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The Indianapolis times., 1928-07-25
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Pat Tarver says the house is the
best job of building he's ever seen
in his life. He's as proud of it as
if"
"Bob" Crystal Hathaway in
terrupted excitedly. What are you
saying? Do you really mean to tell
me that the Patrick Tarvers live
across the street from you? Oh
heavenly"
And she clapped her pretty white
hands like a gleeful child, and some
how everyone in the room knew that
Crystal Hathaway was not posing
then. Her excitement and JOY we're
absolutely genuine.
Whats all the excitement about,
Crystal?" Bob grinned. more SYM
pathetic, now that she was genuine.
Are you in love with Pat Tarver,
by any chance? He's thoroughly
married, you know, and old enough
to be your father"
"Oh, Bob, you idiot" Crystal
laughed, leaning over to rumple his
chestnut curly hair. Hes not only
old enough to be my father, but he
is the father of my very dearest
friend! Tony Tarver!
Now that Mother's-gone, I love
Tony better than anyone in the
world. Quick! Tell me if Tonys
in town now"
"She is" Bob nodded, "and paint
ing it red, if you'll pardon a 1910 bit
Of slang. She came home from
Bradley-that was your school, too,
wasn't it-just week ago, and if
the reports Cherry gives us are
true, there promises to be a hot
time in the old town this summer,
and I'm not referring to the
weather"
I'm glad you have such a friend,
Crystal" Faith contributed. She'll
help make your visit with us a gay
one.
"I've met Tony and have seen her
a number of times, dashing around
in her car, and she's the only girl
ever saw who I thought was as
pretty as my Cherry"
And Faiths eyes dwelt adoringly
upon the little sister whom she had
mothered and spoiled and saved
from Heaven only knew how many
perils.
"Oh, Tony's the most gorgeous
girl in the world" Crystal cried,
her hazel eyes misting with very
genuine tears. "I'm mad about her,
and if I do say it, she was crazy
about me, too.
I'VE were roommates at Bradley
Positively inseparable. Would you
mind awfully, Faith, Bob, if I
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Cherry shrugged slim shoulder
under wide scalloped collar of pale
green organdie.
ut isn't bad-if you like men. And
I do" she added, with a wicked little
grin at her husband.
Little tow-headed Joy, who had
been curled sleepily in her STEP
mothers broad lap-for Joy adored
Kate Lundy, who was now Kate
Lane, and who had once been
Faiths housekeeper- cook-stirred
herself to call out shrilly:
"I'll say you did, Cherry! You
got engaged to every man you
worked for, didn't you? And she
almost married one of them," Joy
added, nodding vigorously to
Crystal, "but he got killed on
their wedding night and the po-
1icemen thought Cherry did it
and"
"Joy!" Faith cried sharply.
"And Cherry didn't do it at all.
1t was man that pretended to be
a crippled begg&- and Faith and
Bob detectived him, and Cherry
was let out # jail, and so was
Chris Wiley, who Cherry married
stead of Old Ralph Cluny what
was murdered"
Gag her, Dad, if you can't stop
her any other way" Cherry COM
rnanded angrily. Crystal will know
all the family scandals soon enough
without having joys version OF
them hurled at her her first evening
here.
Thine for you to go to bed any
way, JOY Put her in the guest room
bed until you're ready to leave,
Kate" she added to her stepmother.
Il guess that's now, Cherry"
Kate Lundy answered serenely.
''Your fathers working pretty hard
these days on that job of Mr..
Hathaway's in Fairview. Doing
much building this summer, MI.
Hathaway"
Kate had never forgotten that she
had once been a servant in this
home; Bob would never be Bob to
her, though she had yielded to
Faiths entreaties and called her
former mistress by her first name.
"a goodish bit, Mother Kate,
Bob smiled, his blue eyes lighting
up, for he was very fond of the
middle-aged woman who had res
cued jim Lane and Joy from semi
and was making them
haDpV and comfortable.
"By the way, Dad" he added to
Jim Lane, who was no longer the
stopped, humble, ineffectual-look-
ing little man he had become after
Martha Lanes death, "the Tarvers
have moved in across the street, and
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: LOVE TOR TWO WO
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BERTHE Lou if I were you, Rod" she
said quietly. at isn't fair to me
to treat me like a Shylock either
And why should you deprive her
of money she needs when all that
you could give me won't make the
slightest bit of difference to my
happiness.
I'D be miserable" she went on
hurriedly as he started to speak,
"if 1 knew that BERTHE Lou was
suffering on my account. Why,
Rod, don't you realize that I'm try
ing to be a good friend, that I
want to make up for all the mis-
chief 1 tried so hard to cause in
Wayville?"
Rod reached out and took the
soft white hand that rested on the
edge of the desk. You're the pest
friend in the world" he told her
warmly.
"Then you won't tell Bertie Lou?"
she besought him
'I don't feel justified in keeping
such a thing from her, Lila
NJ1ly 4u4d 1e1l4lCLlOCO, O41C
of these earnest people who are just
as eager to share a sorrow as Joy,
I'd go battly if Cy brought all his
troubles home to me. But, of course,
if your mode, or your code, or what
ever excuse you have. compels you
to spoil BERTHE Louis happiness when
you could just as we'll keep your
trouble to yourself, why, go ahead
and do it."
Then what would I tell her about
the money!"
Lila thought a moment. 'Tell her
you're buying an interest in the
company. Then if ever you have to
explain that, say you drew the
money out and plunged on Wall
Street.
"One shock and it's over. This
way, she'd be upset about it in
definitely, and worried, too, for fear
you might be under suspicion. Be-
sides, won't consent to having you
beggar wourself to pay ME in a
hurry"
She glanced at a tiny clock on
the desk. Il really must put you
out r1ow," she added apologetically.
"I've got to get off to Connie Wy
staff's dinner"
She went to the head of the
stairs to say good night to him. "I'll
call you up tomorrow or the next
day about seeing the detective" she
said in a low voice.
Lila hadn't yet become accus-
toned to having servants all over
the place. She simply could not
as some of her friends did-speak
and act with utter disregard Of
hired retainers.
"And don't wear long face" she
added. who can tell what's just
around the corner? We may get
the jewels back, after ALL"
She put out hand and Rod
clasped it with a warm pressure.
81 hope So" he said feelingly. I'D
like BERTHE Lou to know what you've
done for me-"
Lila laughed. you're forgetting
how much a woman enjoys q secret.
One that she really wants to keep,
I mean. And BERTHE Lou and I
know each other too well now to
need any proof Of our friendship.
Remember your promise not to tell
her anything about this"
Rod said he wouldn't forget. Lila
stood at the head of the stairs until
the front door closed behind him.
Then she danced gaily back into
her boudoir.
Rod, on the other hand, was de-
pressed as he started for home,
planning his first falsehood to Ber-
tie Lou.
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THIS HAS HAPPENED


BERTHE LOU WARD marries ROD
BRYER, who had previously been en-
gagged to LILA MARSH. The only shadow
on the brides happiness is Lila's per-
sistenee in annoying her and telling
friends that she was Rods first love.
A position in New York is offered Rod
by TOM FRASER and he accepts.
Anxious to make a good impression,
they live beyond their income and BERTHE
Lou finds it hard to resist when MOLLY
FRASER urges her to buy more clothes
than she can afford. She and Rod have
their first quarrel over money. and to
make matters worse Lila arrives to visit
Molly and make life miserable for Ber-
tie Lou. But they introduce her to
rich MR.. L0REE Snd she surprises them
by marrying him.
Lila asks Berthe Lou to forgive the
past and be friends with such sin
4cerity that the latter is deceived. Try
ing to keep up with their wealthy
friends plunges Rod deeper in debt and
he becomes depressed. Lila seiZes her
chance to persuade HIM to accept a
higher salary from LOree.
Promising security and advancement,
she induces BERTHE Lou to indulge iii an
orgy of spending and to furnish more
luxurious quarters. During LOrces abb
sence Lila asks Rod TO put her Jewels
in the office vault. Later she requests
him to return them to her and wien
they open the case the Jewels are gone.
Rod wants to. notify the police but she
will not let him.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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pay it?" she asked as though it
might be possible after all.
"You know Cy is paying me $3.50
a week." Rod replied. mo matter
how much of that it took to cover
the insurance, I could afford it.
don't see how I'm going to prove
my innocence. If Cy throws me out
on my ear I'd have hard time
getting another job. I hate to give
the thief a chance to get away but
I guess a good detective could as
much as the police"
"But Rod, you need all the money
you earn"
"Ill manage" Rod said grirnly;
II won't let you take the full loss,
Lila. It's fine of you to want to-"
He looked at her with a depth of
gratitude that curled warmly around
Lila's conscience-proof heart.
IF I'd lost your necklace and
bracelets I'd feel I ought to pay
you what they cost, though I don't
know how I'd do it," he added hon
estly. But they were stolen, and
unless you receive them you will
get only as much as the insurance
you carried on them. Whatever that
is I'll pay it if it takes the rest of
my life time to do it,"
Lila sighed. "I'm sorry you won't
let me do little thing like that for
friend" she said softy. "But if
you won't the necklace cost
six thousand, but I felt so safe over
it I insured it for only three. The
bracelets were insured for two thou
sand each. I don't know what they
cost. Let's see, that makes $1,000.
Oh, Rod, it would break you to pay
that!"
"It certainly would if I had to
pay it all at once" Rod admitted.
But propose to do it piecemeal,
Lila, if you don't mind"
"Of course not, silly, don't want
you % do it at all. What's $1,000
to me? 1 think it will be fun to
fool every one with my fakes. It
takes money to throw bluff about
pearls, doesn't it? If I'd worn them
in Wayville they'd have beer
tagged"
Rod refused to joke. "Are you
satisfied" he asked. You'd have a
better chance of getting your stolen
things back if we called in the po-
lice, you know"
He was not absolutely sure Of that
but he felt he ought to give her
every opportunity to change her
mind if she wanted to.
Lila was firm. "I'll get that de-
tective I spoke of. You'd better
better see him here, though, and not
at the office. 1 wish you'd forget
about the whole thing if he fails to
turn up the thief"
mo, if I can't pay you the amount
OF the insurance, I'll communicate
with the police" Rod averred
stoutly. You'll lose enough any
how. 1t must have been my fault
somewhere along the line. I ought
to pay for it i"
"All right. My land, what a long
time it takes Willins!" Lila said
in voice that left no doubt that
she wished to change the subject.
Chuck it, Rod, no use to worry"
Her voice sank to extreme ten
derness as she gave his shoulder a
little pat.
The maid returned with tray
and two crystal glasses. Lila put
one to Rods lips. Drink that and
then run along home and forget
what happened" she coaxed. "And
whatever you do don't tell Bertie
Lou about it,"
"Ill have to, Lila. She'd won
der what 1 was doing with the
money"
Lila slipped at her glass in ST.
i lence. Finally: II wouldn't worry
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CHAPTER XIV

r lila saw her advantage and
IL pressed it. Rod was weighing
the cost Of giving publicity to the
theft, of seeking the aid of the po-
lice and the insurance company.
The case was absolutely black
against him. No one, only himself,
he admitted, had touched the Jewels
after Lila had given them to him
for safekeeping.
And the lock of the case had been
difficult to open when he returned it
to her looked as if it had been
tampered with.
Z Whether or not he thought of this
Lila could not know, but she did see
chat he was seriously facing the evil
aence as it stood against him.
Suppose he could never escape
Ehe odium OF suspicion that mrst
.all upon him-what then? Though
innocent, he would have to struggle
along under a cloud for the rest
Of his days.
What would become of his futureP
Who would employ him? Small
jobs, perhaps. Maybe he'd have to
return to Wayville.
The story of the missing jewels
following him there ultimately
Even preceding him, possibly, if Cy-
rus believed him guilty and pre-
ferred a charge of grand larceny
against hin1-or would it be bur-
glary?
Rods brain was working swiftly
now that he clearly saw string
of consequences in his outlook. 1t
occurred to him that the police
might find sufficient evidence to
holu him for trial.
He knew very little about police
procedure, but when a person had
been intrusted with a case contain
ing valuable jewels and returned it
empty he felt sure it must be a
crime.
Above all, an investigation of his
own affairs would reveal that he was
in debt-that he associated with
people of means far beyond his own.
It was not pleasant prospect to
face. 1t could easily mean ruin, COM
plete and final. He thought of BERTHE
Lou and his face grew haggard in
an instant.
Lila's pleading took root then. She
saw the expression of defeat envelop
Ills features and then disappear as
a spark of hope quickened his
tongue to an eager question.
"Tell me-" he said, "how much
your jewels were insured for. If I
could pay it y
Lila laughed. Don't be foolish,
Rod" The laugh died away as she
saw look of stubborness settle
around his lips. How could yo
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ITO Be Continued
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-06
Girl Walters
For The Hotel
Virginia Dare

Girl walters will appear in
both the Coffee Shoppe and
Main dining room of the Vlr-
ginia Dare Hotel Monday
morning, April 9th, taking the
place of colored boys whose
services have not been most
satisfactory to guests OF the
hotel.
Good c0Iored walters are the best
in the world. when good ones can
he obtained hut the class OF service
expected by guests of Elizabeth
City's modern community hotel has
not been supplied the class OF walt
prs available at the wages paid by
thp hotel. Something had to he
done: Manager Johnson has done 1t
he hired corps of experienced
white girl walters this week. to
come into the hctel Monday morn
ing.
Rouged lips and winxed eyes Will
now ask the bright and early morn
ins question: "IIow Will You Have
Your Eggs"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-06
"ROME" Is REMINDED

Mayor Flora. who is also Chief Oh
fine Elizabeth City Fire Department.
snys he never rides to fire on the
citv's biz hook aud ladder truck
tbnt he doesn't think Of the follow
ing story:
The driver of small sedan. VINO
WIS plainly out of his element Ill
city traffic. attempted to turn
around in the middle OF Elock' ana
WAS side-swipei and upset by IL
hook and ladder fire truck on its
way TO answer Il call.
Striding over to the overturned
vehicle. traffic officer poked his
head through the broken window
and demanded. "What do you mean
by blocking traffic like this? Cmon
outta there: you're pinched!
You let him alone said a te-
male voice from the hack seat. How
did we know them drunken painters
were going to run into us?'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-06

Does the Roman Catholic
Church plan to evangellze the
Negro in Elizabeth City and
train up a future Negro Cath
olic citizenry in the parochlaI
school which the church IS
building ON West Main st:
Original plans of the Catholic
Church To buikl Il mt deSt chapel OH
wn>t Main St. for its less than Il
.crre of local commandments. nave
taken the form Of Il pretentlous
combination chapel and school on
fine spacious square acquired ps
the church on West Main st.
4 very small part of the comlnodl-
cus brick and hollow tile building
rnw nnder construction is designed
for u place of Worship: the greater
uart of the building will he IL Spacl-
BllS tDllf rDDlu SCIiV'i 'S'
constructed that it may take the au-
,Iition of another story when deSlr-
able.
Speculatitn is rife AZ to whether
the Catholics expect to dupilcat"
in Elizabeth City their activities Ill
Washington. y. c. In Washington
they built Il similar chapel ana
parochial school building. Inc
school was opened to Negro chill
dren. to the CONSERVATION and dis
may of white people in the neigh
bourhoCd. Will they do the same
thing i'm Elizabeth City! Elizabeth
city Catholics themselves don [
know what is going to be done they
are not consulted: they didn't supply
the money for the building proJect
and know about as little about the
plans Of their priests or bishop us
pruteStantS know.
Rev. Joseph Gallagher, the new
and active resident priest could not
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-06
NEW MACHINE TAKES
PLACE OF MANY GIRLS

There is only one WAY for the
small town merchant and manutac-
turer to compete with the big town
fellow: the small town fellow must
equip himself to give his customers
the same goods AMI service the!
would look for in the biz cities
That's what The independent is do
ing with its printing plant. Another
great labor saving and production
speeding piece of machinery vas
added to the already splendid equip
ment of The Independents job print
ing plant this week.
This time it is new and highly
efficient folding machine, capable
of folding almost any standard size
sheet of paper at the rate of 3.Ooo
or more pieces an hour, doing i'll d
day the work that several girls are
ordinarily required to do in several
days-and doing it better.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-06
VIII Josephus
Daniels Vote
For Al Smith?

Will those North Carolina
Democrats who are Ilghting
the nomination OF All Smith
fall in line for the New York
Governor if he is nominated?
Most OF them will.
Mr.. Jo>ephuS Daniels. militant
leader of the low voltage De'HHcracy
Cf North Carolina. anti-Sm!th to
the core. shows how the cats will
Jump in an editorial in his News
< Observer. issue of Saturday, Mar.
81.
Mr.. Daniels says SOC thinsly that
he sees nothing alarming in the
fight on Smith in North Carolina.
This is not the first year that men
in I.uhlic position anil party Journals
have taken sides i'm contests within
The rarity says Mr.. Daniels. And
they all get together in :iOvember.
Mr.. Daniels goes OH to say:
The partisan friends of other
candidates who hail severely critiz-
r.l Wilson. and said worse things
about him and nude more danger
ouS appeal to the vote of Southern
EurupeunS and TO machine polite
ians than have been heard in l92S.
supported him in November and
they were elected. This opposition
to the nomination of Wilson was to
certain things he WAS understood
20 favor. and not to the man. The
same thing is true as to those who
co rot favor Smiths nomination in
1923. In 1912 there was decided
feeling that it was dangerous 10 the
party TO nominate Wilson because
influential political organizations
i'm New York. New Jersey and Chi
,ago and elsewhere opposed him
because he was said to lie high
brow" because he had not supported
BRYAN i'm 1896. because in his hiStor-
los he had reflected upon immigrants
from Southern Europe. alh other
things. But there WAS no emhlrr-
aSSment to any Democrat in giving
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-06
NORFOLK SELLS.
Us 1000 LOAVES
OF BREAD DAILY
But Norfolk Will Never Sell
So Much Bread Here Again
Says New City Bakery

Norfolk bakeries ship 5000
TO 1000 loaves of bread a day
into Elizabeth City. say moth
ing of hundreds Of pounds of
cakes. But they will sell less
bread in Elizabeth City from
now on, in the opinion of J. J..
Topping and W. w. Haskett.
Elizabeth City buys Norfolk
bread because 1t doesn't like the
bread produced by small local bak-
cries. "Elizabeth CITY will buy
Elizabeth City bread when Elizabeth
City bakers give their home folks
as good Cr better bread than can he
made in Norfolk" says Mr.. Topping.
I'VE are going to give Elizabeth
City that sort of bread"
MeSSrs. Topping and HaSkett
make their entry into the baking
business in Elizabeth City to-day
with IA baking equipment aS modern
as money can buy They are equip
ped to produce $500 to 1000 loaveS
Of bread Il day. When they have
supplied the local demand they eX-
pect to put in more ovens ami send
their delivery trucks into the sur
rounding trade territory. Tie new
bakery. known as The City Bakery
is on North Martin St, facing the
l.. o. Square.
]. J. Topping. for sometime audi
tor for the Elizabeth City Iron
Works was for II years in the
bakery business in Washington. ID.
C. He will personally manage the
new bakery. W. W. HaSkett Will
look after outside sales and delivery
service. J. B. WinSlOw. an expert
cnced baker formerly with GardnerS
Norfolk bakery will do the baking.
The new bakery in opening to-day
features Butter Biscuit, biscuit
shaped roll with the butter rolled
in. and Hot Cross buns.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1928-04-06
oJh9 BANK CLERK Aso. Tug SO6A JEekER s.
If You've Got Money The Lawyers are Laying For 1ou'

the desire to bring suit against some
lody who has money. Any man III
Elizabeth City or Northeastern
North Carolina who OWNS nickel
over and above his homestead eX-
emption Is a marked man and ne
will have a suit on his hands the
very first opportunity lawyer
thinks he can get a crack at liinl.
You asked NE what | thought
of the suit of Capt. Wiley Lelry
against DIR. J. ". Newhern: | have
told you what ! think about 1t: now
what do you Think
"My symrHthies are with the
Doctor" said the Bank Clerk; car
ritrrk folk who drop into the Bank
from day to day seem to he very
much of your opinion. that this Is Il
LAWYERS case. DR. John NeWbern
has good reputation among his
NEIGHBOURS and SO has Mrs. lfary.
What their regulations will amount
to when the lawyers get thru with
them. God only knows; shrewd and
reNourcesful lawyers could dig up
enough On most of us to send us to
the hOosegow for life. If permitted
to pry into our erotomanias.'
what is erotOmania?' asked the
Soda Jerker in perplexity.
"ErOtGmania is what ais us. re-
piled the Bank Clerk.
We'll. why don't the doctors do
something alb: mt it?' asked the Soda
Jerker.
"The doctors can't touch 1t be-
cause the preachers took 1t out OF
their hands about 1.500 years ago,
said the Bank Clerk.
"Do You reckon DIR. Newbern was
treating Mrs. Leary for it,? asked
the Soda Jerker with a grimace.