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. December 20, 1923 I |^5 KTiMi K B S| ■ <£ v i . introduced. " , last meeting BP Bp ; May evening at , fleetcd officers B|:; • cil three new of the best Hp w ieli lrn<l been KK.v' ] j" . F ok, program Hp' • of the charter PKIV / . i-hosen as l’res ' i while Brevard Pp \ ice President. SHI,;- ■ ’ ..aed a- District K (’luirles A. Hf 1 ~ , .la, oh O. Moose. i|r : ,' ; , t Vowell. Jr.. E«* K . and Tracy N. fleeted officers, B’l ."j j ;i siiriT. who will B 9 ' , of Directors, will ~ • the new year. HK s no- r called on : j lt . new members Major did in a T :• w members re- hj < i.eonard. proprietor ll' ■' : u,h *T T * Hart * Era , ” I, ni attorney : anti Jim Ij. ■W'*' ; \ of the Concord % , evening, arranged . . .-a-isted of songs. B: I Uv Miss Yerilie |B.. , v from the Jack -1B :ui ' St Miss Goodman 18"'..,. entertained the B I . '.oils occasion, in |h^B'hut the program she Wmf- Vj eclipsed the for |B>''.,'. Ko\r: httis enjoyed bear the program. At | £• ; (l .' meeting I’resideent i®'"'";, tin* hat and the made a contribu gt I t D ;a;i' Fund for the B»frtiniti2 School hoys. were Mr. R. E. L A. t'annou. and J. ' f .i 11 !i 11 ralmer. The | ; v ... by .Tac*. I*. Cook. ’in {’•:-• *;t* Ihtrnhardt. Jr. 1 P\„„ot v.' given by James I*. ■ ... init. which will be held |. i v»ill he in charge of llVt !’! F \>ANT NEWS I, .. ; i,. -jf—Mont Amoena ■ : \(t l’leasant Collegiate _*.»!• the Christmas holi ' ■Teookiv at noon and will re ■*;*’ x-udles January 2nd. 1024. S h."„f the ee slllg Wits O bIIS.V OUC |EI uMitutions. Tuesday even ml Mr-. J. IF c. Fisher gave I |F, a j i>;ti;<|!i<■ tto the faculty and fc«tt!<it‘iif'. wltieh was the occa |B!o*vr g:.'tutorial en.i tyment and interest. i let ween the w;t' Chri-'tmas singing by K. .M-pfi.f'. reacts and cheers by mid other friends, all of Bpe highly enjoyed. The deco- in harmony with the v.irh holly and mis- KTs-t.-re,! over the long tables. K„tr light of many red candles K|* ~x - r:i cha’an. Afterwards Hr. ;.r»ail .1 the ehitpel where Cyitr;': mas pageant iva# rsn-. tin' direction of Misses Him P.Fiagtvn; tw » of the tench i Bi [jckt'-l choir 'ang appropriate H& M.itg' he!ween the speaking H iVciffiar interest and onjoy ■ a.li'yii to the musical part of ■ hi -he tlute obligatos by Be IVittci'on. of Concord, who H; riifi'iied flutist, playing with sweetness of a profession- H-;,o af.’ernoon the Alpha chap *tt:/ P.rraheim Literary Society of Vila:: gave a very interesting MB* [imcraui. consisting of reci p ;-;i-ling' and charming songs, as pi* "i limit Anmena can be de- H get ip) any kind of an • merraininent. at any time. • i' generally some good friend si*’ :vmaking it 'till more enjoy -t.-t. i helpers like Mr. I’atter- Tiif* nni'ieal part of the program the management of Miss liter, the di rot Press of ’Mi tin' Ludwig Liter -1 ' of the M. P. C. T. gave their 13 'ebate, in the auditorium, and j ]iv Tu! nrator win Mr. Chas. i!;; Jr. Mark (ioff’s celcbrat !-i furniidied very tine music mik ( IIOSFS FOR J IM»>K ORDER ORPHANAGE Milan Twenty ( itirs Participate in Cunt cm for the Honor. Dei. ii:j.—’l'liis afternoon J' ■ •••‘gram came to the Lex oriler committee stating had been iinaiiimously siie for the new Junior The telegram is as P. C.. Jan. m:;. 102:3. Lexington, N. C. • mi site for National id' '■ iiiianiously selected 11 eoinmittee sit Lex my congratulations. “•I. D T[’NISON." 1 ‘t'pily for Lexington a among lit > or more ig f j' 1 "' ,i;l *-iti« . by which about * L located all the way o Asheville. 'Che value been estimated at Ik ■' hoi; doll sirs. 1 h\ Lexington is one in Davidson county, within 59 yards of 1 Southbound railway •atbeast of Lexington s ’"ihinoiit public road. dHO acres, which is ! subscription from the '' men ami leading ui'-pon and Davidson h (,| i!d Ipjj ■ ; ‘U , ‘ l r riday Morning. Willie Preslap was hick a. in. at the *i 1 : , Mr. and Mrs. S. Nw of 1; ' 1 M. A- Martin. ' Baptist Ch’irch. In « r:V frFi.'V . :!i [hikwood cenjetery. \\m 1 l “’' deceased attd her • 1 the „ at the services, (. 1‘ ' v,as covered with a b ),i I' tu! tio'vers. sent as k ‘'•* tiili t3le hiany frieudti t ‘ ~" T parents. WASHINGTON 1971. By Archibald Henderson It is a curious* fact that none of Washington’s many biographers has com sidered in more than a few pages the ex tended trip Washington made through the Southern states m 17f)l. In fact, two of the best known. Woodrow Wilr son and Henry Cabot Lodge, have dis missed it without a word. Yet Wash ington made such a trip, and judging from his Journal, he considered it of great importance. # The present book—the material for which was obtained, after years of re search. from rare and inaccesible let ters. documents, speeches, etc., and from Washington's Journal—is the detailed account of tin* trip set forth by Mr. Archibald Henderson, a distinguished historical scholar. It contains the day by day narrative of Washington’s jour ney. showing how he traveled, where he “baited," slept and spoke, what he wore, how he was* received* aud also his own opinion of the states he traversed aud their inhabitants. Washington's purpose in making this trip was twofold: he wanted to see “with his own eyes the economic condition of the Southern states, and to estimate for himself the prosperity and the loyal ty of their citizenr. And secondly, he considered it advisable that he should be seen by them, not in a spirit of com placent but as the per sonification of the infant republic he had struggled so arduously to help create, and as the emblem of the loyalty .they owed-it. The contents of this book show how successfully • lie. achieved his purpose. The shrewd, wise comments he made in letters and in his Journal give a clear cut picture of the South as it was at the end of the century; and the let ters. speeches, aud state proclamations of his southern sosts indicate how com pletely the first Executive captured the loyalty and fired the imagination of the jpeople. Washington started from Mount Ver non April 7th. in his own splendid coach, with postilions, outriders, aud a baggage 9 train, and after making his first j-top at Frcderieksburg.-visited Richmond and Petersburg. Virginia, and then passed into North Carolina, traveling by Halifax, Tarborough, Greenville, New Bern, Trenton, and Wilmington. He then proceeded to Georgetown and Charleston, Sotith Carolina. Savannah and August in Georgia, and returned by way of Columbia,. S. C.. Salisbury, aud Salem. N. C. Views of these cities, as well a<s portraits of many of the people Washington met. are included in the sixty illustrations, many of these ex ceedingly rare, many not hitherto repro duced. which the book contains. The narrative* as a ' whole is of great interest and importance, both as a new, and hitherto— unrecorded chapter in Washington’s life, and as a faithful, viv id picture of the South in post-Revolu tionary days. Washington’s Southern ' Tour is is sued in a single royal octavo volume of about MMo pages, bound in gray paper stamped- in gold. The edition is lim ited to one thousand copies, which are for sale at STL'S, net. each. It is pub lished by the Houghton Mifflin Com pany. Annual Pet aud Hobby Show Had Large Attendance. The big Pet and Hobbv Show was held at the Y. M. C. A. last Friday. The doors were opened to the public at 7 p. in. Approximately one -thousand people attended the show, which proved to be one of the largest aud most attractive affairs of its kind ever held in Concord. The spacious cooj»s which lined the walls of the big gymnasium, and also a middle aisle, till of them being double or triple decked, afforded ample room for all animals except horses. Animals of all description and size, ranging from the diminutive guinea pig to a fully grown pnoy were to be found at the show. All sorts of queer noises were to be heard, aud this is probably oue reason for the record breaking crowd, because every one passing the Y was attracted by the queer noises and could not resist taking a peep in. All horses and pon ies were on exhibition at the fropt of tlie building, there not being room to ac commodate them in the gym. The nice roomy coops, which added much to the attractiveness of the show, were secured through the courtesy of the Cabarrus County Fair Association, and every one was struck by the neat appearance they made. The wlkMp day was given over to tag ging the coops and placing the entries in their respective places, and by five o'clock the coops were pretty well filled. The building was closed to the public from five to seven, and during this time the judges acted and also the building was put in readiness for the people. The judges. Mrs. H. S. Williams. UfA. Mr. Scovil and Mr. Geo. 13. Means, viewed each entry during these two hours aud placed on the prize ribbons. There w< ve first, second and third prize ribbons and most every boy and girl had a prize winning pet or hobby entered, Besides all the animals there were nu merous articles and relics which at tracted much attention. Chief among these was the wonderful stamp collec tion, which was placed on exhibit b\ Mi. Blanks. There was also old money, ar row heads, guns, swords, aud also a unique pair of wooden shoes, which were brought over from Franco. Mr. Denny's clowns amused the people in the lobby with acrobatic stunts and all sorts of funny pranks. The clowns proved to be real entertainers, aud afforded much fun not only to the kids but to the grown ups also. . . Besides the animal show, moving pic tures were shown on the second floor. t3ix good reels were on the program, two of these being a comedy, and the other four educational pictures. The Junior Hi Y Boys had full embargo of securing entries and advertising the show aud too much credit cannot be gn - >u them for tlieier wovk. It i» hopedl to make the show next year even better .than this one. because the boys and o iils j know exactly what it is know exactly what it is. and.will have their best pets ’and hoppies here trying to win a prize- I Alo*d likev some sure enouga prizes will lr,e given next year. A-hmv of tb.» kmd ‘is a mighty good thiug, because, besides interesting the people, it teaches boys jand girls to love pets, and also gives them wholesome ideas. 4s a v. bole it was a miglity niqe aftoF, and every oue present saw a most wonderful collection of pets aud hobbies. Dr. G. L. Lung has gone to Gates, X. C-.'to spend several days. DINNER STORIES 1 ■ 1 . “You’re pretty light ou your feet, little one.” “I’m sure that’s better than being light in the head like you.” How many an oil .well do we find That. wa<Jes into the empty air, Audi fading, only leaves behind Some deskroom and an empty chair A Liberal Gob. The doctor was examining Bosworth, a hospital corpsman, for advancement in rating. “What would you do if the captain fainted on the bridge?” “Bring him to,” warbled the aspiring corpsman. “Then what?” asked the doctor. “Bring him more,” returned the gob. A Hint to the Hens. Abbie, the little girl of the family, was seated at the breakfast table one morning. As usual, eggs were served. Either she was not hungry or she had grown tired of the bill of fare, for very earnestly and sobery she re marked : ; “I do wish liens woud lay something besides eggs.” Handicapped. “Sam, do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and noth ing but the truth?” “Ah does, sah.” “Sam. what have you got to say for yourself?” , "Well, Jedge, wif all dein limitations you have jos’ put ou me. Ah don’t be lieve Ah has anything at ajl to say.” IJe stood in the station aud watched the midnight train go out. “Missed it.” he gasped to his friend. “But cheer up, I’ll catch it when 1 get home.” Wife—" You can't make mo cry. T wouldn’t cry for the best man on earth.” Husband—" You don't have to. you’ve got him.” He—Your extravagance is becoming unbearable. When I die you will prob ably have to beg. She —Well I will be better off than some poor woman who never has had any experience. Talking Witlmut Thinking. The prosecuting attorney was examin ing a negro witness. "Now Mose.” lie said, “tell us what you know about this fight?” “Well, boss,” began Mose, "I 'think” — "I dou't want to know what you think. Tell us what you know.” "I think ” "I told you not to tell us what you think.” "But. boss." said Mose. apologetically, "I ain’t no lawyer. I can't talk without thinking.” The* following was read among church, announcements in a small Eastern town : "The funeral of the late Harry Henry will be held in this church at 10 a. m. and Thanksgiving service will be held at 3 p. m.” l’at and Mike were washing windows. They had a board through a windotv on the second story of an office building. Pat ou the outside dropped his chamois. “Wait a minute," says Mike, “Oo 11 get it for you." He jumped from his end of the plank thereby letting Pat fall the two stories. When he reached the ground he looked at Pat in disgust and said. "Pliwat was your hurry?” l’at didn't reply and Mike said. "Pat are you dead?" "I am not,” says Pat. Mike replied, "1 don't know, you're such a liar uo one can believe you. Pat replied. "I must be dead for you’d never dare to call me a liar if I wirs alive. "Describe the manner and customs of the people of India, asked the teacher. "They haiu't got no manners and they don’t wear no costumes, said the little boy. "1 stubbed my toe against the piano hist night but it didn’t hurt me." "Why?” "I struck the soft pedal. A Bald Fact P.osfsie, aged foui years, who was downtown with her mother, caught sight ‘of. a baldheaded man. * **Oh. mother.” she exclaimed m lugh 'shrill tones, "just see that man! He hasn’t a hair on his head. Isn t it :sad?” , , . “Hush!” replied her lothck. H* will hear you.” - , , | “OU." replied Bessie in subdued tones, "doesn’t he know it i How to Enjoy War _ ? An American soldier of the A. E. I*. wrote to his wife in Pcjmsy'vaaia : i"Dou't send me no mor.e nagging l"t* •tej’s. You’re 2.000 miles away aud don’t do no good. Let’me enjoy this war in peace.” , Noblesse Oblige. In impecunious tenant had not paid the rent of his room for several montjis. "I>ook here.” said the landlord, '1 11 meet you half way. lam ready to .forget half o*f what you owe! "Right I'll meet you. I’U forget the qther half!” Why H® Was Sad. : “Why d« >' ou looli So sorrowful, Den-, jiis?” I “I just kear-r-rd h man call another man a liar, and the man that was called H liar, said the other man would have to apolpgize, or there would be a fight. I “And why should that make you sad?" "The other man apologized.” Correct. A small hoy in the visitor’s gallery was watching the proceeding of the senate chamber. “Father, who is that gentlemau?" he asked, pointing to the chaplain. "That, my sou. I*,- the chaplain,” re plied his father. “Does he pray for the senators?” asked the boy. “No. my son: when he goes in he looks around and sees the sit ting there, and then he prays for the country.” A Wise IJttle Head. “Well, Elise, how do you like your now baby sjstei.” “Why, she seems rater disagreeable, ■ Mrs. Brown, lytf suppose it’s a mis- to judge hastily.” THE CONCORD TIMES TUCKERS EXPERIENCE A SECONI} CEREMONY Marriage at Cartilage Yesterday Took Place to Conform With North Caro lina Laws.—Woman’s Hair Bobbed. Raleigh, Dec. 20-—To make more cer tain Their union, Burton S. Tucker, , Jersey City, N. J., youth aud the wealthy widow of Joseph Simpson, to day were remarried before Squire Jesse Fry. at Carthage, according to a story sent the Raleigh News and Observer by its Carthage correspondent. Mr. Tucker, in giving information preparatory to securing marriage license, said his age was 17 and that of his wife 48. Mrs. Tucker has bobbed her hair, and, the correspondent said, looked hard’y half her age when she was married this afternoon. She was dressed in the latest styles, he said. The second marriage fol lowed a lengthy conference of the couple with U. L. Spence, Carthage attorney, and took place in the attorney's office. The license, he added was issued this afternoon by I*3. C. Matheson. register of deeds, and as no statement of per mission had been filed by the parents of tip* young bridegroom, Mrs. and Mrs. Tucker made a deposit of S2OO with Mr. Matheson in ease ho should be sued from the penalty allowed in such cases under the laws of North Carolina. i Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were driven to Carthage in their automobile this morn ing from Southern Pines, where they have been spending part of their honey-, lqoon. Immediately after the second j wedding they returned to Southern Pines. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker were first mar- : ried at Union Hill, N. J„ early in October. Shortly after this wedding they , cauie south to spend their honeymoon. ; but th's did not become generally i known until day before yesterday when they were discovered at Southern Pines. They were informed by the Associated Press that indictments had been brought against them in New Jersey on charges of conspiracy to violate the New Jersey marriage laws and of perjury. 1 heir reply was that their attorney would take care of' the indictments for them. Evidently, the reported indication of a Jersey City. N. J-. assistant prose cutor. that leniency probably would be shown the young bridegroom if lie would come into court, plead guilty to the charges against him and show that he ■ had taken steps to have his marriage , annulled, had little effect on the youth- , ful husband. HUB WHITE’S PROPERTY IS ON MARKET AT LAST Old Negro’s Home Place'Long a Blot ui Asheville's Exclusive Residential Section. Asheville, Dec. 21.—Fate has de creed that crumbling shacks and weath er worn outhouses nested in the heart i of one of Asheville s most exclusive residential sections must go. Hub 'White, one of the few surviving darkies’ of the old school, and owner of disintegrating property tucked in the curvatures of the boulevard of wealth and architectural finery, died following an illness of several months.. For more than half a century Hub White’s home place has stood the storm, and llub himself weathered the attack launched against his home instincts for the past 12 years by real : estate brok ers and others who sought Jiis property. It was the only land ever owned by Hfib White, and instinctively he hung tenaciously to it. despite the fact that aristocratic wealth brought its splendor around it and Grove Park developers planted an impenetrable forest of white pines around it.- From the frontage on Charlotte Street Hub "White had the sunlight and so the -shacks stood as a blot on the escutcheon of ihe exclusive neighborhood. Hub White, born a slave, not even owning himself, leaves property "valued at from SIO,OOO to $15,000. He also leaves five children, four of whom are college graduate and the fifth with a partial college education. Borah and Johnson Part Company. Philadelphia Record. Senators Borah and Johnson, who fought so fraternally against the peace treaty and the League of Nations, have parted company on the question of the Presidency, and tin* Idaho statesman is said to look coldly on the aspirations of the Mr. Borah has consid erable facility in attaching himself to the waning side. Previous to the Re publican nominating convention of IPI2 lie was an enthusiastic Rooseveltian. but after Taft had been named he became entirely regular, and continued so in 11)10. when the Colonel again tried for a third cup of coffee. In 1020 he gave a i perfunctory support to "Hi’s ’ candidacy, but had no difficulty in becoming a Hard ing enthusiast. Now he is sad to be for Cooiidge. and Johnson looks upon him with suspicion. At one time Senator Borah was regarded as being of Presi- . dential calibre, but he is no longer cou- - sidered seriously ill that connection. CHARLOTTE LOOKING FOR VISIT BY IZZY - The Bootleggers Reported as Keeping Weather Eye Out For Sleuth. Charlottet, Dec. 20— Charlotte boot- ( loggers are traveling with one ear to , the ground these days. lor Izzy Lin stein is reported headed this way. Izzy, prohibition sleuth par excellence, had been doing quite a bit of “gadding ' about of recent weeks. Not so long ag > ; he bobbed up in Mobile. Ala., and hardly liqd reports of bis sleuthing there been flashed over the wire before reports came , frpm New Orleans that Izzy aud lus dgsert making companions had been busy , in the Louisiana metropolis. Jzzy is reported to have been working in Ivnoxville lately and it insn t such a long jump from that city to Charlotte. Also a traveling salesman who says Ik* ( knows Izzy had told him he was com ing to Nor.th Carolna next and soon , would be in Charlotte. The Christmas bootlegging trade is flourishing in Charlotte, according t > I latest reports from the front. Local i officers are being kept on the jump, re- I ports say. The Great Issue. Honey Gi'°ve Signal. ' A subscriber asks us to point Jout the j difference between the "progressives and the "reactionaries." We have giv- j • en the matter careful study and gladly 1 ! comply with the request. The progres- j tdves are the people who hope to win the offices with a new slogan. The re- j actionaries are the people who hope to j hold the offices by shouting the old slo-. gap? * FIRE-TONGUE 3 BEGIN HERE TODAY g Sir Charles Abingdon asks Panl = Harley, criminal investigator, to find out why Sir Charles is kept in I constant surveillance by persons un known to him. Harley dines at the Abingdon home. Sir Charles falls from his chair in a dying condition. —. Abingdon’s last words are “Nicol ;§§ Brinn” and •‘Fire-Tongue." Dr. Me- H Murdoch pronounces death due to a heart-failure. Harley insists that S Sir Charles was poisoned, g. Paul goes to call on Nicol Brinn, millionaire club man. Brinn receives S his caller cordially but refuses to H tell him the meaning of Fire fa Tongue. Brinn laughs when Harley gg warns him that he stands in peril a of his life and assures Paul that he IS welcomes a diversion. 1 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “You are out after one of the big heads of the crook world,” he said. |a “He knows it and he’s trailing you. ii “y luck’s turned. How can I help?” Harley stood up, facing Mr. Brinn. jii “He knows it, as you say,” he re .|| plied, “and I hold my life in my P hands. But from your answer to the fi question which I have come here to night to ask you, I shall conclude whether or not your danger at the si moment is greater than mine." * “Good,” said Nicol Brinn. “My question is simple but |S strange,” said Paul Harley. “It is H thjs: What do you know of ‘Fire [B Tongue’?" CHAPTER V r “The Gates of Hell" H TF Paul Harley had counted upon H “Fire-Tongue” to have a dra matic effect upon Nicol Brinn, he ‘ii was not disappointed. j§ “Fire-Tongue!” he said, tensely, §§ following a short silence. “For God’s H sake, when did you hear that word?” “I heard it,” replied Harley, slow j§ ly, “tonight." He fixed his gaze in- H tently upon the sallow face of the H American. “It was spoken by Sir == Charles Abingdon." “Sir Charles Abingdon,” echoed H Brinn; “and in what way is it con- H nected with your case?" “In this way,” answered Harley. H “It was spoken by Sir Charles a few §§ moments before he died.” Nicol Brinn’s drooping lids flick si ered rapidly. “Before he died! Then H Sir Charles Abingdon is deadl. When §§ did he die?" "He died tonight and the last g words that he uttered were ‘Fire -11 Tongue’—” He paused, never for a H moment removing that fixed gaze H from the other’s face. “Go on,” prompted Mr. Brinn. “And ‘Nicol Brinn’.” Nicol Brinn stood still as a carven |§ man. Indeed, only by an added rig -11 idity in his pose did he reward Paul §f Harley’s intense scrutiny. A silence g= charged with drama was finally g| broken by the American. “Mr. Har s ley.” he said, “you told me that you f| were up against the big proposition >B of your career. You are right.” With that he sat down in an arm = chair and, resting his chin in his r jj hand, gazed fixedly into the empty grate. “Give me the whole story,” said Mr. Brinn, “right from the begin i| ning.” He looked up. “Do you know .|g what you have done tonight. Mr. jj| Harley?” Paul Harley shook his hend. Swiftly, like the touch of an icy finger, that warning note of danger B had reached him again. “I’ll tell you,” continued Brinn. 3| “You have opened the gates of hell!” Not another word did he £ while Paul Harley, pacing slo'ylv up £ and down before the hearth, give B him a plain account of the case s omitting all reference to his personal gj suspicions and to the men s.utes H which he had taken to confirm tlo-n» "You think he was rnuid* t>•<) I said Brinn in his high, toneies-* § “I have formed no definite opin- S lon. What Is your own?” § “I may not look it,” replied Brinn, 'l| “but at this present moment lam “OL* NO Til CT’LINA” lVjrtau Bra ley in The Raleigh Times As soon as you got to Xu'tli Ca'limt The roads and the towns get newah. tiuaii, The people walk with a brisker step. And even your motor has more pep. The hookworm's banished, the country has A lot more energy, pep and jazz; The livest Northerner couldn't design a Livelier State that Noth Ca'lina. The farms look fatter, the hamlets ain t Quite ignorant of the sigh: of paint. They’re building roads and are not con tent With sand and clay, but they use cement, And the sc hools look good ; mills are busy And each inhabitant owns a Lizzie. Qr a big twin-six, or something finah. As soon as you get to No th_Ca lina ! This Slate's not dreaming of the days gone by. There's a modern glint in each mortal's eye. " j And the village belles apd village beaux. Are smartly dressed as the crowd which flows On Gotham's street. You must give 'em credit, These folks are fully awake; you said it! You meet the boostah; you loose the whinah, As soon as you get to Xo'th Ca'liua! The space occupied by * the engines crew of an ocean steamship is not calculated in the “registered toirnge," as it has no real commercial value, and | cannot be used for either passengers or cargo. I The United States consumes more i than one-third of the world’s total pro ' ductiou of turpentine j In Paris there are twelve great .bridges over the Seine/with ap average | of only 545 yards*between’ them. the most hopelessly puzzled and badly frightened man in London.” He half turned in the big chair to face his visitor, who now was standing before the fireplace staring down at him. “One day last month,” he re sumed, “I got out of my car in a big hurry at the top of the Hay market. A fool on a motorcycle passed between the car and the side walk just as I stepped down, and I knew nothing further until I woke up in a drug store close by, feeling very daze.d and with my coat in tat ters and my left arm numbed from the elbow. A man was standing watching me, and presently when I had pulled round he gave me his card. “He was Sir Charles Abingdon, who had been passing at the time of the accident. That was how I met him, and os there was nothing seri ously wrong with me I saw him no more professionally. But he dined with me a week later and I had lunch at his club about a fortnight ago.” He looked up at Harley. “On my solemn word of honor,” he said, BRINN OPENED HIS HEART. TO THE PLAYERS’ CLUB. “that’s all I know about Sir Charles Abingdon.” “Then I can only suppose,” re-, sumed Harley, deliberately, “that the cause of your fear lies in the term, ‘Fire-Tongue’?” Brinn again rested his chin in his hand, staring fixedly into the grate. “Mr. Harley,” he began, abruptly, J ‘you have been perfectly frank with me and in return I wish to be as frank with you as I can be. I am face to face with a thing that has haunted me for seven years, and every step I take from now onward has to be considered carefully, for any step might be my last. And that’s not the worst of the matter. I will risk one of those steps here and now. You ask me to explain the significance of Fire-Tongue” (there was a perceptible pause before he pronounced the word, which Harley duly noticed). “I am going to tell you that Sir Charles Abingdon, when I lunched with him at his club, asked me precisely the same thing.” “What! He asked you that so long ,as two weeks ago?” “He did.” “And what reason did he give for his lnqv.Vy?" Nicol Brinn began to tap the fen der again with his foot. "!Ie referred to an experience which hud befallen him in India,” . an e N.icoi Brinn s belated reply. •In India? May I ask you to re count that experience?” “Mr. Harley.” replied Brinn, sud denly standing tip, “I can’t.” “You can’t?” “I have said so. But I’d give a I Right in the Midst of Winter! B You can purchase good High Grade Shoes at a Great Sav- H ing. At less than half the cost price. Ks II $12.50, $11.50, $8.50 and $7.50 W B Good High Grade Selby Shoes H In these are included all sizes, but not all sizes in any spe- E B cial lot. B B $2.95, $3.95, $4.95, $5.95 and $6.95 jg B We have just received many New Oxfords and Strap £| B Pumps in Buck and Suede v B Priced For Quick Selling. Come Now v 1 S.S. Brown Shoe Store I fl QUALITY FIRST m mb USE TIES A«D TRIBU NE PESNY AOS-IT PftYS PAGE FIVE lot more than you might believe to know that Abingdon had told yPU : j the story which he told me.” “You are not helping> Mr- Brinn,” said Harley, sternly. "I believe and I think that you share my belief that Sir Charles Abingdon did kpt die from natural causes. You are repressing valuable evidence. Allow me to remind you that if should come to light necessitating a post-mortem examination of the body, you will be forced to divulge in a court of Justice the facts which you-refuse to divulge to me.” “I know it,” said Brinn, shortly. He shot out one long arm and grasped Harley’s shoulder as in a vice. “I’m counted a wealthy maiT,” he continued, “but I’d give every cent I possess to see ‘paid’ put to the bill of a certain person. Listen. Y"ou don’t think I was in any way concerned the death of Sir Charles Abingdon? It isn’l think able. But you do think I’m in po% session of facts which would het£ you find out who is. You're right** “Good God!” cried Harley. “Yet you remain silent!” * “Not so loud—not so loud!" im plored Brinn, repeating.that odd, al most furtive glance around. “Mr. Harley—you know me. You’ve heard of me and now you’ve met me. You know my place in the world. Do you believe me when I say that from this moment onward I don’t trust my own servants? Not my own friends?” He removed his grip from Harley’s shoulder. “Inanimate things look like enemies. That mummy over yonder may have ears!” “I’m afraid I don’t altogether un derstand you.” " r “See here!” * * * Nicol ‘Brinn crossed to a bureau, unlocked It, and while Harley watched him curiously, sought among a number of press cuttings. Presently he found the cutting for which he was looking. “This was sajd.” he explained, handing the slip to Harley, “at the Players’ Club In New York, after a big dinner in pre dry days. It was said in confidence. ; But some disguised reporter had got j in and it came out in print next \ morning. Read it.” Paul Harley accepted the cutting and read the following; , .u K'K NICOL BRINN’S SECRE? AMBI TIONS Millionaire Sportsman Who Wants to Shoot Niagara! Mr. Nicol Brinn of Cincinnati, wlja is at present In New York, opened his heart to members of the Players’ Club last night. Our prominent citi- * zen, responding to a toast, “The Distinguished Visitor,” said; “I’d like to live through months of midnight frozen in among the polar ice; I’d like to cross Africa from east to west and get lost in the middle. I’d like to have a Mon tana sheriff’s posse on my heels for horse stealing, and I’ve prayed to be wrecked on a desert island like Robinson Crusoe to see if I am man enough to live It out. I want to stand my trial for murder and de fend my own case, and I want to he found by the eunuchs In the harem of the Shah. I want to dive for pearls and scale the Matterhorn. I want" to know where the tunnel leads to —the tunnel down under the Great Pyramid of Gizeh—and I’d love to shoot Niagara Falls in a barrel.” “It sounds characteristic," mur mured Harley, laying the slip on the coffee table. “It’s true!” declared Brinn. “I said it and I meant it. I’m a glutton for danger, Mr. Harley, and I’m going to tell you why. Something hap pened to me seven years ago—” “In India?” “In India. Correct. Something happened to me. sir, which just took the sunshine out of life. At the time I didn’t know all It meant. I’ve learned since. Fcr seven yeafs I have been flirting with death and hoping to fall!” Harley stared at him uncompre hjendingly. "More then ever I fail to understand." Nice! Brinn dropped his chin into his hand stare into the opeatii& *■ MruxJ Har | ley watched him. -aLcutlr [ (Continued ia’oaf Nod Issue)
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