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JEZEBEL

THE STORY THUS FAR. Miks Julle Marsden, beautiful and wilful ward of General Bogardus, gives a reception at her home during the Alardi Gras, meaning to announce her engagement to Pres Dillard, a young bunker. Julie Roca many things calculated to anger him and to shock society. She tries to get Buck Cantrell, a former sweetheart who has just fought a duet for her take-to take her to the Proteus Ball in Prex's stead. ile refuses and she goes with har fance-but after the affair infuriates him to the point of leaving her. He comes back lu year when yellow fever is raping in New Oricans. Julio means to beg his forgiveness and as she is doing

so he introduces Amy, the wife he has brought with him from the North,

CHAPTER Y

"But Preu is married now,

Julie, a woman can't fight mar- ringe

"Maybe not in your day, Aunt Belle!"

An Julle left the room she saw Buck Cantrell, a little the worse from drink, coming down the stairs, and greeted him with suspicious warmth, "Buck, you don't know how awfully glad I am to see you!"

"And I'm most pointedly delighted to see you, Minu Julie-most pointed

They loth ly lighted!"

Way down yonder on de old plank other one to bury, boys," said the

road

Sheriff to his helpers.

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CHAPTER VI

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"Sorry, General," he went on.! "ense of had to. We're bound to keep the Yellow Jack under this time. He was just crazy enough to try_sneakin' past the fever line!"

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child,"

"Please, air, 1 did it," said she guiltly, but ma mither made the skirt."

Wee Agglo had been to her first concert. "Weel, lasale, họp ́ild ye enjoy the music inquired her mother.

"Fine," was the reply, "but whit for was yon chicl' aye ticklin' you got you up so early?"

thing's neck an' scartin' its stomach?” "Good morning, ladies! What ed Ted, hollowly.

"Sprendin' like a cane fire all along Young Sandy came home one night the river, young fella!. Folks is get-covered with mud from top to toe. Julle burst radiantly into the tin penicky! That's why we're His irate mother scolded him sound- drawing room where Aunt Belle stoppin' all of 'em, comin' und goin'!" ly. "An' your guld knicker-bockers "Yes, and she'll be right! Amy has and Amy waited so anxiously the river to the Citypan get down arm sorry, in there and the put her life and happiness in my She wore an attractive gown and

"I'm sorry, mither," hands and they're going to be safe carried flower shears and a bag. Inw and I can't change it 'cept on a

the cul- "Not a one, General That's the prit, "but I didn'n ha'e time to tak therel-I'm going now!"

then off when I tumilot." As he went up the steps he met ket of roses, and Zette, the written order from the Guyner, and

A little boy entered a chemist's Buck coming out, but neither spoke, mulatto girl, followed her. he's goin' to need a powerful lot of shop and said, "I want anither bottle

"Well, well, Mlas Julle, thought

persuadin' Come

o' the pills ye gl'ed ma fajther yes- on, boys!" we'd lost you! Buck said with easy

lence with fey politeness. "You can

Julle broke the embarrassed si- terday."

said "Certainly," a right nice

chemist. familiarity. "That's

the little Yankee in there, know it?

house, Uncle Cato," she said, "I be-

glad your father finds them so bring the baggage back Into the D retty as a red wagon! But try to talk to her! By the way, you were

lleve

"Oh, I dinna think they're dieln' cut here with Pres a mighty long went out!" exclaimed Amy.

ma faither muckie guld,"

the thne, seems to me! A mighty long

The grim company wan at the reply, "but they're dacln' me guld. "Why, yes, Mis' Dillard, I do! timet

She was thrilled to think how well custom to you, no doubt--but a part that Pres had been stricken and that

They went out for a meeting- silly evening meat when a wildly dis-They fit ma new airgun a treat."

bevelled negro staggerel in to say of what we Southerners her plan was working.

"Please, Buck," she sighed, "don't chivalry" Suddenly she faced Amy to the General's home. The negro call our old Dr. Livingstone had taken him blame Pres he's punishing the with glittering eyes. "Do you know, had hidden in a cone-brake, he said. brandy and,

"What does he sometimes I envy them-to face what t nightfall, and made his way down think

a lady's house is." Buck blus- you hate to kil or be killed-to river on a stelen boat. tered maudlinly a river-boat bar?" battle something! We can't do thui, "Forget it, Buelt... I wouldn't for we wamen!" the world have anything I said be

"And it doesn't mean anything else the cause of.. trouble.

to you?"

The dull boom of a cannon sounded from the distance.

"Julle," said Aunt Beile, "the men went out before sunrise!"

"Really." She spoke ensually a she arranged the rosen.

"And you well know why. they a littleave decided to stay!

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Young Tam was out fishing when BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

dered him to stop. "Ye muunn fish an angry keeper came along and or- here," he was told, "This wailler belangs to the Luird,"

ughed and Julie took his hand and shook it cordially, flashing a a provocative

mille which was not lost on him.

During the evening me

ineal Julie was at her most tantalizing; she seemed maliciously bent on string up argument on the conflicting views of North and South unit succeeded so admirably, that & tool: all the toet

Amy heard it in the house and uf Aunt Belle and the General to nervously asked Ted what it meant. avert an open break between

"It's the cannon from New Orleans, and Tres. Ted was in a furg about Amy, the fever cannon! At night it in spite of his boyish admiration they set far barrels blazing on every for Buck. "He seems. dead yet on

artillery fire cannons hesak, and Julie's set to fascinate To Aght the plague." "But does it unme, and he gripped her arm reas as 2 son, had been forced to report went by lang sync." picking a quarrel with you, Pres comer, and the

on,

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Buck like one of those women dowIE

Pres silenced him. Aunt Belle was at the piano now, the General and the guests gathered aland her, singing the old songs. Press, thinking of the past, came out Into the darkness. Suddenly Julle was beside him, her hand on hits arm. "res, why did you do it .... why

your"

." he said, not tog "Because convincingly, "because I loved her."

"No! No, you didn't

and hat my love! not a fool Shall I ery for you? Nobody but you ever made me cry! Do you re

number?

"I remember everything you ever sold or did

but it's passed now. Julit

clone ... finished." should have come to you

you're

I wanted to so terribly.. but that was why I couldn't! Do you under

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"I didn't understand

really help?"

"Why.

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Glying him only time to take some "I didna ken that," said the boy perilous way back to New Orleans. fishing. food, Julle was with in on the meekly. and immediately stopped

General ordered "Why should 117"

The

horses, tind

The keeper went away, but on re- Young Ted Dillard suddenly stood made the attempt to get Amy, Auni covered Tom in the same spot, angl- trusting to the power of his name, turning half an hour later, he dis- in the doorway, storing with grim Belle. Ted accusation at Julie, the duciting pis- doomed

and Dick back to the ing as Industriously as ever. tol still in his hand. Behind him raising experiences they found them-Dld I no tell ye that this waitter

city. After many

holy- "Ye limmer!" he cried angrily. loomed General Bogardus, and Dick, selves in the slekroom where Pres belanged to Laird?" one of

of the guests.

a state of wlid delicium. Amy ran to the 'lud crying out his

Jay in

That's what ye said bauf on hoor Dr. Livingstone, who loved Pres syne," said Tom enlmly. "His shore for a moment. suringly

and then the case and it was only a question knows,

The teacher had taken the children crossing to Julle, tossed the gun on of time when the patient would be outside to give them a natural history Bucis, who had the table before her, just swaggered in, "that the thring

"Buck's dead," he said with dull lepers, Lazareite,

taken to the dread Island of the lesson. She knew very little about starts air currents

the bitterness, "I

I never saw

her subject, but she tried her best fever away!"

man die before. He knew what him there but Julle pleaded with her, she said to one of her pupils, "you

Amy was determined to go with to make it interesting. "Jeannie,' "They might better druin swamps and clean

the you'd done. Before he died up the city!"

told me NAT Then, with Amy

"Of course it's your right to go see that beautiful beech tree over retorted Pres, resenting Buck's at- quivering lips, Julie, you're a..

ny you're his wife ...but there, I wonder what it would say litude.

He choked up and hurried are you fit to go? Do you know the about its life if it could speak to

Creole word for fever powder--for me?" who was from the room. It was

General food and drink! Can you make the Bogardus who broke the painful black boys fear and help you? I say, 'Begging your pardon, Miss "Weel," answered Jeannie, "It wad silence.

"Mis Amy, we're leaving.

know you're not afrald, Amy--but I Thompson, but I'm an elm true," If boldly ask a greater sacrifice than you'll get ready.

Pres's name its life! I ask you "But Uncle Thee," said Julie at humbly, for the chance to give proof brought word that Mr. La Cour had fempting to brazen it out, "my in- that I, too, can be brave and strong been stricken and wanted to tall: vitation was for the week-end.... over bank business with Pres before "Yes ma'am," he answered gravely help me!

Bud

unselfish. Oh, help me, Amy it was too late. Amy begged to go "but we're going."

Let me make myself clean

The teacher was striving hard to with him but he explained gently

ogain

ng you are clean.

make the class understand what the why it was impossible, and, leaving

Day was breaking us they carried word "minus" incant. She "I aim to be sure you understand. Pres from the house to the wagon many illustrations and finished up gave her i Ted's care, rode away. Julle's Julie, you've done as you plensed, and the tar barrels flared palety. As with the instance of a man who had face set in a hard smile as she realizat any cost to yourself, or to anyone the black driver turned toward the lost his arm, showing that he was ed Pres's obvious meating.

else, but inst night you went beyond docks, Miss Julle was walking be "minus" a limb, She subtly sterred the conversa yourself. You put yourself beyond side.

"Now, Robert," she tion so as to pit Amy and Buck the pale. I'll arrange to turn my

sold, addressing one of the class, against each other, Aunt Belle and ardianship over to the bank. My longer was a Jezebel.

Surely the black-veiled nenitent no "what does 'minus' mean?” the General strove vallantly to avert respects, ma'am." He bowed, offered the inevitable, but at last fiery young his arm to Amy and they went out.

THE END Ted, angered by Buck's treament of Noticing Aunt Belle's troubled

"Well," grinned Buck looking for trouble, maybe they do

in Yankee Lund!" Julle's dark eyes were dancing under the drooping lashes,

AL the moment

il

horseman

a

"Very well, 1 quite understand.“

I only knew what you did."

"Look, Pres, look-about us. listen can't you hear them... the night noises? Do you see the moon among the cypresses? You Pres. It's the mocking bird in the was accepted. Amy pleaded, the what are you thinking? Say It magnolias,

It's the blue haze ather reasoned, but on-spring morning when the air is rd. In the end the two struck off Jezebel who did evil in the sight of Ted was unmov- "I am thinking of 'a woman called so soft it presses like a kiss.

to settle the "point of honour." was in his arms, her lips on

The negrees were singing and Julle, a passionate kiss. He freed halled them feverishly.

Johnny came back from church looking very glum. "What was the sermon aboot?" asked his parents.

"It was aboot an hoor owre lang," answered Johnny sulienly.

"Please, miss," came the prompt

reply, "A man withoot an alrrm."

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enn't get away from all these things, Amy, challenged him to a duel and face, Julie asked harshly. "Well, CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. teacher, "can you tell me two things.

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As Aunt Belle left the room to

struck her with his open hand across Cet the tie Yankee to join in!, She strange fascination.

"Sing! leans, Julie stared at the pistol, with the face. A look of triumph dawned says we do have the most charmin in her eyes, "Oh, Pres," she whis- customs down here! And

Suddenly there were shotgun blasts we do and the muffled shouting of men. pered breathlessly, "you're afraid of That's why I'm wearing my white Hurrying to the door Julle saw a me! Amy doesn't understand! She'd dress to-night! I'm being Laptized-- man face downward on the driveway, think there'd be sunkest She'd 'Oh, shoo, my love, my turtle Several hound dogs were circling the

dove..

body barking at it furiously. "An-

himself, pushed her from hlm and all of you," she cried "Come on, pack for the trip back to New Or-Steamship

think"

By Paul F

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

WAKES

ANCIENT CELTS BELIEVED THAT A DEAD FRIEND'S SOUL WOULD PROWL AROUND THE HOMES OF THE SURVIVORS. TO PRE: VENT THIS, FRIENDS WOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE HOME OF THE DECEASED, AND MAKE MERRY. THIS CUSTOM BE- CAME THE WAKE, FROM. ANGLO-SAXON “WACANJ (ARISE).

SERPANIER

MR. MAWSON.

IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND IT WAS CUS- TOMARY TO PISTINGUISH BETWEEN TWO BOYS OF THE SAME GIVEN NAME-AS JOHN OR WILLIAM -- BY GIVING ONE THE MOTHER'S AND THE OTHER THE FATHER'S SUR- NAME. THUS THE SON OF MAUDE BECAME "MAUDE'S SON"-WHICH, LATER SLURRED TO "MAWSON ¡FURNISHED THAT FAMILY NAME.

"ARAMIS"

"Tommy," said a Sunday school

necessary for a baptism?"

ter

an

sir," replied Tommy. "Wait- a bairn."

Another teacher who had been tell- ing the class about the value of good works, ended by saying, "Now, Johnny, can you tell me who are the boys who go to Heaven?"

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"You of Opium, Treasure so antics ended, "if the lamb had been good see, children," she are landed and stored into the and sensible he would never have Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon been eaten by the wolf." Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kow-

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"Jimmy," said another teacher,

on or before 27th August, 1938, or "do we eat the flesh of the whale?" they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin-

ed by

"Ay, sir."

"And what do we do with the

"We leave them on the side of the plate.”

the Company's Surveyor bones?" Messrs-Goddard and Douglas in the presence of the Consignees at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 22nd August, 1930. Consignees must have a Revenue Oficer in attendance when any duti able goods are examined by Company's Surveyors.

the

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

R. ONL

Agent.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1938.

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"An' d'ye ken if cannibals gang to

they dinna gang."

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