The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, September 16, 1920, Image 9
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Juat Mfinninf hla aa^M
raaldani pfcyalctan and
of Hamar HUlnar at HartJajr bovoa
Mr. ftiOnay la aa A mart can. a aa al
ia raJ Id, old and rich and vary da*
•irous to lira. Mra. Sldnoy la a
Spanlah woman, dignified and ratl-
cont. Jed, the butler, acts like a
privileged member of the family.
Hartley house Is a fine old isolated
country place, with a murder story,
a “haunted pool/* and many watch
dogs, ' and an atmosphere of mys
tery. The “haunted pool” la where
Richard Dobson^ son of a former
owner of Hartley house, had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his room the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
so he can’t be locked in. He meets
laobel, daughter of the house, and
falls in love at first sight In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist
He Interferes. Mra Sidney makee
light of It John buys a revolver.
John overhears Jed telhag Mra
■Mney he will have hla way. la
reply she as ye she xrttl net hesitate
Is hfll him. Mra Mdaey see# Jeha
•e ressset fte the aaaeuassmsei of
hla eapa#esaea« la laehei The
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ma
nr h
ee a aerv*me»« to tofref m
iM MMtof to
tragedy*
"tHci knew at! of Unary s woahawae
•a,*’ Jed continued. Aometlmee hi
would torture him physically, try twist
ing hla wrist or rolling hits over oa
the ground when young girls were
ground. Sometimes be would torture
him without laying harids on him.
^Dlck was a thick-bended brute, but
be bad a genius for cruelty. When
their parents died and the boys ap
proached their majority, Henry was al
most an imbecile for fear of Dick. *
“Dick wanted then to get bis inheri
tance and go bht into the world, but
the estate was left in trust until both
boys were of age. Dick caipe of age
and was obliged to wait two years for
Henry.”
1 was astonished by the succinct and
philosophical brevity of this Ignorant
man's narrative. Mr. Sidney was at
suss In his chair with bln eyes closed
and a placid expression of plessnre on
his face. Jad was active In gesticula
tion aa ha talked That was the ef-
I feet ef the wtoe. The wind cowttnwed
I to ptoi at the chimney and sewid In the
swraesm
~tod hue send a gv«wt deni in nm.*
nid Ha. totfnep wtttoNN apanftng his
W ■% "1 mam he hue bwvwma tWwtrV *
'w sM * said tod. tosamn a saney
»bms gm% iatog mumtrnaa tosmd
nn« ha hmi to wnM vwms nmaw ssssau toa
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toe t wnmese snma hsmn tosm
anrto and smspne tom mamm m
Itom the fhsnrh tondto tone had
TVea ton fMtonsna need haaa hi to I
pie toatoasm
TW| fwnnmad M ftorttny hanan
chetr fstWv ebw w»s fw^<
TWrs tta nama new *
"I deni want to break In
aaiHy.** I said, "tont where da yen gat
your •nformatiee. JedT*
“It's all la records in the library,"
he answered, “and If I im going to tall
the atory 1 want n fair chance. . . .
A lot of generations of Dobsons lived
here. There was always a Dobson fam
ily In the house, and the property
came down to the generation that
made this story. There were two boys
In that family—a half century ago—
the sons of James and Henrietta Dob
son.
“Henrietta Dobson died when her
son Richard was nine years old and
her other son Henry was seven years
old. James Dobson died two years la-
tar, and the boys were parentless.
This family was an argument against
fnmilies.”
“That’s one ef the heterodox notions
I have Instilled In an innocent mind.”
said* Mr. Sidney. “Jed. you must not
repeat phraaos In your narratlvau. Too
parrot things and try la pom them aa
ahiervattmm*
TunTi haw Mm anrfy to •
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■p #ui«m to tot
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turtugty eomfunaMa
I found • good houfc. hut toM I
rttoattoo to go to toy mom. I ant down
in a cumfoetaMe chair, having t a rood
off all the lights except that af tha
reading lamp. Tha library was large,
and when the reading lamp alone was
lighted there were deep shadows and
the room was largely In darknes*.
I read for a while and then fell
asleep. I had no Intention of doing
that, but drowsiness came Irresistibly
and I was gone before I could force
myself to go to bed.
It was two o’clock when I awoke.
The wind had died down. I felt rest
less and uneasy, not being accustomed
to falling asleep in this fashion. The
seQsatlon of waking up and having
perceptions struggle to establish not
only location but Identity was unpleas
ant*.
I started thou for bed but
stopped at the main door of the house
oo my way. I went to look to the fas
ten Inga and found that Jed. whose
duty If wua tu cl me the hsuae. had for-
ptrftea to Wwt and bar tha door
It wu* tofta tartdeut af aaatng the
chain hanging dnurw and af going la
the toaat that aagheomi a ear* tor my
angfanmnl fwmftemaam after tha nap
to toa hhsary I apaaad toa darn and
a*ae amtoMb her a auto
TV* mewn to Mb toes aonaam wwa
sat hr a tot af
I
hold af that auftto gtagafty hut la
Hatch It
. “What do you maaa hr thatf I
flaked. /
“There la a plague of adklousnem
shout here, or has been since you
came,” he said. “You locked tha front
door last night some time, didn't youf*
„ “I found it open this morning, and
after I had walked about the grounds
tot to • to
t ee
a auamenu* aeuua aumm me u» p*
toeum la me wua mnm*a am aamauM
ee*u M ame ton tMam same «# • aup
Mtoto aHtotoM e dhadHH toe
SSUew wue fff | ami Suou wMp to to 1
aato tohs tototoMtoMto totoaaMHHHk am
e>-* •— it e <»«u*e *•
tot Melt he* • • (f too tkaA aeaeto
> ha all lump ap hla toareh af toeualaa
uni U iha and of the isaana aa ha la
now doing ia this hart of tho country,
incalculable harm is going to com# to
tha farmers. With only a few report
ed here and there last saason. there
was little apprehension that he would
do anything more than make his de
but and get acquainted this year- The
extraordinary prospect for a good
crop in the early and middle summer
and the excessive fruitage seemed to
contradict his presence and little fear
was manifest But while confidence
reigned, the weevil worked and now
he is not only present, but is here in
force and sowing disaster. In many
sections of the county, planters now
say that they will do well to harvest
half a crop. Others report the dam
age still greater., Scarcely a field «s
•xempt and It now appears that 1111
win he a real bool weevil year for
Calheua It ia ae league a
the weevil dues ael thrive except to
lew ptecea The retouehtug aephyca
to rtatoeea s Mtoe teem to tevtgorete
Stop aed ergs Mto ea Me tamed way
totoM«eMhW»to —to apaeeal eemamMije
- IP bee* stowage to fihe stototosuw a dtoh
atom ef the toswea ftomdtoe towedwe
• fihtomto eeaMeaseves tom Im
ad amt to to a •us toe sewwM
I toto eaeto dhtoa Thm im ««m
pvuatoce eed Pmmw gaMatomeum to
nd am sure if ettosce weufii
II they would he as glad ae fee
been.”
Thousands of famines keep Tbed-
ford’s Black-Draught In the house Ml
the time! for use at the flret sign of
Indigestion, constipation, edile, colds
and fever, thereby preventing illnesses
that might develop seriously.
When you notice that you are bil
ious, have a bad taste In the month,
coated tongue, offensive "breath, or If
you are dizzy at times, restless, sleep
poorly—do not neglect your liver. It
is calling for prompt treatment, ^sa
Thedford’s Black.Draught Its merit.
Is widely acclaimed from loug. satis
factory ase.
Tsai
Of Uttos Mas
“Ttos tody atoTt pst as
gras* rug
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i na aa Mat
am mils
MOTHER!
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StS LauSrt
MMHHi •
lltoato ItotoMdM"- Itofip Mstoh-
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top to
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At the Edge of the Pool a Man Wat
^ .Revealed In the Moonlight
trial. Richard was convicted, though
the state could not produce any In
dubitable physical evidence of Henry's
death. The contention over this evi
dears mads tbs case noted.
“Richard Dobson Is to the psoitsa-
tlsry at AlwWto asw. Ilsary • (hast
O shat Ip sappsapd ts same hacto to
tfiw paM*
The atod hwwfisd swmada etofl (toa
toes touftomi toksssfiMto AS 9 wmsSto
•« ' v., t * <*■ m •••f
usawd astotoMtop A ftoto gtoato aaup
UMwaf • «maaav to
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to aae vu* e esww to aw w*m
avesflf itoaf I did au
la say to mewif tom to was
turned tots estvw«Pdaai tosge
Naagtasttea
The mmm usat sadse p great dart
Hoad. I amde a taorai aad phyaleal
retreat I did ast run That would
have been an honest confession and
expression of desire. I was hypocriti
cal and walked, hut my moral defeat
was complete.
There was a man at the haunted
pool.
I had seem him and something had
deterred me from speaking to him,
finding put who he was or why he was
there.
A really violent change came into
our lives. A suggestion that Mr. Sid
ney go to the South for the winter was
acted upon, and within a month I was
separated from the place and people
so Important In mfr affections. Doc
tor Brownell bad |Deen called fib Hart
ley house by Mr>||gney’s discourag
ing condition. Our la valid had over
taxed himself the evening he displayed
•sue! tormgfh sad sglttty, TV* fe*
ivu tog msvaiac he was p!smm Ip rato
igpas t was toto
0Mpa*
tom* saw flaaad I fiaw as Psssto anus toa
haass I was to p toamp Veto tosMMMT
*1 daaft Wkm to u w<t I dnal ape
hsflag kaetoad to WM sntoto Tto Pal topes
to. I tosatotot I toad glam pea to mp
aerate*4 ihm to wuald sat top laksr*
atod I ds set warn is sassy the faaa-
11 j toy estoptotoia. hst I will ast am
dare that"
“Well, you can tee the scrnaloa fee
It You were loose last night, aad
your conscientious ofltriouaness made
trouble. I knew your type, tbs moment
1 set eyes on you. I aald here’s p
trouble-making person with s doty.
You show It. Of course, you had to
bolt that door. You could not assume
that *lt was open for a purpose. No
thought of anybody that might be out
side! I knew you. That's why we’re
safe only when you are locked In'your
room.”
“Well, Til not have It* I Insisted,
“and you can understand that. It Is
flat. Why do you have to run around
flie grounds at night?”
“Do yon have to be Judge of my
habits? If you do. It may satisfy you
to know that 1 frequently have many
dutlsa ts perform for Mr. flldnsy I*
the night. I frequently drink iss much
wins. I frequently walk arennd the
gn i sis to is ru%t mf hmd and hs phlp
■to—ftos wntototo m rtom
wad sqp amto to sagtotopr
W as fiwar to* 1 *** and s VMI
to tos stoy atod assasni tress tha rerto
pmHtosfi* Tha torafl wsmss regisare
tog was Ht* AdflsHs to Jars. fiP
jrmra of sgs whs wua assnrdsd f%H
hstosr hy ssrty coassra. aftsr thsy had
bald an Informal atortis* of thslr
ows and votad far bar nnaalmoasiy
Greenville—At the end of the Inst
of three days of • the registration
board’s schedule for the registering
of voters for the general election In
Greenville the score stood 1,306 wo
men and 1,100 men. -Contrary to cus
tom, the men evidently awakened by
the action of the women on previous
days, turned out in numbers which-
more than doubled those of the two
preceding days.
Of the women registered only 1?
were negroes, each having qualified
on the educational requirements.
to m
town* to
sastoMm * •’*
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to* * to
Have Narrow Escape
9L Matthews.—Mlasaa* Ella and
rraness Wannamaker. with a party
of Mtotoda. cams tsar masting with n
Timns amid mi whs* tbs car to
which thsy sure (rare!tog iwmsd
asst pad totodad thato In s dNsfc a*
Tto party had ns> todl
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Dps
rich, fndrlssa color lata old
gaimsota, draperies, corse-
Inga, everything, whether
wool, silk, linen, cotton or
mixed goods.
Buy “Diamond Dyes” —
no other kind—then perfect
results are guaranteed.
Druggist has “Diamond
Dyes Color Card”—16 rich colors. Adv.
Some people like ♦he town without
doing very much u make the town
like them. .
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HP town wfi
Mtoflm
Watch Yoor Ckeys!
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