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SIXTH INSTALLMENT Synopsis: Pauline, sentimental, trustful, sincere and loving love, be- “Isn’t that rather hard on Barnet?”] Barbara looked ahead of her down Dennis asked maliciously. “I hear the busy street; there was a little from Pauline that you are lunching smile on her reddened lips—rather a wistful smile. It was nearly a fortnight later that| comes engaged and married Dennis]with hirn?*’ O’Hara in the belief that their blissful ‘‘He’s not the particular worm I happiness will continue unchanged j was referring to,” Barbara said cool-1 Pauline wrote that she and Dennis thru all the years. On her wedding ily. She turned round now and met his'were coming to town, morning she awakens with a strange .gaze steadily. ‘‘You don’t look in the] Barbara was breakfasting in bed, premonition that maybe love does least like an invalid, you know." : with blinds drawn against the bright change, a thought buried in her mind Dennis half rose from his chair: ’ morning sunshine because her head by a letter from her closest friend,, ••Look here—” he began impulsively, ached. i stopped as Pauline came clatter- , she called a hec-t adored Barbara, a ho had been mar-, downstairs again. time since her return to town ■ ried, was the mother of a child which ' • i r. u i. v r a , ‘ .r j . i r -i ' died, but now divorced and living a' a hankerch.cf and a late nights, and too many cocktails, life which some of her friends could Ii, . , . not understand. Between Dennis -and Babrara is a seeming wall of personal dislike bv both. Six months after Pau- plumped them down on a chair. | Paulino thankinjf her for her hospi- ‘‘Where’s your dressing case? They’ll * tality and hoping Denni.s wa.s pro- lin-’« wedding Barbara comes for taxi’s ^grossing favorably, to which Pauline hurt stal During IhiT visit Baihar:, ' J-' -PHcd at her usual length of confes.se.s to Pauline that there is a jr*'' " ,'’™ “W'"’. four closely written pages, man she really love-, hut she refuses; ‘ '':™ ‘ S'™' ''•‘“.‘'"f o" “/ to tell hi.s name. Barbara decides su.l- denly to go home and Pauline insists '''“''I ‘Wn'* “t"' and i'But, pour dailing. he hates being ill, Dennis drive her to the siation. Irri tated, Dennis drives recklessly, and they are in a crash. Barbara escape.-; injury but Dennis' leg is broken. .As he returns to con.sciousness ho learns who the man is ^hat Barbara loves. It’s him.-iolf. Dennis .spends several weeks in the hospital. Barbara re turns to stay w’ith Pauline,Jbul on one pretext or another fails to visit Den nis with I’auline at the hospital. Pau line plans highly for Dennis’ return home. Barbara slays only one day af ter Dennis’ i-eturn fronr the hospital. ! -Much Agaiftst his Jenrris frtHp, -a - new attr action in Bar lrar’a, who plays i the same cool and detached r i.'.e a.s, formerly. , Now do On With the Story / "That’s very unkind. What m'seh^ef am I in? I’ve never done you ariv ’barm, have 1?” “I should never give* you Ore chance.” he answer-ed grimly. Barbara laughed, a cool laugh ot amusement. Then she nroved away from lhe_XitX-HatL.sat hIo" n:jriLJhe; couch. "Well, tomorrow I shall be. gone,” she said with a little yawn; j been married for years; I and he isn’t (juite a saint over it. Still,i J going, he asked rather jet ily. was sure he was as huppy and 1 I don’t mind anything as long as he "Home—you must cotrre and see me she gets well.” Bar bara had not answered, someday. Get I aulrnc to brtng you, , been There seemed nothing to say be- Barbara sard wrth a faint mockery, jf seen, sirles, she had been too Imsy racing "if you don t car-e to come alone mind at that moment. Bar-] about with .ler:y Barnet, turning He turned round, looking a rei , Di.nnis the tips of her fin-! night into day and getting heisilf .«.,uarely. "Do you imagine that farewell. 'talked about, afraid of you? he asked kngrily. Bar-' bara opened her eyes wide; they look h^e.sted to call for receipts in each of * the several school districts in which “ ' the property is located. This is impor- ^ ! tant, as additional cost and penalty ^ i!;! j may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (bO) years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00. Commuta tion Road Tax $l.o0 in lieu of road duty. All able-bodied men between the ages of 21 and .S.'S are liable to road duty except tho.se iii military service, school trustees, school teachers, min isters and students. Proper attention will be given those who wi.sh to pay their taxes through the mail by check, money order, etc., i giving name of township and number of school district. The tax levy is as follows: .State Tax 5 mills Ordinary County Tax mills Road and Bridge T'i mills Railroad Bond % mill Road Bonds 6'-2 mills r>a>;t lpib»ht<»(<nfss -3 mills Statewide School (‘(5-0-1) t mills Weak Schools * , , 1 mill High Schools 2 mills Constitutional School . 3 mills Total 39 mlils I.aurens Scnooi Districts .No. 1, Trinity-Ridge No. 2, Pro.'pect No. 3, Baiksdale-Narnie I O’2 mills 16 mills 17’-2 mills -.i^w V 'f-y'* - f. TME “UGHt bF V. ’ CHRISTMASTIDE f Br HUBERT KELLEY, In K*ns*» City Time*. . 4. . Harhia’fa faVe Dennis'the tips of her fingers in farewell. "(Jood-bye. (let well quickly.” she said, and was gone. ed very dark, like deep pooG of .still water. “.My <loar man, what a (lue.s- tion! Of course not. “(lood-bye. (let well (luickly,” she j She ojrened Pauline’s second letter ■^aid, and was gone. with a yawn, hut after the fii.st glance Dennis went back to his seat at the! r ead intently. Ii'.eui.fast table. He could hear Paul- "That’s fortunate,” he said, "Ire-■ ine’s uffeclionate farewells mul‘'adju- cause I’ve never been atraid ol a wo-j laliotis to come again soon. Slope you will lie pleased to hear, man yet, and I’m not likely to beg.n ^ .‘■Something in him badly w'anted to . w hether I am now." • ami to ilie wmiioiv to svv Biavv-sounilinK woiilC. nhvii in hi.eihv ia,-t of hoi. anil soiiiothiriK ol.io heart hei knew that he wai> rune! kept liini sitting unwillingly where he Darling Barbara: 1 have some ru'ws for you which I F.RT.MXLY Rodney Lie was not liuslirill iiliil \el lliiee days liad‘ pus'-iMl siuee tie Ii.td nrade lip h is Yiiiiid to propo.s(* III Hcl Cll .1 olil|.i, ami he liailti’t even 1 nt iiiKiicd >0 her Mie- f ;M'I tl lal lie was SII!!| (Cll. He h.'i Id ircl her T3W. W Wight of qwfcrtwt; VVe mak* thi« miracle acaia Of ancient Kannincfie and frtet And all tha tenjernesa of tnen.^ We listen to tha heart’a demande, L'n n. idfiil of oi:r dart.l.ng thought, Ai'd let in ether seeking . hands Aha syminpLol tha ihinia wa jought,. How atiarna wo never understood That giving mere and taking less, Thit d'ing all we dreamed was good Wo.dj be our greatest happinesa. Ni^w, In the dismal night of doubt, VVe mak? the star that we denied: We cannet lace the dark without The Uttle li^ht of Christmastide. Ul 11 tiuluo tilt* Moiuluv liflotc rtiri-;t lints, pliivod liiids with tier TucstUty.^ skilled wit It lift Wcdncsdiiy. diiiur'd aviilrr willi tier 'fluir.sdiiy. Tlien louio^ file t'tirist lulls eve dillicr'. Wlieii he li.iil fully ipleiuleil to tell lief lie loved her; iiiiii llu* d.imc uiis Hver iiiid li«‘ luidn’l e\eii heiiiiu the |U'e!iiuiiiiiries. 'I'wo (lu\s utler t’hl'ist iiiii ' RtVIiie.V’s viiiiitioii would he o\er nild lu* would I:«• ou hi> wuy Ic.icU lo llie hig cil.v hundreds ot iiiile.s ii\v:iy. It inok some iiiiineiners for Rodney afraid of Barbara Stark tluin he hu'l was. Betorc they turned the co.ner ot ever been of anyone in his life. I the, .-ireet HurbUru leaned out of the cynta i>. tvei ri ^ ^ ^ Uv.ndow and looked back ul the little h:ive a baby, 1 suopo.se,” .-^lie lobi her-i to irel a cluiuce ou, <’hristiiiiis moru With an effort .she’ i'c.: to le|e|>lioiie lo Helen wlun he to the clorelv written' ''‘.uld iiol lie oxerliejird hv iiti.v *4 Ids I numerous emi- us. 1 Barba-a left on Kridav morning by nou e with its .shining windows and’v v < r the fii st train. , dainty curtains. I'auline still .stood in We are coming to New . -r k lor a "There is no need for anyone to gel the doorvvay, waving her hand, but it: lortiiight’s ludiday. Ihc doctors .say in and se» me off” she told i’aulme, was n .1 for her that Barbur-a looked. Dennis must not go back to biisine.ss D the iliaul will bi'w l„v ...niv tiiii . I .... ^ ; .vei, Vi.u van iiiiaitiiie l„.,v aiiiaiieil I and a cuo of tea that’- all 1 waut.j .Jeny Barnet met Barbara .n .Ncw vva.s when he suggested coniing to I’m catchin-r the nine something.” York. He was a s.pjare-sli ) ildereti,! town and doing some theatres am "It used To he Dennis’s train,” Bmi- cht ey soul. wiHi a loud laugh and an thing" ! ( an you imagine R • •••’ •'»“* line .said remini.scently. "1 know it’-’ absolute gift for niakir;,^ .i ha. li of he tho,ig_ht New York wuuid do me wicked of me hut Biu so ghui lu* can’t things. He boa.sted rather proudly i good. U e a.e ciuniug next W edne-sduy, a-o baci- H) business yet. It will be h“a- that nohting t ver w'ent right for him. and are staying at the Alhion. It s venlv to have h'-m all to myself for aj "Born under an evil star,” he would ejuiet am! not smur-i, but its central, rtfl ^ while ” chuckle. "Well, it’.s all in the game of i.sn’t it ? ami not far frylm you. I hope "A stcond homyrnom.” Barbara ] life, 1 suppose. Awful!” i you a.-e in town..Timl not thinking of ^ ^ make the ino.-t of He liad foiled in busines.s and failed ilashing oft anywhere just yet. l»en- I'udney at the iloor next evr'iiitiu Slie in marriage, and at the moment v/.as nis has told me to get some new'.eve-' <|,ouk luinds tiurriedly and poluied p r ’s eves clouded keeping his head above water and ning frocks, and gave me quite a big ,^vo luimpers siamlinj; in the hall Fauirne. •> .-ay, having what he called a "bon time” i check. I shan’t .spend iLtill 1 come to „,„l .eked him,If he coni.I fake tliem ♦L- r fke that* lust suoris'every -tbecau.se his fathbr had jecently died, New Yoi'k, of course, so that you can m ids ear ‘'Tl.ere are two husUeis tnmg.s iiKc , y think tmd left him a considerable sum ofigo with me. Your ta.ste is so much „f qjsl.es In the dining room ymi can thing. Of com w hose mol her lie u.is \lsitiua. “I am leuviiia the JTlIi. itoiliicN io!(| Helen liu.r.edl.v. "I real Iv miisl see you aiiain l.efore 1 ’,:o. .M,\ aunt has rfiadr* plans for lomor mw iiioruiii'* and aflr'inooii. .May I I'ome ill Hie eveniii'j;';” lo\ e to have you.’’ Helen an Rwered quite Impersonally, "bill /you ‘ee we an* giviim Hie hig piiriy oiit m Hiihylon Hull iiiclil I'd love to li:|ve you e< me if you tliiiik you'd care to So perhai.s ytai'd heller drive ovei here aiifl trail us out Hi(*re.’’ Helen heavily swallM’d in furs, met said lightly. "Well, it, but not too much of him. LUliaiiU'i aun: »iun wivii > ’ lose it-al'l, ~you see -tf |"bcttcT Thatr mi ne; -iXmnlw-ls ^n^<l‘h- —if—y++«—luive -esemi;—VYe You see. all there is to Bahylon 1» Ibis oiie-liorse district s» lioul—aiitl aiioiil twenty live .scattered farm Imu es—|.oor, sinigcliiig people v.lio imed to try to get up some sort ot 1 Railroad Tax (’linstiiias enierlaimiieiil for tlieii No. L Bailey 7 mills No. 5, Gopeland-Flemin g K mill.s No.. 6, Oak .(jTiiye , _ , , . m.iil'5 . No. ", Watts Mill.s S mills No. 11 . Laurens 22 mills No. 12 , Ora 11 i.j mills Youngs Syh(M)l Districts No. Friendjhi;) (D-u ) 24 rnills No. 4, Bethany 12 mil’s ■">. (7 rays - 17 niills 1*. Central " ^ Tt1 "mTrK' fNo. ", Yeungs »•. • 17 1 . •• mil s i No. 8, Warrior Gi'eek 15 mills 1 No. 10. Lunford 24 4 mills ! v*v No. 3- B, Fountain Inn 21 milts - Dials School District.'- • :No. 1 Greenpond 10 mill.s No. 0 'Eden 17 1 . mills No. 3, Shiloh (Sul. 17) 22 mil.8 .' No. Gray Gourt-Ow ngs 24 nvills ! No. L -3, Barksdale-Narnie 18’:: mills No. H. Merna (Sul. 17) 22 mills No. 3 -B, Fountain Inn 24 mil's 1 Sullivan School Disi ric ts 1 No. 1 Bi'inceton 22 mil's i No. 0 .Mt. Bethel . lo mills 1 No. 3 , I’oivlar Springs 25 mills No i Brewerton 1(5 mlils rliildiiJiL’liiTe. Soiueliovv fatliei tieai’il (tram' il.ouYTl and for live years now we havr* lieen giving Hie Clirisluui.s parly ft.r llreiii.’’ It was midnight when tlm lictits were filially turiaMl out in the little Ba.'iylon sclioolliousi ami Rodney had got his liiittery liack into Ins lar, timi waved farewell to Hie .Inlms family and was reatl.v to trail Hteni hack to town again. Ami then as he look hi- place before the vv lM*el lie noliced Hut' Helen was at his side. ‘I waiil to drive hai'k w d li you,*’ she said "I walil to tell you how woiideifiil you have hceii. Vmi worked harder lliaii all Hie rest ot u- pul lo-cHier, It is Ha* ti'-I lime d.id has (WIT had time leally: pi en.ioy Hic tarty Icsau'-e you look all Hie re Hpotisiliililv oiT his slioiilders, and vviit f) lie asked you lo make Hie lucs I'ntaliori speeches for Ihc liHlc gills, I wa.s so eiiiharrasH'd loi h minute. You were perleclly vvomlerl ill — just No. 17, Hickory Tavern 22 mills 3 milU YVaterl(M> Sch(M>l Districts No. 1, Mt. Gallagher * No. 2, Bethel Grove .No. 3, Kkom (.Sul. 17) No. 4, ('enter Boint .No. r>, Oakv ille No. 6, .Mount Bleasanl No. 7, .Mt. Olive No, 1 », Waterloo Gross Hill School Districts* N(». 13, Gross Hill 21’2 mills Hunter Schrrol Districts 12 mills !) mills 22 mills I I mills H mills 13 mills 21 mills H mills No. 3, Ki>ck Bridge your for Dennis to go he said, "Let him do what he fancies.” he maids from the .Iohn« lioioeliold. was no more to, also Helen’s y(*i>ig(*r sister and tiroHi am leaving early.” Pauline repeated | "My dear man Rarharn’s words to Dennis and/va.sy v^ife say?’ rrs" .Ba,. aee me" Be Tairangrily, "I'm damned if a damned fool!' Not so sure she's not ha * such a lot of things to tell jmu.i J' 111'have it. I’ll flat up and see her right, too. darling ^ ^ , .i el rlie 'end ..f a fn.ren dirt ‘n- , i ' "Thought you were nevp coming Barbara laid the letter down and, ^ His wife looked disappointed.'Like . back," he told her, as they drove away I her eyes. Somehow she was not ^ , .11 women of her type, she loved tojin his car. "Gave me.an awful turni.t all surprised. Experience had i,„„„e with .cellnw llglua «»ake a fuss of a man; she would have when I heard about that smash. Sup-her that People— especially! ihrmigh siiuill wunduwa. a a x rv.U<aan lrlllg>cl Awful! __ aU- ..n.. vnoohaci (-Vlincru. WiTnerfectly happy to keep Dennis 1 posin’ you’d been killed. Awful lyedridden for^another month; it would "I got off with a sP^^ned vy...v., have been bliss for her to wait on him. Dennis O Kara was badly hurt. But secretly she rather admired Den- though.” nis for showing Barbara he was, not a mollycoddle. men—did the most unexpected things wnst., vVednesday! and today was Mon- RHVvlhl(*rvd. Uuihiey C(»1 fi|'*m •''» cur and sceifig Hurt Hie .fnhn'U*** were (I mills No. 1. Wadsworth H mills No. Glinton 23 milts No. (5, (Joldville mills No. 7, Belfast 8 mills No. K-lb, Kicards ' 8 mills No. !M2, R ‘• Icrvillc 13 mills No. h:. Mouiitvillc 21 mills .lacks Sch(M»l Districts No. 1, No white .school I mills No. 2. .Shady (iiovc 11 mills 16 mills .\o. 1, !4o white school 3 mills No. 6, 0’I)(*irs 13 mills .Ni. 7, Garlington 3 mills .No. lo, Hurricane ‘ mills Scuffletown School Districts .No. 1, Long Branch 8 mills Nor 2; Mirs^ovr—:. — H-miW:*- No, 3, Lang.ston *1 mills .No. 4, Sandy .Springs -1 mills 10, Lanfor(i 24’2 mills 12, Ora 11‘r* niills, Pcr.'on.s sending irf. lists of names , to be taken off are reque.sted to send them early and give the township and . j * : ichool district of each, as the Treas- during the month of ‘ D. ROY SIMPSON. ; cf County Treasurer. They had just finished breakfast when Barbara came ^„ „.* “Oh, good-morning, my children. she said benignly. “Have you grot everything packed . Pauline asked. “I know you’re so for getful. I'll just run up and look round your room.” She clattered away up stairs, happily assured that she was doing the right thing and looking af- 'ter her departing gruest in the proper fashion. _ .. “You’re an early bird,” Dennis said- “Yes’” Barbara did not turn around from the mirror. “Uve got to catch the worm, you see.” ' ■; "So you said in your letter. Rather nice chap, isn’t he? Friend of mine— Stornaway — knows him very well; doctored him, didn’t he?” “Yes, I believe so day. Well, she must have a look at her I .,„,.py]„y biiHkefi and liHmrrers wardrobe and furbish it up a bit. She] fnqiutiihiutHe he proceeded to stretched out a languid hand and rang] ,.Hrr.v his cargo In also for Mrs. Mellish—a quiet little widow] ••Nnw plenSe eel lire haflerv oiu of who looked after the flat, 1 your car." Helen fold Rodney n» she reveal ilia a hciicath. My bath, please,” Barbara said! slipped out of her furs. r. X. ptfle sports frock -H. UkeV hlm-^id he felt rather brUkly. "Oh, and',et Mr. Barnet on the phone. She got up and went over to the mirroy, jerking up the blind as she went. (Sunshine, warm and beautiful, fell all about her, and with sudden fneong uity she wondered why on O’Hara has only been married six, earth Dennis wished to come to New month.®., and his wife is a great friend I York. . , (- 0/ mine, charmingly pretty, and she' (Continued Next Week) adores liim.” * | -r- 1 — “Dare say she does; it’s generally! " ’ „ one-sided,” Jerry agreed, unaba-hed, | SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE sorry for him, too.” “Sorry for himt^ “Yes, unhappy marriage, isn’t it? Like the rest of us—eh? Awful! Barbara paled a little. “My dear man,” she said calmly, ‘*D(?nnl.s Want to Drive Back With You,’ Said Helen. I at If you hud known these Rithylon little -Dur cluiiilTcut vvlll help yon It you* don’t know how. He’t out i:iklti2 Hi(*m <inf of our curs. NVe need llieiu for the Glirlstmiis free llglifa Gundlcn are *0 dangerous.” •' Sc this Is Biitt.' Ion," he sHd to > Helen at he returned and lubi the” heavy battery at Helen's side ii.s ahe direcicfl. Hcicii hiiighed ^oiq ftahylcn*'’ she aske/l snrfirlsed "Bahylon is fufl'er’s \ , ANNUAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the an- ; nual meeting of the Board of County j Gommi.ssioner.s of Laurens County |M*ople nil ycijr MIe. iMd anv.s you’ll |^jij be held, a.s provided by law, Jan- Jusi have to come hack next ('lirtst uar^ 5, 1933, at the office of County hh*>*—’’ Supervisor. All persons holding de- ••ni come track every Clirlsimas. II .^lands of any kind against the coua^ you’ll lei me. Helen,” said Rorlney previously presented to the ••I wanted to see you fonighi to—t- board, are earnestly requested to file tell you tlirjt_l love you. After «**»*lni *i them at once with the clerk of the yon us I saw y(Mi tonight I know I’3i not whrtlry even to suggest what I wunted to tell you." Mr .ichns \TU8 waiting for Iteleri when sire and U(Mlne.y arrived ilfteeii iiiiritiiH..* uft(*i the .Fohiis' cars. Mr Joans he'll his tiund *»ut to gr eet Rod I ne\ IIltd he knew frciii the way rhf "Didn’t yon know I youua uiun i(*ok his tiund that h* iriiiild see him again In Buhyiim. hoard. J. D. W. WATTS, B. Y. CULBERTSON, Supervisor. Clerk. , 29-2t« pet diversion Sv Mri’lurt* avNUS«rvlM> Anything for sale? Try a Want Ad in The Chronicle.