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X THIRSDAY, MAY 18, 1933 ■■„v ' y. . • THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. * PAGE SEYESf She turned to him and asked veiy abruptly. “Are you very tired after youv triy^—^^— broujrht vividly to mind his dev rhtful personality. It would be .so perfect -the idght TENTH INSTALL.MENT The story so" faT: Joyce Ashton, raph«yr-^"a' cab accident in ChieaRo. suffered loss' “Good Lord, no!” he answered, evi-J rJoyce wondered most of the way. of memo:y. two years later .«he woke j dently startled, “why?” ‘ back if her silence puzzled Neil very, one morninp after a fall frdm her “It’s goinj? to be plonous moonlijrht much. She would have chatted willing- horse to find herself under t!ie name in a fbw-minutes. Let’s go for a horse- ly. enough, but nothing except ^dan-*^ of Frill.s. married to Neil Packer 1, !‘f>ack ride.” His look of blank amaae- gerous remark.s seenu'd to occur to j rich,California fruit packer. She de- ment at this suggestion caustjd her her. Neil was little help for he tool terminel to tell nobody of her predlca-j heart ta sink for a moment. Suppose, rode in,silence. What wa.s he think-} ment but set abo^t learning what she' he refused! A gust of angry impa-|ing? Looking at him she thought ^ could of her life in the interval. From ticnce struck her. If they didn’t hurrj'i with amusement “Prunc.^C’ I the conversation of her friends andi*somebo(iy would come and spoil h^r ‘ Don’t you feel well. Frills? You ^ liters in her desk she gathered that plan! ** she had been a heartless, pleasure-lov ing yoinig woman. One letter that troubed her w'as from a woman sign- ’ing her.self Sophie, blaming Fi'ills .for not giving a home to a baby Sophie was caring for. Could it be her baby, Friila v.onder^dl. She fp.y.bd her- . . , you’re sort of ijuiet tonight,” said Packard, in what Joyce de.scribed to “What’s the matter?- Afraid it’L cau.se a scandal if any one discovers herself as a “cautiou.s voice, you’ve been out wi.th your own wife?”' “I feel absolutely wondc.'ful!” she she demanded. I retorted with spirit, “can’t I enjoy “Hell!” grinned Packard. “1 should! myself just once without ahieking worry about that. But you can't blame^over it?” 'X me for.. . . for wondering if I’d heard “Oh, sure, only it’s . . . it’s, not ex- .self involved in an affair with a mat? .vo,u ,jl^t.~ You’— wt^h^iveh't spent actly like you.” ■ . ' named Maitland. In San Francisco^ mahWevenings together lately.” I Joyce, torn between impatience and where she w’ent while her husbamT There \vas XomethiTTg~Tn“-hTs-anawerecLXlWell^ what- was awav on’bunness, she met Rob- which huit Joyce a litte. She had not ever 1 did i.s me isn’t it?*’ • . ' J ert Ainsworth, a poet whose work .she found him exactly interesting so far, Packard made no reply to this, but' had always admired. When Joyce pp-' but she already bked him enough to a little later on he said eaibiestly, I be sorry for the way Frills .had been "T.ook her^, sw’cefheart, I stopped to] treating him. “Well, it's up to you,” see moth<fr tbday on my way down, j .she replied, “I’m going for a ride and' Slip’d like'awfully to . . . be friends : if you want to come, all right,’* Se- with you. Won’t you, plea.se? I’d give' cretly she quailed at the idea of "go-, anything in the world if you’d go to i ing out alone for the first time. Would I see her and just be nice to her a few j it be light enough for safety? Could, minutes. You needn’t go often or | she handle Rosita? {spend much time there, but if you . . .i ^^ “Our Cotton Paper” Comments Received On The .Chronicle’s Special “Cot-, •ton Week’’Edition. Editor, The Chronicle: Your May llth issue is an ex cellent illustration of an intelli gent promotion of cottons and should serve as an example for other communities.. Please ac cept my sincere appreciation for your splendid support of Na tional Cotton \Vi"Pk and extend - my Tieartiest congi^ulations TeY local merchants, cotton manu facturers and others who par ticipated in your special cotton edition for their fine spirit of -cooperation. GEORGE A. SLOAN, President Cotton-^Textile In.stitute, New York. Now York, < May.l.'i, im . ' Letters, to the- Editor “, or; n^ation for charity eveFsaw. J I thank you, >Ir. Editor, for your • space and^r thank my many friends ! for their support and encouragement. ,<4^ • DUDLEY JONES. OUR RED CROSS STEWARDSHIP I Editor, The Chronicle; My family and also my good fi’ePdf • ^ KkT tlm Doctor, insist that I mu.si lighten * A FOR S.\LE — Good, dry cord wood. ni^'^oad of work. So, I am resignilvj the vice-chairmanship «of Lauren.-^ County Chapter of the Red Cross. This I do very reluctantly, for during the time of my offfee of several yi-a.:s. See H. L. Baldwin. J K)R RENT — Six-room cottage on' i u u 1 1 - I Musgrove street. Apply to H. D. J it has been a pleasure and privilege ffp^^rv . * [to work for the people and to be as- -—^ L.^ 1 speiated with those who have been on- W.\NTKD'—Two experienced sate.s- ! gaged Svith me in the Clinton branch . ladies for Saturday work. W’rite: j of Red Cross. It may help my success-B. C.” care The Chronicle. Ic ' or and preveht criticism if I take this ^BBER -STAMPsl^i J seals. Twen"- ing our Red C,ro.ss affairs. • I lishing Co. ) ' 3t • The annual’ drive for membership' I last November secured 142 active} j members and the total suin of $ 150.(50. j i This was somewhat le.-^'s than the year! 'before. Half this sum i was .sent to I headquarters in .Washington and ^lalf was deposited in the bank by Mr. jHugh Simpson, our treasyrer. I.,ast turned home, she decided to be iileas- anter U) Neil than Frills had been. But this line was dangerous, too, for Nei! was pathetically anxious to win back Frills’ love. (Now Go On With the Story). But Packard accepted without fur-i she’s so anxious to haVe things friend-, “Can you stand it to have only me f«i dinner this once?” asked Joyce. “Whoopeel Just ask me, can I!” he replied. “You "know that. Frills, old kid. ril„go up and wash and I>e right down again.” When Packard came do\V,n the stairs ; .loyce divined his i;;tention Jo kbss heri again, and she moved toward the lin ing rovim unmedT^tely, saying, "Diidcte eats with us, At lea.si he .sits at the , table and .mujis uiv.what favors he cur) fjersuade me to giYe kim.fdon’t you, r darling? He has his regular linner inj; the kittbeii.” C '‘-AVYn ~i* tio -yt)u' want~hts' cha'i i- ?” 1 n’-' i quirerl Packard ’ politely. “Here you | are, ooy. get uj) and let’s see h(»w good ■ vou’’ taiiie mH.mers are.” ' I They -at down oppo.site each otber at the .-.mall "round table with Dickie ji between them. Joyce was struck by ; the• lingering bewilderment on Pack-|j ard's face. There se«med to be some- (i thing he couldn’t quite understand, but he asked for no explanations, “Gee! It’s good to be home again,” he began. “I sure do hate" Chicago.^* .She, a.sked politely, “Was the con- fertmee a success?” Packard stared, Joyce flushed.'“Oh, i.s it something I’m not supposed to ask about ?” rush-' ther questioning. “I’ll tell Sam to sad-1 ly. It's tough on her, my being her ing into the first remark which oc- 'dle op while w'e get into our things,”! only son and niy wife never going to Editor, The Chronicle: I congratulate you and your .staff upon the splendid issue of your paper published May llth. It is cooperation of this na- .ture that makes us feel, that we have many strong friends in Ihe press of the South. W. M. McLAIJRTXE, Sec.-Trea.s. American Cotton ^anttfactirrers Association;- Charlotte, N. C., May HI, 1933. . Editor, The Chronicle: I want to congratulate you on the splendid cotton edition of The Chronicle of May 11* .1 think it is decitiedly the best and clear est representation of a matter of this kind y;iat I have ever seen. I was so much inijiressi^ wjth this edition that when' I lofL yesterday morning to spoml the day with Cajit. Springs, at Hendersonville. I took along sewral copies, giving a copy to each of my mill friends who were there and they were very much plon.-^ed and all made splendid comments on this well gotten up edition. C. M. B.VILKY. President, ■ Lydia .Ibitt,on .Mills, Clinton, ^5. May 12, 1933. \ year we gave about $S0.00 for local Chronicle Publi.shing Company relief through WANTF^D—Sewing, any kind. W'ork done proniptly at my home. Apply to Mrs. Dave W. f^opeland, F!a^t Flor- ifla street. Itp FINGRAV’ED CARDS—for the gradu ates. All styles engraving, finest stock, $1.90 for 100 cards and plate. 3t COMMENCEMENT IN VIT.\TIONS— Samples gladly furnished. Wide se- attractive price.s Chronicle Publishing Company. i lection. ot the Salvation .\rmy. j ‘‘This year we have spent less than half | I of our $70.00 on materials used making garments by volunteer^ work- 1 ers before the R. F'. C. work started, j - ' besiifes some small sums for express, i ^ GR RF,NT — Apartment for couple, j and telegrams. The rest of our funds on Centennial street. Recently -oc- are in the Commercial Bank. Within I ^‘upied by S. M. Drummond. Apply to I the .last week a canvass was made fori D. 1). Henry. Itc , emer"gfncr r.aief for thtrse' who potate-r-r 1 fered loss in the terrible storm we had' o.oOO Marketeer tomato plants . -neai%y. Cli^Am-wulTJoldvillglojcet^^^^ J. W. Milam,.phone 126./ Ip Learn by the Economy young men needed for have contributed about $240. This has beemput into the hand of the County' {Chairman and will be applied inime- I diately. These sums constitute the I amount raised during this fiscal year j None (»f our money was spent for 4)1 salary, not even for expense. Our ! w'ork has been carried on by vylun- I teers without pay of any sort. The ‘time and the co.st of administration I was borne solely by those who did the i w'ork. The people of the community ' shouhl be informed of the unselfish ness and liberality of .<ome whose I names I shall mention later. - j The exiiense.^ of distiibuting some I eight carloads of flour and several {thousand dollars worth of clothing has been less than seventy-fi’sc ili-l- j lui’ii. FXcept expend-*' ed, in distribution, not any money, flour or clotliing uas received by any connected Jnth file and open for NOTK'E Rule. F'our week-end work. Apply in person. The Great A. & P. Tea Co., L. L. Stiller. Manage’*. Itc — Try — COPEL.\ND CAFE PLATE LUNCH — ^ , WilAT DO P. S. Jeanes DO? Thursday Closing During Summer one Our records an* on tile an . 1 inqiecflon and are easy to unders^tand .Any one is welcoqu* to. examine thes; V HOW SHE LOST 29“ ■ - 3 rccoiils. The flour <listribution committee 'provided the small sum invidved in i this servict'-f-a very great .service ex- 'tending for nearly a year. Not only The following petition, circulated inivs-is the clothing distributed without the city yesterday, was furnished The' cost to the people of Clinton but in Chronicle with a request for publiea- addition there was generous aid given tion: j in making clothes before the R. F'. ('. W'e, understgred place.s of business ( sowing room oinmed. “.\re you afraid it’ll cause a scandal if anyone discovers you've • - been out with your own wife?” in Clinton, hereby agree to close our j doors at 12 o’c|(K.*k noon each and I every Thursday during the months of June, July and ^AugusJh 1933: Sumerel’s Dept. Store, Hipp and curred to her in an effort to cover her embarrassment. » “Good Lord, no!” he exclaimed has tily, “Only . . . only ...” he hesitated, ‘I’m sorry. Frills, I can’t keep up with he said. “Run on in, darling, light out before any of the shows up.”* ’ “Take Dickie with you and leave him with Sam,” said Joyce, and, trem- you. You.ve jumped me so hard aboutexcitement, she raced.into talking .shop and said so often vou didn’t give a damn about what hap-l^^^ proceeded to kick off pened so long as you didn t have to:p^„ over hear about it that head a.s rapidly as possible. She “Well. I don’t V^'ant to know every-' Let’s see her. She’s getting old, you know.” Jfang I .Before Neil stopped Joyce felt a {lump coming into her throat. His vocie was so pleading and so anxious. She remembered the sweet-faced woman whose picture she had found in his desk drawer, and how she wondered if his mother were still living. All thi.s was made possible by .the unselfish labors of a few most excel- l<*nt people. We had friends in the country and the mill village.s to advise MS and help in .securing a proper and Adair, Abrams Barber Shop, M. S. Bai-| fair divi.sion of our materials, partic- i and^ get ley and Son, Bankers, Pitts Coal Co,, l^iarly clothing. I wish I could name The Country Market, New Shoe Hos-jthom all.* We had Uctful and wi.se f^or pital, City Sales Co., J. 1. Copeland htdpers in many ca.ses. Our office andj^^e jov of living—money back if di.s- & Bro., City Clerks Office, Commer- storage rooms at the Ma.sonic temple| aot i ' "T anTTisin'g yoifr K rusehen to— reduce and I've used a'^ bottle and half and dieted some and lost 29 jiound.s in 3 months. I feel so much better and intend to keep on taking * the Salts as I was almo.st 50 pounds ('verweij'ht.” .Mrs.^ Thelma Gravely, Roseville, Calif. (Jan 11, 1933). I To lose fat and at the same time [gain in physical attractivene.ss and feel spirited and yo^ithful take one- !half teaspoonful of Kruschen in a I glass of hot water before breakfast ' every morning. A jar that la.sts 1 weeks costs but a , trifle at Young’s Pharmacy or any drug store in the world, but be sure Kruschen Salt.s, the SAF'E educe wide hips, prominent front and double chin and again feel cial Bank.sl. B. F'ronti.s Jewelry Store. McIntosh Shoe Shop, Danzigeris, The Book Store, Pralher-Simpson F'urni- ture Co., S. M, & E. H. Wilkes & Co., J. €. Penney Co., G. A. Copeland & Son, Rose’s 5-10-25c Store, E. L Lil thing that happened, I just wondered if you had a successful trip in gener al,” said Joyce. She began to wonder if Frills had ever had a decent, word for anyone. “Oh, sure, we fixed up what I went for and got the new branch office planned out and ready for busines.s,” he said. "Sam said there was a fire at the plant here,” remarked Joyce casually, “but almost no damage done. Had you heard about it?” wa.s just drawing her boots on when she heard Packard cross the bedroom and go through to his dres.sing room. 1 plomacy. Scarcely five minute.s later they} were hurrying downstairs and out to' the stable. She noticed as they rode off .slowly that Neil kept eyeing her in an appre hensive fa.shion. She decided he must! be worrying about the accident she had had and probably wondering what mad idea the moonlight would inspire “Well, all right, I’ll make a ‘late. xhe Leader, Inc., Joe L. Car- with you to take mj> to see her tomor-j^p,.^ Kriesberg’s Dept Store, Cut Rate I Men’s and I.adies’ Shop, Ladies’ ! ow. I won’t go alone,”‘and wa.s a lit tle pleased with her.self for her di- NOTICE! I .It. prompt acceptance surjirised him, she saw. but he seized u|)on it p.iatefu!ly. “Thanks a take a, run out there Ready-to-Wear Shoppe, H. P. Ciyiw- ford Barber Shop, Frank F'. Hicks, R. W. Wade, R. W, John.son. Blakely- Copeland Dry Cleaners, Spratt Gro- lot. We could ^cery Co., I. C. Boland, Nichols Studit), before (linner. j Robert S. Owens, Jack H. Davis, Home . -UL-her, tonight. (!ould you be ready at about five ? Or would that interfere with anything you’re' doing? We don’t* have to go tomorrow, you know.” “No, we’ll go at five. If you forget •age rooms at me Ma.sonic temple | after the first jar. and at Jacobs & <'q., ('opeland-Stone warehouse, John H. Young store, and Jack H. Young store were occupied by us rent free, thanks to the generosity] of the owners. i I wish the public to know some-] thing of the i^rdiious, and at no time' easy task, imposed upon some of our* ! ladies. Besides Mrs. F'ayette Henry,} { secretary; Mrs. Raymond Pitts and 1 .Miss Agatha Davis and some teach- U*rs connected with the Junior Red Cross, also Mrs. Clai;ence Galloway at 'fii’st with our cloth distribution; 1 [ must single out .Mrs. Thoma.s Jaco’)s Store, Baldwin’s Grocery, The (jieat b. O. Whitten who have Jone A. & P. Tea ( o., S. V\. SumereJ, .1. -A,, nnich for us. .All these ladies were Bailey, Rogers, Inc., Star (irocery,; only efficient but most agreeable Buchanan’s, Radio Exchange, Carry-^ feria, D. FI. 'R’ibble Hardware .Store,] When I recall that sometimes a do’/- il-h^-^’Xre Jook-1 or* K;t anv business interfere you’ll i W. FL Dillard, Chronicle Stationery j persons a day came to my home, i Yes,, I called up from, the city be-}‘”^ .^^ trouble of that kind he would i have hard work making any more 1 Dept.', Toj^jvpp* ' Ko rli.aunnnint’or) I i-i. . J" »» .... ... . ...... We can supply you with hiifh- (*:rade Flour at reasonable prices. Best Forn Meal. Also all kinds cf Feed. See us fer special low prices. We do public haulintr. Ni^ht Phone 110, Day Phone 157. A> Farmers Exchange Phone 157 fore I came down. But, tell me whatdisappointed! you’ve^ beep doing with yourself, “Want a cigarette, dear?” he ask- for anything,” re lates with me forted Joyce. ^ ’ Grocery Co., L. B. Dillard, .A. B IViHa.IHow’s every one in the gang? ‘‘d once, holding out his ca.se toward “I’ll be there. I’ll tell the world, loway Barber Shop. ^ Doc been in much?” i her as they rode close together on a I Gee. F'Hlls, that’s sweet of you. You, —; “Don’t know. I jast got home today short level stretch along the hills, j know how much mother means to ■ ^ ^ ^ a myself,” replied Joyce. “I haven’t ] Joyce accepted it but did not dare to i me.” seen anybody I know for nearly two try lighting it while-they^-were mov-1 Joyce rode on in silence thinking Birdsey Flour .Mills. Ellison s, Milling ladies \yho labored Gal-1 JOANNA MILL NEWS p I weekV.'^TimTrst Two days'afteTTrbtTTJf^^ went they woilldn’t let me alone, and, “You light it, please.” She handed I wanted to be quiet, so I walked off it back to him. and went up to the city alone.” “That gives me permission to kiss There was an uncomfortable silen.-^. you,” he remarked, smiling as he Packard ate for a few moments w.th handed her ^ack the lighted cigarette. 4^4^ eye.s fastened on his foot^., Joyce, “But who >vants to kiss his own she could eliminate all cause for jeal- understood without doubt that he did Wife?” i*etorted Joyce, urging Rosita'ousy with Maitland; she could make not believe she had .spent all that time into a quick trot. jhis hou.se more of | real home. Or San Francisco alone. Why should] “Here's one man who doe.s,” he re-1 wa.s it toe lat,e to doThat? And could May fa'!WwH4“-f«we^4dyN--4f'-r-«baw,€<>ul4 do-,- things like this for Packard surely] Goldville, May 11. — Miss Nonnie .she needn’t feel that all the giving} Bell Puckett is spending a few days was on his side, even though she rs- with friends in Whitmire. fu.sed him herself. She coud give him' r-"r. and Mrs. T.. F. Chamlee and more of her company than F'rills had; in he? Suddenly she knew that she want- plied, easily catching up with her. j.she-follow out such a pla’n without ed him to believe it. It was perfectly j Riding close to her horse he_put his' misleading him as to her feelings? oDvious to her tkat he loved Frills and'arm around her" and tried to draw her. Well, she. had made enough conces- thi^ he waa a little afraid of her. . > toward him. Joyce was alarmed, this sions for such a short time! The fu- WWyca>. wonfleraii with a scMdcn • time not so much at the pra^pect of ttire fnust somehoiy takeWare of it-. end at her home in Leesville. thump of her heart how he would like j being kissed as at the danger of such; self. i Mrs. G. H. Frady and Mrs. W, A. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Bishop of Bush River, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davenport. ^ , Mr. and Mrs, T. N. Hunnicutt of sometimes in most tryinfi? situations. Sometimes we made mistakes. We sometiiiies had complaints and accu sations and misunderstanding. It Js still alleged that somebody was get-’ ting pay. But,, in .spite of all this, we i wAt:^. glad, to carry on the work. Let me refer to complaint;^. I have had letters from one of our Sena- , tors, from the Congressman and from the Washington headquarters who al ways give attention to those who .send in the.se words of discontent. The com- In plaints were referred back to me. every case I tried to make an adjust- Ninety-Six, spent the week-end with ] p^ept. This correspondence as well as’ Mr. and Mrs, E, H. Hunnicutt. Mr. and Mrs. J. U Delaney spent SundAy with friends in Greer. Miss Ros^ Dreher spent the week- the expenses of meetings at Green ville and elsewhere did not cost the Red Cross anything. We have made a fair survey of health conditions among . YOU SHOULD WEAR , . MORE COTTON Our equipment is adapted to dry cleaning correctly .uaQiXan-jnalerial as ,otfier materials being worn. \ Your dry cleaning must he right to please quick .sc JH ice rendered a t a 11 times. BUCHANAN’S Dry Cleaners and Laundry scbool^ehil- ] a baby around the house. If she coutd only a.sk him about that baby in New York. . *T promiaed Dickie'To throw a stick for him,” she said as they left the table, “if you care to join us, come along,” and she ran across the terrace r and down the wide stone steps to the stretch i>f laFn at the top of^^ gar den, without’ waiting "for a reply. Pivdiard ?1g4*te<y ac cigarette and fol- > lowed her -more slowly. By the time he joined them' she was racing around with Dickie, having a lively game and /wcfWy amused to wonder what he reckless actions while on horseback “Oh, please don’t!” she exclaimed hastily, “you make me—” she had been about to say, “you make me nervoua“ when she was struck bf the absurd ity of Frills Packard saying anything like that. Packard looked surpris^, but he obediently fell away a- little.-(Joyce, wat-undecided whether tube con temp-Linuiband! Hot stuff! Somebody teie- lueus of hint for his lack o/t spirit ori^Jne the scandal to the papera.” to conclude that his experience with! company consisted of Doc Plli- dren of Laurens County. The rejjults are cared for by the school authorL .As, on foot once more; they ^ap-j Moorhead^ attended the commencement proached the house from the terrace j exercises at North Greenville academy! ties and others. side, Joyce heard voices; and when’Monday. , * ' We shall be in a po.sjtion to help! they entered the living room they iirere j Miss Willie Mae Starnes spent the! children who may need clothes j immediately surrounded by a weleom- i week-end with friends in Whitmire, j <ichool opens in the fall, ng group who had evidently been' Little Dorothy Jean Stacy isi Many more things might be men-} waiting for their return. . “W'ell. what do you know? Frill’s ' i)een riding in the moonlight with her .spending the week with her mother, .Mrs. J. H. Stacy in Whitmire. Frills, when he crossed her, had prob ably been so unpleasant that he had learned,his lesson thoroughly. thought of an unusual sight of Frills, Try as she would, Joyce could not enjoying a childishly simple* pleasure j keep Robert Ainsworth from her soii^ Ross and Clarice Emery, Ckgrlie Bates, and Art Belmain. Joyca wwi- dered where the other women were. “Not a round,” replied Packard. The men proceeded to talk of golf and business. tion'‘d and praise given to per.^on.s un mentioned but this is * sufficient to suggest something of our Red Cross | work. As I am now leaving this of-, fice, I wish to say “Thank you,” toi those who have been so faithful, so! agreeable in these affairs. But, T do! -bfT3riMi>imlr9 V{«eep iveoeiT Ainswonn irvm ncr wniie yuu ,[thQusrhts> The beauty of the night ja.skcd Art Behnain. As the party broke up, Dr. Elli.son . said in an aside to Joyce “Say, Fnlls* | earnestly bespeak good will and ap-l you’re looking much better than you j fg, those who are carrying! Don’t su^fpose you got any golf did two weeks ago. Has your head this Red Cross enterprise. 'The ] while you were, East, did you, Neil?’ ;bothered ypu any lately?” j American Rfxl Cross is the greatest* 1 (Continued Next Week). and wisest and most generous secular NOW IS TIME TO BUY Several residences in town. Several farms, prices’ at-, tractive. -f Houses for rent. Broad St., Owens Hill and College View. Clinton Realty Sc Insurance Co. B. H. BOYD \