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THE MONFO"? JOURNAL- FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923. - pag: TWO. Tin Custard ' Launching this formal hospitality iwlth only the vaguest idea of tts sig nificance, she was contented when Mrs. Weatherstone merely continued !to Bit. - ; . I Lettie made conversation. . "How's jyour health, Mrs. Weath'stone?" The lady's lips danced, but she an swered as a lady should. "I'm very iwell, thank you. Row are you?" . 1 Till mol" rofiiniod T,eMe Imintilv. "Tra as strong as a cow. Ive made as many's twenty trips today," I guess." -j;.'-'.;.' :) ' Mrs. Weatherstone seemed not to be familiar with the . phraseology of dumps. Her dark eyes strayed to a packing box. '..', "Are you moving!" she inquired, in some perplexity. . y "Land, no cried Lettle In astonish ment "Them why them are beds. Lo'ok here!"' She sprang up and gave one of the boxes a vigorous twist This Is where Crink sleeps; Thad Bleeps In the other one," "Never mind, Lettle," reproved Mrs. Penfleld quietly, as she came into the room. "I'm Very sorry to have kept you waiting, Mrs. Weatherstone." Subdued, Lettle pushed back the box and withdrew to a corner, watch ing her beloved Penzie with specula tive wonder. There was a subtle change in Mrs. Penfleld's manner, even In haf.viv nf firwwlclnir: . T.Pttia fplfr It. but could not know the cause. With out realizing It herself, Mrs. Penfleld had reverted to the days when she bad had a real home and had re ceived callers on a basis of genial equality, vastly different from her en forced experience in The Custard Cup, an environment which was far from " encouraging to niceties In speech and bearln?. Her manner was as self-possessed as usual, but touched with a gracious reserve that would have been fatal in . her Intercourse Mrs. Weatherstone Sprang to " Hi Feet:. .7-' .--;;--' f - wiUv tenants who assumed superiority lest someone treat them . as inferior. Mrs. Weatherstone. being a cultured woman, was undisturbed by thoughts of comparison. Therefore Mrs. Pen field could meet her on her own ground. "; A -;:' : : Mrs. Weatherstone proceeded at once to her errand. "I have Just dis covered that one of, the maids gave your ion the wrong bundle. I sup pose you knew it was a- mistake." "A mistake!" Mrs. '"Penfleld re peated the phrase in surprise. "No, I didn't know there was a mistake." "Yon didn't? v. Why, didn't yon get the illk hangings and that enbrold ered bndsprenilT" ' Good assortment of Horses and Mules, Buf:gie3 and Wagons on hand a all times. . Agents for Kelly Springfield Tires and Tues. -Terms Easy.. THE Site COMPANY, Dr. S. A Alexander Veterinarian Office Tlione 113. . Res. 55-J. Gup '"Yes, but I posed you Intended to Bend 'em." . A look of alarm came into Mra Weatherstone's face. "What did you do with thenar Her voice was tense . with suppressed anxiety. "I washed them. Right now I was trdning V Mrs. Weatherstone sprang to her feet "You washed themV she repeat ed, shocked and incredulous. "Dd you mean that you put them Into wa ter?" ' -' Mrs. Penfleld 'blinked. "Sure I dIC. Why not?" . "Into water I My choicest hangings I How could you do it? - You should have known, there was a mistake; Those things were to be dry cleaned. Td gathered up everything because we're doing the house over and re furnishing. But water I Why "' "What's the matter with water?" demanded Mrs. Penfleld, thoughtfully puzzled. "Dry cleaning ain't half so cleansing, and things don't, smell so good, either." ' " '- - "I know that, but it's a slight mat ter compared with ruining " :: "Ruining I Do you S'pose for a min ute, Mrs. Weatherstone, that I ruined your hangings and Why. I shouldn't have touched 'em If I hadn't been sure what I could do. They're looklng- tine." .". .:'.;'. V" Mrs. Weatherstone's shoulders re laxed ; the tension in her bearing blended Into her usual grace. "What do you mean?" she asked weakly. "I'll show you. but youH hate to come into the' kitchen." She led the way and pointed to a spread, thrown across a line. It was of cashmere satin, woven in India and embroid ered with delicate silks In a raised pattern. Hundreds and hundreds of Pitches had gone into every square Inch. '-' ' . "Hand-made dyes," said Mrs. Pen fleld casually. 'They don't use any others for that kind of work." Mrs. Weatherstone's eyelids lifted with Involuntary surprise. Mrs. Pen fleld smiled, but made no explanation. Experience In a wealthy family had given her this knowledge, but she al lowed the Information to stand alone, as Mrs. Weatherstone would have rhino. ' "I'd onlv lust, bosun to Iron the hnnin: s." continued Jus. Penfleld presently She held -up a -length- of deign of -self eolor. Ilrs. Wenther stor.e stripped off her glove and felt of the nnitei'iiil. f lie shook her head. "T wouldn't have believed It could he done. It's marvelous.- Do you menn. Mrs. Penflejd,- that you washed this find the spread In. the water, ns you would white embroideries?" ., ' "Li'Tid. no. I'd have ruined 'em that wnv for sure. I washed 'em with a bag." "With a Did yon say a hag?" "Yes, like this one." Mrs. Tenfield produced from the cupboard a small has of muslin, half filled with a soft substance, . ', Mrs. Weatherstone, felt of that, too, I . Mrg wenthersone mnQ no comment but was still puzzled. . , , on the Intimate revelations. She gath- "Is It something that yon buy?" i ere(j. up ber muff and moved toward Mrs, Penfleld laughed. "Oh. ho, I tlm door make 'em myself. It's a mixture of wm nanRlngs be ready tomor grains and- . . .w Mrs. Penfleld ? Then I'll send for "Stop!" cried Mrs Weatherstone u wont ,mve to foW tnem throwing up her hand hi a gesture of .; fc ,n tm coafc And j gha 8peak quick authority. "Don't you tell me : Mr Vm sure he'i, eome what s in it. - , t0 see you qood-by and Happy Kew "Why not ?f Td just as soon you d yenr ,. wlth a charming smile she know ns . not." ; I stepped down to the warped board that "Don't you tell me or anybody else. took the n).e 0f front porch. uon't you ten a soui wnars in ir." - i Mrs. Penfleld gazed at her In silent bewilderment. - -1 ' "You remember what I say. ; Eeep It . to yourself." "I don't, see why," said Mrs. Pen-' field slowly. "It's Just something 1 worked out, and it's -been-wonderful-' for the children's dresses. I can , keep 'gingham as bright as ever If It ain't faded to begin with, I stumbled on It first bynocident, and then I experi mented till I got the right Ingredients and proportions and "-.,; . j That's just it," nodded Mrs. Weath erstone, "and -you've worked out a method that Is ahead of the commer cial methods. You keep your own coun sel till I talk with a man I know who owns a chain of laundries. I'll have him come to talk with you." -A flash of gratitude lighted Mrs. Penfleld's brown eyesV "Oh, If It could be worth something I" she stammered, "I never had thought of. that And 1 thank you. I always knew you were kind." i fcnocent I" . . I - - ' . Mrs.Weatherstone's glance traveled . ta The Custard Cup the afternoon briefly around the bare kitchen; rest, turned to be onusual To her to ed on Lettie, 'who had followed silent- tHwe Might, Lettle was Invited to Jy; skipped to Thad. who had padded; haTe 8Upper with Mrs. Sanders-tain from the yard. . . She bit her lips, v!tn that spontaneous tafonnalr as II an unwelcome conclusion aoout her own thoughtfulness had forced Its way Into her mind. : ; ' j "I'm sorry I was Impatient, Mrs, Penfleld." she apologized, as they went back into the living-room, "but I never dreamed you were so skillful.' ? She ; was fastening her scarf as she spoke, ' "Oh, do wait' a minute, please, begged Mrs.' Penfleld.' "That sounds like Crink's whistle. He'd be so glad to meet you J Crink. came in at the big door. Crink In the tarned overcoat pulling off hi She left the table as It stood and har shabby cap.'' Lettle and Thad in their' rled to Mrs. Enslow's. thin cotton, were dressed according, to the sunshine and the really mild tem perature; but Crink, coming in contact with the outside world. wasdressed according to the calendar month of January, nominally, winter. .IThls is Crink," said Mrs. Penfleld, proudly. "Crink, ain't It grand to se v the living room. A slight thing, but It Mrs. Weatherstone?" had hnnpened while she had been "I should say!" . Crink stepped fc! pone.'. 'While all the family, had been ward eagerly. "1 wanter thank you tot pone! .; . this here overroet. Gee, It's a dnndyl1 Her freart-stood still as she tbonsht It was! pretty good last winter, but of the money which she had fnllert to now't .Penzlc's turned It, uin't naliwlj.Mlepos" that .afternoon. 'SMore.' than got better." ' - ' i two hmidred dollars ! It had totnllr "You turned Getaldtne's cout!" ll1u inured Mrs. ' Weatherstont!, "W hy, I eever Bheuld imagine It wasn't new. Drawing on her glove, she became gra ciously conversational. "Crlnk, my dear, is it possible that you and Lettle are 'twins? You're about the same size, but your coloring is so, different !" "No, ma'am, we ain't twins. I'm most ten. but I don't knosv how old Lettie Is. What would you say. Penzle?" i expert ,Lettie's younger" smiled Mrs: Penfleld. "Only a- few months, likely.--' Anjl you know we're guessing more or less 'bout your age, too. 'Prox imate age's'U do very well for all three of you. There's a heap of things more important." r , - ' ,'' - . " Mrs. Weatherstone paused with her fingers on the clasp of the glove she had been about to fasten. Her dark eyes were full of inquiry, but' her lips were polite. ; . ' Mrs. Penfleld answered her expres sion. They weren't mine at all origin ally. I I lost my own." 'Oh. But theyi are related?" ; "Bless you, no. I just adopted em." Mrs. Penfleld waved her hand careless ly, in a rather correct Indication of the' vague bifinnlngs whlcli all three had had. ;'. -'....,;,-.'.. -'; "You adopted--three children?" ex claimed Mrs. Weatherstone. "Why, yes. It wasn't nothing. I wanted to, and I could as well's not" Mrs. Weatherstone, looking at the other woman across a vast gulf of eco nomic disparity, smiled gently. "Yea," she said, in a low voice, "you could.?" Crink was uneasy. There was some thing 1q the interview that he did not understand. He felt the undercurrent of unspoken thoughts and could only Infer that his beloved Penzle was be ing criticized. He caught Mrs. Weath: erstone's glance, keen, swift, darting from the vivid pictures' on the wall to the packing boxes, to, the few straight chairs, to the bare spaces around the room where furniture most conveni ently might have been. - "Yes," repeated Mrs. Weatherstone .softly, "you could." Crink plunged Into defense. "You don't understand, Mrs. Weatherstone," he said earnestly. ."It ain't a bit as you're thinking. We get along fine honest we do. I euru some money now, and a lot of old vegetables and things. -And we always have lots to 'eat that Is, all except last week, and then then 'we cot along. But that's the only time. We always have grand p')reii(l3 two kinds to ev'ry -meal, and j sometimes" . .Ha .caught a. Warning 'glance from 'Mrs. Ten field and stopped j In confusion; ' . . : , , j ''Colly. : what're you folks talking about?" burst out Lottie with violence. ; "Who ever thought we didn't haveie ' swellest eats? Host chow on the Const! Never -was- anybody like Penzle. : Lordy, she's got nuc solid. I'd . die ; 'fore Tel get h'Isted outa here. You'd iJust oughter " '..- -i . "Children children" reproved ! Mrs. Penfleld, who by quieter, more v unobtrusive means had been unable to ! check this torrent of gratuitous exjtla I nation. "I'm 'shamed of you." - " :"We'll all go out with you," shouted Lettle. "And come again whenever you can, won't you? It's been awful Int'rusting, seeing you?' . The three children trooped after her, prodigal with entertaining comment delighted with the graclousness of her response. After she hod stepped' Into the car, they stood watching, hand in hand. ; '; ."'-' ";-T "Remember us to your daughters, won't you?" beamed Lettie, In a cli mactic ecstasy of politeness. . ..' " 'V. -.V ' "Yes. thank yon," returned Mrs. Weatherstone. not to be outdone. - , , In the moment before the car start, ed, she looked again at the three chil dren. In their ihade-over versions of clothing that had Come out of ber household.' She was unwittingly re sponsible for the appearance . which these. Miree eager mites of humanity presented to their little world. "May the Lord forgive me," she thought "for what I have done to the Ity that Is dear to the heart of every youngster. The rest of the family were at home, lingering '-around the table, when an emergency call came from Mrs, Enslow's. The baby had met with an accident, painfully connected with the hot stove..!, ;. ' ,,; Crink was dispatched to the drug store for soothing remedies. Mrs. Pen field, agitated out of observance of fcer customary -after-supper regtm. j was Inveigled Into permitting Thad to hunt up his chum, Tlmmy Catterbox. ; Half an hour later, when the baby was relieved, Mrs. Penfleld went bhek to her interrupted routine. . She switched on the light and began clear In? the table stopped in ths act ef lifting a plntd' Her eyes had fallen on a chair overturned on yie floor of i-JIpwd her nirnd. In. the enritemftnt of the Ewnow catastrophe, Siie dreaded to look in the suitcase. Seconds passed while she stared at the overturned chair, paralyzed by dread. At Inst she nerved herself to ' Investigate. The front door was still locked, but the back door bad been left open, that the children might enter when they re turned. - . She went Into the bedroom. The suitcase was on the floor. The rickety old fasteners Were undone. The envelope of bills was gone. So was Gussle Bosley's package. ' Mrs. Penfleld sank back on the floor by the suitcase, faint and sick. Her blood seemed to have stopped. The room whirled. She was hanging over a chasm . . , black ruin. . . . Crink came In. - "Where's Thad, PenzieT Ain't hs here?" . -- -'. -' ; "Thad!" repeated Mrs. Penfleld, still In a daze. . '' ; "Yes. He'n Tlmmy were-playing In the Catterbox back yard, and Thad Ths Envolape of Bills Was Gone. came home for his spools. Tlmmy waited : for h!m till Mrs. Ct;tter!ox called tilni In. He spoke to me outa the window." "My goodness ! We must tiiifL him right off. Time he went to bed, any how. - It's 'most dark." ... They went through the housa,-looking in bunks. on the-chance' that Thud might be hiding, moving boxes behind which no one could be concealed. They searched in the hack yard, in the driveway. No Thad! :v . "Crink,' we must nna nim.'- fliusrr "Cracky, yes," cried' Crink. "We couldn't live 'thout Thad." , They separated, each taking a side of the driveway and ringing doorbells In rotation. Some one was at home In everj' flat except tfie Bosley's, where the windows were dark,and the eve ning paper was still on the steps. But no one had seen Thad since he had left Tlmmy Catterbox. , They went up and down the side- walk outside The Custard - Cup,- through nil ---the ' yards once more, through Number 47.' -: ' - Lettie bounded in. She had known that Crink had, rung Mrs. Sanders' bell, looking for Thad. but it had taken a few minutes for this Information to turn Into anxiety in her mind. , - "Have J they found him?" she de manded. The silence answered her. They had all loved Thad, but no one had real- 'ised how large a place he held. ; Mrs. Penfleld stood In the middle of the room, dazed, unable to see the next move to make. ' Her face was chalky white. Her brown eyes looked black; they burned with a fierce fire. She had totally forgotten the loss of the money. She had not even mentioned Mt to the children. What was money compared with Thad. the baby that fche hadloved as If It had been hers r by blood? Lettle had never seen her Idolised Penzle look like, that had never seen her withdrawn from the ways of speecn. a mignry -impulse surged up in the child to make her Pensie happy again ; and It was as if the rising tide of that impulse lifted a recollection, fallen In one corner of her brain, and bore It to the surface. Her mind was Illumined with conviction. " ... j "111 get him, Penile; 111 get him." she screamed, waving ber arm wildly and dashing toward the door. Mrs. Penfleld sprang forward and caught the child by the shoulder. Tou star right here, Lettle. Aint no use starring off at random. I'm going to Mrs. Oatt or box's to telephone the po lice, and-r" ' "Leggo!" cried Lettle, working her Jean shoulder madly In the effort te free nersen. ."beggoi ru get Mm." ( rLettle " v -' "Leggol I gotta get him." The frail cotton tore under Mm Penfleld's grasp. Lettle bad wrenched bersejf loose. ; - . ' "Don't yon worry Penrie, anrttng,' she shrieked, as she darted toward ths dwr, "l know where he la. m get hlia; ni get h!m." . '--. - ' ' TO BE "CONTINUED ) ' ; J.' C. Richardson, M. D. Surgery and Obstetrics. ' X-RAY -Mo'nroe, N. C ' Office' in Belk-Bundy Building. ' Office Phone 597'; Residence 537. liouM 9rll ad 2-4. . NOT!-" OF SALE By virtue of the power of sale con tained in a deed of trust executed by W. H. Alsobrooks and ' wife, Ristie Alsobrooks, on Dec; 19th, 1921, duly recorded in. the office of Register of Deeds for Union county, North Car-' olina, in Book A-l, page 443. default (having been made in the payment of the obligations therein secured, the undersigned trustee will sell at pub lic auction toHhe highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door in Mon roe, N. C, at 12 o'clock noon, on -Saturday. -May 26th; 1923, . the following described real estate in Union county, N. C, move particular ly described as follows: . First Tract: All that tract of land fn Monroe' township adjoining the lands of Ed Crow, S. A. Rogers, D. H; Benton and others', and more par ticularly described as follows: Be ginning at a pile of stones and dog wood stump by a pine and two dog woods, H. M. Houston and the divis ion corner, and runs thence with the division line N. 29 3-4 E. 125 1-4 poles crossing a-branch at 92 poles to a stone in a field on Benton's line: thence with-his line N. 58 1-4 W. 97 poles crossing said branch at 15 poles to a stone by a small b. j. and r. o.. H. M. Houston's corner; thence with three of his lines S. 43 1-2 W. 70.60 poles to a p. o., S. 28 1-2 E. 112 3-4 poles to an oak stump and pile of stones, S. 67 3-4 E. 20.40 poles to the begin ning, containing 70 acres, more or less, and being the same land convey ed by S. A. Williams to W. H. Also brooks by deed duly registered in of fice' of Register of Deeds of Union sounty, N. C, in Book 34, page 518. Second Tract: All those two cer tain tracts of land in Vance town ship, Union county, North Carolina, on the waters of Crooked Creek, ad joining the lands of Sarah Wentz and Zeb Wentz, and more particularly described by. metes and bounds in a deed executed by D. M. Stallings and wife to W, H. Alsobrooks on Dec. 2G, 1919, and recored in the office of the Rcsibtor of Deeds of Union county in oook 57, page 48, excepting, how ever, 80 1-2 acres of said land this day conveyed to H. H. Creft by said W. H. Alsobrooks and wife, Ristie Al sobrooks,1 by deed recorded in office of Register of Deeds for Union coun ty in book......... page. , -to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Sold to satisfy provisions of said deed of trust. This April 24th, 1923. V. S. BLAKENEY. Trustee. A. NOTICE TO CREDITOR3 Having qualified as administratrix of ihe esrate of Arthur S. Ilulms, (la ceased, Into of Union countv, North Carolina, this is; to notify all por-sons kanntr claims'- ftjainst the estate' of fttid deceased to exhibit them to the n::fi?rsi7ned at Monroo, N. C on or boforo the 10th day cf Anvil, 102-1, 3r vh is notice will be r leaded in bar ." their recovery. , All persons ii f'ebted toisaid estate will please maks inimsdinte payment. , This 10th day of April, 1023. MRS. GEORGIA HELMS, Administratrix of. Arthur S. Helms deceased. . John C. Sikes, Attbrney. itomer A GOOQ INVESTMENT, AND A CON-'! STRUCnVE FORCE B - Swing in line with progress arid good business and jj Join the Building and Loan. -' ; Thirty-Second Series of the People's Building and Loan Association: open Saturday, May 5th. ' v A great agency in the upbuilding of Monroe that has " ever lost a penny In its twelve years of operation. Over 2,500 Shares now in force with $3,500 of undi vided profits to be distributed to its stockholders. , . Endorsed by all the banks of Monroe and by the State Department of Insurance. ... ' - You are cordially invited to take some shares as a good B :snd interest paying investment and your mosey will be leaned to build houses in Books open at Lathan & Halgler's Store. PEOPLES BUILDING AND LOAN ; ASSOCIATION. ,-.' S. E HAIGLER, Secretary and Treasurer. a ; - . . - .. t Directors W. B. Brown, President; W. A. Ltne, R. H. liar- t b ' gett, R. W. Lemmond, C. D. Roberts, W. Z. . t . ?i ;i Faulkr.er, II. Bowles. ' ' . '.v v' ' tj g , ' - I i Air222aBSBnisaErzsaB3zs222nj:s2ssrrrrrz"' J TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL E3 STATE Under and by virtue of the pro visions of a certain deed of trust dat ed February 3, 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 Lincoln, 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 v following described real estate:; , Lying and being in the City of Monroe, N. f 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. ' 4' W. 60 feet to a stake, corner of lot No. 14, Block 5; thence with northern boundary of lot f No. -14 aforesaid, N. 86 W. 145 feet to a stake in the eastern edge of Bbyte St N. 3' 4' E. 50 feet to the begin ning, containing 50x145 feet square, " and being Lot No. 13 in Block 5 as shown oh-4he registered plat of Vann Heights addition to the city of Mon roe property. : -This April 12, 1923. -JOHN C. SIKES, Trustee. AWNINGS-TENTS COVERS Touring Tents, Waterproof Wagon and Auto Truck Covers. The best in material and work manship at the right price. Write or 'phone for samples and prices. W. A. Ingram Monroe, N. C. . 'Phone 179 AGENT Anchor Supply Co. " . CUT FLOWERS Floral designs, wedding boquets, .and flowers of all kjnds .' Prices'reasonauTe ' We mako shipments to Waxtiaw, Marshvihe, Wingate and other ht'irby towns. ' CODE MORGAN At I'nicm i)rug Co,' - ' ('hone 221. Vv. W. HAKGETT, Deder in PLUMBERS' SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS. Very Reasonable Prices Charged. All Work Guaranteed. , Phnrie 372-R. Monroe. N. CJ B Monroe. ' m X Mi pi A
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