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Should Hold Primaries ID | Catawba. To the Editor of Ine democrat: I wish to suggest to your Democratic leaders and to ail others who are in lymphathy with a metuod for obtaining the clearest possible expression from the people oi tneir wishes; the feasi bility of holding our primaries in Ca tawoa County this year strictly accord ing to the plans uuu down lor organiza tion oy the ine eouur UllOls wiil P Jotlsh (IK plans of organization next week and those who favor their adoption in his county will pie** a P«* 10 □redact cnaiwoO. so wnen your ex- Jc„u« comm.. « mly have some of toe sentiment •f cne people. Of course your precinct chairman will appreciate your interest. It is np to yon. The people shonld take tne ioitative for themselves. That is the foundation stone oi Democracy. *our tat Primary if you have more than one, will probably be in April* Yo-rs Truly* E. L. Shuford. Hi-itory. I^. GAVANAGH, roafcsr liANG GH / . The Great Conver sation Novel By HAMLIN GARLAND Copyright 1910, by Hamlin 1 Garland i CHAPTER XVI. CAVAHAQH FOLLOWS HIS CHUT. * T breakfast next morning Cava /\ nagh said: "1 must ride back f \ and take some bread to the * dog. I can't go away and leave him there without saying hello." "Let me do that," suggested Wether ford. "I'm afraid to go down to the Fork. I reckon I'd better go back and tend the sheep till Gregg sends some one up to take my place." 'That might be too late to see Lize. Lee's voice showed great anxiety. Shi may be on her deathbed. No; you'd better go down with me today," bc urged. And at last the old man con tented. Putting some bread" In his pockets Ross rode off up the trail to Bee how the dog and bis flock were faring. H-c bid not gone far when be beard the tinkle of the bells and the murmur of the lambs, and a few moments later the collie came toward him with the air of a boy who. having assumed to disregard the orders of bis master, ex pects a scolding. He plainly said: "I've brought my sheep to n because 1 I was lonesome. Please forgive me." Cavanagh called to him cheerily and tossed his: a piece of bread, which he caught in his teeth, but did not swal low. On the contrary, he held it while leaping for joy of the praise he heard in his new found master's voice. Turning the flock upward toward the higher peaks, the ranger commanded the collie to their heels and so, having redeemed his promise, rode back to the cnb ; n. where he found Wetberford sad dled and ready for his momentous trip to the valley. He had shaved away his gray beard, and had Ross been un prepared for these changes he would have been puzzled to account for this decidedly military figure sitting statu esquely on his pony before the door. "You can prove an alibi." he called as he drew near. "Gregg himself would never recognize you now." Wetherford was in no mood for Jok ing. "Lize will. I wore a mustache In the old days, and there's a scar on my chin." As he rode be confided this strange thing to Cavanagh* "I know," said he. "that Lize is old and wrinkled, for I've seen her, but all the same I can't re alize it. That heavy set woman down there is not Lize. My Lize is slim and straight. Ttois woman whomyqu&now has stolen her name and face, that's all. I can't explain exactly what 1 feel, but Lee Virginia means mbre to me now than Lize." "I think I understand you," said Cavanagh. with sympathy in his voice. The nearer Wetherford came to the actual meeting with his wife the more he shook. At last he stopped in the' road. "I don't believe I can do it," he declared. "I'll be like a ghost to her. What's the use of it? She'll only ;;e worried by my story. I reckon. I'd better keep dark to everybody. Let me fro back. I'm plum scared cold." While still he argued two men on horseback rounded a sharp turn in •he trail and came *face to face with 'he ranger. Wetherford's face went suddenly gray. "There's the deputy!" "Keep quiet. I'll do the talking," commanded Cavanagh, who was in stant in his determination to shield the man. "Good morning, gentlemen," he called cheerily. "You're abroad early I" The man in front was the deputy sheriff of the county; his companion » as a stranger. "That was a horrible mess you stum bled oii over on Deer creek," the dep uty remarked. "It certainly was. Have any arrests »•;'een made?" "Not yet. but we're on a clew. This ».• Marshal Haines of Dallas. Mr. Cav ;:uagh." pursued the deputy. The two i n n nodded in token of the introduc t !«. and the deputy went on. "You i .member that old cuss that used to work for Gregg?" Again Cavanagh nodded. "Well, that chap is wanted by the £exas authorities, fir. Haines hew Identity, for in the searching inquiry which would surely follow his secret would develop. To marry her, knowing the character of her father and her mother. w::s madness, and the voice within h»:n warned him of his folly. "1 ure wi ter cannot be drawn from corrupt sources." it is said. Nevertheless the thought of having the girl with him in the wilderness filled him with di vine recklessness. While still he de bated, alternately flushed with resolve to be happy and chilled by some strange dejection, he met Swenson, the young guard who guarded the forest on the South Fork. As he rode up Cavanagh perceived in the other man's face something pro foundly serious. He did not smile in greeting, as was usual with him, and. taking some letters from his pocket, passed them over in ominous silence. He had a face of such bitterness tlmt It broke through even the absorbed .ind selfish meditation into which Cav anagh had been thrown. "What's the matter, Swenson? You look as if you had lost a friend." "I have," answered the guard short ly, "and so have you. The chief is out." "What?" "They've got him!" he exclaimed. "He's out." Cavanagh sprang up. "I don't be lieve it! For what reason? Why?" "Don't that letter tell £ou ? The whole town is chuckling. E\%ry criminal aud plug ugly in the country is spitting :n our faces this morning. Yes. sir. the president has fired the chief—the mar. that built up this forestry service. The whole works is going to h—, that's what it is. We'll have all the coal thieves, water power thieves, poachers and free grass pirates piling in on us in mobs. They'll eat up the forest. I see the finish of the whole business. They'll put some western mm in— somebody they can work. Then wli' rf will we be?" Cavanagh's young heart burned wHI; Indignation, but he tried to c heck 1.1 other man's torrent of protest. "I can't believe it. Thctv's so.v. mistake- Maybe they've mrde 1 ! » tSe secretary of the department o* something." **No, they haven't. They've throwi him out. They've dow ued him be cause he tried to head e.;'.' s tlii v ery of coal mines in Alaska." 'i hi .man was ready to weep wic'n cha ri: and indignant sorrow, ilis v;i choked, and he turned away l» cet ceal his emotion. Cavanagh put the lette • back r his pocket and mmr t l h "Well, go on back to y av v- Swenson. I'm gc;ing to t \v: t the supervisor on the wire ; ud : ". out what it all mean-'." He was almost as ba*'! stu ru-.l : the significance of Swe:i Swensou himself. CcuM t ■ i that the man who h;:i !.■ up th field service of the bu/-*n::-the r'.-r whose clean handed p; il l t held the boys toge.hci-. 1.. .k!.; 1' s every year more clen. y a u:i i. a lit tie army of enthusiasts-• d it b possible that the ordinate.;-. ll ganizer of this great plan. h:. 1 bee 1 stricken dowu just when h" T ' ie:ie was of most account? H - 1 u-o.: t believe it of an adjnini t: r: .»; to the cause of • ouse; As he entered the t v. ,i he v. a struck instautly by the h.. .;. In In faces turned toward Lira, in :'.ie j' u lar greetings buried at him. "Q 110 Mr. Gossack! What do you ihiuk o your chief now?" "This will put an end to your in fernal nonsense." said another. "We'l ' '' CAVANAGH PENNED HIS lU3IGNATION AX! 3SJHLEU IX. Liave a man in there now who knov. .he western and who's wiilin Lo boom things along. The cork is ou of yuur forest bottle." Gregg Was rccst offensive of a: "This means thr«"Trlnr» open the for a) anybody that wan Is to use i! means an entile n-ver&al >t' this t'o policy." "Wait anil see." replied Cavanag" :>»t his face was rigid with the t . resuion of the i'c r an ! he IV >Vith hands that trembled he op ii. he door to the telephone booth, cl . :l carefully behind luni ::nd called ■ ;iie supervisor's ollice. As soon Red field r&plied 'he hur t f«»i t! • i question, "Is it true that the chi:: lUt?" Redfield's voice was as I;: r plied, "Yes. lad; they've '• him." "Good Lord, what a blow i > the s. • lee!" exclaimed Cavauagii groan of sorrow and rage, "v.'l t the president thinking of to t!mn o; the only man who sto 1 for Ihe f.; • ■= j•• —the man who had built up thin p who was its inspiration V" Then f. T: r . pause he added, with bitter resolution "This ends it for me. Here's w' ere i get off." "Don't say that. boy. \y e nec:l yo>. now more than ever." "I'm through, i with Aiuei tea—with the States, i shall V.T ui> resignation at once, fouu Uouii au other man to take my place." Redfield's pleadings wore of no avail. Cavanagh went directly from the booth to the postotfi; e, nrrt there, sur rounded by jeering and e. ...M i-itj. Zens, he penned his i-i , iio,i and mailed it Then. \ > , on temptuous face, he !e t ' ma Ic ing no reply to the j , . u{ A ene mies, and, mountii. : h. ■ , . „ ;0 _ chanically rode - •: | plains, seeking the quiet, t, t (, a prices tojgaer_to regain caiiunoss and d»- cSioS. He dltT not deliberately ilu; away from Virginia, but as he en tered upon the open country he knew that he was leaving her as he was leaving the forests. He had cut him self off from her as he had cut him self off from the work he loved. His heart was swollen big within his breast. He longed for the return of "the colo nel' 1 to the White House. "What man ner of ruler is this who is ready to strike dowu the man whose very name means conservation and who In a few years would have made this body of forest rangers the most effective corps of its size in the world*:" He gr-*anert again, and his throat ached witn th» fury of his indignation. "Dismissed for insubordination,"'tli* 5 report said. "In what way? Only making war on greed, in checking graft, in preserving the heritage of the people." The lash that out deepest was the open exultation of the very men whosr persistent attempt to appropriate pub lie property the chief had helped to thwart. "Redfield will go next. Tht> influence that got the chief will gel Hugh. He's too good a man to escape Then, as Swenson says, the thieves will roll in upon us to slash and burn and corrupt. What a country! Wha' a country!" A s * he reached the end of this line of despairing thought he came back ti the question of his remaining persona obligations. Wetherford uiusr be carec for. and then—and then—there was Vlr ginia waiting for him at this moment "For her sake, to save her from hu initiation. 1 will help her father to five dom." > This brought him back to the hide j ous tragedy of the heights, and wit! 1 \ lhat thought the last shred of faith i: ihe sense of justice in the state van ished. "They will never discover those mur derers. They will permit this outrage to pass unpunished, like the others. I will be merely another -dramatic Inri dent' in the history of the range." His pony of its own accord turned and by a circuitous route headed a last for the home canyon as if it knev* its master's wavering mind. Cava nagh observed what he was doing, bu his lax hand did uot intervene. Help iess to make the decision himself, b welcomed the intervention of the hon lug instinct of his horse. With ben head and brooding face he returned t the silence of the trail and the lone! ness of the hills. CHAPTER XVII. CAVANACUS LAST VIGII. BE.:INS. ON his solitary ride upward a: homeward the ranger sear ed his heart aud found it b ter and disloyal. Love b interfered with duty. :• nd pride h checked and defeated love. His put 110 longer clear and definite, loop away aimless'y, lost in vagu •. Ob«- u meaucb rings. Ilis world had sudJet grown gray. He had no trade, no bu ness. 110 special skill save in the wa of the mountaineer, s:nd to return ' Ids ancestral home in England at t | moment seemed a woeful confession I failure. It was again dusk as he rode up j :is own hitching pole aud slipped fro 'he saddle. Wetherford came out. indicating; 1 his manner that he had recovered 1 onlidence once more. "How did y> find things in the valley?" he iuqulr -s they walked away toward the co al. "Bad," responded the ranger. "In what way?" "The chief has been dismissed, a; •11 the rascals are chuckling with gl j ve resigned from the service." Wetherford was aghast. "What for' "I will not serve under any oth uief. The best thing for you to c * to go out when 1 do. I think I. .eeping on that uniform you can gr o the train with n>°." i "Did you see Lize and my girl?" "No; 1 only remained in town a m : •Ue. It was too hot for me. I'm dot •ritli it. Wrth* rford. I'm going ba o civilization. No more wild west f ne." Tlie bitterness of his voice tou-' d the older man's heart, but be coi :;dered it merely a mood. "Don't lose your nerve. Mebbe till j nds the reign of terror." "Nothing will end tlie moral shif iessncss of this country but the deat if the freebooter. That Job was do: y men who bated the dagoes—ha' em because they were rival claiman «'or the range. It's nonsense to ; to fasten It on men like K oalliird. The men who did that pf if work are well known stock O" -rs." "I reckon that's so." "Well, now, who's going to con Them? I can't do it. I'm going to >ut as soon as I can "put my book> >«hape. and you'd betier go too." They were standing at the gatf rhe corral, nnd the ro?r of thr» too' rain stream enveloped thorn in a clo of souud. Wetberford spoke slowly: "I hate ? lose my fir' now that I've seen h" but I guess you're right. And Lis poor old critter! It's a shame the wa I've queered her life, and I'd give ci right arm to be where I was twelv i'ears ago. but with a price on my he." » hI old age comiui on I don't see r~ «elf ever again getting up to par. It's a losing game for me now." There was resignation as well as despair in his voice, and Cavanagh felt it. but he said' 4 "i here's one other ques tion that maj come up for decision. If that Ba: que 'lied of smallpox you inav possibly take it." "I've figured on that, but it will take a day or two to show on me. I don't feel any ache in my bones yet. If I do come down you keep away fron. me. You've got to live and take can of Virginia." "She should never have returned t this accursed country," Cavanap! harshly replied, staging back towar the cabin. The constable, smoking his pipe b •side the lireplace, did not present anxious face. On the contrary, t, seemed plumply content us he ri»p!fr. to the ranger's greeting. lie re, r> seuted very well the type of oHi • which these disorderly communities pioduce. Brave and tireless when working along the line of his preju dices, lie could be most laxly lnellicient when his duties cut across his own or his neighbor's Interests. Being a cat tleman by training, he was glad of the rod herring which the Texas officer had trailed across the line of his uur> suit. (.■arietoniucm ligrsy at Bickery Opera House Poplar hiits will Prevail • i tii i very h# Next Week. • Tie V. jrlpool," a strong » e*ti-m ci.n ; oy* drama will bt e ia\ i ; > 'e offered at the Ope a 1 ou e Monday, Feb. 26 b> L u) .. ~. Sisters and then late ers. This attrac (i ji i vio v • be one of the best t, Kn.ii I.- v touring the Soutl las been unamn> 3 in thin *. t ise of this com .y. 'ih i lowing plays win ,• «r i ted uring the week, viz; —Monday "The Whirlpool,' *Mia> *>ol Her Kroifcei * lh e" vnc.i t day "Wedded am itec," *!! v "Wife in Narn« . y,' &no S>. urday "Panama.' tiaiuib o- >ween the acts wil. i g:\en 1\ Carleton Sisters. .el 1 ««-* } V,M lit aly, Russell Duni md Bobby Parkinson. i(il t . ormance Saturday tltfcii.oui. i ices at night 15, , J% ai»o . Seats on salt aiuj d»y fat G) imes Drug Co. 1 heatrical News l-Ugriu: ondav, Feb. 16 t> U nit ; i&ters and then . > is* will open i . ek' ei tagen ent at the Open ui « thrilling- comectj ama ei 11 ' The Whirlpool." «.s a ei.,.... ». play that will .rtt the P pi>. r demand. Tie mcfuy ciei;.« s are modern an aitn;uii\ uie.. 1 and the stoi\ as a pi*; s « natural flavoi. our biu vaudeville feature ui be 11.u ced during th» i.ou oi the i y. The compai;> • udrt hik 11 known peoph tiiiZoi in. Dazie Carleton, -iiie Lyoi.b i aly, Edwin Var- j • v, H 1.1 > • arkinson, J. J. .«lyn, Edmur.d |vloses, Russeh t.i .»», v/. . rns, Ben Wells. . ivion.).v ery ana others, ue p' ict-s o. his engagement .! l uo 10, 25. «'••> and 50 centb. ; s i> «.u»-day at Grimes u t Co.| N . Cataw i a Items. J jrrtspoiulomlence i f tlie # Democrat. ji&tawba, Tebruary. 21. — ir- hihi Mrs. liuoey v. ii e t Abbeville, spent Sunda\ viihjilr. auci Airs. J. K. Clim. Mrs. J. V. GilleUinri aid lOzra Herman, ol the Southern at heme L. W. Poo ey. of Hi.- >ry was in town \Knday a Tuesday on business- Miss Hellen Long,'of New ton, spent the week-end with er cousin, Miss Laura Low * ranee. j Mr. ttoss Smith, of Newton • pent Sunday with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith. i FREE IF IT FAILS. /our Money back if You are i not batisiiii. . cc icine,Wt.l «.» i i mt. IWe arc so positive that our remedy will permanently relieve cor.stipation, no mat cr h« v thi cit may be. that ve offe. to furnish the medicine at our expense si ould it fail to produce satis factory results. It is woise tnan useless tr attempt to cure constipation with cathartic Irugs. dxatives or cathartics do much taim, They cause arepction, irritate, md weaken the bowels and tend to Tiake consiipation more chronic. Be sides, their use becomes a habit that is dangerous. Constipation is caused by a weakness >f the nerves and muscles of the large intestine or descending colon. •To ex pect permanent relief you must there ore tone up and strengthen these organs and restore them to healthier activity. We want yoifto try Rexall Orderlies on our recommendation. They are exceedingly pleasant to take, being eaten like candy, and are ideal for children, delicate persons, and old folks, as well as for the robust. They ict directly on the nerves and muscles of the bowels. They apparently have a neutral action on other associate organs or glands. They do not purge, cause excessive looseness, nor create any inconvenience whatever. They may be taken at any time, day or night. They will positively relieve chronic or habitual constipation, if not of surgical variety, and the myriads of associate or dependent dhronic ailments, if taken with regularity for a reasonable length of time. 12 tablets, 10 cents; 36 tablets, 25 cents; 80 tablets, SO cents. Sold in Hickory only at our store—The Rexall Store. The Grimes Drug Co. FARM for sale —40 acres within one mile of incorporate lim ts, Rood orchard, stone potato house, 3 room cottage, 2 small barns. 2 springs and a weJl. Half wood land, Beautiful mountain yiew. Ideal for poultry farm. 122 2t, B. P. Bass. Our Panama Ste.t The latest sensation is the let ter of the Colombian >■ -* in*!, say ing that Secretary of State Knox s contemplated visit to Columbia, uu bis South American tour, would not be very acceptable in view of the fact that the United States had taken part of his coun try for the Panama Canal Zone, and had never answered any re quests of his country to arbn trate the matter. TH~ KIMBALL PIA There is nothing that pulU a girl up the social scale moie than .music and it will balance a large number of "short, coin ings, in other rcspec s A man can't keep his gnl in refined circles unless she is entilled to it. The girl who tries to stay in it unless she is entitled to it gets among little thrusts her parents do not it vl and if they did they would understand why their daugh ter chooses less exacting com- pany. Give a girl a chance t*> be re ined (music) ami slit wiJi urely seek retined associates >ut nobody will stay long in •ociety for which they are not fitted. * \ h : ?* ' •' * V ' - ■ .. - , V> V. > ' * ' » , V-~ v -.- •'.» v ' ' . v -? • v. mm •*"*" * MISS DAISY CARLETON* AT THE HICKORY OPER \ HOUSE AIL NEXT WEEK, BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT, FEB. 26, WITH "THE WHIRLPOOL." Messrs. Varney and Montgomery PRESENT THE CARLETON SISTERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED PLAYERS IN THE FOUR-ACT WESTERN MELO-DRAMA "The Whirlpool" CAST OF CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Peggy Baxter .. Miss Daisy Carleton Alexander Percival Green. Russell Dunn Mildred Baxter Miss Hazel Carleton George Milton alias Dr. Grimes Edwin Varney Charles Baxto Flynn Sam Jones... Ben Weils Dr. Billy Moser T> Par ki nsoll Polly Jones. The Little Mother Miss Nellie Lyons Healy SYNOPSIS , ACT I.—Parlor in Baxter's Home, New York. ACT II —lnterior of the Hunter Ranch, 4ontan* ACT 111. —Same as Act 2. ACT. IV. —Interior of Hunter's Ranch. -- RT T I ■■ I———B— ■——J^ I SPECIAL BY MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY —™— M Mm To-morrow Night THE SENSATIONAL MELODRAMATIC COMEDY For Tier Brother's Sake WITH ENTIRE CHANGE OF SPECIALTIES The Democrat's Ads Pull HMv Trin ,fc y CH"vh Notes, Rev. J. H. Wanneniacher Pastor, Sunaay School - - 9:45 a. m. Chief Service - - ll a. m Junior League - - 2:30 p. m. Evening Service 7 p. m. Morning Theme: "Jesus Tempt ed." Evening Theme; "Seventh Petition" Lenten services each Wednes day evening. Interesting Themes. The public is most cor dially invited. Come and bring someone with you. 0 FOR THE HOME. The piano is essentially a home institution and, like the nume itself, is purchased as an investment of a lifetime. H s then, therefore, that something exists in the purchase of a piano, more than a mere eommencal trans action because the quality of an instrument depends upon the re luhilii) of it.- makers. In the final analysis ii is upon the manufacturer that r« f-p;»i.ability must be plat id f i the consumers en n v .ij;K D■ HI iij the y \\ iii M 1111• u• ti .ij.pi al to y ur judgment as to the merits .. i.'e Kiinoull i lano 1 roilgl f. Cta —liot ill lOUgh eiaiiii-—aiiO Wc Kitcvv i, i n.ore protii'il) i" ii v. ••. i c lact tiian to MU>C a family of t. toliiin. | Business Locals°l factories, $350. good a ttages on it • - for 1 more. Pr ,"' r t ° J ° Im,,f 1 m ,,f "'-'-h lerms. easy »t 4s edTo? r SwYXa°. ne ' ri?ht terms dwel T lin «- $»'«! Easy terms. John E. Haithcock 3 room good dwelling , in West Hickory'X, f nd lot $400., terms SIOO. cash Li easy terms. ' balanc e $llOO. East terms? y ' P,lce John E. Haithcock . 8 ro °™ ?'ce up to date dwell ! n *. and . 'arjfe lot, city water bath, electric light, macadam' H£c° ncre te street. Close inTt $3500. on easy terms. ' nice lots tor dwelling SIOOO. mat Woo ' A 60 acres nearly level land on best road about 2 1-2 miles. 15 acres of which is wood and tim ber. Price $2250. No building Rhode Island Red eggs 50 cents per setting Dr. J. T. Johnson. Galatea for boys' wash suits at A. Bowles. W P T ry J Jody t0 >».» that L. E. Zerdeu at the Un derselling Store pays the nit>he & t price for all kinds of furs Wanted, settled white woman to cook etc. 111 rs * Henf y Aoernetny, 1t f. HiCKory. iN. 0. For Sale.—Five or six toiiboi cut corn stover, uoou i tt a for horses and cattle. Miss Mary howt, _ , * Conover, J\. (j. Telephone Newton 9b—z. We will guarantee to paj ti* highest market price lor an littii eggs delivered at toe Clean, u* tnis week. If themuhtt ib we will give you the lun Lthtiu oi auuie.ociiu ua your eggs. Z i it. is&iawua Creamery to. New patterns in Percales and _.Maaras for shirts at J. A. Bowles. Sale or Rent—One twelve-room house, 17tn Street Light and water, C. H. Cunt-, New lot of linen and linen- finisn suitings at J. A. Bowles. Mothers Bread received every dav at W mtener & Martin's Men's Tan and patent leatn ur oxfords for spring wear at J. A. Bowles Try our aborted cakes for day dinner. W hitener & Martin. Spring Embroideries and laces just in. J. A. Bowles.
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