IN RIGHT HERE !
HANDLE marries
WEED. Her father gets
grebe his pistol, and
t to cut down the
chase extends over th?
Paft of THE UNITED
which, is a country hun
years old hut acts child
timed.
INSTANCE, in the Unit
atea they let people ride on
yelee, and let people have
pianos, and lots *f minors
It openly with aasaphones.
the United States there isn't
law against a man’s having
hair slicked back with oil;
can buy phonographs
at permits from the police,
tother strange things,
r* about such a country that
an Handle chases Pearl and
Two detectives, Mr. and
Gumshoe, join in the chase,
five are shipwrecked on the
ocean, which js c.f enor
■ize, and are picked up by
YOU MAY CONTINUE
1 CHAPTER XXIU
arl sat in the shin's dungeon
sharpened her finger wails,
and then she rattled the
about her shapely ankles, or
a Useless glance into the dark
at her side where snored
Gumshoe.
re was her dead husband
|f Where was her old man at ?
was Detective Gumshoe at?
pirate chief had said,
“Hike the men walk the plank I
apd chuck the women into irons.”
here Pearl was in irons in the
’a dungeon, and here Mrs. ;
ihoe was in irons with her,
here Amro the men at?
water- lapping against the
oatsidb of the ship was regular
|ts habits. Pearl listened now
.and. then to see if she could hear
‘her husband’s body fall.
d> the darling girl heard no
ejtrn large splashes. She knew
‘f given time Jimp Would
contrive a means of escape.
She was startled from her re.;
vwie by a grating sound as the
hdK slid in its lock. The heavy
9H'Cnabii back upon its rusty
hinges. A blooming pimte with a
larter* entered.
“jyhich oi;e of yon two’s the
Skwifc5 looking," said the pirate. ,
|P&arl hung her head and blugh
e<jL «Af fhe same time she caught
a ’glimpse of an unshaven face |
|th a cruel mouth.
/“Ah," smiled the pirate, “you '
«$£*a modest little girl."
sBlftdrl blushed again. The pir
atse'a voice was not unpleasant.
“^TKere did you go to school, Yale
|^W«vard?’ asked our darling.
^Neither,” replied the pirate,
Sl®|tly angry. “I received my
edueaton at Princeton.”
^5FI»en what are you doing pir
?” questioned our darling.
s interested in the bum.
worked my way through by
gas at a filling station,”
the bum, sadly. “I learn
pigpte’s trade there."
ye you many college men
?»
"'les
a great many. 1 nave a
Hy brother, another Epsi
Psalts. He learned the pirates
by being a waiter in a lynch
the captain, is he a col.
man?”
is that,” laughed the moody
“Our captain has three
rees. We made him captain
he tprned into a profes
football player while
ould I sec the captain?” ask
adorable girl. Perhaps the
wasn't sp dark after all.
i certainly ban," replied the
"He sent for you. Said for
came down here and bring
beat looker of the two.”
blushed again, and made
names Pearl,* smiled our
"Pearl Weed. That little
r’s my husband. Where is
he’s all right- He’s down in
peeling spuds.” And
»d, “My name’s Smith.’
said tire astounded
. 4|g you apell it?”
ate spelled it out for her.
waa on the verge of
(tkcoverf.
some Smiths in Omo
rite a**d- “They spell
way as you do.” zz
shook h>* head, sad
he said. "I don’t think
ie me. We come
perhaps they
hart "U’« such
the pirate, “It
And he paused,
u»ay. Pearl.”
“Got your girl
eight, and let’s
B
arling was stringing
11. “Sure,” Paid she,
1 p date with the captain
his cabin, idly ruffing on an op
ium pipe u:ui tossing ;i skull up
and catching it. When Pearl en
tered he paused to drink a quart
of absinth, then smiled at her.
“Hello, cap." greeted Pearl,
laughing sweetly.
“Hello yourself and see how you
like it,” said the captain. Ha had
just finished killing the cook, so
felt fine.
“Did you send for me?” asked
Pearl.
"Yes,” admitted the captain
tossit g the skull lo one side and
putting up his pipe.
“Did you wish something ?”
smiled olir darling. She was string
ing the captain along. Soon she
would t wist the (h’fnb brute aro""d
her little finger. It was a way she
had with men.
‘Yes,” said the captain. “Yes,
I wished something. I was sitting
up here all by my little lonesome
So I thought perhaps you would
like to come up and have a neck
in" party.”
Pearl’s Wood boiled at the auda
city of the suggestion. She was on
the point of railing her husband
and having him thrash the dirty
scoundrel.
But she Itrrw that would never
tie. She murt handle the situation
herself. If Jimp cot in bad he
miedit have to walk the plank.
“Oh, Captain,” blushed our love
ly girl, hiding the resentment she
felt, deeply in her bc^toi"..
“Now you get away,” said the
captain, skipping around the room
and slapping our Pearl on the
ivrist us he massed her.
The lovely girl's smouldering
nnger burst info flame. She .poked
the contain in the eye end he went
down for the count of ten.
Now' what had she done? What
would the contain think when lie
realised she had poked him.
Hastily, she bent over his p~os
Irate form. She took the nine pis
tols which he carried about his
waist.
his bin pocket she found two
million dollars. “I’ll give these to
mv husband.” said the dutiful
wife. “That’ll make five millions
we have.”
The eapta;n stirred. He moved
ever so sbght.'v. “Teflon down.
Harvard. Toueh down. Harvard,”
ho sang. He was delirious.
Suppose the crew should hear
him sineing and suspect some
thing? To avoid this. Pe*ud poked
him in the eye again, and he
quieted.
She must find Jimp. The pirate
had told her Jimp was in the
kitchen peeling spuds. Hut as she
starred to leave the room, the
captain burst forth ir.to song
again.
“Bulldog? Bulldog! Eli Yale,”
sang the captain.
Penrl paused long enough to
kick him in the ribs, then rushed
awav to find her husband.
“Jimp! Jilun! Jimp!” she called
as she entered the kitchen. “Come
quickly. I’ve knocked out the cap
tain.”
Jimp was peeling spuds. Old
man Handle was peeling spuds.
Gum was peeling spuds. The pir
ates were having spuds for dinner.
“I can’t get away until all these
spuds are peeled.” said Jimp.
“Yon must.” exclaimed the ex
cited girl. “Perhaps it is too late
even now. Come quickly. Jimp.”
“I can’t got away until 1 peel
these spuds.”
Detective Gumshoe and old man
Handle upheld Jimp in the asser
j tion.
They sided with him on the ques
i tion.
While they argued, the captain
apneared.
“Yon poked me in the eye.” said
; he to Pearl. “Whv did you do so?’
• All I wanted to do w neck a lit
tle while with yon. And the thanks
I tret is a poke it> the eye.”
“I’m sorrv.” said Pearl, trying
to smile to hide her feur. “I won’t
do it any more."
“Being sorry doesn’t count,”
shouted the contain, angry. “Just
for that your husband walks the
plank”
“Can’t walk the plank right now,
interrupted ,Tfmp.
“Why not?” Th- captain war
growirg madder end madder.
“Got to peel these spuds,” said ;
Jimn.
"You’ll walk when you finish.”
snarled the captain. “And vot. had
better get a move on. I’ll tell you
I
|
:
that.”
“No hurry." smiled Jimp. “This
chapter will be over before I fin- '
ish the spuds. Have all of another
chanter -then.”
The captain realized it was true.
Because just then the chapter
ended.
(To be -ontmued.)
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every other day. 3
Special school price
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Remit today to The
Star. tf;
Lattimore High
Plays Cheanee Team
Shelby end Lattimore Play On
Community Fair Day Friday,
Personal. Items
(Special to Tho Star.)
Lattimore, Sept. 18.—Lattimore
football tram <pcncd the rearoti
last Friday with Chern'eo liijyh
school. Chcsnee has a hard hitting
line, and their baekfield men
p lowed results of good coaching.
: Coach Fall’s men showed a fine
| pi l it of co-operation throughout
| the entire game and exhibited
j some of their fine training. There
1 were fumbles in the first half, due
mostly to new men. In the second
i half, the Lattimore boys had more
; confidence in themselves ami few
fumbles 'were made. Coach Falls
used about twenty men. Lattimore
scored in each quarter. Those
credited with touchdowns were
McSwain, Brackett, Weather and
Falls.
Lattimore plays Shelby at Lni
lim.ne, Friday, Sept 24. This bids
fair to be one of the most inter
esting games of the season.
This is the date set for our
community fair and there will he
a number of interesting contests.
Misses Zola and Libbie McCUrry
visited relatives in Cherryville
over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Threat and
children visited relatives in Bos
tic last week.
Miss Euln Withrow who is .r£~
tending Lattimore school, visited
her parents.
Miss Lola Davis spent the week
end with Miss Ruby Washburn.
Miss Ozella Gardner left Sun
day for Louisville, Ky., where she
will lake a special course in
church stenography at the W. M.
U. training school. Miss Gardner
graduated, there in the 1924 class.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Snmmie
Brooks, a son, William Herbert.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Brooks from
Asheville, visited his father Mr.
Mi*ft Brooks, of Lattimore.
Mr. M. M. Gold from Georgia
has been at home for a few days.
Miss Dorothy Itowe. of Newton,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert
Hewitt.
The Double Springs Sunday
school is planning a special pro.
gram for Promotion Day to be
held Sunday. Sept. 20.
Everyone is urged to bo present
because :his wiil be a red letter
dnv in the Sunday school.
W'c are sorry to know that Mrs.
William Gal ton has been ill for
several days.
Messrs. Thomas Kerr and John
Kennedy were visitors in Lattimore
Thursday night.
Insurance Man—You look like a
good risk, Mrs. Melon*. but wili
you kindly tell me • whet your
father died of?
Mrs. Malone—Oi can’t rightly
renumber as to thot, sor. but =ure
an’ it was nothin’ serious;—Sov
erign Visitor.
Schoble Hats
for Style for Service
Whether for sport, informal or for
' mal occasions, there is a suitable
Schoble, insuring the satisfaction of
being correctly “hatted.”
z KELL! CLOU COMPANY z
Correct Dresners For Men and Bovs — Shelby, N.-C.
SPECIAL EXCURSION FARES
TO
Florida Points and Savannah, Ga.
VIA
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
SEPTEMBER 30, 1926.
Very low round trip fares to Savannah, Jacksonville, St.
Augustine, Orlando, Daytonn, West Palm Beach, Miami.
Key West, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Cuba, and many other
Florida Points.
Ticket:; to Savannah limited to return, Oct. 5, 192(1.
Tickets to Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Daytona and
Ocala, limited ta return Oct. 7, 1926. Tickets to Koy West
limited to Oct. 14,' 1926. Tickets to Havana limited to re
turn Oct. 18, 1926. Tickets to other South Florida points
limited to return Oct. 11, 1926. Return trip must be com
pleted prior to midnight of limit of tickets.
Tickets good going and returning on regular trains.
Stopovers permitted in Florida.
Excellent service via Southern Railway. Through sleep
ing ears. Dining car service.
For further information call on any Southern - Railway
Agent.
R. H. GRAHAM, Division Passenger Agent.
Charlotte, N. C.
-SCHEDULES
Inter-Carolina Motor Bus Company
Shelby to Charlotte—7, 9, 11, 1, 3, 5, 7:30—Charlotte to
Shelby- 8, 10. 12, 2, 4. <1.
Kings Mountain to Charlotte—7:30, 9:30. 11:30, 1:30, 3:30,
5:3(1, 8:30. Direct connection made in Kings Mountain for
Spartanburg and Greenville in the morning—One holir lay
over m the afternoons.
Beaamer City to Charlotte—7:45, 11:15, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45,
Gastonia to Charlotte, leaves every hour on the hour, from
o a;. n,'ctu ** !'• >»• Connection made there for Rock Hill.
S. C.; Spartanburg, Greenville, Cramerton, Lincolnton and
CherryviHe, York and Clover S C.
Gastonia to Shelbr—On the odd hours, making connections
for Kutherfordton, Hendersonville, Asheville and Statesville.
Gastonia to CherryviHe—8:30, 12:10, 4:10 8:10.
CherryviHe to Gastonia—7:15, 10, 2, 6 p. m.
Charlotte to Rock Hill—8, 10:30, 4:15.
Bus leaves Spartanburg 6:15 p. m. Connection at Kings:
Mountain, Charlotte.
Telephmics:
Charlotte 2671; Gastonia 1051; Shelby 450; Shelby to
Ruthcvfordton—8 a. m. and 1 p. m. Rutherford ton to
Shelby—9:40 a. m. and 2:15 p. m.
Shelby to Asheville—10:00 a. m„ 12. 2, 4, 6, p. m. Ashe
ville to Shely—8, 9 and 11 a. m. and 2, 4 p m.
Shelby—7:20 a. m.; 10:00 a. m.; 1 p. m.; 4:3© p. m.
Lincolnton—8:30 a. m.; 11 a. m.; 3:00 p. m.; 6:30 p. m.
Schedules Subject to Chaege.
Fallston News
Of Recent Events
Work Resumed t.i St a me v Com
pany Store. Dixon and Lackey
By Hunting: Doff.s.
(Special to The Star.)
Fallston, Sept. 21.—Mr. R. A.
Lackey and Mr. E. W. Dixon mot
ored to points in Tennessee and
Kentucky last week returning Sun-*
day with two fine dogs.
Mrs. Frank Stanley came home
Sunday from Charlotte where she
underwent a serious operation for
goiter at the Charlotte hospital last
week.
Mrs. J. B. Stroup sr., who has
been making her home In Shelby
for some time is visiting her son,
Mr. C. D. Stroup.
Prof. W. R. Gary and Mr. Joe
Stamey went to Rock Hill, Satur
day to see Prcf. J. W. White who
is sick with typhoid fever.
Messrs Paul and Tom Whisnant
: of Lawndale, have entered the
Fallstr.n High school and are board
ir.g with Mr. Claude Falls.
The army worm has recently ap
peared in the cotton fields in and
around FallscOn and is stemming
the cotton as it goes.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Falls and
little daughter Lillian Ann, mo
tored to Rock Hill, S. C- Sunday
afternoon to see Prof. J. W. White.
Mrs. P. C. Leonard and son Rob
ert of Lowell were the guests of
Mrs John H. Green last wee1'
Mr. Joe Ledford of Lincoln
county visited his sister Mrs. John
Blanton last week.
Or account of being unable to
get deliveries on steel, work on the
! WHEN YOU j
S SELL YOUR |
CROPS— |
—Of course pay what
you owe, then place your
money in the hanks, and
don’t let it go for things
you can really do without
—SAVE IT.
| But—for a number of
years Cleveland County
! folks have slowly been
building up their dairy
herds, one by one, and it
has proven to be wist—Our
farmers today are receiv
ing around fifteen thous
and dollars a month
I through the creameries for
but ter fa t—Not saying v- hat
they receive for the value
of manure made and skim
milk.
i.
(
Shelby Creamery
Company ^
Wm. LINE BERGER, Pres.
MEET US AT THE FAIR.
SEPT. *JS—29^-30—
OCT. 1 and 2.
(The Creamery has made j
a market for your dairy ;
products. The Creamery J
goes to your door for your (
produet. The Creamery is
the only agency which tak
es care of the man with
one. two. three, four or
minimum
_ v ieamery has
oeen and is a great bless
ing to our folks, whether
you have one eow or twen
ty five.)—And we advise
that you take part of your
crop money and buy one,
two, three or more real
good cows this fall and re
ceive your part of the cash
we pay out each month for
butterfat, and receive your
part of the building up of
your land. Let every farm
er in Cleveland County add
a few more GOOD COWS
this year while you have
2 the money. You can’t in
1 vest your money in any
thing that will pay you bet
ter— and we advise and
urge that you sow lots of
seed this fall fer grazing
and feed croos next year.
Grow vo.ir own feed—rand
urtd a !„•«» good h 'O* to
your farm, and last but not
least—HOGS. We are send
ing too much money out
side for hogs—Let us raise
our own meat. , i
Stanley company’s new store build
ing was held up two or three
weeks. The steel wus received last
week and put in place and the'
masons are now coining right up!
wLh the walls.
Getting in Trim
For Kings Mtn.
(Special to The Star.)
Boiling Springs, Sept. 21.—The
Boiling Springs team came out of
the Kings Mountain game bruised
ard crippled to begin the hard drill
for the Gaffney game next Friday
Though at times, a bit of football
was displayed, the game was as a
whole, a disappointment. However,
i. showed the weaknesses and gave (
the coach a chance to size up the
men and correct the had points.
The team, as a whole, is to be
shaken up. Many shifts are to be
made to bolster the team for the
Gaffney game. Things look bright
er with'the advent of Martin, a fast
stepping baek, and the reappear
ance of Thompson, who has been
on the sick list with these two men
to help out in the back-field, there
is hope of presenting Gaffney a
fair game. The line is being
strengthened with the substituting
of Coble and the shifting of other i
men. In fact, the whole team is be
ing made over so that the team car
give Gaffney a better game than
was given Kings Mountain. For no
one realizes better than the coach
and the team, the fact that Gaffney
has a good team and will play a
brilliant game. The least the Boil
ing Springs team can do is to hold
them to a low score.
Romance
She cast a fluttering backward
glance
Into his handsome face,
And sped away as if, perchance
He’d follow her a space;
Her mouth was warm and poppy
red,
And built for love and lies,
i The young man laughed and
j leaned ahead, ■
The fire was in his eyes.
He caught her there bevond the
'hill .
His hand war, on her own,
His eyes were motionless and
still,
Her face like flinty stone.
“I did not speed,” the maiden
cried.
“You simply have a grade.”
“Just fifty bucks,” the cop re
plied.
“Go tel! that to the judge”
Private: No, he didn’t make it
quite as bad as that.
Corporal: Well, what did he sav?
Private: He simply said—Pot
on your hat. Hhere comes a wood
pecker.
1. 'LJff’"1
NORTH CAROLINA ISLAND
NEVER HAD A FROST
Although North Carolina often
has several snowstorms in winter
and cold snaps are common, there
is one spot in the state where
there never has been so much as
a frost. This is Bald Head Island,
at the ir.oj.ith of the Cape Fear
river not far from Southport. It
rovers twelve square miles and the
growth is subtropical, say., the
Raleigh News & Observer. No*
where have live oai; trees attain
e<! such magtrificense and no
where else do palm tree:; thrive
without protection of 3omc sort
from the cold. The island is a ver
itable jungle with about a.s equa
ble, p. climate a.- could l>? desired.
It is never hot and never cold.
After spending some time at the
beaches, '.vc opine that it i ■. good
ii':n{8 v;e do • >t I'aiv; v;hat the
v.ild waves u.v saying.
.... *•«*( f: -Ph I v/-. e liar?
Nc.’.v. 1 fko'ght he k.-ew it.
103rd Yecv* O. ,'oisn !£o*:inae>i:'s Circus
Circus patrons usually -cbscn e a ir.enr.gc>ie with awe end ir.tense
interest, but fo-.v of them gi-e.t >.-side ration to the tremendous expense
involved in the uj.kceu of : ire ai :! m»v ije b< .a these days of high
cost of livir.g.
John Robinson’:; Circus, scheduled to exhibit in S’iciby on Tuesday,
October 5, afternoon and night performances, -maintains r. menagerie
and too, the value of which hr • been estimated at .. quarter of a million
[dollars. These fi.ruur do not• include the cost and '.noim .ruiee of
'•ages, transportation or feeding and the salaries cf the animal at*
; tendants.
The cost of feeding jungle brutes and beast; <>" prey can be under.
I stood when it is realized that a tiger must have fifteen pounds of
; taw meat duly, while a lion requires an additional five pounds. Each
'polar bear needs eight to ten pounds of fish < preferably herring) or
an equal amount of meat or bread. .V camel will require for in.: day’s
ration ninety-two pounds of oats, sixty pounds of hay and twenty
! pounds of turnips or carrots. An elephant will poke 150 pounds of
| hay into his insides daily, end then he also thrives upon peanuts, oats,
| or bran, his appetite being on a part with that of a goat.
After reading the above it is readily understood that the feeding
i bill of the menagerie animals and also the baggage horses and ring
: stock amounts practically to $1000 each and every day of the season.
1
A continuous performance
Nothing is permanent in railroading.
Larger cars and engines must be bought to handle
greater loads; the- roadbed must ever be kept in
good condition, new ties and heavier rails must be
laid to support heavier trains at high speeds; and
in places the course of the line must be changed to
reduce curves and grades.
Shop facilities must be enlarged, terminals improved
and bridges rebuilt to carry the ever-growing train
loads. New signalling devices are being installed,
and new tracks, yards and sidings built to handle
the growing traffic of the South. This process of
change, improvement and renewal goes on day in
and day out throughout the year.
But the service must never stop. The way must
ever be kept open for the great freights as they rush
through the night carrying products of the South
to distant markets, and the world's goods to South
ern buyers. And the Crescent Limited, the Royal
Palm and other passenger trains must not bedelayed.
Railroading on the Southern Railway System is a
continuous performance both in service rendered
and in provision for handling the greater traffic of
the future.
Eecrything used on a rail
road mart out. Last year
about Stiu,0W,oO0 wan spent
by the Southern tnreplanng
things that had team'out.
!