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The Dollar Bride thirteenth installment ' Richard started perceptibily at the sight of Nancy, but he came tn quietly now, greeting them all eas ily. even cheerfully, "I'm sorry I'm late, major,". he said simply, "had a bad case?had to stay all night." t The major, releasing Nancy's hand, turned on him crustily. "Kill . ing yourself for some old beggar, I'll warrant!" he said sharply. Richard laughed grimly. 'Tin ? _ harder to kill than that, major." j "Humph, you look like an owl! Nancy?Where's that girl," the old man looked about, bewildered. "She went out with Angle," Rich ard said dryly. "Let me see your foot, major," and he laid hold of the bandages. Meanwhile, Angle found it hard to keep her friend even a moment. But Nancy had utterly, forgotten that Angle might b* hurt about her bro ther. She wrenched her hand free of Ajgie's detaining fingers. "I've got to go!" she cried, ,'Mama wants me?I promised?IH come again!" She was off. running down the path like a "frightened deer. She swung around, ran down to the back fence, climbed over into some black berry brambles, stumbled and twist ed her ankle. t I She tried to take the short cut to her home but a sudden pang shot agony through her ankle, she stum- j bled again, went lame and tried to! hobble toward the river, she could] sit there on tin- bank until he had gbne home, she thought, and then she flushed with anger;.she hated herself for being so chiidish. She winced with shame as much as with the pain in her ankle. Sud-1 d e n 1 y she determined to walk stragiht across the field and go home, if she went a step farther it I would look as if she wanted to meet, him. There was just time to avoid! the encounter. She turned hurriedly and tried to! run down the path behind the pinel - trees. But her hurt ankle suddenly gave way, her foot turned under her' and she went down, full length, in| the pine needles, not ten yards from the Morgan gate. She was struggling1 to her knees crimson with mortifica- I tion, when Richard reached her. I "You're hurt!" he exclaimed, I bending down to lift her to her feet. "It's nothing?I stumbled," she said sullenly. He was holding her firmly, sup porting her, and hl$ deep eyes look ed straight into hers. ? ? __ "Good heav-ias, Nancy, don't hat*, me so!" he cried violently." ~ *' She pressed her lips determined ly together, tears of anger in her eyes. "Let me go," sh panted, "i' didn't go lame on purpose?I?I'h | not throwing myself at your head again!" ? .--.He let her go out of his arms as it she had stung hire. "Why don't you go then?" he I asked her harshly. She kept her blue eyes fixed on his. fury leaping up in them like a I consuming flame. You thought I ran this way on purpose 1" she said slowly, "I didn't. I didn't want to see you?I don't want to see you at all." He stood locking at her for a mo ment, dumb with astonishment, 1 then something?almost a revelation made the blood go ip hotly Into his face. But he did ? not movie. He was watching her, his own breath com -1 l lng short. Nancy did not .ook at him. She' tried to walk straight past him to I the path She did achieve three straight, firm steps and then a wince! of pain shook her. She wavered.1 stretched out a hand involuntarily j and caught at the nearest branch; it saved her from falling, but her' face turned white. He saw it; the angry lover was' suddenly merged In the doctor. Shel was hurt and he could help her.' " She had done something to her foot in the fall. It would take his skill , to mend it. Without a word, he - picked her up in his arms and car ried her up the long path to his own house. Mr. P. O. Carver, lawyer. One ol the older members of the Roxboro bar and enjoys a most extensive practice. -Don't struggle so!" said Richard sharply, "11 you've hurt your ankl: . you'll make It worse. I'm going to bind it for you " As he spoke he carried her toto his office and put her genUy down |on the old leather lounge in the corner Nancy's impulse to spring rs? with a new pang in her X and he was taking ?* her shoe and feeling of her foot, rhen, ignoring her, he went to the door and called sharply: j "Mammy Polk, some hot water!" ! Nancy, sitting on the side of the ! lounge, clenched her hands on the edge of it untU her knuckle whi tened. How cool he was! 11 her even hotter with anger to see how cool he was. -Ain't swelled any. Mist Rich ard." Mammy Polk observed dryly, on her knees to help him. Nancy winced. "She thinks Im 'playing hurt!" she thought I Richard's hands were deft and fine on her ankle. He bound swiftly, neatly, thoroughly. I "There, mammy, that s a figure eight?see?" he said good naturedly, and then, pushing aside the hot water, "that's all. you can take the bowl away now." - . t Mammy rose slowly to herfeer "X reckon you-all. forgete I?JP* ter put on her stockin fo her. she remarked with dignity. But Nancy had enajcS*- ? "P and pulled <? on herself. "I'ui going right home, she said. Mammy Polk courtcsied. "If you all wants me I'm right out in de kitchen, peelln' potatoes she said majestically. "1 teckons three comp'ny noways,' sheadded-^ Nancy, lacing her shoe frantically, ^stared after her with furious ^ ?Richard, you've told her. Cnm raised his eyes without a smile. "Is there any new reason to hate, me, Nancy?" he asked dryly. ha vent told her." linreas She was ashamed of her unreas onable anger.. "I'm sorry," she said In a voice "I?1 thrust myself into your life. I?was just sordid!" I He looked at her. passion in his eves "I love you," he answered. "I want the chance to teach you to 1?She>shoOk her head. "You don't know me?I?I'm not a good woman * have for a wife-I-"she stopped, gasping, and then, hotly, page Roemer kiss me?since we himself. he s^rtef0 asaiJkisrJ Sup in him suddenly heputhU arms around Hk'my ar^ Wwedh^ He kissed her forehead, her cheeW. ne -rhen she her hps. her throat. Then she ... unwdf frpe not ana wrenched herself free, hot trembling. ? How dare you! she cr.ed. -How dare I?" he laughed bitter ly, "didn't you ten me that you tet Page Roemer kiss you? An^_ your husband! Would you rather have another man kiss you? She was furious, her face glowed with color. "Let me go. she cried, I "I hate youl Let me go?you said you didn't want a woman who chdn't love you!" "Yes, I know.it!" he said hoarsely, "I know it?I thought I could let you go, but what if I cant? What ; if ay love la too strong 1 or it?if?" he caught her hands now' and held them, looking down at her. Love in his face, love triumphant and i selfish, too. "Suppose I will not let you go?" ! She panted, trying to break away from his hold, her eyes ablase with [anger. ! "You've got to let me go?you?'" | she wet her parched lips?"you paid for me?that's how you feel. I know it?and you've taken half the money ! back. You've got to let me go!" 1 He flung her hands from him, ris ing to his feet, his face dark. | "You love that fellow! You want Roemer's kisses not mine! I?" he 'choked with fury?"he shan't have you!" he began to walk up and down the room; "be shan't have you, do you hear me, Nancy?" He stopped short. The door of his office stood ajar and he suddenly saw a woman's figure coming down the hall. Unannounced. Mammy . Polk had admitted a patient. It was ! Helena Haddon. ? "Nancy, stay here?I'll take her into the other room," he said be low his bceath, going to meet his , visitor. ' But Nancy had struggled to her feet. "I'm going home," she gasped, and steadied herself, leaning on the table beside her. ! Helena heard her. "Don't let me break In on another patient," she said, smiling, and then, coming to the door: "Why, Miss Gordon, are : you ill, too?" ! Richard flushed. "It's a twisted ankle," he said briefly, "let me take you into the library, Mrs. Haddon; Miss Gordon can't walk very well yet, the ankle's jlist bandaged." "I'm so sorry?" Helena began. But Nancy cut them both short; she straightened herself and began to walk quite steadily across the room. ?* "I'm going right home." she said. fSit down," Richard' ordered sharply; "your foot will twist again." Nancy flung him a look that breathed defiance. Agony was shoot ing through the hurt muscles, but [she trod on the foot with an Iron will. She had the side door open when Richard sprang to her aid. "Ill help you home anyway," he said. But Nancy recoiled from his touchy "Go back?to her!" she-whispered, her face fltghed still with anger and pairi. "I can walk." Helena stood by the tabie, draw ing off her gloves. RichaTd noticed | it as he came in, bewildered and an gry and in doubt. That ankle must hurt horribly, if it-hurt at all. The doubt shook him, but he noticed how white and soft Helena's hands looked, and that she had discarded her rings. He did not' even notice the usual plain band on the mar riage finger. "I always come at the wrong time, ] Richard. I'm as Inopportune as the measles!" He pushed a chair forward. "On! the contrary," hisj voice said, "you're always welcome. I hope you're not; nervous again, Helena?" She sank into the chair, putting up her hands with a graceful ges ture to push back the light veil she 'wore. , I "Well, I don't sleep at all," she replied with her provoking smile. "I suppose you'd scold dreadfully if I, should ask for chloral or morphine !or anything?to make me sleep!" Richard dragged his mind back from its absent contemplation and looked at her Intently. ; "I wouldn't give it to you," he said gravely. j She smiled, droopnig her lids over eves that softened too much when they met his even a little color went up in her face and trans figured it. "She's beautiful," he thought re luctantly. "I've taken lots of it elready," she said, laughing quietly. "I increased the dose last night." "What!" ] "Chloral." She stirred in her chair,; and he saw that her chin was shak log. "Look here, Helena, this ? won't | do." he spoke kindly, with genuine concern. "Do you know. I ought to ! tell King?" "King!" She sat up. turning the .blaze of angry eyes on him. "Why King? He's thinking of nothing?of no one?but his new racehorse he . get from Lomax He and the grooms are at him day and night, getting h'm In shape. He's to race next month. King caret more to have ?hat horse win the rgce for him?or to win hlihself In a golf tournament, than he cares for my soul!" She rose from her chair and went to the wlnddw. Helena was winking back hot tears. She had seen Rich ard's face as he leoked at Nancy, and every instinct of her nature leaped up Into furious jealousy. "Richard. I'm wretched?what's the use of lying? King and I hate each other cordially?I?" the cov ered her face with her hands, i /-rvMTTMTTgn- wnrr whnr .re Warren County cotton growers will receive $81,000 in rental pay ments for their cotton reduction and $2?.000 in parity payments mak ?lng a total of $118.00 Ofor the ad justment- contracts. Air Show SATURDAY and SUNDAY - 16-17TH FLY WITH TALMAGE LOfclG IN FASTEST PLANE IN CAROLINA Ed Brockenborough,?Famous Army Stuntman of th27HighKatters Squadron. EVERYTHING LICENSED; NO TRAPS ? AX SOMERSET AIRPORT Roxboro, N. C. A THRILL A MINUTE Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pettlgrew, who celebrated their Golden Wedding | about four Jfears ago. i < TODAY AND TOMORROW REPORTER?at 68. years My friend Frederick T. Birchall of the New York Times received the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism the other day for the best work of a newspaper correspondent in 1933. That may not mean much, but U| proves one thing I have long main tained. That is, that newspaper folkl is not, as people often say, a "young | man's game." For Fred Birchall is 68 years old, and has been a newspaper corres pondent for? only three years! As a very young man he worked for a short time as a reporter. Then he ; got an editorial job and rose through the ranks until he was acting man aging editor of The Times. At 65, when most men retire, he wanted to be ? a reporter again, so The Times sent him"to Europe to go where he pleased and write what he pleased. His dispatches from European capi tals prove that one doesn't havo to be a boy to be a good reporter. This is one occupation in which I a man can keep on doing good and constantly impidving work as long as his health lasts. BRAIN?doesn't wear out The hunian brain doesn't wear' 'out. It grows.syith use. Not long be-1 fore his death I asked Thomas A. Edison how he kept his youthful outlook. He had been talking, at 82. of things he was going to do next. "You can keep your brain young by working it hard," he replied. "It grows in power with use. The only thing that grows old about a mani is his body. If my stomach holds out IH be inventing new things and better things at 106." I am convinced that Edison was right. Of course, some men stop thinking, others never did use their, brains much. But the man who has' a good brain and uses it to his limit grows in ability as time goes on. YOUTH?and ambition It is characteristic of youth that everything seems important to the young. That is natural, for every-, thing is new to the young. Nothing like it ever happened before. Wars and depressions and hard times and debt and grand ideas for making the world over make a strong impres sion on youth because they are nov-1 el experiences. In my own youth I used to hear] the ancient proverb: "A man's a, fool till he's forty." I didn't believe j it, of course. Youth never believes that its elders know anything about Its problems. But after a man has reached middle age he begins to realize that all the things that he used to get so excited about were an eld story to his parents. They had j been through the mill and knew the j answers. And the answers were noth ing like what youth thought they| were. *- It is. perhaps, a good thing that youth does not know that most of its dreams will never come true. For unless the jyoung believed they could accomplish miracles, they never would try. And it is only by trying to do the impossible that humanity gets a little farther along with each new generation. GRADUATES?jobs waiting I don't" know how , many young I men were graduated from the na- j tton's colleges and universities this June, but I hear a great deal of talk about there being no jobs for: them. There seems to be an idea prevalent that when a boy.has fin ished college the world ought to have his pigeon-hole ready for him to crawl into and be safe and se cure for the rest of his life. That never was true and it never will be true. There are Just as many , Jbos for the really competent as j there evere were, took around you If you don't believe that, and see if you find a man who Is actually In dustrious^ ambition and competent who hasn't got something to do. ? T talked thd other day with the vice-president of one of the big oil companies. "W cant get hold of | enough ambitious young tjjen to man our filling stations as we J would nke to have them the SMS.?"If yuu know any? i * as we! .11} Mr. C-T. Hall, one of the largest tobacco planters in the State,- and chairman of the great State tobacco association. boys looking for a chance to start;] in the oil business, send them to me.", i LIFE??two views < . |l Life is whatever we choose to 1 ; make it. I know two young married 1 women who live in the same suburb ' One is the happiest person I know, c the other one of the most unhappy. 1 The happy one Is a college graduate,! whose husband earns $100 a week 1 as an electrical enfeiheer. They are.1 paying for their home, raising two,. children. They keep no servant, own a Ford car, and the wife finds time to serve on the school board, pret ty nearly runs the local women's' club and be the "fixer" to whom all sorts of people come with their trou bles. The unhappy woman is married | to a man whose Income is $25,000 a year. They have no children, but keep three servants and two big i cars. She is the best-dressed woman! In their town. She spends a lot of njony giving entertainments and parties. People go because they get plenty to eat and drink, but I hear her complaints of imaginary-troubles is a high price to pay for a dinner.i Life, as I said ,1s what you make i it. o MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PERSON CO. FARMERS (Continued from first page) ments they were scheduled to get. A graduated scale has been prepar ed for payments to growers whose reductions fall between the two ex tremes. Provision has also been made that >? if the reductions in acreage and in ' poundage do not coincide the ren-jl tal payments will be based on the ' amount of acreage reduction, while the. benefit payments will be based I on the amount of reduction in poundage. Mr. Floyd estimated that few ' North Carolina growers have select ed the 20 per cent reduction when \ planting, their crops this year, ASi? THEY WOULD THEREBY INCUR ' THE RISK OF LOSING MORE ON THEIR BENEFIT AND RENTAL PAYMENTS THAN THE EfXRA PROFIT ON THE INCREASED PRODUCTION WOULD AMOUNT TO. v To Jate, North Carolina tobaccco;I growers have received $6,000,000 in { payments from the government. The' $2,000,000 equalization pay ments have almost been completed, and $3,992,507.23 of the rgntals have already been disbursed. t Rental Checks Not Here Yet We have not yet received the more than four hundred checks still j due the ^signers of tobacco contracts in Person Oounty. Do not worry about this, as this same condition exists" In all Other counties and in1 other states. Our money wtll be com- j ing along stxA, and dee will mall a : card to each one who has a check Immediately. Just wait* your mail: ibox.. ? " -Wehave written to 'Washington lawi.il ni.r rheolr. ajiri hope to have < same at &a early data. Benefit Payments Some people are under the Im pression that benefit payments will net be made to those who average more than 21c per pound for their 1934 tobacco crop, Please let me state once again that EVERY TO BACCO CONTRACT SIGNER WHO MAKES AND SELLS A CROP OF rOBACCO WILL RECEIVE A BEN EFIT PAYMENT, no matter how nigh an average he makes on the warehouse floor. For instance, If you sell a crop if 4.000 lbs. at an average of 30c per pound, your warehouse receipts will be $1200.00 and you will receive ML OF THIS MONEY direct from ihe warehouse. Just as you have al ways done. After you have^sold ALL FOUR CROP, then you send a re-j ;crd of your sales to Washington. If pou have sold your crop at an aver ige more than 21c, the government iudltors will multiply the number if pounds by 21c and your benefit payment will be 12%% of that amount. On this Imaginary crop pf 4000 lbs. the auditors will multi ply 4000 by 21c and get $840.00. The peneflt payment will be 12%% of 1840, or $105. To any contract signer who aver iges less than 21c per pound for his amp, the government will pay 12% % DF THE WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS I rhis applies to the farmers who tiave a base acreage of four acres pr more. To those who have less than four1" acres a greater per cent will be paid. As the number of acres go down, the percentage goes PP. 1 The County Agent will be glad to ixplain this further to anyone in crested In an explanation. Call a' Ills olHCe at any time you are in town. o ?_ Family Doctor EASY TO ERR .J'1 i,"i if???( ;l Just had a letter of isqulry from in anxious wife in a neighboring itate; she is anxious about her 66 rear old husband. Somebody told tier to write me. He had what Is known as a 'stroke" nearly one year ago. Was it the hospital four weeks Imme diately following the unfortunate sollpasei and. has been in bed "most >f the time ever since." Can only tobble around with crutches and with two helpers besides: The man evidently had a hemor -hage in the brain. One of his arms tangs helpless at his side?tne1 lerves paralyzed. Such things are classified usually under the heading >f "Nervous Diseases." though they nay be broken-down blood-vessels, j The great error: If this man had leeded certain warnings, such as j ilgh blood-pressure ? and maybe-1 Mr. N. Lunsford, one of Rox boro's prominent lawyers; also chairman of Person County Demo cratic Executive committee. ?rapid increases in bodily weight? C yiu" , th^^ i ltd i foW and he had had just kept in touch with his physician and had his diet carefully supervised?he might not have had this serious condition to battle with. But men will push on and on. . . . Another error: This man must have had good treatment while in the hospital?but expenses were pro hibitive; he went home, and, began the experiment?with a I adjuster! Adjusting the bones broken blood-vessel inside the cra nial cavity! Probably no bone of his entire osseous system was out of place! I This man had a blood-clot in the brain-tissue. By this time it has be come "organized" into living tissue, and exerts its constant pressure on the center governing the arm. Why manipulate the bones below the head? Many, many times, efforts put forth with the best of motives are time and money wasted. No cure for the "stroke" now. Simply watch Intelligently to keep off another stroke?all we can do. o | With weather conditions favorable fOr the crop, Irish potatoes in east ern Carolina are growing well. Dig ging began in Beaufort County about June 5th and 6th. Good stands of cotton are report ed from every section of Onion County and a decided improvement in the grain and hay crops has been noted since the recent rains. For . "Cream That Whips" Phone 1100 ' Richland Dairy Gall by Number The new telephone directory will soon be out. We urge our customers to take notice and use these direc tories as all calls must-fee made by number after they are printed and distributed. Morriss Telephone Co. Put Them All Together They Spell FATHER Fathers' Day is June 17th and out at ypur house, something ought to be done about it. The idea started in 1910 with "Give Dad a Tie"... then in 1915 someone boosted the ante to "Give Dad a Shirt"... and now we, in 1934, are suggesting that you give Dad something he really needs... a Michaels-Stern cool suit. Great values here at $8.00 to $25.00 that knock the props out from under -any objection you have; in mind or in the making. Or.... Flannel Trousers . . . $1.98 to $6.00 Collar Attached Shirts .75 to 2.50 Cool Pajamas 1.50 to 2.50 HARRIS &> BURNS Roxboro's Best Store
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