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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-06
CHAPTER VIII

She did not speak, but he saw
her hands go suddenly to her
! breast.
He took a step nearer and drew
that small dark object from his
pocket that he had dug from the
creek ice. do YOU know this?"
He held it out to her with hand
that shook.
She did not touch it but she
stared at it with wide eyes. cts
my other glove, m'sieur the mate
! to the one you found before. You
knew it by the beading on the
gauntlet top?"
eyes, I knew it. Heaven knows
I wish I hadn't recognized it,"
She was far more calm than he
was. ''Where did you find it
m'sieur?"
"Where YOU trOncpled it into
the ice Of the creek, the day you
fled later after YOU had shot
your husband and Ninon Creuse"
She drew quick breath. $50,
you came here for this?"
Il came to charge you with that
double murder, Laure Gharian,
and to take you back with me-"
His voice grated harsh and I'M
feelingly, but his face was ashen.
For the first time in his life
O'Fara knew the depths of an
earthly hell.
She did not blench. but lifted
her eyes to his unfalteringly.
you'll tell me why YOU make
this charge AGAINST friendless
woman, m'sieur?"
eyes, I'll tell you, though the
chief would charge me to hold nv
tongue. But you're a woman and
you shall know. That pistol
Grouse found here was yours. You
bought it at LIE Pas on YOUR Wav
here. This man. Duval, drove you
over I've checked no all this, you
can't deny it," he added sharply,
as if she had tried, when in face
she had said nothing. "You found
Ninon taking care of your wound
ed husband. | don't know what
passed, but I can conjecture that
you. his wife. were furious: that
you tried to drive the nurse out
alone in the bitter cold of a COM
ing storm, that Gharian, who
/ loved her. would not let her 60
alone. then he dressed and fol-
lowed her, you overtaking them.
Your tracks showed that: you all
three quarreled violently, you
fired two shots, both were fatal.
Ninon caught at your coat, she
chung to it, dying, and tore these
away!
He held out his hand. In it lay
the two fur tails.
The woman stared at them,
White-lirped, but she did not
speak. He pointed to her coat
uDon a chair. "Thev fit I've tried
them. the holes torn jagged" he
said.
There was a terrible silence: in
it the mans breathing was aud
ibIe, Still she did not speak. nor
did She touch the two fur frag-
ments which had BETRAYED her.
At last he went on chokingly.
"You couldn't 60. You hung
about the edge of the creek until
Johnston caught a glimpse of you,
then you fled. stumbling. and all
but lost Duval on his way back
to the cabin; but he came after
you and helped you, taking you
back to lie Pas. At the edge of
the creek you dropped your glove
and trampled on it. it's stained
with blood. I found it before
came here that day and found
you and Grouse"
AS he finished his accusation
he turned away from her and
rested his elbow on the shelf
from which she had removed the
lamp. In that attitude he could
not see her face, but he did not
want to see it now. Something
like fire was running through his
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-06

1 or in his ears.
! It was her voice that broke the
awful pause. "And you had this
in your heart when you arrested
Grouse and took him away. Why
did you do that, m'sieur?"
'Partly to see if you would let
an innocent man suffer! Besides
I hadn't then found Duval.
| didn't
Suddenly the woman screamed
O'Hara turned in the nick of
time. The breed was at his
throat, a long knife in his hand.
you no find Duval den? By
gar, YOU find heem now. m'sieur!'
he shouted. my knife, he found
you, too"
| O'Hara reached for his pistol
too late. He felt the breeds iron
grip on his wrist. They clasped
and graDpled. the knife was at
his throat, he felt it rip the flesh
J and then a WOman's sharp cry, a
| binding rush past the lamp, and
the grip on his throat loosed sud-
denly. Duval had him down, his
knee on his breast. and Laure
was holding the furious man
back. crying to him, begging him
for a life!
but madame, eet's righ' he
die" Duval cried fiercely. II
lecsten at de door-mon Dieu
madame, he got to die-me. Du-
val, ne he charges wild saying
you kill Gharian! He die, by
gar"
"Jacques," she pleaded, give
me that knife"
''An' let heem live. madame?
He kills us both, He's got. pistol:
he took mine. he made me come;
like a dog he drive me. Me
Jacques Duval! an he drao me
on you to prison, madamew
Jacques give me the knjfeN'
Erect she stood and beautiful.
Slowly, reluctantly, the halfbreed
gave up his weapon, but his long
sinewy fingers fingered at
O'Haras' throat.
81 take his pistol den, ma
dame?"
mo" she said sharply, mot
even that, Jacques!"
The halfbreed muttered but her
eyes held his. Like a faithful
dog the man hung upon her
words. He hated to yield, but
he did not move. He waited.
Laure, sure of him, stood look
ing down at the fallen mans
flushed face. "M'sieur Police"
she said gently and gravely, this
mans my friend; as my friend
he fought for me. You'd trusted
him. He would have kept faith
with you but for me. l ask you
as favor to a woman to spare
him. If he lets you go you'll
spare him, m'sieur?"
IF he leaves my gun alone and
surrenders," O'Hara answered
grimly. land you keep his knife
from me-"
jacques" she put her hand on
the mans shoulder, ''for my
sake!"
Sullenly, the halfbreed releas-
/ ed O'Hara. Then, as both men
stumbled to their feet. But for
yourself, madame, you didn't
make heem promise." Duval
stood ready to spring again. You,
madame!" he gasped, his fierce
eyes ablaze.
O'Hara's hand dropped on the
holster Of his pistol, but she
stood between them. holding
them apart, her hands against
their breasts. She did not look
into the sergeant's flushed face;
her clear eyes held Duval's stead
lily.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-06
Winchester To
Assist Veterans.

Jack C. Winchester, assistant
State service officer, will be at
the community building Thurs
day, February 20, to assist vet
Grams and dependents, it was an
nounced this week.
He will be prepared to help
in making application for on-the-
job training, business approVals>
children's pension, dependent
parents pension, compensation
claim for the veterans and any
other problems that the veterans
wish to have aid in solving. This
service is free, it was pointed out.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-06

rending pain shot through him."
hen oblivion.
(TO Be Continued
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Hannegan Criticized
On Parcel Post Rates
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Chairman Rees of the House
Post Ofilce Committee said today the
Postmaster General has not "ex-
ercised his prerogative" in increas-
ing parcel post rates so that they
will cover costs.
Mr.. Rees made the assertion In
statement announcing appoint
ment of a three-memher subcom-
mittee, headed by Representative
st. George, Republican, of New
York. to consider new rate-makine
procedures for the postal service
Other members of the subcommittee
are Representatives Jones, Repub.
ican, of Washington and Murray
Democrat, of Tennessee.
"It has been demonstrated that
because of low rates in parcel post,
Mr.. Rees said, expenditures fol
handling parcel post are exceeding
revenues by more than $5o,000, ,00(
annually.
Had the rates been increased
this volume would have represented
a revenue rather than q deficit item
to the service" .,...-.--..---.
In some post ofnces, he said, par
eel post matter has increased more
than 10 per cent. He attributed
the rise to recent rate increases
granted the Railway Express agency
for smaller packages and shorter
distances.
Evening star., 1947-10-20

ton for the country, we should
probably never have any constitution
at ALL"
Evening star., 1947-10-20
HyaHsviIIe Council Invites
Views on Parking Meters

Merchants and professional men
Of Hyattsville have been requested
to attend special hearing of the
City Council at 8 pm. next Monday
to express their views on the pro-
posed installation of parking meters.
The hearing was ordered after
Councilman Frederick M. Coxon
proposed that meters be installed on
the main streets.
A similar proposal, suggested last
year, brought many complaints from
the merchants.
The situation remains the same,
according to some business men.
One, Sylvan v. Dietz, sent letters to
all merchants urging them to be
present at the hearing.
He said an additional parking lot
could be provided, "as proposed a
year ago." instead of installing me-
ters to relieve the traffic problems.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Radio Set Production
Tops Million d Month
BY the Assoeio,ej Prsss


More than a million radio sets
are being produced monthly.
The figure was disclosed In a re.
port on third-quarter production
by member companies Of the Radio
Manufacturers Association. The
report set the total of radio sets
produced 50 far this year at l2,.
371,915.
The association said member COM
panies manufactured 1,339,9s0 re-
ceivers of all types in September
compared with 1,265,s35 in August
and registered the highest monthly
record since the peak production
was reached In April when 1,75s,-
723 sets were produced,
In the television field q total Of
5000 receivers were reported in
the third quarter and 32,719 ir
September, 1891 Of which, the as.
sociation said, were manufactured
previously but unreported.
This brings to 101, 1893 the total
OF television receivers produced 50
far this year.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Reds Denounce Brazil
For Losing Balance
In Planning Break
ty ths Asa .otsd Press

MOSCOW, Oct. 20.-Pravda de-
clared today that Brazil, by singing
out an article in the Moscow Liter
ary Gazette assailing Brazilian
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra as
grounds for a break in diplomatic
relations with Russia. demonstrated
that "reactionaries" in Rio de
Janiero had lost all balance"
fThe Brazilian government is
expected to announce a break in
diplomatic relations with Russia
today as q result of Moscow's
failure to apologize for attacks
in the Soviet press describing
Mr.. Dutra as subservient to the
United states.)
Called Official Origin.
The Pravda article, written by
M. Marinin. said the argument was
being advanced in Brazil that the
Literary Gazette was an "oficial
organ Of the Soviet government. "
ct was the Literary Gazette
which printed an article by Boris
Gorbatov In September conpar-
ing President Truman with
Adolph Hitler. A protest over
the article by the State Depart
ment was rejected by Moscow
Brazilian reactionaries present a
really laughable, pitiful picture, !"
Pravda asserted, when they obedi-
emily carry out the will Of their
foreign bosses and demand q break
ing of relations with the Soviet
Union.
Intrigues Charged.
with this act they put servility
and the role Of lackey above the
national interests of Brazil.
Recently" Pravda said, THE
Brazilian newspa pers have been lit
orally raging. 1t Is difficult to
imagine any cynical, filthy inven-
ton which cannot find its way to
their pages. If one listens to them
1t would seem that the Soviet Union
has nothing else to do but build up
all kinds of intrigues against the
Brazilian regime"
Evening star., 1947-10-20
pravda Blasts Byrnes
As War |nstigator';;
| Hartman Assai|ed
by the Aisoeio.sd Press

MOSCOW. Oct. 2o.-Pravda as
sailed former Secretary of State
James F. Byrnes yesterday as /
war instigator" and leveled the
first Soviet press attack on Secre-
tary OF Commerce Hartman, whom
1t accused OF aspiring to be the
leader of American imperialism. "
The Communist Party organ de-
clared MIR. Byrnes' new book,
Speaking Frankly" was a direct
appeal for war with the Soviet
Union" and described the Amer
ican statesman's plan for Germany
as follows:
!. To join the French zone with
the combined British and American
zones.
2. To conclude a separate peace
with the western zones.
3. To call on the Soviet Union to
withdraw its forces from Eastern
Germany and, If it refuses, to cali
Evening star., 1947-10-20

and . separate colony Of Singapore
Singapore was without bus, street.
car or taxicab service and no harbor
workers were on the Job. Only one
newspaper, the Straits Times, was
published. It was distributed free
at police stations, since news vendors
were not working.
Malcolm Macdonald, the gov
ernor general, criticized sponsors of
the protest in . radio address last
night, declaring:
III we in Malaga had to wait
until the various bodies who are CO.
operating in Mondays demonstra-
tion could all agree on q constitu-
Evening star., 1947-10-20

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Evening star., 1947-10-20
Protest Strike Ties Up
MaIaya and Singapore
lY fha Asseeioisd praas

SINGAPORE, Oct. 2o.-virtually
all business and transport was
paralyzed throughout Singapore
and Malaga today in a Malaga wide
"1o-work' protest against British
proposals for = Malayan federation
Evening star., 1947-10-20

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countries where they are attempt
ing to seize power"
Evening star., 1947-10-20

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Evening star., 1947-10-20

Mr.. Hartman told his Chicago
audience that the recently formed
nine-nation Communist organiza-
ton In Europe probably resulted
from fear that their aggressive
program for taking over Europe"
would be forestalled by the Marshall
plan. Mr.. Hartman accused the
Communists of being determined
Ito obstruct progress toward per-
Evening star., 1947-10-20
N the United Nations to evict the

On the United Nations to evict the
Russians.
This cannot be understood 9TH
erwise than as q direct appeal for
war with the Soviet Union,h Pravda
declared. It described Mr.. Byrnes
as IAN unsuccessful diplomat who
was replaced"
In Its attack on Mr.. Hartman,
Pravda said recent speech made
by the wartime Ambassador to
Moscow before. the Inland Daily
Press Association in Chicago was
the second edition CT Churchill's q
speech In Fulton"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
TIDEWATER PLANS
HUGE EXPANSION
$2,50O,!O0O program now
Underway To Add To
Rural Lines, Substations

Completion of a $2,500,00 Tide
Water Power company expansion
program now under way will
be financed through the sale of
100000 in bonds to a private in
stitutional buyer, company presi-
dent Warren w. Bell announced
yesterday.
Involving the principal amount
first mortgage bonds due in 1875,
the issue was sold at 102. .3085 per
cent to yield three per cent
dividend, according to the an
nouncement, which said that the
sale price compared favorably
with recent financing by much
larger utility concerns.
Further extension of rural
lines, sub-station installation and
numerous other improvements
are included in the expansion
program, slated for completion
in 1948.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

Four Veterans administration
,fficials from the Washington
and Richmond offices will see
three more possible sites here
for the proposed 1,OO0-bed neuro-
psychiatric veterans hospital to-
day after having viewed three
local sites yesterday, Chamber OF
Commerce Secretary John Far
rell said last night.
J. E. McMurrer, VINO heads the
VA real estate branch in Wash
ington, was accompanied to Will
mington by J. P. Haynes of the
VA construction service in Wash
ington, C. T. Thomason of the
medical service in Washington
and John c. Donahue, construc-
ton representative from the Rich
mond, Va, real estate branch.
These men looked over sites
on the east side of Greenfield
Lake, at Silver Lake and in Win
ter Park yesterday. Farrell said
that it is not planned to divulge
the locations of the other sites
to be visited today.
The VA representatives have
seen some 70 or 80 sites in IS
cities in North Carolina, lower
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
HEAVY RAINS
HINDER SALES
British Tobacco Buyers
Fail To Show On Markets
After Holiday

WALLACE, Nov. 8. - Heavy
rains Sunday night that hindered
farmers from bringing their to-
bacco to market, plus lingering
uncertainty over marketing con-
ditions cut into sales on the
Wallace market today.
Even so. the market, just re-
opening after the three-day "holi-
day. called when Great Britain
placed ban on American tobac-
CO inportations, sold a total OF
159, ,7O4 pounds for $67,527.07.
The average price paid per
hundred pounds was $42.22.
Like all markets in all flue-
cured belts, the Imperial Tobacco
company, one of the buyers for
the British trade, did not show
up for today's sale although he
had been expected. The Imperi-
al office in Wilson said this morn
ing hey had not yet received in
structions to return their BUYERS
to any markets.
The export buyer here, Guy
Forrest, did not appear on sales
until this afternoon, Export, also
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER a :,

buying representative for the
British companies, reported this
morning it hod not instructed
buyers to return to markets until
early this morning. Forrest, who
lives in Greenville, said he re-
ceived notice to return to Wal
lace about II o'clock. He there
fore missed the morning sales
here today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Veterans Officials To Be
.Sh0wn Three More Sites

Virginia and upper South Caro-
lima, in which territory the hos
pital will be located, Farrell said.
They will go to Southport,
from Wilmington, for their last
inspection stop before returning
to their home offices and pre-
pairing their report. The final
decision as to where the hospital
will be located will be made by
General Omar N. Bradley, vet
erans administrator, and Gen.
Paul R. Hawley, acting surgeon
general for the VA.
Farrell said that the final de-
cision as to where the hospital
will be placed will be some time
in coming forth. He said it may
be made public in around six
months.
It has been pointed out before
that it is likely that this hospital
will be located in Eastern North
Carolina, since the VA has the
largest territory to draw from
here and since other veterans
facilities in this area are located
in the west.
| The site must be comparative
ly seclusive and at the same time
readily available to city trans
portation, water and sewerage
facilities, etc., it was explained
in previous report.
A dispatch from Washington
indicates that Raleigh and Wake
county were making a strong
bid for the hospital, planning a
conference in the nations capital
with the site investigating COM
mittee to be held later in this
month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

France has the highest rpo,,
tain in Europe west of the s'ICua' W.
casus, Mont Blanc (15,7sl fs.~ |
On the French side of the D. :"
nees and several peaks excsss sss
ing 10000 feet in hight. so'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
LIBRARY CIRCULATES
6.376 BOOKS DURING
MONTH, REPORT SHOWS

Circulating 2,269 books all over
the county, the Wilmington lib
rary bookmobile unit loaned one
book for every three issued from
the city hall library during Sept
ember, the ibrary's monthly re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

In the United States, farm
woodlands alone have a greater
area than the combined forests Of
Finland, Italy, Norway, and
Sweden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

port to the county commissioners
has revealed.
During the month the city hall
library issued 6,376 books, 1926
of them to children and 5,081 to
adults. The Lake Forest branch
library issued 422 books, 300 to
children and 122 to adults.
Reptiles are not numerous in
the Alps, in Switzerland, but in
sects of all kinds flourish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
ASTHMA Mu(u5
Coughs Quickly (urbed

II You have tried lot Of things and stIu
cough, wheeze and can't sleep or breathe
vel, because Of recurring attacks Of Bron-
ehia1 Asthma, you can't know what happi-
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Not smoke, injection or spray, but an in
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

A SPECIAL COMMUNICA-
TION of this Lodge will be
held (this) Tuesday November
4th., 1947, in the Masonic
Temple, for the purpose OF
conferring the First Degree in
Masonry. Members are urged
and all qualified sojourning
Master Masons are cordially
invited to attend.
By order of the Master.
John H. Edge, Secretary
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04


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Evening star., 1947-01-16
ITS Originally 4.40 to 7.e5
GIRLS DRESSES
3.45

Cotton prints, woos spun royons and royon totetos
in the group Even corduroy jumpers. Even Pet-
teen sizes Naturally, not all styles and coIors IN
all sizes.
an o,,,ouv Is IS 70 1895 Girls 2-pe snowsuis Warmly
interined Upper cosnes Broken sizes 7 to i4-1os5
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Evening star., 1947-01-16
Misses and Women's s
Underwear

81 Originally $50 Knitted Wool
Bed jackets, coIIor-styIe, moize,
rose or pink; sizes, smoIl,
medium and large .----l.89
48 Originally 100 cotton-knit
Ponties. wide leg, extra sizes,
teorose 69e
IS Originally e9e and Sse smoII-
Size snussies, 1873 cotton,
259o wool l---39e
rs Originally 2.27 Two-Woy
Stretch GirdIes, elastic; sizes
small and medium, peach color.
100
36 Originally 59e and 6se Cot
TON Knit Bed Socks, blue and yeI-
low or blue and red------39e
Knit Underwear, Street Floor,
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Evening star., 1947-01-16
135 Originally 500
Genuine Leather
Handbags
$50

Sturdy genuine leather
handbags in under arm or
top handle styles. In black
only.
so Originally 500 Gold
Broid Evening Boss, en-
velope style = lilo
IS Originally $500 Gem
uine Alligator Boss
leather lined, under orm,
brown 22.20
IS Originally $50 simu-
loted Leother Boss, ossort-
ed styles 20 and 2.40
IS Originally TIA Red
AIIisotor Groined Leather
Shoulder Strop Bags. 4.74
IS Originally TIA Felt
Shoulder. Bags, nail head
trim, assorted colors 2.4o
II Originally SOC Brown
Drowstrins copeskin Bags.
$50
5 Originally 35.4o Gen.
uine Red Lizord Bags, top
handles .-- 5000
70 Originally 900 Persion
Fabric and Felt Muffs, in
size zippers --- 600
Prices include tar.
Handbags, Street Floor,
The Hecht Co.