The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, December 31, 1919, Image 3
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THE GHOST CHASER
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By a I. BROOKS.
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"And they say?"?here - the voice
I lowered to a tragic whisper.
Three pairs of eyes?blue, brown,
hazel?widened with fear.
Not so Claire Berkeley's. Had she i
not longed for excitement, adventure?
It had been so h&jely and monotonous,
especially since A1 Trevor had left j
"without one word. Surely there must
he some mistake. She had overheard
his sister whispering that he had arrived
from overseas.
"And they say." whispered Amy Trevor,
"that late in the evening it Is seen
in the upper back room. The light it
carries illumines its long, white form.
Td go in if Tom would go, too. It
V wjight be great fun."
The girl's eyes flashed their exciteU>>'
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ment.
< "Tom go with you," sneered Claire
Berkeley. "Why! I'd like nothing better
than to go with our own girls. As
if we depended on men for everything
!we undertake." And the pretty chin
tilted in the air. j
The timid ones, inspired by Claire's
brave assertion, promised to accompany
the two girls on condition that
they be allowed to follow in the rear.
It was decided to investigate one i
evening and the following night to
A4-l? ?. nAiiO/4.
vu lci tuv naiiuL^u uuuov.
1 \r.. Thus one dark evening found fiv/5
p ?:. ^eird, creeping forms silently tracing
their way along the deserted road.
Amy and Claire braved the way ahead,
and the three timid ones followed
quakingly.
Ips; "i?I saw a speck of light," treni- |
"bled Sadie Deanforth. "O?oh, dear!
I?I don't dare go on."
41 wish brother Bob were here,"
quaked Betty Seers.
Suddenly Amy slackened her gait
jg "Claire! I?I believe Sadie did see?
something. I do myself. Look!"
"A light! I don't see a thing but a
Urefly. What little cowards you are!
Now listen. We'll go back now; but
aext time we shall enter. How many
will promise? Are you afraid?"
"Why, of course I'll not back out.
Claire," said Amy.
"And you three timid ones?" withered
their leader mockingly.
"We?we?of course we'll go/' they
haltingly agreed.
"Brave clrls!" laughed Claire.
The next evening the three fearin!
girls followed their brave leaders
to the very door of the haunted house.
The long, black hedge seemed to conceal
black, spooky shapes.
*1?don't dare go?at least, not into
the back room. Would you mind.
Claire?" began Amy.
"No, I wouldn't mind going in alone.
Tm bound to chase that ghost I'm
not afraid," boasted the girl. .
But even as she forged ahead the
girl f#t herself tremble. She would
never give in?oh, no.
She groped her way to the opposite
side of the room and began fumbling
for the doorknob. \
At every fumble faint groans issued
from the corner where the girls stood
huddled. When the branch of an old
lilac tree tapped the window the |
groans deepened.
"Sh!" warned Claire.
"Claire's voice trembles, too." whis3>ered
one of the girls.
Amy nudged her into fearful silence,
.is Claire pushed wide the awful door.
^ the girls saw a small bright light outlining
a tall white form. Then the door
closed on their friend.
The girls stood quaking, and with
eyes covered.
It seemed hours before they dared to
speak or to peer through the darkness.
Where was Claire so long?had anyThing
happened to her?
Not one dared to move. Suddenly
they heard peals of laugVej*. which
crtll mnrp
W&. <. i n^iucucu IUVIU *mv> v?
Then the door opened, and a flash- i
light fell full upon them.
"It's all right girls, I'm the ghost,"
laughed A1 Trevor in a happy, tremulous
voice. "You can all testify that
Claire chased after me, in fact she fell
right Into my arms,"
"Why?Al Trevor. You ."
*'Yes, girls, I will confess. I overheard
Amy tell of your ghostly trip.
To punish this fair makl, who blamed
j me, I substituted for the ghost By
the way, where is the original spook?"
"Vanished, Al.. It must have been
my ghost of unhappiness," unblushingly
admitted Claire.
"O-oh dear! let's get out of this
gruesome, ghostly house," cried An>7
Trevor.
"Gruesome!" chided Al.
"Gruesome!** echoed Claire.
They beamed at each other.
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CLERK'S S ALE.
, State of South Carolina. County o.
Lexington.
I Anna Jones, ct al., Plaintiffs, vs Anr
' Burgess, et al., Defendants?Couri
| of Common Pleas.
I By virtue of authority vested ir
t
| me by Order of the Court in tin
J above entitled Cause, I will sell or
the iirst Monday in January next, th<
same beii.^ the 5th clay of saic
month, before the eourt house dooi
' at Lexington, S. C., during the lega
I hours of sale, to the highest bidder
(the following described real estate, tc
| wit:
"All that piece, or parcel ot' land
situated i: Ix-xington County, containing
one hundred acres, more or less
it being the southeast portion of m>
present homestead as follows: On
the South by Chinquepin Creole, Kas1
j by Cunnahan Branch, North by land:
[now owned by Felix Burgess- and then
from a stoke corner of Felix Burgess
field to a large hickory standing beyond
the old barn house.,'and from
said hickery to a point in Chinquepin
Creek known as the Fox lands.'
Terms of sale: Cash, purchaser tc
pay for papers, revenue stamps am:
recording fees.
it. i.. iiai:mov,
Clerk of Court.
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Notice of Election
State of South Carolina. County ol
Lexington.
An Election having been ordercf
by Governor R. A. Cooper to be helc
in requirements with the law governing
said election upon the question ol
I annexing a portion of Lexingtor
County to Newberry County describee
I :n a proclamation issued by the Governor
of South Carolina to be held or
the 6th day of January, 1920 at which
ilection the electors shall vote "yes"
or "no" upon the question of annexation.
The following Managers arc
Sanitary Meat Market
and Restaurant
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Fresh native meats always on hand
tea sold in any quantity from 5c up
Our restaurant is prepared to furnisi
neals at all hours. First class meah
| prepared by experienced cooks.
CAUGHMAN & SOX
MEAT MARKET
Next Doer to Poetoffice.
LEXINGTON, 5. C
The Tea Shop
in the:
ARCADE
Delicious Luncheons Served
Open from 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
Arcade Building
columbia, s. c.
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Come to Columbia and buy you]
BUGGIES, WAGONS & HARNES
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! than anybody else,
j Fre^h Lor of
! HORSES and MULES
just in my stables. Come no\
and make your selection. All o
them'^prices to suit you.
| Sweeney Stables,
11413 Assembly St., Columbia, S. (
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hereby appointed to conduct said elec[
tion at the precinct named below and
to canvass and declare the result and
1 return the same to the Commissiont
ers at Lexington Court House. South
Carolina, immediately thereafter.
i The first named Manager is hereby de>
clarcd Chairman and is requested to
i secure the boxes from the Clerk ot
i Court's ot.'ice at Lexington, S. C., and
> return the same together with the
- number of votes cast for and against
i the said annexation and the total
number of votes polled etc.
) That only tiio.se residing within the
area affevtfd, as described in the
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governor's Proclamation, shall be permitted
to vote at said precinct in the
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but through its member
one, it is in constant tou
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| eludes South Carolina an
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! said election.
j Pol;* will open at 7 o'clock in the
morning and close at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. Boxes may he secured
j any time on or after the 3rd day of
| January, 1920.
Managers of Election.
> Peak?W. M. Wilson, chairman; W.
' j H. Epting. J. Owen? Chapman,
Charles F. Stuck, clerk,
s Chapin?P. E. Fulmer, chairman;
: John J. Chapman. N". K. Shealy, G.
i H. Shealy, clerk.
! Kfirti's Store?C. L. Matthews,
s chairman- Fd. Shealy, Jahez Prick, M.
f! L. Wheeler. clerk,
j W. II. WITT.
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A. S. "RICK,
j ('otarm^ior.e^ of Flection for J exI
ington County. South Carolina.
I^exinsto.i, S. C.. December 1st,
1919.
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PLAN
?OF THE-?
Homestead Bank.
The Government wants YOU to hold
i your Bonds. You can saw money by
j doing so.
J Example:
i John S'iVth It;is $30.00 Bor.d which
he desire?; to sell or otherwise realize
money on. At the market price he
can sell tc reliable broker for around
$47.00.
lie can bring it to the Homestead
Bank and secure a loan of $50.00 loss
one year's interest which would net
$46.00. He agrees to liquidate the
bond at the rate of $1.00 per week for
CO weeks, and at the end of the period
he has saved $50.00 without missing
(it, because he gets his Bend back.
and lie lias also accumulated over
$2.00 interest on the Bond which of
itself is a better price than lie could
have obtained for the Bond at the
present time. It is conceded that
Bonds will go up in value, and if
such is the case he will aVo get the
benefit of this increase ;.u the market
price.
| Larger Joans, of course made on
i this basi.\
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would you have those antique pieces you cherish
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This same kind of furniture is obtainable from
us in Columbia, made by the sons and grand sons
of the men who made your grand parent's furnitn
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I/Ul t.
Or if you have not a cherished piece handed down
to you, what pleasure and comfort you can get
out of furniture bought from us?furniture that
you can pass on to future generations, knowing
it will give them the same service it has given
you. Furniture like that must be good.
Let us show you our complete line, so moderately
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Our salesmen are experienced
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accounts.
THE OLD RELIABLE
The Carolina National Bank of Columbia
W. A. Clark, President. Jos. M. Ball, Cashier.
T. S. Bryan, V. President. Jno. O. Ball, Asst. Cashier.
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