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THE PEOPLE. BARNWELL. 8. C “PALEFACE!’* “Here’* «. atory of pioneer dey* in early American hi*4ory that contain* vivid picture* of momentoua event* from Ka*- kaakia to Yorktown and of famou* American fighting men from George Roger* Clark to George Washington. The *tory revolve* about a striking figure —the *on of a blueblooded Vir ginian, stolen and brought up by the Indians and reclaimed by hi* kindred—only in the end to hear the call of the wild and become a pioneer in Kentucky. But he escaped from the wilder ness a breech-clouted savage. He went back to the wilderness a civilized white man, with the best gift of civilization—a love ly American bride. John Fox, Jr., is the author of this story. Patriotically American, he won fame with stories of Kentucky, his native state—“The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,’’ “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” and the like. “Erskine Dale—Pioneer" is hi* latest—and last. ‘Ttr happy even with two, if t’other were far uwny.’’ *T reckon you’ll have to try gome day—with nil of us fur away,’’ said the gentle Lydia. ■ ."No doubt, no doubt.” He fell upon his breakfast. > , “Poor boy!’’ said Lydia, and Polly looked at her with quickening wonder. Dave gave Ids hunting knife a pa thetic tlourlsh. "And when the Virginia gallants come, where will poor “Dave be?" “I wonder,” said Lydia, “if they’ll have long hair like Dave?" Dave shook Ida long locks with mock pride. “Yes^but It won’t be their own an’ It’ll be powdered." "Lord, I’d like to gee the first In dian who takes ope of their scalps.” Polly laughed, but there was a shud der In Lydia's smile. Dave rose. "I'm going to sleep till dinner—don’t let anybody wake me," he said, and rtf once both girls were serious and kind. "We won’t, Dave." Cow bells began to clang at the edge of tbe forest. ‘There they are." cried Polly. "Come on, Llddy." The young hunter entered a door and within threw himself acrosa a rude bed. face down.. "Honor I" cried one of the old wom en, “you go u»’ git a bucket o' water." The whir stopped Instantly, the girl stepped with a aort of alow majesty from the cabin, and entering the neit. paused on the threshold aa her eyes caught tbe powerful figure stretched on the bed and already In heavy sleep. She felt tbe flush In her face and to rynoeal It ahe turned her head angrily later she was at the spring and ladling CHAPTER I S'trcaka of red rnn upward, and In answer the great grny eye of the wil derness lifted Its mlat-frlnged lid. From f b# green depths came the flut ing of a lone wood thrush. A cougar )ea|»ed from tbe low limb of un eng, missed und a shuddering deer ntreaked through a f<«r*sr aisle, . bounded Into s little clearing, atopped ; ^ rigid, sniffed • deadlier enemy, and whirled nto the wilderness agalu fttlll deeper In the deplh* a buy with a !*»« and arrow and naked, eieept for scalp lock ami bteech-c|out. sprang from sleep end again tuna flight along a huffs!* tfjll Again, not far behind hi a. three grunting S3«agr« were tak- fr-t up the print of his mocraalned j feet An V*»or before a red flare row*- i within the staked enclosure that was reared In tl»e center of the little clear I l« g and above It smoke wee eren rta : Irg Pefare the first glimmer of day tbe gs’ee yawned a little and three Uto> %h«|>e« Appeared and m<>vrd |c|s > urely t#»r the woods—re*h man with a long flintbw k .rifle in the hollow of hfe | • no a lunttng krife In hi* hell, and S rooe^kln c a p. f.|, his head At either end vi U>* stockade a waleh tower of «sk !*«-• ante visible and In ew> It a sin pi svntfiiel tawned ».el suiffed tIt# wvl o.-ne smell of frying veoisoti l b«im hi»M • 'ae aen'inel ro«» lowering |o the' full of M« stature, stretched hla ■ntgtitr trait mth a yawn »r.J lightly Jv i)•<-«•. r'fle lu h md. Into tbe en closure a fltl climbing tl**- rude lad der lo the tower atopj <tl uddMny. "Mora' i* I *a > r ’■ ■'klcrn n‘ Polly ’" ‘ Yci den : net ui to ha'c much »ae | for tin* twlder " ".N>d ur.ir«a I'm g**iii* up; and I wouldn't then If I could jump ns high j a* I 'an fall'' He went toward her to he p 2itr da an “I weuldii t cpmb very high" aj**' said and acomlnc hl« lutud with n tantnllrtog Utile grimace she )«-u|wd r« lightly ub had he to tbe ground Two older women who sat about u keltic of stcnmlng clothes watched her "lA>ok at Polly Conrad, won't ye? I declare that gal—" "Lvddy !'• crleii Polly, "bring Dnvc'a breakfast !" At the door of each log cabin, na eolldl) built aa n little fort, a hunter was cleaning a long rillo. At the wealern angle two men were RtrengtJi- enlng tbe pickets of tbe palisade. About the lire two mothers were suckling babes at naked breasts! At the tire a tali girl rose, pushed n niae# of sunburned hair from her heated forehead, and a Hush not from the tire fused with her smile. "1 rnekeu Dare can walk this far —he don’t loolr very puny." A voice vibrant with sarcasm rose from one of the women sbou* the Htcamuig kettle "Honor!" she cried, "Horor San ders !" " ^ In a doorway near, a third girl was framed—de*p-eyed, deep-breasted. ‘'Honor!’’ cried toe old woman, "stop wastin’ yo’ time with that weav in’ in thnr an' come out here an' he p these tvrb gals to git Dave his break fast." Dave Yandell laughed loudly. "Come on, Honor," he called, but the girl turned and the whir of a loom started again like the humming of followed the other two who had gone bee*. Lydia Noe handed the hunter out that morning, one with a deer a pan of deer meat and corn bread, swung about his shoulders, and all and Polly poured him a cup of steam- could bear the oaths of both rfs they lug liquid made from sassafras cursed the fool. In front who had low's head with a simultaneous roar of command: I, "Git In—ever'hody—git In—quick!” j* ■ From u watch-tower, too, a rifle had cracked, A naked / savage had bounded Into a spot of sunlight tJjat quivered or} the buffalo trail a hundred yards deep in the forest and leaped llthely aside Into the bushes—both rifles had missed. Deeper from the woods came two war-whoops—real ones—and in the silence that followed the gates were swiftly closed and barred, and a keen-eyed rifleman was at every port hole In the fort. Froth the tower old Jerome saw reeds begin to shake In a cane-brake to the left of the spring. “Look thar!" he called, and three rifles, with his own, covered the vpot. A small brown arm was thrust above the shaking roeds, with the palm of the hand toward the fort—the peace sign of the Indian—and a moment later a naked boy sprang from the cane-brake and ran toward the block house. with a bow and arrow In his left hand and his right stretched above his head, its pleading palm still outward. "Don’t shoot!—don’t nobody shoot!" shouted the 'old man. No shot came from the fort, but from the Wood* came yells of rage, and as the boy streaked through the clearing an ar row whistled {tast his head. *T.et him In!" shouted Jerome, and as Dave opened the gates another ar row hurtled between the boy’s up raised arm and hla body and stuck quivering In one of It* upright bars. ,The hoy slid through and stood pant ing. shrinking, wild-eyed. The arrow had grated hla akin, and when Dave lifted his anu and looked at the nos- DEVELOPMENT BOARD REDUCES Neils Christensen of Beaufort, Will Be Executive Vlce-Pro*idont and Chairman ef tha Board. , water Info her pull with a gourd, drops of Mood he gave a otarHed Near by the other two girl* were milk ' Aafh for h#l |||IW , of whlt<l log- earh with her forehead agalnat , , w th# hrrrrb -clout below. the aoft flank of a dun-rolored cow ^ ^ and*ratasd Quickly he wh<>«* huofa were stained with the clout aside on hla thigh julr, of wild at raw berries Honor mtfht ^ n<H |ded gravely, dipped latlly. When her backet wa* -ni | p rna ,||y r tapped hla hr^ps*. "Paleface!** he half granted, "white man !** The wild* were quiet. The hoy I pointed to them and held up three Anger* to ia<Ucote that there were ( only three red ateo there, and shook hi* head to aay there would he no | attack fr«»m them tMd Jerome studied the little stranger rinosdy, wondering what new^trlck those red drvtla were j >r) Inc now to plky. I*are made an i Impatient gesture for silence. “What's your name?*' The hoy shook his hesd avid looked eagerly an%nd. I "Fruncals- FrenchT’ he naked, and ' In turn tbr Mg woodsman shook hla head—n«hody there spoke French. | Charleston — Reducing Ha director* ata from 60 to 9 members. In order to facilitate the transaction of busi ness and reorganizing with a view of entering upon a period of renewed efforts and activities, a special meet* ing of the South Carolina development board, held in Charleston, decided fipon plana for the coming year, and ^elected the following officers; Presi- dent, Nells Christensen; of Beaufort* excutire vice president and chairman of the board of directors, R .L. Monta- |gue, of Charleston; and secretary H. E. Horton. The following directors .were elected: E. W. Durant, Charles ton; C. S. Ucker, Baltimore; J. Swin- ton Whaley, Little Edisto; Joseph Schency, Georgetown; H. F. Barker ding, Charleston; W. E. Richardson, Beaufort, and J. L. Coker, Hartsville. Enthusiastic over the prospects for the future and over the possibilities offered by the coastal area of this state the board Is prepared now to pro ceed energetically on an ambitious program, undertaking specific objects in view. The business depression which set in when the board was first organized and necessi tated a curtailment of plans, but re organized and revitalized, the board mSans to go ahead vigorously. The alms of the organization as set forth in the corporation charter, are (a) To promote the live stock Industry and other profitable agricultural industries In the state of South Carolina by mean* of educational publicity and through co-operatlonal publicity and through with other organizations As sociations or Individuals having sim ilar alma, (b) By similar methods, to obtain the beat possible laws and ad ministration la the matter of good schools, good roads, drainage, sanita tion. control of animal diseases, best possible land laws and administration in the matter of land titles. (r> To promote the establishment of eiperl- aent and demonstration farms for the purpose of determining the beat and cheapest forage crops and the benefit of np breeding; * Id) To ascertain „ and encourage tbe beet methods .of banking beet edapted to the rapid and profitable upbuilding of the live stock Industry; fe) to Induce the eott lament la this state of aiper lewceri live stock fanner* from other •action* and the Investment of capital la live stock enterprise*; If) to pro mote la similar measures wNh tha latent of bringing about the highest I and speediest possible development of the state of South Carolina Small Cerw Yield Eapected In Verb. York.—While the York county cot-1 ton crop has shown marked improve- 1 meat of late on account of favorable waether conditions, the corn crop Is , very poor and In musing much con- J com A York man who has traveled over the greater part of York (ouaty especially the eewtem half, said that ' Hot-Day Lunch B EST lunch is two packages of Little Sun-Maid Raisins and i r glass of milk. Tastes good when you’re hungry. Nourishes yet keeps you cool. Raisin’s 75 per cent fruit sugar is in practically predigested form, fur nishing 1560 calories of energizing nutriment per pound. Doesn’t tax digestion so doesn’t heat the blood, yet energizes almost immediately. Big men eat little lunches to con- • , serve their thinking power. Don’t overeat and lag behind the leaders. Get two packages of Little Sun- . Maids now. Little Sun-Maids Between-Meal Raisins 5c Everywhere —in Little Red Packages A Fupbum Cumiumu*. Frt««t4sb>p. Sir. Hrwrh (at hi* *ra*h<>tv c*dtuge) 1 "l-n't lls-tty y**u Iwwl frt.»»dT Sit dear, plru*** t#*ll ••ur •biugtitef t» "tVrtaJtii\ ’ What 1 *4m* *uy sifitf MOVIOtl*lt lit I*'*' duloful Hr* H*-h> t> — TKst * txi* IMfn ; HMt** tlw futfh'xw.' |Um|.« Tratiwrlid. -tM«t to Motfcor* KianiUfcr «- arrfnlt)’ osrry tuotlr of CAMTtHUA. thal famous <*4*i nonmly fur Infant * an at H»ililr»-n. aiMl so* that It TOO CAN WALK III COMFORT If |NN| MMhfcB !•€• MINIMI —'MBhO • PMt’Y K4*K iAth—yOf. However. Dnve knew a little Shaw tin. , . . , , .. . . . U the prospect for torn produitioo la the a giwnl •h*al of the sign language, at^* w the hoy seemed In understand U good many wool* In Kngllah; ao that the) Mg w inm|*man pieced <»at his story { with r*wi«>lderahleaccuracy and turned ; to tell It to Jerome. The Indiana had ! civK«cd the klg riser, were as many . aa the leave*, and meant to attack tbe whiles. For tbe first time they had , allow til the hoy |n go on a war party. Some one had treate*I him badly—ha J pointed out the briilwes of cuffs and kicks on his body. The Indians called him White* Arrow, and he knew he wna white from the girdle of un- tanned skin under hla breech-clout and because the Indian boys taunted him. Asked why he had come to the Awother Arrow Hurtled Between tha Boy's Upraised Arm and His Body | fnrtt j*. pointed' again to hla bruise*, and Stuck Quivering in One of Its p U f b,,th hands, against bis breast, and Upright Bars. full ahe fell a-dreaming, and when the girls were through with their task they turned to find her with »Uvep, un seeing #>es on »he dark wilderness. ■ "Boo!" cried Polly, startling her, and then teasingly: . “Are you In love with Dave, H>o, Honor?" * The gid reddened. "No," she whipped out, “an’ I ain't goln’ to b"." And then she reddened aga 1 n. angrily^ ai&T'oHy’s-hearty laugh told her she had given herself away. As Honor turned abruptly for the fort, a shot came from the wpods followed by a war-whoop that stopped the blood shuddering In their veins. "Oh, my CTod!" each cried, and catching at their wet skirts they fled- in terror through the long grass. They heard the quick commotion In the fort, heard sharp commands, cries of warning, frantic calls for them to hurry, saw strained faces at the gates, saw Dave bound through and rush toward them. And from the forest thege was nothing hut its silence until that was again broken—this time by • loud laugli—the laugh of a white, man. Then at the edge of the wilder ness appeared—the fooH Behind him stretched them wide as though he would seek shelter In the arms of his own race and take them to hla heart; and for the first time a smile came to hls/face that showed him plainly ns' a curious product of his race and tfie savage forces that for years had l>een moulding him. That smile could have never come to the face of an Indian. No Indian would ever have so lost himself In his own emotions. No white man would have used his gestures and the symbols of buying corn In large quantities next year, according to observers of natiiVe to which he appealed. Only an Indian could have shown such a cruel, vindictive, merciless fire in his eyes when he told of his wrongs, and when he saw tears in Lydia’s eyes, the first burning in his life came to his own, and brushing across them with fierce shame he turned Indian stoic again and stood with his arms folded over his how and arrows at his breast, looking neither to right nor'lefh as though he were waiting for Judgment at their hands and cared little what his fate might he. as perfect from head to foot as a statue of the anci ent little god. who. In him, had for saken the couches of lave for the tents of war. ghen shot and war-whoop to frighten women and make them. run.The sickly smile passed from the face of the feL low, shame t»*ok its place, and wh>-n he frimted the terrible eyes of oM Jerome Sanders at the fate, that face leaves. Dave looked up Into Polly’s black eyes, shifted to Lydia, awerved to the deor whence came the whir of tb* lewm "You sro looking very handsome this ■ornlng. Folly." he said gravel). | “r.nf Is lovelier even than usual. ; grew white with fearj| ami Hess- :» j woodland dream." ID . "Thar ain’t an Injun la a hundred i What aie yon doing fo nuke yourself •h»ek h‘« head. ’'No,’’ he said, miles." ho ■timmered. and then be worth more to your tutor* employer? real/ rould**t." | shrank doom no though bo net* at- —Exchange. ^ ^ tWda’t vhatr asked Polly, moat c 4n<t ho kls knees, wke* aod ■ ■ theoft She *oow some noasraa* *a* ieoly oW Jaromo rttpfsd hla rite from Urts at highway rwkWrto* ar* c ■•*»» h)* *nttir m4 Brad pom tha to* , off under tb* fula* of “I saw it," ho said painfully. "That’s—that’s my son I" (TO BE CONTINUED.) Worth Thinking Ov*r. The world will pay you only for tho services you render. If your service* are mediocre you will receive Only a mediocre return. The greater your skill, the greater will be your reward poorest la mqay year* and this opinion la beard on every side Practically nil (be corn la very late | duo to tbo fart that cotton had the right of way after the cessation of the rains last spring For anything like a good ylold decidedly favorable weath er conditions throughout the remain der of tho growing season la essential. | What llttlo early corn that can ho found is auffonag from tho ravages of lagoct pests « On top of those handicaps, the acre age In corn this year is smaller than usual, n fact that seems odd lu tbo light of the weovlF menace to cottpn Last fall when the weevil put In its appearance bore and the price of cot ton was low. there was much talk about planting a big corn crop but when the price of the staple improved this sentiment waned Evidently tho cotton lure is hard to shake off Other crops may arouse considerable vocal enthusiasm but cotton Is the crop that comes in for heavy plant ing. the farmers themselves admit. As a consequence of adhrrojwu to tfye system of making other crops than cotton of only minor importance, many York farmers will be fotrunate If they Hear* tlx 81 gnatur* a\ In I s* for (Her n» V* ChiMrvu Crv for Flnchor** Caatona I tut posit*f 14 C*»*ffy9 «n | tn^B* flMk ImA 11*8 IlkB #BP#iWBl f*NM t .« >! 4MB V #4 44 4*44 «ft*» •f44lfepf 4f *444144 AU44 I&44B 14 44*4 •4mW —■< A-I *w* t *4B«Bm*BH tssvoeto" t I w kb h ttHI r. Nothing hoc ret. The I — "I liere. H".* * Nti »<| • •ti •urtli < aii tell tliut tt»»*e are art!* i wc m.-n iutiij.l fi« tal l»-eth. j Th.* r»|d«f The l*BtUotl—»leare»t < linm eau 1 .•n<l ln*«» a ti tell. Ami *he will.—Ju-'rc 1 etastie. •e that mML It •f a t-Uat •* ^1 f *' |if*01 4 Tlti-e .a retatlv*. the situation. And if they have to buy lt‘ with money from boll ^weevil cotton, as will undoubtedly be the case, they may find the corn more expensive. , .* ‘ • ' . Granted New Trial. Spartanburg.—R. J. Gantt, attorney, has' been notified that a new trial hq|i been granted In the shrdluhrdludlu been granted by tl\e federal circuit court of appeals at Richmond In the case of Dr. J. F. Williams, a promi nent physician of the Roebcck section convicted In the federal district court of violating the Mann white slave act. The case attracted considerable atten tion because of the prominence of Dr.‘ Williams. * — Still Hold Cotton. York — .Twenty-five cents a pound Seems to be the mark fixed by western York farmers for the cotton crop they are holding. Although the price has been good for several week*, being troll above the 20 ceata level, the aalea have been amali In comparison with the cotton still I nth* hands of tbe prodneers. It’s going to 25 cents and maybe a little beyond.’’ Is tho reason given tar holding When the price reaches 25 cents, If this oecni*. tha Indiraitons are that a quantity of the maple will bo throw* oa tho market On the road changing a tire is not an especially pleasant task. The dust or mud, the grease and grime, the tedious delay—all are things we like to avoid. But the time to think about these things is when you buy the tire—riot after the blow-out occurs. For some tires blow out much more easily than other*. Outward appearance counts for little. It is the material in the tire and the construction' of it that determines its strength. Goodyear recognizes these facts and all Goodyear Tires are made of long staple cotton. Take the 30 x 3}4 Cross Rib Clincher Tire here illus trated, for example. It is made of Arizona cotton, the fibres of which average Itf inches long. Many 30 x 3y4 clincher tires are made of short staple cotton from inch to 1 inches long. This means less strength and greater danger of blow-outs—more tire troubles. Yet this high grade guaranteed Goodyear Tire costs only $10.95. You can buy some tires for even less than this but none with the fine materials and construction of this one. Can you afford to take a chance on more frequent tire troubles for the take of the slightly lower price of cheaper tires? GOOD \ Saves Need Buying a New Skirt Item * L - -f* IK9