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THE SOUTHEfiNE Weekly.UEstabllshed ls24 Daily-.. --.--Established 1889 Published every afternoon In the year, except Sundays by T HE SOUTHERNER, t Twrboro, North Carolina. Member of The Associated Press';? " X '(XX:'- The Associated Press is ex-; clusively entitled, to" the use , for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or hot otherwise credited in this paper and also the local newi published herein. : r'1' AH rights of republication of special despatches herein" ' are alsa reserved. R. G. SHACKELL Editor A. E. SHACKELL.Asst.Ed. P. H. CREECHCor. Editor - V. H. CREECH Bus. Mgr. Address all communications to THE SOUTHERNER, and - not to individuals. Telephone 76 "P. Q. Box--- 901 . Entered at the Port Office at Tarhoro, N. C, as second class matter under the act of Congress of March 8, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 year $5.00 6 months 2.50 8 months - 1.25 I month .60 I week - .15 Foreign Advertising Repre- -sentative, THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, New York. N. V. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1920. NOTICE TO READERS The Southerner is alway anxiou tfi imnrcve its readme value ant make its columns more valuable, botl to its readers and advertisers, and in view of a rapidly increasing circ'u lation, it desires to extend its loca news.. . All subscribers, or readers, wh have any personal items that wouli be of general interest are asked t Bend them in daily, especially fron the adjoining towns of Pinetops, Ma clesfield, Farmville, Hookerton. Leg " getts, Speeds' and Whitakers. " It must be remembered 1)e South erner is the county organ, the onl. means of disseminating the news oi the surrounding territory wi tch add greatly in drawing the people to ; tether and in making the social lif more attractive. None can V.vt- unt himself alone. , INDUSTRY LAGS -Fteah news fr;m the coal mine; tells of the troubles 0t the operator: and it seems moie than likely 'tha labor troubles will add to the proba bility of a coal shortage the coming winter. And what is true with re gard to coal also appears to apply t: most of the industrial plarits of tb " country which are .oversold, and .......... i which are vainly trying to speed ui production. The farmers have shown no dispo. sifcion to curtail their produce, ex cept for thetne reason of insuflicijnt help to care for what the soil wil yield in abundance. Of course ther. is the dreaded' apprehension of lack in transportation facilities! ant the car shortage ha3 had a tendency to make farmers as well as thanuTac turers . conservative. . But while e v ....... , , verywhere there has been' a tenden cy f:r manufacturers and farmers to slow down, the striking reasor has been 'that there has not beer enough labor tj carry on the ordinar y game of life. v At the same time, in the c!tiei as well as in the towns and country New York it-is not uncommon tor . -.- y single office roam to rent as high a: a thousand dollar a year. In Wasi Vf v. w a wa e VI ' M il C flunk were before the war. This condi inn V r 1 -I a rrrr A In mne( a fVia 1 a ver t cities., Apparently there are noi .enough people to man the industries to take care of farm production,' am to build new houses and buildinp structures within the Nation. The United States Census now being ta ken, - shows that the population 1 i increasing, but it does not indicate what has become of the laboring pco pie, who evidently are becoming sea If America could analyze her true economic condition she would likely find cut that the country is several years behind in the affairs of it ehops and households. . Whatever the idealists and theor ists could figure out from the above facts is uncertain. In , any event conditions all show that the people who priict panics, are sadly mis guided, as there are of necessity, continued good times ahead and these likely will improve as more people are compelled to turn to tbr ranks of industry after dissipating! "I I the Email f ortuntes that thejr accu mulated during war 'times. . Doubt less prices are slowly coming , down due to the fact that business profit-j eers 'arid labor profiteers are being) forced to subscribe to saner business conditions demanded by a country at , peace with the world. The railroad problem which holds public attention,' and is of constant moment at Washington, woes not stand by itself. It is a part of e- very detail. Hencei if cannot, be solved Jy itself. It is a part of the entire industrial problem of the country and is tie up with it in e very detail. Hence it cannot be solved hy itself, v Any disturbance affecting any industry reacts upon railroad transportation. It may keep cars empty, and idle that should be full and running. Then upon ; the abatement of such a disturbance the demand for products delayed by it becomes abnormally strong for" the lime being. There is, so to speak, a "rush hour" demand, creating u temporary need for more than a nor mal supply of cars. The coal strike of last fall had long extende def f ects. All produc tion in which iron and steel enters was complicated by the' stell strike. Building has been hampered by nu merous local strikes of craftsmen and the longshoremen's strikes have endered it difficult, to -gev many ma ierials. . Traffic for export has been complicated by maritime J strikes, both of longshoremen and tugmen. Teamsters' and truckmen's strikes have added to these difficulties. Cap tal has faced uncertanties and par ticularly has been unable to make stable . contracts at known prices. Commodities have neither been pro duced nor transported with the fore seeable and dependable ' regularity rof normal times, and this has inter fered with the rormal flow of com modities. ; The exigencies of the war period !ias resulted unavoilable.'it is true in deterioration of equipment and facilities which takes time to over ;ome. The' competition , for labor has lost to the railroads many skill ed men. The lowered efficiency of '.albor has affected the ' railroads, 'ust as ithas other industries. This '.ogether with the shortened worlc lay bask, has made it impossible to jet the same transportation resu'ts with the same number -cf employees is before the war.' Preibyler.'an Church Service - Sunday, August J, 1920 Sunday-schocl:. 9:45 A. M, Morning Service: 11 A. M. Subject; ""Net Disobedient." Chrisiian Endeavor: 7:30 P. IvI. Topic: "Self-improvement." Evening Service: 8:15 P. M. ; Subject n "The Christian Farmar" v The pastor will preach at both norning and evening services A cordial invitation is extended to ill. ' CalVarjr Church Holy Communion at 7:30 A. M. - - Holy cemmunicn and sermon at 11 . M. Sermon Subject, "The Presence of Christ." w . Sunday -?.hcol r.t 9:45. Men's Bible C:ass at 10:00. " Evening Prayer and Sermon, at 8:15 P. M. - . 'Sermon subject, ' The Prayers cf Jesus." - : -' ' NOTICE CF SALE OF PERSONAL,1 PROPERTY v I ... i Under find by Viitue tf a labo: ir's and material . furnisher' lien fo.-l- abor done one, and for material fu? n'shed in the repairs cf Ore .Ford Car, 1915 model, Motor No 438S2, in .he total sum of $96.00 said proper, y owned by Thomas J. Dupree, I, he undersigned, M. McLaurin, pro prietor cf the City Garage, in the City of Rocky Mcunt, vEdgecombe County, North Carolina, will, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash,-at tl?e First National Bank Corner, in the City uf Rocky Mount jaid County anj State, cn the 14th l&yst August, 1920, at 12 o'clock M the hereinbefore described personal property, to satisfy the said lien, and the expenses and cost of keep- ng and selling such property. This the 29th day of July, 1920. '',","'" M. McLaurin TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Maj. Gen. William A. Mann, who took the Rainbow Division to France, born in, Pennsylvania, 66 years ago today. Edward N. Hurley, former chair. man of the Federal Shipping board born at Galesburg, .Illinois! 56 years ago. today. j UXUZXZZZXZZZUZtXZZXtnTl ZmMxS SHADOW A. CONAN DOYLE .X. I.,--:-: ':,-.:, Aatharaf Thm Adveatarta of nrtTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTl Copyright by A. Conau Doyla, SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I. Writing- long:' after the events described, Jack Calder, BcottlBti farmer, tells how. In his childhood, the fear of Invasion by Napoleon,, at that time complete master of Europe, had gripped the British nation. Following- a false alarm that the French had landed. Jim Horscroft, the doctor's son, youth of fifteen, quarrels with his father over joining the army, and from that incident a lifelong' friendship begins between the boys. -. ... . CHAPTER II. When Jack Is eighteen his father's brother dies and his daugh ter, Edle, seventeen years old, comes to lite with her urcle. Attractive personally, Intensely romantic, and seemingly feeling Uttle sorrow for her father s death,, the girl is -something' of a puzzle to the simple folk of the Calder home. " CHAPTER in. Elite makes a play thing of Jack's affections, and though al ways somewhat in awe of her, a feeling Of deep love for his cousin develops In the boy's heart Edle reproaches htm for staying at home In idleness while his country Is at war. Stuns: by her words. he declares his Intention of, joining the army at once, but she persuades mm to stay. He tells her he loves her and she apparently returns his affection. CHAPTER IV. Jim ' Horscroft returns from Edinburgh, where he is studying medicine. Jack tells his chum of his en gagement to Edle, believing the girl is sincere. Some days later he witnesses an unmistakable display of affection between Edle and Jim and reproaches his friend. Jim tells him Edle has promised to marry him, she laughing at the idea of her en gagement to Jack. The two seek the girl and she declares -only fondness for Jack but love for Jim. . CHAPTER V. The Man From the Sea. Well, I was never one to sit groan' lng over a cracked pot; If It cannot be mended, then it Is the part of a man to say no more of It. For weeks 1 had an aching heart; Indeed, it Is a little sore now; after all these years and a happy marriage, when I think of tT But I kept a brave face on me, and above all I did as I had promised that day on the hillside. -1 was a brother to her, and no more, though there were times when I had to put a curb upon myself. For the most part she and Jim were i happy enough. It was all over the countryside that they were to be mar ried when he had passed his degree, and he would come' up to West Inch four nights a week to sit with us, My folk were pleased enough about it, and I tried-Jo be pleased too. , . We usgd to take long rambles to gether, Jim and I, and It is about one of those that I now Vant-to tell you. We had passed over Braraston heath and round the clump of firs which screens the house of Major Elliott from the sea wind. It was spring, and the ; year was a forward one, so that the trees were well leaved by the end of April. It was as warm as a summer day, and we were the more surprised when we saw a huge fire roaring upon the grass plat before the major's door. There was a fir tree in It, and the ames were spouting up as high as the bedroom windows. Jim and I stood staring ; but we stared the more when out came the major, with a greafquart pot In his hand, and at his heels his old sister, who kept house for him, and two of the maids, and all four began capering about , the Are. He was a douce, quiet man, at all the country knew; and here he was, like Old Nick at the carllns' dance, hobbling round and waving hli I ' drink above his head. . We both set off running, and he waved the more ' whenjie saw us coming. ' " , "Peace!" he roared. "Huzza, beysl ! Peace!" " ' . . ! And at that we both fell to dancing j and Shouting too, for It had been such a weary war as far backas we could ; remember, and the shadow had lain so : long over us that it was wondrous to ! feel that it was lifted. Indeed it wai too much to believe, but the majoi laughed our doubts to scorn. "Aye, aye, it Is true," he cried, stop ping, wth bis hand to his side. "The allies have got Paris, Boney hai thrown up the sponge, and his people nre "all swearing allegiance to Loud XVTIL" . "And the emperor?" 1 asked; "wlD they spare him?" - "There's some talk of sending hire to Elba, where he'll be out of mis chiefs way. But' his officers there are some of them who will not get oil so. !!gt"iy. : Some deeds have bees done these last twenty years that have not been forgotten. There arc a lev old scores to be settledTjBut It's peace, pence!" and away he went once more with his great tankard, hopping round Els bonfire. . ' Well, we stayed some time with the mujor, and then away we went down to the beach, Jfrn and I, talking about this great news and air that would come of it. How little did Jim know at that moment, as he strode along by my side so full of health and of spir its, that he had reached the extrenu summit of life, ' and that from that hour an would In truth be upon the -SU B SCR I BE TO THE SO UTHERN ER The Newsiest and Best Little Afternoon Paper in Eastern Carolina - ESTABLISHED 1824 " - Associated 'Press Dispatches State Capital News All The Local News $5.00 A YEAR BY MAIL MAIL YOUR CHECK TODAY THE SOUTHERNER TARBORO; N. C, PHiy Scatherner; Saturday, 3own ward slobe. ' L There woi a little base, out to sea, for It had been, very misty Irt the early morning, though the sun had thinned It. As we, looked seaward .we sud denly saw the sail of a small boat I break ou through the fogjind come pobbiag along toward tlie land. A Ingle man was seated In the sheets, ana sne yawea aoour. as sne ran, as though he were of two minds whether to beach her. or no. At last, deter mined, It may be, by our presence, he made straight for us, and her keel grated upon the shingle at our very feet. lie dropped his sail, climbed out, and pulled her bows up onto the beach. "Great Britain; I believe?" said he, turning roiind and facing us. ;: Ue was a man somewhat above middle height, but exceedingly thin, well dressed' in, n suit of brown with brass buttons, and he wore high boots, which were all roughened and ' dulled by the sea water.' Hfs fnce and hands were so dark that he might -have been a Spaniard, but as he raised his hat to us "we saw that the upper part of his brow wais quite white, and that it was from without that" ,he had his swarthlness. : : He looked "f jom one to the other of us, and his gray eyes had something In them which I had never seen' before, You could read the question, but there seemed to be a menace at the back of It, as If "the answer were a right and not a favor. "Great Britain?" he asked again, with a quick tap of his foot on. the shingle. . : '- V - "Yes.'V said I, while Jim burst out laughing. "England? Scotland?" ."Scotland. . . But lt'j England past yonder trees." t . "Bon! I know 'where. I am now. I've been In a fog without a-compass for nearly three days, and I didn't thought I was ever to. see land again." He spoke English glibly enough, but with some strange turn , of speech from time to time. ' v . Where did1 you oome' from, then?" asked Jim. '..-' ' "I was in a ship that was wrecked," said he shortly. "What is the town down yonder?" : i ; "It is Berwick." ' I . v : ' .. "Ah, well, I must get stronger be fore I can gc further." Heyturned to ward the boat, and as ne aid so ne gave a-lurch, and would have fallen had he not caught the prow. On this he seated himself, and looked round him with a face that was Pushed and two eyes that blazed like a ; wild beast's. - - ' "Voltigeurs de la Garde I" he roared In a voice like a trumpet pall, and then again, "Voltigeurs de la Garde !" He waved his hat above lis head, and suddenly pitching forward' upon his face on the sand, he lay all huddled Into .a little brown heap. Jim Horscroft and I stood and stared at each other. The coming of the man had been so strange, and his questions,' and.. now this sudden turn. We took him by a shoulder each and turned him upon his back. His lips were bloodless, and his breath would scarce shake a feather. : "He's dying, Jim," I cried. "Aye, for want of food and water. There's not a drop or a crumb In the boat. .J Maybe there's something In the bag." He sprang In -and brought out a black leather bag, which, with a large blue coat, was the only thing In the boat It was locked, but Jim had it open In an Instant. It was half full of gold pieces. ; . . Neither of us had ever seen so much before no, nor a tenth part of It. There must have been hundreds of them, all bright new British sov ereigns. Indeed, so taken up were we that we had forgotten all about their owner, untifa groan took our thoughts hack of him. His lips were bluer than ever, and his Jaw had dropped.. lean see his open mouth how, with Its row of white, wolfish teeth. , ' "My God! he's off," cried Jim.; "Here, run to the burn, Jock,' for a hatful of water. Quick, man, or he's cone ! . I'll loosen his things .. the while." '.L.:- '"r-' Away I tore, and was back In a mlnte with as much -wafer as would stay in tny Glengarry, Jim had pulled open the man's coat and shirt, and we doused the water over him, and forced some between bis Hps. It had a good effect, for after a gasp or.two he sat I up, ahd rubbed his eyes slowly, like a man who is waking from a deep sleep, But neither Jim nor I were looking at his face now for our eyes were Used on his. uncovered chest. ... " There1 were two deep red puckers in It, one Just below the collar honet and the other about halfway down on the right side. The skin of his body was extremely white up to the brown line of - his neck, and the angry crinkled spots looked the more -vivid against 1. From above I could see there was a corresponding pucker In -the back at one place but not at the other. In experienced as I was, t could tell what that meant. Two bullets had pierced his chest one had passed through It, and -the other had remained Inside. . But suddenly he staggered dp to hie feet, and pulled his shirt to, with a quick, suspicious glance at us. ' V.. "What have I been doing?" he asked, "Pre been off my head. ' Take no no tice o? anything I ' may have said Have I been shouting?" " "You shouted Just before you felL "What did I shoutr '" I told hlnf, though It bore little meaning to my mind. He looked sharp ly at us, and then- he shrugged his shoulders. "It's the words of a song," said he. "Well, the question is, what' am I to do how? ri didn't thought I was so weak. Where did you get the wa ter?" .". . 'j I pointed towards the burn, and he staggered off to the bank. There be lav down upon hit face, and he drank JilyZl, KZd until I thoueni Tie woulauever have done. At last be got up, with a long sigh, and wiped his mustache with his Sleeve. ;. '. v; ; f ; "That's better," said he. "Have you any food?" ; ''. v v, ..y. I had crammed two bits of Wtcake into my pocket when I left home, and these he crushed Into his mouth and swallowed. Then he. squared his shoul ders, puffed Out his chest, and patted his ribs with the flat of his hands. "I am sure that I owe you exceed- L ingly w(ll," said he. "You have been very kind to a , stranger. But I see that' you have had .'occasion to open my bag?" - '- "We hoped that we mlght'flnd wine or brandy there when you fainted."1 "Oh, I have nothing there Jbut just my little how do you say lt?--my savings. "Tliey are not muchi but I must live quietly, upon them until-1 find something to do. Now, -one could live very quietly here, I should say. v I could not have come upon a more peaceful place, without, ; perhaps, so much as a gendarme nearer than that town." - v '' ""y '(': "X. :'X-, ' "Ypu haven't told us yet who you are, where-you come from," nor what you bve been.'sahl Jim bluntly. The stranger looked h!m up and- down with a critical eye. "My word! but you would mote a grenadier for a flank company," told he. "As to what you ask, I might 'take, offense at It from "other Hps, huVyou have a right to know, since yon have received me with so 'greats courtesy. My aame Is Bonaventure de Lapp. I am a soldi and a wanderer by rrde,nnd I have come from Dunkirk, as you may see printed upon the boat," , . : "I thought that you had been ship wrecked?" Sold I. " , Eat ; he looked at me with the strn'Ight gaze bf an honest man. .- "That Is right," said he. "But the ship went from Dunkirk, :ad this is one of her boats. The crew got away in the long' boat, and she went down so quickly that I had no time. to put anything Into her. That was on Mon day." ; ; .,." " . j;. :.-."'-;,: : . "And today's Thursday. You have been three days-without bite or sup." ' "It is too -long," said he. "Twice hefore I. .have been for two days, but never .quite so long as this, : Well, 1" shall leave my - boat here, and see whether I can get lodgings In any of these ' little gray houses up on the hillsides. Why Is that great fire burn ing over yonder?" ,'.,; ' ,V " Jit Is one of our neighbors who has served against the French. He Is re joicing because peace has been de- rclared." ;.).;.. X.'' ; "Oh I you have a neighbor who has served, then? I am glad, for I, too, have seen a little soldiering here and there." He did( not look glad, but he dnew his brows down over his ,keen eyes. -, , - "You are French, are you not?" 1 asked, as we all walked up the hill to gether, ha .with his blnck bag in his hand, 'and his long blue ctak islun over his shoulder. : " "Well, T am of Alsace," said he. "And you !know they are more Ger man than French. For myself, I have been hTso many lands that I feel at Iiuuie ill uu, 1 imvc ircni a gieav hot-! eler. And where do you think that I might find a lodging?" ' I can scarcely tell now, on looking back with the great gap of nve-and thirty years between what impression this singular man had made upon me. Jim Horscroft was a fine man, and MaJ. Elliott was a brave one, but they both lacked something that this wnsr derer had. It was the quick, alert look, the flash of the eye, the name less distinction which is so hard to fix. ' And then, we had saved him when he ' lay gasping on the shingle, and one's heart . always softens to ward what one has once helped. - "If you will come with me," said I, "I have little doubt that I can find yon a bed for a night or two, and by that time you will be better able to make your own arrangements." He pulled off his hat, and bowed with all the grace Imaginable. But Jim Horscrpft pulled me by the sleeve and led meslde. " You're tnad, Jock," he whispered. "The fellow's a common adventurer. What. do you want to get mixed up wlth him for?" But I, was always as obstinate a man as ever laced his boots, and If you Jerked me back it was the finest way of sending me to the front "He's a stranger, and It's our jart to look after him," said I. ' : " ' "You'll be sorry for It," said he. " "Maybe so." , "If you don't think of yourself yon might think of your couslnj' . "Edle cn take very good care of herself." ?Well, then, the devil take you, and you may do what you like," he cried, in one of .his sudden flushes of anger. Without a word of farewell to either of us he tupped off upon-4he track that led up toward his father's house. , ; ' Bonaventure de Lapp smiled at me as we walked on together. ' ""I didn't thought he liked, me, very much,'ald he. "I can see very well that he has made a quarrel with yon because you are -taking me to youi home. What does he thlnltof m then? Zres he think, perhaps, that I .have stole the gold In my bag, or wha Is It that be fears?" - - 1 s CALL PHONE 272 For All Kinds of Tailoring 1 Cleaning and Dyeing STRICKLAND'S Steam Pressing Club. Tut flBel ther know ser ears," said I. "No stranger shall pass ' out ,door without a' crust and a bed." Wit say head cocked, and feeling as If I was doing something very fijie, ' In stead of being the most egregious fool south of Edinburgh, I marched on down the path, with my, new I juaintance at my elbow. CHAPTER. VI. ' A Wandering .Eagle, My father seemed to be much of Jim Horscrof t's opinion, for he was not over warm to this new guest, ; and looked him up and down with a very questioning eye. He set a dish of.vlne gared 'herrings before him, however, and I noticed that he looked more askance than ever when my compan ion ate nine of them, for two were always our portion, When at last he had finished, Bonaventure. do; Lapp's lids- were drooping over his eyes, for I -doubt 'not that he had been sleep less as well as foodless for these three days. It was but a poor rodm, to which I led him, but he threw himself down; .upon the couch, wrapped his big blue cloak around him, and was asleep in an instant.-vHa 'was a very (Ugh and strong snorer, ' and, ; as" my room wa9 next to bis, I had reason to remember that .we had a stranger within our gates. ' i When I came down in the morning I found that he had . been beforehand with me, for he was seated opposite my father at the window table In the kitchen, their heads almost touching, and a Uttle roll of gold -pieces between them. As I came in my father looked up at me, abd I saw a light of greed in his eyes such as I had never seen before. He caught up the money with an eager clutch, and swept it into his Docket . ' "Very good,fnister," said he. The room 9 yours, and you pay always on the third of the month." "Ah, and here is, my first friend,' cried De Lapp, holding out his hand to me with a smile which was kindly enough, and. yet had that touch ofpa' tronage which a man uses when 'he smiles to, his dog. "I am myself again now, thanks to my excellent supper and good night's rest Ah, It Is bun ger that takes the courage from a man. That most, and cold next." "Aye, .that's right," said my father. "I've been out on the moors in a snow drift for six-and-thirty' hours, and I ken what it is like." tr - ; ; : . "I once saw three thousand men starve' to denth,"remarked De Lapp putting out his hands to the fire. "Day by day they got thinner ap3 more like apes, and they did come down to . the edge of the pontoons where -we did keep them, and they howled with "rage and path. The first few days their howls went over the whole city, but after a week our-sentrles on the bank could not hear them,- so weak they had fallen." , , ' "And they died?" I exclaimed. "They held out a very long time, Austrian grenadiers they were, of the corps of Starowltz, fine, stout men, as big as your friend of yesterday, but wheit-the town fell there were but four tmnrl.tMl dllvo nn1 n mim .nillri lift ftt'a fts ,f they wm little monkeys. It was a pity. Ah, my friend, you do me the honors with madame and with mademoiselle." It was my mother and Edle, who had come into the kitchen.-He had not seen them the night before.; but now it was all I could rdo to keep my face as I watched him, for, instead of our homely Scottish nod, he bent up his back like a louping trout, and slid his foot, and clapped his hand over his heart in thsuqueerest way. My mother stared, for she thought he was, making fun of Joer, but Cousin Edle fell Into it in an instant, as though It had been a game, and away she went .in a great courtesy, until I thought she would have had te give It up, and sit down right there in the middle of the kitchen floor. But no, she was up again as light as a piece of fluffand we all drew up our stools and started on the scones and" milk and porridge. , ' ; ; ' : ' He had a wonderful way with wom en, that man. Now, if I were to do it, or Jim Horscroft, it would look as If we were playing the fool, and the girls would have laughed a$ us; but with him it seemed to go with his style of face and"- fashion of speech, so that one came at last to look for it For when he spoke to my mother br to Cousin Edle and he was never backward in sneaking It would al ways be with a .bow and a look as if it would hardly be worth their while to listen to what be had to say ; and when they answered he would put on a face as though every word they said was to be treasured up and remem bered forever, Edle did not say much, but she kept shooting little glances at our visitor, and once or twice he looked .very hard at her. , hen he had gone to his room, after breakfast, my father pulled out eight golden pounds, and laid them on the table. ' , : "VJhat think ye of that, Martha?" tutiu lie. . , "You've sold the two black tups after all?" . - "No, but It's" a month's pay for board and lodging from Jock's friend and as much to come every four weeks." . But my mother shook her head when she heard It "Two -pounds a week is overmuch." said she. . "And it Is not when the poor gentleman ' is in distress that we should put such a price on his bit of food." "Why, woman, he s turned youi head wl his foreign trick of speech," cried my'father. 1 . "Aye, and it would be a good thing if Scnt!jii men "had a little more of that kindly way," she said, and that WSJ the first time in all my life that I had ever hoard" her" answer him back. Our ;V!sltpr- came, down soon, and jisked me to come out . with him. "When we were In the sunshine he held out a little crass made of red stones, one of the bonniest things that ever I had set eyes upon.N - "These are rubies," said he,tfand I got it at Tudela, in Spain. I pray that you wlUStake this as a memory of your exceeding kindness to me yesterday. It will 'fashion into a pip for your cravat'' . "'- v I could but thank him for the pres ent, wnicn.was or more vaiue wuu anything I had ever owned Jn my, life. "I am 'off to the upper mulr to count thelambs," said I. . 'Maybe.you would care to come -up with me and see something of the country?" .- " He hesitated for a moment, ' and then- he shook his head. ' . "which I ought, to write as soon as possible, t think fhat I will tftay at quiet this morning and get them writ ten." :. ;.. "' i Ajl forenoon I was wandering wer the links, and when I . got back be looked as tliough he had been born and -bred In the steading. He sat In the biir. vooden-armed single' chair., with the black-cat on his knee.' His arms were out, and he held a -skein of worsted from hand to hand, which my mother was busily rolling Into a ball. Cousin Edle was sitting near, .and I could see by her eyes that she had been crying. . ,' ' . . "Hullo I , Edle," said If "what's the trouble?" - - "Ah ! mademoiselle, like all good and ' true women, has ' a soft heart," : said he; "I didn't thought it would have moved her, or I should have been si lent " I have been talking of the suf fering of some troops of which I knew something, when they were crossing the 'Guadarama mountains In the win- ' ter of 1808. Ahi yes, It was very bad, for they were fine men and fine horses. It Is , strange toisee men blown by. the wind over the precipices, but Hie ground was so slippy, and thf're was nothing to whlclTlhey could hold. So companies -all linked arms,' and they. ' did better In" that fashion ; but one ar tllleryman'shand came off as 1 held it, for he had had the frost bite for three daysi' stood starine, with my mouth open. "And the old grenadiers, too, who were . not so acuvc- as iney useu " uc they could not teep up ; and yet If they lingered " the . peasants would catch them and crucify them to the barn doors with thejr feet up ond a fire under their heads,-which was n pity for these flue old. Soldiers. So when they could go no farther it was Interesting to see what theywould do. For they would sit down and say their prayers, sitting on an old saddle, or their knapsacks, maybe, and then take off .their boot and stocking, and lean their chin on the barrel of their mus ket.'; Then they would put their toe on the trigger, and pouf! it was all , over, apd" there was no more march ing for those fine old grenadiers. Oh I it wasNery rough' work up there oh, ., the Guadarama mountains." "And What army was this" 1 asuea f: "Oh ! I hate served in so many ar mies that I mix them up sometimes." Yes, I have seen' much of wirr. "But there is a man out yonder. Maybe he is the one who your father said would carry my letters, to the post." - "Yes, he Is farmer Whitehead s man. Shall I give them to him?" "Well, he would be more careful of them If he had them from your hand.'" He took them from ; his pocket, and! gave them over to me. I hurried out with them, and as.i aia so my eyes fell unon the address of the topmost . ... .. A one. it was written very mrge uu clear. ' . . - "A.S.Majeste . ' "Le Bol du Suede ' "Stockholm.' . . I did not know very much, French, but I had enough to make that out. What sort of eagle was this Which had flown into pur humble nest? (Continued next Saturday.) , DR. E. G. HORNBECK desires to announce the opening of abrarich office for the practice of OSTEOPATHY . IN - The masonic bldg on . M onday, Wednesda y and Friday . From 2-6 P. M. ' ' ' - . WANTED SALESMAN WITH AU tomobile to sell road machinery and contractors'' equipment du ie,ct. Liberal contract. Replies confidential Address Appian Ma chinery & Supply Co., Danviile, Va. ;'- 7J30-8j2-84 WANTED. Boy for. Bank job,. We want a hoy to work in the ... Bank who will take enough interest ind work hard enough to be made President some day Farmers Banking & Trust Com. HAVE you seen the 1921 Hupmobne?' Has more power, and speed! Drop us a card for demonstration. Joy-ner-Davis Auto Co., Wilson, N. CL LOST ONE BLACK HOG WITH white shopt In face, about three months old. Reward to finder. Notify Annie, Eliza 'Pitt, Ponala Street, Tarboro, N. C. 1 4 t j ' t : - 1 FOR SALE A FINE YOUNG JER sey Cow with heifer calf." See F. E. Edwards, Pinetops, N. C. CALL 103- For All Kind of Plumbing. Your To Sorro R. E. L. PITT
The Daily Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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