Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 209, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 29, 1923 Page: 13 of 22
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Saturday—Our Greatest Dress Event
A Season-End Clean Up of
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The chairs have blue leather seats.
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Every prescription, regardless of whether it is handed to us in per-
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Pharmacist You are entitled to no less and should get this protection.
FREE DELIVERY
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with mirror 26x32 inches.
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8-piece dining roon sujte, mahogany finish. Has
60-inch buffet, oblong top extension table, arm
chair and five other chairs. 61 1 7 re
Queen Ant desigu. Sal price d110U
Jfumman’,
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Dining Room Suites
$149.50 8-piece oak dini room suite. Has 54 inch
buffet, oblong table and six chairs. Polish finish.
128 1-2 West Main
Special Shoe Sale—$4.95 to $9.95
Cash or Charge—Buy Now and
Pay Later
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Many of these frocks were selected from our exclusive French room models
and offer the season’s most favored styles and colorings
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that I've lost my mind." That night, In her new surround
she whirled suddenly on Maryland. I ingB, arter Miss Todd had retired.
_ Maryland wrote to Nina. She told
"W Ill you sign a contract, a five-
year contract, subject to renewal at
the end of that time, if you and 1 --------------
its pitilesa details.
"You and Agatha w III bo amply pro-
vided for," she wrote. "You will be
able to finish boarding school, and
I can also afford college for you both.
You can either prepare for a career,
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Bed Room Suites
3-Piece walnut fiaished bedroom suite co ting
dresser, bed and chiffonier. I he dresser has 18x36
inch base and I "x.’J inch plate mirror C/O rn
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$97.50 bedroom suite, has vartity, bed and chiffonier,
walnut finish, Queen Anne design. The vanity has
•------- digris, owner of a number of gas
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"Isn't It better than marrying some:, "Miss Todd,” substituted "I”. Little
body I don’t love for the sake of chance of the Indomitable Lavinia |
Todd’s not surviving!
Her letter to Nina crossed one from
her sister. It arrived In the mall next
morning. It was very brief, merely
remindd her that her twenty-third
birthday -was dangerously close and
what was she going to do about it?
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of water, pinning ’ diameter. They often are drawn by
head in a circle where she had once
queened it.
("I’ll have my lawyer draw up the
contract as soon ns he gets back to
town,” said Miss Todd. We’ll be leav-
ing in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile,
I wish you'd move your belongings
here. You might as well start on
your duties now, and It will give us
time to get a bit used to each other
before were thrown completely on
our own resources.”
Maryland assented meekly. Sho
went back to June's and packed her
trunks. Juno was tearful over her
departure.
"I know you’ll just hate that old
woman. Oh, Maryland, it's terrible
for you to bury yourself away out
west like that!" - ' .
It is the best I can do for too battered and wabbly not to be and ‘Commercial projects, was The carreta, a huge, awkward two- |
I know I’ve failed you badly, called the mystery car If It gets some drowned in Cat creek. just south or wheeled cart used in th Argentine to :
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3-Piece suite'in either ivory or mahogany fini
Consists of roomy vanity, chiffonier ami bed. l b.
drawer work is of mahogany and is dust pr ■
A very pleasing design and $110
$98.50 ivory bedroom suite. Has vanity, open pa i ;
bed and chiffonier. Only one CCC Gr
to sell ..........-................ •00.33
Solid mahogany bedroom suite. Has large dresser,
bed and chiffonier. The construction in this suite
is above.the average and is a C 1 9 C
real bargain at ...................... d1
$65.00 dresser'in genuine walnut veneers. All dust
proof drawer construction. The base is 22x 46 ihe he
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$385.00 Walnut dining room suite. Has buffet,
china closet, table, arm chair, diners and candle-
tick'. The frosted two tone finish is durable as
This stock priced to command real
interest. We must reduce our stock
before inventory. Sensational bar-
gains. All newest fall and winter
merchandise, styled perfectly.
Retentless Forces.
MARYLAND got the position as
IVI Lavinia ‘Todd's companion. When
■be left the house after her hait-hour's
interview with the vitiolle old wont
an. she didn't know whether to con-
gratulate berselr, or to sit down on
the curb and cry.
"You'll do.' MIm Todd had said
grudingly. "If you've got courage
enough to shift for yourselr and two
denendents rather than mnrry some
man for his money, you’ve got cour-
aze enough for my undertaking. . .
Iidiculoum, the way everybody is set-
Ung up a howl sust because I want
to go out to a ranch I've owned for
thirty years and spend my declining
days doing the things I've always
wanted to do and never dared! I'm
60, and if that isn't old enoush for
a woman to know her own mind, she
might as well not have any . . . .Fact
in," she added with a grim sipile
685.00 3-picce suite in mahogany finish, tapestry
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$135.00 chair and rocker of solid mahogany with
spring filled loose cushions. The upholstery is of
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$198.50 mahogany and cane long davenport bed
nite. Mulberry velour covering, very new pattern.
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6105.00 3-piece overstuffed living room suite. Col-
• ring of blue ami taupe vdour. Outsided and ends
i-i solid blue. Woodwork is mahogany finished.
Just one more to sell . $119.75
$149.50 living room suite of cane and mahogany.
Has stati m t1 1 Q 75
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$175.00 davenport bed suite. Frame in gum brown
mahogany. Tapestry upholstering. C19C
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$215.00 oyerstuffed davenport bed suite. Makes a
scry comfortable living room suite. Up- d1cr
bolstered in tapestry. On sale at. 103
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der to shoulder, 18 or 20 abreast, witt
a heavy leather rope from each anl-
mal attached to the axle of the ve-
hide.
body into a serape.—Grand Raplds here, Thursday night when his car carry hides and wool to market, has I
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$145.00 3-piece suite of' genuine walnut, well con
structed and beautifully finished The suite in-
cludes big vanity, bow-end bed and €QR e
chiffonette. A few more at.. 93/0.U
are both alive?”
"A contract?” faltered Maryland. "I
—Is It neceasary?"
“It la,” declared Miss Todd cm
phatically. "I'll tell you frankty that,
I'm a hard bosn. I'm crabbed and
cranky—eccentric in what my frlends
politely call me, but candidly, it's
just downright crankiness. Ton'll be
furious at me a dozen times a day,
if you have any spirit—and I'm sure
you have . . . Furthermore, this ranch
or mine that I'm taking you to Is
forty miles from a railroad in a God-
forsnken country, and the only profile
you'll see will be Mexicans and In-
diana. So don't get any romantie
idens in your pretty head about hand
some young ranch owners or dashing
rowboys who turn out to be dukes
in disguise. The sole caller is likely
to be a one eyed Mexican halt-breed
who brings us supplies occasionally.
Tou wouldn't stay a month if you
didn't have to. I know that. Hence .
the five-year contract. Without that,
I don't take you"
Ttather dazed. Maryland gave hei
Word that she would sign the contract
whenever Miss Todd bad it readx
She had to have that job. Beside?
knowing In advance that she would
rave a stated salary for five years
meant a good deal. It meant that
Nina and Agatha could finish board
ing school and go to college for four
years. I meant that she herself would
have food and shelter nnd clothing
without sne rificing her self respect.
Il meant, too, that she could drop out
ot the world that had known her and
no one would learn of her fate. She
coula keep her pride, still hold up hpr
All Merchandise Reduced
For Quick Selling
I'm letting you lose the home in Ken-
tucky by not marrying before next
Wednesday, when I shall be twenty-
three; but, honestly Nina, I couldn't
bring myselr to it. Maybe you'll real-
ise It some day when you've learned
what love is and how much easier
It is to say that you will marry with-
out it, than actually to do it.
"Write to me often when I‘m out |
in the. desert country. Remember I
that I shall be very lonely. But I
shall be happy too, knowing that I've
given you and Agatha your chance. |
Perhaps I'll be able to do even more, :
If, at the end of five years, Miss Todd
is still alive and wants me to con
tinue.”
When sh read that last sentence
over, she smiled, and, crossing out
the money I must have?" asked Mary-
land gently,
"‘that’s what nil my charming friends And June agreed tearfully that she
and relatives ar thinking right now— guessed it was.
ROACH & VEAZEY DRUG CO.
Your State's Largest Drug Store
135-137 West Main St. Walnut 3840
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Uhe postscript mentioned casually ' Dm ~ -
that Courtney Miles' wedding day was CLAREMORE, Dec. 28.—Sam
set for the following Saturday a week. Smith, 45 years old, resident of Ver-
Suits, Overcoats, Whipcord and Gaberdi
Shoes, Hats and Caps.
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large 72-inch bullet, oblong table. The chairs hate
blue b ather teats with cane panel 6920 En
backs. Sale price ................. P-*‘*/V
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