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me. Monte Carlo IL such plaoeI Bus
! mus: present my daughter. I aa
Mrs. Chedsoye."
Il am glad to meet you, Mr.. Jones:"
and In the sad eyes there was a giim-
mer Of real friendliness. More. sbS
extended her hand.
II was well worth while. that hun
dred and fifty pounds. II was well
worth the pinch here ard the pinch
there which had succeeded that loan.
For he had determined to return to
America with a pound or two on his
letter OF credit. and the success q
this determination was based upon
many q saorifice In comfort. sacrifices
he had never confided to his parents.
II was not In the nature OF things to
confess that the first woman he had
met In his wanderings should have
been the last. As he took the girls
hand, with the Interior intent Of hold.
ing II till death do us part. he won
dered why she had laughed like that
Tho echo Of Il still rang In his ears.
And while he could not have described
II. he knew instinctively that II had
been born Of bitter thought.
They chatted for . quarter Of IN
hour or more. and managed famously.
II seemed to him that Fortune Ched-
soys was tho nrst young woman hs
had ever met who could pull away
sudden barriers and open up pathways
for speech. who. when he was about
to founder into some Guide sac. guided
him adroitly into an alley round Il
Not once was II necessary to dnS
In the weather. that perennial u
thrsadbars topic. He was truly aston
ished at the ease with which he sus.
tained his part In the conversation.
and bsgan to think pretty well Of
himself. Il did not occur to him that
when two clever and attractive womsa
set forth TO make . man talk (al
ways excepting he II dumb). they nov.
sr fail to succeed. To do this they
contrive to bring the convsrsatioA
within the small circle Of his work.
his travels. his preferences. his ambt
tons. To bs sure. all this 10 not fully
extracted In fifteen minutes. but .
woman obtains in that time . good
idea Of the ground plan.
Two distinct purposes controlled the
women in this instance. One desired
TO interest him. while the other sought
TO learn whether he was stupid o. only
shy.
At last, when he left them to change
his clothes and hurry down TO Cooks.
TO complete the bargain for the Yhioe.
des, he had advanced so amazingly
well that they had accepted his invt
tation to the polo-match that after.
noon. He felt that invisible Msrcuri-
ai wings had sproutsd from his heals.
for In running up the stairs. he was
aware of no gravitativs resistance
That this anomaly ian acquaintance
with two women about whom he knew
pothinS) might be looked upon
askancs by those who conformed %
the laws and bylaws Of social usaSes,
worried him not In the least. On The
contrary. he vas thinking that hs
would BE- the envy Of every other ma1
out at the club that afternoon.
Cro BIZ CONTNUEDJ
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CHAPTER v.

The Girl Who Wasny Wanted.
II any one vrongsd George. defraud-
ed him Of money or credit. he vas al
ways ready to forgive. agreeing that
perhaps half the fault had been his.
This was not . sign Of weakness. but
Of q sense Of Justice too well leavsned
with mercy. Humanity srrs In the one
a. much a. In the other. doubtless
with some benign purpose In psrspsc-
tive. Now, II might be that this charm
ing woman had really never received
his letter: such things have been
known to 90 astrsy. In any case he
could not say that he had written.
That would have cast Q doubt upon
her word. an unpardonabls rudsuses.
50. for her vssy beauty alone, b says
her the FUN bsns0t of the doubt.
You mustn't let Tie matter trouble
you In the IsasG. - said. his helmet
nov nicely adjusesd under his arm.
1T vas % long go ! had really for.
g0ttsa al aboat e" which Vas vsry
veil said for 0oosge.
But ] haveat I have oelan Won
1srel What yoa 0use have tAeaGht e
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George was determined to meet For
tune Chedsoye, and this determination.
the first Of its kind to take definite
form in his mind. gave him q novel
sensation. He would find some way.
and he vowed to best his old enemy.
diffdsnce. II It was the last fight he
ever put up. He would maneuver to
get in the way of the Major. He never
found much trouble In talking to men.
Once he exchanged q word or two
with the uncle or guardian. he would
make II point to renew the acquaint-
ance when he saw the two together.
II appeared to him as q bright idea.
and he was rather proud Of II. Even
now he was conscious Of clenching his
teeth strongly. It's an old saying that
he goes farthest who shuts his teeth
longest. He was going to test the pre-
cept by immediate practice.
He had stood before the list fully
three minutes. Now he turned about
face. q singular citation tingling his
blood. Once he set his mind upon a
thing. he went forward. He had lost
many pleasurable things In life be-
cause he had doubted and faltered.
not because he had reached out to-
ward them and had then drawn back
He was going to meet Fortune Ched-
soye; when or how were but dstails
And a. he discovered the Major him
self idling before the booth Of the East
Indian merchant. he saw In fancy the
portcullis rise and the drawbridge fall
to the castle Of enchantment He
strolled over leisurely and pretended
to Be interested in the case containing
mediocre Jewels.
~This II Q genuine Bokhara en-
broideryf" the Major was inQuiring.
"Oh. yes. sir"
How oldf"
The merchant picked up the tag
and sQuinted at II. TT II between two
and three hundred years old. SIR"
To Georges opinion the gods them
selves could not have arranged . more
propitious moment
you've made . mistahe." he inter-
posed quietly. THAT 10 Bokhara, but
the stitch 10 purely modern"
The dark eyes Of the Indian flashed.
The gentleman IL IN authorityr sar.
castically.
Upon that style Of embroidery. alb
solutely." George smiled. And then,
without more ado. he went on to ex-
plain the difference between the an
tiqus and the modern. you have one
good piece Of old Bokhara, but II isn't
rars. Twenty pounds would b good
price for It."
The Major laughed heartily. And
Just this moment he asked Q hundred
for II I'm not much Of q hand In
judging thsss thinga I admire them.
but have NO intimate knowledge rs-
garding their worth. Nothing tonight" !"
hs added to the bittsreysd merchant.
The Oriental 10 like the amateur nsh.
sFman: truth u not in him. You seem
10 b . kssn Judge. - they moved
away from the booth
Il suppose its because I'm inor>
dinatsly fond Of the things. I've really
q good collection q BokharA en-
broidseiss q homo In New York"
~Yoa i've IN Nsv York; With mild
intscool Ths Major at down ana
graciously mo1oasd tor 0sorgs 10 %
he samA Z ussa b i've theee; tvsn-
ty-odA yaass 80. But DaropsaA tsavel
sDellD AAss1saI ~ ru6A tAseA tAs
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well and hearty and weigh about
200 pounds. ] feel very grateful that
] found Dodds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter II you wish.
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly.
PHILIP MILLER. Clmarron. Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills. soc. per box at
your dealer or 0odds Medicine Co.
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music of National Anthem
tEnglish and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.
Adv.
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blushing was another OF those uncon-
trollable asininities OF his. II was
really she. come out Of past he had
hoped to be etsrnally inresuscitant;
the droll. the witty woman, to whom
In one mad moment Of liberality and
Galahadism he had loaned without se-
curity one hundred and nfty pounds at
the roulette tables In Monte Carlo:
she. for whom he had always blushed
mulcted him! And here she was. 90
rene. lovely ~ ever. unchanged.
my DEAR" said the stranger (Gcorss
couldn't recall by what name he had
known her): my DEAR" to Fortune
Chedsoye. who stood q little behind
her. "this 10 the gentleman I've often
told you about You were at school
at the time. borrowed q hundred and
fifty pounds Of him at Monte Carlo.
And what do you think? When ! went
to pay him back the next day. he was
gone. without leaving the slightest
clue to his whereabouts. Isn't that
droli? And to think that I should
meet him herei"
That her name had slipped his
memory. II indeed be had ever known
II. was true; but one thing fingered
incandescsntly In his mind. and that
was. he had written her, following
minutely her own specific directions
and inclosing his bankers address In
Paris. Naples and Cairo: and for many
passings Of moons he had opened his
foreign mail eagerly and hopefully.
But hope must have something to
feed upon. and after . struggle lasting
two years. she rendered up the ghost.
!. II wasn't the loss Of money that
hurt; It was the finding Of dross metal
where he supposed there was nausht
but gold. Perhaps his later shyness
was due - much to this disillusion.
ing incident - to his middle names.
Isn't II droll. my dsari" the en-
chantrsss repeated: and George grew
redder and redder under the beautiful,
grateful eyes. Il must give him q draft
this very morning"
But Why. my dear Ma
dame" stammsrsd George. "You must
not ;. ! -"
Fortune laughed. Somehow the quail
ity Of that laughter pierced Georges
confused brain a. sometimes . shaft
Of sunlight rips into . fog. suddenly.
stiletto-liks. II was full Of malice.
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my breath was
short and I had
chills and back
ache. ! took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return of the
palpitations. Am
now GO years old.
able to do lots Of
manual labor. am
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CHATTER Iv.-(centInued.)

S"VpbeU tV-kSouttuO0o.)
Some light steps, a rustic, and he
wheeled In time to see a woman open
. door. stand for q minute In the full
light. and disappear. 1t was she.
George opened the door Of his own
room. threw the rug inside. and tip
toed along the corridor. stopping for
the briefest time to ascertain the
number Of that room. He felt vastly
more guilty In performing this harm
less act than In smothering his men
tor.
There was no one In the head-por-
ters bureau; thus. unobserved and un-
embarrassed. he was free to inspect
the guest-hst. Fortune Chedsoye. He
had never seen name quite like that.
lts Quaintness did not suggest to him.
a. It had done to Ryanne, the pas
toral. the bucolic. Rather It remind.
Cd him Of the old French courts, of
rapiers and buckles. Of powdered wigs
and furbslows. masks. astrologers,
lovsintrigues. Of all those colorful.
mutable scenes 30 charmingly DE-
scribed BY the genial narrator Of the
exploits Of D'Artagnan. And abruptly
out OF this age Of Lebrun, Wattesu
Moiiere. reached an ice-cold hand. II
that elderly codger wasn't her father.
who was he and whatf
The Major-for George had looked
him up also-was In excellent trim for
his age. something Of military dandy
besides; but as the husband Of 90
young and exquisite q creature! Out
upon the thought! He might b her
guardian. or. at most. her uncle. but
never her husband. Yet 20 poisonous
doubtD. at the table she had ignored
the Major. both his jests and his At.
tentions. He had seen many vives.
joyfully from . safe distance, act to.
ward their husbands in this fashion.
Oh. rotl II his name was Callahan
and hers Chedsoye. they could not
possibly b tied In any legal bonds. He
dismissed the ice-cold hand and turned
again to the comforting warmth Of his
ardor.
He had never spoken to young vom.
an without presentation. and on these
rare occasions he had broached the
weather. suggested the possibilities Of
the weather. and concluded with an
apostrophe on the weather at larre. II
was usually . valsdictory. For hS vaa
always positive that he had acted hke
Q fool. and was afraid to speak to the
giri again. Never 1t failed. ten minutes
after the giri was out Of sisht the
brightest and olsverest things crowd.
ID upon his tongue. to b but wasted
On the desert air. He was not paxticu-
oayiy afYaid a women older than
himself. mors's The pity. And yst had
- been ~ shy toward than e toward
he siSls. tAsge would have ben no
oeolsn Yhiordss. no saA-syed maiden.
- sch thing - The United Romance
md Advsnturs Company. La: and As
would have staQped The even tenor a
~ vay. uAlnoVn q srAnA passIoas,
0Wift aAvent1A HoA
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TIT 1911 BY BOBBS r1ERRILL COMPANY

hurry, the clamor. Over here they
dine, there they eat. There's as much
difference between those two perform
ances as there Is between The Mikado
and Florodora- From Portland In
Maine to Portland In Oregon, the same
dress, same shops. same ungodly high
buildings Here 1t is different. at the
end Of every hundred miles"
George agreed oonditionally. (The
Major wasn't very original In his
views) He would have shed his last
drop Of blood for his native land. bst
he was honest In acknowledging her
faults.
Conversation idled in various chan
nels, and finally became anchored at
jewels. Here the Major was at home,
and he loved emeralds above all 9TH
er stones. He proved to be an engag-
ing old fellow. had circled the globe
three or four times. and had had an
adventure or two worth recounting.
And when he Incidentally mentioned
his niece. George wanted to shake his
hand.
Would Mr.. Jones Join him with .
peg to sleep on? Mr.. Jones certainly
would. And after q mutual health.
George automatically excused himself.
retired. buoyant and happy. How sim
pie the affair had beeni A fellow
could do anything II only he set his
mind to 1t. Tomorrow he would meet
Fortune Chedsoye. and may Beelzebub
shrive him II he could not manage to
control his recalcitrant tongue.
As he passed out Of sight. Major
Callahan smiled. II was that old IA
miliar smile which. charged with gen.
tie mockery. We send after departing
fools. 1t was plain that he needed
another peg to keep company with the
hrst, for he rose and gracefully wend.
ed his way downstairs to the bar. Two
men were already leaning against the
friendly. inviting mahogany. There
was a magnum Of champagne stand
Ing between their glasses. The Major
ordered q temperate whisky and soda.
drank Il, frowned at the magnum, paid
the reckoning. and went back upstairs
again.
Don't remember old friends, eh ?"
said the shorter Of the two men.
caressins his incarnadined proboscis.
"A smile wouldn't have hurt him any.
do you think?"
Shut up!" admonished Ryanne.
You know the orders: no recognition
on the public floors"
why. ] meant no harm" the other
protested. He took q swallow of wine.
But. dash It'll here l am, moren four
thousand miles from old Broadway.
and still walking blind. When is the
show to start?"
Not SO loud. old boy. You've got to
have patience. You've had some good
pickings for the past three months.
In the smoke-rooms. That ought to
soothe you"
We'll. It doesn't Here come from
New York. three months ago, with a
wad Of money for you and a great
game In sight 1t takes . week to find
you. and when I do Well Won
know. No sooner are you awake. than
whatf on you 90 to Bagdad. on the
widest goose-chase q man ever heard
~. anu .nA, Ie.'es me with nothing
49,. ~ w - .ooouS 70 tak 10. could
letter saying you'd be in today"
well. l got IT,"
.v1
v. ho' out AFTER what
~. uoeo sometning
s' nu e.as my nerves: some big
/. ~ "piy nave 70 GET
u sou sos inere was frank
~ - ..o on IN tne pursy
81. -, Is... a" sione' ana you
so. 49,. ~ "T
0' nea'iy had my nioe.
'"0u
.s.,s"
,"., nUu
.uu.,.
.ua
so1 c.. "onaer, II tnere
W 49,. a !" " ercivai!
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SYNOPSIS.

George Percivai Aieernon Jones. Vice
president Of the Metropolitan Oriental Rug
eompa,y of New York. thirsting for ro-
nance. 10 In Cairo on 4 business trip.
Horace Ryanns arrives At the hotel In
Cairo with q carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from q pasha at Bagdad.
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JUDGE CURED. HEART TROUBLE.

took about 8 boxes OF Dodds Kid
ney pills for Heart Trouble from
which I had suffered for years. I
had dizzy spells. my eyes pulled.
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Champagne Bottles.

Great skin b required In maanfa1,
turing champagne bottles. which ms1e
b almost Substantially even in the
thicknsss a the slasA The glass must
b. perfectly smooth anA tha necks e.
oct ih svssy passisulas b insure pss>
tooe Oos11nG
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know OF no manner OF speaking 80
offensive m that OF giving praise. and
closing II with an exception.-Steele.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-08

been destroyed. The treatment Of bare
places about cultivated fields in this way
win be OF assistance.
To summarize the situation, the De-
partment recommends the speedy appli-
cation Of arsenical poisons and the work
ing of the ground wherever practicable,
in order to prevent further damage.
WARNING Great oare should be taken
that cattle and other stock are kept from
pasturing in the fields where the grass or
other crops have been poisoned with ar
senicals; also, that poisoned plants are
not fed to stock. JAMES WILSON,
Sec'y of Agriculture.
Washington, D. c., July 30, 1912.
Copy Of above circular can be obtained
by writing Hon. D. NJ. Hughes, Wash
ington, D. G.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-08
Z. Pottle, Of Early.

For Railroad Commissioner, Office
Now held by Joseph r. Gray
Joseph #. Gray, OF Chatham; John
H. McGehee, Of Talbot; Charles
Jack Ship, Of Dooly; John H,
James,of Fulton.
For Railroad Commissioner, Pos
ition Now Held by George Hillyer-
w. Trox Bankston, Of Troup; Geo
rye Hillyer, Of Fulton; S. q. Nc
Tendon, Of Fulton.
For Railroad Commissioner, I'M
expired Term Of H. w. Hill, Now
Held by Paul B. Trammell-J. ],
Flynt, Of spalding; Paul B. Tram
nell, Of Whitfield.
In most Of the statehouse offices
incumbents are candidates for reel
ection. The only instances IN which
the incumbents are not candidates
are in the offices Of governor and
commissioner Of agriculture.
The incumbents are as follows;
United State Senator "A. o. Bacon;
seeetary Of State PhilipCook; Comp
troller General W. A. Wright; At
General 4. S. Fielder; State Treas
urer w. J. Sic r; State School
Superintendent nj. L. Britain;
Pension Commissioner. John w.
Lindsay; Prison Commissioner, 7.
e. Patterson; Justices Supreme
Court Samuel G. Atkinson, Joseph
Henry Lumpkin, HI. Warner Hill;
Judges Court of appeals Benjamin
II. Hill, J. r. Pottle; Railroad
Commissioners Joseph F. Gray,
George Hillyer and Paul B. Tram
nell.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-08

is especially fitted for the positSn to
which he aspires. He has an army of
friends all over the state who are
actively interested in his election,
and, if elected, the department over
which he will preside will have a
most capable and efficient head.
The farmers of the state are vi
tally concerned in one of the meas
ures before the present legislature,
championed by Senator Blalock, the
bill being known as the pure fertili-
ger bill" This measure provides that
cinders, sand and other substance of
no commercial value shall not consti-
tute any part of the commercial fer
tilizers offered for sale in this state.
The passage and enforcement of this
bill would save the farmers of Geor-
gia not less than five million dollars
annually in freight, sacking, hauling
and distributing. This amount seems
large, but, when it is realized that
$25,000,000 are paid for fertilizers an
nually, then figuring one-ffth-or
from 400 to 500 pounds of worthless
filler having no plant food, in each
ton--it is evident that this estimate
is approximately correct.
The fertilizer trust is now, as al
ways, actively fighting any measure
to raise the standard of fertilizers,
whereby worthless substances can be
eliminated The small mixers, who
are not using worthless filters, are
generally for this measure. If Sena-
tor Blalock is elected commissioner of
agriculture, he will see that this
measure is thoroughly enforced as
well as giving to the office practical,
business administration. This office
was created especially for the pro
lection and benefit of the farmers.
During Senator Blalock's service in
the general assembly, he has favor
ed the pensioning of all Confederate
soldiers, being the author Of the bill
pensioning the widows of Confederate
soldiers, and he stands for the liberal
and prompt payment of teachers Of
the public schools.
Hon. Emmett Cabiness is a "hog
and hominy' farmer, who believes in
and practices raising at home every
thing for the support of man and ami
mal-corn, oats, wheat and hay. AS
president of the State Fairness I'm
ion, he actively aided the formation
of Boys Corn Clubs all over the
state, and is one of the successful
farmers of Georgia.
He is a member of the agricultural
committee Of the house, and was the
author of the bill which was SO siren
uously opposed at the last session
by the fertilizer trust, providing that
the different ingredients of all fert IL
zers offered for sale in this state
should be printed or branded on each
sack or tag. Representative Cabi-
ness and Senator Blaloek are using
their best efforts to pass measures
tnsuring the people pure fertilizers
in this state. AS the consumer paws
a tax Of more than 100000 annually
for the inspection of fertilizers.
Messrs. Blalock and Cabiness believe
that the farmers are entitled to the
most rigid inspection Of fertilizers
sold in Georgia, thus guaranteeing
that the farmer will get what he
buys.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-08
The Present Outbreak Of the Fall
Army Worm and Recommends
lions for its Control.

The Department. of Agriculture is us
ing all the means at its disposal to meet
the emergency caused by the very great
destruction Of crops in the Soutb ay the
fall army worm, This insect is present
in unprecedented numbers from Louis
lana aid Arkansas eastward tothe Attain
tic Ocean, and is destroying corn, cotton,
sugar cane, rice, and other crops to such
an extent as to cause great anxietp on the
part Of planters and others. BY means
OF an emergency appropriation by Con-
gress it is possible for the Department to
render quick assistance.
Plans for this work, in cooperation
with the States concerned, are being
rapidly perfected The insect win I'M
doubleday continue its rayages for some
time unless checked. In all probability
another brood viii appear after the pres
ent one transforms in the ground. For
these reasons immediate action toward
destroying the worms is strongly advised.
The Department recommends the use
OF arsenicals. Among these are arsenate
OF lead, Paris green, and London purple.
In most eases it viii be best to apply
these poisons in dry forms instead ofwith
water. Dry applications can De made by
Sitting the poisons upon the plants thro-
ugh light cloth sacks or by means Of
blowers OF busting machines. Liquid APP
plicatons must be made with spraying
apparatus to be effective For this rea-
son the dry applications meet the present
better than liquid ones,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-08
A. o. RLALocK SPEAKS TO
LARGE CROWD AT DALTON

Dalton, Ga, July 22.-(special)-
Senator A. o. Blalock Of Fayette coun.
ty spoke at the courthouse here to-
day to a large number Of practical
farmers, and outlined his plan upon
which he is running for commissioner
OF agriculture for the state Of Geor-
gia.
The gist Of Senator BIalock's argu-
ment was that if elected, he would dc
all within his power to raise the
standard of fertilizer which costs the
farmers Of Georgia such an immense
sum, and to prevent the shipping OF
garbage from large cities into Geor-
gia to be sold to farmers as fertil' ger
and endangering them with disease,