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| The Pc~l ] I of Flame ! ! ???????agBi ' I 0*0 i 11?1C?I i 4 ^ ft f !'f i By ?j LOUIS JOSEP3 VANCE I. I _____ l; , I!!ustrs; 3BS by ?wor:': Youai j , j I 1 Lf i i.i iCop: l... .k; J ? CHAPTER XXIII. ^ The day came out of the East with a windy swagger; as Quick had foreitold, a series of thunderstorms swept the sea before dawn, so that It. like the sky, seemed newly washed, clean end brilliant. O'Rourke relieved Quick at four bells of the morning watch and kept the deck for the remainder of the day, his meals being brought to him on the bridge. His duties were simple Anrmeh reniiirine: little more than a display of the habit of authority which sat so well on his broad shourders. It was no great trick to keep the crew in order: they went about their work peaceably enough and showed no signs of desiring to renew their disputations. Otherwise he had to keep an eye upon the helmsman and see that he held the Ranee to the course prescribed by Quick: and that was nothing difficult to a man of average intelligence. Naught but deep water lay between fhem and Bombay, so long as a direct course was shaped and maintained As the sun'-:t watches wore out and nothing untoward took place, O'Rourke's grim apprehensions dissipated into shadows. He began to believe with Quick that the affair of the winged knife was merely a hapchance ^"^cident, quite unpremeditated. / Below decks, Dravos and Danny were standing watch-and-watch. with clockwork regularity, where the former's beloved engines were justifying his confidence and pride in them and clicking off their twenty knots without a hitch. Now Danny happened to have "off" d the first afternoon watch. O'Rourke from the bridge saw bim come up the engine-room companion ladder, dive lntc the messroom for his dinner, acc later emerge, picking his teeth and grinning self-complacency until his master could have kicked him. had such a course been politic before the crew, or even consistent with the dignity of his office. "A word to say to ye, sor, if I may make so bold." O'Rourke glanced at the helmsman, and having long since made up his mind that the man was competent, left him in possession of the bridge for a space, and joined Danny below. "What is it?" Danny lowered his voice to a hoarse whisper. "Rape yer eye on thot black divvle up there, sor, for the love of Hiven, and don't look surprised at anything?" O'Rourke moved a few paces aft, along the rail, to a point whence be could see the head and shoulders of the helmsman. "Well?" " Ti? nawthln' I cud swear to, &or, but 'tis meself thot's mortal leary av these naygurs?rapspicts to ye?and? and?" "Come, come! Out with it, Danny." "Sure, sor, 'tis the serang. Have ye chanced to notice him, sor?" O'Rourke glanced down to the fore deck, where the personage In question was standing at ease. "What of him?" he Inquired, running his eye over the fellow's superb proportions. > " 'Tis nawthln' I'd take me oath to, v sor, but I'm thinkin' he's the man who *wboarded the Panjnab at Suez. sor. And as for the naygur I run against on the sloon deck, yer honor, he's his mortal twin." ? "Ah," commented O'Rourke. "Thank you, Danny." He continued to watch the serang until the latter, as if influenced by the fixity of the Irishman's regard, turned and stared directly into O'Rourke's eyes. For a full minute he gave him look for look, dark eyes steadfast and unyielding above his fine aquiline nose, then calmly turned his back, ref sumlng his contemplation of the tur> bulent horizon. An Instant later Quick came up to relieve O'Rourke, and, eight bells A sounding, Danny dived below to take Dravos' place. O'Rourke, unpleasantly Impressed by the incident, still for% -* - ? ? H olthae r\t Vl A DOT? lO oieuuuu ib w uuivi vi wv ^ ship's owners; be retired to think it over, and spent a long; hour consumlug an Indifferent cigar and studying the cracks In the bulkhead between his room and the cabin. Without profit, however. Lacking more substantial proof than Danny's suspicions, he could arrive at no definite conclusion. The night passed without incident; the second day dawned the counterpart of Its predecessor, and wore away quietly enough. It fell to OTtourke to stand the first dcjg-watch, from four to six In the evening. Shortly after he ascended the bridge, it was his happiness to be Joined by Mrs. Prynne, who Improved the moment to express her gratifies don with the propitious tide In her affairs. The King's courier was pleased t^ declare herself very well pleased indeed. thougn sae admitted u" "er jocular pressure, that she cons:.'. rod she was roughing It. Captain 0 k's quarters were by no means pa '\.I. an<l the bill of fare, while subs; ! ly composed, lacked something . iriety; but that was all a part > i gn at and fascinating game she rl v-?u ?the game of secret service to .. . ' Majesty. Edward VII. Not th : : ;;e. hut she was com- ' forcd by the assurance that he: voyage would sco" be ,'vrr. her nth ion discharged !. r re. risibility a thing of "he past CK-- 'd he gin 1 to sto l> :r.bay "One never In ows, von knov.. Cole- . ael 0'R;r:rl:<.," _b sai l *vith a lit:lo gesture > pr - . of he: al'c var.ce ifor the unforeseen. C'Kourke di'.irc i she hrdso::; 'hir.g i on be:- : r-u vMh se i.e?iir.:ed to vol cm. tl :h *ht y o ac.ically ilone- th man at *.v . 1 was a none:)' :t> ? bronze e a laded , shirt, ragged tv.rhu* . . : soiled cum :r,| 'Tit .. yourso ' :*! be glad, I | {outlier. -o r rid of She smiled, deprecatory. "What would you?" she asked in French, with a significant glance up into (XRourke's eyes. "It's not precisely pleasant to be ! constantly apprehensive," the woman j | oontlnued in the same tongue, "even j when one has a Colonel O'Rourke to j look to for protection." "Ah, madame!" expostulated the ; wanderer. "But what makes ye so positive Td not turn tail and run away from any real Sanger?" She gave him a look that brimmed ! with mirth. "A man who is a coward," she said slowly, "doesn't stand still and draw a revolver when a heavy knife la thrown at his head." "Quick told ye, madam?" "No, I saw?heard the qruarrelling on the forward deck and got to the i ccmpanicnway In time to see what happened. Had you not been so Intent on your search for the knife, you would have seen me. Aa It was, I ' slipped below again without attracting attention." "But why?" "To get my revolver, monsieur le aolonel." " "Twas naught but an accident?" "You do not believe that yourself, oolonel dear; for my part, I?" 1 "Well?" "Someone tried my door last night, after you'd retired." "Ye are sure?" doubted OTlourke, disturbed. "Quite. I was awake?thinking; I beard you come below and close your ioor at eight bells; long after there were footsteps?someone walking In his bare feet?In the saloon. Then IKa won t mw vnrv <rontlw CUC AUUU r?c?0 IU1UUU, J gCUU/i Fortunately, the door was bolted; someone put a shoulder to it, but It held fast. I caught up my revolver? Indeed and I am very reckless with It, sir!?and opened the door myself. The | saloon was quite empty." "Ye shouldn't have risked that? " "I had to know, with so much at ! stake," she said simply. OHourke endeavored to manufacture a plausible and reassuring explanation to the fact. "Quick, Danny, or Dravos, mistaking their rooms?" "It was none of them. Captain Quick was on deck; I heard his voice almost simultaneously, surely I oouldn't mistake that." She laughed. "Nor would your man or Mr. Dravos have been so stealthy, to Instant to seoape." "But?but?" "My theory, If you will have it, is that mine enemy of the Panjnah Is one of the crew of the Ranee, monsieur." Mrs. Prynne made this statement as tuletly as though she were commenttag on the weather. But her belief shlmed so exactly with his own that y&ourke was stricken witless and at k loss to frame a satisfactory refutation. He was silent tor some momenta, his Upa a thin hard line, a rlnltle of anxiety between his brows. "If yefd only permitted me to attend to him?" he growled at length. "Yon are right," the admitted, "Vut 1 lha velaaKUfa ??X C4&LL UOOVl?b*U UiV ilUJV u w m lone." "Faith, yea!" he sighed dejectedly. EH* gate roved the deok and fastened upon the aeraag. It might be any Vie of them," he oonaklered aloud. "Any one. For instance, though? (he aeraagr* "Why d'ye suspect trim more than motherT" he demanded, startled. ' >all It feminine intuition. If yon tike. The man looks oapabLe of anything." "Tee. But sura, there's no telling u all." "No telling," she concurred quietly. "We can but wait, watch, hope that I Imagined the hand at my door." "There might be something In that" "I am neither nervous nor an Imaginative woman." "At all events, I'll go bail 'twill not happen a second time." "How do you propoee to pre rent nr "Sure, the simplest way In the world. I myself will stand guard in the saloon, madam." "But no, monsieur; I can better afford to lose a little sleep than hare you forfeit jour rest. Besides, I hare OeoUe. " There ensued an argument without termination; he remained obdurate, she insistent Only the appearance of Qui ok on the stroke of four beOs fioreed them to shelve the subject It was 1 seai 11 sd at the dinner table and carried 0* tn a light manner eg banter tar a tftma* ilwwiJ ana lor ludan, appartaUy by all tat CBotnfca (TO HE CONTINUED.) ir ' > Legal Notices ; I 4fc 3ri ?j.e, STA1 L. OF SOUTH CAROLINA. C i.'NTY OFWILMAMSBI KG. Court of Common Pleas. >1 \ C?\. PlaintirT. a trains t J L> Marsh. Defendant Pursuant to an order issued out ol" the court of common pleas in the above en-' 1 titled action.dated the 19thday of June. < It'lir. I will soil at public auction, to the < h:\p esi bidder, for cash, uefore the t'mnrcheou S f t~\Y\ C??jri !' : -V III * V , v., -.. the iirst Monday in August. 191 - (the 11 same being the 5th day of the month), [ between the legal hours of sale, the i following described personal property, I to wit: One certain Bay Mare Mule, i about 12 years of agt. 7-25 2t[ Ge<<rge J Graham. Sheriff of Williamsburg county. Notice-^Slierilfs uale. foreclosure of mortgage of real,( pr 'perty. STATE OF SOl'TH CAROLINA. i county of williamsburg, t ourt of Common Pleas. J P Wheeler, plaintiff, against John M Salters, C V* Antrim, Mallard Lumber Company. The First Trust & Savings Bank of Rock Hill, S C, in its own right, and The First Trust & Savings Bank of Rock Hill, S C, as trustee. defendants. Under and by virtue of a decree of foreclosure and sale in the above entititled action, issued out of the court of common pleas for the county and State ' aforesaid, dated June 19 A D, 1912, I the undersigned Sheriff of said county. " will sell before the court house door at , Kingstree, in the county and State aforesaid, on the first Monday in August, the same being the 5th day of said ' ' 1 1 1 A.* montn.Detween me legai nours vi ?ajc, at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following real property situated in the county of Williamsburg, to wit: "All and singular all the right, title and interest of John M Salters in the i estate of his father, Thomas Edward i Salters, late of the county and State i aforesaid the same being a two-ninths (2-9) undivided interest in all and sin- i gular all that certain piece, parcel or ( tract of land lying, being and situate in ? the county of Williamsburg and State of South" Carolina, containing three i thousand,two hundred and sixty acres, more or less,and bounded and described i as follows,to-wit: On the North by lands ; of George J Graham, H 0 Britton, i Lawtence McFarland and Black river; on the East by lands of the Atlantic < Coast Lumber Corporation lands of the estate of William Salters, lands of M P 1 1 Yt ' .r?rtlr and R \to?el?-V! on the South by lands of R Moselev and lands of the estate of William Salters; in the West by lands of Mrs S M Salters. estate of C M Salters, J C Everett J M Salters, estate of-'oe Chandler, Dr J C Boyd and Lawrence McFarland." Terms *01 sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. George 5 Graham, Sheriff of Williamsburg county, SC. Kingstree, S C, July 18. A D. 1912. 7-18-3t Summons for Belief. (complaint served). THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Williamsburg, Court of Common Pleas. Edward Syrus,Henry Syrus. James Syrus and Eloise Williams Plaintiffs, against Phillis Syrus, Amos Syrus, Simon Syrus and Marv Davis, Defendants. To the absent defendants, Simon Syrus and Mary Davis: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you,and to serve a copy of your an-' swer to the said complaint on the subscribers at their office, Kingstree, S C, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Kelley & Hinds, Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Dated July 23, 1912. Take Notice: That a copy of the complaint in the above-entitled action has this day been filed in the office of Citation Notice. THE ST V'E OFSi >U~! I CA 1:0; !l N A. C'iL'NTY OF WlLI.IAV'-sBUi:G, lit i" . I?r kini' i . r><i ?rrl Jo,.. W v Essie M 11 V ion - a rant J H ilanna ' t :> adi i- ' f'nno! t-." sint'1 oi and c-f!' i < vY i) Hannn. These are tlu ret<>ie ti c*i? n::<i a '!ii< nisn ?n.l and singular tie- kindr. d ami eie<iit<>r* of :|ie said \V D Hanna. deceased, that :hey be and appear bef..re nv- in t' Court of Proh t<% t<> '-e held at Kingstr* S C. on the2'Jth day of July next alter f! ?n thereof. at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, t-how cause if a? y they haw. \vh> i e . said adminM-ation sh u.d no* be i ' i grallieu. Gi'en urid?r sii\ hafidtlvs loth day of! July. Aniio D'>min . 1912. Published <>n the l.stn day of July. 1912. in The County R<cord. "I'M Hkockintox. 7-1S?2tp i'luliate Judgp. Notice to Creditors, j All persons holding claims against thf estate or Henry E Eaddy, deceased, will i present the same, duly attested, to the I undersigned executors of the said es- j tate. and all persons owing said estate j will make payment to the undersigned. John M Eaddy, S 0 Eaddy. A G Eaddy. Executors of the Estate of Henry E Eaddy, deceased. 7-ll-3t Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given thaton the loth Jay of August, A D1912, atltio'elock noon, I will apply toP M Brockinton, Iudge of Probate of Will iatii^burgcoun ty, tor Letters Dismissorv as Administrator of the estate of Mrs M R Hemingway, deceased. * DrTS Hemingway, 7-lI-5t Administrator. J Registration Notice. The office of the Supervisor of Re* istration will be open on the lsi Monlay in each month for the purpose ol registering any person who is qualified a- follows: Who shall have been a resident oi the State for two years, and of th? county one year, and of the polling pre' - - ? ?u:-U AtoAfAM fn cmci in which me cicwii uuciii k" vote four months before the day oi ' pl< t'tioii, and shall have paid, sia i months before, any poll tax then dm j and payable, and who can both read and write any section of the constitution of 1895 submitted to him by tbt Supervisor- of Registration, or wbi i^an show that he owns, and has paic all taxes collectable on during th? present year property in this Statr assessed at three hundred dollars or more. H A Meyer, ( Jerk of Board For Sale. My farm consisting of 197 acres on R F D 1, three and a half miles from Kingstree; SO acres cleared, good dwelling, store house, one tobacco barn and other necessary outhouses. Splendid fruit orchard. Good pasture and timber. School 300 yards from dwelling. Good water in house. The lands front one mile on south side and Jj mile on north side of Murry's Ferry road leading from Kingstree to Greelyville. Also one 45 h p boiler, good 35 h p engine, saw and g^ist mill. The above land is well adapted to the growth of cotton, corn and tobacco. For further information call on or address F H Hodge or LeRoy Lee, 5-30-4tp Kingstree. S C. COAL! COAL! A Perfect Tonic TE REST LIVER MEDICINE Ste&tl JO per Bottle. All Drag Stores. . I the Clerk of Court for Williamsburg county. Kelley & Hinds, 7-25-6t Plaintiffs' Attorneys. Kingstree. S C. July 23. 1912. In the District Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina* In the matter of ) j The Wilson Lumber Co, > Roni,_mt(11. Bankrupt ( Bankruptcy To the creditors of The 1\ ilson Lumber Co of Cades, in the County of Williamsburg and the District aforesaid, a bankrupt: Notice is hereby given that on the 19th day of July, 1912, the said The Wilson Lumber Co was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the first meeting of its creditors will be held in my office at Kingstree, S ? . on the 8th day of August, 1912. at 12 o'clock noon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact * *1 * ? ? n n n?Avvn?ilir sucn Otner OUSinesa as may yivjjcuj come before said meeting. , C has W Stoll, Referee in Bankruptcy. Dated July 23, 1912. It Notice to CreditorsAll persons having claims against the estate of C E Grayson, deceased, will present the same, duly attested, to the undersigned, Administratrix of the said estate, at her postoffice at Benson, S C, or to her attorney, LeRoy Lee, Esa, of Kingstree, S C, and all persons indented to said estate will make Dayment to the undersigned or to her said attorney. Dated at Kingstree, S C.July 15,1912. Jane B Grayson. Administratrix Estate of C E Grayson, i deceased. 7-18-3t Don't wait until the cold blasts of winter are upon you to order your supply of coal. Give me your order now. I have several carloads or- 1 dered and will be glad to have your order. The sooner the better. L, G. MONTGOMERY, 7-i8-tf KIN6STREE. S. C. KEEP IN PERFECT HEALTH. You owe it to yourself, your family and your work to keep in the best possible condition. If you have strong, ready muscles ?rich, heathy blood and a clear brain, yoa can do more and better work and really live, and enjoy living and be a blessing to those you love. Much of the eternal grouch and many of the aches and pains you see every day are caused directly by a lazy, torpid, overworked liver, and all of that may be absolutely cured by It. L. T. (Richardson's Laxative Tonic). One fifty-cent or dollar bottle of this magnificent tonic will prove that if ic tlio finp?f Inrntire and th? quickest strength building tonic ever offered sick, suffering humanity. Get a bottle from your druggist today, and keep it always in the family medicine chest ready i to put the Liver right in one night or cure malaria, constipation, or bilious fevers in the shortest possible time. If not on sale in your town, write R. L. T. Co., Anderson, S. C. R. L.T. Why Mar ai if Evening's P 11/ ftj! I and suffer the terr If Mnl 1 neuralgia when a fe t jj of Noah's Linimem * I 11 bas ^e^pec^ othe1 ( jj \'/ two former sufferers I f 1V by their knowledge. JL-uT Noah's Li Penetrates and drives this ter ate relief. It is also an excellent remei ache, coughs, colds and asthm Noah's Liniment relieves t! the pains. Sold by all deah ana ?i.oo. Could Not Sleep. "I suffered about SS^^iSo five years with jhl ||f neuralgia and pain I'llMal In my side. The yflJallB fain was so severe ||flTTTHT| could not sleep. II inea ixou.ii s lment and the flrat m ummu application made me feel better ? than I have in many years.?Mrs. Martha A. See, ??? ? Richmond, Va," ^Sold and guaranteed by Kingst j Go To i j WHEN YOU NEED ANY! A record of more than t ' UTM 1 * >i mna mm. witn a ouncn < ; on hand, he is alwavs rea( 11 Also Feed and ] <( J. L. Stuckey, I The Fall T< KINGSTREE GRADED Will B Sept em be All departme in Good Wor Parents who intend enterii will please do so during tna firs Patrons and friends of the to visit the school at any -ime. Any further infonr applying to J. W. S wittenberg, Superintendent. Kingstre IxTHE ULTDIAT Should Knot CYPRESS D00I Your dealerjwil! tell you that, it let paint and is Cheaper in the End. If there is no dealer conveniently n L. WETHERH4 Mtnuf actu rers. leasure ible agony of 1^^ w applications Vj JfiWuBfll t will relieve lu :s. Read what 11/ (IfJj say and profit 1/ jf niment \ 1*^ .| ror away, giving immedl- I 1 .J dy for sore throat, tooth a. I ^ie aches, frightens away :rs In medicine, 25c, 50c | MM * H Suffered Team. JI "My wife suffered for several years with neuralJJ ^B gla and toothache. 1 gjg| She used . about J jajB half a bottle of ! ^B Noah's Liniment ii and got immediate - ^B relief. I would % ^B not be without It r ^B in my house ad any cost.?J. 8. i ^B Fisher, Policemanu gfl Hedges, & C." Z ree Drug Co. and M. L. Allen. ' ?????BBB. Stuckey J HING IN HORSEFLESH ;wentv years stands beot nice horses and mutes ly for a sale or a swap. Livery Stables. Lake City, S. C. J) i srm of the AND HIGH SCHOOL legin x 16, 1912 I < ' iej nts are now king Order. i 1 .. a' ng their children in the school >t week of the fall term. ? y School are cordially invited ation may be had by E. . Epps, Clerk Board of Trustees. ?, S. C. E CONSUMER a | v All About I US, | A m SASH, I BLINDS. I its longer, looks better, takes less a > [6-0-8m i ear you, write to us for estimates. T ORN & SON. $ CHARLESTON. S. C. J