nn
Alamance Glean
VOL. XXXV.
HE
Eft :
7 sTTD A TT A TIT XT ri mrrTrnnrv . tt . - . , ' "
S 1 w a . t-m m m u I W w ' mm m i mm sawi Ian .) I I lllll .: "m M n m V
SB gas - Haas .M WW M Ha SSI I AT .MeW - i".a B9 Wi A II 11 -M. I
win Mre the dyspeptic from many
days of misery, and enable him to eat
whstever be wishes. They prevent
SICK HEADACHE, -
ctufc the food to assimilate and aom.
bh the body, give keen appetite,
DEVELOP FLESH . -
and solid muscle. - Elegantly sugar
mated. -aMA.. -J v. ".
Take No Substitute.
PROFESSlONAIrCARDS ,
DONALD GULLEY
Attorney-al-4-aw
BURLINGTON, !N. C.
SELLAES BUILDING.
JR. WILL S. LOSG, JR.
, . . DENTIST , . .
Graham. - - - North Carolina
OFFICE in SIMMONS BUILDING
UCOB A. LONO. J. ELMER LONG.
LONG & LONG,
A ttomeys and Oounselora at I.a-w
GRAHAM, N. .
s. a o o k: ,
Attorney -t- Law,
GRAHAM, - . - N C'
Oflloe Patteraon Building .'
Seoond Floor. . '
C A. HALL, ;
ATTOBNEY AND OO0N8EL6OE-AT-UW,
GRAHAM, N. 0,
Office in the Bank of Alamance
Bulding. up stairs. .
roBx J 1 1 m dm.' "W. F. BTinni, Iv.
V N U Al & BTNUM,;.
Vttorneys and Counselors at Ijuw
U .liENBBOBO, R - -
Practice reiilarly - In the .courts of Ala
Bancs county. " Ann. t, 94 I;
ROB T C. STRUDWICK
Attorney-atLaw,- t
GREENSBORO Jf.U.
Practices in the courts of Ala-
mance and Guilford counties. .-
Haw River
Land
By authority of an order of the Superior
yuurtui Aiamauce county, norm uaroima,
I will offer t public sale at the court house
door Id Graham, in sold county and State, on
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1909,
thd following tMiiJAin.maia tan mil 4n
Ssj Klver township, Alamaoce county.
iiuivu Bruiiuu, un ine jbaai siaa.oi Haw
1. A t.rut ...nii i. i' r t a
Graham, John A. Trillngeri Trolinwood M'f'ff
w., ricus. uixon. ana oiners, containing K4
cre8, more or less, it being the traot upon
wnioharo the horns dwelling house andout
bnlldlngsof the late Wm. T.Trolinper. " .
'.ai i t trat:t '""mediately upon Haw river
hi , n fi I,"?,laQUS H. xroiinger, rieas
ttlniog ; 8 aores. more or 1m. ,
rvT t u "Scl a)o"ing 'irollnwooa M'r or
S:i0.hnmu'l.ker')iuvln Tarpley, ooUd, and
John A. Trolinger, containing aorea, more
or less.
fcTw :.SSe traots of I"" were owned by
ilt. L Troilnwr at the tlae of his death,
no 1 are near together bat do not Join. .
..;J7u'0.,.8ale: One-third uf the price of
Jjca tract in money down!- the other two
JSVPJ ' equal Installments aeoured by notes
aoor "' 'x na twelve monwa,
tni n.,"?Lnt.ei9t 'romdate. litle.reserved
. r i??10 uny paiu. .- . . -Pril
V, 1909. ,P,"a;-- B. S. PARKBB,
Lommlasloner
inonDlo it bns inrntam ot snA net
-""""WW. we think of BF.oep.ia,
"a.tndUgMtlon as nal dlan4, y4
km is"1 ""."'"wanonas nal diat4, jr
".Uon( that now rmn txinnlur amJt
fc Ik. ir--""op . juatoratiTs. Gout direct
TO1"? ,hM that sameaa
S!? "9 vr. ShooDand hi. lMuhi with.
SaAu w aianir vital mndD
" Hu Malul . : . . ' - . ' - . - -
trr Dr. fihnon'i
-od m lor TOOJ
MU wWM thiae
Restoratin
GRAHAM DRUO CO.
pacific coast
ARB YOU ONE
f tke auuy tlxna
aada who waat to
" axplora thU Woa
oerW 7 111
SUNSET
nee tastitatej a new
oepartaaeat, irkewe
pectal 'work it w
to pwt wkLta tk
. J'3'' " S! tt It
0
Indigestion
Bauthiin,
wzlon.
7 tt SHita.
fie turno-l with his hand on the
doorknob and jerked out a grudging
thanks to the pastor. "It's all fired
good of you to take ber In," he said,
"but It's tonsb to lose her. Good
night!" He banged the door and clat
tered down the steps.
Jim wailed. He was trying to find
words in which to tell his gratitude.
None came, and he turned to go, with
a short "Goodby."
"Good night, Jim," said the pastor.
He crossed the room and took the big
fellow's hand.
- "Much obliged," Jim answered gruff
ly. It was his only polite phrase, and
he had taught Polly to say It. Doug
las waited outll Jim had passed down
the steps, then turned to Toby, who
Still lingered near the table.
"You'll tell her Jiow it was me an'
Jim had to leave" her without sayln'
goodby: won't you, sir?" Toby pleaded.
"Yes, Indeed," Douglas promised.
"I'll jes" put this little bit of monej
Into her satchel." He picked up the
little brown bag that was to have been
Polly's birthday gift. "Me an' Jim
will be sendln' her more soon."
"You're going to miss her, I'm
afraid," Douglas' said, feeling an ir
resistible desire to gain the old man's
confidence.
"Lord bless you, yes, sir!" Toby an
swered, turning upon hiin eagerly.
'Me an' Jim has been father an' moth-
"JTo tnotter tehat luvppene, the show hat
to go on."
er an' jes' about everything to that
little one. She wasn't much blgger'n
a handful of peanuts when we begun
a-worryin about her."
."Well, Mandy will do the worrying
now." Douglas laughed. "She's been
dying for a chance to mother some
body all along. Why, she even tried
it on me."
"I noticed as how some of those
church people seemed to look kinder
queer at me," said Toby, "an 1 been
a-wonderin' If mebbe they might feel
the same about her."
"Oh, they're all rightr Douglas as
sured him. "They'll be ber friends In
no time."
"She's fit for 'em. sir," Toby plend-
ed. "She's good, clean Into the mid
dle of ber heart"
Tm sure of It," Douglas answered.
""Tre faeard how some church folks
feels towards us circus people, sir.
an' I Jes" wanted you to know that
there ain't finer families or better
mnthera or fathers or BTanttfaBiare Ot
grandmothers anywhere thai
nav Why, that girl'a motor
that, an' ber grandmother feraDO-
fatber afore that, an' there ain't no
body what's cared more for their gooa
name an' thelt children's good name
'an ber people has. You see, air, cir
cus folks Is all like that They. Jes
Bka one bUr family. They tends to
their business an' takes good care of
thelrselres. They has to or they
couldn't do their work. If s 'cause I'm
learln' ber with you that rm sayur
all this," the old man apologized.
Tb glad you told roe, Toby," Doug-
lea answered kindly, "ire neTcr
known mnch about circus folks."
"i n I'd better be goto'," Tony
faltered as bis eyes rored hungrily to
ward the stairway.
. "Ill scad yoa our route, an meow
you'll be letTta us know how lbs Js.
Indeed. I win." uougiae
him heartily.
Ton might ten aer wen wnie wrer
day ar so," be added. ,
-Vu tell her," uougias wrom
tIMilW.
- anA i.htf The old man hesitat
ed, unwilling to go, but unaDie ro
furtber pretext for staying.
tlood night, Toby." Douglas ex
tended bis hand toward the bent figure
that was about to shuffle past him.
-v. hand of tbt white faced
clewa rested ta the strong grasp of toe
pastor, sad his pale Utile eyes sought
the face of the stalwart maa before
v. . AtmniMtSom was growiag
la bts heart. The object for
bad gone so d-y By oay w- --a-
behind, and be awai aw
lata tbs algbt alone.
-Irs hard to leara aer," be
Mei tbe show bss got to ou.
Tbe door shut out u r-
where Toby bad fJI"
. -m u. wutk words. BIS iwv
wagooa brw aed
mrsea of tba drtrera. the
aM roaring the stbs
cus trala mow W tba dWaat
-Tn ahow baa got to go . e re
Tba show baa got
peated as be ertmta m a
and seared Umself for work to the
dint light of tb.
Hr put out baadl to Jraw t
sbeejs of bis toterrur .senate-
COPYRIGHT. 1908.
ward him, but Instead" it felT"upon a
small sailor hat. lie twisted the hat
absently in his fingers, not yet realiz
ing the new order of things that was
coming into his life. Mandy tiptoed
softly down the stairs. She placed one
pudgy forefinger on her Hps and rolled
her large eyes skyward. "Dat sure
am an angol chile straight from beb
ben," she whispered. "She done got a
face jes' like a little flower."
"Straight from heaven," Douglas re
peated as she crossed softly to the ta
ble and picked up the satchel and coat
"You can leave the lamp, Mandy. I
must finish tomorrow's sermon."
She turned at the threshold and
shook her head rather sadly as she
saw the Imprint of the day's cares on
the young pastor's face.
"Yo' mus' be pow'ful tired," she
said.
"No, no; not at all. Good night,
Mandy."
She closed the door behind her, and
Douglas was alone. He gazed absent
ly at the pages of his uufllshed ser
mon as he tapped his idle pen on the
desk. "The show has got to go on,"
he repeated, and far up the hillside
with the slow moving wagons Jim and
Toby looked with unseeing eyes into
the dim, starlit distance and echoed
the thought "The show has got to go
on."
CHAPTER V.
HE church bells were ringing
their first warning for the
morning service when Mandy
peeped Into the spare bedroom
for the second time and glanced cau
tiously at the wisp of hair that bespoke
a feminine head somewhore between
the covers and the llttiu white pillow
on the four poster bed. There was no
sound from the sleeper, so Mandy ven
tured across the room on tiptoe and
raised the shades. The drooping
boughs of autumn foliage lay shim'
inering against the wiudow panes, and
through them might be seen the gray
outline of the church. Mandy glanced
again toward the bed to make sure
that the burst of sunlight had not
wakened the Invalid, then crossed to
a small, rickety chair laden with the
discarded finery of the little circus
rider.
"Lawdy sakes!" she cried, holding
up a spangled dress admiringly, "Ain't
dat beautiful!" She drew near the
mirror, attempting to see the reflec
tion of the tinsel and chiffon against
her very ample background of ging
ham and avoirdupois. "You'd sure be
a swell nigger wld dat on, honey!"
Bhe chuckled to herself. "Wouldn't
dem deacons holler if dey done see
datr
The picture of the deacons' aston
ishment at such a spectacle so grew
upon Mandy that she was obliged to
cover her generous mouth to shut in
her convulsive laughter lest it awaken
the little girl in the bed. She crossed
to the old fashioned bureau which for
many months had stood unused against
the wall. The drawer creaked as she
opened it to lay away the gay, span
gled gown.
"It'll be a mighty long time afore
she puts on dem t'lngs ag'ln," she said,
with a doubtful shake of her large,
round lioad,
Then sne went Data to me tuair u
picked up Polly's sandals and exam-1
lned the beadwork with a great deal
of Interest "Lawdy, lawdy r she cried
as she compared the size of the san
dals to that of her own rough, wort
shoes. She was again upon the point
of exploding with laughter as the
church bell added a few final and
-more emphatic clangs to Its warning.
lie turned, with a start, motioning a
.In warning out of the window for
He bell to be silent but the little
sleeper was already stirring uneasily
on ber plltow. One soft arm was
thrown languidly over her head. The
hln eves ODened and closed-;
arr-vf M he a swrtl wiovr
himeur aW efcaefctos.
dreamily as sbe ajaruiured tba words
at the dowa song that Jlsi ana wy
bad taught ber years ago:
TMi waat Ike s-tls eaag"
Maady wacbed tbe tide of the bed
as tbe glrrs eyea ape-rd
"JTmH bars with a blank stare eC
MtoBiahawat A thxf frowa caaae lata
Che sojsB a-blta forebesd.
-Wtafs tbe saattorr sbe sat
fatatry. trytojr to taA a""" "
niter la tbe W fcT!.bTvta.
-HoaU. child, susb." Vtndf whis
pered. -Je r r poiur tcL
DaTi wnly Cc furs beO t-rtncln-.
MsWea,
e
us
BY DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
"First bell?" the girl repeated as her
eyes traveled qul?kly about the strange
walls and the unfamiliar fittings of the
room. "This ain't the show!" she cried
suddenly.
"Lor" bless you, no! Dis ain't no
show."' Mandy answered, and she
laughed reassuringly.
"Then where am I?" Polly asked,
half breathless with bewilderment.
"Nebber you mind 'bout dat" was
Mandy's unsatisfactory reply.
''But I do mind," protested Polly,
trying to raise herself to a sitting po
sition. "Where's the bunch V
"De wat?" asked Mandy in surprise.
"The bunch Jim and Toby an' the
rest of the push!"
"Lor' bless you," Mandy exclaimed,
"dey's done gone 'long wld de circus
hours ago."
"Gone! Show gone!" Polly cried In
amazement. "Then what am I doln'
here?"
"Hoi' on dar, honey! Hoi' on!"
Mandy cautioned. "Don't yon 'cite
yo'se'f."
"Let me alone!" Polly put aside the
arm that was t; ; lng to place a shawl
around her. "I got to get out of here."
"Youse got plenty o' time for dat"
Mandy answered. "Jes' yo' waft
awhile."
"I can't wait, an' I won't!" Polly
shrieked, almost beside herself with
anxiety. "I got to get to the next
burg-Wakefleld, ain't It? What time
Is it? Let me alone! Let me go!" she
cried, struggling desperately.
The door opened softly, and the
young pastor stood looking down at
the picture of the frail, white faced
child and ber black, determined cap
tor. "Here, here! What's all this about?
be asked In a firm tone, though evi
dently amused.
"Who are you?" returned the girl as
she shoved herself quickly back
against the pillows and drew the cov
ers close under her chin, looking at
him oddly over their top.
"" "She done been cuttln' up souieflu
awful!" Mandy explained as she tried
to regain enough breath for a new en
counter.
' "Cutting up? You surprise me, Miss
Polly," he said, with mock seriousness.
"How do you know I'm Polly?" the
little rebel asked, ber eyes gleaming
large and desperate above the friendly
covers.
"If you will be very good and keep
very quiet I will try to tell you," be
said as he crossed to the bed. -
"I won't be quiet not for nobody,"
Polly objected, with a bold disregard
of doable negatives. "I got to get a
move. If you ain't gotn' to help me
you needn't butt In."
"I am afraid I can't help yon to go ,
Just yet," Douglas replied. He was be-,
ginning to perceive that there were,
tasks before him other than the snap-;
ing of Polly's character.
"What are you tryln to do to me,
anvhow?" she asked as she shot a
glance of suspicion from the pastor to
Mandy. "What am I np against?"
"Don't yon be scared, honey," Man
dy reassured ber. "Youse Jes' as safe
here as yon done been in de circus.
"Safer, we bope,
Douglas added,
with a smile.
"Are you two bug?" Polly ques
tioned as she turned ber bead from
... . M.m ... .. thnm
fc new Me MWeU you
get none the best of me. I can get
away all right an' I will too.".
She made a desperate effort to put
one foot to the floor, but feU back wltb I
s cry of pain.
I be
SHE DOS DZSM CVTTIM'
Dar. dar," Mandy aiarmared. put
ting tbe pfOow under tbe poor,
rramrd aerk and smootblag tba Ut
glsd bebr froee Pollys forehead. "Toe
done hart yo'arf for susb dis time."
Tbe pastor bad takea a step toward
tbe bed. Hie Ids of assasnnrnt bad
chanced to one of pity.
-Toe aaa. Miss Polly, yoa bare bad
a very bad fan. aad you eaa't get away
tost yet aor see year frleads Bratfl roe
are better,
"ira-aalr a scratch." Pally whirs-
pered. 1 caa ato tuy work; I got ta,
One boots feeds effort asa aaa vav
cambad. wltb a fata rjUatoy crick
etsr
- "Cade Toby told me that you were
a vrry good little gtrl." Douglas said
as be drew ap a chair aad sat dows'
by ber aide, wwMeut b,tbe empr
Still '
sfon on ber' face that at last he wai ! wonf when asflefled bv'susbfclbnr "You I nAannnt mmmAnf nnon a trasredr t
master of the situation. "Do you think
he would like you to behave like this?"
"I sure am on the blink," she sighed
as she settled back wearily upon tb
pillow.
"You'll be nil right soon," Douglas
answered cheerily. "Mandy and' I will
help the time to go."
"I recollect now," Tolly faltered
without hearing him. "It was the last
hoop. Jim seemed to have a bunch I
was goin' to be in for trouble when I
went into the ring. Bingo must 'a' felt
It too. He kept a-pullln' and a-jerkln'
from the start. I got myself together
to make the last jump, an' I can't re
member no more." Her head drooped.
and her eyes closed.
I wouldn't try Just now if I were
yon," Douglas answered tenderly.
"It's my wheel, ain't It?" Polly ques
tioned after a pause.
"Yoah what chile V Mandy exclaim
ed as she turned from the table, where
she had been rolling up the unused
bandages left from the doctor's call the
night before.
"I say it's my creeper, my paddle,'
Polly explained, trying to locate a few
of her many pains. "Gee, but that
hurts!" She tried to bend her ankle.
"Is It punctured r
"Only sprained," Douglas answered,
striving to control his amusement at
the expression on Mandy's puzzled
face. "Better not talk any more about
It"
"Ain't anything the matter with my
tongue, Is there?" she asked, turning
her head to one side and studying him
quizzically,
"I don't think there is," be replied
good naturedly.
"How did I come to fall In here any
how?" she asked as she studied the
wans ot the unramiuar room.
"We brought you here."
"It's a swell place," she conceded
grudgingly.
"We are comfortable," be admitted
as a telltale smile again hovered about
bis Hps. He was thinking of the
changes that be must presently make
In Miss Polly's vocabulary.
"Is this the big top?" she asked.
"The what?" he stammered.
"The main tent" she explained.
"Well, no; not exactly. It's going to
be your room now, Miss Polly.1
"My room! Gee! Think of that!"
she gasped as the possibility of ber
actually baring a room all of ber own
took bold of her mind. "Much
obliged," she said, with a nod, feeling
that something was expected of ber.
She knew no other phrase of gratitude
than the one "Muvver Jim" and Toby
had taught ber to say to the manager
when she received from him the first
stick of red and white striped candy.
"You're very welcome," Douglas an
swered, with a ring of genuine feeling
In his voice.
"Awful quiet, ain't It?" she ventured
after a pause. "Guess that's what
woke me up." "
Douglas laughed good naturedly at
the thought of quiet as a disturber
and added that he feared It might .at
first be rather dull for ber, bat that
Jim and Toby would send ber news of
the circus and that she could write to
them as soon as she was better.
"I'll have to be a heap better 'an
I ever was 'fore 1 can write much,"
Polly drawled, with a whimsical llt-
tte smile.
t wrUe tot Joa the pastor
volunteered, understanding her plight
you will?" For the first time he
MMr guoflr 0f reaj pleasure in ber
eyel,
. y-gisery day," Douglas promised sol
emniy.
"An' you will show me how?"
"Indeed, I will."
"How long am I in for?" she asked,
"The doctor can tell better about
that when be comes."
"The doctor) So-ifs as bad as that,
ehr .
"Oh, that need net frighten you,1
Douglas answered consolingly.
"I ain't frightened," sbe bridled
quickly; "I ain't never scared of noth-
in. It's only 'cause tbey need me In
the show that I'm a-kickin'."
"Oh, tbey wiU get along all right'
said reassuringly.
VP BOXSTI3 AWTULf
' "Get aloagr PoUy bashed wltb aod
daa fwaentUMBt, "Get along without
say actr It was apparent from ber
look of astonishment that Douglas bad
completely lost whatever gToon4.be
bad heretofore gained la aer respect.
"Say. bare yoa seca that abowr bhe
waited for bis aaswer wtu ptty aad
eoatempc
"Ho." admitted 7oba weakly.
-Wen. I sboald say yoa aiat or yoa
weaidnt make a crack Hk that rva
tb wbole tktag la that push," she said,
wtth as ah- of self eounaaceary, "an
with ts dowa asr sot that show wBJ
be oa the ban for fab." - -
1 beg your pardoa," was all Doug
las could say. eoefased by tbe suddea
volley of unfamiliar wMrda.
Tor kiddta so," h said, tarro
bbr bead to. cs aid,, as. washer
must 'a' seen me ride?"
"No, Miss Polly, I have never seen
a circus," Douglas told ber, half regret
fully, a sense of bis deep privation
stealing upon him.
"What!" cried Polly Incredulously.
"Lordy, no, chile. He ain't nebber
seed none ob dem t'lngs," Mandy in
terrupted as she tried to arrange a
few short stemmed posies In a varie
gated bouquet.
"Well, what do you think of that!"
Polly gasped. "You're the first Rube I
ever saw that hadn't" She was look
ing at him as though he were a curi
osity.
"So I'm a Rube!" Douglas shook bis
bead with a sad little smile and good
naturedly agreed that he had some
times feared as much.
"That's what wo always calls a guy
like yon," she explained Ingenuous!
and added hopefully: "Well, you most
'a' seen our parade. All the pikers see
that It don't cost no thin'."
"I'm afraid I must also plead guilty
to the charge of being a piker," Doug
las admitted, half sheepishly, "for I did
see the parade."
"Well, I was the one on the white
horse right behind the lion cage," she
began excitedly. "You remember?"
"It's a little confused In my mind"
he caught her look of amazement "just
at present" he stammered, feeling ber
wrath again about to descend upon
him.
"Well, I'm the twenty-four sheet
stand," she explained.
"Sheet!" Maudy shrieked from ber
corner.
"Yes, tho billboards, the pictures,'
Polly Hnld, growing Impatient at their
persistent stupidity.
"She suah am a funny talk In' thing!"
mumbled Mnmly to herself as she clip
ped the withered leaves from a plant
near the window.
"You are dead sure tbey know I ain't
comln' on?" Polly asked, with a linger
ing suspicion In her voice.
"Dead sure." And Douglas smiled to
himself as be lapsed Into ber vernacu
lar.
There was a moment's pause. Polly
realized for the first time that she must
actually readjust herself to a new or
der of things. Her eyes again roved
about the room. It was a cheerful
place In which to be Imprisoned. Kven
Polly could not deny that. The broad
window at the back, with its white and
pink chintz curtains on the Inside and
Its frame of ivy on tho outside, spoke
of singing birds and sunshine all day
long, everything from the whlto cell
ing to the sweet smelling matting that
covered tho floor was spotlessly clean.
The cane bottomed rocker near the
curved window seat with Its pretty
billows told of days when a convales
cent might look In comfort at the gar
den beneath. The counterpane, with Its
old fashioned rose pattern; the little
white tidies on the back of each chair
and Mandy crooning beside tho . win
dow all helped to make a homelike pic
ture.
She wondered what Jim and Toby
would say If they could see her now,
sitting like a queen In the midst of ber
oft coverlets, wltb no need to mine
even a finger to wait upon herself.
Ain't It tbe limit r sbe sighed, and
with that Jim and Toby seemed to
drift farther away. Sbe began to
ses their life apart from hers. She
could picture Jim wltb bis head In
bis bands. Sbe could bear his sharp
orders to tbe men. He was always
short with tbe others when anything
went wrong with her.
"I'll bet 'Muvver Jim's in tbo
dnmps," she murmured as a cloud
stole across the flowerlike face; then
tbe tired muscles relaxed, and she
eeased to rebel.
"Muvver Jlraf Douglas repeated,
feeUng that he must recall her to
knowledge of bis presence.
"That's what I call him," Tolly ex
plained, "but tbo fellows call him TJlg
Jim.' You might not think Jim could
be a good mother Just to look at hi in.
"Lordy, ma, eU. lit ofnt mMmT seed
aone ob dent naoa."
but be bv only sometimes yoa cant
teD. bias things 'you could a real
mother," sbe added, half sadly.
"Aad your real mother west away
when yoa were very yoaagr.
"Ko, sbe didat go away."
"No?" There was a passled note to
tb pastor's vofce.
"Bb went oat" Polly corrected.
Outr be echoed blankly.
"Tea; tnlabed flgbu oat"
"Oh, aa aeddeat." Doagtaa under
stood at tost
"I doat Hke ta talk a boat It" PoDy
here If a ber elbow and
at bin solemnly, aa tboagb
aboat t Impart a bit of torblddea faav
Or history. It was this took la tbe
round eyre that bad aiade J lot as oftea
declare that tbe kid kaew everything
-why. mot ber 'd V ta sahssaed U
she'd V koswed bow she wound ap
Bhs was tb best rider of ber tiros
everybody says se-toJt she cashed to
by falHa oa a skats what dldat have
soar ginger aa a aiaea. it yea
eaa brat thatl" eh gased st aist
with her tt; I rewed tth(Jy together.
evWeUly exf some startling x-
prcsf I n ci Ktrctr. -
Aad yur rtscrr iwogiaa asara
rjtvr U:. !; . U-ltg t a w say
adequate, comment upon a tragedy
which tbe child before him was too
desolate even to understand.
"Oh, dad's finish was all right He
got hts'n In a lions' cage where be
worked. There was nothln' glow about
bis end." Sbe looked up for his ap
proval. ,
"For de Lord's Baker Mandy
groaned ns the wonder of the child's
conversation grew upon her.
"An" now I'm down an' out" Polly
concluded, with a sigh.
"But this is nothing serious," said
the pastor, trying to cheer her.
"It's serious enough with a whole
show a-depeudlu' ou you. Maybe you
don't know bow it feels to have 'to
knock off work."
"Oh. yes. I do," Douglas answered
quickly. "I was ill a while ago myself.
I bad to be In bed day after day, think-
ing of dozens of things that i ought to
b,4tCwr.M,.a,
with a touch of unbelief as she studied
ttle fine, healthy physique at tbe side
""be was. chile," Mandy cried.
feeling that her opportunity had now
arrived, "an" I had the wors' timeiyOUT indigestion.
" '
"Did ber Polly was delighted to
find that the pastor bad "notblu' on
ber," as she would have put It.
"You ought to have beard him,'
continued Mandy,' made eloquent by
Polly's show cf Interest. " 'What will
dose poor folks do?' lie kept n -say In'.
'Jes' yo' lay where yo' Is,' I tole him.
'Dem poor folks will be better oft dan
dey would bo a-comln' to yoah fu
neral.' "
"Poor folks r Polly questioned. "Do
yon give money to folks? We are al
ways Itcbln' to get It away from 'em."
Before Douglas could think of words
wltb which to defend his disapproved
methods Mandy bad continued eager
ly:
"An den ou Sunday, when be can't
go to churcb fin' preach" She got no
further. ' A sharp exclamation brought
both Mandy and Douglas to attention.
"Preach!" Polly almost shouted. Sbe
looked at him with genuine alarm this
time.
"That will do, Mandy," Douglas com
manded, feeling an unwelcome drama
gathering about bis bend.
"Great Bnraum and I'.nlleyJ" Tolly
exclaimed, looking at him as though
he were tbe very last thing In tbe
world she had ever expected to see.
Are you a sky pilot?"
"That's what be am, chllo." Mandy
slipped tbe words in slyly, for sbe
knew that tbey were against tbe pas
tor's wishes, but she was unable to re -
h. i 1.
. . . .. . u ,,. u.v, vun iuinjug nri,
the seeds of curiosity that would eoon
bear fruit In tbe Inquisitive mind of
the llttlo ir-alld
Will you get on to me a-landln' Into
mlxup like this?" She continued to
study tho uncomfortable man at her
side. "X never thought I'd tie a-talkln
to one of you guys. What's your
name?"
"Douglas." He spoke shortly.
"Ain't you got no bandlo to It?"
"If you mean my Christian name, it's
John."
"Well, that sounds like a sky pilot
all right But you don't look like I
a'posed tbey did,
"Why notr
"I always s'posed sky pilots was old
an' groucny-llke. You're a'most aa
good lonkln' as our strong man," -
"I done tola him ho was too good
lookln' to lie an unmarried parson,1
Manny chuckled, moro and more
amused atthopastors discomfort
TO BR CONTIWUfa
Hs Csms Back Hard.
"That boy," said the Killvllle farm
er, "bents my time! Jest now when I
quoted rVrlpler to hlin be come back
St me hard!"
"You duu'l say!"
"Shore! I loid him to git a bos asr
toiler tbe furrow. Tbar's gold la tb
land.' I said An' what do you reckon
be made answer?"
"Yon tell If."
"'Fat her." be says, 1 don't keer fer
tbe gold o' this here worjd. I've laid
up treasure In heavenf "Atlanta Con
stitution.
Fair Warning.
Trtir after year on old farmer bad
listened In trim alienee to tb trains
thundering by bis luod. Finally one
day, bis patience at an end, be drop
ped bis plow and shook bis fist st tbe
passing express.
"Ye can puff an' blow all ye like, gol
dura ye." br cried, "but I'm guia' to
ride ye Saturdayl" Everybody's.
The Zones.
Teacher-How ninny sones are there?
Small Bny-Klx. Teacher No; tbe re
are bni fire However, yoa may name
six If you ran. Small Boy Torrid.
north leniperaie. south temperate.
north frigid, south frigid and
Chicago News.
His (senilis.
"Why do tieople think he's a tea I as?
Nobody caa anderstend what he's talk
ing about"
"No, but be caa make people believe
that be does." Exchange.
The old fiwthionod way of dosing
weak stomach, or stimulating
the Heart or Kidneys is all wrong;.
Dr. Shoon first pointed oat this
error, mi is wny nis prrarnp-
tion Dr. Shoopr IletsoratiTe
is directed entirely to tbe eauae of
these ailments tbe weak inside or
controlling nerve. It isnt so
difficult, ears Dr Shoon, to
strengthen a weak Stomach, Heart
or Kidneys, if one got at it cor
rectly. Each inside organ has its
controlling or inside nerve. When
these nerve fail then thane or
pins mast sorely falter. Theae
vital troths are leading druggists
everywhere to dispense and rec
ommend Dr. bhoop s itcstorative.
Test it a few dars, and seel Im
provement will promptly follow.
Sold by Ur&bam lrng Co.
riLXJ tr.2
.lll'CIitr.:
I TU ie J-'mst Us
WV
& SlgTialS OT Wam IFlg,
TakeTaraxacuiTi Com-.
pound now. it may
I IV3 VOU & SPell Of fe
Vei. It Will regl)lat6
lb?Wgl'- S yUr
llVer rlgnt, and CUT8
sooa I or.:e.
An honest medicine
MEBANE.
N. C.
Trustee's Sale !
Real Estate.
Under and br virtue of a dned nf trnat nx-
emited td me by Mack O. Williamson, bear-
lng dale of August t. W07. and duly reaistar
ed Id the office of tba Register of Deeds for
Alaioance county, in Bosk No. SO of mort-
Egee, on paces SI to H. and because of de
ultauda in tbe payment AT the debt there
by aevured, demand bavins been made for
said payment, at thr request of tbo holder
of said bond secured by said deed of trust. I
will sell for cub, at public outory, to tbe
bast bidder, al the court hcuuA dmr In fir-
bam, Nurth Carolina, on
Saturday, May 15, 1909,
at twelve o'clock, noon, the foHowln lot of
laua. I vi tiw ana neii, in maiviiia invnuiin.
Atamanoeenuntv. in mmiA Ht.t. inH twinnA.
euasroiiows: Adjoining tue landa -of llyrd
araxacum
Williamson. Wm. llenaon and ntn. ra. .Ml -
bounded on the North by Mack a William
son, on tbe West by Byrd Williamson, on the
Bast by Wm. M. Benann, on tbe South by
Geo. Lea. and said to contain one acre, mora
1 SM,vonMffiWe?JbtB'rd wmf!Pml
I .br Wm. M. Benann, on tbe fo
or leas. It bdn a lot aonrand ta Mid Huk
0. Williamson by B. T. Kernodla. oheria.
This Hi jstn day of April, luo. ,,'
, , w, W, MAUQN. Trustee.
J. U. COOK, Atty. 'i.i.u.
I ADD Vflll
I wv
UP
TO DATE
If you are not the News ah-
Obehver is. Subscribe for it at
once and it will keep you abreast
ot the times.
Full Associated Press dispatch
es. All tbe news foi euro, do
mestic, national, state and local
all the time.
Daily Newt and Observer $7
per year, 3.50 for 6 mot.
Weekly North Carolinian $1
per year, 50c for 6 mot. '
NEWS & OBSERVER PUB. CO.,
Ralvigh, N. C.
The North Carolinian and TW
Aiakavcs Glkankb will be sent
for one year for To Dollars, Cash
in advance. AppWatTBxGutAKKB
jiuce, uraiMm is. u
Sorts CiMu'i Foremost let ipiper. ' ,
The Charlotte Observer
Every Day In the Year.
auicn TciriiKS, mmou .
4. P. CALDWELL, Xdltor.
$8.00 Per Year.
TUK OBSERVER
Receives the largest Telegiaphio
News Serrica deJirered to any
paper between Washington and
Atlanta, and its special service
is the greatest ever handled by a
North Carolina paper.
THE 8UNDAY OBSERVER
Consists ot 16 or nor papas, and
la to a large oxtent made up of
original matter.
Tau SEMI-WEEKLY OBSERVER.
Printed Tuesday and Friday,
fl.00 per year. The largest
paper In North Carolina,
Send for sample oopieaL Address
mis ui9bitYtt
CHARLOTTE, N. C
ooooQaoooaaaoQaoarxxyixKKxxi
8
Subscribe
For .
The Cleaner
Only
$1.00 per year.'