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A STUDY IN SCARLET By Kir A. Conan lH>ylew Chapter Toil Continued*. "Yes; she does not know tho danger," her father answered. "That is well. Tho house is watched on every side. That is why I crawled my way up to it. They may bo darned sharp, hut they's not quite sharp enough to catch a Washoe hunter." John Perrler felt a different man now that he realized that he had a devoted ally, lie seized the young man's leathery hand and wrung it cordially. "You're a man to be proud of," he said. "There are not many who would come to share our danger and our troubles." "You've hit it there, pard." the young hunter answered. "I have a respect for you, hut if you were alone In this business I'd think twice before I put my head into such a hornets' nest, it's I.ucy that brings me here, and before harm comes on her 1 guess there will be 0110 less o' the Hope family In Utah." "What are we to do?" "To-morrow Is your last day, and unless you act to-night you are lost. 1 have a mule and two horses waiting in the Eagle Ravine, llow much money have you?" "Two thousand dollars In gold, and live in notes." "That will do. T have as much more to add to it. We must push for Carson City through the mountains. You a<1 best wake Lucy. It is as well that the servants do not sleep in the house." While Ferrler was absent preparing his daughter for the approaching journey, .Jefferson Hope packed all I the eatables that he could find into a small parcel, and filled a stoneware Jar with water, for he knew by expo-J rience that the mountain wells vrere few and far between. Ho had hardly completed his arrnmrenienta before tho farmer returned with his daughter, all dressed and ready for a start. Tho greeting between the lovers was warm but brief, for minutes were precious, and there was much to be done. "We must make our start at once," said Jefferson Hope, speaking in a low but resolute voice, like one* who realizes the greatness of tho peril but has steeled his heart to meet it. "Tho front and back entrances aro watched, but with caution wo may get away through tho sido window and across the fields. Onco on tho road, wo ore only two miles from tho ravine where tho horses aro waiting. By daybreak wo should bo halfway through tho mountains." "What if we aro stopped?" asked IPerrier. Hope slapped the revolver butt which protruded from tho front of his tunic. "If they aro too many for us, we shall tako two or threo of them with us," he said, with a sinister smilo. Tho lights inside tho house had all been extinguished, and from tho darkened window Porrler peered over tho fields which had been his own, and which he was now about to abandon forever. Ho had long nerved himself to tho sacrifice, however, and tho thought of tho honor and happiness of bin daughter outweighed any regret at his ruined fortunes. All looked so peaceful and happy, the rustling treos and the broad, silent stretch of grain land, that It was difficult to realize that tho spirit of murder lurked through It all. Yet the white faco and set expression ol tho young hunter showed that in hit approach to tho house ho ljad seen enough to satisfy him upon that head. Perrler carried tho bag of gold and I notes, Jefferson Hope had tho scant> provisions and water, while Lucy had i a small bundlo containing a few ol t her more valued possessions. Open 1 ing the window very slowly and care t fully, they waited until a dark clouc I had somewhat obscured tho night 1 and then one by ono passed througl A 4 11H1/X ???/!?? \IMiL I, ^ 4 ^ . j miu mu mmj ^ui uuu. vv ilii uatwi J breath and crouching figures the; f stumbled across it and gained tin f shelter of tho hedge, which the; ? skirted until they came to the ga; c which opened into tho corn-field t They had just reached this poin I when the young man seized his tw< r companions and dragged them dow: s into the shadow, where they la f silent and trembling, t It was as well that his prairi a training had given Jefferson Hop j the hears of a lynx. He and hi friends had hardly crouched dow before the melancholy hooting of p mountain owl was heard within jr few yards of them, which was iinmc p dlately answered by another hoot s a small distance. At the same mr ai meat a vague, shadowy figure emerj: ed from the gap for which they ha ]a been making, and uttered the plaii oj tivo signal cry again, on which second man appeared out of the ol scurlty. "To-morrow at midnight," said th first, who appeared to bo in authorit; "When the whippoorwill calls thrc times." "It is well," returned the othe "Shall T tell Brother Drebber?" "Pass it on to him, and from hii to tho others. Nine to seven!" v "-Seven to five!" repeated tho otl ket . or, and tho two figures flitted awa to directions Their 001 i*Jxr '' eluding words had evidently been, some form of signal and countersign. The instant that their footsteps hart died away in tho distance Jefforson Hope sprang to his feet, and, helping his companions through tlio gap, led tlie way across tlie llelds at fall speed, supporting and half carrying the girl when her strength appeared to fail her. "Hurry on! hurry on!" he gasped from time to time. "We are through tho line of sentinels. Everything depends on speed. Hurry on!" Once on tho highroad they made rapid progress. Only once did they meet any one, and then they managed lo slip into a field, and so avoid recognition. Before reaching the town tho hunter branched away into a rugged and narrow foot-path which led to mountains. Two dark, jagged peaks loomed up above them through the darkness, and the defile which led between them was the Eagle Ravine, in which tho horses were awaiting them. With unerring instinct Jefferson Hope picked his way among the great bowlders and along the bed of a dried-up watercourse, until ho came to the retired corner, screened with rocks, where f ltn ffilfliful o n 1 m o 1 a li o A ? v inn ui ui ail i IIIUIO IKUI uuun pu;i\i:ted. The girl was placed upon the mule and old Forrier upon one of the horses, with his money-bag, while Jefferson Hope led the other along the precipitous and dangerous paths. It was a bewildering route for any one who was not accustomed to face Nature in her wildest moods. On the one side a great crag towered up a thousand feet or more, black, stern, and menacing, with long basaltic columns upon his rugged surface like the ribs of some petrified monster, j On the other hand, a wild chaos of bowlders and debris made all advance impossible. Hctween the two ran the irregular track, so narrow in places that they had to travel in Indjan file, and so rough that only practiced riders could have traversed it at all. Yet, in spite of all dangers and dilllculties, the hearts of the fugitives were light within them, for every step increased the distance hetween them and the terrible despotism from which they were Hying. They soon had a proof, however, that they were still within the jurisdiction of the Saints. They had reached the very wildest and most desolato portion of tho pass, when tho girl gave a startled cry and pointed upward. On a rock which over1 /\n 1/ M/l flirt KM /?!' r?l? rt i?f 1 ? '-?*?* .J n iv/wi\uvi iii*3 11 <i\ rv , wim\>iii^ u 111 11 <t r t\ jind plain against tho sky, there stood a solitary sentinel. lie saw them fts soon as they perceived him, and his military challenge of "Who goes there?" rang through the silent ravine. "Travelers for Nevada," ftald Jefferson Tope, with his hand upon tho riflo which hung by his saddle. They could soe the lonely watcher fingering his gun, and peering down at them as if dissatisfied at their reply. "By whoso permission?" he asked. "Tho Holy Four," answered Ferrler. His Mormon experiences had taught him that was tho highest authority to which he could refer. "Nine to soven," cried the sentinel. "Seven to five," returned Jefferson Hope promptly, remembering tho countersign which he had heard in tho garden. "Pass and tho Lord go with you," said tho voice from above. Beyond this post tho path broaden ed out, {ind tho horses were able to break into a trot. Looking back, > they could see the solitary watcher leaning upon his gun, and knew that they had passed tho outlying post of ' t.he Choson People, and that freedom ; lay before them. Tho Avenging Angels, i All night long their course lay i through intrlcato defiles and over ir? regular and rock-strewn paths. More I inau once tiiey lost their way, but Hope's intimate knowledge of the r mountains enabled them to regain I the track once more. When morning r broke a sceno of marvelous though - savage beauty lay before them. In - every direction tho great snow-cap1 ped peaks hemmed them in, peeping , over one another's shoulders to the 1 far horizon. So steep were the rocky 1 hanks on either side of them that the j larch and pine seemed to he suspend0 ed over their heads, and to need only y a gust of wind to come hurtling p down upon them. Nor was the foai 1 nnilrA 1*r t /x4 K ~ \ - L. CUIMCIJ' (in IIIUMUII, 1W1 till? Dill TIM t valley was thickly strewn with trees o and bowlders which had fallen in i 11 similar manner. Even as they pass y ed a great rock came thundering down with a hoarse rattle whicl e woke the echoes in the silent gorges e and startled the weary horses into ; s gallop. 11 As the sun roso slowjy above tin a eastern horizon the caps of the grea a mountains lighted up one after tin other, like lamps at a festival, unti it they were all ruddy and glowing >- Tlio magnificent spectacle cheerei the hearts of the three fugitives d gave them fresh energy. At a wih l- torrent which swept out of a ravin a they called a halt and watered tliei )- horses while they partook of a hast breakfast. Lucky and her fathe ie would fain have rested longer, bu y. Jefferson Hope was inexorable, so "They will bo upon our track b this time," he said. "Everything de r. pends upon our speed. Once safe ii Carson, we may rest for the remaind ii er of our lives." During the whole of that day the i- struggled on through the defiles, am y by evening they calculated that the i- were oror thirty mile# from their en emles. At ntglitttmo they chose the base of a beetling crag, where the rocks offered some protection from the chill wind. an<f there huddled together for warmth, they enjoyed a few hours' sleep, llefore daybreak, however, they were up and on their way once more. They had seen no signs of any pursuers, and Jefferson Hope began to think that they were fairly out of tin* reach of the terrible organization whoso enmity they had incurred. He little knew how far tha iron grasp could reach, or how soon it was to close upon them and crush them. About the middle of the second day of their flight their scanty store of provisions began to run out. This gave the hunter little uneasiness, for there was game to be had among the mountains, and he had frequently be-1 fore had to depend upon his rifle for tho needs of life. Choosing a sheltered nook he piled together a few dry branches and made a blazing Hro, at which his companions might warm themselves, for they were now nearly five thousand feet above the sea level, and the air was bitter and keen. Having tethered the horses and bid Lucy adieu, he threw his gun over his shoulder and set out in search of whatever chance might throw in his way. Hooking bock he saw the old man and the young girl crouching over the blazing fire, while the three animals stood motionless In the background. Then the intervening rocks hid them from his view. lie walked for a couple of miles through one ravine after another without success, though from the marks upon tho bark of the trees iiini oinor indications lie jmmcd mat thore wcro numerous bears in the vicinity. At last, after two or three hours' fruitless search, he was thinking of turning back in despair, when, [casting his eyes upward, he saw a | sight, which sent a thrill of pleasure through his heart. On tho edge of a jutting pinnacle, three or four hundred feet above him, there stood a creature somewhat resembling a sheep in appearance, but armed with a pair of gigantic, horns. Tho bighorn for so it is called ? was acting, probably, as a guardian over a flock which were invisible, to the hunter; but fortunately it was heading in the opposite direction, and had not perceived him. l<ying on a rock, he rested his rifle on a rock and took a long and steady aim before drawing the trigger. The animal sprang into tbe air, tottered for a moment upon the edge of tho precipice, and then came crashing down Into the valley bene.at h. Tho creature was too unwieldy to lift so the hunter contented himself wltn cutting away one haunch and part of tho (tank. With this trophy over his shoulder, be hastened to retrace his steps, for the evening was already drawing in. He had hardly started however, before ho realized the difficulty which faced him. In his eagernetw ho had wandered far past the ravines which were known to him, and it was no easy matter to pick out tho path which he had taken. The valley in which he found himself divided and subdivided into many gorges, which were so like one another that it was impossible to distinguish one from tho othor. lie followed ono for a mile or more until ho cauio to a mountain torrent which he was sure that ho had never seen before. Convinced that he had taken the wrong turn, he tried another, but with tho same result. Night was coming on rapidly, and it was almost dark before he at last found himself in a defile which was familiar to him. lOvon then it was no e;<sv matter to keep to the right track, for tho moon had not yet risen ami the high cliffs on either sldo made tho obscurity more profound. Weighed down with his burden and weary from his exertions, he stumbled along, keeping up his heart by the reflection that every ! step brought him nearer to Lucy, and tha ho carried with him enough to insure them food for the remainder of the journey. Ho had now come to the mouth of tlif> vi>rv (1 n (11 n In wliloli lin tio/1 lr.fl thorn. Even in tho darkness ho could s recognize tho outlines of ho cliffs ' which bounded It. They must, ho re i fleeted, bo awaiting him anxiously for ho had hoen absent nearly flv( r hours. In tho gladness of his hear ; ho put his hand to his mouth anc ' mado the glen re-echo to a loud hal 1 loo as a signal that ho was coming s TIo paused and listened for an an \ swer. None camo save his own cry - which clattered up tho dreary silen ; ravines, and was borne back to hi i cai ?, ut tuuuut'ss i epeuuoiiH. AKail , ho shouted, even lender than before a and again no whiaper came had from the friends whom he had lef 0 such a short time ago. A vague t nameless dread came over him, am e he hurried onward frantically, drop 1 ping the precious food in his agita tion. il When he turned the corner li (1 came in full sight of the spot wher d the fire had been lighted. There wa e still a glowing pile of wood-ashe r there, but it had evidently not bee y tended since his departure. The sam r dead silence still reigned all rouni t With his fears nil changed to convi< tions, he hurried on. There was n y living creature near the remains ( jtho fire; animals, man, maiden, a n were gone. It was only too cleti - that somo sudden and terrihlo disai ter had occurred'during his absern y ?a disaster which had embrace d them all and yet had ieft no trac< y behind it. Bewildered and tinned by th 9 ?r blow, Jefferson Hop? felt hiH head spin around, and had to lean upon hi? rifle to save himself from falling. He was essenitally a man of action, however, and speedily recovered from his temporary impotence. Seizing a halfconsutued piece of wood from tu? smoldering fire ho blew it into a flame and proceeded with its help to examine the little camp. The ground was all stamped down by the feet of horses, showing that a large party of mounted men had overtaken the fugitives, and the direction of their tracks proved that they had afterward turned hack to Salt Lake City. Had they carried back both of his companions with them? Jefferson I Hope had almost persuaded himself that they must have 'done so, when his eye fell upon ;jn object which made every nerve of his body tingle within him. A little way on one side of the camp was a lwo-lying heap of reddish soil, which had assuredly not been there before. There was no mistaking it for anything but a newly dug grave. As the young hunter approached it ho perceived that a stick had been planted on it, with a sheet of paper stuck in the cleft fork of it. The inscription on the paper was brief, but to the point: JOHN FBIMtlHlt, Formerly of Hale Lake City. Died August 4, 18f>0. The sturdy old man, whom he had left so short a time before, was gone, then, and this was all his epitaph. Jefferson Hope looked wildly round to see if there was a second grave, but there was no sign of one. Lucy had been carried hack by their terrible pursuers to fulfill her original destiny, by becoming one of the harem of the elder's son. As the young fellow realized the certainty oi ner rate and his own powerlessness lo prevent, it. lie wished that he, too was lying witli the old farmer in his last silent resting place. Again however, his active spirit shook off the lethargy which springs from despair. If there was nothing else left to him he could st least devote his life to revenge. With indomitable patience and perseverance, Jefferson Hope possessed also a power of sustained vindictiveness which he may have learned from the Indians among whom he had lived. As he stood by the desolate fire ho felt that t lie only one thing which could assuage his grief would he a thorough and completo retribution brought by his own hand upon his enemies. Ills strong will and untiring energy should, he determined, be devoted to that one end. With a grim, white face, he retraced his steps to where he had dropped the food, and, having stirred up the smoldering ire, he cooked enough to last him for a few days. This he made up into a bundle, and, tired as ho was, he set himself to walk hack through the mountain* upon the track of the Avenging Angela. For (Wo days ho tolled, footsore and weary, through the defiles which ho had already traversed on horseback. At night ho flung hiwself down among the rocka and snatched a few hours of sleep; but before daybreak he was always well on his w*y. On the sixth day he reached the Eagle lLavine, from which they had commenced their ill-fated flight. Thence ho could look down upon tho homo of tho Saints. Worn and exhausted, ho leaned upon hia rlllo and shook hia gaunt hand fiercely at tho silent, widespread city beneath him. A* ho looked at it ho observed that there were ilaga in some of tho principal streets, and other signa of festivity. He was still speculating aa to what this might mean when he heard the clatter of a horse's hoofs and saw a mounted man riding toward him. Aa he approached ho recognized him as a Hormon named Cowper to whom he had rendered service at different times. He therefore accosted him when he got up to him, with tho object of finding out what Lucy Ferrier's fate had been. "I am Jefferson Hope,'* ho said. ? "You remember me?" The Mormon looked at him with I undisguised astonishment. Indeed, A it was difficult to recognize in this tattered, unkempt wanderer, with ghastly white face and fierce, wild | eyes, the spruce young huutor of for{ mer days. Having, however, at lasi I satisfied himself as to his identity the man's surprise changed to con sternation. "You are mad to come hero," h( cried. "It is as much juj my owr j life is worth to bo seen talking witl s you. There is a warrant against yoi j from the Holy Four for assisting tie Ferriers away." \r I Hnn 't fnnr lintil a n l>olr nr o r [ v M. \*v/n 1/ \ II V> lit V/l I I IV. I I ? (VI t rant," Hope said, earnestly. "Yo> )\ must know something of this matter [1 Cowper. I conjure you by everything you hold dear to answer a few ques lions. We have always been friends For God's sake, don't refuse to an o swer me." * e "What is it?" the Mormon asked s uneasily. "He quick; the very rock b have ears and the trees eyes!" n "What has become of Lucy Fer o rier?" 1. "Sho was married yesterday t young Drebber. Hold up, man! hoi o up! you havo no lifo left in you!" >f "Don't mind me " said Hope, faint 11 ly. Ho was white to tho very lips ir and had sunk down on the ston s- against which he had been leaning ;e "Married, you say?" id (To bo continued.) is ? ? 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For Sale?-1 10x12 Llddell-Tumpkins just overhauled; 1 Boss cotton press and 1 70-saw gin, both in good condition. Also a full line of gin and saw mill repair parts. Ori angeburg Machine Shop. 1 I For Sale?100 acres ideal dairy or truck farm, partly in corporate limt its Rlackvllle, S. C., partly wired; f easily drained; plenty cypress polos for fencing. Correspondence solieito,1 ??/"? " T > 1 r r. v>\?. /\w\nusa \jvyuui , DUX. L i) <), > '.Black ville, S. C. 1 1 For Sale?Barred Plymouth Rocks 1 (female line), lino young stock, also some excellent yearling breeders; BANK Of :r Conwa HAS LARGEST CAPITAL AND SUR COUNTY. MORE THAN THE COMR ^ ALL OTHER BANKS IN THE COIJ CAPITAL STOCK.. .. SURPLUS LIABILITIES OP STOC f> SECURITY OF DEPOSI DIRE' \ ROBERT B. SCARBOROUGH. ? M. L. ZUCK, / GEORGE J. HOLIDAY. WE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS AC< COUNTS WILL JUSTIFY, AND W1 .o Robert R. Hem-borough, ? D President. I f ^ THE HORRY HERALD CONWAY, S. C. ' THURSDAY, OCTOHKlt 1 , 1013. fROPBlMlONAL (JAJtDft. a. H. WOODWAiHt " " Attorney and Counaalor At Ltt* CON WAT, M. O. ft, a. acajalii+olwi* CON WAX, K. C. At#or*?y at Law. a. xl burrocor* blljrslHM aatf 0?r|oo?. CON WAT, ?. a fD. ?. McCORD, Dental Sureeon CONIVA y, S. C. It KMC It A VEX HI, FjijmJ Surveying and Drainage Kpivcy Iluilding (Vtnwar, 8. 0. SH E WORLDS GREATEST StWING MACHiSt |^L^HT RUNNlN^^i <fjr^ t.i thera V1 bratlngShut tle, flofatfJ BiiuUlo or a Hinolo Thread [Chain titUcA} { Sewing Muchlno wrlto to ?' Mkwhome sewinq machine compm* Orange* Mass* J^MrfKwfnvmnchlnes are ma<le to*cHrcfMlBlM but the Now Homo it made loves 1 Out guaranty never mn* on* w, INNM Ay autliorl>f4 dealers 1 WBtAIJW ' I Cave llim I ho Swell Head. , Senator John L. Mel^aurin, in hi a first of ft series of letters to The Columbia Record, makes the honest confession that at the time lie was spouting his "Commercial Democracy" ideas, he was made so much of that he " did get the 'swelled head,' ,r which caused all the trouble that came to him afterwards. "I was too fond of praise and flattery, too young and inexperienced to know how fickle* is popular applause," frankly admits, the Ex-Senator. In commenting 011 his confession the Lancaster News says "the Marlboro statesman is now an older and should he wiser man. If he does yield again to that subtle influence, "popular applause," and enter the race for governor, it will show that the swelling in his head litis not gone down. 'Better remain 011 your farm, Senator McLaurin, than to venture again on the treacherous sea of South Carolina politics." Ex-Senator McLaurin would do well to heed tho wise advice given him by the News, but the chances are that he is being "made so much of" again by certain politicians, who only want to use him for their own purposes, that he has forgotten "how fickle is popular applause," and will again "venture on the treacherous sea of South Carolina politics" to his undoing. Experience is n dear school, but some people forget its teaching. The result when President Wilson is illtorviownrl nn o r? ,r r, n K < i - * __ .... vu v;w nil J du UJCtl IS U1UI the reporters talk very freely. prices range from two to ten dollars per bird. Eggs for hatching. I invite your patronage. H. W. White, Box 4 7-i, Charleston, S. C. r HORUY, y. S," C. PUTS OT? AW l3ia vr/ t \t . ... ? <> < i uf\?i i\ i ."N mJHH Y T NMD C A PIT AT j AND SURPLUS OF NTY. $.">0,000 12,500 KHOLDERS.. .. 50,000 TORS 112,500 CTORS W. A. JOHNSON, WILL A. FREEMAN, D. V. RICHARDSON. COM MOD ATI ON WHICH THEIR AC3 SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. . P. Richardson, Will A. Fre?mant Vico-Proeldont Caahler.