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PlllW'fl 1 (ffiMtr 1 '' 1 1 Pm ONE TEAK AGO MONDAT I ‘ .*y\ FATAL SHOT WAS FIXED (Continued from Pas* One.) I' ' Oermnny before the wee finally riin down and destroyed off Cocos island. In the Atlantic the Karlsruhe and a number of auxiliary cruisers performed 'duttesr They, teOj sent- to the bottom more than a score of ships. On land the armies Of the belliger ents settled down to hold their .posi- tions tor the winter months. Activities from November 11, when the German j forces captured Dixmude, resulted in Russian defeats at Vlotslavek, Lonno and Kutno. The battle in Flaqders progressed at intervals, vigorous ac tions taking place and thousands of men on both sides being killed or wounded. Intrenched for the winter, the,armies contented themselves prin cipally with holding the positions they lud gaine^. In the Serbian-Austrian campaign there was Considerable activ ity during the early winter months. The Austrians occupied Belgrade, the Serbian capital on December 2, and re tained it until December 15, when, after the Serbians had captured large forces of Austrians, they were driven back into their own territory. In East Prussia during the winter there was severe fighting, resulting i^i the loss of many men, dead, wounded 1 and captured. The German armies op erating in East Prussia held off and dispatched a Russian army of vast pro portions, finally driving it back well in to its own territory. - On thene* a British squadron signal ly defeated the German squadron which was victorious off Chile, engagement took place off the Falk- land islands. German cruisers bom- I barded Hartlepool and Scarborough j and the German armored cruiser Bluecher was sunk in the North Sea by a section of the British fleet operating there. German submarines became especially active during the winter months, sinking many warships and merchantmen. March opened with an announcement of British reprisal measures against the 1 Genrans for the submarine warfare development of battle in How He Became Possible ij The Impossible! Man * i > .. .. r ,.. , - J U kUw? SlhaU lgo Xoe-Tbe-.4o*>- < > | torf suid Billy. bar whit* lip* by a radial of his ow* •arty adrtntnrw. At last tboy reached the ranch bona*. Mona swooned away when Hilly lifted ber from t|te saddle and gave her Into the keeping of Mrs. Peters. Finally Mrs. Peters came down stairs. Her round eyes twinkled when abe saw the *iixIoim cewpnncber By CLARISSA MACKIE f her uncle and the France. Troop* in France. British troops in France again be came active, making a notable advance at Nueve Chapelle. By the end of March the Russian troops had pene trated the Dukla Pass and entered Hungary. April taw the beginning of violent assaulta upon the German lines by the French east of Verdun and the Meuse. The French stormed the Ger man position at Lea Epargea and about the tame time it wan officially announced that the total of British cas ualties to rtat date Were 13D.347. By the middle of April the Russians had penetrated Hungary to a point 20 mi'es over the border and the Germans had begun a successful assault upon the al lied lines near Ypres. For several weeks the armies struggled back and forth, losing thousands of men, gaining ground one day and being forced to evacuate their positions the next In Galicia during the first three days of May the German-Austnan forces broke j through the Russians lines and forced j a retreat. Fifty thousand prisoners, it' was recited, were taken. Around Ypres the British forces lost | ground and were finally forced to evac uate an especially strong position they had gained at an elevation designated as Hill No. tk). Almost simultaneously j the Russians began a retreat from the Carpathian passes and while this was in progress the Cunard liner Lusitania, bound from New York to Liverpool, was sent to the bottom by a torpedo fired by a German submarine. Approx- iiowlely 1,200 lives were lost in the dis aster^ The loss of Americans in the Lusi tania and other vessels which were victims of Germany’s submarine war-1 / fare resulted in President Wilson pro testing against a coutinuance of such tactics. On May 23 Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary after having de-1 nounced earlier in the month the | Triple Alliance treaty.. The declara-1 tion of war was quickly followed by raids upon the Italian coast cities by ! Austrian aeroplanes. The Italian army struck across the border into Austria with Trieste and Trent as objectives. | During all this time the allied war ships in the Dardanelles had been I keeping up practically a continuous bombardment of the shore forts. Nu merous warships of different types were sunk. Transports were hurried to the scene and troops were landed. On June 3 the Austro-German forces reoccupied Przemysl. . During June the Serbians inaugura ted a campaign to secure a seaport on Mona Renton looked at with wide, horrified ^ytta. "Marry a man 1 have never seen? Impossible!" she cried Indignantly. Silas Kenton frowned, but bis voice did not lose Its quality of patience. “But. my dear Mona. I have told you that William Is an exceptionally hue young man. and your marriage to him would save the business from ruin. His father has promised that." "Why?" demanded Mona. Mr. Kenton gn/.cd out of the window. “Jim Uarstow loved your mother. Mona, and, failed to win her. 1 be lieve he wants his son to marry your mother’s daughter. In fact, he told me so when 1 went to seek a loan from him." , - , "it’s n Iwrgain—a cold, cruel business transaction. Uncle Silas!" cried the girl passionately. "But you have been so good to me. like a father and mother in one. that I cannot refuse. Tell Mr. Barstow 1 will marry his son, but out of all the world, uncle. 4 am sure that ■phis this William is the one man I would not voluntarily choose to marry." “The lmi>oHsible man. eh?" smiled Mr. Kenton, drawing her toward him. "The lm[»OHslble man!” agreed Mona, shuddering. And when the next day came she bad perstinded her uncle to permit her to spend a month upon his ranch iu Montana. “When I return 1 will meet Mr. Wil liam Barstow," she pleaded. And so she was allowed lo go. planning to visit several school friends by the way. It was several weeks after her con versation with her uncle I hat she ar rived at the Double Circle ranch and was welcomed by motherly Mrs. Pe ters, wife cf the boss Mona went directly to bed and was awskened early the next morning by the sound of voices under her window. Boss Peters was talking to some one. a man with a laxy. drawling voice and a deep toned laugh Mona crept from bed and went to the window. Behind the rutiled dra peries she could remain unseen. A tall, loose limbed young man lean ed against a big black horse while be lazily rolled a cigarette. "It'a this way, Billy." protested Boss Peters. "You'ee got to tend to your knlttin' or out you go!" Billy laughed genially and pushed his hat bark on bis thick brpwn hair. Mona liked >h!m at once. Here was the typical, handsome cowboy of ro mance! "Very well. Peters,” laughed Billy. "Jusi give me another mess of knit ting aiid I’ll lend to it." The men went away together, and presently Moha saw Billy riding away down the IraiL •* "1 should like him." thought Moua as she dressed for breakfast. “1 must ask Mrs. Peters it bout him." But Mrs. Peters was exas|>erntingly vague about Mona's cowpunelier. “Billy, did you say. Miss Renton?" she asked. “I'm sure 1 couldn’t say, for most every other one's named Bil ly something or other. There’s Billy Timms and little Billy and old Bill and Billy Barto. It might be Billy Uarto. He speaks slowly and Is always laugh ing. It might l>e him.” Mona blushed and changed the sub ject.* Why should she be curious about this stranger? After breakfast Boss Peters brought around a cream colored pony. “You ride cross saddle. Miss Kenton?” lie asked. “Yes." said Mona as she came down to pet the pony. “Isn't he a dear? He looks good enough to eat!" Mrs. Peters, in tile doorway, laughed and told Moua that she herself looked good enough to eat. "In that white linen skirt and blouse and white felt, hat you’ll charm the birds off the trees." predicted the boss' wife. • j Mona laughed and rode away, a straight, slim, soldierly figure, her wide gray eyes fixed on the trail ahead, her cheeks growing pink with the ex ercise In the clear air. She forgot all her cares—the finan cial troubles of Kenton & Co., which her engagement to young Barstow had magically, changed to prosperity—her engagement to a mau she had never seen, for William was away on p bunt- Mrs. Peters laughed. “She Is fast asleep. You negdn’t bother going after tbe doctor. I'm bet ter than a dozen doctors, specially with sprained ankles and such. You know, this la a gopher-country." Billy nodded. . “Well. I'll be biking along." he said reluctantly; then, turning quickly, be asked sharply: “Who Is she, Mrs. Peters?” ^ “You mean Mias Mona?” she asked inaoceutly. "Miss Mona." he repeated, “thanks," and be added to himself, "I wonder what ber first name Is?" During Monas convalescence abe spent many an hour In the hammock while Billy Barto read to h^r from his favorite authors, jvho in time became her favorites also. Mona liked Billy Barto from the very beginning. When she began to love him she never knew, but |>erhrip8 it was that day when be dropped hla book and. leaning over ber, crushed her bauds in his own. Mona looked up Into his tense face. I and the lovely color left her owm “Oh, Billy Barto. don’t sa/ a word!" she (Tied |4teously. "I cannot listen!” 'The words are on my • lips, dear.” he said steadily, “but I am not free to utter them.” "It Is the same with me," she mur mured sadly. "You—you are engaged?” he w-hls- * pored, ani^ when she nodded drearily he added grimly, “So am I." I After a silence he asked: “Shall I go away ffiom here?" | “No; I am going home tomorrow.” “Do not tell me where. I must not know anything more about you or noth ing could keep me from following you I to the end of the world!" he muttered. Then, with one last crushing pressure of her slim bauds, be was gone. Mona closed her eyes while slow tears forced themselves through the thick fringes of her lashes. Tomorrow she would be on her way home to Uncle Silas, and' she must be prepared to fulfill her promise to mar ry Jim Barstow's son. She did not see Billy again. Mrs. Peters did not mention* tbe name of the handsome cowpuncher. and Moua did not see bis face among the merry crowd which accompanied ber to the station, riding on either side of tbe buckboanl. acting like schoolboys on a holiday. Home again among tbe luxurtons sur roundings of Silas Renton's town bouse, tbe days spent on tbe Double Circle ranch seemed to Mona like a dream That first night at dinner Uncle Silas broke an awkward Kllewe. The serv ants had left the mom. and Mona' was toying with some grapes, her gray eyes fixed dreamily on *|>ace. “If you are not too tired, Mona. I would like lo have you meet Mr. Bar stow and bis son. They are coming at 9 o'clock." “Very well. Uncle Silas." she said in differently “And did—tbe business come out all right, as you expected?" “Yes. and I didn't require Jim Bar stow’s help after all. But as you have promised to marry William It is only fair that- you should meet him And If you don't want to marry him now"— “It-doesn't matter much. Uncle Silas." she murmured, ber heart sore at tbe thought of her broken romance. Jealous of that girl to whom Billy Barto was engaged. Mr Renton eyed her sharply ns he held the door open for ber to pass out. The old sparkle and glow were gone. If this engagement to young Barstow was distasteful to Mona why was she not more Joyous at her release? He went Into the library and picked up the evening mall. On top was a letter from Boss Peters of the Double Circle, and tucked Inside was a note from Mrs Peters. As he read Silas Renton smiled. At 9 o'clock, when the Barstows were announced, Silas was In the drawing room with Mona. First came James Barstow, hand some. dignified and smiling. Behind him towered a younger man in Immac ulate evening dress. Before the older men could greet each other Mona had flown down the long room to meet Jim Barstow’s tall son. "Billy. ing trip. “1 know 1 shall hate him!" sighed Mona as she suddenly remembered tbe Barstows. The cream colored pony stepped Into t head to fall prone upon the sagebrush, j the Adriatic, TYoops were sent acoss jt gQpber bole. and Moua flew pver his the border into Albania, with the sea- ' port of Durazzo as an objective. Mon- utenegfo also dispatched troops into Al-! bania, an independent nation recog- . nized by the chief powers at the close of the second Balkan war. J Dirigible airships and aeroplanes made numerous raids during the win ter and spring. London and Warsaw were the objective of a number of one ankle twisted under her body. She screntndd once when she tried to move and then fainted away. Mona opened her eyes to gaze Into a pair of dark blue ones A strong . arm supported her as Billy Barto knelt beside tier. > "Oh. Billy Barto!” she cried. Billy!" Their hands met. and his arms encir cled her. At bay. they turned and faced the astonished old men. “Father, this is the girl 1 must mar ry," declared Billy Barto. and James Barstow turned to his lifelong friend for an explanation. For several moments they held a whispered conversation; then Silas Renton came forward. “Mona." he said, and Billy Barto turned a startled glance upon him. "somehow or other you have met young William Barstow. and yon have changed your mind about marrying him. 1 see." Then it was Billy’s turn to explain that, disliking the Idea of engaging himself to an. unknown girl, he had gone west to forget hla troubles in one last spirit of freedom. By chance be "1 heard yon scream, and so 1 came had hit upon Renton’s ranch and en- along." he explained, ‘is It yoqr arm?" ‘My ankle—It feels so queer." half trip* made by Zeppelin slrihip , while sobbed Mona, ber lovely face pale with Paris was visrted by hostili aeroplunes. ag«ny. ' * French and Rritijh aircraft attacked vtv He rod « h^de ber all tbe way ; . r - . many, dropping ex-' ***• *»«*•• •* j cattle country. «vea bringing w MsOe to gaged himself as a cowboy Tbe rest we know-how he met and loved Moua Renton and bow after they bad parted as. as they thought forev*r they met again “So the Impossible man became pos sible after alir declared Uncle Silas. FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSION FARES The Atlantic Coast Line announces reduced excursion fares from all points on its line to^aearly alJ destinations within a radius of approxi mately miles from starting point. Tickets will be sold tor use on the going trip on all trains of July 3rd, 4th anj 5th, limited returning to reach destination prior ro midnight of July 8th, 1915.- - For further particulars, tickets, etc., call on J. A. SMOAK, Ticket Agt., Barnwell, S. C. W. J. Craig, Pass Traf. Mgr., T. C. White, Gen. Pass. Agt., Wilmington, N. C. 9 QA ROUND TRIP RICHMOND The Atlantic Coast Line an nounces the above excursion fare from Barnwell on account of the Exposition and Celebration in Comemoration of the FiftiethAnni- versary of the Emancipation of the Negro which opens July 5th and closes July 27th. Proportionate fares will apply from all points on the Atlantic Coast Line and are open to the public. Tickets will be sold for all trains on July 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21 and 24, timited returning to reach original start ing point prior to midnight of the seventh (7th) day following date of sale. For schedules and furth er information, call on J. A. SMOAK, Ticket Agent, Barnwell S. C. W. J. 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