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#Kiptj to Ijvinp clhi: v*oi> B west 01 who weic Ui« ii.oru hately and could be wer« cre- heen tii im tor ihe nend? «tll 14 DO Det- * . . ^ rf . la. .-^ r.. **nGWS NC^EM^I^^ 17,19!! By UDGE VAUGHAN K ESTER (Copyright 1911, The Bobba-Merrll Co.) after XIX. * warning. iidden down to Belle to view certain of .-nts that went ao far ; nc Tom Ware’s exl^t* \ Helle Plain ia ever it dirt, Charley?—as f nheu we were chil- ■tt.V. '• -i himself with a nod Hi? Rreetlng to Nor- ambitious unlertak- \on vc a new over- I am going to stay here as long as y^ need me.” he presentry said. "Miss Aralroy asked pie to, and then I am going back to the river where I be long.” Betty ate atipper with Big.Steve standing behind her chair and little Steve balancing himself first on one foot and then on the other, near the d.t)or. The long French windows, their cur- it ie /lonr vnu »rft'I**”® ''"*^®dered ;o It iP, dear, >ou are.jown to the terrace. There was the , ^ ,, sound of a step on the path. Betty toward It was Carrington who stood 88 reoentl> as the day before her, his face haggard. Without a word he stepped to her side and took her hands rather roughly. "What am I to do without you?”— his voice w'as almost a \vhlsper. “What is this thing you have done?” Betty’s heart was beating with dull sickening throbs. “If you had only come!” she moan- ffl. “Now^ I am going to be married tomorrow 1 r«tand wrong—Car- .ii," said Norton. “He’s , in a rrop for himself he s willing to help n tarmer, is he?” a»k- I am to meet him at thp Spring Bank church at ten o/clock.” “How can I give you up?” he said, his voice hoarse with emotion. He put her from him almost roughly, and lean-1 ing aglnst the trunk of a tree buried hte fac& ip his hands. Betfy watched moment in wretched sil- N >rton was extremely V -n the planter mani- ^ inn to play the host the house with them, him for a , r.iv was such a hajrd-lence. rt >n shortly took his "it’s good-bye—” he muttered. I She went to him, and, as he bent I The lane he turned his above h®r, slipped her arms about his r.-tion of home. He was neck. / ;iles of Thicket Point ^ “Kiss me—” she breathed, a turn In the road, he He kissed her hair, her soft cheek, confronted by three men then their lips met. didn’t you allow ’em demanded Mr. ‘ Maiiaffy, when ™ey were alone. /‘Can’t ypu see they are suffering for a sight of It?’ , ' “AH;In good time, Solbinon." He becao)« thoughtful. “Solqoion; I am thinking of offerin^g a re9\^ar4 for any information that will lead to the dis covery of my anonymouk correspond ent,” he at length observed with a finely-casual air, as if the idea had just occurred to him, and had not been seething In his brain all day. “There you go, Price—” began Ma- hafty. • - “Solomon, this is no time for me to hang .back. I shall offer a reward of $5,000 for this Information.” • The judge’s tone was resolute. “Yes, -air, I shall make the figure commensurate with the poignant grief I ‘ f^l. He was my frlehd and client—* . The next morning It was dlscover|i|| that some time during the nlghirtHe judge had tacked'khls anonymouis'ico% ravjrilcatlon on the court-house "d^fi just below It was another ahei!^''‘of‘ paper covered with bold scrlpl^ J'i “TO WHOM IT MAY CONCBlE^f^®:;^ir Judge Slocum Price assum^ thatV - ''' ’ above was intended for hiiia he found It under his officd the morning of the twenty-fifth “Judge Price begs leave to stat^ It as his untjualified conviction: thatrthe' writer is a coward and a cur, 0*^ fers a reward of five thousanfl^ofi"** for any information thdt Wjiiil lead .-y, his identification.” (To Be Continued Tpmorrow.) ;■’I#; HOW TO TRAIN WIFE. - And you will generally find that they knov^f of more good, int;ejligent people, those of good ainse and dis- your vicinity^ who have^ been cured by Dr. Pierce’s World-famed Family "Medi^nes than by all other proprietary medicines. They haVe Keen making these cures right along for oy|r fo^ years and altogether likely you will easily find people all about you wlio will be only too glad to say a good word . Ihese old reliable curatives'are not exploited or urged upon the afHicted by extravagant and iwac p^p^ise a record of real, genuine cures to sustain them. n.; Piercers Favorite Prescription is trttly a favorite by reason ot cures vrhicit, tor over forty years by far exceed those which can be ^^y.^edicine extant. By a little inquiry you wilt no doubt find some of ii^'^ateful cases in your immediate neighborhood, for they are to be BVBRY WHERE. They are Dr. Piercers best advertisements* ® poor despondent over^bttrdened, broken down, weak, woman, suffering from some deran^emeni^ or weakness incident Medical Adviser in plain English, by R.V. Pierce, M. D., (new fully ^ particulars which women need to know about their peculiar functi re- functions PE^ ARE A MILD BUT* EFFICIENT PHYSIC. “W’ell,” said the. confirmed .com muter,' -burfeting ovei^ the ^.doprsXep,, “the landlord has ^agreed' to** p^ftit. the house. The painters will here tomorrow! Tell Marie to get 'every-' thing ready for them, will you?” The Hopeful HousewJTe, who had discours ed with vain eloquence for ■ ijyear^ upon the sjtiody .camplexlon of their fHEY MUST KMOW homej' f-lzed his horse by the, ,.ad not even a riding • do you wish to say to d. ' ->nr word that you’ll keep • lio Plain.’ won’t get it!” responded instant one of the men t and struck the young hack of the neck. ■■ cried Norton, as he ..m —let him have it!' mid afternoon of the day fol- b-^re Betty heard of the at- »vton. She ordered her horse ; ai d 'vas soon out on the river Another hot September sun was beating upon the earth as Bfetty gallop ed down the ^ lane and swung her horse'a head In the direction of Ral eigh. She would keep her promise to Charley and he should never know what hie happiness had cost her. Norton- Joined her before she had covered a third of the ,distance that separated the two plantations. “We are to go to the church. Mr. Bowen will be th*«; I arranged with him last night; he will drive over with his wife and daughter, who will be our witnesses, dear.” Afterward Betty could remember standing before the church in the fierce moriiing light; she heard Mr. . groom in her wake. Betty Bowen’s voice, ehe heard Charley’s . "X rein until she 'reached voice, she heard another voice—-her Point. As Ihe galloped into own, though she scarcely recognlz* Bruce Carrington came froin ed it •I .« Mr. Norton?” she asked, — - ■-/'r hand. V ’or ?ays he’ll be up and H. >' of a week. If you’ll wait you are here.” Cs r.:.ion passed on into ^e . p entered the room where • !a- ' - Malroy is here,’ he said. bk-3 her dear heart!” : I i.arley eakly. ‘Just toss my • - ii'o the closet and draw up . V • • • There—thank you, ' • h.or conje along in cow.” 1- ■ iirinefon quitted the.room, himself up on the pillows ^ - door. ‘This is worth sev- ' ; v.H, Betty'.” he exclaimed - aii 't-Hifd. ! : • ' ) kiss the hand she gave ’ -’Kian^'d with the exertion. 1 i. rd up into her ^ace and • r . s swimming with tears. 'Via*—1(ars?” and he was much > ■ Cli. !»= a pfrfert outrage!” Betty pau»- ■ ! rrdy. “Charley—’ be happy without me?|’ rion't try to be!’ ’ 'n my making any suchK : . i d be doomed to fall* barley — I really must fe’fl ■1 '-.t ar; r., ■. ■ !or • t’‘ ■ 'k- ,1. ■ \ (• I i. ■ ! ;;t yearningly into her Id.UK tn a sudden impulse, 'i Tnd kissed him on the ■ • n -iip fled from the room. CHAPTER XX. At the Church Door. f- ■ 1 iif Uv at supper. ' 'ivpf to see Norton, «, n ! ’ How did you find ^a.'s he will ejon be i isr, you wouldn’t go there ■ a tniid Kiri!” he said i :i' lip conceived it, af- Hctty jtlanced up quickly. ' I why shouldn’t I go • t people gossiping. I » ' ‘ - been pretty near ’ r bout you and Charley •lantpr’s tone was concll- exfreme, he dared not any open^how of au- '! stress yourself, Tom. ''>11 I shall go there H- tty indifferently. '"int Charley Norton, ‘ 1. hobbled Into the 11- Carlngton. He found 'he open window. % Hrure!” he cried. “It’s ^■)iiiR to marry ’ joy?’’ ''d out his hand, ^oing to take any ■ have too much to live ^I’ingly. ' 5^'ep away from Belle ' iion happily. “She jn I-■'-rythlng is to be kept are actually married; '*■ --'on, then?” ' Ibriltingiy. Carrington n;.,„ * -i brlpf silence. Carrlng e averted, looked from th« ri tie the horses, Betty,” said Nor- ton. ' V He had reached the edge of the oaks when from thb silent depths of the denser woods came the sharp report of rifle. The shock of the bullet s^t the young fellow staggerlhg back among fellow staggering back among the mossy and myrtle-oovered graves. For a moment no one grasped what had happened, only there was Norton, who seemed to grope strangely among the graves. He had fallen now. Even as the shadows deepened he was aware that Betty was coming swiftly toward him. I’m shot—” he said, speaking with difficulty. suburban ishment. ' “Really!” she exclaimed. “HoW did you manage it? You must have been very diplonfiitlc. And oh, how glad' I am! The color of this house has al ways been an eyesore. And now 1 can have it the beautiful olive green I have planned, with dark red shut ters and trimmings. Won’t it be lovely! ” Olive green, with red trimmings!"; echoed the Commuter, disgustedly. “Why, where did you get axj idea like that? You’re not planning a hotel dining room or a circus hors^ Be* sides, they’ve only agreed to put on one coat, and naturally that will have to be as near the original color as possible. I should call it,” he added, squinting tentatively -at the back porch from the dining room'^ window, “a sort of chocolate brown. “But what’s the use of having the house painted if it's only to be con- firmed in its original hideousness,” protested his wife. “I’d far rather the place would retain its present air ol dingy respectability than not to chaise its color. As things are now everybody we know realizes that we are not responsible for the exterior of the house. Painf It over and w'e dellberaitely stand as godfather and godmother to all its sins ol taste—confira it in all its middle class atrocl#.” “Now, see here!” interrupted the Commuter, indignantly. “This house is all right as it is, and when it gets its new complexion on it will be the prize beauty of the neighbor hood." t “I do think a nice cojrt of green paint would improve • it tremendous ly,” Insinuated th® Hopeful House- “Green!” echoed the CoAimuter, scornfully; “you mean brown, don’t you?” And before his wife could reply he added emphatically. “When those fel lows come tomorrow you mustn’t at tempt to talk to. them or give them orders. They wouldn’t pay any at tention to a woman. I’ll go out and see them before breakfast and give Charley—Charley—” she moaned, them their instructions. I understand slipping her arms about him and gath ering him tocher breast. He iooke4 up into her face. “It’s all over—” he said, but as much In wonder as in fear. “But I knew you would come to me—dear—” . he added in a whisper. Sh^felt a shudder pass through him. He did not speak again. .CHAPTER XI. Th«%Judge Offers a Rewal^. The news ot Charley Norton’s mur der spread quickly over the county. For or three days bands of armed men scoured the woods and road», and then this activity quite unproductive of any tangible results ceased, matters were allowed to rest Vlth the constituted authorities, namely,Mr. Betts the sher iff an^lilg deputies. No private citizen had shown great er zeal than Judge Slocum Price. One thdrning he found under his door a folded paper: "You talk too much. Shut up, you’ll go where Norton went.” or A few moments later he turst in on Mr. Saul. "Glance at that, my friend!” he ;j9ried, a» he tossed the paper on the clerk’s desk. *What do you make of' It sir?” ’“Weil, I’d lt€9P still.” The judge laughed derisively as he 'bowed himself out. He established himself in his of fice. He had scarcely done so, when Mr, Betts knocked at the door. The sheriff came direct from Mr. Saul and arrived out of breatlj, but the letter was not mentioned by the judge.. He spoke of the crops, the chance of rain, and the intricacies of county polltlds. The sheriff withdrew mystified, ,won dering why it was he had not felt at liberty to broach the subject Which was uppermost in his mind. » His place was taken by Mr. Pegloe, and on the heela of the tavern-keeper came Mr. Bowen. Judge Price received them with condescension, but back of the condescension was an air of re serve that did not invite questions. The judge discussed the extension of the national roads with Mr. Pegloer and the reUglon of the Persian flre-worsWp- ers wtth Mr. Bowen; he permitted nev er a pause and the:^ retiwd as the sheriff had done without 4lght of the letter. The judgeVi ofllce became • perfect Mecca for he Idle and the curious, and while he over-fioFpd with high bred courtesy he had never seemed so unapproachable —* never so remote rtom matters of local atod contempora- ry.lntereatl' how to deal with such people, and, besides, I may be able to give them some pointers about their work.” The Hope Housewife gasped and swallowed hard. She had a really dutiful wife’s conception of her hus band’s all-seeing knowledge, but nev er before had she thought of him as an expert on the painting of houses. “I’ll get up early tomorrow morn ing and see that they get a good start,” continued the Cc mmuter, and nothing more was said. But though he had purposed to rise early the weather man had tor^ gotten to leave a call for the sun that morning and it was past i o’clock when the noise of many lad ders being placed against the house roused him from heavy slumber Slipping on his blg^ bath .robe he walked to the window and drew aside the curtain. And thes Ight whlclr met his eye did not astonish him half so much as if he had not been manned several years. The painters were on the job very evidently The Hopeful Housewife was on the job more evidently stOJ. * , Attired in a walking skirt ai^ sweater and wearing -her most e*ee^ utive manner she stood in carnet consultation with the boss painter. The Commuter dressed hastily and, hurrying down to the scene of ^ tlon, perceived that two men bad ai* ready covered a small section . of the house w^th dark gjreen palit and that others were engaged - in the etn bellshment of ddoVs. and windows with a vivid red. “I’ve been telllttfc Mr. Jones»” ob served the Hopeful nouiMwife, gra-, clously and blandly all she Indicated the painter, “that you wanted the house chocolate color, and I dldi^X“ so we decided to compromise bn green with red trimmings.*^ • ‘Compromise ?” repeated the Con firmed' Commuter, in a daze. "Well, that’s a new name for ii, anyhow." And he followed his smiling, happy spouse to the bret^kfa^t table. ser^ Ouality Backs Up Every Price i So that your every dollar Invested in Furniture and Honiefurnlshlngs at the Parker-Gardner store means 100 cents of real true Furniture and House> furnishing value., Quality—a better quality for your money has always been and ever wilJ b« the slogan of this store. We realize always that quality mus back up every purchase—that Is the only assurance of a customer’s return—and upon customers’ returns depends thd success of our business.* ' Our realizing this assures you of bigger every dollar—here than elsewhere. better values This, and our splendid credit apcommodatlon assures you always easy and satisfactory buying. Parker-Gardner aaa see DOG’S BURIAL IN FLAG . STIRS PATRIOTIC STORM. IS THE WonUD GROWIW BETTER? Many things go to prove that it Is. The way thousands are ttying to h^lp others is proof. Among them is Mrd W. W. Gould, of Pittsfield, Nfl. H. Finding good health by taking Blectrlc Bitters, she now advises other , suffer ers, everywhere, to take them. “For years I suffered with stomwn ai|d kidney troublis," she writes. “Every medicine I use4 failed till I. took Elec tric Otters, ^ut this great ren^edy helped me w«derfully." They’ll help any woman. ' They're the best tonic a^ finest, liver, and kWijey remedy^^ that’s made. Try them. You’ll isee, Oe at W. L. Hand * CoT§. • Woman’s Relief Corps Scandalized and Appeals to the War Depart ment, Washington, D. C., Nov. I7.f-Muggsle .the little terrier rrascot ;'of thfe aero nautical corpp ‘’"of, the artnt, is dead and buri£d at CoU^e Park in a United Statfei Mg. Mrs. tsabel Worrell Ball of tne Woman’s Relief Corps, auxil iary to the Grand Army of the Repub lic, is highly Indignant^ and has ap pealed to the secr6taryjpf war, demand ing an livestigatittti. She objfects ser iously to the fl^gj.^eing used..,as a for a 4it>g.^^’V ►V “The symbol of the great power and authority of the .United States,” said |ilrs. Ball, “Is tc^ l^fty i thing to. be hsed to cover S'clead dog.’ . ' Muggsie was: a^ijhe little^ dog, with affable ways^ joyfuF^dispbsition. He was the dfeg to ride . in ' an aeroplaii^. iMtiatq^s 'thought much .of hlm.-j^^oldlers interred him %lth ■ miiltary^-honors. - - Muggsie met his death beneath a Baltimore and Ohio railway train Frit day. At the funeral James W. Whalen had charge of the ceremonies. Private Charles Morgan made a coffin of white pine. Private Bulifant made a head stone out of hardwood, and Private O'Brien painted an inscription on iti The inscription closed witji this: TA friend in need, . Is the dog, indeed; „ He’ll be sadly missed. 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