!
I
i
THE WAYNBSV1LLE MOUNTAINEER
Page 5
Wr TI rnTTTE1 1Di IT)K. -M AY
yyULil-jl IJUjVZ JjL v Ei CHRISTIE
on
ol
CHAPTER IV
I j .,k what is the mealng
IT 1 ' . , arrival in a
- said toe iie- --
voice. Her gaze went f rom
LtobsonuT TV.
i the iragiiic" -----0f
pungent Scotch on the
What so" 01 oBy
middle of tneni. --
J r . . ctoo it in?"
Ij my flOUse w
nit' stood like an image that
ither power of speech nor
er drew a swilt Drtw.
jg he was m una
dilemma. Lucinda noticed
L kept bis poise nor aia w
I though he were ashamed of
She was glad of that.
dreadfully sorry lor waiung
Mother. May i prewjni x-u-
t0 you, ana explain
. vou see
Lre can De nu
tarter. Tne regai inft J"
ver-and orcnia ieie"" -formidably.
'I
L, thoueht you would have
Dect for your father and
tVinn to Dnne uu
-ber cold eyes drooped
she looked down
- ... i . .
H-shaped nose at tne menuer
in her son's pajamas mw
ome.
I vnu don't understand." He
I quick step towaras liucinua,
chivalrously to protect
f'Let me explain the situation
k tell you how this nap
cold eyes widened as a ter-
Ithoueht struck her. Design-
id common this girl must be,
ier would she have forced ner
fcito the boy s home . . . were
carried?
tod, socially ambitious as she
that would be perhaps the
blow that Mrs. Jeremy Cha-
ttould suffer, :
It were true if he had really
"roped in while his mind was
teed by alcoholic libations
(his girl must be paid ott and
j of:. Jeremy would see to
'.are of anger came into the
iyes as they rested on unfortu-
JLuciiula Stanford in her son s
e sitting-room at half . past
tin the morning, pajama-clad,
is for this intruder to do the
ining, Carter. In my day,
were only two kinds of worn
The right and the wrong
It seems obvious to me to
i class this this person be
lt :
that, an answering flame
i into Lueinda's very blue
She found her tongue.
u are entirely wrong! Your
mi me fainting with ex
linn and wet through right at
'ates of this house. He was
ifnough to bring me in and
knd me these pajamas. He
an angel to me. Nothing
r- way wrong had happened!"
ma, incredulous smile twisted
Chalaire's pale lips at this in
flation of the impasse. In her
however, she was mierhtily
fed that there was no kind
fal ties in the case. . .
Hou pick up stray women in
faa of night! Am I reallv to
?e mat.. Carter?"
fs the truth." His lins had
nea mto a hard 1 ne. Al
fli in a way he understood his
er's outraged feeling, he hated
f"id, cutting phrasing that
1 me situation even more
awkward for him and this un.
lucky child.
"Then where, may I ask, are the
clothes you have discarded?" con
tinued the level voice. "Would it
not be natural to attempt to dry
them ? Or were you planning to
remain here for the rest of the
night?"
Lucinda turned scarlet. "I I
hadn't any clothes. I mean I left
.them in the bathroom "
Without a word, but with a look
on her face that expressed disgust,
Mrs. Chalaire stepped into the
black marble, orange-lit room, to
return in a moment holding at!
arm's length the old gunny-sack,
which she had found soaking wet,
on the floor.
"Can it be possible that this is
yours?"
Before she could speak and in
deed Lucinda was so embarrassed
that speech was impossible young
Carter Chalaire broke in with a:
"Let me explain, Mother"
"That apparently you picked up
a tramp? That you found this
woman lying by the roadside dress
ed in nothing but this old piece of
gunny sacking?"
Lucinda, hysterical, intervened
with a shrill: "Yes, it's true! I
was at a picnic in a barn and they
poured water on me a trick, you
know. I changed my clothes in the
hay and put on this funny old
sack I'd nothing else to wear
and then I fell asleep and the
others, thinking I'd gone ahead,
left for New York. Then I woke
up, and a tramp was in the hay,
close by me, and I ran for miles in
the pouring rain, and then I could
run no longer and and your son
found me!"
"Then you will kindly leave this
house at once. My chauffeur will
drive you back to town." And with
the air of an outraged queen, Mrs.
Chalaire moved to the fire place
and flung the despised old sack into
the flames, where it. made a great
Loud Voice for U.S. Defense
and drew up outside the modest
building where Lucinda shared a
tiny fiat with her sister.
"I dare say she'll be awfully wor
ried about you," suggested the
young man. "I'd better come in
and explain."
Lucinda grinned at him, happi
ly. The drive had been so utterly
enchanting from Long Island, and
so well had he succeeded in divert
ing her mind from the contretemps
with his mother, that Lucinda was
almost her old self again.
"Oh, Uubbles isn't worrying.
She's not the worrying kind. "I'll
bet she's i:evr. even missed me.
But I'd like you to come up and
say hello to her, and see our little
place. It's so very wee, you'll
laugh."
It was a walk-up. Five flights
"Good for the figure," Lucinda en
couraged him.
They arrived at the door Lucinda
had painted a gay green, with the
two tiny fir-trees set in tubs out
side, which Lucinda had cherished
tenderly since last Christmas.
Jumping Jehosophat! I've left
my latch-key in my pocketbook in
that darned old barn! They rang
the bell, several times, and knocked
but there was no answer.
"D'you suppose she's still sleep
ing after the festivities?" Carter
inquired.
"No. She's a light sleeper. She'd
have heard us. She's probably
made a night of it with the gang,
and they're all around at Howard's
studio.
"Who's Howard?"
"Oh, just an artist friend of
mine." Lucinda tried to make her
voice sound casual. It was mad'
dening that she still had an irri
tating trick of blushing. Bubbles,
the hard-boiled, often kidded her
about that childish trait.
"So ? A heavy beau ? You often
go to his place?"
Her heart leaped as she realized
s2
TWO HAYWOOD MEN
LOSE THEIR LICENSE
Drivers license were revoked
this week from Wade Burnett, of
Route 2, Canton, and James Calvin
Smith, of Canton. Both were con
victed of driving drunk. Burnett
was tried in the Canton police
court, and Smith in superior court
in Bryson City.
As of July 3, there have been
28.396 licenses revoked.
Gasoline and kerosene should be
kept in plainly marked containers
and kept a safe distance from all
farm buildings.
-FIVE LIVES" OF
ENGLAND'S MYSTERY
GIRL
Strange recollections of a mystic
girl who claims she is now enjoy
ing her fifth life on earth. Don't
miss this unusual story in the July
14th issue of
The American Weekly
the big magazine distributed with
the
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
On Sale at All Seusstanda
A ten-inch coastal defense gun speaks its piece during pin-t.. .,
Hancock, N. J., one of the strongholds that defend New Wk l.ai ...
Practice firing was at a target seven miles at sea, although the actua.
range of the guns is much greater. Shells weigh 600 jK.unds. cost
approximately $200.
Hospital News
Miss Lucile Davis, of Canton,
surgical case, is resting more comfortably.
Mrs. Mark Carver, of Waynes
ville, route 1, medical case, is rest
ing fairly well.
nissing. I there was a tinge of jeolousy in
Before Carter could say a word thi handsome vounir man's voice.
Lucinda blazed out in anger. "When there isn't any place
"I don't need your chauffer! I better to tro to." said Lucinda
don't need anything from anybody! jauntily. "As a matter of fact,
I'm going! 1 have been insulted now I have come to think of it.
enough!" he always does have a crowd for
With a swift rush, she was out breakfast Sunday morning. It's
into the corridor and down the ( the last port of call, as it were,
main staircase and across the wide, We've a standing invitation."
paved hall and through the front , "Well, I can't leave you here
door out into the night. ) with the morninir milk, so we'd
The rain had stopped now., better toddle' around 'to-the. '-paint
Dawn was almost breaking. The splasher's. But what about our
soft air of June, fragrant with Kaib, Lucinda? Isn't it a bit in
flowers and drenched foliage, yet forrnal?"
with a tang of the. nearby ocean, j ...vot at all." she iauirl.ed. "Thi
before,
in pa-
The condition of Miss Tauline
Wines, of " Canton, route 1," surgi
cal case, is good.
Winfred Phillips, of Hazel wood.
operative case, is better.
Miss Nellie Cordell, of Clyde,
route 1, surgical case, is improving.
fanned her hot cheeks
She had barely made a hundred
yard on the highway, from the
gates of his home, when she was
overtaken by Carter's big car.
He drew it up alongside her. He
said, succinctly: "Hop in." er a long, sharp look. She was
She had a mind to refuse, but lovely and sweet, it's true. But
certainly where could one go, clad , someu hat Bohemian, maybe? Or
only in a suit of men's pajamas perhaps it was just some of his
morning after the night
they usually do turn up
iamas!"
"Then that's okay." But as he
' handed her back into his car, young
Carter Chalaire gave Lucinda rath
that were much too big lor Her,
and without the proverbial nickel ?"
Lucinda got in. He had his coat
ready again. He wrapped it about
her. "
"Now you'd better have a good
cryor a good laugh. I'd prefer
the laugh myself. Let's both try it,
Lucinda." .
She was in his arms crying on
his shoulder and he was com
forting her.
;-. " . ,'
The clock on the big church on
Riverside Drive was striking the
hour of seven A. M,, on Sunday
morning when Carter's car swung
from Broadway into 98th Street,
BY
THE BUN DLE
Mrs. Roy l'less, of Waynesville,
route, 1, surgical case, is .resting
more comfortably.
Mrs, Honiei lMott, of Waynesr
ville, medical case, is improving.
ris, Miss Vina Blanton, Miss Nellie
Reed. H. E. Henderson, Mrs. J-ord
Sham. Mrs. Everett Smith and
baby, Dewey Snyder, Miss Sarah
Bryson, Mrs. Sherman Haney.
Miss Ruth Rabb, Miss Rebecca
Sue Carver, Elmer Bryson, Ernest
Mauney, Master Roy Elliott, Mast
er Eugene Elliot, Miss Virginia
Howell. Miss Mary Lou Brown
Miss Betty Jean Bradley, Mrs. J
W. Teairue. Sue Cogdill, Master
Harrold Cogdill, Mrs. Paul Dul'ree
Mrs. Inez Ingram, Joe Blalock.
Mrs. Clyde Richardson, Mrs. J
E. Whitaker, Mrs. Kermit Fincher
and baby, Lewin Medford, Mnster
Charles Todd, W. O. lloliseal, Mrs
Leoman Morgan, Mrs. 1). L. Dean,
Sidney Haynes, C W. Messer,
Nathan Itiithlione, Kenneth Ship
man, Mrs. Sam (! rooms, Miss Vir
ginia Mikles, Mrs. Lester Shochiin
and baby, T. C. Allen, Mrs. F.annis
Connor, Mrs. Frank Sutton and
Iiiiliv. Airnes Weckermcyer, Miss
Anna Kate Snnford, Lewis Mills.
Mitis Mai garet Terry, ot Waynes
ville, route 2, operative case, is
better-.
You Make Your Own
Credit Rating
Do you look after your obligations
at the local bank?
If for any reason you cannot meet your
obligations when they become due it is sug
gested that you come in before your note ma
tures and discuss the matter -with our officers.
Guard your credit rating,
it is a valuable awet.
Always remember that it is easy to
do business with
1U Qrtettdly Bank"
first National Bank
Member Federal Depotit Insurance Corjioration
($.r,0(0 Maximum Insurance For Each Depositor)
The condition of James Everett
Smith, of Waynesville, route 2, sur
gical case, is good.
Mrs, .
eal case
im Knight, of Clyde, modi
is resting fairly well.
Wives Attention ! You no longer1
need to slave over tub and board!
Our family rate permits the most
closely budgeted housewives to
send the laundry out and enjoy
life ! Throw away your washtub.
Waynesville Laundry, Inc.
Phone 205
W. KILUAN BOYD AVENUE
mother's words that stuck in his
mind uncomfortably.
When they arrived, the; party at
Howard Scott's shabby old studio
on West Ninth Street was going
with a bang.
Lucinda was grejted with shrieks
of excitement and delight, How
ard, the only person in the gang
given to worrying, and who was
more or less responsible for Luein
da's whereabouts at the picnic,
had "passed out," directly after
their return.
"Therefore it was presumed that
either Lucinda was with someone
else, or had returned to her own
apartment for a snooze.
"Welcome home, sister! To what
base length didst thou go to gain
these spleiJ'ferous pajamas?"
carrolled Bubbles on their arrival.
"This is my sister. This is
Carter," said Lucinda rather shyly.
"So you found an Adonis, you
sly puss! And as for you, young
fellah, whevi our alcoholic host
wakes up and finds you, he'll knife
you," giggled Bubbles.
She rolled her eyes at this hand
some boy, for as inevitable as a
retriever scents a bird, or a cat
a canary, Bubbles had a nose for
money., ; .
But her trick availed little in
this instance. The newcomer seem
ed entirely taken up wich Lucinda.
"Sort of a mad-house, isn't it?"
the latter said, as young men and
eirls in varying amusing outfits
seemed to whirl like dervishes about
the place, and in and out of the
shabby rooms. "We all know each
other ' very well. They're good
scouts. Howard's asleep just now.
They'll wake him presently. He
likes s all to make ourselves at
home."
With that, she went into the
kitchen, accompanied by Carter.
'Make way, everybody." She
shooed people out of her way, and
raided the ice-box. "I'm starving,"
she said plaintively as she cooked
eggs and bacon and sausages while
the coffee was "perking." She made
Carter cut the bread and toast it.
She was back on her own ground
here. He noted and in this jazzy
crowd it added to his admiration
of the girl that she was capa
ble in domestic matters as well as
being ornamental.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
'.The condition, of Miss Wilma
Caglc. of Waynesville, surgical
ease, is. good.
Ted Green, of
case, is better.
CIvde
W. I.. Morrow, f
luska, operative case,
fairly well.
surgical
jike Juna
is resting
Mrs. Hubert Plemmons, of Way
nesville, route 1, operative ease, is
better. '
Stonewell Rathbone, of Clyde,
route 1, operative case, is resting
more comfortably.
Miss Polly Francis, of Waynes
ville, operative case is better.. :
Bill P)ott, of Waynesville, sur
gical case, is some better. .
Phillip Matthews, of Waynesville,
surgical case, is resting more comfortably.
Mrs. M. O. Jones, of Clyde, medi
cal case, is improving.
Charles Clark, of Hartford, Term,
surgical ease, is better.
Van Burnett, of Candler, surgical
use, is resting well.
DISCHARGED
rtnmr those discharged from the
Haywood County Hospital during
were: Parley Hemp
hill Mrs; Elmer Rathbone and baby,
Mill, 1M'?' .
Mrs. C. E. Creen Mrs- r r "
Vesetable Laxative
Has Important Points
Most people want a laxative to do
three things: (1) act punctually,
(2) act thoroughly, (3) act gently.
Here's one that usually fills all
three requirements when the easy
directions are followed. It's an all
vegetable product whose principal
ingredient has medical recognition
as an "intestinal tonic-laxative."
That's the Ingredient which en
ables BLACK - DRAUGHT to help
tone lazy bowel muscles. It is the
main reason for the satisfying re
lief from constipation that gener
ally follow, next riming when
BLACK - DiriT is taken at
bedtime. Tjfe millions of package
used are Poof of it merit
Jilh'THS
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Fergu
son, of Clyde, route 1, announce the
birth of a daughter on June 2fith.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Williams, of
Canton, announce the birth of a
daughter on June 2Hth.
Mr. and Mis. Guy llarrell, of
Cove Creek, announce the birth of a
son on July 1st.
Mrs. Wilburn Nelson, of Way
nesville, route Z, announce the birth
of a .son July 1st.
CICADAS
Millions of 17-year locusts, long
est lived of all insects, arc emerg
ing from the earth over the greater
part of the country between the
Mississippi and the Atlantic Ocean,
FEAR is your WORST ENEMY
The worst fear is the growing dread of Sickness or Accident
that will terminate your salary, pile up debts and wreck your
hopes anil plans. One out of every seven is killed or injured
annually.
A Hospitalialion or Accident .and Health Policy Costs
verv little.
The L. N. Davis Co.
SAT 1SF ACTIOS ' With SAFETY
Waynesville, N. C. Phone 77
The Building & Loan Way
OUR 59rd SERIES OF STOCK
FIRST, SO
OPENED J U LY
NOW Is The Time To S t a r t
SAVING
MONEY
A Few Shares of Building and Loan Will Start
You On The Road To Financial Independence.
CONSULT WITH US ABOUT YOUR HOME OWNING PROBLEMS
HAYWOOD HOME BUILDING AND LOAN ASS0.
Phone 49 Originated in 1918 The Mountaineer Building
R, L. Prevost, president E. J. Hyatt, Vice President S. H. Bushnell, Sec-Treas.