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wm irmnensme M tn Kate fiertfr?. Hi*
| mysterious hints an5 warnings were
| i»>werless to disturb me: I trusted in the
ability of us three combined to over-
t throw any imtatfonist I sat late Us
ttesth the tnsM. smokin.i ami bro.«ling
I ov, ' f u, y inihsiiiii. asyonug men will, and
ever sml anon glancing n|, «t a eerMtn
wimlow. 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.
July 28—Ct
Campaign Notice!
H artsville railroad.
In effect May 81, 1892.
DAILY MIXED TRAIN
We handle the
Oi’LJa i W1k.ii dli>.
Also
qJIk “jJfcuy cTOomc.
Celebrated Reynolds' Shoes al $1.50 to $5.
Other Linesiihoes Guaranteed Solid at <*1 to $2.
Leave Hartsville
5.55
a‘
'ra
Jovann
a
m
Floyd's
7.10
a
m
Darlington
9.00
a
m
Palmetto
a
m
Arrive Florence.".
a
m
lo*ave Florence
2.00
p
Hi
Palmetto
2.15
p
IU
Darlington
2.35
p
111
p
IU
Jovauu
3.45
p
m
Arrrive Hartsville
p
IU
See a
speim Ditiiii i\ nor him;
And HATS under the reliable Elk Brand guaranteed 0. K.
Second-hand Sewing Machines, $1 up.
A full line of GROCERIES as low down as any reliable house
can sell first-class goods.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Blackwell Brothers.
July 21—Cm
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
C HARLESTON, SUMTER AND
NORTHERN RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver.
In Effect March 2, 1892
NORTH. v SOUTH.
1 > 2
P. M. A M.
5.05 Charleston 11.05
0.35 Pregnall’s 9.50
8 50 Sumter 7.35
9.48 l*amar 0.35
10.4 Syracuse 0.20
10.21 Darlington 0.04
10 38 Mont Clare 5 48
10.51 Robin’s Neck 5 30
11.00 Mantleville 5.21
11.20 Bcnnettsville 5.07
P. M. A. M.
Trains 1 and 2 have through cars
between Charleston aud Fayetteville.
All trains daily except Sunday.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
Have
THE
The 25th Collegiate Year of
the Sumter Institute begins on
Thursday, September 17th, 1892,
and closes June 9th, 1893.
In the reorganization of the
Faculty, made necessary by the
withdrawal of Mrs Laura A.
Browne, H. Frank Wilson, Esq.,
of the Sumter Bar, has been as
sociated with Miss Eliza E.
Cooper, and by the terms of
agreement, will assume the en
tire control and management of
the Institute. He will be in
charge of the Boarding Depart
ment, and by his constant pres
ence and attention, will seek to
make it a cheerful and well reg
ulated Christian home.
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?
Attention to the fact that your
character is read in the style of
Stationery that you use in business
correspondence? Well, most cer-
tainly it is.
If you use badly printed and infe
rior Stationery you are put down
as an inferior business man.
We furnish you high-class letter
paper, note heads, billheads, state
ments, padded in our neat and at
tractive covers, at lowest living
prices.
Plain and ornamental—in fact, ev
ery kind of printing executed with
neatness and despatch.
We guarantee satisfaction, first-
class work and low prices.
Practice what you preach and pat
ronize home industry.
When you want anything printed
come around to see us about it.
The Darlington News Job Office.
\J, In effect May 31,
1892.
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