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A TIMES SQUARE ADVENTURE By WILL T. AMES (@. 1920, by McClure Newumuer 4yndicatte.) The crowd on Brottilway at Thines Square Is as many kinds of a crowd as there are pairs of eyes to watcli it and 1in1Is to spectiliate upon it. Take it on a Saturday afteriioon whei the theaters have poureld out thelilr inati nee atilences to swell the already teeming inu'titude, an(I i hypersensi tive teniperniuent Is liable to shrink from it in soinellting inuch like ter ror; for then it hecoines a tere muov Ing iass, the intividuallty of each coiuponenft hunnin atomn mnerged and lost in it like that of* i ipebbhle in a strean of lavii. 'To tie less itagina tive, the erowd is likely to be only an inconiveniiently large nutmber of per sons goiing honie from shows or heae(l(l for pilces to eat. To the cynie it is i crowiing 'xiiinle of the folly of man, that he sioiulcl choose to jam himself Into eighteen inches square of shifting space, an be elhowed and as well have eighteen miiles if he so elected. To Edna Stearns the Tines Square crow(d on tihe particular afternoon when she founl herself a part of it scemed to consist entirly of ogling eyes. Now theire is a type of woman, gen erally very young, sorely given to find Ing, in the most casual glance of a Ian-ny nan-a wicked .intenit tb flirt. Be it stated defititely and( okee for all that Edna Stearns was not of this type. The reason she felt that she was heilng utunluly starel at. i ly Ili the fact that she was indeed hling starel it in just tint way. And the reason for that ftet a1gain1a is to be found in the fur'ther fact that she was an ilusuali looking girl. For Edna 1unI very nIintiful red hair and a great deal of it, ani big tawny eyes wi th' sutrptrisltig (11h4k lIashes inni brows. eit of a certitin stamp will always stare it a girl like that ; andi perhiaps iore o1eitly and . 4/0 QL I u I Edna Tit cito Aviea th Fellow. thei'. . g ir l b tat sa~e;l-liew n si' ail l t his girl ?4o1' b'44h ini ni\ ii tut 1 <iin this jaart of JBrottlluny in-fore in her six inttIhis o'ft't bren lii n i ni~l I th e~ n-'itrooit4hS. by aniyitnei whoi ht:ts ntoiti~ then color of her hair. "'If jutsitt ne iore* of ithose' dre'sserl owy,"~ ltetrn l inarlyti'- l*, "I---tl'ie sutr'iely t cr the hii"hiu~~~tr i Now,. ttu 11f 4 torel1 i 111 iih t lv "tnk 11th firso~t co1 rer hini *11otetof 15rotay ell itother rout e aiui an~ ownIS tw t xlt~tly fle-thirtyaWhethe fe 'tan t ti I bu4llewher th fIet \'i itt it!t yettl. Th lbEling walkin~ lirindwy lbthwein 4.It ind 4the usuIlt fil. l ASu s i e Stel: "Wrok upi~c44S~I1 ( lireda rn duthl ate. Ea k lnew tno or rout;113 sand, e eydes, liit wis Ituot lIve-111thty. tWhere'i foeit natc to Slradway.r I ' wasit lithe sirt i t'h t I'm v n, waling w i v iiihIer hei4ld inda danger li ignald iahinyg i thlmt awn eyes, a Hncutredi the It Uot peitt i shaken ofl' le i t atl AItshe s tpe ans tin. unin, whI otoly''leelil!m, sytoodr nty oi spea to her.1c,1l~!u IAe' n'run. liut the inn wasen totlg be won't have you pwiaing to mo," sle blitzed. "If you (IoI't go away I shall cll it policeiani V" Two or three men in the crowd, looking ctriously It the pair as they moinentitrily iipeded the Streaii of siewalk tritflie, Showed Sigis of stop ping and taking in the show. In an other momient there would be t crowd. Indun's temper was at the piut where She would have welconed it-ind the ievitable polleeiim. The young man faced an elmergenley. But Instead of slinking off, he met it by sezing the girl's hand, tuc'knltg it untder his elbow 111id speaking very ralpidly but (Is tinctly intoI her ear: "It you're not Edlna 3tearns, I'm in wrong; dead wrolig! If you fire, I'm In the biggest luck of iy life. I'mii I obt1 F'elIows4!" "Oh, iy goodnevss !" 'erledtIdn "Ii urry ! Let's get out of this, <quick I" You see, along alboit the eginnilig of the war, wheln tIl. boys were start ling over-sens, the( particirll boly Who beloigo'd to -2ltzt's girl ciumit had inenined in it letter that his huik te had,no sweater and no tuotther or sis tr or sweetheart to iunnke him1 one. And the ehutI had retad the letter to E41nn. And Edna hld kiltted it swenlteri and selit it to tle buinkidde., That's how it startel. Antd thirough tiw.' coirespondnic tha.1:t followeci Edna1.1 anid the( Soldier hald heromle wvonder full fiends. Suclih f le, fank, iainly letters the Iboy had wrIt il; and towarl the lAst sulch inti nante, hiop " ful ones, that senteil to tike it for granted t hat when the war wits otver they were to he very, very lear friendis indeed. Then he hitd gone nterolss, f-<inn hd one letter after thlatI teliling that lie ( had beeni seit Io tile Imotor I Ptrisport service, ai lth len si lice. Montlis litter tit( naie of Itolh ert Aillson Fellows, "degret tidlter inelti." itppearel in the list if vtun ed. Bilt Edin Cotld learn thig tuore. Somlehow ;he( netver. hellevedl that Ile I y laid t he'il. lit, li s forgotten her, she sadly eeiiledl, over tlere in all that exllittent .11i41 stress. 1 l'i ps .Ilat, tgther with thile inet thalt sit' (fll ntiil get alttng wvell .lith Ier st tther, hiel1eil to britg on lieit 'isciinteiit that irtight. her to Ne'w Y'irk. It was toliver onte of tttose hiliilad Uen roomn litnehes int. w\-ith so mnyi New Yorkers serve for tliiner zithat It till entnle outt. "I hadti awfull Iluki," ll)h explainled "First 11hing, mly crnilmnly's clerk w:1410 a Ii lIsake ill tlit trI lsPi rt 111111 1 hald h)(t'-1 silt to, atnl I n vert got iny tatlI. Aid it very first tilli I hll to drive up it) Ile liies it high Xpli ve Sh1.el ilr Illy triilk to jpie'es i tit I wvlt to tit lispital fiior two totlis. Yotu've iiard Illtf shell shcek. -thl-erally It's ia fake. litt besides iluy broenlivii arim and leg I got a tdose itf that fttl hlng. 'T'll way it ffect'teh'il ilt' I cutliln't re lIviher lots of tlings tlit I'it always kiowni. And ont of t le thlings wiis the Iinile of your tw. I frivdol 1trivod, but I contlt't. Aini It niever (ld cotmtie back to ale till abliot six inttitlis ago. Then I wrote 11r14 d1idn't gel any aln swer. Aftera int mig ti111e flit' lettI ane back . nu rkig i t i t' "p al., "My timiter!" eoxchlifil \h hmc. "I '' tt ly. And whniiI I t) back I went u1n Uere, 111 tt si protIc-<l she idn't ino youri . lnlqhit.' . N I i fti nytto y i sth i 'iyuld lni; ily li-y .:id piyi wiriinttl Nw. Yo:. .\And li'v inveliti1 ha1ing etliti ot' n h' f' aind-o solid weekl, Jl.St o the 0b1n44 o' tHmoin you." "ilih! "Surk-el till: T waot's cethatn t's know'll ytu' ii you itd it g-I m- i e g I l-.g T-- h 'l. hl' I y a.i uxt ! of (e'l in a twhy AnV'itt'iuity lof tWhci;;t.,fi.O4) TI'ii'e a iier bhau that tiei 'ttng Dtthfi r andisio t3ndY( teui ti: the 'aivedtitti~'gi \\lt'-l slaine UnI I~ringhiatp $50,0r0i0.Trtlea ewtotlth UNION MEET''ING. * The union of the Fourth Division of Laurens laptist Association will Imeet with Chestnut Ridge church, Satur day and Sunday, May 29 and 30, 1920. Program. 10:30 1l'evotional exercises. Pastor C. E. Vermillion. I I:00-T2'he Church. 1. Some! Important Ilements of an ilEfficient Church. 2. Compare the Churches of this linion in Efliciency to Those of Alos tolic Ties. John 1. Wilson, T. S. 1"angstonl, It. D). Boyd. 12:00--Ilow .\May the Best Evangells ti I Results be Seevred inl Our Churches? When Should Revival .\Meetings be Ileld and by Whom Condicted? A. 11. .loore, T. 1. Brown, C. FE. Vermillion. 12:-15-i utermission for dinner. 2:00-Are the Young People and Children of 12aurncs County mor ally and Spi ritually Safe inder the lrevailing Iiome and Society Inufleices? Why? W. .M. Cain, AW. C. Wharton, B. Y. Culbertson, S. H. Goggans. 3:00-<low May These Union .\Ie - ings be .lade .lore i'ilicient a,,d 'Profitable to our Churches for Co-operative Christian \Vork? Rev. Jas. 1'. Colenan, J. I. \Vharton, .1. C. Mliller. Sunday Morning. 10:00-Sinday School. Supt. \V. m. Cain. I I:00-Address: FIvangelistic I'rogram 'South Carolina Baptists. C. 1i. Bobo or C. 1h. Verilillion. 1l:30---Sermon on AlissionIs and Stew ardsh i). Rev. John G. Wilson. \V. 1). CU:l1liEitTSON, Secretary. '3 3Your clothing, hats and shos a. J. . Burns & Co. Two big storis InI Lauren31s. You will save dollars. (Garner ifili, Gladsftone, N. ,1., Sells utI-SNAI', He Say. "I sell and use .AT-SNAI'. ILike to look any man in th -v fa:1 an'! -eIl it'; the lest. It's good." l'i plie I CAT SNAP becaluse it "does'" kill rat;. P'ei rifles carcass --leaves no sivel. Contes in cakes -no mixing to do. Cats or do!fs won't touch it. Three sizes, !2., i.0e, $1 .00. Sold and~ guaran Iteed~ by Lauris liarllware Co., Pitna'n IDrug Store, Kinnedy lros. J. C. IBurns & Co.'s mU iddle nalme is SamIe Goods for Less Money. Dixie Fabricated Bunilows givo every man a chanco to own his own cosy, substantial, endurable, wcather-proof, enjoyablo home. Four wall-layer construction with dead air spaco between effects inaulation against Summer heat and Winter cold. Shipped in easy-to-handle sections-quickly erected by any handy man, by plans wo furnish. What you save in rent will soon pay for a Dixie Fabricated Bungalow. DIXIE HOUSE COMPANY CHARLESTON. 8. C. Write for illus* trated ratalog - of Dixie Housce tl I111, priced f r o m ' '364 to S3800,. full flu(.r plans. ~ ~ (~ aV c if i t ion a and prAc.s. K-l N . LAURENl S Ihhlt (' ( ., 1 au1i'viiN S. co SAVES THE RUB thenhoe Was Jut thin wI td s ito trb ng r Wo drf - is' it0i o vrde m o hObu ii NTh inei thtlohs Asi tofuse.this wodru l s r - mC ay wo e n wt e o a s t protet themk from;. coti~CousN" dieseo th Cleaingo a'sy mt kills a le s tat lrkinw dit clthes .V n S fr wta stick woihout at ore bS nder th estrations. tael /vi tor. fabic ~~ u yiour grocer isn't an Dd gtyouevr deam Easy. hinotie o renity to buy oher soaps. It it fne t thik tha t you ' : nol-111 ongrI nee brea yor. ortb ove a wis certamyd eork bhi t roe n it 4 S~1) s(ISOICl lldpWo1PC nderumtisrn' iorn weted YO vrr n o iniii the optp. la Es oerighit ter dLir rm SL1asand gers. ioUlVesL them andas th. 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