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r SAM DURKEE'S GIRL By O. HENRY. Sam Durkee bad a girl. Her name was Ella Baynes. They appeared to bo devoted to each other, and to have perfect confidence In each other, as all couples do who are and have or aren't and haven't. She was tolerably pretty, with a heavy mas^ of brown hair that helped her along. He introduced me to her, which seemed not to lessen her preference for him; so I reasoned that they were surely soul-mates. Miss Baynes lived in Kingfisher. 20 miles from the ranch. Sam lived on A PnlloA Knf tvonn fho u'n ulnnou One day there came to Kingfisher a courageous young man, rather small, with smooth face and regular features. He made many Inquires about the business of the town, and especially of the inhabitants cognomlnally. He said he was from Musoogee, and he looked it. with his yellow shoes and crocheted fbur-ln-hand. I met him once when I rode in for the mall. He said his name was Beverly Travers. which seemed rather Improbable. One day, when I was messenger for half a gross of cigarette-papers and a couple of wagon-tires, I saw the alleged Beverly Travers in a yellowwheeled buggy with Ella Baynes. driving about town as ostentatiously as the black, waxy mud would permit. I knew that this information would bring no balm of Ollead to Sam's soul, so 1 refrained from including it in the news of the city that 1 retailed on my return. But on the next afternoon an elongated ex-cowboy of the name of Simmons, an old-time pal of Sam's, who kept a feed store in Kingfisher, rode out to the ranch and rolled and burned many cigarettes before he would talk. When he did make oration, his words were these: "Say, 3am, there's been a description of a galoot inlscallln' himself Bevel-edged Travels impairing the atmospheric air of Kingfisher for the past, two weeks. You*k'io\v who he was? He was not otherwise than Ben Tatum, from the Creek Nation, son of .Hrl /I ? ?V. m_* u<u \iu|jur*r i in.niu mui your i ncirt Newt shot last February. You know Pumped Six Bullets Into the Body the Brown Dress Covered. what ho done this morning? He killed your brother Lester?shot him in the co't-house yard." 1 wondered if Sam had heard lie pulled a twig from a mesquit-busli. chewed it gravely, and said: "He did. did he? Ilo killed Lester?" "The same," said Simmons. "And ho did more. He run away with your girl, the sutne as to say Miss Kiln ilaynes. 1 though you might like to know, so I rode out to impart the information." "1 am much obliged. Jim," said Sum, taking tho chewed twig from his mouth. "Yes, I'm glad you rode out. \ es, I'm right glad." "Well, I'll be rldin* back, 1 reckon. Thut boy I left In the feed store don't know hay from oats, lie ahot I.ester in the back." "Shot him in the back?" "Yes. while he was hitchin' his hoss." I'm much obliged. Jim." "I kind of thought you'd like to know as soon as you could." Simmons rolled a cigarette and stabbed his pony with both heels. Twenty yards away he reined up and called back: "You dou't want no asststunce. us you might say?" "Not any, thanks." "1 didn't think you would. Well, solong!" Sam took out and opened a bonehandled pocket kuif/i and scraped a dried piece of mud from his lert boot. I thought at tlrst he was going to swear a vendetta on the blade of It, or recite "The Gipsy Curse." The few feuds I hnd ever seen or read about usually opened that ?<yr. This one seemed to be presented with a new treatment. Thus offered on the stage. It would huvo been hissed off and ono of Itelasco's thrilling melodramas demanded instead 1 wonder," said Sam, with a profoundly thoughtful expression. "If the cook has any eold beans left over!" Ho called Wash, the negro cook, anu binding that he had some, ordered him to heat up the pot and make some strong coffee. Then we went Into Mini's private room, where he slept and he;.; his armory, dogs, and the saddles of his favorite mounts, lie took three or four six-shooters out of a bookcase aud begun to look them over whistling "The Cowboy's Lament" ab stractedly. Afterward he ordered the best two horses on the ranch saddled and tied to the hltchlng-post. Now In the fuel business, in all sections of the country. 1 huve observed that In one particular there is a delicate but strict etiquette belonging You must not mention the word or refer to the subject In the presence of a feudist. It would be more reprehensible than commenting upon the mole un the chin of your rlel^unt. I found, later on. that there la another uc writ |P I i T ly to the West. I yet lacked two houra to supper- i time; but in 20 minuter Sam and I were plunging deep into the reheated beans, hot coffee and cold beef. "Nothing like a good meal before a long ride," said Sam. "Eat hearty." I had a sudden suspicion. "Why did you hare two horses sad- j died?" I astced. "One, two?one, two," said Sam. "You can count, can't you?" His mathematics carried with it a ; momentary qualm and a lesson. The thought had not occurred to him that the thought could possibly occur to me not to ride at his side on the red road to revenge and Justice. It was the higher calculus. I was booked for the trail I began to eat more beans. In an hour we set forth at a steady gallop eastward. Our horses were Kentucky bred, strengthened by the mesqult grass of the West. Ben Tatum's steeds many have been swifter, aDd he had a good lead; but if he had I heard the punctual thuds of the hoofs of those trailers of ours born In the heart of feudlnnd. he might have felt that retribution was creeping up on tho hoof-prints of his dapper nags. Our first sight of them we had In fluthrie. "What are you waiting for. Sam?" I said in a whlsppr. "l et him hHve it now!" Sam gave a melancholy Blgh. "You don't understand; but he does." he said. "Me knows. Mr. Tenderfoot. there's rule out here among white men in the Nation that you can't shoot a man when he's with a woman. 1 never knew It to be broke yet. You ca**'t. do It. You've got to get him in a gang of men or by himself. That's why. lie knows It, too. We all know. So. that's Mr. lien Tatum! One of the 'pretty men!' I'll cut him out of the herd before they leave the hotel and regulate his account!" Arior supper ttie Hying pair dlsap, prared quickly. Although Sam haunted lobby and stairway and halls half the night. In some mysterious way the fugitives eluded him: and In the morn- j 1ng the veiled lady in the brown dress with the accordion-plaited skirt and | the dapper young man with the cloBe- ! clipped hair and the buckboard with the prancing nags were gone. Five miles farther we came upon the future Rreat western city of Chandler. The horses of pursuers and pursued ] were starved and weary. There was I one hotel that offered danger to man and entertainment to beast; so the | four of us met again in the dltiing room at the ringing of a bell so resonant and large that it h d cracked the welkin long ago. The dining room was not as large as the one at Outhi rle. I Just as we were eating apple pie? how lien Davlsea and tragedy Impinge upon each other!?1 noticed Sain look lng with keen intentness at our quarry where they were seated at a table across the room. The girl still wore the brown dress with lace collar and cufTs and the veil drawn down to her nose. The man bent ,'ver his plate : with his close-cropped head held low. "There's a code," 1 heard Sam say. either to me or to himself, "that won't let you shoot a man In the company of a woman; but. by thunder, there ain't one to keep you from killine a j woman In the company of a nun'" : And. quicker than my mind could follow his argument, he whipped a , Colt's automatic from under his left j arm and pumped six bullets into the j body that the brown dress covered? j the brown dress with the lace collar I and cuffs and the accordion-plaited ' skirt. ! The young person in the dark sack suit, from whose head and from whose I life a woman's glory had been dipped, laid her head on her arms stretched i upon the table; while people came running to raise Hen Tatum from the lloor in his feminine masquerade that had given Sam the opportunity to set aside, technically, the obligations of the code. (Copyright, i.y the Frank A. Muns?'y Co.) He Had to Explain. I am a dentist and one night the \ i boys had asked me to "alt in a little J game." I told them to telephone me | and say that Mr. Johnson wanted me 1 ; to come at once and pull some teeth. I At 7:30 the telephone call came aud I I said: "Yes. Mr. Johnson. I'll he right | down." "Of course," I told my wife. "I am 1 sorry to leave you alone, but business | is business." i returned at 1 a. in. Next morning my wife asked: j ! "Where is your dirty handkerchief? I , must send the washing away today." I told her that it was in my pocket. In a few minutes she came back with some white, red and blue poker < chips in her bund, which 1 had dropi>eJ in mv pocket the night b"fore and for- 1 gotten. Sweetly she asked "Are these Mr. Johnson's teeth?" That was my most embarrassing moment.?Chicago Tribune. On the Sea. 'Tor goodness' sake, captain, don't ) lot that man sing!" "The p: "?enrere will ?Hr'? sounding the fog horn " Mrs. W -etl#?The last thing iay 1 husband did was to kuw inc. Air. Kidder Then i *ppm* he in mif l> din. # r; THE F< Mill Mcnational SDNMCSdlOOL Lesson (By O. E. 8ELL.ERS, Director of Even* itve Department Tlie Moody Bible Inatltut* of Chicago.) LESSON FOR MAY 31 THE GRATEFUL SAMARITAN. LESSON TEXT?Luke 17:11-19. GOLDEN TEXT?"Were there none j found that returned to give glory to God i ave this stmnifer?" Luke 17-W Jesus and his party are on their last journey to Jerusalem, a most eventful Journey. It led him between Samaria and Galilee (v. 11, marg.) and , Into, or through, an unknown, unnamed village. To us this Is the most i heroic and momentous moment In his- ' tory. Jesus knew that his hour was at : hand. He knew all that awaited him In Jerusalem, yet he "set his face as a flint" and nothing could turn him I from his purpose, his crowning work. j Jesus, however, was never too busy or in too great haste to do a deed of compassionate mercy. The Type of Sin. I. A Great Need, vv. 11-14.?We are ; familiar with the awfulness of leprosy ' and that it Is a type of sin. Like sin. j leprosy begins within, is insidious in its progress; it defies, shuts men out \ of the society of the clean. It renders | Its victims helpleBs and hopeless, has I no remedy and receives no help from men; In consumes and finally kills. This was a terrible spectucle that greeted Jesus' eyes as he entered the .. II ... 0 *1 * - - Tiiiagc, iui wieae tepers were compelled to live on the outside. Notice (v. 121 that tliey stood "afar off" tEph. 2:13), Indeed, so far off that they were compelled to "lift their 1 voices" in order to make known their request, although it may have been that the disease had reached their I vocal organs. The Mosaic law com- ! pelled the leper thus to stand ufur ofT, Lev. 13:45, 40. Their salutation was the cry of tlie needy made to one In authority. The word "Master" here used is not that which usually means teacher, hut rather one that would be applied to one in authority, an appointee or a commander. They must have either recognized his power or, having heard of his miracles they appealed to him to exercise a like power on their behalf There was no other who could possibly give them relief. TSTSSSSmSSXSSSHSS'S The Popular Boo f QrtlTiniTA 4^ 1 r Bk/aviu^d uaniv W. B. KEACHAM, Piisfoil fal5H5H5a5H5a5BE5aSH5-?L5555B \ 1 Have you | "Rock Hi S Cakes, Jelly | Fresh and Fine, I from th Phone 116, for PARKS GR( Ijg E. S. PARh |Bte5B5g5a5g5SaE5H5H5g5B5E5l J. J. Bi< LUMPER - P. ^P^^Makc\ YOU W / THIS IS HOW / Buy 4 gals. L. & M. SE 1 J A And 3 gals. Linseed Oi lA Ij You then make 7 t;als, II// Anybody can mix the ( I | J Win .e: s. if you buy CANS, you pay $J.10 The h. Cf M. SF.Mt-MlXri> UFA I. XtNComl LINSKKU O//.. //i?- ftc vf-l Um gal. oat at aay L&M.PA1 fatal waia. ralawt Uit gain! a drV muT even so the sthhira^ohly hope Is to meet Jesus. He. and he alone, can cleanse them from their uncleanness and wretchedness. Jesus never passed, that way again, this was their only opportunity. Their need drove them to him. Ofttlmes our distress and need are blessings In disguise In that they drive us to Jesus. Though afar off. and though, only one drew nigh (v. 16). yet it was the privilege of them all. as It la also our privilege to "draw nigh," Eph. 2:13. Their cry did not fall upon deaf eara (Isa. 59:1). It was a brief, but to the point, petition. Thev knew what th,>v nsoiloH ??>H drove straight to the point. Their appeal to his mercy met with immediate response, so also will the cry of the needy sinner meet with a like response (Roin. 10:13). The record does not tell us about the faith of these men and It Is useless for us to speculate. The cry of faith will have Its answer. Matt. 9:29. Their prayer was brief. It must have been humble, believing, earnest and specific, for when "he saw them" (v. 14) he gave directions as to the manner whereby they might be cleansed. He could have spoken or have touched them, but his way at that time was to utter a command. This resulted In (a) a fulfilling of the law, (b) a test for their faith, (c) a testimony to the priests. They showed their genuine earnestness by Immediate obedience, they took him at his word. The recard Is wonderfully suggestive, "as they went they were cleansed." Faith and works, obedience and resultB. Wheu we act upon his simple yet sublime word we. too. will receive a blessed answer to our every need As we look to him, our great high priest, as ve take our eyes off of self, we shall be cleansed. John 14:21,23. Bore Witness Before Men. II. A Grateful Heart, vv. 15-19.?The revelation of cleansing brought different results to these lepers. "One of them" came back at once to express his gratitude. Before he could scarcely speak his petition, now he cries wmi a iouu voiee." This is a suggestion as to the completeness of his cure. He at once uses his restore*! voice to "glorify God." and it looks us though he bore this witness before he testified to men; (a) being healed seems also to have opened his eyes as to- the character of Jesus. He not only returned thanks, but "worshiped him." Nor does Jesus refuse to accept such worship?an evldeuce of bis deltv. see Acts 15:25.?t>: John 5:23 and 1 leb. 1: t>. The nine were *oo occupied in rejoicing with their friends, too busy with fulfilling duties from which they had long been separated, to express their thanks. It is significant that k of the Season. Bis t ho check book, which is the sign of a bank aeaccount. It is the necessary provision for the futore rainy day. We invite married couples to deposit1' it their savings and surplus cash with us and we II ^ offer them liberal interest ^ with perfect security. Ask your friends about ^ our business methods and they will tell you howreliable we are. ? of Fort Mill, W. B. MEACHAM, Jr., Cashier | i HSBssasasasgsasgsasasasa tried our | 11" Bread J Rolls, Etc? p and almost hot [|j e oven. |9 a trial order. |j| DGERYCO. 1 CS, Manager. |jj{| asHssHSHSHgasasaggsasagglnl VILE S, A1NTS - OILS 'our Own Paint! ILL SAVE 60 ct*. PER GAL. MI-MIXED REAL PAIMT. at $2.10 per gal. - $8.40 l 1 to mix with it - - 2.10 , of pure paint for - $10.50 ^$1 .50 per gal. 3IL with the PAINT. 7 gals, of ready-for-UBP paint in a gal. cr $14.70. i PAINT it PI'HE WlftTK l.r.AIt rnoii'n p?inf miHtrialj fr>r Ix< .in. INT yoa I?h>. and II dot tine best j Ml Hrt ALL year wiaty hack. ???? thla~one was a Samaritan?"a stranger." This ia the one whom leBa would be expected, yet Luke recorda other good things about the Samaritan, ch. 10:33-35. (Luke, as the companion of Paul, shows us not only in htw gospel, but in his life of Paul Christ's outreschlngs towards the GenGlee.) The .Tews hare no dealings with the Samaritans (.Tobn -?:9t. but ain makes strange companions. MR. RIGGS IN A QUANDARY Farmer Great Athlete, Domesticated, Helpless Victim of Hie Infant Sen's Tyranny. Mr. Kiggs rowed No. *i in the I Yarvard boat iu his dav ami lowii... 11 - - iur uuervonegiaie recora ror the shotput. Then a mild little woman came along and domesticated him. lu the street before his houae one evening lately Mr. Kigga waa teaching his infant eon to pull a wagon, says the Newark ( N. J.) News. Infant soil waa about aa big as a minute. From an upstairs window came the call: "Henry, I think you had better bring Kodney in the house now." "Come along in, sou. mamma wanta you," said Mr. Kigga. Kodney gave no heed. The wagon for him. By and by the voice from the upstairs window : "Why don't you bring Kodney in, Henry? You know it's too damp for him to be out any longer." "Come along, boy," said Kiggs. j "Come on, now : you can play with the wagon all day tomorrow." But the infant would not. "Henry," called the voice, "vou have uo right to keep Rodney out like this. I'm tired of waiting. ; Bring him right in." Mr. Riggs, crew hero and tleld md track wonder, looked lowanl the house with a lielpleas expression on his face. "I've told him to come in," ha jaaid, "'but, Lord! I can't make him, can IV p!s Prot-.-t. A little boy eoine mumug i:i from the nardeit. where he had been atung b> a bee. "Mamma," tie : uhh d. I think ilia bees acted r? al iitean; I'd j Jut?t an aeon ihe>'d wall. ?*.;i ,uf, hut 1 | uuu l liko 10 huve 'em bit down." Zxf-" A Da ^ > ' Don't you ; immaculate liner ture and woodw some delicate tir can have one?it I AC gives a hard, si Masse ^ZIZZIZZZIZ Edisto High I For Sj McElham Fort Mi " m ? "Quality, Purity and Service" Is Our Motto. nni ? 1 here s only one way to know when the other fellow s prices are in line. That is to phone 8 or 14. + JONES, the grocer. Phones 14 and 8. \ DISCRIMINATION ! ; I j ? 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