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then he reached forward and took 4

then he reached forward and took it
asay, old chap-that girl doesn't be-
long to your collection. I'm going to
COP this" and he put the picture into
his own pocket.
Certainly you can have It." said Or
vile willingly. you're right. She's
only mine and Mabel's friend, and
guess she thinks more Of you than ever
she thought of me-" Then he added,
What a stunning maid Of honor she'll
make! You and she will make fine
looking pair"
A noisy fun-fllled crowd OF young
men and women with elderly guests
gathered at the town depot at mid
night. They piled into the reserved
! Plllmans when the train arrived fif-
teen minutes late in Bareville. Sleep
ing passengers were aroused by the
clamor Throughout the next day
smiling faces greeted the passage OF
the train bearing in large letters on
two of its Pullmans the large sign
THE Wedding Special"
Orville did not reserve much time to
himself en- route, generously sharing
it with the originals of his photo
graphic collection and others. But
/ there came an interval when every
body was tired and when Orville found
himself with his feet stretched across
the arm of an empty seat in the smok-
ing car Darkness was framed out
side the windows and smoky, dim-lit
reflections were framed within. In
image OF the past, refreshing Oryille's
memory OF cherished scene.
He remembered how the moonlight
sllvered gables and treetops, and how
patches of it pale sheen fell at his
feet when he and Mabel sat on the
front steps of her old home in Bane-
vile. In the depths Of her eyes he
had seemed to see the response which
the tobacco haze of the room came an
he had craved so long. But Mabel had
always been more or less of sphynx-
like mystery to him. She then had
surprlser him by saying, mo, there is
no one else ] like you as we'll as any
one"
But he wanted far more than that
from her He had determined that if
she would not promise him that night
to be his wife the blame Of failure
would be his alone. He remembered
how with the ardor of sudden impulse
he had swept her bodily into his arms,
holding her so firmly that she could
not struggle.
ooh, Orville! Dont-please DON'T"
she had whispered while tears ca~1e
into the corners of her eyes. But his
arms were locked and he had thrown
away the key.
you must promise me now-to-
night. 1t is our last night together.
You must say that you will let me
come for you and bring you back as
my wife"
Under tie spell of his arms and
kisses she had promised. Her father
and mother were pleased with the turn
loi affairs. AL the engagement had
been announced soon after Mabel had
gone. That was eight months ago, and
nowhere he was almost at the jour
ney's esd. Soon Mabel would be a
member of the wedding party travelling
back to the drowsy little town where
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he was 50 important. Financially and
socially he could make his wife very
proud.
His "Reminiscences was dispelled by
the preparations nearing the end oil the
journey. New Orleans, that quaint old
town, was beginning to glide past the
windows. There would be great
time ahead for the jolly crowd in the
Pullmans when they set about seeing
the curiosities of the interesting city.
Oryille and the members of his fam
lily were to be the guests OF the bride S
father and mother. The others were
booked for hotel. When the trai2
came to full stop in the station and
the party were assembling around the
cars awaiting directions, orville caught
sight OF his future father-in-law, a
large man with gray side whiskers.
He came forward with some embar-
rassment and taking Orville by the
arm whispered, Eve must not be over
heard-come over to the waiting room
moment"
orville called to his friends to wait
until he retuE2ed. Then, in the corner
of the busy room. he heard the news.
mabel has greatly disappointed all
Of u.s." said her father in much
broken voice. Just two hours ago
she left a note telling US that she had
eloped with certain young man who
has been friendly since we came here.
Neither her mother nor had any idea
how things were going. We would
have stopped them in time or would
have let you know. It's too bad, but
nothing lan be CoEe now about it. :"
0ryille was stunned at first. He was
too dazed to reply. Without a word he
took his neyer-to-be father-in-law by
the arm and piloted him back to the
crowd.
Stand here a moment" he said
hoarseIy. Then he took Harold aside.
After a brief consultation, the latter
whispered a few words to the maid of
honor She turned pale, then blushed
and shook her head in slow approval.
Orville stepped up in front Of the
attentive, silent crowd, and said in a
voice loud enough for all to hear:
Friends, wedding guests, Banevll
lers! A minor change has been made
in our plans because of the whims Of
the lady chiefly concerned. My friend
here" he said, touching Harold's arm,
will take my place as groom. And
this charming lady" he added, taking
the maid q homer By the hand and
leading her toward Harold lis to be the
bride. AS for myself" he took out a
cigarette and lit it. We'll, the jokes
on me-and so is the blame if every
one of you don't have the best time i'm
aginable in this old town. Let's carry
out all plans as originally intended,
banquet and all, barring the change
mentioned. Presto! Come now! On
with the play!"
Murmur started in the crowd. There
were whispers. Hes a good fellow,
anyway and all the originals of his
Photographic collection rallied around
him with genuine delight.
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TheStoryLady

Peter jumped up suddenly and ran
to the bathroom, opened the medi-
cine chest, took out box and hurried
back to Ruth, who was just finishing
her map.
see here, Ruth, here it your quiz
nine all the capsuls ready to paste on
YOUR nap. And why couldn't you put
the rest of the things in the empty
capsules, too?"
"Why 1 believe I could" said RuN
"Peter, you're bright boy"
SO they took the capsules to the
kitchen and had lots of fun fillink
them with all the different spices,
pepper and cloves and cinnamon and
nutmeg. Peter got pepper up his nose
and sneezed so hard that mamma came
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: NEWS =
At First M. P. Church.

The employees of the Mld-wes: Box
factory attended the services at the
First NJ. P. church last evening. There
were some special musical numbers
and the song SCI vice led by the large
choir was most inspiring. Rev. Law
son preached an excellent discourse
upon THE Deliverer." He was given
the most earnest attention and there
were several conversions. Tonight
the men from the Owens factory will
attend the service in body. Seats
will be reserved for them and the
service will probably be the most in
teresting one yet held during these
series OF meetings.
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to the kitchen to see what those chill
dren were up to.
They they visited the sugar jar and
the -four and meal bin and the coffee
can.
Ruth had drawn a very good map
and when she and Peter had pasted
the capsules IN place and pasted a 81
Of cotton and a piece Of jar rubber or
It too, they both agreed that Ruth
would win the dollar.
And she did, too!
And that wasn't an. She gave Pc
ter half of 1t!
Helen Carpenter Moore
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Aid Society.

The Aid Society Of the Diamond
street church. AS the membership of
the society is large the society was
divided into four divisions and at the
next meeting superintendents will be
appointed for each division making
the work less arduous for the presi-
dent. There will be about fifty mem
bers in each division.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
A Wedding Special.

BY LATIMER ]. WILSON.
101y, BY the Mcclure

Newspaper syndicate.)
jHIHE wispy wreathes OF pale smoke
settled into diaphanous strata in
! the air OF orYilles room, where
he and Harold were sitting. 1t was
near the end Of day busy with prep
Isfatlons for peculiar expedition 70
a distant city. The village OF Bane-
Vile was getting ready to escort Or
vile, as a prospective groom, and
Harold, as prospective best man, II
the distant old city Of romance, New
Orleans, where the bride-to-be resid-
ed. For eight long months her friends
IN BanevIlle had missed her from
their dances, parties and social events
Orville had been twice to see her
there, and now he was planning 10
AXE the whole town to bring her back
Through the cigarette fog mum
Der Of photographs could be seen on
the table in the center of orville's
soom.
"There they are-all of them!" be
iaid, pointing the tip of his cigarette
oward the pictures. 81 suppose you
Snow every girl ever went with in
his burg"
His friend looked casually toward
he group. He had serious dark eyes
ind waving dark hair combed loose
v back from a wide, intelligent brow
orville was no less handsome, but he
as blonde and slightly stout and his
Dyes were blue and less seriously eX-
Dressive. "a cynic," same called him
"a good fellow" others said. His
OVAL manner won friends easily.
Look here, he said, taking up one
u the photographs, "JGne's trick
III right. We thought a lot of each
bther one time. She was wild abSut
pc"
"If were in your place, old chap
aid Harold disapprovingly, I'D quit
,oasting ard put all those pictures
way except one,-the Ono
"Ah! loon of My Delight" Orv!llc
reclaimed, holding up th4 large por-
RAFT of the BRIDE to-be. Harcll did
lot lift his eyes from the point in
pace a: which his gaze vas thought
slly fixed.
F"Rave on" was all he said.
There's the girl Of girls! See here,
Id man; when 1t comes time to slip
be that little circle of gold, don't you
prget which pocket it's In" laughed
rville. "Dut What do you think OF
ur wedding party, anvwS!? Isn't II
stunt to take the whole burg 800
lilies to see you battered for life?
'here'll be just two carloads of us;
be Pullmans are reserved and the
anil be ready at a, M, southwark
ound."
Harold looked keerly beneath his
ark brows toward Orville.
Don't you think it's rather nervy
take along all the ashes of your past
finances TO pave the way for welded
iss?" he asked
"of course It's all right" said Or
lie unabashed. every girl in this
burg will know within forty-eight
Iurs what kind of wedding can be
lied of in metropolitan style.
herell be nothing else to talk about
r six generations to come. Leave it
me to do things right"
You've got the back account benin
~" commented Harold, land life o
Dp!ness with a fine girl ahead" h.
lded. Orvilie began to gather up tbs
potographs,. dumping them into ar
N drawer OF his desk. For an in
1t one Of the pictures fingered upon
Persian pattern of the table cover
rold's eyes fastened sharply upon it
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And NOTHING Rut Questions.

I'm never going tofretun a los
article to any one again." said Kan
sas City man the other day.
"Why?" he asked.
well, this fellow advertised a re.
ward for the return Of his dog, and
no questions asked. And then wher
] took the dog and went up and rang
tho bell his wife answered the door
Kansas City Star
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Home Erom aaItimore.

Mrs Willis Irons Of Colfax who has
been a Surgical patieht at Johns Hop
kins hospital at Baltimore arrived
home Thursday morning. Her hus-
band went down and accompanied her
home. Mrs. Irons is recovering nice
ly from her recent operation.
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mond street returned to their home at
Webster Springs today.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Carpenter have
returned from a several days stay at
colfax.
Mrs. NJ. R. Merrifield who was a
surgical patient at Cooks hospital has
returned to her home in Wilson street
She is recovering from her operation
rapidly.
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PnESnhal.

Mrs. z. c. Rowand and children
spent Thursday at Grafton guests OF
Mrs. Holverstoff and family.
Mrs. Gregory and daughte Mrs
Wilson who have been guests Of the
formers SCH D. T. Gregory in Dia-
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Miss Mcconnell teacher in the
East Side high school has been i'll and
unable for duties the past few days.
Mrs. Clinton has charge OF her class
es during her absence.
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Don't forget the world famous sing
ers at the First Methodist Episcopal
church, Monday evening, November
II, ls19-Adv.
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One Form

What is camouflage, pa?'
Staining your fingers with ink to
make people think that you are 4 writ
er,'-Detroit News.
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In serbia and Bulgaria the Eifi who
is mot betrothed by her sixteenth birth
day is considered hopelessly ineltgi4
bic.
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Social.

The B. Y. P. U. of the Palatine Bap-
fist church will give a good program
at their social this evening which will
be held in the social room OF the
church.
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ty funds for the entire term. It was
agreed to include in the budget for
next year an amount t0 pay the teach
ers of the high school department II
the Dunneflon school for the entire
term
He also requested that another
teacher be granted owing to the in
creased attendance and a letter from
the principal was presented to the
same effect but this request vas re-
fused
A request from the teachers Of the
Hard Rock school, colored. for their
salaries to be raised was presenter
and the superintendent reported that
in all cases except one there had
been raises and the matter vas left
to him for adjustment
A letter was presented from Mrs.
jamie Green at Boardman in which
she requested that some school ac-
! c0mm0datiou be furnished some II
the people living there aud the 81,
perintenteut reported that De had
written her fully Of tae law IN the
matter and that there was 10 way
open to help them
/ a request vas presented from thu
I trustees Of the Buck Pond district -
! Do,- NJ y D-;a-~ Z No. t~,-.r-;.
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FARMERS AND BUSINESS
MEN HELD MEETING
CONTINUED from First Page. E,

does not collect or handle money ex
cept in the case probably of small
local shipments. The bureau charges
no commission whatever for handling
products or buying anything you need
on the farm 1t is maintained from
the sale of fertilizer stamps. After
Mr.. Rhodes talk. questions we're ask
ed and satisfactory answers were re
ceived.
Mr.. J. NJ Meffert spoke favorably
for the maintenance Of the bureau
and offered the following resolution:
Resolved. that the farmers OF Ma
rion county are prOfting from the
work of the state marketing bureau
and recommend to our legislators its
extension and increase of apprOpria
ton" The vote was unanimous in
favor of the above resolution.
A question was introduced by a
member of the assembly that has
D6e0 QlSCuSSeu anu DiOuSAb up Al
many sessions of the legislature OF
the past. hut is one that needs legis
lation. That a tax should be levied
on dogs: males 81, females s., the
proceeds to go to the school fund. \
lively discussion followed in which
Mr. John L. Edwards, Mr L 5. Light
and Mr.. y A. Fort brought TO light
the uselessnes5 of so many dogs in
the sheep growing section. The res
olution was adopted as presented
The good roads question came UP
and was discussed from every side
The general opinion Of most Of those
present was that the county should
not be bonded for more good roads
until she is able and is keeping "
the present roads. which are almost
impossible. On account Of time nc
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orr superannuates and our schools
va NAV and should begin to prepare
for more general movements Right
now however. let u push our Centen-
,ry campaign and remember that It
involves a great spiritual reYiV%
among US
We think OF this centenary enter
rr;se as one Of the most magnifcen'
onnortunities God has thrown IN the
wav Of the church. 1t IS "a oppor
tunitv for the church to take the
MACE Of leadership in the great cam
paigu Of peace and conduct a var
torn and spiritually demoralized
world into that democracy which -
unde-gtrded with Christian faith AMI
service. Most unhappy VIII De the
man or woman who will have cau5s
f. look backward over this mighty
Centenary effort to our church AMI
saw seIf-reproachsu',v r had ~ part
ia it,
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resolution or recommendation was of
fered our legislators.
There were many questions Of i'm
portanCe brought up but time was
They are as follows: First. There
should be a board Of appraisers con
sisting Of three members appointed
by the governor and recommended
by the county commissioners. to
serve four years Their duty should
be to inspect once during their term
OF office all real property, place
cash value on each piece Of land or
farm, make reports to be used by the
assessors as to the true value of tax
able property and must meet with the
approval Of the county commission
ers This board could also make es-
Inmates on property for would-be pur
chasers or mortgages for a considnra-
ton. This question was discussed
and many prominent men spokn in
favor Of it.
It was brought out that banks 'lG,3'
ing public funds should be under d
law which would guarantee its de-
positors dollar for dollar This
would do away with bank examiners
and would put the banking business
Of Florida on a solid foundation in
every respect,
As the session Of the legislature Is
to be an economical one many offces
will be abolished The assembly
was greatly in favor Of abolizhjag
the pure food and hotel inspectors
It was brought OUT that now that 1ha
state vas SO Try the sheriffs il nanY
places had nothing 10 80 and could
as well a rot look afte~ the .asDeo-
ti0r OF hotels and restaurants and
that city health officers could ho,4
the Office Of pure food Inspector in
each city or county. therefore ah0L
ishing Tho two Offices would be :
great saving to the state
It was brought out and discussed
that the government aud various
states are making a mistake purchas-
ing large tracts Of land for soldiers
who don't want to farm There are
mand land owners in the county and
state who will sell TO returning sol
diers good land and farms on long
time terms They do not think how
ever. that the state should buy the
Everglades or any large tract "nd
sell it to soldiers II there are any
soldiers who want to farm it would be
good idea. but get the demand be-
fore buying the land
There were other questions
brought up and the meeting was con-
sidered very beneficial The ropr4
sentatives and senator Of the county
found the meeting very helpful in
that it gave them an idea Of what the
people wanted There were s0:ae
fifty odd farmers and bushes, men
and a good representation Of tAa PEG
pie of the county present
FRANK MERRIN.
Assistant COunty Agent
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+ha ti,ras is constrained to believe
that the influence of these Two
r,igbtv agencies will be greatly accel-
Grated
Rut while there is a better ADJUST
mani of the pulpit to meet the chang
ad conditions Of this wonderful age
tha prass 100. il more ready than ever
to inquire into and give proper pup
Iicitv and emphasis to fundamentals
or the basic principals OF our ciVii'
za+ior The uuanimity with which
the Florida press offered to cooperate
with the leaders in the Centenary
movement. while most beautiful and
traternal. is a prophesy Of even lar
ger altruistic and Christian endeavor
Ever ready to do its bit or best ~
the Advancement Of our common
wealth. under the stimulus y the
worlds emotion. its vista Iengthens
and the things worth while are visg
allied as never before
In this connection it might 80
mentioned that the Florida press i
giving freely Of its space to this Ia
ger conception and plan ot united An
4r.ean Nethodt.m il not only extend
ing i courtesy ana service g ta'-
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the court and posted on the bulletin
board
The teachers reports for month
we're presented and accounts ordered
paid
The depository reports we're pre-
sented with the paid warrants AMI
checked over and found to be ap-
parently correct.
It vas seen that IN order 70 meet
the pay roll it would be necessary
to borrow $4,000 for 90 days and il
was agreed that the chairman and
secretary be authorized to borrow
this amount OF the OcaIa National
bank and to make such other ar
rangemants as may be found neces
aary during the recess Of the board
Nj J. K Christian, one Of the trus.
tess Of the Mcintosh school called
and reported that their principal had
given notice Of her resignation 81
take effect at an early late ana they
requested Mr. Montgomery % ALLOW
81 to substitute until the place
could be pera1aneat.v flied waiea
vas agreed to
80 turth4r business appearing the
board adjourned t3 nee. ! regular
session Tuesttz A2ri, 1917
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-10
R00SE WELT ExTOLLED
IN SERMON BY REV.
c. J. CHRlSTIANSOM

In mastery sermon at the Congre-
tional church Sunday night. Rev.
Charles J. Christianson paid a glow
ing tribute to the memory OF Theodore
Roosevelt and declared that his need in
America was felt tonight in putting
down Bolshevism which had raised its
hydra head in this country, and fur
Their he added, lin dealing with 1t we
must follow the advise Of Roosevelt,
hit the line hard"
Rev. Christianson pointed out to his
congregation the many pursuits fol-
lowed by the former president. and de-
c1ared that as a student of Harvard
and man of experience. he was one
of the finest educated men Of the
world, close student of history and a
man who used his power and influence
against the forces of evil
The minister especially mentioned
the activities of the closing years In
the life of Roosevelt, stating that with
the government against him, he kept
on pointing out evil conditions in gov
eminent affairs and unmasked the
beast of Berlin" holding it up to the
full gaze of the public and lastly, he
stated, he was great Americ IN
among Americans and always an
American.