Barnwell sentinel. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 185?-1925, December 25, 1919, Image 6
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"YOUR FATHER'S DEAD"
Synopgl#-Stacey Wallen, flret
mate of the. "bark Upoto, 4n the
Java eea, la the aole aurvlvor Of
the crew, all vlctlma of yellow
rever. Ting Web, Cljlneee aailor,
laat man to die, telle Wallen he
and five other Chinamen were sent
aboard by "Drink-House Sam,” no
torious character of Singapore,, to
kill him. This recalls to Wallen an
Incident of his childhood which
aeems connected with the confes
sion. While delirious, Wallen en
ters In the ship’s log the fact of
his death and abandons the vessel
In a small tw»gt. Wallen’s boat
drifts to the Island of Arru and a
Scottish trader there, MacKnlght.
cares for him. learning that a ship-
Is In port on the other side of the
Island, twenty miles away, Wallen,
though unfit for the task, starts
to reach It, but falls exhausted on
the trail. There he Is found by a
man and woman who she from the
ship he was trying to reach. Mott,
first mate, and Helen MacKay, a
passenger. They convey him to the
vessel The ship proves to be ’ a
small tramp steamer, the M-mletgh,
Capt. Lay®ton
bark’s loss until I put in here yester
day and heard there was a survivor
from her on the other si/Ie of the
Island—but I knew about you fast
enough." 7-
He paused, shot a swift, restless
1 glance at Wallen, then began to pace,
three steps ohe way, three steps the
other, up and down the narrow cabin.
”1) n it, inan!” he said abruptly.
"I’ve got bad news for you. Your
CHAPTER III—Continued.
—4—
It was a .little strange. Rhlps like
the Mou?elgh weren’t In the habit of
Indulging in ez|M>nalve luxuries of
that description ! Ills brows gathered
for a moment; and then, with a shrug
of hla shoulders, he walked forward
to the captain’s cabin under the
bridge nnd knocked.
"Corne In!" bawled a voice gruffly.
Wallen entered to face the little
man with the thin face and queer
eyes—he promptly modified “queer"
by “evasive" now—that he recognized
ns the Captain.
“Hello!" exclaimed the captain In
enddcnly altered tones. "If It ain’t
Mr. Wallen! Aad on your pins el-
ready 1 Well, I’ll he 1 But alt
down! Sit down!" He waved Wallen
to a seat on the locker and puslied
flerwnrd the bottle and glass that-were
on the table. "Sit down, Mr. Wallen,
nnd help ypuraelf!"
Wallen shook his head as he sealed
himself.
"Thanks Just the same," he said;
“but I'm still sticking to quinine."
“Quinine, eh?" repeated the other.
“Yes, of course! Yes—right you are!.
Well"—he poured a glass for him
self—"here’s to you, undjustas hearty
If I drink alone. And I'll add. Mr.
Wallen, that It’s to the rumuiest
father’s deed \*
For a moment Wallen neither
moved nor spoke. It was difficult to
grasp the full significance of the
words. His father—dead!
What did this thln-faced man, with
the little black eyes that always re
fused to meet one’s own, who was
tramping nervously now up and down
a little cabin on a rusty 'tramp
steamer here In th«< Java sea, at th«-
other end of the world, know of his
father, who never left the four walls
of that lonely gray stone house In Cal-
ifornla?
“What do you know about ray fa-,
ther?"—he found hitnself speaking In
• qui»-’ voice.
Captain I.uynton
alvei/ In front of his table, pulled the
drawer o|>en. took out a sheet of pa
lter and handed It to Wallen.
“You'll get the drift of this your
self, I guess,” he ventured.
Wallen stared at the paper, at first
with curious hewilderrnont—and then.
wlttr'He sudden flash of comprehen
sion, he was on his feet* It was a list
"of the ports of call scheduled for the
111-fnted Upolo on her Inst voyage—
ports of call that she had never made.
“What does this mean?" he ‘de
manded In a low voice. “How did you
come by this?"
“Your father gave It to me," the
captain answered. “And now, if you'll
Joat listen for a minute. I’ll give
you the whole story, and you’ll see
• for yourself. First I might ns well
tell you, though, that I own this ship.
Well, I was In Honolulu—light, yofi
understand—when your fatfier came
aboard one evening and offered to
charter me for a three mpnths’ cruise
down here. He made the price right,
paid the money dowu In udvunce, and
I closed with hlru.
*r
"He gave me the list of ports, and
said his son was on. a trading bark
called the Upolo, nnd that he wanted
to get track of him as soon ns pos
sible. and offered an extra bonus for
all hands If we made a quick job of
And now the score was ft very heqvj
one to pay—his father’s life! Well—
his eyes narrowed:—he would pay It I
“Did my father bring a native serv
ant with him—a,.man named Gunga?"
he asked dispassionately.
"No,” the other replied. "He was
alone." ■
Wallen nodded. "What else Is there
to tell me?” ' . . "
“Not much--but .what you can
guess,” Laynton said. “I ran down
through the Makassar strait and made
for the nearest port on that list—PobI
here. Your father had paid me for
the three months, qnd If I say It my.
self, when J make a bargain I stick
to It. If I could find you Inside the
three months I was going to do* It.
"I don’t know what your father was
soj anxious about, though I under
stood, of course, that he chartered me
because out here, with you touching
nt those trading stations, he couldn’t
reach you by mail or cable; but I
made sure it was something mighty
important and I thought you’d know
what It was.”
It was almost an interrogation, put
naturally, nonchalantly enough-—save,
for a trace of eagerness in the man’s
tones that was not entirely disguised.
“I haven’t the slightest idea.” said
Wallen smoothly.-
“You haven’t?” Laynton’s eyes for
once fixed steadfastly. “Well, that’s
queer! A man don’t go to the ex
pense of chartering a ship like this
without a pretty good reason, and—’’
“I dare say my father knew,’’ sug
gested Wallen quietly. Then briskly:
"The question now Is: What are you
going to do, captain?” -
“Why?” said Captain Layman, “I
thought I’d made that plain enough.
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These Are
Furs
DARTING, PIERCING
SCIATIC PAINS
1 ^ \ ~~
Give way before the pene-
trating effects of Sloan’s -
Liniment -
So do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches of lumbago, the nerve-
inflammation of neuritis, the wry neck*
the joint wrench, the ligament sprain,
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
w The ease of applying, the quickness
of relief, the positive results, the clean
liness, and the economy of Sloan’*
Liniment make it universally preferred.
35c, 70c, $1.40.
Sloan's
Liniment
Keep ii handy
ECZEMA!
Honey back without q
1 HUNT’S SALVE falls in the
WJjen I make a contract I keep it. It's
Just now. with Christmas near, the thing like five hundred dollars for th6
1 shops are featuring fur garments ajid ! finest grade. The coatee is a great
fur set®, knowing by experience that favorite, and thjs one Is cut on sim-
1 a certain percentage of people will he pie and gracious lines that promise
sure to purchase them as gifts. If ! well for a day in the future when it
you are among the number, he pre- may be altered in style,
pared to find prices far hig'her than The glorious cape at the right of
you have ever known them, and the the group is made of dark mink skins
prospect of their being reduced is n<»t and has a very Jurge shawl collar. It
cheerful. Garments made rtf the finest Is fringed at the bottom with long and
and rarest skins are prohibitive, ex short tail® and there Is no skin that
cept for the very rich, the price of all can outshine it for beauty. Mink is
j,pelts and the price'.of labor having a durable fur, and there is an ad-
gone steadily higher for several sea vantage 1 in-having a cape of. it; .for
sons. The finest skins have readied capes are never out of style. So heau-
the limit and are reported to liave^Aiful a garment need not concern it-
made a slight decline, while those self as to whether 1t is more or less
that are more common have made an popular than other styles. But such a
advance nil along the line. Wages are cape is more than likely to have its
ikely to decrease for sometime, price mark written in three figures*.
treatment of ITCH, ECZEMA,
BING WOrtM.TETTER or other
Itching akin diseases. Price
E c at druggists, Or direct from
B. Iicharti MatfUioa Co., ShersuJM.
For CROUP, COLDS,
INFLUENZA A PNEUMONIA
Mothers sbonId keep a Jar of Brame s Vioo-
lent When f'ronp, Influ-
mentha Salse convenient " -- ,■
enza or Pn^umon'a threatens tbis aeligntitti
salve robbed well Into the throat, chest and
UDQer the arnis. will relieve tbecht>king, bre*»
congestion and promote restful sleep
vsm
SALVE
wiu. mot siali in: cjjmts
to* «Oe •„ 4 |l.*e u ,11 drat «tor.. or M*t *7
Hranie Drug Vf H. Wllksebo-o. >. C.
Why Pay More
Bicycles. • •. $35.00
Tires 3.50
and fur-bearing'animats ‘grow scarcer Tt fs expressed In terms of tbmt**tt«4»~
•In view of these things a good fur probably, bt)t tlu-se are real furs with
garment, or fur set may be consid : real values. 1
Writ. QUEEN CITY CYCLE CO.
Charlotte, N. C.
ered a fairly safe Investment, and
nothing in Christinas gifts Is more
cherished. ’
In .the group shown above, a coatee.
The ha-hdsonw fnr set that holds the
center of the picture is „as rich and
as durable as its companion®. It is a
short cape-scarf of very, dark ,brown
Kill Dandruff
a cape and a ®< arf nnd muff set. up- martin finished with tails nnd mufiler
pear in three of the most popular collar, having, a round muff matching
kinds of fur. The coatee at the left, it. a* a life companion. Tills Is a
is made in Hudson seal w ith small brilliant ahd very beautiful fur classed
.muffler collar and full dolman sleeves, as ’•hard" by furriers on account of
'It Is a graceful garment, warn! with- the way it resist® wear and keeps its
out being heavy and may l*e classed p luster.- It may he counted on to last
With Cuticura
trusx’*t» So.p 2S. Ointment
id SO, Talcum 25. S.mplee.ch
of D*yt. X, MM."
aa moderately priced even at somo* r ~for years.
Pretty Neckpieces
‘These Are Your Father’* Papers.' 1
meeting that ever I’ve known In my-j-It. That’s all I know about the rea-
lifftl** Aon for the cruise. Well, to cut a long
Wallen watched the man’s neat dls- story short, we started away, and
poH*r of four fingers, lean<*d hack on wpre dow n just south of the line when
• the locker, atyept his eyes around the the accident happened.
“Your father was alone down in his
j up to you, Mr. Wallen. There’s still
say, a matter of two months before
that charter expires, and\ the Mon*
lelgh’s yours until It 'does—in your
j father’s place. That’s square, isn’t It?"
Wallen -hesitated jlboughtfully.
On the face of it It was both square
nnd honorable. He began to wonder
If he had misjudged the man. ■ •
And yet. Instinctively, in spite .of
that, there seemed something specious
| even in the honesty that appeared to
] underlie the other’s piotlves. He had
j reason enough to distrust every soul
on hoard a ship where he was morally
“Captain Laynton—Mark Laynton/
cabin, and, suddenly looluhg up at the
captain again. Intercepted a furtive
glance that the other was stealing at
him over Hhe rim of his glass.
“That ever I’ve known,” said the cap
tain hastily as his eyes dropped.
"There’ll be a lot to say to each other,
Mr. WaHen.” -
"Yes,” Wallen agreed. “I’ll confess
cabin. We heard n shot, rushed be
low, and. thinking It strange that he
didn’t' 1 show up in the exeUeufent,
railed to him—hut got no answer.
Well, we hurst in his cabin door"and
found him dead across the hunk.”
“You mean,” said Wallen through
tight lips, “that he committed sui
cide?” .
“No. Walt!” Captain Laynton
shook his head. “It wasn’t that. God
knows how It happened! The thing
went bff-Athht y s all. TTe~ was denning
„j^>ne of those patent automatic pistols.
“There was u bottle of oil, a clean
ing rag, and a wire swabbing brush
on. the floor. And”—Laynton poured
himself another glass from, the bottle,
gulped it down, nnd wiped his lips
with the hack, of his hand—“well, I’m
Irylng to give it to you In a few
words—we hurled him at sea of
course.”
Wallen turned his back and stared
out of one of the forward portholes
down onto the dirty foredeck. Was
the tnan lying? Was he telling the
truth? That his father had chartered
the Monlelgh and sailed with her—
yes.
Bqt that his death was accidental—
the background of his father’s life—
the recent attempt upon his own life!
His brain was working in flashes. This
man Laynton repelled hii*.
An accident—never! There was no
room for doubt—“never go. to tb$
East”—It was pot an accident—hir fa-
certain his father had. been murdered"!
rm puzzled on several points, Caje
taln—Laynton, Isn’t It? I’m not sure
T caught' the flnine correctly when
Miss MacKay introduced us.
“That’s right,” said the other.
"Laynton. Captain Laynton—Mark
Laynton."
“Well, Captain Laynton,” said Wal-
“your reference to our meeting
a rum pne only leaves me a
Mttfft more up In the air. I can un-
of course, that you might
beard of the Upolo being ralss-
reported lo»t; but I can’t un
bow yon knew I wta on
knowing that what interest
bare la ma.**
Layntoe laftgbed a little
way.
ther had been murdered,on this ship.
And then suddenly he swallowed
hard. N
—It was to save him that hts fathe
had chartered the Monleigh nnd come
F.ast; for, according to that list of
ports, his father somehow had been
In touch with his movements, some
how had known the danger he was in,
and, trying to .avert It, had been mur
dered himself. ■
A cold, merciless passion swept upon
him. Someone on this ship was the
murderer. - Was It this man here?
What was at the bottom of it all?
It was a long arm of vengeance that
reaebad to that gray stone bopse In
California, that reached to Singapore,
to this ship, to that sweltering, plague-
bark where;
I
Two months—it he accepted the cap*
tain’s offer. If he.had only
to work «n !
Something! Yes, he
Drink-House Sam of Singapore!
Captain Laynton spoke again:
“Look here!” he said Jn almost hurt
tones. \ *1 can’t make you any fairer
proposition.than that. Can I?”
‘‘No,” said Wallen instantly, his
mind made up. “And I’ll accept your
offer, captain, and thank you heartily
for it.” y
“Good!” returned Laynton prompt
ly. “Well, with that settled, what’s
the sailing orders? We’ve got steam
up and can get away any minute you
say the word.”
“Then by all means get” away al
once!” he laughed easily. “And”—
he hesitated—“let’s see! I guess you’d
.better shape up for Singapore. Yen
call it Singapore for a starter.”
“Right !’,’ answered Laynton. “Sing
apore it is! But here— Wait a min
ute, Mr. Wallen.” ■
. lie hurried to a small iron safe that
was buiit In under his bunk, opened
it, and returned with a bulky nianila
envelope, which lie handed to Wallen
“These are your father’s papers/
he explained. “I .collected them to
gather and put thbm nvVAy for saf*
keeping.” ,
“Thank you,” said Wallen gravely.
He stepped out onto the deck. “Oh,
by the way, captain,” he observed cas
ually. “I notice you carry wireless.”
The captain’s whistle, pulled from
his pockef,AhIxped shrilly.
“You there, for’ard!” he bawled in
a sea vo^ce that was like the bellow of
a bull. “Stand by to weigh auehor,
Mr. Mott! Hey,'Mr. Mott!”
And ns the second officer- emerged
from' the chart room, just abaft the
bridge and directly over the captain’s
cabin: '“VVe’ll get under way ut once.
Let me know^ when she’s up -amj
down,”
He turned to Wallen. “Wireless,
you said? Oh,, yes; It’s that blasted
new American law—can’t trade in
American ports without It now, yon
know.” . ' —
THE“BLUES”
Caused by .
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Million* of people who worry, are <tespon*
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1 ovSV->»vtilch they ha\>*' little or no control,
j Nearly aiwayi. however, they can be traced
to an Internal *«urce arld-atnniach. Nor !•
It to be wondered at' Arld-*t»mach, begin
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will. If not checked In time affect to intni
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nervous svstem beooiyie* deranged. Digestion
• uffer* The blood I*' Impoverished. Ilealtb
and atrer.gth are underr.iln-d Th* victim of
acid-stomach, although he may not know
the cause *of his »1lment9. feels hi* hope,
courage, ambition and energy slipping And
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IU> not ni+staken about neckwear ot
pfrsuade<r tl»ftt tin* neck uninlonn-d
can hold ils own against one that is
clothed -with pretty furbelows. As
usual, tin* approaching holidays find
neckwear departments in tin* stores all
blossoming out with collars, fichus,
ties, scarfs, guimpes, jabots and ves-
lees, singly nnd in combinations and
made ^of many different materials.
Lending off are lace and net, following
close are organdie, hatiste, scrim and
crepe georgette. Then there are nar-
lets and hemstitching done in > liglfi
bit re ^Mk.^Anetf jetf ihtpe ^w o rn. tinder
this collar, has a high.collar finished
with narrow heading.
There are a great many ties made
of narrow velvet and silk ribbons and
ornamented with beads like fhut
shown In the picture. Beads and rib
bons of all colors are used in tlu^se
gay little neckpieces. There are also
very popular vestee nnd collar- sets
mnde of net and lace; organdie and
lace or of thesv fabrics used alone.
row silk or velvet ribbons in ties, and Wide silk ties for younger girls, and
an army of knitted scarfs. And ev- handsome jabots for matrons finish up
ery article is a possible gift that will displays that include something to suit
CM
KINO PIN
PLUG TOBACCO
Known as
“that good kind”
Cfiy it—and yon
will know why
Helen Mackay tells about
herself to the hero.
(TO
he a joy to Its recipient. Just a few
pieces are grouped together in, the pic
ture above.
The scarf shown at the top of the
group, is knitted of-Hght gray yarn
and finished at the ends with a tied
fringe of the yarn. Its special pride
and glory lie In the sprays of roses
crocheted of the same wool as the
scarf and fastened to its ends.
Just below this scarf the collar and
one cuff of a filet collar-arid cuff set
everyone.
A man who has reached the age of
* u 'rty without acquiring the h'alr-
mussing habit-'has lived in vain.
Indignation produces disagreeable and
•ometlmes alarming symptom*. VVrlghfe
Indian Vegetable Pilts stimulate the diges
tive processes to function naturally. Adv.
t Evening Wraps.
, The evening wrap is a thing apart.
It bears some .style relation to the
day-time ccmt/hut it has a much broad
er license In the matters of material,
Even the self-made man doesn’t
boast of his worth to the assessor.
show such a combination to be easily color and line. Rich setin, sumptuous
made. The filet Js bough! by the ya?d. [ velvet and magnificent brocades are
measured into the lengths wanted nnd .the mediums of expression. And It is In
cut off. The ends of the collar and the-evening clonks that one finds the
INFLUENZA
starts with a Cold
th£ cuffs are finished with a very nar
row edging of AIM lypfr thejffralght
edge sewed to a narrow band of fine
batiste.'
Organdie both plain and cross
barred, is ornamented In several ways
with pretty needlework and' stitchery
In collar and cuff sets or with fine em
broidery or lace. A long collar of It
to be worn with a surplice waist ap
pears at the left of the picture. It Is
edged with three rows of war row vaJ
lace. At the opposite side of the pic
ture a oollsr ot linen scrim has qje-
v J' 1
stihtle drapery hard to describe and
even more difficult to Imitate. The
fact that the ensemble Is one of strik
ing simplicity will tempt the
rienced to essay the making pt a sim
ilar wrap.
Bloused Back, Flat Frctot
• Fashions demand the bloused bach
and flat front;
j- Simplicity In All 8tylea.
Simplicity la the kayaoyt tt tU
■tylaa. *
Kill th«
ineeza
te Cold. At the
talc
MILLS
CASCARA
first
QUIN IN
SR0Mfl>t
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