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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.)
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> 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
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It is also an excellent remei
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Noah's Liniment relieves t!
the pains. Sold by all deah
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Could Not Sleep.
"I suffered about SS^^iSo
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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
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Richmond, Va,"
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A record of more than t
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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
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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)
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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.
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