.. BLACK By Me red it! ?1 Copy rigfcffi Char**# Sc.nl- ievii S febrs" Autot SYNOPSIS Archibald Becrett. ? cal'-.i.y bache-' lor, traccfs conttsntiy in the i t-. rt'. -who rtcommcui- a. life of crime, adventure, romance and sxoiteaunnI as a. cure tor hi.- nerves. Archie coos| So Briiey Harbor to .r.vettigate aj summer house for hi. aaner. A] fceacy stotni forces him to spend the night there. During the night k> is awakened by footsteps. and in an encounter 'iih the tutrude. .10 sees Archie"- figure reflected the mirror and shoot-. Assise lire- m return, wnumhag ; i;r intruder, who indices hi. escape. Archie pi ill.- fiigrit | to evade publicity He :tr,."- cross--, country on foot in the v.lzh: j At dawn hi- is stopped or. a tosgjlyj ;?i3p vw.i by ''The Governor.", a'.3>ttr-rirni c iivriji.ii who axuaiikes- 1 him for ?t fttllovv,->:i iir.iii:.;. Archie, j L Wiug, !> airniu cue ?; Calls m with "Tuv Gaver;n:-:." is; v hbked across country in a stolen; CiiV. rtory in newspaper- of! killirijr at Bailey Harbor and, "flight -> eaed, he decides to say nothing but stick with his strange friend and await developments. At Coroford,! N. H.. Archie come.- upon Isabel Pexj ry at the hotel desk hut she refuses S to recognize imp. The Govern, r. bvj a clever pinn. switches stolon money; for good money. Archie used as I decoy?making n niece oi:1 agent sent to meet eccenxnc < t dor here next day. i '.APTKt: \'i Wii"'. they reached d rung rqom at ten the next r.ocnr ?. they found Seehreok and Walter. just finishing break tart. M i.-- .--eobroek was having coffee r h her father explained iv. respo : ?.< Arabic's peliU inquiry. -We're h >piug to get a* s y r ' rfti-meon." he cviutjnoen. "It -a ill take only few minutes to transact our buMce-. when, the :v.nr. r"rn waiting fo>- appears;' but he's; an jBic.ertatn qba'ttiiy. and there'.- i\o tcfeog u hen he'd show up But' we're hay, iny a good- tune .nil! 1 ? han't mini ar-othei 'lay or t-.v-v. if I'lmly ybP gentlemen would bee v Kg. vmuar.y''" "Ah. yfiu luv. very kind IT .- : i>?-eWt the t . W ill*;!-:' or ie-s il;it04: r.y -O " i:tt.- it: ti-vciiiumit-- <|'| tfi o..y.' Si'vin-tM.k mid yi>st^R" !i. 1 : tile oiti?i a - Archie and *.r.- <1 >vet not ther n high otpirrj vpicaas to the mania.-. .if :u? disposal As various pieces were hurtled into the off.. .- he enumerated bom an audiiih tone as Unmet. inviting jgi iutrs' U'iu;. thi- h?:i i-ot. enncjud% e.i S. .brook -topped t.p aoeb^i.e-! th. m-v.ecmcr. Mr: ipoh'gtion, i am Very gtad to see you. ! i'epe ; are c.o; .vote. hiiudfeti mil.:- ooalti V. iir sir $?h'S lit > '! PHI.? a tiro grviaiy u I v'r > "' think ( aw feeiinin1': n.y aye. - Seventy i}-;Tnir, KiSs .1 ih'niX rest for a few. hours as a prand all c.ther places ho could possibly be without result. And 1 have learn fee. ed that his wife has left Bailey Harbor arid the house there is closed. How dare they close that house when 1 was about to pay them a visic?" Seebrook and Walters expressed their sympathy in ir.ild tones thai - rrmrpfl flu. nM p-entleo.an f.. frreafe fury. "Can a whole family be obliterated and no trace left behind? Is it possible that they've been murdered in their beds. servants and all, and the ? police not.yet aware of it?" At the mention of murder Archie began stealthily feeling his way along the cigar counter to a water MailftfilM SHEEP i Nicholson on#. Hi'it'a.--d Through Puba.-u-r Service c.Lver. Thov seemed to be no o: caning Crow site C?ngdons and ber v.-as the father of i'atnr-y bold! pob?is}??H? to tfte whole >cate of Ni" i-'.arrpshite hi-- ?- higgjng* tr his zoom Ifejft th Ib-vevnor v.r.it Archie to n.nra.ee th | removal ?>f their cwr effect.-- to th ; waiving- car -Seebvock and Watte i I ob?tfjr;.irh- assisted. '.aairikimj v \ Concnojv eccentricities. Seebrook se;z-ea*? :< ha. - and carried i: out to th- ca The :i:-: i it in SiJebrook'.1 can eav-k Archie sensation? of nause that were not relieved \iy the gri hi letecteti oil the Governor's faci Within y:i hotti t\\i at most th .-aihsrimrioT. and -ohiie? v won- : > discovered anrhe t mntry vvoul ring with the demand for their vi? taction. B;;t the Governor w?i cai ry!Tuv Qi.y the departure with hi usual gaiety, .U was clear that he ha ! made -he most favorable imprcsMo upon isec-brook ana Walters; and i ; the cord;a? kamtshakmc- and ex pre: i ,>f hope ioi future: meeHujp I Arc hie joined with the bi-st spirit h i ?r-is:e:-- A cheery sjocd-l | caused him to look up. M:s- Sv | brook wj-fc rv red :use ip her has; waved t. him from het windows. : A< he lifted. h> esj - ! >i: j the -ose with a ir race ft:: -vveipp c - arrn.vy'; the A coach .;<\A | cried the Ga-.-ei;??rYr. applaadii , Archie's catch. ; He jumped "iYit f. inachiiiu: af A rvhse scrambled aftes him- Archie | |a&t ,\rrt)>ressibn. hX the ,'mri \vj&- xi bl.,:- of vvavpig' rw\ndkeychief . Mvss ^eohrodBs window. I'. h.VVe arc i- kucce.-jfefriy | ' ;. Urself ;n; a-"J Weil I ive .6oveMoVk testifier. Hie :?;ea) ! Ah; tbat i itt.b* toi%<$ of the 10.-0 w \vorth aii oui ,jjivi1h;-fnrtBtif? in 4 ' errperiere,- |l| < cc".. nretlier rfc; that' A ' - cly - .: you might ? y^;cwetv. not ah.^dy g|g| eu it *h?; r.ari vdnt???. d...vn ..to s A vroodrby- :t-W. c.hi huve brcn much it! silit'lnt. BuV the ro-?. the tv ;yreS&ffi wouldnyt; be a bad i-5 to; *trek it av an emeu>r,e sn.l mail 1$$ w">> teU'n L ihv xvi;., i you ;oi . tif ,ha::os- I tr w-i>uiiiee^Jc f-.-.'i :i iift-i-. i)iuuciii: I i :jj? li' yuu wen- to ondost* a i i i\ he's: that ii had laUenlt'.* y?.? ! hand frotYt a. eitfr?:n:idi hit'tici?." . | o'i?pf hs>" addles"-." Biiii ; | i\V. 11 Archie. He :. ? Jaiise.-, ?f. ih> . J.hiekuVtr that here ill fa vas >-i>we;I\iriir that \eou\ti roher.i p&vevnor B-u the Governor mere ; he dfew the ear roui .V^sMvP? !#' ' A? gp^vi L'e -'t yeM Belief e that I hath J'a T.ve for our -afe .flight! Vt>it .."mi; : '.earn ffj SSg your ^ e.-v 'Son'. The | jfifu ?ne of.- r.he- luotherhp.i'i oi' fj I roii.-fighi theha i;i the office v.-hi i ev'e iY. .|t stave him h\?Ua>ytioii - la ' r:-_'hv. He'- a ~re?k ihiei e' rim?: i ' nfi^vaifaw-^r,-,* : 1 r 1 A : ^ '~ ~ ' jauto.cau on ipy *>l?i friend. ; s-Riv^le'l him upstairs to Jjeep wati l i'or r.u-'''aiyd hejSgreu 'uiv.self- '.n'it ' Civv pi decidecf merit. ile'il be ham ! round i b.ir.fc.rd tndiy and i She absurd police will .tie obliged '' i make an arrest to save their reput | iiphs he wil! put himself in theiraK ; afcd encourage the idea by snhs | means that he might have beetV ti 1 malefactor who robbed Se'ebhook j tiucl; ;5Sfit ieit Leaiy's bills befcir. \ They will he unable to make a oa: ' against him but he'll probably g. thirty days for loitering. Then he walk out and draw ,i thousand dolla from one 0 buy little private ban] further along '.he road for so chivr rousiy throwing himself into tl j breach' i ear. lino you men wl I will do a year's time to save the me j higher up. This satisfies the poiij as to the zeai of its paid prelccco and make it possible for men of ger j us like you and me to walk in hij plates unmolested. A damnable :y tern. Archie, but we learned it fro the greedy trust magnates. V< take the wheel: it just occurs to n that yea said you were a fa driver." CHAPTER VII | Wjjr. all his outward candor ti I Governor had. A&chie found, r j serve.-, chac were quite unsiccobr able. Ha ice fail allusions to Y i past in the most natural i'ashio | with an incidental air that added I their plausibility, without ever tea ! ing a.-:do the veil that concealed 1 i origin or the manner oi his fail. I indeed, a man who 30 jubilant : boasted of his crimes and ,-eemed find an infinite satisfaction and d light in his turpitude, could be sa to have fallen. Having mention! , Brattleboro as the point at whi they were to forgather with R1 Leary, the Governor did not refer the matter again, but chose rout and made detours without explan tior.. 1 THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?KY ! jt If wilt 'jo- tee IPsM tofafirrsoou1 < : oitt of Cjjaferi chut the Governor t t i: :udd?tdy bade Archie whom en- { : 3 eoarsfcerf pypyl aC'rtsss. lime,: t i -paa.v? ata gate. g 'SgPj: :lflK&?gg|l! j .'4 J "VVe litis,'- hf-r.-. -or. Mitv l.sugr-j 1 -re-; ih.-i jrb'i -afce r sue from' ? ?'e." Di!: ?'aJk?r is; an hosest dairy.; ' mas: ?U intents ami purposes, but; ' tea!!;- an .>!.i envs wh| got tired of; ' dodging sheriff- ard Moodhounrts 1 &.vi boagfct -Ids farm. A sober. in-1; iu-t.-io-.' family r-.s!.. you will find: ! him. with a wife aaii ore 'uuekter. j ' This or-: of '.& ktst stations of; r f- rise underground railroad. safe as' ' o j -i mother's arrr.-. and yon wiU never)' ? Relieve you're not the fav -red guest, * i .a' a week-end party. Walker's an; dj "id ihum of i.eary's. They used to' I cut up sr. the usost -eprehensible j Cj fasfch.r wes :: >!rf tnies. Vcu've j 5-1 pro's&b;y -vopderet- what becomes i" 1 sfj . id 11 . ok.- V.'alke? is , f course an if 1 uuosua sppeormen ' re knew 1 e! when the ouUr.ir.tr was good. and ' * having salted away .. aire Utsie for- ' it turn? ar nrk r.A in - xpress K>i.i! ;ti-. r rwe: - f--e in r>e tee and pass- ' ': | a- '.he lot: at ze.s .'otitic house ev-j era So. say "y . may he dead sure! : ! na" . ;..-. th ar-t r,.r; i.uv pro- i n iv tile e free av Walker'-." j t>: A art - .i-.i',' r-.at v-rr a pro-,; f'j r.ounted stoop. ' faded blue - | overal's. was v . ' : * >r them aL ' cj 'ust run the machine right in," j f-j The car disp 3i, t::- Gover"* i i?or igbvuiuced A'oh:-r as i.r.r of his? * is } dearest friend . i Archie * d- j clapped was roughened J n,J ov toi' W V jxi : s "jlad: 1 p to-see-ye?> and" :a :: y Looked him 1 oi'tfi. There was Knife'r.tr in h> speech or J uiaiiner to suggest :r.at he nr?d ever . V ' i ; 'Vwm, 1 i : . n : -A<: - -v.- a. .. .cu < ?* ? , ^ '" j - r carrying :ra?: - tc :hv P&us~! j art'f -'rv.k itu Th\ _ ' w.iidow. i>3 j ) . * " stiil and j j ijitiieiit with a . heery J ' ;t-' 'Hot;.-, "r ; * Lo >k u.? - ;??< :u e V ex-> . oiaina-fl theCt&yvriuir; s??iaingr| !:: . A avir-. "I: -M I : - '?W . -he was .,"V-!^are; * > the'; ' . ^ Hen - . - - ; . . V\ alker.; v.ti snj ' -ifcinsr - vvhen she i V\/> ^v. - :h'\>: o;t por. urakmg:; Mi.-sjf a ht Ah ?ei:?i. j ' 'i : ? .? . . Vch u willj .. \V dker: n. ..: fil : :: ' ' - jvftl'.li a i --s: .* tRi?i! j '' i Archie's : i: sensations sIj . ;>| ||' _ hav-'f tivi* nfotr.'Atjft re-t; a:. ! oct ' Her bjack hair wa.-i ';!J - svvi'K r icfc srnOf.thiy TiW. hi'.; fv'.v.-/ "jhoii'i u'-.i ffiji.re w.i- ||v ist"'*' !!,s! tV? c i:-.:r. her ro'snJiM creeks. i Arit'.i'1 dimples aijtj ih-.v?>"!-ab!? of > i her sm;* ,n"i "Wo--. ?>: . Suiitsbci'.v. f'v? at! tmo.k? ' ' ai'.il thy! i canh; v-;t> thy t ejryv tasto?!.T*{ !ft; "She reiVirmref.s' Amid Su lie-.'j cares, .-he tM.emlwv! My i / 1 > * ' h t'"' '> ?'jr i:- " ; "Y,#aV; thia?.- Jir. iiiiuHjtxiry wm's-; 1 j yasy at> ~df sM jsfefei iuu?he,s;c4'Bui;.j I he yak,:-- >h* ?j?l#every j ! '. > : '.IV srvs, - hs-." >lr. ; r.Mv.ty-" A M ; "Ir.iii-v : -y -t," Ari'Iite, j rallyffiiu ;-,y to the lW". rnoi's j I sap;>i)it< "Ky.'? iieesr r.i'yjtu^- aUoiit! j >v; for iayf. a my only -Ai:>/isv|, rf jis thhv ho so cHio.yiocoiy taiio.- top l[KiVo fainter Utk-o.tea:-" I "Of O-iiii'yvtt ?l"! Uetwty!" the Co-oisyvr sannlied. ;! 6-| "You'tt cliaso yourselves; ] '* ': : eov, pop'". be . r' ;> "Vi-.i at havinu' malt tor yea." J -' J Or. liii yerarid'i a ta!i e:.iorly roan ty j rose fro's*; a ha?\moek tu vthich he ] , tavaei face'] 5 v.-a: deeply bat he gave the;i irnpt'easlisti of health and vigor. t] ' "i.euiy." tt'hisfeend the Gotcvnor J< et'in an iiale and Immediately intro-i] lured hi.r.. ] r* The road has beet: smooth and it" the sky is high." said the Governor 1- in response to a quirk anxious quesiv tionine of Loary's small restless eyes, i" "Did you find peace in rhr n churches by'tne way?" Lo&vy asked, ce "~Tri one of the temples we found i'S peace and plenty." answered the d- Governor ts though reciting from St. a ritual. f - Geary codded and ga>*e a hitch to j n> rds trousers. ?u "You found the waters of Chair.ae plain tranquil, and uo hawks follow'r ed the landward passage?" ' "The roi/ir. and the bluebird sang j over all the road." he answered; then | with a glance at Archie: "You gave at j no warning of the second pilgrim." e- j "The brother is young and inno t-1 cent, but X fir.'d hint an apt pupil." lisi the Governor explained. n, "The brother will learn first the! to wisdom of silence, remarked Leary,; ir- and then as though by an after-j dr. thought he- shook Archie warmly by if the hand. ly They went into the house where to Mrs. Walker, a stout middle-aged e- woman, greeted them effusively, id "We've got to put you both in | td one room, if you don't mind," she j ch explained, "but there' stwo beds in i ad it. I guess you can make out." to The second floor room to which os Walker led them was plainly but a- neatly furnished and the windows | looked out aon rolling pastures. The sky. thubsda y?booke. x. Jovernor ihgkdoficd his hijec:: passed; along from one poin efuge to another. Leary appeared a moment 1; ind Archie was about to leave onji). hut the Governor inri itoutiy' that he remain. ,41V. anxious fox > i; add Re< ;mov; that 1 trust both of vou fal "WbaIV thi young Wothei asked Ltary with a glar.ci Vrchie. To Ke referred to as a coiifidi nan by & gentleman of LearyTs ;es.*ionul eminence gave Archie :hji:I. The Governor answered hawing* up his sleeves and g< hrough the motions of washing lands. The brushihg of the hands ret her Archie Interpreted as a < ign signifying murder and the subsequent interchange of word; ook to be inquiry and answer a he danger of app re hen ti on. He hat Leary's attitude toward him :arae friendlier from that more I'here yas something ghastly in bought that as the slayer of a nan being he attained ;* certain lity in the eves of men i ke JLe Rut he became interested in ransaction that was blow ta ilace between the thief and the < ?jno'-. The Governor extracted s >? e-thousar-.u dollar hills from i)ag, and laid then, out on the Ke rapidiv explained just Leafyt> hidden booty had beep coveVea, and the aian^r in w the smaller denominations haui parsed' without asousinuysu-. vioio Lc&iy philosophically st d >ne. are you.'" Hskct *?" . ei-ner; "out of the game?" 1 >ur?? have quit the ;v>a? picture join: or a candy .. . % I... i. ;... au'.ii' ?i|- .!;acv. tjzi t: -it uii- .?ii; ?one OX tH'e-e puwe that iVee? all winter, set ! can have a char, re-t The ?i.i girl Has a p.lae? mi nil." "Or; the whole it doesn't -outi citing," the iTovbntov ec.mme inspecting a clean -hiv;. "Did admirable wife get vai of those [ she pinched last winter? They hand ouif string, as ! I'ftinei tea handsome to market readily, l.e.iry has a passion for pre baubles Archie, the (iove.vnrr plained "A brilliant career in in gup such trifles; a star perfoi lied. it you don't nviiKl my braj of your wife." Lcarv seeiifed not at aii liist by this revelation of his wife's venous affection jgr pearls. Ti train i other's wife should ho a scented perfectly- natural; Irak seemed nuitc -fittinc that ti should mate with thieves. A pfe??i|i AW.V/AVAV/AVAV WW I ? I ? How aboi ? that need re] ? evenings an ? gets busy? do good wo !; and they cos |[ day and loo the tool" yr I BOO ;! Slogan, ' ji EVEF \W.WVAWJTOW/AV Wn further gathered thet Mr.-. Li-aryj 5 toj operated in Chicago.. under the guise ring Jf a confectionary shop. one >>i the Ilit stations of the underground railrosd,. ?iiIy . and assisted the brotherhood in die-! The; posing of their ill-gotten wares. A re-the cent reform wave in Chicago Had) opt- caused a shake-up in the police deile.a i partment, most disturbing to the tern' preying powers. >ou- "They're clean off me. I reckon." ^e.' said l.eary a little pathetically, (he * reference being presumably to the tens pestiferous police. "That was a aP~j good idea of yours for me to go hp c-pt- j.lto nanat]a an(i work at a real job uue- j Tor a while- Mast a worked hardj ' ?y j enough to change my finger prints, ney., Some bioke died in Kansas awhile, te'.y; j?aci; an?j j.0t all the credit for being hud the old original Red Lease." t of. TV terror of the press in record-, ] ing Leary's death tickled the Cover-' atet mightilv. and Leaiv laughed ur.-l the ' stedJ " 'Sti? if.-' , |lt. i Modernize your home and . to a- new equipment makes possibl felt; and modern plumbing installed be- ! under way and before cold wea ,ont. Our plumbing equipment i mi. somibie in mice and the work hu- which permits, us to estimate act dig-- you before the order is given, arc. PHONE US TO CALL AN SHOW YOU OUR LIST kiJig ' Open 7 a. m. to 6 p. aa. C. S. ST! his ; Telephone 87 re- ' ~ hlch! r. ? , *1 1 yiiloim Lry x< M O T IT E R F!et- /flP ufoev. ~?; ??*?? . IA ^ ji?rs. cher s Castona is a \Sy cious ' pleasant, harmless S.ih- 7? ' statute for Castor Oil, meiy Paregoric, X eething tsrinR Drop.-, ami Soothing r : ( Syrups, especially pre !ar_ pared for Infants in hat a amis and Children of all ages, thief; eti it j To avoid imitations, always look for ' vrs i P ro | on-, on each s*act:a;re. rchie tWAV,V.V,V.WAWAWyW. ;it the home tool kit? Aren't l placement, now that the long i here when the handy man Good tools are necessary if ; rk. Boone Hardware 1 ools >t no more than inferior tnakt k over our stock of tools. ^ >u have been needing. NE HARDWAI "Plant More, Grow More, IV tRTHING IN HAR * v **>*<^ '* '' '' "^fj ^\VWAWAVVVWVW>JVW.VAW l sll iplfl novsmbeh f| i?27 il| f|jl; til in- was oblige-! to wipe the tears from hi:- eyes "I'm g?ri?sr to pcU mv tYoigh: e: sapper,"' he ?u.i. "Walker's goin to take me into town ar.il fil slip out to Betroii ?where 1 be old girl's v.oitir," for roe."' Walker railed them to supper ar.(l they went dowr to o sum) that met ail the cipeetaiion- arouse-l by the Governor's boast of the Walker cuisine. (Continued Next Week) Winning a Gal I first saw her at a circus. And knew that I war tost: ! swore that t would have bur then, Regardless of the cost. I quickly riiusiticd all my strength, Twice, thrice. I threw the ball; And the third time, knocked the cat off: Xov she's mine ?that Kee p;- doll. make life for yorii wife as easy e. Now is the time to have new . while Fall house-cleaning is * ther sets in. s modern in every respect, reaof installing* is on a time basis, iurateiy just what a job will cost D MAKE ESTIMATE AND OF NEW EQUIPMENT every day except Sunday iVENSON Shop 13 Main Street tS| . It contains no narcotics. the signature, of Physicians everywhere tvcowmcuti t; ' ''ff-jf ' ." '.y-oj'.SV'-: '[ "A fit.'-. ' . :* I1 . -' S VW/A%UW.'ASWAV.V.WA there a few tools I; j indoor days and i; jS " " 1 about the house \\ you are going to * are guaranteed !; ;S. Di op in any I ? fou'll find "just !?' BET AA 1% Wmm W? J lake More/" ! j DWARE ;; WWWUSWA/UWVVVVVWWSWVU it. \