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PACE TWH.W. THH MOXTMTE JOmXAf. Til VSnUM ITCH CO. IMI. nvrf-VE ru.rs Shelfeimq Piives T" WHITE GRACE MILLER A Now Romance cPtho 5iormCoun1rij ( fume of flowers, : lul then she :iw something else. A 111:111 luv 1 : t ; jr ir hhI up In bed, !. burning gi.ay tyes staring at her. -This N niy brother, Paul Pcndle liavi'ii. my child." Mild I'ooior John, "lie wants tu thank J oil for bringing hack the picture." "Sit down a while." murmured loc 1 tor I 'a 111. , silt,, kii 11:1 1 ! ...I loi.-a.tS'iii.m i.iostv imnn I-rotuist-,! I'octor .Mm shed come to ; , j 'tur little friend here Is In trou ' die," slid iHrf-tor J"liti to Ms brother. ; :ii1 wants work. I'll come back after j throe." Then lie Wi-nt S'llt. For u Ions; time Paul Poiidlehaven I l.ioked at Tony, atol Tony looked back j at him. Tony was mentally pitying CHAPTER VII. Tow Flnda a New Home Many a person turned In the street and looked at the bareheaded and bare footed girl as she made her way through the city with a little pin suu;. (led In tier arms. Touuihcl was hurry Itg to l'i iiilleliaeu .l:ctv. for she had Ma office at two o'clock that after- Doon, ami, If she didn't, he iiiitlit take ! tl Into his head to visit the Dirty j Mary. : Wlien John Peiutlehaxeii came in ' ..A I..,, .',..t...l l I.. 1... I I'U M Uli UY7 OVMCI -tlT" wasi "Your mother," be began j "She1 tone away lsltln"," p:ired ; Tony. "I don't know where she ia." j "Pldu't you see ber this uiortilrg? j ZS she m able to get up, then she's i ltter. Isn't she? Ia she?" Tonnwcl bobbed her bead. j "1 gues SO," she muinhled. "When 1 woke up. she was (tone. I guess she ' went to find" She hesitated, then 1 ran on, "to see some one e know. So me and Gussle come to tell you she's letter." "Sit down." urged the doctor. Again the curly bead shook nega tively. "I got to go," she told hit", swallow Jog hard. "I J'.ist got to go." Then as her honiolessness pressed down upon her, she began to tremble, convulsive sobs tdrnklng her from head to foot. The doctor forced her Into a chair. "There,1 he said synipatheti. :i?:t . "Now te'l me what bus happeiied.11 "I can't," came In a gasping s f. "But nuitwiiy's gone away, iiiH.ln eer. i:i1 I pt to niol 'Mirk. And and I Jon't kaow how." I'octor l'i milch. n en looked at her thoughtfully. All throuuh the otylit Uie wan faoe hud haunted Mill. Suddenly Tonnibel put her hand In to her blouse. "I liiouulii hark what1 left of the money," ho said, holding It out. "Mummy took some. You don't care about that, do you? Mie needed It aw ful, mummy illd! Hut I couldn't keep this because I dlcl.oivd with you lust ' night about the picture, 11ml you done your share." "Keep It,'1 elclalmed I'octor John, j huskily. 1 "No." siiid Toiiiilhel. "I couldn't ever steep 11 wink ir I did." And she thrust the roll of bills into his bawl. giving 11 long Il'Ii iis If she were g'ud , to be rid of It. s It ml.-lit have 1 1 -on this action on her part that brought to ipih k fruition ' the reoie that had begun to live the j lllglit before when hoetor 1'enillehll- veil had iraiuped a!oi the boulevard to Mm'. 1. I'roni what die luol tt 'I him now, he had been left alone. Then there a no one to ask permission of I to help her. "Where's .Virur father?" he said, abruptly. ; "I duniHi," answei-ed Toiiiilhel, n lit- j tie sulkily. She didn't intend ever to speak of I'liuli to anyone. I "Then you are nil alone, now tlmt I yoiir mother's goi e? Io I understuiid you haven't any re'ntlves?" j "Not imyhody," she hesitated, "at least, not now. Not anybody but (Jus- ale-Piglet here." ' ' j 8he touched the little animal with 1 exquisite tenderness. Doctor I'endle Uaven leaned over and, placing one finger under the girl's chin, raised her face to his. "Come w ith me," he said softly. Toi.nibel followed him through hnt seemed to her long nilles of bulla. When he ushered her into a room ami closed the door, she stood a moment taking In all Its mngnincemv. The at mosphere was laden with a heavy per. ti 1 in with ail her lovnig heart. He was thinking over the conversation he and his brother hail had about this strange little girl who had brought from a thief's den the picture of his buhy. "Mow would you like to stay here a while with me?" he asked at length. Cray eyes widened to the fullest ex tent of fringed lids. i.only," was all Tonnibel could say, as she glanced arom d. "You might wait 011 me." explained ti e doctor, "nml keep me company. 1 do get lonely sometimes. Would you li.'ie that? I know you like flowers." "I love 'em," cried Tonnibel. Pemllehaven smiled into the shining (yes. He felt better already. "I've such a lot of them all over this wing," he went on. "You might take care of them for me and and other things." Tony was almost bursting with Joy. She had within her the greatest gift of Clod, supreme gratitude. To work for him would be bliss indeed. didn't want to cry, so to keep from It, she hit down on her red undeillp. He had said in posit he tones that be wanted her. It did seem good to be ) wanted somewhere. What she did then IVndlehnvcti remembered many n long day. She bent over and kissed his hand. The warn) red lips thrilled him as vibrant youth always thrills weak ness. "Can Gussle stay, too?" she pleaded presently, "she'd he without anybody If she didn't have nie." "Yes." snld Pendlehnven, as hi brother opened the door. " "I.cnre It tt n-e he -an Katberln. ! Jus li eu the door sw una open, a'H tberv apiarvl lefre K.ilberine Cur tis a grl who made her breath a!mt , op v. I:h surprise. A very young j clrl. t.m. the ger caught at a tlance. Abundant curls hung about one of the nest Uautiful favs "-Catherine had . ever evn. Iter mother hadn't told . her the girl was so pretty. She felt a nervousness rome over her when she ' thonght of ItilMp MaoOauIey. In sdenev Tonnibel donned her new ; clothes and when she stood tip to be ( inspected. Mrn. Curtis scowled at her. "flo show Doctor. John." she said. "He told me to send you right dow n to him." Tonnitiol was clad to escape. Katb- erine hadn't snld a word to her. but both girls bad eyeil each other ap praislngly, anil Kathcrine suddenly came to a resolution, which she made known to her mother the moment they w ere alone. "She can't star In this house," she said 1-etween her teeth. Mrs. Curtis laughed sarcactlcnlly. "See what you can da with your cousin, then." she snapped. l did my best with John, and le positively re fused to let me go to Paul! As much as told nie It was none of niy bus!- ; nes. "I won't cry when I talk to him. GENUINE BULL" DURHAM tobacco makes 50 flood cigarettes for l0c you." ' Triaii toots ariorn.. r siep cwarij ttM youi ; pta!iL That's jour cjn., ain't it. roped t niy Uot-kT" te denudrd liewly. -V.'(:l hop In an l s.1 w:iy If yoa doi.'t want a I riS;ei LuJ" ' pi ilip win .1 ll:.sb na lanee to ths ! !'f!'t. whpeirl. T'ere was uh ler ' ror crt.l ber f oe that his teeth ', came togeihtr imiw'). I "Ue can't go t'1 ' iwtVr ca-eo, i j she brike out abruptly. l woi't stay ! if he ilon't." j I' r! ah's hand went t ack In kla jdp. . "I guess he'll 1:0 if I tell 'iiu to said 1 he. "Just bop into your boat. kid. , before I fill you up to your teeth with little hits of hot lead." ! Toiiiilhel had witnessed scenes like I this before. Site knew but a tiny pres I sure of her father's linger 011 the gun j he held would kill her sw eel heart. "tio along." she managed to get out j between her chattering teeth. "It'll be j worse for both of us if you don't !" I iH-voii was forcing Philip backward . toward the end of the d.Kk, and by I this time Iteginald had crawbil to the I shore and hud lain down usm It. j "IVm't lag, mister," cried Tony to 1 Philip. "Co along to Ithaca." MacCauley stoped Into his canoe, ; : and Devon sullenly unfastened the rope aud threw It Into the bow of the tC. outright. I'll make the house too hot to hold I cr. I think I know how fn put one over on our philanthropic cousins." When Tonnibel came Into the office that evening to ask a very Important question of Doctor Pcnd'ehaven, he snld to her: My dear, I want you always to re member what I am going to tell you now. This house belongs to my brother and me. I do not wish you to take orders from anyone but us." Tony gazed at hi in a moment, not understanding at first. Then her lips widened. "That means If anyone says Tve got to hike back to the canal boat, I don't go unless one of you tells me to," she demanded. "Is that It?" The doctor laughed. "Yes, that's It." said he. "Now what did you want of me?" Can I go down the lake tomorrow afternoon" she hesitated and then weut on, "I want to see If anyone's home." "Certainly, dear child, you can," was the answer. "Hut get back before It's dark; I don't want anything to buppeu to my little Tony Girl." Il-c!i- Ten Cent 1'ottnu. W. HUNT, in the Profce-ive Parmer. ) According to the best information to be had. there will bv between nine and ten ntilliou bales of cotton in sight August 31. 1921. which ia ware cotton than present consumption will require to supply the tplnnera U'.til August 31. ( Read that agi.-.v Every bale 01 cotton grown In 121 ill be surplus whether It be one million or ten millions bales and with plenty In sight for another whole year. dos anybody expect over ten cents for the best? And on that basis a Urge part will bring Ave to seven cents. il)o you doubt lt?i The two paragraphs above tell it all. Dovs any man who can read and write English need to know more? Ye there are thousands of men outside Insane asylums who are now busying, selling 19:u cotton for half-cost in order to get money to grow more -to sell for less. These same men would be ten fold bettor otf If they would try to grow just enough food to live on the l eit season, rest their bodies and feed their minds. Cut this out. keep It until next October, then tell me how big a liar CI 1 am. The greatct-t of conscious of none. faults is b be He drag red her forward until her !"'!, ,C!,r'- ..TL"15 '"f '"l"! tMr- '""" "Don't come back here if you don't against his. He had said be Intended . want a taste of this." be snapped, to klsa her. . All the rebellion of ' touching his gun. "t'et out and stay primitive uneducated nature sprang out, mister." into life within Tony Devon. The! lth ie" PJ f ,,. r,.Vov he curly head darted upward for did- j tbe t.auw ,, Tony MW tuent, and the gray eyes blazed Into : ,ne pu(1)lle , m? wa,r and tbe the muddy blue ones, leering down Doy move away upon ner. men. Knowing no otuer , rriah stood a moment and looked I way to protect herself from desecra- : ntL 0 , h Xll,.n hMng Toy tloo, she set ber sharp wbbe teeth : ,u ,e canin h ,0 wliere lWgKW j Into Reggie's hand, sinking them ... ,,. i,,,iwi u,m t,aPv .1 I .1. .1 l . 1 A " 1 ---- ui-i-i uriiruiu ins frKiii. a vi y ui nun make her a nice home In my conserva tory." It took hut a moment for the sick man to explain to Doctor John his ar rniigements with Tonnibel, utrl the girl's heart was not the only rejoicing one among the trio. When Kathcrine Curtis came home late that afternoon she found her CHAPTER VIII. The Fight Mttle by little Paul Pemllehaven taught her, ntid little by little futiy'a salvation boy preached his lessons of I'nlversnl Love to her; mid the eager young mind drank In the knowledge as a thirsty plant takes lu water. Th re were no signs of Uriah and Edith returning, nnd Tonnibel grew dally more hopeless when she thought of her mother. Perhaps she would nev.'r see her again. She had strenu- Ymi can ouly refused to speak of her people j rage escaped his lls, and he flung her from him. "You little vixen," he got out, slink ing his hand In panic. "You little wicked brat I There! Now I'll tenth yon to bite me again." j He sprang at her, and Tony j screamed twice with all her lung 1 power. Then something happened I Someone grasped hob) of the man j who had snatched her Into his arms, ; and for what seemed an Interminable ! time two forms struggled together In ' the small cabin. Eor a few seconds , Tony didn't realize who Peggie's as sailant was; then with a grip at her : heart she recognized Philip's white ' face as with - terrible strength he ' dragged Reggie up the steps. 1 Into her territied eyes enme one strange (lashing smile of welcome. : Her salvation man had saved ber, and ! 11s every woman does In cases where : her need Is great, she cried out her 1 thanksgiving In his name, that best beloved name of Philip. I!y this time ' the two men were struggling on the deck, and as If Impelled by some un known force Tony staggered up the steps. It was Jnst as she reached the top that she saw Cupluln MucCauley, by one mighty effort, lift the struggling figure of the other man and throw bltn Into the lake. A sharp ejaculation fell from her lips. Never had she seen to the bout. t Continued In the next Issue.) DR. P. M. ABERNETHY VETERINARIAN Office FOWLER A LEE STABLE MONROE. N. C. Phone 308. Residence Phone 159-J. R. L. PAYNE, M. D. Office Over lulon Drug Co. Residence Phone 466 Office Phone 466 lid. ISSI. rtn w.ai"r t'nl.m I Though ths mills of Ood grind slowly. Yet they grind tsoedln( small. Though with patim- Ha stands wtut- ' ins. M With xartnM grinds He an. R.II.Garren, M.D. Practice Limited to Treatment of Diseases of EYE, THAI!, XOSE AXD THROAT Office Over THK l.MOX DRl'O COMPANT. PHOVE 258. GOOD THINGS. m s- i i IstrikeJ to Paul Pendleliaveti. Doctor John noticed as the days ! pissed how much better his brother I vas looking, and no wonder his own j heart warmed hourly to the curly- j .'leaded waif who had eume among i thvni so mysteriously. I'liktiown to either of the doctors, Mrs. Curtis and her daughter had been ' aide to keep Tony Devon from meet- ; lug Philip .MacCiiuley hi ths houe. At : liist John Pemllehaven had Insisted ! (hut Tony attend the family table, but 1 both Paul ami the tlrl decided that ; ber meals should be served In tie sick ' room. Perhaps if Philip MacCauley 1 hadn't been Interested In a certain lit tle girl on a canal iioiu, his curiosity I would have taken him to Paul's nptrt menu to make the aciinilntance of ! :he little companion John Pemllehaven ' had casually spoken of, "She's a wonder. Phil," he said one j evening. "For the Mist time I've hopes j of Pu ul's recovery." , "Good !" replied Philip, and Inimedl- itely fell Into a revery. ! ! I Totiriilu.l hnA rn. A..... I i....' 1 l inr vooni until and had changed to her old clothes i Nsver Had She Seen Such Strength. when suddenly she heard footsteps on i . ....... , the path beside the lloghole. Her I mt tren8,h. MyeT hn,J heT hert heart nlmost leapt out of her n onth. : "es " 11 d,(1 ,h''"' She ,renil,,,-,(l " Pel hah her ninlh..r -. mn.tn. 1 "M" wm'n 1 n,"P ",vu,, nn na "For Heaven's Sake, What's ths Mat terT Asked the Girt. j moO -t '.! a towering rage, surrounded by many strange looking boxes and bundles. . "For heaven's sake, what's the ab let?" asked the girl. "I think your Cousin John's gone mad." said Mrs. Curtis, beginning to cry. "He's brought n ragged girl Into the house to stay, a girl with hare feet, and enough hair for three people. From what I could gather she'a going to stay over with Paul. And John In sisted on niy going with him to buy these. Think of a poor nobody dressed up like a horse." Kihups her father. Tremblingly she peeped out through the aperture. She drew back Initantly. Reginald Hrown was approaching the canal boat. She heard him cross the deck, and then the footsteps fensed. She hoed with all be- olithi nt.d mnln that he wouldn't tl.'ink of coming downstairs, llut that wai exactly what he did "n. Pbe crouched uji aka!ns! Pie bunk, as the boy .;eped Into tin. vale in. When he sa htr a slow grla spread over his thin face. So you're here." I.e got out thick ly. "Whole have you been? I've vls- iicii this place three limes In that many weks. Where have you been, I s.iy?" "Go away." she said, half frightened to death. "Vou'd letter Bel out of here Kathcrine looked al her keenly. "1 , ,"M, ",J . mwt l'Mit- 8"eU smmi .Hsu nun ute irooii) : CIGARETTE No cigarette has the same delicious flavor as Lucky Strike. Because Lucky Strike is the toasted cigarette. suppose yon served Cousin John S j deep-seated spell of hysterics, didn't you, when be poped tbe girl In on ; your she demanded. "I did my test." admitted Mrs, Cur Ps. sniffling. "Men get surfeited to women's tears, mamma darling," said the all-wise Kathcrine. "If I wanted to make any Impression on him, I'd leave off howl lug every minute or two. And yoo don't look pivtty when your oost Is red. Who Is the glitter rat?" "Pm sure I don't know. .She's got queer name, slid I asked her about . herself, nnd she looked as sulky SS : tViiW be." I'm not afraid of your father or mother," he said tauntingly. "I know where they are." The words sent Tonnibel forward step. "Honest r she gasped. "Is It honest what you sayi" "Certainly." replied the young mas, "and they told nie- to come here and get you." . "Where are they?" She had come very near him now. her eyes gazing at him wistfully. "Plena tell me where my mummy la!" "Never mind Just now," said he. his eyes taking in ber slight young, figure pawlouatcly. "Here, I want to kiss rusbed toward her, she sank dovssi at his feet. As falls away an old gar ment so fell sway Philip's anger. Ten. derly he lifted her tip and spoke to her. "Poor little girl," he whispered. Rut he had no time to add anything. Dor bsd Tony time to answer him. For there on the Hogbole bath look ing at her, a frown dragging his brows together, was her father. I'rlah Devon had halted at the sight of a man being thrown Into the water. Then he came forward, and the girt loosened herself from the arms that held her and turned swiftly to him. "Where's mummy?" she demanded, and again came a sharper "Wbere's my mother?" Roughly shoving Vr aside, Uriah walked across the h-iat deck, his sunken eyes fixed on Iuc Caubg. 'What you mussln' shout my boat for, mister?" be demanded. "And what happened to H at younj feller crawlln' (o the beach there?" "1 slung blm In the lake," saHl Philip fiercely. Ths pup was was " he made a gesture toward Tony ss Devon's Interruption belched forth: "Was It sny of your business what happened to my girl?" Cakes nnd eovkles at this se.tsor are always an addition to any menu The few that follow, art all good : Orange Chocolate Cake. Cut up one-fou nh of a pound of bitter choco late ; w hen softened, add one-hnlf cupful of sugar and one and one-half rtip fuls of milk ; heat to ths boiling point, stirring constantly ; boll five min utes. Cool and add two teaspiMHifuIs of vanilla. In the mean time (Team one-half cupful of short euiug with one cupful of sugar, then add two egga beaten well. Add three tablesNMiiifula of hot water, then add two cupful of flour sifted with three- fourths of a teaspoonful of salt and one teiispoonful of soda, alternately. with the chocolate mixture, stirring! thoroughly. Pake in two layers In a moderate oven for 30 minutes, de creasing the heat as neeessary. Put i together with orange Icing, or a en-iked ' orange cream filling. ! Pomona Puddtna. Mix four t.-ible-I spoonfuls; of flour with one-hnlf nip- i ful of sugar and one-fourth of a tea-! (""spoonful of salt, until thoroiigtily blended. Stir this mixture Into one-' ; half cupful of warm sweet cider and j j keel stirring until thick mil smooth j j Add the Juh e and pulp of three or-! anves. Pour Into a dish, make a me-1 rltiL'iie of the whites of three eggs, j beaten with Six tablespoonfuls of pow dered sugar' beat thla Into two cup fu's of if t -cooked rice and arrange In a border around the orange mix ture In the dish. Rake or steam un til the meringue Is set, and decorate with g I need orange sections or any candled fruit. Fruit Drops. Mix In the order gtr en : Two egg. beaten until thick ; two thirds of a cupful of sugar, one fourth of a teaspoonful of salt, two square of chocolate mel'ed, one-half cupful of hickory-nut meats or walnut chopped, one-half cupful of ralstna, one-hatf cupful of candled cherries, and pineapple cut flue, one cupful of pastry flour sifted with one-half tea spoonful of baking powder. Prop from teaspoon fend ke In a mod erate oven. DR. S. A. ALEXANDER VETERINARIAN Office Phone 113. Res. 55-J Dr. Kemp Funderburk DENTIST Office) over Trailer's Old Store. GORDON INSURANCE and INVESTMENT CO. INSURANCE EXPERTS Phone 209. Fs nil era tt Merchants Rank Iluibllng. Rheuma Drives Out Pain If you want relief from agonising rheumatic pains (no matter what form) swift, gratifying relief take a small dose of Kbeuma once a day for a short tlnio. Kcglish Drug nn. nils it on money-back guarantee, rswerful but harmless. PERFORMANCE Overland rovers KA5 miles In 21 hours with gasoline record of it 1. 3 mile to the gallon at MUldletown, O. Tires at Bargain Prices. 666 w ill break a Cold, Fever and Grippe quicker than any thing; we know, preventing1 pneumonia. Cut Flowers Floral designs, wedding boquets. 4 and flowers of all kinds. Prices reasonable. Ws make shipments to Waxhaw, $ Marshrllle, Wingato and otbsr nearby towns. CODE MORGAN At Union Drag Co. rhons tat. s000Mtw Honesty and Service Our Motto. R. SAMS Opposite Postoffice. JUNK Wanted Ws are always in the market for Iron, metal of all kinds, bones, paper, etc. Open every day. Monroe Iron & Metal Co. Near Freight Depot HOWARD SMITH, negbtered Optometrist, can be round at his father's old office. In Bolk Bundy building the first foil week, 'Monday to Saturday inclusive, in each month. Also other times of which special notice will be given in this paper. 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