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t V4 THE PERQUIMANS VTESSLY, HERTFORD. N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 19S6 PAGE THREE li i r What rajs hap mnb) n ru; ' With the eleo km 0 Andrew Jackeon to the t preeideney, Peg - oy CNeale Ttm 'oertafesy eaarav tn youwjr widow aaa family friend of the JaoHeone,be oo mo a eiMn- ' Waahington.The social set, Aow eeer. disdain W kuytuM of Mr AtmtM Wit. Peggy now teatoot a proposal o matriay rom iTofcn Sato, flecre- tary of war. j,-- '-i Chapter Nine . ' Peeov had promised - the laat rinnn fanfare auiroer to John Ran dolph, whom she had. encountered earlier in ' the evening; hut some thing happened now to make her foreret the nassasre of time or the lapse f quadrilles. After excusing herself .' from, Eaton, ahe walked across the ballroom floor. Rowdy Dow, who had been Imbibing a bit too fireelv. was enraged in an al- ' tercatioa with Vloe-Preaident Cal houn. No one knew what it was all bout, but as Peggy drew near he prang at vainoun wun uprtuseu "Rowdv! ThJa is Our dance!" cried Peggy, intervening with great pre sence or mina. - ( . "Our dance? Is It?" asked Rowdy. Winking, as he forgot bis argument And turned aside. 1 - Randolph, who had been, waiting patiently in the next room for the promised dance, how stepped into Ida ballroom. When he saw Pernor dancing with- Rowdy, . he stared a moment then turned' on his heel and left It 'was not until the mid dle of the orchestra number that Peggy, seeing the curtains pulled back, for' supper, suddenly became aware of the time. Abruptly ex cusing herself, the rushed from the floor to the reception room. It was empty. -She sped to the entrance hall, where she saw Randolph just JTOlng OUt '... f,fi:-X "John!" she: cried.- ShS hurried toward him. "John, didn't you see?" "Tee. Marjraret" he replied dully. "I did." Before she could collect her thoughts he was out and had, en- KV sfnUP Pirgr trkJnt. "AJnilHUaunitmr tered his carriage. Once' more a perverse fate seemed to have come between the two. -r,-Because of the fact that ' the treeta of Washington , were none ; too safe at night Peggy had con trived the -practice of making an V occasional sortie dad in men's at tire. with a hat, black oape, and f walking stick. In this way she could v appease her restless, adventurous .spirit ' and could also get an idea - of what sort of anti-Jackson sentt " tnent was being brewed by soap ; box orators. .. ' ' Tonight a number of Impromptu ..rsnrues were soinc on. As she ;pasrd one street corner a bystanaVj x wa ton,, d&rk ta examine it and r n acea a com in oar omu. u she-slipped it in the pocket fher i 1 - Guided f. ttvoiuniary wnpuise, - she found herself on the. avenue aaiKnir t RmndntDh'a home.;: She -. decided she wouUt- pass 'his house . and see whether it were lighted. As she drew near she could see the tall A t gure of the Vlrrtnla Senator out t,mi in t onen front window. He eras rcl." X speech, r"turing '.and d f as lero-.y v (hoi-h i . i 9iuwed by a dlstwgttlsk- ' ' Pec r s 1 be'-ai a giant elm tree Ut tJl ia front of the - house, t co4.J scare y restrain 4 inin' i r -"e jl tt intense aeriousn. s W whlih he presentt . ad his eeh ta his imslaary aa dienee. When he, paused foe breath , ! she b- t ta whUJa a bar of. Tow- ' 'i t-ttee Vooe. ' whn'. titeMr cried Randolph. Do you e yect to say seatiments or 1 mW. her throat and '"- rolcke4 lis manner of speech as "- "A voice j-icrd with Vanity t A - etilver r e I .ylPT bass noi!" '. 4t . Ten luae far out of the r-- . . a 4ua dark with an nr. p ' ' v ee t It Vae open, you drun , t , 1" te said. 1 i ...i Ci sr,pa as Pergy i i r i vi I her shelter. " ' : .e 1 sent Mi wer any further ' ft c - T sue had vaulted a inr I tleonv and landed -in the 1 tl room. He turned to tt m her in a -iaent , n. i t la the world,": he said, "are a you i '. t here at ttus uma - ix v ' I to see you as soon as T or i e rc"Ued, "to explain n t e r ijc. It was on aooount ' . - - W -V.' j ::,.! s i tne ones, . a w V "vl 'y in heaven's name 1L i this?" ' ,t '." re "ponded, fa - - , t t-? is a better , c your j. Lioal tirades , , ji m mooaf - p; J TANS YEEXLY ADVERTISES ARE Ale. J J TO YOU . .HEAD THE AD .. .X: ... fi turned. With dasvalrinff sres- tare, and faeed the fireplace. Peg gy toil owed him, oonsetoua of how uie a naive soboolboy, in . sotna ways, was un oruuaaujr suua 'John ahe said, and she could not keep 4 certain tenderness out of her voice, "it's much; eater to go , about the streets this way. X do it very often." :?--ri". :.'?' ' !. "Margaret,", he cried, flinging his arme in the air, fare you utterly Pernor's nana, reacning wiuun :,. her cape, f came ' across ; the - coin there. She taiUed'itsCut.wlth an inrpiBh smile. -? . " - ' t "Heads X am. tails you are,", she said. --:-..tm'flL : '' Randolph : glanced. ' Mty: at tns olu -i;TO.?i4asw.aj1lW m his breath, he seised it and stared.' It looked like an ordinary penny. but it was not Bore tne inacnp- tion.' fPor ttrat - President of the Southern Confederation fit Btatet, John O. Calhoun." ' f'Wnere did you get inis?" ae- manded Randolph.'. , "A stranger gave it to me, on the street" rejoined Peggy, wno was astounded to see mat sne naa been carrying about an anti-Jaok-aon call to 'arms. "What can it mean?" ' . . "It means," said Kanaoipn grim ly, "there are some who would do by force what Calhoun and I wish to do only by reason and right. It means an attempt at revolution of which Calhoun himself is Ignorant." "Give it back to me," said Peggy. Randolph held it behind his back. HTnnC Bnnl1f.1l nf fin ItlflllAnOA on Jackson already," he said. Peg gy reached for the coin, and after a moment's pretended struggle he relinquished it They looxea in eacn others eyes and Randolph drew her to him, his wall of reserve finally broken down, Peggy reached up, and as he bent his head, their lips met in a fervent kiss. The task confronting Peggy next was to beard Andrew Jackson in his den and tell him of what had come to pass. - "Uncle Andy!" she cried, as she burst into his private study with a radiant smile, "I'm going to be mar ried!" "You mean John Eaton " re plied Jackson, who had been in formed by bis Secretary of his pro posal. "No," answered Peggy. "Jbn Randolph." She came over to sit on the edge of Jackson's desk. "I've always loved him, you know. Ever since I can remember." . , "Well, then, I guess it couldn't help happenlnV said .Jackson, an enigmatic expression on his fea tures. "He's a fine man, underneath everything an" I wisn you an tne tuck in the world s y Something-about Jackson's man ner struck Peggy as very strange, and she bent forward to peer into his eyes. ,- ' ' ' -: "Ton talk as If I were going away," she said. TU be right here the same as ever." .;'.-''".'s : "There's ways of goinr away with out leavin' Washington," . repUed Jackson. "John Randolph and I are en opposite -sides or tne isnce. unce you marry him you've got to he on his side, not mine." .-. x oon t see tnat at ail," answerea ell. it's so." said the presiaent "John Calhoun an' Randolph o' Roanoke are sincere, powerful men. Powerful enough to bust up this country, maybe. Peg, I've leaned on your help a lot It ain't that I dont want you to marry, nut you've picked the wrong time -an' the wrong man. By the Sternal, Peg, cant you see tnat wnea you're mar ried to John Randolph -tha fight's . as. good as ovarf-vsv.j .-Kst-W" 't- "Ton're bein nafalti" cried Peg- sr. "Tou're trying to coavtees me that a political Issue means mora to me than a man rve Joved an my htor Tn tryln' to ton yo war duty. Peg," returned JacV-on, with ua eharsjtxsrtoUe calm. Ta askin' yoa to choose between your country and a man - whether it's John Randolph or any other man. Which are you choostq'T? ... . Ferrr rose, an indignant light in her eyes.- sA':A'A.'fiM'-i. "Tou're afraid!" she cried out Afraid to stand alone! Needlns? help evaa a woman's help!" , ' "Whloh are yon ehoosin'T" per sisted Jackson. "X choose John Randolph!" cried Peggy defiantly. Then it!" answered Jackson. "I got turncoats enough 'round ma without you! Go onl Git!" " ! , j Peggy whirled, rushed from the room and slammed the door, as Jackson stood motionless beside his defti'-'&j;?. .. .j-'": .Next Week -''Vi, - r Peggy debates WiThkertetf what her final de- . oiaion mut be, and then got to Jon iMHjlph to ten htm , the result of her taut With the President.) t ; - I : rmn H .Ai.M Turkey Dinner- On Menu For CCC Boys More than 600XK) pounds of tur key have been purchased to provide Thanksgiving dinners for the 360,000 men of the. Civilian Conservation Corps, when they celebrate their fourth Thanksgiving in the woods on November 26, Robert Fechner, Direc tor of Emergency Conservation Work said today. , The Quartermaster General's Off ice of the War Department, which has charge of the subsistence of the OOC, estimates that : more than 40,000 turkeys will be ' required to provide each CCC man with his Thanksgiving' ration allowance of twenty-five ounces of dressed turkey. In addition to dinner, the holiday will be marked by religious services, entertainment programs, ; athletic matches, and other special events. Orders have been issued by the War Department to all . Corps Area Com manders authorizing them to grant special leave with pay to CCC en rollees on Thanksgiving Day (not to include the day preceeding or the day following). Special holiday leave will also be granted at Christmas time, which may be taken either over Christmas or New Year's. Dates Set For Annual Newspaper Institute January 13, 14, 15, and 16 have been set as definite dates for the 13th annual Newspaper Institute which is to be held in Chapel Hill and Durham under the auspices of the North Carolina Press Associa tion with the University of North Carolina and Duke University coope rating. The Institute will oDen on Thurs day evenine. instead of Wednesday evening as heretofore, to enable more weekly editors to attend, and will close on Friday at noon. Carl C. Council, publisher of the Durham Herald Sun, who is presi dent of the State Press Association this year, will preside over the ses sions. A number of prominent sneakers have been invited and the program is rapidly taking shape. "THANKS A MILLION" 6 FOR MORE THAN A MILLION i Forest Fires Burn Area Greater Than Illinois Fires last year, blackened more than 40,000,000 acres of forest land an area larger than the State of Illi nois. As a part of its fight to check such huge losses the United States Forest Service is collecting and studying "fire weather" information from forest stations. Latest weather-measuring devices, such as the thermograph, psychro meter, hygrothermograph, anemome ter, meteorograph,, and duff hygro meter, have been brought into use by the forsters so that they may as certain the probability of fires and be prepared for emergencies. This work was started in 1922 and the ' United States Forest Service credits its storehouse of information with the quick suppression of many forest fires. Preserve Nut Meats By Hot-Water Process A new home method for keeping nut meats fresh using a water bath canner such as many housewives use to process fruits is announced by the United States Department of Agriculture. Many farm families who make a winter industry of preparing shelled nuts for sale or home use, often take a loss when warm weather causes the oil in the nuts to become rancid. Commercial concerns avoid this stale- ness or rancidity, caused by light and heat in combination with air, by va cuum packing the nut meats. The only equipment needed for va cuum packing nut meats at home, says R. C. Wright, of the Bureau of Plant Industry, who developed the method, is glass fruit jars to hold the nuts and the water bath canner to exhaust the air from the jars. He says: "Fill glass jars with nut meats and adjust the glass lids and rubbers but do not tighten them. Set the jars in a water bath canner either a clothes boiler or big kettle with a rack on the bottom. Use enough water to reach almost to the top of the jars. Keep the water boiling for 15 or 20 minutes. Then seal the jars America has bought 1,130,000 Chevrolets during the past twelve months, thereby giving Chevrolet the greatest year in its history and the greatest meas ure of buyer preference it has ever enjoyed. , The builders of Chevrolet are thankful far many things, bat most el all far the warn friendship of the Amencatt people And so again at this TanksgiTmg season we say, 'Thank joa, America foe yon nave grren Chevrolet a woman of po&will with out parallel in the annals of modem industry. Consider, far a moment, all thai you have done to mspire GierroleVs appreciation during the past twelve months; Ton have purchased 1,130,000 Chevrolets; you have made Ghevrolet your favorite car for the seventh time in the past ten years; you have given Chevrolet strong preference in CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Cwt and leave them in the water until it begins to cool. Store the jars in a dark room or cover to keep them from the light. Thus processed, nut meats will keep fresh even during hot weather." Larger Peanut Crop Expected Next Year The possibility of a further in crease in peanut acreage next year is seen by the Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The acreage this year was the largest on record, the bureau stated in a report sent the State College extension service, but dry weather curtailed the crop in certain' areas. In North Carolina, the production this year will probably run close to 417,800 pounds, it was estimated, as compared with 429,775 pounds in 1935. The slight curtailment in produc tion, together with diversion pay ments from the AAA, helped hold prices at a favorable level, the re port continued, and this is expected to cause an Increase in next year's plantings. This increase may extend through Virginia, North Carolina, the South eastern States, and the southwestern "Me for Camels when "I GIVE CAMELS a tidy bit of credit for my good digestion," adds Captain Simon Theriault Italia every section of the country; you have con ferred this same high honor upon Chevrolet trucks by purchasing more than 20S,000 com mercial units; you have made 1936 the most successful year in all Chevrolet history. And nw,todumaxth expwons of friend ship, you are displaymg even more marked pref erence far the new Chevrolet far 1937. It is difficult to express adequate appreciation for gifts so great and so generous as these. All we can say is, Thanks a million" for more than a minion cars in 1936; and all we can do is offer you the still finer Chevrolet of 1937 in return for the finest friendship ever bestowed upon any motor car manufacturer. - Gmtpld LET 37 States. The average farm price per pound throughout the peanut grow ing area this year is running close to 3.1 cents, about the same as last year. There has been an increased de mand for peanuts for crushing pur poses, and this demand has been given further stimulus by the AAA payments offered on peanuts divert ed into oil and meal production. This demand is expected to be good next year, and plans are now being considered for offering diversion payments to the growers in 1937. The price of peanuts next year will depend largely upon the demand for crushing purposes, and this in turn will depend to some extent upon the volume of hog marketing and the size of peanut oil imports, it was pointed put. WHITESTON VISITORS J. W. Stallings and his son, Paul Watson Stallings, of the Whiteston community, were in town on Satur day. RETURN ToHrTcHMON D Mrs. A. B. Parker and her little son, Tommy, have returned to their home at Drewrys Bluff, Va., after a visit to Mrs. Parker's mother, Mrs. H. V. Lamb. food conies around!" -SIMON THERMUIT CRANE OPERATOR (below), Peter Gillen, sayj: "'For di gestion's sake smoke Cam els' struck home with me." COSTLIER TOBACCOS
