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OX "IPTOH ?.A r^aJjP <,i I hiK.
<? :?* > <-vi_>?). \ S: <L* ?j|i t ? d wan
V.'*riv. uuth< i >, -The Plrtzed Trai
'N.XiAU.MKXT I
"PYw men krmw u:}*?iv?. .:d
White- Al? :hv
romance iure of
the irttxi". \vo,;.}> i iti thi- ;'*d
VCTitUrV rioiy KA'C-pt VOU
"??ti Tiptoe'* of t-xcvt< svu-nt ivi n\
the tijgfc ??&&?, to the last.**../
CHAPTKK i
"We'ro Stuck!"
Tr,i.? is y v:asfihuckli;W si'?; y of;
pirate tk\ys. l\ Jias as h-aiiiae thar!s
the i^uc'c'attee'r an ' his sin is-;
t.-r Second' * < Voiontim-; QiV Kaiv'
fci!:1 :? ?>} the Bright >h:M\uy:
hriti yrear luttdligca-:
eU-.s 1 y ^hosy caprice. by whose
ordered Lava '.at lir.y va-rlvi carrier
.?>? n:nm;k t's !niiijr-ns "i* sister i
v. Kt-l.'oyv a??l ycu shall see'
hr:\v.j :td .'oiitzj, ;;:y ;..nd 'iaslardy plot's
and .. foot -ykaifeci and cast d-o>Vn a*
his Ltfk* Affair^ wen- kvver- t.uo the
mk'liiy '.iiwa-d-'.'l'.w . ; went:- of
Far.'. up archer atul -.way!
PpAe a'A;. eur upe-.s
i; Phate, ap^vLpriai'A vumc.i
(lijuisU vui. tv&s- icaidiivr hack ~n the J
of. hi? tiAfla-mokinir ;tl
Hv was 'arye . suuruv
:::ar.. with livid. he. .-by ev;t-Prows.
a; rduier. _ti,.- Si-:, an d; ' at!?na:.-i.
v;a - nu?ep ypurver a*:.'. -k u>kr:-r.
v, ilk y-Vt-aji siiCkea tnCt* ;ui?: an ir.
-Ah ivkA 'j1U '.- ' ^5.
pay'f
#S aUt-ntkiViTJei/.^Viiv-'
5 ^the'r-c lwdfk-ti. pS-hi
M0-' ' |]- W<?i|l - - .^i<? %
? -r-'jiir- 'Uz j*ouriO?:ifor ,
|J|| . ViiihU 11
; j':~\|)| v:" V* ^p^f-I
(..-.: r v - '111. "orn'ft '.. .. . !
i < 'imp sPl
fiu.iv ' thief. ' \r. v.. ?!?nii?KWti"
" 't*i'nv< . I ." : < - i - mi.'- \ j
lit- : ... : .. -. ; - iho ohf .1/ life:
T. lli-'l I'll Vm-J'lMl^lloll 1|!
;-sL . , j. % , 7 JmB ?? / Jjgg
\\ i . : bfefv he SH?I into ill--1
* 1--', nr.'! .? : I..- >:.-v. ;ii'.v!:;. r . i >m:
i >< ili 'thvifi .ii.!i- AtsJii-1'.- in the!
miii.il.- of ill.' ro.u! hi- siaaiyoicili!
?i-l8?Uii'S iiuiuh-y.' "Tbe ftayijWfflV I
l -r-k-:,-.-." #
Oiai-iisr.er i' li.i . ir.v :-,
ffl "lt'ii b&kled i? rank/;'; hi- .iiijc'i
; : i;m-i.i! briet'lv. \V
-Tlu- ga>,-. n. i> -i.i c-i:k.'V vt illicit
Ua.vdir.ei ealmly..^
-tiiii- . "How lar i - it 1.1
-Xi/rrage i- about r.vomyj
.-hou'd pick ' at a sh-dici; place rc<,
wad wji-lv Sunmutn. Inter changing;
'i j, t'He tire. walked the -1"1 '
got hi''.p.
Now to ! .' considered : - uhv I Mm
sel :n Distress. Her dis'-iess v.ahenrtfeit
but not too serioucs Jt cor..1
-iteii .: the fact that' .-bo had beer
carried away against in. will: .which!
is. the- usual and proper roaaor fori
tb? distress of f; runlet aboard pirate)
raft.
At this isvir.tefit -the should have)
>feerj listening to tie duirei sirhihsi
of a ja;:s orohestra, Or mayhap boss-j
Eing about infatuated yourlv in any
old haunt where- spur: t-Uubt.? are!
correct Slp'i numerous.
S in?te?rt of which siii- was here!!
A-:op a stump! On a barren Cal'iV-r-;
nia hillside of high hrntli and an ae-1
casiena! tret-! Stranded! Hot! Uncomfortable!
No .vor.der the 1ir.es of:
Iter figure wen unbending; r,o:
marvel that her eyebrows were |
lei-el and thai the regard beiw- them]
t?t was sullen:
Out upon you'. Phi.- dams?'. irj
young and beauteous. Smouldering is'
the .vo-si. Of i -n. thousand people
the younger half would hav?? sympathized
heartily with tiurton, by;
gad! dragged off inro the trek-:
.right in the middle o't the Del Montej
Tournament; and the other haifj
would haw muttered thing? about
sjjoiieu nrtar ana an mauigem: tamer
and would have regretted that she
was too old to ho spanked.
And none of this would have affected
Mi?s Burtor. in the least.
When her father insisted, in face of
her first careless refusal, that she
join him on this trip into the backwoods,
she was vastly surprised,
though not greatly put out. But
when at the last minute she found
that this Gardiner person was to he
in the party, she saw?and resented
?it all.
Burton had met Gardiner before.
She did not like him; and she did
not care whether he was the Second
in Command of the piratical
jpNjr
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$ M Illustrations b;y
? 3 j I C. ;-. ?V- r sl.v Art
m 1 row
Puftl;?'iQj-3 Aw
waft. art fc*e;>er of the foot:.' 0ft
iPM deviser ??" stratagem cr no
nVPre vowid seem to be no rea.-c
why onc should not iike Gjatlig
Ho :> tit). stcmior. very dark, \vi<
;'?fumv t?u. *. ie i>udark eyvlnsiie
a ?k?jpy v- 11-bred supercilious e:
inessoin on his thin k?n>r x'sice. A
at? '!!i>vcni? v.ts are 'aniruidiy mac
He if exceedingly well dies
? 15:- ability js ^ehoririgtis. li
knows all about electricity, and \va
t l ower. and nil wells, and Oks
cine-, and railroad?, both thepret
? :.iiy and oracienllv, for these thiiH
'itie sor.n of the '< ?. the Pirate Chi*
nas captured. Burtpp said stie didn
like him becaUFo ho played ni> bridja
?roIf: but thai was not if. Sr
had oih Or reasons-?no. Met reason
inci.
A: the p?? >ent roomt iit the setpti
v ar.niai'.d did in?i attempt to a|
pmach tra aloof youiur yod'tess. ]>
.-load in- i?ave needed assist a nee t
Ha- chautVaur. and when the job v;
Tir:<hed hv was! just as hot arid dirt;
Fh< re v. ilies t he niuv. b<
-ides ihbs ; . 4*o.->ary to boardinc ar.
By the lino.- the job was Jmishe
: t? nisii : ippi a roil.
Abound <rre',. yd..-.;" he a:
:: minced, and -partly ;pn tbc litt 1
''!s" in th" vacuum tas.fcAafid phr
i> by the bin ' ^Hdo
i:n! Kho cpynv $>? th-.- iviouhia.ii
kilAiTKR II
Enter the Hern
A. .,fui r.appt lis at --kyjr. i
onmyvhu' atytd !..oki
'!'!: . ai i .ia.4?'! ity.vly; fo!;l-ju ha
kri\iuk- ^jt?s (*<? .1 ??:< ,. strent
'!!).' patch <yij9kre?ili Kl
..? '! <ny. i! - jr. .-*ainV- . .ntcl'i lit' a>
>..ki<viiiysJ -!yv.
Bjt''V. I'.. - ?il illl-t.-i
uftiltsaiidvic'latid all debarked.
simmi-i hjijuied out the hint
1 t a 1 the jthoripos f;; " - an
m >> _ . eded lav (hit > out i11 seen
Wi ae-i prope! ->y]_? . |
.' imiliK, \vti. an .'liaatrii y petcut
f.situval -vi( within him wijijii
1 vo cat. i him .Ihvbush life skipt
i ;i?!y. like the eiddy irnal?but
> . sp't done; yep know. lie love
rklyiVlo an r.o tvih part, which \v;
solemn, rutin*-u:i. correct, teriiCiea
imppsinyr. and h? could do it i
otiu'fier as to make self ool
:-cious ah nut i.tio at. t cnnvoiittnr.u
Who! at home kimnt'inr. became'
house mah. In ltd- capacity the or
faferl misfortune rff hi*. proiessioii:
harper jivertaek him.
lit! it on, I.o-oea herself, had w.
m sjid jits answertne at the duo? SB
m' oa>t o'.ovi! the h,all oakc-wttll
iitir. a wonderful double shtiffi
sr.?,ppins tits riu-jte . his hood throw
hah!.. It's eyes ehec-d; but ail qttli
... sSBm i... - a? 4?
l-iei; ne :urnf<s ine (IOC
k:.n?b'.???.1 iiit ianTarietu^y ? womte:
f.ii tvaftsition took' e
... us snapped put at an angle, a?
hi-;- inflexion- qnf-ste vent- ,!.
'-laimpii i>.;i.nMSonall\ "..jiiiLl he con]
not sav. iha.iamc, but that lv woui
ascertain
O fata: <lay! Tb epext tale 1
e>l to come it owr Button, as as'.
; !. he ran against a snap.
"Look here. Simmins," she sai
decidedly "i wish you'fi come ol
the pevrli and lie hiiluae. i tik
friend,, looking people about me."
" Sorry, Miss," said he non-con
snitally' in his besl mariner. "I w;
not aware of giviwz offence. it
pav.sihlv the result ai my trainir.j
m r-s."
Sinintins was enjoying iiirnst
thoroughly. He Knew just when t
put ?he accents :utr! yet avoid in
witinrace. It was his n-t shot.
The next instant he exploded. Mil
Burton had seen'
For ; long me h:s world war, 1
chaos. He never did gusto iceov,
the integrity of his attitude tawai
Miss Button. It wasn't do ire,
know: but he rather liked i:.
After -upper, Sinim 11.1 mo*i n
lactsntiy began the long journey 1
the nearest garage.
Burton brought i<> the t amo f.i
a small tovcre.d basket and remove
the contents, a Pomeranian dog, lift
size even for that breed, name
Pufikety-Sniwkts. The men -nnv
ed the creature in silent discus
Burton adoringly fed him si ces (
chicken and then he curle/i up in
- mai! fluffy ball and went to slee
Burton reclined or. cushions, loo]
ir.g .-t might up, still within her ij
scrutable silence. Gardiner ws
clever enough to realize that this \v;
the time for effacement. Grimstea
dozed.
But now the y>eace of the nigl
I was broken by the approach of sonv
! thing metallic and loose.
; Three of the watchers sat up.
| "Can't hear any engine," puzzle
! Gardiner; i<mu.st be horse-drawn!
wagon ioad oi" nvilk cans."
j But the doubt was almost imnv
I
THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVI
~^rrr?_r=^cr.; : ?-- 1
1 11 1
IPTOE
ward White
r Henry Jay Lee
r, Sdw;ir\i WUte
sci fcViru.
.cbciststei* u:e
m ' 555 If # ?8sfil i r. iySrl '; t
i\-1 diaaffv >?d\ed by the iaaemg gla.ve v
Uf ' through thv freest and 1
n ; -'a::*. !?ttv a snail light car
. Otinie to a *
i. - . E the Bri; ht Shining *
S. ! It! o ' it
** j Tiv rhinc ! '-on- was one of; .
1 *b'?-r : . mL -c?*ijpt horm -made thing?
ron by which the ]
i youthful attempt vain to disguise I
* * fill : -tain other- r-.u'i--,
- -.. 1 rand of inexpensive >
i-, Tbv . ct upaqi^ of this craft were *
.hree. The young man :r the wheel.
youth, with short, s
'i 'it.?!; ha;! , ami what had hcen a fair *
?e comhievior. dark saddened by much
:e ; oxpos-'i =. Behind him. seated atop
a , :tr--red pack, was an Irish
jo.* :
....
for Jam
II?y
Hiaxrc
m thi
C&tal
HHH I sendfi
r.i!
t Compai
Q.-, $9 ?*>
_ vi> u-r\ i\ i una rei
| ordinarily good m<
<1 j ef ness. Large firms
d[ country dread this
means to tr.any of tl
must curtail their prt
l"i cut down their orga
I go through a p-riod j
- just marking time, v
'e spring huymg to sta
hibernating time of h
i- Curtailing y-oducti
>s shortening of forces.
to build a smooth, woi
> : tion and such in org
I be kept busy. It has t
much careful plannin
organization. Itisrna
people who know <
53 requirements?who k
satisfaction of an orde
i pi-operly shipped. T
>r and doing crowd tho
tl when they arc busyS
u planned to keep thci
this period.
Months ago -.ve vec
tative rear. c. a. turcrs
,f. of high grade nierchar
,,i them: "Make us p
>?_ nrodnrts that will rn
d; our customers, durir
February, prices that
1 petition; prices that
'' real savings that it
their while to buy at t
will give you orders i
1_ j that you can make wl
3S- need business, and w
is cash. You can keep
id
OhtQ
5
fK\ Til I Ki> DA V?BOU N E N C.
errier clop. The third occupant was
?izu tains.
i4Thns gentleman picked we up,
ir." :- iUl he gribly. |*and I conceived
is how it Yvoukt be more expeditious
dr. to conn; back with him."
'More expeditious! He's going in
he other direction'." said Grimsteadi,
(Continued NText Week)
BEAVER DAM NEWS
(Deferred from lost week>
Dcavev Dam. Jar. 2.-?The new
.car came in : and squally. The
hevinorneter stood almost at zero all
;uy Sunday. -As n ghi came ir
Vent lower aiod ALoridnv ;ri?ruih<r it
ejristered 11 beicw.
it is commonly reported here thai
lev. Uriah Farthing wai- married on
phristnias day ~o Miss Bessie Cook,
he Rev. EM Farthing >ffici&tingr.
Mi>. Susan Moody continues to
roprove.
Joe Ellc has moved to the Floyd
tavraman place on Cove Creek, Mr.
\ again an having moved to Boone.
On jDceember 24, George Matthoon
was married to Rosa Arrant. On
he .30th Dennis Xorris was married
c Uia Combs.
Mr. J. K Perry, who has been
ick for some weeks is new able to
K-. out again
Av a good w 11 ambassador t xtvaudinui'v.
President Cool-dee will
aearfy]
and
^ / 'f; :
Oil i
n't | j
?&" f
wit
e these pi
anvtliind
/ ??
bruary arc not running full
>nt{i5 for bust- you would !
all over thy. outlet. Cut
period, for it us the best
tdm that they customers wi
jduetion: must as well as ou
rjisatipn; must To many t
ivKcn th'ey arc thing they n
-airing for the ?
irt. It is the
ig business. I
on means the SPECT/
It takes time t-v-vts
king organi-.t- FOR.
anisatton must
:aken years and Auto SupnlVi
ig to build our Babies' Weai
dc up of trained Blankets ant
>ur customers' "Tei
. , Building Sut
LT.OW the keen Capets and
r nrnmnt-lv ar?H -
_ s 1? Vjluna sv.nd
hey are an up Glassware
it arc happiest ClothiKI?B
Months ago we Youths' ai
11 busy during Men s
7 ? Coats and
nt to rcprescn- , Cur'tainVanc
and producers j| Draperie-.
idisc and said to Drugs and
rices on your .Sundries,
able us to offer Dry Goods,
ig January and harm Imp?
will defy com- SiSSS??*
will offer such Hardware!
IS well worth Hats and Ca
his time and we Hosiery-,
"or merchandise Jewelry,
acn your plants Kitchen Uts
e will pay you
your factories <Ocr'
StAid for Our J\[cw 1928 1
SARLESV
leave Washington Friday u tri|
to Havana, Cuba. which he hfflfocs wil
| demonstrate the" friendly feeling' o
the United States inn all the- repuh
lies of. the Western Hemisphere. Thi
immediate pafrypse of the joutnej'
the lit-1 outside of the United State
for Mi. Coohdgc since he becami
president, i-t to make the opening ad
ses ef tlie Pari-fVmericiin congress
lit .he letekerovii-i. however, is tin
desire to impress upon the reprt-sen
tat lees of the vrote thart twenty nrt
'' >" ho wil. greet him thai. I hi
Ui iteti Stares holds no i.uptMi.'iltsti
nesigtis in its relationship will, tin
uiitries south < ' tht iiio Grande.
Didn't Like Mutton
A farmer tool; h'.- wile a con
vmd aft; . listeninpr with appat
it! E I! 1 A T Fsl
\Vi?iie in France with the Aineri
\rmy I obtained a not.eri Frcnci
prescription for the treatment <?
Rhohnuiti>m and Neuritis. I iuiv1
2f '. this t<? thousands with won
derful results.. The prescription cos
nu* nothinc. I ask nothing for it.
will mail it it you will send me you
address. A postal will bring: it
Write today.
PAUL CASE, Dept. F209
Brockton, M.ifs.
J~^===
llpfill!
5; . I f A*
viyii'i
; fijn-'K
rices before
anywhert
time, \vhcn ordinarily in tin-,
ae hard pressed for an They
your cost- to lis and give ductic
eon can make and Our thoug
1! solve your problems, cut. o<
rs." arc p:
>f them it was the one tomcr
vnl .Kii eitsAt*." T-. ?
? ? jjajflUtl
haver
throu
\LLY PRICED
warm
THIS SALE your
crcasii
Millinery. sale.
Musical dollar
i Instruments. vours
- Notions- for t]
jpiics. Paints and j
Rugs. Varnishes. t"
plumbing \oiii
Supplies. ranks
o>s* Poultry Supplies. order:
id Radio and Air*
Fleet no ! from
Lqummcnt ,
Royfins- mcrcl;
i Sewing Machines. 1Sl??
Shoes. The
Silverware. WItnt
Sporting Goods. busy
Staves and Sell
... .... , snip *
Sweaters and ? -?
Gloves. . TfToilet
Articles.
Pico??
pS roys. checked
Trunks and Ba^s. Qj New
Underwear. rj New
rnsils. Work Clothing. Name
Vail Paper Sample Boo\?It
(TiluamS
CORK CITV
.4 J!
iA\TAR\ 12, iS2S
r? eat joy th>i pair suddi nly became mi
tcrested iii one of the i^orapi: "All
f|:\vc, like sheep. haw gone astray/*
First tic sharp soprano voire cx*
claimed: "All v$i| >?kc sbeep"; next
> <> deep voice uttered in a most earns.
est tone: "Ail ve. like sheep/' Then
> all the singers at once asserted: "AU
we, like beep."
"Vdei!. I don't''' exclaimed the
e farmer- to his wife. "1 like beef and
n? but I can't bear miitVoii/"
For colds, grip
and flu take
lalotaLs
TRADE MARK ASS.
i <
Relieves the congestion,
prevents complications,
and hastens recovery
II
i *
^fcijLisy
cs which were ordinarily dull. W
cut their prices, amating re- H
ms, cven more than we ever
ht possible. We, in turn, have g
lr own usual small profits and H
issing them along to our cus- a?
s in tilt savings ill this special SH
ry and February. Sale Catalog. SB
:c this new catalog (if you
Ft a copy, send for it), look SS
gh it carefully. Buy now1 the
i you will need for the first
days of spring. Anticipate
wants. This is just like inng
your income, for during this .mm
you can save a part of every
you spend. For clothes for 'B
elf and family, for new things
ic home, for new things you
11 your shop, 011 your farm, for
car or your garage. Join the ?
of the thrifty. Send us your HR
now. ajBj
cady the orders are pouring in ((H
customers everywhere. The
latidisc is here;the organisation fig
!y .'.lie plan is beginning to work.
ire. is an old saving that "If you
a job v;el) done, take it to a
>> ?
piiice.
A kiz your order now, ws will S
w promptly. ,4
m '2*1A lLhs Vv l].l.l-?M STORE'S,Inc. M
j'! i Sto'ek ttuilciinc. New York Citv
renil me. posrpaid, at tmce, copic. of Catalog
brio
Jarvuarv anil Februc.rv Special Salt; CyfaloR.
Wall Pap?f Sample Book For 1928.
is Free.
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