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CHAPTER XI.
MB. E.MINF.B RECEIVES SEVERAL LETTERS.
Ou tho luorniiig of the 80 of January
the mail which rencheO Mr. Baruep
ccatainod several letters of interest to
those who follow Ihia history. The first
which he opened was very brief. It
read:
If Mr Panics will c«U «t his earliest con-
venien i ho will greatly obligo
Emilt Eempen.
He read thia twice, end then took up
another, which was as follows:
J. Pami*, Esq.:
Ekar tilK—I tako the liberty of recalllni; to
your mind the conversation which I bad with
you last month. I regret very much Hint I
should have hinted that there was any possi
bility that my friend Mr. Mitehel might lie
Implicated in the Pullman car robbery. As
von know. Miss Emily Remsen was robbed at
the festival, night before last, of a ruby pin
worth f’JO.UOO. It is very evident to my mind
that Mr. Mitehel'a hand Is in this. I know
that ho pretends to be sick at a hotel in Phila
delphia. but may not that be a humbug? It
would have beam easy enough for him to slip
orer, don one of the Forty Thieves' dominos,
lake the gum ami get back to Philadelphia the
same night. This would be a safe theft, for
him to commit, especially as ho may have the
assistance of Miss Remsen. Now, us all is fair
in a Is-t, I w-ant yon to undertake to prove for
ino that Mr. Mitehel committed this theft. I
want to win that wager from him and don’t
mind spending money. Even if I should ad
vance you the whole ll.OOhi should save my
own. provided yen convict him within a year.
bcsid!-B,Uto sathfisction to in" would 1)0 worth
the money. It takes u sharp msn to get ahead
of Mr. Mitehel. I inrlnsv check for (200 as a
aort of retainer, and you may draw on me for
more, up to 11.000, if yon should need it. By
the way, while writing to yon I may as well
confess that I was wrong in my suspicion of
Mr. Thnuret. 1 am sure that he does not
cheat at cards. I have watched him frequent
ly since then, and ho certainly plays a square
game. 1 have no reason for liking the man,
and, ns a fact, dislike him most heartily.
Nevertheless justice compels me tn retract the
Imputation which I put upon him. Another
thing—the partner with whom he played that
night I told you was unknown to me. I have
since made his acquaintance, and, though he
is poor, lie is n gentleman and shove suspicion.
His name is Adrian Fisher. Hoping you will
help mo to win my wager, yours truly,
AftlHL'K ItANUOl.Pn.
"So,” thought Mr. Barnes, “oven
Mr. Randolph sees through the trans-
pai'cut scheme of being Kick in Philadel
phia and stealing his sweetheart’s jew
elry in New York. It is one thing to
see tho trick, however, and quite an
other to prove it. Ho thinks that
Thauret and Fisher are both virtuous.
Well, I am afraid be is mistaken there.’’
He took up another letter. It read:
rnii.AnEt.pniA, Jim. 2.
Deah Mr. Barnes—Pardon my familiarity,
hut I think wo are getting pretty well ac
quainted with one another. 1 have just rend
the New York newspapers and f.m startled to
see that Miss Remsen was deliberately nibbed
of that valuable ruby pin which I recently
gave her. You will remember that I showed
you the gem the very day that 1 took it to he
act. I am very much disturbed about thia af
fair, esiM-cially ns 1 am unable, through sick
ness, to return to New Yolk, and my physi
cian warns me that it w‘ill ho several days be
fore I can leave my room. Will you do mu a
great favor? Forget that I ever disparaged
thi* detective force of which you are undoubt
edly a hrillont member and take this caso In
hand. I will giro you ll.OUO if you will recover
the Jewel, which is cniy a small reward, con-
thVriug its value. 1 send you n check for 13.0,
which you may use for expenses, und, if more
ho m-,sled, let me know-. I wish you could
run over to Philadelphia to see me. A con
versation with you would is 1 n great satisfac
tion to mo. Will you oblige, yours very truly,
Robkht Lekov Mit< iiei.v
Mr. Barnes read this no less than
three times, and then said alrmd, though
there whs no one to hear him, “Well!”
That was nil, but the touo was rich in
Kuggestiveness. What ho tlr light, but
did not put into words, was: "That
man has the coolest audacity i ever met.
Here ho actually offers mo $1,000 to re
cover that ruby, when ho knows that L
was right by his side at the time of the
theft. Is he so egotistic that bo dares to
guy me? Is he so sure that he cannot be
convicted? I know that he was not in
Philadelphia anyway, as my man found
Ids room empty. His alibi is broken,
at all events, clever as he thinks bim-
►elf. Will I go to Philadelphia to see
him? Well, I should think sol A con
versation with him will be as satisfac
tory to me as it possibly cun be to him.
But first I must obey the call from Miss
Remsen. There may be mnch to learn
there.”
It was nearly an hour before Mr.
Barnes' duties in connection with other
cases made him at liberty. Ho went
straight to Miss Remsen's and was
shown into her presence.
“Yon sent for me. Miss Remsen,” he
began.
"Yes, Mr. Barnes,” she replied.
“Will you be seated?” Tho detective ac
cepted her invitation, and she contin
ued: "To come to tho point at once, I
wish to see yon about my lost ruby. It
was a present from Mr. Mitehel to me,
and besides being very costly I attach a
sentimental value to it. I want yisi to
undertake to recover it, und I will give
you $1,000 if yon succeed.”
Mr. Barnes hud never had so many
thousand dollar oli'crs made to him in so
short a time before. He smiled slightly
and said:
’’Your offer comes too late, MissRem-
seu. I have a letter from Mr. Mitehel
himself, making a similar offer. It
would scarcely bo proper for me to ac
cept two rewards for one service. ”
‘■Then yon refuse to help me?”
"On tho contrary, I will use my ut
most endeavors to detect the thief and
tecovor your property for you. But I
need no money from you.”
“You ara very conscientious, Mr.
Barnes, and I admire it. I hoijor a
man who places his duty above money.”
“I thunk yon for your courteous re
mark. Now, if I am to help you, yon
must begin by assisting me.”
"Iwill dowhutever lean,certainly.’’
“Then, tell me, have you no suspicion
ns to who might have taken your jew
el?" Tho girl hesitated, and tho detect
ive watched lies face keenly. As she
did not reply at once he asked another
question:
“Did yon feel tho person tako the pin
from your hnir?”
“Yes, I did; but I did not realiae
what was occurring till ho had it.”
"Whydid yea not make any resistance
or cry ont?”
Again she hesitated, but in a moment
she said firmly:
"I know that yon have a right to ask
them if yon insist upon it. "But first, tell
me, would it be right for me to call a
name to yon as one that I may have sus
pected when I had bnt the flimsiest ex
cuse for my suspicion? Might I not
thus do more harm than good by attract
ing your attention to a false scent?”
I “That is certainly a possibility, Miss
Remsen, bnt it is one which I am in
clined to risk. I mean that I prefer to
trust to my experience than to have yon
omit to tell mo yonr suspicions.”
| "Very well; only promise me that
J yon will not jump to conclusions and
thus perhaps annoy the person whom I
shall name. ”
“I agree to that. I will take no action
without sufficient reason other than that
furnished by yourself.”
"Very well Yon asked if I suspected
any one, and again why I did not resist
the thief. If yon will remember, my
head was bowed. At first I could not
understand bow something seemed to
move my pin. I fancied that it had be
come entangled in the saltan’s robe.
Then the clock began to chime, and in a
moment it flashed across my mind that
perhaps Mr. Mitehel was taking my pin
in order to win his wager. Therefore I
said nothing. This makes my action
clear to yon?”
“Perfectly. Then I ara to understand
that Mr. Mitehel did not tell yon in ad
vance that he would do this?”
“No, he did not, and that is why I
have scut for yon.”
“I don’t understand you.”
“Why, all the time that I thought be
had the pin I was not worried. I even
went so far as to act indignation at the
festival. That was partly for yonr edifi
cation and mystification. I wanted to
help Mr. Mitchel’s plan. But when it
occurred to me yesterday that Mr.
Mitehel, if ho had meant to tak»the
pin, wonld have told me in advance, I
saw at once that my first idea was
secondly, your spy aid take tier piace,
the ri3ult of wh.cb was that Miss Bem-
sen could cot le-engage her old maid
and bos had mnch trouble to get another
as good.”
“I did not foresee when I trado that
promise that such an emerguncy would
arise as did later. ”
“Very true. Bnt I did, and I warned
you that you would gain nothing by
making the promise, since you would
only find my own story verified by your
visit!”
“Well, I am very sorry and will say
that it phall not occur again.”
"But, Mr. Barnoe, it has occurred
again.”
“How so?”
“Why, she cannot leave her home at
any time without being dogged by your
spies."
Mr. Barnes hit his lip in chagrin to
find bow well this man was acquainted
with his plans, bnt he replied nnhesitat
ingly:
“This time you are wrong. I prom
ised you not to annoy Miss Bemseu in
connection with the particular case of
"Delighted to ice i/ou, Mr. Barnet.’'
which we were then speaking. My men
have shadowed her in connection with
another affair.”
“What other affair?”
"Abduction.”
“Abduction? Aboard! Who on earth
has Miss Remsen abducted?”
“The girl Rose Mitehel ”
“And who, pray, is the girl Rose
Mitehel—the daughter of the murdered
woman?”
"Perhaps. That is what I intend to
discover. She passed, however, as your
daughter.”
. “Ah! Now can yon prove that she is
not?”
"No.”
“Very good. Then, so far as your in
formation goes, Rose Mitehel who pass
ed as my daughter, was removed from
a certain boose to a certain other house
wrong and that my ruby is really gone. | to you unknown. ” He paused a moment,
trarv, you went over to Jxevr rori, at-
tem-cd the festival and took tue ruby
pin from Mias Bnnean’s hair. ”
“Mr. Barnes, yon are laboring under
a delusion. I tell you I have been in
this room since Deo. 1>0.
"One of my men followed yon to thi»
place. On the night of the 1st be
tered at this hotel, being assigned to the
room next to this. He picked the lock of
the communicating doer and came in
here, thus discovering your absence."
“Very clever idea, I am sure. The
fellow deserves credit Bat did he tell
you which oommunicating door he came
through?’’
Mr. Barnes looked around and was
amazed to find that the only door in the
room opened on the ball. The story told
by his man was thus an impossibility.
A thought came to him quickly, and be
said:
“You have changed to another room
since then. Yon were at that time in
No. 284.”
“And this is nnmber 842, a floor high
er np. Bnt yon are wrong. I have not
changed my room. I will explain bow
yonr man has made this mistake. I
knew when I came here that tout spy
had probably followed me. I whs tired
of espionage. This is what I did. 1 reg
istered and was given No. 284. I was
shown to the room and at once sent for
the clerk. When became np, I asked for
another room and desired him not to
make any change on the register, as 1
had an inqnisitive friend who would
not hesitate to walk ri^ht npif he knew
what room I was in. I explained that I
wished to avoid him. My request was
granted. I suppose your man asked for
a room near that of his "friend, Mr.
Mitehel. ’’ The clerk at once thought
him to be the man whom I wished to
avoid and gave him a room next to 284,
which of ccurse satisfied him, and I am
sure pleased me as well. ”
, Mr. Barnes was supremely disgusted,
especially as during the interview he
bad become thoroughly satisfied that
Mr. Mitehel was really sick and troubled
with a bad cough. He returned to New
York puzzled.
[TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Then 1 wrote to you. ”
“Then you feel snre that he would
have told you in advance. ”
"Positive. ”
“May he not have feared to aak yoa
to implicate yonrself in robbery and
possible scandal? Yon know he was
liable to arrest, and it might be a con
siderable time before he conld have
proved that his theft was only a joke.
He may have wished to spare yon no
toriety. ”
"Ho knows me better than that” She
said this with a smile.
“How better?” asked the detective.
"I mean that he knows there is noth
ing that I would not risk for him, since
I have consented to give him myself. I
am one of those women, Mr. Barnes,
who are not easily deterred from aiding
the man of her choice. ”
"Do yon mean that yon wonld be
willing to share unenviable notoriety
with him and that he knew this?”
“I do, and therefore feel confident
that be would have asked my assistance
if it had been bis intention to take my
pin. 1’
“Jnst as he did on another occasion?"
The detective had been leading bar np
to this for the last few moments, and
now watched to see tho effect. She did
not change countenance, bnt simpl.’ said:
“What occasion?"
"The morning when he locked yonr
maid in this room while yon went down
town and took a little girl from one
honso to another?"
‘ "o what other?” This was a hard
• li? fur the detective, and as he did not
reply she smiled aggravatiugly us she
continued:
“Mr. Barnes, yon have no proof of
yonr assertion. Yon suspect that I did
what you say, bnt yon do not know it
As I told yon jnst now, it is possible for
a bare suspicion to lead one astray."
“Perhaps, bnt I do not think that I
am far wrong in this instance. ”
“We will not disenss it. Let ns re
turn to the ruby. Yon told Mr. Van
Rawlston, so he tells me, that yon knew
in advance that this crime was about to
occur. Did yon know the person who
wonld take the pin?”
“To bo perfectly frank with yon.
Miss Remsen, I expected that Mr. Mitcb-
el would take it I think now that he
did take it. Do yon wish me to continue
the investigation? It ma? lead to your
friend's losing his wager, whereas yon
have the right to notify the police that
yonr gem has been returned to yon. That
would make our work ou the case use
less and assure him of winning his bet. ”
Mi. Barnes’ object bore was ingenious.
He thought that if the girl accepted his
suggestion he wonld thus be assured
that she still suspected Mr. Mitehel
Thus he would reach her true opinion
of tho caso. Her answer was:
"1 cannot do that. It wonld certainly
bo to give np my hope of recovering the
stone. I am snre that Mr. Mitehel has
not taken it. If I am wrong and he has
done so withont trusting me, why then
ho has made n mistake und must suffer
by it. I am sure, however, it will prove
otherwise. So do the best you can, if
yon please."
“You may rely upon it that my best
energies shall be devoted to this work.
I wish yon good morning.”
About 0 o’clock that same afternoon
Mr. Barnes sent his card np to Mr.
Mitehel at the Lafayette in Philadel
phia. A few minutes later he was shown
into that gentleman’s room and found
him in lied.
“Delighted to see yon, Mr. Barnes.
Yon are very kind to come and see me.
For doing so I am almost willing to for
give you for the wtong which yon have
done ma”
“Wrong? What wrong?”
“Do you remember the day yon came
to see me at the Fifth Avenue about the
button which you hud found? Yon asked
me to show you the seventh of my own
set. I agreed on condition that , you
shonld not annoy the lady.”
"Well?”
“You broke your promise, that Is
all”
“In what way?”
"In tho first place yon bribed her maid
^ „ to tell her a lie and leave her so that
ms these nnestions. and I will reply to 1 on* of yonr tpiejl eoul<| take her placet
ns though to enjoy Mr. Barnes’ discom
fitnre, then oontinned: “She was taken,
so you suspect, but cannot prove, by
Miss Remsen. Now, then, if Miss Rem-,
sen,.my affianced wife, takw e girl who
is my own child from one house to an-;
other, where Is the abduction so long aa|
I make no complaint?”
“Let ns drop this nonsense, Mr.
Mltcbel Yon know v; . v.ell that that
child was removed for a purpose, else
she wonld not be hidden away. If Miss
Remsen had a hand in this, she was
aiding yon to baffle detective investiga
tion, and that was on illegal act. There
fore we have the right to watch her in
order to discover what we can. ”
“Very well, then, we will grant yon
that privilege. Much good may it do
you. But as to the removal of the child,
that was done because your spy Lucette
had discovered where she was, and I
did not choose to have her annoyed. ’’
“What makes yon so certain that this
Lucette was my spy, as yon term it?”
“Well, I don’t mind telling yon that,
though perhaps I am showing my hand
a little. Let ns go to the beginning. In
the first place yon knew abont my bet,
and I knew that you knew that much.
From that starting point what more nat
ural than for me to suppose that yon
wonld begin by having me shadowed.
To be sure of this I made a few trips ou
the elevated road, a structure peculiarly
applicable for such a test, with the result
of course that I soon became pretty well
acquainted with yonr assistant When
ever I had nothing else to do, I wonld
amnse myself getting away from him.
Yon gave me occupation for several
hoars, I assn re yon. Bnt to come to Ln-
cette. I guessed that the next step in
yonr game would be to supply spy No.
2, who wonld take np the trail wherever
spy No. 1 would lose it I began to look
for this second man. See, I admit that
I did not ooant upon a woman. Yon
beat me there, or almost did. I don't
suppose you told tbe girl to let me see
her face, eh?”
Mr. Barnes made no reply, though to
himself he said, “Just as I told the
fool" Mr. Mitehel went on: “At last
one day, jnst as I was getting on a train,
a smart looking young woman came out
of the waiting room and followed me
aboard. Purely from habit I walked
through tbe train to the first coach. I
ride in that because it is the coolest in
summer and the least drafty in winter.
Now there were several cross seats
empty in the coaches through which I
passed, and as tbe yonng woman behind
me did not take one, bat followed me
through the train, I became suspicions.
When she sat down opposite me, of
coarse I studied her face. I hardly ever
forget a face after I have made a men
tal note of it The rest is simple. Bhe
was sharp enough not to get off thetrein
when I did, and I dismissed her from
my mind. Thus I suppose she was en
abled to follow me to the Irving place
house. But, of course, I recognised her
at once when I saw her at Miss Hem-
sen’s. ”
“Did I understand yon to say that
this Rose Mitehel is your daughter?”
"I don't know what you understood,
but I did not say sa I spoke of her jnst
as yon did, ‘Rose Mitehel, who passed
as my daughter. ’ ”
“Well, then, is she your daughter?”
“I decline to answer.”
“Why do yon do so?”
“I ranst decline to reply to that alsa”
“Do you not see, Mr. Mitehel, you
are simply making your actions more
and more suspicious?”
“My dear Mr. Barnes, I do not cars a
straw how ranch suspicion I arouse so
long os I am not confronted by any
proof. Whenever yon think you have
any proof against me, come to me and I
will endeavor to refute it."
“Very well. You have asked me to
discover who stole Miss Remsen's ruby.
I have already done sa ”
“Mr. Barnes, you'are a genius. Who
is jt?"
“Yourself.” -
“Bosh I Can't yon do better than that?
Why, I have been sick abed hero for over
three days.'’
“Mr. Mitehel yon are caught this
time. You were not sick abed here at
the time of the robbery. Oq the <s»-
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Darlington, S. C.
Offices over The Bank of Darlington.
Janl0’96—lyr.
T. H. Spain, H. T. Thompson.
SPAIN & THOMPSON,
Attorneys at Lav,
Darlington, - - - 8. C.
Offices in Darlington Guards’ Armory
building, first floor.
Special attention given to practice in
tbe Probate Court.
Mch26’96—yr.
R. W. Boyd. G- W. Brown.
BOYD & BROWN
▲ttorneyi and Ooanselon at Law
Office in S. Marco building, op
posite Court House.
DARLINGTON, S. V.
Janl’BC—lyr.
Have That Old Bicycle Fixed Uo
and made to run easy and look attractive
We hnro the proper loots aud a specially
trained workman, and guarantee honest work
and moderate charges. If you want
PATCHING RUBBER, CEMENT, ETC,,
to carry on your trips, wo can furnish you
SIDE A MONARCH
If you want to get ahead of the heat and stay
in good trim for tbe winter.
W. Li PEARSON,
• Beneath the Enterprise Hotel,
Darlington, - - S. C.
July4’95—lyr.
STA TB OP SO UJ'U VA ROL1NA.
County of Darlington.
In the Common Pleas.
P. A. Willcox, in his own right and
as Administrator of the Estate
of J. C. Willcox, deceased,
vs.
Annie L. Willcox et al.
By order of the Honorable R C.
Watts, Judge of the 4th Judicial
Circuit, made at his chambers in
the said Circuit on April 1.1898,
I am directed and required to give
notice to all persons or corporations
holding claims or demands of any na
ture against the estate of J. C. Will
cox, deceased, to file the same in my
office on or before the first day of
July, 1896, and in default thereof they
will be forever debarred from partici
pation in the asse-s of said estate,
and 1 am required to take all testi
mony in establishment of said claims
or demands.
R. K. CHARLES,
Master.
Geo. G. Thompson, Esq ,
Plaintiff's Attorney.
April 10,1896-Sm.
TOBACCONIST FAVORITE.
The best Tobacco Fertilizer in the market for the money.
FOR SALE BY
Febl3—Smo.
-"HC-ffiE"-
JFertittxer* H Tobacco.
It Gives The Best Results.
See what those who have used it say:
MR ALEX. GREEN, Whitakers, N. C.
Dear Sir.—1 have been nsing “Acme" fertilizers for the past four yean
with entire satisfaction. Last year I sold my entire tobacco crop at an average of
$348 per acre, and this year I have jnst carried off at a Mg premium sale at Rich
mond. Va , on 28th and 29th January, ’96, nine premiums, amowtiat te $888, ont
of a total of 25 offered, amounting to $588.50, selling one hogshead for $418 to, be
ing an average of 47+ cents per pound. I expect to use no other guano thia year
but “ Acme,” and you may refer any on* to me who want* to know how I nzed ft.
Very truly yonra, V. W. LAND.
MR. ALEX. GREEN, Whitakers, N. C.
Dear Sir—I have used “Acme” fertilizer bought of you for tbe past two
years. I Lave just sold some tobacco grown with “Acme” ‘TertiUzer nt the M«
premium sale in Richmond, Va, on Jan. 28tb and 89th, one foV aeoosid beat i—ion
wrapper and one for second-best smoker. 1 shall use “Acme” again thin year, and
consider it the best guano for tobacco that 1 have everuaed. Yonra very truly,
8. L. COLBY.
Louhbnrg, N. C , Jan. 17,1886.
T used 22 tons of “Acme” fertilizer last year, and ft gave entire satiafaction; in
fact,, bet ter satisfaction on tobacco than any fertiliser I ever used I shall we it
again this year. E. W. TIMBERLAKE,
Judge, Superior Court, N. C.
B’OR S-A-LIEJ IBY
Brunson, Lunn & Do.
FebSO—Smo. f
USE.
“IMPERmU’
Bright Leqf
Tobacco Grower
#
IFOR, TOB-A-OaO.
For Sale By
$«•■
6 ©in*
6.10 k m
618 a w
$«•■
6 Ha w
7.09 aw
787 aw
7toaw
7 48a W
8 80a w
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6 80pm
646 p W
Ttopw
7 IS p W
7 80 p w
7 46pm
815|» W
8 0U p W
841 pw
8 H p W
Stop w
9 17 p w
9 23 pm
988 p w
ttopw
Syracuse . —
Darlington..—...
Mont Clare
Robin’* Neck
Mandeville
Bennettaville
Breeden's
Alice...
Newtonville
Arrive Giboon..... —.....
Train No. 87—Daily except
Leave Gibson.... — $ 18 a w
Newtonville— 0 to a w
A lice 0 S8a W
Breeden’s—...—... 9 to aw
Bennettaville ——.8 41 a w
Mandeville <58aw
Robin's Neck 7Uaw
Mont Clue 7 Maw
DarUagtan— 7 to a w
Syracuse .... ... 8 l$a w
Lewar 8 88aw
Elliott — 845a w
8t. Charles 8 55 a m
Oewqgo.— .ito a na
Arrive Sumter .8Maw
NOTE.—Train No. 68
connection for Columbia via
ton and Sumter;
via Florence; and for all points
Train No. 68 makes close ceeneatt
at norenee from Charleston and from
all points North and at DarUagtoa’
from Columbia.
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Lmv*
Leave
Leave Sow ter
Arrive Colombia..
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No. 5b.
*888 pa
as:
748p ■
•tops
8.58 pa
10.15 pn
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Leave
Arrive OoiawMa
No. s> t.r i
m wl» Central
Lat.es 8 84a as
10.18 am
KotTB aooaa.
Leave Co.ambit.
Arrive Sumter..
▲relvel
Leaver
Leave Marten -
▲reive Wilmington.
Warn.
Ho. *4.
, *8toaa
7<lf*i
7.18a a
$toaa
•Daily, tDally except
No tonuw thjwwou
via Central Railroad, t
Ing 8.80 9 m. ‘
herteeteo « 50 pa
Trains on
leave
rive at I
leave I ^ ,
boom M0 p. i
w, arris
The largest tobacco growers in
County use it.
J*a06—6me,