The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 30, 1908, Image 2
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The Sp
By REX E
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This is a story of that great !
north country of which it has
been said, "There's never a law
of God or man runs north of j
fifty-three a tale of impetuous !
emotion, of brute strength a:u! :
courage, of swift and passionate
love and haie; a tale vigorous,
forceful and absorbing, which
tells itself without fine words; j
a story of the hunger for gold .
and the hunger of man for woman,
brooking no interference or
rivalry, going straight for its object,
as did the primitive man |
before the time of laws and conventionalities
; of civilized man
turned back to savagery and losing
no manhood in the turning.
Tarry awhile, O reader, with
these rugged men of Nome, and
you shall be refreshed and
strengthened in their company.
CHAPTER I.
s f LEXISTER gaaed out over
M the harbor agleam w!tli the
1 T lights of anchored ships,
then up at the crenelated
mountains, black against the sky. He
J?? ? lp rtjwvl alp Kaiivtana^ n'ifh Itfi
UiaUA IUC VWI Oil UUIUIVMVAA ?? v? . v..
taints of the sea, while the blood of
his boyhood leaped within him.
"Oh, it's fine?flue," be murmured,
"and this is my country?my country,
after all, Dex. It's lu my veius, this
hunger for the north. I grow. I ex"Careful
you don't bust," warnfln
Dextry. "I've seen men get plumb
druuk on mountaiu air. Don't expand
too strong iu one spot." He weut
back abruptly to his pipe, its villainous
fuuies promptly averting any
danger of the air's too tonie quality.
"Gad, what c smudge!" sniffed the
younger man. "You ought to be in
quarantine."
"I'd ruther smell like a man than
talk like a kid. You desecrate the
hour of meditation with rhapsodies on
jiature wheu your aesthetics ain't
lioueCl Jtp to the beauties of good to- j
bacco."
The other laughed. Inflating his deep |
%eh<xt In the doom lie stretched his
p ' muscles rcstlesslv, as though an ex- j
cess of vigor filled him?
? Jfcey were louimrlug upon the dock,
-* "while before turn lay the Santa
Maria ready for her midnight sailing. '
.behind sir; t -[u:n:r.
Itlque a_u<,l Russian, resting amid the
fogs of Bering soa. Wliere a week
before miid eyed natives had dried
their cod among the old bronze cannon
row a frenzied honlt* of gold i
seekers paused iu their rush to "the 1
new El Dorado. They had come like 1
a locust cloud, thousands strong, settling
on the edge of the Smoky sen.
, waiting the going of the ice that
barred them from their golden .
I?from Nome the new, where
found fortune iu a night.
The mossy hills back of tLe village
were ridged with graves of those who
had died on the out trip the fall l>eK
fore, when n plague ha 1 grippal tlie
tland, but what of that? Gold glittered
In the sands, so said the survivors, j
Therefore men came in armies. Glen- |
later and Dextry had left Nome the ,
autumn previous, the young man rav- I
" * * * v? MfnnioH to !
} lDg Wliu ievi-r. .w.? iur,, .
f their own land.
"This air whets every auimal instinct I
in me." Glenlster broke out again. j
t "Away from the cit'es I torn savage,
f 1 feel the rkl primitive passions, the
B- fret for fighting."
jg; "Mebbe you'll have a chance."
Er "How so?"
"Weil, it's this way. 1 met Mexico
Mullins this moruin'. You mind old
it Mexico, don't you?the feller that re
located Discovery claim on Anvil j
1 creek last summer?"
jtl "you don't mean' that tinhorn' the
P boys were going to lynch for claim
r Jumping?"
? "Identical! Remember me tellln'you
About a good turn I done him once
down Guadalupe way?"
"Greaser shooting scrape, wasn't it?'
"Yep. Well, I noticed first off that
be'a gettin' fat?high llvln' fat, too, all
In one spot, like he was playln* both
ends agin the center. Also he wore
fU'mon'a At to handle with See tongs.
t "Says I, look in' at his side elevation,
Whafs accented your middle syllable
o strong, Mexico?
"Prosperity, politics an' the Waldorf-Astorler.'
says be. It seems Mex
* ? ** fnMint All! llflTC TT P fTlP |
I flail" i iVigvi.viu
Into a corner an' says, 'Bill I'm goin' J
to pay yon back for that Morales deal.'
44 It ain't com in' to me,' says I.
That's a bygone.'
" 'Listen bene,' says be, an', seein' be
was In earnest, I let him run on.
44 'How much do yon value that claim
yoarn at?
* " 'Hard tellin',' sayB I. 'If sbe holds
out like sbe run last fall, tbere'd ought
to be a million clear in ber.'
*' 'How much '11 you clean up this
summer?
44' 'Bout four hundred thousand, with
luck.'
f "'Bill.' says be, there's bell a-poppln'.
an' you've got to watch thrft
ground like you'd watch a rattlesnake.
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oilers.
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.k?x E. Beach.
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rvtu'i iiov'.t leave *C!: :r ! a ;r !;> "'i
or v. r.'iv tio.vu an' nut." )
"i! v . - so m iMrn.-U i: '
si-aii 1 !! uo. "cause Mi'-i- ? ai.i't ::
gabby
'What y u menu":' says J.
"'I can't toil y< u tmlhin' m< re. '
putt; )' :? siring . 11 my own netsay::.'
this much. You're a sty.iaro man. I?i?l.
an' I'm a gambler, but you saved : i.
life < an' 1 wouldn't steer ? u;s j
wrong. l*<>r Hod's sake. tl?m"t lot 'or.' I
jump y<mr g:??und. that's all.'
"'In l who jump it"r t'ongrcs has,
give us judges an' courts an' marshals'
I begins.
"That's just it How you gain' to
buck that hand? Them's the best cards
in the deck. There's a innu com in' by
the name of McNainara. Watch him
clost. I can't tell you no more. But
don't never let 'em get a grip on your
ground.' That's all he'd say."
"Bah! He's crazy! I wish somebody
would try to jump tbe Midas.
We'd enjoy the exercise."
The siren of the Santa Maria Interrupted.
Its hoarse warning throbbing
up the mountain.
"We'll l?ave to get aboard," said I>extry.
"Sb-li! What's that?" the other whispered.
At first the only sound they heard
was a atlr from the deck of the steamer.
Then torn the water below theg)
came the Tattle of rowkx-ks and a
voice cautiously muffled.
"Stop! Stop there!"
A skiff burst from the darkness,
grounding on' the beach beneath. A
figure scrambled out and up the lad-1
der leading to the wharf. Immediate- ]
Iy a second boat, plainly in pursuit of ;
the first one, struck ou the bench be- i
hind it.
As the escaping figure mouuted to .
their level the watchers perceived with !
amazement that it was a young worn- j
an. Breath sobbed from her lungs '
and. stumbling, she would have fallen I
but for Glenister, who ran forward
and helped her to her feet.
"I>on't let them get me." she panted. '
He turned to Lis partner in puzzled ,
inquiry, but Annul that the old man!
.
had crossed to the head of the landing
irdder op which the pursuers were i
dim! ling.
".iust a minute, you there! Back up
or I'll kick your face iu!" f.bextry'.voiee
was sharp .?vnd unexpected, and
ift the darkness lie loomed tall and,
menacing to those below.
"Get out of the way. That woman'.-1
a runaway." came from the one highest
on the ladder. . ,
"So I jetlfte."
"She broke on" "Shut
up!" broke In another. "Do
you want to advertise it? Get out of
the way. there, ye blam^ fool! Climb
up. Tliorsen." lie spoke like a bucko.
nvii'\ and bis wo; Is stirred the bile of!
Dextry. 1
Thorscn jrrasped the dtx!; floor, try- i
in? to climb up. imt t!ie old miner j
1^
The old miner stamped on his fingers.
stamped on bis fingers, and the sailor
loosened his hold with a yell, carrying
the under men with him to the beach
in his fall.
"T^ls way! Follow me!" shouted the
mate, making up the bank for the
shore en? of the wharf.
"You'd better pull your freight, miss,"
Dei try remarked. "They'll be here In
a minute."
"Yes. yes! Let us go! I must get
aboard the Santa Maria. She's leaving
now. Come, come!"
Glenister laughed as though there
were a humorous touch In her remark,
but did not stir.
"I'm gettin' awful old an' stiff to
run," said Do x try, removing his macklnaw,
"but I allow I ain't too old for
a little diversion i# the way of a rough
house when it comes nosln' around."
He mfived lightly, though the girl could
see in the half darkness that his hair
was silvery.
"What do you mean?" she questioned
sharply.
"Toa hurry alarm, miss. We'll taj )
with >in til! you're aboard." They
stepped across to the dockhoua*. lm? k- j
luic agatnrt it. The girl fallowed.
Again came the warning b!ivt frnm
the steamer and the voice rf r.n oncer:
'ler.r away tliat stern line!"
"Oh. we'll be left!" she breathed, and
somehow it struck fJlenister that she
feared this more than the a:e:i whose
approaching fivt he heard.
"You <-..n make it all right." Ire urged ,
her roughly. "You'll get hurt if v<>u
rtay here. !Jun u!?>ng a:ul d >a't tr.irul
us. We've been thirty days on ship- j
Mnr<l and w re praying for something
to happen." IIi< voire was Impishly
glad. as if Ise exulted i;i t!i ? fray that
was^lo come. ami no s?.oi:er had lie i
?;? the sailors came out of '
li: . .viie-s upon theiu.
I tr-ng the sjia- e of a few heartbeats
t'; re was only a tangle of whirling
forms v. it!: ihe sound of list 0:1 t!.?<h. ;
tli-M! the Mot split ;ip. awl forms j
pluuged < it\Vir l. fulling heavily. Again'
the sailors rushed, attempting to clinch.
They massed t:poti 1 >e.\try. only to
grasp empty air. for he shifted with re- j
inarhaMe agil'.tv. striking bitterlv. as
an old wolf snaps. It was baffling
work, however. for in the darkness his j
Mows fell shirt or overreached.
<tlenis'.er. ou the other hand, stood
can iessiy. Uniting the men off-us they
can.-' to him. lie laughed gloatingly,
deep iti Ills-throat. as though the encounter
were merely some rough sjiort.
The girl shuddered, far the desjierate <
silence of the attackiug men territied :
her more than a din. and yet she j
stay?d. crouched against the wall.
I>extry swung at a dlui target and. j
mls'ln . ft. was wh.irled off his l?alance.
Instantly his antagonist grappled with
hi 1. and they-fell to the tioor. while a
third man shuffled about tbera. The
girl throttled a : ? ream.
i'tn goln' to kick Tm, Bill." the man
jianted hoarsely. "he" me flx 'im."
He swung his heavy shoe, and BUI
?* ! !? ttrrlnrr olnntionPO
VUI3TU w HU riuiaii^, tivijuvuvv.
"Off! You're kick In* me! I've got
vlm safe enough. Tackle' the big an."
Bill's ally then started toward the
others, his Imdy l?ent. his arms flowed,
yet hanging loosely. He crouched Inside
the girl, ignoring her. while she
heard the breath wheezlngVror.i his
lungs; then silently he leaped. 'Cleulster
had hurled a man from him. then
stepped back to avoid the others, when
he was seized from behind and felt the
man's anus wrapped about his neck,
the sailor's !e. a locked about his
thighs. Now came the girl's first
knowledge of real fiehting. The two
span back and forth so closely in
twined as to ho Indistinguishable, the !
others holding off. For what seemed J
many minutes they struggled, the i
young n an striving to reach his ad ;
versa ry. till they crashed against tne
wall near her and she heard lior champion's
breath eon chine in his th'>^t
at the tightening crip of the sailor.
Fright held her paralysed, for she had
never seen men thus. A moment an 1
(Jlenister would l>e down be :e::tb their;
stamping feet- they would kick his ,
life out with their heavy shoes. At
thought <<f it the necessity of action
smote her like a blow in the face. Her
terror fell away, iter shaking muscles
stiffened, and before realizing what
she did she had acted.
The seaman's l >;ek was to her. She
reached out and gripped him l?y the
hair, while her : . ucrs. ten- as talons,
sought his eyes Tk; n the lirst loud
sound of the battle ;:r The man
ycl!od In sudden I hi. r. . the others
as suddenly fell back. T: best instant
she felt a hand uj *-u*!ier shoulder
and heard Destry's v.dee.
"Are ye hur?? \o? Come on. then,
or we'll get left." He sT >ke qnietly.
t!i nigh his breath was loud. and. glancing
down, she saw the huddled f >rm of
the sailor whom he had fought.
"That's all rght. IlOi&iu't hurt, it's
a Jap trick I learned. Iiurry up!"
They mil ^vviftiv down tne wuan. |
followed by Glenistor and by the!
groan< of the sailors in whom the lust j
for e. ..i"vit li:ul lieen quenched, As
they scrambled up ti e Santa Marin's I
gangplank a strip of water widened i
between the boat and the pier.
('lose shave, that," panted Gleuister.
feeling bin' throat gingerly, "but 1
wouldn't have missed it for a spotted
pup."
"I've been through b'iler explosions
and snowslides, uot to mention a trlflin'
jail delivery, but fer real sprightly
diversions I don't recall nothin' more
pleasin' than this." Dextry's enthusiasm
was boylike.
"What kind of men are you?" the
girl laughed nervously, but got no answer.
They led her to their deck cabin,
where they switched on the electric
light, blinking at each other and at
their unknown guest.
They saw a graceful and altogether
attractive figure in a trim short skirt
and long tan boots. But what Gleuister
first saw was her eyes, ln%e and
gray, almost brown undeT the'^lectric
light. They were active eyes, he
hmicrht and thev flashed swift, com
prehensive glances at the two men.
Her hair had fallen loose and crinkled
to her waist, all agleam. Otherwise
she showed no sign of ber recent ordeal.
Glen later had been prepared for the
type of beauty that follows the frontier?beauty
that may stun, but that
has the polish and chill of a new
ground bowie. Instead this girl with
the calm, reposeful face struck a note
almost painfully different from her surroundings.
snrcestina countless DleftS
ant things that had been strange to
him for the past few years.
Pure admiration atone was patent in
the older man's gaze.
"I make oration," said he, "that
you're the gamest little chap I ever
fought over, Mexikln, Injun or white.
What's the trouble?"
"I suppose you think I've done something
dreadful, don't you?" she said.
"But I haven't I had to get away
[Continued on page 3.]
Xei Train Schedule.
The following schedule of the
ne?v train IrotnLane to Florence,
which went into effect Monday,
December 17, has been furnish
e?l us by Mr J P Taylor, the
courteous and efficient a^ent of
the Atlantic oa>t Line raiiroad
a- Kinj>tree:
North Pound An ives
No. SO 7:;>?7 A. M,
r\'A ait 11 ! ? \ \i
No. 50 l\ .M.
South Bound Arrives
No. M? 9:1^ P. M
*No. 4t oriti P. M.
No. 51 10:52 A.M.
# L?;pdv 1 \rept Sunday.
E\>r\hotly !nv - ? nr . 1'OSV
?su ivt :?u-1 >1 ir
\\ I. U;r.-\ (> ?m: ! 1 vi* tuck ami
? l-?-r nvjij<
On ? -tic w 1 5*. tMHi ;'.<] cross.
u*f<| ?;)crv with lmiii ?
Molliei jthv?- lii-r (';i?r , turn
silk's well sifaiti >< ! ! bv \Y I
Wallace, M. I>.
Cough Caution
Never, positively never po Ison your lungs. If you
eoufb?even from a simple coldonly?you should
always heal.soothe, and ease the Irritated bronchial
tubea. Don't blindly suppress It with a
stupefying poison. It's strange bow some things
finally coma about. For twenty years Dr. 8hoop
has constantly warned people not to take cough
mixtures or prescriptions containing Opium,
Chloroform, or similar poisons. And bow a little
late though?Congreee ays "Put it on tha label.
" ?1 u -?. Ul^ma - Anrtflf
ii l^juuui mo iu Jvui wu?u w? Very
food!! Hereafter for thlSTeryreaaosimotben,
and others, should Insist on having Dr. fihoop's
Cough Core. Ho poison marks oe Dr. Shoop's
labels?and none in the medicine, else It most or
lav be on the labeL And it's not only sale, but it
is Mid to be by those that know It best, a truly remarkable
coogh remedy. Take no chance then,
particularly with your children. Insist on haying
Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. Compare carefully the
r>r. 6hoop package with others and note the
difference. No poison marks there! You can
always be on the sale side by demanding
Dr. Shoop's
Cough Cure
D. C. SCOTT.
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The Largest and .Most C ?mpiete
Establishment South.
GEO. S. KICKER * SON
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?MANl'FACTl E .KS OF? \
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Sash, - Dgcts, Blinds'
Moulding and 15ui !- " / M I *-i in I,
Sash Weights u;< / Oords
CHA RLRSTON. S. C. j
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W. L. Ban A. C. Hinds 1
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tf A?(t> & lillNLto,
"Attorneys-at-law j
K.NGSTREE, S. C.
C-20-tf.
iTWiits
Lake City, S. C.
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
ALL WORK
Guaranteed as Represented.
\a/i l. bass
Attorney at Law
LAKE'CITY, S. C.
Dr H J McCabe
Dentist
KINGSTSEE, - S. C.
J. D. MOUZON'S
BARBER SHOP
?in thecal
Keirei Hotel
is equipped with up-to-date appliances.
rolite Service.. < ompetent
TTT 1
nor&meii.
5?8-08.
Car corn and oats?prices
right. Wilkins
l-16-3t
China Ware?cups and saucers
toilet sets, salad bowls, cake plates,
etc., high quality and low
price, at People's Mercantile Cos.
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WhenYou |l
Take Cold
One way is to pay no attention
to it; at least not until it develops
into pneumonia, or
bronchitis, or pleurisy.
other way is to ask your doc-1
tor about Ayer's Cherry Pec-|
toral. If he says, "The bests
thing for colds," then take it.
Do as he says, anyway.
A Y/e publiah oar forraalM
fjk ? Y7e b*ni*h alcohol
. si?n J from our medicinal
/nUi&T C Wa urge yon to i
?L J&U&i O O0^loyrour !
orinK?Hax:ax.aannBEHHazf'
When the bowels are constipated, poisonous
substances arc absorbed into the
hin^H incresd of bdin? Jaiiv removed from
intended. Knowing !
tti'.s daii'siri d. J:a-< ciwnys inquire about
Second tio-i nwels. Ayer'sPills.
- b7 tac J. C. A; t ^o.,- Ljwell, !? ??.?"
COTTON]
?MD THE PRIM
TCBi
1 here will be a number of su
Fall and we are ready to serve
spleudid crop prospect we are re
enlarge our floor space, and rath<
Queen Stoves and Ranges from w
price
2? lE'ex
We have just received a carle
fered at a low price. Remember
:_ 11 at d.:_i a 1
mm muuic a. s raim. aiso,
Cutlery and Razors. The Robes<
preciate our friends' patronage a:
t'nued confidence.
Lake City H
LAKE CI
"A dollar
/
.is a dolU
There is no better way t<
d-aling with
J. L. Stuckey, the olc
man.
I have a splendid line of
MB.. Bill
that in view o! the hard times
above cost.
A nice bunch of HORSES
at prices to'suit.
J. L Stuc
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X Quality G
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X Webu and Russell
0 Harness, Robi
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8 Yours tc
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A Kingstree, So
BANK OFK
Kingstree. Soi
CAPITAL, $30000"
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Jas F Cooper
D C Scott
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Collections made promptly
LOANS, large or small, ma
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IN CAMP OR FIELD-ATI fl
MOUNTAIN OR SHORE B
There ieelwayseehanee fl
to enjoy tome ehootinf B
10 SHOOT WELL TCU MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH ffl
A RELIABLE FIREARM: the only kind we have fl
(been making for upwards af fifty years. I
Line: RIFLES, PISTOLS, SHOTGUNS, | 9
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,Uk you. .i-i, uud Insist on the \l
STEVENS. Where not sold by Re- 1
tnilers, we ship direct, exjjressjjr^ 1
paid, upon receipt of Catalog price. * <
beat! lor 1 11) t'uee illustrated!
Irntaloz An lu<IU|ifUKiMc hook sfl
I ready reference tor innn uari oovl
|? looters. Mailed for & reals ln| i
I Itsaselocover poctuiir. BcsHttfall J
|Tea Color ll.m;cr forwarded fori 1
|?l x em'. In ?nim?. |
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P. O. IIox 4007 it. I
Chicopee Falls, J
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bjects of both in Lake City this them.
In anticipation of the*
pairinj? our warehouse so as to
ir*than remove the stock of O.K.
arehouse we have ^reduced the
Cent
>ad of Wjre Fence, which is ofwe
are headquarters for Benjawe
offer exceptional values im.
)n Razor can't be beat. We apnd
will try to merit their conv
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3 save your dollars than by J
I reliable live-stock '
s i in,
am offering at 10 per cent
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and .MI LES always on hand
key,
Lake City, S. C. '
Ky
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