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n'mtlnued from page 6.) vat drunk?about nu family history, no doubt, for be had shown htm Hope's picture. What that family secret was Keith had no means of guesting, but Hawley, the moment be saw the face oo the cardboard, had evidently recognised Christie Maclalre ?-had thought of some way In which what he now know could be turned to advantage. The few scattered tacts which Keith had collected all seemed to point to such a conclusion Hawley bad bent tho bo> to Sheridan, where he would be out of tight, with orders to wait for him there, and the prom? ise of a "stake'* to ke*p him quiet Then he had gone to Independence and Topeka seeking after Christie Maclalre. Evidently bo meant to seep the two apart until ho had gained from each whatever it was be sought But what could that be? What family secret could Willoughby have blurted out In bis cups, which had so stimulated the gambler's wite? Two things combined to cause Keith to determine be would uncover this rascality?his deal re to repay Hawley. and his Interest in the girl rescued od the Salt Fork. This goesa mer web of intrigue into which he had atumblsd unwittingly tij nothing to hlra personally; hi1 It not Involved both Hawley and Mies Hope, he would have left It unsolved without another thought. But under the circumstances It became his own battle There was a crime bore hidden as yet, and probably not consummated?Involving wrong, perhaps disgrace, to the young girl He had rescued her once from out the clutches of this man. and he had no intention of deserting her now. Whatever her life might be, she was certainly an Innocent victim In this ease, deserving his protection. The memory came to bun of her face up? turned toward him In that little room of the Occidental, her eyas tear dimmed, her lips asking him to come hack to her again. He could not bo? llere her a bad woman, and his lips compressed, his eyee darkened, wtth fixed determination. He would dig Into this until be uncovered the truth; he would find out a bar dirty trick "Black Bart" was up to. 4a he thought this out, not swiftly as recorded, but slowly, deliberately, placing the bits together within his mind blindly feeling his way to a final conclusion, the boy had sunk hack upon the bed. overcome with liquor and fallen asleep Keith stopped over, and looked down upon Km in the dim light He could recog? nise something of her features in the upturned face, and his eyas softened. There waa no use seeking again to iroaae him; even had he been sol>or, ha would not have talked freely, ffettfc lifted the dangling feel Into a tuere comfortable position* turned the lamp lower, went out. and latched the door. Two men tramping heavi? ly up the stairs, and they turned Into the hall at the vary moment he die i. p pee red whhln his own room. He ? till retained his grasp upon the latch, whan a voice outside asked: "What number did you say. BUK itr Keith, straightened op as though suddenly pricked by a knife; he could never forgot that voice?It waa Haw 19% CHAPTER XIX. A Qllmpee at Conspiracy. Loaning against the inside of bis e*rn door, startled by the rapid M?auence of event*. Keith waa able, from different sounds reaching him. to mentally picture moat of what oc? curred in the next room. He beard Bill sink down Into the convenient < l air, and drink from the bottle, while lb* gambler apparently advanced to? ward the bed, where he stood looking down on Its unconscious occupant "The fool la dead drunk," he de? clared disgustedly. "We cant do any? thing with hlra tonight" "' say?throw bucket water over Msa?a hiccoughed tho other genially, "allere sobers me ohV Hawley made no reaponse. evidently finding a seat on one end of the wash stand "Hardly worth while, Scott." he re? turned finally 'Perheps 1 better have some understanding with Christie, anyhow, before I pump the boy any further If wo can once get her work? ing wltb us. Willoughby won't have much hand In the play?we shan't need him Thought I told you to keep sober?" "Am sober." solemnly, "ain't had but'ais drinks, lust r.at'rly tired out" "Oh. indeed; well, such I room as this would drive ar.y man to drink. I/Id you set what I sent you here after*" "I sur~ did. Hart." and Kel'h heard the fellow get to his feet unsteadily "Here's the picture, an' some letters. 1 dldu't take only whai he had In the grip Hawley shuffled the letters over in his hands, apparently hastily reading them with some difficulty in the dim Ught Nothing there to g1v? us any help." he acknowledged reluctantly, "moutly advice as far as I can see I?rmn the light, a glow worm would be betW." There was a panne, then he slap)?ed his leg How? vMr, It's clear they 1 va la Springfield. Missouri, and this pbo a peach. Just look here, it did I tell you? Ain't lead ringer for this girl7 is. Hart.'' admitted the n admiration., ' only, I older " Kht to b*? accordln" to <>ry. an' Lheui papers Nil all right ?o I r?? kon he's told It straight -this Phyllis would be twenty six now, and tfsnUl just about what < hHstle la It wouldn't have fit hatten If w?- bud made It on purpose If th? ?Irl will onlv nlay v? > the part we won't need \uv o: a_ er evidence?her race would ue enough." Ketth could hear the beating of Ma own heart In the alienee that follow? ed. Here waa a new thought, a now understanding, a complete new lurn to affairs. Chrlwtle Maclaire, then, was not Wllloughby's sister Hope. The girl he rescued on the desert?the girl with the pleading brown eyes, and the soft blur of the South on her Hps? .6 not the music t-nil singer. He could hardly grasp the truth at first, It antagonized so sharply with ail he had previously believed. Yet, if this were true his own duty became clearer than ever; aye. and would be more willing')- performed. Rut what did Hawley know? Did he already refJize thut the girl he had first met on the :-w**e coach, and later Inveigled into the desert, wos Hope, and not the music hall artist? He, of course, fully believed her to be Christie Maclalre et that time, but romething might neve occurred tinee to change that be? lief. A::??how, the man was not now seeking 1. .e, but the other. App&r* "Let Upl Damn Yerl He Called Him? self Jack Keith.** ently the latter was either already here in Sheridan or expected soon And exactly what wee tt the gambler desired this Maclaire women to do? This wee. thf JlmjDortant matter, and for Tie solution Kolth posseased mere? ly a few hints* a few vague suggestions. She wes expected to represent herself ae PhyUle?Phy Ms who? Some Phyl? lis surely whose physical resemblance to Hope most be sufficiently marked to he at once noticeable. Wllloughby had evidently revealed to Hawley some hidden family secret, having money Involved, no doubt, and In which the discovery of this mysteri? ous Phyllis figured. Sve might, per; haps, be a alater, or half-slater, who had disappeared, and remained Ignor? ant as to any Inheritance. Hope's picture ..anqwn bv ?hs boy. and re? mind log Hawley at once of Chriatie Maclalre. had been the basis of the whole plot Exactly what the details of that plot might be Keith could not figure out, but one thing waa reason? ably certain?it wee proposed to de? fraud Hope. And who Ifa the very truth waa Hope? It suddenly occurred to him as a remarkably atrange fact that he possessed oot the slightest Inkling ee to the girl's name Her brother had assumed to be called Wll? loughby when he enlisted in the army, and hla companions continued to ceil him this. If he could Interview ths girl now for only five minutes he should be able probably to straighten out the whole Intricate tangle. But where waa ahe? Would she have re? mained until this time at Fort Lamed with Kate Murphy? There wes a nolss of movement In the next room Apparently as Hawley arose carelessly from his sdge of the washstand he had dislodged the glass, which fell shivering on the floor. Bcott swore audibly st the losa "Shut up, BUI." snapped the gam? bler, irritated, "you've got the bottle left I'm going; there's nothing for any of ua to do now, until after I see Christi?.. You remain herel Do you understand??remain here. Damn mo, If that drunken fool Isn't waking up." There was a rattling of the rickety bed. and then the sound of Wlllough by'a voice, thick from liquor. "Almighty glad to aee you, Hart? am. Indeed. Want money?DIU an' I both wont money?can't drink with? out money?can't eat without money? shay, vhen you goln' stake us?" TU aee you again in the morning. Fred," returned the other briefly, tio on tack tu sleep." "Will when I git good an* ready? go aleep, stay wake, Just as I please? 1 don't care duniu what ycr do- got new frlen' now." "A new friend? Who?" Hawley spoke with aroused Interest. "Oh. he'a all right?he'a mighty fine fellow come in wikout lu--In vita tlon- -called her Hope?you fool. Hart Hawley, think my sister Christie Christie?damflno tho name my sla? ter, Hope- don't want yer money- - my - my new frb-nd, he'll stako me? he kauwa my sister Hope." The gambler grasped the speaker, ahaklng him into souio alight sein blance of sobriety. "Now. look here, Wllloughby, I want the truth, and mean to have it," he In? stated. "Has some one Ihmju In here while Scott was gone?" "Sure?-didn't I just tell yer?? friend o' Hoon'e*" "Who was he? Speak upl I want tb? aeaaol" There waji a feint gurgling sound, aa though the ganihler*s VisefdSS) fin? gers ware at the toy's throat; a slight etruggle. and then tho choked voice gasped out: "Tuet op! damn yerl M?> < tl'ed h!m aelf Jack Keith " Th*? dead silence which ensued was broken only by heavy breathing Then with a crash on the washstand. "That rather Btumpa yer, dont It, Bart? Well, It don't me. I tell yer it's just as I said from the first It waa Keith an' that nigger what Jumped ye In the cabin. They was hldln' there when we rode in. He Just nat'rly pumped the gal, an' now he's up hero trolllu' you. Hlame It all, It makes me laugh." *T don't aee what you aee to laugh at Tliis Keith isn't an easy man to play with, let me tell you. Ho may have got on to our game." "Oh. hell. Bart, dont lose your nerve. He can't do anything, because we've got the under holt. He's a fugi? tive; all we got to do is locate him, an' have him flung back inter jail? there's murder an' hoas-ateallng agin him." Hawley seemed to be thinking swiftly, while his companion took an? other drink. "Well, pard, alnt that w>r "No, that trick wont work, Scott We could do It easily enough if we were down In Carson, where the boys would help ua out The trouble up here Is that 'Wild Bill* Hlckock Is Marshal of Sheridan, and he and I nevf.r did hitch. Besides, Keith was one of his deputies down at Dodge two year<r a^ro?you remember when Dutch Charlie's place was cleaned out? Well, Hlckock and Keith did that Job all alone, and 'Wild Bill' isn't going back on that kind of a pal, la he? I tell you we've got to fight this affair alone, and on tne quiet Mayne the fellow don't know much yet, but he*a eure on the trail, or else he wouldnt have been in here talking to Wlllough? by. We've got to get him. Scott tome bow. Lord, man, there's a clean mil? lion dollars waiting for us in this deal, and I'm ready to fight for it But I'm damned sleepy, and I'm going to bed. Tou locate Keith tomorrow, and men, when you're sober, we'll figure out : how we can get to him beat; Tve got to set Christie right Gocd-otght, BUL" He went out Into the hall and d<-wu the creaking stairs, the man he wanted so badly listening to his de? scending footsteps, half tempted to follow. Scott did not move, perhaps had already fallen drunkenly asleep on hia chair, and anally Keith crossed his own room and lay down. The din outside continued unabated, but the man's Intense weariness overcame tt all, and he fell asleep, his mat con? scious thought a memory of Hope. (To be Continued.) Mors people, men and women, are suffering from kidney and bladder trouble than ever before, and each year more of them turn for quick re lof end permanent benefit to Foley's Kidney Remedy, which has proven Itself to be one of tho most effective remedies for kidney and bladder ail? ments, that mellcal science has de i laed. Bihert's Drug Store. Hud Pipsay, white, was run over and killed Friday by a train on the Union and Glenn Springs railroad, near Union. Accused of Stealing. k. k. Chantberlein, of ciintoh, Me., boldly accuses Bucklen's Arnica Sah?? of stealing?the sting from burns or scalds?the pain from sores of all kinds?the distress from boils or piles}, "It robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injuries of their terror," he says, "as a healing remedy Its SQUal don't exist" Only 25c at Sit.ert's Drug Store. Thirteen persons were injured Fri? day by lightning at State Park, the site of tiic new insane asylum In the suburbs of Columbia, Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Clolc, Cholera and Diarrhoen Remedy, it hi almost certain to bo needed before the summer is over. This remedy has no superior. FOF sale by all deal? ers. And sec our wonderful dis? play of rings, Engagement rings, wedding rings, baby rings, birthday rings, signet rings. Rings of every de? senption, An elegant stock to select from and such low prices you cannot help but buy when you see oui rings. W. A. Thompson Jeweler and Optlonn <t s. M \ i\ s i Kill imimm :v.i;\ nisw KILLTHeCCi Jt' aso CUSHStmjUsJ zms i 'Xtiii'l I ? ? MOT MnWasirai mi W'WWi RU-BER-OID S? fc*0%'-, IS N w ? Cannot Take Fire from Falling Sp;irks k^J?r^, Jp^^Js^^i. jj^' yjJlj **ve * oa,s *al1 (1',on 11 ,uc> die out without causing damage u?^5s&^r^**<<%4L^X Water, Sun- and Time-proof. 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Zemo soap Is toe nicest best lath - inur antiseptic soap you ever used f<u* toilet or bath. Sold by druggists everywhere and In Bumter by DeLorme'i Pharmacy No. 2. , A King Who Left Home lot the world to talking. but Paul Ifathulka, of Buffalo, N, Y., says he always keeps at home the King of all laxatives?Dr. King's New Life Pills?and that they're a blessing to all his family. Cure constipation, headache, Indigestion, dyspepsia, Only i!"c at Blbert'e Drug .-'tore. REAPING BENEFIT Prom the Experience of Sum tor Peo? ple. We are fortunate indeed to 1 e aide j to profit by the experience of our neighbors. The public utterance- tf Bumter residents on the following subject will interest and benefit thou? sands of our readers. Read this State? ment 'Tis emphatic and convincing, i No le.ter proof can be had. E. T. Windham, 20 E. Calhoun streit. Bumter, S. C, says: "I am confident that Doan's Kidney Pills are an excellent kidney medicine and act JUSt as represented. My kidneys did not do their work regularly ard I was annoyed by too frequent passages Of the secretions. There w %f much lameness, soreness and pain in the small of my back and i had other symptoms of kidney complaint. Doan's Kidney Pills, which I got at China's Drug Store, relieved me en? tirely and acted as a tonic to my sys? tem." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllbum Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents i'or the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 13 Foley Kidney Pills J What They Will Do for Yon j They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre vent Bright's Disease and Dia. bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitutes. SIBERT'S DRUG STORK, Wt9H*y tlttd ft, I /!/, /. I r(. Patent and infringement Practce Exclusively. Do You Belong ? 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Music and Dancing at the Pavilion Abft lutely no malaria in this region, the sandy soil thorough? ly t^r: Inlna the surrounding country. We deelre to eater to the beat Camltles, those wanting ?11 the comfort! of homo life. Th? lummer schedule of tratiw to and fron Myrtle Beach en ables 1 ne to leave any part of Eastern south Carolina and reach Myr:i. Beach for noon dtnaac? Spec ;1 K ites by the Week for Families and Children ST. JOHN & SON. MYR LE BEACH, SOI 111 CAROLINA