,* Short Story By Mrs. A. V. Wash
burn.)
-There" said Billie as he threw his
,.asi(ie and reached for the rake,
P‘ckthink that’s biK enough.” “Now
1 I ,ret it raked smooth it will be
X for -y .eed.
Oh,” panted Bessie “I tried to get
, be’a dug as soon as you but 1
"I'll help you sister when
"is finished,” said little Bennie
{ouWn’1
mine it
C°Th°el1 children, Billie aged ten, Bes
fight and little six year old Ben
t were in high glee this morning.
!|Lh of them had come from school
day before with a tiny packet of
weet-pW seed clasped in their hands.
! The school superintendent had pre
tfd each school child under four
teen years of age with a packet of
.Lf 3eed and offered a special prize
to the one growing the most beautiful
Sowers- ,, . .
There was to be a flower show in
the city in July and then the flowers
would be judged. Each child was an
sious for the prize and all resolved
to do their best.
Finally the beds were made, the lit
tle seed raked in and firmly covered.
The children went to bed tired but
happy- . . , „
The gentle spring rains fell upon
the seed and the kindly sun warmed
them in their little beds. Soon their
little hearts swelled and turned in
the warm moist earth sending little
fingers creeping up to hunt the sun
Every morning now the children
me running to see if the plants
me coming up. One bright morning
Bennie was the first to reach the
beds. He first looked eagerly for a
green shoot at his own bed, but fail
ed find any, he then glanced at the
other two beds and called excitedly
“Oh. Billie! "You have two little
green fingers coming up and sister
has one. but I have none” he sadly
said. “Cheer up brother,” Bessie re
plied, “Tomorrow yours will be up, 1
am sure.".
Bennie rushed down to the garden
early the next morning and sure
enough there were three little shoots
coming rightup out of the ground.
Bennie was delighted and scampered
back to the house all out of breath,
to tell the good news.
In a short while each child ha da
bed of healthy growing plants. The
beds were raked and stired each day.
Fach child striving to giv eits own
bed the most careful attention. After
what seemed to the children a very
long while, the flower buds began
to form. Then very soon each bed
was a flowering mass of loveliness.
Such rich coloring, such brilliant
hues had never been seen in the flow
er garden. The children were fascin
ated. They jealously guarded the beds.
Nothing must touch them now', no,
they were far too lovely.
One morning Mother stayed in bed
with a dreadful headache. It was
Saturday and the children wandered
aimlessly arpund the house. It was
not the same with Mother sick. “Oh
Bessie,” Bennie said, “Let’s gather
a vase of lowers for Mother.” Why
Bennie.” exclaimed Bessie in a shock
ed voice” You know I am trying for
the prize.” “I must save my flowers
Billie too, was unwilling to part with
any of his beloved blossoms.
With a serious face Bennie went
to his own little bed and plucked
the largest and best of his flowers.
The bed looked colorless when he
turned to go and seeing the bright
blossoming beds of Billie’s and Bes
sie’s his eyes filled with tears. But
he quickly wiped them away,” They
are for Mother” he smiled.
"Oh, how lovely” she cried as Ben
nie placed the flow-ers on the table
by her berside.
Mother’s headache did not cease
that afternoon and father phoned
for Dr. Brown. The doctor looked
solemn when he came in and turning
to father said, “Rest and quiet for
several weeks”. A nurse was engaged
and took charge of the sick room.
The children were kept out except
Jor a Tew short visits. They were so
lonesome. What could they do for
her?
oillie and Bessie went soberly to
°°k at their flower beds. They were
ftwgeous this morning. Every color
? the rainbow, beamed up at them
Iro.m the flower faces. “Oh,” They
^a.'led, “We just can't pujj wc
Me'j1 s.av® for the show.”
hen it is over then we will carry
ljads and loads of flowers to mother.”
But little Bennie was again robbing
-ls aed °f it”s biggest and brightest
u"ers to cheer and comfort sick
mother.
(,*t Was now just one week until
‘‘ flower show. Bennie was pick
n , 18 flowers, as he had been doing
aci 'nor,,ing. Mother was sitting up
"" but she enjoyed the flowers so
uc|> that he was still gathering for
"•And he did so like to hear her
A ‘Bank you, Bennie,” and see her
a*' ^'ni w*th her eyes,
onderingly Billie looked at the
Aer beds this morning. His look
1 ® 88 nice as either of the others,
« 1 nicer he thought for all of his
crs looked fresh and sweet, while
of the other beds seemed wilted
•"J hfcless.
Th*.U u”n<? exPected day came at last.
8ei* j'ldren went to the garden to
Ihoir flowers for the contest,
flow 'Va'led Billie and Bessie “Our
read ' ’ °Ur flowers are dead.” And
y incst of them were wilted and
u onij i. bright,' fresh flower
hero and there. They gathered the
brightest ones but somehow the col
ors were not so gay or the flowers
so large. t
But Bennie’s bed! Oh, look at
Bennie’s blossoms” They raised their
pretty heads all dazzling in glowing
colors, proudly. Bennie gathered and
gather them, it Seemed that he had
never had so many. The flowers were
carried to be judged, and little Ben
nie came home happily carrying the
prize. Mother kissed him, “I’m glad
she said, and her eyes smiled at him.
“But mother, why did he win?” We
saved all of our flowers” cried Billie
and Bessie. “Whosoever giveth his
life, saveth it.” Quoted mother. “Per
haps it is true with flowers.” “I guess
it is” the children said, thoughtfully.
“Next time we’ll try it and see.”
“But we’re glad that Bennie won any
way, because he deserved it,” and
they hugged Bennie tightly.
“Now I understand my Sunday
memory verse” said Billy.
“Whosoever shall save his life,
shall lose it: but who never'shall lose
his life for my sake and the Gospel’s
the same shall save it,”
AROUND (H it TOWN
Continued from page one.)
ever before promoted about a fight
was promoting two good feet away!
from combat, but if the two boys are
anxious to stick their gloves under
each others noses and take what hap
pens there’s no use in disappointing
them. The football thrills are over for
a time. “Slim” Logan wears his State
letter sweater on the street now and
Max Washburn has forgotten Wake
Forest’s record and the little David
son eleven is littler than ever—si it’s
a boxing matc h or nil for Shelby until
the baseball season.
l;: : V. ... s- ..... ■ .* /
And with entertainment in mind v e
offer the assistance of the colyum
* and all the football fan- to Messrs.
Cordell and Miller in starting some
thing. And Getchel at Woolworth’s
; has some good sponges tor sale.
!
NOTICE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale upon me conferred in a cer
tain deed of trust executed by I. B.
Allen and wife, Mrs. J. B. Allen and
Susan White to the Shelby and Cleve
land County Building and Loan Asso
ciation said deed of trust being dated
June 3rd, 1924 and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
Cleveland County, N. C. in Book No.
126 at Page 255 and default having
been made in the payment of the in
debtedness therein secured and hav
ing been called upon to execute said
trust I, the undersigned trustee, will
sell at the Court House Door in the
city of Shelby, N. C. on Monday
December 7th, 1925 at 12. o’clock,
noon or within legal hours the follow
ing described real estate:
Lying on the South side of Hudson
street and on the West side of North
DeKalb street in the Northern part
of the town of Shelby, N. C. and be
ginning at a Stake on the West edge
of DeKalb street at the point of in
tersection with the South edge of
Hudson street and runs thence with
the West edge of DeKalb street
South 107 feet to a Stake, N. E. Cor
ner of Lot No. 27; thence with the
North line of Lot No. 27 West 73
feet to a Stake. J. K. Wells’ S. E.
Corner; thence with Wells' line North
107 feet to a Stake on the South
‘dge of Hudson Street; thence with
South edge of Hudson street. East
73 feet to the beginning and being
the Eastern portion of lots Nos, 23,
24, 25, 26, of the Oak Forest proner
ty as shown by a plat made by John
F. Kennedy and recorded in Book No.
1 of Plates at Page 30 in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Cleve
land Co. N. C.
Terms of sale CASH.
This November 7th, 1925.
Jno. P. Mull, Trustee.
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND UN
DER MORTGAGE.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain mort
gage executed to the undersigned on
the first day of September. 1920, said
mortgage being on record in the office
if the Register of Deeds for Cleveland
County, N. in Book of Mortgage
118, at page 07. we. the undersigned
mortgagees, will sell at public auc
tion at the court house door in Shelby,
N. C., at 12 o'clock, noon, or within
legal hours, on
Saturday, December ”>. 1925.
the following described real estate:
Located in No. 2 township, Cleve
land county. N. C., beginning at a
stake ami pointers on the branch where
old ponlar corner stood, now Lee’s and
Green’s corner: and runs thence with
their line north. 86 arid 3-8 west, 50
poles to a small black-gum: thence a
new line north, 15 east. £22 poles,
crossing the road, to a stone and point
ers; thence south. GO east, 30 and 7-8
poles to a stone in K. D. N. Joltev s
line; thence with his line South, 1 3-4
v/est, 1G poles to a stone, his corner,
thence south, 15 west, 108 poles to a
stake on the branch (persimmon
gene): thence down the branch as it
meanders about 72 noles to the be
ginning: containing 50 acres more or
less, and adoining the lands of C. J.
Bridges, Davis Green, T. G. Lee, J. R.
Green and others.
Terms of Sale: One-haU rash par
able unon confirmation of .sale: and
one-half payable within twelve month*
after first payment, to be secured by
negotiable note or other good security.
This November 4th. 1925.
DOVIE JOT,LEY.
FAY HOPPER LEDFORD.
WILLIAMSON HOLLAND.
Cha- A. Burrus, Atty. •i-r.o\G
Too Much Efficiency
Qy E.J.(5^*)R.aih
begin here today
John W, Brooke, hardware mag
nate and widower, contracts with
a firm of efficiency exjerts to have
his home managed during a per
iod or two months which he expects
to spend away from home. He fails
to inform his three grown child
ren, Constance.. Billy and Alice,
about the new arrangement.
H. Hedge, assigned to the job
arrives at the Brooke mansion and
takes charge. The next day after
his arrival Hedge misses his lunch
because no one has seen fit to tell
him about it. He accepts the chal
lenge by ordering Horace, the but
ler, to see that all meals are an
nounced. He orders milk and a
sandwich and continues cross-in
dexing the household.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
But H. Hedge was so busy at his
card indexes when Horace returned
with the order that the sandwich and
the milk stood on the desk for half
an hour before he noticed them.
Alice came home in the middle of
tne afternoon. She tiptoed past the
door of the library and saw him
i. tent upon his writing. For an in
stant she hesitated, uncertain; then
apparently changed her mind about
something, passed on through the
hall and went upstairs. She found
Constance in her private den on the
second floor.
“Why is he .still here? demanded
Alice flinging her books on the floor.
Constance made a weary gesture
and tried to resume her reading.
“But I thought we were to get rid
of him," persisted Alice, surprise and
disappointment unmistakable in her
voce.
The elder sister tossed her novel
into a corner and contemplated Alice
as though the latter were quite in
capable of understanding.
“But, Connie, you said—”
“Never mind what I said. He’s
here—and it looks as if he were here
to stay.”
“Connie!” Alice sat down and star
ed.
“Yes—to stay,” repeated Constance
bitterly.
Alice hitched an ankle across one
knee and looked thoughtful.
“No, I guess not,” she assented.
“Did—did he run out on you?”
“Approximately.”
“And what did you do?”
“Oh, had a row,” languidly.
“Throw anything?”
“Me?”
“Uh-huh.”
“You know perfectly well I've out
grown that, Alice. Don’t be silly.”
“Still, it”s usually best; it’s sim
plest,” said Alice. “But how are we
going to get him out of the house?”
“I’m not sure that we are.”
“Don’t tell me you’ve quit, Con
nie?”
nuurstr, 1 uavcii l quit,
torted Constance. “If you'd only
suggest and not criticize we’d get
somewhere. Incidentally, hereafter
you walk to school.”
“I—what?”
“You are to hit the trail afoot— he
said so.”
Alice grasped and turned pink.
“Never!” she cried. “First it’s
prunes, and then it’s pedestrianism.
I tell you, I’ll not stand it, Connie.
I’ll—I’ll tear up all his papers. I’ll
wreck his office!”
“Nonsense,” said Constance “That’s
foolishness.”
“Well, we have to fight the devil
with fire, you know.”
“Perhaps— when the devil will
fight. But what are you going to do
when he simply won’t? What chance
is there when he just sits and looks
at you and then makes the most in
sulting remark in a perfectly calm
voice? If he would only get mad,
and rant—and swear—that would be
something! It would be a beginning
anyhow. But as it is, you might as
well go out and call names at one of
the statues in the park. The statue
would still be there when you were
speechless.”
Alice arose and strolled to the win
dow. Presently she turned and said:
“Here comes Billy, now. We’ll
get him up here and see if he has
thought of anything.”
Constance shook her head idly. She
was not optimistic as to Billy’s think
ing. She rather feared that if the
E. E. incubes was to be moved the
thinking would have to be done in
her own head.
It was not the magnitude of the
problem that daunted her; it was the
elusiveness of it. There seemed to be
no place of beginning. II. Hedge
had settled himself upon the house
hold like a giant kraken; his ten
tacles were everywhere and it seem
ed perfectly useless to try cutting an
odd one here and there. Besides, as
yet she possessed no weapon.
Billy Brooke found his sisters in
moody silence.
“How’d you make out, Connie?”
he demanded.
“At least as well as you did, before
you ran away.”
“Oh, come. There wasn’t any use
of my staying. Why, I’d have only
batted him one, if I had.”
Constance regarded her brother
with a faint smile, the signifiance of
which he was quick to appreciate.
“Oh, you needn’t do that,” he
growled. “I tell you Connie, I was
getting ready to paste him. He knew
it, too; another minute and—”
“It’s too bad you were so buoy you
couldn't wait another minute.”
Billy snorted.
“Think I’m afraid of him eh?"
, “No, indeed,” said Constance, with
ironical emphasis. “I’m sure he
never threatened you—”
“He'd better not!”
—“with anything except work.”
William W. Brooke flushed a deep
red.
“Work!” he blurted. “Wliai do you
think of that, Alice? He thinks he’s
going to make me work!”
“Well, I have to go to s-hook” said
Aiice unsympathetically. “I don’t see
why you shouldn’t work, or run for
“Hereafter you walk to school.”
Co' gress, or do s omethin ' to fill
your time.”
Billy strode the length of the room
and back again, scowling.
“Well, anyhow,” he said “I’ve doped
out the proper scheme and I’m go
ing to see about it today.”
The sisters looked interested; yet
Constance was cautious.
"‘We'll go to Uncle Roscoe. He’ll
fix it. He'll do anything for you, Con- |
nie.”
Alice pounded a fist into her palm
and nodded emphatic approval.
"The very thing!" she cried. "Un- :
cle Ros will come down here und run
the whole shebang, if we want him
to. And he’s some uncle.”
Constance shook her head.
"Well, what's the matter?" de-,
mandod Billy. \
“We are not going to Uncle Ros
coe,” she said firmly. “You are not
even to think of it. Billy.”
"Why not? Wouldn’t he do it?”
"Perhaps; yes, probably—if he
could. That's not the point, though.
We are not going to Unde Roscoe,
or anybody. This is our affair.”
“Maybe. But suppose we’re not
able to tackle it?”
its sun our airair just me
same,” declared Constance grimly.
“Bat what’s the objection to call
ing in help, particularly when its all
in the family?” queried Alice.
“Pride! That's reason enough.”
“Well, 1 don't see that dolling our
| selves up in pride is going to get us
anything,” said Billy grouchily.
! “It may not get us anything,” re
marked Constance, “but we still have
our pride, I don't propose to let go of
mine, at any rate. Why think of it!
Do you want to make ui a laughing
stock of all our relatives and friends?
Do you suppose we’ll get any sym
pathy? Granted that Uncle Rosfoe
might help u- out—wouldn’t ha be
splitting his sides all the time he was
doing it? Not for me!”
Constance stood up and made a vi
vid gesture with both arms.
“Are we going to advertise what
Iras happened to us? Heaven knows
it may come out anyhow, in spite of
us. That’s bad enough. Do you real
ize what would happen if the news
papers got hold of this? Have you
thought of that?”
Alice looked startled.
“I don’t propose to be laughed at.,
if I can help it," declared Constance,
her voice rising. “Besides, this is our
business and nobody rise's. I’m not
going to trot around looking for com
fort on the outsid ■. If we can’t han
! die this thing ourselves, then we de
serve what we’re getting. So far a ;
I’ve ever heard, the Brookes always
fought their, own battles.”
Constance was a very fair repre
sentative of Brooke going into com
bat. Her eyes were snapping and
there was a tilt to chin.
“No, sir, Billy Brooke,” looking
her brother squarely in the eye. “You
don’t go to anybody else, And if
there’s any way to help it, you’re
not to let people find out about it.”
lie shrugged his substantial shoul
, ders and looked despairingly at
1 Alice.
“I suppose we're to stand for any
thing then,” he grumbled.
“Not necessarily,” said Constance.
‘I haven’t quit, any how. I’ll admit
I can’t see the way out—ydt. But
thnt doesn't mean that I won’t find
one—or you, or Alice. Heavens! What
do we have brains for?”
“So we can get a headache,” draw
led Alice. “I’m tired of thinking
about it already.”
Constance ignored the remark.
“Let”s all put our minds to it and
get together on it tonight, if we
can,” she concluded. “It’s a pity if
we can’t do something. And mean
time mind you, Billy—-and Alice—
not a word to anybody, even the ser
vants—except, perhaps. Horace."
The Brooke butler was occasionaly
consulted in his extra capacity as an
oracle.
“Oh, all right," sighed Bill.y. “By
the way, Connie, you’re sure you
haven’t got a ten-spot?”
“I've got less than three dollars."
“How about you, Alice?”
“I'm flat." Then she brightened.
“Why, this is allowance day!”
“Geo whiz! That’s right; I forgot
But say—r"
Billy stopped short and regarded
h:s sisters with an expression of
dreadful doubt.
“Do we— do we—”
His vo.ee sounded hollow and fal
tered again.
NEXT CHATTER: Hedge is forci
bly impressed.
Gets Cancer By
Needle Prick
\* hat 'may prove to be one of the
most important discoveries of recent
years in the battle which is being
waged against cancer has been made
in the case of Henri Vadon a young
Parisian hospital intern—but at the
cost of an arm, relates a Paris dis
patch.
Two ycaps ago Vadon, assisting in
tin operation to remove, a cancerous
tumor, accidentally pricked his finger
with the point of a hypodermic needle
that had been used on the cancer pa
triot. Slowly a similar tuinor grew
t pon Vndan’s hand and his arm had
to be amputated to save his life.
Surgeons declare there is no proof
of the coniunnicability of cancer
from one person to another. They as
sert that if it is definitely shown that
the tumor on Vadon’s arm was a
true cancer similar to that of the pa
tient who was operated on the dis
covery may prove revolutionary. Thu
possibility that Vadon was not infect
ed with the cancer vius, but that a
minute particle of the original tumor
was actually grafted on the flesh of
the hand is not being overlooked by
the investigators.
Several days ago as Vadon lay on
his cot in the hospital he was sur
prised to receive a representative of
the French government, who in tha
presence of the ost distinguished me
dical men of the country pinned on
his breast the Cross of Legion of
Honor in recognition of his martyr
dom to science.
muraUTqMw
HUM! HUES
Lincoln, Neb.—Virtues of the hu
mnn race will be exemplified in mu
ral decorations which will adorn the
governor’s reception room of Nebras
ka’s new $9,000,000 stotehouse.
Augustus Vincent Tack, New York
artist, has in mind the wish of the
late Bertram G. Goodhue, architect,
who designed both the capitol and
grounds, that the governor’s offical
room be made “the most beautiful
room in the world.”
The side end walls will express the
virtues of the state. The end wall at
which is the fireplace will represent
the state on the right as the provid
er of learning in its universities and
schools and on the left as the protec
■ tor of the sick and helpless in its
hospitals and asylums. The opposite
wall will represent the idea of equali
ty before the law in which will be seen
all sorts of men. In this panel the law
itself is represented by the seven an
cheats of the law, who stand as judges
before the procession of human be
ings.
I n is same processional passes a
! round the whole first plane of the de
eoratioi and is divided into three
groups, these represent the liberty
of speech, liberty of religous obser
vance. and liberty of the electorate or
; political freedom.
Opposite these panels will be bal
ancing groups expressive of content
ment and happiness, symbolizing
properity.
In the next section are represented
the virtues of citizenship—Courage,
Magnanimity, Hospitality, Righteous
ness and Understanding.
The ceiling proper represents the
virtues of life. This is divided into
seven panels. In one of these will
I be Agriculture in the person of
Ceres. She is attended by the favor
ing winds which bring the rains and
produce abundant crops. Opposite
this panel and balancing it, is repre
sented Industry in the person of Vul
can. Between these panels is a circu
lar panel in which a figure represent
| ing life giving energy, like a sun in
| the center of the universe.
At the extreme end of the ceiling
panels is a representation of the tree
of life, signifying the successive gen
erations of men.
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