THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1937 : PAGE NINE
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*s | gave him pause. His eyes widened un- fiover she had married. They lay still, ! QUICK WASHER REPAIRS
| naturally as he looked at the pipe. The | | close together, their hearts at peace. ON ALL MAKES
: pipe conveyed water. | It was broken by a voice calling Peter [Vif z {
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iH : With a whoop, Peter raced across the lohe Thompsn PERT i saat Sales—Service—Parts
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Starving IRENE DUNKE and RANDGLES SCOTT Sono he sngtnens mf bugs ol Sh you ot to ask you some quc | REBENNACK & COVERT
Look at that pipe!” { “Peter!” said Sally. “You won't go! 267 Wyoming Avenue
Not now. Not at this—this time of the | Tel. 7-4514 Kingston, Pa.
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But he was going. His thoughts were | i Ca me eres
(far away again. “‘Can’t help it, honey.
Peter explained. Slowly, excitement cam re |
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SYNOPSIS an idea. She was teaching her to sing | road man, smiling. “this is between you got By Bo ol oe 0 ye lost maybe if 1 don’t. i afford that | Fir st National Bank
Just before the discovery of oil at py to sing something beside the sad and me, pobody else. py ont YOU about money, costs for labor, for pipe, for json Goodbye, honey.” | United States Depository
Titusville, Pa, Sally Watterson ads she had used on the shantyboat. give your singe to Combis] Refineries felis of way?” He Lissed Ber lghuly, was gous. PUBLIC SQUARE
comes to the town with her fathers ie os Jeosnedy Sly it there in Pishurch, onl “We'll do it somehow, John. Well lay | She lay there among the fallen pet: als | WILKES-BARRE, PA. ir
medicine ‘show, She falls in love a job for her in Pop Bowers’ circus op | “Your railroad owns that, doesn’t it? . 1 of the apple blossoms and again the des |
: 3 Bowers, Sally explained, was a friend of {asked Peter. 3 : 3 : ot ma
with and marries Peter Cortlandt, a he: Toh So dk h 1 to the refineries and pipe our oil to ‘em. : an ’ =
young farmer, who is drilling for oil er father's. [So they rehearse “Yes——" Brennan chuckled "so And we'll tell Walter Brennan to go to gar x 4 e Si Orees Histone ,
on his property. Cortlandt’s first well It was a gloomy day. Rain fell dismal- |if you deal with our refinery you get cer- hell” around her swept her. Js Capsital—Surplus ....... $ 2,250,000
is a gusher. The farmers organize to ly. Down the street in Titusville, the | tain favors, to make up for the high “I.¢% Set ito work” She looked down at the spot where his Bosourcas i a teil $12,412,000
é ship the oil to Eastern refineries. farmers met in gloomy session. Peter, on | freight rates. Understand?” |" He hurried out. It was night, now. He head had lain so close to hers a moment
& But a group of Eastern capitalists, the platform, exhorted them to further | “Yes,” said Peter. “That takes care 0 hurried home. He had to share. this with before and wept without restraint. : La
headed by Walter Brennan, Keep on effort in the fight with Brennan. But they me. You just freeze out the others, is Sally. On the way he broke off a cluster (To be Continued)
raising the freight rates to obtain |Were doubtful now. Thousands of barrels |that jt?" of dripping apple blossoms and took thers | Ir OFFICERS:
control of this new industry. Cort of oil lay on the railroad sidings; produc- “You Gatch on quickly, Mr. ConlondtT 3lons. Lehman Alumni Wor HA CoRnaram ee President
landt attempts to negotiate with Mr. |tion had shut down. Peter had been calm. Now his calm | She was asleep when he got home. For To Have Party |} ... 7 eh
Brennan, but the latter threatens to He looked at them and pitied them: {broke “That's stealin”.. he shouted. a moment he looked at her, his throat fill ny | Chas, F. Huber .... 1st Vice-Pres. |
un the farmers out of business by There was grizzled Rafe Moulton, who “You can’t tie up this oil and make it (ing, then he shook the blossoms over her, The Lehman High School Alumni As ! MG. Shennan Vice-Pres. & Cashier
raising the rates still higher. had put all his savings into his oil; Jim |at any price you like! Damn you, you | sprinkling her ‘with the rain drops and tion TOIT te nd sno card
Stackpole, who had done likewise; Doc |can’l” the petals. She awoke, startled, to be| party and dance at Lehman High Schoo!
Lippincott; all the others. They looked | Brennan only chuckled. “Oh, yes, I|pulled violently into his arms. He kissed auditorium on Monday night, December
CHAPTER VI at him dumbly, hoping he would say Or lcan, Mr. Cortlandt. And I will.” {her again and again. 27. Miss Dorothy Major, chairman of DIRECTORS:
Sally had something, at least, to occupy do something that would work the bi “Not,” said Peter Cortlandt, ‘‘while 1 “Peter!” she exclaimed, laughing: ° “Hon. the committee, will be assisted by Shel- | Ri fren
her time, now. She had a job to do. acle, bring back their puts. But a oy got any breath left in my body to fight! ley, you've had good news. Somethin’s| don Ehret, Katherine Stolarick, Kenneth | : ; 1s i
It concerned Molly, the shantyboat girl hed NL : you! » a 1 come IONE ov: What's happened, Peter | Hawke and Murial Zimmerman, Dancing | © raucls Douglas . Exec. Vice-Pres.
Caleb Stark, true to his vow, had led | had plenty of that, but it wasn’t he was| “Rjoht me?” Beneath the smiling mask, | tell me!” All be from 8 to 13. | fred O. Smith
a formidable raid on the shantyboat, burn. | afraid, enough. Yet he spoke on. Then the ruthlessness of the man showed for a| “Hush,” he said softly. “Just lie oe \W fam 8 Soienn, Jr,
ing it, whipping the inmates from it, and {he was interrupted by a porter from they oment. “You fool! What can vou do there. Just be quiet. Just stay like this ete lar rn )
Molly, bruised and dangerously hurt, had hotel. Mm without the railroads? Are you going ® in my arms forever, Like this—with me || Magneto & Carburetor at uy hs
taken refuge at the Cortlandt house. Sal- | “Mr. Brennan wants to see you, SAIC) carry the oil in your hat to the refineries? '—close, darlin’, close........ forever reais SERVICE Francis Douglas
ly and Peter, with Grandma, ever willing | the porter. w Go: shad and fights vl wish oul ; | Pon the Spent You pos Quick Service Prices Reasonabi T. R. Hillard
to fight, had withstood the anger of the | They were jubilant then. 1 got 2 Peter flung from the room. Outside again. You aren't far away like you RUDOLPH:S Edward Griffith ]
fanatical reformers, had driven them from ‘hunch Tll bring back good news,” said |}. 00d by the building in the pounding were.” Eldctric Service Wm. W. Inglis
: the house and taken the girl in. Now, |Peter as he hurried away. He buttoned rain, a picture of dejection. Nearby a | Her heart sang. It seemed that he 33.35 E. Jack Street | M. G. Shennan
Sally and Grandma were nursing her bak his coat against the rain, whistling as he rain pipe spouted a flood of water..Some dreary months when he had heen preon WILKES. BARRE, PA. 15 Tatton D6 Sst
to health. She had been there two weeks went to the hotel. He found Brennan in | ¢ i splashed him and he looked up, and | | cupied and distant were gone, that he wu TE I .
and was nearly well enough to leave, but the latter's suite. started to move away; then something ‘would have him again, the husband and 2 Phone 2-5868 2-5868 5
Sally knew Molly could sing, so she had | “Listen, Mr. Cortlandt,” said the rails
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