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bring about such mud signals. Tue flremnn yelled: **! bet that r.aiy conductor M at? tacked wttb an epilettl: fit." But there uns no disputing the command The engine was reveraed, the air brake-* set, the sand run out and every effort made to pull the tron horse, as It were, back on Its haunches. The grinding;, squealing. Jolting, shook the train like an earthquake. The shrieking of the whistle froze the blood like a woman's cry of "Mur? der!" In the nl|ht. The women among the passengers echoed the screams. The men turned pale and braced themselves for the shock of collision. Some of them were mumbling pray? ers. Dr. Temple and Jlmmle Welling? ton, with one Idea in their dissimilar souls, daahed fr>ra the smoking room to go to their wives. Asbton and Wedgewood, with no one to care for Dut themselves, seized windows and tried to fight them open. At last they budged a sash and knelt down to thrust :hetr heads out. 1 don't see a beastly thing ahead," aald Wedgewood, "except the heads of other fools." We re slowing do*o though," said Ashton, "she stops! Were safe, "hank God!" And he collapsed Into a chair. Wedgewood collapsed Into another, gasping: "Whatevah are we tafe from, I wondah?" The train-crew and various passen? gers descended and ran alongside :he train ssklng questions. Panic gave way to mystery. Even Dr. Tempic cams back Into the smoking room to fj?sh a precious cigar he had been at work on. He was followed by Little Jlmmle, who hsd not quite reached ols wife when the stopping of the train put an end to hjs excuse for chivalry. He was regretfully mum bllag: "It would hsvs been such a good aaansh to shsve my life's wife?1 mean my?I don't know what I mean." He sank into a chair and ordered a drink; then suddenly remembered his vow, and with great heroism, rescind? ed the ordsr. Mallory, finding thst the train was checked Just before he reached the conductor, saw that official's bewil? dered wrsth st the stoppage and had a fearsome intuition that Marjorle had somehow done the deed. Hs h,r rled bsck to the observation room, where he found ler charging up and down, still distraught. Ho paused at a safe distance and said: 'The train Las stopped, my dear. Somebody rang the bell." "I guesa somebody did!" Marjorle answered, with a proud toss of the heed. "Where's the conductor?" "He's looking for the fellow that pulled the rope." You go tell him to back up?end elowly, too." "No, thank *w. said Mallory. He wie ?< g man, but he waa not "bearing the conductors of stop pod *ifrt*4es. Already the con duo i tor's vob ? ?as noard In the smoking room, a hex? ?v appeared with the rush and roar of a Bashan bull. "Wall!" he bellowed, "which one of you guys pulled that rope?" "It wss nobody here, sir," Dr. Tem? ple meekly explained. The conductor transfixed him with a baleful glare: "I wouldn't believe s gsmbler on oath. I bet you did It." "I assure you. sir." Wedgewood in? terposed, "hs didn't touch lt. 1 wus hesh ." The conductor wsved him aside and charged Into the observation room, followed by all the passengers In an J awe-struck rabble. Here, too, the conductor thundered: "Who pulled thst rope? Speak up Homebody." Mallory was about to sacrifice him? self to ssve Marjorle. but she met the conductor's black rage with the with? ering contempt of a young queen: "1 pullod the old rope. Whom did you ? suppose?" The conductor almost dropped with spoplexy at finding himself with no? body to vent bis iiniuen.se rage on, but this pink and white slip. "You!" he |u!pod. "well, what in? Say, In the name of?why. don't you know it's a penitentiary offense to stop a train this way ? Marjorle tossed her head a little higher, grew a lltt'e calmer: "What do I care? I want you to back up " The conductor was reduced to a wet rag. a feeble echo. Hack up? the train up'" "Yes. back the train up," Marjorle answered, resolutely, "and go slowly till I tell yon to stop." Tho conductor stared at ucr a uio nvnt. trnr. W?.:.'M on Mallory "Say, what In hell s the matter with your wife? y was saved from the proh lem ol snswering by Murl.ul i | abrupt change from s young Tsarina rehuk Ing a serf, to a terrified mother, She flung > A Imploring palms and with a gush Of tears plruded "Wont you please bsck up? My darling child H n off the train " The conductor's rage feil a\%ay m an Instant "Your child fell off tr,. trsln'" bo gasped. "Good Lofdj] How old was h#1' With one hand he was gropln? !?>?? the bell cord b> give the signal. Wltll the other he opened the dOOf to |qoI hack along the track "He was two yejafl oid," Mftfjotii sobbed. '< di, that's t<?? hid'" tho fCjftdoefc I groaned "What el I !??< look m<. r "He had a pfhll ribbon fej ;nd hi* neck." "A pluk Khhon -?di. ||M poor llM!.< fellow1 th? kOOfl Itttle fellow' "And a long curly tall" The conductor s"-ung round with i yell: "A curl) I all I - yosjf m.i.: ' My do*!" MarJorN roar*.} buck at hit . Miu conductor's vr.Jeo cr eked we.ikly as he shrieked: "Your dog! You stopped this tr??in for a fool dog "TU wasn't ? Tool dog/' "SIar]orle retorted, facing him down, 'Me knows more than you do." The conductor threw up his hands: "Well, don't you women beat?" Ho studied Marjorie as If she wore some curious freak of nature. Suddenly an idea struck into his daze: "Say, what kind of a dog was It??-a measly little cheese-hound ?" "He was a noble, beautiful soul with wonderful eyes and adorable ears." The conductor was growing weak? er and weaker: "Well, don't worry. 1 got hlrn. He's in the baggage car." Marjorie stared at him unbelieving? ly. The news seemed too gloriously beautiful to be true. "He isn't dead? Snoozleurcs is not dead!" she cried, "he lives! He lives! You have saved him." And once more she flung her? self upon the conductor. He tried to bat her off like a gnat, and Mallory came to his rescue by dragging her away and shoufcig her into a chair, i But she saw only the noble conductor: "Oh, you dear, good, kind angel. Get him at once." "He stays In the baggage car," the conductor answered, firmly and as he supposed, finally. 1 "But Snoozleums doesn't like bag? gage cars," Marjosie smiled. "He won't ride in one." j "He'll ride in this one or I'll wring his neck." I "You fiend in human flesh!" Mar? jorie shrank away from him in hor? ror, and he found courage to seize the bell rope and yank it viciously with a sardonic: "Please, may I start this train?" The whistle tooted faintly. The bell began to hammer, the train to creak and writhe and click. The conductor pulled his cap uown hard and start? ed forward. Marjorie seized his sleeve: "Oh, I implore you, don't con? sign that poor sweet child to the hor? rid baggage car. If you have a human heart in your breast, hear my pray? er." The conductor surrendered uncon? ditionally: "Oh, Lord, all right, all right. I'll lose my Job, but if you'll keep quiet, 1 11 bring him to you.' And he slunk out meekly, followed by the passengers, who were shaking their heads in wonderment at this most amazing feat of this most amazing bride. When they were alone once more, Marjorie. as radiant as April alter a storm, turned her sunshiny smile on Mallory: "Isn't it glorious to have our little Snoozleums alive and well?" But Mallory was feeling like a March day. He answered with a sleety chill: "You care more for the dog than you do for me," "Why shouldn't 1?" Marjori? an? swered with wide eyes, "Snooz.etims never would have brought me on a wild goose elopement like this. Heav? en knows he didn't want to come." Mallory repeated the indictment: "You love a dog better than you love your husband." "My what?" Marjorie laughed, then she spoke with lofty condescension: "Harry Mallory, if you're going :o be Jealous of that dog, 111 never marry you the longest day I live." "So you'll let a dog come between us?" he demanded. "I wouldn't give up Snoozleums for a hundred husbands," she retorted. "I'm glad to know it in time," Mal? lory said. "You'd better give me back that wedding ring." Marjorie's heart stopped at this, but her pride was in arms. She drew herself up, slid the ring from her lin? ger, and held it out as if she sccned It: "With pleasure. Good afternoon, Mr. Mallory." Mallory took It as ir it were the merest trifle, bowed and murmured: "Good afternoon, Miss Newton." He stalked out and she turned her back on him. A casual witness would have said that they were too indlf ferent to each other even to feel an? ger. As a matter of romantic tact, i uch was on tire with love, and aching madly with regret. Each longed for strength to whirl round with outflung arms of reconciliation, and neither could be so brave. And so they part? ed, each harking back fiercely for one word of recall from the other. But neither spoke, and Marjorie sat star Mg at nothing through raining eyes, while Mallory strode into the Men'.-: RoOH g| melancholy as Hamlet, with Yoftok'l skull In his hands. If was thetr first great quarrel, and they wgre comitued that thu world might as wall come to an end. (TO RK CONTINUED) Live Stock Insurance Insure your M or ass Mules <mi '! le 11 otn d< nth from ans i a use, in the Btandard l?tve Hiocli Insurance ipany, with W. A, Brown, tgent, v? >? ? I ild, Rellahh < 'lotbins, itor ATTEMPTS SUICIDE on TRAIN, i. \v. Harper Tried I? End Hi- Lit ity Drinking Laudanum. j. \v. Harper, i white eontractoi c?f ihlj city, tins morning tried t?> end his iit?- by drinking laudanum while ? :i tin train between Ebeneser and Florence, He was brought on to Bttmter under the charge of d physl c!an ;*nil trained nurse, and it wai re? ported here ihortly nftei hli arrival (hat he would live. Phis Ii the second attempt that Mr, Harper hai made t.. end his life, th? Ural attempt having been made ?n the evening of the day on which his brother, Julian c. Harper, made a ?uccesstul attempt to end his own life At that time Harper was In Lynch >urg and, it li stated, was partly un? der the effect* ?-f whiskey. His at? tempt to end his life was made short ly after his arrival here and it was seme time before he could be taken home off the streets, where he was running up and down raising a dls uibi nee, He was finally taken home y i polb eman and a friend of his rother'ji and quit ted and medical at Erntlon given him, Today marks the second attempt. Iis reasons for trying to end his Wn life are unknown, but it was tated that he is afflicted nlth a nanla to end his life when be gets iruh i the influence of whiskey, as be vas before and was reported to have een today when the attempt at BUl Ide was made. After the laudanum was drunk a loctor and trained nurse on the train it once took Harper in hand and the loan was brought on to Burn? er With the (hator and nurse till working on hint, The stom h pump proved effective In its yvork and surgeons who were called to see him after his arrival here stat d that Harper would get over the ef fei t- of the laudanum in a few days. l Miring the summer months moth I of young children should watch or any unnatural looseness of the owels, When given prompt attcn Ion at this time serious trouble may avoided. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can Iway* be depended upon, For sale ?v all dealers. The date for the next Hummer Club lance has agnin been changed. Th< innce will be on Wednesday the lTth, hin date being one which will most lati'ftictorlly suit nil parties concern? ed. The hall wll be needed for other purposes on Tuesday nlghl and a ?hange from thai date was made nee >*sary. What Makes a Woman'.' ?in hundred and twenty pounds, note or less, of bone and muscle lon*l make g woman. Its a good foundation. Put Into it health and itrength and she may rule a king lorn. I*>111 that's just what ISlectrlc llltters give her. Thousands bless hem for overcoming fainting and Ussy speeli and for dispelling weak ? i.v-. nervousness, backache and Ired. listless worn >ut feeling, 'Electric Hitters have done me a world of good,' 'write* Rllsa Pool, Depcw, Okla, "and I thank you, a*lth all my heart, for mnk ng such i good medicine," On'y ??"?*? fluar Utteed hv S? .?? t's I M ug >i< re. There are now ty Htate* und no other territory ? til of whieh to make in) more Hintes, It has been suggest d. however, thai Texas should be di? vided. Texas already leems to be pretty well divided between Senator I la Hey and Cone John on.?-Wiln Ing ton Star. ."? or ,; doses 8(16 Will break any ease of chill and fever, it acts on the livpi better than Calomel, and does n >t gripe or sicken. 25c. Many a good woman pray* f??i hei husband, but she keeps an eye un him just the same,?Chicago News. Anv ? ? ?? ? llngatket h and d**crlptinn nay qiil iv i-' Mi..'i ? i opinion free whether eu invention ?* pr< t"U iy pAtoiitnhie. < ommunlca? i ton* ni rlrttjr r?initi|oiil fal. li AND COOK on t'ateuui , ni free HMetl iiaencr for eecunng patentR, I'aKHili i ik?? tlirouati MMi,tt jk Co, receive iprriiid Plrf, i ut en?fte, la the Sctcniific American. \ r ,u i,.iituttn.i weekly. I argeal rir ? ulatioii "t any *< lei ilbn Journal, Torrn?, t > a ftllINN & Co.* New York i ranch OlB< . ffr K *t? Washington, P.C. - :?fvjt'???e^'ii?sntgfss? tfm " MISTRIAL IN PHILLIPS CASR iiry ttenu?ns Out Until Alter One o'clock, but Full to Agree Upon Assessment, The jury ;p tin < indcmnatlon pro ? gainst Mr. J. x. Phillips to ?b aln po8fct*?lon of a right ol way '..:< ugh his place for the Bouth Caro Ina Western Hallway and to assess he value of the right of way with lamages, failed 10 agree upon an as ? ssment this i. ornlng after being out from about seven o'clock Friday ?veningi when the hearing of evidence was completed. it is underst.I that eight of the Jurors agreed upon an assessment which was thought reasonable, but the other four could not be persuaded to agree upon anything like the same value, nor could any compromise be effected with these four by the other eight. Mr. B. W. Begars, of Dalsell, was forman of the jury. After stay ling out for the six hours the Jury de ?Ided that it w.?s Impossible to agree ind their session was adjourned. All of the afternoon was taken up in the hearing of testimony, Mr. J. x. Phillips testified that he thought the place would be damaged t<> the extent of $4,000. His other witness >s, Messrs. \v. E. Brunson and L. E, Ream.es, stat* d that they could not [estimate the damages. Witnesses for jthe railroad testified that tin place j Iwith the railroad through it counting Idamage and track for road bed would be \aiucd at from ?::ft<> to $ 100. Messrs. H. C. Haynsworth, C. L. Cut Itlno, E. C. Haynsworth, J. P, Booth, I W. A. Moncure, T. J. DuBose, J. i>. j Blandlng, R, i. Manning and \v. R. I Wells, were the witnesses for the rail J road. Mr. Moncure testified that the I railway right of way occupied one I ind thirty-five one hundredth acres lof one tract and one and thirty-one I hundredth acres of the other tract, j Miking a iota! of 2.66 acres In all. There were various estimates bj I to the value of the railroad as an acl I lition to the laud or as an obstacl ?. hi the court ruled out all evlders 0 show that the land was hentited I >y the railway. X'o\\ that the case has resulted in I t mistrial, it is probable that another I 'ury will have to he selected and the I tearing gone over again. The law J lot s not make any provision in case I ?f :t mistrial, hut it is probable that I he case will he gone over again as I toon as possible, as both parties are I inXlOUP to get the matter settled. The J ury pledged themselves to secrecy I 18 to the values they llXed tor the aS I lessment, as the knowledge of this [might affect any other jury which I was drawn later to sit upon the I case. Dysentery is always serious and of? ten a dangerous disease, hut it can be cured. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has ?ured it even when malignant and epidemic. For sale by all dealers. w. T. Rowland, the "Be Quick" :uan had with him on the Street I'ri lay a lull grown cotton boll, on.- of he fust which has been seen round tow n this season. Kor soreness of the muscles, A'hether Induced by violent exercise >r injury, there Is nothing better ban Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment also relieves rheumatic pains, Vor sale by all dealers. A e. mmltti e of the gi and jury ?ouslsting of Messrs. C. \V. Chandler, for< man. and I'. K. Kinn, Thursda> inspected the auditor's I.ks and ac? counts and found them nil correct and in Um mn|n . as was expect d. In-i ci Bile I osl Is'g. A lh?st<?n man lost his leg fi otn tru hlte of an insect two years before r.. avert such calamities from sting* i nd Idles of ins? ets use l lucklen'i A i niea Sah <? promptl) to kill I h< poison and prcvcnl inllnmation swelling and pain. I leal* b irns boils, ulcers, piles. e?-/enia, cuts bruises, i inly -?? cents at Slberi' Drug ."'tor.-. Tin auditor and couni> ireasiirei ir< till ii work on theii annual ?ei tlemeni sheets. The ??? compilation for the annual settlement require greiil tleti I "i time a nd some ban work and generally several week* :"' consunu d In I he mnkiim oiil ol ih< settlement ? In eti. I'oi I he ollh ? . I'? II,,. treasurer's otllee md I "i Ii??' Sta Corrected. Murphy Nobody Loiked Casey, an* rf 1 iho paper Bays a large crowd fob owed Ihe hearse to Ins grave." Ma* oney "Tis a lot, They didn't follow t: they chased it. Kill Lice and Mites on your poultry?don't let them suffer. If you want healthy, handsome, egg-producing fowls?if you want to raise little chicks, use PRATTS POWERED LICE KH.LKR? Guaranteed sure death tu ALL vermin. 25c and ;oc. For Sale by all First Class Dealers, Refuse all Substitutes. 1912 \ 1 nianar ami Poultry B"ok Free. Include in Your Summer Plans a Trip to the Beautiful Isle of Palms Every Accessory, Comfort and Amusement Belong? ing to a Modern Seashore Resort. See Historic Sullivan's Island?Restaurant, Hotels, Cot tage*, Boarding Houses, Etc. Reduced R. R. Rates. Consolidated Co. CHARLESTON REMEMBER. A Substantial Bank account, with a Sub? stantial Bank, is a valuable asset from every business viewpoint. Start one with us today, either Savings at 4 per cent.. Certificate at 5 per cent., or Gener? al, and you will be pleased with the result. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. Seaside Excursion Rates VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD The Standard Railroad of the South Ten-Day Rates. Sold nach Saturday (Juno 1st to Aug. 10th inclusive) to Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Lsland. S. C. limited reach original start? ing point 10 days from, but not includirg date of sale. S?.Id each Thursday (May 00th to Aug. 15th inclusive) to Wilmington and WrighUville Beach, X. C. limited to reach orig? inal starting point n??t lat.T than midnight second Monday fol? lowing date <>f sale. Wilmington. X. C?WrighUvtUt Bench, X. C. and return |5.06. 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