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By Irving Bacheller
TV Gt.n!io Kin;."
Phyllis i-ke ejoulljr as if er ;
J-Kiv ft ribt-ou Utut !if laj l-uIit
at a stotv.
Mrs. Ring enk Into a chair an!
cov-ri h fac itU h-r h-m-1 tw
half a rumeut. Suddenly ! jui-knl
up lliir that laj at brr fcvt and
flung It at tbf girL
"Jly Guar ! exclslim-d. "What
rwry liar you an?:
It ss not ladylike but, at that
DHtueiit the laJy wa temjonirtly
absent
"M hT. Tni glad you say that."
the girl answer! still very calmly,
although her tinccr trvmbU-J a little
as sb U-ll tba) Tiolfts, and her voice
reiver to fcls tar and ok luto th AXXVAXXAXXXVXVVVVXVVCXSXXAXXXXXXXVVVV
CupyrUkk UCa. Inn BicfcUf
CHAPTER SEVEN.
In
In Which High Voltage Develop!
the Conversation.
It was a warm, brUbt May day.
There was iit a cloud In the t-ky.
Bocer lS-lane bad arrived aud the
BlDS were civiiu a dinner that even
ing. The best people of Hazelmead
were cumin over In motorcars.
Ptayllisi and It-t had a lmi ride
together that day on the new Ken
tucky saddle horse. Mrs. Hlns had
spent the morning In Hazelmead and
bad stayed to lunch with Mayor and
Mrs. Stacy. She had returned at
four and cut some flowers for the
taMe and pone to her room for an
tour's rest when the young people
returneiL She was not yet asleep
when Phyllis came into the U4 Ifd
rocm. Mw. Iilng lay among the cush
ions on her couch. She partly rise,
tumbled the cushions Into a l'lle and
leaned against them.
"Heavens! I'm tired'." she ex
claimed. "These women in Hazel
mead hang onto "tie like a lot of
hungry cats. They all want money
for one thing or another Red Cross
or Liberty hotids or fatherless thil
flren or tobacco for the soldier or
books for the library. My word! I'm
broke and It seems a it' each of my
legs huni.' by a thread."
I'liyllis smiled as she st'od bulk
ing down ut her mother.
'How beautiful you look :" the fond
mother exclaimed. "If he didn't irt
pose to-day. he's a chump."
"Put he did," said Phyllis. "I tried
t9 keen him from it, but he j'.lt would
proi'o !m spite of me."
The girl" face was red and "erlon.
She Kit down In 11 chair ; n I hegan
to n-move her hat. Mr, l'.iiu re
suddenly, and stood facing 1'hyllK
"I thought you loveil him." -be a'.d
with n looi of sunris!
"So 1 i'.o," the girl answered.
"What did yon say?"
"I said no."
"What :-
"I refused Mm!"
"For ;od' s:i!;e, I'hyllN! Po you
think ymi can afford to play with a
man like that? He won't stand for
It."
"Let him sit for It then mid. mother,
you might a well know, tirst as last,
that I 11 111 not playing with him."
There uas a calm note of firmneM
In the voice of the girl. She wus pre
pared for this scene. She had known
It was coming. Her mother was hot
With Irritating astonishment. The
calmness of the girl in suddenly
ginning to dig a trnve for this dear
tniMtlon rich with promise In the
?ry '"' when It had come subttls
etfrely to their feet, stung like the
tooth of a serpent. She stood very
erect and said with an icy look In
ter face:
"You young upstart! What do you
jnean?"
There was a moment of frlsld
alienee In which buth of the women
began to turn cold. Then Iliyllis tin
fwered very calmly as she sat look
ing down at the bunch of violets In
her hnnd:
"It means thnt I am married,
mother."
Mrs. ling's face turned red. Thers
was a little convulsive movement of
the muscles around her mouth. She
folded her arms on her breast, lifted
her chin a hit higher and asked In
a polite ton, although her words fell
like frfnieiit. of cracked Ice:
Married I To wheuj are you mar-rlfdr
iii?tru::tei.t as follows
tV. he' Iierv! I knew all the
facts before she told me. Mr. De
tail lie's 111 his way back to New
lurk. Lilt oa the six tea. Charged
uie to jivsetit his regrets and fare
wells to you aud Thy Ilia, I thought
It liest for hlui to know aud to g
Yes, we're coining right home to dress.
Mr. King will take Mr. Delaue'a place
at the table. We'U make a clean
breast of the whole business. Brace
up and eat your crow with a atuUlnc
face. Ml make a little speech aud
j present Mr. aud Mrs. King to our
I friends at the end of It. Oh. now,
, rut out the bblng and leave this un
( finished business to uie and don't
I worry. We ll be home in three nUn
' Utes."
s
(To lie continued.)
I Is Your Safe Safe
.OMCli to lnt.iss Of CITY
ni;inMi:.
li shall be (inlaw ful for any per
son, tii in or cot l oi.aion t.i b p.isit in
or ttl ii.t.i any stit. siiii a!k ot
i;uttr if t'e Ony of Monsov, any
tiasll, rubbl.-ll. broken tlass. til! CUt
t.iii.s. ft uu pxiit.sS r n tns. . ashes,
waste or 1hw paper. For the con
j vi lii.-nc-- of all pcisons atl'ected by
this section, it shall be their duty to
! place ;!! a-cumulations in trash cans
or other ncepticles (to be approved
by the Chi'f Sanitary Inspector I anC
! place t!ie san.c on the outside of the
sidewalk. cept on Sunday, at which
1 time the Chi' f Sanitary inspector
! shall have ad accumulations re
I mov-'d.
T'lis ordinar.ee will be strictly en
forced ami all trash not so placed 1n
re-epiii b s w ill not be n moved b
the City. It w aeons fad to collec
, trash ca!l Chief of Police or Chair
ma 11 Sa: itai Committee.
Kep.s'tfullv,
W. J. TKl'LI..
Ciairtuati Sanitary Coinmittee.
A Splendid Story by a
Great Writer
Married:
To Whom
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Are You Mr
Nfttriincr will hirn amW.
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than constipation.-rff
Ana notning will ren
der the body more liable to
dangerous diseases than this
same poisonous condition.
Don't be constipated! It isn't safe! It
isa't sensible! It isn't necessary) B
well but don't rely on ordinary laxativea
to help you. Try instead the newest
ctentiiic treatment lor constipation
RICH-LAX
This preparation not only overcome con
stipation, but it does away with all tha
nausea, cramping and deranged digestion
caused by ordinary laxatives.
CMnmted at Our Store. Wt an to tare Out
lUcb'Lu mil plus row ttut want rov n
com 10 our ator and k a oottl end try M ro
tirrlr at our mk. II at durani auit you. if lae'l
th brat Uaaiive mrdicioc rou wtr uad. aunplf
OH u o and ( wj ttmutlt rcfiuxt Uw lull
tnarr tirr pne-
km.i.inii vuvr. co.Mivwv.
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SKIN DI3EASB HKMKlilKS.
(Hunt aS ilvr and S'pi.lail in I
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trrtirrflt at our rt.
ENGLISH DRVQ OOMPAXY.
Ml i
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Wii nut ipiite stca !y. "It sJ.r.MS that
I am fii-t so stupid at bars I Bin
at s, hmi,"
The cirl rose and threw down the
violets and her mild and listlcs tinin
fier. A look of defiance tilled her
face and her i;;iife. Mrs. arose,
her eye ;ulow with an-cr.
"I'd like to know what you mean."
she said under her breath.
'I mean that If I a;;i a liar, you
tan-ht me how to be it. l'ver since
1 wiis ktiee-hi.'h, yon have 1 n teach-
Inj tne to deceive my father. I mil
not coliii.- ti di It any lmuvr. 1 nm
coin.' ti final my father aud tell him
the truth. I shall not wait another
minute. Me Will tfve mo better ad
Vice than you have trlveti, I hope."
The words had fallen rapidly from
her Hps and, as the last one was
spoken, she hurried out of the room.
.Mrs. liinc threw herself on the couch
where t-fce lay with certain bitter
memories, until the new maid came
to tell her that It wns time to dress.
She was like one reminded of mor
tality after couiitu' out of ether.
"h, Lord!" she murmured wearily.
"I feel like point: to bod 1 llow Cllll I
live through that dinner? l'leuse
brilnf me some brandy."
I'liyllis learned that her father was
at his ollice, whither she proceeded
without a moment's delay. She sent
In word that she must see him alone
and as soon a possible. He dismissed
the men with whom he had been tulk
liu' and Invited her Into his prlvaie
ollice.
"Well, alrl, I tniess I know what Is
on your mind," lie said, "tio ahead."
I'liyllis began to cry.
"All ridit! You do the crying
find I'll do the talking." he went on.
"I feel like doing the crying myself,
but if you want the Job, I'll resign
It to you. l'erhnps you can do enough
of that for both of us. I began to
smell n rat the other day. So I sent
for Gordon Kltii. He came this mom
lug. I had a long talk with him. II
told tne the truth. Why didn't you tell
in" ? What's the good of having a father ;
unless you use him at times when ;
his counsel is likely to be worth liav- !
In;? I would have made a good j
father. If I had lind half a chance. I i
should like to have been your friend i
and confidant In this important en- j
terprlse. I should have been a help ;
to you. I'.ut. somehow, I couldn't get
on the board of directors. Ymi and j
your mother have bevn running the ;
1 plant ull by yourselves mid I guess j
; It's pretty near bankrupt. Now, my j
girl, there's no use crying over spilt
tears. Gordon King is not the man
of my choice, but we must all take
hold und try to buhl him up. I'er
i haps we etui nialio (lim pay."
! "I do not love Iilm," I'liyllis
led.
' "You miuTitsl lilm because you 1
i wanted to. You were not coerced?"
j "No, sir."
"I'm sorry, hut you'll have to take
: your share of the crow with the rest
i of us," he went cm, with a note of
, sternness in his tone. "My girl, when
! I make a contract I live up to It
and I Intend that ymi shall ihi .Hie
same. Toull have to lenrn to hrve
I and cherish this felhrw, If he makes
It pos.slble. You ami your tirothfr
believe In wnninrr's rights. I don't
object to thnt, bat you mustn't think
I that you have the right to btvnk your
j agreements unless there's a good rea-
son for It. My girt, the marriage con
! tract Is the most binding and sacred
of all contracts. I want you to do
I roo? Iifst to make this one a success."
j There was the tinkle of the tele
j phone Ml. Mr. Ding put tLe r
NoDefense
By Sir Gilbert Parker
Seldom do you get an
opportunity to read a
story by Gilbert Tarkcr
in serial form. As a rule
they appear as novels,
the minimum price of
which is $2.00. Only
recently has the great
Canadian author con
sented to their publica
t i o n otherwise. W e
have taken advantage
of the opportunity and
secured for our readers
"No Defense," one of
his most popular tales.
It is a real Parker ro
mance with the high
lights and deep shades,
swiftly moving plot,
unexpected and unus
ual developments, the
warm human love and
absorbing interplay of
soul upon soul, which
distinguish his writings
above all others.
Mr. Business Man, if you are not sure
that your safe is burglar-proof, you had
better not allow cash to accumulate in it.
Yeggmen usually make their raids on
full cash boxes. They have methods of
their own for obtaining the desired
information.
Ycu would do well to make regular de
posits in the bank and not wait until you
have a large amount on hand, i. e.t unless
you have ample burplary insurance.
Don't think that you would be bothering
us by coming often. We shall be glad to
have you call frequently.
THE BANK OF UNION
Monroe, N. C.
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus $100,000.00
W. J. BLAKEXEY, Piraddent.
i. II. 8HTJTE. Vice-President . B. t OLE, Asst. Cswhler
R. G. LA NET, Cashier HARGROVE HOWLES, Ast. Cashier
Dr. Kemp Funderburk
DENTIST
Office over Waller's Old Htor.
R. L. PAYNE, M. D.
Office Over I'nloa Drug Co.
Residence Phone 466
Office Phone 466
DR. S. A. ALEXANDER
VETERINARIAN
Office Phone 113. Res. 53-J
V. X. HARGETT,
Dealer in
j PLUMBERS' SUPPLIES
AND REPAIRS.
Very Reasonable Prices
Charged.
m ; ah oik guaranteed.
I i Phone 372-ft. Monroe, N. C.
R. H. GARREN, M. D.
Practice Limited to Treatment of
Dtteaaes of
EYE. EAR, XOSE AXD THROAT
Office Over
THE VMO. DRUG COMTA5Y.
PHONE 258.
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SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
Tlietiford'i B!ad-DrangM Highr;
Recommended by a Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re
lultfaj from Torpid
L'ver.
East KasliTjlle, Tenn. Tha effte
lency ot ThedforJ's Dlack Draugbt, Uis
genuine, herb, Hrer medicine, is
Touched for br Mr. W. N. Parsons, a
trocar of thla city. "It Is withoct
! 1 doubt the best liver tnedlclna, and I
don't bcllers I could get along without
It I take It for sour stomach, head
Cfbe. tad Hrer, Indlgestlor, and all
o'er troubles that art tha result of
ft torpid Hrer.
"1 har known and used it for years,
end an and do highly recommend it
to every one. I won't go to bed with
out It In the house. It win do all it
claims to do. I cant say enough for
It"
Stay other men and women through
out the country Lars found Clack
Draught Just as Kt Parsons describes
valuable la regulating tha Hrer to
IU normal functions, and la cleansing
lis bowels of Impurities.
Thedt'ord's Black-Draught Hrer medi
etas Is the original and only genuine.
Accept no Imitations or substitutes.
alljrays uk for Thsdiord's. ifj
Push the Button
That has become the American slogan. Ameri
cans start most things now with a push button.
Pushing the button works to admirable advant
age in your kitchen, if it turns the electric current
into one of our
ELECTRIC GRILLS
ELECTRIC RANGES
ELECTRIC PERCOLATORS
ELECTRIC IRONS
ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINES
ELECTRIC TOASTERS
or any other of our numerous electric cooking ap
pliances. Do your summer cooking the cool way
the electric way.
Terms on Purchases amounting: to over $33.
M. C. Howie
DR. P. M. ABERNETIIY
VETERINARIAN
Office FOWLER & LEE STABLE
MONROE. N. C.
Phone 308.
Residence Phone 159-J.
House
Moving
SFE
Lee Trull.
HE MOVES AXVriH AT REA-
SO.VAULE TRICKS.
PHONE 175-J. MONROE. N. C.
I NOTICE OK SALE.
! The pnfire stock of :oods of the
Crowcll Varloiy Store, bankrupt, In
jcludini; the fixtures. Is ottered for
snlo by :hf tiudiTslsned frustoo.
Rids will be received it.it later than
12 o'clock M.. AiiRUst 1 5th. 1 f 2 1 .
Will be plad to show any one inter
ested the Inventory of stuck of toods.
and fixtures, and will take them to
sieve and b t them inspect goods ond
fixtures. Terms of sale rash.
I W. O. LEMMOXD, Trustee.
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