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, ? MONEY T M, . 11 j| Money to Loan on Easy Terr Near Chesterl CHESTERFIELD ING AND LOAN J. C. RIVERS, President. I> C. C. DOUGLASS, Have You Paid Yc Artistic Wal < Decorations ?Thi? department is a great conv K'ime-f urnishers, because in buying furnit us we are ab elto suggest just the rird Wall Paper to harmonize well with the home. ? You'll find just what you want here, fc f: ;s are complete. II p '(< Farmers' ^3 Hardware V ? ' ^ Company TANU lj Has Brought the Unspeakable The Lives of 1 Give Tanlac To He/i Introducer! into ^niilk rc... ately into tremendous popularity, hu edial value for ailments of the digc of unprecedented proportions has b who buy more TANLAC when theii SOLD itf CHEST CHESTERFIELD DF "There's a Tanlne Dcuh I Uncle Sam Sa Of Life Insur; I That $10,000 is the right ai lows in the Army to carry, bilities with theirs. Then with theirs. Are you carryi I Death, Debt < Rn If your home is mortgaged, b your widow would have to St life insurance policy suf ^ mortgage. re "Life Insurance is tlu Jv pathy for the widow is coin I Chesterfield Lc 9 D. H. DOUGLASS, President C w. j. DOUGLASS, Vice- Pres. G 9 also fire, accident, he; 9 insure H W* Buy tad Sail Rt?l 1 o loan! jl! ns to Build Honies in and j ); field, S. C. 11J HOME BUILD-]: ASSOCIATION |; . C. MOORE, Vice-Proa. | L Sec'y. & Treaa. j c i * ! ! t tur Subscription? It 12 I II 1 IIP ! cnicnce to fM l * L mil : -W - 'V .. eL r- i ..(,? ' ii kif P#ri : " .jk\\\ ' ' .>* I ti * - -*v 2?? ' n \\ . ;.i .1 o ^p! THE MASTER j IlL MEDICINE I i > Joy of Good Healtli Into j rhousands. I 7\ <2hance j tf You J | e year* ago, it leaped iinmedindreds attested to its {{real rem- J stive system, and a sales record I ten built up by satisfied users | systems again need toning up. j ERFIELD BY ! IUG COMPANY I er in Your Town." | I I ance: , i Tiount for the young fel- < Compare your responsicomnare vnnr inenrm^/. I ng enough ? 5 the Sherirf , that is the corubir.ation face?unless you h; ve a hcient to pay off the i ! only mint where syfiled into cash." t ?an & Ins. Co. 1 . C. DOUGLASS, Sec'y & Mgr. EO. W. EDD1NS, Treasurer. ILTII, HAIL, LIVE STOCK \ lNCE , Eittf*?Money Loaned , > * ~ , - * :entral union of new york favors labor party The Central Federated Union of York en-' iciniiy has pledged tsupport to the movement for la>"r's paiticipalion as an independent >arty in the 1920 elections. The reso-.l ution mnanimou ly adopted ny il ; i .eration reads in part as follows: "Labor leaders feel that it is esential for organized labor t<> i>" icard at the ballot box, to support heir friends and punish their enemies. It is essential for the future of epresentative government, democay and liberty for labor to unite as a ?o<ly upon the political Held of ous ounlry." Plans vere also formulated for a State Labor party to combat the regilar parties in State elections. notice of sale i am authorized to receive bids or. he store building buck of the Cheseriield Bantist church, belomrintr ?<> I he estate of M. B. Melton. Bids reeived from February 20th to March 0th, when time expires. Mr. B. C. Covington will come and lake a deed to the highest bidder. Mrs. m. I). melton, t-pK Chesterfield, It. I notice Having lost certificate of stock N'o !0S for two (2) shares of the Cnpititocl. of the Bank of Chevuw, <T,e aw, S. C., (issued to me in 1910), lotice is hereby given that or larch 20, 1020, at 12 o'clock M., I /ill apply to the Directors of the ah laid: for a now certificate to replace aid co'tilicato so lost by me. 7th Feb., 1020. (Mrs.) T. K. JOHNSON, .c. Middendorf, S. (' CITATION NOTICE he State of South Carolina, !ounty of Cthestorfield. By M. J. Mourn, I'robate Judge; V/hcreas l.iMie Miller made suit to le to errant iier Letters of Adn n: ration of the Iv-iate and KITec: - of onas" Miller, deceased, 'i'lose are therefore, to cite and adion i h a!l and angular the kindred ml eredhors of the said Jonas Milr di .t d, that they he and appear eforo me, in tiie Court of Probate. II lie held at ( he st erlieli I. S. C . on 1st ?i I'coiii iiy next, after l'ublicaion hereof, at | | o'clock in the foreoon, to show eau e, if any tin \ have, rliy the said Administration should ot be granted. (liven under my hand thi 11i day f February, Anno Domini 1 'J21). m. j. iioi'cu. Probate Judge. LIFT CORNS OR CAIIIISFS OFF W. ?? W w ? W VI B Doesn't hurt! Lift any corn or callus off with fingers Don't suner! A tiny bottle of 'reczone costs but a few cents at ny <irutr store. Apply a few drops n the corns, calluses and "hard skin" n bottom of feet, then lift them oil". When Free/.one removes corns mm the toes or calluses from the loltom of f?et, the skin beneath is eft pink and healthy and never sore, under or irritated. GASOLINE SYSTEMS Oil Tanks ami Pumps, Air f I .! / W 111 |/| t n. win, v WI11 j> u 11IIX mil ICS "loor Scales, Show Cases, Aeount Resistors, Rebuilt ('ash tejristers, Sales, Store Fixtures. HAMILTON SALES CO. Columbia, S. C. ^ CORNS^Saluises *'| fi It's 6UARANTCEDjSFj Call for it atI An^On? oto-e" j MWI I M llllili St |fe| | ^ ?/'fa tt Co. vS553a LiCCv //U.WC<- ,SC- C. ASHCRAFTS Condition Powden A high-class remedy for horses and mules in poor condition and in need of a tonic. Builds soli:' muscle and fat; cleanses the sy? tern, thereby producing a smooth glossy coat of hair. Packed it VUl Kr>A So\j by THE CHESTERFIELD DRUG CO. ====== I || Crooked || I Trails 1 : : and :: | Straight II ? ?> * 4 j 4 : 1 X William MacLeod Raine \t X Coprrltfbt. dt U W Imilnibam Uompant X < -X-vK-v SYNOPSIS. Part I. CHAPTKR 1.?Adventuroua and reckless, rather than criminal, and excited by lhjuur, Curly l-'lundrau and hla chum, Mac, both practically mere boys, become Involved in a horse-ateallnK adventure. UiMhOHinir t\f tl?? '* *- " * . r> w 4..V nwini Oiuun Ifl ui? low a of Saguache, Ariz., the band separate*. Curly und his partner staying In town. They are awakened and told a posse is In town in pursuit of tliem. They eluds their pursuers. Overtaken next day, Mac is killed by the posse and Curly made captive, after he has shot one and himself been wounded. The man shot is Cuek Culllson. CHAPTER IT.?Cultlson's friends, all I cuttletncii, determine to lynch Curly as an example to rattle thieves. With the tope around his neck he Is saved by the intervention of Kate Culllson, Truck's dauRhter. CHAPTER III.?His wound dressed. and further violence not apprehended. Curly Is sent for by Culllson He ?piestlons the hov concerning a notoridu* outlaw. Soapy stone, real leader of the rustleis who had been Curly's undoing. 1'1'indrau learns that Soapy Stone is Cut. linen's hitler enemy and exercts? s a baleful Influence over the ex-sherlff's son Sam. who has pmrrcled with his father. Culllson goes ball for Curly. CHAPTER IV.?Curly rescues Soapy Stone from a bear trap Into which he has stumbled, and discovers that the outlaw Is young Sam's rival for the hand of I.auta l-ondon. She gives Curly a note to deliver to Sam. and Flandrau and Stone set out fur The latter's ranch. CHAPTER V. ? Bad Medicine. The house at the horse ranch was a low;, low I.-shaped adobe fctniCiuro. Two men were seated on the porch playing seven tip. One was Rail Rill, the oilier Rlackwell. At sight of Curly they gave up their game. "Hello, kid! Where did you drop from?" Cranston asked. A muscle twitched In Flnmlrau's cheek. "They got Mae. Kan us down near the Circle C. Mac opened fire. They?killed him." "Shot him. or??" Curly was left to gue*s the other half of the quest hut. "Shot him und took me prisoner." "They couldn't prove a thing, could they?" "They could prove 1 wounded Culllson. That was enough for them. They set out to hang me. Later they i changed their minds." "11i>w come you here? Did you escape?" "Nop* Friends dug up ball. Sny, 1 Soapy has been tolling tne that the Culllson kid Is up here. I reckon we bet- 1 ter not say anything about uiy mlxup with his folk^. I'm not looking for tiny iroiiDic wtiii him." "All right, Curly." Curly sat down on tlie porch and told an edited story of his adventures to t hem. lief ore he had finished a young fellow rode up and dismounted. After lie had unsaddled and turned his pony into a corral lie Joined the others on I lie porch. Young Cullisoii had seated himself In the chair next to Klandrau. lie had, so Curly thought, a strong family resemblance to his father and sister. Still a hoy in his ways, lie might any day receive the Jolt that would transform him into a man. Curly studied lite characters of those present. Hill he knew already fairly well as a tough nut to crack, game to the core, and staunch to tils friends. Hlnckwcll was a had lot, treacherous, vindictive, slippery as an eel. Kven ills confederates did not trust him greatly. Hut It was Soapy and young Cullison that interested , Fillndrau most. Stun was at un Impressionable age, inclined to he led l?y ; any man whom lie admired. Curly knew tliut he could gain no influence over him hy preaching, lie had to live the rough-and-tumhle life of these men who dwelt beyond the pale of the law, to exeel them at the very things of which they boasted. Hat In one respect he held himself apart. While ho was at the horse ranch lie did not touch a drop of liquor. Laura London's letter was not delivered until the second day, for, though she had not told her messenger to give it to Sam when lie was alone, Curly guessed this would l>e better. Sam ran over his letter two or three times. It was such a message as any , brave-hearted, Impulsive girl might send to the man she loved when lie seemed to her to walk in danger. Cullisoii loved her for tlio interest siie I took in liim, even while he ridiculed | her fears. As they rode buck to the ranch, Curly mentioned that he had seen Ham's people a day or two before. Cullison asked no questions, but he llst< n>(l intently while the other told the story of his llt.st rustling and of bow Miss Kate and her father had stood by 111111 In his trouble. "If I had folks like you have, the salt of the earth, and they were worry, lint their hearts out about ine, seems to ine I'd quit helling around and go hack to them," Curly concluded. "The old man sent you to tell me that, did be?" Hard and hitter was the voice of the young man. "No, ho didn't. lie doesn't know I'm here. Ihit he and your sister have i done more for me than I ever can pay. t That's why I'm telling you this " STATIONERY I PRINTING ] , V BOND J - Sam answered gruffly, as a man uoei when he Is uioved. "Much obliged, ' Curly, but I reckon I can look out for myself." "Just what I thought, and In September 1 have to go to the penitentiary. They've got me cinched. Hut with you it's different. There's nothing to this sort of life. The huncli up hero Is no good. Soapy don't mean right by you, or by tiny young fellow he trails with." TU not listen to anything against Soapy. lie hps been a good friend to me. I'm not going to throw him down." "Would It he throwing him down to go hack to your people?" "Yea, It would. We've got plans, i Soapy Is relying on me. No mutter what they are, hut I'm not going to lie down on him. And I'm not going buck to the old man. lie told me he was through with me. I'm not begging him to take me hack, not on your lite." Curly dropped the matter. Hut as the days passed he kept one thing In his mind, not to miss any chance to win Itis friendship. They rode together a good deal, and Flandrau found that Sam liked to hear iftiu talk about the Circle C and its affairs. Hut often he w as discouraged, for he made no progress in weaning him from his loyalty to Stone. The latter was a hero to him, and gradually he was tilling hiin with wrong ideas, encouraging him the while to drink a great deal. That the man had some definite purpose Curly was sure. What It was, he meant to find out. P.erauso he could not persuade him to join in their drinking houts, Stone nicknamed Cnrlv the good had man. Sf| t&' V' KM '11 r h 1>H T3 VV\\\UN S,. eg Curly Lnahid Out Hard With His Loft. Blacku.'M picked on the youth to lie the I>u11 ' ) hi? coarse pleasantries. Day r f 1 dry he pointed Ids Jeers at , Curly. win mntlnuod to grin as it n did not rare. W hen , hi wunn turn* ! 't I. ; that they were ail sitting <-n tin- ; < Curly was sowing c. hroken t'irru] leatlier. Black well had a quirt in In.hand, and from time to time lliekod if at the hack of his victim. Twice the lash stung, not hard, hut with popper enough to hurt. Kaeh time the young man asked him to stop. Blnckwell snapiied the quirt otme too often. When In pioked hitmoif out of tin' dl|s| live seconds later, h wus Hie maddest man in Arizona. I.ike a hull lie lowered his head and rushed. Curly side -topped and lashed ""t hard with Ids left. It was a sledge-hammer hont, with no rules except to hit the oilier man often and hard. Curly watched his chance, dodged a wild swim: and threw himself forward hard with his shoulder against the ehest of the con Vict. The mail St a Ul-'o red hack irioind on 111** lowest step <if tin- |mr?'li : 11?t Wont down hard. Tin 1 :in U nicked the lirenlli out of him. "1!:."! enough*'" demanded Curly. For answer I'.lackw ell hit ('landrail's thunih saxngi ly. "Since yon like it so well, have an other taste." Curly, now thoroughly angry, sent a short-arm ,j? 11 to the mouth. The man uiiile&neath tried to throw him "IV. Imt I lamlran " lingers found . , & > . \ <v . INlrf.'TTJlf.V *?*> &.\y vv.\ \ 'A I . \ |..v?III Iiniim ;'h "* / Chicago f>;> .. 'rr y v. josl.'H > ;** . . -* i ' w s S / : >;? i.;.( s'> :' i>} riiipi V-:';-5 il'lF I -I. J ! f y , ' Our SUPRR ' . . nnrir.tc'I - - , I'ifkill.^ ir J J % if Y " ' 1 S ' ??> A IV W OI soluble, insut\ co: A.-S*0V? preventing shorl 1 [/..?) U//> Tankn^co iu them TfrMrC -*>\ tl)G.e:oil, thus t.u|] !I|VV* cr(,P* without ox I |i/]V^pM,i in our Year Roolr VnT^ V/e use the ML RON I) BRAN 1J uous wvlce. j w: :l ? ? ??? r big hairy throat and tightened. "You're killing iuel" the convict i gasped. "Enough ?" "Y-yes." Curly stepped hack quickly, ready eitln-r for a knife or 11 gunplay. Illuckwell got to his feet and went Into the house, swearing to get even. His face J was livid with fury. "You wouldn't think a little thing Ilk*- a whaling given fair and square would make a man hold a grudge. My system lias absorbed se-ve-real without doing It any harm." Sam stooped to Inspect a rapidly discoloring eye. ( "Say, Curly, he hung a peach of a lamp on you." Soapy made no comment In words, but be looked tit Flumlrau with a new respect. For the lirst time a doubt as to the wisdom of letting him stay at the ranch crossed Ids mind. His suspicion was justified. Curly had been living on the edge of a secret for weeks. Mystery was In the air. More than once he had turned a corner to Hud the other four whispering over something. Occasionally a man had ridden into the yard late at night for it private talk with Stone, and Curly was morally certain that the man was the little cow-puncher Dutch of the Circle C. Through it all Curly wore a manner of open confidence. But all the time his brain was busy with questions. What were they up to? What was it they had planned? unu iiuicKweti rout' ?way one morning. To Curly the word was given that they wore going to Mesa. Four clays Intel* Soapy returned alone. , Lute had found a Job, lie said. "That a paper sticking out of your pocket?" Flamlrau asked. i , Soapy, still astride his horse, tossed j the Saguache Sentinel to him as he turned toward the stable. Caught between the folds of the? paper was a railroad "nie table. It was , a schedule of the trains of the Texas, Ari/.onn & Pacific for duly. Curly turned the pages icily till a penciled ( marking caught his eye. Under Number i's time was scrawled, just below S mac he. the words Tin t'ttp, and opposite- thein the ligun s 10:151. The e\pr< --s was cltie to leave Saguache at , 51 :o7 In the evening. From there it pushed up to the divide and slid down with air brakes set to Tin Cup three ( thousand feet lower. Soapy could not want to catch the train fifteen miles j the other side of Saguache, l'.ut this note on the margin showed that he was Interested in the time it reached the water tank. There must he a reason for it. Fbindrau's doubt bad been convert- , ocl into a lively suspicion. Presently ( lie took a gun and strolled off to shoot birds. What he really wanted was to , be alone that he could think the matter over. Coming home in the dusk, he saw Stone ami young Cullison with their beads together clown b.v the corral. Curly sat down on a rock ami watched them, himself unobserved. They appeared to he rehearsing some kind of a scene, of which Soapy was stage director. , The man on the rock smiled grimly. | "They're having a cptarrel, looks like, j . . . Now the kid's telling Soapy to ' go to (iuinea, and Soap.v's pawing around mad as a hull moose. It's all j a play. They don't mean it. Itot , w liy?" c'urly's mind w as so full of guesses that his poker was not up to par that niirht. About daylight In* I> 'jr:11? to see Jiis \v:iy into tin* maze. Ilis tirst jtlenin of 1 i l 111 was when ;i row started hetwi'i'ii Soupy :iiul fullisou. Ib-fore anyone could say a word to stop ihoni tliev wore jtointt thrnuith with that identical corral quarrel. riatnlrau knew now that tln>y had ' l>eon preparing It for his heiielit. < 'ranstoti chipped In nitaitist Sato and. v to keep up appearatio s, Curly hacked the hoy. Tim quarrel strew furious. 1 At last Sain drove his list down on ;he table and said he was through with * the outfit and was goinit hack to 1 Sattuache. ' "\o tanihien," a;:reed Cuily. "Not 1 that I've suit a 11 \ t Id list tqtainst the horse rancli. That ain't it. Itui I'm ' sure pininjt for to hust the hank at i r.ronson's. I've itot fort;, plunks burn in it tuv jeans. I've itot to separate I myself fnun It or make my roll a t thousand." I The end of it was that both Sain and Curly went down to Jhe corral PI I ' I I ... E. ST. LOUIS ,>V Vxp ' KANSAS CITf Jf - r y onl m ?!'->2eri m ^Fti tOMf. OfflC't L'RANr.H CrriCF 5 i.x'j' .\ \"v i i,,r*11>vi i (i MOM UOMLi y Morris Bran Are Best ><r. r d PACKING HOUSE B <? with the highest grades of pc ilka;:-, and Blood, are not leached iinary ic rtihzors. Their ammoniat nstart 'icech'ng ( f the plant till late .ing ?tnd promoting vigorous, hoaltl if rich in pot a h and alro liberate: plying the potash requirements c tra C" -t. Head what oar customers same grade cf Tankage and BIoo which insures their high qua! FOR SALE BY R. B. LANF.Y, Choraw BENNETT BROS., Wade.boro, N. C. T.L.AUSTIN & CO., Marshvillc, N C. ill mi | - w?d ftaddFol their pohles. To the last ?hi? <o:..<piv6tors played up to their part*. AceoMfr.g *o urogram. Sam gullcod for iLe first few miles of their jott^ 1 -?it la-fore they readied the Ha* ft.,' he irrew sunny again. "I'm going to hn\e a talk with Laura while I'm So near," he ex? plained. "You drift In . . . Ju.st huppen along. you know. I'll stay In the Reruh pines up here, if the old nv.n Is idtsvnt scenery, you wave your hun* * /jf1*' v ?^ - # 'I'll Stay in the Scrub Pines Up Here." latum i iiidiistriotiH. If he is nt wine giv.* I.'inr.M tIn? tip mid she'll v? ii, (in,) ute." riu- ?iu 11 r <>r the rnnoli, as It hap'< . a ?111i11_ trail over by Agua 'nlicntc. *j 'i v- .nit to see him very had, b '. i ! id:au?" asked Miss I.aura lemur. I.\. "No. I ?;:11"t say I've lost Mr. Lonteit." "i .ei inquired for him." "II ; That's different. When I i I i" - home from the swimi?i11-_r hole contrary to orders I used to isle where dad was, hut I didn't want vi c,.,. him." "1 > < . l>id you just come down rolti the horse ranch?" "You've guessed right." "Then I :?nt sorry I can't ask you to light. 1 tail's orders." "Anything hi those orders about you accting one of the lads from the horse tali up on thf hillside where it Is leuiral around?" "1 till Sam come with you?" she cried, 'lie's liere. (>h, I know lie's lu re." "What do 1 >:et for bringing good tews?" "I didn't say it was good news." "Slut! Your big eyes are shouting t." "Was iliut the news from the horse -uin-h V" "That's part of it. hut there i^ more, viini and Curly are on their way to higuuche to spend the Fourth of July, saiu is going for another reason, but I'm not sure yet what It is. There's voniething doing I don't save/, some >ig ileal on foot that's not on the level. Sum Is in it up to the hocks, lie Is . apposed to he quitting Soapy's outfit or I. Hut I know better." White to the lips, >he faced hiiu iravely. "What sort of trouble is lie eading Sam into?" "I've got a kind of notion. Hut it tvoii't bear talking about yet. Iwm't ell him what I've told you, unless you iVant to snoil nil chance of lielninir liin." "I won't," she promised; Mien added, villi <|iiii I; wihitim"Maybe I cfin ie!p you. I'm goii.g down to Saguache <i \ isit on the 1 mirth." "I'll look yon up. Trouble Is that "tain is bent on ruining himself. Seems 0 think Soapy is his host friend. If ,ve could show him different things night work out all right." While she climbed the hill to Shin, 'tirly watered his hoi>e and smoked 1 cigarette. lie was not hired to haperone lovers. Therefore, it took iim t hree-quarters of tin hour to reach he scrub pine belt on the edge of the park. At once lie saw that they had been (Continued on next page) ^ERS fl ids iK RANDS being inline old time I away by execs; maturity, thus \ ly growth. Tho s idle potash in ?f ordinary held ; say about them ' d 'ii our GOT.D WY/jr ity and contin " _