SHE ARRIVES
By ERNESTINE 8ISS0N.
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Laurie wandered over the cool, big
house with the feeling of ptgice that
conies with the knowledge that respon
sibility has for the time being taken
wings and that no one in the world
expects anything at all of one. The
girls had gone motoring, mother and
dad were away and the two muids
were out.
“Maggie will leave everything fixed
for your supper,” Marjorie had ex
plained. “We won't be home until
late, and I told her there was no use
coming hack to get dinner for Just
you. You’ll find the table in the break
fast room all set. Now be a good
boy.”
Laurie had played tennis until four.
Then he came home, had a shower
and put himself Into fresh white linen
clothes. Then he chose a secluded
corner of the vine-covered veranda,
and threw himself down on the cush
ions of the swinging seat. And just
because he had so much time to en
joy, to do exactly as he pleused, he
elected, manlike, to fall asleep Im
mediately and waste the best part of
a summer day.
The sun swung around to west and
slowly hid over the edge of the world,
and still Laurie slept.
A taxicab stopped at the curb, and
a girl with n traveling bag got out.
“Helen said directly across from the
library,” she soliloquized, “so this
must be the plnce. I wonder If they
got iny telegram! There wns no one
at the station, and it must be that
they didn’t.”
“Not n light! It’s perfectly evident
they didn't get my word. I’ll just
mnke myself comfortable ^ntll they
come back. It's lucky they left the
door open.”
She found a switch finally, nnd a
light flashed on. “That’s better. What
a lovely room! Now for the dining
room. I’m nearly starved, and maybe
I can find some bread nnd butter.”
The dining room produced nothing,
however, but the breakfnst room re
vealed a table set daintily for one.
“Well, someone’s expected that’s sure,
and who else, If not me myself?” The
girl proceeded to enjoy herself.
“I wonder what my new cousin-in
law Is like? I was away when Helen
was married, so I’ve newer seen him.
There comes somebody now, thank
goodness.”
A man. rootless. In w-hite flannel
trousers and wrinkled silk shirt, stood
In the doorway staring unwlnklngly
at the candles.
“Bill," he said, “you teB Jimmy Pnle
he’s got to let me see hint do It before
ni believe It—do you heatr? Why^ no
man living can make number six hole
In three.” He rocked unsteadily on
his feet.
"Cousin-In-law’s drunk.” concluded
the girl, scrambling to her feet. But
something In his manner stiuck tha
girl as exceedingly peculiar.
By this time he was out In the hall
and turning up the stairs. She fol
lowed, fascinated.
“He’s asleep!” she gasped. "Good
ness ! He’ll fall! I'd better waken
him. Mr. Howell! Cousln-er-Robert 1
Stop ! Walt a minute!”
But Laurie proceeded on his way.
She caught his sleeve and pulled gent
ly. "Cousin ltobert! wake up!”
“Jimmy Dale!” Laurie turned his
staring eyes full upon her. She shrank
hack, hut not In time. "Jimmy Dale,
don’t touch me. You are a liar!” And
he struck out with all his might. It
caught her on the side of the head,
which fortunately was partly protect
ed by her soft straw hnt. She stag
gered nn Instant, then ran, and In her
flight she picked up her traveling bag
In the hall.
“I’m not going to stay alone In that
house with a madman,” she gasped.
I Laurie wakened with the blow. He
saw a remarkably pretty girl give him
one terrified look over her shoulder
and run.
“What’s her hurry, I wonder?” he
said. “Blame It, do you suppose I've
been walking In my sleep again? I’ll
bet that girl was scared! But who
the deuce can she he and how did she
get here? Gee!” he yawned. “I’m
hungry. I’d better eat my supper.”
And just then the girls came In to
discover, witty their hungry brother,
that the unknown visitor had already
disused of his meal.
“I don’t care, she was a peach!" de
fended Laurie. "She may have my
dinner any day.”
That was all—until a week later.
The moon had grown and wns look
ing henignantly down upon the rose
garden. •
“Biggs—come here, Biggs! Laurie
had followed the dog that had chased
the ont into the flowers.
“Kitty—here, kitty!” called another
voice from the adjoining garden.
“Where are you, puss?”
Then Laurie recognized her.
“You!” he said. “I began to think
I had dreamed you. Why did you
run away the other night?”
She evaded the question. “I must
apologize to you and your sisters. I
came to visit my cousins, the Howells,
and mistook the house. I got Into
yours by mistake and ate your sup
per.”
“Give me a chance to atone for my
atrocious conduct, won’t you?” he
begged. "I’ll do it if it takes a life
time.”
“I suppose the moon Is responsible
for that gallant speech. Mr. Sleep
walker,” she laughed. “Come over to
morrow and we’ll talk It over.”
(Copyright. 1916. by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.) _
SUPREME AT CHESS BOARD
Paul Charles Morphy, American, Was
One of the Greatest Players the
World Ha's Ever Known.
Paul Charles Morphy, the famous
American chess player, is classed as
"perhaps the most remarkable chess
player of modern times.” He was
born In New Orleans in 1837, and was
notably precocious as a child; he
showed his precocity particularly in
games of chess, and before he was thir
teen had defeated many well-known
amateurs. For several years he stud
ied law at the College of South Caro
lina, and played chess only occasion
ally. But in 1857, at the first Ameri
can Chess congress, held in New York,
he easily defeated the best players
that could be brought against him.
In 1858 Morphy went to England,
and there defeated Boewenthal, Boden,
and Bird, and performed the most
astonishing feats in simultaneous
games without the board. When he
was in Paris, the same year, he won
five out of eight games with Harr
witz, and gave many exhibitions of
blindfold playing. It was these last
that were responsible for the early
breakdown of his health. After his
return to the United States, in 1859,
he defeated the visiting German ex
pert, Anderssen, in seven out of eleven
games. He was admitted to the bar, and
began to practice law in New Orleans.
But the strain of his blindfold con
tests had been too great for his mind,
and he was forced first to give up
chess altogether, and then to abandon
all mental occupation. He lived in
retirement until his death, in 1884.
His activity thus covered a compara
tively short space of time. Morphy’s
skill is described as inexplicable. He
never was a close student of chess.
He played his games easily and quick
ly, with no preparation and little hesi
tation. Yet his combinations were
"remarkable for finesse, depth, ele
gance. and soundness." He also pos
sessed a phenomenal memory.
WHY CHILDREN HATE MUSIC
Too Often They Are Taught With Lit
tle Regard to Capacity of Their
Understanding.
Why do children hate music? asked
an English contemporary some time
ago, and then proceeded to answer Its
own propounded question by saying,
acordlng to the Musical Leader, that:
"The truth Is that ^children are too!
often the helpless victims of incompe
tent or Ill-trained teachers, whose
chief idea seems to be to stufT their
luckless pupils with such knowledge
as they themselves possess, forgetting
that the child Is, In this respect, but
a baby, who needs foods specially
adapted to its digestive powers. jCon
sequently Indigestion follows and the
child’s musical health suffers.
"We believe that nearly all children
enjoy music. It Is natural to them to
love singing, and It Is through sing
ing that their musical sense should
be developed."
But not through such singing as we
noted some three of four years ago In
some of the public schools. As the
English writer says:
"If children 'hate music,’ It Is be
cause they are so often taught un
psychologlcally and with so little re
gard to the Intellect.”
These same children from the public
schools who were singing driveling
piffle parrot wise are the younr peo
ple of today who should be attending
our great concerts given by the or
chestras and choral societies, and yet
how many can be seen at classical
concerts and fine recitals? Here Is
a question for the head of the public
school music system. ’Tls about tftne
music for children got out of a rut.
Both Were Trying.
"Well, well,” exclaimed the million
aire, "what do you want this morn
ing?"
“I’ve come again to ask you for
your daughter.”
"Haven’t I told you six times over,
on as many different days, that It Is
out of the question?”
"If I seem to be more persistent
than circumstances warrant, you, sir,
are to blame.”
"I!" shouted the Indignant man.
"There,” said the qaan who loved bis
daughter, as he pointed to a motto over
the banker’s desk, "Is my excuse for
coming day after day, ‘If at first you
don’t succeed, t»y, try, try again.’ Do
you not believe In that sentiment?”
After te had scratched his head a
while, the mean plutocrat said:
“Yes, I believe In that. I haven’t suc
ceeded yet in making you understand
that my daughter shall not become the
wife of a fool, but I am going to keep
on trying till I do. Good morning!”
Facts and Figures.
Denmark has 6,300 motorcyclists.
United States has 66,662 post offices.
New York has 1,000 Chinese laun
dries,
Maine last year recorded 6,222 mar
riages.
Britain contains 13,000 interned Ger
man prisoners.
Florida's highest point is 300 feet
above sea level.
New Zealand yearly produces $250,
000 worth of honey.
United States contains 2.603,766 per
sons of German birth.
Kern county, California, contains
56,842 acres of proved oil lands.
Well, Here It Is at Last—
the Telephone “Silencer" for
Which the World Has Waited
A “silencer” for telephones has
been Ih urgent demand for ninny
years and many inventors have exer
cised their ingenuity on such devices.
The patent office records show that
about eighteen of them actually have
been patented. Many of these suc
ceeded admirably in the object they
sought—namely, to make the voice of
the talker inaudible to those around
him, but succeeding in that they made
the voice inaudible also to the listen
er at the other end.
Furthermore, the telephone com
pany will not permit any device, good
or bad, to be attached to its instru
ments.
One of these inventions that effectu
ally silenced the speaker’s voice was
that of Maximilian Weil, electrical en
gineer of New York. When put into
actual practice it was found that this
so dulled the voice that the listener
at the other end could not hear him.
And it had the further disadvantage
of being attached to the mouthpiece of
the telephone. When Mr. Weil found
his invention impracticable he set to
work to overcome both the aforemen
tioned defects. This he has just suc
ceeded in doing with an invention he
calls the "privnphone.” The man
using it cannot be heard by those sit
ting alongside of him, but he is heurd
distinctly at the other end of the line.
And the instrument is not attached
to the telephone, which it does not
even touch. Therefore, the telephone
company cannot object to Its use.
The person using the prlvuphone
puts dt to his mouth and talks into it
in the usual way, holding it directly
forward and a few inches away from
the telephone mouthpiece, says the
New York W’orld. His voice is inaudi
ble a foot away, but the telephone
picks it up aud transmits It clearly
as If he were talking directly into It
The instrument is so small that it can
he carried in the pocket, enabling ev
ery person to have his individual
mouthpiece that is unused by anyone
else and that can be used with any
telephone, thus making not merely for
privacy, but for sanitation.
The principle upon which this in
strument works cannot yet be told, as
Mr. Weil has only just applied for a
putent. _
Poor Mubby.
The young bride was doing the fam
ily marketing for the first time. She
stopped at the fish stall and looked
over the array of sea food.
“All perfectly fresh, mam'am,” said
the dealer. Ingratiatingly.
"Oh, dear,” exclaimed the bride
“That’a what everybody says. I wish
I could find some stale fish. You see,
my husband has Indigestion, and the
doctor won't even let him eat fresh
bread. I’ta sure fresh fish would be
even worse for him.’’
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK * MONROE RT.
South North
6:39 a. m.Huttig.2:27 p. m
7:40 a. m.Monroe.12:26 p.m
LOCAL. *
Leaves Arrive*
li:40a. m. Huttig. 12:16p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain <&, Southern
FARMERVILLE A SOUTHERN RT.
North South
5:01 a. m. Huttig 2:66 p. m
4:16 a.m..Farmerville 4; 15 p.m
local. |
10:10 a. m.Huttig 2:26 p.rn.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
* Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmervilie and goes to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 694 F. Si A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
L. M. Despain, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M.- -meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. G. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEKIAH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &,
S. M.—Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome. T. B. Weaver, T. I. M.
R. N. Benson, Recoider.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320, Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. O 0. F.
meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting
orethern cordially invited to attend.
W. E. Chadwick, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66.
metts every Monday night at 7:30 o’clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Lou Milstead, N. G.
Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMPNo.41 1 W.O W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. W. R. Dickerson. Guardain.
Mrs. C. A. McCormick, Clerk.
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