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* PAGE SIX 11(j||n HoIUg? he I I I 4 the truth will n< 4 ' * Is evident that y J 4 nothing to do w i "CONTRABAND" i"SIT; J t been discovered t i???????* 4 voyage of the lit ! c A Romance sf the ' : North Atlantic \ < ?"?-?? exwii 4 -ww* 4 rador coast, a m< ' 4 so discolored as 4 * able, aceompaui* 4 i map. and a list o 4 "V * "What was the { RANDAI L PARRISH \ -HC shipped ? 4 St. Clair. There I \ Author <f "My Lady <f the \ |n that village." 4 North," "Maid f the Forest," etc. * "And the leade 1 t "We fliul trace tnonths Mr. Ho Copyr.KhtA.O.MoClurrf AGO. from, and Whittle CHAPTER XXXII. unknown. Haste ? I'lncentia some 1 A Secret of the Sea. cotnpanled by on Wo were compelled to resort to rope with lllm in the nrwl .....1 *?...? -?v. nnn MUM l"?ll<V? ?'!'? I "I' ll .M-UIL1I UIM'UKII MIUI\ Iin vu? the denrl man's clothes to discover the "Aught among tli key. Even with that found. It required i certain type of the sharp edge of a hatchet to force particular, statin open the cover. As It lifted, the sight for a voyage of was greeted with cries of astonish-1 seating themselv ment. I for pleasure wl "flood Lord, sir, It's money, and a along the Lahrnd stack of It I" ; leased the Hose "English and French coins!" | ?f wealth, Rlehi "Aye, and Spanish !" j previously used White's vnleo broke !n above the *"te yacht. It bnbble, the old harsh croak I remem- v,slnnpd> and tt bered so well: I Halifax. None ar "Well, see here, lads," he shouted, | ,n 1>,ncentla. bu "whose Is all this gold, anyhow? ,hnt on,v two or Ain't it Just naturally ours? It's suro the appearance o no good to these yere dead men, an' son sevpn weeks there wu'n't nuthln' else good aboard know absolutely when we come. Then why ain't it ourn "Rnt t,le chos ,now to divide share an' share about?" no knowledge t "We undoubtedly have a claim," I from?" answered, "for salvage; and If the "No niore thai heirs of the rightful owners are un- ,s no Kulde. Bej able to prove themselves Justly en- de LJ"S learned titled to the gold, perhaps we might where In Lahru hold the entire amount." recovery. The "Piffle!" snorted White, "what's the knew what 11 use o* all that poppycock! These fel- *n Judgment lows likely enough stole the money, or ure of the oId H else dug It up somewhere. It never be- lost and h,dden longed to them eny more'n It does to yet we rnn Ket r us. Nobody knows the stuff even ex- HPPparance of cc lsts. Why should we go around tellln'i cnnnot dpny ,ts about It? I'm fer dlvldin* It up square now in our CU8t< between the five o' us?no, by heav- ful ownpr n,?y * be determined." "Then what w nne smiled. "That Is rath law. I should s 1*3/? Turn,sn Proof of C(( ^ Y??? lit ?n cnso no 8U?h irm-i'ri|Tiient takt I j "''^n harboi i 0 _ __in fa "Do Vou Agree to This, Mr. Leayord?" | JpjP%, ens, I'll count the Rirl for >1 full > , share?the six, un<l never sayin' nuth- j j) in* about It when we ro ashore. Ain't ;. ^1 that the best way, mates?" | IR "Do you acrree to this, Mr. I.eayord?" [j "T* I asked suddenly. lie lifted his eyes to mine in he- X Iji' 'MBj "I don't just kr.ow, sir." he stain- i' V/Jul BIpV mered. "It doesn't seem' exactly the jmJBM? square thine?is it, sir?" ' '' ''l 'li "No, It's not," I answered firmly, and |/''y0B| I slammed down the cover, locked If, j[ j/^'L^Y) nnd put the key in :r.y pocket. "Now look hero, men, arid you particularly, Jim White?tills isn't our gold. I do not know who It belongs to. or how these dead men ever came Into its pessession. But there is a curse on the yjy? stuff, which has already cost the lives: of eight men that we know of. No one has touched it hut to die. I'll tell | you fellows plainly just what I'm going I ro do. I'm going to sail this schooner| straight Into St. Johns harbor, with ?w . ... _ those dead men locked In the cabin, j e re and this chest of gold here unopened 1 belonged, or wl on the deck. It Is going to be Eng- jHW compels th. llsh courts which will decide the own- the present." ershlp of this chest and Its contents? "For how lonj not Jim White. Are you with rne, Lea- "Two years, 1 yordT proportion Is gi "Aye. sye, sir!" ered it?the sti "Av-"J ?o*l. Olson?" share." "I suppose that's best, sir," reluo Her eyes met tantly. "I don't want any trouble." "I wonder If "I thought not; now fall to, all of shnre will go, if you, and shake the reefs out of those asked softly, topsails. I'll take the wheel, and we'll "I think I do, point the bow toward port." I to It?to the The morning of the second day the Philip Bascoin." speeding Rose of Gaspe rounded the; "res; and?a northern head, and swept like a fair, who these men white bird into the beautiful harbor of their quest?" St. Johns. We tied up at Long Wharf, | "Most likely and, within an hour, I had told our secret of the se story to the port captain, and officers I-ys? Where, a rtf the marines had taken nossesslnn of this hidden troi the vessel. That very afternoon the the Seven Sens five of us gave our testimony before the men who w? the maritime court, and were permit- strange const d ted to go free. Before leaving the (Jnspe sail? W courtioom the judge spoke with me cupidity, led t< privately. of Oustnve Mon "This Is Indeed a strange case, f!ap- the truth did THE LANCAS* said, ana, periinps, I bnd be |jve<j> could ti ?ver be learned, yet It Yell?" z?rdv,u:/rr'md sh?was???*??? Ith the death of these rtasped ln m, ^ esslnn of this chest of facp and 8mlled . .. .., . "It?It has been fu ndfC, If anything has gorrow yet Robprt ] tending to expluin the ' And I, sweethea ?se of Uaspe?" earneatlT. "for out of factory as yet. There *** heart has come t of value found ln the \ (TUB B1 pnt l>hll Pt /?f thi. I oK_ ' einorandum In French. + to be almost unread- .g. MIDW Ml by a rudely drawn + + + + + + + + + f the schooner's crew." i ~ ,. . . .. , ?? Kershaw. S. ( ., 1 name of the cook? s Gustavo Mnntaln of ~1 1,10 Sunday Is n<? such man known ,ne- n< twithstandin Ivere cold. r, Gaston de Lys?" Last week 1 n<>te< of him only for a few n, ^ Mrs. t". F. Ills. Where lie came sorrv to sav there r he went are thus far ,m.n( jn hep comIiU( m de Lys appeared In two months since, ac- 11 ' ?s t u g< . p of the men who died hool was in Laneai schooner's cabin?the business. -like an Indian?and Mr. Johnso le fishermen there for visited at the home boat. They were very \\\ ,\. Johnson, rece g they wished to leave Mlss ,.atay Ilinso three months, repre- homp Qf Mr c p A, es merely as travelers , ,, ho desired to cruise * r" 1 ,am or coast. At last they ^ ^ a"e. ?i Kershi of Gaspe. from a man Loss, of Blaney, wet ard Martin, who had at the home of W. F the schooner as a prl- Rev. J. H. t'aston was refitted and pro- Columbia, are visitc te crew arrived from of Mp am, Mp# j nong them was known , ^ * ...... . Messrs. J. ( . (at t the Inhabitants say .... three among them had iiml Allison Leas v if sailors. They put to !(>rs at Lancaster, ago. Beyond thnt we The farmers are nothing." I what the condition t of coins? have yon grain crop Is yet. h is to where It came very gloomy. If th? the land is in (1m i a mere guess; there gpring oatf, or corn rond doubt this Gaston . .. , of Its existence some- 1 seP the food .dor, and planned Its ('a,"Pa'Kn is on yelmen with him also took the lead in L is they sailed to seek, signing pledges last this must be a tress- If Mr. Hoover a ludson's Bay company, | will come down ant a nunorea years ago, ? ^ .. . with the writer, th 10 trace of such a dis>fn in the records. We a rerta,nt> '? a exlstenqe; it Is here ol the footi conservi ">dy, but who Its right- who respects his ol ?e, will probably never ill become of It?" , ^Not Called "Dead I The uazne of "Dear er a fine question of uhere in tho Bible, ay that you men who' DOt a,),)eHr t0 have 1 sea. have the best 8ecomJ c*ntury after it must be held intact i Testament this 1 >ngth of time to give pn,Ied tbe Su,t 84>u uc limant opportunity to t>luta' ownership. Of course. > ~ claimant appears, the | >unt contained in thei 'en hundred thousand ^ Healt "a at the hotel, standi a window looking out _ _ r. Below us was the ^^1 n which we had ended ee to go now, dear," \ nlnation is all over. >und the owner of the re not even the slight- Many tho s to whom it originally women suffi f __ womanly trot ^ | |l| jjtfjSjjjl l^j been benefited I \\ ,|Jm rj|l of Cardul, th< \'' 1 MMiu sfssrj: r r r?imJj one from Mrs. of Hayne, N.C . Ml H ^ n?t stand on rr |t|H ^ Just suffered TO ^ A | improving, an pi iS ' I ^1 me- 1 know doctor knows l| p|'\ | c \ dui did for ! ij |,.\il I- i nerves and h ra1 111 y abou,eone" jfl il! If tai ^ {CAR ree to Qo Now, Dear." The Woma I lere It came from. The iu to hold it Intact for She writes 1 am in gplendic j?" can do my wo [ think, then the greater , ^^B owe it to Card ven to those who recov-1 | (n dreadful ite retaining u certain if y0U are ne down and we mlne* from headacht you know whore my ^ , I ever receive ltT she ^ Caidul. T1 und mine will be added women praist mother and slater of ' ^^1 dh? *or ^h? | done them, nd we may never know , physicians wh were, or the story of Cardui succet ^^B their women not; it will remain a years, endorsi a. Who was Gaston de W cine. Think w nd how did he learn of tQ fae ,n ,C) isure? From where In ^^1 ... **r? <* did he gather together i ^1 !lke V1 * r nt with him? To what Cardui ft trial. Id the peaceful Rose of ^^1 All Tl hat motives of hate, or /All 1/111 > the murderous crime ^^1 tain? and how much of Liverpool Red Know? of the small Oakhurst section, who has purcht iut it looks now ,.(j ancl moved on a farm near he ? grain is ruined formerly owned by Mr. G. L. Mc b condition foi ley. of Heath Springs. , however. ? I" conservation This section Clearing ths Trenches, ancaster county. Perhaps the hardest thing to learn . fall. to clear the enemy's trenches after ind Mr. Wilson foothold has been gained in a portl 1 dine one time of it. This Is where the hund-to-ha ev will know of tiRhtlng comes In and It is the work ,.hiift.it. t.io.iiiiof the arrenndlprR nnpnnHoS k?. ? ii vini/vi ? *JJ IUC ((It aYion * a 88?Icl a t i on ade bearers. They must advance fn embrasure to embrasure ten yar ahead of them into the next section trench and drive the enemy back alo Sea" in Bible. the trench or down into the dtigou 1 sea'" occurs no- As they move forward, they must cit Tb's name does the dugouts, throwing grenades dm existed until the the steep stuirft. often twenty to thli Christ. In the yards underground, then descendl jody of water is Into the pitchy blackness to send th< id the Sea of the grenades searching into every core of the dugout, not to leave an effecti enemy behind them. Hope Springs Eternal. "Are the .lipsons still making pic for the summer?" "Oh, yes." .Ii "If they don't hurry summer will over before they go anywhere." "That won't discourage the Jlpso f They w*.?i immediately begin makl plans for next summer."?Blrnilnghi Age-Herald. N 1 RUB OUT PAIN ering from with good oil liniment. That*! ible, have 1J t^ie 8Ure<t way to step them by'the use li The ^est rubbing liniment ii CMIIQT Alll z. v.s?x R m U u I AII1 3! MINIMENI great, and fc X ? _ . r ... >ther reme- Good Jor the Ailments of ? had us Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc id it cured /or y?ur own A ches, r and mv Pi Fains, Rheumatism, Sprains ['what Car- ^ CuU, Burn., me, for my 25c. 50c. $ I. At all Dealers, ealth were L i stwwnaiHwmHaBaHMi r? ^ AUDITOR'S NOTICE. Lt3? I will appear at the follow] la HH I places for listing tax returns |||1H 1918 on the following dates: Van Wyck?Friday, January 1 Dwight?Monday, January 14. f TVstllS* Tradesville?Tuesday, January * 3 IODIC A. S. Mungo?Wednesday. J. uary 16, in the morning, furthers 4,1 Flat Creek Church?Wednesd i health . , . January 16, in the evening, rk. I feel I M Taxahaw?Thursday, January lui, fori was White Bluff?Friday, January condition." jn t^e morning, rvous, run- Welsh's?Friday, January 18. ak, or suffer eVenlng. i, backache, Kershaw?Monday, January 2 month, try Kershaw?Tuesday, January 2 tiousands of Heath Springs?Wednesday, Ji uury 23. good it has Heath Springs Thursday, J and many . \ uary 24. ?i !|VeU^h 1^^ Pleasant Hill?Friday, Janui isfully with or patients, for w5, * ethismedi- Carmel?Saturday. January 26 'hat it means AI1 al),e h?dled male citizens ndid health tween the ages of 21 and 60 years pell. Give aKe are for 11-00 P?ll tax. male citizens between the ages of and 65 years of age are liable UCntN $3.00 commutation road tax. Ei individual shall make a return of real estate and all personal pr ' JOS. W. KNIOHT TER NEWS, LANCASTER, 8. C. ie have lifted the + FLINT RIDGE ... K h .+ + + * + IK while, her band ....... ? ^ ?n she lifted ner Heath sP^ng8. S. C.. Jan. 24. The health of the community 11 of hardship, of extraordinarily good, consider! [ love the sea.** the severe weather which we ha rt,** I answered been having, the only complait Its mystery Into being a few colds, heone woman." () c Adam8> one of (ho progr, slve farmers of this section, has 1 ccntly purchased a Ford automobi + + + + + + + ^jr g |i Crltninger gave t AY. + young people of this community + + + + + + + party on last Friday night, whl 1. F. D., Jan. xvas enjoyed immensely by the lar ichool is doing crowd who attended, g the very se- There was a fruit supper at t home of Mr. John Crintinger of tl' I the serious ill- pin(.0 (>n Wednesday night, the 1 > Adams. 1 ant jnst. is no improve- ^|r> j{ o. Keevcs, a tenant farm ,n- of the lower part of this communit principal of tlie ),as attested to his prosperity dor Saturday on purchasing a Ford automobile. Mr. Otis Twitty has been ve n. of Angles, K|cb with bronchitis but is better of his son, Mr. (bis writing, ntly. * " ' " I ?mi. m. j. uuwers. ui i uis coi n visited at the niunity lost a valuable mule < ilams recently. Thursday of last week, utoe and Mr. G. Mr. It. L. Lyles, who is working < iw, and Mr. J. the cantonment at Columbia, was e recent visitors home last week on a visit to 1 '. Estrldge. family. i and family, of \ small crowd of the young pr >rs at the home pje of this community attend lb Bynl. preaching at Heath Springs It oe. E. G. Catoe Thursday night. ,ere recent visi- The people of Flint Ridge co munity are glad to welcome as not able to say nMi<riiiw.r \i?- i * * - FRIDA *T- j s .,, J T== 1 \l ///y> withaX^ Z~. ^! T TAM-AJN he X X of Stei Luzianne. W en ge ^ anybody have t MSN ??V21 Luzianne tod; e, ./ If you don y. hot beverage 1 ' Ss&*r? UP.S' tyOUr KTOC pv '"'o?TtR$mo?su?5 what you pa at questions. S< : JpZIANN at / ,is "When It Pours, It o- bhhhbhmhhhhhhhi^HHHIHBBHBI ed CLERK'S SALE. j Vore, ( "i- will sel a STATK OF SOUTH CAROLINA. highest lit' County of Lancaster. House, is- ruary 1 ire In Common Pleas. 0f gale, >b- estate. Henry G. Mcllwain, et al., Plaintiffs, All t vs. Buford Walter 1. Mcllwain. et al.. Defend- County, ants. dred t t9 Pursuant to a decree made in the more 01 > a above stated case by Judge T. J. Gf jno. on Mauldin, dated Nov. 14, 1916, I will Sarah nd sell at public auction to the highest j south 1 bidder, at Lancastor Court House. ton and ?I> (.n the first Monday in February by B. T "is ,eXt tho hours of sale Jones. . the following described real estate: Term ng All that piece, parcel or tract of and the land being, lying and situate in jnstalln ar Pleasant Hill Township, in the bond o ,vn county of Lancaster, in the State of gage of 'ty South Carolina, containing 110 3-4 e8t at i n& acres, more or less, designated as payable p'r Tract No. 2 on a plat of the M. L. pUrcha! ier Green tract of land, as made by T. p0rti0n M. Belk, surveyor, of date August chase i 24. 1910. Bounded north by Public pay for Road leading from Jones Cross Roads to Heath Springs, S. C.; east LD0 by other lands of H. G. Mcllwain jones ^ and Carrie S. Green; south by lands p be of W. T. Addison; and west by lands 2 2-3t of Carrie S. Green and R. E. Mcll ns. wain. n8 Terms of Sale?Cash. Purchaser ua or purchasers to pay for papers. Taxes PAUL MOORK. ber C. C. C L. C. Jno. T. Green, j Plaintiffs' Attorney. A P? ] Jan. 17, 1918. 26-3t-Friday. added t cent ic ; 11 CLERK'S SALE. ce^hf601 S poses a STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, F()r County of Lancaster. Censtit Ordinal rlnConunon Pleas. mills, ] mills, 1 j Alice R. Bailey, et al., PlaintifTs, Bonds V8-) Fund < ( Wardlaw Williams, et al., Defend- j n ants. Money * Pursuant to a decree made in the For j above stated case by Judge Ernest Bhip Be , Moore, dated November 12th, 1917, Bhjp 3. I will sell at public auction to the Townsh J highest bidder, at Lancaster Court Creek ' House, on the first Monday in Feb- Speei ruary next, within the legal hours ri0us d of sale, the following described real tricts f estate, to wit: tricts 2 ln(i All that piece, parcel or tract of district for land, situate in the County of Lan- 27, 30, caster, State aforesaid, containing district ninety acres, more or less, and 7 gj* ( I bounded as follow*: North by es- nne-hal tate lands of Alex Howell, west by 10, 11, 15 lands of Mrs. Mollle J. Perry and 31, 32, an_ estate lands of John Williams, 49 eigl south by estate lands of Tom Bailey, (10) 1 Ay and east by McMurray estate lands. (11) k The above tract of land will be AH i 17 sold at the risk of the former pur- ages ol lg chaser. for a . c. ..ir, ui bbib, casn. I'urcnaser ($3.00] ln to pay for papers. and al PAUL MOORE. ages ol 1. C. C. C. L. C. for a p 2 H. HINES, except Rn. Plaintiffs Attorney. 24-3t-Once a week?Fri. CLERK'S SALE. < iry STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, pp County of Lancaster. be- 4 I of In Common Plena. DR. All 21 Catherine A. Mosler, as Admx. and Office I for In her own right. Plaintiff, icb vs. all T. J. Mosier, et al., Defendants. op Pursuant to a decree made In the above stated case by Judge J. W. De- Offlc - -r . I ...? X JANUARY, 25, 1918 eDayRiqht lip or Two LuziannefD-EGGS and a cup iminp, stimulating m fhat better start could t for the day's work! -y, air-tight tin locks n! Buy a can of ay. 't agree it's the best that ever passed your :er will give you back id for it, and ask no ), there. gcoffee Reigns" ?. i lated October 12th, 1917, I II at public auction to the bidder, at Lancaster Court on the first Monday in Febaext, within the legal hours the following described real to wit: hat tract of land situated in Township, in Lancaster , S. C., containing two hunind forty-four (244) acres, * less, bounded north by lands T. Fraser, east by lands of Hunter and Francis Phillips, >y estate lands of David Hilwest by lands formely owned >. Heath, now owned by C. D. is of sale: One-third cash > balance in two equal annual lents, secured by note or f the purchaser, with mort' the premises, bearing interseven per cent per annum, i annually, with option of the ser to pay all or any greater than one-third of the purprice in cash. Purchaser to papers. PAUL MOORE. C. C. C. L. C. lalntlff's Attorneys. >Frldays. TAX NOTICE. Are Payable from Octo15th, 1917. to March 15th, 1918. nalty of one per cent will be or January payment, two per >r February, and seven per r March. levies for the different purre as follows: State purposes 8 1-2 mills, utlonal School Tax 3 mills, y County purposes 4 1-2 Public Roads and Bridges < nterest on Past Indebtedness 1 mill, Interest and Sinking }n C. & C. Railroad Bonds litis, Interest on Borrowed 1-2 mill. Total 24 3-4 mills, payment of interest on Town, tnds: In Pleasant Hill Town4 of 1 mill, in Gill's Creek iip 1 1-2 mills, and in Cane Township 1 3-4 mills, lal School Taxes for the valstricts are as follows: Disi and 13 two (2) mills, dls!2 and 45 three (3) mills, s 1. 3, 4, 5, 9, 20, 21, 23, 2?, , 47 and 48 four (4) mills, s as flv? /K\ J'-* ' - _ ... v \ u / anno, uisinct 6) mills, district 14 six and f (6 1-2) mills, districts 2. 12, 15. 17. 18. 19. 24. 25. 33. 34. 39. 42. 43. 46 and tit (8) mills, district 38 ten nllls, and district 40 eleven tills. nale citizens between the J 21 and 55 years are liable capitation tax of three I dollars for road purposes, 1 male citizens between the r 21 and 60 years are liable oil tax of one ($1.00) dollar, those exempt by law. T. L. HILTON. County Treasurer. ! ****** OFESSIONAL CARI?S ! + + + + + + *+ + J. HKfrX K FUNDKIUKTIIK, Dental Hur)(eon. lours: 8:30 to 13:30 A. M. 2:00 to 6:00 P. M. And by Appointment. Office Phone 160. Residence Phone 16. b over Lancaster Pharmacy.