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VOL. XLII GRAHAM CHURCH DIRECTUMY. • ' ' Baptist—N. Main St.—Jas. W Rose, Pastor. Preaching services every first and Third Sundays at 11.00 a. m and 7.30 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday at 1.45 a. m.—C. B. Irwin, Superin tendent. Graham Christian Church—N. Man Btreet—Rev. J. F. Trait*. Preaching services every Set ond and Fourth Sundavs. at ll.oi a. m. Sunday School every Sunday a' 10.00 a. m.—E. L. Henderson, Supe' , intendent. New Providence Christian Chun —North Main Street, near Dtpoi . . * Rev. J G. Truitt P i&tor Preach log everv Second and Fourth SUP. day nights at 8.00 o'clock. Sunday School every Sunday a T 9.45 a. m.—J. A. Bayiiff, Superin tendent Christian Endeavor Prayer Meet ing every Thursday night at 7.45 o'clock. Friends—North of Graham pu l lie School—Rev. Fleming M rli Pastor. Preaching Ist, 2nd and 3rd S' days. Sunday School every Sun'ia 10.00 a. m.—James Crisco, S .pe 1 tendent Methodist Episcopal, soup Main and Maple St., H. E. My Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at I a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. S3r»day School every Sunday 9.46 a. m.~W. B. Green, Supt M. P. Church—N. Main SI i Rev. O. B. Williams, Pastor Preaching first and t,.ird y days at 11 a. m. and 8 p. n Sunday School every Sundav 9.45 a. m.—J. L. Amick, Supt. Presbyterian—Wst Elm Stre Rev. T. M. McConneil, pastoi Sunday School every Sunda> 9.45 a. m.—Lynn B. Williamson. ' perintendent. Presbyterian (Travora Chapei 1. W. Clegg, pastor. Preaching every Second an Fourth Sundays at 7.30 p. m. Sunday School every Sunday 1.30 p.. m.—J. Harvey White, jv perintendent. Oneida—Sunday School ever •> Sunday at 2.30 p. m.-J. V. Pon. Roy, Superintendent. PROFESSIONAL CARDS~ E. C. DERBY Civil Engineer. GRAHAM, N. C. National Bank of Alamance B'l'd'g. BURLINGTON, N. C„ Room 16.15t National Bank Building. 'Phone 470 JOHN J. HENDERSON Attorney-at-Law GRAHAM, N. C. I Dlllce over National Bank of Alamance jr, s. cooz:, Attornoy-at- Law, 'JRAHAM, - - - N. C. 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Agid as he walked he fell into the lately acquired habit of brooding over his misfortune. Suddenly he straightened up with a jerk. Unconsciously he had drawn his gun. Standing there with the bright, cold weapon in his hand, he lonked at !t in consternation. How had he come to draw It? It might have come from a subtle sense, scarcely thought of at all, of the late, close and inevitable re- , latlon between that weapon nnd him self. He was amazed to find that, bit ter as he had grown of late, the desire to live burned strong In him. Life certainly held no bright prospects for him. Already he had begun to despair of ever getting back to his home. But to give up like a white-hearted coward, to let himself be handcuffed and jailed, to run from a drunken, brag ging cowboy, or be shot in cold blood by some border bfute who merely wanted to add another notch to his gun—these tilings were Impossible for Duane because there was in him the temper to fight. In that hour he yielded only to fate and the spirit inborn in him. Here after this gun must be a living part of him. Right then and there he re turned to a practice he had long (lis continued—the draw. It was now a stern, bitter, deadly business with him. He did not need to fire the gun, for accuracy was a gift and had be come assured. Swiftness on the draw, however, could bo Improved, and he set himself to acquire the limit of speed possible to any man. He stood | still In his tracks; he paced the room; j he sat down, lay down, put himself in He Practiced Drawing His Gun. awkward position*; and from every position he practiced throwing his gun—practiced it till he was hot and tired and his arm ached and hi* hand burned. That practice he determined to keep tip every day. It was one thing, at least, that would help pass the weary hours. Later he went outdoors to the cooler shade of the cottonwoods. From this point he could see a good deal of the valley. Under different circumstances, Duane felt that he would hnve en- Joyed such a beautiful spot v He saw a good many Mexicans, who, of course, were hand and glove with Bland. Also he saw enormous flat-boats, crude of structure, moored along the banks of the river. The Bio Grande rolled away between high bluffs. A cable, sagging deep In the middle, was Stretched over the wide yellow stream, and nil old scow, evidently used as a ferry, lay anchored In the far shore. The valley wa*"an Ideal retreat for an outluw band operating on a big scale. Pursuit scarcely need be feared over the broken trails of the Itlm Bock. And the open end of the valley could be defended against almost any number of men coming down the river. Duane must have Idled considerable time up on the hill, fflr when he re turned to the shack Euchre wus busily engaged around the camp-fire. "Wal, glad to see yeu ain't so pale about the gills as you wiis," he said, by the way of greeting. "Pitch In an' 'll soon have grub ready. There's shore one consoila' fact round this here camp." "What's that?" asked Duane. "Plenty of good juicy beef to eat. An' It doesn't cest a short bit." "But it costs hard rides and trouble, bad conscience, and life, too, doesn't It?" "I ain't shore about tho bad con science. Mini* never bothered me none. An' as for life, why, thet's cheap in Texas." / .4. . -ajgst GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, L 916 "Who Is Bland?" asked Du\m\! quickly changing the subj ct. "What do you know about 1dm?" "We don't know who he Is or where he linlls from," replied Euchre. "Thet's always Ixvn soinethln' to Interest the Kan?. He must have been a young man when he si ruck Texas. Now lie's middle-aged. I remember how years ago he was soft-spoken an' not rough in talk or act likb he Is now. island ain't likely his right name. He knows | a lot. He can doctor you, an' he's 1 shore a law win' feller with tools. He's the kind thet rules men. Outlaws are always rldin' in here to join his gang, an' If It hadn't been for the gamblin' an' gun-play he'd have a | thousand men around him." "How many In his gang now?" "I reckon there'B short of a hundred now. The number varies. Then Bland has several small camps up an' down the river. Also he has men back on the cattle-ranges." "now does he contr/d such n big force?" asked Dunne. "Especially when his hand's composed of bad men. T.uke Stevens said he had no use for Bland. And I heard once somewhere that Bland was a devil." "Thet's It. He Is a devil. He's as hard as flint, violent In temper, never made any friends except his right hand mm, Dave Bugg an' Chess Allo way. Bland 'll shoot at.a wink. He's killed a lot of fellers, an' some fer nothln'. The reason thet outlaws gather round Idm nn', slick is because lie's a safe refuge, an' then he's well heeled. Bland Is rich. They say he has a hundred thousand pesos hid somewhere, an' lots of gold. But lie's free with money. He gambles when he's not off with a shipment of cattle. He throws money around. An' the fact is there's always plenty of money where he Is. Thet's what holds the gang. IJirty, bloody money 1" "It's a wonder he hasn't been killed. All these years on the border!" ex-, claimed Dunne. "Wal," replied Euchre, dryly, "he's been quicker on the draw than the other fellers who hankered to kill him, thet's all." Euchre's reply rather chilled Dunne's Interest for the moment. Such remarks always made his mind resolve round facts pertaining to himself, "Speakln' of this here swift wrist game," went on Euchre, "there's been considerable talk In camp about your throwin' of a gun. I heard Bland say this afternoon—sin' he said it serious like an' speculative—thet he'd never seen your equal. All the fellers who seen you meet Bosotner had somethin' to say. An' they all shut up when Bland told who an' what your dad was. 'l'ears to me I once seen your dad In a gun-scrape over at Santono, years ago. Wal, I put my oar In to day among the fellers, an' I says: 'What ails you locoed gents? I>id young Dunne budge an loch when Bo came roarin' out, blood In Ills eye? Wasn't he cool an' quiet, steady of lips, an' weren't his eyes readln' Bo's mind? An' thet llghtnln' draw —can't yomill see thet's a family gift?" Euchre's narrow eyes twinkled, and he gave the dough lie was rolling u slap with his flour-whitened hand. Manifestly he had proclaimed himself a cha«ipion and partner of Dunne's, with nil the pride an old man could feel In a young one whom he admired. "Wal," he resumed, presently, "thet's your Introduction to the border, Buck. An' your card was a high trump. You'll he let severely alone by real gun-lighters un' men like Bland, Alloway, Hugg, an' the bosses of tho other gangs. After all, these real men are men, you know, an' onless you cross them they're no more likely to Interfere with you than you are with them. "The only feller who's goln' to put a close eye on you Is Benson. He runs the store an' sells drinks. The gang calls him Jackrnbhlt Benson, because he's always got Ms eye peeled an' his ours cocked. "Bland's not hero tonight, He left to-day on one of his trl(>s, tukln' Allo way an' some others. But his other man, Hugg, he's here. Itugg's Iho little bow-legged man with half of his face shot off. He's one-eyed. But ho can shore see out of the one he's got. An' there's Hardin. You know him? Ill's got an outlaw gang as big as Bland's." I Euchre went on calling Dunne's at tention to other men of the band. Any ene of them would have been a mark ed.man In,a respectable crowd. Here each took his place with more "r less distinct ion, according to the record of his past wild prowess and Ids present possibilities. Dunce, realizing that he was tolerated tin-re, Ived in rare less spirit by this terrible ifass of outcasts, experienced a feeling of re j vulsion that amounted almost to hor ror. Was his being there riot an ugly dream? What had he in common with such ruffians? Then in a flash of memory came the painful proof—be was a criminal In sight of Texas law; he, too, was an outcast. CHAPTER VI, Next morning Dnane found that a moody and despondent spell had fas tened on him, Wishing to be alone, he went out and walked a trail lending round the river bluff. Hi' thought and thought. After a while he made out I that the trouble with him' probably Anyone of Them Would Have Been a Marked Man. was that he could not resign himself to his fnte. He cared vastly luore, he discovered, for what he considered ! honof and Integrity than he did for life, lie saw that It was had for him I to be nlone. But. It appeared, lonely months and perhaps years Inevitably must be his. Another thing puazled him. In the bright light of day he could not recall (lie state of mind that was his at twilight or dusk or in the dark night. By day these visitations became to him what they really were —phantoms of his conscience. He could dismiss the thought of them then. He could scarcely remember or believe that this strange feat of fancy or Imagination had troubled him, made him sleepless and sick. At length he determined to create Interest in all that he came across and so forget himself as much ns pos sible. lie had an opportunity now to Bee just what the outlaw's life really wus. lie meant to force himself to he curious, sympathetic, clear-sighted. And he would stay there In the valley until Its possibilities had been ex hausted or until circumstances sent him out upon his uncertain way. When he returned to the shack Euchre was cooking dinner. "Say, Buck, I've news for you," he said; and his tone conveyed either pride in his possession of such news or ''pride In Dunne. "Feller named Bradley rode In this mornin'. He's heard some about you. Told about the ace of spades they put over the bullet-holes In that cowpuncher Bain you plugged. Then there was a ranch er shot at a water-hole twenty miles south of Wellston. Beckon you didn't do It?" "No, I certainly did not," replied Duane. "Wnl, you get the blame. It uln't nothing fur a feller to be saddled with gun plays he never made. An', Buck, If you ever get famous, as seems like ly, you'll bo blamed for many n crime. The border 'II make an outlaw an' murderer out of you. Wal, thet's enough of thct. I've more news. You're golu' to be popular." "Popular? What do you mean?" "I met Bland's wife this mornin'. She seen yon the other day when you rode In. She shore wants to meet you, an' so do some of the other women In camp. They always want to meet the new fillers who've Just come In. It's lonesome for women here, an' they like to hear news from the towns." "Well, ICuchre, 1 don't want to be Impolite, but I'd rather not meet any women," rejoined Duane. "I was afraid you wouldn't. Don't blame you much. Women are hell. I was hopln', though, you might talk a little to thet poor lonesome kid." "What kid?" inquired Duane, In sur prise. "Didn't I tell yon about .lennle—the girl Bland's holdlri' herej" "No. Tell me now," replied Duuno, abruptly. "Wal, I got it tills way. Mebbe It's itnilglit, an' mebbe It ain't. Some years ago Benson made a trip over the river to buy mescal an' other drinks. An' he run across a gang of greasers with some gringo prisoners. I don't unow, but I reckon there was some Imrterln', perhaps murdefln'. Any way, Benson fetched tin- girl back. .SJie was starved an' scared half to !eath. She hadn't been harmed. I cckon she was then about fourteen fears old. Bland seen the kid right off arid took her—bought her from Benson. You can gamble Bland didn't do thet from notions of chivalry. Kate Bland's been hard on Jennie, but he's kept Bland nn the other men rorn treating the kid shameful. I.ate ennie has grown Into an alt fired iretty girl, an' Kate is powerful Jeal lllS of her. I can see hell brewln' iver there In Bland's cabin. Thet's vhy I wish you'd come over with me. tfou'd get to see Jennie, un' mebbe you could bilp her. I had aha I y girl ■rice, an' If she'd lived nhe'd be as big us Jennie now. an' I wouldn't wunt her here in Bland's citnp." "I'll go, Kuchre. Take me over." re plied Duane. He felt Euchre's eyes ipen him. The old outlaw, however, nd no more to say. In Ilie afternoon Euchre set off with Duane, and soon they reached Bland * nhiri. Dunne remembered it as the one where he had s*en the pretty wo ..jan watching b in ride..by. Through the ope.i door Duane caught a glimpse of bright Mexican blankets and rigs. Euchre knocked upon the side of t!;e door. "Is (hat you. EmhreV asked n girl's 1 voice, low. hesitatingly. Tho tone of It. rather deep and with a note of fear, struck Duane. "Vcs, li s rue, Jennie, Where's Mrs. Bland?" answered Euctire. "She went over to D iter's, There's somebody sick," replied the girl. Euch-e turned and whispered iome thing about luck. The snap of the outlaw's eyes was added significance to Dunne. "Jennie, come out or let us come In. Here's the young man I was tellln' you i nbotrt," Euchre said. "Come out, Jennie, an' mebbe he'll —" Euchre did not complete his sen tencc. But what he said was sufficient to bring the girl quickly. She ap- . peared In the doorway with downcast ! eyes and a stain of red In her white cheek. She had a pretty, sad face and bright hair. "Don't be bashful, Jennie," said Euchre. "You an'" Duane have a chance to talk a little. Now I'll go fetch Mrs. Bland, but I won't be hur ryln'." With that Euchre went away through the cottonwoods. Tm glad to taeet you, Miss—Miss Jennie," said Duane. "Euchre didn't mention your last name. He asked me to come over to—" Duane's attempt at pleasantry halted short when Jennie lifted her lashes to look at him. Some kind of a shock went through Duane. Her gray eyes were beautiful, but It had not been beauty that cut short his speech. He seemed to see a tragic struggle be tween hope and doubt that shone In her piercing gaze. She kept looking, and Dunne could not break the silence. It was no ordinary moment "What did you come here for?" she asked, at Inst. "Well—Euchre thought—he wanted me to talk to you, cheer you up a bit," replied Duane, somewhat lamely. The earnest eyes embnrrassed him. "Euchre's good. He's the only person In this awful place who's been good to me. But he's afraid of Bland. He said you were different. Who are you ?" Dunne told her. "Yofre not a robber or rustler or murderer or some bad man come here to hide?" "No, I'm not," replied Dunne, trying to smile. "I'm on the dodge. You know what that means. I got In a shooting-scrap at home and had to run off. When It blows over I hope to go back." "Oh, I know what these outlaws are. Yes, you're different." She kept the strained gaze upon him, but hope wns kindling, and the hard lines of her youthful face were softening. . Something sweet and warm stirred deep In Duane as he realized the un- "Look at Me—Straight In the Eys." fortunate girl was experiencing a birth of trust lu him. Then the glow began to fade; doubt once more assailed her. "It can't be. You're only—after me, too, like Bland—like all of them." Duane's long arms went out aud his hnnds clasped her shoulders. He shook her. "Look at me —straight In the eye. There are decent men. Haven't you a father —a brother?" "They're dead—killed hy raiders. We lived In Dimmit County. I was ftirrled away," Jennie replied, hurried ly. She put up an appealing hnnd to him. "Forgive tne. I believe —I know you're good. It wns only—l live so much In fear—l'm half crazy—l've al most forgotten what good men are like. Mister Duane, you'll help me?" "Yes, Jennie, I will. Tell me how. Whnt must I do? Have you any plan?" "Oh no. But take me away." "I'll Iry," said Duane, simply. "That won't be easy, though. Are you watched —kept prisoner?" "No. I could run off lots of limes. But I was afraid. I'd only have fallen Into worse hands. Euchre has told tn« that. Mrs. Bland heats roe, half starves roe, but she has kept me from her husband and those other dogs. She's been as good as that, nnd I'm grateful. Jtlie hasn't done It for lore of me, though. She always bated me. And lately she's growing jealous. I bear her fighting with Bland about me. Then I've heard Chess Allowsy try to persuade Blnnd to give me to him. Duane, you must be quick If you'd Save me." "I realise that," replied he, thought fully. "I think my difficulty will be to fool Mrs. Bland. If she suspected me she'd have the whole gang of outlaws on me at once." "She would that. You've got to be careful—and quick." "Whnt kind of a woman Is she?" Inquired Duane. "She's—she's brazen. I've heard her with her lovers. They get drunk sometimes when Bland's away. She's got n terrible temper. She's vain. She likes flattery. Oh, you could fool her easy enough If you'd lower your self to—to—" "To make love to her?" Interrupted Dns ne. \ Jennie bravely turned shamed eyes to meet his. "My girl, I'd do worse than that to get you away from here," be said, bluntly. "£ut —Dunne," she faltered, and again she put out the appealing hand. "Bland will kill you." Dunne mad ■ no reply to this. He was trying to still a rising strange tumult In his breast. The old emotion J. G. Rogers, Mgr. Hico Mill, Makes StatemeDt-4100 Reward TO THE PUBLIC : I (living heard on Friday, December the Bth, that n certain party had found that the (lour being sent out from the Hico Milling Company did not weigh correctly at all times, we immediately went to the party responsible for the report and found that the sacks varied in weights from one-fourth to one and a half pounds. We, of course, were greatly sur prised as our scales had never given us any trouble before, being Fairbanks scales. We then thought that our man who had been doing the weighing of our flour had possibly been careless in his work. So we weut and told him what we had found and being so sure that he was responsible for the variation we discharged him then and there., Wo also told the merchants that we saw that if they found any shortage ill weights of our flour to let us know, wo would Bend and get same and replaco with correctly weighed „ sacks. We had planned a week's trip previous to this time ajid considered this matter settled. We left on Monday, De cember lltli, for the grain sections of West Virginia, Mary land aud Pennsylvania. On returning Saturday morning, December 10th, I found that it was being noised abroad by my "friends" that my mill had been closed on account of sl.ort weights and that I had left the State to escape the law. 1 set about to find the source of this rumor, but as it had gained much headway during ray absence, I decided to state my case through the columns of the local papers. Upon my return I found that Mr. Hoffman, my head miller, had tested thw scales aud that they were out of ad justment, and that some sacks would weigh correctly aud others would not. I immediately bought a new scale which is recognized as the standard of the world. NoW, I have been doing business in Hurliugtou for four teen years, trying to build up a reputation for honesty and integrity, which is a priceless heritage to hand down to my children, and I don't believe people with whom I have been dealing will say or even think I have sought to wilfully cheat my patronage by giving theui short weights. And to those who had rather believe me dishonest, I leave that to them for what pleasure they may get out of it. I wish to take this occasion to say to those responsible for the rumor that my mill was locked up and that I had left the State, that if they will come over to the plant of the Hico Mill 1 will show them one of the cleanest, most modern mills in tho South, still manufacturing the celebrated brauds, name ly, Hico Best and All Wheat. Respectfully, J. U. ROGERS. SIOO.OI reward will bo paid by tho Hico Milling Company for the evideuco and conviction of tho party wiio started the report relative to the mill being locked up aud that I had left the State to evade the law. J. G. R. —the rush of the Instinct to '-kill! He turned cold all over. "Chess Alloway will kill you If Bland doesn't," went oij Jennie, with her trnglc eyes on Duane's. "Maybe he will," replied Dunne. It wns difficult for him to force a smile. But he achieved one. "Oh, better take mo off nt once," she said. "Save me without risking so much—without making love to Mrs. Bland 1" "Surely, If I can. There! I see Euchre coming with a woman." "That's her. Oh, she mustn't see me with you." "Walt a moment," whispered Duane, es Jennie slipped Indoors. "We've settled It. Don't forget. I'll find some way to get word to you, per- | haps through Euchre. Meanwhile keep I up your courage. Remember I'll snve , you somehow. We'll try strategy first. Whatever you see or hear tne do, don't think less of me—" Jennie checked him with a gesture and a wonderful gray flash of eyes. j "I'll bless you with every drop of blood In my heart," she whispered, passionately. It was only as she turned away Into ' the room that Dunne saw she was lame and that she wore, Mexican I sandals over hare feet He sat down upon u bench on the I porch and directed his attention to ] the approaching couple. The trees of the grove were thick enough for him > to make reasonably sure that Mrs. j Bland had not seen him talking to Jennie. When the outlaw's wife drew J near, the situation took on a singular Best. I Euchre came up on the porch and awkwardly Introduced Duane to Mrs. Bland. She was young, probably not over twenty-five, and not quite so pre possessing at close range. Her-eyes were large, rather prominent, and brown In color. Iler rnouth, too, was large, with the lips full, snd she had white teeth. Duane took her proffered hand and remarked frankly that be was glad to meet her. Mrs. Ulaod appeared pleased; and her laugh, which followed, was loud •nd rather musical. "Mr. Duane—Buck Duane, Eucbre said, didn't he?" she asked. "Buckley," corrected Duane, "The nickname's not my choosing." "I'ui certainly glad to meet you, i Buckley Duane," she said, as she took the seat Duane offered her. "Sorry to . have been out. Kid Fuller's lying over at Deger'S. You know he was shot last night. He's got fever to-day. When Bland's away I have to nurse all these shot-up boys, and It sure takes my time. Have you been waiting here alone? Didn't see that slattern girl of mine?" She gave hltn a sharp glance. The woman had an extraordinary play of feature, Duane thought, and unleut she was smiling was not pretty at all. "I've been alone," replied Duane. "Haven't seen anybody but a sick looking girl with a bucket. And she ran when she saw me." "That was Jen," said Mrs. Bland. "She's the kid we keep here, and she •ure hardly pays her keep. Did Euchre tell you about her?" "Now that I think of It, he did say something or other." "What did he tell you about me?" J bluntly asked Mrs. Bland. "Wal, Kate," replied Euchre, speak- ; lng for 'himself, "you needn't worry 1 nine, for I told Buck POthlq' but com- i pllmenU." Evidently the outlaw'* wife liked Euchre, for her keen glance rented with amusement upon him. "As for Jen, I'll tell you her Btory ■ome day." went on the woman. "It'* n common enough story along this river. Euchre hero In n tender-hearted old fool, and Jen hn* taken him In." "Wnl, neeln' aa you've got me fin gered correct," replied Euchre, (Jryly, "I'll ko In au' talk to Jennie, If I may." "Certainly. Go ahead. Jen calls you tier beat friend," wild Mrs. Bland, amiably. "You're always fetching aome Mexican stuff, and that's why, I guess." * When Euchre had shuffled Into the house Mrs. Bland turned to Dfiane with curiosity and Interest In her gaze, "Bland told tne about you." "What did he say?" queried Duane, In pretended alarm. *"Oh, you needn't think he's done you dirt. Bland's not Ibat kind of- a man. He said: 'Kate, there's a young fel low In camp—rode In here on the dodge. Slickest hand with a gun I've seen for many a day! Magnificent chap. Bigger than any man In the valley. Just a great blue-eyed, sun burned boy I" "llumph!" exclaimed Dunne, "I'm sorry he led you to expect somebody worth seeing." ' "Bui I'm not disappointed," she re turned, archly. "I>uane, are you go ing to stay long here In camp?" "Yes, till ! run out of money and have to move. Why?" Mrs, Bland's face underwent one of the singular change*. The smiles and (lushes and glances, all that bad been coquettish about her, had lent her a certain attractiveness, almost beauty and youth. Itut with norne powerful emotion sin- changed and Instuntly be came a woman of discontent, Duane Imagined, of deep, violent nature. "I'll tell you, Duane." she said, earn estly, "I'm sure glad If you mean to bide here #while. I'tn a miserable woman, Duane. I'm an outlaw's wife, and 1 hate him and the life I Imve to lead. I'm sick fur somebody to talk to. I have no children, thank Clod! If I had I'd not stay here. I'm sick of this hole. I'm lonely—" Genuine emotion checked, then halt ed the hurried apeech. She broke down and cried. Duane believed and pitied her. "I'm sorry for you," he said. "Don't lw sorry for rue," *he said. "That only make* me see tin-—the between you and me. And don't pay any attention to what these outlaws say about me. They're Ignor ant. They couldn't understand me. You'll hear that Bland killed men who ran after rhc. But thnt's a lie." "Would Bland object If I called on you occasionally?" Inquired Duane. ".\V he wouldn't. lie likes me to have friends, Aide him yourself when he conn* back. The trouble has been that two or three men of his fell In love with me, and when half drunk got to lighting, You're not going to do that." "I'm not going to get half drunk, that's certain," replied Duane. TO BE CONTINUED. Cough Medicine lor C hildren. Mrs. Hugh Cook, Keottsville, N. Y., *a.vs, "About five years ago when we were living in Uarbutt, N. Y„ I doctored iw> of m.y chil dren suffering from colds with Chamberlain's Coirgh Kennedy ana found it Just as represented in every way. It promptly checked their coughing and cured their | colds quicker than anything I ever i used," Obtainable everywhere. NO. 45 Get Rid of Tan, Sunburn and Freckle* by using HAGAN'S Magnolia Balm. Acts instantly. Stops the burning. Clears your complexion of Tan and Blemishes. You cannot know how good it is until you try it. Thous ands of women say it is beft of all beautifiers and heals Sunburn quickest Don't be without it a day longer. Get a bottle now. At your Druggist or by mail diieft. 75 cents for either color, White. Pink, Rose-Red. SAMPLE FREE. LYON MFG. CO., 40 So. Sib Si.. Brooklyn. HY. Cotton Mill Property Kor bale ! Under and by virtue of t.ie au thority given me undersigned oy uii older oi Lao Superior vuart oi Alamance county, duiy and regu luriy made and entered in a jj.vi eceding tnereto pending entitled, i". Ainrignt, wno »ae» 0.1 uc nail oi muibcii and oilier creditor*, VB. ilolt-Uranile luanuiactu r.ng company," lue unuermgued w.ti Hen on me premise* 01 oa.u, lioit uramte jManuiacturing company, iniuiediateiy in iront ot tue omce building, in tne village oi xiaw mver, Alamance county, ivorm Car olina, on SATURDAY, DEC. 30, i9ie, at twelve o clock, noon, U>e toliow ing property, to-wit: a tract or parcel oi land contain-* ing auout one nundred and tuuty acres, upon WuiCU are lattoiy uuitdiiigs, tenement nouses, a rol ler mm, store oauUiugs, ana olu er buildings, cotton luuiiuiacturiug i liuipuiuiik, and an tnat property gu,.g to in.iKe up tne [nauuiact unug plant ol tne ilott-uranite jMauulauturiiig Company, and tuny deacnoed iu a deed oi trust exe cuted by tue Holt-Granite Alanu iacturing Company to tne under signed as trustee, and bearing date ot a uiy Ist, itfll. • it 11 a deed oi trust ia recorded, in tne oilico of tue Kegioter oi Deed* tor Alamance county, aud parties desiring to investigate tula property Will und lull description in una deed ot trust and can oo tain inloriuation concerning • said property by applying to tue un dersigned or us attorneys. iina property wilt be oifered by tne undersigned botn as Keceiver ot said Superior Court of Alamance county, and aa trustee under said deed 01 trust, and wit! be sold at public outcry to-tne beat bidder, and will be sold as one property. inn* sale is made subject to oe continued by Alamance Super.or Court, and tne order ot saie pro vides tnat reports snail be m.; le tnereof within live days alter mak ing said sale. nuns of sale, CASH. VIKUunIA XKUST CO., Keceiver and Trustee. John W. Graham, Hillsboro, S. C. E. 8. Parker, Jr., Grauam, N. C„ Attys. Land Sale t Under (tmd by virtue of an order of the Superior Court ol Alamance county, made in tne special pro ceeding entitled the Piedmont '1 rust company, as administrator of Miss Fannie Albright, deceased, va Mrs. Mattha inornpson, jonn 1 tiompson, Sallie Shoe, et ala the undi;! s.gneu administrator will, on HAT UK DA Y, DEC. itJ, 19tt, it vi o dock, noon, at-the co t'-t house joor in Granara North Cai'O l:i.. 1, offer lor sale to the best bid der lor tash tnat certain tract or parcel 01 land lying and bemg in Alamanco county, Worth Carolina, adjoining trie lands of Phillip tßiey and otlu-rs, and moie particularly dt scribed as follows, to-wit; - The same being known as lot No, t>, an I bt ginning at a Btoue, a cor ner with lot No. 5 and on the Isley line N. 43 deg. W. 1 chain and til links to a slatte in Isley'* comer; thence on with Isley's line N. 72 deg. VV. 7 chains and 50 links to a stake, another corner with Isley; thence again with his 47ft di g. W. II chains and SO linlts to a stone on Isley's line; thence S. 47 dig. E. 4 chains to a stone; theace N. t,7(£ deg. E. IS chains and 20 links to the beginning, and contain ing eleven and seven-tenths acre*, more or less. Terms ol sale CASH. This November 23, 1916. THE PIEDMONT TRUST CO., Administrator. iLand Sale! I Hy virtu* of the authority of wn order o A laiimfica* rtujx-rlor >urt, duly and rctrularly ( entereu. the underpinned will tell at public j eut*tj to the best bidder, for cash, oo SATURDAY, I>EC. .'SO, l'Jl6, «llmcly In front of the office building of | tb. Holt Granite Manufacturing Compauy, In th«- ol Haw Itiver. Alamance . oun ! ty. North Carolina, at 12 o'clock, noon, the following property, to-\rit: i A tract or paicel of land In Haw Klver towmdiip, Alamancecouuty. Northt'arollna, j adjointiur the lands of John Voorheea. Cora Manufacturing Coni| any aud othera and bounded as follows: I Beginning at a rock, corner with C. P. Al bright, running thence H d«g E 5t hs .'2 Ik* to a rock; then- e 8 71', deg A 4 chs SO ika t> a rock; thence * s *>l ueg W sch to ar« ck on John Troliugvr's line; thence N lOueir W d i ch* & Iktt to a rock; thencx* N "4\ deg K 4 cha 1 'JT Iks to a rock; tbenoe N 0> 4 ue* K-I cUn jO Inn to the beginning, ani containing 4.T& acre s, luore or ics*. Terms of pale, cash, and all bids subject to confirmation by the Superior Court of Ala mance county, VIRGINIA TRCBT CO.. Receiver. John W. Graham. Hillsboro, N. C., K. Parker, Jr., Urn hum, N.C., Attorneys. Nervous Women. When the nervousness is caused by eonstipation, as is often the case, you will get quick relief by taking I Chamberlain's Tablets. These tab- Ilets also improve the digestion. Ob tainable everywhere. adv.