Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' If ti ■ B i9? |; V I i ■' V r »■- '• | other land«„ sUndlBK timber, timber | rishts. and rights of w^ay of the Company in the rounties jifor^naid. anil the earnings, income and profits tfeornof. ' v . • Excepting, however, from the real property hereinabove described: 1. The rights, easements and es tates described in a deed from The Vale Royal Manufacturing Company to“C. A. Walker and H. R Williams, dated March IS, 1910. and recorded in Beaufort County. South Carolina. 1 in Lease Book, page 47. I And excepting also all. timber | which has been cut and removed and sold, all rights and privileges which have expired and all property which has been lawfully sold, exchanged or otherwise disponed t>f by said The J Hllton-Dodge Lumber Company or by the Receivers thereof appointed by this Court. Th e property sold shall ln» ' de all of the personal property and equip ment of the defendant. The Hilton- Dodge Lumber Comany. as a going concern In the hands or possession and control of th« Receivers herein. In the Eastern District of South Car olina. -> Because of the recent creation of Jasper County. It may be that some of the properties mentioned and de- . scribed as being either in Beaufort or Hampton Counties, are ' now situate, or partly nituate. in Jasper County, but the more exact locations will appear from the descriptions In the original Mortgages from said The Hllton-Dodge Lumber Company to EmlJe-Kk Boisot and First Trust & Savings Bank. Trustees, and from the «ald The Hllthn-Dodge /f.,umber Company to Central Trust Company of Illinois and Malcolm McDowell, and the suppIemeiHal Mortgages, copies of which are oil file United States Df Ton of nitles, and this notice U given for the purpose ‘ nclu .J‘ tng all such properties, whether lo cated In Beaufort. Hampton or Ja •per County, or partly In one and partly in the, othgr or others. , The ahov ' described property will be exposed for sale, in one parcel. ^ The Special Master will receive no bid from anyone offering to bid >jho shall not first have deposliefl »ltO hT&as a pledge that ue will make good his bid. in case of ^acceptance. , h e sum of Five Thousand <15,000.00") Dollars in money or by Certified check upon, a solvent Na tional Bank acceptable to the said Special Master. All moneys or checks so deposited-shall be on ar ‘■ < ’ ,1n, |he purchase pric,. at which th ‘nropertv may he finally conveyed to the successful bidder, and all <l«poa- its made by anv unsuccessful bidder or bidders shall l>e forthwith return ed to him o r them. Within Thirty CIO) days after the continuation by the Court of any- bid or sale of said property, or of any portion or portions thereof, he successful bidder shall P“V lo said Special Master the balance of the purchase money due on his ma. and upon his failure so to do the cash or check deposited by him »l»h the Special Master at the time the property was knocked down to him. shall be forfeited as a Pen*'*'' f " r such failure to comply with hl» bid. and shall be applied towarta the payment of the expenses of sueh sale, and towards making good any de ficiency or loss In case the property should subsequently be y>ld for less then the amqunt bid by him. and to wards making good, any loss occas ioned by such failure on his part Should any sale not be finally ctyn- flrmed without failure on the part of a successful bidder, the amount deposited by him shall be returned to him without deduction. Any successful bidder.or purchas er of said property desiring so to do, shall, upon the confirmation of the sale bv the Court pav so much in cash as thrf Order of conflrmaH^n may require, and for-the balance of the purchase money he may nay the same in caah. or by credits upo.i the debt secured by the Mortgages here inabove referred to. as the Conrt may- direct. Terms of sale cash, upon conti -m- ation of same, or as above arovided. The pun baser to pay al’ iaxes due after the year 1915. \U sales are subjec to the con firmation of the ( rvd are made subject to the pavmtut by speh pur chaser or his jisslgns of any portion of th P purchase price of such prop- ertv which may remain unpaid at the date of the execution of the IJoed ' thereof to such purchaser. Th,. Court reserves the right to withdraw- from sale all of such rights, properties, and assets here inabove described as shall be found advisable or proper. Fc- more full and ample descrip tion of the iftoperty to be exposed * for sate, and for a more ample and exact statement of the terms upon which said sale will be made, all persoi^ are referred to the proceed ings ami Decree in the cause g#*ov<' mentioned, ail of Hie in the Tnited States- District Court for the Eastern District oi South Carolina, and pros pect he purchasers may also apply to the Special Master for information A M HUGER. Special Master. /: eV * i * 'rt. i ' * -V ,1 * () you desire me to marry him?” asked Miss Castle, quiutly. *‘Ia.-t me finish,” said her • uncle. “Jane,” he added, turning on his sister, “if you could avoid sneezing for a few moments, I should he indebted to you.” Miss Jane GaCcide, a sallow lady of forty, who suffered wiili colds all winter and hay-fever all summer, meekly left the room Miss Castle herself leaned on the piano, tearing the pink (telals from a half-withered rose, while her guard* i in, the Hon. John Garcide, finished what he had to say and pulled put his cigar-case with decision. “I have only to add,” he said, “that James J. Crawford is one man in a million.” Her youthful adoration of Gareide had ehanged within a few years to a sw»*et-tempered indifference. He* - was aware of this; he was anxious to learn whether the rhange had also affected her inherited passion for truthfulness. “Do(you rememher'a promise you onee made?” he inquired, lighting his cigar with care. “Yes,” she' said, calmly. “When was it?”. t . “On my tenth birthday.” Hi 4 looked out of the heavily eur- • tainetl windoW. * “Of rourseyou could not be held to siieh a promise,” he remarked “There is no need to hold me to it she v answered, flushing up. I ler delieate sense, of honor amused him; ho.lay back in his arm chair, enjoying his-^igar. v “It is eurknis,” he said, “that you eannot recall meeting MV. Craw ford lasl, wilier. “A girl has jiri opportunity to forget hundreiJs of faces after her ' 'j m fir't season;” she said. There was anntV.er pause; then Gareide,went on: “1 am going to iv*k ’ you to marry him ” Her faee paled a trifle;; she bent her head in aequieseenee. i Gareide smiled. It had always been' that w ay with the'Castles. Their word, ntieo given, ended all matters. And now Gareide was giatified to learn the valuiHif a promise by a ehild often. “I wonder.” said Gareide,pl.airftivi 1\-,. “why you never open vour heart to me, Hilda?” - . “I wonder, too," >he said; “my father .,did.” - Gareide turned,his flushed face to the .-window. • . ® ^ ears before, when the firm of <rar- eide tV Castle went to pieces, IVjcr Castle stood by the wreck to tImpend, patehiug it with his List ’d,dlar. But - the wreck broke tip, and lie drifted j i-eiiqsly with'the debris until a kindly curivnt carried him into the la-t hafbor of all -the port of human derelicts. (ia'chle, however, contrived to cling to some valuable flots.-iiii and paddle into calm water, and anchor. After a few- years he built a hand some lions,, above l iftu th . Street; 'after a few more years he built a new Mdberft W D CIlaaiiii3b©rs Ajb&op oJ "AHUnts," "Tib* Cmamtom Lansf," "Tibs Clbsiaic®." Eie. - ' ✓ & Are You Mr. Crawford? wing for Saint Bcrold’A Hospitaf; and after a few nlore years he. did other things eivially edifying, but which if mentioned, might identify him. ‘Church work had always interested him. As a speculation in moral oMq;,e tion, he adopted I’eter Casth- s orphan, who turned- to him in a passion of g-^titiidc and blind devotion. An I h* -hi* ba le fair to rival her dead nioiher % . i • o in bc^n*yT ah I as rich men marry -Ulfttm- when it||i' in the market, the Hon. John Garcide decided to control - • tin* child’a'I^jture. .V promise at -ten^ years is quTckly male; but he had never forgotten it', and she qouhj ifot forget. And now Gareide needed her as he • needed mercy from 0|dnr Steel, which w as slow ly crushing his own*, steel syndicate to pow ler. The struggle between Steel Plank and James J. Crawford’s (fphir Steel is histoiical. The pure love of fighting was in Crawford; he fought Garcide to a standstill and thyn kicked him, filling Garcide with a mixture of terror and painful admiration. But sheer luck caught a^t Gareide’s coat-tails and li'ing there. Crawford, prowling in th«f purlieus of society, had seen‘Miss Castle, ’ The next day Crawford came into Carvido’s office and accepted a chair with such a Humble and uneasy smilp that Garcide mistook lu* conciliatory demeanor and attempted to bully hiui. But when he found out what Crawford wanted, he ueSVIy fainted,in an attempt to conceal his astonishment and delight. “Do you think I’d buy you off with an innocent child?” he said, lashing himself into a good* imitation of an in sulted gentleman. ■ a V • /- - Crawford looked ouLof the wmc w then rose, and walketf toward- “door.” “Do you think you can bribe f should Garcide after hinn Crav , hesitated. “Come back here,” said Gar^ j firmly; “I want you to explain % self.” .• “I can’t,” muttered Crawford “Well—try,,any way,”, said Gmj more amiably. And Dow this was the result oi explanation, at least one of the r< * and Miss Castde had promised to a gentleman jn Ophir Steel n , Crawford, at the convenience m Hon. John Garcide. TLe early morning sunshim across.the rugs in the music i filling the gloom with golden 1 It touched a strand of hair on Castle’s bent head. “You’ll like him,” said Gai . guiltily. Her hand hung heavily on the ; keys. “You have no other man in m ' ho asked. “No, ... no man.” Garcide chewed the end of his i “Crawford’s a bashful man. I make it hard for him,” he said She swung around on the i , music-stool, on)* w hite hand lyin, among the ivory keys. “I sh: 11 spare us both,” she "1 shall tell him J^iat it is sen led Gm-eidc r>*se; she received his c with composure. He tnadc othex grateful peck at her cliu," "Why don't you jlake a quh t nr two in tlic country?” he geated, cheerfully, "Go up t.. Sagamore^.C'lub; Jane w ill go v you. You can.Jmve the whole | to yourselves You. alWay- iiuture and—er—all that, eh?" •tlh; yes,” she said, indiffefent That afternoon the Hon. John < cide sent a me-senger Jo Jali;* Crawford with thu* following leii. “My dear Crawford,—Y<>ui manly and straightford .b-qtn- for permissiun^o address n ward, Miss Cattle, hns pi.. ■» foundly touched me. “1 have considered the Anal. *> ter, 1 may say earnestly eoi - sidered it. 1 “Honor and the saere’d dutii of giianlianship forbid that I should interfere in any A'ay wit! my .dear child’s happiness if desires to place if tn your k<« • ing. On the other liand. h< i and decency prevent me frei ^ attempting to influence her t any decision which might pro\- aeeeptable to myself. ' “I can therefore ortly grant •you the permi.—ion you de-ire to address my ward. The rest lie- wit h a propitious Providence. * “Cordially yours, John Garchie ” “P. S. — My si-ter, M|>s Gar- eide^and Miss C’astle are going te tlfe Sagamore Club to-nigh* I’ll take you up there whenever you can get away:” (Continued on Page 7) — «. «* > Invitation to depositors to come in and open an account. It makes no difference if your account is large or small. c f r . \ JAS. E. PEURIF0Y, President. E. E. JONES, C. G.'PADGETT Vice President. Cashier. T t i , m*' ( / . \. ’ .<•, o