IZ2 VrmSLY KSRTFORP, N. C., FRIDAY; MAY 24,' 1935. 3 ttrJir rr0rs 7 O FUEDHlCr1 MARCH CHARLES. LAUGHTON , chapter j ,M;; ; , wbAtsaM gone before . Valja, ttoA to, .fie mwn 4 A jaWsy or tt Joa of bmdi tore hi tm of rftl (or(r and privation ParoUd, ht i ihuntUd bf totryont and kound d ty tk authorUU: Bf rfug. to t I bom of; hmdlg old BUhop Bitnvtnu vho trtati Mm a tony lots bro(Ar. Ja U tvtpteiotu of $ueh ktndnwi rtvonw fr ptrong do Mw if foromott M hi fHiiddltd Mind. ; The Blthop's Candlesticks The only (Uih oa the table is a large tureen of ragout The bishop and Mile. Baptiseme are at opposite ends. - Maglolre sits opposite Jean, who keeps his eyes on his plate and utii mm thAnvh' Iia wava famished. ' W mm tuvwa - ' "I seem to miss something the table looks bare," saya the bishop, uwiiui ma hT vinitorH we use the aUrar plates, but -" She eyes Jean suspiciotulr and seems to say "not when these kind of people are aKr.4- ii Ohm Innlra at th hinhoD and tiwn rises and geta the silver plates m .1 11-1 3 rTL JA maI f reat me siaeDoara . u uw pass unnoticed by Jean. After the meal has been cleared away, Jean and the bishop are stand ing at the open door of the latter'a luJ-iun - Tha KUhnn la hoMinir two Oliver candlestick both with candles ilui.toil Xfmrlnvra nnaaea end eoes into the room carrying the silver unconcerned. well, well, what are plates, after all? We can just as well eat off tin." , "How can wer -. im uates." "Well, then, Iron plates." "Iron's aa bad." "Well, then wood'' " ., 'WtiA aval liaanl rif a Kialinn aftf ' Ink off wooden ptatea?" . With a twinkle in hie eye: "They'd probably be all the better if they did." There ia a heavy knocking at the door. Maglolre immediately registera apprehension. The door ia already half-open when the bishop, unperturbed, again calls In hie usual easy manner: "Oomainr Three gendarmeg art there and be tween them ia Jean,- utterly dejected. "This man, Jean Valjean we saw him running away. We atopped him and found he bad this silver with your ereat on it" "Now, what ia all thia? I'm very glad to aee yon again, Jean " The gendarmes look astonished Jean glares at the bishop. Ia this some new trick? "Tea, because I gave you the two silver candlesticks, aa well, and they're worth perhaps two hundred francs. How did you come to leave them behind?" Jean ia too astonished to reply. Tha bishop turns to the police: "Didn't he tell you that the good priest with whom he passed the night gave him this silver?" "He said so, but naturally we thousht p '"That was very clever of you. You do your work well. But it'a quite a ?l .'. TWO OF-THE TEN STARS .e-IJ s. "IP" If If V 4 -X . S "When four Urn com, promite m yo too will gioP' plaUa in basket She gives a fur tive look at Jean aa ehe passes. The bishop indicates the door op posite, "This ia your room the beat we can do hope yon'U ba - comfortable enough take thlst" Ha gives Jean one of the silver candlesticks.'- ' But during this Jean's attention has been riveted on Maglolre, who is putting the silver in the cupboard at the head of the bishop's bed. She trees him and cornea to the door, shut ting it. .o . . ... "She's afraid of me ! And to won der." He looks at the bishop. "How do you know I won't murder you in the night?" "Well, how do you know I won't murder you?" ia the soft-spoken re ply. Jean's expression plainly aays, "That's, abeurd." "You have faith in me, it seems? Then I must do the same by you, mustn't I? Good night" ( Jean stares at him, amazed. A Thief la the Night Jean wakes with a start Sis band instinctively goes to hie wallet He satisfies himself that the 109 francs are there. - Then the thought comes to hia mind the tnahop'a silver. The cunning, crafty look of the criminal comes into his face again. He geta out of bed quietly, goes to his knapsack takes out an iron bar. feels it menacingly. The door to the bishop's room is ajar. It makes him hesitete. It is too easy He entera, i regards the sleeping man with hag gurd astonishment not unmixed with fear, then-moves to the -cupboard to pry it. open. . ' , There is no need to use force the key ia already there. Again it seems too easy, and he glances suspiciously bt the bishop'a direction, then begins U. pull out the silver, which piled together in a basket , - The bishop la busy writing in thei illiilnc-room. He looltr un aa ne hears -a scream : from 'Maglolre and the sound of running feet n: ; ; - "The silver ia gone I I told you that -man ! - He went - off ' without a word and he's taken the silver! Now we've no silver plates."-. . . . . a The bishop goes back" to his notes, mistake"; he turna to Jean, "the sil ver waa his," "Then we can let him go?" "Why. certainly! And give him his knapsack." When they are left alone together, Jean is almost overwhelmed. He begins to break down. "Is it true?" he stammers. "I don't go back to the galleys? You'll let me go free?" When Is a Ma Free? "When is a man free? I wish someone could tell me. Yes, you can go. And this time, of course, take your candlesticks." "You give them to me?" 'Long ago, Jean," the bishop says gently. "I learned that life was to give not take. Let me give. In turn, promise me you, in turn will give." I n Jesn is unable to apeak. He drops to one knee. The bishop puts his hand on his shoulder. "My door is never closed. Don't use any other way furtively, In the night The door ia the right way, and the right way, Jean, ia always open to yon." ! Itfis thls .irlew of the bishop that Jean carries in hia mind forever after..!- tA.M-y. W? - "" '! Jean lifts himself to his feet and with hia' shoulders hunched for his knapsack stumbles to the door, bis whole body shaking. He trudges along the road, shoul ders bowed, his eyes vague and be wildered, trying to understand. Aa he trudges, the bishop's voice cornea to him ,y ; ' n "Life is to give, not to take promise me, when your turn comes, you,' too will give.".; . Slowly It comes to him that there ia still someone with faith and truat in the world.. Ho feela the world can still" hold something for him one man, at least, has trusted him. . - tThs- trudge-rhythm cbangea, his head and shoulders become erect and he looks into the future with hope and determination'.' hit1 eyea. ' " ! ';!'! - 1 -"', " " " -) ' ' 'Thus ended the first phase of the life of Jean Valjean. , ; TO BB CONTINTJBD i j. 26 States Observing : :tr ; .Better HousingrJDax . Washington May- 22,-With dfln(- ite arrangements already;, njad in 2 States to treak ground on model ' homes projects-as a part bf the ob ;.3 servance ot watioM4 Bettet Housing ': Day June J5,., scores? of . ..additional projects in other localities are " lJjr.z '. reported daily to the Federal Ilov-iing Administration, It is hoped that1 on June 15, arprojtimately... 2,000 new dwellings wiJ be started. ' ' National Eetter IT"aing Iy I this supplemental contract to' June 30, 1938; upon request of the bank or lending agency, payine therefor th? face amount of the contract plus the prevailing- rate of- interest in accord ance, with the present contract to purchase from the date of the note to June 30, 1935 and interest at the rate of 1 1-2 percent from June 30, 1935, to the date of purchase- Provision has also been made whereby banks or lending agencies may transfer the notes to other banks. As of May 10. 1935. the Cornor.it.i.m had received advices of cotton loans t producers totalinar $268.868.88(i..r)r. on 4,406,787 bales of cotton. Of this 1 amount, the Corporation had dis- Dance, beauty, mirth and ' song are the four effervescent in gredients in "George White's 1935 Scandals," in which Alice Faye and James Dunn sparkle among the ten stars at the Taylor Theatre, Edenton, Monday and Tuesday. Loans On 1934 Cotton Crop Extended For Six Months The Commodity Credit Corporation has advised the Agricultural Adjust ment Administration that the matur ity date of cotton producers' loans on the 1934 crop, commonly referred to as 12 cent cotton loans, has been ex tended from July 31, 1935, to Feb ruary 1, 1936. Direct loans by the Commodity Credit Corporation upon eligible cotton under the 12 cent loan plan will be available to producers until July 31, 1935. Extension of the maturity date of these loans means that producers who have obtained 12 cent cotton loans may make repayment, obtain the re lease of their pledged cotton ware house receipts, and secure the advant age of any market rises between now and February 1, 1936. It means also that no cotton pledged as security for 12 cent loans will be taken over or sold by the Commodity Credit Cor poration prior to February I, 1936, except as provided under the terms of the loan agreement. One of these provisions is that middling 7-8 inch spot cotton must reach 15 cents a pound on the New Orleans market h. fore it can be liquidated by the Com modity Credit Corporation prior to the extended maturity date of the loans. With the present hither basis for spot cotton, on many grades of cotton producers in many sections have an equity over and above the loan value, plus interest and carrying charges. This extension of the maturity date will allow producers to avail them selves of the opportunity of repaying their loan and taking advantage of any equities which they may have in the pledged cotton. Banks and other leading agencies will be permitted to carry the notes made subsequent to June 30, 1935, by executing and furnishing to each Loan Agency of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation holding such notes for the bank or lending agency a sumile- mental contract to purchase. Under 1 "Ti11?' Ibursed only $36,537,719.56 94394 Daies or cotton, the balance of the notes being held by banks or other lending agencies. . " HAY MIXTURES GOOD : Though theWheat crop has been in jured by excessive rain, oats look fine, as do the various hay mixtures planted last fall, report piedmont farm agents. TERRACE SLOPES .Slopes as steep as 60 degrees can be satisfactorily terraced find farm ers of Haywood county who are coo perating in the erosion control pro gram of the Extension Service. Own your own home The Hertford Building and Loan Asso ciation offered its 29tli series of stock for sale Saturday, May 4th. Money loaned for building' new homes, repairing and lifting incumbrances on your present home. Hertford Building and Loan Association l&z Bit Demand offlkjuch BujyeMlcxicu i& 0 &oiwiruf W2) UNW Q Lnj L-J w UA WORLD'S LOWEST PRICES VALVE-IN-HEAD SIX ECONOMY YEAR AFTER YEAR DEPENDABILITY "LIU ulilliniM.HMiUJUmilJjui, 1 ill 1 1. iJF 1 t. tu - ,! ft 2s .-:: y. i I 5 stations, industrial concerns and oth era. In connection, with the gtound breaking ceremonies in many . locals ties, elaborate v programs are being planned -with the help of the better housing i committees which aw in operation in over 700 communities. - , Farmers cooperating , in. the TVA program in the 15 counties of west ern Carolina are' using the triple sup erphorhate on demonBtration " plots this spring. . , ,' TiCSTING CORN.' Today, when every wise buyer of trucks is particularly interested in getting depend able transportation at lowest cost the money-saving advantages of Chevrolet . Trucks have a particularly strong appeal Truck buyer after truck buyer is discover. ;ing that U pays three ways to buy Chev . rolets. And truck buyer after truck buyer; " is deciding to take advanUge of the big 3 savings which Chevrolet offersv You, too,. will get better haulage service at lower cost by buying a Chevrolet Truck because of these triple economies: 1. Chevrolet Trucks sell at the world's lowest prices. 2. They use less gasoline and pil . because they are powered by six-cylinder valve-in-head engines. 3. They give longer, more de- CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN. Compare Chevrolet' low delivered price lH-Ton Stake 1ST wheellxue) pcndable service because of the extra quality which Chev rolet builds into every part of its products. Visit your nearest Chevrolet dealer this . tveck. Have a thorough demonstration of the right Chevrolet Truck for your haul age needs. Buy a Chevrolet and get better truck performance at the wot-ltF lowest prices! and easy G. M. A. C. terms. .A General Motor Value DEALER ADVERTISEMENT it "5 m J :y'Kto)(iuv t M V - .",1 Sonift ID varieties of corn are being tested in Cleveland County this sea--in to f id tte best yielding variety r 1- . " v ' ',- .l IL -. -i -i.k uXJi3 riU)Di)CE T 3 I i." t Cc -y farmers produce -- ' r ' i 7 "rn last ty . i .: .tnr f's nurror- " i -,ir ytr"t lie iention 1 owner 1 t- 1. cemmitteoa ar r t "n t' 1 1 y '-is " W , ' 1 , ' ' if 1. ,i , 4

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