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The girl leaned forward J af te.rsc2n:
i ning the road in bi,ldo'.il;,
.touched- tlieA'chauCeur's arm. , ; The
great crimson car came to a vpantlng
r .deliberatesidsttll.'
The girl didnot' wait or tbe iChau;
feur to help her; but sprang Jlghtly to
f the road and Vanished to. the Jwood?
land on the right. The chauffeur turri
:: ed the car as if hia thoughts were con
centrated on the necessity of making
, the, smallest possible turn in time; of
t safety, in order to be prepared in; time
. of emergency. And then the great crim
: son car shot back in the direction from'
whence it had come. "t ' jsv S
Safely screenedby ' the uridertwu
' , the girl found a clearing in the wood
land and sat down on a moss grown
- log. Deftly , she unwound the swath
ings of chiffon from her-hat. baring,
a face delicate and sensitive as the
anemones opening at. her feet..
She drew off her gloves and felt of
, the velvety moss ojl the old log, then
. stooped to gather flowers. Finally,
with the blossoms forgotten in her
lap, she leaned forward.; her elbows on
her knees, 'her chin propped in the,
palms of her hands, watching the
woodland life around her.
Chipmunks and squirrels scampered
alone the edge the clearing. Where
the sun shone upon a tangle of fern
and jack in the pulpit two robins
perched pertly on dry twigs and dis
cussed the troubles , of' May moving
day. From the shadows of . the wood
"beyond came the persistent hammering
of a woodpecker. -.J
Beyond the screen of underbrush au
tomobiles and smart turnouts spun on
toward the race track, where the, world
of fashion was foregathering. An hour
passed, and then at the distant wail of
n,( a peculiar siren whistle the girl sprang
to her feet, dropped her lapful of flow
era and ran to the roadside.
Bearing down upon her; was ; a crim
son car, twin of the one which had
dropped her so unceremoniously an
hour earlier.
But the resemblance stopped vitb-
the car. The chauffeur in the first car
had worn a spick span uniform in tan
color from the tips of, his highly pol is h-
' ed boots to the crown of his heavy red
cap. The mau in this car. wore a dis
reputable looking storm coat of Eng-
, lish cloth, a shabby visor cap and a
pairof goggles which had certainly
seen more prosperous days.' f'
-. He was "scorching' r.Ionjr at a fine
pace. Rut the girt alq;!y. sftppl;;tq
"the edge of, the road and waved a ? de
taining hand a bare hand at that.
The machine slowed (iwa, and the
man made preparations 'to descend,' as
became one hailed by a maiden in dis
tress, ttut again the girl raised a de
taining hand. ,
"My car met with "an accident
thought; perhaps I am very anxijusUo
Teach Dalton thirs iiftemoon. Perhaps
you were going that way. Would you
give me a lift?" :
She looked up eagerly into his star
tled face: Then the man coughed dis
creetly, swallowed a smile, and sprang
from the machine.
"I was or thought I was going to
the races, but I am sure it-will be
much more pleasant at er was it Dal-
ton you said?"
The man's accent was English. The
admiration in his eyes was the sort
that knows no nationality. The girl
flushed beneath it and sprang into the J
car before the astonished man could
, assist her.
For a few minutes the car ran on in
silence. Then the girl spoke abruptly.
"Let us take this crossroad, Then
. a mile farther we will ! strike . the " old
, Dalton turnpike. There "we will not
meet -;
I understand," he interrupted grave
ly. And the great car swerved into
the crossroad, - running through a
'stretch of woodland w ..
Again the girl seemed plunged in
x thought . But at last the man remark-
flh Vlt4- 1 ATM a1 m , '
' rPeife&'dayiri
4. The girl -looked up at him shyly. Her
eyes were soft and luminous. :
' "Oh, I have had the most beautiful
hour there in ' the : woods. I've never
seen anything?, half; so t wonderful as
-..- those; little creature doing justaa they
; '..pWaseiLj birds
J : 'rf tired e;'lree fern they
flew1 off to another tey dldnot mind
, ,' me nor each other! - Jost think of being
r- - like' that all your lifer' ; -
JJbe man looked at her curiously, as
::; :v: if ; she ; 'J. were i anewlanmefeiof the
: 5 ; genus; femlnme and eirely wdrthjr of
Vf feep studyf bypi rMM
,r- u i ;It is 'all so different-from"; what
i C ,.; been: ijsed Vto
: arie -wij I ;J55
"hoErolate. nd 'thewjwnl cotneardss
':?ind"; malll an
! ,;ygaret. Of course A;unt Margaret ; is fa
"7 ;.;.. dear, but ten years of . doing ; things
i frpm any of
I- met" -f.-' .... .
ne pauseav ana tne man at her side
I f studied herewith 'grave eyes. '
Y .-.s. -'Now,-; there wa Bessie Stewarts-
she,;? married' Jack' Coghian. They'd
gone to kindergarten .-and -dancing
scliobl: together. And then she'd, gone
tq all his ,;ollege!proms;and the 'same
cdtfllontYy vvas justlike' marry
ing .some one Who ; had lived in. your
wntf amflyal way-sC ji" V. ;.X-; i "-;'
; :Ana now they;re ; bored to deatn
with ; eacb:-other.-Vrheyhad: a honeT-
miponatte'Carlo,vwhere they had
: Job Department :
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been; the. year "before on, the Borden- .:Aor1t.- V . JUrifNoUfS
the. same old round of teas and dinners
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, and dances; . There was no romance in
, The manahook his head. V 5-
? "But' Harriet .one 'f four parlor
maids, married . a miner way .out. west
She met ; him by answering idn advert
tiscmept m a matrimonial r paper. He
came east f ter Iheiy . and f she .wrote
MarieJ; that they , were; awfully happy.
He iiad never beaten, her once."
.The i mam flung: back: his - head and
taughed,"and '- the girl - laughed with
;him.; .Then suddenly she clutched jis
."Yo.u'vep
and I must be ; at Stohey wold for
lunch." Jif f -' -N
1 t'We. are not going to . Dalton. said
the man calmly.; Tve been out this
way before. Just. two miles beyond we
will cross the state line."
"But why ? Ob. I must go- on to
Stoneywqld." , 1 .
The man ignored the remark.
"And across the state line, I under
stand, there is no need of ; a license!
"Oh!" said the girl very softly; and
the great car stopped beneath the arch
of freshly leaved trees.
He flung aside his heavy .driving
loves and took the delicate sensitive
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iwmenioer
that
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Department, to which 'roach
attention "Will b paid, ia now
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We - arc PrepdrcfJ to . do all j
Turned r out in a "Country J
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face of the girl between his two hands. nish good wotIc at reasonable .
"Will von: den rpatr " ' .1 ' -'.' '
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"Will you, dearest
Her eyes'stopped dancing and turned
wondrous tender.
"Oh, I hoped you'd understand,, but f
did not dream"
rWill you. dearest?" persisted the
man. ,
She lowered her long lashes oVer the
eyes into which he trjgd so hard to
gaze. Later she murnlfcred from the
shelter of his arms: "But I want to tell
you the truth, Lester. I never loved-
you till just this minute. And I had
made up my mind that if you did not
understand I would just"-
He threw on the power.
"Let us get across the line quick be-
fora you change your mind again.
Hirjtm Manning justice of the peace
in - the th district, nlucked at his
living prices
thu
we
In order to o J
-mast: necessaxDy'J
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adopt the
Strictly Cash System
in this department. 'A
will fpllow each job when de
livered, and from this date
we hope our patrons will be
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readv to assist us in making J
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beard and regarded the couple doubt-1 this new departure a success.
fYill-tr. ' :!r IT'
ma'am
"I'd like t oblige you. but this ain't
no Gretna Green, an' well, I . don't
mind tellin' yon thai the girl lopks un
derage- ; -fi
TBut I am hot" protested the girl
"I am 'twenty.'' A ' t
"Not castin' no, jteflectiona;
but I'd like some probf'--T -
TBe girl and the man looked at each
other; then the girl's troubled glance
traveled to the table, and a smile
brightened her face. f
-isn z , tnat proor enougn tnat my
family, are willing?"
She held the paper " toward the jus
tice with, the face of a girl peering
straight from the printed page.
The justice looked from the picture
to; the girl, and his face alternately
flushed and paled. ;
.Gosh all' hemlocks;' youre banker
Claflin's girl, and he he's"
"Yes," said the: girl, her eyes danc
ing. "He is Lord Gramaton. , But In
deed, he's very nice in spite of the
fact' she added as Justice of the
Peace Manning continued to stare In
credulously-at the man's slhri figure In
its disreputable motoring apparel.
"You wait a bit I'llxbe right back,'
said the, justice, with: sudden accession
of spirit and he started f orTthe" door.
The girl and man sprang after him.
-"You are not going to telephone to
town to those wretched - reporters
Please, please, let us be married quite
alone with just; some of your; family
for witnesses." cried the girl.'
"Yes." Added the man nervously.
"We've just run away .from all that
sort , of thing piffle,, don't you know.
Please jet us get away quietly. Don't
telephone. I beg of you." .
.j ""Telephone ndthinV " exclaimed the
justice heartily. .'I'm just goin to put
n;jny Sunday suit Nerer expect to
marry v a Ulionalre's jgir! : and a ' lord
agattt-iii;;::0;i.;f; t."'.
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Karpcn Brothers
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Uf.hc.1 7 it nr. f: rparaa
teccJ, ou csia't buy
any ihicg cheaper thai
i! jut 83 pood, thert
Li Dolhbg , belter
known the ArtirU
can a4d to the? e bcati
tifal patterrpt (Fm
tory AgtaL)
These B e n u t iftxl
Chairs for
$8.00
To
$150
S? our Terms $l.Wt
Cah, and $l.f)
monthly for the cheap
oar. Wr arc, ftill
felling.- Piaaw, Or
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chisct, Coflin uti.l
Jo Wo' Biollimieswoirltho
Loulsburg, N. C.
Last Gall For
Siflinid Horses,
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All Broke and Sold on Easy Terms q
On pair large well broke rauUsl x -K more mules until the fall. I r )
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E,gerton s
White r-ront
Home of Real Val
ue
1 will hare a car of horses to arrita Wednesday, March 24 th the
Come and come qnick if too want ene, as thT wont
Last until the fall.
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be first Now listen. First call to the Buoys'.
Buggi
es Buggies Buggies
: '131 araquit sure It must be a terrible i
ENFORCE, THE" LAW.
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1 Jait as toon as the AttorneY -Gen-
eral and the Solicitor; of , the State
are able to fullr t digest iind, under
itand-the; anti-trust 1a;ie bfjfaU an4 noteren call -your name
the lair legislature, which itstriends I don't that sbuncL godd.
and supporters claim has a sniBcient
number of. teteetVlto :. do the work,
tlieysbould; proceed toentcrco ;it-r-
in order that thoie Senators -v.wh6
: .1 hare car of brand new Baltimore .Buggies, the finest in the
world. ..Gome and see for.yourself. I will sell them on fall time, and
ifyou canVpay, I. will take them from you and care a "Vandne next
Yoa miT get a wife by the deal. Now! (J
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Oar Mr. R. Z. tettuxt it now ,a k Yrrk. xA h rofer U
bnj acnttyasd ttirmcU. ikek la r7 list, ud UW b. ki
Sat, w wot to ho kitn Ui.l t hart est bn-i Xft
At rcjTJ VHof tr trrifx cooit mad i'J t ier
ptcia IftducTOMU fcr tb n.xl two w U Uxai. C3 tad
eMmio lh nr it;l. md r li. new prk Ebort. Coiaiw'
SUporr. blck ud un. UMtoitt. the Vctt rtrr fcS for U
moojr. tluwrt. Zvln d olber 6s tokkm lfs uaSo, Ol
HOSIERY HOSIERY HOSIERY
The celebrated CaxJrt llr.t. Mca'i, Kobo ax4 CLUdrra at r
per pair. We hare rxrer htA bol or cyUist, and ku cf enrr
a jobber who fail! We took th lot aad wia mU tbrws t l!
This U a bis barbate, worth ri cal.
Wago
3er that; those
fought so "manf ally", fqr1 section
ma hate a f nil 'and .- thorough indi-
ns- Wagons Wagons
Hickory, best of all. . Piedmont, none better -made. Eagle, iibme
.made. 1 and 2 horse, See me before you buy.
Harness-
Harness
h i-'' '.';! (?;
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replivthf iBjan i eraTeiyl
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ierery where'AyW t ei
will see no one that
" j;v,:4i-'f4 lW,Tbe .wa';bit his p at thl&niTe swn
, '.; . f esslea.. y T f 4''-Xt
" :: ;'; v ' Pe y onv kaow jfcaidthesrlrM axlng-
- oBiranrjai' ti nt ear; lazeaions o.Ter.
; the - tree litms , nokd, Tre" " always
. ') eeaixie4 of hTiax maa coine te my
resc-ae 3"iat ta-Cii--a 'fesa' I" had
nerer k-we -a' -tarn cttte Cerent
V";StiNeck
.Stiff neek5 is ; caused by rheumatism
oi the muscles of the nectc.
ally Confined . to rone ; side,-:
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DacK oi tne necic ana one
it is often 'unite' rainfui
maybei-had by applying i. fvhamberlain's
Liiniment; ,Not one case of rheumatism
in . ten rea uires V- internal - treatment.
When there ia ho fever, and no swellinir
as uj muscu iar, anq cnronic rne omatism,
Chamberlain's t liiniment rwill:' accom.
plish more than any internal treatment-.
For ;f al by iTbe Bbddie-Perry Dru; Co.
Plant bed cloth at P. Hick'a
S Black 4 pepper, Berax, Red pepper
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MILLINERY MILLINERY MILLINERY
Some beauties in trimmed Sailor aai Straw Hata. tm tW
fof early spring. Spool cotton, ail etssrbcn; Ladirs Vrrt Kic c
AG. Cornets WadlCO. UtUe boy, rSJ au"l f?i
injra. riasUe Wb, an wraths. eam Up. A bwuitifol IiiL-Tf
Rttchteff and CoUara. LadJt lUlta, UauUfd tjl 2S a37-
yoa wmattoalheta. jr estber Booea sjv3 a lot cf rSttltire th
you want now. r" ? .. k
LAD 1 ES -.SPRING. SUITS
. Itie fotne wmH for J1S Uut datot UXm Ul roaVJ
. "cs All of the abote are nrwi rtndt rrir u.is k
! tbefccaJ cf the UHliixny Dfwtcwat this rxaol wtirh l-
AU kinds and prises, v Just leek! My new stock jost arriTing. A () iLC.w fiUrrr fcr srae
'w'wf-'S iet of good barneis.win saYe run-awaya and broken limbs, v . t CJ ;' rbcre Ue catil yxm gamine the ttcwh mWi4 by Wr. ifm
gttSm?. Guanos: Guaub: -Gnano ' L"rA5r. t u aTIS
jj H ; Shirley Super-PheajshaU 2-S-2 ; Hampton Tobacco Guano 3-8-3, fo4 y
. I Cotton and Tobacco. The best'thacan bebouRht fer the crops. V ( v', IT9
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headquarters (when you are in town "JPIenty room ai
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