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Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18
"You HEARD whisPERs7"

Synopsis. sis.-Circumstances having
prevented spalding Nelson. clerk.
from joining the American forces
going to France. he Ii in q de-
spondent mood when he receives
an invitation to dinner from his
grsat-uncle, Rufus Castor. On the
way to the house he meets. under
peculiar circumstances. . young
girl. apparently In trouble. to whom
he has an opportunity to be OF
slight service. She lives in the same
apartment building as Rufus Gas
ton. and he accompanies her to the
house. CASTOR and his wife are GO
ing to Maine for q trip and want
to leave Nelson In charge Of the
apartment. He accepts. CASTOR
and his wife tall their great-nephsw
OF mysterious noises-"whispers''-
which they have heard in the
house. On his way to the CASTOR
apartment the next Sunday Nelson
again meets his accidental ac-
quaintance Of q few days before.
Barbara Bradford. She urges him
not to allow the fact Of their be-
Ing acquainted to be known. At
the apartment Nelson meets the
superintendent, Wick. and instinc-
lively dislikes him. In q wall safe
he finds q necklace OF magnificent
pearls. worth a small fortune.
Next day Nelson finds the pearls
have disappeared from the wall
safe. His first Idea of informing
the police IL not acted upon be-
cause OF peculiar circumstances.
He has been discharged from his
position without adequate explana-
tion or reason. and feels himself
involved In something of a mystery.
'e decides to conduct an investi-
CATION himself. That night Barbara
signals from the window OF her
apartment, which Is opposite his.
and they arrange a meeting for
next day In the morning he finds
note In his room. asking him why
=" had not informed the police OF
the loss of the Jewels. Barbara
tells Nelson her sister Claire had
some years before made a rum
away marriage with an adventurer.
from whom she was soon parted.
and the marriage had been an
nulled. Claire is engaged to be
married and someone knowing OF
her escapade has stolen documents
concerning the affair from the
Bradford apartment.
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18

1.-The voices were vague -juss like
ghosts might be-" she said.
YES" admitted, that's what they
sounded like. But there aren't any
ghosts. II those whispers were real,
some human being was making them.
I'm going to find out who 1t was, and
when we've learned that, we'l have
learned lot about"
hesitated.
"About whom?" she questioned.
Il don't know yet" answered.
was wondering about my great.
uncle Rufus.
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18

"9ut the Man-ths Men-Mioht Have
Harmed You."
me twice. They may think that you
and l are friends and that you were
there In the park purposely that first
time"
Even so." I replied. ''that doesn't
explain this"
I pulled from my pocket the note
I had found on the floor Of my bed
room and showed 1t to her.
"where did you get thatr' she
gasped In establishment .-
Last night heard footsteps and
whispers. thought at the time I
was dreaming. This moraing found
this note o. tie Aoor." f,
:You heard Whispers" she exssa g.
citedly, .whispsfs that seemed 10
come from up near the eeilingr
Il thought I Asard then. ! wasn't
sure"
Il knsw. ~ said. sAuddsring.
I've hssrd tAs0-sW1cs."
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18
CHAPTER lV-Continued.

"Oh. no, she must never know. Dad
did not want her ever told anything
about 1t. We talked 1t over, Claire
and I, and decided to put a personal
advertisement in the papers. 1t sim
ply said, Liberal reward and no ques-
tions asked for return Of important
papers,
"Were there any answers?"
"Yes and no. One morning there
was second note"
Delivered like the frst?'
"Yes, found it. too. on the floor
Of my bedroom. Here 1t is.'
More amazed and perplexed than
ever by the growing ramifcation Of
the plots Of the thieves that seemed
to involve US both. took the paper
and read:
"Ten thousand Is our price for the
papers. Pay 1t or you'll never marry
Thayer."
Did you go then to meet the man
in the parkf"
mot until after I got third note
more threatening than the first and
second. Claire and I talked 1t over
aud over, trying to think who could
have taken the papers. We only keep
two servants now, Sarah and Mary,
and they both have been with us since
we were children. It could not have
been either Of them. They think as
much Of us as our own mother does"
"Do you suppose the man that she
married may have learned OF your
fathers death and have returned from
France to try to blackmail herr"
eve thought Of that. The notes did
not come from him. They do not read
A. II a Frenchman wrote them"
"Who could 1t be?" said more to
myself than to her.
"Then there was another note" she
went on. ut demanded that Claire
wear a red cnrnation and meet the
writer in the park and bring ten thou
sand dollars That was the time I
nrst met you. Your presence must
have frightened them or for we had
no more demands until night before
last"
ibid you have ten thousand with
you that night first met your"
She shook her head.
we tCH thousduu uOIlaTS
in the world. Outside Of our furniture
and our Jewels and our motor, we
have very little. II all the bills we
owe were paid. we'd have almost moth
ing at ALL"
"What did you propose doing when
you met the manor menr'
"I didn't know. I was going to try
to plead with them to give me the pa
pers. would have promised anything
to have gotten them back"
But the mantle men-misht
have harmed you"
She smiled ipcredulously.
"Hardly. There was little danger
Of their attacking me there In the
park % near the avenue. with people
constantly passing. and besides. car
ried this"
She reached again into the pocket
q her habit and brought forth q
eus-looking automatic.
TT WAS Dads" she said. HE
taught me to shooe with II. though I
1oa't think other q - thought thea
sAsro vsull esoo . tios Whsa I might
$3.50 ~
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18

What did the last note say?"
Here 1t is."
This was written and folded as the
others had been, on the most ordinary
kind of writing paper. 1t read:
"Unless we get the money Wednes-
day. Thayer gets the papers Thursday.
No wedding then for yours. Same
bench at six-thirty."
"What can do about 1T"
"T'll 60 in your place." suggested.
"Oh, no. I couldn't permit that"
Let me explain" hastened to say.
"I'm in this mystery as deep as you
are. Only last night discovered that
all the Castor Jewels which had been
left in my. custody are gone"
"Not stolen!" she cried. "The Gas
ton pearls!"
yes" I replied. "the pearls. too"
"Why. they are worth two hundred
thousand dollars. at least. What have
you done about 1t? Have you notified
the police1"
mo. as yet have told no one of the
robbery but yourself"
"Why not7 You must notify the po-
lice at once"
hesItated. It was hard to explain
my actions without telling her the
whole miserable story, without admit
ting to this girl on whom was most
eager to make the best of Impressions
that l was young man out of po-
sition, discharged in disgrace. Yet
she had given me her confidence. It
was only fair to her and to myself
that there should be no secrets be-
tween us. I began at the beginning.
told her Of my coming to New York
and how I had seen my grent-uncle
Rufus only once or twice. related
the departure Of Roller and Birge for
the war front and told her how eager
l had been to go with them. I even
went into detail as to the reason had
not gone with them. my debt to the
mother.
She did not seem greatly interested
in the first part Of my narrative but
when I began telling Of the PROPOSE
tion the Gastons had made to me and
of the mysterious warnings each of
them had separately given me. could
see her interest kindling.
"There Is something wrong in that
apartment house." she explained. 1--WE
have had nothing but trouble ever
since we lived there. wonder IL
there Is anything in the theory that
evil deeds make bad karma, which
spreads its effects all about. I know
feel there Is sinister atmosphere
about the whole place."
''Tm beginning to feel 1t. too." said
bitterly.
told her then Of my unexpected
and unwarranted discharge without
explanation the day before
"How do you account for it," she
asked perplexedly.
You must have some enemy, some
malicious person, who has spread
some terrible tale about you"
II haven't any enemy in the world"
I replied, yet even as I spoke there
flashed across my mind the malevolent
glance the scar-faced man had given
me in the restaurant a few evenings
before.
II wonder" said Miss Bradford
thoughtfully. "if the same people who
nre trying to blackmail us are not try
ing to involve you with us in some
way?"
"Why should they7"
'They may have been watching and
have seen you enter the house with
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18
REALLY NOTHING MUCH DOING
Liee Parsons Was Not Actually on
the Warpath, but It Seemed There
Were Casualties.

Everybody expects Kentuckian to
tell a feud story" stated Governor
Morrow Of Kentucky recently. 1.-THE
thing has really been much overdone.
but the story of Lige Parsons may be
worth telling. Lige dropped into the
courthouse to see his friend, the pro-
bate judge.
Howdy. Ligev greeted the Judge.
'Howdy. judge!'
"'What's doin' down your way.
Lige?'
"'Nuthin,' judge, nuthin'.'
"'T'other evenin' was a-settin', a
readIn' of my Bible, judge spoke up
Lige when some shootin' begun. One
of my gals said twas the Harris boys
down by the middle pasture. Now,
Judge, didn't mind them Harris boys
a-shootin'. but l was afraid stray
bullet might hit a calf or one of the
kids, so I picked up my rifle and
dropped few shoots down that way
and went back a-readin' of my Bible.
Next mOrnin' 1 went down that way
an they was all gone 'cept four ~
,Harper's Magazine.
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18

Them, but Now ] Felt No Scruples.
Was my aged great-uncle in hidins
somewhere, playing malevolent pranks
on us? How had that note gotten in
to my own apartment? Nobody had
access to the place but myself-yes,
and Mrs. Burke. my great-aunt's trust
ed old laundress. I determined to re-
turn to the apartment and lie in wait
for her until she came in to do up
my room. In the week that I had
lived there had not even laid eyes on
her. although each evening when
came in found my bed neatly made.
While 1 awaited her arrival busted
myself with studying anew the differ
ent rooms in the apartment, hoping
ever to find some new clue to the
methods by which the anonymous
notes had been delivered. went to
the back of the house and looked out
of the rear windows. An ornamental
ledge of stone, perhaps eighteen inches
wide ran along apparently on the level
of the flooring. Any agile person
might easily have crept along it II
they dared risk falling six stories to
the ground, but there was no means Of
access to 1t save from either my bed
room or the sitting room or from the
corresponding rooms in the Bradford
apartment. Certainly no one from my
apartment had been Tipping mysteri-
Gus notes into the other apartment.
Could the converse be true? Was
there some unbalanced person in the
Bradford family who was doing It?
Could 1t be one of the servants, or
possibly Claire Bradford? She always
had been fiighty. according to her SIS
ter's description. Had her troubles
unbalanced her to such an extent that
she was playing mysterious hysterical
pranks on all Of US?
l sat down at my uncles desk. The
pigeonholes crammed full Of papers
caught my eye. Under ordinary cir
cumstances I would have hesitated to
examine them, but now I felt no
scruples. Old Rufus had warned me
that there was some mystery about
the place. The pearls had strangely
disappeared 1 faced the accusation
of having stolen chem. Surely I was
entitled to examine anything and ev-
erything in my efforts at solving the
mystery.
Pigeonhole after pigeonhole I exam
ined without result until at last came
to a little leather-covered diary. I
read 1t with interest, noting that It
was for the present year and that the
last entry had been made only the day
before he had departed for Maine.
About six weeks previous to the pres
ent date found this amazing entry:
"Heard whispers last night"
A week later there was another en-
try. "Whispers again." There could
be no question as to what he meant.
The ghostly noises that had been heard
by both Miss Bradford and myself had
been heard by him. too. No wonder
the old man had been SO terrified.
Other entries In the book recorded
hearing the whispers at intervals Of
about one week.
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18
Dreaming Of Skating,

To dream of skating denotes that
your success is very uncertain and de-
pends largely upon your efforts. To
see others skate denotes a pleasant
time. To buy them, honor.
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18

The man who looks before he leaps
never acquires much of reputation
as leaper.
Cheyenne record., 1920-11-18
Nelson and Barbara
agree to meet frequently.

CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
New AAusleal lnservmeWt.
New in the. musical instrument line
10 Q whistle with two Tubes that b
piayed like Q slide trombone.
Daily Thew0h1
Never anger made ooo1 e0as0 -
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08
AoNoRs FOR CRISP

The government and the nation
are now busy counting the honors
which went to the men who faced
the Germans ON French soil. Geor'
gians know how how many distin-
fguished service medals went to her
own fighting men Citizens OF each
county. even, have been advised of
the distinction which went to the
boys representing their home CON-
munities.
Crisp county is small. 1t sent six
soldiers who faced the firing and
|. who were registered, goes high VI
= in honorS and the whole county may
be proud that we stand in the list
With two men, who bore away dis
tinguished service medals. The best
county. Bibb, had only six and that
Reounty had four times as many sol
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

diers as we had in the ranks. Fulton
won less honors with many times
more soldiers in the ranks than Bibb
Crisy county is small 1t sent six
hundred men into the ranks, but
none of them anywhere will ever
be able to present more ennobling
account of their stand ont the firing
lines at the front than did the boys
from Crisp.
! AS the list of honors is being cir
culated over the state, in silent
glory, it presents the name of dead
soldier boy, George Ben Statham,
but soldier who won hOnors coveted
in the highest ranks of the best army
in the whole world. That soldiers
died at his post not only doing his
uuLy, DuJ pTtSSlUB HdTu anu uObSOu'
ly ahead, lighting the enemy as he
went on every side and winning
every stroke till far outnumbered
and undone. This was the record of a
dead soldier OF Crisp. Honors for
him! His country contributed in its
own way towards recognition of
that bravery as soldier when it
conferred the distinguished service
medal at his death, all that it could
do. Crisp county will honor that SOL
der some day in lasting memorial.
The second, honor of this kind fell
to as soldier who was spared to come
back home to modest mother and
modestly show her how this great
nation had come to recognize his
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08
NEGRO FARMERS POINT WAY

Negro farmers Of south Georgia
who have shown thrift have become
splendid examples of what can be
done in the way of acquiring and en-
ioying property on the farm. Reports
come from Baker county of the
winding up of two estates OF colored
farmers, the one above sixty thou
sand dollars and the other some
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Barlow Powell was thrifty negro
and good farmer. He worked and
saved what he made. That is practi-
call the story of his life in simply
words. He found it was as, easy to
acquire and save as it was to make
and spend,
The colored farmer is being induc.
ed to leave the work he knows and
go into the north and east to enter
work the knows nothing about. He
Is also going into d section where
sympathy for negro burns. at a low
ebb. After he, sacrifices all he has
land goes to find this. ont, 1t is too
Late. He can work little because of
the severe winter and the cost of
living makes it really problem for
him to live in the new surroundings.
1t takes life time and many genera
tions for the negro to know what he
knows on the southern farm He has
no time to learn all ovev.
1t can he but regretted that those
who have really learned how TO make
a living. on the southern farm dc
not realize that here they can have
their own property and enjoy it
generally speaking in peace. The
Georgia negro, has the colored mar
in other section beaten Q long wa!
| in an occupation through which HI
can make money jand convert it in
to property for himself The southern
farm offers the ideal situation. Milk
winters and long summers, fruits
and easy made crops. light clothing
and abundance of ease in growing
meat and bread supplies, are all as
sets worth counting.
The colored farmers who works
and saves is well-to-do every time
He has his bank account. his land
and Ytock as other men have them
Here is the right place.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

Quite a striking story of mothers
love came out of Philadelphia yes
.terday in the arrest of a young draft
dodger. Two years she had hidden
her son. and when the officers hem.
med him in, she stood with gun for
hours holding them at bay protecting
that hoy. The age-old instinct was
there and she fought for her boy like
the she bear in the mountains or the
lioness in the Jungle.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

= This community has a remark
ably low fire loss for the past twelve
months. This is not an idle boast
1t is pretty well assured that Cor.
dele would stand In the lead for di-
lminished fire losses. We do not be.
lieve there is another Georgia COM
munity that would? be able to show
a better record.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

When the peace exchanges occur
between our allies and the German
enemy, we will have no representa-
tive present! In November little
over q year ago when our boys were
driving the enemy with such fervor
and bravery, did anybody among us
ever dream that We would have to
stink away before the peace we had
won was ratified? Under the circum.
stances the only thing Americans in
Paris can do is to stay away. We
have not ratified the treaty at home
and have no right to place at the
peace table now.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

valor. This was Lieut. Allison Shipp.
As his years mellow into age he will
have cause to appreciate. more and
more this recognition of his services.
We may be sure the county has
pride in its two soldiers who won
distinction in this measure. Few
men, high or low in the ranks, could
do what these two did. The oppor-
tunity came and was taken. History
was made by Crisp soldiers boys who
were willing to stand the fire.
And while we are remembering
these and counting their honors, let
us stop to say we have six men "0n
Flanders Fields" whose names are
on the honor roll of this county
These shall not perish. On our
meiuOtieS any III HOaitS WV oH*4A
hold our dead as sacred, glorious
sacrifices for the nation in a conflict
where the freedom and independence
Of civilization was threatened. They
fought and, died for the noblest cause
that ever led men to. battle. We hope
some day not long distant our last
ing memorial to these shall rise and
do. service to- mankind. on an on
through the years, bearing the torch
they lighted in their young soldier
lives.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

FEH6pmonia is the same old winter
viaiEoF, but We may have no fear of
o return OF the influenza which cost
so many lives last year. It will harli
ly GONE again in this generation.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08
q aekspaper head line from MaeoI

"A newspaper head line from Macon
says Council Favors Fire Station.
at Eastman" and how can the
-eohncil in Macon be interested in
such an enterprise? There is a diff
ference. Us somebody will find when
East Macon is heard from. And
Eastman may object.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

~ffThe former kaiser is going to de.
pAnd on Holland to protect him from
the Allies Getting William may not
D. the best thing for Clerrnany's con,
Que cts, but IL Holland, stands be.
tNvttt they ought to sling one brick
at that dyke-bound huzzy.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

.Sstt begins to look as if France is
ebing to reward the old Tiger with
ah honor THAT is not so taxing.
tudgins- from the work Clemeuceau
aud Polnciare have seemed to do.
throughs news accounts, eiemeuceau
might will be able to fill the office
OF president,
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

II the earth had opened wide
enough to swallop up all the bandits
in Mexico and these had been eaten
BY the great angry master at is rum
Bed and smoked, the terrors report
ed in the land would have been sud
/ denly converted into rejoicing, at
least in this county.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

Judge Worrilli Of Cuthbert got hot
Monday. over cold court room at
Newton In Baker county and adjourn
ed court till the county commission.
ers could be invited to put in heaters
And window glass sufficient to make
the court room comfortable. He was
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08
RAILROAD SCHEDULES,

Arrival and Departure Of Passenger
Trains, cofdsle Union Depot. B
The following schedule figures pub.
lished as Information and not guaran'
tsedI:
STANDARD Eastern Time, Same ss
Under Georgia Barnes Law"
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

NyEsis encouraging that democrats,
faF least, some of them, are going
ta make an effort to endorse the
lESsldept's stand on the peace treaty
SRAsthe league Of nations. :"
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

Two more states Kentucky and
Rhode Island have ratified the wo-
man suffrage amendment since the
holidays. That measure will be
adopted some of these days not
long hence and we. have been musing
over what is IN become OF some OF
our friends in Georgia who oppose
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

Being an ambassador or Uncle
Sam is q job which Secretary Ian,
sing says should pay something like
forty-five thousand dollars a year.
Only rich men can hold this place at
the old salary, the secretary main
tains.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

More trouble in Mexico. That is
the daily bill. Mexico entertains a
wrong spirit towards Americans
and their rights. Until there Is a
married and q wide change, we may
look for trouble and more of it,
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

Again 1t appears that the troubles
over Fiume are to be disposed Of;
nns Why schould we worry? This couu
an u no longer interested in Euro.
Hssf affairs.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08
We Are Reducing Living Cost
NOTE OUR PRICES AND BE CONVINCED

Fresh Apaach Oysters, per pint .35c pts for Csc
Choice Steak, per pound ................30 SOC
Choice Pork, per pound .............. 35c
Choice Roast (BeeD per pound ... SOC
Choice Roast Pork) per pound .......... 35c
Pure Pork Sausage, per pound ..... 4Oc
Mixed Sausage (oW make) per pound , SOC
Stew Meats, per pound observation-disclosures. 171sc
Cured Ham, sliced, per pound . Soc
Boiled Ham sliced per pound ......... 75c
Breakfast Bacon sliced, per pound .. 60c
Eggs Butter other market goods and complete
ilc of High Glass Groceries at low prices Give
your business and reduce your cost of living IS to
Phone 302. R. A. BURLINGTON, Prop.
Cor 10th St. 10Th Ave.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08
Msmbsrs q tNe AtsoeIatsd prees
oFFlcIAL ORGAN cRIsP COUNTY

4as anybody a tear to shed fof
Ludwig Martens? ~
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

is completely washed out of the system b.
the celebrated Shivar Mineral Water. Pos
lively guaranteed by money,back offer
Tastes fine: costs trihe. Delivered any
where bu our Cordele Agents, Heard Gre
cery CU. Phone them.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

II you are troubled with pains or
aches; feel tired; have headache.
indigestion, insomnia; painful pass
agsof urine, you will find relief in
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-08

Don't simply see how you can put
down and do some analyzing.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

PITT Thos 6s sixth Ave.
Prussack Electric Co. lsl7 Pitkin
Ave
r s Electric Co. 5SS Fulton st
Revere Electric Co. 1925 Prospect
Ave.
Ross Electric Co $40 Monroe st
FlAtbush Ave.
Schumacher II f. Brooklyn Ave.
$ Singer & Co. 5ol9 New Utrecht
Ave
SoI(olon & Son. BOO Van Sicklen Ave.
Steinhere Bros. 993 Flathush Ave
The Flathush Gas Co. 1924 flathush
Ave.
The Flathush Appliance Co, $50
tlatl ush Ave.
VIM Tumarkin 77l3 nth Ave.
Nanderheek G H. II Lafayette Ave
Woodward. Chas. J.. Jr.. 1876 Third
Ave
Wtederman, Geo. Electric Co, Muir
O-Lite. l1f Flatbush Ave.