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FINAL INSTALMENT h
CHAPTER VII
Opposite the ruins of the Palnij a
Beach hotel, the Minerva was fi
moored. At the concrete dock of the
IIoval Llanelli waited a motor-boat. si
"We was to take the lady aboard,
ma'am." said Moinane. "But I don't'
think we need t" wait around to ex- tl
plain to her." it
"No> do I." said Lucy, dryly. b
She stepped into the motor-heal L
. and five minutes latev she was aboard! b
the Minerva. d
She heard a stop upon the deck it
behind her. It was a feeble. >mc- f
what uncertain step, but there was b
dominance in it just the same. As h
though some old Roman emperor, en- h
foebleci, stalked his palace, stronger' 1'
in his age than his subjects in their e
youth. ' t<
An exclamation sounded in the ti
scented air: U
"What the devil are you doing a
here? You got my message . . ." n
She turned and looked at him. .A
Lanterns on the deck illumined her e
facie. li
"Lucy!'* he said. ' U
lie sank heavily into a chair; she .
felt a swift pity as she saw his weak-; a
ness. He would not he strong, really y
strong, for months. ! .
"Tim." she said quietly. t1
He put a hand upon his heart. I
"You were always stimulating, n
Lucy," he said, "but now you've be- si
come exciting. May I ask what you e
are doing here?"
"Must, a wife explain her presence .A
upon er hu hand's property?" she! y
etorted.
"A wife tieeiin't." he said. c
"Well?" she hinted.
"Lur v :* There was something a!- b
'host savage in the wry he uttered o
her name. d
He rose Mid moved awkwardly nu- a
til he stufid-t?v.,ei4?ig-o*-'er-her- 1_t
"I don't aitend to ever let you play t
viCb me again." he threatened. i
"Suppose I weren't playing,v she
replied.
He turned away from her, and t
sank into another chair, but closer r
TO ncFv v
"Lucy, I can't believe?"
"Why bid you toll me that Modane
mi vet I my life, pier, it wis you J h
who did so?" she asked.
"Why shouid i say anything that! s
might win vein- gratitude?'* ho evaded
her.
"Isn't my gratitude worth tak-j >
ing?" she demanded. 1
Who wotild take gratitude when
he wanted love?" he snapped.
"Do you expect me to woo you, to j *
make love to you, Tim?" f ?
"Is it love that brought you here,; t
Luc y V*
"What else could have done it?" f
she cried. "Tim, you're making me
wonder . . Tim, you don't want! t
me?" I f
There was pathetic bewilderment .<?
ill her voice, the hurt of a child who; t
cannot comprehend why pair, is dealt "
out to it. f
"Want you? Is that the question?"
"If it isn't, what is?" ?? i *
"Do you want mc? That's it," he |
stated. ; I
jghfust I say so?" she asked. "Isj *
this a punishment, a humiliation for-j a
. . . what I may have done for! S
you?" V
"Your mind seemed to change be-, 8
fore, Lucy. 1 want you to be sure.; ^
And before you answer?could you
love a thief, Lucy?" ?'
"I do," she made reply.
And with the words she felt a v
surging pride in her surrender. A h
thief, and she loved him. Ah, but: ?
her love should redeem him, should; n
cleanse him. should ennoble him. i ^
And then, as he leaned above her, as
his great arms, momentarily restored j
? to the strength that was normally |
his,i swept her from her chair until; V
she lay eyv.shcd ngoinst hi?; breast- t|
she felt ashamed.
Who was she melodramatically to
think of cleansing, of ennobling Tim?
She put such thoughts away from'
her forever. They were not merely
prideful, the}' were unworthy. For t
where she ioved, she must love with- S
out reservation. Tt didn't matter what c
Tim had been. She knew what he was! 1
now. And she loved him for the now. p
Ah, incredible! she had loved him; t
in the past. Unknowing, she had ^ c
thought that hate had led her on. j f
when hruispH l.W Hsir? w- c
peiling force behind her actions. ; L
And then, as her eyes met his, she ; a
knew something. Tim wasn't a thief, c
any more than he was a brute. She: v
knew now why she had thought him: (
a brute: because she. who wanted '
to be all-sufficient to herself, had >
sub-consciously realized that this a
man was her mate and master, with- j t
out whom she must remain uncom- f
plemented all her days. Maiden re- 1
&' sentment. the defiance of the soul t
that is unwilling to blend its iden- t
tity with another, had made her {
shrink from him, even as ever fiber ^
in her body had called to him. s
He wasn't a brute. Equally he was t
no thief, for a thief didn't have eyes t
like his, couldn't have eyes like his. *
Candor, decency, was in them for all L
the world to see. He might be over- r
~ So cli<rV,tK- vain? i
God bless him, why shouldn't he have tc
m
A. Armii id 4?n
i I lwi% ?r-w
m?rei? sr ri?/
is little vanity if he wanted?- - but
isfconest . . . never!
She placed her hands swiftly
g<tin&l his face and tm'd his mouth
rom hers
"Tim," she breathed, you didn't
teal!"
His eyes twinkled with mirth.
"Of coarse not, silly. But do you
iiink I would have told you so? Darn
. Lucv! vou have pride enough to
e able to understand pride! But
oeson's client was certain that he'd
een swindled. And 1 . . . 1 was so
arnried angry with him t?>s doubtig
me that . . . Well, ir was my
irst business venture. Not really a
usiness venture, at that. He and I
ad bought a patent, and I'd told
im that I'd guarantee it. I meant
d guarantee the validity of the patnt
and he maintained i'd guaran?ed
the practicability of the inversion?a
new motor valve. He had
rtters that supported his contention,
Khough 1 had letters which proved
lv side. But I d gambled and lost,
iml so. to pay him, I mortgaged evrything
I owned and then you beeved
Leeson?who damn well ought
? be careful what he says?and Y
. . well, 1 loved you, Lucy. I'd
boost killed myself because of what
Oilv fKriiiii-hts of dip run! !?>(] tn and
. . t U?ok your chock and let you
Sihk the worst. And then. I swore
'd pay you back not with my own
loney that I'd raised by selling the
tocks and mortgages, but with mony
that I'd earned."
"Silly hov! Lint I like your pride.
lH(1 you had the money all the time,
ou child?"
"Of cdlirse I did! I was writing a
heck for Leesor when you came,
ith your bundle of money and youi
undle of nerves and your bundle
f emotions, and ... I -wore I
dirt care whether you thought mi
thief or not. I'd make you love
to- thief, and then, if you loved th<
hiot. what might you hot think 01
he honest man?"
She shook her head.
"No more than I thought of the
hief. Tim. 1 couldn't love you an.\
nor? than I did ten minutes ago
rhen I didn't know that you were a:
illy?"
"As Devi 1-May-Cayc sometimes is?
ie suggested, smiling.
"As she was," she corrected. "Foi
lie isn't?not any more.
"Never again?"' he chuckled.
'? n\ a married woman," she re
lUtided htm? "and no married woir.at
ids a right to be silly.':
"Not?Ami ?>i?> not?" he inquired
"Because men are always silly, am
omeone has to be the balunce-whee
o keep the machine on its course
o keep it from tipping over."
"Devil-May-Care in a new role?
he sober matron," he jeered.
"I can be that. Tim. The nighl
hat von . . . the night of Mrs
'lary's party I was talikng to some
ne?was it Mr. Leeson??and I saic
hat I was really an old - fashioned
;iii. Weil, old man. I am exacth,
hat."
"You can hardly make me believe
hat, Lucy." he mocked.
"Oh, yes, 1 am/' she insisted. "Anc
can prove it. I'm so old-fashioneci
hat, having my husbands a rjnrv s
round me. I want to kiss him. 1
on't want to say another word; 1
rant to be kissed. New-fashionec
iris want to talk, but I . . . want tc
e kissed."
"Well, that's one little thing I car
o for you, Lucy," he smiled.
His lips crushed against hers. Ah,
.'ho wanted freedom, when she coulc
aye this? Blessed old Fate! Deai
Id Fate, who'd guided Lucy Harkess
Stevens straight to where she
elonged?to her husband's arms'
THE END
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THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EV
MERS ROCHE
/Aifl Rf LB~Y
|| "VERY LATESTS" !
| By .MARY MARSHALL
One no longer need make apol-j
ogies for not having a fur coat. Fur \
has been brought within ttc reach of]
almost every one and cloth coats,
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i; trimmed with fur are .so luxurious
, j as to he the peer of any fur coat.
Moreover, there are fur-like fabrics,
of a comparatively inexpensive |
sort, that fashion looks upon with
favor. They have gained a nlacc 1111tie*
the sun of fashion for themselves
>i because ihey do not pretend to he'
: t rcai~nff. TmTy'sUCmi fern thr-ir ovrr,
| merits, which are numerous, and for
I the younjr girl of twelve or there;j
abolits many mothers would consider
a coat of one of these fur fabrics
. in better taste than a veal fiu coat.
? One advantage for general wear that
such coats have is that while they
' are warm and wind resisting they aip
not quite so heating as a coat of raccoon
or other substantial fur and
are therefore more suitable for everyday
requirements of the active
young person
i There are lovely pile fabrics thati
closely imitate the soft pelts of baby
; lailib ^l' : broadtail. anil- These ami
1 materials of this sort?withoui a akl
ing any pretensions of actually being:
. baby lamb or broadtail, have been1;
accepted a> correct by fashion crhics
- this season.
There is no longer the incjudiv
I that there once was against imitations?either
in furs or in jewelry;
and many women who nigh*, well \
I afford to wear diamonds prefer, at
I times, to \\ear rhinestones or white
crystals, and women who have coats
of the finest furs are w illinjt t; wear |
? these loveiy fur fabrics which the
imported French dressmaker;; have
II marked with their approval.
11 The illustration shows a child's
coat of fur fabric in heaver pile, with
[ i leather belt and buttons, and beret
I to match.
> Nobody shows more optimism than
a homely girl who sits in front of a
i mirror with a box of rouge and a
lipstick.
I OLD FOLKS SAY
DR. CALDWELL
WAS RIGHT
i i- I ,
l he basis of treating sickness has not |
changed since Dr. Caldwell left Medical I
College in 1875, nor since he placed on I
the market the laxative prescription he
i bod need in his practice.
He treated constipation, biliousness, I
.! headaches, mental depression, indigestion, j
' j soar stomach and other indispositions
" I antirelv bv
. r"- ttgCMMHC
- laxatirea, herbs and roots. Thew are
I still the basis of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin, a combination of senna and
; other mild herbs, with pepsin.
The simpler the remedy for constipi
. tion, the safer for the child and foT you.
And as 700 can get results in a mild
** and safe* way by using Dr. Caldwell's
' Syrup Pepsin, why tAke chances with
- itrong drugs *
, A bottle will last several months, and
ill can use it. It is pleasant to the
, Jisie, gentle in action, and free from
narcotic*. Elderly people find it ideal.
All drag stores have the generous bottles, |
' >r write "Syrup Pepsin Dept. BB, |
. j Monticello, Illinois, for free trial bottle. |
ERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
Famous Aim
g^SgSffiTii'WOi "~"?^'V4 TflRMMMH
' Cfr'.
Calvin Coolidgc. former Pre
oi New York (lett) and Julius
been acting since last June as a c<
six million dollars left by Conrad
light. These famous citicens ha
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
between the dark and the daylight J
When the night is beginning to
lower
Comes a pause in the day's occupations
Which is known as the Children's
Hour.
1 hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little feet.
The sound of a door that is opened.
And voices soft and sweet.
From my study I see in the lamplight,
Descending the broad hall'd stair.
Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra.
And Edith with golden hair.
I whisper, and then a silence;
Yet 1 know by their, merry eyes j <
They are plotting and planning to-j
gethcr
To take me by surprise.
A sudden rush from the stairway,
A sudden raid from the hall!
Rv lliree doors left unguarded
They enter my castle wall! i
1
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They '.limb up into my turret
Over the arms and hack of my I
chair;
If I try to escape, they surround mc;j
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VWQbQHIh ' ^BliRaBtiHBfcro / .Y,
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Wy.t W^|ar ' y;~^^^Wffy^p
sident of the United Slates (center) with j
Roscnwald, eminent Chicago merchant atu
ommittec to pick the institutions which are I
Hubert of Jersey City, a German immigrai
ve met every two weeks and were unanimi
They seem to be everywhere. ei
lit
They almost devour me with kisses, tr
Their arms about me entwine, al
Till 1 think of the Bishop of Bingen D
In his Mouse-Tower on the Rhine! r<
of
Do you think, O blue-eyed banditti, rc
Because you have scaled the wall, lo
Such an old mustache as I am j c2
I not a match for you all?
e:
I have you fast in my fortress
And will not let you depart, ?|
But put you down into the dungeon Cl
In the round-tower of my heart,
in
And there will I keep you forever, d1
Yes, forever and a day,
Till the walls shall crumble to ruin 1)}
And moulder in dust away.
CHEVROLET ANNOUNCEMENT J"
CREATES A SENSATION st
| n;
Announcement last week of sub- m
siaxuiaily ivuuvvtl prices or. the new J
1030 Chevrolet Six, at the same time ;
that the car embodying many dis-i
tinet improvements made its public: 1*
bow, created a sensation in automotive
circles here.
Reduction as announced by \V. S.
lviuulsen, president and general manager
of the Chevrolet Motor Company,
range from $25 to $50 on sevimim
i
I S V W I
for "Banana I
Bads on your
$lippery roads . . .
treads, slick as bai
a fine invitation to
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Slide in here . . . slij
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Producing nearly
tires built today, Gc
lowest costs . . . giv
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ter, wear longer
CORD carcass c
stand more road p
ordinary tire prices
=
DOUBLE I
Here, too!?More !
Goodyear
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tlBUTORS FOR WATAUGA COUNTY
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LOCAL DEALERS:
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JANUARY 10. 13150
J 6,000,0 00
\l?red K. Smith, Sornitr Governor
1 philanthropist. The three have
to receive a fortune of more than
at who invented the pocket flaalsaus
in their decisions.
'j
i of the twelve models in the 1930
IP W_b_i_h> Ihrpp now Krv.lv ffttap rra
oduced for the first time this year
:e priced to parallel the new low"
gure on models retained in the cur- '
mt series. The present base price
$195 brings the six-cylinder Cheviot
to within five dollars of the
west price at which even the four
dinder Chevrolet was ever sold.
This is made possible, Mr. Knudser.
cpluincd, because 1929 was Chevrons
greatest year, with an output
l,:sr?0,000 sixes. Economies of presion
manufacturing, plus savings
Ejected by quantity purchase of raw
ateriaisj brought about lowered proictioir
costs, which, consistent wit:,
le Chevrolet's policy, are now being
issed on to the consuming public.
To meet the anticipated demand as
insult of the lowered prices and the i <
any improvements in the new car,
ic great chain of Chevrolet plants
rung across the continent is now
jeruting at capacity to assure in?ediate
delivery of all models, Mr
nudsensuitvu.
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$1-19 in Virginia and Carolina?
Famous Bertie County Peanuts?from
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EASON, Windsor, N. C. It
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tires
smooth - worn
nana peels ... t
crash the hos
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p off those "acy
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the road on all
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a third of all
jodyear enjoys
es greattes vals
that grip bet.
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inderneath to {
ounding ... at
fetfli
EAGLES
a?
People ride on
Tires.
mpany
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