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/ THIRD INSTALLMENl* Synopsis: On the oW side-wheol^JV “George E./Starr,” on its wayto^e Yvdcon gold fields in the firsV^sh of '97, Speed Malone, expej?i^nced gold:- camp follower and g^bler, and young Ed Maitland, pn .his,first trip, trying to recoup his lost 'family fortune, struck up^ n strange friendship. Mait land left Speed playing Solo with two men and wandered forward, to ^diarply recalled by the report of a pistol and the news that hi^ partner had been shot and had gone ovet^ board. Ed jumped in after him, with out second thought. But the cold wa ters got him, and in the end it was Speed who did the rescuing, holding " Ed’s head above water until they were taken aboard a little boat by a Frendh fisherman from Seattle. The big ship went on without Uiem. (Now Go On With the Story). Frenchy .i^iUsed his eyes, folded his arms, unfoloed them and burst into a geyser of language which, if the ac tivity of his arms signified anything, aras far from pious. - When the torrent subsided. Speed grinned. He drew from his pocket five double-eaj^s, and dropped them on the table. “There a hund^ dollars belongin’ to me and my pardher. Now what does I up and do but gamble this yer hundi^’’ — he stacked the five %old pieces in a neat column— “that you’re takin’ us north to the camp of Skagway, Alaska’’ But the fisherman began another outburst in hii native tongue. With no sign of impatience, the gambler pulded out a short-barreled, triggerless .45 Colt, broke it open, clicked it back and set it on the table. “I don’t savvy your lingo, Frenchy,’’ he said equably, “but this baby* com prehends ever’ dialec’ ^and speaks it fluent. I plays her to copper my bet.’’ The Frenchman’s eyes blazed. Lung ing sideways he reached for the knife that was stuck in the cabin wall But befor^ his fingers touched the shaft, the gdn roared and the knife clattered to the flqgr. In a curling haze of smoke the fisheiman backed to ^e compan ion, while Sp^-carefi^ examined the bore of his revolver against the vjods meal, and tumbled into the-bunk lor a sleep. Awakened hours later by a thud of running scab, he had just caught a drowsy glimpse of his dory- nmte playing solitaire with Frenchy’s ca^s under the swinging cabin lamp, wkeh a sudden lurch sent chair and player sprawling. ^ - ' ^ “Pitchin’ cayuses!’’ the gambler mumbled ruefully. “Am 1 goin’ to ride thia.jCjritter before we hit Skagvay?” Mention of Skagway reminded Maitland of a question hp had won dered about. “Why ^ you choose that camp instead of Dyea?’’ he asked. The other rearranged hh, cards with some care. They’s no call for a cov ered play between you and me. Bud. It don’t suit my hand to meet the “George E. Starr^’ oryher passengj^s till they have time to forget wherq they seen me last. iWre’s no wires to beat in the North, and gettin’ pass ed up for drowned is a good alibi/’ • Tliat Speed had had a serious tangle with the law before boarding the ship Maitland already suspected. He now saw that the security of the straiigq alibi lay in his own hands. Little as the fact appealed to him, he appreci ated the other’s confidence that he Avould not betray it, “I was wonder Wh air, snow-crowned peaks glistened with • a molten splendor, and in the deep, brooding shadov^s at their base gigantic boulders lay sprawling Sn the seaweed that wavered and stream ed with the ground swell. , When the Susette ,traversed the shadow of these ramparts^ late one afternoon .in August, ^sunlight wasj falling in shafts in the fjord, pear-j Dr._R. T. Gillespie, n^w presideftt of Columbia Theological seminary, was the guest during' the week of Dr. ‘and Mrs. D.^'M. Douglas.. ■ r Dr. George'BT'th'omer of Newberry, tvill deliver the address nefore the high school graduating class on the evening of May 22nd. ing the mists that hung^like Former Sheriff S. C. Reid of Lau- websi*'®*'®' died suddenly at the home of a light and blew some ^oke from it. tians ’Mebby you can translate that,” he suggested. ’‘t’Reckpn the salt water ain’t spoiled hej/ accent none.” 'Though to^ by the struggle and r, F'rei perspiring, Fhonchy made a labored refusal, ‘^o far,” he mumbled. “I lose ze - began to rake in the scattered coin^, leaving out three fives. “All right,” he said pleasantly. “There’s ^teen, if you l^nd us near a man with a boat who' ain’t weak in the head and knees bbth. We’ll takp ^me ' other fisherman to the Yukon. Tq the golden river—” And he hummed a song which that phrase recalled to him. j. “Gold?” echoed Frenchy. “Sticky with it.”. The gambler de- ing,” he said, “whether the itei between the canyon heads, and daz zling the smoky fall of mountain sti'eams which c^caded into the gloom and rose again as rainbowed spiay. At a bend in the narrowing sea gorge a sudden echo among the shore rocks set the travelers’ ears tingling, and shortly afterwards they emerged on a dazzling vista of bright water in wrhich a cargo steamer lay at .aii^ ^hor, some two hundred yards fi’om shore. 'Th« landing beach shone gold in the sunlight, shelving steepily down from graveled flats, where a *river canyon opened itq broad delta on the the flats, and the snowy crest of a bald peak, which glittered high above the canyon, marked it as.the outlet of the Skagway river and the base camp of the White iRass. Landin’ horses,” Hid Speed. The friend in Columbia on last Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. William Bailey Owrens haVe moved into their new home on Centennial street. Hugh L .Eichelberger I NEW YORK LIFE ^ 13 Years Experience Professional Insurance Informiation :; Furnished T Office: Room 209 Jacobs & Co. Building Mrs. George Tate, before marriage Miss Aurelia Vance, is the gxjest of her aunt, Mrs. Guy Pitts. ' Bennett Townsend of Anderson, hks accepted a position .with Jacobs & Co. taohed a damp cigarette paper, and became engrossed in the delicate task of rolling a smoke. “Yotr-goin’ there?” “Goin’ therel” Speed had a look of being asked an outlandish question. “Doe^the stiff live, Frenchy, pannin* an ounce of sense to the ton, who’d .work out a life term for a stake he could dig up in a week ? Not even you, if you knowed the layout. Tike this range of youm—a tough ontt to ride, I should reckon, with the storms and fog, broken lines, raw fingers and busted bon^. And when you cash in, what's the figure? Frenehy’s pickled carcass bobbin’ up and down in dirty water of some cove, and the Susette a smashed tubful of mud and seaweed on a stack of rocks.” _Frenchy nodded ^adjy. ’ Speed, who* had been watching Frenchy with a speculative eye, gave ail the money before him a sudden brusque shove to the center of the table. “It’s yourn!” he* said. With an impulsive grab, the fisher man clawed it toward him. The gambler lit his cigarette and spoke to Maitland through a lazy va por of smoke. “Unwind the verdic’, Judge. I* it Pass from Skagway is a better trail.” “It’s.a horse trail. Where .there’s horses the pay is better. My special reason for choosin’ it—” the Western er’s face hardened a little—“is that a man I’m-lookin’ for is liable to choose that' route , . . What’s your plan in makin’ for Dyea?” “I thought I might get a long-shore job of some kind till I earned an out fit.” “You can do better. If you tied in with a horse outfit on the Wliite Pass, they might pay for help and throw in the grub.” “But tools,” Maitland object^. The gambler’s mouth twisted hu morously, as he studied a card. “If you mean picks and shovels, Bud, the hist’ry of perspectin’ learns us they’s mighty little satisfaction in a.shovel, and none at all in a pick. You can pick them up anywhere qff the land- .scape. • • * * * From the chart in the cabin Mait land discovered that they were north of the fifty-fifth latitude and actually in Alaska, though the map did not mark the lower boundary of that long strip of coastal islands called the “Penhandle.” r-s Through one <A. these channels Maitland turned a course west of Zarembo island into a long sea gorge, which proved to be easily navigable, but slow for sailing. When fisl^ had followed fish as an Unvaried m&u for days, the idea of fish became oy de grees more sinister than hunger, even to Frenchy. The cliff shadows had melted into the glamour and mist of a wider channel when they heard the faint whine of a steamer’s siren, passing southward by another course. It sounded queerly, in that solitude, a far echo of the world with which they had lost contact. heads of the swimming’ animals bob bed at several points between the ship and the surf. As they drew nearer, a gaudy pinto flashed into the air itod took^’^ator in a smother of * diamonds. The broncho swam off—not ward shore, however, but in blind panic down the gulf. “Mig9it buy us a feed if we round up thiscayuseT^—'Speed suggested. “See if you can turn him, Bud.” Cutting across the runaway’s course, Maitland skilfully matched the frightened zigzags with which it tried to evade the .approaching sail, till they could see its opal-blue eye, flam ing with terror. As the boat came close, a rope sapg from the Western er’s hand, neatly ringing the pinto’s head. To avdid dragging its nose under water, Si>eed played out his line. The Susette luffed but was a little heavy for such delicate hand- • ling, and a few inches late in bringing to. Rather than release tftT Tiiiie^ Speed jumped in after it. Continued next week. “Chick” Galloway leaves today for Forf Myers, Fla., wherq he will join the Philadelphia Athletics for several weeks of spring baseball training. VOTE TODAY I ■For a Young Lady To Be MISSCUNTdN Miss B. Copeland and Horace D. Payne of Lakeland, Fla., were united in marriage Wednesday evening in a lovely wedding solemnized at • the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Copeland. Lydia: Mill News SPECIAL UNTIL MARCH 8 American Magarine and Woman’s Home Companion and CoHier’s Week ly, all three, 15 months for $4.00. JAMES JW. CALDWELL Call S8 at ll^O COUGH DROP ,. . Real Throat relief! Medicated with ingredi ents of Vicks VapoRub OVfRCOMES BAD BREATH m CMECKS COLDS f.ND FEVER UQMD SALVE • TASUTS NOSEDSOrS . EIStTeAY irarmnnus IN M MINU^ At — Charlestcm’s Second Annual AZALEA FESTIVAL March 25-29 Write in coupon below the* name and address of the young lady whom you feel is qualified to represent Clin ton arthe AZALEA FEISTIVAL,, and bring or mail to “Contest Editor” of this paper not later than 6 P. M., Tujesday, March 6th. ' The twelve (12) young ladies receiving the greatest^ number of votes in this preliminary cbntest will enter the “general election.*’ Votes to be used ifi THIS ELEC TION WILL BE SECURED AT CERTAIN CLINTON STORES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN NEXT WEEK’S PAPER. \ Address As a candidate in the preliminary contest for the selection of Miss Clinton. ' THE NOMINATION BALI.Or IS GOOD FOR - 1,000 VOTES. Mail This Coupon Not Later Than IVIarch ,6th. The ’Roman’s club held its regular meeting at the community house on Saturday afternoon at three o’clock. Mrs. Alma Camel of Greenville, spent Sunday with Mrs. Dwight Stroud. Mrs. B. L. Wood visited Mrs. Joe Abrams in Goldville last' week. Mrs. Alfred Caldwell and Mrs. Man sell Bridwell spent the week-end in Williamston. Miss Fannie Copeland of Goldville, spent the week-end with Mrs. E. M. Sligh. Priends of Mrs, E. L.'Holland are glad to know that she is able to be vouna in nis line. "^T.^Jout again after having been sick the to choose this route, BudT’jpj^g^ week. Speed wound in his line. “How’d you rceme he asked. “It isn’t a course thie steamers would take,” Maitland answered after a pause, “I thought, if the George E. Starr were to pass us in the nar rows, going back, some^ie might get the idea you weren’t drowned.” The reflection of a-wave to which they were rising illumined the others face but left his eyes obscured. “That’s a long way to go for a stranger,” he said. Maitland shook his head. The word -“stranger” hardly applies to a man with whom one has been drowned and broughH dlive again. "I was think ing as we came up the. gulf,” he said, rather hesitantly,- “of howlve started this trip together. It’s A""fre8h start for both of us, in a way. Why would n’t we see it through as partners?” The gambler twisted the line in his hands. “It says a whole lot' to me Bud. I’ve always wanted to square for you for that lost outfit, and I could stoei* you some in the gold legal?” Maitland had been considering the proposition as it took shape. The- “Fofg*t ^ut the outfit. And^the chart in the cabin wh sketchy, but he had taifed broken coasts before with less to go by. He liked the feel of the boat. Anything seemed better than turning back. The fisherman was be ing well paid. “I can’t pay my share,” he began. “Sink me, Bud,” protested the West erner, “if you ain’t aa unexpected as a parson’s mule. The money was won on your stake, and half of it’s youm. Also, you’re the deep-sea shark. Boats is a branch of knowledge I’m free of, and I don’t .figure Frenchy for nojfom oceanic scout. So we’ll o.^e you for gettin’ us there camps. But as for don’t know who I am.’ pardners—you It’s a new deal. other treidile too. isn’t it?” V “Meanin’?” “If you’ll agree to respect the Law while‘►we’re partners, your word’s good with me.” ^ The flaw in his proposition appear ed to Maitland during the silence that followed. While Speed might have left his record behind him, he had come north with a purpose he wasn’t likely to forget. The Westerner’s re ply, however, took an unexpec^ ; > ; ■ “Supi^se I coppered against ’a forced lay.by sayin’ I’d plill out and Friends of Mrs. C. W. Smith are sorry to know that she is sick at her home on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Willard, an nounce the birth of a son on February 9th. The baby has been given the name, Billy Gene. The infant daughter of Mr. »zind Mrs. Rufus Mills has been seriously ill for the past week. Mrs. Manley . Hathcox spent the week-e«id in Goldville with her sister, Mrs. J. C. Flo. Mrs. Walker Crane is improving af ter haying had her tonsils; removed at Dr. Hays’ hospital on, Friday. Mr. and Mrs, A. M. Shumake spent Sunday. JnjCam^an. Mrs. Shumake’s mother hilis been critically ill for the past two weeks, * . Mr. and Mrsf B. L. Wood aiid family spent Sunday with Mrs. Pinson in Mount Pleasant. Robert Golding was called to Seneca on account of -the death of his brother. Vembn Inman and Emmett Neal spent Sunday in Lockhart. - Jdrs. W. N. Bobo and Miss Clara Bobo spent Sunday in Honea Path with relatives, * Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Crocker motored to ^artanburg Sunday. The Sewing club held its regular meeting at the comifi unity house on Tuesday night. After work was laid aside, Mrs. S.. B. Neal served delight ful refreshments of ice cxe^m and cake. • New Kidneys The boy pulled on his clothes and 1 leave you clear if I had to tongle with went out to look at the Susette. Sh? with the Law. Would that go. strong, deep-keeled I He looked up with a misty ques- proved to be a , boat with the remains of a cutter« rigging, and a look of having known better things before Frenchy turned her into a smack. Having had to overstay several watched, Maitland was when- he found the open sea at Dixon’s m- traaee, and waa rf>l6 to shove the till er into Frenchy’s unwilling hands'^and Ko below. I He at a mulligan Spe^ had com* pUed from nMiii’i”^\af the pre- If roa coaid trod* yoar'Bogloetod tirod and lazy KidSaya for now omb. yoa aroald aau>- MUcally vetrMof NifftitlUBiH- NorroaanoM. Dizzinoaa, Rbeaaaatiam. Borninc. 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Vast* walls of rock loomed, on eit.her side to heights of a thousand feet or more, sheer ouFof the sea, casting a half- mile shadow into tha gulf. On ledg es of these canyon fa^y epnice and jackptnes perehed like window shrub^^Above them, in the upper J.k. HATTON v 19 ei el ifM If CLIN’TON, S. C. LAURENS COUNTY’S OLDEST DEALER .,1