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sett wondering 'who Xarrington was.
She approve of the manner In which
he conducted himself. She liked a
man who could be unobtrusive.
The next morning he found himself
seated opposite her at breakfast. He
received another curt little nod, cool
and distant. aB he took his seat.
"You stop In Washington T" said
Carrington.
Betty shook her head. "No, I am
going on to Wheeling."
^ "You're fortunate in being so near*
ly home," he observed. "I'm going
on to Memphis."
Betty exclaimed: "Why. I am sro
ing to Memphis, too!"
"Are you? By canal to Cumberland.
and then by stage over the .National
Road to Wheeling?"
Betty nodded. "It makes one wish
they'd finish their railroads, doesn't
It? Do you suppose they'll ever get
aa tar west as Memphis?" she said.
"They say It's going to be bad tor
the liver trade when they're built on
something besides paper," answered
Carrlngton. "And I happen to be a
flatboatman, Miss Malroy."
No more was said Just then, for
Betty became reserved and did not atItempt
to resume the conversation. A
'day later they rumbled Into Washington,
and aB Betty descended from the
coach Carrlngton stepped to her side.
"I suppose you'll stop here, Miss
Malroy," he Bald, Indicating the tavern
before which the stage had come
to a stand.
"Yes," said Betty briefly.
"If 1 can be of any service to you?"
tie began, with just a touch of awkwardness
in his manner.
"No, I thank you, Mr. Carrlngton,"
aid Betty quickly.
"Good night . . . good-by." He 1
turned away, and Betty saw his tall
.form disappear In the twilight.
A month and more had elapsed
lnce Bob Yancy's trial. Just two
days later man and boy disappeared
from Scratch Hill. Murrell was soon
on their trail and pressing forward
In hot pursuit. Reaching the mountains,
he heard of them first as ten
days ahead of him and bound for
west Tennessee; the ten days dwindled
to a week, the week became live
days, the five days three; and now
as he emerged from the last range of
hills he caught sight of them.
Y&ncy glanced baok at the blue wall
of the mountains where It lay along
' the horison.
"Well, Nervy," he said, "we've put
a heap of distance between us and
old Scratch Hill."
For the past ten days their Journey
had been conducted in a leisurely
fashion. As Yancy said, they were
seeing the world, and it was well to
take a good look at it while they had
a chance.
Suddenly out of the silence came
the regular beat of hoofs. These
grew nearer and nearer, and at lost
when they were quite close, Yancy
faced about. Smilingly Murrell reined
tn his horse.
"Why?Bob Yancy!" he cried in
vjwxui Baiouimiaieni.
"Yea, sir?Bob Yancy. Does it bappen
you are looking fo* him. Captain?"
Inquired Yancy.
"No?no. Bob. I'm on my way
west."
Murrell slipped from his saddle and
fell Into step at Yancy's side as they
moved forward.
"They were mightily stirred up at
the Cross Roads when I left, wondering
what bad come of you," he observed.
"That's kind of them," responded
Taney, a little dryly. There Was no
reason for It, but he was becoming
distrustful of Murrell, and uneasy.
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A uc/ WOUI iUI W?IU IU UIOUUO. ii
Hmw /Irl^
i *m
H saautt/ Ha Haavd a Distant Sound
?a Splash.
aoddao tarn la tha road bsoogfrt thorn
Ho tka adfa of an axtaaatra eiaartn*.
CToaa to tba road thar* war* aararai
tonUdtn?, bat not a traa bad baan
nnarad to sfesltar tbam and tbar stood
fdftfc fltajrytr, tba onmplalSif tooob to
a mmmm a that was sis m iu
v ^l amilk arHff^pt, and
v ' ' *
r v^*'
gjffBtfr"" utilitarian. A sign anboanoed
the dingy atructnra of log*
nearest the roadside a tavern.
Worn the door of the tavern the
Agere of a man emerged. He wee
black-haired and ball-necked, and
there was about him a certain shag-;
glnaea which a recent tqllet performed
at the horse trough had not served to
mitigate.
"Howdy r* he drawled.
"Howrtrr mannn A <wl 1*? !
?- ? ^UJ . iOUV/.
"Shall you stop hereT" asked Mur*
rail, sinking his voice. T&noy nodded.
"Can you put ua Up?** inquired Murj%ll,
turning to the tavern-keeper.
"I seckon that's what I'm here for."
said aiosson. Murrell glanced atx>ut
the empty yard. "Slack," observed
Slosson languidly. "Yes, sir, slack's
the only name for It." It was understood
be referred to the state of trade.
He looked from one to the other of
the two men. As his eyes rested on
Murrell, that gentleman raised the
first three fingers of his right hand.
The gesture was ever so little, yet it
seemed to have a tonic effect on Mr.
Slosson. What might have developed
Into a smile had he not immediately
suppressed It, twisted his bearded
lips as he made an answering move- j
ment. "Eph, come here, you!" Sloe- I
son raised his voice. This call
brought a half-grown black boy from
about a corner of tbe tavern, to whom
Murrell relinquished hie horse.
"Let's liquor," Bald the captain over
his shoulder, moving off in the direction
of the bar.
"Come on, Newy!" said Yancy following,
and they all entered the tavern.
"Well, here's to the best of good
luck!" said Murrell, as he raised his
glass to his lips.
"Same here," responded Yancy.
Murrell pulled out a roll of bills, one
of which he tossed on the bar. Then
after a moment's hesitation he detached
a second bill from the roll and
turned to Hannibal.
"Here, youngster?a present for
you," he said good-naturedly. Hannibal,
embarrassed by the unexpected
gift, edged to his Uncle Bob's side.
"Thank you, sir," said the boy.
"Let's have another drink," suggested
Murrell.
Presently Hannibal stole out into
the yard. He still held the bill in bis
hand, for he did not auite know hnw
to dispose of his great wealth. After
debating this matter for a moment he
knotted tt carefully In one corner of
his handkerchief.
In the tavern the three men were
drinking?Murrell with the Idea that
the more Taney came under the influence
of Blosson's corn whisky the
easier his speculation would be managed.
Mr. Yancy on his part believed
that If Murrell went to bed reasonably
drunk he would sleep late and
give him the opportunity he coveted,
to quit the tavern unobserved at
break of day.
"When yo' get to feelln' like sleep,
young boss, Mas'r Slosson he says 1
show yo* to yo* chamber." It was
Slosson's boy Eph.
"Tes, you can show me my chamber,"
Hannibal said.
Eph secured a tin candle-stick with
a half-burnt candle In it and led the
way into the passage back of the bar.
They mounted a flight of stairs and
passed down a narrow hall. This
brought them to the back of the
building, and Eph pushed open the
door on his right.
"This heah's yo' chamber," he
said, and preceding his oompanlon Into
the room, placed the candle on a
chair.
The moon was rising and Hannibal
went to the open window and glanced
out. For a moment he considered the
night, not unaffected by Its beauty,
then, turning from the window, he
moved his bundle and rifle to the
foot of the bed, where they would be
out of his way, kicked off his trousers,
blew out the candle and lay down.
Yancy had become more and more
convinced as the evening passed that
Murrell was bent on getting him
drunk, and suspicion mounted darkly
to his brain.
"Have a drink with me!" cried Sloeson,
giving way to drunken laughter.
The captain's dropped out, and 1
low K's about time to' these here
festivities to come to an end. I'm
thinking some of going to bed myself,"
said Yancy. He kept his eyes
fixed on Murrell. He realized that If
the latter could prevent It he was
not to leave the bar. He never shirted
his glance from Murrell's face.
Soowllns now. thn ountaln'm atm
biased back their challenge as be
thrust his right hand under his coat.
"Fair play?I don't know who you
are, but I know what yon want!" said
Taney, the light in his frank gray
ayes deepening. Murrell laughed and
took a forward step. At the same mo*
ment Sloeaon snatched up a heary
club from the back of the bar and
dealt Taney a murderous blow. A
single startled cry esoaped the
Scratch Hlller; be struck out wildly
as ha lurched toward MarreU. who
' drew his knife and drove It Into his
shoulder. TeHey dropped kuevtty to
the floor.
--Bffw.kmg the boy elect mjm
knew, but lie awoke with a start am
a confused sense of thlnga. It wai
evidently very late, probably lonj
after midnight?but where waa hli
Uncle Bob?
He sank back on bis pittow lnten
and listening. A chilling fervor thai
gripped him fast and wodd not lei
him go. mounted to bis bram.
Where was his Uncle qob? Whj
didn't he come to bed? Ifemories oi
Idle tales of men foully d^dt with li
these lonely taverns flashed througl
his mind.
He slid from the bed, and for i
lpng moment stood oold a id shaking
his every sense on the aert. W1U
Infinite caution he got intp his trous
ers and again paused to listen, sine*
he feared his least movement mlghi
betray him. Next he secured hh
pack, and was ready for flight.
Encumbered by his belongings, bu
with no mind to sacrifice them, h<
stepped out upon the shdB and mad?
his way down the slant of the roor t<
the eaves. He tossed his bundle tc
the ground and going down on hit
knAfifl lovontd tlfa riflo lofHnir ?,?
muzzle fall lightly again* the side ol
the shed a8 It left his hand, then b<
lay flat on his stomach and. feet tlrst
wriggled out Into spaca. When h<
could no longer preserve his balance
he gave himself a shove away Iron
trie eaves and dropped clear of th<
building.
As ho recovered himself he war
sure he heard a door open and clcs<and
threw himself prone on tin
ground, where the black shadow cas
by the tavern hid btm. At the same
moment two dark figures came froi.
about a corner of the building. Ht
could just distinguish that they car
ried some heavy burden between then
and that they staggered as the:
moved.
They passed out of sight, ant
breathless atad palsied, Hannibal crcp
about a corner of the tavern. H<
must be sure!
Presently he heard a distant soum
?a splash?surely it was a tplashA
little later the men came up th
lane, to disappear In the direction o
the tavern. Hannltmi peered aftc
them. His very terrors, while the
wrenched and tcrtursd him, gave blr
a desperate kind Ofpourage. As th
gloom hid the two-mfcn, he starts
forward again. ITffifjlfhoil the en
of the cornfield, climbed * fence, an
entered a ^ ''"" WfcjjWii Vf" ^r 1
the long wet grab# TS^Yoond wher
the men had ^'TUTTCTjP'tlr burdei
He reached dov/n ah^swept his han
to and fro?once ylce?the tblr
time his little palm game away re
and discolored.
There was the Aliit pale prcmon
tion of dawn in the pkjr, and as h
hurried op tha light*grew, and th
black trunks of trees detached then
selves from the white mist that tllle
the woods and which the dawn mad
visible. There was light enough fo
him to see that he was following th
trail left by the men. He emerge
upon the bank of the Ilk river, whit
like the woods with Its ghostly nig to
sweat.
The doll beat of th# child's heai
quickened as he gazqd out on th
swift current that was hurrying o
with its dreadful secrfet. Then th
full comprehension of Ms loss seeme
to overwhelm him and he was utterl
desolate. Sobs shook him, and h
dropped on his knees, holding fast t
the stock of his rifle.
"Uncle Bob?Uncle Bob, com
back! Can't you come back!" h
walled miserably. Presently he sta(
gered to his feet. As he glance
about, he saw almost at his feet
dug-out, made from a tingle popla
log. It was secured to an overhanf
ing branch by a length of a wll
grape-vine. With one last fearful loo
off across the deadening In the dlre<
tion of the tavern, he crept down t
the water's edge and entered th
canoe. In a moment, he had It fre
from its lashing and the rude cral
was bumping along the bank In spit
of his best efforts with the paddh
Then a favorlnsr rurr?nt rtnaht a
swept it out toward tiie center of tb
stream.
The next installment of this cap
tal story will appear in tile next issn
of Tlie Chronicle.
Successful Woman Farmer.
Miss Grace M. Putnam is said to b
one of the most successful farmers 1
New Jersey. She was born an
brought up in the city, never evei
visiting the country until after sh
was 16 years old. Her farm consist
of about five acres and is slanted ei
clusively in cantaloupes. She report
that she rented her farm for the lira
year. The second year she bought 11
the third year she paid up every deb
uo uwcu auu yui fO,UW ID DWIK. DO
does all tbe work heraelf after th
Drat plowing, for which aha paya i
fanner $12. Her aeeda coat her $1 ai
acre, fertilizer $10 an acre a ad barrel
for chipping one year'a crop $60. 8b
alia her melone direct to dealera a
$6 a barrel. She thlnka her auocea
ha a fanner la largely <due to the tea
that ahe lovee the work better thai
anything elae la the world. *
:| MluWsGHEDUl.ES T
' SEABOARD AIR LIKE RAILWAY
t Southbound
1 No. 81 Arrive in Cheraw 3.12 a. m.
^ No. G7 Arrive in Cheraw 8.22 a. m. ^
No. 43 Arrive in Cheraw 9.45 p. m. I
[ Northbound H
i No. 84 Arrive in Cheraw 12.30 a. m. [2
? No. 66 Arrive in Cheraw 8.22 a. m. ?
No. 58 Arrive in Cheraw 9.48 p. m. I
H
No. 68 Northbound makes coonec I*
[ tion at Kollock with the Bennettsvilel km
. & Cheraw R. R. train. SB
? No. 66 makes connection at Kol- Bj
t lock with Ronnottoolllo B. A
? ->WMUVWVW * MAO Vb vuciaw XV m
1 R. train for Bennettsville and all S?
t points on the B. & C. system beyond B
j Bennettsville. ^
, No. 57 makes connection at McBee ^
> with tbe C. M. & C. R. R. for
> Jefferson, S. C., also with the S. C.
J & W. R. R. for Hartsyile, Darling- J
' ton and Florence. e
c i
? e
. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILWAY *
3 Southbound '
[ No. 61 Leave Cheraw 6.30 a. m.
vo. 63 Leave Cheraw 5:35 p. m.
Northbound | t
? ! No. 62 Leave Cheraw 11.57 a. m.
No. 60 Arrive in Cheraw'10.10 p. m.
No. 62 makes connection at Wades*
boro with train for Winston-Salem. ^
No. 61 mokes connection at Florence __
j with trains for Charleston, Columbia, ?
- and Wilmington, and at Darlington
i with train for Sumter and Columbia. S T
f No. 63 makes connection at Florence
with trains for Columbia, Char- Mei
t I leston and Wilmington. - CH]
a ?
CHESTERFIELD A LANCASTER RY. ?
| Westbound
e I So. 7 (local) Due to Leave 7.00 a. m.
<i So. 35 Due to Leave 4.50 p. m.
r Eastbound
y No. 8 (local) Due to Arrive 4.50 p. m. II
? No. 36 Due to Arrive 3.45 p. m. *
j No. 36, if on time, makes connecd
tion with the Atlantic Coast Line, No. (
d 63 for Darlington, Florence, Colump
nia. Charleston and Wilmington.
? No. 7 subject to ^mulment. ?]
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d Ttio Curs.
d Miss Fay Templeton, at a supper at
the Ritz-Carlton in New Tork given
1* In honor of her return to the stage,
6 praised the American business man.
e "I have only one fault to find with
l* him," she said. "He works too hard. t
d Hence, of an evening, he Is some- .
6 times a little dull.'
r "But intelligent wives can soon cure ?
6 their husbands of overworking. I
d know a wife?she and her good man
6 are in Egypt now?who came down to
lt dinner one night In a somber black
robe. c*'
t nil.. ? A? ... ?
xxvx xiuou?iiu? -* ingniiuiiy over8
worked millionaire?looked at her cob- Mc
D tume and exclaimed:
6 '"Why on earth, my love, are you
d wearing a dress like that? It's posiy
tlvely half-mourning."
6 " 'Of course It's half mourning,' she
? replied. 'When you come home from
the office, don't you always complain
6 that you're half dead?'"
e J
Ho
<1 Perils of Sea Service.
& The submarine branch of the navy
>*" has undoubtedly risks and dangers of
Its own, as the sad tale of previous
<1 disasters plainly sho*vs; and when a 0f
it catastrophe such as took place recent5
ly unhappily occurs it is of a nature
0 to make a profound Impression upon
* the public. But in relation to the num0
ber of submarines in commission, and A
ft to the constant exercise they under- pk
e go, the picked officers and men who i
9- serve in them do not Incur a risk out prl
<1 of all proportion greater than their
* comrades in other branches. Danger c
and risk are no peculiar prerogative ?
*.- of the submarine, they form the very
te foundation of naval character, and are
a pledge', in no small degree, of the
security upon which as a nation we
repose.?London Times.
Analysis of Motives. to
Q "Don't yon think our friend's belief coi
. that no one except himself can save pri
the oocntry denotes great patriotism T" 1
"Not exactly," replied Senator Sor- att
[Kmw "It's rather a case of mbUw I -
" rushing to the rescue of pessimism." do1
?? wit
Pessimistic. she
"Cheer up. Opportunity may jet tin
knock <m yonr door." ant
"Shocks! If she ever doss. It will J?
be lost my lock for her to knock when tee
1 am taking a hath."?Birmingham t
ge-Herald. sn<
fc?
th<
Now Is the time to get rid of your
rheumalsm. You can dtr It by apply- a
lag Chamberlains IJnlwseat and mas- *ta
asglng the parts freely at each applies
tion. For sale by all dealers. jJ
Tow Is the time to hare jour
lothes made lor the hot weathr
wear. See my line of Light
Serges, Crash and CheTiols Salt
tug.
EVEN SON k PRINCE
Attorneys at Law
'chants & Farmers Bank Building
RRiW - ? "
- - - - 9.
Fresh Beef and Pork*
and Pork Sausage
at
. A. Burch's Market
PHONE 80
Covington Hotel Building
Second Street
heraw, S. C.
PEE DEE CAMP 227
W. O. YV.
eta every Fourth Thursday night ta
Mkch month. Tialtinj brethren are
tordl&lly Invited to attend.
Office of Coaaty Superintendent
of Edncatlon
The County Superintendent of Edution
gives notice that his office will
open every Saturday and the first
mday of each month.
DR. EDWIN H. KERRISOS,
Dental Surgeon, *
LaCoste Evans Building,
(opposite The Evans Co.)
CHERAW, S. C.
Phones?Office 222; Residence 213.
urs 9 to 2.15 3.36 to 6
DR. J. E. FUNDEBBCRK,
Beotal Surgeon,
flee over Merchants & Farmers Bank
Phones: Offlce 138; Residence 174
D. CHAPMAN
one 28. D "
vaavsMTTf ?? V*
First claas livery. Reasonable
cea. For Quick trips I use Aral
ss automobile.
AFTBRjjRIP
took Out for Trouble
[*he after-effects of the Grip are apt
be serious, but a normal healthy
idition may be restored in a sursingly
short time- by Vinol.
iVatertown, Wis.?"After a severe
ack of the Grip my system was in
very weakened, nervous and ransvn
condition. I began taking Vinol
th the very best results, and in a
>rt time I began to fed like an ensly
different person, and I am better
1 stronger than 1 have been tor
its." Adelaide Gamm. (We guaran.
tvi. t.l A. V. 1 \
' VU1B ICBUUJUU1AI IU Ut3 BVDUIOQ.;
JVe have never sold in our store
jh a valuable strength creator and
ilth restorer for the convalescent;
> weak and rundown, as VTnol, and
ask people In this vicinity to try
bottle of Ylnol, with the underndlng
that their money vffl to m
ned it it does notdo all -we chin
I T. LADS, SUHK08T, GHB1AW,