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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09

know. is not New York physician"
Tell me. please" pleaded Beatrice,
about the - the - burns - will the
treatment leave Mr.. Maynard without
scars?"
She asked the question hurriedIy,
frightened at her own temerity, and
still more afraid to hear the answer.
But the nurse was Immediately on
her guard.
Pardon me. madam she said for
mally, but I can give you no further
information. | am but the nurse, you
know. / have no right to answer such
inquiries. That is the physicians
province-not mine"
Without another word Beatrice
hung up the receiver. Her cheeks
burned and her heart throbbed What
cruel, unkind creatures nurses and
doctors were!" she unused. Then, all
at once, she remembered Dr. Haynes.
Perhaps he could tell her something
of Paul Sh. turned quickly to the
telephone and asked for his number
His voice answered promptly:
oh. good morning. he called
Cheerily. You just caught me as
was about to leave the house. ONCE
hours are over, and | have call to
make Immediately. What can l do
for you?"
"Oh, never mind" she returned
hastily. I'll call you up when you
are less busy" She could not ask
him her question when he was in his
present mood.
"An right" said the man. Il hope
you are all WE'LL Good bye
In his preoCcuuation in his work
he seemed TO forget his love for her.
thois.s Beatrice. She had a baftied
feeling as she went back to her own
room. At all events, she could do the
duty Of the hour, which was to attend
to her morning marketing. She would
try to forget Paul Maynard
1t was a perfect day, and she began
to feel herself respond to the glory
of the September sunshine and the
fresh air. How good TO be out-of-
doors and well on such a day Then
with a reVulsion of feeling. she re-
membered the hospitals and the sick
In them. and the sufferers in one hos
pital in particular. As the swift
tears sprang to her eyes she turned
and gazed in n florists window that
the passers-by might not note her
emotion.
Suddenly she became aware that
she was facing a glory Of purple as
ters Their hues ran from royal pur-
nle TO palest mauVe. An impulse
moved llHI 10 So lllIb TIC SAAup anu
ask the price of the blossoms. The
salesman told her how much they
were by the dozen.
A Good Customer.
How much would all those purple
ones COST" she asked, pointing to
the flowing mass.
The salesman looked surprised, but,
after a moments cogitation, said,
Five dollars"
II want them" said the widow
quickly. Give me n piece of paper
on which I can write the address to
which I wish them sent
Selling the pen and pasteboard tag
handed to her, she wrote Paul May
nard's name and that Of the hospital
in which he was a "shut-in" during
this perfect weather. Send them at
once, please she said, as she paid
for her purchase.
And your card. madam asked
the salesman with increased respect.
Women who bought five dollars
worth of flowers without moments
consideration were the kind of Gus
toners he wanted.
Il am sending no card with them,
she said briefly, and left the shop.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
An Old Varsity Friend.

You are entertaining a house party
at present. / hear. Now, IL you can
make e. convenient To put me up at the
Priory for night or two and win in
form your guests that an old varsity
friend named-er-let see. Oh, an.
Deland-that viii do as well as any.
Lieutenant Arthur Deland, horne on
leave from India-n sou viii inform
your guests that that friend will join
the house party tomorrow afternoon.
III be with you in time for lunch, and
bring my man servant with me"
Thank YOU Thank you said the
Honorable Felix. wringing his hand.
I'm do exactly as you suggest Mr..
Cleek, and rooms shall be ready for you
when you arrive"
And the matter being thus arranged,
the Honorable Felix took his departure;
and Cleek, calling the landlady to fur
nish him with pen. ink and paper. sat
down then and there 10 write a private
note to Lady Essingtor, telling her 10
look ont for Mr.. George Headland to
put in an appearance at the Priory in
three days time
Z, was exactly half past ] o'clock when
Lieutenant Arthur Deland, "a big hand
some. lair-haired, demonstrated fell
low. with the stamp OF the Army all
over him. turned up at Boskydell Priory
with an understood Indian servant and
AN diversified Xii and WAS presented Co
his hostess and 10 the several members
Of the house party. by all OF which lie
was voted "a decided acquisition before
he had been an hour under the Priory $
roof
1t is odd how ones faucies some
times 90. He found the Honorable Mrs.
CarruJhers sweet. gentle, dOvelike lit
tie woman for whom he did not care
in the least degree, and he found Lady
Essingtou's son a rollickiEg, bubbling
overgrown boy Of two-and-tweuty.
whom. in spite of frivolous upbringiuE
and a rather pronounced business to-
ward his mother, he faucied very much
indeed.
Mighty Near Broke. "
In fact. he played right Up" To- Mr..
Claude Essington. and Mr Claude rs
sington, fancying him hugely. took him
to his heart forthwith ana blurtcG out
his sentiments with almost smaIl-bos
cauao1.
II say Dciauo. you're a splitting sort
Il like YOU he said bluuuy. after
they'd played one or two SEES of tennis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
Hunting a Husband

CHE knew in what hospital Paul
Maynard was:
That was the idea that occu-
pied Beatrice Minors mind for the
next half hour. even making the mat
ter of Helen's displeasure sink into
insignlfcance. But. she reflected sud-
denly, before she went any further
toward attempting to ascertain how
Paul Maynard was progressing, she
would make her peace with Helen.
Then he could think more collecteGly
To this end she wrote the following
note to her friend:
Dear Helen-Busy as | am this
morning, l must correct an impression
which my telephone conversation has
evidently produced on your mind,
namely, that | am not thinking OF
your dear brother day and night. You
can hardly expect me TO discuss with
you matter which is. after all. be-
tween him and myself. and a condi-
ton of affairs with watch he is con-
tent at present. The future NOBODY
knows. | am sorry that you could
misjudge my motive in calling you up
this morning. | was lonely and want
ed a chat with you. Forgive me for
trespa ssing upon the time of one 10
whom | owe more than ] can ever re-
pay. Your regretful and devoted
friend, BEATRICE"
Not My Fault"
"There." she exclaimed, as she
sealed the letter and went out into the
hall to drop it down the apartment
house mail chute, that is off my
mind If Helen fails to understand
me and trust me it Is not my fault"
She did not analyze her motives
deeply enough to know that she re-
scented the fact that Helen had PEI
ceived just what those motives were
Beatrice was not in the habit of look
ing her soul frankly and honestly N
the face.
When the children had gone out 10
play Beatrice, with a hand that trem-
bied slightly took the telephone re
ceiver from It's hook and called up the
number of the hospital in which Paul
Maynard lay. In an unsteady voice
she inquired as TO How Mr.. Maynard
was feeling"
II will connect you with his nurse, -
was the reply. \ minute passed be-
fore womau's voice asked: What
is it, please?'
oh" faItered Beatrice. are YOU
are you--Mr. Maynard's nurse?"
Il am one of his nurses, came in
smooth tones. What can | do for
you2"
Il just wish to know how he is"
stammered Beatrice. is he better"
"Oh, he is quite as well as he was
Yesterday" was the reply. There has
been no decided change since then"
But" protested the agitated widow
"how was he yesterday? You see,
did not hear"
"Oh. / see" said the nurse. II
thought that perhaps you We're Mrs.
Robbins-one of his friends who has
called up regularly to ask after him.
No" said Beatrice, weakly. Il an
another friend am not Mrs. Rob-
bins"
Beatrice Gives Up.
How silly she sounded TO herself.
She was sure that the nurse must
think her a fool
We'll, Mr.. Maynard has suffered u
great deal. but he is doing as well as
we could hope"
rs Or. Yeager with him =" quered
the widow.
DR.. Yeager calls to see him fire.
gueutiy. az a friend. But. Of course,
g.- I
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
Household Suggestions

result. Every stalk and leaf will stand
out in brilliant relief on a background Of
beautifully graduated shades from near
~ black to a light gray. II is well 10
practice first on ordinary drawing paper
with India ink. Pictures can be made
with a little ingenuity in the matter
of drawing vases. etc), well worth franz
ing bY this method
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
The Grandmother Suspected.

Indeed For what purpose
"To have Us removed by the courts
as not being m TO have the care Of the
child. and to get him transferred 10
hers, that she may enjoy the revenue
from his estate
"Phew!" whistIed Cleek softly. We'll
done. my LADY,
I'VE do our best TO keep her from
getting at him." went on the Hon.
Felix but she succeeds in spite Of us.
His nursery was on the same floor as
her rooms, but for greater safety last
night had him carried to my own bed
chamber and double locked all the win
dows and doors.
81 said 20 myself that nothing could
get TO him then; butt did, just the
same, IN the middle Of the night he
woke up screaming and crying out that
some one had come and stuck long
needle in his neck: and then for the
first time-tioJ, ] nearly went IF my
head when ! saw it-for the first time
AR. Cleek. there was a mark upon him
three red raw little spots Just over tho
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
That Ended Friendship.

Did you say you bought the ear
from a friende"
well. I thought h. was q frieaI
until he sold il TO me"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09

q ONE enc has said that the dan
gerous age for woman begins
~ when she is IS and extends tn
she has PASSED 50.
1t is during lhis period, these dissec-
tors of the human heart declare, that
she still loves, ana being denied the
| outlet for that love given a younger
woman, who has babies and whose hus-
I band IS still an object OF some affection,
her heart strings go reaching out FOR
any one, and il is then that chaos fol-
lows
would extend that period known as
the Dangerous age" beginning with
the Day a girl stops hugging a doll to
her breast 20 gaze after some boy, and
making it end only when the infrmi-
ties Of age have confined her, lettering
and blind, 10 a chimney corner.
Here are proofs:
- am fifteen" writes a girl, ''and in
love with a married man. He does not
seem 90 notice me. but one day he said
| was a pretty little girl ard would make
some man "a fine wife some day. and l
have loved him ever since. lie never
asks TO take me out Would it be right
for me to put myself in mis- way and tell
him love him madly: I can't give him
up"
Going With Another.
A woman Of twenty sends a tear
stained letter:
81 have been going with a young man
my age for year OF late he seems
very cool. and ] hear he is gong with
another girl Would you advise me to
declare my love to him and beg him to
keep company with me-"
81 am -" writes another woman,
and a man of 70 wishes me to marry
him 7 do not love him. but he is very
wealthy. and I know that he would
spend his money freely ON me. Shall
marry him"
81 am 81" says another. and am a
widow with four children. recently
met boy OF seventeen and learned to
love him He looks old for his age, and
/ look young for mine. What ! wish to
know is. would we be happy together"
'T see only letters from young girls
In your column" writes woman in the
old-fsshioned. cramped penmanship Of
many decades ago, but / need help as
much as they. am So Ny husband
has been dead twenty years My chill
dren are married and gone. and they
have borne me no grandchildren to love
feel that ! must love somebody and
when a young man came recently to
board with me I fell in love with him
RE is only %, but Is very steady in all
his ways know my children will
feel disgraced If marry him. but 7 must
love somebody, and he VIII crafty THAI
longing Would it be wrong 20 marry
this young man. ] have good deal
of money and could give him Injuries
he couldu have IL he married a poor
girl
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
What Is the Dangerous Age
For Women?
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

And away off in the chimney cor sr
there sits many an old Game with a HI al
that wags with age, whose eyes are -.
dimmed by time to distinguish the IA Is
of those who minister to her. who 5
saved from the tragedy OF the dangerous
age only because her sen;ie urattII e
tiveness drives mankind away
Still Longs For Love.
Down in her heart there is still t,,s
longing for love. 1t began in the da.
when her doll no longer satisfied IN
and viii continue as long as her hea
beats.
Conditions are evolving a woman wi 0
claims to be Of stronger build. Oss
who asserts that the dolls called PEE
sonal achievement power" fame"
and political rights will satisfy her;
that she will hug them TO her breast
all through life and cost no sigh after
any man.
Perhaps SO. but the great majorit
win so on loving in the old rashione !
unaccounJabie way. And because it is
so unaccountable. I beg every one -
her sex, from the day she turns ava
from her dolls till the day she sits aloF
in her chimney corner. that sine re-
member she is passing through the 'daT
gerous age" and that she try to look
upon love with saneness and discretion.
remembering always the price that th@
foolish woman pays
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-09
INTERMEDIARY
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Copyright, 1915, by Star Company ,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-16
Doo avs of Richard A,

When Richard II. was king of Eng
land the keeping of greyhounds by
servants, grooms and artificers led to
trouble. for these sportsmen would
go a-hunting in parks and warrens the
while christian people be at church
hearing divine service" This, it was
thought. was not good for park, war
rem or the soul of the servant. Re
forms were arranged. The law was
laid down that neither layman with
less than 40 shillings nor clerk with
less than flo should keep sporting dogs
or engines of game destruction. And.
further. the servant and laborer were
ordered ia have bows and arrows and
to keep Sunday and holiday in using
them and to '1eave all playing at ten.
mis- and football and other importunate
games"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-16
Nelson end Bed Tape.

When Nelson returned to England
after he lost his eye he went to receive
n years pay as smart money, but could
not obtain payment because he had
neglected to bring certificate from a
surgeon that the sight was actually de-
stroyed A little irritated that this
form should be insisted on, because.
though the fact was not apparent he
thought 1t was sufficiently notorious.
he procured a certificate at the same
time for the loss Of his arm, saying
they might as well doubt one as the
other. - On his return to the office
the clerk, finding II was only the an
nual pay Of captain. observed he
thought 1t had been more. oh re-
piled Nelson, this is only for an eye
In few days shall come for an arm.
and in little longer. God knows, most
probably for n leg"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-16
Read G. Stewart
HOW CHRONIC COUGHS
Are Being Cured by Vinol.

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Mrs. Maria Primrose, of 81 Newell
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-16
Decorations.

"Why do you think so much Of being
decorated? 1t doesn't give you ability"
mo, but 1t makes people think
have some."--Pele Mele
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Charges Sisters
Defrauded Her by
Influencing Mother

Charging that her sisters, Mrs Maud
Lee Thompson. Of 1872 Houton street.
and Mrs. Claude Lee Stamps, Of 3ls
Washington street, used fraudulent
means to induce their mother. Mrs
Emma q. Lee TO sign a will dividing
her estate OF 900 into three equal
parts, Mrs, Annie LaRue Mizell of 1879
East North avenue, has started legal
proceedings in Judge Bells division Of
the Superior Court to prevent the re-
cordlng of the will The hearing OF the
case was begun Tuesday morning.
Mrs Mizell asserts that her mother
made a will leaving the entire estate to
her, giving as the reason the fact tina,
the other two daughters had received
the bulk OF their fathers property. She
charges that later when she was out Of
the city her sisters induced their moth
er to sign a new will dividing the es-
tate equally
Mrs Mizell also asserts that Mrs. Lee
was too old and infrm to know what
she was signing. and that her sisters
told Mrs Lee IT was some legal paper
other than a will. Mrs Lee died on
February 20. 1913.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Three Men Held AS
Bandits On Charge
Of Hold-Up Victim

Three men were arrested on De-
catur street Tuesday afternoon
charged with having robbed c. r.
Harper. a resident of Marietta in the
rear of a saloon at Decatur and Pied
mont streets.
The men gave their names as A.
+. (Skinny) Akin. 81 years old. a
moulder living at No. y Germund l
avenue; Edward Brown, q years old,
a carpenter whose home is at No.
173 Whitehall street, and Louis South,
10 years old, an automobile mechanic
living at No. IS Flora street
The arrests were made by Detec-
tives Sturdivant, Patrick and Moon.
Later 3. l.. Hill, a guard at the Buck
head convict camp, appeared at the
police station and charged that Akin
had held him up the point of a
knife and robbed MIN on Decatur
street Monday night.
Harper claims the men robbed him
of $2035.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Negro Maniac Holds
Whole Court at Bay

A negro maniac. armed with knife
held possession of the court of JUS
toe Of the Peace d. X. Johnston, Ma
rietta and Simpson streets, Tuesday
morning for an hour, while court at
taches vainly planned to capture him
The negro entered the courtroom
shortly after 10 O'Clock. and with
drawn knife went to the bench and
sat down. Judge Johnston was in his
ante chamber. The manic sang ne
gro church hymns and preached ser
mons until the arrival of Policeman
John West Then he closed up his
knife and consented to go to the po-
lice station.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Forger Promises to
Go and Sin No More

AUGUSTA. Nov. 1s.-Because he
promised to go and sin no more Judge
Hammond in the Superior Court gave J.
Shipes alias j. Snipes. alias Henry Nc
Arthur a young man from Milledgeville.
who pleaded guilty to forgery, only
six months sentence when Shipes had
been led to believe he would probably
get six years
Go and serve your sentence like a
man." said Judge Hammond to Shipes,
"and come out determined to sin no
more, You can start over and rehabill-
tate yourself II you have the right sort
OF stuff in Won
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Lem Bone Is Dead;
Long Well Known in
Sporting Fraternity

Lem E. Bone, perhaps one of the
best known members of the sporting
fraternity of Atlanta, died at a private
sanitarium at 5 o'clock Tuesday
morning. He was 3S years old.
Bone was one of a family which
has been well known in this city
for half century. He resided with
his wife at No. 81 Fairlie street.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by his mother Mrs. James Bone, of
Knoxville, Tenn, two brothers and
one sister
The body is being held at P. j.
Bloomfield's chapel pending the ar
rival of the mother, when it will
probably be taken to Dalton, Ga, for
funeral and interment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Belmont Takes Party
On a Private FoxHunt

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. .1S.-Au-
gust Belmont, New York millionaire,
is conducting a private fox hunt at
Crab Orchard Springs, Ky.
He had announced his intention of
bringing a large party to LAGRANGE,
KY, where the National Fox Hunters
hunt is in progress, but decided, on
reaching here, that he would rather
go to Crab orchard, SO he took bis
entire party of Fasteners there in
a private car.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Canvassers Eined;
Posed as Schoolboys

For practiclng a trick of the trade"
j f. Hansford. 20 years old, of Buffalo.
n. Y, and Earl Mcmillan. 10, Of
Wheeling, w Va, were bound over
under 5000 bonds each for obtaining
money under false pretenses by Record =
er Broyles Tuesday
The two men, canvassing subscrip-
tons for magazines, were charged with
posing as choolboys seeking funds to
help them through college. In court
they admitted their culpability but de-
clared It was a trick of the trade which
they emp'oyed to play upon the house,
wfes sympathies.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Insane Man Commits
Suicide With a Gun

VALDOSTA, Nov. 18.-The Coro-
ner's jury investigating the death Of
Gordon Bennett, near. Cecil, yesterday
afternoon, to-day rendered a verdict
of suicide.
Bennett was formerly an inmate of
the State Sanitarium for the Insane,
but had returned home apparently
cured. Recently his mind became
impaired again, and he had threat
ened suicide. While alone yesterday
he secured a shotgun and with toe
pulled the trigger
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19
Ex-State Treasurer
Revenue Collector

CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 1s.-E. b.
Craig. of this CITY, selected by Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo as In
ternal Revenue Collector for Tennessee,
after Senators Shields and Lea had
failed to agree upon an applicant. was
deluged with congratulations to-day
His selection was received with general
satisfaction
The appointee was formerly State
Treasurer coming to Chattanooga from
Nashville in 1903 and organizing the
Volunteer State Life Insurance Com
pany.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-19

was that the Georgia eleven would
trim the Yellow Jackets. Shores took
the Tech end. The man who lost had
to push the winner down Peachtree
in a wheelbarrow.
SO it happened that Monday crowds
on Peachtree, when attracted by the
screaming OF a siren whistle, were as
tonished to see man riding in a
wheelbarrow.
1T was lot of fun" declared Coop
er; only | am very glad that it was
not me who did the pushing. 1 was
little bashful about riding in the
thing, and l dom think l would have
ever gotten up enough nerve to push
Shores down Peachtree if | had lost"
mo more bets of that kind" said
Shores, as he rubbed the muscles
which had been somewhat strained
by pushing his husky friend. mo
more wheelbarrow bets for me"