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g'CCfi By Heck bad not followed Bill Dale to the little basin But be bad followed Henderson Qoff, and Henderson Goff had followed Date to the little basin. Goff bad returned to the Big Plbe Mountain country only that day ! and he knew nothing of the plans of the Ball-Torrey faction antll be wit*' nessed the mockery of a trial. Goff was now crouching In the darkness on the low line of cliffs to the eastward from the walnut tree; and not far ( behind him, well hidden In the black laurels, watching him and watching Bill Dale, crouched By Heck. Dale's guardian had not gone for help, because he feared to leave Dale utterly unprotected In the hands of the gang of cutthroats. He believed that he could rescue Dale himself. When the first watch became a little more drowsy, be would steal up behind the tree and cut the cotton rope. Then he realised that Goff bad disappeared entirely. He crept forward silently, his eyes alert, and a moment later he saw Goff stealing toward the walnut tree. He climbed noiselessly down over the face of the cliff and fallowed Goff like a shadow. When GofTs hands touched the tree, By Heck was within ten feet of It. Heck made ore his rifle was ready and took another step forward, watching, listen* tng. The shyster coal man leaned around the tree to the left. In the glow of the low-burned Are the blade of a small knife In his hand gleamed dull wa/1 u? ? ? 1 xru. 11 c ?lin|iemi UBUllUUBiy; "Toure In a fix. Dale. And It's none of my doing, either. Give in* your word that I'U get that coal property for fifteen thousand, and I'll slash the rope. How about It? Sick of this country, aren't you?" There came a few seconds of silence save for the lusty snoring of the sleepers and the musical tinkle of the little creek, after which Goff muttered disappointedly : "Well, then, hangl" And Heck knew that Dale bad refused to sell the Moreland coal for a song even to savtf his life. As Goff stepped backward, the muzsJe of the tall hlllman's rifle went against the pmall of his back, and the tall htllman whispered hoarsely, through teeth tightly clenched: "Slash 'at rope, d?n yore soul 1 Slash 'at rope, or I wlsht I may drap dead ef 1 don't shoot yore backbone into four thousand pieces, Igod I Slash ?tr Goff straightened In surprise. The rifle's muscle went harder against his back and he knew It for exactly what It was. He moved a hand upward, uch downward and the cotton rope was severed In half a dozen places. "8ttddy thar, now 1" whispered By BSck, and he began to back away. ''Come along wl' me, ye dadslatted. banjer-bellled skunk. Bill he'll foller." The three of them hurried Into the deeper shadows. Soon Heck halted Goff and turned to Dale. ' "S'arch him to' a gun, Bill, old boy." Dale lifted from Henderson GofTs right-hand coat-pocket a blued and Wk"- stub-nosed magazine pistol. "Dang my eyea and hlast my forrardl" Heck exclaimed In a muffled otce. "He's plumb death on them little popguns, ain't beT Say, OolT, ef ever ye shoots me with a thing like that and I And It out. danged ef 1 don't spank ye ontel yore nose bloods; Now, le'a go. you'uns. And ef ye Jest cheep set a noise. Mister Golf, the buzaards will pick the meat offen yore bones afore tomorrer night" "Move, shyw\er r" frowned Bill Dale. By Hack led the way to the line of cliffs to the westward. They had climbed the rugged wall and were about to set out through the pitchy dark woodland, when a voice that they knew wall hailed them softly from the laurels to their left: "Hold on. tharl" "John Moreland, by jiggers P* muttered Heck. Moreland hastened soundlessly to them. "1 reckon ye didn't mean no harm, By," he said In tones that expressed a deep regret, "but ylt I shore wlsht ye hadn't ha' done It." Samuel Heck was very proud of himself. He straightened there In the darkness. "What'n the name o' the devil makes ya wlsht sech a thins aa that. Jotonr* he demanded In a half angry voice. "'Cause," growled the big hllltusn, "you went and sp'lled h?I out o* the main big picnic. We meant to wipe oat all o' them thar lowdown BaJla and Torreys, By. When they went to hang BUI Dale In the morntn', we'd ha' had a good reason to' a-klllln' 'em everyone?the weasels I Ye see, By, every man Moreland but Caleb, and every man ' the Llttleforde, Is hid here In these laurels, and has been ever sense that thar fool trial begun. We was j jest a-waitln'. How did we happen te know itl * 'At's easy, By. Ma and Ben Lib tleford was on our way atter more dynamite, whan we aeed BUI Dale a-follerln' that etranger man, and Qoff a-follerln' BUI, and yen a-foiTbrtn' Qoff. We knowed somethln' ongodly mean was In the wind. So 1 foUered you. By, a-breekfla* off bushes as I went te mark the trail, and Ben he went fcedt and got the reft of 'em and feiMretf maths* te Del* -Wan. BIO, mhat're era a-ge*a' ta do with this has* ruseed jv. W# tliptd tl tli# shyitw coal wan, " BMM*MKaaesBBBte=9E ^ ; iapsiwrg^Lieie ? IllttHraiioiw bu r IfWrnAWefJ Ii2 b<jH# by Dowhl?d?y . PoaoT^sT | thrash you" the next time " we" met, didn't IT" dipped Dale. "Do yon want to get out of thla country for good, or do you want to fight me to a finish? I'm through talking right now, Goff." "I'd guess Td rather fade," acknowledged Goff. "Then fader Goff slunk off through the brush. When they had covered a mile, John Moreland grasped Dale by an arm end said to him: . "I reckon yon think we're sort o* bloodthirsty. by us a-waltln' to kill off that pack back tbar; don't ye? Well, we ain't blood-thirsty. Bill. Them Bnlls and Torreys ain't wo'th nothln' to thelrselves, nor to their famblles. nor to nobody else. The sooner they're dead the better off they'll be. and the better off their famblles'll he, and the better off everybody else will he. Ton ain't safe, nor I ain't safe, as long as they're alive. "We like you. Bill Dale," be continued gravely. "And you're shore wo'th It You wouldn't sell out to that .eussed polecat, even to save yore own life, and 'at's what 1 calls narve and principle In ye. Bill Dale, the'" ain't many men In this here whole outfit who wouldn't give ye the last d?d droo o* blood In their bodies, ef ya needed It. To the right BUI?ahead f us Is a clift" CHAPTER XIV. A Letter and a Proposal. The Moreland Coal company's two M tr pniiffti KnlMI??r. ?? wmmm - VUllUHIftO UCl tj CUlUpitlt^J In record time. There had been no further manifestations of Interference from the Balls and Torreys, and Henderson Goff had been nowhere In evidence since the nleht of BUI Dale's Ironclad verbal ultimatum. Work on the little railroad was progressing like wildfire. > and everybody was In high spirits. By Heck had just arrived with the mall. He stalked with an air of great importance Into Dale's office, and threw the mall down on the new rolltop desk; then he stepped backward, dropped Into a straight-back chair and began to nurse his rifle tenderly on his knees. There was a puzzled look on his leathery face. Dale had received half a doxen letters, and By Heck was at a loss to flgufe out the why of such an overwhelming "mount ef mall. Dale finished his figuring, leaned back In bis swivel chair and *ook up a letter that seemed altogether too bulky for a business letter. Moreover, Its address was In pencil, and somewhat scrawled, though a chlrography expert would have said that the handwriting showed strength of character. "J wonder who It Is," Dale muttered, "that mistakes us for a newspaper office and Is sending us copy?" "Jest what I was a-thlnkin'," drawled By Heck through his Niagara MOp?n Her Up, Bill, Mebbe It'* Moniy, by Jhkel* I Falls muHtitchp. "Open her op, Bill; aebhe It's money, by JakeT Dale saw the postmark then, and his brows drew with Interest. It was the postmark of Us old home city. "From Babe," ha told himself?and it was. He opened It and read It She had spelled most of her words correctly, bat the only punctuation she used was a period and her capitals were few. For a wonder, she had put tt lnte paragraphs: Mr. Mil DeJ* carterarllle. tena esses. _ Kind friend. I seat myself with pen tn hand to drap yen-a few lines to let you know 1 am well hoping you the same, well bin 1 bare some news to tell you about what happened when I got back hear and since I got back and hear It is. the first person I seen when I got to the rallrode stash tin eras Jimmy fayne and ho was dressed up like a mfJIToOatr and ! reckon he !s ode. he took ate tn his motor oar kp to pets homo, patrisha yon know, pat she % i ^VPWaBCSSSSSEexgeaHBBBHHBOMaHBi ~ ^x. ~ ~ , 4 -" ',. * I.J t . J*"""1<? JP j QmPi - IhBWj/ i 02L i GENUINE 1 BULL" DURHAM tobacco makes 50 flood cigarettes for ^ 10c | 1 bnVMfd hewould be back, f asked , pat had she heard about yore trubble i bill and she answered no what, then < 1 told her bont you and the lowdoWfi black adam ball bill and she said pore i old hill he had snch a high temper no- | body could ever understand It bat It i cant be are you serious ellzabeth. I well I said yes t mean It. pat shook ( her bead sorrowfle and said tell me | aU about It ellzabeth deer, when 1 , hnd told her the hole story about tt ( we went up stares, pat went to a ] closet and got a butlfle dress my size, j I ordered this the day before you left < us pnt said but It mite half to be altered. wile you are dressing pat said , I will speak to Mrs. Dale over the 1 telephone, pat said yore mother has ( softened tord her son and 1 promised , to tell her any news I had consenting , him. I said all rite. pat was gone down stares talking over the telphone for a long time and | when she returned to me I was dressed . nnd we went down stares together 1 and the new dress dtddent half to be ( altered, after dinner was over me and c pat went to a swing at the end of a , vranda which had a dim lite on It. t pat spoke all of a suddent and said to me how would you like to go to j. live with Mrs. Dnle bills mother. I ( remembered I haddent liked yore moth- c er bill cause of what she snld about t me and I got about half mad. dont ( you want me to live hear with yon . pat 1 ashed. t of course pat said, tde be glad to g hay* you but Mrs. Dale wants you too pat said, her treatment of her son which Is you bill has most broke fl her hart pat said, pat said the only fl hold Mrs. Dale has on her son Is through you ellzabeth and she Is I sad and remorsetle woman, then 1 got to thinking bill I mite be the cause t of bringing peece between you and v yore parrents and so 1 told pat 1 would ! go and ! did. Ime glad said pat but E Ime gorry to los? you but It Is the best way and we can see each other often t cant we deer. well bill It wassent long until a big c moter car called around at pats for j me and setting In the hind seat was t yore father hlsself John k Dale, be t helped me Into the car with him and ; a he seemed glad to see me. after we j j, bad said good morning and so forth he said anxious like now ellxabeth b please tell me all about bills trouble j. for patrisha mite have omlted some- a thing you know, at first I was awful e afeard of hlra but I soon got to likelng him fine and I told him about you and that lowdown black adam half from beginning to end and when I told him about the flte In the river be grinned and grinned and said you always was jam full of the flte stuff. hell come out of It all rite the worst of It is his havelng to stay Id Jail uutU the trial comes off said your father at the next term of cote, weed better see if we can't get hlra out on a bond he said haddent we ellxabeth and 1 said yes. bill I found yore mother lndede a sod woman, there wassent _ much about her to remlne me of the time when she called me a savaje person, she said I am dellted you came elisabeth and I crlde a little 1 couldent help It when I jest half to cry 1 Jest half to cry and nothing else don't help a bit. Because she kissed me bill. well bill yore father he wired the P athortles In cartersvllle and found out o that cale Moreland had confessed to ,p the shooting of black adam and you was free and It has set his mind at <1 rest, but it dlddeut set my mind at rest rj for because I no the mountain hart. I know cale Moreland Is Jest takelng yore place in Jail until the day of the I trial for that is the way of the More- * Iflndo nnro ntkIn la a dtaa/1 Kav I om doing flue hear bill but 1 often wish t could have old Doe River hear te sing me te sleep like It used to. yore mother la teaching ine how to road and rite and spell like pat did and I am learn- i tug fast, you can see by this letter I can rite an spell fine cant L well bill kind friend Jimmy fayne has jea sent yore mothers made up hear to ask If he can see me and I will half to go down stares and see what he wants. yores respectively. Babe. Bill Dale folded the bulky letter and put It slowly back into the envelope. Then his gaze wandered through a window and to where a goldenwinged high-holer waa hammering Industriously at the top branch of a dead tree. He sralletf to himself. By Heck and nearly all of the rest of the world for the moment forgotten, and muttered aloud: " 'Tores respectively, Babe.* " "Haw. haw. haw!" lauahed the keen eared and watchful hlllman in the straight-back chair _ behind him. " 'Yores respectively. Babel' Haw, haw, bawl Well. Bill, dadsllng It, tt shorely to goodness ain't nrthin' to turn all that red about! When the night's gone the day comes, don't tt? Bill, old boy, It's the saine tiling 1" "Yoo get out of here. By!" Dale stormed In mock severity. "Go and help the commissary clerk with the new goods; eh?0 Heck laughed another horselaugh, ] rose and went oat. | When he bad gone, Dale began to I think?of the ultra-spoiled, charming - - V I, MT I Will l^ain I I !! ! 1,'SI? light devote?, Jimmy Payne. And be roodered, and wondered, what would ome of Payne's quick liking for Babe Jttleford. After he had viewed the matter rmtu ibove and below and all aides nround, le frowned like a berserker. Here la what came of Jimmy Payne's [ulck liking for Babe Llttlef??rd? ' The days had pasted swiftly, and n?iutnu was far advanced. Save I'm a ew chrysanthemums and asters that crew |q places aheltered from the rosta, the flowers were all gone; the naples were shedding their leaves of irown, crimson and gold. Ken Littleford's daughter had dtanged much In many ways. She hud rlcd as hard as ever mortal tried to earn the correct use of words; ami VIrs Dale had been patient, palnstaknff mul dfflolanft In ?'>?* ? ? >u ..CI irnLIIIUKB. :iui hat Elizabeth was educated. in any enl sense of the word. Fur from it Un her Improvement was, in all truth, lulte remarkable. She wore more or ess costly gowns now, and a few lewels, thanks to Mrs. Dale, and tvherever she went she attracted admiring glances. Jimmy Fayne had been coming to >ee her when Mrs. Dale would permit It, which was not very often. Jimmy Fayne, as Patricia Mcl*anrln had ance been moved to say, was a far seeing young man for all bis wenklesses; be bad known In advnnce that he laurel bloom would change to a - one. and then to a white hyacinth. Perhaps he even considered the fad that she would make a better, wife for him, and a better mother for Ills children, than some fragile and over-cul tured woman of a patrician house that had about run ont. At any rate, Jimmy Fayne, the ultra-spoiled, had decided that he would marry her. During those weeks that had been made happy by an occasional hour at the home of the Dales. Fayne had not once mentioned marriage. He figured, and wiiK-ly enough, that to he too quick with his proposal would be to lose everything. But now he meant to propose, for he mew that Miss Llttleford intended gong home for a visit?and he knew that vhen she went heme she would see ?arlyle Dale. The truth was, of *>urse, that Miss Llttleford was gong to Tennessee to attend the Ocober term of court at Cartqrsvllle. It was s little after the middle of a right afternoon. He found her siting on an Iron settee In a secluded mrner of the lawn, where cape Jessaolnes and llluc bushes grew In ordery array. She wore a light wrap, and here was an easy-to-read book In her lands; but she wasn't trying to read it the moment. He bared his bead, greeted her deasautiy, and asked permission to it down beside her. She looked up it him. He was immaculately dressed. "Of course," she granted with a mile that waa very winsome. He stated his mission briefly, for ifrs. Dale might appear at any mlnite. "I came, Elizabeth, to ask you to oarry me." She sat as still as though she had lot heard. He went on hastily: "I confess that I'm a little ashamed if trying te take you away from Caryle Dale, for he waa always very nice 0 me. But I may ba forgiven for hat, I think, because 1 care for you 1 great deal. Anyway?"All la fair n love and war*?you know." His voice was hardly businesslike, >ut It lacked original fire. Elizabeth dttleford closed the hnnk In Tim. ion nd lifted her clear brown ayes to his ager face. "No." she disagreed, "all ain't?isn't ECZEHAPf Money book without question / tf HUNT'S OUARANTBBD 8 KIN DISBA8B RBMKDtKS (Hunt'sSalve and 8oap),failin f Iw. yfl J the treatment ofltch, Kfnms.^UT/ Jl Rlnrworm,Tetteroroth?rit.-h- (II / /I Inf akin diseases. Try thie 1 ? 1 treatment at our risk. D. H. LANEY, Druggist R. L. McMANUS Dentist Cheraw, S. C. Beginning June 1st, 1921, I will ractice at Chesterfield Mondays and n Wednesday evenings; at Pageland uesday, at Mt. Croghart, Wednesay morning of each week. At Cheay/ Thursday, Friday and Saturday. eARDUl HELPED REGAIN STRENGTH Uabaaa Lady Wat Sick For Tfcroo Years, Suffering Pain, Nerroos * and Depressed?Read Her Own Story ol Recovery. Paint Rook, Ala.?Mr?. OL M. Stecall, rf naar here, reeently related the tolowlng Interesting account of her rejoreryj MI wae la a weakened coalition. I was slek three yearn In bed. raftering a great deal of pain, weak, lerrons, depressed. X was so weak. [ couldn't walk across the floor; Just bad to lay and my little one# do the eork. 1 waa almost dead. 1 triad iTery thing I heard of. and a number of toctors. Stilt I didn't fit any relief. [ couldn't out. and slept poorly. 1 Mlleve It I hadn't heard of and taken Dardul I would hare died.. I bought tlx bottle*, attar a neighbor told mo irhat It did tor her. "I began to eat and deep, began to tain my strength and am now wall tad strong. 1 haven't had any trouble since . . . I stir? can testify to the mod that Oarduft did ma I dont hlnk there I* a better topic made and I believe It saved my life." fhr over 40 years, thiwdi of wa nea hare used Oardul euoeeeefully, In the treatment of many womaafy ailment*. It yon enttar as these women did Mm OardnL It may Ml fw, tea. bmLMI .. * i fglr In lot* and war. Thafs one o* the very silliest sayln's Tva ever heard. As for the other?I like you, Jimmy, btit not In the way you want me to. It's Bill Dale that I llk^--ln that Way, Jimmy." Fnyne looked disappointed. He was silent. "You're a good boy, Jimmy," she went on, "and I hate to make you feel the least bit bad. It makes me? oh, Jimmy, It makes me blue. I wish you hadn't asked me. I'm sure you'll find some better girl than me?than I ?for a wife." "There Is no better girl than you. Elisabeth. I'm going to wait?and hope." He took up one of her hands and kissed It, rose and went toward the "There Is No Better Girl Than You, I Elizabeth. I'm Going to Wait, and Hope." street. Before he had gone a minute, she rose, her face a little pale, and stared after him, sorely tempted?for Fayne'a money could bring her people out of their long night of Ignorance I Well, If she didn't marry Bill Dale ?and she feared that she wouldn't? j she would marry Jimmy Fayne, If he still wanted her?If he would agreo | to help her people. After all, It wasn't so much to give. What was one poor ( little, unhappy human life? It was late, that night, when El'r- 1 abeth Llttleford went to sleep. And when at last she slept, she dreamed of walking through a fragrant green meadow with B1H Dale. There was the low humming of wild bees about the purple crowns of the Ironweed and the scarlet bloom of the clover; there i waa the mating call of the partridge, and the lovelorn coo of a dove. . . . CHAPTER XV. Tried. Two days before Bill Dale was tried In court at Carteravllle, the new Elizabeth Llttleford alighted from an afternoon train at the Halfway switch. 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Dear Sir: 1 would like to get some Information ta regard to your Treasure Locating Instruments that will locate burled trea aure and etc. Can a person obtain these Instruments of you people and If so, please end me a catalog and the circulars of them and please send me slso your Treasury Book of Hidden Treasures. Please send It at once. This communication finally was fpraed ever to the director of the Savings Division of the Treasury. "It is perfectly true that hundreds of millons of dollars In hidden treasure exist In the United States," he said. "But it is the money which is hidden in teapots, and under mattresses and in old leather. A big and sunburned vnnnc mnn in hoots and corduroys hastened to tier. He raised his broad-rimmed hat, smiled, took the bnK. and pressed her hand as though he was very glad to see her. "Rill Dalel" she cried Joyously above .the roar of the passing train. "Rill Dale, It's yon 1" "Sure, It's uiel" laughed Dale. "How good yon look! I can hardly believe It's you." "Rut It Is," she smiled. "Tell rntt: what do you think the ollcoiiu? o yonr trial Is going to he?" Dale noted that her English hud Unproved, and It was grutlfyiug to hlin. Aa for the trial? 1 Printing Safeguards Your Money Protect your cash not only with bolts and bars and banks but with businesslike printed forms and records for every transaction you undertake. We can show you a paper? ifttn Paper?that betrays erasure and prevents fraudulent alteration of your checks, notes, drafts and receipts. For letterheads and general printed forms we use and recommend a standard paper ??M? that we know will give yon satisfaction. -m ? ~ ,H7_?M LI.II \T I Yvamoie mil national la authorized to take and file Land Bank of Columbia. Rate of interest G per cent. Loan The Federal Land Bank will lo per cent, on insurable improvem Filing your application with W; Association is the first step tak< Federal Land Bank of Columbi The bank will complete all loar make the money available. The bank desires to meet the ne application will insure you to gt The Wamble Hill National Far business in the entire county, a services if loan is made, other w cost. Bring your land deed for ii tion. B. J. Douglas . Wamble Hill Office hi Rear of Bank < Joto ' I HI'S GoT A y Ron- THKT WooiP :HOKE A WMAUE ? ^fyu>'> m. ???? ? j I > *^f/ l"?*? !?/ Herbert Jotuioa fwr AuucUUd Kf?tp+p+r% socks. The only way to locate this treasure, uncover it ami make it of use to its owners and to the nation. Is to inculcate in the people of this country knowledge of sale and profitable investment." The savings securities of this government, issued first during the war and continued since that time, have done more to uncover hidden treasure and make it profitable and useful than all the divining rods and treasure maps, collected since the days of Captain Kidd. The best instrument to secure treasure that the writer of the letter could find ar j $1 Treasury Ravings Stamps bought regularlj every i week. So lie really went to the right ] shop for his information after all and ' the United States Treasury was able | to supply both the information and the , instruments needed. are you a business corpse? If You Are j Call The Coroner? , If You Are Not Your Savings Should Show It live ones save regularl\f And Salt Mown Their Mope In Government Savings See they MAKE THEIR M* earn money Think It Over! "l don't know," he said, "Hut Major Bradley thinks I'll come clear. He believes that somebody that was hidden on the iiioutainslde above us shot Ball to save me. By Heck hinted that he knew that this was the case; und he Intimated that 1 would stand a bet ter chance of acquittal than anybody else would stand, and that If 1 received a sentence the right man would come forward with a confession. I have an idea that By I leek himself killed Adam Ball?that Is, if I didn't do It." "And Cale Moreland?wasn't It fine for hlir. to do what he done for you. Bill Dale? How are you gettin' along with the mine?" (Continued on Last Pago) 11 mcwiw Ke:i!!!iij:w Do^ Yo^ head Get It? The appearance of your letterhead may mean success or failure. Do yourself justice in the quality of you'business messenger. We do not advocate extravagance. We recommend the use of a very moderate priced Standard paper ? ??503 -?which has won recognition for its quality and the service it gives. We are prepared to furnish that paper and to print yrou a letterhead that is a dignified representative. See What We Can Give Yon , Before You Place an Order Farm Loan Association applications with the Federal s made on improved farm lands, an 50 per cent, on land and 20 ents. amble Hill National Farm Loan ?n to secure a loan through the ais as fast as it can sell bonds to eds of the farmer, and an early it your loan quicker. m Association is entitled to do nd it charges 1 per cent for its ise all is refunded except actual ispection when making applicas, Sec. Treas. N. P. L. A. of Chesterfield Building