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ave Phone Wisconsin 2676.
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finish with aluminium wheels An all-year
car with wonderful motor; S21 down,
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DO yo~ beAiea'e in psychic aua,mngs'
The story Of a haunted man
by ALFRED MOVES

fascination for him. though he never quite
grasped the thread of the story 1t was called
The Midnight Express" and there was one
illustration. on the fftieth page, at which he
could never bear to look. 1t frightened him.
Young Mortimer never understood the
effect of that picture on him. He was an i'm
aginative, but not neurotic youngster; and
he avoided that tiftieth page as he might have
hurried past dark corner on the stairs when
he was six years old. or as the grown man on
the lonely road. in the Ancient Mariner"
who, having once looked round, walks on,
and turns no more his head There was
nothing in the picture apparently - to
account for this haunting dread Darkness.
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indeed was almost its chief characteristic 1t
showed an empty railway platform - at
night - lit by single dreary lamp; an empty
railway platform that suggested deserted
and lonely junction in some remote part of the
country. There was only one figure on the
platform: the dark figure of man, standing
almost directly under the lamp. with his face
turned away towards the black mouth of a
tunnel, which - for some strange reason -
plunged the imagination of the child into
pit of horror The man seemed TO be listening
His attitude was tense. expectant, as though
he were awaiting some fearful tragedy. There
was nothing in the text. so far as the child
read, and could understand, to account for
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TTwAS battered old book, bound in red
buckram. He found it, when he was
twelve years old, on an upper shelf in
his fathers library; and, against all the
rules, he took it to his bedroom to read by
candle-light, when the rest of the rambling old
Elizabethan house was flooded with darkness.
That was how young Mortimer always
thought of it. His own room was little
isolated cell, in which. with stolen candle
ends. he could keep the surrounding darkness
at bay, while everyone else had surrendered
to sleep. and allowed the outer night to come
flooding in. By contrast with those uncon-
scious ones. his elders, it made him feel in
tensely alive in every nerve and fibre of his
young brain. The ticking of the grandfather
clock in the hall below; the beating of his own
heart; the long drawn rhythmical "ah" of the
sea on the distant coast. all filled him with
sense of overwhelming mystery; and, as he
read. the soft thud of a blinded moth, striking
the wall above the candle. would make him
start and listen like a creature of the woods at
the sound of cracking twig
The battered old book had the strangest
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ttltude was tense, eXpeCtant, as though
ere awaiting some fearful tragedy There
nothing in the text, SO far as the child
and could understand. to account for
this waking nightmare. He could
neither resist the fascination of the
book. nor face that picture in the still
ness and loneliness of the night. He
pinned it down to the page facing it,
with two long pins, SO that he should
not come upon it by accident Then he
determined to read the whole story
through. But. always. before he came
topage fifty. he fell asleep; and the out
lines of what he had read were blurred
and the next night he had to begin
again; and again, before he came to the
tiftieth page. he fell asleep.
He grew up. and forgot all about
the book and the picture. But half way
through his life. at that strange and
critical time when Dante entered the
dark wood. leaving the direct path be
hind him. he found himself, a little
before midnight. waiting for train at a
lonely junction; and, as the station
clock began to strike twelve he re-
membered; remembered like 4 man
awaking from long dream
There. under the single dreary lamp.
on the long glimmering platform, was
the dark and solitary figure that he
knew. Its face was turned away from
him towards the black mouth of the
tunnel. 1t seemed to be listening tense.
expectant just as it had been thirty
eight years ago.
But he was not frightened now, as he
had been in childhood. He would go up
to that solitary figure, confront it, and
see the face that had so long been hid
den, so long averted from him. He
would walk up quietly. and make some
excuse for speaking to it he would ask
II. for instance. if the train was going to
be late. 1t should be easy for grown
man to do this; but his hands were
ClenChed. when he took the first step,
as if he, too. were tense and eXIeCtant.
Quietly, but with all the old vague
instincts aWaking. he went towards the
dark figure under the lamp. passed it,
swung round abruptly to speak to it;
and saw without speaking, without
being able to speak
1t was himself -- staring back at
himself - as in some mocking mirror.
his own eyes alive in his own white
face, looking into his own eyes, alive
The nerves of his heart tingled as
though their own electric currents
would paralyze it. A wave of panic
went through him. He turned, gasped,
stumbled. broke into a blind run, out
through the deserted and echoing
ticket Office, on to the long moonlit
road behind the station. The whole
country side seemed to be utterly de-
serted The moonbeams flooded it with
the loneliness of their own deserted
satellite.
He Daused for a moment and heard
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, Elaine Chalmers. I've only pre-
tended to be. I've been hiding
behind the blue door, too. Tomor-
row Pm going away"
She noticed a certain elegance
about the tall, thin man wrapped
IN the old lounging robe. His fea-
lures were sharply and beautifully
cut. His eyes were black and
deep-set. His abundant hair was
half-silver, half brown, making it
difficult to guess his age.
Ruth said, you're Duncan
Hunter. I've seen your name in
the books downstairs. I've en-
joyed your books, Mr. Hunter"
He laughed, this time almost
naturally. Ruth thought, 81 must
make him talk to nc"
She said, looking around the
cluttered hallway, Can't we sit
down and talk? I've been wake
full, too"
He answered, after a moment
of hesitation. Eve a little study
up here. Come"
! He led the way down the hall,
| pasl several doors, to a room
which must once have been a
| bows work room. He took the
candlcstick from her and placed
| it on the table. lie pulled two
chairs forward. "Sit down.
Ruth obeyed. They sat for a
moment, locking at each other.
He said, 81 see now. You're not
my niece. You've dark eyes like
hers. Otherwise you're different.
! | haven't seen her in years"
Ruth smiled. 1--WE been pass
ing for her with Bertha Gibbs"
She thought again, 81 must keep
him talking"
$50 it's you I've been lodging"
he remarked. "You've given me
good deal Of annoyance by be-
ing here. I'd expected to have
the house to myself. VIII you
have a cigaret?'
"If you WILL" answered Ruth.
Presently they were smoking to-
gether, with the tenseness Ec-
tween them lcssencd. Ruth said.
provocatively, "You came very
quietly, but / know e:.actly when
it was. II was-wait now, let me
count back-it was Tuesday night
about supper time. Wasn't it, Mr..
Hunter?"
He nodded. "The day you made
the excellent cake with the pink
icing. Pm greatly indebted to you
for that"
Ruth laughed. $50 Bertha was
cutting it for you! What big
appetite you must have had that
nightw =
He said evenly, II had Travelled
quite a distance.
Ruth saw his face grow grim
and suffered again. She SAID
quickly. "and it was you who
took the Stevenson set, then!
You'll never know how looked
for those books"
"Sorryw He was smiling AGAIN.
"You like Stevenson, too?"
Then, incredibly, they began to
argue about their Stevenson IA
vorites. Ruth held out for The
Master Of Ballantrae"-eXcept for
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Mothers Advice p,
"Take CARDUI" !,
Has Helped Many

Thousands of women have avoided
useless suffering because they knew
about, and used Cardui II recon-
mended by mothers to daughters
for the relief of functional monthly
pains for more than fifty years.
II am glad to recommend nledl.
cine that has been used by my
mother with good results and then
taken by me by her advice" writes
Mrs. Annie Mae Powell, Of Roberts
dale Ala. Il am glad to say 1t has
helped me as she thought It would.
1 suffered with pain and crampins
and irregular trouble. This would
unfit me for work at times. I took
Cardui and it surely did, help me-
OF course, if Cardui does not beile.
fit YOU. consult a physician.
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find myself not greatly interest
ed. While | was in that place the
consuming purpose OF my life
was to escape. Well, / escaped,
Perhaps that was all / was living
for. After I'd attained the safety
of these walls lcthargy came
over me. Qfswhat use is rhis life
that I've snatehedg from confinc-
ment? Even if Pm permitted TO
live out my days unhounded. who
is there to care except old Bertha
Gibbs?"
"Thcre's no one to care what
becomes of me either" Ruth stated
--"but life's worth living, lust
the same. Pm going to see i,
through. Somewhere there must
be happiness fer me--or why else
did God make me? TomorroA
Pm going out against the world
fagain and see what's in it trl
me-"
"But suppose you'd lost n.
love OF your life" suggested Guu'
can Hunter. would you st:i
think the game worth the can,
dle?"
81 have lost the love OF ny
life" replied Ruth simply. "M
hearts as bruised as if sticks has
beat it. But life'S still wort.
living. Tine will give me some
thing else for what I've lost"
"The optimism Of youth, tht
man answered with shrug
when you have youth you have
everything
] "You have a few things your
self" Ruth reminded him. You're
/ not old yet. You look reasonably
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the ending. 81 think that's con-
trlved horror, written to please
the publishers" ..
Horrors happen" D u n II
Hunter stated. life produces
them without contriving. Greed
spawns them" ...
Take me-" said Duncan Hun
ter ironically. "a perfect sam
pie of what greed can produce in
the way Of horros. My brother
ln-law wished to swallow a rail-
road, stockholders and all. | re-
minded MIN that he didn't need
such large meal and might de
velop indigestion. And 1t was
my fathers railroad, al that, my
dear girl. was proud Of it. Felt
a paternal interest in the stock
holders. When my brother-in-law
wouldn't drop the idea, | struck
him down in a nice, mahogany
paneled conference room. 1t was
the wrong place to start fight,
of course. Doorman pulled me
from him, and the gentlemen sit
ting around the long table imme-
di&tely lost confidence in my
| Judgment. Nv brother-in-law, re-
Numbering I'd been fooling with
tropical plants in the Brazilian
jungle, decided to elect me for
| insanity. Matter of fact, | was
running one Of those jungle tom
peratures. Out of my head occa-
sionally when the fever climbed,
but clear as a bell the night of
the meeting
Ruth exclaimed, "What a cruel
set of circumstancesw
"And worse to follow, my I'M
known little friend. They put Inc
, in one of those private sanitari-
ums where rich people ale per
mitted to bury undesirable rela-
tives. A doctor used to come to
me every day for long talks-a
psychiatrist, hired by my brother
in-law, the impeccable Mr.. Deal.
BY every implication known to
man this paid fiend tried to teach
me to consider myself insane. BY
suggestion. BY persistent ham,
mering. By God-knows-what per-
verted use of psyche analysis. |
grew to dread and loathc him.
NV mind sickened under his tutG-
lage while the jungle fever I'd
contracted was neglected. Even
tually, my child, I tried to kill
him."
"To kill him." cried Ruth in
horror.
"Quite 50. BY the simple proc
ess of Selling his throat. After
that it was not hard for them
to have me declared dangerously
insane and locked away. l sup
posed that | had killed the crea-
ture. That's why l never tried
legal means Of winning my free
dom. Bertha Gibbs tells me my
victim lay at the point OF death
for weeks, and then recovered.
However, that's a mere techni-
cality. | meant to gill him, so it's
one and the same"
':No," Ruth said, cts not the
same. | think it means you can
be free if you prove your sanity"
"Perhaps," said Duncan Hunter
with shrug. "But, you see, |
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healthy. You've good looks
! oh yes, you have, really" This
in response to \ protest from
him. you've a fine education.
You've inherited good blood. SOC
ial position and money. You've
q good mind"
You think l have a good
mind?" he asked eagerl,,'.
"How could anyone doubt it?'
Ruth replied, quite honestly.
he said, with shake of his
hnad and . bitter look, THAT
what I've been afraid of. That
people will suspect and avoid nc
even # I'm proven sane. I've an
unEavory past, you know"
Ruth faced this thoughtfully.
She must not encourage him with
idle words. r. she was to help
this man it must be honestly done.
She said then, That's where the
light Will come. Have you any
real friends here?"
- hundred of them, I believe.
Then stay here" Ruth urged.
u think you'd find peace. Take
over the old house and make it
1--we again. There's your library,
yolr garden"
"Ah, yes" he nodded. The
old garden. There's the conserva-
tory, too. I'd like t. enlarge il
and put in al improved heating
system. I'd like to experiment
with tropical plants. Or.hids--'
Gould it be donc?" Ruth
asked.
1t was sly challenge. 1t set
him to talking like stream that
seeks to break a dam. lie toll
her about Jungle plants until Tx
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candle burned low and dawn l
streaked the sky.
Duncan Hunter said, stopping
in mid-sentence as he described
a very rare orchid IF you'll et- ~
cuse me, my child, I think iNe''
tumble into bed, / haven't closed
my eyes for four nights. This Is
wonderful = .~..,,i,.r .
Pm sleepy, too" Ruth said.
Good night, Mr.. Hunter
She was not surprised when he
drowsily kissed her forehead. 'di
Good night, little friend" '."'~
(To Be Continually "rOT
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REcIN HERE TO-DAY

Ruth Woodson, pretty, high.
spirited Girl of 10, in search of
work, seeks refuge from storm
In an old stone house with blue
door in the little town of Worth
vile. The queer old caretaker,
Bertha Gibbs, also known as
Penny, thinks Ruth is Elaine
Chalmers, whose grandfather
built the house. Ruth falls in
love with the young man net
door. John Mcneil, and resolE-
es to stay on a while, posing as
Elaine" Elaine at Graycastie
College, vows in sorority meet
ing to win the love of her child
hood hero, John Mcneil. she
plans to so to Worthwhile, a7a
writes John letter tcll:rg OF her
intentions. She gees to New York
for a weekend and learns from
her raother, Gwen Deal, that her
uncle, Duncan Hunter, has escap'
ed from an insane asylum. o..
John worries about Elaine,
being alone in the Ole Hunter
house with Penny. He received
E;A ines letter and realizes that
the girl he has been calling
Elaine" is a fake. However, he
loves her and plans to tell her SC,
but receives telegram telling Of
an accident in his sisters family
in Washington and asking him to
come. John departs for Wash
ington, first leaving with Penny
q note addressed to Ruth and ask
ing her to wait for his return.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
Just as John McNeill had for
gotten his personal problems in
his sisters grief, so Ruth Wood
son now forgot everything but the
person who had written the note
and dropped it, to flee at her APP
preach. Here was a more intense
tragedy than she herself was fac
ing. Someone besides herself had
taken refuge in this great, bleak
house. Someone had lost the fight
here.
Without any thought Of fear,
Ruth picked up the brass candle
stick which supported her lighted
candle and went through the dark
door Of the drawing room. The
place was empty and the door into
the hall stood open. Someone was
going up the stairs. She followed.
The sters, we'll ahead Of her,
did not stop ct the second floor.
On thep went, padding up the
stairs to the unknown region
above. Ruth followed, running
lightly and breathlessly.
At the open door of an I'M
lighted room a tall man faced
her. "Well?" he said tonelessly.
Ruth said, "Pve come to stop
your
"Go away he replied colby,
"No." Ruth told him. II shant.
Not until we've talked"
The man laughed, softly and
"And what have |
to say to the stcapdaughter and
ward of Higate Deal. my dear
niece?"
Ruth said, knowing him now
to be Duncan Hunter, Pm not
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SEE US about you, furniture re-
pairing, refinishing, uphoi;ster-
ny, Grating, storing, re-sllyer-
ing mirrors rug cleaning. we
buy and sell household goods.
Railroad Salvage Co. 31S Main
St. Dhone 99S. ..,
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w A N 7 E DO borrow $4,000,
three to five years, 6 per cent
interest. Gilt edge security.
Chance 20 let your money work
and earn under most favorable
conditions. Write what you
have to offer to Box A, care
TimcS-NewS.
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Divine HEALING

DIVINE HEALING
Whv try substitutes? Go direct
to the Source through Divine
Healing. 1t never fails. F. W.
Summer will help you. Services
free. Residence Boylston Rd.'
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paw YNJR TAXES WI ! II
PONDS, COUNTY, CITY AND
STREET As S e SIN E MIS-.
PHONE 50. 0. ROY hEllH'
REAL ESTATE.
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NOTICE-If you contemplate any
repair work on your home, see
us. We carry the most COM
pIete line of builders supplies
lumber, doors, windows, paint
roofing, ETC., in Western caro-
lima. Quality. service, satlsfae:
ton. Hendersonville Sappiy
Co, Lepox Park. Phone Soo. '
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LOCK BOXES for rent to our
customers and friends. Office
hours 9 a. m. to 5 p m. First
Federal Savings and Loan
Assn. 4th Avenue Arcade. D..
H. Lee & Son, Agents. Phone
341.
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RE A WORLD VoYAGER. Span
oceans with the marvellous new
1886 Philco. New models nare
arrived. Brunson furhi'1i 3
Co.
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S-FoodsiuHs
SAuction Sales
AUCTION SALE

|JGaay, October 2gth at II
ia N front Of the Court
We will sell some of the
~ furniture that has ever
r offered at auction in Hen
/ aGHIe. This sale consists
h, ~ loom suits, living room
T. Ualng room suits, break
f.. .V'n set and some of the
E ; Ilgs that you will find in
g.. 'Ea;lGre store, and many
f., 'a.GabIe things. Tn e
/ r. }l;Glture cost more than
!. i "a. dollars from one of
1 w. va. furniture stores and
II '..soGa..y new. s. Max
SeI4oneer, phone 172. =
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WE PAY CASH for used furni-
5ture, heatrolas, stoves, ranges.
Reliable Furniture Co. Opposite
Court House.
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IFONA ALLEN YOUNG, regis
tered optometrix. Correct test t
;ng and fitting. NAL street. :
next door state Trust Co.
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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS OF
tone, power. foreign reception
In cabinets Of EXQUISITE Gnarl!i'
1886 Philco. ISrunson Furnl-
tCre Company.
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RADIO SALES AND SERVICE.
Tubes tested free. MlaeltS he
Company.
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40-MiscellaneSus

WANTED - Large antique gold
leaf mirror; state size and price.
Address Box 10, care Times
News.
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THousehold Goods

F.s--Hot Point Electric
~ Phone 442 :
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5-V CRIMP safety drain roofing
is permanent. We have all
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Supplies, Millwork. Fourth ave
nue. east. Phone 81.
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31-Reai Estate

TEN TO Twenty-Five Acre Farm,
within five miles OF city. vita
or without buildings. a. B."
care Times-NewS.
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f. rAH'tchen range, COM
| +. sld condition, SIS.
ta,. 81 SS;3n, Brevard road,
r. Nv.
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VILE TRANSFER for storage
and draying. Agent Frederick-
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, LOO, Will sell a Weaver
=" az his auction Sat
good condition.
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CLOSING OUT. Four poster bed
Bureaus. Cook Stove, Kitchen
Safe. Tables, Dishes, Tools,
Chairs. Get 'Cm now cheap.
We trade, buy. Govan Hyder
Seed Store. Seventh Ave.
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l. - used circulators at
4 ~ Also new circula-
: M =. 10: blast heaters at
be- Reliable Furni-
l., opposite court house. =
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Special Notices

AMES BEAUTY SHOP
Why pay $500 for one perm
2nent when you can get 2
guaranteed permanents for So.
Shampoo and fingerwaves soc.
Phone SAG.
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3Se Prep, 2 for Csc; large Lis
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Cral Oil, soc. Freeze Drug
Co.
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SCUTHERNER wishes position on
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supply own horses. Experienc-
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health and character. Reliable
references. Protestant. JIM"
care TimeS-News.
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Tor Sale
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DELUXE BEAUTY SHOP-Phone
GIG, next to Carolina. Why
take chances on cheap perman-
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GOOD one for $500.
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4 Big Event Is Coming
NATIONAL TRUE VALUE
WEEK
Watch For 1t.

EVERY LOAN granted during
first year of operation paid up
to October 1st. Not 4 single
delinquent penny. We want
applications for home loans
from other such borrowers.
First Federal Savings & Loan
Assn. Phone 341, 4th Avenue
Arcade.
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OLD RELIABLE is BETTER
COFFEE