The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 05, 1911, Image 7
(Continued from page G.)
Well. Ot mould NIv.t doubt that, ma
bye. She may be the quaoe at Phaba,
an the may be a Digger Injun Squaw,
but (he totkee a* htm had better kape
away from Kate Murphy. It's glad
Ol am ter do it! Bring her In. 01
don't want ler hear no more."
"Juet a word. Kate. I don't know
whether ahe baa any money or not,
but I II pay her Mil. as soon aa It la
aa/e for me to come back."
"Ob. the dlvll take her bill. She'll
have the best In the bouse, annyhow,
j aa' Ol m only hopln' that fellow will
I turn up huntln' her. Old lolke ter
tali*) one slap at the spalpane.
Fully convinced as to Mrs. Murphy'a
good will. Keith sllflped back Into the
darkness, and returned with the girl
Introductions were auperfluous. as the
k saUtreea of the Occidental cared little
" regarding ceremony.
'An' le this you. my dearr she
burst out. endeavoring to curb h?*r
voice U secretive softness. "Shure,
Jaek K< Ith baa told me all about It,
an' Its nafe It la yer goin' ter be here.
Come cn In; OI'U give ye number
forty two. that's next beblnt me own
) room, ai' we'll go up the back sthalra.
HUp the young loldy. Jack, fer shure
ye know the way."
8he disappeared, evidently with
some bcspttible purpose In view, and
n>tth. claaplag the girl's band, under
took the delicate task of safely escort?
ing her through the dark kitchen, and
Itap the dimly remembered at sirs. Only
a word or two paaeed between them,
but ae they neered the ccecnd story n
light suddenly streamed out through
the opeted door of a room at their
?Mre, Murphy greeted them at
leading, and for the fint time saw
girl's weary white face, her eyes
d with appeal, and the warm Irish
heart responded Instantly.
Te poor little lamb; It's the bid
ye want, an' a dhrap o whiskey. Jack
Keith, why didn't ye till me ehe waa
done np wld the hard ride? Here,
honey, sit down In the rocker till Ol
net ye a wwe dhrlnk It'll bring the
fcpweea hack to the cheeke av ye." She
^wna gone, bustling down the dark
stairs, and the two were alone in the
room, the girl looking up Into his face,
her head resting against the cushion?
ed back of the chair. He thought he
aaw a glimmer of tears In the depths
of her laeh-shaded eyee, and her
Brewed white throat seemed to choke.
"Ton will be perfectly secure here,"
he said, soothingly, "and can remain
as. long ae you please Mrs. Murphy
will guard you as though you were her
own daughter. She la a bit rough,
maybe, but a big-hearted woman, and
^ftdeeptse* Hawley. She nursed me
Kboc* through a touch of typhoid?yee,
by Jove." glancing about la sudden
recognition, "and In this verv room
The girl's glenc* WMj??red orer the
pathe' attempts at d* oral
|MH aprfiU) 00 thought '
You?you have not told me where
were go tug."
He laughed, a little uneasily, as
though be preferred to make light of
the whole matter.
"Really. I have hardly decided, the
world Is so wide, and I had no reason
fa suppose you Interested."
_V "But I am Intsrerted," reaentlng his
tone of assumed indifference. "1
wou'd not want to feel that our ac?
quaintance was to wholly end now."
"Do you really mean that*"
"Why should I not* You have been
a real friend to me; I shall remember
yew alwaya with a gratitude beyond
m
words I want you to know this, and
that that I shall ever wlah to retain
that Ms I ip"
lettl gled with himself, doubt
ful ."' le had beet say, swayed
by ?i' f+ emotions
*To? nil" e eure I aball never for*
?SJPV u? oturted forth, desperately,
F*end. If you really wlah It. I'll certain?
ly e?c you again.1*
"1 do." earnestly.
"Then. I'll aurely And a way. I dont
know now which direction we will
I ride, but I'm not going very far until
1 I clsar up that murder out yonder on
stthe trail, that la my particular Job
now "
^ Before ehe could anawer. Mra. Mur?
phy re-entered and forced her to drink
the concoction prepared, the girl ac
eoptlng with amtllng proteat The land?
lady er*Dty ?las? in hand, swept her
~eyse about the room.
W Bod ad. but ?h? place looks betther
I than leaf oi d belaved. wld the gyurl
Oi>e got tlndln' to It. She's that
lasy she goes ter slape swapln' the
flure Jack -onld ye molnd hilpln'
d, shure. It's rale roe
heavy it breeks me
mt ? push It 'round "
P willingly enough, and
I r ran the htavy r< n
trflrance across the room to the posi?
tion selected Once a leg caught In
the res, aarnet, and Keith iirt.-d it out,
bending low to get a firmer arlp. Thea
he bold out his hand to the girl.
"It is not going to be good bye then,
ttptee Hop- PH find you '
She smiled up Into bis eyes, much
of the wearlners gone from her face*
"I am going to believe that." she an?
swered, glad 7. "because I want to."
Mrs. Murphy lingered until his steps
sounded on ths stairs, as he slowly
fylt bis? way down through the dark
e do bs a molghty foine bye. Jack
sV *bs said, apparently addrosa
the aide wall "Ot wish Ol d a
'ed him whin Ot waa a gyurl;
?, it's not Murphy me nolms'd be
OI'm tinkle'."
ft alone, the girl bowed her bead
?r hands, a hot tear stealing dowa
igh bar fingers. As she glanced
gain, somsthlng that glittered on
loor beside the bed caught her
the stopped and pl-krd 1? up,
ng the trinket to Ihi light. *tar
? ft S/ ?f'Wfk ?
syeatot KeJUl had
Crossing. Her nerveless lingers press
ed the spring, snd the painted face
within looked up Into her own, and
still clasping It within her hand, 6ha
sank upon her knees, burying her face
on the bed.
"Where did he get that?" her Hps
kept repeating. "Where did he ever
get that?"
CHAPTER XV.
Again Christie Maclalre.
Keith possessed sufficient means for
several months of Idleness, and even
If he had not, his reputation as a
plains scout would insure him employ?
ment at any of the more Important
scattered army posts. Reliable men
for such service were In demand. The
restlessness of the various Indian
tribes, made specially manifest by
raids on the more advanced settle?
ments, and extending over a constant?
ly widening territory, required contin?
uous Interchange of communication
between commanders of detachments.
Bold and reckless spirits had flocked
to the frontier lu those days follow?
ing the Civil War, yet all were not of
the type to encourage confidence in
military authorities. Keith had al?
ready frequently served in this ca?
pacity, and abundantly proved hit
worth under rigorous demands of both
endurance and intelligence, and be
could feel assured of permanent em?
ployment whenever dealred. Not a
few of the more prominent officers he
had met personally during the late
war?including Sheridan, to a horn he
had once borne a flag of truce?yet
the spirit of the Confederacy still lin?
gered In his heart; not in any feellnj
of either hatred or revenge, but n an
unwillingness to senre the blue uni?
form, and a memory of antagonism
which would not sntlrely disappear.
He bad surrendered at Appomattox,
conquered, yet he could not quite ad
fast himself to becoming companion
In arms with those against whom he
had fought valiantly for four years.
Some of the wounds of that conflict
still smarted. A natural soldler, ans?
lous to help the harassed settlers,
eager enough to be actively employed*
he still held aloof from army connec?
tions except as a volunteer In case of
emergency.
Just now other considerations
caused him to desire freedom. He
had been accused of murder, Impris?
oned for It. and in order to escape*
had been compelled to steal horses,
the moet heinous crime of the fron?
tier. Not only for hie own protec?
tion and safety must the truth of thai
occurrence at the Clmmaron Crossing
be made clear, but he also had now a
personal affair with "Black Bart" Haw*
ley to be permanently settled. They
had already clashed twice, and Keith
I I ?mied they should meet again.
Memory of the girl was still in hit
mind as hs and Neb rode silently
h on the black prairie, leading the
' *a horse behind him. He endear* I
o.tJ to drive the recollection from hit
mind, so he might concentrate It upon
plans for the future, but somehow she
mysteriously wove her own personali?
ty into those plans, and he was ever
seeing the pleading in her eyes, and
listening to the soft Southern accent
of her voice. Of late years he had
been unaccustomed to assoclstlon
with women of high type, and there
waa that t^ch of the gentlewoman
about this girl wh'ch had awakened
deep Internet Of course he knew that
In her case It was merely an lnheri"
tance of her past, and could not truly
repreeent the present Christie Ma?
clalre of the music halls. However
fascinating she might be, she could
not be worthy any serious considera?
tion. In spite of his rough life the
social spirit of the old South was im?
planted In his blood, and no woman of
that class could hold him captive. Yet,
some way, she refused to be banished
or left behind. Even Neb must havs
been obsessed by a similar spirit, for
be suddenly observed:
"Dat am sutt'nly a mighty fine gal.
Massa Jack. I ain't seen nothln' to
compare wld her since I quit ol* Vir?
ginia?deed I ain't."
Keith glanced back at his black
satellite, barely able to distinguish
the fellow's dim outlines.
' "You think her a lady, then?" he
questioned, giving thoughtless utter?
ance to his own imagination.
" Deed I does!" the thick voice
somewhat indignant "I reck'n I
knows de real quality when I sees It
I'se roclated wid quality white folks
befo'."
Hut. Neb, she's" a singer in dance
halls."
"I don't believe it Massa Jack."
"Well, I wouldn't If I could help it
8he don't seem like that kind, but I
recognised her as soon as I got her
Page In the light. She was at tho
(lalrty in Ifidepaageaee, the last time
Across Its Face Was Plainly Written,
"Miss Christie Macla.re."
are Hawley knee bet I o,
d hsr by name."
Neb rubbed bis eyeB, and slapped
his pony's flank, unable to answer, yet
? tin unconvinced.
"I reck'n both ob yer might be mis?
took," he insisted doggedly.
"Not likely," and Keith's brief laugh
was not altogether devoid of bitter?
ness. "We both called her Christi?
Maclalre, and she didn't even deny the
name; she was evidently not proud of
it, but there war. no denial that she
was the girl."
"Pat wasn't like no name dat you
called her when we was rldln'."
"No; she didn't approve of the oth?
er, and told mo to call her Hope, but
I reckon she's Christie Maclalre all
right."
They rode on through the black, si?
lent night as rapidly as their tired
horses would consent to travel. Keith
led directly serosa the open prairie,
guiding his course by the stars, and
purposely avoiding the trails, where
some suspicious eye might mark their
passage. His first object was to get
safely away from the scattered settle?
ments lying east, of Carson City. Be?
yond their radius he could safely dis?
pose of the horses they rode, disap?
pear from view, and find time to de
ve.op future plans. As to the girl?
well, he would keep his word with
her, of course, and see her again
sometime. There would be no diffi?
culty about that, but otherwise she
should retain no influence over him.
Sh-9 belonged rather to Hawley's class
the n his.
(To be Continued.)
JULY CONTRACTS' ADVANCE.
Market Stronger in Final Trading
for that Month.
New York, July 31.?An advance
of practically a cent and a half a
pound marked the tlnal trading in
July contracts in the cotton market
hore today. Trading for that deliv?
ery ended at midday and shortly af?
ter 11 o'clock It became evident that
there were a few shorts still to be
covered.
Th'1 prh of July spot was 14 with
uot a sale, and then advanced to
1 l.r.o. it Was estimated that not more
than 1,000 bales changed hands at
'his advance, and with tho interest
involved so small, there was no par?
ticular excitement.
Later deliveries responded only
slightly to the jump In July, but
prices rallied a few points from the
low marks, which had been establish?
ed at the opening, when all new
( r<?p positions had sold around 10.S2,
owing to the weakness in Liverpool
and continued favorable buying.
Expect Condition of 8? For t ent.
New Orleans, July 31.?With only
two days more before the Govern?
ment figures will he issued, the lo?
cal cotton rade has about come to the
conclusion that the condition of the
growing crop on July 25 was 89 per
cent of the normal.
Opinion concerning condition has
been slow in forming thh month.
For a while there was a tendency to
look for a slight falling off because
of tho damage the drought did In the
western cotton regions. Now that it
has been established that practically
all the damage has been overcome by
the heavy rains that followed the
drought, the general opinion is that
Texas and Oklahoma have about held
their own. A few people look for a
slight Improvement in Texas. In oth?
er sections, like Louisiana, for in?
stance, It is acknowledge! tha: there
has been deterioration in the con?
dition.
On the whole, the consensus of
opinion is that enough Improvement
has occurred to make the condition
H9, as compared with 8S.2 on the 2oth
day cf June.
The work of hiving the concrete
foundation for the Main Street pav?
ing at ('anal street was begun Tues?
day. Concrete cUrblngi ware put in
at the corners of the street also. The
big steam roller which arrived a
couple ol days ago had some part of
Its machtner) broken and cannot be
put Iri operation until another such
part li made f<?r It. This || being
done now.
1
HANDLE YOUR MONEY SKILFUL?
LY,
Yen can do tblrt If you rnako your
puTohaese of cut kIilhs and silverware
g| this store. Hero quality and price
? ach shine In tho light of th?- other,
from the HmalloHt single pieces to the
lergjt wte
W. A. Thompson,
Jeweftff ami Optician,
a tv Main ft. Minster, s. C.
CONDITION OF GOITON IS 86.9
IMPROVEMENT IX GROWING
CROP DURING PAST MONTH,
South Carolina Gains 2.5 Points, Ac
cording (o Report of Journal
of Commerce, Based on Re
plies from 1,943 Special Corre?
spondents of Average Date July
2:1?I'ow States Show l ulling OH
Since Last Report.
New York, July 31.?The Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulle
tin tomorrow will say: Replies from
1,945 special correspondents of the
Journal of Commerce and Commer?
cial Bulletin, of an average date of
July 23, make the percentage con?
dition of cotton the highest li!
the eleven years of the special reports
of this paper. This compares with
S5.9 per cent a month ago, or a eise
of 1 point, and 7.7 points above the
ten-year average of 79.2.
As a rule, reports were of a highly
satisfactory nature, and it is only in
North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Oklahoma that cotton has lost
from its high condition of last month.
The deterioration in Louisiana was
5.6 points, where too much rain and
the fear of boll weevil caused con?
siderable apprehension; the other
States suffered hut little. South Car?
olina gained 2.5 points, Georgia, 1.1
points, Alabama 0.8 points, Texas 4.2
points, Arkansas 3.9 points and Ten?
nessee 4.9 polntK.
BERNARD MANNING TO BEUNOfl
AYRES.
Columbia, August 1.?Bernard Man?
ning, son o;* Mr. and Mrs. Richard
1 Manning, of Sumter, who was grad?
uated two years ago from the Uni?
versity of South Carolina and was
afterward admitted to Consular ser?
vice, has been ordered to Buenos
Ayr OS and sails in October, This
gives South Carolina a fair comple?
ment of representatives in Consular
service. Julius Dreher, at Tort An?
tonio, Jamaica; Herman Spahr at
BresleaUi Germany; Arthur Cook?,
at Patraa, Greece; Claude Dawson, at
Tehuantepec, Mexico; Lewis rXaakell,
at Ballna Cruse, Mexico; Douglas
Jenkins at Bt Plercej Hasel Dick at
Yokohama, Japan.
After a lapse of more than two
months, during which time there
has been no station master at the A.
C, L. passenger station. Mr. Scott
Bostick is again at work as station
master, much to the gratification of
the traveling public who always like
to have someone whom they can de
pond upon when they ask for infor?
mation about the incoming and out?
going train when the agent is busy,
NATURE'S WARNING.
Sumtcr People Must Iteeognizo und
Ilecd It.
Kidney ills come quietly?myste?
riously,
But nature always warns you.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy?
If there are any settlings and sedi?
ment,
Passages frequent, scanty, painful.
It's time then to use Doan's Kidney
Pills,
To ward off more serious disease.
Doan's have done great work .n
Sumter.
G. J. Brown, 304 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 mc. As soon as
I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills,
which were obtained at China's Drug
Store, I felt better and at the present
time 1 have no cause for complaint."
For sale hy all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foater-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. I
Remember the nam<?Doan's?and
take no other. No. 12
Seyens? ?i Ums s u| ? ?? <i??iicf?i>tlwi i inj
ni:1. .. iv m?'v< i.iiii ruf oi?a,ii.ii j a ? ne( i r iui
Invention Kbit ' i " f'oiiitiiniilrn.
Ilona t??rum iy xillder.Hal |',V M.'.OK on Pttteuu
Mitt free, ifnivat Hf*w't rimt-t'.i wit patent??
i'nioittfl liirot^h lluuu s La. n u ive
? i>- .4i m tU ', * '' it,rut >bi?rge, in lbs
> * .. ..?,.?? .w?r?i ??! r* Mr. I ? < ??? " ?
. < ? i mit id i ? ?????' . it. m ? a
I ; I 'I I ? . i, ? I, {?'.? ?'?> till hum ? '
T TA/TT7 /r^T?ATT?,\TrP a<mk plastRR. bhingle?
LllVllt, UjlMILIni, j&T?^*? ]iHUK- ,)UA,N
rTnv f^nin ]*u%" Flout, Sfaip Stuff. Bran.
nay, vjiam, Mixed Cow and Chickeu Feed.
Horses, Mules, Bait?1' If"*"""
No Order Too Ijirge Or Too Small.
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.
\ Standing Case
The S tat 5 of South Carolina, i
County cfSumter. | Court of Common SeRse
THE BIN OF SUMTER
Plaintiff.
\ erst s
Idleness, >loth, Poverty,
Spendth -iftil ess, Thriftless
ness, Loss ty Theft, Fire
and otherwi ;e, Lack of Bus?
iness Habit 3 and System,
Loss by pa-ing Bills twice. omiimsi mrmi.
Loss of time in making
change, Lac k of business
Credit and Standing, L033
from lack ol Competent bus?
iness and firancial ad\ !ce, et
al.
Defendant-.
BARTOW WALSH, Cashier,
PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY
Summons for Relief
You art one of the Jury to pass on this case. Let the
Plaintiff's Attorney argue the case before you. The De?
fendant's Attorneys are continually at work
Meaning of Good Bank
Management
v?TH. 1
To loan its f inds on high grade securities, to conduct its affairs
in strict ace< rdance w ith rigid banking laws and to provide
ample prctec ion for its patrons' funds?those three features
mean good hank management.
The PEOL1J8' BANK invariably adheres to these principles and
is well knovn throughout the county for its sound and eonser
vative methOi A, It invites small, as well as large accounts.
The Peoples' Bank.
P
Do You Belong:
Do you belong to the Fraternal and Social Society of Spend?
thrifts? If you do, just stop long enough to figure out what re?
turns your ce Silicate of membership will net you for the enor?
mous dues you are paying out every week. Where are you go=
ing and how 1 luch is it costing you to get there?
Just becaus 1 a young man spends all he earns is no sign he
i3 having a g >od time. He thinks he is. He goes his way ,and
he cannot un lerstand why John Thrifty, who earns less salary
than he does, always seems to have money when he needs it. A
spendthrift tr ivels a road that leads to only one end?needy
and dopenden* old age.
THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO.
wofpord COLLEGE spaK?ryn.gs
SOUTH CAROLINA
. snyder, President
a real ge with i?i>:ii standards of scholarship ami character.
Excellent ? ulpment. Unsurpassed health conditions. Expo nses
moderate. I *>an funds for worthy students. Fifty-eighth session
begins Pepte als r 2Uth. Wrlt? for catalogue.
J a. GAMEWEI.L, ..... SECRETARY
WOIT ( KD COLLEGE EITTING SCHOOL
SPARTANBURC, SOUTH CAROLINA
A high-grade pre arstory school for boys, Pmell Irlaeaes. Individual stten
teutlon. fl&ft pay&>a)I expenses. Next seeslon.ttopteniber BOUt.
\ MASON DuPltE - - - HEADMASTER
SEA SIDE HOTEL
The Sea Side Hotel, Myrtle Beach, is Now Open for
the Season.
This well kn w hotel having been refitted and refurnished,
located on one >f the ftnesl beaches on the South Atlantic Coast
is ready for tb ? summer resorter. It appeals strongly to those
wanting a sea ; Ida vacation, excellent surf bathing, boating, Qeh>
mg, etc.
Music, and Dancing at the Pavilion
Absolutely n malarte in this region, the sandy soil thorough?
ly draining the itirroundlng country. We desire to cater to the
best families, th ?es wanting all tbo comforts of home life.
The summer Ichedule of trains to and from Myrtle Beach en?
ables one 1 j lei V6 any part of Eastern South Carolina and reach
Myrtle Beach f? r noon dinner.
Special Rates by the Week for Families and Children
ST TOT4XT ftr ci-iXT
MYRTLE 1