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PAGE TWO. - - - - - " The Custard Cup Florence Cestui Lhfmjrton h CHAPTER XVIII Christmas In the Ousts rd Cop. Tm going to invite Bonnie Geral fllne to the tree," caroled Lettle on the final morning of the Christmas prepa- rations..;; It was the climax of her hospitality, anl was so considered by the family. (Irs. Penfleld had agreed to men, wom en, children and dogs; tant when It came to hens, her enthusiasm waned. Her formal objection was based on Bonnie Geraldlne's timid nature and the temperamental anguish which she might endure If forced to meet society In the mass, but Lettle proposed to ease the sensibilities of the young Plymouth Rock by bringing her In a box, tethered to remain therein. The matter was discussed, but left to cir cumstances for final, decision. Lorene and Dick Chase had returned from their honeymoon and had accept ed their Invitation. "We'll ask her to sing,'' decided Crlnk, who had a wary eye out for the entertainment of the guests whom Lettle was zealously assembling. "Indeed you won't I" exclaimed Mrs. Penfleld, looking up In shocked sur prise irom me conuy pug siie was making out of an old net curtain. 'Td be 'shamed to death If you asked Lorene. Why, Crlnk, don't you know she's been In a choir for a year and been paid for It? Taln't never polite to ask a person to sing free after he's learned how." - "BoTheratlon !" cried Crlnk. "Ain't thnt the outer limit? Well, say, Pen zle, I could Just tell her how grand I think she sings, and mebbe she'd of fejj ?uldn't IT. .. s.',r--'" -. 4-"''It has been done," smiled Mrs. Pen fleld. "That's nbout the only polite way to manage It." '. Lettle, down on the floor w Ith Crlnk and Thad, untangling scraps of colored string that had been collected through many months, looked up In dismay. "Landy gracious, Penzle, have we got to watch ev'rythlng we say to the party?" "Now you've got It," chuckled Uncle Jerry, the expert eorri-popper. "Mln nte you go In for high life, you get Into difficulties." He emptied the final Con tribution Into the pan of fragrant popped , corn and guided the "old maids" Into a cup. Turning, be looked down on the three solemn youngsters with a twinkle In his merry eyes. "See ing as you're going In for parties, there's a few rules you'll have to learn. First one Is: There's two things you nln't never to talk 'bout 'fore outsid ers. One's your soul, and the other's your toothbrush. They're your own private property, and nobody else cares a hang." "Huh !" scoffed Lettle. "If that's all there is to it, I got It learned a'ready." ."'Tnln't all there is to It, Lettle," laughed Mrs. Penfleld.. "If It's rules you want. I'll give you one that'll be simple to remember, and It'll cover the whole ground, too. If you want folks to have a good time In your house, all you got, to do is to forget yourself and feel friendly. If you'll keep those two things working in your heart, you won't go far wrong in any entertain ing." - "Car'line," commented Jerry Win ston, with mock reproof, "you can sure be depended on for taking the short cuts." "I shouldn't wonder," she returned, good-nnturedly. "I like the easy way 'cause it's so much easier. Besides, I never heard that you got any more blackberries 'Cause you was scratched with nettles while you picked 'em, Seems like a lot of folk measure re sults by the pain they suffered bring ing 'em about Lettle. you'd better turn your candy out on a plate, and we'll Agger how much to allow to a bag. Pm going to season the popcorn while It's hot" He picked up his hat Til be back In a little while. I got a notion I can rustle something for the dinner to morrow." "Oh, Uncle Jerry," protested Mrs. Penfleld. "I got ev'rythlng planned. We're going to have" "Tim wait till I get back tore yon plan," Interrupted Uncle Jerry, and he went out so quickly that Mrs. Pen fleld's expostulations fell on the empty Jr. Repeated countings failed to shake the conclusion that Plain Mixed had yielded only forty-eight candies. Three were apportioned to each tiny net bag of popcorn, since only the1 younger guests were to receive this particular treat. - . ,' , Early in the afternoon Mrs. Sanders rang the bell at Number 47 'and brought three parcels tied with red ribbons. "They're for the children," she tmlled. "Oh, my dear," said Mrs. Penfleld, overwhelmed. "Why, It wasn't right for you to bother "bout" , y "Don't say thnt" Interrupted Mrs. genders. "It'n been the best thing for jb that ever' happened. Mind bow J hain'j called you over for one of those those attacks lately? Well, when I've felt one coming on, I've gone to work im these things hard." She pointed to the gifts. "They've been what's saved me but I thought, meb be the children could use 'em: That's what started me making 'em, but I got more good out of 'era than anybody else will." . "You're a dear friend," acknowledged Mrs. Penfleld warmly. "I hope you you'll have a brighter New Year." Tm planning to do alfTrunt; that's one thing sure. Ill tell you about it pretty soon." As Mrs. Penfleld went back Into the house, Lettle came dancing In from a tHp to the yard to feed popcorn to Bon nie Geraldlne. "Oh, Penzie," she cried, "what do you 8'pose I dane? You couldn't guess, ever. I wished Mr. Wopple a Merry Christmas. Wasn't that a queer thins? But I was feeling so happy that I for got all "bout how mean he Is and ev'rythlng. And minute I said it, he was real decent" . Mrs. Penfleld laughed. "I guess you'd throk be was decent all the time If you was decent yourself all the say through," she commented mildly. "What? Aint I" "Why, of course you're not That's what's the matter. What do you s'pose Mr. Wopple thinks of a little girl that has to beat a temper gong and storms around and says sharp tflings?" V "What does he think of me?" Lettle repeated slowly. "Why, I never thought of dint. My landy Goshen ! I'm gonta study It out after Christmas and see what there Is In it." "It'll be a good scheme," agreed Mrs. Penfleld briskly. "And now see here, children, Tm going to let you open these here presents right now, If you want to, 'cause there may be some thing In 'em that you'll want tonight." There ensued a small whirlwind in the kitchen. Amidst a great rustling BurpriBC, wn? gins HTir uiawu iuitu ; The (Sifts Were Drawn Forth. a brown serge dress for Lettle, a gray sweater for Cfink, a little suit for Thad. Mrs. Penfleld's regret was that the donor could not have stayed to know the ecstasy which her thought fulness had brought to three children, Inexperienced in the ways of gifts. Excitement rose again to a danger ously high point when Uncle Jerry re turned with two wild ducks and a bag of rice. Would there be a Christmas dinner the next day In the Penfleld household? , Would there? Everything was ready for the party, and the Cmnclal score ran like this: Carfare for tree .............30 cent t yards tinsel 10 cents 6 candles and holders 10 cents Candy ................ ..10 cents Popcorn 10 cents Tablet paper 10 cents Manila envelopes ............ 10 cents Spool of thread ... 5 cents Stick of candy 1 cent : Total .... ,....86 cents It way? a wonderful evening. The three young Penflelds went through it as In a happy dream. They could no more believe In Its reality than the caged bird can believe In sudden free dom. Here was not merely a good time, but the climax of bliss, the es sence of things long hoped for. The air was full of the pungency of fir boughs. And there was the tree itself In a corner of the Urlnroom, Its branches hung with tinsel. Lettles three yards of this ethereal trimming had been separated Into cunning lengths and disposed with an appear ance of abundance.'" And candles! They could not be denied. Six of them t There were .sour strings of pop corn in a graduated terrace; walnut shells, decorated w"J whatever paint had offered ; eggshel.s also, wrtn bright pictures affixed I d what matter If the contents of tnose latter had gone to the nourishment of other tenants In The Cuetard Cup? The decorative pos sibilities had been saved for the Pen fleld tree. And then the presents! For every child : a pictorial eggshell, a picture puzzle, n net bng of popcorn and can dy; for every adult, an appropriate blot and verse, and a picture puzzle t The hardest thing was to wait till half-past seven, the hour nt which the guests were bidden. At twenty-flve minutes past the candles were light ed, a schedule which precluded the waste i f was without n Justifiable number of observers. It wae the THE MONROE JOURNAL FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1923. touch. A long-drawn "Oh-h-h!" ex pressed the iiomplete gratification of all the Penffc.lds. From that time on, fairyland was an open book. Thad'a blue eyes were unbelievably wide and he tiptoed about in an awed and silent ecstasy. Crlnk was full of Important errands, having gratuitously assumed responsibilities for salient features ol the, evening. , As for Lettle, she was not the same child that had straggled Into Mrs. Penfleld's kitchen three months before, undernourished, blindly resentful against the harshness of an unthink ing world, ready to fight anything and anyone to keep her starved soul In hei starved body a creature forced by th Indifference of society Into reversion to elemental Instincts, to primitive pugnacity. Without volition she had been shot into a scheme of things that had no place for her, that frowned up on her with heavy disapproval. She had been saved from the attitude that might have followed the attitude of a society that later holds up its hands in a shock of horror and repudiates the menace that Its 'own carelessness has nurtured.' It will always be so until that society ceases to segregate its human strays, to be housed in cor rect stone buildings and fed from long- handled spoons, and rouses to the In alienable right of the individual to in dividual care. Tonight Lettle was radiant She might later know Joy that would be broader and deeper, but it could never more fully Inundate her capacity. Her thin cheeks were beginning to take on the curve of health ; her black curls were neat and glossy; and she was wearing the new serge dress presented by Mrs. Sanders. As she flew busily through the rooms, she stopped now and then for a look of Indifferent dis dain at the temper gong. Could It be possible that she had needed that or ever would again? In her present state of beatitude, certainly not. The hours of happiness are not the hours of trial. ;,.;...... nVell have to play sit-down games," decided Crlnk, surveying the tight rows of chairs wbjch he had borrowed for the occasion. ' "Yes, Crlnk," laughed Mrs. Penfleld, "but you can see how lucky 'tis that this was a barn. If It hadn't been built big 'nough for horses, we couldn't never have this grand party f Even so, the only thing that made the space sufficient was previous en gagements on the part of several ten ants. In consequence, there were only thirty-five who gathered and squeezed happily Into the borrowed chairs ; but they all brought their most flattering exclamations and used them freely. Even Mr. Wopple smiled,, by which token the Jollity of the others may be imagined. Gaite followed game, and the mer riment Increased as by Its own momen tum. Crink Penfleld was noted In con ference with Lorene Chase, and short ly thereafter It was made known that she had a new Christmas song. , En thusiasm grew. She gave them more songs. Her clear voice filled The Cus tard Cup with melody. All this time the tree stood waiting, but Its turn came at last. Impressive ly Dick Chase read off the names; with prodigal flourish the little Pea fields made distribution. Surprise was unparalleled. Exclamations were dou bled, trebled. And even this was not the ' end. Rather It was the prelude. Because Immediately thereafter, refreshments were served. They were Crink's con tributfon, and his pride In this acme of hospitality was well-nigh suffocat ing. A few days before Mr. Drake had given him a large tin box of cakes which a wholesale delivery boy had dropped on the'floor. The cakes, as sorted to begin with, had been further Never Before Had They Had So Won , derful a Feast and unsaleably assorted by die fall; bnt there were a few whole ones, and these had been skilfully arranged as top layers on the plates which were now passed. Mr. Drake's Christmas to Crlnk had been a small , package each of sugar and raisins' and a dozen oranges. Crlnk, In an embarrassment which had 'all but thoked him, had asked if he might have lemons instead of the oranges. The exchange had been made, and the one dozen had become two, a marvelous piece of fortune, be enuse everybody knows thnt one lemon Is eqtml to two oranges any day when It roitMs to flavoring a given amount of water. . It us a long time after the papet plates and cups had been gathered up before the party dispersed and left the Penflelds to happy memories. Not alone memories, either! The tree was still there, and Christmas day was yet to come. ' , "My landy goodness!" cried Lettle. "I don't never want to see anything sweller'n that party was. It sure hit the stars for class." "I guess we're pretty rich," piped Thad, skinning a finger of fir to deter mine exactly how sticky it was. "We sure got rich feelings," agreed Mrs. Penfleld. "And that's as much as millions of money can put Inside you, "Yes, I s'pose so," corroborated Let- He, politely bnt with evident reserva tions. "Say, Penzle, wouldn't Mr. Wopple beat yon Btlff? He wished me a Merry Christmas." Mrs. Penfleld laughed. "Land, Let tie, what do you think folks are hard-and-fast, little sticks of wood? They mostly ain't nothing t all except what you think they are. Chance are, if you think a felter la mean, you're Just confessing the way yon acted to him first" "My patience r stoned Lettle. "Life is awful hard to get used to," "Well, by Oeorger broke In Crlnk. Tm glad this here Christmas alnt over yet. There! still them roast ducks to be et tomorrow." TO BE CONTINUED Popular Lecturer to Be Heard at the Redpath Chautauqua One of the features of the long, suc cessful platform career of Dr. E. T. Hagerman, who will lecture here at the coming Redpath Chautauqua, has been the large number of return dates which he has been called upon to fill, lime after time he has returned to the DR. E. T. HAGERMAN. same community, and just as often he bas been wonderfully received. In his remarkable addresses, Doctor Hagerman presents nn everyday, stal wart philosophy, seasoned with wit. Ho possesses the gift of stating fundamen tal truths simply and understandably. He is a thorough student of America and Americanism. The subject of his lecture here will be "The Man with One Window." Destroys Dandruff A leading1 hair dresser says ,she has found nothing as good as Parisian Sage to banish all dandruff and make the hair soft, thick and lustrous. It's easy to use at home and inxepensive at the English Drug Co. or any good drug or toilet counter. . CUTFLOWERS i . Floral designs, wedding boqnets, and flowers of all kinds Prices reasonable We make shipments to Waxhaw, Marshviile, Wingate and other nearby towns. CODE MORGAN At Union Drug Co. Phone 221. Good assortment of Horses and Mules, Buggies and Wagons on hand at all times. Agents for KeRy Springfield Tires and Tues. Terms . Easy. THE SIXES COMPANY. W. W. HARGETT, Dealer in LUMBERS' SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS. Very Reasonable Prices . Charged. v'i WnrV Guaranteed. -Phone 372-R.v Monroe. N. C. r NOTICE OF SALE BY TRUSTEE By virtue of a power of sale con tained in a certain deed of trust exe cuted by James Fuller to the under signed trustee on the 16th day of Sept., 1918, and duly recorded in Book A. V. at page 353 in the Reg. . of Deeds office of Union Co.. I will, Monday, May 7th., 1923, at 12 o'clock, m., at the Hourt House door in Mon roe, N. d sell to the highest bidder, for case, the following described real estate, to-wit:- A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Union Co., N. C, adjoining the lands of Mrs. Bettie Bundy, H. D. Griffin, C. H. Richard son and John Blakeney, and being all of the lands on the north side of a ditch running east and west which said ditch commences on the west side of the said H. D. Griffin's line and runs due west from said line along the said ditch 41 chs. to a stone; thence 2 chs. less 7 links to a stone in John Blakeney 's east line; thence 11 1-2 acres by estimation, more or less and being the same lands as con veyed by N. S. Matthews and wife to James Fuller by deed dated Sept. 16th, 1918. The holder of the notes secured by said deed of trust having demanded sale of the said premises to satisfy said notes. This the 6th day of April, 1923. R. W. LEMMOND, trustee. State of North Carolina, Department of State CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION. To all to whom these presents may come Greeting: Whereas, It appears to my satisfac tion, by duly authenticated record of the proceedings for the voluntary dis solution thereof by the unanimous consent of all the stockholders, de posited in my office, that the Clark Motor Company, a corporation of this State, whose principal office is situ ated in the town of Waxhaw, county of Un;on, state of North Carolina (T. R. Nisbet being the agent therein and in charge thereof, upon whom process may be served), has complied with the requiremnts of Chapter 22, Con solidated Statutes, entitled t "Corpo rations," preliminary to the issuing of this Certificate of Dissolution: Now, Therefore, I, W. N. Everett, Secretary of the State of North Car olina, do hereby certify that the said corporation did, on the 4th day of April, 1923, hie in my office a duly executed and attested consent in writ ing to the dissolution of said corpo ration, executed by all he stock holders thereof, which said consent and the record of the proceedings aforesaid are now on file in my said office as provided by law. In lest.mony Whereof, 1 have here unto set my hand and affixed my of ficial seal at Raleigh, this 4th day of April, A. D. 1923. - W. N. EVERETT, Secretary of State. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as administratrix of the estate of Arthur S. Helms, de ceased, late of Union county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Monroe, N. C, on or hefnr the 10th dav of Anril. 1924. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 10th day of April, 1923. MRS. GEORGIA HELMS, ' Administratrix of Arthur S. Helms. deceased. John C. Sikes, Attorney. E America's Great Contralto 1 An artist who has won admirers everywhere for her heart songs and sacred selections.; IN RECITAL With Assisting Artists) THIRD NIGHT Redpath Chautauqua , Seven Big Days 20 Splendid Attractions SEASON TICKETS ONLY f 2.73 . CHAUTAUQUA WEEK HERE RIAY 9 TO 16 PAGE TWO. NOTICE OF SUMMONS North Carolina, Union County In the Superior Court. Henry Mattox vs. Maggie Mattox. The defendant above named will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Union county, N. C, to annul the bonds of majtrimony here tofore existing between the plaintiff and the defendant on the grounds of . .1 . l . . js .1- J J . A auuitery ox me ueieimut, niiu saiu defendant will further take notice that she is required to appear at the terra of the Superior Court of said county to be held on the ninth Mon day after the first Monday in March, 1923, it being the seventh day of May, 1923, at the court house of said coun ty in Monroe, N. C, and answer or demur to the complaint of said action or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said com- intuitu - This the first day of March, ,1923. R. W. LEMMOND, C. S. C. TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ES- STATE . unaer ana oy virtue oi me pro visions of a certain deed of trust dat ed February 8, 1921, registered in Book A..1, page 176 of the office of Register of Deeds for Union county, which deed of trust ws given by Abraham Lincoln and wife, Lillie tiincoin, and default Having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured, at the request of the holders of said note, I will on Monday, the 14th day of May, 1923, at the court house door in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, sell at public auction for cash, to the high est bidder at twelve o'clock, all of the following described real estate: Lying and being in the City of Monroe, N. C, beginning at the south east corner of the intersection made by Jerome Ave., and Boyte St., and runs with said Ave. S 86 E. 145 feet to a stake at an alley; thence with western edge of said alley S. S' 4 W. 60 feet to a stake, corner of lot No. 14, Block 5; thence with northern boundary of lot No. 14 aforesaid, N. 80 W. 146 feet to a stake in the eastern edge of Boyte St. N. 8' 4' E. 50 feet to the begin ning, containing 50x145 feet square, and being Lot No. 13 in Block 5 as shown on the registered plat of Vann E3:ghts addition to the city of Mon roe property. -, ", This April 12, 1923, , "! JOHN C. SIKES, Trustee. NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that an elec tion will be held for the purpose of electing a Mayor and five Aldermen for the City of Monroe, North Caro lina nn TnofiHnv nftpr thp first. Mon day in May, 1923, it being the 8th day of May, 1923. The polling place in said election shall be at the court house in Mon roe, N. C, at which place the Regis trar and Judges of election shall pro vide six boxes, one for ballots for candidates for Mayor and one for of the five wards of the City respect ively.' ; '". ,: ' . J. G. Rogers is appointed Regis trar and Duncan Huntley and Paul Griffith Judges of .Election. This notice shall be published in the Monroe Journal once a week for four successive weeks, the date of the first publication being thirty days or more preceding the date of the elec tion. By order of the Board of Aldermen, March 22, 1923. J. H. BOYTE, City Clerk. ,
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