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WILLIAM HAMILTON 05b0P/\E A\iT I \0R or " RED MOUSE." _ ri(\AT." "CAT3PW "1MA/E bUOKLt"CTC. flov?uz?o r/eo/v THC PHOTO PC AY orr//t\vm:/v/)w? wopi/ceo o/ We MTf/C ? XCMflGC. //y C. co/'y/s/cnr. /?/? ay UV/ L /A/ V HAW//. /(J/V c \>yw/v/.' - ? ? CHAPTER XXVII. Decoy. N' Ul l< (Hit of ofU' of (Mm HIU.'lH bout# of tint dontroyir Ja<'l<Hori and lun nimbly up t !??? v. hail i I ? ? Jmd V'MM.l I'OUHOIl (l), fOf <"l I'M- V? l!tj|i|il of a hotul jjot n t< r ( I u full** away he Haw a Klj'l be kh?'sv. In record time ho wuh by tier wtil "Ij'.HtW," Hill I Awn He to Nt'Ul'H mother and Incy, 'I I; wh" ? here." "Alwuyn," Hani Inc/, tin I I i l< ? * a iini form and," iln- ?,i < oyjy, with a leor toward '"'anil what coiuch in tluuii too." " Von g< i n,v not* 7" <|in:i iril Anwilo. '"I got ii, i <M iirncd Nial., "but no KO." "W'lnU are von talking about?'' Huld All ii ft t >' ,W" aro ially invited by the! ,gov< r'tf'or ItiniHoir " "I'm out of it, I 1 4 ? 1 1 yon. ' repeated NehJ. "Hut I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll como to the buck rate of thu gov ernor'n gardon and I'll flirt, with y:m." Many chiiio an 1 inoftt wuro Horvcd tlint night. Hut among tbo first to co mo, though noun wire nerved, wor o f.-ur uninvited K"? sta. They were a Htrangi! quartet, theHo four, and thOy eaine to pot) rather than to lie ween. Kuril one of those lour men became a shadow In himself. watching, ever watching. .Suddenly there wn? a light i rt tit i ! upon tho graveled path. A Jaunty figiiro swung iuto t li?? moon-' I if.; lit. ami ]< about him. Out of tlio hundred guests or ho that dus tered about tho verandas of tho dis tant house Noal ' peered anxiously for Annette llington. Ho trllli'tl a lit 1 1 o whistle his sig nal ami Anin'Hr'B ami an though that whistle were a signal for an onslaught , a huge shadow ami ariothor sprang acr?.Ks tho. Intervening space ami caught. . Ncal from hehindi A coat or cloak descended over his head with all tho effectiveness of a Kt ruit-Jacket ?* It wan tho governor himself who kept Annette within tho range of ar tllicial light and from her appointment in tho moonlight out beyond. While she still talked to the gover nor, an individual with cunning eyes and insinuating leer stepped up- to the llunky at the main gate that led to tho governor's mansion and handed hini a note; "For a guest ? Miss llington," ho said. "I am to wait for an answer." The llunky nodded, summoned an other llunky. and handed him the note. U'he flunky made on inquiry or two, With a Mighty Roar Dropped Into the Sea. th< n .'ti pped directly to the governor handed him t he. note. I > the young latlv hero. Fran cnir . \. l.iMiifd tlie governor. Am ' i >oiv the note to a window where t: was somewhat hotter' liRht. 1 ? . ,1 it It was written: in a si.ia. unaeeustomod hand i This is w hat ? 1 Have seen scar f.-.cc. Need you nj moment for icler-t ' >.>Uion-, We have ! run him down. C:tve with bearer of; this note. Excuse j,cra*vt ? right hand ? N. G. H ast ? l y , NEAL. ! P. S. ? Don't drag mct?er into this. ' Conie as you are. Annette beckoned to the flunky "Where." she said, "is the hearer of this note?" The lUmky howed. "I'.i'.l w "... ].? said. At the tate there stool a man ua.: :::g hat in hand ? a man with < e\ ? s and insinuating smile. "Mr. Hardin sent you?" sin li. quired. Th-' man bowed. "Oui. madman selh he ret urned. "Where is he now?" she queried cautiously. "Where he said ho would wait ? by <! postern garden gato," returned the ?tjr. rmod. she followed this man , shadows, iii another instant hIio had roach od u ferriage ami an Instant later some t Ji ffig descended over her head, smoth ? riiiK her criOH sunn l Mng bound hoi a i in i I') Ix T Hiilc. Hut III"' smuggler had been right, N?.al waH t li'T". bound a 1 1 < I HpcechleSH Ih'ljjit'HH Oil the hot t on i of thf earring" Ati iiiHtJiiit lut or tho vehicle rut t k;il sharply off into t ho 1 1 i k J ? t GHAPTEH XXVIII. The Sponge Diver. A iiiw lt<' op< ? u ? ?< 1 wide her eyes. She u( t ered an exclamation of (It-light an Hlii- paw.Wal Hardin. "WVH, we'rn hcio," B.hO said. I Hhoiihi think wo wen?," said Noal iff looked ahout him. Annntto wan bound firmly to tho only chair in tho place and ho wiiii tied qui to as lirtnly to a stanchion in another corner. Tho plat e waa a. rude hut. "I k ???*,' ' na HI Noal, "that wo'ro not alone." "Obviously' not," returned Annette. On i hi- lloor between Ihoin hi,y the brute resting but wide eyed with the lash of a whip, lying across his Bhoul clers. Ponto, tho Mexican, watched red oyetl ami gloating. Something happened in a corner. A portion of the lloor rose from the ground and two men struggled up from a passageway. One of them wan Hernandez; the other was tho smug gler of Martinique. Hernandez nod ded to Noal r.nd to Annette, lie took from his pocket a tattered parchment map which he had pasted well to gother. "It is the limp of the l<)Ht Isle ol Cihnubar." ho said in simvc accents "and 1 have oilier evidence besides/ He . glanced uncertainly toward tlu brute. "An identifying locket," he went on. "and other things. " "What di? you expect to do with them?" Haid Annette belligerently "You ure not Annette Ilington." Hernandez smiled-- Sullied a bit too grimly. "Perhaps/' lie said, "I can find some Annette Ilington who will do my bidding. At any rate there will hereafter be no Annette Ilington who ?will try to thwart me." Neal started. "What d:> you mean?" he said. "1 mean.' returned Hernandez, with a gesture toward the smuggler of Mai"; tini |ue, "that in all parts of the world I mil able to find people, who do luy bidding. This gentleman can do it well. I may as well tell you, children, that you have perhaps an hour to live, perhaps less." i Tlif hrute looked tip. his eyes [ glassy, strange. lie rubbed a rod spot on bis arm the mark left by Hernan dez' by podermic needle. "Von are right. I'onto, ' said llernan | dez. "it was the only way to drug him Lend no' year whip." Ho si'i/i'>: the whip ar.d struck the brute heavily across the shoulders. The brute sprang to bis feet, growling in his threat but he fell back before 1 lernandez. Ponto untied a single knot ? the knot that oound Xea! to a stanchion. Then at another word the brute seized Neal. struggling. in his arms, ami with him d< scendcd through the ; 'ssageway. Annette viewed this proceeding with alarm. She struggled fiercely. I'i ve minutes later the brute re turn- (1 and once more under the sting m: lash of the whip seized Annette and re her below. Hernandez and hs two companions followed them dow n . "Ah." said the smuggler to Neal and Vnn.-tto ilns house has all appoint n.ei.ts This is the swimming i>ool. n.v fiends. You can swim bore for w:.o hour or less. This is in truth a ?. a\ ern of death. 1 hate to do it." he added just before he disappeared, | "but needs must when the devil | drives." TlfSro was a click ua tho Btono trap dropped into place. "Thla in u pretty pickle," exclaimed Neal to Annette. They were lying on oppo?lto aides of t hut black poo). "If yog can crawl," aftid Neal, "crawl !ur your life." Annette understood. Little by little Neal worked himself along UIh side of tho ledge and Annette along hern, .tuich gradually approaching He other around the circle. Finally their heads touched, "Careful, " aald Neal; "clove to thu wall. Now l**t mo have your lunula Let me unbind you llrat." On tbo aurface of tho earth above Hernandeg and hla companions loaded tholr caHt.H Into a cart and drove far ucross thu wilderness Into a ravine. "Here," said the man of MartinlQUQ, lifting Up the coyer of a metal box set in the rock, "hero 1h the switch of which 1 spoke. Ono turn of tho wrist ? pour then oblivion." "1 gave them an hour," said Hernan do/ grimly, "and 1 keep my. word. Lot us drink." On the ahore below tho cliff at tho foot of tbo forbidding Razor Hack a sponge diver disported himself in tho water beside his boat, cutting and tearing qpotigus from tholr native home of rock and coral for a living. Then suddenly he forgot the business of collet ting HpoilgeH. , Ho ro.se again, empty handed thl? tlnio. and /dived again, peering at .some thing strange and new. Then with downward-Blunting strokes lit! sud donly disappeared. Ho came up in an Instant in almost total darkness, then bobbing on tho surface ho rubbed his eyes, jabbering excitedly. "Hoy there," cried a voice, "and who are you?" ' ? Tho sponge diver jabbered some more, Well might he jabber. It was a strange sight that confronted him. Two young people wero seated almost in darkness on tho edge of a black pool. "How did you get hero?" queried Neal. Tho man for all his jabbering was polyglot. He knew pidgin English and Neal knew how to talk it;' so they got along admirably .together. Neal told him his istoiy. Tho man climbed up upon the ledgo and listened eagerly. Suddenly ho grew excited. It was evi dent that lie know tho reputation ol this place. . "You co mo with me ? ccme right away," he said. Neal set the fast-waning lantern by Annette's Side. "Ono moment, dear,' ho said tp Annette, "and 1 will be back. If what he says is true?" In another instant with his hand on the shoulder of tho sponge diver, Neal was swimming down, down toward tho -outer opening. As he saw the light tillering in from underneath he gave a gasp that' almost choked him. In another Instant he had -returned for Annette, and with her at his side the two swa-ni in the direction that the diver had taken. The sponge diver, still gesticulating excitedly, hauled them rapidly into his small boat. "Me row. you row ? like the devil," he ( xclaimed. Neal rowed likp the devil,, and tho Hat-bottomed boat skimmed over tho water like mad. Suddenly Annette in the bow t xt ended nor right arm. "Look, look, Neal," she exclaimed, "for God's sake, look." Neal heard tirst, then he looked, and as ho looked the whole face of that huge cliff behind their; thrust Itself into the air and with a mighty l'Oar dropped into the sea. "It's Mount l'olee," cried Annette, covering her face with her hands. Neal shook his head. "That isn't Pelee," he returned grimly, it's dyna mite ? if 1 know anything of dyna mite." (To i:i: CONTINUED.) First Grc.it American Painter. Tlio first portrait paintiT of the Unit ed States to win general faint* was Thomas Sully, who was l?orn in 17S& One of the tirst celebrated A merlon n hist or leal paint inys. "Washington Cross ing the Delaware." w as t lie product of his genius. Sully established himself in Richmond as a portrait painter In lNo;{, hut soon removed to New York and In ISpi to 1 * h i I a<l ?*l p 1 1 la . whioh city was afterward his home. In addition to '"Washington Crossing the Delaware." his famous historical paintings include "The' Capture of Ma jor Andre" and "Miranda." As a por trait painter his most notable subjects were Thomas Jefferson. I.afayetto, .lames Madison. John Marshall. Canny Ketnbie and (tneen Victoria. lie vis ited Knuland to paint the i r I queen in her coronation rohes. Sully lived to an advanced age. dying in i'hiladel phia in isT'J. Lowering the Topmast. I/ord Chelmsford on>-e related that a friend of his at the bar was engaged in a nautical case, in as hi. h It ap|*nr ed that a vessel, in a severe gale of wind, had been thrown upon lier beam ends. The barrister, who appears, to have had a smattering of nauti. al mat ters. asked a sailor who was in the Witness box how it was they did not lowVr the topmast, upon whieh the wit ness replied, with a sneer, "If you knew as much of the sea as 1 do you would know that that is not an easy matter in a Kale of wind." This inci dent led t lie counsel to I urn hi-* atten tion to the subject, in consequence of which he invented an apparatus for lowering topmasts, for which he ob tained a patent and earned upward of f'JO.OOO by his Invention. ? l.ondon Ulobe. City Meat Market One door north of Smith's (image. Choice Fresh MEATS Choice ( 'uts 1 Oc, I % 1 . and 1 5c per pound. Cash Only/ Nothing will be charged. Your orders sot licited. Telephone 31. City Meat Market Uneeda Biscuit Tempt the appetite, please the taste and nourish the body. Crisp, clean and fresh ? Phone No. 2 For i No. 1 Groceries. Just in ? Fat Mackerel 2 for 25c Sliced Boiled Ham rea dy to serve. Lang's grade Grocery Where Quality Counts. TAX NOTICE. ( Mllce of TlVHHIIIVr, KerHllMW < s < ' , < ?4 t MI, ioir>. Not l? In hereby glvtMJ ||jh! tile boo lis will lu* open (or collecting Slate, Coiiu ty and School taxes from October Iftth, IM . i ? ? Mai' li Jfitll, 1010. A penally of I per cent. will he added (o all taxc* unpaid .1 M II. Jul, I0M1; 2 JHT . Mil l'?li 1st, 1010. The rale |k??' iiMiltun for KerHhaw count y Is iih follows: Mills ..i 7 > I 10% Htate t a K(*m County To x oh MH-l/t I laSCH Itoad I a \ c ; School I a \t*> 'I't.nil^ The following special levies : Special school H| M't'iil I School Spciilll school Special Hehool S j M'clii I school *chooi district* ..20% III! VO Spccia I Spccia l spool a l Sjtccial S ued a I S|UM'(nl school, school SI'llHOl Hchool school school Special school S peel a I school Special school Special school Speolal school Speda I Special Special S| icci:i I Spccia 1 Special Spoela I I :i \ I ;i \ til \ lax la v lax tax ta x tax tax tax tax tax tax tax tax lax lax lux tax tax La x tax tax tax lax tax ta x Spccia I Spccia I Spccia I Speda I Spccia I tax tax tax tax t ax Dint rict 1 >lstrhl I Mstrlct I Ust lid District 1 Mstrlct Dlst rid District I Ust rid 1 >lstrld 1 Mst rlct 1 >lst lid 1 >ls| rlct I Mstiid 1 >ist rlct I)lst rlct 1 Ust lid District District 1 )ist rid I Mstrlct I Mstiid District I Mstrlct 1 Mst rid I Mstrlct 1 Mstrld 1 Mstrlct District I Mst rlct I Mst lid 1 Mst lid 1 Mstiid District Dist rict 2.T. 24 -jr, 2(1.. 27.. school school school school school school school Special school Spccia 1 school Special school Special school Special, school Si echil school tax. Special school tax school school school school school The poll tax Is .*1.00. All able bodied male persons from I lie age of twenty-one (21 I to sixty i(?Oi years, hoth inclusive, except resi dents of the incorporated towns of the county shall pay $2.00 as a road tax, except ministers of the gospel actually in charge of a congregation, teachers public schools, school persons permanently dls militai.y service of this who served in the the States, and all No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No, No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No, No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. I ... (I 7 .. K... 0 10 I I 12.. i:t 14 ir>.. 17 IK 10 20.. 21 28....0 20 .4 HO... 2 111. :\2 u:\ :i4 :<r? 40 40. 47 0 4 .4 4 4 11 ..H .4 employed in trust ccs and aided in tiic Stale, and person late war between per-ons actually employed in the quar antine service of this State and all resi dent-.- who may he attending school or college at the time when said road tax shall become due. l'ersons' claim ing disabilities must present cortlll crate.* front two reputable physicians of this county. All information as to taxes will be furnished upon application. D. M. McCASKILL. ('canity Treasurer. C&f load of Ford cart from Saturday vvcntngj Monday. Aonther cur expected shortly, Kord parts in stock, and repair station opened. ^ CflU to see us. KERSHAW MOTOR Camden, S. C. ( J. SUMTER M00R1 Cotton. I Long Staple Exclusively.! 1213 Washington Street, lliooetf Columbia, S. C. J Would advise planting! few acres from select seed,] J. H. MAYF1ELD Photographer Studio Over Itanlt of Camden. A Kinds of photographs made in th studio and at the homes. AllktAI developing done free of charge, Al tistie tlasii light home portraitai ete. Over Bank of Camden. PIANO mm Wo taavo flno piano In a home newOaada. <vi?t of returning- wn offer tremendoui tflM aim most ltberaJ terms to first who ?ppUt? Slid used hut til perfect condition; irood as new. fiicw and splendid Quality. Addross J. A. STEWART, Box 1001, UUTl ? ' - . ? ' ? ' "? 1 * ' ? <''? Agricultural Lime or Phospho Land Plaster Our Only Available Substitute For Potash I lie analysis shows that PHOSPHO LAND PLASTER or Gypsum is higher in sulphate of lime l>y from. 5 to 10 per cent, than most other brands. The analysis of sample made by Sheppard Laboratory, Charleston, S. C? shows SULPHATE OF LIME 82:93 PER CENT. * * * * ~ " - - ? ? , FOR COW PEAS USE PHOSPHO I AS TOP DRESSING FOR GRASS I ANn PI A CTFR \ AS FERTILIZER FOR CORN OR COTTON ' AS FERTILIZER FOR OATS It Is Used On Manure Heaps to Prevent The Escape of Ammonia ntosiiro I..WI) I'l.ASTKi; i? lii-ini; t y sotm1 ftTtilizor iiuiimfacturors mill usoil ;i* ?' ''"<r order td make t ln?i r ammoniates less soluble. No man can make a crop without some fmiu < ^ monia. When von buy yonr Fert ili/.cr you buy water soluble, jinying for it on a lmsls of i's uul * ^ For instance. Nitrate of Soda has Is units of ammonia, all of which is soluble in water. A just after this applicat ion will probably leach out one half of your nitrate unless it is fixed. " sure your crop for you with an application <>f l'hospho Laud Plaster. The troverntneiit. in Itulletiu 77. "Liming of Soils." paire 7. savs that "Sulphate of I.iine ll.i>(1 * \ 1*i 1 .!?? tnc mi ( lit* in^nluMo pnirwh in Hi*- >?>iN i-haimin;: tlinn to soluble* potash, making thorn avail. plant " I'm' it separate or i a. < ?> nnc. t ion with your commercial fertilizer in place of potash. ^ mits, The plants to which this fort ili/cr is best suited are Corn, Oat-. Cotton, Clover, "Potatoes. ? 11 I'cas, l'.rans and Cabbage. The price is so reasonable that any fanner can afford to use It. ^ asing Sulphate of Tame. Cypsum ? I. and Piaster does not liberate ammonia, it conserves, or fixes, u l'' ^ same as the plant requires this particular 1 Vou can readily s?>e the superior virtues " ^r. Plaster or Sul|ihate of l.ime ??vcr Carbonate of I.ime. For a practical illustration. call " siu'iied. Write for price-, and further information to d E. D. BOSTICK, CAMDEN, S. C. SPECIAL DISTRIBUTING AGENT Carolina Fertilizer & Contracting Co. W. A. HUTCHINSON, Pres. & Treas. CHARLESTON, S. C.