Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mi mvoMnury step te> wnrd Mas with ltrtnd inns, tad then, /**U? a strong effort, aa If struggltag otasatl a anaU shs draw back again. 'Sjsl^Jksr votes came vary low and f7l oaiV-I cant!- aha plaadad. "%Ot I with to Ood I oonldT* * Toaa Aaaa Horsy began to speak. *TsNra talked, an' I've listened to ?ov Ys*rs taken my lira away from i*Bs aa' saade tt a little scrap of your ^ssi Ufa?ys*rs 1st as both come to naadm' sash other more than food an' ,drtak aa' breath. For mo there's no P 'WO wtthoot ya In sll the earth there's ?you! Per every true hm the worM a any comet when 's Jost oas man, an* for every thara'i tost one woman. When that day etsmso sothm' else counts. .Mat's why an them rsssnns of yours samt mean saythmg>* t Rai votes had the ftng of triumph ?as ha added: Too To aola' to marry ass tonight Oosner Be raised both erase and held them foot and month tor a moment shs hang sash; l er eyes wars sCtn irresist? ibly said by his aneTthe msgsstlsm that awatlatl ta them, Wish a gasp sat ssarlawistloa that was half surren war sad halt echo of his own triumph Ian swept tito sis smbrace. \ As she leaked her fingers carssetng lly behind his dark hsad shs wished far words Ho and seJsnoUd boytad the orsttsu to tall aim of her love. Bat no pars ess of eloquence came. j Than shs :!stt sis arms grow abrupt fly rsjti and ke was pressing her frost lifts with s sen tie Insist sort walls his mmmm^mmm mmmmmmmm mm mm ^m^mm mmm mw mw#wewwv| mw omsv bmp fen) t lo peer Into the moonlight trot tensity of one who Is Hstsev only with hts sort, hot with s*ery nerve of his being. , slowly he U sii Ossi snail they narrowed and ( mmmw, dfOW hACt, Stilt tShSS snsl alert, ai d from his eye? the ten sml the |sW satis stiffened the Has drew ttSmselves Into oat Una of wArlike sternness. the fesltst, of tho wild tnraing tafatand at bay. tsars sat tmmssa. sn4 her fingers rested on km arsas and felt too strait on hit It" ho sjalflly. -What w Mr aha whispered, hot ho replied only wtth a warning ahaka at the hsad. Once more ha stood listening, then gently turned tar so that his body wan bilWion taw and ths outside world. Ha thrust saw back Into Soon door tad followed her inside. t?s warst) easts slowly, and though thoy wars calm thsy carried a very 1 most go. I hoped they'd 1st me Irrt long enough to marry ye, bot I thoy Ys weary of bidin' their Ho had closed the door and stood looming down at her with a dssp hon? gs* la bis face. "What Is It anas? What did you Isar ost there?" Hsr face had gone pallid sad shs etaishto hit arms with a grip that indies tea no Intention of -Nothin' much. Jost the crsckln' of a twig or two; Just sons steps In the bosh that was too cautious to sound honest; little noises that wouldn't Sanaa much If I didn't know what they do mean. Thsy weren't friendly sonhda They're after me." "Who? What do you mean?" Hsr voice cams la a low panic of whispering, sad even as shs spoke the man was listening with his hsad bent toward ths closed door. Ho laughed mirthlessly under his breath. "I don't know who they're picked ost to get ma It don't matter much, doss stt Bot I know they've pleked tonight. I've been lookin' for It, but tt seems they might bars 1st me have tonight?" His Hps smiled, and for to instant his syst softened again to tenderness. "Thin was my night? our sight." "If thoy are cot there, Anss? ? hsr syss flashed suddenly and her grip tightened?"you ehan't go. I won't let you go. In this hosae you are behind walla at least. I can't let yon go." "It's the only way," he told her, and again aha rssd unshakable resolve written In bis fees. "My beet chance is out there. Them mountslns '11 take better ears of me than any welle ? If 1 can once get to cover." Suddenly he wheeled and caught ber fiercely In his arms holding hei very cloee, and now her heart wn? basting mors wildly then before?beat Ing with s sudden end sickening tor ror. Hs bent low snd covered her ten? plea and cheeks and Upa and eye with klaeea. "Ood knows, when I came here to night." be declared, talking fast aw psssionately, '1 didn't aim to ever g* away a'jln without ye. Now I'veg to go. but If 1 oome through, an there a breath or a drop ot blood left l. wie, Hl oe bac* "4**> e?mhV bnok/ dearest, It 1 live." Her answer was a lov moan. | He released her at last and went over to the gun rack. Standing before her shrine of guns, m her temple of disarmament, he ?aid slowly: "Dearest, I was about the last man to lea to 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?" She came slowly over, conscious I that her knees were trembling, and I that lee-water seemed to have taken ? the place of hot blood In her veins. "If you need It," she faltered, "take It, dear?nothing else matters? Which one shall 1 give you?" "My own!" His voico was for the .instant imperious. It was> almost as If someone had asked Ulysses what how he would draw hu battle. "1 leckon my own gun's good enough for me. It hat been till today." She withdrew the rifle from the rack herself, and he tool* it from her trembling hands, but when he had accepted it she threw her arms about him again and clung to him wildly, her eyes wide with silent suffering und dread. The crushing grasp of bis arms hurt her and she felt a wild Joy in the i pain. Then she resolutely whispered: "Go, dearest, go! Tim? is precious now. God keep you?" "Juanlta," he said slowly, "I have ! refused to talk to ton In good speech. 1 have clung to the rough phrases and the rough manners of 1be h?ls, but 1 want you to know always, most dear one. that I have loved yon not only fiercely, but gently too. No ten? derer worship lives In ydur own world. If I don't come back, think of that God knows I love yon." "Don't. Ansel" she cried with a smothered sob. "Don't talk like a soft muscled lowlander! Talk to. me in ; your own speech. It rings of strength, i and God knows*;?her voice broke, and t she added with fierce tenderness! "God 1 knows, dear, eagle-heart, you need all the strength of wing and talon to? night." I Then she 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. j CHAPTER XXV. . I Out there the moon was setting. . Soon, thank God, It would be dark everywhere. The man she loved needed all the chance that the thlok ?ding gloom could give him. It was terribly quiet now, except for an oc? casional whlppoorwill call and the qui? etness seemed to lie upon her with the oppression of something unspeak? ably Unifying. "V breath of hill? side and sky was u.. a. At last there came to her ears the Sossad of heavy foee crashing through the brush, but he had been gone ten minutes then. Perhaps they had just awakened to his eseape and were cast? ing aside stealth for the fury of open pursuit 8he even thought she heard I an oath once, and then it was all quiet , attain; quiet for a while, and at the Onee Mere He Stood Listening. end of the silence, like the punctua tlon of an exclamation-mark, came the far-away snap of a rifle. She had dropped to a chair and sat there tensely, leaning forward, her lH>s parted and her ears straining. Had she heard one shot and its echo,. or had there been seve.al? Her imag-, lnatlon and tears were playing , her tricks now, and she could hardly be certain of her senses. The passage of time was a thing of which she had lost count Each mo? ment was a century. ' Then, with a violent start, she sat up. Now she knew she heard a sound ?there could be no doubt this time. It came from out beyond the front i door, and she bent forward, listen? ing. I It was a strange sort of ttound which she could not make out, but in a sub? tle way It waa more terrifying than the clatter of rifles. It was as it some heavy, soft thing were being dragged up the steps and rolling back. She rose and took a step toward th* door, but halted in doubt The sound died and then came again, al? ways with halting intervals of silence between, as though whoever were dragging the burden had to pause on each step to rest. Then there was a scraping as of boot-leather on the boards and a labored breach outside? a lireath that seemed to b* agonized. Ljtttt hjsnt forward with one head outstretched toward the latch, and heard a faint rapping. It waa seem lngly the rap of very feeble finget?, but that might all be part of a ruse. Was it friend or enemy out there, just beyond the thickness of the heavy panels? At all events, she must see. She braced herself und threw the door open. A figure which had been leaning against it lurched forward, stumbled over the threshold and tell in a heap, half in and half out. It was the figure of Anse Haver. How far he had hitched himself along, foot by foot, like a mortally wounded animal crawling home to die, she could not tell, but for one horri? fied instant she stood giwrtng down on him in stupefaction. He had gone out a splendid vital creature of resilient strength and pow? er. He had come back the torsi and bleeding wreck of a man, literally shot to pieces, as a quail Is shattered when It rises close to a quick-shooting gun. (TO BE CONTINUED.) FIXED FOR FIGHTING FLAMES. 'Manning Boys Up-to-date Combina? tion Chemical Inline and Motor Truck. Manning, March 4.?The town of Manning has just added to its flre ftghttng equipment n splendid combi? nation chemical and hose motor car, fully equipped. This truck earrles {1,500 feet of hose, four large lad tders, capable of scaling any building in Manning, and several chemical fire extinguishers. It Is run by a 60-horse power six-cylinder gasoline engine and cost $4,500. With an excellent organisation of, enthusiastic firemen and the superior pressure afforded by the new town water works, 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 arid 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. I Much credit is due to Chief 8.-I* Hugglns for initiating and pressing to a successful Issue this addition to the town's fire department TWELVE KILLED BY ZEPPELINS. Teuton Raiders Also Injure More '' Tluui Thirty in Raid. 11 London, March ?.?Twelve persona, two men, 3 women and five children were killed by Zeppelin raiders Sun? day, It was announced today, and 53 were injured. There were three Zep? pelins In the Squadron. Owing to the zlzgag course followed. It is believed I that the Germans were also trying, to j locate the British grand fleet BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. London. March 6.?The British steamer Masunda, five thousand tons, was sunk in the Mediterranean pre? sumably by a submarine. All aboard .were saved. It Is reported that two j Americans were on the ship. Torpedo Boats Bombard Trcbizond. j Petrograd, March 6.?Russian tor? pedo boats have bombarded Trebi zond, Turkey's important Black Sea port. Several Turkish vessels escap? ed without damage, though fired on by land batteries. British on Offensive. <? % 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 1 February. Expensive Rata 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 as much damage In cities and villages 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 Ocas. Verily there is no accounting for tastes. Rats are dangerous, as well as filthy and expensive. They carry plague and doubtless other diseases. They cause many fires by nibbling at in- i sulating and in other ways. Indeed, there is a close connection between rats and fires. Both 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 "philorodent ists" to plead for mercy for the crea? ture, as similar organisations of to? day denounce the "cruelty" of mak? ing experiments on guinea pigs to, And cures for human diseases? RISHT TRACK SAYS LONG. HEAD OF DEMONSTRATION WORK WRITES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ABOUT MILL. Says That Two of Most Important Matters for Business Men to Provide are Markets for Live Stock and Farm 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 wjLil 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 50 per cent, within the next twelve months. 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 that tb'er* have been many who have been disappointed in not being able to obtain a ready market. * Therefore, unless something Is done of a definite character so we can assure the farm era that they will be able to sell their nogs 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 np 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? tion agents of the State the number of hogs that they have a reason to believe will be in the State next fall, after having made a survey of the rit 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-1 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, whjch is absolutely necessary if we are to combat successfully the rav? ages of this post. 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 stock that they may be able to handle in the near future. If I can he of any service to you, or the organization can serve you in any way, don't hesitate to call upon us. Respectfully, W. W. LiONO, State Agent and Director of Exten ilon. auditors givkn instructions. Tax Commission Calls Attention to Juaw as to Meetings of Hoards. 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, being 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 duty under the raw. "This Is necessary to give sufficient opportunity_for the county auditors to complete their tax duplicates in time for the collection o'f 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?'^h of improvements or addi? tions to real esttae, not heretofore assessed,' for assessment by above mentioned boards. Upon the conven? ing of the county boards of equaliza? tion y?? 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 of 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? tions 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 you will forward to the tax commission an abstract of all personal property, horses, mules, cattle, etc., by tax dis? tricts." PTJKE PLANS NEW PLANT. Fifty Engineers Laying Out Site for Hydroelectric Station on Wateree River. . 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 I for a new hydroelectric plant and I subdividing the big holdings, it is ?UP posed. T. W. Ruff of Rocktoft, one of the mo&t successful and modern farmers tin 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 enter prise will add to the resources of Fairfield in numerous ways, populating a part of the county which is at present sparsely peopled. KJNGSTREE PREPARES FOR FAIR, Annual County Event This Year No? vember S to 11. ' . ' Kingstree, March 4.?At a recent meeting of the Williamsburg 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 Nesmith. in order to encourage more individual farm ex? hibits, offered a prise of 125 in addi? tion to any that might be offered by the association. Last year the only individual exhibition of farm products was that made by Hon. S. A.. Graham, of Heinemann, and represented thirty fpur. Mr. Nesmlth's offer includes not only agricultural products, but live stock, poultry, horticultural, etc. SUMTER WINS AGAIN. Tj - c The Sumter High School, assisted by Physical Director White, again won from!the.Dothan High School at basketbalf dn?SS^Edsy afternoon, the game being loo" "orie-sided'to be es? pecially good: The score at the close of the gome was 42 to 14? The high school has a game with' Columbia m the near futhra\ UUfTrtifiJ mmsmssm I RrralirriT (s more penetrating I at omwiisls I IDLmUjf. and relieves quicker125*50*?f?21 The National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock* The Bank with the Btg Capital, and Surplus. Correct Time and Correct Methods Resources $905,000.00 Wewant 1000 new accounts during the year 1916. Let yours be amontf them. C. 8. ROWLAND, 6. L WARREN, Pres. Gash'r. Atlantic Coast Line j The Standard Railroad of tht South Ramiftee the "Nttion'i Gerden Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMITED, "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND "COAST LINE FLOR? IDA MAIL.' Dining Cars?a la carte service. All year round through car service from New York to both Port Tampa and Knight's Key, connecting with steam? ships to and from Havana. For beautifully illustrated booklets and copy of the "Purple Folder," address, T. C. WHITE, W. J. CRAIG, Gen. P?se. Agent, P?se. Trail Mgr. * WILMINGTON, N. C. 'Oeo+eoeoooooeeeeoi**> ?aeeeet teeoee