Newspapers / The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, … / Feb. 14, 1934, edition 1 / Page 6
Part of The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
WHISPERING B /?=%. /? haImJohh ubah rtlWUiwlo. AUnXASTiR StttVlCt U.Y. TWENTY-FIRST INSTALLMENT Ruth entered the gully which ran eastward a few yards south of the: house, and followed It. At last she: stopped beneath an ash tree which ] had a low branch. With the paring knife she cut the potato in half and. made numerous little cuts In the white surface. Into this surface she tubbed a pinch of powder from the liver fever box. She placed the piece of potato on the branch of the tree and, walking a short distance away, seated herself in the shade to wait, her eyes on the potato. She waited more than an hour and was about to give up when a little gray bird flew down from "the top of the ash tree and alighted on the branch. After a moment the bird hopped to the potato, looked it over, and took a speculative peck. Ruth watched so intehtly that her eyes burned. The little bird had taken several bites when it ceased and moved away from the potato. It stood upon a small twig and Jerk ed its head as though trying to shake something froip its mouth or throat. Then the little wings droop ed, the bird toppled, hung by a sin gle claw for a moment, and dropped to the ground. Ruth buried the bird and the piece of potato, then walked slowly back to the house. Her face was pale and her knees felt uncertain. In her room again, she'unlocked the trunk. and after screwing up her courage, tasted the poVder labeled Cyanide. ! It was common salt. The girl shuddered. How could any one deliberately poison cattle? But she knew that to Snavely cattle were , only a crop. He would not have kill-, ed a horse; but if by causing the cattle crop to fail he could gain possession of the ranch, that was another matter. Snavely had not foreseen that she would lock bothc boxes In her trunk and so had no opportunity to rechange the contents. Later, Ann had "poisoned" the barbecue meat with dirty salt, and today the girl had killed a bird with the "fever medicine." Ruth grew weak with fear: if the. man would do such things in an effort to rid himself of her, what might he not do? That night when the drunken giant ess had been goaded to kill her by the voice. Ruth was certain that in some way Snavely controlled that voice. j >. She now feared him-as never be fore; yet. she must not l?t him sus pect it. If she could only hold out until Old Charley and Will came. The next afternoon jButh and David rode through the ?royo north of the bam. When t|?y met the old road, the girl turned toward the gulch, dismounted at the and tied the horses. " i She went first to the brown bowl der and seated herself. Ruth waited half an hour, while David played about, but she heard no voice. Then, systematically, she began to explore. She looked into every depression, behind every bowlder, and among the scant piles of driftwood and leaves in the gulch. She returned to the rock and seat ed herself wearily?it was hard .walking through the sand. David sprawled on his stomach before the rock, tickling the sand on the edge of a doodle bug cone. "Mamma, what are we doing?" "Just thinking." Presently David asked, "Do you hear that funny little bird?" "Oh, David!" For the first time Ruth turned her whole mind on her son. Just then she heard the twitter of a bird. She had heard it off and on for some time, but only as one hears a sound while thinking hard: upon something else. The twitter came again and Ruth started, then rose quickly to her feet. There was something strange about the sound of that bird?it was too close, as though the bird was sitting not ten j feet away, perhaps even nearer. BuPthere was not a bird in sight. "David!" Ruth was suddenly ex cited. "Get up on top of the rock and see if you can see the bird? we must find it, son!" "Isn't it close, Mama?" David held his hand out before him. "I, think he's sitting on my finger, but when I look he's gone!" Slowly, Ruth moved away from the rock, trying, from Infrequent sounds of the bird, to go toward-it.! She soon discovered that if she went a few feet to right or left she could not hear the bird at all, al though David, behind her on the bowlder said, "Hear it!" at regular Intervals. The sound seemed to come from the south, in a narrow band. As though sfie were follow ing 'an invisible beam of light the girl walked slowly toward the cliff. It was weird; the voice of the bird, grew only slightly louder?always, it seemed but a few feet before her face. Ten yards from the cliff a bird flew out of a waist-high bush and darted up the gulch. Ruth ran to the bush It was a very ordinary bush, rather sparse, differing in no way from ahy other bush. A foot or so behind it rose the wall of sand stone. To left and right, Iran other bushes, growing as close to the wall as they could find earth, none of them tall. Then Ruth saw some thing which her eyes would have missed six months' before?in the I bush was a dry stick about two feet tall with a forked top.' This stick did not belong to the bush; it had been stuck into the sand like a stake. She stepped through an opening on the right and came between the bush and the wall. Just behind the bush was a smooth depression In the sandstone about four feet across and perhaps a foot or more in depth. It was as though some one had press ed a giant basin into the wall when the rock was soft. The lower third face of the sand. It was a perfectly natural hollow such as are to be found in great numbers, scoured out by wind and water, in the sand stone banks of ravines. But Ruth saw something else; a small flat topped rock like a footstool lay on' the ground a little inside the basin, and before this stone were the marks ly sat upon this stone. She experi mented and found that when seat ed upon the stone her head came opposite the deepest point of the basin behind her. She called to David to go back to the bowlder and climb on top. When the boy was in position she spcke in a normal tone. "Hello, David." "Hello, Mama!" His small voice reached her across the intervening distance. Ruth lowered her voice to an ex cited whisper. "Can you hear Mama 'now?' ' David did not reply. Then she saw that the forked stick which she had already discovered was so placed that by sitting straighter she could Just see the boy on the bowlder through the notch. It was like a gun sight. Again she whispered, "Come here, David." It was uncaftnv; the boy slid from the rock and plodded toward her through the sand. As they returned to the house Ruth thought oyer her discovery. The depression in the rock was a reflector, and by sitting on the stone and sighting through the forked stick, one's mouth was placed at its focus. The sound of the voice was then conserved and directed in a narrow beam to the brown bowlder, j as light is reflected from a head light. That was the secret of the, old Indian medicine men. And Snavely had learned of it. He had seen Ruth, Kenneth and David that first day?had watched them strug ling along the road toward the rangh- Then he had slipped into the gorge by way of the Assure and had spoken to them. Afterward, he had gone to the corral, told Ann he would finish milking and that she should go and see who was coming through the gulch. She was tremendously thrilled ever her discovery. She told her self that now she had Snavely where slip wanted him. Ruth lay awake late that night, planning how she should prove the origin of the voice to Ann. She came to the conclusion that she would do nothing until Sunday. With Will and Old Charley helping, she could get Ann to come for a ride, in the machine on some pretext or other. They would take her to the gulch and show her what the voice | was. Then, without returning to j the ranch they would all go into town and place the whole thing in Martin's hands. On Saturday Ruth and David ar rived at the mail box later than us Professional Cards Dr. ROBT. E. LONG . Dentist WUbum Ac Satterfleld Building Main 8treet - Roxboro, N. O. B. I. SATTERFIELD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Roxboro-Dnrham. N. C. Roxboro Office: Thomas ft Carre' Building. In office Mondar anr Saturday*. Durham Office: 403 Trust Build ing. Tn Durham Office Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day each week. DR. G. C. VICKERS Dentist Office at residence, on Route No 144, near T. H. Street old home Mill Creek. N. LUNSFORD Attorney -st-Law Office iver Thomas At Career Bids Roxboro, N. C. DR. J. H. HUGHES Dentist Office tn Hotel Jonas, next dooi to Dr. Tucker's Office Dr7j7 D. BRADSHEP Dentist Office orer Wlburn Ac Satterfleld'' Store Butdlng ual. The girl stayed on her horse while David dismounted and, crawl ing through the fence, went to the box. He returned with a roll of papers and magazines. "There's a letter here too, Mama," he said, as he held up the roll. Ruth worked the letter from un der the string about the package and looked at It curiously. It was ad dressed to her old apartment in Philadelphia;' the writing was un familiar, a child's writing. The orig inal postmark was undecipherable, but as she opened the letter Ruth noticed that it bore a foreign stamp. As her eyes met the first few words of the crudely written letter, Ruth's expression of mild curiosity was suddenly wiped out. She ut tered a cry and her face went white. She sat on her horse like one entranced, lips parted breath lessly, eyes staring at the paper. Both David and Sanchez looked on with interest. *"' ? "Mama??" "David!" Ruth whirled about. "Uncle Harry ? this letter ? he's alive!" Ruth returned to the home ranch in ah ecstacy of happiness. The whole world had changed; for in that world Ruth Warren felt that all her troubles were vanishing. To be sure, Harry was far away, sick, and in difficulties; but he was alive. Harry, her big brother?the one person she had really depended on all her life?was alive! She told herself that she never had been quite satisfied with the story of his death; it sounded plausible but somehow not like Harry. He wasn't dead?he'd soon be with her on the Dead lantern ranch. She felt incredibly young and light-hearted. As she and David neared the barn, chattering and laughing, Ruth fell to thinking of Snavely. She pitied him. Poor, half-crazy, eccentric man?there was nothing to fear from him now. When Harry learned of the things he had done, Snavely would have to go. Just what she would do at pres ent, Ruth had. not 'decided. First, she would show Snavely the letter. Nothing he cculd say or do would frighten her now, and once he un derstood that Harry Grey was com ing back to the Dead Lantern, Church Directory FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH A. J. McKelway Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship 11 o'clock. Evening Worship 7:30 o'clock. LONG MEMORIAL METHODIST J. P. Herbert, Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship 11 o'clock. Young Peoples Meetings 6:45 P.M. Evening Worship 7:30 o'clock. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH W. F. West. Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship 11 o'clock. Young Peoples Meetings 6:30 P.M. Evening Worship 7:30 o'clock. ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH A. S. Lawrence, Rector. Services every Thursday at 4:30 P. M. during Lent. First Sunday Sunday School and Bible Class 11:00 A. M. Second Sunday Worship 11:00 A. M. Third Sunday Sunday School and Bible Class 11:00 A. M. Fourth Sunday Worship Service 4 :00 P. M. GRACE METHODIST CHURCH East Roxboro B. E. Kelly. Pastor. Sunday School 11:00 A. M. Evening Worship 7:00 P. M. N. ROXBORO BAPTIST CHURCH J. C. McGregor. Pastor. C. H. Stanfleld, Supply Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship 11:00 A. M. Young Peoples Meetings 6:30 P. M Evening Worship 7:30 o'clock. LONGHURST METHODIST CH. B. E. Kelly, Pastor. Sunday School 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship 11:00 A. M. MT. HARMONY BAPT. CHURCH L. J. Rainy. Pastor Sunday School 10 o'clock A. M. L. P. 8herman, Supt. Preaching Services everv first and third Sundays at 11 o'clock A. M. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all. PERSON CIRCUIT E. B. Craven. Pastor Concord First Sunday 11:00 A. M. Third Sunday 11:00 A. M. Lea's Chapel Second Sunday 11:00 A. M. Fourth Sunday 3:00 P, M. Oak Grove Fourth Sunday 11:00 A. M. Second Sunday 3:00 P. M. Woodsdale Third Sunday 3:00 P "M. Warren's Orove First Sunday 3:00 P. M. BROOKSDALE CIRCUIT R. E. Pittman. Pastor sBrooksdale Church First 8undav 7:30 P. M Third Sunday 7:30 P. M. Fourth Sunday 11:00 \ M. Sunday School every ' Bunday at 10:00 A. Suavely was forever beaten. Again she read the letter "which she still held in her hand. Harry had been captured by Mexican ban dits, had been with them several months, had at last escaped, was badly hurt, and from then until the writing of the letter he had been cared for at the inaccessible Oui I terriz Rancho six days west of Her mosillo. He said that he was dic tating the letter to a traveler?the first person he had seen in many months who had any knowledge of English. Harry was unable to write j because of a wound, and was still, in bed. But his hurts were mend-! mg and before long he expected to be up. He requested Ruth to write his partner, Snavely, of the situa tion and ask him to go to Her mosillap" Ruth galloped to the ranch house, for she saw Snavely's horse stand ing by the little mesqulte near the back porch. " She entered the front of the house and went through to the rear. CONTINUED NEXT WEEK -o Catawba County cotton growers will average about $11 an acre for the land which will be retired from cotton productify in 1934. Calendar Of Activities ROTARY CLUB O. B. McBroom, President. Regu lar meeting Thursday, 6:30 P. M., New Hotel Jones. WOMAN'S CLUB Mrs. S. B. Davis, President. Meets the First Monday in each month,. 3:00 P. M., Woman'3 Club Bldg. KTWANIS CLUB B. B. Mangum, President. Meets Monday, 6:30 P. M., in New Hotel Jones. YOUNG WOMAN'S BUSINESS Club Miss Hazel Price, President. Meets the first and third Tuesday nights, 7:00 P. M., New Hotel Jones. HI-Y CLUB Wm. M. Miller. President. Meets Thursday, 7:00 P. M? Basement Long Memorial Church. PERSON LODGE A. F. & A. M. No. 113. W. W. Morretl, Worship ful Master. Regular meeting fourth Tuesday In each month, 7:00 P. M., Lodge Hall. ROXBORO P. T. A. Mrs. R. D. Hardman, President. Third Monday in each month, 3:30 P.M. Central School auditorium. PERSON CO. CHAPTER U. D. C. Mrs. G. A. Duncan, President. Second Tuesday in each month. 3:30 P. M. (Place of meeting will be announced later.) ROXBORO BOY SCOUTS Troop No. 32 Clyde Swartz. Master. Monday night 7:30 P. M. Basement of Courthouse. Troop No. 49 W. R. Jones, Master. Friday night. 7:30 P. M. Basement of Courthouse. Cub Patrol No. 1 C. A. Harris, Master, i Clubroom in old Postofflce Bldg. Friday night, 7:00 P. M. Troop No, 23 Clayton Owen, Master. Tuesday night. 7:30 P. M. Schoolhouse, East Roxboiu. Troop No. 24 C. H. Mason, Master. Thursday Night 7:00 P. M. Schoolhouse, Ca-Vel Village. Troop No 9 J. Anderson Timberlake, Master. Saturday afternoon. Cabin, Timberlake, N. C. Farm Patrol No. 1 Banks Berry. Master. Second and Fourth Tuesday nights 7:00 P. M. Home of Mr. Joe Whitfield, Hur dle Mills. Application For Par don (Or Parole) Of Roy Eastwood Notice is given that application "will be made to the Governor of North Carolina for the pardon (or parole) of Roy Eastwood, convicted of larceny at December 26, 1933, term, and sentenced to a term of six months on the roads, to be worked under the supervision of the State Highway Commission. All persons who oppose the granting of said pardon or parole are Invited to file their protest with the Governor without delay. This February 1. 1834. F. O. Carver Attorney. n E. Y. Floyd, tobacco specialist, re commends scattering about 30 pounds of clean oat, wheat or rye straw over each 100 yards of to bacco bed. The straw seAns to have a beneficial effect In controll ing downy mildew. ? Business Directory If you are in doubt as to where to And anything look over this list. The advertisers in this space are all reliable and you will make no mis take when you patronize them. If you do not And what you are looking for here come to The Courier office and we will give you the informa tion desired. J. T. BRADSHER Plumbing and Heating Office on Reams Avenue Phone 14 G. B. MASTEN Painting and Paperhanging Good Paint Applied By Good Painters Produces a Good Job GEOTW. KANE BUILDER - CONTRACTOR "No Job Too Big?None Too Small." Carolina Power & Light Co.J Home-Life Made Easiet Ask the lady who, haa an Electric Range. Hambrick, Austin & Thomas DRUGGISTS HoBtngsworth's Unusual Cano'-o, Fenslar Remedies, School Books, Shaeffer's Fountain Pens | We would Hke to be your Druggist Sergeant & Clayton "The Sta-KIean Store" Phone Us Your Orders. We Deliver Promptly. HARRIS & BURNS BARGAINS I Everything from head U foot for men, women and children. "Roxboro's Best Store" Roxboro Lumber Co. Buy It From Us And Bank The Difference "Home Of Quality Lumber" Wilburn & Satterfield Roxboro's Dependable Store "It Will Pav You To Trade With Us?Try It" ' Use This Complexion Secret MELBA Cleansing Cream A soft, smooth skin is first of all a mat ter of cleanliness. Make this test?for ? one month?night and morning: Use Melba Cleans ing Cream on face, throat and shoulders?and see the difference. It reaches to the depths of each tiny pore?penetrates, flushes and leaves the skin soft and lovely. 50c If your dealer cannot supply you send us t>ts name PARFUMERIE MELBA ? 580 Fifth Avenue, New York m e L B A AMAZE A MINUTE SCIENTIFACTS -s- BY ARNOLD P?rst Arctic Expedition/ I "Oven I.OOO YEARS MO QlHMf circle? me North Cape ah? ff ,fm OILCOVSRED THE M?TE SbA, ? [1 /JfljTURHIHO WITH THE FIRST WAL U jRv. Rut TEETH EVER SEEN * A Talking Lighthouse THE CUMBRAE Licrtuovsi IX ScOTlANO Was a SPECI/U.LV CON - STRUCnr RADIOPHONE WHICH AN NOUNCES ITS NAME TO NEARBY Gold , ANO SILVER COINS I ARE MILLED TO PREVENT dishonest PEOPLE FROM PARING PRECIOUS METAL | PROM THE EDGES. KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME BY INVESTING IT IN Roxboro Building and Loan Stock * SAFE?MOST REMUNERATIVE NOT TAXABLE NEW SERIES SOON ROXBORO BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION J. S. Walker, Sec.-Treas. LfeTfgP MCAP& I POS?^ 5P V&.A PRINTING ?fficient, Prompt, Inexpensive Telephone 39 Good printing service consists of mqie than delivering a certain amount of irtjc and paper in the form ordered. Good print ing consists of careful consideration as to the form in which the idea is to be present ed, thoughtful selection of type faces, the right composition and skillful printing. . . That is the kind of printing service you may expect from our shop . . . and it costs no more than inferior printing. No matter what your printing job may be or in what quantities, we are confident you will find our estimate of cost most interesting, workmanship most efficient and promptness in delivery most gratify ing. If you find it inconvenient to visit our office, phone and we will call. . . . You are under no obligation in asking us for an estimate. THE ROXBQRO COURIER * PHpNE ROXBORO 39
The Roxboro Courier (Roxboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 14, 1934, edition 1
6
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75