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look!" ,y - c- -1 1- r en f r'Je 1 fr Eivcr'l 1 Durs, .r tl.at followel vj ter- j rreatly alarmed,, and lira, face was grave. :rei at the few 'houses 1 f;r a doctor, , tint none without going oft the " '-A3 they dared not do. They 1 us to get to town. And at r i rove Into the beautiful old ;z?.3 before the first hotel, re.snca of a quiet, -: : middle man was worth a great deal lunt ordered a room for &fjaty for a physician at one.' . . , rLuac Swain, a fineScotch m. He looked gravely at the ( i;! tened to all Max-told him. j b- the Lowrles! He shall get j there's any get well to him. ny best boyrr and they - say 3rel that's pretty fair." said the miled. It was good to hear the i thaf hearty voice.-". -carefully carried his books and run rap to his own room. , ollfiren were put In the care of 13 black mammy who, like a ;y duck, happened to be wad- .ld mothered dozens of white 1UIU lUVI. r . I, I And even the baby was happy. 1 - . 1 ,1 X i was reaiiy in. ijr uu uinv nng over him doing all . they Doctor Mac Swain was a real n and not at all a "story doc Tony would have said. :r ry doctor would have cured 4th a dose or two of : magic !eMut a real doctor could not I for now'lt was Maty's turn at ' tfever, - and there was the i tot form a grave complication. ,i la was glad and thankrui to Jm rlght here among the best 1 people, safe and "well, attend- did not forget Tony, it was abroad that she was missing: many people were ready with bus stories? of how the children bar in the .swamp tnat reany d to tell none at alll s a; day. after, day passed. ' the ivtor watched with Max, and ( 'sorely in need of a friend and told the whole story, knowing "t , safe., his secret, would be. .y," catching a word here and 'ifjred wl'dly about that awful VtTiih swamp. , ill T-Jght. Max.- You are a queer .t I tjhlnk I aee how It Is with ! sir. I do not want the reward, arit to escape the notoriety." : loctor'a fine face glowed with ton as he held out his tiand to news came from Tony 'arid a t'r.. ! : e :.;.i to t ' .. . v ' : ' il for sane time t t ; rc:: Ei-kir? a bur!-?d box of ; :. I'a 1 . 3 four.i it -.3 was gorji. 1: sr?. At rne public rolled this es a -.veet norul under Its wagging tongue and swallowed It down, wonderlr.: w ! . ' n another such tidbit-would be disced up. But people said that , beautiful, faithful Rhoda Lowrie remained at home, heart broken. . And after awhile It was known that Tony was not among the Lowrles. Maty 'was better. but - not well enough to be told fTIat Tony had per ished In the swamps. To Max the news was a terrible grief and ehock. He had been so firm in his conviction that Tony must be alive "I think she tried to , escape and was lo$t In the swamps. I don't be lieve any ordinary person could get out alive," the doctor said. " Max covered , his face . with his hands. The picture that these words brought up was too horrible. . . Ar Maty grew better he. was left more to his friends, for the doctor's practice was a large one. i The good people vied with ; each other In their; attentiona to " the strangers. For, as everybody knows,, hospitality has Its home ln(thla fair city on the Cape Fear, river. v , So , Maty was made much of. He rode in fine old carriages about the shady streets and sailed for hours on the river. He was entertained in the beautiful homes on Hay Mount, and heard wonderful stprles about old Cross Cr.eoks and Campbellton. Alto gether he began to think that It was a fine thing to be a sick boy. 77 But there came a day when he must be told about Tony. Max told him aH he knew. , ' "I'd rather be alone, Max. I can stand It better. I was not always good to her, and that makes a difference," he said. : So Max left him. He met the doctor In the .hall, and told him that Maty knew.; ;- v -i 7 V.7-; v '7 7 - 7 V. "Get Mrs. Hunt to him. Women know what to say. I don't mind taking hold of a broken body, but Td rather keep my hands off' a broken heart Tou get ready and come with me. "It wfll do you good, Maty don't you know and J do. It's eight . now. We'll have .to drive all day and come home In the night, but, the weather's fine there's moon. Get ready. I'll see Maty." . People usually obeyed the doctor; he was that sort of a man. . When he came out Max was ready for a' drive. "I'm going to see a patient One of the chronic sort you know." ( Max was uneasy about Maty and troubled about Tony, so he was a dull companion. - But the doctor ' chatted cheerily about anything and every thing, from the condition of the coun try to the last baby that had been named for Mm. : ' ';- ' ,-, ' 1.. C ;ct;r TwtcLel hir.i :."i; ile;t f:r t-ivert miles, and V.. : n wcl. s a start. "I've teen drer:.iinj," he. said, rub blrj his eyes, "and I can't get the pic tures out cf ray head. Or I wonder If this is why, sir, this Is real!" "It's the Richardson's place." . . "And they are Friends. I know them. There couldn't be two such places. May I stop? Will you take me up as you come back?" N "Why, to be sure. I didn't know you thad friends here. Nice old Quaker la dles they are. Sampson, stop at Rich ardson's gate." "., So that was how It came about that Mr. Outlaw welcomed Max on that autumn evening. It was some time before the old man could believe his eyes. 1 7 ' "Why, boy; we thought you were dead!" v,.: Max grasped the hard hand that was held out to him. Jt "Little Tony la dead." he said, oft- iy. -v-7.v- .:'--7 rw-7- , "Her? -Dead, did you say? - Maybe not" and the old man went briskly ahead to break the glad news. Max walked toward the house. The Virginia creeper was crimson ; now, and the pink and purple asters were nodding gaily along the borders. .7. And then . Max heard a soft little voice that was like a breath of the evening breeze. , ' ; "Max, are you ljere?" 7 7 7 And there, over - the box-wood hedge, was a little red head and a pair of china blue eyes! Nobody but Tony herself ever had such eyes as those. So there was a scramble and a rush, and Tony was crying on her tall broth er's bosom, In most comfortable fashion.' And that was how Mother Outlaw found them, and somehow they were got into the house, and there, was a wonderful time, and right In the midst of Ittpoctor Mac Swain came In. ! "But, Oh; Max, how we'll miss dear Maty, and " . ' 7 "Miss who?. Not the boy Tve been doctoring all this time, I reckon," the doctor said laughing. ' . "Oh, sir. Is our Maty alive?" V . jV "He was this morning, and I didn't notice any Bigns of wings. We won't have anybody missed but you, lassie." Of course it .was but a poor little threadbare joke, but It was so easy to laugh now! - "I'll send the boys out," the doctor said, and nobody , noticed a curious twinkle in his eye,' but It wa there. Tony was happy 7 now, and they waited for Maty to come. She was al most beyond eating or sleeping. Max told her hat jthey had found the gold, and that It: was really theirs, as no heir had been found to claim it and it was well known that there was none, But he did not speak of his aw- hful secret. Tony must be spared this. Tony was sorry tnat Emerson had deserted them , at the last but they hoped that he might find, a home cap r creamed: 71!" and with her flute 1 : .7, a-Quiver, she spranj at t c : 3 took her in her arms. and 11 1 ? i:tt!a Hunts cried and Fath er Outlaw stretched out his arms and took them all In, and the Poindexters heard a few wild sentences about caring bo much for Tom. and being too proud to make friends, and for glvlnt and forgetting and all that. "Why, Max, she's her mother," Tony said, as the women all began to cry. t. ' "They take It pretty hard." Maty smiled. ! "Maty, darling, it la bo nice to have you. I'm glad you did not die," Tony said, for the hundredth time. "But I'm going to some time, Queen Marie Antoinette, so you'd better be good to me. In, fact,- I came near It when they told me that you were dead. I always said ydu'd be the tieath of me." .' : -v- ;7 ' . ' "Maty, I. would try to behave, and yott right in the midst of a reconcilia tion! It Is so romatic; and we've been instrumental in bringing it about, too," Tony said, with mild reproach. "We brought an Outlaw as a tro phy, Max," Maty laughed. "Tou ought not laugh when you know that she ran. away with our kind Mr. Hunt, Just as mother did." "I didn't know that mother did, Tony," Maty said ' , "That boy's got to be shut up. The first thing we know there'll be another, fever on his hands, ana tne doctor bundled "Maty off Into a wee bit of a bedroom where the roses blew their sweet breath in at the windows and the bees hummed laxlly In and out. And before the Bun was quite down Maty was fast asleep. ; : ' 7 ; : 7 Mother Outlaw gathered up the brood of little ; Hunts 7 and whisked them off home,-and the good Quaker ladles took charge of Zeb. And It Is to be hoped that Zebulon Vance Scales was duly thankful to' the Providence that chose such a soft place for the mountain boy. ' -; Aunty, stirred from her usuat calm, . , ,1 11. . ... M .1 J Jt . was reany me aunty, ou, auu um 1 delight And so the autumn sun went down, and the troubles of Tony and 1 the twins were among the things of the past. THE END. - . 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An enterprising bird has built Its nest in the part where the top of the column Joins the clock face. 7 It has a secure home and seems to live quite undisturbed by the clatter and bustle of t Baltimore's busiest street. - I: l:::"."jt:::A btsi ff1 s7 A li i i Already recognized as an indespensibU point of supply and distribution, surrounded by abundant varied natural resources, and a rich agricultural country; easy of access to points of other localities, containing adequate banking facilities and all other modem equipments necessary to constitute" the foundation for the building of a great Commercial Center With these conditions existing it is reasonable to invite the public to rWatch Charlotte Grov.t 77-V. - - --- -. :-- ,v- i-..'. ..T.;--; '.:.,.i--.7v. .--7- 7 ''-t- . ;; ---:.77-7-v -7r7:-7 i For information apply to lie Greater Qiarlotte &j W. T. Convith, Secretary Charlotte, N. C. EVERY BEY IN: THE YEAR E LP c iui kirn iE AND ... . ..1. ..... , . If you live Fifty miles or less, the following merchants, members of the retail dealers association, will pay your railroad fare both ways, providing you purchase $40. 00 or more. A purchase of $20. 00 to 35. 00 pays' fare one way. You can divide purchases among different merchants of the association . . ; . N -'' .-' 7 i .- - -: - ... ;. - . 7 77 , ';!". '.'.' " ' ; '7 . ' ."-.--.':.; 7-. .," 7 . . ...... 7 -.i ., . . .. , ' " "7- '' " . . - ..: 1 ,.: - :' ... f. - -i: -i --' I . " " -jf 1 "'.. Jt 'i-t -V . -:, -V" ' . '" ' r :'''. .1 ' ' ' ' ' ; ;..'- ' " . ' . . '. ' i '... ' r '. ... . . ; .-.. - . ,: i- -' ' V AUTOMOBILES -, Osmond L. Barringer. ' ART STORE AND PHOTO SUPPUES W. J. ,Vn Ness & Co. t :, - !) , u 7-'. ;7 : "7; ' BOOKS, STATIONERY AND Or . - MCH SUPPLIES i , Stono & Barringer Co. CANDIES AND CXJIfFECTTONERTES , J. BL JIahn. CLOTHING AND MEN'S FCRNIsn. INOS , ' MUler Clothing Co. Ixmg-Tate Oothing Ca ' .Ed Mellon Co. Yorkd Bros. & Rogers. COAL , . 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