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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-14

at least, you are not sure of anything.
ana besides, you strange, impossible
person." she went on, patting his
hand. don't you see that you must
Judge her, not by the standards of
your world. in which she has never
hVed. but by the standards of her
world IN which she was born and
predf That is only fair, isn't it7"
He rose listlessly to his feet. There
was strange. dull look III his face.
You are a dear girl. Sophyi" he
said. Don't go just yet. have never
felt like 1t before in my life. but just
now l don't want to be left alone.
Send boy for some clothes, and /
Will order some tea"
She hesitated.
cro BE CoNTINUEDJ
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L
well could bel"
John waited upon her without any
further remark. The prince of Seyre,
passing through, bowed 10 them. John
looked after his retreating figure. An
irresistible impulse seized him.
"Sophy," he asked, sitting down by
her side, "tell me. why have the prince
and Louise always been such great
friends?'
| Sophy looked stendfastly at her ice.
81 suppose because the prince is a
very clever and cultivated person"
she said. ale has been Of great as
sistance to Louise several times. 1t
was he who financed Miles Faraday
when he put on this play of Graillot's.
Graillot hasn't penny, you know,
and poor Miles was almost broke after
three failures"
'"That was just an investment"
John remarked irritably. "He will get
his money bnck again."
"Of course" Sophy agreed. II think
the prince generally manages to get
value for what he does in life"
you don't think Louise ever
thought of caring for him, do you"
John persisted.
Sopby paused until she had lit Il
cigarette. The expression in her face
when she looked up at John. irritated
him vaguely. 1t was as IL she were
talking to child.
81 think" she said, "you had better
ask Louise that question yourself,
don't your"
He asked 1t an hour or so later,
when at last the party of guests had
taken their leave, and, somewhat to
the well-bred surprise of the one or
two friends who fingered, Louise had
beckoned to John to take her out to
her car. Her hand had sought his at
once, her head rested little wearily
but very contentedly upon his shoul-
der.
Louise, dear" he began, 81 asked
Sophy a question tonight which I
ought to have asked you. Quite prop
crly, she told me So"
"Nice little soul, Sophy" Louise
murmured. "What was 1t, John?"
"Once or twice / have wondered"
he went on, whether you have ever
cared in any sort of way, or come
ieear to caring, for the prince of
Seyre?"
For a moment she made no move
ment. Then she turned her head and
looked at him. The sleepy content
had gone from her eyes.
"Why do you ask?"
'Isnt it quite a natural question
from Jealous man who believes that
everyone who sees you must be In
love with you? You have seen great
deal of the prince, haven't you, in the
last few years? He understands your
art. There are many things that you
and he have In common"
Louise was looking out of the win
dow at the thin stream of people still
passing along Picadilly. She seemed
suddenly to have become only the
shadow of her former brilliant self.
II think that once-perhaps twice."
she confessed. 81 came very near to
caring for him."
"And now?"
"And now" she repeated, suddenly
gripping Johns hands, 81 tell you that
1 am very much nearer hating him.
So much for the prince! In ten min
utes we shall be at home. and you
are such a dear stupid about coming
in. You must try to say all the nice
things in the world to me quickly-in
ten minutes |"
''How shall begin?" he whispered.
She leaned once more toward him.
'You don't need any hints" she MUIR
INJURED. you're really quite good at
itr'
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CHAPTER XXI.

coward nine o'clock on the follow
ing morning John rose from a fltful
sleep and looked around him. Icyen
before he could recall the events of
the preceding night he felt that there
was a weight pressing upon his brain.
miserable sense of emptiness In life.
dull feeling of bewilderment. AL
though he had no clear recollection of
getting there, he realized that he was
in his own sitting-room, and that he
had been asleep upon the couch. He
saw, too, that it was morning, for
ray of sunlight lay across the carpet.
AS he struggled to his feet, he saw
with little shock that he was not
alone. Sophy Gerard was curled I'D
In his easy chair, still In evening
clothes, her cloak drawn closely
around her, as II she were cold. Her
head had fallen back. She, too, was
asleep. At the sound of his move
ment, however, she opened her eyes
and looked at him for a moment with
puzzled stare. Then she jumped to
her feet.
"Why, we have both been asleepl-
she murmured, little weakly.
At the sound of her voice 1t all came
back to him, tangled, hideous night
mare. He sat down again upon the
couch and held his head between his
hands.
81 remember everything that hap
pened at the club" he went on slowly.
'Is the prince dead?"
She shook her head.
r
though, and there was terrible scene
of confusion in the room. The people
crowded around him, and managed.
somehow, to drag you away. The
manager helped US. To tell the truth,
he was only too anxious for you to
get away before the police arrived.
He was SO afraid of anything getting
into the papers. / drove you back
here, and as you still seemed stunned,
1 brought you upstairs. didn't mean
to stay, but l couldn't get you to say
single coherent word. I was afraid
to leave you alonei"
ST suppose 1 was drunk" he said,
in a dull tone. II remember filling my
glass over and over again. There is
one thing, though" he added, his voice
| L
drunk when 1 struck the prince
remember those few seconds very dis
tinctly. I saw everything, knew ev-
erything, felt everything. If no one
had interfered, think I should have
killed him ~
you were not drunk at ALL" she de-
clared, with a little shiver, 'but you
were in state of terrible excitement.
1t was a long time before I could get
you to lie down, and then you wouldn't
close your eyes until I came and sat
by your side. 1 watched you go to
sleep. I hope you are not angry with
me! 1 didn't like to go and leave
you"
"How could be angry?" he pro-
tested. "You are far kinder to me
than I deserve. 1 expect I should
have been in. police cell but for
you"
"And now" she begged, coming ever
to him and speaking in a more mat
ter-of-fact tone, "do let us be prac-
teal. must run away, and you must
go and have bath and change your
clothes. Don't be afraid of your repu
tation. 1 can get out by the other en-
trance"
Remember" she whispered, "you
have to go to see Louisel"
He covered his face with his hands.
"What's the use of it?" he groaned.
IT'S only another turn of the screwl"
Don't be foolish, John," she ad-
monished briskly. you don't actual
ly know anything yet-nothing at all;
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emotIonalism." the critic declared
"that these French actresses get al
us little more completely even than
Louise Maurel. Do you know the rea'
son? I'll tell you. 1t is because they
live the life. They have a dozen new
emotions In a season. They make a
cult of feeling. They use their brains
to dissect their passions. They cut
their own life into small pieces and
give us the result without conceal
ment. That is where they score, II
anywhere. This Nine. Latrobe, who
opens over here tomorrow night, is in
love at the present moment with Jean
Tourbet. She had an affair with that
Italian poet in the summer, so they
tell me. She was certainly in Madrid
in October with Bretoldi, the sculp-
tor. These men are all great artists.
Think what she must have learned
from associating with theml Now
Louise Maurel, so far as we know,
has never had but one affair, the prince
of Seyre, and has been faithful to him
all the time"
1t was out at 1astI John had heard
1t spoken in plain words. The black
demon upon which his hand had lain
so heavily, was alive now. without a
doubt, jeering at him, moching at him
alive and self-assertive In the sober
words of the elderly. well-bred man
who lounged upon the table.
For a moment or two John was
stunned. A wild impulse assailed him
Tn Loo
choke the lie back down the throat
of the man who had uttered 1t. Every
nerve in his body was tingling with
the desire for action. The stupor of
his senses alone kept him nlotionless,
and a strange, incomprehensible clar-
ity of thought. He realized exactly
how things were. This man had not
spoken idly, or as a scandalmonger
He had spoken what he had accepted
as fact, what other people believed
John rose to his feet and made his
way toward the door. His face showed
little sign of disturbance. He even
nodded to some men whom he knew
slightly. AS he passed down the stairs,
he met Graillot. Then once more his
self-control became in danger. He
seized the Frenchman savagely by the
arm.
Come this way" he said, leading
him toward the card-room. Come in
here! 1 want to speak to you"
He locked the door-a most un-
heard-of and irregular proceeding.
Graillot felt the coming of the storm.
"Well 7" he exclaimed grimly "Trou-
Bile already. eh? I see it in your face,
young man. Out with it."
II was sitting in the smoking room
there, few moments ago." he began,
Jerking his head toward the door.
There were some men talking-de-
cent fellows, not dirty scandal-mon-
gers. They spoke of Louise Maurel."
Graillot nodded gravely. He knew
very well what was coming.
John felt his throat suddenly dry.
The words he would have spoken
choked him. He banged his fist upon
the table by the side of which they
were standing.
'Look, here, Graillot," he cried, al
most piteously, ''you know 1t is not
true, nor likely to be true! Can't
you say so?"
"Stop, ny young friendp the
Frenchman interrupted. II know moth
ing. 1t is a habit Of .mIne to know
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him away. But to John the room WINS
empty. he stood there. giant mo.
tionless figure, his muscles still taut
his face tense, his eyes afiame, glar.
ing down at the PROSTATE figure Of
the man on whom he had wreaked the
accumulated fury of these last deys
and weeks Of madness.
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orioin Of 1Not Worth His Salt"

A subscriber wants to know the
origin of the expression, 'He is not
worth his salt" He says he ran
upon the expression in book print
ed many years ago, and he desires
to know if it is an ancient express
sion. 1t is, and; like many of our
expressions, it comes from military
sources. At one time in the history
of the, world soldiers were paid in
salt for fighting. Salt was very
precious commodity, and to induce
men to fight an allowance OF salt
was given them. The pay was
known as salerium-from the Latin
sal, meaning salt. That is the orr
gin of our word salary" 1t means
pertaining to salt" So if soldier
was not worth his salary he is not
worth his "salt." And to this good
day we use the expression at times
to describe a worthless fellow.-Co-
lumbus Dispatch.
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Medieval Doors.

During the medieval period doors
we're small and narrow, so that only
one person could pass through at a
time owing to the universal need
for protection against attack. For
this same reason external doorways
were sometimes set in a recess, COM
manded by openings through which
arrows could be shot. The doors
themselves were constructed in one
piece and not divided from the CEN
ter and were fastened by strong oak
bars, which could be drawn across
from one side to the other.
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CARNIVAL OF GHOSTS.
An Alaskan Festival and Its Speaking
Tube Trickery.

An AlAekan FESTIVAL ana its SPsAS'hS
Tube Triekery.
Nobody knows who first invented
the speaking tube, but it may have
been the Indians of southern Alas
ka. At all events the contrivance
is we'll known to them, and it is Of
a wholly original pattern.
1t is nothing in the world but the
stem sometimes as much as 300
feet longl Of the monstrous sea-
weed called the "giant kelp," which
hourishes in vast beds all along the
north Pacific coast. When dried it
furnishes a hollow pipe-a speak
ing tube ready made, as one might
say.
DR.. Franz Boas of the American
Museum of Natural History says
that speaking tube Of this kind
plays an important part in an an
nual religious festival Of the ma
tives of southern Alaska, called the
Carnival of ghosts" The festival is
derived from a tradition that tells
of journey made by an adventur-
Gus individual to a region beneath
the earth inhabited by phantoms.
Beneath the floor of the sacred
lodge house are laid kelp tubes in
such a way as to terminate in the
fireplace. When the ceremonial is
in progress the performer disap-
pears into hole in the ground be-
hind the fire, and presently voices
are heard coming out of the flames.
The phantoms are supposed to be
doing the talking, but in reality the
voices are those of persons hidden
in adjoining rooms, who speak
through the tubes.
The enormously long stems of the
giant kelp, rooted at the bottom of
the sea, are supported at the sur
face by huge hollow bulbs that serve
as floats, each Of them bearing a
great frond of leaves. These bulbs
are used by the Alaskan Indians as
bottles to contain oil.
The stems are also employed as
worms for primitive stills (the only
other essential part Of the appara-
tus being tin can), in which pota.
toes are distilled to obtain kind OF
whisky called 'hoochinoo." This
beverage drunk raw engenders i'm
mediate madness.
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The Mystic Seven.

A certain fond father sent his
son to a university last fall. As q
farewell piece of advice he told the
young man that "his success was
almost assured, since both the word
success and your name contain sew
en- letters" The midyear examina'
tions, however, proved to be his
doom, and he was compelled to re-
turn home.
"Well," said his father, didn't
you keep in mind what l told you
about the seven letters"
81 did that, father" answered
the boy, "but you must remember
that there are also seven letters in
failure. '"-Exchange.
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SOME MAMMOTH LETTERS.
Mountains Wear Thsm For the Univsr-
sities They Represent.

High up on the bare slope of the
Wasatch mountains, Immediately
behind Salt Lake City, is an enor-
nous white capital letter 'U' that
is visible from every point in the
great Salt Lake valley. 1t is the
letter of the University Of Utah.
1t is a hundred feet long by fifty
feet wide, and is as everlasting as
the mountain it rests upon. for it il
made of solid concrete.
Years ago it was the custom for
each of the two lower classes at
the university to try to put its
numerals on the hills behind the
college and to prevent its rival
from doing the same thing. The
resulting fights became so violent
that the student body took steps to
put an end to them. The class
numerals we're replaced by great
letter 'U," made by the entire stu
dent body. 1t was of earth and was
whitewashed, but the rains soon
washed it away. The letter had to
be made every year.
In 1907 the boys decided to make
permanent letter of concrete.
They raised a sum of money to buy
materials, drew plans, dug the
trench, made the concrete and fash
ioned the great letter.
Ever since, April 16 has been set
aside as ~" day. On this day all
the students and many townsfolk
besides climb the steep slope of the
mountain and assemble at the 'U."
The workers are organized before
hand, and most of the hard tasks
fall to the freshmen. Quantities Of
lime and water are carried up the
hill, the letter is swept clean and a
coat of whitewash applied. By noon
the work is completed, and the let
ter stands out sharply in its new
white spring suit. Then the stu
dents descend to the campus, where
the "co-eds" serve luncheon on the
lawns. The afternoon is given up
to sports and dancing.
Farther west, on the hills over
looking Berkeley and San Francisco
bay, the traveller beholds another
great letter-the golden "C' of the
University of California. In size it
is 60 by 80 feet. 1t, too, is made OF
concrete. 1t stands 800 feet above
tide level and is colored golden
yellow - for the university colors
are gold and blue.
This great letter has been strung
with wires, and on the occasion of
an athletic victory it blazes out
against the dark background Of the
night, flashing its message to all the
country round.
Near Ogden, Utah, great ''Y''
adorns a steep slope in honor OF
the Brigham Young college, and
Livingston, Mont, gazes out on
huge white letter "L." Youths
Companion.
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A Joke That Failed.

Once when Henrik Ibsen was en-
gagged in writing a play he by chance
dropped a scrap of paper on which
were the words, 'Ethe doctor says"
Mrs. Ibsen determined to have a
joke and one day casually remarked
"Who is that doctor in your new
play? l suppose he'll say some in
teresting things ?"
Ibsen at first was silent with as
tonishment. Then he broke ont
into a fit of rage, full of reproaches
for her spying.
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Pieeadilly.

This famous street in London was
first mentioned in a seventeenth
century edition of Gerard's Herbal
It is believed by many that the
name was originated by a tailor
named Higgins, who made for
tune from the sale of certain turn
over collars which he called picka'
delles or piccadillies. At length re,
firing from business, Higgins built
himself a home in the vicinity
which he called Piccadilla Hall, SO
in all probability it was this that In
troduced the name.
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uasful EireVxeed.

Fireweed, otherwise known as the
"great willow herb" seems to have
been created as an antidote for one
of the ugliest sights a landscape
may offer-burnt over ground. The
fireweed is a genuine cosmopolite,
for it sends its consoling shaft
above the ashes of burnt forests not
only throughout America, but in
Europe and Asia.
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Auburn Haired Women.

History AYERS that women with
auburn hair have welded a strong
influence in all ages. The women
familiar to history who belonged to
this sisterhood were Isabella of Cas-
tile, Helen of Troy, Catherine /. OF
Russia, Joan of Arc. Elizabeth OF
England. Mary Stuart, Anne of Rus
sia. cx-Emprcss Eugene, Lucrezia
Rorgia and Beatrice Cenci.
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1raoic Family History.

The following inscriptions are to
be seen on a tombstone at Debrec-
ln, Hungary:
"Joseph Moritz, murdered at six
ty-two by his son. Isabelle Moritz,
wife of above, poisoned at forty
seven by her daughter. Elizabeth
Moritz committed suicide at twenty
after poisoning her mother. Joseph
Morits, Jr., murderer of his father,
died in prison at twenty-seven."- p
London Standard.
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lnsulted His leas.

Apropos of knee breeches a cor
respondent of the London Express
quotes an anecdote from Captain
Gronow's "Recollections" which
puts the whole case in a nutshell.
The Bailie de Ferrette was always
dressed in knee breeches, with a
cooked hat and a court sword, the
slender proportions Of which great
ly resembled those of his legs. "Do
tell me, my dear bailie," said Mon
trond one day, "have you got three
legs or three swords" Soon after
which, we should imagine, the bailie
went home.
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For Your child's Cough.

Here's q pleasant cough syrup
that every child likes to takes, DR.
Bells Pine -Tar-Honey. If your
child has a deep hacking cough that
worries you give him DR. Bells Pine
Tar.Honey, the soothing pine bal
sam relieves the cough, loosens the
phlegm, and heals the irritated tis-
sues. Get bottle today at your
druggist and start treatment at
once. 25c.
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Leave Il to Pat.

An EngIishman when'i a crowd
performed trici; of which he
boastcd no one else in the crowd
but himself could do.
"Any fool could do that" said
Pat, who vas looking on.
"Wcll. Why don't you try it%'
said ihe Englishman.
"Begob." ;" said Fat, '1'm no FOO"
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Roof Ornaments In China.

The roof ridge of a Chinese house
is usually decorated with an elab-
crate plaster ornament in the form
of design embodying the charac-
ter "fu," signifying happiness. To
prevent the ornament being dam
aged by crows the owner of the
house sticks large numbers Of ordi.
nary sewing needles point outward
into the soft plaster. London
Standard.
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Iripolitan Proverbs.

"You cannot" says a Tripolitan
proverb, escape your fate, even on
q horse" Whoever" says anoth-
or, "has maize will soon find one who
will lend him -four" '1f dog is
to be beaten" says third, "there
Is no lack of sticks" A fourth
proverb points out that whoever
is seeking pearls must 60 to the
depths of the ocean,"
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uliOb VI ASo3 70 oiN 80
terests-with his silent chamber
nal .,,easstosshe
and hate the other -
Jenkins returned to the city,
spent the day in his office, went to
his roomt heS7i6g Z sig6f Aen:i
tered it-dreSsed A6r fhe evening
and started ~ f>hiAeMb. Shortly
before reaching it he passed neat
Looking two story stone front dwell
ing in a window of which was
picard sfo let" He stood lean
ing on his cane looking at. the
house; then went on muttering:
'1t's no use. I've no wife"
This, next psornjpg. Aassing the
hgbsftdkf i tk5dsasAat, after
all, it would be better than his
rooms and he would 60 in and look
at:its fAt the moment p feminine Z In
voice said to him:
TThere doesn't appear to be any
woIdion the notice where to appiy."
jenkins turned and saw a young
wdns1 whose appearance vasl as
refined as her voice. Her attention
was all directed to the house, and
JenkipshFhesed that sheshad made
the observation to herself rather
than to him. Nevertheless he raised
hie hat and said: -.
perhaps it means that one may
inquire within:
at doesn't matter" said the
lsdNstiR morsrto ,hG&ldhak him.
.HesHorhs we've spokep~ il the
same tone with which the day be-
fore hs-Aadrsaid~to hipselfi Tt's
no use. e.fTA pd wife, =
|"f11 ring 4 you like said Jen-
"oh, thank you. Meyer qipq on
my account"
'1'p intending to make inquiries
for myself, though l have no def
mite idea Of taking a house. I don't
need one."
tR Went ubl On to.the stoop and
rang-tha-bsu.-His- sammeas was
answered by a middle aged person
Ao: hvsd ahahe -baeheH} evident
" a caretaker. The lady waited
for Jenkins to act as spokesman,
bat he f,esitated. Ha did not know
whether to say "this lady wishes to
look: !at; thei house, Or II. wish to
look at the house." He compro-
missed.
house" be said.
."phi=Walk IN p'=.-==-
"There are eight rooms" said the
earetaket, leading the way through
the apartments. "On this floor par
lor, dining room; library and kitch.
en-" Then, leading them upstairs
sFour bedrooms up here. This
front room viii make a beautiful
room for you and your wife, sir,
and this Little room adjoining it
Just big ceaeueh for the children,
If you have them. There's another
small room back that would make
a good nursery and guests room.
The bathroom is at the end of the
hall"
,IfHhb todf &dnah had been cog
infant of the terrible blunder she
WAS making she would have been
deeply panied. And yet she would
have had no cause to be panied.
Though jenkins put, on wooden
expression, there was very pleas
ant feeling about his heart. Though
the lady blushed rosy red, there
was a suspicion Of q smile playing
on her-lips. .
mann" asked the woman, sudden
" breaking in upon her description
Of the house. - . - =
ssNo children" replied the lady,
Ignoring the weman's inference that
the two we're married.
.ssNo shildsep,,, Oh. dear! Some
how At doesn't seem to me that peo-
pie are married I'LL the little tots
come: :Kithent them folks are
a. ~ - 80 - :
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Visit Odom & Dennis Cash Store.
at Peoples Mercantile Co.'S old stand
on Academy street.