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< Determined to show Dr. Julian Paige,
ithe man she is in love with, that she
•can make her own way in the woild,
Noel Shayne, wealthy society girl,
burns her bridges behind her, moves
to a rooming house and, loi lack ot
anything better, obtains a job as a taxi
dancer at the Peacock, run by Nick
Luigi. She is living with a girl named
Laurie Evans, whom she met in the
uark and who is a cash nr at the res
taurant which Julian pa: : >mzes. Noel
feels she has a dangerous rival in R uth
Chester Julian’s pretty nurse. At the
Peacock Noel meets a young man
named Chris Landers, w'lio is far more
refined than the other men she danc s
with. Then one night she is amazed to
find both Chris and Julian wad’ng for
her as she leaves the Peacock. Julian
takes her home but he is angry
Noel had failed to tell him where s.-c
iwas working and he doubts her sm
jeerity. After a bitter quarrel, Julian
•leaves in a huff.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
, CHAPTER 21
FATE HAS a bag of curious
ft ricks. It was the morning after
(the bitter quarrel with Julian tlist
INoel found the Situation as gov
erness in the Garwood home wus
open aguin.
\ Laurie told her there was an
other ad in the paper, and that
she felt sure Noel could get the
place this time.
Noel was still in bed. She had
Slept very little, and her fnce
(showed the strain of the sleepless
[hours.
1 Laurie took one loc k at her and
said, “You need some coffee.” She
(busied herself with making it,
.‘while Noel got up and began dress
ing.
I “How’s your heel?” Laurie
[asked when the coffee was ready.
Noel hadn’t even looked at it.
“Seems to be all right,” she said
listlessly.
I “Doctor Paige is a good doctor,”
Laurie observed; then said, “now
drink your coffee and eat some
toast.”
Noel sat down in her slip, and
pinned her curls back from her
pale face. “What’ll you do when
you don’t have me to fuss over?”
she asked with an attempt at a
smile.
j “I don’t know,” Laurie said
[slowly. “If you get that governess
[place, you’ll have to live out there,
won’t you?”
* “Yes, I suppose so.” Noel was
•thinking how very strange it
jseemed that she and Julian should
•have quarreled because she had let
(him believe she had a governess
[situation, and now here was the
(very place open again. And ten
chances to one she would get it
(this time.
! It was a contrary world.
; In less than an hour the two
jgirls were out on the street, Laurie
going to the De Luxe, Noel to
icatch a bus for Belvedere place.
She could afford bus fare now. In
fact she was almost a plutocrat.
She had even managed to buy two
$1.98 voile dresses from the base
ment of a department store, with
iLaurie helping her make the se
lections, and still had nearly $5 in
her purse. Whether Julian would
believe her or not, she considered
that was making progress.
To get away from Luigi’s, from
all the sordid hatefulness of the
place, seemed too wonderful to be
true. She would miss Chris, of
course. But she couldn’t be sure
that he would ever come back to
the Peacock anyway, for he had
I been angry when he had turned
laway and left her with Julian. She
iwas sorry, for Chris was really a
darling. She thought unhappily
Ithat it would perhaps have been
better if Chris had taken her home
last night, for then she and Julian
wouldn’t have quarreled so bitterly.
Once again Noel found herself
facing the big stone house on
Belvedere. She didn’t make the
mistake of going again to the im
posing front door, with its grace
ful fan-light, but walked around
the flagged walk to the side en
HEIRESS’ DEATH INVESTIGATED
Mrs. MaybeUe Sidley, W. Perkins Bull and Bull's home
An investigation into the death of Mrs. Maybelle Sidley, malted
milk heiress, who died in the Toronto, Ontario, home of the well
known lawyer, W. Perkins Bull, where she had been staying, has
been ordered by Ontario Attorney General Gordon Conant. Publi
cation of the Sidley will discloses that the heiress had bequeathed
one-third of her estate, which is estimated at $9,000,000, to Bull and
also $250,000 outright to the attorney. Bull is aiding investigators.
—Central Press "<
trance. Sue was admitted by the
butler, stiff-necked as usual, whose
only recognition of her was a
slight gleam in his eyes. Once
again followed him to the over
furnisher, flower-filled room and
faced the blond woman with the
slightly r*-* trading blue eyes.
“Hie) ana, hasn’t this person
been out here before?” Mrs. Car
wood den.r 'ded.
The butler coughed. “Yes,
modom, she applied once before.
But if I may say so, modom, it
might be well to give her a chance.
It’s not so easy to get a girl to
stay out here, so far from the
bright lights, as you might say.”
The woman glared at him. “Tell
her to go. She didn’t—have no—
she didn't have references even be
fore.”
“Oh, but I have this time,” Noel
said e gerly. She had hoped so
much get this place. Was she
going to be turned away for the
second time ?
“I don’t want you,” the woman
said, turning her face away pet
tishly.
Noel turned to leave. Then she*
heard Hichen’S voice, “It’d be bet
ter, modom. to take her name and
addiv—j- Inccasee —er —”
Noel remembered giving her
name and address before. She
supposed it had been lost. Or was
thin the usual procedure ?
She was instructed to write
down her name, address and the
name of her reference. Noel
wrote it down accordingly, giving
Frankie’s name as reference.
Frankie, of course, wouldn’t care.
Then Noel laid the paper down
on a table and once again followed
the butler to the side entrance,
where he said as before, “Your
trouble is in being too pretty—
just as I said.”
Then the door was shut, and
Noel was again walking around
the flagged walk, which was now
bordered with lovely purple iris.
Suddenly she heard hurried foot
steps in the house and a voice—
two voices in fact, calling her
name. “Miss Doran —oh, I say,
Miss Doran —come back, please.”
Noel stopped and turned around.
The butler was hurrying out in
the yard. Mrs. Garwood stood in
the side door, peering out
anxiously.
When Hichens reached her, pant
ing just a little, he said, “Mrs.
Garwood has changed her mind.
She wants you to have the job.”
Noel gazed at him incredulously.
“But I thought—”
Then she was going back into
the house and Mrs. Garwood was
waiting in the little hallway which
opened out the side door. She was
smiling. “I just thought—l mean
—l’ll give you the place after all.
You go and get your things and —
and come back at once. And oh,
yes, I’ll pay you sls a week and
your board and room. And I’ll
give you Wednesday off and part
of Sunday too. Now, ain’t —I
mean, isn’t that fair enough for
anybody?” Her voice held a cajol
ing note.
“It’s satisfactory,” Noel said
calmly, still puzzled as to why the
woman had changed her mind so
suddenly.
When she left a few minutes
later, everything was arranged.
On the way back to the Court
street house to pack up her few
belongings, Noel reflected again
on the strange inscrutable ways of
fate. Jf she could only have got
ten this place before Julian lost
faith in her! Now that she had,
it woukn’t make any difference
to him.
But anyway, Noel’s thoughts
went on, she could live with more
dignity now. The work wouldn’t
be hard, and she felt that she
would have 10 trouble in loving the
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little pale-faced girl whose face,
she had glimpsed from the win
dow, even though the child’s
mother did not seem to be an
agreeable person. She was prob
ably nouveau riche, Noel decided,
which would account for her
queerness.
So Noel went back feeling more,
confident of the future, and yet
conscious of a little pang when she
thought of leaving Laurie. Still
she would see her often on her
days off, which would help.
And then upon arriving at her
room, she found the place in con
fusion. Mrs. Blarsom was there
in her none-too-clean gingham
apron, and on the bed lay a still
figure, over which a doctor bent
with a stethoscope.
It was Laurie. She had col
lapsed at work, and had been
brought home unconscious.
Noel stood there pale and
frightened, while the white-haired
doctor administered a hypodermic,
and then sat quietly holding
Laurie’s hand, while he waited for
it to take effect.
At last there was a faint tinge
of color in Laurie’s cold, white
face, and a tiny sigh came from
her lips.
The doctor rose and looked about
him. His eyes fell on Mrs. Blar
som in her soiled apron and untidy
hair. “We have a very sick girl
here. Better notify her people at
once.”
“She hasn’t any people,” Mrs.
Blarsom snapped. “And you might
as well know it, she hasn’t any
money either. So the sooner you
get her to a charity hospital, the
better.” j
The doctor regarded her grave
ly over his spectacles which were
attached to his coat with a long
black ribbon. “J would not take
the risk of moving her, not even
in an ambulance.” He looked
around again. “Isn’t there some-:
one who will take the responsi- ;
bility?” |
Noel spoke up at once. "I will, 1
doctor. I’ll see that she has
everything she needs.” j
It was perhaps a little reckless'
in Noel to make such an impulsive
promise considering her own
cumstances, but she had spoken
with a quiet determination which!
gave the doctor confidence that she!
would do as she said.
“You,” Mrs. Blarsom snorted,!
“why you can’t even half way take:
care of yourself!” She turned to;
tiie doctor. “This girl is just a!
taxi dancer in a cheap dance hall,
doctor. You can’t depend on her.j
I tell you, you’d better send this;
sick girl to the charity hospital.”)
“And I tell you again, that I
won’t take any such risk,” the
doctor returned, with asperity.
Mrs. Blarsom left the room in
high dudgeon. Then the doctor
moved over to Noel, and put a
hand on her shoulder. “You’re!
very young, but you look depend
able.” Then he went on, “This girlj
has double pneumonia. I’m going,
to send a nurse, who will stay on
duty all night, and remain in the
house during the day for her
period of rest and sleep. During
that time you will have to carry
on under her directions. Do you
think you can do it?” !
Noel straightened her shoulders.'
“Yes, doctor.” ;
The doctor scrutinized her face!
again. “You are not the hysterical:
type, are you?”
Noel shook her head. When he!
went away promising to send the
nurse at once, and leaving two!
prescriptions for Noel to have;
filled immediately, she realized)
what her promise had meant. Shej
couldn’t leave Laurie to go to herj
work at the Garwoods. Shei
couldn’t even leave Luigi’s untill
Laurie was well.
(To Be Continued)
T V A Witness
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Charles G. Swofford, assistant cash
ier of the Tennessee Valley Author
ity, is pictured as he testified before
the Congressional committee inves
tigating the TVA at Knoxville.
Swofford took the stand after ex-
Chairman Arthur E. Morgan con
cluded four days of testimony.
(Central Press )
Melted butter mixed with strained,
honey is nice to serve on waffles, says
Anne Shirley, motion picture actresa-
TS
Dr. Gregg Outlines Activi
ties of Department for
First Half
Work of the Vance county health
department during the first half of
1938 was outlined in a statement to*
day by Dr. A. D. Gregg, health of
ficer for the city and county.
The only epidemic mentioned was
that of whooping cough, of which 220
cases were reported to the depart
ment during the half year. Vance
county missed the measles epidemic
which was rampant in so many sec
tions, and only 14 cases were re
ported for the period. Six hundred
children were treated for dental de
fects. Whooping cough vaccine was
given 335 babies and very young
children; 485 pre-school children were
vaccinated against smallpox; 960 per
sons were given complete treatments
against typhoid and para-typhoid fev
er, including 186 visits to 34 stations.
At the tuberculosis clinic in the
schools in January 48 children were
found with chiidhood type of tuber
culosis, and 163 persons were examin
ed for tuberculosis at ah adult clinic
in May. Eight new cases were diag
nosed, and three of these have been
placed iu institutions.
In the syphilis campaign, W asser *
mann tests were * given 802 persons
and 140 positive reactors were treat
ed, giving 1,820 doses.
In the performance of various du
ties the health officer and nurses
made 1,241 visits to private homes
and 227 visits to schools. The health
officer traveled 3,917 miles and the
nurses 7,430 miles.
The sanitary inspector made a to
tal of 1,270 inspections and traveled
7,345 miles, in addition to supervis
ing installation of 250 sanitary privies
and 27 septic tanks. As county phy
sician, the health officer visited the
county home 30 times and the jail 26
times. He gave medical advice ob
treatment, other than venereal, to
1,045 persons.
Following is the full statement of
the health' officer.
,‘One of the important programs of
a Health Department is Preventive
Medicine or better expressed as Con
trol of Communicable diseases, by sev
eral forms of vaccination and by
quarintining the active cases.
“In January, by cooperation of the
State Sanatorium, 2637 school chil
dren were given tuberculin skin tests,
and 435 positives were X-rayed. Ap
proximately, 48 children were found
with childhood type of tuberculosis.
Last few days of May we had an
adult clinic, at which 163 persons
were examined for tubercusolis by a
clinician from the State Sanatorium.
At this clinic, eight new cases of tub
erculosis were diagnosed, three of
these have been placed in institutions,
others given help in protecting con
tacts from the disease.
“We have had only one case of diph
theria reported since November, 1937.
We have since January given toxoid
to 137 children, whooping cough vac
cine to 335 babies and very young
children; 485 pre-school children were
vaccinated against smallpox; 960 per
sons given complete treatment against
typhoid and para-typhoid fever, mak
ing 186 visits to 34 stations.
“An account of our fight against
syphillis was published last week, so
will just repeat figures. We have
Wassermann tested 802 persons, treat
cd 140 positive reactors, giving a to
tal of 1820 doses neo and bismuth-.
“Whooping cough has been in epi
demic form for several months, 220
cates being reported to this office.
Vance county missed the epidemic of
measles prevalent in some sections
of the State from January to June.
Only 14 cases reported in the county
for six months.
“In the performance of the various
duties the health officer and nurses
made 1241 visits to private homes and
227 visits to schools. The health of
ficer traveled 3,917 miles, the nurses
7,430 miles.
“The sanitary inspector made a to
tal of 1,270 inspection visits to private
premises, eating places, milk plants
and dairies and traveled 7,345 miles;
supervised the installation of 250
sanitary privies and 27 septic tanks.
“The dental program gave correc
tions to defected teeth for 600 chil
dren .
“As county physician, the health, of
ficer made 30 visits to the county
home and 26 visits to the jail. Gave
treatment or medical advice other
than venereal to 1045 persons.
‘This tabulation does not cover
nuumerous services rendered in small
er quantities but are yet a vital part
of our work.”
And Now He’s a Hero
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Douglas Corrigan
... as a boy >
Douglas Corrigan was just an
other boy when this photo was
taken. But now he is world fa
mous for his recent solo flight
(across the Atlantic from New
'totk > DutttoS an "old crate .
v" . — Central Press ,
Courted Editors
Wade H. Oldham
... tried to contact newsmen
Testimony at the senate civil lib
erties committee investigation in
Washington into deprivation of
civil rights during the “little
steel” strike in Ohio discloses that
Republic Steel issued orders to
its officials to maintain closer
contact with newsmen in their
vicinities to get favorable Repub
lic publicity. W. H. Oldham, of
Birmingham, Ala., southern divi
sion Republic manager, told the
committee that he increased his
contacts with persons affiliated
with publications in Birmingham.
Exhibits before the committee in
dicated the company spent sl,-
425,000 in five years in efforts to ■
"educate” the public.
Farm Group Will
Demand New Statutes
(Continued from Page One.)
the proposed legislation.
“We want to give the various or
ganizations opportunity to explain
their legislative policies to farmers
who will be present from over the
State,\ and to give the farmers a
chance to tell the representatives
\vivHi. Uiey want,” rey continued.
The to be represent
ed are: the North Carolina State
Grange, the North Carolina Farm Eu-
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PLAY A DEADLOCK
13-Inmng Game Sunday
Ends 2-All; Richardson
Gets Five Hits *
The Red Sox of North Henderson
and the Luckies of South Henderson
battled to a 2-all deadlock over 13-in
nings Sunday afternoon at Pme
park.
Williams and Richardson led the
hitting for the Sox, the latter getting
five safeties out of five trips.
Poole, with three, and Tucekr, with
two, weie the leading hitters for the
Luckies.
The Sox scored two runs in the
second, and the Luckies got their two
runs in the last of the ninth.
Todajgfffilmes
CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Lions vs Underwriters.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Charlotte at Winston-Salem.
Norfolk at Rocky Mount.
Asheville at Portsmouth.
Richmond at Durham
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Washington at Detroit.
New York at St. Louis.
Eoston at Chicago.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
reau, the Farmers Federation of Ashe
ville, the North Carlonia Jersey Breed
ers Association, the North Carolina
Ayrshire Association, the North Caro
lina Holstein Fresian Association, the
North Carolina Truckers Association,
the State R. O. P. Breeders Associa
tion (poultry), the North Carolina
Forestry Association, the North Caro
lina Dairyman’s Association, and the
Farmers Mutual Exchange of Dur
• ham and adjoining counties.
CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE
**■
?.-• :S i Z
Ll °ns n 7 *
Gro-*Swift 12 9 - ? j
Kiwanis 6 11 wn
Underwriters 6 14 o,
Wall Street 5 13
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Club W. L. Pc »
Charlotte 56 33 fio ”
Norfolk 54 35 w ' 7
Durham 45 40 V,
Asheville 44 45 494
Rocky Mount 43 45 4gij
Portsmouth 43 47
Richmond 33 45 4 -^
Winston Salem 27 CO 349
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Club W. L. Pet
New York 50 29 .933
Cleveland 49 30 4520
Boston 48 32 ,co)
Washington 46 42 523
Chicago 34 39 alq
Detroit 40 46 .465
Philadelphia 29 48 .377
St. Louis 25 55 .313
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Club VV. L. Pet.
Pittsburgh 53 30 .639
New York 51 36 .533
Chicago 49 37 .570
Cincinnati 47 38 .553
Brooklyn 40 46 .46=
Boston 36 44 .45c
St. Louis :35 48 .422
Philadelphia 25 57 .30.1
liSggitg
CITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE
All games rained out.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
All games rained out.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 0-4; Boston 3-0.
Only games played.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
No games scheduled.