Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, April 15, 1915, Image 2
The Call of thi
Cumberlands
By Charles Neville Buck
' With Illustrations
from Photographs of Scenes
in the Play
(CoBjTi?iu. (OU, by W. J. w?tt * CoJ
8YNOPSI8.
On Misery creek Sally Miller flm
George Lescott. a landscape painter, u
conscious. Jesse Purvy of the Hollmi
clan has been shot and Samson Is su
pected of the crime. Samson denies I
The shooting breaks the truce In tl
Hollman-South feud. Jim Hollman hun
with bloodhounds the man who shot Pu
vy. The bloodhounds lose the trail
Bploer South's door. Lescott dlscove
artistic ability in Satnson. while sketc!
Ing with Lescott on the mountain. Tarn
rack discovers Samson to a Jeering croi
I of mountaineers.1, Samson t thrashes. hi
and denounces him as the "trucefbu
ter" who shot Purvy. At Wile M
Cager's dance Samson tells the Sou
clan that he Is going to leave tl
mountains. lescott goes home to Ne
Tork. Samson bids Spicer and Sal
farewell and foLlows. In New York Sar
: son studies art and learns much of ci
ways. Drennle Lescott persuades W!
fred Horton. her dilettante lover, to do
Man'a mnrk In tha world PTOlTlDted 1
her Jove, Sally teaches herself to wrll
Hortori throws himself Into the buslne
world and becomes well hated by pred
tory financiers and politicians. At a B
hemlan resort Samson meets William Fa
hlsh. sporty social parasite, and Hortor
aemy.
CHAPTER X?Continued.
\ x t
Acrlenne Lescott nodded. Her ey<
wter*- sweetly sympathetic.
"It's the hardship of the condition!
she said, softly. "Those conditio!
will change."
A man had come out onto the y<
anda from/ the inside, and was e
preaching the table. He was lmma
ujatily groomed, and came forwa
y itl> the deference of approaching
thrcne, yet as one accustomed to a
proi.ching thrones. His smile was th
oI pleased surprise.
! The mountaineer recognized Ft
fejsh, and, with a quick hardenii
of the face, he recalled their la
meeting, 'if Farblsh should presui
to renew the acquaintanceship und
I these circumstance^ Samson mea
Xi rise from his chair, and strike hi
lu the face. George Lescott's sist
cou'd not be subjected to such me<
lugs. Yet, it was a tribute to his i
?ancement In good manners, that
dreaded making a seep **^her pn
once, and, as a warnhy^iemetE|
When Horton had begun hi# cru
% sade against various abuses, he h&(
j cast a suspicious eye on all matter*
' through which he could trace the tral
of William Farbish, and now, whet
Farbish saw Horton, he eyed him witl
an enigmatical expression, half-quiz
zical and iialf-malevolent.
After Adrienne and Samson had dis
appeared, be rejoined his companion
a stout, middle-aged gentleman o
noria complexion, wause oueviuc vui
away and reposeful waistcoat coveret
a liberal embonpoint. Furbish tool
bis cigar from his lips, and studiec
its ascending smoke through lids hall
closed and thoughtful.
"Singular," he mused; "very singu
lar!"
"What's singular?" impatiently de
manded his companion. "Finish, 01
don't start."
"That mountaineer came up hen
ds as George Lescott's protege," w^n
on Farbish, reflectively. "He cam*
b- fresh from the feud belt, and lande<
promptly in the police court, ^low
ts in- less than a year, he's pairing of
r-- with Adrienne Lescott?who, even
one supposed, meant to marry Wllfrec
h- Horton. This little party tonight is
to put it quite mildly, a bit uncon
m ventional."
"] The stout gentleman said nothing
th and the other questioned, musingly:
to "Rv th? why. Bradburn. 1 has th(
w " . " : * ?
iy Kenqiore Shooting club requested Wil
J>- fred Horton's resignation yet?"
J. "Not yet. We are going to. He'i
a not congenial, since his hand is raisec
against every man who owns mor<
sa than two dollars." The speaker owne<
q" several million times that-sum. Thii
r- meeting at an out-of-the-way plac<
''8 had been arranged for the purposi
of discussing ^ays and means of curb
ing Wilfred's crusades.
"Well, don't do it"
Bl "Why tjje devil shouldn't we? W(
don't want anarchists in the Ken
i ? more."
After awhile, they sat silent Farbisl
smiling over the plot he had Just de
;r vised, and the other man puffing wit!
' a puzzled expression at his cigar.
^ "That's all there is to it," summai
r(j ized Mr. Farblsh, succinctly. "If wi
can get these two men, South ant
~ Horton, together down mere ai m<
at shooting lodge, under the proper condl
lions, they'll do the rest themselves,
think. I'll take care of Soujh. Now
ir" It's up to you to have Horton ther
at the same time."
18 ' "How do you know these men hav
QQ
not already met?and amicably?" d?
e' manded Mr. Bradburn.
D '1 happen to know it, quite b
m chance. It is my business to knot
er things?quite by chance!"
'd~ Indian summer came again t
e Misery, flaunting woodland banners o
Maw
cer?" demanded the girl, In gentj^H
I anxiety. Every one alonr Hii^H
i called the old man Unc' Splcer.
1 "I can't jest make out" Her^Hj
1 former Bpoke slowly, and bit brow H
) rugated Into something like sdE>
- ness. "He ain'^ jest to Bay pipit Tat
is, his organs seems all rignt, bgljp i
don't 'pear to have no heart Ter notlv, i
? and his victuals don't tempt him J*K; i
f He's jest puny, thet's all." j
"I'll go over thar, an' see him," M I
1 nounced the girl 'Til cook a Chkqkw J
i thet'll tempt him," . ?<, ]ySr-dj
s ti? ?j?i a. a. ?>k r iilrrfffiB
l i liks gin spent IUUUU tiLue ttivpr w I
- at the house of old Splcer .fiouih, ud
her coming seemed to waken:him ino 1
- a fitful return of spirits. L
"I reckon, Unc' Splcer," BUggetin 1
the girl, on one of her *rst TlSJfl. i
r "I'd better send fer Samson. iilfccjr l
hit raout do ye good ter gee !
3 The old man was weakly Itpoiik i
t back on his chair, and his eyes wejs.
3 vacantly listless; but, at the sBgg&j <
1 tion, he straightened, and the a^goj i
, fire came again to his face. ' *
t "Don't ye do hit," he exoUdm^ sff
t most fiercely. "I knows ye mean hA
i kindly, Sally, but .don't ye meddle^ jfl.j
, my business." - * *1
"I?I didn't 'low ter meddle," (fal- 1
tered the girl. t
"No, little gal." His rokM'gOfnNed j
at once Into gentleness. "r
3 ye didn't. I didn't mean ter btMUfcg)
- answered with ye either,' twit jtiUKy
jest one thing I won't 'low WH?M
9 tor do?an' thet's ter setid *er S^s||Lk<
1 He knows the road home,- J^nHWjE
3 he wants ter come, he'll find the doPj i
i open, but we hain't a-goin' t?4r1
9 Wilfred Horton found himself t^'j
k fall In the position of a man wm 1
course lies through rapids. and^Kj
the flrst time In hlB life his pleastHFji
? were giving precedence to hoaf^^K'J
Horton was the most-hated and o(R
admired man In New York,, hot
i men who hated and snubbed him weNMi
hia own sort, and the men frth*
ti mired him were those whom be Wai^mi
never meet, and who Knew 1dm
through the columns of penttjolM i
e Powerful enemies had ceased-ijjj^^B
1 and begun to conspire. He.jH^^Byi
e silenced! How, was a mooted^
i- tlon. But, in some fashion, he
I do uueuceu.aocwyy uhu uui,
, him out, but society had shown
b in many subtle ways that he afiutHf; *t
longer her favorite. He had tataflt,i
b plebeian stand with the massesjfl^Kj
i- while, from various sourcesjfl^Hn
had received warnings of
y sonal danger. But at tfcesj^^^BH
f laughed, and no hint of
reached Adrlenne's\ears.
One evening, when
o forced, the postponement
f engagement frith
m ==
^^ Tre alluding to Samsou South, to i
the description Is a slander, out
^Krer thought It would be necessary
vtay such a thing to you, Wilfred, coo
out you are talking like a cad."
The young man flushed. the
"I laid myself open to that," he said, be
iloWly, "and I suppose I should have afri
?xpected It Qod knows I hate cads hav
ind snobs. Mr. South Is simply, as wa;
ret, uncivilized. Otherwise, he would Dig
lardly take you, unchaperoned, to? Soi
eell, let us say to ultra-bohemian re- S
utrti. where vou are seen by such lar
fossip-mougeri as William Farbish." the
that's the specific charge, is spo
ii" ' * v ' of
"Yes, that's the specific charge. Mr. vis!
South may be a man of unusual talent twc
feid strength. But?he has done what prb
ip other man his done?with you. He It <
ias caused club gossip, which may tha
gislly be twisted and misconstrued." lng
you fancy that Samson Smith thn
iould have taken me to the Wigwam tioi
ttfcHtouse If I had not cared to go 1
;. The man shook his head. the
' "Certainly, not! But the fact that mu
fbu did care to go with him indicates abl<
h? Influence over you which is new. wh!
(M have hot sought the bobemian car
ihanl nhttaoa f\t llfo Bltfh Dhfi
<||W^lmywf cuvivum |iuno?o vb ??*v M
I-Mht1! other fridnds. There Is no price cap
mpr' heaven I would not pay for Leg
rftur regard. None the less, I repeat for
9& at the present moment, I can
ffce only two definitions for this moun[iloeer.
Either he Is a bounder, or
Hjfe, no Is so densely Ignorant and
mifcEhidh that; he Is unfit to'associate
"I make no apologies for Mr. South," i
the said, "because none are needed. A
IS is a stranger In New York, who M
mows nothing, and cares nothing fm
ibout the'conyentlonalltles. If I chose yjrv
?'*ilve them, I think It was my right
M my responsibility."
HoiKrn said nothlfag, and,x In a mo- "
dent AdLrienne Lescott's manner
She spoke more gently:
^wlfflred, I'm sorry you choose to
fc*' tils prejudice against the boy.
Bin could have done a great deal to
Wp'fetin. I wanted you to be friends."
./t'jThank you!" His manner was
K3%'hardly think we'd hit it off
"l^e;you are Jealous!" she ?
he ivenraore. I'll hare a car\i mad<
tor him."
Don't trouble," demurred Lesootl
lly, "I can fix that up."
It would be a pleasure," smile*
other. "I sincerely wish I couli
there at the same time, but I'd
aid that, like you, Lescott, I shal
e to give business the right o
7. However, when I hear that thi
hts are beginning, I'll call Mi
ith up, and pass the news to him.'
iamson had thought it rather slngu
that he had never met Horton a
Lescott house, though Adrienm
ke of him almost as of a mem be
the family. However, Samson'
Its were usually in his Intervals b<
ten relays of work and Horton wai
bably at such times in Wall streel
did not occur to the mountalnee
t the other was Intentionally avoid
him. /"He tnew of Wilfred onl;
ough Adrienne's eulogittio descrij
is, and, from hearsay, liked him.
'he months of close application ti
el and books had begun to tell 01
outdoor man in a softening o
Bcles and a slight, though notice
e, pallor. The enthusiasm witl
Ich he attacked his daily schedul
rled him far, and made his progrea
nomenal, but he [was spendlni
ita! of nerve and health, and Georg
icott began to fear a break-dowi
his protege. He discussed th
J? -fit
VIII Arrange So^hat You Will No
Run Up on Wilfred Horton."
Iter with Adrienne, and the gir
an to promote loathe boy an inter
in the duck-shooting trip?an in
sat which had already awakened
plte the rifleman's inherent con
ipt for shotguns.
[ reckon I'd like It, all right," h<
I, "and Til bring back some ducks
'm lucky."
o, Lescott arranged the outfit, am
: ftlmational
iSBMSOlOOL 1
i Lesson
<t7 B. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
" Sunday School Course, Hie Moody Bible
i. Institute, Chicago, I1L)
LESSON FOR APRIL 18
r v
? THE 8HEPHERD'S PSALM.
? LESSON TEXT?Psalm 23.
? GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord la my Shepr
herd.?Ps. 23:L
' Thu la tha moat famous I of the
h shepherd king's writings. Probably
written In bis later life, be borrows
a bis figure from the experience pf his / "
a youth. The relation of the lafeib to
{ David Is a type to blm of his relaK
tlons to God. Israel's greatest poet
^ had ample time for meditation in the <
8 days of bis youth as he followed the
g occupation of shepherd. His playing
. on the barp is famous and he made
e the first official use of music In the
. worship of Jehovah (see I Chron. 15:
g 15-24). The word "Psalm" Is from the
Greek, and first meant a stringed Instrument.
The Hebrew title of this
book Is "Praises." Of the 150 psalms
David Is expressly credited with 73.
To fully study this, the sweetest of / .
all psalms, we must consider it verse
by verse.
(1) "My 8hepherd." The lamb is
David. The Shepherd is Jehovah. The
time is man's natural time op earth.
The rest is in the future. This Shept
herd so provides that the lamb "shall
not waht" It is his business to care
for hia sheep. We are the sheep.
11 Jesus la'the Shepherd, and hla aheep
obey his voice (John 10:4, 5). We
shall not want for food, for drink, for
grace, for quietness, for companion1
ship, for guidance and for welcome
back to the fold at the end of the day
or in the time of storm.
(2) "He leadeth me." "The Lord Is
-my Shepherd because (a) he bought
me; (b) he feeds me; (c) he leads me."
I -?Robertson. To fully comprehend
the deep significance of this psalm we
must try to know the land of Palestine
1 and the habits of eastern shepherds;
?hnv foarl ttlffff flocks. knOW
xiu tt [TTC7?
* them by name, and keep constant
> rlgll against the danger ot flood and
> wild beastq. The Lord is an Individ*
ual shepherd, Interested In the one '
> as well' as the whole, and as such at.
tends to each Individual's need. He
provides a place for us to "lie down