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<4* 8YNC CHAPTER I.-Grahimr -Norcro»*, ran- • S d mana#er, and hla.aecretary, Jimmie Is. are marooned it 6and Creek eld* l with a young lady, Qhella Macrae, d h**r small coualn. Unseen, they wlt- is a p( culler tr&lfi * holdup, In whlob rapedal far is carried oft. IcniiTm n.-mr ■ stolen as John ClM^tdfs, financial t«, whom he was to fheet at Portal lie and Dodds rescue Chadwick. _ . f t »*r oUers Norcross the manager- ip 9t the Pioneer Short Line, which la the hands of eastern tided by Bredkei int ot the line. Norcrose, f eastern speculators, enrtdge Dunton, presl- Norcrose, learning that iia Macrae in stopping at Portal City, IciSd’T^H Hi!—tknfdi dvWetri c0B« "irMtion between Rufus Hatch and Qus- "re lienckel. Portal <hty financiers, in tlch they admit complicity in Chadwick taping, their object being to keep _ jwiek from attending .a tneetlM of bettors to reorganise the Pioneer Short , which would JeoglraXM'tbelr Inter- fewer corporation, Norcroes forms the itiMn*’ Storage end Warehouse com- \ny; He begins to manifest a deep ln- "•* I" ShbUa Macree, • Dodds learns aat Sheila is marrlsd/ but Uvlng apart °n^ husband. N^totom does not I CHAPTER V. — Htfdh.’ swars that le.bas knowlsdgs of his and Henck- nmirtpaUon In Me- Chadwick kid- fit offers him Inducements to leave Otds. Dodds refuses. Leaving the •r he le knocked sfenstfess. Hecov- rconsrloueness, he fleams that Nor- rhiui disappeared and Is believed to Q-tfligned and gone east SlTKlt VL—DoMm fognects Nor- ’ disappearance jflth machinations 1 Hatch and Uenckef; UB on recover- g strength sets out to sblve the mya- |C!^|PIER VII. - With Klrgan, tl master mechanic, Dodds gets in Norcrose* disappearance. They a clue given them ehrough locomotive. IciOitbH VIII.—The rescue party finds id releases Norcroes from captivity to Met he had been lured. Norcross re- m« control of the Pioneer Short Line, Ins to give place to man whom gn has eent to take charge. ■PTElt IX.—Dodds follows an emln- V the Red Towei* •peoplS, spying on Ioroix>sa, to a coal yard, whsre he'over- are a plot to put Norcroes out of iiioese, and at the risk of his Ilfs frus- . *'«• j.n .. ICHAITER X.—At the home or enena farree Dodds Is witness .-of strange |i of a* man he bellbves has de- i on the life of hie friend and boas, i prepares to defend him. ICHAITER XI.—The MdRV return of e uncle drives the ihtrftder away. f’«t Dodds recognises him as Howard blIHgwood, nephew of Fttfldent Dun- > of the Pioneer Short UM. A series p-cks on the line. Impossible to ex- ^ cause alarm to the management. CltlUTBIl XII.-UurRlll,' bight dls- it per, routes passenger and frslght tlin to meet on a Single track. DIs- l'41« narrowly averted. Durgln com- |lts*i suicide, leaving evidence that ht scribed to bring nto^it^colllelon. ■CHAPTER XIII.—Evidence accumulates Norerosi‘*eneo>iflHIK*potUng his “r. but against all advice he decides l trip on a special train over the line. Pot engine, traveling Ahead, discovers n! rail which woAld have thrown •dal down a mountain side. Nor- ) hears for the first time that Sheila i Is married, lie,fetuses to believe HaitBti XIV.-Ha(Ma 4nd other own- p •[ the Hed Tower corporation call on ' toesoand inform hlm-they have proof ; In the recent elednontne road has hf bribery. Hateh gives Nor- i l proof that the eaUisJ Jbrlblng waa I by Howard Colling wood. Hatch I Norcrose* Immediate resignation le price of silence#.. Norcross learns I bhelia that ColllmfwoDd T fs her hus- * and . feels the ground has been cut under his feet. T d*TER XV.—Hated unci res control Hens* Storage and Warehouse com- and engtnSeN «a strike, to embar- I the railroad lino. Norcross shows kgwood how Hatch has used him for own ends, to tlnwa* him .(Norcross), I CoUingwood threatens to kill Hatch. pntendent, Norcross* rlght-hsnd man, refusing to glvwany sstlsfactorf fur the act. Ntitro^S begins to e situation Is about hopeless. 1TKR XVII.—I’lo^fOHhort U.ie call sympathetll «rlke- Col- lt >ud f drinking heavily And reported t0 Insanity, remains In hiding. CiJaiteR XVIII. owners" r a special, the strikers, allowing r »»n. President Dunton demands >»•*' Immediate jeslgiuitlon. Nor way*. CollJngWoO^ hires speflal is follow "mine owners* *' p*rty. w with the "mine owners.*' and -..I* 15 ; suspecting Colllngwood plana fU ala enemy, follows on/ another dli ’ W,l, ‘ Major Kendrick and CHARTER $Vll i Th, Beginning r ot *.h# End Itrapver much tire • Hatch people 7 have wanted to avoid publicity ’’a r|, HC the change of ownership Nr policies In the Jitornge A Wnre- " reorganfialion, tho prompt an- nt of a gcmTuI strike of the wa* enoi"h to make every (lie state alt up and take JV-ryeea war *VWi[ier In I T" had til . tlie Hopnlalneer at thp “kfast-table In the club grill-yoom “tire morning of the'day when the* SJ® "r.» ndvertiacd to go Into effect. -a* a tinva alory, with big "Whnea |j red liit, 'and also an 1 ™ rl al' Cantl**n dtatt’faay nnythlng 2 n * t the rallroarj;/company. Ills ^•tn.-rits were those of on observer «l*hed to lie straight-forward and h> all cnncemetl/ hnt hi* cdt- 1 did not apart Vile' silty l*cal rdiolders whose rfJwiMdtlR nor! ** n ' . had made the rtjjp in*»^lble. antn-li, himself, i^l^itty cd and look- l ** If he’d got out of Hod ahont „ p ll0| if» too early, i|rlftcd Into the ^ ffoom ami took a seat at our tahl* . h *'■ were through. *' n, od tv,she let** about It, . t'nw,” |, e forestalling any* h ^‘iJh^hmj^lghM^olni^o scheme of eonsdlldatlon—witch is niore thnn symu of the other poneil- pushers will do for you, I'm afrahl. Thanks to your publicity measures, gvcryliotfy believes that you still hold the whip-hand over the eomhlnhtion with your ground lenses. I'm tmr ask- Imt wliat you propose to do; I am merely tailing it fur granted that you are going to stick to your policy, and Imping •FI you will come niul toll mo about Ir when jrop are ready to*lnlk. H “I .“hnll do Jnkt thnt,*’ tho l»o<g prom ised; am! I pi loss Ik* would havo boon plod to let the matter drop at this, only Ointrell wouldn’t. *'I lont three pood hourk* sleep this morning on the chance of catching you hero at table,” the editor went on. "A little whisper leaked in over the wires last night, or, rather, early this moritfng. that set rt|r* to thinking, you haven't‘been hnylni any trouble with your own employs lately, have* you, Norcross?" * "N<H n bit In tlio world. \Vhy? ,# "There Is some ljttle excitement, with tl*e public* tnkljig a hand in If. ThAro ttere Indignation meetings held Insf nlflit In ft number of the towns along y<uir lines, and resolutions gvere passed protesting nfalnst the notion of the view eomhlijntlon in cutting wages, and assorting that public senti ment- wojld )«» pith the C. S. & W, eniployce^ If they alb forced to carry out their threat of striking at noon today. The whisper that I spoke of Intininted Ihnt the protest might ex tend to tilt* railroad employees." !‘There's iu»thlng In It," said the boss decisively. "I suppose you menu In the way of n sympathetic strike, and that Js entirely Improbable. I Imagine very few of The ('. S. & W. employees belong to*nny of the labor unions.'* "A strike oy the railroad would lift you pretty hard Just- now, wouldn’t It?" Cantrell asked Air. Norcross dodged ihc question. "We’re not going to have n strike," he averred; nn^ since we had finished our hrenkfost, fie made a business ex cuse aruj wo slid out. When we rcijtflied the olUee we found Afr. Van Itritt on hnnd, rending the morning pnpe£ • "You don't get around ns early ns you might," was t^e little millionaire's comment whtpn the boss walked In and opened up hlx depk. "I’ve been wait ing nearly n naif-hour for you to show Up. Seen the papers?" The hojvHgUodded. "I don’t mean The strike business; I mean ill# mnrW| quotations." | "No; I didn’t look at them." "They fire inteistlng. I*. S. Ia, ! Common went up another three points r yesterday/ It closmj at 88 und n frac tion. You know what that means, Grnhnm. It uwnns that Uucle Ilreck- enrldge nnd Ills crowd are already Joyfully*!Iscmmtingf-our coming resig- i nation. *• Homebody has given thepi a | wire tip that you are us good as down and out. nnd unless a miracle of some sort C$) he pullodi (AT, I guess the lip Is n ^tralght one. Strong as he is, Chndulck can’t carry you alone.” "DiV)p It," snapped the boss Irritably. And [then: "Hava you come to tell me that you have reconsidered that fooLletter you wrote mo last night?" "^otIn a million years," returned the escaped captive airily. "I am here this morn’ng us a paying patron of tho Pioneer Short* Line. I want to hire n sj>oolnl train to go—well, any where I please on your Jerkwater rail road. Tho Elght-Fliieen will do, with Buck Chandler to rfm It." "Pshawf take youg own enr and any cretv you please. \|e are not selling transportation to you." "Yes, you are; I’m going to pay for that train, ami what’s more, I want your written recelj^ for the money. I need It in my’ business. Then, If j Chandler should happen to get gay and i dump me Into the ditch somewhere, 1 I cau sue you for damages." "All right; If you' will iterslst In Joking with me It’s going to cost you something.. Hoy far do you want your train to run?" ✓ * WEATHER Athens and Vicinity: Fair Satur day. For Georgia: Partly cloudy Sat urday; probably sojwcn in south por tion. Weather Condition*. Light showers occurred In Atlantic coast districts, also at a large num ber «»f widely separated stations ex tending from Washington westward over tho Central States to Kansas Mt v i’omperatureg aro moderately above normal except- In tho far norifl west, n in slightly cooler in the Lake legion. Fair weather is likel> to continue. nm IN {COMBINATION Banner—Morning Herald—Evening 2 Cents a Word Minimum charge <0 cents. Three limes for the price of 2*4 insertions. Seven times tor the price of five Insertions. Telophont 121# Ads. THE BANNER-HERALD Athens, Ga. BANNER-HERALD WANTS BUSINESS NOTICES. Lipscomb’, Specialty—Fire Insurance. WHY NOT DIVIDE MV FIRE IN- SURANCE WITH JESTER? JlyJlc PRIDAV MORNINO, JULV.M, 1M1. FOR SALE FORD—Ford five-passen ger. second band, with self starter. Athens Cycle Co. ,Aug3c FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE FOR SALE—7 room house with spacious lot close in. Possession in CO days. Cond investment er home. Priced pre-war figure. ERWIN & CO. Phone 34?. - Smith Bltjg. all BUY A RESIDENCE LOT—The best real estate values tn Athens are va cant lots. Lot us show you a nice level lot Just off Milledge avenue, on S. Lumpkin 8t. Price #1,600.011. Easy torms. Homor Stark Agency, 71)5 Holman Bldg. Phone 726. Ale FOR ItENT— Large, comfortable room, central location. Phone 1604-W. J31< BOARD AND ROOMS FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for light housekeeping; also board and rooms. The Jewel Hotel, 169 East Broad St., Athens, do.' A2p INSURE with Holman Bldg. Phone 437- Alc D! WOOD! WOOD!—#4.00 per k load, delivered. Hanna Mfg. phone 147. Jlj31c LOST AND FOUND LOST—Esqulmo Spits dog. A reward wfll be paltl for return or for In formation leading to recovery. Tele phone 1073.\ J31 REPAIRING CALL 601-W when you want flrst- class shoe repairing. Best of leather used and guaranteed. -Work called for and delivered promptly, '.'has. L. Bice & Co., 198 College Ave. ale SOUTHERN RAILWAY No. « L»vra Atheni S:00 a. n Lula 9:40 s. m. No. > b-aves Athens 4:15 p. m.. Arrives Lnls 6:60 p. in. No. 7 Leaves Lula S:tl p. m.. Arrives Athens 7 :S0 p. m. No. 5 Leaves Lula 10:!t a. m.. Arrives Athens 12:05 p. m. G. B. Miller. C. A., Athens, Ga., Telephone 81. GAINE8VILLR MIDLAND RAILWAY SCHEDULE Effective July 24th. 1121. No. 2 daily for Gaincovills leaves 7:48 Gainesville ssvllia arrives 8:24 from Gainsevlll” GEORGIA RAILROAD Arrles from Unloa Depart for Ualos Point. Augusta and Point, Augusta and Atlanta Atlanta 7:15 p. m. 8:15 a. m. 18:SC p. m. 2:30 p. m. CBNTRAL OP GEORGIA RY. The Right of Wap Arrles! and departure of trains st Cen tral of Georgia station. Mitchell street. Depart far Macsa Arrive from Maces 7:S0 a. m. 12:10 p. m. 4:45 p. n. 0:30 p. ro. for farther Information phono Itraa. a A.. 840. or W. O. Bol SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY Northbound Leaves Atanta-lMonroe local Mrmphis-Hirraingham Atlanta NarfoUcRichmond Atlanta* AbMvil nirmlnghsm-Atlanta Washinrtoti-New York Norfolk-Wilmington the average of the past ten years*on June lit. * The prices of meat animals—hoga, cattle and sheep—to producers of tlin United States docroaaed 2.9 per cent from April 1 Bth to May 15th; In the past ten years prices increased In Ilk" period 0.2 per cent. On May 15th the Index figure for these meat animals was about 38.3 per cent lower than a year ago. 50 per cent lower than two years ago and 18.9 per cent lower than the average of the past ten years on May 15th. Georgia Alumnus Commits Suicide At Fort Worth Word Ima been received In Athens that John T. Lofton, class 1183, Uni versity of Oeorgla, committed lulcItTe at hie borne in Fort Worth, Texas, re cently. It Is said that hit action was the result of despondency over poor health. BASEBALL 4tE8ULT8. Southern Lea Rock 9, Nashvt New Orleane 13, Mobile 1. Memphis 6. Chattanooga 3. Birmingham 4. Atlanta 5. American League. Boston 0. Cleveland 5. Philadelphia 6, Detroit 18. Others rained out. National League. St. Louis 1, Brooklyn 0. /Chicago 2, Philadelphia 6. Plttsburg-Boaton, rain. Cincinnati 7. New York 10. ( ‘I Ills wife, who survives him, was born and raised at Lexington, Ga.. and has visited here several times since the family moved to Texas about 30 years ago. Besides his wife, he la sur vived by hia mother, Mrs. Elisabeth Young, and two daughters, Mrs. W. K. Stripling, and Mrs. A. S. Spangler, all of Fort Worth. Mr. Lofton was a very wealthy cat tle man. The family was very promt* nent tn Fort Worth. S:lfi pm 3:14 pm 7 :50 pm 11:47 pm 11:47 pm 11:47 pm Shoe repairing. Beat of leather usej and first class work guaranteed. We call, for and deliver promntly. J FREEMAN & PORTE! t Normal School Station. Phi ne 900. Aug3c I MARKETS j ewiNmweivMimiMr —eesBee -hwiwhiU AUTO REPAIRING—The very work In fixing nutoe Is what wo oo. A trial will convince you. Thomas Street Garage, 431 Thomas Street, Athens, Ga. A28c Jan. Mar. beat May Oct. Old Mattresses made new. Phono 21. J. L. Hewatt. ale HOMES—Easy < payinents, lowest cost; uo loan cummlislons. T. L. Mitchell. Jlyaic 1>K. D. LEE PEACOCK Dentist, Phono 227 317 Southern Mutual Bu„dlng. Jly31c FOlt EXTERIOR ami Interior Paint ing and Decorating Phono 1465. Es timates cheerfully furnished. Chas W. Parr. Jly31c HARRY L POTTS, plastering and Stucco work; estimates furnished 111 Springdale St.. Athene, Ga. Tele phone 301. Jly31c HAVE your old hnt made new; coat is small. Also French dry cleaning. Work called for and delivered promptly. Imperial Tailoring Co., 128 W. Clayton St. Phone Ml. JlySOc INSURE with Jester. Ilolmun Building. Phone 437 Ale WE BUY Liberty Bonds. Jester's In surance Agency, 614 Holman Build ing. Phono 437. Ale SERVE yourself and be well served nt I’lggly-Wlggly. Ale HAULING—I do all kinds of hauling and transferring. Long trips a spe cialty. ''Cheapest trucks In town." W. L. Cox, phene 996-W. A16c SPECIAL NOTICE , CITY TAXES The second installment of City Taxes is due from July Taxpayers who fail to pay 15th to August 1st, inclusive, on or before August 1st, will have to pay $1.50 cost on fi. fa., 'Which will be issued against delinquents. / G. E. O’FARRELL, 15t - N City-Marshal. FOR SALE. NEW YORK COTTON Open High Low Close P. C. . 3239 12.58 12.36 12.48 13.40 . 12.73 12.92 12.67 12.14 12.7/ . 12.94 1L90 12.94 12.97 13.88 . 11.96 1Y12 11.88 12.02 11.95 . 12.40 12.60 12.37 12.50 12.40 NEW ORLEANS COTTON Open High Low Cloae P. C. . . 11.83 12.03 11.88 12.03 11:88 . . 13.18 12.23 12.18 12.3S »2.16 . . 12.33 12.50 12.33 12.49 12.30 . . 11.48 11.59 11.35 11.55 11.44 . . 11.78 11.93 11.73 11.90 11.7# LIVERPOOL COTTON January, 8.52; February, 8.57; March. 8.63: April, 8.66; May, 869; June, 8.71: August, 8.16; September. 8.28: October. 8.39; November. 8.43; December, 8.48. Dec. Jan. Mar. May Oct. Dec. FOR SALE—Cotton gin engine, press anil scales, one gin mill, tractor en gine. 25-horsepowcr, In fine shape. Deerlng mower and rake. Phone 1739. 290 Tabernacle SL J31p FOR SALE—Two extra fine milk cows for sale. Mrs. Howell Bar- wick. Danlclsvlllu Road. .R. F. D- No. 5. Ale Cabbago, Collard anil Tomato plants. especially grown for fall gardens. Prepaid mall 300. #1.00; 500, #1,50; 1000, #2.50. Express, 2000. #3.50; 5000, #7.50. Parker Karma, 410 Pied mont Avo., Atlanta, Da. Aug2p USE CRYSTAL FLAKE SHORTEN INC., not because It'n “home-made,' bat because it'a J'fcciL" Your Grocer has it. «)c BARBER SHOPS. WHERE sanitation, service and cour tesy la the first considerdtlon In personal service. Hllley £ Jones Co., Sou. Mutual Bldg., 185 College Ave. Ale AUTO REPAIRING. AUTO STARTER Repair Co. Starter, generators, magnetos, horns and Ig nition brushes and Ignition parts. 223 Princo Ave. Telephone 1792. JlyJlc JSBUNE 1186—We give you tho belt leather half soles and rubber heels for #1.85. Oldham Shoe Reniiry, Phone 1186. 573 Broad SL Ale WANTED. WANTED—Gentleman principal and assbtaut for Malcom Institute, Kdstvllle, Ga., year 1922. Principal must be college graduate, and will ac cept lady as first assistant. Address E. E. Gordon. Bogart, Ga., Route 1. (Continued Tomorrow) FOR RENT . . FOR RENT—Two furnished front rooms on Princo avenue. Cal! 19-” CITIES SERIVCE SECURITIES. (Furnished by Henry L. Doherty £ Co., Atlanta and Athens). Mr. Doherty Says: “.Emotion ot uny sort lessens tho accuracy of our Judgment and makes us foolish in a greater or lcsicr de gree.” (July 29 Quclatlons) Bid Cities service debentures, "C" 75' CHica service debentures. ••D 73 Cities service 6 per cent preferred 43*6 Cities service common .119 Cities service bankers ..13% Asked /4T4 Where the Best : Eats Are Today Iceberg Lettuce Celery. Mutter Beans Fresh Com, Tomatoes Green Cabbage Irish Potatoes and fresh Sweet Potatoes Oranges, Apples, Bananas Lemons, home-grown Cantaloupe# At PIGGLY-WIUUliY. Crawford, clerk of the superior court, has gone to Asheville. N. C.. vacation of a few days. Joining his family there. He made tho trip by automobile and will bring blk tam* ily baek through the country with him ale the early part of next week.; Financial. No change of note has taken place in financial conditions In the Sixth Federal Reserve district during June. Tho market price of cotton has Im proved allghtly, and reports from member banks show that not quite ao large a percentage of agricultural loans falling due were renewed in June as . In previous months, AU re ports lay atreai on the economy whlcn is being practiced by farmers to a larger extent than ever before, and by those engaged In all lines of business and Industry. Notwithstanding the ex istence of unemployment throughout the district and tho wage reductions whlcn Imve taken place. Increases in savings deposits during June were more numerous than decreases, com pared with the preceding month ano with June of last year. "* Demand for Funds. — Thirty-live member banks replied to the federal i reserve bank's questionnaire tor June. Twenty-seven reported the de mand for fund* "steady,” one report ed decreased demand and Bve report ed Increased demand. Two Hanks in Chattanooga report Increased demanu from merchant! who are replenishing low stocks; from manufacturers wno nuve found It ne-.czsary to carry their customers, and tor farming purposes. Loans.—Reports regarding the vol ume of loans daring June, as com pared with May and with June, 1920 \arv to some patent. From the 35 reporting banks 14 show Increases lor June as compared with May, 13 show decrease and eight say there has been no material change, while as compar ed wjth June of last year nine report Increase, 20 decrease* and aix advise no change. Deposits— Eight banks report In creases In deposits for June as com 1 pared with May, 1921, while 17 report that their deposits have decreased and 10 report no material change. De posits of about one-third of tho re porting banks show Increases for June, 1921, as compared with June, 1920, while tho other two-thlrda re port that their deposits have de creased. Renewals.—As a general rule, agri cultural. commercial and Industrial loans are being renewed at maturity. Reports indicate that from 76 to 90 per cent ot maturing loans are being renewed at this time. The Monthly Crop Reporter, Unitea States department of agriculture. ' a The level of price* paid producers of the United Sthtes for. the principal farm crop* lacreaaed about 4.6 per cent during May; In tho past ten year* the price level increased about 8.3 per cent during May. On Juno 1st the index figure of prices was about 64.# per cent lower than a yaar ago. 56.2 per cent lower than two years ago and 35.9 per cent lower than Of Thousands of Pairs of Oxfords for Men At Two Amazingly Low Prices! ’* lUod bii Uk-tst i All Sizes! Nothing Missingt Everyone A Big Bargain! Tomorrow morning, we start our big mid-summer Clear ance Sale of NEWARK shoes for men, with the greatest bargains that we have yet offered, in the history of our businesa. Thousands or pairs of our choicest Oxfords— •U regnlar stock and new this season—will go on sale at pffees that mean big savings for every man who takea advantage of it. The variety of styles and leathern is enormous. It makes no difference what yofc want, you will find it in thU sale, at these two amazingly low prices. By .coming tomorrow you will get your choice of the cream of this big stock. Don’t tr-Ijs this chance! Newark Shoes for Men and Women, $4, $5 and $6 -NONE HIGHER. Ik* Largtit,Chain of Shoa Stores in th* United Stata*, ’ •* * ' Athens, Ga. 195 Clayton St., Next to Kress’ THE GUMPS—T HE, WHALE THAT CAUGHT JONAH AM- .TMERt’S.A PE MUST HAVE Ibsen in bed > hoowed hi»a-l , Lifted him wtn the mattress QVILTB AND EVERYTHING - VlL BET THAT BAST Wt'OMS 30 POUNDS WITHOUT JMF FOLIA6E-