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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
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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
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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
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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-
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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-
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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. Another is that
coward’s Uck you took at the ^ a
while b^ek.” The eool temerity-of the
diaUenge hdd the crowd in a^ apall
“You aak w^re I come from,” Speed
eontinned. “I eome from a atate whsve
a aonrloir enough to do a. thing like
and
it’s even
etter
8
than it Looks!
dVmtnt Hmn Falw
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