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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16
Friday. December l6, 1921,
OUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPERS EDITION

Too late to do your Christmas
Shopping early y but you can do
it in all probability more econo-
mically and efficiently by patron
izing the advertisers in this our
Christmas Shoppers Edition
than anywhere else. They have
goods which they think are both
attractive and reasonably priced
enough to justify their spending
good money to bring them to
your attention. Their faith in
what they have to sell, we think,
is sufficiently evidenced to war
rant anyone who wants to get
the most for his money TO inves-
tigate at least
Without making or attempting
to make, any comparisons odlous
or otherwise, it is nevertheless
true that nine times out OF ten It
pays to trade with an advertiser.
Advertising is the sign manual Of
progress, efficiency and modern
ideas of merchandising its lack
is indicative of ~ well the conser-
vatism Of, say, the eigh teenth
century
We bespeak, therefore, your
consideration of our advertise
ments and believe that in doing
SO the problem Of your Christmas
shopping will be solved with the
least expenditure of time, energy
and money.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

wood Road; thence up said road, 40
poles to the beginning, containing LOT
acres, more or less, and being part of
that tract of land known as 1.-THE Rows
ter Tract" and being that identical
tract of land conveyed to w. r. Har.
vey by William A. Harvey and Lula
Harvey by deed dated August 10th,
1902, which said deed is duly recorded in
the office Of the Register Of Deeds for
Halifax County, N. c., in book $50 at
page 256, and conveyed by w. R. Har-
vey and wife to B. W. Brown by deed
Of record in book f99, page 3l4, Of said
Registry.
This, November 80, 1921.
George G. Green, Trustee.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

croachments upon her indepen.
dence or her territory and remov-
ing such encroachments as now
exist, to the end that her sove-
reignty and her control of her
own soil may be unimpaired.
That important treaty, to be con-
cluded between the nine Powers
represented at the conference. is
under negotiation. New York
Times.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

The United States Department
of Agriculture admits it missed
the cotton crop in its October es-
innate about 100000 bales but
what is a little matter like twen-
ty five per cent among experts.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16
RED CROSS CHRISTMAS
SEALS

Instead of the purely decora-
tive and otherwise meaningless
Christmas seals, why not use
Red Cross Christmas Seals on
your letters and packages this
year. They cost only a penny a
piece little more if any than the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

With the highest birth rate
and nearly the lowest death rate
of any State in the registration
area, there seems little chance Of
North Cardinals losing popula-
ton except by emigration. And
those who want to emigrate from
North Carolina are so few in
number as to be less than neg)i-
gible.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16
THE PACIFIC TREATY

senator LOuSe SpeeCIl SUI
hitting the Four Power Treaty
to the conference was much
longer than the text of the treaty
itself. The treaty is short be-
cause three of its four articles re-
late to minor matters for which,
so far as Great Britain, France
and Japan are concerned, ample
provision is made in the League
of Nations Covenant. Under
the Christening of practiced
hand it might have been made
shorter yet. Take for instance
Article H.:
If the said rights are threaten
ed by the aggressive action Of
any other Power, the high con-
tracing parties shall commune
cate with one another fully and
frankly in order to arrive at an
understanding as to the most eff
ficient measures to be taken,
Jointly or separately, to meet the
exigencies of the particular sit
uation.
This is a clumsy paraphrase Of
the second sentence of Article X
of the Covenant;
The members of the League
undertake to respect and pre-
se rye as against external aggres-
sion the territorial integrity and
existing political independence
of all members of the League.
In case of any such aggression,
or in case of any threat or dan
ger of such aggression, the Coun.
Gil shall advise upon the means
by which this obligation shall be
fulfilled"
Mr.. Lodge and other enemies Of
the League Covenant have
undertaken a deal of explaining
t 0 make it appear that under
Article II. the use of power i:
not provided for. Their pro
testations are futile. The use o
power is implied quite as clearly
in the new treaty as in the old.
The treaty when ratified will
make an end of the Anglo-Jap
anese alliance. That, assuredly,
is not a minor matter. Aside
from that, the effect of the instru
ment, broadly speaking, is t
make the United States a party
to an agreement which the Lea
que Covenant has already made
binding upon the other three
parties. Under Article XVIII
of the Covenant this treaty mus
be registered with the Secretar
lat of the League of Nations anC
published by it; otherwise i
would not be held as binding up
on Great Britain, France anC
Japan.
Senator Borah will perceive, o.
course, that this little treaty is al
offshoot of the League of Nations
that it is drawn up in the spiri
of the League; that without the
League it would never have beer
heard Of Nevertheless, we ad
wise him to refrain from uncork
ing any ancient walls of wrath
1t is not worth while, for thi:
treaty is only a detail. More.
over, the treaty is sound, com
mendable and has been concluded
for good purposes. The Senate
should ratify the -Four Power
Treaty without any hesitation al
all. To be sure, it leaves a great
deal to be done before what are
called the Pacific questions car
be settled. 1t does not touch the
great questions at all. The great.
est Of all, the one where the dan.
ger lies, relates to the protection
of China against aggression from
any quarter. Of necessity the
conference must draw up a treaty
or firm agreement, an agreement
to be kept and enforced in good
faith, assuring China against en-
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

Judge Lands evidently wants
to be the only man in the base
ball profession to make money on
the side.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

The Soviet has issued five tril-
lion, seven hundred and fifty bill
lion rubIes incidentally spelling
a lot of good paper.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

Of course if the Irish had rath-
er have war than peace they can
be Accommodated there is no &C.
counting for tastes.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

Mail your packages early and
don't forget to put on plenty Of
Red Cross Christmas Seals.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

All cards of thanks, resolutions of re-
spects ETC., etc, will be charged for
the rate of ten cents per line. cash
must accompany article in all cases ex-
cept where customer has regular &C.
uount No insertions made for less
than % cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

We see by the papers where
the German officer who sank the
Lusitania has been killed again.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

All communications should be
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return of mss, must in
all cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

The Administration evidently
believes in entering the League
by degrees.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

Our notion of a hard life--a
counterfeiter in Russia.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16
TELEPHONE 10

Entered as Second Class Matte Apr
3, 1914, at the Post Office at Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act Of
March 8, 1879.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-12-16

And next week is Christmas.
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WHEN CHRISTMAS COMES


THE hand Of the world seems hard,
! The heart Of the World s.sms csA.
OF selfish scheme. seem al its dream.
And its only goal seems gold.
Yet whsrsS~ Christmas eomss,
tn. World the mask removes
From tn. tender part Of it, hind. thu. hon,
And We learn hoS much il loves.
W. see it',s good old World
Which only play, game;
Though i, loves the ne. and it Keeps
the pace.
!, is tender III ths sane.
Though j, struggle, hard to win.
The dream in il, heart Is sssA,
And on Christmas Day it !, Gid to /,
The prize at It's Ssviour's feet.
LEE SHIPpEr in Lsslis's
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pleases. Everything win Be laid .
the Sioux for awhile"
It's Q surs break, thenr
-Surs; IN the youns buclu are =
ready cut MacAiin had four wln
him - this chase took 'em On puf.
pose. % Il they was ever trailed theyd
~ II was IN Injun JOB. Oh. he's cov.
ered up things sll night You got y
straight nowr
Hank drew up his feet until ~
chin rested On his knees, the tp q
the cigarette glowing.
Il got II straight enough. % far .
that goes. Hanley. but don't see what
the III we're goin' to get ont Of It"
you've got the same love for the
Kid have. ain't yerY
"Just about. I reckon. I'd sure Ike
to take q good swipe at the ornary
cuss."
That's what>I thought Well. be
amt goin' to do nothin' desperate to
this young woman till be hears from
the old man. This affair has been
pulled on hurriedlike, an oil the KID
has got in his mind right now y to
hide her away somewhere, until old
Churchill shows up. and decides what
to do with her."
"what do you SUPPOSE he'll decider
"Well. my notion Ii that Il Macklin
Is the old mans son. he'll try to force
her into marryin' the boy. That would
be the easy way. an I believe that
viii likely be their scheme. My idea
ID to put a crimp In It"
.Howr
by getting hold Of her ourselves
before the old man shows up. an then
doin' business with him."
"Where,l we take herr"
Back into Wolves hole; there's
hidin' places there a plenty. an with
them Injuns raisin' hi up north, it'll
be safe enough, until the wars over
enyhow. What do yer say?"
HI, don't care: there ain't
nuthin' to lose. You got the Kid them
Injuns, didn't your
Yes; he never told enybody what
was up but me. All right. let's mosey
along; there's no use stayin' here"
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WOLVES HOLE"

Synopsis. Tom Shelby. . rancher.
rides into the frontier town Of
Ponca, looking for good time
after . long spell Of hard WORK
and loneliness on the ranch. In
stead, he runs into funeral-that
Of Dad caikins. . retired army
man Of whom little II known. A
girl. stili In her tsens. survives
Calkins. Mccarthy, . saloon keep
er and PoncA's leading citizen, de-
cides that the girl. now alone In
the world. should marry. Bhe
agrees TO pick out . husband from
tho score Of men lined up In her
home. To his conformation. she se-
lects Shelby. who had gone along
merely ~ . spectator. He declines
the honor Indignant, the girl dis
misses the assembiaxe. Shelby
runs iAto two Of the rejected suit
ors. and In . nght worsts them
both. Angered 1t their remarks,
he returns to the girl, determined
70 marry har. II she will have him.
Altar his sxplana ton she agrees 10
marry him. The wedding takes
place and the couple set out for
Shelby's ranch. With them Is
KID" Macklin. whom Shelby has
hired a. helper. On the way the
girl tells her husband her name 10
Olga Carlyn. and also tells him
something Of the peculiar circum-
stances Of her life. Upon arrival
at the ranch Shelby Is struck down
from behind and left for dead. He
recovsrs consciousness to find that
Aacklin and his wife have gone.
He starts In pursuit.
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10 that I am now able to do my work.
I recommend your Vegetable Compound
to my friends who have troubles similar
TO mine and you may use these facts
a Z testimonial. Mrs. C.F PHILLIPS,
Toomsboro, Ga.
Weak, nervous women make unhappy
homes, their condition irritates both
husband and children. It has been
said that nine -tenths Of the nervous
prostration, nervous despondency, ''the
blues, irritability and backache arise
from some displacement or derange-
ment Of woman's system. Mrs. PHI
lips letter clearly shows that no other
remedy is so successful in overcoming
this condition as Lydia E. Pinkhan'S
Vegetable Compound,
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drew himself forward. creeping like a
snake. convinced that he was alone,
yet no less alert and watchful. His
progress was up shallow depression.
and be had attained the deeper shade
Of the trees, when. suddenly. a voice.
apparently speaking not two yards
distant. gave utterance to an oath Of
disgust.
H-ll" the voice said roughly.
"there Ii no use waitin' for that guy
any longer; no tellin' where be is at
by now"
Shelby dropped nat on his face al.
most ceasing to breathe. The unseen
party addressed stretched himself
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fcfe hs could take any action, was
shot and killed IN q street nsht with
some roughS m Sheridan. Nobody
Knows 6oe surs INT bow II happened.
but IT. my opinion Churehill. eot up
ths r0w just 10 Get him cut q The
way. II IN happened sudden. an ~
expected, ths only fellow with he
colonel At the tims being an old sef.
geant named Calkins. Calkins was
shot himself. but got away. and teek
care Of CaEiyn TN be died, maybe an
hour later. Enyhow be kept the fel.
lows from getting hold q any papers.
an ! reckon the colonel give him an
Idea Of what was up."
What makes you think sor
The way be acted afterward.
Churchill had got Cariyn out Of the
way, but be couldn't locate the girl.
He didn't suspect the sergeant at 6rst,
nor for . long time. He was foxy
guy. and stuck to the army for several
years. never maxim a move, Just
payin' for the girls schoolin'. but
never goin' near her. Then. when
everybody had quit watchin' him. Cal
kins took his discharge papers. and
skipped out takin' the girl with
him."
How could be do thatr
That's what ! asked Nacklin, an
he said they'd finally found out that
durin' the time between when Cariyn
was shot. an when he died, he'd
signed Q paper maxim Calkins the
girls guardian. an gave him the key
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CHAPTER vIll.
The Trail to Wolves, Hole.

The Trail to Woivet Hole.
Shelby lifted himself on one elbow,
and ventured to breathe easily once
more. The vague shadows Of the two
men had vanished. but their progress
through the underbrush could be plain.
y distinguished. Feeling themselves
absolutely alone In that wilderness
neither made the slightest effort to
proceed silently. Shelby sat upright
On the edge Of the gully. straining his
eyes through the darkness.
A strange fortune had brought him
the very information he most needed.
His whole thought centered Instantly
on the fate Of the girl. What course
would she choose under these clrcun.
stances, when the facts were finally
revealed to herf Undoubtedly she be-
lieved him dead; her captors would
impress that fact upon her frst Of all.
70 a. to make her realize her com
plete helplessness. Besides, she cared
nothing for him; had married him In
differently. merely to thus escape
from Z worse fate. He could not hope
that loyalty to him. under such condi-
lions, would greatly influence her de-
cision. Somehow the thought hurt
Shelby. and brought to him the knowl.
edge that he did care. He cared very
much indeed, and this truth colored
his thought and decision.
He dare not follow those men at
present; he could only wait where he
was, and plan his course Of action.
There was no danger Of his losing
them, for he knew where they were
going. and, In measure, at least,
about who they were. Shelby had
never been in that strange sink known
as Wolves hole. bnt he had talked
with a man who had. An immense
hole In the Bad Lands. through which
flowed a branch Of the Cottonwood. q
strange malformation Of nature, 80
completely concealed as to be Invisible
until the surprised traveller stood on
Its very edge, and stared down into
the gloomy depths below. The walls
were precipitous. impossible except
on foot by daylight, and at only two
points could the sink be entered on
horseback; from the west beneath the
protection Of a cataract, where the
stream plunged headlong over a high
ledge Of stone. and from the other
extremity down a narrow ravine
through tunnel scooped out by some
torrent In long-past ages. Originally
discovered by wandering trappers,
who camped there out Of the winter
storms, 1t had later become the head
quarters for an illicit Indian trade In
liquor. and finally the rendezvous for
criminals Of all kinds. eager to gst
beyond the reach Of the law. II was
rumored that there was actually q
town there. with women Of q class,
with q certain rude attempt at gov.
eminent by q few self-constituted au-
thorities.
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By RANDALL PARRISH


hoofs slipped In their struggle to at
tain the top. Shelby gave the buck.
skin bis head. and the game little
devil went scrambling up. until they
came forth on q nat plain above. Shell
BY dropped his rein. and climbed to
higher point Of rock, lying concealed
behind Its summit, while he swept the
scene below through the field glasses
He never had been there before. yet
he knew about where he was; this
must be Dragon creek. and not far
below would be Wolves hole, Of which
he often had beard-a famous hiding
place for cattle thieves and border
outlaws These fellows evidently were
heading for there, but would they Try
to complete the journey! His hope
centered on their camping somewhere
until morning: II sufiiciently assured
of safety this would probably be their
choice. Through the field glasses he
studied the course Of the stream, and
the little patches Of wood iniently. At
last he was rewarded-a faint spiral
OF blue smoke arose above some dis
tant trees. the evidence Of a camp.
hre. He lay there motionless, silent,
his eyes glued to the glass. planning
his action. and waiting for the night.
Al the gloom slowly deepened Shel.
by was able to distinguish the flicker
Of that far-ofi hre. but the distance
was too great to permit any knowl-
edge Of Its surroundings. The trail
leading down was narrow. and rock.
strewn. and he determined to ty the
passage while faint glImmer II twi-
light yet fingered. Leading the buck
skin. and moving with the utmost eau.
ton, he began the descent.
The gloom did not greatly rstard his
movements, for. through the glasses.
he had mapped out the salient fea.
lures, and 30 impressed them upon his
memory a. to 70 forward now con-
6dently. The camp fire was located In
the third grove Of trees, and there
were no signs Of human presence be-
tween. However. he took no chance,
but advanced quietly on foot, leading
his horse. and using every prccaution
against discovery.
He circled the two groves. keeping
close In their shadow. and searching
their depths anxiously for any sign Of
life. They were desolste and desert.
ed. but, from the outer fringe Of the
second he could perceive plainly the
dull glow Of the nre hundred yards
ahead. II was no longer a fame, but
q mere glimmer Of red ashes. casting
no reflection about. although clearly
visible. He fastened the bronco to q
limb, within the circle Of trees, and
crouched forward alone, Winchester
In hand, choosing his passage beneath
the bank Of the stream, and advanc-
Ing with every precaution. pausing
every few steps, to peer over the pro.
tecting bank. and thus assure himself
that all remained quiet. When almost
exactly opposite the red glow Of the
Goals, he lay still, endeavorlng vainly
to learn the situation, and becoming
more and more puzzled.
The camp appeared deserted, as
though the party which had halted
there had already passed on. He could
hear no sound, see no movement. The
fire had died down into a mere glIm.
mer Of red ashes. barely perceptlble
amid the surrounding gloom. Shelby
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- s~D- Os~@ssss
to deposit box In Kansas City, where
al his papers was. A lawyer named
Weeks. at Sheridan, did II for him.
You see the colonel didn't have no
near relatives, an he an Calkins had
been soldering together for years; he
sorter trusted the sergeant to play
square. an he sure did,"
"The h-l be did! Never made q
peep for the money. did hei An Just
hid out all round the country with
the girl. don't call that playin' very
square"
well. II was. Just the same, id
square, II you ask me. It was what
Weeks advised him to do. after he
went to Virginia. an got a peep at a
copy Of the will on file. This girl had
no legal rights till she was Of age
see! Churchill knew this, an he
didn't do much O. anything else fer
ten years. but try to get his hands on
her. Old Calkins was smart enough
to fool him. The colonel had money
enough In the deposit box, 30 they
could live on II quietlike. an the ser.
geant never wasted q cent. He Just
naturally lived for that girl, till about
a month ago. He was smart enough
not even to trust her; she never knew
what they was hidin' FROM"
Hank touched a match to another
cigarette. impressed with the story.
Rum kind Of business. I'd say"
he admitted at last, ''but Just where
did this devils imp Of MacklIn at
inr'
II amt got that all figured out yet"
admitted Hanley. "You know pretty
near AZ much about him as do. Furst
time I saw the feller he rode in yere
along with Cassady's outfit. after that
n. p. holdup, an he's been trainin'
with Cassidy more or less ever since.
After I had this talk with him. when
he was drunk. put him to bed. an
picked up a letter, or two. what fell
out Of his pocket. got some O. this
stuff out o. them. One Of them was
written BY Churchill. an judgin' from
the way II read, the Kid amt really
named Macklln at ali-he's a Churchill
himself. the old cuss' SON."
ayVell ri he d-dfs
"You know the rest; how he STUN.
bled onto ol Calkins down In Ponca,
an what happened. You can't make
me believe the old fellow killed him.
self; he wasn't that kind. But, how
ever II happened. the girl was left
helpless; then d--d II she didn't marry
that rancher over on the Cottonwood,
an spoil the whole game"
Hank laughed coarsely.
though luck; but the Kid PLAYED
his hand all right"
"Sure he did. but he had to bean
this fellow Shelby. Except for that
job II wasn't so bad, for 1t was easier
to get her where be wanted her.
don't know how he'd have managed At
Ponca. but there was just the three
of 'em on the Cottonwood"
"And dead men don't talk"
swell. they're safer than live ones.
enyhow. Then this Injun outbreak
comm right now makes the getaway
plum easy. he can hide her away
back In The Hole - long ~ hs d-a
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"What q holsi What . freak
Of natursi What a wilder.
ness hiding plaesr
(TO BE coNTINUED.)
Odd Newspaper Subscriptions.

Odd Newspaper Subscriptions
Greenland hasn't many newspaper
Of any kind. but the oldest Of them
all is a monthly paper called the
Kalorlkmit. (DId you get your tongue
twisted after pronouncNg this namei)
The most unusual thing about this pa
per is that q three months subscrip-
tion costs two ducks, while Il requires
a sable skin to pay for q year.
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W~ ~ weak 01o ucx~
vcus ] didn't know
what TODD, and could
not DO omywogk. Ny
trouble was deficient
and irregular peri
tods. ] read IN TIE
papers what Lydia
e Pfnkham's Vege-
table Compound had
done for others and
decided to give it .
trial. | got good
results from it, use
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one Thing Certain.

A New York apartment house ad-
vertises several six-room suites at
$l7,60 q year. We know nothing
about these suites, but We do know
that the tenant who occupies one Of
them doesn't make his money picking
cotton or working In sawmill. -Hous.
ton Post.
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so WEAK
50 NERVOUS
Hsv Miserable III Wssaa Was
U,sil Sc TEX Lydia Z. Pix
han's vesetabs CsupsuA

T,oomsbcro. CAT suffered tsrribly
vith baekache and headache 81 tie TINA
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DON'T
DESPAIR

If you are troubled with pains or
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Indigestion, insomnia; painful pas
sage Of urine, you will find relief IN