The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 13, 1908, Image 2
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"Very well. I wish to find Mr. Struve
of Dunham & Struve. lawyers."
"I'll take you to their offices," said
Glenister. "You see to the baggage,
Dex. Meet me at the md Class in
half an hour, and we'll run out to the
Midas." They pushed through the tangle
of tents, past "piles of lumber and
emerged, upon* the main thoroughfare.,
which ran parallel to the shore.
Nome consisted" of one narrow street,
twisted between solid rows of canvas
and half erected frame buildings, its
every other door that of a saloon.
There were fair looking blocks which j
aspired to the dizzy height of three
stories, some sheathed in corrugated ;
iron, others gleaming and galvanized, j
Lawyers' signs. doctors', surveyors', I
were In tbe upper windows. Tbe street j
was thronged with men from every (
land. Helen Chester heard more dialects
than she could couut Laplanders |
In quaint three cornered padded caps j
Idled past. Men with the tan of the
tropica rubbed elbows with yellow
haired Norsemen, and near ber a carefully
groomed Frenchman with riding
breeches and monocle was In pantomime
with a skin clad Bsktmo. To
her left was tba sparkling sew, abve
with ships of every dims. To ber right
towered timber less mountains, unpeopled,
unexplored, forbidding and desolate,
their hollows inlaid with snow.
Ob one hand were the lift and the
world she knew, on tbe other sHence,
mystery, possible adventure.
* The midway where she stood wss s
crash of sundry vehicles from bicycles
to dog hauled water carts, and on all <
sides men were laboring busily, the
echo of hammers mingling with the i
cries of teamsters arxl tba tinkle of
music Wltbfn tbe saloons.
"And this Is midnight.1" exclaimed i
Helen breathlessly. "Do they ever
rest?'
There isn't time. This is a gold
stampede. You haven't caught the
spirit of it yet."
They climbed the stairs ha a huge
iron sheeted building to the office of
Dunham & Struve. and in answer to
their knock a red faced, white haired,
tousled man in shirt sleeves and stocking
feet opened the door.
'What d'ye wan'?" he bawled, his i
legs wavering uncertainly. His eyes
were heavy and bloodshot, his lips i
loose, and his whole person exhaled al- i
> coholic fumes like a gust from a still
house. Hanging to the knob, he strove i
vainly to solve the mystery of his sus- i
penders, hiccoughing intermittently.
"Humph! Been drunk ever since I i
left?" questioned Glenister. I
I "Somebody mus' have toP you," the ]
' lawyer replied. There was neither cu- i
riositv. recognition nor resentment in i
his voice. In fact, his bead drooped ;
so that he paid no attention to the
girl, who had shmnk bectf at sight of (
him. He was a young man.' with 1
marks of brilliancy showing through ]
the dissipation betrayed by his silvery
hair and coarsened features. ,
I '19K ???w wh*t to la- i
mented the girk < (
"Anybody else here besides you?"
bej escort of the lawyer. !
"No. I'm runntn" the law business
unassisted. Hon'*- need any help.
Dunham's in Wash n'ton, D. C., the
Ian* of the home, the free of the brave.
What can I do for yon?"
Be mad? to cross the threshold hospitably,
but tripped, plunged forward
and would have rolled down the stairs
had not Glenlster gathered htm up and
borne him back Into the office, where
he tossed him upon a bed in a rear
room.
"Now what. Miss Chester?"' asked
the young man, returning.
"Isn't that dreadful?' she shuddered.
"Oh. and I must see him tonight!"
She stamped Impatiently. "I must see
him alone."
"No, you mustn't," said Olenlster,
with equal decision. "In the first
place, be wouldn't know what you
were talking about, and. In the second
place, I know Strove. He's too drunk
j/ <o talk business and too sober to? '
well, to see you alone."
T mi,at baa him " ah#? insisted.
"It's what brought me here. You
don't understand."
"I understand more than be could. '
He's in no condition to act on any 1
important matter. You come around
tomorrow when he's sober."
"It means so much," breathed the
girl. "The beast!"
. < Glenlster noted that she had not 1
wrung her bands nor even hinted at
O . tears, though plainly her disappointv
ment and anxiety were consuming her.
$ "Well, I suppose I'll have to wait,
but I dont know where to go?some
hotel, I suppose."
"There aren't any. They're building
two, but tonight you couldn't hire a
room in Nome for money. I was about
to say 'love or money.' Have you no
other friends here?no women? Then
you must let me find a place for you.
I have a friend whose wife will take
you In."
She reMled at this. Was she never
to have done with this man's favors?
She thought of returning to the ship,
but dismissed that. She undertook to
decline liis akl, but he was halfway
down the stairs and paid no attention
to her beginning? so she followed him.
It was then that Helen Chester witnessed
her first tragedy of the frontier
jjnd through. It came, to know better
oilers.
. BEACH.
y Rex E. Beach.
f!: ? man Whom s".n? dlsiiked and w?:"i
\vh mi she !i ;?l been thrown so fatefully.
Already she had t!:ri!??'?l at th
spoil of this r.iimtry. but s!n? had :i"t
learned that strength ami licence carry
blood and violence as corollaries.
Emerging from tlto doorway at tho
foot of tho s'nlrs. thoy drifted slowly
along the walk. watching tho crowd.
Resales tho ^universal tension. thoro
woro laughter and hojio and exhilaration
in tho faros. The enthusiasm of
this boyish multitude wanned one.
The girl wished to pet Into this spirit?
to Ik? one of them. Then suddenly
from the babble at their elUnvs eaine
a discordant note, not long nor loud,
only a few words, penetrating and
harsh with the n?etal!lc quality lent by
passion.
Helen glanced over her shoulder to
find that the smiles of the throng were
gone and that its eyes were bent ou
some scene In the street with an eager
Interest she had never seen mirrored
before. Simultaneously Glenlater spoke: j
"Come away irom ik-ts.
With the quickened eye of experience
be foresaw trouble and tried to drag
her on, but sbe shook off bis grasp Impatiently
and, turning, gazed absorbed
at the spectacle whfcb unfolded itself
before her. Although not comprehending
the play of events, sbe felt vaguely
the quick approach of aome crista,
yet was unprepared for the swiftness
with which It came.
Her eyee had laaped to the figures of
two man In the street from whom the
rest had separated Tike oil from water.
One was allm and well dressed, the
other bulky, thackinawed and lowering
of feature. It was the smaller who
spoke, and for a moment she misjudged
bis bloodshot eyes and swaying carriage
to be the result of alcohol uutll
she saw that he was racked with fury.
"Make good. I tell you, quick! Give
me that bill of sale, you ?
The unkempt man swung on hie heel
with a growl and walked away, his
course leadiug blm toward Glenlster
and the girl. With two strides be was
abreast of tbem; tben, detecting uie)
Boshing movement of the other, he
whirled like n wild animal. His voice
had the 6nurl of a beast in it
"Ye had to have it, didn't ye? Well,
there:"
The actions of both men were quick
as light, vet to the girl's taut senses
they seemed theatrical and deliberate.
Into her mind was seared forever the
memory of that second as though the
shutter of a camera had snapped, impressing
ui?on her brain the scenf,
sharp, clear cut and vivid. The shaggy
back of the large man almost brushing
her, the rage drunken, white sbirted
man in the derby hat, the crowd
sweeping backward like rushes before
a blast, men with arms pexcd and feet
raised In flight. the glaring yellow sign
of the 'Gold Belt Dance Ilall" across
the way?these were stamped upon her
retina, and then she was Jerked violently
backward,, two-,- strong arms
crushed her down upon her knees
against the wall, and she was smothered
In the arms of -Roy Gleolster.
"My God! Don't move! We're In
line;" *- f
He crouched over her, hte cheek
against her' hair, his weight forcing
her down into the smallest compass,
his arms about her. his l>ody forming
a living shield against the flying bullets.
Over them the big man stood,
and the. sustained roar of bis gun was
deafening. In an Instant they heard
the thud and felt the Jar of lead In the
thin boards against which tbey huddled.
Again the report echoed above
their beads, and tbey saw the slender
man In the street drop his weapon and
spin half round as though hit with
some heavy hand. He uttered a cry
and, stooping for hjs atin, plunge^ forward,
burying his face in the sand.
The man by Glenlster's side shouted
curses thickly and walked toward his
prostrate enemy, firing at every step.
The wounded man rolled to his side
and, raising himself on his elbow, shot
twice so rapidly that the reports blended,
but without checking his antagonist's
approach. Fonr more times the
relentless assailant fired deliberately,
his last missile sent as he stood over
the body which twitched and shuddered
at his feet. Its garments muddy and
smeared. Then he turned and retraced
his steps. Bnck within arm's length of
the two who pressed against the building
he came, and as he went by they
saw his coarse and sullen features
drawn and working pallidly, while the
breath whistled through his teeth. He
held hla course to the door tbey bad
<,??, ?Kan aa ho turn?*! ho
coughed bestially, spitting out a
monthful of Wood. His knees wavered.
He vanished within the portals,
and in the sickly silence that fell they
heard his hobnailed boots clumping
slowly up the stairs.
Noise awoke and rioted down the
thoroughfare. Men rushed forth from
every quarter, and the ghastly object
in the dirt was hidden by a seething
mass of miners.
Glenlster raised the girl, but her
head rolled liinplv, and she would have
slipped to her knees again had he not
placed his arm about her waist. Her
eyes were staring and horror filled.
"Don't be frightened," said he, smiling
at her reassuringly. Bnt his own
lips shook and the sweat stood out like
dew on hlm,_for lhev_ had both been
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at*
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:.?7k </ m/?' t/n xlnnlrr ir:<fi tpfn half
round.
oil *< t?? ~-:m. ditto on mi' a serge
and swirl through (ho <rowd. aud
, 1'extry swunjiod upon tlieni like, a
| hawk.
i "lie ye hurt? Holy Maokiuaw! When
1 see 'etn blaze away I yells at ye flt
to bust my throat. I shore thought
you was gone. Although 1 can't say
but this kliliu' was a sight for sore
eyes?so neat au" genteel?still, as a
rule, iu tin* o street brawls It's the
lnno'-ums I ystnndor that h;is dower*
sent aro. nd to his house afterward."
"Ixiokat this." said < doubter. P.reast
high In the wall against which they
had crouched, not three feet apart,
were bullet bole*.
"Them"* the first two he unhitched."
Deitry remarked, jerking his bead
toward the object In the street. "Moat
have been a new gon an'jmDed hard
| ?throwed blm to the right Seer
Even to the girl ft was patent thet
had she not been snatched as she was
the bullet would here found her.
"Come away Quick," she Tinted, and
tbey led ber Into a nearby store, where
she sank upon a seat and trembled until
Deitry brought ber a glass of
whisky.
"Here, miss," be said. "Pretty tough
go for a tbeechako.' I'm afraid you
ain't getfin' enamoured of this here
country a whole lot"
For half an honr he talked to ber
In his whimsical way of foreign things
till she was quieted. Then the partnerS
arose to go. Although Glenlster
had arranged for her to stop with the
wife of the merchout for the rest of
the night, she would not.
T not,'# rr,. in twvd llotl'f IdlVP
A VttU V p,V IV WV. m ?VMVV ?
me! I'm too nervous. I'll go mad If
you do. The strain of the last week
has been too much for uie. Lf I sleep
I'll see the faces of those men again."
Pextry talked with his companion,
then made a purchase which he laid
at the lady's feet
"Here's a pair of half grown gum
boots. You put 'em on an' come with
us. We'll take your mind off of things
complete. An' as fer sweet, dreams,
when yo? get back you'll make the
slumters of the Just seem as restless
as a riot or the antics of a mountain
goat which nimbly leaps from crag to
cragi and?well, that's restless enough.
Come on!"
As the sun slanted up out of Bering]
sea they marched hack -toward the
hills, their feet ankfe deep in the soft
fresh rhoss, while the air tasted like a
cool draft and a myriad of earthy
rnco tin and pncircled them.
VUVI O ? wv U|> ? - ?
Snipe and reed birds were noisy in
the hollows, and from the misty tundra
lakes came the bonking of brant.
After their weary weeks on Rhipboard
the dewy freshness livened them magically,
cleansing from their memories
the recent tragedy, so that the girl became
herself again.
"Where are. we going?' she asked at
the end of an hour, pausing for breath.
"Why, to the Midas, of course," they
said, aud one of them vowed recklessly
as he drank in the beauty of her
clear eyes and the grace of her slender,
panting form that he would gladly
give bis share of all Its riches to
undo what he bad done one Bight on
the Santa Maria.
OH A ITER V.
IN the lives of countries there are
crises where for a breath destinies
lie io the laps of the |pds and are
A Jumbled, beads or tans. inun air
marked distinctive cyoies flke the seven
a ges of a man, and, though perhaps
tbey are too subtle to be perceived'at
the time, yet, having rwpng past the
shadowy milestones, the epochs disclose
themselves."
Such n per16d in the progress df the
far northwest was the 19th day of
July, although to those concerned In
the building of this new empire the
day appealed ooly as the date of the
coming of the law. All Nome gathered
on the sands as lighters brought
ashore Judge Stllknan and his following.
It w-as held fitting that the Senator
should be the ship to safeguard
the dignity of the first court and to
Introduce justice Into this land of the
wild.
The interest awakened by hte honor
was augmented by the fact that be
was met on the beach by a charming |
girl, who flung herself upon him with
evident delight.
"That's his niece," said some one.
"She came up on the first boat Name's |
Chester. Swell looker, eh?"
Another newcomer attracted even
more notice than the limb of the law;
a gigantic, well groomed man, with
keen, close set eyes and that Indefinable
easy movement and polished bearing
that come from confidence, health
and travel. Unlike the others, he did
not dally on the beach or display much
Interest In his surroundings, hut with
purposeful frown strode through the
[Continued o^page 3.]
jx Rev Trala Scbedile.
I The following schedule of the
I new train from Latye to Florence,
which went into effect Monday,
December 17, has been furnished
us by Mr J P Taylor, the
courteous and efficient agent of
the Atlantic < oast Line railroad
at Kingstree:
North Hound Arrives
No. So <:o< A. M,
*No. 4(3 11:42A.M.
No. 30 0:30 P. M.
.South Bound Arrives
No. sh 0:1v P. M
*No. 47 5:46 P. M.
No. 51 10:52 A.M.
# Daidy Except Sunday.
Just received, our nice line oi
Dress Linen. IVop'e's Mercan- i
tile Company. 1 o0 tf
Weak Kidneys
Weak Kidneys, surely point to weak kidney ,
Ferves. The Kidneys, like the '.Heart. and the I
Stomach, find their weakness, not In the organ I
itself, but In the nerves that control end guide
and strengthen them. Dr. 6 hoop's Re stive is
medicine specifically prepared tr i these
i controlling nerves. To doctor the " alone,
n futile. It h a waste of time, a oney as
well.
If your back achea or is weak, u jm vine
Scalds, or is dark and strong. If you have symptoms
I Of Brlghu or other distressing or dangerous kidOefioryoa.
Draggles is ma?an I! and seB I
I I
Dr. Shoof's
Restorative
D. C. SCOTT.
See our new line of L^ces and
Embroideries. * Just to hand.
People's Mercantile Co. 1-30-tf
The Largest and Moet C ^mplete
Establishment South.
(JO. S. IICUI 2 SOI.
-MAM'FACTVH :R8 OFSash,
Doors, Blinds
Moulding and Building Material,
Sasfi Weights and Cords
CHARLESTON, S. 0.
I iiftaiiiMs I
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W. L. Bau A. C. Hinds
BASS & HINDS,
A ? ? - X 1
Auorneys-ai-ittw
KNGSTREE, S. C.
9-30-tf.
iurn ram. m
Lake City, S. C
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
ALL WORK
Guaranteed as* Rep resented.
W. L. BASS~
Attorney at Law
LAKE CITY, 8. C.
tJ T TUT ?nAka
UI A U M&WVQMV
Dentist
mosim - s. a
J. D. MOUZON'S
BARBER SHOP
?in the?
Til Kearei Httel
is equipped with up-to-date appliances.
rolite Service. Iompetent
5-8-08.
W. P TENNENT
ARCHITECT
General Contractor and Builder
Solicits your business. Estimates
cheerfully furnished on all
: ; kinds of work. : :
126 Evans 'Phone 1962
FLORENCE, S. C.
Supervisor of construction New School
Building and Superintendent of work
on U. S. Post Office and of John McSween
O, stores Timraonsville and
Beulah and residence at National
Cemetery. : : : : :
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Coughs of
Children
Especially night coughs. Nature
needs a little help to quiet
i ,u~ --Jtotjon, control the in.aifiiii3tion)
c m woo
of the disease, uur advice is
? give the children Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral. Ask your
doctor if this is his advice also.
He knowb best. Do as he says.
? We publiah our formulae
We bar.iah alcohol
jr y from our medlcinea
m s J i ur?? y?u to
<? JLUC/O con5o^our
If you think constipation is of trifling
consequence, just ask your doctor. He
will disabuse you of that notion in short
order. "Correct it, at once!" be will
say. Then ask him about Ayer's Pills.
A mild liver pill, all vegetable.
?? ]fedo by tie J. C. Ayr Co., Lowell, Km, >
COTTON
?AXD THE PRIX
TOBi
There will be a number of s
Fall and we are ready to serv
splendid crop prospect we are r
enlarge our floor space, and rati;
Queen Stoves and Ranges from t
price
SO Pea
We have just received a carl
fered at a low price. Remembei
min Moore & Co s Paint. Also,
Cutlery and Raaors. The Robes
predate our friends' patronage <
tinned confidence.
t r
ivaiit? vW Ly 1
LAKE CI
"A dollar
is a dolli
There is no better way 1
dealing with
J. L. Stuckey, the ol<
man.
I have a splendid lineo
Blfflti. Willi
iL.i : ? . ?r it,- i J A: ?
inai in view ui uic naiu uincjr
above cost.. .
A nice bunch .of HORSES
at prices to suit.
J. L Stuc
5*xA car
8 ?<QF Fl
o Horses <
jl Nice drivers and
Sr Come in and ge
Q Buggies and
8 Harness
* Give us a call
It the rest.
y Yours to
8 THE WILUAHSBURI
8KJ^gstre8&Gre8ly?iIIe,
BANK OFK
Kingstree< So
CAPITAL. > 30.000
===== DIREC
Jas F Cooper
D C Scott
Collections made promptly
LOANS, large or small, mj
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to enjoy tome ehootiof
TO SHOOT WELL YOU MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH
A RELIABLE FIREARM: the onlv kind we hart
been making for upwards of fifty years.
Our Line: RIFLES, PISTOLS, SHOTGUNS,
",r'.E TELESCOPES, ETC.
Ask your >lcr, an<l insist on the
STEVENS. V here not sold by Re- J
tailers, we ship direct, exjjress^jjreP"i?l.
upon receipt of Catalog price.
Mend lor l IO i'u(e illustrated JA
rataloK. An indispensable book or " ^H|
ready reference for raun and boy HBfl
auuuirn, .11 mien ior * rent* In
titmps torovrr pnxtuiro. Reuutlful H
Ten Color Hunger lonvardrd Tor
ix een's in
J. STEVEN'S AH.US & TOOL CO. ^bH
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Chicopoe Fa IN,
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CE RECENT IS- |
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ubjects of both in Lake City this- I
e them. In anticipation of the. M
epairinp our warehouse so as to m
ler than remove the stock of O.K. I
warehouse we have Reduced the
: Gent. ' ' -M
load of Wire Fence, which is of
we are headquarters for Benjawe
offer exceptional values ift
on Raior can't he beat. We apmd
will try to merit their co?- g
y-v J
lard, ware Co., 1
[TY. 8. C. j
saved 1
ar made" .
:o save your dollars than by
d reliable live-stock f
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ni ins,
am offering at 10 per cent
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and MULES always on hand
y Lake City, S. C.
LOADxxs IESH*
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good workers. jl 1
;t your choice. * X
Wagons Q J
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