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PAGE SIX J Make-1 Br i BY RUTH EIGHTH INST Vi.I.Ml XT *Ot course you'J I make good. Maris. Don't start acting silly now." Patsy stoke firrnlv for Maris was verging on a hysterical state, after nJ I her excitement "Come, let me *>: this," and keeping her interested in what she was doing. Patsy managed to get her calm again. "There, you look swell?'* exclatmod Palsy. "7 can't think why Jimmy's so long in coming tonight. 7 o .i think he'd be here to see you before you left. It's too bad that Rods still in the west." But c\*en as she spoke, the bed rang 'and a moment later Jimmy was standing awestruck, looking at Maris. "Going to beat us to it are you?" he questioned looking around. "I must say Rod didn't lose any time Just saw Charley Gordon and he said Rod's gadget's going over "big " "Oh. Jimmy," laughed Maris hys torically. "I'm r.ot a real bride tonight. I'm just 'Oici; t:> wear this gcwn at t!r exposition to adverti? Ray-son's crepc- " He turned with incredulous eves to Pa;. "What's that the girl's saying? She means she's not going to marry Rixl ?" ' Oh. sure she'll marry Rod when Ow ttn.e cantos, hoi' y. sr.! h. glad t answered Pat "Only it won't r.< tonight, for she a just a pretense l/iidc Untight." Now I set- a tight. Pa thy We'.!. : she should in-it'- a hit all right He trr not let anyone ran ave.-iy with you Maris "Think Patsy -.vi 1 had better eome along?" Oh, 110. tHerr's no reed for .Unit. 1 1 now you'd rathe? stay at home 1 "el that.- my taxi: Where are the (lowers?" "They'r. in tins ipe Ksx. Jimmy Get them, and wrap them up in tin: paper that's iying on the table, so thyy won't ilrip on thus nay.:.it: : . look Then Pat caught tip the eve-Ding wr.i-p of glistening white ai Kihw !ahce aiM tiramVi -i about Marys' shoulders Ifoit wfcisis she rc-acIi.M thi aide w;tik, \t was not a taxi driver J but fi Uvered chauffeur who opened thi <Joor of the luxurious .sedan which oia Fayao:: usually rode iu to his of fU'O WVl.VI >t,i rnic..,) laic oi'-.o t hers. for a moment ho looked as though he had seen a ghost. But. remembering his place, the look of surprise was quickly followed by the impersonal glance that is the mark uf the well trained servant. As Maris leaned hack against the softly upholstered cushions a n d glanced about her, she felt as though sr.; was at last In her propet ^elLIng. All sorts of luxuries wore revealed in the fittings of the car, arid in ihe vases were delectable hothouse blooms, whose delicate fragrance suggested exotic loveliness. The car drew up to the curb A man in livery hastened to open the door, and escort Maris within the hall. -As she crossed the threshold, Stan stepped forward and eagerly clasped her hands. "I'm so glad you've come. I wanted to cali for you myself, but I vt been in a frightful rush ever I THE SMA In basement or attic mai today has had its origin, but careful management ried it on to success. Ma: road upward have been 1 a good bank. Ours is a h that serves eVery small a Watauga C BOO! Deposits Insure) ? .. : i . ( Believe ? *<01 icte 1 i HARLEY since you left." Well. it will soon be over." answered Maris. 'Oh. \ ','s, and 1 hope wo put it acres.:-. You see the otd nn?n has , been rather skeptical about my ideas. but I think he's beginning to see the | light. ' Then as Mrs. Brvce approached. he added. "The other girls are in the dressing room. Mrs. Bryce will introduce you." Then with a j whispered. "You took lovelier than ! ever," Star, hurried into the hall i Sounds of music dirfted to her j through the half-openc.i doorway, ! ur.d as the visitors hurried back and t forth. Maris felt a strange thrill of excitement sweep through her. This j was what she liked?music, soft j lights, gaiiy dressed women with attentive escorts, and the pleasant tingling sensation that made her :': ?? 1 . soic.vthh.g wcnucrful. was going lo happen dressing" room sird Mrs. Brycc was preserdieg her la the other girts. and giving: them ail -dShie last minute instructions. There was frank admiration in their eyes as slv took her ; wrap off and stood, revealed in t.ho ; magnificent gown that was destined to usher her into 1 thrilling adventure. Onve in jap? had, they presented a i series of tableaux, but it was hot till Maris appeared in the role of a wistful bride. tb.-U it sudden roar of app:aus brought the spectators hurrying to the Payron salon. Time and again she was; recalled. At last, us ; she stepped down, from the platform and sauntered slowly among the crowd she saw Stan. "You did sp.encitdly." he v/hispet oil. as he caught her hand. "You were the hh of the evening. I'll see you iter " And squeezing her hand . he hurraed .-way , Thee, as she i a.-s-.-d her eyes, she i aught sight of the girl who had , passed nor in her hmousine, but the once smiling eyes were now like two little naggers, Sundeniy Maris felt at rani >1 r.vr Bui bghl-hcariedly iihe turned to one of the debs who bad been In the show with her, 'It's been awfully good fun," the said to her, smiling sweetly, val. though i can't un:derstnud why Ro. Wt ! e didn'j ' Th^r ,Ylo?r?ino> i upwards she caught sight of Rowenes i'vion-i iw.-i darted toward her. For a moment Maris was hemmed in . bv the crowd, but as she struggled to move forward, the girl to whom she had just been talking exclaimed . as she glanced at her spitefully, "3o that's the reason Rowene didn't come Little gold-digger," she Juss"r?r.;l v.v wore fill so imv to her, thinking' poor old Tlowene had had one oi her frightful headaches ' ag-aii." "She might well have a headache ; when the man she was engaged to I has probably been fooling around i with this stenographer for clear i knows how long," retorted the other girl with a cruel glance at Maris. : "She's given him up. I asked Stan I the minute I got here, for 1 passed j this girl on the way and almost misj took her for Rowene." "Well, if that's Stan's type RowB'hS KSj LL START \y a thriving business of A humble beginning . . . and financing have carny small businesses on the lelped by an alliance with telpful, friendly institution nd large customer. ounty Bank JE, N. C. 1 Up To $5,000.00 > WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE I eiie'il be happier without hira.' j Again she turned with a withering j glance at Maris. i But the gleam in Maris' dark eye j was not lovt on a young man iiear by, who hurried toward her an/ tried to speak to her However. sh< had had enough, and without eve: waiting to see Stan again, she s)ip ped into the dressing room, got he wrap an-J iiur: levi home in a Uixical J ?r? r her? Tears trembled or; Maris' lor.! dark -ashes, but she would not le then fall She would not let thos girls have the satisfaction of kr.ow trig they had hurt ner. And now a she stood at the door of her apart meat she was glad she had held he head high when she had hurriei down the stairs and reached he taxi. Her wonderful evening had brough her nothing hit disappointment A' the triumph mat she felt in her rc ception by the spectators was poison ed bv tT.e chatter of the girls. Whai right had they to talk like that * How dared they hint that there was any fixing between Stan and her' She'd hardly spoken to him?anc even if she had romantic dreams about him. certamiy no one m th? office had ever had occasion to linl her name with his V She caught back a sob. She woulc not let Patsy know of the bitter aft ermath to her glorious evening While they had been waiting to g: on the improvised stage, the girls had 1mcharming a:V- friendly. The.j had raved about her gown. too. hac talked as though Ftowene had bee: kept away by sickness. Was tha ! the reason Stan had given for he; i nsn -annon rahee " | Everything would doubtless hav ! b:er. love 13* if only that other grir!~ Yi Kent?had kept her mouth shut But Maris knew instinctively tha those girls saw the line that sepa rat? I a gin who worked in an of fice from one who was born t< j wealth. Yet as she opened the door, a fain J ray of hope flickered in her mine j Stan was so pleased with her wort j He had said he would see her agair Perhaps if she hadn't dashed homj ! so impetuously he might hav 1 brought her back in his car, but th ! though i of staying a minute kmge | where those girls might point to he ] with scorn or hold her up to rid! | cu'o, was more than she could heai If only she had ; lanced back a I the taxi sped on its way. she migh j have seen Stan rush frantically to j ward th< curb; she might have red j iized he was sincere when he prom ised to see her later. ; She was gl.i i when she entered til j apariiiTtFm; tharno or'e was aroum | Passing Patsy's room, she heard | sleepy; voice cry. How did it gc 1 Maris?" Oh, great," she answered, gla i that Patsy eould not see her tragi ! face There was no need of toliin, her how the girls had treated lua ! At least Stan was satisfied, and Fay i son's would likely benefit by th show But as she took off the gorgeou gown ami the filmy undies that hamade her so happy a few short hour i ... . . j ago, an ner dreams 01 stepping up r society iay crumbling at her feel Slipping on her old silk kimono an pushing her dainty feet into he shabby mules, she huddled down int boudoir chair by the window. Over the rows she looked, pas the tall towers with their blinkinj lights, up to the dark blue sky wher tlie noon, now beginning to wane an pr.nrmona^ half-dolia against the sky. Her throat con stricted. Tears were near her eye* and somehow as she lived over agar the humiliation that t.he girls, ha showered on her, her sensitive hp quivered. How dared they act like that: bo\ dared they speak so about, her who there wasn't a word of truth in it The chilly air blew in and sh drew her shabby bathrobe mor closely about her. Maris wouldn' have believed anyone could be s mean to a stranger, especially whe she was taking a part at a moment' notice. She thought of the girls sh worked with. Not one of them woul have been guilty of such ruder.es: such lack of fine feeling. Of cours< Milly was a bit of a vamp and didn' hesitate to take every chance c making a hit with the men, but ne\ er as long as Maris had known he had she done anything- so contempl ible a3 had those girls whose pai ents* names illuminated the pages c the Social Register. Perhaps. th< they weren't ail like that. Somehow she had always envisior ed the daughters of the four hundre (ANOTHER BII PHILCi I See and h latest Am for use on hand-rubb built-in A( I New River Li: RY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C. - ' 1936 Com-Husktng Champ . ; - ? bi S I Wv j ? '' If ^ I; ^ I; h::i | ^ c and husking- corn was slowed 1 down. But Carl Carlson, 28 j j j (above), of Iowa, put on the pres sure and husked 21,039 bushels in l r " | 80 minutes to win the 13th NTa- j * | tional Championship before 100,- j 000 spectators. Y i plus as^loycly giris. whose manners ? j and general conduct were something l | superior to the girls she worked r with. Miliy had told her that was all baloney, that they were a hard set; r j but, as she studied their pictures in the pap*, rs she was sure Mi !v knew _ i notliir , about what she was discus-! fl t. j; sing. J new. Maris* soft hps curved in - in a smile of derision ' I bet Milly's j' p j right!" she thought. S'-"m Maris opened her windows j t wider and slipped into bed. But she | I. j coujfcl not sleep. From one side to i | another she tossed, then turned over) i. her pillow; but still sleep would not j e come. Her brain was working: with e tireless activity. o ' i . if J don't get to sleep soph J r I'll be hearing" the htilUnian," she j r j murmured to herself. "This will -1 novt ? ?lo. I must try and forget those \ ; vicicr.;- society buds 1 can't afford s j to let their gall keep me from sleep-j I i-! To-::. suddenly, as though a hand * 1 had pulled hack a curtain an her! i- memory she saw as plainly as though i she were there, the dark Ramapoj e Hills and the wide waters of Green-! i. Tvuv?i b?5 ke~ A y car ago Rod had a j taken her to .spend tho day. it had j ?, j been a crisp autumn morning wfien ; they reached the Sake and as they j cij got in the rowhoat hef'd engaged.' c ' she was glad she'd worn a coat. But j g as the day advanced it was once ; more like summer and when they - landed on the shore to eat their e lunch, there was no need of any extra wraps, s.j t Continued Next Week) s NOURISHING SALADS ADD ZEST TO MEALS} ^ i nel?i*ht"fnl ?V??n ?? II _> .^UULUIC Od." I g ** !auS atilillildtc Uk' appetite, give VtL- | I 0 riety to the diet, and can be used for I ! almost every occasion, both formal x I and informal. | Salads are easy to prepare and L j ; TIMES CHANGE a| 'M We know at one time toma13 i toes were called "Love Apv! pies" and were considered r. i Poison. ' LJ e We know people once thought * Fire Insurance was enough 0 protection to carry. ' " j Today, wise assureds are deI , manding Supplemental Con3 tracts attached to their Fire >' Policies. * If you are wise, you will ask r us for full details about this extended coverage. f Watauga Insurance Company E. A. Gualtney Gordon II. Winkler e- $54.95 ear this new 610T?Philco's erican and Foreign recei\er i table or bookshelf. Modern ed cabinet. Complete with trial-Tuning System. ght & Power Co. I ~ . ey offer an excellent m^num thru j hieh more fruits and fresh vegeta est may be added to the family diet. | , ^ Lid Miss Mary E. Thomas, extension 1 jtritionist at State College. j ? Most salads are rich in minerals j id vitamins, they also contain fats j , id proteins, she added. Extension orculay No. 211. Sa- . ids," prepared by Miss Thomas and I :r assistant, Miss SaiHe Brooks,; lay be obtained free from the agri iiturxu editor at ?_o liege, txa- , i j igfc. IL not: will be at the following n cl for the purpose of colle 936: AUREL CREEK TOWNSHIP Henry Hagaman's Store 9 to 1 to 3 P M. tEAVEH DAM TOWNSHIP Clyde Perry's Store 9 to 12 1 to 3 P. M. lOVE CREEK TOWNSHIP Bert Mast's Store 9 to 12 A 1 to 3 P. M. VATAUGA TOWNSHIP W. W. Mast's Store. A. D. W Tax Collector For V MEBBBHBHHBBMHiBHHBi FOR EVERY PUR ? AND EASY TERM Every One a Re 4TAAIvivrAE I jefu ? huilt by rrorld'a Inrgeat tiro oaakei you these famous fcarurcs : CENTER TRACTION BLOWOUT PROTECTION in eve SUPERTWIST CORD TOUGH THICK TREADS LOWEST COST per mile of toi See the Latest and Best I ami Snow lire ? me i> SURE GRIP Pulls you through without < WINTER WILL S Prepare for the rigid tempe: changed in your motor, to fa safeguard the bearings of you wise for you to allow us to fit and change to winter greasi Steaming radiators will soon torists use an anti-freeze cor plete line of Prestone, Zeront prices. We have a complete line of priced reasonably. For as lit a comfortable temperature ii tails. DON'T FLIRT \ The season of slippery pavement is the only tire with corrmlete ti safety to the occupants of your you should re-tire- now. We also retread your old tires i ami have the only regrooving eq state. . The Purol line of motor fuels a; retail and we Invite your patronaj HODGES We Tire Watauga County . 24 HOUR SERVICE ASSOCIATE Til Mabel Service i E. E. McGuirc Mountain Service M. & M. Motoi 1 NOVEMBER 26, 1936 j A. new type of lifeboat with levers ared to a propeller which replace e usual ours has been developed. ^our Credit Is Good at High Land Furniture Company ''Everything for the Home" Depot St. Boone. N. C. ICE! laces on the elates na rooting taxes for the year NOVEMBER 25 12 A. M. Victor Ward's Store NOVEMBER 27 A. M.; Don Hagarr.an's Store NOVEMBER 30 . M.: W. F. Sherwood's Store DECEMBER 1 ILSON, Vatauga County. TPl7 OON BE HERE! ratures by having the oil cilitate easy starting and r engine. Also it would be ish the gears of your motor ;s. be in evidence unless monpound. We carry a comi and Alcohol at the lowest new Hot Water Heaters, ;tle as $5.95 you may enjoy i your car. Ask us for de VITH DEATH! is here and the new Goodyear action, guaranteing the utmost car. Prices are advancing and Lnd make them wear like new, uipinent in this section of tiie -o featured both wholesale and ge. TIRE CO. Boone, N. C. FREE ROAD SERVICE IE DEALERS: Station, Mabel Todd Station, Laxon
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