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THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL, 8. C. Grace Miller Copyright by Little, Brown &. Co. THE FRAMEUP. SYNOPSIS.—Occypying a dilapi dated shack In the Silent City, a squatter settlement near Ithaca, New York, Polly Hepkins lives with her father, small Jerry, and an old woman, Oranny Hope. On an adjacent farm, Oscar Bennett, prosperous farmer/ Is a neighbor. He is secretly married to Evelyn Robertson, supposedly wealthy girl of the neighborhood, Marcus Mac- Kenzie, who owns the ground the squatters occupy, is their deter mined enemy. PoIJy overhears a conversation between MacKenzie and a stranger. In which the former avows his intention of driving the squatters from his land. The stran- "he st s<fuat and earns Polly's gratitude. Evelyn Robertson discovers from her moth er that they are not rich, but prac- Ucafty living on the bounty of Robert Perclval, Evelyn’s cousin. Polly learns from Evelyn that the sympathetic stranger is Robert Perclval. Evelyn charges. Polly with a message to Rennet, telling him she can give him no more mo^ey 8he already bitterly regrets her marriage to the Ignorant farm er. Polly convey* her message' and Oscar makes threats. He Insists Evelyn meet him that night. Polly has her father and T.arry Bishop, a squatter, take an oath to do Ifar- Kenste no Injury. Evelyn unsuc cessfully tries to get mor.ey from her mother with arhlch to buy off Bennett and Induce him to leave the country, giving her her fresduae- Rhe and Mai-Kensle avow their love At the arranged meeting that Bight Bennett threatens Evelyn • Mh ezpoeure ualeae she gives him money Polly meets Robert Per clval. and they are mutually at tracted. Polly's feeling being adora tion Onrar kills Polly's lamb and Per, tial thrashes Oscar MarKea st* orders the squatters to leave. Evelvs plans to marry MarKonate Perclval and Polly confess their ■i*o»tt her ilntl*-* if Rnl, CHAPTER I X—Continwsd. Then while Robert was telling her wf his hofwo and plana, rehearsing his Invp for her and hla desire to help her read and .1 tidy they walked slowly hock at nag the ragged forks la the 41- gen lost of the ahanty. Thev were almost at 1*oil, s home before ho leff her. Rhe watched him •lride ap the hill. and. after he had 41—|>f wo red. she threw heroelf Rat wp-•*< the earth; and mingled with the bird * song la the a (How trees, and the Tippling of the navaa apua the shore. WBfne her cry; “tlh find dear. I can't marry Oaear. 1 can't? Tow’ll have |n help the squat ters some other way, dartin'. 1 * s # • • • # s The data that followed, bringing with the spring (lowers flocks of antn- pier htrda seemed an eternity tn (hilly Ylnpkln* She went a as one In a dream. In *|>llr eel ‘a efforts, several of the fishermen hs d l»een sent to the Ithaca Jail for petty nimes. Two met) had been trapped In the flad Man's ravine and taken off tn the Jail without so much as a fatvweir tn ftielr families. |*n||y had groaned with their woinrn and wept over their ba bies. She wn« quite sure Perclval wa« doing everything nnylMMly could do; hut sotmdlrne* the (bought of Kvelyn’s d«* innnd lntrudi*<l on her mind, and she wondered If she were doing right In refusing It. tine monilng nt dn.vl>re:ik Pfdly saw her father lift hi* gun from the wall and sit down to clean It. Now. why whs he doing that, when he knew very well he co*ih| not use It? She stood looking down upon him, her heart boHting rapidly. “You ain’t goln* to hunt yet. honey." she protested, squatting down beside him. “Yep.” returned Hopkins glancing up. “ «n’ a woodchuck or a skunk. We ain’t had enough to keep a mess of flies alive since Old Marc got hack.” That was true! No one knew better than Pollyop how they had missed the little she had received from Bennett. Sick at heart, she snatched at bis hand. “We might best be without grub. Daddy.” she said 'passionately. “Aw! Don’t start ruhhin’ it up again! You’ll jret pinched. If you hunt out of season, no matter what you shoot. For less than carryln’ a gun, Olil Mare’s got a bunch of our men. You shan’t do it, Daddy. You shan’t, I say !’’ If only she could persuade him not to hunt until Robert had come to an understanding with MacKenzie. If he didn't succeed—then she knew another way. » “Mebbe In a little while you can hunt all you like, Daddy,” she ven tured softly. -C; “What do you mean by that, brat ?” asked Jeremiah, centering his keen eyes upon her. She’teaned forward &i*d slipped both arms about hi* lug waist. “I don't want > on to go today. Dadd^^hF returned^RoucummTttaTfy.' "Why don’t you Just stay at tlooie, un’ —an’—" “Nope. I’m goln’." interrupted IIop- kin* "An* Jerry's g-g«»ln’ with n>*. m he l«a**k before any of Old Marc’s apie* i urn over f«t f anotbef nap." •••dit knew b«-r (Ether well etMOgh •in *« make acotbef appeal. Jibe dressed Wee Jerry at Jeremiah’s com- • mand, and then, troubled In spirit, watched him stride away In the keen morning air. It had been decided among tfi«T squatter men that to keep the breath of life in their women and children they must hunt and fish, but that nothing should be caught that the law forbade. It, was this thought that was running through the squatter’s mind as he crept up to see if a woodchuck had ventured, out. One was sitting up, taking a .suvey of the neigh borhood, when Hopkins lifted his gun; and with one sharp crack qnd a belch of smoke the furry fellow tumbled over. The squatter strode forward and was In the act of picking It up when three men appeared as If they had sprung from the earth and with raised pistols closed In upon him. Jeremiah's huge Jaw dropped at the sight of them, and Wee Jerry'a Angers caught tight hold of his stpiggy hair. “Drop that gun,” cried one man. and the still smoking rifle fell to the earth. It took but a moment to snap a pair of handcuffs about the dazed man's wrists. It was while Jeremiah's face was turned upward to quiet the screaming Jerry that one of the men quickly substituted a dead squirrel, and another went away with the dead wuodchuck. Then the third slipped a chain an>und one of Daddy's wrists snd led him down the hill to the rag ged rorka, the ctUhl still dinging to his neck. Holly was standing under a willow tree as her eyes caught alght of Daddy Hopkins and Wee Jerry between two men. One of them strode along, a Ut ile dead body dangling from one hand, while held In the other hand was her father’s gun. (the ran toward them, giving s(>astnod!<- cries of dismay. “Iiaddy I" she screamed. No answer came from the blinking squatter. "We caught him with the goods on," one man sneered at her. "Hut you're goto' to leave him with me." she shrilled, making her appeal to the man who stood chaw to Jere miah. "Iiaddy*11 promise not to hnnt no more, won't you, honey? Oh. God{ Ton said you wouldn’t shout nothin' the law said you couldn't." * "I didn’t, brat." grunted Hopkins. Then hla eye caught sight of the squirrel, and hta Jaw dropped. A hoarse gr««n fell from him. "1 didn't shoot no squirrel. Holl." he cried out to her, "I got 'that big 'hack | were tellln* you about." Then, lumlag glaring, fury-Ailed eyes on the man who bad sneered at th# girl, he continued, “You planted that d—n lit tle critter on me, mister. *1 never shot him." I'ollytqrs lido widened In terror. She lifted one hand and caught the child's shoulder. “Jerry, baby," she cried madly, “you was there! Tell Hollyop what Daddy shot!" “Sure I was th^re." he nobbed, drawing hit sleeve acroas his luce. "Twas a big woddrliuck settln* up by his loile. an’ my Ihiddy Hopkins—" The officer who had the squirrel In his hand, put It Into his pocket and “There ain’t no one astir so early. I’ll hrlnsr hack something, mebbe slant, she knew the planting system had been practiced oi| the squatters before. At lust the law had her best beloved. "Daddy never killed that squlrrel/V she Taved. “He didn’t; an* you d—n duffers know he didn't. You can’t get by with nothin’ like that. It’s crooked I Here, you—you—you gimme my daddy !’* Like a wildcat unloosed upon them, Polly flew flrst at one, then at the oth er. She bit at them, tore at their clothes and kicked out with her strong, bare feet; but It was like a small force attacking a mighty mountain. Strong hands pinioned her arms, and while she stood raging at them, she saw Wee Jerry snatched from his fa ther's shoulders and set on the ground. Then they, led Daddy Hopkins away. Dazed for a moment, Polly stood shak ing from head to toot. Grasping Jerry by the hand, she ran swiftly after them, crying out in despair that Daddy must go home with her and the baby. At the lane Hopkins turned and spoke to her. “Urat,“ he choked, swallowing hard, ”kl«s your daddy, an' let me smack i Wee Jerry too. Go on home. I’ll be coinin’ buck after a bit. Tell I-qrry ' they g«*t me, an' that 1 said for him to look after you an’ the kid?" . With her arms about hla neck she gave -the. promise squatter women make their men when the majesty of the law stepa Into the Silent City. “I'll keep the baby nn' the shanty till you get bark. Ihiddy darlln’," she sobbed “Give you* girl-brut kisses, an’—here’s Wee Jerry !" Kveo the officer who had the squir rel turned hla head as the girl clung to the big squatter. Afraid lo lead their prisoner through the dllent City, the deputies • marched him up tMe lane toward the railroad tracks. As they turned Into , the boulevard. Hopkins looked hack down the hid. Pollyop was atffi In the road, and Wee Jerry was In her anna, hla fa re pressed against her neefc. CHARTER X. As la a nightmare the squatter girl i blundered along the path, hack to the | hut, carrying Wee Jerry In her anus. Oranny Hope waa hobbling front the I coop-hole when the girl stumbled over * the threshold. "Soiueihlng awful's happened, huh. : Pollyop?" the woman faltered, and ! limping aenwa the tour, she bent and ( gathered the thin amall hoy to her. i "Come to grandma. Jerry deur." she I mazed, “an* bear a wee bit about i Love." The crooning voice, choked with en- treaty, touched the edge of Holly Hop kins’ soul. Hhe swayed forward to her knees, caught the one withered hand ektendeil to her and dung there. "I’ll set, ray bird." mumbled Mrs. | Hope weakly, and she drop|»ed Into a chair with Jerry In her lap. “There! I Aw! Ibm’t cry that way, honey. Us- ten. dear heart. God's everywhere! | An’ Hla love too! Can't—" Out of the shower of glistening curls | ap|M-*red a wan, tearful fare. "Daisy’s been look to Jail, Granny Ho|)e.” Hollyop hurst out. “God can’t go in a dirty Jail, God can’t! iRd Marc—" . Mrs. Hope’s sudden trembling broke | shimmering chestnut curls with thready locks of gray; and than two quivering wizened Ups fell upon a trembling rosy mouth. “Say something more, little Granny.” whispered Hollyop. "Oh. God’ll do what you say He will—mebbe. huh?” Weary with unusual emotion, the woman's head bobbed forward. “With God, Pollyop," she whispered faintly, “there ain’t no mfbbe. When you get a swat from a hand like Old Marc’s, then a angel ffom Heaven—" Instantly Polly Hopkins was on her feet. An angel from Heaven! A blessed angel would help Daddy Hop kins 1 “Darlln’," • she murmured, bending over Mrs. Hope, "get on my bed an’ take Wee Jerry. Pm goln’ out.” Polly Hopkins was In the Robertson grape arbor before she fully realized the task which she had undertaken. To thrust herself into the presence of Robert Perclval was not so easy as she had anticipated. “Just let Pollyop And Mm alone, Jesus dear," she prayed, and then stepped out from among the vines. It was a cozy scene that met her eyes when she ventured Into the house. The family were at breakfast; and Marcus MacKenzie in his riding suit was drinking coffee. At the sight of her he put down the cup and rose to HOUSES OFFERED USSOCUHION Mora Tharv Half Number in Pee Dm fectlon to Be Taken Over By ; Organization. r/' Florence.—More than half of the Active warehouses of South Carolina, representing an aggregate value of neafly 11,000,000, were tendered the Tri-State Tobacco Grower*’ Coopera tive Marketing association here when representatives of the association con ferred with k thoroughly representa tive gathering of the owners and oper ators of warehouses.- Saye Lake City and Florence, every-market pledged its warehouses In part or in full as nearly as one could ascertain by an early and preliminary check of the re turns from the meeting; - Warehouses signed are as follows: Nichols, Plant ers’ warehouse; Marion, People's; Summerville. Summerville warehouse; Conway, Horry warehouse; Aynor, the Farmers, the Huggins; Georgetown, Georgetown warehouse; Hartsvllle, the Farmers'; Mullins, the Brick; Pam- plico, the Farmers,’ the Brick; Kings- tree, Central, Scott’s, Wilkins', Farm ers’, Nelson; Latta, Farmers'; Dillon, Liberty, Farmers’, Palmetto; Lake View. Farmers’, Liberty, Planters'; Hemingway. Center Brick, Big Four; Andrews, Farmers’, the Brick; Tim- monsville, the Farmers’, Banner; John- sonrille. Center, Brick; Bamberg, the Fanners’; Loris, the Brick, the Farm ers’; Lamar. Farmers’ Friend: Dar lington. Damans, the Carolina. Price, Center and Brick. The flrst check showed actually 41 houses pledged • to the association either for sale or for lease on the terms of the association. The total values as plsced by the owners of the houses were $900,000. Individual values ranged from $5,000 as the smallest to $50,000 as the lamest, there being two of them valued at $50 000 •Dr. J. T. Joyner of Raleigh. N. C.. who has been a moving eplrit In this organization stare Its tarenttoa. open ed the meeting and presided Mr. Raplro presented the naifona contract which th* Tri-State associa tion has signed with North Carolina and Vlmlatn warehousemen and Is similar to tkn contract nsed now la tin Keatncky bait r, InM haeJtkysl* iwUll 1 tMtfyte It. value •MMked Griper flpaShlT is fie] > for emydajr Hit Women Made Young Bright eyed, n dear skin and a body full of youth and health may ba youra if you will keep your ayetaoi Id order by regularly taking COLD MEDAL The world's y——*■ ■ ■.,mm ■ ■ wy, Ever, bladder and uric add troublse, the enemies at Mfe and looks. In nee dace 10M. All dmggieta, three dies. MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS WANTED te Mil "aLUB-WHi ra** CemeeeeA W**bM cletbee •sow white from l«e te M- I**m mlhetae withevt rwtMae. meeel pree- • rettoa )a the worie ter rlMieree’* •leOksn Ble pregt. hi* repeater Mr Fern. ntehmeeS. Ve . made M lea« etoath. raa re* 4a M wall Free Be male# farnuheri Fall Mae peakeca pr*pal4 He Mam pa. Bstief aaiara rear terrtlery to4ar n mae bp pwee Mmmv- . Fernery Me. 1. Puapniai Frwdnete F O Bee IT!. Rewpert News Fa PWM. A 44 lac . 56 / % •He Can. an* He Will, Peer A revered Mm Hope. irate. 1 got him at last." woe died In the • Hubert Perclval ited, and then as "Nope, Pm Goln’," Interrupted Hop- king. seized the child by the grm and shook him.- ~ - “Here, kid.” he shouted, “none of your lip. You’ve been set up to tell that lie." Tin* manV aspect was so threaten ing that AYt*c Jerry.hrok* off his words and. grasping Daddy’s bushy head tightly, smittbere«l his sohs In hi* hair. Jen*ml h Hopkins made a morion to ward the- B|«-aker ( hut a sharp twist •« the chain around hla vrisr checked him. “You see. brat." he groaned, ’*tb*y*s« framed me right." Peily graaipil the ziiaatki la aa IB- off the girl’s Words; and Polly wept I again in hoi)elt>ss misery as the wom an repeated almost dully: “God can’t go In a dirty Jail." Then her face, lighted by a radiant thought, lost its drabness; and for a time she stroked the bowed* young head. Then: “He. your daddy lovin’ you an’ the baby?" she queried softly. That question had never been put to Polly Hopkins before. Had Granny Hope gone crazy to ask such a thing? Kvery squatter >n the settlement mar veled at Jeremiah’s devotion to ids children! “Huh, brat dear?’’ came more forci bly from Granny Hope, as if she were determined to have an answer. Pollyop lifted her head wearily. “Sure,- sure, Granny." site moaned. “He’ll love us till he dies." “Then my lass ain’t believin' any longer that the God Is love, like once she was, huh? If Daddy Hopkins lias went to prison like you said, then riWt God there? An’, dear lassie-child, love's love, an' God’s God behind the bars just tlie same as in this here beautiful shanty!’’ The girl, still qn her knees, edged Closer to fhe-old woman’s side and put her arms around him. * “Listen to what Granny Hope says, baby dear," she sobbed. "Love’s went hla feet; and lasiantly Pvrrlval got up too. Kvrlyn went while; and aa ejaculation fell from Mra Robenaua'a Up* Throwing a questioning glance from •me to the other, the glrfa eyea Bel lied at laat <« Rubert’a face. — iney'ee took my Daddy Hopkins to Jail," she faltered, “aa* I’ve come to get ‘idj beck." The loud laugh that burst from MacKenzle'a Ups brought a glare from Robert / “Thank God. we've Marcus exulted. The expression of squatter girl’s eyes a came toward her. “Whatr he ejaruh though conscious of the hale that was directed nt the newcomer hy Marini* MacKenzie. he added In a l<>e«-r lone; “Poor little girl! Come Into my study, Polly, and tell tue about It." “NoDHeiiv, Hob." interrupted Mnc- Kcnzic Rudely. “Let tier tell her lie* here. I'd like to hear wjiut she lias to Miy." A flush mounted- to Robert'* face a* he turned angrily On the iqicaker. During the momeiit he was struggling for comjMisure, Mr*. Robertson and her daughter hung on the scene with hated breaths. “Must I remind you whose house this is, MacKenzie?" demanded Percl val ’Anally; aryl Marcus sank down into his chair with a muttered apology. "I didn't come ;o tell lies, Mr. Mac Kenzie," Polly broke out Impetuously. “I've come to tell God's truth." Then the recollection of her father’s des perate need overwhelmed and she •walled: “Your men pi an tea a squirrel on 'im, sir; Daddy said so, an’ Jerry saw ’em.” , To Perclval, watching the man and girl, came the convjetion that she had told the truth, and, that MacKenzie knew site had. Before he^-eould break in, Polly spoke again. "Please, sir,” she begged, “please, Mr. MacKenzie. give ’lm back f .to me. You can. Do It, ah’, an’, oh, God, I’ll, die for you.” She fell forward on her knees;-and u * , v then Marcus MacKenzie laughed again. Lower and lower fell the curly head, for the sarcastic sound fold her more plainly titan any words could have done that she would get no aid from him. Robert stooped and lifted her up. “D—n you, Marc! Stop It!” he de manded. “It’s wicked, downright wicked T And to her he murmured; Larg* Crowd Hsaro Faa. York.—A laetd exposition of th* system of cooporatlvo marketing. roapUd with a cogoat ploa for It* ad potion by York roaaty farmars. waa made her# hy Clarence Poe of Raleigh. I ft. C.. editor of The Progreeelve Fann er and one of the Boolh’e foremoet thinkers and writer* oa agricultural j subjects. He was heard by a repreeeauttve smdleare of IM. Including quite a number of buelaeea and professional men and more than a score of women : It waa the largest assemblage at aa agrirulttral meeting staged here la | several year* and waa a tribute to tho reputation of the spanker end aa evi dence of the widespread Interest la i the subject he discussed Dr. Poe made a forceful address, replete with ' common sense and enlivened by acla- tllations of wit nnd humor Tan Hides and Makea Own these. Greenwood —The low price of hides and the high, price of shoes cause B F Brown, fanner of Troy In thla county, no worry. Rhone sell tor many dollars per nalr and cowhides , sell for almost nothing per pound, hot Mr Brown makes his own shoes, using not. even a bought tack or lace. The versatile farmer Is now wearing ' a pair of ahoes which he made him self from a home tanned h‘de. He whittled the peg* out of wood and cut the string* from rawhide. Average ktze of Parwu Rtaflstlrs on fhls subject vary from | year to year. The average ala# of a | farm In IRJO waa 14A.2 scree, as rum pored with 1M.1 acred In 1W10. The I average acreage of Improved land per ' farm In 1920 waa 7R.fl scree, while In | 1910 It was T&2 acres. Cwtlcwra On retiring goody rub spots af dan druff and Itching with Cwttcgrn Ohs*- merit Next morning ahampne with f'ndmrn Hoop and hot water Mi he them your everyday toilet prep* ret tone and have a Hear skin and soft, whim handa.-Advertisement High living often low level. Ufa to n Sorrows grow bigger hy Sure Relief FOR INMGCSnON 6 Beldams Hot wafer Sure Relief ELLANS nnd 754 Pnckngea. Evorywtonrt Hospital For Citadel College. Charleston. — A modern hospital building costing $80,000 will he erect ed on the site of the Citadel, mllltry college of South Carolina, through the generosity of an unnamed friend Bar racks and other buildings costing $900,000 have already been erected bv the state. The present col lege buildings will be vacated after this term. d^ccTtvdlycxj KING PIN PLUG TOBACCO Known as ‘dial good kind*' Cfiy it—and you will know why Boys Pick Up Cans. Florence.—Nearly a hundred thou sand tin cans were dumped on a va cant lot here by small boys, who had been offered free tickets to a theater for 28 cans or more. UNLIMITED GUARANTEE RAZOR FREE TRIAL only tlM and receive guaranteed Rubberaet Shaving Bmah tree. Each Razor, in leather care Send no money. A p>nt»l card will bring it aa you PIEDMONT CUTLERY CO.. Cruumbara, N. C [ry it ten days. If aa tidied pay Live Stock Men Elect Officers. ' Clem son College.—The 21st annual meeting of the South Carolina Live Stork association was concluded here with the election of officers and a sightseeing trip around the various de partments of the college and the ex periment station. Officers elected for the next year were: President, J. R. Connor, Eutawville; secretray-treas- urer, W. J. Sheelv, Clemson College; vice presidents, T. 'J. Kinard, Ninety- Six; W. D. Byrd, Laurens; J. F. Shu ler, Vance; J. W. D. Watts, Laurens; Q. A. Gulgnard, Columbia. :|| w.r.’ Will reduce laflnmgi, Strained, Swnllen Ten* deni, Llgamenta, or Mnsclea. Stops thelnmeaeM snd pala from a SpllRt, Side Bone or Bom Sparta. No bUater, no hair gone and bora* can be need. $2J0 hot* tie at druggists or delivered. Describe your ess* for sad InterMtlng nek t A traa. right along to Jail w!th our daddy. '“Poor little girl! Poor little Potly. Jesus’U* help ’im. He can. can’t he, Jlrarmy-ilejlr?" "He can* an’ He will, poor brats," answered Mrs. - Hope. AnA then .through -dfe viquIntadfrSef the-early morning she .voiced In tremulous I warns f!TP promises that had Ijeen Yood j and drink to her during all the lonely years that had passed over her head. “Axk. an’' yoaTl get It, dear lambs. Seek your daddy, an’ you'll find 'im, little dear*.'’ One of Polly op’s arms went nhont 1 'ha wutnah'a -jaeik fe a irica. The 5^v.i0 He tried to lead'her away ; hut how could she go without making another effort?. She turned hy Evelyn. .Fiddlers Hold Convention. Yorfc—Fiddler*. banJoista^afLjpilt-. arista for mile* around, a* well a* lover* of old fashioned music, gather ed at the Philadelphia school houate, thre^ mile* south of York, for a fld- 'dlers' convention., held under th? aua- pice* of the School Improvement as sociation. The old time fiddlers were in fine form and delighted the audience with tuneful melodies of the long ago. An Bkgijphman has Invented a h«»rao- I including all the favorite reels and drawn fSow i" rename, snow fr»»nr*T •ffiy^tk-downs," street gutters, rollers guiding tf bIols j First prize In the fiddling contest thn cura i went to J J J Robtnaon. “Something and he’» dead •truck Oscar the roadr^- ITO WE CONTINUED./ HacKett’s Gape Cure it’s A POWDER AND INFALUBUB The chlcki Inhale the «luri KIUp the worm as well as the Oerm—eeves the chicks. MAKES rOVLTKY RAINING BOTH FMOW- tTABUC XXD FLEA&AKT , Your money returned If not Mt la fled. MACKETT* CAFE CI RE—4*e POHTFAW Stempm Money Order or On tn HACK KTT OAPE Cl RE CO. Depart me at H Httlnhaea. MR Wanted uV barbcr 1 *? rSd! Best college la the South. Write H. U- CHARLOTTE. WO. 19-1922.