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J. D. ABRAHAM Too Mild Weather and too many Coats on hand THAT‘S the REASON VI :ézwmxmxmwmm amwx m4 WWélé i Large Sales Small Profits g Get Busy Right Now zilltl (Snot First- Choice 3 8,75 Coats now {'3 6.49 '1 0.00 |-.()ats now 7.89 11.00 {bats now 8.59 12.530 (bats now 9.49 18.00 C(mts now 1 3.89 ? $3.00 (Ioms now 4.00 Coats now 5.2.) (.‘mlts now Away they go now EIGHT; GIRLS COATS Company The M+M++°§++M+§¢+$++M~b+{u} ++++§+é+++++§~¥§é++é~Â¥$+++~Z~+ s++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++e++++++++e++++++++e This Store is a Nice Christ- mas Present Headquarters +++$++++¢'§'++ 9 . 0' o 0. 0400:0020 “Thompson!" she gasped. “Thomp- Headquarters for Santa Claus ' _ son! You here! “but are you domg here?" NOTH' NO OVER T‘VENT Y FIVE {NCENTS “Yes. Miss Love: Thank you! lam ~1~~:-~:~-:~+-:::~+-»»:»:«:--:~-:~~:«:«:~-:‘-:~~:«. 2+2: :~2.+++++++~2~++~:~+++++++~:-+~:-++~:~~:~+ ' ~mployed by Mr. Loubeque. Miss Love: 0 i :++¢++ 9.. Think of it â€"~â€" During these troubled times you have a store to go to and get Swat- and Useful (.hx'istnms Presents for :2?) Gem-s :md lass. Post Office Block for the maple of Durham and Vicinity Ladies Taiiiii'iilg 'l‘hi~‘ is the first. (.thistnms m Durham‘s Histutgv that. Stnre uf this kind h‘lS prevailed. Don t think because we do) nut («09le w that, we have nuthing suitâ€"able. “'9 ask you to put our Christmas Stuck tn 11w test. see if we have any! hing suitable hwfnro paying tlw long price. They :1” find in STA Bi ’.1 i3: \,\_’ Thu! W4? (-Eu'ry the Latest in [N652 A Finv Lim’ Ht Faun Ties have just, arrived. \Vs- have upenmi u L nix-5' 'l‘aihring coma-13mm with the. Gent’s 'l‘uihrin‘g. pared to Gum-nutm- yuu a. I’m-{wt Fit the L-Itest. S'ylvs. Run» in and gut . The Variety Store 3‘? ”Vi! 3.". in x-vmil value THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. -_-Â¥ -» ‘J [198 V0 {Tseful flup o, o o o o 9 o - y o O. 0.00‘00‘05.€ O‘IO‘CO§CO‘G+ ..OOI"OO.OO‘O ENTS H..-o‘-<--..- -4 “.p.<_- _._.-..__,-_._.._._..- -..-_-w_, -4--.â€" -. “A .o... The car leaped like a living thing through the streets of the oity arid then doubled upon its tram-ks so that she might have no («mince to {Have (-er tain sites and gain some idea thereby what her ultimate destination was Llicilie studied her cantor from under cover of her heavy lashes. She could see but little of the face for the heavy mourning veil swuthing it. She only made out that she appeared apathetio, disinterested. now her {mrtion of the work assigned to her had been carried through It seemed a characteristic attitude of all who worked for the man. They were but cogs m a vast machine. responsive to the master’s touch As the mbmn-ar oeased purring at i :he curb. the woman pressed the door ! bell. Came a svurlling along the hall. a shadow fluttered there a second. then ‘ the door swung: open. Lucille stepped ‘ {cross the threshold with her captor. f surprised to see no one in Sight. Ap ‘ pareutly the door Dad opened 01' its 1 )WD volition. Before her was a straight stairway. appearing to end at the sec- , and flight. To her left was a living j room into which she was Ushered. ' Again the woman pressed :1 bell. LUCILLE LOVE Continued from page 7. She did not know how it was work- ed. but the crowd of men opened read- Ily for the escort and herself-not only opened. but assisted them along their way. The door of a great limousine stood open before her. Swiftly she was hustled Into the car, and before her companion had closed the door the car shot for-ward. gaining speed with every rod The futility of further resistance made her sink back against the cash ions. sick with apprehension of What was to come. a dull apathy gradually closing about her and soothing her tired eyes. After all, she had known that Hugo [pubeque would be able to do as be said Only at the end of their drive. when the chauffeur opened the duur, did the Woman speak Lucille turned at a suggesrive olink of china. She had heard nu one enter the room. yet. in the shadows. she saw an attentive butler holding the ten tray while the mysterious veiled woman pmxred. The man moved toward her. moved silently, swiftly. surely There 'as something' almul his manner. his perfection. strikingly reminisvent of Some one she had seen before. “You will want some tea and cake8." she said quietly “Any attempt to escape would be quite IISPIPSS." she said in a dull. meouanivul tune of voive. “If you are wise you will not make the situation my more ditfivult for yourself by being foolish” Thank you!” And then gradually she understood. knew who had Stulen the papers from her father’s safe. realized how com- pletely they had all been fooled by this cunning servant~ ‘ “Go away!” she muttered brokenly. “Go away: I can’t bear to look at you!” “Yes. miss. Thank you!“ When she looked up be had disap- peared. Swiftly she gathered herself together. Such childish tricks must not be per. mitted to shatter her courage for even an instant. She slipped stealthlly to the door through which she had enter- ed tbe house. In the hall she looked cautiously about. then put her foot Dpun the stairs and proceeded to move to (he first flight Midway, she was paralymd into inactivity by finding the stairs to be 11) motion. Hurrm seized her. Then once more Sllv m'nced herself. Only another trick of Louheque‘s it was. The stairs seemed to fold up within themselves like a miniature escalto. They grew steady once more. and the girl looked about an unfurnished room of stone walls. But she did not see these walls, did not mark the lack of decorations or furniture in the room. for a com- 98 ny of men formed a crescent facing her, one tall figureâ€"that ot Loubequeâ€" standing apart from the rest. immov- able, silent. . The solitary figure lifted hls hand. Then, frozen with terror though she was, Lucille saw that each figure wan swathed in a black robe and that 3 01am silk mask of black covered ever! Thompson. faoa Music's thruuxh wmcn (create!) N in: eye-S gum-pa mu npun her. masks so 1 light they Human-d against the wear- er's features With hidPous significance. SlUWlN the company passed her. Pall-“i112 Maura lwr to peer narrowly Into her fave. as muugh impressing Der 9V??? feature mdelihly upon their minds when she regained hm powm‘s or observatinn thv line nad passed. had 080500 and disappeared She iook- ed about her. CHAPTER xv. Joseph 51 Carrespondence Under Difficulties. ,1 Hunt "“WU days and uewr a Sign more W. Livi» UT LUHIu-quv Lur'ille hand fvar N H] and tire-Mimi that first meet mg. ? The 11th SissiL'm-(i hm Was tn all: 'i'hv fn outward 59mm“; :1 dummy furnished \\'m':'it":z‘ buh-hamber: hut. trying the targe win~ COUN’J 0f flows, she found thvy unty (-nuld he let down from the [up and were there covered by a thin uptting of a metal ~ Ohio‘s that resisted every attempt at prying 43553 211‘ . 'r f) I apart. Looking more carefully, she ‘ ‘h~ 1““ saw this same filament of wire was """i'i‘f‘. ,”_ interwoven with the glass so they hz‘} (iv-rt: :ould not be coxuplvtely snmshml. The Oh? M 31113 means of esvape has by the door. New Y0] and to get out that way inVUIVe-d a Pittsbu flight of steps which passed many to aid.“ rooms. ' }"\;-.gl.".m§ But she must escape. The thought of What Louheque might be doing un- impeded drove her brain tyrannically against a worn out body She had the man‘s diary. wherein was evidence against him at such crimes as would have appalled the most hardened courts. would have set nations at one another’s throats. entailed countless deaths The thing was so deau'v that. zealous though she was in her object of saving her sweetheart. Lucille knew she could never bring herself to the point of making public such a docu- ment. She had the rubies from the throat of the hideous idol in the sub- terranean cave. Times without num- ber she regarded the glowing stones. shuddered at the blood red rays that mocked her from each facet. imagining the heart of each to have borrowed râ€"c-us over and gingerly moped at it with her fingers. drawing them sharply back as they encountered human flesh. F or just a Second she faltered before investigating net disvuvery. Loubeque must have come from her room In this fashion. It might be that in some way Luubeque nad fallen and injured the machinery. To stoop duwu. take the papers trum his pocket and hide them betWeeu the crack at the flour ot the mum and the bottom 01 Uh: elevatut was the work of an instant. As the room glided gently into place Without so lunch as a tremor site leap ed down and lifted the groaning man‘s head to her lap. She had come barely in time. for the spy was struggling fecbly to get to his feet. He smiled ruet‘ully as he lighted a match and scanned the features or his companion. For a second he appeared dazed. then swift consternation croseed His face as his band shot toward the place where he had plat-ed the stolen papers. "Come.” he sand quietly. ms tones silky. yet dry and cold and hard. "wine, young lady. Of course you un- derstand the vapours win he tuund. and this ‘15 merciy demying the inevitable." He did not mm for her to speak, merely tom-hed her arm and assisted her to the platform. He stirred slight- ly. Game the whit of mm-hmery. al- most mxmedmtely shut out. Once more the room was in motion. going upward this time. She closed her eyes. instinctively [nature the mystery of it all. When she opened them once more she was In the place she had left. Everything was as it had been save for a broken window pane and the presenve ut Lunbeque. She was alone Lie regarded her narrowly. still smoking silently. He opened his lips as thungh to speak, then closed the!!! Sharply and sir-ppm! 10 the door. listen- ing :1 mument. than waging a belt. which was utmost Immediately un- swervd by the butler and the woman who had first captured the girL Hum’iedly 'l‘humpsun expizuned what had [lilmeIlQ‘d-"Uit‘ pehhle wrapped strip of white paper which the man outside had pickcu up. the manner in which he had HIySlL‘l'iUUSU' dimmiear- ed. eluding. the buticr‘s pursuit. the ad- mission of policemen to the house and the throwing or the spring that lower- ed the girl’s room to the basement. He closed the door behind him very softly. Not a sound came from with- out. Hunger. thirst. solitudeâ€"all three in this prison, this prison so much un- like a prison that it Was rendered only the more hideous thereby. And even though outsiders knew she was being detained here they could not find her. could not even secure adequate evi- dence that she was here did they make an examination. She dung herself upon the bed. burying her face in her hands and giving way to sobs. "And he got out of the way, eh?" Louheque frowned thoughtfully. then laughed a dry, barking laugh as he turned to the girl. "And with all this luck working for you. Miss Lucille, you see now how impossible it is to escape. Now 1 shall leave you alone to reflect upon the advisability of re- storing tue packet to me. Until then you will not be disturbed even by a servant. You may retail, my child. that thirst is a Very unpleasant ton- ture." (B... 0 z. She straightened. startled by a taint tinkle against the window pane. Swift- ly she approached the window. Upon the street no one was in sight. She looked up and espied the face or the captain peering cautiously from over the brick wall above her. Fevertshly she ripped at the netting which had been within the glass be- fore she broke it Carefully she drew the glass inside and laid it noon the John Hudson Hanover. .. Nat Whitmore Pricevll.‘ 13, J. McFaxhne Durham. 9 Putlvrbou':h Dur‘mn Alex, Hopkins Du: 1.3m. H. I. Storrev Durham. John Wri’rht Dmham.. _ J:15}1cDom11d Di'il'w flu-7k ‘ W. Rlx'th Mard'wu W. Caméron Stmtton Si'n Mrs. C. McKinnun B:1~‘s:mw -‘xl‘:3.>z't.1...-.. v- .luseph Maura Mung-5' .\' November 29 is tn lw 'J‘ulwrcuâ€" losi-s Day in the I'nitod Status. when all ministers will Slwuli un ‘h-e campaign. “The college man is the, bust fighter.” declared David Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stan- ford Universitv. Th" fm'nftm'c \x‘oriting f‘uxl tin couple of weeks. Ohio‘s birth rato Inst ,\'v:n‘ “aw «13.782 girls and 46.151 105's. '1 he foot and muuth disc-xv» 1m 31113911 out afresh in huiirmu. A \\'i(‘10\vloap-od {ivH St'<)1‘<‘_\“~ 1‘: her d93th in New York Mvmairzv One kibd and five hurt \\':x~ New York’s auto record Mundav. Pittsburg has set. axial'.‘ $100.01”: to aid its unemployed this “'iIILM‘ by giving: them work, Eight lives were lost in 111("Il‘- ment fire in New York, \x‘hii-ix i~ blamed on the Black Han 1. November :29 is to be 'I'uiwrmz- One person dead and two iuiura ed was the result of a train ml- liding with an automnbilv in Somh Bethlehem. Pa. Drugs are blamed for most “1‘ Chicago’s crimes, according to a statement before a Chicago ix;- \'esti§:ating committee. A minister of Stroudsburg Pu.. has iust died. aged 83. having ufâ€" ficiated at 2,108 Wedding‘s. 1.2220 funerals and preached (3.434 scrâ€" mons. An eightâ€"year-old New Yuri»; girl was killed instantly by acar in attempting to save her younger sister from death. From benvnth {bx-m came sounds Of pursuit. hurrying tmtsteps {won stairs. loud voices. Lucme seemed to Dav. all the initiative now. She grasped the man’s arm and hurried mm to: ward the closest chimney just as a sky. ught door flung open where they find He drew a revolver and held it stell- lly pointing toward the place. A cm. of plaster crackled at their feet. LI- cflle looked down~ at a flattened lea. bullet. Yet there had been no N fired. She stared lncredulously at N “A silencerâ€"Maxim silencer.” I .hhammd Even. in driving a bargain it is just as well to keep to the right. With an oath the captain yahké-d her to the roof. jerked her there so violent' 1y she toppied and fell agmnst him. étmightened and mush: his arm to support herself. You can’t flatter an honest man by telling him that he’s honest. Her finger tips nrushed the root. Anotbel pull and she had a firm bold and was drawn): nw-x‘elf ova: Power- fui hands closed :umut her Wrists. When from “ohm mme u chum that toid she had been disvuvered The cat has nine lives. while man has difficulty in leading two. ndbr. ‘fne netting gave sngnuy. bu.» tore her hands" opening the space untfl she could get her shoulders through. Slowly, round and round. she worked the opening. it was finally Wide enough. She looked up. The captain nodded briefly. men disappeared. In a moment he reappeared. slowly dangling a heavy rope from which he had made a looped chair. Lucille edged her way slowly through the opening She stood upon the heavy sill outside. hanging to the nemng wlth one hand the While she renohed for the rope with the other The sevond time her fingers Clusml about iL Swiftly she tm'ked it about her skirts. then drew taut. llel lcet swung clear at the ledge Then she felt herself being slowly lifted, lifted in little spasmodic Jerks. Satire, like a surgeon’s knife. would be used not to wound. but to cure. Havana's Pathetic Little Door. This little door is one of the en trances to La Casa Beneficencla. the large and well regulated orphan asy- lum of Havana. 'l‘he passerby might easily take it for a coal hole 1! coal were generally used in Cuba, for when the door is closed there is nothing in indicate its use. 0n opening it, how- ever. one finds a revolving circular box divided into three compartments. it does not need a very vivid imagi- nation to picture the drama that ha! been enacted here on many occasion: A woman, her head covered with a. black shawl. her arms holding a bun- dle to her breast. hurries along til narrow street. She reaches the little door. Glancing furtively about to see that no one is looking she opens the door and, shaken by stifled subs. kisse! for the last time the baby she is about to renounce. She places the child in the circular box. gives it a turn and hurries on. inside one of the Sisters of Charity hears the tinkle of a bell. It marks the arrival of a newcomer in La Casa Beneficencia.-â€"Boston Herald. fm'nFturv f-ntmw 2; full time for t l nionviilm .il':'st(m Arm New Ontario mtnmmi November ‘26, 1911. nnxt \; e ‘fl '1 (‘0