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THE WAYNESVILLE U0UNTALNEE3 Part 1 The Mandarin House Murders CHAPTER VI t do you say," Chao . venture speech in iMrv M offer those tfTLL n Mm clothes" P" u t nnine i uv &?; I find black hair and r1 r: ... Most surpns- itamentrf here has sandy filing like garden after . r;,,Bhi0n8 of couch H . ti. 11 n ruYrhino this-- " f uu foldinz two- the sort generally used 1 the man from G-2 stud- !;,:; bit of evidence. "Go on. L of late lamented are , from use oi luiov, .-w .i weed is in coat pocket." W Chao blinked rapidly. , these lnsignmcam ueuue ,111 Tajen finsh incomplete hit Pebble manufactured a (. lanch. f.vA ront'n You can't dis- it the Chink. Tell him this lidnt even commit suicide." in amusement ; played about rt mouth. "Clever of you to it, too." otice what!" : ' bit the fellow couldn t have litted suicide." k, I say," Kilgour broke in. t not going to tell us to be that someone broke in here hanged him!" ardly. But please look at the I basket from which the dead it supposed to have stepped I he hanged himself." hat's wrong with it?" Officer lie rumbled. : . Iitiwpl haskpt; verv fine." Puf- fgently, Chao Ku offered a bas- Mmatjil lnttaVa work. "Said re ticle, however, much too frail to fort weight of late lamented. SOLDIERS! Ftet That Sweat, Burn Give Off Offensive Odors if hi do this (rive your tired aching h food hot foot bath; rinse and dry ivhlf. Next Dour about a teaapoonful Ixne'i Emerald Oil into the palm of mi and rub thoroughly over the rabbin well into the solea repeat hbbinr In the mornino- Rlief' mniM tr for that aching burning orenes8 fn about your work happy and com ( again. , . , . nri tmeratu uu doer not eiain 'iiomioftl and sold satisfaction (fuaran r raonef back. Any progressive draft mil be (clad to Bupply you. ' SMITH'S CUT RATE DRUG STORE By VAN WYCK MASON Please observe, esteemed collabora tor Pebble." The S. M. P. detective upended the basket then placed a foot upon its bottom. At the first pressure the white enameled re eeptical buckled. Officer Pebble turned a delicate shade of magenta but clung to his opinion. "Well, maybe you're right,' but King could have stood on the edge of the bathtub and kicked the towel basket over in his struggles." After briefly considering the point, North nodded. "That's en tirely possible, Mr. Pebble, even if an overturned basket doesn't gen erally land completely upside down. The use of this chain, however, to me is quite conclusive." He indi cated the shower bath curtain chain. "Ah, yes, the chain. What about itt" Major Kilgour demanded. "Captain North's going to tell us it wasnt strong enough to support the body," Pebble's tone was bitter. "Your error, Officer Pebble, it's a fine strong chain. But a person at tempting Buicide almost never uses wire or a chain, or anything that's likely to injure his skin. A curious quirk of human nature, isn't it, In spector Chao?" "Tajen's words are reflection and substance of truth. In this insig nificant person's experience, he has observed many cases of self-destruction, but never once did suicide cut thread of life with object harsh to skin." Kilgour laughed a little shame facedly. "I should have remem bered that. Of course you're right. Gives one to wonder who staged this pretty little scene; eh what 7" By the bye, here's the letter we found on him envelope, I should say, since there's nothing in it." . The envelope proved to be ad dressed to Major Luther Adams and had been postmarked in New York months earlier. Beyond that it told North nothing at all. "Well, Hugh who do you think he is T Adams or King?" "Why guess when there's some one downstairs who knows Luther Adams?" Chao Ku blinked, and Pebble opened his mouth and forgot to close it "Someone who knows Luther Adams?" Kilgour's sharp query re moved any doubts North entertain ed about the Englishman's true con cern in this affair. "Why, how?" "Tell you later. Officer Pebble, would you go down to the ladies' drawing room and fetch a young woman you'll find waiting there?" . "How'll know her?" "She's blonde and is wearing a jade green evening gown. Her name is Marya Gallian. Don't tell her anything about all this." "Gallian?" Kilgour blinked, but Sisters Vie for Beauty Crown he 8a id nothing. "All right, Captain, I'll get her." The British agent cast his com panion a sharp look, "Where'd you meet this Gallian woman?" "At the Cercle SportifT. She came up to me and asked to help her find Philip King. That's all I know." The British Intelligence man looked a trifle incredulous. "Come now, Hugh" "Honestly, I never saw her be fore; to me she's a complete en ignma. And while we're on the subject, didn't you recognize her name?" "I did," Kilgour admitted slowly, "Our. people and the Dieuxieme Bureau have had an eye on her for a long while." "Urn. What is she a baladeuse?" "Not at present. Last I heard she'd given up free-lance espion age." A ghost of a grin crept over the Englisman's wide mouth. "I say, Hugh, even if they didn't tell you, G-2 must have known she's been recently working as a clerk in your War Department" North vented a brief Anglo- Saxon expletive, and a surge of color emphasized the whiteness of his dinner coat collar. It was, he had found, infinitely annoying to discover such quaint bits of infor mation in the possession of alien Intelligence agents. Light-weight steel it seemed vain to hope that the secret could be kept "Then la Gallian has become i mouton?" (A secret agent who col lects data on military and industrial preparedness.) ' ' "Precisely, a mouton." Kilgour's shiny red forehead became fur rowed. "You've no idea of, what brought her to Shanghai?" "I venture Sir Guy has been find ing that out," North predicted with a hollow laugh. "Well, Chao Ku?" "Events begin to move with speed of dog troubled with fire-crackers," he remarked. 'Examination of neck reveals late lamented was garroted from behind in most accomplished manner. His clothes were changed then his body was hanged. I think very soon comes one big surprise for all of us." "Shouldn't wonder," sighed the British agent. "Lend a hand, In spector; he's scarcely ornamental. Well, Hugh, it looks as if you're the one to break the bad news." "I'm afraid so. But stand by, as I'll bring her in here directly. Be good lad, Bruce, and watch the proceedings through the bathroom door. 1, don't want her more selt conscious than I can help. Chao Ku, you'd better stand yonder among the shadows." (To be Continued) ".- .7'A Si--1- ' - i ;.. - m- v Xr, ' l.,-. - TT . . inn k r - As California seeks iU fairest daughter for the title Miss California, sisters Phyllis (left) and Lois Davis, of Santa Monica, enter the com. petition. Ultimate goal, of course, is the Miss America title. Letters To The Editor. f-nrr I, i ttuii,u,Mllltll'Wjr':'t jiaiwwtiWPPWpijlW Editor Mountaineer: If Hitler did not keenlyfeel his overlordehip of the whole world, why did did he take note of, or trouble himself to declare that, Americans occupation of Iceland was an "unheard of aggression and intervention" and one that he "would not tolerate?" If Hitler did not believe we Americans were both stupid and cowardly, why does he feed us on such silly Stuff as "America stabbed him in the back while he was fight ing a holy war" our war against Communism? If Senator Wheeler is such a good American and loves the American boys so much that he would not spill one drop if their blood to save all the blood and freedom of Europe, why does he tip off Hitler and his Hun submarines to the fact that our boys were se- retelv en route to the occupation of Ireland under order of their Commander in Chief, the President of the United. States ? Has not the time now come for the Senator and his chum, Colonel Lindberjrh. to choose between scrv ing their Commander in Chief or Hitler? They can not serve two miiRtprii . Thev can not hate or hinder one, without more or less loving and serving the other. They can not continue to criticise ana denounce their Commander in Chief, without undermining his au thority and influence in this world crisis, and proportionately encour aging and increasing the influence and nower of the dictator of Europe ? FRANK SMATHERS. Vital i.1en need Vitamins These days every job is vrtal to defense whether It be skUled or unskil led, office or labor, executive or apprentice. Good foods in a well balOTced et ordoerlY prepared to retain their pre SX v?tcLins will help you keep ht physically and mentally. rJrf Plentv Of Fruits And Vegejablet GROW? filGHT HEBE W THE CARO UNAS. . j. Preoare them with minimum of water SoS them ln their own Juices on youi 5Sric Rane-you'll not only retahx fhSr dyfctouVflaYor but xre the vita- mhis, tooh CO II PA XI X LIGHT " " J ft, JT W mm mm . . Talk of The Town Editor Mountaineer; I had the pleasure of spending from May 2, till June 16, inslusive in Waynesville and I thought I would give you a Westerner's view- Doint of it I think Waynesville is extremely well organized for a place of it's size. At least on the surface, ev eryone seems to co-operate to gether very well. Friendly rivalry, but that appears to be as far as it roes. The friendliness of. the people struck me as being the most im pressive single item in Waynes ville. Men and women whom I had never seen before in my life, Balsam News By Gertrude Ruskin Prizes Offered For Attendance at Farm Meet In Ashville On 22nd The Guilford County Farm Bu reau is offering a grand prize of $15.00 to the county in the state having the largest number attend ing any of the four farm bu reau meetings to be held in the state, including the meeting in Asheville, to which the Haywood farmers are invited. In addition to the grand prize, there will also be a first prize of $10.00 and a second prize of $5.00 to the county with the largest at tendance at any one of the four district meetings. The largest attendance score will be based on both : mileage and . number present from the county. The total score of the county will I heard an interesting story1 v.. i... vl lfi.I about the Rev. Mr. Beck from . .L X. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Robertson, of UrfZ.tin7 Dsytona Beach, Fla., this past .the place of meeting. week-end. The Robertsons were .. .. one of the first to build a summer Gets Good Prices For nome at Balsam and while it was in process of being built they lived in the Molpus cabin which was about a quarter of a mile from Tom Lee's store where the young Oscar Beck was then a clerk. As the road was bad and hard to get over, Beck went, every day, to see if the Robertsons needed anything from the store. They told him not to do it, but he 'insisted on giving them good service, a service they appreciated and have never forgotten. The Rev. Oscar J. Beck has mov ed into his new store next door to the post office. It is a spacious up-to-date store which compares fav orably with any modern store. A new electric meat counter has been installed to keep the meat, cheese, butter and other refrigerator foods, ice-cold. The newly painted shelves are buldging with a full stock of goods to care for the in creased business. The Rev. Mr. Beck has given good service to the people of Bal sam and surrounding communities for 14 years. Many of his custom ers have traded with him ever since he opened his own; store. Mrs. Beck hag found time to rear a family and to help her husband in the store. This past winter she wrote the news items for The Waynesville Mountaineer. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Beck 10 Lambs, And 6 Ewes Charles Leatherwood recently sold 10 lambs and 6 ewes for $109.25. The animals averaged 95 pounds each, he said. The price was far above the average, it was pointed out. , wish to thank the home folks and tho out-of-state people who have made it possible for them to ex pand and to grow in their business. A wide welcome awaits their old friends and their new friends in the new store. Edgar M. Halyburton, of Tay lorsville, Alexander county, was the first American soldier to be captured In the World War. .. ... i i would speak to me as n we naa known each other for years. I actually believe that the best friends I have, I had the pleasure of meeting in your little city, Waynesville, Mr. Editor, is a community in which every citizen in it, can well be proud of. Sincerely, LEN MEDFORD. Headquarters Company "A" Re ception Center, CASC Unit No. 1968, Fort Douglas, Utah. Approximately 70 per cent of th Nation's flue-cured tobacco i is produced by North Carolina,! reports the State Department of Agriculture. t BRICK What style of architecture do you prefer? You can build any type of home with brick. We can show you an excellent se lection of plans. Build with brick! ETOWAH BRICK BUILDS BETTER HOMES MOLAND-DRYSDALE CORP. Telephone 3 ETOWAH, N. C. Truck Deliveries to all Parts Of Western North Carolma :ACz&A I. (N . V - 1 jiV' A0'A If 1 n.i 'i f- '4 . f - , If .- 1 t ; III ' ' V V; V' 1 -: V! VV-- V ' 1 -l .1 tratln Royal Master Owners RELAX ... Never' Worry About Tire Trouble y'V NOTARY PUBLIC Services AT THE Mountaineer TMCV FUR NO MODS. Whea brake re applied tb fit comiaaoo. ribi breek op into tilled, tlurp-edfed treed block bite through the Sim ofweter.dunendotltocontroHknle, top fOm quicker, Mrtif hter, seier. my run no nowovrt. OauU. tine On e cane mj carry tUmHrfh ormal loed, t terrific etreifl-oa the cord Voir, Sf"y BtrnJImg aferuef corde ia Utei to retitt blowonu roill etreia, peed, beu, fen tML Li 2 prored with eecret compoaaa to (nc et greeter resisuace to beet, ereo more milee thick Tempered Rubber tresde an be rttnemtd ta live oeerlr dtmih the aoa-ekid wee. The THCT err steoomni mots. ereo ribe re'"rtlrod-trck" t bilitT e mooihcr.iflowinf ride without hum, whioe or ramble. Elec tors ia the grooree (right) eliminate nooee thst often cat the tread. '''V 7(yFr Owoy at Tw IW Key Sarefy Barber's Rockr-Applc Filling Station ...... . : i JOHNNY SPARKS, Managpr Phone 127 At Barber's Orchard SALE IN FULL SWING AT MASSIE'S ?ISk C. J. REECE, Owner
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