CAPE TiAY C6TTSTY TIHES. PT.IDAY. JULY ». 192T.

Sit

Knur o. hu- own x>t laical.

Tfc. y a flf-V fur-.b-

Idle

- w*» teUknc t

SWAMP

/Aichacl J. Phillip* •trat-iom Igy H«rvry J^y Leo Cory,.,,-. MtrWl V. WUlUj.<u«d Uuu Pui^uhere Auvnuter 6*rvloo

p..;i va< r-ni»mb«’-v«S. -t:- iin*v fine*- hi* mar-pi-^crnt thouichl it wa*. a nubjert ot cotanieiM in • - »a* th- n**t «t-p in Prtj._U ho wasn’t drivtruth. tb«i h»- wai joyd with that En<>-ll

i- hi* poor

The Leading Charart-ni , t'>14iy ’ He do Edison Fort).*, a young real- h« * And of « dent ol Srotldal.-. ecx* on a under ar:w. a >>>■ ride with another young fej-j l*n t hard low Some liquor i* nmaumed. •..niethina They are stopped suddenly by th- , But *!•

Bight of B :■

Scoot.- Ubbey. a snorthlsasj through :t all cbaracter, who has smashed hU. I n. r >>.n-iWi machine Into another ear. kill-j death If 1 ha ice Us lone occupant, a •woman. | bey t-> bre»> Ftorb -e’ rompankun and Ubbey j b y. h.

quit the acme hurriedly. ieaTloc i trunk le-n't yui s»«? And t the former atone to tace •- con-j when this chap offeri-j me atable a bo reason that Eddie. I rid-. I had asked him to take n With the scent of whiskey about : home. fc>- would have d-ine j him. in us’ be connected tn aomet That's ail there would ha* •

. «h. do-w fashioned. He wa* easily led. . t- being t easily oppressed by disapproval •g your Job! He was of the type whoe • face Yon owe i registers with hangdog faithful- ' ■ ; • youl" ness for days the record of a h-ad stub-'few hours' dissipation. "Weil, i: Pat. I've | you’re a weak sister, kid.” he *t In a way! summed up. "which is all the tft «t woman's! ttiorr reason I have to stand by p- r».uad*-l Ub-i you. V. I told, your father would a <?.■» at Bur-j probably kick you out. they'd An

I you

But I didn't.

iwn at the office, just the

u’d slink away t

j be a bum.

•Oh. I know if I save you this se you'll probably stub your ■ ouoner or laier. anyway.

dian port* and Uelroit aid Chihints tha' peace officer* were bIns subsidized K> i ok the other

way when the trucks alipp- i -juth he through in the night. This »*-• ^ tive. an! keenly resented. Th' town bad keeplr.1 been dry for years .lefore the p^jo- , pannage of the Eighteenth Amend- Sm*. y.

ment. and’be nanirous violatioiHi fheir

had aroused publi- sentiment. ! rtag* in Ed '..- Forbes had been popu-. r :if * .- lar. But now that he was under own. S I arr*~t for a mi-hap due to li-|-he!' mil | quor. it was recalled that he hadj . nc the 1 | been diunk with more or less' riding a: I irequency in th- past. Kepudia- Elr i *h: tion by hi» employer, a man of; „ a* at home,

j influence, had done much to torn ; Tti- . Jur y brought in a verdict • community against bin.. -Guifty." Interprets*. It The trial overwhelmed him like .. . ant "Guilty on appearlandsllde. T .• pnweeution pro- R -neral principles." 1 dured vettneaMs to prove that he: ^..hing arraignment th: had been seen sitting alone on j^., . .. . minutes. Judge Banthe l:’irk. on th- main street of j .jpft pirsons *entenced Edison Burley. Jam than two hour* b*- .... from 5 to 15 year* in fore the accident. This wa* whip- ;h , s;a! .. p.ni:entiary at Jack

Scoot* Libbey conducted the j ^ jr .

wretchedly 111 Barney Oik to the Edison made the few hours' Burley House, a short distance ._ ip JO . h( . ^,5, i n away. But Barney had entered mi( , ry Th ,. ,}^p U .y aheriff in the hotel alone. Hearing of th- llhlJ ^. r v,arge he was. Linus Beal, accident, he .Ueappeareil ' was a scbooltime friend. He eymmorntog before hr could be ques- path'!*.! deeply wlib the prisoner! Honed. i and te-p-cted hi* irm/ bewilder-l No one had noticed Forbes'| Illfn , did not insist on! companion and ‘b« _*»««■'* aming with Edison. He realized i

preferred to be:

ardly note the morning after

the accident proved that. So did

the young man's avoidance him aince hie arreet-

^ •Y.uihts ran: "If I'd known

an unworthy mo

a worthy 'voe. forj ^y'd conrl!

name .'f his c«gn-! His irourtahip of!

CHAPTEE m A Doubting Wife It was his own wHe. Patsy) Jane Forbes .who first gave ex-t ^resaion In his hearing to the > doubt of Edison'* story—a doubt, which hung over the community | like miasma from a swamp in th-j •uoceeding days. Scoot' Libbeyj was not captured the night •■f| the tragedy. He idipped through the telephone .Ira* net. No otic) had seen him: nor was trad him found therealter. Edison spent the night in the county jail. He was formally charged next morning, with man alaugb'. r for causing the death of Mrs Maria Kno»i>». the colHaion victim Ball was arranged and be was released. He Stopped at the Ice and coal office of Sam Hilton, where h- was employed ae office manager, to explain hie tardiness before going or. home. He found tha! ne* . ■! his arraat was before bii Hilton, a grini na»r»wf*r*d man of sixty, prayed at earh Wednesday e Blag's pray meeting for the r< funion ol booze und Us suppn era. He felt, to bolster up hie prayers With wbat he considered good works, that he must dis-1 charge Bdleun. And he did so. J w Forbe* went on home. In the!* UtUe whlte-pattit'd house which, b the,' rented on jjcottdale's nseoed-1 vi b-*' street. Patsy Jane cried. '■ over her husband and petted hin ja The Jail breakfast bad not been ] palatable, she'made coffee and 1 fl cooked eggs and bacon. With the > „ boyish smile and frank elmplirxy j r which were his ehiefee: charni«.![ Eddie told hex the story of the y previous eienlng. “Now y.ju go ahead and walk •

through. cot more bo..;stuff for 111-

on aim ,ue i*iir: s v«i ,

on the expedition to Burley. Thlsl , ha , hkll prl

was because EddJ« had left fh.m on a side street while h- aklr-niu*h*-d the liquor. Nothing could be found to substantiate his story that the miooing Scoot* was responsible for the accident. There w-a* a Mackinaw coat on the driver’s seat. In one of the pockets was a partly-wnptied bottle of liquor. The cargo was bad been opened, and from wbicb two bottlw bad been

bo was with me."

Th- '.rain puffed into Jackson. ,1 signal- d a taxicab. They -:e driven to tbb prison whose n:*'er wall* towered above th* railway track*. Edison ahuddeted they pa*»ied within the gat . of discolored gray st-.a-. whole place seemed to r<r elowly from the recent ..f wet weather. There - puddlsa In the worn Czg* the foot walk. The uy dipp-d as it clung to the told harriers. There was the dampneas in th- prison and a strong smell of dis:ants. both depresfing and

degrading.

Linus received g receipt of his pri-oaer and went away after a ►lien! handclasp. His mouth twitched with emotion. *> that he dar-d attempt no word. Thclerk in charge had barely started on Edison's pedigree when the warden entered. "Never mind. Jerry." he said to the clerk. And then to Edison: "You're Forbes of ScoitdaJeT"

"Yes. sir."

(Continued Next Week)

Compare Our Prices 4-inch Terra Cotta. No. 1, 2-ft. Length*, 30c each 4-inch Terra Cotta, No. 1, L •. TV-X!?’ each i 8-inch Rue Linings. No. 1 50c each 3x12 Flue Lining*, No. 1 75c each

J. P. Collins Co. South Seaville, N. J.

vy

The outstanding thought in Edison’s mind was that he had been a fool, a crackbrained, overgenerous fool, in prot—ding one who could not be saved by protection. And one who did not appreciate his sacrlflce. Th-

Ain't It Ike Truth "There are Just two thing* that break up most of the happy homes nowadays." "What are they?" "Womans love for dry good* and man’s love for wet goods."

ASK THE-M We rest our case on the word of our owners — and you can get any number of their names for the asking. BECKER S GARAGE

h. nirsr.K. iTop. Woodbine, N. J.

A USED CAR IS ONLY AS DEPENDABLE' AS THE DEALER. WHO SELLS IT

Your Chance to Get

rrutiot

that j

y Oik

attendant. That I- hadj n into the case and abed the bo.’ 1 - which was ! th- Mackinaw. That j belonged to him. That ; h.- had become sick by reason ot | over-indulg-ace and stayed at j Burl-y. And that Forbew had i volunteered to take the truck on i to Us destination. The next step , :n ;b- hypothesia was that Eddie | had also helped blmaeli to the i liquor between Burley and Scott- : dale. That he had become Brunt, he .ould not manage the truck., and the accident had followed. , land in his

defer

could feel her titiffen ft resentment, and som-th She rose and began cli away the dishes. "It - It al-

1 must ke-p faiift. what happ.ii- next

-k or next year. B-eide*. 1 Ily don't need your help. No C j Jury would convict on stub

-j flimsy evidence.”

He was curiosuly ml ' ' "

But he did

He told l

ough there might ‘ .hq,.

iv- been something di-honor- ' ,!d<- r a:ioi ile." she murmured. j combined He knew what she meant, and ; with ■ h

i-h-d. Th-y had be-n marrie-i j-onal malignancy, i ily a year. Previous to her j ihe woman who had

filing to ricuttdale with her j to dra tfter and e'-ptuother <0 reside j speeted • had be-n tacitly engag 'd to j life hi ante finceU. daughter ol ■' ' ’ ' »n - r!i h»»t man. But Nance} com- with n

at h-aii-i'ong and high.imtrit'

Th* > quarrel-d frequently

J* story

■ordanc* with the

1 truth. He rf-adfastedly refused to give any bint of the Identity ft of the person with him in the ' car. The ahrriff had tried to n prow up by a search for diatin1 * u ** ,!!n * tlromarkwin the narrow

aany elements which! I an " fading from the river road . work against him! !u !h *' But a* eo many appeared to be p-r. c »r* kad follow.-d th- route to

nwle* '-be accident that no evident-

ushed!**' forthcoming.

A Bargain in Used Cars These cars have been taken in exchange for New Chevrolets and are all re-conditioned and good buys.

Port Norris Garage

Building Materials Lumber, Shingles. Cement, Brick* —whatever your needs in Building Materials —we can supply them at the lowest figures quoted anywhere. All guaranteed products. Quick delivery. E. L. WARREN LUMBER CO., Inc. PORT NORRIS. N. J.

Peerless - - Dodge - - Star 4 and 6 Sales and Service “Af Your Service'* Commercial Garage Pkont 156 PORI NORR’'