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pulled the paper from my pocket as
slumped into the chair. This" I said,
pointing to the words.
The man smiled again. "What kind of work
can you dol"
Mister. I'll do anything if you'll just give
me the chance"
That covers lot of ground" he said, still
smiling.
There was something about that smile;
if most men had smiled at me, ragged,
dirty, starving as was, would have cussed
them out; but before knew it, was smiling,
too.
Honest, mister, mean that. / don't
care whether it's straight or crooked; show me
chance to make money and I'll take it,
He pulled little white pad toward him and
took pencil from his pocket.
"Your name " he said, lis John Jones. He
looked up then, and opened my mouth to
tell him that that wasn't my name, but l
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MI am
IN 1te'

"This job pays $4,000 and
takes twelve hours" the doc
tor said. The dramatic story
of a man who gambIed his
life for a fortune
bv ROBERTW. COCHRAN
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ROOMS FUR. 8 UNFUR.

Sc RANDOLPH PL. NW.-One nice extra
large front room; windows. closet, for
Ink; reasonable.
81 YOU ST. NV large front and mid
die rooms, southern exposure; private fam
lily; car and bus at corner. Dec. 1898.
So2 5O-S? Z 80. Adams 4464. 4Oos 3rd NV.
10 YOU ST. NE-Bed room kitchen and
inclosed porch; employed adults; reason
able.
:.o3s CAMBRIDGE PL. N.W.-Two large
light Housekeeping rooms and semi-private
bath; gas heat. elec. furnished.
1899 EYE ST. NV opp. Vet Bureau
Large sunny cheerful room in small apt;
home privileges.
3215 VOLTA PL NW.-Unusually large.
bright living-be room. attractively furn.;
clean and warm. Two large housekeeping
rooms near bath; gas. heat, light furn.
Reasonable. West 166S-W.
LARGE FURNISHED or unfurnished room.
with semi-bath. oil heat garage. in de-
sired. convenient NV. Georgia 1856.
53S PEABODY ST. NE-Large double and
porch: use of garage IL desired; also use
of kitchen; semi-private bath; phone; near
cars bus. For couple. References. 30.
TAKOMA PARK-Large bed room. nicely
furn.: smaller bed room. partly furn; pri
"a sEAToN PL. N.W.--Nicely furnished
or unfurnished rooms. Convenient to cars
and busses. Reasonable.
BEAUTIFUL. LARGE ROOMS in attractive
apt, all conveniences: exceptional oppor-
tunities with excellent meals. Reasonable.
Adams BIAS.
COLORED-32S T NV theart of best resi-
dentiaD-Parlor 81 so wk,; base. r..
available soon. Sc wk.; soft. lot. big yard.
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SUBURBAN ROOMS,

MT RAINTBRlRoom with or without use
Of kitchen, to emp. lady or couple; board
II desired. Phone Hyattsville S64-W for
information.
1881 N. DANVILLE ST.. Clarendon. Va
Large, cheerful room in new home con.
venient location: one or two persons.
1850 14th ST N. woodlawn Village. Ar
beautifully furnished. 30e
LEE HEIGHTS. VA. 226S N. Upton---For
/ or .. pleasant room. oil heat, c.h.w.
excellent bus service. Clarendon 2199.
ROOM for rent with board or light house
keeping. 1920 Goth road. N. Cherrydale.
Va.
s13 NORTH JACKSON ST. Clarendon
Warm front room il modern home: one
block to bus
31O6 NORTH 18th ST. Lyon VILLAGE. Va
Bright. comfortably furnished room. next
to bath: gentleman 90
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3 ROOMS. KITCHEN. BATH-S6950 so.
> bed rooms, beautifully furnished; mod
ern building: elevator Frieidalre; conven-
tent to stores and theaters: bus and street
car al corner Resident manager.
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NEAR GRANT CIRCLE 339 Webster st
n,w.-Large. bright room nicely furnished
single or doube. unlimited phone; with
shower bath well heated. private home;
board optiOnal: priVileeeS
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is 4th ST. NE.-One large light house
keeping front room. everything furnished;
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1125 ALLISON ST. N.W.-Gentlemen
large room, next bath; ch.w. oil heat.
Randolph 4lS4
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H72a 18th NV (near Decatur car
lines. room next bath. SIS; c.h.w.; priv
family: meals. garage optional; auto ride
mornings
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MIN NORTH DUPONT CIRCLE-COR-
NER FRONT RM. BEAUT FURN.: PRI
PATH: GENTLEMAN OWNERS HOME,
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ROOMS WANTED.

GEoRGETowN-Man and wife. young, re-
nished room In Georgetown; leave mes
furnished room near bath: Ink; central
3O2-V, Star ofice
man. desires Immediately quiet, comfort
able room. good bed. semi or private bath;
psseTsSH ,Gb Ts9a e. yh e pTvats
tion; highest references. Address Box
YOUNG MAN desires warm. comfortable
ADDRESS S S Box ss ss4v Star ahS oee Sels pi NV
GOVERNMENT TECHNICIAN, Christian
Northerner, seeks furnished room with
private connecting bath in apartment
town. Must be warm. quiet. suitable for
studying. clean and free from odors. par
fisuisry nseeticides Not interested in
price and details without establishment.
Address Box sat Star Office
GENTLEMAN desires small furnished
address % BOX .:Ss seT star Once reh'' sl mo-
LADY, refined furn. room near Geo. ave.
and Crittenden ST.: $1,000 month Ad-
dress Box 102-T. Star ONCE.
WANTED by refined young woman. unfur-
nished room in apartment, walking dis
tance downtown by Jan. / references ex-
changed. Address Box DOT, Star ONCE.
VICINITY. GRANT CIRCLE-Gentleman in
Catholic home. with or without board.
Address Box lev. Star offce 30
NV. SECTION-Lady wants room with
Ink. privileges in refined home. Address
Box 191-V. Star ONCE. 39s
GENTLEMAN wants furnished room or
apartment connecting private shower;
southeastern exposure; congenial. Protes-
tant folks; permanent; describe location
and other pertinent details. Address Box
19l-T. Star Office 30s
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1911 8 ST. NW.-Bright room on second
hoor; near bath and shower; single or
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COS EAST CAPITOL ST. Apt. 4-Nicely
furnished room. private family.
2130 WOODLEY PL.. near Wardman Park
Large front room adjoining bath. suit
for fun
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1896 COLUMBIA RD. N.W.-LARGE
front room, kitchenette. semi-private bath
cont. h W. cleo gas and heat; $50 month:
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1872 WEBSTER ST. NW-Large. sunny
room, well heateds neatly furn.; c-h.w.;
14th st. cars. 18TH ST bus.
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625 GIRARD ST NE RM.. KIT.
semi-pri bath: conven. GUS; adults.
GHTWooD-ENTIRE SECOND FL;
pri home = rms kit bath . entrances:
centiIe couple Georgia 0S1I
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707 MASS AVE. NE ROOMS. KIT.
Ipth, Frloidaire plenty heat sas. cleo:
s41 80: clean. quiet S45. Summer. adults.
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2I12 PA. AVE. NV RMS. KIrcH-
enette bath. lst frt; oil heat. cont h. W.
ianitor. S34 mthly; VI. lease, Open. PITTS
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TILDEN GARDENS NS-ATTRACTIVE. WELL
fur : rms. - bed rms. baths: imme-
| date possession. mo. or longer. Clev.
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LARGE studio room, attractively fur
nished. hrst- floor front; also nicely
decorated living room. Decatur 5559.
1881 LAMONT ST. NW-In quiet. refined
home in lovely Mt. Pleasant; nice. bright
rooms; front; southern exposure: double.
single, baths automatic heat; near cars
and bus; 20 min. from downtown. Adams
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MASS. AVE. N.W-Room with or without
kitchen Frigidaire; prefer middle aged
couple. For information. District 22a'.
po,e0pak1p
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o4O VAN BUREN NW-BASEMENT. Q
rms bath. kitchenette: pri entrance. new
fr,rp
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SS5-2s44 WISCONSIN AVE NW.-F1vE
rooms. inclosed porch kitchen. bath. Natl.
S6S2. F. NJ. PRATT CO. INC. 934 K
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603 l4TH ST. NW-COMBINAT1ON BED
and living room with large kitchen and
electric refrigeration porch. ward; use OF
laundry and unlimited phone; employed
connie only.
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424 EAST CAPITOL ST. ToRRAINE
| Apts-3 rooms bath. hall porch; also
! rooms bath hall, c-h.w.. INV h adults
reasonable. Near Capitol and Library. %.
| sII G ST. .N.E.-ATTRACT. 2-RM KIT.
| pri bath shower; newly decorated:
I windows. exposures: heat cleo. gas.
/ Frigidaire; phone with pri. ext. included;
1 S5O Iincoln 400
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provements Very reasonable.
FOR REMITTANCE 4-ROOM. K. b,
hilltop apts in best section: Away venti-
lation: porch. playground. Occupancy Dsc.
Ist SS5 North 1880
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ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.

room with private bath; breakfast and
dinner. Private family telderly couple
preferred. Address Box S6-V Star office
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La SALE APIS. APT. sol .RM.. KIT.
and bath. completely furn.: adults only.
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4O6 H NV. FIRST FLOOR. FRONT. .
larae rooms. IS a week. 4l2 H NV. second
floor front, 3 rooms. splendid heat 81 a
week. eel 4th NV third floor. front. 3
rooms. porch. next to bath. splendid heat
81 week cQs
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ROOMS FURNISHED.

1859 HARVARD N,W.--Comfortabl sec
ond-floor front. twin beds: newly deco,
rated; near 14th st. car: 2 adults; 500
per week.
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ANAcOSTIA. 1880 v ST. S.E.-2 ROOMS,
kitchenette. semi-bath. screened porch,
garage. heat, gas. electricity and phone;
;lahI eft
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1921 S ST. s.E-TWo ROOMS. KITCHEN
and seml-bath. all modern improvements;
reaeorable 90
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oo5 RHODE ISLAND AVE. N.E--oNE OR
two large rooms kitchen. semi-private
prfyata
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l4Ie 18th PL SE-F1RST FLOOR oF
new home ami. refriserRtion: rooms.
Kit hath Met 4O7l 2os
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1s4. PARK RID. NV NICELY FUR
nished rooms for Ink: Frieidaire. Rss,
elec. and telephone. Couple preferred.
PRIVATE PARTY WILL FURNISH APART
ment with handsome furniture for indefi-
mite time MRS. MENDENHALL, Dec. 2002.s
. ROOMS AND BATH. $50. INCL. GAS
and cleo to party who will buy furniture,
Adams Suu5-M
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6lI1 sth ST. NV Petworth-Large,
sunny front room in private family with
no children bus stop at corner. one block
from car line
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SWltchbOard. reIrlReratlOn ana Gas lIte. .
rooms. foyer kitchen. bath large closets.
DOWNTOWN-l6Oo L ST N.w-SEcOND
floor; inspection day time only; rooms.
kitchenette and bath. S41. Mr.. FEBREY.
North q3To
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coNGENIAL WOMAN c5 TO 30. TO
reasonable 2123 I St NV. Apt. Ill.
40 M ST. NV LARGE. SUNNY ROOM.
kitchenette. nicely furnished: heat. light.
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1925 10Th ST. NV.
1448 PARK RID NV.

Beautiful connecting bed and living room
running water. lnner-Sprlng mattress.
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16I5 UPSHUR ST NV rooms, INV h.
nrivate bath; Frgidaire; ami; reason
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SMALL FURNISHED APT. IN LINCOLN
Psrk. Adults only. l55 Tenn. ave. ne.
NICELY FURN 3 RMS. KIT. BATH.
| second floor 500: lanitor. 1900 ST. W.
| WISCONSIN b04A.
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BUSINESS WOMAN WANTS ROOMMATE
to share attractive apt: reasonable: con-
venent. Address Box 6-V. Star offce.
2431 ST. NW-WILL SHARE WITH
another Gentleman bed rooms. living
room. kitchen hath. West 0"S6.
DETACHED HOME, PVT. APT: > LARGE
front rms. private bath. elec. refrigeration.
saraEP 5hnE 18th NV GeOrCia S01A
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2341 PENNA. AVE SEWING ROOM.
bed room. kitchen. modern bath. screened-
in porch heat. hot water included; S45.
412 HAMILTON ST. NW-Two or three
LARGE, light rooms, kitchen bath electric
refrigeration; heat light and gas furnished.
No children GeOrpia 1919
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DOWNTOWN, 1922 Mass. ave. nv
isrse. airy sleeping room, twin beds. next
to bath. Metropolitan ao42.
1884 N. HAMP. AVE. N.W.-Single sleep
Ing room, $3.50 weekly; good nelghnor-
hood; transportation at door.
2O34 EYE ST. NW-Single room for gen.
tleman who desires quiet home. Call after
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1000 18th ST. NV, APT. 6O-FIVE
rooms, nine front windows: elevators
Frigidaire, gas. electricity included in rent.
Adults only. Available December is. Ref
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Ia4a H ST. NE ROOMS. KITCHEN,
bath. screened porch; heat, gas end elec.:
G4O nor rnOOth
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APT. ~, NEW BERNE. 18th and Mass.
ave. n.w.-Slngle or double room. all-nlght
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S33 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE.-ONE ROOM
and bath. large dressing closets. shower.
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NEAR CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY-Two
rooms. kitchen. bath. oil heat Electrolux.
$50. l47 Carroll ST. sc. Adams 4ai0-W.
1860 HARVARD NV. BED ROOM.
| large kitchen. connecting library Frigid-
aire. semi-bath; heat. gas. light. Quiet
/
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MT, PLEASANT l al Kilbourne pl. NV
Two attractive bed rooms, one single, one
double Reasonable price.
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l435 POTOMAC AVE SE-2nd FL. PRIV,
completely iurn.. large IvinG room. tiled
bath: large bed room. double bed: Sleeping
porch. twin beds, mod. EPwly furn.. kltch-
en-. linens phone. garase. convenient to
Capitol. Navy Yard. Penna. ave. cars: suit
able for & adults. GenflieS. ref o9s
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-26
NOTICE.
North Carolina:
Vance County:

Vance County:
BY virtue of the power of a judy
ment entered by the Honorable R.
Hunt Parker on the 18th day of De-
cember, 1885; and by virtue of my ap-
pointment as Receiver of the Hen
derson Loan 81 Real Estate Company,
I will sell by public auction, for cash,
at the court house door in Henderson,
North Carolina, at twelve o'clock
noon, on Tuesday, the goth day of De-
cember, 1886, the following described
property, to wit:
Accounts, notes, and amounts due
said Henderson Loan & Real Estate
Company unsecured; same to include
any form OF credit due said Hender-
son Loan & Real Estate Company not
collected at the date of the sale.
Accounts sold are to be within the
discretion of the Receiver.
A list Of said accounts may be seen
at the office Of the Receiver, Hender-
son, North Carolina.
This the 7th day of December, 1895.
JOEL T. CHEATHAM,
Receiver of the Henderson Loan q
Real Estate Company.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-26

imploringly. Are Sylvia and the
twins in any danger?"
'That I can't say" Selden said
gravely. Certainly not at pres
ent, for there is a very strong sug-
gestiOn here that Miss Lawrence
has gone of her own accord. But
bark! I believe that's the Colonel,
I'll hop it." He seized his own cup
and plate and made for the stair
case.
A tap came at the door, and
Reid called Come i'm, and waited.
Colonel Graham's thin cadaverous
face appeared in the doorway, and
he came forward with all the ap-
pearance of a man overjoyed to
find a friend safe.
Reid, I can't tell you how
pleased I am to find you here. I
had very bad moment when I
found the dead hounds-very VAL
liable animals tool feared that
you had been badly injured. What
a terrible experience you must
have hadw
cit was not a JOY ride" Reid
said dryly.
81 would have given anything
for this not to have happened.
Are you badly hurt? You must
be or you wouldn't have stayed
here in this condition" He looked
suspiciously round the room as he
spoke.
Gust a bite or two, and
rather bad shaking up, but moth
ing to make a song about.
II am very glad you take it that
way" Graham said, with a tone of
relief. But, my dear fellow,
whatever made you do such a mad
thing as to get out of the window
and bolt on such a night"
This was turning the tables on
him, but Reid, mindful of Selden's
warning, restrained himself.
81 found the handle of the door
would not turn" he said lamely.
"How stupid! My man found it
this morning when he tried to take
your tea init must have got
loose somehow. But whyever
didn't you ring? I told you there
was a servant on duty, and 1 also
told you that Coats was exercising
the hounds in night tracking,
most important part of their train
ing"
Reid felt foolish. He had de-
termined to have it out with the
Colonel, but here he was being
treated like a scared child, and
Selden had foreseen this and
warned him.
"You must get away from here.
The doctor ought to examine your
bites as soon as possible. But
what on earth made you do such
a stupid thing? There was
note of contempt hard to bear lin
the COlOnePs voice. u
Reid felt that even if he were
considered a frightened fool it was
better than to suggest the real
reason for his hurried departure.
ct don't know he said. 81 sup
pose it was finding the door
fastened and the shutters locked,
and perhaps your generous
liqueurs.
(TO BE Continuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-26

still burnt steadily In the window,
calmly and reassuringly.
The water into which he slipped
quietly was not cold, for this storm
had succeeded a long period of
hot weather. He swan steadily
across and reached the dark walls
of the Abbey that rose straight
and grim from the water. Feeling
his way carefully he came to the
cellar window and removed the
bars.
Reds directions had been plain.
and Selden was quick in taking
instructions. He emerged, drip
ping, into the corridor. Every
thing was absolutely quiet, and he
wondered whether either Reid or
Sylvia had gone wrong about the
signal. He stole up the stairs, but
the groaning of the old place and
the fierceness of the storm
drowned any slight sounds, and he
found himself outside the door
that Reid had told him was
Sylvia sitting room, to which she
had moved with the children.
He opened the door softly and
| looked in. An electric reading
lamp had been moved to the sill
of one of the windows, and the
light shone out over the lake. The
window curtain had been pulled
back over the light, and the room
was in partial darkness, but there
was sufficient to show that moth
ing had been disturbed. It was
neat and orderly as Sylvia had left
it when she had tidied up after this
turbulent twins had gone to bed.
Selden breathed sigh of relief.
Sylvia's bedroom, he knew,
opened on one side, and the chill.
drens on the other, the whole
suite having in the old days been
reserved for special visitors. Sell
den felt that his position was
eqllivocal. It would have been in
order for Reid to have come, after
having agreed to do SO, but he.
Selden, had no status in the house,
and there might be some difficulty
in explaining his presence. It was,
to say the least, unprofessional.
But things had gone too far for
hesitation, and he hoped that
Sylvia, like sensible girl, would
not shrek if she saw him.
He opened the door on the right
and peeped in. Not sound
greeted him, not even breathing.
Sudden alarm seized him and he
switched on the light. Two beds
stood side by side, and each bed
had been slept in, the sheets and
blankets had been turned back,
and the marks Of their heads on
the pillows could be seen. They
were nowhere in the room, but
there were no marks of violence
or disorder. For a moment he
hoped that the children had gone
to Sylvia's room, and he stole
across the sitting room to the
other bedroom.
Then he saw that the door was
not closed-in the half light he
had not seen that. He pushed it
gently open and crept in. Then he
hurriedly switched on the light and
stood gazing at the scene.
The room was empty, but
clothes were lying about, hurriedly
thrown down, and the place was in
a state of riot, as though some
wild romp had taken place. Sylvia
and the children were nowhere in
the three rooms, nor in the BATH
room.
Ito BE COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-26
CHAPTER 81

REID WAS lying on a couch
and as his eyes opened he saw, rs
IN a dream, a man with his back
to him wringing out a blood
, stained towel in a basin. The
room. seemed strangely familiar,
and he gradually recalled the APP
pearance OF the place. Then full
recollection came back and he
knew he was in his cottage. 1t
all seemed strange. He tried to
move and a deadly pain shot
through him, causing him to give
q gasp.
The man at the table turned,
and Reid recognized dimly, as in
q dream, the face of Selden. He
wanted to laugh, it was so funny.
Selden came and knelt by his
side. THANK goodness! You've
had a close call; you must be
made of iron"
"You saved my life," Reid
gasped feebly.
"Only just in time. My word,
those brutes nearly had you!"
But how did you get there?"
Selden took his wrist in his
finger and thumb and felt the
pulse. you'll do" he said cheer
fully; but no questions now, and
no talking. I've bound you up as
well as I can, having taken the
liberty of tearing one Of your
sheets into strips; I've had expert
ence in first aid. Lie still now.
You'll have to have a proper doc
tor"
Nonsense, Selden." He moved
his arm stifIly and it caused eX-
cruciating pain, but there were no
bones broken, thank goodness He
was lying wrapped in a blanket,
and his tattered clothes, blood
stained and saturated, lay in g
heap on the floor.
q. Suddenly he sat up and seized
Selden's arm. Man, 1 can't stay
here-the light must go!'
That's all right" Selden spoke
soothingly as to a child.
"You don't understandable not
raving. Sylvia-Miss Lawrence
put a light in her window, and
that was the sign that danger
threatened. I must 60"
Selden smiled. mot like that.
But are you serious?"
Deadly so. I was detained at
the ColonePs house and escaped,
but the devil set his hounds on
me-"
II thought as much" Selden said
quietly, but his face was grimly
set. THAT will have to wait, like
other things; but tell me about the
light"
In rapid words Reid sketched
the situation, and Selden's quick
brain needed no help.
His face was grave. II saw the
light, but could not guess the
meaning, of course You can't pos
sibly move from here. Why
those brutes have bitten you al
most to the bone in your arm and
leg"
Reld made an effort to rise, but
sank back with groan.
Selden patted him gently. 81
know what you feel like-it's mad
dening; but, my dear fellow, yor
can't do Representatives,.
"These bites hurt like the devil.
Reid gritted his teeth in pain.
"Of course they do, and I've
cauterized them. I always MAKE
a. point of carrying a first aid out
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-26
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.
North Carolina:
Vance County:
Vance County, Plaintiff.
VS..
Narcissus Crews and Husband --
Crews, 7. p. GhoIson, Trustee, City
cf Henderson.
The defendants Narcissus Crews
and husband Gf married) and all
others claiming an interest in the
subject matter of the above entitled
action will take notice. that an &C
ton entitled as above has been COM
menced in the Superior Court OF
Vance County, N. c., to foreclose tax
liens against certain lots owned py
Nnrcissus Crews; and the said de-
PENDANT Narcissus Crews and hus-
band, and all others claiming an IN
terest in the said real estate, will fur
Their take notice that they are requll-
ed to appear in the office Of the CLERK
of Superior Court of said County IN
the Court House in Henderson, N. u
on the 22nd day of February, 1885,
and answer or demur to the compliant
heretofore filed in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief demanded in said complaint
This oath day Of December, 1880
E. o. FALKNER,
Clerk of Superior Court of
Vance County.