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fomotips Srappetrin truiien al ct
Ganbrsr peb 8iubior og meset al
porlig belfaoi9et.
granb / Ycmbina. Sobn Senc.
mans gutif / Eembina blep tiolig
iorleoen Wtoreen bienrisst al Ell Slbe'
brand, Der mretteoe Sfabe for
$4,000. SIoen bar opitaaet / 8roce-
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Jag pibes life.
Werc 3anb for Sfulcn. Statens
2anbbruasifole ueo Sarge bar life
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tage De forifielli9e Grperimenter, iom
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latte BEN 30te Warts 6orila5 ON at
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at oenne Sag bill foite Staten $4,000
pr. Gag, % ifal ben, iom untaget,
bare / GO Sagc, iaa bliper oct en- net
Eegning.
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benior Sarge, er blepen iolgt for $50
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tiGipnclabenoe erbperpebeS peo Sal
get.
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beitemt, at Sagen moo iorbenuGren.
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bebanoles peb Siitriftsretten / Our.
Leigh Gountp, begpnOenoe t6be Wai.
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Sogens @cbanblinS bill blipe iorilpt.
let til ct anbet Steb, ba Solf Der |
Gormtpct, buor onflage0e breu @anf-
forretnina, maaife fan autages at
mere Ell ~utilbsrlig Sorbom MOB bam.
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ON at blipe irifienot.
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Mfinneipta.

Senator Saeenss 6orilas til ct
@runoloosomnSement ON alninoe-
Zig Stemmeret for apinber. blep ben
30te @orts ~neopoteret meb 32 moo
80 Stemmer, JON fslger:
Sor 6orilaaet itemte: BEDFORD,
genion, @ople, Gaibman, Gbeaole,
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bnrp, elmcn, Srosboma. Sumberion.
Canton, Sopcrait. Solution, 6. o.,
Sobnion, 9. g. Senbe, Noonan,
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rilterne ira Billings bar man | no9en
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man ifaI boISe Seite.
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CHAPTER v.

unannounced, there entered the roorn
a slender woman, whose face was half
hidden by a huge, Topping, bushei-
basket type of hat, the brim OF which
was draped with Haunting, tapping
lace. and from whose crown lifted into
the air a gorgeous array of feathers
and ribbons and flowers. A tight-fit-
ting gown, with the skirt so hobbled
that her steps were painfully mincing,
encased her form, and from behind
her drifted the most remarkable train
that ever was. She tottered In on
her high-hee-ed shoes and peered
about the place with a ming.ing OF
covaess and assurance that was amaz
ing. Harry looked up. saw her, and
groaned. Then he Iapsed back furth'
er into the chair and mentally gave
himself up to the inevitable with the
words:
Eye gods! Daphane Dafington!"
She looked him over coclly, and
said:
"You!"
He nodded his head weakly. Things
had been piling themselves up too rap
idly for him 70 be able to face the
situation with any assurance what
ever.
after all these years." she ex-
claimed. "To find you at last Where
have you been all this time?"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS been here
and there-irst at home and then
away off,"
WELL" she said, pursuing her lips
determinedly, you're away OF II you
think you can shake me as easily 10
as you did the last time"
"T'm sorry, Daphne" Harry told her.
Il know you have q right to think
harshly of me-"
"A right" she said, scornfully.
Il know" he confessed, that you
think I treated you stability"
"%Shabbily?" she smiled. You only
call 1t shabby to ask me to go to a
ball game, and leave me under an
awning In a pouring rain-and that's
the last | see Of you In two whole
long. weary years."
Harry sQuirmed.
Il guess that wasn't right, Daphne
he acknowledged.
you said you were going for 2
cab," she accused him.
Harry Jumped up suddenly.
9Th go and got you one now" ne
offered.
Daphne stopped him with a steely
glance. ard demanded:
Where's that hat l sent here?'
Harssy stared at her for the moment
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should be entertaining them.

should be entertaining them
They won't miss you," Daphne
said, cruelty. You're not so very en-
tertaining."
Il know it-and I'm at my worst to-
day. So" with a hopeful cadence in
his voice, you get me the hat and
we'll have that little dinner some 9TH
er evening"
mo dinner tonight, no hat today"
was Daphne's ultimatum, when from
somewhere in the house came the
voices of Lucy and Carolyn calling to
Harry.
Great Scott" he muttered. This
things getting worse! They mustn't
see you here"
"They?" Daphne asked. who are
they?"
One is my sister; the other is-the
other girl
"Oh, goodness, Harry" Daphne al
most wept. Il didn't mean to get you
into trouble. Hide me, hide me!
Heavens! II there should be any talk
about me-just when my millinery
business is doing SO nicely. You
ought to be ashamed to allow an in
nocent girl to take such chances as
this"
But Harry was hurrying her toward
the library door. AT first he had I'M
consciously started her toward the
other one, but halted, remembering
that Mrs. Biazes was there. He mute
ly directed her to go into the library,
and then said in a hasty whisper:
Don't pay any attention to the
man in there. Just hide yourself in
there a few minutes, and I'll get the
girls to go back downstairs on some
pretext."
AS the door closed on Daphne he
left the room and SO he did not hear
from the library the voice of the
Count saying:
We'll, py gracious! Liddle Daphne"
Nor the amazed tones of Daphne as
she exclaimed:
why. Count! What are you doing
here?"
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Come. Leave Harry to his own mis-
cradle company. and I'll show you
your room
AS she turaed, che remembered
something.
Harry" she said, 81 want some
pillows out Of your room"
Carolyn rushed to the door of Har-
rvs bedroom and seized the knob. Har-
ry sank wesEly into a chair and
awaited TIE blow.
Its all over" he said to himself.
Carolyn tried the door, but it would
not open.
why. Harry!" she said. "Your
room is locked"
"Eh? Oh! What?" Harry said.
Locked? Now, who could have lock
ed it?"
He fumbled In his pockets, mean
while listening a%cuteiy for the sound
which would tell him that Mrs.
Blazes was presenting herself. But,
blessings upon her head! She did no
such thing. With a gasp of relief Har-
ry said:
I've left the key somewhere. I'll
look for 1t after while"
Lucy locked at Carolyn with an
awe-strieken face.
rs that Harry's bedroom?" she
asked, in Mortified tones.
Why, yes." Carolyn answered.
And desired to see it. Oh! Har-
ry, what must thee think of me. And
how nice it was Of thee to tell me 1T
was only a junk room"
She went out with Carolyn, leaving
Harry sunk dejectedly in a big chair.
After the girls were gone he looked
apprehensively first at n door, then
at the other. Slowly he shook his
head, trying to fathom the middle
into which he had plunged himself.
"If had tried to fix this up for my
SELF" he said. signing deeply, 1T
couldn't have been worse"
But it could be-aad was about TO
be-much worse.
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ANOWZN4HWO WHA BY
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she show me about the house?' Lucy
asked.
Certainly" Harry answered, gal
lantly. But you don't need her. Just
make yourself at home. Go anywhere
you like"
Lucy started toward the room where
Harry had placed Mrs. Blazes. But
Harry was following her to detain her.
And / n here?" Lucy asked. What
have you there, Harry?
There? There?" Harry stammered.
"Why-why, that's just some old junk
in there. Wouldn't interest you at
all"
"a junk room? How odd"
"Yes-i-you see-I used to have
a fad of collecting junk"
The sweat was standing on Harry's
brow. He knew that Mrs. Blazes could
o~verhear him. and his brief experience
with that lady taught him that she
had a natural feminine aversion to be-
ing termed junk. If she should de-
cide to assert herself by opening the
door and making a few remarks! The
thought was appalling.
Come, Lucy" he suggested. Lets
go and see-and see the goldfish"
Nay, Harry" she smiled. Lei me
see thy collection of Junk. | did not
know thee were an authority on that"
Later, Lucy" he said. Later"
Then / will peep into thy library"
she decided. SIS not this it,"
She started to the other door, open
ing into the room where the Count
was Willing the time away and con-
tenting his soul with such patience as
he could muster.
+ NO, no." Harry said, almost fran
tically, catching Lucy's arm. Not
now!"
But why, Harry"
live got a little surprise in there
for you, Lucy"
"A surprise? Oh, surprise me now"
THAT would spoil it all" he assured
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a Marked Contrast to the Dashing
Beauties He Knew.
her, feeling that his ruse was work
ing.
How can it surprise me later, when
l know it is to be a surprise, any
way?" she asked, with feminine logic.
Welt will be a surprise-and
that is"
Now, Harry, thee has aroused my
curiosity. | will see now"
NO." he tod her, firmly. Not now.
Later"
But now, Harry"
"Oh. come, Lucy" he said, with a
mans usual lack of judgment. BE
reasonable"
"Ah, thee call me unreasonable!
oh, II father knew that already thee
had called me that" she pouted.
mo. no. / didn't say you were un-
reasonable. just-just asked Q TO
be reasonable"
But that is the same thing!" b
stamped her little foot with the words.
Lucy, you misjudge me- he said.
sclemnly. Il SIMPLY WAS not ready Tor
you to look In there yet"
Alas" Lucy almost wept. To
think that we have had Dur first quar-
rel already"
Harry came near to her and muir
murec:
We'll. let us mike up. One kiss to
show me you forgive me-" :
Nay. Harry" she protested, but
not very forcibly. Thee kEowest !
do not approve OF that"
How can you approve OF a thing
until you have it," Harry wanted to
know. And then
Socrates Primer, hat box in hand
appeared IN the doorway, and what
he saw sent his heart humping to
IS Lcot hee-s.
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terested in-you see, it has been so
long since We parted that | am sure
you have forgotten me-and so-well,
this young lady is to visit my sister,
and-well, I've got to get that hat
rs the hat for her?' Daphne asked,
interestedly.
No" Harry b%lundered. IT'S for
another woman"
Daphne drew herself up with the
pose of tragedy queen.
.Aha!" she said, in denunciatory
tones. $50 you're up to your old
tricks. are your
Harry wilted at that, and could
make no sufficient reply.
Well" Daphne decided, I'll make
o the hat-on one condition. I'll
get 1t finished this afternoon, provided
that you and Just u two little
eeives-sha.l have one OF 90 time
coy, comfy dinners tonight"
Harry vas aghast. This was too
much. The more he tried to get out
OF his trouble the more new trouble
were invented for him.
Daphne" he said, II simply
can't do that"
Two years ago" Daphne reminded
him, you would have jumped at the
chance to have the dinner. and never
have bothered about the hat
Il know, but, Daphne, 1t Is impos-
sible. You see, these guests Will be
here. and | cant he away when
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60 49,
with utter darkness. Then It slowly
the milliner to whom Mrs. Blazes
had telephoned. Daphne misinter-
preted his stare for one of admiration,
and with q remarkable imitation of
shyness, she asked:
do you think my new gown is be-
coming, really?"
IT'S a beaut," Harry informed her.
TITS a beaut. How do you get 1t on?
With a shoe horn?"
There you go again!" Daphne said,
accusingly. You were always SO full
Of sarcasm that you acted sour.
want that hat l sent over here"
You never sent any hat here"
YES. | did. A yellow hat, trimmed
with red poppies. 1t was a duplicate
of an imported model that l sold to
one of my best patrons"
I've heard of that hat" Harry
unused. Then he said, brightly: why,
you're not the renowned Mile.
Daphne, the milliner, are your"
"None other,' preened Daphne.
you see, / have risen to fame and
achieved my ambitions, while you
have been content to remain in OBJ
security"
ITO my sorrow" Harry replied,
that is too true, Daphne. But about
the hat, | really know nothing of 1t.
There must be a mistake"
ut came here, all right" Daphne
replied. THE party who got it
wouldn't give his name. He just gave
this number"
well, | wish such a hat were here.
The messenger must have taken 1t to
the wrong house. Now, Daphne,
want just such a hat as that, and III
pay you a good price for it."
Daphne shook her head judicially,
and huttered her hands as though she
had been asked to pluck q few stars
from the sky.
Il can't make another" she said.
There aren't any more like the orig
inal. | had two models, but they're
both gone. One | sold to Mrs.
BlaZes- 4,
Mrs. Blazes!" Harry interrupted.
YES" Daphne said, Mrs. General
Blazes."
Harry looked at the door Of his
room, expecting Mrs. Blazes to come
forth and enter the discussion. What
construction Daphne might put on
her presence, concealed, in his house,
he feared to imagine. This, coupled
with his old Irritation with Daphne,
and her sensistively jealous DISPOSE
ton, would be sure to make things
unpleasant for him. And, further, II
she learned that Lucy was here, and
discovered his f%ondness for Lucy, he
knew mighty well what sort of a row
she would kick up. He trembled at
the thought. Daphne saw his trepi-
dation.
Why she asked. What is Mrs.
Blazes to you?"
Nothing" Harry said, f~ervently.
Absolutely nothing"
well you acted queer. You al
ways did act queer" Daphne said.
Anyway, the ether hat was sent
here. and | want to get It."
Slut It isn't here" Harry assured
her. IF 1t we're, | wouldn't let you
have 1t. because | want one like it my
self. Can't you make one for me?"
81 might" Daphne said, assuming
The coy air that she fancied to be go
irresistible, why do you want a hat?
Is it for you sister,"
mo, Daphne. You see. it's this
way lin to have a guest-two
guests. A young lady I'm greatly In
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vi.

room. Then the door of one room
opened and Mrs. Blazes peered anx-
iously forth.
Il woreier why he is SO long getting
that hat" she said to herself.
The door across from her began
to open, and she huSriedly dashed
back and closed her door. The Count
and Daphne came from the library.
Indeed" Daphne said, "he might
maybe he meant it as a surprise to
me-"
She simpered and peeped roguishly
at the Count.
Il hope the Count said, lit vas a
surprise. To think DOT now We half
a meetings" :
THE pleasure is all yours, sweet
noble of teutonic blood" said Daphne,
with fine sarcasm.
The Count looked at her with pique,
shaking his head mournfully.
TO Think" he sighed. After all
I spend on you, den you leave me
Waiting for you in such disgraceful-
ness on Ger cOT4GT.
Daphne tried to explain.
Honest, County" she said, at which
pet name he finched. Honest, Coun-
ty, | didn't mean to disappoint you,
but a travelling gentleman | hadn't
seen for a long time came through,
and as | hadn't seen him for so long.
| went to supper. with him. You see,
the trouble with you and me was the
way we talked. Half the time |
| couldn't understand you and the other
half @ couldn't understand me-"
The Count looked at her blankly.
Her explanation did not explain at all.
such a deceitfulness!" he said.
And after | gave you my ring. How
dared 0 keep it?'
The Counts naughty indignation
over her having kept his ring was
tinctured with a little twinge OF con-
1 science over the fact that, separated
from them by only a thin door, was
another lady to whom, that very day.
he had given a similar ring. The
| Count had the habit of wishing on" a
ring, as an incident of his various fir
tations. And no sooner did he wish it
oh then he began to wish it back.
II didn't keep your Old ring"
Daphne retorted.
You didn't?"
NO. l gave it away to a gentleman
friend"
"Vat!' the Count asked. in noble
horror. You gave my beautiful ring
away. Ach! To think of it. nit all
it's family unit historical significance
Ibeing on der finger of some common
person."
Indeed" Daphne snapped. He
isn't any ommon person, ] want you
20 know. He is the head OF a noble
family, a respected citizen and a par
ticu'ar admirer of mine"
The Count regarded her with an icy
stare as he said c~rushingly:
81 am afraid den he iss not so par
ocular as he might be"
For a moment the very air was
tense between them. The Count
glared at Daphne, and Daphne re-
turned his glare with fiery interest.
sue 1SdyICu CNCI uAtii At1 cAN C
vas within three inches OF his ace
md said to him In razcry accents:
"Ycu can't insult me. I've been In
quilted by experts!"
The Count Jumped as though ne
had heen pricked by a pin. This set
ting of him down as a ~noneAtity, &C
conpanied by q sharp snap OF the
finger, was O bit more cava Ter treas-
nent than he had ever rec ived. he
could think of nothing to say n reply
Daphne, now thoroughly angry. Went
on:
4 want you to understand that Gem
eral B.azes1 !.
"You gave my ring to Chenerai
/ Blazcs!!. the Count gaspei.
Sure Daphne replied
"Mein Gott i'm himmel!!'
With one of his rings on the Cen
erals finger and the other on the
finger OF the Generals wife, tie
--
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sYNoPsla

CHAPTER L. Harry swifton Is spin
hing along In his auto, his thoughts
lwelling In happy anticipation Of q oom-
visit from hts fiancee. Lucy Medders. a
who nursed him when he was
In an auto accident out in the
country. His mind taken of of his sur
~oundings by these pleasant thoughts he
Srashes into another auto containing a
German count and a beautiful woman.
The woman's hat is ruined. Absent-mind-
idly Harry thrusts the remnants OF the
at In his pocket and makes his escape.
CHAPTER II. Carolyn, Harry's sister.
rrives to play hostess. Socrates Prim-
her, a distant relative of Lucy's, arrives
sith a hat intended as a gift to Lucy.
Harry is trailed to his home by the Ger
pan count and the lady of the damaged
TAT.
CHAPTER III. Who, 1t develops, Is
FRS. General Blazes. She Is in distrac-
on lest her husband should hear of her
sscapade. She declares that her milliner
s,ld her a duplicate of the ruined hat had
seen delivered to Harry's house, Re
bonding to her demands for the hat Har-
u insists that he knows nothing about
Il Lucy Medders and her father arrive
I'D the Count Is secreted in the library
ad Mrs. Blazes in Harry's bedroom.
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Woe Is mel" he said, sadly. 1.-THE
time to give her my present is not
yet"
And as he turned to go he collided
with Carolyn. That plump young
lady accepted his apology gaily. and
left him still delivering 1t as he went
on down the hall. while she rushed to
Lucy and greeted her effusively.
Were going to have the ~jolliest
time ever!" Carolyn cried de~lightedly.
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Commissioners S lie.
j. T. Cannon vs.. Mrs. Adecia Simmons.

j. T. Cannon VS.. Mrs. Adecia Simmons.
ct. al No. 1894.
B, virtue of a decree Of the Honor
abb. ChaTcery Court Of Lee County,
State of Miss iss iii pi. rendered at tire
Aprii Tenn. A. D.. 1911. thereof. order
ing q sa e of certain lands mentioned
therein, Norhin Jones. the undersiersd
appointed commissioner to execute said
decree. will %
Saturday the 24fh day of June,
1911. expose at public auction to the
hichesf bidder for cash at the Court
Heuse door IN the City Of TuIeIo, with
in the fouss prescribed BY law. the
fellow ire Inscribed lai ds. b. irg in said
County ard State. to-wit:
The east ! Of the northeast of sec
tier "a, township S. rsIge I. east. Io-
letfsr with Ike arruitft snces atd
her~dit, n ents fherenrto arpertainirp.
EGRBIN JONES, CT nm issiunsr.
Dated 90 day OF May, 1911.
C. P. Long, Sol. 10 at.