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AUTOCASTER SEW. THIRD INSTALMENT SYNOPSIS Oa the old side-wheeler “George Starr," on it’s way to the Yukon fields in the first rush of W, „] Malone, experfenced gold-camp »wer and gambler, and young Ed id, on his first trip, trying to his lost family fortune, up a strange friendship. Mait jmd left Speed playing Solo with fiew other men and wandered for ward, to be sharply recalled by the report of a pistol and the news that M« partner had been shot and had m overboard. Ed jumped in af him, without second thought. The „„J waters got him and in the end in the end it was Speed who did -the rescuing, holding Ed’s head above water until they were taken aboard s little boat by a French fisherman iron Seattle. The big ship went on Without them. MOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Frenchy raised his eyes, folded his arms, unfolded them wnd burst into a geyser of lan guage which, if the activity of Ids arms signified anything, _ far from pious. When the torrent subsided, Speed grinned. He drew from Ills pocket five double-eagles, |pad dropped them on the ta ble. "There’s a hundred dollars belongin’ to me and my pard ner. Now what does I up and do but gamble this yer hun dred”—-he staked the five gold pieces in a neat column—“that -you're takin’ us north to the camp of Skagway, Alaska.” But the fisherman began an other outburst in hits native tongue. : With no sign of impatience, the gambler pulled a short barreled, triggerless .45 Colt, broke it open, clicked it back bud set it on the table. ; “I don’t savvy your lingo, jFrenchy,” he sa'd equably, ,*but this baby comprehends rer* knowed dialec’ and speaks fluent. I plays her to cop my bet.” The Frenchman’s eyes blaz Lunging sideways he reach for the knife that was ick in the cabin wall. But be his fingers touched the the gun roared and the jfe clattered to the floor. In curling haze of smoke the erman backed to the com _lion, while Speed carefully nuqined the bore of his re olver against the light and lew some smoke from it. “Bebby you can translate hat,” he suggested. “Reckon ie salt water ain’t spoiled her ecent none/’ I Though torn by the struggle t Uid perspiring, Frenchy made ■ t labored refusal. “Too far,” mumbled. “I lose ze feesh.” | Speed began to rake in the ;ered coins, leaving out fives. “All right,” he said untly. “There’s fifteen, if «u >and us near a man with a *oat;who aint weak in the head ; ad knees both. We’ll take iome other fisherman to the BhkoPv -To thegoiden river— FOR HIGH GRAPE ertilizers !. NICHOLSON Rtehlands, N. C. iSH OR TERMS Nitrate Soda - Lime Landplaster - Also Hog Vaccinations -see •” And he hummed a song 'hich that phrase recalled to Jm. ■"Gold?” echoed Frenchy. "Sticky with it.” The gamb detached a damp cigarette ir, and became engrossed the delicate task of rolling oke. ou goin’ there?” oin' there!” Speed had a ok of having been asked an blandish question. “Does the live, Frenchy, pannin’ an free of sense to the ton, who out a life term for could dig up in a even you, if you WATCH AND JEWELRY ^PAIRING - ENGRAVING JSiampnds - Watches - Jewelry J.CAVENAUGH Wallace, N. C. knowed the layout. Take this range of yourn-a tough one to tide, I should reckon, with the storms and fog, broken lines, raw fingers and busted bones. And when you cash in, what’s the figure? Frenchy’sj pickled carcass bobbin’ up and| down the dirty water of some cove, and the Susette a smash ed tubful of mud and seaweed on a stack of rocks.” Frenchy nodded sadly. Speed, who had been watch ing Frenchy with a specula tive eye, gave all the money be- j fore him a sudden brusqueJ shove to the center of the ta-| ble. “It’s yourn!” he said. With an impulsive grab, the: fisherman clawed it toward: him. The gambler lit his cigarette and spoke to Maitland through a lazy vapor of smoke. f “Unwind the verdic’, Judge. Is it legal?” Maitland had been consider ing the proposition as it took shape. The chart in the cabin was sketchy, but he had sail ed broken coasts before with less to go by. He liked the feel of the boat. Anything seemed better than turning back. The fisherman was being well paid. “I can’t pay my share,” he began. “Sink me, Bud,” protested the Westerner, “if you ain’t as unexpected as a parson’s, mule. The money was won on your stake, and half of it’s yourn. Also you’re the deep-sea shark. Boats is a branch of knowledge I’m free of, and I don’t figure Frenchy for no ocenapic scout.' So we’ll owe you for gettin’ US' there. The boy pulled on his clothes j and went out to look at the; Susette. She proved to be a strong, deep-keeled boat with' the remains of a cutter’s rig- j ging, and a look of having known better things before j Frenchy turned her into a smack. Having had to overstay sev eral watches, Maitland was glad when he found the open sea at Dixon’s Entrance, and was able to shove the tiller into Frenchy’s unwilling hands and go below. r i i He ate a mulligan Speed had: compiled from the “tailin’s” of! the previous meal, and tumbled into the bunk for a sleep, j Awakened hours later by a thud of running seas, he had jusL caught a drowsy glimpse of hisj dorymate playing solitaire with: Frenchy’s cards under the swinging cabin lamp, when a sudden lurch sent chair and player sprawling. “Pitching cayuses!” th!*s| gambler mumbled ruefully. “Am I going to ride this crit ter before- _we Jiifc. &hagwav--?-’’ Mention of Shagway remind ed Maitland of a question he had wondered about. “Why do you choose that “camp instead of Dyea?” he asked. The other rearranged his cards with some care. “They’s no call for a covered play be tween you and me, Bud. It don’t suit my hand to meet the George E. Starr or her passen gers till they have time to for get where they seen me last. [ There’s no wires to beat in the North, and gettin’ up for drowned is a good alibi.” That Speed had had a seri ous tangle with the Law before boarding the ship Maitland al ready suspected. He now saw that the security of the strange alibi lay in his own hands. Lit tle as the fact appealed to him, he appreciated the other’s con fidence that he would not be tray it. “I was wondering,” he said, “whether the White Pass from Skagway is a better trail.” “It’s a horse trail. Where there’s horses the pay is bet ter. My special reason for choosin’ it—” the Westerner’s face hardened a little- “is that a man I’m lookin’ for is liable to choose that route. . . . What’s your plan in makin’ for Dyea?” “I thought I might get a longshore job of some kind till I earned an outfit.” “You can do better. If you tied in with a horse outfit on the White Pass, they might pay for help and throw in the grub." “But tools,” Maitland object ed. The gambler’s mouth twist ed humorously, as he studied a card. “If you mean picks and shovels, Bud, the hist’ry of per specting learns us they’s a mighty little satisfaction in a shovel and none at all in a pick. You can pick them up anywhere off the landscape.” t t t From the chart in fhe cabin Maitland discovered that they were north of the fifty-fifth lat itude and actually in Alaska, though the map did not mark the lower boundary of that long strip of Coastal islands called the “Penhandle.” Through one of these chan nels Maitland turned a course west of Zarembo Island into a long sea gorge, which proved to be easily navigable, but slow ior sailing, iwnen nsni had followed fish as an unvari-| ed menu for days, the idea of, fish became by degrees more sinister than hunger, even to Frenchy. The cliff shadows had melt ed into the glamour and mist of a wider channel wjien they heard the faint whine of a steamer’s siren, passing south ward by another course. It sounded queerly, in that sol itude, a far echo of the world with which they had lost con tact. Speed wound in his line. “How’d you come to choose this route, Bud?” he asked. “It isn’t a course the steam ers would take,” Maitland an swered after „ a pause . “I thought, if the George E. Starr were to pass us in the narrows, going back, someone might get the idea you weren’t drowned.” The reflection of a wave to which they were rising illum ined the others face but left his eyes obscured. “Thait’s a long way to go for a stranger," he said. Maitland shook his head. The word “stranger" hardly applies to a man with whom one has been drowned and brought alive again. “I was thinking as we came up the gulf.” he said, rather hesitantly, “of how we started this trip together. It’s a fresh start for both °f us, in a way. Why couldn’t we see it through as partners?” The gambler twisted the line ir his hands. “It says a whole lot to me, Bud I’ve always wanted to square you for that lost outfit, and I could steer you some in the gold camps. But as for pardners—you don’t: know who I am.” “Forget about the outfit. And j the other trouble too. It’s a new deal, isn’t it?” “Meaning?” “If you’ll agree to respect the Law while we’re partners, your word’s good with me.” The flaw in his proposition appeared to Maitland during the stt eiicetMffolio we d While Speed might have left his re cord behind him, he had come north with a purpose he was n’t likely to forget. The West erner’s reply, however, took an unexpected form. “Suppose I coppered against a forced law by sayin’ I’d pull out and leave you clear if I had !to tangle with the law. Would that go?” He looked up with a misty question in his eyes, and two brown hands locked on the bar gain. + + + From the outer waters of the Lynn Canal, a great marine corridor contraicted toward their destination. Vast walls of rock loomed on either side to heights of a thousand feet or more, sheer out of the sea, cast ing a half-mile shadow into the guly. on ledges of these can yon faces, spruce and jackpines perched like window shrubs. Above them, in the upper air, snow-crowned peaks glistened with a molten splendor, and in the deep, brooding shadows at their base, gigantic boulders lay sprawling in the seaweed that wavered and streamed with the ground swell. When the Susette traversed the shadow of these ramparts, late one afternoon in August, sunlight was falling in shafts into the fjord, pearling the mists that hung like webs be tween the canyon heards, and dazzling the smoky fall of mountain streams which cas caded into the gloom and rose again as rainbowed spray. At a bend in the narrowing sea gorge a sudden echo among the shore rocks set the travel er’s ears tingling and shortly afterwards they emerged on a dazzling vista of bright wa ter in which a cargo steamer lay at anchor, some two hun dred yards from shore. The landing beach 8hone gold irt the sunlight, shelving steep ly down from graveled flats, where a river canyon opened its broad delta on the gulf. Gray tents, scattered along the flats, and the snowy crest of a bald peak, which glittered high above the canyon, marked it as the outlet of the Shagway river and the base camp of the White Pass. “Landing horses,” Speed said. The heads of the swim ming animals bobbed at sev eral points between the ship and the suff. As they drew nearer, a gau dy pinto flashed into the air and took water in a smother of diamonds. The broncho swam off—not toward shore, however, but in blind panic down the gulf. “Might buy us a feed if we round up this cayuse,” suggest ed Speed. “See if you can turn him, Bud.” Cutting across the runaway’s course, Maitland skilfully matched the frightened zigzags with it tried to evade the ap proaching sail, till they could see its opal-blue eye, flaming with terror As the boat came close, a rope sang from the Westerner’s hand, neatly ring ing the pinto’s head. To avoid dragging its nose under wa ter, Speed played out his line. The Susette luffed but was a little heavy for such delicate handling, and a^few inches late in bringing to. Rather than release the line, Speed jumped in after it. (Continued Next Week) Illllll-llllll! || MAGNOLIA NEWS || By MISS MACY COX mini-mini Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Meachum and son, C. T., Jr., of Fort Bragg spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Mary Haste. Horace Groves of Leaksville is visiting his mother, Mrs. Rossie Groves. Week-end guests of Mr, and Mrs. Clifton Matthis were their daughter, Mrs. Dallas Bordeaux and their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Matthis, all of Wilmington. Miss Ella Hall has returned from several weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. Mary Boone and friends in Concord Community. Mrs. Herbert Horne of Golds boro is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Southall. Mrs. Southall has been on the sick list several days. Jack Rouse, Hubert Tucker, and Ned Poller of CCC camp, Polkton and Bob Everett of Southport spent the week-ena with their parents. Week-end guests of Mrs. Cla ra Gavin were her son Alsa of Pineland College, Miss Pau line Scott and brother, Ray mond of Rose Hill, lilr. and Mrs. Went Tucker of Durham spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mfs. M. J. Tucker. Mr. Curtis Harrell of Fort Bragg joined his wife here on Saturday and they left Satur day night for Harrells Store where they will make their home. Miss Mary Susan Wilkins visited Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Wil kins last week. Mrs. Tom Wilson of Turkey spent Saturday night with Miss Louie Barden. Mrs. C. P. Gaylor and fam ily spent Sunday in Raleigh with her daughted, Mrs. J. 0. Andrews. Petitionery letters were vot ed on and forwarded from ev ery church in towh Sunday to the Judiciary committee in the General Assembly appealing to cast solid vote against the Hill Liquor Bill. Duplin County wants to have at least one hun dred of our “Drys” to attend the meeting Wednesday and fight the bill. The children at School had almost as much fun and excite ment Thursday over Valentines Day as they do at Christmas, and their teachers helped to make it a great day for- them. ! Sunday night at the Free Will Baptist church Rev. K. D. Brown specially invites the people to be present to hear the inessages on Temperance by Miss Margaret Gaylor, Law son Matthis and Stacy Evans, and his sermon on “God’s Pro hibition Laws”. Certainly this | is an opportune time for such service and should be largely attended. Rev. F. L. Goodman and J. O. Bowman, Jr., of Kenansville were in town Saturday after Our New Author J. Aubrey Boyd (above), ia a newspaper man and a college pro fessor in serious moments. He was born in Seattle, Wash., and is a graduate of the University of Cal ifornia and University of Glasgow, Scotland. When away he cannot get back to “his west’’ fast enough. So what was more natural than he should write a prize winning novel of the West and the Northwest, “Slumbering Gold”, the new serial which this newspaper now presents to its readers. noon. Junior-Senior Banquet Friday night will be long re membered by the Juniors and Seniors of the Magnolia High School. The Juniors gave a lovely Banquet in honor of the Seniors and faculty. The din ing Hall wa sdecorated to cel ebrate St. Valentine’s Day. A delicious dinner was served at 7:30. A chicken salad course with potato chips, pickles, sandwiches, crackers and Rus sian Tea were served, after which ice cream and cake were served. The following program was given : Toastmaster, Paul Tuck er; Welcome to Seniors, Addie Mae Pope; Response, Lawson MatthiS; Welcome to faculty, Bob King; - Response, Prof. Grubbs; To Hearts, Stacy Ev ans; To Cupid, Martha Dail; To Arrows, Fulton Bradshaw; To Candlelight, Adell Peterson; To waitresses, Elizabeth Brooks; Surprise, Margaret Gaylor; To the movies, Eliza beth Henry; Till we meet again, Audry Merritt. After the program, all the guests attended the Duplin Theatre at Warsaw to see “Cil lege Rhythm.” THROUGH CAPITAL KEYHONES (Continued from Page 2) They think he would look well in a Senatorial toga. * • * LOBBYISTS - Raleigh was a bit shy on lob byists before the introduction of the McDonald-Lumpkin plan as a substitute for the sales tax. But the number of gen tle persuaders picked up im mediately thereafter. And the boys are settling down with their own opinion that tax mat ters will not be settled until the gavels fall on sine die ad journment of the 1935 Legisla ture. * * * SPITE - The charge has been made that proposed aitt€ndments to the 1933 law regulating the op eration of beauty shops is no more than spite at the exam iners appointed by Governor Ehringhaus. But the Governor isn’t worried. If the present three examiners are abolished it will not be his fault and he will have the opportunity to ap point three new ones. What public official objects to the privilege of handing out jobs? NOTICE OP SALE By virtue of power of sale contained in a Deed of Trust from R. H. McClung to L. R. Lanier dated October 15, 1930 recorded in book 337, page 12,' Registry of Duplin County, de- i fault having been made in the payment of the debt secured thereby, the undersigned will sell to the highest bidder fori cash at the courthouse door in j Kenansville, North Carolina on: MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1935 at one o’clock, P. M., four tracts of land situated in Rock fish Township, Duplin County, North Carolina, described as follows: 1st tract: Adjoining the late Myer’s Deed, bounded as fol lows: beginning at a stake on the Mill Road 3d petes N. 40 E. from, the bridge at the Alex. Branch, runs thence N. 50 W. 14 poles to a stake in the Myer’s line, thepce that line 40 E. 66 two-thirds poles to a stake thence S. 50 E. 15 poles to a stake, in the said road, thence S. 40 West 66 two-thirds poles to the beginning, containing six acres more or less. 2nd tract: Beginning at a stake R. H. McClung corner bn the Mill Road and runs thence S. 50 E. 27 poles to a stake at Rooty Branch ditch, thence 1 down said ditch, 39 two-thirds poles to C. W. Williams corner, thence his line N. 50 W. 28 poles to a stake corner Alex Garden on Mill Road, thence with said road N. 30 E. 29 two thirds poles to the beginning, containing five acres more or less. 3rd tract: Beginning at a stake in Thankful Turner’s line (now E. L. Futrells) in the Wallace to Taylors Bridge, public road crosses highway 41 old J. H. Moore’s corner running thence Turners line about N. 1 West 55 poles to a stake T. Q. Halls corner, thence Halls line S. 61 E. 56 poles to a stake John J. Wells corner, thence Wells line S. 7 E. 30 poles to a stake in the said public road, thence along said public road with said J. H. Moores line about N. 85,1-2 W. 20 poles and N. 89 1-2 West 31 poles to the beginning, con taining 12 acres. 4th tract: Beginning at a stake in the West edge of the county highway leading from Wallace to Rose Hill, J. J Wells corner of a six acre tract deeded to him by T. Q. Hall and running thence as Jake J. Wells line S. 57 de grees 50 minutes W. 245 feet to an iron stake in a ditch, R. N. McClung corner; thence as his line N. 60 degrees 30’ W. 924 feet to a stake in E. L. Fu trells line thence as his line N. 0”-30 minutes W. 245 feet to a stake, Futrells corner; thence N. 38-30 E. 776 feet to the county highway from Wal lace to Rose Hill; thence as road or highway S. 19 E. 325 feet to the corner of the col ored church lot; thence as cl.urch lot S. 71 W. 211 feet; thence as church lot S. 19 E. 211 feet; thence as church lot N. 71 E. 211 feet to the said highway; thence as said high way S. 27 degrees 30 minutes E. 758 feet to the beginning, containing 13 1-4 acres more or less. This February 8, 1935. L. R. Lanier, Trustee. Geo. R. Ward, Attorney. Feb. 14-21-28 Mar 7 —707 NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND Under and by virtue of the authority conferred by Deed ot Trust executed by Alice M. Williams (widow), dated the 15th day of November, 1928, and recorded in Book 276, Page 27, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Duplin County, Jefferson E. Owens, Substituted Trustee, will, at twelve o’clock noon on THURS DAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 1935 at the Courthouse door of Dup lin County in Kenansville, North Carolina, sell at public auction for cash to the high est bidder, the following land, to-wit: Situated in Duplin County, Wallace, N. C., and, Beginning at a stake at the intersection of the Northern edge of Main Street with the Eastern edge of College Street 545 feet East from the center of the A. C. L. Right-of-way and running thence northward the the East edge of College Street North 14 degrees 30 minutes West 210 feet to a stake; thence Easterly direction North 75 degrees 30 minutes East 105 feet parallel with Main Street to a stake; thence South 14 de grees 30 minutes East 210 feet to R. T. Sheffield’s corner at Northern edge of Main Street; thence northern edge of Main Street South 76 degrees 30 minutes West 106 feet to the beginning, containing one-half acre more or less. This sale is ma^e on account of default in payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust. A five percent (6%) cash de posit will be required of the highest bidder at the sale. This the 16th day of Janu ary, 1936. JEFFERSON E. OWENS, Substituted Trustee. 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