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BLACK
By Meredith
'. trpyrssrh;. CharUv- .Scrribner? 8
liters' Aucocj
(jjgfffifai :4.f :y'. ' ' ::i,0.'" ' "11: ' .
In their hwurs together .?r?hie;
had never beer. able >. free his minJ j
of ihe 'U-a-rv/eali!.' fa.-c "hat he hadj
.s<i nearly kilic-d Oorgdon, and he va> j
beset now (>;. :h'.. th- :aI'.L that soer.-,
h ?i ,ir fatt-r he mu:-t c. nfe-s his cul-j
pahiUyt hi the Bailey Harbor fhoot-1
if:, n'.v "'-'It"tfVO
wot to toll ''mgdort 1 shot!
hiai and *.hat he was b ho way re-;
sponsible for Hoky's death." b- an-j
niiunced detetirinedlv . the Cote--1
ttor. whom h. fi;unll pnci _ the!
stvcet hi t'rout of the hotel .afterj
so peer.
"Of course you'd tell him. but hoc*
yet. Until we .ret some other thirdsj
cleared up she'll let him chink he!
killed Hok> keep lim huxn-j
b!e. And now that he's off the in-|
vafiu's 1 \veT!i let hint share a me
little adventure* that :tu before us.
Tonight 'vl- vf cot a matte- on hrrd
thai*.- better done by our.sen. T:
you think he's safe :*or a few hours
vve'Ii go ahea 1/ 1
Me cropped on the way to the|
wood-bordere 1 .-h"< ' i produced :
from a lVnce (.- oner .p-. e!setrie "an>?> J
and hvo Revolvers.
"Stick one of these m your pocket.
We're not going to add. to our
crimes if we can help it. hut?"
At a point half a mile from the
village the Governor clashed h lamp
air/rig a bank that hung over
the beach and found a canoe arid a
row boat hidden in a thicket.
"We're all fixed. <5 bid Leary
planted these things feu* us while
Wert at -upper."
ne gave :i win. tie and In m -j
ment Lea'ry stood bes? them.
They had carried tfefc boats to th
wa^r'- edge v. her. tne Govern-', i
.suddenly stood eree: The rn^no-!
tonous turn umi of .? ga'si line- engine i
\va.- born, to fh'em out of the dark*]1
"(hi rev has a < oat >\i some v,< ?vve\\" j
the Governor ren.arfceb. **ahd as he J
can ies :- lights \ve'vt got ' take
the chance cf sr-akii-i.r r-?und hi in *\
getting run ?h.vv; . You ami Red'
take the row, bout and trail me: 1*1:!'
T scout. ahead with the car.oe." 1 1
The canoe shot forward, the Gov-:
oriior driving the paddle with aj
Practised hand. The : t?w boat
lowed, and as t hey nue,? -tyadey )l
toward tta- of the bay the- :
marked mir/r'g and nib he el.oariy thei
passage of the launfch as it patched'
the farther ^hore. They wer? tvvotliirds
of the way acres- the buy i
when the Governor gave sign',
to stop ami they drew royt-rher : *6r a |
JoiitYrn.ee.
''They mpst be heypine water.,"
.-aid Archie, railing jwV.eri-.ion , ?B
lights on t.h; sho-e, 'If Wk could;
iand w.ilioc Mghteri-n.T the trick ioj
The Governor wihstled through ids
|x teeth. Somewhere to the left of j
rthom as they iay fronting the Bijhp!
a sharp blew was .-truck upon metal, ijIt
was repealed fitfully iVr -ever;'.:
minutes.
"It's Carey tinkering- his1 1 engine.
He's boon playing possum off there."]
The launch was, so near that they
heard the waives slapping it; side-; !
ciuddciiiy Tje'ary sprang up in the]
los ing moat.
"Look ahead!" he exclaimed, iov-j
cling his arm at a shadow that darted
out of the- darkness and passed between
them av.d -the launch. The
Governor ,:v. it and stifled a cry of
dismay
' Two women jr. a canoe'. They're
going to run for it!"
The Governor had already turned
the canoe and was furiously plying
his paddle. A lantern snot ils beam
from the phantom craft, but the light
vanished immediately.
"There goes his engine." the Gov-]
emor called as he took the lead, j
"He's spotted that light and will try;
to run them down-"'
Isabel and Ruth, attempting to
elude Carey's blockade and seek
help at Huddleston. were forcing a
cruise that might any minute result
in disaster. It was incredible that
Carey would attempt to run down
two women on the dark bay and it
was apparently his intention to circle
round them and drive them hack
to the camp. Neither the canoe of
, the adventurous women nor the
launch was visible from the row
boat, though the engine's rapid puli
. rations indicated the line of Carey's :
pursuit.
The launch executed a wide half- 1
circle, stopped and retraced its 1
t course. The Governor called to i
Archie to stop following and move
r- in the direction of the town, independently
of his own movements, thus !
i? broadening the surface they were 1
i covering with a view to succoring the t
canoe. 1
"If that blackguard keeps this up
>; we may have to swim for it! Give \
i; me- the oars; I want to warm up!" t
E~"t and Leary were changing r
; when the launch, executing c
of its g gantic evolutions, s
'ept by. A second later they fl
irtled by a crash followed by
and cries for help. Leary j v
shrilly to attract the Gover-1 o
tention and bent to the (
SHEEP
\ Nicholson
n-r. Release J Til tough Vvhister
Service
oar-.
Carey .-hut )!"{ his s->wer tbe ravin
nt he ilruek 1!'.J eai'.n. A ; hour
trotii the Geverit ii anleiaae-. i that
he v.us har?ytnv. Tevani Vhe ynotte
of the #?;j5Bii<n.
"Hear 'eft'" . -it- i Lr. ;y. - - x:i-;r
.1:1 oar. "S'w eovvn! e ;."'
The iurh! ; p'.ayiasr uuon the fceae
m the l-idreh tell up--: the
gSfe? wouien the Ge vnr r.o r and !
Learv swimming tcdvai ihdm. ..yd!
Archie steadying- the rev, boat ready
to aid in the resruc.
The fetters were :v>w dependent
ipon s und and the scar-light '.r. the
urgent ?>uslross of riTatkir.tr the peskier
of the young women. A hand
grasped Archie*? trailing oar rui in
-v nioraenl with Lea) yV .-j>stance he!
Had gotten one of the Women ."nloj
the hotat. The mer. now VedoSSr'.cdv
their efforts to find the second ricXxm
pf the catastrophe; ?hputi^K '
keep track of >- tiij ar. the! and t :
hearten the girl v. !; " - smewhe*
hat '.lit!*.: for her life
A faint cry. hardly distiiiguisha.hl^
above the commotion of the wavesj
caught Archie'.- par :ir lumped
mto the water and swrm toward it.
In making ? stroke h:V arm fell upon
the side of the overturned canoe. AS
pitiful little whinfper startled him:
hp toyohjed a face ami bis fin'vres^
traaght in a woman's hair. The capo
still retained enough buoyancy to
support hinn and his lusty cries
brought the Governor to his s de.
ftdlcwed an instant later by Leary,
laborious);. pushing the oo&b before
rm.
Th< y worked in dlei sav
the sharp commands c,i the Gover:
, i tinrr of the second
ver * hi -* :? . and I. avv nran,un .:
this. while Archie and the Gay-J
i run.'. as lev l\vu\J i;\\ 11' a - with
n ?:. Th~ bent had t In* balanced
supreme < :s got th? J?vv*
ab '..t -i.
'They h\mv ->*? i'i fab?njr care oi jl
rm-m.-e'vt.- whrn we :/.i Iceil "hem j
up." id Archie holding to the sidof
i?: the- beat. Wo haver, t .? cus-. ? f jl
ihvjvvr.'hg1 to de&i wirb "
inaJvo for the ? amp a? :a-t
as pos-ih!^.- TH tako the pars.^ saiii
the G^vcri^i' "You and I.oar. fol'A
iii m> tajwer
When tr?o\ reached- the camp they
v eio met by tli'i camp doctor and
Isabel's mother who had iWurtt the!
crash .??' the ro-lUion ami
Mri i?jr - c-ies that h'ad, an.aoiateod the j
iti&iu-. Ruth declare.; that she wa.-j
iVb:i< t walk b'a* Csi&Vi became the
their iiameitiov . riuddmaWnn.
She ',-iy in the-boat -.Muttering
incwg Mitiy. Archie raihered her
u>> ut h'> arms ar.d bore her to the
hospital tent where a nurse waited
op thom.
"We're lucky devils.'' said the
Governor, a? they wrung the water
from their t-lother in the bath house.
*li we hadn't been jutt where we
v.ere those girls would have dr..wo
eti. In their skirt? tbey couldn't have
made the shore!"
Mrs. Perry came down presently
to report t'hat Isabel ami Ruth were
asleep.
"I nisit." she said, "we might proclaim
to the world your gallant eonduet:
but tor any report of this
matter to get abroad would be ?HsastiSii,
a dire calamity; as vou'ear.
see. it tvouid be best for you to re
urn to Hutidleston and keep 'silent
as to the accident."
":Vou may count c.n our discretion,"
said the Governor. '"Lai n.e
say first that as to the danger of
starvation, you need have no fear on
that store. I wired yesterday for a
tug I'm somewhat interested ir. to
pick up sul-nies at Harbor Springs
and'it v.-il! be ill here sometime during
the afternoon."
CHAPTER IX
\fher. the Governor and Archie
wen: down to breakfast at nine
o'clock the hgkt morning they learned
that Cong-dun had risen early and
gone out.
The Governor drew from his pocket
a telegram which Leery had carried
up to kin: while he was dressing.
" A cypher from Perky at Harbor
Springs. He's got the provisions
ahoaid but reports that he suspects
the tug is being watched. It's possible
of course that he and old ETi-j
piuilos were spotted at Cleveland
when th; y boarded the boat and that
:he government is keeping ar eye on
the Arthur B. Grover."
A.-.v,:- s.i ' - - -
.-ijvuitc uugftetf unCJaSIiy.
"We've got enough, trouble on
ra.id right here without bucking thj
Kkfera! 'authority. Of course you'll
varn him at once not to put in
leie!"
"My reply was sent instantly. I
rired him to hold on to Eliphalet
mt to drop all the men he didn't
leed to handle the tug at the first
onvenient point and send them
ingly into the woods beyond Callersville
to await instructions."
They had- reached the veranda,
riiere Congdon joined them. ObvimsFy
he was in a serious mood.
' Something's happened that both
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THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E
! ers tr.e a litCo." hi said. "A ma
j motored u;? here awhile ago. looke
| the place .over and asked ir.e a lo
>>t questions abeur the hotel and it
j guests. You understand. Comly?
j He hesitated, glancing question
i iv.gly from Archie : > the Governor.
" You may trust Saulsbury. W
have knowledge of some other thing
| that make it necessaiy for us ail t
j stand, together."
' "ThU fe!i<rn seomed to hav
; hu-i'.es- here.'" Congo awn cvv! iinie<
i He Seoked >ne t ter i:'. a Way I didn'
, like-. You remember. Cuir.ly. ' too
I >ou utr try (.or.fidevce aVout a lit
| t.'c difficulty, i had before I cam
u at sq
I "That . affair or. the .Main
I G-.a-t'.' t: wa; a shootin.?. Sauls
; > ...-v." A: .hie erpiatned soberly.
"Extra ii :. .? } !" exclaimed th
! Governor. and listened gravely whit
> " _-.i'described the ehootirigr a
Uailey Harbor.
"You ha.- ;r> -; led about ilii
matter ".v. unnecessarily." th.
Got - eclated with a wave o
hand "Ycu ?v re in your own
house. a::;t had every r.gnt to b;
here vor were defending yjurseii
gairftr a scour. ' r c-h.i did his besi
ki?i ycu."
"Rut "ost fortum to- that w.
three hy - met here, gentlemen an<i
murderers .ail!" the Governor wenl
: a.r;"Comic telis tup that he
too has been dodging the police, and
> make . ou both tee'. perfectly at
ease l'tl i - equally ."rank and >ay
; it for early seven years I've beer
nixed up with, the '.ending crooks o'l
this country.
"And now t- isittess. V.'e seem
to be fe'.iujfe with a pretty teste foi
dver.ti::.. am; 1'ir.t- going to appeal
your chivalry right r.ov: : - help
lie in ,t very ieiicate matte!'?and a
very dan go reus one that calls for
prompt attention."
He bade- Archie ell the -tovy. interrupted
occasionally t-> supply
some i ta. When Isabe name
was merti. red as the head of the
camp Ganglion jotr.ped to his feel
.JVftVmUf
' Why. ' r ffunjj round upon
.Vvhie, "that's th*? cri ri who gaw me
:he had Auvic-j that got me into all
n.y tx, uHo wli\: *vy wife! Ami she
\ - i.*iistodia if m; ja )ghtoi ' With
m\- ov- r child over there at the mercy
y>f ihm scoirralrci I couldn't re-:
a: i I assure you that ! cherish
he resentment a-.v -.--_ M - Perry. 1
onlis* right hOiV."
-'GoJtr the Governor crieihk- and
\v : -i * bacV - business. The
.tug that's hrmiring the supplier for
camp a'-- <\ ng a launch for
our Ni?v.. ''ongdon. it you've
. taking oraers from
rao. til yi i to lie off Heart O'
! DAVIDSON'S- an a
mas time. For we ha
I have gathered togethi
! to help you choose w
! gift for every one on ;
?a wealth of gift wi;
And always, regardle
?with an air of distil
tire family. We have
A New
THRI]
A new coat is more t
season, and considerii
ing of women's and n
style?the best values
and workmanship?a
j ed woman can v.rish i
deep-pile or soft sued
trimmed, with collars
ly tailored and warm)
$5.
Whatever you may w
We thank our friends
Da
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iVEK* THUKSOAY?BOONE, N. C.
nj Dreams in the row boat- while the
dj Mipplies nre unloaded. Our laud t|
lord, a trustworthy person in every
s particular, will go with you. Comiy
" and 1 will meet the tug and pick up
;-j the la a neb."
j While they waited for the tug's
e| appearance A'-chic and the Governor
>*j hung off Heart O* Dreams shore.
0 paddled close enough in talk wit h
| Ruth at the wharf.
e> "Everything's ail right." she rei.
ported cheerfully. "The doctor is
t keeping Isabel :n l ed today but
k merely to test. The camp*- running
- smoothly and the girls doivt know
e ehat iney ate out last bread and butter
for luncheon."
c- Ai exclamation from Ruth caused
Archie and the Governor to turn j
toward the lake The Arthur 0. i
e Grover was steapvhin: -lowly into the! ,
' bay. A foment - !. : ry whisth .!:
t to cali a^tent '-n : the v pcy launch. ,
which was runnthg v:\p\dly toward]
? the camp.
'j "Keep out ct sight," the G '\erno:J J
f ordered Ruth, "and sen 1 your youngj
1 I tiMQ'Crek to nl.iv M th?. VV.Ui.i.; " 1
? j ''Piease." she cried, turning to cc . J ^
L "take care ??f yourselves! We'd bet!
ter .give up the tight right now ihtoi:
have you hui t!"
.; The Arthur B. Grov-er had rouu- (
I dcti tfcf point and was reeling ts
* i way coward Heart O* Dream . Arphie
recognized Perky, Ind istriouslyi
taking sounding i d lazily giving) .
order- to the man at the whet i.
"There's our new launch trailing! -{
'J behind like clouds of glory/* said the I _
Governor. "A vc rv <nnpr>v lit c- at-1 .
Tali t is." I *
"And a very snappy little man .
hanging over the rail cf the tug! jj
grppiag an umbrella. How clo you j t
, ; uppost Perkv's explaining all thisI
I o Kiiphal t?" : t
"Trust Perky to be plausible." 1
: By the thm: the Arthur B. Graver(
had warped in. Carev had brought t
Iv: jaunch to within a do:-, en yards \
of the i .;g. and his . ipanion was i
standing up anxiously scrutinizing.
the men on board.
"Prisoners!' he bawled. "Every-1 1
one of you a prisoner! I know you. 1
Perky "and you needn't try any tricks
j on me or it'll he the worse for you." : 1
j "Trapped! Lost'" cried EJiplralet,' <
i tragically.
: "You're mighty :ight you're lost!" 1
yelled the officer, "You're ' nice *
old scoundrel; to he circulat ng plug- t
ged gold piece-, and a rich man at 1
that You're under arrest, do voi* understand."
Perky was thorougfey prepared; i
for the expeditious delivery of his' c
carp .>, even to wheelbarrows in which.I
three men no .'.began trundling sup-j .
i plies up the wharf and along ? ii
beach to the camn Vtore house. He.
uthority on gifts for every
ve searched far and wide t
sr all the wonders of Trea:
ith confidence and assurani
your Christmas list. A trul}
shes for Christmas?as moi
r . - - - -
ss or its price, it will be a g
:iction that only Davidson's
toys of every description t
' Coat Is the
LLING of G
hrilling at Christmas time 1
ig this fact, we have plann
lisses' new coats. 1 hey ar
> that can be offered in the
ind the embodiment of all
n the way of coat smartnes
le, finished fabrics?some <
and cuffs of wolf, fox/squi
y interlined. In a variety
OS trt SllO
9 fjy JL ^y
ant at whatever price, you
for their past patronage ai
Happy Nei
vidson's 1
... ' s
paid go heed vvb&tcvc r to the 'hrtvits | 1
uttered by rive officer. ami the work J t
was proceeding rapidly, without] t
noise or confusion, when they we:c 1
startled by a yell. i
Leary and Congdon jfu the rowj
boat had been stealsrig up behind! <
Carey's launch. Leary sprang aboard j 1
while the two occupants wore watch-? 5
ing the landing of the store.-. Csrey,! *
diving under Lt arc's arms, soiled a J 1
club unci knocked him overboard.}
The detective jumped into the water! :
and swam to the wharf, where h ! t
was immediately" overpowered aiui'
hauled aboard the tug.~' By this timei
Carey was steering tor the mdid e of!
the bay. where he watched the tug J *
for a while ami then retired toward j t
1 - < amp. j f
It was five '-'clock when the ins:!*'
>f the c^rgo v.*us landed in the store! s
house. The engineer sounded the! T
yhisUe. _ j c
kuth ran down :?> the shbre andl ~
Archie and the Governor went to:
- her
The Governor gave her the details[
>f the nftcrt'vM j and when he
she cried:
"You I-' perfectly splen-j
\u\r |
"By the "way." the Gov. .. . t(l
?d. "'.vhen does the camp close?" j
"August twenty^ '* Mr. Carey!
{ es n't close it sooner."
'That date shall stand without reference
to CareyV.wishes. intentioivs j
... . Pleas t write your father to!
>e he-re on that last day and bring:J
*as r !'i-o pa5 robes with him Havel
tow anything to ad 1, Archie?,"
"You might -ay to Isabek" saidI
\rchfe slowly, "that August twenty
trikes me a.- the i.app.o-t possible
late f< >r our wedding."
"Vou two talk of weddings as
hough! we were net in the midst of;
attle. murd'T and sudden death!" {?
She folded her arms and regarded
hem with an odd little smile, half
vistful. half questioning. playing
ihput her lips.
"1 was Just thinking," she .aid in.
i few hioments, ' how we seem to be!
iving in the good old times when.
mights hastened by land or water to i
he rescue.of ladies in distress But
don't quite see through - the
mi'" The sirtilewas gone and her
yes darKened as she ended with a;
ir.tlo quavering-, despairing note.)
'Something serins and dreadful'
hivatens us. one and all of us may-|
>e! It's only?what do you eallj
uth a thing?a presentment?"
"Please don't think of it!" pleaded
Vrchie. "Things are hound to come
;ut ail right."
"Yes; it will be only a little long
-r.uttered the Governor listless-1
H "h.-ifl -?.<!-. llicO t?l
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occasion?is particularly
o hnd .the best values c
sureland! They are here
c-.e the right and the mc
r representative and all-en
ciestlv priced or as preten
jift of good taste and auz
store gifts can boast. SI
o delight the heart of the
Most |
IFTS I
than at any other
ed a special ofjFere
the last word in
way of material P
that the well dress5S.
Fashioned in 5 ;
ire luxuriously fur- gs:
irrel, etc. Beautiful- p
of modes. *?|j
8 1
will find us able to meet
id wish for you all a Mer
iv Year.
_)ept. Sto
DECEMBER 15, 1927
ituth's confession of her pmnoaiion
of impending evil, and Archie,
rouhled by his friend's change of
no ml, hastened to end the interie\v.
"We're not, goingr to lose'" he dedared.
"'It's when the weird is
iriyhtest tliat the shadow of a cloud
sometimes makes us tear to trust
>ur- happiness- Good-by ana good
uck ' "
She was r.oi reassured, however,
inii as sfco shook hands with them
Were were tears in her eyes.
(Continued Next Week)
Hector Graham. negro, was the
electrocuted in th* death house at
he prison, Raleigh, last Friday
:cr the murder f Captain Paul
i&huf&n. Hoke county World war
reterar. and farmer. Johnson was
he ninetieth victim of the electric
hai*' in this state.
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ry Christmas and a
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