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By WOLCOTT LE CLEAB BEARD. {Copyright, 1899, by American Press Asso? ciation,] CHAPTER VL Bl WHICH THERE IS A BATTLE WITH THE THIEVES. We were none of ns easily surprised at anything Spider might do, but that ie, single handed, should have taken low prisoners fairly amazed us all. "It's some er them monkey shines er yours again." said the Ballet Girl, striding forward and catching Spider ty his collar. "What's yon tryin ter make us believe anyhow?*" Spider -struggled to free himself. "It's right. I tell yon!" he cried indignantly. "D'you s'pose they give ne their guns an boots an horses jus' 'cause they loved me? Well, they did Bot Jus* when I struck that firs' gang that was a-comin down here I saw a tittie spark of a fire way off on the des? ert The others hadn't seen it, I reckon, ?one er them, an when I lef them I went over ter see what the fire was for. The fire was jus' goin out an them men was l?yin roun it. All drunk, they was, an all asleep." "What men?" I asked. "Hollis an them three what was a-cavortin roun here yesterday. They was a-sleepin on their saddles fer pil? iers, but their boots was on? an their guns lay by their sides. I crawled up as then I cut the picket lines er their horses an led 'em off. One got away. I pst the guns an bings inter my chaps, 'canse I hadn't ro other way of packin 'era. That's all there is to it. " "You said they were prisoners. What's holding them prisoners?" I in? quired, much puzzled. "The cactus." replied Spider, with a look of scorn at my stupidity. "Don't you see I got their boots? If they tried to walk, they wouldn't have no feet left in two minutes. I didn't want ter take their horses. I kinder hated ter take them," added Spider hesitatingly. *H didn't min' the other things. " "Yon needn't mind about the horses either." remarked Hayward, who was examining the animals in question. "They're all mine-were, that is, un? til they were stolen. What are we go? ing to do about those prisoners of Spi? der's?" There was some discussion at first, for we had made no provision for the taking nor for the maintenance of pris? oners, but in common humanity we could not leave them to die of thirst where they were Six men, with Lee at their head, were sent ont to bring them in. The place where Spider had left his capture was not far away. Fol? lowing the boy's tracks, the party dis? appeared, only to return shortly after? ward with the news that the prisoners had saved ns all trouble by taking themselves out of the way. The tracks seemed to indicate that the horse that escaped from Spider wandered back and j bad been recaptured by the men. one of ' whom had mounted him and then i fetched mounts fer the rest. -..Spider was much mortified. He i blamed himself bitterly fer not having j taken the bridles as well as the arms J and boots, and he wafted to start at j once in pursuit. This was out of the qnestion for two reasons. In the first place, we had decided to start before day? break, and therefore there ?vould not be time. and. further, we were heartily I glad to get rid of the prisoners anyway. Though much disappointed. Spider resigned himself so gracefully to the loss of his prisoners that the foreman patted him on the back approvingly, saying that after all he had seen worse boys than Spider, who might, if he be? haved himself and worked hard, make a very decent cow puncher in the course of 20 or 30 years In the meantime he bad better roll himself up in his blan? kets and go to sleep. Spider obeyed. In -* very few minutes, with the exception ot the sentry, who kept solitary watch OE tbe edge of the cliff, the camp was deeping It was still dark when this sentry waked me "It only wants two hours er daylight now," he said as I sat up and began to j rub my eyes. "Breakfas" is mos* ready, an I got ter wake up the rest er these { here men. How I wish I had a bugle !" j He had no bugle, however, so h9 began ? to roar the call of the reveille with the words that the soldiers have put to it j "The ccrp'ral's worse than the private, ? The sergeant's worse than the corp'ral, ? The luffs are worse than the sergeant An the captain's the worst of all. 1 can't get 'em tip. I can't get em up. I can't get 'em up in the mornin. j In a moment the camp was astir and I humming with voices. The men were i all dressed when they lay down, so that j their toilets were completed when they j had rolled np in their blankets and. if ? they felt inclined, washed their hands j and faces. ! The bacon and coffee served ont by I the Ballet Girl soon vanished. The men ; devoured them standing or squatting on the ground wherever they happened to be. The Ballet Girl, assisted by two oth- ; er cooks who came with our re-enforo?- : ments. marshaled the pack horses that j . . ..... i formecTonr provision train. Laboriously ; hoisting himself on to the back cf his horse, the Ballet Girl stamped the spike in the end of his wooden lc:: w< ll inro ; the stirrup and announced that all was : ready. The horses of the men bad been saddled for some time Themen swung themselves into their saddles and we ? started in a canter ever the desert, a troop that was s 7 strong, t The men were in high spirit- Jokes and rough chaff new from one to anoth? er. But it would nev( r do to use op our horses by keeping them at a canter. By the order of the foreman the pace was brought down to a shuffling jog trot. The spirits of the men seemed to keep pace with the speed of their mounts. The shouts and laughter lowered until only a rumble of conversation could be heard. . . ? Mile after mile was passed. The plain over which we rode was unbroken by any tracks save those we left behind ns. The trail of the herd, the foreman said, lay farther to the sonth. The cattle were heading eastward. So were we. The point toward which they steered waa probably the grand, sleeping profile of Montezuma, outlined against the blue sky by a distant mountain range, and which marked a pass for which we. too, were headed. On the other side of the pass lay Palomas. At noon we ate a hasty lunch and then jogged on again. One part of the desert was precisely like another. There was nothing to mark our progress until, toward evening, we came on the track of the herd. The foreman and Hayward were mildly elated then. "There can't be no doubt but what we're gainin on 'em, an there ain't no doubt but what they're all here, too," said the foreman. "We're liable for to run agains' the outfit mos' any time now." The chase was a little more exciting after this. To guard against ambush or other surprise ten men were detached and ordered to ride 200 yards ahead of us. and ten more were sent as far behind. The trail we followed was as plainly marked as though a broad street had been laid out across the desert. Some? times we could see it for miles ahead, drawing to a point as it disappeared on the horizon; sometimes it passed over one of the many sand dunes that wrinkled the surface of the plain ; then we could see it only when we mounted the rise. After sunset we would camp by the side of the trail. In the morning, as soon as there was light enough to see by. we would pick it up again. Day after day this went on. Montezuma's face grew more and more distinct. Cat? tle that had fallen behind the herd be? gan to dot the trail here and there. Stretching their chafed limbs, the men would tell each other that the thieves would have to pay for all this discom? fort once we had overtaken them. It seemed to me that it was months, not days, since we had been following the cattle. I consulted with the foreman as to the advisability of greater speed. "Can't see what we'd gain by it, cnly to kill up our horses," he replied. "Them thieves is drivin the herd ter pretty near as good a place ter ship from as where we was goin when we started out from the ranch. We're gainin on 'em too. Don't yon fret You'll see 'em soon enough, an then there'll be all the fun you want" To be sure, the foreman's idea of fun differed materially from the views I held on the subject, but events redound? ed to the credit of the foreman's wis? dom, as events generally did. It was about the middle of the after? noon when the foreman rode up to me, pointing to a thin cloud of dust that hung over the trial at a point directly ahead of us, where a rise hid it from our sight. "That's them," he remarked tersely. "Now, then, I reckon"- He interrupt? ed himself, for there was the crack cf a rifle from the invisible space, followed by the popping of six shooters. Above the rise there instantly appeared the rn- >f "Halt/" shouted thc foremen, liftiryj one hand. heads and then the bodies and horses of the men who composed the vanguard as they raced - toward us. One of the horses was wounded, and the rider was sitting very straight, his reins in his right hand, while his left arm, covered by a reddened shirt sleeve, hung by his side, instinctively the main body form? ed a line, parting to let the vanguard through. It formed up behind us. and the rear guard galloped forward and joined them : then we all spurred for? ward. "Halt!" shouted the foreman, lifting one hand, while he reined in his horse with the other. The men hesitated and then stopped. Some cf them had passed ahead and were obliged to return. "What's wrongV" I asked. "There's another ridge behind this I here one." replied the foreman, raising i his voice so that all the men might hear ? "Behind that other ridge them thieves I ?3 a-waitin fer us. They'll jus' waste you men if you try ter rush 'em, an ? maybe we can get away with 'em with out that. DismDm.?t. Xow all you boys : what has got rifles come with me.' The men 'rolled from their horses. Those who bad rifles drew them from the leather beckets that hung to their saddles. "Yen h a V? n*t LT? >t no rifle, s > you can't do no geed with us. Stay here," said th'- foreman as I started forward. "You'll see SM;:]" I r til?? fight lat< r on. don't f?'ar. What li?' said was quite ?rne. I could do no good by going for? ward, armed only with my pistols. Furthermore, though I ?lid nut want to shirk my share in this fight, in the re? sult of which 1 mure than arty one there was interest? d. I had not the slightest desire to see more of it than was necessary. The part}* led by the foreman toiled half way up the incline and stopped while the foreman went forward alone. Reaching the brow of the little hill, for a moment he peered cautiously over, then beckoned to his men. They came and lay prone, resting their rifles on the sand in front of them.'. After the panse of a second the foreman m have given some signal, for the rii spoke together in a crash, and the wh smoke drifted lazily back, for a mom? concealing the men. Another voil and a mnch heavir one answered on The bullets knocked little spnrts of sa from the ridge or flew, singing li mosquitoes, over our heads. Then the shooting became rapid a irregular, sounding like nothing much as a number of packs of firecra( ers set off together. The men were 1 ing at will. Lying next to the forem Spider was wasting cartridges, to jud from the rapidity of his fire. He \\ using one of the rifles he had captor the night before we had started O? and each time he fired he wonld slip ii fresh cartridge to avoid exhausting t magazine. Once a man who lay ne him screamed and then swore, clappi: his hand to bis shoulder and withdra' ing it covered with blood. As he boc ed down the slope Spider offered him bandanna handkerchief wherewith bandage his wound, but he declined : and tore off his shirt sleeve, using th instead After awhile the firing slackene until there was only an occasional r port. Followed by Spider tho forerui came down the slope and walked t ward me. "It ain't no good." he called asl came within speaking distance. "The fellers kin hold us here jus' so long ? we don't do no more than we're doi: All we c'n do is ter keep 'em undi cover, an we've dune that now Tb ain't one of 'em what dares ter sho his head. But while we're waitin hei they c'n take them cattle clean cac ter Portland, Me., if we only give 'e: time enough. We got ter get 'em out? there somehow. " *'Rush 'em out!" exclaimed a voi< among the men. "Reckon it comes ter snnthin Ul that." responded the foreman. *4W can't touch their flanks, 'cause thei ridge is longer'n ours." A charge, then, clearly was neces sary, and it was as clearly my duty t lead that charge. I did not want tc but if I hoped to retain my self respec or that of my men there was no othe course left open. "All right, " I called, trying to spea unconcernedly. "Mount, boys, and lin up." "Hold on!" cried the foreman. " don't need half the men I got up thar an you'll want all you can get. Wai till I send those I don't want back t< yon." Spider, who had been listenin; to all that was said, made a dash fo his horse. Being sternly ord red bael tc his place on the ridge, he went, tak ing the horse with him. The foreman sent me nearly two thirds of the men he had. The\' wer? ail mounted and waiting whsn th? Baller. Girl rode np and joined them, ordered him away, but he paid no at? tention to the command Not a sonne could be heard except now and thei the faint jingling <;f a bit or the whir ring click where some mau whirled hi: cylinder in examining his pistol. Th( foreman divided the men he had lefl into two parties, one of which he placed at either end cf the ridge they occu? pied, leaving an open space betweer them. Then he signaled that all was dona I wanted to give the order to ad? vance, and the only words that oc? curred to me at the time were the ones used to start footraces in the college I had left the year before. "Are you ready?" I called. The men screwed themselves into their saddles and leaned forward. Some of them cocked their pistols. Then. "On your marks! Set! Go!" Scarcely knowing what I did, I darted the spurs into the flanks of my horse. He leaped forward. At che same instant there was a wild yell from the men, and the ground thundered and shook as they followed. As we passed our men on the bill, their rifles blazed all to? gether. I could see the sand fly from the opposite slope. It seemed tc take hours to traverse the few yards that divided us from our enemies. In reality it must have been somewhat less than half a minute. Then we galloped up the rise. Behind its crest there was a row of malignant faces that immediately vanished behind clouds of rifle smoke. My horse reared, lurched forward and recovered himself. I dropped the reins on the pommel and began firing rapidy with a pistol held in each hand. Another yell broke from our men as they charged over the top of the ridge. The six shooters began to talk rapidly and all at once, inter? rupting the rifles. One of our enemies turned and ran. then threw np his hands, seemed lo stumble and fell. I saw that it was Hollis, and I wondered vaguely why he was behaving in such a manner and whether he was as badly frightened as I was. Then something struck me as a club might strike, and for a time every? thing disappeared. A few moments later I became con? scious that 1 was beirg rapidly dragged over the ground. Then I opened my eyes and saw that Spider's face was directly above my own ; saw that, though his horse w.ns galloping, he did not pass ms. I could feel that his left baud was fast on my collar. Hisrightarm was hooked around the horn cf his saddle, and I ; noticed that the pistol he held in the ; same hand was much fouled from re : cent use. I concluded that Spider wai i dragging me behind his horse. Why he ; was dragging me or where I neither j knew nor eared Everything became j black again. i When I again became conscious that ! I was alive, my view was hounded by ! four walls of whitewashed adobe and a ; ceiling of beards, also whitewashed. I ? was not at all surprised ot the fact that ? ? was lying ina bed-a real bed-with sheets, such as I had not seen for j months, or that a dark eyed Mexican : woman, dressed as a sister of charity, , sat by that bcd What did trouble me i was the fact that I was weak and utter j ly helpless I could not understand it ! at all and tried to ask the sister. 1 j failed in the attempt, but she saw me i try and said in Spanish that I was to i keep quiet. Then I tried to think it all ont and failed in that too. On con? sideration I became very indignant with the sister and contemplated say? ing something quite severe, but I for? got what 1 wanted to say and went to sleep instead. When I awoke, a man was bending over me-a man dressed as a priest, but Spider appeared in the doorway. who was evidently a physician as well. He wished to feel my pulse. I declined. The sense of weakness was largely gone now. I wanted to see the foreman and I wanted to get up. "You have been wounded." said the man in ?Spanish. "You cannot get up and it is not well that you should talk. Let me feel your pulse. " "Send for the foreman and then I will," I repeated unreasonably. The priest hesitated. "Send for the foreman, padre, and then you can do as you like!" I cried again. "He is becoming excited. Fetch the man he wants, but only for a mo? ment," said the priest at last. The sis? ter vanished and in a moment returned with the foreman at her heels. "I know what you wanter say. but you musn't say it," said he, seating himself beside my bed. "You've been here three weeks. This is the convent of Los Angeles-the angels-that's one of 'em what's nursin yon now. The cattle's all right-sold an shipped, ev? ery last one. Some er them thieves is in jail . the trial comee on? on Tuesday They'll" "Where are the ones that aren't in jaiH" I managed to ask weakly. "Don't talk-I'll do all that. The ones that ain't in jail? Well, they they're-well, just about where you saw 'em last, I reckon. They broke an ran just after you went down. Spider, he went in an drug you out. He didn't get hurt, but a ball went through his chaps an burned the skin of his leg. They'll be mighty glad to hear how nice you're comin on, the boys will, 'specially Spider an the Bally Gurl. The Bally Gurl's been makin quail broth every day, hopin you might eat some, an Spider's been a-fightin with him'cause he don't make enough. He's gone after more quail now. Spider has. He's a good boy, an he's done good work an learned a heap sence we tock him on. I tole him that maybe you'd give him a man's pay now, an I said that if he behaved himself you might let him have a little herd of his own, when he can get the cattle an let 'em run with ours." "I'll start the brand myself," I said. "I want to see Spider. " As though in answer to my wish Spider appeared in the doorway. In one hand be held a shotgun several sizes larger than he was. in the other a string of quail. He saw that I was awake, and started to go away, but the padre looked et me. and must have decided that the inter? view was doing me no harm, for he smiled kindly at Spider and beckoned him in. Laying down bis gun and string of game. Spider advanced cau? tiously. "Say. I'm sure glad you're a-gettin well." he said softly, taking one of my hands as it lay by my side. "Ail the boys is. They said if you didn't they'd break open the jail an hang every rustler they fonn*. I mas" go. now. but me an the Bally Girl we'll keep you fed up as well as we can. An, say, I'm awfol gladi" He gently lau*, down my hand and vanished. The foreman had already gone. "That is well over, " said the padre. "Now you must sleep again." And so I did. THK END DISTINGUISHED STRANGERS. Boer Envoys Will 15c Received by Sec? tary Hay as Such. WASHINGTON, May 19.-What enanco the Boer commissioners had of being re? ceived officially by the president and Secretary Hay is lessening in conse? quence of their conduct in New York. Administration officials have been fol? lowing with dost; interest the state? ments the delegates have made. Ir is unusual, according to the officials, for the diplomatic representatives of for? eign governments to come to Aie United States and immediately on their arrival to publicly announce tho purport of their mission before they obtain recognition, and some of the authorities do nor hesi? tate to call such conduct highly im? proper. From the administriition point of view the action of tlie delegates and their friends is calculated to stir up a sentiment designed to force th" govern? ment ?'> receive riv m without any sug? gestion they may make. i :i< purpose ot rho state department is to receive the delegates as "distinguished strangers," and after they have pre? sented such papers tis they may have, t!ie question of their recognition as rep? resentatives of the Transvaal will be de? termined. lt is becoming apparent to the officials, however, that the mission of the commissioners is more of a politi? cal than a diplomatic character and their re]vre>eiitarii>ns, ii is altogether likely, wilkbe declined. Cholera Attacks Kamin? Camps. KYI>1V??^BAI>, May - io . ?nedivision ?Ofewer ?lutn :V,:nuie camps have been a;:..?.Vd ch ?1 -ra. The most virulent ? vp-i-;-r. < o; . where many thou.-: e.? I - .: :.: ?h-G xlhr.l Cl)iiii!;i:- H:" . . V '> "tl tiloU sa!lo-.. ? '.-\ . Jg loSS Q? Iiis s ? . : . .. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. ?Still No Choice For Bishops-High Salaried Officers Cut OIF. CHICAGO, May lb.-Pending the count? ing of the ballot routine business was i taken up. The convention voted unani i mously to extend fraternal greetings to j the Presbyterian general assembly now I in session in Sc. Louis, j Former Governor Pattison of Pennsyl . vania, chairman of the committee on ! state of the church, presented the re j port recommending that there be but j one secretary for each organized benevo I lenee of tho church, each secretary to be j an executive officer. This recommenda i tion if adopted would do away with four ! high salaried secretaries and a lively j fight at once developed. Amendments and substir- s of all ? kinds and motions to refer u ere voted ; down one by one after a heated discus i sion. Governor Pattison finally spoke ! in dofense of rhe report, explaining that j the proposed changes were in the nar ure j of reorganiza tion and not of economy, i Tlie report was then adopted amid ap j plauso, with the amendment that 'the ( conference elect ar least one assistant i secretary to every general secretary. I This action does away with two secrc I taries of the missionary society, one of i the church extension and one of the j Freedmen's Aid .society, each of whom ! received a salary of .$4,500 a year. The fourth "balloc was thea read, ; which resulted in no choice. MURDERED UPON HIGH SEA. ---- ! Captain and 12 Men Killed While Others Are Wounded. j COPENHAGEN', May IS.-A telegram j from Koping, Sweden, reports that as the steamer Koping was passing the Prins Karl, a man sprang upon the deck of the latter vessel and shouted: "If any i one comes near I will shoot. " At the same moment a woman was I seen hanging over the ship's side shrik ing for help. The man escaped in a boat. When the Prins Carl was boarded lt was '?ound that 12 men had been shot, six of whom, including the captain, were dead. The rest were found locked in their quarters. One of the wounded has since died. The murderer is being pursued. Iron Trade Not Encouraging. NEW YORK, May 18.-Buyers of iron and steel are still waiting and are not attracted by lower prices offered them as inducements to cover their require? ments. The conditions prevailing at Pittsburg, the great seat of iron indus? try, are not encouraging. The nominal price of Bessemer pig is being sustained by the association, but offers are being made from manufacturers of pig iron elsewhere at lower prices without re? sulting in sales. Candidate Sent to Jail. SALUDA, S. C., May 18.-Thomas! Farrow, candidate for the legislature ! from this county, whose friends were I "confident he would shed honor on his county and State," has been sent to jail for violation of the laborer contract law. Boiler Explosion Kills Six. j ST. PETERSBURG, May 18.-The boiler of a torpedo boat exploded here yester? day, killing six persons. SANITATION IN HAVANA. 1 Health Conditions Show Vast improve? ment--Little Danger of Fever. MEMPHIS. May 19.-Dr. J. H. Parnell j j of Vicksburg, a weil known physician, ? ' went ro Cuba to investigate health con- ! i i ditions at Havana. His trip had some- i ; thing of an official character as he was ? i ; required by Secretary Hunter to make a ! ! report to the state board of health of the ! results of his observations. The report i has just been received. According to I Dr. Furnell great advances have been made in sanitation in Havana, thus les? sening the chances of the spread of the fever from that island to the adjoining continent. The arrangements for preventing in? fection of persons, baggage and vessels at Havana, under the management o? Dr. Carter of the marine hospital ser? vice, are highly satisfactory. Dr. Parnell says that fever can be eradicated from the city, but never until there has been a sewerage system erected capable of carrying off the refuse. MAKES FULL CONFESSION. Nord lu nd Deliberately Planned Mur? der of Prins Karl Crew. STOCKHOLM, May 19. - A dispatch j from Eskilstavia says that Philip Kord I lund, who was arrested there, has now ! fully confessed that he deliberately planned the crime he committed on board the steamer Prins Karl on Wednes? day night when he murdered seven men and wounded five others, a woman and a boy, after which he escaped in a boat ar Roping. Tue tact of his confession became known las: evening, but he did not enter into details. He says he deliber? ately planned the crimes and bought the revolvers with the express intention of robbing another steamer at Orebroin after killing those on board, "out he changed his mind and boarded the Prins Karl* THE HAWAIIAN DELEGATION, j Islands Will ?>?' Represented at Rcpub- j Hean National Convention. HONOLULU. May Li).-The American j parry territorial convention in the lia- ; wainui Islands will bo May 30 in ' Houo- I lela to organi/.- tito party and select ' delegates t.> tho national Republican convention in Philadelphia. Primaries ! will be held in cverv precinct in th? 1 island May ii). At a conference of many prominent j natives ir was decided to advise tor thc present that th?* Hawaiians hold aloof from both the Republican and Demo- ; eratic, parties and organize a Hawaiian party. J. O. Carter was indorsed for ? delegate to congress. j < "oloiubian Revolution. PANAMA, May 19.-The Colombian government by a decree of the minister ? of foreign affairs has intoruted all con- ! suis 'aero that vessels now cruising on : the coast in the service of che revolution j can be followed and captured by the warships of other nat ions. Ir is alleged ; that the revolutionary forces have no j right to assault the Colombian fiag and j then sail under it. 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No. Sb* No. 23* No 53* No. 51* Le Florence Le Kingstree kr Leres Le Lams 4 m 2 34 2 38 3 c8 p m 7 45 8 46 S C4 9 SO p rr> 6 45 a m 9 40 ll 20 ll 20 Oharies?oo 5 ?S l? 55 8 SC 1 CO TRAINS GOING NORTH No. 78* No. 32* No. 52* No. 50* Le Charleston ir Lace? .e Lace* ,f Kingstree <.r Fierecce a m 6 33 8 16 S 16 8 32 5 25 a m p m 4 49 6 15 6 15 7 25 p as a Q> 7 00 8 32 il n: P O 4 CO 5 39 5 39 7 05 p ra *Daily. fDaily except Scndsy. >-o 52 rocs lh:ongb tr? Conceb?a via Cea . A Ii. R. of S. C. Trains .NCP. 78 ssd 32 reo via Wilson and *Rjc::t*iiic-Short Lice-eoe rra?te cloec ccTieeibn for eil f.oints North. T'sir.-G cn C. & L R. fi. leave Florence :ailj erc< pt Sucd^y S 50 a rx. arr-ve Darliog oe IO ! 5 & ? , Ilti-t?ville 9 lo a m, Cberfw . 1 30 a c;, WaOc?coio 2 25 pc Leave Horcccs et:;iy except Succay 7 56 p m, ar Leglen 8 20 p rc, BenccttSTtlle 9 IT > tn, Gifesec* 9 43 p m. Leave Floreces ScGday O??J 9 30 a ia. arrive Darlington G5 a TH Lfp'p Gibco* Seilj except Sunday 6 00 rn, Bencettsville 7 00 a cc, arrive Barling OP 8 CO a ta, les.ve Darlington 8 50 a m, ar? lee Florence 9 15 sc. Leave Wadesborc s:ly eicpp* Sunday 3 CO pm, Cberaw 4 45 a', R*.:t ?i:ie 7 CO a m, Dariiogton 6 2S ts, ar ? Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Dar? iogtcn Snrday ooly 8 50 a ru, arrive Flor r.ce 9 bau. ?. R. DENLEY, JNC. F. DIVINE, Ge?'I Bfaoagsr. Gen'I Snp'tj T. SI. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. - ? R.M fcRSGN, G-rri Pass. Agent Atlantic Coast Lina ^ILLflKGTON, COLUMBIA IND AP GUSTA RAILROAD. Condensed Schedule. Dated Jasb&r_7 14, 19C0 TRAINS GOING SOUTB. No. 55 No 35 .>. CR. 03 45 7 15 p. ta a. n? ?7 4o *2 34 3 57 3 56 No. 52 g 57 ?9 40 10 20 ?1 00 L*ave Wilming .i .V.* Harton Vc r>. recs tit renell froa Charleston vi* : . .-; V. S , iciv'.i;.,: Charleston T a. rs.. V:.. S 34 . u:, Kaoarcg 9 i'9 * o IS?XNS (50135 SGET? So. C.3 *4 IS ?- - > f "-* *S G ' . 2C ?v? Iv fL'aily exi-ept Sunday. No r-3 rans through to Charleston, S. G. ..rt: entrai R. erriviac Mann.cg 5 41 p , rLir.es 6-17 p n , Chfirii-?roo G PC p m. Trains co Con; >.y Branch leave Cbadbonru ! '>'? ] :i , arrive Conway 7 40 p OJ. return r.iz o-??e Convey 8 30 ? rc. arrive Chad -.. 'jrn 1 "; ?0 *m, ieavo Chadbocro ll 50 a ta, ^n;-e :;ub I ! 25 p tn, re-crning ieave Hob ; C p s'. Arrive Chadbonrn 3 if> air, Daily - x Sasday. J. P. KEN UT, Gen'! Manager * ?. V. EM ER" ON. Traffic MarRger. ti ^1 EMERSON Gen'I Pass ?geut. Sartre ? i-riorCiCA Si arion 3 IV?l ;;in;;?' ?. r.) 9 50 ?0 T4 1 1?