The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, September 30, 1920, Image 9
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Tha family has coma from Monta*
vldao. South Amarlcft. Hartley
house Is a fine old Isolated country
place, with a ‘murder atory, a
"haunted pool," and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys
tery. The "haunted pool” Is 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
Isobel, 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 makes
light of It. John buys a revolver.
John overhears Jed telling Mra
Kidney win have his way. la
reply she aaya she will aot Seel late
to hill him Mra Sidney ease Jftfts
• at
"You bars had ftotur sort of dealing
with him. lift hft» been hunting for
you. He his found you. 1 think we
are going to find you more Interesting.
Jed. The man will remain n the
neighborhood; I think you are going to
have some unpleasant hours. The
thought does not make me unhappy."
"I wish I could find a friend in this
house,” said Jed.
“I wish you could deserve one,” I
said. . . •
e ' e e e a e e
My description of Hartley house has
been so sketchy and indifferent that
It may not have Included mention of
the formal gardens which took In the
river aide of the place. They were
charming at all tlroea but particularly
ao at sunset, when the radiance w«a
twbiiftl the western bills two mlleft
oerwas the water ao4 was refectrri
la the
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f the* amp" 1 said, "had
flea
s* wanted
ta kttt hinaP
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w kirn before.*’ he eald.
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k off aw sms east*
fence at thte petal
the river wee made
Mm i ass teafei fnrensM
**1 didn't want to aajr anything shout
It. because I didn't want to Interfere
with your evening, hut since you men
tion It, I’ll ndnilt It.”
"Go on along then, Jed.” said Mr.
Sidney. “Go and have the doctor look
you over.”
'Tfh not sick,” said Jed almoin an
grily. ‘‘but I know Fm bad company.
I’ll go to bed.’\f
"There’s something wrong with the
man.” I said as Jed left, “but It IsVt
physical.”
“So I imagined,” said Mr. Sidney,
"lie's as strong as an ox. He’s got
the constitution of an onion. How
ever. he's not himself tonight, and
that’s all there Is to that. Will you
read to me T*
It was eleven o'clock when 1 went
ta my room. 1 was glad af my
lease, sttlmagh It had been a pleasant
annul
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Mu0hnQ man •mssdnsdwnd MNfe (
aammme ttneo Msno nr S — sd
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J*tke enaea. pfwvsd fedkadwnV
naa sa aptmnrnity mmtrita and lanm
<nnt that It woaM have beep aa Injun
tire to iMtaleh or dlsrharft him. Ha
had gone to the village la the sarly
afternoon on an assigned mission for
jfie house. He had used the oppor
tunity to drink a few glasses of boer,
for which proceeding no one would
blame- him In Hartley house. It seems
that he drank two or three glasses
more than he Intended to and, evoo
beer being in a fashion Intoxicating,
got Into a condition which made him
amiable to the approach of a stranger
who succeeded In Interesting him in
the Immediate prospects^of life, which
then to him were chiefly alcoholic.
He and the stranger had mneh talk
and many drink*. The stableman lost
all sense of responsibility, which was
not strange, and proceeded from beer
to strong liquor, forgetting all his
duties to the house. Lb consequence
he did hot get home that alght. and
the dog* were aat loose
Xatwralty ear drew a direct Mae
fram ihm peefocmaaea to fee appooc-
aare af Che Ppaatard at my wtadam^
Mr eahiagfea —
tmpactaat coma
of }4I nereaattl
d wttt ha tha a eat
If added ta tha Mat
on which pctcai
east taoew ww aarueal wamflae aa
whal itad or maafsfemasp the spa
a ta bm
TV
■odd haao as efesnual
fee aap toe sabbl
•maooeed had wadhfeaaaa
oftw ooo ssmmtaua aad soesmeaadhs.
^pg* aaa aouawa do had asafes
hsdMosaoa eoac m ^pa mo aimi •oa
af tha wap aoe aqfea ah* sadup m*aa
due asaaaa* a* *s* ssae hoc* «mw»
■ dMd* ftfeoe UM*
cT fei ioaadddh t aa
have bees cut. Director General Geo.
H. Cushing of tha Amartcan Whole
sala Coal Daalsrs* Association, pta-
ilcted.
Coal prices experienced a slump of
more than |2 a ton in eastern states
a month ago. Another slump is dut.
soon throughout the country, accord
ing to Cushing. —
Cheaper coal means lower costs in
manufacturing electric light and pow
er to run street car lines and facto
ries It may have the effect of pre
venting further increased rates to
street car companies in many cities.
"Coal, at least the bituminous va
riety. now is getting Into tha class of
commodities in which surplas stock*
are piling up.** said Cushing.
Tha biggest slump la months Is ba
ins fait la prices of vegetables, ac
cording to the aaaoaacamaat by *ba
sgrV ettnral department Tha depart
meat showed that many farmers are
haieg feared Id sail predare el tsea
than tha eaafl ef pmdaaftftam
That tg das se rnonvd esawa Tha
padata «wsp was ft per ega* mapav
thaa *a arfeaam whdks mamas# ta#w*
fesaupaag smaa eaoma m tan emnas dad
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Base tmaa dnssa eefeggad mMkmr sa sa
Mgd sa amfemMa ggma snad dMhM ss
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COLDMEDAL
Tha world’s standard remady fa
liver, bladder and uric add
sines 1096; corrects disorders; Mimulataa
vital organa. AH druggists, three sfaad.
INVENTIVE GENIUS
JOBS CALOIIEL OF
NAUSEA AND DANGER
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fe he had feed aaa aeaeag dd dedsgi aa
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rare baa he epeealed hansseif la am
The OMsa ea the law a aSead laarhtag
fee a aeMBead and then walked sdeerty
epae aawaefe ta ha gd w>
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saeadP asnt tkafe asmdarsad add vae
peeedql WaeM m magmrv ■ seemed
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I fed! a fevddedfe aapfennsaf afes#%
with the rveegM wtarh cease fVefe a
gwed ghaai e*«ry. If he had appeared
saddi-aly af felt leagth anatewlirfa la
the ferdra. walking ahnat. II weald
have Itren different. Hut Just his
he?mI apt>eer1nc above the wall, and
he perfectly unexpected, unexplained,
motionless and Inquiring 1 —It jrsve you
the shivers of it child frightened at
night In the nursery.
‘‘You’re poor company.” said Jed.
"hut I am. too, and I have to go to
Mr. Sidney” i
I seemed not to hear him. It was
not ln|pnded to rebuff him; I was held
by the Spaniard’s eye«». Jed went in
to a huff and aaid: "Oh. go to the
dqvll.”
Then he also turned and saw the
head above the wall.
He arose and stood looking at the
Spaniard as Intently as the ttpnnlan!
was looking at him This situation
lastrd a full mlaute. without a mavw
fegat e# seed ftwm was af aa TWa
the Ppmamef s fere g#u**fe la Mpee
e# mpfeawfeu* fmfemsp seffeaefe maa a
smfh* gfefafe dfe
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sm Asrsfeksi aa smmi as t was ewt
aftpp. Mm ao* a dag appeared TVs
•as eamagh to he aatfcred. kwe aat
eaewgh. at the rime, ta he given aig
n Mice are. I walked about for a while
and re-entered the hour* with quieter
nerves.
. I f ound that I wa* tired. Ordi
narily I liked at leflst an hour's read
ing just before bed, but this night I
wanted uleep.
I was grateful for the mood and the
opportunity, and I yawned once or
twice ns I got into my pnjnmns.
I do not know when I went to sleep
or how soon thereafter I awakened.
It was possibly only two hours later.
I did not look at my watch, for the
Mery good reason that other things
at the time were more Important. A
bright moonlight was shining, and
ahalever had awakened me fhe moon*
light show ed me good reuse to be
awake la a wiadww which the anxm-
light tiariwd with fftlt lileai*ae<lag
fetva waa a fees renspaMahle as that
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earns |g PPmsmu 6ke egspa dfemfep m
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snaapey musMssmpaowBs af mapsmae
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eggsaa I taw* af am am* cfea heeg who
win sews | Pa peg pish la appeaarh
Mr Pldpey dteectly aad eaamat true*
the fad mum you kaow aa Jed I
woald not Impime u|Min Mra. Pldnei
or her daughter except la extremity
You are here, a rational human being
and Interested, I am Informed. In tl*
fortunes of thl* family. Therefore 1
have come to you.” .
“For what purpose?” I asked.
He smiled ns If to apologize foi
having any puroose, and pulled at the
cuffs of his coat.
“Fli he frank,” he said. *T Jmnfiy
know the purpose clearly myself. My
client Is a sailor. My practice lies
considerably along the water frot.t In
the rity. It has not made me rlc*r.
I have lost a good deal of egotism and
have become pragmatic. I hav./ to
get along and to deal with facta
There are people dependent apo® *»*
and I have not been much ta depend
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HOPS VlalsSs Naeteal-ty.
He* York—Tha kaftahevtk prepara
i tloes for an attark hpon Polaaf are
being made behind the LlthuanJan
| frontier, under cover of aJlaged Uth-
j uanian neutrality, creating a situa
tion too serious for Poland to tolerate,
** declarr.-d in.»a message sent re
cently by Poland w) the league of na
tions regarding the Polish-I^thuanian
difference.
CORNS"
No Woman Jurors.
Columbia. S. C.—No petit Jury duty
for women, registered or hot regis
tered, is the gist of an opinion render
ed by S. M. Wolfe, attorney general
of South iCarolina.
With the utterance of this opinion,
the attorney general lays a ghost that
has frequently been requisitioned to
doq the footsteps of women who were
registered
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