LjDAT, OCTOBER 23,
1941
THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER
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Krr' rH Holt, are sit-
b Z t officers on he
KffSSM Hotel Duna-
r atinore"
Iwt one of the officers,
S duel was fought on
Leonard cannot stand
Hons and comes to
TJe Ian wonders at
jSteUforUonardis
L Ily Zichonyi, charm
Jer of a Hungarian min-
CHAPTERH
later Count Exler arose
Unit his tall officers cap,
tiling .tilinninnai
Cnain and
,iedersehn! Until tomor-
his time, nave .
C ttv. glimmered be-
small black mustache in
K?wt ei Dank. I am
simDie army officer and do
,to play the stuffed shirt
e week."
me," invited Ian, "what is
, of this devasung uw
. . j ii
fc.mintngueu-T .
Hungarian's siignuy ouim"
inkled at tneir corueis
, his lips Parted in B 8mlle
..,Watnndinflr.
,o " he murmured, and tuck
ve glass into place with an
,'le.floushed. ''So the (what
l it i) rock-ribbed Puritan
111 the rest? Want to play
le. eh?" ; . ' ; --"
I be," grinned the American,
..La twDpH-clad shoulders
lWU vnvv. -
over the slighter figure ot
.rvman. "Yes. I think It
Er interesting to meet
" Hp let it sro at th"t,
Lyine; he was worried about
Jj. Leonard would only ra-
mdbe on his guard.
lady's name," Count Exlsr
ii him sotto voce, "is Loh '.a
ilieck. And a word of warn-
foplhardy friend; remember
i suite of hsr heart-break
h the rountess von Waldeck
Ja person of considerable im-
e. If you doubt it you have
note that not one of these
Ions affairs of hers ever got
apers." The hussar chuckled
y and hitched his sword
on his bent left arm. Gott,
die of lauehine if you would
love with her yourself." 4
hat case, mv friend." Droni-
faygayly, "I'm -afraid we'll
to be shot by some beautiful
jealous husband. Good-bye,
I at cocktail time tomorrow.
Iber me to the ever-charm-
lenka Goiu and don't raid
ip. My favorite weakness is
M -headed Rumanians, you
t chuckle and a wave of a
Moved hand Major Count
sauntered off . among the
INISTRATRIX NOTICE
pig qualified as administra
te estate of T. W. Fergu-
Neased, late of Haywood
North Carolina, this is to
11 persons having claims
the estate of the deceased
bit them to the undersigned
psville, North Carolina, on
p the 23rd day of October,
r this notice Will be plead
er of their recovery,
persons indebted to said es-
p please make immediate
fit:
"le 23rd day of October,
MRS. T. W. FERGUSON,
iistratnx of T. W. Fer-
1125 Oct. 23-30-Nov. 6-13-
tables that sprouted like futuristic
toadstools from the gravelled ter
race, and his trim, cavalryman's fig
ure bent now to one table and now
to another. When Ian Gray came
back he pulled a note from his bill
fold and tossed it on to the table
before Major Harris.
"Be a good lad, Evan," he said,
"and pay my shot. Come along,
Leonard, cabs at this time are
scarcer than virture in a Turk; be
sides, we've got to hurry to get
ready for that infernal dinner." :
- The shorter American arose and,
still preoccupied, ground out his
cigarette stub, then nooded fare
well to the two remaining officers.
"Dieu, it is after six!" remarked
d'Armonot, grimacing. "I must be
running too." With characteristic
nervous energy he also tossed a five
pengos to the long limber English
man, snatched up his scarlet kepi
and hurried off.
Major Evan Harris thoughtfully
watched the two Americans descend
the steps of the terrace and disap
pear in search of a cab.
"Good old Ian," he muttered.
"Lucky for that young ass Leonard
he's got a room-mate with sense
enough for two.
The worthy Major would have
been surer of his opinion had he
been in the little red cab which, at
breakneck speed, was whirling the
two Americans out along the busy
Andrassy Ut towards that sombre
residential district which borders
on Budapest's magnificent park
system. They had ridden in deep
silence for some distance when
Leonard Holt turned to face the
big figure at his side and said with
an unconvincing carelessness:
"I need a bit of money, Ian;, Er
could you spare me a thousand?"
Ian Gray's eyes widened. A
thousand dollars! Good heavens 1
What was the boy thinking of ?
"That's a lot of mony, Lett," said
he guardedly. "Why the sudden
need for so much?"
"Never mind I need it," ex
plained the other with a touch of
sulleness. "You U help me out,
won't you?"
"Of course, Len-you know that,
I can manage it, somehow. But a
thousand's a lot and you know
you're not exactly overburdened
with income. Besides, there's your
marriage next month. You'll need
a lot then." - ;
"Glancing sidewise, Ian was not
greatly surprised to see his com
panions smooth cheek flush scarlett.
"You don't have to remind me of
that," he laughed nervously. ""But
but I'm awfully low right now,
and and I need some cash in a
hurry. Will you, or won't you, lend
it to me?" :
The tone was an unfamiliar one,
Len realized. In all the years since
the war, Leonard Holt had never
spoken thus. After a moment's hes
itation he said:
"Well, if you have to have it,
I'm the last man to turn you down.
I'll give you a cheque when we get
to the apartment."
Leonard's palely handsome fea
tures lit and he shot Ian such a look
of immense gratitude that the lat
ter felt ashamed of his hesitancy.
"Thanks a lot, Soldat, I I'll nev
er forget it, I I oh, hell! You're
the best friend a poor mutt like me
ever had."
The relief and gratitude in the
SERVING SUMMONS
BY PUBLICATION
CAROLINA,
0OD COUNTY.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
,tN LUCILE ROBINSON,
VINSON.
pendant, Ed Robinson, will
! that an action entitled
e has been commenced in
Jnor Court' of Haywood
C, to secure an abso
lve from said defendant
V two years separation;
-e said defendant will fur
notice that he is re-
V?ar at th ffice f
; M the Superior Court of
i 'yand State in the Court-
iTV ion ' wnnin
t U0) days after the 23rd
f '0VPmK .
" tumpiaim niea
to th. r ",c,i'""1n win
Hen ! .un- Ior tlle relief
21, 1941.
H- LEATHERWOOD,
oil ru-
Fra vtc.
nJforPUintiff."
"-Oct. 23-30-Nov. 6-13.
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EXECUTOR'S NOTICE TO CRED
ITORS Having qualified as the execu
tors of the Estate of Minnie S.
Ray, deceased, late of Haywood
County, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the Estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersign
ed at Waynesville, on or before the
18th day of September, 1942, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate please make
immediate payment.
This the 18th day of September,
1941. '
KATHERINE RAY ATKINS,
J W. RAY,
Executors of the Estate of Minnie
S. Ray, '-:v '
No. 1112 St pt 18-25-Oct 2-9-18-23
v;., .:?
NOTICE OF SUMMONS
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF HAYWOOD.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT,
JUANITA SUMMER,
vs. :'
RICHARD SUMMER.
The Defendant above named will
take notice that an action enti
tled as above has been commenced
in the Superior Court of Haywood
County, North Carolina, by the
Plaintiff against the Defendant
on statutory grounds and the De
fendant will take further notice
that he is required to appear be
fore the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Haywood County, in
Waynesville, North Carolina, on or
before 30 days from November
13th, 1941, and answer or demur
to the complaint herein filed. I
You will take further notice that
if you fail to answer or demur to
the complaint within the time re
quired by law, the Plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint, nAmely,
an absolute divorce.
Given under my hand and seal
of the Court, this the 20th' day of
October, 1941.
C. H. LEATHER OOD,
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Haywood County, North Carolina.
No. 1122 Oct. 23-30-N;v. 6-13
younger man s voice was so im
pulsive and heartfelt that Ian was
prompted to speculate further on
why the devil Leonard needed
money so badly. It was queer he
had said nothing usually he un
BLACK ORCHIDS TWO
folded his least worry with touching
eagerness.
"Look here, Len," he said quietly,
you're not in a jam of some kind
are you ? I can help you a lot more
if I know what it's all about."
' Leonard Holt deliberately fixed
his eyes on the ridge of red fat
that appeared above the chauffeur's
greasy black coat collar and manu
factured a smile that would not
have deceived a child.
"Lord, no!" he laughed. "I'm in
no jam. Honestly, I'm not"
"Now what the devil is Leonard
up to ? " Ian asked himself when
the chaufTeurer with a magnificent
flourish on his horn, drew up before
an apartment house of unpreten
tious appearance. I've never
known him to lie to me before."
While the two bathed, shaved and
otherwise prepared for dinner,
Leonard Holt kept up a febrile, ner
vous conversation, that was utterly
uncharacteristic, pocketed : Ian's
cheque and presently betook him
self off, declaring that he would
stop for a cocktail with his fiancee
on his way to the Austrian min
istry.: So preoccupied and disturbed
was the usually debonair and un
troubled Ian Gray, that for the first
time in many years he aroused him
self to discover that he had actu
ally arrived early for the dinner
As he crossed the sidewalk he had
the unpleasant impression, that in
side: the great brilliantly-lit build
ing, servants were hurrying to com
plete preparations for the dinner.
Yet there was nothing to bear
out this presentment in the manner
of the correct and unruffled foot
man in plum and gold who flung
open the ponderous door of plate
glass and beautifully wrought iron
and begged the premature guest to
enter. . 1
Alter surrendering his opera
cloak and hat to the footman,: Ian
uncomfortably followed a cadaver
ous-looking butler into a glittering
drawing room that seemed as limit
less and deserted as the steppes of
Russia.
"His Excellency will be down di
rectly," the majordomo informed
him with a sympathetic air, "Will
Monsieur have the goodness to
wait?" .
Cursing himself for his absent
mindness, Ian nodded, pulled out
his cigarette case and commenced
to wander around the great empty
room like a lost soul and feeling ut
terly asinine. A rather fine Rubens
on the wall opposite atttracted his
attention, and he stood for some
moments critically inspecting the
ample proportions of a decidedly
Dutch Venus; then, drawing irri
tably upon a cigarette, he wander
ed .towards the open door of a con
servatory, the fragrance and seclu
sion of which appealed strongly.
He felt a little less foolish as he
wandered at random along aisles
set with various species of palms
and flowering shrubs. Evidently
the Austrian ministry was an
elaborate affair relic perhaps of
the brighter and more opulent days
when Franz-Joseph directed the
destinies of the Dual Empire. Here
and there he discovered a number
of delightfully arranged bowers.
One of these particularly attracted
him and he stood watching a pretty
little fountain which, for once, did
not boast a fat stupidly-grinning
child that, for no good reason,
clutched a fish or some other ma
rine creatures; instead, a beautiful
ly executed little satyr blew watery
notes from his reed pipe and
squinted up at the moody American
with such a gay, mocking expres
sion, that Ian took to him immed
ately. Heaving a long sigh, he
flipped aside the tails of his dress
suit, and dropped onto a comfort
able rattan chaise longue. There
he settled back, listening to tink
ling play of .water while watching
the lazy gray spiral of smoke raise
from the gem-like tip of his cig
arette. -
Presently, on hearing the distant
front door open and shut again, he
Dellwood News
Mrs. Ned Moody was elected
president of the newly organized
P. T. A. at the Dellwood school,
with "Mrs, R. S. Kuykendall as
secretary and treasurer. Plans
were made for the year and the
group hopes to raise enough money
to buy equipment for the lunch
room, making it grade A.
i it i (is ii
The women of the Baptist church
met with Mrs. H. G. Hammett as
leader tn nrs-ftnize a W. M. U.
The following were elected as of
ficers: president, Mrs, J. A. sing
leton; secretary, Msrtha Plott;
treasurer, Lizzie McClurej and per
sonal service, Isabella Moody. Mis
sion study, Estelle S. Allison;
chairman of the program commit
tee, Viola Galloway.
The group will meet next oun
Balsam News
By Gertrude Ruskin
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Lloyd, Miami,
Fla., have opened their cabin and
will spend several weeks here.
Sunday afternoon by the Balsam
Baptist churcn with ine nev. ianuo
Stephens officiating. Eight peo
ple were baptized in the creek
just below kuius jones nome.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cobui n, Day
tona Beach, Fla., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Thompson in their
summer home. The Thompsons have
made many .Improvement on their
property. They plan to :ptn the
brook in back of th? cabin will'
a swinging bridge and stock a pool
with mountain : trout. They are
trying to get a telephone to be
installed on the mountain. In
fact, there are only two telephones
at Balsam, one at George Knight's
store and the other at the Cross
Roads Filling Station.
Monday afternoon in Canton. He
wna aiinorintontient of the water
works at Canton. Rickards, at
one time, lived at Balsam with
his father, the late Tom Rickards,
who had a home here ana wno
built several houses at Balsan. He
leaves a wife and five children. .
day afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Call ie Mae Moody. An inter
esting program will be given.
The Society of Christian Ser
vice of the Methodist church will
meet Thursday afternoon at 2:8
at the church. Every member is
urged to attend as this is the gen
eral check-up meeting and all busi
ness must be arranged before conference.
Betty and Bobby Setzer, twins
of Mrs. Estelle Setzer Allison,
celebrated their ninth birthday at
their home October 20th. Many
of their friends met after school
arid enjoyed gamea and refresh
ments. ....--
Misa Edith Ferguson accompani
ed friends to Concord last Sunday
where she will visit for a week.
Mrs. Callie Kent, who has a
summer home here, received word
that her brother, Jim Rickards died
heaved a sigh of relief.
"Thank heavens here's somebody
I else, Hope it's Harris." It was
queer how much he liked that quiet,
dryly humorous Welshman who
served the British Minister as mili
tary attache. His hope was dashed,
however, when there came ringing
through the empty rooms the sound
of a woman's voice. Instantly he
was struck with the singular soft
ness and mellowness of its quality.
There Was in it the ringing vital
ity of an old wine goblet that is
lightly struck. Mingled with it
were the deeper tones of a man.
He started to rise, then sank
back. Why the devil begin the in
evitable round of insane small talk
sooner than was absolutely neces
sary?:' Ma thoughts reverted uncom
fortably to Leonard. A thousand
dollars! Good Lord! That was a
lot of money, but if Leonard need
ed it, well that Was all there was
to it. Then with that sturdy loyal-
' ty which he had won him his host of
, friends, he dismissed the matter
.from his mind.'
! Who would be at the dinner? Un
j doubtedly a better than average
percentage of women that con
ceded intelligence to charm and
beauty, for Baron Hugo von Satz
mar was an ex-imperial guards
man, a bachelor and,: though some
sixty-odd years along, did not yet
! require spectacles to appreciate a
well-turned ankle.
(To be Continued)
SCOTTS SCRAP BOOK
By R. J. SCOTT
1
Miss Christine Ridley, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ridley,
Sylva, was married to Robert
Painter, son of Mr. and Mrs, Rob
ert Painter, of Sylva, Sunday af
ternoon, at the Balsam Baptist
church. The Kev. Uscar J. neck
performed the ceremony. Those
present were: Mae Higdon, Carl
Jamison, Alvin Ridley and other
friends from Sylva.
Mrs. Effie Picklesimcr, White
side Cove, and her daughter and
Bon-in-luw, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bry
son, Cullowhee, were Sunday visi
tors to Miss Clara Wentz, who has
a cottage here. Mrs. Picklesimer
is a sister to Judge Fellix E. Elley,
whose book, "Random Thoughts
and the Musings of a Mountain
eers," has just come off the press.
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WAYNESVILLE
And
HAZELWOOD
Not To Exceed
Miles Per Hour
Officers are now cruising in both towns and all offenders will be prosecuted.
This new regulation will be rigidly enforced, and ALL VIOLATORS ar
rested. This new speed limit applies to both the towns of Waynesville
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