The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 16, 1911, Image 6
KEITH1
?OF THE
BORDER
A TALE OF THE PLAINS
% RANDAU FAJ?USH
W "MY LADY Or THE SOUTH,"
~WKE}* WILDERNESS WAS KING," etc.
torn by PaAESOSM MELVUX.
(OsprnfSt. A. a bWamrf 4) 0?v, IS?.)
CMAPT?* XXIII.
Keith soused Et the sanding. U?E>
tato the deserted office a>
to return sad force
tote e confession of hie pur*
U wee easy for aim to coo
whet would be Um nnsJ reeult
tele tntsrrlew between the artistic
?ssd Mine Mocieire. la eptte
of the ti|m eoopleloo of evil which
hod Uaplantod within
I*? mind, the ? nee poeeeeeed
ee4 would osrtalnly
tt All conditions were de?
stdedly la hie favor He merely
ejgaiod to convince the girt dot the
erat setusJry the party sought, end
ease wtuld to forward, playing the
he deal red bsMwvtag herself
totally saoonscksso of any
The eery simplicity of it ren?
ts* plot the more 4sngwrous,
ere dlAcult to expree. Haw ley
eertly been favored by fortune la
tali alogvjr who chaaced
ibte Hope to rotae^kably. and
at the eame time, wee to tech
to her own parentage,
lid he reedy to et aap at a
tmoM persuaded aa to her
Identity and legal right*, could beace?
tfwrth be trusted tmpttcitry aa am ally.
Realising all thta, and comprehend
tag aleo how eeetry HawWy would win
her eomfVdenee and ovorcoona hit
dog by denounettg him aa a fugv
from lattice charged with murder,
the temptation to return and light it
theo and there became almost
101 tag He had ao fear of
Sawter; indeed, phyeloal fear bad
goat 1 mir a psaee be hie compcwdtloa.
bet ae wtt not at yet sufficiently for
with facta for the seeking of
aa encounter. He could merely
at the truth, unable to produce
proof with which to meet the
uabler's certain denial.
A tnaa came la taxoujpa the office,
ad began climbing the etalra. He
almost at the landing before
Ketth recognised him or the other
glanced ap.
"Ah sjsjgsj her, I suppose?"
Tee," returned Keith, not thinking
it worth while to mention the lady's
issjlal of baring seat for him. "1 have
last come from then*."
"Hum?thought you'd be through by
gale Ume?One looking girl, ain't sheV
boilers 1*11 run la and chat with her
?If."
1 would advise you to select some
time Doctor.** said the younger,
eerily, aa tee lady baa a visitor at
if
'A vierter?" his face rosy, his
>wd eyee darkening. "Ah. indeed!
Of the msle sear
"1 judge so? Black Bart' Hawley."
"Qood Lewd!" so startled his voice
arot* "Did he eee you?"
"Bather. I hacked him up against
the wall wtth a gun while I made my
"But what brought him there? Are
acquainted ?'
"Don t ask conundrums. Doctor. He
be your rival with the fair lady
all I know. If he ta. my srmpe
are all with you. Only I wouldn't
to see Miss Christie Just now; I'd '
It for a clearer Sold. ?lawlsy la
probably not In the best of humor."
Fuirbalu stared Into the face cf the
lor, uncertain whether or a* he
e being laughed at
'Reckon you're right" he acknowl
st last. Tired, anyhow?been
east all night?thought Td like to sea
tsar again, though?ftnest looking
esoman I re met since I crane West?
eoenarkebi* eyee?well. Ill go along to
bod ?eee you again to-morrow, J ack "
Keith watched the sturdy Igure
ip heavily down the halt-way,
boards creaking under his poet
treed, end smiled to himself it
thought thst he might have. In
I. become truly Interested In the
te hall singer Somehow, the doc?
tor did not harmonise with the con
sop tl on of love, or fit graciously Into
picture Still, stranger mating*
occurred, end Cupid does not ask
permission before ho plays pranks
wKa hearts Keith turned again to?
ward the stairs, only to o*>serve a
woman slowly cross the oflce and
imeece the ascent. She * is In the
low. her face even more deeply
shaded by her hst. yet ho stared at
bar In amaiement?surely. It was
Mies Maclalre! Yet how could It he?
He had left tbst person scarcely fire
minutes before in "26." and this stair
way waa the only exU. His hand
grasped the rail, his heart throbbing
strangely, aa a suspicion of the truth
crossed bis brain Could this be
Hope* r4?uM It be that she was here
also*' As her foot touched the land?
ing, she saw him. her eyee lighting up
suddenly In recognition, a war* of
color flooding her cheeka
"Why. CaptaJn Keith." she exclaim
ed. extending her g)ov?*d hand frankly.
**you have been to my room, and w?to
going away 1 am so glad 1 came b
thre -
I hardly thought to g** t yon.- be
replied, retaining her igsjgfg In Ms
gmsp \Vh?-n did you reach Sh<"!
dan r
only last night I had no Man I
were here unMI Doctor P-.il rl
ebancoo to mention your natne Thsfl
I st ooce begged him to tell you how
exceedingly anxious 1 was to see you.
You see. 1 was sure you would come
If you only knew. I really thought
you would be here this rooming, and
remained in my room waiting, but
there were some things I actually had
to hare. 1 wasnt out ten minutes, so
you mustn't think I sent you a mes?
sage snd then forgot"
The nature of the mistake was be?
coming apparent, and Keith's gray
eyes smiled as they looked Into the
depths of the brown.
"Tour message had rather an amus?
ing result," he said, as the doctor in?
formed me that Miss Christie MaclsJre
was the one who desired my pres?
ence."
"Miss Maclalre!" her voice exhibit
lng startled surprise. "Why?why?
oh. I did forget; 1 never told htm dif?
ferently. Why. It was most ridicu?
lous" She laughed, white teeth
gleaming between the parted red lips,
yet not altogether happily. ~Let me
explain. Captain Keith, for really I
here not been masquerading. Doctor
Falrbeln and I and red upon the sasae
train last evening. He U such s fun?
ny man, but wss vary nice, and offer?
ed to escort me to the hotel I remem?
ber now that although he Introduced
himself, I never onoe thought to men?
tion to him my name. The town wss
very rough last night?the company
had paid off the graders I was told?
snd there wss no carriage, so ws were
compelled to walk. I?I never saw
such a mob of drunken men. One
came reeling against me, and brushed
? ..de my vail so as to see my face.
The doctor struck him, and then the
marshal came up?you know him, BUI
Hlckoca?and ths Impudent fellow
actually declared he anew me, that
I waa Christie Maclalre. I tried to
explain, but they hurried me on
through the crowd to the hotel, and I
became confused, and forgot Do you
suppose they registered me by that
name?"
"Quite likely; at least Fair bain still
believes it was ths Christie whom he
so gallantly escorted last night"
"How provoking," her foot tapping
the floor, a little wrinkle between her
eyes. "It seams as though I couldn't
escape that woman?aoes she?does
she really look like me?"
"At a little distance, yes," he ad?
mitted, "her form and face resemble
yours very closely, hut her hair is
darker, bar eyas have a different ex?
pression, sad she must be flvs or six
years older."
-Do?do you know oar wall?"
"No, Indeed; 1 have ssen her sever?
al times on the stage, but never met
her until a few moments ago."
"A few moments ago! Do you mean
aba Is hare la this hotel T
"Yes, Miss Hope, and that was what
made the ?4TlTikr in names so laugh?
able. Fsirbein gave me your mes?
sage, but aa coming from Christie. 1
waa, of course, g.eetly surprised, yet
responded The lady vary promptly
denied having sent for me, but as 1
wss sniloue to Interview her myself.
we managed to drift Into conversation,
aad I must have passsd a halt hour
there. 1 might have been there stilt
hut for an interruption."
"Oh, indeed!" with rising inflection
j He glanced quickly about,, reminded
of ths situation
I "Yes, Hawley came In, and I would
prefer not to meet him here, or have
aim discover you were In Sheridan.
Could we not go to your room? 1
have much to tell you."
Her questioning eyes left his face
and stared down over the rail. A heav?
ily built man, with red moustache,
lesned against the clerk's desk, his
face toward them.
"Do you know that man?" she asked
quickly. "He followed me all the
time I wss soopplng. I?I believe he
Is the sams one who Jostled me In the
crowd last night"
Kslth leaned past her to get a bet?
ter view, but the fallow turned, and
slouched away
"I only had a glimpse, but have no
recollection of ever seeing htm before.
You heard no name?"
" 'Wild Bill' called him either Scott,
or Scotty?If this is the same man."
Keith's jaw set, the fighting light
burning in his eyes That was the
name of the fellow rooming with Wll
loughby. the one who seemed to be
Haw ley's special assistant Was be
here as a spy? His hands clinched
on the rail Be was anxious to go
down snd wring the truth out of him,
but Instead, he compelled his eyes to
smile, turning back to the girt
"A mere accident probably? but
about my request? May I talk with
you a few momenta alone*"
She bowed, apparently still d Is setts
fled regarding his lengthy con versa
Lion with Christie, yet permitted him
to follow down the hall She held
open the door of and he entered
"Was Your Call Upon Miss Miiclsire
Very InterestingI"
silently, not wbu.ly Onderataadtl g iho
?bange l*i her rnann-T ri!i*> .' >??! l>o
fore tin* dross? ? r 'Irav. in;; off h r
gloves and removing her hat
"Will you be seated, Captain; the
arm-chair by the window la the more
comfortable." She turned toward him,
almost shyly, yet with womanly curi?
osity which would not be stilled. "Was
your call upon Miss Maclalre very in?
teresting? Did you admire her very
much?"
Kelth'e eyes lifted to her lace, his
cars quick to detect the undertone
in her voice.
"Interesting? yes, for I was seeking
after Information, and met with some
success. As to the other question, I
am not sure whether I admire the lady
or not She is bright, pretty, and
companionable, and In spite of her
profession, at heart, I believe, a good
woman. Hut really. Miss Hope, I was
too deeply Immersed in my purpose
to give her personality much consid?
eration. Among other things we spoke
of you."
"Of me? Why?"
"I told her something of our ad?
ventures together; of how both Haw
ley snd I had been confused. She was
anxious to learn who you were, but
unfortunately, I have never, even yet,
heard your name."
"You have not?"
"No; I left you at Fort Lamed be?
lieving you Christie Maclalre?sup?
posing It your stage name, of course
?snd was confirmed in this belief by
finding in the holster of the saddle
you had been riding an envelope bear?
ing that address."
"1 remember; it contained the note
the man brought to me from Hawloy;
he had written it that way." She
crossed the room, sinking down into a
chair facing him. "And you have
actually confused me with Christie
Maclalre all this while? Have never
known who I was?"
He shook his head.
"I told you to call me Hope; that Is
! my name?I am Hope Walte."
"Walte!" he leaned forward, star
' tied by the possibility?"not-? not?"
j "Yes," she burst ia, holding out her
; hands, clasping the locket, "and this
1 Wal my father's; where did you get
1 *r
? He took the trinket from her, turn?
ing it over in his fingers. Little by lit?
tle the threads of mystery were be
, lng unraveled, yet even now, he could
not see very far. He looked up from
the locket into her questioning face
"Did I not tell you? No; then It
I was an oversight This was about the
throat of one of the men I burled at
Clmmaron Crossing, but?but, Hope,
it was not your father."
"I know," her voice choking slight?
ly. "Mrs. Murphy found that out;
that Is why I am here. I heard my
father came to Sheridan, and I wanted
you to help me find him."
He was thinking and did not answer
at once, and she went on In some
alarm.
"Do you know anything about him.
Captain Keith? Where is he? Why
Is he here? Don't be afraid to tell
ma."
He pressed the locket back into her
hand, retaining the latter, unreslsted.
within his own.
"I have not seen your father, Hope,
but he wss certainly here a few days
ago, for Fair bain met him. They were
together In the army. I am going to
tell you all I know?it seems to be a
tangled web. but the ends must be
somewhere, although, I confess, I am
all at sea"
He told It Blowly and simply, bring?
ing forth his earlier suspicion, and
how he had stumbled upon facts ap?
parently confirming them. He related
her father's robbery, his loss of valu?
able papers, and the conversation be?
tween Hawley and Scott which led to
the suspicion that these same pa?
pers had fallen into the hands
of the former, and were the
basis of his plot Hope listened,
breathless with Interest her widely
opened eyes filled with wonder. As
he concluded speaking she burst
forth:
"But I dont understand In the least
Captain Keith. Why did this man
Hawley send mo to the Salt Fork?"
"He thought he was dealing with
Christie Maclalre. He had some rea?
son for getting her away; getttng her
where he could exercise Influence over
her."
. "Yes?yes; but who Is she?"
! "That Is what makes the matter so
hard to unraveL She doesn't even
know herself. Hawley is going to
take advantage of her Ignorance in
this respect and convince her that
she Is the person he wishes her to
represent?but who is the person? If
we know that we might block the
' game."
Both set silent striving to figure
! out some reasonable explanation.
I "Do you know of any special papers
I your father carried?" he asked.
"No; none outside his business
agreements."
"Has any one ever disappeared con
nected with your family? Did you
have an older sister?**
"Fred and I were the only children.
> Why should you ssk that question?*'
"Because something of that nature
would seem to be the only rational ex
i planatlon Your brother must have
to'd Hau ley something?some family
secret?which ho felt could be utilized
' to hid own advantage. Then ho saw
j your picture, and was Immediately re
1 minded (rf the remarkable resem
blance between you and Christie
Maclalru. Evidently this discovery
fitted into his plan, and made it pos?
sible for him to proceed. Ho has been
trying ewer ainco to get an lntorvbnv
with ihe woman, to sound her, and
find out what ho can do with her He
has written letters, sufficiently ex?
plicit to mako it dear his sch?me Is
based ui>on a will drawn, as h?< claims,
by Christie's Krnndfather No doubt
bv thin time ha bus fully convinced
tho girl that sho in tho rightful heiress
to property -as bo stated to Scott?
Valued at over a million dollars That's
a stake worth fighting for and theso
two will make a hard combination.
\U h got the iiajM-rs. or claims to have.
and they must be the ones stolen from
your father. I have been trusting you
might know something In your family
history which would make It all
plain."
"But I do not," decisively. "You
must believe me; not so much as a !
hint of any secret has ever reached j
me. There are only the four of us, j
Father, Mother, Fred, and I. I am j
sure there can be no secret; nothing
Which I would not know. Perhaps, If j
I could see Mise Maclaire?"
"I am convinced that would be use?
less/' he Interrupted, rising, and pa?
cing across the floor. "If Hawley has
convinced her of the Justice of the ,
claim, he will also have pledged her
to secrecy. He Is working out of sight
like a mole, for he knows the fraud, .
and will :iever come bo the surface j
until everything is in readiness. I i
know a better way; 1*11 And Fred, and
bring him here. He would tell you
whatever It was he told Hawley, and
that will give us the clue."
He picked up his hat from the table,
but she rose to her feet, holding forth
her hands.
"I cannot thank you enough, Cap?
tain Keith," she exclaimed frankly.
"You are doing so much, and with no
personal interest?"
"Oh. but I have." 1
The long la6hes dropped over the j
brown eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"That 1 have a personal Interest?in
you. Hope."
She stood silent, her bosom rising
and falling to rapid breathing
I "You donl mind my calling you
Hope? I haven't got used to Miss
I Walte yet"
I Her eyes met his swiftly.
i "Of course, not. Such ceremony
would be foolish after all you have i
done for me. Do?do you call her
Christie?"
; He laughed, clasping her hands
closer.
"I assure you uo? shy is strictly
Miss Maclaire, and," solemnly, "shall
he to the end of the chapter."
"Oh. well. I didn't care, only that
?/as what you called her when you
were telling me what she said. Are |
you going?"
"Yea, to find Fred; the ?ooner we i
can get this straightened out, the bet*
ter."
i
- i
CHAPTER XXIV.
A Mistake in Aass set nation.
Let his future be what it might.
Jack Keith would never again forget
the girl who held the door open for
his passage with one hand, her other
clasped in his Interested before, yet
forcing himself into indifference now
that he knew who she really was, the
man made full surrender. It was a
struggle that kept him from clasping
the slender figure in his arms, and
pouring forth the words of tenderness
which he sternly choked back. This
was neither the time, nor the place,
yet bis eyes must have spoken, for
Hope's glance fell, and her cheeks
grew crimson.
"I do not need to pledge you to re?
turn this time, do I?" she Questioned,
her voice trembling.
"No," he answered, "nor any time
again."
The hall was deserted, but a few
men loitered in the office. Keith
recognized none of the faces, and did
not stop to make any inquiries of the
clerk. It was growing dark, the lights
already burning, and from the plash?
ing of drops on the window, It must
be raining outside. Hawley would
surely have euded his call upon Miss
Maclaire long before this, and left the
hotel. However Interesting his com?
munication might have proven, she
must fill her evening engagement at
the Trocadero, and would require time
for supper and rest. As to the result
of that interview there coe.id be little
doubt. Providing the gambler pos?
sessed the proper papers he would
have small difficulty in convincing the
girl that she was Indeed the one
sought Keith had probed sufficiently
into her mind to feel assured that her
Inclination was to side with Hawley.
Under all the circumstances this was
natural enough, and he did not blame
her.
He glanced Into the bar room as he
passed, not In any anticipation, but
merely from the vigilance which be?
comes second nature upon the fron
. tier. Hawley stood leaning against
the bar, where he could see any one
passing through the hall. The eyes
of the two men met, but the gambler
never moved, never changed his at?
titude, although Keith noted that his
right hand was hidden beneath the
skirts of his long coat The plains?
man drew back, facing his enemy, un?
til he reached the outer door. There
was a sneer on Hawley's dark sinis?
ter face like an invitation, but a mem- .
ory of the girl he had Just left, and
her dependence upon him. caused
Keith to avoid an encounter. He
would fight this affair out in a differ?
ent way. As the door opened and he
slipped forth into tho gloom, he brush- 1
ed against a man apparently Just en?
tering. The gleam of light fell for an
instant upon the face of tho other?it
was Scotty with the red moustache.
I
They had been watching for hira
then?what for? Hawley on the in?
side, and this man Scott without, wero
waiting to determine when hi left
the hotel, would probably dog his
footsteps to discover wh?>re he went
Keith loosened bis revolver, so a? to
be assured he could draw ?julckly, and
slipped back into the shadow oJ the
st?'i>8. his eyes on tho door of the
hotel There was a cold, drizzly rain
falling, tho streets almosl deserted,
appearing sodden and miserable
where the llKhts shone forth through
saloon windows One or two mon, 1
seeking supper, coat collars turned up
and hats drawn low over their eyes,
climbed the rickety steps and srent in,
but no one came out Perhaps ho
was mistaken a^ to the purpose of
thotte follows, they may have desired
merely to know when he left, or
Scotf s return just at that moment
*oight have been an accident. To be
eure, the hotel possessed a back exit,
but he could not oover both ends of
the building, and must take his
chances. It was too wet and disagree?
able to remain crouched there, now
that it was evident there was no n
tentlou of following him. With hand
on the butt of his gun, suspicious a: :d
watchful, yet with scarcely a faster
beat to his heart, Keith straightened
up, and began splashing his way
through the mud down the street. He
knew where Wllloughby would be
most likely found at this hour?with
cronies at the "Tenderfoot"?and he
meant to discover the boy, and make
him confess to Hope the truth. Mat?
ters had now reached a point where
longer delay was dangerous.
Sheridan was seemingly dead, the
long street silent, gloomy, black, ex?
cept for those streams of saloon light
shining across pools of watsr. He
stumbled over the Irregular ground,
occasionally striking patches of wood?
en sidewalk or a strip of cinders. Here
and there a tent flapped in the wind,
which drove the drizzle into his face;
somewhere ahead a swinging sign
moaned as if in agony. A few wan?
derers ploughed through the muck,
dim uncertain shapes appearing and
vanishing in the gloom. He had gone
a block and over, the struggle against
the elements leaving him forgetful of
all else, when a man reeled out of
some dim'y lit shack to his right, and
staggered drunkenly forward a few
feet in advance. He could barely dis?
tinguish the iel ows's outlines, giving
little thought to tht occurrence, for
the way was unusually black along
there, the saloon opposite having
shades drawn. Suddenly a flash of
red Are spurted into the night, with a
sharp report. It was so close at hand
It blinded him, and he flung up one
arm over his eyes, and yet, in that
single instant, he perceived the whole
picture as revealed by the red flame.
He saw the man in front go down in
a heap, the projection of the building
from behind which the shot came, the
I end of a wagon sticking forth into the
! street which had concealed the as?
sassin. The b.indlng flash, the shock
of that sudden discharge, for a mo?
ment held him motionless; then he
leaped forward, revolver in hand,
sprang around the end of the wagon,
and rushed down the dark alley be?
tween two buildings. He could see
nothing, but some one was running
recklessly ahead of him, and he fired
in the direction of the sound, the
leaping spurt of flame yielding a dim
outline of the fugutive. Three times
he pressed the trigger; then there
Keith Saw the Man Go Down In a
Heap,
was nothing to shoot at?the fellow
had faded away Into the black void
Of prairie. Keith stood there baffled,
staring about into the gloom, the
smoking revolver in his hand. The
sound of men's voices behind was all
that reached him, and feeling the use
leseness of further pursuit, he re?
traced his w ay back through the nar?
row passage.
A group was gathered about the
body In the rain, a single lantern
glimmering. Two or three men had
started down the passageway, and
Keith met them, revolvers drawn and
6 us pi clous.
"Who are you?" snapped one
sharply. "Were you doing all that
shooting yonder?"
Keith recognized the voice, thank?
ful that he did so.
"I fired at the fellow, but he got
away onto the prairie. I reckon you
couldn't have done any better, BilL"
"Jack Keith!" and Hlckock's voice
had a new tone, his hand dropping on
the other's shoulder. "Never was
gladder to meet a fellow in my life.
Boys, this is an old deputy of mine
down in Dodge. When he gives up
chasirr* a murderer there Isn't much
use (air tryin'. Let's go back, and find
out how bad the fellow is hurt While
ue'ro fo<?lln' our way, Jack, you might
tell us what you know about this af?
fair "
"ft was Just the flash of a gun, and
the man dropped." Keith explained,
briefly. "I was ten or a dozen feet
behind, and the fellow fired from un?
der the wagon there. Be must have
been laying for some one?I reckon,
maybe, it was mo."
"You? Then it's likely you luive
some notion who ho was?"
"Well, if 1 have, juii." and Keith's
Hps were set ficht, "I'm not liable to
tell yon It' it's the lad I think likely,
I'll attend to the case myself. t?"?u
understand- this is my personal af
fair "
Hlckoek nodded, his hand again
pressing the other's shoulder.
"Sure, Jack, if you feel that way.
There's enough doing here in ^
dan to keep a marshal reasonably
busy. Without dlppin1 into private
matters. I rather reckon you caa
take care erf yourself, but If you need
me. old boy, I'm always right here on
the Job. You know that"
"I do. Bill, and appreciate It"
The group about the motionless
body fell awcy, and made room for the
marshal, the last rran to rise saying
soberly:
"He's dead all right, Hickock. 1
guess he never knew what hit him.
Good shootln', too, dark as it is here."
"Had the range fixed, likely," re?
turned the marshal. "That's what
makes It look like it was arranged
for."
He bent down, striving to distin?
guish the dead man's features turned
up to the drizzle, but the night re?
vealed only the faintest outline.
"Anybody know him?" There wee
no response, only a shuffling of feet
In the mud. "Here, you mac with the
lantern, hold it over where I can see.
There, that is better. Now, you fel?
lows take a look, and see If some of
you can't name the poor devil."
They glanced down, one after the
other, over Bill's shoulder, shading
their eyes from the rain so as to see
clearer. The light of the flickering
lantern streamed full on the ghastly
face, but each man rW ok bis head,
and passed on ng back, hop?
ing some ouf? wuuiu mentify the body,
and not make it necessary I or him to
take part In the grew some task. It
was not likely to be any one he knew,
and besides, he felt the man had died
In his stead, and he dreaded to look
upon the stricken face. When tho last
of the group had drifted back out of
the radius of light. Hickock looked up
and saw him.
"Here, Jack," he said, gravely, "you
better try?you might know him.**
Keith bent over and looked down.
As he did so his heart seemed to rise
choking into his throat, and a blur
obscured his sight He swept a hand
over his eyes and dropped on hie
knees Into the mud beside the body,
staring speechless into the white face,
the sightless eyes. Hickock watch?
ing him closely and gripped his arm.
"What ia It? Do you know hiro?"
-My God, yes; Fred WUloughhy!"
(To be Continued.)
i Loss of Time Means Loss of Pay.
Kidney trouble and the ills it breeds
means lost time and lost pay to
j many a working man. M. Balent,
1214 Little Penna. St., Streator, 111.,
was so bad from kidney and blad?
der trouble that he could not work,
but he says: "I took Foley Kidney
Fills for only a short time and got
entirely well and was soon able to
go back to work, and am feeling well
and healthier than before." Foley
Kidney Pills are tonic in action, quick
in results?a good friend to the
working man or woman who suffers
from kidney ills. Sibert's Drug Store.
The loudest howls are made over
\ the smallest grievances.?New York
Press.
Attack Like Tigt?rs.
In fighting to keep the blood pure
the white corpuscles attack disease
germs like tigers. But often germs
multiply so fast the little fighters are
overcome. Then see pimples, boils,
eczema, salt-rheum and sores multi?
ply and strength and appetite fail.
This condition demands Electric Bit?
ters to regulate stomach, liver and
kidneys and to expel poisons from
th-2 blood. "They are the best blood
purifier," writes C. T. Budahn, of
Tracey, Cal.. "I have ever found."
They make rich, red blood, strong
nerves and build up your health. Try
them. 50 cent3 at Sibert's Drug
Store.
Hers Not Its.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Waitress, come here at once. Here's
a hook and eye in this salad."
"Oh, I suppose it is a part of the
dressing."
_
Hay Fever, Asthma and Summer
Colds.
Must he relieved quickly and Fo
ley*S Honey and Tar Compound will
do it. E. M. Stewart, 1034 Wolfram
St.. Chicago, writes: "I have been
greatly troubled during the hot sum?
mer months with hay fever and find
that by using Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound I get great relief." Many
others who suffer similarly will be
triad to l>eneflt by Mr. Stewart's ex?
perience. Sibert's Drug Store.
ALL WRONG.
The Mistake is Made by Many Sum
tor Citizens.
Don't mistake the cause of back?
ache.
To be cured you must know the
rsuss
It is wrong to imagine relief is cure.
Backache is kidney ache.
You must cure the kidneys.
a Bumter resident tells you how.
P. R. May?>. 11 :> E. Liberty street.
Sumter, s. c. saye: "Doen's Kidney
Pills proved more beneficial to me
than anything I had previously used.
Two yesrs ago l was Injured and as
the resull my kidneys bothered me a
great deal, sly back ached severely
und i had such pains through my
loins that l could hardly move, I
tried prescriptions and liniments and
took several other remedies hut did
not receive relief. My kidneys were
weak and the kidney secretions con?
tained a dark sediment and were
Irregular in passage, l could not
res! well and if l attempted to lift,
sharp pains caughl me through my
loins. Since using Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured al China's Drug Store,
the backache and lameness have all
disappeared and m> kidneys are more
normal, l feel fifty per cent better
and it therefore gives me pleasure to
re ommend Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by .ill dealers Price r.o
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
\. w York, sole agents f<?r the l'nitt ?
States,
Remember tin name??Doan's?and
lake no oth< r. No. 14