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SLAYING OF AL BOYCE IN TEXAS BY J. B. SNEAD Continued from first page into dangerous fruit. They kept still tor7"es in their heads. Mrs. Snead was Caesar's wife. The cattleman saw nothing, knew nothing but his great love for the girl he had brought to share his home. finally he began to recognize that the rose he had planted in the prairie was wilting. His mind could not grasp though, that it was pining for the ex one air 01 me city ana tne care oi a gardener who knew plant life in urbane places. Physicians were consulted. Her affection was nervous, they declared. Plenty of sun and air was the cure they prescribed. The ranch gave her all that. Only Young Boyce Brings Back the Roses. But the rose continued to wilt. Only under the care of a specialist. A its beauty return. His visits to the Snead home became still more frequent. Finally, the cattleman moved his wife to Fort Worth. She was placed under the care of a secialist. A trained nurse was provided her. The cattleman longed to see the roses return to her cheeks. When Mrs. Snead left the ranch young Boyce's interest in cattle sutfdenly died. He hurried to Fort Worth. The youth and the bride met. They realized the inevitable. The impulse that had drawn their lives together from the first meeting could not be denied. An elopement was planned. Both Fear Husband's Wrath. Both realized its dangers. They knew the school in which Snead had been trained. They knew his character. They knew that he loved his honor more than he did his life. Still they did not hesitate. The months and months they had been kept apart cnnmnrl 4-/% fU??v? r./% 1 1 1 ?v?...vu w biicni au muuii wusiea tune. The sooner they could be together beyond the shadow of the husband was in their minds all that the world held. So it was that while riding on a trolley car with her trained nurse Mrs. Snead disappeared. At the same time the earth apparently swallowed young Boyce. The cattleman was aroused. His belief was that his wife, mentally deranged, had wandered off, knowing not where she went. Detectives were put on the trail. But to his mind she still was Caesar's wife. People began to whisper. The whispers became murmurs. Finally they were loud enoucrh to reaeb the oaro of Snead. Still his wife was above reproach. Until he had proof to the || THE I I Is None Too C IS THE WAY WE F And our efforts are alwa: to see that every patron good as the markets affo spend with us. New goods, fresh, ap] Good Things to Eat are r ery day. Are you getting ceiving fresh Eggs and Bi to be had of the best quali * ' ** c m e uaiiy receiving ] Onions, Sweet Potatoes, a tables. Just unloaded one thous Mountain Sun-dried Appk for 25 cents, makes these Mackerel are fat and tint Ko A ln/\ ? IuHUbi. rxiou unerring Lnt Lake White Fish, small ; bulk. Fresh Pure Cream Che weekly. New pack Bostoi Oat Meal in tins and pac Whole Wheat Flour and Why not have the best ( Mule Feed, Cow Feed, Ha ! Shorts, F.ice Meal ? Fresl just received. If it is Good to Eat for come nearer getting it in elsewhere in this part of tl often, you will save mone sferve you. VMP1 ~ I lit UNIUN t Everything Phone 100 Corner Mali L. L. WAG* contrary, she could do no wrong. v Then the blow fell. A telegram c was received by the catteman. It told d him that his wife had been located in n Canada, living with Boyce. The pair l< had pierced far toward the Artie cir- t cle to escape the husband. Had they v known the trail of blood that was to follow them, their journay would prob- o aby have been continued to the ends a of the earth. Even chill Canada had t not furnished them asylum from the t law of the range. \ That evening Snead returned to his t wifeless home and again the setting r sun shown red rays on the two ranches. He swore no deep oath. He 1 did not kiss a dagger with Corsican 1 dramatics as he mentally promised vengeance for his shattered home. 1 But he buckled on his six-shooters, 1 which custom had long since declared 1 no necessary part of a Texas gentle- s man's wearing apparel. # From that I moment war was declared on the house of Boyce. t Law officers were sent to bring the l girl-wife back to the home from r which she had fled. She still was } Caesar's wife. No officers were sent for Boyce. The only law that Snead knew had demanded a blood penalty of him. Snead was content to wait. Apparently, Snead Forgives His Wife The wife returned. She was again made mistress of the broad lands and the fortune of the husband she had deserted. To all intent she was forgiven, but there was no forgiveness for the man or the man's kind that the husband considered had lured her away and besmirched his honor. Prominence of the families made the affair the talk of that section of Texas. Powerful as was Snead, he could not keep tongues from wagRing. Another blow was struck at his already heavily laden heart. The elder Boyce, his friend, his neighbor, his business associate, was said to have been fully informed of his son's action. In fact, he ha dsupplied the money that made the elopement and settlement in Canada possible. He also had said things that should not have been said of Caesar's wife. Shoots Old Friend Who Deceived Him The younger Boyce was still in Can ada, but the elder Boyce was in Fort j. Worth. There was work for Snead r to do. That night ho oiled his six- ^ shooters. The next morning he rode to Fort Worth. c The cattlemen met in the lobby of g one of the prominent hotels of the t Texas city. It is not recorded that j Snead gave the father a chance to ( fight for his life. As he construed 2 the law of the - rang?r~th*--flMM?--WA^' beyond the pale of huntan consideration. He was to be shot as a wolf, as <] a mad dog. The six-shooters did their c 3 EST III iood For You I' IPPT A DATTfT VrvTT < juuij nDUU 1 IUU 1 ys exerted to the utmost ? of our business gets as < >rd for the money they ^ i jetizing and attractive, ? oiling into our place ev- ? your share. We are re- ; itter as often as they are J fy-. ~.. tresn Cabbage, Potatoes, ,nd other desirable vege>and pounds of the finest is, 10 cents, three pounds i veiy attractive. New e, just opened the first i new pack of genuine ind desirable, kits and ;ese, two or three times 1 Baked Beans, new crop kage. Just opened new s MT fit V") ov'o WVinol- r wwwiv* t) ?? m;ai ileal t&i (j thicken Feed, Horse and s ty, Corn and Oats, Bran i stock of the new goods [ c Man or Beast, you will ? season at our store than t le State. Come to see us c y and we will be glad to I s iROCERY GO. iood to Eat. I d n and Gadberry Streets I 1 JON, Mgr. I d m. rork well. The elder Boyce died in the hair in which he was seated. Sneac id not count "one" nor did he cut s otch in his gun's handle. He slippec oaded cartridges in the cells when he exploded ones had been. There vas still work for those pistos. His arrest followed. His trial came n. But there is still an old Texa: is well as a New Lone Star state. The welve men who were summoned t< ry Snead were unable to determine vhich were the proper laws, those nade in Austin or those bom of the ange. A mistrial resulted. Snead was re eased under heavy bonds, foung Boyce's Love for Home Fata Canada still gave young Boyce < laven. He had not dared come t< fexas for the funeral of his father. H< tad not appeared at the trial of th< layer of his parent. He knew tin >rice of the range's law. But months sped by. Snea<) had re ired to his ranch, where he was ap jarently devoting his life to' the wo nan who had wrecked it. The boy's leart yearned for his native Texas Perhaps it yearned for sight of thi voman for whom he had sacrificec ronor. Time gave him confidence donths of silence on the part ol >nead gave him courage. Quietly he prepared to return home Mo word of his intended trip was com nunicated to Amarillo, but last weel le appeared on its streets. And the word was flashed to th? anchman. That night an automatic shotgui vas added to the traditional arma nent of the Texan. Pistols frequentlj niss. A surer death is carried in t hotgun loaded with buckshot. Fail ire to carry out his work was no pari if Snead's plan. Few recognized the ranchman wher le appeared the next day on th< itreets of Amarillo. For months h< lad been in seclusion. Those months lad been .months of suffering, oi irooding, of . thirst for vengeance They had told in the lines of his face ie was no longer the happy, pros >erous, well kept ranchman of th< ilden days. A false beard covered his :heeks and chin. A new fire bumec n his deep set eyes. He walked about the streets wit! lis shotgun under his arm as a hunts, nan carries it. He was hunting, anc he hunt was a still one. Days passed and there was no sigh! if his prey. At last, as onceWiore the lun was setting and the rays -wer< ed, Boyce appeared. He ^*48 riding n. o i. n 1 iV?. " u ? uir. f crimps ?' saw lfl( jrim hunter oiy the sidewalk as h? iped past. He <n^tot'>Ktt?mehirt Boyce alighted^^^blc^^te^he^jn rhe hunter still stalked hin^'fhe las' hapter of the tragedy wastd be writ en. The safety notch on the gui vas pushed forward and Sn?ad drev learer. Shot Down in Shadow of Church The eloper stood before -the door vay of a church. Its sanctuary af 'orded him no refuge. He saw thi lunter approach, but he did not knov hat he was the game. He saw the shotgun raised an< jointed. He had no time to flee Th. run roared and he fell, his right sidi jierced with 30 buckshot. It is doubt :ul if even in the final moment h< ecognized his slayer. A weeping mother, two heart-brok m brothers were soon on the scene They, too, were paying the price They did not see the slayer. His worl v as done. With steady tread hi valked to the office pf the sheriff. Hi landed over his shotgun. The six ihooters were unbuckled. Snead stooi eady to answer to man-made law The law of the range had been pau ts penalty of blood.?The Atlanta Georgian and News. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice is hereby proven that an elec ion is called and will be held through >ut Union county, South Carolina oi ite question of "For Sale" 01 'Against Sale" of alcoholic liquori ind beverages at the respective ant egal voting precincts on the firs Tuesday after the first Monday in No member, 1912, under the provisions o 'An Act to declare the law In refer snce to and to regulate the manufac ure, sale, use, consumption, posses >ion, transportation and dispositioi >f alcoholic Liquors and Beveragei vithin the State, and to police thi lame," approved the 16th day of Feb *uary, A. D., 1907, and all Acts amen latory thereto. All 1:? - J -1--^ mi ijuauiieu electors may vote ii iaid election. The election will be held by thi nanagers appointed to hold the gen ra (election. A petition of over 25 per cent of thi jualified electors of Union county wai luly filed with me prior to May 1st 912, praying for said election an< he same was granted on the 20th da] .f July, 1912. J. H. SPEARS, Supervisor Union County Union, S. C., September IT, 1912. !8-3t. CANDIDATES CARDS. For Trustee Union School District. I hereby announce mvsef a candi late for T * -- * - ;, 7 "":vv. uviiwi iruBioe 101 Jnion Graded Schools, District No R. L. McNally. I hereby announce mysef a candi late for office of Schdol Trustee foi Jnion Graded Schools, District No i- M. A. Moore. ;* * ' a ? FULL BLEASE TICKET IF [ ELECTION IS NOT DECLARED i ' (Continued from page 1) , J ' been indulged in by some of the Bleaseites in these words: "We are 8 in no wise responsible for the 'wild ' fulminations* that followed the pro8 crastinating course of the partisan } .committee and the unjust, unreason8 able and outrageous untruthful atti8 tude of a major portion of the press, 8 pulpit and various organizations of this state are solely responsible for it. " They kindled the fires of resentment and fanned the flames of hatred by * continually referring to Governor 1 Blease's political adherents as "an8 archists, hoodlums, lower element, 8 ignorant, vicious and prejudiced,' and 8 now they wonder at the dangerous 8 aspect of the storm. 'He that sow eth the wind shall reap the whirlwind' " is a quotation that should have been heeded in the convet%on last May." " and then goes on to hold out the 5 olive branch to the opposing faction if they "will come into the fold" and B present a solid front to the common ' enemy." The state committee is given a ^ veiled threat in this matter. Another point to be considered in this settlement of family affairs as it were, is this: The constitution of c South Carolina imposes upon the governor the duty of appointing the 5 county treasurers, ^auditors, masters in equity, judges of probate, and 1 magistrates. Release him from his primary obligation to respect the r nomination, and he can, and we think 1 would, appoint to those offices whom he pleases: That would afford an t ideal opportunity to put into more extensive operation the famous declara1 tion: 'I stand by my friends.'" 5 As to Tillman. i That Senator Tillman, in the eyes of the Bleaseites, has made amends f in a large degree, for what they con sidered his "desertion" by advocating the election of Jones in the fiisv pri" mary, by his letter -co John Gary i Evans demanding instant action on 5 the part of the executive committee and favoring the declaring of Blease the nominee, is evidenced by this 1 statement: "It should not be forgot ' ten tnat senator Tillman also re' ceived the nomination, on the face of the returns, and should, and undoubtt edly will be, considered the actual ! nominee of the regular democracy 5 and supported accordingly in the r next general assembly when they go 5 into the/matter of election for a ^ UnitedUtates senator." Senator Till- I i mM^dgnSi^t^^be solid once more One is struck by the-^fact that the t semi-offiqial "defi" has gone forth in - this announcement that, if necessary, i the Bleaseites will make an onslaught ' on the whole of the state house offi. cials the next time they get a shot and in the general election if it goes - that far. Only two of the accredited - nominees, John G. Richards, for raile road commissioner, and J. E. Swearinv gen, superintendent of education, escaped and are acceptable to the i Bleaseites. The fact that Mr. Swear b ingen, a nepnew of Senator Tillman, e is acceptable is significant. The state house officials running without oppoe sition in the primary were R. M. McCown, secretary of state; A. W. - Jones, comptroller general; E. J. Wat!. son, commissioner of agriculture; W. i. M. Moore adjutant general; Chas. A. c Smith, lieutenant governor. None of b these are av^&S-table to the Blease? ites for they are all considered as - unfriendly to the governor and will i be marked for slaughter if an appeal : is made to the general election. 1 The Bleaseites, from this suggested a tipkpt wrmlH toko Hooq * 1X7 present assistant adjutant general and make his adjutant general over W. W. Moore, incumbent, and running without opposition in the last . primary. The letter goes into detail and is i considered in Columbia as being, at r least, semi-official announcement of ? what the Blease faction proposes to ^ do if the state committee refuses to . concede the nomination to Blease. f For that reason it is of more than * usual importance and is considered - significant. i 3 j Advertised Letters. 1. 1:_ c. * i ui me irtcn enuiK oeja iU, I'JIZ'. Mrs. W. W. Ayres, Mamie Bishop, W. H. Bernard, Miss Mamie Brandon, i Miss Nare Brint, W. T. Carter, Ed Cole, F. L. Dodd, Miss Jane Davis, ? W. M. Davis, Mrs. John Dean, Mrs - J. P. Dean, Edwd. Edwards, Mrs. Carrie Georgrie, A. G. Greer, Jennie Gil? li&m, R. A. Godshall, L. H. Hallman, i Sara Heath, Miss Luciel Hill, Thos. H. Jackson, Jim Lowry, 0. H. Leonhardt, 1 Mrs. J .J. Lawrence, T. A. Metts, Mrs. j E. C. Morgan, Tom Morgan, (2) John McLain, Miss Alice Neal, Eliza Rice, Ike Spencer, Miss Mattie Spears, . opauiaing, Mrs. Addie Thomas, Sam Wright, Sam Willard, Miss Annie Willard, Fred Wilbanks, E. N. Wil. liams, Thomas Waldjop, Marie Watking, Shine Young, Miss Evere Young, Clara Young. " Card of Thanks. p We wish to thank the friends and ' neighbors for their kindness and sympathy through the three weeks' ill ness and death of our dear daughr ter, Ollie Mae. We trust that God . will bless each and every one. Father and Mother. FARMS Fl 488 ACRES TWO MILES One-half mile from the acres in fine timber (timb and cord wood); 150 acr barb wire fence; about t I 3 branches. TVip lanH ic va face. This is a "crackini guarantee you can't mate county for double the pric locality, near good school $7.50 per acre. 120 ACRES 3?/2 MILES FF A nice level farm, good and out buildings. Know Place." Will sell cheap for 116 ACRES V/2 MILES 1 On Spartanburg road, farm in cultivation; 18 acr toms. In Jonesville Sp Price $35.00 per acre. 22'/2 ACRES 1 MILE F On Grindall road. Goo< all in cultivation. Actuall acre. $65.00 per acre will 1 ATI n 1 OIMALiIJ FAK1V1S INJH I have several small farm Mills, (known as part of tl at reasonable prices and e THE FAMOUS "WIL Where Jack Holcomb n< mile from Kelly's Station, for prices and terms . Tl "Pea Ridge." I Have several nice Horn Jonesville for sal E. F. K JONES VII i mr. y X |Wc print L< f and we do V I and satisfac I we do it at ; jr X charge. T | TB I UNION ' A" V" A A + A" "A" "A" ! "at "A" " Notice of Third Primary Election. I r Notice is hereby given that a third p primary election will be held next Tuesday, Sept. 24. Election will be b held under the same managers, rules o and regulations as governed the first ~ and second primary. There is but I one office, that of County Commis- I sioner, to be filled. | Managers will report to .me at my office for boxes and tickets. Macbeth Young, It. County Chairman. ] l I 1 * - We are now running c two Public Cars?one j for white people and one for colored people. r PhnilP IRft fnr nnlolr c service. W. NEWELL SMITH l AUTO CO. J IB SALE! WEST OF CARLISLE. national highway. 250 er suitable for framing es under three-strand ihree-horse farm open; d subsoil, chocolate surer crnnH" r?lar?o onrl mill ^ ft/AU>VV CV1IU VV 111 :h this place in Union :e. This is in a healthy and church. Price only tOM LOCKHART JUN. dwelling, tenant houses n as the "John Charles a quick cash deal. WRTH JONESVILLE Fine land, three-horse es fine, safe branch botecial School District. ROM JONESVILLE. i land, practically level, y worth $90 to $100 per my it. :AR LOCKHART s for sale near Lockhart le "Sam Farrar Place") asy terms. Y WOOD PLACE." 3W lives, about one-half Will sell cheap. Write le place is the cream of ses and vacant Lots in e or exchange. ELLY _.LE, S. C. I yr^r y^r f^r fyr ^rl^r^r^r^r^r^y< LWYER | T V egal Briefs | it quickly | ?#tfvn?iE-*7 /I V hvtj. JLJt^ 9 UIIU reasonable | T T T ie THUF.S. f lE Courtship is less expensive than narriaf?e, according to the figures on ;as bills. A wife is supposed to be a man's letter half, but sometimes she turns >ut to be his bitter half. Removal Notice! ! have moved my him>er yards to location lear the Power House. . carry a full supply of >est Lumber and all unds of Building Material, always ready for ielivery either verbal >r phone orders. Your >atronage is solicited, ind Satisfaction Guarinteed. Respectfully, Lawrence Smith. Phone 196.