The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, February 18, 1920, Image 9
VOL~UMEx xxxv. LAW.~,SUHCAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1920. UMR3
HOM,TfRGI
JOHN BOG)
(Conlftued froiri Last Week.)
CI1AITIt X.I.-Arriving tnerO Anurets
is attacked by MacCloster, the "other
man." She repels him, wounding him se
riously with a club, and as ho falls she
hearti the whirr of an airplane motor and
is overjoyed when White Man appears.
He' rescues her. in the act destroy ng the
craal and killing MacCloster.
Andrea suppressed an instinctive
impulse to fly before his advance, all
the more terrifying because it was so
'leliberate. Her face went white, her
eyes narrowed, but her lips set in a
straight line as she waited, trying her
best to quiet her excited breathing lest
it betray her pitiful agitation. She
measured. the distance between the
edge of the platform anI those slowly
sliding hands. Only when they got so
close that she could see the mist of
fine yellow hair on them did she strike
first at one and then at the other, and
not with the edge of the cleat, but
with the three jagged nails that pro
truded from its flat side.
With it bellow of rage MacCloster
snatched back his pierced hands, trust
ing to the grip of his kneos. Andrea
clutched the cleat tightly, leaned for.
Struck Him AcrosZ the Side of the
Head With All Her Strength.
ward andl struck him Across the side
of the head with all her strength, ie
lost his balanice andl fell. She heard
his body crashing fromi limb) 1o limbi
until it landed with a terrific thud on
some platform far-belowb Up from the
depths camne a liquid stream of curse's;
he could no longer bellow, he was
whining with the rage thlat means to
kill.
Andrea sank back and cowered in
the corner of her hovel. She was
through ; that last blow had drained
her or all energy and courage,s she was
no longer cons~eious of a desire to live,
Her hleadl rang with incredible sounda
Hllucina tion torturedl her anad even
b~rouight to her longing ears the far
away hum of T'revor's airpliane motor.
So viv!d was her iimgination that the
hum grew louder aind louider, as it
would havo donue in rtility, andut finaill
attained a staccato roar. She smiled
wistfully, her face1 illumined by all t he
love of the White Man whieh she had
hidden under a mask of ilippaney bult
which, nowv that hope was diead, pro
clained itself frankly andI seemed to
be trying to rock her to comfort and
oblivion.
Sudenly a terrific ripping crash
above her hiead tore through her numb
ed senses and brought her staggering
Sto her feet. Tfhe whole monster struec
# tulre of the can swayedl andl bent as
4 though it hadl been struck b~y a torna
do. Strong limbs creaked and cracked
with rep~ortS like pisitol shots and a
shower of leaves fell with a faint
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AAx' .rs ro
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click-clicking 'that could be distinctly
heard as if through the interstices of
the general and grosser commotion.
The roaring of the airplane that she
had thought an hallucination suddenly
ceased. Presently smoke, pearl-gray,
began to seep through the thatch of
the roof.
Andrea came fully to her senses and
called in a clear, high voice: "I'm here,
White Man; 'm here, White Man."
the repeated the cry steadily at short
intervals until he shouted an answer.
Following the sound of his voice, her
eyes caught the gleam of his hunting
knife, hacking a way through the
thatch and when, finally, his feet were
thrust through the opening, she seized
and guided them to a foothold. In an
other second he was standing before
her. Even In the dim light she could
see that his face was blackened, his
eyebrows, eyelashes and mustache en
tirely singed, his hair burnt off in
patches. "Oh I White Man I" sie
gasped, throwing out both hands to
ward him.
"Drop it," said Trevor shortly,
"Which way to the grounid?"
She showed him, He slid down the
branch until he struck the first cleat,
and waited there to catch her. "Come
on, now," he said. "In thirty setondQ
whoever's left in this hell-hole will be
From below them and outside th(
cala came the ululuing of a thousand
panic-stricken voices, overlain but noi
dominated by the bellowing of Mae
Closter, issuing drunken and impossi.
ble orders intermingled with horriblf
a(nd obscene oaths. As Trevor and An.
'drea reached the platform at "the mair
intersection of the tree's branchles the
pall of smoke that had been following
close on their heels descended with v
swirl and enveloped them. le turned
caught up her skirt and threw it ovei
her head ; then he seized he- in his
arms, buried his face against her
breast and stnggrered blindly down thi
spiral stairway.
In the van of the smoke, almost a*
though he were hing propelled by it
lie stumbled through the exit into thi
cool air of night and a glare that paled
the face of the full moon. le (iropped
Andrea to the ground, -itepped ovet
hot- mand stood face to faee with the
raving MacCloster. On the inshint the
giant fell silent. lie stiared vaicantly
for the space of a second ; 0hen hi
ravaged face writhed into suchi an ex
pression of subimated hiatred as no
man11 lives to see twice. Murd-ter wr'iote
itself lar-ge across his features, slow
murder with bar-e hands for this ene
my who had sent up ,in smoke aind
(lame the 01ne b)lefl earthly posses.
sion of the wreck of a life. With a
clthking gulp) thatI steeed to rendh his
throat he chairged, head( flown, arus
thrown widle, talons clutching in an
ticipation.
ils mioutth twistedl in a thin smile,
Trrev'or shot from the hip. rThe bullet0
of the heavy service revolverm caught
MacCloaster in the shoulder and spun
him around three times. Tmevor fired
again. The giant's b~ody seemed to
waver in the air, then crumapled and
fell sprading toward tihe gun, face
down.
"You've killed him," sobbled Andrea,
still on her handls and knees.
"in a way," said Trevor calmly and
half to himself. "Hie really died years
ago,"
CHAP V.R XII.
The memory of that tragic moment,
strangely enough, was not to live in
Andrea's mitnd b~y reason of the sight
of the collapse of MacClloster's bul1k,
but by wvhat followed imminediately
tafter. Never could( she for-get the
4uden stilling of tihe ululuing anud the
instantaneouis smIle, b~roatdenintg to a
grIn, that dlawned en thet face of every
native.
The black throng baciked step by
.tep before the terrifie heat of the
llami ng caia. Their scorching faces
glisteed wilth sweat, hut their eyos
hulng greedhily on the crumpled, sprawl.
lng mass that was all that wvas left of
MacClosteor. In the pleasurable suir
feit of the moment they weore careless
Continued on fourth page, this sectionn
MARSHALL ISSUES
POLITICAL VIEWS
Vice-President Would liepresent Inl
diana as Delegate at Large at Con
ventlon.
:Washington, Feb. 15.-Vice 'Presi
dent Marshall, in a letter to E. G.
Hoffman, of Fort -Wayne, Ind., secre
tary of the Democratic National Con
mittee, made public tonight, announced
his candidacy as a delegate at large
from Indiana to the coming San Fran
cisco convention ipon "anI old-time
Democratic tplatform."
"I have watched in other countries
the effects of so-called unbridled
Diemocracy" the vice [)resident wrote,
"and I have seen its menace in this
country, until I am quite convinced
that the peace, Iprosperity and perpe
tuity of the American Republic must
rest finally upon q few ancient and
time honored Democratic doctrines."
In vlew of political gossip that Vice
President Marshall is slated to be
come chairman of the Democratic plat
form committee, his letter was read
with especial interest by officials here.
"Another presidential campaign i
pends," Mr. 'Marshall -wrote. "Thhs
far the -President, who is the chief of
our iparty, has not deemed it expedient
to express his opinion as to what the
issues wil! be. As 1 am desirous of
being a delegate at large from the
state of Indiana, I wish to consonance
with what I hope has -been my entire
public career, to state the substance
of what I think the Democratic party
1should stand for. I would not want to
go under any misappr-ehension as to
my views upon the part of the unfal
tering Democrats of Indiana.
"We were in the war from the very
moment of its European beginning be
cause it effected our internal affairs.
All of the methods and measures
adopted for the preservation of the
peace of our country and the winning
of the war met with my aipproval and
I am ready to defend them.
"The war is now over and the re
habilitation of America as well as the
.rest of the world is talkg .place. It
is not. possible to accomplish our re
habilitation other than through the in
strumentalities of political parties.
low shall the IMemocratic party pro
pose to rehabilitate the political sys
tem of America, P, entrusted hvith!
power, is the question.
"I have watched in other countries
the effects of so-called unbridled
Democracy and I have seen its menace
in this country, until I am quite con
vinceca that the peace, prosperity and
perpetulty of the American Republic
must rest, finally iupon a few ancient
and time-honored Democratic doe
trines.
"No one save G-od Can remove the
Individual as the unit of good govern
ment Legislative efforts to produce
justice and good order in society by
listening and acceding to the demands
of persons and classes will in the
hour of peace produce failure. The only
sure foundation for a stable Republic
lust rest tipon the Jeffersonian right.
to life, to liberty and to the pursuit of
happi)1ness.
"TIhe iDemocratic party should stand
for this and puledge itself to rebuild the
American poilitical structure along this
line1 by clearly dividilng its citlzen~s in
to the law abiding and lawv breaY ing;
making ,its laws rest. equally upon all
men; permnitting the individual citi
zen who is honest to succeed 1)y hlonest
methods; giving to no citizen legisla
tive adivantage; speedily epunlshing
any one who unjustly obtains success
b~y crooked a d dishonest means; re
cognizing thlat, tils is still a federa-.
tlon of states; demanding that tihe
states dlischlarge tile (duties of the local
self-governlment; resisting thle usurpa
tions of the general government;r
moving corru pt und( blazedi judges by
standhing always for ab~edlence to the
decree sof rourt andl to constituited au1
thlority; -inasfing thal' theO legIslative
branch of tile governmtent shall be re
sponsible for' the( dischtarge of its duty
andl servin~g notice upon01 it that it cana
nlot skulk behind an allegedl Interfer
ence upon01 tihe lpart of the (executivye
brmanch; electing an executive pled(ged
to discharge tile counmtless offiela Is amnd
ininutmerable agents madi~e necessary 1by
the war andi to administer publ)1Ic af
fairs along economic lines, event to tile
Point of veto of every bill carrying
t'ot only uninecessar'y :Ind lil-advised
approprmiationls, but appr( triat Ions for
tile beniit of a few clitizens rat her
than for the comm~lonl goodl; regulatinag
strictly every p.1blic uitliity ; andI pun
ishing all those seekIng to profite'
either peorsonally or thlrough aggregi
ed combinations of mna or motney, in
shor't. tho presentation to ihn nnenin
for their suffrages of a man upon an
Old-time, Democratic platform, under
the princi ple of whlich the republic
fOr' so many years was contented, pros
lerous and invincible.
"If a faith of this kind appeals to
the Democrats of Indiana, I desire to
go as delegate at large to the con
vention at San Francisco to advocate
his kind of a platform and to certlIfy
%%*'iether everything that made public
great was right or wrong."
With the Spi
we are alreai
and the fates
Fabrics. W<
the Goods
Foremost Among
for Spring
Foremost among fi
Spring are taffetas,
georgettes and comb
You will find here
newest things in
Dresses, some wit]
sleeves. Special pric
for early buying fron
to $65.00.
Springtime Milli
So Temptin
The very flower
new Spring styles, shi
novelty effects are oi
here. Cellephane,
straw, patent leat
batavia, all lovely nx
are distinctly made in
tempting and stylisi
for Suit or street. FM
used on many---speci.
on all.
Short Coats for
---Fashion's Fax
Jersey, Polo Clot
,weight velours and
dines---all find place
the Springtime. A
are inexpensive. I
new Sport Coat fronm
to $45.00. Come
them over.
CASH
Novel Stuffing for Pillows.
In l ritisi I Ionduris tile natives
have discovered that n ttre has pro
Vide~d thei with splendild nuttervial. for
)illOWs and 1tinntlrses iI tile pollack
tree. The fritit contains a short. staple
luff or silk fiber. It will not luiny,
even after years or service.
Swat the Miosquito!
"Ague," "n1iilalt." ''chills and
fever" aro caused, by Plhisiodin vivax
it protozoan, and transiitted by mnos
Quitoes.
5prmgn
Aiil
-ing Season just a ft
ly showing the Ch<
t modes in New GE
invite an early i;
that have alrea
Frocks Suits ii
ocks for .
printed VWome
inations. tailored:
all the prefer liir
Spring orate wil
i short orate wi
e on all ing for it
1 $25.00 models i
as many
iery--- Navy bl
g twill and
of the the pass
ipes and Spring.
1 display
braided
ier and Blouses
aterials, Cornp
to many Gog
a shapes
wers are flesh and
il prices as Persia
.-......short ske
sp rmg passers-b
rorite The new
hi, light blue lend
gabar
amongbly to th
ndl they embroide
keautitul are notii
$25.00 raoa
and lookresn:
up.
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First Fcorded Eclipse.
Th first evclsev rec' orded ha1ppened(l(
Mlarch 19, 'i21 B. C., att S:.!( 1. 1)1.,ne
cordilin g to iny. It wa lunar and
wais se(r)S ved wlith nceurntey at litby
tll. Anti axagoria was tihl first to ex.
Igninl (he physicnl enuse of* cell.')Ses
about '150 1I. C.
C-nveyer Doe_ Double Duty.
One conveying li st:i on i I in I an
earter paper 1ni b1 rings Ile coill to
the fiiurnnevs and111 Ivrries ol thle alies
at he same tine.
I0
Ow weeks off
)icest Goods
Lrments and
uspection of
dy arrived.
i Great Variety
and So New
n who adore strictly
suits, and those who
kes more or less elab
I rejoice in this show
includes plenty of
i both types, as well
models in between.
ue tricotine, Poiret
checks seem to be
vord of Fashion for
That ArePerfect
lements to Suits
site crepe in white,
l light blue, as well
n Blouses, in long or
eves, simply beckon
y to take them along.
shades of tan and
[ themselves admira-.
e new suits. Sashes,
~ry and drawn work
zeable features, at
le prices. $6.50 anid
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