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n again when

Twilight had fallen again when
they made the cabin.
Bill showed her no VITO broil the
steak in it's own fat, and he cooked
hot biscuits and-macaroni to go with
it. No meal Of her life hao ever
given her greater pleasure. After
ward he lig...sed his pipe.
ITS strarge that T don't want to
smoke myself" the girl told him.
You? Why should your"
81 smoke at home. | mean I did.
It's getting to be the thing to do
among the girls know. Someway,
the thought of it doesn't seem in
teresting any more"
He had an impression that she was
speaking very softly. But he under
stood when she paused He was
startled to find that the whole tone
and key of the night had vaguely
changed.
"The north wind" Bill said simply
Virginia's eyes grew wide,
what does it mean?" she asked
breathlessly.
Winter. The northern winter
I've seen it break too many times
There's no chance for doubt any
more Perhaps we can drown out
the sound of ninth music"
He walked toward the battered In
! strument Her heart was cold with
in her, and she nodded eagerly. eyes
"a little ragtime."S
81 haven't any ragtime," the man
explained humbly. 81 could only
bring up fe wrecords, and so took
just the ones I liked best. They're
simple things-I'm sorry I haven't
any more"
| She looked at this man with grow
! ing wonder.
He put on record. She recog-
nized the melody at once. It was
Drdla's "Souvenir"-and the first
notes seemed to sweep her into in
finity.
It wars moment of enchantment.
! The music rose high, fell in soaring
leaps, trembled in infinite appeal,
and slowly died away. Outside the
storm increased in fury.
And it was well for her peace of
mind that she did not glance at Bill.
He was watching the girls face, his
eyes wistfu. as no human being had
ever seen them.
The soaring notes, with the dread
/ fnl accompaniment of the storm, had
brought home a truth he had tried
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MT. ZION.

Mt. Zion is now half station and
the people are very proud of the
privilege of two sermons each
month on the first and third Sundays.
They gave up Rev. G. D.fClarke with
regret, but Mr. Hutchinson is al
ready very dear to all.
P. O. Bradley's friends are rejoic-
ed to see. him hopping about so nimb-
ly Oh, his clutches.
MI. and Mrs A. B. Howard were
spend-the-day guests Monday of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Bass.
Tuesday, Cieve Strange, of An
drew Chapel, motored with his
mother and sisters to visit Mr.. and
t. Mrs. P 0. Bradley and their house
guest. Mrs. Wilkinson, of Gabbetts-
vile, Ga.
Hugo Bradley is putting in some
good time prscticing basket ball..
Monday, Carson Bass children en-
tertained with a masked hay ride,
nellie Bradley winning first prize for
best disguise.
Rev. and Mrs. Ed Dell, of Ogle-
thorpe, with their family, visited their
uncres, B. L. and Bond Dell, re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Dell. of Raleigh,
N. c., also visited the Delts.
Miss Blanche Dell motored over to
Triton Wednesday to visit DR.. and
Mrs. Hendricks.
Mary Allen and Maude Dell spent
Friday in Oglethorpe with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan, of Con-
cord, are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Earl Bass.
Mrs. Arthur Perry and children, of
Huntingdon, came over one day re-
Gently to see Mrs. Ed Bass.
The pound party in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleye Deriso was great
ly enjoyed by all.
Little Neon Bass is serving time
with the chicken pox. Too bad at
Christmas time.
Several dinings were called in and
dozens of hogs We're butchered
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you have to do is to push up the little
catch with your thumb and pull the
trigger. Tomorrow I'm going to
teach you how to shoot with i'll
| mean shoot straight enough to take
the head off grouse at twenty feet.
And so it will bring you luck, I want
you to sleep it with-under your pill
low"
Understanding flashed through
her. and a slow, grateful smile play
ed at her lips. II don't want it,
Bill" she told him.
You'd feel safer with it." the man
urged He slipped it under her pill
low. "And even before you learn to
shoot well-you could-if you had
to-shoot and kill a man."
He smiled again and drew her cur
tain.
Bill was true to his promise to
teach Virginia to shoot. The next
day they had target practice.
While Virginia cooked lunch, Bill
cut young spruce trees and made a
sled; and after the meal pushed out
through the whirling snow to bring
IN the remainder of the moose meat.
1t was the work of the whole after
noon to urge the sled up the ridge
and then draw it home through the
drifts.
Virginia was lonely and depressed
all the time Bill was absent.
"You can call me Virginia, if you
want to-" she told him. "Last names
ARE silly out here"
Bill looked his gratitude and she
helped him prepare the meat. Some
OF 1T he hung just outside the cabin
door; one of the great hams was sus-
pended in spruce tree fifty feet in
front of the cabin. The skin was
keshed and hung up behind the stove
to dry.
Its going to furnish the web for
or snowshoes," he explained.
In-their talk that evening she was
surprised to learn how full had been
his reading.
Other evenings he told her Nature
lore, the ways of the living creatures
hat he observed, and in the daytime.
he illustrated his points from life.
Continued in Our Next Issue.)
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to deny. Il love you, Virginia"
cried the inaudible voice of his soul.
"oh, virginia-I love you, I love
you"
1t was one of Bill Bronson's basic
creeds to look his situation square
| ly in the face. He had tried to
avoid a truth that ever grew clearer
and more manifest-his love for~>yir-
g;ria.
lie had told himself he wo1lditst
eve his love 10 Ter. liz woui1 hold
that back, at least. He had remind
ed himself Of the bridgeless gap that
separated them. But there was no
use of trying further. In 1.-THE stress
and passion OF the melody he had
found out the truth.
But if he couldn't keep this knowl-
edge from himself, at least he could
hold it from the girl. 1t would only
b, ing her unhappiness. It would de-
stroy the feeling of comradeship for
him that he had begun to observe in
ner. It would put an insurmount-
able wall between them.
Virginia had no suspicion of his
thoughts. Sc was still enthralled
by tie after-inaage of the music. But
soon the noise of the storm began
to force itself into her conscious
ness.
Vaguely she knew that this night
was different from the others. The
/ two previous nights she had been i'll
ard half-unconscious her very help
lessness appealed to Bills chivalry.
Tonight she stood on her own feet.
she was suddenly face to face with
the fact that the night stretched be-
/! for her, and she in a snowswept
cabin in the full power of strange
man.
But all at once she looked up to
find Bills eyes upon her, full of
sympathy and understanding.
You'll want to turn in now" he
told her. "You take the bunk again,
of course-Pll sleep on the floor. Pm
comfortable there And now I've got
to fix your boudoir.
He took one of the boxes that
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co ON WITH THE STORY,

Virginia. smiled and fished IN the
pockets of tie great ;licker coat she
had worn the night of the disaster.
She produced little white roll, and
with high glee opened it for him to
see. Wrapped in a miniature face
towel was her comb, small brush,
and toothbrush.
Bill then walked with some trj-
umph, to the bunk on which Vir-
ginia had slept the night before, and
lifting it up, revealed great box
beneathbags of rice and beans,
dried apples, marmaladS and canned
goods, enough for some weeks at
least.
THE one think we haven't cot is
meat" Bill told her, except little
jerky; but there's plenty of that in
the woods if you can just find it. And
don't intend to delay about that. If
the snow gets much deper, we'd
have to have snowshoes to hunt at
ALL"
You mean-go hunting today?"
AS soon as we can stir up meal
Dressing warmly, they ventured
out into the snowy wastes. Bill
walked in front, breaking trail. He
Icarried the ancient rifle ready in his
| hands.
He earnestly hoped that they
might run into game at once. Later
the moose would go to their. winter
feeding grounds, far down the
heights. Every day they delayed.
their chance of procuring meat was
less.
he led her over the ridge to the
marshy shores of Gray Lakes. They
waited in the shadow of the spruce
Don't make any needless mo.
lions" he cautioned, land don't
speak aloud. They've got eyes and
ears like hawks"
1t was not easy to stand still. in
the snow and cold, waiting for game
to appear. Virginia was uncomfort.
able, with half an hour, shivering
and tired
1t was a long wait that they had
beside the lake.
Then the girl felt his hand on her
arm. "Be STILL" he whispered.
Here he comes"
Although she had never seen such
an animal before, at once she recog-
nized its kind, The spreading horns.
the great frame, the long, grotesque
nose belonged only to the moose
the greatest Of American wild ami
mails.
AT the roar of the rifle she cried
out in excitement The old bull had
traversed the marshes for the last
time.
"
The shoulder of a bull moose was
never a load for a weak back.
Bill skinned out the quarter
with great care; then, stopping,
worked it on his back. Virginia TODD
his gun and led the way back over
their snow trail. Il g.. MIMS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY.

lWENl YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder Jan
uary 4, 1929
DIR Charles Harold returned to
New York yesterday to complete his
very thorough course at the Columbia
University
A lot of cotton which went forward
from the Americas compress yester-
day will go to make up part of the
enormous cargo of ship 70 sail from
Savannah to Liverpool next week.
The marriage of Miss NeH Kiker
and MIR. James Kaigler, at Oglethorpe
on the evening of the first was an
occasion of much interest among
many in Americas, where the pretty
bride formerly resided and was a
social favorite, She is the daughter
of Col, ]. N. Kiker, court stenog,
rapher of this circuit. The marriage
rites were solemnized by Rev. B. E.
Wilmington Mr. Kaigler is a young
business man of Byron, where he is
held in high esteem in business and
social social circles.
The public installation of officers
of Lannahassee Tribe, Red Men, last
evening and followed by banquet
was one of the most enjoyable oc.
caslons of the new year in Americas
Several distinguished grand lodge Of
ficers were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Edwards. of
Macon, are spending several days in
Americas as the guests of friends
Mrs. F. c. Swanson, of Perry,
Ga, has been the guest of her cousin
Mrs. G. T. Miller, at her home here
for two days.
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

Bill Bronson guides Virginia Ire
mont and her frances uncle, Kenly
Lounsbury, in their quest in the
Clearwater of northern Canada for
Nhginia's fiance. Harofi Lounsbury,
who vanished there six years pre-.
Vlously. Bill also expects to look
further for the lost mine of his faith
CT, who was murdered by false
partner. Bill saves Virginia from
drowning in Grizzly river and takes
her to his trapping cabin. Kenly
Lounsbury and Vosper, the cook,
left on the other side of the river,
desert them. In the cabin Bill and
Virginia find many comforts.
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served as chair and stood it up on
the floor, just in front of her bunk.
Then, holding one of the blankets in
his arm and a few nails in his hand,
he climbed upon the box She under
stood in an instant. He was/curtain-
ing off the entire end of the cabin
where Virginia slept.
The girls relief showed in her face.
"You car go in there now" he told
ner But there's one thing want
to show you--before you turn in"
"Yes?"
Il want to show you this little
pistol" He took a light arm of blue
steel from his belt-the small cali
bered and automatic weapon with
which he had killed the grouse. cts
only It fwenty-two," Bill went on,
"but 1t shoots a long cartridge, and
it shoots ten of 'em as fast as you pull
the ilrgeer. Youeeould kill caribou
wife II, if you hit him right.
"Yes?'' And she wondered at this
curious interlude in their moment of
parting.
you see this little catch behind
the trigger guard?" The girl nod
ded. when you want to fire it, all
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04

The devil finds work for idle
hands; don't let our idle go to the
devil.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
By STANLEY

Thursday and Friday. Notwithstand.
the hard times talk, these people
are blessed with plenty to eat; Their
store-houses are filled with hams
and hundred of gallons of syrup and
homegrown flour is plentiful.
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BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

REWARD OF Tbs RIGHTEOUS
Mark the perfect mar. 4zS ssAold
the uprigeg, tar sae END as rAas usan
is peaee.-PSal-a sT-sI-
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RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Central Time.)

Central Tinle.) - 500
Arrival and Departure Of Passenger
Trains, Americus, Ga. :
The following schedule figure
published as information and NOT
guaranteed:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
HOWARD r. CLOUD BECOMES
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF

Howard R. Cloud has definitely
thrown his hat into the ring as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Sheriff next fall, when the term
of Sheriff Malcolm b. Woodruff ex-
pires, a Sheriff being debarred by law
from succeeding himself.
For many years Mr.. Cloud has been
one of the most faithful, consistent
and conscientious Republican workers
in the county, having successfully
managed recent campaigns, and his
record of service to the party, declare
his many friends, merits his choice as
the party's candidate for this office.
His service to the public in the office
of Under Sheriff during the terms of
Sheriffs Perkins and Woodruff, has
been uniformly efficient and courteous
and in itself merits promotion. He
has a thorough knowledge of the office
and his thorough performance of duty
has been warmly praised by members
of the Bar, the Court and all having
business transactions with the office.
While it is too early to predict what
will happen, at the present time no
other candidate has been announced
and with the strong backing that Mr..
Cloud has already secured from party
leaders and workers it seems entirely
likely that he viii have a clear field,
for he is the logical candidate for the
office.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
JOHNSON I'M

Supreme Court Clerk Enoch L..
Johnson. who is also Treasurer of At
lantic County, is reported to be stead
lily improving at the Presbyterian Hos
pital, in Philadelphia, where he under
went an operation some time G He
is now steadily gaining strength and
1t is reported that he will be out
shortly after the first of the year He
had a eyere setback. about ten days
ago and was ordered back to his bed,
but that was caused through his weak
ened condition and was not attended
with any serious results. Since then
his condition has shown marked i'm
provement. At Mr.. Johnson's request
to the Board of Freeholders, Franklin
e. Smith, of this city, is acting as
County Treasurer until.the first of the
year.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
SENATOR RICHARDS Is NAMED
ON INAUGURAL COMMITTEE

S%enator-elect Emerson l.. Richards
has been named as a member of the
Inaugural Committee for the inaugu-
ration of Governor George S. Silzer, by
Senator Wallworth. tho majority
choice for President of the incoming
State Senate. Senator Richards col
leagues on this committee are Sena-
tors Blackwell. of Mercer County,
chairman; Mathis, of Ocean County;
Agans, of Hunterdon County, and
Simpson, of Hudson County, The in
auguration will take place in the Cap
itol Theatre and there will be a par
AIDE after the ceremony. Mayor Fred
erick Donnelly, of Trenton, will be
Chief Marshal of the parade. The old
time inaugural ball and reception is to
be revived this year and will be held
at the Stacy-Trent Hotel ballroom.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
LOCAL EVENTS

Rev. Walter e. Albee, Of the Pente-
costal Assembly Mission, 10 Turnpike
Road, wishes to thank all who SO Kind
" contributed towards the work
through the Xmas offerings. By your
giving to us, we could give to others,
and man hearts were made glad with
food, clothes and toys. We again
thank you.
The Christmas entertainment by the
members of the Sunday School of st.
Marks Church will take place in he
basement of the Church OF Thursday
evening, Dec. %, Holy Innocents' Day,
at s o'clock in the evening. All chill
dren of the Parish, as well as the older
members and friends, are cordially in
yited to attend.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

Pursuant to Section 500 of Chapter 236
of the Laws of 1918, approved March A.,
1918, notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned, Tax Assessors of Port Repub-
lie. will sit at l.. o. NJ. Hall, Council
Room. Port Republic, on Thursday. jan
uary 4. 1928, between the hours of 1 and
A p. M, when the assessment list for
the year 1929 may, be inspected by any
taxpayer for the purpose of enabling
such taxpayer to ascertain what assess
ments have been made against him or
his property and to confer informally
with the assessors as to the correctness
of the assessments, to the end hat any
errors may be corrected before the filing
of the assessment list and duplicate with
the Atlantic County Board of Taxation.
j. HARRY COLLINS,
Assessor First Ward.
JOS. H. LOVELAND,
Assessor Second Ward.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
NOTICE.

Pursuant to Section 500 of Chapter 236
of the Laws of 1918, approved March 4,
1918, notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Tax Assessors of Absecon City, will
sit at the Fire House, Absecon, on Thursday,
%, 1922, between the hours Of z
aud 8 o'clock p. M, when the assessment list
for the year 1928 may be inspected by any
taxpayer for the purpose of enabling such
taxpayer to ascertain what assessments have
been made against him or his property and
to confer informally with the assessors as to
the correctness of the assessments, to the
end that any errors may be corrected before
the filing of the assessment list and dupli-
cate with the Atlantic County Board of Tax
alton.
JOSEPH S. SMITH, JR.,
Assessor, First Ward.
FRET B. ARDREY,
Assessor Second Ward.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
pLEAsANrvlLLE TRUST COMPANY.

P~leasantville, N. j., Dec. s, 1929.
Notice is hereby given to the Stock
holders of this institution hat he annual
meeting will take place at the Banking
on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1928,
at $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon. for the
purpose of electing directors to serve for
the ensuing year and for the transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
D.. S. LeCOMPTE, Treasurer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
SEASONS

From Booster Frank B. Hubin comes
the following holiday greetings to all
The Pleasantyille Press family: "Ae-
cept my best wishes for the seasons
happiness" Frank never forgets his
friends at any time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
NOTICE or ANNUAL MEErlNe.

The annual. meeting of the stockholders
Of the First National Ban of Absecon
will be held at its office in the City of
Absecon, county of atlantic and State of
New Jersey, on Tuesday, the ninth day
Of January, 1928, at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon, for the election of directors for
lhe ensuing e a and for the transaction
Of such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
WALTER j. ROBERTS, Cashier.
Absecon. N. j. Dec. s. 1922.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
NOTICE.

signed tax assessor of the Borough Of
Linwood. viii sit at his residence, Main
Shore road near Asbury Avenue, Lin
wood. on Friday, Jan. 9Th. 1923, between
the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock p. NJ, when
the assessment list for the year 1923
may be inspected by any taxpayer for
the purpose of enabling such taxpayer to
ascertain what assessments have been
made against him or his property and to
confer informally with the assessor as TO
The correctness of the assessments, to the
end that any errors may be corrected be-
fore the filing of the assessment list and
duplicate with the atlantic County
Board of Taxation.
RICHARD j. SOMERS,
Assessor for the borough Of Linwood.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the first National Bank of Pleasant
Vile will be held at its banking house in
the City of Pleasantville, county of At
and State of New Jersey, on Tues
day. the ninth day of January, 1923, at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. for the election
of directors for the ensuing year and for
the transaction of sue other business rs
properly come before the meeting.
GEO. H. ADAMS, Cashier.
Ple~aSantYille N i. Dec. 6 1922
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

BY virtue of an act passed by the beg
in 1915, we will sell on Tuesday,
the ninth day of January, 1928, at 10 a.
M. at he Palace Garage, Pleasantville,
New Jersey, one Overland 1920 Five
same to be applied to the paymen of the
lien held by us against said car.
ADAMS g.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
They Don't Do 1t That Way.

who's dead?''
Rufus is dead"
Mono. Don't tell me Rufus is
dead"
Sure. | tell you. You don't think
we're having a rehearsal. do your"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

A revolving door is a poor place TO
drop a quarter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

Don't fail to read The Pleasantville
Press. 1t gives your home news.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27
ROLL
I'll . DECEMBER


The following pupils have been neither
bsent nor tardy during the month
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-12-27

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