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<cept' John Steele spoke sharply.
This fellow? Quite ,ao.'' Captain
Forsythe walked up and down. 4'Now,

I'd always had a little theory. Could
never get out OF my mind one sentence
this poor, ignorant fellow uttered al
!; the trial. Seems as If could reme1n,
Der q mans faces strangers, that
looked into mine that night, your lord.
ship, but amt exactly cocksure.'
Amt exactly cocksure,'" repeated
Captain Forsythe. That's. what
caught me. Would a man not telling
the truth be not quite scocksure,' OF
would he testify to the face ais fact?''
"H'm! Very interesting, Forsythe,
Very Ingenious. Quite plausible"
'"The landlady's testimony excluded
the face. made 1t q figment Of an 1mag,
:1natton ;disordered by drink" Captain
Forsythe waved his hand airily. =:
''You went to see this womanY'
~Out Of curiosity, and found she was,
indeed, the same person. She seemed
quite i'll and feeble. l talked with her
about an hour that day. Tried in
every way to get her to remember she
had possibly let In some other person
that night. butt 49,: =.
'*But?" - :: -
"Bless you, she stuck to- her story; =
laughed Captain Forsythe. Couldn't
move her an lota." One of the listen
.er's arms fell TO. his. side, his: hand
closed hard. "Quite bowled over my
little theory, don't: you know. OF
course I told myself it didn't matter.
The man convicted was gone-drown-
ed"
A shrill whistle smote the all. Steele's
glance turned to the window. The
boy, having delivered his message,
had left the door. With lips puckered
to the loud and imperfect rendition of
a popular street melody he was MAX
ing his way through the grounds: In
voluntarily the mans look fingered on
him. "A telegram from London? For
.whom? : :. ";'''t.- =.
= beg pardon!' A footman stood In
the doorway. "Sir Charles. compli-
ments to the gentlemen, and will thew
be good enough to join him in armory
hall?' 80. ;.
John Steele turned quickly to the
servant, so quickly a close. observer
might have fancied he welcomed the
interruption. captain Forsythe's: and
Mr.. Steele's compliments to- Sir
Charles he said at once, land say it
will give them pleasure to comply
F.. As Steele and his companion. togeth-
er with Jocelyn .Wray, who had joined
them, entered the armory hail sounds
of merriment and applause greeted the
ear.
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"a little contest, with the foils, a
fencing bout! Good" exclaimed For
sythe Y.
Jocelyn Wray walked over to the
group, and Forsythe followed. *:.T
bravo, Ronsdalev' A number of
people applauded. =.
'<He has won Now the reward!
What is it to be p
'tNot so fastl Here are Others"
"True." Ronsdale looked around
with his cold smile. His. glance vague
" included John Steele and Captain
Forsythe. * - -: =
Count me OUT laughed the latter.
mot in my line, don't you know, since
Joined the, retired list : go. ~.
However, there's Steele,' Sir
Charles, pipe in hand, remarked. sa. z
do you use the foils, Mr.. Steele?
asked Jocelyn Wray. y1@Hz=S, q !.
He, moved forward. Lord Ronsdale
stood near her, bending over with 4
slightly proprietary air. y. n s.t IS
r Steele looked at them. tOnly
q little, FL, q. .@s
Then you must try conclusions with
Lord Ronsdaler' called out Sir Charles.
"As victor over the rest he must
meet All comers.'' /.
Nothing, to be put ont, by being
beaten by Ronsdale, =: interposed an
observer. "Had the reputation OF be-
Ing one Of the best swordsmen on tho
continent; has even had, I believe :
49, =. - xxfS lSI. a1A
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WOMEN'S TRADE UNIONS ~:
HAD SMALL BEGINNING. =
.>. OVER In OLD COUNTRY

strangely enough the model for the
first women's trade union In Great
Britain was founded infAmerica.~,,A
casual attendance upon a meeting of
the Female Umbrella Makers Union
in New York in 1876 revealed to the
founder of the British movement the
success and force Of q body Of women
workers banded together to accumu-
late a sick benefit fund, and. son her
return to England she started an or
ganizatinn under the i title 81 the
,sWo men's Protective and sProyident
League = <& IL * :. sss,:.
= /. The title s"Women's Protective and
Provident, League I; was, considered
safe, in that it did not suggest to the
casual hearer any offensive and de-
+fensive character Of union, but the
decisive tenor of the organization may
be gathered fgrom the sfollowingrsre
luton adopted at the first n1ieettng:
hat one Of the objects of the as
ISOLATION shall be to enable women
earning their own livelihood to- COM
bine to protect their interests. =
\ And the last proposition offered at
this meeting was: & E.=5 d & !. -,
That it shall besone Of the objects
Of the association to provide a benefit
fund for assistance in sickness ! and
other contingencies -
The abstract Of rules by whicn
these early societies were govArned
furnished more specific disclaimer
OF any intention to- establish a. hostile
alignment of employers and women
workers. s$s 81. s5 AZ s9a a 5st,fss
This sick benefit fund was the
salient feature IN the propaganda "a
the different trad e, and &c was not
until rs % that suff iSnt courage w.
gathered 10 substitute the wpTds
Trade Union, I. Tor 50 elective nd
several yeal's slA pssd until sl,fotee,.
tive was ahansdo ned. aud The on,.
emf Trad Union u 9he b1eAn
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. I'D wings fell on the senses like faint
cadences Of music. >@
Within the stately house, near a re-
cessed window at the 'front.'. a man
stood at that moment reading a letter:
Shall be down to see you soon. Case
coming on: links nearly all complete. In
volve new and bewi1dering possibility.
Have discovered the purpose Of SIS visit
to the continent. It vas -
Lord Ronsdale perused the words
expectantly.
$50 that was it." he said to himself
slowly. II might have Known -.
Voices without caught his attention;
he glanced quickly through the win
dow. Jocelyn Wray and John Steele
were walking up the marble steps.
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confessed agency for the cause Of in
.dustrtal organizations for the adj
vancement and defense Of female
labor.
This league has, SINCE it's formation
in 1S74, until the present day, sup
Piled the machinery for dealing with
the unorganized women wage-earn-
@ers
!. The first effort Of the league was to
reach out and bind together the wom-
en-. employed in the printing trade.
These women had strongly felt the
want OF provident society during a
trade depression three years Before,
but the men in the trade refused to
admit them into their league, because
| they claimed there was no provision
for the admission OF women, and also
at that time womem'S wages were sell
dom more than one-half those of
men, and women would have been
unable to pay the subscriptions
The appeal for separate organ
1zatton among the women met with q
hearty response. Three hundred en-
pleyed in. folding, sewing and other
+ branches of the fbookbinding trade
attended the first meeting, and sixty
six immediately enrolled as members.
AT the end Of the first year the men,
bership had Increased to 275, with
funds amounting Ito !" $3.50. SO. while
over otwenty OF the original members.
ALL now over sixty. years. of age, hold
monthly reunions in the rooms Of the
:Women's Trade Union League. -:
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man. ..A4 ,:.s~.~. ...,... f..
The latter's face remained .mpas-
sive: He, lifted his foil carelessly and
swung The hiss that followed
might have been construed as a, chal-
lenge. John Steele tossed aside his
coat. e.. ~ ~ H.: -: g. -.
Ronsdale's eyes; suddenly narrowed.
Expectancy made itself felt In his
manner :'Aren't, you going to roll up
your s1eeve?" lie asked softly: "Usu-
ally find it gives: greater freedom Of
movement myself"
perhaps you are right Steele said
coolly;~ and, following the nobleman's
example, he pushed back his sleeve.
. The action revealed the splendid arm
Of the >perfectly trimmed athlete, mark
= ed, however: by a. great scar extend
ing from just above the wrist to the
. elbow. :.
bad jab that; steeler' cried Sir
!: Charles. '.tLooks,s as if it might have
been made BIZ an African spear!',
NO., John Steele, smiled. - =:
|, Lord Ronsdales breathed quickly.
Recent wound, 1 should say >.'..> =
r.. 'Not very old,'' said: John: Steele
> IF there's a good story back Of it
!: we'll have 1t LATER" Captain Forsythe
remarked. =. .s~.a H.: !
/ = Their blades crossed. .Ronsdale's
suppleness Of wrist and arm, his cold
steadiness, combined with a knowl-
edge of many fine articles, had al
ready made him favorite with those
of the men who cared to back their
opinions with odd pounds y
: ''Ten to hvew one of the men near
her called out jovia}ly. stOdds on Rons-
dale! Any takers.?" ~. ..:gy
,.."Dpne!. 800 ~. .''.<
:>*Jocelyn. saw John Steele draw. him
self back sharply just in time: She also
: fancied a new, ,ominOus: CLEAN in his
;: eyes. Els demearor underwent an
abrupt change. # Ronsdale's quick
ness was catlike the others movements
had now all the swiftness and grace
Of a panther. ~. :. stss.& @ - j.
"Hello!' Through the swishing OF
steel she heard again the man at her
, Sl1e eACA1lIl, IA{lhe SOlAe z1duSAtA9 hS
mark, PERHAPS I'd better hedge
:. But even as he spoke, with fercer
thr'lsting and parrying Of blades, the
end came A sudden irresistible move
ment Of John Steele's arm and the no
bleman's blade clattered to the floor.
i .Egad! never saw anything pref
/ tier!" Sir Charles came fol ward quick
u. Net your match that time, Rons-
: dale. = Y SIS
/ The nobleman stopped for his foil.
''That time, :yes!' he draWled.
. Steele found himself walking with
& Jocelyn Wray i toward the wind dow.
h Across the: room foQtman now ap.
preached Lord Ronsdale and extended
+ q salver. 81 .s .s52J
John staele's glance flashed toward
Ronadale. 8 The telegram then. had
been for He saw an inscrptable
smile CROSS the obleI,lan's face.
door closed quietly asS 4 ord Rons'
dale went out;,Y
De CON IN
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1ae A.iuveu llUW ut her side. At:.the
entrance, broad, imposing, she paused.
A thousand perfumes seemed waited
from the garden: the rustling Of myri-
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CHAPTER K.

A CONTEST.
FL: e: :: ::$:: :;
while awaV the hOllrs Other
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wall. The dog was beside me, I think, but he was part and parcel now, to my excited mind, with the yhinss un- der the table. And when, after aeons of search, 1 found knob and stum- bled into the rec option hall, I was as nearly in panic as any man could be-
 l was myself again in a second, and by the light from the hall I led the way back to the tragedy I had stum- bled on. Bronson still sat at the table, his, elbows propped en it. his cigarette still lighted, burning hole in the cloth. Partly under the table lay Mrs. Conway, face down. The dog stood over her and waIgged his tail
 Mcknight pointed silently to a large copper ash tray, filled with ashes and charred bits of paper.
 The notes, probably he said rue fully. He got them after all, and burned them before her. It was more than she could stand Stabbed him first and then herself"
 Hotchkiss got up and took off his hat. They are dead ke announced solemnly, and took his not e-book out of his hatband
 Mcknight and I did the only thing we could think of-drove Hetchkiss and the dog out of the room, ans closed and locked the doe e,r "It's 2 matter for the police" Nc Knight as serted. T suppose you've got an off cer tied to you somewhere. Lawrence. You usually have.e
 We left Hotchkiss in cl large and went downstairs. 1t was Mcknight who first saw Johnson. leani ng againsi park railing across the street, ant called him over. We told him in a few words what we had found, and hs grinned at me cheerfuHy.
 After awhile. in a few weeks ol months, MT. Blakeley," he said. "wh el
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around corners in the machine that night, had the faintest doubt that we were on the right track, or that Fate, seurvy enough before, was playing into our hands at last. Little Hotch- kiss was in a state Of fever; he al ternately twitched and examined the revolver, and fear tha: ihe two mo- ments might be synchronous lent me uneasy. He produced and dilated l the scrap of pillow slip from tie wreck, and showed me the stiletto. with it's point in cotton batting for safekeeping, And in the intervals he implored Richey not to make such fine calculations at the corners.
 We were all grave enough and very quiet. however, when we reached the large building where Mrs Conway had her apartment. Mcknight let the power on, in case we might want to make quick getaway, and Hotch- kiss gave final look at the revolver l had no weapon. Somehow it al seemed melodramatic to the verge of farce. In the doorway Hotchkiss was half dozen feet ahead; Riehey fell back beside me He dropped hia affectation of gayety, and I thought te looked tired. Same old Sam, 1 sup. pose?' he asked
 Same, only more of him."
 T suppose Alison was there? How is she?" he inquired irrelevantly.
 ''Very well. l did not see her this morning" Hotchkiss was waiting near the elevator Mcknight put his hand Oil my arm. Now, look here, old man. he said, I've got two arms and a re- yolver. and you've got one arm and splint If Hotehkiss is right and there is row, you crawl under table,
 The deuce I will," declared scorn. fully
 We crowded out of the elevator at the fourth floor and found ourselves in rather theatrical hallway Of dra- peries and armor. It was very quiet; we stood uncertainty after the car had gone, and looked at the two or three doors in sight They were heavy, covered with metal. and sound proof. From somewhere above came the metallic accuracy of a piano piano, and through the open window we could hear-or feel--the throb of the Cannonballss engine.
 Well, Sherlock" Mcknight said, what's the next move in the game? It is our jump, or theirs You brought us here
 None of us knew just what to do next No sound of conversation pene. trated the heavy doors. We waited uneasily for some minutes. and IIoseh. kiss looked at his watch. Then he put it to his ear.
 Good graciousi" he exclaimed bis head cooked on one side, sI believe it has stopped. I'm afraid we are late"
 We were late. My watch and Hotch- kiss agreed at nine o'clock. and. with the discovery that our man might have come and gone, our zest in the
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adventure began to flag Mcknight metioned us away from the door and rang the bell There was no response, no sound within He rang it twice, the last time long and vigorously without result Then he turned and looked at us
 T don't half like this," he said. That woman is in; you heard me ask the elevator boy. For two cents I'd"
 I had seen it when he did. The door was ajar about an inch. and a narrow wedge of rose-colored light showed beyond. Then, with both men at my heels. stepped into the priv ate corridor of the apartment and looked around. It was square re- ception hall, with hats, and couple of chairs. A lantern of rose-colored glass and desk light over writing. table across made the room bright and cheerful. It was empty.
 None of us were comfortable. The place was full of feminine trifes that made us feel the weakness of our po- sition. Some such instinct made Nc Knight suggest division.
 "We look like an invading army he said If she's here alone, we will startle her into a spasm. One of us could take a look around and"
 What was that? Didn't you hear something?'
 The sound, whatever it had been, was not repeated We went awkward ly out into the hal, very uncomfort-
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The News will send, free of charge to first 100 farmers paying their subscription in advance, The Southern Agrulturist for one year This is one of the best farm pa pers published in the South ano this offer is a most liberal one, as The Agriculturist is 50 cents a year and The News $1.OO, but we give both for $1.0O
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Another Catch.

Farmer Ryetop--Look here, be- lieve you are a fraud.
 Agent suavely)-Why so, sir?
 Farmer Ryetop-Why. by heck last week you sold what you guaranteed was a good burglar trap and last night a burglar stepped right over it and it didn't catch him.
 Agent-Well, perhaps he wasn't a good burglar sir. You know I didn't guarantee it to catch bad burglars.
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able, all of us. and Tipped coin The choice fell on me, which was right enough, for the affair was mine, pri- marily
 Wait just inside the door, I di- rected, and if Sullivan comes, or anybody that answers his description, grab him without ceremony and ask him questions afterwards"
 The apartment. save in the hallway, was unl isSted. By one of those freaks of arrangement possible only in the | modern fiat I found the kitchen first, and was struck a smart and unex- pected blow by swinging door l carried a handful Of matches, and by the time l had passed through a but ler's pantry and a refrigerator room I was completely lost in the darkness. Until then the situation had been merely uncomfortable; suddenly it be- came grisly. From somewhe.e near came long sustained groan, followed almost instantly by the crash of some thing glass or ehina-on the floor.
 1 struck a fresh match, and found myself in a narrow rear hallway Be hind me was the door by which 1 must have come; with keen desire to get back to the place l had started from, l opened the door and attempted to cross the room. l thought had kept my sense of direction, but I crashed without warning into what, from the resulting jangle, was the dining table, probably laid for dinner I cursed my stupidity in getting into such sit nation, and l cursed my nerves for making my hand shake when I tried to strike a match. The groan had not been repeated
 I braced myself against the table and struck the match sharply against he sole of my shoe. It nickered faintly and went out. And then with out the slightest warning, another dish went off the table. 1t fell with a thousand splinterinss; the very air seemed broken into crashing waves of sound. l stood still, braced against he table, holding the red end of the dying match, and listened I had not long to wait; the groan came again, md l recognized it the cry of a dog in straits. l breathed again.
 Come, old fellow I said. Come 0n, old man. Let's have a look at YOU"
 l could hear the thud Of his tail on the floor, but he did not move He only whimpered. There is something eompanionable in the presence of a dog. and l fancied this dog in trouble Slowly l began to work my way around tho table toward him.
 Good boy" l said, as he whimpered Well find the light, which ought to be somewhere or other around here, and then"
 l stumbled over something, and I drew back my foot almost instantly. Did 1 step on you. old n.an?' l ex- claimed, and bent to pat him I re- member strengthening suddenly and hearing the dog pad softly toward me around the table I recall even that I had put the matches down and could not find them Then. with a bursting horror of the room and it's contents, of the gibbering dark around me. I turned and made for the door by which 1 had entered
 ] could not find it. l felt along the endless wainseoting, past miles of
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Cholly Chumpleigh Cat the dinner)- Don't you know wine always goes right to my head.
 Miss Caustique-That shows that wine has human instinct.
 Cholly Chumpleigh-How so?
 Miss Caustique-Why in looking for a soft place.
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THY HOSIERY.

The socks I darn for thee, dear heart,
 Mean quite a pile of work to me: count them over, every one apart,
 Thy hosiery. thy hosiery. Each sock mate. two mates a pair.
 To clothe thy feet in storm and cold; I count each sock unto the end, and find I've skipped a hole. Oh. carelessness, this thy reproof,
 See how it looms across my sole. l grind my teeth. and then in very truth darn that hole. I darn that holel
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Threat or Compromise.

The brave knights armor was be- coming sharp and rough on the edges.
 "Ivanhoe," said his lady fair, unless you have that iron suit of yours re- paired or get new one l shall apply for a divorce"
 Tn that case" he replied, give me the rasp out of my carpenter kit and let me file the suit"
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TMTT
Nothinq New to Him.

Dis is de season for nutting par ties.' remarked the tall tramp as he gazed at the woodlands from the brake beams.
 "Oh. dat's me speciality all de year, yawned his companion of the fast freight.
 Doing what?"
 "Nuttin'"
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Miss Sallie McGuinty and broth CT Jesse Ward were guests of the Misses Hammonds at Farmerville, last Sunday.
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Mrs. w. M. Nash of Lewisvllle arrived in Huttig Tuesday evening to attend her daughter, Mrs. B. W. Walker, who is suffering from a light attack of appendicitis.
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Bob Harrison of Bolding has cir culated a petition to have his name placed on the ticket as a candidate for road overseer at the general election, so as to be elected if the tax carries.
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pr. E. c. Cox was able to be out this week with the aid of crutches for the first tune since he fractured his knee cap several weeks ago.
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Beech Camp, No. 665, W. o. w., of Bolding will give a big barbecue dinner at that place on Saturday, August Is, to which the public is cordially invited.
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Real Slow.

Bell-The slowest young man ever met We walked out on the hill side and he said I reminded him of a beautiful autumn leaf.
 Belinda-Well, that was pretty, my dear
 Belle-Yes, but the goose didn't have enough sense to say all beautiful autumn leaves should be pressed.
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Geo. s. Prestridge, vice-presi- dent of the Union Saw Mill compa- ny. was over from Shreveport on business last Saturday.
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pr. F. o. Mahony was at Fl Do rado Monday to attend the lecture given by pr. Morgan Smith of Lit tie Rock, on hookworn.
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 ss Local News of the Week. X

ties are requested to not forget the cemetery cleaning at Harper Springs on Thursday. August le. and be on hand early.
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The painting crew of the Iron Mountain railway are here this week painting the depot regulation colors.
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j. L. Sullivan, who has been engineer on the log train for some time, left Tuesday for Warren where he expects to locate. En- gineer Frank Harrington of Eel seminal has taken his place here.
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B. c. Tatum has resigned his position as clerk in the grocery de- partment of the store to take effect the 2Oth.
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The Library Board has decided to give Between the Acts a three-act comedy, for the benefit of the library about the last of August. Cast of characters and announcements will be made later.
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you get tired of monkeying around with the blood-stain and anger-print specialist upstairs, you come to me. I've had that fellow you want under surveillance for ten days!n
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Miss Beatrice Morrison, who is now clerking in a dry goods store at Monroe. was visiting her parents at Felsenthal and friends here this week.
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Mrs. E. M. Agee of Onalaska was the guest of her sister, Mrs. T. B. Weaver. the first the week.
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G. s. Hodgson, representing the contractors who are building the lock and dam in the river east of here, arrived in Huttg Tuesday evening from Dayton, Ohio.
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R. w. Cargill and family left last Saturday for Wilmar, Texas, for a months visit with relatives.
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Your old hat made new for 1.5o by the Wiener-Loeb laundry al Shreveport. Agency at the News office. Basket leaves Monday.
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Mrs. J. w. Chandler of Houston Texas, is the guest of Mrs. R. E Rowland this week.
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Cashier c. s. Watkins and wifi left Tuesday for visit with bis parents at Tyler, Texas.
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Miss Clara Moore, stenographer at the store, was on the sick list this week.