L.r. OCTOBER 2, Wl
THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
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giving him warning
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u:.v i a shame after
Cuix even Hugh North
r.Tj t-v admit his defeat,
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quivering voice say.
"We're at the Soochow Inn
Couldn't get away 'till now. You'll
have to hurry were leaving al
most any minute."
Neither man lingered but dron-
ped the receivers and took the stairs
three at a time. On the sidewalk
North paused an instant to call.
"Be careful the Soochow's a bad
spot in a worse neighborhood."
"We will be." Then in his turn
the British agent hesitated. "I say,
Hugh, did you notice how her voice
quivered 7 She may have been
forced to 'phone. You don't suppose
this is a trap i x
'It's possible," North called over
his shoulder. "We'll see when we
get there."
Like fleet l'ne-e-prnants the nolice
cars tore through streets on which
strollers in evening clothes were al
ready appearing. Rickshaw coolies
screamed in terror, outraged Sikh
police roared futile commands,
porters ducked and squealed and
more than one barrow coolie nar
rowly missed annihilation.
"May Kwan-yin preserve this
umtiheri ant." trasDed Chao Ku
who, riding beside North, had shut
his eyes and was clinging to we
lt.nrr.ho rail with both nudgy hands.
Ten minutes could not have pass
ed before the police halted at me
month of Wehei Lane, unaware that
half a block behind them an incon
spicious taxi, operated by the Ar-i-nw-like-Sneed
company, also had
Cautiously, its Chinese
driver was craning his neck at the
huge touring cars and their hurry
i-ntr nnftaenirprs.
"Suppose you take the front Kil
cour. " North suggested. "We'll
c ' - -
nnvcr thfl rear."
Though the rest of North's men
quickly took up strategic positions
commanding nearby courtyards ana
alleys, Inspector Chao Ku lingered
Mir the nolice car and when every-
tia WAS nut of sieht he waddled
1ia Hincrv environs of Soochow
wuV -
Inn towards the ArrpWrlike-Speed
vehicle.
Meanwhile Captain North was
o-ivino- hia subordinates a final ad'
B . ..!,.
mnnitinn "under no conaiuona
t,v.r.nt nniesa in elf -defense we've
eot to take Colonel Spurr and the
others alive. Thorvaiasenr- norm
beckoned one of the few Americans
on the S. M. P. force. "You'll go in
with me." '
Snnrlra nitrn and ' ChlCKenS X
nrenspr nnrnrise and resentment
n7V.on their heheld strangers tramp'
ing through their squana oomam
i
in the rear of th Inn, and a quartet
of chow dogs in the process of be
ing fattened for table flew snarl
ing at the invao)ers, but Thorvald
sen's sturdy boots sent them howl
ing to cover behind a row of de-
lnnidntpd aerlan chairs.
"Watch the outer courts," North
warned the detectives on either
flank We're coins' in now.
Over rnhhlestnnes BliDDerv with
the slime of years, North and his
companion bore down on the steam
clouded hack door.
"There cries Kilerour'8 crowd."
Thorvaldsen mutterd when a shrill
ja band suddenly stopped playing.
Somewhere a table crashed and
startled voices could be heard. Then
from the Inn's back door erupted a
small torrent of Chinamen; scul
lions, waiters, cooks and guests
alike SDed into the back court.
fitnnrlinir tn each side of the exit
Mnrth and his assistant surveyed
the fugitives but made no effort to
check their flight More of the
Tnn'n staff, chatterinsr with fear,
came bounding out of the back door
like rabbits from a warren invaded
hv -terretn.' hut there was no siirn
of Marya Gallian and her compan
ions
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In On Livestock Show
rv.ncratulationa and comments
poured in from all parts of the state
and even adioininir states, on the
success of the Livestock and Home
Arts Show. A few of the com
ments were:
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"I realize more every day that
some of the best extension work in
Ihe state is being done in Hay
wood," H. B, Jones, assistant
farm management specialist, Ral
eigh.
economist in marketing.
"rinmrratulations uoon the beau
tifully illustrated booklet on Hay
wood's Livestock and Home Arts
Show. I don't think I have ever
seen a better prepared premium
list," W. Kerr Scott, commissioner
of agriculture.
"Thanks for your fine livestock
catalogue. It is truly a fine job,
and gives a well-rounded job of fine
work, S. Mitchner, assistant coun
ty agent, Winston-Salem.
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"T.et'a eo!" North waved on hw
companion. "Keep your eyes skin
ned for Kurt and the gin. i n watcn
for Spurr."
The smell of steam and the Dun-
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gent reek of curry, ginger ana a.
dozen other spices beat in North's
nnstrils when he and Thorvaiasen
passed through the grimmy kitchen
in order to block a pair oi aoors
loorlirnr ta the the front of the
Inn. Four or five white ducks added
a ludicrous note bv fluttering wild
lv nhnnt the kitchen and an enor
mous battle scarred cat bristled j
when the door in front of Thorvald-
sen flew open and a sing-song girl
pattered out, the bright kingfisher
plumes in her hair quivering wun
terror. Everywhere sounded the
thud of hurrying feet and the noise
of doors being hastily slammed,
but Kilgour's voice successiuiiy
penetrated the uproar.
"Stay where you are, everyDoays ,
''Whot.v mean., stavt" There
followed the unmistakable crash of
a table being violently overturned.
Then a shot preluded the sound of
feet racing towards the kitchen.
Thorvaldsen snatched out a .jb ana
tensed himself.
"Tf that's Snurr." North called,
"remember, don't shootl I want"
He got no further, for, like a bolt of
destruction, Wang's Chiei oi Ar
tillery plunged through the door, an
automatic blue-black in his hand.
"Gangway, flatfoot!" No sooner
had he glimpsed Thorvaldsen than
he red from the hid and charged on
through the ; kitchen, the white
ducks scattering in terror before
him.
Instinctively North threw his
sights on that broad green back
just at that point where the Sam
Browne belt bisected it, but some
his hnllet. instead when thud
ding into the kitchen's flyblown
ceiling. It severed an enormous
strinir of dried onions and amid a
veritable rain of vegetables North
ran over to Thorvaldsen.
"How bad?"
"Through the shoulder. I'm
okay."'
North sprang up, conscious that
NEAL KELLY, the youngest; exhibitor in the second annual Hay
wood County Livestock Show and Home Arts Exposition, is shown
iere vith his bull calf which won a nrst prize, ine ooy is viy
- . ... . ,, !tt 1.1-1. I-
years old, He is proudly displaying ine Diue riooon wmcn ne
Kiltrnnr and his men were advanc. Vf irnn Rack From
ing down the corridor from the din, j Tftiinsnn riv 1 losnitftl
'I would like to take this means
of complimenting officers of the
show and the extension workers on
the fine publicity which was pre
pared for this show because this I
,im sure took lots of time and el
fort to prepare in such a nice pub
lication and to get the co-opera
tion which was necessary n getting
it out," F. S. Sloan, district agent.
ing room. Sing-song girls noeing
from the Inn's upper floors were
blocking the rear exit, but North
nlnno-hed his wav throueh them, all
the while shouting commands fori
Spurr to halt. Then his heart
stopped; in one of outer courts
two reports had sounded in rapid
succession.
"Wonder if some of the crowd
shot him?" Biting the inside of his
month with anxietv. North ran or
until, gaining the kitchen courtyard,
he glimpsed Spurr's green ciaa ng
ure dashing out of a gate at its far
end.
"Where did he go?" "Which
wav?" "Seen him. Thome?" "Yes,
want' thnt wav." "No! I tell you
he's hiding in the right hand court."
"He shot down Thorvaldsen!" "He's
winged. See the blood?" "This way,
men!"
Prnmntlv the nursuers scattered,
..ytraA nn hv Kilirnur and North. The
Ui&t-u J ----o --
latter, however, pursued his search
so diligently that Deiore long me
Soochow Inn lay several blocks be
hind. It was a slightly flushed but en
tirely calm American gentleman
who presently entered a dusty little
drugstore operated by one Miguel
Calvaho, a ginger colored Portu
guese. Noaaing, tne newcomct
sought an archaic telephone, put in
a call for the American Club and
spoke a few sentences in a voice so
Fred F.. Ruchanan. of Allen'
1 Creek, is back after spending the
past month at the veteran s nos
pital in Johnson City, Tenn.
Mr. Buchanan is leeimg nne
again, ami buck fit work.
"flnno-ratulations to evervone in
Haywood who did such a fine job
nn the Dhnur " Jnhn FnV. assistant
Extension editor.
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NOTICE OF SALE
NORTH CAROLINA,
HAYWOOD COUNTY. A .
The undersigned, Executors of
a. i7.foto f w F. McCrarv. De-
ceased, under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in me win
oii w F. McCrary, De
ux VIIC - -
ceased, the undersigned Executors,
will on Monday, uctooer om,
M at the Court
House door in the Town of Waynes-
ville, North Carolina, oner . ior
sale to the highest bidder for cash
ii. n ,,,; Tr described land: oit-
uated, lying and being in. Fines
Creek Townsnip, riaywuuu wu-j.
. t r, Unun g nirt of the
JN, V., iv"v" x
Sis Brown Tract, and bounded as
follows: Beginning on a spiw:
- t MnPrarv's corner, on
pine, v. -. - .
Wilkin's Fork of Fines Creek and
runs North 0.10 (East 67 feet tothe
center of Road, comer of School
house lot, thence .North 88-30
-oi 9KS 7 feet to a stake:
thence North 1.45 East 216 feet
wntrshed oi naze:
thence North 22 East 85 feet.
r i.v ie.W West witn waiersiieu
Z- 1 1 n t North 23-30 West
124 feet, North 10.00 West 224 feet
to a flint rock; tnence iwwn oo-sv
nrv.i 1 DO iet ti a stake on water
shed of ridge; thence North 23-39
East 503 feet to tP"P'" oi'
now walnut; thence South 81-21
ioit foot tn a stake, stake
10 feet South 81-21 East of large
oak stump; thence South 2-U East
-;th fence to a stake;
South 49 West So leet, oouwa
. o. tn stake in ornate
west ox - - .
road; thence N. 10-30 West 85 feet
to a stake in me
thence North 10-30 West. 85 feet
. in wnter oi roau; lucmc
wth said road No. 209, South 83
West 1066 ieet to
Wejl lXl. Snnth 0.10 West 57
feet to TsUkel thence South 88-30
West 255.7 ieet
Containing 34.32 acres, more or
less. i. . ." . 10J1
This the 4th aay oi
CHARLES B. McCRARY,
W JENNINGS McCRARY,
R.' GOBLE McCRARY,
Executors of W. F. McCrary,
DeNoaSld107-Sept. 11-18-25-Oct, 2
NOTICE OF SALE
nAoy ovid hv virtue of an order
of the Superior Court oi naywooci
County, made m a special no
"W, G. Bvers, Ad
ministrator of the Estate or r ranK
7 iwalor lioci'iiscd. vs. J. C. Mil
ler, and others" the same being No.
202 up the Special Proceeding
Docket of said Court, the uniier
e,rned rnmmissioner will, on Mon
day the 13th day of October, 1941,
at eleven o'clock, A. m., ai uw
court house door in Waynesville,
North Carolina, offer for sale to
the highest bidder, upon terms oi
balance, one-third
Hire-ui " , I.' J
due twelve months and one-third
due twenty-four months alter date,
the following described lands and
premises, situate, lying ana DemK
in the town oi waynesvine, xiay-
wood County, N. C, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a nail on the
inside line of the sidewalk on East
side of Main Street in the center
of the South wall of the Reeves
Noland building now occupied by
E. C. Moody Grocery Company, ana
Tnins with said margin of said
street in a Southerly direction about
43 feet 8 inches to a nail in line
with the center of the North wall
nf the C A. Geortre building at
the center of the stairway; thence
with the center oi said stairway ana
the center line of said wall in an
Easterly direction, and continuing
with the C. A. Ueorge nne to a
in the Southeast corner of
the W. W. Miller property about
160 feet from sidewalk margin;
;hence in a Northerly direction par
allel urith Main Street about 43
feet. 8 inches to a point in the
Reeves Noland line at the North
east corner of the F. W. Miller
property; thence with the Noland
line, in a Westerly direction to and
urith the center of the South wall of
the Reeves Noland building, "a total
distance of about 160 Ieet to tne
BEGINNING.
TOGETHER with and including
all rights and easements for rights
of wav on the East side of said
hnildincr. and all riehts anil ease
ments in the adjoining party walls
and party stairway, ana subject to
and e -Trent ine such reservations.
easements and privileges for alleys
and streets now established on tne
East side of said ' property, and
subject to any party wall and stair
way, rights, easements er privi
loo-os heretofore Granted or con
veved to adioininir nronerty owners
by F. W. MilleT or his predecessors
in title.
This the 8th day of September,
W. G. BYERS,
Commissioner.
No. 1111 Sept. 18-25-Oct. 2-9.
low that not even Senor Calvaho's
sharp ears could distinguish what
he said. This done, tne American
purchased some cigarettes and seat
;d nimself.
Despite the robust odor of an im-
minont Portuguese SUDDer. the
American gentleman lingered to
smoke and watch rusty hands crawl
nsinfullv on and on oast minutes
dividing the face of a dingy tin
clock extolling groceries sold by a
Mr. Mei Lan-pao.
Somebody's Number One boy
came in to purchase a package of
corn piasters, then a withered old
Phinese scuffed un to the counter in
search of a paper of ground tiger's
bones. His headache was very pau
he complained.
The A merican had finished his
seventh cigarette before the ancient
nickeled annaratus at his elbow
emitted a neurotic ring. Despite his
long wait, he raised the receiver
ouite deliberately and murmured a
number Into the moutn piece.
"Hot-blooded Colonel refuging in
number 12 Kowloon Street. This in
significent person surveys front
while chauffeur nephew observes
rear."
"I would like to compliment you
people very highly for the very
fine piece of work. It is truly a
home product, it is all pictures
and information pertaining to your
county. I would also like to com
pliment The Mountaineer on the
good job of printing." R, W.
Shoffner, extension econimist of
farm management.
It l ee Smith. Snartanhurc. own
er of a large stock farm, 'I have
attended shows where they had
more stock, but never have I seen
better quality,"
"A hiirhlv creditable Livestock
noma Arts show. Con&rratu
lotions on this snlendld achieve
ment" Fred Severance, editor
Asheville Advertiser.
MYmir rataloeue Is one of the
most attractive arrangements l
have ever seen and I wish to con
gratulate the show on an excellent
toh well done. 1 think one oi tne
finest things about your show is
that you are making it educational
without a carnival, outside enter-
totnmant and with free admis
sion." H. W. Taylor, extension
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