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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-30
HILEYS SHOULD BE
SPRAYED IMMEDIATELY

FORT VALLEY, April 3O.-The
government and state laboratory
here has just issued a bulletin ad-
vising peach growers to give addi-
tional spraying in orchards. The bull
letin says the hileys should be spray
ed for the third time Immediately,
and Georgia Bellies and Elbertas
will be ready for the third applica-
ton the latter part of this week.
The early varieties should be spray
ed next week. This is the first brown
rot spray, and it should be applied
about two weeks before the fruit
enters the stone hardening age. Self
boinled lime-sulphur 32-32-200
should be used alone for this spray
ing; unless the first spray for the
curculio was omitted, in which case
four pounds of arsenate of lead
should be used with the self-boiled
Hme-sulphur. If the spray schedule
issued by the laboratory has been
closely followed no arsenate of lead
is necessary in the third spray. If
dust is used the 80-5-15 formula is
recommended for the third busting.
A special effort should be made
to do thorough job in putting on
The third spray as no more apphca-
tions are to go on the late varieties
until four weeks before the fruit.
ripens.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-30

BILE decorations were very artistic,
being done in Chinese pinks in a low
crystal bowl, epcircled by crystal
candlesticks holding pink unshaded
tapers, alternating with compotes of
pink and white bonbons.
Miss Brown received her guests
wearing a very becoming tangerine
colored canton crepe, effectively
draped and embroidered in the same
color.
Mrs. Harrington wore a handsome
gown of mauve flat crepe, embroid-
cred with a conventional design of
cut steel beads, and fashioned along
graceful lines.
An elegant buffet supper was
served by the hostess, assisted by
her mother, Mrs. w. E. Brown, and
Mrs. Willis Carter.
The guest list included Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Harrington, Mrs. w. H..
Se:gler, of Savannah, a sister Of the
bride; Miss Nancy Youmans, Of Cor
dele; Miss Melva Clark, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Royal, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Royal, Hamilton Holt, of Columbus,
Rob Brown, Hinton Brown and
Charlie Greer, of Cordele.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-30
JERSEY CATTLE SALE
BEING HELD N THOMAS

THOMASVILE, April 3O.-One of
the feature events of the present
year will be the auction sale of high
grade. Jersey cattle at Pebblehill
plantation today There will be on
display forty head of cattle from
the Pebblehill herd and Neel Broth
ers. There will he twenty from
each herd, four being males.
The auction viii attract a large
number of notable Jersey buyers and
many of the cows to be auctioned
were prize winners and have great
records. Mr.. Bob Bell is manager Of
the auction and Messrs. Jim McCord
and Ralph Wallace the auctioneers.
The sale VIII be held at the Pebble
hill plantation six miles from town
at noon. Lunch will be served on
the grounds to the buyers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-30
M u. C,S THANK RYLANCER
FOR FREE USE OF TE3EATER

Resolutions Of thanks were passed
by the local chapter u. D. C.'s 10 the
management of the Rylander theater
for the use of the theater for the
exercises Memorial day. The theater
was arranged and decorated at the
expense of the theater, Messrs. Wal
ter and Arthur Rylander, Jr., tax
ing personal charge.
A fitting tribute to the beautiful
memorial occasion was that the
services should have been held In
theater bearing the name of as dis
stinguished Confederate officer
and as greatly loved citizen as
Major Rylander, fafher OF Arthur
Rylander, ST..
The local chapter OF the U. D.
c. feel that the public will be inter
ested in the fact that over $50 was
realized from the sale OF Confed-
crate colors on Memorial day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-30
there at his feet, She saw the bud-

there at his feet, she saw the hud-
died body of her. father
Mercedes got to- her knees and felt
her fathers cold hand. She promised
herself she would be brave: that she
would not give way. Then with
slckening heart, she saw the terrible
wound. Tenderly her hands caressed
his snow-white beard and hair the
cheeks SO cold the fine strong fore
head, rugged even in death.
Trance-like, she got to her feet and
picked up Jose's rifle. She broke it.
to find that it had not been dis
charged. She laid ii beside him. The
big bay watched her carefully.
There came then, down Smoky
Canon, the pitter-patter of a horse.
Mercedes caught side of him as he
struck the flat that stretched back
into the rocky defile. With thrill
she recognized Kildare.
When Blaze saw who it was ahead
of him, his knees bored into his
horses sides, and Ny Man raced to
where Mercedes stood. The grim
figure on the groundy the over
wrought girl, and the empty-saddled
bay told Their own story. The mes
sage he brought her would have TO
wait now.
He got down beside Jose and ex-
amined the torn chest.
"a long-range gun and a high
power bullet did this" he told her.
After he got to his feet he scanned
the ragged rim-focks nerycusly; and
sought for an excuse to get the girl
IT~y. You'd better ride to the
hacienda and get a rig; that is, il
you think you're able 20 make it.'
IF you win wait, I'll go at once"
Mercedes answered.
Impulsively she placed her hand
on his head In low tones she mur.
INJURED: There is a Basque hysteria
what you call =. a a
saying: La verdad es amarga !;
quien tie la dice tie estima.' The truth
is bitter; he who speaks like that TO
thee esteems thee very much" Mer-
cedes paused The mans eyes held
her own. 1--WE will speak the truth
to each other, | guess, Senior
CHAPTER NV
Bitter Words
hC rriedly Blaze turned Jose's face
downward and pulled the old mans
coat over the head. Quicly then ne
tore off his own shirt and vest, and
Jlaped them over a dead sage-brush.
Or top of it he pIa ed his hat. The
result was a crude scare Crow. Leap
ing to his saddle, he galloped off be-
fore the feathered scavengers should
return to discover his deception.
When he gained the rim-rocks,
Blaze crawled on hands and knees to
their edge. For twenty yards, he
studied the decayed rock. He came
to a fiat spot, three yards square.
Fine sand filled the pockets in the
decomposed granite. In one of them
there was the unmistakable imprint
of a boot-mark. Blaze threw him
self down beside it and stretched his
length as he imagined the assassin
had done. The distance from the toe
mark to elbow was good five inches
longer than the impressions his own
body made.
Without disturbing the sand,
Blaze searched for other signs that
might tell him something. In a hol-
low. about where the waist of the
assailant should have come, he dis
covered the die-clear stamp Of a
Navajo lVck-charm. The outlines
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-30
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
The Mark on the Sand

Long before the first FAINT hint of
dawn had tinged the sky, the Rancho
Buena Vista was awake Mercedes
was ashen. First her brother and
then her father had ridden away and,
failed to return.
Unable to stand inaction any
longer, she left the house and
walked as far as the creek-bottom
where her father had crossed. listen
ing for any sound that might an
nounce his return.
When Mariana returned with )rlv
Hernaro, Mercedes face fell. She
had not known that her father had
sent the other men to the railroad
with sheep. But she lost no time
in despatching the vaquero for Kent.
Old Mariana was put to service; she
sent him to Ugardc's place, because
it was nearest.
Don't come back until you find
them," she ordered. cat daylight |
will go myself to the Bulls Head"
Looping along in the still uncertain
light, Mercedes mind centered on
the Bulls Head and what she would
find there. Acklin's shadow darken-
ed all of her thought. But even
so she became aware of the insist
ence of the coyotes barking.
Mercedes sent her horse into a
gallop. When she topped shallow
arroyo her heart stopped beating as
she caught sight of her fatner's
powerful bay standing riderIess, his
head lowered and sweeping from
side to side.
Hinged about him, red tongues
sliding out over their wet fangs,
crouched the coyote pack. Mercedes
emptied her gun at them; they skunk
away.
She walked her pinto to where the
other hose stood swaying. And then
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-30
were clear and distinct.

were clear and distinct.
Kildare's brow wrinkled as he
stared at the cryptic Indian letters.
The lower tip of the swastika was
bent inward.
Looks as if a watch-charm made
that marks" he murmured to him
self. THAT ought to prove some
thing some day, maybe. Wonder
where the empty shell is"
1t lay in the roots of dwarfed
sage brush, two yards away, where
the ejector had thrown it.
Little Basilo sat beside Mercedes
as she drew up her team.
Dry eyed, Mercedes watched as
Blaze held the little fellow on his
knee and petted him. Basilio had
been friendly with My Man once be-
fore, so Kildare put him on the
horses back now. Ny Man arched
his neck and whinnied as he re-
garded the boy. The child was re-
assured Immediately.
Then, with Mercedes help, all that
was left of Old Ironsides was placed
in the wagon. While they had been
busy at their task, Baslio had con-
tinued his friendship with the horse.
They were ready to go now, and
both Mercedes and Blaze turned in
curing eyes at the boy. He was
busy playing with the canteen that
hung from the saddle. Mercedes
face grew wistful as she regarded the
little fellow. On the heels of this
gratitude for the mans thoughtful
ness showed, too
Il want a drink from your water
bag, Senior Blaze, please" the child
begged.
Mercedes looked at Kildare, and
as he nodded ready consent, she
reached to the horn of the saddle to
lift the canteen to the boys lips. I'm
consciously, she turned it over in her
hands. There, stenciled on the wet
canvas coverings, she saw the capt.
tai "a A" with which Acklin
stamped his property.
Mercedes caught up the canteen,
and tiger-like hurled it to the
ground. Swinging on her heels she
faced Blaze. "You-a Double A
MANI" She waited for no answer.
Her lips curled in contempt: "a
Double A spyp'
Blaze felt his face go white. With
cruel insistence Mercedes uaming
eyes swept him.
at is not enough that they kill
my father; Senior Acklin must send
you here to spy and pretend to help
me-"
k'Don't convict me without giving
me chance to defend myself" Kill
dare pleaded. Il am a Double A
man; but | didn't come here to spy.
You don't know what you've said.
Spy? I'd sure take that word from
no man! Why do you say Acklin
killed your father?".
"Who else so much wanted him
out of the way? He had no enemies
Acklinw 1t was an unholy word as
she uttered it: "And his greed; they
were all my father feared"
Even So" Blaze countered, "its'
not a cow-man's way to shoot in the
back or from ambush. | was going
to the hacienda when | met you"
| mere was 1Tdhh uloDClACA IL oiS
girls eyes. Blaze knew there was
nothing to do now but to tell her the
truth.
1--WE had some shooting at the
fence last night. Esteban-"
"Esteban? Is he killed, too?'
"No, he's just wounded. The Big
Boss sent me down to get you.
That's tie business that brought me
here. We took the boy in as soon as
we found him. He'll be all right in
a week or So"
1.-THE Double A covers itself with
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ROAD PROJECT PLANS
IN LOWNDES TO STEIlD

VALDOSTA, April 30-Division
Engineer, of the highway depart
ment, came here Friday for con-
ference with the commissioners in
regard to the specifications ON road
project 204, which is to be let soon.
The requirement is that the contrac-
tor shall begin work in go days aft
err the contract is let and it was COM
planned that this was not enough
time. However, nothing could be
done to change this, as it had been
set by the state highway depart
ment. The board passed the neces-
sary resolution setting aside the
Lowndes county part Of the funds
for this project. The road is a short
piece extending from the Lowndes
county Line through Echols county
to the Florida line.
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MOTHER
Your Cross Teething Baby

Your Cross Teething Baby
Our mothers can now get Pitts
"Carminative" for only few cents
from our local drug stores. Mothers,
while your baby is tee5hing, has pain
full stools, painful bowes, vomits, has
indigestion, is falling off in flesh and
strength, has collie or wind-hurry,
mother and give your little one q few
doses of Pitts COMMUNICATIVE most
wonderful baby medicine ever made
absolutely harmless, pleasant tast-
ing-for it quickly relieves all pains
of teethng, stops vomiting, builds ap
your sick, rundown child, making
your cross, fretfuI baby playful and
strong, so they cut their teeth easily
and naturally. "Pitts Carminative"
never gripes, but moves out the diar-
rhea mess from baby's little bowels
as nothing. else can do.-(adv.)
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the blood of my people," she cried,
CHAPTER XIV
The Accusation.

Inc ACCUSATION
Kent was waiting for them at
the Rancho. Jose's death affected
Tuscarora visibly. He tried his best
to console Mercedes.
When they had finished their sad
task the two men went outside.
Mercedes joined them, ready for
the ride to the Bulls Head. A stecial
calmness rested upon her, leaving
her a beautiful, madonna-like crea-
ture. 81
Tuscarora rode with them for
mile before he turned for town. He
had offered to see the undertakes
and priest and do those other err
rands which death makes necessary.
When they rode into the yard at
the Bulls Head, Acklin met them
He dismissed Kildare with a curt nod
but turned a covetous, ingratiating
smile on Mercedes. The whiteness
'of her face and her tired eyes were
not lost on Acklin.
Mercedes followed the big ranch
man along the porch to where two
riders sat opposite the entrance to
the stairway. AS they drew near
they heard a voice raised IN song;
wild rollicking, not overly proper
bunk-bouse song. Blaze and Chef
had evidently been taking it in.
Acklin stopped in the doorway, I'M
peding Mercedes entrance. Tell
him to stop that noise," he demand
"Hey! Ladies present, Melodyw
Chef called. "Cut the sons"
Melody stuck his flaming head
over the banister above them, and
called: "S'all right! Just made his
bed"
Nov and his sister was more than
the sensitive singer could stand Not
knowing E what lay back of the girls
reticence when she failed to answer
wbv their father had rot come with
h mns he turned and went downstairs.
Continued Tomorrow
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MISS BROWN ENTERTAINS
WEDDING PARTY

On Friday evening, at her attrac-
tive country home near Americas.
Miss Elizabeth Brown was hostess
at beautiful buffet supper, hon
orlng the Royal-Herrington wedding
party.
The living room where the guests
were received was attractively dec
GRATED with Chinese pinks, bright
colored verbena, larkspur and roses
placed at intervals on the mantels
and consoles, and in the dining room
the color scheme of pink and white
and pink was carried out. The ia