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f *, <«• ^OSKJvOs>OV©©♦©♦©♦©♦©^'©♦©♦OOC^CK-OKK ^ ( > - - > E> “J 7~t [Hi DM as (!( ty-iilc as r< sr leaves, raid her lipht ; hand was uga nst her hrea.st. liphtly I clusod. Thus she remaiued until she fell asleep. I I ii *, « »? By HOWARD FIELDING H « « Copyright, 1901, by Charles W. Hooke. o ■^7 ’/Cn CHAPTER VIII. MAKING TROCBLE. ^ FILE Elmendorf was speaking Alden rt*- turned. bearing a hunch of violets wrap ped in such paper as florists use. “I was gone longer than I had expected,” fee said, ‘i did not know just where v find a florist hereabout. They are mfi covered up. you see. It is an even- rf' that might wither a flower with *£• breath." 3e passed the bouquet somewhat inwardly across the big table lo K.'S’Uda, who in the act of receiving it sirs so startled by the sudden appear- tttjK* of the ward detective, Barnes, *pt>a the threshold that she let the Jk.Vers fall. K'ith due allowance for Its general feAcf intelligence, it may be said that *b®ountenanee of Barnes was full of **«mg. The man looked self as- *»+tive. confident and pleased. *1 beg your pardon,’’ said he. “Who Is in charge here?” '“I am for the moment.” replied Ken- ** Barnes hesitated, looking sidewise at Al^en. Tlien Lis glance shifted to the AdDquet upon the table and rebounded la the direction of the doctor. *Td like to have a word with you.” Sr said. “Speak up,” said Kendall. "What is Jty “Those flowers are for the Miller girl, rf.course?” said Barnes. “Well, you’d iciter take a look at ’em before you *eSal ’em in. Oh. they’re all right. I jprws, but you can’t be too careful.” “What do you mean?” demanded £codnIl. Barnes pointed a finger at Alden. ■"That man put something into them.” ]«; said. "1 saw him do it. 1 don’t iitpw what it was, hut there’s drugs ftfaft, if you smell of them, why, it’s jifljr finish.” Kendall was too much surprised to rpMk. AidiiU took a hasty step toward and collided with Elmendorf, tOT courteously begged his pardon. 'W^tmwhile Brenda picked up the bou- tpift from the table, and as they all rsmed toward her she opened the pa- jvf over the violets and pressed them agklost her lips. “They are very fragrant,” she said. “That’s all right,” returned Barnes *lggodly. “but he put something In 3U-re. What was it?” “This hit of paper, I suppose,” said it*nda. taking it in her fingers. “Your xif$*uge. ClarenceV” T think somebody ought to read it,” •nri Barnes, looking at Elmendorf out «f the corner of his eyes. Alden thrust Elmendorf aside as If Ar had been a paper dummy and then (fbeeked himself. Barnes was already hall. T can have no quarrel with this crea- tutt,” said Alden. “As to my mes- ■M$. I appeal to Dr. Kendall.” This is more than absurd." rejoined n* (toctor. “Miss Maciane, whenever jpdrfve ready”— as Brenda stepped forward the bit af paper slipped out from among the JaC'vi’S and fell to the floor. Elmen* Mutt picked it up. “1 hope you wou’t misunderstand he said. “Perhaps 1 see farther than vou do. If 1 was in Mr. AlQsn’s place. I’d let somebody read SIo gave the message to Brenda, who Staffed at Alden as she took it. He JBuSed his hand in a gesture of nega- Tow, look here, all of you,” exclaim- *6 Barnes. “Here’s this girl In the”— jr.{ he pointed with his thumb in the K^fosed direction of Elsie’s room— “w^o’s hiding wliat she knows. I don’t wzfifs in this man’s Interest, l)Ut it’s te ignnebody’s interest; that’s ^sure. fid'Mt'UiUlu’t Le the first woman that's lad.lhe nf : v • get the k'life and s;.y Jn-ijjlig. 1 don’t accuse anybody, es- fKuitly Lot this man. for 1 l.u'i got a against him. He's all right so Ifcrjjk i know. But what 1 s;y is that ttr girl ought not to be getting mes- ■ajgo on the quiet.” Alien’s face was white asapaper, and M ies were afire. It is probable that bone in Barnes’ body ached with Ipatiou, but he had been kicked u in the way of business to flee the actual contact Tve stood all of this that my sys- tn^«nn absorb,” said Kendall, with a •rthisness that scarcely fitted with Her {>eculiar phrase which had come mouth. “After this dime novel Mfiense of poisoned bouquets I don’t ana to have anything more from you. At/>ut!” ’Tou’re making a mistake,” said feebes and then backed out of the awm, grinning like a monkey, as Ken- HaRatbvanced toward the door. Stxnda replaced the note among the Irsftrs and gave her free hand to Al- 4hl bidding him g(K>d night. T shall not be far away,” he said os 'Woman preceded Kendall out of the “There’s a lodging house next shall get a place to sleep there. Well, at least I shall Ik- there. 1 not fail to summon me If-if hould be any reason for It?” may depend upon me,” said trenda from the threshold, where she paused a moment while he spoke. SI ivenuall went with her to the mourn of the long corridor and then returned to the reception room. “That man must be insane.” he said to Elmendorf. “What did he mean by coming here with such absurdities?” “He didn’t believe in them any more than you do.” replied the detective. “He had no Idea that there whs any thing wrong with the violets or with the note. He was simply obeying or ders.” “Orders?” echoed Kendall. “Who could have ordered him to do such a thing?” “I guess Mr. Alden knows,” respond- ed Elmendorf. “And. between our selves, 1 think Mr. Alden should have permitted the note to be read right here. I hope Miss Miller won’t destroy it.” Kendall looked at Alden as if to in quire whether such a tiling was likely, but gleaned no answer. Alden’s face had resumed its rigidity, and the ex pression which it wore was intense, but difficult to read. “However,” continued Elmendorf, “If It hadn’t been that it would have been something else. You're going to see a good deal of this sort of thing in the next few days, Mr. Alden.” “A good deal of what?” said Alden. “It is technically known as ’making trouble’ for a man,’’ replied the de tective. “1 don’t know why I should ‘put you on,’ but I’m doing it just the same.” “Do you mean to tell me,” demanded Alden, “that Captain Neale expects to extort an important secret from me by childish tricks of annoyance such as this?” “Certainly not,” answered Elmen dorf. “Joe Neale is no such donkey. Why, he's worth a quarter of a mil lion dollars, and it’s a wise man who can save as much as that in a few years out of a salary of twenty-five hundred. By simple arithmetic it would take a man just a century to do it if he lived meanwhile ou what the neighbors sent in, as they used to say in Massachusetts, where 1 was \V XI Vi f ETECTIVE heme: DORK was a mr "That man put nomcthing into them* brought up. Joe Neale knows that when a man is worried he talks; he must talk to somebody. And the cap would Just as soon get your secret out of John Doe as out of you—a little rather, in fact, because then you wouldn’t know that he had it. Now, I’ve said enough to cost me my Job.” “Nothing you say to me will ever cost you anything,” said Alden. “I’m not a talking mah. By the way, who are you?” “lutroduee me,” said Elmendorf to Kendall, and the doctor complied. “1 am pleased to meet you,” said Alden, offering his hand. “If you find out anything important In this case, 1 want you to tell me first. I’ll make it worth your while.” “No. thank you,” said Elmendorf hastily. “As a rule I’m as corrupt as the devil—but not this time.” Meanwhile Brenda had delivered*the f posies to Elsie—whom pain had wak- j enetmToin a little sleep—with the gen- | tlest possible words ahd w;if^. She had not at ail the manner of\ nursed hut rat onr that of an exceedhtgly tactful and well bred young doctor. Elsie took The Iwjjuquet and very quietly cried over It for some minutes without discovering the note which ft contained. Khe did not say any thing; she did not ask a question about what Alden had said or done, whether he had gone away or was still waiting or whether he had seemod much dis tressed by her mis£prtune. Brenda hod merely saki that he had called, and that be had sent the violets because they were Elsie’s favorite flower. This seemed to satisfy the girl completely. Brenda had supi>oscd that she would see the message at the first glance and Indeed believed for some little time that she had done so, but did not wish to read It Immediately. Finding this an error and fearing that the sudden discovery of It might startle her, Bren da told Elsie that there was a message and jointed out its jflace. Then she turned away, as If unwill ing to accept the chance of guoaslug from Elsie’s face what the note might contain. When she Judged that the projM'r interval bad elapsed, sia* ap proached the l>ed once more. Elsie’s eyes were shut. The tears were drying on her cheeks, that were CHAPTER IX. A Frw V'-RDS WITH MR. ROBINSON. ELMEN- m HS kj T $! who considered hira- ■Hia k?! /e* seif to be the simple IvElH product of chance. lie was born in Danbury, Conn., and at the age of nine years he was left an orphan and penniless. Immedi ately after this misfortune, as he did not like the people with whom he was expected to live, he walked out of town. There happened to be u high wind that day, and the boy walked with it, because the contrary course would have been disagreeable. No one made any attempt to bring him back, and so he tramped for about a week, eating nothing one day and six good meals the next, according to the varying charity of the people along the road. Finally an eccentric old doctor in a certain small town found the boy ill on his doorstep one morning, and that was a great piece of luck for young Elmendorf. lie had a good home in the doctor’s house for eight years, without care or labor; enjoyed the advantages of the excellent schools of the village, and was nearly ready to outer college when his Ix-nefactor died. The doctor left a good property, but no will. Relatives swooped down like a flock of birds. Elmendorf had not been adopted. He had no legal status, and one day he discovered that he had nothing at all except a trunkful of de cent raiment and the sum of $3.00. The coincidence that this was the ex act fare to New York decided Elmen- dorFs course. He arrived in the me tropolis without a j>eiiiiy, hunted up a boarding house near the station, car ried his trunk there on his shoulder and then went out to look for work. He had many occupations in the next five years, but none to his liking. Finally he became a clerk In a small hotel which was a haunt of ward j)oli- ticians. Yielding to the temjitation thus thrown into his way. he devel oped into a lieutenant of the district leader, learning more tricks than he had the hardihood to play and prosper ing the less because of his scruples. It became a delusion with him. how ever, that lie was one of the most dis honest of created beings; that he would do anything for money, and that only his hard luck prevented him from selling his soul at a good figure. Once when his affairs were at a low ebb his patron suggested the police, and Elmendorf became a member of the force in the firm belief that a corrupt man like himself could make money therein. But he had a perverse way of being dissatisfied with temptation, and he gained a reputation for hon esty which his best friends deplored. It was pure chance, a matter not wor thy of mention, which secured his transfer to the staff of the detective bureau. He bad no appetite for the work, yet he must have jiossessed a certain fitness for it. Perhaps the ad vantage of early mental training, add ed to an unfailing memory and a per ception of little things that was due to the German blood in him. bellied to make a real detective of him. Yet there is no money in detecting alone and but small advancement, as Elmendorf well knew. What one needs is the skill to construct a good, strong “pull.” coupled with the ca pacity to turn the incidents of the pro fession to one’s j:>ersonal advantage. In these imi>ortant jiarticulars Elmen dorf was a dire failure. He secured no pull, and he was forced to live almost entirely upon his salary. Indeed his continuance on the staff was due largely to the favor In which he was held by certain men connected with the press. The feeling that if Elmen dorf should be sent back to patrol duty somebody would get “roasted” for it long and bard in at least two of the big papers was the deciding factor In his case ou several occasions. He was useful, however, in affairs like that with which the present rec ord has to do, where early rumor con nected i>ersons of prominence and wealth with criminal cases and it was desirable to have a prompt and honest rej)ort as a basis for subsequent action. Iu the matter of the murderous at tack upon Elsie Miller, Elmendorf re ceived orders, on the morning of the day following that upon which the crime was committed, to “look up” Joi*n Robinson. It appeared that Rot*- m«on hud left the house ou Thirty- eighth street immediately after Alden’s departure, wffiich he hud Viewed with Avry indication of intense and painful incitement. No obstacle was put In the way of his dejjarture when he d/esirod to go; but an unobtrusive young man of Cap tain Neale’s retinue walked upon the other side of the street. Robinson did not see this young man—which is some times a great misfortune for the j>er- sou thus attended—but it happened, in this iustaiice, that after a considerable am omit of pedestrian exercise of a seemingly aimlessfsort the young man did not see Robinson, and this was un doubtedly a serious misfortune for the “shadoti.” He was roundly sworn at >V super by his sujierior, when, after a fruitless search, he was oblig**d to announce his failure to that individual. He did not do this, of course, until he had waited a long time iu front of the house where Robinson lived. Had Rob inson returned tliere the “shadow” would have given. Iu Ids subsequent report, a full statement covering every detail of Robinson’s movements and every minute of the time, and would cheerfully have sworn to it in court had later events made such n proceed ing necessary. But, failing to “pick up” Robinson, there was no escajic from confession. The landlady of the boarding hoise where Robinson lived said that he v.::s s, mewhat Inegular in his habits and timt he did nut always come home to dinner; but when nt 2 o’clock in the morning it was reported that in* had not appeared Captain Neale began to be uneasy. As lie expressed It, “If Rob inson has skipped, there’ll be nothing doing.” Translated this meant that if a hum ble clerk of unknown antecedents had stained his soul with crime for f-oOO there remained only the profitless tusk of catching him and sending him to jail. Elmendorf had no idea that Robinson had "Kkij)ped,” principally because there was no apparent reason for it. The clerk had delivered the note to Elsie and had then left the house, as the testimony of the servant, a reliable woman long in Mrs. Simmons’ employ, satisfactorily proved. That Robinson had immediately returned and commit ted the atrocious crime for a reward so small was. in Elmeudorf’s opinion, a wild hallucination, though he had heard such a hyj»thosis stated. But that Robinson’s extreme agitation when brought to the scene was due to a more intimate knowledge of the affair than he bad disclosed was a much more rea sonable proposition. As to the money in the note, Elmen dorf was far from regarding it as the motive for the crime. He believed that the money had been there, for that was one of the few jjoints ujtou which Elsie had made a positive declaration In her first resjxmse to questions, as Elmen dorf had been informed by Kendall !n their earliest Interview at the hospital She had said that she had removed the money and had laid it, with the note, ujk)U the table. It had l)ecu stolen, but probably as a “blind.” unless, indeed, some person connected with tbe police had comforted an itching palm with It. Upon receiving his orders in regard to Robinson the detective went down town to the building in which Alden’s offices were situated. He took up an Inconspicuous jwsition near by aud after half an hour of waiting had the pleasure of wishing Mr. Robinson good morning upon the sidewalk at a jwdnt about one hundred feet from the build ing. This was unfortunate for Captain Neale’s man, Barnes, who was waiting in the doorway. Elmendorf made no secret of ids Identity or of his errand, and Robinson seemed quite undisturbed. “I was pretty badly upset yesterday afternoon.” he said. “It was all so sud den and shocking. Of course I had no special interest in Miss Miller. Froba- bly I haven’t seen her more than three or four times in my life. But to think that this should have happened so soon after I had left her! I tell you it gave me a turn. I didn’t feel much like be ing alone, so I went to see a fellow whom 1 know and sjx'Ut the night in his rooms. How is Miss Miller this morning?” Elmendorf replied that his advices were altogether favorable, and little more was said until they had entered Alden’s private office, m which Robin son had a desk. “I thought you knew Miss Miller quite well,” said Elmendorf, taking a chair. “You sjioke of her by her first name yesterday.” “Did 1?” said Robinson, opening his eyes wide. “Well, I might have said almost anything yesterday. I was nervous, and that’s a fact.” “How did it hapj>en that you took the note?” “Why. Mr. Alden was going to ring for a messenger boy.” was tbe reply, “and then he mentioned that there was money in the note and asked me alK>ut one of our own boys, who haj>- pened to be out at the time. So I said I’d take the note. I wanted to go up to my room, and it’s only a little way from where Miss Miller lived. I hadn’t anything particular to do at the time." “What did you want to go to your room for?” “To get a letter I had left there,” re- jilled Robinson. “Nothing of any great importance.” “Came for you in the momijag, I sup- jjose, and you forgot to bring it down.” said Elmraidorf, with the air of one w ho hastens to dishdss a subject. “Yes; that was it.” “Did you get it?” “Why. certainly.” “Where is it now?” demanded the de tective. Robinson’s forehead began to j>er- spire. “I destroyed it.” he said. "Who wrote it?” “Why, what has that to do with”— “Who wrote it?” said Elmendorf. tapping on tbe floor with his cane. 1 i rr r * . _L \h case of this kind, when n man begins to lie, It’s always icipo'rtar.t. I happen to know that you haven’t had a letter come to that house siuce you’ve been living there, so you C. h't go up town to get one. I., my opinion, you went up because you wanted to see Miss •Milier. isn't that a fact?" “You put me in a mighty bad place,” replied Robinson. “Suppose I say that I did, how would that strike Mr A 1 - den?” “It won’t strike him at all.” said El- menderf, “because I shan’t tell him. I don’t mean to intimate that you had anything particular to say to Miss Mil ler. But you’d seen her, you knew she was a very pretty and agreeable girl, and, like any other man, you didn’t ob ject to seeing her again even if It was only for four seconds. That’s all there is in it. So why not tell the truth?” “I don’t deny that I had some such Idea.” “It was your motive for offering to take the note, and you had no other. Isn’t that a fact?” I “Well, yes,” replied Robinson, “be tween ourselves, that's the truth.” "You had no errand aX your room?” | “Of course not.” “Then why did jou go tliere?” de manded Elmendorf. “Why did you go straight over there, from Miss Miller’s | house?” “I thought I’d cliange my clothes.” said Robinson desperately. “Did you change .them? Haven’t you I got on the same suit now that you wore down town yesterday?” “Yes,” said Robinson. “I—I changed my mind.” “Instead of your clothes,” rejoined Elmendorf, with a smile. “By the way, where were you born?" Robinson’s expression revealed some slight relief. “In Honolulu,” be said. “I lived there until I was 2^. Then my j>arents moved to Amoy. China. I came to this country about two years ago.” “Where did you Imid?” “San Francisco.” "Date of arrival and name of steam er?” said Elmendorf. taking up his notebook again. Robinson was undisturl>ed this time. “I’ve forgotten the exact date,” he said, “and the steamer was a tramp. I can’t recall her name.” Asked what he had done in San Francisco, Robinson replied that he had drifted across the continent imme diately, arriving In Tew York in April, a year ago. Very soon afterward he had had the good fortune to make the acquaintance of Mr. Alden. who had taken a liking to him and gi'vn him his present position. He had few friends in this country. There was no one who knew him better than Alden did. “You looked to mo like a college bred man.” said Eimemiuaf, whereupon Rob inson replied that there were excellent schools iu Honolulu. Elmendorf traced out a pattern in the rug with tbe end of bis cane. "The man has u record,” he was saying to himself. "This story is a work of art. No cable to Honolulu, and Amoy is a long way from Mulberry street. It will take about six mouths to prove that this man never, lived in the Sand wich Islands unless we can strike his trail around liere.” “Did you carry that cane yesterday?” asked Elmendorf suddenly, and Rob inson promptly went into a blue chill which he strove to conceal. "Yes—of course—no,” he stammered. ‘T think that was what I went to my room for.” “I think It wasn’b” said Elmendorf, and at that moment,' to tbe surprise of both, Alden entered tbe room. This story will be continoed in next Friday’s issue of The Ledger. A TIiouhuikI UoIIhih Thrown Away. Mr. VV. W. Baker, of Flainview, Neb., writes. “My wife bad lung trouble for over fifteen years. We . tried a number of doctors and spent over a thousand doWars without any , relief. She was very low aud I lost all hope, when a friend suggested try ing Folev’s Honey and Tar, which I did ; and thanks be to this great rem edy it saved her life. She is stronger aod enjoys better health than she has ever known in ten years. We shall never be without Foley’s Honey and Tar and would ask those afflicted to try it ” Cherokee Drug Co. “Did If’ mtUl Jioblntum, ojtenimj M* ei/tK uh>U. "Fellow over In Fhlladelphia,” re plied Robinson, “But I don’t see”— “Give me his name and address,” said the detective, taking ou| n note book and u pencil. S “Tills is private business, rejoined Robinson, mopping ids face. “It lias nothing to do with this affair.” “My dear sir,” said Elmendorf, “in a The feet of the kicking church members art not shod with the gos pel of peace. Uou’t l.lve Ti.jpitlmr. Constipation aud healthnever go to gether. De Witt’s Little Early Kisero promote easy action of the bowels without distress. “J have been troubled w.th costiveness nine years,” says J. O. Greene, Depauw, Ind. “I have tried many remedies but Little Karly Risers give best results.” Cherokee Drug Co. It’s peculiar that the chap who is weak-minded is generally headstrong. Tor Stuumche Troubles. “I have taken a great many differ ent medicine for stomach trouble and constipation.” says Mrs. 8. Geiger of Dunkerton Iowa, “but never had as good results from any as from Cham- berlian’s Stomach & Liver Tablets.” For sale by Cherokee Drug Co. The mao who cleans pavements finds money in snow banks. To Cure h Cold In Oue l>wy Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E W. Grove’s sig nature is on each box. 25c. The groundhog must have seen his shadow. Winter coughs are apt to result in consumption if neglected. They can be soon broken up by using Foley's Honey and Tar. Cherokee Drug Co. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION. I’rorruuiuiw of N«-xt Me* ting With Mount Olive liuptlat Chur* li. We. your committee ou time, place, aud programme of the next union, rec. mmend that the next union meet with the .Mount O ive Baptist church on Friday before the fifth Sunday in March at eieven o’clock a in. The following program has been adopted: Introductory sermon by Rev. T. J. Moss. Intermission one hour. One o’clock, permanent organiza tion. 1st query : Which would be of more advantage, spintuaily to continue the unions under the prei-ent system or for the ministers of the northern section of the Broad River Associa tion to have appointments ou that day and preacn charity sermons. Speaker. W. G P. Ezeil, followed by others. ski osn DAY. 2-.d query : VV nat might be derived from the Sunday-school union if tbe churches were alive to their Chris tian duty? Speaker, K D. Edwards, followed by others. 3rd query : What did Solomon mean when he said, “train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it?” Speaker, Rev. T. J. Moss, followed by others. Intermission one hour. 4ch query : What makes an incon sistent church member and how can we reach him? Speakers, M. B. Mas sey and W. J. Henderson, followed by others. Question box. Meet Sunday at 10 o’clock. Sun day-school mass meeting conducted by the president. Eieven o’clock, essays by Miss Georgie Sapocfi and Miss Edna Xortney, on subjects of their choice. Eleven-thirty o’clock, charity ser mon by Rev. C. M. Teal, alternate Rrv. R J. Tate. Collection for missions. T. J. Moss. Chairman. M. B. Vasskv. Clerk, pro tern. THEY WORE THE GREY. Koil of Coiii|K*ny K Klghteeutli Kegluieut S. C. Volunteer!!. The following is the roll of Com pany F, 18th Regiment South Caro lina Volunteers: • ciptAln.-. .1. Felix Walker, Good man .Jeff eries. 1st. Lieutenant—Belton iree. 2nd Lieutenants—John McCullough, A. Frank Smith. 3rd Lieutenant—.!ohn W. Foster. Smith Lipscomb. 1st Sergeant-Wm. L Goudelock, John W. Foster. William Moorebead. Corporals—S. N. Smith, A.G. Bentley, J as. G. Kelly. Privates—George W, Armstrong. .Joseph Bye's. A. I>avis Byers. William Byers, Jack- son Byers. Berry ‘Blackwell, Alfred Black- well, Samuel Sarratt Beam, Alfred Bryant, Granby Bryant. Wm. Burgess, Calvin Brown, Lem K. Brown. Kd Brown. Willis Brannon, Smith Cook. Stephen Clarey A. Coon. George Coon, John Crocker, Willis Dover. Aaron Duncan. John Duncan, William Estes. K. Estes. John Fowler. Israel Fowler. Newton Fowler, Bryant Fowler. D. Belton Free, Wil liam G. Foster, William George. Joseph G. Gault. D. G. Gallman, Robert Gregory, Charles Harris, Loreniso, Husky. George Hartford. William Howell. Julius Hammett. Burwell Jefferies, William Jefferies, Robert Jenkins. James G. Ktrhy. N. Kirby. Alie Kir by. Ransom Kirby. Hiram Lipscomb. Wm. K. Lipscomb, Ed Lipscomb, Wm. S. Lipscomb, John Lipscomb, Henry Littlejohn, Jackson M ullinux, Joseph Mullfeax, Washington Mul- linax, Jack Mullinax, J. Wright Mulllnax, James MulTluax, James Mott, Thomas Messer, -u ti i j i mt-t, u * »»» Jefferson Millwcod, Evans Murphy. George Malcomson. Morris A. Moore, M. IK, Tom VV. Mannering. John Owens. J. Grant Patrick, Robert Peterson, Ben Peterson. Thomas Pat rick. Jasper Patrick. Reed Pridmore. Fram es Porter, Samuel Porter. James Porter, William Plexico, James Rountree, P. Ramsey. VV. Ramsey. Jackson Ram.-ey. Crock Ramsey, William Reynolds. Thomas St. John, William Smith, David H. Smith, Thomas Sartor. Amos Townsend, James B. Tollesou. Robert Tolle- son, Joseph Wright. Henry Wright. James U. Weir, Uosea Waters. Mark Wood. William Wood. John L. Wood, John R. Webster, Mark Foster. —Go to the Blue Front Reetauraut, opposite The Ledger office, when you want a good meal. —The Blue Front Restaurant serves the best the markets afford—opposite The Ledger office. Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the firm here tofore known as Clary A Kendrick, has been dissolved by mutual consent. Parties owing the firm will settle with Mr. Clary. B G. Cj.ahv, O. S. Kkndiuck. Gaffney, S. C.. Feb. 21st. P.)02.—Jt If anybody has a message for the people of this community he cannot deliver it to them so effectually, so cheaply, to quick ly in any other way as through the columns of this paper. It is the business of this pa per to carry messages of one kind and another into homes. The message will be delivered, too, under favorable conditions, for few persons take up their local paper except in a pleasant and receptive frame of mind. The sign upon the fence board may be good, but it can be seen only by travelers Who go that particular road. The message in the local paper carries itself to thousands, no matter by which road they travel. Select your space and put your message where it will do the most good. We, perhapi, can help you if you will but ask us.