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Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Cordy
Harris Friday morning, a girl.
Old newspapers for sale at the
News office for 15c per hundred.
V. C. Seaman made a business
trip to Monroe Monday afternoon.
F. W. Scott transacted business
in Little Rock several days this
week.
Born— To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kil
kenney, of Felsenthal, on Wednes
cay, a girl.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Townsend at 5 o’clock Sunday
morning, a girl.
L. A. Bodine and wife visited
Little Rock Tuesday and Wednes
day of this week.
Mrs. F. F. Magee and childre:
of Texarkana are the guests of Di
L. F. Magee and family this week
Bart Mahony has purchased 'h
interest of the Felsenthal Mercar
tile Company from Ike Felsentha
Ike Felsenthal, of El Doradi
was here Friday shipping a carloa*
of ho s he purchased from Robi
Smedl^y.
Prof. W. M. Lacy. D. W. Spence
and J. H. Spencer were busine*
visitors to ElDorado last Saturda
returning home Sunday.
See A. G. Griffin at the liv r
barn for garden plowing or stov
wood Prompt work and quic
delivery. Phone No. 40.
A twelve pound girl arrived ;
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hube;
Brasher, who live west of town, a
5 o'clock last Friday morning.
Ex-sheriff John W. Harmc
purchased the stock of the Me
Kinney Mercantile company whicl
was auctioned off February 3rd.
Sheriff and Collector J. M. Wa!
lace and his deputy T. W. William'
were here Tuesday. Wednesday anc
Thursday collecting taxes for 191c.
Mrs. C. Howard and Misses Min
nie Martin and Mary Herndon let
Thursday morning for Memphis t<
hear the world-famed Melba sing
Mrs. G. S. Farmer left last Sat
urday for Campti, La., to join he*
husband who is sawing there nov
for the Frost-Johnson Lumber Co
Dr. F. P. Vines, of Hot Spring?,
who is taking a post graduate
course atTulane University. New
Orleans, was here Saturday visitii g
his wife who is the guest of Mrs.
Moilie Marcney.
Aiban Woollev. who has just fi -
ished thre' y ars service in ti e
Ur it navy, arrived . t
Wednesday afternoon for a visit
w'lh his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Woolley, west of town.
An influx of foreign butter from
all parts of the world, due to th>
reduction of the tariff from five to
two and one-half cents a pound has
caused a decline in the New York
wholesale price of ten cents a
pound since the first of the year.
Miss Alice Bridges Entertained a
number of her friends at her home
home last Saturday evening in hon
or of her cousins Gordon. Ernest
and Eula Sehan, of Sadie, La . and
her friend Miss Nell Hill, of Hamp
ton All left for their home Sun
day.
The Embrodiery Clus was enter
tained by Miss Luta Ballard at the
home of her sister, Mrs F. E.
Wood, the last regu'ar meeting
with Mesdames Carta'I, Hoskins
and Moore as visitors. The club
will meet with Mrs. C. A. Berry on
Wednesday, February 11th.
I have purchased C. B. Wood's
interest in the livery business here
and will continue same with A. G
Griffin as manager. See me for
draying, rigs etc. Also stove and
heater wood. Calls answered at
all hours of the night. Phone No.
40. S. R. Neel.
The following candidates for
county officers were here this week
meeting the v ,ters: Geo. S. Tatum
and J. J. Craig for county clerk:
Henry S. Yocum, W. H. Sorrells.
Judge Wm. Van Hook and Thos.
Gray for county judge: T. T. Jones
and J. W. Ferguson for tax assessor.
The Missionary Union met at the
hurch with seventeen members
md one visitor present. Devotion
d exercises were conducted by
Vlrs. Atnip. This being our regular
•usiness meeting the usual routine
e business was attended to. After
vhich the meeting closed by chain
A prayer.
The Hampton Plaindealer. pub
shed in the home town of Judge
. S. McKn'ight, is authority for th“
tatement that he has withdrawn
rom the race for prosecuting at
orney of this district, which leaves i
udge E. O. Mahony. the present
icumbent, a clear field for electron
or a second term.
Dr. H. W. Sears, t e noted hum
rist and the third numbr of th
/ceum course being given by the
•chool Improvement association,
ive his lecture "More Taffy and
ess Epitaphy" at Union church
'uesday evening to a good sizeo
jdience and pleased every person
'esent. they wanting him to con
nue after his time was up.
The open session of the Woman’s
Some Mission society was held on
londay afternoon at the home of
Irs. C A. Berry. Eighteen mem
srs were present and Mrs Tom
1 illstead and Mrs. F. E. Wood ana
/lisses Myrtle Stewart. Ce’este
imith and Luta Ballard as visitors
.lrs. E. R. Thompson and Mrs. N
Sizemore became members of
ne society ana were given a heart;,
velcome.
The summer term of the State
lormal School at Conway begins
June 8 and continues for e'ght
weeks. Those who are unable to
ittend the regular sessions of the
dormal School will thus be allowed
he opportunity, by attendance on
.he summer terms to complete the
work required for the regular Nor
nal School diploma. It will also
provide for more extended work
;han could be done in the shorter
term of six weeks.
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BROADW
FROM T/\E PLAY or
GEORGE n.COtWi
EDWARD MRSrtALL
iWITH PHOTOGRAPHS TROfl SCENES Si THE PLAY
oof*rn<c*r, or c^d//.i tr^c/iAn • ■ /
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—Jackson Jones, n irk nun i<vl
"Broadway,” because of bis continual
glorification of New York's great thor
oughfare, Is anxious to get away from his
home town of Jonesville. Abner .li nes,
his uncle. Is very angry because Broad
way refuses to settle down and take a
place in the gum factory in which he suc
ceeded to his father’s interest.
CHAPTER H Judge Spotswocd Informs
Broadway that 1:50,(xm left him by bis
father is at his disposal. Broadway
makes record time in heading for his fav
orite street in New York.
CHAPTER III—With liie New York
friend, Robert WaPaee, Broadway creates
n sensation by his extravagance on the
White Way, Four years pass and Broad
wnv suddenly discovers that lie is n-ot
only broke, hut heavily in debt. He ap
plies to his uncli for a loan and receives
pad age of chewing gum with tin- ad
vice to chew it and forgot his troubles.
He quietly seeks work without success.
CHAPTER IV—Broadway gives what Is
Intended to be a farewell supper to his
N'°w York friends, and before it is over
becomes engaged to Mrs G rr.rd. an an
cient widow, wealthy and very giddy.
“Viola?" hazarded a reckless youth
across the table, and Viola (who was
present in the makeup which she had
worn from the stage of a near theater,
where she had, that evening, ac’ed ,
powerfully the part of a wronged and
innocent maidenhood t hoped wildly for
an instant. Perhaps Broadway, in his
cups, had decided on this most unusual
way of asking her the fateful cines
tion! She had had high hopes of him.
Perhaps—”
“No,” he answered thickly. "Guess
again. Three guesses. It’s going to
take some brains, I tell you that! in
tellect’s the only thing’]] do it. Who
ever guesses right gets a cigar.”
There was only one among the
ladies present who was not favored
by some speculative mind, and that
one was the right one.
Guesser after guesser named some
of the young and vivid creatures of
that almost wholly young and vivid
feminine company, none guessed the
only faded flower in the gay group.
Broadway, never dreaming of the ag
ony which filled the faded flower’s
much powdered bosom because of the
omission of her name, feeling few emo
tions, really, other than the keen sen
sation of relief from his financial wor
ries, stood smiling somewhat vacantly,
but, on the whole, without much pain,
upon the puzzled party,
“Go on, guess with your brains,” he
genially suggested. “It's mind, not
foot work, that will win the prize."
But none guessed.
Realizing that, in this was something
like reflection on her fitness for the
eovetabie position of consort to the
'outh, Mrs. Gerard attracted every
one’s attention, presently, hv a won-:
Uerfullv feigned embarrassment as she
rose and stood by Broadway’s side.
The party gasped, but rose to the oo- j
casion as soon as it -could get its
breath again. It was incredible, and
there were those among the guests
wlm were so sure of this that they
believed a joke was hidden somewhere
n the episode, hut the majority were
»o well trained to Broadway’s geniur
or producing mad extravagance that !
(hev simply charged this up as one of
them.
A dancer who had been brought up
from the cabaret below after one
o'clock and closing time had come,
sprang lightly to a table, and, to the
destruction of the floral lobster and
some notably fine glassware, did a gay
pas-seul among the wrecks of sangui
nary shells and emptied bottles. The
head waiter smiled, knowing that
whatever might be broken would be
charged up in the bill at double value
and paid tor without question by the
sensational spendthrift, to w isose own
wealth was now linked the extraordi
nary fortune of the recent John Gerard
(wholesale leather) who had made his
millions, married a very vital lady
of his own ripe years and then died of
sheer antiquity, to leave her, trium
phant In superior vitality, relict and
craving for that gaiety which life with
him had not provided.
“Broadway!” breathed the ancient
Indy wiih h skillful simulation of ent
barrassnient. “You naughty, naughty
boy!”
“Naughty, possibly; but how ex
tremely lucky!" said the wholly un
expected bridegroom-elect without a
quiver, much to bis own surprise and
self-congratulation.
As it broke up the party rioted with
joy, very largely alcoholic. Mrs. Ge
rard's car. when it came up from its
hiding place around the corner, was
straightway encumbered with the
flowers from ladies’ eorsages. table
bouquets and men’s boutonnieres. One
enthusiast thrust in a potted palm,
and Mrs. Gerard screamed when she
sat on it. Another made a thoughtful
contribution of two lobster-claws
which, to his astonishAient. he had
found in his hands as he arrived upon
the sidewalk. A lady, being under the
impression that the wedding had boon
celebrated while she briefly napped up
at the table, insisted upon throwing
one white satin slipper at her whom
she believed to be the bride, refusing
to accept the theory that Mrs. Gerard
wap. as yet, only Broadway's fiancee.
“But you can’t walk without it." her
escort pleaded earnestly,
'Td lltnp a year for Broadway," she
Insisted, missed Mrs. (Jerard's coiffure
bv a quarter of an inch and then burst
into tears.
Four yellow government notes wore
placed In circulation in police circles
before the lout; and rangy touring car
reached the granite archway which in
vited entrance ten stories underneath
the bachelor apartment in which Ran
kin waited for him. shaping, but with
one ear open for the riot which fro
quentiy attended the hoiue-coming r;f
his master.
The ear had scarcely come to a
standstill before both eyes were open.
And as the eyes appeared from their
snug hiding places behind fat lids, his i
ears achieved astonishment. His mas- |
ter had returned at early hours or, |
previous occasions accompanied by i
merry friends, but they had never 1
chosen as their happy, matin song, the
“Wedding March from Lohengrin.”
What could it mean?
Ooing to the w indow he craned out,
trvir.g to see what was going on upon
the sidewalk, but the extending cor
nice underneath the window made this
quite impossible, although the touring
ear beyond the curb was visible. This
lacked interest, so he hurried to the
outer hall, where he stood near the
elevator shaft and listened earnestly.
Presently, as the group succeeded in
getting up the three stairs leading
from the sidew alk into the ground floor
hall, he caught a word or two of thick,
congratulatory talk.
“ Sh'ou joy, ol’ man,” was the most
frequent of the crowding, earnest
words.
What could it mean?
As he heard the elevator door close
and the swift swish of the ascending
ear, Rankin withdrew to the apart
ment. there to linger, waiting for hig
master, consumed with carefully mas
tered curiosity. i
Pevoured with curiosity he stood
waiting as his master entered through
the outer door which he considerately
had left ajar for him. He hail guessed
at certain details of his young employ
er's probable condition and knew thal
In the miilst of just those details
Broadway was impatient of latch-keys,
bell-ringing or even knuckle-lapping on
the door.
'I be first tiling he noted as (lie un
steady Broadway entered was the fact j
that his silk hat had been reversed up- I
on his head; the second was that
someone evidently had been sitting on
his raglan rape while it had been
rolled rather carelessly; the third was
that his face wore an expression of re
lief and peace wilh all the world.
Not so unsteadily that he failed en
tirely to reach the goal Jackson tacked
across the room and found the win
dow. His friendly escort was still evi
dently in his mind, for from the open
window he now waved a genial hand
kerchief. whispering meanwhi'e
"Night-night,” as if the hearty spirit
which induced the words would take
them to the sidewalk ten score feet he
low.
Having performed this sacred rile
of friendship he regained the center of
the room, looked about him as if curi
ously, and then went unsteadily to the
grand piano, upon which he placed his
elbow with a nestling search for com
fort which seemed to indicate a firm
decision to lean against the instrument
and go to sleep without delay. This
would never do. for when his slumber
became deep he would he sure to lose
his balance. Rankin saw the deep ne
cessity for rousing him from his inten
tion.
"Mr. .Tones, Mr. .Tones," he urged,
tapping him upon the shoulder.
Jackson looked tip. sleepily, as if as
tonished at the interruption of his
slumbers. "Hello,'’ he said good na
tnredly, "who's there?"
“It 8 Rankin, sir," said Rankin.
"Who’s 'Rankin, sir?’ ” Tue «vu« was 1
that ot tolerant curiosity to lea n a to
lal stranger's unimportant Identity.
“I’m the butler, sir."
“Butler?"
“Yen, Mr. Jones; the butler."
This seemed to rouse his master and
he looked him over with some show of
interest. "A butler!” he exclaimed in
tones of deep reproach. “Aren't you
asha-'ed of yourself? When you were
a little boy your mother had great
hopes of you—thought you were going
to he president of the lulled States,
or something like that.'*
Rankin bowed impassively; he did
not deny It.
“Now.” said his employer with the
deepest of reproach, you've disappoint
ed evervhody You've turned out to I e
nothing hut a butler. You ought to tie
ashamed of yourself!"
Rankin was not offended; Instead
his air was that of triumph. “Ah. but
see who's butler I am, sir!" he ex
claimed.
"Who’s butler are you?" Inquired
Broadway, apparently with idlest curl
osUy.
“I'm your butler. sir.”
“Oh. you're my butler?" This seemed
not to he especial'? astonishing,
though deeply interesting to the mas
ter of the house.
"Yes. sir.”
HroaJway looUed at him with a glad
smile, then with an earnest and enthu
siastic gravity. He warmly shook his
hand. “I congratulate you. Rankin.
I’m very fend 01 my butler.” His sen
»intent rose higher and he patted Ran
kin on the check. "I love my little but
ler. You must come out with me some
night, Rankin.”
“I should like to, sir,” said Rankin
truthfully.
Broadway became gay. mysterious
He looked at Rankin slyly and himself
| essayed to whistle some bars of the
wedding march. "I know' something
you don't know," he cried irrelevantly.
Rankin listened v itii respect ami
close attention. His curiosity was al
most painful.
Mill hip mast or did not satisfy it.
“Non i'll bid von good-night, Rankin.
Nightie, nightie!” Genially he waved
his hand at him. laughed, whistled an
other bar or iwo and elaborately made
the starboard tank toward the door of
his bedroom.
Rankin made no protest; he knew
better. "When do you wish to be
called, sir?”
"Oh. that's so. I must be called.” his
master granted after a second's deep
and serious thought. Then, in a deep
study: "Now, let me see—when do I
wish to be called? What day is it.
Rankin ?”
"It’s Thursday, sir.”
"Thursday? Well, I tell you what
you do, Rankin. You call me on Sat
urday.”
After this entirely unexpected sug
gestion to the little butler whom he
loved, he found a devious course into
his bedroom and Rankin, after he had
watched the door close, heard the key
turn in the lock. He sank into a chair,
even his composure utterly destroyed.
In the distance a church-clock
chimed. Rankin counted the slow
strokes. "Five o'clock in the morn
ing!" he said helplessly.
CHAPTER V.
Wallace was a mid-morning visitor.
He came in briskly, inquiring of the
very much puzzled butler for the very
elegant apartment's master.
“He's not yet up, sir.”
Tliis apparently had not the least de
terrent effect on the young caller. He
urged his firm athletic frame through
the short hall into the dim illumina
tion of the flat's reception room. It
was evident enough that he had no In
tention of departing, 3imply because
the master oi the house had not yet
risen. Rankin understood that and did
“But See Who's Butler I Am, Sir!"
not gainsav him. Wallace had his
privileges as the best friend of the ten- !
ant of the Hat.
"Shall 1 tell him you are here?"
“Yes,” said Wallace firmly, "and tell
hint that ) want to see him right away.
:t's very important. l)o you under
stand?”
Rankin had already read the morn- ■
lug's papers which were lying in a |
m at (die on the table, lie longed for i
.uiler news than theirs.
"Yes, sir.” Hut he hesitated slight- |
ly. Broadway was an indulgent inae !
er—still, strange things were happen- |
tig; he was doubtful. "He said he j
iidu’t wish to be disturbed till Satur
!ay, sir.”
Wallace was not impressed. "That
oesn't make any difference. You tell
ini I want to see him.’’
“Yes, sir.” But the perfect servant
till hesitated, filled with curloslt■ I
bout I he previous night. Wallao< !
tight enlighten him. "He didn’t ge. i
me uni,', five o’clock tins morning
« attended some big dinner party, 1
•eileve."
“Yes; 1 was there—I was there! Go I
a and <all him! Tell him 1 am wait
ng. I'm gc ing to fc ive a heart to heart
a,Ik with that young man."
“Yes, sir," said the butler without
hastening, for he saw that Wallace
had picked up a paper from the neat
pile lie had made of all of them upon
the table.
“Groat Scott!” Wallace cried, dis
mayed. "Here it is on the front page?"
"l beg pardon, Mr. Wallace, but is It
all true, sir?”
"What?”
"The story ffTthe morning papers, j
sir. about—er -his engagement?"
"1 don’t know. Someone rang me up
md told me of it. It’s w-hat brought 1
me here. I Want to find out if it's j
(rue. I left the dinner at 12:30. The
yutageinoni. I ant told, was t nnottm ed
-hortlv after 1 had left. Were you up
when he got home this morning?"
"its, sir.”
"Did he talk of it at all?"
“He—couluu't talk so very much,
sir.’'
“Tipsy?”
Rankin Divided very solemnly.
“Stewed, sir."
“Did he come home alone*"
"He came in here alone, but a crowd
was serenading him upon the sidewalk
for ten minutes after he arrived. It
! was the wedding march they tried to
sing. 1 couldn't understand why they
j chose that until I read the morning *
! papers, sir."
“Well, whit do you think of it, Ran
kin?”
Rankin shrugged his shoulders, but
did not. reply. His instinctive loyalty
| to his employer, bis perfect knowledge
of his own proprieties prevented that.
"Oh. come on." Wallace urged. “You
i^an tell me. Just between us now.”
"She's old enough to be his mother,
sir,” Rankin said with lowered Toice.
“She's old enough to be his mother s
mother!" Wallace cri«d explosively.
Then, with determination: “Oo on
and tell him that I want to see him.
Hurry up!”
Rankin yielded.
These were the headlines of the Item
Wallace had perused with such dis
may upon flip Ural page of the news
I paper: There were columns of It.
“MRS. JAMES OEIUKD’S ENOAGE
M ENT.
Thr#*p Tfnjpe Widow to Share
Her Millions With Broadway'*
Own Jackson Jones.
"This Announcement, Which Surprised
New York, Was Made i.est NUght at
a Dinner-Party (riven by the Young
Spendthrift in Honor of the Wealthy
Widow.”
Wallace dropped the paper and
■ looked at it as it lay upon the floor
: with discontent, apparent in his conn
j tenance. "That’s the biggest laugh
New York has had in years," be
groaned. “I’d like to—”
Upon a nearby table the telephone
buzzed busily. He went to it.
"Hello,” said he. “Yes. . . . No;
this is Mr. Wallace speaking. . . .
No; not Mr. Jones. I am a friend of
bis. . . . No; he can't come to the
“hone. He’s dressing. . . . I . . .
can’t make an appointment for vmi.
. . . What’s the name? . . . Y'es;
I have it: Peter Pembroke. . . .
You must see him today? . . .
Very well. I’ll tell him. . . . Say
you’ll call? . . . All right. I'll tell
him. . . . Good-by.”
He returned from the phone as R?n
; kin -eappeared. "Wake him, did you?”
“Yes, sir. He’ll be dressed in about
j ten minutes." He buRtled about the
j room, gathering up the newspatiera "I
told him I had just read of his engage
| men', and 1 congratulated him."
“What did he say?”
"Nothing, sir; just asked for the pa
pers and a whisky sour. He says be
( sure :tnd wait.”
“Oh, I’ll wait., all right!”
There was something stronger than
mere acquiescence in the young man's
J voice. There was determination in it;
! the determination of a man who has a
plan in mind. Thus might a fond, but
angry father speak, who held a rod in
pickle foi the erring son for whom he
wailed.
Fiercely he paced the room until his
“teps. half way do the ouler hall, were
I arrested by the buzzing of the door
' bell. Itankin. who had started with
the whisky sour and newspaper* for
his master's door, (urned hack and
them on a table.
“Another early cnller!" be com
plained. The situation had begun to
get on his nerves.
"If it’s a newspaper reporter tell him
Mr. Jones '* out of town.”
“Yes, sir.”
Wallace fel* his nerves rasp as he
neard the voice which greeted Ran kin
in the hall. It was not that of a jour
naliat. but that of the fair end ancient
widow to whom Jackson wa* alleged
tp be affianced. For a moment he nop>
ildered flight, but lie was made qf
tterner stuff and held himself in check,
flbe lady swept info the roouj.
It was evident lhaf she wa* jij*t a
dt nonplussed at seeing hint, but aha
-ecovered quickly; she had had much
experience with the emergencies of
ife.
“Good morning. Mr. Wallace,” she
•Hid sweetly.
Her age. be note.), showed more
dalaly In the daytime, despite ih« art*
hich she invoked to hide It, Ho had
;ot seen her previously, save by artl
cial light.
He was shocked. She mads him
hink of the unpleasant mother of an
npleasant boyhood schoolmate. He
ad hated all of them. Kxsetiy as this
•Id womaD now was stnlllng tha* old
oman of hie early youth bad smiled,
hen she with diabolical ingenuity had
ecu devising comprehensive plans for
[tolling a day's Ashing.
His greeting of Mrs. Gerard ■?,»*
verv formal, but ehe did not seem to
ntiini
"Wtu»re Is Mr. Jones*” she asked
Rankin.
“He's dressing, ma'am.”
“Well, tell him I hoi here und wait
ing to take him for a spin through ihe
park. Say to him that it's a glorious
morning.”
There was an unction in her tones,
a hint of triumph and proprietorship
which maddened Wai ace. Could it h*
possible that his good friend waa to be
linked In wedlock with thin er—this —
He was instinctively s courteous,
man and his thoughts refused to form
a word to suit his wild emotions,
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