Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' ? 040*0^0*C*04?^0^0*0^?4?4 ^ 0?040?OKHOyvK)K)K40W I EQUAL P, m M f| By HOWARI 0* Copyright, 19*01, by CHAPTER IK AMOVO THE PICTUKES. 1 I F'S room operxW from the liall, 6>1 h \ ^ frt tbe rear. There if Br K WH8 a sort of vostV'I K ^IP\ ^uk. w,tb n si Wing; QLJM*ZS&JJQ glass pam-kW door at the farther end. and ?^?WCfetV tjjjs WHg JIvlJ. I ed Icnfftbwlso by a curtain, behind ! which l>renda saw the gleum of a great white tub. an uuusuul luxury Id cheap | lodgings. i Beyond the vestibule wc? a room of good height and size, with a shallow alcove on the left In which stood a pretty brass liodstead. Upon the right was au unused open fireplQce beneath an old fashioned marble mantelshelf | . which was covered with a guaiut and picturesque collection of souvenirs. There were two tall windows In the southern wall. The lower pushes were hinged at the sides, owning Inward, and one might step out upou o wooden balcony of the length of the room, which was the wklth of the bouses ? 6oti)e crude, familiar pictures bung f upou the walls. Obviously they antedated Elsie's coming and express**! u:. Mrs. Simmons' Idea of borne decora-, c tlou. Elsie's contribution to the n'dorn- j ^ ment of the Scene consisted almost en- j a" Tireiy ot pnoiogrnpas oc mvu uu<i vs-vtufc en. One might guet-s the calling of the 1 *' tenunt after a glance at tbe portraits, lf tor nearly all cf these people were ob- i < vloti.sly In "the profession." They appeared singly or in groups formed by ; fastening tbe photographs together1 with dainty bits of ribbon, so that half ; a dozen might be suspended in the fashion of a banner. Whatever may be said of tbe artistic ; value of this decoration, it certainly brightened the roo<iL It wns iropos- j slble to be lonely with so much com- ; pany aud such.vivacious people. Nine ; iu ten of tbe women were smiling and iaauy wore fancy dress. Tbe men struggled to seem chivalrous aud courtly, except tbe comedians, most of whom were in grobfajue attire. Two photographs, larger than the I average am! well placed l>elwven tbe windows, represented youug men hi 1 "Shemmt have hecu <Uxna ture-whc* it happenod." ,the dress of oieallera with drown j swords In their bauds. There tl>ey had ! stood, these friends of hers, thus aruv ed, with tlielr eyes ujion her when the i assassin liod 6truck lier down. "From nil I can learu," ?ak] the cup- | tain. "she must liuee been about hero j when it haj>i>euetl." Re took his place beside a couch that was iH'twcen t!:e windows and turned Ids face to the wulL "The murderer." lie contltxM^L "tru i behind her. The munlerer polta! ber ; head back ami stabbed almost strait down. The girl fell oti tbe court* here's the Wood. Ana tlie munleref. convinced that she wtm dead, dropped i the knife and fled." He turned to Bremht with a qoes- i I'Ti. oiic *?nt? uivir vmui tauu she bad been; Ler raiud was more alert. She bad noticed hie peculiar avoidance of a pronoun. and sbe asked blui without emottou whether there was any-doubt thut the assailant was a man. "We dou't pretend to know any-1 tbiujj nl>out it." be replied. "but there j civ eertain circumstances wtikb lead j us to susj>ect that it might have been a woman. A gentleman wbo was j pass in'; the bouse uln>ut the hour when I this tiling must have been done saw a woman coining out. Xow. e.vcept for Miss Miller, tbe lodgers In this house are all men. and we cant get any ' trace of thla woman. We don't know j how qr when she got tntq the btuse a > FIELDING || Dor what she did bore. It's sure that i she didn't ring the bell nor tr..iS?o any j more noise than sbe could beljv. No-; body let her lu, so f?u- us we c-.m b?arn, and we're covered the ground pretty j thoroughly/' * j TerbupB sbe (hdn't come In at alL," i sold Breudn. "She may only have a*- j ceuded tl?e steps and then. finding ' that this was not tbe bouse tbat she | bod supposed it to bo"? "Or cbnuging her iclud for any rea ?? Al - 4-?.. ..~.l hA..(#a UK? rupiiuu ivunuuvu. v^uivc , right I see your point. Hut the wo-1 man wore a heavy veil; she seemed to j be somewhat excited, and she hurried away eastward? 1 think you ?ukl eastward. l>r. Blair?" "Toward Broadway;" responded the ! physician. with embarrassment. "It's a pity you didu't notice her more particularly." suld the captain. | "I'd give a dollar or two for ber de- I script ion Just dow," "You can't get it from roe," replied j Dr. Biafr. "There was no reason why I should pay any particular uttention ! to her. She was a well dressed. st3+- : ish looking young woman. and that's all I know about her." Breodu looked at him steadily for some sei-ond*. "Dr. Bluir." sakl she, "what did this oflicer usk you on the steps just he- , fore 1 earoo in?" The doctor^ blushed and glanced urv j easily at the captain. "1 asked him If be could pk-b that i n /MAn.1 M en LI t!ui rtn. ' WVUiUU VUV VI U CiVnu, nuiu vmv vmj' . tain. "awl he tckl me that be didn't know: bo couldn't be sure." "I fancied that K might have been l something of the sort," rejoined' Breoda. "And now, Cuptaln"? 6he paused, and the officer supplied j the name. "Captain Neale. at your service.* sokl be. with a bow. "Thanh you. And now. Captain Neale, I wish you would cot the n>ee-' sage from the hospital for which you, wo waltlug as quickly as you can, foe i I am Impatient to go there." "1'tu expectiug it any minute," he replied. "Ah, perhaps this Is it." A tail young man of a German typej of countenance, with wide blue eyes, j entered tin? room and stood by the j door, as If he hod no errand, but had sini[>ty been Impelled by a gentle, so-, perlor force. There was silence for, half a miouta Then the cuptaln ad-' vh?u'm1 to the i*oumr man and led film by tin* artu Into tbe vestibule. "What are you bore for. El men- j dcvfy be demanded in a low voiee. i "lIeodi]uurtenrt <Jont ne?il to mix upj in thte onee. i am look out for K." t "Onkira," replied Kineuiita-f. ^That's! ail I know, llx? cbkcf wuuta a re-! port." "Weil, beHl tv, woct be?" j ?ak<d tbe captain. "Mow. eee here<! dont take u step till I ray so. t know j wbat I*tn ubout." ' ; Eltnemlorf strolled into tbe rooai arul! sat down in a birgv cbair, wtth a ?lgk. | Then. perceiving tbut Fremiti was stntwilng. be rtwe hastily. very uiocb j to tbe young htdy*B aunuTrkv "By tbe way." Mild the captain. j . "while tw'ie waiting I want to ask; pou about Mr. AhJeu. Wi' W sent woru 1 to bl? office. hut lie Isn't them They j doQt know where lie's pouts. Vou knew i him quite well. dklu't pixi? I noticed: bow quick pou recognized bis hr-ud- . writing." "Yea," aaid Crenda, **+ knew hits j quite well." I "And you knew Miss Miller?" "I nerer saw ben," ?*i>lied Breodft , after n iiKHiM>nt's hesltntloa. "Why. Miss Williams," oKotolmed j Neflk'. with a grotesque ritteuq* to! H]>eu!! softly. "I thought you said pou I Were a friend cf In'mr" "I hardly knew wtml to soy tn the i pott<vn>eu nt tl?e door." readied Breotto ; colmly. "1 was vrry anxious to get tn. And k-t u>e twkl that I atxi ut present! wrj' anxious to got out " *.)?** <kv?> minute?" Mitd tlie earrfalu. "You knew Mr Aklcu. Now.. (5Hi you 1 to ks>mv c.f any yinm*; wotuau , that Imvwu* ikiniouiariy ssveet <kiT" *1 have tM-ank'* Bwntla stowly. Ihut ta? \vti?* n? o<h? rime engaged too gtrl who had a great dea4 of uwstwy and some sochtl standUig. but I nuderstaiul that that has !hv? broken off. It i cou have no possible U-aring ?i>oo this crhiK', which was piatuly tbo wofk of a thk-f." "You're thinking of the money*" said Neale. cnrcssiug Ills projecting chin with n great, square hand, "the money{ Alden is alleged to hove put Into the1 letter. I't can't be found, and that's u fact." i "Is alleged to hove put Into the let-. ter!" exclulmed Breuda. "Why, bo, says so biinsetf." "Yea" responded <h? ^Oiptidtb "tint's* what h? ?pys." ? 1 An interval of alienee followed. Been-1 da wns leaning forward, ber right band | resting on fbv tnide, Lor eyes iufent j ui>on the officer's faee. They were i gray eyes ordinarily, and tbelr exprea- I of M*? ooHlvnted self re- I strnint by wbtcb the natural emotions ar" held in ?becfc. On this occasion, however. tbey seemed to be of n dark blue and fo omit a IJgbt wbtcb even I*. Rinlr. who saw the lady In profile, did not fail to perceive. CHAPTER TIL CATTAI5 HXALE RK8K.VT8 AW mPTTATK >fi. one pat n key in- ; < to the look of the ! front door, and tbe I fij Mat sound of it vprtA I J'ii1 distinctly !>,Jdfble hi ; , aV*So?^^^/J tbot room. Tbetrruwl-! h>? voice of II ponce- j ^ f ^ s J mj|n tb# Nin | j "Held or>i You can't go"? And seemingly hi the same Instant a ' young man appeared upon the tbresb- j I ofd of the room. Oc took two steps j forward and tbeo betKeci the others far! tig biux. Fie was one of tbose men whose tremendous vital energy declares itself ( unmistakably. Aa he stood there, perfectly still, tbe power wttiilu him seemed to aiTeet the air. It was as when one fo-.lj tlu. r?ri*rl<vn at an mirlne that is at rest. but rvudy. When such a man !; advances, Deltber the ordinary obstacles nor mvo bis own will can atop j Mm. "Brendaf* be said tn a singularly re-1 strained voice, rvtf III suited to bis i words. "Why tn the name of boa veil are you beref* "If I know." Rbo answered, "H wua because I wanted to help be*. because I couldn't bare ber dte like this, .r" Where Is sbc*" "They have taken ber to a hospital? St. Winifred's." Tbe young man snatched op Me bat, which bod fallen to tbe Boor. "Wait a minuteT* exclaimed Ne&ie. 1 "You're Ak!et>?dareooe M. AMeolT* "Yea" "Well, i want to talk to you." Wait I If you go down tbece. you can't get hi doc thid out anything: tbat*B orders. You'll get more information bem" "Im she fhiu^T** detnauded Aklea. I "fea" replied tlx- captain. "If sbe j die*. ! pbtiil know of K wttbta Ovw rotootes, ami tbofw qolefcer than yw covhi louro of ft anywhere eise. Isei me manage this. HI take good cure of you. IT1 aeo that you get every word of news. Meanwhile let's get down to business. You sent that note to her?" "I dkV" "Witb ^a>tn irr "Ye*" -VTbonr "At ten ratnates after 1 oeot tt by , John RoMnsou. a clerk <rr toy officer" "Where {? he now Y* j "1 don't tixws" answered lUdea. "i dktnt trttrt for blrn to aouk> back. Now, answer my qocstloa. Who ffid j ttils tbiu?r JCeule spread Ms bonds abroad with grotesque gesture roteoded to (Cedatui the poesesekxr of the lufocmo- , tk>a "We're att at eea." be eeftV "Some* body pot into this room at*! stabbed the gtrl w+rb this knifed He suddenly lifted a newspaper that bod tcfci oc the table and disclosed v.- ? Thli Www ! UK? ft VC UVin?i IM ? .?<t bhule to# open and etettrfy stained with btood. hfvodVs bend bed been w+thto sis incbee of K, sod at tbe Igbt she (Started beck wttb eocb etertn thai L*. BkUr etretcbed oot hie arm to ?*mport bet She did net fail, howetet. bot stood rijtd. staring u< AWeo. The coK* rwL'xJ to bis fees. Ueput up hts bond *(KxJ puobed bocft the toogle at light l?ws batr that was tytog mok* muni foretjeed. "TAi-c*igntee ttV sold Sueete. -feta grtn. **lt ts mineT fepded Ak>i? to the tune repressed ami stwatj tnoe thai be hod oocd thcoughouft this scene "I pve K to ber" r "A (W da^s ego," ?rtd Aldeix ^ don't exmtly remember.'* "Vix^r wjoined tbe caj> fn>ti "fn? r\ HH " "Six* vre? eucflo# eoate pklurce oat of tlx* tuogajcttx*," !*n led Atdvo. "*1 happened to bare the fcnife to my ixx-k-ec. Sbo-oaeAft, -and I dlilo* -tote ft hock;" Ttx? mptoio sh/wly nodded Ms fiend ! an (**? u1)o tms reached ttie etxl of*: | topic and M preparing for the oexb ) "Atwl now." bOKl bo, "bow kxig Cawe j you krxvwo tMs yocng lady V lie w?w) Ms boikl toward ISfo<strt. i "1 ujw known Mtea Mactane a kxig!( times" said Aideu. "Wby do yoo aek T 1 'Tdlt* Much tuts etl T 8t*kl the enjv tatu. olevuti-i^t the ttrouue .tufta at j, parti enlaced bofr that were Ms eyeIdwu "1 understood thai her outoe j I wee WiJttomei" "1 hove done an abscrdfy foolish; j tMrift* Mid Breads. addressing A Men. "1 w>i? ?H'ruW my oook' would t>e published. end so I tried to duecH^e tbesc people." "Big tptsmte/* rejoined Captain j Neeie. shotting bis bead soteotrfy.' "thte wtjete story will have to cock; ; out. whI if the f?et? ore krxwti to the : jtoilo* at the start K vrttl cooe out straights otherwise there's no toiltug! wbaa tbe reporters wttl.to with ft.* j "There le do reoaoo whatever," eo4d \ Aide::. *wby Miss Sieelope ^fcOGW be! ^ l&bM&UXi" -s.i - ? ' I There Isn't. oh?" sakl the captain.. "Why Is she here? Sympathy for a woman that she says she never saw? No; I guess we'll have to have soine- to thing better." "If you doo't got It*" sakl Aklen, ?T "what then?" *r "111 hove tohokl he. no a .vKDesa." e "Yon tnean that yon will put me uo- tj, fler arrest?" demanded Brcoda. her p., face aid even her lips absolutely <x4or* ,,f h'ss. . fo [To be continued.] m She; "And you are not going to 28 i tpend the evening with me?" 1 pI He: ''I'm very sorry, dearest, | but I have a pressing engage-jai merit, and " ' i She: uThen take back yourt ring, I'm not going to be en-; ^ yjaged to a man who isn't willing j to do all his pressing here." ! ^ Our thoughts in time are weav- h: ing the garments we must wear m i ^ eternity. j R If the body is God's temple the! v fires of passion may bum on His; . nj altar to His glory. D What makes lite dreary is want I n! motive. - . . . .. .J ; B Registration Notice. I r The offloe of the iiipervUnrs of Reg- ! ^ istration will t?e opened on the tirst Mod day In every month for the pur-1 \\ pose of the registering of auy person [ who is qualified as tollows: J 30 Who *hail have been4a resident of : the Mate for two years, and of tbeij county ?>ne year, and of the polling pre- j cincL in which the elector offers to j M vote four mot ths before the day of| election, and j?hall have paid, six i bl months before, any poll tax tlies due; and payable, and who can both read I >j and vsrite any section of the constitution of 185*5 submitted to him by the f Supervisors of Registration, or who can show that he owns, and has paid ni all tixes collectable on, during the pr-sent year, property in this' State tx ?sse>sed at three hundred dollars or more. v J. J. EADDY, j, tf Clerk of Board. T Citation Notice. Y statis of south Carolina, v COUNTY or WILLIAMSBURG By W. E. Hanna, Ksq., Probate Judge. "Whereas, W. C. Tutle made suit to je me, to grant him letters of administration of the Estate of and effects of Mrs. Sarah A. Tutle. d< These are therefore to cite and ad- g< monish all and singular the kindred and creditor}) of the said Sarah A. ? Tutle, deceased, that they be and ap- ~ pear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Kingstree, S. C., on . August 10, next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show ?ause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. (riven under my band, this 2bth day of Jul/, Anno Domini, 1902. U4 Published on the flat day of July, P! 1902. in the County Record. . W. E HANNA, ?" 2t Probate Judge. Final Discharge. ? VaO,.o ia hopotiv i/ivpn th?t nn Mnn day, September 1, 1902, we will apply to ' the Judge of Fmbate of Williamsburg ^ county for a final discharge as execu- .. torn of the estate of W. W. King, de- V ceased. T. K. KING, .. W. B. KING, jj Aug 7- It Executors. cj / p Trespass NoticeHunting, shooting and trespassing ^ on nil lands of the estate of T. L. Gour* _ din forbidden under the penalty of the law. SAMUEL G. STONEY, julJLSt Administrator. coleman-wageneb Nnmw)H)r to C. P. 383 King St., Shelf Hardware Agents for Buckeye Mowers, Brink OmCKRS: ? GEORGE A. WAGKNKH, Paesideat; I. G. BALL, SeertatuT} Oorr9*f><sn<lrrwt Solicited. Our fee returned if we faiL Any one any invention will promptly receive oar ability of same. "How to Obtain a Pa secured through us advertised for sale ai Patent taken out through us receive Tub Patevt Recced, an illustrated and by Manufacturers and Investors. Send for sample copy FREE*, Add VICTOR J. EVi (^Patent Atti Ewe BuHdtagk v * :. ; * Election Notice. A Primary Election in hereby ordered be held on Tuesday, August 26th. 02. The managers of election shall >en the polls at 8 o'clock a. m., ana y' all close them at 4 o'clock p. m. fter tabulating the result the manars shall certify the same and forwatd e ballot box, noil list and all other ipers relating to such election by one their number, to Kinretree within rtv-eight hours after the close of the >119. The county executive committee will ect at Kingstne on Thursday. the t Lh, at 12 o'clock m., to tabulate the turns and declare the result of the imary. The following is a list of Managers ipclnted to conduct said election: Managers of" Election. Scranton' ? R E McKnight, S M eckson, K B Cannc n. Oak Ridge?J L Blakeley, Willie unlop. J B Biakeley. Eari.s?W S Camlln, Jr., Albeit aselden. W R Camlin. Kexnkdey's Store?S D Cunninglra. R 1) Gamble. S T Nesmitli. Lakk City ?A W Surcliffe. J L Luckey, G T Rollins. Trio?L E Buraett, J B Files, J W egister. Gkkk^kyvh.lk. No.2?W C Tutie. S Taylor, A McD Burgees Poplar Hill?C H Gordon, B J handler, Tim Carter. Altmans?J J Altman, S L Altaian, W Thompson. Black Mingo?John S Graham. P. V rockington, B W Marshall. Cedar Swamp- J B Chandler, J "K iowu, J) W Courtney. Central? R E Kodgers. WG Cantley. D Guerry. Lanes?? A Nettles, S E McDonald, ( m Browner. Pleasant Gkove? W B Brown, J ' Gasains, L O Gaskins. I.%dian'towx?11 E Hannn, II W 2\elii. G .J Graham, Jr. High Uiljl J 0 Moore, J M Gause. D Mi-Gee. Blooming yalk? B s Smith. J M IcConnell, S T Russell, Jr. Goukdins?B E Clarkson, D O Gam!e. S G McDonald. k King9trkk?Marvin Martin, B H yers, M R Levin. Cades?R F Epps, R E Tarte, T P uliwore. Hebron?Bartow Smith. II A Kenedy. Thad DuBoii?e. <iREKLEYViLLE, No. 1?W H Campslt. J W Gamble. B L Gist. .\ic A lister's Mill.?W a Webster, Matthews, M V WardProspect?J M Eaddy, S B Foton, E Humphries. ? Black Kivkr?S R Mouzon, D B oung. J W McClam. Muddy Crekk?R Gannon, W M nter*, L I. Ard. Indiantown Jiffkrsonlan ? J 1> anna, M M Wilson, II P Snowden. Salters?J E Davl-, JUL Chandr, W S Shaw. Should any clubs t>e omitted presN ?nts of such clui s shall ap|M>iut ujan;rs. A. H. WILLIAMS. County Chairman. Exe inters' Notice. All persons having claims against the 'tate of K E. I.esesn**. Deceased, are ;rebv notified to present the same. ily attested, and all persons indebted > said estate are requested u> make ivmerit to T. S. RICDBOURG, Executor. 3l-4t. Dillon, S. C. Skin Diseases. For the speedy and permanent care of tier, salt rhenn and eczema, Cliamrvlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is ithont an equal. It relieves the itch1 g and smarting almost instantly and a continued use elfecw a permanent A ire. It also cures itch, barter's itch. aid head, sore nipples, itching piles, napped hands, chronic sore eyes and * ranulated lids. ITr. ta<Jj*s (ODdiUnn Powrs for orsee are the beat tonic, blood purifier ad vermifuge Price. Scents Soldh* A laugh is worth a hundred roans in any market. I HARDWARE CO., Poppenheii . CHARLESTON. S. C. ; a Specialty. iy Plows, Oliver Chilled Plows. GEORGE Y. COLEMAN", Vice. Pw*i-N;nt. , luul Trvttffurtr. SiEi BJM ill ifUffalfrTli fTTi. ? I I ?a?? : seeding sketch and description of opinion free concerning the patenttent" sent upon request, f atenta b our expense. Specid notice, without charge, in, wid ~ circulated journal, consulted ress, \hs a co., omeys,) WASHINGTON, o. o, I % V ' -