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. POLK COUNTY NEWS, TRYON, NORTH, CAROLINA llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIlllllllilllUlllllllilllllllillllllllllllllllll ' j j . gMV Hll I 111 I Y jL' pi mi K I u HfXr hkVllH I im a b 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 miii BRE1H FAHCT iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiimimimi Author of "GRAUSTAP-K," "THE HOLLOW OF HER. HAND,- THE, PRINCE OF GRAU STARK," "FROM THE HOUSETOPS ETC. iiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiimHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii tiiniiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii m mm nm ijcu Copyright by Dodd. Mead and Company, Inc. Tragedy and Mystery. Synopsis. Thomas K. Barney, a wealthy young New Yorker, on a walking trip in New Eng land near the Canadian border, Is given a lift in an automobile by a mysterious and attractive girl bound for a house called Green Fancy. At Hart's tavern Barnes finds a. stranded troupe of "barn-storming" actors, of which Lyndon Rushcroft is the star and "Miss Thackeray" the leading lady. They are doing hotel work for their board. He learns Green Fancy is a house of mystery. That night two mounted men leave the tavern under odd circumstances. A lit tle later one of the two riders is brought back dying, the other having-been killed. Both (have been shot. The whole affair is most mysterious. "I meaivjust what I said. What do you know about this business?" "How should I know anything about It?" "Well, we don't know who you are, nor what you're doing up here, nor iiui jruui icui piuicssiuu lis. i xuaia why I ask the question." "I see," said Barnes, after a mo ment. He grasped the situation and he admitted to himself that Jones had cause for his suspicions. "It has oc curred to you that I may be a detec tive or a secret service man, isn't that the case? Well, I am neither. Did you know any more about these two men, Mr. Jones, than you know about me?" "I don't know anything about 'em." "What was their business?" "Mr. Boon was lookin for a place to bring his daughter who has con sumption. He didn't want to take her to a reg'lar consumptive community. he said, an so he was' lookin' for a quiet place where site wouldn't be as- CHAPTER IV Continued. They was hitched jest about a hun dred yards below Mr. Curtis' propity, on the off side o' the road. I hadn't any more'n got to our front gate when I heard some one running in the road up there behind me. 'Fore I knowed what was happenin', bang went a gun. I almost jumped out'n my boots. The runnin' had stopped. The horses was rann an tearing so l tnougnt, i a "Where'd the shot come from?" de manded Jones. "Up the road some'eres, I couldn't swear just where. Must'a' been up by the road that cuts in to Green Fancy. So I thought I'd hustle In an' see if pa was awake, an' git my gun. Jest then pa stuck his head out'n the win .der an' yelled what the hell's the mat ter. You betcher life I sung out who 1 was mighty quick, 'cause pa's purty :prywith a gun an' I didn't want him -takin' me fer burglars sneaking around ' the house. While we wuz talkin' there one of the hosses started our way licketv-SDlit. an in about two seconds it went by us. It was purty dark, but we see plain as day that there was a r man in the saddle, bendin' low over rthe boss' neck and shoutin' td It. We -svaited a couple o' minutes, wonderin' "what to do, an' listenin' to the hoss gittin' f urder and f urder away in the direction of the cross-roads. Then 'way down there by the pike we heerd another shot. Right there an then pa said he'd put on his clothes an we'd :SP mt to spa whnt it. was nil nhnnt "Well, pa come out with my gun an his'n an' w e walks up to where "I seen the hosses. Shore 'nough, one of 'em was still hitched to the, fence, an' t'other was gone. We stood around a minute or two examinin' the hoss an' then pa says let's go up the road a ways an' see' if we c'n see anything. An' by gosh, we hadn't gone moren' fifty j. L i i. xeec aiore we come piumD on a man shook him an' he didn't let out a sound. He was warm, but deader'n a "I Think He's Going Now," She Whis pered. sociatin' with lungers all the time. That was his business, Mr. Barnes, an' I. guess- you'd call it respectable, wouldn't you?" 'Perfectly. But .why should he be troubled by my presence here if Miss Thackeray put an end to the discussion in a most effectual manner. "Oh, for the Lord's sake, cut it out! Wait till he's dead, can't you?" she whispered fiercely. "You've got all the time In the world to talk, and he hasn't more than ten minutes left to breathe unless that rube doctor gets here pretty soon. I think he's going now. Keep still, all of you. Is he tombstone. I wuz fer leavin' him there breathing, Mr. Barnes? That awful till we r'd fit tha nnrrmpr hut nn save COUgn lUSt DOW Seemed 10 Her - - - r - x 1 no. We'd carry him down to our porch an lay him there, sb's he'd be out o' danger. I jumps on Polly an lights out fer here, Mr. Jones, to telephone tip. to Saint Liz fer the sheriff an' the coroner, not givin' a dang what I run eyes were fixed on the still face Why why, how tightly he holds my hand! I can't get it away he must be alive, Mr. Barnes. Where Is that silly doctor?" Barnes unclasped the rigid fingers into on the way. Polly shied some- of the man called Andrew Paul, and. thin' terrible jest afore we got to the pike an' I come derned near beih' th rowed. An' right there 'side the road was this feller, ail in a heap. Thinks I, you poor cuss, you must 'a' tried to shaking his head sadly, drew her away from the Improvised bier. He and the shivering Mr. Dilllngford con ducted her to the dining room, where 4i single. Kerosene lamp gave out a stop that feller on hossback an' he feeble, rather ghastly light. . plunked you. That accounted fer the "Would you like a little brandy?" second shot. The thing that worries all inquired Barnes, as she sat down limp- of us is did the same man do the ly in the chair he pulled out for her. shootin', or was there two of 'em, one "I have a flask upstairs in my " wamn down tne cross-roads?" "I never touch it." she said. "I'm all "Must have been two," said Jones, right. My legs wabble a little but thoughtfully. "The same man couldn't Sit down Mr. Barnes. I've got some- have got down there ahead of . him, thing to say to you and I'd better say that's sure. , Did anybody go up to it now, because it may come in pretty Green Fancy to make inquiries?" handy for you later on. ' Don't let Awsui ucccsaury. ar. vjurus i uiuse women come in nere. umv. heard the shootin' an' jest before we left he sent a man out to see what It was all about. The old skeezlcks that's "This afternoon I walked up in the woods back of the tavern to go over some lines in a new piece we are to do l'eeu unviu ms car lateiy come aown later on God knows when ! I could nair-aressea. He said nothln' out of see the house from where I was sit- the way had happened up at Green ting. Boon's windows were plainly Fancy." "It's most mysterious," said Barnes, glancing round the circle of awed faces. "There must have been some one lying in wait for these men, and with a very definite purpose in mind. visible. T saw Boon standing at window looking toward the cross-roads with a pair of field-glasses. Every once In awhile he would turn to Paul, who stood beside him with a notebook, and say something. to him. Paul wrote "Strikes me," said Jones, "that these it two men were up to some kind of dirty turning the glasses this way and that! work themselves, else why did they Suddenly my eyes almost ooDDed out aay they were goin to Spanish Falls? of mv head. Panl had nno nwnv They were queer actin' men, I'll have from the window. He came back and TO Say that. i he had a COimle of iwrnlvpra In His eyes met Barnes' and there was hands. They' stood there for a few a queer light In them. ; minutes carefullv Pxnmininr thp 'You don't happen to know anything weanons and rplonrilntr fhom ' wifh about this, do you, Mr. Barnes?" he de- fresh cartridges. Just as I was about nmnaea, suddenly. to start down to the house it w n little after six o'clock, and srettln 0 I A Wwm w. mm I o - C5 vnrtrt V. I awfmlv riflrlr nnrt Avarnoot Paah aaW IV ' V W XX Tin thp clflSSPQ n frnln TXn camaI ,w -rm-Boy Teu a Ghastly Story be excited and called his companion and an Irishman Enters. Barnes stared. "What do mean?" he demanded sharply. Paul grabbed the glasses and looked you down the road. They both became very much excited, pointing and ges ticulatlng, and taking .turn about' with the glasses." "About six o'clock, you say?" said Barnes, greatly Interested. "It was a quarter after six when I got back to the house. I spoke to Mr. Bacon about what I'd seen and he said he believed they were German spies. up to some kind of mischief along the Canadian border. Then about half an hour later iyou came to the tavern. I saw Boon sneak out to the head of the stairs and listen to your conversation with Jones when you registered. That gave me an idea. It was you they were watching the road for." Barnes held up his hand for silence. Listen," he said In a low voice. "I will tell you who they were looking ifor." As briefly as possible he re counted his experience with the' strange young woman at the cross roads. "From the beginning I have connected this tragedy with the place called Green Fancy. I'll stake my last penny that they have been hanging around here waiting for the arrival of that young woman. They knew she was coming and they doubtless knew what she was bringing with her. What do you know about Green Fancy?" He was vastly excited. His active maginatlon was creating all sorts of possibilities and complications, depre dations and intrigues. Bacon was the one who answered. "Feople live up there and since we've een here two or three men visitors have come down from the place to sample our stock of wet goods. I talked with a couple of 'em day before yester day. They were out for a horseback ride and stopped here for a mug of ale." ... . "Were they foreigners?", inquired Barnes. "If you want to call ah Irishman ja foreigner, I'll have to say one of them was. He had a beautiful brogue. The other was an American; I'm sure. Yes terday they rode past here with a cou ple of swell-looking women. I saw them turn up the road to Green Fancy." The arrival of four or five men, who stamped into the already crowded hall way from the porch outside, claimed the attention of the quartette. Among them was the doctor who, they were soon to discover, was also the coroner of the counts'. A very officious deputy sheriff was also in the group. Mr. Jones called out from the door way : "Mr. Karnes, you re wanted in there." "All right," he responded. The doctor h:id been working over; the prostrate form on the tables. As Barnes entered the room, he looked up and declared that the man was dead. "This Is Mr. Barnes," said Putnam Jones, Indicating the tall traveler with a short jerk of his thumb. "I am from the sheriff's office," said the man who stood beside the doctor. The rest of the crowd evidently had been ordered to stand back from the" tables. "Did you ever see this man be fore?" "Not until he was carried in here an hour ago." ' "What's your business up here, Mr Barnes?' "I have no business up here. I just happened to stroll in this evening." "Well," said the sheriff darkly. "I guess I'll have to ask you to 'stick around here till we clear this business up. We don't know you an' Well, we can't take any chances. You un dcrstand, I reckon." "I certainly, fail to understand, Mr. Sheriff.' I know nothing whatever of this affair and I Intend to continue on my way tomorrow morning." "Well, I guess not. You got to stay here, till we are satisfied that you don't know anything about this bus! ness. That's all." "Am I to cbnsider myself under ar rest, sir?" "I wouldn't go so far as to say that. You just stick around here, that's all I got to say. If you're' all right, we'll soon find it out. What's more, if you are 'all right you'll be wlllin' to stay. Do you get me?" "I certainly do. And I can now as sure you, Mr. Sheriff, that I'd like nothing better than to stick around here, as you put it. I'd like to help clear this matter up. In the mean time, you may readily find out who I am and why I am here by telegraph ing to the mayor of New York city. This document, which experience has taught; me to carry for just such an emergency as tms, may have some weight with you." He opened his bill folder and drew forth a neatly creased sheet of paper. "Read it, please, and, jjulc me uuie, lae signature, tne otn clal seal of the New York police de partment, and also the rather interest ing silver print pasted in the lower left hand corner. I think you will agree that it Is a good likeness of me. Each year I take the precaution of having myself certified by the police department at home; before venturing Into unknown and perhaps unfriendly communities. Yes," said the. sheriff dubiously: "but how do I know It ain't a forgery?" "You don't know, of course. But in case it shouldn't be a forgery and I .am subjected to the indignity of ar- rest or even detention, you would have av nasty time defending yourself in a civil suit for damages. I shall remain here, as you suggest, but only for the purpose of aiding you in getting to the bottom of this affair." Standing on Jim - Conley's front porch a little after sunrise, Barnes made tne following declaration : " H "Everything goes to show that these men were up here for one of two rea sons. They were either trying to pre- vent or to enact a crime. The latter is my belief. They were afraid of me. Why? Because they believed I was trailing them and likely to spoil their game, jientiemen, , those ieaows were. liere for the purpose of robbing the place you call Green Fancy." J "What's that?" came a rich, mellow yoice from the outskirts of the crowd. A man pushed his way through arid confronted Barnes. L was a tall, good-looking fellow of thirty-five, and It was apparent that he haG dressed In haste. "My name is O'Dowd, and I am a guest of Mr: Curtis at Green Fancy. Why do you think they meant to his place?" "Well," began Barnes dryly, "it would seem that his place Is the only one in the neighborhood that would bear robbing. My name is Barnes. Of course, Mr. O'Dowd, It is mere specu lation on my part." "Butwho shot the man?" demanded the Irishman. "He certainly wasn't winged by anyone from our place. Why, Lord love you, sir, there Isn't a soul at Green Fancy who could shoot a thief if he saw one. This is Mr. De Soto, also a guest at Green Fancy. He will, I think, bear me out in upsetting your theory. ,A second man approached, shaking hil head vigorously. He was a thin, jmle man with a singularly scholastic fatfe. Quite an unprepossessing, un- Sanguinary person, thought Barnes. o "Mr. Curtis' chauffeur, I think it was, said the killing occurred just above this house," said he, visibly ex cited.- "Green Fancy Is at least a mile 0 U XiM: Bedad," Said O'Dowd, "It Beats the f : Devil." i 'V' ? from here, isn't it? You don't shoot burglars a. mile' from the place they are planning to rob, Go you?" "I'll admit it's a bit out of reason," said Barnes. "The second man could nly have been shot by some one who vas lying in wait for him." D'Bedad," said O'Dowd, "it beats the deyil. There's something big in this thing, Mr. Barnes something a long Shot bigger than any. of -us suspects." ; "You'll find that it resolves itself into a problem for Washington to Solve," said De Soto darkly. "Nothing local about It, take my word for It. These men were up to some interna tional devilment. There'll be a stir In Washington over this, sure as any thing." I-"What time was it that you heard the shots up at Green Fancy?" ven tured Barnes. - ;"Lord love you," cried O'Dowd, "wo djdn't hear a sound. Mr. Curtis, who has insomnia the worst way, poor devil, heard them and sent some one out to see what all the racket was about. The man, it seems, made such ajj devil of a racket when he came home with the news that the whore house was up in pajamas and peig- I think I have a slight acquaintance with the chauffeur," said Barnes, "Ho gave me. the most thrilling motor ride I've ever experienced. Gad, 111 never forget it." i-j: ... ' - , " Barnes, having been forced into this ' unsolvable combination of mystery and l violence, finds himself get ting in deeper and deeper. . 1 l-i. tTO .B CONTINUE DO NOT NEGLECT HERD BOAR Management Is Important Part in Raising Strong, Healthy Pigs --Deserves Best Care. (Prepared by the United States Depart-' ment of Agriculture.) The management of the boar is a very important part in the raising of strong, healthy pigs, and one which Is sometimes neglected. He should be the most valuable animal in the whole herd, and as such deserves the best of attention. The boar should be pur chased from a breeder of pure-bred hogs when between eight months and one year of age. Many breeders, how ever, purchase a boar when a wean ling pig, but to be successful in this choice requires a wide experience and sound judgment. Aged boars which have proved their worth can some times be purchased at a reasonable price. It is much safer for an inex perienced breeder to buy an old, ac tive boar than a young untried boar. If possible, the farmer should visit the herd where the boar was raised and note the conditions under which he was bred. At any rate, it Is always possible to obtain from the breeder notes on the health and kind and amount of feeds used, so as to serve as an index to his subsequent treat ment. Upon arriving at the farm the boar should be unloaded as soon as pos sible and placed in' quarantine to guard against the introduction of dis ease into the herd. If he Is lousy It is well to treat this condition at, oncet His feed should be a continuation of that to which he has been accustomed, feeding rather lightly the first few days until he recovers from the strain of shipping and -becomes accustomed to his new surroundings. If it is not feasible to continue feeding as pre viously indicated, the change to a more convenient ration should be made very gradually in order not to disturb the appetite or health of the Champion Duroc-Jersey Boar. animal. As a rule, a pig 8 to 12 months old will be in proper breed ing condition when received unless he has been very heavily overfed. In purchasing an older boar, particularly one which has been in the show cir cuit, it is often necessary to reduce his condition before attempting to breed. With some animals the breed ing power is permanently impaired by too high condition at some time in their life. The boar should be well fed but not fat, as a too high condi tion makes him inactive, a slow breed er, and a rather uncertain sire. After the breeding season the boar should not . be fed so ; heavily, and should have a wider ration, that is, one containing less of the protein concentrates and relatively more corn. The ration at this time is practically the same as that fed the brood sow when she is not producing a litter of pigs. He should have the run of a pasture a quarter of an acre in area In connection with his paddock. Here( he can exercise and obtain much of his feed from the forage, or in the winter when the forage Is consumed he may be fed on alfalfa or cloyer Lay In connection with the grain ration. Keep the boar healthy, give him ex ercise, plenty of rough feeds, and keep him in condition by varying his supply of grain. Under such condi tions little, trouble -will be experi enced in getting a normal boar to pro duce large litter3 of strong, healthy pigs. PIG CLUB MEMBERS PROSPER Some Have Been at Work Long Enough to Have Porkers for Sale and Make Money. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Pig club - members in Florida nre working up an industry among them selves. Some of the members who have been in club work long enough to have some pigs for sale are dispos ing of their stock to other club mem bers. 6ne club boy has sold $100 worth of pigs to club members this year. Another, who joined the pig club two years ago, is now furnishing pigs to other members, and says he is .glad he went Into the club work, and believes that every, boy and girl who can do so should Join. ' ATTENTION TO BROOD SOWS After Weaning Her Pigs She Should 1 Be Kept on' Pasture and Fed Gaining Grain Ration; The sow having weaned her pigs, should be kept on pasture and fed a gaining grain ration to build up her system and flesh for re-breeding, and provide nourishment for the oncominp CaU litter. v i U5S0H I 7li. . I Hi V . P T Teacher m n-;..., 'tle Institute of r.,T:ule ath.V:ll Western (Copyright. 1919, 11 LESSON FOR n GUST 3 CHRISTIAN W0Rslp LESSON TEXTS-P. . Mat. C:r, .j- u . v'-u; J0v, 10, GOLDEN they that worshin a. ' . . ' hi is la spirit and in trnJT a spt John 4 Psalms 84 and r" lLRl: PRIMARY TOPTC-OhiM God (Mat. 21:15 ir cruldren Mat h JUNIOR. TOPICWo vuunc l.41-,il)) Draj intermediate' nip and how. ip In topic.. 4.v jnij nlJl' ,T Tat,,. tur ami vali,. - r tv. '12). It is the attitudp ,f th V. T:: Gfod, which .rec'o-ni7cc LL Ul toai preme Being of thP , s H nevolently tures. It inclined toward his IS tion as fectlons toward l.m, .r 1 of praise and adoration to? iiic nuiu wiiom nil . come, the one to whom all Z honor should be given, the oneS all-wise and powerful. " II. Whom to Worship (Rev.7:lte uuu AW. 11, 12, Cf. Maft , - Since in him we live. move andhaJ vul UC1U6 Airis and from b everv eood nnd norfQ, ..... (James 1:17), we should worship! 2. .Tp!118 rVir1ct fVi T t . We should worship him because 'k God and because he, in the Incam,. .uuu, uiiKeu mmseir with humanity n on the cross made an atonement for, and is now our high priest, throag wiiuui we uave access to God 10:21). 111. wuanrications for Acceptable worsnip uonn 4:i-iu, 19-24). This is a fine example of persomi evangelism.- Christ "must needs a through Samaria" to find this pw sinful woman. He skilfully disclosd his identity to her. He knew the i need of her soul, even the inward & rest which was hers while practice sin. He made the point of contact to that which was uppermost in her mini namely, water, and passed from D water of earthly to the water of ev erlasting life which was in himself (i 10). In order to worship God accept bly there must be 1. Knowledge of Christ (v. 10). Must know him as a prophet from God (u 19) the one sent of God (Acts 7:37. cf . Deut. 18 :15) to make known to lost men the way to God. Must know him as the Messiah the one anointed of God to save lost men (John 4:42). 2. A new nature (vv. 23. 24). Only the regenerated can worship God h spirit. Jesus declared "that which h born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). "Except a man be bora from above, he cannot see the k!nf dom of God" (John 3:3). The natal man has not the capacity to "see God, therefore he cannot worship tin. God is spirit, therefore only the one whose spirit has been quickened can enter into fellowship with him In wor ship. r . fi A snnptifipd life (Heb. 10:22). The life is sanctified by the Spirit I Peter 1 :2) ; through obedience to the" Word of God (John 17:17). 4. Faith in God (Heb. 11 cf. 10: 22). Pretended worship without. vital ized faith is an abomination to God. 5. Men of every nation and kindrefl (Rev. 7 :9) . God is the God of all na tions. IV. Where to Worship. 1. In secret (Matt. 6:5. 6). The" shut up with God, with the world Its cares shut out, realty worships, t ery Christian ought to have a seer chamber. 2. In the assembly (neb. 10:21 While the private prayer is of first ' portance, there is value in joint f ship with fellow Christians should not be overlooked. The ad of others are helpful in conducing frame of mind for worship. 0-24) xi J V x j v. Is the Omnipresent Spirit Go therefore wherever there is a person nn wnrsnip. rel$ . , -nrhiD. ma ture is spiritual iie tau . the i-i Hi nl or teroiJ" - tianity is unlike every other j.i a. i i.i jfnoi ov ten individual may worship God an John as truly worshiped God 11 f mos as in the assembly at Lpn ' Paul In the "Roman prison as with the beloved saints at I To Those Who Seek. It profits little to know enn self after the flesh ; but he gi spirit to good men that search deep things of God.-JohPmlU1, How Can One Forget? God living in us, and witn ' under ns I How then can a n God? The True Christian. He that can apprehend ana vice with all her baits ana pleasure-, end 7t abstaln t distinguish, and yet Prf U truly better, he is the tr Ing Christian. JoM .-" Finds More of Cod The deeper one di? lD more of God he finds ' Beauty Made by God. How much more made than human eyes cau I
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