I I THE GHOST CHASER 2SSSBSSBHBBHHBSB^1HBSSS3S22SS53S55 By a I. BROOKS. 1 i "And they say?"?here - the voice I lowered to a tragic whisper. Three pairs of eyes?blue, brown, hazel?widened with fear. Not so Claire Berkeley's. Had she i not longed for excitement, adventure? It had been so h&jely and monotonous, especially since A1 Trevor had left j "without one word. Surely there must he some mistake. She had overheard his sister whispering that he had arrived from overseas. "And they say." whispered Amy Trevor, "that late in the evening it Is seen in the upper back room. The light it carries illumines its long, white form. Td go in if Tom would go, too. It V wjight be great fun." The girl's eyes flashed their exciteU>>' . ment. < "Tom go with you," sneered Claire Berkeley. "Why! I'd like nothing better than to go with our own girls. As if we depended on men for everything !we undertake." And the pretty chin tilted in the air. j The timid ones, inspired by Claire's brave assertion, promised to accompany the two girls on condition that they be allowed to follow in the rear. It was decided to investigate one i evening and the following night to A4-l? ?. nAiiO/4. vu lci tuv naiiuL^u uuuov. 1 \r.. Thus one dark evening found fiv/5 p ?:. ^eird, creeping forms silently tracing their way along the deserted road. Amy and Claire braved the way ahead, and the three timid ones followed quakingly. Ips; "i?I saw a speck of light," treni- | "bled Sadie Deanforth. "O?oh, dear! I?I don't dare go on." 41 wish brother Bob were here," quaked Betty Seers. Suddenly Amy slackened her gait jg "Claire! I?I believe Sadie did see? something. I do myself. Look!" "A light! I don't see a thing but a Urefly. What little cowards you are! Now listen. We'll go back now; but aext time we shall enter. How many will promise? Are you afraid?" "Why, of course I'll not back out. Claire," said Amy. "And you three timid ones?" withered their leader mockingly. "We?we?of course we'll go/' they haltingly agreed. "Brave clrls!" laughed Claire. The next evening the three fearin! girls followed their brave leaders to the very door of the haunted house. The long, black hedge seemed to conceal black, spooky shapes. *1?don't dare go?at least, not into the back room. Would you mind. Claire?" began Amy. "No, I wouldn't mind going in alone. Tm bound to chase that ghost I'm not afraid," boasted the girl. . But even as she forged ahead the girl f#t herself tremble. She would never give in?oh, no. She groped her way to the opposite side of the room and began fumbling for the doorknob. \ At every fumble faint groans issued from the corner where the girls stood huddled. When the branch of an old lilac tree tapped the window the | groans deepened. "Sh!" warned Claire. "Claire's voice trembles, too." whis3>ered one of the girls. Amy nudged her into fearful silence, .is Claire pushed wide the awful door. ^ the girls saw a small bright light outlining a tall white form. Then the door closed on their friend. The girls stood quaking, and with eyes covered. It seemed hours before they dared to speak or to peer through the darkness. Where was Claire so long?had anyThing happened to her? Not one dared to move. Suddenly they heard peals of laugVej*. which crtll mnrp W&. <. i n^iucucu IUVIU *mv> v? Then the door opened, and a flash- i light fell full upon them. "It's all right girls, I'm the ghost," laughed A1 Trevor in a happy, tremulous voice. "You can all testify that Claire chased after me, in fact she fell right Into my arms," "Why?Al Trevor. You ." *'Yes, girls, I will confess. I overheard Amy tell of your ghostly trip. To punish this fair makl, who blamed j me, I substituted for the ghost By the way, where is the original spook?" "Vanished, Al.. It must have been my ghost of unhappiness," unblushingly admitted Claire. "O-oh dear! let's get out of this gruesome, ghostly house," cried An>7 Trevor. "Gruesome!" chided Al. "Gruesome!** echoed Claire. They beamed at each other. p (Copyright, lilt. We?tern Newspaper Ualon> FLOWERS Beautiful Asters, Dahlias, Roses, Etc. Fine Wedding Work a Specialty. PLANT NOW: Lawn Grass, Daisy, Freesia, Pansy. Sweet Peas, Beet, Carrot, Lettuce, Mustard, Radish, Spinach, Turnip. Let us help you select best .things to plant Rose Hill Greenhouses 1519 Main Street COLUMBIA. - S. C. Try Th-i Dispatch -News' advertispi-.K '-olurr.r.s for results. J'.-. " '' 1 " 1 I CLERK'S S ALE. , State of South Carolina. County o. Lexington. I Anna Jones, ct al., Plaintiffs, vs Anr ' Burgess, et al., Defendants?Couri | of Common Pleas. I By virtue of authority vested ir t | me by Order of the Court in tin J above entitled Cause, I will sell or the iirst Monday in January next, th< same beii.^ the 5th clay of saic month, before the eourt house dooi ' at Lexington, S. C., during the lega I hours of sale, to the highest bidder (the following described real estate, tc | wit: "All that piece, or parcel ot' land situated i: Ix-xington County, containing one hundred acres, more or less it being the southeast portion of m> present homestead as follows: On the South by Chinquepin Creole, Kas1 j by Cunnahan Branch, North by land: [now owned by Felix Burgess- and then from a stoke corner of Felix Burgess field to a large hickory standing beyond the old barn house.,'and from said hickery to a point in Chinquepin Creek known as the Fox lands.' Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser tc pay for papers, revenue stamps am: recording fees. it. i.. iiai:mov, Clerk of Court. J>i:C. 3 Oli:, 191 9. T>o You Enjoy Your Meals? If you do not enjoy your meals your digestion is faulty. Eeat moderately. especially of meats, masticate your food thoroughly. Lot live hours elapse between meals and take one ni Chamberlain's Tablets immediately after supper and you will soon fine your meals to be a real pleasure. : Notice of Election State of South Carolina. County ol Lexington. An Election having been ordercf by Governor R. A. Cooper to be helc in requirements with the law governing said election upon the question ol I annexing a portion of Lexingtor County to Newberry County describee I :n a proclamation issued by the Governor of South Carolina to be held or the 6th day of January, 1920 at which ilection the electors shall vote "yes" or "no" upon the question of annexation. The following Managers arc Sanitary Meat Market and Restaurant I /' Fresh native meats always on hand tea sold in any quantity from 5c up Our restaurant is prepared to furnisi neals at all hours. First class meah | prepared by experienced cooks. CAUGHMAN & SOX MEAT MARKET Next Doer to Poetoffice. LEXINGTON, 5. C The Tea Shop in the: ARCADE Delicious Luncheons Served Open from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Arcade Building columbia, s. c. i i i Save Money Come to Columbia and buy you] BUGGIES, WAGONS & HARNES from me and you are sure tosavi ! money, because I sell cheape ! than anybody else, j Fre^h Lor of ! HORSES and MULES just in my stables. Come no\ and make your selection. All o them'^prices to suit you. | Sweeney Stables, 11413 Assembly St., Columbia, S. ( 1 hereby appointed to conduct said elec[ tion at the precinct named below and to canvass and declare the result and 1 return the same to the Commissiont ers at Lexington Court House. South Carolina, immediately thereafter. i The first named Manager is hereby de> clarcd Chairman and is requested to i secure the boxes from the Clerk ot i Court's ot.'ice at Lexington, S. C., and > return the same together with the - number of votes cast for and against i the said annexation and the total number of votes polled etc. ) That only tiio.se residing within the area affevtfd, as described in the I governor's Proclamation, shall be permitted to vote at said precinct in the ? HONCT BACK 1 \| without question if Hunt 'sS?1v? /fuJ' %)J f*"*3 *n the treatment of Eczema. fit wi f^tter.Rinpwnrm.ltch.etc. Don't I J A become discouraged because other ; [/) treatments failed. Hunt'&Salve 1 | has relieved hundreds of such ^Money Back Guarantee. ^"rV J HARMON* DRUG COMPANY. i ii H J If uiuvu m Here is a message to itsT suffering women, from [9 Mrs. W. T. Price, of 9 Public, Ky.: "I suf- B fered with painful...", jjg she writes. "I got down Wj with a weakness in my y g hack and. limbs...I 9 B felt helpless and dls- I I couraged...! had about 9 |g given up hopes of ever 9 B being well again, when 9 9 a friend insisted I |ASf n | Take ; Die Woman's Tonic ' (ittlj . I began Carcta!. In B* 9 a short while I saw a B 1 9 marked difference... 9 i 9 I grew stronger right H < 9 along, and it cured me. 9 Peak?W. M. Wilson, chairman; W. ' j H. Epting. J. Owen? Chapman, Charles F. Stuck, clerk, s Chapin?P. E. Fulmer, chairman; : John J. Chapman. N". K. Shealy, G. i H. Shealy, clerk. ! Kfirti's Store?C. L. Matthews, s chairman- Fd. Shealy, Jahez Prick, M. f! L. Wheeler. clerk, j W. II. WITT. I T. II. EAWL. A. S. "RICK, j ('otarm^ior.e^ of Flection for J exI ington County. South Carolina. I^exinsto.i, S. C.. December 1st, 1919. 1 I : ' 1 mmmm??????????? ?^ Liberty Loan Bond PLAN ?OF THE-? Homestead Bank. The Government wants YOU to hold i your Bonds. You can saw money by j doing so. J Example: i John S'iVth It;is $30.00 Bor.d which he desire?; to sell or otherwise realize money on. At the market price he can sell tc reliable broker for around $47.00. lie can bring it to the Homestead Bank and secure a loan of $50.00 loss one year's interest which would net $46.00. He agrees to liquidate the bond at the rate of $1.00 per week for CO weeks, and at the end of the period he has saved $50.00 without missing (it, because he gets his Bend back. and lie lias also accumulated over $2.00 interest on the Bond which of itself is a better price than lie could have obtained for the Bond at the present time. It is conceded that Bonds will go up in value, and if such is the case he will aVo get the benefit of this increase ;.u the market price. | Larger Joans, of course made on i this basi.\ J i The Homestead Bank 1209 Taylor St., COLUMBIA. - - S. C. i i i znuumnBBKnBBmtmPHBcmnMiiMemBBm fit Our Depositors lank is in Richmond.. 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Or if you have not a cherished piece handed down to you, what pleasure and comfort you can get out of furniture bought from us?furniture that you can pass on to future generations, knowing it will give them the same service it has given you. Furniture like that must be good. Let us show you our complete line, so moderately priced. You will not be urged to buy. Do not hesitate to make our store your head- ; quarters when in Columbia. ' VAN METRE'S j LIFETIME FURNITURE | Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Complete Motor Service 1313-19 Main St., - - 'Phone 111 r/vi?mh.*Q c r Shoes * or Everybody Guaranteed to wear easy and longest. We carry shoes for the entire family in sizes and widths to fit every one. All Si vies. Our salesmen are experienced shoe men and our cash system saves you money The Booterie | 1518 Main Street COLUMBIA, S. C, i I ?B??? ? ??I I ?? ARE YOU WORKING WITH A PURPOSE" i Work of any nort is para drudgery if it means merely earning your existence. 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