The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 19, 1913, Image 2
My Lady of
the North
Tj* LOVE STORY
A GRAY JACKET
By Randall Parrish
Fat lam"
ILLUSTRATION! BT
ARTHUR Bk WILLIAMSON
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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?
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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