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85 cms Our Store Your GOWftRIW GOUVERNEUB MORRIS 0 SI Novelised fromikePhofo Play of ihe Same? jfenv? Rxxlucea 1191"? byiho VrfaqrdpK Com pan lake Christnias -ii hi in j Place lopping M r 1 if SYNOPSIS. Profcsmr Stillittr. fwyeholoFl-t. and O. r.lon H.inlay. miliii'iiaiiv. pi. in l preach to world the KypW .f effl mrny tlnvuch u yountf u'ld b-uUt!lu Wum.in who (! all iHlirvc chut !. ts a harisviu nii-MUTjtT. Thoy kidnap ti ti'i'h.'imil lifV Aim .-ixiry isirl. tlaiii.it of Tommy ;i-i. an.! ion., al her hi a tsv.in. in arr f a -, niiiii. lo nt!.,l 1o iln ir I'lan s li i;ro up. I 'i:i. . n y.'.-irs l.ii.ii'. Toii'iny is ;i.i..p;,, i.y :ar. i lv, hut htg' f hit, l .irshi-t and 'mi a tiiiMing li!p il:ftM.v-rK tVs(ia. Stillit.r lkt- (VUxia tu N w York. Tumniv f... Ions. ii- i;.-ts aivay fnu-i hotli i tlu-m. nn.l I . r rr.il , r burum. At Hit. 1;iV Imitation !ie in. i ts mo luisln. ss Kir.'tis who ati- conv. iit.l to l.r i-w c. .(, i. S!n niuk.s Mn iinii ssion on tho v.Ki. ty world Tommy i..:n tho laK.r ran. Tommy .!as J..s, ;., to tin- wife of a miMl. rn l'otiphar a M is r. s ,1 from a lyn. Ii.li.' t iriy hv ' loM';.. s:., pi.,..it a iMi.s..!. rv ef s:r:'...i.s, aM (.- ttlos tho nr;.;: Mr. Uui.. rf in.l .!.iry ft. no n ::siin'. Si ::n. r. j. ilmis. Ii.-i.lns to iiso l is hypnotic ponor In i-. h. roiiiy. Itar. lay Inw a paisn lor tl fr.i ili'iitial noiiiaiaHot n:.l C'.t. stia spre ids lu r propoiianda of :i, imcy as l'.an lav's platform. Tonimv o;.pos. s l. r and M irv llla. ksl.oi. plots Col, jua s doath. Tho plot fads, and Mr. Hunsd. rf Jos. Still. lor hypnotittn !.-t!ii to Join "lim. pr. paroa for their irmriiao'. n.id wires Handay !io has c.ino hack M lumen. Toimr.v and l-r. thly tho Kerr, t tvy.ii.- b, r am! lake her. still undor jstllliler's tmholv up II. to tno c ivo she know as lio:'.v. n. Stllilt. r othniptx to nmider Tmimiv and acdn fl. . s with t'oh siia Itan liv ub)ur i;r.-. d and lust or pnvvor mid .losir.n reel uroat iioss. Kr. ddv r. sou. s C I. stlu from Sul IH.r. who mavis n forist tiro nnd is (iron l ed whi! trvin m osrapo from it Tommy flnm- i'-. l"--rrot an.l (Vlestta and In tin- i-avo tolls hor lur story. Ha. k in Now York rit miI.Iii-1v aorusos tilt- trium Vit a to. FIFTEENTH INSTALLMENT Cordon Parrlay g servants had or dors to admit no one without orders. The city was in a turmoil. With each fresh edition of the newspapers the situation of the conspirators became more serious. In the public parks cfflgieu of them were hansod or burned. It becamo necessary to keep a cordon of police about Harchy's house. In Serurues' house am! Sturte vant's no window remained whole. For twenty hours those two nirn had been Harolay's guests. Uunsdorfs gr.-at hour had come that hour for which he had plotted all his life, and lied for and schemed for. He had been the lending figure in the mob thrt had tried to lynch the U-it!!nvirato in the tirst burst of rage. And lie found himself suddenly at the htad or all the lawless ele ments in the city. Mn was drunk with power and a s"!iso of his own importance, lint op. uly he Fpeke of his lave fur munkln l. Through n nan friendly to him and deep in V,unM rf s councils, To:nn.y learned that ti e llfu of tho trims who had adopted hiia and been rLd to him was in dai!sT. His house was to bo stormed t?ver the heads cf the po lice, and himself hanged or torn to pieces, as might happen. All their uifferpnets fled from Tommy's mind, and he reniemhered only their mutual affection; so he hur ried to the old familiar lu'use and was presently admitted. "It's Just to say a few words." said Tommy, and h told Mnrclay what Ounsdorf was plannihg for that very day. "Well go to Gull Island," Harclay said simply, "till this thing has blown over. I suppose you are not unhappy about what has happened. It's a pity she came back. . . , Tommy, when we quarreled I wasombltious for power only. Later I began to think that Ce lestla was a real panacea for a sick tSW'l So thai If I had been destined to rule, I would have ruled for the good of the people. I want you to know that what began in cynicism ended in faith and honesty. I hare put you back in my will for practically everything I possess. Carlton Fitch has turned knave. Mary, If she mar ries him, wfll bo worthy of him." "You'll need somebody to keep house for you at Cull Island," said Tommy. He was tSt moved to refer to what be had Just learned. "Ill get Celestla there as quickly as I can." "Have you married her?" " Tommy looked very raanly when be said that he bad. And Barclay smiled one of bis old time dazzling smiles. "And I think," he sal ! finally, "that you had better get out of this house at quickly as you can. fra going, too. I can't afford to be a hero." They shook hands and parted, never to meet in this life agiin. Late that night Tommy ani Cclcstia and Freddie tho Ferret, whom Tommy was trying to train to be his valet, caught the last boat for Bartell's, on kartell's Island, from which Gull's It land may be reached In an hour in a fast launch. They had had no word of what bad happened In New York. Tommy, without arousing susploion, could not find out if Barclay, Semmes and Stnrtevant had gone on ahead, or were following. j "If they are behind us." be said to ! Celestla, "they'll have to charter tone- j ready for the master the year round. the triuavirato, if only they could reach it. would be as safe from mob violence as on a ship at sea. A Htet'p climb, a wild expanse of star-lit moor, little ancient trees grow iiis very close together, a strong per fume of barberry bushes, of sweet fern and ro.-vs, and then the low- coilingcd. softly lighted hall, with many nicnfervants, - cool, delightful niKht, soundly slept these were Ce lestia's firrt ln;prefion of Gull Island. la th morning tho went with her husband to tho eastern cliils, and she hr.J lvr first look at tho ocean sullenly tumbling, whito-nianed un der a eray uad sullen sky. Sotn after Tommy's departure, and before the triumvirate could complete their arni'iicMents for the retreat to Gull's Island, the streets contiguous to Gordon liarclay's house and the Btreets in tho neighborhood began to fill with men and women who looked liko the drigs of tha city Hut it was immediately in front of tho h;uso that the crowd was thick est and most menacing. There was no actual violence until Gunsdorf arrived. He, high above tho crowd on an Improvised rostrum, roared for blood and wngcanco. Weapons be? an to flash. Then the police tried to disperse tho mob. and, after hard lighting and the breaking of many heads, were overpowered, pasted over and swept aside. Then the crowd began to swarm over the tall iron gates and tho spiked iron fence. There was a fouttiln a bronie youth, arms akimbo, who with puffed cheeks blew a line spray of water. Hlra certain stray violent men pried from his base, and used, swinging him by the feet and arms, to batter down the solid, heavy front door of tin house. This done, the leaders rushed In, and for a moment were halted by the uncompromising dignity and gran deur of the hall. Facing them was a lllght of marble steps. At the top of these stond Gordon Harclay. When the crowd recognized him they yelled like n pack t.f wolves. The corners of his mouth twitched with a kind of glassy contempt. Ho turned slowly and passed through a doorway that was just behind him. rlammed thp door shut and locked it. Not till then tlitl he show a sign of fear or haste. Now, however, he ran swiftly through the library, out at the other end, and down a back stair to the service courtyard. Here, headed for tall wooden gatos In a tall briik wall over which wisteria was festooned, stood a powerful limousine car. The en gine was purring. On the box sat two brave pnd handsome young men of the Harclay livery. In the body of the car sat Scrnmes and Pturtevnnt. Slur tevant looked furiously angry. Semmes looked seasick. At the gates Ftood two footmen ready to fling them open. Most of the crowd was at the front of the house. Meanwhile tha bronze boy of the fountain came up tho front stair, bat tered head first, and was used to ram down the door behind which Barclay had been teen to disappear. The first man to enter the long, rich library was Gunsdorf. He gave only a glance at the open panel which dis closed the Inviting Interior of a safe, or at the greenbacks and yellowbacks of all denominations which the wily financier had scattered about the room, on tables, on chairs, on the lloor such things were for children. Raging for his comrades to follow him, Gunsdorf rushed the length of the room, found the back stair down which Barclay had retreated, and came In less time than it takes to tell it to the service court at the back of the house. But nobody followed Gunsdorf. The open safe, the scattered bills, stopped men as a solid cliff might have done. Vengeanco was forgotten, and tho crowd began to loot. When Gunsdorf reached the court yard the gates were half open. On strong steel brackets fixed to the hack of the car were two spare rlmt, with Inflated tires. These formed a resting place for Cunsdorft feet and a grip for hit hands. But the first forward leap of the car, followed by a hair-raising swerve to the left, al most threw him off. Shots were fired. The car went over something toft that screamed, and that remained In the street after the car had passed and thwacked like a newly landed fish. Gunsdorf stood upon the spare tire And clung to them nd the lights of New York whirled by. The tcene of the riot wst far be hind. Up Fifth avenue the car raced. It waa that hour before dark when tho aummer traffic wat light, and the face of the great Cordon Barclay at i m :"irsr: r-aair'i.Ti.-ai"3i- 9 2&&w w lk wxjms mm w if lip I We have made a special effort this year to get a line of Christmas Goods that will please everyone, from the smallest gift to the Diamond Ring. Samples Samples. We purchased a full line of manu facturer's samples of manicure, toilet military, comb and brush sets, and all novelties. Just the thing for a Christ mas present. ToysToys Come and take a look. The best display that we ever had. 1 ':m:s:;;K :':;:::;: amis: MZMIM i:jb.:' Til mm thine Perhaps father will come all the way by boat that would be best J the window of the car wat enough to Hit own yacht would be spotted. But ' make even the boldest traffic cop bH work something." think twice. Oull Island resembles a loaf of . Through Central park, out Seventh bread that bat risen too much. A) avenue, across VcComb't dam brldgo, roundel, billowing top It let apon ! up Juroine avenue, through Fordham high, almost perpendicular aides. ' to the Pclham parkway, Into New Ro- la this Island retreat, open and, j chelle and out. through Jfamaroneck, The following is the Act requiring delinquent tax - payers in I'XIOX I'OI XTV to pay an additional fee of lifty cents to the tax collector: Public Local Laws of North Ciieollna, Session 1 !., Chapter iizl&. AX ACT TO FACILITATE THE COl LKCTIOX OK TAXES IX KOBE SOX AXI) OTHER COI XTIES. Th General Assembly of North Cnro. lina do enact : Section 1. That any and all per sons, Arms or corporations in Robe son county who fail or neglect to pay their taxes on or before the first day of February of any year shall pay in addition to the regular tax a fee of fifty cents, the said additional fee to be paid to the officer collecting said tax and retained by such officer as compensation for his services in col lecting delinquent taxes: Provided, that this act shall not apply to rural policemen in collecting delinquent taxes In Robeson county. Section 2. That this act shall ap ply only to the counties of Robeson, Bladen and UNION. Section 3. That this act shall be in full force and effect from and after j the first day of March, one thousand, nine hundred and fifteen. Ratified this, the 6th day of March, A. D. 1915. ! T. L. CKOWELL, Collector Hi VV. 0. LEMM0ND, Attorney-at-Law. Offlcce In Law Building, old Librarj Room, Monroe, N. C. Will practice in all the State ana Federal Courts. Will give special at tention to collection of claims as 4 settlemen of estate by administra tors and executors. W. B. LOVE, . Attorney - at Law, Rooms 14 and 15. Law Building, MONROE. N. C. EXPERT PLUMBERS. Pbooe He for mtlmatea ob all plusssv ins; Jobs. Lowe prtrr and bct workmanship W repair all kinds of machinery fct flrot cUas manner. . irtTIN & CORRELL. PboswltA, FORD THE UNIVERSAL CAR. A Ford on the road for every car of another make. More than 900,000 now in use everywhere. This could not be if the Ford car had not, and was not proving its superior ity every day, in all parts of the world. The sturdy, light weight, economical Ford car, useful to everybody, saving money for everybody at a price within reach of every body. Runabout $390; Touring Car $440; Town Car $640, f. o. b., Detroit. On sale at HENDERSON GARAGE & MACHINE COAeits, MONROE, N. C.
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