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MAm INSTALLMENT A quiet mood seemed to have descended on Barry. When the coffee was finished he smoked for a few moments in silence, his eyes coming back every few seconds to the clear little profile turned toward him. Anne felt that restless scrutiny. "Weren’t you,” she asked sud denly, "going to tell me about the town of Duane?” "So I was.’’ He shifted his posi tion. "It’s just the story of a man who wanted to turn a desert into a garden. He was my uncle, Robert Duane. He worked like a giant for it, and died broken and ridicul ed, and discredited.” His face was black as he stared down ae the lake. "He loved this country. He came here from the East years ago, and he came across this lake and took over a big tract of land. He saw that this lake was the biggest body of water in miles, but useless to those dry plains down there, and he began dreaming of the things that could be done.’’ "I see,” said Anne softly, "k was a big dream.” "Yes, it was big. It was par ticularly big for one man to swung. He built this place, and after that I came and lived with him every summer.” He stopped, frowning remini "When they actually started work on the dam, people began to take serious notice. They remem bered what was being done in the Imperial Valley. Eagle Lake swarm ed with workers, and the dam grew. And then the big day came. "It was a great day. No matter what came of it, it can never be anything less than that. The signal was given and the water rushed down the sluiceways to1 make his wilderness blossom. Everybody cheered, and Uncle Bob gripped my shoulder and said, 'Barry, you and I believed in this when other people laughed. W’hen I go, this is to be yours.” Barry looked at her with a twist ed grin. "So this is my inheritance, and anybody down in Marston would tell you that it’s no better than junk. For after the first big mo ment, the tragedy came. The irri gation was there, but it didn t ir rigate. The valley was full of gravel sinks that no one had suspected, and the water drained off as fast as it was run in. It was a complete smashing failure.” "Oh, how dreadful!” It was all that she found herself able to say. Barry threw away a half-con sumed cigarette and arose. "The Pinos isn’t the only stretch or arid land around here. There’s th Junipero, bigger and better, and with a soil—it isn’t really sand— that will give its very heart to you for a steady supply of water. I want to use this dam to irrigate the Junipero.” He ran a brown hand through his hair and laughed abruptly. "I suppose you think I’m chasing "Why shouldn’t you, if you’ve found one that’s worth chasing?” "You darling!” His eyes kindled. "For these kind words. . .” She jumped up and gave him a prim little marionette’s how. "Come on, lazy, I want to go down by the lake again.” He arose obligingly and followed her, overtaking her in two strides. They went down side by side, and where the pitch was steep he caught her arjn in his. Within a few yards of the water’s edge he spread out his coat for her to sit on and dropp ed down betside her. "Anne, will you marry me?’ "You’re a sudden person, Barry. ’ She hedged for tim. “Do you real ize that we’d never met until a few weeks a'go? Just four—” "Four days was enough for me. Anne, dariing, I don’t want to rush you, but you know how I feel, don’t you? I love you. I keep see ing you here all the time, every day, every hour. You and I together. . . Anne!’’ Warmth flooded over her; there was a singing tifhgle in her veins. Why not? Wh® in that distant, outside world would ever know? Just the two of them, here in this secluded place. Temptation tugged at Be#. 'Take your ohance!’* it whispered. “Take it! ...” And then recollection floodee Back, crawling over her Idee an oil) wave. "Anne, look at me.” 1 Her throat felt stiff and dry. f "Oh, Barry, please! We’ve been such good friends. Don’t let’s spoil 1 it.” c "Oh—spoil it!” The warmth died out of his face. He looked a stung and hurt, and suddenly tight » lipped. t "Sorry!” he said curtly. "I must f have got the wrong idea. I thought 5 —well, it’s been rather nice, going c around like this, I had a feeling- • • f a hope .... it was getting to mean a something to you, too . . . my con- i ceit, probably.” s The words came jerkly. He look- c ed up suddenly. "See here, is it be- ) cause of somebody else, or just bp- t cause I’m myself?” a She shook her head. "There isn’t r anybody else. And I hate to hear c you talk like that. Barry, isn’t it I possible to like—to be awfully fond ^ of somebody without-” i "Not for you and me.” Barry s looked at her moodily, softening be- 1 cause she really did look unhappy about it, and because she was so lovely—so damnably lovely. -\ "All right,” he said, and forced i a smile. "We won’t let it spoil I things. It’s not your fault if I don’t make a hit with you. But l don’t think”—he reached out and l laid a firm clasp on her wrist— f "don’t think that I’ll give up with- i out an everlastingly good try.” t She would not look at him. Couldn’t he see that he was tearing 1 her heart out? "It’s no use. Barry, a I like you awfully, but—” c "Don’t want to be liked,” he said savagely. “I’d want you to be just c as crazy about me as I am about 1 you. I’d never be satisfied with a just possessing—i want all of you.” All of her! She felt desolate and t a little frightened. It occured to a her that no matter what came to t her now—love, friendship, trouble j —she would always have something to hide. i A restless week crawled by. An- j other,flat and uninteresting, trudg- j ed stolidly as its heels. The days svere just days, one of them plodd- 3 ng stupidly after another. Barry still came down to Trail’s End, but I he seemed always to be on his way r somewhere else. Playing around with Barry was ] dangerous, but letting him go left j a blank emptiness. Anne worked j violently, indoors and out, but the zest had gone from it. Warmth j and color had gone. ji The day had not been of the kind ] to encourage a stiff morale. A hot wind had been blowing in from the desert for hours. Anne sat for a while beside her tinkling little creek. "Miss Anne, are you out there?’’ "Coming, Martha. Anything I can do?” "I wish you’d do up that package Boone’s going to stop for. I’ve left , some paper on the table.” Martha had left a sheet of news paper spread out fior her. Anne looked down at it, idly. A heading caught her eye. It was a Los Angles paper, and it, was two months old. She leaned ever the spread-out sheet. Then she was very still. i o Martna, out in tne Kiicnen, | there came the sharp sound of! tearing paper. "Oh, Martha, I’ve torn this! Have you any more?” The voice was careless, but her eyes were brilliant with excitement as she came to the kitchen door. She tied the package up swiftly,, and then vanished into her own room. The newspaper went also. Once behind a closed door she spread it out again with shaking fingers. She read again, more care fully this time, scanning each word for some hidden meaning. Relief was creeping all through her, warm and lovely. _"Thank God,” she whispered, "I don’t have to be afraid of that-!’’ The last words were shaky. . . . Mustn’t get hysterical. When she came out a few mo ments later there was a lilt in her voice which Martha had not heard, for days. "I’m going for a little run before supper,” she called, and went out toward the eorral. A few momenta later pinto and girl flew past the kitchen window with a clear eaW and a seurry of hoofs. "Somethin’s cheered her up mighty quick,” she commented. At one side of the »oom hung two ef Anne’s dresses, freshly iron ed. Martha utenc krto Anne’s room 1 to put them wflere rfley belonged. TJfcn, arms akiritbo, '.she looked around. ®n a chair, half concealed y an orange cushion lay a folded ewspaper. tylartha picked it up. "I do wonder what started her off ike that. Well, if it’s in print it an’t be arty secret.” Martha sat down to read. There fere only two sheets of it and the ews would be stale, but she plodded hrough it carefully There was olitical news, which she skipped, omebody had been brutally shot own in a hold-up. A bold headline eatured the latest divorce scandal, nd a "mystery woman’’ who had anished into the blue; a much mailer one noted the death of a nee prominent financier. Some oung girl had been drowned and he body had not yet been recovered nd a very rich man had offered a eward for it. A brief two inches f type said that the man found adly wounded in the outskirts of Centura had been identified, but efued it name his assailant. A :reen luminary had just received is final decree of divorce. Martha read patiently. "Murders and suicides and di orces!” she sniffed. "I don’t see luch in them to cheer anybody up. imp!” There was a spot on Barry’s omeward way—or rather, out of is way—where Trail’s End was in ull view. He detoured until he eached it and pulled up, half empted to turn and ride down. Out from the modest group of >w buildings a dancing speck came, girl and a pinto horse. How Anne t /4 lmra t"ri/io I The pinto was sweeping on glori usly. They would pass almost •eneath him. He turned Captain bout. "Old man, if we go around by he trail it will take half an hour t your prettiest, but if we take he old slide we can join the lady roato.’’ Pronto was a word that Captain inderstood. He took the steep lunge valiantly and without a >ause. "Hello. Any objection if I ride long?” ( "Reckless /cowboy, aren’t you? )o you usufplly slide down half a lountainside to meet your friends?” "No, this is something special, dovie stuff,” he added, deprecta ngly, half ashamed of his dramatic >lunge. "It was a real thrill, anyway, but or the first few seconds you had ne well scared. Suppose Captain lad stumbled, or anything?’’ "Captain doesn’t stumble, either.” Barry glanced up, with a quick rown. "Pinto, we can’t let these wo beat us, can we?” "Don’t think of trying such a Bing!’’ Tis voice was rough with anxiety. "You did it.” "I’ve done it before,” he said loggedly. "It’s a fool trick anyway. One misstep, and you could be tilled or crippled for the rest of four life. And I’d always have to -emember that it had come about Brough for her hand. "You’re precious to me, Anne, (vhether you want to be or not. Please promise that you won’t try t. Not unless it’s life or death.” “I might promise that. I wasn’t •eally going to anyway.” She did lot take her hand away, and he gathered up the other and held them :oeether. "Is that all you can promise?” She looked slowly up at him. "You won’t just be friend, Barry?” "No. There’s nothiag to it. I’ve :ried but it won’t work.” The hands seemed to snuggle down contentedly. "I’ve tried too, Barry, and it doesn’t work at all.” "Anne! Do you mean it?” Anne looked at him. "You darling!” he said huskily, and gathered her into his arms. Time lost its meaning. She looked up and caught his eyes on her. "There isn’t the least reason why we shoudn’t be married right away, is there? How about—tomorrow?” "Tomorrow!” Anne sat up straight at that. "Indeed I won’t! Do give me a minute to feel en gaged.” "I nearly lost you once, and I’m not taking any more chances. Wednesday, then.” "Just quietly, Barry? Without any fuss at all?” "As quietly as you like. That suits me. We’ll have a honeymoon it the Perch and take a trip later.” "I don’t want a trip. I’d rather stay right here.’’ 'No trip? Maybe you’ll change ^our mind. There’s lots of time . . about that wedding day . . .” "Likes his own way, doesn’t he? I’m taking an awful chance . . . Monday?” "Monday. You know . . . it’s going to be pretty nice, in’t it?” She nodded quickly. They sjt there together like two children, suddenly shy. CONTINUED *NEXT WEEK Lady Went Back , To Taking CARDUI * and Was Helped For severe periodic pains, cramps or nervousness, try Cardin'which so many women have praised, for over fifty years. Mrs. Dora Dun gan, of Science Hill, Ky., writes: "Several years ago, when I was teaching school, I got run-down and suffered .intensely during men struation periods.. I took ©ardui and was aU right again. After I was married, when41 felt all run down and; wm irregular,.I always resorted'to Carduiand was helped;” ... It may be Just what ypu need. Thousands , of women testify Car dui.benefited them. If it does.not benefit YOU, consult a physician. Bold in *1 bottles. !i i j < 'J'HE municipal authorities of the , town of Tlalpan, Mexico, not only have no objection to their citi zens washing their dirty linen in public, but have actually provided the women of the community with public basins of concrete to aid them in laundering their clothes. American housewives a c c u s - tomed to washing methods made easy by modern plumbing and quick laundry soaps, like Oxydol, which eliminate the need for tedious rub bing, certainly would never start their daughters in the footsteps ol these native children. • STATEMENT MILL OWNERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Des Moines, Iowa Condition December 31, 1933, as shown by Statement Filed. Amount Ledger Assets Dec. 31st previous year, $2,422, 298.25; Increase, paid-up Capital, $-; Total $2,422,298.25 Income—From Policyholders, $1,598,776.88; Miscellane ous, $66,73 1.79, Tota[- 1,665,508.67 Disbursements—To Policyholders, $601,743.01; Miscel laneous, $1,078,085.67, Total- 1,679,828.68 Fire Premiums Written or renewed during year, $2,278, 258.5 1, In Force- 1,947,250.89 All Other Premiums—Written or renewed during year, $194,771.03, In Force- 324,007.28 ASSETS Value of Real Estate- $783,013.96 Mortgage Loaftis on Real Estate_ 295,947.75 Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks, or other col - lateral--- 1,3 50.00 Value of Bonds and Stocks_ 1,069,642.06 Cash in Company’s Office_ 100.00 Deposited in Trust Companies and Bamks not on interest 71,575-96 Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest_ 40,328.34 Agents’ balances, representing business written subsequent to October 1, 1933 - 183,156.45 Agents’ balances, representing business written prior to October 1, 19-33- 5,814.22 Interest and Rents due and accrued_ 70,827.48 All other Assets, as detailed in statement_ 19,580.33 Total--:- $2,541,336.55 Less Assets not admitted_ 199,675.50 Total admitted Assets_,_$2,341,661.05 LIABILITIES Net amount of unnaid Insora and claims 1 n/C 1 1 Unearned premiums- 1,13.0,500.03 Salaries, rents, expenses, bills, accounts, fees, etc., due or accrued- 1,186.17 Estimated amount payable for Federal, State; county and municipal taxes due or accrued_'_ 45,047.21 Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accrued 17,193.74 All other liabilities, as detailed in statement_1_ 86,010.48 Total amount of all liabilities except Capital_$1,386,583.74 Surplus over all liabilities_$95 5,077.31 Surplus as regards Policyholders_$ 95 5,077.31 Total ’Liabilities_ 2,341,661.05 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1933 Fire Risks written, $3,204,667; Premiums recerwed_$12,78? All other Risks written, $127,081; Premiums received_ 432 Losses incurred—Fire, $16,149; Paid_ M,150 Losses incurred—AH other $25. President, J. T. Sharpe, Secretary, H. R. Carson. Treasurer, H. E. Horton. Home Office 507 10 th St., Des Moines, Iowa. Attorney for service: DAN C. BONEY, Ins.uranoe Commissioner Ral eigh, N. C. STATE ©F NORTH) CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Ralaigh July 2nd, 1934. Manager for North Carolina Home Office. I, DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that «he above is a true and correot abstract df the statement of the wra Owners Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa, filed with this Deparyner^t, showing the condition of said Company, on the 31st day of December, 1933. _ Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year aboye written. DAN. C. BONEY, Insunance Commissioner. II' „ II_Miss Groves has been associate! Hiss uroves Heads with the city schools since 1917. . I ... | n . . She is a graduate of Flora MacDon Local High school college, and holds a master of _ arts degree from Columbia univeri ty. She succeeds J. H. Knox, prin Miss Julia Groves, for the past cipal of the school for the last six ix years assistant principal of the years, who was recently made sup ialisbury high school, and head of erintendent of the Salisbury schools, he mathematics department since er. 926, has been elected principal of —-__ hat school for the coming year. Subscribe To The Watchman. > STATEMENT MILL OWNERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Chicago, III. Condition December 31, 1933, as shown by Statement Filed. Amount Ledger Assets Dec. 31st previous year, $887, 814.52; Increase paid-up Capital, $___ Total $887,814.52 Income—From Policyholders, $ 3 2 7,946.5 3; Miscellaneous, $45,156.22; Total ______ 373,102.75 Disbursements—To Policyholders, $30,684.26; Miscel laneous, $384,666.37; Total —-———i—41T,350?63 Fire Premiums—Written or renewed during year, $392, 260.65; In force —1__• • ■> •••- 729 435 74 ASSETS ■ Value of Bonds arid Stocks _$785,573 33 Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest_ 27,783.09 Agents s balances, representing business written subsequent to October 1, 1933 ____ 30,731 34 Agents’ balances, representing business written prior to October 1, 1933 ___1,478.88 Interest and Rent due and accrued_____ 9,429 59 r ^°tal--r—--'-—-- $$54,996.23 Less Assets not admitted _ 101,799 96 Total admitted Assets__1___$753 196 27 LIABILITIES ’ ! Net amount of unpaid losses and claims___. j. 2 791.89 Unearned premiums_•_u___ 3^5 737 gg Salaries, rents, expenses, bills, accounts, fees, etc., due or accrued__ 3 806 17 Estimated amount payable for Federal, State, county and municipal taxes due or accrued_ 2,90t).00 lotal amount or all liabilities except Capital_$375,23 5.74 Surplus over all liabilities_ $377,960.53 Surplus as regards Policyholders_ 377,960.53 Total liabilities _ $753 196:27 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1933’ Fire Risks written $285,681; Premiums received_$3,312 Losses incurred—Fire, $6; Paid_ g Losses incurred—All other $69; Paid_ 69 President, H. N. Wade, Secretary H. J. Jaun. Home Office 23 S. LaSalle St. Chicago, 111. Attorney for service: DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner Ral eigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina Home Office. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, Raleigh July 2nd, 1934. (Seal) I, DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the 'Mill Owners Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Chicago, 111., filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company, on the 31st day of December, 193 3. . Witness my hand and official seal, the day and year above written. DAN. C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner. STATEMENT MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Lansing, Mich, Condition December 31, 1933, as shown by Statement Filed. 1 Amount Ledger Assets Dec. 31st previous year, $4,206, 458.5 5; Increase paid-up Capital $-Total $4,206,45 8.5 5 Income—From Policyholders, $2,215,383.85; Miscellane- ' ous, $213,036.59;-Total 2,428,420.44 Disbursements—To Policyholders, $751,826.69; Miscel laneous, $1,838,237.85;_Total 2,590*064.54 Fire Premiums—Written or renewed during year, $3,112, 015.75 - In’Force 2,800,419.1$ All Other Premiums—Written or renewed during year $285,877.40 -In Force 383,812.60 ASSETS Value of Real Estate_$ 715,3 5 5.15 Mortgage Loans on Real Estate_ 1,471,814.07' Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks, or other col lateral - 3,000.00 Value of Bonds and Stocks_1,117,9'83.85 Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks not on interest 503,792.21 Deposited in Trust Companies and Banks on interest_ 7,992.14 Agents’ balances, representing business written subsequent to October 1, 1933 - 181,647.54 Interest and Rents due and accrued_ 63,331.28 All other Assets, as detailed in statement_ 43,229.49 Total- $4,108,145.73 Less Assets not admitted_ 223,011.99 Total admitted Assets_$3,885,133.74 LIABILITIES i Net amount of unpaid losses and claims_$ 255,307.72 Unearned premiums_ 1,549,171.59 Salaries, rents, expenses, bills, accounts, fees, etc., due or accrued - 10,000.00 Estimated amount payable for Federal, State, county and municipal taxes due or accrued_ 22,534.75 Contingent commissions, or other charges due or accrued 10,800.00 All other liabilities, as detailed in statement_ 409,565.50 Total amqunt of all liabilities except Capital_$2,257,379.56 Surplus over all liabilities_$1,627,754.18 Surplus as regards Policyholders_$1,627,754.18 TTotal Liabilities_ $3,885,133.74 BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 193 3 Fire Risks written, $1,234,598": Premiums received, $ 9,628 All other Risks written $110,128; Premiums received 314 Losses incurred—Fire, $3,270; Paid-i- 1,999 President A. ©. Baker, Secretary, L. H. Baker. Home Ofifioe 208 N. Capital Ave., Lansing, Mich. Attorney for service: DAN C. BONEY, Insurance Commissioner Ral eigh, N. C. Manager for North Carolina Home Office. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, INSURANCE DEBARKMENT, Raleigh July 2nd, 1934. (•Seal), I, DAN C. BONEY, Insurance #ommi«sk>ner,. do hereby certify that the afibye is a true and correct abstract of the statement of the Michigan MiHers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Lansing, Mich, filed with this Department, showing the condition of said Company, on the 31st day of December, 1933. ^fitnws my hand and official seal, .the day and year above yptten. DAN. C. BCfcJEY, Ibsurance Comrrfaaoner.
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