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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
MIR. r. A. BURFORD ON
THE FAIR PROPOSITION

imposed as to the use or disposition
by the county authorizes they may
see proper TO make the same?
2. II the county commissioners
SHOULD in their Judgment deem it un-
wise to operate fairs and expositions,
or il after commencing such opera
tsans they fshculd deem it best for
financial reasons or other consid5ra-
tions, to discontinva the same. IS it
your intention and purpose, upon
the happening OF such event, to claim
or insist that the property shall re-
vert to you, or is it your intention
and purpose. notwithstanding the
happening of such event, that the
county shall retain full ownership
Of the property to be held or dis
posed Of as county property free
from any limitations, reservations or
restrictions imposed by you?
] refrain from taking any side or
expressing any opinion in this COM
rnunication as to whether or not it
IS feasible, advisable, or for the pub
Tic interest for the county to operate
fairs and expositions, as my sole
purpose is to bring to head If pos
aible the conflicting views as to. the
effect of the conveyance which the
owners propose to make to the coun-
ty, and I know of no one who can
settle this matter definitely but the
owners themselves. If it is their in
tention to convey the property abso-
IuteIy without 2ay e2-.rictiona or
Limitations as to the use the county
may desire to make of the same, it
would certainly be a most generous
act on their part On the other hand,
If it is the intention that the convey
ance when made shall bind the coun-
ty to use the property perpetually
fer fair and exposition purposes, re-
gardless Of financial results and ben
efits, the voters should be so advised
in order that they may take both
burdens and benefits into considera-
.ticn
Respectfully,
! r. Al BURFORD.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

AT PANASOFFKEE

This office enjoyed very pleas
ant visit during the week from Mr..
James L. Leslie OF Panasoffkee.
In the pristine days of the or
ange development in Florida the
PanasoGkee orahge was noted far
and near for thu brightness OF its
color and it's delieious flavor and it
is gratifying to hear that it is COM
Ing to the front again.
Capt. Jefferies has for a long time
owned a part of what is known as
the Harris grove, lying north of
what is called the Panasoffkee run.
It contains about four hundred acres.
The Captain was holding it for leg
acy for a fayorite grandson who
early enlisted in the war and like
so many other bright, promising
young fellows, made the supreme
sacrifice and now rests in Flanders
field where the peoples grow,
As the fate of war made it impos-
sib1e for him to carry out his benev-
oIent intentions, Capt Jefferies has
recently sold this grove to a Mr..
Tanner. reserving, however, ten
acres for himself on which he win
build winter home.
The new owner viii immediately
begin reclaiming the grove and hopes
to make it enjoy its old time repu-
tation
Mr.. W. A. King still owns that
portion of the grove sonth of the
run on which was the Harris res
idence which Mr.. King occupies.
Mr. Council Brown and brother re-
Gently erected a shingle mill on the
PanasoffEee run and expected to do
large business but unfortunately
while the brothers were away ,one
in New York and the other in Tam
pa, although having a night watch,
man employed, the mill accidently
caught on fire and was destroyed.
| AS the machinery was not mate
riafly injured it is hoped that it viii
Ibe rebuilt.
Capt Leslie has been living al
lPanasoffkee TOR the past thirty one
years, coming almost directly there
from Scotland
| Just before the outbeeak of the
war in Europe Mrs. Leslie went on
a visit to the old country and was
caught there when ocean travel was
interrupted by mines and submarines
and she and her husband have not
seen each other for five years.
After going 10 considerable ex-
pense and travel to Jacksonville and
Tampa Capt Leslie finally obtained
what he thought were the necessary
papers that would PERMIT him to
make the trip across,s but when the
F, papers reached Washington a pass
port was refused him, but Senator
Fletcher and Congressman Drane
have enlisted themselves in his be-
half and il is believed that the pass
! port will be given him soon.
Both husband and wife, having
! passed their three score years, they
feel that it is time that they were
seeing each other.
I
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
MEETING OF VETERANS

Marion County Camp Nc. Sc, u. G.
v, met July s, 1919 with W E. NC
Gahagin commanding.
The following comrades answered
to roll call: Alfred aver, J, L. Beck,
L. M. Graham. f. E. Harris, D. L.
Geiger, w. E. McGahagin, B. H. Nor
ris, W. j. Nance, C. c. Priest, Jno.
Pasteur, j. G. Trantham. j. D. Will
liams, M P. Frink
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted
After a social chat the camp ad-
journed.
The death of Comrade ] II. Talton
was reported to the camp after the
adjournment
ALFRED AVER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
THE BURIAL OF
OUR HEROIC DEAD
War Department, Office Of the Quar-
termaster General Of the Army,

War DEPARTMENT, office of the Quar-
termasteT General Of the Army,
Washington, July 2, 1919
Honorable duncan u. Fletcher,
United sts.es Senate.
My dear Senator:
In answer TO your letter of the 27th
addressed To the secretary of war
relative to the return of the remains
Of soldiers inferred in France, have
the honor 70 reply as follows:
i. The families of our soldier deao
can elect their permanent interment
abroad or theit return to the United
States for burial at home or in ma
tional cemetery but the French cham
bers have not yet decided what gen.
eral disinterrnents will be permitted.
2. If left in France these bodies
will be segregated in one or more
American fields of honor, while their
graves will be marked by permanent
headstones and perpetually cared for
by the United States government
3. It Is not yet known which ma
tional cemeteries will be utilized for
the interment of the remains return
ed to the United States and not re-
stored to theif families.
4. The desired disposition of the
remains should be indicated upon the
card sent by the adjutant general of
the army or by ordinary letter to this
office
Yours truly
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Miss Claudia O'Neal has returned
to Jacksonville after spending her
vacation. of several. weeks with her
father and family In this city. Miss
O'Neal is in training at DR.. Roger s.
sanitarium on Riverside avenue.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Mrs. C. r. Tydings has gone to
Columbus, Ohio. where she will Wis
it with relatives for several months.
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Yours truly

Fl. L. ROGERS.
QuarterInaster General of Army.
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By LEROY SCOTT
Author Of ''No. rs Washington Square"
"Afdfu ReDdu,O etc.

simplest things possible-though it hurt
her to give up the pretty garments that
might have been hers by merely saying
yes. In this procedure she was guided
not only by her own decision to play
down to her part, but by the canny
realization that she did not yet know,
of her own knowledge, what girl IN
her station should wear; il she bought
much now, even under the guidance OF
Miss Van der Brunt, most of her pur-
chases would have to be kept discreetly
in reserve, or else go into the discard.
She would wait and watch, and when
she bought she would buy what was
right.
Miss Van der Brunt, unaccustomed
to such restraint in her charges, was
amazed she thought Jennie penurious
and tried to urge the purchase OF what
seemed to her ncccssites-but Jennle'
in her quiet manner, kept to her de-
cision. Later on the correct, unimagi-
native taste of Miss Van der Brunt
was to help Jennie greatly in avoiding
what was spurious or pretentious, or
out of date. or too daringly anticipatory
of the fashion--though it was never to
hclp her in the final selection of those
things which seemed part of her in
dividuality.
The academic work at Braithewood
Hall Jennie found easy, after the tasks
to which her public school life had ac-
customed her. But she was bcwildcred
by some of the other courses which were
essentials of her education. There was
NJ. Dubois, who gave the metropolitan
Opera House as his address, fussy,
vo1uble gentleman of frenzicd gestures,
who came out three times week to
give them lessons in classical and cs-
thctir dancing, also the ballet. There
was Miss Van der Brunt (of very old
New York family indeed, who drilled
them in how to start and keep IN mo-
tion polite conversation; who re-
hearsed them in how to enter drawing
room. how to take gcntlcmnn's arm
in going in to dinner, how to say good
by to n hostess. And then every Fri
day afternoon Miss Gresham received ),
in her study. where ten was served
with all the details of propricty, and
where all the formalitics were observed
that obtained in the grown up life that
lay few years ahead.
And once fortnight formal dinner
was served complete, if not in regard
to actual food, at least in regard to
appurtcnances. The dozen pieces of
silver ut her place at first had Jennie
confused here. indeed, was real neccs-
sity for the literal following of that
figurative injunction about waiting to
see what the other girl did with her
fork.
In these matters also Jennie did her
hcst-rathcr, as far as actual perform
ancc went. little less than her best.
To learn such things was what she was
here for. But in the midst of these
august cercmonials Jennie would some
times think of her father, aud within
herself she would smile at what would
be the amazemcnt of Black Jerry and
her old friends at the Pckin. could they
only behold these mancuvcrs and her
soberly taking a part in them. y
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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plan" declared 90 la. frowning
darkly.
"T,sn vour magic =, crumhInd pindor
tho oIanbont
..r,.,I', r,,,.,... ....-.-.-
Ilqlhph q IKE TO use my mage TO
turn NOSE monkeys INTO oStri'heS' ue-
cIarcu Oo-Ia Ia.
Then they'd swallow the jewels,
and run away SO fast we'd never catch
them" replied Peggy. who had read in
her natural history of the speed of the
big birds.
''Ee Elk ] can make worse faces thar
you can" taunted Gada, the leader of
the monkeys, rolling his eyes at 90
la Ia.
You'd not be making such funny
faces if we had left YOU in the circus
mans cage whore we first found you. "
shouted 90 la, aud then quick as It
bring the cage here. We'll tearh tint
old rascal n lesson he doesn't exnort ;;
Oo.la-Ig slid down the claimants
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"And now I wish you'd tell me al
about Yourself" she said when she had
| finished.
Her roommatc's blue eyes opened
wide. why, l thought you knew all
about me !"
IL don't even know your name.
"No! It's Sue Harrison Why, Miss
! Gresham told me your guardian had
, brought you TO Brnithcwood Hall be-
I cause he knew my father, and that s
why she put US together here and at
table
jennie saw several things at oncc-
one of which was that danger might
grow out of this reputcd friendship
were a correction not made. 81 IN sure
it just a misunderstanding she said
quickly.
My guardian doesn't know your
father. He merely happened to hear
Of this school through one of your
fathers fricnds--that's all there is to
that Though, if you're not sorry,
I'm glad we're TO be roommatcs.
And to herself she was saying: so
this was the daughter Of that MIR.
Harrison whose silent partner sam
Conway was of that Mr., Harrison
for whom Harry Edwards had just be-
gun TO work
Sue declared that there WASH much
to tell of herself Besides herself there
were lust her mother and father and
brother: they lived i'm New York in
house in the East Seventies just of
Fifth avenue; in summer they lived
at their country place on Long Island.
That was all 1t wasn't much
Us Sue told it, but within herself Jcn-
ME was gaspiug.
They talked on for two hours, Jrn
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for her only in terms of pressing and
constantly iteratcd questons-the same
questions that had risen in her when
she had rolled hither with Uncle
George. What was life here really
going to be? Could she really make
good in such place? Would the po'
ice trace her. Would she, despite her
guard upon herself thoughtlessly com
nit some error which might lead to
her betrayal?
On her second day at Braithewood
Hall this thoughtlessness overlook her,
She had gone in bathing in a suit
borrowed from Sue Harrison; in these
sheltered waters of Long Island sound
the water continued warm enough for
bathing throughout October. Conscious
of nothing but the animal delight of
being in the water, away she went with
racing stroke, white arms swiftly
flashing, her face deep in the water,
out around the float and back to the
bathing pier. On the pier a group of
girls in bathing dress were gazing mt
her in surprise. 1t was Gloria Ray
mond who spoke for them.
81 say, you there" she drawlcd,
"did you learn that crawl out on the
deserts of Wyoming?"
For moment Jennie was all con-
stcrnation had she by her indiscre-
and the coming of Casey? She hid
her dismay under the business of
wringing out her skirt; then ,hc said
calmly:
"It wasn't really desert where
came from. There was II river, and
my uncle taught me to swim"
She saw that. though still surprised,
they believed her The tense moment
passed and She breathcd easier. What
if these fine young ladies really knew
the truth. that she had learned to
swim in the inclosed public baths
which arc tied up against the city docks
during summertime, that she had been
something of a star in these common
paccs-that Black Jerry, who loved
the water and was mighty swimmer,
had for years past taken her once or
twice on slack summer afternoons down
to Concy Island or Brighton Beach?
But after the first few days had
passed and no police had come, the
fear of outside interference began to
subSidc in Jennie. AS for her possible
bctrayirg blundcrs. reason began to
quiet her on that point. She reminded
herself that she was expected to make
mistakes--shc decided it was in keep
ing with her character to make them,
and perhaps make a few consciously !;
and 50 when she did make real blum
dcrs she was not greatly discounted.
She bore in mind one sage injunction
of Uncle George: "Whcn in doubt
about what to do, wait and watch
what the other girl does with her
fork. She was constantly watching
what the other girl did with her
fork. She noted evcrything-shc
remembered it--and one at time, she
made little changes.
After week Jennie consented to a
shopping expedition in New York with
the very erect Miss Van der Brunt
Even then she chose only the fewest and
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
TRUE BLUE
by ANNA NJ. GORDON

the shadows, she cupped her hand over
her left ear that she might hear little
palmer.
"Now, I say" continued David ;
"let's start honest. Let's live cur own
lives where / can afford to. You know
! lost what few clients l had when /
went to war
The quiet woman in the doorway
leaned brcathlessly forward awaiting
the reply. 1t came at last, slowly, but
yielding.
'I know you're right, David, but
Aunt Caroline has been like II mother
to me, and the new house is a dream y
Try as hard as she could. not an
other coherent sound could the listen
ing woman hear. AS for the incohercnt
ones-slipping noiselessly through the
hall to the living room--she loudly
banged on the door back and forth as
she wiped her eycs--they were not
meant for her.
$50 they plan to leave me-" she
sputtered, all indecision about David
flown. ''Thcy plan to leave me all
alone in this big house-no honest man
to advise me about my prOperty-no
little girl to help me fix my clothes de-
tly--those two, out therc-the only
man I've ever heard talk honest-and
the little girl I've brought up from a
baby. Not much Not if l know it
Back through the hall Aunt Caroline
hastened. Opening the door with a
bang she confronted the guilty mis-
creantS.
"You come in here with me, both Of
you," choked she. Gwen soon make
some headway about your affairs"
Blinking painfully at the bright light,
David and Hazel meekly followed after
the irate little woman along the hall to
the living room. There, standing hand
in hand by the round center table, they
surveyed her with questioning eyes.
"Now children" she calculated, ges-
ticulating with both hands, "I'm al
old woman, and one who must have heI
own way. Don't interrupt me until
| finish. That new house on the right has
come into my possession, and intend
just as soon as I can, to make it ovel
to you for your wedding present"
eve thank you, but we cant affort
to live began David.
Aunt Caroline. "I'll give you this houst
on one condition-that David takes M
as his client. ! want to be relieved o
my business worries. l am going t.
take rest
With her hand on David's shoulder
Aunt Caroline anxiously watched tn,
results of her maneuver.
Then David looked gleefully down a
Hazel, and Hazel patting his gray Goa
sleeve looked almost jealously at Aun
Caroline. Not for one moment did sh
doubt that Aunt Caroline saw DaviC
as she did-a hero, gigantic and brave
ready to tackle and conquer the Who'll
earth.
The next complete novelette, -
HOusekeeper With Prospects.
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SOMEWHERE in the prosaic little
~ town of lronton, there lived likely
lad by the name of David Glen, to be
exact. David never had been hand
some boy, and two years of trench life
had added no new beauty to his ap-
pcarance. His deep gray eyes were still
weak and watery from the binding eff
fccts Of gas; there had grown slight
stoop in his thin shoulders; and patches
of iron gray hair had mingled with the
black along his temples Not one per-
son in Il hundred would throw more than
a casual glance in his direction on pass
did, though, and now David doesn't
want any one else to, that is, not in the
same way.
Back in the days of the world war not
n handful of people had ever given
David Glen thought On his return
from France he found that his rcputa-
tiOn, running ahead of him. had paved
II royal road for his feet to travel as
he marched into Ironton. Buildings
We're decorated with banners; speeches
were being made crowds of people
throngcd the streets. Ice cream and
lemonade were figuring conspicuously
in the celebration. giving David the i'm
preston that somehow they had long
been articles of everyday food
In the midst OF it all, David was
homcSick and lonesome, until a slender
girl. stopping by his side as he rested
from the march. rewarded him with her
praises and with the light of her eyes
for all the hardships through which he
had passed.
That is why David Glen sat every
pleasant evening on blue eyed Hazcl's
piazza--by Hazel's express command
and invitation. Under ordinary circum
stances they might never have met,
for Hazel was as rich as David was
poor This fact caused Aunt Caroline,
Hazcl's guardian many sleepless nights,
and as yet she had arrived at no def
mite conclusion regarding how to dis
pose of David.
For that matter, David'S concerns
were even then bothering him quite as
much as they were bothering Aunt
Caroline. Totally oblivious of anything
or anybody save himself and Hazel he
discussed them. Two hours they had
sat on the wide front piazza of the
red brick house talking over plans, and
the topic was still fresh.
The afternoon sun had slipped away ;
dusk had fallen; Il solitary woman
coming into the house by the side en- =
trance. and passing through the hall.
had paused by the screened piazza door
unnoticed. Still the young people con-
tinucd to discuss plans for the future.
~ can understand, Hazel, just how
| hire this new house beside Aunt Caro-
lines and furnish it we'll, because Aunt
Caroline has a big house"
At the words "Aunt Caroline" the
quiet woman inside the doorway gave
a slight start. A puzzled smile wreath
ed her mouth as she listened, Then
deliberately standing farther back in
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THIS STARTS THE STORY

1918 and 1919, by the Tntcrnd-
Hondi Mdpasine Co.
COPYRIGHT. 1919. by Leroy Scott.
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WTIIEN Jennie Nwokc the next morn
w ing she was for several moments
as a person Of lost memory cast ashore
upon an unknown land. Not till she
had gazcd around the large bluc-and-
white room and over at Sues honey
colurod hair on the pillow in the near
by bed did She recall what had hap
pcncd to her and where she was.
She felt dizzy with the responsibility
Of her position; 50 much danger behind
hcr-so much that was unknown be
fore hcr-hcrSolf 50 ignorant of even
the COmmOuUIaCcS Of this new world.
1t was now all up to hcr--up to her
alone She lay there. carefully thinking
her way forward, shrcwdly planning her
course. For the presently She would be
very quiet, would remain i'll the in
conspicuous background; she would
unassumiugy accept the role of that
untaught girl she was here supposed to
be. If She was that girl. frankly and
seemingly without aspirations, the fewer
questions would be asked her, the less
hostility would be reused. Her first
efforts would be merely to get herself
accepted by slow degrees. But later
on she was going to be somebody here
She would do it somehow For this
was the way mp.
Presently the rising gong sounded.
Sue awoke and rubbed the last of the
soft sleep from her eyes. Rolling over,
She saw a dark-cy girl in the next
bed who seemed to her lonely and very
upprchcnSivc.
/ "Eycrything is going to be all right,
Jennie" She said chccrily. Just you
don't be afraid
I'm try not to- Jennie replied
/ dittidcntly-keenly trying to study her
roommate.
Sue thought n moment; she recalled
how limited was Jcnnic's wardrobe. Il
say Jennie, you told me last night you
We're going shopping in few days
We're about the same size, and I've no
end Of things ! wish you'd wear 'em
till you get Il chance to buy your own. +"
Jennie hoSitatcd an instant. Her
/ present clothes were not only pitifully
/ inadequate for, but strikingly discord
ant in. such surroundings as these
and Jennie, even if she had had few
of them, loved pretty clothes But her
shrewd wit prompted her to a decision
in keeping with the plan she had Just
made for herself.
''You'rc awfully good. Sue-but. no
thank you,' she said, and got into the
plain dress which had provoked Gloria 5
sarcasm the night before
After breakfast she was summoned
by Miss Gresham into the study where
she and Uncle George had been re-
ccivod.. Miss Gresham briefly examined
Jennie, assigned her courses for the
first half year, then said in her care
fully mOdulatCd voice:
Jennie, | have arranged for Miss
Van der Brunt, the social director OF
the school, to motor into New York with
you after an early luncheon today and
helm select thp new outfit your uIior1i n +,