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^ FtfBP.l \ ;:t 10. | gHXaJAir i*ir?Uj;jyVi ABFr SWOTSP" SYNOPSIS It was 1 -v a* (11 :i? Pacif c Railroad ha- *acV ii; newest "farthest West*-- B? ten. Wyoming. a town describe'! as -xoaiinp'. a.; each new terminus, emporarily, vaFrark B* * son, a young* m ' from Albany. N. Y . conn 1 -.. 1 is in search ?>f health ed B"pti?n * conshtgna d "hi.^Vi and dry.'* j Kdn.a M mt??y?> :i fe'h.v. paS'-eng* r en the train from Omaha 'man-Beeson .vith 'he beamy of her Mil" eye*; th- -tyle of h?-r apparel Equally .she - :shed him by ink' . a "sniiV" t-f 1 eindy t?e{r.?vi* breakfa-:. A hrakcroAn tells B csoti she ha- ,4fol cvnl he! mar '" *' Bcntftll. ; Jim. a typical .vestern ruffian, whom she knows annartivtly \vi?P in-! suit? ard ! - floored by Frank, whose \ prowess impresses the passenger . (* ~r--- . Wliat shall I say of a voting man j like myself, fii f:??u. th* green east of New York ami the Hudson river, landed expectant . s just * aiousod from a dream of va e beauty, at this Benton City. Wyoming j Territory? The dost, as fine as puw-i der and as white, but shot through j with the crimson of suns< . hung like a fog, amidst which swelled a deafening' clamor from figu es rushing hither and thither about tr." j' platform like half-world shades Two j acore hands grabbed at my v disc and shoved me and dragged me. j s "The Deseil hotel. Bes_ tri the j west. This way, sir." j j "Buffalo Hump Corral Freoi ^ at the Buffalo Hump " A deep voice boomed, .tunning; -1 a mt I The Queen, the Queen! Bath for! j every room. Individual tow Is. The Qucerv, the Queen, she's clean, she's clem ' The promise of "individual oWels"' won pie over. We left the station platform and went ploughing up a street over ' shoetops with the impalpable dust. I ? The noises as from a great. city ^ swelled strident. But although pedcs.t run is streamed to and fro, the 1 men in motely of complexions and 1 cost times, the women, some of them fashionably dressed, with skirt? ed dying furmu iy; and wagons rolled, horse* cantered. and fro mri&flt and t left merchants and hawksters seem- 1 ed t-. be calling their wares, of city 1' itself I could see only the veriest husk. f The majority of the l@ldings were | zi mere ram.. faced up for a few ' foot, perhaps, with sheet iron or! > flimsy hoards: interspersed there i t ^ v.ere u few wooden structures, ioUgn | a J | v and unpainted. j1 I was ushered into a widely open,' tent huihl cy: whose canvas sign de- n pending ahove a narrow veranda declared "The Queen Hotel Beds $3. i Meals $1. each/' New 4?s whilely powdered as am of the :.lives 1 stumbled across urn single huge room boarded at on j side by a bar and a number of small I ; table? (alt well patronized), and wasjc brought up ill the counter under the t alert eyes of a clerk coatless, silk- r shirted, diamond-scarfed, pomaded nr.d slick haired, waiting with legistcr g turned and pen extended. li 'Quite right, sir," the clerk assented. "'So there js, A bath for c every room and the best bath in I town Entirety private; fresh towel supplied- Only one dollar and four a bits. That, with lodging,' makes four p dollars and a half If you please, j c tj Mr." ! A blttei wave of homesickness! I < welled into my throat as, conscious i;\ of the enveloping dust, ihe utter j ! '<jjjham<, the alien unsympathetic on-i? uVckers. the ser.se of having been a "done" and through my own fault, 1 1 peeled a greenback from the fold- j I e<) packet in ray purse and handed it a over. Rather foolishly I intended : this display of funds should re- j buke this finicky clerk; hut lie ac- c cepted without comment and sought for the change for the twenty. ' And how is old New York, sun.'" 2 A hearty, florrid, heavy-faced man, with a singuiariy proirwiang- iisnyj? eyes and a tobacco-stained yellowish i goatee underneath a ioosly dropping ^ lower lip. had stepped forward, his ; pudgy hand hospitably outstretched j to me: a man in wide-birmmed dusty < black hat, frayed and dusty bui, in i spot?, shiny, black broadcloth frock coat spaterod down the lapels, excocd-r.gly soiled collar and shirt.5; front and greasy flowing tie, and trousers tucked into cowhide boots. . I grasped the hand wonderingiy. It er.elsod mine with a soft pulpy J1 k i wTsn a room an7i oati!/ c tip led. Shwo -he gentleman tc p.it distinctly said 'A hath for e - nudged one another. tpioeze, and lingered. "As uMi.ri. when i last s'r.w it. sir." responded- "But I r.m from Al?i*ny.V "Of course. Albany, the capital, i city to be proud of. suh. 1 wolome you. suh, to out west, as a felt>\v -citizen." "You are from Albany'.'" J ex1 aimed. "Bonn and rai;-? <! right neat there torn there many a time. Yos: suh. Yom the grand old Empire State, ike yourself, suh. and without apeiories. Whenever I meet with a Mew fork state man I cotton him." "Have I your name, sir?" I intuireil. "You know of my family, jerhaps " "Colonel Jacob B. Sundersuu, suh, ( your service. Your family name s familiah 10 me. suh. I hark hack o it and to the grand old state with deasuro. Doubtless I have seen you iftfoh, suh. Doubtless in the city?at Johnny Chamberlain's? Yes?" IDs ishv eyes breathed upon me. and tnd hi. breath fmelled strongly of iquor. "Or the Astor? 1 shall reiiember. Meanwhile, suh. permit mc o do the honors. First., will you have , drink? This way. suh. I am parmi to a brand particularly to be ecommended for clearing this damnnbie dust from one's throat"* "Thank you, sir, but 1 prefer to !dv my person, first " I suggested. "Mumbcr six for the gentleman." nndunced the clerk, returning to me ny change from the hill. I stuffed t into my packet the Colonel's ingulhr eyes flolowed i: with unomfonable interest. The runner licked up my bag, but was "hiterupted bv my now friend. ?1M. - -1 <" ' i m; privilege ox snowing me reifBemau to his quarters shall be nine/' "All right, Oolonel-,> tin- clerk are less ly consented. "Number ix." "Ami my bath?" I pursued. "Von will be notified, sir- There ire only five ahead of you, and one fentijeinan now ir>. Your turn will ome in about two hours." In No. 0, there woro three double icds; one well rumpled as if just acat.ed: one (the middle) tenanted ?y a frowsy headed, whiskered man ifdeep in rhirr-slecves and revolvei ind boots: the third, av the other end eeenily made up by having its ilanket covering hastily thrown :gainst a distinctly dirty pillow. "Your bed yonduh, sub, I reckon,' iroinpfced the Colonel (whose accepts lid not smack of New* York at all.) I grazed about; sickened. "There are no private rooms?*' 1 sked. "You arc perfectly private right lere. sub," assured the Colonel. "You nay strip the hide or you may sleej; vith your boots on, and no questions >sked. GenerMy speaking, gentlemen >reter to retain a lawyer of artificial covering?hut you ain't troubled nuch with the bugs, are you. Bill?' He leveled this query at the frowsy, whiskered man, who hac iwakened. . ? .. ii.~i:_ J T ... ? ?-? ! t iii '.?iu (iihuiieii, i rerun, Dili csponded. "Varmint? \pt leave' ni< my time when there's fresh bail landy. That's why I likes to doublt rut; W,VTAI;GA kkmocrat?Evl . r s V j sii l|n ==^1^ 1 9>M !! ?4 M I said, a- I signed. "Bath is oc> Number six. Shot i v."^Ycur runvery room.* " Bystandi i ds laughed i up. The Colonel turned to me. "Shake . ; hands with my friend. Mr. Bill ' Brady." "Proud to make your acquaintance, ;jsir." } "'The bath room? Where is it, ; gen: lemon'.'" I ventured. ! "If you will step outside the door, I uh, you can hear the splashing j down tlie haU. It is the custom, ' however, fob gentlemen at tub to j keep the ba llroom door closed, in J case the ladies promenading:. 1 judge, j with five ahead of you and one in, the clerk was mighty near rigid when he said about two hours. That allows twenty minutes to each gen-j tic-man, which is the limit.*' "What is1 your line of business?" BiP ijivited. "1 am out here for my health, at present," said 1. "1 have been ad1 vised by my physician to seek a I place in the far west that Is high and dry, Benton''?I laughed miser: ably, "certainly is dry. And high, I judging by the rates." Healthily dry, suh, in the matter j of water," the Colonel aproved. "We ! are not cursed by the humidity ofj j New York state, grand old stale that j she is. Kbh those who require wuter j there is the Platte only three miles I distant. The nearer proximity of water we consider a detriment to the | robustness of a community." j i made a meager toilet: "Now I am at your service duri lug a short period, gentlemen,'* 1 aVf' r.ounced. "Hater 1 have an engagement, and I shall ask to be ex ! cuscd." ' | "A little liquid refreshment is in -. order fust. 1 reckon," quoth the Col- j onel. "And after that?you have > I Spk blood, suh? You will desire ! to take a turn 01 two for the honor of the Empire State?" If you are referring to card gambling, .sir," I answered, "you have chc-sen a poor champion. But i do hot intend to be a spoil sport, and I shall be glad to have you show me whatever you think worth while in the city, so far as I have the leisure." ''That's it. that's it. suh." The Col. onel appeared delighted. "Let us ' lihate to the gods of chance, gentle-1 1 men; and then take a stroll.*' After u round of drinks?1 took lemonade?we issued into the street. 1 Surely such an hotch-potch never 1 before populated an American town: Men in flannel shirts, high booted, i bearded, with formidable revolvers. .! l , . ... j oaiancea. noi mirequenxiy. uy (Sheathed butcher-kiiive*??-men whom \ \ I took to: be teamsters, miners, rail- [ 1 j road graders and the like. Of the women 1 saw several in , : j amazing costumes of tightly fitting j | black like ballet girls, low necked, 1 > j short-skirtod. around smooth waists J * j snake-skin belts supporting handsome I i j little pistols and dainty poignurds. i l.-J Contrasted there were women in J ' gown.- and bonne's that would do' ' I . 1 MJ - - t - \'- -V- 1 ; i-uvii! irwiii. unywnfre in i\e\v iora.j, * | and some, of course. more common-j I i y attired in calico arid gingham as{ j proper to the humbler station. of l j laundresses, cook:- and so forth. ''Mow are you on the goose, sir?" Bill demanded of me. - j "The goose?" I uttered. v. ' ; i?Y THURSDAY'?BOONK N. < aSSteSaB _L -.S&2.?=? .? "Yes. Kttiio." Bpl urn ? i.ira tiger to the goose," "ityg.vcs a tt?i.-lr tui-V! i'of a snu. siokt So <io the thrce-rani a; rondo i Of ptt-sapew;;;- there ? ; .. not Mi ..y-:.. m .t -?;silj.. -,t ,j strcei and the Seemed to me j.s \ye al*^; through groups oX idler.* end aaio; busily .stepping people that 'eve< other shei; v/a* i. saloon with do widely open and bar and gaiiiblb tables well attended. My guides nodded right and le with ' Hello, Frank." "How aye yo Dan?" "Evening, Charleyand : on. Occasionally the Colonel swept ) his hat with elaborate deference. i :i woman, but I looked m vain it My Lady of the Blue Eyes, i di not see her?nor did 1 see her pee lespite the fact that now and the ! observed a face and figure of ?] parent attractive! es (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK? Trelh and Poetry. She's a in gel In truth, a demon in fiction, woman's the greatest of all eor.tr; diction.. She's afraid of a cool roach, she'll scream at a moiae. fen she'll, tackle ?>. husband as big as h&use. She'll take him for bette she'll ia*K?- ttgrs for worse, she'll spl his head open and then be his nurs And when h<? P. wivll nnJ . bed. pick up a teapot 1 throw .at his head. She's faith fi Jeceitfui. kedftsighted arid blim she's urufty, she's simple, she's crut she's kind. She'll lift a man up. ?ho cast a man down, she'll make him hi clown. You'll fancy she's this, hi you find she is that, for she'll pic like a kitten and bite like a cat. 1 the morning she will, in the evenir she won't and ynu'iv always expoc ing she does, but she don't.? J. \V. 1 Georgia Patches It Up. Litt Georgie was invited out to diniv with his father and mother, and b fore starting the latter impressed ii on the darling boy the necessity f> his speaking in complimentary ten <.t the food. After he had tasted the soap, i said to the hostess: "This is pret good soup?what there is of it." A glare from his mother pulled hi up. So he corrected himself by sa ing. "And there's plenty of it?sUj as it is." How Doctors Treat Colds and the Fl To break nn a cold overnight ? to cut short an attack of grippe, ii llucnza, sore throat or tonsillitis, ph; /.vmimo rtuu \;i iti v. UWW I CCOIl mending Calotabs, the purified ar refined calomel compound tablet thi gives you the effects of calomel ar salts combined, without the unplca ant effects of either. One or two Calotabs at bed-tin with ? swallow of water,?that's ai N\> salts, no nausea nor the slighte: interference with your eating, wov or pleasure. Next morning your col has vanished, your system i > tho oughly purified and you are feelir. fine with a hearty appetite for breal fast. Eat what you please,?no da! gee. Get a family package, eontainin full directions, only 35 cents. At ar drug ?ore. (ad? yAVWAV.W.V.V.V.V.W. ! LIS' j: 1 have a fresh, ;I Brans, consist) ? terpiece," "M > "Barton's R03 5 You can get I ? Meal here at i i 1 have recentl jl ' going to handi ? i exchanging fl< 5 TU I PRICES ON ? | Free Delivery ii I H l! u WA'AWWAViWWMW : j The drone- t??e has 1 'J.^00 -eyeii, ,t;Kc Ij svVk^iX ^j^C^ ;t*d the queen 4,^9p0. I III Health the Greatest Obstacle to Happiness f K* Columbia; S C.?"For several years ]:. a]p l niarritd i suffered from 'ptfor \ rii health and weakness. ,o * wanted children. I but was net strong SSy^ " T*i\ ci.vni.^i. Vi\ fiBK-Sfr -srlfcfe mother pursuaderi ,J ig tSf BF n\e 10 * ? k ^ ' 'rv ^ r Pvdrcc/s Favorite / \ / Prescription and ;c r,A" /y/ V-^-7 509O built me up in ?.-r health and otieiigth\vvV V>N titled the oi^ans. L >S?\ am new the mother &>ji three very healthy u children and my health is hue. When I 0 so feel the need of a tonic I always take the TieM-ription.' I cannot say enough in praise of this wonderful medicine tor -l weak and Women.?'?Mrs. W; O. o o Pruitt, 202*1 Main St. ,i >r AH dealers. VVritc Dr. Pierce, Presi, dent Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., for free medical advice. 2 v. a _ . ?! \ j I'htf ioM??--viiii arc r lew of the bar city pi'bpoftj. and farui.-: k"[ CtT^ it Modern C-room house well located ^ Nice new bungalow* close !:i .... Modern 8-rodrh luaivc. gard gai f' I Nice ne\> home Blowing Rock. fin A few choice business lots. Main : e- About 00 f?nt residence b>-s?anyw ,r FAB1V to 25 acres, Bald Mountain township, il. -JO acres do-' t" town $166 nor i j j acres near town on nighway-?SI j | 13 acres on edge of tovu at a l?r? j j W<? have farms any size aiid price ^ | or -v.? do both WESTERN N. C. OEVE! S. C. EGG IT Il'. i <fj Expenses of Board of Cot p From December 1, 192 "M S. C. EGGERS? 29 days ar $5.00 por .lay (ioj i0."> miles at .V per mile ty! Use of car two -iwys Expense on road trip to Raleigh ro \ ; Total W. N. HOWELL? 2S days at $5.00 per day 445 miles at 5 cents per day ! Total ? ' O. L. COFFEY? "li days at Sii.OO per day y 302 miles at 5 cents per mile Total i NOVEMBER i- W N HOWELL? IV' Ser\ ires as County Oommis-ione Mile-ape on roads, 308 miles at 'ji Mileage from home. 111 miles Total ,o O. L. COFFEY? li. Sei\ ices as County Commisyione St Mileage. 152 miles r.t oc per ir.i d Total r" j S. C. F.GGERS? | Services as County Commissione i :<V0 miles on roads :ti 5c per mi Work on auait, use of car. etc. PT j i xuiiti '- | pea WV.WA\W.SWAW.W.".V.V^ TEN, ERIE* attractive and choice suppl rig of "Dandy Pan," "Pan-O etropolitan," "America's Be ial." Also Rye and Buckwh< Mr. T. F. Mast's fresh hoirn any time. y completed arrangements 1 le Produce at very attractive 3ur and feed, but will nav ce XEDO FEEDS A SPECIAL EVERYTHING I HANDLE REASONABLE within reasonable distance. Phone No. 83 oward W, Ml WHOLESALE AND RET A WV.WVVmWAW.VAVAW hge three notice ok trusteed sale iiy virtue .^iiowcr of .-ale- coit? /?U4ar MViia certain deed ol truit x tcw i ed U t he undersigned tr:h&sy*l& y aC M McCoy on the 21th dayoJt ujy VJ2?. to pyrure the pay meat oX * p. to K. M. Cieinent irtuf defnuit; , . ?.\h;gyU>6Vti in-id ? on the payment - provided iitV>aid deed of Inistykj liieiv ir r?^r*ra) in the of fice sheV^ sgtrter ; Wytauga cduiit.y 1 7 52?, I v.ill on Mona'y. lifrdrco i- 2y2i. a< the oyvthou?e ^ wo- of Watauga county veUveeir the j$t?? of lli nhi m ^Vhi pi m., to .jfd need of trust. interest ".d: ci V., *;.-i6W. -?o he t -:? \u h ihe fo1..'ewir.it described real rtate. o v. it: '? ii:y Lots Numbers Five, Six, even. High: and Nine :n S.vtion S I th-.' Moot Clement property sold I'ie'iniQiit Realty* Company b lei r& t omplcte description f : ina: f said property eraSe i;< the office of be register of efcds for Watauga county. This 1* e-bvua: *y o',,, 1!?27. JOHN E. BROWN, - 2 0-41 Trustee. Estate trains " <? have to offer in hot!". $6000 $2000 ret-. trees and flOwerr-S15,006 nerv $<-.r>00 street. procd price. here m tov/n?cheap. IS hear -Joe Phcvp:. Cheap. acre---a bargain. iOO per .-ere. rgau: See us if veil want to buy lOFMENT COMPANY S, Manager inty Commissioners !5 to November 30, 1926 . .-$145.00 5.25 10.00 90 A/> - - SI 99.25 $M0.00 22.26 $162.25 $iao.oo - - 19.150 $110.60 30, 1926 r 11 days at $5.00 pet day.. $ TO.00 5c per wile . i 15.40 ? "5 .5 00.95 \ 14 days at $5.00 per <iay__$ 70.00 )e 0.70 $ 71.00 r 1 1 days at $5 00 per dar $ 70:00 : i5.5o 13!). 10 .-$227.00 liL HARTLEY. Clerk to Board. V.WAV?W."AW/^ViVW i j | JDS! j I y of Flour and ! % -Gold," "Mas- j ^ st Self-rising, j S iat Flour. j ? s-ground Com ^ Jfc jy which 1 am ^ prices. Prefer i ^ ish. ! *S TY ! \ ARE MOST | jj Come, send or j J ist i ^ l.i if JW.V VAVAW.V.V/.V.'.VA . lit M
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