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on Alamance (jLEANER; HE 01, XXXV.. GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 6, L909. NO. 12 a happy mm HOME i; .. ... .here health abomids'. Ithlmpurebloodthew cannot . ' to mod bealth VX VWi a diiwrdered LIVER there donot be gw ... ....... Lwythetorpld UV aaarMtore A healthy UVEK means pure blood ; pare blood mean health. Health means happiness. .....,. substitute. AUDruists. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DONALD GULLEY Attorn.y-at-Law ' ; - ' BURLINGTON, N. C SELLABS BUILDING. . DR. WIPX S. LOSG, JR. , , , DENTIST . t . r.,.ham. .... North Carolina OFFICE in Sf MMONS BUILDING JACOB A. LONG. J. ELMEB LONG. - L0O & LOXOk) Attorneye and Counselor! at.,T.awr GRAHAM, K. S. OOPKv Attorn.y-at Law, $1: 'J RAHAM, - - igglG Offlo Patteraoa Building "... Seoond Fleor. C A. HALL, : MTOBNEI AND OOUNSELtOa-lT-LAV GRAHAM, N. 0. :; ; f Office in the Bank of Alamance . ' t V Balding, up stairs.- . Mil J RA If I N UK. W. P. BTKUM, J K B1MJM &BYNUM, Attorney ind Gounnelor at XjkVrV ' (i,tttiN8BORO, . fc, -;rvr;5: Practice retrularlr In the court of Ala aiocs coanly. . . Aag. (, 84 Ij ROB'T C. STRUDWICK 4, '. Attorny-jtLaw,;;''.'"' : QREENSBQR0 ?pM Practices in the courts"; Ala faance and Guilford counties." Haw River oj.umuniyor an oraer or me superior Court of Alamance County, Rortn CarollDa, !"llloffert public sale at the oourt bouM worla Graham, in said oonnty and Btate, 00 n -i ... " . . SATURDAY. MAY 22. 1909. ' "fcBowIng tract or parcels of land, M IB H" River township, Alamanoe county, ........ ..,, uu mo & Blue oi mw nr, to-wlt .. . t .. a. .,ul ncjjumini-ine lanas -or j. a. S?,m' Jo.hn A- Trilinirer. Troilnwood MTg ijleaa. Dixon, and other, oontainiac 24 , more or leas. It being lh. tract upon wilchare Hit h.ima dwelling house andout Wlldlngi! of the late Wm. T. Trolinaer. h i??: . mr-ioha Baker and other oon Hiniiig . 8 acres, more or leaa. ll: ,1 "L11"-Ualvln Tarpler, ool'd, and JohaA. Trollogcr, oonulalni acres, mo JL-2- Troilnger at the U na of bis death, T "7" '"Kouierouiao not Join. - . ftnajofSale: One thlrd of tta. prio. of v Win ID eailAl 1na,11M... -. alrrt?c'a8e!l,,t' month, ApriiaMlW. I..PAKK!!R, ' .omm1a)oner Cough Caution JSlLflH!"'7 nCTW' POon toot tan. Tfrod SwiMkl?0 ""Pl. .old only-ou should S to andean the Irritated bran- rto toiti. If Strang how thing rSpwaboot. For twenty yeaSTTahoop hah I " Hvns on it. sikkwi Cyteto th. BedldM. .tea U Btxbr lu ?J- And a a not onl aaJ. bat 4 arkaiiIk0";'knowtt a trulr r mbm i r"- aanaoBur. Tin tin i li aitraa tumt , -f J. IBM DOUWMi IDA it. aaoM .ir . . ,t mpuiif illaaS? t?" " h and not the tjaZnl Ur" arU thspr.1 Tern a . .aw aainaii 1 1 si Dr. Shco-fi GRAHAM D3U3 CEL. KEETRIP to.tAc pacific coast AM YOU ONE i taa BMatr tavMa aad wko waart to rp!ors tiiaWo UJ 7 7 It S-DWSBT U1GAZT58 a oMtitm tJ peat! 'veil it is to pot -sritkia tlx -4rf r'P" tJy ? V- ' 'I tf SI M Putt's PilEc n gJJor similar poseora. And Bow a luti ffh-ongrBi r pntltoQ thelaleL '7tSmu ln r Oonth Milt." Ooodl wrtwd 1 1 Hreafterforthl.TrraBMUnnthf. Coa.l7.2. Hul lnslstea ha Tin Ir. F hoop's Counh 60; X J "You Just bet I nm." Polly answered, with an Independent toss of her head. "This Is the night we're golu' to make tbeui Rubes In there sit up, ain't it, Bingo?" sho udded, placing one arm affectionately about the neelc of the big white horse that stood waiting near the entrance. "You bin ridlu' too reckless lately," said Jim sternly as he followed her. "I don't like it. There ain't no need of your puttln' in all them extra stunts. Your act is-good enough without 'em. Nobody else ever done 'em, an' no body 'd miss 'em if you left 'em out.1 Polly turned with a triumphant ring In her voice. The music was swelling for her entrance. -xou aint my mother, jlru; you re my prandmother," she taunted, nnd "Jfoi cwiitod has pot om kind o a bvg," Jim assented. with a crack of her whip sho was away on Bingo's back. "It's the spirit of the dead one that's gof into her," Jim mumbled as he turn ed away, still seeing the flash ln the departing girl's eyes. CHAPTER III. I OLtiY and Bingo always made the audience "Bit up" when they swept Into the ring. She was so young, so gayly clad, bo lleht and joyous In all ber posea. She seemed scarcely to touch the back of it.. L II. , V .... ...... I. .wl Mnnrf 1 UM Willie UUI no as luvy vum the ring ln the glare of the tent light The other performers went through their work mechanically while 'Potty rode. As for Polly, her work bad nevei lost Its first Interest. Jim may have been right when he said that the splril of the dead mother had got Into ber, bnt It must have been an unsatisfied rplrlt, unable to fulfill its ambition ln the body that once held it, for it some times played strange pranks with rol- tjK'- -sTonlgbt her eyes shone and ber Hps were parted in anticipation as she leaped lightly over the many colored Streamers of the wheel of silken rib bons held by Barker ln the center of the ring and by Toby and the tum blers on the edge of the bank. With each change of ber act the au dience cheered and frantically applaud ed. . The band played faster; jingo's pace increased; the end of her turn was coming. The tumblers arranged themselves around the ring with pa tter hooDS. Bingo was fairly racing. She went through the first hoop with a crash of tearing paper. Hpleh. Blnro!" she shouted as sho bent ber knees to make ready for the Bnal leap. Bingo's neck was stretcnea. ue nan never gone so rast Deiore. uic. looked uneasy. Toby forgot to go on with bis accustomed tricks. Jim watched anxiously from the entrance. The paper of one hoop was aim ien Unbroken. Tbt attendant turnea m eyes to glance at the oncoming girl. r, fuwn ahifted sllshtly In bis clum sy hand as Polly leaped straight up from Bingo s back, trusting to u calculation. Her forehead struck the edge of the hoop. Bbe ciutcnea w..u., . An inn at the air. Bingo ganui. ---sho fell to the ground, striking ber bead again the iron doc wi the edge of the ring. Everything stoppeo. "' --- - MaaIsinal airOlV S th-r asr- "-- wuani lulrall aSUaT nlrFBSIIl m i . ..ws tmlnghr llfeleas. A great cry west P In ; tJI." ..v -w. women and chil dren began to clamber down frointheU rhlle other. art tb. ground attempted to Jnop to,bVf ker. stUl irasptof bis rbJ Ito tbTipWs rids snd shouted wfldly to Toby: ,kr Old Toby tamed his wblt. faeoto tb crowd. Bio tearora Tvely.tl-eoald-ot Bk I was aw who saw hiss --r coold act rr. go to PoOy. B- feet eoenasd P" ,b .s- aw bnrp forss ttaOTT ano. tb ring, held her braised aesa as - yoa 1 a doctoer b . skofed desperately to Bart. Tiers-s th doctsrr oa bis Bagers 00 th ttaT rrk w .rw tb p- "r "Lz: it: PjARfiARET MAYO COPYRIGHT. 1908. "I can't fell JusF yet," said the doc tor. "She must be taken away." "Where can wo take her?" asked Jim, a Iuok of terror In his great, trou bled eyes. . "The parsonage Is the nearest house," said the doctor. "I am suro the pastor will be glad to have her there until we can find out how badly she is hurt." In an instant Barker was back in the center of the ring. lie announced that Polly's Injuries were slight, called the attention of the audience to the wonderful concert to take place and bade them make ready for the thrill ing chariot race. Jim, blind with despair, lifted the light burden and staggered out of the tent, while the band played furiously and the people fell back Inlo their seats. The Roman chariots thundered and clattered around the outside of the ring, the audience cheered the win ner of the race, and for the moment Polly was forgotten. CHAPTER IV. IIE blare of the circus band had been a sore temptation to Man dy Jones all afternoon and evening. Again and again It T had dragged her from her work to the study window, from which she could bee the wonders so tantallzlngly near Mandy was housekeeper for the Rev. John Douglas, but the unwashed sup per dishes did not trouble her as she watched the lumbering elephants, the restless lions, the long necked giraffes and the striped zebras that came and went in the nearby circus lot And yet, in spite of her own curiosity, she could not forgive her vagrant "worse half," Hasty, who had been lured from duty early ln the day. She bad once dubbed him Hasty in a spirit of deri sion, nnd the name had clung to him. The sarcasm seemed doubly appropri ate tonight, for he had been away since 10 that morning, and It was now past 0. The young pastor for a time had en- Joyed Mandy's tirades against her hus band, but when she began calling shrilly out of the window to chance acquaintances for news of him he slip ped quietly into the next room to fin ish tomorrow's sermon. Mandy renew ed her operations at the window with increased vigor when the pastor had gone. She was barely saved from pitching headforemost lntotho lot by the timely arrival of Deacon Strong's daughter, who managed with difficulty to connect the excited woman's feet with the floor. "Fob de Lor' sake!" Mandy gasped as she stood panting for breath and blinking at the pretty, young, apple faced Julia. "I was snah moat goo dat time." Then followed another oot- .r.inst tho delinquent Hasty. But tb deacon's daughter did not bear. Her eye. were already wander ing anxiously to the lights and tb On el of th Hltle world beyond tb wln- ... not the flrwt time today that Mandy had found beraelf talking to space. There bad been a steady ILL f callers st tb parsons ,1dc 11 that morning. bt bad Jon, .go confided to tb pastor that sb suspected their rMon. Ty come, m here a-trsckln' W mT flo-be -aid. -an' a-askfaf wby won don't ov d. circus from sbw Laef to de cborrb sn dea aranta dVaeeks oat 0. winner till I cant wet a hotraewor done." -That', only bum., natare. Don a. d answered, with a laaga. Dot Hand bad declared that sb Zj-Tnan for and had Brambled tnetbinx .boot -Vpocrltters- as Zither broom sad began to sweep tatsglnary tracks fross ta front of tb 2.y draw. sb. had nted -P her what sb thongbt of w iw dXermlnalluo was aaaany weakened SO. r"!"." creased wonder la ths faces setts of eajattora, two tncllna- Moos, sh aased st Jalla sow. Th. teni. sd he Uaoehed forth toto C BISOO GALLOPED OS, ASP SUB FELL TO THE OBOUSD. BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY just seen a "wonde'ful striped" ana mule" with u "pow'fut long neck walk right out o' the tent" nnd how he had "come apart afore her vry eyes" and two men had slipped "right out of I1I.-1 lnsldes." Mandy was so carried away by her own eloquence and so busy showing Julia the sights beyond tho window that she did not hear Miss Perkins, the thin lipped spinster, who entered, followed by the Widow Wil loughby, dragging her seven-year-old son Willie by the baud. The women were protesting because their choir practice of "What Shall the Harvest Be?" had been Interrupted by the unrequcsted accompaniment of the "hoochee coochee" from the nearby cir cus band. "It's scandalous!" Miss Perkins snap ped. "Scandalous! And somebody ought to stop It." She glanced about wllh an unmistakable air of grievance at the closed doors, feeling that the pastor was undoubtedly behind one of them when he ought to be out taking action against the things that her soul abominated. "Well, I'm sure I've done all that I oould," pipod tbc widow, with ajneek, martyred air. She was always mar tyred. She considered it an appropri ate attitude for a widow. "He can't blame me if the choir is out of key to morrow." "Mercy me!" Interrupted the spinster. "If there Isn't Julia Strong a-leanlng right out of that window a-looklng at the circus, and ber pa a deacon of the church, and this the house of the pas tor! It's shocking! I must go to ber." "Ma, let me see, too," begged Willie as he tugged at his mother s skirts. Mrs. Wllloughby hesitated. Miss Perkins was certainly taking a long while for her argument with Julia. The glow from the red powder outside the window was positively alarming. "Dear me!" sho said. "I wonder If there can be a Arc." And with this pretext for Investigation she, too, Joined the little group at the window. A few moments later, when Douglas entered for a fresh supply of paper, the backs of the company were to ward him. He crossed to the study table without disturbing bis visitors and smiled to himself at the eager way ln which they were hanging out of the window. Douglas was a sturdy young man of eight and twenty, frank and boyish ln manner, confident and light hearted ln spirit. He had seemed too young to the deacons when be was appointed to their church, and his keen enjoyment of outdoor games and other healthful sports robbed blm of a certain dignity ln their eyes. Some of tho women of the congregation bad beenjncllned Jo slde wIlBH deacons. Tor It hurt ibeTr vanity that tb pastor foand so many other Interests when he might hsv been sitting in dark, stuffy rooms dbv rnaadn tbaotocy with them, bat Uong las bad boca alther nncooacloaa of or Indifferent to tbelr resentment and had gon on his way with a cheery wA and an nneononerabl eoavlcthm of right that had only k-ft them floODder tnc B tnteaded to quit th room now' annoticed, bnt wss anfortnnat noagh to apset s chair as hs tnrned from tb tabl. This brought a chorus of .xctamaUooa from tb women, who, chattering, rasbed qalckly toward bins. -What do yoa think of my naughty boy, . Wini r simpered tb widow. "H dragged es trait to tb window." Dorngtas glanced amusedly 11 rat at tb Ire foot six widow and then at the herphan, red barred areata by her aide, bnt b ssad no romsjeat beyond offering a chair to each of tb women. -Oar chotr prartVe bad to be entire ty diaroatnaed." declared atlas Per kins sosaiy a. sb aerepted tb prof fered rhslr. adjusted her skirts for a stay and gaced denaatly at ths par soa, wbo bad dntJfullr seated blaasetf ear th tabts. - -I am aar I have as tree aa ear as aaybody," wbtnipered tb wtdew, with an tejvred aar. "Bat I defy any ea to lead What KkbII the Barraet Br t aa accompaniment Bk IbsL" Bh Jetted her hand hi th dlrertlea of ths window. Ths band was again ptsyrntj tbe -boocbee eoocnea.- -Xevor mind a boot tb choir prae Oca," mid Iinoglaa, with a smDe. Jit is soul, hot skill, that our congregation needs in Its music. As for that music out there. It Is not without its compen sations. Why, the small boys would rather hear that band than the finest church orgau in tho world." "And the smnll boys would rather see the circus than to hear you preach, most likely," snapped Miss Perkins. It was adding insult to Injury for blm to try to console ber. "Of course they would, and so would some of the grownups if they'd only tell tho truth about it," said Douglas, laughing. "What!" exclaimed Miss Perkins. "Why not?" asked Douglas. "I nm sure I don't know what they do inside the tents, but the parade looked very promising." 'The' parade!" the two women ech oed In one breath. "Did you see the parade?" "Yes, indeed," said Douglas enthusi astically. "But it didn't compare with the ono I saw at the agoof eight" lie turned bis head to one side and looked into space with a reminiscent smile. The widow's red haired boy crept close to blm. "The Shetland ponies seemed as small as mice," he continued dreamily, "the elephants huge as mountains, the great calliope wafted my soul to the very skies, and I followed that parade right Into the circus lot" "Did you seed Inside de tent?" Wil lie asked eagerly. "I didn't have enough money for that," Douglas answered frankly. He turned to the small boy and pinched his ear. There was sad dlsappolnt- In the jounfl pastor's arms teas a white, spangled burden of humanity. nient In the youngster's face, but he brightened again when tbe parson con fessed that be "peeped." "A parson peeping!" cried the thin tipped Miss Perkins. "I was not a parson then," corrected Douglas good naruredly. "You were going to be," persisted the spinster. "I bad to be a' boy first In spite ol that fact." The sudden appearance of Hast; proved a diversion. He was looking very sheepish. "Hyar ho Is, Mars John; look at him!" sold Mandy. "Hasty, where bars yoa been all day?" demanded Douglas severely. Hasty fumbled with bis bat ana sparred for time. "Did yo say w bar's I been, sab?" "Dnt's what be done ast yo'," Mandy prompted threateningly. I bin 'celved. Mars John," declared nasty solemnly. Mandy snorted in credulously. Douglas waited. "A getnmen ln de circus done tolc me dl: mawnln' dat ef I carry water fo' de cl'ribanta he'll let me In de cir rus fo' nnuln', an' I make a 'greemeut wid him. Mars John, did yo" abhor seed an el'phant drink V bo asked, rolling bis eyes. John shook bis bead. "Well. sab. be jes put dat trunk 1 bls'n Into de pall Jes ones an' .wish- water gone." Donelas laughed, snd Mandy mut tered sullenly. "Well, sab," continued Hasty, "I tote water fo' dem el'pbants all day long, an' when I cum roun' to see de circus de gem men won't Jet m In. An' when I try to crawl under de tent dey pulls me out by d lalgs an' beats me." n looked from on to tb other, expect ing svmDatby. "Sarve yon right" was Mandr'i unfeeling reply, "if ytfs so anxious to b s-toUu water, Jes yo com along outside snd tots some tor Mandy." "I can't do no mo carry In', Mandy,' protested Bssty. Ts batted ln msb arm." "What barryoT fleer" "A tiger?" exclaimed tb women fa smlaon. "Dono chawed It mos off," ha ds etarmi solemnly. "Deacon Drersoa, h seed It. an b sars I'a hurt had." "Deacon Elversonr cried ths spin ster. "Was Deacon Elveraoo at tbe ehrosT" H. was ha d tot, a-tryln' to look th, sasa as ma," Bssty snswered in nocently. "Tosfd bettor take Hasty Into tb kitchen," aatd Douglas to Mandy, with a dry .mil. "U.'s talking too orach for a wounded man." Viand y dlssppoared' -with th dis graced Hasty, ad rating him. with Bns scorn, -to get d. tiger to chaw off his lalgs, sos ha wouldn't aar. to walk no moV Ths women cased st each other wtth Hps closed tightly, nverson's be havior was beyond tbelr power of x IKwsstoa. Mats Perkins tamed to th pastor as tbongh h war. sonwbow to blame for th deacon', bsckslldrng, bat before sh coald Bad words to ai gj ths point tb timid little deacon appeared la tb doorway, utterly an eoosriooo of th bostOe receptloa that Bssty bad prepared for him, Hs glanced Berroaaiy from on set fac to tb other, then eongbed behind bis hat -Wr aB very ranch totsrested hi ths elrcaa." said Doaglas. "Cast yoa ten as a boat ttr -1 tost went bit tb lot to look for tr soa." sumsaerad ths Be. eon. 1 feared Tetor had strayed." -Wby, deacon r said Mrs. ln&Vwgh- by. 1 Jnst stopped by your bones sad aaw Mrs. Branson pnttiBg refer to bed."- Tb deacon was ssred from forth 1 emlMrrmsntient by sn xclamatJ0n frem. Jails. wbo bad st.yed .t ttie wKdowr "Ob, look; something baa happened!" she cried. "There's a crowd. They are coming tills way." Douglas crossed quickly to Julia's side and saw an excited mob collect ing before tho entrance to the main tent He had time to discover no more before Mandy burst ln at the door, panting with excitement nnd roll ing ber large, white rimmed eyeballs. "Mars John, a little circus girl done fall off her boss!" sho cried. "Dr. Hartley say can dey bring her ln heah?" "Of course," said Douglas, hurrying outside There were horrified exclamations from Hie women, who were aghast at the Idea of 11 circus rider In the par sonage. In their helpless indignation they turned upon (he little deacon, feel ing intuitively that bo was enjoying the drama. Llverson was retreating toward the door when ho vas sudden ly thrust aside by Douglas. Iu tho young pastor's armB was a white, spangled burden of humanity, her slender arm hung lifeless over his shoulder. The silk stocking was torn from one bruised ankle; her hair fell across her face, veiling It from the un friendly glnncos of the women. Doug las passed out of sight up tho stair way without looking to the right or left, followed by the dootor. Mandy reached the front door ln time to push back a crowd of Intrud ers. She had barely closed the door when It was thrust open by Jim. "Where Is she?" be demanded, "Go wny fum here!" cried Mandy as her eyes unconsciously sought tbe stairs. Jim followed the direction of her glance and cleared the steps, at a bound. Mandy pursued him, muttering angrily. Dencon Elverson, too. was about to follow wben a grim reminder from Miss Perkins brought tilm around, and ho mnde for tbe door Instead. He started back on opening It for stand ing on the threshold was a clown In his grotesque makeup. Ills white clothes were partially concealed by n large traveling ulster held together by ono button. In one hand he carried a small leather satchel. In tho other a girl's sailor lint. A little tan coat was thrown across his arm. Tbe glgglea of tbe boy biding behind bis mother's skirt were the only greetings received by tbe trembling old man In tho door way. He glnnced uncertainly frjpm ono un friendly face to the other, waiting for a word of Invitation to enter, but none came. "Excuse me," be said. "I Just brought some of ber llttlo things. She'd better put on her coat when she goes out It's gcttln' kinder chilly." He looked again Into tho blank faces. Still no ono spoke. He stepped forward, trembling with anxiety. A sudden fear clutched at bis heart, tbe muscles of bis face worked pitifully, tbe red painted Hps began to quiver. "It ain't It ain't that is It?" hs fal tered, unable to utter the word that filled him with horror. Even Miss Perkins was momentarily touched by tbe anguish In the old man's voice. "I gr.es you will find the person yon are looking for up- Th paHted down svxJ atone. stslrs," sb snswered tartly snd flounced oat of tb boose, cslllng to Jails and tb others to follow brr snd declaring that sb would soon let folks know how tb parson bad brought a "circus rid Id' girt" Into tb psrsonsg. Tb painted clows stood alone, look ing from on wsll to tb other, then crowed tb room snd placed tbe alli gator satcbel and tb llttl coat sud bat oa tb study table. IIasesrs- ful not to wrinkle tb coat for this was Polly's birthday gift. Jim and be had planned to bar sandwiches sod soda pop oa tbe top of tb big wagon wben they offered tbelr treasures to night Bat now tb wagons would sooa be tearing, and where was roi- ty? Hs tamed to ask Ibis oaeeUoo ss Mandy can. down th stairs. "WU. If dsr sat snodder oner sa cried. "Never mind, Mandy." said Douglas, wbo was Just behind ber, carrying a small water pltrber and searching for a bottle of brandy whack had haea placed la tb BMdlctn chest for ssssr- Tou can take thee, apstalra," a. told bar when be bad tiled tb pitcher with water snd found ths Iknor. Man dy looked threateningly at Toby, then rerertantly went a ner way. Douglas turned to tnecM mas pesss- satly. Bh) was tb Bret greeting tnat Toby had marred, and be at but found rok to ask whether rwj was badly hart Tb doctor hasn't toad as yt sas Douglas kindly. Tm saw fact Toby-Bet her real uncle" tbe U maa explained, "hut thsTs what sb calls am, 1 couldn't com out right away horsns rat aa th cosx-en. Could 1 see her aaw. please?" ' -Hor . tie doctor, ssm uoegin. IlartVrj at e !owa lb stair, fallow ed b; Jlu -Writ doctor, not had, 1 hbpe?" "Yes, rather bad," said the doctor, adding quickly as ho saw the suffering In Toby's fa?c, "but don't be alarmed. She's golna to get well." "now long will It bo before wo can have her back before she con ride again?" asked Jim gruffly as be stood npnrt twisting his brown, worn hat In his hands. "Probably several months," said the doctor. "No bones are broken, but the ligaments of one ankle are torn, nnd site received a bnd blow on the head. It will be some time beforo she recov ers consciousness." "What are we goln' to do, Jim?' nsked Toby helplessly. "You needn't worry. We'll take good caro of her here," said Douglas, seeing desperation written on their faces, "Here?" They looked at blm In credulously. And this was a parson! "Where are her parents?" tho doctor asked, looking at Jim nnd Toby. "She ain't got no' parents 'cept Toby an' nie." replied Jim. "We've took core of her ever since she was n baby." "Oh, I seer said the doctor. "Well, ono of you'd better stny here until sho can be moved." "That's tho trouble. Wo enn't," said Toby, hanging ills bend. "You see, sir, cirrus folks ,1s like soldiers. No mat ter what honpens. the show has to go on. an" we got to be ln our plnrcs." "Well. well, she'll be safe enough here," said the doctor. "It Is a fortu nate thing that Mr. Douglas can man age this. Our town hospital burned down a few months ago, and we've been rather puzzled as to what to do Tlth such cast's." He took his leave, with a cheery "Good night" and a promise fo look In upon the little pa tient later. Jim shuffled awkwardly toward the pastor. "It's jnlghly pood of yoti to do this,' ho mumbled, "but she ain't goln' to l no charity patient Mo an' Toby is goln' to look after her keep." "Her wauts will be very few," Doug. Ins answered kindly. "You needn't trouble much about that." "1 mean It," said Jim savagely, ne met Douglas' glance of surprise with a dotcrmlnrd look, for he feared that bis chance of being useful to Polly might bo slipping out of his life. "You mustn't mind Jim," the clown pleaded at tbe pastor's elbow. "You see, pain gets some folks different from others, an' it always kinder makes blm savage." "Oh, that a all right" Douglas an swered quickly. Ills own life bad been so lonely that ho could under stand the selfish yearning In tho big man's heart. "You must do what yn think beat about these things. M.nidy and I will look after the rest." Jim hung his bend, feeling somehow that tbe pastor bad seen straight into his heart nod discovered bis petty weakness, no was about to turn to ward tho door when It was thrown open by Barker. "Where Is .be?" shouted tho mana ger, looking from one to tbe other. "She can't come," said Jim In a low, steady vole for he knew tho storm of opposition with which Barker would meet tbe announcement "Can't comer shrieked Barker. "Of course sbe'll como. 1 can't get along without ber. She's got to come." ne looked at Jim. wbo remained silent and firm. "Wby ain't sho comln'T" he askod, fooling himself already defeat ed. "She's hurt bad," was Jim's laconic reply. "The devil she Is!" said Barker, looking at Douglas for confirmation. "Is that rlebtr "Sho won't te able to travel for some time." said Iougla. "Mr. liarkrr is our manager," Toby explained ns be edged his way to the pastor's side. "Home time!" Barker looked at Douglas ns though he were to blam for their misfortune. "Well, yon Just bet alio will." he declared menacingly. "See here. Barker, don't you talk to blm like that." said Jim, facing tb manager. "He's darned aquare, even If bo Is a parson." IJarkpr turned sway. lie wit not a bad hearted roan, but bo wo. Irritated nnd upaet at los ing I lie alnr feature of his bill. "Ain't llil my dodgnstcd luck?" be muttered to himself n. bl. eye agsln traveled to the boa rsnvasman. "Ton get out of here. Jim." he shouted., "an start Idem wagon.. Tbe show's got to go oc. P'.!l or no Poll." (to bk costTisirtn.1 a Origin ef Language. Language la th. vehicle of thought and la not necessarily vocal. It Is ssf to say that tb. sign or feature lan guage preceded the oral or real lan guage and that It waa a long time be fore tbe latter form of communicating Ideas became anything like universal There arc .till trlbca that bar onl; tb gesture language, aupplcmented b. tb merest Jargon of words. Beyond a doubt tb race began It career dumb; J oat ss th babe does, snd acquired Its Tocsbaisry very slowly snd painfully. New York American. Th old fitMhionwl way of doling a weak atomarh, or stiinulatinif the Heart or Kidneys is all wrong. Or. Shoop Unit poiabwl out this error. This U why his piwrip tion Dr. Shoop'r Itclworative is directed cntir-l lo th cause of thrae ailments) I lie weak inside or controlling nervea. It lent no difficult, says Ir Shoop, to rtrenjrthen a weak Stomach, Ileftrt tr Kidnera, if one p at it mr rectlr. Kach inside orjran baa it controlling or inside nerve. When these- nTvei fail then those or jrsns moat surely falter. Those vital truths are lending druggists every here to dispense and rec ommend Ir. Shoop'a Ilentoraiive. Teat it m f e days, and see! Im provement will promptly follow. Sold by GraJutm Drug Co. John O. Capers, Commissioner of Internal Re venae, still Is in a rerr avrious condition as a resell of s recent mastoid opojatioB In Wafdiiugtoo, D. C. Kfimfiinhfir Headacfies This time of the year are signals of warning, Take Taraxacum Com pound now. It may avs you a spell of fe ver. It will regulate your bowels, set your liver right, and cure your indigestion. A good Tonic. An honest medicine Taraxacum ME BANE, C N. C. Trustee's Sale ! Ileal Estate. Under and by virtue of a deed of trust ex ecuted to me by Mark O. W'illlamnon. bear ing date of August 1. 1807, and duly register ed In tho office of tbe Kegiater of Ieeds for . Alamance county, in Hook No. 3S of mort gages, on pages Ul to tt. and because of de fault made 111 the payment of tbe debt there-' : ' y secured, rtcmaml having been mt.de for mid payment, at the request of the bolder of said bond secured bv said deed of trust, I will sell for cah, at public outcry, to the best bidder, at the court bouse door In Gra ham, North Carolina, ou Saturday, May 15, 1909, at twelve o'clock, noon, the following lot of land, lyina; ana Deing in Meivin. townsnip, A iBiiiunou county. In said Htata, and bound ed as follow: Adjoining tbe land of Byrd Williamson. Wru. Itfmson and othera. and bouudert on the North by Mack C Wiulam on, on tbc Went I y Byrd Vllllamaon, on tb. st by Wni. M. Benson, on tb. Honth by , , o. Loa, nd said to contain oue acre, more or !. It being a lot conveyed to aaid Mack C. Williamson by It T. Kernodle, Sheriff. Tbla the Win day of April, lMie. W, W. MASON, Trustee. J.H. COOK.Atty. ARE YOU UP TO DATE If you are not the News an" Oberveris. 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