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KEITH OF THE BORDER A TALE OF THE PLAINS % aANDALL PnJUtBfl HT UUTT Of THVSCXrnL" 1 a*, a. a sugessg * c*^ C HAFT III XXX Hi ChrlwtVe Keith rw*p* bit gl*OOS op KM down the otfoot vitbeut rnwulta. Surety Hewley ood bit oompenhm could not oo suddenly They to the right, bo woo cor? tola ao to that, aod ho poshed L'trough of tuen around th , theater aod baetaoad to overtake Ho found nothing to overtake along that stretch of street, by wtndow tlgbta woo there of a maa and woman walking Ho stopped, beerlldered, attndly about, failing utterly to thie mTsterftous vanishing, oooid ft moan? What had ban* f Hoar oookl they barre dl*ao> ao oomptototy during that ein. ho and waited to apeak to t The man** haart boat like n trip-hammer with appr*hen*1oo, n fear for Hope taking posse* of him. Surely the girl would to enter any of thoeo the way, and Haviey rt to fore* In the The retry thought seeing and ywt? with no other poootble, ho en tared those attar the other In haoty search, the to males sharply, only 1a ted hfswjilf totally balled?Hawley and Hope had reniahed an though by the earth. Ho explored let wean the scat rammagtng about bat anmo bach to Ussetreet without reward. Oooid they have gone dxrwn the otr> bi the deeper ihn floes and the botet more quickly It seemed to aim poavjblet Thorn barely a chance that this oooid he true, and yet Keith grasped at tt curatng himnatf few haw time FTre rnlmitea Katar, almost spew, hi ism with anxiety, he startled the der* man Mian Watte come mt HDas ?gnw Walter If t know." retorted the Indifferently. "Gent for the life of me tell those two fame law apart One of them psaasd through 'hoot ten minutes ago; Doc Peirbaln wan with her. Another party font wont up> etalrs bunting Hiss Maclatre, and as they harent come down, I reckon It must bare been her anything wrong 7* Tb not sore ret," shortly ?Who waa this other pereonf" "Old fellow with Volts hair and whlehoro owwe like a plinla?-had the sheriff along with him." It came to Keith in a flash?ft was Walt?. Pnrhapa Christie knew. Per? haps ehe General knew Certainly aomethlag of Importance was crystal* Using In the ai ti ess' room which might help to explain all else. He rushed up the stairs, barely waiting to rap of ce at the closed door before he nreeeed It open. The eight within held bun silent, waiting opportunity ao blurt out bis oewa Here, also, was tragedy. Intense, compelling, which for the Instant seemed to even overshadow the fate of the girl he tee ad. There were three men pres? ent, and the woman. She stood clutch? ing the bach of a chatr. wbitefaood and open-eyed, with Peirbaln eHghUy behind her. one hand grasping her arm. the other cUnched, hie law set wugnac'ooaly Pacing the** two waa Walte, and a beerlly built man wear? ing a brown beard, closely trimmed. Too'd better acknowledge If Walts snapped out. wtth a quick glance at the oevcoiww "It will make It all the easier for yon, I tell you 1 this la the sberlfl, and werve got you both dead to rights " "But," she urged, "wiry should I be arrested' I here done nothing," "Too're an adventuress e damn adrtoturwas linwleya miatreea, prob? ably?a? "Now. see hern, Wafte." and Fair bain rwung himself forward, "you drop that Miss Meclair* la my friend, If you eay another word IT1 amaeh sheriff or no sheriff " Walte glared at Mm Too old took" be snorted, "what hare roe got to do with thlaT" Tre got this to du with, rouU And ?the woman hi to be treated with re? spect or I'll blow your damnod ob? sUdate head off ? The sheriff laid htn hand on Walto s ahoulder "Coma" he said, firmly, "this la no way to get at ft We want to know certain facta, and then we ceo pro? ceed lawfully Let me question the (Woman " The two older men e*1tl faced one ?BOO.*, belligerently, but K*llh saw Christ la draw the doct<a* back from between her and the sheriff "Ton may aek me anything yon plea?e." ehe announced, quietly "1 Fi gare these gentlemen will pot fight my room "Very w*ll, Mhte MadHra It will I ajaxjulre only a inomont Hoe long have r*Hj known thle man HawWrv*~ ^ "Merely a few daye?elnce I arrlvod m Sheridan" "But you wore in communication with htm before that*" The pleasant Totoo and milet de> Manor of the sheriff seemed to yield the girl confidence and courage. ~Yev he had written me two or three letter*." i "Yon met him bore then by appoint ment?" He was to come to Sheridan, and j ?zp atn to me more fully what bis let? ters had only hinted at" "You possessed no previous knowl? edge of bla purpose?" "Only the barest outline?detain were given roe later." "Will you tell u* briefly exactly what Hawley to'u you?" The girl's bewildered eyes wandered from face to face, then returned to . 1 the waiting sheriff. "May?may I sit down?" she asked, j "Most certainly; and don't be afraid. , for really we wish to be your friends." She sank down Into the chair, and even Keith could see how ber slender form trembled. There was a mo? ment's silence. "Believe roe, gentlemen," she began, falteringly, "if there Is any fraud, any I conspiracy, I here borne no conscious ; part in It Mr. Hawley came to roe I saying a dying man had left with him I certain papers, naming one, Phyllis : Gale, as heiress to a very large estate j In North Carolina, left by her grand 1 father in trust He said the girl had ! been taken West, when scarcely two 1 years ora, by her father in s fit of drunken rage, and then deserted by htm in St Louis." "You?you saw the papers?" Walte broke la. "Yes. those that Hawley had; he gave them to me to keep for biro." She crossed to her trunk, and came back, a manlUa envelope In her band. I Walte opened ft hastily, running his ? eyes over the con Lenta. "The infernal scoundrel?" be ex? claimed, hotly. "These were stolen from me at Carson City." "Let me see them" The sheriff ran them over, merely glanring at the endorsement*. "Just as you represented. Watte." he said, slowly. "A copy of the will, your commission as guardian, and) memoranda of Identification. Well, Miss Mac lairs, how did you happen to be so easily convinced that you were the lost glrir "Mr. Hawley brought me a picture which be said was of this glrTs half sister; the resemblance was most startling. This, wtth the fact that 1 have never known either father or mother or my real name, and that my earlier life wss passed In St Louis, soJBced to make me believe ha must be right " "You?you?^ Walts choked, lean? ing forward. "Ton don't know your reel earner "No, I do not," her lips berety form? ing the words "The woman who brought roe np never told me." "Who?who wss the woman r" "A Mrs, Raymond?Sue Raymond? she wss on the stage, end died In Texas?San Antonio, I think." I Walts swore audibly, his eyes newer once deserting the girls face. "Hawley to?^ you to say thstr* "No, he did not," she protested warmly "It wss never even mention? ed between as?*t least, not Sue Ray? mond's name. What difference can that makef? ile stepped forward, one hand flung ont, and Pair bain sprang instantly be? tween them, mistaking the action. "Hands off there, Walts" he com? manded, sternly. ''Whatever she says goes" "Too blundering old Idiot," the oth er exploded. "I'm not going to hurt her; stand aside, will you!" He reached the startled girt thrust aside the dark hair combed low over the neck, swung her about toward the light, end stared at a birthmark be? hind ber ear. No erne spoke. o3d Harth Straightened Up, Looking Di? rectly Into the Fierce Question? ing Eyes. I Welte seemingly stricken dumb, the woman shrinking away from him as though she feared he was crazed. "What Is ur asked the sheriff, sternly. Slowly Walts turned about and fecod him, running ?ie sleeve, of hi* ccet across his eyes He appeared dssed, confounded. "My Ood. it's sll right." be sain, with e choke In the throat "tUte's- - sbe*t the girl." ChiiHtle stared st hfm, her lips parted, unable to graap what It all meant 'You mean I?! am actually l'hyllls OBle* That?thai these H no mls gsjg#r He noddod, nrs y.?? ah1? to put It moro clearly Into words rtb? iwsysd as though about to fahrt, and I Vrbaln ggSJggd her. tnit she flipped through i hit arms, and fell upon b??r k- ee.s, l er fare buried In her hand* Upon tl:?* t hair ob. thank Ood," she sobbed, "thank I] I know who f am! 1 iiu>w uho I 1 am'" (T<? be Continued.) THE WISDOM FROM A30VE Daniel i, 19-20?8apt 10 | It to i/uoJ neither to C4jt uor to dria> \ rriiif, nor anylhtnv icJurcf/y thy fjrothc* j ttunbU-lh "?ilotitatu t/nu, 11. HMOXGST the earlier captive* brought by Nebuchadnezzar from Jerusalem Rome tweuty years before its destruction, were four young men of evidently uoble birth and religious training. Daniel, Uunaiilah, Misliael and &x:i- i rlali. These, captives were not inai ! treated nor enslaved, in the ordinary j ?eiise of the term. Tbctr intellectual , qualities were dteeerned, and they were imt into u superior school that they, with others, might be fitted to constitute q t?oard of wise men, coun? selors of the klru?. Fk> different is all I this from the nepotism, **graft" and "poor of wr day that It seems almost 1 neomprehensiMe. We muy here leant H festen of bow God Is able to make even the disasters of life work out blessings for those who art? truly loyal to liim, even as faithful Daniel and his companions vre re blessed and prospered in the ene? mies1 land Advantages of Abstemiousness The young Hebrews were attached to the king's household and were pro vlded with extraordinary delicacies, including spirituous liquors. The pol icy of the king in providing sumptu? ously for all the students was thnt, being well nourished, they might Imj in their host physical and mental eon ditloru This lesson shows that it is a mistake to suppose that high Irring is siKvlally conducive to Intellectuality? not to mention spirituality. From the beginning, under Grid's providence, the depcvtinent of Daniel brought 1dm into special favor with the prince of the eunuchs, who had in charge the temporalities of these stu? dents, liiere Is something in a meek an?! quiet spirit that is mjDressive; and as a rule such a spirit comes only from a proper, religious training. To Dtjmicl ami rtoee CampaattutH. this eunuch Daniel, and bis associate* through hint, appealed, requesting that instead of the tine food and liquors provided they might have a plain vege? table diet Their request w-as granted. At the end of the period of their preparation, the king communed with the students "and among them all was fuQUd none like Daniel, Hanonlah, Mlahael and Azarlnh: ? ? ? and In every Better of Wisdom und under standin? concerning which the fcin? Inquired of them he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that wen? In his realm." The Secret of Danielas Success What was tbe scTet of this wisdom and anderstsndlngl Did not the pecrel lie In the I dossing of God and In Che fact that tliese young men sought to devote tlielr lives to the doing of t.ne Divine will -to the doing of righteous nsggl Such minds anywhere, at any time, are tea ITS ?uch minds always bespeak SiSdom On tlie other hand. lensusllty, selfishness, the grinding of personal axes, always becloud the judgment What We need today In every wr.lk of life, is congee re ted men of the stamp of Daniel anil Ids companions? wholt hgnrted men wls> will give their best for the sc?nice of their fel? low men In whatever sphere their lives may bo cast Dn-r to Be a Daniel Although few of us today can be Daniels or have his high position and wonderful opportunity, and though few ore lead I ii? spirits as was Daniel, yet all may have the same spirit of devotion to the principles of righteous? ness, which devotion win he tested, un? der Divine provide nee, step by step, through the "narrow way." as they seek to walk In the footsteps of iiim Who set us an example?our Daniel, our Lender, ?Mir Ivord Jesus Let nil, then, who hnve named the named of Christ, dgpoft from iniquity. Let nil tUCh be faithful What Ls really need ed || the Dardel spirit; and that |g n possibility with every man and ever; women young or old MDere to be a Danielr" .Mas! Ih>w few appreciate the privilege, how few nre emulating 11 Daniel s;>lrlt! Christians thioughoul this Age, are In M position eery stmllai to that of Daniel The great King <<f Glory has them in the School of Christ. He wishes lo ielect a few to be Jolnt*holr* in the Messianic Kingdom when n shall be established. The test of e\ sminatlon will come In the end of thin Age Those who will then bo found worthy Will be IOCS as have the T?nn lei spirit of devotion to Ood and f the principles of righteousness will Ingneai t? * lay down tiwir ii\?>s in the service of the truth?followers In ih< fboteteps of Jesus Of these the Lord speaks saying, "They shall be Mine salfh the Lord. Iji that Day when I make up My Jewels." Malochi 111, K Bend us your Job work. We guar antes Ihe very beet In tins line. MATERIAL LOSS IN COTTON. CONDITION OF CROP REPORTED As 72.6 PER CENT. I?cterioratlon of ii .8 Points since i aal Month and Greatest Daring August In Past Ten Years?Fig? ures Baaed <>u 1,900 Special Re? ports, of Average Date August 23, 21, to Journal of commerce?Com> pared with Other Years. New Tork, Autr. 30.?According to 1,900 .special correspondents of the Journal of Commerce ami Commer? cial Bulletin, bearing an average mail date of August 23-24, percent Bge condition Of growing cotton was i on that date 72.0 as compared with 86.0 a month ago, a deterioration for the period under roveiew of 14.3 i ( points. This comparts with 70.7 per cent last year; 6t> per cent in 1909; 78.1 per eent in 190$, and 7 3.9 in 1907. The ten-year average is 73 per CO) and the IO.?8 of 14.3 points during August Is the greatest in that month In the past ten years. I The most important declines oc? curred in Texas and Oklahoma, re? spectively, 21.4 points and 19.1 points, ?where severe droughts and hot [winds and worms caused heavy shed? ding. Well informed and conservative correspondents Incline to the belief that the deterioration shown In this month's crop reports has l.een un? duly exaggerated, consciously or un? consciously, by the active agitation In the cotton belt aganst large crop estimates. These returns must, therefore, be accepted accordingly, and due allowance made for popular lies. In 1905 the August condition re? ported in these columns was 72.4 per cent, or about the same as this year. In 190? the crop was 10,726,000 hales, or a yield of .41 bales per acre. Should the same rate of yield be realized this year, it would sug? gest a crop of not less than 14,300,000 bales. Since the date of these mail ad? vices general rains have greatly re? lieved conditions and considerable im? provement is expected. Other heavy losses occurred in Georgia. 10.9 points; Alamaba, 12.8 points; Mis? sissippi, 12.3 points; I^ouisiana, 14.8 points, and Arkansas. 15.6 pointa. No Need to Stop Work. When your doctor orders you to stop work, it staggers you. "I can't" you say. You know you are weak, run-down and failing in health, day by day, but you must work as long as you can stand. What you need U< Electric Hitters to give tone, strengt 1 and vigor to your System, to prevent breakdown and build you up. Don't be weak, sickly or ailing When Elec? tric Bitters will benefit you fr- mi th first ('ose. Thousands bless them for their glorious health and strength. Try them. Every I ottle Is guaran? teed to satisfy. Only 50c at Sibert'a Drug Store. in The Magistrate's Court. On Saturday a warrant was SWOm out before Judge Wells bj Aha Keels chargrig w. .1. Stafford, a young white man living a few miles west of the city, with cursing and using profane language in the public high? way in the presence of ladles. Prom what could be learned about the case it was ascertained that there was Korr.'- trouble between the two parties about passing each other on the road and in the dispute that fol? lowed Stafford waa alleged to have done the cursng. Mr. Stafford <? ilaims not to have known that any ladies were in the car. The occurrence took place after dark Friday ni^ht. Communication was secured with Mr. Stafford later who stated that he would come to town Monday at noon to answer the charges in Magistrate Wells' office. Not a Word of Scandal. marred the call of a neighbor on Mrs. W. P. Spangh, of Mamille, Wyo., who said: "She told me Dr. King'.-? New Life Pills had cured her of obstinate kidney trouble( ami made her feel like a new woman." Easy, but sure remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troublea only 25 cents at sibort's Drug Store. Before You Reach the Limit. of physical endurance and while your condition is still curable .take Poley Kidney Pills. Their quick ac? tion and positive results will delight you, For backache. nervousness, rheumatism, and ail kidney, bladder nnd urinary troubles. The season tor marketng cotton has commenced in earnest and every day qui'e .i number of bales are i rough! into town and Hold on the local market, Forced to Leave Home. Every year ? lar^e number of poor sufferera whose lungs "re sore and racked with coughs, are urged 1-. go to another climate. Hut this is cost I: and not always iure. There's ?I litter way. Let Dr. King's New Discovery cure you at home. "It cured toe of lung trouble," writes w. ic. Nelson, of Calamlne, Ark., "when all else failed and l gained it pounds in weight, Its surely the kin* of all cough and lung cures." Thousands owe i heir Uvea a ml health to It. It'o positively guaranteed for coughs( ? olds, lagrlppe, asthma. croup?all throat ami lung troublea. 50 cents and 11.00. Trial bottle Tee at Blhert's I'rug Storo. FARMERS NEED DOVES. Be k Now MoVe to Sa\t- Weed l'.at cr?Birds Beat Beat Farmhand? Southern Shoots Hurt Crops. Backed by almoet every agricul? tural organisation In the country.! special efforts to check the slaughter of turtle doves, that destroys ti.<jj amis of weed seed* at one ir.c have been begun at the headquarters of the National Association of Aud ubon Societies in this city. Before these beautiful birds By South after a stiinnier of wholesale extermination of the weeds that menace every crop I on the continent, it is planned to try ; to averl tin- murderous fusillade that always butchers millions of them acoss the southern and southwestern States. As a most important step in this direction the Audubon work era have just succeeded in having a statt? game commission, supporting a strong force of ward -ns. establish? ed in Georgia. That each member of this popular species of wild dove can destroy more weeds in a day than the most Vigorous farmhand equipped with a hoe, is being demonstrated to the farmers in every section by recent In? vestigations of the government. Biolo glcal Survey, in the stomachs of three turtle doves alone, 23,100 seeds of hawkweed, foxtail, wood-sorrel, paspalum and other damaging growths have been disooyered, pluck? ed from the Ik Ids as one dinner by the persistent feathered weedera, Every day in the year these doves are shown to take 64 per cent of their food in weed seeds from farm land, and with each stroke of their nimble bills the ripening germ of a rank weed Is forever killed. A considerable amount of the half billion dollars that the farmers of America pay each year for labor might have been saved by the natural increase of the dove weed killers, which is heavily offset by their wide? spread shooting, according to repDi .s that are being received at Audul on headquarters here. Over the peanut _^_?_-_;_. . .MM and wheat fields of the Botttfe as many as 4,000 turtle doVOS ar*. known to have been butchered at a sinele shooting, where the bird* were lured oftentimes by illegal baaing. In Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma a tight Is already being made by the farmers to hav< these weed seed sat* I en protected, whlla the people of I California have just defeated an at* empt to abolieh s close seeeen on shoo tins; them. "We believe we count upon the support of everyone Interested in the ? ions, tin- whole country ever, in our efforta to save the economically in valuable turtle doves from destruc? tion." said T. Gilbert Pearson, secre? tary of the National Association of Audubon Societies. "When the . people of the South and southwest com.- to realize the damage that this , bird butchery dose to the country's crops, l feel sure they will Join with ? \ery agricultural interest to help us preserve a bird that is beautiful [and generally beloved by all Ameri ? cans, as it Is financially helpful to i every farmer." A fat man can never hope to cul? tivate an "aviation neck."?Philadel j phia Inquirer. _ Jvtt Beys. -1 Inquired once," fiys Mr. Arthur 1 D Decn In the World*! Work, "of a group of teachers what they taught One Fold 'matbornatVa,* another re , plied 'Eng'5?-':,' still ane'.her, 'science, I but the fourth?Ood bJess the little propbetcsc?-merely said: Tletse. sir; Just boys. * \ Great Ad ventage to Working Men. J. a. staple, 125 S. 7th St., Steu benvllle, O., says: "For years I suffered from weak kidneys and a severs bladder trouble. I learned of l*eley Kidney Pills and their wonder? ful cures so I began taking them and sure enough I had as good results as any I heard about. My backache left me and to one of my business, expressman, that alone Is a great ad? vantage. My kidneys acted free and normal, and that sved me a lot of misery. It is now a pleasure to work where It used to be a misery. Foley Kidney Pills have cured me and have my highest praise." Have You a Boy to Educate ? Have you decided where to send him to school ? Do you wish to place him in a Christiao Military In? stitution ? Where his health tviil be carefully looked after, his mind thoroughly trained and where he will lh taught habits of obedience, punctuality, and industry f If so, send him Co The South Carolina Co Educational Institute Here the teachers take the place ot the parents and students are at all times under the direct WOtch-care of the faculty from the time they enter school until they return to their homes. This institution h is splendid buck buildings with mod? ern equipments, a faculty of fifteen experienced teachers, and a thorough course of study. It hasbecn in successful operation under the same man? agement for twenty yean Last year students w ore in attendance from all ovci South < arolina ami from six othei states. Write^to-day forfcatalogueland applicatit njblank to COL. F. N. K. BAILEY, President, Edgefield.fS.IC.