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-? ' . i. InVaihaila and Out >? >v' : ' ' e , ' ? bu George ? J Etftelbert WW 'tKnrlc? WaMl i tCopyrij^t. l%2b. by W. G. Cbtpni&n.) OBAPTlSft X ? Vkn N?** fet* little lnXorm?44?M? fr<.?n I >m?< or Abrtsr T>ut Is <*6nvlnc*4 that Kt*:>hef? Cutler li. f<?r solTle mysterious purpose. heiriK Kert und?f the lnflmnV*- . ? f drujf*. MurU. i:\iikr, in ;.iv? Her. iiuarrHF ufiti Mm ? oncernln* iti" attention* to Alice < 'title? The ;:..n thr,o\vf her x v. i o ? 5 i rr in to .the sen. ?n?r leave? the spot believing her deud She ? Is rescued tyy tMck. * }\ CHAPTER X . "*? - ? Dirk thrilled* a little when'she used the word "u^; he had distinctly used the singular pronoun, and It was her nwn oboice of ? the pTurftl. He rea soned that,! consciously or utfConseldtis 4 rjyr -the word ijQfrlled a -irqat it? blm that he had not dared to believe b,e fore. - HeVatcbed . her graceful movements, rif she cleaned and washed bet hands nnd arms, dried them o'h n roller jowei, removed the apron, touched her hair with dvfi -hands, arid' then, after read justing her hondoir cajl. ?4 untried fo hint ' "Follow me * ri! take yon to blm." DOotor Alster was a short, .thicls'-seJ mnn of pe?j&p? ft^rty. .with brack hair y and leanj. and dark, shifty .tyes j Dick's first t Impression \Wt& no! vftftjl favorably. . When stepped '"forward j to meet IHm. tlie eyes under ihVshjrggy brows widened In surprise, and then , .parroted swiftly to s*nalf pin points , ifl'iD' glad to meet you. llOctor,** DJ.t'fc J priii.d, auvantung with extended hand. - iT. frv *'.V*d. vm :J"yr,U j. T * '>o TTTT JOu, "sit- ' "T.c You*' ,flUS)<ivToiii detnajided tru?iile?(ly. '"A friend nf Miss Cutler'*, hfowf.lier soy Hint." "Hut yoor name?" "For the present. nnnwi or# Initio tertal. I'm greatly concerned abbot Kir. Cutler's health How Is he?' ? "Bod, sir ? very had," was the reply. ] accomimnled by a s?lemn shake of tbc j hend. .Iftifc" \ ? "Odd 1 free Mr. Cutler?" Dick asked. "Set lilm!" repeated Alster tp sur prise. Then, frowning and shaking Ms Ik-wJ- tie added, "No. dr, 1 couldn't ?rn6t that Veqwut. lt~ uilght prove dangerous to hit*) In He wenfcened eon- j dlttop" - (?<??*?*' I **lf he's uneonsetyua, whjit . Iigrm could come of It? You can't surprise or shock an unconSeionn patient.** "He might regain hie senses for a moment, and the sight of a strjin???=^_ "?a* friend.** ' Vwell, even a^ friend he didn't, ex pect to see* here nllght give blln a sfcock that would klfc hltn." Dick smiled with exasperating ?opol nessi A Inter's faee slowly mottled nnd turned tils iK?ilte manpera, ne a?4<ed ahmptly, "\V*o are yon, sir? Aren't you the stowjfwny that CfUiM* down l?ere unbidden ?*' "I came down on the yncht. If you choose* to call- .me n stowaway, all right." . ?'. - you;" added the doctor "lie's bwn very anxious ta see you I'll, Mittirnon Mm.'* "It iKjs't .necessary," replied. l>ick. 'Tve met Mr' Bhttoe several 'times)." "1*11 summon hlpi at onc<&' lie moved toward >t he door. Dick' made no attempt Ao fibroin hlo?. it .'opened nud clpse<l behind the man, tfce \ locU cljoKlUg Irs. response to" the turn of the key on. f he or.tside. pick' *ru!leU. On ;tH^. other fti he could lvejir Voices : *i :-n ulterctttion, '.Alice Cutter , wax .??;? ?<; i:t Mitheritiulvoly. "Yon give ine that key, doctor ?at once." "I cilii'i. Mlii's Ciitlcr," replied the other, "lift a dangerOu* man. and 4 . roust summon Mr. Blake.'' -.PI I he responsible for hlin," eat In' the. girl/ "Are you going to give me thnt key ?" ??No, MISS Alice !H There wan the wound pf U(*a?f re-# treating ? footstep*, gradually dylnjr ?may In the .distance. Then a. v.o1c< . called softly through the keyhole. [ "You must- escape! .Mr. lllaka Ufj* . tx? 'here soon." ? . ? . ?'Don't worry about trie, Miss Cut* ^ j ler." Dick tailed hack. "1 can Mk? ? care of. myself. -But"? heal tf.tlngly ' M1 wouldn't put too uiucfr* faith w Doctor A Int er. I don't betters he ? for am" S. * > ? ? ? ? ? i* \ ? * Dirk hod mrvfyed th# outlook Uiroiifh tl* wlntlovv with Jui?t fliieh a ^OMItile c'onllftgenrj In view, anil It ; required little exertion or Imzard (in __ hlg imrt- lo dim!) <liii nn the rruif nf |U>?- buck porrti and slide iliinYf n/ie "pf the pllljjrg. ^ Before Illake arid Iioirtur, Alotcr appi-ored In Jhfc rffiOn - "he.^fts Jri ftie .\vouO>*. wfilehing vthe ? ?trtmfcrte. ?t n f?#* rtlstnnte. "Kltiiie >, III k.i'cw bv this Timi" I've efiii-.-; r j'"in I h , live'; ' !,,- i..l lUluln'l 1 ? trnH <ig(ilii. Perhaps thin tittle i ll >e ? . j. ri.? i )l( ?? ? v Itlh vhi<}( t<> ' - 'Vftlih' I I i^rf*: q Hf p !'M . ? Ij.Btl 11 llV. I. J'.j .. - 'J mill. .'M'.t'LL. ... co irim. a "rive. r?rrrr r "i.in. . come to. Relieve an3 trust 1b trim. > She no'iotiger vlewrcr.hitn'as ?n cnemy'or troublesome (iteriopcr, . ; The- s?y6nd trCiHJ..lie U4.0 Cleared up- "in hl? mini) \%#a that I>?.? tor Aimer \vn* a 'friend of Rlake*S Atfrt in" letfgjw. With bira "That means three to. one agalhst me, not ^onnting Mnrte," he reflected. It Was Qofcu-eable that lie did Ao^'ln elude MIm ?"tler in this grouping. , hot that wps becAuse he had person ally assumed her burdens and Inteml ed to relieve her of ul| responsibility. He derided Ifis next move was to pay another vlalt to the wireless plant, nnd .learn If possible where the yacht w?s located. There was no quest loo In. Ills mind that ^aifr ^Communi cating ?1th Captain' Brent, exchang ing messages some aort or another. ? Lu?U i.-molmM a 'long time wateh Ing^ the wipdow ami th<? ^lmch Jt the , house: If anyone emerged through the doorway, he roold see- hi tn In ?m pie 'time (o get away. - ' ? ^Fhere was n<r"Blgff o? any one stlr^ ring about, and he finally abandoned the watch. Retreating into t(he woods. lie nuide I J lb Way .camioiyly -to the ""bench and from there to the face of the clifT, which offered so many, ad vantageous hhtiug places. Concealing hjtmset.f. In the month of a small sea c?ve where he hud a clear view of' every line of .approach, he fell to. meditating upon his next move. If he destroyed tl'ie wireless plant, he would ctit "off. their l?w;t ifcance of gifting a message asboff I or to a parsing vessel. On the other hand, If 'he loft, it iutnet. he permitted "WfcieK" Ht Reflected W Tt?j a Scowl, "I'm Still Ignorant Of.* ? ? v_"? ?# f Blake to hatch up #ny sort of a plot with Captain BrenJ or to carry out his original scheme. "Which," l?e reflwted with a ?cowl4 "I'm rtifl Ignorttot of!" r" The niTnutes tTlpped away swiftly: After his exertions, Dick felt tlretf and sleepy. ? The reaction .from the excitement made him doze In catnaps Arnnytiig lilmsfclf -teom these, he fce'ard voices over his. head. "They cime froih*thfe. tojT-of the. cllfT. . which was Just vlslble frora hls- hftflng place. They were opgry words, spoken in a hlgh-pltclied, feminine voice. "I sau- yon v^tth her! You needn't deny it ! I'll scratch your eyes oat . j If you touch' "her rigain !'?? It was Marie. venting her Jealousy upon her unlucky- lover. Dick'. smiled, enjoying the conversation. I'.Iuke spoke m.ri lower, more guarded voice. "No, I won't, teep stlflP* the main ndflod n tuorogpf' la t? r. ' " ' ifof\o jjprnini^e to leave ner nlono. or I'll te!f lier nil.- . V of I've* deceived me, T.r.i)? " ' "1 tel! yfin to shut up <nme- frOni her lover in q uipfiatring voke, ?' *If j v on don't. p.Jr " ? ' - ? < "VVhat will you ' dtfT* mocked thf maid "T^n're a cownfd, and dbn't dare touch* uie. 1 l.mr.y ,\;ou." '* "He " r;ilv?lH ll;,-.;. -taukbod f^untin g ?Mm 'only lis ,un aroused, jealous w'oni* ,',ii rou'ilj hut in midst .of.Jt,.tfio?v cain? a rrrr? ? rtntiir"whh h made Dick irtaticc . upvnml hurrietU^.- rt was 'a; if the laiigN had sud<tiriy "turned^ into j h .'scceu.iu' -si' frightful cry of fear uhd j horror. ' A moment later a wriggling, twhst lug budy shot through the air. missing ' the ledge oh which Dick stood by less than a* foot. The inald had elthet stepped too near ?he edge <)f the cllfi and fallen over, or she bmiT fc^een pushed to her doom by another. Dick had no way of Judging tW caflse of her mishap. Re simply Ffc\\ her body hurtling through space and Heard it splash in rje^greedv see he Unf. A "Hist 'despairing cry escapee her 'lips. a^\d then the green watei [ closed over. her. . Their? was no way U> reach h*r s* cept by* a straight dive from his el? ye ted position. Dick reasonec thai Dlillte. atYer ihe accident. would elthet flee panlc-st ricken or hurry dowp to . the ^rr.eh with help.- In, either- case rjie feMdw would I* o/ little asslsfance In the refceue. It was rp to hlru to make the effort. f ? 7~~ ; j Dick waited, until . she came to the snVf?(ce, which seemed a long, fortnr (ctog-tnn6. to htm. . Her long full had. | caiVied h(?r far beneath' tlie surface. WTlPir ?-.er TTMM show/d flBfltty fot an ' instant, hobhtag .on the- crest of r. wave; lie took the plunge, making a clean dive straight " fpr hnr.' . The in | evltable ftinklBg and qnlek struggle t$ recover, hfifi breath on the surface ifol lowed,.. Then clearing )?ls eyes "bf-jhe salt- Water, he caught n. gllmpwof her [an weidor the wlubtt Pick waft an e*peft ? swimmer, arid understood the . art of handling, n drowning person. He made a sirrfaee dive, arm caught her by the 6aek of the halrk misting jf around in.hls An ders until he had a firm hold. and thei. -throwing himself on his back, he began towing her In. it?K his way slowly -through the waves', he managed Anally to grasp i he n*iirest rock and with thin as ? Jever he swung the struggling body of 'the terrified girl Into' shpot, water. After that It was easy to pick' her up and carry frer toe* safe led g*Tr fe*' feet above the highest roller." Gasping a little from his- own exer tions. he rested a moment -before' pay ing attention to Murle. He doubted If Bhe had swallowed inoch water, and* tier moan* and cdes were doe more to hysteria than to any alarming symptom?. At the worst -the would suffer only a little physical discomfort. (Continued ifl Next Issue) : ? . WHERE MONEY FAILS (Front THe N. C. Christian Advocate) It is gjod to have mongy^y fifven,' the man who values it least \tritl agree to that. And it is good to, ?have many of the things that moneys, can buy. But did you ever twice ah invent: vy of the thin^M -that m ney cannot buy? The list is a long one and they are the treasures of life that enrich the treasure-house of the spul. Money cannot buy love. More than -one millionaire can bear witness to this mournful fact. Money cannot buy peace. The spirit of the rich which is lijce the. troubled* sea -cannot rest will -testify that xaih-A-r tme. Ja fact, most of the, furnish ings* of -the spirit, those riches, that abide', are far beyond the purchas? intr .cower of money. A man 15 not ru v . -sarijy p:or' wh: enn in uutrf -'rav, 4 Silver* and gold have I none." Pei'er arid Jvhn. at the temple gate were not poor. F;r they had ?ifts to offer that could ^itd-'the :-rip|Jied be?gar on his way t "Raping ;;n:K, praising God.'* Gold can turn faj dust silver become asljes, ' and the] spirft if man, starved and diwtess'edJ die -amid the invitable desolation- of materialism.. "Wherefore do yau spend money for. that which is not .bigad, and your labor f:r that which sat:sfleth not? Hearken' ctttfjrrrttr unto me, and eat that which is- gotd, and let your sonl delight itself in fatn< sn-" " LOOK Oim FOR HIM | Wh the coming of. prosperity wel always have the crook. The "j?ol<J j brick'' fellow is an excellent business -;nan. He never starts business in a* dead community. He awaKs pros perity, the tim? when^ the average, mfin has plenty of mon^y. keeps away from towns where there i< nothing" doing: ' He keeps up with crop condition* and follows in the wake f bumper crops and where hifrh price* prevail. He pick) out the towns and sections wberfl \vnge* and salaries , a n* high. He iV i itfhV on the spot when a boom strikes 'any community. . So now- that, the bo~m h?? K#?puui in . this' section and now th^t our population is taking new i*nd .r.'.iwViiy. with. nr. re. ?ckiF - watch out for the *g jldl brick' JelJow, or -the 4)1 ue sky ofdgpwiiffo be misled hv the ^follnw \yhn offyrs .met h i n g f?r n -."thing. us keep in ipind what" we learned lust week ? "ThYift We k"' ? and practice thrift. When there )-: aj ctf al on about whifh you are s bit un.-e: tain, "before tummg Toast? your] lturfl earned cash, consult your bank , i ?- As ? rule hi* ju igment is rood. | r.iuJ he Will be only t;o glad 1 3 ad ! vise you. I-earn to patronise your 1 local bank more, arid leJirn to con sult y<uir Jocal banker more fre ! quently about investments which I y:u may contemplate. Your iocal | banker is a friend upon whom you fan rely, but don't trust the blue sky salesman who Would srive you something for nothing. Remember there "ain't no such animal" as SQnie I thing for nothing. ? Stanley News ! Herald. BUGS AND Hfc MBl'GS Bureau of H e a 1 1> Ednration, N. C State Board of Health fl'ABY TEETH A patient 4n ^.dentist's office said, "doctor, 1 ..don't see -why I have ?o ?piuch trouble with my teeth, 1 think J have been as careful and as faith ful for tfie-past fifteen years about keeping my mouth clean as most people are." .. The dentist replied,' "ye.', I see you have bsen but it war. the first fifteen years and not the last fifteen that caused your trouble."! The -baby teeth act as pathfinders I for the permanent teeth, and guidel the second, teeth *Thf>. their proper | "places". It you want to keen tTTe ] baby te&th in jrood condltrn until | is is time for them to come out, ydu "mti-t give them, the best -of care: Brush then) often and always at ni.eht before th:- little one goes to bed see that. their teeth are abiOhrte ly clean. ' It :e' r.aaJ, "C Jjrxbit cncc Orrapitip hard t'o brea"k," start the habit eaiiy of keeping th? ttetjf clean.- As the dentist so aptly said^J'it'a, (he New Method Quickly Banishes Heavy Coughs Why be atinoyed and Weakened by" persistent, strength-sapping coughing spells when you can, through a very simple treatment, quickly stop all irri gation and very of te.n banish the trouble entirely in 24 hours? ? This treatment is based on the fa mous prescription known as Dr. King's ' New Discovery for Coughs. You take just one teaspoonful at bed -time and hold it in your throat for. IS Or 20 sec onds before swallowing it. The pre scription has a double action. It not only soothes and heals woreftess and irritation, but it .quickly removes the phlegm and congestion which bri the ral cause of night coughing. Thus, with the throat soothed and cleared, coughing stops quickly and you slaep all night undisturbed. Dr. King's' New Discovery J? Lor" eougliK.clH st coldstSoret^rtMi./t.ar: < ness, bronchitis, fpasrjodic cr/up; etc. Fine for uiiklren os well :rf grown" up6? no narroiui .. ESonomiral. too, as the dose is only one tea&p<j*n fuL At -all good drnsgtsts. Ask for n ?/ * i 9 f* l* cl . first fifteen years" that eoojvt. Early hsb'ts aijti "baby teeth will determine most surely the amount of . tremble the t.-elh will; cause in later life. Every chijd is entitled to a squart . deal. Kcmem'ber that '.aay, holes in the teeth, can be prevented by keeping the teeth clean, and remember that if the bnby teeth are kept ,*onnd until th:-y t ome. oat thV nesond teeth ?vvrW . CQttjuC in struiirttt ~atid s^Qiad r ?If the |ecpiid46(<h a't-c never allowed to atcumulat-e f i^uaying fj?J and ~ . tartar alcing the" iruni " wArprin ami betw etn them fiey-will .remain 9 iu;nl and -traiirht ? D ray'ed a? much or more "growing (tbs" in cliildron :.rxi ,? "rheumatism" -and " "hesrt... disease" in older people a* all cither causes combined. J>;n"t wait to "toek the st?bh> un til after . the horse is- 'stolen"' and * much better to be safe ttnn sorry.'! ? Be fair with the children and give them the., tight start. between Kcb luary.la and \jir iT . 4 . ,1'ronr Mutch 1, t March 1" is the best time for eastern Caroling, ^tindg S. J. K'irby, extension pasture' sfr^rialist. , Schedule Effective August 30, 1025 .a. im p. m.' . p. m.| p .n> ' ?1:00 *5:10 lv. Durham ar. ?i:00!*8:,.''> a. m.lp, m. a. m.jp. iu. 10:01 6:20 lv. Roxboro ar. .11.-47: 7:11* 10:S4 6 :50 lv Denniston ai'.liV18j 6:45 10:55 7-: i lv. S. Boston. ar. 10:55] 6:25 1l:07;7:27lv: Halifax ar. 10:44] 6!12 )>. m.'.p. m. . a.^n.j p. m. 1:15 9:45 ar. I.'ynchg. lv. 8:S5j 4:00 .. "Above , trains daily. Connections .at Lynchburg . for 'Washington,*- Baltimore, Philadelphia and New .York. ' - F:.rlor and 'In1' " cars. tliuing pars!* The btwt route to tho west and northwest. Rates and information upon application to agent, or ~ ?' v" W. C. SATTNDERS, General Pata. 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