The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, June 25, 1903, Image 2
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CHAPTER III.
CONTINUED.
3ft wa3 soon disclosed, as be proceeded
with bis statement, that what
he meant by clever work was a most
- atrocious method of procedure, involving
the last decree of cruelty
hort of murder, provided that such
crnelty should become necessary in
order to insure success iu the enterprise.
The cavaliers pnt on black cloth
Bpjtsks as soon as they reached tho
bluff overlooking tho bay. It was
not-usual for them to wear a disguise;
bat this was an extraordinary exploit;it
called for every precaution. Indeed,
a piece of treachery scarcely
evar before beard of, evea among rob-'
bers, was in this act now to be done
bj the King of Honey Island. No
J one of the riders knew of this peculiar,
phase of the matter, however, save
the king himself.
There was no hesitation, therefore,!
and not a twinge of what a desperado*
light eall conscience. The plan wa^
carried out with promptness, pre-!
cision and success.
Before Vasseur was fairly awaked
be was bound hand and foot, and lay
on the floor absolutely helpless, gazing
wildly at his assailants.
Fairfax, too, whs surprised in his
bod. He made vigorous resistance;
bat it was of no us?. Four men, each,
as strong or stronger than he. cast
themselves upon him and quicklyj
overpowered him, binding his arms'
and legs with brutal disregard for;
^^ihe torture inflioted, and thrusting a^
x gag between his teeth.
"I kuow you! I know you!"
creamed Vasseur, before his mouth
was stopped. "I know you, Pierre
Kamean. 10U migui just as wen
take off that mask; it does not disguise
you in the least. Ah, you
treacherous, soulless, perjured TilJain!"
The gag went in before he could
taj more; but he lay on his back aul
cursed with his eyes.
Three of the cavaliers were now
sent out to keep watoh.? Some of the
^servants had been arousod, but they
were easily quieted; a word and the
sight of a gnu or a saber in the hand
-of a tall masked man sent them shirking
and speechless into their cabins.
The work which the riders had
eome to do was accomplished in a
Tcry short space of time. Yasseur's
money and L;s treasure of precious
tones were soon found and taken;
but when the chief had examined the
Latter he turned to Yasseur and said:
"The cross is not here. Where is
ft?"
The man, being gagged, of coarse
there was no answer; but tbo curses
were still dashing out of his eyes,
wnue Q.19 smau, compact irame sauua
with a paSsion that no cords could
bind.
After gazing through his mask for
a moment at tho grimacing counte?
nance of his victim, the chief of the
riders stooped and began to search
ttbe fellow's clothes. Vasseur straiued
desperately trying to break the cords
that bound him, his fury fairly blazing
from his dark face. Very deliberately
the robber continued his
quest till with a little start of satisfaction
he laid hands on the worn
leather case containing the amethyst
r-r erosa.
At this moment Vasseur spit out
the gag with a great breath which sent
it across the room.
"Pierre Rameau, yon dastard'" lie
creamed in Freuch. "You faithless
and honorless houud! I'll kill you
for this?I'll track you?dog you?
follow you forever, or kill you!"
The robber deliberately set his foot
upon the helpless man's mouth and
thus 8to]>2>cd his speech.
"Fetch here that era?.' bo said to
one of bis followers; but when be removed
his foot aud before the g:ig
could be used, Vasseur managed to
ahriek:
'*1 will infor.-u en yon?I will lead
government troops against you?I'll
have vengeance?I'll "
"Go out aud mount; I'll come immediately,"
said the chief to his men.
"Be roauy to ride iu9tantly."
He drew a pistol and leveled it at
Yasseur, but cheeked himself almost
iu the act of firing.
The four ca\ diers were mounted,
one of them holding the chief's horse;
they waited impatiently in the rather
v. chill mcrniug breeze, and saw that a
faint touch of dawu was whitening the
sky-line of the day.
When at last the chief came forth,
he walked rapidly, and, mounting as
?t :? _ kn... 41%?s. ^
41 iu m luiguij uuu v, oputxc tuo IUQ
Word: "Come!" and galloped away.
None of the cavaliers looked bohind;
but if one bad, be migbt have
seen a dicker of fire through the small
vilidow-holes of Vasseur's house, aud
a little later, thovp!ace was all aflame.
Doubtless, the chief, who was aware
that both Vasseur and Fairfax had,
by the accidental slipping aside of his
luask, seen his face, was desirous of
thus putting an end to them and to
the possibility of auy trouble from
them thereafter Certainly, there
was no othor reasonable explanation
of his sndden change from the express
purpose to leave Vasseur unharmed.
At alt events, no act of that
desperate man's life was more representative
of his absolute heart?OMae8s
or of his vromptuesa in do
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IY ISLAND
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DURING THE WAR OF 1S12.
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THOMPSON,
T?/\Vt?v# ttortnur'i SOB?.
ing whatever seemed to him safest,
without regard iu the least to anythiug
save his own persoual success.
Ho rode away from the burning house,
leaving his two human victims to
roast there, and the act did not even
change a line in the expression of his
dark, calm face.
One thing was photographed in the
memory of Fairfax: The singular
cold gl~am of the robber's eyes, as
they appeared to narrow nud lengthen
with a cat-like stare. He might forget
the other features of that face,
even the slender whitish scar 6lauting
across the left cheek; but the
shape and expression of the eyes
could not bo lost. He lay there
thinking:
"If I ever see you again, I'll know
you."
But the gag held back every effort
to unpak.
CHAPTER IV.
ECHOES FROM LAWLESS DAY?.
For a while it looked er if Vasseur
And Fairfax would be roasted alive in
the burning house, as the leader of
the cavAliers had intended when he
applied the fire; bat the servants
rallied from their stupor of fright in
time to come to the rescue.
The two men, still bound and
gagged, were dragged forth without
any ceremony and left lying at some
distance from the building, while the
excited servants made heroio efforts
to save first the house itself then the
furniture. Their work was quite in
vain, however, for the dry, resiuous
pine logs and boards yielded to the
llaraes as if with delight, flinging out
such heat that nothiug less invulnerable
thau a salamander oould have
gone within the doors.
Fairfax lay on his back under a figtree
and watched helplessly and with
what resignation he could command
tho rapid and weird changes of the
6cene. The negroes had deemed it
best to leave the men tied, seeing at a
glance that to unbind them would require
great effort and much loss of
I salnahlii tima wliirh Vim? hflifAV V??'
spent in efforts to save property.
Meanwhile, the five cavaliers were
speeding on their way to Honey islaud.
Their ride back along the Black-'
wolf Trail was far brisker than was
their pace when wo saw them going
down to the bay; indeed, by the time
that full daylight was abroad in the
woods, they were far up by the banks
of Pearl River, galloping along single
file, with a cane-brake on one hand
and a wild jungleof live-oaks and tangled
vines on the other. The chief
had led them by a new route from
Vasseur's to the trail, a croasway that
ran past the humblo home of Lapin,
the overseer of Mr. Vernon's plantation.
Day was begiuning to shoot up',
its first faint shimmer as they rode
near the little place, startling a pack
of dogs from their slumbers under a
low shed and drawing from them a
] broadside of discordant baying. Some
I domestic fowls, roosting on a rude
: grape trellis, cackled lustily.
Two savage-looking bloodhounds
cleared the low yard fence at a bound
and came tearing along atter the horsemen,
as if to drag them from their
saddles.
"Don't shoot!" commanded the
| cuier, lis one OI uic cavauers inu-n uia
guu. "They'll quit when they discover
our scent. Hold your fire."
Sure enough it was so; the dogs
turned about almost instantly, wheu
they discovered that it was men iu the
saddles, and trotted leisurely hack the
way they bad come.
While this was going on, a singulcr
incident added significance to what
would have otherwise been scarcely
worth our noting.
At the sound of the chiefs voice,
some one in the house leaped out of
bed and ran to the littl^ squaro window-hole
that overlooked the path
, along which the cavaliers were canterin;.
A moment later, just as the chief
was on the point of disappearing
among the troes, a head covered with
long, scattering, disheveled locks of
white hair was thrust oat, the face
showing haggard aud shrunken with
intense excitement, aud tha sunken
blue eyes followed iu strange wise the
horseman's movements.
The chief glanced back jnst at tliat
poiut, bat he did not see the face ia
the window-hole; if he had seen it and
recognized it, the efl'ect upon him
would have been greater thau a row of
leveled guns could have produced.
Little note made the grira riders of
lUia moment; iaey am m?i- uuih it at
all, iu fact, but galloped ou in reckless
mood, knowing that there was no
force to pursue tbem, and that every
bound their horses made bore them
tbat much nearer to the land of their
comrades, the almost impenetrable
wilderness of Honey Island, where
their chief was king, and where the
division of spoils was the only evidence
of law.
i One came upon their track, howover?a
tall old man on foot and unarmed.
He strode oat from Lnpin's
cabin and followed the trail, stepping
1 slowly and firmly, yet showing as if
| from within tho window of his couoi
tenance a oonsaming eagerness and a
great hope.
It was thus that Alexander Max
Burns once more got a glimpse of llie
man who had stolen his child. That
man's voice bad startled him from his
t
morning's sleep under Lapin's roof,
aixl the harried look through the window
had photographed on his braiu a
picture of terrible significance to him.
For the merest point of time his eyes
had restod upon Kirk MacCollough.
He muttered that name as he trudged
deeper and deeper into the gloomy
forest following the trail of the caTalier3.
What is it that makes our consciousDC33
of an enemy's personal beauty
something appealing and, in a way,
distressing? An old duelist has been
heard to say that ho would rather
stand before au ordinary-looking dead
shot than before a haudsouie buugler.
The glamour of a fine, magnetic presence
is strangely confusing; and the
effect seems more powerful whou the
face is an evil one, especially when
the evil js not on the outside anu
shows only elusively and by subtle indirection
from within. Max Burns felt
the fascination that dashed from tho
robber-ohief'8 face, and for a time it
almost uunerred him; the beauty it
wore, like some shining mask, did not
suggest at all times the dark spirit of
the desperate and lawless man. Long,
curling yellow hair and a fine full
beard of tho same color; a straight
nose; a good forehead; long, narrow,
clear-gray eyes and a mouth indescribably
haughty and stern iu its expression,
were supplemented by a frame
of unusual stature and symmetry,
This was Pierre Ramean, formerly
Kirk MacCollough, now the King of
Honey Island, as old Max Bnrns saw
him in the gray morning light, an apparition
of unspeakable meaning to
him, gleam like a phantom of evil for
a second and then fade, as it were,
into the gloom of tli? moss-hung
woods.
Certainly it was not the Kirk MacCollough
of twelve years ago?not the
slender, fair-faced youth who had
stolen the girl?though the reckless
half-smile still lingered and the old
stamp of utter unrestraint was as plain
as ever. No, not the boyish Kirk
j MacCoIlough, but the man, fall-grown
to liis prime, masterful, commanding,
a leader of men, and yet there was no
mistaking his identity.
Max Burns was old, and for fifty
years had been a preacher whose sermons
had overflowed with sentimental
tenderness; bat he had a side to his
nature which was as hard as Scotch
granite. It was with this hard side
out that he was pursuing Kirk Mac-1
Collougk; and yet, even through this, '
the spell of the man's strong and beautiful
face found its way to his heart.
Tho effect of it was but temporary,
so far as checking his determination
was concerned; but it never quite left
him daring the rest of the day as he
slowly but steadily followed tho trail
into the main road and toward the upper
Pearl Kiver region.
Literally, the preacher had no scrip
for his journey, no staff, no means of
living; he depended, as the old-time
minister of the backwoods was wont
to do, upon the hand of Providence.
Here and there a trapper's or a hunter's
hut, here and yonder a settler's
cabin offered him rest, food, shelter.
He did not tell his story; but- he
prayed at the fireside of all, and he
managed to leave behind him, whefo ;
ever he went,a memorable something? ;
sweet, strange and altogether wel-!
como to the simple pioneer hearts, j
Sometimes he fell among desperate j
men, robbers themselves, or aiders .
and abettors of them, and even with^
I tiiPOA lift w>i<i at home; for ha bore
with hiiu the charm of childlike faith, J
combined with the touching appeal of i
unprotected old age.
What helped him most of all, per
haps, was his singing; for ago had I
scarcely touched tho deep, rich music
of his voice, aua his memory was
stored with hymn tunes and tunes
that enthralled the hearts of his entertainers.
The strolling preachers of all de- ;
nominations traversed our frontier re- !
gions in those days, and Max Burns p
was accepted rs a member of the class
withonta question, without suspicion,
and made freely welcome by every
household as a privileged if not in
every instance a venerated person.
Curions enough does it appear when
recorded, but it is, nevertheless, a !
historical fact, that tho preacher found j
a home for some time with one Dick
Beoket, ^rell kuowu as a fighting fid-1
dler, who was a red-headed man, very j
bow-legged, much frckled and badly
scarred by an old kuife-cnt across the i
nose, and whose cabin was about ,
three miles east of Pearl River, oppo- j
site the southern end of Honey Isl- j
and.
This Dick Eccket was a trappor
aud, to scmo extent a trader with tho
Indians. His cabin was often tho
stopping-place of the freebooters,with
? | i-- ? * A.
wuurn ce itepi uu guuu ic.mn nuuuui
baring anything to do with their enterprises.
He charged liberal prices
for their board aud lodging, and. so
his place became known far and near
as Dick's. He lived to a great age,
dyiug in 18G7 on the banks of Pearl
Piiver, not far from where his first
cabin stood. It was from him, at first
hands, that many of the Honey Island
legeuds came into circulation in their
present form. He fiddled as long as
he lived, and was a noted story-teller.
He took Burns in and became greatly
attached to him, ever afterward call*
| ing him Daddy or Parson Barns.
Thus established within a compara\
tively short distance from Pierre Rameau's
base of operations, the old
man felt that at last he was on the
point of reaching the end of his long
wanderings. There could be no doubt
now that Pierre Raineau and MacCoD
lough were one and the same man, nor
did it look possible for the outlaw to
prevent his approach, provided that
he could avoid recognition.
(to be continued.)
The despised .codfish-ball is quite
transformed if it is moulded iu croI
quette shape and offered with tartar
sail c?.
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Banana Cake.
Beat to a cream a quarter of a cup
of butter, add a half cup of sugar and
one egg; when very light stir in enough
flour to make u stiff dough; roll iuto a
thin sheet and line a square, shallow
baking pan. Peel live good, ripe bananas,
and chop them very fine; put
them over the crust in the pan, sprinkle
over a half cup of sugar, the pulp of
five tamarinds soaked in a quarter of
a cup of warm water; squeeze over
the juice of two Japanese oranges, put
over a tablespoonful of butter cut Into
pieces, a saltspoonful of mace and two
tablespoonfuls of thick cream. Grate
over the top two smail crackers, bake
In a moderate oven a'half hour, and
cut iuto narrow strips to serve.
Cheme Bluque.
Into a pint of milk put a pinch of
soda and bring to the scalding point.
Tn thic ndil i r?iin nf mutton etnr?k In
which an onion has heen boiled and a
cup of water In which rice has been
cooked. Cook together in a good sized
saucepan a tablespoonful of butter and
two of flour. When they are thoroughly
blended and bubble pour on them
the white soup and stir until It thickens
to the consistency of cream. Now
beat In a half cup of grated cheese.
Have ready In a bowl two wellwhipped
eggs, and on these pour a little
at a time, a cupful of hot soup, beating
steadily to prevent curdling. Return
the cup of soup, with the eggs, to the
soup on the fire, beat for half a minute,
season with salt and pepper and serve.
Odd. but very good when properly
made.
Strawberry Omelette.
Beat the whites and yolks of five eggs
separately to a stiff froth. Melt two
tablespoonsful of butter in an omelette
pan over the tire to the bubbling point;
mix the whites and yolks of the eggs
together; add a saltspoonful of salt
and whip the beaten eggs well together
and pour them in the omelette pan.
Let the eggs cook slowly, stirring them
occasionally with the turning knife,
and when they begin to set around the
edge drop in n pint of strawberries,
slightly crushed and sweetened. When
the omelette is puffy and quite heated
through fold it from one side toward
the middle; then stand it under the
frame of a gas broiler to brown over
the surface. Turn it into a hot platter;
ornament the top with strawberries,
garnish the plate with the berries; dust
the whole with fine sugar and serve.
Dlihe* For an Invalid.
Here are two dishes for the sick |
member of the family. One is delicious:
Clam Frappc?Take twenty hardshell
clams, scrub with a vegetable brush
until thoroughly clean, rinse and put
in a stewpan with a scant three-quarters
of a cup of cold water. Cover
closely and steam until the shells open.
I'ut the liquid through a fine strainer,
strain and freeze to a mush-like consistency,
only stirring occasionally during
the half hour in which it Is packed
in salt and ice. In some cases of severe
gastric derangement this can be
retained when everything else is rejected.
A small amount may be frozen
easily in a baking powder can. setting
it in a tin pail and packing with salt
and ice In equal proportions. Serve
in a giass.
Tiie other will be equally appreciated
by a delicate palate, it is
Browned Rice?Put some well washed
rice on a bating tin in the oven
and let it brown, shaking frequently
so that it will color evenly. It is a
good plant to keep a stock of this rice
ahead in glass cans ready for immediate
use. When deeded put two or
three tablespoonfuls in a frying pan,
cover with hot water, salting to taste.
Let the rice cook thoroughly, adding
more water as it swells, but do not
stir it. Shake occasionally to prevent
sticking. The Spaniards make this
richer by browning the rice in hot
drippings first, then adding a little (
sliced onion, tomato and garlic, and
I
covering with the boiling water.?Philadelphia
Telegraph. - |
Common catnip scattered around
closet shelves is said to be useful in
getting rid of mice.
In removing a cold or frozen dish
from a mold, wrap a cloth wrung from
hot water around the outside of the ,
mold for a moment or two, wnen uie
contents will slip out easily.
Irons should always be kept in a dry
place. A convenient thing to keep under
the set tubs or In some other outof-the-way
corner is a soap box. into
which may be placed the flatirons.
holders, stand and wax cloth when
not in use.
A small scrubbing brush is unexcelled
as a vegetable cleaner. The water in
which vegetables are washed should
be lukewarm, not icy cold, as many
housekeepers think. There is no advantage
in very cold water, and It Is
hard on the hands of the washer.
Candied and crystallzed fruits are increasing
in popularity for the table, as
they are not only delicious In themselves,
but are decorative and give a
new touch to the table. Plum, cherries,
peaches, glaces, like chestnuts;
small oranges coated In sugar, citron,
slices of lemon, and strawl>crrles?
these are all suitable and*will be found
a pretty variation upon the ordinary
bejubons for a luncheon or dinner.
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to express to yon the benefit I hare
*s VegetalAe Compound. Before
of nervous prostration. Could ^
[y from indigeston and headache. I
medicine, and began its use, which
1 suffering women." ? Mits. Bertha
sco, Cal. (May 21, 1901.)
produce the eriginal letters and signatures at
heir absolute genuineness.
. Piokham Mediciue Co., L/nu, Mass.
The Madrid Imparclal takes the
panish government severely to task
ir announcing a reduction of 140,000
i hiidcot nf 1904 for ntVblic edu
ttlon. This reduces the total approbation
for this purpose to $7,000,000.
he Imparcial asserts that the coun y
is already so backward in educaon
and means of culture that all
ope of progress has almost disapeared.
For this reason the paper
lys that the appropriation for schools
lould be greater than that for any
Lher purpose. The percentage of literacy
in Spain is 70 while the arep
?e for Europe ranges from 14 to 25.
IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE.
I
stimony and learn bow it can b?
)ne. '
A. A. Boyce, a farmer, living three
id a half miles from Trenton. Mo.,
lys: "A severe cold settled in my kid?ys
and developed so quickly that I
as obliged to lay off work on account
! the aching in my back and sides.
or a time I was unable to walk at all,
id every makeshift I tried and all the
ediciue I took liaa noi me ?wSu ICS!
Tect. My back continued to grow
eaker until I was unfit for anything.
rs. Boyce noticed Doan's Kidney
ills advertised as a sure cure for just
ich conditions, and one day when in
ronton sii? brought a box home from
has. A. Foster's drug store. I folwed
the directions carefully when
king them and I must say I was
ore than surprised and much more
atilied to notice the back ache dls[jpcariug
gradually until It finally
oppod."
A Frkz TniM. of this great kidney
edicir.c which cured Mr. Boyce will
; mailed on application to any part
' the United States. Address Fos;eriIburn
Co.. Buffalo, JC. Y. For salo
r all druggists, price 00 cents per box.