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By
o. HENRY

Hartley cringed as IL from an
unexpected blow. He folded his
arms and paced the carpet once
or twice.
She shall 60" he declared
Erimly. Drops stood upon his
brow. why should let that
woman make my life miserable
Never have l seen one day of
freedom from trouble since have
known her. You are right. WV
iennC. Heloise must be sent away
before can take you home. But
she shall go. I have decided. ]
viii turn her from my doors"
When will you do this?" asked
the girl.
Hartley clirched his teeth and
bent his brows together.
'Tcnight.' he said, rcsolutcIy
Il will send her away tonight"
Then said Vivicnne, my an
swcr is yes Come for me when
you will"
She looked into his eyes with
sweet. sincere light in her own
Haltley could scarcely believe
that her surrender was true. il
WAS so swift and complete.
Promise me-" he said feeling
ly. upon your word and honor"
On my wcrd and hoLor," said
Nlvienne. softly.
Tomorrow" he said, with a
forefinger OF reminder upliftcd.
Tomorrow" she repeated. with
a smile of truth and Candor.
n
Hartley stepped of the train at
Floralhurst. A brisk walk Of ten
minutes brought him to the gate
OF handsome two-story cottage
set upon wide and Vell-tended
lawn. Halfway to the house he
was met by a woman with Jet
black braideo hair and fowing :
white summer gown. who half
strangled him without apparent
cause.
When they stepped into the hall
she said:
Mammals here. The auto is
coming in half an hour. She
came to dirEer. hut there's no
dinner"
i've something to tell you
saiu hartley. thought TO
break it to you gently. but since
your mother is here We may as
we'll out with it,"
He stopped and whispered some
thing at her car.
His wife screamed. Her mother
came running into the hall. The
dark-haired woman screamed
.aSaIn-the joyful scream OF a
well-beloved and petted woman.
oh, mammal" she cried. &C.
statically. what do you think?
Vivienne is coming to cook for
us! She is the cne tEat stayed
with the MontgomeryS a whole
year; And now, Billy. dear" she
concluded, you must so right
down to thu kitchen and discharge
HeIoise. She has been drunk
again the whole day lorg."
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CxNx-The End Of the story.

CXNX-The End Of the story.
Often in the year following
Doris recalled that promise made in
the peace that followed the storm
of an autumn twilight. She had
never needed to remind him of it.
for it lay like the healing tissue
of q permanent scar ever between
them. He kept his word and she
kept to the letter of her marriage
vows and. to the world, the Car
rington household presented a pic
ture of weII-ordered domestic hap
piDess.
But Doris was never really con-
tent- Some things had gone which
generations of ancestors had i'm
bedded in her and their absence
was an aching loss. Other quail
ties, obviously assumed and care
fully preserved, would never fit
with the unconscious comfort of an
old familiar gown. The restless
ness and need of constant change
which the uprooting of Unborn ten
denotes had brought about. increas-
ed with the years. until she swung
from one fad to another. dipping
superficiallV into this and that
passing whIm.
To Stewart life was a vague.
unexpressed disappointment. His
position in the financial world was
unassailable; his niche in society
unthreatened by his wife. She was
as much a. part of the world he
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You ought to be very careful to-
day. Uncle Wiggily." said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy WuzZy. as the bunny
gentleman started out of his hollow
stump bungalow one morning.
Why" asked MIR. Longears.
pinkling his twink nose backward
for a change.
Because" answered the muskrat
lady housekeeper. 'I seem to feel
as IL something would happen to
you"
So Uncle wiggily hoped on and
on. looking for an adventure and.
all of a sudden. he heard in the
woods just ahead of him a terrible
humping. pounding. hammerlng.
crashing, banging. smashing noise.
"Oh, dear me" exclaimed the
bunny uncle. looking for a hollow
tree in which to hide. Nurse Jane
was right, Something dreadful is
going 10 happen"
The hanging noise kept up. and
Uncle Wiggily was just going TO
crawl under a pile of leaves and
make believe he was an angle worm.
when he saw something moving be-
hind a bush-it was something with
long club.
But just as Uncle WiEgily was
pulling the dried leaves over his
head he heard a jolly laugh.
"AlIigators don't laugh that way"
said Mr.. Longears. He looked out
from under the leaves and there he
saw Buddy. the guinea pig hoy. all
speckled brown and black and
white.
"Oh. Buddy! I'm glad it's you
said Uncle WiCEily. as he crawled
out from under the leaves. But
what was that terrible smashing.
cracking sound"
That was my buster" answered
Buddy.
MY buster" went on the guinea
pig boy. IT'S a big. strong club 7
picked up in the woods. and it busts
everything I hit with it. busted a
lot Of empty bottles. and 7 busted
some empty tin cans and 7 oustee
an old box saw. and I busted down
lot of weeds and 7 busted"
"My club is good buster, any
how" said Buddy. rs there any
thing you want cracked or broken
or busted. Uncle wiggily?"
Thank you. not now" answered
the bunny gentleman.
So the two friends walked togeth-
er over the fields and through the
woods. Buddy was looking for
something to crack with his buster
club, when. all of a sudden. there
was a rustling in the bushes and
out jumped the bad old Pipsisewah.
Now for some souse." howled the
bad chap. You have fooled me oft
en- enough. Uncle Wiggily! This
time I shall nibble your ears"
"Oh. please don't" begged the
bunny.
Yes, I shall" snickcred the Pin.
And he was just going to grab Un-
Gle WigCily by the ears when. all
OF a sudden. Buddy raised his bus
ter club and cried:
'Oh. 1 see something fine to crack.
IFS an old flower pot right behind
the Pip" He raised his club and
brought il down-"whacko!" on the
ground.
"oh. wow, Oh. WOW. oh, wow-
howled the Pip. You hit my tail
with your buster, so you did," and
giving another loud howl away he
ran. taking his cracked tail with
him but not taking Uncle Wiggily's
souse' at all
I'll relate next the story of Uncle
WigEily and Jillie's cheese.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
THE HEAD NURSE SAYS:
OF Vital Resistance,

When all parts OF the body work
equally well and there is no special
weakness of any organ. the individ-
ual possessing them may be said to
have vital resistance This means
the capacity to endure hardship and
to struggle for continued existence.
In the strong this capacity is very
great: in the weak IL is small. Ev-
cry human being must have more Or
less Of it in order to survive. 1t is
that elastic quality which enables
the body to Withstand the extremes
Of heat and cold; OF underfeeding
and overfeeding: the attacks of
germ diseases and the extremes of
fast living and overwork.
When we point with pride to some
member of the community whose
health continuesd espite all indiscre-
health continues despite all indis-
cretions, we are holding no brief
for the indiscretion. but for that
persons vital resistance. The man
with but frail vital resistance is
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What $ in a aName1
BY Mildred Marshall.

ELSIE.
From a casual survey. Il seems
almost incredible that Elsie and
Adelaide should be practically the
same name. Yet such Is the case,
since Elsie is the last and most con-
tracted English form Of popular
Adelaide.
signifying noble cheer" Elsie
has its source in the old Teutonic
prefix "Aether' or Adei. meaning
noble. AdaIheit was one of the
hrst feminine names formed from
1t and was much in use AMONG the
daughters of Frankiand. Adelheid.
another form. named many Of the
feudal princesses OF the tenth and
eleventh centuries. Adelaide 10 the
French and English version.
Elsie is the seventh step in the
succession of the English favorite.
II Is reached through Adeline, Adel-
liza, Adela, Alice, Alicia No other
country has ever used IL, except
Germany. which has an old form,
Else, very popular among the peas
ants. In this country. however,
Elsie is a distinct name, free of all
previous association with Adelaide
or its other Immediate predecessors.
Malachite rs Eisie's lucky stone.
1t is an Egyptian gem. which. to be
lucky, should be engraved with an
image Of the sun. For Elsie IL
promises peace and protection from
all evil. 1t is likewise a cure for
insomnia and. according to old
superstition. is particularly lucky
for children. giving them sound
sleep and immunity from disease
IL attached to their cradles. Tues
day is Elsie's lucky day and her
lucky number.
Copyright. 1920. BY wheeler syndicate. Incl
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Helene S MarriedLife
By MAY CHRISTIE
Copyright, 1870.
Mcclure syndieats.

There's nothing you could want
to keep from me. Helene?" he
whispered. The triumph and the
pride in his young voice showed
he had no doubts.
"Of course not. Jim" I whispered
back again. praying that Heaven
might forgive me for the fb. q
I'll tell you anything you want to
know"
The sun sank lower. and twilight
began to fall about us. The birds
song grew gentler, and the whis-
pering of the woods semed silenced.
Dear heart, trust you utterly"
Jim's cheek was close against my
own. From our first meeting l
have loved you. 1t seems to me
as though there has never been any
one else in my life but you, Helene"
All, was he remembering now
Was recollection coming back to
him? 1 trembled at the thought.
There are TIRES" he went on,
very softly. 'rwher you remind me
Of someone - scmewhere-that l
used to know. An elusive sort of
memory. Helene. When 1 try to
follow it up. my head ackes. I've
often wondered" Here he paused
Yes? Tell me. dear" l tried to
crush down my fears. for I wanted
to hear all that was in his mind.
He frCwned a little.
The few months previous to the
accident seem quite a blank to me.
But 1 have dim recollection of
some trouble with my father. Since
the accident he's never spoken of
it to mel don't know if the whole
thing is a figment Of my own imag-
ination-but the curious part. Hell
enc. Is that you seem to be mixed
up in the affair-or someone who
looked extraordinarily like you!"
TOmorroMi EcarK.
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CIVIL Returning MEMORY

ACSIII. RETURNING MEMORY.
Helene. when shall We marry?''
asked Jim. suddenly. He sat up
shoulders. What day shall it be?
should wait especially when l
want and need you so tremendously
smiled. For this last was so
like theegotism of man!
Marriage" I repeated, thinking
of the oddness of the situation.
Were Jim and really going
through a second ceremony? or
was it my duty now-at this crisis
in affairs-to bring back to his
memory all that had gone before?
From the last course 1 shrank. l
was terrified to lose his love. And
this second courtship was so won
derfuI
Il just must have you. dearest"
Jim was saying. with his lips on
mine, Il can't wait"
But you don't know me. You
know so little about me-" l remon-
strated feebly.
He flung his head back, and gave
a clear, boyish laugh.
know that everything ABOUT
you is sweet and true and beauti-
full" Again he kissed me passion
ately. There are no words to eX-
press the-the utter admiration l
have for you. Helene-and love"
'But-suppose 1 had a past?''
The words were idiotic, but I had
to say them.
"A past?' Again. he laughed.
Helene. sweetheart. l trust you ut
terly, ! know that there has been
nothing in your young life that you
could possibly wish to keep from
me.'
Ny heart sank at Jim's words
He trusted me so much. And IL
wasn't worthy of such confidence!
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foolhardy IL he tries 10 do the same
thing.
Having by experience sized up
your own capacity. be guided by 4.
Build up your weak points and cease
TO put too much pressure on YOUR
self, or you will reach that point
where there is. no further resistanc .
to the "slings and arrows Of OUT
rsgeous fortune" This state Of az
fairs should not occur before the al
lqfted three e-score years and ten.
Copyright. 1890. by The NC Syndicste }
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18

longer panel-back. is sleeveless. al
though there is a little vest OF the
same material that has sleeves at
tached to 1t that can be worn when
desired. The coat Is collarless, but
the blouse designed for 1t provides
this feature and also the sleeves
when the vest is not included. A
long. wide Windsor tie that falls
to the knees is an interesting fea-
ture, as also arc the sleeves, which
are bagged over very tight wrist
bands.
The model is equally suitable for
the silks that are so much in de-
mand. especially for the cartridge
silk. and for the fine smooth sur
faced worsteds.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Sunday School Session Ends.

M-rtinsburE. W. Va May IL
The Regional SUNDAY School Com
vention. in session here since Fri-
day. closed last night. and toda '
the officers OF the West Virginia
SUNDAY School Association left fur
Moundsvillc. W. Va where another
uree-dsy Regional Convention viii
be held. Next years COnvt nIi"n Will
be held at Charleston
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
BY CORA MOORE,
New York Fashion Authority.

A timely suggestion for a tailored
suit of youthful model is Vivicnnc
Segal's suit of Newport cord worn
in The Little whopper."
The skirt is fashioned with a Sc
rles OF plaits. At the sides. these
piaits meet to form an in-turned
eox-piait. with the edges that form
1t bound with silk braid of the suit
shade-a soft gray. a row OF COW
cred buttons holds the plaits to-
gether.
The loose. hir-length coat. with
It's square-cut fronts and slightly
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
A Chaperone.

n OnAperone.
Dear Miss Lee: I was recently introduced
to q young man several years older than
myself who has asked me twice to take
dinner with him at his hotel. Both times
have refuSed, not because I do not like the
young man but because my mother does not
want me to go alone to a hotel with q ma n.
/ have gone with my older sister as chape-
rome several times but this young man does
not seem TO catch on about my refusing his
invita- tionS. What can I do?-EIGHTEES.
The next time the young man
invites you to dine with him, say
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Virginia Lees Personal Answers
To Herald Readers Questions

Just as important as food is play for children,
and just as important as learning to eat correctly
is learning to play correctly.
A number of years ago someone realizing
that fact started the playground movement, and
As all good things prosper and grow eventually
the movement spread until not only such cities
as New York and Chicago opened large parks
for the children but even such small places as
East Orange provided well-equipped spot for
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18

The Fairgrounds here, though very small comparison
with those elsewhere danger of losing their footing
who believe
for children? In Washington the yard restricted
the des very often have place be real children
street. which only dangerous, but hardly fair.
Not until became playground did fully reaize
that institution quite necessary for rich and alike
Ny little located beautiful boulevard
Middle Western city, equipped with everything from swimming
baseball diamond and voey ball with swings and
sand piles and all of the other playground things thrown in
noticed then that the girl who had
learned the law of the who couldn't enjoy fullest
They taught gain. believe
mother who her children that who didn't
welcome better little sportsman into the fold that fall
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18

The Belgian government will eIec-
trify its railways. beginning with ths
lines from Brussels 10 Antwerp, Lux
emburg and Ostend.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-18
Wholesale Selling
Price of Beef in
Washington

Prices realized on Swift & Com.
Pany's sales Of carcass beef on ship
msnts sold out for periods shown
below, a published In the news
papers averaged as follows, showing
the tendency Of the market:
Week, ANcEPER cwT. Av.Pries
Snoins Erem-Ts Fer Cwt.
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that your mother does not like for
you to go to q hotel without a
chaperone and ask him to come out
to your home that evening instead.
He will then, no doubt, include
your chaperone in the invitation.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
RAIN COATS

If you are going to need a good
rain coat for the next two years,
it will pay you to come and see
ours during this sale-We have
them and they are going all sizes
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01

been in school at Big Stone Gap,
Va. is visiting .h~omefolkS.
Messrs. Bryce and Garnet Per-
row have returned to their home
in Seattle, Wash, after spending
several days with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Perrow.
Misses Eva, Amy, Ida, Beulah,
and Fannie Rich were shopping
in Morristown Monday.
Mrs. Josie Henderson spent a
part of last week in Knoxville.
N. B. Harrell of Lynchburg,
Va, is visiting homefolks.
DR.. j. H. Idol entertained about
fifty of his friends with an old
time dance on last Thursday even
! ing at the Garage at Tate. Music
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
MONDAYS Is MONDAYS

Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Monday were
in Chattanooga last Saturday and
Sunday and improved the oppor-
tunity to hear Billy Sunday. Sun
day does not usually preach on
Monday but he preached to Mon
day last Sunday and also Satur-
day. Monday and Mrs. Monday re,
turned Monday both of whom n
joyed Sunday and also Saturday.
Hartman Record.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01

guests of their sister, Mrs. Ray
mond Hamilton Saturday.
MI. C. F. Campbell and son of
Knoxville are visiting relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malon Bunch of
Days Mill sepnt the weekend at
the HON of Mrs. Bunch's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Beeler.
Miss Bessie Hamilton, who has
been working in Knoxville for
some time rturned home for the
holidays.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
MOTION

Mr., C. C. Collins of MorriStown
gave an interesting lcture at the
Tate Baptist Church Sunday night
on The Holy Land.
Misses Ruby and Edyth Doyal
of Knoxville Business College are
at home to spnd Christmas holl-
days.
Misses Ada and Callie Rich Wis,
tied friends in Knoxville last
week.
Mr.. Raymond Morgan of Deni-
son, Texas, visited friends in Noe,
ton last week.
Miss Georgia Payne who has
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
0. E. S. OFFICERS

Morning Star Chapter, o. E. S.,
elected officers Friday aas fol-
lows: Mrs. Maude Lowe, worthy
matron; S. R. Wester, worthy pa
iron; Miss Mollie Morgan, asso-
ciate matron; Mrs. Georgia A..
Grove, secretary; Mrs. S. r. Wes-
ter, treasurer; Miss Maude Corum
conductoress; Mrs. Kate Waller,
associate conductoress; and Mrs.
Margaret G.i.Lher, Warler.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
LIBERTY HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Grant and
family of Oregon are visiting rel
atives here.
Mrs. r. G. Rector of North Car
DINA visited her sister, MrS. Jas.
Satterfield Saturday.
MI. Charles Campbell and Sis
ter, Stella, of Washburn we're the
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01

was furniShed by string band.
Fruits were served.
Friends were surprised to learn
of the wdding of Miss Beulah
Loyal to Mr.. Ernest Noe on Sun
day.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01


d. d. Dalton of Idol was in
town on business Monday.
{. B. Cabbage spent Christmas
with relatives at Liberty Hill.
DR.. K. K. Roach of Richland
was here on business Monday.
G.. NJ. Justus of Joppa was here
on BUSINESS Monday.
Boyd f. Ritter spent Christmas
with friends in Hawkins County.
Miss Monnie Shirly of Lulaville
spent Friday with friends here.
ii
Fred Lowe of Knoxville spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. I'M.
Lowe.
III
Prof. Scott Hamilton of Punch
con Camp was here on businesS
Saturday.
A. C. Hoffner visited relatives
in Knoxville from Saturday until
Monday.
Mrs. Matte Gooch of Jefferson
City was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs j. w. Luntsford this week.
-
w r. Phillips and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Rucker at Bowen.
Halmar Nance of Carcon-New-
man College spent the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Nance
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Morgan
Of Morristown spent several days
here laast week.
MrS. S. f. Wster and Miss Mol
lie Morgan were shopping in Nor
ristown Monday. .
ii
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Lowe of
Knoxville were here this week
visiting relatives.
II
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Alexander
of Morristown spent the holidays
with relatives here.
Several from Rutledg attended
tn Christmas exercises at Lula
vile school Wednesday.
ii
Mrs. G.. McHenderSon spent
Christmas with her daughter,
Mrs. o. R. Marshall of Morristown
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Luntsford
and Mrs. and Mrs. Carrick A..
Boyles were in Knoxville Thurs
day
J. E. Nance, Edward Nance,
Miss Cora Mae Talley and Mary
Lee Nance motored to Knoxville
Monday.
Arthur Murphy Bryan, repre-
senting the Oliver Chilled Plow
works of Atlanta, Ga, spent Christ
mas with his grandmother, Mrs.
L. C. Bryan.
We invite the accounts OF wo-
men, assuring them at all times
of most g%entlemanly and respect
\ ful treatment, gladly giving at
tention to every item of business
nlaced in u hands. We are al
WAYS clad to have them consult Us
1T any time upon mat. ers concerr
ING their business affairs and vii
be glad to advise Or suggest al
our best judgment directs lh'
Peoples Bank, Rutledge, Tennessee
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01

Mesdames Arthur Shirley and
Hugh F. Waller and Miss Maud
Corum were shopping in MorriS-
town Tuesday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
CINCHAMS

hams, we have it and we carry
the very best and have over 100
bolts of the incest patterns you
have ever seen. We bought these
to protect our trade against the
SOC a yard price that is coming
soon. Now if you want to protect
yourself we will offer you these
ginghams at 25c and 27c per yd.
Not more than 20 yards to a Gus
toner as we will put only about
one-half of the 100 bolts in this
sale as these same goods will cost
us today 30c per yard.
Calicoes go at zoe per yard
We have about 10 bolts of silks
we will offer you at 1919 discount
and silks have advanced about
$1.00 per yard.
Denims, best at 42c per yard.
Conostoga feather ticking, 60
inches wide----------$1.00 yd.
Cotton pleids, all kinds, domes-
tics and sheetings and all kinds
of Dry goods too numerous to
mention.
Post yourself and get uor
prices and you will find that we
are offering you dry goods at
less than wholesale prices, but
we are willing to protect you
against the high prices that are
coming in the near future, if you
will take advantage of u prices
and buy your future needs.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
LADIES WINTER HATS

We have several beautiful styles
in Ladies' Winter hats that we
will offer at 20% reduction.
You will have to come and look
them over to appreciate these
values.
We wish to state just here to
all the customers of the Red
Store that we have had several
years experience in the mercan-
tile business and have, during
these years, subscribed to and
read several of the best magazines
published for the retail merchant
and have kept posted as to the
market conditions and have made
this feature of the business a spe-
cial study and evidently if we did
not have a strong idea and ear
nestly believe that the year 1920
will experience the highest prices
in the history of this country,
we wouldn't have tied up eighteen
thousand dollars in this business.
line of business.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-01-01
SHOES

We all know shoes have got
mighty high during the last few
months, but we have some old
stock that we will offer at 1919
discount during this sale.
GROCERIES AT 1919 DISCOUNT
6 cakes of sc soap------25c
2 lbs sugar for 25c to all who
buy as much as $1.00 in other
merchandise and l ID. at 1870
for each additional dollar.
If you think this is a fake sale,
pass it up-but / will ask that
you remember these prices six
months hence.
AS you all know, the RED
STORE has changed hands re-
Gently and we want to earnestly
solicit the further patronage of
its old customers and prove to
you that you can get as low
prices and fair dealing as ever.