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“THE GOOD BAD GIRL” —BY— WIN.FREl) VAN DUZEN Chapter (iO * Bark in the city, Minisi went to a quiet ljttjq mp-town hotd until she could find (pypstudio room she sought. And when went out to search* at' ter roaming about rather aimlessly, she diseov^Md tthat she was on lower Madison avenue. “Silly coming down here,” she told herself. “And yet She’d heard that Merle had a new place in the fashionable Hotel de Arts; h.'s old studio, then, with its shabbiness^nul its memories, would be vacant. Mimsi felt that she would like to work there. The agent, however, declared that the room was rented. But he showed her one much like it on the same floor. It was around an ell in the building, with windows directly op posite those by wh.eh Merle once worked. The furniture was worn and the big room,* with a tiny alcove bed room, dilapidated. But it was quiet and the price reasonable, so she paid a month’s tent and moved in. She plunged into work, and. mating ; ed to do a great deal for a week or so. Then her energy began to lag. She'd find herself standing at the window, staring at the lowered shades across (he court. She’d return Impat iently to her easel and drive aland for a time, only to catch herself hack at the window. “I’m afruid I’m rather lonely,” she decided, and immediately realized that she was very lonely indeed. She missed Whites whimsical companion ship; she missed even Bassett’s some what steulthy presence. But most of all she missed some thing warmly human awaiting her somewhere in the years ahead. Hard work, crowned with whatever bril liant achievement, isn’t altogether satisfying as the sum of life when you’re only twenty-one! Sometimes her thoughts turned to Perry, always to whirl away again . with a sick sense of shame. Whatever faseinution he once had held for her was gone like an evil midst. “People are as you see them!” Well, she had n’t seen Perry with her true self any more than she’d seen Harbeek. She hadn't dreamed lw>e. ... . ..„ She brought in the Sunday news papers one morning; glanced idly at A VIRTUE • OF NECESSITY % When an eye strain obHgcn yoil to wear glasses for the l prcitectitfjfliif your eyes—let us help you obtain all the gratification possible from the * Hco«Bity%y fitting you with ® glasses which are becoming. We prepare the lenses and then design the gfiisses so that they conform to your style and express rather than ofcsenre your personality. Or. D. M. Morrison Eye Specialist & Optometrist. » Next Door To Kelly Clothing Company. Telephone 585. SHELBY, N. C. D GLASSES PAY— the pictures on the* society page. One caught her attention; a cold, imper ious profile; scornful eyes. “Why, it’s Connie Duct! Of course ; her picture’d be here!’’ She followed the column; read a long and enter taining account of Miss Duer’ss many interest,.-, and activities. And file story, evidently referring to something print ! ed the day before, ended with (lie [statement that Miss Duer was to i leave her native New York to reside ! in lam don immediately following leer (marriage, in the fall, to a titled Kng j lishntan! “Oh! Oh—poor Merle! W*hy, if he cares for her--oh poor Merit!” It was all Mansi could think of for the remainder of the day; her distress for Merle. And it remained through'nit . the w#ek that- followed, haunting her ! thoughts. v i It was toward evening: of the fol lowing Sunday when she again stood at the window, staring at the shades across the court. The breeze lifted one; blew it hack. She saw a light on the little table where she hud drunk tea on her first day n New York. There was a movement along the light: a shadow crept along the wall. With her hands pressed against her ! heart, Mimsi turned, fled through the j room; fled along the corridor around I the turn of the ell. She was at the I door again; it gave to her tuoch | swung hack. “flffhrle!” He looked up, startled; she saw red run over his face and fade, leaving him rather white. Hut he came for ward. smiling. “Why, .little Red-head! I’d no idea ” “Merle—dear Merle! I wanted to tell you how sorry I am!” She ru hed on. not seeing his bewilderment. “I saw it in the paper. It’s wretched! You deserve so much—the best! And she’s going to marry his title—I konw it’s 1 ha' -—.lust Ids title!” “What—I don’t get it, child! Who’-, going to marry,what title? My gee, what’s the matter?” “Why—why—oh, hadn’t you heard? You didn’t know, then? I’m so sorry . . . Miss Duer! The paper said—” The blank astonishment in his face stopped her then; she stood blushing, watching him with her amber eyes. •She flashed a glance toward the man tel; the photograph of Miss Duer still was there, but it had fallen down so the face lay sidewise, half concealed by papers and old canvases. She whispered "Oh!’ and started to move backward toward the door, struck suddenly by the odd chance of h:s being here. He had kept the studio then in spite t>f everything, all the changes. “I must go now, Merle!” But he came to her swiftly, locked hi^fingers around her arms. She had n’t seen his eyes smile so since al most their first meeting. Merle’s blessed smile! Yet his lips wore un steady. \ “You mean you thought ail this time that I—that Connie Duer—why, you [baby! You darn, lovely baby! It was j that, then! And f thought you didn’t (are! You do, Mimsi? You do love me? Why, Mimsi! You, Mimsi—” j Aftena long time she told him wfcat } Harhevk had said. “You see he has | done so much-for me that I feel 1 owe it to him; Inal 1 owe some good work 10 him.” ‘Jiul of course, darling! We'll work together! That won’t prevent our hav. irisr a home. Fake Alice arid Tom—M “Yes. Dearest— dear.rt! And Merle, would you—f want anything you wan*. But, someway—this New York—-it’s hard to dream true here! I wonder if you’d like it, somewhere; some place like Tranquility, maybe—” i hen he had to kiss her all over again .with a new kind of happiness. “Because you see, darling, I ve been budding a house—it’s a little stone bungalow with an enormous studio, i’vo been watching it go up this sum mer; watching it and thinking of you! It’s near a Woody place, and a little river. Guess where? Tranquillity! “Will you be happy there? To leave New York, go buck to Tranquillity, will you tie happy, Mimsi?’’ “Yes, Merle. Oh, yes! We’ll he hap py together. Bv the silver river!" THE END “f upright 1D20 King Features Syndi cate, Inc. Religious issue May Be A Dead One Now Mi: v Julia's Defeat at Polls In Meek lenhurx Removes? I'uiidiiineiilalist 1 Member 1' lieigh.-- Mecklenburg's failure to nominate its Joan of Are, Miss Julia M. Alexander, after her defense of the faith before the 1925 general assem bly, seems to settle the religious ques tion for the next term, for the faith savers have gone down nearly 100 percent where they have attacked or teen attacked. Mecklenburg was expected to stand by Miss Alexander. The papers de clared during the campaign that she attacked Miss Carrie McLean and ac cused Miss McLean of being an “evol utionists.” The issue was not raised in numerous placer, but it so hn opens that wherever there was a fight on holy ground, the holy people lost. It is not forgotten that Mr. Price, one oi the Mecklenburg nominees, is a very strong fundamentalist, but he made war on nobody and nobody on him. The issue in Miss Alexander’s contest was clearcut. Miss McLean defeated her with the odium of evolution at taching to Miss McLean, and with the odor of sancity surrounding Mis* Alexander. < ■ r •x\ A5 NEAR A5 WE CAN FIGURE "THERE ARE MORE MICHELIN BALLOON TIRES BEING USED Through out The world thaw Anv other make GET ABOARD.' NO EXTRA FARE “ ‘ X? SHELBY HARDWARE CO. 5HELBY. N. C. MICHELIN TIRES -067. MORE HUES The total wealth of the South ha* moreaeni 300p*r cent tince 1000 ^Whij the South has si economic health SOUND prosperity arises only from the prosperity of many different types of industry. Sections of the country that are dependent upon one business or one crop sometimes have extraordinary prosper ity; and they also have hard times. But it is those sections where production is diversified that have real economic health. The present prosperity of the South springs from many different sources. This is seen from the record of freight carried by the Southern. Last year this traffic was made up as follows: tonnaf+ haruSUd Products of agriculture and animals. 10.65 Coal.. .... 28.90 Clay, gravel, sand and stone... 10.23 Other mine products and minerals.............. 3.62 Forest products ■ • . 16.80 Manufactured products and miscellaneous goods 24.03 Merchandise in less than carload shipments 5.78 Just as the diversification of Southern industry has brought the South economic health, so also the di versification of the Southern’s traffic should tend to f stabilize its revenues and # The fear of hectoring' and brow beating over the state is evaporating. There are fundamentalists aplenty to make trouble before the nest session, but there are few who are disposed to do it. In the reul contests the fun-1 damentalists have gone down. This can be interpreted in no other Way j, than that the issue is playing out. It is conceivable that representative Zeb Turlington, of Iredell, could be induced to desert that stern boos tee kicker of evolution, Representative D.i Scott Poole, of Hoke county. Mr. Turlington called the Poole bill “a fool bill" and supported it heartily. A few days later Tennessee passed one of them things and Mr. Turling ton reminded the had people what might be expected. But the bad peo ple have been making gains and the , good people losing out in the primaf- i ies. It is a very unpleasing prospect for the good people next year. ! i One Auto For Every Six People In U. S. j The automobil# l»as invaded every nook and corner of the globe and in such quantity that an owner,is to bt found for every 71st person .On the basis of 1,748,000,000’ wo^ld popula tion for 1025, this mejms that more than 24,000,000 persona are.automo bile owners. .. j These figures, announced hy the commerce department, revealed also 1 that the United'States has the greati1 est number of automobiles and- the highest ration of such vehicles to pop. ulation. with one to every six per sons. Hawaii has one to every 11 add j Canada one to IS., I • In the lower ratios is.found Afghan istan, with one to- 1,200,00 persons; Hejaz, with only four cars, or one foi every 225,000 Abyssinia, 1 to 133,338, ami China, with one for every 31,R7i inhabitants. The Solomon islands, with 151,000 persons, has only two automo biles, while Liberia has 54 or one for every 54.250. In 19 of the 50 countries surveyed at least 90 per cent of the automo biles owned wore of American manu facture, while in seven, American made cars constituted at least 80 per cent. South American countries had the greatest proportion of America® cars, while European countries show | ed a much lower ratio Raise: The extra money you pet i>’«t befojg your appetites develop j enough to absorb it. Why shouldn't people have much to entertain them ? It takes more to en tertain a man when he’s sober. !, It’s fine to work for the right kind of people—especially five or six of them call you dad. « BATHING SUIT DANCES PROHIBITED IN ITALY Genoa, Italy.—Dancing in bathing suits, a favorite beach sport in some parts of Italy, has been banned in re sorts along the Italian Riviera by the prefect here. He has issued strict orders, not only prohibiting dancing but threat ening severe penalties for those who nsp abbreviated bathing costumes or semi-transparent beach robes. Correct this sentence: ‘‘Little Willie has been quiet for an hour,” said the mpthcr, "b$t I’m not worried.’ There’s no longer exposed brass on :• flivver, but there’ just as much be hind the steering wheel. The new premier of Sweden is a Prohibitionist. So that makes two countries run by tin* drys. DON’T— Buy coal “just as good as” Rex—but buy the genuine Rex-LaFollette and get the best. Now ic the time to lay in the winter’s supply. $8.00 a toil—the cheapest in ten years. D. A. BEAM PHONE 130 Luremont ON LAKE LURE, IN THE Chimney Rock Mountains One can understand the pride Shelby people take in their splendid town, with its lovely homes, its beautiful churches, it’s fine schools, its good hotels, its shaded streets and its solid culture. And it may well take active interest in the greatest all-year-round resort city in Eastern America growing up at its doors. Luremont, on Lake Lure, will soon be a ren dezvous of the most prosperous people in America, \frho will pour their riches in its lap. It will be as well known as Atlantic City or Los Angeles. GET A CHOICE POSITION NOW AT A NOMINAL COST AND SEE IT GROW BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS. —SEE— C. L. T. FISHER, CENTRAL HOTEL . Shelby, N. C. - Phone 535. '..InterScan. 4Sp|M»8*tf.srit»:> 2. Enshrined in the Ucsks Its IflOuriM an Om Natleu&i Prosperity, Ssje Senator OrtfisiMi, Kao Been Gristly Assisted by bISo Insurance “The Shrine of American opportunity is the Home. In no other country does heme ra*an,r© much. In many lands no one counts hut the adult mate. But the perfect harmony ©f American Home ar.d family is the inspiration and the driving , i fovtjsj hehkid our country’s pre’emi , nence. • \^iid. the stabilfzmtr influence back of the. American Home is life insur ance/, K induces thrift, disperses debt ar.d forefeuds 4very conceivable disas ter.” —Lee S. th’erman. t ;-wr Hon. I.ce’S. O.vCTr.'.t'.n J in' Snl<!'l'Vry North ('.•rvlInWp nirjtH'rwl.-Unilor 1 tilled 'JiHtira j UKur&sice !s a Privilege Thus do all public men endorse insurance Yet most people carry too little of it— they cannot “afford" more—fall; as if in aurance were an expense. Life insurance actually ia a rare investment privilege, made possible only by (ho co-operative protecting power of million.-* of dollars of other peopie'a money— proving a safe depositor, vvith c©R« tinual protection against loss of income. Keep the Kcncy At Home . Yoor insursaee investment rome« nearest to pure co-operation when you put it in a ante aolili bora# com pony like the I'ilot of Greens boro, which keeps the funds invested in home banka and home real estate loans, thus pro moting home business and local prosperity. The Pilot Company wrote 2b per cent more business m I»24 than in 11)23. whereas the av erage increase of all insurance business in the Mme period was 8 per e«t. Building alwav* tor safety rather than for great volume, the Pilot goes steadily ahead. Old enough to he ^penng enough te be progressive. The ll.ot ideal is the greatest service to its policyholders, and so the Pilot Writes the most complete personal protection known—not against death alone, blit against loss of in come from any cause—old age, accident or ill health—in any combination, to fit any case. Insure in the Pjjot. Keep the money at home nrid be sure o* prompt service and com plete 3afety. Pilot Life Insurance Co. C. R. WEBB, General Agent Assets $8,960,575.00 Surplus $1,795,831.00 Ins. In Force $72,129,497.00 —SPECIAL AGENTS— C. G. Philbeck, C. B. Wilton. a —RESIDENT AGENTS— f C. B. Austell, J. G. Mauney. I
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