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$10,000 For 1,000 Words or Less For an Idea For a Sequel to "THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY** Tli* American Film Manufac turing Company's - Pictarized Romantic NoVel la Chapter*. ThU contest is op?n to uf mm, womal) or child who is oof connected, directly or indirectly, with the Film Company or the newspaper* pofcllsfc in* the con tinned story. No litcrvy ability is necsssary ta qualify as a contestant. You are advised to see the cootki? 4 photo play m the theaters where it will be shown ? to read the story as M rans ?very week, and then esnd in your suggestion. Contestants mtut con fine their contributions far the seqwsl to 1,000 tvordx or Im. It is the itfro that as wanted. mv Back to ber shed ?T *h? hnakoT ?tn and selfishness. And ao when be ?pucd his eyea hp looked Into Ba ker's, and inev both read what their 4a could not utter ? (ocstreseaa, lore ud happiness! They bore Arthur baek to tl? gypsy mmp near by ta wondering silence* tad then Est ber nUtrnl the grp?y ? email watching by the aide at Ha gar and whispered to the dying wom ta. "Can you bear a great happiness T" A smile transfigured the wan face it Hsgar. "1 know the good news yon "Arthur, my d?ar son, *&*!? Jt she murmured. "Arrbnr. mj | r sou. Is here!" . Prescient in the face af death. Hupu also knew that the bnsk of ertl had fallen from Arthur and that the wfn?s of the morning had wafted dea a ? strength. to bis soi A. Be leaned blj head agrtnt that tor- . las. tired breast and knew ? fan.- deep ' and satisfying? that's moGheiTs prayer was Indeed a charm ???hm harm, above all diamond"! T In those few moments of deep rap ture Hagar realized at tot that all her i aomrjpjunl sacrifices bad not been In ] vain. Her son. parted from ber since: his birth hour, was In hor arms at ' last? tUe !c?!i ate bid always tHiped that he would (t row to ?* She laid Esther's. Ij. rvl in^Jjis and | breathed a (nil Iitesmsj npon these | two rhe lored rttnrr jtH rtw. And sr tMs gin tie. yet strong. ber>?lc^ soul passed to its reward. " This was the n?w? that Qualibn came sadly bnfk to And. This was tt?e hctys iimt wrenched hi* faithful, humble soul. But Esther and Arthur did not weep. They felt that Hagar had pasaed In Joy beyond cotnprehen atom, and Esther had. ao caose for I Arthur had t sum too deep I ^o. irrciU^aie nnlT "yet TaixTSy ~beX5?ed. had mounted the stalrwayof the wind ' and ridden upon the wings of the moru | lng, without fear and without hope. He had dealt with destiny and Mad ! won. By Home miracle of the com monplace the fulling aeroplane had struck a low. thick, sturdy tree, and the ronu pluuskiv; to deafli had beee thrown up into the cftnraa wing of tbe bird machine, and so, sare that he w as stunued by the jar.' had escaped ?armed. The -wondering gypsies chafed his hand* and brow, one put a hramdy flask to tils iiiM and forced a few of its flery drop* between the clinched teeth. All the while FMher held his bead upon her lap and a great joy filled- her being, f*?r $tn> knew he ltred and had Tht Happy Lovers Journey Aoroee m Nation's Breadth. grew bricbt: his tanned face glowed with happiness. and ever through the sun end shade Esther, his beloved, rode by his side, her tender hand ta his. So. while* these happy lovers journey across a nation's breadth with Tie simple gypsy folk, how fares It witk the great of earth?. ? How fare* it with Blair Stanley and Ms fair wire, wno was Ytflta Mara ton) flaTe they not ercrjfidai &aftr hearts hare long desired? They hare the wealth of John Pow ell, for Blair was next of kin when it was proved the supposedly dead John Powell was Artho# Stanley, fu gitive. They have the diamond from the sky and the Stanley earldom, for to these things long desired Blair also is heir ajs next of kin. * And Luke ' Lovell. with a face crnsfc id beyond ivognitioii, lies in a west ern graveyard with the name of At thnr Stan e;" on Lis tomb. TIsr~ p!:.Tr! rSans' who examined the dead man knew nothing of the drng addictions rrt Jphzj Powell. They sought for no marks of these. Tbe wouinis and tears on Luke's body from his esca; e fr ^m prison and other hard knocks fee 1 ex. lured were believed to be r!:e mnrts of - ?njnries that Ar thur Stanley. ' alias John Powell, had in the brar^l and riot at his jpiaes thai l*j?l f?>r a while incapaci tated hrzz. >ai^j rime as h? had been ?fcr'tb-- of the dead Durand. gammx :* private physician. Blair fed Tfr-San ?*in;'ne'l proximity to the ?leari r*yr Ior-fcr-j nnon the crashed en ro&?e*I f'mcjiln. * , Ther: J-efirrfc. P.Inke. tiie detective^ or Abe * m. rbc f : i h jnond gambler, tie flr<r de*gUng justice should be rfcne- weJl f.Jt htftcr-3csirin* the dia-. nioE*| fr?.m the nkyt could make a move 13* .?? .< r*l Vivian had crossed the cMtffeect trrr&lsm Angeles and bad I >r v d w. j I^ck/- "Jutftously to. strike, ani .%S*.n; - Hi fori been in too many trar^it iros to be in any posi ; tSon t.> rv '.f r *i '^n <!< mand on Blair for thr- 'li'rL'.tr. i]. which had been | i promt fcia <?: rhe bargain for his i *??>.. . ? . So \r n:.d Vivian journeyed to London ar^l v.vre received, with some 111 g T3"e. by Marmadnke H my the. for a lifetime sofi lutr -r.A family lawyer to the eat in ?*f iitaijJejr. - Bat Manviiii'.'iUe Km; the dill bin doty as be m? it. lie had ?!< the creden dais, and in -Sue time Blair wan in ducted into tlu l.otue of lords. Thif brief at*i * ?Tier.' hat' bald ceremony was not at s.li to the tnxnry and dtaftls? Inviiisc Vlrlan. Wie bail rat in the peerens' nailery fa otditK ry :<Xteni'M>n' attire and had seeti Blair i,ni.?ia ixl to the lord chan ttUar V 11 Cot -and stu(dd old liarva of Um> rt riini. vrhotn Krfiytlie bad se cured to lie I'.'nir'x sponsor. The roU<< b:i earl wear* at bis in truliirtU'H t? the. huose of lords and at sitiitiira of iwrllament are neither ?weful nor l*-.-?BiStig. It wax tlieT.rst bitterBess to Vlrlan. who lunl I um jiteii an occasion of great splendor. Klilr wore an ordinary morniiis Milt ?tl??Jer bbi robes, for it was tjie <-ust?tnt Siaytlie had aasnred them, ami when. one Is a peer one tpoat do everything according to COB torn. Then nltrn Vlrlan and Blair were to be iireaanted at court, which meant something more wttiafying In coatnme and ccrrciuuy. King Kd*'ard VII. died and Kin,; ileow V. reigned In hla stead. Tlierp was the nana] period of I mnni'ng-mul no royal drawing two nntll nft<*r the coronation. | 't'Q'i a iit-th *U worth the a peer unil hla noble lady mar wcoi their corciitn* ami (b* more gracefsl t:l coronation Esther and Arthur at the -Pwtalt c Stanley Hall. it la a meteor three contnriaa before, had dtslrod. ""When .a descendant of ray body shall bo called to the Bnylisli earldom of The Stanleys!" So whl'e Vivian and Blair are b<i - y with court tailors and court tasnt ere and arc feverishly preparing for the glorlee they are to be part of. an I while day >y day the suspldop and dtctmst 'tween them and Marmndul:o Smythe irrntv In Intensity, let na retnr . to America and to the gypsy folk. The gvpsies had reached Virginia ana the neighborhood of Fairfax. The car avan moved on mi dor the leadership of Quabba. - Skirting .1 round Fairfax, Arthur and Bather rode in the twilight and stood at the portals of Stanley HalL The .place was barred -and bolted and fast falling to decay. Weeds rankled on the once well kept lawns and flowet beds. A weather stained, discolored sign. Tor Rent." bttng by rusty nails to onO of the great pTllars. A wblpiwrwiH tailed from the ahwbbety? CHAPTER LVIH. Kbtg Arthur Marries Quaan Esther. 'I Jf 1STHESS of 8tanlcv Hall. M Esther, cy vrlffr 1 6 be. I I'M salute j-baf said Arthur In deep earnestne ss as he drew Esther to him. "Too locp have you been cheated of your birthright I am not guilty of any wrong except to yon, and yoo have forgiven me. Blair Stanley Is guilty of the death of Dr. Lee. and I feel sure that Blake has the proofs The time has come when, for yonr sake, the truth must be known, and yoo cinnt dike your place in this state ly home of your people, where I dwelt ?d long an Impostor to foster the ambi tions of the dead awl to augment their fends and hatreds." , Esther shuddered and threw herself into his jirnr<. 'No. Arthur!" she cried. "I have never been happy here! Let the iead and their secrets rest in the grave. "Elch and of position, yon know no happiness, nor would I. It was not yonr dying mother's wish, I know. Looking info the face of death, she saw dearly. Ail she desire. I was tfiat we should be happy together. "When last within this bloomy house with her X asked for a sign, and It was given to me. And I repeat ?" you as we repealed It together tbat'nlght: " 'Entreat 'me not to leave tbee or to return from following after tbee, for whither than gnest I will go. and Vivian and Blair Malta Marry In Lon don. i where thou lodgent will lodge. Thy people a hall be my people and thy God my God.'" And aa the twtit4|| turned to dnrfc aaee thaaa two rod# away from Stan ley ball to dwell naltnown. ohet lUf. among the almplc gypey people who Cures OH Sara*. Otter mmh Ml Can. The worst ca ?et.no matter o( bbw bn( nUndloc, are cured by the wonderful, old itUtlle Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. -U ftllttM Pain and Heals at the same time. t?c. 50c, $1.00 Sale of Valuable Seal Estate. Under and b7 virtue of the paWer and authority contained in that certain deed of Trust executed by J? H. Wood. Jr.. and wife Naomi S. Wood to Ben T. Holden, Trustee, on the 13rd day of December 1914, and duly recorded in the office of the Registrar of Deed* of Franklin county. In Book 193; at pace. 145. default having b<an made In the payment of the Indebtedness thereby secured and demand made upon in* to foreclose as in said Deed of TruBt provided, I, the undersigned Trustee will on the 21st day ef Feb. 1916 at 12 o'clock M? at the courthouse door in Loulsburg, N. C., sell at public auct ion to the highest bidder tor cash the following real estate, situated In Cedar Hock township. Franklin county and described as follows: FIRST TRACT. Bounded on the North by the lands of Buck Collins; on the East by the lands of J. J. May; on the South by the lands of W. I. S tailings and on the West by Stal ling*. containing fifty acres. SECOND TRACT. Bounded on the North by the lands of Mrs. Anna Wood's estate; on the East by W. X Stalling*; on the South by the lands of J. W. Vallentine and on the West by the lands c* Mrs. Nucml S. Wood, con taining 31 1-3 acres more" or less. . tiiRD TRACT. Bounded on the North by the lands of Mrs. Naomi S. Wood and Willie Wood; on the East | by Mrs. Naomi 8. Wood; on the South by the Oreenleaf -Johnson Lumber Co. | and on the West by the Inn Is ?? | Naomi S. Wood, contalrirr . A acres, known as th~ ? w--? tract. FOURTH TP? .. Hounded on the North K ifc-; -,nOR <it Percy Qupton; ( in ti.o' lis st by the lands of Mrs. Xaoml 8. Wood; on the South by W. O. Stone and on the West by Mrs. ' Bettle Tucker, containing 35 acres. i The last three tracts adjoining eafch | other ' and constituting the home plac6 now occupied by J. H. Woqd, Jr., and wife. This the 19th day of January. 1916. 7n-?- ? ' BEN T. HOLDEN. l-21-6t Trustee. | - ..JNotiee North Carolina. Franklin county. The | undersigned, having been appoint- | ed and duly qualified as administra tor of the estate of Sarah J. Preddv, deceased, all persons having claims against said estate are requested to 1 exhibit the same, beforenlm" on of before the 10th day of February, 1917. j or this notice will be plead "In bar of their recovery. All persons Indebted ' to said estate will please make Immed iate payment. This February 1. , 1916. BLAND O. MITCHELL, Administrator of. Sarah J. Freddy , deceased. S-4-?t. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY Engraved Wedding Invitations, Visiting Card?, Corresponding Stationery. ~ , Superior Quality ? Approved Styles. Let Us Have Your Orders. We Guarantee to Please. Fred A. Riff Jeweler and Optometrist Louisburg, N. Carolina You Will Always find a fresh Line of Groceries At My Store When in town call in to lee me. : A cordial welcome, mite yea. Hay and Grain a Specialty Highest Market Prices Paid for Country Prodnee. A Trial is all j Ask. J. w. PERRY East Nash Street M Louisburg, N. C. TO MY CUSTOMERS I herewith announce to you that I hare moved my sales staples to the Griffin & Beasley Stables, near the bridge, on Main streetf formerly occupied by J. D. Hill and later by J. C. Tucker. Ishallkeep a full stock of the best HorBes and Mules at all times and ^spec ially invite you to come and see them. R. F. PU L_ l_ EI R Main Street Louisburg, N. C. Near Bridge Subscribe to The Franklin Times If you do not deal with as, let us tell you that we carry the best line of Hardware "you aver SAW." Our line encompasses everything a first-class hardware store should carry. o o o i. ? You u>/// f/ncf ourtoo/s to Ae , ? t eve/yt/j/'ny m /fare/ware We screw our prices right down low, and are al ways hammering away, doing oar hardware basi ness on the high plane of an honest, square deal to oarleustomers. We want your business.
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