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' t^EiPTEB L TEE MESSAGE. The sun had just sunk behind the hills, leaving Evans Gulch in a soft shadow and its prominent citizens in a brisk discussion on the merits of an old map which Sheriff Woodruff had pro duced to confirm one of his statements. An old map it looked to be; greasy and marked by the fingers of hasty pros pectors; almost as ancient in appearance as an Egyptian papyrus that had lain pressed closely to tho bosom of a mummy for ages. Yet the sheriff had sworn by it for years, and he dared to produce it and lay it side by side with one of the government's newest, that was almost as unintelligible from its plexus of red, blue and green lines, dots and specks, squares and circles, figures and names. ? The sheriff proudly stated that his map was made in thirty-seven, a fact that, for him, was proof of its virtues, for he believed that a map, like whisky, gathered a virtue with years. It showed vast-vacant spaces marked "unexplored territory," and in spite of the fact that the chimneys in Leadville smoked in the distance, three miles away, where his reliable map showed an arid region, he still affirmed his faith in it. He had his supporters, three or four, who swore by the sheriff, and they stoutly backed him in his assertion that "there's just as many unexplored tracts in this 'ere country as ever-or nearly as many anyhow." Cale Whitley had the ma jority with him as with fluent gestures and few words he spread the new map, gaudy, butterflylike, on che faro table and said scornfully, "Put your thumb on a spot where there's no. names of hills, towns, rivers or camps!" The sheriff, whose thumb was none of the smallest, would have found it a difficult task even had he essayed it, but he would not deign to bestow a glance upon the "circus chart" as he called the paint ed thing. All Evans Gulch knew what this dis cussion was about. It was an old sub ject, and the new map had been pro cured as a clincher to Cale's oft repeated assertions that "the whole country was explored, and no use talkin." A few of the least interested stood on the out The car was dashed against thc ground with such force as to throw Gilbert out. skirts Of the little gathering, half in the wide doorway, watching, with idle smiles that now and again broke into laughs as either disputant scored a point,.tho big, quivering, fat figure of the sheriff-his red brown face, covered with freckles, pursed up into oleaginous .wrinkles as ho listened-and Cale's wiry, -nervous form and excited eyes as he ran his thin, calloused hands through his long, leather colored hair. Tho ar gument was emphasized, punctuated and rounded out at frequent intervals by the most astonishing and unneces sary prof ani t}T. Remarks of a highly personal nature interlarded the discourse, and names and adjectives were applied with an un conscious natural freedom that would have amazed any one unused to Evans Gulch. But remarks as to one's mo rality, sanity, parentage or nativity, when applied as aids to the open discus sion of a subject, were unnoticed in that locality, and were considered only as so many flowers of metaphor, brightening ?the dull path of logical argument. So Cale Whitley, in applying to the sheriff tho title of a "driveling old windbag," in nowise reflected upon his official ca pacity, and likewise, when the sheriff pointedly pronounced Whitley "an es caped lunatic from some eastern asy lum," ho did not in the least influence tho opinion of his hearers, who knew Gale to be a good prospector and min eralogist and a man of varied accom plishments. I Standing nearest to the door, with his face turned upward toward the western sky, stood a lean, tall boy watching the golden light wear off the hilltops and turn leaden in the fading of the day. His face, which was neither dreamy nor bright, wearing rather a listless, tired look, suddenly filled with startled and fearful awe as speechless he raised his hand and point?e, toward the sky. The man nearest to him, who had been an interested listener, catching the aston ishment and terror in the boy's eyes, turned quickly, and a B?rill shout es caped his lips. At the same moment a hoarse sound of many voices arose, and ali hurried to the doorway io behold sweeping up the slope an object new to Evans Gulch. j It was a large silk balloon. The dying inn's rays, already lost behind the hills, fell on its sides, causing it to resemble a huge ripe pear hanging in the blue vault. Tho basket had a solitary occupant, who was making signs to tho people at ti? eastern end o'/.' tho gulch to catch bis anchor rope. They stoctS in amazed de light, however, and thc monster came sweeping alon j, tho ro?o's end trailing up the street \antil Cal 5, seeing the ob jtct of the at rial voyager's shouts and signs, cried: "Get hold ol his ropo, boys, and stop Mm!"' A moment -Mere a bnghing, rolling mass of men hilariously tumbled over each other in their elf o:rts to sei1? the rope, like a lo"$ of frolicking boy?, and aa instant latea: the giaiat myi? swayed and tossed a fi w foi. 5 from li io ground in front of "Keenan's joint." The aeronaut, leaning from, his basket car, directed them to draw him down, and alighted among them wi'ih a grate ful word of thanks. He wa % a man of about forty-five, brown bearded, palo and serious, but thero waa u firm look in his blue eyes that showed jplttck and skill, and his mouth, clean c .it, a trifle thin, but graceful, gave evidence of de termination and perseverance. The first words of the aerial visitor after thanking "the boys" were earthly jmd fleshly. . "Can I eet anvthine to eat here, een /_ ^^^^^ pur /^"ir^^T^^iWvTc?n DjrjPcaAL ARRANGEMENT WlTH TftEkj -' tlemen?" instinctively addressing C Whitley. "The best in the land!" readily repl Cale. "Anything in reason from sc crackers to canvasback ham. We ont of whisky, but there's lots of beer camp yet. Come in, stranger, while ' tie your boss." Thif ; proceeding, however, the strang directed and assisted in explaining tl he feared lest unpracticed hands mig cause the loss of precious gas. He th entered the building, a one story stn ture, with a Very wide doorway, wh< the faro table, in full view of the stre occupied the central space, with ina stools and narrow chairs scattered aboi The lean boy who had first espied t balloon had been dispatched to preen the guest some lunch, and he made sn haste that he returned with it by t time the stranger had seated himse Surrounded by the crowd of rough, loi haired and bearded men he presentee striking contrast to them in his neat i tire. Had he walked into Evans Gul in a Norfolk jacket, knee breeches &? a cork helmet it is highly probable th he would have met with a far diff?re reception and been treated with t. scorn and contempt of the entire pop lace iri their own wild western wa But his attire was befitting his advei the first of the kind that the Gulch hi been treated to, and the Gnlchers sa nothing inappropriate in his costume. Balloons were unique, so were bi Ioonists' clothes, was the natural ve diet, unspoken, almost unthonght Y all eyed him curiously, while kindly, ar waited impatiently the completion of h modest repast. His eyes were busy, too, roamir frankly from face to face in a way tbi so. ":ow told them he was "sizing the: up," as Cale expressed it afterwar glancing at the faro table, the specimei of quartz, porphyry, lead ores and ca Donates upon the narrow shelf on tl wall and the big broken roulette whe in the corner, tilted up on its side to a ford more room to eager gamblers arour the faro table. When he had finished Cale tossed tl paper in which the lunch had bee brought into the street and said: "No\ stranger, let's hear your story. This the first time we've had a balloon t here, and we're naturally interested." The stranger, with a good naturi smile, looked around at the eager, tc hardened and sin hardened faces-max of them-and began: "My name is Pierce-H. R. Pierce, < San Francisco. I left Denver the da before yesterday in the balloon, and wi carried south till near Colorado Spring where the current changed and carrie me northwest. I was compelled to r< main in the car, the nature of the com try not permitting an easy landing, am making an attempt to cross the coi tinent in a balloon. That is my story gentlemen, all there is of it, and I than you for-your kindness." Finding so tame an explanation of th phenomenon, most of the crowd soon dil persed. * Cale Whitley and the sheriff somehow felt themselves to be in a measux Pierce's hosts, and felt the impropriety c indulging in Evans Gulch's only amus( ment while their guest refrained then from. When Pierce inquired for the hot< they both "smiled loudly," and state that the place had not risen to that dig nity yet-fourteen saloons, nine far banks, a postoffice, a provision store (als a saloon) and a "lockup" constituted apart from sundry quartz crushers, th entire borough; but they wished to "es ??end to him the hospitality of their owi shanty'-the best in the place too.'" Thither they conducted him at one* seeing therein a way out of their di lemma, for they both felt the agony o witnessing the game while being pre vented from playing. A long, rambling conversation ensued during which the characters of the tw< men unfolded themselves to Pierce'i eyes, and he recognized their thoroughly practical American worth. Theaherifl was transparent; simply a big, goce natured Jerseyman by birth, who hac lived in various parts of the west sinc? boyhood, having made several small for tunes, spent them and expected to make another-a type frequently to be found all over the continent. Cale' Whitley was not so easily read. He was more beneath the surface and was harder to get at, but Pierce had seen too many men of learning and refinement adrift in these western wilds to probe too deeply into any mystery he might imagine in Cale's past. He was content to find in them both materials that he might use. It was nearly ten o'clock when he said: "I am here for a purpose in which yon might, if you are inclined, aid me ma terially. It's rather a long story, but I will make it as short as possible." He lighted his pipe, as the other two had done, and smoked a few minutes ia silence, while they drew their chairs closer. Then he began: "Two years ago I had a balloon made and left San Francisco in the month of June, with the wind taking us rapidly eastward. With me was a young man named Eric Gilbert He was about thirty years old and one of the bright est men I ever knew. A linguist, a scientist, a mechanic, an artist; in fact he was possessed of more practical knowl edge and cultivated accomplishments than any other man I have met; one of the most daring yet genial, good tem pered fellows^ in the world. He was nearly six feet in height and weighed about a hundred and sixty pounds, and he was an athlete too. He could shoot well and ride well, just the kind of man in fact to undertake such an adventure as we meditated. It was to cross the continent to the Atlantic, and for a while all went swimmingly. "We had crossed the Beckies success fully and were in the Wasatch range, or rather between the Wasatch and the Elk mountains, when the current, which had been almost uniformly westward for days, suddenly changed and carried us down toward Arizona. We were not alarmed, although our supply of water was somewhat scanty; yet the gas held out well, and we knew that we would strike water at intervals. We had on board when we started a dozen can. c pigeons, seven of which had already been released and returned home. "We released one in the Elk moun tains just before the current changed. We drove south all day, passing over the wildest and most magnificent canyon scenery at a high altitude, in a cloudless Bky, until nearly sunset, when there came up a terrific storm. "In spite of our attempt to rise abov? it we were hurled along with dreadful velocity and found ourselves nearing the earth rapidly and in danger of heine dashed against the enormous cliffs of the can y o is. whose cavernous ilepthb Lr?iov us. The lightning Sss* arouud ros, and I feared every inonu that the balloon would be set on fire, became darker every moment, a nightfall found ns very near the earl making mighty bounds up and do\ and driving along at the rate of am a minute. The anchor was .hrown ot but failed to hold, the only results 1 ing to make the bounds and jerks mc fierce. "It was totally dark, and about eig o'clock at night the car was dash against the ground with such force to tear apart several of the ropes, thro ing Eric Gilbert out, with all our instr menta, the pigeon crate and ballast, an instant. The loss of so much weig caused the balloon to rise at once ai dash away again, going higher eve moment I was almost crazy and lc control of myself. I looked down, and fancied I saw lights and dwellin down in the canyon, people and catt running about when the lightning lumined the scene, but as I knew that was an uninhabitable wilderness I la it to excited imagination, and 1 kne that poor Gilbert's bones would 1 whitening under the burning sun in few days. It was impossible tb he him. I could only hold on and letti balloon drive. It became frightful cold, and 1 found that I had also disl ca ted my arm. "After a time I became unconscioi and fell to the bottom of the car, whic was covered with ice. When I recoven consciousness 1 found myself in tl hands of a Mexican cattleman, on who: ranch the balloon had descended, near A buquerqne, New Mexico. I was with hi: for several weeks, very ill and delirioi most of the time. But 1 recovered ac returned to San Francisco, where, to m surprise, I found that all but one pf tl carrier pigeons had returned before m< I heard nothing of Eric and natural! mourned him as dead, for no man cou! exist in the region three days. It is waterless, burning, alkali desert. "Now for the strangest part sf m story: # "One evening two weeks ago I ol served a carrier pigeon, evidently stranger, endeavoring to enter my coo*, with a message fastened to his tail i the usual manner. I went up and le him in and recognized him at once a the bird that had failed to return. M heart sprang up in my throat, and m hands trembled so that I could sc. ?el; detach the message. It was written o: some kind of a small skin and read thru tor here it is." Pierce took 'rom his pocketbook white parchment and unfolded it npoi the table. The others watched him wi tl an intense gaze. Then holding it up t the light he read: "H. R. Pierce, San Francisco, California: "If you are alive, kelp me. I aiu in a city o ancient people in a canyon, latitude thirty three degrees thirty minnies, longitude thirty two degrees thirty minutes weat from Wash ington, as near as I can make it. There is n way of escape. The people know of no othe world or race and believe tie supernatural but it can't last much longer. There's million of dollars here in solid gold. It will pay a re lief party. The population is about twenty five hundred. I have learned the languagi and written a book that will make people'; eyes open. If this falls into the hands of an: white man, for God's sake forward to H. R Pierce, San Francisco, or, if he is missing, sene help to me at once. Eme L. GILBURT. "Well, that's all there is of it. I au: going to find him, and you are the kind of men I should like to have join me ir the endeavor, for I believe he is alive. 1 believe every word of this message. 1 should like to have you organize a wag on train and search for him while 1 make the attempt in the balloon. It's risky, I know, but Tve a feeling that it will succeed. I believe that it was the same, city that I saw as I was whirled away that night when we struck the cliff. As I figure it, my friends, the lo cation of this unknown city must be in the San Francisco river region, one of the most inaccessible places in the United States. It lies north of Fort Borie, where, I think, we might make our start, and is bounded by tho Black river on the north, the Gila range on the west and on the east by the Rio Salarosa and the White mountains. "Clifton is .the nearest settlement, I behove, to this arid wilderness, and I find that the chances for a successful balloon search would be best if begun in that locality. The air current seems more steadily southwestern than other wise, and I wish to start from there. It is a tough country in whieh to travel, from all accounts, but I think we can overcome all difficulties, and the venture will pay us if successful. I want to make a business proposition to you without calling for any feeling or sym pathy on your part at all. I will give you each ten thousand dollars if we suc ceed in rescuing Gilbert, and five thou sand if we fail after making all proper efforts. How does it strike you?" Cale had already felt his blood stir with the spirit of adventure and had made up his mind long before Pierce ceased speaking, and as he concluded said emphatically: . "I am with you, heart and soul. ' It's just the kind of work I need, and I be lieve this old gas bag here is as anxious as I am to undertake the search." The sheriff, slow minded, as most men of his size and kind are, was, however, as willing as Whitley, but he was older and more lethargic, more prone to set the difficulties, if not the dangers, than Cale, and, too, he relished the ease and comfort of the semicivilization of Evans Gulch,, preferring it to hard riding and hard sleeping on the sunburned plains. For him, however, the money considera tion was the motive power; the prize was too glittering not to be worth aa effort such plums came in his way all too rare ly nowadays-and he signified his assent by asking Pierce how soon he wished to start. "At once," he answered. "Every mo ment is precious. While we idle here Gilbert may be in danger. I feel it in some way, and I am anxious to get to work." Cale's mind had been busy for some time on the problem, and bringing out the new map wa? intently studying its Unes, in which the others joined him. Before them in imagination spread the desert of the San Francisco-only a little space upon the map, but full of the unknown and mysterious, surrounded hy lines and dots, with oft heard, well known names printed beside them. It seemed impossible that there could be a city full of inhabitants in that little spaee and the world know nothing about it. But Pierce declared that few people had ever penetrated even the border land of this wilderness, and that it was extremely probable, Not for an instant did these two men, shrewd and wily as they undoubtedly were, sharpened hythe grinding of years of struggles, question his sanity or sin gleness of purpose. They somehow felt at once the honesty of his aim and ob ject, and debated only the best measures to insure their success, and before they slept they had formed their pluns. A week later found them together at Tombstone, Arizona Territory, gather ing up a wagon train-men, horses and provisions-for the expedition. Another week and the big balloon swayed and struggled at its moorings aa though yearning, like an imprisoned bird, to sour aloft on its errapd, surrounded by a crowd of men making bets on the BUCCBSS of the undertaking and giving largo odds against the return of the airship. At the same moment almost the people of Fort Borie were watching a little train of pack mules and horsemen climbing the moun tain, with the sheriff in the lead, going north and waving their hate as tney vanished beyond the distant hilltops: Cale sat in the car, cool and cahn. an swering with pointed western sarcafcn the bantering of the crowd and rather anxious to be off, while Pierce nervous ly busied with the last arrangements. At three o'clock he carefully scruti nized the car and its contents, took a last look aloft, sprang into the oscillat ing basket, and in another moment tLe balloon was shooting up in a sweeping Blaut toward the clouds and toward the White mountains. 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A large line of Parlor 8uits to select irom. A Bedroom Suit, large glass, big bedstead, enclosed washstand, full suit 9 pieces; chairs have cane seats, delivered anywhere for 122 00. Other Suits both cheaper and more expensive. 23 yds. of yd.-wide Carpet for |7 50. 1 pair Nottingham Lace Curtains, pole, 2 chains, 2 hooks, 10 pins, all for ll 00. A nice Window Shade, 7 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, on spring rollers,with fringe tor 50 cents. No freight paid on Shades and Cur tains unless ordered in connection with other goods. ft Send for Catalogue. Address Iv. IP. PADGETT, . 801 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. Richmond & Banville SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION. Condensed Schedule, in effect January 17. Trains run by 75th Meridian Time. SOUTH HOUND. IVes.Liinl j No. --7. ' Daily I No..;. Daily. No. it. Dai!v. Lv Kew ?orfc.. 4.30PM 12.15nt 4.30PM " Philadelphia 0.57 ? 3.50AM 6.57 " u Baltimore... 0.4") " " Washingtori.l2;00 " u Richmond... 3.20AM " Greensboro.. 7.0?) " " Salisbury... S.2S " Lr Charlotte \ 9.35 " Rock Hill. " Chester. 3.-?4 " Winnsbcro. 4.-10 " ?J Columbia j . ?07 " Johnston. 8.12 " " Trenton. S.2S " " Graniteville . 8.55" Ar Augusta." 0.80 " " Charleston. 11.20 " " Savannah. 6.30 " 0.50 " 9.45 " 11.10" 11.20 " 3.00PM 3.00AM 10.25 ? 10.20 " 12.2SAM 12.05PM 2.00 " 1.30 ' 2.10" 1.50 ' 3.03" 2.4?. NORTHBOUND. No. 12. Daily. No. io. Daily. 3.28 a 4.20 " 5.50 " 6.05 " 7.53 " S.OS " 8.36 " 0.15 " 10.05 " 6.30 Ves.Lim. No.jS. Daily. Lv Savannah.. 8.00AM 6.40PM "Charleston. 6.00" 6.00" " Augusta.. . 1.00PM 7.00 " " Graniteville 1.32 " 7.55 " " Trenton - * ?.00 " S.3S " " Johnston... 2.13 " 8.52 " Ar Col umhin M'00 " ?0-40 " I v Columbia.. j410 " lQm u " Winnsboro. 5.37 " 12.26AM " Chester.... 6.30 " 1.23 " " Rock Hill ,. S.07 " 2.03 " Ar Chftplotrp J S.00 " 3.05 ? Ly ^,,ftrJott(?' ? j s.20 ? 7,00 " " Salisbury... 9.55 " 8.36 "10.34 " " Greensboro. 11.38AM 10.30 "12.00 " Ar Richmond.. 7.40 " 5.30PM . Washington 10.25 " 9.46 " 8.38AM " Baltimore.. 12.05PM 11.35 " 10.0S " " Philadelphia 2.20AM 3.00 " 12.35" " New York.. 4.50 " 6.20 " 3.20 PM 9.20PM