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“I wish I’d known that," said tho stran
ger refloetir-ly, “lor I « good ez mle over
jist to tell it to ye. Ye see John Hale, ho
sent a note to yo ’splainih' matters by a gen
tleman; but the road agents tackled that
fURMS—$1 Per Annum in Advance; Moan, ami left him for dead in the road."
“Yee,” said Mrs. Halo impatiently.
“Luckily ho didn't die, but kcm to and man
aged to crawl inter the bush, whar I found
him when I was lookin' for stock, and brought
him to my bouse”
“You found him! Your houser interrupted
Mrs. Hale.
“Inter my house,” continued the man dog-
usual wignoi ial
Jlmt tli. was
grateful for the presence of tho strangers,
whieh for the moment {mstpomti a matrhuo,
uial coulklcnco from which she shrunk.
“Proud to know yoo,” raid Col Clinch,
with a sudden outbreak of the antique gal
lantry of some remote Huguenot ancestor.
“Jly friend, Judge Hale, must be a regular
Roman citizen to leave such a family and
such a house at the call of public duty. Eh,
Rawlinsr
50 cents for < months; 3d cents for
3 months.
Advertising Kates;
0nf Square, 2rst insertion $1.00
One Square, second insertion dO
Ever)' subsequent insertion dO
Contraet advertisements inserted g*Uy. “I’m Thompson of Thompson's Pa^s
upon the most reasonable terms. over yon: mebbe it ain't much of a house,
Marriage Notices and Obituaries, | but I brought him thar. Well, ez he couldn’t
not exceeding six lines., inserted free, flud the note that Hale had guv him, and like
—■— ' "“r:: ■."1"“ . ' Hot the road agents had gone through him
Job Department. ~ j !
department I„.applied.1.1, -
every facility necessary to enable us „ Not much „ ^ th)) luju) ^y. ^ ,
to compete both as to price and quali- j never mid Leo was thar. I moan that Bilson
ty of work, with even those of the ci-1 was shot by Leo and kom”
ties, and we guarantee satisfaction in i “Certainly, Josephine!” said Kate, suddenly
every particular or charge nothing ,te PP in 8 between her sister *n<l Thompson,
for our work. We are always prepar-1 an<1 turning upon her a white face and eyes j
Id to nil orders at short notice for 1 of «U®ncing rignifl«a» ; “certainly-Wt !
tH „ , Urtn/i. ; l rou eemember!—thats the story we got " ■
Blanks, Bi *’ , ’! from the Chinaman, you know, only mud- ! “You bet,” said Rawlins, looking from
Cards, Hand Bills, 1 osters, Circulars. ; died. Go on, sir,” she continued, tnndng to j Kate to her sister in undisguised admiration.
x” S f / !'[/
"Proud to know you,” said Col. Clinch.
Pamphlets, &c.
All job work must be paid for
Cash On Delivary.
foetty.
Reciprocity.
They had a quarrel, and she sent
H/s letters back next day;
His ring and all his presents went
To him without delay.
“Pray send my kisses back to me,”
He wrote. “Could you forget them?”
She answered speedily that he
Must come himself and get them.
BY BRET HARTE.
ICopyrigiiled by Houghton, Xifflla A Co., and
published by arrangement with them.)
CHAPTER VIII.
Kate was stirring early, but not as early as
her sister, who met her on tho threshold of
her room. Her face was quite pale, and she
held a letter in her hand. “What does this
mean, KateP
“What is,the matter T’ asked Kate, her own
Thompson calmly; “you say that the man
who brought the note from my brother was
shot by Leer
“And another fellow they call Falkner.
Yes, that’s about the size of it”
“Thank you; it’s nearly the same story that
we heard. But yon have had a long ride,
Mr. Thompson; let me offer you a glass of
whisky in the dining room. This way,
please.”
The door closed upon them none too soon.
! For Mrs. Hale already felt the room whirling
! around her and sank hack into her chair with
an hysterical laugh. Old Mrs. Scott did not
move from her seat, but, with her eyes fixed
on the door, inqiatiently waited Kate's re
turn. Neither spoke, hut each felt that the
young, untried girl was equal to the emer
gency and would get at the truth.
The sound of Thompson’s feet in the hall
and the rlosingof the front door was followed
by Kate’s reappearance. Her face was still
pale, but calm.
“Well?” said the two women in a breath.
“Well,” returned Kate, slowly, “Mr. Lee
and Mr. Falkner were undoubtedly the two
men who took the paper from John's messen
ger and brought it here.”
“You are sun'?” said Mrs. Scott
“There cun lie no mistake, mother.”
“Then,” said Mm. Scott, witli triumphant
feminine logic, “I ilon’t want anything more
to satisfy me that they ore perfectly inno
cent!”
More convincing than the most perfect
masculine deduction, this single expression of
color failing from her cheek.
“They arc gone—with their horses. Left 1 th ei'' common nature sent a thrill of sym-
Tho girl
before day, and left this.”
She handed Kate an open letter,
toek it hurriedly, and read:
“When you get this we shall ho no more;
perhaps not even as much. Neil found the
trail yesterday, and we are taking the first
advantage of it before day. We dared not
trust ourselves to say ‘Good-by I’ last even
ing; we were too cowardly to face you this
morning; we must go us we came, without
warning, but not without regret. We leave
a package and a letter for your husband. It
is not only our poor return for your gentle-
. ness and hospitality, but, since it was acci
dentally the means of giving us the pleasure
of your society, we beg you to keep it in safe
ty until ills return. We kiss your mother's
hands. Ned wants to say something more,
but time presses, and I only allow him to
send his love to Minnie, and to tell her that
be is trying to find the red snow.
“Gkobuc Lek.”
“But he is not fit to travel,” said Mrs.
Hale. “And tbs trail—it may not be pass
able.”
“It was passable the day before yesterday,”
said Kate drearily, “for I discovered It, and
went as far os the buck-eyes.”
“Then it was you who told them about it,”
said Mrs. Hale reproachfully.
“No,” said Kate indignantly. “Of course
I didn't” She stopped, and, reading the sig
nificance of her speech in tho glistening eyes
of her sister, she bluslied. Josephine kissed
her and said:
“It teas treating us like children, Kate,
but we must make them pay for it hereafter.
For that package and letter to John means
something, and we shall probably see them
before long. I wonder what the letter is
about, and what is in tho packager”
“Probably one of Mr. Lee's jokes. He is
quite capable of turning the whole thing into
ridicule. I dare say he considers bis visit
here a prolonged jest”
“With his poor leg, Kate? You an as un
fair to him as you were to Falkner when they
first came.”
Kate, however, kjpt her dark eyebrows
knitted in a piquant frown.
“To think of his intimating tehat be would
allow Falkner to say! And yet you believe
he has no evil influence over the young
man.”
Mrs. Hale laughed. “Where are you going
so fast, Kate?” she called, mischievously, as
the young lady flounced out of the room.
“Where? Why, to tidy John’s room. Hs
may be coming at any moment now. Or do
you want to do It yourself?”
“No, no,” returned Mrs. Hale, hurriedly,
“you do it. I’ll look in a little later on.”
She turned away with a sigh. The tun
was shining brilliantly outside. Through
the half-open blinds its long shafts seemed
to he searching the bouse for the lost guests,
and making the hollow shell appear doubly
empty. What a contrast to the dear dark
days of mysterious seclusion and delicious
security, lit by Lee’s laughter and the sparl^
ling hearth, which had passed so quickly!
The forgotten outer world seemed to have
returned to the house through those open
windows and awakened its dwellers from a
dream.
The morning seemed interminable, and It
was past noon, while they were deep In a
sympatlietlc conference with Mrs. Scott, who
had drawn a pathetic word picture of the
two friends perishing in the snowdrift, with
out flannels, brandy, smelling salts or jelly,
which they had forgotten, when they were
startled by the loud barking of Spot on the
lawn before the bouse. The women looked
hurriedly at each other.
“They have returned,” said Mrs. Hale.
Kate ran to the window. A horseman wai
approaching the house. A single glance
showed her that it was neither Falkner, Lee
nor Hale, but a stranger.
“Perhaps be brings some news of them,”
said Mrs. Scott, quickly. So complete had
been their preoccupation with the lose of
their guests that they cooM not yet conceive
of anything that did not pertain to It
The stranger, who was at once ushered into
'he parlor, was evidently disconcerted by the
Jiveence of the three women.
“I reckoned to see John Hale yer,” he began,
awkwardly.
A alight look of disappointment paaed
over their faces. “He has not yet returned,”
seidMrs. Hale briefly.
"Sho! 1 wo-ter know. He's bedtime to
■lo it, I reckon," said the stranger.
“I suppose he hasn’t been able to get ovar
Irom tho Summit," returned Mrs. Hale. “The
tr »H fa closed.”
“It ain't now, for I ksm over It thii morn-
In’ myself."
“You didn’t—meet any oner
Mrs. Haia Umfdlv. with a glance at
"x*” a
Along
“And I suppose the duty could not have
I been a very pleasant one,” said Mrs. Hale,
| timidly, without looking at her husband.
“Gad, madam, that’s just it,” said the gal*
I lant Colonel, seating himself with a comfort
able air, and an easy, though by no means
disrespectful familiarity. “We Went into
thL fight a little more than a week ago. The
only scrimmage we’ve had has been with the
detectives that were on the robbers’ track.
Ha! ba! The best people we’ve # met have
been the friends of the men we were huntin’,
and we’ve generally come to the conclusion
to vote the other ticket! Ez Judge Hale and
mo agreed ez we came along, tho two men ez
we’d most like to see just now and shako
hands with are George Lee and Ned Falk
ner.”
“The two leaders of the party who robbed
the coach,” explained Mr. Hale, with a
j slight return of his usual precision of state
ment
The three women looked at each other with
j a blaze of thanksgiving in their grateful eyes.
! Without comprehending all that Col. Clinch
had said, they understood enough to know
that their late guests were safe from the
i pursuit of that party, and that their own
| conduct was spared criticism. I hardly dare
| write it, but they instantly assumed the ap
pearance of aggrieved martyrs, and felt as
: if they were!
“Yes, ladies!” continued the colonel, in
spired by the bright eyes fixed upon him.
“We haven't taken the road ourselves yet, but
; —pohn honor—we wouldn't mind doing it in
• a case like this. ” Then with the fluent but
I somewhat exaggerated phraseology of a man
| trained to “stump” speaking, he gave an
j account of tho robbery and his own con
nection with it. Ho spoke of tho swindling
and treachery which had undoubtedly pro-
! voked Falkner to obtain restitution of his
property by an overt act of violence under
! the leadership of Lee. He added that he had
learned since at Wild Cat Station that
Harlans had fled the country, that a suit had
been commenced by the Excelsior Ditch
company, and that all available property of
Harlans had been seized by tho sheriff.
“Of course it can’t be proved yet, but
there’s no doubt in my mind that Lee, who
is an old friend of Ned Falkner’s, got up that
job to help him, and that Ned’s off with the
money by this time—and I’m right glad of
it I can’t say ez we’ve done much toward
it, except to keep tumbling in the way of
that detective party of Stanner’s, and so
I believe, if they had stayed any longer, j throw them off the trail—ha, ha! The judge
pathy and understanding through each. They !
cried for a few moments on each other’s j
shoulders.
“To think,” said Mis. Scott, “what that
poor boy must have suffered to have been ;
obliged to do—that to—to—Bilson—isn’t that j
the creature’s name? 1 suppose we ought to i
send over there ami inquire alter him, with j
gome chicken and jelly, Kate. It's only com
mon humanity, and we must be just, my
dpar; for even if he shot Mr. Lee and pro
voked tho poor bay to‘ hoot him, he may I
have thought it LLs buy. And, then, it will
avert suspicions.”
“To think,” murmured Mrs. Hale, “what j
they must have gone through while they |
were here—momentarily expecting John to j
me, and 3'et keeping up such a light heart.” j
they wpuld have told us everything,” said
Mrs. Scott.
Both the younger women were silent. Kate
was thinking of Falkner’s significant fen’ccb
as they neared tho house on their last walk;
Josephine was recalling the remorseful pic
ture drawn by Lee, which she knew was his
own portrait. Suddenly she started.
“But John will be here soon; what are we
to tell him? And then that package and that
letter.”
“Don’t lie in a hurry to tell him anything
at present, my child,” said Mrs. Scott gently.
“It is unfortunate this Mr. Thompson called
hero, but we are not obliged to undfrstand
what ho says now about John's message, or
to connect our visitors with his story. I’m
sure, Kate, I should have treated them ex
actly as wo did if they had come without any
message from John; sol do not know why
we should lay any stress on that, or oven
speak of it The simple fact is that we have
opened our house to two strangers in distress.
You* husband,” continued Mr. Hale’s
mother-in-law, “docs not require to know
more. Am to the letter and package, we will
keep that for further consideration. It can
not be of much importance or they would
have spoken of it before; it is probably some
trifling present as a return for your hospital
ity. I should use no indecorous baste in hav
ing it opened.”
The two women kissed Mrs. *Scott with a
feeling of relief, and fell back into the
monotony of their household duties. It is to
be feared, however, that the absence of their
outlawed guests was nearly as dangerous os
their presence in the opportunity it afforded
for uninterrupted and imaginative reflection.
Both Kate ami Josephine were at first
shocked and wounded by the discovery of the
real character of the two men with whom
they hod associated so familiarly, but it was
no disparagement to their sense of propriety
to say that the shock did not last long, and
was accompanied with the fascination of dan
ger. This was succeeded by a consciousness of
the delicate flattery implied in their indirect
influence over the men who had undoubtedly
risked their lives for the Nike of remaining
with them. Tho best woman is not above
being touched by the effect of her jower
over the worst man, and Kutoat first allowed
herself to think of Fnlkmr in that light
But if in her later ivflofiuvis ho suffered
as a heroic experimev to U» brgwtu-u, he
gained something ns .m actual until to lie re
membered. Now that the proiiofced rides
from “his friend’s house” were n part of the
illusion, vrould be cv« r dare to visit them
again? Would she daro to sec him? She held
her breath with a sadden puiu of parting that
was new to her; she tried to think of some
thing else, to pick up tlie scattered threads of
her life lief ore that eventful day. But in
vain; that one week bad filled tho place with
implacable memories, or more terrible, as it
seemed to her and her sister, they hod both
loet their feeble, alien hold upon Eagle’s
Court in the sudden presence of the real genii
of these solitudes, and henceforth they alone
would bo strangers there. They scarcely
dared to confess it hi each other, but this re
turn to the dazzling sunlight and cloudle«
skies of the past appeared to them to bo one
unreal experience; they had never know n the
true wild flavor of their homo except in that
week of delicious isolation. Without breath-
iug it aloud, they longed for some vague de
nouement to this ex^rkiK-c that should take
them from Eagle's Court forever.
It was noon tlie next flay when the little
household beheld tho last shixd of their illu
sion vanish like 'bo melting mow in the
strong sunlight of John Hale’s return. He
was accompanied by Col. Clinch and Raw-
line, two strangers to the women. Was it
fancy or tho avenging spirit of their absent
companions? But lit, too, looked a stranger,
and aa the little cavalcade wound its way up
the slope bo appeared to sit his hone and
wear his hat with a certain slouch and
absence of his usual restraint that strangely
•hocked them. Even the old half-condeecend-
ing, half-punctilious gallantry of his greeting
of his wife and family was changed, as ha
his oompankw* with a mingling
that was new to
here, I reckon, has had his share of fun, for
while he was at Hennicker’s trying to get
some facts from Hennickcr’s pretty daughter,
Stanner tried to get up some sort of vigilance
committee of the stage passengei*s to burn
down Hennicker’s ranch out of spite, but tho
judge here stepped in and stopped that.”
“It was really a highhanded proceeding,
Josephine, but I managed to chock it,” said
Hale, meeting somewhat consciously the first
direct look his wife had cast upon him, and
falling back for support on his old manner.
“In its way, I think it was worse than the
robbery by Lee and Falkner, for it was done
in the name of law and order; while, as
far as I can judge from the facts, the affair
that we were following up was simply a rude
and irregular restitution of property that
had been morally stolen.”
“I have no doubt you did quite right,
though I don’t understand it,” said Mrs. Hale,
languidly; “but I trust these gentlemen will
stay to luncheon, and in the meantime excuse
us for runnning away, as we are short of
servants, and Manuel seems to have followed
the example of the head of the house and left
ns, in pursuit of somebody or something.”
When tho three women hod gained the
vantage ground of the drawing room, Kate
said, earnestly, “As it’s all right, hadn't we
better tell him now?”
“Decidedly not, child,” said Mrs. Scott, im
peratively. “Do you suppose they are in a
hurry to tell us their whole story? Who are
those Hennicker people? and they were there
a week ago!”
“And did you notice John's hat when he
came in, and the vulgar familiarity of calling
him ‘judger ” said Mrs. Hale.
“Well, certainly anything like the familiar
ity of this man Clinch I never saw,” said
Kate. “Contrast his manner with Mr. Falk
ner’s.”
At luncheon the three suffering martyrs
finally succeeded in reducing Hale and his
two friends to an attitude of vague apology.
But their triumph was short lived. At the end
of tho meal they were startled by the tramp
ling of hoofs without, followed by loud
knocking. In another moment the door
was opened and Mr. Stanner strode into the
room. Hale rose with a look of indignation.
“I thought, os Mr. Stanner understood that
I hail no desire for his company elsewhere, he
would hardly venture to intrude upon me in
my house, and certainly not after”
“Ef you’re alluding to the Vigiiantee shakin’
you and Zeenie up at Hennicker’s, you can’t
make me responsible for that I’m here now
on business—you understand—reglar busi
ness -Ef you want to see the papers yer ken.
I suppose you know what a warrant is?”
“I know what you are,” said Hale hotly,
and if you don’t leave my bouse”—-
“Steady, boys," interrupted Stanner, as his
five henchmen filed into the hall. “There’s
no backin’ down hero, Col. Clinch, unless you
and Hole kalkilate to back down the state of
Californyl Tho matter stands like this:
There’s a halfbreed Mexican, called Manuel,
arrested over at the Summit, who swears be
saw George Lee and Edward Falkner in this
bouse the night after tho robbery. He says
that they were makin’ themselves at home
here, as if they were among friends, and
considerin’ the kind of help we’ve had fron.
Mr. John Hale, it looks ez if it might be true."
“It’s an infamous lie!” said Hale.
“It may be true, John,” said Mrs. Scott,
suddenly stepping in front of her pale
cheeked daughters. “A wounded man was
brought here out of the storm ?>y his friend,
who claimed the shelter of your roof. As
your mother I should have been unworthy to
May beneath it and have denied that shelter
or withheld it until I knew his name and
what be was. He stayed here until ho could
be removed. He left a letter for you. It will
probably tell you if he was the man this per
son is seeking.”
“Thank yon, mother,” said Hale, lifting
her hand to his lips quietly; “and perhaps
you will kindly tell these gentleman that, as
your son does not care to know who or what
the stranger was, there is no necessity for
opening the letter or keeping Mr. Stanner a
moment longer ”
"But you will oblige me, Johu, by ojiening
R before these gentlemen,” said Mia. Hale,
recovering her voic* and color. “Please to
follow me," she said, preceding them to the
Staircase.
They entered Mr. Half’s room, now re
stored to its original condition. On tho table
lay a latter and a small package. The eyes
of Mr. Btanner, a little abashed by the atti
tude of the two women, fastened upon it and
glistened.
Josephine handed her hatband the letter.
He opened it In bresthkns sfionce and read:
Voh“- »*'-
owe you no retorn lor voluntarily
Molu^ yotfeejf a < barapiou of justice and
pupdng us.ex$ert It ream offer you a fair
flefd and no favor. Wfe aidu’t get that much
from you, but accident brought us into your
house and into your family, where ire dkl
g«t it and were fairly vanquished. To the
| victors belong the Hpoils. We leave the pack-
| age of greenbacks which we took from Col
i Clinch in the Sierra coac h, but which was
first stolen by Harkins from forty-four share
holders of the Excelsior Ditch. We have no
right to say what you should do with it, but
if you aren’t tired of following the same line
of justice that induced you to run after us
j y<*» W U1 try to restore it to its rightful own
ers.
“We leave you another trifle os an evidence
that our intrusion into your affaire was not
without some service to you, oven if tho ser
vice was as accidental ils the intrusion. You
; will find a pair of l>oots in tlie corner of vour
closet. They were taken from tho burglari
ous feet of Manuel, your peon, w!hi, U’iiev-
ing tlie three ladies were alone and at his
1 mercy, entered your house with an accom
plice at S o’clock on the morning of the 21st,
; and was kicked out by
“Your obedient servants,
“George Lee & Edward Falkner.”
Hales voice and color changed on reading
this last paragraph. He turned quickly
toward his wife; Kate flew to the closet,
where the nmfiled boots of Manuel confronted
them. “We never knew it. I always sus
pected something that night,” said Mrs. Halo
and Mrs. Scott in the same breath.
“That’s all vary well and like George Lee’s
high falutin’,” said Stanner, approaching the
table, “but os long ez the greenbacks are
hero he can make w hat capital he likes outer
Manuel. 1*11 trouble you to pass over that
package.”
“Excuse me,” said Hale, “but I believe this
i» wm package token from Col. Clinch. Is it
not?” ho added, appealing to tho colonel.
“It is,” said Clinch.
“Then take it,” said Hale, handing him tha
package. “The first restitution is to you, but
I believe you will fulfill Lee’s instructions as
well as myself.”
“But,” said Stanner, furiously interposing,
“I’ve a warrant to seize that wherever found,
and I dare you to disobey tho law.”
“Mr. Stanner,” said Clinch, slowly, “there
are ladies present. If you insist upon having
that package I must ask them to withdraw,
and I’m afraid you’ll find mo better prepai*ed
to resist a second robbery than I was the first.
Your warrant, which was taken out by the
express company, is supplanted by civil pro
ceedings taken the day before yesterday
against the property of the fugitive swindler
Harkins! You should have consulted the
sheriff lief ore you came here.”
Stanner saw his mistake. But in tho faces
of his grinning followers he was obliged to
keep up his bluster. “You shall hear from
me agaiu, sir,” ho said, turning on his heel.
“I beg your pardon,” said Clinch grimly,
“but do I understand that at last I am to
have the honor’'
“You shall hear from the company’s law
yers, sir,” said Stanner, turning red, and
noisily leaving the room.
“And so, my dear ladies,” said Col. Clinch,
“you have spent a week with a highwayman.
I say a highway for it would lie hard to
call my yoimg u-icud Falkner by that name
for his first offense, committed under great
provocation, and undoubtedly instigated by
Lee, who was an old friend of his, and to
whom ho came, no doubt, in desperation.”
Kate stole a triumphant glance at her sis
ter, who dropped her lids over her glistening ,
eyes. “And this Mr. Lee,” she continued
more gently,” is ho really a highwayman?”
“George Lee,” said Clinch, settling himself
back oratorically in his chair, “my dear young
lady, is a highwayman, but not of the com
mon sort. He is a gentleman bora, madam,
comes from one of the oldest families of the
eastern shore of Maryland. He never mixes
himself up with anything but some of the
biggest s! rikes, and he’s an educated man.
Ho is very popular with ladies and children;
ho was never known to do or say anything
thsfc could bring a blush to the cheek of
beauty or a tear to the cyo of innocence. I
think I may say I’m sure you found him
so.”
“I shall never believe him anything but a
gentleman,” said Mrs. Scott firmly.
“If he has a defect it is perhaps a too reck-
kss indulgence in draw poker,” said the
colonel musingly; “not unbecoming a gentle
man, understand me, Mrs. Scott, but perhaps
too reckless for his own good. George played
a grand game, a glittering game, but pardon
mo if I say an ‘uncertain’ game. I’vo told
him so; it’s the only point on which we ever
differed.”
“Then you know him?” said Mrs. Hale,
lifting her soft eyes to tho colonel.
“I bare that honor.”
“Did his appearance, Josephine,” broke in
Hale, somewhat ostentatiously, “appear to
—er—er—correspond with these qualities?
You know what I mean.”
“He certainly seemed very simple and ;
natural,” said Mrs. Hale, slightly drawing |
her pretty lips together. “He did not wear
his trousers rolled up over his boots in the
company of ladies, as you’re doing now, nor
did he make his first appearance in this |
house with such a hat as you wore this morn
ing, or I should not have admitted him.”
There were a few moments of embarrassing j
silence.
“Do you intend to give that package to
Mr. Falkner yourself, colonel?” aslied Mre.
Scott.
“I shall hand it over to the Excelsior com
pany,” said the colonel, “but I shall inform
Ned of what I have done.”
“Then,” said Mrs. Scott, “will you kindly
take a message from us to him?”
“If you wish it”
“You will bo doing me a great favor, colo
nel,” said Hale, politely.
Whatever the message was, six months
later it brought Edward Falkner, the re
established superintendent of the Excelsior
Ditch, to Eagle’s Court. As he and Kate
stood again on the plateau, looking toward
the distant slopes once more green with ver
dure, Falkner said:
An old negro, who had busi
ness in a lawyer’s office, was
asked if he could sign his name.
1 ‘Howisdat, sah?’’ “I ask,”
the lawyer answered, “if you
! can write your name ?” “Well,
^ no, sah; l never writes my
j name, i jes’dictates it, sah,”
—Argonaut.
Dignity of Human Nature.
“I do not dream," said
| William E. Channing, “when I
speak of the divine capacities
; of human nature. It was a real
| page in which I read of patriots
■ and martyrs—of Fenelon a n d
: Howard, of Hamden and Wash
ington. ’ ’ The dignity of human
nature should make us all guar
dians of the vivifying spark,
even if the law of self-preser
vation were not strongly im-
j planted in everyone’s breast.
This, then, is why, especially in
malarial districts, no American
home should be without a bottle
of Dr. Westmoreland’s Cal isaya
Tonic. In its formula are con
centrated the revealed remedies
that research has discovered to
the student world of medicine.
To the depressed, enervated and
debilitated, and those suffering
from chronic ailments and blood
affections, it is the boon of the
age. It can be had at Dr.
Boyd’s drug store.
*
Stranger—“I’m very glad to
have met you, and would he
pleased to have you call on me
at your leisure.” Editor—
“Leisure ? What’s t h a t?”—
New York Journal.
A Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life.
It was just an ordinary scrap
of wrapping paper, hut it saved
her life. She was in tho last
stages of consumption, told by
physicians that she was incur
able and could live only a short
time; she weighed less than
seventy pounds. On a piece of
wrapping paper she read of Dr.
King’s New Discovery, and got
a sample bottle; it helped her,
she bought a large bottle, it
helped her more, bought anoth
er and grew better fast, contin
ued its use and is now strong,
healthy, rosy, plump, weighing
140 pounds. For fuller parti
culars send stamp to W. H.
Cole, Druggist, Fort Smith.
Trial Bottles of this wonderful
Discovery Free at Wilcox Co’s
Drug Store.
Magistrate—“W ere you
prisint whin the assault was
committed on ye?” Witness—
“May it plase the coort, I had
jist got there.”—Harper's Ba
zar.
—•••
Eupepsy.
This is what you ought to
have, in fact, you must have it,
to fully enjoy life. Thousands
are searching for it daily, and
mourning because they find it
not. Thousands upon thousands
of dollars are spent annually by
our people in the hope that they
may attain this boon. And yet
it may he had by all. We guar
antee that Electric Bitters, if
used according to directions and
the use persisted in, will bring
you Good Digestion and oust
the demon Dyspepia and install
instead Eupepsy. We recom
mend Electric Bitters for Dys
pepsia and all diseases of Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at
50c. and $1.00 per bottle by
Wilcox & Co., Druggist.
It is said that money can
never give happiness. This is
an experiment, however, that
every man wishes to try for
himself.— Texas Siftings.
Rock Hill, S. C., Mar. 24.1890.
Dr. J. B. Johnson, Rock Hill,
• S. C-:
Dear Sir—The Microbe Killer
bought from you has entirely
relieved my wife from asthma
and I believe will eventually
cure her. Please send me an
other package.
Yours truly,
J. H. Wilson, Prin. Eheneezer
Academy, York County, S. C.
For sale at Garner’s Drug
Store.
If you don’t like tho
, WATCH
You have, trade it off for anoth
er at
Mason’s Jewelry Store.
! Key and Stem Winding Railroad
Watches of All Kinds on hand.
Feb. 20, 1800.
Talbot k Sons’
Engines and Boilers, Saw Mills
and Grist Mills, are acknowl
edged to be the best ever sold in
ihis State : when you buy one
j of them you are satisfied that
you have made no mistake.
WRITE FOR OUR PRICES.
Cotton Gins & Cotton Presses
At Bottom Figures.
I can save you money -©a
Y. C. Badham,
General Agnet,
S. O.
Home office and Factory.
Richmond, Ya.,
Juns 20. 1890—Iv
Ifcthing Succeeds
Like Success!
The reason RAD
AR’S MICROBE
KILLER is the most
wonderful medicine,
is because it has nev
er failed in any in
stance, no matter
what the disease,
from LEPROSY to
tho simplest disease
known to the human
The scientific men of to-day
claim and prove that every disease is
CAUSED BY MICROBES,
— AND —
Radam’s Microbe Killer
Exterminates the Microbes and drives
them out of the system, and when that
! is done you eannbt have an ache or
i pain. No matter what the disease,
| whether a simple ease of Malaria Fe-
| ver or a nombination of diseases, we
. cure them ail at the same time, as we
treat nil diseases constitutionally.
Schedule of the Hartsville R. R.
Hahtsvillk. 8. C., Deo. 7, ’89.
DAILY MIXED TRAIN
Leaves Hartsville, 6.4.1 A. M.
Leaves Jovann, 7.20 “
; Arrive at Floyd's, 7.45 “
, Making connection with the South
tamml passenger train on the Cheraw
j & Darlington Railroad.
RETURNING.
, Leave Floyd’s, 10.00 A. M.
I Leave Jovann. 10.20 “
Arrive at Hartsville, 10.50 “
This train waits two hours, if necessa-
i ry, for the North bound freight train
I on C. A. D. R. R.
J. L. COKEU.
President.
GEO. E. TOALE,
HENRY OLIVER
' Geo. E. Toale k Co,
MANUFACTURERS
—AND—
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Doors, Sash, 'Blinds,
Builders Hardware,
AND
Seseial Hiiig Mitirial
OFFICE AND SALESROOMS
10 and 12 Ilnj no Street,
CHARLESTON, - - S. C
1
Tfr/.V for Estimates.
May :M, !S8S.
watches
WATCHES
WATCHES
CHEAP.
CHEAP, I
CHEAP.
At MASON’S Jewelry Store.
Asthma, Consumption, Catarrh, Bron
chitis. Rheumatism, Kidney and
Liver Disease, Chills and Fever, Fe
male Troubles, in all its forms, and,
in fact, every Disease known to tlie
Human System.
Beware of Fraudulent Imitations!
See that our Trade-Mark (same as
above) apjH'ars on each jug.
Send for book, “History of the Mi
crobe Killer, - ’ given away at
GARNER’S DRUG STORE,
Darlington, S. C,
Jan 23. 1890
FOR C. & D. AND C. & S. RAILROADS
PissiDiMT't Orrics
C. A D. and C. 4 8. RAILROADS,
Charleston, S, C., May 1, 1890.
Dn and after May 12, the train, on
these roads will run as follows (Sands sz-
oepted) every day:
DOWN TRAIN.
0. J
Leave Wadeaboro
5.25 A M
Bennetts
Morten's
6.55
McFarland
Leave Cheraw
6.48
Cash’s
Society Hill
Dove’s
Floyd's
Darlington
7.60
Painiette
Arrive at Florence
8 16
UP TRAIN.
Leave Florence
8.10 P V
Palmetto
Darlington
8.36
Floyd's
8.46
Dove’
SooietylliH
9.12
Cash's
LeavcChcraw
9.43 I> M
McFarlan
10.08
Morvcn’s
Dennett’s
10.35
Lake Wadeaboro....
-11.00
Freight Train
going up.
Leave Florence
8 1J a m
A Contrast.—He (before mar
riage)—“I could die for you.”
He (after marriage)—“You will
be the death of me.”—New York
Herald.
Tie and Kate stood again on the plateau.
“Everything here loote as t did the first
day I saw it, except your sister.”
“The p aco does not agree with her,” said
Kate hurriedly. “That is why my brother
thinks of leaving It before the winter sets
in.”
“It seems so sad,” said Falkner, “for the last
words poor George said to me, as he left to
join his cousin’s corps at Richmond, were:
‘If I’m not killed, Ned, I hope some day to
stand again beside Mrs. Hale at the window
In Eagle’s Court, and watch you and Kate
coming home!’”
THE END.
Nashville, Tenn.,Mar. 20.1890
Radam’s Microbe Killer Co.,
Nashville, Tenn.
Dear Sirs—I hereby certify 1
that I was induced to try Rad
am’s Microbe Killer for a very 1
troublesome boil on my neck. |
I suffered so much that I could j
not sleep for several nights, and
one application caused an al-!
most magical cure. I cheerful
ly recommend the Microbe Kil
ler to all persons affected with
impure blood, as I have known
some wonderfully cures made
by its use.
Respectfully,
John A. Kennedy, Traveling
Salesman, Permanent address,
Waco, Texas.
For sale at Gamer’s Drug
Store.
lincklen's Arnira Salve.
The best Salve in the world
for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers,
salt rheum, fever sores, tetter,
chapped hands, chilblains corns,
and all skin eruptions, and pos
itively cures piles, or no pay re
quired. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Willcox & Co.
Have you an idea of applying
for a patent ? Or do you wish
to know anything about pat
ents, a subject in which every
body is interested ? Messrs. C.
A. Snow & Co., 710 8th St. N.
W., Washington, D. C., will
obtain your patent or answer
your questions. We know them
to be entirely trustworthy.
Read their advertisement in an
other column.
For School Commisiioner.
To the Voter* of Darlington County:
I beg to announce to you that I am
•till a candidate for the office of School
Commissioner. I am not an Independ
ent candidate, but claim to he the
nominee of the convention. I was not
present at it, but am informed by a
great many who were, that I was
twice nominated fairly and honestly
First by the ayes and secondly by a
standing vote. If this be so, I appeal
confidently to the people to do Justice
tome. The office of School Commis
sioner shoold depend solely upon the
character of the man and his qualifi
cations as a teacher.
Yon have my record before you, let
me be judged by it.
Your, very respectfully EVANg
September 97,1890
(i, l HACKER & SOA)
Manulacturers
—OF—
Doors, Sash, Blimis,
^oTJizDinsras
—AND-
Building Material,
ESTABLISHED 1842.
CHARLESTON, S. V.
April, 20 1889—1
~A. C. McFalT
Arrive Darlington 9-0* r » a ni
Freight going *lown
Arrive Darlington ».00 p in
Leave Darlington 3.30 p w
Arrive Florence 4.10 pm
A. F. RAVENEL, Pres.
G II Master Transportation.
N
ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
FAX MITIli
Trkasurkr’B Office, )
Darlington, Co., Sep. 15, ’90 )
Tlie Tax Books will be open at the
places and dates named below for the
collection of State, County, Special
County, School Special and Foil taxes
for tlie fiscal year commencing No
vember 1st, 1889.
October 18 and 17, Society Hill.
October 27, Lamar.
October 28, Cypress.
October 29, Stokes Hridge.
October 80 and 31, Hartsville.
November 10, McCall's Branch.
November 12, Philadelphia.
November 18, High Hill.
November 14, Swift Creek.
November 18, Antioch.
November 19, Leavenswortli.
November 20, Mechanicsviile.
November, 21, 22, Lydia.
At Darlington C. H , October 15, 18.
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. and November 1,
3, 4, 5, 8, 7, 8. 15, 17, 24, and the bal
ance of the time to December 15, in
clusive.
Books will close at 2 P. M., on Sat
urdays.
Levy for State 51 mills
Levy for County 3 “
Levy for Special 1 ’•
Levy for School
0 it a KLKflTON, S. C., May 1, 1890.
On ami after this dale tbo foPowing
schedule will bo rua :
GOING SOUTH.
No. 27, Daily.
i Leave Florence *1 HA a in
I Leave Kingstrco 2 29 a m
Arrive Lanes 2 50 a in
Leave Lanes 2 50 a in
1 Arrive Charleston 6 00 a m
No. 28, Daily.
Leave Florence *8 30 a ra
Leave Kingslree 9 48 a n
Arrive Laues 10 07 a i
Leave Lancs 10 07 at
Arrive Charleston 11 59 a ra
No 53.
Leave Lanes
Arrive Charleston
Agent of Manufacturers for the
sale of Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills,
Grist Mills, Gins, Presses, Threshers,
Shafting, Pulleys, Belting, Circular
Saws, and machinery supplies. Par
ties who contemplate buying machin
ery of any kind will find it to their
interest to get prices from me before
buying elsewhere. 1 have for sale at
abargain, a complete Ginning outfit,
consisting of a 80 saw Hall Gin, feeder
and condenser, a Hass Press, net shaft
ing and pulleys, belting, &e., a 26
corn mill, very little used, and a new
10-Horse Engine and boiler, which
will be sold on easy terms at a bar
gain. For prices mid terms, call on
A. O. McFALL,
Darlington Oil Mill.
June 28, ’90.
Train on C & D R R
encc with No 23 Train
*7 50 P. M.
9 30 f m.
conn cla at Flor-
GOING NORTH.
No, 78, Daily.
Leave Charleelon
*1 20 a »
Arrive Lanes
3 00 a ra
Leave Lanes
3 00 a m
Leuve Kiugstree
3 17 a in
Arrive Florence
4 20 a m
No. 14.
Leave Cnarlcrion
*4 30 p m
Arrive Lanes
20 p in
Leave Lanes
<i 29 p m
Leave Kingstree
0 46 p m
Arrive Florence
7 66 p rn
No. 62. Daily.
Leave Charleston
*7 00 a m
Arrive Lanes
8 27 a m
CAUTION
W. I,. Dquelns shore are
warrantril. and every pair
has bit, nuiiie ntid price slumped tin bottom.
Levy for School Special 51
“ ’ “ ~ ' ' Scht '
161 mills
1H “
Total for Graded School
Total for bal of Couflty
Poll Tax $1.
H. E. C. FOUNTAIN,
Treasurer D. 0.
Sep 18, ’90
]
-:o:-
The following books have been
adopted for Darlington County
and are now on sale at
TEE BOOL STOTtE
DARLINGTON, S. C.,
at prices named :
* Daily. | Daily exoept Sun
Nos 62 runs through to Columbia
ria Central R R of S C.
Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilmington,
N. C., malting close connection with W. &
W R it for all points north.
J. R. KENLY, J. F. Divins,
Supt. Trans. Geu’l Sup’t.
T. M. Emkbsok, Gen’l Pass. Agt.
miINCm COLliHIA AM) ADCVSTA KAILROA
May 1, 1890.
GOING SOUTH
No. 23.
Leave Wilmington
Leave Marion
Arrive Florence
Prices
25
40
50
75
$1.20
20
ieog.
Appleton’s 1st Reader
Appleton's 2d Reader,
Appleton’s .‘id Reader,
Appleton’s 4th Reader,
Appleton’s 5th Reader,
Swinton’s Word Primer,
Swinton’s Word Book,
Robinson’s Rud. Arith.
Robinson’s Prac. Arith.
Spencerian Copy Book,
Worcester’s Pri’y. Dic’ry.,
Swinton’s Lang. Primer,
Swinton’s New Lang. Les.,
Swinton’s New Eng. Gram.
Grammar and Comp
Maury’s Ele’tary. G(
Maury’s Manual,
Maury’s Physical
Barnes’ Prim. History,
Barnes’ Brief History,
Barnes’ Gen. History, $
Smith’s Phys’gy Primer,
Smith’s Human Body,
White’s Drawing (8 vol.)
Davidson’s History of 8. C., CO
The use of these books, and
these only, will be enforced in
Darlington Couniy for the next
three years. Teachers will con
sult their own interests by en
deavoring to conform to the law.
As the prices above given are
the regular New York retail
prices, and are just what the
books would cost the purchaser
if he should send to the publish
ers for them, it is needless to
expect a reduction at any time,
or under any circumstances
whatsoever. By buying at home
the purchaser is saved the trou
ble and expense of ordering
from the North ; that is all we
claim.
R. L. DARGAN & CO
Sep. 18, ’90.
20
45
80
10
50
30
40
00
80
60
$1.45
$1.40
70
$1.20
$1.90
35
60
15
W. L. DOUCLAS
$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN.
Fin© Calf anil Laced Waterproof <srain.
The excellence and wearing qualities of this shoe
cannot be better shown than by tho strong endorse
ments of Its thousands of constant wearertk
Sf-.OO Genuine Ilnnd-newed, an elegant and
9 stvllsh dress Shoe which commends Itself.
“ ' Ifand-Ncwed Welt. A' fine calf Shoe
unequalled for style and durability.
w. ..r —
$4.00
$0.50 Goodyear Welt is the standard dress
O Shoe, at a popular price.
$9.50 Pollremim'* Mhoe Is especially adapted
tor railroad men, farmers, etc.
All made in Congress, Hutton and Lace.
$3 & $2 SHOES l/Tdies,
hare been most favorably received since Introduced
and the recent Improvements make them superior
to any shoes sold at “
Leav. Florence
Arrive Slimier
Leave Sumter
Arrive Columbia
Leave Wilmington
Leave Marion
Arrive Florence
Leave Sumter
Arrive Columbia
No. 60.
No. 37
No 62
*6 IS |> at
9 33 p m
10 20 t m
3.20 a ■
4.^6 a n.
4 35 am
6. 15 a m
*10.10 p m
12.40 p ■
1 20 a m
f 9 45 a m
10 66 p m
A.k your Doalrr, and
theart pries*.
If he cannot inpptv von
‘ 1 price.
fllrect to factory enclosing advertised pi
pofltal for order blank*.
W. I.. UOL'ULA*, Br.ckto., Mo**.
> by
lington, S. C.
Feb. 20, 1890.
J. Broom, Dar
No 68
Leave Florence f8 25 a n
Arrive Sumter 9 36 a m
No 62 run> through from Cbarleeleu vie
Central R It.
Leaving Lanei 8 30 A M., Manning 9 10
A M.
Train on C & D R R eonnecli at Florence
with No 68.
GOING NORTH.
No 61.
fas
THE
BEST
LIVER
MEDICINE
CHILL CURE.
kPBST MEDICINE MEOW*
CONSIDERING QUALITY AND SIZE OF DOSC.
IT WIX.X. A-XaSO CURE
BILIOUSNESS, DYSPEPSIA,
AND CHBONIO CONSTIPATION.
W. J. GARNER, M.D.
S.C.
i,cave Columbia.
*10 85 p n
Arrive Mumter
11 68 p n>
II 68 p m
Leave Sumter
Arrive Florence
No. 78.
1 16 a m
Leave Florence,
4 36 a m
Leave Marion
5 20am
Arrive at Wilmington,
No. 69
8 86 am
Leave Sumter
f6 87 p m
7 10 p m
Arrive Florence
No. 63,
Leave Colombia
*5 20 p ia
Arrive Sumler
6 12 p m
No 14
Leave Florence
*S 16p ta
Leave Marion
8 66 pm
Arrive at Wilmington
11 46 p m
onuoaisT.
Darlington,
i cinicss tc t’so.
llUlMtll
Price,$1.00. MdtrafiSnigliurSeatIn
,Uin prince vto fciMtt Qytbse lit *1.60
•Dailj. fDalljr except Sunday.
No 63 ran. through t. Cbarlrsloa, vi.
Central R R, arriving Manning? 04 P ».
Lanei 7 42 P M. Charleston 9 SO P M.
No 69 conuecle nt Florence with CAD
train for Cheraw and Wadeaboro*.
No. 78 and 14 make eloee connection nt
Wilmington with W A W R R for nil peint>
North.
Train on Florence R. R. leave Pee Dee
daily except Snndaj 4.40 P. M., arrive
Rowland 7.00 P. M. Returning leuve
Rowland 6,80 A. M., nrrlwt Pro Den •.60
A. M.
Train on Manchester k A.gaite S. R.
leave* Sumter daily eweept Sander. 10.60
A. M., arrive Bimini 12.01 P. M. Re
turning leave Bimini It-16 S.Jt., ar
rive Sumter 1.80 P, M.
. _ JOHK jrjHVIRS, ttwjiap’t.
T. M. Eli
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