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KEITH Of THE BORDER A TALI Of TIB PLAINS U s> saMMM FAJULBH mumm iu?x?r A, 0? MnkBf O Oa, SNa> KATTIJI KXVin. The Ctssji Oeee of the TreceOeea. Hops eloooeorod very Bttle difficulty to duplicating tho outer garments Reith reported Miss Maoiaire to w ton Tho eosoro. Indeed, w?ro oot ea ertiy tho same, rot this differ -noc wu mot sufficient to be notloeabla at night by the eyes of o men woo hod no ree mtm to suspect deceit The girl ?*as to o (hitter of oorvoue xcftement te oho hastened oboot the room. donning her few retirements of masquerade, yet Keith noted with appreciation that Oho became perceptibly cooler to tho tnornent of departure approached. With cheeks illiuw aod eye* spark Hag. yet speaking with o voice re? reellng 00 falter, ehe pressed bis arm aad declared herself prepared for the estiosl The faee uoder the shadow of tho mantilla woo 00 area aod piquant, Ketth onuki oot disguise his sjtetratkss. Am I Chrhrtle Mecielrer she ashed iKsjhiogty "BoJIcteutiy so to fool our friend," he returned. Trot I am ready to swoar that tody eereor looted 00 charming." "A orennllrnsjsL sod spoken as though yea reaOy meant It' "Hare I oot been boo set enough yen ta tho seat to bo credited hsoiirj awwr he pretested, a Itt? els hart by tho balstisg tons, "Of ooutoo two hawo; I merely tail to hasp say oonrass) up. 7< strati I aov" yea ore truly ao isotrsos, for of soJoymenL go, or Rawtoy wtU be oil our thsoogh the office ao one familiar to I faee par side of the than tho _ Us we tho kong habit of freo to glaooe ba? ld sod ho woo thos mada ai Coat they were being teCkrwed. Oos> wss stag UghUy, oad wtthoat a word he alarm the gsrl ha moossod to ob snavs every sswssjbjsjbjI of the dimly Agora which eeVeaoed with timing every motion to Uvdre. bsforo they orosssd the ??root the Trooadero he woo oonv'nced 00 mtaish*?the tslkrw. he aright bo* wae trailing Chasm. Keith smiled grimly to hlmeelf. res oivlng that so eooo es he had left Cht lady he woaM teach the spy a Is** sot. oot soeo to be forgotten. They barely entered tim outer circle of '"ho Trocadcrn Hghis. ?.vrflng a group Of nen thr waging about the doors, sod has ring the sound of tho band within, ! saw theo turned ewtftly down the oar tws dart alleyway leedlng toward the ' Stars entrance. Keith, having been | Chere before, advanoed roufldei.tly. but ?090, her heart beating wikUy. clung to his arm, scarcely venturing a word to reply to has whispered assurances. Fortunately they encountered no one. I mm* Keith, feeling cautiously In the | Saws, saslly succeeded In locating the aga nlng to the esettbnl* I tstoning ' tntontry ha tmaiM convinced taet no oos' occupied the ttttlo shod, He hod , hstiweed to remain with the girl until Che time came for her to emerge, but tho remembranceof that figure dogging them all the way from tho hotel now j sensed 0 change of plan Hs bold her bood sJsjBjsjtf deeped tn hla "Now, Hope. I am going to Leave yea." bo whispered, "and your own wit will have to carry you through. I you wtll play your part all right. It wtn be mine to wait tor Carta? ges* aod give her some sxpiaoation of why Hawtey failed to meat her as hs It will never do for her to until you have rime to learn I possible Ton are act afrsddr Tee. I am," clinging to him, "but? Ol I em going through It Jus* the "Tho trues* Und of courage, my girl Now slip inside, but hold the ajar Hawtey will certainly be within ten minutes, aod you must yotn him st once, or else the other ostght appear. You can fudge as to too being him even It this darkness, Good bye* The Vorging to otsarp bar in his to speak the language of his was almost overwhelming, yet memory of that figure slinking akmg behind them, aod the brief time before Haw ley's pri>heOie appearance, for ho would leave the theater at Lh<i conclusion of Miss Madeira's set, re strained all damons^iatiou. This waii it for action, not for words ot' ao delay shooid hasard the sue oess of thslr undertaking. Ha neeWi tho slight creak of toe door aa the girl slipped within the oniioeelrnenr. Of the vestibule, and then he glkiec! away through the darkness wltli tho stealthy silence of an Indian. Th?n> sae no one in the alleyway, which narrow end easily explored, but glow from the front wliidows plainly revealed the shadow of s man near the eotranoH, and Keith slipped op toward him, hogging tho 4de of the building tor SDOceaLment, prepared to resort to harsh measarea Ah &t> reached out, gripping the astonished loiterer by the collar, they eiared at one another In surprise, and the grip plng hand aa Instantly fehaaeod its You. Feirbalnl What Che devil does this mean? What are you spying on us for?" Clearly taken abaci; yet not greatly disturbed, hla eyee showing pugnaci? ous and hla jaw set, the Doctor rubbed his throat where Keith's knuckles had left a red welt "Darox /ou, I think rtn the one to aak for an explanation," he growled. "She raid she was not going with you. -Yea, You Can Oat Up. I Reckon You're Beginning to flee Clearer, Alnt Your and now you are around here together at this hour. I had g right to know whether I waa being played with like that" "Bot man? that was oot Mian Mao asfre I woo with; ft wog Hope Walto. Come hack hero under the taut flap while I explain." fearful of the occntng of Haw ley ho fairly dragged the portly figure of the hwwDauwd Doctor wtth him. strtvtng, by quickly spoken words, to make him ccnnprahond the) situation. Knowing previously aomofhtng of the taauee tirrorved. It woe not difficult to moke Fwlrbeln grasp the meonrng of thia prasset movement, ywt has eyn> pathlee were at oooo onUetod upon the aide of Mlae Chrlette. ReM bo damned tf ho would have any part In such a echeme?tf ehe had a right to the money he'd help her got It?tt was a cowardly trick, and he'd fight tf noo> eeeery, to gawp her from becoming a victim. His voice reee, hla arme brandlahlng violently, his sentences snapptng like rifle shot* Keith an? gered, and fearful of g discovery which would jgghjgj Hope osrpossd, real? ised the futility of dlacnoaion and turned to physical force. Qrasptn* the geedculaitng man with both hands, ho flung htm backward and dragged aim Into the empty tont? kneeling on him ao he throttled him to the earth. "Now, Doctor, you ttaten to mo" he said sternly Tm through argulrv 1 hate to treat you ilko thia, tor you are my friend, but I'll not stand for Inter? ference hare. Do you get that, you old fool? Lie still until I get through! I respect your feelings toward Miss Maciarre* She Is a good girt, and I hope jo heaven you got her U you want her. But you never will if you permit this affair to go on. Tea, I know what I am talking about In all that Hope and I do we are serving you and Chrtatle~-our only fight is with Black Bart' Hawley. Stop being a bullet-headed old fool. Fair bain, and understand this thing. Lie stIU. I tell you, and hear me out! ILiwtoy is a liar, a thief, and a swindler. There la a swindle tn this thing somewhere, and he hopes to pull out a big som of money from tt He la merely usrog Chrtatle to poll his own chestnuts out of the fire. She la Innocent; we real? ise that, hut thia fellow is going to ruin the girl unless we succeed in ex? posing him He's not only Involving her in tue criminal conspiracy, but he*e making love to her ; he's teaching her to love him That's part of hla scheme, no doubt, for then she will bo so much easier handled I tell you, MrUin. your only chance to ever win the Interest of Chrtatle Maolalre Is to help us down this fellow Haw? ley. Yes, you con stt up; I reckon you're beginning to see rieerer, alnt year Keith drew esrJde the flap of the tent to glance without the light fail? ing on VWrbaln'a face as he etruggied to a sK?ng posture. He hod had a new thought driven Into him. yet failed to entirely grasp Its signin? "But Jack," ho aakrA stm half angry, "how about the gfcrt? Haast she any right to thia money f" "1 doot know," honestly, "we dont any of as know, but whatever she bag the right to she ts going to get You can bet on that old man. We're buck? ing Hawley. not Christie Maclatre? get thrx Into your head. He hasat any right that's certain, for ho murdered and fAoie to get the papeio "he gnlet! Herr? the fellow comas now!" They peered out together through 'he ormvenVTii tent nap, Pulrb&in scarcely lees fobareetad than the oth? er, already dftniy oornpeeheoding that his truly <W?eroue rival waa the gambler, and that he could beat serve the lady by helping to prove to her the real oharacter of that Individual. He was stm Mindly groping tn the hose, yet out of Keith** sharp, sting? ing words there had couie to him a guiding light The hUtiw gripped hla arm in restraint "Fasy, <dd man? aaejp?od tan pa*a," Hawley tnrnod rnto the et*v write- J tilng, evidently veil ploawd with the Situation and anticipating other de lleuts awaiting bis nomine Th*- glow hold. of the Trocedero's lights served, an ! Instant to reveal als face, shaded by the broad brim of his hat, aod theo he vanished into the dark. Keith lean? ing far out, yet keeping weil within the shadow*, heard the faint creak of the vestibule door and the soft mur? mur of distant votcea. Then he drew back suddenly, his hand again grasp* ' tng Palrbein. Two figures?those of j a man and woman?emerged into the dim light, and as quickly disappeared. Apparently her hand was upon his arm, and he was bending down so as to gain a glimpse of the face par? tially concealed by the folds of the , mantilla Only a word or two reached i them, a little laugh, and the woman1* I voice: "Why, of course I hurried! you said ' you had something of euch Importance i to tell me." "Fairbaln," spoke Keith, hla Hps ai m?gt at the ear of the other. "That was Hope, all right, and she has got I him going already. Now, man, will you help us out?" -It Howr "Qo back there, and meet Miss Maelaire. I don't care where you take her?lunch, anywhere; only keep her from the hotel as long as possible. You can do it far better than I, for i she will not suspect you of any inter- i est In this affair. Tell her any lie you can think up on account of Haw ley's j abeeuoe. Good Ix?rd, old man, can't i you see this la your chance; go In I and win." Fairbain struggled to his feet, still a bit dated and uncertain, yet tempted by the opportunity. Ton Ye perfectly sure, Keith, this laut anything that will hurt the girl?" "Sure! Of course I am. It's iust Hawley I'm gunning after. For God's, sake, haven't you got that clear yetf 4 reckon Tm an old fool. Jack," admitted the Doctor regretfully, "and when an aid fool Is tn love he hasn't got any sense left Anyhow m do what you want mo to now. Where are you going r* "To watch those others. There Is no knowing what play Hawley might try to pull off, and I want to keep within gunshot of him. Hurry up, man, that vestibule door creaked lust then." Ho shoved him down the dark alley and dodged back himoeif across the front of the tent out Into the street There was a crowd of men In front of the Ttoosdero, but the couple ho sought wore nowhere In eight (To be Continued.) SOME RECENT IMPROVEMENTS, PhUe (ilus8 Fronts on Stores?Ikirbcr Shop Repaired, Etc. Quito g number of improvements are going on on Main street and in the business section of the city be? sides the paving of Main street with vitrified brick and the installation of the "white way." Mr. Ifoses Green has made a groat addition to hill store in putting in I DOW front and When he has the H novations Which are now under way completed, his store, with its plato glass front ami windows, will bo one ?.f the showiest it? the city. The domes erected on tin- top of the building have created much com? ment on the street I The renovations are m ob- so that j the store win be enlarged and pre*] Is red better for display of merchan dlSS and will Otherwise In- more con- j ,'enlently arranged both for bis cus tomers and for Mr. Green himself, The part of the building not US"<1 as .1 store win be used for oflfo es, Another store that is undergoing extensive repairs end renovations Is that in Ihe VYinn building which will be oceupled by i*. Alpert when cum pletod, Plate glass windows are be? ing put in and an attractive front prepared, This store will also be very much Improved when the pres? ent work -oi it is completed, Mr. K. K Brown? the manager of Ihe Belmonl Barber shop, has re < ently had ? greal many Improve* ments put In at his place of busi? ness. The whop- shop was repaint? ed in whlh with attractive wail pa? per borders, All of the furniture of the estsbllshment u;>s repaired and painted white and five new sanitary barber chairs "f i h? > very latest de HlgiiM and make have b< en installed lo take the place of the old ones which have been conelgned to the lumber room. The barbers in the ? iabllshmenl wear white trousers and coats and tin- place will be in condition lo give satisfactory atten? tion to customers and at the same lime Will be more sanitary and cleanly than formerly, The old wooden building next to Lei and Molse'a office, formerly used ai an office by Mr. Harmon D, Ifolse Is being tutu down and removed and it hi probable thai s brick building will take its place. Opposed i" Exchange, afemphle, Tenn,( Aug, 24,?Tin Memphis Cotton Exchange went on i.ii today as opposed to the pro posed establishment <>f a clearing house in New York for the vollda lion of cotton bills of lading, The sub stitute plan suggested by the New 0r? leans Cotton, Exchange was endorsed Do noi aii<?vr your kidney and bind der trouble to develop beyond tin roaoh of medicine. Take Foley Kid ney imih They give quick resulh and stop U regularities with surprls iru: promptneesv Blbert's Drug Store OVERTURNED UNTIL HE COME Ezekiel xxi, 25-27?Sept 3 "Depart from ovil and do good; rtAk peoos and pursue IL"?P*<ilm xxzkc, l\. HT the giving of the Law God plainly told the nation of Is? rael the terms and conditions upon which they were receiv? ed as His people. If they would he obedient to the Divine reqiilrciuents all things would work well with them. They would be rich, prosperous, the blessed nation of the Lord. Hut if, on the contrary, they should neglect the Divine Statutes and become idolatrous, the Lord would oppose them and would deliver them Into the hands of their enemies for chastisement; and "seven times'* should puss over them. ?Leviticus XXvi, is. 21. 24. 28. New had come the time for the com pleto overthrow of the national polity, for a period of "seven times" or seven year*, as foretold case, however, the years must have been synir tolie because fre? quently they bad captivities of more than seven years. Accepting, then, us a fact that these seven years or "times" were symbolic years, how long u period do they In? dicate? It is an accepted fact that iu Bible symbolism each day represents a year; end the Jewish year bad twelve months of thirty days each. Thus each year represented symbolically three hundred and sixty years; and the seven years of chastisement repre? sented 7 times 3GO, or 2,520 years. When, therefore, we read that the kingdom would be overturned, over- j turmnl until Messiah should come, we are to understand that the period of the overturned condition, as a whole, i would be 2,?2? years, beginning with I the time the crown was taken from Zedekiah?in 600 B. a (70 years prior to the proclamation of Cyrus permit? ting the people to return 686 B. C>. A Look at the Facts Tt Is always interesting and profit? able to students of the Bible to note the fulfilment of Divine predictions. It establishes faith, it makes all of God's promises more real; it assures us of Divine supervision in respect to Israel's affairs and thus gives ground for confidence In the supervision of the affairs of spiritual Israel?the Church. As we look back aloug the aisles of history we see the fulfilment of the declaration that the nation of Israel would be overturned. After Its res? toration by CyTllS, B. C. 53d, it con? tinued to have a sort of national ex? istence for 000 years: yet In all that time it hud not a king of the line of David?the line of Divine promise? and it was ruled over by the various adjoining nations, as it is written, "Je? rusalem shall Ik? trodden down of the Gentiles until the times (yeurs) of the Gentiles be tilled full*** The Times of the Gentiles When (;<>d removed the typical king' dorn of Israel and Ills typical throne in the world He gave over the earth? ly dominion to the Gentiles; und this lease of power, as represented in Dan? iel's prophecy, was to continue for "seven times"?2,520 years. In other wards, dining the same period that Israel would bo having "seven times" of tribulation and subjection, the Gen? tiles would be having "seven times" of prosperity; and both will terminate at the same time -in 2.520 years from B. C. coo? October, A. D. 11U4. (1) The facts are, so far as the Gentiles are con? cerned, a lease of power for 2,520 years, as fol? lows:?For (a) Ba? bylon, the first Universal Em? pire; (b) Medo Vnlvorsul Empire; (c) Oracla, the third Universal Em? pire; and (d) Home, the fourth Uni? versal Empire. According to the Scriptural view of the matter, thi* fourth Universal Empire is still rep? resented In the Papacy and the va? rious so-called Christian governments I of the world. It is well to note particularly tne dream of Nebuchadnezzar, as recorded in Daniel li. 31-45, and its interpreta? tion t>y the Prophet Daniel Daniel does not here state the time for the end of these Gentile governments; that we find elsewhere. But every fore told circumstance indicates that the end is nigh, even at the doors. The stone Cut out of the mountain with? out hands, which smites and scatters the Gentile powers, represents the true Church, the Kingdom of God. When glorified it will smite and de? stroy the kingdoms of this world. Not the people, but the governments are symbolised by the Image. (2> The next thing In order, now, following the expiration of the "seven times" (2,520 years, to 1015 A. In. will l??' the establishment of Messiah's Kingdom and Its recognition by the children of Israel, :md through them as God's Instruments and channel, the blessing of all the families of th^ earth. Try >u? ad. In the I>illy Hem, and watch results. BIRMINGHAM RETURNS TO SA? LOONS. Jefferson County VOtef to Back to Old Style, Declining to Accept Dis? pensary System, _ Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 24.^-Jef ferson county today voted to return to the legal sale of liquor by li< er ed saloons by a majority which may go above 2,000. The roturni b^gan toj come early and the dispensary show? ed a small lead in Home of the I uitn* try precincts, but by the time 20 pre? cincts had been beard from saloons were ahead of dispensaries by 100 This ratio was maintained until the city boxes began to come In, which rapidly swelled ih : saloon majority. The voters also passed on th?- ques? tion wet or dry, but there was ne rcr any doubt of the county's going wet, The Issue was really between saloons and dispensaries. At 11 o'clock tonight boxes out of To in the county gave 1,218 wet majority and 1,596 majority for saloons over dispensaries. The re main lug small rural precincts will probably not affect these majorities. Jefferson county first voted in the prohibition question October 1907( when prohibition carried by a ma? jority of 1,896. it is r< ported that church street and parts of Cslhoun street are be? ing used by a number of au*omobil Ists as race tracks, it is impossible to vouch for the accuracy of this re? port. Ix**? of Time Mean* Loss of Pay. Kidney trouble and the Ills it breeds means lost time and lost pay to many a working man. M. Balent, 1214 Little Penna St., ?treator, UL. WOO SO T*ad from kidney and blad? der trouble that ho could not work, but ho SOya: 'T took Foley K'dney Pilla for only a short time and got entirely well and was Boon 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 ilia Slbert'a Dru# Store. TRUST DEED FILED. Southern llell 1 or jM>ration to IflMM |MfOOOtOO0 in Rondo Oo^eres by This llortgmge. Atlanta, (la., Aug. IS,?A deed Of trust covering an authorization of a $r?0,000,000 bond issue has been filed by the Southern Bail Telephone com? pany with the clerk of the superior court of this (Fultoi.) eounty. it was announced here today. The deed is made to the Hankers' Trust company and John H. Parsons of New York, as trustees. Ten millions have been issued to date* A copy of the deed will be tiled, it was declared, in every county where the corporation owns property. It pays taxes in Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia. North and South Carolina; Alabama and Flor? ida. Hut !h.- majority in Congress was elected on ft different platform, Mr. President?New York American. Night work often causes a strain CP the eyes. If your I ayes are not perfect and able I to stand this strain, see us and we will prescribe for you. The proper glasses guarauteed. Gradu? ate optician in charge of our optical parlor. W. A. Thompson i Je weir and Opth-an. 6 ?. MAIN STREET PHONE S&S Have You a Boy to Educate ? Havt you decided where to send him to school ? Do you wish to place him in a Christian Military In? stitution ? Where his healtli will be carefully looked after, his mind be thoroughly trained and where hi will be taught habits of obedience, punctuality, and industry f If so, send him to The South Carolina Co Educational Institute 1 lere the teachers take the place ot the parents and students are at all times under the direct centre/ and watch care of the faculty from the time they enter school until they return to their homes. This institution has splendid brick buildings with mod? ern equipments, a faculty of fifteen experienced teachers, and a thorough course ot study. It has been in successful operation under the same man ageuteut fcr twenty years. Last year students were in attendance from all over South Carolina and from >;x other state-. Write to-day for catalogue and application blank to F. N. K. BAILEY, President, Edgefield, S. C.