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My Lady of the North Tj* LOVE STORY A GRAY JACKET By Randall Parrish Fat lam" ILLUSTRATION! BT ARTHUR Bk WILLIAMSON CmnH**. *T A C McCkwf * Cm. I Tfce little man sprang into the sir end came down with a whoop. "he bloody devils!" ho cried ex? citedly. 'Te bet HI go." me. Sergesnt. speak up; what do you men say?" 1 like not to fight mit der Tan hoes." bo admitted candidly, "but der ?omens, py Chtmlny. dot vos anoder ting I Till go. Captain; mein Gott, yaw "We're with you. eir." spoke voice after voice gravely around the dark circle, and then Bands sdded: We ll show fhem thar Yanks how the John ny Robe kin fight, sir ." Too minutes ister Glen, bearing bis two meeeageo to the Blue and Gray, was speedlngly recklessly through iho black night northward, while my little squad was moving cautiously back the rood we had so lately trav CHAPTER XXIX. A Mieelan for Beelzebub. As we picked our way slowly for* ward through the gloom I gleaned from Caton til ho knew regarding the situation before us. My own knowl? edge of the environments of the Minor houro helped mo greatly to sppreclate the dlflcultiee to be surmounted. He had succeeded in his escape by dodg? ing among the negro cabins where the attacking line appeared weakest, but expressed the conviction that even this slight gap would bo focurely clooed long before wo reached there. "Have they sufficient men, then, to cover thoroughly all four sides?" 1 "To too beet of my Judgment, there tuust gej r hundred and fifty in the finug. and apparently they operate try discipline. It is a revelation to me. Wayne, of the' growing power o these desperate fei? I fWjsjgb i anew they were becoming numerous snd bold, but this surpasses anything I could Imagine. More, they ere being constantly recruited by new curlvais. A party of at least a dozen cam* In while 1 was hiding behind the atari** I heard them asking for too leader." "What did they call himr 'Tory, or Laurie, or something like that. They claimed to be deserters from Leo's army, but two or three of tnetn wore our uniforms "It's Red Lowrio," I sold gravely, more impressed than evci* wRh the riousnees of the situation. "I heard "That Fetter Ther le Ceptaln Weyne, e* My Ol' Ree/ment." of htm two yeers ago?he killed a man In too Blith North Carolina, and took to the hills Since then ho has devel? oped Into quite a leader for such scum, and has proven himself a merclloss ?master. You have no suggestion to offer ss to how we had better attempt to get lnv He shook bis fund dcspondlngly. What station does Ilrennan do fend'" I asked "The front of tte house; the mnln point of attack has been there." We could distinguish the sound of firing by this time, aud Its continuous volume convinced roe that Caton s estimate of the number engsged was not greatly overdrawn. Aa we topped the summit of the hill a great burst, .of rod fire leaped suddenly high into the sky "Greet God. Wayne! we are too late'" he cried wldly. "Those devils have fired the house." With fiercely throbbing heart I gated down at the flames fa- below in ?the black valley. "No," I said with eager relief. "It If the stsble which Is ablsze Koe, thv? light falls full upon the white side, of tb* house Thank Heaven, wo nie. not too lato. As I sat my horse there, gazlnfc down upon thai W ene of black lapme. unwilling to venture Into Its glldtl mnlll I could formulate some definite j>lan of action, fully a dog fg wild ?eherne? thronged Into my brain, only to bo cant aside, one after another, us thoroughly Impracticable. "We shall have to make a dash for It, and trust in Qod," said Caton, guessing at my dilemma. "No," I answered firmly, "there wo'i'.d be no possibility of success in such a Course. Those fellows are old hands, and have pickets out. See, Caton, that Is certainly a picket-tire yonder where the road dlp9. Every man of us would be shot down before we penetrated those guard lines and i attained the house. We have got to reach their inner line some way ( through strategy, and even then must i risk being fired upon by our own peo? ple before we get within cover." Even as I was speaking T evolved a I plan of action?desperate It certainly was, yet nothing better occurred to me, and time was golden. "Ebers," I said, "didn't I see an ex? tra jacket strapped back of your sad-1 die?" "It is no good," he protested ve? hemently. "It vos for der rain come."! "Ah right; hand it over to the Lieu? tenant here. Caton, throw that uni? form coat of yours into the ditch and don honest gray for once. Sands,! come here Take your knife and cut away every symbol of rank on my I jacket; tear it off, any way you can." In another moment these necessary changes had been accomplished. "Now," I ordered, "pile your sabers there with mine beside the road; then hobble your horses, all but the mule; I shall wsnt him." "Does we go dor rest of der vay on foot?" questioned the Sergeant, anx? iously. "Certainly; and I desire you to re? member one Important thing: let me do the talking, but If any of you are asked questions, we are deserters from Hill's corps, tired of the war." "Mein Gott!" muttered the German, disconsolately. "I hope it vos not long off, Captain; I am no good on foot in der dark, by Chlminy." "You had better manage to keep up. tonight, unless you are seeking to commit suicide. Now, men, mark me carefully! Load your carbines. Are you all ready? Sergeant, see that each man has his gun properly charged and capped. You are to carry your arms as thoroughly concealed as possible; keep close to me always; obey my or? ders Instantly, and to the letter. We are but twenty men pitted against over two hundred, remember, and when we strike, it must be both quick and hard." I mounted the mule, counted the dim figures in the darkness, and then gave the order to march. As we moved slowly down tho hill I was aware that Caton walked upon one side of me, while Dungay plodded along upon the other; but my mind was so filled with the excitement of our adventure and all that depended upon Its successful culmination, as scarcely to realize anything other than the part I must personally play, (food fortune and audacity alone could com? bine to win the game we were now en? gaged upon. A tall heavily beared mountaineer stood squarely in the middle of the road to the north of the picket-Are. I could make out but little of him as the light shone, excepting that he wore a high coonskin cap and bore a long rifle. "Stop right thar!" he called out hoarsely, upon hearing us. "Who are you uns?" As he challenged, a dozen others sprang up from about the flame and, guns In hand, came toward us on a run. "We uns are doggoned tired o' sol dlerln', an' a glttln' nuthin' fer It," I said in the slow Southern drawl, "an* wanter Jlne yer gang, pervldln* thar'a any show fer It." "How many are ye?" asked one of the newcomers, striding forward be? tween us snd the sentry. "A right smart heap o' a bunch; bin a plckln' o' 'em up aver slnoe we left, Charlotte." I returned evasively., "They bo dandles ter fight, an' I reckon as how ye klu use 'ora, can't ye?" "Maybe; who did ye want ter see?" "Wal, they sed as how a feller named Lowrlo wus a runnln' this yere I gang, an' if thet's trer way o' it, I reckon as how It's Lowrle wo're after. Be you Lowrle?" "Naw." Tho answer was so gruff and short, and the fellow hesitated so long In adding anything to It, I began to think it was all off. "Wal." ho consented to say at lost, ungraciously, thar's a blume pile o' ye klm In lately, an' I calcalate we got 'bout 'nough fer our bus'.ness, but I reckon as how Med will use ye some whar. Anyhow you uns kin corao 'long with me an' find out, but ye'U dlsklver him 'bout ther ornerest man Jlst now ever ye run up again He's plum mad, Hed !s, fer sartain " He turm-d and strode off. without so much as giving us a barkward glance, and. with a hearty congratulatory kick to the mule, I and my company fol? lowed hlin. A hundred yards further in we passed through tho fringe of trees snd emerged into on open space from whence we could see plainly th* great white house still illumined by the flames which continued to con sumo tho stables. Shots were flash Ing llko fireflies out of the dsrkne on every side of us. the smell of burn Ing powder scented the air, und I could distinguish ihn black forms of men lying prone on the gross In some tiling resembling a skirmish line "Makln* a fight o* it. ain't they?" I asked of our taciturn guido, os e*6 picked our way carefully among the recunibeut forms. "Damn 'em, yes, a hell o* a fight " Just beyond musket-shot from the house, and nearly opposite the front entrance, quite a group of men were standing beneath the black shadows of a grove of trees. In spite of the gleam from the Are I could make little of them, but as we approached from the direction of the rear, one of them ex? claimed suddenly: "Who comes thar? What body o' men is thet?" "It's 'nother party o* deserters, as wants ter Jine us," said the guide, sourly. "They's Johnnies from Lee's army." "Oh, they dew, dew they? Who's ther boss o' this yere crowd?" I swung down from my seat on the mule's back, and stood facing him, as he advanced. "We uns hain't got no boss," I an? swered, "but they sorter fell in ahind o' me 'cause I wus astraddle o' this , muel. Be you named Lowrie?" "I reokon; I'm Red Lowrie," proud- j ly 44 'Spect, maybe, ye've hoerd tell o' me, an' if ye hev, ye know ye've got j ter step damn lively whin I howl. Whut wus ye in ther army?" "Corporal." The flames of the burning barn leaped suddenly upward, as If fed by some fresh combustion, and flung a brighter glare over the rough faces clustered about us. I saw Red Low? rie plainly enough now, as he peered eagerly forward to scan my face, a! heavy-set, coarse-featured man, with prominent nose, and thick, matted red beard. He wore a wide-brimmed soft army hat, under which his eyes shone maliciously, and he grasped a long rifle in one big, hairy hand. As 1 gazed at him curlouj);, some one hastily pushed a way through tho group at his back, and the next In? stant a tall figure stood at his side. I reoognized the newcomer at a single glance, and for the moment my heart fairly choked me?it was Cralg. "Lowrle," he said, pointing straight at me, "thar's eomethln' wrong yere. That feller thar is Captain Wayne, o' my ol' reg'ment." All that occurred next was but the i Impulse of a second. I stood with hand resting lightly upon the mule's neck, his long head drooping sleepily beside my shoulder. I saw Fed Low- j rie throw up his gun, all his evil na? ture written in his face, his cruel eyes instantly aflame with anger, and, in- ? spired by the desperation of our case, I stooped suddenly, and blew with all my force into that long, pendant ear. Beelzebub gave vent to one snort of mingled rage and terror, and then let drive, backing Into that cluster of choice rascals like a very thunderbolt of wrath, cleaving his way by every lightning blow of those nimble legs, and tumbling men to right and left There was a yell of fright, a wild scramble for safety, a perfect volley of cursing?I saw Red Lowrle go tumbling backward, a heel planted fairly In the pit of his stomach, and the next instant Croig, swearing like a pirate, was jammed down on top of him, a red gash across his forehead. It was all accomplished so speedily, that it seemed but a medley of heels, of wildly cavorting mule, of scram? bling, falling men. "Fire!" I cried excitedly. "Sock it Into them, lads, and follow me!" There was a quick outburst of flame, a thunderous report, and, with? out waiting to see or hear more, I sprang forward through the dense smoke, and raced madly toward the front door. Caton panted at my side, and I could hear the heavy feet of a score of men pounding the turf be? hind us. The rush was so rapid, the noise so great and confusing, I could not distinguish whether we were even fired upon from the rear, but I marked a red flash at one of the windows in our front, and heard behind me a sharp wail of agony. "If any man drops, pick him up!" I called, and at that moment we sprang up the steps, and began pound? ing loudly against the door. (TO BE CONTINUED.) TRUSTEES HOLD MEETING. superintendent ,!. I?:. Swearingen Makes Interesting Address to Trus? tees. The feature at the meeting of the Sumter County School Trustee Asso? ciation meeting which was held in the grand jury room <>f the court house Wednesday was an address by State Superintendent <>f Education J. E. Swcarengcn. Mr, Swcarengon Spoke for mole than an hour and held the attention of his audience <d trustees for that time. Ho covered the relations ol the trustees to the school, to tin- teacher and their duty to the patrons and pupils. He told of the relations which should exist be? tween teacher and patrons and pupils and the desired qualifications of ;i tea* her, The officers were useless without the cooperation of the trus? tees, he stated, saving that the six thousand trustees in the State held in Ihelr hand the balance of power along an) line. He stressed the Importance of there being Interest In the school and its work among trustees, patrons, pu? pils und leaehei and with Interest would come better work, Interest and funds, he said, went hand In hand, for a klh the interest the people would be willing to vote ex t l a h \ lOH for Ihcll School Following Supt. Swearengen's talk there was u general discussion ol th< needs of tho s< hoot* in the eouni\ rind how best in secure the desire* advantages i"i the schools, A CALL? TO FARMERS. President K. W. Dobbfl Requests All raniHTH to (Qualify as Members of the Union ami Attend state Meet Ins;. T the Members of the Farmer's 1 Inion: Just a week from the meeting of the State Farmers' Union. For two months at the risk of being tiresome I have been calling upon you to get ready for the annual meeting and have given you some of the reasons why you shoulu attend and be prop? erly represented. Now you chronic kickers and fault-finding critics, I just want you to go to the meeting July 23-24 on the Isle of Palms so that I can say to your faces what I think of you. It would really not be in? teresting on the printed page, and if you turn out in sufficient numbers I might change my mind, for you know "discretion is the greater part of valor." This call is to all the farmers of the State, for most of you have been or ought to be members of the Union, And the "have-beens" and "ought to-bes" are the worst fault finders we have. Put yourselves in good standing and may be instead of the "lambasting" I am laying out to give you, your fellow members will be so pleased at your coming that you will be elected to a high office in the Union. Personally this is the last call from this oflice. We have pre? pared a good bill of fare for the meeting and the loss will be yours, if you full to attend and appropriate your share. In addition to the prom? inent members we have put on the program others just as able who will be thei I From Saluda County Union will come a suggestion of great importance about Clemson College scholarships that ought to be carefully considered and I am sure there are other mat? ters of equal importance that will come up that need the best thought of the State that they may be dis? posed of wisely. Yours for the cause, E. W. DA BBS, Pres. S. C. State Farriers' Union. Mayesville, S. C, July 16, 1013. The Sumter County Farmers' Union has adopted resolutions op? posing the enactment of a garnishec law. ELECTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that an election will be held at the various precincts in SUMTER COUNTY on TUESDAY, Aug. 19th, 1913. 00 the question of Dispensary or no Dispen- j sary. At such an election all quali? fied electors of the county may vote. Every voter who may be In favor of the sale of Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages in such county, shall cast a ballot, <n the box provided there? for by the Election commissioners in such county, on which shall be print? ed the words: "For Sale of Alcoholic ; Liquors and Beverages," ami every voter opposed shall cast a ballot up? on which shall be printed the words: "Against the Sale of Alcoholic Liquors and Beverages." Polls open at 7 A. M. and close at t P. Mt The. following managers are hereby appointed to conduct said elction at the various precincts In the County: Ward 1, Sumter, S. C.?Leslie Brown, W. A. Weathers, W. J. Jen? nings. Ward 2, Sumter, S. C.?J. EL Mer? cer, J. s. Richardson. J. M. Baker. Ward :i, Sumter, S. C.?C. E. Jones. W. W. James, J. L. Nunamaker. Ward 4, Sumter, S. C.?G. E Bichrdson, S. Y. Dclgar, Charley Thames. Wedgeficld, S. C.?Geo. T. Ged dings J. J. Geddings, E. Z. Wind ham. Bloomhlll, S. C.?S. M. Colter, Robt Christmas, A. S. Weeks. Stateburg, S. C.?F. S. Stuckey. Elisha Sanders, W. M. Sanders. Providence, S. C.?P. B. Moore. Jno. Boykin, R. F. Jones. Baft in? Creek. S. C.?J| T. Watson, T. M. Rogers,, 8. E. Young. Oswego, S. C.?W. J. Anderson, .1. j. Christmas, .1. U R. Brunson. Mayesville, S. C.? W. S. Chandler. C. Taylor. Charles Richardson. Skiloh, s. C.?J. K. McBlveen, H 1>. Player. W. A. Player. Concord, 8, C.?A. O. Wadford, Knox Newman. .1. P. Richardson. Privateer, s. C.?W. J. Ingram, Barnie Hodge, Harry Prttchard. The managers at each precinct named above arc requested to dele? gate one of their number t?. secure mid blanks for the election from ,1 IS, White, Clerk of the Hoard, at t ne oih? e of H C. I luttlno, 13 W. Liberty Ht. on Friday ami Saturday, Aug 16th Miid 16th, 191 J. K DuPre, H. ('. Cuttino, W W. Green, Com. of State and County Elections for Kumter t founts. s? 1' Attest: .1 K. White, clerk. July i-', 1913? ... * - j MAYESVILLE TOBACCO MARKET. sales Beyond Expectations of Local Managers?Uood Prices raid for Tobacco. Mayesville, July 16.?As already published, the Mayesville warehouse for the sale of leaf tobacco opened under most encouraging < ircumstan* ces on last Thursday. While the local market did not claim to sell any great amount of tobacco on the opening day, as some of the other mark' ts have published, yet the sales were far beyond the expectations <>f the managers. Of course, the lirst ^offerings wc? mostly sand-lugs and scrap, but there was fairly good to? bacco, too, and the prices were all that could be asked. Every day since the opening on Thursday. Saturday excepted, which Is not a market day, the local market has had tobacco on its floors. It is generally about ten days or two weeks alt r the first tobacco, or sand-lugs, have been marketed be? fore the better grades Of the weed are ready for the markets. There? fore, no great quantities of the crop can be expected for some days. The planters are all busy now gathering and curing and most of them will not be ready for the market before next week. The crop ij unusually late this season and all of the markets opened late In consequence. It is probable that the season will run well into September this year. Messrs. Motley and McElveen, the managers of the local market, are very much pleased with the condi? tions so far and will do everything possible to boost the market here. They guarantee good treatment to' man ami beast ami will see that the buyers give as much Cor the weed uM tins** on any other market. The w.uehouse and other property is In excellent condition and is convenient and comfortable in every way. There is n<? reason that Mayesviilo will not hold, her own with any A the older markets this year. -lit i An Old Mate Seal. ' apt Hugh Knight, conductor of the local train on the S. C. W. R'y. wbib' the train was being shifted near the depot in Darlington on Tuesday, saw the edge of something protruding from the dirt besides the railroad track and on investigation it proved to be an old seal of the State of South Carolina. The date on the seal was 1 776. Evidently the seal had been buried in the ground near where it was found for con? siderably over one hundred and twenty-live years.? Mc?ee Courier. Mr. James D. Graham, who has been with the D. J. Chandler Cloth? ing Company for the past five years, has accepted a position with the Rivers-Bultman Outfitting Company. He will have charge of the gentle? man's furnishing and tailoring de? partment of the establishment and will leave for New York next week to purchase a supply of stock. He will be glad to see any of his friends after September lirst, when the store opens for business. State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen was in the city Wednesday to attend the meeting of the Trustees' Association. Can You Afford To Be Without a Bank Account ? This question has no reference to your financial condition, hut from a strictly business Toint of view can you ^afford to forego the many advantages thut accrue to owners of growing bank ac? counts? Can YOU afford to let your competitor have this ad? vantage over you? Why not start an account with us and take advantage of the convenience and facilities afforded for the better protection off YOUR income? Fir^t National Bank 1905 1913 The Farmers' Bank & Trust Company Capital Stock, Surplus, - Liability of Stockholders Protection to Its Depositors, $i 20,000.00 77,000.00 120,000.00 $317,000.00 Interest 4 Per Cent on Savings 5 Per Cent on Certificates Courteous Treatmfirt to All. G. G. Rowland, Pres. Guy L. Warren, Cashier. H. L. McCoy, Teller. Col. Thos. Wilson,) Isaac Schwartz, > Vice Presdtt. Geo. D. Shore, ) Start It Now! Now is the" time to start a Savings Ac? count. Money de? posited up to 10th of July draws interest from 1st. Start sav? ing something today. The Bank of Sumter