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6* Sin Wei’s I L-l * The Lost Jewels of i • ^ Mandarin * • • • . By CLARISSA MACSHE • Klchard Durweift looked gloomily around the disordered library, which had lost its accustomed air of quiet , repose. Packing cases jostled each other, and the empty bookshelves pro claimed that their contents had been transferred. The bl£ mahogany table in the mid dle of the room yras littered with writ ing materials, for Duryyent and his friend, Angus McNair, had been mak ing an inventory of the contents of the room and had been putting in the pack ing cases the few books and curios that Durwent could not bear to part with, Durwent, traveler and explorer, had made an unwise investment, and he awoke to dud himself penniless. Even the sale of his furniture and books would barely cover the amount of bis debts. On the morrow the goods were to be carted away to the auction rooms. The apartment would be to let. “You will keep the set of Kipling?" asked McNair, poising his fountain pen over the writing pad. “Yes, but the other first editions must go, Angtia That cleans up all the books." • • “Yes, and, man. you won't take it 1m If I buy la some of them tor my library?" Pick them out now, Angus. They’ll boost the prices.” McNair laughed. “No, no. I'll take my chance with the others, Richard. It shan’t be aald I profited by my friend's adversity." "Hang It all Angus, why did I try to ■peculate?" fretted Durwent “1 haven't got any bead for money mat ters anyway." “You listened to the voice of the ser pent meaning the wily Mr. Walea” smiled McNair, pulling s battered pipe from his pocket. “He certainly trim med you neatly. Richard. You mind. I'm so sore at him that I can't speak decently when we meet" ‘Til have to make another plunge Into the unknown," went on Durwent “Jost when I’d made np my mind to sit quietly at homo and enjoy my hooka" “Thera’s Lane boro's expedition into Cochin CMua." suggested McNair. “Iva joined it" Mid the other tersely. “You'll bo writing another book and making more money—barrels of it Hoots, mou." bo went on. his Scotch ac cent growing pronounced aa be became excited, "maybe you were thinking of retiring too soon. Your worruk'a not half done In the woridt Ah. 1 wish I could adventure forth Instead of being tied down to a medical prectieef" 'Tome with me aa physician to tha expedition,” urged Richard. "I can't leava my poor people." ob jected McNair, and tbrn they both laughed, for Dr. McNair's charity pa- tic tits represented a bobby. He went over to the mantelpiece and groped among the litter of Ivories and bronzes. "Have you any tobacco. Richard? Where’s your old Jar?" "In the-bottom of my trunk.” con- feesed Durwent “It's an old friend of mine, and i was afraid it might get * mixed np with some of this salable stuff. 1 wasn't taking any chances with It Have a cigarette?" extending bis case. “No, thanks. What’s in this Jar— not a pinch of ’baccy?" lifting tbe cover of a large bronze Jar with an ivory dragon twisted around it. Tbe cover handle was of ivory In the form of a raven. "Why, it’s full!” Durwent laughed.' “I've never even tried a whiff of It It was given to me under suspicious circumstances, and I've neglected to empty it Why. that tobacco must bo fifteen years old. I got it when I made that trip up the Yangtzekiang, you re member?" •Tve read your book. I ought to re member," said McNair dryly. He dip ped bis pipe into the jar and crammed the brown powdery flakes into the bowl "I'll try It auyvr a y while you spin me a yarn^bout it" He scratched a match and puffed slowly. Blue spirals ascended .from the bowl. - “That's not bad, Richard,” declared the Scotchmaq,'throwing himself Into a chair. “You better take it, then. You can use it for emergencies, when, like the ent, you can’t get anything better, tall." 1 prp&: Take jar and.a! ■"No, thank yon. I can’t bear creepy, crawly things around." said the other, drawing on his pipe." “til take the 'baccy, but the Jar you can keep. Tell me the story.” “It’s not much of a story," returned Durwent. lighting a cigarette and sit ting down on a corner of the table. “It was when 1 wgs in tbe upper reaches of the Yangtze, among the rocky gorges, where our boat slid and bobbed and floundered tbrongb the rapida. I had gone ashore to examine tbe re- mains of an ancient shrine, and I be came separated from my servants. "Suddenly through tbe underbrush there crept tbe pitiful apology of a mm. a Chinese. He "was gaunt and famished. Qis clothes were in tatters, aad his straw shoes were worn out He was a scarecrow, and as be came toward me on hands and knees be moaned. ' "Of course I recognized the signs of a fugitive Justice. He may have booa a murderer or«bandit, but bo w«q,abnana being. So I gave him to drink fto« my pock et bottle a2r «dtted a gash la Us head from tha contents of my pocket medicine case, and later be ! told me his story, bfit that was not until under cover of tbe approaching darkneoa 1 had hurried him oa board tbe boat. “Squatting at my feet in the bow of tbe beat, be told me that be had been wrongfully accused of stealing tress- bS 8 from his master, a rich mandarin. He had managed to escape, but bis pursuers had relentlessly tracked him .until after fwo days and nights of flight he had come upon me at the riv er’s edge. His name was Sin Wei. and be was from the province of Szechuan. “1 promised to take him into my service, and 1 called upon my boy to bring fresh blue cotton garments and to, give (be stranger a mat to sleep upon and plenty of rice. It was in the middle of the night that I awoke and sat up in my bunk. The windows of my cabin were wide open, and the fresh breeze from the river was very grateful. At dawn we would resume our journey down tbe river. Now it was 2 o’clock, ns 1 learned by glancing at my watch by tbe light of my elec tric torch. I had gque tombed very early, so felt sure 1 was In for a long wakeful period some time in' tbe night. "1 lay tbere awhile staring at tbe white square of tbe window where the moonlight shone. Suddenly across that square came a shadow. It paused and then blotted out the light. "My hand slipped under my pillow and tightens^ around the butt of my automatic pistol. I watched tbe win dow curiously, for a man was climbing In. and I felt no fear because of the weapon In my hand. I leveled tbe pis tol at tbe Introder} but I was silent I suspected it was Sin Wei, the stranger. ‘T wondered whet his errand was. Was be trying to morder sod rob me? "My question was soon answered. Prom a filthy bundle which be bed strapped to Us shoulders and which he had refused to be parted from he brought out this bronze jar. which he placed beneath my window. He stoop ed over It s long time, pouring some thing Inside; the cover clinked and he was gone. “Later I heard a splash In the river, and I suspected that my protege bad become feer stricken and was making bis escape. When daylight invaded the room i made out the shape of this bronze Jar, and I noticed a strip of red paper banging from the cover. Curi osity would be denied no longer, so I got up and examined tbe paper. On it were scrawled some Chinese charac ters expressing the gratitude of Sin Wet for bis deliverance, wishing me n long Ufa. good lock and much felic ity and Mjlng that tbe river goda called him. ."1 lifted’the cover of tbe Jar and found it Coll ef tobacco of an Inferior quality. Tvs never touched It. bnt I’ve kept the Jar for sentimental raa- aona. Very likely Sin Wei stole It from the mandarin. I dressed and went on. dock, bat my coo I lee were gathered forward Jabbering excitedly. It seems they bad seen Sin Wei leap from tbe host In an insane fransy of fear, and the river had carried him swiftly oo her broad yellow breast. That's all, ex cept that tbere has been one disturb ance after another In Chins, and I haven't been tbere for several .veers. South Africa has been my stamping ground of late years. Now, will you accept the Jar and Its contents?" smil ed Durwent at his friend. *TU take tbe tobacco." said McNair, going to tbe mantelpiece for the jar; "the receptacle you can sell or keep, as you like." He took a piece of white paper and emptied tbe contents of the bronze Jar. Several lumpy objects rolled out of the pile of tobacco. "What's this?" be asked curiously, picking up one of the lumps. "Some thing wrapped in tissue paper. Weil, mon, look at that, will ye?” "An emerald!" Durwent stared, with unbelieving eyes, as he took the bril liant green stone in his hand. "Do you suppose It’s real?" "Aye, mon; glass never looked like that!’’ went on Angus in excitement as be unwrapped lump after lump and laid them before bis bewildered friend. "Rubies, diamonds and a pearl, anoth er emerald and another, that's all! All! Enough to make you independently rich for lifer "What in thunder does it- mean?” questioned Durwent “Mean, you idiot? It means that your protege, Sin Wet must have loot ed the old mandarin for fair! And you. Richard, are an accessory after the fact Deciding to end his misera ble life. Sin Wei unloaded his loot upon you. his benefactor, and surely it comes in opportunely, eb. mon?” “But they don't belong to me.” ob jected Durwent, even while he knew that he could never find tbe owner aft er fifteen years of revolution and riot Hi China. “You can satisfy your conscience by trying to find tbe mandarin, and In the meantime I don’t believe be would care if you used one little emerald to save your precious effects. Eb, mon?" “I’ll do It.’’ said Durwent cheerfully. He packed the tobacco back into the jar and locked tbe jewels away in his safe. “Then I don’t get the tobacco?" ask ed McNair ruefully. "Kot this tobacco, but HI buy you any quantity of your favorite brand, and if the owner of tbe stones does not come (P light you may h&u the choice of the stones Now I have a pleasant errand to perform, thanks to yon and Sin Wei’s gift.".' And arm in arm tbe two friends west out to notify the auction rooms that tbe sale-of Mr. Durwent’s belong ings had been canceled. i i Everyone w^io rides in it recognizes the per formance of the car as distinctive and unusual. It is the quality revealed in this performance which makes the price impressive. People are attracted by something more than price or they would not wait for deliveries as thousands have waited. The production is large, but it is still inade quate to supply the demand of those who went this particular car at this particular price. The wheelbase is 110 inches The price of the Roadster or touring car complete is 1785 (t. o. b. Detroit DOnGE BROTHERS, DETROIT B. B. EASTERUNG Barnwell, S. C. State of South Carolina, \ County of Barnwell. | Southern Fertiliser it Chemical Com- P*ny, Plaintiff, Henry B. Cave, Defendant. By virtue of an execution to me di rected in the above entitled action, I have levied upon and will sell to the highest bidder for ca*h, at Barnwell Court House, on Monday, December 6, 1315, it being aaleaday in said month, at twelve o’dock noon, the interest of the defendant Henry B. Cave in the toilowing desor bed property to satisfy said execution: All that tract or plantation of land, situate, lying and being in Great Cy press Township, Barnwell County. South Carolina, containing 226 acres, more or less, and known as the Knep- ton Place, and bounded North by lanas of H. B. Cave, known as Post place; East by lands of A. M. Harrison and A. I. Best; South by lands of A. V. Gave, and West by lands of Curie Harden: Also: All of that tract or plantation of land, situate, lying and being in Great Cy press Township, Barnwell County, South Carolina, containing 135 acres, more or less, known as the Post place, and bounded North by lands of Lot Sanders, estate of W, R. Hogg; East bv lands of A. M. Harrison; Soutn by lands of H. B. Cave, known as the Knepton Place, and West by lands of Carrie Harden. Also: All that tract or plantation of land, situate, lying and being in Great Cy press ana Red Oak townships, Barn well County, South Carolina, known as the Dorch Place apd containing 240 acres, more or less, and bounded North by lands of G. P. Morris; East by estate of W. M. Harden: South by lands of F M Harley, and West by lands of Lina Lamar. Those two tracts ofland, situate, ly ing and being ip Gre^ Cypress Town ship, Barnwell County, South Carolina, containing 56.39 acres, and bounded by lands of John Harden, the homestead 2nd, 1915, as tracts E. k D., said plat being filed in the homestead proceed ing of H. B. Cave. Levied upon and sold to satisfy above execution and coats. J. B. Morris, Sheriff of Barnwell County. will tell at Bamwall, in front of the Court House, on Monday, December 6, 1916, it being saleday io said month, within the legal hours of Mle, the fol lowing desenbed real property: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of load situate, lying and being In the County of Barnwell, State aforasaid, containing fifty acres, more or less, and bounded as follows; North by Saltkehatchie River: East by lands cif W. L. Harvey; South by lanas of S. W. Woodward and West by Hurricane Branch. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. L O’Bannon, Master for Barnwell County. Master’s office, Nov. 16th, 1915. Master’s Sale. State of South Carolina, I Barnwell County. i Court of Common Pleas. Laura Turner, against D. T. Grubbs, et a)., Master’s Sale. State of South Carolina, 1 County of Barnwell, f Court of Common Pleas. Hattie Harrisos, el aL, Plaintiffs, W. L Harvey, Adnar., et al., ' Defendants. By vtr directed virtue of a decretal order to me in the hbove entitled cease, I Plaintiff, Defendants. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause, I will sell at Barnwell, in front of the Court House, on Monday, December 6, 1915, it being salesday in said month, •vithin the legal hours of sale, the fol lowing described real property: All that tract or parcel of land situate, ly ing and being in the County of Barn well, State aforesaid, containing thirty (30) acres more or less, bounded on the North by lands of Jane Hartzog; East by lands of H. E. Creech; South by lands of J. H. Morris, and West by lands of J. G. Hutto, the same being a rt of lauds mortgaged to said Laura Grubbs. )--v rumer by said Also: All that tract or parcel of land con taining one hundrewand sixteen (116) acres, more or less, bounded on the North by lands of C. F. Carter; East and South by lands of J. 0. Sanders, and on the West by lands of H. E. Creech; same sitoate in Barnwell Coun ty and State aforesaid, and being part of lands mortjpged as aforesaia to Laura Turner Also: All that tract or parcel of land situ ate, lying and being in the County and State aforesaid, containing one hun dred and fifty acres, more or less, bounded North by lands of E. Lizzie Still: East by J. D. Miles; South 'by C. J. H. Still and West by run of Saltke hatchie River. Re-sold at risk of former purchasers. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. L. O’Bannon, Master for Barnwell County. Master’s office, November . 15th, 1915. Notice—Sale of Land. Notice is hereby given that I wOl sell at public auction in front of the Court House in tbe town of Barnwell during the legal hours of sale, upon Monday tbe 6th day of December next, the same being salesday la mud month, the fol lowing real property, known aa the late reatdeoee and lands of Martha E Baxley, deceased. Tha tha purpose of a division among the heirs at law: All that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the town of Dunbarton and fid to or tern, and bounded on the North by Jk* A C. L. Railroad right-of-way and tot of Denson Dicks: on the Rant by lot of Denson Dicks, B. F. Tiadall and Hickory Street; on the South by Mrs F- H- Cater and on the West by lands of T. A. Green. Walter L. Baxley, _ ... Agent. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to ‘■'C.sr" 9th day of November, 1915. Master’s Sale. state of South Carolina, » County of Barnwell, f Court of Common Pleas. Daisy A. Bonham, et al., vs. Marcella Cave, et al., Plaintiffs, Defendants. By virtue of a decretal order to me directed in the above entitled cause. I will sell at Barnwell, in front of tie Court House, on Monday, December 6, 1915, it being aaleday in said month, within the legal hours of sale, the fol lowing desenbed real property: All that piece, parcel or tract of land, con- sistwg of one hundred acres, more or less, set a>ide by the decree of the Court of Common Pleas in Barnwell County South CaroUna, to Mrs. Daisy A. Bonham for life, witn remainder to M. L. Bonham, Jr., P. A. Bonham and Martha A. Bonham, as under and by the term* of the will of Mrs. Mirths A. Aldnch, deceased; said lands being bounded b^ Unds of Robert Aldrich, Mrs. MaryE. Allen, the residue of the trart of land of Mrs. M. A. Aldrich, and by Cave, et hi. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. L. O’Bannon, m * M “ ter !p r Barnwell County. Maater’s office, Nov. 16, 1915. Notice of Eleetioii. A petition haying been filed in accor- d** 1 ®® "tth section 1742, general school “®ti®* *» hereby given that *n election will be held in the Dun- Nov. 27, 171 termining wl for the ither or of de special ^ » vr uoi a special two (2) additional mills ,n the above named school district The said election shall be conducted as it provided by law for the holding of general elections. The polls will be the store of B. F. Anderson, and the following are hereby appointed Those favoring the proposed levy shall cast a ballot with the word ‘Tea* written or printed thereon, and those printed thereon. - o „ Horace J. Crouch, / Sec. Co. Board of Education. Barnwell, S, C., Nov. 16,1915 ”' • i * What Splendid the RAYO Gives! * r ;low it to aoft bright that yon can reaa all evening without tiring your eyti. The Lamp is the most popular kerosene lamp ever made. —because it fives a dear, powerful, mellow light —because it is easy to clean and light —because k is durable, good looking and economical Use Aladdin Sacnrity Oil or Diamond Whit* Oil to obtain but results in Oil Stoves, Lasnfisand Heaters. The Rayo U only one of our many products that bring comfort and economy to the farm. Matchless Liquid Gfam Standard Hand Saturator Oil Phrowmt Eureka Hansom Oi Mica Axis Grams If your dealer does not cany these, write to our nearest station. STANDARD 00. COfPAIVT (N— im—r) BALTIMORE r*°- .y* • ' ■‘3m M.. CALHOUN Funeral Director Allendale, Barnwell, First-class Undertaking. Hearse for both White and Black. Offices: Allendale: Home Furni ture Co., Barnwell and Blackville. AH calls given prompt attention. 9-2-15 Treasurer's Notice. Tbe treasurer's office will be opm for the collection of State, County School sad Com mutation Road taxes levied for the fiscal ysir commencing Jannarr 1st, 1*15 frost mo, 15th day of October, 1915, to tbe Uth to] March. IMS inclusive. A penalty of sue cent, will be added froot January 1st,: January Slot, inclusive, from Febnu to February teth, inclusive s penalty of' per cent, will be added making a total of I per cent on zfl taxes paid in Febnu . From March 10th to March 15(h a penalty < flva par cent, will be added making a i — of seven penceaL on all taxes paid Ini Books close March 15,1914. LEVY. For Ordinary Connty purposes For Uonstttnttonal School. .* n’ . r . r . Total... '. .l»Xi SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVY, m Ashleigh, Baidoc, Barbary Braash, Grove, Colombia, Edtsto, Ellenti ship, Greens, Kline, Meyers Mill, 1 calvary, New Forest, Oak Grove. Hive Sand Hill. Beigiingrille. Seven Floss, mote No. S and Tinker’s creek, 2 mifio. Barton, Btoomingdale, cave. Hickory Owens cross Roads, Reedy Branch i Grove and Upper Rich Land, S r Sycamore, No. fit and Ulmers. 4i Duakartoa aadJBko. ., Blackville .> Fairfax ..-J WtUtstoa. UYEITlSE iniEPEOPLE; ^ ABl. fltC,