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Maxxj Imlaij Taijlor^ ' _ )iOiocMw> r twentieth installment "I cant tell you, Rod, don't ask me!" she begged. "But you must tell me?Angle, what' Is it? Something's wrong! Tell me?you shall tell me!" But she shook her head. "No, no!" He dropped her hands and snatch up his hat. "IH find out!" he said She ran_after him. sobbing. "It's nothing?it's nothing ? don't ask, Roddy, dont ask!" Angle's tears could not avail now, she had loosed the whirlwind. Rod dy was in no mood to reason with Angle's hints. Something was wrong. He would go straight to Richard. Man to man they would settle It. He was grateful to him, he was Tloath to behave ill to him. Mammy Polk was back again. "No, Mist' Roddy, de doctah ain't In?be tiack dfectly, walk in. dere's a lady in de office?waitin'." -/- "A lady?" Roddy hesitated. Roddy thought of it a moment. He did not mind Helena. If there was any talk of Richard, Helena would tell him. She would be jeal ous. Roddy had found out a good deal about jealous women! Helena sat in a chair by the win dow. "Why, Rod Gordon!" she exclaim ed and gave him her hand. Roddy swallowed hard. He drew a chair close to hers and sat down. Mrs. Haddon. I think you'd know about any?any ga.sip, wouldn't you?" Helena shrank, a little. What in the world was coming? "Oh, I don't know?what do you mean?" "I've Just been told?" he stam mered. then he straightened him self ruthlessly to his question. "Is there any reason why I should have a quarrel with Richard Morgan about my sister?" "Don't ask me!" she gasped in sheer panic. She thought he knew that she had told. But, to Rod. her- confusion was only the damning proof of Morgan's guilt. There was something. He be came deadly quiet and calm. "Mrs. Haddon, we're old friends. You were always kind to me," he said, "I?as a friend, I ask-you to answer me. I have a right to know what is said of my sister." Helena tried to collect her thoughts. The boy was not angTy with her. She saw that; then he did not know. And this would be a way to get at Nancy herself. "There's some talk, yes," she ad mitted reluctantly. "A small place, Rod. and gossip. You mustn't be too angry with me if I say so?your sis ter has been indiscreet, that's all." But he was more of a man than she thought. "How indiscreet? My sister? Good God, if a man had said that! Who's the man? Rich ard Morgan?" Helena nodded, tapping her foot . on the floor. Mrs. Haddon. I wish you'd tell me," he pleaded quietly. "See, I'm not excited. I want to take care of my sister. What's the story? It's a lie, you know it. I know it, but tell me?what Is it?" ' She panted a little; she was fright ened. He looked suddenly a man and she had thought him a mere boy. "I?I can't tell you!" she said in a low voice. "I'm going?let me go, Roddy!" But he had caught her by the wrist. "You shall tell me!" he said be tween his teeth, "what is the?the damned lie they're telling?" She dragged back from him. her green eyes suddenly blazing with fury. "I'll tell you?but don't blame me?let go my hand." He let go as if she had struck him, but his eyes still burned into hers. "Your sister went to Washington with Morgan. She stayed there a day and night. A man who register ed at the same hotel told it?they were regWItjTed ast, p.Ds, fitffi fifl were there as man and wife. That's the story?now. are you satisfied?" "I'm quite satisfied," he replied slmifiy,' "thank you, Mrs. Haddon Good night. ? ? ? Mr. Oordon had spent his even ing alone. His wife had given up early; a headache brought her the relief of going to bed. She was in terror of her husband's remarks about Roddy's return. Nancy was out on the piazza now, sitting or the steps. No one knew that she was there, and she did not speak ' when Roddy sprang up the step* and bounded into the house. He did not see her at all. , A moment later Mr Gptdon look ed up Into the boy's fact "By gum!" he ejactulated invol untarily. "what's wrong? Drunk ? again, sir?" Roddv laid his hand heavily or the back of the nearest chair and straightened himself. "Father, do yoo happen to know ;about the scandal?the story they're 'telling here about Nancy Virginia?" Mr. Gordan sat up straight. "Make i yourself plain, sir." "Did Nancy ever go to Washing ton without you?or mother?" { Mr. Gordon's face changed. "She | did." J Roddy madejui inarticulate sound ,ln his throat, tils hands clenching .on the chair back. , "When?" I "In the Spring?after your first escapade." Mr. Gordon was staring at him, his anger rising. ' "They say she went with Richard Morgan and stayed there twenty four hours. They?" Roddy gasped, his eyes blazing? "that fellow? Morgan?registered them as man and wife.* | To his amazement his father said nothing. He merely nodded his head slowly, his face stern. "Do you hear me?" Roddy shout ed, "do you take lt in? Nancy? Nancy Virginia and Dick Morgan as man and wife. Some one saw it, read the register!" * | Mr. Gordon regarded him sternly, something like grim humor showing m his eyes. The young fool did not know what a sacrifice the girl had ! made for him. Then he remember ed the intolerable implication j against his poor girl. He turned on his son angrily. i "They're married," he said short ,ly" "Married?" | "Roddy's jaw dropped, he stared at his father like a zany, j There was a long moment of sil ence. In it Mr. Gordon's anger ! gathered force. And who had dared 'to stdtt, it? Roddy getting his breath, broke out again, j "Married! Why didn't I know? Why didn't you telT before? : tell other people?" I Mr. Gordan gave him an expas perated glance. "You're not the one to find fault," he replied dryly, "they're married?secretly." Secretly? The word was like a torch of flame, it set Roddy on fire. | "Why?" he demanded fiercely, "is jthat fellow ashamed of my sister?" i His father said nothing. "Do you hear me?" Roddy strang led with artger. "My sister!" he began to walk up and down. He thought of the family honor. His father must be breaking down in a premature dotage! What else could it mean. Did Richard know it? His eyes shot fire. | "I know," he said chokingly, "you've told Morgan about me?it's because she's my sister! Nancy Vir ginia scorned for me?my God, I'll? I'll?" he seemed to strangle again. He ran out of the room and out of ? ? H the house. Bare-headed and disheveled, he ran to the gate. He never once looked back. He did not hear the half-smothered cry that pursued" him. He vaulted the gate and was gone. But Nancy stood there, clasping her cold hands against her breast. "Oh, what shall I do?" she sobbed to herself softly. She had'heard al most all that Roddy had shouted at ,his father, "what can I do?" j A sharp sound startled Morgan; some one had run up the front steps. | He rose slowly to his feet, went to the door. On the steps stood Rod ! Gordon. | "What's wrong, Roddy? Any one ill?" I "No one's ill. I've got to see youf that's all!" Roddy's voice was utter 1 ly change^. j Richard looked at him sharply. Had lie been drinking again' | "Come In," he said quietly, "go into the office." I Roddy stopped short by the table and faced him. folding his arms on his breast. ; "I've come?" he got that far and seemed to be choking. The boy in Roddy had leaped up again. He was a boy In his passion of blind rage. i(- "I've come to demand an expla nation," he panted. "I?father Just told me?you've married my sister." "Sit -down." said Richard quietly, i "let us talk it over." "Talk It over? Hell!" Roddy struck his hand on the table with i such force that every article on II Crashed and spun around. "You've i'married my sister and let people i talk about her. Do yOu happen to i know what they say of It?of her?" l.i Richard's fare whitened to the lips, i . "I know nothing. Who dares to say ; anything about her? Or about me?" i' Roddy laughed wildly. "Dare? I ,When a man hides his marriage peo |Pl? talk,^ don't they. I'll tell you what they "say! They know nothing of this marriage?this secrel mar ? id age of yours, you?you coward! : They say she's your?" he strangled again, "?your mistress, dam' youl" Richard Tose to his feet. "Who says It?" he demanded hoarsely, "who told you- that?" "The whole town says It!" shout ed Roddy. "If* seething like a cal dron. Lomax know* It. Haddon knows it. everybody knows it! You took her to Washington and mar ried her secretly and ' ruined her good name!" "If you were not a boy and her brother," said Richard, "I'd wring your neck!" "Wring my neck, would you? You havent got the courage!" Roddy screamed, flingout out his arms. "DO you think I don't know what ails you? Father told'you I was a thief?you're ashamed to say you married my sister?my slater. Nancy Virginia Gordon! She's an angel and you'ie a devil, you're a black hearted. cowardly scoundrel! You'll fight me, or, by God, I'll-call you a coward on every street comer in the town! IH publish you?you can't I hide any longer behind my sister. I I " he stopped again, and sud denly drawing himself to his full I height, spoke with a new tragic dig- | nity. "I challenge you, Richard Morgan, to defend yourself or die iin your tracks?like a dam' coward!" Richard had scarcely heard him. "Yes, 111 fight you." he said dry-1 ly, "I admit you've a right to de mand it." "Come out now?the moon's llkel day?IH get a gun?we can fight it out now. I cant wait. I won't wait!" | "Now? Out there?" a grim smile twisted Richard's lips. "If one of jus dies out there tonight it would be called plain murder. That won't do, Roddy, we must keep to the code. .Get a second, then, I'm ready any time." "I wouldn't care a copper what they called it," Roddy snapped, "but since you're particular?oh, the code, of course! in get a second, you can get yours?over the phone. I give you-the choice o' weapons, Dr. Morgan." | Richard bowed his head gravely,; "Pistols. Mine's here on my desk, but you can bring two. I'll be wait ing for you when you come back. Where is it to be?" "Out there!" Roddy pointed at the moonlight lawn. "I understand," Richard answer ed grimly, and he opened a long window on the moonlit piazza, "you can go this way. I'll wait." CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK NOTICE RESALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of the au thority coriferred upon me by a certain deed of trust executed by Dudly T. Swanson and wife, Fannie T. Swanson, on the Silt day of De cember, 1928, and duly recorded la the office of the Register of Deeds of Person County in Book No. 6, at pag 108, default having been made in the payment of the note secured by said deed of trust and at the re quest of the holder of said note and according to the terms of said deed of trust, I will on Saturday, August 4, 1934, at twelve o'clock M., in front of the courthouse door, in Roxboro, North Carolina, sell to the highest bidder, -for cash, the land conveyed in said deed of trust, to-wit: Beginning at a stake in John Davis' line, C. T. Davis' .corner; thence with line of C. T. and D. L. Davis North 3% degrees East 3800 feet to a stake Lot No. 1A North 85 degrees West 765 feet to a stake, John Davis' comer, Lot. No. 1A, in Wilkerson and Stanfleld's line; thence with Wilkerson-Stanfleld and Carter paniel's line South 3H de grees West 3800 feet to John Davis' comer Lot No. 1, in James Ashley estate's line; thence with John Da vis' Lot No. 1 South 85 degrees East' 775 feet to the beginning, contain ing sixty-Seven and one-half (6714) acres, more or less, i This being a resale bidding will begin at 81575.00. This July 19, 1934. N Lunsford,. Trustee, j Raspberries planted for the first time in McDowell County this spring are growing nicely and put ting out canes for a crop next year.' 6 6 6. Liquid, Tablets, Salve. Nose Drops Checks Malaria In 3 days. Colds firs day. Headaches or Neuralgia in 30 minutes. FINE LAXATIVE AND TONIC Moat Speedy Remedies Known ^llllllllinillllllHIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU REPAIRS ? Big or small?Our | | Specialty. ? | See' us today. Esti- | | mates glady made i on all jobs. ' | = Roxboro Motor Co. = C. O. Crowell, Mgr. 3' Roxboro, N. C. 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Walker takes a va cation, puts up to him the difficult job of trying to iron out all the personal jealousies and administra tive traffic tangles in Governmental affairs. There are plenty of both, j Pen Picture of Richberg. Mr. Richberg came to Washing-1 ton with a record as a "labor law yer." He was supposed to be solid ly committed to putting the Ameri- j can Federation of Labor in charge I of all business. That idea, widely circulated, created a strong preju-l dice against him in the minds of business men, at the start. But in. his handling of a thousand or sp col- { lislons between business groups and | labor groups in the working ou' of ( the NRA codes, he has won the re putation of being keen, intelligent. | fair and moderate. Indeed, Richberg has been so fair that the labor leaders begin to think that he isn't their friend any more, while business men look on him with much greater favor. The fact seems to be that Mr. Richberg !s not and never has been a blind par tisan of anc particular labor group or organization, but does believe that the best interests of the public re Professional Cards Dr. ROBT. E. LONG Dentist Wilburn & Satterfleld Building Main Street - Roxboro, N. C. B. I. SATTERFIELD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Roxboro-Durham, N. C. Roxboro Office: Thomas St Carvei Building. In office Monday and Saturdays. Durham Office: 403 Trust Build ing. In Durham Office Tuesday Wednesday. Thursday and Fri day each week. DR. G. C. VICKERS Dentist Office at residence, on Route Ne 144. near T. H. Street old home Mill Creek. N. LUNSFORD Attorney-at-Law Office over Thomas St Carver Bldg. Roxboro, N. C. DR. J. H. HUGHES Dentist Office in Hotel Jones, negt door to Dr. Tucker's Office Dr. J. D. BRADSHER Dentist i Office over Wllbum St Satterfleld's Store Building. " JOHNCASH Repair your sbifai and repair your chairs. 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Nevertheless, Moley is one of tjie three men who, as the picture clears up and sejf-appointed minor prophets are eliminated one by one. stand out as the "three musketeers" of the Administration. The other two are the ever-faithful Col. Louis McHenry Howe and Bernard M. Baruch. On purely political questions It has been understood that the Pres ident relied more upon Col. Howe than upon the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Postmaster General Parley. An In cident that came to light the other day shows how strong the Parley influence is. Secretary Ickes wanted 'to appoint Professor John W. Pinch, Dean of the School of Mining of the University of Idaho, to the post of Director of the Bureau of Mines. He talked with the Preside^ who_gave his o.k, Secretary Vetoes notified Professor Finch, who resigned his university job and came to Wash lngton to take over the post. The Presidential commission appointing him bad been drawn up and laid on the President's desk. But when Mr Ickes sent tor it, the White House staff discovered that It had not been signed, but had noted upon it: "Held up temporarily because of political objections by P.M.G." Mr. Parley had discovered that Profes sor Pinch vMert for Hoover In 1928! Kennedy and Moffeti | Some surprise has been express ed over the appointment of Joseph P. Kennedy, long a Wall Street spec ulator, to head the commission which Is to regulate security ex changes. But those who know Mr. Kennedy say that he Is absolutely honest and entirely devoted to President Roos Velt, a life-long In timate friend, and add that it is better to have a man who knows whats it's all about than another Brain Truster in that job. _ I There-was more surprise over the naming of James P. Moffett of ( Standard Oil to head the board cre ated under the new Housing Act. But young Mr. Moffett is another of the President's intimates, re garded as a man of sound judgment and great executive talent.. 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