The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, July 13, 1922, Image 8
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
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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
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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?
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