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y SERIAL? it story J STANTON | n WINS n By Eisner M. Isfw Aatkor of "The Guns aa4 the Candle." "Ths Plying Mercury." ate. flbMkn Frederic Therafcergfc I 1 i "p/righi »j._n SYNOPSIS. At the beginning of great automobile race the mechanician of the Mercury. Stanton'a machine, dropa dead. Strange youth. Jeeae Floyd, volunteere. and ia ac cepted. In the reat during the twenty four hour race Stanton meeta a stranger. Mlaa Carlisle, who introduces heraelf. The Mercury wlna race. Stanton reoelvea Sowers from Mlaa Carlisle, which he Ig aorea. Stanton meeta Mlaa Carllale on a train. They alight to take walk, and train leaven. Stanton and Mlaa Carllale follow In auto. Accident by which San ton ts hurt la myaterloua. Floyd, at lunch with Stanton, tella of hta boyhood. Stan ton again meeta Mlaa Carllale and they dine together. Stanton cornea to track elck. but makes race. CHAPTER VI. (Continued.) There was a bad turn. His eyes on (he machine In front, Stanton round ed the Ranked curve at a pace which aent the shrieking crowd of spectators recoiling from the danger-line and sprayed yellow soil high into the air. As the Mercury lurched into the straight stretch beyond, as Floyd was in the act of turning to examine the rear tires, there came a sharp explo sion and a reeling stagger of the car as a rear casing blew out, wrenched Itself bodily from the wheel and rolled like a hoop into a field a hundred yards away. The machine tottered to the edge of the road, stopping under Vhe power ful brakes. Floyd sprang out, drag ging loose one of the extra tires car ried, while Stanton reached for the tool-box. They had no need or time for conversation, as they worked, peo ple from all directions flocking around in a pushing, eager circle to watch the proceedings. The two worked well together, Floyd's deft swiftness balanced by Btanton's strength. When the task was finished, the driver first regained his place. "Get In," he ordered crisply. "Are you going to take all day, or am I go ing to catch that Atalanta?" Floyd obeyed first and retorted sec ond; an invaluable habit. "If you're goln' to catch anything but a smash, I'd suggest a slow-down for that turn," he countered, in the blurred accent so softly deceptive. "No tire built is goin' to stick on a wheel under such roughln'." Stanton shot a glance askant out of the corner of a stormy blue-black eye. He was Irritated by the lost time, be felt more ill than be could have been brought to admit, and interference pricked him like a spur. "I'll give you a lessOn In driving," he cast across his shoulder, and bent over the wheel. It was Stanton at his worst and best who made the next two circuits of the long course. Other raoers, warned by their mechanicians of the thunder bolt bearing down upon them, drew prudently to one side, preferring the chance of later regaining the advan tage. From every angle and curve the people fled, at sight of the gray car followed by its whirlwind of dust and carrying the huge>"6" on its hood Twice the Mercury rushed past the grand-stand, to a tumult of chesrs drowned by the car's own roar. The second time, the two men glimpsed an official rising, megaphone in hand, and rightly guessed that they had made the fastest circuit of the day. And Floyd had received the prom ised lesson, for Stanton bad safely ne gotiated the turn that before cost them a tire, at a paoe equally fast. Safely, once; but, not content, he came around the second time driving as furiously, with unslackened speed. Down upon the turn they swept again, Stanton unerringly repeating his ex quisite feat of skill and twisting the Mercury around on the two inside wheels; then the predicted happened. The crack of an exploding tire came while they were on the bend. Instantly echoed by the Mfrsting of Its mate from the opposite wheel; the car tore Itself from control under the double shock and shot off the course Into the field beyond, plowing deep furrows In the soft earth until It overturned with a final crash. Partly held by his steering-wheel. Stanton was flung out on the meadow .grass as the car upset, its speed then so much checked that he escaped scarcely bruised. Floyd, unprotected, bad been hurled from his seat by the first shock an# lay half-stunned near the edge of the course. From tar and near came the people's •cries of horror and shouts for aid. But before the first man reached tbem. Stanton waa up and at the side of iiU mnrhswlrlan "Floyd 1" be panted. "Floyd!" Floyd was already rising to one knee; gasping for breatb, soiled With dust and grass-stains, and with the Wood welling from a jagged rent In Ma left arm. bat with his attention liked on Stan tun. -YouLre—all rightT" he artlenlated If rV A fool always la. lam—" I But he could *ee for hiiuaelf nut the mechanician was not seriously In jured, without Floyd's reassuring nod. "Call me what you like," Stanton permitted, between clenched teeth, as be dragged out his handkerchief to bandage the slender arm. The appalled crowd was upon tbem. With a sputtering roar the Duplex ma chine founded the turn and sped down the straight stretch. Its mechanician staring back over his shoulder at the wreck. But Floyd brushed the girlish curls off his forehead and staggered erect, helpless laughter shaking blm. "Call you? I think you've got the beat disposition an' the worst temper I ever saw! Tie this up an' we'll right the car. We've got to be movin" on." There were plenty of sympathetic helpers. Incredible to the witnesses, but as Floyd had foreseen, the Mer cury had not materially suffered. The big car was righted by fifty hands; Stanton and Floyd—unaided, accord ing to racing rules —put on the new tires, and took their seats amid hearty admiration and good wishes. Twenty minutes after she left the bourse, the Mercury shot down it once more. By the time the grand-stand , was fully aware that "Stanton had ' got his again," and the ambulanoe had been hurried clanging to the scene of the possible tragedy, the Mer cury whirled past the judges, running more comet-like than ever. But Stanton took the turns conser vatively; for him. The raoe was lost. Even Stanton could not regain the half-hour lead given his competitors. Late in the fourth hour he signaled Floyd to lean closer, and when he was obeyed: "Where's the Duplex?" he ques tioned eagerly "At Its repair pit for the last hour," Floyd msde hopeful answer. "An* there's only the Atalanta ahead of us." Stanton shook his head, but let out his car a little faster. The Mercury came across the line, at the finish, just five minutes behind the Atalanta; to receive fully as great an ovation as the winning car. The spectacular driving, the record of the fastest lap and highest speed ever made on that course, the second place won In spite of the accident, almost eclipsed the Atalanta's victory. In the midst of the joyous tumult, Floyd descended, stiff and weary enough after the continuous run of five hours and flfty-elght minutes. But Stanton did not follow; leaning upon his steering-wheel, the focuß of snap ping cameras, curious crowds, and blended congratulations snd sympa thy. Only when one of the judges came over to shake hands, was the ex planation made evident. "If I am to get out, some one will have to help me," announced Stanton Impassively, and unclasped his mask, baring a face gray with- exhaustion under its coating of caked dust. And, In fact, it was necessary to aid the cramped, over-taxed driver to dis mount from his car; to the wonder of People From All Directions Flocking Around. all those familiar with his usual su perb endurance. A little later Floyd, some of the grime removed, somewhat rested, and issuing from the ambulance sur geon's care with his arm bandaged in civilised fashion, felt a touch on his shoulder. "I'm going to get out of thla up roar," Stanton briefly imparted. "Come with me; aend for your tblnga and stay at my hotel tonlgbt." Floyd drew back, hesitating oddly. "I'm aorry," he began. Stanton'a atralght dark brows con tracted. "Ton mean that yon don't want any thing personal to do with your brute of a driver? Oh, aay ao." "No, no! Only—l—" The steel-keen eyes sent one direct glance into the troubled gray ones. "Good-by," pronounced SUntOQ defi nitely, and turned on his heel. "Btantonl" cried fiord, In distress. The other kept on, unheeding. "Stanton!" Floyd Appealed, overtak ing him. "Please—l give you my word 1 never meant that. I've got to be back at my own hotel, tonight, that was aIL 111 do anything you say." Stanton slowly halted. "Will you come with m« now. to dinner? Suit yourself." "I'd like to," was tbe humble sur render. Like a woman, Floyd yielded to a superior will; like a man, there were no small reservations In his yielding. There was a taxi cab waiting; to it Stanton led tbe way. Tbe destination was one of the large hotels of tbe city, and neither of the companions were dressed for the public dining-room. la tbe goest-crowded lobby Stanton paused to order dinner sent to hi* owa apart ment. perfectly Indifferent to tl>« sen sation caused by their entrance. "Yon are unwell, air?" the clerk ventured, regarding him wide-eyed "No." he denied laconically. But he looked far more fatigued than his comparatively frail mechan ician, nevertheless. Fatigued, and 111. "You didn't hurt yourself In our up set, I nope," Floyd said with anxiety, when they were alone In the stiff, im personal hotel room. "No. I had a bad night of It." Stan ton explained. He sat down In aa arm-chair, reatlng his head tgalnat the cuahioned back. "Make yourself com fortable as you can, Floyd. There la nothing the matter with me— there can't be. I never waa alck a day alnce I can remember. Probably I need feeding; I've eaten nothing slnoe that confounded dinner last evening, and It la nearly six o'clock now." But, after all. when the food waa brought, Stanton could eat none of It; although maintaining a 'pretense of doing so, which forbade his com panion to comment upon the fact. "Were you feeling ill yesterday?" Floyd Inquired, when the last course was removed and they were left to themselves. His own bearing was less assured than usual, hla gaiety subdued to quietness almost savoring of tim idity. "Not until evening, after dinner." The mechanician looked at him, started to speak, checked himself, and at last Impulsively put the indiscreet question: "Do you mind telling me where yoa dined?" "Of course not," Stanton returned, without a trace of hesitation. "With Mr. Carlisle of the tire company, and bis daughter. They are here for the races. He wanted to talk tires tq me,. Heaven knows why. We didn't get very far; after Miss Carlisle left ua I began to feel so alck that I ex cused myself and got away to the nearest doctor." Floyd turned his head, and caught his breath in a brief, quick sigh. When he looked back at hla host, his candid eyes were clearer and more gentle than they had been since the assist ant manager had given the account of Stanton's amazing disappearance. "Acute indigestion, your doctor called your attack?" "Something like it." "Miss Carlisle doesn't seem to be a lucky companion," Floyd observed dryly. "She made you miss your train here, you came near breaking your wrist with her car, and her dinner seems to have poisoned you. What did she give you, lobster and ice cream?" "No—l hardly know. I never car® what I eat." He passed his hand im patiently acroaa his forehead, sudden ly giddy. Floyd leaned nearer. "Stanton, how did you feel? What? Tell me; I'm not Just curious." "Nausea, violent sucoesslve attacks of seasickness that left me too weak to stand. I've got the headache yet" Hla voice died out; he had a vague impression of Floyd atartlng up and coming toward him. "I had to make the doctor steady me with some drug so I could race," he resumed abruptly. "I'm brut* enough without that In me, Floyd." "Hush, try to rest," urged'his mech- earnest young voice across the mist. "I'm tired," he conceded. It seemed to him a long time after ward that a sensation of exquisite coolness extinguished the flame-ilk* pain binding his temples, although th« rich sunset glow was still in the room when he opened his eyes. Floyd was bending over him, bathing his fore head with light. Arm touches. Stan the savage Irritability of a strong man "What a position for you and me! What will you do for me—the engine is shaking loose from the chassis, by the feeling? Get your tools." "Don't try to talk. I have sent for a doctor," soothed Floyd. "You are all right. Here," a hand was slipped behind his head, a glass of water held to his lips. "Drink this." v '"You might have been a nurse," Stanton wandered dreamily. "Your sister couldn't do better. And you're so nonsensically good-looking! Floyd," the feverishly brilliant eyes flashed wide, "what Is your sister's name?" "Jessica." "Jesse —Jessica?" "We are twins; I told you that They named us so purposely." The heavy white bandage encircling his mechanician's left arm caught the patient's falling attention. "You've had a bad day; go home and rest," gasped Stanton the brute, before things slipped from his ken. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Escaped, but Without Booty. A wealthy Swiss merchant at Laus anne has just outwitted theives who sent to him a letter demanding that a large sum of money should be brought to a certain place, and threatening to murder him If he refused to send It He Informed the police, and a trap was set. A servant, carrying a packet of worthless paper, went to the ap pointed place—-a railway station where an express train stops for a short while. When the train, arrived a wo man dashed out of a first-class com partment, snatched the packet from the servant's bands, and re-entered the train. The train, which usually starts from the station wllhlh a few minutes of the arrival, was delayed by ar rangement, and the detective entered. They found the compartment empty, with the door on the side furthest from the platform wide open. They saw tbe woman enter a motor-car con taining three men, which raced away. Hew to Be Prominent. "Why aren't you • suffraget?" "I think I can get more publicity by opposing the movement." replied the prominent lady courteously. i 1 THE $40,000 CAN NO! BE DIVIOED THE MONEY MUST BE SPENT ON ONE ROAD OR CONTINUOUS SECTION. SO SAYS P. 0. DEPARTMENT The Ruling Cornea From Washington aa to How the Federal Appropria tion For the "Sample" Road Muat be Used in This Btate. I Raleigh,—Points of the compass, sectional pride, or the the governor will not be determining factors for cause of distribution of the Federal appropriation of 140,000 tor road building in North Carolina, to be equal!;' distributed on three dis tinct pieces of highways in the east, west «nd central sections as was once planned. A communication from the postofflce department at Wash ington to the executive department here thwarts all plans so deemed, and makes this provision for the appropri ation of the fund for road building, that "one road or a continuous section of fifty miles in length on which one or more rural delivery routes are li operation." "For," continues the letter to the governor authorizing that the funds are to bo centered on one piece of highway, "to divide the Federal al lotment, and the state's contribution into several portions for the Improve ment of n number of disconnected roads would not produce the results desired." This Information, Issued direct from the postofflce department In Washington, which together with the agricultural department, lias in charge the expenditure of this money, will have a tendency to throw a damper on more than one section of North Carolina that had already pictured nn Improved highway running by its vary door. Likewise will the new? cut short the flood of petitions from almost every community of the state to the governor lequesting prayer fully that he remember their Section when the fund was distributed. Al ready In fact ever since the news war flashed from the national eapltol that North Carolina was to receive federal aid in road building, towns In the eaat, west and throughout Piedmont Carolina have been active in bringing all pressure possible to bear on Gov Craig to kindly remen.fcer them when the distribution of tne $40,000 was i made. Tree Infection in Guilford. A tree infection, known as the chestnut tree bark disease, or blight, which attacks (Mkl destroys chestnut trees and which spreads with mar velous rapidity over large territories, has been discovered in Guilford coun ty and an agent of the United States department of agriculture, working In association with the officers of the North Carolina agricultural experi ment station, his been In the country for the past two the Infection and fighting It. Culture of Corn in Btate. The management of the Charlotte Fair Association is determined to do all in Its power to promote the cul ture of corn not only jn Mecklenburg county but in the state of North Car oilina, as well. To this end, a num ber of prizes in the form of cups, cash donations and certificates will be is sued, »not only ai the approaching fair but also each succeeding fair doubt lees during the period of existence of the association. To Emerge From Pauper Class. Green county, according to a re port from Snow Hill, bids fair shortly to emerge from the pauper county class. As a result o* the careful ad ministration of affairs by its model board of commissioners, Greene has a balance of nearly twelve thousand dollars in the county treasury from a total tax Income of $20,231, for the fiscal year Just ended. Cotton Crop Short in Greene. According to a report from a reli able vource fully 25 per cent of th cotton crop 1n Greene county has been lost because of the present se vere cHmatlc conditions. The staple had a poor "stand" before the heavy rains came on, and now it is rotting in the ground in low spots from too much moisture and lack of sunshine. The planters In some localities are plowing up their cotton to replant in corn and other crops, and on one farm, 12 acres was treated In that manner. True Bill Against Sanders. The grand Jury in the federal court returned- a true bill against Editor W. O. Sanders of The Down Homer, Elizabeth City, charging him with e violation of the postal laws in mailing a recent edition of his publication contained an article headed "Blease ought to be Shot," and specifying in the article that It was Governor Biease of South Carolina. Following the re turn of the true bill the case Is order ed transferred from this court to the term of court at Elisabeth City, in October. POSITIONS FOR TAR HEELS Those Having Technical- Knowledge of Railroad Work May Take Civil Service Examination. Raleigh.—A special from Washing ton states that North Carolinians, those having a technical knowledge of railroad work beln« preferred, whe wish to aid In making a physical valu atlon of the railroads of the country are invited to take -the civil service examination and quaMfy themselves. Examinations will be held at the following places between July 21 and July 23: Charlotte, Aahevllle, Dur ham, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Raleig# and Wilmington. It is estimated by the interstate commerce commission which Is di rected to make the investigation, that the work will require three years. After that a part of the fore will be retained to keep the material up to date. The Interstate commerce commls slon, In connection with the physical valuation of railroads will have to make quite a large number of ap pointments' with In the near future. All of these positions are under the civil service and will almo&t exclu sively be filled by persons who have had actual experience and technical knowledge in connection with rail road work. ~ The civil service commission has announced examinations on July 21 for the following positions In conec tion with this service: senior civil en glneer, senior structural engineer senior Inspector of car equipment, senior electrical engineer, senior Inspector of motive power, senior railway signal engineer, senior me chanical engineer, senior architect. The examinations are only open to males. Any one desiring to take either of these examinations should write to the Civil Service Commls sion, Washington, for Form 2039. NO BAD FAITH BY RAILROADS Presidents of North Carolina Line* Present Their Side of Road Con troversy. Asserting that in their negotiations with the legislative commission in re gard to freight rates in North Caro lina points they have acted in the best of faith, the presidents of the rail roads operating In North Carolina have addressed a letter to W. C. Dowd, editor of the Charlotte News, giving a full history of the negotla lions. The railroad presidents quote the ful text of the agreement made with the legislative commission on February 26th and state that under it they made a proposition embracing substantial rate reductions but which was not satisfactory to the commis sion. .The commission then made a proposition which the railroads after careful study concluded they could not possibly accept and they gave their reasons In full to the commis sion In writing. As the commission was not willing to accept what the railroads offered and the railroads felt that they could not accept the propo sltlon of the commission, both sides believing t.helr position correct, there was then an Issue as to what was JusU As the interstate commerce commission is the only tribunal with authority to deolde such questions pught not this Issue, the railroad irreHltte/fts ask, be submitted to It. In their letter to Mr. Dowd, the railroad presidents promise If this question 1c submitted to the Interstate commerce (Commission to co-operate In every possible manner to expedite Its hear ling an| to accept the commission's decision, whatever 1t may be, with out appeal. Summer School Has Big Opening. Three hundred and fifty teacher-stu dents, coming from every section 01 North Carolina, gathered in Gerrard Hall recently to be present at thf formal opening of the 1913 session ot the Summer School of the University of North Carolina. Following the an nouncements by Director N. W. Walk er, the summer school faculty outlin ed briefly the work to be done in the various courses, and the machinery o' the school was set running. Director Walker, in a brief address, empha sized the opportunities presented b; the school to the teachers for the so lution of many of the problems In cident to educational work. Christian Endeavor Union. With Greensboro for the conven tion city in 1914, and Rev. Dr. A. D. McClure, eminent Presbyterian min ister, president, the fifteenth annual convention of the Christian Endeavoi Union of North Carolina, adjourned. The convention fell upon the fiercest weather of all that the union has ex perienced in itß many years of work Rain in great abundance, attended by a chill that belongs to Chrlstmae, kept the town peoplo~ frightened away, while .the visitors were considerably fewer. Interest In Tomato janning. Interest in tomato canning has been stimulated by the, offer of prizec aggregating SIOO to be given by thf Southern Hardware Company to clubs of Mecklenburg county. Quality truantit'y. variety, profit and write up will be considered. The first prise will be sls, the second a canning out fit, the third a set of gardening tools and the fourth a family eeale. Prises will be offered for the best essays or the subject. "How I urew My Toma toes." There will be thri»e distrtct prizes. PRESS ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD ANNUAL MEETING IN ABHEVILLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ARRANGE THE PROGRAMME A Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association Was Held in Ashevllle Several Oaya Ago.—Tenta tive Program Given. Confcord. —The annual meeting of the North Carolina Press Association will be held In Ashevllle on Wednes day and Thursday, July 23 and 24, 1913. A meeting of the executive com mittee of the association was held in Aahevllle to arrange for the pro gram of the meeting. The following Is a tentative program: Wednesday Morning, July 23, 90' clock Address of welcome by mayor of Ashevllle. Response by Mr. James H. Cowan, of the Wilmington Dispatch. President's address. "Address iff Mr. A. E. Gonzales, of the Columbia State. * Paper bywembers of the association and discussion thereon. Wednesday Afternoon. Trolley ride after which a ball game will be witnessed. Wednesday Evening. Dutch luncheon and concert on Lan green roof garden, which is on "Che fifth floor of a six stQfy building." Thursday morning. Meeting of association, with ad dress by Gov. Craig, to be followed by addresses, dißCUßslons, etc. Thursday Afternoon and Night. Theater party at the Majestic to be followed by a dinner at the Grove Park Hotel, and a reception at the Battery l^ark. On Friday the editorial party wtll be taken to Waynesville to spend the day. The railroads of the state will make the usual exchange of transportation for advertising. Write to the follow ing for transportation for yourseli and one dependent, member of your family to«use in attenSing this meet ing: Southern Railway—H. F. Cary, G. P. A., Washington, D. C. Seaboard Air Line —H. 9. Leard, D. P. A., Raleigh. N. C. Atlantic Coast Line —T. J. White, G. P. A., Wilmington, N. C. Norfolk Southern —W. W. Croxton, G. P. A., Norfolk, Va. Agents Vliit Iredell Test Farm. Statesvllle. —A pa-ty of eight coun ty farm demonstration agents operat ing In Western North Carolina under the direction of District Agent F. S. Millsaps, of Statesvllle, visited the Iredell test farm of the state depart ment of agriculture, near Statesvllle, in company with Mr. Millsaps. The agents, who work under the auspices of the national department of agricul ture. put in their time at the state farm familiarizing |themselves with the experiments being made there. Many Postofflces Being Robbed Wlnton.— The Winton postofflce was broken into and robbed by parties unknown. They secufed and carried away everything irl sight, including money, stamps and quite a number of notes and mortgages and other secur lties, the private papers of the post office. The loot was complete and successful evasion of detection was made. No suspicion rests anywhere except the robbery of postofflces in this section for the past month has become a sort of epidemic. Quite a large number of offices have recently been broken Into and robbed. North Carolina Losing Interest. Washington, D. C. —North Carolina Vs losing interest In converting depos its In government banks into postal savings banks, If the figure* an nounced by the postofflce department are significant. Four men and three women In the state have applied for bonds to the amount of $1,480, while last January 10 people applied for $2,080 worth, a decrease of 28.8 per cent. Caldwell 'County Falls in Line. Lenoir.—Caldwell county and Le noir have now fallen In line with all other progressive counties and towns of the Htate and organized a Just Freight Rate Association to work in co-operation with tht> state assocfa tion. Caldwell county Is pre-eminent ly a manufacturing county, and per haps no shippers in any county In the state have felt the burden of un just discrimination any more than these manufacturers. At a mass meeting the organization was perfect ad and officers elected. Map of North Carolina. Raleigh.—A comparatively revised railroad, map of North Carolina lias Juit been recelvod for distribution by the North Carolina corporation com mission, the first aince 1907. There are a 'number of new and very valu able features. It eno»s with clear demarcation all the steam and elec tric railway lines that have been built or extended since the former mop was Issued, and show* the in land waterway from Norfolk to Beau fort and thence southward. The map shows 280 mllM of new railway line*. - -
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