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ME.PFORD fATL TRTBTiyE. rEDFORD. OREOQy. MQyPAT. 'AFGUST 17, 1936.
THE WORLD
WITH A FENCE
WAYSIDE EATING
By GLUYAS WILLIAMS
STRANGE AS IT SEEMS By JOHN HIX
For further proof address the author, Inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Rg. TJ. 8. Pat. 08.
A New Novel by Marian Sims
BYXOPS1B: Carol Torrance hat
shocked her family considerably by
announcing that she intends to go
to the neighboring town of Ash
bcro. Oa., to tench in the high
ech'tol But Stilly, her mother, her
matter of fact sifter Jill, and her
hrolher Pat finally accept the in
evitable. It proves a wrench to tell
Don Hlchards, u:ho had hoped to
marry Carol but even that is man
aged. And row there is nothing but
the knowledge that shortly she will,
hate tett home, and tor good.
Chapter Four
DEPARTURE
FOR almost throe weeks the Tor
ranees clung tenaciously to the
hope that something would deflect
Cr rol from he. plan. And then, when
nothing happened to Justify their
optimism, they accepted defeat with
fatalistic equanimity. They saw her
to the train in a body; determined
ly casual, determluedly gay,
"For Pete's sake don't speak to
any traveling men," Pat urged, "or
you'll turn out bad."
Carol grinned. "If It's bad enough
I'll take It."
Mllly protested: "Ton children
sound like a low Broadway comedy,"
and the description was apt enough
to make them laugh.
The train pounded In and panted,
anxious to be off. Through trains
merely paused at Meredith.
Carol clutched her family, one by
one; tried to think of something
dark felt hat and fall print dresses
or even suits, although September
in Georgia was breathlessly, dustily
hot. Those, she decided, would be
long to the out-of-town contingent.
The drone of voices faded and
died, and she looked at the Sanhe
drln. The man who was on bis feet
beaming at them must be Mr, Hud
son, the superintendent.
He reminded her of a sheep-dog;
because be was big and shaggy, and
because his hair and his clothes
were rouzh gray tweed. He spoke,
and bis voice boomed heartily over
the silent room.
"Let's all rise," Mr. Hudson was
saying in a coaxing tone, "and sing
the first, second and last stanzas of
America, after wblcb we will re
main standing while Brother Alford
of the First Methodist Cburcb leads
us In prayer."
Carol glanced sldewlse In aston
ishment: was this a faculty meet
ing? Nobody else seemed surprised,
so she scrambled to her feet Which
were the first, socond and last stan
zas of America, anyhow T
One of tho women teachers had
taken her place at the piano and was
flicking the pages of "One Hundred
and One Best Songs." She played
emphatically, accenting every chord.
and her face was so close to the
page that she seemed to be reading
the note, by smell.
Prefer1!
They all smiled, brilliantly,
tunny to say, and failed. Nobody said
anything, except Pat, who grunted:
"Well, kcop your nose and earl
clean, sugar." Just as tha train
groaned and lurched.
Thoy all smiled brilliantly. Mllly's
eyes wero drowned, but tba smile
was painted on her face and
wouldn't come off. Carol rushed to
thj nearest window and waved, and
tho train brushed them fussily aside.
pHB general faculty meeting waa
J held at ton o'clock Saturday
morning In the auditorium of the
Asbboro High School. Carol arrived
a tow minute' early and slipped Into
a seat on tho outor aisle.
She devoted the tew minutes to a
survey of the battlofleld, ticking off
nor Impressions.
The smell of oiled floors, Insep
arable, mparently, from Institutions
of learning. College had amelled like
(this. A subdued soprano buzi Ilka
the drone of house fllos, with a deep
er overtone supplied by the hand
ful of men.
Initials J. B. 8. on the seat In
front of her, carved by a skeptical
youth who had no confidence In
footprinle on the sands of time. A
red velour curtain concealing the
big aiage: warm, glowing red that
had In It a quality of reassurenca.
The Sanhedrln, seated at a long
table facing the assembly. She tried
to Identify the superintendent in
the group and then gave It up: all
the men looked benign and peda
gogical. '
That left the faculty Itself. The
rows of seats curved, and her place
on the aisle afforded an excellent
view of hor associates. Thore were
about a hundred of them, she esti
mated; of varying agea and shapes.
The men were oft to themsolves In
,u protective hmldlo, outnumbered
a dozon to one by the women. She
selected the football coach without
difficulty: a blonde giant with long,
prohonslle hands and anthropoid
features; but the other men were
more nondescript.
The women, she decided, fell
rntiKhly Into two classes: tho Young
And llored, who were teaching, as
Pat bad sintnosted. until they could
got married and tha Intent-And-Earnest,
wlu wero forever destined
to be hrldes of education. Many of
them wore obviously now nlothcs:
The song waverod upward, and
then strengthened as the tlmlder
ones waded In.
nROTHKU ALFORD prayod,
longthlly, sonorously, and when
his prayer was tlnlshod bo and tho
faculty sat down. Mr, Hudson rose,
beaming, to begin his Addross Ot
Welcome.
Carol's mind began to drift. She
looked thoughtfully at the Intent
faces about her, striving to read
them, to find In them the basis tor
tba friendships she would need so
badly.
Her eyes mot thoso ot a girl on
the end of tha row; a big girl, deep
ly tanned, who radiated oven at thla
distance an amnzlng vitality. Their
glances held tor an Instant, and then
without warning and without the
least change of expression tho girl's
right eyolld drooped.
itellet surged over Carol. Tbere'a
one, anyhow sha thought. Oravely
and almost Imperceptibly she re
turned the wink, then with one ao-
cord they both faced tho front and
bestowed on Mr. Hudson their un
divided attention.
When he had finished and boon
conscientiously applauded, he voiced
a desire to hear from tho principals
ot the other schools. Again Carol
glanced at th' dark girl. This time
thoy smiled openly at each other.
When tho last principal had "been
heard from" Mr. Hudson and his
beam arose again.
"Now I'd like to Introduce all th
new teachers. As your names ara
called I'll ask you to rise and lot ua
meet you." He began to read from
a list before him.
"Miss Mary Kllen Sands, Ander
son, Qa. Physical education and
English."
Of course she ought to teach phys
ical education. She had tho splendid
physique and look of fitness ot one
who respect a healthy body aa a
priceless gift She looked at the
group with a vivid, friendly smile
that uncovered dazzling teeth.
And then Carol realized that her
own name was being called: "Miss
Caroline Torrance, Meredith, Gs.
History and French." She scram
bled to her feet.
(Copyright, 1)11. hy Uarlan tlmsl
enrol Ukt up ntw sort of lift,
tomorrow.
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The Roosevelt administration's recon
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an bruited by delegate from those
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nations located in the Pacific area
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Newton D. Baker, secretary of war
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U Holland, the institute's national re
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Nations represented at tho session
are Australia, Canada, chins, France,
Japan, the Netherlands. Now Zealand,
Philippines, United Kingdom, United
States and Russia,
Canada, in a research report which
had been prepared by J. D. Gibson of
the Bank of Nova rtcotla. and A F.
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Hoping to develop a hybrid race of
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French silk Industry, Leopold . Trou -velot,
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