Evening Star Newspaper, December 27, 1927, Page 21

e FEUDMAY FOLLOW OFFICERS' BATILE Militia Watches for Possible| Break After Six Die in Clash. By the Aseociated Press. SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn., De- cember 27.—National Guardsmen here today focused their attention on pos- &ibilities of a disorderly aftermath to funerals of police officers who fell in Christmas night's shotgun battle be- iween county and city law enforce ment forces, By tomorrow night, final rites will | have been performed for all six men killed, with two ceremo: tomorrow &dded to the four of tod These ceremonies in rural churches of Marion and neighboring counties may fan the flames of feud. 1 Col. A. W. Buckholtz, commander of the militia on duty., said While friends and re officers who died in the ed to final ohsequics, Attorney eral Tom Stewart of nn pushed an inv. end of county ar strike in a lo lect a suecessor pinger, one o Coppinger, th: Sheriff Coppin L. A. Hennessey Parker, City M and Special Police were killed in the Jim Conner was f; Deputy Sheriff Fa Special Policemen (¢ Pittman and John Bates were less seriously wounded. Snow Blankets England. LONDON, December 27 (P).—Snow mantled England today and several nor shipping and motor accidents were reported. The heavy snowfall, ch in some places amounted to 3 blizzard, disorganized telephone serv- jee and hampered railway and road traffic. A number of deat princi- pally among plder persons, were re- corded. the | THE EVEN ® Imagination Plus. 1GID, the man paused in his task of picking t'.. lock and enc to the sound of a high- ed voice within. v, quavered the crack- ed voice of a very old woman, “I want some coffee.” “What, maam! At this time of night and at your time of life?” que- a deep contralto voice. Now, no imperdence, Jane: manded the first gpeaker. *J me the coffee when I want it Yes'm, I'll get it for you acatingly replied That's a good girl,” cackled the | other., | The man at the backdoor softly cursed his luck. “Drat the old dame,” he muttered under his breath. He would have to wait in the chill damp- ness-of the night until the old I nd her companion slept soundl ter what seemed to the waiting n interminable length of time the 1 of voices again reached him. t's good coffce you made, commended the cracked fal- vered the deep con- “That's what I prides elf on—making good coffee.” “No one can beat you now, though T could have once, he! he!” cackled the ) high old 5 “Ah, now, what you givin' me,” ex- postulated the other. | “That’s the truth, that's the truth quavered the voice of the first speaker. The man eutside swore again un- | der his breath. Would the two women qliit their chattering? At every i would renew his | picking of the I but at every at- tempt the voices would again reswme | their conversation. Each time he | paused, listening to the homely talk | within. | A longer silence than usual. This | time he sugcessfully picked the lock and softly opened the kitchen door. With his hand on the knob he paused in his tracks, for the velvet black i- lence of the night without the house quivering tones of she called. ?" came the deep ones tomorry that you buy sev- 1 mouse traps for me, an’ put | them all over this house, I ben hearin’ | them pesky mice all evenin' " i “There, there, grandma,” the other rephed soothingly. “Ef you want, I'll get up and take a shot wth my re- volver at the little varmints in Lhe Kkitchen, an’ that'll scatter them, so's | ‘they won't trouble you any more THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1927, NG STORY ‘The man at the door, heard a ru ling sound as of some one searching | under a pillow for a gun. Softly pull- ing the door to, he fled into the misty blackness of the night to the safer shelter of the deserted shs t the edge of town, where he had d the earlier hours preceding his attempt at robbery. The next morning the beckoning road had lured him further afield, The sun sent its heam aslant the b bed in which Grandma Farrar sl alone, and dancing across her f kened her to the duties of another Thanks be to the Lord! I've passed another night safely,” she murmured as she arose and dressed herself with serupulous e. | ‘The old lady went into the kitchen, | lighted an oil stove and proceeded to | get her morning meal. Having eaten her brea . Grandma Farrer leis- | urely cleared the table, washed the | dishes and placed each one in the cup- | hoard, which, she proudly hoasted, had | heen a wedding gift to her 40 years he fore. | Then she walked to the kitchen | door, took down a key hanging on | a nail and fitted the key in the lock, | but it did not turn. Impatiently sh placed her hand on the knoh and the | door opened easily. With delight in | her eyes she gazed at the blossoming orchard. But speculation chased th delight from them as she turned back and again tried the key in the door. —in 48 hours a new Set which represents the greatest value Atwater Kent has ever put into Radio. ATWATER KENT Then she realized the lock had been broken. “Well, well, high tones, * the mention of frightened away a big rat ‘sted of a leetlo monse,” as she soliloquized. at T practiced changing and carrying on an imagina sation with myself in and put my money in the bank tod And I'll have to get that lock fixed, went down the garden path to sce if the wind t had beaten the bean vines from 'No Interest or Extras Added to Our aney,” she quavered 'n at” do you think, jos your gun must hev Then her voice changed “It's Jucky for me y voice conver- dialect or 1 t have been here this morn- t t not my savin Reckon ve to take Banker Ball's advice 1880 cil. torted. e added. ling to herself the old lady and rain of the previous yard Our budget bills are xery sweet because we have no extra in- terest or service charges. No ugly features here. We do not penalize our friends. Run of the Mill Turkish Towels 25¢ and 29¢ Towels, 16¢ Double Thread Weave Turkish Towels, assorted sizes; various color borders. S0c to 75¢ Towels, 39¢ Extra .heavy large-size Turkish Towels, with assort- thelr poles. at her feet caught her keen old eye Stooping, she picked up an old-fash: foned photograph of a young girl. “Melissa Bates!” she gasped. Turn ing over the picture, she discerned the two initials “M-m-um, minations shadow falling across her path. “Well, at do you want?” she interrogated night, but when “How came you to drop it in my back “Well, I was going to rob you last night, if it handn’t been for the big, husky girl's gun. Give me my ple- ture.” He thrust out his hand rough 1y to scize it. Grandma Farrar quicgly avolded the outstretched hand and asked: “What's the original of this picture to you?" ““My mother,” the tramp huskily re plied, as he suddenly shrank away V' his interlocutor. 4 you are Melissa’'s boy, what at 1 away shortly after she died.’ ‘[ started on the road last |Suddenly she shook a withered finger v lost the picture |at him. “Melissa was my sister! You b tried to rob your own’ aunt last night hut by the mercy of Giod she was ahl to frighten you away with the game she plays when frightened and lone Budget Plan' _ IT PAYS TO Golde BOTH SIDES OF 7™ AT K ST. “THE DEPENDAB 1] Something in the grass ly. she flercely questioned. The man hung his head. pneumonia. “M. B.” and the date scratched on its back in pen- the peopla hers weouldn't vou starve, 1y. 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