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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-07

have arranged to have her meet you
at the bathing beach at sun-up."
The mayor scowled. He was not
fond Of grave-digging.
Thank you. Bess," he said finally.
And now If you don't mind. l want
to write a while"
Very well, Walter" she consented,
taking up q magazine.
For an hour neither spoke. Then
the mar laid down his pen and. look
ing at the, sand:
"Bess, l want to know where Jackie
Vining keeps that COMPOUNDED anti
suffrage bill Of mine"
Il refuse to enlighten you." shifted
the girl determinedly.
"Bess. you've got to tell me.
must get out Of this COMPOUNDED hole
My campaign opens On the followins
Saturday and I must be there.
wouldn't mind serving out my sen
tence but these outraged natives
have butted in on the game and they'll
have me in Jail inside Of a week, al
sure as Fate. You wouldn't want m,
to lose my election, Bess?" lookin.
at her with appealing eyes.
walter, 1t is downright mean OF 20,
to even think Of introducing a bill
such as you have prepared. You dc
serve to lose-but I'm willing" cor
descendingly, ito do what l can for you
The b%ill-your BILLS in the persona
possession Of Judge Vining. She-iI
fact, she wears it inside her shirt
waist to avoid losing it." blushinp
Now l hope you are satisfied-an,
you may 60. The sheriff has dis
appeared for the night. You ca
safely occupy your apartment"
You're a good SPORT" said the may
or, patting the girl tenderly on tn
cheek-and passed out.
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The mayor lay OF his back. facing
the mattress.
where's that white princess Of
yours?" demanded Jackie. "She
wore brown today. Well have to
take some tucks in t." going to the
closet and helping herself.
Here, Mabe, get into this. and live
ly.
"Oh. not here!" protested Bess Win
ters, snatching the dress from Miss
Winnings hands.
The Judge looked at Bess blankly.
why not?"
"Be-because!" shrilled Bess. I'm
afraid. Slip into your room. that's
a dear. and I'll bring the switch in
at once"
"Oh, who's afraidT" gurgled Mabel.
reaching for the gown.
Step into the Closet" implored
Miss Winters. Somebody might
come
"Bess, you're an awful coward"
mathematical the Judge. sternly.
The man under the bed heard the
closet door close and waited. There
didn't seem to be anything else to do.
Presently Miss Arney reappeared.
With hysterical laughter the chang
ing of blackhaired Mabel into a raw
fishing blonde proceeded rapidly.
"There!" exclaimed Miss Vining
triumphantly. "the sheriff will never
know her in the world. Come on"
Mayor Bedight heard the door
close. Rolling from under the bed.
he locked the door and sat down to
await developments. Half an hour
later somebody knocked at the door.
The mayor waited.
"Walter!" whispered an excited
voice. open the door. 1t IL T.
Bess."
Come in," replied the mayor. turn
ing the key.
I'VE fooled him!" she cried. radi-
antly. "He couldn't find his prisoner.
Mine Host told him there were but
ten young ladies-and he went away
bewildered-but he's coming back
tomorrow to watch for you"
The man shrugged his shoulders.
"Bess, you scoot out and discover
what Harriet Brooks" consulting his
list,-"would like to have me do to-
morrow and whatever 1t is we start
at five in the morning"
The girl hurried away.
The mayor seated himself at a
small desk and began to write. He
was still at 1t when Bess returned.
She has discovered an Indian
mound on Glen Island and she wants
you to go with her and open 1t. ]
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BEULAH| BREAK
400, 900 ACRES WILL BE mum.
DATED.
Hundreds Are Destitute and Unless I'm
mediate Aid Is Given There Will
Be Great Suffering. :.

The remaining part of the Beulah
levee was washed away shortly before
noon Monday, endangering lives of peo-
pie and live stock.
Early in the day the gap had wideped
to 600 feet. Extra efforts we're at.
tempted to check the washing ends, but
failed.
Without a moments warning, the
greater portion of the levee which was
being reconstructed, collapsed.
w. c. Roberts, of Shaw, said over
long distance telephone that the water
now would flood from 30t, 900 to AGO. 900
additional acres of the richest land in
the delta.
Relief boats have been sent to the
center of the overflowed sections to
fetch out those who will come. Many
are remaining at their homes, living III
lofts and on scaffolds. Many head OF
live stock will be drowned because they
have for several days been moored on
dirt mounds standing out q few feet
above the water.
Gov. Brewer sent out kilograms an
nouncing that hundreds of people are
suffering. Many being without sheltc'
and food.
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CHAPTER VI.

In the Office, smoking one Of Mine
Hosts best cigars. his dignity out
ragged, sat the sheriff, waiting.
Mayor Bedight walked up the hotel
stairs, oblivious to his pending fate.
Suddenly a door opened and a head
appeared, a blonde head. a piquant
head, a head to catch the fancy Of
an artist.
"Shh." said the owner of the pretty
profile.
Bedight stopped, looking around eau
Siously.
Hurry" commanded the girl, hold
tmg open the door of her room.
His Honor, the Mayor, hesitated for
q moment-and then, throwing con-
ventionality to the winds, bolted
Through. The girl turned the key in
the lock and faced him a%ccusingly.
Wei Of all the laundering bound.
ers, Do you know the sheriff has
been hanging around here all after
noon waiting to arrest your"
The mayor looked brazenly at the
girl.
81 expected as much" he said. care
Sessly.
What have you been doing now?'
she demanded, giving him a sever
reprimand from two otherwise kindly
hazel eyes.
"Oh. chuck the attitude, Bess.'
THAT little imp OF a Mabel Arne,
INSISTED on riding the black sad
dler. He ran away with her and II
trying TO catch the mink, l collidet
with a baby carriage and spilled thu
haby's milk. That's all. The con
founded natives are always read,
20 arrest a summer resorter, and be
aieving the peace and the dignit!
of the village had been shattered
they threw us in Jail We broke out,
aullenly. do you blame us!
Before she could reply there wa
q knock on the door.
The girls face went white.
Tin afraid somebody saw 20,
come In here!" she whispered.
Nonsense" he breathed. Her,
I'll slip under the bed. Go to tn,
door"
In a twinkling the mayor was safe
1y out OF sight. The girl opened tn
door.
"Oh, hello, Jackie" she cried. Ii
= relieved voice. Come in"
"Bess, we're in a terrible pickle,
Uobbed Miss Vining. That horri
man took Mabel Arney to Lakevill
this morning and got her arrested
The sheriff insists she must be I
the hotel and I've promised to brin
the entire crowd out on the veranda 70
inspection. Mabel is frightened a
most to death. Bess," dramatically
we've got to dress her 80 the Office
won't know her. Have you a switc
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fluffy. Being prisoner to Z prosuntureiy
gray-haired young lady with a clear.
rosy complexion and q sweet. win
some manne was not so bad-but
to be told to dig like a terrier in the
rough soil was a horse Of another col.
or. But the mayor was game.
Grasping . spade. he set to work
diligently. 1t was a warm morning
and the perspiration began to oozs
from his heated body.
Come and sit in the shade a WHILE"
invited the girl. thoughtfully. I'VE
have all day to ourselves-and the
skeletons will not run away"
Bedight obeyed gratefully. throwing
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Too Big an Insult.

Angrily the head Of the h~aberdasr
cry concern stormed into the employ
ment agency and demanded an intel
view with the manager.
II understand" he said, that yo
have been recommending as Al CO
lectors certain young men whom 70
represent as having collected mune
from US. If they can get 1t from u,
they can get it from anybody. That
the way you make it appear,
seQuently your clients land good
With visions Of possible libel
rising before his guilty cons
the agent attempted self-justif
you are considered pretty
nuts, you know" he said.
"Oh. that's all right!' sa
man. ut amt that I'm kicking
but not one of your men has ey
lected a dollar at our shop,
don't do any good to ~ ab<
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himself at the woman's reet In the
cool shadows Of the oak.
I'm awfully interested In ancient
and medieval things" she explained.
smiling down at him over her book.
Once when l was in Iowa l met q
man who was engaged in collecting
curios-and he found a real mound
builder skeleton along the Cedar river
while l was there. What if this
should turn out to be something like
that?' hopefully.
Pardon me-" said the mayor,
boldly, but a nice girl like yourself
should not be SO interested In dead
are full Of live ones"
The girls face flushed, the red
against her white hair making her
very attractive in the eyes Of the man
on the sand.
THE dead Ones" she said slowly.
never stay out late nights, never
tyrannize. lever take everything for
granted, get a crouch, never"
The mayor interrupted her. his face
serious as he said:
There were Darby and JOAN"
"Eut these are the days Of divorce
courts" she answered. "and-gep
fuses" coloring.
II am old-fashioned," he parried-
II like to dream Of home with the
woman in It."
II fear It 10 going to rain," evaded
Miss Brooks, looking %anxiously at
the cloud-illed west. do you mind
digging q bit, Mr.. Bedightf"
"As the wife said to her husband
when she wanted a sealskin." he
tainted. returning to the mound.
She came and stood over him ~
he worked.
His spade struck something-and
her excitement grew.
"Oh, l do hope It's a mound builderl"
she cried excitedly.
The mayor grinned and kept dik
ging. A clap OF thunder pealed in
the distance. As she turned appre
hensively, the dig7er's spade pried
up a long, ropy object.
Here is your mound builder" h~
said soberly, raising the object upor
his spade.
She gasped.
The man smiled.
"Oh!" from the woman.
II am afraid" he breathed, softly
ut is exactly what 1t looks Mke-th,
tail Of a cow!"
AS she stood frowning at him, grea
drops Of rain began to fall. He looh
ed about hurriedly for shelter under
> tree.
Come on" he cried. starting for tn
boat upon the beach. wei have t
camp out"
She followed him blindly.
: He pulled the dory high and dry an,
tipped it keel up.
!, Crawl under" he said as the raj
= began to fall in torrents.
why. Mr.. Bedight, l can't do tina
i IL"
The man took her gently BY tn
; arm.
You have no other choice-and b.
sides, I'm not a cannlbal!"
? She stopped and sat down upon tn
= sand under the shelter. He followed
. sitting close to her, Of necessity. Til
: fury Of the storm broke. The da
became as dusk, lighted only by tn
vivid flashes of anger that tore acros
u the sky. He felt the woman trembl,
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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Go to Presbyterian Synod.

Jackson.-1he various churches In tho
Mississippi synod of the Presbyterian
church will send a large delegation to
Memphis to attend the annual conven-
tion of the Presbyterian brotherhood, to
be held from February is to 20, inclu
sive.
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Copyright l9l2.
SYNOPSIS.

In a spirit of fun Mayor Bedight, a
summer visitor. fs chased through the
goods by ten laughing girls. one of whom
pc catches and kisses. The girls form
themselves into a court and sentence him
20 do the bidding of one of their number
each day for ten days. A legislative
eneasure opposing woman suffrage. which
dropped from the mayors pocket, is used
60 compel him to obey the mandates of
He girls. His hrst day of service is with
Nay Andrews. who takes him fishing.
Whey are threatened by the sheriff with
arrest. Miss Vining sees what she con-
Siders a clandestine meeting between one
OF the girls and the mayor. The next
day he goes driving with Mabel Arney.
They meet with an accident. are arrested
and locked UP. but escape.
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Friendly Blow.

Louis Brownlow, Washington news
paper man, paused in . drug store in
Greensboro. N. c., not 30 long ago, to
ask for a match. While he was there
a young colored chap came running
In with a big cash the whole length
Of his skull, and apparently 4 good
deal put out about some accident that
had befallen him.
whats happened to your" asked
Brownlow, ~excitedly but sympathetic-
ally.
"A friend hit me with a Ratchet"
replied the bleeding stranger.
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January Weather.

The average rainfall over Mississippi
for January was seven inches, as com
pared with AZ January normal of 5.67
inches, according to the summary just
issued by the weather bureau, the ex-
cess of precipitation shown being 1.33
inches. The January rainfall was tho
heaviest for twelve years, in 1910 the
average being $50 inches.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-07
Land Value Increased by Drainage.

New Site.-Over two years ago the
people who were l~andholders in Big
Browns Creek bottom began an effort
to drain the land, and now the work
has actually commenced, with the
dredgeboat in splendid working order,
and for a distance of about fifteen miles
the canal will be cut through one OF
the most fertile sections in Prentiss
county, being between New Site and
Bonneville.
Teh value of land in and near this
bottom has already begun to advance,
and it is predicted that it will soon
double itself.
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Capt. Parchman Dead.

Aberdeen.@Capt. j. NJ. Parchman died
at Fort Smith, Ark, where he had gone
for al operation. Mr.. Parchman was a
large Delta planter, living at Roundaway.
He served as penitentiary warden under
Gov. A. ]. McLaurin, also under Gov. A,
H. Longino was representatives from
Monroe county, and is known all over tho
state. He was os years old.
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Help the Soldiers.

Help the Soldiers.
Jackson.-Mrs. Rose, of West Point,
president of the U. D. c., has issued
an appeal to the members of that or
ganization in which she urges prompt
and generous response to the call for
funds to be used in sending our Confed-
crate Veterans who participated in the
battle of Gettysburg to the reunion OF
the Blue and Gray to be held on that
battlefield July 10, 1918.
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Deposits State Fund.

Jackson.-E. c. Kinds, president of thu
Cotton States Life Insurance Company,
recently organized at Tupelo, has depos-
tied with Insurance Commissioner T. M.
Henry securities amounting to 100000,
rs a preliminary to securing license to
operate in this state. This deposit is re-
quired of all life insurance companies A.
a guarantee to policy holders.
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w. w. Lockard Resigns.

Yazoo City.-After four years of sue
cessful management and organization Of
the boys corn clubs of the county, SUI
perintendent W. W. Lockard finds it nee
7ssary for him because of increasing de-
and duties upon his time as coun.
'"rt OF education to give
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CHAPTER VII.

There is the mound" advised Har-
riet Brooks on Wednesday morning,
pointing to a rounded heap of earth
Just beyond the shade Of a burr-oak
a half mile inland from Sylvan Lake
on Glen Isle.
Mayor Bedight took eff his coat rue
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Hookworm Examination.

Jackson.-More than 1000 persons
were examined and treated for hookworm
in the county Of Lauderdale during tho
past week, according to an official re-
port made to the state board Of health
office by DR.. Howard.
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The Real Villain.

Are you the villain Of this troupeT'
asked the baggageman who was ham
ding theatrical trunks. NO" replied
the youth with black. curly hair. Il
used to be, but the real villain is the
treasurer Of the company. and by this
time he must be about I'VE hundred
miles on his way to somewhere west"
Washington Star.
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eorrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are a tonic to the stomach. liver and
nerves. They ~invigorate instead of weakea:
they enrich the blood instead of impovee-
ishing it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
Il. Price IS cents. All Druggists
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To Pop Corn,

Very often corn will not pop quick
ly, even over q very hot fire. If you
will put the corn to be popped in q
sieve and pour cold water over 1t. rot
allowing the water to stand on the
corn, 1t will not only pop quickly. but
the open kernels will be larger and
lighter and more haky than they 9th
erwise would have been.
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Will Not Dismiss Suit.

Jacksonville suit of the state against
the Edward Hines Lumber Company,
based on allegations that the corpora
tion's timber and land holdings in Mis-
sissippi exceed in value $2,000,000, the
limit allowed by law, will not be com
promiesd, dismissed or settled in any
way out of the courts, but will go tc
trial within the next thirty days, &C
cording to a statement made by Attor
ney General Ross A. Collins to a com
mittee of citizens of Poplarville, who
presented a monster petition that the
suit be compromised.
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Htsher Up.

Il suppose you have tried, motoring.
judge?" he asked.
mo, l have not" replied the judge
but l have tried q lot of people who
have."-Pathfinder.
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No.,

Mrs. Plodgftt gets all her gowns
from Paris"
she doesn't get her French accent
from there"
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CONSTIPATION
Munyon's Paw-Paw

munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er 1axatives OF cathar.
tics They coax the
liver into activity BY
gentle methods. they
do not scour; they do
not grippe: they do not
weaken: but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs ina
healthy condition and
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Prefers a Bio Ton.

Customer want q ton of coal.
Dealer-Yes, sir. What size?
Customer-Well, il it's not asking
too much, I'd like to have q 1000
pound ton.
The day book., 1913-04-26

ried," William answered. s'Now, we've
both always lived pretty well, and I'm
afraid that what is close fit for one
will be closer fit for two. And my
father used to tell me that some day
he would show me how to double my
capital any time wanted to. Do you
know how to do it, Mr.. Sharp?" he
asked, looking frankly at the senior
partner.
The senior partner stared back so
hard that his glasses blurred.
''Well-er--it can be done, of
course" he answered. "But you un-
derstand that there are certain risks
attaching, Mr.. Anderson. For in
stance, suppose the stock in which
you speculated went. down instead
of up, or up instead of down-why,
it might be serious"
81 guess l can trust you, Mr..
Sharp" answered Bill, wringing his
hands. my father used to tell me
always to be. a bull. Can't you be a
bull for me?"
"Wel," answered Mr.. Sharp, 81
happen to nave good thlng or TWO
in mind. Suppose you try a f1utter in
oil. Then l know a nice mine out in
Nevada that. wants some capital to
develop it. And then half million or
so in Mexican copper. think can
give you a good run for your money,
sir"
"All right, l leave it to you," said
William, and wrung his hand again
and went away.
Three weeks later Sharp and Sharp
shut up their offices for good and
went away, leaving William with a
pile of stock that was pronounced to
be worth half cent on the thousand
dollars said half cent representing
the intrinsic value of the paper of
excellent quality on which it was
printed.
You ought to be worth about nine
hundred dollars" said the govern
The day book., 1913-04-26

but-well, we didn't think they'd get
anybody to fall for them like that.
HUM said Bill, and put on his
hat and walked round to see Miss
Hargreaves.
Louise, DEAR" he observed, 'Tve
lost every penny had.p
$50 Mr.. Sunderland was telling me
yesterday" she answered. What are
you going to do, Bill?"
I'm going west" he answered.
my father told me anybody can
made money out west. 1 guess I'll
have to make another fortune before
l ask you to set the date for me. Will
you wait, dear?"
She looked at him in amazement.
She had long known that it would be
for her to marry Bill. She
had tried to tell him so five or six
times, but each time he had so domi-
mated her by his simplicity and can
dor and good nature that it had been
impossible to make him understand.
And she f1irted twice since they had
been engaged! And now he wanted
her to wait! 1t was easy-to promise
but-well, she knew that he would
expect her to wait And he would be
wretched if she were false to him.
perhaps it would shatter his faith and
make him like other men. To play
false with Bill-why, it would be like
sacrilege! If she did that she could
never be quite happy again.
"I-I'n write to you," she gasped,
and fled, choking, up the stairs. That
afternoon she wrote Bill long letter.
She told him that she could never
marry him, that the loss of his for
tune made not the slightest differ
ence, but that she was not worthy of
him. So he must let her go and never
see her again.
1t would have shattered any mans
faith, that letter. Bill read it and
stayed away. He had made all the
preparations for his departure when
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-06-07

plaid. draped up over . slit At the lett
side. Between hips and knees were
applied two deep folds Of the plain
material on the plaid. the latter show
inx between the folds. Tho hat worn
with this costume was round and
rather small. and trimmed with . band
Of Oriental silk.
Almost all the skirts were slit. but
something was worn underneath In
every case. and usually skihully ar
ranged drapery almost concealed the
opening. The effect was eminsntly de-
cent and devoid of sensation.
One could not but be impressed by the
comparative smallness OF the hats. OF
course there were some OF the picture"
variety. but the majority we're anything
but large. They weren't mushrooms.
either, but struck q happy golda mean
both horizontally and vertically. They
were Inclined to roundnsss and to fol-
lowing. In . general way. the shape OF
the head. sometimes turned up Mt one
aide or the other. sometimes drooping
over the face,
Just TO show the remarkable variety IN
headxear. here's . description Of tbs
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millinery OF q few Of the best known
women: Mrs Harry Payne Whitney
wore q small cone.shaptd black hat
with almost no trimming. Mrs. Ser
geant Cram wore dark blue hat
trimmed with ostrich plun,es. Miss
Carol HarrimAn's red hat had trim
mings Of wheat. Mrs. c. c. Rumsey
had = Panama hat with brown satin
ribbon trimmings. Mrs. Goadhy Loew
wore small black hat with two s.iff
feathers. Mrs. Ogden M!lls's lexhorn
hat was wreathed aith pink roses and
wheat. Mrs. J. 4. Burdens black hat
was trimmed with cerisc ribbon. Mrs.
Arthur Iselin appeared In q white hat
covered with blue tu!le and flowers. her
gown being Of dark blue marquisette.
The large black hat OF Mrs, Thomas
Hitchcock was trimmed with black
|bird-of-paradise featherA So there YOU
are
The Bulgarian plaids and the vivid
cubiss con hinations have grown less
vivid ana loss popular during the last
| month. although the parasol OF Mrs,
G.. Louis Boisosvain suggested the