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1JLC3 TWO. ntnuy, jvxe it, loio. TC3 GASTOXIA GAZRTTB. Among the Apple Trees A Story of Farm Life s sasBSMssBBa By OJfTORD V. GREGORY Copyright. 1910. by American Press Association. CHAiTKK IX BETH met the glrla at the train and harried them oat to the university. 6bo looked happier than tney had ever seen her tttfosa. l Believe 70a bar good news for M," said Mabel, smiling. "indeed I barer cried Beth. "And wf coane It's about Harold. There's bees each a chaDe In him! Dean Russel told me yesterday that there ftrasnt a 007 in school he would treat any., quicker than he would Harold. And you J oat ought to see him play teotbsflr The other girls langbed with the contagious happiness. "I knew he had It In him to come out all right If he'd Just get started In the right direction," said Mabel "Will we see him tonight r ques tioned Gladys. "No, he's In training, you know, and ant be np nights. But tomorrow Is the last game of the season, and he's promised to take us all to the theater tomorrow night We're going to hare box too." Over the Ran Ta SnlpsOon chapter Ixrase there was trouble brewing Harold came In from supper and start- f "1 xxmT cjlkjc a x do jtot ohs." d up to his room as was his wont When one of the boys called him Into the parlor. "Don't he in such a hurry, Do Val," to said. "Join us In Just one game to .take your mind off the victory tomor- "Yes, you need a little touch of porting ' life to get your blood up," poke up another of the players. "You're been holding off a long time for you." Harold hesitated. Cards had always bad a fascination for him. Tonight. Iter the strain of weeks of bard train ing, the crowded, hazy card room at tracted him irresistibly. "I don't care if I do Just one." he aid. and with something of the old reckless gleam In his eyes he slid Into the seat that waa promptly vacated for him. He played and lost and played and lost again, so fascinated In the shift ing cards that he lost all track of time and losses. Then suddenly he straightened up with a stan and threw down his cards. "Eleven o'clock," he cried, "and the night before the championship garnet Why didn't you tell mer He reached la his pocket "How ranch T" be asked. One of the boys rapidly added up a row of figures, "One hundred and fif ty dollars," he said. Harold dropped limply back In his chair. "One hundred and fifty dol lars!" he gasped. "Oh. why did I do ltr He buried his face in his bands. "Cheer up." said one of the others, not unkindly. "You're not the kind to flunk out on taking your medicine. Bnt 1 want to be square with you." he went on. "Ill play you a gam for the jackpot Come on. Now'a your hance." Without a word Harold drew his chair up to lie table and reached for the cards. The boys gathered around and watched breathlessly, for some thing In ' Harold's' tense face and la bored breathing told them that more than the mere money was at stake. They had seen him lose larger amounts than that with a careless smile on his face. But again the fates were against Uo, and afrain his plays were un lucky. With a groan be pushed back ' bis chair and rushed front the room ' ta. pass a sleepless night tossing to and fro and living over again those 'few' brief hours of the evening be 'fore.' His chum met him at the foot of the ' stairs as, haggard and worn, ha came -down to breakfast the next morning, here's a chance to make good yet" be whispered. "Minnesota has sent tip S30O to place on the game We've all agreed to firs you the first chance TO tat it." said Harold quickly. "Tnafatas may be agajnst me, but , la a. football game Tpx act afraid of fata." - : - . Long before J o'clock the crowd be gan to flow through the gate ana P a to the long bJeacners. Beta, naa secured seats near the center, and the girls were waiting excitedly for the appearance of the contending teams. At about fifteen minute of 2 .the Min nesota team trotted on to the new, "Oh. seer cried Mabel, catching Gladys by the arm. "There's Jeff!" But Gladys had already seen him and was waving a Minnesota pennant with all her wight Jeff saw them at almost the same Instant and waved bis hand. "Doesn't he look big and strong In those football things T cried Mabel "And oh. see. there's Harold T as the Iowa team came running out The crowd was on Its feet tn an instant and the Iowa yell echoed across the campus as the two teams lined up. Then the whistle blew, and the great game was on. Mabel put her hand kerchief to ber eyes as the two lines csme together with s thud that shook the tense air. Gladys only wished that she had more eyes in order that she might see more of it "Peer she cried, seizing Beth by the arm as Jeff, who was playing quarter, broke away for a twenty yard run down the field toward Iowa's goal. It looked for a moment as If be had got clear away, and then with a long jump Harold tackled him. and they went down together. Flay followed play In quick succes sion, but It seemed to the girls that it was largely a fight between the two opposing quarterbacks, with the rest of the Dlavers to lend color to the scene. The first half passed with no score. and the whittles called the men up for the final struggle. Minnesota secured the ball on the klckoff. and their fa mous "flying wedge" took them back nearly to the center of the field. Then Jeff got away with the ball and ad vanced It to Iowa's forty yard Una. A line smash took It five yards far ther, and there It stuck. Twice the great human machines csme together, and twice Minnesota failed to gain. As a last resort Jeff dropped back to kick goal. It was a magnificent kick. and the ball sailed squarely between the posts. The handful of Minnesota supporters went wild with delight, and when Gladys came to herself she was war big a plug hat . with one hand and ber pennant In the other, while the bald- beaded old gentleman who sat In the seat ahead looked up at her In pained surpsjse. Again the teams lined up. Minnesota flushed with victory, Iowa doggedly determined. Harold backed up Iowa's klckoff with s great run and a mag nificent tackle, and lewa held the ball on Minnesota's thirty-five yard line. The Iowa supporters went wild yell ing for a touchdown, but Minnesota's line was like a stone wait sod Iowa had no alternative but to kick. The ball was quickly passed back to Har old, but the hard game and the sleep less night were beginning to tell on him, and be fumbled. He Immediate ly recovered and kicked, but the Min nesota men were on top of him. and the chance for a score was lost Min nesota kicked the ball out of danger, and then followed ten minutes of steady hammering, with no apparent advantage on either sldex Harold was getting desperate. The disgrace of a defeat and the dis grace of a whole year's straight liv ing thrown away in a single night's dissipation stared him In the face. They must not lose. He clinched his teeth as he called the signal for a quarterback run. He put the last ounce of desperate strength he had left into that run. Ten yards, twen ty, thirty, he went Only fifteen more and be could faU across the line and breathe when a human catapult struck him from behind and he went down, with Jeff hanging tightly to his legs. Harold was filled with blind -anger at Jeff. In every play be had made that day Jeff had opposed him. He was always In the way. He did not stop to think of the consequences, but a moment later as the Minnesota team "TLX. XJVS XT DOWH XXI. came crashing into their line be leaped quickly forward and delivered a ter rible kick at Jeff's ribs. , . In an instant the referee bad him by the arm, and.be was Jed off the field, while Jeff was carried away to the tent with a'broken rib. ' ; In a few moments more It was all Over, and Minnesota waa the cham pion of the west C- '".' . The girls had seen Jeff carried away, bat they bad not seea bow be was hart. j Beth - baUed .a passing sop bo more and sent him over to the tent to and out If the Injury ..was ae- rioua. ,: . "H says hell be all right In a Ut tie while," the boy said as be cam back, "He said to give yoo bis com pliments and that be would be ovar to see you after supper." , '; But neither Jeff nor Harold put In an appearance after supper. . Jeff tola phoned .over after awhile and told them that the' doctor wouldn't let him come. ' But of Harold they saw nor beard nothing. ; It was almost 0 o'clock when the maid brought a note up to Mabel. It was from Harold, and be asked that be might see her for a moment His face waa so twisted with pain and remorse that (he hardly recog nised him. and his attempt at smile of welcome was so pitiful that Mabel smothered an involuntary cry of sym pathy. "Wont you come oat on the campus a few moments r he asked., won't keep you long" He led ber along In silence till they came to a little clamp or trees that stood back a short distance from the walk. Harold motioned Mabel to a seat in the fantastic shadow cast by the lopsided moon sud threw himself down at ber feet "I've got something to tell you." be began, and his voice waa husky with emotion "something that probably no one but you will understand," he went on. "and maybe you won't" ' He paused a moment as If gathering himself together for the ordeal; and then, slowly, haltingly, but Without omitting a single detail, be told the whole miserable story. Mabel sat silent for a long time after he bad finished. "Well." be said at last "why don't you tell me what yon think of mer" "I think you're a poor, unfortunate boy," said Mabel In a sudden rush of sympathy. "But It may not turn out to be as bad as It seems now. Have you made any plans?" He shook bis bead.. "Only that I'm going away somewhere and not coming back till 1 have $600 tn my band. 1 can't ask father for It" "That's the very thing 1 was going to suggest" said Mabel "Six hundred dollars Is a great deal of money, but you're young and strong, and 1 know you can earn It" Harold leaped to his feet "You don't know bow much better you've made me feel. Mabel." he . said. "1 came over here tonight feeling as If I hadn't a friend In the world, but you have put some new hope Into me. This has been a bad day's work, an awful day's work, but I'll live It down yet" "Tell the girls about It," he went on as they reached the door of the dormi tory. "I can't bear to see them. Tell Beth she deserves to have a far, better brother than she's got I won't show up again till those gambling debts are paid." He dosed the door as Mabel stepped Inside and then turned and hurried away. CHAPTER X. M' ABEL turned and slowly climb ed the stairs. The girls were still sittlna- ud waiting for 1 X her. Sitting down on the sofa and hold ing Beth's hands tightly tn hers, she told the story, passing briefly over the bitter parts and dwelling longer upon Harold's manly resolve to make full reparation for his sin. "Different people need to have dif ferent things happen to them to bring out the best there is in them," said Gladys when the story was finished. "Maybe this will be die best thing for Harold. I can't belp believe it will all come out right In, the end." There was a strange bush about the campus the next day. Students gath ered In little groups here and there, talking in subdued tones. It seemed as If, some one were dead, so strange waa the unnatural quiet The story of Harold's disgrace was generally known now, and boys and girls looked at Beth pityingly as she passed. Mabel saw and understood and real ized, with a pang, that the mere pay ing back of the' gambling 'money could never: wipe out . Harold's shame. It wasn't the money that these students were thinking of they had seen bets won and lost before but, It was the disgrace , of attempting to win the game unfairly. ' The University of Iowa prided Itself on the cleanness of Its athletics, and Harold's action bad left a blot upon Its record that It would take years to outlive. The few weeks that Intervened until vacation passed quickly. .School was out again, and once more the girls walked up the little path to, the fa miliar kitchen door,' where then, fa ther and mother wars eagerly awalt mg them. , It 'was at church the next Sunday evening that the girls first saw Jeff again. As soon as the benediction waa said be came over where they were. "It wouldn't seem, like, getting back home If you weren't here," he said, holding out a hand to each of them. "Ivs got a hundred things to say to you."" ' 1 ' , u ' " - , "80 have L if I can get up courage to talk to a real live football hero," laughed Gladys. -,;:: -r ; "Suppose you try, anyway," Jeff an swered. My bens Is oat here, and If yoo. girls' can trust. your father, and mother, to go boms alone" . , . : 1 guess they can find the way with us close behind, anyway. said Mabel ' i ; ..; i;t "I suppose 1 ewe 70a an apology for not ooming over to See you the night after the Iowa garnet". Jeff said when they were, on, their way. "But you may be sure that 1 dldnt stay away because I wanted to. The doctor bad ; to bang on to m to keep me from going, anyway." f ;K ;'; "Wars you hurt very badly T" asked Gladys qaickiy. ' v '. , ' "Oh. no," be replied. ?A broken rib doesn't count for very much in foot ball If It bad been In fair tackle I wouldn't have cared." he went on. "but to be kickoa la the ribs like a dog 1 v '. Gladys stopped him with a gesture. "Harold Is our friend." she reminded blm gently. , ,,' "I beg your pardon.", Jeff said, con trolling, himself with an -effort "I "HABOtD IBHT THAT EMKD OF A FRIEND," SrOU UP MABEL. dldnt know that you, bad that kind of friends." "Harold Isn't that kind of a friend," spoke up Mabel quickly. "Let me tell you sbont blm." When she had finished Jeff gave a long whistle. "That makes It look different," be said. "I can understand how bard It would be for a fellow like' blm. I'm sorry it happened, though. It's bad for him and bad for the school. As soon as they reached the gate Mabel excused herself on the plea that she had a cold and ran Into the house. "Have you a cold, too" asked Jeff. turning to Gladys, with a amile. She shook her bead. "Then let's don't go In, yet" be said. turning the horse around. "We don't see each other very often, you know." "You must be awfully popular at college after that lowa game." said Gladys after a moment "I waa so proud of. those star plays you made 1 could hardly sit stilL" . Jeff smiled. "It's easy for me to play football," be said. "I never thought a fellow deserved much credit for doing things that were easy for him. should say that Harold deserves more credit for that year of straight living than I do for anything I've ever done." "I don't know," replied Gladys slow ly. "Harold has bad to fight hard, but I believe I could like him better If he were more like you. You say a fel low deserves credit Just for fbe hard things be' does," she went on. "Did you ever have any hard things to do?" Not yet" be answered. "Everything at college waa easier to do than not to. but"- "But whatr "I'm not going back to school" "Not going back!" she echoed. "Why not?" "Ife father." he answered. "He's too old to work as hard as he's doing. Since the other boys went out west everything Is left for blm to da He never would trust anything to a hired man. I've Just been finding out too,' be added, "bow many things he and mother have been going without In or der to keep me In school Why, they've even been staying home from church because their clothes were so shabby. It's been a disappointment to father. too. having all his boys leave home. He has always been planning on how he was going to fix up the old place when we were old enough to help." "And so you are going to stay at home." said Gladys. "Isn't it bard' "Hard!" he cried. "You don't realise bow hard It is, Gladys. I used to lie out under the apple trees' on Sunday afternoon and dream about the won derful world outside and especially that part of it they called college. 1 never wanted to study Greek or higher mathematics, but the name 'agricul tural college' always ., fascinated me. I stayed home from lots of Fourth of July celebrations and circuses In order that my college fund might grow faster. When I started 1 only had. enough money to last one term, but father offered to pay the rest,, besides what I could earn." . . "I wonder why It Is," said Gladys lowly, "that people who can have, a collage education Just for .the asking never .'seem' to " appreciate , It,. t while those' who reajly do make the most of their opportunities have such a bard time going at an?" ' v" ' ' ; ."LetTs not talk about ft," Jeff an swered. .."When I think of an 1 bad planned to do. at college pest year and of all the old fellows, trooping back when classification day comes it seems as If I cant etay away.", , .' ' Gladys' nodded In silent understand- tegympalnyy;:V . They rode on to silence for a long tlmeT Then Jeff pointed with bis whip toward field they were passing.' "I'm going to til tMt forty Jo the spring;" be said, i "I wont be satisfied nntl I make ours the best farm la ,tbe ceua- . T thought frou were the. bravest boy I ever saw that day I saw you on the football field." said Gladys slowly.; "I ajasurefl4Bbw.to? ' ''' V - "And Tartars you're the best chum a fellow ever bad." Jeff answered. . (To be Continued.) i WILMINGTON MEN TO FIT. v V.1-' "-v.- Are Constructing an Aeroplane oa . Wright riaa and Will Attempt ; ' First Flight July Fourth. A special from Wilmington to The Charlotte Observer, under date of the U th, says 5 . '. . On Moore's Beach, not many miles distant from the point, oa the .North Carolina coast where the Wright brothers made their experiments with their aeorplane which bee lnce proven to be such a success,; has been constructed by two prominent business men of Wilmington, one of whom is an electrical engineer, an aeorplane ' somewhat -" like .. the Wright's as to the general, plan but very- different in many reipecta. Great, secrecy has been observed la regard to the machine and the place where U is kept can only be reached by boat. The first real flight is to be made July 4 by Mr. H. M. Chase, one of the builders. ' ' The machine, which was designed and constructed by Mr. M.- P. H. Gouvenettr, vice president '' of the Tidewater Power Company, and of the Carolina Trucking ft Develop ment Co., and Mr. H. M. Chase; man ager of the American Chemical ft Textile Coloring Co., and. antll re cently president of the Wilmington cotton mills. Is built almost entirely of. aluminum and weighs about 1.- 200 pounds. The planes are six teen feet wide and thirty feet long. The aeroplane is equipped with an engine capable of developing 250 horse power and this alone cost something over $4,000, the cost of the entire machine exceeding $6, 000. Mr. Chase will be at the helm when the aeroplane makes its Initial flight on July 4, and the route will be along the sound side of Wrights- ville Beach from Moore's Beach. which is north of Wrlghtsvllle, to the southern end of Wrlghtsvllle Beach. Subscribe for The Gesette. Davenport College Lenoir, N. C IDEAL LOCATION HIGH GRADE FACULTY SPLENDID MUSICAL ADVANTAGES-COURSES IN ART AND EXPRESSION EXPENSES MOD ERATE SEND FOR CATALOGUE J. B. CRAVEN, President JMSc-9 MlMS mm AN Ideal Christian HomeSohooL Vrepartory and Collegiate eonrwArt. w.Ex?s?ton' ft Culture, Pedagogy, BuilneCoSStoi sejmuAstum. Parkmkeeampas. ConowSTtectSJi TtoSnbMke bu. Writs lor our euio( before wi)Uiig theooUy7SruthtS! . hchky moan .tockakix, a. rmT Btagb;! u Meredith College Among ! the Foremost Colleges "for Women in the South. Course in Liberal Arts covering nine department and including: elective couraea in Education and Bible, which count for the A. Piano, Pipe Onran. Violin and Voice Culture. ; School of Art including Decoration, De signing nd Oil Painting. School 6i Elocution. Academy which prepares students for college courses Physical Culture nnder a trained director. Coat of literary course per year, including pnysician, anrse and ordinary laundry)4210.50; in the Club. S5Q to $55 less. Address, . President CARD OP THANKS. We wish to take this means of ex pressing our deep and sincere thanks to the many friends-and neighbors who showed us such great kindness during the Illness and at the death of our mother, Mrs.' Martha Hender son. We shall always hold in re membrance the kind sympathy and helpfulness extended to us in our sorrow. THE HENDERSON FAMILY. CAROLINA V A . NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY CO, CALDWELL A NORTHERX RAIL. . road co.; ; ' t ': Fourth of July Excursion Fares. Date ef Sale: July Ind, 3rd and 4th, Final Limit Returning July 8th, For this occasion,1 Agents win sell Special Sound Trip Tickets at rate of One and One-third Fares, ending in 0 ' or t, ' Minimum " 6 9 " ' Cents," be tweea all stations on these lines. Children over! Ave and under twelve years of age,' Half Fare. . ' Effective July Jnd, trd and 4th, 1919. : E. F. RKID, O. P.-Ju, pieater, S.a SEABOARD AIR UNB bciiicdulis. ..,....'- 1 These v arrivals, departures and eonnectlons with other companies are given only at Information. : , . ; Schedule taking effect May", 15, U10, subject ; to change wjthou 'Otic. ; ..: , f . '. " ' ;,v;. .", "Trains leave Charlotte as follows: No. 40, dally, at 4:50 A. m., for Monroe.,'. Hamlet ,end. WUmlngtqn connecting at r Monroe with IS for ; f Uanta, Birmingham.' with It for . Raleigh. Weldon- and Portsmouth.' -With 66 et ; Hamlet . for: Raleigh Rlohmqnd, Washington, : New York, ( No. 1S, daily, at 9:50 a. m., for Llncolnton, Shelby and' Rutherford ton.'"":'. '.'?':'" -v-J ' v "" , Nd: it; dally, at .5 p. a,' for Mon roe. Hamlet, Wilmington and all lo cal , points, connecting at Hamlet with 43 for Columbia, Savannah and ' all Florida points. , : ' 1 i- No. 47; dally, at 4:45 p. m.. for Rutherfordtba. and all ' local polnta. . t No.1 ,132,' 7:15 p. m connecting at Monroe for, all points North, carries Portsmouth sleeper. ' ; . '. Trains arrive in Charlotte as fol lows: ; ' ' ' ; ' !::.. No.' 13J, 9:60 a.' m., from " all pbinta North, brings ' PortsmoatH ; sleeper.. " ' . '1-'' ' 'No. 45, daily; at H: OX p. M.. from Wilmington and . all local points North. No 131, 7 p. m., from Rather fordton; Shelby, Llncolnton and C. ft N. W. Railway points, Johnson City. No. 46 arrives 10:30 a.' m, from Rutherfordton and all local stations. No. 39; dally, at 10:66 p. m., from' -Wilmington", ' Hamlet and Monroe; also ; from" points East North and Southwest, connecting at Hamlet and Monroe. ' Cafe cars en all through trains. Ticket office Selwyn hotel. All trains run daily. For furthet Information call on or address James KER, JR., T. P. A., ' Charlotte, N. C. H. S. LEARD. D. P. A., Raleigh. N. C. C. B. RYAN. G. P. A., Portsmouth. Vs. COLLEGES For Young Women B. degree. School of Music including medicines (every item save books and Next session begins Sept 14. 1910. R.T. VANN, Raleigh, N. C. THE NORTH CAROLINA State Normal and Industrial College Maintained by the State for the Wo men of North Carolina. . Four regu lar Courses -leading;; to Degrees. Special Courses for Teachers. Fall Session begins September, 14, 1910. Those desiring to enter should apply t as. early as possible.; For catalogue and other information address , ,.-;'. JULIUS I. FOUST.'Presfideat, Greeas "' ' ' ' "' boro,N. C. . - Jl 8 p . Masonic Picnic. t The committees from the several Masonic' lodges of the county which ! held' a Joint meeting here Tuesday night selected JDallas as the plaos-: for holding , the annual plcnlo this year. ; .Thursday; Auguit 4 th, was - the '. date chosen. ' A - speaker - of State-wide reputatloa will be aecux-' ed, for the occasion which, as usual will prove one 61 the most pleasant events of. the summer season. A - dUiner will be served la the chapel of the school building. 7 4
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