
and confding, telling hiGl the hap.
penings of the day. But Charley had
something else On his mind, some
thing that he wanted to say, and
moss of her news fell on deaf ears.
Jane noticed his abstraction and.
thinking that he was not interested,
became silent.
For a long time neither spoke,
then;
did you know that Ned Burley's
cousin Violet, from Chiago. was COM
ing to spend the summer with
them?" she asked.
No"
"Ned says she is a dream"
Stuck up, III bet.
He says that she will have all the
fellows In town In love with her be-
fore she has been here two days
Il know one she'll not have"
Charley declared.
That night, after he had gone, she
stood before her mirror, critically
studying the reflection therein. Jane
was not what one would term pretty,
Her features were regular. but her
face was covered with mass of tiny
freckles.
Ned's boast thar all the bows would
be at her heels had not been in vain,
and much to James discontinue,
Charley was one of the foremost. To
him Violet was revelation. her red
lips, bewitching dimples and dancing
eyes PLAYED havoc with his heart. He
wondered what on earth he could
ever have seen in that freckle-faced,
red-haired Jane.
Charley continued to call on Jane
same as ever, but there was differ
ence in his attitude toward her. He
looked upon her now as simply a
friend Of childhood and she accepted
the changed condition Of affairs with
a fortituGe that was pathetic had not
Charley's eyes been blinded by the
flashing charms of the frivolous Vio-
let.
So passed the summer, and when
fall came Violet began talking Of re-
turning 10 the city, and Charley
awoke TO the fact that for him life
would become an empty void after
she lad gone Then he asked her &c
marry him.
She threw him a saucy look, low
cred her eyes derlurely snd said she
would consider ! Charley had new.
er made a study of human anture
cot eeia,ly people u N!o,Ce stamp
and 80 foolishly went about in q
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-09
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Alexander County Ma
tional Bank OF Cairo, Illinois, win be
held at the Office of the said bank in
the city of Cairo, Illinois, on Tuesday
January II, 1910, for the election of a
Board OF Directors and for the trans
action of other business Polls will
be open from 10 o'clock IN. to p.
m. on said day.
JAMES II. GALLIGAN,
Cashier
Cairo, Ill, Dec II, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-09
dream of ecstasy.

dream of ecstasy.
When the day for her departure
arrived he had not received his an
swer, and she promised TO write to
him as soon as she had spoken to
her mother on the subject.
During the following week Jane
saw nothing of him. as his time was
all taken up in dreaming of the flu
ture, and in going TO and from his
house to the post office,
Family he was rewarded by re-
ceiving a dainty missive postmarked
Chicago. He did not open It till he
was safe from observation, then he
tore 1t open with wildly beating
heart. A moment later he was star
ing at the sheet in amazement-it
was not his letter at all, but was
written to girl in New York.
Violet had written two letters and
opes He glanced over the pages
until he came to the last paragraph,
then his face paled and an angry
frown settled on his brow. He read
1t over twice.
And Minnie, it read YOU ought
to have seen what proposed to me.
! use to amuse myself in picking
hayseed out of his hair, and he had
such lovely hair. too. And Just
think, 1t was the only pop | got all
summer; not much like the exnerl-
ence we had at the seashore a year
ago Well, I've written him nice
little letter of regret in which toId
him that my ma won't let me. 1t
may wake him up--"
1t did wake him up, 1t showed
him type with which he was Who'll
~ unfamiliar. and taugh- him les
son that he would remember the rest
of his life. And while he was think
Ing of what he had just read there
came intruding into his mind a pair
of big innocent blue eyes, AMI he
imagined that he saw look of sad
ness in their depths. Then he ,ore
the letter into fragments and ground
1t into the earth with his heel
When he sauntered into the yard
Jane was sitting on the old bench
under the elm. When lie dropped
down beside her he had no idea what
he was going to say, or how he was
going to explain his conduct of the
past few weeks; in fact he had ex-
pected that she might ignore him. as
he deserved
But she didn't.
And Just how IT happened he
hardly knew, lNt he suddenly real
ICED that she was in his arms, and
he was calling her his little wife and
smothering her with kisses.