The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, July 28, 1921, Image 3
THE PEOPLE, BARHWELL,
0.
By RANDALL PARRISH
Author of “Tho Strango
Com of CoTonduh**
Oluotrotiona by A. Wail
Ooprright, by Bandall Porritb
"'CHAPTER IX^—Continued.
—1 *1'
“Say, whore the h—I have you been?
What Is thls, v a double-cross, Wal
dron?*’
“What you mean?” ejaculated the
other. “By Gott! It Is rather you I
should ask why you not tell me the
truth?”
“Tell you! What the devil have I
got to tell you? Don’t get funny with
me. You sent me a note this morning,
didn’t you?”
“Sure I did.” ^
“Well, then, why' didn’t you meet
me? D—n it, I’ve been hunting you all
day long. What’s the Idea? Come,
blurt It out, before I wring your d—n
Jew neck.” *
Waldron spread his hands, and lifted
his shoulders In an- expression more
eloquent than words.
"What a man! You cuss me,-but
not wait to hear why this all was so.
You sit down, and I tell you. Then
maybe* you tell me something also.”
llarrta stared at him, then sank Into
^the vacant chair opposite, still scowl-
angrily across the table. A waiter
d at his elbow expectantly, and.
1 n* , P'*nse to something said, the
hlef Jerked out a surly answer.
No, I don’t want anything to eat.
Bring me some whisky—a half pint—
with a little water. Yes, that’s all i
now get out of here.”
At this moment Francois returned
with our Anal course, obliging ns to
aplteat' Indifferent to the quarrel rag
ing beyond tne curtains. Both men
mn»t have lom-ered their voices, for
our ears caught nothing of what was
said It seemed to me the waiter was
unusually alow In rearranging the table.
“There, that will do. Franeola.” I
broke out. at last. Impatiently. “We
will want nothing else af present.
When I need you again I will ting.
That la the hell. I presume.**- •
“Out. M’aleur."
“All light; then leave us alone for
a while.*
Neither one of us touched a thing,
the coffee growfng cold In the rtipa.
as me endeavored to distinguish what
t*as going on at that second table out
In the main dining room. I came
around healde her. to where I could
peer out also beneath the curtain
fold, and thus gain gllmpsea of the
two men. They were talking earnest
ly. hut had lowered their voices, until
they were nearly Inaudible amid the
din of the place. The anger anil threat
had gone out of both voices ; hut only oc-
ea'donalty could we weave together
words Into an understandable sen
tence : these came to us detached, un
related. as the ^surrounding noise
ceased suddenly, or the music came
to a pause.
“You didn’t get It! Then wHm the
b—i did? Me. I should say no; why
I never knew the old man had even
slipped him the dough. That d—n
girl pale down with him. Of course
I do; 1 saw them go out together;
that’s why I thought I wa* playing
safe to keep away. Somebody has
played us for suckers. If you had
kept your d—n mouth shut we’d a-had
It easy.”
Waldron broke In. stung by this last
taunt Into elevating his voice.
"What you mean, I keep my nnftith
shut? So help me, Moses. I tell no
body.”
“The h—I you didn’t! You blabbed
thV whole thing to Daly. He told me
so himself. That’s what I was doing
last night, blurting him out.”’ -
“I tell Daly? Where you git that
stuff? I ain’t' seen Daly for three
year. _ Was he In this deal ? Why you
not tell me of Daly before?”
“Tell you! I never knew It until
he told me."
waiter brushed past hinj, bearing
a tray, striking against one shoulder
as he passed. Harris glanced up with
a snarling oath, and, before I realized
the danger, his eye^must have caught
a glimpse of me beneath the draped
curtain. Instantly the fellow was on
"his feet, all else forgotten fin a swift
wave of passion. , -
“There’s the jpsf now!” he burst
forth. “He,’s hiding In that booth; I
saw him. Come on, and we’ll have
the stiff cough up yet!"
I drew back swiftly, pushing fhe
girl behind mP. There was no place
In which to hide, no chance for
escape. Perhaps 1 could explain, but.
If-not. then I must flght. The two
came plunging tlmmgh the opening
and faced us, the heavy curtains droih
ping behind them and shutting out all
view beyond. Harris,- Inflamed by
drink, glared about as though doubt
ing the evidence of his own eyes, but
his expression was that of savage
hatred.
“H—1, If they ain’t both of'em here!
Say, this Is rich. So you two are In
cahoot*, hey? Thought yhu’d Tdny me
for h d-- n fool, did you? Ddly? Well,
m show you what you're up against—
yon Sod yer girl. Come now. where'*
that b<x*dle?”
“I know nothing about It. Harris.”
“Yoo’re a liar This dame went
awav with Alva In he, car. I saw her
gw out with him \oa cough up. both
of yhu. and he d—n quick attput It.
or you'll never get out of here with
out a hole thrpugh »you. You think
you can double-crons me; I’ll show
you a trick of my own!” ;
He was reaching for his
must havcfcaught In his pugiSefTthoujih
I wasted no time. It wds his life or
mine, and I gripped the empty wine
bottle on the table and smashed a
vicious blow at his head. He went
down like & log, his body half project
ing * through the curtains, while I
wheeled about barely In time to meet
the mad bull rush of Waldron. The
Russian could not have been armed,
for he came at me with bare hands,
his grip JJke that of a bear. For an
Instant he had me throttled, scarcely
able to breathe, ihy hands pinned help
lessly In the grasp rt? ! his arms. But
brute strength was all he possessed,
brute strength and ferocity. The bot
tle was crushed out of my fingers, yet
I wriggled partially free, and got one
hand twisted Into his whiskers, Jerk
ing his head back, and side-wise, until
the strained neck threatened to crack,
and he had to release his grip to
protect himself. It was all over In a
minute, but hot while It lasted; I
know we struck against the girl,
throwthg her to her knees; I’know the
fellow stumbled over Harris’ legs, giv
ing me a chance to drive home one
fist square Into his face. I heard
him rip out a Hebrew oath, and saw
blood staining his lips. I tried to
break away from him, buV It was no
use; yet the effoft opened his guard
for a swift uppercut, and I let him
have It straight to the chin. He
crashed hack across the table, and
hung there dangling, arms outspread
and head in a hrosen dish. Before I
could strike again, or even recover
my breath, the curtains were thrust
violently aside, 'and the head-waiter,
becked by a half dozen subordinates,
came tumbling in ovej Harris’ Inert
body. Even as tliey stared about. I
helped the.girl to her fret, and faced
them. • .
“What happen here. M’sleur? What
happen?” shrieked the excited French
man. “You keel ze men? What?*’
“No; they’re Just knocked out, A
little private affair, that’* al{.” I said,
too exhausted to apeak clearly. “See
She may not have been altogether
pleased with my answer, for she Mid
no more until we drew up at the hotel
entrnuce. She waited while 1 settled
chauffeur, and ,we crossed
the wide pavement together: *
‘it may be l»est f«>r you uot to come la;
ope never knows.”,
cThls Is not a final parting, I lioi*e?”
'i’erhaps so, perhaps not. You do
not wholly trust me. Some day I mean
you shall,. v Good-night."
I felt her hand In mine, Just for g
moment; then the doors opened and
closed, leaving me alone.
CHAPTER X
IMPORTANT NEED
FOR MORE TREES
%
•'
Three-Fifths of Primeval Forests
Have Been Cut Away. Says
Forester Greeley.
SUPPLY OF WOOD NECESSARY
The Proof of Murder—The Back Room
of Coetigan'e
I watched her through the glass
doors until she vanished among the
crowd In the lobby. T could not per
mit her to go away like this; to get
beyond my sight and knowledge—yet
I hesitated too long, until she had
merged Into the swirling crowd and
w’as lost.
It was indeed a strange feeling of
loneliness w’hlch swept over me In
that moment. Never before had I felt
suqh depth of Interest in a woman, or
'Experienced such regret at parting.
With no apparent effort, seemingly ut
terly Indifferent, she had nevertheless
become Intwlned with my life, her
presence a necessity for my happiness.
The soft pressure of her body, the
touch of her hand, was Intoxication;
the glance of her eyes sent the warm
blood pulsing through my veins. She
had become to me an inspiration, a
memory to dream over, a hope no
longer to be resisted.
This was strange, so strange as to
he beyond understanding. I argued
It with myself, but to no result. The
fact would not he denied. Here wu*
an unknown woman, original am]
beautiful, to 'he sure, yet one whose
very identity was shrouded In mys
tery. To all appearance* she was a<^
lively engaged In conspiracy against
the government of Chile, in a crime
ngalnst human lift*. She was*unques
tionably fhe authorized agent of a
gang of revolutionary plotter*—I had
witnessed their reception of her as
one of tfielr own. and could not doubt
•the evidence of my own eye*. Khe
I had Ixwne them Instruction*, and *t«»od
LI In their midst, In secret c«q>cla%'e,
spanking a* one having authority.
More than that. even, she had refused
to deny this connection, to reveal her
name, or acknowledge any other purs
|*ose. She had used me to further her
eml*. whatever they might he. prey
ing h|mwi my personal Interest In her,
and yet refusing to lift a single fold
of this curtain of mystery.
What could It mean, but that she
I was secretly ashamed to penult of my
I full understanding? The thought of
the stolen money, fhe murder of Als».
recurred to me; the Invitation I tuyl
overheard for her to accompany him
on hi* fatal trip, and her accept
ance; the positive assertion of Harrlg
that she had done so; Iter confessed
know ledge that the money had actual
ly been given into the |K>saession of
the Chilean captain; the nature of Ute
wea| *on with which he had been
killed ; her remaining In New fork In
stead of returning to Washington. I
could nut blot these things out, no
matter how hard I endeavored to
reconcile them with her denials. I
trusted her; I would continue tu trust
her against the world, yet deep down
Ih my heart lingered a question un
answered. If she was honest, square,
actuated hy some worthy purpose, why
did .-he still refuse to confrle In me?
Surely I hail been sufficiently tested—
and she knew who I was. If site was
the sister <»f a classmate whom I knew
and loved, what necessity remained
for the concealment of her-nanie?
What, indeed, evvpt shame at the
part *l*e was playing In this sordid
(tntma of life? Some of my earlier
DIFFERENT WAYS FOR
GIRL TO MAKE MONEY
Poultry, Dairy or Garden Are
Good Suggestions/-
Despite Fact That Many Sub^tltutea
Have Bean Devised Demtthd for ^
Timber Continuee to Gro,w— v
Much Land la Idle.
.Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
a Timber depletion has now’ reached a
point In this country wher£ three-
fifths of the primeval forests are gone
and where 01 per cent of the timber
that Is left Is west of the Great Plains,
Col. W. B. Greeley, chief forester, for
est service of the Department of Agri
culture of the United States, recently
told the members of the Chicago As
sociation of Commerce.
Liberal use of American forests was |
a necessary part of the commercial 1
growth of this nation. Colonel Greeley
believes, but reforestation should have
been practiced. If not from the start,
at least in late years. There Is an
abundant area of forest land In this
country to support all Industries, and
a liberal supply of wood Is most nec
essary to the people of this country. |
It was thought that, like the European |
countries, we would use. when our dr- |
tllzatlon was older, hut one-third or |
one-half as much wood per capita a* j
we did In the early days. But this >
-»ule does not affect the American peo
ple. The older the states and com- .
inanities In this country grow the |
more tinker they seem to require In
one form or another.
Demand Continues to Grow.
Many substitutes have been devised
for wood, and yet th£ great demand I
of the country for timber continues to
grow. More wood Is used In con at ruc
tion today than before the discovery
of concrete, and more wood Is used In I
building railway cars than before the
ste*4 or part-steel car was developed.
This la apparently true In nearly every !
Industry.
Abundant and widely distributed
forests have meant to the United ,
States homes for the maasea of the
people beyond the standards of any
other nation. They have placed news- j
(taper* and magazines on the average 1
family table. * They have contributed I
largely to aortal and Industrial condi
tions which promote democracy and
constructive energy rather than die- !
content and destructive aortal forces
bred by hard and com fort lea* omdl- 1
tlona of life. .*
The Idlenees of 81.000.000 scree of
forest .land, an area - Increased
OOO.dOO to 10,600,000 acres annually,
destructive logging, and still more de
structive forest fire* are the factors at
work to Increase the timber shortage.
| Land Enough if Kept Growing Trees
The exhaustion of American timber
Parents Should Encourage Young
Woman to Establish Herself as
Semi-Independent Member of
the Farm Family.
(Prepared by the United States Depart*
, ment of Agriculture.).
When a city girl feel* the need of
money—her own money, to pay for the
things girls Imagine they must have
these days—she goes to work In an of
fice, a store, or a factory, according to
her education and opportunity. In
the country a girl, with much the same
longings for. nice things and "good
times," looks to the poultry yard, the
milk house, or the garden for her
spending money. If her parents are
the right kind. If they are Intelligent
.... niMiiqi i» ’
Preparing Vegetables for City Market.
enough to help her and encourage her
In her work, she will soon establish
herself as a aeml-lndependent mem
ber of the family. If, as often hap
pens, the parents are not disposed to
have such goings-on, and there la no
home-demonstration agent, no girls'
dab. no extension work of any kind
In the community, the country girl
goes to the city and the fanning re
gion* have lost one more potential
home and family.
No doubt exists In the minds of dm
and women of large experience In the
extension work carried on by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture In co-operation with state agri
cultural colleges that the economic ap
peal la the entering Influence needed
In getting their Hubs or bureaus start
ed In rural regions. Once the young
people have learned a way to earn
money the desire for the things It will
bay asserts Itself, and home better
menta and Improved living conditions
| follow naturally.
Down In Arksr
>ually, r
“What le This, ■ Double-Cross, Wal
dron?"
« * . j
here, M'sleur.”'and I thrust the first
hill I could reach into his hand. “Hush
this up. will you, and let the .lady
ami-me get out of l>ere."
He dashed about frantically, wrliifl
mg Ids ImihIh and gesticulating.
“Oul. oul! Eel shall he so. * There
ees to be’ no I rouble, no police. Ze
men attack you. M'aieur Daly—I see-
eet all; you protect ze Madame. There suspicion had bectr eradicated’ for now
It was clearly demonstrated that It
eould not hav,e l»een her knife which
hml pierced Alva’s heart. Whatever
else I might believe against her, this
evidence no longer, existed, fpr she
still wore the dagger in her hat. Pecu
liar as ihe design was,^1he weapon
locked in my valise^ which I had
picked up blood-stained on the floor
of the car. was not Iters; It had been
wielded in Its deadly Work by some
other 1mnd. Bui whose? Did she
know? Did she even suspect the as
sassin? Was she even now endeavor
ing to conceal his .Identity? These
questions were unanswerable; 1 could
only partially drive them back hy
memory of the girl herself: It was
impossible to recall her vividly to
tnlntf, .and yet associate her with so
foul a crime ,
was - still immersed In such
'thoughts, mentally struggling for her
honor, and my own justification, when
I finally attained the quiet of my room.
I was squarely up against a stone
wall ; there was 1 no light perceptibl«
anywhere. Neither Harris nor Wal-
drotr.wns guilty of this crime; they
were obliterated from further con
sideration. These two worthies had
undoubtedly done their best, hut had
been outgeneraled by some one else;
and. whoever that other ndRht be, ha
had made a clear get-iway, leaving
not even a lurking uusplclon behind
him. It was thejob of a master-thief,
an extort In crime—or else had been
accomplished through the blind luck
‘bf -some one ’/uosc very Identity
cloake^l anv (vissIhlHtv of hnspjrlon.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
he no noise, no |»eestnl—bien! Fran
cois, Jules, you will help ze lady an’
ze gentleman to go—-quick."
The two waiter-guardian* held hack
the curtains for ns to pass through.
The main dining room was not as dis-
t-urbed as, I anticipated It might l»e.
As we came forth and made our way
down the aisle under escort, we were
gazed at curiously, but no demonstra
tion followed.
A group of Walters stood before the
oufer door, evidently collected there
to prevent any alarm from reaching
the outside. To the signal of Francois
these stepped aside, permitting us’to
pass through into the vestibule.
1 assisted my companion - Into her
coat, and then hastily struggled Into
my own. She was pale, but her eyes
met my own *bravely,^and her hand
touched my arm as we went up the
steps. Above, all remained quiet and
dark. * ^
“What next?” I asked./ „
r*’Ti believe there are taxi* around the
corner.” : , • - • : *
“Good; I would prefer riding to
walking, myself. Where do you wish
to be taken?”
“Back to the hotel, please.”
In the semi-darkness of the cab I
felt her hand touch mine gently.
though half afraid.
- “Oh, I was so frightened—so sorry
to have brought you there. It wa* all
my fault. The Russian had a knife."
^ “Yes, I know; I caught a glimmer
of It, but he” went down and out for
the coijirt before It could be used.
There Is nothing tn worry over now."
“They did not get the immey?”
“No. that Is clear enongh. Some
body got the bulge op them, and the> It U a poor policy to buy hook* foY
ace .very properly sore. You heard .the sake of the colored covers, or to
Harris swear you left with Alva." make friends for tte Bke of their
“Harris know* nothing about it; you , clothe,
must believe nie“
1 Intend to-certainly as against Whet ’ ve meander* down the *v^
llarrta.*
1
r jeeotriiwUB sense •y.aka op-an allay.
Hill Land Orchard Near Lynch
burg, Va* ^ ^
has not come about because the for
ests have' been used so freely but be
cause of the failure tr, use forest-
growing land. In a nutshell, the prob
lem Is, that the United Stktes Is cut
ting wood out of Its forests three or
-four times as fast as It Is being grown.?
Much of the land on which timber
stands or has been cut off will always
he forest land. Ft Is ample to grow
all the wood needed for the use of the
people of this country and for export
trade In lumber and products manu
factured from lumber, If the land can
he kept at work growing trees. Tim
ber for the future Is simply a matter
of putting Idle.land to work.
Every reasonable encouragement
should lie given to the landowner to
grow timber on his own account In
the ways best suited to’his own pur
poses. but by some means or other tip-
public must see to It that forest lands
not needed for agriculture do not He
Idle. The regulstlons ImiMvefl. must
.•in reasonable amj equitable. O'ivI-
ously the owner of the land cannot do
It nil. .The public nqiwt aid him In
overcoming the hazard of forest fire*
and-robxir-jerogntze that the pn’sen'
method* of taxing fon-stii In mao? 1
region* are equivalent -to tar'ng a .
•rtu er*»»i twice a week during
-«+ . ' I
OUT IN SOUTH
Mr. Dcdson, the “Liver Tone"
Man, Responsible for Change
for the Better.
Every druggist In town has noticed ft
great falling off In the sale of calomel.
They all give the same reason. Dod-
son’s Liver Tone la taking Its place.
“Calomel la dangerous and people
know It.” Dodson’s Liver Tone la per
sonally guaranteed by every druggist
who sells It. A large bottle doesn’t
coat very much, but If It fails to give
easy relief In every case of liver slug
gishness and constipation, Just ask for
your money back.
Dodson’s Liver Tone Is a pleasant*
tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harm
less to both children and adults. Take
a spoonful at night and wake up feel
ing fine; no biliousness, sick beadhche,
acid stomach or constipated bowela.
It doesn’t gripe or cause Inconvenience
all the next day like violent calomeL
Take a dose of calomel today and to
morrow you will feel weak, sick and
nauseated. Don’t lose a day.
Apparently.
Knlcker—What Is truth?
Bocker—Something which should be
' eard, but not said.
ASPIRIN
Name “Bayer'’ on Genuine
[©Ava®
Warning I Unless you eee the name
“Beyer” on package or 00 tablets job
are not getting genuine Aspirin pro
scribed by physicians for
years and proved safe by
Taka Aspirin only as told In the Bayer
package for Colds, Hsedachs, Neural*
gla. Rheumatism, Earache. Toothache
Lumbago and for Pain. Handy Hi
boxaa of twelve Beyer Tablets of A*
ptrln cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packagea. Aspirin Is tho
trade merit of Bayer Manufacture of
kfoooacetlcartdeeter of Rallrycadd.
When will the fashion change and
grins disappear from all the photog
raphy?
1 a girls’ canning
dub started a’contest to determine
which of the members could produce
the most, tomatoes at the least ex
pense. and with the lowest percentage
of waste. Annet Margo, on the Mount
Valley route, near Hot Spring*, grew
.1.140 pounds of tomatoes on 004-
tenth of an acre, at a cost of 181.40
and net return* of $100. With the
same expense her sister, Fannie, grew
1,020 pounds and had a net return of
$107.80. Ada Rosamond grew 2.808
pounds, costing $27.42. with a net re
turn of $7fl.flfl, and Ruby Waddell, at
Bonnervllle, had 1.070 pounds, coat
Ing $20.91. with net returns of $88.
HENS IN GOOSEBERRY PATCH
Fowls- Will Do Mu» Toward Clear
ing Out Fruit-Worm From Un-
der Trash in Garden.
One gooseberry lns<yt we have with
us that Isn’t easy to control Is the
fruit worm. It doesn’t ♦ ften become
a serious pest but occaslo.ially It has
been known to take a whole crop.
The worm eat* Ihto the partly grown
berry and feeds on the pulp. Hand
picking Is still the method used to hold
this worm In check. Poultry ought to
he turned Into the gooseberry patch
after the fruit Is picked, as the hens
will do a lot toward clearing the
worms from under the trash. Poultry
and fruit are a good combination
when run right.
A Feeling of Secvity
Yob naturally fad mrara w
know that tb* aMdieia* yon srs
taka is abaolntaly
karafnl or habit
Sack a amdktaa la Dr. IT Umar’s
Root, kidney, Uvar sad bladder
The as me standard of purity,
end excellence la maintained la every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
It is ecieatifically componadod Bum
vegetable berbe.
It ie not a etimolaat aad is takaa in
teaepoonful doeee.
*ft is not recommended for everyth!^.
It is nature’s greet helper la rriieviag
aad overcoming kidney, brer aad K M-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of parity is with
every bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Root. t
If yod need a, medicine, you should
have the best. On sale at all drag stores
in bottles of two sisee, medium sad large.
However, if yon wish first to try this
Itivat preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. for a
sample bottle. When writing tw sure aad
mention this paper
Talk is cheap, but. like other cheap
things. It is apt to prove expensive in
the end.
LIVE STOCK FLY REPELLENT
Care Should Be Exercised to Prevent
Getting Mixture Too Strong,
Causing .Hair Shedding.
When mixing a repellent to put on
the live stock to keep the flies away,
care^ should be taken to prevent get
ting too strong a mixture.. It may
cause shedding of th<* hair. The fol
lowing mixture hn* been .found” by
the United States Department of Agrt*
culture to girt* good results for a
short time where applied lightly but
thoroughly: One gallon of fish oil,
two ounces of oil of pine tar, two
ounce* of oil of pennyroyal and one-
half pint of kenwene? The horses
and milk cows will appreciate some
preparation.
Bellans
Hot water
Sure Relief
RAISINS FOWLS ON INSECTS
Good Ptan for Farmers In Grasshop
per Infested Regions to Use
Turkeys and Guineas.
Turkey* and guinea fowl are vors-
dnu* enters. Would It not he a
’nn«l p’an for farmer* In the grasshop-
«»r infe :ed area* of the West tu buy.
-•nf or liuj»ort at the-Mrri* of these
’ rev-’- ihev pnesftdy <-*.n Ine'ead of
tl^e hnoo?
PIN
PLUG TOBACCO
Known as' . :
“that good kind"
CIry U-andyou
will know why
M