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Thursday. February l, 1923. O§OQ ® ® & % s K \NNAPOUS ® DEPARTMENT § V ft ® k* * '•* T ■ . • • dis. N. (\, .Tail. 31.—The ' ; n /uters met Thursday night ■ \\ c. A Miss Margie Me '■' , M (’uncord. State Treasurer. 1 /'. and gave a rejjort on the ", The most important work 1 '", - year for the Kings Dnugh ia/alien is t<* finish paying at the Jackson Training < , in build a cluiped at Sum ,i help with the Near East . j s . The Kaimajiolis rirrli* is L , , heel with the Concord eir ; , nary rah. Autoyjobiles will ! i■ ied and it is* hoped that a ui this eity will attend the i t (»!n onl. “/[.., K. Allison gave a delightful number of tin* young poo “ K nmapolis Wednesday evening |. j .uTiie on Ridge avenue. The . M‘vve.l a variety of sandwiches. * ( /•,• :i*i <aitdy. The hospitality of ~, ]. me "a< much enjoyed. \i : . Hell has returned from a j. , \t"\ \iu k. VTri'tlon. of Blowing Rock, is Mrs. R. B. Itan \ en supi>er was served the M, . * :>.!* of the Presbyterian'Church -j K \ nitilit in the Sunday school >1 - .! *. Lowe delight fully enter * j|, r ; Thursday al the home of Mrs. i I c. the guests heihg the mem . he Soiial Hour Club and a I : j,. *; t i charming visitors including y|, s< l me- W. C. Jamison, Duncan. I s . iih. Frank Flow**. Ellen W;*e ,;r,nj V. i Cline. and Miss McOueen. 1 . \ inu and dining rooms were p, ai: illy ilevorat»m 1 with pink carna i * Aft> c a musical contest, games * au-tiil into with much fun and 1 : _[;te ) atm- a delicious salad , ;x, served. The next meeting js i hel l Fchruary S with Mrs. <\ K Love. M: mi Mrs. R. L. Saunders and lit tlc Mn. of Salisbury, spent the week c h Mr. \V. 11. Walter and family. Mi Walter Riielii * and little chiltl 1 t a ruined to their home in-Char i a after spending some time with Mi IV .|i, Ritchie and family. Mi*. Mil Mrs. Ritchie were accompanied i at i.\ Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ritchie. Mis> I.in ille (’line of G. (’. \V. is in tin* iniinuary of the institution. Her l>i-"t!.«T. Mr,. William (’line, visited her .Mr ami Mrs. Marshall Teeter have .from Glass to Mr. Teeter's Lon:*- near Harrishurg. Mi - Ltii-y Stough has returned from t nlofte. where she went- to visit her :. a who is quite ill. Mrs. r ii Allison, Miss Lois Howie. Mr raM Mrs. Halstead, and others at- Tendei the show. “Shuffle Along,” Fri day night in Salisbury. * ib. and Mrs. Lester E. Bost have nicec. n West avenue. Mr. Bost 'is r. ii. v. it ii the (’annon Mamifacturing f'lnipany. Mi— Mabel Reel left Sunday for; t Fair's si intd. where she'is teaching, p fn r sj ending the week-end with home I nil's • , Mr. Tom MeClamrock, of Greens hom. js visiting his mother at her h iiiif mi M.-ik street. A little grand ;alight*!* of Mrs. Melinmnrk accoiu pUMeil ho!’. , it'*- little child of Mr. and Mrs. She!iy Alien is now improving after MUit-riug an attack of llu. Mrs. Victory, of Danville, is the Ay-st of her mother, Mrs. Hanson, on |The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Leek Mll'-tt is improving, after an illness /T to a severe cold. mh>. 11. F. Reel has received a long distance phone message informing her *tl death of her graml-father, Mr. Liiws,,]! iiiiyne. of Lincoln county. Mr. hhyiii*. died Sunday night'of a stroke ’; r : d" , l*le.\y from which he never ral h'd He was seventy-five years of age. 1* splendid entertainment given by hi*' Iliwaiians Friday and Saturday , bight s i)t the y. m (\ a. was greatly : by the Kannapolis people. Ms ami Mrs. James Brown, recent Hide -idoiu. will probably locate laa' Mrs. Brown is spemflug some hii' .iii) Mr ,| Brown, iter father inliu Mr. Itrown lias heeti| employed '' Mil Inrd MotorTompany. l a Senior 'lt.. V. I*. F. gjtve a so -1y! laM night at thy Baptist Church, ht'tri’shiiienis were scrv(*d. % •V ‘'Uigiiig class was started last eve— -1 the Baptist Church with ten Mr. Bryant, who is a very : instructor, will teach one night ' " k. and all mem laws of the ( “ l|; ' h aho are interested in singing :iM if-giii to take advantage of this r ‘ l!v "iifiiirtunity. uid Mrs. Doc Thornlmrg miet i auto accident Sunday near ‘-i.-.uii cemetvry. when a man ran liii'ii- ear bursting the radiator, 111 Hi" fender, and breaking the 11 !' id. Fortunately no injuries ‘ ;t ;"i'i"us nature wcr«* sustained by ' ’ho oicupauts. The party rtin ; - nit" Mr, Thornburg’s car regret :"ie incident ..and offered to pay all i 11. Broom left Wednesday M‘ l' ' i lU*. Ky.. where he has ae pastoratiy Mr. Broom will ’ b ' months’ course at the Theo >• iniiiar\. and went to Louis i*‘ he will be in close proxim , 1 *he seminarr. During his pas ihc First Baptist Church of j ' ni “:!!‘"lis. tin* new church building ■ ' 'y-n erected, modern improvements p l ' '■* M ami new chairs placed. Mr. I " ia has labored faithfully and per * ;ilu ‘- v u > keep the "wheels turning" ‘ yia- liuilding was ready for use. s!' !ilt ' ‘ hurch here wishes him much hi his new .field of work. Dr r M. Johnson, of Charlotte,- has i se, Ul e ( i as supply and will preach 'dilations arc under way for cou s . 11 - :i new brick residence’ on haiii strc«d for Mr. Baxter Yar n x' ‘’ *'ook-kc(‘per for the Calmr- Concord. Mr. Yarborough I Atm r-“ ’‘ansferred to the Cabarrus ll ‘ l knmapolis. t h Hilary is being placed on the M ' hir building a road”frbm this city II Liiulis. {jta! • n<l Rolier t Mcßorie, of ts 'i l e * spent Tuesday with Mrs. R. R. Rankin/ 1 T ,,‘ V1 , 1 ] - l) - Heaver ynd Mr. and Mrs. Burley Beaver attended „ turkev din uer Sunday at Hu* inane of Mr. and Mrs. Gi*y Beaver, (’oju-ord. Re\. M. It. Gibson, ol* Concord, vis* ited b,s nephew,'the little child of Rev am Mrs. Baird, yesterday. The child has contracted a case of pneumonia. Mesdames L. A. Peeler and M. L. Hu.etihotir will entertain th<» Literarv Depm tment of the Woman’s C]rd, H ednesday at the home of Mrs. Peel er on North Main street. Mr. Paul Short is visiting home folks at Roanoke Rapids. Mr. H. J. Wampler and family are moving this week to apartments above the Thomason store. Rev. Mr. Robbins, of Lake Junalus ka. stopped over Fridav to visit his daughters. Misses Lois Howie and Lucy Stough will spend the week-end in Statesville with Miss Bess Johnson. Miss Bess Thompson has returned Jo her home in Davidson after assist ing in nursing the children of Rev. and Mrs. W. ('. Jamison during their ill ness. Rev. \\ (> Jamison has returned alter spending the week-end in Nor iolk. LAs pulpit was tilled Sunday by Dr. C. R. Harding, of Davidson. Mrs. Newton Xorville is improving alter, an attack of Hu. Mr. (i. G. Allen and Master George Jr., are ill of flu. The Mission Study class of the Pres byterian Church met yesterday with Mrs. ii. A. Scott. The class will meet next week with Mrs. R. It. Rankin. -Mis. A. E. Hudson, of Winston-Sal em arrived Sunday as the guest ol her daughter, .airs. A. V. Reed. -Mr. E. .1. Sharp gave an interesting and instructive talk Sunday at tin* Baptist (’Lurch at the 11 o’clock ser vice on the subject of "Prayer.” Miss Roslyu lieed left Monday to enter tin* Wingate school. Mr. Arthur Hart is returned a few days ago from- Fieldsdale. Ya.. where lie spent a few days with his brother. Mr. Ralph Ilartis. who was ill. The friends of the latter will learn with pleasure of the improvement in his condition. Mr. Ivester and family, of Charlotte, spent Saturday night and Sunday in the city with relatives. Mr. Christopher and family have moved, near Asheville. They have many friends here who regret their departure. Mrs. Daisy Craven is exjiected to arrive tonight from Atlanta, where she has lieen spending some time. Mrs. M. F. Sossamon has a recent letter from her brother, Mr. Tom Bal lard. ; of the regular army, in which lie' states that he is well pleased with his surroundings. Mr. Ballard is station ed in Texas. Mrs. J7 11. Broom left Sunday for Gaffney. S. ('.. where she will spend some time with her mother before join ing Mr. Broom in Louisville. Miss Ada Stirewalt, of Chinn Grove,* visited friends in Kannaiiolis Monday. Air. Winfred Montgomery is able to' he out again following an attack of fiu. Miss Sarah HufFsticker. of King's Mountain, who has been at the Kan napolis Inn since July helping nurse her sister, Mrs. Mitcham, died yester day morning at ti o’clock. Miss Huff- Sticker’s deaith was due to pneumonia following—■'influenza, which she con tra* ted over two weeks ago. She was pi:si eighty years of age. The body will Ik* taken today to King's Moun tain for lmrinl. Mrs. Mitcham, who suffered a frac tured or dislocated hip in July, is getting along about its usual. She is helpless, hut - her condition does not grow worse. The condition of Miss Thelma Far rell. who contracted fiu seventeen days ago. remains unchanged. Mr. L. E. Funderburk is. able to at tend the burial today of Miss Iluff sticker at Kings Mountain. Mrs. F. E, Farrell has employed a nurse from Shelby to wait on the sick at the Pun. A GOOD THING—DON’T MISS IT. Send your name and address plainly written together with r» cents (and this slip) to Chamberlain Medicine Co., l)es Moines, lowa, and, receive in re turn a trial package containing Cham berlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, colds, croup, bronchiol, “Hu" and whooping caughs, and tickling throat; Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets-for stomach troubles, indiges tion. g;;ssv j-ains that crowd Hi** h'iin, biliousness and cons.i’. att . ( 1: mberlain’s Salve, needed in every f pally for burns s- .i'.ds. woirxN, piles, and skin affect'■< ns; these value*! lam iiv medicines for only o cents. Don t miss it. —Advertisement. TWENTY LIVES LOST AS REFUGE VESSEL SINKS Steamer Paris Arrived at Manila, With Report of Sinking of Sister Ship. Manila, Tan. Tl (By the Associated Pi-ess).—With the arrival here today of the Steamship Paris, *a belated member of the fleet of Russian lefu gi*os. it was learned that her sister ship had been sunk off Formosa last we<* with the loss of 20 lives. it S. GOVERNMENT WARNS THE FARMERS ABOUT DISEASE CAUSED BY RATS. They c arry Bubonic plague, fatal to human beings. They carry foot and mouth disease, which is fatal to stock. They kill chickens, eat grain, cause destruction to property. If you have rats RAT-SNAP will kill them. Cremates rats after killing them leaves no smell. Comes in cakes,, ready for use. Three sizes, 35c, 65c. $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Ritchie Hardware Co., and Clines Phormacj. —Advertisement. Student Seized by Mob. Missoula, Mont., Jan. <lO. (- harlos Gle.eson, of Butte, a student in the University of Montana here, w is tak en from a fraternity house at 11 p. m. last night by a band of masked men. Gleenson, Ute second university student kidnapped ny masked men within the last five, days, refused today to make any statement regarding the occurrence. BILIOUS HEADACHE. When you have a severe headache, a disordered stomach and constipation, rake three of Chamberlain’s Tablets. They will correct the disorders of the liver and bpwels, effectually curing the headache. —Advertisement. •WORK OF STATE LEGISLATURE. | Raleigh. Jan. 30 (By the Associated .'Press).— R. a. Dough ton, represen ta- Jtive from Alleghany County in tin* jGotte.nl Assembly, today resigned j from the House prior to taking flic !o:trh for the office of StuP* Commiy.- (Sioner of Revenue to which lie was ap -1 pointed yesterday. The Senate last night in executive session i'atili(*d the Governor’s appointment of Mr. 'Dough ton. Before rhe session opened this mora . ing the repiesontative, for many years majority leader, and once lieutenant . governor, was surrounded by hosts of , friends and admirers who expressed regret at his leaving the House, hut . who congratulated him on his new np ; pointment. Speaker Dawson has ye| to an nounce the successor to Mr. Houghton as chairman of tin* House finance com mittee, before which Hie general rev enue act is to come this week. Mr. Dough ton was appointed to tin* rewnnie office after A. I). Watts sud denly resigned late yesterday, follow ing the issuance of a police warrant charging aiding and abetting in im . moial conduct. Introduction of nine new hills, ref erence of a flood of petitions most of [ which bore upon the proposed legis lation to harmoni'/ff state and national /laws on prohibition, and tin* passage lof a few local measures occupied tin* /.Senate’s time today. One hill which /came to its third reading today, that (amending the "law relating to alimony j without divorce. ’ passed after vigor ous onslaught upon it led by Senator Charles F. Harris, of Wake County. The law as amended -provides that the husband may set np on the charge . of adultery as a defense when the wife . asks for alimony before divorce, and jlea.es the finding of facts with judge , j to whom application is inade. Senator (Harris \oieed objection to the legisla tion asserting that it loft the power of . decision as to tin* woman's chastity in the hands of one man. He offered an . amendment pioviding for jury trial <»f the issue on appeal, hut this was voted ; down and tin* original hill passed. The bill originated in the House, and now has passed both bodies of the Gen eral Assembly. The Buncombe County speed laws i <an.e up in tin* House with a Senate i amendment, and the amendment was concurred jn after short debate and a call for division on tin* ayes and nays. The Millikin Dill to provide secret orders to file lists of mem Inn's and <Miicers with proper authorities came up for passage. Imt was sent hack to the judiciary committee No. 1 for ' hearings on flu* action’. Action of Rep resentative Wade, of New Hanover, who said his district was flooded with letters and telegrams from fraternities, and secret orders which requested to be heard on tip* measure. Raleigh. Jan. 31 (By the Associated . Press). —Senators in the General As sembly here who favor the $15,000:000 ' good roads bill made another effort to day to get the bill through its second reading for a roll call vote after hav ing been forced over from Monday night by objection or lack of suffi cient members present. Before the opening of tin* session the state of the bill was undetermined in the minds of members of both houses. The proponents, however, claim more than three-fourths of tin* Senate vote, while a storm of debate was expected to develop in case the matter got to the floor, especially over tin* three cent gasoline tax tin* meas ure carries. . The House was occupied at the op ening with a slight increase in the volume of new legislation introduced and a number of routine matters and local bills were up for final passage. The judiciary committee which .consid ered the Dili introduced by Represen tative Turlington, of Iredell county, failed to report when (lie bill was lodged in the hands of a sub-connnit *ee for redrafting and clarification. It would abolish the so-called “quart la v" ; and provide uniform machinery -for he state enforcement act to conform with the Volstead act. Passes Second Residing. Raleigh, X. (’., Jan. 31 (By the As sociated Press). —Voting down, all amendments to the state road hill which provides for an issue of $15.- 000.000 in bonds 1o carry forward tin* program , of highway construction un der way and for the increase of tin* motor fuel tax. from 1 cent to 3 cents a gallon, tin* Senate voted 4“ to 3 in favor of tin* measure on its second leading today, and tin* hill is on tin* calendar for third and final vote. The measure already lias passed in the House of Representatives without, amendment. The Senate confirmed the appoint ment of Alexander S. Hanes, of Win ston-Salem as member from the sev enth district of the State Highway Commission, succeeding R. A. Dough ion. who was named State Commission er of Revenue upon the resignation of Col. A. I>. Watts. # \ MRS. BOWEN TELLS HOW RATS ALMOST BURNED HER HOUSE DOWN. “For two months 1 never went in »jur cellar, fearing a rat. One night, in bed I smelled fire. Sure enough the rat had nibbling at the matches. If I hadn’t acted promptly my house would have been burned. Later we found the dead rat. RAT-SNAP kill ed it. It’s great stuff.” Three sizes, 35c, 65c, sl.-5. Sold and guaranteed by Ritchie Hardware Co., and Cline's Pharmacy.—Advertisement. PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO FLORIDA He and Mrs. Harding Will Leave the Capital on Night of March sth. J Washington, Jan. 31. —President and Mrs. Harding expect to leave Wash- J iugton the night of March 5 for their j Florida trip, it was learned from i sources close to the President today. ! No itinerary has been arranged, but it is believed the first stop will he st. Augustine, where the President en joys the golf course, and then several stops will Ik* made down the Florida coast. 1 1— i Mary Garden Calls on Coue. Boston, Jan. 30.—Mary Garden cal led on Emile Coue here today seeking the aid of the exponent of auto-sug gestion “to improve her health, her dis position and her voice.” | THE CONCORD TIMES DAVIDSON STUDENT PLAYS HEROIC PART DI KING FIRE Ft- 1 ! Tlmuph Burping Racf, But His ; ‘‘Pants” (Might cn a Nail and Saved Hit; Life. Davidron, Jan. 30.— -Echoes from' the | nr~ yesterday at Dr. J. M. Met’-nn, j neli’s residence are to the effect that one of the Charlotte boys, in Davidson allege here, McLean E.ne aire, with ! a daring that outran bis prud-nce an 4 lis'cret on in his strenuous efforts to 10 his bit in extinguishing the flames m the high roof, fell through the opening made by the ravages of -no .Ire and the firc-fightzrs down to the garret floor, but his fall v.as broken by a nail that caught and /did ingni bil violence to h s ‘‘pants,■' but pos sibly saved him from any hurt of consequence at all. r l hat some of fh-* ;n lows climbing with their shoes or*, ho*strep roof did not slip and get a fall to the ground was a matter of ! congratulation for aU Concerned. Dr. McCorimvl and family arc tor hi present the guests of the home of President Martin. The condition of the walls of the second story of the house and the temporary d r>ur.<* c,f the fur naco, because of dislocated radiators end like disorders, prsvent an imme diate use of the home. Temporary roofing was p aced on th'* building vesterdav, workmen being on the roof with their rolls of rubbermo an hour or more after the fire was extin guished. To War on Bootleggers in Capitol. Washington. D. (’., Jan. 31.—A spec tacular crusade against the .bootleg ging ring in Washington is to he' la.unch(*d tomorrow, according to an- ( noum ement made by Ed war N. Reed, j chief of The District of Columbia Hi - , vision of the prohibition bureau. He I promises that (lie clean-up, tin* dry force's answer to charges of whole-1 sale violations in official circles, will ' be opened with “a big surprise.” Tin* drive "will Ik* directed against | all concerned" in tin* recent controver- 1 sics in the House of Representatives! between Representative William I). I Upshaw, Georgia dry. and other mem-! hers, says Chief Reed, and is intend ed to take "official cognizance of boot legging at the Capitol and of the leak age of "good stuff" from certain cm-1 basries. The campaign will have two main purposes. In addition to tin* attempt to rid the country of purveyors of il licit fluids, it will seek to restore the dry morale, which is said to have been dealt a severe blow all over the country as tin* result of the Upshaw charges. It is understood that plans for the drive were laid nearly two months ago and have been approved by those “higher up" as a result of Representa tive Upshaw's activities against those who "do not vote tin* way they ilriqk.” Reed is reputed to have prepared his plans with the assistance of ex perts in his office, the legal division of the prohibition unit and other en forcement specialists. It is hinted the padlock method of closing places where liquor is dispensed may he used. “THE FARMER’S WORST ENEMY RATS. THE FARMER’S BEST FRIEND—RAT-SNAP.” These are the words of James Bax ter, X. J.: “Ever since I tried RAT SNAI* 1 have always kept it in the house. Never fails. Used about $3.00 worth of ItAT-SNAP ti year and figure it saves me S3OO in chicks, eggs and feed. RAT-SNAP is convenient, just break up cake, no mixing with other,, food.” Three sizes. 35c, 65e, $1.1*5. Sold and guaranteed by Ritchie Hard wan* Co., and Cline’s Pharmacy.—-Ad vertisement. Bob Williams in State Pirson. Raleigh, Jan. 30. —Bob 'Williams, ne gro. sentenced to he electrocuted March 1 for the murder oY Special Officer Bradley Cribh, at Fair Bluff, N. C.. ar rived at the state pirson today from Whiteville. He was placed in a death cell. Troops guarded the negro dur ing his trial and up to the. time he was placed on the train last niglit en route to Raleigh. A RAT BREEDS 6 TO 10 TIMES A YEAR, AVERAGING TEN YOUNG TO A LITTER. Remember this, act tis soon n's you see the first rat. Get a package of RAT-SNAP. It’s a sure rat and mice destroyer. It’s convenient, comes in cake form, no mixing. Mummifies rat after killing—leaves no smell. Cats or dogs won’t touch it. Three sizes. 35c. 655. $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Ritchie Hardware Co., and (’line’s Pharmacy,—Advertisement. Lincoln C'o. to Make Refund. Washington, Jan. 30.—The amount agreed upon by the Department of Justice and the receiver for ttfe Lin coln Motor Car Co. in settlement of the government claim for alleged ov erpayment on war contracts is sl,- 500,000, according to Wm. I). Ititer, as sistant Attorney General, who said to s day, however, that this figure is sub ject to the approval of Judge Tuttle, of the Federal District Court at Chi cago. CHAMBERLAIN’S COUGH REME DY. This is a pleasant, safe and reliable medicine for coughs and colds. If has been in use for many years and is held in high esteem in those house holds where its good qualities are best known. It is a favorite with mothers of young children, as it contains no opium or other ha i mful drug. Try it when you have need of such a remedy. —Advertisement. Attorney General Files Peition. Philadelphia, Jan. 30.—Attorney General Daugherty filed in the Federal District Court today a petition raising 'the question whether the proposed sale of the stock (>f the Lehigh & Wjlkesboro Coal Company to the Jack son E. Reynolds syndicate of New York, wXs made, in good faith. CONSTIPATION. Constipation of the bowels is a st<qi page of the sewerage system that re moves the waste matter from the body. : It is as necessary that your bowels 'move regularly once each day, to car off this waste, as it is that rhe waste pipes of your home be kept open and carry off the waste from the house 11 you would enjoy good health, keep your bowels regular by taking Cham berlain's Tablets when needed.—bd i vertisement. , T (Continued From Oi;r T.ns: ‘ ; ■, . i And Ray’s hands fell ti-.ua shoulders as he heard the inoreJPiV answer from the shore of th*- 'ok * ' “I’m coming, Eeatriee.” sorm- o -e ! said In the coverts. Pier era ut-j tered when her father fell, had ad; ! gone unheard. Ben walked quietly into,the circle of firelight and stood at Beatrice's side. But while Ray and Chan gazed at him as if he were a spectre from the grave, Beatrice’s only impulse eras one of immeasurable and un speakable thankfulness. The man was exhausted—helpless in their hands. All Ray’s aims had been attained. With Bee’s death the claim, a fourth of whicn had been Ms motive when he had slain Ezram, would pass entirely to him —except fer such share as he would have to give Chan. Neilson lay seriously wounded, perhaps dead by now. Whatever his injuries, he would not go back with them to share in the gold of the claim. The girl, also, wa3 ‘'is prey— to do with what he liked. Ben’s - face hardened. “There is nothing I can do, now. You came too late. But I would have had something to do if I had my rifle.” “Oh, you depraved dogs!” he told them quietly and distinctly. “You yellow, mongrel cowards!” Ray straightened, stung by the words. “And I’ll make you wish you was dead before you ever said that,” he threatened. Chan —put a rope around his legs and a gag in his rot ten mouth!” They moved toward him simul taneously, and Ben summoned the last jot of his almost-spent strength to hurl them off. They did not need deadly weapons for this wasted form. Yet for the duration of one second Ben fought with an incredible ferocity and valor. But such an unequal battle could last only an instant. Ray focused his attack upon Ben’s injured left arm, Chan struck once at the girl, hurling her to the ground with a base blow, then lashed brutal blows Into Ben’s face. The burst of strength ebbed as quickly as it had come: his legs wilted under him, and he sank slowly to the ground. For a few minutes they took little notice of the prone figures at the far edge of the fading firelight. Atten tion could be given them soon enough. Their own triumph was beginning to give way to deep fa tigue. Ben and Beatrice had talked soft ly at first, accepting their fate at last and trying to forget all things but the ljact of each other’s presence. His right hand held hers close tQ his lips, and'only she could understand the message in its soft presure. But presently her gaze fastened on some object in the grass beside him. “I see away out —for us both,” she told him. She knew jbe would not misunderstand and dream that she saw an actual avertue to life and safety. “Don’t give any sign.” “Then hurry,” he urged. “They may be back any instant. What Is it?” “Away to cheat ’em —to keep them from torturing you—and to save me—from all the things they’ll do to me—when you’re dead. Oh, Ben —you won’t fail me —you’ll do it for me.” He smiled, gently and strongly. “Do you think I’d fail you now?” % “Then reach your good arm on the other side. Thfere’s a knife ifing there your own knife they knocked out of my hand. You know what to do —first me, in the throat — then yourself.” SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE IN CONCORD, FEBRUARY 7-9 Record Breaking Crowd Is Expected to Attend Sessions of Institute to Be Held in St. Janies Church. From officers of Cabarrus County Sunday School Association comes the information that all indications point to a record breaking attendance at the Concord Sunday School Institute at St. James Lutheran Church in Con cord. on February 7. S 0. The program for the institute has been so arranged that there will be a dresses and discussions of interest to workers in all departments of the Sunday School. The work of the Ad ministrative, Young Peoples’ and Ad ult Divisions will be covered by the se ries of addresses delivered’ by Mr. E. T. Albertson, of Indianapolis, IndJ, and Mr. I). W. Sims. General Super intendent of the North Carolina Sun day School Association. ' A series of addresses of special in terest to workers in the Cradle Roll, Beginners, Primary .and Junior De partments of the Sunday School will be delivered by Miss Daisy Magee. ; Children's Division Superintendent of the North Carolina Sunday School As sociation. For a number of years Miss Magee has been making a specialty of the work in the Children’s Division of the Sunday School. She has organiz ed and supervised children's work in 1 local Suirday Schools; served for some | time as elementary superintendent for her denomination in Mississippi, and for about seven years was the suc cessful leader of the Children’s Divis ion work for the Georgia Sunday i School Association. Miss Magee comes to North Carolina fresh from a year of special work and study in Boston University. \t the lirst session of the institute there will be a roll call of Sunday Schools when each person present 1 i - «• * ! '. i ' - :•<•*.!.-fl j iT. I I lUlgll W • - 'I i ’:I: :h.s -i: i' • .. . .. -* <1 ; ; • (j-. * 1 .( v A V’i ! | tiar.ng : a ;. -h. - - - i int>m —nn- j j of the !•:._> !. u:s ! U +.\ s sireten I .ng hand iii. i 11;i\ tv.’i n..- i.jg m a j sv/ift, catliiu iu.;i With a shithp o::th Rev crushed the blade into the ground with his heel; then kicked viciously ut the I prone body of his enemy. 11 is eye fell on a long, heavy club of spruce that had keen cut for fuel. He bent and his strong hands seized it. As he swung it high the girl leaped between—with a last, frantic effort, wholly instinctive—to shield Ben’s body with her own. Chan had followed Ben, and sharing Ray’s fiendish mood, jerked her aside. Yet it was to be that Ray’s mur derous blow was never to go home. WITH FIENDISH; MANIACAL FURY HE HAD SPRUNG TO AVENGE THE BLOW. A mighty and terrible ally had come to Ben’s aid. He came pouncing from the darkness, a gaunt and dreadful avenger whose code of death was as remorseless as Ray’s own. It was Fenris the wolf, and he had found his master at la3t. Missing him at the accustomed place in the cave, he had trailed him to the lake mar gin: a smell on the wind had led him the rest of the way. Like a ghost he had glided almost to the. edge of the firelight, lingering there —until he ( had made up his brute mind in re gard to the strangers in the camp. But he had waited only until he saw Ray kick the helpless form before him —that of the god that Fenris, for all the wild had claimed him, still worshipped in his inmost heart. With fiendish, maniacal fury he had sprung to avenge the blow. And his three followers, trained by the pack laws to follow w here he led, and keyed to the highest pitch by their leader’s fury, leaped like gray demons of the Pit in his wake. As a young tree breaks and goes down in the gale Ray Brent went down before the combined attack of the wolves. Before ever Ray fell, Ben had taken what measures of self-defense he could in case the pack, forgetting its master’s master, might turn on himself and the girl. He had reached the knife hilt and severed the fopes about the girl’s wrists. “Stay be hind me,” he cautioned. “Don’t move a muscle.” He saw Chan go down, seemingly in a single Instant, and he braced himself against attack. “Down, Fenris!” he shouted. “Down —get down!” The great wolf started at the voice, then stood beside the fallen, from a given Sunday School will be asked to stand and a record made of the representatives present. If is ex ! pected that those in charge of the arrangements that many of the Sun day Schools of the county will be rep resented at the openiug session of the institute. New 7 England Textile Mills Facing Try ing Conditions. Boston. Jan. 80. —Textile manufac turers in New England are operating I‘under trying eondithjns,” says the; monthly review of the Federal Re-1 Serve Bank ol' 1 Boston. i|uule public to-1 night. .“Manufacturers in this district/’ the review says, “seem to be fairly well supplied with orders, so that the out look for the next few months is com paratively good. Certain labor unions in the textile trade are, however, ask ing for a restoration of the cut it wages which was made late in 1020. generally amounting,to 20 ja*r cent, when the industrial depression was be coming severe. This request comes at a time when the cost of living remains.? near the lowest point during the recent, business depression, with barely any up turn noticeable. *. “Even disregarding the. strike threat, the textile industry is operating under trying conditions. The supplies in this country of both raw cotton and wool are eomparatitvely small, and as a consequence, the prices of both are relatively high. Inasmuch as the pro duct of both cotton and wool and worsted industries is used mainly in Iho manufacture of everyday neces sities of life, there seems to be ample j reason for the manufacturers to be fearful of the results of further in creases in the prices of finished tex tile goods.” Harvard’s varsity track team will make its debut in the Millrose games at New 7 York on January 31. PAGE THREE l gazing at Ben witn nerce, luminous eyes. “Down. down, boy,” Ben cau- B.ined, jr, a >jfter vcice. “There, old_ fellow —down—down.” Tin n Fenris whined In answer, nil IV:i knew that he was no longer j 1.. feared. The three lesser 1 vv.fives seemed startled, standing in j a nervous group, yet growling sav ! igt-iy ar\d eyeing him across the {•viTig fir*. Fenris trotted slowly to i - -ml Ben. but with the true In js; nets pi the wild his followers jl-.u-w that this wa3 no affair of ;s arid death. He came in love, ::n i remembered comradeship, just . -is often he had led them to the mouth of the cavern, and they did i not understand. They slowly backed -■ i\':tv- into the shadows, 'Jading like | IS fvn’s arms, in unspeakable gratl ' tude. went‘about the shodiders of j the wolf. Beatrice, sobbing: uncon trolubly yet swept with that'infinite tWtnkfulness of the redeemed, crept to his side. Fenris whined and shiv ered in the arms of his god. Quietude came at last to that camp beside the lake, in the ’ far, hidden heart of Back There. The wolves had gone. Fenris’s three brethren had slipped away, perhaps wholly mystified and deep ly awed by their madness of a mo ment before: and from the ridge top they had called for their leader to join them. He had done his work, he had avenged the base blow that had seemed to strike at his own wild heart, he had reoeived the caress he “had craved —and there was no law for him to stay. The female called enticingly; thq wild game was run ning for his pleasure on the trails. Ben had watched the struggle In his fierce breast, and Beatrice’s byes were soft and wonderfully lustrous in the subdued light as she gave the wolf a parting caress. He could not deny the call of his followers on the ridge. It was like a chain, drawing him remorselessly to them. Whining, he had sped away iYito the darkness. The fire had been built up, Bea trice had rallied her spent strength by full feeding of the rich, dried meat, and had done what she could for Neilson’s injury. Een, exhaust ed, had lain down in some of the blankets of his enemy’s outfit. Neil son was not mortally hurt. The bul let had coursed through the region of his shoulder, missing his heart and lungs, and although Lp was all but unconscious, they had every rea son to believe that a few weeks of rest would see him well again Beatrice bathed the wound, ban daged it the best she could, then covered him up warmly and let him go to sleep. And the time came at last, long past the midnight hour, that she crept once more to Ben’s side. There was little Indeed for them to say. The stress of the night had taken from them almost all desire to talk. But Ben took her hand in his feebly, and held it against his lips. “We’re safe now,” Beatrice told him, her eyes still bright with tears. “We’ve seen it through, and we’re safe.” Presently she saw that he was try ing to speak to her, whispering: try ing to draw her ear down to his lips. She smiled, with an infinite tender ness. Dimly though he spoke, she heard him every word. “I love you,” he told simply. He watched her face, as intently as the three Wise Men watched the East, for a sign. And he saw it, clear and ineffably wonderful, in the stars that came into her eyes. “I love you,” she answered, with equal simplicity. They lay a while in silence, blissful in this wonder each had for the other, wholly con tent just that their hands and lips should touch. The same ‘miracle was upon them both; and the girl’s thought, rang ing far, seized upon a deep and mov ing discovery. “All this belongs to us,” she told him, indicating with one movement of her arm the bound less solitudes about them. “This Is our own country, isn't it, Bee? Wo can’t ever—go away.” The fire burned down. The moon wheeled through the sky. The tall spruce saw the dawn afar and beckoned. " THE END. JUDGE ASSAILS KEAN IN CHARGE TO GRAND JURY “(J-cd Save Us From K. K. Says Judge Feathbrstone at GrPemvood. Greensbor.o Jan. 30.—The North ing the Ku Klux Klan in his charge to the Greenwood county grand jury , today, County Judge C. C. Feather stone, who is holding his last term of court before taking up his duties as circuit judge in the eighth judicial circuit to w r hich he was elected recently by the legislature, declared j that “never has any organization been j such a menace.” “God save us from the K. K. K.,” said the judge in open ing that portion of his charge in which he mentioned the organiza tion. “This K. K. K„” he continued, “has been organized because some relt that they had to take the law into their own hands. TJieir excuse is that courts and juries are not en forcing the law. Never has any or ganization been such a menace. It gives opportunity for a few cowards , to punish their enemies with k. Un , less checked it won’t be long before there will be no government at all.” A f 3w r days after he had lost a de cision to Willie Doyle, Johnny Dundee came back strong and trimmed “Fop per” Martin handily. 7Tt /t\ /i\ /K /U /Tt /fv /K /fx Je <T\ st\ /i\ •tr % k GREEKS CALLED * TO THE COLORS * rfc: Genevh. Jan. 30 (By the Asso tinted Press).—The Greek min- & inter at Berne, through the news papers, has notified Greeks of Xi the class of 1923 to hold them- & selves in readiness for a call to W: rfc the colors. He said there would & rK be no exemptions. rH * * ***************
The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.)
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