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FirrH INSTALMENT
m
Keayon KantlnK fidgeted a bit
aad sidfted his position in tbe
•%kalr/He did not answer at once.
Bat at length he said, in a balf-
-V hearted tone, "I would prefer not
to go into that, inasmuch as I
"4agard it as a personal matter,
and I cannot see that it has any
bearing on the present situation.’’
“That is a point for us to de
cide, 1 believe,’’ Vance said in a
peculiarly hard voice. “We should
like you to answer the question.”
‘Tm afraid, sir,’’ put in Mark
ham, in his most aggressive of
ficial manner, “wo must insist
at yon answer the question.’’
"Very well,’’ he said resigned
ly. “If you insist. On Monday my
brother asked me for a large sum
of money—in fact, he was per
sistent abbut it, and became
pewhat hysterical when T re
fund him.’’
“Did he state what he required
this money for?’’ asked Vance.
“Oh, yes,’’ the man said ang
rily. .’’The usual thing—gambling
and unwarranted debts connected
with some woman.”
"Would you be more specific as
to the gambling debts?’’ pursued
Vance.
“Well, you know the sort of
i hing.” Kentink again shifted in
Sis chair. “Roulette, black-jack,
the bird-cage, cards—but princi
pally horses. He owed several
bookmakers some preposterous a-
‘Do you happen to ’itnow the
'names of any of these book-mak-
“N'o, I don’t.”
“Wbat was so urgent about
this as to produce hysterics?”
“The tact is,” the other went
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Durham. N. C. — Mrv
David T, Harris, 527 Lsa
St., says: "I suffered so
, from acid indigestion I
I could nardly cat without
I bc::ig distressed. I took
I Dr. Pierce’s Ooldco Medi
cal Discovery and I was
able to eat and enjoy my
meals. I would advise any
one suffering from acid
.tomadi to try this medicine.'’ Buy it in
liquiil or tablets iri-m your druggist today.
The Morning AfterTakin^
Carters Little Liver Pills
Announcement!
ABSHER REAL ESTATE
CO’S. OFFICE
will be located in the
Rooms Over Absher’s
Col thing Store
formerly occupied by Dr. R. P.
Casey, after March 1st
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN SELLING OR BUYING
JlEAL ESTATE, HOUSES,
TOTS OR FARMS, YOU .WILL
FIND THE-
ABSHER
Real Estate Co.
OFFICE AT YOUR SERVICE
W. R. ABSHER, PRES.
on, “Kasper told me the men
were unscrupulous and danger-
oius, and that he feared for him
self if he did not pay them off
immediately. He said he had al
ready been threatened.’’
“And you denied your brother
the money?”
“I had to,” asserted Kenting.
“The amount would almost have
beggared the estate, what with so
much tied up in what we’ve come
to call ‘frozen assets.’ ’’
“Did your brother approach
Mr. Fleel about the matter?’’
Vance asked.
“Yes, he did,” the other re
turned. “Whenever I refuse him
anything he goes immediately to
Fleel. As a matter of fact. Fleet
has always been more sympathet
ic with] Kaspar than I have. But
Kaspar’s demand this time was
utterly outrageous, and Fleel
turned him down as definitely as
I did.”
“Has Mrs. Kenting any money
of her own?” Vance asked unex
pectedly.
“Nothing — absolutely noth
ing!’’ the man assured him. “She
Is entirely dependent upon what
Kaspar gives her—^which, of
course, means some part of what
I allow him from the estate.”
“In view of this morning's oc
currence,” suggested Vance, “it
may be that your brother was not
unduly exaggerating about the
necessity for this money.”
“That is a horrible thought,
sir,’’ he said, half under his
breath.
“When you receive further in
structions regarding the ransom
money, what do you intend to do
about it—that is to say, just, what
is your feeling in the matter?’’
“As a brother,’’ he said slowly,
“what can I do? I suppose I must
manage somehow to get the mon
ey and pay it. I can’t let Kaspar
be murdered. . . , It’s a frightful
situation.’’
"Yes—quite,” agreed Vance.
“And then there’s Madelaine. I
could never forgive myself ... I
say again, it’s a frightful situa
tion”
“Nasty mess. Rather. Still, I
have a groggy notion.” Vance
went on, “that you won’t be call
ed upon to pay the ransom mon
ey at all. . . . And, by the by, Mr.
Kenting, you didn’t mention the
amount that your brother asked
for when you last saw him.’’
“I was hoping you wouldn’t
ask me that question,’’ he said
regretfully. “1 avoided it purpos-
ly, for I am afraid it might cre
ate an erroneous impression.’’
“How much was it?" snapped
Markham.
“Well, the truth is,” Kenting
stammered with evident reluct
ance, “Kaspar wanted fifty thous
and dollars. .Sounds incredible.
wihether Mrs. Kentlng’s mother,
Mrs. Palloway, still Uvea hero in
the Purple House?”
“Oh, yes,” Kenting said with
disgruntled emphasis. “She still
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WuHourTi
Hoboken, N. J., re^iSc-^-Sw-
Ty L. Batok, TV oteffgw oi
poor here.' was
uritte a sharp Bpiisdlii off his oira
desk today in k ^eeUve story:
tragedy that conld have, bs^
averted if a certain letter had
reached its desination an hour
sooner.
Police arrested Joseph Scntel-
laro, 36, an unemployed carpMt-
occupies the front suite on the,^’
thlrd floor with her sou, Mrs. j
Wentlng’s brother. But the worn- /he f
, , , . story of how he had made re-
an is crippled now and can get . ...
^ peated trips to the relief office to
about only with a cane.” - u
“What about the eon?” asked 1“'
Vance.
“He’s the most
3’oung whippersnapiper I’ve
known. He always seems to
sickly and has never earned
ed him down; ihow his two chll-
incompetent Y®>-e suffering with measles
gygj and there was no money in the
house; how, when he informed
Marck that the electricity was a-
slckiv ana nas never earnea so . j .
much as a penny. He’s perfectly bout to be turned o« bemuse of
content to live here with his
UUlJkVUt VW .. .v« M-v.
mother at the expense of the s®®*" rop*‘®o
Kenting estate.” The man’s man
ner now had something of
sentment and venom in it.
What neither police nor Scutel-
re- laro knew was that a few minutes
after the carpenter left home to-
Vance rose. “Would you be so day -hda wife reached into the
doesn’t it?’’
'I imagined that wa.s tlie fig
ure,’' Vance mui’miired. “Thank.s
awfully, Mr. Kenting. We .sha’n’t
bother you any more just now
good as to take us upstairs?” he
asked.
"I’ll be glad to.” Kenting said
and started for the door. We fol
lowed him.
Mrs. Falloway was a woman
between sixty and sixty-five years
old. She had an intelligent and
canny expression, and iher fea
tures were large and striking.
She impressed me as a woman
with an iron will, but also with
an innate sense of loyalty and
sympathy.
When we entered her room
that morning Mrs. Falloway was
.sitting placidly in a wicker arm
chair in front of the large bay
window.
At an old and somewhat dilapi
dated walnut secretary sat a thin,
sickly youth, with straight dark
hair which fell forward over ibis
forehead, and large, prominent
features. 'The pale youth held a
magnifying glass in qne hand and
was moving it hack and forth ov
er a page of exhibits in a stamp
album.
"These gentlemen wish to
speak to you, Mrs. i Falloway,”
Kenyon Kenting said in an un-
friendU tone.
V'hen he had gone. Vance took
a few steps toward the woman
with an air of solicitation.
“Perhaps you remember me,
Mrs. Falloway—”
“Oh, very well, Mr. Vance. It
is very pleasant to see ?ou again.
Do sit down in that armchair
there, and try to imagine that
this meager room is a Louis-
Seize salon.’’
Vance bowed formally.
“Any room you grace, Mr. Fal
loway,” he said, “becomes the
most charming of salons.” He did
not accept her invitation to sit
down, however,
"What do you make of this
situation?” she went on. "And do
you really think anything has
barpened to my son-in-law?’’ Her
voice was hard and low-pitched.
“I really cannot say just yet,”
Vance answered. “We were hopin’
you might be able to help us,”
... . men and especially against his
and the woman acknowledged the brother-in-law.”
except that I should like to know
introductions with dignified grac
iousness.
It Is Dangerous
It is dangero’43 to sell a SUBSTI
TUTE for 666 just to make three
or four cents more. Customers are
your best assets; lose them and
you lose your business. 666 is
worth three or four times as much
as a SUBSTITUTE. 3-28M
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE ,
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Alexander tVyatt
ar.d Plinar Wyatt, this is to notify
ah persons having claims against
either of them to present them to
me at my home at Daylo, N. C., on
or before the 28th day of Janua^,
1939, or this notice will be plead
ia bar of their right to recover.
All persons indebted to said es
tates will likewise make immediate
settlement.
This 28th day of January. 1938.
F. L. DANCY,
3-21-6t(M) Administratoi
FOR SALE!
45 Head Mules, Mares, Horses
FROM 18 MONTHS OF AGE UP
If You Don’t Want to Buy Straight, I Will
Make You a Good Trade
J. T. IRVIN
> UVESTOCK DEALER
Located at Farmers Supply 4 Livestock Co.
Between the Wiklesboros
said, waving with a bony hand to
ward the anaemic young man at
the desk.
“Philateli.st?” a.sked Vance,
studying the youth.
“I collect American stamps.”
There was no enthusiasm in the
lethargic voice, and Vance did
not pursue the subject.
“Did you hear anything in the
house early this morning?” Vance
went on.
Fraim Falloway shook his head
without any show of interest.
“I didn’t hear anything,” he
said. “I was asleep.”
Vance turned to the mother.
“Did you ihear anything, Mrs.
Falloway?’’
“I heard Kaspar come in—he
woke me up banging the front
door shut.” She spoke with bit
terness. ‘‘But that’s nothing new.
I went to sleep again, however,
and didn’t know anything had
happened until Madelaire and
Mr. Kenyon Kenting infoi med me
of it this morning, after my
breakfast.’’
“Could you suggest any rea
son,” asked Vance, “why any one
should wish to kidnap Kaspar
Kenting?”
"No. But I can gve you many
reasons why any one ohould not
wish to kidnap him,” she return
ed with a hard, intolerant look.
“He is not an admirable charac
ter,” she went on, “nor a pleasant
person to have around. And I re
gret the day my daughter mar
ried him. However, I wouldn’t
wish to see any harm come to the
scamp.”
"Any why not, mater?” asked
PValm Falloway with a wibine,
“You know perfectly well he has
made us all miserable. Including
Sis. Personally, 1 think it’s good
riddance.”
“Don’t be vindictive, son,’’ the
woman reproved him with a sud
den softening In her tone, as the
youth turned back to his stamps.
Vance sighed as if this inter-
mail box and took out a letter.
Inside was a check for the $8
which Scutellaro had gone to the
relief office to see about.
Twenty persons were outside
Barck’s office when Scutellaro
entered for a conference. Mrs.
Eleanor Hartmann, Barck’s as
sistant, said she heard a scream
and rushed into her superiors
office.
“I saw Mr. Barck leaning back
against the medicine chest be
hind his desk,” she .said. “He was
clutching ills chest and this man
(Scutellaro) was standing on the
other side of the desk. Mr. Barck
cried ‘Oh, my God, he’s got me.’
Then he stumbled forward trying
to get to his coat where he kept a
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MADAME
HiinOTt Cold
Comniit Sui^de ai|d
Of The Gr^est ^
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The story of how Madame &ae-
stine Schumann-Heink sanff^herr
self up to the g;oldm ’-auro of
fame, in spite of hunger and
heartbreak and despair, is one of
the most extraordinary tales - in
the whole lurid history of Grand
Opera. *■
Her struggle for success was
bitter and hard. She became so
discouraged, so despondent, that
she tried to commit suicide. Her
marriage had proved to be a trag
edy. Her husband had gone his
way, leaving her saddled with his
debts; and according to the Ger
man law in those days, a wife was
responsible for her husband’s
debts. So the sheriff took away
all her furniture except a chair
corie on the edge of town and
clean the monkey cages in return
for a few sandwiches.
After years of study she was
finally jdven an OM»rtunity to
sing for. the director of the fa
mous Imperial Opera Company in
Vienna.
After listening to her sing songs
that were destined to make her
famous, he told her that she would
never be a Singer, that she had
no looks, no personality, and he
advised her to go back home and
buy a sewing machine and make
dresses. ‘‘But an opera singer,”
he cried. “Ach, nein! Never,
never, never!’’
Years later, after she had be
come world-famous, she sang in
all her torni^ ex^pt a clm^r yi
and a bed. When she ^t a director con-
singing now and then, the sheriff v__ maimificent
Falloway, to suggest any reason
for Mr. Kenting’s sudden disap
pearance, or tell us anything that self,
might be at all helpful?” tell
‘‘No. I know nothing, and have like that, but if you have dinner
took away most of her pay
Si^ hours before her third child
was bom she was singing. She
was in agony at the time; but she
had to sing, because she had to
feed her babies. When winter
ca.ne, her children cried with hun
ger and shiwered from cold, for
she couldn’t buy fuel to keep the
bare room warm.
Some months before her death,
she invited me to come and have
dinner with her in Chicago, and
promised to cook the dinner her
self. Then she added, “If you
tell me I am a great singer, I will
nothing to tell you.”
UIU6 J"*- "’® *^®" “Schumann-
In that case,” Vance returned Heink, that is the best soup I ev-
politely, “I think we had better er ate,” then you will be a friend
of mine forever.”
She said that one of the secrets
be going downstairs.’’
The woman picked up her cane
X »•
and struggled to her feet, despite of her success as a singer was the
Vance’s protestations.
II.I.CI. H*—-—“• fact that she loved people—and
"I wish I could help you,” she religion taught her to love. She
said with sudden kindliness. “But read the Bible every day and used
I -am so well isolated these days to get down on her knees and
1 iAIll 30 *ov.*t*v-»* vv gvi- .. A. ——
with my infirmity. Walking, you pray every night and morning.
Schumann-Heink’s father
know, is quite a painful process
for me. I’m afraid I'm growing
old.”
In tihe hall Vance waited til!
the door was shut.
‘‘An amusing old girl.’’ he re
marked. "Her mind is as young
and shrewd as It ever was. . . .
Unpleasant young citizen. Fraim.
He’s as ill as the old lady, but
he doesn’t know It. Endocrine im
balance,” Vance continued as we
went downstairs. “Needs medical
attention. I wonder when he had
basal metabolism taken last.”
“He simply looks like .a weak
ling to me.”
Dh, yes. Doubtless, As you
say, devoid of stamina. And full
of resentment against his fellow-
ei
When we had reached the low-
ihall Vance went immediately
“This is my son, Fraim.’’ she toward the drawing-room and
stepped inside.
Mrs. Kenting, who seemed per
turbed and ill at east, sat rigidly
upright on the small sofa where
we had first seen her. Her broth
er-in-law sat beside her, looking
at her w'ith a solicitous, comfort
ing air. Fleel w'as leaning back in
an easy chair near the desk.
“I know you told us, Mrs.
Kenting,” Vance began, “that you
could not describe the men who
called on your husband several
Bights ago. I wish, however, you
would make an effort to give us
at least a general description of
them."
“The fact is, Mr. Vance. I paid
little attention to them, hut I
know that one of them was a
large man and seemed to me to
have a very thick neck. And, as I
recall, there was a lot of grey in
his hair: and he may have had a
clipped mustache.”
“Your description, madam,’’ re
marked Vance, nodding his head,
‘‘corresponds to the appearance
of a certain gentleman I have in
mind; and if it is the same per
son, your Impression regarding
the clipped mustache is quite cor
rect—”
“Oh, who was he, Mr. Vance?
Do you think you know who is
responsible for this terrible
thing?”
■No,” he said, “I’m deuced sor-
had been listening intently to
change between mother and son Vance's brief interchange
bored him.
“Then you are not able, Mrs.
Mrs. Kenting. ,
(Continued next wpek)^
gratulated her on her magrnificent
performance and said: “Your
face looks familiar. Where have I
seen you?”
“Ha” says Schumann-Heink, ‘‘I
told him! I said, ‘ja, where you
saw me? Right here’s where you
saw me! Remember?” And then
I tell him about that sewing ma
chine . . . Ja!”
was
an Austrian officer. His pay was
small, his family was large so
that even as a child, Ernestine
knew the pangs of hunger. She
was thankful if she could get all
the black bread she wanted to cat.
Butter was a luxury unheard of.
Her mother skimmed the fat off
the soup—when there was any fat
to skim—and that was used in
place of butter. When she went
away to school, her lunch consist
ed of dry black bread and coffee;
and at night she had dry black
bread and soup—nothing else.
In order to get enough food to
eat, she used to run away from
school and go to a little mcnag-
Treasury Department, Office of
District Supervisor, Alcohol Tax
Unit, Bureau of Internal Revenue,
Baltimore, Md., February 28, 1938.
Notice is hereby given that on
February 9, 1938, .1100 pounds of
white sugar, 200 pounds of com
meal, and 50 pounds of malt were
seized in
Wilkes County, North Carolina
for violation of the Internal Rev
enue Laws, to-wit: _ Section 3450,
United States ’ Revised Statutes.
Any person claiming an interest
in said property must appear at
the office of Investigator in
Charge, Alcohol Tax Unit, Char-
i lotte. North Carolina, and file
' claim and cost bond as provided
by Section 3460, United States
Revised Statutes, on or before
March 30th, 1938, otherwise the
nroperty will be disposed of ac
cording t olaw. R. E. Tuttle, Dis
trict Supervisor. 3-14-3t-(M)
_
. Wilkes Co.
Be4, Cam Pmrmaei
REUIVC MItCIIYJlTr
2RILL25C
BAYER ASPIRIN
USED PIANOS—See oui
selection before you buy. Lib
eral terms. — Rhodes • Day
Furniture Co., North Wilkes-
boro, N. C.
FARMS
for
SALE!
BIG VALUES !
LOW INTEREST!
EASY TERMS
Located In
WILKES, AVERY
ALLEGHANY
ASHE COUNTIES
See or Write
0. H. Bracey
Secretary-Trea surer
P. O. BOX 214
North Wilkesboro,
N. C.
Steamer Awaits Rescue
Boston. Feb. 18.—The steam-'
er Azalea City wallowed in heavy
seas tonight off Newfoundland a-
waiting rescue ships, which ex
pected to reach her early Sunday. |
Abatement of a gale left the dls-'
abled freighter, carrying 51 per-i
sons, in no immediate danger.
She called for help yestirday.
INTERPRETERS AT FAIR
New York.—So many visitors
from foreign shores are expected i
at the New York World’s Fair in
1939 that a special interpreters
service will be established in the
Hospitality Center Building.
Religion that is kept in “cold
storage’’ for six days in the week
cannot be expected to warm up
very much on Sunday.
WANTED!
MILK AND CREAH
For a square deal, bring your milk and cream
to us. Our scales and tests are under State su
pervision. Top market paid at all times.
No Cold Checks
Get Your Money While You Wait
Come in and see us, and get on our list as one
of our many satisfied customers.
Scott Cheese & Batter Co.
Telephone 194
North Wilkesboro, N. C.
police whistle and he cried again
‘Call an ambulance.’
“I rushed to a telephone to
call the police. I hadn’t seen any
blood and I thought the man had
just hit Mr. Barck. Then I saw
Mr. Barck collapse on the floor,
knocking the telephone off his
desk and falling on top of it.
Scutellaro ran out of the room.”
Patrolman Thomas Carraody
was on duty in the anteroom, and
he grabbed Scutellaro, thinking
there had been a fist fight.
Carmody has been assigned to
since another dls-
Notice!
TO TAXPAYERS
the office -
ry I 'cannot offer any hope in that gruntled relief client struck
particular quarter. If this man Barck in the mouth hard enough
who called on your husband is to Joosen Jiis ^eoth.
the one I think it is, he is merely '
a good-natured book-maker who -— - .
is at times aroused to futile anger the sharp spike had penetra^
when his clients fall to pay their one lung. "When police
debts. Ihn quite sure, don’t- y’- formed of the overswr ■
know, that if he should pop in they filed a charge of murder a-
here again at the present mo- gainst Scutellaro.
ment, you would find him Inclin- Last month Art
ed to exert his efforts In your be- director of relief, made pnWlc »
half I fear that we must dismiss report on conditions in HOMKea
him as a possibility.” in whlch.lt was i^rged that pe^
PENALTY
ON 1937 COUNTY TAXES NOT
PAID ON OR
Beiore Mardi 193&
m as a na/wruii../, — - -
As Vance epoke he rose from sons on r^ef were an,hjectcd t^ I
his ohalr and turned to Pled, who “adomlfijhle ]
C.T.
port. tOed by W. ‘ G. Ho^
with snpw’VW*' the dlTtrioniof’'!
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