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4 VOL. XLII GRAHAM CHURCH DIRECTORY. baptist—N. Main 3t.—Jas. W. Kobe, i'aalor. Preaching services every lirut tuii 1 auu Sundays at li.UU a. m. uutl I.JO p. m. ouiiilay Senooi every Sunday at a. m.—C. B. irwiu, Superin tendent. uran.mi christian Church—.N. Main J. a'. Trait 1 :. ireacinug services every Sec i.ail and rouriii Sundays, at n.ou a. in. Suuda) Scliuol every Sunday at lu.vu a. oi.— ti. L. iriendersou, Super ■uieudent. 1 Uew Providence Christian Churc.i —itorth main Street, near Dtpot— Rev. J. U. iruitt, Pastor. Preach lug every Second and fourth Suu u.i„. liigbis at d.OO o'clock. b..i.u.ij school every Sunday at .4 a. iu.~j. A. Rayliii", Superin •Tnueilt. Christian Kndtavor Prayer Meet uig every Thursday night at 7.4 a. o nock. i'i ieiiurt—iNortli oi Uranam Pub lic Scuool—Re v. , i'leaiaig Marcia, Pastor. 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SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I—ln Wollston, Te*as. It j becomes with Buckley Duane a ease of , fisfht or run from' Cal Bain. Duane kills his man and becomes art outlaw. ' CHAPTER ll—He meets L,ukfl Stev** ens. an outlaw. CHAPTEIf 111. ' Lnte that lny, a couple of hours be fore sunset, Duane timl Stevens, hnv- Jng rested their horses In the shade of some mesquites near the town of Mer cer, saddled up nnd prepared to move. "Buck, ns we're lookln' fer grub, nn' not trouble,*l reckon you'd better hang up out hero;" Stevens was snylns, ns he mounted. "You see, towns an' sher iffs an' rangers are nlwnys lookln' fer new fellers gone bad*. They sort of forget most of the old boys, except those as are plumb bad. Now, nobody in Mercer will take notice of me. Reckon there's been a thousand men run Into the river country to become outlaws since yours truly. You jest an' be ready to ride hard. I Meboe my besettln' sin will go ope- j rtitln' In spite of my good Intentions. In which case there'll be —" His pause was significant. He grinned, and his brown eyes danced with a kind of wild humor. "Stevens, have you got any money?" asked Duane. "Maney!" exclaimed Luke blankly. "Say, I haven't owned a two-bit piece since—wal, fer some time." "I'll furnish money for grub," re turned Duane.' "And for whisky, too, provldlng'you hurry back here—with out making trouble." "Shore you're a downright good pard," declared Stevens, in admiration,' as he took the money. "I give my word, Buck, an' I'm here to say I never ' broke It yet. Lay low, nn' look fer me back quick." With that he spurred his horse and rode out of the mcsqtsltes toward the town. At that distance, about a quar ter of a mile, Mercer appeared to be a cluster of low adobe houses set In a grove of cottonwoods. Pastures of a Haifa were dotted by horses and cattle. Dunne saw a sheep herder driving In a meager flock. Presently Stevens rode out of sight Into the town. Dtiune waited, hoping the outlaw would make good his word. Probably not a quarter of an hour had elapsed when Duane henrd the clear reports of a Winchester rifle, the clat ter of rapid hoofbeats, nnd yells un mistakably the kind to mean danger for a man like Stevens. Dunne mounted and rode to the edge of the mesquites. He saw a cloud of dust down the road and a bay horse running fnst. Stevens apparently had not been wounded by any of the shots, for he had a steady seat In his saddle, nnd his riding, even at that moment, struck Dunne ns admirable, ne car ried n large pack ovfrr the pommel, nnd he kept looking back. The shots had ceased, hut the yells Increased. Duane saw several men running nnd waving their arms. Then he spurred his horse anil got Into a swift stride, so Stevens would not pass him. Presently the outlaw caught up with him. Stevens was grinning, but there was now no fun in the dancing eyes. It was a devil that danced in them. Ills face seemed a shade paler. "Was jest cornln' out of the store," yelled Stevens, "ltun plumb Into a rancher—who knowed me. He opened up with a ritle. Think they'll chase us." They covered several miles before there were any signs of pursuit, nnd when horsemen did move Into sight out of the cottonvyoods Dunne nnd his companion steadily drew farther away. "No bosses In that bunch to worry us," called out Stevens. Dunne had the sjme conviction, and he did not look back again. He rofle somewhat to the fore, nnd was con stantly aware of the rapid thudding of hoofs behind, ns Stevens kept close to him. At sunset they reached the willow brakes nnd the river. Duane's horse was winded and lashed with sweat arid lather. It was nok until the crossing had been accomplished that Dunne halted to rest his animal. Stevens was riding up the low, sandy bank. He reeled In the saddle. With an exclamation of surprise, Duane leaped oIT and ran to the outlaw's side. Stevens was pale, and his face bore beads of sweat. The whole front of i his shirt was soaked with blood." "You're shot!" cried Diane. "Wal, who said I wasn't? Would you mjnd glvln' me a lift —on this here pack ?" Duane lifted the heavy pack down nnd then helped Stevens to dismount. The outlaw had a bloody foain on his -lips, nnd he was spitting blood. "Oh, why didn't yoti say so!" cried Duane. "I never thought. You seemed all right." "Wal, I.uke Stevens may be ns gnbby ns nn old woman, but sometimes he doesn't sny nnythln". It wouldn't have done no good." Duane bade him sit down, removed his shirt, arid washed the blood from his breast and hack. Stevens had been shot In the breast, fairly low down, nnd the bullet had gone clear through hlrn. His ride, holding himself anil that heavy pack In the saddle, had been a feat little short of marvelous, t Duane did not see how It had been possible, nnd he felt no hope for the outlay. ■ But he plugged the wounds I GRAHAM, N. C„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916 and bound them tightly. "feller's name was Brown." Stevens said. "Me an' him fell out ovr n boss I stole from him over In Iluntsvllle. We had a shootln' scrape then. Wal, as I was standln' my lioss back there In Mercer I seen this Brown, an' seen him before he seen me. Could li ve killed him. too. But I wasn't breal:ln' my word to you. I kind of hoped he wouldn't spot me. But he did—an' fust shot he got me here. What do you think of this hole#" "It's protty bnd," replied Dunne; and he could not look the cheerful out law In the eyes. "I reckon it Is. Wal, I've had some I bnd wounds I lived over. Guess mebhe I can stand this one. Now, Buck, get .me soilfe filnce In the brakes, leave mo some grub nn' water at my hand, an' then you clear out." - "Leave you here alone?" asked Du ane sharply. "Shore. You see I can't "keep up 'with you. Brown nn' bis friends will foller us ncrost the river a wnys. You've got to think of number one In this gnme." "What would you do In my ense?" I asked Duane curiously. | "Wal, I reckon I'd clenr out an' save my hide," replied Stevens. Duane felt Inclined to doubt the out law's assertion. For his own part, he decided his conduct wHhout further speech. First he watered the horses, filled canteens nnd water bntf, nnd then tied the pnek upon his own hory. That done, he lifted Stevens upon his horse, nnd, holding him In the saddle, turned Into the brakes, being careful to pick out linrd or grnss.v ground that left little signs of tracks. Just ajmut dark he ran across a trail that Ste vens snld wail a good one to take Into • the wild country. "Beckon we'd better keep right on In the dark —till.. I drop," continued Stevens, with a laugh. Al] that night Dunne, gloomy nnd thoughtful, nttentlve to the wounded outlaw, walked the trail nnd never halted. Dnwn caught the fugitives nt a green camping site on the bank of n rocky little stream. Stevens fell n dend weight Into Duane's arms, nnd one look nt the haggard face showed Duane that the outlaw had taken his last ride, ne knew It, too. Yet that cheerfulness prevailed. "Buck, will yoti take off my boots?" he asked, with a faint smile on his pallid face. Duane removed them, wondering If the outlaw had the thought that he did not wnnt to die with his hoots on. Stevens seemed to rend his mlnrl. "Buck, my old daddy used to say thet I was born "to he hanged. I!ut I wasn't—an' dyln' wltlr your boots on Is the next wust way to croak." "You've n chance to—to get over this," said Duane. "Shore. But I want to he correct about the boots—an' say. pard, If I do ' go over, jest you remember thet I was i appreclatln' your kindness," This matter of the outlaw's' boots was strange, Duane thought. lie made Stevens ns comfortable as possible, then attended to his own needs. Anil the outlaw took up the thrend of Ills conversation where ho bad left oft the i night before. "This trail splits up a ways from here, an' every branch of It lends to a hole where you'll find men—a few, melibe, like yourself—some like me— nil' gangs of no-good hoss thieves, rustlers an' such. li s easy llvln'. Back. I reckon, though, that you'll not find I It easy. You'll never mix In. You'll be n lone wolf. I seen that right off. Wal. if n man can stand the loneliness, nn' If he's quick on the drnw, mebhe lone-wolfin' Is Ihe best, Shore I don't know. But these fellers In here will be suspicious of n man who goes it nloiie. If they get a chance they'll kill you." Stevens asked for water several times. He had forgotten or he iliil not want the whisky. Ilis voice grew per ceptibly weaker. "tie quiet," said Dunne. "Talking uses up your strength." "Aw, I'll talk till—l'm done." lie re plied, doggedly. "See here, pnrd, you can gamble on what I'm tellin' yoti. An' It'll be useful. From this camp we'll—you'll meet men right along. An' none of them will be honest men. All the same, some are better'n others. I've lived along the river for twelve years. There's three big gangs of out laws. King l-'lsher—you know hi in. I reckon, fer he's half the time llvln' among respectable folks. King Is a pood feller. It'll do to tie up with him an' his gang. Now, there's Cliesel dlne, who hangs out In the Rim Hock way up the river. lie's nn outlaw chief. I never seen him, though I stayed once right In his camp. Lute years he's got rich, nn' keeps bnek pretty well hid. Hilt Bland —I knowed Bland fer years. An' i haven't* any use fer him. Bland has the biggfst gang. You ain't likely to tnlss strikln' his plnce sometime or other. He's got a regular town, I might say. Shore there's some gumblin' an' gun flghtln' goln' on In Bland's camp all the time. lilnnd has killed some twenty men, an' tliet'» not countln' greasers." 9 Here Steven* took another drink, and then rested for a while. "You ain't likely to get on with Bland," he resumed presently. "You'ro too strnppln' big nn' good lookln' to please the chief. Fer he's gut women In hi* camp. Then he'd be Jealous of yonr possibilities with a gun. Slioro I reckon he'd ho careful, though, ( Plpntf's no fool, an' hp loves )iis hide.; He Made Stevens aa Comfortable as Possible. I reckon nny of the other 1 gangs would be better for you when you ain't goln' It alone." Apparently that exhnusted the fund of Information nnd ndvlce Stevens hnd been eager to Impart. He lapsed Into silence nnd lay with closed eye*. Meanwhile the sun rose warm; the breeze wuved the mesquites; the birds enme down to splash In the shallow stream; Duane dozed In n comfortuble sent. By and by something' roused him. Stevens wns once more talking, but with n changed tone. "Feller's name—was Brown." he rambled. "We fell out—over n hoss I stole from him—ln Iluntsvllle. He stole It fust. Brown's one of them sneaks—nfrnld of the open—he steal* nn' preteAls to be honest. Sny, Buck, mebbe you'll meet Brown some day— You un' me ore pard* now." "I'll remember, If I ever,meet him," snld Duane. Tluit seemed to sntlsfy the outlnw. Presently he tried to lift his head, but bad not the strength. A strange shade was creeping across the bronzed, rough face. "My feet are pretty heavy. Shore yftu got my boots off?" Duane held them up. but was not eertuin that Stevens could see them. The outlnw closed hi* eyes nguln and muttered Incoherently. Then he fell asleep. Toward sundown Stevens awoke, and his eye* seemed clearer. Dunne went to get some fresh wnter, thinking hi* comrade would surely wnnt some. When he returned Stevens, made no sign that hp wanted anything. There tf'tis something bright about him, nnd suddenly Dunne realized what It mennt. "Pnrd, you—stick—to me!" the out law whispered. Dunne caught a hint of glndnes* In the voice; he traced n fnlnt surprise In the hnggnrd fnce. Btevens seemed like a little child. Duane burled him In n shnllow ar royo nnd hipped up a pile of stones to mark the grave. Tlint done, he snddled his comrade's horse, hung the weapons over the pommel, nnd, mount ing Ills own steed, ho rode down the trull In the gntherlng twilight. CHAPTER IV. _ * Two days later, about the middle of the forenoon, Duane dragged the two horses up the last ascent of an exceed ingly rough trail and found himself on top of the Blm Itock, with a beautiful, green -yilley nt his feet, the yellow, sluggish Itlo Ornnde shining in the sun, and the great, wild mountainous barren of Mexico stretching to the south. No wonder outlaws were snfe In that wild refuge! Dnnne had spent the last two day* climbing the roughest aYid most dllllcult trull he had ever *een. From the Idoks of the descent he Imagined the worst pnrt of his travel wns yet to come. The trull proved to be the kind that could be descended slowly. He kept "iglng rock* which Ills horses loosed behind hlrn. And In a short time he reached nnd rode down the green retreat, wondering what would he his reception. The vnlley wns much larger thnn It had nppenred from the high elevation. Well wntered, green with grnss nnd tree, and fnrrned evidently by good tiands, It gave Dunne a considerable oirprlsc. Horses and cattle were ev erywhere. Every clump of cotton ivoods surrounded a small adobe house. I'tin ne snw Mexicans working In the fields nnd horsemen going to nnd fro. Presently he passed n house bigger thnn the others, with a porch nttnehed. \ woman, young nnd pretty, he thought, wotched him from n door. No >ne elsf* appeared to notice him. Presently the trail widened a rond. nnd thnt Infw n kind of square lined by a number of adobe and log lulldlngs of rudest structure. Within dght were horses, dogs, n couple of iteers, Mexican women with children, ind white men, nil of whom nppenred to be doing nothing. Ills advent cre ited no Interest until he rode up to Tie white men, who were lolling In the dinde of n house. This place evl lently was n store and saloon, snd rrom the Inside came a lazy hum of rolce*. As Duane reined to s halt one of the oungers In the shade rose wilh s loud 'Xclnrnatlon: "Bust, me If thet nln't Luke's hoss!" The others accorded their Interest, f not assent, hy rising to advance ownrd Dunne. "How about It, Kuchre? Ain't thet .uke'* bay?" queried the first man. "Plain ns your nose," replied the fcl aw called Kuchre. "There nln't no doubt about thet,. lien," Inughed another, "fer tiosomer'* lose Is shore plnln on the landscape." These men lined up before Duana, ind ns he coolly regarded them he hought they could have been reeog ilzed anywhere as desperadoes. The nan cnjled Bosojner t who had stepped I forward, had a forbidding face, which showed yellow eyes, an enormous nose, anil a skin the color of dust, with ■ thatch of sandy hair. "Stranger, who are you an' where In the h—l did you git thet boy hos*?" he demanded. His yellow eyes took in Stev.ens' horse, then the weapons hung on the saddle, and finally turned their glinting, hard light upward to Dunne. I Duane did not like the tone In which | he had been addressed, and he re mained silent. Something, leaped In- ' side of him and made his breast feel tight. He recognized It as that strange emotion which had shot through him often of late, and which had decided htm to go out to the meeting with .Bain. Only now It was different, and more powerful. | "Stranger, who are you?" asked an other man, somewhat more civilly. j "My name's Dunne," replied Dunne, curtly. "An' how'd you come by the hoss?" Duane nnswered briefly, and his words wero followed by a short silence, "I Want the Hose an' Them Qun«." during which the men looked st him. Bosomer began to twist the ends of his beurd. "Reckon he's dend, all right, or no body'd hev his ho** an' gun*," pres ently said Euchre. "Mister Duane," began Bosomer, In low, stinging tones, "I happen to bs Luke Steven*' side pnMner." Duane looked him over, from dusty, worn-out boots to his slouchy som brero. That look seemed to Inflame Bosomer. "An' I want the hos* an' them gum," he shouted. "You or anybody el*e can have them, for all I care. I Ju*t fetched them In. But the pnek I* mine," replied Dunne. "And, say, I befriended your pnrd. If you can't use a civil tongue you'd better cinch It." "Civil? Flaw, haw!" rejoined the outlnw. "I nln't tukln' your word! Savvy that? An' I wns Lake's pard!" With that tiosomer wheeled, snd. pushing Ills companions aside, to stamped Into the saloon, where hfs voice broke out In a ronr. • Duane dismounted and threw hi* bridle. "Stranger, Boaomer la shore hot headed," said the man Kuchre. He did not uppenr unfriendly, nor were the other* hostile. At this juncture several more out law* crowded out of the door, and the one In the lead was a tall man ef stalwart physique. Ills manner pro claimed him a leader. He hud a long face, a flaming red beard, and Hear, cold blue eyes that fixed fn clone scru tiny upon Dunne. He «M not a Tex an ; In truth, Dumie, did not reeognlxe one of these outlaws aa native to hi* state. "I'm Bland," said the tall man, au thoritatively, "Who"re yon, and what're you doing here?" Dunne looked at Bland as he had at the others. This outlaw chief ap peared to be reasonable. If he wss not courteous. Dunne told hi* story again, this time n little more In detail. "I believe you," replied Bland at once. "Think I know when a fellow I* lying." • "I reckon you're on the right trail," put In Kuchre. "Thet about Luke wuntln' his boots took off—thet satis fies me. Luke bed n mortal dread of dyln' with his boots on." At this sally the chief and his men laughed. "You said Duane —Buck Duane?" queried Bland. "Are you a son of that Duane who was a gun-fighter some years back?" "Yes." replied Duane. "Never met lilm, and glad I didn't," said Bland, with a grim humor. "So you got In trouble and had to go on the dodge? What kind of trouble?" "Had n fight." "Fight? Do you mean gun-plny?" questioned Hlnnd. He aeemed eager, curious, speculative. "Yes. It ended In gun-play. I'm sorry to say," nnswered Duane. "Oueaa I needn't ask the son of Dunne If he killed hi* man," went on Bland, Ironically. "Well, I'm sorry you bucked against trouble In my camp.' But, as It Is, I guess you'd be I wise to make yourself «arce." "Do you mean I'm jsßltely told to J move on?" asked Dnane, quietly. "Not exactly that," said Hlartd, is If Irritated. "If this Isn't a free place there Isn't one on earth. Kvery man 1* equal here. Do you want to Join my band?" "No. I don't." "Well, even 1/ you did, I Imagine that wouldn't stop Bosomer. lie's an ugly ! fellow. Merely for your own aake, I advise you to lilt the trail," "Thanks. But If that's all, Til stay." ; returned Duane. Even as be spoke ha felt that he did not know himself. Bosomer appeared nt the door, push ing rneti who tried to detain him, and n* he Jumped clear of a last reaching | hand, he uttered a snarl like an angry ' dog. Bland and the other outlaws quickly moved aalde, letting Duane ! aland alone. When Bosomer snw Duane standing motlonlem and watch ful, a strange change passed quickly In him. He halted In hi* tracks, and a* he did that fne men who had fol lowed htm out piled over one another In their hurry to get to one side. Duane «HW all the 'swift tattoo, felt Intuitively the meaning of It, and In i Bosomer'* sudden change of front. The Outlaw wal keen, and be had expected a ! shrinking, or at least a frightened nn ; tngonlst. Dunne knew he was nei ther. He felt like Iron, and yet thrill after thrill ran through him. The out law had come out to kill him. And now, though somewhnt checked by the stund of n stranger, he still meant to kill. But ho did not s[»eak a word. He remnlned motionless for a long mo | ment, his eyes pale anil steady, hi* right hand Mke a clnw. That Instant gave Dunne n power to rend In his enemy's eye# the thought that preceded action. Rut Dunne did not want to kill nnother man. Still, I he would hnve to light, nnd he decided | to cripple Bosomer. When Bosemer's hand moved Duane's gun wns spout in* Are. Two shots only—both from 1 Duane's gun—nnd the ontlaw fell with his right nrfh shattered. Bosomer cursed harshly, anil floundered In the du*t, trying to reach the gun with his left hand, nis comrades, however, seeing that Dunne would not kill un less forced, closed In upon Bosomer and prevented nny further madness on bl* part. , Of the outlaws present F.nchre ap peared to he the one most Inclined to lend friendliness to cariosity; anil he led Dnnne nnd the horses awny to a small ndnhe shuck. He tied the horses In nn open shed nnd removed their saddles. Then, gathering up Ste vens' weapons, he Invited hi* visitor to enter the house. | It hinl two rooms—windows without coverings—bare floors. One room con tained blankets, weapons, saddles and bridles; the other a stone flroplace, mile table ami bench, two hunks, a box cupboard, and various blackened utensils. | "Make yourself to home as long ns you want to stny," sold EucHre. "1 ain't rich In this world's goods, but I own what*s here, sn' you're welcome." "Thanks. HI stny nwhlle and rest, rm pretty well played out," replied Duane. Buchro gave him a keen glance. "Go abend an' rent. I'll take your horsea to grass." Kuchre left Duane alone In the house. Duane relaxed then, nnd me chanically he wiped the sweat from hi* face. He was laboring under some kind of a spell or shock which did not pass off quickly. When It had worn away he took off his coat nnd belt and made himself comfortable on the blan kets. he had n thought that, it he rested or slept, what dlfferenej would It make OB the morrow? No reat, no Mlcep conld change the irrnjr outlook of the future. He felt gliid when HtK'fcre came buatltng In. and for the flrat time he took notice of the out law. Buchre won old In year*. What little hnlr he had waa grny, hi* fuce clean ahaven and ftlll of wrinkles; hla eye■ Were half shut from long gazing through the nun and duat. He atooped. But hla thin face denoted atrenicth and endurance aflll unimpaired. "Her a drink or ■ aiaoke?" he naked. Duane shook lila head, lie had not been unfamiliar with whlaky, and lie had uaed tobacco moderately alnci; he waa sixteen. Hut now, strangely, he felt a disgust at the Idea of atlinillanta. He did not nnderwtand clearly what ho ftft. ThiTe waa that vague Idea of aomnthlng wild In hla blood, something that made htm fear hlmaelf. Buchre wamod hla old head aympa thetically. "Ileckon yon feel a llttlo alck. When It come* to ahootln', I run. What'* your age?" "I'm twenty-three," replied Duane. Kuchre showed surprise. "You're only a lioy! I thought yon thirty auy waya. Buck. I heard what you told Bland, an' puffin' thet with my own flggerln", I reckon you'rp no criminal yet. Throwln' a run In *elf-defcn*e— thet ain't no crime!" Duane, finding rllef in talking, told more alMint himself. "Huh," replied the old tnnn. "I've Been hundreda of hoy* come In on the dodge. Moat of them, though, wn* no good. An' thet kind don't last long. Thla river country haa been an' la the reftige fer crlmlnala from all over the state*. I've bunked with bank cash lera, forger*, plain thieve*, an' out an'-out murderer*, all of which had no Manea* on the Tela* border. Keller* like Bland are exception*, lle'a no Texan— you aeen thet. The gang he rulca here come from all over, an' they're tough cusses, you can bet on thet. They live fat an' eaay. If It waan't fer the flfhtln' among thero aelvea. they'd ah re grow populous. The Blm Itodi la no place for a peace able, decent feller, f heard you tell Bland you wouldn't like to Join hla gang. Thet'll not make him lake a llkln' to yon. Have you any money?" "Not much." replied Duane. "When the money'* gone how will you live? There ain't any work a de cent feller could do. You can't herd with greaser*. Why, Bland'a men would ahoot at you In the field*. What'll you do, aon?" "Ood knowa," replied Duane, tiope leasly. "I'll make my money laat aa long aa possible—tflen atarve." "Wal, I'm pretty pore, but you'll leaver atarve while I got anythln'." Here It atruck Buck again—that aomethlng human and kind and eager which he had aeen in Ktevena. Duane'a eatlrpate of outlawa had lacked thla quality. He had not accorded them any virtue*. To him, aa to the out alde world, they had been merely Vldoua men without one redeeming feature. "I'm much obllg d to you, Ruchre," replied Duane. "Btit of cotirae I won't live wltji anyone unleaa I con pay my ahnre." "Have It any way you like, my aon," aald Euchre, good-humoredly, "You make a fire, an' I'll aet about gettln' grub. I'm a aour-dough, Buck. Thet man doean't live who can beat my bread." "How do yon ever pack auppllea In here?" aaked Duane, thinking of the alinoat Inacceaalble nature of the val ley. , * -J - - -f " -k -vr femes across from Mexico, an' the rest down the river. That river trip Is a bird. It's more'n Ave hundred miles to any supply point. Blaud has tnozos, greaser boatmen. Sometimes, t*>, he gets supplies In from down-river. Ton see, Bland sells thousands of cattle In Cuba. An' all this stock has to go down by boat to meet the ships." "Where on earth are the cattle driven down to> the river?" asked Dunne. "Thet's not my secret," replied Eu chre shortly. "Fact Is, I don't know. Fve rustled cattle for Bland, but he never sent me through the Blm Bock with them." Duane experienced a sort of pleas ure In the realization that Interest had Iwen stirred In him. He was curious about Bland and his gang, and glad to have something to think about. For every once In a while he had a sensa tion that was almost like a pang. He wanted to forget. In the next hour he did forget, and enjoyed helping In the preparation and entlng of the meal. Euchre, after washing and hanging up the several utensils, put on his hat and turned to go out. "Come along or Btay here, as yon want," he said to Dunne. "I'll stay," rejoined Duane slowly. The old outlaw left the room and trudged away, whistling cheerfully. TO BE CONTINUED. LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE Short Paragraphs of Stats News That Hav« Bsen Condensed for Buey People of ths Stat*. Gaston county Is to have an afMtma health officer. Gastonla would have a municipal Christmas tree. A new bridge Is being built across Rocky River at Bat Cave. lis Hodges, aged 6, of Spray, waa burned to death a few days ago. Alexander county has Juat sold 1160,000 worth of road bonds. L. A. Allen of South Carolina waa killed when two freight trains collided inr Elkln recently. Machinery has been bought for an additional 20,000 spindles for the mill at Maysworth, Mecklenburg county. Rowland McKntlre Of Big Lick, Btanly county, Is 107 years old, and claims to be the oldest voter In Uie state. Union county was awarded a (lac by the State Democratic Committee for showing the largest Democratic gain In the recent election.. With not orer half a crop of iwMt potatoes In Catawba county and tha rest of the sweet potato area, accord ing to producer!, the price of this del icacy will (o soaring along toward* ■prlng. The half million dollar extract plant being erected at Morgan ton by A. M. Klstler, In connection with the tan nery, awaits only the turning on of the electric current, which will prob ably be ready In a few days. Building activity In Albemarle Is moro pronounced tlian It has been since the Rureapean war bcgati. and It Is conservatively estimated that there Is around a half million dollars' worth of buildings now under construc tion In the town. An orphanage for the Free Will Baptists will soon be established at Middlesex, on the Norfolk Southern railroad, midway between Wilson and Raleigh. Forty acres of land haa been donated by Rev. B. B. Deans on which the building, to cost (10,001 will he erected at an early date. Beats are being rapidly engaged now by members-elect of the 1917 gen eral assembly to convene January 8. Probably the biggest legislative prob lems to be worked out will be the general arts that must be passed to put Into operation tha constitutional amendments for the local control of municipal and county affairs and the appointment of emergency Judge*. Considerable advance will be asked In state prohibtlon regulations and there will be sharp contests as to these Issues. The Baptist convention closed Its 16th session at Kiizabeth City Under the head of the general topic of social service the orphanage, prohibtlon and ministerial relief was discussed Also liquor advertisements In the public prints and the transportation of liquor by public carriers. The adopted report on temperance recommended that Baptists press for national prohibition. Superintendent Kesler of the Thomaa vllle orphanage was directed to pro vide two «wlinmlng pools at that In stitution. Is It Getting Common? A little boy was taught the Lord's Prayer and found It tnuch to hi* taste. For a few day* he kept repeating It with great faithfulness, and then an nounced to hi* mother In great die gust: "I heard another fellow aay that prayer today, mother. First thing we know It'* going to get all around town,"—Exchanges Tough Medicine fur Children. Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville, N. Y., says, "About five year* ago when we were living In (Jarbutt, N. Y., X doctored two of my chil dren suffering from colds with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ana found it Just .ts represented In every way. It promptly checked their coughing and cured their colds quicker than anything I ever used." Obtainable every* \ere. adv. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GLEANER 11.09 A YEAR NO. 44 Get Rid of Tan, Sunburn and Freckle* ■■ by using HAGAN*S Magnoliajjjj3£ Balm. Acts instantly. Stops the burning. Clear* your complexion of Tan and Blemishes. You cannot know how good it ia until you try it. Thoi»> ands of women say it is beft of all beautifiers and heal* Sunburn quickest. Don't be without k m day longer. Get a bottle now. At your Druggist or by mail direO. 75 cents for either color. White. Pink, Rose-Red. SAMPLE FREE. LYON MFG. CO,4OS~B*St,B™*J Tm .K.T. Cotton Mill Property * For Sale ! Under and by virtue of the au thority given me undersigned oy an order o( Uie Superior court of Alamance county, Uuiy and regu lars made ana entered in a pro ceeding tnerem pending entiued, "C. f. Alorignt, wno Sues ou ue naii ot nnnseit and other creditors, vs. Holt-Uranite mauuiactur.ug.. Oompauyy' tne undersigned wm dell on cue premises oi said, Hou- Uramte Manufacturing Company, immediately in trout of tne ouico Building, in ( the \ illage ol tlaw Kiver, Alamance county, j.Nortli Car olina, ou SATURDAY, DEC. 30, 1916, at twelve o'clock, noon, the follow ing property, to-wit: A tract or parcel of land contain ing about one nundred and tmrty. acres, upon wmcn are factory buildings, tenement nouses, a rol ler mm, store buildings, uud otu er buildings, cotton manufacturing equipmaiu, and all tnat property gu.ug to make up tae manufact uring plant of tne Hoit-Uranite Manufacturing Company, aim muy described in a deed 01 trust exe-. cuted by tne tioiL-Oramte Manu facturing company to tue under signed us trustee, and bearing date oi July Ist, lull. Tins deed ot trust is recorded in tne of lice of tne Register of Deeds tor Alamance couuty, and parties desiring to investigate tula property will und lull description in una deed ot trust and can oo tain information concerning said property by applying to uie un dersigned or its attorneys. Tins property Will be oilered by the undersigned both as Receiver of said Superior Court of Alamance County, and as trustee under said deed of trust, and will be sold at public outcry to tne best bidder, and will be sold as one property. mis sale is made Bubject to be confirmed by Alamance Superior Court, and tne order of sale pro vides that reports snail be made thereof within five days after malt ing said sale. . lorins of sale, CASH. ■ VIRGINIA TRUST CO., Receiver and Trustee. John W. Graham, llillsboro, N. C. E. 8. Parker, Jr., Uraliam, N. C., Atty«? Land_Sale! Under and by virtue ot an order ot the Superior Court of Alamance county, made in tne special pro ceeding entitled the Piedmont Trust Company, as administrator of Miss Fannie Albright, deceased, vs Mrs. Martha 'lnompson, John 1 humps'!!!, Sallie Shoe, et als the undersigned administrator will, on SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1916, it IX. o ( lock, noon, at the court house aoor in Oraham, North Caro lina, offer tor sale to the best) bid der for caan tnat certain tract or parcel ot land lying and being in Alamanco county, North Carolina, adjoining Ihe lands of Phillip Isley and ot litis, and moie particularly dtscribed as follows, to-wit: The same being known as lot No. 6, and beginning at a stone, a cor ner with lot No. i and on the Isfey line N. 43 dog. W. 1 cnain and 61 links to a stace in Isley's corner; thence on with Isley's line N. 72 deg. W. 7 chains and 50 links tO a stake, anotner corner Witn Isley ; thence again with his line S. dig. VV. 11 chains and 80 links to a stone on Isley's line? thence S. 47 deg. E. i chains to a stone; theuce N. 67)$ deg. E. 16 cnains and 20 links to the beginning, and contain ing eleven and seven-tenttis acres, more or less. Terms of sale CASH: This November 'i'i, 1916. THE PIEDMONT TRUST CO, Administrator. Sale ol Real Estate Under Trust Deed. 4 n«!« r ai.l by virtue of the power of sale contained lii a K-riaio ue d of trust • xecuted by Jaiucs V. league aua wile to the u.-der »>*llea -\i amain, c In uranct * Heal Estate i voi(*«Q) UD Jftouar) 1 »tb. IV IO, for IIMI pur* pme ut M-cuilug Uie paj meuui maium> of • lldit bonds ot evcu date tbt-rewiiL, which etd of i-iuii is duly probated and rtooruttt lu lb* oßice ot the KcKl'Usr of Deeds for Ala mance county IU book of Mortgages and !>«-> sof 11 usl No. tf •at pago 247, uefautt h *v uig M-eu maue lu tho payment of the 1 .ter est on ft»Hl boud according to their teuor, ilie undersigned trustee will, ou WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1910, at one o'eiock p. m.. at the court house door •'t Ala ma lice county, la Graham, N.« ~ offer for MIU at public auctlou to the highest tfld aer for ca»h a certain tract or parcc. of land lu Coble lowiißhl , Alamance county, state of Notth Carouua. ao JOining tne lands oi D. M Elder, Jesse vaugbu, lsutc .*»barpe, »t. i'aul Church and otners. and bounded as fol lows: iteginnln* at a corner with Jesse Vaughn on tne north sue of the B liemout road, run n.ng thence with said road N M dog JO tnin E to the corner of the; liue of J. J. sharpen iheucu wltb the line of J, J. Hharpe HUd Su Paul church N 3 deg ># leet to corner with sat a church; tbeuce N 10 deg W bX» leet to the churcD corner; toenee wlto t eir line E to corner of J. J. tfharpe; thence with line of J. J. Sibarpv aud Isaac charpe N deg £ -flaw teet to a birch tree, corner of said Isaac dbarpe'H line; thence witn tne line of said Elder N 83 deg W VW feet to a stake on Elder's line; tbeuce with Eider's line a 63 deg w *Ui leet to corner with tract No. Oof i). M. Elder; tbence wltb the iincol satd Elder aud Vaughn S it oeg E about sTIW feet to the bfgiuuing, being tract No. 1 of the survey of the Holt farms near Alamance Factory. This November Uth, 1916. ALAMANCE INS. & HEAL ESTATE CO., Trustee.
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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