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4 -v/ >AY, MARCH 2!^ 19^ i.j*1 . tJ!> ^» li.,., 1111 •■"■■■'■ i'- ■ " -11 " TfiB CUNfgK CHRONICLE. CtHTION, S. C. ■/' 7' PAGE SEvrar / • MCIU. AUfOCAtTIK / / SIXTH INSTALLMENT Sjmopsis: Tqimsr E<i Maitland, son of a NW-Ettsrland seafaring family, and the hardened gambler, Speed Ma lone, naet on. a trip north to the Yu- kon gold fields in *97/when word of the rich ores there first came down The’ discovery that it was Speed who [ that would be booted out of a camp had spoken astonished, no one* quite its of horse thieves.’* ' v much a^ Maitlandr-who knew the lim- Fallon’s hands flashed to his guns its of his resources. The offer had and stopped there, a* puzzled seam- been made to the dealer, but Fallon deepening between his eyes. He^ could wheeled around with a scowl that not imagine anyone taking such a darkened when he recognized the the Pacific coast. Maitland was de- j speaker. Cocking his cigar, he drew a termined to win^ back his lost fortune I large rqll from his pocket and slapped before he returned home.*' The two [down a counted sum on the table, men became partners, Speed pronus-j**There’s a thousand says you’re a ing.not to get tangled with the law if cheap four-flusher,”'he said, t he could help it, and to clear out frony" the partnership if' ^e did. Frenchy, the fisherman whose smack took the two men north; Luck Rose, “Look, out!” The wo'rds fell from the dealer’s lips in an involuntary murmur. “Oh, he won’t ghoot/’ said Fallon the beautiful girl who had. given a easily. “He’s one of tW would-be- ring to Maitland as a keepsake; Fal Ion, camp leader, resentful of Rose’s attention to Maitland; Steiner, the money lender; young Pete and his drunken partner Bill Owens; Brent, oM-time prospector; Garnet, well-to- do traveler who hired Maitland and Speed to take his things over the -mountains — these are the principal figures in the story. Malone,‘ Mait land and Garnet' hauled part of his stuff from the canvas camp on the 'tu;, _ * i. staww b«ch over the ef her camp in the hills called Liarsville. llie trail was in bad condition. Speed gunmen. Chews a lot but ain’t got no fangs. Ain’t got no money either.” Speed; in fact, had not moved ex cept to reach into his pocket for money that was not there. He had not looked for this exact result, and was still framing his next move. None the less, his composure remained perfect —even when, to his surprise, his fin gers closed over a wad of bills. For tune sometimes favors the absolute wanted to close it and mend it. Fal lon wanted to push on. (Now Go On With the Story). miracle was Garnet, .who had quietly slipped the roll into his pocket. “I mean money,” growled F'allon, at the first hint of delay. “You can’t run a whisperin’ bluff in this game.” Doubt struggled with' fear in the . , u # ,* JO 4. face when thX insult ■'^as ig- walk^up to the tabk stripping a sheaf/u clean orte-hundrcd dollar bills frpm Garnet’s, roll, and laid it abng^de Fallon’s. Then his a smoulder in his tired eyes, “aim to call a camp meetin’ at one o’clock— when the crowd’s in and before the backtrailin’ starts, so we can get a full vote.. That’s why I spoke to ye. Can we* figure on you boys to stand m »»» Speed looked at his partner. It was their one remaining chance of keeping Garnett on the trail, “^u can count on us to vote,” he 8aid/‘’but that’s all.” Brent si^ified that he asked for nothing more, and* leaving/them, went up the trail to collect voters. When they returi^ to Lairsville the camp 'was croWded. Here and there the dispirited faces of mud- draggjed meny^owed that Fallon’s decision meain the end of the trail for some of them, but they accepted it as^-thynarsh law of the satmpede. Brent’s^ chance, even of a hearing. chaifte unless he were sure of an ad- vantage.,On Speed’s part it was sheer gambling—one^ of those reckless yet clear-headed gestures of which in stances are not unknown in the annals! LAND SALE The State of S^uth Carolina,' t County of Laurens. - ' 'In Court of Cnnamon Pleas. The Union .Central Life Insurance Company, a Corporation, , r Plaintiff, 7 . ' i . • vs. ■ Mabel B. little, et.al, Defendants. Pursuant to. Decree of the Court in the above stated case, I will sell at public outcry to the highest, bidder, either^4n~-or in front of the Court House, at Laurens C. H., S. C., on Sale^ay in April next, .being Monday, the ist day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the follow ing described property, to wit: “All that tract or parcel of land and of the W’est, where gunmen haVe | premises, hereinafter particularly de- sometimes been challenged* and held scribed, situate, lying and being in the the dealer. “You can deal eyes pinne^ this anyway you figure healthy,” he said' **0n’y remember I’m backin’ Bill dealer’s pale visage turned pal- lowered hir head to conceal a twitching of his mouth. i' There was a craning moment of si lence. A hum ran through the crowd as the dealer lifted the shells. Fallon ripped out an oath of chagrin and un belief. Bill had won. Speed picked up his oWn and the other’s stake, _and was turning away when Fallon called him back. “What I took yjB for,” snarled the camp boss. “A brag-and-run gambler. Pull up there, fellow. The play ain’t throqgh yet.” A slight twist in the comer of Speed’s mouth showed that this was was^o^ thiin doubtful. The trail] not unexpected. “No,” he said, “the o^he partners- had reached a crit-1 play ain’t through yet, on’y it’s a new >6al impassee. ~ | game. They’s a stretch of trail be- Before they reached the cache, they tween here and the bridge up the line met Garnet coming 'toward , them, that needs f ixin’ almighty bad. Horses looking refreshed and cltfn as he and outfits has been lost on it. You’re stepped carefully along the river path, the boss of this camp, and you’ve He listened in silence to Speed’j tact- blocked the move to fix it because ful account of the trail; and agreed you’ve a big string of mules and can without the touching of a weapon. The hush was suddenly broken by Brent, who had arrived with his back ers, and judged it time to cut this fuse. “Who’s fer fixin’ the trail ? Make it a showdown, boys!” fThe uproar forced F’allon to sus pend dealings with Speed while he met a different threat. Heads were counted in a confused din. A majority showed for Brent’s proposition, but many had not declared themselves either way. “That’s no showdown!” yelled Fal lon. “To fix the trail you’ve got to bar it. Try that and you’ll damn soon find how m^h of the eaw^ behind me. You can’t bar it.” “We’ll go to bedrock on that point right now*,” Brent shot back.. “We’ve got the man who’ll see the job done, and the miners’ committee sure needs a new chairman. Get behind this, m^.” There was a tangled burst of en raged and jubilant shouts, In the con- fu.sion it was a ipoment before Speed could'make-himself heard. This was more than he had counted on. “I ain’t the man for the job,” he said. “I’m a stranger and I ain’t patient enough to argue .with suspic^ns. Put up one of your own men.” “Patience be damned,” growled a sun-browned ,Arizona miner. “Who all’s askin’ you to be patient?” Fallon, sure of himself now*, lit a fresh cigar and flicked the match med itatively in Speed’s direction. “The man don’t live,” he said complacently, “who can-bar a trail when my outfit gets ready to'go through. As for this meddler, he don’t amount to a puff of smoke, and I’ll show you he don’t—” and the camp boss put his hands on his guns. “I called him yesterday for a liar and a horse thief, whichever was his fightin’ word. But that was too mild,.I say now that he’s a sneakin’ liar and a yelhm coyote, both^”— (Continued Next Week)." County of Ijaitrens, and State afore- «aid, in Scuffletown Township, bound ed and described as follows: ittinutes E. ^0 feet to the beginning comer. Bounded on the north by lands now or formerly belonging to Bry^n and Poole; on the east and northeast by lands of Peterson and Donnon^'on the south by landfi'f^ Poole estate and Byrd, on the west by nmds belonging to th? Poole estate. Young and Bry son, containing four hundred thirty- c|ight and one-half (438^) acres, as will more fully appear by reference to plat of the same made by*W N. Willis, G. ]?., Feb. 14th, 1927. This be ing the same property Conveyed to G. Frank jlittle by Margaret F^. Little by deed dated October 23rd, 19i7, and re corded in Deed Book 37, page 600, Clerk of Court’s office for Laurens County. Reference being had to said plat and deed for a more perfect de scription.” Terms of Sale: Cash. The success ful bidder, other than the Plaintiff hereinj| immediately upon the con- “Beginning at a point atithe inter-|,. section of the road leading from Lau rens to Union and the road to Ora, and running thence with the Laurens road S. 28 degree 30 minutes W. 946 feet; thence S. 27 degree 03 minutes W. 1652 feet; thence S. 7 degrees 03 minutes W. 620 feet; thence S. 2 de grees 15 minutes E. 616 feet to a point marked 6 M. P.; thence leaving said road and running thence N. 73 de grees 45 minutes W. 1205 feet; thence S. 36 degrees 30 minutes W. 3570 feet; thence .S» 33 degree 39 minutes W. 2051 feet to a stone; thence N. 61 de-j grees 26 minutes W. 1396^eet to a stone; thence N. 23 degrees 15 min-( utes K. 297 feet; thence N. 7 degrees! 45 minutes E. 680 feet to a poplar; i thence N. 22 degrees W. 350 feet toj a point; thence N. 28 degrees 30 min- ’Ute.s W. 77 feet to a W. O.; thence N. | 39 dc-greek 00 minutes W. 610 feet to a stone; theried N. 49 degree 25 min-| Utes W. 290 feet; thence, N. 66 de-l grees 45 minutesJE. 593 feet; thence N. 82 degrees 25 minutes E. 1785 feet; thence E. 231 feet; thence N. 34 de grees 00 minutes E. 4816 feet to a point on the road to Ora; thence with said road N. 86 degrees 05 minutes E. 910 feet; thence N. 86 degrees 35 minutes E. *675. feet;'thence S. 81 degrees 38 elusion of/the~ bidding, ahall deposit witb the jbl^rk of Court the itum of 5% of a^ou^t of has bid as iygn>eraii-> i.ee of his gbod faith In the bidding; Tim saibe to be applied to the por- chake price npon his complying witli 4^e terms of 8ale,vOtherFise to be paid tb Plaintiff f^r credit on the indebt- edn^s. In the event the successful bidder should, fail to make such d^ posit, or should fail to comply wills' the terms of sale, the said lands shall be re-sold on th^ same or somb sub sequent 3alesday on the same terms,' at risk of the defaulting-purchaser. The purchaser to pay for - papers, stamps and recording. No deficiency judgment having beea asked in this action the bidding on the land shall notjtm kept open after the sale. THOS. W. BENNETT, , —^ C. C. C. P. and G. S. Dated March'12, 1936.~3-28-3tcb. ^ to attend the mass mating. take a chance of llghtib’ through in JBut he was visibly more interest- one haul. You iion’t give a damn for ed in some sounds that came to them from the vicinity of the bridge. A metallic “come-on” chant rang strid ently through the. hollow, above .4 babel of voices and the river’s brawl. “Not a game of chance, friends. A simple test of skill. The (j^uickness of the hand deceives the eye ...” “Suppose we give the game a spin while waiting for one o’clock,” Gar net suggested. “You need some relax ation.” —H—— “You can spit it,” Speed declined. “If I had the Jack it wouldn’t relax me none to give it to a shell rigger.” The sunlight that pierced the can yon mist fell on a noisy crowd around the dealer’s pitch table, many of them ’hot foTIbwpTg^^ herding there to wait for the back- trail to clear. A player had just placed a bet. From the higher ground at the bridge head they saw it to be the man with the sheepskin coat—Pete’s part- the small miner who has to relay his pack over that slew with one horse or none. Well, some Of-us figure differ ent. Four day’s work with the camp drafted will put the trail in shape. It’s the on’y chance for a lot of the boys who’ve sunk their last red to get here. You can’t run a white'miner’s camp without taldn’ count of the common prospector. That’s rock bottom—stam pede or none. If you doubt it, Fallon, and want to gamble, I’ll bet you this thousand the camp ain’^t back pf Say. •T SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE” Thank You! New Kidney: If ?oa coaid trmda roar iMtioeud tlrod and laty Kldnara for now oms. tm would aoCo- ImallcallyffOtrldofNIchtlUalBC. NorrouenMa, DlulnM^ RheniMUam. Bqminc. ItrhiriK and Aridity ToeorraetfaactionaJkidncydinordrn try ihfc rwnintMd Doctor * •pccwl ijrrHrnp- lion called CYSTKX Must fix vou ub ID 8 day* at ■oaay back <1 «ii fti.niiu City To Have Two . The Wright building adjoining the Commercial Depository has been leased by Dr. Jack H. Young ayid is now being converted into a popular- pric^ picutre show to open in the city soon. Both the Casino and the new playhouse will be operated under the same mvtAgement. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Relieret HMudMke * ^ Due To Constipatioii *^7iedford’a Black-Draught has been used In my family for years,'* vrltas IAb. J. A. Hightower, of Oarthafo, Tszas. “I take tt for sick headache that oomsa from const^ pation. When I fed a headache coming on, I take a doas of Black- Draught It acts and my head gets easy. Before I knew of Black- Draught I would suffer two or three dayi»4iut not any morestnoe X have used Black-Drau^t” Shedford’s BLACE-DBAUaBT UntiTt aiMt^ To the Patrons of This Office: \ On and after April Ist, 1935, it will b^ necesMiy for me to collect all recordinii^ and Hling fees on any papers lods:ed in this office before they can be filed or recorded; Due to the fact that all fees have to be turned over to the county, I shall be required to collect’^ in advance. It will impassible for me to collect the fees when the papers are delivered after Tecordinii:, and all free and charity work and all charge accounts will have tirhe dis continued in conformity with the law’. RESPECTFULLY, Thoi W. Bennett Clerk of Court yer ye. The stillness in the canyon was complete, save for the gush of the river* Quietly as the words had been spoken, they had touched every in- iilTicr of ^the^mwch It "01^ Shrewd malice curled Fallon’s eyes. “I’ll take your bet,” he said. ‘These men know what a delay would mean. If you think you can halt ’em, the idea will' cost you a thousand and some- ■ K! jJO’f * " ttii" nes Bill. Noticeably drunk. Bill was thin’ more. swaying on his heels. Fallon and one of his outfit stood near, watching him play. “I guess we’ll pass^this,” said Gar net prudently. • * t Speed did not answer. Rls attention had been arrested by the pallid, nar row-eyed face of the dealer, on which the sunlight fell squarely. “Seema like I’ve seen that bi^ somewheres,” he muttered. While Bill stood shifting his wealth between his hands, the^ellow head of his young partner ap^ared beside him. Pete was trying to pull him out of the game. Ignored by Bill, the boy aaid something to Fallon^not audible from the bridge. Fallon brushed him out of the way epth an impatient, backward fling of his hand. The blow might ' have been unintentional, biA the hjtnd waa heavy and ringed. It cA the boy’s cheek 4i^ sent him stumb ling. '“Damned shame,” aaid Garnet. Speed swore to himaelf. Pete broke 4way and went up the canyon while Bill W4S oblivions to everything but the stakes he was vagneljr counting. The dealer hastened to cover the in cident. “ . . . Not a game of chance, miners. The quickness of the hand—” Here the dealeris^ice hung trailinf, _hia eyes, overYhe crowd, suddenly encountered and locked with Speed’s. A’look of Incredulous jwonder pierced lUs mask. “A thousand,” maundered Bill “Shoot it, Bill,” aaid _Fallon. ^1 'Copper you soffie in caee you low.” He laid a small staiek of g^ pieces on the teble, as BUI Itothed forward and placed hi* double handful of money. The dealer’s eyes, which had turned to the game, quivered uperaxu as a clear drawl auddenly spoke over the of the crowd. ’TU bet a thousapd on BUI to adu- »9 Now that it had an outlet, the re sponse of the crowd broke loose. “I'm With you, brother,” a man called out to Speed. “That’s talkin’ ...” and similar . endorsements mounted over the voices' of dissent. _ “Hold on,” barked Fallon, above the tumult, “and swivel ^ your muzzle- loadin’ brains on what this crook’s playing for. Who is he? Where’s he from ? Blowed into camp two days ago a busted drifter; now he’s flashin’ money. Ever meet a ‘fixer’ on the gold Wails ? Well, the inside crowd the Yukon is workin’ hard to plaster ever’ good location before the stampede ar rives, and berets a slick ^rame to freexe you out.” * - • The argument was far-drawn, but cunningly ganged to an audience of credulous, • impatient, gold-fevered men. Speed parried^ it promptly. “That won’t hold gravel,” he declared. “The river don’t freeze till the first week in October. Four days won’t hurt that margin, and most of the camp will gain time on a good trail.” “What you ain’t primed to answer,” returned Fallon, “is who you are and what you’re doin’ ^re with that bunch of money and no outfit.”^ The outlaw creased a cigarette pa- per7"'Y()u*re 8witchm*^ir^nr^” he said evenly. “The question is whether the boys want to make a trail. But if you want to talk personal—how does it come that a man wfao’a so all-fired anxious to see ever’ one get to Daw son, spends his time makin’ this miner drunk and persuadin’ him to bust his- self at a skin'^gmne. 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