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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
Hie NBSon Dollar Mystery
By HAROLD MAC GRATH
M 1 1 " —■■--
Illustrated from Scenes in the Photo Drama of the
Same Name tar the Thanhouser Film Company
(Oopyright, Ul4, by LLarold MacOralh)
CHAPTER 11.
The Master's Man.
Vroon faced Hargreave's butler sc Jl
berly. The one reason why Braine
made this *aan his lieutenant was be
cause Vroon always followed the let
ter of his Instructions to the final pe
riod; he never sidestepped or added
: any frills-or innovations of his own,
' and because of this very automatism
he rarely blupdered Into a trap. If
he failed it was for the simple fact
that the master mind had overlooked
some essential detail. The organiza
tion of the Black Hundred was almost
totally unknown to either the public
i or the police. It Is only when you fall
that you are found out
"The patrolman has been trussed up
like you," began Vroon. "If they find
him they will probably llnd you. But
before that yon will grow thirsty and
hungry. Where did your master pot
that money?"
"He carried It with him."
"Why didn't you call for help?"
"The houses on either side are too
far away. I might yell till doomsday
without being heard. They will bare
heard the platol shots; but Mr. Har
greaves was always practicing In the
backyard."
"The people in those two bouses
(have been called out of town. The
Servants are. oif for the night."
"Very Interesting," replied Jones,
staring at the rug.
"Your master Is dead."
Jones' qjiln sank upon his breast
His heart was heavy, heavier than It
bad ever been before.
"Your master left a will?"
"Indeed, I could not say."
"We can say. He has still three or
four millions In stocks and bonds.
What he took to the bottom of the sea
with him was hie available cash."
: "I know nothing about his finances.
I was his butler and valet"
Vroon nodded. "Come, men; It 1*
time we took ourselves off. Put things
in order; close the safe. You poor
jackals, I always have to watch you
for outbreak* of vandalism. OS with
you!"
He was the last to leave. He stared
long and searchlngly at Jones, who
felt the burning gaze but refused to
meet It lest the plotter see the Ore in
his. The door closed. For fully an
hour Jones listened but did not stir.
They were really gone. He pressed
his feet to the floor and began to hitch
the chair toward the table. Halt way
across the Intervening space he crum
pled in the chair, almost completely
exhausted. Ho let a quarter of an
hour pass, then made the final attack
upon the remaining distance. He suc
ceeded in reaching the desk, but he
could not have stirred an Inch farther.
The hair on his head was damp with
sweat and his hands were clammy.
When he felt strength returning he
lifted the telephone oft the hook wltb
his teeth.
"Central, central! Call the police
to come to this number at once; Har
greave's house, Rlverdale. Tell them
to break In."
After what seemed an age of wait
ing to the exhausted prisoner, with
crashing and smashing of doors, the
police appeared in the room.
"Where's your gag?" demanded the
first offlcer to reach Jones' side.
"There wasn't' My."
"Then why didn't you yell for help?"
"The thieves lured our neighbors
away from town. The patrolman who
walks this beat 1* bound and gagged
and I* probably reposing back of the
billboard In the next block."
"Murphy, yoa watch this man while
I make a call on the neighbor*," said
the offlcer who seemed to be In au
thority. When he returned be was
frowning seriously. "We'd better tele
phone to the precinct to search for
Dennison. There'* nobody at home In
either house and there'* nobody back
of the billboards. Untie the man."
When this was done, the offlcer said;
"Now, tell us what's happened; and
don't forget any of the details."
Jones told a simple and convincing
story; it was so simple and convinc
ing that the police believed It without
question. -
"Well, If that ain't the limit f Did,
you hear any auto* outaidsT'
"I don't recollect," *ald Jone*,
Stretching hi* leg* gratefully. "Why?"
"The auto bandit* Meld up a bank,
messenger today and got away with,
twenty thousand. Whenever a man
draws down a big sum they seem to
know about IL And say. Murphy, can
up and have the river police look out
for a new-fangled airship. Your mas
ter may have been reecued," turning
to Jones.
"If I were only sure of that, sir!"
When the police look themselves off
Jonee proceeded to set upon thoee
plans laid down by Hargreeve early
that night When this was done he
sought his bed and fell asleep, the
sleep of the exhausted. When rfkr
greave picked ap Jonee to share his
fortunes, he bad pot his trust la no
ordinary auua.
A dozen reporters trooped out to the I
Hargreeve home, only to flad It de- j
serted. And while they were ringing
bells and tapping windows, the man
they sought was tramping up and
down the platform of the railway sta
tion.
Through an this time Norton, the
reporter, Hargreave's only Mend, slept
the eleep of the Juet and unjust He
rarely opened his eyee before noon.
Group after group of pessengers
Jonee eyed eagerly. Often, Just as he
was In ths act of approaching a coupis
of young women, some man would
hurry up, and thgre would be kisses
or handshakes. At length the crowd
thinned, and then It was that he dis
covered a young girl perhaps eighteen,
accompanied by a young woman in the
early thirties. They- had the appear
ance of eagerly awaiting some one.
Jonee stepped forward with a good
deal of diffidence.
"You are waiting for some one?"
"Yes," said the elder woman, coldly.
"A broken bracelet?"
The distrust on both faces vanished
Instantly. The young girl's face
brightened, her eyes sparkled with
suppressed excitement.
"You are . . . my father?"
"No, miss," very gravely. "I am the
butler."
"Let me see your part of the brace
let," eald the young girl's guardian,
a teacher who had been assigned to
this delicate task by Miss Farlow, who
could not bring herself to say good-by
to Florence anywhere except at the
school gates.
The halves were produced and ex- !
amined.
"I believe we may trust him, Flor
ence."
"Let us hurry to the taxicab. We
must not stand here."
"My mother?"
"She Is dead. I believe she died
shortly after your birth. I have been
with your father but fourteen years.
I know but little of his life prior to
that."
"Why did he leave me all these
years without ever coming to see me? i
Why?"
HHi k, /,
Lifted the Telephone Off the Hook
With Hl* Teeth.
"ft Is not for me, Miss Florence, to
inquire into your father's act. But I
do know that whatever he did was
meant for the best. Your welfare was
everything to him."
"It Is all very strange," said the
girl, bewllderedly. "Why didn't he
come to meet me instead of you?"
Jones stared at bis hands, miser
ably.
"Why?" she demanded. "1 have
thought of him, thought of him. H*
has hurt me with all this neglect 1
expected to see him at the station, to
throw my arms around his neck and
. . . forgive him!" Tears swam In
her eyes ss she spoke.
"Everything will be explained to
you when we reach the house. But
always remember this. Mis* Florence:
You we e everything In thia wide
world to your father. You will never
know the misery snd loneliness be
suffered that you might not have one
hour of unrest What are your plans?"
he asked sbruptly of the teacher from
Miss Farlow's.
"That depends," she answered, lay
ing her band protectlngly over the
Ctrl'*.
"You could leav* Miss Farlow's on
the moment?"
"Yes."
"Then you will stsy and be Mis*
Florence'* companion?"
"Gladly."
"What 1* my fatter'* name?"
"Hargreave, Stanley Hargreave."'
The girl's eyes widened in terror.
Suddenly she burst Into a wild frenzy
of sobbing, her head against tbs shoul
der of ber erstwhile teacher.
Jones appeared visibly shocked.
"What Is Itr
"We read the story In the newspa
per," ssld the elder woman, ber owm
eyes filling with tears. "The poor
child! To. have all ber csstles-ln-alr
tumble down Uke this! But what au
thority hare you to engage met" sen
sibly.
Jones produced a document, duly,
signed by Hargreave, and witnessed,
and sealed by a notary, la which It
was set forth that Henry Jones, bub
ler and valet to Stanley Hargreave,.
had full powers of attorney In the
event of bis (Hargreave's) disappear,
ance; In the event of bis death, till
Florence became of legal age.
Said Jonas as be put the document
back la his pocket: "What Is your,
aamef
"Susan Wane."
"Do yon love this child?"
"With sH my heart, the poor un
happy babe!"
"Thaak yon!"
Inside ibe hpme he conducted them
through the various rooms, at the
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER IT, 1914
same time telling them what iiaa ta
ken place during the preceding night
"They have not found his body?"
asked Florence. "My poor, poor fath
er!"
"No."
"Then he may be alive!"
"Please God that he may!" said the
butler, with genuine piety, for he had
loved the man who had gone forth In
to the night so bravely and so strango
ly. "This is your room. Your father
spent many happy hours here prepar
ing It for you."
Tears came Into the girl's eyes
agalp. and discreetly Jones left the
two alone.
"What shall I do, Susan? Whatever
shall I do?"
"Be brave as you alw£>s are. I
♦ill never leave you till you find your
fsther."
Florence kissed her fervently.
"What is your opinion of the butler?"
"I think we may both trust him ab
solutely."
Then Florence began exploring Hio
house. Susan followed her closely.
Florence peered behind the mirrors,
the pictures, In the drawers of the
desk, In the bookcases.
"What are you hunting for, child?"
"A photograph of father." But she
found none. More, there were no pho
tographs of any kind to be found In
Stanley Hargreave's home.
When Norton awoke, he naturally
went to the door for the morning pa
pers which were always placed in a
neat pile before the sill. He yawned,
gathered up the bundle, was sbout to
climb beck lffto bed, when a head
line caught his dull eyes. Twenty-one
mfnutes later, to be precise, he ran
up the steps of the Hargreave home
and rang the bell. He was admitted
by the taciturn Jones, to whom the
reporter had never paid any particu
lar attention. Somehow Joneß always
; managed to stand in shadows.
"I can add nothing to what has al
ready appeared in the newspapers,"
replied Jones, as Norton opened bis
batteries of Inquiries.
"Mr. Jones, I have known your mas
ter several years, as you will recollect.
There never was a woman In this
house, not even among the servants.
There are two in the other room.
Who are they? And what are they
doing here?"
Jones shook his head.
"Well, I can easily find out."
Jones barred his path, and tor the
first time Norton gazed into the eyes
of the man servant They were as
hard as gun metal.
"My dear Mr. Jones, you ought to
know that sooner or later we report
ers find out what we seek."
Jones appeared to reflect. "Mr. Nor
ton, you claim to be a friend of Mr..
Hargreave ?"
"I do not claim. I am. More than
that Ido not believe he is dead. He
was deep. He had some relentless en
emies—l don't know where from or
"Here, Just Olsnce Over Thia"
what kind—aa&be Is pretending he's
dead till this blows over and Is for-,
gotten."
**'"You are not going to say that in.
your newspaper?" Jones was visibly
agitated.
"Not If I caa prove It"
"If I tell you who those youug la
dles are, will you give me your word
ot-honor not to write about them till
I give my permission?"
Norton, having In mind the big
story at the end ot this mystery tan
gle, agreed.
"The elder Is a teacher from a pri
vate school; the other Is Stanley Har-.
greava's daughter."
"Good Lord!" gasped the astonished
reporter. "He never mentioned the
fact to me," and we've been together
In some tight places."
"He never mentioned It to any one
but me." Jone* again seemed to re
flect. At last be raised bis glance to
the reporter. "Are you willing to wait
for a great story, tbe real story V
"If there Is one," answered Norton
with his usual caution.
"On my word ot honor, you shall
have such a story as you never dreamt
of. If you will promise not to divulge
It till the appointed time."
"I agree."
"Tbe peace and happiness ot that
child depends upon how you keep your
word." . e
That was sufficient for Norton,
"Your master knew me. He knew also
that I am not a man who promise*
lightly. Now Introduce me to tb«
daughter."
With plain reluctance Jonas.went,
about the affair. Norton put a dozen
"perfunctory questions to the girl. What
be was In search of was not news but
tbe eound of ber voice. In that quar
ter of an hour he felt his heart dis
turbed ss be had never before been
disturbed.
"Now, Mr. Norton," said Jones
gloomily, "win you be so kind as to
follow me?"
Norton was led to Jones' bedroom.
Tbe butler-vslet closed tbe door and
drew tbe window shade. Always seek
ing shadows., This did not Impress I J
reporter at the time; he had no other
thought but tbg story. Jones then
sat flown Dealdo the reporter and
talked in an undertone. When he
had done he took Norton by the elbow
and gently but forcibly led hlra down
to the front door and ushered htm
forth. Norton jumped Into his taxlcab
and returned to his rooms, which
were at the top of the huje apa/t
--ment hotel. He lmmedately called up
his managing editor. ,
"Hello! This is Norton. Put Griffin
on the Hargreave yarn. I'm off on
another deal."
"Hut Hargreave waß ft friend of.
yours," protested the managing ed
itor. .
"I know it But you know me well
enough, Mr. Blair. I should not ask
the transfer if It was not vitally im
portant
"O, very well."
"We sha'n't be scoopail."
"If you can promlsu that, I don't
care who workß on the lob. Will you
be In the office tonight?"
"If nothing prevents me."
"Well, good-by."
Norton Oiled his pipe, drew his
chair to the window, and ctared at
the great liner going down to sea. ' '
"lord, 1-ord!" he murmured. Then
be smiled and chuckled. Some bright
morning he would have all New York
by the ears, the police running round
In circles, and the chiefs of the rival
sheets tearing their hair. What a
tttiry! Four columns on the first page,
end two whole pages Sunday. . , ,
And all of a sudden be ceased to
smile and chuckle.
In the living room of the Princess
.'Olga Perlgoff's apartment the mistress
.lay reading on the divan. There WHS
no cigarette between her well shaped
Hps, for she was not the accepted type
of adventuress. In fact, she wns not
an adventuress; she was really the
Princess Perlgoff. Her maiden name
had been Olga Pushkin; but more of
that later.
When Bralne came In ho found her
dreaming with half closed eyes. He
flourished an evening newspaper.
"Olga, even the best of us make
mistakes. Here, Just glance over
thlß."
The Russian accepted the newspa
per and read the heading Indicated:
"Aeronaut picked up far out at Bea.
Slips ashore from tramp steamer. Had
five thousand in cash in his pockets."
"Hargreave escaped!"
"Not necessarily," she replied. "If
It was Hargreave he would have had
more than Ave thousand in hs pock
ets. My friend. I believe it an at
tempt to fool you; or it is another
man entirely." She clicked her teeth
with the tops of her polished nalU.
"Thyre are two young women In
the houso. What the deuce can that
mean?"
"Two young women? O! then ev
erything's as simple a» daylight. Kat
rina Pushkin, my cousin, had a child.
"Child? Hargreave had a child?
What do you mean by keeping this
fact from me?" he stormed.
"It was useless till this moment. Ho
probably sent for her yesterday; but
In his effort to escape had to turn her
over to Ws butler. We shall soon
learn whether Hargreave Is dead or
alive. We can use the child to
him back."
The anger out of hla eyes.
"You're a wonder, Olga."
"But you should have gone wltb
Vroon last night. He does everything
Just as you tell him. When they re
ported that Hargreavo had visited
Ort's hangar you ought to have pre
pared against such a coup as flight
through the air."
"I admit It. But a daughter! Well,
I can bring him back." with a sinister
laugh. "By the Lord Horry, I havo
him In my hands this time, that Is, If
this girl turns out to bo his daughter.
A million? Two, three, all he has In
the world. I want you to pay a visit
right away. Watch the butler, Jones.
He'll He, of course; but note how ho
treats tho girl; and If you get thn
chance look around tho walls for a
secret panel. He might not have car
ried away tHB cash at all, only enough
for his Immediate needs, which would
account for that fl"e thousand on tba
man picked up at sea. If I could only
get Inside that house for an hour!"
'T believe 111 call at once. I.eo,
was Hargreave the man's real name?"
Bralne laughed. "That is of no vital
consequence. He will be Hargreave
till the end of the chapter, dead or
alivo. You can tell mo the news at
dinner tonight."
So, later, when the butler accepted
her card at the door, loath as he
might be, there was nothing for him
to do but admit her. •
"Whom do you wish to see,
madam?" stepping back Into the shad
ow.
"Miss Hargreave. I'm an old friend
of her mother's,"
"There la no such person here."
"To whom, then, does tbla hat be
long?" she aaked quietly. She waved
her band Indolently toward the ball
rack.
Jones' lips tightened. "That belongs
to Miss Gray, a kind of protege of Mr.
Hargreave's."
"Indeed! You have no objections
to my seeing her? My maiden name
was Olga Pushkin, cousin to Ratrlna,
wife of Stanley Hargreave. I am. If
you will - weigh the matter carefully,
• kind of aunt"
To Jones It was as If lea bad sud
denly come Into contact with bis
heart's blood. But as ha still stocft-
In the shadow, sba did not observe
the pallor of hla face.
"If you will state exactly why you
wish to sea her, madam."
"Toil seem to poeseas authority?"
"Yea, madam, absolute authority."
Jones produced his document and
presented It to bar. _ . 1
"There la no flaw In that" she
agreed readily. "I wish to sea the
child. I have told you why."
"Very well, madam." Why bad
they not telegraphed the child, even
on the train, to return to Karlow's. Ha
knew nothing of this woman, whether
she was an enemy or a friend. He
conducted bis unwelcome guest Into
the library.
"How did rou know that she waa
here?" suddenly.
But she wss ready. "I did not. But
the death of Mr. Hargreave brought
ir.e. And that youthful hat In the hall
was a story all Ita own. Later I shall
■how you soma papers of mj own. I
You win nave no cause to aount mem.
They have not the legal power of
yours, but tbey would find standing In
any court."
, Jones turned and went In search of
Florence.
The princess lost no time In begin
ning her lnveetlgatlons, but she wast
ed ber time. There was no secret
panel in evidence.
"Who is she?" asked Florence as
she looked at the card. "Did my fa
ther know princesses?"
"Yes," said Jones briefly. "Be very
caroful what you Bay to her. Admit,,
nothing. Che c'alms to be a cousin of
your mother. Perhaps."
"My mother?" Without waiting for
any further advice from Jones, whom
Florence in her young years thought
presuming upon his authority, she ran
downstairs to the library. Her mother,
to learn some fact about the mother
of whom Bhe knew nothing!
"You knew my mother?" she cried
without ceremony.
He heard the princess say: "I did,,
my child; and heaven Is witness that
you are the exact picture of her at
your age. And I knew your father."
Jones straightened, his hands shut
tightly.
"Tell mo about my fathor!"
The princess smllud. It wae ICatrlna
Pushkin come to life, the samo Impul
siveness. "I knew him but slightly. I
was a mere child myself when he used
t to pinch my cheekß. I mot him again
the other night, but he did not recog
nize me; and I could not flnd It In my
heart to awaken IVIB memory In a pub
lic restaurant."
Presently Jones came In to
nounco that two detectives requeeted
to see Florence. The two men eiv
tercd, Informing her that tbey had
been Instructed to Investigate the dis
appearance of Stanley Hargreave.
"Who are you, miss?"
"I am his daughter."
"Ah!"
One of the detectives questioned
Florence minutely while the other
wandered about the rooms, feeling the
walls, using the magnifying glass,
turning bnck the ruge. Even the
girl's pretty room did not escape his
scrutiny. By and by he returned to
the library and beckoned to his com
panion. The two conferred for a mo
ment. One chanced to look Into the
mirror. He saw the bright eyes ot
the princess gazing Intelligently Into
his.
"I'm sfrald we'll have to ask you to
accompany us to the station, mUs."
"Why?"
"Some technicalities. We must have
some proof of your right to be In
tlile house. Bo far as we have learned,
Hargreave was unmarried. It will
take but a few minutes."
"And I will accompany you," said
tho princess. "We'll be back within
half an hour. I'll tell them what I
know."
Joneß, In the hall, caught sight of
the reporter coming up the steps.
Here was some one ho could depend
upon.
"Why, Mr. Norton!"
The reporter eyed the princess In
amazement.
"You look surprised. Naturally. I
am a cousin of Miss Florence's moth
er. You might Bay that I am her
nunt. It's a ninoll world, Isn't It?" But'
if wishing could poison, the reportor 1
would have died that moment.
"Who aro you and what are you |
doing here?" ono of the detectives de
manded.
"1 am going to ask that very ques
tion of you," said Norton urbanely,
"We are from headquarters," replied
one, showing his badge.
"What headquarters? What are
they asking you to do?" he euld to
Florence.
"They soy I must go to tho police
station with them."
"Not the least In the world," laughed
the reporter. "You two clear out of
hero as fast as your rascally legs ca»
ffiPi§2fv-..
'lf
m pjr'l
"Tell Me About My Father."
carry you. I don't know what your
.game Is, but I do know every repu.
MWe detective In New York, and you
don't belong."
"Good heavens!" exclaimed the
princess; "do you mean to say that
these -men are not real detastlves?"
"This girl goes to tbe police station,
young man. Bo much tbe worse for
>ou If you meddle. Take yourself oS!"
"All in good DM*
"Here, Jenner, you take charge of
the girl. HI handle this guy. He
shall go to the station, too."
What followed would always be viv
idly remembered by Florence, freeb
from the pesce snd happiness of ber
school life. Norton knocked bis oppo
nent down. He rose and for a moment
the room seemed full of legs and arms
and panting men. A foot tripped up
Norton and he went down under tbe
bogus detective. He never suspected
that the tripping foot waa not acci
dental. He waa too busy.
Tbe other man dragged Florence
toward tbe hall, but there tbe peaceful
butler entered Into the field of act«n
with a very unattractive automatic.
Tte detective threw up bla banda.
The struggle went on in the library.
A trick of Jiu-jitsu brought about the
downfall of Norton'* man, and Norton
ran out-Into the hall to aid Jones. Ha
searched the detective's pockets and
secured the revolver. The result of
all this was that the two bogus de
tectives soon found themselves in
two policemen, and they
.were marched off to the station.
"Your advent was most providential,
Mr. Norton," said Jones In his usual
colorless tones.
"I rather believe so. Why don't
you pack up and clear out for a while V
"I am stronger In this house thaik
elsewhere," answered the butler enig
matically.
"Well, you know best," said the re
porter.
The princess waa breathing rapidly.
No, on second thought she had no
wish* to throw her arms about the re
porter's neck and klaa him.
(To be Continued.)
STATE ITEMS
OF INTERMT TO ALL NORTH
CAROLINA PEOPLE.
COMING! EVENTS.
Annual Llv« Stock Meeting, BtatmtlU-
Vniurr li-JL ms
Trl-Btate Medical Association. Charlaa
*on. B. C—Feb. 17-H. ink.
North Carolina Tobacoo Salia.
North Carolina leaf tobacco mar*
kets, 44 towns reporting sales, sold
44,206,824 pounds during November
compared with 27.4t1.6M pounds aold
during November. IMS. These fig
ures Include resales fdr dealers. The
sales first-hand for the grower* the
past month amounted to ST.IM.4TZ
pounds. While the reports to the state
department of agriculture. do not In
clude the range of prices, the weed
has commanded good prices on all
the markets and the sales represent
many hundreds of thousands of dollars
put Into circulation through the to
bacco farmers.
Baptist Convention Meets.
There were present for the organi
zation of the North Carolina Baptist
State convention at Raleigh 456 dele
gates with every Indication that the
attendance will reach 1,000. Rev. C.
H. Durham, of Winston-Salem, was
reelected president for • third term.
Other officers elected were: Vloe
presidents, J. E. Vann, Wlnston-Ba
lem; O. A. Tate. High Point and H.
P. King, Mount Airy; secretaries, Dr.
Chnito Brewer, Wake forest College,
and Rev. W. M. Oil more. Loulsbtirg;
corresponding secretary, Rev. Living
stone Johnson, Raleigh; auditor. F.
|H. Briggs, Raleigh; treasurer, Wal
ters Durham, Raleigh; treasurer,
ters Durham, Raleigh; member of
board of trustees to succeed Rev. W.
C. Tyree. who has left the state. L.
R. Pruett, Charlotte.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS BRIEFS.
J. A. Durham was elected president
i of the Oreater Charlotte Club at the
, annual meeting recently. He suc
ceeds Mr. C. C. Hook.
The Community Club of Hender
sonvllle, recently held their first
meeting In their new $5,600 building.
The Bulletin Is the of a new
paper which will be issued monthly
from Ashevllle beginning In January.
The publication will be edlted.by the
Methodists of the Abbeville district
i of the Western Nortli Carolina Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South.
The town of WhitevUle will soon
have n white way.
High Point has just passed a cur-
I few law forbidding children under IS
to be on the streets at night.
Columbus county fsrmers are get
ting loans on cotton stored In ware
houses.
Dnvld Hryant, an old colored man,
"id his wife were robbed of $2Ol
while they slept In their home near
Grifton an a recent nljtht, according
to a report received byr*ie authorities
at Klnston.
Spencer Is soon to have a national
bank.
One Halifax farmer shipped two
carloads of hogs recently.
Tbe seventh district medical soci
ety will meet next at Rutherfordton.
Many parties of deer banters from
sll over tbe state are In the sand
bills.
Lee county will vote for the Issue
of another 1100,000 good roads bonds
January It.
Capt. Jessie Wilder, aged 78, prom
inent naval statesman of Wilming
ton died recently.
District Attorney T. D. Winston
went to Washington and got the prom
ise of United Stales Treasurer John
Burke, former governor of Wyoming,
to go to Raleigh to speak January It.
The invitation was extended by the
Bar Association. '
The Catawba county board of edu
cation has purchased 11 acres for tbe
farm life school at Startown. Tbe
people have given 10 acres for the
school wblcb makes 21 acres In all.
It Is rumored that the Norfolk
Southern railway wtll extend tbeir
track to Cape Lookout.
John It. Ilendrix, aged 83, promin
ent Oullford county cttl*en, died a
few days ago.
Hickory cltlaens have formed a
charity organisation and will carry
on tbelr work la a systematic manner.
Hon. T. W, Blckett delivered tbe
tanaual address at tbe Blks memorial
at High Point.
Dr. C W. Stiles of the United State*
public health service, and Dr. U U
Lumsden, ons of tbe foremost sanita
tion experts of tbe public health ser
vice. spent some time In Wilmington
and New Hanover county Inspecting
tbe fine work that has been accom
plished during tbe past year.
In order to encourage farm boys to
equip themselves tor term work some
handsome prises la the form of A *
M. scholarships are being offered by
business bouses of Raleigh and else
where. In a number of other counties
of the state the Idea of scholarships,
to corn club bora Is becoming popular.
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COMPANY.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Notice of Mortgagee's
Sale of Real Estate.
■Jt'3
Coder sod by virtue of the tower of sale
contained In a certain Mortgage executed on
of JoaaeSiTSyTl STSShom
and hi. wile, to the Alamance Insurance *
1»I4. 11l the Hook of Mortgages and Deeds oi
Tnm No. HI, «t pagu IM. In the ofßce of tbe
lleglolerol lleedatur Alamance county, de
fault having Men rasde In tbe payment of
ib« Interest on said bond, tbe uudemg ed
mortgagee wIU. on
MONDAY, DEC. 21ST, 1914,
st the court house door of Alamanoe comity,
at Urktaam. N. C.. at 2 Mock p. m.. offer for
sale at public auction to the highest bidder
lor oa>h, a certain tract, or uarnl of land, la
theoountrof Alsuiance sod Mate of North
Carotins, In llurlirijrton townahlp, adjoining
tbe la if'a of Wm. I.OBK, J. U. Holt. Cicero
Durham, out* Hall, LskesH'e at eet and
others, aald lot fronting o t Lakeside strml
about 110 left, upon which property liTlt
uutwi sn eight-room dwelling house and a
smokel house, the at me being tbe propertr
described In a certain deed executed on tbe
s** o 'lay of Auguat. I wu, by xarab tl Boas to
?arab li. Vaughn, said deed being -inly i ro
tated and recorde i In the oUUs of ihe ftrgia
ter of lie 'da. In Hook No. It, al pass 140, save
and except .IV of an acre 01 aald land beretu
lore deeded by tbe said C. W. Vaiuhn and bis
wife, Sarab li. Vaughn, to tbelr aoo, W. A
Vaughn; It being Intended by Lhla deed to
convey ell of the real eetata owned b> tb
said Parties to this proceeding on lakmlnn
street In aald city of Uurlingtoe. wbetbei
projwrty la «pact neatly and accurately
described ben in or not.
Tbly tbe IMb da* of Moramlier, 1(14.
ALAM AHCK/ \S. k HKAL kMTATB CO.,
Mortgagee.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrator upon the
*fl«» »• M«rn>r, deoM. me
uodantened betel)/ aoilfles all peraona bold-
M»loe» Mid wuu to praaent the
MHMdDlrauUMDtloated.oDarbeloratkaKHk
day ol Sor., lti», or lUI ouuoe will be
"* r recovery. All peisoas
ludebled to said estate are requested u>
mske Immediate aettlemmt.
This Mo*. It, Wit.
JOK H AHPKH, Adm'r
l«uov»t ot binipeoo 8. Harper, dee'd.
"Bud" Fiaher, the famous origi
nator of Mutt and Jeff and one of
world's greatest caricaturists, is
expected to arrive at Camp Bryan,
the hunting resort in Craven coun
ty, this week for a few days
sport.
Mr.T.O.Cobb of Morganton, edi
tor of the News-Herald, will be a
candidate for re-election as chiel 
clerk of the House of the Legisla
ture. For years Mr. Cobb haa been
a legislative dork, having been as
sistsnt clerk from 1901 to IM7 and
chief clerk since 1907.
W. D. Stephenson was almost in
stsntly killed and three other men
—D. M. Campbell, Horace Pitt man,
George Shearin, all occupants o' an
automobile, were painfully bruised
when the machine overturned near
Halifax Wednesday of last week. It
is said that Stephenson, the driver,
lost control of the machine and it
ran Into a ditch.
At Waxhaw, Union county .John
Simmons and Rob Montgomery
Quarreled about a debt. Simmons
emanded payment,of the debt he
: claimed Montgomery owed him and
; and after the smoke cleared
i away Simmons had shot wounda in
his chest and leg and Montgomery
was the worse for the operations of
of a pick on his head.
The American cruiser Tennes
see's launch which attempted to
enter the closed arbor of Smyrna,,
was signalled that she was ap
proaching a mine field before
shots were tired to warn her, ac-
cording to an explanatin by the
Turkish War Minister to American-
Ambassador Morganthau.