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' It was a cold-blooded proposition
, but neither face exhibited any regret
| both were Intoxicated by success; un
: troubled by any scruples of con
science. West felt the utter useless
ness of an attempt to appeal to etthei
"Where la Natalie Coolldirc?" b?
asked, his own determination hnrden
Ing. "What do j*ou propose-doing wit!
her?"
Hobart's teeth exhibited themselve
In a sarcastic grin.
"That Is our business, but you cai
bet she'll not interfere." ,,
"And a similar answer, I presume
will apply also to my case?"
"It will. Don't make the mistakf
West, of believing we are d?n fnnlt
I don't know Just whv I've blower! nl
this to you, but It ain't going to hol|
yon any, you can bo sure/of that. Il
fact our knowing hiAv the tblng wni
worked Is liable to make tilings i
blame sight harder In your ease. Wi
won't do no more talking; bo go on ii
through that door."
The fellow's demeanor hud entire!
changed; he was no longer pretendliij
to genlnllty, ami his words were ul
most brutul. Apparently, all at onc<
it had dawned sharply upon him tha
they hud made a mistake?had boasts
far too freely. Any slip now, nftd
what had been said, would wreck tin
hip. West faced him watchfully, full
ware of thu desperate situat'on, ii
tlnotivoly feeling that r! Is might hr
his last cluinoe.
"In tlipre. vnii s>iv7" li.illonfIncr Cm
dosed door.
"Yes; move!"
lie did; with one swift lor.p forward,
the whole Impetus of Ids body
behind thp blow, West drove his lis;
straight into the face confronting him.
The follow reeled, clutched feebly at
the smooth wall for support, dropped
helplessly forward, and fell headlong,
with face hidden in outstretched arms.
The assailant sprang la el;, and turned.
In a mad determination to crash Ids
way out through the locked door behind,
but as suddenly stropped stnrthd
by the vision of a leveled revolver
pointed at his head.
"Not a move," the girl said Icily.
"Take one step, and I'll kill you."
Ilobart lifted his head gr'oggi.y. snJ
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'' JwwiS
i \ m<M
"Not a Move."
poshed himself half-way up on hli
"Don't shoot unless he makes you,
Del," he ordered grimly. "We don't
want that kind of row here." He
dragged himself painfully to the side
door, and pressed it open.
"Hey you!" he eried. "Ciune'on out
nere. now then, ron^h-liotise tins
guy J"
CHAPTER XVII
McAdar.is EIowe In.
It wiih n rrnr tight; ili?\v nil know
that wlion It was finished. Hut It wiu
three to one, with llohari blocking tin
only open door. anil e .ring them on
and the excited girl, hack. <1 into a cor
ner out of the way. the Vevolver still
gripped In her hand, n : ,|\ for nn.\
Aliu.rm.n,... ~ a ..
V...? J. I nr Hill l" . lH'S'i <11 (III
hall alone afforded Wcsl a chalice, af
the walls protected him. and compeller
direct attack from the front. Vet thli
ndvantupe only served to d.lay Hit
endlnp. lie recognized two of the fel
lows?"Red" Ilopnn and .Mark?wlilh
tlie third mnn was a v/lry little bar
room scrapper, who smashed tlereelj
In throuph his punrtl, and finally pot t
prlp on his throat which coulj not la
wrenohed loose. The others pounder
him unmercifully, rlrlv'np his hear
back apninst the wall. Hnpnn smasher
him twice, crashinp throuph his weal
attempt at defense, and with tire sec
end vicious drive. West went dowr
/or the' count, lylnp motionless on tlx
floor, scarcely conscious that he w?f
till llvlnp.
"It's a knockout all rlpht," Ilopnr
declared. "That puy Is pood for nr
hour In dreamland. What's the dope?'
"We pot to keep him here, tlmt'i
II; and there's poin' to he no pet
way this time!"
"Do you want hint croaked?"
"No, I. don't?not now. What th<
h?l'a the oro? It wonld only nin1c<
thing* hnrder. We're ready to rualu
otir get-away, ain't wo? Aflor tomor
row all h?1 onn't not onto our trail
This guy'a llfo wouldn't hel|? iim none
* ao far an I can roo."
"flatting aqueainlah, ain't youTJ
"No, I'm not. I've/got a* munh rea
on to hate the fellow ns you have
ttu-certainly awiued me_oa*
Before we had-the swag copped, I wae
( willing enough' to put him out of the
running.* Tlint was business. You
| sure did a fine Job then, d?n you; now
T don't think It Is your time to howl.
1 Listen here, will you? From all 1
loom, this bird amounts to.something;
he ain't lusCn dajjo to he humped off,
( ond nohod.v rare what's hecome of
I him. This pay has pot friends. It
won't help us any to he hunted after
, for murder on top of this otjier job.
If we cop the kale, that's all we're
, nfter. Is that riplit, I>elT'
'Hie plrl seemed to come forward
find face them defiantly.
"Sure It's riplit. I never was for tlid
stroiip-arm stuff. llopan. Tills i? my
I praft. anyhow, and not one of you
| stllTs Eels a penny of It unless I split
with you. Tills fellow Isn't polnp to i
he slapped?that's tint. It Is only be- I
ratise lie's fell In love with the Cool- I
Idire Elrl that he Is lir>rr> iinil """o I
i we've skipped out, I don't wish the
I guy any bad lurk."
"You ought to linve canpht bim
yourself. Del." some one said. "The
i bird never would have known the dlf?
| tenner."
I She laughed, quiekly restored to
pood humor.
' "You're about right there. Dave.**
i -lie answered. "That was another
mistake; the only ehnnoe 1 ever had
of marrying in hlirh social circles, ltut
ti?1, I'll lie a lady tomorrow, so let's
let the poor de\'l go. Wrap him tip,
and lay him away out In the guriga.
Che walls hip two-foot solid stone;
I(? J i sl*i\* li'.U'lnt? f ! nnn oil eloh?. " '
I It ism growled Jr. derision, yet 't
was evident Miit she and llnlmrt
would have th.v-Jr way. Some one
brought a rope, which was (Jpflly
wound about i iii>, west continuing to
feign un. ons. ieitvp-'sf.. He recreMy
tiopoiI this < oiiti'l .Ion might result in
eouie carelessness . n their part. In
either speech or ncMnn. Anyway It
wouhl undoubtedly save liim from
further hrutal treatment, lie had no
reason to suspect that his ruse was
questioned. The fellows.spoke freely
while making hint secure, hut he
CKlillt'fl \ OI'V Ifttlo Infni-ntti^n
tl"?ir conversation?not n hint as to
v. ."re Natalie was nrtJined. or how
luiiir it was piypesed to hold them
prl oners. Then "Red" lira I Dave
lujrred his limp hotly through several
rooms. out upon a hnck poreli, linnll.v
driurt-'imj him down tlie steps and
alone a eetnent (Triveway, letting him
lie there a moment in the dark, while
one of them unlocked the door. The
next instant he was carelessly thrown
inside, and the door forced back into
place, lie could hear llngnn swear
outside, and ftlon tl>A crmn.l of hrOH
men's feet on the drive a* they departed.
With a struggle West managed to
sit up, hut could scarcely attempt
more, as his arms were hound closely
to his sides. rI"lie darkness about him
was intense, and, with the disappearance
of the.two men up the steps, all
outside sounds.had ceased. lie knew
he had been Hung Into the pa rape and
was resting there on the hard cement
lioor. He could neither fed nor see
any machine, nor was there probably
the slightest prospect of his getting
out unaided.
What was that? He listened, foi
an instant doubtful if lie had really
heard anything. Then lie actually
I heard a sound. He doubted no longer,
yet made no eftort to move, even
holding Ids breath in suspense. There
was movement of some kind hack
i there?a cautious movement; seetn>
Ingly the" slow advance of something
a< r< ss the floor, a dog perhaps. West's
heart throbbed with apprehension;
. suppose It was a dog, lie had no
means of protection from the brute.
Cold sweat t iritrioil on his llosh ; there
was nothing he could do, no place
where he could go. The thing was
moving nearer; yet surely it could not
, he a dog; no dog would ever creep
, like that, lie could hear the strain
, no loiic^is it was beyond endurance.
"What's moving hack there?" lie
asked in a hoarse whisper.
I There was a moment of utter silence;
then, a man's voice said In low,
, cautious tone.
. "The fellow ain't dead, Mac; any-.
how he seems able to talk yet."
, "All right, we'll find oat what he's
, got to soy?go on along."
West sat up. his heart hounding
, with sudden remembrance.
"My t!?d! McAdnms, is that you?*
f "You have the name?who's speakln<'V'
, "Matt West. Good G? <1, hut this In
I likp a miracle. I'd i>ln.veit my last curd
i ( ontc here, one of you, ana cut inese
I strings. I cannot even move, or stand
j up. J Is It really you, Mac? Yes, yes.
I am all rlj^lit; they bruised me up a
( bit. of course, but. that is nothing. Now
, I have a chance to pay them out. Hut
| who are with you? and luiw did you
route to be here?"
, McAdains ran bis knife blade
, through the lashings, feeling for them
In the dark. Nolthef could see th?
( olIter, but West realized that another
lion had crept up on the opposite sldq
ef him. and crouched there silently In
the blackness.
, "Need any help, Mac?" the latter
, Hucsllnned In a whisper.
"No, I've got him cut loose. This
ts the bid I told vou about, t'nrlvn
You go on Imrk, iiiul, ms soon lis West
trots limbered up u bit, and I hear Ids
story, we'll Join you there. TImmi we'll
Know bow the ground lies."
The fellow crept uway unseen, and
, McAdmns gripped West's hund.
> "SUTv ML tilla .It. mightj good lqcfc
old boy," he blurted out **1 was afraid
-you'd gone down in that -yacht last
night."
"You were! How did you know
about It J"
^ "Stumbled onto the story, the way
most detectives solve their mysteries.
That Is, I stumbled on some of it, anil
the rest I dug out for myself. It won't
take long to er.pluln and purhnps you
better understand. They told me at
the oftieo when I got buck about tin
Seminole being tied up at the Munlck
l>nl pttr, and that you had goae down
there. Well, I made It as quick as I
?ould, but the yacht wns three hundred
yards out In the lake by the time
1 arrived.. There wasn't a d?n thing
t.o take after It In, and, besides. Just
then, I didn't really knc-w any good
nnlt/i* * *
vv.k.* irnsuu n?r causing ner. First
tiling I dlil was to try and ttnd you.
so we could net our heads together,
but you wudh't there, and so I naturally
jumped to the conclusion you
must have got aboard someway. Say"
f combed that pier, believe me, West,
nnd llnally I ran across a kid who put
lue wise. He saw you go across the
deck, and Into the cabin with two
other guys. They came out again, but
you didn't. I pumped him until I got
a pretty good description of both
those fellows, nnd I decided one of
them must be 'lted' Hognn, about the
toughest gunman in Chicago.
"It was Hogan."
"I made sure of that afterward.
Then I got busy. If you was In the
hands of that guy, and his gang, the
chances was dead against you. but
tliere^ wasn't a darn thing I could do,
except to hunt up Hobart, wire evcrv
town along the North shore to keep an
eye out for the yacht, ami pick up a
thread or two around town. I pot ?
hit. at that, to wise me up. We found
Ilohart hid away-In a cheap hotel out
on Broadway, and put a trailer on
him. The pirl had disappeared; she'd
heen to n hank, and then to the Ooolhlpe
lawyer and slpned some papers;
after that we lost all trace of her for
awhile. Your man Sexton, out at
Fairlawn, reported that she hadn't
returned there. Then I pot desperate
and decided I'd hlow the whole thlnj^
to the Coolidpe lawyer, and pet hltn to
take a hand. I was afraid they were
all ready for the pet-away?see? I
couldn't round 'em up alone; besides
I'm a Chlcapo police otllcer, and have
to keep more or less on my own heat."
"And you told the lawyer?"
"Everything I knew, and some I
guessed at. I thought the ol?V pay
would throw a fit, but he didn't. Tie
came through game after the first
shock. But say. that dame had sold
him out oil right. He never hud nn
inkling nnythlng was wrong; no moredid
the hunks. We went over and
talked to the president of one of them
?a smooth guy with white mutton
chops?and the girl had signed up the
preliminary papers already, and tomorrow
the whole hoodie was going
to drop softly into her lap. Say, I felt
better when I learned they hadn't
copped the swag yet. Hut just the
same 1 needed help."
"And you got It?"
"Sure; those two duffers coughed up
money In a stream. Called In ji detective
ncencv. and cave me three on
oratIvor to work tinder me. Got the
chief on the wire, and made him give
me a free hand. Then I had a cinch.**
CHAPTER XVIII
A Bridge of Love.
ITe paused, listening, but all re*
rr.nlned quiet without, and he resumed
his story.
"There Is not much else to It, West.
A little after one o'clock the shadow
phoned. In from the Union depot that
HO#! rt had Just purchased two tickets
for Patacne. We hustled over, but
were too late to catch that train, but
learned tlio girl had accompanied him
on the trip. We caught another rattler
two hours later, and got oft at
Patncne, which Is about three miles
west of here. It Is not much of n Job
to gather up gossip In a small burg,
and. Inside of ten minutes. I bad extracted
all I needed from the station
agent. It seems this outfit was the
summer sensation out here. We
hoofed It for reasons of our own, and
came around by way of the lake shore,
aiming to keep out of sight until after
dark. That is how we discovered that
Seminole boat hauled up on the beach,
but with no yacht in sight. One of
lie fellows with me said Hogan did a
iioiii-HiuKiiiK joo itfiore nnu got iiway
.villi it, and that la how I figured that
maybe you wna at the bottom of Lake
Michigan?see? Well, we crept up
here through the woods, but nothing
happened. Didn't look as If the place
had a soul within a hundred miles of
(t?no smoke, no light; not a d?n
sound. We laid out and waited, not
sure what we were up against. Finally
we .limniled open the back door of this
Carafe. Just to find out whether those
jiuys h;ul n ear out here, or not. Tliey
had, but we no more than located it
when those two fellows came drutfyine
you out of the hack door of the
house, and filing you In here like n hag
of old linen. We lay still, and let
them go hack, hut we hadn't any notion
it was really you; so we crawled
up to find out. Thnt's the story. Now
what do you think we better do?"
WPKf mnvPfl hlfl nnno In o?? <?rr*?
restore circulation.
"How many with you?"
"Four altogether?hard boiled, too
?live with you. Is there any fltfht left
In you, old man?"
"I'll say there Is; I'd certainly like
to >ret in one clip at 'Rod' before the
fracas Is over."
"That sounds vicious. Now, who Is
inside?"
"I saw 11%^ i.nd tkftts iif GlliESTATE
NOTICE
aii now !>k claims against the esate
of R. Suninor, deseased, one
'i\on notice to file same only itemed
and verified and those owe the
state.in any way will please settle
?t once.
I. .1. SUMNER, Excutor of
Estate of C. R. Sumner, diseased.
4tp
S. C. REODE ISLAND REDS
Pullets and Cockerels
$3.00 Up To $10.00 Each
A Few Good Cockerels To Go At
$1.50 to $2.00 Each
J. W. HANNA
ers. If th# crew of the bomlnole are
here also, that would make quite .a
hunch."
"I don't think they nre. Captain. The
station apent snld several men honpht
tickets to Chleapo early this afternoon.
It Is the real pant? we've pot
cornered. Do you know Just who they
are?" [
"Those I saw were Hobart, 'Iletf
Ilopan, the plrl, a blp fellow they
called Mark who was on the yneht?"
"Mark Bennett; he's llopan's side- K
kick, and tough as they uuke 'em." B
"And a wiry little bla<&?halred devil
y>y the name of Dave." ?
"H?U Is he In this too? That must y
te 'Dnpo Dave.* That puy would out f?
your throat for flfly dollars. Any H
others?"
"Those were all I saw. ?0 doubt jjg
iKMMHia n lie in m IliB S'lIllW- M
' where, guarding Nutallt Coolhlge g
t probably." H
i "Six altogether, counting the u
j women." ^
"Yes, and you better count them, for
they will fight like tigers. The girl B
j held me up ut the point of a ^un." ["
"We've got to get the drop first, E
! that's all. They're yellow, the whole r?
i outfit Is yellow. Shoot in' In the back p
1 Is" their style. Now, you know the E
I lay inside the house; what Is our best H
I chance?" fl
West studied over the situation, his E
j eyes staring into the darkness, and
j McAdams waited. i , H
"Well, Mac," he said finally. "This b
Is a new Job for me, but I'd put'a man
, out In front, nnd then tnke the others jx*
In through the hnek door. We'd have J*
to rush it. of course. I know the front ' <
door Is looked, nnd It couldn't be [L
broken down quickly. I listened when Q
those fellows went hack, nnd T heard I
i no click, as though they had locked R
the door behind them. They don't P
know anybody has been after them R
except me, and they believe I am done : j*
for. They feel so safe out here, they '?
are a hit careless. I'll wager some* P
' tiling we can walk straight in on the R
outfit; how does that strll^e you?" 1
"As the only feasible plan. Let's
crawl out of here."
The arrangements were quickly per- F,
1 feoted ; a short, whispered conference
in the (lark : then one nmn cront fc
1 ly away through the night toward the k
front of the house. McAdnms added n t
few more words of Instruction to the
others, and, with West slightly In ad- &
vane, revolvers drawn and ready, the E
' five stole forward In the direction of &
i the rear porch. The windows were ft
either heavily curtained, or covered hy E
outside shades, for no gleain of light k>
was anywhere visible. West mounted
the hack steps silently, with McAdnms g
close at his heels. A second later the I
' entire hunch of officers were grouped &
: before the door, poised breathless, lis- g
| toning for any sound from within, R
Nothing broke the impressive silence, , B
| and McAdnms' hand closed over the
: knob, which he turned slowly. The
' door opened quietly Into a darkened
j interior. For an instant he bent forJ
ward, peering through the narrow
i crack, endeavoring to learn what lay
j hidden beyond, the others quivering
| behind him. There was scarcely the
i sound of a breath audible. The deI
tective hesitnted; such luck, such care|
lessness on the part of criminals
I seemed nlmost nnrnnnv he hnif cuo.
i pected some trap. Then he became
I convinced' that tide was only the result
of recklessness?the fellows felt
so safe In this hidden hole in the
woods as to neglect all precaution. He
stepped cautiously ln.dde, leaving the
door ajar for the olliors to follow.
Then they paused?straight ahead a
I double swinging door divided the
kitchen In which they were from another
room beyond. Through the center
crack shone a single bar of light,
barely visible, nnd forth through that
same oritlce came the sound of a voice
speaking. McAdams tlung up his band
j In signal, and tl.en crept silently forward.
I
i It was apparently a quarrel among '
j thieves over the spoils, each .fearful i .
! Irvu. >1...
I .V.n ?1?^ <miivi ?ua llllllOltr-CrUHMing. 1
llobaft nnd "Ited" Hogan were doing
| most of the talking, although ooca
slonally others chimed In, nnd once
there was a woman's voice added to
the debate. Seemingly the whole gun?
were present; n strong odor of tobacco
smoke stole through the crack in th?j
door, and both Hobart and Itugu'n
swore angrily. Who was to remain
out there on guard while Hobart and
the girl returned to Chicago for tlie
money was evidently the Question.
1 logon wishing to accompany then\ to
illlike sure of his share. 'Hie woman 1
sided with Ilohart, the other men, apparently
ranged up \vltli "Ited," and
some very plain talking was Indulged '
, in.
MeAdanis listened grimly, the light
i through the crack showing Ids lips
curled in a smile of appreciation. He
lowered Ids head, nftd with one eye at
the slight opening gained a glimpse ot
tlie lighted room heyonrt. A inonient,
motionless, he stared In on the scene; j
then stralirhtened no nmi
I volver in hand, signaled to the others
to close in closer. Tliej stooil there
for tense Instant, poised ami eager;
then the doors were flung cradling
bnek, and they leaped recklessly forward,
out of the darkness into the
Unlit. It was a furious tight-?sharp,
merciless, uncompromising. The
J thieves, startled, desperate, were
hurled hack hy the first rush against
the further wall, tables and chain 1
overturned, the shrieking wmiinc I
pushed headlong into one corner. anc
one of the fellows downed hy t Ik
crashing butt of a revolver. Hut the
' others rallied, maddened, desperate
rats caught In a trap, lighting as animals
light. Unhurt tired, catching at ?
assailant in the arm; Ilogan snatched ;
up a clmir ftlul Struck viciously at 1
West, who leaped straight forward ^
breaking 1110 full force of the blow p
and driving his own tint Into tlie nian'i
face. It was all over within a min ,
ute's fierce lighting?tlie surprise turn c
tng the trick. Hobnrt went dowt ?
cursing, tlie gun kicked out of hit
' band, bis arm broken; Ilognn, strug
gllng still, but pinned to the floor It]
tlfree men, was given a blow to tin ''
I chin whlcl left him unconscious, whih ^
the oilier two threw up thetr bandt (and
yelled for mercy, MeAdams wlpet Jl
his streaming face, and looked around K
It was a shambles, the floor spottet *
with blood, the table overturned unt
I broken, a blanket over one of the win n
I dowe torn down, a smashed chair it
I ana corner. The detectlra wha h?i
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"toon sl.nt wis >itiIf lying in front ??f
ii?? door, "IImI" biy in*Minn1fss. a i
rlinstly ert >n\*^r liis eye, ami llnhart,
lis ami tlangling, sat propped tin
tgalnst the Will, cursing, mnli'vok-nt,
nit ho> -
? ?m tup other side stood
Bennett and "l>ngo I hive," their hands
dgh above their heads; each looking
nto tlie leveled barrel of a gun. Tli?
voinan had trot to her knees, still
lazed from the blow which had follt d_
?er. The ex-service man smiled grim;y.
well sjitlsiled.
"Some surprise party, eh. Jim?" he ^
tskeil pleasantly. "This ratiier i>nts a
^SfSkjr
logan Snatched Up a Chair and
Struck Viciously at West. t,
rlnip in your Uttlo narpe, I would any, ''
Id hoy. Going to cop the whole boodle. *
unorrow, was you?"
"Who the h?1 are you?" H
"Well, If I answer vnur
crimps you will answer mine, I am I
IcAdnma of the City Ilall station, I 0
Itlcago, and I know exactly what I
in here after. So the best thing yo,i r
uys can do. Is cough up. Who's that *
Irl who has been working with you?"
Ilobart glared sullenly, hut made no %
fsponse.
"You'll not answer?" j a
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NETT^VILLE, S,
"AD riu'lit. oki top. tshe is in *nis >
iV'PSo Somewhere. and can't pev o.?f. ') <
y liners, h><?J< around a hll; try h**h?i?.!
tli? te cnrtniiwi over tlwre." t
Tl v cftieor stepped forward, bur nr. I
the s: "UW instant the draperies parted, i
and tv. ^ sirls stood heshlc oiioJr otlie" |
in the njvnlnp, framed npainsf the j
brighter ?,'a.re of light beyond?1tfwo
girls look TL'r K" alike, exoepi for dress j
and the ar. MAigeinent of their hair, as
? 1 ? ^ inillcflntnii chfi'uin? \sihi
ninm.s > ?
If<* white ?fc frit;hteni'?f. jiaziUK with
wide-open oy? * 'm scene
l??*f..r?? tier; tin ^ ??r li?-r sir,ili:><; and nu[fucfoiis,
her jr|;- Vi? firil of defiance. It
was thp volcp latter which 4
rok-e the silence. ,;
"Aim 1 the one want, Mr. Jv?b j
^IcAdains?" she as JM''Hourly. "Very
well. I am here."
Mc.\?l: ins stared nt ''l''*"1 hotli, culp- \
"tr in startled snrprl vishnr
onfi-Diuin^ him unabh *! '' ,;Ml uor,lsrhon
his eyes fix. <t the on the |"
nee ??f I ho speaker.
"What!" ho hurst forth. ' ?ol<- TV1? I
?r? :tt Scott! your nuine flo^.'irt, j
vnsr.'t it? Why, 1 never ^co ccn" '
looted you two together.
ruy your fat her?" 1
"I don't know about that.' et~ ,,
tirnod indilYenmtly. "It is n ( "
f iirmunont 1 believe. How-eve r" "0|'' ' (
rind's the odds now? 1 am tl f ?lV r?
ou're lifter. Mister IMv.f'on: ;nc\d here ;
am." , J
She walked forward. almost i>r<
V, her eyes shln/nti. an<J jiiiy.im : f* 4r" q
fssly into Ids. lie step?etl Imc. k, d. W
and extended. t
"No. I>el, this must J>e a niiat:U :<l- I t (I
-I can't heliew It of you, you? -you jjj
re not a crook."
. . I lit
"(Hi, yes I 11111." >fhe* insisted, kilt ^
rlth a tremor in the l<<v* voire. "I've "
ever been unytliinir rive, liobhy l>?iy ?
hanks, thanks to that: thinK <h*1?n of
here." , sis
N'atalle stilt remained1 prh ed fifivftr- . Ch
nlnly In th? <kmc/vay, Mareely renliyviK
what wan bei<?r?? her:
he saw suddenly a Cantritir ,
eld nut her lutfnds, , | I P.'
??r?i. m..? i... ?- *? > ' <*i!
VII, wiiiir IM II ( MM* vrrcu* " ''
I*i?1st It ofl overt?" \ ty
"Yts, nil over-'dear ;jttli<'<?Mare ??f
fflCITS." Q ,
''And' thnt?She- lo. \kirt ?o )j(
nueh like i*i*. Who; lnlnlie? Ddrt^ou \
:nowY* {
West1 cluwpeij her/hnr|l(rtitlKhtly,nhl8 i
olee sunt; to a wrt.si**i*, *
"She le youf xluter, ifnttfle," 1 i? v??icrted
Aoberlji "your jsister. \ Li
Her, uMbellVvftq^ ***4 swept to | his 4,
panys
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race.
"My sister; my twin sister? But t
bnd none.**
cs, but you ulu," Lv luslstcu
gently. "You never knew It, but l'er?
eivril Cool Id ge did. litis was his dev?
lilt 1? scheme, lfloiied years ago when
yifl were born. Now here Is the end
o* >'?the girl is your sister. There
it? doubt of that."
"N, doubt. you suy! My sister!"
Ber ikv I lilted, and there was s (lams
of c<>ioi ,ln 1 ??*r cheeks. "My sister !"
she repealed, as though she would
thus make it seem more true. "Then
1 will go to ie-'r, Matthew West."
She loosened .the clasp of hsr fln<
gers ni*I walked {orwexd, her eyes
/nisted Witli tears. Strulght across ths
Statin she went". Iter hands outstretched
t?? where the other shrank buck front
tor In en^tarrasHUient?between theip
rt\l[l the gulf which love mut bridge.
[T11E END.f
^SHERIFF'S SALE
Lotr ? '3tf of Mt. Croghan
>-cg. 'Si*
By virtue of aytnv4ty given in a
)ecree passed (U Chegtei^fieJd Court
f Common Pleas, by Judge -.3, W.
Shipp, Presiding Judge, Deveaubur
ti 1922, in the case of Bank of Mt.
tvgjv ji vs. Lucy ilinson, C. D. Hin:>n
fv>i >e Morgan, Sallie Leonard,
hades Sj'i.'h, Carrie Smith and F. M.
cure ?djiioj.?trator of estate of W.
,Hinsnn, dor d, I will ?ell to the
?Jn st bidder o> sales day in Janir.\?
fb-d withii lr<> letfal hours of
]?> ,r\ Chesterfield < <>urt House?
All Ubat certain piece, parcel or lot
land'situate, lyinjc and bejntr in the
i V ol" South Carolina Coyi\ty of
it- acnleuu, anu an me town o>j mi.
oi ban, snort' fully described as /civs:
Ia*c? known and numbered on
at (if slid town as lots seven(7)
^ht( S) t1M'nty-fivo(2f>) and twon-six(.'JG),
the same being four of
the lots of the Gillespie survey ar.d
ginally sold to C. P. Nicholson,
rms of ?Cash,
member 7, J 922. J. T. GRANT,
Sheriff.
Bc*no Meal and Sheep Manure for
iwnr. The Pure Seed Co.,
&2 Cheraw, S. C.