LISHED SEPTEMBER 19, 1878. c . jiill Machinery • : i\g Rapidly Placed •. New Enterprise Soon to *“■ Operation —Several Him— ; Streams of Label To ri, r \v from Machines at Same Time ,vY silk mill will soon be in ilr. Zeigler, one of the "...motors and the technical • o enterprise, has been here ‘ 0 time now with a force of the machines and head toward the early beginning , :i machines are to be placed »-,t, though the floor of the planned to contain 21 of the However, till • < ;ire erected, part of ,f the main building will be ft i- offices and other pur- N v - chine is multiple,- making ( 4 . • ; label bands at a time. make labels of' two .... of three, and some of V.... , of the machines have . i>i ugl from the factory at I i ,iv te i Lake, X. J., and have the j equipment already in place. Ti ...st label made at Pompton | j iK- each is attached, so that one rU - r, get an idea of what the ,/rP are to do. These multiple I t ,i- - chines are quite complicated, j jvwev and one will have to see them i: operation before he can get a how a four-color ribbon Iw -ding and figures is woven. tion, though, is almost al together automatic. The pos are in for steam heat- L O . : tic. furnace house has already j,.,-, n waited, a neat building of ce jnt -ks, and placed so as to be i ;di: i for the other buildings to be (.w-c l Liter. A • store room of ce (!. eks has also been built. A,:: . the home folk working at I hit are Mr. Henry May, who f . with them from the laying ■ •/. foundation for the building j : vv*.*.■ expects to learn the business the ground up, and Mr. Roland [Aiiv.l. v.iio, too, expects to learn the UUglor Ifimseif is srperintend - .c installation. Mr. Go-flu, one * : \\s original promoters, has sola IT ; Acrcsts, the Record is informed, j.: other gentlemen are now inter ggted. Bitting of woman’s MISSIONARY UNION ■ . • rmuel meeting of .the W. M. ■ , ■ sandy Creek Association will h V: at Bear Creek Baptist church H. . --. October 10th. We are very in having Mr. tusenhurst H •T-myhai, China to address us at ■ ..thig. Miss Dorothy Kellam. 18. ’ -..i r of young people’s work, ■l .-’so be present. A full attend ■ v.rged. Churches that ha\e Mr sized societies are urged also ■ C representatives. MRS. E. D. WALL, Sec. Bj-TALN FRED MERRITT DEAD Ho - , ; Chatham Passes ot Wash- I j;-, -t; n Cjtv Home —Buried in A-Lngten Cemetery Rve h - lav’s dailies carried the T One death in Washington --t. Fred L. Merritt, a native fi t :: county. The death of K V. rrilt is of personal interest . . of the Record as well as • ot his boyhood irienas and B jt.. yeas a member of an : 1 class at Wake Forest Col the writer entered that ■■ | -a freshman in 1888. Fred H wished as a speaker, win highest honors in his so ■>-. graduation, he turned to Brn: ( . r work and served as editor ■rr.rr.her of North Carolina pa ■ ~i U>U > tune being managing ■ , n-jo News and Observer. B has lived in Washington for H » rof years. He W%n the B- "nt,,in during the World War, he entered the service and ! in the ordinance bureau and n;irate division. I vVinTE ELEPHANT SALE V B•• ] r.t-Teacher Association is ,v: fin a rummage sale next Sat ■v. It will be held in the old of Pittsboro building. The ob ■ t to raise funds to continue the Em w-enwnAs of the school grounds, wore greatly improved last airier Ihe auspices of the Pa- B'-Tcuchor Association. Every anything useless to liim- B iter ■’ f, yet, which might sell I real money is urged to bring it a contribution to the school Btivf-i fund. Buyers will find J.;; knacks, and sundry on sale. B TWO NEW LAWYERS Bj-‘.- vus glad to meet Mr. i'uo-h Vr-re with his brother B fU U Paschal Tuesday. Mr. I B : jy received license to i IH j will, we believe, B!’’' 1 E- brother R- F. in the! of • ~version. He gradu- V- degree at BBfer.-t last .* o ari d was one -uccossful a >;dicants for 11- l' r the recor. examination be-j th sunveme court. Mr. R. H.! I ’• is another Siler City boy | ”e license at the same tame, j too, Ea graduate of Wake taking the law degree. The Record wishes both these fine- esters/wonderful success in their Profession./ B -L ■ cow that produces 30 pounds of Bk or more per dav requires a ra- in lime. Clovers or other Bocs will supply this need. THE CHATHAM RECORD A Beautiful Home Wedding Mr. Robert Ward and Miss Mary Lee Strowd Plight Troth—To Make Home at Durham Frosty, Sept. 21.—A quiet, but very pretty, wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. a. . Morgan, Saturday at three-thir tj, when Miss Mary Lee Strowd, of Frosty, became the bride of Mr. Rob ert Ward, of Bynum. Rev. C. H. C aviness, pastor of the bride, per formed the ceremony. Only the near relatives of the bride and groom were present. rhe home was beautifully decorated with fern, goldenrods, and candles, carrying out the color scheme of yel low and green. Prior to the ceremony, Mr. Eugene J Strowd, brother of 'the bride sang, “I Love You Truly.” The’accompani ment and the wedding music was played by Miss Ruth Harris, who wore a lovely dress of pink crepe de chine. To the strains of Lohengrin’s bridal chorus, the bridal pai’ty en tered. The ring bearer, little Miss Annabeile White, cousin of the bride m a clainty dress of white voile and lace, entered carrying the ring on a white . satin pillow. Then came the groomsmen; Messrs. Ben Rose Strowd, cousin of the bride, John Strowd, brother of the bride, anc Mathew Snipes. After these came the best man, Robert Sturdivant, un cle of the groom. came the bridesmaids, Mis r Julia Bynum Ward, coushy of the rrocm. wearing white crepe de chine Miss Lenora Ward, sister of th( groom, wearing white crepe de chine nd Miss Lou Pearl Mann, wearing ky blue crepe do chine. After thc ;< erne the maid of honor, Miss Mari Asor, of Seagrove, wearing a beaut : il dress of light blue georgette. The bride entered on the arm o ha ggoorn. She was attired in f h-oauiiful cress of white geovgett 1 lace, with accessories to match. The ring ceremony of the M, b t. c. PITTSBORO, N. C., CHATHAM COUNTY, Thursday, September 24, 1925 Agricultural Program Planned for Year The Agricultural Board of Chatham county met at the Courthouse in Pittsboro at 11 a. m., Friday, Sept, 18. In addition to the forty-two members of the board, about twenty five others were present. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Horton, and the purpose of the meeting explained by him. After this, the meeting was turned over to Mr. N. C. Shiver, the county agent. Talks were made by Mr. O. F. Mc- Crary, District Agent, Mr. FS. H. Mende-rhall of Burlington, Kerr, Scott, county agent of Ala mance county, Mr. R. F. Paschal, President of the Chatham county Fair Association, and Mr. Ernest Brewer, Manager of the Association. At the conclusion of these talks, Mr. Shiver outlined his yearly program of work with the members of the Board, and an executive committee was organized, with Mr. Brewer as president and Mr. Shiver as secreta ry. In outlining a general program of work for the county, marked interest was shown by those present in certain projects, and it was decided to plan the work with the idea of stressing +hese main projects as much as pos sible during the balance of this year and the coming year. Following is the tentative program, which may or may not be altered from time to time as conditions direct: Soils and Crops 1. Co operative buying of lime and distribution of plans for an econom ical lime spreader. 2. Experiments with various ferti ’izers, with a view of securing a lar rer return on money invested. 3. A more widespread use of win er cover crops, as rye, oats, and vheat and legumes, such as clovers, •etch, soybeans, etc. 4. Terracing demonstrations. 5. Tobacco seed selection and elimi nation of sand drawn through th’e ise of magnesium limestone. Forestry 1. Thinning demonstrations. 2. Timber estimations. Animal Husbandry 1. Tubercolosis eradication-resolu ion favoring this work was passed >y members present. 2. Work on sheep. 3. Introduction of more and bette: ’airy stock, and beef cattle. Marketing 1. Establishment of milk routes. 2. Co-operative purchasitu*—py •otol for blasting. 3. Carlot shipments of turkevs. 4.. Carlot shipments of beef cattle Farm Engineering 1. Drainage. Miscellaneous 1. Introduction of pure-bred sires 2. Organization of -Junior Clubs. 3. Planning and assisting with '’ommunity and County fairs. - IN THE SUPERIOR COURT BEFORE THE CLERK NORTH CAROLINA, JHATHAM COUNTY. U M. Morgan, Fannie J. Morgan, and Taliie G. Morgan through and by her Guardian, S. M. Morgan vs. \V. A. Morgan and others. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO T. G. MORGAN AND HIS WIFE 3ETTIE MORGAN GREETING: You, T. G. Morgan and your wife Bettie Morgan, will take notice that a proceeding entitled as above has been instituted in the Superior Court if Chatham County, North Carolina for the purpose of obtaining an ordei if the Court to sell that certain tract as land in Williams Township, Cha ham County, North Carolina, convey ed by S. A. Morgan to Fannie J Morgan and Hallie G. Morgan and others in order that the present cash /alue of their life estates may be •laid to the life tenants and the rest if the proceeds from said sale may be reinvested in other real estate; and you, T. G. Morgan and your wife. Bettie Morgan, will further take no tice that you are required to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Chatham County, North Car olina, at his office in Pittsboro, N. C., on the 19th day of October, 1925 and answer or demur to the complaint of the plaintiffs or the relief prayed by ■Ee plaintiffs in said complaint will be granted. This the 12th day of September, 1925. Clerk Superior Court. Roberson and Whitfield, * and Long & Bell, Att’ys. for Plaintiffs. Sept. 17, 41. c. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of H. A. Fields, deceased, this is to notify all persons holding claims against the said estate to pre sent them on or before August 21, 1926, or this will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment. W. W. FIELDS, Administrator. August 21, 1925. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Rebecca L. Alston, deceased, this is to notify all persons who may have claims against the estate of the said testator to exhibit the same to me on or before the 27th day of August 1926, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate are requested to make prompt pay- This August the 27th, 1925. inis ALSTON, Executor ! Siler and Barber, g - ' / i Bennett PrincipaPs r Bride To Be Teacher 1 School to Open Next Monday; Lar ger Attendance Expected. Meet ing Continues a Bennett, Sept. 21 Large crowds are attending the Caviness meeting at the Christian church, where he f has been preaching for the past t - week. The meeting continues this j week. He preached a timely sermon „ on evolution Sunday evening. Prof. . R. L. Forester, principal of the Ben nett school, was married to Miss Al ma Stewart two weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Forester will arrive this week t to make ready for school opening j next Monday. Mr. Forester wifi be t assisted by his wife, by Mr. Eli Sea well, and Miss Foushee, the latter of Bynum. Probably a fifth grade i teacher will be employed, as it is ex » pected that the enrollment will be ; larger than that of last year. All ■ the patrons of the school are expected to be present next Monday morning at 9 o’clock to meet the teachers and > be present at the opening of the : school. Rev. W. A. Elam of Ram , seur is invited to be present and to make a speech at the opening. Oth ers also are expected to speak. Mr./and Mrs. W. W. Allman visi ted Mr. Allman’s parents at Either Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Jones visited Mrs. Jones’ parents at Randleman Sunday. Miss Swannie Jones, a student at Buies’ Creek, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones, during the week-end. Mr. Artie Smith, who holds a po sition at Charlotte, visited his home here last week and this. , Rev. J. C. Kidd, pastor of the Ben nett Baptist church, is assisting in a meeting at High Fqlls this week. Rev. Noah King, of Seagrove, vis ited his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Yow last week. Mrs. Yow has returned from a stay at the Asheboro hospital but is still taking a prescribed treatment. GOOD PASTURE MIXTURES FOR CHATHAM COUNTY (By County Agent Shiver) It seems possible that a large per :entage of the land lying idle in this county, or land that has failed to make good crops of cotton or corn may be utilized as pasture. Foliow -4*»g cnrtLT* mir+iiirnn tllr J nw■"**«•— - :ommended by Mr. S. J. Kirby, Pas ( ure Specialist at the North Caro ina Experiment Station. These mix tures are recommended by Mr. Kir by after long periods of observation ns to which grasses and legumes are best for certain localities of the state: Mixture N. 1: B!bs Red Top, 81b. Orchard Grass, Gibs tall meadow Oat Grass, 4lbs White Clover. If the land is limed, 4!bs Alsikr and 4lbs Red Clover may be added Ts the land is medium upland, 61br Dallas Grass and 15-20 lbs Japan Clover may be added in the spring on lowlands Blbs Carpet Grass may be added. Orchard grass and Red Top seem to be our best grasses for low lying wet lands. Japan Clover appears to be native to this county, and is ap oarently standing the dry weathei better than any other clover or grass. In addition to this, it will uti lize extremely poor land, and is not so sensitive to lack of lime as are other clovers. Where some nurse ~rop as rye or oats is added to the hove mixture, it should be grazed off as soon as possible If the nurse crop is allowed to mature, the pas ture will be seriously injured. N. C. SHIVER, County Agent A BATCH OF PERSONALS Brick Haven, Sept. 21.—Miss Fran ces Thompson v/ho was carried tc Mary Elizabeth Hospital last Fri day afternoon, stood the operation for appendicitis well and is getting on very nicely indeed. Her mother who has been staying at the hospita 1 since Friday will return home tomor row. . Misses Cecil and Geneva Seawell, accompanied by their brother, Mr. J C Seawell, spent Saturday in Ra leigh with Misses Bertie and Mary Roberts Seawell. The latter is a junior at Meredith College. ]Vl r# Jarnes F. Johnson, of the Chor okee Brick Company, Raleigh, was a business caller here week. Mr. Johnson is a young manTof sterling character and is very popular with the employees here. Mrs. J. H. Overby and little daugh ters, Martha Mary and Billy, j^e ■ spending a while at Charlotte. The , critical illness of a brother called • Mrs. Overby home. Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Overby and , little Newell Lane spent the week-end • with Mr. Overby’s parents at Mc- Cullers. - c ; There was a meeting of the bun day school officers and teachers at ; the home of Mrs. O. C. Kennedy last Thursday evening. Plans were made for the betterment of the school here. However, the entertainment which was to have been given next Friday evening will have to be postponed be i cause of conflicts. 3 Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Marks and 5 little Luther Marks, little Miss Jose • phine Harrington, and Mr. and Mrs-. 3 A. B. Wicker and Master Gordon Blake were week-end guests of rela -1 tives of New Hill. _ g Six new water systems have been ■ installed by farmers of Lee county ■'.this summer, reports' county agent •. E. O. McMahon. Two surveys for ir-otnfiing hydraulic rams were made . e recently, he states. Three Youths Jailed On Robbery Charge Several Store Robberies Charged Up on Jack and Joe Henderson and Vance Crews —Goods Found A series of store robberies m Pitts boro culminated Tuesday morning in the arrest, trial, and jailing of Jacx and Joe Henderson and Vance Crews, three youths of outlying farm dis tricts The robberies had been kept fairly secret in order to give the police a chance to find the guilty parties. From the beginning Mr. L. N. Womble had suspected the three youths named It was a month or so ago when the store w r as first entered. A lot of socks were missed and severaL dol lars in money from the money diav/-' 1 er. A second time the store was known to have been entered. As thc rogues had got a key the first time they entered it was difficult to tell when they did go in, as they took apparently, only such things as they might dispose of readily or weai without suspicion, socks, for instance. Connell and Johnson’s store was entered even earlier by a window and goods were missing. The Chatham Motor Company was entered at leasl twice. On one occasion $75 was missed from the safe, the safe prob ably having been left unlocked. The three youths in limbo could be observed about the town almost any night Policeman Johnson asserts That officer said nothing, but watched Tuesday morning, late, he was in formed that they were asleep in a hay loft in a little barn south of thr vacant area behind the eastern busi ness block. He disturbed their slum bers and found a bunch of keys i which were identified by Mr. Wombh as his. A pair of new Ford curtain was also found, while a later searc’ ’•evealed 16 pairs of brand new sill socks and several pairs of soiled one racked away in the hay. The sock: were identified by brand by Mr. Wom ble and are held with other materia evidence for court. The youngsters were tried before Mayor Ray, who required bonds o' >2,000, on failure to give them thej were placed in jail. Jack Henderson is said to be nine .‘eeen years old, Joe between fifteei and sixteen, and Vance Crews abou’ 20. They are of good families. Give the cow a rest period befor. time for her to freshen again, advi se dairy extension workers of Stat* SALE OF VALUABLE LAND Under and by virtue of the powe >f sale contained in a certain deed c rust executed to me on October £ 1919, by R. M. Pittard and wife an iuly recorded in the Office of the Reg ster of Deeds of Chatham County i' Hook “F S of Mortgages for sail bounty” on page 77, default havinj been made in the payment of the bon secured thereby, and at the reques" ff the holder and- owner of said bond { shall on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 21, 192- r - AT TWELVE O’CLOCK, NQON aall to the highest bidder by pubii auction for cash at the Court Hous ioor of Chatham County a certaii tract or parcel of land, lying am being situate in Williams Township ’ounty of Chatham and state of Nortl Carolina, adjoining the lands of W. A Marcum, Elizabeth Horton anc athers and described as follows: Beginning at a stake near th< rraveyard; thence cast 144 poles to : -•■take and pointers, corner of lot Nc 3 in Elizabeth Horton’s'line; thenc* south 13 west 160 poles to a stake an nointers, in W\ A. Marcum’s Lne thence west 144 poles 2 pointers corner of lot No. 5; thence north 3 east 160 poles to the first sta L ion, containing 144 acres, more oi ’ess, the same being a tract of Ian 7 ’ conveyed to Charley McGhee by R. P- Murrell, Commissioner, the convey nice being recorded in Book of Deed- FB, page 232, in the office of the Reg ister of Deeds of Chatham County N. C. See special proceedings in the Superior Court of Chatham County N. C., entitled “R. B. Murrell and ethers, vs. Cassie Yates,” Judgment Docket H., Page 202. See also deed to J. H. Murrell by J. W. Beavers and others dated April 6 1891 and recorded in Book of Deeds DT nage , Register of Deeds Office r Chatham County, N. C. This September 14. 1925. B. S. ROYSTER, Trustee. Royster and Rovster, Att’ys. PLEASE POST. NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLI CATION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT, August 28th, 1925. NORTH CAROLINA: CHATHAM COUNTY: Alexander Wall V*. yi ; t.N 'i ! v-.-W Mary Wall. The defendant above named, Mary Wall, will take notice that an action has 7 been instituted in the Superior Court of Chatham County against her by Alexander Wall, for an abso lute divorce; that a complaint has been duly filed and she is hereby re quired to bs and personally appear at the office of the Clerk of the Su perior Court in and for Chatham County, North Carolina, at the Court House in Pittsboro, N. C., on the 30th day of September, 1925, to answer or demur to said complaint, or the relief demanded therein will be granted. 1 This the 28th day of August, 1925. E. B. HATCH, ' C. S. C. in and for Chatham County, , North Carolina. Siler and Barber, Att’ys. Siler City Man . - 1 Brings Home Bride - W. Harold Edwards and Miss Kluttz of Albemarle Married—Pareat- Teacher Association Receives Siler City, Sej)t. -W.— Os interest i throughout the state where the con : tracting parties are widely known, is , the announcement just issued of the . .marriage.on August tenth at Chester field, South Carolina of W. Harold r Edwards of this place to Miss Lewis i Kluttz of Albemarle, N. C. Mr. Ed , wards is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. : D. Edwards of this place, who during his college days at Wake Forest and ■ ater played professional baseball be came widely known among a large ■ circle of friends. His bride, who was * i student of N. C. C. W. at Greens boro last year, is a daughter of Mrs Joseph Ransom Kluttz of Albemarle Mr. and Mrs. Edwards will arrive here u he early part of next week, where they will make their home, the groom being engaged in the insurance pro fession. The Parent-Teachers Association rave a. most pleasing reception last evening in the auditorium of the school building complimentary to the faculty. During the hours from Bto 10 o’clock a large number of natrons and friends called to meet the new members and extend greetings to those who taught last year. Music hreughout the evening was furnished, by a number of the high school girls supplemented by several piano num bers by Miss Vera CamrbeU and Mrs. Junius Wren. The refreshments of : ced fruit juices and sandwiches were served by members of the domestic science class under the direction of Miss Nell Thomasson, instructor. CHATHAM BORN It v/as only the- other day that we earned, through the medium of an article in the Greensboro News, that iur old friend of Wallace, Mr. C. J. Williams, was born in Chatham coun ty. So long have we known him as issociated with Sampson and Durum hat we had naturally assumed that he was a native. He is over' ninety •ears of age, yet rides to the fox lounds like a youth of twenty-five. He is the father of Rev. Murphy Wil iams, of Greensboro. Robert gets the Murphy from his mother, who was i of one of Sampson’s most irominent citizens of fifty years ago. | The wi'iter would be .glad to locate he early home of tils pairiereh of Juplin and Sampson. •SUPERINTENDENT THOMP SON AT BROWN’S CHAPEL (By H. F. Durham) Pittsboro, Route 2.—Prof. W. R. Thompson filled the pulpit for Pastor Nance at Brown’s Chapel last" Sun lay. Mr. Nance is taking his vaea ion after a hard summer’s work in neetingsr Mr. Thompson held the attention of his congregation well. The scripture reading was from the third chapter of Genesis, about the fin of Adam and Eve. He a’so men tioned other Bible characters s-wli ' ilustrated so well human nature rv we know it today .a its readiness tc lay the blame on someone else. This . seems to be true over the Pittsboro circuit. Some say, “Oh, 1 lon’t like the way So and So does”: >thcrs, “I don’t like the preacher anc f am not going to pay him.” Bui : ust as Mr. Thompson'said, and a the Bible teaches, every one bas i f answer for his own sin, and so lone as we commit sin by not meeting our obligation at church in both con. rtibutions *to missions and to the preacher’s»salary ns» we have the pas 1 ' two years, we may not expect to keep on getting things we do not. BIRTHDAY PARTY Master Fletcher Mann was host t: thirty children and a dozen grown ips op. the occasion of his fourtl birthday. A beautiful white cakr with four candles war. a feature o‘ ho occasion." Ice cream and cthei delicacies were served. Parenis-Teachers Meeting There wore about thirty member: present at the first session of th. Parent-Teacher Association last Fri lay afternoon. Miss Edwards’ grade the fourth, won the dollar prize of sered for the greatest number of pa rents present. The government has notified Amer [can airmen serving with the Fro net ' md Spaniards against the Riffian of North Africa that they are vio lating the U. S. lav/. One thing it sure, they are violating the law c humanity. Any American who feu hire or thrill will voluntarily droi bombs upon defenseless men, women and children is not one to be prou: of. No vital social or political prin . eiple is at stake in the revolt of th Riffians and Americans who’ slaugfc ; ter those innocents for slaughter’ r sake are in all essentials cold-hearte t murderers. —— 5 ADMINISTER!'OK’S NOTICE " Having qualified a:; administrate of the of W. C. Maddox, cc j ceased, late of Chatham county, N.C’ a klflf is to notify all persons holdin j claims against the said estate to pre sent them on or b e f c - e the 10th da> of September, 1926, or this notice wib j loe plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please come forward and make • immediate settlement This 10th day of September, 1925. ’ T. B MADDOX, Administrator. Sept 17, 6 t. p. NUMBER 1 £ “Saying II With Flowers” By 3. B. M. CLARK (©, 1335, Western Newspaper Uniba.) / - - TJJTHLN-the box of American Beauty s V V r °ses arrived at Gladys Wilder’s ; ’°dyings with the blunt question on _ the accompanying card, “Will you marry me?” and no Indication of the 3 sender, her first thought was of Mr. . Cosgrove. But it might have been . Doctor Osborne himself, she reflected, > or (> ' eii George Butler, although i Butler didn’t seem so likely. handwriting’s disguised, I’m sure, ’ she confided to hex 1 roommate, Jean Travers. “It’s George Butler, I’ll bet you/” •said Jean decisively. “He’s just bold ing off because he knows Cosgrave is paying attention—thinks it wouldn’t be fa if to spoil your chance with a rich invalid. I’ll bet lie’s sorry he got you the job at Doctor Osborne's, the way things have turned out. And ns for old Osborne, you wouldn’t want him, surely?” “Doctor Osborne’s only forty-five,” said Gladys abstractedly. “I’ll tell you what to do,” said Joan, suddenly. “Offer each of the three men one of the roses and you’il soon find who sent them. Teil each one you got them from an admirer.” Gladys placed the open box on her desk-next morning and waited results. Doctor Osborne was the first comer. His eye caught the roses. “Something special here surely,” he said, bending down to sniff at the flowers. “Yes, a present from a good friend.” ‘‘Have’ one,” she said. “Much obliged,” said the doctor, graciously. “I couldn’t refuse.” Then it was Mr. Cosgrove's turn. lie, too, stopped to express his admiration for the flowers. “Have one jf you like,” said Gladys brightly. “A very good friend sent them to me —a gen tleman of course. But I don’t mind giving you One.” “Thanks,” said Mr. Cosgrave flush ing slightly. “I never wear flowers.” “Oh, hut I’ll be quite peeved if you don’t make an exception in my favor,” said Gladys laughing and giving him a swift glance. “And besides— these came anonymously, so nobody’s feel ings will be hurt about it.” “Anonymously?” said Mr Cosgrave, flushing again. “That sounds interest ing. Since you press me to break my fiiTe I suppose there is no help for it.” Gladys helped to pin it in place. Once or twice their fingers met in the op eration, and Mr. Coo rave’s eyes gleamed behind their big horn glasses. But Gladys didn’t appear to notice it. She felt convinced that he was the donor. Yet he, too, departed without further parley. When George Butler turned up in • the late afternoon there were only one or two of the roses left, and these re- y-v posed in a small vase at ore corner of Miss Wilder’s desk. “Do hav