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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY," HERTFORD." N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 138 . PAGE TBKSK on lu. . 1 ft' BH SOPHIE KERR I SF T WUJL JHWCE CHAFTEft XnCeattnaea' That's very Irregular, Miss Vin cent," snapped Terrias. "You can't afford to bo sympathetic. You're amtaf your living." TB never earn it In fbli way again," laid Rachel, fervently. She rose, eager to end the miserable in terview. "Don't take It that way, M1m Vin cent" ald Peter Cayne, dully. "Iff better for me to knew the whole thing. You did what I wanted, you found the thief. Just don't let Mrs. Cayne suspect anything queer, will youT m take care of the rest of it" "m take care," promised Rachel. "Mr. Cayne, please I don't want to be impertinent, but don't be too bard with HonwocJc Uany young people -- get strange ideas and don't consider their their parents. I know I've done it myself." He did not answer, but made a light movement of the hand in acknowledgment. Outside the door VerrlM spoke . severely. "You'd ought to have taken that bonus, Miss Vincent, mat's a foolish way toad Re offered it and you earned it It's not your fault he's got a bad egg for a son." "I don't want to be melodramat ic," said Rachel, "but that money would have seemed a little like the SO pieces of silver to me." "I don't get you," said Terrlss. "What 30 pieces of silver? It was 30 silver spoons in that lot the boy took." "Never mind," said Rachel. "Oh, but I'm glad this is over." "You're one of those young ladles who let your feelings run away with you and you can't do that in this business. I hope you didn't mean what you said about never taking another Job of this kind, I'll be glad to turn something else your way. I misjudged you, Miss Vin cent, at the first, but now I believe you might develop into a good op erator, with training, of course, and experience. The way you got your self up like a maid, and did maid's work and got a with the servants shows you've a talent for this kind of work." Td bate to think so. No, Mr. Teniss, I'm through playing detec tive and that means I'm through, ra go back to posing thankfully." "Wen, Louis Vinco'H be thankful, too, I expect He's been giving me an awful rats about taking you off his work. But look at the profit yeu might" ve made. That bonus" " They had reached the street "Good-by, Mr. Terriss," said Ra chel, - shaking hands t with him. "You've been awfully nice. I'm sor ry to be such a disappointment but nothing win change my mind." "Never apeak too final," said Ter riss. ""Circumstances alter cases, X always say. You got my phone number and if you should reconsid er, give me a buss, that's all." "Not to ask for a Job, Mr. Ter rlss." As she went on -Rachel felt j unhappy, yet relieved in spirit. At least this was over. Now there was - nothing left to do but get out of the . house and forget the whole wretched affair. , "I shaU have to forget a great deal," she thought "but most of aU I want to forget about her, I dent want to think of her again, "I shan try nc4 to remember now she , i looks .or how the -acts. I shan't mn rexMsnber her aaue it I can help it If I ever tee her again m avoid her. It serves me right for doing this, behind Anne's back, and for wanting someone different from Anne, m Just get away as quickly as I can." She began to wonder what she could tell Lena and Towers, who had been so good. It might be best to say that she had another place, if she said anything else they would be oversolicitous and perhaps over curious as well. She devised a pos sible announcement but she had no chance even to begin it for Towers met her at the servants' entrance fairly wringing his hands, Lena with him in tears. . "Rachel, Rachel, where've you been? The madame's been carrying on like a wildcat Something's hap pened, I don't know what the boy's mixed up in it too. Something about your cleaning his room, they asked me who'd been in there and I told 'em. But look Lena and I'll stand by you, don't you let the little brat scare you. We know you're all right Go on in." As she started down the hall Lena caught her arm. "You better put on your uniform. She'll be madder yet if she sees you dressed up." "It doesn't matter," Rachel told them, "I was out looking for an other place, and I've found one. It doesn't matter how she sees me or what she says." She went on to the drawing room where she had seen Elinor Cayne and Holbrook for the first time, but today they were not sitting at the tea table. The whole room as she came in seemed filled with their suspense and terror and anger, they themselves were so wrenched and driven by these furies. They pounced at her. "Did you clean my son's room?" said Elinor. "Did you clean his eloeet? I know you did. Don't lie tome." "Yes," said Rachel, slowly, "I cleaned .the rowtt and the closet!' "You took -a 'paper 'out "of my overcoat pocket!" -.shrieked , Hol brook. "Where is it? Give it back to me this minute!" Elinor Cayne came close to the girL she was haggard and desper ate. 'Til pay you for it I'll give you anything you want I can get money, or I'll give you some of my Jewelry. This Is very important, Rachel, it may make a Jot of trou ble for Holbrook be still, let me handle it son. Quick, we've got to get this settled before Mr. Cayne comes home, he may be in any mo ment quick, Rachel you' must have taken the paper. Give it to me at once" "It was a little slip of white pa per with some penciled figures on it in my inside pocket!" wailed Hol brook. - . Rachel put her hands up to her head,; trying to think what to do, what to say. "Why why do you think I took anything?" she gasped.' "Maybe you lost the paper." "Towers says you cleaned my room, he saw you in the closet he told us so. And the paper , was there when X went out I'd Just looked at it and the only reason I didn't take it with me is because there isn't any good inside pocket m my earners-hair coat" Holbrook was jobbing now. '1 came in and put en my other coat and then the paper was gone. Mother, make. her. teUus!" . -J Elinor flung her arms protectingly around the boy. "Don't don't. dar- ling," she begged 'If U be all right i This girl's got to teU or else X'U have her arrested." "You'U have me arrested?" said Rachel, ; "You will have me ar retted?" v Nobody beard the door open be hind mem. but they heard Peter Cayne! voice booming over them. "What going on here? What's all this?" Elinor Cayne pushed Holbrook be hind her and stood up defiantly. "Peter," she cried. "I want you to send for a policeman. Rachel has stolen my bracelet the one you gave me a long , time ago, the big gold one" with the four square sap phlret. Her Voice faltered, changed into fear."reter-what's the mat ter with you?" For he was 'taring at her as if ho had never teen' her before. He repeated her words, almost whis pered them: "Rachel has stolen your bracelet the big gold one. Oh Elinor, my poor .darling " "But she stole it," persisted Eli nor. "I don't know what she's done with it she won't tell me. You ought to send for a policeman at once." "No," said Peter Cayne, "we can't do that Rachel didn't steal your bracelet my dear." . "But she did. she did! She's been prying Into things ever since she came, she's a horrible person, Pe ter, she's been impertinent and and lazy and now she's stolen my bracelet" "No," said Peter Cayne again, "Rachel didn't take your bracelet Don't bother about Rachel, she's leaving. And don't bother about the bracelet, my dear, I know where it is, you're going to get it back. I know all about it" He had spoken very gently, very tenderly, but his words threw Eli nor into utter panic. She turned and caught Holbrook in her arms, her lovely face was all hatred and de spair, she screamed out her own betrayal: "I don't care I don't care It's all your fault you're to blame you make me tell about every cent I spend you're so cru elto mean if you bring the brace let back I'll sell it again I'll sell every piece of Jewelry I've got if I want to you can't stop me I'U tell everyone what an old miser you are I hate you I loathe you Hol brook' s the only person in the world wholovesme and understands me" "Elinor!" cried Peter Cayne, "stop you don't know what you're saying! Don't try to shield the boy, I know he did it I didn't want you to know it" "Don't be an old idiot listen to me! I took the bracelet, I took ever to many .more things, rings and old spoons nnd'plns, anything I thought you wouldn't mist, and I sold them to have a little money of my own that I didn't have to tell you about something to make my life endur ableparties with young people people Jt loved being with I am so sick so sick of being shut up with an old man like you it's not fair to me" "Let me get this straight" said Peter Cayne. "You and Holbrook got together and decided that I was a miser because I wouldn't let you spend my money on parties for Hoi' brook's friends. Every time you've gone out without telling me, his friends were giving a party, you were paying for it Is that it? You looked around and took what wasn't likely to be missed and then he sold it to a disreputable fence and you had a good time on the money. My wife and my son!" . His voice was cold now, his eyes hard, but Rachel knew that some thing within him was dying. "Don't make it sound so dreadful, Mr. Cayne," she begged, shakily. "They didn't realize " ' But Elinor Cayne cut across the plea for pity. "Whaf s this girl got to do with it?. What's she doing here anyway? You've , banded the serv ants to spy on us, they all hate me, Towers and Lena and Yates and now this girL' .. . ao be continued) Nov Farm Program Dssiped With Idea Kcwujjrnues Attacks Soil Losses and Crop Surpluses; Mu tual Protection The now farm bill, recently enacted into jaw, will unloose a double-barrel ed attack on soil losses and crop sur plise2 according to E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer at State Col lege.' " The Agricultural Conservation pro grani, which has already been mapped out and placed before fanners, will be continued along with payments to growers who carry out soil building practices. Included in the new Act are pro visions designed to control surpluses of tobacco, cotton, wheat, rice, and corn. Through the control of bumper crops, it is expected that farm in come Will be improved, Floyd said. In addition, the new Act intends to protect. the consumer as well as the farmer. . By storing away surplus wheat and then releasing it when necessary, a fairly constant level will be maintained. Also crop insurance will be provided wheat growers. Under the Agricultural Conserva. tion program, North Carolina's flue cured tobacco allotment for 1938 will be 570,000 to 580,000 acres, while the cotton allotment is 902,525 acres. One of the provisions of the new farm legislation calls for the estab lishment of marketing quotas on the five basic crops if supplies reach top. heavy levels. After the Secretary of Agriculture announces that quotas will be clamped on a particular crop, growers of that commodity will be given a chance to express their ap proval or disapproval in a referen dum. If more than one-third of the farmers vote against the quota, it will not be effective. , . A referendum among producers of flue-cured tobacco has already been called. Should the growers vote fav orably, North Carolina's quota would be close to 500,000,000 pounds, or about 70 per cent of the total. Any farmer who grew tobacco in 1937 will be eligible to vote. I Because of the bumper cotton crop last year which resulted in a huge carry-over, the Secretary has an nounced that quotas will be placed on this crop. As in the case of tobacco, farmers will be given a chance to ex-; press their wishes. Burley tobacco quotas will not be effective, at the present time, but if a large 1938 crop should result before the opening of markets next fall, quotas will be proclaimed. Floydexplained that acreage allot ments are separate from marketing quotas under the new Act. Most of the acreage allotments have already been set up under the Agricultural Conservation program. These were determined after a detailed study had been made of the supply on hand end the amount of the crop which farmers might produce in 1938 to bring reasonable prices. For instance, after taking a look at the large crop of flue-cured tobacco in 1937 which resulted in an unusu ally heavy carry-over, it was decided that growers could not plant more than 570,000 to 580,000 acres in North Carolina this year if they wished to keep market prices up.' Thus the al lotment was set between those -figures. The marketing quota becomes eifec tive if the Secretary sees that the allotment will be successful, Floyd ex plained. North Carolina's quota for flue cured leaf will be divided up among tobacco-producing counties, then ap portioned to communities, and finally down to individual farms. Marketing in excess of the quota established becomes subject to penal ty. Supplies withheld under the quotas may be released under certain conditions to meet any need tibafc might develop. Floyd said the Act will be adrniav- lstered locally as were the other grams in the past. CELEBRATES FIFTH BIRTHDAY. Grady Vance, young son of Mr. aosB Mrs. Vance Moore, was guest of 1 at a delightful birthday party day afternoon when a number of Mr friends enjoyed a Valentine pasts at thehome of his parents near Tw ville. The youngster celebrated Mm fifth birthday. The guests included Rachel Jmm Richard, Edna and Hance Hoffcsv Ruby Lee and James Edgar Rtddscftv Melvin and Elton Moore, Robert sosal Guy Moore, Lindsey and O'KcaE Hurdle, Njorma and Donald Ridfficav Durward Evans, Elmer, EdwaueV Fermor and Avis Ward, Mrs. C W Ward, Mrs. Herman Moore, Mm. Hance Hofler, Mrs. Tresville RiddSdv Mrs. Emmett Rice, Mrs. Vance Jdomr and Grady Vance Moore.. The Valentine motif was prettily carried out in the decorations mmA favors. Ice cream and cake served. 666 LIQUID, TABLETS -SALVE, NOSE DROPS SALVE for COLDS price 10c & 25c For Better Yields From Your Fields USE SCAD-CO Feirsillizeirs Made Locally BY THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO. Hertford, N.C. ti i '.M 4 aa' i .or, '5 f 'P'&s' OWN BELVIDEBE ROUTE 1 . Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Ward and children,- Agnes and John, visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph White, at Belvidere, Sunday afternoon. Little Ted Chappell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher Chappell, Is. sick; with cold.' t r ,,1 " r ,;,' ( r'v".' Uany 'people from this community attended the funeral of HLn,.h R. Smith, at Hunter's Fork, Sunday afr ternoQh. -""f , i- Ai . Mrs. Louis Chappell ;"spent few days last week with her mother, Mrs. :'--l'rt Chappell. ir- - I J. A.' Bountree , vtaite4 " her -. , r x. " Purvis,' ' Chappell, on ilu....i ,-oon, ' T "!' vicited MnklLsura. V::.J Tltir- i;;3ioon. H.a. J. t CI rr 'I is on Jha tick lit th!s weJt. . I!r. arii lire. L :. C c!l and 3 4 I j t to v.m "i C '7. V; . C i JL. '! !i re;: . fl y r t "1 ; i i 1.-TI' , v. " .1. I '-3 j U v.:.h r. 7 ' Tteserjr Questions On Farm Answered Question: vWfcat are the primary facton lb "selecting hatching 'eggst v AnawerNTh e m 03 t;,taportant thing isto:sV tt t f irn,pyo duced 1' healthy, 'birds, fee from disease and; pars&iteju' jTnen :, select only those eggs hat axe trtfe to type, of "prowriuiw:. good shell torture," The collection and storage of batching eggs should be considered. Collections should be made several ; times day and the eggs stored m' a room that is fairly humid "with a temperature of about CO degrees. V.Tiile in storage .the eggs should ie turtle i C y. V V ? eggs; are carti-Hy. tar-scted . handled and the Incubator . properly operated the 3 percent ef , t-'Ji rill more tban pay for 'e extra roC !e. - Question: '"How can ''I getvrid of r - '1 worms - in my tobacco plant -i 'These small worms c." t 9 (Jamag by uprootlr z i .: , tut they can be t "7 "i napthalene fiiies t 'j of one and one-hf I?D sraM y -1 of '--s 1': "3 I U i .8 t ment la made Just before a strong wind, it should be repeated at once the wind will blow the napthalene gas out of the bed as fast as it is formed Do not confuse the small worm with the adult black flies . and midges that swarm under the canvass. These insects cause no damage , to the to baeco .plants,' but are often blamed for fjea,-beetle and small worm dam h Question;: (When; should Jthe first spray be applied for control of scale insects'ln my peach orchard? v , Answers , It thel orchard is badly infested with scale' the spray should be applied before the buds swell. An oil spray should be used and applied as directed by the manufacturer. ' If both scale and leaf curl are bad the i:rre-sulphur or 4-4-60 Bordeaux mix t ' vrf -ha added, should be applied C. j do not control leaf cud and when aiding to: Kme-sulphw be sure that the par ular oil used is recommend- a for t . j Trpoae by the manufac turer n r 'r certain - oils will mix wi'Ji Cj i j solution. " If the spray c. r,t ts 1 1 before the buds swell, t"B t s . ;. "rated Line-sulphur. ' YOUR OWN HOME The Ttiirty-fifth Series of Stock ofthe Mm BUG & LOAN ASSOCIATION WILL BE ISSUED Ssturdsy, Merch 5, 190 r r u&'SMGSsu S loan AoooGiotEoo I A.W.HEFREN President WM. H. HARDCASTLE Secretaiy Hi 'I' 0 i I XVC, COM t. 2 Tilt aua-MY-Tsei"-w -O t T I..NIMCNT
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