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Price does not determine quality. cut at the same time SNOW FLAKE' tlouv tx hivh nudity Y County Surveyor Joe B. White, who has been ill in a hospital at Little Rock, is improving.
 The Order of Owls will meet on Monday at o'clock at the hall, No. 220 1-2 h.air street. Annual election of officers will be the feature of the meeting
 The Church of Christ
 Corner Sixth avenue and Beech street c. c. Cline, Minister. Morning subject: Does God deter mine the time and manJer of ones death"
 Evening subject: "The Sect Every where Spoken Against" Acts, 2S:22. Bible Students, 3 p.m., Mrs. J. C.. Taylor. teacher.
 Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m., Charles Wainwright, president.
 Prayer meeting Wednesday night, Miss Mamie O'Donnell, leader
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days with relatives and friends.
 Miss Lillie Philpot has arrived from Fayetteville, where she is at tending the University of Arkansas, to spend the holidays with her par ents, Judge and Mrs. c. M. Philpot and other relatives.
 Ben Matthews, Read Fletcher, Morgan Toney and Miss Elizabeth Adams arrived home yesterday from the University of Arkansas, to spend the haoli Jays with relatives. Mel bourne Mccain will arrive home to- day.
 MT. and Mrs. M. Danaher and nephew, John Williford, will leave Tuesday for Little Rock to visit MT. Danaher',s relatives during the holi- days.
 Mir. ane Mrs. H. D. Reedy, of Star City, will arrive this week to spend the holidays with MT. and Mrs. J. M. Galloway, on South Olive street.
 Miss Irene Bassett, the popular domestic science teacher in the Hih School. left yesterday for Sterl. ing, Ill.,, where she will visit her parents iu; ing the holidays.
 Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Overton visited taeir grandmother, Mrs. w. l.. Jones, in Pine Bluff, Monday, Bro. Overton is in fine health again. He has resigned the pastorate of the Cornervi!l. church because of the long distance he had to travel.- Rison He!ald.
 Miss Bessie Glover, one of the High School pupils a daughter of Dr. B. Glover was a holiday shop per in the city of Pine Bluff Satur- day .-Rison Herald.
 Miss Margaret Duffe Meeks, of Cabool, is in Pine Bluff to spend the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Tol- son. She will also visit another sis ter, Mrs. Adams at England before her return home -Rison Herald.
 Miss Lois Whalley, of Camden; 1; Miss Ruth Curl, o1 Monticello, and Miss Mary Davidson, of Crossett, have returned to their homes follow ing visit to Miss lone Farrar.
 Miss Gertrude Murphy has return ed from Batesville, where she has been attending school. Miss Chris tine Murphy, who has been teaching at DeValls Bluff, has returned to Pine Bluff for the holidays.
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 PERSONALS
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Capt. Ed Williams, of England, came to ihis city yesterday on busi- ness.
 Miss Reva is in Hope, Ark, where she will spend the holidays with rel atives. 2 nC
 Miss Minnie McGaughy. is in War ren, where she wih spend the holi- days.
 Leslie Mcintyre has returned from the State University to speho ,ne holidays.
 Col. J. c. Cross, of Pendleto1, was a business visitor yesterday in Pime Bluff.
 MT. and Mrs. w. A. Waldrip will spend the holidays with friends at Wynne, Ark.
 Miss Ell;ce Breathwit ana Mrs. T. T. Daniels are in Little Rock on a visit to trl ends.
 Horatio Wells has returned to his home at Monticello after visit to Jd1uCS NANNAC1AdAs
 T. D. Drake, of St. Louis, is vis- iting his son, R. E. Drake, of No. 51S Walnut street.
 Joe Clements has returned from the State University to spend the hol- idays with his parents. MT. and Mrs. N. E.. Brightwell are now in their new cottage, No. 700 West Fifteenth avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Coalin Byrd and son, Conlin Jr., will arrive this week to spend the holidays with relatives.
 Mrs. E. l.. Oudin and family of Camden are in Pine Bluff, to be the guests ). Alex Perdue, of No. 1522 Cherry street.
 Mrs. Louis Tout and Mrs. Mike Yout, of Little Rock. are the guests of Mrs. M. Sonnenschein, on West Fourth avenue.
 Met Gallagher, who is buying cot ton for c. c. Handley at Altheimer is here to spend Sunday with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. B. H. Gal Higher.
 Misses Doris Hilliard and Agnes McGehee, ot Wilmar, are the guests of Mir anf Mrs. A. Berchart, on their return from school at Philadelphia, to spend the holidays.
 Miss E!leine Harrison, who is a member of the faculty of the Mason ic Home at Batesville, will arrive in the city today to spend the holidays with her father, J. J. Harrison, and l other relatives. Dr. John W. Waters, former Pine Bluff resident. who is now liv- ing in Little Rock, spent yesterday in the city on business. Mir. and Mrs. A. D. Daus. with their daughter, Miss Hildred, and son, Victor. left Saturday for Lafayette, Ohio. to spend the holi-
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HAIR DRESSING.

For first-class hair dressing, sham pooing, manicuring, massage and ex- tracting corns and hunions, .call on Madam $. c. Hockenhull. Everything sanitary and modern. Our hair dressing is picturesque and artistical- ly correct. We excell all others in our line Of work in the city. Switches anu toilet preparations for sale. 102 Pine street. Phone 1533. No resi- dence phone. 10-3-tf
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-Hollenberg's have a large stock of new pianos. 12-16-6t
 Why not give victor-victrola as an Xmas gift. Barnes Music Co.
 12-12-11t A full stock of victor-victrolas at the Barnes Music House. 12-12-11t Select your Christmas piano at Hollenbersu's. 12-l6-6t
 Our showing of fancy hat pins and blue birds are the finest in town. ADANELL MILLINERY co. 12-7-1m
 We gre now offering hats and shapes a' exceptionally low prices, ADANELL MILLINERY co. 12-7-1m Special Saturday-Foot Stools at 4Oc. s1. Ii. and 1.45. Reap q Craw- ford Furniture Co.
 Call at the Barnes Music House for demonstration of Victor Victrolas. 12-lz-lZe
 Barnes Music House has the largest and most complete stock Of Victor-V,t trola talking machines, records and supplies in the vicinity.
 12-12-11t
 Carving Set, Hand Painted Plate and many other sueful gifts that can be bought from Cleveland-Matthews uorawara co. tfI We cary three of the best brands of Gas Stoves made. The kind that satisfy the user. Fox Bros. Hardware Company. u
 Make your wife happy this Christmas. by giving. her a Detroit Jewel Gas Range or Heater, for sale only by Cleveland Matthews Hard ware Co. U How about your Holiday Cakes? You know what our name stands for. Tell us what kind of a cake you want for Christmas, and we assure you perfect satisfaction. Let us have your order early. Model Bakery. Makers of oneen Bread. 12-10-5t !
 Our laundry IS sanitary ana sure death to germs of any kind. By our process the clothes returned to you are cleaner and more hygenic than 1t is possible to obtain by the usual home washing. You will be pleased with the appearance of your linens. American Excelsior Laundry. pho,o ,ls 7-1e +s
 Contrary to rumors circulated, the Cotton Belt shops did not close yesterday for the usual two weeks lay off, and the employees of the shop failed to see the expected bulletin on the boards announcing such a course. It is held that there has been such a rush cf business that it will be necessary to keep the shops going
 We want every man In the co"- munty to know that we have specialized service for the launtlerina of mems shirts. collars. cuffs. vests ties. and underwear, and the work done by us Is very superior ts that ordinarily obtainable. American Fix ,elsicr Laundry Phone '46 7'e tf All Union Barber Shops will in the future stay closed all day, on the following holidays. Christmas, New Years, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. Nights prior to holidays, shops will remain open to 10 p. m. AN-A'o'
 Nose Furlough, a negro, was ar rested in this city yesterday through the efforts of Sheriff Edgar Brewster for Sheriff J. H. Parker, of Ouachl- ta county where the negro is want ed on a charge of disposing of mort gagged property. The negro was ar rested by Deputy Sheriff Dave Glover and is in .he county jail awaiting the arrival 9 a 0uachita county officer'
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LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.

Mrs. Fay Inez Davis is cutie i'll at her home on Main street.
 We are making special prices on all trimmed hats now. ADENELT. MILLINERY co. 12-7-1m Come in and let us show you our line of TOYS and FIREWORKS. Ceveland-Matthews Hardware Co. If
 We have now a fine line of corsage .ouquets in violet and rose. i. AlANELL MILLINERY co. 12-7-1m
 -Weather cold or weather hot, City Hack Line is on the spot. Prompt service. Telephone 394.
 All ahcard the Foot Stool Spe- cial Saturday. Watch our windows. Reap & Crawford Furniture Co.
 "A doll buggy, boys automobile and twelve other awards are to be made this afternoon at the children s matinee at the Best Theater.
 ine Slerwln- " lillauns tain's tc' sii kinds of good painting. Ask us fo color card Claud C'ege & Co 5tls and Main :"
 John l.. Mills has been quite sick for several days at his home on East Sixth avenue, but was much better yesterday.
 We are dolng the weekly wasl 'as and ironing, with increasing satisfac tion, for hundreds of households ir this city. Why not yours? American Fvce'sior Laundry ptope l4s 7-1St,
 The George w. Byington Ab- stract Company of this city, has surrendered it's charter in the Sec retary of States office at Little Rock.
 John Sorrells, the High School athlete who has been quite sick for several weeks. is recovering and will be- able 10 leave his bed in two or three days.
 -C. H. Montague, local ferry man, yesterday lad banner business dur ing the course of the day. hauling over the Arkansas river 151 wagons besides maay automobiles and foot passengers.
 Our stock of guns and ammuni- tion Is complete and our prices are as low as the lowest. Fox Bros. Hardware Co.
 A Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet would make Mothers or wife's Xmas most happy one Reap & Crawford Fur niture Co.
 MT. Paul Trayser, one of the best known piano tuners throughout Ar- kansas. Is now in our city. Leavs your tuning orders aA Hollenberg Music Co. Phone o86. 12-16-6t
 Ut will pay you to see our Bug eies, Wagons, Saddles and Harness. before buying. Call and let us con- vince you of this fact. Fox Bros Hardware O. If
 Little Brother wants velocipede Express Wagon, Hand-Car, Automo- bile, Hobby horse. Friction Toys of all kinds and good supply of Fire Works All of these can be bought from Cleseland-Matthews Hardware Company tf
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First Baptist Church .

First Baptist Church. Dr. s. Y. Jameson, president of Ouachita College will preach at il a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
 B. Y. p. U. at 6:30.
 Sunday school 9:30 a. m. The members and friends urged to take the opportunity to hear pr. Jameson.
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-MAR-NOT durable floor varn- |sh. Sold ny Claud Cleg& and Cn r
THE IDEAL DAIRY

Wish to announce that on the ac- count of a reduction in the price of feed, cottcn seed products, we will reduce the price of milk and cream. If B. BAUGHN, Prop.
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SPECIALS

SPECIALS Dressed hens and turkeys, Louisi- ana and home vegetables, fresh meats Jones sausage, fruit cakes, guaran- teed eggs.
 The Howell Grocery Co. Main street, Phones 574, Lakeside 1927.
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LOsT-A pocketbook containing a sum of money. Finder will return to Miss Engell at the Southwestern Telephone ~Company's office and re- ceive reward. Amount will be de- scribed. l2-lS-6t
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ONE-HALF OF LIFE

is speD, Il bsA is your mattress soft and comfortable? Turner makes them like new. Call phone 896. He will show samples of all kinds of ticking and make prices.
 TURNER BEDDING FACTORY. Wholesale Manufacturers.
 3-30 If.
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LYDIA E PINkhHM

won't say thing until we get to the
town where we can telegraph. Oh,
Jerry, my love, promise me-"
81 promise, Billy, kid"
Promise you won't say thing un-
til I speak"
81 won't say thing until can't
help it, but what good will that dol"
Lets be happy while we can," re-
turned Billy, with a pretty evasion.
1--WE have one more day"
ooh, Billy" whispered the Water
melon.
Billy turned and led the way up the
path to the house while the Water.
melon picked up the two suit-casea
and followed her.
At the house they found the general
with his usual inability to conceal
thing, explaining that they had no
money, but wished to have a two.
seated team and driver to take them
to the nearest town.
The farmer did not hail the propo.
sition with unalloyed joy. He looked
thoughtfully from one to the other
while Bartlett explained earnestly
who he was. who the general was,
who they all were, in vain attempt
to undo the generals commendable, II
mistaken frankness. Upon promis.
ing to let the driver keep his watch
as a guaranty of good faith, to be re.
turned when the money they were to
telegraph for arrived, Bartlett per.
suaded the man to give in and go to
the barn for the horses.
ITO be Continued)
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CHAPTER XXI.
Rich and Poor Alike.


He lay staring at the window while
Bartlett's and the generals shores
rose and fell, mingling in a steadily
growing crescendo of sound. AS he
stared. he noticed suddenly a faint
glow in the east. 1t was too early for
daybreak and the glow was of a diff
ferent color, brighter, more orange in
tfnt. He watched it while without
comprehending, waiting until it was
time for him to steal away from Billy,
back to the road again. And as he
watched, he was brought to quick con-
seriousness of what it was by a tiny
crimson flame which appeared in the
distance and was gone.
The Watermelon leaped to the win
dow. The barn, which, fortunately,
was unlike Maine barns, stood some
little way from the house instead of
being attached TO it. With a mighty
burst OF flames the roof caught from
che sides, which had been slowly smol-
dering. Every moment the flames
mounted higher and higher, famed
by bit of a wind that had arisen
when the sun went down. The place
was filled with the summer hay, and
even as the Watermelon took in the
scene, he knew that there was no hope
70 do more than to save the live stock,
II they could do that.
Turning he aroused the general and
Bartlett.
Get up" he whispered, not to dis
surb the girls, "the barns on fire."
Bartlett was up and half in his
clothes before the general had opened
his eyes. The Watermelon had al
ready slipped quietly from the room.
Fire" cried the general hoarsely,
ut last awake. Then he swore.
my carl"
"Quick," snapped Bartlett. "The
gasolenc-"
"There was no gasolene," said the
general sadly, as one would talk about
q loved and dying friend. He turned
nournfuliy from the window.
The fire had gained too much head
way to leave the slightest possibility
apf saving the barn.. The farmer, with
die help of the Watermelon, Bartlett
and the general, had barely time to
lead out the horses and turn the cows
into temporary shelter. When that
was done there was nothing more that
could be done but to watch the walls
erumDle and the ROOF fall in a shower
Of sparks and a roar of flames, leap
tng and dancing in q mad riot of de-
ytructicp. All night the fire burned
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toward The ministry" murmured BIZ
ly, endeavoring to express as polite
ly as possible her growing conviction
that the Reverend Mr. Martin was
not godly man.
Maybe not" agreed the Watermel-
on. But when a mans down, every
ones down on him. Nothing father
did went right. Ma died and the
home broke up-I don't know what's
become of all the others-working, !
suppose, day after day, like slaves in
a galley, you know. I tried it, and
every night l drank to drown the
damnable monotony and stupidity of
it all. So, you see what I am, a bum
"a tramp"
And yourself, my love, my Jerry"
Billy held out her hands and he
caught them and held them tightly In
both his own for a moment, then
dropping them, turned away with half
a sob.
Don't, Billy. Don't make it hard
for me, dear. We can't marry. I'm
filth and you're sweetness and pur'
ity."
But other men have married. You
aren't the only one who isn't Clean"
81 know, but love you. See? When
you love a person, you don't make
them suffer for it. You can't under
stand, Billy, for you have never
known life. You don't begin to know
what it means. will probably marry
a girl from the streets, or one with
no brains and no soul. But, you see.
l love YOU"
Billy's eyes blazed. "You will new
er marry any one else with me alive"
said she.
How could l marry you, dear? 1
have nothing-absolutely nothing. We
couldn't have a home anywhere"
1--WE can make a home," pleaded
Billy.
you can't make home with moth
ing to make it on" said the Water
melon.
"Ah, but we have something to
make it on" cried Billy. I'VE have
you and me-"
"But no money"
"Why. Jerry, have money; hun
dreds. thousands, dear"
But the Watermelon shook his head.
Money wouldn't be any good when
I'm rotten" said he.
Dear" crooned Billy, and kissed |
him on the chin, for she could reach |
no higher.
"Billy," he groaned.
Tell me you love me, Jerry"
Tell you 1 love you? All, sweet
heart"
"Tell it to me, Jerry"
BILLY, l love you so, that If there |
ia a God. will thank him all my life |
for this week and the thought of you"
You may not" said Billy, when
we have been married year."
1--WE can't marry, dear. Don't you
understand? I'm a tramp"
"And so am l."
"Your father will kick me out when
he knows"
tits none of my fathers business"
said Billy with a saucy tilt of her
small chin. Hes marrying whom he
pleases and 1 shall do the same"
'Wait until / speak to him"
NO" said Billy promptly. Fl will
speak. Jerry. Promise me that you
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He
Comes
Up
Smiling
BY
CHARLES
SHERMAN
illustrated by Ray Walters
'opyright 1912 by pobbs-Merrlll Co.


Copyright 1912 by Dobbs-Merrill Co.
Billy divided the bread and fruit,
and without word, they sat side by
side and partook of their humble re.
past, the two girls, the general, the
tramp and the financier.
The parting that evening was slight
ly prolonged, much to the generals
annoyance. He was tired and wanted
TO go to bed, and why the others
should prefer to linger on the small
stoop which served for porch, he could
not understood, and what he could not
understand always veXed him.
The Watermelon felt that he could
not say good night alone with Billy.
He had read the desire in her eyes
for a bit of walk with him and to
escape The temptation, he wished them
all good night and followed the gen.
eral up to bed.
All the strength of the man cried
constantly for the girl, for her sweet
ness, her charm, her grace. But he
loved with the love that is love, that
will give all and ask nothing, love
that is rare and fine and that comes
to king and peasant alike, and to no
one twice, to some not at all. His
week was up. He would slip away that
night when they were all asleep. Billy
would forget him and he would be bet
ter with his old cronies, fat, blear-eyed
Mike and James of the bon-ton.
Long he lay on his narrow cot and
stared at the gray square of the Win
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ted her brows and gazed off across
the valley. Father telegraphed just
before we went to that place behind
the barn, right after dinner. l know,
for / saw him go to the office. Why
don't you tell me the truth, Jerry?"
God. Billy, amt giving you the
straight goods?"
mot about father" replied Bart
let's daughter gravely.
"Why-er-he may have tele-
graphed-"
Certainly he did," said Billy.
'"This whole trip was fathers idea"
She brushed the subject aside as one
to be returned to later. "Tell me,
Jerry, isn't your father a minister"
"Yes, that's straight. He was poor,
darned poor. We were all poor. He
used to say that a man with more
children than brains had no place in
the ministry"
81 should think that possibly your
father had brains," suggested Billy.
"Yes," admitted the Watermelon.
But they didn't keep pace with the
children"
What happened to you all? Why
er-why couldn't you have. worked at
something's"
She was gazing at him bewildered,
trying to get grasp on the new state
of affairs.
Jaw, we went from bad to worse"
muttered the Watermelon sullenly.
Father left the ministry. He used
to say that you could appreciate the
glory of the Almighty much better
in a dollar bill than in the Bible"
Maybe he had-er-no leanings
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She Knows.

"You never thank man for giving
you a seat in street car" Not any
more replied Miss Cayenne. 81 used
to until noticed that almost invaria-
bly, he was going to get out at the
next corner anyhow"
"My child was burned terribly about
the face. neck and chest. L applied DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil. The pain ceased,
and the child sank into restful Sleep
Mrs. Nancy NJ. Hanson, Hamburg, N. Y.
adv
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his flushed face growing slowly white
as he realized the reckoning had
come. Billy must know all now, know
who her companion of the past week
was, know the status of the man who
had told her he loved her. Then he
turned to her again with all his mad,
wild, foolish, hopeless longing in his
eyes and voice and held out his arms
ooh, kid, l love YOU" he whispered
as she went to him, frankly and hap
PLY. II love you so | can't marry
YOU"
TITS old-fashioned to love your
wife, l know" chirruped Billy, "but
let's be old-fashioned."
ut isn't that, Billy" said the Wa.
termelon slowly. He held her a mo,
ment, looking down into her eyes as
she looked up at him, her hands on
his shoulders, her head back.
what is it?" she asked, frankly
puzzled, but refusing to be dismayed
You can't afford wife, you who
made three-four-millions this
year?"
"Yes," said the Watermelon, grim
and quiet, that's it," He let her 90
and thrust his hands into his pockets
II haven't a cent, haven't ever had
one. I'm not Bachelor with few
millions. I'm tramp without a cent
stony broke. That suitcase" kicking
Bachelors suitcase which he hat
carried with him, sis another's and
I'm going to chuck it tonight"
Billy stared, mouth slightly parted
her brows drawn together in wonder
unbelieving. mot Batchelor?" she
stammered. William Hargrave Bat
chelor?"
81 am Jeroboam Martin of Nowhere
and Everywhere" said the Watermel
on bitterly. That Sunday l met you
l found Bachelor in bathing down in
the woods. l swiped his clothes, Bill
ly, for the dinner I could get at the
hotel. Then | saw you. l wanted the
week. with you and 1 just went on
being Bachelor. See?"
"How?" asked Billy through white
lips, staring at him from where she
stood in the middle of the tiny COW
lane, winding away up the hill among
the sweet fern and the bracken.
The Watermelon raised his hand
to his head and gently brushed his
back hair with futile embarrassment
"Why, you know that guy we heard
in the bushes? Well, he put
me wise to the fact that your father
your father and Bachelor
were enemies on the Street and ]
thought-maybe-e youI
father asked me to go with you or
the trip, you know, and l thought
er-that if Bachelor was in the city
alone and your father thought he was
with him-why, Bachelor could beat
him on the Street and not mind the
loss of the few things had to take
I deceived the gang of you (
for weeks fun. See what a cheap
guy I am, Billy? A bad egg"
Eyes," said Billy. Father asked
you to go. Why did he do that?"
The Watermelon flushed. why !
err" !
Father knew you were an enemy !
He told me that you, Bachelor, :. /
mean, had made him lose a lot OF !,
money last week and would probably
make him lose more next week. May
be father thought as you did, that II
you were out of the city" she knit
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Adam Complained.

"They handed me the meal check
face down so l couldn't tell what u
cost" he cried.