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. onI Bi-, New Yorm rt'cery Firm Keeps Dowin Its Vroome & Co., Butter & Cheese Merchants, New York City. says: "We k.p RAT-SNAP in our cellar all the lime. It keo;ps down rats. We buy it by the gross, would not be without it.' Farmers use RAT-SNAP because .:s pass up j11 food for RAT-SNAP. Three sizes. 3oc. 65e, and $1.2Z. Sold %t guaranteed by Laurens Hardware Co., Putnam's Drug S:ore and Ken iedy Bros. ASSESSORS NOT ICE 19:21 The Auditor's office will be open tr:tu the first of Jan'uary to the 20th t. February, 1921, to i.:k. Tax re tu.::s of all pe'--sonl proptrty and v traLers of ra, io for said For :h c e :a x: ay'-- 7rSI returns w:., ta'* n it th . wr named e Jackl T1 T T GREY I ROCK ALE A'.. r \ t Delicious and : guaanteed to re. ieedyspepsia and indigestion Mande 'nI:h the celebait A-.:ri ed- n~ f.'.:: CtK in 'ABIIEVII.LE-GREENWiOOD MTUL INER HINCE ASSOtiATION. Organized I%.' PR:OPifl!TY INSURED 916.15.000 W O : R CALL on the undersign ed for t.: information yo'u may desire about nur plan of insurance. We ins .:rce your property against de st.ruction hy FIRE. WINDSTORM OR LIGHTNING. and do so cheaper than any co,.'any in existance. Remembter, we are prepared to provo to you that ours is the sfet and cheapest pian of insurance Znown. Our .\ssocia:ion is now licensed to wulte !insurance in tbhe couinties of Abbevil"' Greenwood, McCormick, Edget'eld, 1.aurens, Saluda. Lexington,. Richland., Calhoun. and Spartanburg. Green'tille, Pickens. Bamberg. Barn well, Clarendon. Sumter, Iz'e Kershaw, Ohesterfield, Lancaster. TE: officers are: Gen. . Fraser Lyon, '""cnt. Columbia. S. C.; J. RI. Blake. Gen. Agt., Secty. and Treas., Greenwood, S. C. DIRFT7ORS: A. O ';ran . .. ....Mt. Carmel. S. C. J. M. 'mbrell .. .. Abbeville, S. C. J. RI. I. de .... ...Greenwood, S. C. A. Wt Youngblcdtd .. . .Holdg.es. S. C. J. Frater Lyon .. .. Columbia. S. C. R. 1? Nicholson .. ..Edoi eld,S, C. W. HI Wtharton . ......Waterloo. S. C. W. C. Tu~te... . . .. .. . athurt. S. C. 3. RI. BL AkE, Gen. Agt, Oreenwood, S. C. Jan. 1, 100. LA KUEDYP TAICNOIA * 4 WP?4 81 ca/fi1J ,'i.w.&rg,: JCv7U Continued from Last Week.) d hve ::a: ':Thecn. '1'-:: c I will tIll Y - I w:.* h I n h - \r:. NV!, A- to a -e .b -e'as ites eect h0. rno Yo-: en n i r.; rve t hat; ho* ft.-. - . w n - h you rt n - down Y's d et ' t'~ domnn -,f I sh ouldi A* .-!:- - *h-'e ines,. test try r~ d !5 r.-c.: i:.;&ulations. osa d!'zen': repe'.!tions hardly tostsf Mrs. Farnsworth. uh' hesel f reel t hem and Iostu red 4n A e' instruction. "I ease read the whole of the sec .tnd act again," said Alice, seating herself on the boulder. I waited for a few minutes, enjloying the beautiful %w of Mrs. Farnsworth's voice, then. miystified and awed. I crept down the ladd1er and stole away. "It's Dilck Searles' play," I kept whispering to myself. It was the "Lady L.arkspur" that he was holding back until he could find the girl that had so en chanted hIm in London and for whom he had written this very comedy with its setting In the Virginia hills. Hurrying to the garage. I snarled it Flynn, who said Torrence had been calling me all mornIng and had finally left werd that he would motor to Barton at eight the next evening to see me on turgent business. I un locked my trunk and dug out my copy of "lmdy Larkspur." Not even the wizardry of Alice and her friend could have extracted the script. The two women had in some way pos sed~ed themselves of another copy, an exact duplicate, even to its blue paper cover; and I sat down and began re calling everything Searles haud told me about his efforts to find the ac tress. The tele'phone on the table at my el ho0w rang until Flynn came in timi-. ly to quiet it. "If it's Mr Torrence-" I be;:nn. "It's the IHarton stationl, t~tr. Thoro's a teleo'nm" I snnnart te L:Y N Ie iver Nfuly. thinkiln it IIy :be . mehorea Torenc con firm~n :D: :'014 .nnat aeytee ho e Spin:hi, Ohio. Sc [te:nber 30, 191.7. -'e fren L ::...n ::2e ;t Fays Ins: frv.- i.: t s- for Violet D wir we, -ta i : Satl. lgnse s HI '-vy & "* 'nd anyb'ody e 1al. dw.y Nh' ri ht know what :e.: 4 - n c ast cr he:,' ed hant w Iy 1 : 1a . ,Xlw i t e ti p to mness thi; Tr -.. :'.*:r wSe~ co fr t in. I I n 0 r n, ha r . - :. -S-be . r;~~:. .-. :-- - -4 t - ; "4. \ ew ne, n actress. TI n. z .t n-r - ;inL- a n d the lov 1 n-I imost charming- girl in T o!!P wre day no'.r3g of Impor tance hi; ;e: ed, thouih Allee and 'Mrs. 'arssvorth agAin s,-nt the morning in te woodland,. iresumr.bly studying Searles' iaar. My thouchts galloped through i-my head in a definite formula: If sIe !s not my aunt-" "If she is on impostor-" "If she Is a spy playing a deep game in the seclusion of Bar ton-" "If she is the act ss Searles Is seeking-" At any rate, would re spect her wish to play the game through; the dangers of carrying the story-book Idea to one of half a dozen pio.ssible conclus!ons were not Incon -iderable. but I was resolved that she should finish the tale in her own fash:on. If I Lad expected Searles and hit play to be Introduced into the table taik, I was dooned to disappoiutment. A d.-zen tines I smnttl.ered ai impulse to t :! Alb'e and .\!s. Farnsworth I nad atched tl'm in the woodland and of'Searle,'a n. search for thc id*-al of hi~s " a y .r i- , but I wa' I r: h. d' Ll"asure. The ic '.cd w n in 11.- wood. tIe a t. :l h n I e.. --I h m -l !.'e-4 o te , 1e by -ir '. -: I l - . r th bte. W Ien th o 1,- w.d wl. re 1 had 'ii her tie da1 ic oe " 110ane In-i I w' ere her this 'I asbu~-r. *L.-t :se- .-ee; I think: - r little trick to. t.': thec hand I f 1::- isv meth it-l. ettrl ine 1."1nd'h ch'se one1 and ha'nded-( !ue heo.rs; "'if the thip side turns3 up. troyg~ it."' I-c ment it slinin:.; into the~ air. A :auch cau.;ht anad hi it atn 1t-tant, ien it fll, turning over and. over, nd lay straight on edge agcast a "No deelsoni:" I cried. "it's an ex e-t ;-erpenmdicular." She knelt b'eslde- it. ponder~ng. "1 hink it leans just a trnil- to the- ad dress- side '" she ann1ounIced. "'There or you may return it to ) our pocket .id it goes into the j.ost otli e." "These letters would pirobably an swer a lot of questions for me if I daredc run away with themn." I sug gesteid. "he thought does you no credit. sir. Y'ou promised rnot to ineddle. but just to let thing~s take theiar course. and I must say that you are constantly imi rivlig. At times you grow~ suspil c'lius--yes, you know y -u do-but, tau~e It all In all, you 4o try well." At the post office she dripped all the letters but one Into the chute. "It really dlid fall a little to the address~ sIi'Y' she questioned. I gav-e may judgmnt that the letter erd sright on edge, Inclinitng neith "I ylife hung In thme balance. I hudcertaInly nolt act where fate had hbeen sio tltnid.l,' "Suppose," saId Aliee musingly, "I were to tell you that if I maai I thIs ietter the effect will be- to dtini mue n A kmuerlea for somle t irne; If I idoni I-ndu~ It, I shall have to write anmitherg ihat will mean that I shall g''e. I oonQ. If I sta 0on mat Batri'ri int of going. home to tale up my little part again for England in the war, it will be an act of selflshhess-just some more of my foolishness, more of the make-believe 1i4e that Constance and I have been living here." "I want you to stay," I said earnest ly, taking the letter. "Let we be your fate in this-in everything that affects your life forever." She walked quickly to the door, and I dropped the letter Into the chute and hurried after her. "You didn't turn round," I said as we started down the street. "For all you know, i've got the latter In my pocket." "Oh. I'm not a bit frightened! it would be just as interesting one way as another." "But I want you to stay forever," 1 declared as we waited on the curb for a truck to pass. "Ti- remark is almost impertinent," she answered, "when I've known you only seven days." "They've been wonderful days. It re.-ly makes no difference nbout let ters or your duties elsewhere. Where yo;u go I shall certainly follow; that's se migI shou!tl like to have un :.too'i here nd now." I .itering alon.; the bench on our -:IN home. I wa _-uiflily coinselous th:tt I was ma.ing love rather arlent .y e a lady who4) tal iitrocluee.i hor tome :is t.y uncl''s widow. The nt' an wIas, 'on the whole. verl Aow re ear ' 'As t 1) s t tn. tt 111. s well:ng to' . r-! t!; ' door !s t'. hLnv.b Mr. i?m I4f coirse he is not csie." said A ho. She was esln i .!w,l at er-e in a wb:r rocker. unconcertdly 1 lying the strich-plume fun. "Tere may be inatter,-" becan "tO. nothing that Bob can't hear!" Aklce dLclared. "Very w ell," muttered Torrence frowning his complete disapproval. lie fidgeted for a moment and tried to entch Rnynor's eye, but hlaynor's face expressed amusement. I found myself liking Raynor very much. "Sir. laynor told me that he wished to speak to Mrs. Bashford privately." said Torrence. "If he's sat'te. 'm sure I have no objection to Mr. Sin gleton's remaining. I regret that my own duty is a disagreeable one." "Really !" murmured Alice with nicely shaded imtpudence. "I am convinced. beyond any ques "Really!" Murmured Alice. tion," said Torrence sharply. "that you are no't th~e widow of the late Raymond B. JBashford: "That statement," saId Alice without ceasing the languid flutter of the fan, "is correct-<quite correct." "Certainly. It is entirely true," nfflrmedl Mrs. Farnsworth. "And your coming here as you did is, if you will pardon my frankness, susceptible of very disagreeable con structions. It Is my_painful duty-" (To be continued.) Xir. Fred White Says, "D~on't Idle Be. cause You Only See One Rlat." "1 did, pretty soon I found my cel lar full. They ate my potatoes. After trying RAT-SNAP I got 5 dead rats. The rest later. They pass up the po tatoes to eat RAT-SNAP." If there are rats around your place follow hMr. White's example. Three sizes. 35c, 65c, and $1.25. Sold and guaranteed -imurens5 Hardware Co., Putnam's Drug Stor- en 1 KEnne 1' dros. A TONNO 0rove's Tasteless chaW Tocic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the lokod. When you feel Its strengthening. invigorating effect, see bow it brings color to the cheeks and bow it Improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true *o.nic value. Grove's Tastelese chili Tonic i simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it. The b!ood needs QU!NINE toi Purify It and IRON to Enrich It. Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs by its Strengthening, 1nvigor ating Ffec 75c For Real Tire Repairing RIM CUTS, BLOWOUTS REATREDING A SPECIALTY City Vulcanizing Station AT CITY FILLING STATION ,Z7 WHITE FOR L" CATALOO ~7 RhL thscwrsthztre. in r.-.d ts ). - --+ - * * t u P1"iyf r-VCone siot WhY? ,Many persons wonder why they have to pay 40 or 50 cents, or more, for the beef they buy when live cattle 'are only 10 or 15 cents a pound. In the first place, we average only about 1/2 pound of meat from the pound of steer for which we pay 10 or 15 cents. Only part of the other half consists of such by-products as hides, oleo oil, tallow, etc. -the remainder is waste. And the return from by-products justc now is very small. Hides and fats as well as many other icems are down to pre war pnceS. In the second place, there are not many pounds of the kind of meat for which you pay 40 or 50 cents, or more, mih the entire animal. Some times the retailer hastosella lot of the meat he buys for about what he pays for it, because you and your neigh bors pass by certain cuts and insist upon the other choicer cuts, such as steaks, etc. Necessarily, he must get enough for these choicer cuts to make up for what he loses on the less popular ones, such as soup meat, etc. The difference between the final retail price of the finished meat product and the first cost of the live steer is less than it is for most farm products. If the foregoing raises any question in the mind of the reader, we will endeavor to answer it, upon request. Swift & Company, U. S. 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