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CHAPTEH VITT.
TR* BAKER STREET IRREGULARS.
“What now?” I asked. "Toby has
lost his character for infallibility."
“He acted according to his lights,”
said Holmes, lifting him down from
the barrel and walking him out of the
timber yard. “If you consider how
much creosote is carted about London
in one day, it is no great wonder that
our trail should have been crossed. It
is much used now, especially for the
seasoning of wood. Poor Toby is not
to blame.”
"We must get on the main scent
again, I suppose.”
“Yes. And, fortunately, wc have no
distance to go. Evidently what puzzled
the dog at the corner of Knight's
place was that there were two differ
ent trails running in opposite direc
tions. Wc took the wrong one. It only
remains to follow the other.”
There was no difficulty about this.
On leading Toby to the place where ho
had committed his fault, he cast about
In a wide circle, and finally dashed off
in a fresh direction.
"We must take care that he docs not
now bring us to the place where the
creosote barrel came from," I observed.
"I had thought of that. Dut you no
tice that he keeps on the pavement,
whereas the barrel passed down the
roadway. No, wc are on the true scent
now.”
It tended down towards the river
side, running through lielmont place
and Prince's street. At the end of
liroad street it ran right down to the
water’s edge, where there was a small
wooden wharf. Tobv led us to the
very edge of this, and there stood
whining, looking out on the dark cur
rent beyond.
“We are out of luck," said Holmes.
“They have taken to a boat here.”
Several small punts and skiffs were
lying about in the water and on the
edge of the wharf. We took Toby
round to each in turn, but, though he
sniffed earnestly, he made no sign.
Close to the rude landing stage was
a small brick house, with a wooden
placard swung out through the second
window. "Mordccai Smith” was printed
across it in large letters, and, under
neath: "Boats to hire by the hour or
day.” A second Inscription above the
door Informed us that a steam launch
was kept—a statement which was con
firmed by a great pile of coke upon the
jetty. Sherlock Holmes looked slowly
round, and his face assumed an ominous
expression.
"This looks bad,” said he. "Those
fellows arc sharper than I expected.
They seem to have covered their tracks.
There has, I fear, been preconcerted
management here.”
He was approaching the door of the
house, when it opened, and a little
curly-headed lad of six came running
out, followed by a stcutlsh, red-faced
woman with a large sponge in her hand.
“You come back and be washed,
Jack,” she shouted. “Come back, you
young imp. B'or if your father comes
home and finds you like that, he'll
let us hear of it.”
“Dear little chap!” said Holmes,
strategically. “What a rosy-cheeked
young rascal! Now, Jack, is there any
thing you would like?"
The youth pondered for a moment.
“I'd like a shillin',” said he.
"Nothing you would like better?”
“I'd like two shillin’ better," the
prodigy answered, after some thought.
"Here you are, then! Catch—A fine
child, Mrs. Smith!"
“Lor' bless you, sir, he is that, and
forward. He gets a most too much for
me to manage, 'specially when my man
is away days at a time.”
“Away, is he?" said Holmes, in a dis
appointed voice. "I am sorry for that,
for I wanted to speak to Mr. Smith.”
“He’s been away since yesterday
mornin’, sir, and. truth to tell, I ambe-
ginnin' to feel frightened about him.
Hut if it is about a boat, sir, maybe 1
could serve as well."
‘T wanted to hire his steam launch.”
“Why, bless you, sir, it is in the steam
launch that he has gone. That's what
puzzles me; for I know there ain’t more
coals in her than would take her to
about Woolwich and back. If he’d been
away in the barge I’d ha' thought
nothin'; for many atime a job has taken
him as far as Gravesend, and then if
there was much doin’ there he might ha'
stayed over. But what good is a steam
launch without coals?"
“He might have bought some at a
wharf down the river.”
“He might, sir, but it weren't his
way. Many a time I’ve heard him call
out at the prices they charge for a few
odd bags. Besides, I don't like that
wooden-legged man, wi’ his ugly face
and outlandish talk. What did he
want always knockin' about here for?"
“A wooden-legged man?” said
Holmes, with bland surprise.
“Yes, sir, a brown, monkey-faced
chap that’s called roore’n once for my
old man. It was him that roused him
up yesternight, and, what's more, my
man knew he was cornin', for he had
steam up in the launch. I tell you
straight, sir, I don’t feel easy in my
mind about it.”
"But, my dear Mrs. Smith,” said
Holmes, shrugging his shoulders,
“you arc frightening yourself about
nothing. How could you possibly tell
that it was the wooden-legged man
who came in the night? I don't quite
understand how you cau be so sure.”
‘’‘His voice, sir. I knew his voice,
which is kind o’thick and foggy. Lie
tapped at the winder—about three it
would be. ‘Show a leg. matey,’ says
he: ‘time to turn out guard.’ My old
man woke up Jim—that's my eldest—
and away they went, without so much
as a word to me. I could hear the
wooden leg clockin' on the stones.”
"And was this wooden-legged man
alone?”
"Couldn’t say, 1 am sure, sli 1 didn't
hear no one else."
“I am sorry, Mrs. Smith, for I wanted
a steam launch, and I have hoard good
reports of the— Let mo see, what is
her name?"
I "The Aurora, sir.”
1 “Ah! She's not that old green launch
•rith t yellow line, very broad in the
Ueamr
“No, indeed. She’s as trim a little
thing as any on the river. She's been
fresh painted, black with two red
streaks.”
“Thanks. I hope t hat you will hear
soon from Mr. Smith. I am going
down the river; and if I should see
anything of the Aurora I shall let him
know that you are uneasy. A black
funnel, you say?”
“No, sir. Black with a white band.”
“Ah, of course. It was the sides
which were black. Good morning,
Mrs. Smith. There is a boatman here
with a wherry, Watson. We shall take
it and cross the river.”
“The main thing with people of that
sort,” said Holmes, as we sat in the
sheets of the wherry, "is never to let
them think that their information can
be of the slightest importance to you.
If you do, they will instantly shut up
Sewn To Hi'ar,
IM SORRY, MRS. SMITH, FOR I WAKTED
A STEAM LAUNCH.”
like an oyster. If you listen to them
under protest, as it were you are very
likely to get what you want.”
“Our course now seems pretty clear,”
said I.
“What would you do, then?”
“I would engage a launch and go
down the track of the Aurora.”
"My dear fgjlow, it would be a colov
sal task. She may have touched at
any wharf on either side of the stream
between here and Greenwich. Below
the bridge there is a perfect labyrinth
of landing-places for miles. It would
take you days and days to exhaust
them, if yon set about it alone.”
“Employ the police, then.”
“No. I shall probably call Athelney
Jones in at the last moment. He is
not a bad fellow, and I should not like
to do anything which would injure
him professionally. But I have a fancy
for working it out myself, now that we
have gone so far.”
“Could we advertise, then, asking
for information from wharfingers?”
“Worse and worse! Our men would
know that the chase was hot at their
heels, and they would be off out of the
country. As It is, they are likely
enough to leave, but as long ns they
think they are perfectly safe they will
be in no hurry. Jones’ energy will be
of use to us there, for his view of the
case is sure to push itself into the daily
press, and the runaways will think
that everyone is ofllpon the wrong
scent.” »
“What are we to do, then?” I asked,
as we landed near Millbank peniten
tiary.
"Take this hansom, drive home,
have some breakfast, and get an hour’s
sleep. It is quite on the cards that we
may lie afoot to-night again. Stop at
the telegraph office, caboy! Wc will
keep Toby, for he may be of use to us
yet.”
We pulled up at the Great Peter
street post office, and Holmes dis
patched his wire. “Whom do yon
think that is to?" he asked, as we re
sumed our journey.
"I am sure I don't know.”
“You remember the Baker street di
vision of the detective police force
whom I employed in the Jefferson
Hope case?”
“Well," said I, laughing.
"This is just the case where they
might be invaluable. If they fail, 1
have other resources; but I shall try
them first. That wire was to my dirty
little lieutenant, Wiggins, and I expect
that he and his gang will be with us
before we have finished our breakfast."
It was between eight and nine o’clock
now, and I was conscious of a strong
reaction after the successive excite
ments of the night. I was limp ano
weary, befogged in mind and fatigued
In body. I had not the professional en
thusiasm which carried my companion
on, nor could I look at the matter as a
mere abstract intellectual problem. As
far as the death of Bartholomew Sholto
went, I had heard little good of him,
and could feel no intense antipathy to
his murderers. The treasure, however,
was a different matter. That, or part
of it, belonged rightfuUy to Miss
Morstan. While there was a chance
of recovering it, I was ready to
devote my life to the one object.
True, if I found it, it would prob
ably put her forever beyond my
re eh. Yet it would be a petty and
selfish love which would be influenced
by such a thought as that. If Holmes
could work to find the criminals, I had
a tenfold stronger reason to urge me
on to find the treasure.
A bath at Baker street and a com
plete change freshened me up wonder
fully. When I came down to our room
I found the breakfast laid and Holmes
pouring out the coffee.
“Here it is,” said he, laughing and
pointing to an open newspaper. “The
energetic Jones and the ubiquitous re
porter have fixed it up between them.
But you have had enough of the case.
Better have your ham and eggs first.’
I took the paper from him and read
the short notice, which was headed:
‘Mysterious Business at Upper Noi
wood." „
“About twelve o’clock last night,
said the Standard, “Mr. Bartholomew
Sholto, of Pondicherry lodge. Upper
Norwood, was found dead in his room
under circumstances which point to
"A GUINEA
TO THE ROT
THE BOAT.”
that rums
foul play. As fcriA'we cih iwftTir'htp' theiAwttmon islands amy perhaps
actual traces of‘ vibltbce were ’found c * a * m the ,.4i»tinction of being the
upon Mr. Sfholto’s person, but t J smallest race upon this earth, though
valuable collection of Indian gems 4 • ft mo anthropologist* prefer the liush-
which the deceased gentleman had meB Africa, the Digger Indians of
inherited from his father has I America and the Terra del Fncglans,
been carried off. Th«^.4iscovery ! TV'. ; pve*yig» height is rather below
was first made by Mr. Sherlock Holmes i ,* OGr although many full-grown
end Dr. Watson, who had called at thio-t a **“ 1 ^* may be found who are
house with Mr. Thaddeus Shaltp, vp ^' mu rh smaLlor than tMs. They are
brother of the deceased. By a singular ‘ a morone and intractable poo-
piece of good fortune Mr. Athelney ttu’Ugh capable of forming mast
Jones, the well-known member of the < ' < ‘ vr> t«' 1 friendships when their confl-
detcctive police force, happened to be <lencc h» a «noe been gained.' Mark
at the Norwood police station, and that ‘ "'ataon-. Now, then, listen to
was on the ground within half an hour this: ' Tll °y »«■»' naturally hideous,
of the first alarm. His trained and ex- l ha ’ rin f? large, misshapen heads, small,
perienced faculties were at once direct- I
ed towards the detection of the crim- I
inals, with the gratifying result that
the brother, Thaddeus Sholto, has al
ready been arrested, together with the
housekeeper, Mrs. Bernstone, an In- I
dian butler named Lai Rao, and a por- !
ter, oi gatekeeper, named McMurdo. It
is quite certain that the thief or
thieves were well acquainted with the 1
house, for Mr. Jones' well-known [
technical knowledge and his powers
of minute observation have en
abled him to prove conclusively that
the miscreants could not have entered
by the door or by the window, but must
have made their way across the roof of
the building, and so through a trap
door into a room which communicated
with that in which the bodj was found.
This fact, which has been very clearly
made out, proves conclusively that it
was no mere haphazard burglary. The
prompt and energetic action of the offi
cers of the law shows the great advan
tage of the presence on such occasions
of a single vigorous and masterful
mind. We cannot but think that it
supplies an argument to those who
would wish to see our detectives more
decentralized, and brought into closer
and more effective touch with the
cases which it is their duty t« investi
gate.”
“Isn't it gorgeous!" said Holmes,
grinning over his coffee cup. “What
do you think of it?”
“I think that we h;.ve had a close
shave ourselves of being arrested for
the crime.”
“So do I. I wouldn’t answer for our
safety now, if he should happen to have
another of his attacks of energy.”
At this moment there was a loud
ring at the bell, and I could hear Mrs.
Hudson, our landlady, raising her
voice in a wail of expostulation and dis
may.
"By heaven. Holmes,” I said, half
rising, “1 believe that they are really
after us.”
“No, it’s not quite so bad as that. It
is the unofficial force—the Baker street
irregulars.”
As lie spoke, there came a swift pat
tering of naked feet upon the stairs, a
clatter of high voices, and in rushed
a dozen dirty and ragged little stroet-
Arabs. There was some show of disci
pline among them, despite their tu-
mnltuous entry, for they instantly
drew up in line and stood facing us
with expectant faces. One of their
number, taller and older than the oth
ers, stood forward with an air of loung
ing superiority which was very funny
in such a disreputable little scarecrow.
Got your message, sir,” said he,
"and brought ’em on sharp. Three bob
and a tanner for tickets.”
Here you are,” said Holmes, pro
ducing some silver. “In future they
can report to you, Wiggins, and you to
me. I cannot have the house invaded
in this way. However, it is just as well
that you should all hear the instruc
tions. I want to find the whereabouts
of a steam launch called the Aurora,
owner Mordecai Smith, black with two
red streaks, funnel black with a white
band. She is down the river some
where. I want one boy to be at Mor
decai Smith's landing-stage opposite
Millbank to say if the boatcomes back.
Y’ou must divide it out among your
selves, and do both banks thoroughly.
Let me know the moment yon have
news. Is that all clear?"
“Yes, guv’nor," said Wiggins.
“The old scale of pay, and a guinea
to the boy who finds the boat. Here’s
a day in advance. Now off you go!"
He handed them a shilling each, and
away they buzzed down the stairs, and
I saw them a moment later streaming
down the street.
“If the launch is above water they
will find her,” said Holmes, as he rose
from the table and lit his pipe. “They
can go everywhere, see everything,
overhear everyone. I expect to hear
before evening that they have spotted
her. In the meanwhile, we can do
nothing but await results. We cannot
pick up the broken trail until we find
either the Aurora or Mr. Mordecai
Smith. '
“Toby could eat these scraps, 1 dare
say. Are you going to bed. Holmes?”
‘No; I am not tired. I have a curi-
s constitution. I never remember
fierce eyes, and distorted features.
Their feet and hands, however, are re
markably small. So intractable and
fierce are they that all the efforts of
the British officials have failed to win
them over in any degree. They have
always been a terror to shipwrecked
crews, braining the survivors with
their stone-headed clubs, or shooting
them with their poisoned arrows.
These massacres are invariably con
cluded by a cannibal feast.’ Nice,
amiable people, Watson! If this fellow
ha<l been left to his own unaided de
vices this affair might have taken an
even more ghastly turn. I fancy that,
even as it is, Jonathan Small would
give a good deal not to have employed
him."
“But howeame he to have so singular
a companion?”
“Ah, tnat is more than I can tell.
Since, however, wo had already deter
mined that Small had come from the
Anda'""-'* H is not so very wonderful
that ti.es is. l ler should be with him.
Nodi.. aall know all about it in
time. Look here, Watson; you look
regularly done. Lie down there on
the sofa, and see if I can put you to
sleep.”
He lookup his violin/rom thccomer,
and as I stretched myself out he began
to play some low, dreamy, melodious
air—his own, no doubt, for he had a
remarkable gift for improvisation. I
have a vague remembrance of his gaunt
limbs, his earnest face, and the rise and
fall of his bow. Then I seemed to bo
floated peacefully away upon a soft
sea of sound, until I found myself in
dreamland, with the sweet face of Mary
Morstan looking down upon me.
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exhausts me completely. I am going
to smoke and to think over this queer
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Now. do consider the data. Diminutive
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‘A savage!” I exclaimed. "Perhaps
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I saw signs of strange weapons I was
Inclined to think so; but the remark
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me to reconsider my views. Some of
‘ he inhabitants of the Indian peninsula
-- small men. but none could have
left such marks as that. The Hindoo
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great toe well separated from the
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passed between. These little darts,
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They are from a blowpipe. Now, then,
where are we to find our savage?”
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Jovaun.. .1:1 |0.(i0 p n.
, lIart»viUe.. .,.‘lt»J5p m
J. F. 7)1 VINE. Hi u. Supt.
(i. s. & m.
Manufacturers
—OF—
Doors, Sash, Blmus,
jvroTTiaiDizisras
—AND -
Building Material.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
CHARLESTON, 8. C.
April, 2olW>3— y
Brokers and Rea! Estate Agents.
T HE subscriber*, having entered
into a co-partnership as Real
Estate Agents andstocktirokers, under
the firm name of Ward & Michie, beg
to inform the public that they are
now prepared to act as agents for
parties wishing to buy or sell Real es
tate, stock*, &c., and that any busi
ness entrusted to their care shall have
their best personal attention.
Twelve Building Lots, lately the
Flinn property, fouroftlieiu on Broad
Street; see Plat. To be sold a reason
able prices. «
Valuable farms in Florence and
Darlington Counties for sale or to let,
further particulars on application.
For Sale, Bank of Darlington
Stock, People's Bank Stock and Stock
of the Darlington Manufacturing Co.
Prices on application.
WARD & MICHIE.
Teachers' Examination.
B Y ORDER OF HON. W. D MAY-
Held, State Superintendent cf
Education, the County Board c.f Ei-
ainineis will meet in my office on the
19th. day of April next, at 10 o'clock A.
M. for the purpose of examining appli
cants for County teacher’s certificates
and for the transaction of all other
business that may come before the
Board. Let all person* whoexpect to
teach in Darlington County take due
notice and govern themselves accord
ingly. A. J. A. PERRITT,
Sch. Com. D. C.
C.
Typewriting anil Copying.
I AM prepared to attend to this class
of work promptly and accurately,
and would be gl <d tor those needing
such services to call at iny office over
Messrs. Welling & Bonnoitt’s store.
Mrs. LUCY M. NORMENT.
GROVES
ft D. and C. ft S. RAH ROADS,
lii effect’June 8^ IB94.
MIXED TRAIN" ^
Leave U'adeidjoro..—2,00 pm
' Bcnui tt’s 3.25 pm
Morven’s 2.40 p m
McFarland 2 55 p m
■' 1 Cheruw...;.'. ..I.. .1. 3.45 p id
co vChcb**! • 4.110p m
Society Hii|,4.( W cf«i(v i'W 0 ! 1 “
Dove’s 5.15 pm
Floyd'*.—oV...M 5.30 p m
i'.i.-' u.-iou. .. ..fi,05pni
Palmetto.. 8.20 p m
Arrive Florehc'e.......... .... J...; (I.'45 p m
Lcav Fiore8.15 a in
Palmetto—...,. 340 a m
T*:i>iihgton.!..'..!;. : . I .U. ,> ' "9.15 a m
FlrtVd'4,t.3. \.IJ b .Iw..v-: Jj40 a m
Dove'* AtirthtoJ 9>>5 a m
Society Hill........ 10 35 a m
Cuttiv. J...L..3J/.I0.55 a m
Cliernw .t....oi. ,._.iH>40 a m
12£0 p m
Morven’s 12,Jo p m
Bennett's •.7.V. 1 .?.!.. 1—60 p m
Arrive Wadosborq.,...1.10 p m
Locnl'FrlBiKbtsii
Leave Darlington
Palrucfto..... .Y.T.'
Arrive Florence... j,.
Leave Florence—..
Palmetto
Arrive Darlington..
qB
4'lO p m
4.42 p m
5.00 p m
8.15 a m
8.40 a m
,o<;$i55 a in
7,05 p m
8.40 p m
A. F. UAVIiNKL. President.
.I.MOMUr-i'* I'rllll
N orth eastern, railroad.
tn effect Nov. lS, 1894;
SOUTH pOVND.,' , ,,
•• b No. 85.
Leave Florence.— tihf.." 1M0 R 111
Lane* 4-20 a m
Arrive Charleston—...i-v-l 0.10 a m
io. .' l-Hirm
Leave Florenpe..,.,.t,85 p m
Kingstree—W.40 p m
Lanes Ui i..'...— *07 p m
Arrive Charleston .u*. ..:..U 18 p m
j No. 58.
Leave Lanes ..... )V
Arrive Charleston
o n 31 on
NORTH BODJf« V;0j f|
•i „.-ii Bo. 78.
Leave Charleston .oi.*.M2 a m
Lanes 0.30 a in
Kingstree ...:. ,0 49 am
Arrive Florence rj.O.' a m
No. 32.
Leave Charleston 4. 0 p m
Lanes 0.O8 p in
Kingstree 0.23 p ro
Arrive Florence 7.15 p in
No. 52.
Leave Charleston 7.00 a in
Arrive Lanes 8.85 e ic
No. 62 runs through to Columbia
via Central R. R. of S. C.
Train Nos. 78 and 14 runs via Wilson
und Fayetteville—Short Line—and
makes close connection for all points
North.
J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt.
VY
ILMINGTON, COLUMBIA ft
AUGUSTA RALROAD.
In effect June 8, 1894.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 5b.
Leave Wilmington
Marion
Arrive Florence
3 30 p m
0.24 p in
7.05 p m
No. 50.
Leave Florence 7.30 p m
Sumter 8.38 p m
Leave Sumter 8.38 p in
Atrive Columbia 10.00 p m
No. 58.
Leave Florence 3.15 a m
Arrive Sumter 4 19 a in
No. 52.
Leave Sumter 9.48 a m
Arrive Columbia 11.05 a in
No. 52 runs through from Charles
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 8.38 a m, Manning 9 15 a m.
NORTH BOUND.
Leave Columbit
No. 50.
. 4.80 a m
Sumter...
. 6.43 a m
Arrive Florence
. 8.00 a m
Leave Florence
8.2r> a m
Marion
Arrive Wilmington
Leave Columbia
No. 58.
Arrive Sumter
Leave Columbia
No. 50.
Sumter
Arrive Florence
7.15 p m
TASTELESS
CHILL
TONIC
(S JUST AS GOOD POR ADULTS.
WARRANTED. PRICE 60ots.
Galatia, III*., Nor. K, 1893.
Parti Medicine Co., St- Lonte, Mo.
OecUemen:—Wo aoM last rear. 33* bottlee of
QBOVEH TASTBUtSS CHILL TONIC and Sato
bought three srosl Already this row. Inslloorez.
penence of 14 reels. In the drug business, bees
o. vpr sold sn article tbst nee such nnleensl sous,
fsctiuu ss your Toole. Tours truly,
AHNX r, CAUg * OO.
For sale by J. A.. BOYD-
No 53 run* thiougu to cnarleston
via central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 6.21 p m. Lane* 7.00 p m,
charleston 8.40 p in.
Trains on Soutli and North Caro
lina R. R., leave Atkins 6.40 a. m. and
8.80 p. in., arriving Lucknow 11.10 a.
m. and 8.00 p. m. Returning leave
Lucknow 6.45 a. in. and 4.20 p m., ar
riving Atkins 8.15 a.m. and 5.50p.m.
Daily except Sunday.
Trains on Wilmington, Chadboura
and Conway Railroad leave Chad-
bourn at 11.80 a m, arrive at Coi way
1.45 p m, returning leave Conway at
2 80 p. in., arrive Chadbourn 4:50 p.
in. Leave Chadbourn 5.35 p m
arrive at Hub 6.20 p. m. Re
turning leave Hub 8.15 a m, arrive at
Chadbourn 9.00 a m. Dally excpef
Sac lay.
Trains leave Pregnalls 8.30 a. m.,
Summerton 9.48 a. m., Sumter 10.85
a. in., Darlington 11.55 a. m., Ben-
aettsville 12.48 p, m., arrive Hamlet
l, 40 p. ro. Returning, leave Hamlet
2.10 p in-, Beunettsville 3.00 p. in.,
Darlington 3.52 p. m., Sumter 5.11 p.
m, Summerton 5 58 p. m., arrive
P regnal is 7.21 p. m.
JOHN F. DIVINE. Gen’l I