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■** £0 - Slu Heats Them All. BY HOMKll BAHSKORI). There b hue and ery for the Bummer (firl— The «irl of winter and fall. But I've hi mind the j-irl of a kind 1 think the best of all. And yet there's praise for another girl— The girl of airy young spring. With laughter gay, rhe's-here t nd away— A giddy, faithless thing. But the best is still another girl— And the only gill that's sound ; She’s of to-day, who's never away, The girl of fhe year around. bail, ana was of opinion thattbe evl- .rj. . - , . , deuce of death was Insufficient But as lie thouM have had the manliness to the plaintiff wished to withdraw and reins accusers’ ‘ theri was only a moderate p^p^n of guilt, tho case would bo adjourned ponding confirmation of tho report of death, when tho question of estreating the bail would be decided. from tub diary or inspector byrnes. By JULIAN HAWTHORNE, Author of "The Great Bank Robbery, 1 ' “An American Penman,” Eta lCopyright by O. M. Dunham, and published, through special arrungemc-ut by the American Pres Association with Cassell & Co., New York and London.] CHAPTER XIII TO AWAIT CONFIRMATION. J UE day appoint ed for P .cy's trial was a week after ho left New York. During this period Ids mother and sister and Judge Ko- telle were the on ly persona who knew of his es- onpe. On the morning of the trial the judge dropped into In spector Byrnes’ office, with a uews|iaper in his hand and a very grave face. “I want to call sotuelhin;; to your rec ollection. inspector." said ho; ’•some thing of importance to me. though you may have forgotten it." ‘•Oh. you mean young Percy Nolen's ease, don't your" returned the chief of detectives. “I remember; ho was ac cused of a robbery in u jewelry store and you went bail for bim in fifteen hundred dollars. Yes, the trial comes on today.'' “You have a good memory. Well, you are perhaps not aware that Percy left New York on tho day following tho examination and never returned.” “Yes, judge, I happen to be aware of that, too! You see, we anticipated there might be some difficulty of the kind, and so we put a man on to watch him. Mr. Nolen spent that night nt Mr. Martin s rooms on Fifth avenue. Tho next morn ing, some one whom our man took to be Martin walked out and went up town. An hour or two later, Martin himself came out. Instead of following him our man made tho mistake of going up stairs to see whether Nolen was in tho rooms. In that way they both got off. Wo did everything in our power to stop them, but it was too late. I sincerely hoped he would think better of it, and come back. I am sorry for you, but there it is!” “As regards myself, I’m not n loser. I don't mind telling you that, a few hours after his escape, I received by letter tho amount of the bail; it came, I have rea son to believe, from Martin. All Percy’s outstanding bills were also paid, proba bly by tho same hand. Of course, Percy shoul I have stood Ids trial, and liad I bad any inkling of what he intended 1 should have used every means to prevent his de parture. But at any rate he left no debts behind him.” “He made the mistake of his life,” said tho inspector, emphatically. “As the reason why will bo known in a few hours, I may as well tell you now. In the first place the evidence against bim was not conclusive, and, taking every- thing into consideration, the chances arc tliat he would have been acquitted. His looks and manner and his previous rec ord and social standing were in his favor, though it Is true that he had been making a fool of himself here and there, as boys sometimes will. But a fellow like that is not likely to steal a lady’s pocket book in face of the absolute cer tainty of being suspected of it. The game wasn’t worth the candle.” “I quite agree with you," replied the judge; “still there was a possibility that the verdict might go against him; and you can understand that a conviction would be as good os death to him.” “Even then, if wo were innocent, the guilty party would be sure to turn up sooner or later and he would be vindi cated. I could make a guess, even now, as to who the thief really is; but bo has not committed himself yet, and as Uie money stolen was in bank notes of course It is more difficult to trace than jewels or any kind of personal property would be. But tbat is not the point I was going to make. If ho ha^ appeared in court today ho would have been a free man ever after.” “How can you know that?” “In Uds way. You have heard all about that affair of his with the wife of tho plaintiff. No actual harm hod been done, but she was compromised and her husband had heard of it; they had had some words about it probably; and when be found Nolen in such an awkward pre dicament, he naturally was not going to lose the opportunity of jumping on Idm. So ho pressed the charge, as we saw. But his wife did what he had not antici pated—she joined him In the accusation, and thereby ranged herself definitely on his side. Of course that took the wind out of his sails; it proved that she hated Percy as much as he did, and therefore removed his own chief reason for hating him.” “I understand; but” “Very well Having no longer any especial reason for revenging himself upon Percy, and probably not believing, on sober second thought, that he had committed the crime, he would begin to ask himself how the public trial would affect Ids wife and himself. And the first thing ho would see would be that it would involve letting out the whole story of the flirtation. Now, If his wife had persisted in her folly, instead of act ing the part of a virtuous our, as she did, he might hare been willing to havs her shown up; but as It was, he would desire to hush it up as securely as possible. There was only one way to do that, and that was" "Ah! 1 see. Tho plaintiff would de cline to prosecute?" “Exactly, and that (as I have the best reason for knowing) is just what he lias done. His counsel are instructed to withdraw the charge; and of course, under the circumstances, tne judge would allow him to do so. But when they see that the prisoner is not on hand, it may cause them to modify this course. They might profess themselves ready to go on with the case, and as tho prisoner is absent judgment would issue against him." “It is that result that I hoped to avoid. It would be a sad thing for an honorable fanilv to ftrmxrfmri Umvioli IK* *tn^ti— face his accusers." repeated the ins pee tor. “No one knows better than >ou. judge, that in this world a man must de fend himself. Ho cannot expect other people to find excuses for him. But. as I say, ho may live It down; he is a young fellow yet, and” “Have you seen this morning's paper?" interposed the judge. “I have looked through It. Is there anything particular?" Tho judge held out tho paper, with his finger on a certain paragraph. Tho in- pector took it and read as follows: “A terrible hurricane is reported as having occurred in tho neighborhood of St. Thomas, W. I, on tho 18th ult. It is described os the severest ever known in those latitudes. It was preceded In tho morning by a dead calm and exces sive heat. Early in the afternoon weatherwiso persons predicted a heavy bio"’. The prophecy was soon verified. “Clouds were observed collecting in the southwest; they rapidly increasd in size and darkness, and advanced toward the northeast, from which quarter a gentle breeze was blowing, ~ with terrific fury. Tho liarbor of St Thomas is a large basin, tho entrance to which is a comparatively narrow pas sage between two headlands. The har- bor was at the time filled with shipping. CHAPTER XIV. A POWERFUL ALLY. EVERAL day* after this event, the inspector wa» informed that a lady desired to see him. He gave orders tliat she be admitted, and a young woman dressed in mourn ing entered the room. She was pale and hand some, with pow erful dark eyes. The inspector rose and placed a chair for her. She sat The storm burst down, regarding him with great intent ness, as if endeavoring to satisfy herself what manner of man he was. “Can I be of any assistance to you, madam?” the detective inquired. “I hope you may," was her reply, “for including several steamers and large ves- I don’t know where to look for help, un- sels. One of the steamers was at the time less to you. You were officially cogni- taking on passengers; tho captain gave rant, were you not, of the case of Mr. orders that this should bo stopped, and Percy Nolen, who was accused of a rob- steamed out of tho harbor In tho hope of bevy a few weeks ago?” weathering the gale. The steanler has The inspector inclined his head. “It not since been heard of, but fragments came to my knowledge in the ordinary of it have been picked up at sea, and routine,” he paid. “It has been ad- there is no doubt that she perished with journed, as you are probably aware, and all on board. The storm was accompa- the chances are that it will not soon be niod by intense darkness, greater than heard of again.” tliat of ordinary midnight without moon “Percy Nolen was my brother,” she or stars. The wind’s velocity was cstl- resumed. "He was lost at sea.” Her mated to reach no less than two hundred lips trembled, but she recovered herself miles an hour, and tho destruction it —the inspector noted tliat sho seemed to caused was terrible. possess unusual self command—and went “After blowing for a couplo of hours ou - "My mother and I are tho only ones from the southwest it hauled about and of the family left alive; and my mother blew with equal violence from the north- > 9 an invalid. My brother died with a cast. All tho shipping in tho harbor was shadow upon his name, cud 1 consider destroyed, and several vessels were lifted H my duty to remove it. 1 am sure that out of the water and carried inland, it can be done; and I e.m ready to make One large merchant ship was taken up any effort or sacrifice to do it. Nothing bodily and planted in the midst of a would bo a sacrifice that would aceom- warehouse near tho shore. The houses plish that result.” with the sidewalk. It was a winter night, but there was no snow- on the ground. “It was not quite 1 o’clock In Uie morn ing when they left the restaurant to gether. At 2 o'clock the policeman whose beat was on that part of Twonty-tliird street saw some one lying in the porch of the boarding house. Ho examined and found that ho was hi evening dress, with an overcoat on; he was insensible and his pockets were empty. There did not seem to ho any mark of violence on liim. *Tho policeman thought ho was in sensible from drink. He knocked up the people in tho house, and when ho found that my brother lived there helped to take him up to his room. But there was a physician living in tho house, and of the town were unroofed and in most cases annihilated. Upwards of four hundred lives were reported lost, and tho liarbor was full of corpses, which were devoured by the sharks. One of tho most remarkable episodes of this dis astrous storm was tliat of the U. S. and B. Co.’s steamship Amazon. Sho was due at St Thomas on tho day after that on which tho hurricane occurred. She had cleared from New York with six passengers and a full cargo. Sho had fair weather up to within two hundred miles of St Thomas, and was some- wliat ahead of her schedule time. Ac cording to tho narration of tho surviv ors, she met the huiricane about ? o’clock on tho afternoon of the 18th. She was put about so as to run before tho gale. The wind and waves almost Immediately dismasted her, and it was found Impos sible to domore than keep her before the wind, even this taxing all tho powers of “I’m afraid you will find it no easy matter. Miss Nolen. Speaking us a pro fessional man, I must say that the pros pect is not a hopeful one." “I don’t expect it to ho easy; but 1 am determined to succeed, and 1 mean to give all my life and energy to it,” said she, in the same quiet tone which she had used from the first, but with im mense underlying earnestness. “Of tourse, I know nothing about tlio ways of finding out criminals, aud I don't think that, in an ordinary matter, I should make a good detective; but this is a thing I care so much about that it's different. I believo that if tho man who stole tiiat money was to pass me on the street I should feel that it was he.” The inspector dropped his pencil and stooped to pick it up. Tho notion of identifying criminals by emotional intu ition was not without its humorous side; but ho did not wish his smile to l>o seen; those on board. At one time she was aml . l) y Ul0 timo ho had recovered Ills pooped by a heavy sea which broke into P enc ^ ^ 1G had recovered his gravity like- •' * • ^ ■ • wise. "Even if you were able to recog nize him in that way, Miss Nolen,” ho remarked, “there would be no evidence in tliat to fasten the crime upon him. Tho jury might think you wero mis taken, and would refuso to convict; in fact, I don’t think you could persuade any judge on the bench to grant you a warrant.” “I wasn’t thinking of putting it on that ground.” Pauline replied, coloring a little. “But when I have convinced my self that I know the man, I would find evidence against him that would con vince the world too. Only let mo know him first, and the rest would be easy.” “Well, all I can say is, I hope you’ll find him." "I should not have come here to waste your time merely by telling you this,” •he continued, looking up at him firmly. “I wish to’ tell you something that may indicate who he is, and then you will bo able, pethaps, to help mo find out where he is and what his record is. I don’t suppose you know that Percy was not my only brother?" The detective intimated that he did not “My other brother's name was Jerrold. He died a few years ago. They had rea son to think that his death was hastened by foul means. The man whom he ac cused of it was tried; the case was ap pealed several times, but at last, after having been confined for over a year, the accused was acquitted. He said that ho would be revenged upon us. Why may he not have taken this way to be re venged?" Tho inspector began to be interested. “What was his name?” lie asked. "His name was Horace Dupee. He was a medical student.” “Tell rae the circumstances. I may recollect something of it.” “When my brother Jerrold left college he decided to be a physician, and he be gan the study of medicine here in New York. lie attended lectures and went to tho hospitals. He was fond of fun and a favorite with his fellow students, and I suppose he was rather imprudent in his habits. He was good natured and excit able and the others led him on. “The way the end came was this; There was a supper given to one of the students who had got through his course. He was the Horace Dupee I spoke of. He was a clover man, I believe. I never saw him, and he and Jerrold wero great There were ten or twelve o- hcr young men at the supper. They drank a good deal of wine and became noisy and excited. They began to play practi cal jokes on one another. At last Hor ace Dupco got up to make a speech. My brother, who sat near him, kept inter- rupthig him with jokes and laughing. He got angry finally—Dupee did—and made some threat or said some insulting thing. My brother instantly threw a glass of wine in his face, glass and all. “Dupee rushed at him and struck him with his fist. They began to fight; but my brother was the stronger, and ho struck Dupee in the face, so that ho fell over a chair. Then tho others separated them; and my brother, after a moment, forgot his anger, and wanted to make friends with Dupee again, but Dupee would not for a while, but tho others urged him, until at last he laughed and came and shook hands with my brother, and pretended that ho was quite recon ciled; but he said afterwards to one of the young men tbat ho ‘would bo even with Nolen yet.’ “’Hiey had been on tho point of break- tho forecastle and swept many overboard. “When the wind veered about tho steamer became virtually unmanageable; sho drove before tho gale, and it was ex pected that she must founder. But after several hours she was suddenly beached; and on tho storm breaking it was dis covered that sho was lying in the main street of St. Thomas, close to tier own dock. In the darkness sho must have been driven through tho narrow entrance of the harbor, and so across to Uie town, avoiding by a miracle numbeness ob stacles. She is, however, a complete wreck, and half her ship's company wore swept overboard and drowned, whi|o many of tho others have received severe who were injuries. Of the six passengers \ on board the following are killed: Alfred Harper, went insane and waghcq over board; Charles Tuppor, neck broken) James Blair, washed overboard: Pjfcy Nolen, washed overboard. The ' sur viving passengers are Herbert Bim] son and Valentine Martin. ' Mr, occupied the same slate Nolan, and Is much affected by his deal Ho says he saw him shortly before the time when tljo steamer was pooped; no was on his way to tho forecastle, under the impression, it is supposed, tha^there was greater security there 'than'in thJ stern. -~+z ” “Mr, Martin left for Vera Crtjs, yester day. It is his intention to Atom byway of Asplnwall to his sheep farm in New Zealand, near Napier.” Having read thus fay, laid down the paper, ‘ chin awhile with a ml the young man Is said, at length. <( look that way.” “Do you mean tt about it?” exclaimed the “I don’t say there is; of course, judf ge,! o .a. w a matter rCcdgiUs? tho sincerity of your attitude. Still"n I were inter ested in the boy, I should think twice before I accepted this news as' conclu- •ivo. Have you heard anything person- “Nothing. This Is all we know, so far." “Well, you are aware tliat people re ported drowned at sea sometimes have a way of coming to life again. The sea is a big place, and it’s difficult to be sure what becomes of a man in a heavy storm when everything’s as black as pitch. Then again, young Nolen, you must ad mit, might find it convenient to have it friends^ supposed he was permanently out of the way. He could start in under a new name, with very little fear of over being interfered with. When this affair has blown over or been cleared up, ho might come back and all would lie right again. I don’t say that is what has happened; 1 only say it might be so. And, consider ing that Mr. Martin was a friend of the family, it seems a little odd that he shouldn't liave sent a letter giving a full account of the affair. He must have known what a value the mother and sister would have put upon it" "I hope with all my heart your theory may be the true one," said the judge. “But 1 fear the report is correct.” he added, after a paused. "There can lie no doubt about the hurricane, nor that Percy was on the steamer. There was uo necessity of inventing a report of his death; he would bo as safe in Mexico or New Zealand as at the liottom of the Atlantic. No, I’m afraid tho poor hoy b gone. And. as 1 was saying just now, I trust that no steps will lie taken today to blacken his memory. The cause of - . , . . , justice would not he vindicated, and it ing up, but after this they g^ to drink would add a terrible pan;; to Ins moth- tog aud talkmg again, and Dupee ~ame er’s and sister's grief Some considers- and sat down by my brother and kept tion should bo shown to them.” “tong his glass for him, but only pre- “Well, let us go down to the court tending to drink himself, until my room," said the tosi>cctor, rising and brother got quite Intoxicated and acted taking his hat “1 don't suppoeS any foolishly. It was then after midnight, one wants to trample on a dead man- and the young men began to go home, not even the woman ho was in love and Dupecsa.d bowoud see my brohet ... to his lodgings. My father and mother This surmise proved partly correct and myself were not in New York just On the case being called, counsel for tho then; we had gone down to a southe™ pUintiff submitted that their client was watering place on account of my mother disposed to abandon the prosecution, beh-g dehcato, and Jerrold was staying New Orleans, Feb. 27, 1888. This Is to certify that after taking one jug of Microbe Kill er I was permanently cured of a severe attack of bronchitis and pulmonary inflammation, said illness having resisted all methods of medical treatment. I cheerfully recommend Wm. Radam's Microbe Killer as being more than is claimed for it. Henry V. Mielly, 77CampSt. For sale at Garner’s Drug he came and looked at my brother and i Store. saw there was something wrong. At last he found a bruise on his head, be- A Georgia youth who ailSWer- hind tho car, made with some blunt in- ed ( inclosing a quarter) ail ad- strument, for tho skin was not cut, but , vertisement of J10W to make it had produced concussion of tho brain. Towards dawn ho partly recovered con sciousness, and when he was asked about his injuries lie mumbled something about Dupee; hut they could not get anything definite from him. A telegram was sent to us at Old Point Comfort, where we were stopping. My mother was too ill to move; I stayed with her, and my father went on at once, but lie arrived too late. My brother” Her voice faltered, and she broke off. Tho story had been told with entire sim plicity, hut with intense vividness and earnestness. 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So tho coroner held him for trial.” “I remember the case now, inspector "The case was pushed against him vigil!, i Iv, out it broke down at last for want of conclusive evidence, and Dupee was discharged, as you say, after having been kept in jail for a year. Well, I must say, Miss Nolen, that the doubt as to his guilt is a reasonable one; and supiiosing him to have been inno cent, he has certainly received hard treat ment: for such an accusation us that, though not proved, is enough to ruin a man's career." “I do not believe he was innocent, In spector Byrnes! I am sure that he was guilty, and, huviug escaped punishment for that, he means to do us more injury still. No—an innocent man would not have been ruined by an unjust accusa tion! It would have stimulated him to prove by Ids after life that he had lieen wronged.” “Do you know what his subsequent life has been?” inquired the inspector. “I have heard enough to know tliat it has been what I should have expected it to bo. 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Wihble — “1 wonder w h y swans sing just before death ?” Wabble—“It is their last chants, I suppose.”—Terra Haute E.r- press. Not Tall Ibuough. History boa recorded that a foreign princess to whom Henry VIII of Eng land offered his hand in marriage sent bock tho pointed answer that “if she hud two heads she would gladly have placed one of them at his majesty's disposal.” This allusion to the fate of Anne Holeyn and Katherine Howard wasagood speoi- he has gone under dlf- | men of the epigrammatic smartness of Everything You Want in the Stationery Line, O-A-dST BE BOTTQ-HT VAT THE DARLINGTON BOOK STORE. Terms Cash : DARGAN & LIDE, Proprielors. January l»i. 1890. ferent names, and it is probable that he may have been arrested more than once for other crimes. 1 have always felt that he was our enemy, and have expected that something like this would happen. I am the only one of us left to fight him, Insiiector Byrnes. He killed my eldest brother; ho was the means of bringing about the disgrace and death of Percy; my father died of disappointment and grief ; ray mother is a broken down in valid. But I am strong and well, and I am determined to bring him to justice! Will you help me?” Her eyes darkened aud her cheeks flushed as sho put the question. The in spector, though ho could not but per ceive tliat the chances were against the correctness of her theory, was touched by her earnestness. “In what way would you ex|iect mo to assist you?” he inquired. “You can communicate with the po lice in all parts of the country,” she an swered, “and you know, or can find out, the history of all the criminals who have been arrested in New York and in many other places. What 1 ask you to do is to trace the record of Horace Dupee from the timo ho left the jail on the termina tion of his trial till now. Find out his associates, aud make them give evidence against him; learn what his aliases have been, and whether ho was not in New Y’ork on the day that Mrs. Tunstall lost her money. If ho was—and I am sure it will turn out so—it will be found that he had money to spend soon afterwards, and perhaps somo one of tho bank notes can ho traced to him. Oh!” sho ex claimed, lifting ono hand with an irre pressible gesture, “if I can see him stand before mo in tho prisoner’s dock, I shall have lived long enough!" “Upon my word, Miss Nolen,” re marked tho inspector with a smile, "I wouldn't envy the man who had done you an injury, bo ho who ho may; and if this follow Dupco, or any ono else, has been guilty of the crimes you charge him that period; but, says Mr. David Kerr, an equally creditable performance has been furnished by our own age. Just at the time when vague reports wero beginning to creep abroad tiiat Germany was meditating fresh extension of her frontier at the expense of Holland a Dutch official of high rank happened to be visiting the court of Berlin, where he was handsomely entertained. Among Other spectacles got up to amusa him a «. The Q re at Bank Robbery,” review was organ ized at Potsdam. ^ ’ “What does your excellency thing of our soldiers?” asked Prince Bismarck, as Copyrighted by O. M. Dunham, and one of the regiments came marching past in admirable order. “They look as if they knew how to fight,” replied the visitor, gravely, “but they are not quite tall enough.” The prince looked rather surprised at i this disparaging criticism. He made no I answer, however, and several other regi- ments filed past in succession; but the Dutchman's verdict upon each and all was still the some; “Not tell enough.” At length the grenadiers of the guard made their appearance—a magnificent body of veterans, big and stalwart enough to have satisfied even the giant loving father of Frederick the Great; but the inexorable critic merely said, “Fine soldiers, but not tall enough.” Then Prince Bismarck fairly lost pa- i tience, and rejoined, somewhat sharply, | “These grenadiers are tho finest men in our whole army; may I ask what your j excellency is pleased to mean by saying | that they are not tall enough?” The Dutchman looked him full in the ! face, and replied with significcnt empha- i sis, “I mean that we can flood our coun try twelve feet deep.”—London Tid Bits. ANOTHER’S CRIME! FROM THE DIARY OF INSPECTOR BYRNES. BY JULIAN HAWTHORNE, Arrive Darlington V.00 p m Leave Darlington 3 30 p in Arrive Florence 4.10 p m A. F. RAVENEL, Pre*. G II Mailer Transportation. J^ORTH EASTERN RAILROAD 0narlkston, S. 0., May 1, 1890. On and after this date the | schedule will be run : fallowing GOING SOUTH. No. 27, Daily. Leave Florence *1 35 a in Leave Kingstree 2 29 n in Arrive Lanes 2 50 a m | Leave Lanes 2 50 a m Arrive Charleston 5 00 a in No. 23, Daily. i Leave Florence *8 30 a ra | Leave Kingstree 9 4(i a u Arrive Lanes 10 07 a i Leave Lanes 10 07 a i. i Arrive Charleston 11 59 a in No 58. Leave Lanes * 7 50 P. M. Arrive Charleston 9 30 p. in. Train on C & D R R conn cts at Flor* once with No 23 Train. GOING NORTH. No, 78, Daily. Leave Charleston *1 20 a m Arrive Lancs 3 00 a m Leave Lanes :i 00 a m Leave Kingstree 3 17 a ra Arrive Florence 4 20 a m — AUTHOR OF — ‘An American Penman,” Etc. No. M. published through special arrangement by the American Press Association with Cassell & Co., New York and London. IN The Darlington News. Leave Coarleiton Arrive LaneB Leave Lanes Leave Kingstree Arrive Florence *4 ilO p m 6 29 p m 0 29 p ui ♦i 46 p hi 7 65 p in Read these Call at n prices, No. 52, Daily. Leave Charleston *7 00 a m Arrive Lanes 8 27 a in * Daily, f Daily except Sun Nos 52 runs through to Columbia via Central II R of S C. Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilmington, N. C., making close counection with W. & W R R for all pomls north. J. R. KENLY, J. F. Dividi, 8upt. Trans. GcdJ Sup't. T. M. Emkrsok, CienT Pass. Agt. WILMINGTON COLIIBIA AND AUGUSTA KAILKOA May J, 1890. GOING SOUTH No. 23. Leave Wilmington J Dyron at Ravenna in 1821. 1,U00 yards assorted Worsteds at 10 cts, worth 20 to 40cts A full line Cashmeres at 12i and 15 cts. We arestill run- our famous 25 cts. 3 7 ard wide Cashmere in all shades Leave Marion Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia No. 50. *0 15 p w 9 33 p m 10 20 a m 3.20 a u 4.*5 a it, 4 35 a m 6. 15 a id No. 27 Lord Byron baa here splendid apart- n . Kf . ments in the house of his mistress’ bus-j more popular than ever this season, 45-xnch Henrietta at ou A large line of Bl»ck Good, consisting of Cashmeres, , (iiceptnie'hortol) naiktbout u'e Soum Henriettas and Imported Rep, from Id to 11 per yard. ; !“* •“ "“'.tirrz; A "' e11 ‘ e,octe,) ' tock x 11 -^ 108 ' ond Mis8M ' "’’■“P" long time afterwards, too! As for my felIoWi ’ with ^prodigious'Matk beard, of Jackets, Modjeskas and New Markets. A specially targe line of Staple Dry Goods, and Notions at u.„s„ A M fellows I ever saw.—Life and litters of nrices that move them raDully. Train on C & D R R connects at Florenct Mary Wollstonocraft Shelley (Mrs. Mar- * with No 68. sliall). O J-T O £ S GOING NORTH. share in the business, I can assure you that all possible investigations shall lie made and, if Dupee has really joined the criminal classes, it will probably only he a question of time before wo run across him. It is something to have a definite person suspected in connection with tho affair. I don’t want to give you any hopes that I cannot fulfill; but I am will ing to say that it is not impossible some thing may come out of this.” “I don’t ask for promises—only let something be done!” Pauline replied, rising and giving her hand to the detect ive. Ho felt tho strong clasp of her lit tle fingers, and smiled again. “You may depend upon my being at least as good as my word," he said kind ly. “Your cause is a good one, and, so far ns I am connected with it, you may be certain tliat it will not suffer. But you must ho jirepared (or disappoint ment, and you must ho patient" Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Arrive Florence No 62 Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia No 58 Leave Florence Arrive Sumter No 52 runs through from Central R K. *10.10 p m 12.40p m 1 20 a m t 9 45 a m 10 55 p m f8 25 a n 9 35 a m Charleston via Manning 9 10 No 61. Saccharine Treaty a French Our line of Shoes is large and complete and well adapted to strengtli'c'f °1 t^iSti te the WantS ° f the We C ° ntinUe t0 maintain L *" e 8Um ‘ er mucilaginous and other solutions pre vents the formation at low organisms. Thus a valuable, inexpensive dentifrice v x rrxx uo i_i « ■■ -si—. . ■. ■ ■ ~ _ , . maybe prepared by simply dissolving _ * { Arrive a W timing on, saccharine in water to the proportion of ] Q ur success in the Gents’ Furnishing Goods Department war- j LeaTe 8umUr our reputation for selling solid goods. Gents’ Furnishing Goods • Arrive Florence Leave Florence, Leave Marion No. 78. No. 69 6 per cent. A teaspoonful of this in a half pint of water forms an admirable antiseptic mouth wash. In cases of ma lignant or other diseases of the stomach, requiring the washing out of that organ, a solution of saccharine of the strength of 2 per cent, will be found very suita ble.—New York Telegram. (To be continued) have trou- Kansas City, Mo.—I been affleted with Kidney ble for over a year. I commenc ed, using Microbe Killer at your suggestion. I have not finished my second jug and am complete ly cured. Yours respectfully, Gus. D. Welch, Clarke & Welch, Printers, 1213 Walnut St. For sale at Gam- ’ er’s Drug Store. rant us in the belief that out Clothing and Hats Men’s, Youths’ and Boys’ suit the people, both as to quality and price. We carry always in stock a full line of Hardware, Crockery, Tin, Harness, &c. GROCERIES. The Grocery Department is large and kept well supplied, Rock-bottom prices, HARDWARE. at Crowded Streets. Some statistics recently published by tho city of Berlin show that London streets are, on the whole, tho most crowded of any city in Europe. In 1878 it was ascertained that 43,014 people passed every 16 hours along tho Leip- ziger strasse in Berlin, and in 1883, 36,000 people crossed the Jannowitz Jd AJtbU VNf Train on Florenca R. R. leave Pee Die bridge every 18 hours. The most crowd- , , T tt l • t x daily except Sunday 4.40 P. M., arrive ed bridge in Berlin is the Oromin, over At the Hardware Store, Managed by J, 11. Early, is Kept Rowland _7_.oo p. m. Returning leave which 80,000 people pass every 18 hours. *10 35 p n 11 68 pm 11 58 p m 1 15 a m 4 36 a m 5 20 a m 8 35 a m f6 37 p m 7 50 p m *5 20 p m 6 82 p a *8 16 p ui 8 65 p m 11 45 p m •Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No 63 runa through Is Charleston, via Central R R, arriving Manning? 04 P 4. Lanes 7 42 P M. Charleston 9 30 P M. No 69 conuecis at Florence with C & D train for Cheraw and Wadesboro’. Nos 78 and 14 make close connection at Wilmington with W & V/ R R for all point North. Arrive Florence Leave Columbia Arrive Sumter No. 63, No 14 Leave Florence Liave Marion Arrive at Wilmington and the report of his death was put to. i nnuM wollr hilk ho wnfl The court obeerved that tlio prisoner ap- a f ter leaT tog tho others. My brother npArari to havn intended forfeit!nor 1 not. fit to telra If Mr. Stanley and his wife ever quarrel it is quite possible that they will carry the war into , Africa.—Pittsburg Chronicle. In 1884, 68,743 passed along the MunU j strasse every 16 hours, and 47,506 along the Qetraudten strasse. In London it is estimated 110,525 pedestrians pass over London bridge daily; over Blackfriars, 79,198; Westminster, 44,460; Waterloo, i 82,813. The most crowded thoroughfare in Europe is the Pont Neuf, Paris.— J Montreal Star. j Stoves, Sewing Machines, Pumps; Gins, Belting Steam Engines, &c., in fact everything that comes under the head of machinist’s supplies. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. October 31,1889. Rowland 0,80 A. M., arrive Pee Dee 8,50 A. M. Train ou Manchester & Augusta R. R leaves Sumter daily except Sunday, 10.69 A. M., arrive Rimmi 12.01P.M. R< ■ turning leave Rimini 13.15 P. M , ar rive Sumter 1.80 P, M. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen. Sop’t. J. R. KENLEY, Asst, Gen’l Manager. T. M. EMMERHON, Gen. Pas. Agt.