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The Yale expositor., 1913-01-16
SYNOPSIS.

George Percival Algernon Jones. vice
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New York. thirsting for
romance, is in Cairo on a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at the hotel In
Cairo with carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
from pasha at Bagdad. Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Is introduced to
Fortune Chedsoye by woman to whom
he had loaned $50 pounds at Monte Carlo
some months previously. and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. Chedsoye and Fortune TO polo
game. Fortune returns to Jones the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears to engaged In some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter Ryanne interests Jones In the
pany, a concern which for price will
arrange any kind of an adventure to or
der. Mrs. Chedsoye, her brother Major
Callahan. Wallace and Ryanne as the
United Romance and Adventure company,
plan risky enterprise involving Jones.
Ryanne makes known to Mrs Chedsoye
his intention to marry Fortune: MIS- -
Plans are laid to prevent Jones sailing
for home Ryanne steals Jones letters
and cable dispatches: He wires agent In
renting house in New York to some
friends. Mahomed. keeper OF. the holy
carpet, is on Ryanne's trail. Ryanne
promises Fortune that he will see that
Jones comes to no harm as a result of his
purchase of the rug Mahomed accosts
Ryanne and demands the Yhiordes rug:
Ryanne tells him Jones has the rug ana
suggests the abduction of the New York
merchant a means OF securing It's re.
turn. The rug disappears from Jones
room. Fortune quarrels with her mother
when the latter refuses to explain her
mysterious actions. Fortune gets mes
sage purporting to be from Ryanne ask
ing her to meet him in a secluded place
that evening. Jones receives message
asking him to meet Ryanne at the English
Bar the same evening. Jones Is carried
off into the desert by Mahomed and his
accomplces after desperate night. he
discovers that Ryanne and Fortune also
are captives. the former is badly battered
and unconscious Ryanne RECEIVERS con-
seriousness and the sight of Fortune In
captivity reveals to him the fact That
Mahomed intends to get vengeance on
him through the girl Fortune acknowi-
elges that she stole the rug from Jones'
room. She offers to return II to Mahomed
if he viii free all three OF them. Ma
horned agrees to liberate Fortune and one
of the men in return for the rug. cour-
Ter IL sent to Cairo for the rug but re-
turns with the information that Mrs.
Chedsove and her brother have sailed Tor
New York Fortune spurns offered free
dom which does not include her two COM
panions The caravan continues the jour
ney toward Baedad Ryanne tells Jones
that Mrs Chedsoye Is the most adroit
smugg,er OF the age, and Is overheard BY
Fortune. The three captives are rescued
by Henry Ackermann, who Is In charge
OF a carpet caravan. Mahomed escapes.
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thought in her mind. II appealed to
her in the sense of comedy which
annoyed rather than amused her.
They were greeted effusively by
Wallace, he OF the Dubious nose; and
his first inquiry was of Ryanne. Brief
ly the Major told him what had hap
pened and added his fears. Wallace
was greatly cast down. Hoddy had
so set his heart upon this venture that
IL was shame to proceed without
him. He had warned him at the be-
ginning about that internal rug; but
Hoddy was always set In his dare
devil schemes. So long as the Major
had the plans. he supposed that they
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| had he lived to be a thousand. Zone
might as well disembark in a stable,
he said aloud "Ah! We are ready to
go, them"
They entered the limousine and
went off buzzing and zigzagging
among the numbering trucks. The
agent drove the car himself.
where Is Jones now?" he asked
the Major, who sat at his left.
Haven't had line from him for a
month"
Just before we sailed" said Mrs.
Chedsoye through the window, over
the Majors shoulder, "he went into
the desert for O fortnight or so; with
caravan. He had heard of some fab
ulous carpet"
Touch number two The Major
grinned Jones is one of the best
judges | have ever met. He was off
at bound. only hope he will get
back before we leave for California. !"
The Major drew up his collar. 1t was
cold, blustry day.
The agent was delighted. What luck
fellow like Jones had! To wander
all over creation and to meet charm.
ing people! And when they invited
him to remain for luncheon, the vic
tory was omplete.
Mrs. Chedsoye strolled in and out
OF the beautifully appointed rooms
Never had she seen more excellent
taste. Not too much; everything per.
fsctly placed. one object nicely bal
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don't know how loyal l should have
been!"
They took the first good sailing out
| Of Naples. Twelve days later they
landed at the foot Of Fourteenth
Street There was some trifling diff
Guilty over the rug. 1t had been de-
clared; but as Mrs. Chedsoye and her
brother always declared foreign resi-.
dence, there was a question as to
whether it was dutiable or not. Being
copy, II was not an original work
of art, therefore not exempt, and so
forth and SO on. II was finally decid-
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must pay a
duty. The Major paid grumblingly,
very cleverly assuming an irritability
well known to the inspectors. The
way the United States government
mulcted her citizens for the benefit of
the few was a scandal of the nations.
A smooth-faced young man ap-
preached them from out the crowd
"Is this Major Callahan"
"Yes This must be Mr.. Reynolds
the agent?"
Eyes Everything is ready for your
occupancy. Your butler and first man
have everything ship-shape. ] could
have turned over to you Mr.. Jones'"
mot at all. not at ALL" said the Ma.
jor. They would have been strangers
to us and we to them. Our own serv-
ants are best"
You must be very good friends OF
my clientf"
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"Oho!" The Major fingered his i'm
perial. THAT pux new face to the
subject. But Jones! He has not
turned up. We can not move till
we find out what has become of him.
| know. I'll jump into carriage and
see II he got as far as the English.
Bar"
Mrs. Chedsoye did not go upstairs.
but paced the lounging-room. 1.-the and
pantherish. Frequently she paused.
as II examining the patterns in the
huge carpets. She entered the recep-
tion-room. came back. wandered OF
into the ballroom, stopped TO inspect
the announcement hanging npon the
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CHAPTER xvIl.-(contlnued.)

CHAPTER VII.-(ContInueo')
1--WE might as well get Fortunes
things out OF the way, too, Celeste y
Eyes, Madame"
"And bring my chocolate at half
after eight in the morning. II Is quite
possible that we shall sail tomorrow
night from Port Said. II not from
there, from Alexandria. It all depends
upon the booking, which can not be
very heavy going west this time Of
year"
"As madame knows" came from the
depth Of the cavernous trunk. Celeste
was no longer surprised; at least she
never evinced this emotion. For
twelve years now she had gone from
one end of the globe to the other, upon
the shortest notice. While surprise
was lost to her or under such con-
troll as to render 1t negligible, she still
shivered with pleasurable excitement
at the thought of entering a port
Madame was so clever, so transcen-
IDENTIFY clever! If she, Celeste, had
not been loyal, she might have retired
long ago, and owned a shop Of her
own in the busy Rue de Rivoli. But
that would have meant humdrum ex-
istence; and besides, she would have
grown fat, which, Of the seven hor-
rors confronting woman, so madame
said, was first in number.
BE very careful how you handle
that blue ball-gown."
"Oh, Madame!" reproachfully.
at Is the silver braid Do not
press the rosettes too harshly."
Celeste looked up. Mrs. Chedsoye
answered her inquiring gaze with a
thin smile.
"You are wonderful, Madame!"
And so are you, Celeste, in your
way"
At ten O'Clock Mrs. Chedsoye was
ready for her pillow. She slept fit
fully; awoke at eleven and again at
twelve. After that she knew nothing
more till the maid reused her with
the cup of chocolate. She sat up and
slipped slowly. Celeste waited at the
ton for her mistress never waned.
Mrs. Chedsoye was just as beautiful
in dishabille as In a ball-gown. She
drained the cup, and as she turned
TO replace II upon the tray, dropped
II with a clatter, startled cry coming
from her lips.
'Madame?"
fortunes bed!"
1t had not been slept in. The
steamer-cloak lay across the counter
pane exactly where Celeste herself
had laid 1t the night before. Mrs.
Chedsoye sprang out of her bed and
ran barefoot TO the other. Fortune
had not been In the room since dinner
time.
Celeste, dress me as quickly as
possible. Hurry! Something has
happened to Fortune"
Never. In all her years OF service,
could she recollect such a toilet as
madame made that morning. And
never before had she shown such con
Germ over her daughter. 1t was amaz-
angi
The little fooli Tho little fooii"
Mrs.. Chsdsoys repeatedly murmursd
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If you have Rheumatism, Piles
or Backache write to M. r. Zaegel
& Co., o13 Main ST., Sheboygan,
Wis, for a free bottle EMO by
return mail. AT drug stores, rs cts.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
PARCEL posi-

Parcels not exceeding | l pounds in
weight can be mailed at any postofiice
for local delivery, for dispatch to any
part Of the United States or its pos
sessions, and for dispatch to the prin-
cipal foreign countries.
The rate Of postage for local de-
livery is 5 cents for the first pound
and cent for each additional pound.
The rate Of postage for dispatch to
points in the United States and it's
possessions varies according to dis
lance from 5 cents for the first pound
and 3 cents for each additional pound
TO a maximum rate Of II cents a
pound. The rate Of postage for dis
patch to foreign countries is IL cents
. pound. For detailed information
regarding postage rates, inquire at
the stamp window.
Special parcel post stamps must be
used. The law prohibits the use Of
ordinary stamps on parcel post mat
tor.
Each parcel must bear the name
and address Of the sender; otherwise
II cannot be accepted for mailing.
For a fee Of 10 cents a parcel may
DO insured against loss to a value not
exceeding $50. When a parcel is in
sured a receipt from the addressee
showing It's delivery will be procured
and mailed to the sender on request.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
FARM FOR SALE AT PUBLIC
AUCTION

will offer for sale to the highest
and best bidder on
SATURDAY, JANUARY Is, 1918
on the premises, my farm containing
ia acres in tract. Fifty acres in
cultivation; thirty acres in bottom and
twenty acres in upland; 80 acres in
bottoal-aiot clea ed. Bottom land
fresh.
Two sets Of good houses ard out
buildings; good pastures and everlast-
ing water. Situated two miles east
of Bethel Springs on main public road
Also the following personal prop
erty: Two horses, one buggy, saddle,
COW and lot Of pea hay.
TERMS OF SALE -0ue-third cash
and balance in one and two years.
Personal security on totes fer per-
sonal property, and lien retained en-
land. ! am in earnest and intend to
sell TO tie highest bidder.
ct SAM SANDERS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10

: Send US your order for Job Work Of
all kinds. We can and will please you.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
The Youths Companion For 1913.

The Youths Companion appeals to
every inteaest Of family life, from
housekeeping to athletics. It begins
with stories Of youthful vim and vi
gor, with articles which disclose the
secrets Of successful play in thegreat
games, with charming tales Of life
at the girls colleges, But The Com
panion does not surrender these read
ers when they have entered the more
serious paths Of. life. Mothers will
welcome the page for little children
and the weekly doctors article. Faith
ers will find tho important news Of
the day as it is, and not as it is ru-
mored to be. The entire household
will appreciate the sketches which
touch gently on common foibles or
caricature eccentricity. In short for
less than four cents week The Com.
panion brings into the home clean
entertainment, pure inspiration, fine
idesls, increase Of knowledge.
Names rarely seen in tables Of con-,
tents will b. found in The Compan-
ions Announcement for 1918, which
will be sent upon request with sam
pies Of the paper, to those not famil
lar with it
Every new subscriber for 1913 will
seceive free all the issues for the re-
manning weeks OF 1912 also, free,
The Companion Window Transparency
and Calendar for 1913, in rich, trans
lucent colors the most beautiful of
all Companion souvenirs.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
l44 Berklv ST., Boston, Mass.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
DRUGGIST GIVES MONEY BACK
Dodson's Liver Tone Gets a Four
Square Guarantee from B. [.
BroWder's Drug Store.

When an article is sold a druggist
who is willing to give it his personal
guarantee It's mighty strong proof
Of real merit.
That's exactly the case with bod
soa's Liver Tone. 1t is a pleasant
tasting, vegetable remedy fer slow
and sluggish liver. Since Dodson's
Liver Tone came on the market the
sale Of calomel has gone way down.
The reason is simply this. Dodson's
Liver Tone is safe and harmless and
guaranteed to lie satisfactoryCa Gallo
mel is often uncertain, sometimes dan
gerous, and no druggist wants to
guarantee that it won't knock you out
Of DAYS work and maybe send you
to bed.
r. L. Browder sells Dojson's Liver
Tone and guarantees it. For you and
for your children, lis q good thing to
keep a bottle always in the house.
B. L. Browder will give you your
money back if you think Dodsun's Liv-
err Tone is not worth the price. Keep
yuur liver working and your liver will
not keep you from working" is good
advice to - By.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10

The Independent Office is
prepared to furnish legal
blanks at q nominal cost.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
500 Per Plate

was paid at banquet to Henry Clay
in New Orleans in 1912. Mighty
costly for those with stomach trouble
or Indigestion, Today people every
where use DR.. Kings New Life Pills
for these troubles, as well as liver,
kidney and bowel disorders. Easy,
safe, sure. Only 25c at
B. L. Browder, Selmer, 7, S. Davis.
Bethel Springs.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
PERSONALS

Arnold Fulghum spent Sunday with
| friends at Jackson.
Misses Minnie and Joan Howell, at
tractiye young ladies of Pocahontas,
have been visiting friends and rela-
tives in Selmer this week.
| Marshall & Bruce's man was here
Thursday.
| Miss Aileen Fulghum was q guest
of friends at Bethel Springs last Sun
day.
| DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Wallace, Of
Kramer, spent Wednesday night with
relatives in Selmer.
H. B. johnson, Of Ramer, was in
town Monday.
Ernest Smith has returned to school
| at Memphis, after spending the Holt
/
days with homefolks.
r. D. Etheridge, of Bethel Springs,
was among the First Monday visitors
to Selmer.
Miss Myrtle McCarter, of Jackson,
was the guest of Miss Lucy Emmons
this week.
Jno. R. Erwin visited in Memphis
this week.
Misses Pearl and Clyde Bowers, in
company with Miss Lille Gray, hon
ored our Office with a call Monday af-
tern0on.
Among the number Of business call
ers Monday were Bruce Mitchell and
j. R. Stovall, two Of Bethel Springs
leading business men. They each
make the world better by living here.
T. B. Wilmeth, Of Cypress, was on
the County Court bench Monday, and
got his Justices blanks from this Of
flee.
J. R. Gooch was apleasant business
caller Monday. He intends soon to
build fine residence on his, the old
farm.
We failed last week to note that
William Lea has accepted a position
as Superintendent of the State Farm
at Jonesboro, Ark. He left a few
days ago to enter on his new duties.
His family will remain on his farm
near Selmer for awhile at least.
While we all regret to lose Mr. Lea
he felt he could not turn down the
flattering position offered him.
J. II. kirkpatrick was an early
Monday morning caller.
B. F. Bowers was among the boys
Monday, looking after any soft snap
that might appear
Prof. Horny Hodges was visitor
Monday, looking after the interest Of
his friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Reeder and
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. White, Of Flor
ence, Ala, spent few days the last
of the week as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Adams.
D. F. Dillon spent the first Of the
week in Selmer on his way to Arkan-
sas to visit his daughter, and Incl
dentally make some land investments.
Eugene Surratt was here Wednes-
day. He is the only son Of Hardin
Surratr, recently deceased, and an
energetic young man.
ass
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
COURT DIRECTORY

COURT DIRECTORY
CIRCUIT COURT
,. y. hVefP. -.----.JuaGe
J.. B. Graham, Clerk
Third Monday In January, May and
September
CiIANCERY COURT
&c. l., Bullock. Chancellor
Albert Gillespie, 9. Il M
First Monday In March and September
COUNTY COURT
t1Ee
Noah Prince, Clerk
Convenes first Monday In each month.
l.itixated cases win be called the Krsf
day OF each term. except on Quarterly
Court days. and then such cases viii lie
called on Tuesday, and the call Continued
till tl,s docket Is disposed of.
Court viii be open for probafe matters
On every Saturday.
Quarterly Court fneets first Monday il
January, April July and 0ctob>f
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
Five Dollars Reward

will be paid fol. information leading
to recovery Of one Coon Dog, blue
colored with white markings. Was
lost Tuesday, Jan. Z. Has medium
length ears, and would be called about
half hound.
j. Z. WILLIAMS.
R. |, Selmer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
s A N D BOX

y
Sunday night, rain; Monday.
Tuesday and Tuesday night, con-
tinued rain; while elsewhere was
a cold blizzard. The Tonnes
see legislature is in pretty good
shape; the fusionists having the
right of way, by q working ma
jority .......... Hogs killed Friday
and Saturday sweated in murky
weather until Wednesday morn
ing. .......T The continued rains
put Cypress creek over a wide
area, and prevented rural car
riers from going out Tuesday and
Wednesday The dynamit-
ers are offered bail during the
pendancy Of their appeal. The
labor union promises to furnish
the big bonds. .........J. A. Pat
ton, the cotton king, is held la
bic for indictment for making a.
corner on cotton........-..W. NJ.
Stanton of Shelby county, elected
Speaker Of the House. is only "a
!. ears old, and the youngest man
sver to occupy that position. ......
The downpour all day Monday
prevented the usually large First
Monday crowd. ........I II is the new
year and quit resolving, but goto
doing things. ...... Thieves broke
into the MERCANTILE Co. store Sun
day night and carried, away al
Of articles of clothing and
trinkets. No clue as yet. ........
Tonight Thursday is the humor-
Gus lecture of Prof. Lane. Don't
miss it. The bank state
ments of the county show over a
half million dollars deposited in
banks. The County
Court adjoul ned to meet on the
25th Of January. 1.-The pa
pers report that w. K. Abernathy
in a seconding speech for Speak
err Stanton made one Of the strong
est of the day. The Chick
asaw' Bank Of Memphis closed its
doors Tuesday, owing to a fnan-
cial straight J. There is,a talk
Of changing the Selmer city gov
to that of a taxing dis
trict. Most think we get little
show for our taxes, but we do not
know whether a change would
improve things.........R Rev. H. B.
Mays filled his regular appoint
ment at Baptist and Rev. ]. A. |
Houston at the Christian church
morning and night.
The rains make some of the
streets look like corn row ridges
Responses to our love
letters" have been quite liberal,
yet those who have not know
they got them. ........, The free
school has in attendance nearly
two hundred. Wednesday
night was about the coolest Of
The season; but not like in some
sections South and West.
In another column Of this paper
will be found the rules govern
ing Parcel Post.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1913-01-10
FOR SALE

Two good shooting dogs. Ten
and twenty Dollars each. Three
Lewsllin bitches. All
Settlers. Papers furnished. SIS 90
cash. Good buggy and bar
ness for $500.
W. 3. LOCKMAN.
seImer, Tenn.
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THE FAMILY CUPBOARD = Dramatic Story Of High
Adapted from Owen Davis Broadway Success

sacrificed so much, for so little He
had judged his values with such
youthful cocksureneSs. He had turned
his back on the old life he knew-he
had driven away at last a fine old
friend like Potter-and all for the
faithless daughter Of old Jim Garrity.
But Jim was Injured to insult. He
had no personal pride to take arms
for offense or defense. He went on
with sort of meek resignation that,
If either of them had known it, was
own human brother to Ken's attitude
of hopeless helplessness.
Sure, I'm her father She's
ashamed to have the gentlemen know
1T, so she takes me as a servant when
she's keepin' house with one of en-
"One of them? Good God. One of
them Has there been more than
one?"
Ken sprang up-he stood facing the
old cab driver.
Began when she was about 16.''
Il know." said Ken. full bitterly.
"Workin' in a store on
Yesi" exclaimed the tortured boy.
He weren't a bad sort He'd a
marrieG her, I think-only he died"
WHO HE REALLY WAS
Kenneth had turned his back on the
narrator OF hltty story, and was
gazing out of the window-out where
there was sunshine and clean air a
man might breathe without polluting
and choking his lungs to the point
of anguished suffocation.
Now he whirled about, and came
quickly-almost neutrality-suspicious.
| Jim.
mo- NO! HE DIDN'T DIET he
cried with his bitter certainty
Sure he did Su-ure." said Jim
| patiently. II was to his funeral
Fine big feller--name of Sam Living
stone. Big Sam livingstone
Completely overcome, with wave
after wave Of horror sweeping over
him, with the cruel vision of his blow
in defense of this girl, with the awful
| pbantasmagoria of his misspent days
and nights for this-woman-with
bitterness clouding his eyes and
wrenching at the foundations of his
mind, Ken sank-spent, weary, baffied d
and beaten into the only refuge he
could hope for nOw-the relaxation of
his deep old chair. THE TRUTH At
LAST: And truth was a two edged
| sword to smitc him.
ssThcn there was," went ON Jim,
with the shameless relish OF the scan-
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hitty's roon-perhaps that was the
place-the place-for doing IL.
There was knock at the door
toward which he was advancing with
slow, haunted footsteps. He stopped
with frightened gasp, and stood
tense and quiet-listening
The knock was repeated. He made
no noise-he scarcely dared to
breathe. A look of cunning crossed
his face. There was "a side door-he
could go down the back corridor and
reach--and reach Kitty's room He
would do it that way; on tiptoe,
noiselessly he crept toward the door.
He reached it. turned the handle, took
one step out into the corridor
The other door opened--and his
mother stood fust within his room
She hesitated, frozen with a nameless
foreboding as she saw him.
The boy turned, looked at his
mother with a sort of wild shrewd-
ness. and came back as If nothing
unusual had happened.
did you knock?' she said idly.
Kenneth! Mary pleaded so with
me-that 1 felt l must come at oncer'