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? ?Copyright, 1918, Western Newspapor Union.) *'A plain nobody," modest Rufus Dow designated himself, but Ada Pearce considered him the best of men and was not far amiss, and her father, who was Dow's employer, had reason :to thank this loyal, industrious young fellow for keeping his small and strug gling business afloat through all kinds of vicissitudes. Mr. Pearce had been too 111 for a year to do much more than assume the direction of affairs, ile owned u barge, clumsy, old. and safe for close coast service only. He lived a few leagues down the Australian coast from Mel bourne, and for twenty years hail fol lowed the conveying of merchandise from port to port, especially bulk stuff, cutting steamer rates. The barge had a sail and a tiller and was scarcely sea worthy, and coukl be operated by one man. 'Tve got a cargo-ice," reported Pearce one day. "The consignors will load and all care taken off your hauds at the other end. Pick out a spell of ctear weather for the go, Rufus, for I hardly think the craft will s?tand many more voyages." Rufus started on his voyage a week later. Above the hold, crated, were two hundred iee cream freezers and several barrels of coarse rock salt, for the cargo was designated for a firm en gaged in the manufacture of ice cream. "I think, myself, the old tub is at its lust gasp," Rufus told Ada. "If fate downs her on this trip, maybe it will be a good thing, for wo make so little. I would like to strike out into some new held. It's this wretched pinching and scraping to get a dollar ahead that is putting off our marriage." "But it doesn't wear out our love, dear," reminded Ada sweetly. Everything augured au easy, pleas aut voyage. The old barge behaved ad mirably for two dayb. The third night, however, fifty miles from any i>ort, Ru fus found himself in the grasp ol' a fierce storm. With dismay he let the unwieldy craft drift, the plaything of the waves, for there was nothing else to do. With daybreak there came a dense fog and ti steru northeaster that drove the barge ahead like an arrow shot from a how. The straining craft groaned and shivered. No land was in sight, the great broad sail had been ripped to tatters and the rudder had burst its lashings. Rufus had lost ac count of bearings, the fog did not lift and that night the wind increased. lu the utter darkness, just before day break, with a crash the barge struck rocks, the prow was battered into kindling wooil. the bulky mass turned over ou its side and Rufus clung to the upper rail, awaiting daybreak. "It's a conti reef and an island be yond," he calculated, ns morning showed lum a coastline fringed with trees. He had made up a package of food and, strapping half a dozen of tile freezer pails together, utilized them as a float to get ashore. Rufus sat down and rested when he reached the beach. The tropical air told him that he must have voyaged many hundred miles. He was blocking out a blin 1 course along the coast when a blaring trumpet blast, followed by the clash of cymbals, caused him to observe a procession tit a short dis tance. Borne in a -palanquin shoul dered by half a dozen dusky fellows, all hands nearly nude, was a great, portly savage, decorated with metal orna ments. The inference was palpable. Rufus had landed on some isolated island in habited by savages-this was their au gust monarch on a journey. They might be cannibals, and at thi.?. thought Ru fus started to hide, but he was ob served and put on a bold front, await ing the approach of the procession. Following ir were some cattle yoked together. The procession halted and the kin::, alighting, studied Ruins with curiosity. Then he inquisitively point ed to the ice cream pails. A bright thought struck Rufus. Through gestures he Imparted to thc dusky monarch that he would swim to the barge and return with something that would explain the situation. The king nodded and Rufus struck out for the wreck. He returned, floating ?1 great cake of ice ahead ol' him. and tied to his shoulders the cannister thal held the craft's supply of sugar. One hour later Rufus was at a stage of wild jubilation. Ile had made of the king a real friend and the latter not only rewarded him richly but indi cated that he should be conveyed to the mainland. "Yes, I'm here and the barge and Its cargo demolished or devoured." report ed Rufus to Ada, and her father one month later, ?md he told of the wreck, "And then," he recited, "I treated them. They had cows, and therefore milk. I>had sugar and Ice. I made them a freezer full of ice cream. The effect was magical. They had never tasted the dainty before and were en tranced. They halted right there, un loading ice and freezers from the barge. They .sent to thuir camp and a whole army flocked to the spot. There was such an ice cream festival as was never heard of before. They kept their word as to placing me in the way of getting home and the king gave me these-" and Rufus, drawing' ?mt a lit tle chumois-skin bag, poured into his hand a dozen or more magnificent dia monds. "And now. Ada," he exuberated, gayly, "we can get married." PopulCilon of Washington 395,947. Washington claims a present popu lation of 31)5,917, police census. i SAVE A LITTLE SUGAR TODAY. Why Ice Your Cake? Icing is not needed. Why not leave it off? Putting cake on a war basis is another way to save sugar without hardship. Thick frosting Involves the use of sugar needlessly at this time. Furthermore, many recipes call for excessive amounts of sugar. Try smaller quantities in your cake recipes, etc., and give pref, erence to cakes which are sweet ened with molasses or sirup. Housekeepers who have a stock of canned fruit, Jellies, and pre serves in their cupboard can lessen the sugar consumption by using more of such things for desserts. , 2! Just received a lirge shipment of men's Panama hats. Come in and let us fit you. Prices very reasona ble. I. Mukashv. E. J. NORRIS Fire Insurance Life Insurance Hail Insurance Automobile Insurance Accident Insurance Health Insurance Suretv Bond Insurance FIRE INSURANCE -F o r_ This World J. T. HARLING OFFICE OVER Bank of Edgefield, S. C. The Best Hot Weather Tonic 11 CROCE'S TASTK.I.E.SScliiil" O.' . Z enriches tfcr :' biooO, bciids up ?be whole system? nd will won- i j iler?ully ..tre:?j;!-..-n xx::-\ fortify > or :o withstand the ?cpfs-.iu^ effect o( the ?sot maimer. 50c. LOST: A large English Setter color) black, white and tan on ie-L and jaws, the blaze in his face a j little one-sided. Reward for his; return. N. (T. Evans April 29, 1918. We have Rome barley flour, you can buy without substitutes. I'se it ami save wheat for our soldiers. J,. T. Mav. i BARRETT & 1 " (INCORPC ? I 1 COTTON 3 h Augusta - - - (Summons. Slalo of South Carolina, Conntj- of Edgefield, In the Court of Common Plea. S. B. Nicholson-Plaintiff-against W. H. Watkins and W. S. Rob inson, Partners in trade doing business under thc firm name and style of Watkins & Robinson Defendants. (To the Defendants Above Named.) You are hereby ?nmino ned and required to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is here with served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to said com plaint on the subscriber, at his of fice at Edgefield, Scuth Carolina,* within twenty days after the ser vice thereof; exclusive of this day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within ihe time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the- Court for the relief demanded in the com plaint. B. E. NICHOLSON, Plaintiff's Attorney. April 19th, 1918. To W. H. Watkins and W. S. 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