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rngHK mw. * - J A- > * i THUBHDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1927 THE CUNTON CHRONICLE^ CLINTON, S< C. . PAGE SEVEN % SWAMP MicK&el J. Phillips ^ IlluctTa-tiont by Henry J«y L«« C*|iyri^Kt MicKeel V. PKrlltpa SLcIamaed thru Publisher* A.utoo*L*t«r Servrtob ~ N ’ * "(r- ' The dead water' and the treacherofis, molasses-like muck filled him with nausea. He took a full breath and thrust himself under. His arm en countered the muck and was absorbed in it,yet his fingers felt no bottlerHis NOTICE # 0F ELECTION SUMMARY: in the ooze, yet the despefate fingers closed only on slime. Closing.his eyes ;he rammed downward until the muck was in his nostrils. i It drew him, sucked him insidiously into fts grip. Panic that made his eyes i pop and his heart race possessed him. But something elemental and funda mental would not permit him to with draw. Both arms worked in a wide circle. His lungs cried for air. His eardrums cracked. He was undergo ing all the agonies of drowning. At last! A fingertip touched it. He worked lower, grasped the bottle firm- CHAPTER XVI Edison Forbes, a young resident of least reasonable pure. They were mak- Scottdale with an inherent craving for ing amends for shabby treatment, liquor is held for the death of a wo-. Which shabby treatment they would man who has been killed by a boot-j repeat, however, if inducements were legging truck. Circumstantial evidence offered. points to Forbes and rather than tell j He had fooled them and put himself the truth of the episode, he stands up against one of the gravest crises trial, which results in a long prison ! 0 f iif e> Craving for liquor was sentence. He is soon pardoned, how-1 scratching at every nerve. The kick ever, but back in Scottdale, he and 0 f the alcohol—how he yearned for it. Patsy Jane, his trusting wife, agree ^ ai C0 Jj 0 i wa s in his hand. He could al- that public sentiment against him »s most smell its fumes. And he knew too strong, so they migrate up n«.rth I that, if the actual odor came to his to some land that has been in the fam- nostrils he was gone, ily for years. , | Cold peprsp*ration came out on his While here they form the acquain- forehead. His mouth w f ent dry. His tance of Isaiah Sealman, a shifty ( teeth were clenched as though the tet- . neighbor who is anxious to buy their anus germ had locked them. Ridges | har< | £° m 5- ^ 8 dangerous land. Eddie learns that the back taxes I of muscle apeared on cheeks which i N amount to over eight hundred dollars had grown haggard. The fight was on, ?® 3, f r to S1 <iestep it, to go around. But but as he has five months to pay he and it was going to a finish. i ,t8 in ni ^.? ath bj 00 ^ 8 way Im decides to refuse Sealmaq’s offer of j The tension eased. “I don’t have to ^ s hou bl I let a eedar - * ■ swamp buffalo me" I wonder if this (This was a peace offering of booze, at j cawed dismally on some of the trees an( j splashed frantically upward which still stood upright. [The mud clung to him, it was reluc- ;tant to let him go. But a submerged log aided him with a firm footing. He heaved waist high above the surface, A Victory now as opaque as a puddle of ink. It was impossible to determine the He bre>thed d , and lhankf „„y. area of the swamp The stiff and whil( , he da |ed wjth on( , hand he hostile trunks melted away against a lnserted , he bott|e int0 one of his ; shoes, which were tied together and swung across the . log. His reserve of strength was all but drained before , . he was on the uneasy log again, his vigorous trees. It was perhaps an show on his ^ the bott|( , buttoned line of blue hills on the horizon. Not far ahead, though, there was an oasis, an island which rose a few feet above the black water and was crowded with was acre in extent. There was a over there, the trees swayed. “This seems to be a sort of—well, , „ , a symbol,- he thought. “It’s infernal- the shore, to find another corduroy I don’t ~ roa< * °Pe nin R out conveniently in front know how far across. It would be breeze State of South Carolina, County of Lfturens. Whereas, petitions signed by a le gal number of th equalified electors ^shoulders and the top of his ih$ad were jJHid free-holders residing in Dials school district No. 2,. Laurens county, South Carolina, asking for an election upon the question of voting an addi tional 4 mill tax upon the property in said school district, to be used for school purposes, have been filed with the county board of education, an election is hereby ordered upon said question, said election to be held on the 7th day of September, 1927, at Eden school house in said district, un der the management of the trustees of said school district. Only such electors as return real or personal property for taxation and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates as required in the general election shall be allowed to vote. Those favoring the 4' mill addi tional tax shall vote a ballot contain ing the word “YES” written or print ed thereon. Those against the 4 mill additional tax shall vote a ballot con taining the word “NO” Written or printed thereon. Polls shall open at the hour of 8 o’clock in the forenoon and shall remain open until the hour of 4 o’clock in the afternoon when they shall be closed, and the ballots counted. The trustees shall report the result of the election to the county auditor and county superintendent of educa tion within ten days thereafter. KATE V. WOFFORD, Supt. Itc By order of County Board. wants WANTED—tTo buy cattle. See J. Haunp Stone; Clinton, S. C. 9-l-4tc WANT to sell your lan<i? List of al most 300 families in Saluda Valley, who will have to move, for $1. The New Book Store, Newberry, S. C. 2tc within his shirt. Sunset was at hand before he won $1200 and try and get final title to his settle it right this minute, he told him- property—Sealman’s offer having led selfj speciously. “Let’s go and see him to think it very valuable. But a bout that ship.” things do not go very well. Eddie) He wore no coat for the day was drinks heavily from some bootlegger’s ( bright and warm. He thrust the bot- of him. Arid he was trembling with weakness. The bottle was at his lips .... Patsy Jane’s face came up before him, her eyes swimming in tears as W'ANTED—To sell 6 shares stock Peoples Bonded Warehouse, Clin ton, S. C. Apply to Chronicle office or make your best offer. Itc '■ - - ,i FOR RENT—Desirable house. Apply to Mrs. C. L. Rounds, phone 194. Ip LOST—A pair of heavy black rim glasses, with round lenses that re duce the'size of objects when looked thru. Finder will pelase get in touch with J. A. Coleman at Coleman & An derson Garage. Itc Enjoy golden hours of restful, re freshing sleep. Each summer night may be calm, peaceful, undisturbed. Everyone may have them. Just by us ing Fly-Tox. Spraying the sleeping rooms. Killing the mosquitoes. Every-, one knows mosquitoes are disease cer- riers. They must be killed. Health au thorities advocate Fly-Tox. It is the scientific insecticide developed at Mel lon Institute of Industrial Research by Rex Fellowship. Simple instructions on each bottle (blue label) for killing ALL household insects. Insist on Fly- Tox. It is safe, stainless fragrant, sure. booze question wouldn’t have been she raised them to him in Lawyer Kin- easier if I’d fought it in the past in- nane’s office. There was that fond, stead of sidestepping? Of course tremulous smile on her lips.'Somehow there isn’t any answer for that. But I the wonder of her, the priceless boon of her love, came to him as it never drunk, and wakes up in a freight car in Chicago—many miles away. Strick en with remorse he returns to his cab- notions is forgiven by Patsy, but soon tie inside his flannel shirt where R .know 1 couldn’t think so much of my- of her love car pouunfi, is ... self hereafter if I ducked this So had before. She was the most precious after faUs in with the same gang, nets KurK |ed against his body with every ^ ^ d : think in the world. step. He was marvelously relieved that a reprieve had been granted, even on terms so shabby. in but finds his wife has left and in | The cove was deserted. Far out on her place a ruffian, who orders him the lake he discerned the dumpy out- out. A fight ensues in. which Eddie lines of a good-sized fishing tug, head- finally knocks his opponent stone cold, ing for Canadian waters again. There After ejecting the intruder and sus-: were q few marks of the unloading, pecting that he seems to be in league The beach had been raked over, prob- with Sealman, Eddie goes to Long ably, and there was no one in sight. Portage and sees Patsy, who is work-, But a stroll up the shore revealed be ing for Kinnane, a lawyer. She an- hind masking undergrowth a log house nounces that she will not join him un-, built partially below the lake level. A tnem smootn as ice. men ne nareiy | lt was late when he struc k a roat i til he definitely quits drinking. De- channel ran to its strongly-padlocked ! esca P ed dropping into wells of black i ea di ng j n t h e direction of the ranch, termining to comply, he finds a job door. Part of the overhanging bank , wate f’ P av * d far belo ' v w,th muck ,r j It was nearly midnight when he with Davenant, a rancher, and for sev-j had been tunneled to receive the rear solution. He knew the mixture had tru dg e d wearily into the log bunk- eral weeks abstains from the bottle'of the house. | the cl,n K i njf power of quicksand. The house which he s h are d with the other that cheers. But one "Sunday, Eddie | “They keep their skiffs in there,” i sun ,)eat down viciously. hands. He could hear their snores walks on the lake trail, and encoun- he mused. “I suppose if all the trucks' At last he won the oasis and flung through the thin board partitions. He ters a series of truck smugglers.' a ren’t here when they need them, the himself down to rest in the shade of, lighted his oil lamp, and stood for a here goes. Before many yards had been cover-1 He jammed the cork home again, ed he regretted his decision to cross' the liquor untasted, and "thrust the the swamp. It seemed useless and bottle back into his wet shirt. Pe foolhardy ' to battle this grim and strode buoyantly away, laughing with treacherous*area. The labor was ap- joy and relief. The enemy was de- pallingly hard. He crawled on hands feated. But not entirely routed. There and knees along the slanting logs, were other waves of clamor though their spikes bruising him and tearing their strength was noticeably less. The the skin. [craving died down as darkness thick- Sometimes he slipped on the trunks ened. The liquor became unimportant which had gathered moss that made 1 until he no longer thought of it. ! them as smooth as ice. Then he barely KODAKS, FILMS, DEVELOPING We give 48 hour service on developing. SADLER-OWENS PHARMACY AT UNION STATION Don’t fail to see us for a complete suite for any room in the house or for i any odd piece of furni ture wanted. FULLER-SIMPSON FURNITURE CO. Among them he recognizes quaintances who shanghaied Chicago — notwithstanding, hails them in greeting. CHAPTER XV his ac- him to Forbes Demon Rum Again Culley and Jake, confused, took his Stuff is locked up^until they come.” a Rood sized tree. His chest heaved, time surveying the liquor. With a lit- The possibilities oY the cove were He c'osed his eyes and fought the vi- tie shake he addressd it: exhausted and his own problem press- vid outline of an action which his ap- “Oldtimer, you did your best. But ed. The longing for liquor lay in wait petite painted over and over on his ^ wasn’t good enough. You’re licked, j so that when mind and body were un-^ brain. and licked for keeps. And if you don’t, occupied, it seized on them. “While j In this action he saw himself with- believe it. I’m going to make you pris- I’m busy it isn’t so bad,” he thought, drawing the bottle from his shirt, re- oner, sort of keep you around, to Well, let’s try kgeping busy.” j moving the cork and tilting his head prove it so that the fiery liauid might run Our “Slightly-Used” Belting Department will supply you with most any size from 1 inch in singles, doubles, and three-plies. Big Saving. Look Ahead. i— • Greenville Belting Co. TELEPHONE 2218 GREENVILLE, S. C. Below the cove the shoreline turned so that the fiery liquid might abruptly to the east, taking in many down his throat. He could sniff the square miles. He plunged into this beguiling bequest of the raw liquor wilderness which was to him virgin. ! an d feel the filliped nerves tingle to It was pleasant walking. The soil was the ends‘of his fi igers and toes. The more than mere sand, and firm under- counterfeit sensation caused him fairly that"la*t bottle. Do you know where foot. There was hardwood among the to shudder with a longing to make ■ * - jackpines and an occasional great head like a haystack?” | w h‘te pine tree which had evaded the The Driver and Culley exchanged ax ® an d saw. proffered hand with mumbled greet ings. The third man was introduced as Oscar. “Say,” Eddie went on, his smile taking a tinge of humorous rue- fulness* “there was an awful kick in foot. Ther I was ~when I came out of it with a jackpines and an occasional great them authentic glances. “No, where?” asked the guard. “Coming into Chicago in a freight car.” *v “Yoa don’t say,” ejaculated the driver “Surest thing you know. Where’d you leave me’” He raised himself on his elbow to look out over the waste which inter- He drove steadily eastward, holding vene( j between the island and the fur- the appetite at bay by physical exer- j ther shore. It was not so distant as tion. Not for a moment did he forget jj. ^ a( j se emed, but it was greater it, like a tiger it lay in wait, ready than the first lap. He shook his head. to spring. The gurgle*gurgle against ««j^ 0 booze until that’s behind me. Too his side was its hunting-cry. dangerous. I need everything I have He had started on a faint trail, but to ,^^0 jt.” this had long since disappeared. The „ . , .. . KT B ‘He took up the journey again. Now progress was slower. He was tired. (Conitnued next week.) Abtfut tjour Health Thing! You Should Know Again the exchange of puzzled. silence was profound, except for the looks “Long Portage,” returned Jake.! subdued twitter of birds and his own “Well ” went on Eddie, easily. “I I faint foosteps. A crash in the under- don’t remember a thing after that! growth ahead startled him. A mag- third drink, although it seems to me j nificent buck crossed a httlee clearing I had a dream about a boxcar. I must [and zoomed like an airplane over the have wandered to the yards and laid The tangle seemed worse, the water deeper and blacker. Once he slipped and was immersed hip deep in the by John Jbceph Gainea, M. D. FOOi) HABITS The human be-ng revels in habits, j The lower animals, all of them seem _ lllcu _ .... te P id water ' He crawled , back to be provided with instinct or capa- top of a fallen tree. T^o “does" follow- to . the judging surface of a slender bility _ at any rate they do not become , ^ q ipp n it off Thev ' e d-* taking the same prodigious leap in, s ,c ' . addicts; one result outstanding, that, H^nV see me and locked 1 the door ’ graceful fashion. ! As he crawled one wide pool on a ; they live out their full expectation of didnt .ee me , • cedar whose far end was insecurely nf Ci unless killed by accident or de- Bov! That booze had a kick.” 1 Th ere was no breath of air stirring. You’ll Need a Fountain Pen Boys and girls going to college can’t do their work without a good fountain pen. '**— u * ..... The Sheaffer Pen is unsurpassed. Com- ' 4. plete stock all sizes, prices and colors. * And Stationery—we have over 30 dif ferent kinds' for you to select from. You can do better at a Stationery store. He had convinced them, and there ‘ He wiped the sweat from his face with anchored, so that the trunk n.f Pnrrtinlitv his sleeve. At a rivulet which was w,th hls weight, the bottle rocked was a decided increase of cordiality, h* 8 sleeve. At a mulet j i a mnnnpr Oscar and Jake one °f tbe headwater streams of Port- from his shirt and plopped into the, in tneir manner, uscar ana oaKe. _ _ . . u.. iji„j *1 i only keep going he had a renewed insistence. Appetite beat up-! a i co hol; the six o’clock dinner, (a ha-|X- dn. A blister formed on his on him, shook him, tore him. He had j bit) commits as many premeditated - - _ _ A. _ I A. 1 A. 11 I . , AA . « •• ... ^ with it. as leaving a red trail that smarted and went on without it, he was cravenly cakes swimming in syrup, Willie is on avoiding the possible knockout. It > a sat . t . harine .‘ t oot” that will get re- He was would be a drawn battle which he. gu j^ fi j n ^j nie When fat Aunt Ellen* sign. Man is too often the victim of which was with his weight, the bottle slipped his indulgence in habits. , If we possessed accurate statistics, | smiled sympathetically. “I know,” ex- age creek he stopped to drink deeply, water. He straddled the log to <on- j believe we might declare people die • plained Jake, “it wasn’t very good The cold water was gratefully refresh- s,( i er . from food habits as from so-called | stuff. We were all sick next day. You in g- He plunged straight bearing a It was getting late. The shadows a ruji: habits. In other words, mince [ can’t always be sure of the quality. to thfe south. were long over this fiends’ playground, and a^ets as many suicides as to- But we’ve changed wholesalers since Somehow he did not dare sit down But he could not leave without the bot- bacco; beef-steak rare, assists in kill- then. We’re getting the real Cana- to rest. He was afraid of the bottle..He. His nerves were searching with ing as nian y fat men and women as dian Scotch now.” I If he could Eddie sat- on a log by the roadside chance to win. v . . and the three returned to their task. 1 right heel and his shoe hasped pain- to have that liquor. Yeti he know that muri j ers . a nd "gets by They regarded him, evdently, as one | fully at every step. His clothing was clamor was fictitious, and that whiskey ever did in the most bibulous, of them—a man dependent upon liquor quite wet. An unnoted blackberry there was a deeper reason for repos- pre-Volstead time. who would not dream of betraying the ■ briar had drawn itself across his face, sessing himself of the flask. If he j when Willie just must have his illicit traffic which almost daily crawl ed across the state like a stain. “Ship’s just in, I take it,” he said carelessly. “Passed the other four trucks down the road aways.” “She got in at dawn,” replied Oscar. “"We work up there all night. Maybe you think it wasn’t cold, sleepin’ on the deck of that truck with only one blanket.” The tire was bolted, and the truck was ready to take up its journey. While the other two clambered to their places, Culley went to the box un der the seat and drew forth a bottle of golden brown liquor. “Needn’t be afraid of this stuff, kid,” he said. “It’s the real goods. I think it’s the best we’ve hauled this season. Hey, Jake?” “Uh huh,” agreed the driver. “So have a real one on us,” conclud ed Culley, waving hiahand. He knew they he could partake of this liquor. - Though they had drugged and shang haied him before, it was not because of personal enmity, ^hey did it for some mysterious reason which he had not been able to solve, a’nd at the per- suasicn of some unknown adversary. Pub. STATIONERY DEPARTMENT 4- stung. Noon came and passed. — _ . # . u- i walking automatically now’, obsessed would have to fight again. The whis-, won » t s jt (i own t 0 a dinner-table with- with one idea only—to keep going ke y might be the bludgeon of defeat, | oul |^ g p yram id of mashed potatoes— on and on. The earth became soggy. might also be the symbol of vie- | w j len Tedcty is proud of his record in His feet stumbled on slippery, regu- j t° r y* He might lose to it, but he larly recurring humps, and he stop-! could never win by running away from ped. . - !*H The underbrush had become very! H<? removes his canvas leggins, his' gU st, too! Roast pork, roast beef, thick and high. He was following a! shoes and socks, as he perched peri-J three cups of heavily sweetened cof- green tunnel through it. The bumps ! lously on the uneasy trunk. He let j f e e, eleven hot biscuits, a pan of fried iced tea, taking four glasses while devouring his mid-day meal, it’s habit, nothing less. Then Papa: Here in Au- under foot were the remains of a cor duroy road, built to facilitate the himself down into the pool. His toes.eggs! No wonder Papa gets apoplexy. encountered the muck. His arms were taking out of logs years ago. He fol- extended their full length before his lowed the road. Within a little time it; * ,oe8 encountered the bottle in the ended on the edge of a cedar swamp. A devil’s cradle was ahead of him. Dead cedars with white trunks and Then little Midgie,—she just minces; eats betw’eerT'meals; prefers cake and ' pie, preserves—nothing too Highly^ <, seasoned for the little darling; she just won’t eat plain food, she doesn’t have to; she wants what she wants w’hen she wants it. No wonder that we are a nation of neurotics, apoplec- sooty depths. It was a task requiring muscular strain and dexterity, to grip the bottle between his feet and bring short, spiky branches lay, stood andj’* surfaceward. leaned in the stagnant water. In plac-1 A new difficulty presented itself, es the trunks were five deep in inex-, He could not climb back on the log ( tics, shallow- breathers, tubby abdo- tricable tangles. Here and there was j without the aid of his feet. He re- mens. We need a Volstead crusade long and brilliantly-green grass, but l leased a hand to reach downward for against mince pie and angel-food cake, he knew there was no solid footing'the bottle. It eluded him and sank with prohibition amendnnfents against where such tufts gfrew. It was a cun-'again. As he lunged for it, the other rare roast beef in August—against ning trap to snare the trusting. —A-thand slipped and he went under, foot upon such a tuft meant instant I BaqJfc~at the surface he shuddered descent into sucking black ooze. Crows with distaste and clung to the log. the iced-tea inebriate. 1: j, / THE CHRONICLE—$1.50 YEAR * / ' / : ‘ - , / Chiropractic— Twice-a-Week. QUESTION—“I have taken two or three Chiropractic Adjustments a week now for about four weeks; and results have not been satisfactory. Why such poor results?” ANSWER^-We urge you for your own good to take your Adjustments oftener -and regularly. Two or even three a week ‘in many cases is not often enough. Y’ou should have had daily Adjustments in the beginning at least until improvement was well started, then at least three a week until well. Don’t miss an Ad justment. If jrou miss one you lose part of what you gained from the previous one. If yob take them as we have advised you will gain a little each day and will soon obtain results that will surprise you. In our practice we get results as early as possible by insisting upon reg ular Adjustments. This is particularly true with reference to alL chronic cases. By all means— Take Adjustments Regularly JACK D. CLARK NEW TELEPHONE BUILDING — Phone 65 ^ \ Clinton, S. C.