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CHAPTER XI—Contiuued.
Her mind was tnscle ap; sdo nau av
cided whit to do. Id the interval since
■he had learned of the misfortune that
had overtaken Henry Brace she had
weighed the possible dangers of his posi
tion and resolved that assistance must be
sent him at all hazards. The forebod
ings of Alcides were scarcely spoken
when they awoke the courage and sym
pathy of her resolute little heart. She
had waited only to see if her father or
Jerrold would return to send the warn
ing the former had suggested. They had
- not done so. Roused now to a fever of
excitement at the delay, she had deter-
mised to be the bearer of the tidings
herself.
To see Colonel Hunt, who was a friend
of her father's and well known to Cyn
thia; to acquaint him with the circum
stances of the tragedy of the early morn
ing; to champion Bruce's cause to the
utmost, and so work upon the sympa
thies of the ranger captain that he would
summdn his men and goat once to Brad
ford post—this was the errand the cour
ageous girl had undertaken.
And now as she set out upon this mad
tide over valley and divide her pulses
throbbed with anxiety and her heart
grew faint, fearing some possible mis
chance that might cause the failure of
her plan. What if the colonel should be
absent! What if the rangers had moved
their camp from the locality she so well
knew and bad so often visited with her
fathfjH
What if some other warning had
called these adventurons men away
from their headquarters, and she should
arrive to find the place a solitude and
herself powerless to aid or save him! In
terror at the thought she plied without
pity both whip and spur. The panting
Pepita fairly flew! Used as she was to
the saddle, the breathless haste, the
agony of that terrible gallop, remained
always an event in Cynthia's memory.
She heeded not the familiar landscape,
undulating ever before her like a billowy
sea; the alarmed cattle that fled in a
panic from the thunder of her approach;
the occasional bands of antelope that
dashed away affrighted; the flocks of
quail and stunmer dnek that whirred to
the right and left as she dashed through
copss and nnderbrash or came suddenly
upon some outlying pooh
On she sped, while the trees flew reel
ing by and the ravens croaked an omi
nous presage from the wayside. Pepita
was flagging a little. She had still some
miles to go. The sun was sinking slow
ly but surely to the horizon. Yet tak
ing ever with the skill of the frontier
the shortest and most direot route to her
rendezvous, plunging through chaparral
at the peril of life and limb, her garments
torn, her pony bleeding from the thorny
thicket, she still hejd her course to thrf
westward and galloped on with a cour
age that in man would have been heroic,
but in woman was sublime.
stood leaning exhaustedly against the
saddle.
She was so breathless and spent with
the fatigue of her long ride that at first
she could only indicate the urgency of
her errand by broken sentences. Mean
while the colonel, ronsed’ by the elo
quence of her pale face and disheveled
tresses, was moved to sympathy. When
at last with many pauses for breath, but
with an earnestness that betrayed her
anxiety, she had made her purpose
known, the ranger's response was kindly
and reassuring.
“Ye're brave little girl," he said, "and
a man onghter feel proud that one o’
your style takes the trouble to show an
Interest in him. Well, Miss Cynthia,
come up to the camp, and we’ll eee what
can he done. It’s a fnll moon tonight,
and only a few hours' hard riding frota
here to The Post. Perhaps it'd be Jest as
well if I took the boyrf ovbr for a little
pasear. They won’t min'd it mnch, and
even if nothing comes of it it will set
your fears at rest at any rate. Ef thar's
a man In my company that isn’t willin
tq make this trip when he hears of the
ride you’ve taken to save Henry Brace,
he's not fit to serve under Col me! Hunt
You've struck us at the right time, top,
young lady. Sapper is waiting—Such as
it is! As soon as that is over we'll sad
dle up and start. Ex for yourself, I can
send yon back by the night coach thet
passes Thompson's ranch about an hour
from now, I reckon."
But here he paused at a gesture of dis
ing of animosity against brace grew
more expressive and violent The crowd
of loangereabont the jail increased. Per
sonal abuse of the prisoner was indulged
in at the windows, and even threats of
violence were openly heard. Some of the
boldest went so far as to counsel Wick-
son to kill Brace, declaring, with a mob’s
ready acceptance or responsibility, that
they would "stand by him."
Mr. Wickson had expressed in words
a cordial willingness to comply with
these requests, but when it came to
deeds had shown a singular reluctance.
He alleged as the reason for this delay
the fact that he had no weapon, hnt as
Bruce himself was unarmed this state
ment was hardly pertinent. How far
he was influenced by a certain cold glit
ter in the latter's eye did not transpire.
The fact remains that he listened qnietly
to the urgent bnt impracticable advice
of the soldiers to “cut the tenderfoot's
heart out,” to “throw the stove on him"
and other unconsidered suggestions that
were rained upon him all the afternoon.
But at nightfall Mr. Wteksou was still
conspicuously doing nothing.
Then came a lull. The men dispersed
for supper. Sheriff Mosely availed him
self of the interval to send a message of
the state of things to the colonel at the
fort, a message which that worthy unac
countably saw fit to disregard.
After this he loaded his extra pistols
and withdrew with Humly Jim to t.e
little guardroom behind the outer door.
Here he had recourse to his pocket flask
and philosophically awaited develop
ments.
“I allow,” he said qnietly to his only
remaining deputy after participating
with him in this refreshment, “thet wc
don’t get through this night’s bizness
natch’ally without suthin of a row, but
whatever happens, Jim, Ike Mosely don’t
reckon on bein either euchred or bluffed.
I don't propose to let Lem thar git out,
and they can’t have Henry Bruce except
over my dead body. Savey thet?”
The deputy did.
“Now, what I expect of you, Jim.”
continued Ike, “is what I alien get—
el'ar grit and nothin else.”
He leaned forward and gripped his ill
favored comrade's hand as he said this.
sent from Cynthia, who had taken the l The two men exchanged glances.
bridle of Pepita and was already leading
her into the grove. -
“Send me back by the night coach!”
she repeated, glancing at him and knit
ting her brows. “Thank yon, sir. I’m
not to he disposed of so easily. I have
friends at The Post and reckon they will
he willing to take care of me tonight.
At any rate, I’ll ask ’em. If you can
give me a fresh horse and it’s all the
same to you, Colcnel Hunt, I reckon I’ll
ride along too.”
Ihe camp occupied by Colonel Hunt
and the rangers he commanded was
pitched in a motte of pecans that bor
dered a fertile valley. The lofty tree
tops lifted themselves, a dark green bar
rier against the monotony of the level
plain. Within the white tents of the
rangers glimmered in the shade; saddles
and camp utensils were scattered about;
horses stood tethered here and there or
roamed with hoppled limbs and tinkling
stock bell throngh the grove—every
thing wore the air of a picturesque and
favorable encampment.
It was the supper hour, and campfires
were beginning to illnminate the shad
ows of the aisles. The glancing light
flashed upon the figures of the men bus
ied in cooking or lounging in groups
about the doors of their tents, upon arms
and accouterments staked and piled
against various trees. The fires roared
and crackled, the steam of the broiling
morsels filled the air, and in the back
ground. where a somewhat larger and
more comfortable tent stood by the side
of aqniet pool, the rising globe of the
silver moota swung silently over the for
est picture.
The waters were already beginning to
shimmer and dance with its reflected
rays when the flap of this tent was
pushed aside and a man strode out of
the opening. As he did so the light of a
campfire opposite flashed full upon him
and revealed the features of Colonel
William Hunt
It was a characteristic face. One un
derstood at a glance why it waa that this
m« had been chosen to lead the disci-
band that followed him. The
cks that he bared to the evening air
were a trifle grizzled with age. Hard
ship and privation had set their seal
upon the face, but only to Intensify its
look of determination and daring. De
cision and will dominated the strong
Unss of month ancf jaw. It was appar
ent at once that whatever courage could
nndertabe or energy achieve yielded be
fore the marked personality of the man.
Colonel Hunt did not stop until he
reached a Urge tree that stood like a
giant picket upon the very confines of
the grove. He leaned his back against
it and stood looking out upon the shad
owy plain which the moonlight was be-
gmaing to illumine. Hardly had he
done to when the rhythmic hoof beats
of a horse, coming toward him at full
gallop, struck his ear. He stood erect
and listened. A breeze had sprung up,
and ae its light breath fanned his fur
rowed cheek he could even distinguish
the panting breath of the animal, as if
driven hard or furiously ridden. Sur
prised that any one should be approach
ing the camp at such a rate of speed, he
stepped out into the open. In an instant
he wee almost run down by Cynthia,
mounted on the foam covered Pepita.
The apparition of her mounted pres
ence came upon Hunt so suddenly that
he cried out, “Halt!" with the sternness
nnwiesend The
klty, but with
I threw the
CHAPTER XU.
The full.moon in meridian splendor
shone calmly down on Bradford poet.
The little plateau on which the frontier
fort was placed stood out above the out
lying country with all the distinctness
of day. The moonlight flooded every
thing within The Post itself, steeping the
three sides of the level square, illumi
nating the low barracks of the soldiers
and the adobe dwellings of the officers
opposite, and slipping ghostlike from the
white flagstaff, which seemed to stretch
a spectral finger to the stars. It wanted
yet two hours of midnight, but the
lights were out which, earlier in the
evening, had flickered in the various
quarters. So gracious was the night it
t.-emed to breathe a benison upon the
/lumbers of the quiet garrison.
Yet there was commotion at Bradford
post—not within the confines of the fort
itself, nor in the moonlight spaces of the
level square, but far in the rear of the
soldiers' barracks, where a small, low
stone building stood with barred door
and grated windows A crowd of 80 or
80 men were collected about this struc
ture conversing in low tones and ex
citedly running from window to win
dow. As they moved to and fro the rays
of the moon flashed upon muskets and
accouterments. They were the soldiers
of Foraker's company, ripe for insurrec
tion over the death of their chief, and
the building abont which they were gath
ered was the military jail of Bradford
post
Trouble had been brewing since early
morning. With the arrival of Sheriff
Mosely and his prisoners, the news of the
tragedy at San Marcus had spread like
wildfire through the camp. Foraker's
men received the intelligence sullenly,
but with evident suspicion of foul play.
The dead captain had been popular with
his company, which included the most
reckless and desperate of the soldiers at
the fort There were among them cer
tain dissipated spirits who cherished a
lively admiration for the hardihood and
notorious reputation of their leader.
Considerable curiosity had been ex
pressed in regard to the man who had
seen fit to abbreviate so enviable a ca
reer. There had been trips to the jail in
consequence, and throughout the day a
crowd of eager faces had beset, the win
dows.
In consequence of the absence of the
presiding justice, the time for a hearing
in the case had been set down for the
following day. In the present state of
popular feeling Sheriff Moeely had
thought best to confine the body of Brace
during; the Interval. He had been obliged,
therefore, to incarcerate him in the sin
gle room of the jail in company with
Lemuel Wickson. Throngh the heavily
barred windows the forms of the men
could be dimly seen, and even conversa
tion interchanged through an occasional
broken pane.
The soldiers had been In donbt at first
as to which of the two was responsible
for the death of the captain. Some vig
orous personal criticism and animated
invective delivered through the windows
elicited the information required. Brace
had kept his own counsel while Mr.
Lemuel Wickson bad replied cheerfully
to this genial badinage. Being free to
move about, he gratified his resentment
against Brace for his capture by going
to the window and giving whispered and
■tarfling accounts of the killing of For-
aker. It appeared from these vivid
word pictures that the ex-horse thief had
been an eyewitness to the tragedy.
His imagination was entirely responsi
ble for his facta Yet so cleverly did he
work upon the excited sympathies of the
indignant company that by nightfall it
was generally believed that Foraker had
been butchered in cold blood while drunk
and asleep. It was doubtful whether
during the interval Mr. Wickson, by the
invention of local color and realistic de
tail, had not persuaded himself of the
truth of his statements. Sheriff Mosely
and one deputy mounted guard during
the day and interposed a spirited bnt in
effectual denial to this version of the af
fair. Some local disturbance in the town
of Joaquin had unfortunately necessitat
ed the absence of Jake Sharp.
Aa th* afternoon workARwr the f*#l-
Ef they start to break in here tonight
I’ll draw them fastenings,” pointing to
the iron door that led Into the room
where the prisoners were confined, “and
call on Henry Brace. We two’ll keep
this place against all comers or die to
gether, yon can take my word for thet!
Your bizness’ll be to go in thar and hold
thet tarrier, Wickson, and prevent his
gittin out. Ef he makes a break or acts
anyway obstrep'rous, shoot him jest the
same ex ye would a Jack rabbit. Thar
ain't no other way with sich cattle. He’s
more’n half responsible for the trouble
we're goin to git tonight, and I only wish
my 6-shooter hed sorter gone off by ac
cident on the way up here. It would
have saved my conscience consider'hie
wear and tear. Ez It is now I'm about
eat up with remefse."
As the shadows of evening drew
around the jail the sheriff's forebodings
seemed at first without foundation.
With the heating of “taps” lights van
ished at the fort, the sounds of frontier
discipline were hashed, and the camp ap
parently sank to repose. Deceived by
this absence of hostilities, the solitary
deputy dozed on a bench of the low eor-
riddr. Only Ike Mosely remained alert
and vigilant.
The moonbeams, stealing through the
barred grating of the roof, were falling
almost vertically upon the stone pave
ment at his feet when his quick ear
caught the sound of voices. Drawing a
narrow slide in the outer door, he peered
through its semicircular guard. A
crowd of men were collected in front of
the jail. They were conversing together
in low tones. In the light of the moon
the sheriff recognised several of the most
desperate of Foraker's men. One burly
fellow held in his hand a coil of rope.
Closing the slide cautiously, he roused his
companion and examined his pistols. A
second later the jail door vibrated with
a blow struck upon it by some heavy ob
ject from without.
“Who’s there?" demanded Mosely at
the slide.
“Come, come, Ike Mosely," replied a
loud voice, which the sheriff instant!?
recognized as the sergeant of Foraker's
men; “this ain’t no game of bluff. We’re
here for bizness, and we want yon to open
up.”
“P'raps you’ll stats your reasons for
gittin in before I give ye the privilege,
responded Mosely.
“.Waal, yes, we don't mind, seein we’re
comin in, whether you’re willin or not, r
responded the voice. “We’re going to
hang that d——d tenderfoot you've got in
there to the highest tree in the poet. That's
what we're going to dol So we tell yon
to open np!"
“Oh, ye are?" said Ike tauntingly.
“Mebbe yon reckon thet I'll set qnietly
by and see yon do all thet? Now, I'm
givin it to yon straight what you kin ex
pect ef yon try on anything of the kind.
Thar's two of us here, and we’ll kill every
mother's son of ye thet gets in ez sure ez
there's a living God!"
A blow from the outside was the only
response.
''Thet's right P shouted Ike as a second
blow caused the door to spring on its
hinges. “The sooner ye maks a hole
throngh thet partition, the more likely
I am to reach ye!"
He emphasized the remark by draw
ing the slide and discharging his revolver
through the apertnre. A yell and a sud
den shuffling of feet without greeted the
■hot
For a time all was quiet Mosely drew
the slide again and reconnoitered. The
result was apparently not satisfactory
He snapped the catch back suddenly and
turned sharply upon Humly Jim.
“It's jest es I reckoned," he said qniet
ly. “They're comin bock agin, apd this
time they’ve got a timber with 'em, and
thet door is goin in. I reckon well make
a division of forces/'
He drew the bolts on the tamer door v
bespoke. *
“Call him,” he whispered.
Hnmly Jim complied. A second later
Brace stepped throngh the opening. Th»
deputy grasped his revolvers and disap
peared within. Ike Mosely turned and
faced the ranchman in the moonlight.
"Pardner,” he said, placing his ban
upon his shoulders and gazing into his
eyes, “ye don’t need me to tell ye thet
this’ll be a close call for you and me
and mebbe one or both of ns is goto
home. But. by the living Go!, Pm here
to tell ye thet thar's no man I'd rather
fight for or die alongside!”
He pressed a pair of 6-abooters into his
companion’s hands as he spoke.
“Now, then," he said, setting his square
shoulder against the shoulder of Brace,
and cocking bis pistols, “let ’em come
forgotten Bow to snodir
A rush from without drowned his
words as a blow delivered with the
force of a battering ram caused the door
to leap inward. A shower of dust snd
plaster fell to the floor. A second rash
and shock followed. The door fell from
its hinges with a crash, and the moon,
shone boldly in and streamed upon the
stone pavement Brace and Moeely re
treated into the shadows of the doorway.
Here, unseen by those without, they cov
ered the entrance with their cocked re
volvers. The moonlight flashed coldly
on the glistening barrels fnll in sight of
an excited crowd of men poising a heavy
beam.
A moment's pause ensued. The sol
diers, thinking that the weapons were
those of the sheriff and his deputy and
that Bruce was In the interior of the jail,
were averse to unnecessary bloodshed.
At this in jtant there waa a crash of mus
ketry in the rear, accompanied by the
jingling of glass and the'whistling of
bullets. Th« leader of theparty held up
his hand to parley.
“I reckon you hear that, Ike Moeely,”
he said, with au oath. "Tlfe boys are
rakin your lockup from the windows
You might ez well hand that feller over
quiet and peaceable before they take
him out a corpse. We've sworn to string
him np, and ez we're ten to your one ye
might ae well be sensible and give in.”
“Yon think so, do you?" retorted the
sheriff through his set teeth. ‘Til let
yon know 1 think different! Til allow
thet me and Jim kin hold only one end
of this jail, but thet's about what we
calculate to do. Of coarse ef yon kill
him in the meantime I ain't responsi
ble, but the first man of yon thet steps
across thet doorsill is gone in—I give
you thet flat!"
The sheriff had hardly spoken when
the door of the inner room swung quick
ly hack and Humly Jim appeared. He
was not visible to the throng without
Cloniug the door behind him, he leaned
against it His voice camo distinctly to
to the ears of Mosely and Bruce.
“Thar ain’t no use for me to pnt in
any more time in thar,” he said slowly.
“Thar ain’t no prisoner to guard. Least
wise none thet's likely to git away.
Thet last volley settled Lem’s accoant
for good and all, I reckon. The domed
idgits killed tho wrong man. P'raps thet
bein the case you've got more use for me
here in front.”
Mosely was about to whisper some hur
ried command to his deputy when a sec
ond volley crashed through tho inner
room, splintering the woodwork and
beams. The sounds of this terrific fusil
lade had not entirely ceased before a sud
den noise borne on the night wind came
to their ears from without. A low rum
ble as of distant thunder shook the earth,
and the windows of the jail rattled with
a strong vibratory tremor. The crowd
abont the shattered door tnrned in sur
prise. A clear, ringing cheer burst sud
denly npon the still night. There was a
sound of galloping hoofs and a murmur
of many voices, and with a sudden rush
and tumult a mounted cavalcade swept
round the Jail, th^ moonlight flashing
upon their brandished rifles. In an in
stant the building was surrounded.
The leader of the party charged the
group of soldiers before the doorway at
a gallop, reining np his horse so fiercely
that the hoofs of the animal struck fire
in the resisting gravel
“Fall back!” shouted the Imperative
voice of Colonel Hunt. “Fall back, now.
all of you, and disperse! This business
has gone far enough.”
At the sharp command Foraker's men
realizing they were now between two
fires, scattered in all directions. The
soldiers In the rear of the jail were as
quickly routed. Hardly three minutes
elapsed 1 adore the horseman threw him
self from the saddle and striding over
the fallen door entered the corridor.
Bow nr toe judicial mum may nave
been Influenced by the sullen presence
of the more disaffected of Foraker’s men
in the courtroom and by the armed
demonstration of the night before it is
impossible to determine. Judge Pember
ton smoked alike impassively through
the eloquent argument of the prisoner's
counsel and the fiery appeal of the state's
representative. But on motion of Judge
Natchez to release Brace on bail he
cheerfully acquieeced. He further agreed
to the application for a change of venue,
holding that the preeent state of popular
feeling was hardly conducive to that
calmness of deliberation which the law
prescribes.
His honor's phraseology is necessarily
lost in the above paraphrase. He said,
I believe, that he “wasn't tryin no case
In no place where everybody was dead
sot on hangin the prisoner first and hold-
in court afterward." But doubtless the
legal principle of abstract justice was
implied in this Lone Star dictum. The
trial was set down for the first week in
September at thq neighboring county
teat of Oskaloo.
Sheriff Moeely was overjoyed at this
decision.
“Why, thet's right whar I was bora
and brought up,” he said to Brace, slap
ping him on the back as they left the
courtroom. “I own thet place. Yer
hand, pardner; I congratulate you on yer
luck. When the timo comes round, I'll
ran down thar and see ef l.can't scare np
a reasonable, fa'r minded and onprejn-
diced jury ex'll view this business in a
true and holy light”
The confidence of Bruce in his even
tual acquittal was naturally increased
by this reassuring statement
None the less did Phil Keraochan re
lax his exertions in his partner’s behalf.
He consulted earnestly with Colonel
Hunt, who with a party of his men con
ducted them back to the Mesquite val
ley ranch. Judge*Natchex—a man of
wide experience in Texan practice and
pleading—outlined several modes of ac
tion, bnt waa-incllned to lay great air, - -
upon Sheriff Mosely's co-operation and
suggested that Mr. Buck Jerrold be
approached as a possible valuable ally.
Accordingly a few days later Keraochan
rode over to the latter’s ranch and held
a conference with that gentleman.
Mr. Jerrold had been already impor
tuned In behalf of Henry Bruce. He
had paid a visit to the Dallas ranch the
previous evening and had heard from
Cynthia's own lips on account of the
storming of the jail at Bradford poet
and the rescue that followed. So pa
thetically had Cynthia wrought upon
the sympathies of her auditor that Jer
rold had been unable to resist the ap
peal It was perhaps proof positive of
the cowman's love for Miss Dallas and
his own generosity of soul that he prom
ised his assistance, although in giving it
he was aware that he stood in his own
light
He r. -eived Keraochan with that grav
ity of demeanor for which he was noted,
tempered possibly with a certain resig
nation which under the circumstances
increased the latter's good opinion. Ker-
nochan unfolded his errand in a (ew
words. Buck Jerrold filled his pipe,
lighted it, and seating himself on a nail
keg in the dooryard reviewed the sitna-
tion solemnly as follows:
“Thar ain’t but one argyment to bring
to bear on the town of Oskaloo," he said,
deliberately crossing his legs, “and thet's
whisky! I've been down thar, off and
on, for the last 10 years, and 1 never
knew anythin else to carry conviction
in thet thrivin settlement—onless it was
a •-shooter, and even then 1 reckon
whisky'd stand the best show. Ye see,’
he said, polling at the straps of his heavy
boots and glancing at them as if for in
spiration, “the poppylation is thet rigid
and narrer minded that it needs suthin
of thet nature to get the milk o’ human
kindness to flow. They want suthin to
start ’em!
“Ef I could go down thar now in the in
terests of justice and jest float the town,
jest play the millionaire and do the
generous thing—it mightoost you suthin
—but I reckon—1 reckon," said Mr. Jer
rold cautiously, “we might get an honor
able and aquar deal, even in thet benight
ed settlement.
[TO HI CONTINUED. |
A Cure for Twenty Cents.
Any remedy sold at one dol-
Cvnthfa Ikillat itngyered trembling to
the doorway.
“Just in time. Dee. to put a stop to this
yer foolishness,” he remarked, grasping
the sheriff by the hand.
“Notmuch too early. Bill, thet's a fact,"
replied Mosely, returning the greeting.
“ 'Pon my word, colonel, I rather looked
for somethin of a scrimmage, bnt this
sadden freak o’ yours for a moonlight
pasear sorter took the sand out o' them
tojers, natcb'ally, didn’t it? What angel
sent you down onr way at this hour o'
the night?”
Colonel William Hunt removed his
hat, and the moonlight shone full npon
his serious face.
•'You've struck it, Moeely." he said
solemnly. “An out and out angel ar.d
no mistake. I ain't no call to take to
myself any credit for this yer night'*
biznees. It all belongs to a woman—a
little gal ez galloped 10 miles to bring
me word, and notwithstanding hex rid
with ns every Step of the way and put
the blush to every man in my troop—a
gal ez Pd bank on ag'in half the men 1
ever see and who’s too good a durned
sight for the best man In the etate.”
And even at this moment pale, breath
less and disheveled Cynthia Dallas stag
gered trembling to the doorway and sank
fainting on the threshold.
CHAPTER XIIL
With the arrival of the rangers and
their armed investment of the jail a ti
Bradford post the open animoeity againa’
Henry Bruce vanished. - Huch was the
awe inspired by these frontier police that
no further attempt at outbreak followed.
At 0 o'clock on the following day e
mounted escort accompanied Brace to
the ccurtbonae, and a preliminary exam
ination was held. Phil- Keraochan had
arrived during the night, bringing with
him Judge Natchez, the ablest lawyer of
the circuit. The prisoner found himself
surrounded by Influential counsel and
friends.
The presiding justice conducted the
proceedings with that perfect impartiali
ty and absence of judicial dignity tor
which he was noted. With his bat on
the back of his head, a short bjpek pipe
in his month and uni
cravat or cellar, he
lar a bottle which claimfl to cure
Rheumatism, is simply an im
position for when ail expenses
are deducted it leaves not more
than twenty cents to represent
the medicine. Dr. Drummond’s
Lightning Remedy, which is
performing such wonderful cures
that it is being prescribed by
the medical faculty everywhere,
is compounded at great expense
from rare drugs, and cannot be
sold for less than Five Dollars a
bottle. But it always cures.
Sent prepaid to any address on
receipt of price Drummond Medi
cine Co., 48*50 Maiden Lane,
New York. Agents wanted.
Mrs. Witherby—Won’t you
have another piece of aje, Wil
lie?
Willie Slimson—Mother told
me not to take it for myself,
but as she isn’t here I don’t
mind eating her piece.—Judye.
Whm Baby wav tick, we gave her Caetorta
Vi hen ahe waa a Child, vlie cried fur Oaeturta.
When she became Waa, die clung to Caatorla.
When she bad Children, aha gave them Caatorla.
Are You Going to the World’s Fair?
If so, see that your ticket
reads via Cincinnati and the C.
H. & D. and Monon—the ac
knowledged ‘World’s Fair
Route.”
The only line out of Cincin
nati connecting with E. T. V.
& G. and Q. & C. train No. 2,
arriving Cincinnati 10:30 p. m.
A solid train carrying through
sleepers from Jacksonville, Sav
annah, Birmingham, Atlanta,
Chattanooga, Macon and New
Orleans via E T. V. & G., Q.
& C., C. H. & D. and Monon
Route to Chicago.
You can stop over in Cincin
nati if your ticket reads via the
C. H. & D. and Monon Route,
by depositing same with the
Merchants’ and Manufacturers'
Association. Chamber of Com
merce Building, corner of Fourth
and Vine Streets, one block
from Fountain Square (the C.
H. & D. ticket office is in the
same building). This enables
you to visit tho picturesque
“Queen City” at no additional
cost, and special efforts will be
made to entertain st rangers hos
pitably and reasonably.
The universal verdict of the
traveling public is that the Pull
man Safety Vestihuled trains,
running every day, “and Sun
day too,” via the C. H. & D.
and Monon, between Cincinnati,
Indianapolis and Chicago, are
without doubt the “finest on
earth.” These trains were es
pecially built by the Pullman
Company for this service, and
embrace every improvement.
Their magnificent coaches, lux
urious smoking cars, superb
sleepers, observation cars, com
partment sleeping cars and un
excelled dining car service, af
ford “all the comforts of home.”
Leaving Cincinnati you pass
through tho beautiful Miami
Valley, and for twenty-five
miles the double tracks run
through the very front door
yards of the finest suburban
homes in the country. Beyond
Hamilton and up to Indiana
polis, the line is noted for its
scenic beauty.
A stop over at Indianapolis,
the capital of Indiana, may be
obtained by depositing your
ticket with the Secretary of the
Commerical Club. This city is
more worthy of a visit than al
most any other of its size in the
West, and offers the greatest
inducements to traveller and
tourist. Between Indianapolis
and Chicago the line traverses
the very best agricultural and
commercial territory, and the
ride is one of unparalleled com
fort and beauty.
Bear in mind that the C. F.
& D. and Monon Route trains
all run via Burnside Crossing,
from which point the Illinois
Central suburban trains run
direct to the World’s Fair
Grounds every moment. At
Englewood connection is made
with the electric cars, which
run every five minutes to the
grounds, but we recommend all
persons to go directly into the
Dearborn Station, which is lo
cated in the heart of the city
and from which all street car
lines converge, then go directly
by car or cab to your hotel or
boarding place. First locate
yourself; know where and how
you are to live while in Chicago.
Get the locality firmly fixed in
your mind, before going to the
World’s Fair by any of the
numerous convenient ways: the
cable cars, electric roads, ele
vated railroad, Illinois Central
R. R., suburban trains and the
steamboats afford ample accom
modations for all possible visit
ors, and it is but five minutes
ride from the business portion
of the city to the grounds. Take
your breakfast down town, buy
your lunch at the grounds, and
take your supper down town.
If you follow these suggestions
you will save money. The fa
cilities for serving lunch at the
World's Fair Grounds are ex
traordinary and the prices are
cheaper than at your own home,
but breakfast und supper should
be taken down town, or at your
boarding house. The World’s
Fair is already the most astound
ing and stupendous spectacle
ever attempted by any people,
and a day’s visit will afford
more delight and instruction
than can possibly be obtained
in any other way o; by the
same expenditure of money
For further particulars, descrip
tive pamphlets, rates, etc., ad
dress
E. A. Hoovkr,
General Advertising Agent C.
H. & D R. R., No. 200 West
Fourth St., Cincinnati, O.
CHARLESTON, SUMTER AND
NORTHERN RAILROAD
CHARLES E. KIMBALL Receiver.
All XtaliOUb AU.
NORTH.
SOUTH.
1
2
AM.
P.M.
6.50
Charleston
10.80
8.10
Pregnall’s
8.50
10.23
Sumter
6.80
11.16
Lamar
5.20
11.30
Syracuse
505
11.45
Darlington
4.50
12 00
Mont Clare
483
12.11
Robin’s Neck
4.20
12.26
Maudeville
4.05
12.40
Kenuettsville 8.50
1.05
(iiboon
8.25
1.85
Hamlet
8.55
P.M.
P.M.
No. 1 eonnneots with C. F. & Y. V.
at tiennettoville for Fayetteville, con
nects with Sealioard Air Line at Ham
let lor Wilmington, Charlotte, Shel
by, Kout lierforilton ; ai.tl at Charlotte
with R. & I). Vestibule Limited for
Washington and New York. Passen
gers can take sleepers at Charlotte at
S :15 p. m.
No. 2 passengers by this train have
throngh Sleejiers. New York to Char
lotte, connects with 8. A. I* at Ham
let from Charlotte and North, and
from Wilmington, connects with 8.
C. Ry. at Pregnalls for Charleston.
Dinner at Hamlet.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
C St D. and C. & 8. RAILROADS.
• In effect Aug 18, 1898.
Through Passenger Train.
Leave Wadesboro 4.80 a m
Bennett’s 4.51 a m
Morven’s 5.04 a m
McFarland 5 17 a m
Cheraw 6.00 a m
Cash's. 6.12 am
Society Hill 6.26 a m
Dove's 6.44 a m
Floyd’s 6.49 a in
Darlington 7.00 a m
Palmetto 7.11 a in
Arrive Florence 7.25 a m
Leave Florence 7.80 p m
Palmetto 7.48 p m
Darlington 7.58 p m
Floyd’s 8.05 p m
Dove’s 8.10 p m
Society Hill 8 28 p m
Cash’s 8.42 p m
Cheraw 9.05 p in
McFarland 9.88 p m
Morven’s 9.54 p m
Bennett’s 10.09 p m
Arrive Wadesboro 10.80 p m
Freight Train.
Leave Florence 7.30 a in
Darlington 8.40 a m
Arrive t’heiaw 11.20 a in
Leave Cheraw 1.00 p m
Darlington 4.00 p m
Arrive Florence 5.00 p m
A. F. RAVENEL, President.
N ORTHEASTERN RAILROAD.
In effect Aug. 13, 1893.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 61
Leave Florence
7 45 a m
Kingstree
8.58 a m
lanes
9.20 a m
Arrive Charleston
11.20 a m
No. 85.
Leave Florence
3.37 a us
Kingstree
4.85 a m
Lanes
4.52 a m
Arrive Charleston
6.50 a in
No. 23.
Leave Florence
.11.00 p in
Kingstree
12.14 a m
Janes
12.32 a m
Arrive Charleston
. 2.38 a m
No. 58.
Leave Lanes
7.10 p m
Arrive Charleston
8.45 p m
Train on C. St D. R. R. connects at
Florence with No. 61 Train.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 78.
Leave Charleston
. 1.88 am
lanes
3.23 am
Kingstree
3 42 a m
Arrive Florence
4.50 a m
No. 60
Leave Charleston
. 5.10 a m
lanes
. 7.06 a m
Kingstree
7 26 a m
Arrive Florence
. 8.40 a m
No. 14.
Leave Charleston
4.12 p m
lanes
6.08 p m
Kingstree
6.17 p m
Arrive Florence
7.10 p m
No. 59.
Leave Charleston
7.15 a m
Arrive lanes
. 8.40 am
No. 52 runs through to Columbia
via Central R. R. of S. C.
No. 78 runs solid to Wilming
ton, N.C., making close connection
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. Snpt.
vv
ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA
AUGUSTA RALROAD.
In effect July 80,1893.
SOUTH BOUND.
Leave Wilmington
No. 28.
Marion..7
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence
No. 50.
3.45 am
Sumter
Arrive Colombia
Leave Florence
No. 58.
7.45 a m
Arrive Sumter
Leave Sumter
No. 52.
Arrive Columbia
• La Grippe.
During the prevalence of the
Grippe the past seasons it was
a noticeable fact that those who
depended upon Dr. King’s New
Discovery, notonly hadaspeedy
recovery, but escaped all of the
troublesome after effects 6t the
malady. This remedy seems to
have a peculiar power in effect
ing rapid cures not only in cases
of La Grippe, but in all Diseas
es of Throat, Chest and Lungs,
and has cured cases of Asthma
and Hay Fever of longstandini
Try it and be convinced. It
won’t disappoint. Free Trial
Bottles at Willcox & Co’s. Drug
store.
Attenion Mechanics!!
All persons in need of babbitt metal
can purchase it cheap at the Da;t
LINOTON Nkwb office.
,1898.
tTARTSVILLE RAILROAD
In effect July 80
DAILY MIXED TRA1
Leave Hartsville 6.00 a m
Jovann 6.20 a ns
Floyd’s 6.85 a m
Arrive Darlington 7.20 a m
Leave Darlington 6.80 p m
Floyd’s 8.15 p m
Jovann 8-85 p m
Arrrive Hartsville....*- 8.56
J. r. div - -
iffh
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 8.44 a m, Manning 9 90 a m.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 51.
Leave Colombia 10.00 pm
Sumter 11.87 p m
Arrive Florence. 1.00 a m
No. 78.
Leave Florence 5.10 a as
Marion 5.54 a m
Arrive Wilmington —... 9.10am
No. 58.
Leave Colombia 4.20 p m
Arrive Somter 5.45 p m
No. 59.
Leave Colombia^
Somter 5.55 p m
Arrive Florence....^... 7.10 p m
No. 53 rons through to charleston
via central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 6.94 p m. Lanes 7.06 p m,
charleston845 pm.
Trains on Mancuester and Angnsia
B. R-, leave Sumter daily except Sun
day, 10.50 a. m., arrive Rimini 11:58 e.
m. Returning leave Rimini 19:80 p.
m.. arrive Sumter 1:40 p. m.
Trains on Wilmington, Chad bourn
and Conway Railroad leave
bourn at 10.80 a m, arrive at Conway
1.00 p m, returning leave Conway at
2:80 p. m., arrive Chadbonrn 5:90 p.
Leave Chadbonrn 7.15 a in and
5.50 p m, arrive at Hub 8 00 a in
6.45 p m. Returning leave Hub 9.00 a
m and 6 45 p m, arrive at
9.45 a m and 7.80 p i
f F. DIVINE, GeoT Su
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