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By RUBY M
SIXTEENTH INSTALMENT t
"When 1 get well I'll start all over c
again anil show you how nice 1 can; *
be." she told mm. "You've been ><?
good to nie?fat* better than I ever *
deserved. I'll pay you back some day.
Giles."
'Get well and strong and 1 shall x
want nothing else." he told her. *
The reports of the specialists were *
encouraging. They had every hope. '
they said it might be a long time '
naturally, but Mrs. Chittenha.n was)
such an excellent patient. . .
Giles winced and turned away.
One Saturday he and Bim went
dowr in Gloucester to follow up i
due which they lipped might lead t.r |
Julie. Chitlenham had told Sadie He | '
?yas going awav on business.
She turned impatiently away when. .
v would have kissed her. j
" You treat m?? like a child; Yobody
would think I am your wife."
Ghittenham frowned. j
"Don'* be uui . asonable. Sadie. I
cannot spend all my time with you." j
Her iilrawn lace flushed. ^
"You would want to, if you loved ;
ii;e.*T ?he accused him. v
"I? you would rather F. did not j
-i'o?'" he begun nbpcUasl^ ;. ,uill stSjr ,
1 >ke in "ffendedly. ^
"Oh. go! go! They a ., say you be .
have ike an angel. They all think
thai 1 am a beast to you. Oh. 1 know (
they doiiyt say so. but I know what; j
Mey think." Then as she felt him .
!iiove to leave her she caught at his ^
on; with her thin, nervous hands. ,
"I'm sorry. Giles. 1 didn't mean it. j
1 do try to be reasonable, but if you
.ere in my place?" Her voice broke |
and she controlled it with an of-j j
Vori. ; t
"I'll dti anything in the world to {
make you happy. Sadie." Giles said. ,,
but Vn bi.y heart he despised himself
i a coward and a traitor trt the v
woman he loved. He could do nothing
foil Sadie if it was only bis love she y
wanted; that was already in the! ,
seeping of Julie. u ho had gone out; f
of hiv iitV perhaps forever, lie kissed ; n
Sadie hurriedly, anxious to be cm-, j .,
but she tb.ing to him. n
"Kis?- my lips kiss my lip.
v; - 1
Ho held bark .from her for a mo-j v
itu.nl. then gave way. He kissed iierjh
ISjBsC kindly enough, but with no pas-; y
-ion or warmth, and she pushed binr
from her petulantly.
,;Mo nvva>. Yo.J don't lbVe me. You si
hate he\no \yith me."
Ar.'d a storm of tears irii'iue, and }}
i nttov sobbing. !
M ChxV-v'^i'iarn went out to ran;, who;
was waiting for-him. his fact- set and si
white, and his' eyes miserable,
pg "I oiivt stand this touch longet."' iv
he told her as they drove away. "U's w
an impciikible situation. God onlyih
j-xnow- what th- end will be." But .'""J
the whole world knew the end when,
>i Monday morning, after a hopeless; o
search along a chain of false clues a
which -led them nowhere, Bim and. C>
Ghitienham returned to town. h
There was an urgenl telephone caitiff
Troth Sadie's nursing- home. Would . Q
'Si;. Ghittanham pleast: come immediately'.
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go with .volt." Bim u>
once and looking- at Chittenhaw/s 1"
white face, sHv hated herself for say- ofj
<ng: "Perhaps it's good news. Perhaps
she Is recovering her sight.' h
"I hope so. God knjKws 1 hoptso.'*
Chittenham answered. k
But it was something; :0vy differ- ?
ent. F.ai ly that morning, just as it'
was getting light, they had found :'
S a d i e 1 y i n? oft the pa v eme r. v he low*'
he? window---ouilc dead. '
**Tt musr have beer; nn accident--''
they told him 28 r his coml'm t. "She
itist have tried, to open the >yintio>v
---the nurse had (eft her alone t : :?
\-w minutes--and we think she lost -
In-" haian . t. l .ast irigh" she. was quite j w
vheerui!. and' hopeful, and looking! *3
fc>rwai> : ay-o today. VVe are
. tire a must have been an accident." ;l
C'h't?enh.im made no answer, and;
[v esertly Bim drew the niu'se aside! V1
;o vvhispyy: "Would she . . . do you >'c
think sbo wouid ever have recovered! he
her Sight?" ;|5f'
There was a little silence before 1 h:i
the answer came.
The doctor- were hopeful?hut; da
the nurse shook her head. "L! j.?f
don't think Mrs. Chittenham herseif
ever had an}* reai hope/'
Bhn walked to the window and
looked out. The sun was shilling and- ^t
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ho air wa? soft and warm. She.
losed her own eyes and tried to imlimine
what Sadie had suffered. To
>e hlind! Never to see the sunlight
>r the flowers, or a beloved face.
She turned and crossed the roomi
o Chittehham. She understood so|
vol! what he was feeling, how his]
loart must he torn with remorse and)
rviol. and yet through it all she know |
>e must be conscious of a great and)
>ver\vhelming relief.
She slipped a hand int-> his.
"At any rati?, wherever she is. she]
raj. see the sunshine .train "
There had been no definite plan;
n JiHieV mind when sin ran away
mm London.
She had tie idea where she meant
e go, but she had taken a ticket t??
Folkestone because it was the first!
dace that occurred to her. ami be-!
aiise she had once spent a Sappy i
loliday there.
It was on y at mid day wren she:
reached Evolksto.ne that ibe idea ??c urred
to her to cross over to France,
t was only a little journey, hut there;
vas soniearoujr comforting in the
ir.owiedge that she could >? easily \
'i.i the width "t the sea between j
iterseu and the things front which!
he desijed i.o escape.
She crossed. to Ostend by. th. mid-j
lay boat and took a recti: in a cheap!
ittle pension which at any rate had
he merit ?>l' great cleanliitess. And
here Julie stayed -.for .t fortnight,;
peeping and resting. and trying t"?
"argot.
She never thought of Se ho field?|
I was too hitter a memory He had:
ecu the reck ?n her sea of distress j
vvhieh she had always uneonsyious-1
v clung. and he had failed her even:
is veeythine else hud faded' her
And then our evening :?*- she wasj
calking along by th** sea with the
unset light in her face, she met j
dm. I??? fooked ill, she thought, ami i
]'!! And as her eyes seaehed his j
:tce. it seemed impossible that only J
few days ago sht had seen him
mi talked to hint?surely months*
liust have dragged away since she j
old him he must go out of her life. j
And : Schofield gripped her wrist j
11h fingets that bruised, as be said |
oarseij 'Thank God I've found
ou."
Julie managed-to laugh
"Do you know that you nctuahv :
luind sincere?" she taunted hint. j
"I was neve* more sincere m my \
t'e. Where ran \v<- go to be alone?have
so much to say to vou."
Julie glanced down the almost das: ?
rted . ea-fror.t.
"If yr?u have anything t? say that
r.ist be said, I hardly think any one
ill overhear you. Hut i am ir, a
nrry . JBj" Her voice broke :-mgr?ly| |
Why ar you here ;.t all?1*
"We have been shunting -for vou
you--..io.ft London." His
citation v.'as unmistakable; sjft;
ould feel how his harei shook as "ne
obi her '.vvist
i? groiftSfflBH b8B8 fS3&
"\Vey|! she queried.
"Yes--Giles Chittonhaui and nvyftlf.'*
"Giles ('hilteiiVutih?" The dolor died
rnm hei face. "I an\ indeed honred.J".,'sKf
said with a bitter sneer. Sehofieht
winced as if she hau j
urt him.
"Don't talk like that. If you
new . . . Oh. Julie, let rue explain;
-let me try to explain?"
' - There is no thine; to explain?
mbine 1 wan. to hear."
''You dor.'t mean that it's hot
ke you t? be ha?d and erne)She
tried to free he r self.
"Let me go. You ar.d I have finbed
with eaeh ether.'
"Y?s." He released liei wrist, hut
iw she made no effoft Jo ieavc him;
wrc was a haunt.nr. sadness in his ,
, es mat held her a.'.zain,-; her will. 15
Fhit there is std! Ohiltvpham,'* he; ;
j(l very quiet "v. -i
Julie tried to sp*-ak hut no words j]
ouh! come, and before she could ] sist
he had drawn- her down to sit,j
side him on one of the seats over ;
oking the sea. and was holding her; j
md in both his.
'' We've been arching for you J
iv and night. -Juiie?it seems a I
etinm since yon went away?" j
Her lip curled scorn/uily.
"A lifetime 1 only two weeks?" j
"Sometimes two days ran be an!
rnity." he told her with unusual j
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eloquence. He did not heed when she
tried to interrupt hint; he vor.t on :
rapidly. "^SKj \
"So much Seems f - have happened 3
since . . . s:ncc yoti and I parted. :
v<i? know " he stopped abruptly. ;
only to go on again with omet de- 5
liberation. "Chittenham's wife is j
dead?Chittenhani is free." "
Julie tried to speak, hut her Hps '
felt too cold to frame any words. :
-She sat staring' before her at the
| fading sunset with a sense of numb
reality.
Chittonham's wife was dead! Sadie
dead! Sadie: . . Sadie to have
died like the butterfly she had been,
after a few short hours of vain fluttering
in the sunshine.
Like a voice in a dream she heard
Seh??f:old speaking again.
| ' We've searched for you every|
where?Miss Lennox?"
"Oh.?Bim!"
Bint had never failed her?the only 5
friend who had not.
He went on without noticing the
interruption. "W '.e searched every
where?Miss Lennox and Chit-ten-j =
i ham and I- It r- -ore chance iliat 5 m
came here today, something seemed flj
to f^rce nVe to come. . .
"I-*!'. ! Lawrence!" Julie whispered. ^
He winced and turned hP .'.ice 4
away. A
" I've heon a fool all IU\ ?*v. !) }
Vault . . . and yet- you never cared j
t'oi me. Julie. ... 1 alwuy.- kiu'wil
triat ?*u never eared." |4
"I den t rule !o? any ore." --he; J
r.< aa'shly. "I v\ii! never ;fe
;.iv. ->re avain. 1; hurt s too e-r r? - IH
it's not worth the little happiness 4
om* flung to them in retiiiu." A
' hey were hoth silent for .i ni"-;^J
me/ii, then she k>- out fe\e.i.sid. . 1
"Why did you *end my h-ttt r hark 'i
to \Vhy vyeie you so eru< <t
He old her ?nh< sitating|y: \V .
mar. named Lombard . . a ni,;a
named Lmbaid came to im with an
r? d . . (;
Cbittenham. He said that you audi,
he spent the night togehtei on thej
S*. Pe: nurd. . . ." He turned his:'
sad rye.*, to h'-r. Forgive me. Julie i
I innst have been mad i< have b" -j ^
ii??vecl it." '
"Forgive you? i don't ung&rstandj
what you mean?" j4
Then suddenly she knew, and thej^
blood rushed in burning tide to | ^
M
"You thought tbiit!" she \vhi-- ^
pered. <
"Yes." <
The last streak oi sunset warmth
had faded, and there was a chill wind
hinwinj* in from the sea. iuke shi\-]i
cred and rose to hei feet. <
" It - cold. I niiist go!v> t
"Let me conie with you, .lulie. Mow
I've found you- -don't send me away ^
like this- vyithout saying you foi i
4
4!t cannot matter to yon \v net her'
I forgive you or not-?*
"It matters everything in the; 4
world. Ku'ie. if there is anything I <
tan d? for you?anything, anything!
ti: make amends for the past. .
.lu'.'.e half smiled as she looked at i
him: It mattered ;< little to her that'll
he had heen unjust; he had never! j
i- _ 83?
luut any veal powvr to hurt fu'i ; forgheness
between them would be an 1 ^
easy thing. i
She touched his hand with sudden
kindliness.
"Don't let us say any more ah.mt j ^
it. Lawrence. It's over and done with. J i
We'll part friends, shall we?" : 4
"And yon -v:H envne ba&k it?? uici^
to England?" he asked eagerly.
51er face grew cold. ; ^
"Come back to England . . . f ne\M 4
er want to go back again." '
"Rut. Julie?your happiness . . jj
She laughed mirthlessly. ^
CONCLUDED NEXT WKKK \d
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BATTERY REPAIRS :
I .Save just installed my full and complete
equipment tor Radiator and Battery
Repairs, and am now in a i
position to give the people of this (^
section the very highest type of serv- j
ice in this connection. I have had
years of experience in this work and M
the expert service 1 am prepared to 4
render wilt meet with instant appro-!,
iral. ! conduct the only shop in this 1
lection doing radiator work and guarantee
satisfaction, i invite you to J
Jive me a trial. * I
BOB GINGRICH ?;
Vila* Service- Station ^ .
VILAS, NORTH CAROLINA H |
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: The More of the Old
Customs the Merrier * '
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I !.* wise mother will try i*? *
jj I i; ti Just ciioii^b events fur tlie J 1 s ??
? week following Christmas it ^ ' t*nj;
keep up the holiday spirit wiih- J
i: out reutitu; weariness. There :j- ^
j? may l?e skutini:. sleddim:. ami J j ,
j: "reunion" parties, nccortlin^ to * ' ^
j! needs. Festivities will certainly 4 *"
? im-halo a wiitclmigtlt party and * | ?.n
? the passing of sweets on New * 1 r'*u
k Year's morning. For this. ;?c
j, toniiii.^ to tradition, will sweet- , e
*- en all dispositions au:iin<t tin- Jjf !lon
lc diln.ailtu's of tIk* year ahead. sj: ua
? The inert4 of the old customs lit1 ^ tu>l
jc merrier, for they all hn\e a part k . l'0%
jf in "ket'pin^ Christinas^ *n ii ?- % | rel}
j: t'ti!l??si M-ilsr of the void. So- *>0*
if o-s;,il Farming. & :
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Today ts your first hirLhtl:
anniversary of the day yi
i?roup;ht vrtu into this world,
p 4> .vear old ami I am thirty two.
J i.'resent to you is to the ti
J of a financial plan for you \\
J will culminate sin ctv-sfully. I
J putting $20.00 in the Wutau
and 5 oan Association and expt1
hng, ?:< continue tin* same pa;
$20.00 monthly, until such t
u?ur-i'!i will he able assume
, ?, I want you to assume as mviel
J h?> you arc able just a:- soon \
earning your our. money. 1 w
to make up the difference at
until you aiv in a position i<> ?
lull $20.00 nienthlv.
According: to the table,
monthly pay men i. ? ompouiuh'
nually at <1 per rent., totals $1
forty-five years !. therefore, 1
keeji thi> up until you an- 4 5 j
? thirteen years older than 1 air.
? building amt luiftn matures. reii
the interest, heme: careful tha
thev than ar? attractively iarg?
your guiding factor 01..- nr.
ernrneni or municipal bonds or
^ first farm mortgages. if t> pe
+ himding and. loan companic
J available, are bettor than stoe
J in companies, which may see
sea-going, and yet youi* contr<
mote. To allow for a possible
interest rate is one of the rej
am making- the- payment $20.
J of -S1 y.J7, although, of coui:
J $20.00 even figure is easier 6
J keeper and iusf iVis easv r\\ .
believe it would be advisable
the money at any onic for 1
own business or business sche
might i'o awit It may .seen
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ENTS CONFERENCE WAS
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
'ho econohiics of farming: and the
look for the year 1931 was the
mo. Yvf all discussions, studies and
eches before the annual agiicula3
extension conference held at
te College lust week,
particular emphasis was placed on
need te reduce the acreage to
ton and tobacco. The agents not
y heard of the world economic
lation from one of the nation's
ling experts. Dr. L. H. Bean of
Department fo Agricultural Econics
at Washington: but. they also
id of the heed of. readjustment
m North Carolina's agricultural
ernor. 0. Max Gardner, and from j
resentatives of tne Federal Farm
ml and State College experts.
^ new idea in the live-at-home
gram was voiced bv President E.
Brooks when he said the cost of J
mtaining the huge army of per-|
s who live l?v exchanging or dealin
farm commodities had grown |
TER FRC
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times if you at
larger rate of
iv. the firsc Brings you. but i
aur moihci
fou are one ' starting
My birthday * " '"* roa < ; tn
staBJishni^,ii ijuire as young
hich I ho;:v thrift, and secoi
am today 3- 1 *'': >arc v ay
gu Buildisef l'u? aiuu oximate
it, God wil- <lu oot do tour f
rinvnt, I, I doubtless have ot
ill)I' as ;,!>u ux pernios, hut if
the amouiil. one above all el
, of the $20 aasurcd. 1 hope
,s von sta.t fvom lhis ,,lan'
ill eontinue <? t!u' OXtU'm?
thai tihSf- altho
guess; VQUl" bloo<
namtain !ne
i_ng. It", however
I you possess .exc
your age, ' lib i
an to affect the eir
d semi-aniO.OOU.OO
in [>; ;>;! u is difficult
.vant you ?.v into the future,
ear? old. or jjgjdcr the bridges,
now. As the Perhaps $50,000
ivest it with table -a neat <
t safely n?r, - ever, - it always
intermit is then, it will be
rvnt. gov- pt the age hf .15
per cent \0 hav* H ; do y,("
ii cent, safe , "V: should not he <1
s are not tain.
ks. ; ?&8B
m perfectly r. S.?Anothe
>1 is too re- develop is that
decrease in may increase, y
isous why I hot to save the j
00 in place $20.00 monthly,'
it*, also the justify. That is,
*> the hook- titude thai ar- I
aise. I also ^20.00 monthly,
not to lake duty and would
ise, in your der all the rest
lues. They extreme 111 yyhic
ioohsh at jud>rmerit will no
self Against Poverty in
larly Through Building
Building an
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so great that for thorn to live meant
for agriculture to die. He therefore
urged the agents to help their farm- ]
ers in growing less of the things
which must be sold or exchanged for
cash and to reduce the cost of this
exchange by co-operation in buying |
and selling. He urged a further development
of curb and local markets.
\\\ F. Schilling, dairy representative
,o| ti?e Federal Farm Board,
made one of the great speeches of
the conference, in the opinion of the
agents. He told a graphic story of the
dairy development in Southern Minnesota
and gave facts about the 642
co-operative creameries of that section
to show how the owners and
producers make money and save
money through growing and milking
cows. A. F. Lever, former congressman
front South Carolina, and author
of the Smith-Lever Extension
Act. was another outstanding speakei
who urged a reduction in cotton
acreage next season.
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m |i
> son jf
c borrow inn money at .? ^ ^
interest than this fund .
t may pay in the end.
you out on this plan for
so that you will ac *
as possible the habit of .
Vdi to give you an abso
of havin'jf $50,000.4-1 at % (
age of !5 (providing you 2
n?m the plan). You will J >
;heij business ventures and ^
you will juSt stick to this ^
[so, your $50,000 will be ^
no evil effects will result ii
Kor instance, that you go ZJ ?
of thrift which ends in *< ,
>uj*h, unless 1 miss my 2<
1 will not permit such liv x<
. the amount of principal ^
oeds that of other hoy,; ' t
ibt want you to permit : 2? ^
umferanre of your head. a J
t?? look forty-five year* J ? 1
Much vvate> will flow un- * >
1 will he 77 if still alive, j >
v.il! not mean as com- + ,
s it does now. How-has
and 1 believe it will
$S0.0U0 that is sure. And
you will Uo in ti positioh
lu some good. The $20.00
ifficult for you to maii|J|!
?d
v evil thai this plan might ^
as your earning capacity J
Oil might be constrained J
proper proportion ovei the y
which your in chine would ^
you might adopt the at- + r
any; as vou keep up tin* +* .
you are doing .your- full .
;!*1' SW'-' ' ' , * A . r
then proceed to squan.
This would be another ^<|
1, 1 am sure vour better
i permit you to indulge.
Old Age by
and Loan ?
<1 Loan is
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: By Terry Gilkison
Jingle^?
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