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7 a fife ''t 'A I V7 ft AT HAS RAF-F-sKicD so m: It is 18:3. JVflrjj O'JTeaa, pretty daughter of the keeper of the Franklin Jnn fit Washington, U interested in three men: Sen ator John Jitn dolph of.. Vir ginia, a famout defender of state riehte. tAotuenant lfov Timberlake t ': V V. 8. Xaw. and Jhrofeeeor La f 'JUy Bunderiand, tt eelf-tutored eiu- , mmt of mynto tmoieote. ! V 4 i t. w 5 W4t-. alul.V 1J Y.-k.....'. '' -' aoMb pounded through the night "t wn some ox. u unrestrainsa v abandon of the Ganeral's own reek ' ' - .. thm personality. The moon wu fulL . j anoufh daylight streaked the east, h, ; and ths four horsss shot along at , better than their usual pace, pos '. sioiy aware wax a eomrortaoie atau nna a gooa meal wera not lar away. Cominr to Washlnitton to take , bis place In the Senate, the hero of the BatUa of Oriwu u , chiefly concerned at the moment iwtth fhouBhta of hla wife. She came , .(rom the same simple, rugged, little - eaiKUM w fit that irom wiucn be hlmsl fesS imrung. She was a i i creatnhaartea women -poesss-Sd of aingfiter common-sense and ; jan intense devotion to her husband, tHer manners were unpretentious vi wad unpolished, her code of living pttahuorward and true. , ' t i General Jaokson regarded bar as .. ithe one woman In the world. At the i same time be was oonsclous of the vendition to wlvlcn he was subject lug her In coming to this alien and artificial environment, lie ' bad fceard many a report of the wave of Che CossiD-monsMs and , aoeisiv nobs of Washington. He realised what the attitude migbt be toward Mrs. Jackson's homely -- -.t.n.. mob things as the "rawkln cheer3 ane always carried about with her, and the clay pipe she favored. He nopea wet nis position as united (Mates Senator would carry with it a deeres of aoeWl aeeurirr for Mh Ibut he knew that if it did not bis I lashing tongue might have ..some P'tty rv fomm It tmhrtci difficulty In reaching so Intangible an enemy. When Bachel . Jackson, whose thoughts ran along the same lines, gave a sigh, the General put out a reassuring band. J Taint nuthin'. Oln'raL she said. "I alnt worried." "Them social spew-cats ' .can't bother us," answered her husband. - "I'm Senator Jackson now." - j - i i "Ton could be President v Jack- ; on.V responded Bachel "an' it ;: . wouldn't stop 'em. There's nuthin' .tin this world as mean and vicious i Sody they look down on." i "When a woman looks down on r. somebody," said Jackson, "In most .' Jj ' MKB TUU Jl It el lUUlfWIUJ BUm t h should be ktokln' up to." "There's another reason in my " 'sasa". said n-uhl with m tirmA i smile. "If s 'cauM f " the best man In . - h lrMM 1M .. I'm married to the ouhtry an' 't t, ' Three sharp blasts sounded on , t"the coach horn; The horses were s : brought to an abrupt bait and s! ' there came a murmur of excited ,, voices from outside. Cuthbert . and f '" Xloratius rushed from the Inn to t J Drovide clumsy first aid for the pro irudlng bundles of baggage, . and ,', 31a or 0Nale, who had been await k 4 los th Jackeons, stepped forward ' to clasp the hand of "Old Hickory." ! "Where's Pes?" asked Jackson 6 1 11 . . 1 H Ml t. . xa bad been exchanged. "Still lollin' f - . V..,' X . -. aoea, a u warrant, waen jmo ougm .j to be up giUin'.a man some break i; fast." . ' - " ; 1 4 Majof CNesJe was about to make . -i some excuse when Peggy herself flashed cross'the doorway and ran v- v poau IM..VIUV1W uv w i..iujuuj.i i : She had become extremely fond of f; 4 them during; their earlier, visit to '' J-! Washington and she even called the fiery General "uncle Andy." Now, i ; H uiuioui wresuea wim utcneie ,' I rocking chair and hardwood trunk, is1; she bundled the all-night travelers f' - Inside the tavern end made sure that the cook was roused into action ' t, ; to prepare a hearty Tennessee style 41 treeAfast''!"( r? , . ,1 Mu( tnArnlnv whtla tlui 1 jtTackaone i took their ease. -Pemrv Vept her appointment for a more tnoh,palm-rdlng by Profes f ' ror Luoderland. a appointed ren .. -t w ".- v a rose arbor In s I r-.'r, e garda. The r, evidently determined to ---, 1-l brovj.t t" "v4; A :i amm. 'ts as a cryi b-i and.-evreck Mli -i .e enterel Into ft-1 1 i 1 1 -j-ir ; - tation of a t 1 sv- i career C'jt ( -i f .Ua w.ttve subject, r - ace3 will meet 1 : CAHCLINA-TENNESSm GAME ; .1 C"L' N. C., SeptC i!Pour" :re aces, will be .matched v.-i-n the Univer i 1 r "j Ci.ro- r Py sat back la her chair and dr-ic in his words. "sou really mean that there is a -future like that ahead of me?" she aaiced. A future that has nothing to do with bills and lodging and taverns?" ''Absolutely," said Profceaor Sun derland. "Tour hopes and dreams -win be fulfilled a thouuid fold." "How do you know?" queried' Per breathlessly. - , t . "tsii we of the oocult sciences not believe In our calling," said Sun der' 1 with dignity, "we would, pv have dedlostel our lives to 1." l-'a placed a 1 ,u.4 on her arm. .t is tjepos"" ' t go ir every : t .r-" here. V ra li t j ce near tne C"ctol, v f t i naome to Wu of ii. j. re It pom4e for you to meet there ; If yon bad a deeper interest, b pro , founder falUti " . . i 1 . "I will meet you," said Peggy, leaning . forward. "Anywhere you say." - -r eunderlandv apparently moved by his arms gently about her. . , "Twentv-fiv MoComb Street" be whispered. ? "Three o'clock tomor row, xou wonT oisappomt mer . :. "I promise to be there," said Peg gy, half under the spell of his per, sonality, half afraid to commit her self further. "I must go now." She disengaged herself and slipped away. i t As she picked up a vegetable bas ket and directed her steps to the kitchen door she became aware of a strong masculine - voice, some where overhead, pounding out an Impromptu sea chantey. Peenrv stepped backwards and looked up to a second story window, where Bow Timberlake, bis face covered with latner, was performing the double ceremony of shaving and giving vent to song. His face lighted up as he saw. Percy and with one mo tion he daboed the soap from his face and leaned over, the window sill to the drainpipe, sliding none too -tmcefully to the ground. -Y,im& tor m cried, "A pink pearl tossed up on the reef! He looked at her with a half-lestlnr smile. "If X asked your band In mar riage, what would my answer ber Td give you a bethrothal pre-' replied Peggy quickly. 1st me see if ; "First close your eyes.' " Bow obeyed, while Pee-sv sun-en. titiously selected the largest cab- 1 J bage In her basket and placed it in his outstretched hands. - "What's this r asked Bow, still keeping his eyes shut "Sweets to the sweet,", answered Peggy.' i , Bow looked soulf ully at the vege table and ., began to pick off Its . leaves.. i :. , . ,, -v-- , , "She loves me, she loves me not," be intoned. "Loves me, loves me not," loves me!" Be looked up In triumph. "An amating blossom! I shall press it In my memory book. Now something for you." - Swiftly be seised Pesrv's arms and kissed faw lightly on the cheek. one siappea us caeek in mock 1m- .', iUUon of anger. - Just, then the & -vuaw ran oi wunw jacKSon sounded across the courtyard.- , ay : u nxernai!" ine ?uenerai ' was calling out "Til slit your black p ears if you don't stop that con traption from emokln'!".- J 5 j tit Peggy decided that she was need- , ed In the role of peacemaker. When she entered Jackson's room Rachel was making determined effort to , ?uiet her husband, while lloratiue Iddled about futilely with the ' -flues and draughts in the wooden stove.- & ' ,i, a f "Taint good 'for you, Gin'ral, to rampage on en empty stummick,": said RacheL !- - i Peggy hurried over to the stove, ' turned a draught valve, and in a jiffy the smoking had ceased. Jack- -son peered through his spectacles i at Horatius, who , was slinking away,-'jtf-,,;i -."fy -f p U r .,) , "See?" be cried. "That's ail you had to do, you hollowpated potwoi loper. Now git out of here and bring ' me sometfaln to cat! "By the Jrn4'iaimlked Peg ' gy.ryou mnit behungryr. r j"LJstenf" vretorted Jackson After " ' he had recovered from the shock of this impudence "What was that snake-eyed feller in the garden tolkin to you about?" r yTeUing, me? Nothing but my fortune," said Peggy, realizing that one of the servants must have re ported her secret meeting. - "Well, don't you let me see no more shenanigans goln' on," replied " ' the General. "I don't like fellers . that do a lot of hand klssin'." When, ' he saw Peggy's face drop bis man ner lightened. "Now give me a kiss yourself and git out ,a ' 9 WM-Htttown-tHMt cwn, . a "".-I. -X-r- Pvfy t'eregarb I-' .' General Jtukeon'e fUvice, and J lre - er voitent v'fc ' -, .. --o r v Hr-'' lira r :t In Chapel Hill next Satur ? t i- .moont Kenan Stadium at Cob '..wi," LlT-k," t.a Ce outstanding- second-yer n n, mllli Sieve Maronic, guard and T-r.y Cer nr'o, htliack,, r ' - r Keel r:;J 6llAart3. ' CM New York's hz ' !a of CWnese ilaundrymen bare t: a hard hit, by the j4epresolon. - Furth.i.re, the outlook la dark since their bir'uess is not com' log. back to any groat extent' An uptown neighborhood establishment, where six yellow men were busy from 'early morning until far into the night, washing, ironing, attending to ' cus tomers ? and smoking ; cigarettes, now 'employs - only two. A nearby place twjiere ' the r-i .employed his three cousins, clc-J recently because there- weren't r:.;V fntrons. Per-' fectlon of caci.: ( nslon of de livery' service, t : . jtation has tunic i r a. way from tie 1 big establlLl- i ployed In C;:".t;xn X and solid ' ; t-e bualnesi rleg to the j the ' vnem .reas steadily. The situation, toxen In the main, is accepted with troe Cental calm and Chinatown takes care of Its own. wv e e, V...,'i? , ! That the stoicism of the East In the face of disaster may disguise an In ternal ferment was disclosed recently when the Chinese Laundry men's asso ciation met to elect officers. Usually Ithat is merely a formality but the last Isesslon caused four men to be sent to .the hospital and three to be arrested. It seems that those In power tried to 'put through s slate. Objections were voiced,' accusations made and polite tepeech- turned to , hot . words. , Then there was action and a great scurrying on stairs when the police arrived, The explanation made; to the officers was that the chief objection was the Intro! (dnctloa of "American , methods' into tne proceedings; x' -, v tn our town, the Chinese population. consisted of Wah Lung. Be was the most Industrious -man I ever knew. Not Infrequently, ho worked all through ,tbe night to keep up with the dirty linen of his customers. "SAlso he pos sessed a remarkable dexterity In manu facturing a cigarette from ordinary pipe tobacco and a piece of newspaper. I And Til never forget the Sunday, he oressea no in peg top trousers, nign standing collar one unclaimed by a patron tootnpicK-toed tatt shoes and a derby hat and attended the First Presbyterian church, "( - - e ' ' The best dog story Tve heard In some time wag told by Miss Anna B. Spragne. It ' seems that , over In Tea Neck, N. J, there Is s big friendly po lice dog that makes frequent calls at homes In the neighborhood. ' If the dog happens to be hungry, It heads straight for the kitchen and stands in front of the refrigerator untH fed. Recently, It called at the home of a friend of Miss Sprague. Unfortunately 'for the vis itor, the refrigerator-, contained, noth ing whatsoever that would appeal to a canine appetite. The lady of the house tried to make her caller understand that but the dog merely continued to stand looking longingly, at the refrig erator and nothing she did or said caused It to change Its position. - T ' e .v ' Finally in desperation, the housewife called the dog's owner. . "I can settle that," said the woman at the' other end of the wire. "Put him on the "phone." ."What do yon meanr asked the worried woman. ."Hold the receiver to his 'ear and let me talk to him." . . . . ; " , . ; The dog didn't want to leave the refrigerator but was led to the' phone and the receiver held to Its ear. The dog listened, then ran out of the It seems that his mistress had or dered him to come home. , . - Statuesque, Imperious looking, she attracted much attention as she came down the aisle of the theater during a performance of ."Sweet- Aloes." ' She had en a-long fur cape, redjlsh la color and different front anything wora by any other .woman, Plainly It was an expensive wrap and the wearer Just as plainly was not at all unconscious of, that fact and of the v eyes turned toward her A short distance behind her followed one of those ruddy-faced, evening-attired 'gentlemen who always seem to me to type the "man-abont-towu. Suddenly, he glimpsed the lady with the cape. "No wonder there Isn't any fox hunting any more,"- he re marked to a companion.' And the lady evidently, 'overheard as her -.leisurely pace changed to a quick-step, r 'i ' Bus top .eavesdropping t ' 8he's ' got a head on her all right: She gets him to take her to shows twice a week soi he can, save money by putting the ad mission tax on his Income return,1 f J IBSfn SyndlesU. WWPSerrlee. ; , English Manor of Tenlh ; Century Passes as Ina Winchester, England. One ot Eng land's most ancient feudal manors, the "God Begot" hostel here, .dating back to the Tenth century, no longer will be a mecca for American tourists. ' ' The hosted which attracted hzz of Americans arriving by boat at near by Southampton, has been sold : ,nqtbe trtilfred as a hotel In the t ' The half-timbered Tudor . w convey? to "i,Er- " of all burds, by herhubbas. As... rd, and i"-a la tri lft;m;" lit t. Ct'gwiiUn's mouiriry. ' ... ' The manor became a sanc-r:.y f:r c-'-aU and fugitives and 1 1 i t f j "e tn;:i ' V.. ... J -, J !"' cf -.:acLcnt;r ctll ir"'.a structure of the mancr, . tyL.t. One cf the most": ----, season football gar. 3 : ; is to. bo played in C '. Y Saturday when the c Tennessee will inva:' 3 ; to do battle with V.c i : Last year the T.r L west ' with the slon " , Vols." . This year the ' have a" so"i, and one he..j is "Tar the W i:sc'.s." , Coach Carl Snavely's char:s suc cessfully vaulted the Vols 13 to IS last fail. It n.arked Ci.'.: .'s T.t win over a Tennessee Ieven in 27 years. , ; t " V. n "v ? ' Carolina's only' defeat in 1834 was at .the hands of the Vols, 19-7. . . ' s, Mr.; and . I. ' ' -ia. , and ' &Ar daughter, Mi e, of Ter... .1 vania, were gue.a c ' IIt. and l'"rs. Roy Parks several Says last weA- MiBs Mary ' Lee Davis and little Miss Pryllis Rogers were in Edenton Saturday evening. , Among those who spent Sunday as guestf of .Mr. and Mrs, N. E. Jordan were Mr. and , Mrs. Merritt Ward and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Grov er Brinkley and- children, from .hear Corapeake; Mrs. Jim Hudson, of Suf folk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. McEhrie Jor dan and Mrs.' Jordan's sister, from near Suffolk Va, and t Mrs. H. N. ward. -i; ; , "?- Y ,Y Mrs. W. t. uopeiand and" her two sons, John Irving and James, were' in Edenton Saturday, on business.' sMivand-Mra. T. :W,V Davis randlheir daughter, Lois, from near Sign Pine; visited Mrs, Davis' ? mother, Mrs. Harriett Parks. Sunday evening. - K. & Ward and two children. Leh man' and Lelia Faye, were in Eden ton Saturday morning , .t-- - Mrs. X. E, Copeland and sobs. El bert and Wendell, of Edenton. visited Mrs. Callie Copeland Sunday. , Miss , Thelma Ward spent Friday in Norfolk, Va. k , j' Mrs. N. E. Jordan attended a club meeting at the home of Mrs. A. D Ward, at Gliden, Wednesday. ' Miss Mary. Lee Davis and little Miss Phyllis Rogers t attended the fair ,in'. Suffolk, .Va., : Wednesday evening, 1 - - , Mrs. Will Copeland spent Monday as the guest of Mrs. Roy Parks. FAMOUS COMPOSER TO APPEAR IN CONCERT AT U. N. C SUNDAY Chapel . Hill, . Sept '' 29. Everett Stevens, pianist and " composer of Washington, ' D. CI, willi ' give the second of a' series of ' bi-monthly concerts to be held in Graham Memo rial, students activities center at the University, Sunday , afternoon at 5 0'dOCk. ' ' t . -' 1 ' ' " y. A program of 'selections by such composers as Bach, Liszt, Beethoven, Brahms,1 Chopin and four of his own compositions will be played. Destroy, Cotton Stalks Before Winter Sets In - Every day that cotton stalks are left- standing In the field after pick ing is completed increases the possi bility of boll weevil infestations next year. - 1 Weevils feed on the stalks, and the longer they are allowed to feed, the stronger they, become and the -better S3 :: '' v,rv;7 Ac!jFo:' C::o A ? y W . 1. ( J r ; ..;' v ; 1 a;-s c.l r.:J . v ' ' r ' ', V 9 vcr;3 f 1 1 t.. ty tls r t e'.'j a ar.J tl.ey will have ) c! 5 cf living until t, :a c...'.'.-.ued. . ' 'i 13 e ;ecially important tl.. t -' "3 be destroyed - before the first '' frc.t, at thelatest Destroy .1. sooner if possible, ., Brannon u'ed. ' mi". " CbtUn' opened early over -most of the State, and tbis is ari ideal season for early picking1 and early .destruc tion cf tl.e stalks. .' . 1" .Drannon emphasized that by de struction he means cutting and plow ing under. Never -b"-n tve stalks, as burning derrrys 1" t fod that should be Ic't Lx Ce 1 ,1. , ' He a!ad p- 'nted out V t p.oxing under the sU..ls is a g: A f rsa rc tice even where there are r 3 wee vils, as the st-Iks will rot v the ground and adi organic r..-Ucr to the roil. , , '" , , t In view of this fact: plowing under stalks for boll weevil control is really no extra trouble, as it should . . be . " 1 1 111 11 11 .'ii . "I H..M mi ii in 1 nf-,.. ur 11 r 1" -nnlii ni ! 1,11,1111,! nif nni i .1 , n wi. -y t lii -L i :. rig? r:i""j. .... m.:$ Own a USED CAR T You sav money when you buy a USED CAR front us. We . , offer many models at pricesto fit 'your purse. Easy terms. . 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