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THE STORY
CHAPTER V.?Marc la admits to her
self that she has altogether too deep
an Interest in her truest.' hut <? power
less to overcome It Unable to write
because of his Injured wrist Heath has
Marcia wire "Mra S. C. Heath." New
York, sarins he is safe. He also wires
orders to a man named Carrier to come
at once. Sylvia, in her room, bedecks
herself with the Jewels At Marc la's
approach she hides them there. Heath
asks Marcia to brimr him the jewels
They are cone! Terror-stricken, she
informs Heath. He kindly makes llkht
of the loss Sylvia has a letter from
Horatio Puller, "boy friend" in her
home town. Alton City. Seisin* an op
portcnity. she restores the jewels to
their original hidin* place. Heath's
consideration tor her in their supposed
loss moves Marcia deeply.
Maxeia Took up her sewing. ~
"Do you think so?" questioned she,
raising her brows. "Seems to me we've
had lots of rain and fog."
"WaL ves. now you mention It I do.
recall a few thick days. Still, spring
is com In'.*
'Td like to shingle the sooth ell this
spring," announced Marcia, giving a
disconcertingly practical twist to the
conversation. "How many shingles do
yon suppose It would take?"
Eleazer frowned. The dialogue was
not proceeding along the lines he had
mapped ont
"Td have to reckon that ont Ifs a
good notion, though, to make the ell
tight That's what the birds are doln*.
They're gettin' their nests built an'
kinder pickin' ont their matgs."
"I did not realize you were so much
Interested in birds, Eleazer" Marcia
exclaimed. "I have a fine bird book
I must lend you. It's in the other
room. Fll fetch It"
Springing up, she disappeared.
"Drat it!" murmured Eleazer. "Conld
anything be more exasperatin'? An'
me neither knowln'. nor car In' a hang
whether a bird's a robin or a spar
row." He wandered to the window.
"Oh, heavens, who's this comin'? It
It ain't 'Ush Winslow! Now what in
thnnder does he want bnttin' in?"
Eleazer threw open the door.
Before he could speak, however,
EUsha puffing and out of breath
bawled t
"Where in the name of goodness did
you put the engine-house key, IBeazerl
Whipple's hen bouse Is afire an' we've
hunted high an' low for it"
"My soul an' body," Eleazer gasped.
"I clean forgot to leave It Must be in
my pocket"
Wildly be began 10 search.
"You're a fine head of the fire de
partment you are!" roared Bllsha. "If
you'd put your mind on town business
'stead of on Marcia Howe, we'd all be
better off. Traipsing over here to see
her in the middle of the day, palmln'
off that telegram as an excuse. You
better go straight back to the village
fast aa you can leg it an" carry the
key with you," went on the accuser.
"Dont wait for nothin'. Til explain
matters to Marcia."
"But rve got to see her. ive got
? to speak to her private,** protested the
/wretched official '1 want to give her
jsomethln'."
* ? "Give it to me. Ill hand it to her."
Klisha's extended palm was not to
be ignored.
< "Thin? this ? telegram," Quavered
Eleazer. "I ain't had a chance to?"
- "Do you mean to say you ain't given
: her that telegram yet?'
' "I was Intendin' to. I was Just
i about to when?"
"Wal, of all the?" words failed
, jSUaha. "Hbre, give it to me," be com
manded. "I can be depended on to
| deliver messages if you can't HI see
she has it In the meantime, the best
thing you can do is to hoof It to town
i quick's ever you can."
: "Ain't yoo comln'T
. "I? Na Fire's ain't in my line.
Long's Marcia's here by herself an'
ain't busy, I'm goto' to pay her a call,"
Eliaha grinned. "I've got to deliver
the telegram."
"Too might be needed at the lire."
, 1 shan't be," was the calm reply.
"Not unless there's sometMn' criminal
i about tt."
. "It might be arson."
j "ID take a chance on It startto'
from Dan Whipple's cigarette. In fact
'he owned as much. Now, hop along.
! Eleazer, else the whole conflagration
| wffl he out fore you get there."
; The unlucky Are chief bad no
jcholee.
itn. (*?a Iul m lu> strode
?off acrooa the sand. "Drst It! Ala*
Kfogfe* my lockr _r;
f
??i in ? nam* to return to oar
isnsrthened from ft- fgw? n^orn^nts
into a snorter of u beeh^
eceseor, vu formulating Ms mode of
attack. Might not this ho hi* own
golden opportunity?
Before another watched the prize
#?Mm;beforeI teeth with hie yacht
5SflrtMoa^tSt"tt1, *W00M **
He streOed op to the store and,
o? the hearth with his back
to the Are, recked back and forth on
hif feeels reflectively, a i ' T; *?'
?llsh& looked dawn.
" He saw It m setts loose.
If til* sheriffs eyes bulged when he
caught sight of It, they all but popped
from his heed when, egged on by curi
osity, he pressed the catch on the
box.
Quick ss a flash the whole sltua
tioa clarifled in his mind.
These were ihe widely heralded
Long Island Jewels; asd the thlit who
had stolen them was here beneath this
roof!
It was,as plain as a pikestaff. Hid
den by fog he 'had escaped in his
host and toadrerteatly run aground at
the mouth of Wilton harbor.
. Of course Marcia did not know.
Even though a friendship existed be
tween herself and Heath, She was un
questionably Ignoranh of the nefaH
?out means by which he earned his
Hripg.
Ptir from cherishing anger or re
?entnent toward the parson who ax
posed his villainy and prevented her
from sacrificing herself to such an un
principled adventurer, would she nbt
regard her rescuer with deepest grati
tude? Eaishs's bead whirled.
Nevertheless, confused though he
was, it was dear to him he must not
make a mis-step and neglect to per
form his offidal duty with dignity.
Heath was ill. There would be sob
danger of his leaving the Homestead
at present, especially as be had no
snspldon the Jewels had been discov
ered.
The best plan was for him to re
turn to the mainland; get his badge
and handcuffs; find out what formal-;
Sties such a-momentous event as an
arrest demanded; and return later
and round up the criminal.
He did not dally. Carefully putting
hanlr srWa ha hail fannri
them, ha placed the telegram upon the
table and went out, softly closing the
door behind him. *
It flashed into his mind that as the
tide was coming In It might be well
to borrow Marcia's boat and row back
/to shore.
This would serve two purposes. He
would reach home sooner; and Heath;
cut off by the sweep of the channel,
would in the meantime be unable to
escape.
Never bad Ellsha rowed at be rowed
that day 1 The dory fairly leaped
through the water. Beaching shore, he
sprang from it and dragged It up on
the sand. Then, trembling with excite
- ment, he set out for home.
He was almost at his gate when to
bis consternation be saw Elesser puf
fing after him.
"You didn't make much of a stop at
The WIdder's, I see," Jeered he.
"Not Had other business," came
crisply from Ellsha.
"Yon 'pear to be' kinder stirred up,
?IJsh," Eleazer commented. "What's
the matter?"
Ellsha determined upon a sudden
and bold move.
"Say, Eleazer," began he cautiously.
Did you ever see a man arrested?"
"Wal, I dnnnc as I ever did?not
I really. Tve seen It done; though, in
, the movies."
"That oughter be up-to-date an*
proper. Just bow waa the proceedln'
put through r
Thoughtfully Eleazer regarded the
toe* of hi* boots.
"Wal, oear> I CAB recollect, the po
liceman went op to the criminal en*
grabbln* him by the arm says: Ton
villain! Fve got yon now. Scram!'"
"I s'pose the policeman wore a
badge an' carried handcuffs."
"Oh, law, yes. But what's the game?
What do yon want to know for?"
Furtively BUaha glanced up and
down the empty road and aftSr peer
ing over his shoulder, he dropped his
voice to a confidential whisper and
htesed:
" 'Cause Tm goln' to make an arrest
?a big arrest! I've tracked down the
thief that committed the Long Island
burjfle^. Moreover, I know this very
second where the jewels are. Fa
goin' to phone the New York police
rre got their man," he concluded.
Eleazer"! canning mind worked
Qtittfcly.' """""""
. "I don't know, 'Ush, as Td do that,"
he casttoped. "In the first place, yon
might be mistook in your calculations
an' not only get yourself into hot wa
ter but make~ the town a langhln'
stock. Furthermore, was you wrong,
you .-Blight get sued for defSmin' the
accused's character."
"I alnt wrong. Tm right"
"WiL even so, Td mors careful,"
urged his companion. "Host likely
there's a reward out iter this criminal.
Why spUt tt with, a best of others?
Why dent yen an' ae (Stride tt? IH
help yoa land your man, since you're a
bib-" Vteaser, fearing to offend,
tated. "?a bit out of practid "bout ar>
restinV
The adrica waa good, Ellsha, shrewd
In his dealings, instantly saw the ad
vantages of the plan proposed.
"Wal, mebbe 'twould be better If I
. didn't 1st too aany Ignorant city chaps
in on a big thing Ilk* this," he con
-Toy otf n. ta?w
what wePra about I finer we could
handle it"
"hn w mM. We can-nnt it
tbraogb fr toto&j^ape^l^ you
r - O- am m m mama jf Alt? *? # n ? mam a.
f swc cnange your ciotoea ^iof your
Sunday am 1 black" ftbck coat's
-;yec mast pis your aberiTa badge on
handcu^ 'caste you're certain^ need
at: tbia. He'^b^TTru^iSw *1>
I^rSu naedb't concern yon none,
f to steal on bedteB Mnt bat your Dlatol
f.. .. .Tv.^T* rP'TJTv
I twixt bit shoulder-blades an' about:
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FOUNTAIN NEWS
(Br UBS. M. > VSLVBBTON) I
Mr*. G. L Owens and daughter*.
Hazel and Ekuse, and ?ons, Claud
and Neal, left Wednesday for Wal
lace, where they will spend the
Thanksgiving holidays visiting rela
tive* *
W. E. Yelverton spent Sunday in
Chapel Hill with friends, M
Miss Jean. Merritt Owens celebrat
ed her thirteenth birthday Wednes
day night by taking a few of her
young friends to the theatre in Wil-.
son.
. .. . . i . 1 ?
W. C. JKeddick has returned to ms
home after having spent some time
in Durham at Duke Hospital under
going treatment
Mr* M. C. Smith retained to the
home of her mother near Farmville
who continues very ill.
Elizabeth Eason, a former student
of Louisburg College, come home last
Friday evening after a recent illness.
She regrets that she will not be able
to finish her school year, on account1
of phyaial conditions.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Mayo, Jr., are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, Gerald Mack. Mrs. Mayo
was formerly Miss (Hive Clark, of
Greenville.
RECEIVE AWARDS IN ESSAY
CONTEST
In a recent essay contest sponsor
ed by the Raleigh Times the follow
ing pupils of Fountain school receiv
ed awards: Carol Yelverton winner
of third prixe received five dollars
and Helen Brown Jefferson, Penina
Butts and Louise Norman each re
ceived one dollar.
AUXILIARY MEETS
The Woman's Auxiliary held its
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs,
J. A. Mercer with Mrs, C. L. Owens
assistant hostess.
The devotional was conducted by
Miss Ella Fleming, which was fol
lowed by a most interesting talk on
Barium Springs Orphanage by Mrs.
Gardner of Tarboro, the secretary of
Orphanage work in the Albemarle
PresbyteriaL. *
The guests then enjoyed refresh
ments which were served by the hos
tesses.
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J?M J K1CI A(N2? BKlUbEi l/LiUD |
Mrs. J. L. Cooke entertained her!
bridge club Tuesday evening. Bridge
was enjoyed at three tables. High
score prize was won by Miss Chris
tine Smith and the consolation prize
was presented to Miss Helen Smith.
Guests other than club members were
Mrs. J. P. Gardner, Mrs. L, E. Baker
and Miss Frances Dilda.
Delicious refreshments were serv
ed by the hostess. The Thanksgiving
idea was carried out in favors and
decorations.
FOUNTAIN HAS THE
NEWEST HOY SCOUT TROOP
IN PITT COUNTY
Tuesday night at seven o'clock
seventeen boys met at the Industrial
building of the Fountain High School
to organize a Boy Scout Troop. The
Troop is being sponsored by the
Fountain Junior Order of American
Mechanics.
The meeting opened with the al
legence to the flag given by the Troop
and visitors. This was ^followed by
a short business meeting in which a
few of the boys that had not previ
ously registered did so, and the hoys
selected three temporary Patrol Lead
ers and Patrol names. After the
business meeting the boys had twen
ty minutes of Patrol instruction In
which time the boys learned the deaf
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I NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA, Pitt County,
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
BEFORE THE CLERK
T. D. Murphy, Administrator of W.
R. I. Lassiter, Deceased
?vs?
William Emmitt Lassiter, Grace Las
siter, Lee Nora Lassiter, Joseph
Hugh Lassiter, Mabel Elixa Lassi
ter and William Earl Lassiter.
Heirs st Law of W. R. J, Lassiter,
' Beeoased. '
k The defendants William Emmitt
Lassiter, Grace Lassiter, Lee Nora
Lasaiterwill take notice that an ac
tion entitled as above typ been com
menced in the Superior Court of Pitt
County, North Carolina by the plain
tiff T. D. Murphy, Administrator of
W. R. J. Lassiter, deceased, against
the above named defendents and oth
ers for the purpose of selling the
lands of the said W. It J. Lassiter,
deceased, to make assets to pay the
debts and, mEm the administration
of the said estate. And the said de
fendants will further take notice that
they are required to appear at the
Office of the Cleric of the Superio^
action or the plaintiff will appl^to
and dumb alphebSt The Scoutmas
ter Mr. H. B. Mayo gave leadership
working through the Petrol
leaders. The Patrol instruction pt iod
was followed by a game of thing* to
do and things to touch with the in
struction given with the deaf and
dumb alphabet Tfc* Wolf Patrol won
this game. The next game played
was a shoe relay. The Wolf Patrol
also won this. The Paper bag relay
was the last of the games and was
won by the Hawk Patrol The meet
ing was closed by giving the Scout
benediction by all present -0
Mr. G. E. Travathan acted as scribe
tte meetmg and is one rf the
Asst Scoutmasters, and Mr. B.; A.
Ifcpe, Asat Scoatmaster
giving leadership to the gamea. The
members of the Troop Committee,
D. R. Mercer, Chmn., Dawson Jef*
fereon, and J. P, Killebrew, acted as
iudsres. '
| The officers of the Troop are:
Troop Committee, D. R. Mercer,
|Chmn., Dawson Jefferson and J. P.
Killebrew. Scoutmaster, R. B. Mayo,
principal of Fountain High School.
Assistant Scoutmaster, G. E. Trava
tlian and B. A. Pope. Patrol Leaders,
Atlas Wooten, Hawk Patrol; Dwight
Johnson, Eagle Patrol, and Franklin
Lewis, Wolf PatroL The boys are:
Wolf Patrol, James Lane Jefferson,
Earl Trevathan, Jr., Billie Jefferson,
Chester Harris, George Nichols and
Franklin Lewis; Eagle Patrol, Paul
; Parker, Graham Jefferson, Harvey
Harris, James Tugwell, Ronald Nich
ols and Dwight Johnson; Hawk Pa
trol, Leonard Manning, Norman Gard
ner, Daniel Owens, Joseph Horton
and Atlas Wooten. The visitors were
Mr. Horton, Mr. Hams and Ralph
H. Mozo, Assistant Scout Executive.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
. Haying qualified as Administratrix
C. T. A. of the estate of Annie
Barnes, deceased, late of Pitt Coun
ty, North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at Farm
ville, North Carolina, on or before
the 25th day of October, 1986, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make immedi
ate payment
This the-28rd day of October, 1935.
DORA JOYNER,
Administratrix C. T. A. of the
Estate of Annie Barnes.
10-25-6wks.
P?ADMteT^TOR'rNOTICE f
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of W. R. J. Lassiter,
late of Pitt County, North Carolina,
this is to notify ail persons having
claims against the estate of the said
deceased to exhibit them to the un
dersigned, on or before the 26th day
of October, 1986, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
| : ?'!; . ? ? & -r [
This the 25th day of October, 1985.
T. D. MURPHY, Administrator
of W, R. J. Lassiter Estate.
J. G. Anderson, Atty. 10-5-35
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Into North China Zone
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Supporting North China
Autonomy Movement
and Preventing Disor
ders by Chinese Mobs
Nanking, China, Nov. 27.?A high
official said today the Chinese gov
ernment had determined to meet with
force any move to impose the auton
omy program on the territory south
of the-borders of Hopei and Chahar
provinces.
Tientsin, Nov. 27.?The Japanese
army moved into North China today,
prepared to support the North China
autonomy movement headed by. Gen.
Yin Ju-Keng and to prevent disorders
by Chinese mobs.
At the same time, the national
government in Nanking threatened
military resistance to the autono
mists and instructed the Hopei pro
vincial government to dismiss and
punish Gen. Yin, who still holds the
minor post in the demilitarized
zone which he deserted to declare
an autonomous state in eastern
Hopei.
The first contingent of the invad
ing Japanese from Manchukuo, chief
baso of the Japanese army in north
ern Asia, reached Peiping late yes
terday. They comprised 160 sol
diers armed with light and heavy
machine guns and came into tfie
old capital from Shanhaikwan on a
special train.
Simultaneously, Yin Ju-Keng an
nounced at his capital in Tungchow,
near Peiping, that 10,000 Japanese
troops marched through the Great
Wall at Kupeikow and headed to
wards Miyuen-Hsien, a walled city
about 30 miles north of Peiping.
Miyuen-Hsien was divisional head
quarters during the Japanese inva
sion of North China two years ago
following bitter fighting at Kupeikow
in which hundreds of Chinese were
killed.
A second detachment of 80 Japa
nese machine gunners passed
through Tientsin en route to Peip
ing at dusk yesterday.
Two Japanese armcred trains
which have been held at Shanhai
kwan, gateway from North China
into Manchukuo, were reported)
moving towards Tangku, down-river
port of Tientsin.
Meantime, Japanese military head
quarters here issued a formal state
ment supporting the autonomy move
ment and asserting that "any effort
of the Nanking government to sup
press it will be useless."
This statement was reinforced by
a declaration of the Japanese em
bassy, through a spokesman in
Shanghai, saying:
"Japan considers it imperative
that the political and administra
tive reorganisation of the northern
provinces (Hopei, Shansi, Chahar,
Shantung, and Suiyuan?with a
total population of about 95,000,000
people) be hastened to enable these
regions to maintain normal economic
relations with the independent em
pire of Manchukuo and Japan."
Cotton growers of Scotland Coun
ty purchased .456,840 pounds of tax
exemption certificates to gin extra
cotton last week.
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ftUlU,? U* KC-SALE Uf VALU
ABLE REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that order of
re-sale contained on November 9,1985
by His honor, J. Frank Harrington,
Clerk of the Superior Court of Pitt
County, N. C., in that action en
titled, "Town of Fannville vs. W. J.
Rasberry and wife, Clyde Rarberry,
and J. T. Harriss, the undersigned
Commissioner, a prior bid of $730.00
made on October 28th, 1935, having
been raised by more than 6%, will,"
on Saturday, the 7th day of Dec.,
1935, at 12:(0 o'clock NOON, sell
to the highest bidder for cash, at
the Courthouse door in Greenville,
N. C., the following described real
property:
One vacant lot situated on the
southeast comer of the intersection
of Wilson and Walnut Streets of the
Town of Farmville; said lot being
on the west side of the T. C. Bea
man garage building.
Bidding to begin at $958.82; and
said lot to be sold subject to exist
ing County and Town taxes.
This the 19 day of Nov., 1935.
JOHN B. LEWIS,
12wks Commissioner.
THANH YOU,
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