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51 The Delaye Killer a Lovely (iirl.a Stern By LI I A sense of humor miitht have eas < !<l th ''situation. The haste of Cow ten. who was grimly bent on eateh ing th>' nortbound train due in ai hour's time to pass a town ten mile away: tin* umlisturned tranquility o the ' ountryman beside him. who ha? left his work to drive the strange rom one town to the other; th" oh n-' ambling along. ins-nsible to al agings made up a combination no \ about the element of humor, bu v'owden was essentially a serious naided young man. Th" fillsini'SS lumlrlil liln South on a Hying trip dispatched t< us satisfaction, lie felt obliged to ge back to the Hint immediately witl his report, and to work again. It wa always work with Cowden. Hi father, now dead some years, had of 'en remarked with pride that then -.vat no foolishness about Henry. Hi: yorng sister, from her feminim standpoint, declared with indignatloi that he was the only man she evei knew who could bury himself in : lot of dry books when the house wa; full of pretty girls. But the girls poor things, had never been of mort interest to him than so many plavfu kittens. Jogging along through the dusl and heat. Cowden, in the midst of his discomfort, became gradually con acinus of an exceeding thirst. Hi knew they had no time to spare and moistening his dry lips, braced him self to boar his sufferings like a man; feut presently the sight of a farmmuse near by tempted him beyond endurance. "My friend." he said. "I am dead *'or a drink of water. Do you sup pose I could get one there?" "Yep," said Jake; "sombedy'll be around; but don't furgit," he admonished as Cowden hurried off. "don't furgit that you ain't got no time tc spire if you ketch that train." owden climbed ?he hill on a run oiu:ng at a turn in the lane upon 'li house, which he found surround <?d by a garden bright with old-fashioit>*d Bowers The veranda was cove d with fragrant honeysuckle tml e became aware at once that som-body was ^itt ng behind the ii; - a steady thud and splash rca h"d his ears, and coming neaer 'ne saw a girl in a blue print gown it ? ehurn. On seeing hint she sprang '? li feet and ratne to the steps. "The sleeves of her dress, which was tr?-' anil spi it less, were rolled above tlv eM OAs. revealing a pair of round wh .'. ins. A large apron was tied snee'y about her slim waist. A pair r>t very kind bright eyes looked *st -:g' t into his. -eenting both to ..-jiie.t" ?i and sympathize with hint in tthe str'-ss of the moment, while her cheek- grew pink. Piled high above .? Hiii to'h and innocent brow of milky wh't.-r. ss. her ruddy hair gleanted '. ke a coronet. Her nose, f'owden r mil'1 t ever >|iiife recall afterward, < ?<rept that :t was sniali and dear; nut the mouth, so sensitive and sweet., otaillng nervously one mo uet't r change to a demur#' gravity h" riey? he never forgot her mouth. "I beg y.itir pardon." he gasped, t? .tiovii' : s hat and unsciously starng -t tli<- \is .m oer'ore him, "b if oubl y< . g ve me a glass of water! 1 am in a great hurry, and if you would be so kind "Wafer!" sb?- exclaimed pleasantly "Of course. I -hail be hack in a moment." Siie turned away and with i? 11111 ?* run disappeared in the lion-e, returning in a twinkling, a tumbler of sparkling water in fine hand and one of milk in the other. "I brought some milk too." sh? '.Higher! breathlessly. "Which will von have?" lint for answer he only reached for "tie water, raising it eagerly to his tipa. The girl watched him smilingly as lie drained the glass and returned it with a deep breath of satisfaction and -.m word of thanks. "You were thirsty!" she exclaim'-*(!. "Some more?" "No. thank you," said Cowden be...inning to move away. "I wish I light." he repned. "but I must catch s train I havn't a moment." Rut he stood quite stin and looked ai 4ier She made a picture for a mar to carry In his heart for many a day standing in the sunlight. A kind o! good comradeship ueamed from he, clear blue eyes, and there was a hin -~>f frieudlinesa. sympathy, and i quick intelligence In the humoroui little smile which curved her lips? a sweet and wholesome woman i one ever lived! In a small hand half extended, she held the glass o milk Invitingly. "I must hurry." faltered t'owdei as he moved away. "You are ver i'tlnd. Thank you a thousand times.' TI 1 id Courtship Ftither, and a Persistent Lover .U MOODY J - Then he repeated like an imbecile, ! - "I have to hurry." By this time he - had reached the turn of the lane. ( it where he paused and looked back. ( s She stood as he had left her. sweet- ( f lv smiling. Lifting his hat ag_ain. he , I ran rapidly down the hilt. r "By George," he said to himself, j 1 "waht a pretty girl! And 1 hail to 1 rush off like : beast." He groaned t aloud. "If I only had a little time or ' t a decent horse!" He climbed into the bugcy like a ' man itt a dream. : Wfii," -aiu JaKe, "took you some 1 < t time. Did you get it?" ( "What?" asked Cowden absently. The other stared. "Why, the water." "The water! Oh, yes. yes. Certainly I got the water." They joga ged along in silence for a while; then. "Who lives in that house?" asked 5 i Cow den with elaborate carelessness. J "Who? Back there? Old Major,( r Townlev." Jake spat with delibera- ' tion and exactness. "Who'd you ' see?" P * I "A young taay gave me the water. ^ ? "Umph-hump! That was Sairy. ^ l , She lives there with her pa. A good I It looker, wasn't she?" Cowden stiffened. t F "She was a very handsome young i ,, 11 woman. "That was Sairy. They don't none " of them beat her for looks. She's J well disposed too." Well disposed! Heavenly kind. Cowden called it. "Didn't see her pa, did you?" "No!" Jake chuckled, and then shook his 1 ' head gravely. j* "I reckon Sairy has a pretty hard I8 time, old Major used to own all this ' land around hyar, hut run it through, j 1 They got some swell kin. but they c don't none of 'em bother with the s ? Major. Sairy takes care of her pa. 1 ! The old man's pretty cranky. Git-!* jup!" W hat an infernal shame, and what c I a sw eet woman she was! "If 1 were v ever to marry." th?nf?ht Cowden. t i "I should like just surh a wife." Ho c ! longed to know more of her, hut !could not brine himself to question i the countryman. How extremely c sensible, for instance, it would be to v ask. say. if she were encaged! He t smiled grimly and was silent. t To his amazement the old nag proved to have staying qualities, and |r though she never altered her sham- 1 tiling gait, or perhaps because of that a fact. Cowden was enabled to swing t onto the last sleeper just as the train h was pulling out. He set to work at a once studying the notes of an itn- t , portant case, but all the while a i blue-eyed girl thrust herself dlstractlngly before his eyes. Later, t when snugly in his berth, he found s himself repeating "Sarah Townley*. a I shall come back for her that is. r if I ever marry." s The next day he was home again 1; and his flying trip South seemed like f a dream. Serious work, on which he o focused his every mental faculty, a'> <1 sortie,! his time and thought for sev- t era! days. Occasionally, though, like n e rift of sunshine or a burst of sweet t music, there would come the thought ft of the cottage on the hill fat away I whet- lived the sweetest little woman in the world. After a while it all be- s came unreal, somehow, a pleasant t thing to think of in idle moments, v like an air castle one might build foi 1 the pleasure of it and not because it s might ever come true. At last weigh fi fen matters called for his every ii thought. He was making wonderful w strides in his profession. His amhi- a tion beckoned him on like a beacon a light, and in its pursuit he was en s tirely satisfied. h Weeks and then months went by n and he would not think of Sarah' TnU'nlow C' ? - 1 '? ' * * * i r luiiuv iie iorgot ner. y It was ten years after that Henry Cowden. sitting one day at his desklh in his private office, gazed idly and 1 moodily at the sunlight which . streamed in at the west window. His,* hair had grown gray on the temples, m . and there was ahout him the calm . [ of one whose part it had often been to wring victory from defeat. He was, ? ; in fact, as the world agreed, a successful man. i Rut for weeks past, now. he had | . felt restless and dissatisfied, and f found it hard to concentrate his mind upon his work, which failed to inter-|i - est him. Though never Introspective, i ' i he had suddenly began to think of, ' s himself as a being with needs and | '/ motions rather than a kind of in- i f tellcctual machine to be brought to J . I highest perfection of workmanship f His mother had died some years before, and his young sister having v married abroad, the old home was, v empty, with boards barring the doors I 'iand windows. Having reached the IE LANCASTER NEWbTUl onged-for heights, somehaw today h ound theui cold and barren. After all." he reflected, "of what ;ood is success when there is no one Hit yourself? Is it worth while?" He y hought of his connections and ac- a luaintances almost without number, h 'Yet none of them really care a rap a or me; and that is not the worst of o t," he thought with unconscious pa- t hos, "there is no one for me to ii are for. I want something and h lon't know what it is." and he sigh- c ?d deeply. "I suppose I am tired out t md need to get away from this hot place, but I can't think of anywhere |i [ care to go." ?h And it was then that a strange s thing happened. As Cowdett gazed v mhappil;* and with unseeing eyes ' hrough the sunny window, suddenly '' i vision came to him through the midst of the past. In a flash there ' lulckened from the depths of memory i scene long tot gotten. "Sarah," ho teard himself saying. "Sarah Town ey:" A sweet face smiled at him ' icross the years; a slender girl stood p >n the vine-embowered veranda and ifTered him a glass of milk. For Cowden the door of his mind a lad opened to let in a shaft of light.!'' 3n the instant his heart was thej leart of a boy. Life was worth Hv-|j, iig after all. He knew what hej^ vanted! 6 When a day or so later he found limself on the train, and actually on C1 he way South, he was not conscious! ? hat there was anything remarkable j n his action. It was his nature to go itraight after what he desired, takng the shortest cut, and now he ^ tnew he wished to woo and win ' >arah Townley as soon as possible.! Vrhaps she was already married, ti hough the cranky old father mighty" leter a good many men. !p There was the chance, too. that the k >ld man had died and that she had! ? >een forced to seek the protection of hat unworthy kin of whom Jake had * poken. ci Then there was the chance, though ! j' le found her still living in the same t( >ld place and still unmarried. thatili he would have none of him. This ^ eally troubled him more than any-;(, hing. | I Yes. he fully realized that tbei hances were against him. Only ^ k ere she to remember him after a. 11 0 hese years, would he feel encourag- F d. Ten years it was. , Arriving at the little town, he cr-! lered a horse, and started out at; mre over the old country road. His! vas a very sober face as he rode houghtfully along. If only she ren em be red him! The sun was still shining, but the| onl of the evening had fallen on the| and when Cowden reached the lanej , md, dismounting, tied his horse to a ree. He went slowly up the hill, but lis heart beat as fast as it had lon?| go when he had to run. Hi* houghts seemed to frame themselves n the phrase "if she remembers!" She was sitting on the steps, gazing houghtfully over the fields. Her ewing had dropped from her fingers, nd lay on her lap where her hands ested idly upon if. To C'owden she eemed unchanged, hut a woman's ;eener eyes would have seen a diference the hair not so bright as of Id; the cheeks less rosy; a pathetic roop to the corners of the mouth; ui ired look in the blue eyes, once s<>j nerry and bright. Hat it was she,; he woman he wanted, there in the esh. just as -wt-et and dear as ever., f only she remembered! As he came near she turned ami aw him. and rose to her feet with he politely inquiring glance of onei i ho greets a stranger at the door. I lat in hand he paused and tried toj peak. Hut for once in his life wordsj ailed him. He stood looking at her. ntentlv and beseechingly, so that she; ras stirred by a faint wonder, and nswering his look with the frank j nd kindly glance of old, her eyes' lowly widened, and she drew a deep, ueath. Thus they stood for a nio-l dent and then she smiled. "Well," she said softly, "well, will ou have milk?or water!" Cowden dropped to the step and I lis heart sang a song of thanksgivng. "Both!" he said with an answering mile, "both -and 1 am not In a bit it a hurry." New Treatment for Croap and Colds \ Rettr? by labsUtioa tad i*llmiiptl? , No Stomach Doiiaf. Plenty of fresh air In the bedroom and a rood application of Vick's , Vap-0-Kub,, ; Halve over the th oat and cheat is the beat ! defense against ?U cold trout ilea. The medicated vapors, released by the body heat, loosen the phlegm, clear the ur passages and soothe the inflamed membrane. In addition, Vick'a la absorbed through the akin. 35o, SOo, or $1.00. VKX5^#SAUVE We Do First Class Printing. ESDAY, OCT. 10, 1916 JONAPKD OWN TWIN OAVVHTEltS, 18 <H\UOK Spartanburg. Oct. 8.?After a oung white man. w ho gave his nam? s Osborne, registered at the Oresam Hotel in this city, two officers rrived and placed him under arrest n the charge of escaping with his wo twin daughters, who had been a care of their mother. He came lere from Easley, Oa., and the others who arrested him were from here. Osborne acknowledged that he was eavlng with his children, whom he ind taken from their mother while he was in Alabama, and that h? ras on his way to Asheville with hem. lie was carried back to Easey for an investigation. WIt>1 Kits' IIKADs 1'IUiE SIXtW COTTON SKI.I.I Nt? Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 7.?Resoluions urging growers to market their rodurt slowly, "realizing at least 19 0 20 cents a pound." were adopted t a conference here today of natlon1 officet-8 and a committee of State residents of the Farmers' Union. "Viewing the matter from every ngle" the resolutions read, "we feel t our duty to urge, not only to memers of the Farmers" Union but to very cotton grower. to market lowly, realizing at least 19 to 20 ents and holding if the market beins to break." TOLD IN LANCASTER l Resident Known to all Our Readers Relates an Experience. Readers of the News have been aid again and again of the merits of hat reliable, time-proved kidney remdy?Doan'g Kidney Pills. The exeriences told are not those of unnown persons, living far away. The ases are Lancaster cases, told by .ancaster people. Lee Ellis, Lancaster, says: "I trained my back and I believe thle aused trouble with my kidneys. My ack ached all the time and when lay down, I couldn't sleep owing o the a<"h'nK across my loins. If I fted ten pounds, something in my ack seemed to snap. I got Doan's [idney Pills at the Standard Drug o., and one box entirely cured me. haven't had an ache since." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't imply ask for a kidney remedy?get loan's Kidney Pills?the same that ured Mr. Ellis. Foster-Mllburn Co., 'rops., Buffalo, N. Y. r at* r F= I1 We i * If you A cotton ness ar Give u R M E n K C riz U your c ?We your 8 LANCAS Says Simple Prolon l>r. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin KITectlvc as a Kemody fur Const i|>atiun. Among older people the various organs of the body have a tendency ti sloy up and weaken, and this is us ually first manifest in a pronounced inactivity of the bowels. Good health is dependent on regu larity in this important function; whenever there is the slightest indi cation of constipation a mild laxatav. should be taken to relieve the con gestion and dispose of the accumutat led waste. Cathartics are purgative* I should not be employed, however; I these are too violent In action and their effect is only temporary. A mild laxative such as the combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin, known as Dr. Caldwell'! ?>yrup Pepsin, is the ideal remedy, It is gentle in its action, bringing relief in an easy, natural manner, without griping or other pain or discomfort, is pleasant to the taste, and car be obtained in any drug store. I Mr. Robert LeForgee, 918 Kirk|wood Roulevard, Davenport, Iowa, tsays he has always had a bottle of I)r. iCaldwell's Syrup Pepsin in the house .for the past eighteen years, and that I by using it occasionally as the need arises, and in this way keeping his GOVERNOR REVOKES NEGRO NOTARY'S I,ICENSE Eli Chapman's Name Was Mentioned at Nearly Every Political Meeting Held by Rlease Supporters During Campaign. Spartanburg, Oct. 8.?Ell Chapman, a negro real estate dealer of this city, has received an official | communication from Gov. Manning, ,that his commission as a negro notary public was revoked, effective toj day. The commission was granted to Chapman through the governor's I office February 15, 1915. It could not be learned what pressure was brought to bear to cause the commission to he revoked. This matter was mentioned at nearly ev(ery political campaign meeting in I LIN I ire prepared to gin your want the best turnout let us ? for you. We appreciate yoi id will do our best to satii s a trial and let us prove it t( / / I f will save money if you le otton. will pay you the market p eed. TER COTTON I ? Remedy } ged His Life . health good, it has prolonged his 11 life, and brought ease and comfort. 11 lJr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is sold by druggists everywhere, and costs only flftey cents a bottle. To avoid . imitations and ineffective substli tutes be sure to get Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. See that a facsimile of Dr. Caldwell's signature and his , portrait appear on the yellow carton In which the bottle Is packed. A trial > bottle, free of charge, can be ob: talned by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldl well, 455 Washington St., Monticello, i Illinois. ' this county where Mr. Blease spoke ! during the recent race between him and Governor Manning for the execu1 tive office. ' I ( CONTRACT I.KT FOR BIO MARION COTTON MILL. ' Marion. Oct. 8.?The Clinchfield [ Manufacturing Company recently let , the contract for the new Clinchfield . cotton mill, to the Gallivan Con. struction Company of Greenville, 3. I C. The contract calls for the comi pletlon of the new mill by April t5, 1917. This will be known as Clinchfield > No. 2, and will operate 10.000 spini dies and 1,000 looms. The building will contain 249,000 square feet of t floor space. sn ?ilr cotton. f fin your * I nr busi- fk | 3fy you. il ) you. ! R 1 I M \ E R ?n c I it us gin I iu i rice for4 ^ 1 oilco. -! .