PAGE FOUR rhe Concord Daily Tribune. : ft SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher m MTHHEBRILIi. Associate Editor THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ths Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the ufee for republlcatlon of sll news credited to it or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the lo al news published herein. All rights of republlcatlon of special Uspatches herein are also reserved. Special Representative FROST, LANDIS ft KOHN 225 Fifth Avenue, New York Peoples’ Gas Building, Chicago 1004 Candler Building, Atlanta Entered as second class mall matter it the postofflce at Concord, N. C.. un |er the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES In the City of Ooncord by Carrier j One Year *6.00 1 Six Months 3.00 ’hree Months 1.50 One Month -50 Outside of the State, the Subscription Is the Same as In the City Out of the city and by mall in North Carolina the following prices wil pre vail: One Year $5.00 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.25 sess Than Three Months, 50 Cents a Month All Subscriptions Must Be Paid In Advance railroad schedule In Effect April 29, 192*. Northbound. to. 136 To Washington 5:00 A. M. No. 36 To Washington 10:25 A. M. No. 46 To Danville 3:15 P. Ml No. 12 To Richmond 7:10 P. M. ' No. 32 To Washington 8:28 P. M. | No. 38 To Washington 9:30 P. M. i I Southbound. No. 45 To Chfarlotte __4:23 P. M. No. 35 To Atlanta 10.06 P. M. 'No. 29 oT Atlanta, :2:45 A. M. No. 31 To Augusta 6:07 A- M. No. 33 To New Orleans 8:27 Ai M. No. 11 To Charlotte 9:05 A. M. No. 135 To Atlanta 9:16 P. M. |f jT BI BL£ THOUGHT l I FOR TODAY— W ' a Bible Thonghts memdrized, will prove s [ Is H| . priceless heritage in after years. * * SECRET <>k UltOi-lI’ERITY As long as lie sought the Tax'd, (iod made him to prosper.—2 Chronicles. 26:5. I PRESS AGENT. B>, .■ —— i . North Carolinians seem to have taken Irvin Cobb's statement about the need >of a press; igeiit in the State to heart. At least civic organizations and cities in this section of this 'State and certain parts of South Carolina »,segm to have awakened to Mr. Cobb's him and their first concerted action was the securing qf sixteen pages in The New York Trib une of December Oth. The sixteen pages were published in the rotogravure sec tion. nine of them being advertisements of the two Carolina* and the other sev en being devoted to stories and pictures pointing out the advantages to found in the Piedmont Section. The front page of the Carolinas sec tion carries the headline. “Where the Wheels of Industry Are Now morning in the Carolinas and Where the Nation Goes to Play.” In addition the page carries an attractive drawng showing in the center industrial plants in full oper ation and in one corner a golf comae, of which there are many famous ones in North Carolina. Greensboro. Winston-Salem. Concord. High Point, Pinehurst and Greenville, S. C., are the cities which carry space in the edition and in addition there is'in formation and facts furnished by Individ uals of the two Carolinas, The money spent on this publicity stunt by Concord and the other cities, is money well invested. The cost seemed large when first announced, but the value of the publicity given cannot be estimat ed, and the cost will.be overshadowed by the results. Already the advertisement is bringing results. High Point and Greensboro Chambers of Commerce announce that several interested parties have written to those cities about locations for manufac turing planljs. The secretary of tlfe Chamber of Commerce here states tiiat four inquiries have been received by him as a direct result of the Concord page in the edition. The City of Concord, the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Merchants Asso ciation and the Chamber of Commerce made it possible for Concord to be repre sented in the edition. They are to be congratulated for seizing this opportun ity of giving their city some deserved pub licity. THE TRAGEDY OF THE AGE. The Charlotte News under the above captain says editorially: An exchange, writing under this cap tion, thinks that the greatest tragedy of the age is not the crime wave that is sweeping through the country, not the wickedness that prevails in the high places, not the ting,rant violations of the Volstead net. Dot the laxity with which chldren are being reared, not the liberties and licenses which the young people are being allowed, and which are being large ly sanctioned by those who ought t > know better, but it believes the tragedy of the age to be the divorcement which has come about between fullers and. sous. We are not so sure bol that its esti mate is correct. It is n pitiable sight to see the spirit of estrangement that has developed and continues to develop be tween fathers and sans. Many boys seem to be more familiar with their dogs and ponies than with their fathers, aud also, some of them may well be. The Father and Son Banquet held at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday night was pro moted by a desire to prevent stfch’ condi tions as expressed here. There is a ten dency in present life for the father and "son to be less of pals and comrades than c was the case at oue time, and if .for uo other re* sop than its effort to break down such * condition the banquet at the It was successful To protect the floor of the chapter house at Westminister Abbe}, fifty pain of sandals have been provided foi ~ - • - • . v* INC. HEGL\ IIEKE TUII-U Paul Harley, criminal investigator, receives a call trom sir Charles Abingdon. Sir Charles Telle Harley he Is being constantly tclloweo hv persons unknown to him. He admits that he Is much disturbed and at a loss to know the cause of the sur veillance. A robbery taken place at the home of Sir Charles and nothing ts dis turbed except a bureau drawer, from which Is stolen a manuscript writ ten oy Abingdon. Costly silver and Jewelry remain undisturbed much to the amazement of Sir Charles. . Harley is asked to dine at the home of the’Abingdon* and. when he arrives, the butler informs him that the master is calling on .a sick friend. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY "Yes, sir. He is attending Mr. Chester Wilson on the other side of the square, and Mr. Y.'ilson’s man rang up a few moments ago request ing Sir Charles to step across.” “I see,” murmured Harley, as the butler showed him into a small but well-filled library on the left of the lobby. Refreshments were set Invitingly upon a table beside a deep lounge chair. But Harley declined the man’s request to refresh himself while waiting and began aimlessly to wander about the room, apparently studying the titles of the works crowding the bookshelves. Now, upon his musing there sud denly intruded sounds of a muffled altercation. That Is to say, the speakers, who were evidently in the lobby beyond the library door, spoke in low tones, perhaps in deference to the presence of a visitor. Harley was only mildly interested, but the voices had broken his train of thought, and when presently the door opened to admit a very neat but rather grim-looking old lady he started, then looked across at her with a smile. Some of the grimness faded trom the wrinkled old face, and the housekeeper, for this her appear ance proclaimed her to be, bowed in a queer Victorian fashion which suggested that a curtsy might fol low. One did not follow, however. “I am sure I apologize, sir,” she said. "Benson did not tell me you had arrived." "That’s quite all right. ” said Har ley, genially. “Servants In these times,” she in formed him, "are not what servants were in my young days.” “Unfortunately, that is so,” Har ley agreed. The oid lady tossed her head. “I do my best,” she continued, “but that girl would not have stayed in the house for one week if I had had my way. Miss Phil is altogether too soft-hearted. Thank goodness, she goes tomorrow, though. “I mean Jones, the new parlor maid. Four hours oil has that girl had today, although she was out on Wednesday. Then she has the impu dence to allow someone to ring her up here at the house: and finally I discover her upsetting the table after Benson hod laid It and after I had rearranged it.” Wandering trom side to side of the library, Harley presently found him self standing still before the mantel piece and studying a photograph in a silver frame which occupied the center ot the shelf. It was the photograph of an unusually pretty girl. “Presumably ‘Miss Phil’,” he said aloud. He removed his gaze with reluc tance from the fascinating picture, and dropping into the big lounge chair, he lighted a ctgarst. He had just placed the match in an ash tray when he heard Sir Charles’ voice In the lobby, and a moment later Sir Charles himself came hurrying into the library. “I was called ten minutes ago by someone purporting to be the ser Special While They Last Washington State Fancy Box Apples; Cheap by the Dozen, Peck or Box. | Unusually Low Prices by the box. Buy yours while we have a good as sortment of sizes in your favorite va riety. < ! ■ v Cabarrus Cash Gro cery Co. PHONE 571 W baburl* Savings Bank vant of Mr. Chester Wilson, that triend and neighbor whom 1 have been attending.” “So your butler informed me.” “My dear sir.” cried Sir Charles and the expression in his eyes grew almost wild, "no one in Wilson's nouse knew anything about the matter!" Sir Charles was staring at Harley in that curiously pathetic way which he had observed at their earlier In tervievv in Chancery Lane. “In any event,” said his host, “let us dine; for already 1 have kept you wait ing.” Benson attended at table, assisted by a dark-faced and very surly-look ing maid, in whom Harley thought he recognized the housekeeper's bete noire. When presently both servants had temporarily retired. "You see, Mr. Harley.” began Sir Charles, glanc ing about his own room in a manner almost furtive, “I realized today at your office that the history of this dread which has come upon me per haps went back so far that it was almost impossible to' acquaint you with it under the circumstances.” “I quite understand." “I think perhaps I should inform “THE DANGER IS NOT RE MOVED BUT MERELY IN CREASED.” you In the firet place that I have a daughter. Her mother has been dead for many years, and perhaps I have not given her the attention which a motherless girl is entitled to expect from her father. ‘I don’t mean,” he said, hastily, “that we are in any sense out of sympathy, but latterly in some way I must confess that we have got a little out of touch.” He glanced anxiously at his guest, in deed almost apologetically. “Pray tell the story in your own way, Sir Charles,” said Harley with sympathy. “I am all attention, and I shall only interrupt you in the event of any point not being quite clear." “Thank you,” said Sir Charles. “I find it so much easier to explain the matter now. To continue, there is a certain distinguished Oriental gen tlemffh—” He paused as Benson appeared to remove the soup plates. The butler, an excellently trained servant, went about his work with quiet efficiency, and once Harley heard him mutter rapid instructions to the surly parlormaid, who hovered disdainfully in the background. When again host and guest found themselves alone: “I don’t in any way distrust the servants," ex plained Sir Charles, “but one cannot hope to prevent gossip." He raised his serviette to his lips and almost immediately resumed: “1 was about to tell you, Mr. Harley, about my daughter’s—” He paused and cleared his throat. I Headquarters for Boys \ Christmas * \ • . v * - We Have a Big Stock of Gifts ( That Will Please the Boys' \ ■ Guns, Rifles, Skates, Pocket Knives, Flash Lights, Boys’ Axes, Velocipedes and Coasters •. / Ask Mr. Deaton About Our Rubber Tire Roller Bearing Coaster Wagons Also Many Useful Gifts For Men and Women Largest Dealers in Hardware Yorke & Wadsworth Company | Phone 30 USE TIES HI HIIE PENNY HIT PAYS ' • , w-" ‘ >■' >t ».*»• y THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE rsawfesK 1 ingiitt "rowrawra** then nastily pouring out a glass of water. he a sip or two and i’MUt Harley noticed that hia band was shaking nervously. Nu lonsret able to conceal hia cot* tern Harley stood up. “If the * tori’ Ifstresses you so keenly. Sir Charles.“ be said, "I beg—” He ceased abruptly, and ran to hia s assistance, for the latter, evl teiil.y enough, was in the throe* 0f -o.ii.c suddt-n illness or seizure. “Beeson!” cried Harley, loudly. Quick! four master is ill!” There came a sound of swtft foot steps and the dooi 1 was thrown open. “Too late,” whispered Sir Charles ;n a choking voice. He began to clutch his thro%t as Benson hurried into the room. “Fire-Tongue,” he said , * , “Nlcol Brinn”. . . , A stifled shriek sounded from the doorway, and in tottered Mrs. How ett, the old housekeeper, with other servants peering over her shoulder Into that warmly lighted dining room where Sir Charles Abingdon lay huddled in his own chair—dtiad. CHAPTER 111 Shadows 46TTAD you reason to suspect any XI cardiac trouble. Doctor Me- Murdoch?” asked Harley. Doctor McMurdoch. a local practi tioner who had been a friend of Sir Charles Abingdon, shook his bead slowly. “Was he consulting you profee- ■, slonally, Mr. Harley 7” asked the physician. "He was," replied Harley, vrturing fascinatedly at the photograph on the mantelpiece. "I am Informed," said he, abruptly, “that Miss Abing don is out of town?” Doctor McMurdoch nodded In his slow, gloomy fashion. “She is stay ing in Devonshire with poor Abing don’s sister," he answered. “I am wondering how we are going to break the news to her.” Perceiving that Doctor McMur doch had clearly been intimate with the late Sir Charles, Harley deter mined to make use of this oppor tunity to endeavor to fathom the mystery of the late surgeon’s fears. “You will not misunderstand me, j Doctor McMurdoch,” he said, “if I j venture to ask you one or two re ther personal questions respecting Miss Abingdon?” Doctor McMurdoch lowered his j shaggy brows and looked gloomily at the speaker. “Mr. Harley," he j replied, "I know you by repute for a man of integrity. But before I an swer your questions will you answer one of mine?” "Certainly." “Then my question is this:' Does not your interest cease with the death of your client?” "Doctor McMurdoch,” said Harley, sternly, “you no debbt believe your self to be acting aS a friend of this bereaved family. You regard me, perhaps, as a Paul Pry prompted by idle curiosity. Or, the contrary. I find myself in p fleLicate and em barrassing situation. From Sir Charles’ conversation I had gathered that he entertained certain fears on behalf of his daughter." “indeed,” said Doctor McMur doch. t • "If these fears were well ground ed, the danger is not removed, but merely increased by the death of Miss Abingdon’s natural protector. I regret, sir, that I approached you for information, since you have mis judged my motive.” “Oh,” said Doctor McMurdoch. gloomily, “I’m afraid I’ve offended you. But I meant well, Mr. Har ley.” A faint trace of human emo tion showed itself in his deep voice. “Charley Abingdon and I were stu dents together in Edinburgh," he explained. "I was mayhap a little strange.” His apology was so evidently sin cere that Harley relented at once. ‘“Please say no more, Doctor Mc- Murdoch,” he responded. “I fully appreciate your feelings in the mat ter. At such a time a stranger can only be an intruder; but”—he fixed his keen eyes upon the physician "there is more underlying all this than you suspect or could readily believe. You will live to know that I have spoken the truth.” (Continued in Our Next Issue) I s DINNER STORIES j | His Defense. 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