The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 11, 1907, Page 3, Image 3
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By KATHERINE
Author of "1
Copyright, I0O4, bj
That afternoon Chllcote's nervous
condition reached Its height. All day
he had avoided the climax, but no
evasion can be eternal, and this he
realized as be sat Id his place on the
opposition benches during the half
hour of wintry twilight that precedes
the turning on of the lights. He realized
it In that half hour, but the application
of the knowledge followed later,
when the time came for him to question
the government on some point relating
to the proposed additional dry
dock at Talkley, the naval base. Then
for the first time he knew that the sufferings
of the past months could have
a visible as well as a hidden side?could
disorganize his dally routine as they
had already demoralized his will nnd
character.
The thing came upon him w**h ex- !
traordlnary lack of preparation, lie sat ;
through the twilight with tolerable I
calm, his nervousness showing only In
the occasional lifting of his hand to
his collar and the frequent changing
of his position, but when the lights
were turned on and he leaned back in
his seat with closed eyes he became
conscious of a curious Impression?a
disturbing idea that through bis closed
lids he could see the faces on the opposite
side of the house, see the rows
of eyes, sleepy, interested or vigilant
Never before had the sensation presented
itself, but once set up it ran
through all his susceptibilities. By an
absurd freak of fancy those varying
eyes seemed to pierce through his lids,
almost through his eyeballs. The cold
perspiration that was his dally horror [
broke out on his forehead, and at the '
same moment Praide, his leader, turn- |
ed, leaned over the buck of his 6eat i
and touched his knee.
Chllcote started and opened his eyes. ;
"I?I believe I was dozing," he said i
confusedly.
Praide smiled his dry, kindly smile.
"A fatal admission for a member of
the opposition," he said. "But I was
looking for you earlier In the day,
Chllcote. There la something behind
this Persian * 1,01,1'" ?? *-a
mere Omt move on Russia's part.
You big trading people will find It
worth watching."
Chllcote shrugged his shoulders. "Oh,
I don't know," he said. "I scarcely
believe In it Lakely put a match to
the powder In the St George's, but
'twill only be a noise and u puff of
smoke."
But Fralde did not smile. "What is
the feeling down at Wark?" he asked.
"Has It awakened any Interest?"
"At Wark? Oh, I?I don't quite
know. I have been a little out of
' touch with Wark In the last few !
weeks. A man has so mnnv nrlvnte
affairs to look to"? lie was uneasy j
under his chief's scrutiny.
Fraldc's Hps parted as If to make re- j
ply, but with a certuln dignified reticence
he closed them again and turned
away.
Chilcote lennod back In his place and
furtively passed his hand over his forehead.
Ills mind was possessed by one
consideration ? the consideration of
himself. lie glanced down the crowded,
lighted house to the big glass
doors; he glanced about him at his colleagues,
Indifferent or Interested; then
surreptitiously his fingers strayed to
his waistcoat pocket.
Usually he carried his morphia tab
lolds with him, but today by a lapse
of memory he had left them at home.
He knew this, nevertheless he continued
to search, while the need of the
drug rushed through him with a sense
of physical sickness. lie lost hold on
the business of the house; unconsciously
he half rose from his seat
The man next him looked up. "Hold
your ground, Chllcote," he said. "Itayforth
Is drying up."
With a wave of relief Chllcote dropped
back into his place. Whatever the
confusion lu his mind It was evidently
not obvious In his face.
Rayfortb resumed his seat, there was
the usual slight stir and pause; then
Salett, the member for Salchester, rose.
With Salett's first words Chllcote's
hand again sought bis pocket and
again his eyes strayed toward the
doors, but Fralde's erect head and stiff
back Just In front of him held him
quiuu ?liu an enori ue punuu out
his notes and smoothed them nervously;
but, though his gaze was fixed on
the pages, not a line of Biessington's
clear writing reached his mind. He
glanced at the face of the speaker,
then at the faces on the treasury
bench, then once more lie leaned back
iu his seat.
The man beside him saw the movement.
"Funking the dry dock?" he
whispered jestingly.
"No"~Chilcote turned to him suddenly?"but
I feel beustly?lnne felt
beastly for weeks'."
The other looked at him more closely.
"Anything wrong?" he asked. It
was a novel experience to be confided
In by Chilcote.
"Oh, It's the grind?the Infernal
grind." As he said It It seemed to
him suddenly that his strength gave
way. lie forgot his companion, his
position, everything except the urgent
Instinct that filled mind and body.
Scarcely knowing what he did be rose
and leaned forward to whisper in
Fralde's car.
Fraide was seen to turn, his thin
face Interested and concerned, then he
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CECIL THURSTON.
he Circle,M Etc.
r Harper ?/ Brothers
was roc 11 to nod once or twice In acquiescence,
and a moment Inter Chllcote
stepped quietly out of his place.
One or two men spoke to him as he
hurried from the house, but he shook
them off almost uncivilly, and, maklnR
for the nearest exit, hulled a cab.
Tho drive to Orosvenor square was a
misery. Time after tlmo he changed
from one corner of the cab to tho other,
bis acute Internal pains prolonged by
every ~ deluy and Increased by every
motion. At lust, weak In all his limbs,
he stepped from the vehicle at his own
door.
Entering the house, lie Instantly
mounted the stairs and passed to his
j own rooms. Opening the bedroom
door, he peered in cautiously, then
llk-- uuur wiue. The light had
been swltohed on. but tbe room was
empty. With a nervous exelteiueut
Scarcely to be kept In check, he entered,
shut and locked the door, then moved
to the wardrobe and, opening It,
drew the tube of tabloids from the
shelf.
Ills hand shook violently as ho carried
the tubo to the table. The strain
of the day, the anxiety of tbo past
hours, with their flnnl failure, had
found sudden expression. Mixing a
larger dose than any he had before allowed
himself, he swallowed It hastily
and, wnlklng across the room, threw
himself, fully dressed, npon the bed.
CHAPTER IV.
mO those whose Bphere lies In the
west of London, Fleet street Is
little more than a name and
Clifford's Inn a mere dead letter.
Yet Clifford's Inn Ilea as safely
stowed nwoy In the shadow of the law
courts as any grave under a country
church wall. It is as green of grass,
as gray of stone, as Irresponsive to the
passing footstep.
Facing the railed In grass plot of Its
little court stood the house In which
John Loder had his rooms. Taken at
a^flret fl^po^e the house had the deserttho
early hours, but as night fell lights
would be seen to show out, first on oue
floor, then on another?faint, human
l>encons unconsciously signaling each
other. The rooms Loder inhabited
were on "^he highest floor, and from
their windows one might gaze philosophically
on the treetops, forgetting
the uneven pavement and the worn
railing that hemmed them around. In
the landing outside the rooms his name
npi>enred above his door, but the paint
had been soiled by time and the letters
for the most part reduced to shadows,
on ?hnf fnl-nn I r, ~
ov lAMAVf a?a?*v~*? &i-i wiijuavuuu w iui uiu
gnnnt staircase and I wire walls, the
place had a cheerless look.
Inside, however, the effect was somewhat
mitigated. The room on the right
hand as one entered the small passage
that served as hall was of fair size,
though low celled. The paint of the
wall paneling, like the name above the
outer door, had long ago been worn to
a dirty and nondescript hue, and the
floor was Innocent of carpet. Yet In
the middle of the room stood a fine old
Cromwell table, and on the nlnln deal
bookshelves nnd along the mantelplece
were some valuable books?political
and historical. There were no curtains
on the windows nnd a common
reading lamp with a green shade stood
on a desk. It was the room of a man
with few hobbles nnd no pleasures,
who existed because he was alive nnd
worked because he must.
Throe nights after the great fog John
Loder sat by his desk In the light of
the green shaded lamp. The remains
of a very frugal supper stood on the
center table, and In the grate a small
and economical looking fire was burning.
Having written for close on two
hours, he pushed back his chulr and
stretched his ernmpod fingers. Then
he yawned, rose nnd slowly walked
across the room. Reaching) the mantelpiece
he took a pipe from the pipe rack
nnd some tobacco from the Jar that
stood behind the books. Ills face
looked tired and a little worn, as is
common with men who have worked
long at nn uncongenial task. Shredding
the tobacco between his hands he
slowly filled the pipe, then lighted It
from the fire with a spill of twisted
DUDOr.
Almost at the moment that he applied
the light the sound of steps
mounting the uncarpeted stairs outside
caught his attention and he raised his
! head to listen.
j Presently the steps halted and he
I heard a match struck. The stranger
' was evidently uncertain of his whereabouts.
Then the steps moved forward
again and paused.
" An expression of surprise crossed
Loder's face and he laid down his pipe
As the visitor knocked he walked
quietly across the room and opened the
door.
The passage outside was dark and
the newcomer drew back l>efore the
light from the room.
"Mr. Loder?" he began Interroga
tlvely. Then all at once he laughed li
embarrassed apology. "Forgive me,'
he snld. "The ll^ht rather dazzled me
I didn't realize who It was."
I.?oder recognized the voice as belong
Ing to his acquaintance of the fog.
' "Qlk .it*s. you 1" he, sijld. "Won't yot
U
' come In?" nis voice was a little a
This sudden resurrection left him s
prised, and not quite pleasantly s
prised. He walked back to the fl
place, followed by bis guest.
The guest seemed nervous and a
: tated. "I must apologize for the lu
of my visit." he said. "My?my time
( not quite my own."
; Loder waved bis hand. "Whose tl
! Is his own?" he said
i ; Chilcote. encouraged by the remn
drew nearer to the tire. Until this n
i ment he had refrained from looking
! rectly at his host. Now. however.
; raised his eyes, and, despite his pre]
i ration, he recoiled unavoidably bef<
the extraordinary resemblance. Sc
here, in the casual surroundings of
badly furnished and crudely light
room, it was even more astound!
> than It bad been In the mystery of t
; fog.
; "Forgive me." he said again. "It
physical, purely physical. I am bowl
i over against my will."
I Loder smiled. The slight contetn
, that Chilcote had first Inspired ro
again, and wtth It a second feeling le
easily defined. The man seemed so u
stable, so incapable, yet so grotesque
suggestive to himself.
"The likeness Is rather overwhelm
lug." he said, "but not heavy enough \
sink under. Come nearer the lire. Whi
brought you here? Curiosity?" Thei
was a wooden armchair by the fir
place. lie Indicated it with a wave <
the hand, then turned and took up h
smoldering pipe.
Chilcote, watching him furtlvel;
obeyed the gesture and sat down.
"It Is extraordinary!" he said, as
unable to dismiss the subject. "It?
is quite extraordinary!"
The other glnnced round. "Let's dro
It." ho said. "It's so confoundedly ol
vlous." Then Ills tone changed. "Won
you smoke?" he asked.
"Thanks." Chilcote began to fui*bii
for his cigarettes. 1
But his host forestalled him. Tal^ni
a box from the mantelpiece, he heli! 1
out.
"My one extravagance!" he said It^n
Ically. "My resources blud me to <r.e
and I think I hnve made a wise <^lec
tlon. It Is about the only via w<
haven't to pay for six times over J II*
glanced sharply at the face so ubiurdl^
like his own, then, lighting affresl
spill, offered his guest a light.
Chllcote moistened his clgnrettt ant
leaned forward. In the flare << th
paper his face looked set and anxious
but Loder saw that the lips did no
twitch as they had done on the pre
vious occasion that lie had given lilc
a light, and n look of cornprehensloi
crossed his eyes.
"What ?w)IJ joa have, or. rathei
lng else. Hospitality is one of the d\
barred luxuries."
Chllcote shook his bead. "I seldot
drink. But don't let that deter you."
Loder smiled. "I have one drink I
the twenty-four Injurs?generally at
o'clock, when my night's work Is dom
A solitary man has to look where b
Is going."
"You work till 2T
"Two or 3."
Chllcote's eyes wandered to the desl
"You wrtte?" be asked.
The other uodded curtly.
"Books?" Chllcote's tone was an:
lous.
Loder laughed, nnd the bitter, nol
showed In his voice.
"No; not books," he said.
Chllcote leaned back In his chair an
passed his hand across his face. Th
strong wave of satisfaction that tk
words woko In him was difficult 1
conceal.
"What Is your work ?'
Loder turned aside. "You must n<
ask that," he said shortly. "When
man has only one capacity, and tl
OnrMirltr hno rw nntlinf '? r?r\+ tA
. v vuviv V, I a U^/V IV tli
to seed In a wrong direction. I cult
vate weeds, nt abominable labor and
very small reward." lie stood wli
his back to the fire, facing his vlslto
Ills attitude was a curious blending (
pride, defiance and despondency.
Chlloote leane<l forwnrd again. "W1
speak of yourself like that? You are
man of intelligence and education
lie spoke questioning!:*,, anxiously.
[to we cowtiwuto.]
FACTS ABOUT MEXICO.
There nre ten volcanoes in Mexico.
Mexico has a coast line of over 0,0
miles.
I Mexico has vast deposits of onvx ai
murhle.
Mexico has fifty-nine lakes and gre
lagoons.
The area of Mexico is ahont 7.T*.o
i square miles.
I _
WOOD'S SEEDS
Bliss Triumph
Seed Potatoes
are one of tho most popular kinds
i with truckers all through the
South. They aro extra early, pro,
i lilic, fine appearance, and are
largely sold in northern markets
nu 'i Rorm nrlo Pntntnnu" of Itii/h
wn L/VlUiUUM i. V VVV/>3 M V
prices.
' We have a large stock of this
potato, extra fine quality, both
Maine and
| Second Crop Seed.
Wo are the largest dealers in
Seed Potatoes in the South, and
1 offer all of the best and most pro'
ductivo kinds. Write for prices.
Wood's Descriptive Catalogue
gives full information about Seed
i Potatoes and all Farm and Gar
' den Seeds. Mailed free on 10
quest.
T. W. WOOD & SONS,
Seedsmen, Richmond, Va.
1
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cco Is Made ENTIREL
Grown in the Piedn
nutation Brands Have
uality Only On the Oi
Of the Plug
ion brands arc claimed tc
; Schnapps to- Schnapps,
of the imitation uine Schns
cured the same on the tag,
inside is filled . under the t
ivily sweetened and then
One chew of wholesome
tobacco hunger just enoug1
vs of such to- the mild, ji
ize and shape the leaf tob
Ld packages of that this _fi
ids of tobacco in the farm
o much like quires and 1
ive often been any other
ider the belief stimulati
ng Schnapps. chewers.
been secured If the to
; that certain don'f cot?-a
NiUN, S. C., JANIUARY ii, 1907.
Schnapps Tobai
ur" i .
Tobacco
>ur I The I,
> Is
m. I Q
rk. !
no- j
<11- !
he Hundreds of imitat
Jro on sale that look like
eu bacco. The outside <
e.i plugs of tobacco is flue
hJ j as Schnapps, but the
with cheap, flimsy, he;
o?i air cured tobacco.
I Schnapps will satisfy 1
'Jo longer than two chev
ss hacco. The color, si
"y of the tags, plugs an
certain imitation brai
to have been made s
)l Schnapps that they h;
e-i accepted by buyers ui
If that they were getti
Sufficient proof has
to establish the fact
11 brands are infringemei
1 lation of the trade mar
p trade will continue t
c upon by these infringe!
already entered and n<
protect Schnapps is
t great many of these i
j R. J. Reynolds
: WEDOYOURUKU
; BUSINESS
i And guarantee that you g
? GOOD SERVICE and
' quick attention.
Wc nuw u
I _i. - *' -
n an I'areiiT neaicines, i c
n let Articles, Perfumi
2 Extracts, and we have
E>. i
? full line of Ladies' Hal
Bags.
j. | Our, speciality is filli
Prescription.
Try the
PALMETTO DRUG CC
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ie
E CHIITH'C DDIfEC
J1TI11U J I IUVLmJ
* Malaga Grapes on bunches *
ie Grapes, small bunches and loose,
? I lb. Package Fancy Prunes ? ?
x * ? *? .
a o ,,
? j Strained Honey, per pound 12
af Sauer Kraut, per pound iy
Egg-O-See, Try it, - - - *
i Shredded Wheat Biscuit - -
Raisin and Plain Pound Cake
Mackerel ------White
Fish Per pound - ?
Large Oranges - - - - 00
Herring .... 6 fo
ld Figs * 15c. 2 lbs for FRESH
LOT OF PACKAGE AND LO
CHOCOLATES AND BON-BONS.
-W. NEWELL SMIT
1 PHANF \fh
I llVilU
CUT PRICES ON PERFEW
We have to make room for an ele
line of holiday perfumes soon to ar
Until then we make the follow
prices on our stock now on hand:
25c size for 16c.
50c kind cut to 35c.
Bulk goods, 30c an oun
The package is not so bright, bu!
quality is good as ever. You
find such well-known manufacturer
i f Colgate. Stearns. Spiehler. Ricksei
etc.. on the list.
Come while you can find the odi
- r your preference.
J DUKE DRUG C
? *juhoij
its and in vio- habit of ex
k laws, yet the yourself anc
o be imposed Schnapps is
*s until the suit formerly be
w pending to to $1.00 f
decided. A sold at 50c
imitations are strictly 10c.
Tobacco Company, Wii
" >cc^sment Notice.
The time for taking tax re-j
turns begins on the 1st day of
January, 1907, and expires on
the 20th day of February, 1907.
> It is required by law, that all
personal property be returned, j
and those failing to return will
be liable to 50 per cent, penalty;
on same.
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I that their tenants make their returns
in the proper time.
^S, All returns not made to the1
n auditor, or his clerk, must be
sworn to before some one com- (
petent to administer an oath. (
I will be in the office at Union |
from the 1st day of Tanuarv to!
na . . - -
^ tne 20tn. alter which time will be
at the following places:
Buffalo Mills. January 2T.
W est Springs. January 22.
j Gibbs. torenoon, January 23. '
}. Harrison's store, afternoon.
I Tanuarv 2^.
* w
Wilburu's store. Cross Keys,!
I January 24.
Sedalia. M inter's store. Janujary
25.
15c Black Rock, forenoon. Janu-i
10c ar>' 26
|0CI Carlisle. January 28.
: Santuc. January 29.
Adamsburg, January 30.
l-2c Lockhart Mills. January 31.
5c Kelton. February 1.
gc | Jonesville. February 2.
Monarch Mills, forenoon. Feb?c
nary 4.
Aetna Mills, afternoon. Feb
5c ruary 4.
From the 5th day of Februft
jary to the 20th. in office. All
male citizens between the ages
r 5c of 21 and f?o venrs are liable to
25c pay a poll tax. except the followncp'ing.
who are exempt:
! Confederate soldiers, scho^'
'trustees, and those who are at:fiicted
to the extent that they
Hare not able, on account of such
affliction, to make a support for
themselves. A leg or an arm
being broken does not exempt a
person from paving noil tax.
IES Don't forget to make your returns.
as the comptroller general
t positively requires the : per
rive cent* Pcnalt>' to ')C charged to
. * those who do not make their returns,
regardless of who they
are.
jonn i r. parr.
Auditor.
|
Pinal Discharge.
^ Notice is hereby <_ri\?*n tliat Sara Welch.
Will i now Pitts, (tuanlian of the estate of
sas '< w eleh, minor, has apt?lic<l to
, Jason M. Greer, Judire of l'rol>ate, in
?KCr, t ami for the County of t'nion, for a final
discharge as such Guardian.
- It is ordered. That t*he 21st 'lay ol
01 January, A 1). I'm?. I>e tixecl lor hear|
ing of petition, ami a final settlement ol
1 sai<l estate Janov M. Giikkii.
Pmhate Judge Union County. S. C
Ol'uhlisheil in The Union Times,l?ceeue
i U>r 21st, ltKlfi. 51-41
V
F from Flue Cured,
tont Country*
Schnapps
itside
) be "just as good" as
but there is only one genipps.
Be sure the letters
and stamped on the plug
ag spell S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S
you have it?the most
: tobacco produced, with
h sweetening to preserve <
licy, stimulating quality of acco.
Expert tests prove ^
ue cured tobacco, grown ^
ous Piedmont rpainn
takes less sweetening than \
and has a wholesome, \
ng, satisfying effect on
bacco you are chewing j
r you more than the mere
pectorating, stop fooling
1 chew Schnapps tobacco,
i like the tobacco chewers
)ught costing from 75c.
>er pound; Schnapps is
. per pound, in 5c. cuts,
and 15c. plugs.
SSTON-SALEM, N. C. '
SUMMONS FOR RELIEF.
State of South Carolina, ^ J}
Union County.
Court of Common Pleas.
R. Melvin Estes, Ida Ellen Dickerson,
Fannie McHugh, \\ illie J. Estes, Arthur
A. Estes, Iola Thayer, Ellen
McQuown, Tiney Moore, Azilee Es- \ ,
tes, Massie Lee Estes, Sarah Fran- \
cis Keller, Johnnie Steverson, Ella V
"air" ?- "nd -Ali-c? ftam-. -J
against
Mary A. Estes, A. J. Hill, W. B. Hill,
Sarah Minnie Graham, Loula Sanderson,
Bessie Estes, Duncan Estes,
Belton Estes, Robert Lee Steverson,
McDuffie S. Steverson and
Lillian Steverson, Defendants.
To the Defendants above named:
You are hereby summoned and required
to answer the Complaint in this
action, of which a cony is herewith
served up"n you, the original of which
c *
unvi oiiiniiions were uuIv
filed in the office of the Clerk of
Court of Common Pleas for Union
eoun'y, Soutli Carolina, at Union court
hou<e. S. C., on the 15th day of Novend
t-r, A. D. 1906, and to serve a
copv of your answer to said Comp!ni~t
on the subscriber at his of|fu
v- at Union, South Carolina, within
jtwe'-ty days after the service hereof,
1 exclusive of the day of such service;
land if you tail to answer the Comj
daint within the time aforesaid, the
: plaintiffs in this action will apply to the
Court for for the relict demanded in
I the Complaint.
j Dated at Union, South Carolina, November
15th, 1906.
J. A. Sawyer,
Plaintiffs' Attorney.
I. Frank Peake,
Clerk of Court. (Seal.)
To the Defendants Robert Lee Steverson,
McDulfic S. Steverson, Lou
la Sanderson and Lillian Steverson:
Take Notice: That the Complaint in
this action, together with the Summons,
of which the foregoing is a
! opv, was duly filed in the office of the
'erk of Court of Common Pleas for
Union county. South Carolina, at Union
court house, S. C., on the 15th day
1 of November, A. D. 1906.
J. A. Sawyer,
riaintiffs' Attorney.
Union, S. C., Nov. 15, 1906.
1 To the Defendants Bessie Estes, Duncan
F.^tes, Belton Estes, Robert Lee
Steverson, McDuftie S. Steverson
and Lillian Steverson:
Take Notice: That unless you produce
the appointment of a guardian
ad litem to appear and defend this action
in your behalf, 1 will, after twenty
days from the date of the service of
j the Summons, Complaint and this Notice,
in this action, upon you, apply to
C. II. Peake, Esq., Master for Union
county, at his office, at Union court
house, for an order appointing some
suitable person as guardian ad litem
for you. and authorizing and requiring
. him to appear and defend this action
in your behalf,
f J. A. Sawyer,
Plaintiffs' Attorney.
Union. S. C, Not. 15th. too6.
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