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By Marjorie "Well, Mary Anin Winters! If I'm not glad to see you. Come right in and take off your things, this minute. Stow did11 you happeni to get away so early? I was going to phone you the iext thing I did, after I'(l counted the glasses, to see, how ilanly are still with us." A Al... N lliott drew her guest into her iooim to lay .;ide her wreaps, so that the two m ight e all rcady to 1)0luige at. onee into the all absorbing topic of pltianning the Christmas dini Her. Mlary Anon 5tuied I ai front of tle miro111r a to fluff up her hair a bit, pout ing at the rellection, antid commenting onl the fat that she had washed her hall two days before ai( it just wouldi act so mean11. "I o-evr(!," she sin illed, "'that' neither here nor there. Tlli me how mnny glasses did yo)u fin(d?"' Ilere are still six of my good ones in the chin a closet, and the rest I lioe to finid scattered over the house. -Veiry o of uts has to have a glass of water at bed tine, and no one would think of takinig other than the best to hiis roomii. I lut I'll Iu1n ariound and collect theli later, though I know there wol'! be an evenl dozen, so we will h1.ave to maike some of tile old oliCs do." Ms. EIlliott and Mari'y Ann started armii inl arm1 for the dining room, Mary Ann remlarking that to start planning a diInner one Ieally had to have a ileni. "Oh, 'I don't have to bother with that," replied Mis. 'Elliott, opening her desk and finding a slip of paper. She waved It at 'Mary Ann. "See this! This is Janie's cont4. bution. She said, 'now, Imothei dear, there Is one thing I can do, so please let me. I can work out the mehu for 1is and order things at the market, even if I .vn't have time to help nmuch01 with the baking and that part." She ' I she' wanted a perfectly simple, old-fashioned dinner that wouldn't be too awfully much work to prepare, so that we would enjoy It, too, and not be all win out getting it. I told her you would be over soon, so she made us a rough outline, last night. You f;ce she hasn't decided yet on whether we -A.Ill have oyster' or grape fruit eo'ktalIs, but we will I0ee( the cock lail glasses at any iate." "''lher'e they are hiding. I can see Bottled Health GREY . ROCK ALE. Delicious and guaranteed to re lieve dyspepsia and indigestion Made with the celebirat ei dit'R'Y liO(C Mtin- ' cra V,'ater. Write for Order a case today L~ from youri giocer. WUAT ARE YOUR CHACES OF SUCCESS? D~o You Sep Out Wt iih Stina an Vigori Are You Able to (et Tihinugs Done(l D)ON'T STiAND) IN YOURI OWN WAY A Hard Tlime of it. Theiy Shiouild Tatke P'epto.langani Loo0k at the facts of your health. Sa mluchl (dpenlds on having red1 bieod. If you1 stad u in fron'0Jt of' your w.or'k withi hlf-starve'd bl!.d in your' sy'stemi you are' staningi in your1 owni -ey. You are blocking your (own pro're'0. Thin blood makes you dull. It makes you pale, Yo uitak~e no enjoy mfenit out of your work, it is only half as good as it should be, You can remedy that condiltion so easily. Ilegin takIng that thie tonic, Pepto-Mangan, today and keep it upl foir awhile. Your' bloo.1 ill hecomet nonithed. Pepto-Mangan miakesi r'ed blood corpuscles. You will get energy and~ stronig p~owert of resistance. in~ siteadI of standiing. in your OWn) Way you wvill push yourseliof ahead 'oecaiit of greater vitality, Hunt be( sure you get the genulnt Pepto--Mangan. It is iput up in botti liquid and Vablet form, Ask for "(ludo's" and be sure that the name is on the package. The tablets or the .liqtuid have the same medicinal vahlue. Advertlemunt, Cb~rtmaz ble Howe Dixon them on the shelf away back.' cried Mary Ann. "Let's get them right down and arrange them on the table. They v:III have to be washed anyway." "Wait a minute," replied Mirs. Ei liott. "I'i getting out the long tamte cloth. Did you notice I have put tlrvee leaves In the table? Old deat' (patting he folded cloth), you have not been out since last Christmas, have you, what our having been away so long, and Thipiksglivinig at your house, Mtry Ann. That was the bep 1um iu(l(llng you gave us,. You see. .ane hs 1lannled mince JiC for iei desert for a Cliane. And that reminds me, I must run down to fihe preserve clog et and see if those two jars of mince moat have kept all right. One or two things have spolle(d down there, and Ilin sure it is cool enough. They can't have been sealed carefully." 'i's. Elliott's hands were busy as she went on talking, and Mary Ann exclailed with( delight. whlen she shook out a lovely Madiera center piece. "Oh,'' she prot es ted. "'don't use that. You rellemn bei' we had our mini1d :l set on holly hea ld about a little tree for the center of the table, and that pretty thiig might got stained. Do put it away. And before you for :zet it, 'what about oyster' forks, and it I use tlhes;e bread and butter ':'lates inunder the cocktail glasses, what shall we do for' rl'ead and 1)buttei's?'' Mirs. Elliott laughted her' jolly, In fectious laugh. "Aren't we having the best time " she said, "just fussing and a planning over .this precIous din ner'? There, I'll set your minds at rest at once. .lotileri Elliott is coming over tonorrow, with the lend of her oyster forks, and Jane is stopping to 0der' a dozenl new tea plates oil hei' way home this evening. So that's that" "So it is," said Mary Ann, "and next comos the soul). Afar off, I can view the Soup plates, all neatly but firmly stacked on the middle dlstance of tile sideboard. Now let us concern our SCIves over the r'esting place of the dear' old turkey, ils very self, If it Isn't good English." "There's the platter on the plito r'aIl. It only comes down o-- state oc casions," smiled Mi.s. El liott. who by this time 'was sorting out the flat sil ver. "Rellemllbei' it's heavy--ther.. Now it's down." Mary Ann deposited it with care on the table and announced that she w\as going to select jam dishes, that being a coliectiive term, she explained, mean lng inlekle dish, celery and olive dish, cr'aniberry jelly (dish not to melntlin 0o10 really inteindedlt for' jam. Mr's. Elliott looked up froml her si ver., "A dhozenl and( a half forks is all v'ery well,' she said, "for' our usual family of four', but w~hat with a saladl and~ a pie course, I really shall have to accept the loan of your nIce, ne0w Mary Ann's eyes tinikled. "What (10 you thnik I brlouight myv knitting bag foi'? To draw forthi knitting from its depths? Nay, nay, dlear' frIend. I just put those same forks In it early tils mioriniig and1( put1 my) hat on top tile bag so that I su rely wou ldin't comec avxay without them."l,' iF(ood. You 'rie a nice, s v ect child,'' r'eplied a'rs, 'Elliott, kissing her', and reac'hinig thle next minute foi' tho shei' bet glasses, "Iut you said pie foi' dlessert,'' ob jeeted .Mar'y Ann, "Quite 'so, lile it is, aind (10 see if there aire twel te plates ini that pIle o'ver there," She went on unconcern cudly counting sherb'et cupts. "I won't keepI you in suispense. Jane thinks ani ic'( is juast great with the meat course, and( SO it is, in spite of baked 5(luashi, sweet potatoes, and~ cr'eamedl beans to take one.'s attenltion. That's why these Classes." She surveyed1 the table with pleas tire, and then tui'ned to tI e menu again. "It's just about flnishedi," she said.(l "If you wIll get the salad plates out, and count these after-dinner cof fee clups. I'll star't polishing the famu ily heirloom." 1Mary looked uip wIth interest, to see Iwhat this might be. "Oh, goody, that lovely 01ld silver coffee pot. Aren't you Iproudl of it? So gladl to see It agaIn, bless its heart," she' exclaimled. "WVell, said( Mr's. Elliott, with a sigh of regret, "I guess we are -just about through. I'll make a note to buy a nice, soft cotton Santa Claus, and the little tre'e in the center will need to be trimmed, There aire still napkins to look up, but that's all, So thenh thanks to your help, Mary Ann, we are all set for our ChrienmaR dinner." I'A It A N1l Fl) i i-:it J-WlSONVIL.LE, 31AN Jacksonville. Fla.. Dcc. . John -1 . I 1laehoff, a real e;tate daler of this :ity, scrourely bound llan( gagged and overed with a CoaLt of tar and featier'; was (i1timped froin anti tomobile at 8:-10 o'MIock tonight on one of Jack soniville's busiest owiltown street in tersections. Across liischloffs ehest, was a sigit ea ding: -I "lere's Jolhn Blischoff, a IIIIu.' A curiols crowd gathered arou111d islihoff and lihe was finally placed inanthe r car, taken to police station and 0th seit to his hlotlie. IL, reflused to nake anly statetient. Iiiseltoff was tile suZlbject of an at tack inl a Jacksonville aftellootn pae oil Saturday it loiiectioni with a let ler which the-i per' published ftoi Ilischtoff in which thilt latter ohjeeI d to the u;e of the word 111ii'i in tLe Colunuii1its of the imper and lithreateIed to withdraw his advertising niatt', inless the ri r etined sed callintg the Glerianls 1u The mne( hine which dropped UIs..ch off at the stlet intereteioti is said to have contained fotiir iiaskcd men. Licelse nut theri on the cari were Col coaled. It slowed down long eilough 4to push thiet tai and feathered vi Lim. iractically ntde with the exceptiotn of the feathers, into the sitreet and thlien Speeded tlp again and was lost in the. maze of traille. Y(oIur 31onley 111k 0 i' l t t-Sunyt Doesil'i Comm I'll Io These Claimls R1AT-S.NkI' is absokltel garnte to kill rats aild milee. Cretil t liti . Iodeints kiIleI with IIAT-SNAI inavo no Sm11-l. "Iat:; pa.ss up1 all food to get at PZAT-S'Z-N Alt. h'litr firtst me is their last. RAT-SNAI comes In en kes. Nio tImix i ng. Ca t.s or dogs won't touch it. Thr i'e sIzes, 35e, Gi'e. !md $1 '15' Sold and gianteieiicd hv Lauore:I II ard ware C:,., 'ut u" 1ni's Drig store and Kenn1edy Bros. 'II WiLL MTONISIH LAURENS PEOPI1I The quick action of simple witch hiazel, camphor., hydrastis, etc., as tmixed ill Lavoptik eye Wash, will sur prise Laurens people. One girl with weak, strained eyes was helped by a single application. Ier iiother could hardly sew or read because of eye pains. Inte otic week she too was ben eited. We guarantee a small bottle of Lavotik to help ANY CASP#0, weak, strained or Inflamled eyes. -Aluminum eye cup FPRIi'. Putnam Drug Store. HY0ME. M1 A~i/NfD ///fN-Q/ 't) I Ends Catarrh or money back. Just breathe it in, Outfit includes inhalec. nxtra bottles at all druvvstQ FOR' 200 MEN 140 Men's Suib at $25.000Jto $( $12.50 1 All' Men' s~an Suits Not 331 Whai LAURENS. S. ( JOSEPH M. SCHENCV PRESEN S Norm Tamadge IN === -- - .~-. "The Ie of Conquest" PrncssTheatre rhursd ay and Friday Love! Ht k ~ ilEllb Adventure! Romance! 10 and 25c Tuesday, Marguerite Clark THIS WEEK WE ARE OFFERING S AND BOYS' WINTER SUITS AT HALFPRC C7 formerly selling 60 Boys' Suits formerly selling at 5,00, This Week $8.00 to $25.00, This Week IN d Boys' Overcoats, and Serge and Worsted Included in Above Lots, Are Marked at Per Cent Discount ~ig Reductions on Every Article In Our Store rton Clothing Co. Cash Clothiers "Suits Me" Greenwood, S. C. I .'..rlln - ie h -lg l