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I I TAGE EIGHT I THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY, OCTOHER 24. 1922. ) :.n:c.a:n' ezaiaz. e:;a: e: o: c. -affljc a b b fa " Qly2Q GIOECB H.50BAU COMDAK . EWE MGf'1 IE r.IOGlV HKKK TODAY. Ir.Jth a strsn rushing, crackling The savage light for possession fj ,,0 .;.. rosv glare danced ant tbe prirles Flaming Jewel lit 1 ; . . ,, . .. . ,. twl brought th hoaU,iful EvenHk outside her lnd.ws. Strayer mur death that day. and The Riri ton- open her lwdroon new tbe gem rested unci r her oil-' Joor. " J;: k!" vhe cried In a terrific, low in th rough burning .amp ii ,0;lt, ;,.. nar;,-s on fiiv!" the Adirondacks. The gem wa.-, ' , , .... , . .. . first stolen from the refugee Coun-! C,,k1 m- less of Esthonia by the great in-'ors :" ternatlonal thief, Qufnlana. and la- He had already tuning from hi ter Ktokn from Ouintana In- Mikr : hair t.utsM.- her door. Now he ra 7 tnow anything about this? . "I know they It. My father 1 'tot a thief . . , I havo my. rifl nd plenty of ammunition. I shall UH every man . wha entrrs this oom." " t For nruoment nobody stirred or poke. Then Quintans strodo to th .olted door b dstroek it with tho utt of his rftte. "You, in thers," he said in a men. cinsj voice, .,'V-you listen ones to le! You open your door and come nt. I give you'-'one mtnntet" ''He truck the door again: "One minute, enorlta! cr I cut from your rien. here. tlu hand from his fight .rm!" There wait a deathly silence. Then he sound of bolts.' ' The door pened. Slowly the g rl limped f jr. ard. still wearing . the . hunting -eket over her night drons. ' Clinch, who brought the gem t America and hoarded it a, the sol. means of giving Kve "the oducat'.oi of, a lady.' Around ninth's Dumi raged a murderous battle hetwr, rival fart'ons. Clinch an'l his iiuv had sworn to wipe nut Quintani gang. fiuard;ng Kvi was the mas ' she loved. St;i!e Trunivr Swnr.onl With Clinch was Ja'.- Iiarrasii ; known as Hal Smith, who liail -or: i to restcre the gtm to th begg-M i j counter.' i. s tight. Smith !. 11 j Salzar, one of Quin'ana's gang, a.i I then sets out for Clir.h's .ali'n. I (io n Wlb the Storj. CHAPTER II. Before mduight Smith stni k th hard forest. Here therp was no tra at all, only spreading oimicp o rock under dying leave?. Ahead of him, somewhere in dark nes8-but how far he did not knov Quintana and his people were mo It may have been an hour la t. two hours, perhaps when fr.i far ahead in the forest rame sound the faint clink of a shar heel os rock. Now, Sm th unsluug Lis pack placed h between two rocks wher laurel grtw. Sal bar's red bandanna wa sti, wet, but ho tided it across his fac leaving his eyes exposed. -The dea nan's hat fitted him. His own hv and the extra torch he droppej nt big basket pack. Ready, now, be moved swiftl forward, trailing his rifle. And v r soon It became plain (o him tlia tho people ahead were moving wit! out mach caution, evidently fearin no unfriendly ear or eye in tha section of the wilderness. To keep In touch with them Smif hastened his pace until he drev hear enough to hear the low mir mur of their voices They were traveling in siugle lflt lie had a glimpse of them againp tbe ghostly radiance ahead. Indeed bo near had he approached that b could hear the heavy, laborer breathing of the last man In th file some laggard who dragg d hi feet, plodding n doggedly, panting muttering. Probablv the man wo: Sard. Already the forest in front wa: invaded by the misty radiance fron tbe clearing. Through the trees star Kiwii'air. anj .--he hetrd bolt an. j ha n clash ;ii the kitcen door an . .is spurred "ooot.i land on the pore ! Oh." she whimpered, snatching a ! lanket wrapper from it peg ana j ' niggling in". i it. "Oh. Ill" poor, i.r.-e! Jak: .lack 1 in nulling tt j :.lp' Ini)'t ijfk y.Hir .(' I'm c:)m . ,p I'm c r'iir; Terror c. lu'ili- ii r a be t!im. it ! dov.-nia.rs nsi !a id.m.-vd fee: . A- hJ- re. iir.ed the door a grca I ;( ot ! a ! .u. -1 U vnded h r. Jack"' nd a! the same ir.sia.ir s!e sa' ,:m stiugj;;:;-.g with thr - maske ne:i ill the g!::ri- of the "wagou she.. ; i. re. li s r t! s'ci'il in th" i nrrdor out 1 h'-r iloo:-. Willi t.ne 1. mud ?h ..Mi tho is g.tti!. .Titer, i-aiii he ria.-h unl fpttnter of wo,nl anc !iss fr.iin the kitvhen. and a inai i'h a handken lii-'f nvt-r his t'-ici i.pbt her oil the landing, ( Tirp s!ie wreni'ht'd !)' If looa ' A h'-r ii'it'T- aimost touched Stjr. j .OT.t's r tie, she f .tight iiUo a cir ; red lynx, tore the ban Ikeichitf om b-r a is ailant's fac . rer-jguiz , "ju-n tana, hnrle l lier very body a , :n, eyes t'.atii.Lg, shitM tec-tl ' i red ! Two other in u laid !i I I. In a i ' her tuoment she had tripped Quin. na, and all four fell, rolling over . id ov r down tho short llight ot , airs, landing in the kitchen, still ghting Here, in (l.iikii:ss. she wriggled at, somehow, leaving her bl&nke. lapped in tlieir clutches. In an. her instant kIh was up the stair ;ain. only to discover that th; rifl as gono. . The red glare from the wagon, ouse rrhtij h'-r bedroom:; she rang ii?ide and bolted the door. Her chamois jack'-t with its loops til of cartridges hung on a peg. ie got into ii. seized her rllle and n to the window jut as two asked nieii, pushing Stortuont he. ire th'in. entered the hous, by the ichen way. Her own door was resound'ng ith kicks and blows, shaking, shiv. ring under the furious Impact Of (ot and rille butt. She ran to the bed. t h rust her hand under 111 pillow, piillej out he c:ise containing the Flaming !el, and placed it in the breast p.:ck. (Continued in ir X'U .Issue) iwTeIWead is fighting man ed throughout America tor better citizenship. Ho is ereditod with pnttlnj tho fight, for the Texas legionnaires for a IX.ouo.uuo hospital for .disabled ex-;rvlc men.. v v - r i L Owsley was made a major in the first officers', training camp, and us a battalion commander in the 3th division, he recruited his own men and' a largr.mtt ; of tho; division. Overseas, ' ha was made '.adjutant of the 36th division and partlclpat id with it in the Champagne and Argonno caiupaignes. v ' ;r ON ELECTION DAY Football in torn ROUTIi JiiNU. lnd., Oct. 24.--Knuto Rockne, University of Notre Dame football mentor, Would make good as a theatrical producer, tho football fans here declure. Rockno gave tho spectators at the Notre iJanie-Depauw game last Saturday some entertainment from the k'ek. off nntil the final play. He filled iu the - Intermission between halves with a burlesque entitled 1 "Football in in:.::i ':; ' The opposing teams were the Cake Eaters dressed in clown suits and the Tea. Hounds att'ted in frock coats, derby hats, athletic uit. derwear, pink shoulder puds and striped hose. A slap on the wrist was the equivalent of a diving tackle. There will be'vno court on elec tion day. November 7, according to decision reached by members ot the Guilford mintjr liar whm thq met to fix tb.3 calendar, for the two weeks' term of Guilford . superior court fCir thn trial of civil cases. 'Court convenes on Monday, Novcm iber 6. ...I -' I A larue n inn her nf crises was VKW IIHI.KAVS. Oet. 21. "I j. .......i ..- .. , rant the World war vt tenuis to. being 2 divorce actlona. These willlR mow thai I am goin to glv th hi ,...,, on lho firt,t llay of il... l.u.l 1'-.. ....I i.i m.t I ....... ... .. 1 -"- ... t- ... court, wnieii wiii-ne presnien over xpect to fight my hardest to drive b Ju,;g(, w Harding, of Char he hyphenates out of their holes. iJn,,. nd to sieice ad justed niiip. us;:- 1 Ion for h cx-st rvire nieii.-" j .... . - So ays A vin M. Owsliv'. Texas iwyer last week elected national umander of the American lciion.t lis past activities forecast an event-,, ill year for the 1. gion. i Owsley cKciares AincrUauizaHon one of the country's biggest needs, te resigned as assist:. nt attornavj renoral of Hie Lone Star stat" to, i.cotne atslstant director f the Ie- ;ion's national Amf-ricuuizatiou onimishion. He effectively work- iigni gwramerfo on water. I lie per. , ,, ,)f h(.r KhooMnR jackPt iaine oi me open ranu grew in th. ; Tht. b!,.ws h..r i,tdr )6;ii door night air the scent of dew. wet 1 ,.as(.fi- Outm : loud tram- grass, the smell of still water atu of sedgy shores. Lying flat bch'nd a rotting log Smith could see them all now spfctral Fhupcs against the light There were five or them at the for est's edge. They seemed to know what wa: to be done and liow to do it Twi went down among t li- ferns am stunted willows toward the m-s' shore of the pond: two peered of to the southwest, shoulder d'ep It blackberry and sumac The lift I man waited for a while. Ho n rai down across thr; open pasture. Scarcely had li started wlut Smith glided to the wood's edge crouched, and looked down Below stood Clinch's Dump, pla i in the starlight, every window dark To the west the burn loomed, hue,' with its ramshackle out in: ililintr Mraggling toar( the ;l(.e. Straight down th .-io..- i .;)ri the liarn ran the fifth man of i-iin tana's gang, and disappeared anion; the outbuildings Smith crouched, li-i'iod. M-ir.-h the starlight it!i I'Ocin .ve. ,IM waited. I'ntil Sul'jel h , ii - : ri . ii (1 !: could nut solve ii,. ir.,)ein beion llilll. He could be of no ii .e li, ', Strayer ,nn to Sioriuoni until lo found nut what (JuiM'aila a.i j- i to do. Me , ()U., ,,. ,, unless In- fo' mi,, ii . rill. I II.. A ,l u Ie 1 1 .i r ,u it Dlilig. the sun nd nl ex.lled voices: 'Ju'n'ima's sircustic tones. Then Stormout's voice, cliar and luiet : "What are you doing here? f you've a quarrel with Clinch, h;'s not h"!v. There's only a young girl n this house." "I Know tl.ei'S packet is eoiice) in lice;- Imuse. 1'i'uci ably, is possible, would recov-r toy properly . . . I she ri'lllSe " Anot 'o r pause. ' Well '."' iniiiired .Slorninjll . cool. y. "Ali! I: is V'l ii.iinf.il In siy. Mas. S ii r (jenilaniie. I inn ;' h iv mv pn.p: riy . . If sh refuse, then mu.' ur one of her pretty ting. I .ts n" I she siill rcfu.-e I sev r l-er pretty ,li!igcrs, one b : .iv. nut "N'oii I-now what would happen In , on mi' rrupled Smrmoni. in a j VO ci- t ' 1 . 1 1 ill ' e'e i II) t - of I. Oil . : II "I I .i 1. 1 icy c h;i in e (ii-ti . jdari'ie. Mi" is v.;tliiu lliat room. If l von ;i; e li-r frien'. you i.hall advise i her !i ii t.irn io me my properly." ; H' r .-lll'-Ml'-V s'leti- ' V. : ' io .-ailed s':i ; Slie jii.it 1 lo-r li. . to the d hi r lack." .i id ' Tin l'e nr. Iivi mask 'il Ml ion- who sv that Clinch I In in ;, uit I hey ;i h re to te;i- property . . lo u tns and scds ITHOIATUM jl j the pain and j ilsthoWist if : A . .,-,.J r a n j PI LK' li i mm i a a m s s i m warn " ! S ii I f ... r 1 clS6 cOLOUf': )OCJ)"o"(3 OC'OOtlOCC .)OC 3: How much are you entitled to spend our pay; .V IP YOU spend more than oo of tha money vou oo S5 .of tho money you , earn, youaredepriviog your ' self of tho meana br a home. . 'I. a bualness, a future, ICSM?. ."; ioo of money earned is tho minimum which the average man can and ought to aave. An account in our Interest Paying Department will en courage the saving habit. Commercial National IOOOOOOOSJ Books for 1922 County and State Taxes Are Here 1 Discount If Taxes Are Paid Within This Month. R. B. PARKER, Deputy Sheriff and Tax Collector, 104 College Street. Used Buick Cars On Hand Today. n 1 Newly painted, .Cord tires, six, touring. Good n condition. Bargain at n $550. i 1 S even passenger p new top, powerful en- gine, good tor jitney, tt 75. i Four touring, re-con- i ditioned, new top, good I tires, $375. h; 1 Four touring, chass-1 is will make a good I j. & inn B Terms Half down, bal ance by the month. Phone 393. in m 1 I 11 WAY MOTOR CO. M us -1 1 ii Sheraton Hotel Square. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM SCHEDULE AIUUTAL AlfD DKPARTURE OF PASSENGER TBATfS AT HIGH rODiT eohednle Ftgur Publlmtipd aa Information and Mot Oaaraaicid At. No. - Between No. Dp. lt:45m 29 New rork-Blrmlnghaoi II lt:4(m I:t2 a 30 New Orleans-New Tors SO 1:22 a 4:4? a 11 N. Y.-Colnmbla. Angara 21 4:4? a 7:02 a 137 New York-Atlanta , 137 7:02 a 7:00 a 44 Cbarlotte-Wasblngton 44 7:09 a 7:22 a 1) Richmond-Charlotte li 7:22 a 8:02 a 11 New Orleans-New York I? 1:02 a 12:67 p 36 New, Orleans-Bham-N. Y. 21 12:67 1:14 p 46 DaBTille-Westmlnster - 46 1:14 p 6:66 p 4 Weetmlnster-DanTllle ii 6:66 p 1:27 p '; N. Y.-Washlnston-Bham 36 6:27 p 8:1 p 43 Danrllle-Chatlotte 43 8:11 p 8:40 p 12 AtlanU-Rlchmond 12 1:40 p 9:64 p S3 Aumsta-Ool.-Wagh.-W. Y SS 9:64 p 11:28 p 138 Atlanta-Wash-N. Y. 138 11:38 10:24 p 88 Mew Orleans-New York 38 10:24 Trains 11 and 12 Pullman Cars Charlotte-Richmond. Trams 29 and 30 Pullman Cars Birmingham-New York Trains 37 and 28 Pullman Cars New Orleans-New York ' Trains 31 and 82 Pullman Cars Augusta-New York Trains 36 and 38 Pullman Cars Blrmlngham-N. O.-N. Y. Trains 127 and 138 Pullman Cars Atlanta-Washlngton-N. Y For further information call on fL D. SAUNDERS. Ticket Agent. Phone 140, High Potas, "m H. GRAHAM, D. P. A.. Oiarlotte, H. O, an com as atom as when used in the latest New Perfection K gas Watch fur Announci'inciit of Our Opening. Van Lindley Co. FLORIST. i 131 V. Main Street, (Loflin Building.) ALADDIN 111 srfl'RlTYOIl TNMIAIII1 111 lt1l'Ml "Vi S. ill lll'-ll i n bin I T . I V ' lit : 1 II . Il N 1 1 . i li i.. I: h.lll mil h ti.-.- Tli' f' 'A ,i nil : . In Glinsi I ,-i I ir It'll, lllilt v, illll. Vfi .v. J"li ,.11! i rm:.- n would In .tit him ptllK1 five 111 ill II ti--. tlihiK In it. , v..is io 'a. A.s for li in, : ., i i,. ,!;. Craiul I n lii-ss. th.ii .,!,,.,. 111 mind. Soonnr or Inter, sum" liow. ho v.:ij going in nrikc f-o.-id In- plOdRP. He k tn .v that Quinism;! ,,uil hi Rung were lici'!' (a lind tin- Hamuli; Jewel. Had he not em i, Mim . ( quiiii.in.i lil own errand lind Ihm h ihe vanif. For .Smith had ntart"d fur Clinch's prepared to reveal him-. If to Stor. tnont, ond thf-n. manl('() to the ey, . -and in J'uvm l-'i-.i fr.iin .. i.,-,.i...,, . . itv.,,1 tl w.mT:j. lifart, and CHiicli from .Stales I'rls. ott-i-he had uiunt to rob the girl at pistol point ' " It was Uio only way in wiv Clinch; th? only way to nave the l.rlde of this blindly loyal girl, l-or .the arrest of Clinch meant ruin to : Tjoth and v Smith real'scd It thor. oughly. . . x . -- A Bllcht sonnd from one nf i ! Cut.hoaeerr,wt of waRon.shpd 1 - ultra ct oa nis aiifimon. iiimnp-h h, f resUbligb lex rag. weeds lib peert J ."Iutently,-"lhnenis;.'4-v-'- After M tew -moiaduti a taint gl jw appeared In the shed. .Thorc wa u crackling poise. -:, The ... glow grew rintr - , CHAPTER'lH. ,V :: Inside -Clinch's boose Eve- awoke lib., ntnrt,; Her. tar? wri Rliod - GET THE LOAF THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FULL WEIGHT MILLER'S CRISPY-TOP BREAD "The Better Bread." t It contains 16 ounces to every pound and every ounce is real bread. p - -.- 'At Your Grocer;: "y Carolina Baking company. I PERFECTION 00 Healers EROSENE is (he first choice to meet a Coal shortage and Aladdin Security Oil is tho brand of kerosene to demand. You can now obtain art-oil range that will cook thrcei meals a day for less than three cents a meal '' and as quickly as you can cook them on a gas :,tove, or a portable Perfection Heater that will ive warmth w hen, where and as needed. But ilo not delay purchasing if you need a stove or heater. Look up a dealer today. Don't go without heat enough to keep your home comfortable and safe. Perfection Oil Heaters will provide abundant heat wher ever you want it instantly. For greatest satisfaction and economy use Aladdin Security Oil in whatever oil stove or heater you have. We recommend Aladdin Sccurity Oil for use in Perfection ranges and heaters', ond in Rayo Lamps. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) Sheraton Taxi Co. ALL NEW GARS. Careful Drivers. HEADQUARTERS Sheraton Hotel Phone 2566. SCHEDULE BUSLINE HIGH rOINT THOMi&VILLE LEXINGTON Lavc Elwood Hotel, High Point for ThomasyiUc 8:00 a. m. 8:30 a. m. 10:30 a. m. 11:00 a. m. 3:00 p. m. 4:00 p. m. 11 and 4 o'clock bus docs not go to Lexington. JiCuve Mock HoU'l, Thomasviile, for Lexington: 8:S0 a. m. 11:00 a. m. . 3:20 p. m. licuvo March Hotel, Lexington, for Thoinasvilie 9:46 a. m. 2:15 p. m. 4:1C p. mA Ixavp Mork Hotel, Thoinasvilie, for High Point 9:3P a. m. 10:30 a. in. 11:30 a. in. 4:30 p. m. 5:00 n. m. This Chungo Effective Monday. S Make Success ' , - iA a ' l:' A' JfW v,: v.--m, v.;vi).-';'h'''"V'7, 1 1 i t I C11DFDPFV I? ""IT .v-.. Have you made a success? Do not allow a Ore to eat up your eurpluf. ,Do not make your business stand tho financial loss of a valuable consignment destroyed by a wreck. ' - Do not , find that an accident at ' the factory has stopped profits as v well .as iproducflon . : 1 . Do nuit, permit a strike to shut off ali locomo. , - , , 1 Insure your 'present success by. -making nure of your future sue-. Insurance makes success more certain. ' -, 4 High Point Insuraace & Real Estate Company to JACK EDWARDS, Mgr. Insunince Department. PHONE 2218. .
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