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CHAPTER w.
A Chat On The Links.

AT the top of the hill, instead of fol.
lowing the winding road, Bob started
Yleisurely across the rolling green to-
ward the big house whose roof could
be discerned in the distance above the
trees. The day was charming, but he
was distinctly out Of tune. There was
u frown on his brow Fate had gone
too far. He half-clenched his fists, for
he was In fighting mood and wanted
to retaliate-but how? At the edge of
some bushes he came upon lady-no
less q parsonage than the better half
of the commodore, himself.
She was fair, fat and forty, or little
more. She was fooling with white
ball, or rather 1t was fooling with her
Tor she didn't seem to like the place
where 1t lay. She surveyed it from
this side and then from that. To the
casual observer it looked just the same
from whichever point you viewed it.
Once or TWICE the lady, evidently no
expert, raised her arm and then lower
ed 1t. But apparently, at last, she made
up her mind. She was just about to
hit the little ball, though whether to
top or slice it will never be known,
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A Checked and Plain Taffeta Dress
with Tunic Skirt.

IdSshow him a few things. sed.
Wat wood you do to him, sed Pubs
Simkins.
Id hammir the daylites out OF him,
that's wat Id do, he wood nevvir no
wat struck him. l sed, Id like to get
a hold OF him, awl rite.
No mattir who it is? sed Pubs.
Yes no mattir who it is, sed.
Well, Reddy Merry did it, and Il
WIZ, thare he goz now, hay, Reddy,
hay, Reddy, sed Pubs.
And ReddS Merry calm running up-
and Pubs sed, Benny Potts Jest sed
he wood hammir the daylites out Of
whoevvir rote> that about him avn
the tents, he sed he dident care who
it was.
Did you say that, sed Reddy Merry.
Id sed Id hammir the daylites out Of
enyboddy but you. sed. And nobod-
dy got the daylites hammired out of
him, avn akkount Of Reddy Merry be-
ing abel to lick enyboddy Nthat evvif
CAIN GROUND.
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persisted the

teresting conversation" persisted the
bishop waggishly.
"And so we were,'' assented Mrs.
Dan. She could have stamped with
yexation, but instead, she forced a
smile. The, dear tiresome bishop had
to be borne.
Confess you find me de trop?' he
went on, shaking finger at Bob.
ION the contrary" said Bob.
HAS to say that" laughed the good
man. He did love to poke fun Cor what
he conceived fun at fair, fat and
forty" II suppose you were positively
dee lighted to be interrupted"
81 was returned Bob truthfully.
"Ha! hal" laughed the bishop.
Bob looked at him. The bishop
thought he was joking, just as the
hackman had Of course, no one could
say such thing as that seriously and
in the presence of the lady herself.
People always didn't believe truth
when they heard it. They thought
telling the truth crude form of humor,
and-a spark Of hope-a very small one
shot through Bob's brain. Perhaps
they would continue to look upon him
in the light of joker. He would be
the little joker in the pack of cards
and he might yet pull off that three
weeks without pulling down the
house. Only-would Miss Gerald look
upon him as joker? Intuition prompt
lily told him she would not. His
thoughts reverted to that last meeting.
Think of having told her he didn't
want His offense grew more awful
unto himself every moment. He ceas.
ed to remember Mrs. Dan, and saying
something, he hardly knew What, Bob
walked on
Miss Gwendoline Gerald was on the
big veranda when he reached the
house. He would have thanked her
humbly and with immense cOntrition
for having transferred his bag and
clubs hither, but as he went by, that
gracious, stately lady seemed not to
see him. 1t was as If he had suddenly
become invisible. Her face didn't even
change; the proud contour expressed
neither contempt nor disdain; the per-
fectly formed lips didn't take more
pronounced curve or grow hard
Bob felt himself shrink. He was like
that man in the story book who be.
comes invisible at times. The fiction
man, however, attained this convent
emit contamination through his own vo.
lition. Bob didn't She was the ma
gician and he wasn't even a. joker
He managed to reach the front door
without stumbling. A wild desire to
attract her attention by asking II his
luggage had arrived safely, he dismis
sed quickly. 1t wouldn't do at all. II
might imply a fear she had dumped il
out, en- route. And If she hadn't, such
an inquiry would only emphasize the
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land digging wells spent few days
here at home last week.
Mrs. Chal Chacey and daughter
Helen Of Grinnell spent last week
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Cow
gull.
Mrs. E. c. lie Due OF Salt Lake City
who visited the S. G. Elton family for
several weeks haove gone to Washing
ton D. C. to join her husband
John Coleman OF Udell has returned
home after visiting friends in this
city.
Mrs. n. G. Pringle departed Friday
for Hastings. Nebr, for months visit
before going to Longmont. Colo.
where she will spend few weeks with
her son and family.
Miss Winnifred Brady of skaloosa
spent last week here with relatives and
friends.
Tho birthday Of Mrs. G. j. Steele was
celebrated Thursday by large num-
Der Of her friends dropping In with
baskets Of delicious viands which all
enjoyed. The day was one long to be
remembered by those present
On the second OF April Mrs. Arnold
Turner was thirty-five years old and
about 80 Of her friends sent a shower
Of birthday post cards as happy re-
hinder
Charles Wonderful Of Business Cor
ner whose Goth birthday recently oc-
Cured, visited friends in town Thurs
day.
The high school pupils accompanied
by their teacher enjoyed an egg roast
Friday evening at the country home OF
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Chacey.
The wesleyan Girls Glee club gave
pleasant program one evening last
! week to a fair sized audience at the
M E. church.
A large crowd was entertained Sun
day night at the NJ e. church with the
Easter program given by the Sunday
school pupils.
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fact that she had acted as expressman
az. rrcr,oo n-and for hfYnf ~

TACT that she mad acted as expressman
or woman-and for him!
He would go to his room at once, he
told the footman. He dent mind a
few moments solitude. If so much
could happen before his house party
had begun-before he even got into the
houseA-what might he not expect
later? In one of the upper halls he en-
countered the man with the monocle.
II say" said this person. What q
jolly coincidence"
Think so?" said Bob. He didn't
find anything 'jolly'' about 1t. On an
other occasion, he might have noticed
that the eye behind the "window-pane'
was rather twinkling. but his percep-
tons were not particularly keen at the
present time.
In the room to which he had been
assigned, Bob cast off few garments.
Then he stopped with his shirt partly
off. He wondered how Miss Gerald
would look the next time he saw her?
Like frozen Hebe, perhaps! Bob re-
moved the shirt and cast it viciously
somewhere. Then he selected another
shirt-the first that came along, for
why shold he exercise care to select? ?
It matters little what an invisible man
wears. She wouldn't see the extra
stripe or the bigger dot. Stripes could
not rescue him from insubstantiability.
Colors. too would make no difference.
Pea green, yellow, or lavender-it was
all one. Any old shirt would do. And
any old tie!
When he had finished dressing, he
didn't find any further excuse for re-
naming In his room. He couldn't con-
suit his desires as to that. He wasn't
asked there to be hermit. He couldn't
initiate Timon of Athens, Diogenes or
any OF those wise old fellows, who did
the glorious solitude act. Diogenes
told the truth, mostly, but he could live
in a tub. He didn't have to participate
!! in house parties. Whoever invented
house parties anyhow? They were
such uncomfortable social functions"
they must have been invented by the
English. Why do people want to get
together? Bob could sympathize with
Diogenes. Also, he could envy Timon
his bowling wilderness! But PERSONAL
| ly he couldn't even be Robinson Cru
soc. Would there were no other COM
pany than clawless crabs and a goat
and parrot! He would not be afraid
to tell them the truth.
He had to go down and he did Ne.
mesis lurked for him below. Had Bob
realized what was going to happen he
would have skipped back to his room.
But. as it was, he assumed bold front.
He even said to himself, Cheer up;
the worst is yet to come" 1t was.
(To be continued.)
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ed. A girdle of the same material was
worn around the waist, ending IN the
back with a large up-and-down DOW OF
the checked silk
NY first illustration shows the trim
tailored lines of an up-to-date SHIRT
of sand colored chiffon and trim
black skirt. The belt, which Is no
t'ceable for the placing OF Its pockets.
ia OF pique and clasps In the front
with pearl button clasps.
The separate waist and skirt are
holding q strong place in the ward
robe of the woman today. The waists
are usually trim and tailored In thei:
lines, and the skirt should be short
and flaring around the lower edge,
while the shoes Of sand, gray, black OF
tan should lace up the side instead OF
the front.
Large white linen or pique collars,
with cuffs to match, are charming
worn over the simple waist OF gray OF
black, giving the effect OF Puritan
or a Quaker costume. Gray taneta
Is used for one dress, with skirs
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Children s EDening Storp

and save the other for his sister,
Beckie, when he heard sad voice
|saying:
"Oh, dear. How hungry we are!
And we can find nothing to eat! Sure
ly we shall starve."
"Ha'! | wonder If that's the bad
monkey again." thought Neddie. He
| looked but he only saw number OF
big blackbirds flying around, and
walking over the snow.
What is the matter?" asked Ned
die of the largest biackbird.
! ALAS! We have nothing to eat!"
said the biggest blackbird. Snow
covers the earth and we can find no
seeds. berries or crumbs
! "Oh, that is too bad" said Neddie.
Here, | will make some crumbs for
you from these walnut cakes" and he
began to crumble them on the snow.
"Oh, you are very kind" exclaimed
the big blackbird. but don't you want
the cakes YOURSELF"
Never mind. am not so hungry
as you," said Neddie kindly, and he
H gave all the cakes to the poor birds.
"Ah! Perhaps we can DO you q
favor some time" they said. as they
! fluttered their, wings and picked up
the crumbs.
Neddie went on home. reaching the
cave just in time for supper, but when
Mrs. Stubtail started the fire in the
stove such a lot of smoke poured out
that she coughed and choked and
sneezed, and Mr.. Whitewash. the po-
lar bear gentleman, had the hiccoughs,
and Beckie couldn't see to dress her
dolls there was so much smoke in the
room.
"Oh, what has happened?" cried
Mrs. Stubtail. "The chimney never
smoked this way before. 1t must be
stopped up
sI'n 20 outside AM look" said Ned
die, as the smoke poured tut thicker
and thicker, driving the be ars all out
of the cave.
Neddie looked up at the chimney
on the roof and there he saw the bad
old chimpanzee monkey stuffin3 snow
down the fiue.
"Oh, stop that cried Neddie. you
are making the stove smoke.
That's just what want to DO:
chried the chimp. You wouldn't give
me your cake, nor let me pull your
tail and I said ! would pay you back.
And that's what I'm doing now"
ooh, dear! Whatever shall | do
cried Mrs. Stubtail.
1--WE must unstop the chimney sald
Mr.. Whitewash.
But how can we?" asked Mrs.
stubtail 1--WE can't get up on the
roof for we can't climb as high as
that chimpanzee does"
"We'll do it for you suddenly
cried some gladstone chirping voices,
and along flew the blackbirds Neddie
had fed. well unstop the chimney
for you, as your little boy treated US
SO kindly said the big blackbird.
Then he and all the others flew az
the chimpanzee and picked him with
their sharp bills, until he was glad
enough to jump off the roof into q
snowbank. Then the birds took all
the snow out of the chimney, so the
fire would burn brightly and the stove
did not make smoke any more.
Then Mrs. Stubtail thanked the
blackbirds very kindly and invited
them to eat the crumbs from her
back door all the rest Of the winter,
so they would not be hungry again
Thus you see it is often good thing
to feed the birds instead OF bad
tail-pulling chimpanzee. And the next
story is going to be about Beck1e and
Johnnie Bushytail. But no hope the
milk bottle doesn't fall off the front
stoop and make the door mat STUB It's
toe.
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NEODiE AND THE BLACkBIRD.
(By Howard r. Garis)
Paget Newspaper Service.
Copyright by Evening News Publish
ing Company of Newark, N. j.,
1857

l9lo.t
There, Neddie' exclaimed Mrs
Stubtail, the bear lady, one morning
as her two children, Neddie and
Beckie, were eating their breakfast
81 guess you can carry that pail over
to Uncle Wiggily's without splitting
what's in It.; can't your"
rs there anything in 1t that will
spill, mother?' asked Neddie, as he
carefully wiped his paws on a birch
bark napkin and arose from the table.
There is some ,hickory-nut soup
in the pail, and am sending 1t over
to Uncle Wiggily Longears, as his
housekeeper, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz.
zy, said the rabbit gentleman was not
feeling very WE'LL" went on Mrs. Stub
tail. "Of course, the soup Will spill
II you turn the pail upside down, but
/ hope"
ooh, I'll not turn it upside down.
or even downside up, mother prom
Used Neddie. Must | come right
back? I'd like to stop and play with
some of the animal boys If I see any
OF them"
You may stay little while said
Mrs. Stubtail
AS it was Saturday there was no
school, and while Beckie took her
doll, Matilda Janet Multiplication
table, out for a walk. Neddie started
over to Uncle Wiggily's house with
the pail of hickorynut soup his moth
er had made.
"Ah. that is very good of you, Ned
die to bring this" said Nurse Jane.
when Neddie knocked on the door OF
the hollow stump bungalow where the
rabbit gentleman lived. Il am sure
Uncle Wiggily will like 1t. Here Is
a cabbage cookie for YOU"
Thank you,'' said Neddie, politely
Then he ran off and found Jackie and
Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy-dog boys,
and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the
SQUIRRELS, and the animal chaps had
much fun playing in the snow
When it came time for Neddie to go
home Mrs. Bushytail, the squirrel
lady, gave him two walnut cakes to
eat as he went through the wood.
my. this Is certainly a lucky day
for mel" exclaimed Neddie, as he
went along over the snow, hopping
and skipping and blinking his little
short TAIL
The little bear boy had eaten the
cabbage cookie Nurse Jane had CIV
en- him. and now he felt quite hungry
again, and as he was looking at the
two walnut cakes. wondering Wnlch
would be the better to bite into flrst,
all of a sudden Neddie heard voice
near him saying:
"Ah, I'll take one of those. if you
please and he saw long and hairy
nav stretched out from the bushes.
Then the little bear boy looked up 10
see the unpleasant old taii-pulllhg
chimpanzee standing there.
take one of my cakes! ! guess
not" cried Neddie and he ran away
so fast that the chimpanzee could not
catch him.
ooh, you just watt" cried the oao
monkey chap. "fll pay you back Tor
not giving me cake and letting me
pull your tall -.
"I'm not afraid" answered Neddie.
He might have given the CHIMP
which I sometimes call him for short,
some of the cake, but Neddie was not
going TO have his tail pulled II ne
could help it.
Well. the little bear boy walked on
q little farther. and he was just 60
ing to eat one OF the walnut CAKES
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New York, April 10.-In April,
spring tendencies begin to crystallize
and we are able to surmise what Will
be standard and what is mere fad
and soon to die.
We now know that the Empire dress
has come to stay with us for the sum-
mer at least. and will be worn by the
women whose slender, girlish figures
will allow of such lines. Others will
eschew this, type of frock, for 1t is
essentially for the youthful figure.
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DOUDS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller Of Ottum-
wa visited their daughter Mrs. j.
Ferguson.
Clarence Hewitt Of Ottumwa attend
ed George Hewitts sale at Leando on
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson are on the
sick list
Mrs. Lola Doud and daughter Nellie
were Ottumwa shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. Roy Beatty Of keosauqua visit
ed friends at this place Thursday.
Mrs. Clara Loring and children OF
Ottumwa visited relatives in Douds-s
Thursday Of last week
Miss Genevieve Coop spent Sunday
in Fairfield with her parents.
Mrs. Nickols Of Ottumwa visited with
friends last Thursday
Misses Florence and Verda Sadler
were in Ottumwa Friday.
A darby running a ferry across
the Alabama river was accosted By
a poor white stranger who wanted
to cross, but hadn't the wherewithal
Pete scratched his woolly poll, per.
plexidly, then queried: "Doan' yo'
got no money at all?"
NO. was the detected reply.
"But it doan cost yo' but three
cents ter Cross" insisted Pete.
II know, but hain't got three
cents"
After a final inward think, Pete
remarked: Il done tell yo' what;
man what's not got three cents am
jes' as we'll OF on dis side OBJ de rib
Der as on de odder" IA
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RICHLAND.

( Mrs Lulu Callister was called to
Princeton, Mo, today, to assist in car
ing for sister. Miss Inez Wayman,
who has suffered relapse.
r. H. Waller of Eddyville who visited
his parents has returned home.
Miss Lula Green Of Des Moines spent
the Easter vacation with home folks.
Arnold Turner who has been in Way
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The skirts are full and short, very
high shoes being worn to disguise the
fact that with the ordinary shoes the
dress would be above the shoe-tops.
For the street, the skirts are plain and
full, being either gathered, or pleated,
or placed on yoke. One smart blue
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-06-05
AN
No. 5 of 1915

To prohibit and suppress the es-
adjustment, maintenance and
eonduction of any house OF
houses of prostitution in this mu-
nicipality, except within the Inn
its hereby fixed and described.
Section One: Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of 0pelousas. IN regu-
lar session convened. that the es-
Establishment, the maintenance ana
eonduction of any house, or houses
Of PROSTITUTION, in this r1unlclpai-
ity. except within the limits mere
matter fixed and described, pc, ana
the same is hereby prohibited anu
suppressed. .aan az
dained. etc, that the limits mere
nv executed from the operations o.
he provisions of this ordinance, De
and The same are herehv declared
"a be as follows. to-wit: me vnfee
RI blocks, described as poundeu ~
the north by Westwego ST; sou.n
and east by Gulley and west by
Liberty st. .a.ho, op-
dained. ETC., that whoever shail ~
late the provisions Of thls ,f9 ~
nance. upon conviction, shall i DC
fined in the SUM of not less "a
Eiftv $50 dollars and not xeeeu
nc One Hundred $4,000 dollars;
my ~ dafa,,lf of the paymnet OF
sa,ch fine. shall be imprisoned u
tbe CITY Jail, for a term OF no. a aere
Than fifteen as days and not NOR
shan thirty 800 days. or snfer pGen
fine and Imprisonment. a. LIE oi9-
cf section Four: Be it further, or
dained etc, that for good and sui
1cient reasons, this ordinance snali
he effective from and after adop-
ton. e,rtbar or
da;ned. that all ordinances or parss
o osi ordinances in conflict with any
" y he provisions Of this ordinance
p ~ and The same are f'erhv repeated
Approved: MP Mayor.
Attest: H. y. CALLAHAN, uh's
Clerk. -
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Of Alfred Young, and west by lands

Of Alfred Young, and west by lands
of Theophile P. S. Fontenot.
No. 7. Fifteen (i5) acres, more
or less, situated in Prairie Laurent
Woods in said parish and state.
bounded north by lands of J.. @.
Chachere, south by lands now or
formerly belonging to j. and A.
Perrodin, east by lands of the mi
nors of Edgar Vanhille, and west
by lands Of the Estate of F. J..
Montgomery.
All of said property, except that
hereinabove described, was ac-
CURED by Mortgagor from the Ope-
lousas Mercantile Company, Ltd,
on March 18th, 1901, as per act
duly recorded in Conveyance Book
wv" No. 3 at pages 40 ct seq, of
the Recorders office of the Parish
of st. Landry.
TERMS: Cash and on terms of
credit credit corresponding with the
maturity of three mortgage notes
of Five Thousand Dollars (S5000.00)
each, due May /, i9i4-i9t5 and 1916,
respectively, to pay and satisfy said
notes, say the sum of Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars (st5,000.009 with six
per cent per annum interest on
100000 thereof from May 1, 1914,
and on 100000 thereof from
May list, 1915, and on 100000
ereof from hay ist, 1916 until
paid, and 10 FER cent Atty'1 fees,
and all eosturMess the same lslm-
mediately paid.
Nj. L. SWORDS, Sheriff.
may s ct
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CHERIFF's SALE

PIERRE MIsTRIC
Versus
GERVAIS GUIDR0Z, TEST. Elk.
No. 20,3i5, 10th Judicial Dis. Court
Parish Of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-06-05

BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale issued out of the Honorable Six
teenth judicial District Court, in and
for the parish of st. Landry, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, and
to me directed, I have seized and will
offer for sale, at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder, at
the front door Of the Court House Of
st. Landry parish, at Opelousas, La, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 9Th, 1915,
at II o'clock a. M, the following de.
scribed property, to-Wit:
A certain tract of land with build
ings and improvements thereon sit
nated at Leonville, st. Landry par
ish, La, containing Forty-Five (45)
arpents, bounded on the North by
Frank Quebedeau, South by Bayou
Teche, east by Demonthene Que.
bedeau, and property Of the Cath
Ole Church, and West by J. J. Mis-
trot, b ein a portion Of same prop.
erty acquired by vendor herein by
act Of partition between vendor and
Madeline Guilhas, wife of Rodolph
Arnaud, Louis Arnaud and inter
est Of Simon Guilhas, which said
property was inherited by them
from their deceased brother Ana
tole Guilhas.
Terms: Cash to pay and satisfy the
sum of eight hundred dollars, debt,
with interest and costs, unless the
same is Immediately paid, and on
terms of credit corresponding with
the notes maturing nine and ten
years after date.
nj. L. SWORDS, Sheriff.
ROW 4 &
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YES


IN
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1915-06-05

OAd4C1UI DlStIlEH
Court, Parish of st. Landry. La.
-
Rv virtua 80 :
sale iss,,ad n,,d WY ~ sslzure ano
Sixteenth Ju6;e;a1 M ng nonoraDie
and for tho par;sh Di 81 ~ IourI IN
in the above an ali1a " %. LANDRY,
suit. and to me- anu NUMBERED
seized and nil, mIe airecseu ! nave
public anef;"n ~ oneI ior SAFE at
highest h;ddar ~ ~ ne iasI ano
the Court Hna,se af &c q lTo ana uool OF
ish. at onelousss - TO %. a - Far
SATuRnAy snINE sa.h .o,z
at If o'clock 4 N tho fo1 lo /,
described nronartu tosnsi+
No. Thnsa earta;n late =
cells If ground s;t,,siad ~ ~ pal-
lage Of Sunset. ST T'andrv par;sh
La. and being lots t-a.sal and s ( ~
plat Of survey made hv I.ennce n
Littell surveyor in the .Estafe If
Emma Robin. deceased wife Of LII