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Ihf Darlington PUBLISBKD EVKBT THURSDAY Morninu. ^BNRT J. JHOMPSOH, PROPRIETOR. TERMS—11 Per Annum in Advance; 50 cents for 5 months; 25 cents for 8 months. Advertising Rates: One Square first Insertion $1.00 One Square second Insertion 50 Every subsequent insertion 50 Contract advertisements inserted upon the most reasonable terms. Overland Witli Kit Carson By W. THOMSON. tCopyright, 1*3. by American Press Associa tion.! CHAPTER IH. After collecting the weapons of the dead Indians we returned to the wagons and again led the horses out to pasture. For a time they fed quietly, but by and by one of them, Old Whitcface, who had once before crossed the plains, sud denly raised his head, pricked up his ears and quivered In every limb, as if scent ing danger. “The old '-orse hears or smells some thing wrong,” said his driver, Ed Roys- ton. "We'd better take to the corral, boys." For some moments after bringing the animals in we could see no cause for alarm, but presently there rose on the extreme edge of the horizon a dark speck, which grew each instant larger until it finally revealed Itself as a body of horse bearing directly down upon us. Supposing that we were to be again attacked by a chance band of hostiles. we stood at once to our arms. But when the rapidly moving force had come within a half mile or so we saw that there were only seven riders, and those, keeping a semicircular forma tion, seemed to be driving before them a number of loose ponies. The cavalcade swept on 800 yards nearer, and then we discovered that of the seven mounted persons two were womenl The rescuing party had re turned, completely successful, and a minute later. amid our rapturous cheers, Kit Carson, his four comrades, Mrs. Secord and Helen Douglas rode into the hastily opened corsal. AU appeared to be greatly fatigued, and the young women looked pale and haggard, but none seemed to be much the worm for their rough experience, though every one of the men had been more or loss wounded. It is needless ‘o describe bow heartily we welcomed the party, nor ie it neoeseary to apologize for the fact that in our joyous excite ment some of ns so far forgot the pro prieties as to hng the two girls with as mnch good will as we could have shown to our own sisters or sweethearts. These very affectionate demonstrations gave no offense, however, and our fair companions retired to malm themselves preaentable after their long ride, while two or three of ns busied ourselves in preparing an extra good supper for the half famished travelers. All were too hungry to talk mnch while eating, but they listened with great interest to the graphic account which Charlie Blake gave of onr delnga during their abeence. "Well done, boys! I’m proud of yon," sontentionsly said Carson os he finished Ids meal. “N ow I'm going to take a snooze.” uions&ated, "we want to hear all about your own adventures.” “Boys. I'd rather fight a week than talk an hour. Joe Wilkinson here is pretty good on the gab. Hell spin the yam for yon,” and lying down in the shade the imperturbable guide wae fast asleep in five minutes. **Go ahead, then, Joe. Let’s hear the whole thing," said Blake. “Well, boys, I’m most used up, but HI do the best I can. Yon know the reds had about two miles start of us and had got clear out of sight when we mounted. Kit said they’d make straight for the mountains 80 miles off, and only for him we couldn’t have followed the trail 10 minutes, for there were lots of places where wo couldn't see a track, bat to him the ‘sign’ was just a plain as a turnpike road. "Tom Secord—yes, and Austin, too- wanted to go at roll speed, but Carson wouldn't hear to it 'That wont do,’ he •aid; ‘just keepnp an easy lope, so as not to blow the horses. We're sure to catch the reds, for two of the ponies will al ways be double weighted, and the whole lot will have to take tnros.carrying the women.' “All of ns saw the sense of this rea soning, and we kept going on, mile after mile, steady as clockwork, till near day break without catching sight of the In dians. Then we came to a little creek not far this side of the foothills, and Carson said: 'Let your horses drink, boys, just a swallow or two at a time. We’re getting pretty close to the red devils now. They've gone up this side of the creek so as to strike the old Apache trail. It’s the only one they know of. It twists about among the foothills and then sweeps round in a big circle away np into the mountains. Wall cross the creek right here, and I’ll lead you by a short cut through Orizzly gulch and come out on the trail away ahead of the Indians. I discovered this i when I was trapping round here a i ago, and I doa't believe anotb- to me ana co exactly os l ten yon, or ail onr work’ll go for nothing. The reds will be alon" pretty soon, and there must be no burbling. There’s 10 of them, sure, but if it wasn't for the women we'd wipe them all out in two minutes. Which of you four is the best shot?* “ ‘Frank Austin is,’ says Wells. " ‘Think you can trust yourself to shoot a buck square through the brain, Frank, supposing his head’s only a foot above that of Helen Douglas?' asked Canon. “ ‘Yes, if it’s only one inch above,' says Frank. “ ‘Very well, then,' Kit went on; ‘the two warriors that were carrying the woman must fall dead at the first fire, or they’ll kill their prisoners. I'll place all of yon and myself where we can’t be seen, and when the reds come within 20 yards of us I'll cover the one holding Mrs. Secord, and Frank the one carrying Miss Douglas. Wells will take the fore most of tte other brutes, Secord the next and Wilkinson the third, whether they're before or behind the two we shoot at When I give a low whistle, we'll all fire together and then charge with onr revolvers, quick as lightning. There ought to be only five of the devils left by that time.’ "For a hundred yards or so in front of the cottonwood scrub the trail was wide enongh for two men to ride abreast, bnt inside the grove itself the path was very narrow, and the bushes grew so thick that it was quite dark. A regiment of soldiers could easily hide there and not one of them be seen 10 feet off. Carson didn’t put us directly in front of the trail, but In such positions along the outer edge of the scrub that we could deliver a half flanking fire. 'We’d been hiding about 15 minutes, not long enough to flpt nervous, when the Indians, just 10 of them, came in sight at the far end of the open space. They were coming along on a slow can ter, riding in single file, and we saw that the first two warriors—one of them was the chief, Lone Wolf, Kit told ns after ward—were carrying the young women in front of them. “This sight drove us most crazy, and it was mighty hard to keep still, but we all knew that we must make sure work of it, and we didn't stir a finger—not just then. "On and on came the reds to within 80 yards of the blind path leading into the grove. Then they slackened down to a walk. We’d already covered the lead ing five with our rifles, and when they’d got 10 yards cloeer we heard Kit’s whistle, soft and low as a blackbird's note. That was the last sonnd those five Indians ever heaw) in this world, for they had not time even to start with the surprise of It when sur rifles cracked like one piece) and &«y all fell, stone dead. "Then like raging tigers we dashed oat of cover and charged en the others. Bnt quick os we were, they’d already thrown themselves from their ponies and wer« now crouched behind them in the act of stringing their bows. As we ran forward we poured in one volley from our revolvers, but all missed, and before we could close every man of us received a slight arrow wound. ‘Steady, men, steady!’ shouted Carson as the reds dropped their bows and slnnk closer be hind their ponies with knives and toma hawks in hand. "The fight might have been finished in half a minute if Secord and Austin, both foaming mad, had not rushed off to the head of the lint to pick up the women. On seeing this the five braves ran along the far side of the string of ponies, which had never stirred from their tracks when their riders fell, and made for our two men, hoping them before we e " ■"** ' 1 * i.'- viune up. "The total distance was not more than 60 feet, but the ponies rather bothered ns, and though we instantly broke through the line the eavages were close npon Tom and Frank before Kit, ahead as usual, brought down two of them. Our fellows were so busy assisting the half insensible girls that only Carson’s last two shots aroused them to a sense of their own danger, and they sprang to their feet barely in time to wqgd off the tomahawks of the three remaining Indi ana, we meantime not daring to fire again for fear of hitting them or the women. "They didn't need much help, how ever. One of the busks had attacked Secord, and the other two pitched into Frank, but none of them had time to strike a second blow before Tom settled his man by a single shot, and Austin, roaring like a lion and seemingly too mad to shoot, crushed the skull of one Indian by a blow from his rifle barrel, and seizing the other by the throat was savagely choking the life out of him when Wells stepped up and put • bullet through his brain. ST er living soul has ever gone through it* "Well, after we'd got over the branch we walked our boraee for a couple of hun dred yards to kind ef settle the water in their stomachs, and then Kit spoke np again and says: “ ‘Now, men, there's two miles of good ground before ns. Well cover It at top speed, and then there's about a mile of the worst riding you ever saw. but that'll bring us right out on the trail, and the reds must travel more than six miles to reach the same spot. Now, ride!’ and . away we went, gradually going faster and faster till our horses were running for all they were worth, and in fivemin- utes we came to Orizzly gulch. “Sure enough, it was an awful place, all broken up with big rocks and bowlders in such a way that we couldn't go off a walk, and it took us a full quarter of an hour to get through, but when we <T.d come out we found ourselves in a thicket of young cottonwoods and right on the trail, as Kit had said. “At this time it was broad daylight,, and by Carson’s orders we all got off our horses and led them away back into tha gulch. Then, speaking very low and »ol«malike, he said: ‘Now, man. UsteB would have cut my heart sure U joe hadn’t canght the blade in the fleshy part of his own arm and thus given me time to get hold of the fellow’s throat, for I was sc thundering mad that I for got all about my revolver.” “Another trifle, too, he has not men tioned," said Mrs. Secord. "When I broke completely down through fatigue and my husband was worn out carrying me, Mr. Wilkinson took me on his own sad dle and held me, fast asleep, in his arms for 10 miles or more.” "And maybe I wasn't glad of the chancer muttered the gallant Joe In a half andible aside. "Bnt how did Miss Donglas get along?” some one inquired. "Oh, thunder," langhed Secord, “she didn’t try to get along. All the Indians in Arizona couldn’t have got her away from Austin. He just carried her like a baby till we got within five miles of camp. Bnt she didn’t go to sleep—not that I know of r At this embarrassing revelation the blushing girl beat a precipitate retreat, bnt Frank spoke out like a man: “It’i a true bill, boys. 1 s’poee it wasn’t ex actly fair to take advantage of a pris oner, but I really couldn't help it, and— and—well. I’ll expect yon all to attend a wedding when we get to a white man's country, if we don’t happen to meet a real live parson on the road any sooner.” That very thing we did three days aft erward, however, and a very jolly party of witnesses saw Miss Helen Douglas transformed into Mrs. Frank Austin, thongh I rather think that several of our bachelors assumed a joy they did not feel. THE END. Obelisks Oat of Place. A few years ago the favorite drive of visitors in Alexandria was to see the obelisks known os ’‘Cleopatra's Needles,” bnt now both of them have gone. They stood before the palace of Sebasteam, whose site a stonemason's yard and Ramleh station probably occupy, and the connection of them with the notori- a queen is now quite exploded. No one who has stood beside that one still mercifully left at On can bnt feel anger and regret that they ghonld have been removed to lands where no surrounding is in keeping and where their rapid de struction is certain. That remaining where those once at Alexandria came from still serves to mark the spot where the great temple stood and makes one dream dreams of what scenes and per sons in the world’s story it must have looked down upon, from earlier days than those when Joseph, the patriarch, came to wed the daughter of the priest here to even later than when its shadow must have fallen upon another Joseph and Mary, his wife, bearing the child Jesns as they came to its fountain for water, Those at Alexandria had been removed before that great advent, bnt it would have been far more “scientific" and shown far better taste to have sent them back for fntnre ages to value on their original sill's than to have taken them to lands where they most rapidly crumble to dost There can be no possible ex cuse made with that gone to New York, the only palliative with regard to ours on the embankment is the forgotten fact that it was presented by the Egyptian government to commemorate our tri- .nphs over France. That at New York is now almost smooth, its inscriptions ob literated, as that on the Thames bank will be in another 20 years.—Nineteenth Century. A Theatrical Trick. “A smart treasurer,” said a theatrical manager, "can ’jolly’ from $20 to (50 a night out of a crowd. Some treasurers.. jC?* l A c «Jv^T\uan'Cnat! ~V^hen the rush la on, he will manage to make just so many more people buy higher priced seats than intended to buy them. That’s what I mean. It is his business to get off all the high priced seats. Yon come along in the jam with a couple of ladies waiting and ask for three seats. Yon want dollar seats. He shoves out three tickets and says ‘Dollarmnaf more, sir,’ with that peculiarly pained expression, yon know. "The people behind are poshing yon, and your l .dies heard the demand for more money. You feel cheap, bnt you are not quite as cheap as the tone of the ticket taker implies, for you shell ont the balance and grab your tickets and scoot This is called ‘jollying,’ and it is done every night by some ticket sellers. It it so mnch dead profit As it goes into the pockets of the management the man who can do this cleverly Is considered a very valuable man. There is hardly a the ater goer anywhere who has not been ‘jollied’ ont of an extra half dollar in this way.”—New York Herald. 'll The Darlington Shoe Store We are receiving daily our stock of Shoes for the Fall and Winter! [MEN’S, LADIES’, MISSES and CHILDREN’S] And beg an inspection of the same when in need of nice Footwear. Our stock is bought in large quantities direct from the very best manufacturers, which ensures new fresh goods, and we propose to sell them at a very small margin. We call special attention to our $3.00 Shoe for Men, made by the ROCKLAND Company; genuine calf, Goodyear welt, all styles in congress and lace. Rubber Goods of every description, consisting of Mackintosh Garments for Ladies and Men, also a complete line of Rubber Shoes for Men, Boys, Ladies, Misses and Children. We sell the MARVEL RUBBER a^°r u f l e d c e t d r r u u bI!I r TRUNKS, VALISES, SATCHELS, UMBRELLAS AND SliOE FINDINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. NEWEST STYLE HATS. Sep 14 4m ‘TOTOOClS l\^Ci 11113.^. WANTED! Our customers and friends throughout the county to know that we have just opened the Largest Stock of Goods We have ever had the pleasure of offering to the public, and that these goods were bought with a view to the present hard times, which means that in order to sell this large stock, we pro pose TO WORK OS SMALLER PROFITS. We ask the people of Darlington and adjoining counties to sustain us by giving us their patronage and we will not disap point them. Remember, our stock embraces everything in the way of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats. Hardware, And Groceries. Respectfully, BRUNSON, LUNN & CO. a The Furniture Men” Will advertise something new in his line NEXT WEEK. THE “CALIGRAPH.” +*>+1—- .■ . .. It is now * Thirteen years since the “Calioraph” Typewriter awas first put upon the mar- "kot and in all that time has responded faithfully to what is required of a first-class writing machine. The Caligraph is recognized everywhere as the most simple and most durable typewriter. It is easily learned, does beautiful work, and will last a decade, if properly cared for. In speed contests it has repeatedly taken first place and in telegraphic work has nevei been excelled. For manifold work it has no superior. With interchangable parts the Caligraph is well nigh indestructible. The expe rience of business men, ministers, telegraphers, short-hand schools and government departments all go to prove that the Caligraph is without a peer. SOLID OUT E-A-ST TEEMS which can be ascertained by applying at The Dar lington News Office. C. Irvine W alker, J r<fe Co. f GENERAL AGENTS, 6 BROAD STREET, • - CHARLESTON, S. C. Eftablifhed 1858. Re Established 1883, Jan "Seizing t?w other by the Oiroat vnt tao agefy choking the lift out of him.” "Then we all gathered round the wom en and found that although a good deal broised by their rough ride and very tired neither had been eerioualy hurt The Indians, they told ns, had never stopped at all except for a few eeconds at a time, when changing them from their tired poniee to fresher ones, bnt they had Usted neither food nor drink since leav ing camp. "We had with ne. as you know, only a little hard bread, bnt even this the girls ate eagerly, and as we had plenty of water they felt strong enongh after a few hours’ rest to start on the return journey. So, yon see, we’ve all got hack safe and sound and are richer by some experience, not to oonnt 10 good ponies, than we were yesterday." “Joe Wilkinson's a whole team to talk, and no mistake,” said Frank Austin, “but he's forgotten to tell yon that I wouldn’t have got out of that fight quite so easily if he hadn't helped a little. Just us I was bringing my rifle barrel down oa the head of that Indian the other'one made a lunge at me with his knife and HI. Secret of Wealth. There ie a Pearl street business man who has by one way and another ac cumulated a fortune of which he is very proud. And like all self made men ho is everlasting telling some one in par ticular and coincidentally the public in general just how he did it. So as he and a rather seedy looking friend rode np the Martin line last evening he was laying down the law of financial success as exemplified in his own case of course. “Yon ain’t got backbone enough, John,” he said. "Yon ain’t got no more backbone than a cotton etring. Why, yon let down and quit if a feather flaps in your face. Now, look at mel look at me!” and his bosom swelled appreciative ly. "When I started out in life, 1 made up my mind, sir, that I would never give np for anything, and, sir, I have stock to it ever since. I never give np—never!" As the two passed ont of the car the man with the gold pincenez quietly bnt distinctly remarked: ‘■That’* true as gospel, every word." And as they all tnraed around he con tinued: “1 lent him $4,500 once, and he never gave np—not a oentr—Cincinnati Com mercial Gazette. The Ivy Uermnlom. Curiously tenacious of life is that beautiful plant commonly called the Ivy geranium. Branches ent off and kept partly immersed in water lire on for months, not only with small loss of vi tality in the larger leaves, bnt even with some development of leaf buds and pos sibly some growth of new wood. This occurs, too, without any sign of foot de velopment in the immersed ends. The clippings are peculiarly fitted for indoor decoration in winter, as the green of the ivy geranium is so fresh as to suggest a perpetual spring.—New York Sun. The conditions are favorable for the developmeht of consumption only when the system gets "run down," then fol low* a cold, a catarrh, the bacilli of tuberculosis become lodged in the mu cous membrane, invade the tissues and spread 18 NOW A complete line of every thing usual to a first-class Hardware Store. Also a full line of Igriciltml loflinnii, Etjaiw’ Si^in, Minty, Stnss 4V Insure Your Property -WITH- IF. E. Who represents the com 9 TIE TO! Satisfaction Guaranteed. Represents Twelve First- class Compnafo*. September 11.1800 What Castorin is Dr. Samuel Pitcher’s prescription for Intents and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. 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