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YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. ISSTJZID TWIOU-A-WEBH:?WBDNEaDAT ANZ) SATURDAT. l. m. OBIST I sons, Pnhu?her?. } % ^amilg gercsgagcr: 4or tht promotion of tfy gotitiijal, gonial, ^gripltapl and (Sontmqcial Interests of (hi; ?outh, { VOLUME 42. ~~ ~ YORKVILLE, S. O., SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1896. NUMBER 60. BY ALFRED I Copyright, 1896, by American Press Association CHAPTER IV. Captain Brandon and Alice Blanchard were admiring the scenery from the top of a hill overlooking their camp when Howard came up and informed them that a young man had come into the camp who wished to see the captain. They descended tne mil ana mane weir way to the place where the pillars of smoke marked the sight of the camp. As they neared the tents and hats a young man of graoefol form and strong, handsome face came ont to meet them. He extended his hand to the captain? the other hand held his hat?and asked: "Are you Captain Brandon?" "I am," was the reply. "I have ridden fast to see you, sir," said the young man. "My name is Louis Kyle." Louis Kyle released Captain Brandon's hand, and a blush of modest oonfusion covered his handsome faoe as he felt the eyes of Alice Blanchard were on him. "Kyle I Did you say your name was Kyle?" asked the captain, his hand to his ear and his head bent forward. "Yes, sir." "You look as if you might be a brothar of Henry Kyle." "I am," replied Louis, and the blush on the down covered cheeks deepened. "You live with your father far back in the heart of the mountains?" "Yes, captain, and I have lived there since my earliest recollections. " 4 4 And you say you have ridden hard?'' "Very hard, sir." 4 4 Then you must eat and rest After that you can tell me the object of your visit In the meantime let me say that you are welcome to our camp, no matter what your object may be." Captain Brandon turned and introduced the doctor and his children, Clara having joined them as they entered the camp. - Unaccustomed to the forms that rule In society, but with a courtliness that was natural and graceful, Louis Kyle shook hands with each, and if he held Alice's hand a little longer than he did the others it was because he was so magnetized by the touch, so fascinated " by the beauty of her form and face, as to be wholly unconscious of the act Bowing by way of apology for what he was about to do. he said to the captain: "Could I speak with you privately?' "Certainly," replied the captain. "Come this way." "I have come to warn you of a great danger. It is one that you may be guarded against, but I doubt if the ordinary precaution will meet it Bouton's gang and fully a score of renegade Indi ans are in the mountains to the south, and they are hastening this way with all the speed of their horses." "How do you know this?" "I cannot explain it to you now.' said Louis Kyle, averting his face "But you should give me your reasons for your fears as well as the warning," urged the captain. "Do not ask me to do that I want you to believe in my integrity To explain all might lead you to doubt all, for the honor of one's own name should' be very precious." "I understand you. Here, give me your hand again. " The captain took the ?_ i J ?J 1 >m young man s nanu una tuuuuucu, u is a terrible thing, a very terrible thing, for brothers to be arrayed one against the other." "I would die to save my brother,' said Louis excitedly, "but better that he and all of the name should perish than that a great wrong should be done ' "I agTee with you. Better that all should perish than that a wrcng should be done Better the name should be blotted out if its purity cannot be maintained. But pardon the digression. When men reach my age, they are apt to philosophize I do not want to be considered garrulous." "Nor are you Yonr thoughts, Captain Brandon, are such as I daily think But you have warned me not to speak of myself when more important matters are concerned." "You mistake me," interposed the captaiu But the young man waved his hand and continued: "From the fresh trails 1 passed not two hours ago I am certain that we are now under the eyes of Bouton's gang ' "You.could not be mistaken?" "No. His Indian allies are scouting within rifle ranee and waitine for their leader to come out." 1 'And when do you think they will be here?" "Before another sun rises. " "And what would you advise?" The captain spoke in a lower tone than usual, and, bending forward, he anxiously watched the young man's face. "If there were time, I would advise you to push rapidly to the west and so shake these hounds from your trail. " "But do you think, if we were to break camp now and push on with all speed, that we could do this?" "I do not" "What then?" "I would at once build a strong corral on the bank of the river and place within it all your wagons, stock and other property." "That is sensible." "And within the corral I should erect a defense commanding every foot of the inclosuxe and large enough to hold all your people." "Good again." "A dozen good rifles can keep the gang at bay^" I. CALHOUN. L "Until all our provisions are exhausted?" "Yes, if you cannot get help in the meantime." "But where can we look for help?' "I will find it," said Louis Kyle, clinching his hands, while his eyes blazed with resolution. "But where can you find it?" asked the captain, who still maintained his quiet but deeply interested manner. "My father will come to the rescue. " "He is only one man. " "Ave. hut he is a eiant in strength and a lion at heart We have a dozen Indians and half breeds on our place, on every one of whom we can count to the death. These are all armed. Bat I should not wholly rely on them. I should send couriers asking for aid to the mining camps, 60 miles to the northwest, and to the military posts at Keogh and on the Yellowstone " "You are a born soldier; but your plans involve a long time, do they not?" "Yes, to a man starving it would be a long time, but it would not be so long to strong, well fed men battling for their lives and the honor of their women," said Louis Kyle with an increase of energy and earnestness. "When do you id tend returning?" "Not till my horse is rested. " "About dark?" and the captain looked out at the sun sloping westward. ' 'It will be better after dark " So expeditious were Alioe and her sis4 oV>/-iT+ timo f w~ini? ici uiaif m w twj uuv* v Kyle waa set before the very best dinner that the camp afforded and large enough to satisfy the appetite of a starved giant Had his real purpose in ooming been suspected, the women?they were nearly all young?would not have stood there laughing and declaring that the stranger was one of the handsomest men they had seen sinoe leaving home. The sun seemed resting in a canopy of opaline clouds on the crest of the western mountains when Louis emerged from the tent So great was the change wrought in these few hours that he oould scarcly credit his eyes. The tents were down and the arbors scattered about * The corral was up in a semioircle by the river's side, and all the stock were inside of it, with the wagons chained about the central point, where the stockade was being erected. The people were working like beavers and with a ooolness that surprised and delighted the young man. The tent in which he had been sleeping was down and removed within the stone inclosure five minutes after he had left it "You see we are acting on your advice, " said the captain without stopping in his work of rolling and lifting the stones into placa * '1 hope the precaution may not be necessary," said Louis, lending a hand, "but I do not think the work will be finished too soon." "And you are determined to leave ub tonight?" "I must." "But think of the iangerl" "I do, but it is of the danger to you, not to myself. You will need help, and it must be forthcoming." ' 'Help is desirable. But what if you fall into the hands of these desperadoes?" "I must guard against that," said Louis coolly. "But is not the danger great?" "Very gieat, captain; but it will be no greater tonight than it was when I came here in the full blaze of the sun. Those fellows know where I am. Let them get me if they can." ' 'You cannot travel as well by night." "I can travel better. My horse and I know every rock, stream and defile from the Yellowstone geysers to the place where Custer and his gallant fellows died on the Big Horn. Trust me for that" As they conversed the suu went down, and it became so dark that work on the nearly completed structure hud to be suspended. It is surprising how soon the most inexperienced will perceive the necessities of such an emereencv No one thought of starting a fire or making a light Even the children hushed their prattle as they lay on the blankets inside the defense. As soon as the stars were out Louis Kyle shook hands with the immigrants?Alice's was the last hand he took?and bidding Alice's was the last hand he took. them be of good cheer he sprang on hii horse, forced him at the corral wall and flew over. A dead silence fell upon the camp. Men and women bent to catch the rapic beating of the horse's hoofs along th< face of the mountain behind them. Ten minutes passed. To Alice it seemed an age, for to her the most u prominent figure of the day was miss- fr ing. bi "Hark!" cried one "What was that?' No answer was given. There was no d< need of an answer to tell them what it &i was The honest heart stopp^l for an of instant, then beat more rapidly with dread as shrill cries and the roar of ri- to flee came from the direction which Louis Kyle had taken. ai CHAPTER V bt The shouting ana tiring aiong mn mountain side continued for some min- P* a tea, during which time Captain Brandon and his friends listened in breathless silence When the sounds died out, 40 Alice Blanchard, who was standing be- ^ side the captain, said to him: "Do you think harm can have come ^ to our friend?" "He told me that if he were attacked ^ and passed through the line of the-out- 01 laws successfully, he would signal me 111 from the high mountain ten miles to (P the south." ti, "Signal you ten miles away through w the blackness that hangs over valley and hill?" ? "Yea Wait and you can see it if he has succeeded," said the captain, real, izing that a more than common interest & agitated the girl by his side ^ ! The long minutes dragged by, pain- .BC_ , fu'ly measured by the audible beating ^ of Alice's heart Nearly an hour had 63 passed since the firing?to her it seemed an age Her hands were becoming cold, and she compressed her lips to keep them from trembling. df "Was that a light?" *e It was Alice who cried out She T! thought she saw a flash?it m'ght have ta been a meteor?far away to the south. w But it passed so quickly that she could m , scarce say such a thing had beea w "See! There it is, captain There it ^ is I' exclaimed Howard Blanchard, and, unmindful of the danger, all rose to ^ their feet The light on the distant mountain side rose and fell, at times ^ threatening to go out but rising to a 00 greater height and burning with gijeater a clearness after each threatened relapse, bi until at length it sent a steady, inspiring glare across the darkness , "He has gone through safely." said the captain. w , "Thank God I" cried Alice * ** And the others, according to tempera-. mailt, expressed their delight at Louis Kyle s success t 64 Alice Blanchard forgot the surround- ** ing danger in the joyous relief from the M anxiety that had been weighting her ^ heart and a reaction set in thaftSade her fearless for the time ^ "Halt! Who goes there?" demanded Captain Brandon in a ringing voice as ? be saw a dusky form moving swiftly be- i tween the corral and the neighboring j cliff The figure disappeared, and no're- ply came back. "Watch!" said the captain. "Stand every man carefully at his post I think T< 1 hear them coming this way. " The neighing of a horse and the im- h patient stamping of hoofs 100 yards off ^ attracted the captain "s attentioa h "Why not challenge them?" asked Howard, wbc* though as brave as steel, was naturally very nervous in this novel ^ eituatioa h We know they are there They have J no doubt as to our whereabouts. Let us Tc leave the initiative to them," replied Captain Brandoa Bi The wisdom of th'is suggestion was Ft soon manifest From the cliff above the Tt spring a voice?it was Bouton's?called _ out: A: "Hello, down there I" w "Well, what do you want?" asked _ the captaia ' "I want to know whose camp that is." "I am known as Captain Brandon, and y ou are known as the murderer and desperado Bouton," replied the captaia ti "If I come as a foe, you will soon know it There are men enough with me to sweep over your work as a buffa- tt lo herd would over a bank of reeds. But cc we want no fight. " ai "Ah, now you are getting nearer to ej the truth than is your habit 1 You like fo best to rob and plunder where the gain m is great and the danger smalL " ec "There is not enough plunder in your sa outfit to tempt us." "Then why do you come?" "We come this time as the friends of law and justice " "Indeed!" "We do, sir. *ou have with your party a man named Dr. Blanchard. " "What of that?" "He and his family are fugitives from ! justice, and we come to demand them. We are working for the reward Now, give these people up and we will go away and leave you in peace " "The man that says I or any of my family are criminals or fugitives from justice," broke in Dr. Blanchard, who m up to this time had been a model of coolness, "lies in his throat!" Now, it so happened that Tom Bliss Vvnoi/lr, RAiitmi rlnrinc the Wil3 Ol-UliUliJ^ u\ omv t/v?vV- Q parley and it was he who prompted the desperado to put the following questions: "Are you Dr. Blanchard?" "I am, "replied the indignant doctor. ' 'Do you know of any murder in your family?" re "I do not" d< "You are sure?" bi "I am certain." Si "You married John Weldon's grand- ifi daughter, Mary?" ol "I did." ct ( "Who killed Frederick Weldon?" U I "I do not know that ho was killed." le "What h:ts become of Valentine Wei- pi don and his wife and two sous?" bi j " I do not know. " hi 3 "Now, let me tell you, Dr. Blanch- g, ard. that since you left West Virginia )ur wife's body has been exhumed id it has b*en discovered that she die om the effects of poison supposed t ive been administered by you"? "Who brings such news?" asked th ictor, shocked at the horrible charg id astounded at the man's knowledg ' his relations "Two young lawyers," Teplied Bon a "Their names?" "1 do not care to give them, but the e with full authority to take yo' ick." "You say they are lawyers?" intei Deed Captain Brandon. "Ida" "Tell them to bring their authorit i me, and if it is authentic I will ai iem in their efForta " A fire had been started and about 1 le outlaws and renegade Indians wei dining and smoking as calmly as i le night's work were an ordinary oc irrenoe. Close by, the horses and pac ules were staked in the long bunc -ass, many of them lying down, ft gued by their long drive. Henry Kyl( ith a cloud on his handsome face, ss ick in the shadows talking to Foe obb. "I did not think I could do it, Fonl it he ran his horse at me and I had t re. I fired, though I knew the man o iat horse was my own brother. Bui i help me God, I did not want to htu im," said Henry Kyle, evidently muc asited by his own words. ""D"* TvMiio flro of rnn' nolro iJUll Ulnil V UVIUO ?UV MV J WM> mimav ont Robb. "He oould not distinguish me in th irknesa He fired at the crowd the aped ont to tear him from his horse here is not another man in the moux ins oould have stuck to his saddl id plunged through as Louis did I a ost felt proud that he was my broth* hen he hurled me to the ground an lot down a Sioux by my side." "Don't let the boys hear you tal lat way," urged Pont Robb. ' 'I am not afraid of the boys, curs I Can't a man admire address an inrage?particularly in his own brotl ?without fellows getting mad s im?" "But your brother has come or jainst us strong." "He was always against us, but ? e had never harmed him he did nc ither. Now he'll give us trouble " "And you and him is at outs forever? "At outs forever, Font From m irliest years he was my playmate, m sdfellow, my other self. Together w id our prayers by the Same mother lee?little good, the prayers did m< it it doesn't hurt to remember then ow Louis and 1 are foea " TO BE CONTINUED. ^isccUattcous Reading. From The A. R. Presbyterian. 0 THE MEMORY OF REV. ROI ERT A. LEE. e wlfl not come today ! Ah! never more > his boyhood home will Robbie come agali irents, sisters, need not wait his coming; e will not come again,- Two weeks ago, ilnt and weary from the Master's vineyard e sought the needed rest and recreation, Ildst mountain scenes, to drink ol cryst springs 1 shady vales, and breathe the mountain ai e will not come again. One week ago e sent his last and loving message, saying, L few more pleasant drives and climbs > mountain tops; a day of loving service > Savior given?feeding hungry sheep i distant fold; and then expect me home." it parents, sisters need not wait his comin >r he Is gone to his eternal home, round himself and lovely maiden charge le storm clouds gathered; and from Heave jrneon flgbtnlng's wing, the summons carm nd guardian angels, from the mountain to 1th "chariot of Are and horses of Are," lelr pure and holy spirits bore to Paradise. Church of the Good Shepherd, Yorkvill C. Due West, S. C., July 20, '9?. DEMOCRACY'S GENERAL. ie Man Who Is to Wipe Up Mark Hani In Political Battle. Outside of the presidential nominee! ie most important personages iu tb mduct of presidential campaign; 'e tbe chairmen of the natiom cecutive committees, and to be fitte r tbe position of national chaii ansbip, requires a thorough know Ige of men and things, and politici igacity of the highest order. T* man Attn I lwp \r r? nti-n fnr th XI/ IS UUb ^CUCl ailji auuiTU) IV, v_ w JAMES KIMBROUGH JONES. :ason that he is a modest man wh Des not seek newspaper notoriety Jt those who know him, say the snator Jones is one of the best qua ied men for the position of chairma ' the national Democratic executiv )mmittee that could be found in th nited States. He is a natural bor ader, knows the capacity of ever rominent man in both parties like 30k, and is never at a loss to kno^ dw to act no matter what the ernei ency. Senator Jones is a native of Missk * sippi and is 57 years of age. He went to the war from Arkansas and has been 0 a citizen of that stute ever since. In relating his history to the congression6 al biograper, he said that "during the 8 late unpleasantness he was a private 8 on the losing side." He was elected to the 43d congress in 1873, and was l" sent back for three consecutive terms. At the beginning of Cleveland's first administration, he went to the senate ^ and has been there ever since. He was the leader of the silver forces in the ^ famous fight against the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law, and was also the recognized leader of the Democratic forces which had charge of the ^ Gorman-Wilson tariff bill. Although he bad long been looked upon as a man it of unusual ability, it was during these tvTMnnr timeo fjiot. if OflmA til hfl lllli e ?? -- j versally admitted that be was, by far, tbe strongest Democrat in tbe senate, jg Heretofore the headquarters of the h national executive committee have L. furnished soft snaps for many political ^ figureheads who got big salaries for little work. 8enator Jones proposes lt not to have anything of the kind around the Democratic headquarters ^ during this campaign. He has already 0 put long faces on many of tbe old q bums who were expecting to be treated as usual. But the committee this ^ year is not going to have any money h to waste, and Chairman Jones is going to see to it that all the money he 4 spends will go where it will probably do the most good. ie * ? ' mbs. arthur skwixl. y y In the last issue of The Enquirer, e we stated that up to that time, the newspapers bad not succeeded in geti, ting a portrait of Mrs. Arthur Sewall; l but that they would surely. getoue_after awhile. We have not seen such a picture in any of the papers yet; m but here is an excellent likeness of ~ that lady. We made a contract 10 days ago by which the strongest and _ most enterprising press association in ~ America agreed to furnisb us the picture. How the press association got it we don't know ; but that it is an honest likeness, we feel certain. ^ NEWS ABOUT BETHANY. t Good Crops?Grass Takes a New Start? The Picnic Today?Death of Sir. Thomai asson. r. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Z.iDOK, July 23.?We have the finest crops of cotton and corn in this section that we have had for several years. Wheat and oats have not been so good, s' and quite a number of people left their wheat in the field until it was considern ably damaged. e; Most of us up here thought we were p* ulaying-by" too soon. Now we think we are going to be too late. As a ree< suit of the recent rains, the grass has made its appearance in an alarming force, and it threatens to do us up. Some of the boys are looking at the matter with a great deal of concern ; ia but it seems that they are uuable to make up their minds exactly what to 3 do. They go into the fields at sunup e' and start in with great determination ; 3 but along about 11 o'clock they seem ij to come to the conclusion that maybe, - ofr^pall t,h? crass will not do much d ? o ? r_ harm, and they beat a hasty retreat for the shade. We expect a big crowd of people and all the candidates at the picnic next Saturday, "^he Bethel band will be with us, and Uncle Ran has bought himself a new coat with the intention of coming out. Miss Maggie Lindsay of McConnellsville, is teaching at Pleasant Grove, near here. Miss Lindsay is an unusually bright young lady, well equipped as a teacher, and highly esteemed by the patrons ot the school. I am sure that she will give us some good service. The death of Mr. James Thomasson has cast a gloom over the community. He was a most promising young man, full of energy and intelligence, and had i he lived would have been one of our most valuable citizens. Death under any circumstances is sad ; but especially so when the summons comes to one who is just starting into the battle of life with all the buoyant enthusiam of youth. But the Scriptures read that we should "watch and pray, for we know not in what hour the Son of man cometh." Sut. " LETTER FROM SMYRNA. it ]. The Supervisors Get a Picnic and All the D Candidates Participated. e Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer, e Smyrna, July 22.?The visit of the n registration board last week was made y the occasion of a big time here. Neara ly all the candidates for county offices v were on hand and the colored band of > Hickory Grove was brought up to help make it lively. 3. There was no speaking ; but each of the candidates got in some good work for himself. They treated to watermelons and talked to the ladies in a way that might get them into trouble if their better halves at home ever hear about it. The seasons continue good, crops are fine, especially cotton. Most of the small grain has been threshed with the result that it yielded only about half a crop. Brief Remarker. BETHE^ BREEZES. Services at Bethel?Personal Mention?Delighted With the Dally Mall. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Bethel, July 28.?The sacrament of the Lord's supper was administered at Bethel on Sabbath; but owing to the inclement weather the congregation in attendance was small. There will be no preaching next Sabbath, as Mr. If? A mill aKoaa* at Tin /IaI 11 _ JJltaiUOVCl Will UC auoouv ow JUIUWIUton, N. C., assisting Rev. R. Z. Johnston. The sabbath-school exercises will take place as usual. Mr. Samuel A. Olenn and bis daughter, Miss Mary, are off at Cleveland Springs, where Mr. Glenn has gone for the benf fit of his health. Mrs. Dr. Dulin, who has been quite sick foa the past few week, is convalescent. The crops of this section are better than at this time for several years past. The wheat crop threshed out better than was expected, and almost everybody made more than tbey counted on. The fruit crop is a failure. Mr. H. P. Stowe is in Robeson county, N. C., selling Planters' Registers for Mr. J. Hope Adams. The Bethel band boys report that they enjoyed their visit to Yorkville last Saturday very much. Our daily mail is working splendidly. Everybody is delighted with it. We don't see how we have gotton along so long without it, and nobody would be willing to give it up. The school at Glendale is to be reopened again in a few days under the management of Miss. Bessie Johnston. | We are delighted to have Miss John 8ton with us again. Bethel church is being repainted by Mr. Floyd of Gastonia. f. e. c. TORNADOES #1N HISTORY. For something over a hundred years, says the Atlanta Constitution, this country has been subject to visitations of this kind. The first disturbance of this nature occurred on June 19,1794, at Northford, Mass. There is no record of the dagftge produced by the tATi Vr n ever, which was doubtless small, in view of the fact that tradition is silent in regard to the matter. Several years after this there was quite a severe storm in the neighborhood of Sparta, Ga., while in 1821 several towns in New Hampshire were almost completely destroyed by the force of one of these cyclones. On the 16th of June, 1842, a destructive storm passed over the Mississippi Valley which surpassed in violence any previous disaster of the kind. Nearly five hundred persons were killed, while the loss of property amounted to over $2,000,000. A severe clclone passed over thfr States of Illinois and Iowa in June, 1860, causing a frightful destruction of property. One of the smaller towns of Illinois was wiped completely out of existence. A town in Iowa waslikewise destroyed. St. Louis received her first visit from> a cyclone in March, 1872. A large brick building, used as a market place,, was hurled to the ground, while sev eral other buildings were wrecked. In addition to this destruction of property, several lives were lost. The frightful storm of 1873, which prevailed in the States of Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri, is still fresh in the memories of those who survived that bitter experience. In the fall of 1874 a severe storm swept over the State of Alabama, in wbich over a hundred buildings were destroyed and several persons killed. Erie county, Pa., received a visit from the tornado in 1874, in consequence of which 134 lives were lost and property amounting in value to $500,000 dollars was converted into a mass of ruins. In October, 1878, a storm passed over Philadelphia, entailing the loss of over $2,000,000, together with quite a number of lives. The State of Arkansas was swept by a cyclone in 1880, which resulted in the death of 110 persons and the destruction of property amounting to $1,000,000. During the year 1884 storms occured in Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois, resulting in the total destruction of over 10,000 buildings. Over 800 persons were killed outright, while something like 2,500 were injured. Not a year has passed since 1874 which has not been marked by destructive storms. Tn 1890 St. Louis was struck by a cyclone, resulting in the death of 76 persons and the destruction of 900 buildings, entailing a loss upon the city of $2,500,000. These are only a few of the most notable visitations which this country has received from the tornado. Howie Not Guilty. State Constable Howie, who killed a Negro in Greenville county, in November last, aud in whose case there has been a mistrial, was tried last Monday and Tuesday. His plea was that the Negro put his hand to his hip pocket. The jury remained out an hour and returned a verdict of not guilty.