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COPYWOHT, gy (Continued from last Woek) CHAPTER XII. At the Foot of the Stair* No. It will soon be morning, and 11 wny of escape blocked. He la willing to swear that you agreed to permit Alva to drive you downtown, " and that you actually departed to- : gether. This charge can perhaps be answered by the testimony of Krantz, I If he can be got on the witness stand, I as you have told me he accompanied you on a street car." "Which Is true." "I accept your word, of course, but Harris does not, and I must confess he has some evidence to create sua- i plcton." 'You say that!" "I must, to be perfectly honest. I will even confess there have been times when I douhted. Let me tell ' you?Alva was undoubtedly killed with a dagger 'latpln, exactly like that one In y:u hnt there," and I pointed to It on the dresser. Her eyes turned that way lu au j expression of startled surprise. "Killed i with a hatpin like that of mine?" "Yes, there Is no doubt as to the nature of the weapon. 1 know more ' about that than Harris, even." "How are you so sure a hatpin was the weapon used? The police reports any nothing like that." "They do not know; I do. The truth is. I was the tlrst to discover the murder. 1 related .to you my rillivnrarttlnn M'llk -- ~ ' nun UIII I I3, iiin-i mi others had left tlie foundry. We must hare been there nlone for an hour. When we left we separated, believing this to he safe, and I walked down Gnns street nlone In the rain. Some bloeks lie low the foundry I came upon this car, humped up against the curb, and apparently abandoned. The rear uoor stood wide open, and I looked Inside, and felt about, merely from curiosity. My fingers touched something lying on the floor, and, when I drew It out, and looked at It In the light of a distant street-lamp, I discovered it to he a dagger hatpin, discolored with blood." She stared at me In horror. "Like that Oiic there?" "Exactly like It. 1 had seen the one in your hat, and remembered." "You thought It must be mine? That?that I had murdered him?" "I hardly believe I thought at all. But I Investigated the front seat, and found Alva's body banging over the wheel, with a gash In the hack of his coat sticky with blood. Then J knew." "Knew what?" "How the man had been killed. I believed then you were with him alone; I had reason to, for I overbeard his Invitation, and your answer. I recognized the weapon as one you bad In your possession. My first thought wus ihat ii would utterly condemn you If ever found." "And, even then, you sought to protect me? You cared enough for that?" "J hardly know; it must have been true enough. I scarcely doubted but what it was your act?only I persuaded myself that the man must have attacked you, and that you struck in "I Would Not Believq You Guilty of Deliberate Murder." self-defense. I would not believe you gullly of deliberute murder. I meant to give you a chance; so I took the weapon away with me." She drew a Ion# breath. "No one law you?" "Not a soul; the afreet was absolutely deserted. I wiped off the blood, and hid the knife in my pocket until I reached the hotel; then I concealed It at the bottom of my valise." "It Is still there?" "No; something led Harris to suspect I was not Daly, and he set , out to Investigate. He had my telephone number, and easily located both 1 hotel and room. Waiting until I left the key, he entered, and went through the valise In search of anyfhtng he could And. He cam# upon the dagger hatpin, remembered that you had Just such a one In your hat that night, and Instantly jumped to ttio conclusion, as he had seen the wound, that thla j iE ittLLfiU&ISH' ion or >1 'JU/SB CASE CJSVENDISH * ^ Illustrations V v*WEIL R A NO ALU t|ARR13H knife." "And you?-yon believed that?* "I believed In you." I said earnestly. "At first I thought It must be you; then I saw that pin In your hat again, when I knew I had one Just like it. hidden at the hotel. .This gave me new hope, until I returned and dls-, covered my valise slit open, and the dagger gone. I knew of no one who would do such an act?or had occasion to?except you, in an effort to destroy evidence. "Then later, when that was cleared up by Harris acknowledging that he was the one who got the pin, I told him about your having your own In your hat at Perond's. He only laughed, and said you were smart enough to buy another, as soon as the first was found missing; that doubtless there were plenty to be had." "He's right; there are. At least I know of one shop -on lower Broadway where they are for sale." She stopped suddenly, with a peculiar gesture. "Why, now I think of It, Sarah Waldron has one exactly like mine; 1 bought It for her." "Ivan Waldron's wife?" "Of course; that's rather odd. Isn't It?" "It onens un n line nf fhnnniii ? >? way. f,auld you find out. do you suppose If she has it still? What does she know about lier liusbuudl" The girl laJ'Klied softly. "Kno\/! I/tss even th.in I do, I Imagine. He doesn't show up here oftener than once In six months, and Sarah gets nothing from him. She wouldn't know?why?" "Hecnuse. after all. It might he the Itusslnn; If it was he would have to lie to Harris, and pretend to know nothing. You heard how those two talked at I'erond's. What did you make of It?" She drew her eyes together, leaving the marks of a frown on her forehead. "That they had planned together to rob Alva; that Waldron was to be hidden somewhere outside, and was to wait for Harris to signal hltn that the money lmd been paid over." "Exactly; Harris failed to learn that the money changed hnnds, and consequently did not signal. But Waldron, nevertheless, was outside waltlug; had no doubt spotted'Alva's mnrhlne, and was ready to act. The one thing we do not know is?did Alva start home alone; or did one of the men accompany him? If the latter supposition is true then that fellow must have committed the murder, with Waldron a possible accomplice after the crime. If not true, then the only other solution Is that Alva picked Waldron hp for companionship. Were they acquainted at all?" "I think so, but am not sure; you said Wuldrons first reported this chance to Hnrrls." "So he did; then It Is quite possible the two knew each other. That would make It easy for the Russian to ask a ride. Whoever struck the blow was In the rear seat. This theory fits In all right with his actions toward Harris." What do you mean to do?" "Shadow AValdron; he Is sure to expose himself sooner or later. We must Ret away from here, out of the hands of these fellows. Could you find your wuy to the stairs In the dark?" "Yes. I have been here often." "Then I am roIiir to turn out this light before opening the door." She led the way confidently enough, moving silently along the wall, I keeping close so as to touch her. A few steps brought us forth Into the hall at the head of a flight of stairs leading downward. My fingers gripped the banisters, while she stood aside to let me pass. "You better go ahead now; the next flight Is directly beyond this, and ends at the street door." " Y Oil Will TOllOW 7" "Of course; I shnll keep right behind you." We went down step by step, not a stair creaking, or a sound louder than our own breathing. I renched the last step, warned by the newel post, and felt ahead with one groping foot to assure myself of the level beyond. Her fingers grasped my sloeve, and Hps almost at my ear, whispered a barely audible warning. "Look to the right! What Is that?" It was a dull, red glow, a mere plnnrlck In the hlnrk pnrtnln. vet It seemed to change In brilliancy, lllce an evil eye winking at ns out of the dark. There was something uncanny' about the thing, yielding me no suggestion as to what It could be, yet frightening hy its hateful gleam at such a time and place. Then there was borne to my nostrils the. faint odor of tobacco smoke; It must he a man sitting there smoking; what we saw was the red tip of his cigar. Could we slip by unheard? I doubted It, yet whatever happened, one of us, at least, must escape from the house before any alarm was sounded. There was but one chance left?for her to slip silently down that other flight of stairs to the street door, while I remained behind to protect her flight. If there was no alarm, | no notice taken of her passage, possibly I might venture to follow j without being overheard; but ehe J must go first, her step was light, and .she was more sure of the way. Besides, I could block pursuit, by a fight tf necessary, and thus give her ample time in jwhlch to unchrln and these fellows would never follow. I put my lips close against the girl's ear. "It Is a guard there smoking. Don't try to answer, but do exactly as I say. One of us. at least. . must get out; you stand the better^ chance, with my remaining behind to hold these fellows back If there should be any alarm. If there Is not, I'll follow. Do you understand??answer with your hand." I felt the firm pressure of her fingers In quick response. "The fellow evidently hasn't heard anytning yet?you better go." I felt her creep past roe without a sound, her hand flipping from my grasp as her foot.)touched the level floor of the hall. She was Invisible, no longer even a shadow In the hlack gloom. Then suddenly from somewhere a chain clanked faintly; the ear could not determine from what direction the sound came, yqt It was clear enough to be heard plainly. The man stood still, evidently listening; I lost sight of the red glow, as though he had removed the cigar from between his lips, nnd slowly straightened myself up, braced for any emergency. She had reached the outside door, and was preparing to open It. For an instant nothing happened. Then the sharp, resounding click of a heavy lock echoed up from beneath, like the tap of a hammer. The fellow snapped on the electricity, flooding the large hall, and. uttering a gruff oath, started forward. We met /ace to face. There was nothing else for It but to fight It out. If I rnn the act would only expose her before sbe could distance pursuit: resides mat nrst glimpse liad re\ealed my antagonist, and I was glad?It was "Gentleman George" I He knew me almost at the same Instant, spitting out a curse as he reached back for his gun. "You, hey 1 How the h?1 did you get down here 1" Hut I was quicker, the move ready, gripping the wrist, and twisting the arm hack until the torture caused him to drop the weapon, as we struggled back across the width of the hall. We were both weunonlosR rolvirnr nni? <> ? , , ?J?H the efficacy of bare hands, but he turned u.to a savage, a dangerous fighter who cared only to disable his opponent in any way possible. It was like battling with a wild cat, infuriated, erased with hate and fear. And for the moment the fellow had me, driving me back against the rail, helnless before the fierceness of his assault. ? Some one was coming. I could hear a voice, and flying steps on the stairs; then a woman's scream somewhere above. I broke away, getting a grip on his throat, and feeling 1115 feet firm on the floor. He couiu see what I couldn't, and found voice in spite of my throttling. "It's that d?d skunk, Severn, got out. lilt him, Ivau I Smash in, I've got the guy?quick now !H I whirled with him, ducking my own head behind his shoulder, gaining as I did so one blurred glimpse of Waldrcn as lie swung full at me with what looked like the leg of a chair. Harris caught the full force of the blow just over his eyes and the power of It, added to the swirl of my arms, sent him hurtling along the rounded rail, headlong down the stairs. Waldron stood paralyzed, stunned, hli Without a Doubt but That the Man Was Dead. hands still on the club, his eyes following that flying figure. With all mj strength I drove a flst flat to ills face and. as he reeled, stumbling backward endeavoring to retain his feet, ] sprnng past, and raced down the steps The hody lay at the bottom motionless huddled up In such fashion as tc block the door. Without a doubt but that the man was dead, I thrust tlx form to one side, leaped through the opening, and crashed the door behind me. I turned to the left, afraid of thf bright lights, and the street-cars, and plunged into the depths of the alley I may have gone a mile, twisting and turning before I came to what evidently was a small hotel. Hert I encountered a cab, an'old horse cab the driver half asleep Inside. An old time cabby was not llnble to care wht his fare might be so long as ite wat well paid. Encouraged l?y this re flection, I stepped over to the curb. "Engaged, my man?" He rame to life In an instant tumbling out of bis comfortable quarters to face me. "No sir. I never beard you cumin', sir. Illn a bit quiet about here tonight." He stopped, as though just noticing my appearance under the dim streei lights. "Yer bin hurt, sir?" he asked solicitously. "Yer coat's all tore, and there'! some blood on yer face." MA small fight, that's all. In e saloon over west. Any place around here where I could wash up?" "Sure; right In yere; there aln'l nobody 'around to bother. Til show yon." He opened a little stde-door, and I followed down a narrow hallway tc a small washroom, flung off my coat and filled a baste with water, Th? I tabby turned up tlie light, and watched me curiously. He was evidently delighted to have some one to companion with at this weird hour of the morning. "They got yer one goo 1 '?n, anyhow." he remarked. "Feller whut at nick yer must've hcd a ring on ter mnke thet gash." "There were two of them," I answered, spluttering through the water I was using liberally. "I may have hurt one of the fellows, so you keep still?will youT" "Me! Shucks, I don't talk about my fares none. Thet a n't business. I picked one up night, before last down by the west-side -docks, who'd been In some kind of a fracas?anyhow, he wus sure scared half ter death. Looked like a foreigner, an* ' was drsggln' a grip 'long with him. Got off st Jersey ferry, I reckou." "\VTu * was that?" I was using the towel by this time, eying the loquacious speaker over the edge. "Mght afore last, 'Bout midnight; Fd hed a fare down thet way, an' wus drlvln' back empty, when he hollered to me to stop. Gosh, the feller tumbled In like there was a ghost after him, an' sed I wus ter drive like h?1." "Had a grip with him, did he?" "Yep; black, 'bout medium size. The fellow wasn't overly big himself, an' It wus quite a lug for him; It bumped against his legs when he toted it I wouldn't a thought nothln' more 'bout It, only 1 got hoi' of a pnpor, an' read how there wus a guy croaked that same night over in ' Jersey. It sorter made me think o' this feller, just because he was so i d?d scared. It wus sorter funny i where he had me set him down, too I after midnight thet way." | "Where was that?" "Colmar bulldln' on Broad street. Wa'n't a darn light from top to bottom. He didn't let me pull up , there?not by a d?n sight. I had ter let him out a block away, around ; the corner. But somehow I sorter 1 wanted ter know Just where the bloke went, so I slipped off the box, an' took a peek. He turned In there, where It j I wus blacker than a stack o' black cats, an' that's the Inst I seen of him. S'pnse he n-us the duck who did that ^ Joh sir?" i "He might have been, of course. Did you report it to the police?" "I.ord, no; if us fellers told the cops half we know they wouldn't get i no sleep nt nil. I ain't sed nothin' to nobody. Itendy to go now, sir?" i (To be Oc'iit'.nued Next Week) i PERFECT FLASHLESS POWDER 1 United Stctes Army Invention Will : l Permit of Night Firing Without i j Illumination. j Flash less gunpowder, making posi slide night firing without Illumination, will he demonstrated shortly at the annual meeting of the Armv Ordnance , ! association at the Aberdeen proving i grounds. ' J Night firing with guns as large as , | five Inches, In which the inur./.le was 1 barely visible to observers 50 feet | away, have been conducted with no I | more than a momentary dull red glow, | and no illumlnntlon whatever. Other features of the program Include the firing of the "heaviest single unit of ordnance In the world," ; the recently perfected 15-inch 50-callber gun mounted on a disappearing carriage. The gun measures 00 feet, in length weighs 240.(100 pounds, and requires 850 pounds of smokeless powder to propel Its 2.400-nound prolec tile approximately 22 miles. Although the gun weighs nearly 80(1 tons, It can be rotuted 860 degrees and elevated or depressed 30 degrees by another. It *s operutive at the rate of one shot per minute. A new and enlarged Browning rapid-fire gun of .00-callber Intended for use against aircraft and tanks will be demonstrated. The ammunition used Is twice us lurge as that used In the World war and the rate , of firing has been greutly Increased. i BORROWED A FIRE ENGINE >. Stranger Put Out Flames and Returned Apparatus, With Whole Force Hunting It. Sayvllle.?Early one morning a fire alarm was turned In here and all the 1 volunteers turned out In record tithe j and rushed to the flrehouse. They ' were astonished to find the door open, " and the apparatus missing. A searching party was formed and scoured the ' country while the teleohone wires were kept busy notifying surrounding towns to be on the watch for the boldest gang of bandits to appear on .the Island. As morning came on the searching parties returned without a clue, and started for the flrehouse to decide on I a campaign. As they ncared the house, some one noticed the door was closed. , Inside, the engine stood In its place, I the hose neatly rolled. An unidentified mun had be. n driving a truck near I West Sayvllle, when it caught fire. He t ran the two miles to the flrehouse. hut no one was about. He found the door unlocked, appropriated the apparatus, drove to Ids truck and cxtln , gulshed the flumes. He then took the , I engine home and shut the door, after which lie went his way. The firemen , are satisfied with the explanation, hut ! would like to know that man's name. , I ' DEER FLEES TO MEN FOR AID ! Doe Runs With Pawn Into Lumbsr Camp in California to Escape Mountain Lion. Downlevllle, Oal.?That a wild doer when hard pressed by some enemy of the iinlniHl kingdom will throw Itself upon the mercy of Its humnn enemy was proved near here recently when a doe led her fawn into the wa^on yard of u lumber camp to escape a i mountain lion. The loggers were Just starting for the woods when the deer dashed aj> peallngly in, the lion hovering In the fringe of timber. The doe and fawn stayed In camp until apparently satisfied that *11 Immediate danger was passed. - N Fine Afi vn&lVUV The Chesterfield Corn TUESD/ For Four Days and T presented at the Fair, vices, 2 Bands and abou Will arrive in th< thing will be in runnin The leading feati Society Hose show,fea drome, Honeymoon T Wheel, Venetian Gon< land Minstrel. The Band will re tone soloist will be he? There will be fre< fair week. ANYTHING TO KEEP THE HELP Evidently Farmer, These Days, Must Expect to Make Them Some Slight Concessions. "I see you are keeping your hired innn ull right now, Ezra." "Yep, keeping him all right." "He seems satisfied, too. How'd you do it?" 'Did everything he asked me to. Let him work only eight hours and eat with the family. He got to complaining of dull evenings, so every night I give him the use of a ear of his own, and the money to spend, to go to the movies in town." "That ought to satisfy him." "It didn't, though. He complained of his room, and so I conxed my son to trade rooms with him. Then lie teemed more settled like." "I notice you've cut ofT your whiskers, Ezra." "Yeah. Some more of that hired man's notions." j "How's that?" "He complained they tickled him every time I kissed him good night." WOULDN'T STAND FOR REBUKE Beggar Woman Had Her Own Point of View Concerning "Business" She Was Engaged In. Secretary Lawson Purdy of the Charity Organization society said at a dinner In New York: "Professional beggars are a selfrighteous crew. What I mean Is that they regard their trade the same as you anu i reguid honest work. One winter afternoon I came on a beggar woman I knew of old. She was begging In a hitter wind on a corner, and three little children In calico rugs shivered at her side. '"You?.lane,' I said reproachfully. You?begging! And those three little ones! They aren't really yours at nil!' Well, dainltall,* said the beggar woman. 'I wouldn't have to !>eg so hard If they were really mine, for then I wouldn't he forking over a dollar a day to hire them.'"?Los Angeles Times. A Confession. A little, girl whose father Is widely known as a writer of humorous stories. wits recently approached by a visitor who said: "It must he nice to have a papa who knows so many flue stories." The little girl blushed and hung her ! head. "Aren't you proud of your papa?" the visitor asked. "Yes," the little girl answered, "hut I think I ought to tell you something." "What is It?" "The stories of my papa's aren't stories at all." "Not stories?" "No." And In a deep hoarse whisper, the child confessed. "He makes them all up out of his own head."?Youngstown Telegram. Embarrassing Moment. 1 had Just received a letter from , my boim. I rend It over and at the end he had written: "I*. S.?Iale of View." I read that phrase over throe or four times hut could get no sense out of It, so finally 1 took It Into the living room where my folks were all sitting and said: "Mother, what does Harry mean by this?" And I read the phrase out loud. Imagine my embarrassment when the meaning suddenly flashed over me as I read the words aloud. I made a hasty retreat.?Chicago American. . The Pareon'e View. "Parson," said a member of the congregation of a colored church, "1 has always stood up fo* yo' on all occasions. Why, only de other day 1 says to a friend dat 1 didn't believe yo' evere tole a lie In yo' life 'bout anyone." The parson smiled broadly. "Thank yo'." he said, "but myse'f, I wouldn't go fur as dat?yo' see, I hab preached a good many funeral sermons in mah time." \ "* II I --IL. -I * tractions erfield Co nty Fair will open its lY, NOVEMI lights with the Finest L The shows, 20 in nu it 300 people, sir special train of 20 cars on Si g order on Tuesday, the first day ire is the Wild Animal Circus, C turins Lady Fanchion, Monkey S rail, Crazy House, Liliputions, 1 dolas, Merry Go Round, Seaplan nder concerts and Harry Gray, lrd in vocal selections accompan 5 admission to the Fair Grounds r State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield, In Common Pleas. SUMMONS John Shaw, Daniel Shaw and M. W. Shaw, Plaintiffs. vs Carolina Shaw, Nancy Shaw, Ada Shaw, Sallie Shaw, W. E. Brock, Henry Shaw, Dora Shaw, Lula Hutchinson, Jane Waters, Holland Harden, an I ail parties and persons, their names, ages and whereabouts and residence; unknown to the plaintiffs (thev being collectively designated as John Doe I having interest in or lien or claim upon the estate of Murdock Shaw, who departed this life intestate about 15 years ago in Chesterfield county, as distributees, heirs, iegatees, or otherwise, Defendants. To the defendants above named: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscribers at the office of Geo. K. Laney, Chesterfield, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusie of the day of such service and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid tne piaintitt in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Chesterfield, S. C., October 24, 1921. George K. Laney, and M. J. Hough, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. NOTICE To the above named defendants and to all parties and persons, their names, ages, whereabouts and addresses unknown to the plaintiffs and they being collectively designated as John Doe, having any interest in or lien upon the estate of Murdock Shaw, who died in Chesterfield county, S. C., about 15 years ago, as distributees, heirs, legatees, grantees or otherwise, please take notice that the complaint in this action, together with the summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the office of W. J. Douglass, Clerk of Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Chesterfield county, in the State of South Carolina, on 25th day of October, 1921. W. J. Douglass, Clerk of Court {* i r t i * * t it 1 iv. ijiiiiey mm m. j. iiougn, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. State of South Carolina, County of Chesterfield. In Commons Pleas. ORDER John Shaw, etc al, Plaintiffs. xs Curolino Shaw, et al, Defendants. On hearing the verified petition of M. W. Shaw, one of the plaintiffs in this action, and it appearing to the Court that the matters therein stater are true, now or. motion of George k' f JiriPV nrnl \f -I Tlnnork PloiniiflTo' Attorneys, it is ORDERED, that J. A. Knight, a suitable and competent perron, be appointed Guardian ad I.item of said infant defendants, for the purposes of this action, unless the raid infant defendants, or someone it their behalf, within te i days from the service of this order as required by law shall procure to be appointed a Guardian ad Litem for said infant defendants. And it is further order. |ed that this order be served upon said infant defendants by publication of same in The Ohesterfu Id Adertiser, a newspaper published in this county, once a week for three consecutive weeks. Witness my hand and official seal 26th day of October, A. D-, 1921. W. J. Douglass, Clerk of Court, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. SUM Ill I I I a 5 ror I iunty Fair 1 season of 1921 on 1 BER 15 | Ane of Atttactions ever mber, and 5 riding de'i jnday and everyof the Fair, lolonel Littleton's ipeedway, HippoThe Whip, Ferris es and the Dixiethe popular bariied by the band. ?LA1 1 -' iignuy during tne PLOW UNDER COTTON STALKS Extension Forces Urge Prompt Destruction of Boll Weevil Winter Resor*s Clemson College?At the closing session of the annual meeting of the Extension forces on Saturday a resolution was passed strongly urging that farmers lose no time in plowing under cotton stalks for the purpose of destroying the chief hibernation place of the boll weevil, and requesting the newspaprs of the state to give the idea as wide circulaton as possible. The rfWnlllt iiin /Innlovn/l * f .??W.W.WII uvv iuiwi bliaw II1C Ctti ly fall destruction of cotton stalks is the most important single step in the light against the weevil, and the discussion brought but the fact that if cotton stalks can not be plowed under, they should be burned, for those winter hotels of the weevil must Le destroyed, but that plowing under is much more economic as a matter of soil building. The planting of a winter crop in present cotton fields was also urged as a most important means of weevil destruction, since weevils can not live through the winter in a growing cover crop, such as rye, oats and vetch, or clover, for the reason that in order to survive the winter the weevil must "dry out'" to the extent of losing onethird of his body moisture and this he can not do in a lield where a cover crop is growing. Cotton stalks are I .owed under or burned in a field to be planted to a cover crop should be cut to pieces and throw'n to the ground by the growing cover crop and thus as early as possble by a stalk cutter so that they m?y be covered absorb moisture which means death to the weevil. Still another step which should be taken now is the cleaning up of the ditch banks, fence rows, and other places where rubbish and trash accumulate in and around the fields. "The earler stalss and other hibernating places are destroyed," said i'rof. A. I). Conradi, entomoligist, in discussing the subject, "the fewer weevils will survive the winter. In infested fields it is common to find weevils at the rate of 5,000 to 25,000 per acre at the time of first frost. It is a well known fact," Prof. Conradi explains, "that the weevils developing late in the full ure the ones most likely to survive the winter, as they are not worn out by long flights and the rearing of the young, as are the older weevils. For this reason development of weevils in late fall must be prevented as the first step in making the next crop. ' An interesting point brought out in the discussion by N. E. Winters, extcn.-iion nirmnnmi..! ....... ?U ? ' ' ..b.v..vim;n, nus mu mi'i mai experiments in Louisiana showed that when cotton stalks were destroyed before October lb oniy 3 per cent, of the weevils survived the winter, whereas, destruction of stalks on October 2i allowed 15 per cent, to survive; November 25, 22 per cent; December 7, 28 per cent; between December to and January 15, 43 per cent. It is clear, therefore, that the earllier the stalks are destroyed, the more effective the results will be, but that where -arly destruction is impossible, it is better late than never. I NEW SHOE SHOP?1 am putting in a iir.sl-class shoe shop in the roar of J. A. Davis & Co., store, and will be prepared to make all kinds of shoe repairs. Give me a trial. Jt-4G J. W. Burr. Full line of "Fautltis" canasd good*. Thsy aro Just what thoir mams implies. Try thorn. A. F. Davis,