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i 97k Battle-Cry aa tavomntary tup te? ats* with Ufa? arms, sad then, /wtth a strong effort, aa If struggling a spell, she draw bees again, r voice coma very low and H em?V-I eont!" aha pleaded. "%at I wish to God I could." * Tphaa so so Barer hegen to sasah. ?Ye**e talked, an' I've listened to fyw. Terra taken my Ufa away from jane aa' made it a little scrap of your ?wwm Ufa- le've let as both come to needhV each other more than food aa* psrtak aa' breath. Far mo there's no 'itn wtthoat ya la all the earth there's Jost yea yon youl ppr every true ha the world a day comes when ?'s last oao man, aa' tor every at aaa woman. When that any oamns aotain' else counts. .What's why an thorn reasons of yours samt mean aa;*mmf-" i Bis roses hid the ftag of triumph ?as aa added: "Toorf sjota' to marry sss tonight OisjDsr Bs raised sah arm* and held them fee* sad mmifr for a moment she man? sash; her eyes ware sail irrasist Mr aatd hy his smiths migsetHm that dwelled hn then, With a gasp skg wTarmatioe that was half surren? der and half sdlo of his own triumph fame swept Into his embrace, i As she looked her fingers caroaainr ry ssaiad his dark head aha wished far worsm mas and splendid beyond the to tan him Of her love. Bit of elocuence cama . Than she felt his arms grow ebrtrpt flr rigid and'so was prssaing her from ttbm with s gentle txulgtsncs, while his Saas taraed to pear lato the moonlight wsm ths tensity of cms who Is listen east mot only with hit oars, hat with s*sry nerve of his earng. , saw** ha draw hack, stdl tease 'mmm start, sad from mis ays* tarn tsm Oar tlsw died until they narrowed and ?iSsaaii and the law angle stlffsned emsi the Urns draw themselves tnto sat Has of warlike sternness. the feajbst, ot the wild tarning to {stood at bay. For a mom est thay remained mo aad her flat ere rested on aad felt the strain am mis I?- ha an sjsifhry. -What Is ttf* sma wmisparad, hut ?so replied only with a warning shake If the head. ? Once seere ma stood listening, then gently turned, her so that hie body waa Bitwaam mar asm the outside world. 8a thrust mar back into the sr sad followed her Inside, mm warts cam* slowly, and though tmoy were eaha they carried a very 1 mast ga. I hoped they'd let ms Terra loot enough to marry ye, hut I they're weary ot bldln' their Hs mad closed the door sad stood looking down at her with s dssp Saa? sa? ta his face. "What Is It As sOT What did you hear oat there T Rar face had tone pallid aad she clung to his arms with a srlp that indicated no intention ot rales sc. -Nothln* mach, tat ths crackln' of a twit or two; Just some stops la the that was too cautious to sound little noises that wouldn't mach If I didst know what they do meaa. They weren't friendly soahda They're tfter me." "Who? What do you mean?'* Her voice cama la a low panic of whispering, sad er?? as she spoke the man was listening eith his head bent toward the closed <(oor. Hs laughed mirthlessly ander mis *I dornt know who they're picked oit to sat mo. It don't matter much, doss It? Bat I know they've picked tonight. Fro boon lookln' for It, hut H seems they might hare let me have tonight?" His HfS smiled, end for am instant sis eyes softened stain to tenderness. This was my night? oar sight.'* "If they are out th ?re, Anse?" her eyes flashed sudlenly and her grip tightened?"you shan't to. i won't let yon go. In this ho*so you sre behind walls st least. I can't let yon go." "It's the only way," he told her, and stain she read unihakable resolve written In his face. "My best chance le out there. Them mountains '11 take better ears of a*e than any walls-lf 1 can once tat to cover." Suddenly he wheeled and caught her fiercely In his arms holding net very cloae. and now her heart wn? beating more wildly than before?boa* log with a ludden and sickening tor ror. He bent low and covered her ten? plee and cheeks and llpe and eye with klaaea. "Ood knows, when I came here to night.' be declared, talking fast snr passionately, 1 didn't aim to ever g* away a?*ln without ye. Now Ive g to so. but L ' come through, an* there m breath or a drop of blood left L, dearest, It 1 live." Her answer was a low moan. He released her at laut and wool over to the gun-rack. Standing before her shrine of guns, m her temple of disarmament, he aald slowly: "Dearest, i was about the last man to learn my rifle here, an' 1 reckon I've got to be the first to take it out again. I'm, sorry. Will you give it to me or must I take It without permission?" Ehe came slowly over, conscious that her knees were trembling, and that lee-water seemed to have taken the place of hot blood in her veina. "If you need It," ehe faltered, "take It, dear?nothing eise mattere? Which one shall 1 give yon9" "My own!" His voice was for the Instant imperious. It was almost da If someone had asked Ulysses what bow hs would draw In battle. "I reckon my own gun's good enough for me. It has been, till today." She withdrew the HAe from the rank herself, and ho took It from her trembling hands, but when he had accepted It ehe threw her arms about him again and clung to him wildly, her eyee wide with silent suffering and dread. The crushing grasp of his arms hurt her and ehe felt a wild loy In the pain. Then she resolutely whispered: "Go, dearest, go! Time is precious now. God keep yon?" "Juanita." hs said slowly, "I hare refused to talk to you la goad speech. I huve clung to the rough pkrases and the rough manners of the hills, but I want you to know always, moat dear ons. that I hare loved you not only fiercely, but gentry ton}-. No ten? derer worship lives In your own world. It I don't come back, think of that God knows I lore you." "Don't, Ansel" ahs cried with a smothered sob. "Don't talk like a soft* muscled lowlander! Talk to. ms in your own speech. It rings oil strength, and. God knows"?her voice broke, aha ehe added with fierce tenderness. "God knows, dear, eagle-heart you need all the strength ot wing and talon to? night." k I Then ehe opened the back door very cautiously on the shadows that crept into Inky blackness, and saw him slip away and melt Instantly Into the murk. CHAPTER XXV. Out there the moon was setting. Soon, thank God, it would be dark everywhere. The, man she loved assded all the chance that the thick sntng gloom could gtvs him. It was tsrrlbly qulst now, except for an oo? oaalonal whlppoorwill call and the qui? etness seemed to Ho upon her with the oppression of something unspeak? ably terrifying. The breath of hill sids and sky was bated. At last there cams to her ears the somad ot heavyvTeee trashing through the brush, bat bo had been none ten minutes then. Perhaps they had Just awakened to his essape and were cast? ing aside stealth tor the fury of open pursuit She even thought she heard an oath once, aad then It was all quiet sgaln; qulst tor a whlls, and at the r Once More ood Listening. end ot the sil like the punctua? tion of an exel >n-mark, came the far-away snsp fie. She had dr to a chair and sat thero tense hing forward, her llpa parted and ..jr eara straining. Had she heard one shot and Its echo,, or had there been aeve.al? Her lmag-, lnatlon and fear, were playing.heri tricks now, and she could hardly be certain of her senses. The passage ot time was a thing of which she had lost count. Each mo? ment was a century. Then, with a violent start, she sat op. Now ahe knew ahe heard a sound ?there could be no doubt this time. I It came from out beyond the front door, and ahe bent forward, listen? ing. It was a strange sort of sound which ahs could not make out, but In a sub? tle wsy it waa more terrifying than the clatter of rifles. It was as if some heavy, soft thing were being dragged up the atepa and rolling back. She rose and took a step toward the door, but halted in doubt. The aound died and theu came again, al? ways wita halting Intervals of sllonco between, aa though whoever were dragging the burden had to pause ou each atep to rest. Then ti.jre was a scraping aa of boot-leather on the boards sad a labored breath outside? a breath that seemed to be agonized, r titt |oo| forward with ens hand outstretched toward the latch, ana heard a faint rapping. It was seem? ingly the rap of very feeble fingers, but that might all be part of a rate. Was it friend or enemy out there, Just beyond the thickness of the hoary panela? At all events, nho must see. She braced hereoff and throw the door open. A figure r which had been leaning against it lurched forward, stumbled over the threshold and tell In a neap, half la und half out. It was the figure of Anne Haver. How tar be had hitched himself along, foot by foot, Ilka a mortally wounded animal crawllnif home to die, ehe could not teil? but tfor one horri? fied instant she stood gastog down on him In stupefaction. He had gone out a splendid vital creature ot resilient stret gth and pow? er. Ho had come hielt the torn and bleeding wreck Ot u man, literally shot to pieces, as a quail la shattered when It rises cloas to a quick-shooting gun. (TO BIB CONTINUED.) FIXED FOR FIGHTING FLAMES. Manning Buys Up-to daic Combina? tion Chemical Engine and Motor Truck. Manning, March 4.?The town of Manning has just added to Its fire fighting equipment a upleadid combi? nation chemical and hose motor car, fully equipped. This truck carries 1,500 feet of hose, four large lad? ders, capable of scaling any building in Manning, and severe.I chemical fire extinguishers. It hi rur, by a 60-horse power six-cylinder gasoline engine and cost $4,500. With an excellent organisation ot. enthusiastic firemen and the superior pressure afforded by the new town water worke, Manning is now pre? pared, not only to save property from destruction by fire, but also to secure minimum rates on fire insurance. Heretofore the town has relied on a very serviceable gasoline fire engine drawn by horses and pumping water from cisterns. In many instances ex? cellent and creditable work was ac? complished, but it was felt that a more complete equipment should be provided, and it is believed that such has now been done. Much credit is due to Chief 8. L. Hugglns for initiating and pressing to a successful issue this addition to the town's fire department. TWELVE KILLED BY ZEPPELINS. Teuton Raiders Also i Injure More Than Thirty in Raid, t London, March 6.?Twelve persona, two men, 3 women and five children were killed by Zeppelin raiders Sun? day, it was announced today, and 83 were injured. There were three Zep? peline in the squadron. Owing to the xisgag course followed, it is believed that the Germans were also trying, to locate the British grand fleet. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. London. March 6.?The British steamer Masunda, five thousand tone was sunk in the Mediterranean pre? sumably by a submarine. All aboard were saved. It is reported that two Americans were on the ship. Torpedo Boats Bombard Trcbisond. Potrograd, March 6.?Russian tor? pedo boats have bombarded Trebi xond, Turkey's important Black Sea port. Several Turkish vessels escap? ed without damage, though fired on by land batteries. British on Offensive. v Constantinople, March 6.?Heavy fighting is in progress between the Turks and the British forces trying to relieve Kutelamara. The British have been reinforced and launched an offensive movement the latter part of February. Expensive Rats. Chicago Journal. A writer in a farm magazine esti? mates that rats cost the farmers of this country $60,000,000 a year. It is certain tho pests do at least an much damage In cities and village.* as in the country. Therefore the American people are paying $120,000,000 a year for the privilege of entertaining a fur? tive, dirty, disreputable creature, thickly populated with fleas. Verily there is no accounting for tastes. Hats are dangerous, a* well ar> filthy and expensive. They carry plague and doubtlees other diseases. They cause many fires by nibbling at in? sulating and in other ways. Indeed, thero is a close connection between rats and fires. IJoth can be abolished by the right sort of construction, and a city which builds out one generally finds that it has pretty well freed it? self from the other. Since San Fran? cisco's Chinatown was made ratproof it has had hardly any fires worth mentioning. Some day the world will become civilized enough to abolish the rat. When the campaign for his destruc? tion begins In earnest, will there be societies of soft headed "phltorodent ists" to plead for m?rey for the orca ture, as similar organizations of to? day denounce the "cruelty" of mak? ing experiments on guinea pigs to find cufos for htfhian diseases? ? m HIHT TRACK SAYS LONG. HEAD OF DEMONSTRATION WORK WRITES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ABOUT MILL. Says That Two of Most Important Matters for Business Men to Ptovtde are Markets for Live Stock and Form Produce and Mill for Grind? ing Grain, so That it Can be Kept at Home?Promises His Assistance. Mr. E. I. Reardon, Sumter, S. C. Dear Mr. Reardon: My attention has been called to your efforts in endeavoring to estab? lish a flour mill and along with it a mill for grinding feed stuff, meal, etc., In Sumter. I don't know of anything that will stimulate the growing of grain in Sumter and adjoining coun? ties as will the establishment of a mill of the character that you are trying to Interest your business men In. We cannot expect the farmers to adopt a system , of diversified agricul? ture .unless, markets are provided for the products of their diversified sys? tem. I want to say here that the estab? lishment of markets is hot a.problem of the farmer, It Is a problem for the business man. The business man has the experience, training, capital, Influence, outside connections* and is, therefore, the only agency in a po? sition to provide or develop a scheme for the marketing of the farmer's pro? ducts. ' If you could interest your business men and the business men in your'surrounding territory in the es? tablishment of a small plant for the grinding of grain, at the same time be in a position to purchase all sur? plus grain that might be offered, I am sure that the grain crop of Sumter and the adjoining counties would In? crease 60 per cent, within the next twelve monthe. Again if you could Interest your business men in your part of the State in the establishment of a small pack? ing house for the handling of hogs and beef cattle, interest in livestock and especially hogs would not only be kept alive, but would be greatly en? hanced within the next twelve months. There are more hogs in South Caro? lina., this year than there has been in many years. We have been able to market quite a number, but I realise thatv there have been many who have been di^PPointed in hot being able to obtain a ready market.' Therefore, unless something is done of a definite character so we can assure the farm? ers that they will be able to sell their1 hogs at the market price, why 'it Is going to be Impossible for us to keep the interest alive and to make It grow. The business men of Greenville are going to take up the establishment of a packing house Within the next few days. This will In no way Interfere with a packing house at Sumter. If the farmers are assured that these two packing houses can be establish? ed this fall, I believe that there Is and will be a sufficient number of livestock grown in the State to make these packing houses a success. I do not think that we should advise the building of a large plant. We should make a small beginning and then in? crease the capacity when it was necessary to do so. I have made this proposition to the business men of Greenville?that I will ascertain through the demonstra I tlon agents of the Slate the number ot hogs that they have a reason to believe will be In the State next fall, after having made a survey of the sit? uation. We shall also endeavor to have fifty farmers In each county promise to raise so many hogs for the market. This will be something tangible?will give us some Idea of the number of livestock that we can reasonably expect next fall. With this Information before us we could then decide whether we should estab? lish the plants at this time. I am working through the Green? ville Chamber of Commerce and.I shall be only too glad to work with you In Sumter, for I appreciate the in? terest that you are taking in the ag? ricultural development of the State and the energy that you are expend? ing In trying to work out some scheme for the establishment of markets for the products of the farmers in your section of the State. The estab? lishment of a market is the first step in any system of diversified agricul? ture. If we can work out the mar? keting problem before the appearance of the boll weevil we shall have very little trouble in having the farmers adopt a diversified system of agricul ture. whjgh is absolutely necessary If we are to combat successfully the rav? ages of this pest. I might add that they are building a good many pack? ing houses in the boll weevil districts in the south. I am fearful, however, that they are building them in too large a scale and without sufficient in? formation as to the amount of stork that they may be able to handle in the near future. j If I can be of any service to you, or the organization can serve you in any way, don't hesitate to call upon us. Respectfully, W. W. LONG, State Agent and Director of Exten? sion. AUDITORS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS. Tax Commission Calls Attention to Law as to Meetings of Boards. Columbia, March 5.?A. W. Jones, chairman of the State tax commission, has sent the following instructions to the county auditors of the State: "Your attention is called to section 423, code of laws, 1912, which re? quires that township boards of as? sessors and special boards of asses? sors shall meet annually on the first Tuesday in March, bein,g this year, March 7, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Section 427 of the code ! requires the county board of equaliza? tion to meet annually on the fourth Tuesday in March, being this year, March 28. It is necessary that the boards meet promptly and complete their work in order that the State tax commission can promptly discharge its duty and that sufficient time be given for the State board of review tO perform its djJty under Ute'taw. "This is necessary to give sufficient opportunity_for the county auditors to complete their tax duplicates in time for the collection of taxes. It is your duty to place before the town? ship and special boards of assessors all returns of personal property sub? ject to assessment and taxation, and all ret?Vh of improvements or addi? tions 'to reat esttae, not heretofore assessed,' for assessment by above mentioned boards. Upon the conven? ing; of the county boards of equaliza? tion yoti should lay before them the work of the township and special boards of assessors. 'The duty of the county board of equalization is to equalize the prop? erty as between individual taxpayers, and as between local tax districts and townships. In order to expedite the work oi the tax department, the coun? ty boards of equalisation are re? quested to first assess and equalize the property of banking corporations, textile industries,* cotton seed oil mills, fertilizer plants and other corpora-, tlons equalized by them. Immediate? ly upon the completion of the assess? ment and equalisation of the property Of stich corporations you should trans? mit their returns and the action there? on of the county boards of equaliza? tion to the South Carolina tax com? mission, and then take up the assess-' ment and equalization of other classes of personal property. As soon as prac? ticable after the completion of the en? tire work of the county boards yeu will forward to the tax commission an abstract of all personal property, horses, mules, cattle, etc., by tax dis? tricts." DUKE PLANS NEW PLANT. Fifty Engineer* Laying Out Site for Hydroelectric Station on Watcree River. w Winnsboro, March 4.?Though a , veil of censorship prevails concern- ? ing the activities of the Duke in? terests, which recently purchased large tracts of land in this county, definite information has been received that about 50 civil engineers are at work in the vicinity of Wateree river for the purpose of laying out a site for a new hydroelectric plant and subdividing the big holdings, it is sup? posed. T. W. Ruff of Rockton, one of the most successful and modern farmers in the upper section of the State, has , accepted a position as general man? ager of the Duke farms in this county. It is rumored that further property will be acquired by these parties shortly. ; ' .This new enterprise will add to the resources -of Fatrfield in numerous ways, populating a part of the county Which is at present sparsely peopled. KIN GST REE PREPARES FOR FAIR. ~- ? ' ? Annual County Event This Year No? vember 8 to 11. ' ? ' Kingstree, March 4.?At a recent meeting of the WUUamsburg County Fair association the dates for holding the second annual exhibition were fix? ed for the first week in November, beginning Wednesday the 8th and continuing through Saturday, 11th, this date being set aside for the col? ored people as the programme pro? vided last year. The rates of ad? mission are to be the same as last year. President Nesmlth, In order to encourage more Individual farm ex? hibits, offered a prize of $25 in addi? tion to any that might be offered by the association. Last year the ,oniy individual exhibition of farm products was that made by Hon. S. A. Graham, of Heinemann, and represented thirty fpur. Mr. Nesmith's offer includes not only agricultural products, hut live stock, poultry, horticultural, etc SUMTER WINS AGAIN. j The Sumter High School, assisted by Physical Director White, again won fromtUis>DjQthari High School at basket balf ?n;SS^r#ey afterttooc, the game being' toff ~otfe-sioid~ to bs es? pecially good. The score at the etsss of the game was 42 to 11. The high school has a game with Columbia in the near future* TT 1 GDWANSi^^llsS? |Drri|irr:iT is more penet^tii^Iatmikjistsi IDlLAUjL and relieves quicker 125*30??l^f The National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. The Bank with the Big Capital, and Surplus. Correct Time and Correct Methode Resources $905,000.00 We want 1000 new accounts during the year 1916. Let yours be among them. C. 8. ROWLAND, 6. L WARREN, Pres. Cash'r. 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