The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 02, 1911, Image 7
(Continued from page 6.)
Interior, t. e plainsman anxiously
awaited developments. These arrivals
must certainly be some of those con?
nected with the house; there could be
little doubt as to that Nevertheless,
they might prove the posse following
them, who had chanced to stumble
accidentally on their retreat In eith?
er case they could merely wait, and
learn. Some one swore slthout and
waa sharply rebuked by another voice,
which added an order gruffly. Then
the outer latch clicked, and a single
man stepped within. Immediately clos?
ing ths door Keith could not see the
girl through the small aperture, but he
heard her quick exclamation, startled,
yet full of relief.
"Oh. is it you* I am so glad!"
Ths man laughed lightly.
It la nice to be welcomed, although,
perhaps, after your time ot loneliness
any arrival would prove a relief. Did
you think I was never coming, Chiia
tlef
1 oould not understand." she re?
plied, evidently with much less en
thualaam. and to Keith's thinking, a
shade resentful of tht 'ainlll&rtty, "but
naturally supposed you must be unex?
pectedly delayed.''
"Weil. I was," and he apparently
flung both ooat snd hat on a bench,
with ti j intention of remaining. "The
marshal arrested a fellow for a mur?
der committed out on the Santa Fe
Trail, and required me as a witness.
But the man got away before we had
any chance to try him. and I have
been on his trail ever since."
"A murder? Did you Imagine be
came this way?**
"Not very likely; fact of It la, the
sand storm yesterday destroyed all
traces, and, aa a result we've lost
him. So I headed a tew of the boys
over In this direction, as I wanted to
relieve you of anxiety."
She wan silent an instant, and the
man crossed to the fireplace, where
Keith oould gain a glimpse of him.
Already suspicious from the familiar
sound of his voice, he was not sur
w psas?4 to recognise "Black Bart" The
plainsman's fingers gripped tbe negro's
arm. his eyee burning. So this gambler
and blackleg was tie gentlemanly Mr.
Hswlsy. was he; well, what could be
his little game' Why had he Inveigled
the girt Into this lonely spot? And
what did be now propose doing with
her? Aa he crouched there, peering
through that convenient crack in ths
door. Ksttb completely forgot his own
peril, intent only upon this new dis?
covery She oame slowlv around the
end of the table, and stood leaning
es&iurt it her face ok^rly revealed
'a the tgbt of the lamp. FY>r the first
time K'dth really perceived its beauty,
ita frwih charm. Could such aa shs
be singer and dancer in a frontier con
S cert hall? And if so, what strange
* asjndttlofls ever drove he; Into that
nort < f .its'
's-la Free with roof" shs qucs
Uouel. douMf* 'y
he's w h r '.or*, ridhr.g I
farther *seV ?? ? ?*j*e survey
big her with manifest approval. "Ton
are certainly looking fine to-night my
girt It's difficult to understand how
I ever managed to keep away from
yon so long.'*
She flushed to the hslr, bar lips
trembling at the open boldness of his
tone.
"I?! prefer you would not speak
like that" she protested.
"And why notr with a light laugh.
**Ooaie, Chiistls. such fins sirs sre a
trifle out of place. If I dtd??'t know
yon were s concert hall artist I might
be more deeply Impressed. As it la,
1 reckon you've heard love words be?
fore now."
"Mr Hswlsy, I have trusted you as
n gentleman. I never came here ex?
cept on your promise to bring me to
my brother," and shs stood erect be?
fore him. "Ton have no right to even
aaeume that I am Christie Maclalre."
"Sure not; I don't assume I have
aeen that lady too often to be mis?
taken Don't try on that sort of thing
with me?I don't take to It kindly
Perhaps a kiss might put you in bet?
ter humor."
He took a step forward, as though
propothi* SO carrv out his thrtnt. but
tbe girl storped Mm. her eyes burn?
ing with Ind4 nation,
"How dire ran!" s he exclaimed uaa
alonately. all fear leaving her In sud?
den resentment "You think me aloue
here and helpless; that you can Insult
me at your pleasure. Don't go too
far. Mr. Hawley. I know what you
are now, and It makes no dlffenuce
what you may thrnk of me, or call one;
you'll find me perfectly able to deiend
myeelt"
"Oh, indeed!" snrerlngly, "you are
melodramatic; you should have been
aa actress instead of a singer. Uut
yon waste your taJsnt out here on aae.
Do you Imagine I fear either you, or
your precious brother7 Why. I could
have him hung to-morrow."
She waa staring at blm with wide
open eyea. her face white.
''What?what do you mean? What
has Fred done?"
He waa cold and sarcastic.
'That makea no dlffcrsnce; It is
what I could Induce men to swear
bo had done. It's easy enough to
oonvlct In this country, if you only
know how. I simply tell you this, so
yon woo't press me too hard. Purl
taalem is out of place weat of the Mia
soert sspsclsdly aue?ng ladies ot your
profession. Oh, corns, now, Christie,
don't try to put such sirs on with me.
I know who you are, all right, and
can guess why you sre hunting after
Fred WMoughby I pumped the boy,
and jot moat of tbe truth out of him.**
Tow?you have aeen him, then,
since you left ma," shs faltered, be
wilier od. "and didn't bring him here
wtte your
"is/by should I r and the man rtepped
forward, his eyea on her, his
hands twitching with a desire to clasp
her to him, ys* restrained by some un
tstgUfcll power "While I believed
your brother storv 1 ermM hnv* .?uv
ly, but after I talked with wnioughby
I prt far him at a distance."
"My brother story! V>a you mean
to Insinuate you doubt hia being my
brother? He told you that?"
"He gave up the whole trick. You
can't trust a kid like that, Christie. A
couple of drinks will loosen his ton?
gue, and put you in wrong. Come, now,
I know it all; be reasonable,"
Apparently the girl had lost her
power of speech, staring blindly at the
face ot the man before her, as a bird
meets tho slow approach ot a snake.
Keith could see her lips move, but
making no sound. Hawiey evidently
Interpreted her sllenco as hesitation,
doubt as to his real meaning.
"You see where you are at now,
Christie," he went on swiftly. "But
you don't need to be afraid. I'm going
to be a friend to you, and you can be |
mighty glad you got rid of Wllloughy
so easily. Why, I can buy you dia?
monds where he couldn't give you a
calico dress. Come on, let's stop this j
foolishness. I took a liking to you
back there In the stage, and the more
I've thought about you since the
crazier I've got. When I succeeded in
pumping Wllloughby dry, and discov- I
? red you wasn't his sister at all, why
that settled the matter. I came down
here after you. I love you, do you un?
derstand that? And, what's more, 1
intend to have you I"
He reached out, and actually grasp?
ed her, but, in some manner, she tore
loose, and sprang back around the
end of the table, her cheeks flushed,
her eyes burning.
"Don't touch me! don't dare touch
met" she panted. "You lie; Fred Wll?
loughby never told you that. If you
come one step nearer, 1*11 scream; I'll
call your men here; I'll tell them the
kind of a cur you are*"
He laughed, leaning over toward
her, yet hesitating, his syes full of ad?
miration Her very fierceness appealed
to him, urged him on.
"Oh, I wouldn't! In the first place
they probably wouldn't hear, for they
are camped down In the corral. I sus?
pected you might be something of s
tigress, snd preferred to fight it out
with you alone. Then, even If they
did hear, there would be no Inter?
ference?I've got those fellows trained
too well for that Come on, Christie;
you're helpless here."
"Am IT
I "Yes, you are."
He took a step toward her, h..s hands
flung out With one quick movement
she sprang aside and extinguished the
lamp, plunging the room Into Instant
darkness. A few red coals glowed
dully In the fireplace, but all else was
dense blackness. Kelt i heard the
movements of Hawiey, as he felt his
was uncertainly along the table,
swearing ss he failed to find the girl.
Then, like a shadow ge)glided *v
the partly open <iocr into th*j roc?
CHAPTEW. XI.
The Wight tn t*e L>srk.
nao tne room been filled with men
Keith could have restrained himself
no longer. Whatever her past might
be. this woman appealed to him
strangely; he could not believe evil
of her; he would have died if need
be in her defense. But as It was, tbe
ugly boast of Hswley gave confidence
In the final outcome of this struggle In
the dark, even a possibility of escape
for them all. The gambler, assured of
being confronted merely by a frail
and not overscrupulous woman, had
ventured there alone; had stationed
his men beyond sound; had doubtless
Instructed them to Ignore any noise
of struggle which they might overhear
within. It was these very arrange?
ments for evil which now afforded op?
portunity, snd Keith crept forward,
alert snd resdy, his teeth clenched,
his hands bare for contest. Even al?
though he surprised his antagonist, it
was going to be a fight for life; he
knew "Black Bart," broad-shouldered,
quick as a cat, accustomed to every
form of physical exercise, desperate
and tricky, using either knife or gun
recklessly. Y<t It was now or never
for all of them, and the plainsman felt
no mercy, experienced no reluctance*
He reached the table, and straights
ened up, silent expectant For an in?
stant there was no further sound; no
evidence of movement In the room.
Hawiey, puasled by the silence, was
listening Intently In an endeavor to
thus locate the girl through some
rustling, some slight motion. A knife,
knocked from the table, perhaps, as
she slipped softly past, fell clattering
to the floor, and the gambler leaped
instantly forward. Keith's grip closed
like Iron on his groping arm, while he
shot ono fist out toward where the
man's head should bo. The blow
glanced, yet drove the fellow back?
ward, stumbling against the table, and
Keith closed In, grappling for the
throat The other, startled by the
unexpected attack, and scarcely real?
ising even yet tbe nature of his an?
tagonist, struggled blindly to escape
the fingers clawing at him, and flung
one hand down' to the knife In his
belt Warned by tho movement, the
assailant drove his head Into the gam?
bler's chest sending him crashing to
the floor, falllag hlmSSlf heavily upon
the prostrate body. Hawiey gave ut?
terance to one cry, half throttled in
his throat, and then the two srapplod
fiercely, so Interlocked together as to
make weapons useless. Whoever the
assailant might be, the gambler was
fully aware by now that he was being
crushed in ths grasp of a fighting man,
and exerted every wrestler's trios*
every ounce of strength, to break free.
Twice he struggled to his knees, only
to be crowded backward by relentless
power; once he hurled Keith side?
ways, but the plainsman's iuusoW*
stiffened Into steel, and he gradually
regained his position. Neither darod
release a grip In order to strike a
bkrwi neither bad tUiBCfe&i breath
left with which to utter | SOU id. They
were fighting for life, silently, dee
....MW- .01 k ? ?.|fh rm
gambler's teeth sank Into Keith's arm,
and the latter In return jammed the
man's head back onto the puncheon
floor viciously. Perspiration streamed
from their bodies', their fingers clutch?
ing, their limbs wrapped together
their muscles strained to the utmost
Keith had forgotten the girl, the ne?
gro, everything, dominated by the one
passion to conquer. He was swept by
a storm of hatred, a desire to kllL In
their fierce struggle the twe had roll?
ed close to the fire place, and In the
dull glow of the dying embers, ho
could perceive a faint outline of the
man's face. The sight added flame
to his mad passion, yet he could do
nothing except to cling to him, jab?
bing his fingers into the straining
throat
(To be Continued.)
\i:\V FIRM FOR SUMTER.
MrColluui Bros, Name of Firm
\\ Idrh Takes Store Now OcCOpiod
by W. <i. Stubbs.
(>n A>UgUSt brst the firm ?f Me
Collum Br?then began business
at ths stand formerly occupied by
Mr. W, O, Stubbs. The firm has been
commissioned by the Secretary of
State, those asking for the commis?
sion l?eing Messrs. T. W. McCollum,
H, Warren McCollum and Eugene
T. McCollum.
Mr. T. W. McCollum is well known
as a traveling salesman and Mr.
Warren McCollum has been in bus?
iness with the Shaw & McCollum,
Mercantile Company for a number
Of years. Mr. Eugene T. McCollum
has long been working in the cloth?
ing department of O'Donnell & Com?
pany's store and Is now with The
I). J. Chandler Clothing Company.
The new firm will deal In clothing
and ladles' and children'3 ready-to
wear garments. The management
will devolve upon MeSSTS, H. War?
ren and Eugene T. McCollum, as Mr.
T. W. McCollum will not resign hi?
position on the road.
Mr. Walter Q, Stubbs leaves as
soon as his store Is turned over to
the now tenants for Pennsylvania
where he wil visit for some time.
He will later [WWlgc in business in
Greenville, S. C.
Local Firm will Continue Valuable
Agency.
DeLorme's Pharmacy of this city
has Just closed a deal whereby the>
will continue U be its f i mo
i... pti] kn< a rem ??'<> for ? c
The extraordinary bap that this
clean liquid external treatment for
skin affections has made into public
favor in the last few years proves its
wonderful curative properties and
marks It Indeed a valuable addition
to the fine stock of remedial agents
carried by DeLorme's Pharmacy.
They have a limited supply of
samples. One of which will be
givt n free to any skin sufferer who
wishes to test the merit of the med?
icine. A booklet "How To Preserve
The Skin," will also be given to those
Interested. No. 1
NATURE'S WARNING.
sumter People Must Recognise and
Heed It.
Kldmy Ills come quietly?myste?
riously,
Hut nature always warns you.
Notice tho kidney secretions,
?es if the color is unhealthy?
If there are any settlings and sedi?
ment,
Passages frequent, scanty, painful.
Its time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills,
To ward off more serious disease,
Doan's have done great work in
Sumter.
(?. J. Brown, 801 Oakland avenue,
Sumter, S. C, says: "I have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and I consider
them an excellent kidney medicine,
My back was lame and painful and
my kidneys bothered me, As soon as
I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills,
which were obtained at China's Drug
store, l felt better and at the present
Urns i havs no causs for complaint."'
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\i:\y RAILROAD in STATE,
Railroad to be Bitttl Prom McClel
lanvllle t?> Bolneati?a. C, Tux
berry, President,
Columbia, July 29.?-To build a
railroad from Mt Pleasant In Char*
leston county to Botneau In Berkeley
county, with a branch to MeClel
lanvllle, ths total length being about
BO miles, is the purpose of the
Charleston and Northwestern Rail?
road company, which was chartered
Saturday by ths Secretary of state
with a capitalisation of $800,060,
with a. c. Tuxbury of Mount Clair,
X. J., as president The $30,000 in?
itial su! scrpton to the captal stock
was a follows: A. C. Truxbury, $7,
. 00; Charles Hill of Mount Clair $7,
600; Leonard D. Baldwin of Oranqe,
X. J., $7,600; F, Q, 11 .vies, Charleston,
$7,200; Wm. c. Miller, Charleston,
$100; Richard S. Whaley, Charleston,
$140; Wm. C. Bllhell, Charleston,
$100; Messrs. Tuxbury, Hill, Baldwin
and Daviei are directors,
Figures Don't Lie.
To show the division of the td-Xe*
that Will have to be paid on the
good roads one mill levy, the fol?
lowing figures Wll be interesting;
Total assessed valuation in t no
county, $7,487.s17; total for city,
$2,665,000; totttl for railroads, $1,
4.?4.323; total for coua'.ri $3,398,
4 94; In ether words th?3 rai'roa Is
pay about one-fourth ?l the taxes
and the city and railway together
more than one-half, cr $4,089,323.
This leaves $3,398,494 to be paid by
the country property and at least
one-third of this is owned by people
living in the city who also have to
pay city taxes on their property. The
people directly affected pay much
leas taxes than those indirectly af?
fected, and they are the ones to
get the most advantages from the
good road.-.
How's Tills?
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believe him perfecetly honorable in
all business transactions, and finan?
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?S?^?ZP&!&8S8^ IN Wiil?ia Sucet* New York.
Door & Blind Factory ?~
Broad Street Property.
Th?- future of Broad Street Property is pood. This section is Koin* to be
tbs residence section of the city. A street railway system Is bound to come
in the next four or live years, and with its construction Broad Street Pro?
perty will double and treble In value.
The T. W. MeCallum property, ih insisting of a six room hout?e. servant
house, barns, Stahles, all necessary out-bulldlngs ?nd I 1-2 acres of land, is
one of the most attractive propositions in near-io property lu that section.
Tor the next 3?) days we can offer a special prlot on this property.
Can you realize an opportunity when It Is offered, or only after it is
passed 1
R. B. Belser Co.
Real Estate Brokers Sumter, S. C.
N. B.?Funds of S200, S500, $800, 01,000, $1,500 and
52,coo to loan on real estate.
idin?f C?s
xiic otate ot South Carolina,
County of Sumter.
THE BANK OF SUMTER
1
Court of Common Sense
Plaintiff.
Versus
Idleness, Sloth, Poverty,
Spendthriftiness, Thriftless
ness, Loss by Theft, Fire
and otherwise. Lack of Bus?
iness Habits and System,
Loss by paying Bills twice,
Loss of time in making
change, Lack of business
Credit and Standing, Los-3
from lack of Competent bus?
iness and financial advice, et
al.
Defendant*.
Summons for Relief
? COMPLAINT SERVgD)
BARTOW WALSH, Cashier,
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY
You are one of the Jury to pass on this case. Let the
Plaintiff's Attorney argue the case before you. The l)e
endant's Attorneys are continually at work
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YyrroiVU v^ULLLUL HENRY n. snyder. President
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SECRETARY
W OF FORD COLLEGE FITTING SCHOOL
SPART ANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
A hi^h-grade preparatory school for boys. Small 'classes. Indtvtdnal stlen
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SEA SIDE HOTEL
The Sea Side Hotel, Myrtle Beach, is Now Open for
the Season.
Tins weil know hotel having been refitted and refurnished,
located on one of the lineal beaches on the South AUantfo Coast
ia ready for the summer rsaorter. it appeals strongly to those
Wl ntin^ a BOS Side vacation, excellent surf bathing, boating, fish
ln| , etc.
Music and Dancing at the Pavilion
Absolutely n<> malaria In this region, the sandy soil thorough?
ly training the surrounding country. Wis desire to cater to the
bet I families, those wanting all the comforts of home life.
' bo summer schedule of trains V and from Myrtle Beach en?
ables one tO h ave any part of L'a.aern South Carolina and roach
My-tie Beach for noon dinner.
Sp?cial Rates by the Week for Families and Children
ST JOHN & SON.
MVR rLE BEACH, sol i H PO'?XT ?
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