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a , . 1 ‘ \ smile. “Honestly, I don’t believe you drowsy southerners ever will get over your habit of sleeping during business hours. Itseemstobebredinthe bone.” A B N E R g D A N! E L 5 “me" laughed Mindinslr- “Try - 5 to down us : ‘ a horse race, and we’ll . i beat you in a middle of the night. B} WILL N. HARBEN C' Hangit all, 1 a you don’t know im- Am" 0‘ “yummy. é man nature, that‘s all! How can you expect me on my measly fees to dance a breakdown over business I am trans- ,, _ acting for other people 7” (Continued from Page 3), “Well, thatmay account for it,” ad- m i moment, and then he said l mitted Wilson, who seemed bent on ha hurried tone, “They have not actu- being more agreeable in the light of ’aly sold out, have they?” some fresh hopes he had absorbed 1mm was silent for a moment, then ; from the telephone wires. “See here. 3 answered: “I don't see any reason l I've got a rock bottom proposal to 'fihy I may not answer that question. i make to your people. Now listen and X don’t think my clients would object I amp that paper for a minute. By E my saying that they have not yet Jove! If I had to send a man from Mted any offer.” your state to attend to legal business, A look of relief suffused itself over I’d pick one not full of mental mor- Illson's broad face. phin'e.” “rhea they are still open to accept “Oh, you wouldn’t?” Miller laid ode: to me?" “dew: the paper and assumed a posture ; ' er laughed as if highly amused at indicative of attention roused from Ike complication of the matter. deep sleep. “Firs away. I’m listenin ." “They are bound, you remember. on- “I already had authority to act or has long as you hold their note.” the company, but I thought it best to “Then I tell you what to do," pro- telephone some of the directors." Wil- Wilson. “Go back and tell them son sat down in his chair and leaned to bother about payment for a few toward the lawyer. “Here’s what we lays. anyway, and that we will soon will do. The whole truth is we are will- wmmmammnma- "EMF“ All mm B have been looking out for your interests. We have been very successful. Our Shoe Values are always interesting, Be- ;. cause it would be bad policy on our part to offer anything but the it; best. Now while we attempt to describe some of our Specials, bear‘ in mind that every thing is as we say. We have everythin g. advertise. Read our Special Value lists Carefully; it will pay you. H1 them positively whether we will ing to plank down the required one fly their price or not. That’s fair, it?" t might seem so to a man person. .3] interested in the deal," admitted mm as the introduction to another ‘ his blows from the shoulder, “but as lawyer for my clients I can only flay orders, like the boy who stood on 'fls burning deck.” ‘ Wilson's face fell. The remote click- hg of the typewriter seemed to grate "on his high wrought nerves, and he rant and slammed the partly opened fiat, muttering something like an oath. On that slight journey, however, he fiught an idea. {‘3' “Suppose you wire them my propoâ€" Ition and wait here for a reply,” he . luggested. Killer frowned. good," he said. “I’m sorry I can’t ex- hundred thousand for that property, provided we can lay our road there without incurring the expense of pur- chasing the right of way. Now if the citizens along the proposed line want their country developed bad enough to donate the right of way through their lands, we can trade.” There was a pause. Then Miller broke it by striking a match on the sole of his boot. He looked cross eyed ‘ at the flame as he applied it to m- MEN’S SPECIALS WOMEN’S SPECIALS BOYS' and MISSES Men’s Box Calf Lace Boots, whole cu English back straps, SOlld sole and insole. This line has the style and wearing quality of a 2.50 shoe, Our price. ................................... ;_ uppers, throughout, Fitted with the famous “That would do no l i M fill l 5i WK ‘Lll to l I plain fully, but the truth is this: I hap- g pan to know that they wish for rea- ; m of their own to take up the note 1 you hold and that nothing else will suit “ml, At this Juncture Wilson lost his grip on all self possession and degenerated 5 Into the sullen anger of sharp and un- expected disappointment. I “I don’t feel that we are being fairly hinted." he said. “We most naturally ; assumed that your clients wanted toâ€" T to extend our option on the property I (a at least another six months. We 5 assumed that from the fact that we . had no notification from them that they would be ready to pay the note . today. That’s where we feel injured, . 11:. Miller.” Rayburn threw his cigar into a cus- . pddor. His attitude of being a nonin- wasted agent was simply a stroke of . pains. Behind this plea he crouched, , showing himself only to fire shots that played havoc with whatever they struck. “I believe my clients did feel, I may i 1 l l A look at our Men’s Vici _ Boots or Gaiters at 1.50, 2.00 or 2:50 mean’s invariaqu a sale forus and 50c Try us. or 75c saved for you. Men's fronts, extra gcod soles {l eyelets, price ................. . ......... Black Beauty rubber heels, you often pay 3.50 for similar shoes, our 2 5. price. ..... . ..... ............ ' Oil Grain Lace Boots. crimped 1.50 Kid Lace , large 1.50 New Chrome Kip Lace Boots, extra quality, oak tan soles. large 1.75 and 2.00. We control the Hagar shoe for men. prices $3.5 # # w Enm’aum-s -- - m 2‘ \\ \\ \\ \a «J . “Well?” he asked. almost under his! - eyelet, 0 to $5.00. ..â€" “\â€" t Women’s Extra Qualit or Button Bootswit soles, can‘t be beat ..... . ...... . Women’s Box Calf Lace Boots, sol- id insnles, price ............ ............ and insoles, price 1,00 and 1.25. 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Lllv}\': .7”. . .- ._ ll -‘ ove- ‘-‘A‘Q~A‘A-“A“““ ~+‘**d‘~hdfl*v+-Â¥Q¢v* *‘vw‘ 16-mdit'5' A5” 19â€"113le5' Iian ailâ€"Ladies 1’1‘1‘5‘ MEN'S 21,310,” Rulllm Men's licm)‘ fiâ€"MCDIS “dilf‘l: mâ€"Children's M. 2? Men's am: \ ggâ€"Men's llami‘ mflnoys' lxilll’ L' 28â€"5 pat 19TH.“ 1' 29â€"5 patterns '1 30â€"-Beu.l~ (”“79“ 31-10 Injl' “‘13 32...", pulls?!» Ml-Zh‘ 33.â€"-2O(,l hll'iir ll 34â€"300 Mm)» V Bilâ€"Mons l'll'm' ‘ 36â€"Meh‘b Hourly 3': -Mcn‘> llr';i\:\' 3Sâ€"-10l' .‘lll'l. : K SH .\ K l‘Ll-Z 39â€"10 places: I 1 40â€"10 Elinor-5 1‘“. 41â€"30 picnics “r 4247mm. and «I ( G(‘UTR-lll£2..’ L.. .’ ‘ ‘ ‘ he addwl. “xii. .2 " lt‘rl. ”An 1’ Wilson brought it from the safe. 43-? 0 “Turning this ov ) 44â€"HcaVy \\ l1 1 ' “ Eli‘s. :'> (-l‘ my, honor bound to you to sell for the price they offered. butâ€"now I may be breath. l l cigar. “Don’t you think your people I (1 tion." said Miller gloomily. 5 “l-‘ ~llow c' izcns n' lad.‘ s an' (n- at as soon as I came. If they t It a ( g Mir-men," he began, “we are glad to mistakenâ€"but I’m sure they were un- der the impression, as I was, too, that you only wanted the property provided ' along the line?” you could build a railroad from Darley ‘ “No," said Wilson. “Th. price for salt. and”â€"- n . the land is too steep for that. Your “Well, that’s true, broke in Wilson. clients have our ultimatum. ‘That’s 901“ “119-" you say? We can advertise a meeting r could stand whatever value is ap-r praised by law in case of refusals What do ’ we’ll know at the meeting what can 3 be done." l ! “Yes, we'll know then what they can I do with you," said Miller significantly . as he put the canceled note in his be here talking it over with us." “I'm afraid that’s it." said Alan. “Joe Bartel] is the most interested. and r he seems to be a sort of ringleader. I don't like the way he looks. I saw him ; DOCK“ and rose t° 30' sneer at Wilson when he drove up just really were in favor of the road, they‘d “And.” finished Miller, still behind his inevitable fortification, “they tell me that you have certainly shown in- fluence to the project ever since the note was given. In fact. they asked me pointedly if I thought you meant business. and I was forced conscien- ' .Ceusly to tell them that I thought you loomed to have other fish to fry.” Wilson glared at the lawyer as if he ' mated to kick him for a stupid idiot Rho could not do two things at once-”'- of citizens at Springtown, which is about the center of the territory in- volved, and if all agree to give the right of way it will be a trade. We can have the meeting set for today two i weeks. How does that strike you i" “I’d have to wire my clients." “When can you get an answer?" Miller looked at his watch. “By 5 o’clock this afternoon. The message would have to go into the country." “Then send it off at once.” l I ! CHAPTER XXIX. HE mass meeting at Spring- town was a most important I event. It was held in the . courthouse in the center of straggling houses which made , up the hamlet. The entire Bishop fam- l ily, including the servants, attended. ' Pole Baker brought his wife and all the children in a new spring wagon. Darley society was represented. as . now. I wish Wilson hadn't put on so . much style-kid gloves, plug hat and a negro driver." “No, that won’t go down with this crowd.” agreed Miller. "It might in the slums of Boston. but not with these lords of the mountains. As for Bartel], , I think I know what ails him. He‘s go- ing to run for the legislature and E thinks he can make votes by opposing ' usâ€"convincing his constituency that , (we represent moneyed pppression. Well, ,‘ welcome amongst us a sort of a second savior in our Sodom an' (loznorry of I cruckcrdom. What the gentleman with z the plug bat an' spike toe shoes ain‘t . a-goln' to do fer us the Lord couldn't. . He looks nice an' talks nice. an', to use i his words, I don’t believe he dcccivcs iappearanccs. I’ll bet one thing, an' ,4 that is ’at he won't deceive us. Accord- : in’ to him we need ’im every hour, as : the Sunday school song puts it. Yes. ; he’s a-goin’ to he'p us powerful an' 1‘ right olI. An'. fellow citizens. I’m hecr , i to propose a vote 0’ thanks. He's from away up in Boston, whar, they tell me. , s a nigger sets an’ cats at the same table . l with the whites. When his sort come l this away durin' the war. with all the'r ; tlcman from the limb or n..- antes. tend to I‘l‘.‘.«‘l,«"" ...‘-"- I. to say 1:- II...‘ aill‘lln13.:-pr«n ;.;,.; t-ivqllli.w cod}. 0.:- his kr-cn “.t (133;! l-«frrc £3177 war :1. A l:.\'.’;v.'71'.: Vlr-t :21: ir.z.ocuz.t of her own Cli.lill‘l‘l.. :thllll..tl'.3 5.2; that's the point, fil’lLllt‘ll’A‘In Wes? innocent of tl.«- clams againstu I am speaking l.«‘~\' of my (instant Bishops, They are deeply no??? in the deVPICIKLcLl cf thi: sec-Ix; .2? elder Bishop dons hold his headt; and in this «use 1.9 has held it 133 enough to smell mining prosptrllS the air. He believed it would cost and that is why he bought timber 1m extensively. As for the aroused is of TA 45â€"3 plow-5 :l‘l’l MZâ€"lm'l; l nl>l 77â€"10“ (lU/t‘ll F- 48â€"35 Iran‘s in 49â€"50 pulr.‘ Lac. {llâ€"Chenille ( 1.1' LAlll l”. 51â€"100 Print a. 52â€"50 l’l‘lni Bio 53â€"38 Black .‘ mâ€"Ladit-s' lilac 55â€"Bed Spreads (ll; 56â€"T11i(ili‘s‘ lilac 57â€"Liiul K‘s ' B1 :1 C 58-â€"lilldll-S' ’lul 59â€"1436 les ' u n d (“KP-Ladies“ lll-a 1* up to date impliments of slaughter, I must say that I have known lips 1 they laid waste to ever'thing they . several years and have never hm I struck. shot us like rabbits in holes an' word against his character. He ”PCS: Barclay. accompanied by her mother ~ At the hour ll“minted for “10 meek i then went back an’ said they’d had a . a farmer. but a Ddsiness man. an“ “d father. ing to open ‘ young man "I” held the ; good hunt. But they‘ve been livin’ high . would be unfar to Judge L51“ by m The courthouse yard was alive with 0m“ 0‘ bailiff in the county and f up thar sence the war an' the’r tim. 3 other standard. lie is not onlyabw' groups of men, eagerly talking over the ’ seemed proud of his stentorian voice ‘ be . . - lie Midi“ risa-lainou an the . .,b1taM£0n0- ,. ' situation. Every individual whose opened one °t the windows ““1 ahout- l more nogv yan' thtey wantyiyhigogoe ‘ bilegutlxllxlgs lThe railroad is £03? ‘c ‘56-‘50 views 3'0 land was to be touched by the proposed ' A l .. . d: . . rd vourChl' alâ€"Plnin and l-‘ ; . ' a 1‘ l Ll all . an agreement for your firm that you road was on hand to protect hisrights. they send ther representatives out to be a bi" thin, r” "m “Comeinto courtiComeiutocourtl" ‘ . -. "ls is all right 5' “‘10 Odd We“ will purchase their property at the Pole Baker w“ ubiquitous, m‘ to and the motley loiterers below begs 1 and it an lay hold of it. How does he dren. )(9, ii .. on pleasant” Visit Us (in price named at the expirstion 0! that ascertain the drift of matters. a. n ’ happen to come heer? As well as I kin . didn't finht in the late ml to clatter up the broad stairs and fall 1' . b . . a“ n~ was too You“ 10 per c mt time" was, however. ra mum!“ He make out. old Alf Bishop. a good man He tells the mm n c tread ,1; i into the seata 30‘ Bartel], ‘ short. an' a southern soldierâ€"a man that I J Wilson is here to build a l“ w: thickset man in the ”9181”“th 0‘ hain't got nothin’ agin. except maybe : your good and llr‘O-‘lfl‘rilyv ”MW" fifty, With 3 “add face “15 . “10“ °‘ he holds his head too high-made up his I build one Where there "' reddish hair. led “’0‘“ twenty men “9 mind awhile back that lumber would i haul out. If he buys up 1 the “31° t° the jury benches at “I. I be in demand some day. an' be set to . company, it is the only we, prise. maga?wmhua¢ They: Yer. the work buyin' all the timber land he f them to back him in the Cilia,“ ‘the right 0‘ wa m 8: grant could lay his hands on. Then, when he l New, gentlemen of 1139 0290-“ position was clear“ ”1 written ern 3" had more'n he could tote an' was about l lea der’s brow d y l on ' to go under. he give this gentleman a’ ‘1' "m" °" 9" Mei- option on it. Well. so fut so good; but. ' ly reflected on the varying faces of his I ' m for the interests of his clients and M wreck his plans also. It had been .al long time since he had found himself it such a hot frying pan. - “So you think the thing is 011'?" he mid desperately, probably recalling ‘ ‘savsrai purchases of land he had made h the section he had expected to de- lslop. “You think it's oil?" “I hardly know what to say." said liner. “The old gentleman, Mr. Bish- Q ls a slow going old timer. but his se- le rather up to date, full of energy and ambition. I think he’s made up his mind to sell that property." Wilson went to his desk, hovered “Y new it like a dark human cloud and nodded. ‘ “I don’t know what it is. but I smell (he. reluctantly turned to the big iron “Then sit down here , , ate against the wall, obviously to ‘9: your paper." and write out ‘ rat. an it aln tmoJittle one anther." fl. IO“- His disappointment was too Miller complied as nonchalantly as if goat for concealment. With his fat, he were drawing u a bill of sale for fink hand on the silver plated comb - a wornont horse. P flu bolt he turned to Miller again. “There you " , are, he said, pushing the “Would you mind sitting down till I paper to Wilson when he had finished. te‘l‘ephone one'or two of the directors ?" Wilson read it critically. “It certain- . Not at all, said Miller,"‘if you'll get ly is binding,” he said. “You people gudden lull th 1) me a cigar and the Constitution. The my sleep during business hours, but down into sudden qhiettfi‘brggge fig]? ' . 0 t l l l 61 â€"Lad'ir-s' l lua. ' he may down us. but it's tough on hu- 62Ladll-s' Fancy man progress." A few minutes after 5 dclock Miller the Springtown Gazette afterward put sauntered into the oihce. Wilson sat at it, by the fairest of the fair, Miss Dolly his desk and looked up eagerly. “Well? he asked, almost under his breath. The lawyer leaned on the top of the l desk. “They are willing to grant you the‘two weeks’ time provided you sign ”~50 pieces II. “Some’n’s up," he told Alan and mi. let in the big, bare looking courtroom. “~25 . Jol’ln MCI m M. Boyd (‘0 “TM-d in lino: 11mg with “ . ‘01 ‘ a llll( . - v ’.\‘ lLl\tL‘Y-19"” A ‘ follower-a gentlemen. what have we got to do J with an. d v - » .. “n: we needed it. it udbaa dilierent ‘ But we ”f“ 97 “an“ “8 I “n 590‘ matter.” Miller overheard him say in a l I expected to yell an' holler an' deed ’em a free right of wayl through our property so they kin ship { the timber straight through to the; north an' turn it into cold Yankee coin. ‘ ‘ lam-“fling England. Ml « millalh 5,1“er f. m 11“}an . of p, ‘11 r‘xl"l('f't't‘l >h “"1 lillll‘»_\ (1H,“- 1w lunl ll ”nuns llllws, w threv r-nlirr- 'Qinlings ah- ha" "Kim hs to “the nun-s is . Atlanta baseball team played Mobile you have your eyes open when on ' yesterday, and I was wondering"- draw up papers. However, I don’t cite. ll without it. We '6 M along so fur an’ . ,, , we kin f . “I 23:11 t keep track of such things, I want the Bishops to feel secure. They tm” “rd” A" °‘ “' h“ 3“ ““1 We don't count in this shume, gentle said. in son, coming back to his desk must get to work to secure the right of . men. We git our pay fer our land in - .mt an impatient frown to ring his way. It will be no easy job, I’ll let you bein' glad an’ heerin’ C8? bells an' i .aaii bell for the otlice boy. know. I’ve struck shrewd“, obstinate : “Oh. yes, I ’beheve football is your people in my life, but these up there ggmational sport. said Miller. with a dry heat the world. Noah couldn’t have . ce be- driven them in the ark even after the es and mood set in.” ' “You know something about them. I u v: uscd your H I ha nd “n. ‘ with il. 1 stiggfdmc orrt‘nai colornto’ml’ hair. It keeps WV hair softi nd MG Helen Kllkenmxcwron s , Av . SlOl’li‘ been re %{ 1 Turns Bad Blood in Rich Red BlOOd. finished. was the consent of the proper- No other remedy possesses such 0 owners appealed t0. who, he felt gynes will kill our hogs. cattle an’ ; bosses an’ now an' then break the) neck 0' some chap that wasn’t hit in the war. but we mustn’t forget to be then?” said Miller, laughing to himself over the implied confession. Wilson flushed and then admitted room containing the telephone, closing that he had been up-that way several the door after him. times looking the situation over. “How about the charter?” asked Mil- ‘ng m 1 let indifferently. a co c gar and attentively read- “That's fixed. I have alrea seen g. He looked up abWilson abstract to that." d, “y. . “Thenit all depends on the right of Bully for Atlanta!” he said. “The l way.” remarked the lawyer as he drew boys made’ten runs before the Mobiles l 8 check from hi5 pocket and handed it had scored â€" to Wilson. “Now get me that note.” on, come down to business,” said he mid. the New Englander, with a ready made ‘mâ€" perfect cleansing, healing and puri- fying Properties Externally, heals Sores, , Ulcers, Abscessea, and all Eruptions. Internally, restores the Stomach, Liver, Bowelsand Blood to healthy confident, would not stand in their own light. He had hardly taken his seat when Joe Bartel] stood up. Alan and Miller exchanged ominous glances. They had at once recognized the inappropriate- ness of Wilson‘s speech and did not like the white. twitching sneer on Bar- glad an' bend the knee 0' gratitude. 0f , course we all know the law kin compel i I. to give the right of way. but it pro- l Videa fer just and sudicient payment l ‘5' the Property used; an'. gentlemen, ’ I’m "in donations. I'm agin 'em tooth an' toe. nail." gray hair for and it never