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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-01-04
SOUTH Carolinian Tells
How She Quickly Wiped
Out Rheumatic Pains

t. be just what | needed. Just as
was about to give up hope Of ever
getting rid of the pain found Il new
root and herb medicine called Draco
took Just one bottle of Dreco and
the pain is gone Now | can bend my
knee and walk as well as ever any
distance
Stomach trouble has caused me
rluch rain also. Coffee. milk and ev-
en- water soured in my stomach and
bIoated me UP. was practically liv
ing on 4 liquid diet Dreco has put an
end to all of these trouble
| recommended Dreco to my niece
ard Il is helping her also
Dreco, mentioned in the above sign
ed statement OF Mrs. Deane. is the
new vegetable compound that is caus
Ing such profound sensa ton in med
ciI:al circles Of this section Sogre2t
has has It's record of achclenYemcnt
that all reliable druggists and phhr-
maciSts are now carrying it as (: reg
ular stock and are recommending il
t. succrers for rheumatism, stomach
disorders liver and kidney complaint
and similar ills requiring a STE and
reliable emedcine Dreceo solld and
particularly guaranteed in Brunswick
by Golfers Drug Store.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-01-04
MILLION MEN TO
BE DISCHARGED
GREAT REDUCTION IN ADDITION
TO HALF MILLION MEN A.
READY RETURNED.

4 Washington. Jan. 3-AIore than &
million American soldiers in the I'M;
ited States and oversees already nave
been sidieu tur discharge. me Cnle.
q STAFF, General Iarlh. mas an
nuUnced.
More than half million men and
thIrty-five thousanC officers in the
Unltei States already nave been re-
turned to their homes
We have given ont during the
week" said General March. the as
sIgnment of various units i'll France
by General Pershing to early con
voys. so they will not be repeated
nut the sum total is 6S2l Officers
ard 16S239 men vino are assigned 20
cary convovs for return home. Tire
number of men in the United StataE
who nave Deen ordered discharged
which i reported last week IS amount
ing 10 100000. now has been increas
Ell TO 1871 GOO bv the Introduction c.
some new units This number. viii
the 1CS, 239 selected by General Pc
shing brings tine number OF lnn.i
slated for discharge up to 1.O05. 239.
The sum total Vt men who have
actually beer discharged in the Uni
ted States up 10 date is 533,334. IT,
number OF officers who nave been
discharged up - December % is 50.
400.
The figures have given for d.
charges. are to date the discharges
for this week, the week ending the
2Sth, have moi come in at ali, except
about $4,000 which came YESTERDAY
and I have added them to the humble
! already had. Five hundred and
thirty-three thousand is practically u
to last Saturday, so that when we &c
the report Of this week we expecr
t" have about the same proportion Of
increase That we had last week. /
give the figures as they stand to
day"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-01-04

The heat can be adjusted = any
temperature desired The heat will
be turned on for the frs ti;ne Mon
day for the afternoon ana night per
fOrmances.
Manager Wood expects to continue
to COVE the people Of Brunswick the
vcitv best in the picture line and if
money can get it the Grand will have
it and with the comfortable house he
is to have the popular theate." prom
ises to be more so than ever be-
fore
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-01-04

COLUMBIA WOMAN GIVES RE
mARKABLE TESTIMONY - HAD
TO STAND ON ONE FOOT TO
EASE PAiN-SToMACH GAVE
OUT AND Had TO LIVE ON Lt0-
UfC FOCD-FiNALLY FINDS
COMPLETE RELIEF.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-01-04

We extend to all Of our Patons and to the
general Public our best wishes for a Happp and
Prosperous New Year.
We are beginning the New Year Right by
presenting the largest and most complete line Of
Ladies' fashionable waist we have ever shown
We will take great pleasure in showing you
eo the latest creations Of georgettes, crepe-de
Chimes and combinations in a large variety of coers
and in all sizes.
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CHAPTER Nv.
I'm Extraordinary chambemaid, a
Midnight Tragedy, and Man Who
Said "ThanEz You."
said the othe:

I'm Extraordinary chambemaid, a
Midnight Tragedy, and Man Who
Said "ThanI< You"
Miss Thaclzeray was turning down
MS bed when he entered his room after
bidding his new actor friends good
night. He was staggered and some
what abashed by the appearance OF
Miss Thackeray. She was by no
means dressed rs a chambermaid
should be, nor was she as dumb. On
the contrary, she confronted him in
the choicest raiment that her ward
robe contained, and she was bright and
CHEEKY and exceedingly incompetent.
1t was her costume that shocked him.
Not only was she attired in q low
necked, rose-colored evening gown, lib
orally bespangled with tinsel, but she
wore vast, top-heavy picture hat
whose crown Of black was almost
wholly obscured by a gorgeous white
feather that once must have adorned
the king Of all ostriches. She was not
az all his idea of chambermaid. He
started to back out of the door with
an apology for having Numbered into
the wrong room by mistake.
"Come right in," she said cheerily.
"TIl soon be through. / suppose /
should have done all this an hour ago,
but | just had to write few letters. I
am Miss Thackeray, This is Mr..
Barnes, [ believe"
He bowed, still quite overcome.
"You needn't be scared" she cried,
observing his confusion. "This is my
regular uniform I'm starting a new
style for chambermaids. Did it para
lyze you to find re here?"
II couldn't believe my eyes,"
She abandoned her easy, careless
manner. A look of modification came
into her eyes as she Strengthened up
and faced him. Her voice was trife
husky when she spoke again, after a
moments pause.
"You see, Mr.. Barnes, these are the
only buds / have with me. 1t wasn't
necessary to put on this hat, of course,
but / did it simply to make the char
acter complete. I might just as well
make beds and clean washstands in a
picture hat as in a low-necked gown, so
here / am
She was tall, pleasant-faced girl
of twenty-three or four, not unlike her
father in many respects.
Il am very sorry" he said lamely.
Il have heard something of your mis-
fortunes from your father and-the
others. LISTS really hard luck"
Il call it rather good luck to have
got away with the only dress in the lot
that cost more than tuppence,'' she
said smiling again. Lord knows what
would have happened to me- if they
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that he did not understand. Evidently
he had acquired only few OF the
simple French expressions. Barnes
had slight knowledge Of Spanish
and Italian, and tried again with no
better results. German was his last
resort, and he knew he would fail once
more, for the man obviously was not
TeutOnic.
The bloody lips parted, however. and
the eyes opened with piteOus. appeal
ing expression In their depths. 1t was
apparent that there was something he
wanted to say, something he had to
say before he died. He gasped dozen
words or more in tongue utterly un-
known to Barnes, who bent closer to
catch the feeble effort 1t was he who
now shook his head; with grOan the
sufferer closed his eyes in despair. He
choked and coughed violently an in
slant later.
"Get some water and q towel" cried
Miss Thackeray, TREMENDOUSLY. She
was very white. but still chung to the
mans hand. "Be quick! Behind the
bar"
Barnes unbuttOned the coat and re-
vealed the bloOd-soaked white shirt.
Better leave this to me-" he said in
her ear. There's nothing you can do.
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Continued from last week.

It was a weII-pTaced tip, for Mr.
RushcrOft had been telling the natives
for days that he knew everybody
worth knowing in New York.
Barnes was mOmentarily taken
aback. Then he rose to the spirit of
the occasion.
Hello, Rushcr0ft" he greeted, as If
meeting an Old-time and greatly be-
loved friend. 'This is good Pom
my soul you are like a thriving date
palm in the middle of an endless des-
ert. How are yOu?
They shook hands warmly. Mr.. Dill
lingfOrd slapped the newcomer on the
shoulder affectionately, Familiarity, and
shouted:
"Who would have dreamed we'd run
across good old Barnesy up here? By
JOve, it's marvelous!'
'Friends, countrymen," doomed Mr..
RushcrOft, "this is Mr.. Barnes of New
York. Not the man the book was
written about but one of the best fell
lows God ever put into this little world
of ours. I do not recall your names,
gentlemen, or would introduce each
of you separately and divisibly."
Lyndon Rushcroft was a tall, saggy
man of fifty. Despite his determined
erectness he was inclined to sag from
the shoulders down. His head, huge
and gray, appeared to be much too
pOnderOus for his yielding body, and
yet he carried it manfully, even the
atrically. The lines in his dark, sea-
sOned face were like burrows; his nose
was large and somewhat Dubious, his
mouth wide and grim. Thick, black
eyebrows shaded a pair of eyes in
which white was no longer apparent
it had given way to a permanent red.
A two-days' stubble covered his chin
and cheeks. Altogether he was sin
gular exemplifcatiOn of ones idea of
the Old-time actor.
Passing through the office, his arm
linked in one of Barnes, Mr.. Rush
croft hesitated long enough to impress
upon Landlord Jones the Importance
of providing his distinguished friend,
Robert w. Barnes" with the very best
that the establishment afforded. Put
nam Jones blinked slightly and his
eyes sought the register as if to ac-
cuse or justify his memory. Then he
spat cOpiOusly into the corner, nee
eSSary preliminary to q grin. He
hadn't much use for the great Lyndon
RushcrOft. His grin was sardonic.
Something told him that Mr.. Rush.
croft was about to be literally fed.
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He's done FOR. Please go away
"Oh, sha'n't fnint-at least, not
yet. Poor fellow! I've seen him up
stairs and wondered who he was. Is
he really going to die?"
Looks bad" said Barnes, gently
opening the shirt front. Several of
the craning men turned away sud-
denly.
"WhO is he, Mr.. Jones?"
she is registered as Andrew Paul,
from New York. That's all 1 know.
The other man put his name down as
Albert Room. He seemed to be the
boss and this man a sort of servant,
far as could make out. They never
talked much and seldom came down.
stairs. They had their meals in their
ROOM"
'"There is nothing we can do" said
Barnes, "except try to stanch the flow
of blood. He is bleeding inwardly, Pm
afraid. It's a clean wound, Mr. Jones.
Like rifle shot, should say"
THAT'S just what it u.s." said one of
the men, a tall woodsman. "The Teller
who did it was a dead shot, you en-
bet on that. He got t. other man
square through the heart"
To be continued
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irresponsible younaster.

Irresponsible younaster.
He recalled with thrill the irnperi-
Gus manner in which she gave direc-
tons to the man, and his surprising
servility. 1t suddenly occurred to him
that she was no ordinary person; he
was rather amazed that he had not
thought of it before.
Moreover, now that he thought of it,
there was, even in the agreeable re-
joinders she had made to his offerings,
the faint suggestion of an accent that
should have struck him at the time
but did not for the obvious reason that
he was then not at all interested in
her. Her English was SO perfect that
he had failed to detect the almost i'm
perceptible foreign flavor that now
took definite form in his reflections.
He tried to place this accent. Was
it French or Italian or Spanish? Ger
tainly it was not German.
He took a few turns up and down
the long porch, stopping finally at the
upper end. The clear, inspiring clang
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3 ---h- Gss -. ,-s~
had dropped down on us at the end OF
the first act. I was the beggar's daugh.
ter, you see-absolutaly in rags. Glad
TO have met you. [ think you'll find
everything nearly all right. Good night,
sir
She closed the door behind her,
leaving him standing in the middle of
the room, perplexed but amused.
by George" he said to himself, still
staring at the closed door, they're
wonders, all of them I wish I could
do something to help them out Of"
He sat down abruptly on the edge of
the bed and pulled his wallet from his
pocket He set about counting the
bills, calculating frOwn in his eyes.
Then he stared at the ceiling, sum.
ming up. "Tll do it," he said, after a
moment of mental figuring. He told
off a half dozen bills and slipped them
into his pocket. The wallet sought it's
usual resting place for the night: Un-
der a pillow.
He was healthy and he was tired
Two minutes after his head touched
the pillow he was sound asleep.
He was aroused shortly after mid
night by shouts, apparently just out
side his window. A man was calling
in loud voice from the road below
an instant later he heard a tremendous
pounding on the tavern door.
Springing out of bed he rushed to
the window. There were horses in
front of the house-several of them
and men on foot moving like shadows
among them.
Turning from the window, he un-
locked and opened the door into the
hail. Some one was gathering down
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CHAPTER III.
Mr.. Rushcroft DissoIves, MIR. Jones IN
terVenes, and Two Men Ride Away.


terVenes, and Two Men Ride Away.
Mr.. Rushcroft explained that he had
had his supper. In fact, he went on
to confess, he had been compelled,
like the dog to speak for it. What
could be more disgusting, more degrad-
ing, he mOurned, than the spectacle
of a man who had appeared in all of
the principal theaters of the land as
star and leading support to stars, set
thing for his supper by telling stories
and reciting poetry in the taproom
of tavern?
"Still," he consented, when Mr..
Barnes insisted that it would be a
kindness to him, "Since you put it that
way, I dare say could do with little
snack as you so aptly put it. Just a
bite or two. What nave you ready,
Miss Tilly?"
Miss lilly was a buxom female of
forty or Whereabouts, with spectacles.
She was one of pair of sedentary
mattresses who had been so long in the
employ of Mr.. James that he hated the
sight OF them.
Mr.. Rushcroft's conception of bite
or two may have staggered Barnes
but it did not bewilder Miss Tilly. He
had four eggs with his ham, and
other things in proportion. He talked
a great deal, proving in that way that
it was supper we'll worth speaking
for. Among other things he dilated
at great length upon his reasons for
not being member of the Players or
the Lambs in New York city 1t seems
that he had promised his dear, devoted
wife that he would never join club
of any description. Dear old girl, he
would as soon have cut off his right
hand as to break any promise made
to her. He brushed something away
from his eyes. and his chin, contract
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"Young?"
| 81 had that impression. BY the way,
Mr.. Jones, what and where is Green
Fancy?"
"Well," began the landlord, lowering
/ his voice, ''its about two mile and a
| half from here, up the mountain. It's
a house and people live in it, same as
any other house. That's about Gil
there is to say about ii"
"sVhy is it called Green Fancyw
because it's green house" re-
piled Jones succinctly. "Green as a
gourd. A man named Curtis built it
couple o. years ago and he had a
fool idee about paintin' it green.
Might ha' been a little crazy, for all
/ know. Anyhow, after he got it fin
ished he settled down to live in it,
and from that day to this he's never
been off'n the place.
'Isn't it possible that he isn't there
at all?''
"He's there, all right. Every now
and then he has visitors-just like
this woman today-and sometimes
they come down here for supper. They
don't hesitate to speak of him, SO he
must be there. Miss Tilly has got the
what that is"
Further conversation was inter-
rupted by the irregular clatter of
horses boots on the macadam. Off
to the left dull red glow Of light
spread across the roadway and a
mans voice called out, "Whoa, dang
ye"
The door of the smithy had been
thrown open and someone was lead
ing forth freshly shod horses.
A moment later the hOrses-prans-
ing, high-spirited animals = their
bride bits held by a strapping black
smith, came into view. Barnes looked
in the direction of the steps. The two
men had disappeared. Instead Of stop
ping directly in front Of the steps the
smith led his charges quite a distance
beyond and into the darkness.
Putnam Jones abruptly changed his
between Barnes and the doorway, at
the same time rather loudly proclaim
ing that the rain appeared to be over.
eyes, sir" he repeated, 'she seems
to have let up altogether. Ought to
have nice day tomorrow, Mr.. Barnes
nice, cool day for Walkin'."
Voices came UP from the darkness.
Jones had not been able to cover them
with his own. Barnes caught two or
three sharp commands, rising above
the paving of horses hoofs, and then
a great clatter as the mounted horse
men rode OFF in the direction Of the
crossroads.
Barnes waited until they were n1uf-
fed by distance and then turned to
Jones with the laconic remark:
''They seem to be foreigners, Mr.
Jones'
Jones' manner became natural once
more. He leaned against one Of the
posts and, striking match on his LEGS
relighted his pipe
"Kind o. curious about 'em?'' he
draWled.
III never entered my mind until this
instant to be curious" said Barnes.
Sven, it entered their minds about
an hour ago to be curious about you,"
said the other.
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of a hammer on an anvil fell sud-
denly upon his ears. He looked at his
watch. The hour was nine, certainly
an unusual time for men to be at work
in the taproom who were bare-armed
and wore the shapeless leather aprons
of the smithy.
He had been standing there not
more than half a minute peering in
the direction from whence came the
rhythmic bang Of the anvil-at no
great distance, he was convinced
when some one spoke suddenly at his
elbow. He Whirled and found himself
facing the gaunt landlord.
Good Lord! You startled me- he
exclaimed. His gaze Travelled past the
tall figure of Putnam Jones and rested
on that Of a second man, who leaned,
with legs crossed and arms folded,
against the porch post directly in front
of the entrance to the house, his fea-
lures almost wholly concealed by the
broad-brimmed SLOUGH hat that came
far down over his eyes. He, too, it
seemed to Barnes, had sprung from
nowhere.
''Fierce night said Putnam Jones,
removing the corncob pipe from his
lips Then, as an afterthought.
"Where'd you walk from today?"
81 slept in a farmhouse last night,
about fifteen miles south of this place,
| should say"
''That'd be a little ways out OF
East Cobb" speculated Mr.. Jones.
give or six miles,
"Goin' over into Canada?"
"No. I shall turn west, I think, and
strike for the Lake Champlain coun-
try"
81 suppose you've travelled right
smart in Europe?"
''Quite a bit Mr.. Jones'"
"Any particular part?"
"No," said Barnes, suddenly divin-
ing that he was being pumped" "One
end to the other, you might say"
'What about them countries down
around Bulgaria and Roumania? I've
been considerable interested in what's
going to become of them if Germany
gets licked. What do they get out of
it, either way?"
Barnes spent the next ten minutes
expatiating upon the future of the Bal
kan states. Jones had little to say.
He was interested, and drank in all
the information that Barnes had to i'm
part. He pulled at his pipe, nodded
his head from time to time, and occa-
sionally put a leading question. And
quite as abruptly as he introduced the
topic he changed it.
"Not many automobiles up here this
time o. the year." he said. Il was
a little surprised when you said fell
Ter had given you lift. Where from?"
''The crossroads mile down. He
came from the direction of Frogg's
Corner and was on his way to meet
someone at Spanish Falls. It ap-
years that there was a misunderstand-
ing. The driver didn't meet the train,
so the person he was going after
walked all the way to the forks. We
happened upon each other there, Mr.
Jones, and we studied the signpOst to-
gether. She was bound for place
called Green Fancy"
''Did you say she?"
eyes. I was proposing to help her
out of her predicament when the be-
lated motor came racing down the
slope"
"What for sort of looking lady was
She?"
"She wore a veil," said Barnes sue
cinctlY.
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'You See, Mr.. Barnes, These Are the
Only buds i Have With Me-"

| Only buds i Have With Me-"
| the narrow staircase. The bolts on
the front door shot back with resound.
ing force, and there came the hOarse
tumble Of excited voices as men crowd
|. ed through the entrance. Putnam
Jones' voice rose above the Glamour.
keep quiet! Do you want to wake
everybody on the placer" he was say
ing angrily. "What's up? This is q
fine time o. night to be- Good Lord
What's the matter with him?"
Telephone for a doctor, Put-damn'
quick! This ones still alive The
other one is dead as a door nail up at
Jim Conley's house. Git ole Doc
James Gown from Saint Liz. Bring
him in here, boys. Where's your light
Easy now! Eas-ee!"
Barnes waited to hear no more. His
blood seemed to be running ice cold
|. as he retreated into the room and be-
gan scrambling for his Clothes The
thing he feared had come to pass. Dis
aster had Overtaken her in that Wild
Senseless dash up the mountain road.
He was cursing half aloud as he
dressed, cursing the fool who drove
that machine and who now was per-
haps dying down there in the taprOom
1.-THE other one is dead as a door nail"
kept running through his head-"the
other one"
+ A dozen men were in the taproOm,
fol hoI
been drawn together. The men about
the table, on which was stretched the
figure of the wounded man, were I'M
dOubtedly natives: Farmers, woods
men or employees of the tavern. At a
word from Putnam Jones they opened
up and allowed Barnes to advance to
the side of the man.
"See if you en- understand him, Mr.
Barnes" said the landlord. Perspira-
ton was dripping from his long, raw
boned face. "And you, Bacon-you and
Dillingford hustle upstairs and get a
mattress Off'n one of the beds. Stand
at the door there, Pike, and don't let
any woman in here. Go away, Miss
Thackeray! This is no place for you"
Miss Thackeray pushed her way
past the man who tried to stop her
and joined Barnes.
''It is the place for me-" she said
sharply. Haven't you men got sense
enough to put something under his
head? Where is he hurt? Get that
cushion, you. Stick it under here when
| lift his head. Oh, you poor thing
Wen be as quick as possible. There!'
The mans eyes were closed, but at
the sound of woman's voice he
opened them. The hand with which he
clutched at his breast slid off and
seemed to be cropping for hers. His
breathing was terrible. There was
blood at the corners of his mouth, and
more oozed forth when his lips parted
in an effort to speak.
With courage that surprised even
herself the girl took his hand in hers.
1t was wet and warm. She did not |
dare look at it.
"Merci, madame" struggled from the |
mans lips, and he smiled.
Barnes leaned over and spoke to him |
in French. The dark, pain-stricken
eyes closed, and an almost imper-
ceptible shake of her head signified
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Thomas K. Barnes,
wealthy New Yorker, on walking trip
through New England, is caught in a
storm miles from his destination. At
same plight While they discuss the sit
uation an automobile, sent to meet the
girl, arrives and Barnes is given lift to
Harris tavern, while the girl is taken
on to her destination, which she tells
Barnes is a place called Green Fancy.
CHAPTER fiat the tavern Barnes
falls in with q stranded troupe of BARN
storming" actors headed by Lyndon
Rushcroft and becomes interested in
them.
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To be continued