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Hotel Attendant—"Get your head
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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER.
Q?EIOI\E~ *
SIAD DAMED.
or THE
"THE LIGHTOF WESTERN H
"RIDERSOF TOE PURPLE
COrmOMT. ir HAIKI AND UOTHIU __
"Buck Duane I Yes," he broke out,
hotly. "The Nueces gunman! That
two-shot, ace-of-spades lone-wolf 1
You an' I —we've heard a thousand
times of him—talked about him often.
An' here he Is In front of you 1 Poggin,
you were backln' Fletcher's new pard.
Buck Duane. An' he'd fooled you
both but for me. But I know him.
An' I know why he drifted In here.
To flash a gun on Cheseldlne—on you
—on me! Bah! Don't tell me he
wanted to join the gang. You know a
gunman, for you're one yourself.
Don't you always want to meet a real
man, not' a four-flush? It's the mad
ness of the gunman, an' I know It. |
Well, Duane faced you—called you!
An' when I sprung his name, what!
ought you have done? What would ,
the boss —nnybody-*-havo expected of
Poggin? Did you throw your gun,
swift, like you have so often? Naw;
you froze. An' why? Because here's
a man with the kind of nerve you'd
love to have. Because he's great—
meetln' us here alone. Because you
know he's a wonder with a gun an'
you love life. Because you an' I an'
every damned man here has to take
Ills front, each to himself. If we all
drew we'd kill him. Sure! But who's
goin' to lead? Who was goln' to be
first? Who was goln' to make him
draw? Not you, Poggin! Tou leave
that for a lesser man—me —who've
lived to see you a coward. ' It comes
once to every gunman. You've met
your match In Buck Duane. An', by
God, I'm glad! Here's once I show
you up!"
The hoarse, taunting voice failed.
Knell stepped back from the comrade
he hated. He was wet, shaking, hag
gard, but magnificent.
"Buck Duane, do you remember
Hardin?" he asked, In scarcely audible
voice.
"Yes," replied Duane, and a flash of
Insight made clear Knell's attitude.
"You met him —forced him to draw
—killed him 7"
"Yea."
"Hardin was the best pard I ever
had."
His teeth clicked together tight, and
his Hps set In a thin line.
The room grew still. Even breathing
censed. The time for words had pass
ed. In that long moment of suspense
Knell's body gradually stiffened, and
at last the quivering ceased. He
crouched. His eyes had a soul-plero
Ing Are.
Duane watched him. He waited.
He caught the thought—the breaking
of Knell's muscle-bound rigidity. Then
he drew.
Through the smoke of his gun he
saw two red spurts of flame. Knell's
bullets thudded Into the celling. He
fell with a scream like a wild thing
In agony.
Duane did not see Knell die. He
watched Poggtn. And Poggln, like a
stricken and astounded man, looked
down upon his prostrate comrade.
Fletcher ran at Duane with hands
•loft.
"Hit the trail, you liar, or you'll
hev to kill me I" he yelled.
With hands still up, he shouldered
and bodied Duane out of the room.
Duane leaped on his horse, spurred,
and plunged away.
CHAPTER XXV.
Duane returned to Falrdale and
camped In the mesqulte till the twenty
third of the month. The few days
seemed endleßS. All he could think
of was that the hour In which he must
disgrace Ray Longstreth was slowly
but Inexorably coming. In that wait
ing time he learned what love was
and also duty. When the day at last
dawned he rode like one possessed
down the rough slope, hurling stones
and crashing through the bush, with a
sound In his ears that was • not all
the rush of the wind. Something drag
ged at him.
Apparently one side of his mind was
unalterably fixed, while the other was
a hurrying conglomeration of flashes
of thought, reception of sensations.
He could not get calmness. By and by,
almost Involuntarily, he hurried faster
on. Action seemed to make his state
less oppressive; It eased the weight.
But the farther he went on the harder
It was to continue. Had he turned his
back upon love, happiness, perhaps on
life Itself?
. There wemel no use to go on far
ther until he vil absolutely wire of
himself. Duane received a clear
warning thought that auch work a«
seemed" haunting and driving him
could never be carried out In the mood
under which he labored. He hung on
to that thought Several time* he
alowed up, then stopped, only to go on
again. At length, aa he mounted a
low ridge, Falnlale lay bright and
green before him, not far away, and
the sight waa a conclusive check.
There were mesqultea on the ridge,
and Dunne aought the shade beneath
them. It was the noon-hour, with ljpt.
glary sun and no wind. Here Duane
had to bnve ont his fight. Duane was
utterly unlike himself; he could not
bring the old self back; he was not
the same jpan he once had been. But
he could understand why. It was be
cause of Bay Longstreth. Temptation
aasalled him. To have her his wife!
It was impossible. The thought was
Insidiously' alluring. Duane pictured
a home. He saw himself riding through
the cotton and rice and cane, home to
a stately old mansion, where long
cared bounds, bayed him welcome,
' ~ >
and a woman looked for lilrn and met
him with happy and beautiful smiles.
There might—there would be children.
And something new, stpmire, con
founding with Its emotion, or.me to life
deep In Duane's heart. There would
be children ! Itay their mother! The
kind of life a lonely outcast nhvn.vs
yearned for and never had! He saw
It all. felt It all.
But beyond and above all other,,
claims came Captain MaeNelly's. It
was then there was something cold and
deathlike In Duane's soul. For he knew
whatever happened, of one thing he
was sure—he would have to kill either
Longstreth or Lawson. Longstreth
might be trapped Into arrest; hut Lnw
son had no sense, no control, no fear.
He would snarl like a panther and go
for hts gun, and he would have to be
killed. This, of all consummations, was
the one to be calculated upon.
Duane came out of It nil hitter and
callous and sore—ln the most fitting of
moods to undertake a difficult and
deadly enterprise. He had fallen upon
his old, strange, futile dreams, now
rendered poignant by reason of love.
He drove away those dreams. In their
place came the Images of the ollve
sklnned Longstreth with his sharp
eyes, and the dark, evil-faced Lawson,
and then returned tenfold more thrill
ing and sinister the old strange pas
sion to meet Poggin.
It was about one o'clock when
Duane rode Into Fairdale. The streets
for the most part were deserted. He
went directly to find Morton and Zim
mer. He found them at length, rest
less, somber, anxious, but unaware of
the pfirt he had played at Ord. They
said Longstreth was home too. It
was possible that.Longstreth had ar
rived home In Ignorance.
Duane told them to he on hand In
town with their men In case he might
need them, and then with his teeth
locked he set off for Longstreth's
ranch.
Duane strodjj through tho bushes
and trees, and when nearing the porch
he heard loud, nngry, familiar voices.
Longstreth a/xl Lawson were quarrel
ing again. How Duane's lucky star
guided him I H e bad no plan for ac
tion hut his brain was equal to a
hundred llghtnlng-swlft evolutions. Ho
meant to take any risk rather tlinn
kIU Longstreth. Both of the men were
out on the porch. Duane wormed his
way to the edge of the shrubbery and
crouched low to watch for his oppor-,
tunlty.
Longstroth looked haggnrdoind thin.
He was In his shlrt-aWves, and he
had come out with a gmjtn his hand.
This he laid on a tabljMieur the wall.
He wore no belt. '
Lawson was red, bloated, thick*
lipped, all flery and sweaty from drink,
though sober on the moment, and he
had the expression of n desperate man
his last stand. It was his bint
stand, though he was Ignonutt of that.
"What's your news? Tou needn't be
afraid of my feelings," sjiUl Lawson.
"Ray confessed to an Interest In this
ranger," replied Longstreth.
Duane thought Lawson would phoke.
He was thick-necked anyway, and the
rush of blood made him tear at the
Soft collar of his shirt. Dunne awaited
his chance, patient, cold, nil his feel
ings shut In a vise.
"But why should yotir daughter meet
this ranger?" demanded Lawson,
harshly.
"She's In love with hlin, and he's In
love with her."
Dtiane reveled In Ijiwson's condi
tion. The statement might have had
the force of a juggernaut. Was Long
streth sincere? What was his game?
Lawson, finding his voice, cursed
Ray, cursed the ranger, then L>ng
streth.
"Yon damned selfish fool!" cried
Longstreth In bitter scorn. "All you
think of Is yourself—your loss of the
girl. Think once of me—my homo—
my life!"
Then the connection subtly put out
by longstreth apparently dawned up
on the other. Somehow through this
girl her father ami cousin were to be
betrayed. Dunne got that Impression,
though he could not tell bow true It
was. Certainly Ijiwsotfs jealousy wns
his paramount emotion.
"To hell with you!" burst out Law
son, Incoherently. He was frenzied.
"11l have her, or nobody else will!"
"You never wlli." returned Long
■treth, stridently. "So help me God
Td rather See her the ranger's "vlf#
than yours!"
While Lawson absorbed I bat shock
longstreth leaned toward him, all of
hate nnd menace In his mien.
"Lawson, you m«(le me what I ain,
continued Longstretll. "I backed you
—shielded you. You're ("hesel'llne —If
the truth Is told! Now It's ended, I
quit you. I'm done!"
Their gray pc.sslon-conU'il face*
were still as stones.
"Gentlemen!" Duane called In far
reaching voice as be stepped out.
"You're both done!"
They wheeled to confront Duane,
"Don't tuave! Not a muscle! Not *
finger!" he warned.
Longstreth read what Lawson had
not the mind to read. His face turned
from gray to ashen.
"What d'ye mean?" yelled I-awson,
fiercely, shrilly. It was not In him to
obey a command, to *-e Impending
death.
All quivering nnd strung, yet with
perfect control, Duane raised his left
hand to turn back a ID pel of Ills open
vest. The silver star flashed brlghlly.
GRAHAM, N. C„ THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917
Lawson howled like n dog. "With
barbarous and Insane fury, with sheer
Impotent folly, he swept n clawing
hand for his gun. Duane's shot broke
his action.
Before Lawson even tottered, before
he loosed the gun, Longstreth leaped
behind him, clasped him with left arm,
quick as lightning Jerked the gun
from both clutching fingers and sheath.
Longstreth protected himself with the
body of the dead man. Duane saw
red flashes, puffs of smoke; he henrd
quick reports. Something stung his
left arm. Then a blow like wind, light
of sound yet shocking In Impuct,
struck him, staggered him. The hot
fend of lead followed the blow.
Duane's heart seemed td explode, yet
Ws mind kept extraordinarily clear
and rapid. /
-Duane henrd Longstreth work /he
action of Lawson's gun. He heard the
hammer click, fall upon empty shell.
Longstreth had used up all the loads
In Lawson's gun. He cursed as a man
cursed at defeat. Duane waited, cool
and sure now. Longstreth tried to 11/t
the dead man, to edge him closer to
wnrd the table where Ills own gun
lay. But. considering the peril of ex
posing himself, he found the task be
yond him. He bent peering at Duane
Ouane Saw Red Flashes.
under Lawson's arm, which Hopped
jut from hla side. Longstreth'a eyes
•ere the eyes of a man who meant
:o kill. There was never any mistak
ing the strange and terrible light of
»yeg like those. More than once
Dunne had a chance to aim at them,
it the top of Longstreth'a head, at a
jtrlp of his side.
Longstreth flung Lawson's body off.
But even as It dropped, before Long
streth could leap, as he surely In
tended, for the gun, Dunne covered
lilm, called piercingly to him:
"Don't Jump for the gun! Don't!
I'll kill you! Sure as God I'll kill'
you I"
Longstreth stood perhaps ten feet 1
from the table where his gun lay.
Duane saw lilm *nlculatlng chances,
lie was game. He had the courage I
that forced Dunne to respect him. !
Duane Just saw him measure the dis
tance to that gun. Duane would have ,
to kill him.
"Longstreth, listen," cried Dunne,
swiftly. "The game's up. You're,
done. Put think- of your daughter!
I'll spare your life—l'll try to get j
/ou freedom on one condition. For |
her sake! I've got you nailed—all the
proofs. There lies Lnwson. You're
alone. I've Morton and men to my aid. j
Give up. Surrender. Consent to de
mands, and I'll spare you. Maybe I
can persuade MycNelly to let you go
free buck to your old country. It's
for Hay's sake! Her life, perhaps her I
happiness, can be saved! Hurry,
man! Your answer!"
"Suppose I refuse?" he queried, with
a dnrk and terrible earnestness.
"Then I'll kill you In your track*l
Ton can't move a hand! Your word
or death! Hurry, Longstretli! Be a
man! For her Hake! Quick! An
other second now—l'll kill you 1"
"All right, IluJt Dunne, I jrfve my
word." he said, arwl deliberately walk
ed to the chair and fell Into It.
I.ortgstrcth looked strangely at the
bloody blot on Dnane'* shoulder.
"There come the girl*he sudden
ly eiclelmed. "fun you help me
drug I.uw*on Insidet They musn't aee
Mm."
Dunne win facing down the porch
towurd the court and corral*. Ml**
Ixmgstreth and Ruth had come In
sight, were swiftly approaching, evi
dently alarmed. The two men "tie-
Cecil ell in drawing I.nwson Into the
house before the girl* *a\v him.
"Dunne, you're not hard lilt?" said
Ixiugxtreth.
"Itcckon not," replied Dunne.
"I'm aorry. If only you could hnve
told me Kooncr! I.uwsont ■ Always
I've split over him!"
"Hut |axt time. I»ng*treth."
"Yc*. and I came near driving yon
to kill me, too. Dunne, you talked me
out of It. For Ray's Hake! She'll be
In here In a minute. Thl* Ml be hacd
cr than facing a gun."
"Hard now. liut I ho|>e It 'II turn
out all right."
"Dunne, will yon do me a favor?"
he naked, and he seemed shamefaced.
"Sure."
"I.et Hay nnd Ruth think Ijiw*««
shot you. He'* dead. It can't matter.
Dunne, the old *lde of my life I*
coming back. It'* been coming. And,
I'd change place* with Ijiuson-tf I
could!"
"Clad yon—said that, I/ingstreth."
replied limine; "And aure—-I.nwaon
plugged me. It'* our aecret."
Ju*t then Ray and Ruth entered the
room. Dunne hyard two low cries, *o
different Ift tone, nnd he w»w two
white face*. Rny came to hi* able.
She lifted n Blinking hand to point nt
the blood U|K,n hi* breast. White and
mute, she ga icd from that to her
father.
"Papa!" cried Ray, wringing her
hand*.
"Don't give way," he replied, hu*k
I iiy. > "Both you girls will need yrtur
nerve. Duane Isn't badly hurt. But
Floyd Is —Is dead. Listen. Let me
tell It quick. There's been a tight. It
j —lt was Lawson—it was Lawson's
gun that shot Dtiane. Duane let me
off. In fact, Ray, he saved me. Tm
to divide my property—return so fnr
as possible what I've stolen —leave
Texas at once with Duane, under ar
rest. He says maybe he can get Mac-
Nelly, the ranger captain, to let me
go. For-your sake!" >
i She stood there, realizing her deliver
ance, with the dark and tragic glory
of her eyes passing from her father
| to Duane.
'Tou must rlso above this," said
Dunne to her. "I expected. this to
ruin you. But your father Is alive,
i He will live It down. I'm sure I can
promise you he'll be free. Perhaps
back there In Louisiana the dishonor
will never be known. This matter of
land, water, a few stray head of stock
• had to be decided out of court. To
protect himself he bound men to him.
He could not controlthem. He be
came Involved with them, and so he
grew into the leader because he wns
the strongest. Whatever he Is to be
Judged for, I think he could have been
Infinitely worse."
CHAPTER XXVI.
On the morning of the twenty-sixth
Dunne rode Into Bradford In time to
catch the early train. His wound did
not seriously Incapacitate him. long
streth was with him. And Miss long
streth and Ruth Herbert would not
" be left behind. They were all leaving
Fairdale forever. Longstreth had
turned over the whole of his property
to Morton, who was to divide It as he
and his comrades believed Just.
Duane hnd left Fairdale with his
party by night, pnssed through Sander
son in the early hours of dawn, and
reached Bradford as he had planned.
Thnt fatnl morning found Duane
outwardly calm, but Inwardly he was
In a tumult. He wnnted to rush to
Vnl Verde. Would Captain Mac Nelly
be there with his rangers, as Duane
hnd planned for them to be? Memory
of thnt tawny Poggin returned with
strange passion. Duane hirtl borne
hours and weeks and months of wait
ing, hnd endured the long hours of
the outlaw, but now he hnd no
patience. Tho whistle of the train
rnude him leap.
It was a fast train, yet tho ride
seemed slow.
liiftine did not speak to Longstreth
and the passengers In the ear. chnnged
his sent to one behind his prisoner.
Tho girls sat In a seat near by and
wero Irnlo but composed.
Dunne did not speak to/Longstreth
ngain trnln stopped ut Val
Verde. v \
They got off the car, and the girls
followed as naturally HM ordinary
travelers. The station was a good
deal larger than that at Bradford, and
there was considerable 'nctlon ond
bustle Incident to the arrival of the
train.
Dunne's sweeping gnze searched
faces, rested upon It man who seemed
familiar. This fellow's look, too, was
that of one who knew Duane, but was
waiting for n sign, a cue. Then Dunne,
recognized him —Mac Nelly, clean-shav
en. Without mustache he appeared
different, younger.
When Mac Nelly saw that Dunne In
tended to greet him, hurried forward
to meet him. A keen light flashed
from his eyes. He was glad, eager,
yet suppressing himself, and the
glances he sent back and forth from
Duane to Longstreth were questioning,
doubtful. Certainly Longstreth did
not look the part of nn outlaw.
"Dilane! Lord, I'm glad to see you,"
was the Captain's greeting. Then at
closer look Into Ditane's face his
warmth fled —something he saw there
checked his enthusiasm, or at least Its
utterance.
"Mac Nelly, shake hand* with Ches
eldlne," Mild Dunne, low-voiced.
The ranger stood dumb, motionless.
Hut lie «w' I-iongstreth'* Instant ac
tion, and HWkwnrdly he reached tor
the outstrctcbettohatuL
"Anjr of youif men down h*r»?"
queried limine, aharply.
"No. They're up town."
"Come. Mac Nelly, you walk with
him. We've ladle* In the party. I'll
come behind with thetn."
They *et off up-town. I»ng*treth
walker I n» |f he were with friend* on
the way to dinner. The girl* were
mute. Mac Nelly walked like a man
In a trance. There wu* not a word
spoken In four block*.
I're*enlly Dunne eapled a atone
building on a corner of the hro'ftd
street. There wu* a big sign, "Ranch
er'* Hank."
"There"* the hotel," *nld Mac Nelly.
"Some of my men are there. We've
•(•altered around."
They crossed the street, went
through office and lobby, and then
Dunne asked Mac Nelly to take them
"Duane! Lord, I Am Olad to See You!"
to • private room. Without o word
the Cupfaln complied. When they
were all Inside Duane dosed the door,
and, drawing a deep hreath as If of
relief, he faced them calmly.
"Miss Longstreth, you and Miss
Ruth try to make yourselves comfort
able now," he said. "And don't be dis
tressed." Then he turned to his cap
tain. "MucNelly, this girl Is the
daughter of the man I've brought to
you, and this one Is his niece."
Then Duane briefly related Long
streth's story, and, though-he did not
spare the rustler chief, he was gener
ous.
"When I went after Longstreth."
concluded Duane, "it was either to
kill him or offer him his freedom on
conditions. 80 I chose tho latter for
his daughter's sake. Ho has already
disposed of ull his property. I believe
he'll live up to the conditions. He's
to leave Texas never to return. Ches
eldlne has been a mystery, und now It
'U fade."
A few moments later Duane follow
ed Mac Nelly to a large room, like a
hall, and here wero men reading and
smoking. Duune knew them —
rangers! l;
Mac Nelly beckoned to his men. They
crowded close, eager, like hounds
ready to run. They all talked at
once, and the word most significant
and frequent In .their speech was
"outlaws."
Mac Nelly clupped his fist In Ills
hand.
"This *ll moke the adjutant sick
with Joy. Maybe he won't have It
on the Governor! We'll show them
about the ranger service. Duane!
how'd you ever do it?"
"Now, Captuln, not the half nor
the quarter of tills Job's done. The
gang's coming down the road. They'll
ride In to town on the dot—two-thirty."
"How many?" asked MucNelly.
"Poggin, Blossom Kane, Panhandle
Smith, Boldt, Jim Fletcher, and an
other man I don't know."
"Poggin—that's the hard nut to
crack t" I've heard their record sines
I've been lu Val Verde. Where's
Knell?"
"Knell's dead."
"Ah!" exclaimed MucNelly, softly.
Then he grew businesslike, cool, und
'err hurdcr asjiect. "Duune, It's your
gutne to-duy. We're all under your
orders."
"You understand there's no sense In
trying to arrest Poggin, Kane und that
lot?" queried Dunne.
"No, I don't understand that," re
plied Mac Nelly, bluntly.
"It can't foe done. Tlu- drop can't
be {got on such men. rfggin 1 That
outlaw ha« no equal with a gun—un
less— He's got to be killed quick.
They'll all have to be killed. They're
ult bad, desperate, know no fear, are
lightning In action."
"Very well, Duane; then It'* a light.
That 'II be easier, perliapH. The boy*
are spoiling fur a flglit. Out with your
plan, now."
•Tut one dunn nt each end of this
street, Just lit the edge of town, I'ut
four men up In that room over the
bank—two at each open window. Let
them hide till the game begins. The
rest of your men put Inside behind
the counters, where they'll hide. Now
go over to the spring the thing
on the bank ofllclals, send your men
over one by one. No hurry, no e*-
cltement, no unusual thing to attract
notice in the bank."
"All right. That's great. Tell me,
wh?re do you Intend to wait?" •
Dilnne tieiird Mac Nelly's question,
and It rtvuek hint peculiarly. He had
seemed to be planning and speaking
mechanlcully. As he was confronted
by the fact It uonplused lilm some
what, and he became thoughtful,
with lowered liend.
"Where 'II you wait, Dunne?" In
•luted Mac Nelly, with keen eye*
(peculating.
"I'll walt-th front —Just I indite the
door," replied I Mimic, with mi effort.
"Kilt will you lilde?" nuked Muc-
Nelly.
Dunne was silent
Mac Nelly stared, and then a strange,
comprehending light seemed to flit
over his face.
"Dunne, I can give you no order*
to-day," he *al«l, dlHtlnetly. "I'm only
offering advice. Need you take any
more risk*? You've redeemi*! your
self. The governor, the adjutant-gen
eral—the whole Ntate will rlite up and
honor you. I aay, aw a ranger, need
you take uiore rlak than your cup
tain?"
Hllll Dunne remained 111 lent. lie
win locked between two force*. And
one, a tide tluit wo* bur*tlug at It*
bound*, Deemed about to overwhelm
him. Finally that Hide of* him. the
retreating aelf, the weaker, fourtd a
voice.
"Captaln, JtiMt what I'll do or where
I'll bo I enn't *ny yet. In meeting*
like thl* the moment decide*. Ilut
I'll be there!"
Mac Nelly apread wide hi* hand*,
looked helpleaaly ut hi* curious and
sympathetic muger*, and «hM,k hi*
bead.
"Now you've done your work—luid
the trill)— 1» tbla strange move of yours
going to IM' fnlr lo Ml** LoilgntrethV'
asked Mai-Nelly, In slgulUcant low
▼olce.
Like a gri-at tree chopped" ut the
root* Dunne vllirati.il to that. lie
looked Up >* If he had seen v ghost.
Merrllc*sly the ranger captain went
on: "You can win her, Duane! Oh,
you can't fool tne. 1 wa* wine In a
minute.- flight wllh UK from cover.
You'll he f r«-e, honored, happy. That
girl love* you! I saw It In her eye*.
She'*—"
Hut Duane cut him abort with a
fierce feature. He lunged up to hi*
feet, and the ranger* fell back. I>ark,
allent, grim us he hod been. Mill there
wa* u transformation singularly more
sinister, stranger.
"Enough. I'm done," he aald, sorn
j berly, "I've planned. Do we agree—
' »r Khali I meet I'oggln and hi* gang
alone?"
Mac Nelly cursed and again threw
up hi* hand*, this "time In baffled
chagrin. There wa* deep regret In
hi* dark eye* a* they rested upon
Duane.
Dtiatio w&s left alone.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Even when the February sales*arc
on, national defense cannot be pur
chased at bargain prices.
GREATEST WASTE OF MONEYS
Proper Maintenance of Publlo Road*
U More Important Than Building
—Lax Methods Used.
(By te. B. HOUSE, Colorado Agricultural
College, Port Colllna, Colo.)
The greatest waste of public
moneys that Is being committed today
1* In surfacing our country road* and
then apparently abandoning the same.
No county that engages In real road
building cun afford to dismiss Its
workmen when the road has been con
structed.
It rnrely ever happens that the Ini
tial work on the road Is done wisely,
I INMP
jjMm
Road in National Ettei Park.
but there ore a multitude of little
thing" Unit luttir niUNt be added or
repaired In order tbut the road may
be in good condition. But* and chuck
botes ure miro to form and these moat
be fllled or the road soon goes to
piece*. These things should be
pluuned for and done quickly If the
Improved road Is to do the fullest
service, and tills is the one thing that
it seems to nie some of our county
commissioners are neglecting. They
become so Imbued with the Idea of
building good roads that they fall to
prepure for the maintenance of roads
already constructed, »
NEGLECT SEEN ALONG ROADS
Many Farmers Fall to Clean Up Strip
of Land by Side of Road—Keep
» It In mirprliiing how many folk have
not gotten around to slicking up the
atrip of luud by the aide of the ro«l
that belongs to them.
That In a part of their domain —
clear to the center of the highway,
ami It In their right, an well a* their
duty, to put It In the flnest ahape po»-
Hlble.
It makea the furni look ao much bet
ter to clear out the old hedgerow and
Heed It down to grass.
IMPROVED ROAOKADDS VALUE
Good Hlghwaye Are Wlee Inveetment,
Aa They Bring Farmer Into Closer
Touch With World.
The department of agriculture la au
thority for the statement that road Im
provement In Dalian county, Alabama,
tinn ndded (5 an arte to the value of
lands within half a mile of the Im
proved road.
road* nre a wine Investment
•They bring the fnrrner Into cloaer
touch with the world, Increaalng hla
accent to markets and hla opportunity
for Joy of living, ax well a* adding
value to hih farm.
RURAL ROADS AND BRIDGES
Increase In Annual Expenditures Of
More Than 250 Per Cent In
Pa»t Twelve Year*.
During the past 12 yearn the annual
expenditure* on the rural rand* and
bridge* In the United Htate* have In
cn-nned from about ,$90,000,000 to
about |2&s.'ioo,ooo, or an Increase of
more than 1-j0 per cent. During thla
cams period the annual expenditure*
from Mate funds for road and bridge
count ruction and maintenance have li»-
creaned from to $53,402,00 ft
or almost 2.000 per cent.
Increase Farm Land Valuea.
An Increase In farm land value*
varying from 2T> to 1!»4 per cent haa
been produced by Improvement of
main market roads, according to
ntatlntlea collected by the federal Of
fice of public roads and rural en
gineering.
Beamleea Milk Palls.
Milk pulls and cans ahould be
smooth, with all crackn and seama
flushed with solder. Seamless pall*
and cans have been placed on the
market.
You Can Cure That Backache.
I'aln a) on* the back, dlzzlne**, headache
and ircnncrai languor. »et a package of
MoUit-r (ira>'R AuMr.ill:iUaf. the p'aaaant
nxitmifl herb cum tor Kidney, Madder
anl I'rlnary troubles. Winn you feel all
rundown, tired, weak and without energy
use this remarkable combination of nature*
herbs and root*. A* a regulator It haa no
ccjuai. Mother Oray'a Australian.Leaf la
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GBAHAH CHURCH DIRECTORY. 1
Gotham Baptist Church—Rev. W. 'J
B. Davis, Pastor.
Preaching every first ttnd thira
Sundays at 11.00 a. ra. and 7.00 p.
Sunday School every Sunday at
9.45 a. m. A. P. Williams tMPt
Prayer meeting every XuesdafwH
7.30 p. m.
Uraham Christian Church—N. Main
Street—Kev. J. P. Trait'*
Preaching aervices every Sec
wad and Jrourth Sundays, at 114 M
a. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10.00 a, m.—B. L. Henderson, Super
intendent.
New Providence Christian Church
—North Main Street, near Depot—
Uev. J. O. Truitt, Pastor. Preach
ing every Second and Pourtb Sun
day nights at 8.00 o'clock.
Sunday School every Sunday at
M 6 a. m.—J. A. Baylilf, Superin
tendent.
Christian Endeavor Prayer Meet
ing every Thursday night at 7.46.
o'clock.
Friends—North of Graham Pub
lic School—Bev. Fleming Martin,
Paator.
Preaching Ist, 2nd and 3rd Sun
days.
Sunday School every Sunday at
iO.OO a, m.—James Criaco, Superin
tendent.
Methodist Episcopal, south—cor.
Jtain and Maple Bt„ H. E. Myers
fas tor.
Preaching every Sunday at li.OO
». m. and at 7.80 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
.46 a, m.—W. B. Green, Supt,
M. P. Church—N. Main Street,
».ev. B. 8. i'r.oxler, Pastor.
Preaching first and tnird Sun
days at n a. m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday School every Sunday at
1.46 a. m.—J. L. Amick, Supt.
Presbyterian—Wst Elm Street—
ev. T. M. McConnell, pastor.
Sunday School every Sunday at
•6 a. m.—Lynn B. Williamson, Bu
erintendent.
I'resbyterian (Travora Chapel)—
W. Clegg, pastor.
every Second and
/urtli Sunday* at 7.30 p. m.
auuday School every Sunday at
p. m.—J. Harvey White, Su
orluteniient.
Oneida—Sunday School every
aoday at 3.30 p. m.—J. V. Fom»-
>y, Superintendent.
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J. C. DERBY
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