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; ' ■nn«* mutii um< Hi»if uniwiini—i . .. ' . N-fc# PAGE SIX. V- THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, The Free Traders .By. Uictoi; Rousseau WNU 8ERV1CB Copvrliflit F Hfh**r Clia I inan. ■ •—F .J MrCrath sff'ppod for ward. •'Yt' ha’ na business here \\i’ my friends, .lames Hatliway"’ tie cried. “Ye ken ?erru \\t»d tiie a^fe‘*inent we’ve entered Into. So ye can take versed' anil your dr il's crt*w wwa ' “Aye?'’ sneered Hathway, rejnirdinp the priest with Ironic banter. “Hut 1 have followed you and this party- here because you wen* not at the mission. It's not niy plan to stay.’ "What do you mandecl. “Ma? wife," Hathway returned, want?” McCrath de- “T "What Do You Want?" • manded. McGrath De stretching out his hand to place it on Joyce's shoulder. With a loud cry Joyce leaped back, staring about her ns if site did not know where, she waJSk: J.**e let his clenched list fall. ,'iv situation whs too hig^ for 'physical retort. "Ay, my wife. Father Mctdruth.’’ Itatiiway saiti again. “Marriecl to me two years ago in Montreal. And there's the certificate.” He held out a document. Father McGrath's first words be*fore Jooklng at It wore characteristic: “Tis flu* first time I’ve hearnl o’ die mon and na the wumtuan koepln’ the marriage lin«*s, James Hat It way.” Ivc*e was iiolding Joyce, who swayed in his arms. "What does lie mean?" he kept repeating. “It's some trick. Tell them it's a trick, Joyce!" But Joyce seeded neither to hear nor to understand, anything. Mean while Fattier McGrath, who had been examining the paper, handed it hack with an frnnical how. “Mees Holly that was, was united In the bonds of holy matrimony wT Mees- talr Anderson here these three hours syne,’’‘ lie said. “I’d tak her wuurrl against your own and ca' that a forrg- ery.” Hut the priest's face shone deathly ! white In do* moonlight. _ “Aye?” sneered Hathway, pointing a long finger at Joyce. "I/et her deny If if she <!«re!" Joyce said not a word. She lay in Lee's arms as if she had been mortally stricke n. A deadly fear began to creep over Lee, over McGrath. Hehind Hathway Shorty and Pierre and a j third man grinned and shifted un easily. "And that's a lee, anyhow,” said Father McGrath scornfully. Hathway bowed, snecringly, In turn. "Permit me to go on, Father; believe or disbelieve, It makes ho di-flerenee. , Ht* sent his girl away --to school to Montrea.l. Scion .'after, it was <||«cov- ered that -Pclly was wanted fur an old murder—" "Lee Number Two,” sai l the priest. “’Tuns you betrayed him—~i~iia’ nae (loots o’ tiud." . "He* tied tiie country,” pursued Hathway. unrufliod. "As liis only Trieml, fearing that his daughter j might econo to harm In Montreal, I went down there, saw her, and offered to make her mv wife, Site consented with alacrity—" "Go, aye, and well just cut out tiie nlnereety.” s;jid Father McGrath in ali.v si mil disgust, “hecaime she* diefna, aticl if she c|id, It ill becomes you to no reply, link watched him u* he strode to th* spot w here Joyce was standing. | Gently he took her hand in his and be- j gan to whisper- in her ear. And all tiie while there was silence, and yet it seemed us if through that silence In- j numerable powers were in conflict— ( man against man, man against law, ; { man against God. Then Lee cried out in a tone so wild , that even Hathway and Hathway s men appeared awed by It : "She's mino in the sight of God! Joyce, teti me that you cure nothing for this trick that lias been played on you! Tell me tbat you will defy this man and come away with me!” Hathway stepped forward, covering Lee with a pistol. “By heaven," lie suotn*, "I'll blow your brains out If you, meddle with me or mine, and there's no court In this land will in del me guilty.” I.cms scarcely seemed to he aware of him. He was holding out ids arms to Joyce, and she was trembling, and looking lit him,"Irresolute. Father Mc- Gratli—was holding her hands and still whispering in her ear. And suddenly a dreadful change came over Lee's face. Contidenee was replaced by a look of mortal anguish. "Joyce!” lie cried wildly. Joyce looked at the priest, who step ped between them; but it was Joyce whom he addressed, not Lee. "My child, you married James Kath- Way of your ain free xC’ill," lie said. "Tiie motive has na hearing on the situation. He didiia conMinln you by- fear of violence, ’Twas to save your father you did it, you say—aye, but 'twas to save him from the^just proc esses of .the law. There's jiao way •j"*’’*.—£ j not, mv dear. This man's your then, with on impulse of sudden fury,, tchonk his nst toward the toy house, lying peacefully enough in tiie bosom of "tiie frozen vaitey, bat tied in moon- s W light. "If I werena a priest of God, and be- l!e\e that He brings all things right In His guid time accordin' to His weel, I'd throttle .fe like the hound ye are!" lie cried. - ow:**, (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.) IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL Lesson (By REV. o n. fitzwateu, d i* . n*a»- of th« Kvonlnj School. UooJy BtbU In- »tliuto of Chicago ) l(c,, 1925. Wot^rn Newspaper ITnlon. ) Lesson for May 17 SAUL BECOMES A CHRISTIAN L.RSSON—TEXT—Acts 9:1-19. GOLDEN TEXT—"If any man be In Christ Jesus, he Is a new creature.”— n (’or. 5:17. PRIMARY TOPIC—A Helped Another. JCNIOR TOPIC—How a Christian. INTERMEDIATE AND .SENIOR TpP- IC—How Saul Was Converted. IT*” YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC-—A Study of Conversion. Man who Saul Became of the Si ‘.V s "- husband.” ''She* marriMJ me at the Church of i i (l( ,k e <J at Lee. "Tis the saddest tiie Virgin, as this certificate proves, j t | |inx k n ( , u n.“'he sifid. "hut ye Ami it was . agieed that slit* shoubl { S( , f , ()ils makos the ceremony continue her mission certnin period before with me as mv wife. studies for-u to ttve ve \ e coming I proposed to Weak In Back and Sides "Before the birth of my little girl," says Mrs. Lena Standi, of R. F. D. 2, Mat thews, Mo., “I was so weak in my back and sides I could not go about. 1 was too weak to stand up or do any work. I felt like my back was coming in two. I lost weight. 1 didn’t eat any thing much and was so rest less I couldn’t sleep nights. "My mother used to take buij 4 d a comfortable borne for hep at Siston lake and go i^to tiie fur busi ness—" “Fur?" shouted McGrath. "The only fur you've ever traded In is what ye'ye put on the tongp s and siouuichs of your ibtinis, ye cheap poison-ped dlin' hum h hound Rati way went on as if he'had not heard the Insult: “Last miu.tli, when! she had eomplcied her course, she started north to meet nw*. ,\ s I was away on a business trip, I detailed two of my men to escort h'T-from Little I hills.. They met her. Ibis nan was with her. and lie ordered them away , under threat of shouting-”' ! lb* turned to Lee wijli a scowl. "At Mrs. Hathway's urgent request tTiey want away to avoid bloodshed, but waited in- tiie vicinity to make ! sure that no violence was offered her. i As slte fc did riot reach their < amping place, they became alarmed and went j hack. They found her lying under her horse, apparently abandoned by | him after some accident—if It was ' only an accident. "They brought her fn Piston lake, where i had just returned. This man follow'd! them, attacked arid sftinnpd no* from behind, stole a boat and two packs, and took ber away, and ap pears to have been living a tramp’s life in the woods with my wife ever since." Lee, who whs still holding Joyce. Started, but Father McGrath held tip iris hand. ‘‘Na’, na'. let him feenlsii ids lying stony," lie- said. ‘That's all,’*' said Hathway. "in spite of all, ! am willing to forgive the past and take her back. She was iin % t I conscious* when this man gouher into Siston lake his power. He shnll pay for what he has dorie. If there's law In this land— ( but this poor girl has be'ei\ more sinned ’ against than sinning. I Fm willing to! acknowledge tier aife still. And I defy you, Father .McGrath, tiv^n tervem*" - - ■ ^ ' Father McGrath walked h-steri or 1 1 been througli valueless.. There's owe way oot o' it Dane at all. lad. So i you twii must e’en just say guidbye.” Lee turned to Joy it*. He cried tier i name. Site tottered toward hii-iJi hands ; outstretched, groping before her, as if ; site were blind. She found him, their hands clasped eip'li other thus during a period of silence that seemed all eternity com pressed into, -a few moments. The wolds came monotonously from Lee's lips: "Joyce, aje’you going—to that man who—calls hlms**|f your — husband?" Shi* bowed lier head: Their eyes lint. Ids in a dumb prolongation of that question, hers in mute, helpless the v w its agony- — Then suddenly f*,ee released her. He straightened himself, stood up stjtlly, and sqiuired Ins shouhlers. as if Jie were oil parade. And quietly tie turned away. Then the silence 'was broken by a wild laugh from Hathway. There was something in that laugh moredevilish even than in the situation. For it avhs amused, shameless, merciless, devoid of any human element : it was like the laugh that tiie hyena gives over tiie kiss of some nobler beast that it lias supplanted. “Hut his puck out of my house, Pierre! Fling It opt into the snow!" he shouted, chuckling "What, your pack, is It? Never mind, well let him keep it. (’ant turn the poor devil out Into the snow to freeze. Ht 'll go to jail later on for stealing It.” He stride up to Joyce and clapped his hand upon her shoulder. "Joyce, my dearie, have you said goodbye to your sweetheart?” be asked. "We'll make this place our headquarters for a little honeymoon before going back to w hat d'y "ii say to> that V The girl shrank under ins touch. Hathway saw it and scowled. But he turned toward Lee, his face alight with triumph. "You take yourself away with your stolen goods, iindTlon't let me two toward Joyce, w ho encircled by Lee's arm. was standing, heft,eves <nst ateli mu hanging round my iwife again!''' he shouted. ”< »f 1 II shoot you like And, harken, the ,i|og thri» you are Mr Andei s.urw' I ain't nfi For Female Troubles bo I gefit to get! )t. j im proved after my first bottle. Cardui is certainly a great help for nervousness and weak back. I took six bot tles of Gardifl and by then I was well and strong, Just did fine from then on. Cardui helped me bo much." Thousands of weak, Buf fering women have taken Cardui, knowing that it had helped their mothers or their friends, and soon gained ptrength and got rid of their pains. CarduUshould do you a lot of good. Itch Killed in 30 minutes with ■ITICIDE for 5Q|' aD "Drug Stores, 55c by .vrrril. SUICIDE CO., Commerce, Ga. down. She raised them to tlV*- face in . l mute appeal. .. aj "Mv chilli, there's onlv one thing te *: . I j ask of ve. Did vou murr\ th,^ mon? * . Can ye remember.'' .. Joyre shuddered, and she looked at .iriest hojielessly. "Yes. it is trite,' slie ,a'iis\vered. '"I mHnM“d liin:.'' — q " J . A cry broke from Let's lip^. He re leaded Joyce, and stimd bn iking at tier with t!,e expression of a man who has; received his death blow. "Yes. it's true, it's true”’ said Joyce. She was speaking now with the o;.lm nyss of one for whom nothing mutters "He came to me with the threat that lie bad—toy father it ills power and w ould ^ bet ray 1dm unless 1 married him. .If had been the* terror of my father's Fife for years, .that s itne- dtgy In* would he arrested for that eld ni urder. "Ami therefore-s-yes, I marrii i 1 him,' but i lnsisted that I was te linisli my course before 1 lived with him as his wife; Then, last mon|h. he wrote to me that fie would wait no lotvgt r. He said my father. Whom he had l-eiped ! time to esi ape across the frontier, had* re- Lee's turned to the district, and that he would notify thd authorities pniess I cumn up to tiim iininediately. "Anti so I started, and and God knows 1 conld hear it no longer; and that‘is why He mercifully gave me. fofgctfulncsv!” And, shuddering, site reiuiilned j standing wiieie she was like a cata leptie. "So ye !*s d There, too'cried Faflu r McGrath to Hathxyay. in.Vlihe- hof wrath. “Ye've proved yersel’ a triple bear the nbo, for Belly's deid ‘'Ijead?" shouted Hatiiwav. . “Am*, deid these mony months, and ye claimed lie was alive, and .a your power, so that ye could get possession of tills puirwi^rl ye've d<*ceived—” j But bo broke off, toui itatiiway made show your face ain. or i ll have KaHior McGratfi ^>..11 ■ .er dure among deiTnt men you hiile'l !" • t rode forward, ids I. Saul’s Violent Hatred Lord’s Disciples (vv. 1 Saul knew full well that unit* movement set on foot by Jesus stoppl'd, it would supersede Judaism. He was ignorant of tiie genius of Christianity. » He did not know that tire “blood of martyrs is the seed of the church." Tiie noble display of faith by Stephen in sealing ids testi mony with his blood ilfil not soften Saul's spirit, but rather intensitied Ids hatred for 1 Jesus and His disciples. It made him more determined than ever to stamp out the Naziitene heresy. The intensity of Ids .madness, and the ex tent, o|'.its operations are best set forth in Ids own words, "And 1 persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women” (Acts : l). "i both*shut up many of tin* saints in prisons having •receive,I authority, from the chief priests, and when they were put to death. I gave my voiee against them, and punishing them off in all syna- gegni:s I strove to make, tlnm Lias . exceeillaglv I'iieme, . and I leTIi’g tiiad fare w ot king w ith emotion.. • t ■ . "Aye, James Hathway. yet* feeling your triumph ihe rioo,” he eried, "and the. yellow i ut’s eome to the top in ye. Hut ye'll remeruber that there's a higher power Sometimes makes ha-h nf e'en the best laid plan-. James K'nthw ay !" Then he strode to Where late was standing, and chcppeil his hand on ids shoulder. "Wilt ye nae eome baek to the >meesjon \vi’ me tbTs^ night, Meestair Anderson he [i!ea()ed. But Lee stood like a stoue. appear ing not tn he conscious of-the priest’s question, while Hathway, wTTTi an evil smile, put his arm round Joyce's waist and led her, unresistant. toward the log hou«e. followed by .his three aides. And to McGrath that was the most awful moment in ids whole career, and all the manhood in him urged him to right, right to tiie death against this human -aertttep. It waslontr his iife- of discipline that held turn at fide. And. looking into Lee's stony faee, tin immense pity swelled up in his heart. Tin* ‘door of the. lint closed. Lee* quivered and started as the prie-t's hand'fell ofi Lis shoulder again. "Leef fad. ye'll come luo k w i' me," Fiitiier NJcGrafit pleaded. An *inarticurnte*Vound like that of some animal iirokt from- Lee's lips. And, shaking himself free from tiie pries:'s .friendly grasp, he* picked up the rifle and the snow shoes and-went slouclilng oft' In tin direction,'of tiie forest. Rather McGratli took a step Air two 'toward him, then, shaking his heed, watched 1dm ns he tnyde ijis way over tiie frozen ground Inti^The- darkness. Sighing, tiie priest turned hp.ck to th* ■lelgh. He gathered up the reins; -i . ^ . '• ! ' -4' Prayer Prayej- is tiie peace of our jyiirlt. The stillness of our thoughts; the rest of our cares; the calm of our tempest. The Angels Angels served God and ministered to men when they prdclaimed Christ's birth,—Hresbyterlan cf tiie South. J. IL YARBOROUGH^, NOTH E OF ELECTION. A petition having been filed in ac cordance with section 2603, general school law of 1022, notice is hereby^ given that an election will be.hfTd in Mt. Calvary School District No. 14, on Friday, May 15, 1025, for the pur pose of determining whether or not i a special school tax of seven.'( i L ad ditional mills shall be levied in the above named school district. The said election shall be ((induct ed as is provided by law for thejmld- ing of general elections. The polls will he opened at the School House and The following have been appoint ed managers of ejection: G. \V. Hutson, J, A. Collins, and A. F. Weimortz. Those favoring the proposed levy' will cast 'a ballot with the word "Yes" written or printed Thereon, and those opposing the proposed levy shall cast a ballot with the w rd "No” written or printed thereon. HORACE J. CROUCH.' County Sunt. Ed. Barnwell, S. <’., May 4. 1925. 2 ! DR. 'x. Veterinary Surgeon v ..j"-** Office: Peoples Pharmacy, Day Phone 66 Night h2 Denmark, * * * ^ • 5QR OVER 40 YEARS i V I AHUH MEDK INK has beer, -uccessluliy in the treatment * . n vf used successluliy Catarrh. 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The figure here is that of• the East ern ox driver following the ox with a sharp iron-fixed to the end of pole. The animal is prodded on with this invtruinent and if it is refractory it kicks againKt the sharp jron and in jures Itself. Tills is a picture of Saul as lie was madly fighting against Jesus 1. A Light From Heaven (vv. 3-4u). The time I tad come for Ihe Lord to interfere. Saul was stricken with blindness and fell to the eitrjh. This physical demonstration accentuated tiie workings of his consciefice wiiirh don lit! ev.s were going on quickened by* the Indy Spirit as He used Stephen’s testimony. 2. A \ oiee f rom Heaven (vv. 4h-5). Tiiis was the Lord’s voice calling Saul by name and asking, "Why pbr- seeutest thou Me?" Tiiis moved Saul to inquire, "Who art thou, Lord?" The answer came, "I am Jesus, whom thou pet seeUtest.’’ H*^ is so closely Identi fied-with believers that .He feels their sufferings and regards treatment of them as treatment of Himself. 3. Saul’s Inquiry (t. 0), "What Wilt Thou i lave Ml* to I >o?" Tiie Lord told him to go into the t city where information would be given bin*, as to what lie must do. 4. Said Entering Damascus (vv. 7 0). The liaughfy persecutor went quite humbly into Damascus, led by his at tendants. For the space of three days Ife remained blind and fasted. What went on in 1 is soul In those days no mortal can know, but we may be as- sfired that he, lik^* the Lord in the wil- derec.-s, was tod deep in riieditation and prayer to desire food. III. Ananias Ministers to Saul (vv. 10-10). 1. Ananias’ Vision (vv. 1012). o In tid" vision tin* Lord alqfeared and in.sjructed him to go to Saul. He gave him the name of the street and Saul s host, amf informed him that Saul was now a praying man, and that He had prepared Saul by a vision for the com ing of Ananias. 2. Ananias’ Fear and Hesitancy (vv. 13-10). He knew of f S»iuLs ministry and the authority hy which he came. 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