A Modem
David
By WARREN MILLER
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you Zr ? thC trenches- I hope
lyou Will return safely, and having
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' Gaston went forth without any hone
!had'no ^s?ntfhe posse8sed what he
?had no vate for. He would much
fave remained and fed pellets
?o children; but the government did
?ot propose that he should do so. - -
V. 8ma" StatDre' his soft
^olce his gentlemanUness, soon
''??ghtJown on him the sarcasm of
a associates. That Is, some of his as
sociates. Most of them liked him It
^as only tke-4ougfi-hewn men who
f "eh, ndel!fate enough to twit him
? v acy- There was no oc
casion for taunting him, for he did his
? Z t?CM SC'ent,0USly' and U war was
?? n ' that wae no^fault of
dUllkef * C?^ DOt f0rCe ms Ukea or
Captain Bombarler was Doctor Lap.
?bleS ?F'?os,te- He came of rough
*tock, and had received very little edu
cation. He hated refinement, and edu
cation was detestful to him. The lit
tle doctor was to him like a red rag
to a mad bull. The two men were of
the same corps, nnd were consequent
ly thrown together. Bombarler never
lost an opportunity to cast a slur on
the doctor's small hand or foot, or his
?soft voice, which latter was as unlike
the captain's as the coo of a dove to
?a lion's roar.'""
Bombarler's taunts finally reached
Insults. Gaston's friends suggested to
Him to ask for a transfer to a corps
where he would not be subject to the
?captain's remarks, but the doctor said
that would not avail. The reputation
v ">r having failed to resent an Insult
would follow him. Besides, he would
find others disposed to pounce upon
him. No, he preferred death rather
than live an object of contempt. He
?would challenge Captain Bombarler
jlf he were killed his sufferings would
ibe ended. However, the matter might
end. It might in future render him
Jess liable to Insult.
The next time Bombarler cast a slur
|0O the doctor, Gaston challenged Mm
'to fight. The captain laughed at the
Idea of fighting such a delicate little
l/ellow, and Ignored the challenge. Thin
(would have been well enough had he
ccased his slurs. For a time he was
not quite so contemptuous, but soon
?wis as Irritating as ever. Then the
'other officers took the matter up and
'Insisted that he fight the doctor.
Bombarler reluctantly consented,
[stating that he was placed In a false
(position as the opponent of such a
(stripling, and a meeting was ar
i ranged. The seconds, in order that
nothing serious might come of It, or to
! save the little doctor's life, separating
the combatants 500 yards, naming
'rifles for weapons. The duelists were
[placed as far from the trenches as the
'circumstances would admit, but the
distance was not great When all
was ready, the word "Aim" was given,
and each raised his rifle to his shoul
der. Gaston aimed at nothing, shut
ting his eyes. At the word "Fire" two
shots rang out simultaneously. The
doctor was nnhartned, but the captain
fell dead.
Doctor Larrabee was sure that he
had not killed his enemy, unless It was
by accident, for he had not wished to
have the blood of anyone upon his con
science. Be he could not convince the
seconds that he ha(l not done so. They
burled the captain and proclaimed the
doctor a man who Was not to be trifled
with.
One of the men who burled the body
of Captain Bombarler noted that he
had been shot In the back. He ln
. ferred that he had been killed by a
stray bullet that had come from the
enemy's trenches. But being a friend
of the doctor's he made no mention of
the discovery, not wishing to mar the
effect of his achievement., /
From that time forward Surgeon
Larrabee suffered nothing from his
delicate make-up. Indeed, being a
contrast to. his supposed courage, it
.rendered hfm an object of Interest He
was pointed out as the man who had
killed the overbearing Boinbarler.
News of his feat reached his friends
at home, and when he was wounded
during service on the battlefield, and
went home on leave, he found him
self a double hero. Louise Bappeller
relented and accepted him, not be
caues he was hit doing his duty, but
because he had killed a man who had
taunted him.
Doctor Larrabee had become used
?to flre?men will become used to any
thing?and Is a marked man In the.
army, hrt he Is chiefly admired as that
? refined little gentleman who, Ilka Da
jtld, killed his Goliath.
the franklin times
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A, F. JOHNSON, Editor and Hummer
?TAR DROPS?
?Colton gold for 29 1-8- cents a
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ly. You can get a better selection anJ
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?Tli? ladies of the Red Cross have*'
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They are now on sale and you can 50?
your, supply at any time, the' earlier
the better.
? WOMEN. . ' .
Ask your drufcglst torJMm. Joe Per
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BUY PLAIN IRON IF Y&fJR SYSTEM
NEEDS A TONIC.
It Costs Less, Is Stronger, and iC<?n.v
tains No Alcohol or Blasting Age 1'
to Upset Bowels or Stomach.
Everybody Knows Iron Is good for
You. .Take It Straight, ItJs Better. .
If everyone knew the important part
Iron plays in your health nb one would
fall to keep the syotemr replenished
with it-* \ The hundreds /of medicinal
preparation^ containing iron as the
?chief medicinal elemdhts testify 4o
the importance doctorI and the medi
cal fraternibr attach fo it.
Take the Rvernge/man or w man.
Their completion not as clear and
rosy, free of rolmpfes and skin trou
bles as it shoildThey ara/more
or less troubled"ftifa impury^Impov
erished blood ak? if'"You'lI Notice the
statistics- on maitan/ rejections ^yon
must^oi-clude tn^yfiole Ration'tteod<<
an/awakening./^iVon i/ aA essential
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sucli as\uric Acid, andwindred troubles
causibfKrheamatlsm, \tc.
Now why/should theVerson needing
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because iyhas 'iron In it, Vf it also con
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y
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? hospitals, and medicine manufactur
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CARV^ALT
BL'T WHILE Y/6KCAN GET IT.
McJSlNNE BROS. CO.
Sale of Valuable town Property.
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in that deed of
trust executed by E. JS. Ford on the
i 31st day of August 1912, to th?.)inder
signed trustee, which Is registered
in book 177 page tl, la the office of the
Register of Daeds for Franklin coun
ty. default having tyeen made In the
payment of th. Indebtedness thereby
secured, and deitiand made upon me by
the holder of sail Indebtedness to fore
close In accordJkiooe with the terma
and provisions df/sald deed of trust
j I the underslgnedAruste. will on Mon
day, 31st day of Becembar, 1917. at II
o'clock, M, at tlk court house door
of Franklin CouMtJ, sell at public auc
tion to the hlghjtstuitdder for cab tb.
following descrfbe<t real .stat., name
ly: Those cerpln lota br parcels of
land situat. In th. (bwn of Louisburg
N. C., and lymg on \the south aid. of
Nash stroet-defliMd rv follows: B.(In
ning at the ?aat cora.r of th. bUek
amlth shop/on Naah \street and run
ning thenob along N?sh street Wes
terly 78 feat to cornertformerly owned
by R. H. Strickland; tAonce along said
line at rwht angles to\ Nash street In
southerly direction 53 feet; thence
easterly/parallel to Nash at., 78 feet
thence northerly at rlkht angles to
N^sh Sy, 63 feet to the nplnt of begin
ning, Containing 4914 square feet, and
being those lots described In the plot
of lands of J. J. MlnltrVe deceased,
which Is of record In office of Clerk
Superior Court of Franklin County, In
book No. 2 Orders and Decrees, at
pages 111 et aeq., and being lot No. 2
This 28th day of November, 1917.
ll-30-5t BEN. T. HOLbEN, Trustee
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, BROS. CO.
Catarrh and bronchitis
and Cold
in the
Head
Recommend
PE-RU-NA
Those who object to liquid medl
slnes can secure Peruna tablets.
Mrs. Ron A. /Kiss, 318 Clinton
Pli|ce, Kansas ( WllWimn M' i II mi
"lVwy very I sick with Catarrh
and \rpichitis. \I also had a cold
In thejhead. 1 used Peruna and am
well with) the results. It
has /ondkmert^rfeat deal of good.
1 dy not fTy other medicine. I
ca* cheerfully recommend it to any
| one who Is \roubled with catching
cm d frequentlV or any one who has
? chronic coug\ or chronic catarrh.
Those wishing \urther particulars
[concerning my case may write me.
I3e sure to enclose a stamp and 1
will answer."
REMOVING WOUNDED ITALIANS IN MOUNTAINS
This photograph Just received In this country gives an Idea of the difficul
ties under which the Italian army fought the Austro-German forces on the
Oorlzla front. The wounded Italian soldier Is being removed from a moun
tain peak position to the dressing station below by means of a cable railway.
-to Top - off
a Fine Meal
uld be better than a
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The aroma will tickle
the taste will tickle
i; the price will please
and all will live hap
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down. If it doesn't
id go twice as far
:offee at the price,
teyback. NOW
Luzianne and
it do what say. Do that.
Ask for profit-sharing catalog.
The Lazianne Guarantee:
If, after using the contents
of a can, you are not satisfied*
in every reaped, your ?ro
cer will refund your money.
coffee
*
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Bl'Y WHILE YO
McK
Trustee's Sole of Lpnd.
Under and bjr?lrtue of the power
contained in a ce tain deed of trust
executed tk mo by W. E. Murphy and
wifeand durv reco ded in the office of
the RegisterW i leeds of Franklin
county in booicV19 I, page 551, I will
on Monday the 3^ , day of December
1917, at 12 o'clock! toon, sell at public,
auction to the high ?t bidder for cash!
at the court houai Moor In Franklin
county, a certain trict or parcel of
land lying and belr t irt\Frankltn coun
ty State of North Carolina, in Louis
burg township aru described and de-1
I fined as folows: to-wli: Lying on the
| South- aide of the old Louisburg and
,Xashvtlle road, on the north afde of
the new Louisburg and Nashville road,
bounded oil the easb by the land3 of
E L. HarrlW and on the west by the
I lands of V. (\ Wllllims; on said par
I eel of land fs\a residence at present
occupied by G\H./Dorsey, said land
Is subject to a pW mortgage or trust
deed tbT.'^Nv BRferton for the pur
pose ot sectoring Tan Indebtedness of
$360.00, which Bajfndeed of trust Is of
record In the o<We>pf the Register of
Deeds of Frahklm c\?unty In book 162
at .page 548, bw thfc mortgagedebt
will be paid of* from the proceeds of
this sale so asAo perfect the title ac
quired by the J>urchasen This the 29
day of Novemler, 1917.
W. 9. EGEftTONT, Trustee.
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