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rhe Concord Daily Tribune.
: ft SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
m MTHHEBRILIi. Associate Editor
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* 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
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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
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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.
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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
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His Defense.
I “Now here,” said the agent, “in a fine
farm of 160 acres of laud in a fine dis
] trict. and—”
j “Why do you say ‘acres of land'?”
; interrui»te<l the fussy customer. "What
kind of acres are there except of
land?”
1 “Well,” said the agent, “I once got
into a IJt of trouble for selling a strang
er 160 acres of water, and now I'm tak
ing no chances.”
! Young Female Clerk —Let me show
! you some pretty Stockings,
i Young Male Customer—Now. now:;
that’s not nice. Fapa spnnk.
Why did you tip that boy so hand
j somely when lie gave you your coat?
P Look at the coat' he gave me.
- In Prohibition Hail.
;i “Supposing, friends, that I had here
a bucket of water and a bucket of beer,
i and a mule was led in—-which bucket
Ij do you think he would drink?”
“Water-—water—water.”
“Precisely. And why would lie drink
! water?”
Man from rear: “Because lie's mi
i ass.”
A farmer wrote to the editor of an
agricultural paper asking fir a method
I of ridding his orchard of the grasshoti
j tier plague. In the same mail the edi
i j tor received a request for advice from
j an anxious mother about her baby twins,
i who were having a hard time teething.
The fanner received this, reply : “Wrap
| flannel cloths around their throats. Rub
■gums with castor oil and mass.'ige their
■stomachs twice a day.”
■I The anxious mother received this startl
,ing reply : "Cover with dry straw. Soak
;j thoroughly with coal oil and apply a
:■ match: the iittle pests will soon stop
'' bothcriug you.”
I How did you get that scar?
.' 1 got it jumping through a plate glass
, window on Harvard-Yale night,
j. ■ Why on earth did you do that?
Oh. 1 don't know. It seemed a splen
did idea at the time.
Six-year-Old Mary—-Mama, where can
I trade my rabbit for a cat?
j | Mother — A\ hat makes you want to
■ trade, dear?
! Mary—Well, I want something with
a handle on it.
Cotton Bloc to Shape Measures.
Washington. Dec. 12.—A sub-com
j niittte of the “cotton bloc" in Congress
j will meet Friday to consider legislation
designed to improve the estimation of
cotton crops by the census bureau.
| Headed by Senator Harris, Democrat,
! Georgia, the committee includes lleprc
|.j tentative Wingo. Democrat. Arkansas,
i I end Representative Rulwink e. Demo
jerat. North Carolina. Senator Harris
( will lay before the meeting several bills
j | passed hy the last senate' but which
were not acted upon in the house. The
.measure approved by the committee, he
'said today, will lie reintroduced and
I actively supported on belli sides of the
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