The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, April 23, 1890, Image 4
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| The Haunted Chamber, j j
BY "THE DUCHESS." 1
[AuQiar of 'M&nlca," "JJfona SmeZty* ^
4T7syKSa," etc., c!c.
gh^TH"X.
In the aoahtfrDC the dayiiaht; <?vfc.
diss, and twilight descends. E^ea that
600 departs, and now darkness falls fcpon
the distressed household, and still
there Is ho news or- Sir Adrian!
Arthur Dvnecourt, who is aiready
beginning to be treated with due respect
as tne nest heirv+o the baronetcy,
E . , has quietly hinted to old Lady TitzAlmont
that perhaps ifc will be a3 well, in
the extraordinary circumstances, if
they all take*thetr departure. Thi3 the,
? old lady, though strongly disinclined
toquittne oastie, 3 aeratingown
mind, and, being swayed by Lady
Gertrude, who is secretly father bored
|*M' by the dullness that has* ensued on the
strange absence of their host, decides
to leave on the morrow*, t-o the ?reat
? , distress of both Dora and Florence Belmaine,
who shrink from deserting uho
castle while its master's fate is undecided.
But they are als.o sensible that,
to remain the only female guests,
would be to outrage the conventional*fir>q
!> Henry YHliers, Ethel's father, is also
cf opinion that they should all quit the
castle without delay, no is a hunting
man, an >f. F. II. in ids o^ra county,
and is naturally anxious to eet pack to
his own quarters some time before the
hunting-season commences. Some others
have already gcare^and altogether
it seems to Florence that theijo is no
other course open to her but to pack up
and desert him, fthom she loves, fn the
hour of his.-direst need. For there are
moments even now when she tells herself
that he is still living, and only
I waiting for a saving hand to drag him
? Into smooth waters once agai^.
A silence xias ranen upon tee cuusw
more melancholy tbantho loudest expression
of grief. The servants are
conversing over their supper in frightened
whispers, end conjecturing moods'
. fly as to she fate of their late master.
To them Sir Adrian is Indeed dead, if
not buried.
In the servants' corridor a strange
dull light is being ftong upon the poiished)boards
by a hanging-lamp that ia
burning dimly, as though oppressed by
thfl dire crrfl that has falien noon the
old custlo. X? sonnd is to bo heard
here In this spot, remote from the rest
of -the house," where the servants seldom
come except to go to bed, and
never indeed without an inward shudder
as they pass the door that leads to
the haunted chamber.
Just now, being at their sapper, there
i3 no fear that any of them will be
, about, and so the dimly lighted corridor
is wrapped in an unbroken silence.
Not quite unbroken, however. What
is tliis that strikes upon the ear? What
sound comes to break the unearthly
stillness? A ereoping footstep, a cautious
tread, a. slinking, halting, uncertain
motion, belonging surely to ?ome
one who sees ftn enemy, a spv in every
flitting shadow. JSTearkr ana nearer it
iwmoa r>atc (tiIyi ?h? fnilfr .crlnxA f>f thft
lamp-light, nnd steps short at the door
so-drer.aod by the castle servants.
Looking uneasily around him, Ar.
thur Dynecourt?for it is he?uhfastt:
ons the* door, and, entering hastily, closes
ft rlrnily behind hini, and asconis
the staircase within. There is no bait*
ing in his footsteps now, no uncertainty,
no caution, only a haste that betokens
a desire to get his errand over as
quick as possible.
Having gained ":th? first landing, he
walks slowly and on tiptoe'again, and,
creeping up the stone stairs.-crcrochjes
^ down so as to bring his ear on a level
with the lower ehink of the door.
Alas, all is still; no faintest groan
can be heard! The silence of .Death is
... all around. In spite of his hardihood,
the cold sweat of fear breaks out upon
Dynecourt's brow; and vet he tells himself
that now he is satisBed, all is well,
hi3 victim Is secure, is beyond the pow?
er of words or kindly search to recall
him to life. He may be discovered now
as soon as they Eke. "Who cap fix the
- fact of his death upon him? Thore is
*** ' no blow, no mark of violence to criminate
any one. He is sale, and all the
wealth he had so coveted is at last his
own! .
There fe something fiendish in the
look of exultation that lights Arthur
Byneeourfc's face. He has a si-*all dull
Ts lantern with him, and now it reveals
the viL glance of triumph that fires his
: eyes. He would fain have entered to
gaze -upon his victim, to assure himself
of his victory, but he refrains. A dead*
Iv fear, that he may not yet be quite
gl-'_ dead keeps him back, and, with a
? " frown, he prepares to descend once
more.
Again he listens, but the sullen roar
of the rising night wind is all that can
Vipjinl tT^'hH.nfT sWlrw. his
assumes a livid hne. yet he teiis himself
that surely tbis deadly silence is
better than he listened to last night.
Then a ghostly moaning, almost incessant
and unearthly m sound, had
pierced his brain. It was more-like the
Cry of a dying ;brute than that of a
man. Sir Adrian slowly st-arved to
l> - death! In his own mina Arthur can
see him now, worn, emaciated, lost to
all Kkenes3 of anything fair or comely.
Have the rats a'ttacked him yet? As
tins grewsome thought ^presents itself,
Lmiecouir rises qiuuKiy iruui ma
crbuching position,* and," living down
the steps, doe3 net srop running until
he arrives in the corridor below again.
lie dashes into this like one possessed;
but. finding himself in the hghrfc of
the hanging lamp, collects himself by
u violent eliort. and looks around.
Yes, all is still. Xo living form but
h!s is near. The corridor, as he glances
affrightedly up and down. Is empty,
lie can see nothing but his own shadow,
at sight of which he starts and
r. _ turns pale and shudders.
The $ext moment he rr-cw^rs himself,
and. muttering an anathema upoaS
his cowardice, he moves noiselessly t<*
Tt-nrH vonm mtrT t.hfi Tirsnrlv-bntf.lft
that has been his constant companion
of late.
Yet, here in his own room, he can
not rest. The hours go by with laggard .
steps. Midni. ht has struck, and 5tiU *i
he paces his floor from wall So wall,
halt-maddened by his thoughts. Not
that he relents. Xo feelings of sepea
tance stirs him, there is only a nervous
dread of the hour when it will be nec"?~
cessary to produce the dead body, if
only xp prove his claim to the title so .
k dearly and so infamously purchased.
Ta T*o rrr\r>a 7-r?r?ol19 !
XiW iiiUVV/U UV.H1 4. I'tWU IVV/UUi
Is this house, this place, the old title,
r the chance of winning the woman he
would have, all his own? Is his hateful
rival?hateful to him only because of
his fair i'ace and genial manners and
lovable disposition, and the esteem
with which he filled the he:irts of all
I who knew him?actually swept out oc
his path?
Asrain the lurking morbid lonninsz to
view rne body wfth his own eves, ?h?
longin? that had been his some hours
ago wiien listening at xa? iniai aoor,
seizes hold of him, and grows in intensity
with every passing moment.
At lust it conquers him. Lighting a
candle, ho opens hie door and peer?
out. 2vo one is astir. In all probabili
tv every one !s abed, and now sleep?rt&
the sleep of the just?all except him.
Will there ever be any rest or creamless
sleep for h5m again?
He goes sofffy down-stairs, and
ma&es" Ms way * to the lower door.
Meeting no one, he ascends the stairs
like one only half conscious, until he
finds himself again before the door off
, tlie haunted chamber.
Wg Then he wakes into sudden life. An
B? awful terror takes possession of him. <
Br He straggles "with himself, and pres- i '
V ently so far succeeds in regaining some I
BP degree of composure that he can lean i
against the wall and wipe his forehead, | 1
and vow to himself that he will never
descend until he has accomplished tho j ]
object of his visit-. But the result of I
this terrible fijrht with fear and con- i
science shows itself in the increasing I :
pallor of his brow and the cold per- ! '
Ispiranon mat stancs tnicx upon nis
forehead. !
2s^rang himself for a final effort, he
lavs his hand upon the door and flushes
it "open. Tiiis he does with bowea head . i
i'ma eves averted, afraid to look upon i 1
his terrible work. A silence more hor- J <
ible to his guilty conscience than t&O : :
most appalling noises, follows this act:
>j..i r!-rjT.r. t.:?a uiii'icricsj terror 3C!ztng I
fihn. he leans against it gladly, as if for |
ii-jpp- rt.
AuJ now at he raises bis eyes. '
-ilowiy at fust ami cringin&ly, as if ,
trending what they ini^lit see. Upon ;
the b*tar;l at bin iVct they r^t for a !
moment. and istu (did* to the yext
>oard. ami so on, until his coward eyes i
have coverc-d a considerable portion" of !
Llie iiwur. i
And iioiv. uj v>\N 11 buL'Iar, he lifts his j
LSiice to t?ic \vu:l oppo.-?fce anil ^Jar^hes |
it-carefully. Then ius eyes turn again i
to the ii?;or. ilis face gluistly. and with |
iii.s eyes aWn?ttt darting "from their
sockeir,, he e.-mi-els himself to bring his
nvful investhriiion to an end. Avoiding
the o.r:i< ; s .'it as though there
he expects his vile deed will cry aloud
U> him demanding vengeance, he gazrs
In a dazed way : i the center ot'the
apartment. ami dwells upon it stupidly.
until he knows he must leak further
still: and theji his dull eves turn to the
corners where the dusky shadows lie,
brought tLlthor by the" glare of- his
small lantern. Ivc-lactantly. but care
ruiiy, lie scans t::e aparuucu&, uu lvj-uvtcst
spot est pes his" roused attention.
But no object, dead or livinc, attracts
his notice! Thtonora is empty!
lie stumers. 'iTis hold upon the door
relaxes. His lamp fails to "the ground;
the door closes \\ ilk a soft but deadly
thud behind him. u:id?lie is a prisoner
in the haunted chamber! As the darkness
clones hi upon nha. and he Hnds
himself alone with what he hardly
d:ires to contemj late, his avisos grc*.v
contuse:!, his lualn reels; a tearful
3cre;u;: issues his iips, and lie falls
l/V Oliv A*vvi U.'I
CHAPTER XI.
D.">rci, after hex iiil?rvx-*.v with Arthur
UymKvnrt. ftv!.--, indeed that all
is lost. Hope ;t^i?D'Us.ac:i?nothing
remains but in this instance
despair in yoicnancy by
the knowledge that she 1 relieves she
knows the man who would help them
to a solution of their troubles if he ever
would or dared. Xo; clearly he dare
not! Therefore, no assistance can be
looked for from him.
Dinner at the castle has been a promiscuous
sort of entertainment for the
past three or four days, so Dora feels
no compunction in declining to go to it.
In her otra room she sits brooding miserably
over her inability to be o? anv
use in the present crisis, when she suddenly
remembers that she had promised
in the afternoon when with Florence
to {rive her, later on, an account
of her effort to obtain the truth about
this mystery which is harrowing them.
It is "no v.- eleven o'clock and Dora decides
that she must see Florence at once.
Rising, wearilv. she is about to cross
the corridor to her cousin's room, when,
the door opening, she sees Florence,
with a paie iace juxi agiuueu, coining
toward her.
"You, Florence!" she exclaims. "I
was just going to you, to tell you that
iny hopes of this afternoon are all?"
"Let me speak," interrupts Florence
breathlessly. "I must, or?" She sinks
into a chair, her eyes close, and involuntarily
she lays" her ha ad upon her
heart as if to allay its tumultuous beating.
Dora, really alarmed, rushing to her
dressing-case, seizes upon a llask of
eau-de-Cologne, and fljngs some of its
contents rreoiy over uie iamimg gin.
Florence, with u sigh, rouses herself,
an4 sits upright,
"There is no time to lose," she says
confusedly. "Oh, Dora!" Here sne
breaks down and bursts into tears.
"Try to compose yourself," entreats
Dora, seeing the girl lias some important
news to impart, but is so nervons
and unstrung as to be almost incapable
of speakingjvith any coherence. Bat
presently Florence grows calmer, and
then, her voice becoming clear and full,
she is able to unburden her heart.
"All this dav I have been oppressed
by a curious"restlessnessshe says to
Bora; and, when you Left me this afternoon,
your vague promises of being
able to elucidate the terrible secret
that is weighing us'down made me even
more unsettled. I did not go down to
dinner?"
"Xeither did I," puts in Mrs. Talbot
sympathetically.
"I wandered up and down my room
for at least two hours, thinking always,
and waiting for the moment when you
would return,1 according to promise,
and tell me the success or your hidden
enterprise. You did not come, and at
half past nine, unable to stav any longer
in my own room with only my own
rhnno-'hts fnr rvanrnanv. I CiTtOT]ed mv
door, and, listening intently, found by
the deep silence that reigned throughout
the house that almost every one
was gone, if not to bed, at least to
their own rooms."
"Lady PitzAlmont and Gertrude
passed to their rooms about an hour
ago," says Dora. "But some of tho men,
I think, are still in the smoking-room."
"I did not think of them. I stole
from my room, and roamed idly
through the halls. Suddenly a great?
I can not help thinking now a supernaturallv
strong?desire to go into the
servants^ corridor took possession of
mo. Without allowing myself an instant
hesitation, I turned in its direction,
and walked on until I reached it."
She pauses here, and draws her
breath ranidly.
"Go on* entreats Dora impatiently.
"The lamp was burning dimly. The '
servants weie all down-stairs?at their
supper, I si ppose?because there was
no trace of tnem anywhere. Xot a
sound could be heard. The whole place
IrvnVprt mplnnphnlv find deserted. and
ruiea me wixn a"sense or aw? T could
not oyercome. Still it attracted me. I
lingered there, walking up and down
until its very monotony wearied me;
even then I was loath to leave it, and,
turning into a small sitting-ioom, I
stood staring idly around me. At last,
somewhere m the distance I heard a
clock strike ten, and, turning, J decided
on going back once more to my
room."
Again, emoffoh overcoming her FlorArvAA
V\0/*Tr ^ T> hffi?
VUW CUIU IV/Ci.XXfD m J-L<UA.
chair.
"Well, but what Is there in all thi3 to
terrify you so -much?" demands her
cousin, somewhat bewildered.
"Ah, give me time! 2fow I am coming
to it,8 replies Florence quickly,
"lou know the large screen that
stands in the corridor just outside the
fiHir*/*-VAATV* T Wotta m nr* fi rvrl jnnf
Oi. VVJJJLk J* nave JLU.l/11 vuw
there, I imagine to break the draught?
Well, I had come out of the room and
was standing half-hidden by this
screen, when I saw something that
paralyzed me with fear."
She rises to her feet and grows deadly
pale as she says this, as though the
sensation of fear she has been describing
has come to her again..
bYou saw?" prompts Dora, rising
too, and trembling violently, as though
in expectation of some fatal tidings..
"I 'saw the door of the room that
leads to the haunted chamber slow?.y
move, it opened; the door tnat nas
been lockod for nearly fifty years, and
that has filled the breasts of all the servants
here -with terror and dismay, was
cautiously thrown open! A scream
rose to my lir>s.but I was either too terrified
to gtfe' utterance to it, or else i
some strong determination too know
what wouldfoilow restrained me, and
I stood silent, like one turned into i
stone. I had instinctively moved back i
a step or two, and was now completely
hidden from sight, though I could see
all that was passing in the corridor
through a hole in the frame-work of
the screen. At last a figure came with I
hesitating footsteps from behind the j
door into the full glare of the flicker- |
ing lamp. I could see him distinctly, j
It was?"
"Arthur Dynecourt!" cries the widow, }
covering her ghastly face with her
hands.
Florence regards her with surprise.
"It was," she says at last. "But how
did you guess it?"
"I" knew it." cries Dora frantically.
"He has murdered him. he has hidden
his body away in that forgotten chamber.
lie was*gloating over his victim, |
no doubt, just before you saw him, j
stealing down from a secret visit to j
the scene of his crime."
"Dora," exclaims Florence, grasping s
\. ~ -i ,3 ^ ~ i
Lit;I clIIU, lir MlUillU IK'L iJciV CiUlUUCl" |
lilm after all, it' be should only have
secured hira there, holding Lira prison- ;
er until he should see his way more
clearly to getting rid of him! * If this |
idea b"e the correct one. we mav yet be f
m time to save. to rescue him!1'
\
The agitation or the past hours provimjnov.
too much for her, Florence
bursts into tears and s"bs wildly.
".Alas. 1 dare not bolieve in any such
hope!" says Dora. UI know that man
too well to think him capable of shov.ing
anv mercy."
uAnd vet 'that man,' as you call him,
you would once have earnestly recommended
to me as a husband!" returns
Florence, sternly.
"Do not reproach me now," exclaims
Dora; "later on you shall say to me all
you Wlin, UUX IKJ? uua:t;;io axe pic
CiOWri."
"You :ire right. Something must be
done. Shall I?shall I speak to Mr.
VilliersV"
' I hardly know what to advise"?distractedly."
"It we ch.'O our suspicion
publicity. Arthur Dymvourt may even
yet fiiid'time and opportunity to baffle
and disappoint us. "besides which, we
1 ??^?V r?/\fn_
iliilV IJV V. 4aC iiavt ajclu.
ir.gto do with it. and?"
"At- that rule, if secrecy is to be our
first thought iet you and me go alone
in search of Sir Adrian."
"Alone, and at this hour, to that awful
room!" exclaims Dora, recoiling
from her.
"Yes. at once"?l'; mil v?"without another
moment's delay.''
uUh, i can not!" declares Dora, shuddering
violently.
"Then I shall go alone!"
As Florence says tills, she takes up
her candiestick anu moves quickly toward
the door.
"Stay. I will <ro," cries iX>ra iremoling.
But a slight interruption occurring
at thin instant, they arc compelled
Co wait for awhile.
Ethel Villiers, coming into the room
to make her parting adieus to Mrs.
TV.lbot, as she and her father intend
leaving r*ext morning, gazes anxiously
from Fiorenue to Dora, seeing plainly
that there is something amiss.
"What is itV" she atsks kindly, going
up to Flori ii'M.
Miss l>dhn:i!]K' lifter a little hesitation.
t'iiC '::r<u"' M'.y a glanee'nt Dora's
terrhied countenance, determines on
taking the new-comer Into tlieir confidence.
In a few, words she explains all that
has taken' j.-hu-t*. and thc-ir suspicion.
Ethel, thoa^h paling beneath the horror
and surprise occasioned bv the recital,
dses not lose her self-possession.
"I will go with you," she volunteers.
"But, let me sav,* slie adds, "I think
you are wrong In making this search
without a man. If?if indeed we are
still in time to be of any use to poor
Sir Adrian?always supposing he really
is secreted in that terrible room?I do
not think any of us would be strong
enough to* help him down the stairs.
and, if lie has been siowiy starving juj
this lime, think how weak he will "be!"
"Oh, whiit a wretched picture you
conjuro up!" exclaims Florence, nervously
chisplug her hands. *]3njb you
arc "right, and now tell me who you
think can best bo depended upon in
this crisis."
"I am sure," says Ethel, blushing
slightly, but speaking with intense
earnestness, "that, if you would not
mind trusting Captain" Rlngwood, Ire
would be both safe and useful."
As this suggestion meets with ap*1
Vv??k*T ?->-> o T-? a rro 4\n /wnrftv o m Od.
^ALVYCbJ., mau(ih,u bv wn i u;
sane to the captain, and In a very few
minutes he Is with them, and is made
acquainted with their hopes and fears.
Silently, cautiously, without any
light, but carrying two small lamps
ready for ignition, thev go down to tne
corridor where is the door that leads to
the secret staircase.
Turning the handle of this door,
Captain llingwood discovers that it is
locked. but. nothing daunted, he pulls
it cn vinlpnr.lv hnr.kward rmd forward
that the lock, rusty with age, gives way
and leaves the passage beyond open to
them.
Going into the small landing at the
foot ot the staircase, they close the
dcror carefully after them, and then,
captain Kin Wood producing some
matches, they light the two lamps and
go swiftly, with anxiously beating
hearts, up the stairs.
The second door is reached, and now
nornmg remains out to mount the last
llicht of steps and open the fatal door.
Their hearts at this trying moment
almost fail them. They look into one
another's blanched faces, and look
there in vain for hope. At iast. Ring
wood, touching j&tnei's arm, says, in a
whisper?
"Come, have courage?all may yet be
veil!"
lie moves toward the stone 6teps,
and thcv follow 1.... Quickly mounting
them, he lays his hand upon the
door, and, afraid to give them any
more time for reflection or dread of
what may yet be in store for them,
throws it open.
At first the feeble light l'rcm their
lamps fails to penetrate the darkness
/? oiaa?V%V> ??+ A 4- A mit*_
UJL lilt; fclUUiilJ CUTCJIU. tuic V/Ui- |
sory glance, such as they at first cast
round the room, it appears to be empty, j
Their hearts sink wiihin them. Have
they indeed hoped in vain!
Dora is crying bitterly; Ethel, with
her eyes flxe<7 upon Ringwood, is reading
her own disappointment in his face,
when suddenly a piercing cry from
Florence wakes the echoes round them.
She has darted forward., and is kneeling
over something thai even now is
barely discernible to the others as they
come nearer to it. It looks like a bundle
of clothes, but, as they stoop over
<t. tVioir tnn r>5in t.'nut it fa in TPflli
ty a human hody, and apparently rigid
in death.
But the shriek that has sprung from
the very soul of Florence has reached
some still living libers In the brain of
this forlorn creature. Slowly and with
difficulty lie raise.-? his head, and opens
a pair of fast-glazing eyes. Mechanically
liis glance fails upon Florence.
His lips move; a melancholy smile
struggles to show itself upon his parched
and blackened lir>s.
-xie 13 not aeaur cries Jpurence paa
siOTiateiy, "jje can not, be: un, savo
him, save lilrn! Adrian, look upspeak
to me. Oh. Adrian, make some
sign that j*ou can hear me!"
Cut he makes no sign. Hie very
breath seems to have left him. Gathering
h'm tenderly in her arms. Florence
presses his worn and wasted face
against her bosom, and pushes back
the hair from his forehead, lie is so
completely altered, so thorough a
wreck has he become, that it is indeed
only the eyes or Jove that coma recognize
him. * Hi? cheeks have fallen in,
and deep ho!!;-; ? show themselres.
Ilis beard : vrown, and is now
rough r; his hair is uncombed.
i . f want, despair, and
cruel st:?.: > .:ve blotted out all
the oM : -m of his features. Hia
clothes ci ng loosely about him;
his hand.-* and nerveless, are lying
by hi* . Who shall tell what
agony lie has suffered during these past
lonely days with death?an awful,
creeping, gnawing death staring hira
In tlie face?
A deadly silence has frJ'nn upon the
little group now gazing solemnly down
upon his quiet form. Fioronoe, holding
him closely to her heart, is gently
rocking him to and fro, as though she
will not be dissuaded that he still lives.
At length Captain Eingwood, stooping
pitifully over her, loosens her hold
so tax as to enable him to lay his hand
rmon Sir Adrian's heart. After a mo
raertt. during which they all watch him
closely, he starts, and, looking still
closer into the face that a second ago
ho believed dead, he says, with subdned
but deep excitement?
"There may yet be time! He breathes
?bis heart beats! Who will help me to
carry him out of this dungeon?"
He shudders as he glances round him.
"I will," replies Florence calmly.
Thase words of hope have steadied
her !&d braced her nerves. Ethel and
Mrs. AVbot, carrying the lamps, go on
before, :Ie Ringwood and Florence,
having. rrd the senseless body of Ad
rian, no*, ideed sufficiently light to be
an easy burden, follow them.
Reaching the corridor, they cross it
hurriedly, and carrying Adrian up a
back staircase that leads to Captain
Itingwood's room by a circuitous route,
they gain it without encountering a
single soul, ana lav Dim geiuiv aown
on llingwobd's bed. almost at the very
moment that midnight chimes from
the old tower, and only a few minutes
before Arthur Dynecourt steals from
his chamber to make that last visit to
his supposed victim.
[Continued.]
COAL OIL JOHNNY. <
Now Facts Abont the Spendthrift Wfco !
Spent ?100,000 a Year.
The visitor to the oil regions asked
iirst about Coal-Oil Join my and
next about John D. lloekcfeller.
The statement is oir ton published
that Coni-Oil Jolmny has died or
fliof hn lioc u/infir^Av'kil.:
UMJ.U.U O Jil J ?->V^L4.M*JJLVAVJU v V4.
fortune. There ib us much truth in
on^ us in the other. lie is still alive
at the age of about fifty years, and
his address is AshlaniL Saunders
County, >iVo., where ho has lived for
the past twelve years. He is at present
employed as a station agent at
Aclilonrl F?/-? lino n/vf Inc
fortune or any part of it. but makes
a comfortable living and has apparently
forgotten the princely Jays of
his youth.
Coal-Oil Johnny was about three
years running through with his fortune.
' It was at Bouseville where
Johnny began to throw away his
money, but that town, although one
of the red hot oil towns, was soon
too small for him. Erie, Buffalo and
Pittsburg knew him next, but it was
at Philadelphia that he distinguished
l->itoof mr*cjI TT ir iiinAi) ?YIAT>AV n^i
squandered in three years is a matter
of conjecture, even in the oil country.
There is, however, a wide misapprehension
as to the amount. His fortune
did not reach into the millions,
as has so often been stated. The
best judgment here places it at not
above $300,000. He was the adopted
son of widow McClintock, aud at he**
death her oil farm and its accumulated
earnings passed to him. Perhaps
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$>iuu,uuu was turneu u\ ei tu o uiumy
on the settling of her estate, and Lis
share of the product of the farm after
that time is supposed to have been
about $200,000. He therefore squandered
about ?100,000 a year for the
three years the money lasted. At
the end of this time the old bonanza
farm had ceased to yield and hia
money was spent
His career as a spendthrift came to
an end on Thursday, February 14,
1868, when he tiled a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy in the "United
States District Court at Pittsburg.
His indebtedness at the . time was
thus scheduled:
1?T V\/T IT o t? rrr% TTa*io^
1 1 . 1 T - VAUCUU
Philadelphia. ?19,824
William E. Galbraith, attoinevat-law,
Erie, Pa. 10,000
J. E. Caldwell & Co., Philadelphia,
jewelry. 5,805
John I). Jones, harness 1,280
W. S. Horn, cigars. 56
E. H. Conklin, Philadelphia,
liquors. 2.024
Phelan k Collender, billiard tables.
1,500
Unknown ereditor, oil painting 2,000
For hats, 300
Total, $42,789
This scedule tells its own story of
? mm/! Knrpfl PTtendrnj? over n, neriod
of three years. The indebtedness at
the Girard House was for board,
liquors, cigars, etc. While at this
hotel he occupied a suite of rooms on
the parlor floor, and usually had
from one to three kindred sports withhim,
whose board, and expenses he
paid for the sake of their company.
The amount of his unpaid bill at the
frirnrd TTrvnsf*. rtfn.rlv S2fi_ft00. ifl fm
indication that he and his companions
lived tolerably high. How much
money he paid to the Girard House
is not known, but it is thought to hare
been as much as he left unpaid.
It is a curious fact that the old
played-out Steel farm has been revived
and is making another man rich. The
man is John W. "Waits, of Oil City,
who bought the old place a few years
ugo for $7,000. He has since been
offered SS0.000 for it Waits was a
street gamin about Kouseville when!
t v rtj i j_? "l ; .3 -
o ormny oieei was cutting ins ?iuu
swath there, and frequently held the
; young oil prince's team wlnle the lafc- j
ter went into a saloon to get a drink.
DESERT ROMANCES,
A Xakvwi IVandareroR IheMojavc Snrprtaea
Two Railroad Men.
Extending from the San Bernardi na
meridian on the west to the Colorado
river on the east and frojn the
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soutii une 01 JLnyo county on cue
north iothe north line of San Diego
county on the south is that vast expanse
of "meLpicholy waste" known
as the iiTjgove Desert. Many are the
tales of piivation and suffering endured
on this verduxeless expanse.
One of the strangest and yet true occurrences
has been experienced near
this place, which is in the middle of
the desert. JUast Tuesday evening
as engine 51, Engineer Spencer, was
returning from Lavic, he encountered
the following experience, which is
best told in his own' words:
"I had just rounded the curve near
mile-post 673 and had taken my
watch from my pocket. Noting the
time,6:25 o'clock. I returned it to its
place and naturally glanced ahead of
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to see not over thirty yards ahead of
me and approaching the track from
the south, a man apparently six feet
tall, about thirty-five years of age,
with long, black hair hanging down
his shoulders and heavy black beard.
He was entirely naked, and his skin
was tanned. Putting on the driver
brake, I brought the engine to a stop
just as the man crosssed the track.
After crossing he stopped and looked
of. 11R
;'I immediately crossed over to the
fireman's side, and as I started to
climb down to the ground he started
off. I called to him as I reached the
ground, but, with a frightened look,
he dashed away. I thought I was a
good runner, but the way his bare
feet got over the cinders and gravel
led me to believe otherwise. Once
or twice he looked back, but did not
Rln/?]r?Ti his mce. Reaching the hills,
which are about half a mile from the
track, he soon disappeared. The
fireman, who had remained with the
engine, now came up, and we went
around the hill, but he had disappeared
from view. I confess I did
not dare to follow him around there
alone. As it was late, and our engine
was standing on the main track
alone, we abandoned further search
and returned to the engine."
How to Tell a Counterfeit Bill.
Take a United States bill of any
denomination and hold it to the light,
and yon will see two lines running
entirely across it lengthwise. Upon
examination you will find these to
consist of silk threads, a red one and
i--Ti I
blue one. j&very genuine oin ims im?
mark of genuineness. Without these
marks a bill may be put down as
counterfeit, no matter how good the
engraving 011 it is. Xo paper mill
will dare make this sort of paper and
this is the government's only protection
on its currency.
SENTENCED AND HUNG HIMSELFA
Farmer Accused of Crime ComniIts Stii- ,
okle 7>y Hauginjj.
Peni>letox, S. 0.. April 17.?Tlie
body of E. D. Cason, a wliiie man
living on William Watkin's farm, six (
miles from Pendleton, was found
otr liuTiffSnO1 f.'? ?l I 1
near Watkiu's blacksmith shop about 1
two hundred yards from Mr. Gason's 1
home.
Circumstances showed that his suicide
was tho/.;ughly planned and the
act was a premeditated one. He pro- i
cured r.vro learb.fr dicing re^ns and a
sm >11 cotton reps,. placed them around
his neck securely, having tied knots
so as to avoid nil possibilities of an
accident.climbed up an oak tree.placed
the lines securely around a Hrub
and jumped off. His feet -wcrb only
a few inches from the ground
Nothing was found on his per-on
as an explanation for this terrible act,
but it is believed tiiat recent charges
made against himself and others of
brutality, i;eating a woman in Georgia.
gave thy cause. Mr. Cason was
out on bond, having been am sted a
few d-<ys since ;md taken before a
trial justice, where the charges were
sustained and the case was s^nt up
to the higher court. I am told that his
wife said she thought there were other
troubles that would confront Mr Ca
son, if lie appealed before the courts
in Georgia and that with this recent
trouble -was the cause.
Mr. Cascn was a tenant on Jlr.
Watkhfs plantation and in that section
bore a very good character and
was thought well of by his landlord,
who promptly went on his bond. He
was a native of Georgia where he married
and subsequently got a divorce.
He came to South Carolina, began
work on Mr. Watkin's farm and
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daughter.
' ' It appears from what I could gather
that Mr. Cason was brought into
this last trouble by his brother who
induced him to go to Georgia and
help beat the woman who had gained
a lawsuit over him.
Thy She CaHodaHa.lt.
"George!"
Tf. Trftft'f. wlint, nil A wfl.ifl so much as
the way 121 "which, she said it. She
took the word and drew it out until
it was a long, tremulous filament of
sweetness. Yet there was a tingle of
reproof in her tone.
"George!" She only said it once
in reality, but it is customary with
story writers to say George twice under
the circumstances.
"TFhat is it?" . >
"You have been squeezing my hand
with great regularity and emphasis
for some time."
"X lcnow it," iie replied, -wim tne
frankness that was characteristic of
his manly nature.
"Please don't do it any more," and
her voice dropped almost into a whisper.
"No more?" This sounded lik ^heartthrobs
of anguish (whatever they are)
and his form shook with emotion.
I tmn
" ivu.y iiuu:
"Because"' she faltered.
"Go on."
"Because. I'm getting a corn on my
little finger,"
A Singular Labor Fight.
Baltimore, Ma., April 17.?A. curious
labor fight is in progress here.
While there is 110 strike for eight
* ' ? i - "i - x :
iiours, mo iraaes umoiib uru trying
to enforce their card system, by
which they expect to be paid ior all
extra work. In this contest they do
not recognize the Knights of Labor,
but place them on the same level as
' scabs/' and refuse to work with
them." There is a great demand for
carpenters and workmen at this time.
i - 1.?x
ana V/OIK oil uupon-iuiL uujjlujlu^o j.?
delayed because of the fight. On
many of them the union men have
quit vrork because the employers refused
to dismiss the Knights of Labor.
The Right Spirit. 'v
Visitor; "You're getting to be a
pretty old man, Uncle Johua."
Undo Joshua: "Eighty years."
Visitor: "And you don't have to
use glasses yet, I understand."
Uncle Joshua: "No, an' I don't
evep calculate to. "When I can't drink
outen a bottle. Til take a dipper an'
drink waiter.
?"VTVv/hio'a Trm <*rn-fifinnt f-fmetitrian
statue of General Robert E. Lee
wiH be uuveiled at Richmond on May
29, and will be made the occasion of
a gre -.t demonstration. The R. E.
Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans
is in charge of the ceremonies, and is
taking measures to secure the largest
possible attendance of the old soldiers
of the Confederacy. Arrangements
will be made with the railroads
for a rate of one cent a mile,accommo-Pm-runnel">??/!
-fr* TlGlf.ATQ
U-Cfcl'll'JLLO T? JL1_L Jk/V? VV l?v*vv*w
in Eicumond at exceedingly low cost,
especially to military and veteran
organisations, and everything done
to make ihe ?tay of -visitors enjoyable.
?The gorgeous raiifray train which
the Queen and King of Italy had
built for their journey to Berlin this
month was burned in the Florence
railway station about three weeks
aero. The cost of the train was more
than 70,000 lirn. It was furnished
with a wealth of gold and silver ornaments
and was filled with the mostcostly
uphoisterv. Most of the presents
intnded for the Berlin court had
already been placed on it. Only a few
of the most valuable pieces of table
ware and about a third of the presents
were saved.
^ ?
?It would be singular if the lirst
long distance electric road should be
established in far-away Eussia. Such
a thing, however, seems more than
probable, for a project is now on foot
to connect St. Petersburg with
Archangel a distance of 5000 miles,
by an electric railway. The enterprise,
with which the name of the
Siemens is connected, is backed by
* 1 ? ?r> ncfi
mated cost of the road, including
rolling stock, will be ?15,000 per
mile.
?A curious caso is related in the
newspapers of Mr.andMrs.TVyncoop of
New Haven. They are young, wealthy
? t j ir.. tt"~
and loving, Dut xux. w ? iu^^o
are affected and he can live only in
Colorado, while his wife has heart
disease and cannot live except near
the coast. They are, therefore, ef- :
fectually parted. The question is
whether the fact will justify a divorce.
?The new disease, alleged to be a |
successor to the grip and called La i
onir! +<-> 1-iq o fnrm rrf fVio ,
pellegra, and to be caused by tlie use
of mildewed com flour which is consumed
in North Italy in the shape of
polenta. The victims sink into a '
peaceful sleep and die unconscious, :
instead of sneezing their heads off '
and living, as in the/grip.
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SOUTH CAROLINA'S CROPS.
rhe Condition of the Furmlng Interest. of j
the State as Indicated by the Reports to j
the Department of Agriculture.
From the re-ports of the correspond-1
cnts of the Department of Anneal- j
ture in all parts ui thy State the fol- i
[owing facts have been learned and
the estimates ua to the condition of
the crops given therewith been made
GFJUS.
mr l it v
xne acreage in wneat nas Docn at>
ureasc-d about 7 per cent, below last r
year, and the condition iaSO per cent,
less than at the same last year, and
lias been materially injured by the
Hessian fly. The damage by winter
freezes was nominal. About 9 per
cent, of the crop was drilled against
'31 per cent, broadcasted. The drilled
wheat is generally reported in the
better condition. The crop was, as a
rule, sown later than in 1889, the
average date ox seeding being December
1st. As usual, the early sowing
is reported in better condition than
the late.
The acreage in oats is reported at
about the snme as last year and. the
condition is 16 per cent, below that of
last year. The failing off is attributed
largely to the ravages of the Hessian
fly, and a small percentage has been
injured by the late freezes.
The acreage in both rye and barley
has been slightly reduced and the
condition is not so good as at the
same time in 18S9.
LIVE STOCK.
The remarkably open winter has
been very favorable to live stock of all
kinds and they are reported as in genit
-l rm i 11. .
eraiiy nne condition. ?ne aeawxs
from winter exposure have been nominal
and confined to but few localities.
The percentage of loss from diseases
is exceptionally smalL About 5 per
cent, of the hogs in the State have
died from cholera.
C0TT02T 0?T HAXD.
It is estimated that 2 j per cent., or
13,000 bales, of last year's crop is still
in the hands of the growers.
DECREASE IX FARM SUPPLIES.
Judging from the reports of the department's
correspondents, the fanners
of the State are in better condition
than ever before. Notwithstanding
the enormous increase in
the quantity of commercial fertilizers
purchased, the decrease in farm supplies
purchased is per cent, on
than last year.
LABORThere
is a scarcity of labor reported
from some sections, on account of the
emigration of the negro farm hands
to the turpentine farms of Georgia
and Florida. One hundred and fiftyfive
correspondents report labor as
"good," seven as '-bad" and sixty-five
as "indifferent."
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
From November 1st, 1889. to April
1st 1890, about 165,000 tons of commercial
fertilizers were sold in the
State, against 126,568 tons for the
same period in 1889- 89?an increase
of about 30 per cent, over last year,
which would indicate a large increase
of the cotton acreage for 1890.
Com planting has been finished in
many sections and cotton planting is
progressing rapidly.
Honest Doctor*.
All honest, conscientious physicians
who give B. B. B. (Botanic
Blood Balm) a trial, firanHy admit
its superiority over all other blood
medicines.
Dr. W. J. Adair, Ro^kmont, Ga.,
rc-rifdc:' "T rwrnr^ R 1R R in nna nrf
the best blood medicine*."
Dr. A. H. Roscoe, Nashville, Tenm,
writes: "AH reports of B. B. B. are
favorable, and its speedy action is
wonderful."
Br. J. W. Rhodes, Ciravrfordvi&e,
Ga., -writes: "I confess B. 3. B. is the
best and quickest medicine for rheumatism
I have ever tried."
Dr. S. J. Farmer, CravrfordriHe,
Ga., writes: "I cheerfully recommend
B. R R as a fine tonic alterative.
Its use cured an excresccnce of the
neck after other remedies effected no
perceptible good."
Dr. C. H. Montcromerv. Jackson
ville, Ala., writes: "My mother insisted
on my getting B. B. B. for her .
rheumatism, as her case stubbornly
resisted the usual remedies. She
experienced immediate relief and her
improvement has been truly wonderful"
Dr. G. W. Earle, Pickens, S. C,
writes: "I recommended B. B. B. to
a man who had suffered for years
with a malignant ulcer on his legr
that seemed to resist all other treatmen!
After using four or five bottles
the ulcer began to heal and his
leg is now sound and well"
Pianos and Organs.
N. "W. Trump, 134 Main Street, Columbia,
S. C., sells Pianos and Organs
direct from factory. No agents' commissions.
The celebrated Chickering
Piano. Mathusek. Piano, celebrated
for its clearness of tone, lightness
of touch and lasting qualities.
Mason &, Hamlin Upright Piano.
Sterling Upright Piano, from $22
up.
Anon Piano, from $200 up.
Mason & Hamlin Organs, ssrpasse i
by none.
Sterling Orgeans, $50 up.
Every Instrument guaranteed for 3
six years. Fifteen days' trial, expenses
both ways, if not satisfactoro.
Sold on cnstallments.
A tvVK<?v in 111 a Vftllov MVifnnl T.Hn
Association, on the ten year re- .
newable plan, at age 40, costs only
?14.25 per annum per $1,000. See
advertisement
?John Smith and Edward Kimball,
two young men of Northwood,
N.H., purchased two ounces of Jamaica
ginger at Tucker's drug store and
drank it Smith died in fifteen minutes
TTiml^all titog mnrl/a th^yxt ill V>nf tthiv
recover.
?New York State is now agape
over another scandal, charges being
made that a bill offered in the Legislature
for the regulation of pawn
brokers was defeated bj the use of a
boodle of ?40,000 collected by persons
in that business.
?The Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs has agreed to report favorably
Senator Butlers bill for the construction
of a dry dock at Port Roy- '
eJ, b- C.
I
?The carpenters' strike in Chicago ;
continues and thousai^fe^jrorkmen (
in other building trades are "now out
of work because they cannot go on J
without the carpenters. ^
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FACTS WORTH I
When selk'tid to insure in othej
HIK - MUTUAL . LIFE - i
?* ?'Of IST
Ih entitled to yorur first consideration
among the Life Insurance Institution
advantages in all the features of 1
financial security.
1. It is the Oldest active Life In*nr&ni
2. It is the Largest Life Insurance Co
3. It is tho Strongest financial Institui
in# to more than One Hundred and
4. It is the Safest Company in which
5. It la the Cheapest Coinpaay in x
returns reducing the final cost at :
Company.
6. This GREAT CORPORATION h
policy holders in Cash Surplus, in I
of ?73,000,000, which is nearly ek
Combined Returns attained, by the
ED
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DEPOSIT ,
YOUB SURPLUS MONEY IN THE
COMMERCIAL BANK,
-OFCOLUMBIA.
S. C.
One dollar and upwards received.
Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per
fttiTinm, paid quarterly, on the first
days of February, May, August and
November. Married women and
minors can keep account in their own
name. Higher rates of interest al- ,
lowed by special arrangement
-C. J. Ike dell, President.
Juo. S. Leaphabt, James Iredell,
Vice-President. Ceshier.
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ASSOCIATION
?OF?
VIRGINIA.
M. ERSKINE MILLER,
President
ASHER AYERS,
Secretary.
J. FRED EFFINGER,
Treasurer.
o
Began Business September 3, 1878*
o
Reserve Fund $108,OOCL
(Invested in Bonds and Mort
gages on Real Estate.)
-o
Insurance in Force, over $10,000,0001 '
Annual Premium Income,
over !. ? $260,000.
Death-losses paid, over... $1,700,000.
Of which over $200,000 ha& been
paid in Sonth Carolina.
TE3 ItS P0LJ9T,
AS WBITTEN BT THE
YiLLJT EUTU^J. UTS JgiSCCIATIOT W
ranuu,
Possesses the folIovrbar^^|-|
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES^
lsi Its Premiums are flzed and
made a part of the polioy contract
2nd. It offers the lowest possible ,
rates consistent with security.
3rd. Its policies are inconieetabie
after three years.
4th. It gives a paid-up policy after j
five years.
5th. At the end of any ten yee*
period the insured has the option of
either taking, 1st, the surplus to his
credit in cash, and continuing tho
policy ai his then rate; or 2nd, allowing
the cnrplus to be applied as a
credit on future premiums during
the following Ten Tear period.
6th. The policy is renewable at the
end of any Ton Year period without
re-examination.
7th. The policy-holder participates
in the profits of the Company by
reason of the division of the surplus
at the end of Ten Year period.
8th. Its form of policy is a model
of brevity, being simply a promise to
pay.
Qfh. It hftfl no restriction as to
travel.
10th, Being free from all technicalities
and ?he policy-holder being
allowod to partiedpate in the profits
of the Company, coupled "with the
very low rate of cost, it presents an
exceedingly attractive form of insurance.
Active and reliable agents can
make liberal terms by applying, with
reference, to j
LEE HAGOOD,
State Affent,
Columbia, S* G.
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