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Iieiiiiai the lamp illnnimed cur tarn of which I had reason to suppose my darling was Was she thinking of : ,B< * »"'V' Even as I asked myself this and gazed upward a shallow fell upon tile curtain: it was pushed aside, and the window was swung back on its hiugea With a throb of the heart I sprang to my feet and wafted a kiss from my linger tipa toward the fare that peeisd out upon me. Stayl was it Kate's face, after all? The amts and sh<ailde\ now appeared, and the form leaned upon tie 1 window sill. A Incifer match flashed, and I had the pleasure of Udiolditig the sinister visage of Mr. Shirk lit up by a sulphurous gleam as he leisurely lit his pi|>u and stared down at me. “Si hone gute nacht. Herf Gains borough I" CHAPTER VL i’SfSTEi ■ “/ wl»h tn nuirry Mist Ittrchmore." 1 saw nothing more of Kate that day. but I came across Slurk several times, and there was a peculiar look on the fel low's countenance which made me re new my longing to chastise him. 1 was anxious to know whether Mr. Birch- more hail returned: but as I could not bring myself to make any inquiries of this valet and did not care to let him see me asking any one else. I was obliged to remain in ignorance. However, as 1 sat out tinder the trees at dusk a bill figure with a lighted cigar in his mouth appeared in the doorway of the hotel, amT on my saluting him ho sauntered up to my table and complied with my invi tation to sit down. The waiter brought ns coffee, and un der its stimulns 1 ventured to introdnee the subject which lay nearest to my heart to Mr. Birchmore's notice. No doubt I put my best foot foremost, and spoke as eloquently as was consistent with my downright earnestness and sin cerity. Mr. Birehmore heard me almost In silence, only giving evidence by an occasional word or interjection that he was giving me his attention. Once or twice, too. 1 was aware of his having given me one of those sharp, icy glances for which lie was remarkable. When 1 had spoken he lingered the pointed beard on his chin meditatively and puffed his cigar. “This is a very fair and honorable offer that yon make, Gainsborough," he said at length. “1 liked you before; 1 like yon better now. Yon take it for granted. 1 suppose, that 1 am pretty well off There, you needn’t say anything— i have no doubt of your disinterested ness; but these matters would have to be mentioned, sooner or later, if the affair went on. I say 'if,' because—I may as well tell yon at once, it will save us all pain—because it can't go on; it must stop right here; and 1 only regret, for both your sakes, that it has gone so far.” “Mr. Birehmore, 1 cannot take this for an answer. Yon have given me no reasons. If you want continuation of my account of myself, l can” “1 want nothing of the sort—on the contrary, I feel complimented that yon should accept us, not only withont con tirmation. but without question. Bnt you can't marry my daughter, Gains borough, ranch as 1 like yon, and much as I dare say she does. When yon are older yon will understand that men can not always follow that course in the world which appears to them most de sirable.” “However young or old i may be. Mr. Birehmore, 1 am old enough to know my own mind and to require good reasons for changing it. If you have any such reasons, I wish you’d show your liking for me by telling me what they are.” “Do you remember a talk we once had in Paris, when you hinted that 1 should accompany you on your jaunt? 1 told you then that the past life of a mar sometimes had a hold over his present, constraining his freedom whether he would or not. And can’t yon imagine that those circumstances, however co gent they may be, or very likely, just because they are so cogent, might be very inconvenient to talk about? To speak plainly. Gainsborough, 1 don’t see how your loving my daughter obliges me to tell you all the secrets of my life.” “I don’t want to know your secrets, sir; 1 wish to marry Miss Birehmore.” Mr. Birehmore laughed. “Well, you’re a pretty determined wooer,” said he. “1 can’t give my con sent to the match because—well, be cause I cannot: bnt, if you won’t take no for an answer, nor protit by the warn ing 1 hereby give you, I’ll tell yon what 1 will do: I will allow you yourself to discover and acknowledge the causes which make your marriage with Kate impossible. Yon must not blame me if the discovery gives you pain and the acknowledgment causes yon mortlflca tion. I have given yon fair warning And I will only odd, eir, that the pain and mortification won’t be all on your tide. I could not give yon a stronger pledge of my friendship and liking for yon than in thus letting yon find out what baa hitherto been hidden from all the world. And I only demand one condition—that yon promise, when you have made your discovery and left us never to mention to any human being what our secret was.” “1 give that promise with pleasure. As to my leaving you of my own free will, that is—begging your pardon—im possible and absnrd.” He laughed again and shot another of bis startling looks at me. “Very well, young sir, I have nothing more to say. Come with os to the farm house tomorrow; there’s plenty of room there, and they are used to being accom modating. Stay with ns nntil you’re satisfied, and then—don’t forget your promise." He rose as be finished speaking and flnngoway the remains of his cigar. “Good night,” he said, holding out his large, well shaped hand. “Good night, and thanks for yonr con fidence, which yon will never regret. Mr. Birehmore.” “Qui viva, verrar wae all his answer *» he walked away, with hta hands in his coat pockets and his singular short He was an enigma sure liny belief in “ “l/crr HutusliitroHifh hut hit tlinmnntlt with him." Wo made a late start the next morn ing and did not reach the farmhouse be fore four o’clock. I had little oppor tunity of speaking to Kate on the way: in fact, the presence of Slurk, who sat on the Ik>x of the vehicle and once in awhile threw a glance at ns over his shoulder, irritated me to such a degree that more tender sentiments were tem porarily pushed into the background. Kate herself, though she attempted to apjiear cheerful, betrayed signs of in ward anxiety and nervousness, while Mr. Birehmore conversed with a volu bility and discursiveness greater than I had ever remarked in him before. The farmhouse stood quite alone on an unfrequented by-road,inalittleangle of the bills. It was not exactly a pictur- ! esque building, with its four walls cov- 1 ered with rough plaster and pierced with dozens of small windows, and its enormous red tiled roof, with those quaint, narrow apertures, like half open ed eyes, disclosing a single pane of glass, which do duty as dormers, it stood flush with the road, as German houses are fond of doing: hut behind was a large inclosed farmyard, roughly paved with round stones and well walled in. The front door, though rather pretentiously painted and ornamented witli some re- i ligions versicle or other written upon the lintel, was not used as a means of entrance or exit. It was, as I afterward discovered, not only locked and bolted, bnt actually screwed np on the inside, and the only way of getting into the house was by a side door opdhing into the courtyard. As the courtyard itself was provided with a heavy gate, yon will see that the farmhouse, close to the road though it was, was by no means so easy of ingress or egress as it appeared—supposing, of course, that it was the humor of the in mates to declare a state of siege. I men tion these particulars merely by the way, they are common to three houses out of five in this region. The Birchmores’ luggage had, it ap peared, already been carried over from the hotel; but a man in rough peasant’s costume, who announced himself as the master of the house, now came out to take charge of my trunk. 1 was, or fancied myself (as you may have noticed), a quick judge of faces, and this peasant's face failed to commend itself to me. It was at once heavy and gloohiy, while a scar at one corner of his month caused that feature to twist itself into a perfunctory grimace, gro tesquely at variance with his normal ex pression. In person he was much above the common size, and to judge by the ease with which he slung his heavy trunk over his shoulder, he must have been as strong as August der Starke himself, whose brazen statue domineers over the market place in Dresden. “Gnten morgen, Herr Rudolph!" said Slurk, hailing this giant affably. The two uoemed to be on some sort of terms of comradeship, haring perhaps Struck up an acquaintance during the previous negotiations for lod^ngs. I must say they looked to me to a not ill matched pair. We alighted and were . welcomed in with surly courtesy by Herr Rudolph. Kate, confessing to a headache, went at once to her room, whence she did not again emerge; Slurk disappeared into the kitchen regions with the landlord: Mr. Birehmore presently went out for a stroll before dinner, and 1, finding my self thrown temporarily on my own resources, decided to make a virtue of my loneliness by writing some letters which had been long owing. I accord ingly groped my way up the darksome stone staircase and so along an eccentric passage to my room. 1 did not know then uoi ouid 1 even now accurately describe the arrange ment of rooms in that farmhouse. Thert were at least three separate passages not rnnning at right angles to one an other, hut seeming to wander abont ir regularly, now and then turning awk ward corners, descending or ascending short flights of steps or eddying into a little cnl de sac, with perhaps only a closet door at the end of it. The conse quence was it was nearly impossible to sav whose room adjoined whose. It might be a long distance from one to another measured along the passage, and yet they might actually bo separated only by the thickness of a wall. Where the farmer and his family slept 1 know not, bnt I have reason to believe that al’ our party, including Slurk. were accom modated upon the same floor. On opening the door of my room I found some one already there. This per son was a comely young woman, the farmer's daughter evidently, busy in the benevolent occupation of patting things in order. She had moved my trunk be neath the window, the had put fresh water in the ewer, she had straightened out the slips of drnggot on the rough hoard floor, she had placed some flowers in the window, and she was now en gaged in tucking a cleon sheet on the upo. i sam sue .was comely; on second look she WO* better than that. She waa positively pretty, with the innocent, blond prettiness of some German peas ant girls. Her fair hair, smoothed compactly over her small head and wound up in * funny little pug behind, posaesaed a faint golden luster; her eyes were of as pure and serene a blue as any l ever looked smooth cheeks, slightly sunshine which bad him was an intuitive wrt»do«j|hq5». ,r*re«w»d wtthhaaRb- have inch • fellow abont mi moom; dot montn might have been smaller, bnt the fall lips were well shaped and there were white, even teeth behind them. Her figure, like that of I most Saxon [icasont girls of her age. waa robust and vigorous; she wore n simple , Iwtice and skirt, and her feet and legs wete hare Altogether, I thought her a Vcr)iagreeable ap|Mrition. “Good morning, honored Herr Gains borough." she said gravely in German as I entered. “Good morning, pretty maiden.” re- : turned I. gallantly. ‘‘You seem to know my name, though I don't know yours— what is it/" “l am oil list Christina—Christina Ru dolph. It is some lime since I have known Hen Gaiuslionmgh's name,” site added. “Really! how comes that?” I asked, by j no means displeased. "The honotdd Herr lias been kind to a relation ot min*—* very near rela tion,” replied Christina, with the same gravity. "Have I? I’m glad to hear it! Wa* she as pretty as thou'/” inquired l, vet, turing upon the familiar form of ad dress. She blushed and answered: “It was not a woman —it was my brother." “Oh, thy brother! And where did I meet thy brother?" “In Paris, Herr Gainsborough." "In Paris! Rudolph! What, art thou the sister of Heinrich Rudolph, who lives in the Latin Quarter and is con sidered the cleverest jeweler in the city?’ "Yes, honored Herr," returned Chris tina, smiling for the first tiipe ami showing her pretty teeth and a dimple on either cheek. “My brother Heinrich cut and arranged the diamonds in the paruro of tiie honored Herr’s mother." “So lie did, Christina, ami lie did it better than any one except him could have done it. And so thou art really hir sister! How did he tell thee of me/" “He wrote to me while you were still in Paris and described the pretty stones, and told how Herr Gainsborough used to come and sit with him and see him work and talk a great deal with him. ” “Yes, he was well worth talking with. And I remember now tliat he said he was horn in this neighborhood, and that he had a sister and a father living here it was stupid of me not to have thought of that when 1 heard your name. Well, Christina, I'm afraid I wasn't of much ase to him after all. 1 tried to get him customers but 1 knew very few people in Paris, and the only person I did sue ceed in introducing to him—By the way it was this gentleman who is with me now." “Herr Birehmore; yes, my brother spoke also of him," said Christina, her gravity returning. “But he did not speak of the young lady or of the serv ant.” “No, 1 believe they weren't with him at the time. I only met them myself since i came to Schandau.” “Tiie young lady is Herr Birchmore’s —wife?” “His wife? Dear heavens, no! His daughter, of course, Christina.” Christina said nothing, being occupied in neatly smoothing out the pillow ami laying the* wadded counteqiane over the sheet. “Will Herr Gainsborough stay with us long/" she asked after a pause. “As long as Herr Birehmore does, i suppose.” said 1 carelessly. “And Herr Birchmore's daughter!* subjoined Christina with a twinkle of mischief go demure tliat I could hardly be sure whether she meant it or not . “Thou art as clever as thy brother Qiristina,” 1 laughed, coloring a little, too, however, 1 dare say. “It is true 1 have not known them long, bnt—bnt people see a good deal of one another in traveling together." _ “1 have heard it said that traveling makes people acquainted witli’’ —she paused and looked down thoughtfully at her bare feet. Presently she lifted her blue eyes straight to mine ami asked “Herr Gainsborough has his diamonds with him’/" "Undoubtedly! They are never away from me." “In going about this place the Herr should be cautious. Some of these hills and valleys are very lonely. There are spots not far from here where no one goes for sometimes many months." “Well, I'll be very careful Christin chen,” 1 rejoined laughing, and in trntli not a little amused at the care my friends took of me. “But thou must remember that no one in Germany, except Herr Birehmore ami his daughter and thyself knows that any such diamonds as these are in existence—much less tliat they are in my pocket!" Christina raised her finger to her lips as if to caution me to speak lower. “There is at least one other who knows —the man Slurk!* she said. “Well, perhaps he may." I replied somewhat struck by her observation: “and as 1 see thou hast taken a dislike to the fellow I will confide to thee that I consider hhu an atrocious brute. But. brute thqngh he is, there’s no harm in him of that kind. He is an old servant •f Herr Birehmore, I believe, and would of course be dismissed at once if there were anything serions against him.” "Naturally!" was all Christina's an swer; she made no pretense of arguing the ' ptiint with me. “Adieu, honored sir!” site said at tiie door. But, with her hand upon the latch, she paused, turned around and added, rather confusedly. “Will Herr Gainsborough go on any ex pedition with his friends today?” “Why, I hardly think so, Christina." “But tomorrow, perhiq*?” she persist ed, lifting her blue eyes to mine again. “Perhaps," I admitted witli a smile. “Then—if he can trust me—would the Herr mind leaving the diamonds with me until he comes hack again'/” “Nay, Christinrhen, I cannot give them np, even to thee, and although I trust thee as much as thy brother or my self. But thou mightst lose them, and, if they are to be lost at all, 1 would rather the responsibility should be mine Beside*,” 1 continued, showing my re volver, “1 go always with this. But i thank thee all the same, Cbristinchen, and 1 would liketodosomething—to” 1 stepped toward her; the fact is, 1 suppose 1 meant to kiss her. But her expression changed in a manner not en couraging to such an advance; she looked both grave and hart and I paused "1 was going to say—if thou wouldst like to see the diamonds, it would give me great pleasure to show them to thee.’ “Many thanks, honored sir; I would rather not." And, with a formal conr- tesy, the fair haired little maid opened the door and disappeared, leaving me feeling rather foolish. “The pretty peasant has a pride of her own,” I said to myself as 1 opened my trunk and got out uv wi Ring materials. “She’s actually offended because I wouldn’t constitute her guardian of thirty thousand pounds’ worth of dia monds. Good gracious! why that father of hers, if I know anything of faces, would cut all our throats for as many groschen. Bnt what an unmistakable scamp my friend Slurk most be to have aroused the suspicions of snch an inno cent, unsophisticated little creature aa Christinchenl By Jove, though, anybody might be suspicions of a leer and * slouch like his! What if there should be anything in it? Just suppose each a thing for a moment, eh? It’s impossible, to be sure; but the im possible does sometime* happen. Hew on earth did Birehmore ever happen to himf.ltan i v* si- y* Boa a faction that he I may be at the jottom of all this mystery that Birehmore and Kate are so much exorcised by. Now, what if he—bnt (ishaw! "There's one thing I'm resolved to do, however,” j continued to myself, as I settled dow i with the |iuper, |>eus and ink at the t&jle in the window "ITl buttonhole Tirchmore this very after noon, and get ont of him everything he knows about his precious valet It can do no harm to have the matter cleared up. Tin thing is absurd."of course, still the situation out here is ratlier lonely, and with two such lovely neighliors as Tupa Rudolph and Slurk—|>ar nubile fralrum—it may he well to he on the safe side. Yes. that shall be cleared np today!” Having arrived at tnis sapient de- { termination, i set to work writing my letters, and scribbled away diligently for an hoar or two. At length, as I was looking vacantly up from my paper, at a loss for so mething interesting to set down upon it, my eyes happened to rest upon the pane of my open window. Like nearly all German windows, it opened inward on hinges, instead of running ap and down in grooves. The |iane on my left, therefore, having the dark room as a background, acted os a mirror of the sunlit landscape outside on the right, showing me a portion thereof which was directly invisible to me from where 1 sat, and to any person standing in which 1 tr <st myself be invisible. Now, my window was on the southern side of the house, which fronted west ward on the road. On the opposite side of the road was a narrow strip of laud planted with vegetables, and atswe this rose the abrupt side of u hill, ascended by a winding path partly hidden by the trees I could not see this hilt ami (Kith withont leaning out of the window and looking toward the right; but a consider able part of it was reflected in my win dow pane mirror and could th.ns he readily observed without rising from my chair. Happening then, as I said, to cast my eyes upon this mirror, I saw two persons standing together on tiie path npon tiie hillside and conversing in a very animated manner. 1 had up difficulty in recognizing them; the.,w.vere Mr. Birehmore and his valet So far there was nothing surpris ing in tiie spectacle. That which did surprise and even astonish mu. howevei was the mutual bearing of the two men toward each other. 1 have already mentioned the per emptory tone in which Mr. Birehmore uniformly addressed the man Slurk and the generally overliearing attitude he assumed toward him; bnt in the conver sation now going forward all tins was changed To judge by apiiearunces i should have said that Slurk was the master and Mr Birehmore the valet Tiie former was gesticulating forcibly and evidently laying down the law in a very decided and autocratic way His square, ungainly figure seemed to dilate and take on a masterful and almost hectoring air; while Mr. Birehmore stood with his hands ill his coat pockets undemonstrative and submissive, appui ently accepting with meekness all that the other advanced, and only occasion ally iuteriKilating a remark or a sugges tion to which Slurk would pay but slight or impatient attention. Both were evt dently talking in a low tone; for, though they were not more than fifty or sixty y’ards from where I sat. I could not catch a single word, or even so much as an in articulate murmur, unless by deliher ately straining my ears. But I did not need nor care to hear anything; what I saw was quite enough to startle Hitd mystify me. After a few minutes the two inter locutors moved slowly on up tiie path and were soon beyond the field of my mirror. But the unexpected scene which 1 had witnessed did not so soon pass out of my mind. 1 got up from my table and began walking about the room with the rest lessness of one who cannot make his new facts tally with his preconceived ideas Who and what was Slnrk. and how had he obtained ascendency over a man like Birehmore? Certainly it could not be a natural ascendency. Birehmore uuisl have put himself in the other's power In other words, Slurk must be black mailing him. And this was the trouble was it?—this was tiie mystery? It was an ugly and awkward business, certain iy; hut the main question remained after all unanswered. What was it that Birehmore had done to give Shirk a hold upon him? ami had that act. whatever it was, compromised his daughter along with him? For now that 1 gathered up in my memory all the hints and signs which had come under my notice in relation to this affair, 1 could not help thinking tliat Kate's attitude had in it something sng gestive of more than mere filial sympa thy with her father’s misfortune, in that misfortune or disgrace she had a personal and separate, in addition to a sympathetic, share. And yet in . what conceivable way coaid a low vtilian like Stork fasten his grip upon a pure and spotless young girl? And what a bid eous thought—that snch a girl should he in any way at his mercyl The more I turned the matter over in my mind the more ugly did it appear. No wondet that father and daughter had warned me away. Some men in my position, haring seen thus far. might have shrunk back and given up the enterprise. But i was not in that category. I was more than ever determined to see the adventure to its end—nay, to gain my own end in it too The conditions of the contest were at alt events narrowing themselves down to recognizable form. It was to he a trial of strength mainly between myself and Slurk—between an educated, plncky Englishman and a hose German ruttiau —between one. moreover, who liad right, moral and legal, on his side and love as his goal—and one armed only with underhand cunning and terrorism and aiming at nothing higher than the extortion of money. This was the way 1 read the situation, and 1 flattered my self that i was equal to the emergency Upon consideration, however. 1 de cided to alter my intention of asking Mr. Birehmore about his valet. It was tolerably clear that he was pot in a post tion to give me any information, and besides, I had already learned everything except the particulars. Those particu lars, if 1 did not succeed in discovering them unaided, must be extracted from Kate. She would not withhold them from me if I questioned her resolutely aud directly, enforcing my inquiries with disclosure of the knowledge 1 bad already obtained. This, then, should be my next step. 1 sealed ap my letters locked them in my desk and, it being now nearly seven o'clock, 1 went down to snoner [TO B* OOimSCKD.] ST A TK OF SO UTH CA ROL1NA. COUNTY OF I>ARLINGTON, Court of Common Pleas. Summons for Relief. (Com plaint not served.) Mary E. Byrd, plaintiff, against Henry A. Mims, Evans Nor ris, R. W. Boyd and J. E. Net tles, partners under the firm name of Boyd* Nettles, Ira Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie Rials, Scott Rials, Ia‘6 Rials, John Rials, Agnes Rials and Iceland Rials and also Sarah L. Rials with whom the infant defendants reside, defendants. To the defendants Henry A. Mims, Evans Norris, R. W. Boyd and J. E. Nettles, partners under the firm name of Boyd & Nettles, Ira Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie Ri als, Scott Rials, Lee Rials, John Rials, Agnes Rials and Leland Rials, and also Sarah L. Rials with whom the infant de fendants reside: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the com plaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com plaint on the subscriber at his office at Darlington C. H., S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; ami if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will ap ply to the court for the relit t de manded in the complaint. GEO. W. BROWN, Plaintiff’s Attv. Dated Feb. 12, A. D. 1892. To the defendants: Ira Rials, Maggie Rials, Willie Rials, Scott Rials, Lee Rials, John Rials, Agnes Rials, and Le land Rials and also Sarah L. Rials, with whom the infant defendants reside: Take notice that unless you procure the appointment of a guardian ad litem to appear and defend this action on your be half within twenty days from the service of the summons herein upon you the plaintiff will apply to the Honorable Thomas H. Spain, Judge of Pro bate for Darlington county, for an order appointing Henry T. Thompson, Esq., or some other suital le and competent person, guardian ad litem for you and authorizing and directing him to appear and defend the above entitled action in your behalf. GEO. W. BROWN. Plaintiff’s Atty. To the above named defendants: Take notice that the complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said county of Darlington on the 20th dav of Julv, A. D. 1892. GEO. W. BROWN, Plaintiff’s Atty. 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A full corps of competent Teachers, including many of those heretofore connected with the Institute, will be employed. No efforts will be spared to make the course of Instruction complete and thorough in every department. The dormitories and class rooms are being re furnished and repaired, and every care will he taken to pro mote the welfare and comfort of the young ladies attending the Institute. Board, including rooms, fuel and lights, and tuition in all regular studies for the entire scholastic year : Collegiate course $175.00 Academic course 140.00. The only extras are Music, Drawing and Painting, French, German and Elocution, and for these a moderate additional charge is made. For further in formation applv to H. FRANK WILSON, President Sumter Institute, Sumter S. C. Desirable Lot For Sale. WE offar tor sale tiie lot of the late Mrs. A. A. Baker in the Town of Dar lington. PAUL WHIPPLE, J. GREGG McCALL, J. E. NETTLES, Executors. Ap 21-tf You Time To Pay? 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Is-ave Wadeslioro. 4.40 a m Bennett's 5.01 a in * Morveu's . 5.14 a m McFarland Cheraw 6.05 a m Cash's 6.17 a m Society Hill Dove's 6.32 a m 6.50 a in Floyd’s 6.58 a m Darlington 7.12 a in Palmetto Arrive Florence .. 7.87 a m Leave Florence . 0.00 p in Palmetto Darlington — 9.23 (i m Floyd's - 9.33 p m Dove’s 9 40 p in Society Hill 10 00 p m Cash's 10.15 p m Cheraw 10.27 p in McFarland 11.04 p m Morveu’s 11.16p m Bennett’s 11.34 [> m Arrive Wadesboro Freight Train. 11.59 a m Leave Florence 7.45 a m Arrive Darlington 8.30 a in Ia>ave Darlington . 4.00 () m Arrive Florence 5.00 (i m A. F. KAVENEL, President. T^TORTHEASTERN RAILROAD. j^| In effect May 31, 1892. SOUTH BOUND. No. 27. i^ave Florence . 1.35 a m Kingstree 2.50 a in Lillies Arrive Charleston 5.00 a in No. 23. Leave Florence . 8 .05 a in Kingstree 9.30 a in lames 9.55 a m Arrive Charleston .11.59 a m No. 53. Leave lovnes 8.45 [> m Arrive Charleston 10.20 p m Train on C. & D. R. R. eonnjets at Florence with No. 23 Train. NORTH BOUND. No. 78. Leave Charleston loines 3.25 a m Kingstree 3 43 a m 1 Arrive Florence 4.45 a m No. 14. Leave Charleston 5.16 p m Lanes 7.05 (i m Kingstrye 7.24 p m Arrive Florence 8.30 (i m No. 52. j Leave Charleston 6.50 a m | Arrive Lanes . 8.27 am cm GREENVILLE, S. C. The next session will begin on Sep tember, 28th, lH!t2. with a full corps of professors aud instructors. Ttiere are several courses leading to degrees. In struction thorough. Expenses moder ate. For further information apply to I)K. C. MANLY, or to PROF. H. T. COOK. July 14—3t The Best is the Cheapest. The “Domestic" Sewing Machine Im provements for 1891. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. GCO . C. TOALC HENRY OUV[B Geo. E. Toale & Co, •WHITE! ZEPHSTE! DOORS, SASH, BLIHDS, AND ■I O Two machines in one; chain stitch; lockstitch; “Domestic" looper. Ask the agent to show it to you. You will see its great value at onee. Thk Wondkr or thk Aon! First in the field with new ideas; high arm; bent wood woik; convertible stitch sewing machine. The “DOMESTIC” can be seen at the store of McCall & Burch, or at the residence of J. G. McCall. Mrs. J. G. McCall, Agent for Darlington County PETER BOWLES D OES first-class House and Sign Painting; Kalsomine Work * specialty. In addition to my other work, I am now prepared to do PAPER HANGING,*etc. OT He (olioite the patronage ot Darlington. Lumber! Lumber!! J UST arrived and for sale cheap for cash, six car loads of rough ind dressed luintier, such as Fram- r.g, Flooring, Ceiling and Weather Coarding, at EARLY’S LUMBER YARD, on line C. S. & N. R. R. Mch 24—tf. -THE- Atiention Mechanics! All persons in need of babbitt metal can purchase it cheap at thb Da/.' MNOTOK Nkws office. June 13. ’90—tf Largest Line OF SPORTIHG GOODS, Such as Baseballs, Bats, Mits Footballs, Croquet Sets. Hammocks,Stretch- Hooks, &c., Ik hgbt to tie Hit;. Also a full line of small Musical Instruments. I Darlington Book Store. [ OFFIC3 AND SALESROOMS 10 aud 12 Ilaytie Street, CHARLESTON, - - 8. C ^■Special Prices Cheerfully Fur nished. Fin Iistmuice! Now is the time to insure your Gin Houses AND Totacoo Barns. I am prepared to place them in the best companies. B. 0. Howard Fleming, f76* Fast Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C*. IMPORTEROF English Portland Cement AND DEALER IN LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, HAIR, &C., and all BUI Lit INO MATERIAL. Lowest Prices. Best Satisfaction. CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY. Oct. 89—lyr. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of 8. C. Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilming ton, N.C., making close connection with W. & W. R. R. lor all points North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. 7ILM1NGTON, COLUMBIA & AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect March 27, 1892. SOUTH BOUND. w Leave Wilmington No. 23. 6.25 p in Marion Arrive Florence Leave Florence No. 50. Sumter Arrive Columbia Leave Wilmington No. 27. 10.10 (i m Marion 12.40 a m Arrive Florence Leave Sumter No. 52. Arrive Columbia Leave Florence No. 58. Sumter Aarrive Columbia No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8-82 a m, Manning 9 09 a m. Train on C. and D. Railroad con nects at Florence with No. 58. NORTH BOUND. No. 51. Leave Columbia 10.45 p m Sumter 12.04 a in Arrive Florence 1.15 am No. 78. Leave Florence 5.00 a m Marion 5.44 a m Arrive Wilmington 8.55 a m No. 59. Leave Columbia Sumter 7.80 p in Arrive Florence 8.40 p in No. 53. Leave Columbia 6.00 p in Arrive Sumter 7.25 p m No. 14. Leave Florence 8.50 p m Marion 9.35 p m Arrive Wilmington 12.20 a in No. 58 runs through to charleston via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 8.00 p m. Lanes 8.40 p m, charleston 10.30 a m. No. 59 connects at Florence with C. & D. train Irom cheraw and Wades boro. Nos. 78 and 14 make close connec tion at Wilmington with W. & W. Railroad for all points North. Trains on Florence Railroad leave Pee Dee daily except Sunday 8.85 a m, arrive Rowland 11.40 a m. Retain ing leave Rowland 12.16 p m, arrive Pee Dee 4.00 p m. Trains on Manchester & Augusta Railroad leave Sumter daily except Sunday 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 59 a m. Returning leave Rimini 12.30p, m, arrive Sumter 1.40 p. m. J. F. DIVINE. Gen Supt- KEEP COOL! Wflood advice for the dog days, which may be followed by patronizing H. J. LaMotte, Agt. Who sells the coldest ice in town a* 50 cents a hundred; (tacked in barrel* at 60 cents a hundred; watermeilon* and all perishable at tides frozen at a very small cost. Finest refrigerator beef always on hand. Sole agent for Armour’s “Gold Branu hams. High est cash prices paid for country pro duce. 1 June 19—2m