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“I must have been rareles*; I suppose, ' u i mow n," ne remonstratea.
or else the knot slipped,” he replied apol- j Xho girl laughed at the suggestion,
ogetically. “At any rate that's the state They liad ]>asae<l through a thorny
of the case—no horse, rider wet. tired and chai>arhit'and were close u|>on the ranch,
hungry, dog ditto. Do you suppose your The sound of a violin, on which was lie-
father can give shelter for the night to ing played a lugubrious air. at times
two tramps?" | bursting into sudden erratic strains, with
“I reckon," said the girl simply. She fitful minors and jarring d.icords, plain-
Immorlallly in lli4>Silence.
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! ly reached them. The ctiect was weird
and indescribable.
“Are you married?" Cynthia inquired
; abruptly, stopping short in the way and
! leveling her blue eyes full u^ion him
CHAPTER II.
Cynthia awaited the stranger.
She
was seated in a flat bottomed boat at a
ifide hem 1 of the river, where the water
that rag si above dimpled past her in
sullen ed lies. She had hut lately rowed
across, and le oars, thrown carelessly
down, were beaded and dripping. With
maidon recklessness she had beached the
little craft hi^h and dry upon the rocks.
Still in no sense discomposed by the
shock of landing and entirely serene as
to possible damage to the boat from the
recent oollis.'vn, she sat quietly in the
stem, her hands crossed in her lap, b"t
her alert eyes glancing ergerly up and
down the back in expectation. Evident 1 -
the approaching meeting bail constrained
her to greater formality in dress than
usual, for she had donned the unfortunate
hat It now proved to be simply a sort
felt, the brim of which had been caught
up at one side and garnished with a rib
bon or two and the wing already men
tioned—a poor substitute in feminine
eyes, doubtlecs, for the exquisite follies of
civilization, but worn amid her present
surroundings with a picturesqneness and
dash that were not without their charm.
Beyond her the dark river, flowing with
its slow but irresistible current, swept
tr^ph:
suit of the lost one, which'already in tne
sweep of the current was drifting rapid- i
ly away.
“Don’t you reckon you better hdul 1
thet poor pup in, jes’ naturally?" she in
quired, fixing her critical eyes upon
him.
The man glanced at her in amazement 1
and burst into a ringing laugh.
“Certainly, if you say so,” he said good 1
naturedly, arresting his oar. "But to,
lift him in now means a shower bath for
both of us. It’s a neat little way with I
him in return for such favors," he added,
with pardonable irony in view of his re
cent experience. "However, I can stand
it," glancing down at his dripping boots
and trousers, ‘‘but I thought you'd object,
you see."
“Don’t you worry about me,” returned
Cynthia frankly. "Them turkeys set
tled thot!” She paused and whipped h' r
bespattered skirt about her pretty ankles
by way of comment. Then, with a toss
of her head, she went op:
“I r-ckon thet gobbler'll weigh nigh
onto 23 pounds. I had all 1 could swing
to. It was nip and tuck for awhile
whether he’d pull me in or I him, but—I
beat!"
stooped to pat the dog's wet head com
passionately. “Poor •Dittor”she mur
mured. Then, looking up quickly with
a mischievous glance, "What's the name
of the other tramp?"
“He calls himself Henry Bruce, and he 1 with steadfast scrutiny,
liails from the ‘Mesquite valley ranch,' . The unexpectedness of this inquiry
of which you may have heard," returned was too much for the sportsman. He
her companion, showing by a humorous threw back his head and shouted his
twinkle that her sarcasm was appre- amusement. The girl appeared relieved
ciated. at the action.
“The ‘Mesquite valley ranch!’" ex- "I reckon you ain’t," she said at length,
claimed Cynthia, with an astonishment “You couldn't laugh like thet, I s’pose,
of manner that she did not attempt to j if you were. Father says that tune he's
conceal. “Ye don’t say! Well, Henry a-playin is ‘Married Lifa^? 1 think it’s
Bruce, I don’t reckon you'll have any i dreadful. It's one of hia own. end he
call to complain of the treatment you'll j says it’s the result of expcriehce. 1
get from father. Barrin the f;ict that a thought perhaps I’d bettor give you
stray steer o’ yours gets into our corn ! warnin. Come in now, and I’ll make
bin now and then he hasn't anything to ] you acquaiE f ed.”
complain of.” j She lifted he latch of a rude gate, and
All at once her thoughts reverted to together they passed into the ranch in-
the ranchman’s straying horse. Dumb i closure. .
animals possessed a peculiar interest for j
Cynthia.
“Won’t that poor pony of yours get a
whalin naturally?" she inquired. “1
wonder where he is now?"
I suppose his present address is
CHAPTER UL
An old man with long gray hair and
unkempt beard was seated on the door-
stone of th» ranch playing a violin. A
tall, muscr'ar young fellow lounged
•Texas, on the Wing,' " replied her com- against a neighboring live oak, listening
panion, with gravity. "On get eral prin
ciples, yes, I think I may safely say he'll
have an intelligent idea later of the ca
pacity of a quirt. But 1 shall have
plenty of time to consider all that and
possibly to get over my temper before 1
see him again. Meanwhile,” he added,
with a shrug of his broad shoulders,
“I’m feeling a little chilly and very j
much in need of dry clothing Excuse
trees upon the farther bank, the sharp
outlines of rock and bowlder, framed her
graceful figure against a rugged back
ground. The noise of the waters above
came to her ear but faintly. High over
her head a red shafted flicker tapping
monotonously upon a withered limb ac
cented the lonely stillness of the ravine,
while at intervals a sharp yelp of despair
drifted across the river where the aban
doned Aulus, distinctly discernible in the
dim light, mounted guard at the boat
landing and bewailed her absence.
The girl sighed regretfully. She waved
her band from the boat in reassurance to
the faithfnl animal.
“Keep quie^old manl Tm cumin back
d’rectly!” she shouted.
But her reflections were less amiable.
“I reckon thet chap allows «ue to be
pretty accommodatin waiting to ferry
him over till nigh onto sundown. P'raps
he thinks it’s my reg’lar business rowin
half drowned men and wet dogs across
the Colorado. P'raps,” she continued,
glancing down in the bottom of the l>oat
where the dripping bodies of the turkeys
she had picked up on the way over were
lying—“p'raps he reckons it’s pleasant
entertainment haulin his game into tie
boat and gettin soaked into the bargain.
I wonder now naturally if thet's his
opinion.”
But here a mournful succession of
bays and howls from the aggrieved Au
ius ujieii upted her meditations.
She sprang to her feet, impatiently
seizing an oar, as if to push the boat off
and recross the river. A brief moment
she stood thus erect, her blue eyes flash
ing, the indignant blood mantling her
cheek as she placed the blade of the oar
npon a neighboring rock and threw the
whole weight of her lithe body upon it.
But her efforts were futile. The un
wieldy scow remained fized and immov
able. Then there was a sharp clatter
omong the rocks, the underbrush upon
the bank parted suddenly, and the dila
tory stranger, followed by his effusive
dog. stood revealed before her eyes. He
stopped abruptly, smiled, and dropping
the butt of his gun to the ground leaned
upon it with both hands upon the muz
zle. The dog, evidently surprised at the
sudden meeting, sat down at once upon
his haunches, and with panting jaws ap
peared to 7 e including in one tremen
dous g: m the whole encounter and the
afterar on's incidents.
Thus surprised, Cynthia’s resolution
vanished before that charming embar
rassment which sometimes overtakes her
mx. She stood a moment irresolute, sur
veying the easy self possession of the
man before her. The next, the oar,with
a shower of sprav, dropped awkwardly
from her nervous grasp into the stream.
Reckless of the effect of this accident I
upon her future rowing, she was imme
diately overcome with solicitude for her
personal appearance, attempted to ad
just a straggling lock of hair, and finally
catching up her fallen hat and setting it
quickly on her head sat down, a very
lx:witching picture of confusion, and yet
not without an effort to assert herself
that only increased hef discomfiture.
The man looked amused, but straight
way acted with the decision of a fron
tiersman. He glanced at the floating
oar. Then ho stepped quickly forward,
placed his gun in the boat, and lifting the
bow clear of the rocks by sheer strength
shoved It off Into the current, stepping
in adroitly as he did so. His dog, with
the imitative faculty of his kind, at
tempted to follow suit, but the force of
the launching being considerable. only
succeeded in catching one foot on the
gunwale, where he hung a miserable
second, unit, falling in witn a loud
splash, he began at once to swim after
the boat with the usual whines of dis
tress.
She laughed and touched the grea^me, Cynthia, but if you could hurry
turkey with her foot as she exulted over 1 matters a little and get me home it
would be be‘ter for all concerned ”
The girl responded with promptness
to this appeal.
“I reckon you’re right," she said
quickly and with a sudden blush that
was very becoming. “It’s mighty slack
Her companion, having his attention
for the first time attracted to the recov
ery of his game, thanked her warmly
and applau 'ed her achievement. His
praise was received with apparent grati
fication and a sudden revelation of bril- in me to be -o careless sittin here bother
liant teetli and becoming dimples.
Meanwhile the struggling dog had
overtaken the drifting boat and was
making impotent efforts to clamber in,
falling back repeatedly with agonized
whining.
The girl sprang forward suddenly and
caught him by the collar. She attempt
ed to lift him in bodily, but without
success. With her hand still upon the
leathern sti ..p, she turned impatiently
to the stranger:
"Are you going to stand there as if
you was mex nstruck and let your poor
dog drown naturally?” she inquired.
Thus besought, the man stooped down,
and without more ado lifted the dog
into the boat, receiving at once the cus-
and placidly smoking. Lost in the ren
dering of his dismal music, the face of
the performer was vacant and rapt. His
eyes had an uncertain wandering gleam,
and he bent his chin upon the instrument
and hugged it close to him with long
sweeps of his bow, as though intent upon
the pursuit of some elusive melody that
he feared might escape him. Kis knees
were pressed close together, and one foot
rested on the other, the toes turned in
ward, with a humorous suggestion tliat
his musical efforts were demoralizing his
lower limbs. Near these erratic feet a
monstrous river catfish, recently caught
and thrown carelessly down, stretched
its unwieldy length.
He did not cease playing as Cynthia
and Bruce approached, but quite uncon-
in you with questions and you
to death. Hand me thet paddle.”
She pointed out a small oar that had
hitherto laid unperceived in the bottom
of the boat.
“Now, if you’ll row for all you’re
worth against this current I'll have yon
at the landing in a jiffy. We're almost
there anyhow."
So saying she put the paddle behind
her, and with a dexterous sweep of it
turned the boat’s head to the shore. A
large fiat rock in a sheltered nook, near
which several stakes had been driven
into the river’s bed, was visible a short
distance ahead. The expectant Aulus
—a solemn sentinel in the shadow of the
great bowlders that rose behind and
tomary tribute. It was delivered on the j about him—awaited them with nervous
present occasion with a frankness and j impatience. It was the landing place,
devotion to detail that made it note-j A few strokes of oar and paddle brought
worthy. In addition to drenching the them there. Bruce stepped forward with
two in the boat, it rendered occupancy \ the rope in his hand and fastened the
of the seats unpleasant and boating an bopt firmly. But hardly had the Ihjw
actual hardship. I touched the ' ock when the clumsy hound
During this animated cascade Cyn- j sprang into die scow, and after greeting
thia covered her face with her hat and | his mist^js with unconth caresses be-
shook with laughter. The man turned
his back upon his dog with manifest dis
gust. As soon as it was safe to do so he
faced about and regarded Cynthia with j
grim amusement.
“He did right smart, didn’t he?” she j
gan a jealous inspection of the stranger's
dog. The result was apparently unsat
isfactory, for he uttered a low growl, and
the hair upon his back and neck began
to bristle.
“Down, Aulusr’cried the girl, tapping
Aren’t
inquired, looking up brightly at him, her : him smartly with tha paddle,
eyes still danoing with her rJ^nt mem- you ashamed of yourself, sir?”
mer1 ^' , I The hound subsided and became abject
“For an ordinary dog replied her , at once Bruce had already taken a
companion ruietly. a modest, nnobtru e t ra p from hij po -ket and after securing
sive.uaassuimng brute, I should think he the tnrke y„. legg toge ther thrown the
. ' , „ , ., . ,, ' heavy birds across his shoulder. He was
“I reckon so, she said quickly. Then . -J . . . , .
,. ,, , ,* \ Waiting to assist her. Cj-nthia stopped,
casting a sui den glance down the nyer. J .
“Don’t yon reckon there d be more sense ftnc * finite unaffectedly handed him his
in gettin thet oar than jes’ wastin day- I trim, which he had for the moment for-
light talkin about your dog?” ; gotten. There was something amazo-
The brusqueness of this rebuke was j >“<*» in ttl0 gesture. The gentleman re-
lessened by a quiver of mirth that ceived it with grave courtesy: then he
twitched the corners ot ner rosy mouiii --- the plump little hand which she ex-
and flashed from her mischievous eyes, tended to him frankly, and she leaped
The man looked at her searchingly and 1 lightly npon the rock, followed by her
with a grave surprise at her abruptness. ; attendant dogs. It was as if Diana, the
Without a word he turned the boat again huntress, were returning from an aquat-
into the current and began to paddle lc excursion.
with a rapidity that seemed an apology steep, winding path, skirting rock
for his recent negligence. an*! bowlder, led to the heights above.
Until the oar had been recovered and ^lie girl at once took the lead, ailing to
they were rowing back against the sullen i b er companion to follow her. There
current the silence that had fallen be
tween tb«m both had been in marked
contrast to their previous merriment.
This became so marked as they proceed
ed that Cynthia begun to be distressed.
( The sun no longer visited the river in
occasional shafts and stray glimpses. It
was sinking below the wooded heights.
A vague chib crept over the river. The
stranger shivered and suddenly addressed
j her. It brought a certain relief to Cyn-
; this.
“Where do you live, young lady?"
The girl experienced a delicious tremor
at this form of address. His voice was
j low and deep, and there was a quiet dig-
i nity about his manner.
“Up at the ranch—back of the bluff."
“Whose ranch?”
“Father's.”
“And his name?”
“Dallas—Alcides Dallas—but they call
him A1 for short—that is, some do. But
others call him Allsides—Buck says it's
'cause he's uncertain in his votin. They
was something in this friendly espionage
that was stimulating to the sportsman.
He felt the inferiority of his sex un
der circumstances where it sh< >uld have
been triumphant. At length, out of
breath and quite exhausted with his
hard climbing, he reached the elevated
plateau. The girl was awaiting him.
As he stepped ont from the dense fringe
of pine and hemlock that bordered the
river the level rays of the declining sun
at first dazzled him. It was like emerg
ing from ^me twilight cloister into the
open day. A small cotton field with
shreds of tip) woolly crop still clinging
to the dry and withered plants stretched
before him in dnll monotony. Beyond
it, amid a grove of great pecans that
formed a favorable barrier against nn-
welcomed northers, stood a small stone
house, with its tall adobe chimney.
Smoke was curling from the latter,
bringing with it suggestions of comfort
that appealed to the wayfarer. The sun
was going down—a great globe of fire—
behind the low hills to the west. There
can’t allers count on him for the Demo- wera> the clanging of stock bells upon the
\lit rtavtin u I'vntnifl ......... .
cratic ticket. My name’s Cynthia.
Her companion, having already esqie-
rienced the divine despair of the average
Republican in Texas, was not wanting
in his appreciation of the woes of the
elder Dallas. Howbeit, he made no po
litical comment beyond a grave lifting
of the eyebrows. But the name isserited
him. ,
"Cynthia." he said, repeating it slow
ly. “Cynthia Dallas. How do you get
to your ranch. Miss Cynthia?”
“Not Miscynthia, but plain Cynthia,"
she said, “or Cynthy, as father tays.
But I hats that. You can call me Cyn
thia."
Her companion looked np with a smile
as he noted the privilege conveyed by her
emphasis.
■Thanks,” he said simply. “Well, Cyn-
air, the bleating of sheep and other
sounds which, albeit unmelodious in
themselves, are not without their com
pensations npon the frontier. The young
man turned to Cynthia.
She was seated on a fallen tree en
gaged in loosening aa antelope which she
had tothared to "nr of the. branches be
fore descending the cliff. The fawn, rec-| course w
ognizing an addition to the party in the instrument
freezin scions of their presence continued wak
ing the echoes of the gathering twilight
with his fiendish music. His companion
greeted thg girl with a friendly nod. and
quickly detaching himself from the tree
stepped toward her. The movement
brought the fiddler to himself, who, still
playing, turned his body half round,
and as soon as his eyes rested npon the
stranger stopped abruptly, the instru-
>na*t giving an impatient quaver as the
bow fell away from the strings. He
stared blankly at Cynthia, but said noth
ing.
"Mr. Henry Bruce, father, of the Mes
quite valley ranch,” said his daughter,
with a sudden blush. “He’s lost his
pony, fell in the river and wants to
know if yon can take care of ‘him over
night.”
The old man stared again, laid down
his bow and fiddle upon the doorstone,
extended a heavy hand to Bruce, and
after closing upon the latter’s fingers
and lifting his arm as if it had been a
pump handle restored them to him a triiiu
maimed and without uttering a word.
The same formality was then gone
through with the younger individual,
whom Cynthia addressed as Buck Jer-
rold. This gentleman managed to ejac
ulate “Howdy?” in a tone as mechanical
as the previous gesture.
Meanwhile old Dallas had straightened
out his legs, crossed them, and with his
hands elapsed over his knees was gazing
up into his guest’s face with a puzzled
gravity that began to be embarrassing.
“Who be ye?" he finally said, with a
doubtful look, putting his hand to his
ear, as if he were listening from a re
mote locality ‘Whar did ye say ye
kem from?"
Bruce was about to reply when Cyn
thia interposed and repeated her pre
vious remark more emphatically. “He’s
been playin, ye see; he gets so far over
yonder thet it takes him a long time to
get back.” she explained.
“Been—in—the—river—and—lost—his
—horse!" the elder Dellas finally ejacu
lated slowly, as if a light was breaking
in upon him. Then’ >n - '.icd his hands
together and chuckled r:T*iy to himself,
turning his head to O'", side and closing
his eyes as if there was something very
amusing in the recollection.
‘Waal, waall Ef this yer elate ain't get-
tin swamped with tenderfoots my name
ain't Alcidesl Lost his boss—let it walk
off and leave him!" he repeated, chuck
ling again. “Ye might build np a bust-
in fire in that thar grate, Buck, and thaw
him out, 1 reckon,” pointing to the open
hearth within. "Ye kin do that much."
Bruce, who had listened to the com
mentary of the elder Dallas upon his
mishap with outward imperturbability,
but inward impatience, hereupon at
tempted to say something in his own de
fense. when Cynthia broke in:
‘Pretty near as bad a case, father, as
when old Jule went off and left you
down at the ‘live oak water hole,’ the
time yon got down to doctor thet old
ewe that w’as snake bit, aren’t it?” she
commented.
"It’s ge.tin dark," said the old man
rising abruptly and with a sudden crack
ing of his rheumatic joints—"it's gettin
dark, and 1 reckon we bettor go in." He
stooped and made a feeble clutch for his
relinquished fiddle, but his halting knees
were unequal to the effort, and Jerrohl
handed it to him. He turned on the
doorstep and picked a note or two with
absent eyes and a wandering hand.
"There ain't but two bedrooms in the
house outside the settin room, and them's
occnpied," he said vaguely, naif to the
remote landscape, punctuating his dis
nervous strumming of -the
"Ye’U hev to ‘make down
[Lines written to a latdy who had just
lost her Husband. |
The grave is deep, poor widowed
heart.
Thy cries of wild despair
Reach not that l>ottouiles* abode
Nor wake thy loved one there.
The grave is dark; no ray ot light
From that sepulchral gloom
Illumes the darkness of the night
That settles o'er the tomb.
The grave is dumb: a whisper thence
No messenger may bring;
0, (rruve, tfi is is thy victory!
O, Death, l/>ix is thy sting ;
0, Orave, so deep, so dark, so dumb 1
Beyond thy [xirtuls then,
Is there no life, no love, no hope,
To cheer the sons of men ?
No answer from the earth or heavens
Is borne on Reason’s wing;
O, Grave, this is thy victory !
O, Death, t/iix is thy sting!
But Faith and Hope ding to the stars
And sing and soar above,
They fling defiance to the grave
And chant immortal love.
O’er Reason's voice, o’er wreck of
worlds
Their shouts triumphant ring:
“O, Grave, where is thy victory ?
0, Death, where is thy sting ?”
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Wife—No, Edwin, we must econo
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4 38
12.11
Robin’s Neck
4.20
12.26
Maudeville
4.05
12.40
Bennetteville 3.50
1.08
Gibson
8.25
1.35
Hamlet
8.55
r.M
P.M.
Nc. 1 connoeeta with 0. F. A Y. V.
at Beunettavilln for Fayetteville, con
nect with Seaboard Air Line at Ham
let for Wilmington, Charlotte, Shel
by, Routherfordton ; and at Charlotte
with R. A D. Vestibule Limited for
Waehiii^ton and New York. Paoeen-
g er« ean tnke alnepera at Charlotte at
8 :15 p. m.
No. 2 paraeiiKera by this train have
through Sleepers. New York to Char
lotte, connects with 8. A. L. at Ham
let from Charlotte and North, and
from Wilmington, connects with 8.
C. Ry. at I’regnalls for Charleston.
Dinner at Hamlet.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
C N A D. and C. A 8. RAILROADS.
J» in effect May 14, 1898.
Through Passenger Train.
Leave Wadesboro 4.80 am
Bennett’s 4.67 a m
Morven’s 5.04 a m
McFarland 5 17 a m
Cheraw 6.00 a m
Cash's 6.12 am
a. ui
44 a m
49 a m
00 a m
.11 a m
25 a m
00 p m
18 p m
23 p m
35 p m
40 p m
58 p m
12 p m
35 p m
08 p m
21 p m
34 p m
.55 p m
Arrive
Leave
AAiii u
Dove’s 6,
Floyd's 6.
Darlington 7
Palmetto 7
Florence 7.
Florence 9.
Palmetto 9.
Darlington 9,
Floyd’s 9.
Dove’s 9
Society Hill 9
Cash’s 10.
Cheraw 10.
McFarland 11
Morven’s H
Bennett’s 11.
Arrive Wadesboro 11
Freight Train.
Leave Florence 7.:
Darlington 8.
Arrive Cheiaw 11
Leave I'heraw ij
Darlington 4.
Arrive Florence 5.
30 a m
40 a m
20 a m
00 p m
00 p m
00 p m
A. F. RAVENEL, President.
Patient’s Wife—If you can
not decide what is the matter
with my husband, hadn’t you
better call in some other phy
sicians for consulation ?
Family Doctor—Mercy, no,
madam. My ideas are confus
ed enough already.—AVtc York
Weekly.
ranchman's dog, was timid and wary.
She finally succeeded in reassuring it
somewhat, and with her pet tripping
daintily on before and tugging at the
confining rope proceeded. Her compan
ion quietly took his place at her side.
“Something of a scramble, wasn’t it?"
i VWM-■« 1 V-V-V.1 «*1 p T*or of Vtivv* oIv-Ivt
XAVSSAta VC*, £*i***V***o 'J
from under her drooping lashes, not
without a feminine appreciation of his
with Buck and me on the floor afore the
tird Ez for dry clothes, the only extrys
on hand at this ranch is a buffalo robe
and a yaller ‘slicker’—ye kin take yer
ch'ice. P’raps, ez it is, and thar being a
corner in dry go^s outside o’ woman’s
dnds and fixin's, yffbetter let them clothes
o' yonm dry on ye and het np from the
inside. Ye look stont, and I'll allow ye
kin stand it. Cynthy, whar's thet rye
whisky the sheriff gin me over at
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thia, do you suppose your father has anv j gpiendid height j whisky the sheriff gin me over at the
room at his ranch for a miserable, tired, j Bruceacqniesced, shifting his gun from j ’barbecue' last week? Ye might bring it
half drowned hunter—a ‘tenderfoot’ we’d i his burdened shoulder to a more comfort- ] out and start your fr’end onto it. Buck,
better call him, for he was fool enough j a ble position. She regarded him a mo- go to the woodptlo and fetch an armfnl
to let his horse walk '•Sf and lea ve him j ment critically. wood."
on the bald prairie while he was looking j “You’re feelin pretty well tuckered
np a turkey roost?" now, ain’t you?' she RnaUr aaid as the
The dilatory stranger stood revealed be Cynthig’s curiosity and sympathy were ! result of this inspection
fore her. 1 f.wnkened at onco. I The yotwig man met thii direct query
Strangely enough, it needed this pitifnl i “ n ? l , eft ?°" with the customary untruth of suffering
incident to restore Cynthia to her nat- 'Vell.now!’ Bhe laughed Then, manhood under s.muor circum tances
oral composure. With her affection for | •» ter frontier inatmet. aasert. d them- ] “Land!" said Cynthia waving a djmm
dumb animals her as-mrance returned. »lvcs. there was a little dtadmn m her ut.ve hand in protest “Th ,t cUmb
.. 1—* “Can t yon Me 1H n t a circc -nstance. I can take yon to
100 worse places than thet right here on
dumb animals her assurance returned. Ielvt3 . t-'ere was a little^
Bhe leaned forward and glanced boldly 1 manner as sli inquired,
ay at the stranger. He was sUnding | thecowl*)? shitch/
prl ‘ 1
«um! nromor tyyQ boivt swiftly In nr,r - »»**»*^.***.«»*^*k».
this river.’
“Not with thesa. turkey* 8P .ffiE.tS*?*
Sponging With Cold Water-
Whoever feels a chilly sensation after
a warm plnnge and ex{>erienc*e difficul
ty in regaining her normal temperature
should try the experiment of sponging
herself with cold water when she leaves
the hot bath and see if the slight shock
will not tone np the skin and prevent
any subsequent chill.—Harper's Bazar,
"How will I enter the money
the cashier skipped with?” ask
ed the bookkeeper. “Under
profit and loss?”
“No. Suppose you put it un
der running expenses.”—Society
Journal.
»♦— ——
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sionally one hears this expres
sion, as a lady with a striking
ly lovely complexion passes
along the street. Doubtless she
i uses the Famous Blush of Roses
1 manufactured by Miss Flora A.
Jones, South Bend, Ind.
Supplied by Dr. J. A. Boyd,
for 75 cents per bottle.
“This is the fourth time you
have applied for an office,” said
the candidate's friend. “Yes,
but it takes lots of application
to succeed in anything, you
I know.”— Wanhinatnn Star '
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For facts and figures, address
W. J. RODDEY, Manager,
For the Coruinu, RccL Kill, S. G:
IOTORTHEa'sTERN RAILROAD.
1 v In effect June 18, 1893.
SOUTH BOUND.
T No. fll
Leave Florence 7 45 a m
Kingatree 8.58 am
. Lanes 9.20 a in
Arrive Charleston. 11.20 a 111
No. 27.
Ia)ave Florence 10.50 p in
Kingstree 11.50 pm
Lanes 12.08 am
Arrive Charleston 2.19 a m
r No. 23.
Leave Florence 11.00 p m
Kingstree 12.14 a m
Lanes 12.32 a m
Arrive Charleston 2.38 am
No. 53.
Leave Lanes 7.10 p m
Arrive Charleston 8.45 p m
Train on C. A D. R. R. connects at
Florence with No. 61 Train.
NORTHBOUND. -
, No. 78.
Leave Charleston 1.38 a m
Lanes 3.25 am
Kingstree 3 44 a m
Arrive Florence 4.50 a m
, No. 60
Leave Charleston 5.10 a m
Lanes 7.05 a m
Kingstree 726 am
Arrive Florence > 8.40 a m
No. 14.
Leave Charleston 4.12 p m
Lanes 6.03 p m
Kingstree 6.17 p m
Arrive Florence 7.10 p m
No. 52.
Leave Charleston 7.15 am
Arrive Lanes 8.40 a 11.
No. 62 runs through to Columbia
via Central R. R. of 8. C.
No. 78 runs solid to Wilming
ton, N.C., making close connections
with W. A W. R. R. for all points
North.
Train No. 14 runs via Wilson
and Fayetteville—Short Line—and
makes close connection for all points
North.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
VY
H ART8VILLE RAILROAD.
In effect June 18,1893.
DAILY MIXED TRAIN
Leave Hartsville 6.00 a m
/ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA A
AUGUSTA RALROAD.
In effect June 18, 1898.
NORTH BOUND.
Y No. 28.
Leave Wilmington 6.25 pm
Marion 9.41 p m
Arrive Florence 10.25 p m
r No. 50.
Leave Florence 2.20 a m
Sumter 3.35 a m
Arrive Columbia 5.15 a m
No. 52.
Leave Sumter 9.58 am
Arrive Columbia 11.05 a tn
No. 58.
Leave Florence 7.45 a m
Arrive Sumter 9 20 a in
No. 52 runs through from Charles
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 8.44 a m, Manning 9 20 a m.
• SOUTH BOUND.
Leave
Arrive
Leave
Arrive
Leave
Arrive
Leave
Arrive
No. 78.
Florence 5.10 a in
mariuii 5-5S ® 22
Wilmington 9.10 a in
No. 59.
Columbia
Sumter 5.55 p m
Florence....™ 7.10 p m
No. 58.
Columbia 4.20 p m
Sumter 5.45 p m
No. 51.
Columbia 10.00 p m
Sumter 11.20 p m
Florence 12.45 a m
ugh
ad, i
Jovann
Floyd's
ArriveDarlington -
Leave Darlington...
Floyd’s
1 Jovann—
Arrrive Hartsville....,
6.20 a m
7.00 a m
7.20 a m
8.80 p m
9.40 p m
10.00 p IB
10.20 p m
lartsville...—10.20 p ]
T S' mvrtwa Onn Hunt.
via central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 6.24 p m, Lanes 7.05 p m,
charleston 8.45 p m.
Trains on Manchester and Augusta
U. R , leave Sumter daily except Sun
day, 10.50 a. m., arrive Rimini 11:56 a.
m. Returning leave Rimini 12:30 p.
m.. arrive Sumter 1:40 p. m.
Trains on Wilmington, Chadbouru
and Conway Railroad leave Hub at
8.10 a m, Chadbourn 9:00 a. m. .arrive
at Conway 11:30 a m„ returning leave
Conway at 2:80 p. m., arrive Chad
bouru 5:20 p. m, Hub 9 20 p m. Daily
except Snnday.
JOHN F. DIVINE. GeuT Supt,