The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, June 18, 1914, Image 8

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V u '•«a A DOUBLE TRIANGULAR AFFAIR , h*. By SARAH BAXTER AFTER A TRANSFUSION OF BJLOOD By DONALD CHAMBERLIN (Continued from fifth pane.) Ned Trueadnle wus born wltb a fair intellectual endowment, but tlfrre whs one feature in bis makeup tbat kept him constantly in hot water. As It is the nature of a bird to pour forth melody, so was it iu Ned's nature to make lore. Finally be received a note from Mias Belle Sterena, a girl to whom be bad told bis story and who, not knowing of his idiosyncrasy, was preparing her trousgeau. Haring beard of his at tentions to another, in her missive she Stated tbat she did not propose to be so ignomlnlously treated. 8be scorn ed to sue for breach of prfljpise, and the only method left her of-punlshlug him was to act Just as if il^e were a msn^snd use a man's methods. She was in some respects a new woman and had lost her grandfather In a duel. These facts taken together, she bad de cided to give him his 1 choice between keeping bis promise and giving her satisfaction. The moat natural thing for Ned to do was to inform Miss Marian Jones, the last girl to whom be bad given bis heart, of the alternative that had been offered him by her rival, with a request tbat she show him a way out of the dlfflcnlty. He sent Miss Jones the let ter be had received from Miss Ste vens, whereupon Miss Jones, who was a militant suffragette, returned it with an Indorsement written in a bold band on the face of it to the effect tbat if be did not keep faith with her (Mlsa Jones) she, too, would demand satisfaction under the code. "The plot thickens,” remarked Ned to himself, and, fearing to confide in any more girls loot be gafttfppre.duels on bis hands, be went straightway to his friend Tom Aisop and laid the two letters before him. "There’s but one thing for you to do. Ned: you must bluff ’em. Write a let ter to each stating that you have been unaccustomed to deal with women as with men, but if she insists on being so treated you have no option but to grant her request.” "What, fight two women!” "It won’t come to that. When they find that you're not to be trifled with they’ll haul In their horns, and you'll be free of both of them." Ned was not so certain of thus gain ing bis freedom and told bis friend so. Tf you wish to make the matter sure.” said Tom, "you. must follow the matter up by really and seriously en gaging yourself to a girl whom you would like to marry, is there such a "girl “I don't know. I feel more at home with Helen Swift than with any other girl. 1 reckon I’ll settle on her.” "Well, then, send word, aa 1 have told yon, to Mias Stevens and Miss Joui-s and propose to Miss Swift. When you are really engaged these two will let you alone.” Ned wrote the notes ns advised and the same evening proposed to Miss Swift. To the latter he declnrt'd he was in earnest, but confessed tbat he was in trouble with other girls. The young lady not only accepted him. but promised to stand by him no matter what the other girls might do. The .next day Tom Aisop received an carhfrl»fTeq»>est from. Ned to cojgg to see ItTtt) On ''ffint'^TiTTviTI" Nisi do- t-lared that he had received two formal challenges to mortal combat. Wbat should be do? Would Tom take the matter up in his behalf? Tom said that he would, and went immediately to his own friend. Dick Thurston, laid the matter before him and it was agreed tbat Tom should act for Ned in the case of Miss Stevens, while Dick acted for him In the case of Miss Jones. The next thing Ned heard from Tom was that a meeting had been arranged with both Miss Stevens and Miss Jones for the next morning at a se cluded siait iu the country, the two girls to draw lots as to which should X have the tlrst crack at her recreant lover. Ned was thrown into ft state of consternation at this and endeavor ed to induce his second to find some way out of the mutter without blood shed. Tom claimed that It was not In his power to hnVe the affair called off uul advised hi|n to consult with the • lady he bad last proposed to and who 'dMtf prbmised to st&nd by blm. Ned went at once to Miss Swift, who. after consideration, agreed to go wltb blm on the field and make an effort to pacify the girls. On the appointed morning Ned drove to the home of this last and only true ladylove, and the two arrived on the ground In due time, finding the two principals and Ned’s two aeconds there ready fqr the fray. She stepped for- ward addressed them as fotto war '“Ijidlea, It seenta ridiculous to spill blood on account of pne man when there are three here, or one for each .girl. I am sure these gentlemen. Mr. Alaop and Mr. Thurston, cannot be In sensible to the charms of Miss Stevens and Miss Jones.’’ Instinctively each girl named looked at the man the preferred. What could the men do? Nothing but sorreuder to the girl who had looked at him. and Jthe affair, so far aa Nad and bis last _and best girl was concerned,, wafc end . rSP ad man in tbs universe. He strutted £boot. ftorylqg in his reprieve and erawlag aver his John Runlet was a flue, sturdy fel low until he fell ill with impoverish ment of the blood. , He.. ijrat;** _flne swimmer, skater, boxer, fencer, a champion In tennis and one of the best ball twirters In tbe country. But when sickness overcame him be lost hia strength and even his life was in danger. i Dra. Hammersly and Phipps, bis physicians, consulted on his casp and came to the conclusion that they bad better resort to transfusion of blood. It was-hiot easy to find one who was willing to give up sufficient blood to fill Jack Runlet’s veins, for they were of no ordinary capacity, but several persons volunteered to give each a por tion, and-In this way the whole was obtained. Runlet was a favorite among women, and two of hia sweet hearts responded to the coll, though neither knew of the offer of the other. Two men. Jack’s moat intimate friends, offered to give their quantum of blood, and after tbe four transfusions were effected the patient bad In him tbe blood drawn from two women and two men. Maud Scarborough and Delia Thorne were the women and Ned Summerfleld and George Smith the men. The op erators would have preferred that tbe blood should be transfused In a mixed state. Tbla was because ^hey expect ed tbe patient would be affected by the peculiarities of the persons from whom It came, and It would be better that these traits should In a measure neu trallse one another. But the operations must be performed separately. Runlet became well again, thanks to these devoted friends, but not himself. Themwm-very tittle of hi* own -blood Archie Bozeman John F Weekly Archie Bozeman Margurite E Harley S P Williams Archie Bozeman Margurite E Harley Archie Bozeman John C Hutson John F Weekly Archie Bozeman Margurite E Harley Total Dist. No. 32 Lees. J H Posey J H Posey Total 91044 12 9 50 00 50 9100 00 Dist. No. 33 Barbary Branch Meta Morris <i ti T N Carroll Meta Morris V *- Dist. No. 34 Kline Ruby ( Bertha Burris E H Jenkins Bertha Burris Ruby Graham Bertha Burris Ruby Graham E H Jenkins J A Jenkins Jr Ruby Graham Bertha Burris 4 4 It Ruby Graham E H Jenkins Ruby Graham Bertha Burris it ti Ruby Graham J A Jenkins Hal tie J. White left In him—Indeed, be wa* four other- persons in turn. When the blood of one of tbe women was sent out from bla heart be was much like tbat wo man, and since only half of him was man bo was manly but half of tbe time. When he regained his health and strength the baseball season was open Ing. and he resumed his position as pitcher, but be was found to be unre liable. At times he hud bis usual strength, while at others he seemed to have lost It. both of will and muscle. He concealed his weakness as well as be could, but it was unfortunate tbat he did so. It would have been better for him to retire. When a match game of great Importance was being played a frightened mouse ran across tbe din mond. Doubtless the blood of one of the women with which his arte:lea were Alb-d was at the moment being sent through his system, for he became paralyzed with fear. Running to the grand stand, be stood upon one of the plank seats and could not be Induced to come down. Rut few of those present knew the cause of Runlet’s cowardice, though none could understand why a man should be afraid of a mouse. At any rate, the game was broken up. for Run let. covered by shame, left the field. The nest day he went to tils doctors to learn what was the matter with him. They looked at each other knowingly, but thought it best that he should not be enlightened. So to get rid of him they told him he needed rest. — The-Trext' time nqiortjsnce camv-off Runlet took Ids place among the spectators Instead of In the box. He had doubtless been under the Influ ence of the. blood lie had received from one of his women contributors, for he had noddy all that day been acting ef feminately. He had been very partic ular about his clothes, putting on a particolored scarf with a diamond stickpin iu It. and had purloined all his sister’s rings, which he put on his Au gers. He went to the baseball match With a lady's fau In his hand and while waiting for the game to begin alter nately fanned himself and sniffed at a bunch of violets pinned to his shirt Isisom. Not a man of his old chums would speak to him. They remembered bis desertion of his post at a former game, and now to see him sitting bedizened wltb jewelry, swinging a fan and snuffing at flowers excited their full contempt. As for the women specta tors. they were very much amused at his actions. Runlet's club bad not found a pitcher to take bis place, it lost steadily, and by the end of the fifth inning all hope of winning the game left them. It is a disputed point what caused a sudden throwing off of Runlet's ef- femiuacy. The doctors who transfus ed tbe blood Into him contend tbat a quantum of woman's blood, which had been thrown through the heart, sud denly gave place to that t>f a toan Be this as it may. Jock Runlet, be dizened as he was, vaulted tbe rail that separated him from tbe field, jumped down into the diamond and demanded the'ball. A abont arose, wltb cries of ’Try him again!” “Give it to him!" and tbe like. Some one tossed the ball to blm. and by a suc cession of remarkable curves be put out every one who attempted to han dle tbe bat from then to tbe end of tbe ninth inning, winning tbe game handsomely. biy C Bertha Burris . Total 9138 75 940 00 50 16 25 50 40 50 40 18 60 11 30 40 50. 50 40 7 40 50 50 40 12 42 25 25 00 40 50 9835 57 Dial. No. 35 Cedar Grove. Eunice Pender Dial No 43 Clodfobia W A Parson »• «* ei ' \ = E M Harley Mra A B Bureh “ J W Boyle* B J Brown Mra Alice Bureh Jennie Robinion J J Cochran ^ W A Parson Jennie N Robinson W A Parson JN Rebnison Mrs Alice B Burch W A Parson Union School hurnis-hing Co '' 1 ■’ . , Dist No 44, Fairfax F M Young Co —^ J B Armstrong, int on bonds Flossie M Porter Flora M Kenny , Susie Albrrgolti Zelle Load holt D P McCain J B Armstrong, Ireas a f Susie Albergoiti Flora M Kenny Flossie M Porter Zelle Loadhoit D P McCain Fairfax Insurance Agency J A Harvey J M Harvey Zelle Loadhoit Suaie Albergoiti Flora M Kenny Flossie M Porter D P McCain A H Black D P McCain Flora j1 Kenny Suaie Aibt-rgotti Zelle B Loadhoit Flossie M Porter Mrs Etta Berry A H Blackl Flossie M Porter Zelle Loadhoit Flora M Kenny D P McCain Susie Albergotti Zelle Loadhoit D P McCain Flossie M Porter Sosie Albergotti Flora M Keuuy A H Black 692 60 Estelle Austin Eunice Pender M W Holland Estelle Austin 44 It Eunice Pender Total Dist. No. 36 Cave. Lillian M Appleby 22 50 40 20 5 22 50 11 25 40 40 Leonora Allen Sarah Gray Leonora Allen Sarah Gray Total Dist. No. 37 Sand Hill. Ruth D Ratteree 9261 45 940 00 35 38 35 26 25 25 39 75 25 37 35 35 Carrie L Dunbar it a a Ruth D Rz^teree It ^ ti Carrie L Dunbar Union School Furnishing Co 9336 35 940 00 40 40 40 25 25 40 40 25 127 20 Tors M Kenney Susie Albergotti Flossie M Porter Zelle L mdholt L> P McCain C E Harvey A H Black D P McCain Flora M Kennev Susie Albergotti Flossie M Porter Zelle Loadhoit A H Black 40 40 40 55 122 05 7 55 139 20 40 40 40 55 55 13623 51 9442 20 Dist. No. 38 Oak Grove. E N Still W W Hart a a 44 J H Still W W Hart 225 55 55 3 50 55 Rachel Ann Johnson • -tv—' • rt rr — W W Hart J O Sanders W W Hart 55 15 79 55 9401 54 Dist. No. 39 Friendship. John R Ray 9 900 Annie Mae Jenkins 45 Dolph Baxley 5 Augustus Parson 30 Annie Mae Jenkins 45 75 44 44 »4 ’ 38 60 44 (4 44 45 H E Creech 5 Annie Mae Jenkins 45 Dist No 45 Barnwell D P McCain (i G Butler Lemon Bros Harry D Calhoun Minnie Eve Ida „ Celesta Eord George G Butler Wm McNab Charlie Brown Geo G Butler K A Deason •b P McCain Bank of Western Carolina Willis Allen D P McCain Geo G Butler I Bark of Westerd Carolina D D Dutton \ D P McCain Geo G Butler Cochran A Co Lemon B'os \ Willis A len G G Butler D P McCain G G Butler *. I) P McCain - {"Wi+ths •Aden « — —— ■ ■■ '' — G G Butter— L) P McOtin Wm McN’nb Bank of Western Carolina The Barnwell Sentinel B B Easterling Baik of Western Carolina Ben Ford Bank of Western Carolina 1 (Continued next Week.) 9268 35 Dist. No. 40 Tinkers Creek. Lula Bell r Della E Scott tt 44 Union School Furnishing Co 926 00 45 45 45 45 1350 45 37 50 9302 00 D st No 41, Hickory Hill M'S S E Miley Theodocia Williems Mrs S E Miley Horace J Crouch J B Armstrong, Co Treat Theodocia Williams 19 49 Mrs S E Miley —~ Theodocia Williams Mrs S E Miley Union School Furnishing Co Dist No 42, Morris Ada Coffer J W Bates N E Still Edna Anderson 60 50 60 25 60 5 10 25 25 ur 25 50 60 60 78 26 [Id, Cakes, Pies Why pay more eat less bread when you and i can “eat more” and pay less. Ahdrews bread goes direct from-’the oven to consumer. The bread I now sell is “Tip Top” in every respect and is made by a first class baker. —Have- you--4di»4. any those delicious Hot^Rolls? Leave your order for some for dinner tomorrow, 10 cts. 593 26 dozen. Have you seen the HEW RED THE FIFTH? 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