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' .pyrlght 1911, The Bobbf-Mdrrtl CJo.)
ter VII.
SI' .son’s Tavern.
! ..d elapsed since
j 1, t two d*5’® later
; r \red from Scratch
■ si on tbelr trail
,1 ill pursuit. Reach
, heard of them
' ad of him and
iuieBsee; the ten
, »>k, th» week be-
, tivc days three;
d from the last
- upht siKht of
. at the blue wail
lere it lay along
d, “we’ve put
tween ua and old
lays their jour-
d in a leleure-
:aid, they were
,i r was well to
1 while they had
f e silence came
!- 8. These grew'
id at last when
i;.:, Yancy faced
ii ll reined in Uis
' " he cried In ap-
^• Hoes it hap-
.0’ him, Captain?’’
•' my way Wfest.”
: l'i« saddle and
j.ide as they
\ stirred up at
1 I left, wonder-
if you,” he ob-
rm " responded
: 1 . 'f'here was no
becoming dis-
"d uneasy.
"’•;i in silence. A sud-
> ad bn-uKht them to
r.^n; ive clearing.
• i were several
f^'0 had been
r . and they stood
: lb tinft touch to
still in . its
- r ;r savage, and
\ sipjn an-
,, r: Mire of logs
; . a tavern.
r’T ; avern the fig-
,i ! f was black-
: d there w-as
neas which
,l at the horse
'1 mitigate.
' d,
: Mr. Yancy.
■? ’ asked Mur-
Yancy nodded
Inquired Mur-
. rn-keeper.
I am here
unell glanced
u UacU,‘” observ
.. . "Y.-s, sir, slack’B
r ■ ' . It was under
I ;ie state of trade.
. thp ither of the
1 u-d on Mur-
• rtiis^d the first
risht hand. The
- liftle, yet it seem-
eu -ct on Mr. Slos-
hnve developed Into
immediately sup-
>>5 bearded lip» as
werinR movement.
' . you!” t^loason rais-
• : -  all brought a half-
‘ . from about a corner
, i hom Murrell relin-
t'd ’he captain over
■ UiK »'ff in the direc-
!” said Yancy fol-
y all entered the
'o the best of good
M il, as he raised his
 'onded Yancy. Mur-
- roll of bills, one of
■n the bar. Then af^
■ ■ sitation he detached
II the roll and turn-
1
r™-a present for
- ( d naturedly. Hanni-
d by the unexpected
h'-t I’ncle Bob’s side.
, =ir,’ said the boy.
another drink,” sug-
1.
uinibal stole out into
^'il“ ; f'ld the bill in
1 did not (juite know
■:.f h's great w'ealth. Af-
’ matter for a moment
•nefiiiiy In one coruer
" tl ; three men were
11 with the idea that
t anii under the inflii-
rnrn whisky the eas-
n \v )iild be manai?ed.
d on his part that
* bpd reasonably
1 if'pp late and give
n'ty he coveted, to
■ unobserved at break
= tn feelin’ like sleep,
i r Hlossson he says 1
>  i>aiviWr.’’ It was Slos
ed out. For a moment he conBlder-
ed the night, not unaifected by its
beauty, then, tuminc from the win
dow, he moved hU bundl« and r^fle
to the foot oi the bed, Where they
would be out of his way, kicked off his
trousers, blew out the candle.^md lay
down.
Yancf had become more and.more
convinced .as tbe evening pawed that
Murrell waa bent on getting him
drunk, aad .auapicion mounted dark*
ly to hlB yrain,
"Have a^rlnk with mis!” cried Slos-
son, giving way to drunken laugh
ter.
“Thj> taptaln a droppeid but, and I
low it’s about time fo’ these iiere fes
tivities to come to an end. Tin think
ing aom^e of going to bed myaelf,’’ said
Yancy. He kept his eyea fixed on
Murrell. He realized that if the latter
copld prevent it he was not to leave
tl»e ban He never shifted hU glance
from Murrell’s face. Scowling i)OW,
the captain’s eyes blazed back their
challenge as h« thrust his right hand
under his coat. “Fair play—I don’t
know who you are, but I know w'hat
you want!” said Yancy, the light in
his frank gray, eyes deepening. Mur
rell laughed and took a forward step.
At the same moment Slosaon snatched
up a heavy club from the baqk of the
bar and dealt Yancy a murderous
blow. A single startled cry escaped
the Scratch Hiller; he struck out wild
ly as he lurched toward Murrell, who
drew' his knife and drove it into his
shoulder. Yancy dropped heavily to
the floor.
How long the boy slept he never
knew, but he awoke with a start and
a confuscj sense of things. It wa» evi
dently very late, probably long after
midnight—but where was his Uficle
Bob?
He sank back on his pillow intent
and listening. A chilling terror that
gripi>ed him fast and would not let
him go mounted to his brain.
Where was his Uncle Bob? Why
didn’t he come to bed? Memories of
idle tales of men foully dealt with in
these lonely taveme flashed through
his mind.
He slid from the bed, and for a long
moment stood cold and shaking, his
every sense on the alert. With in
finite caution.he got into his trousers
and again paused t6 listen, sinc6 he
feared his least movement might be
tray him. NeTct he secured his pack,
and was ready for flight.
Encumbered Tjy his belongings, but
wjth no mind to sacrifice them, he
stepped out upon the shed and made
his way down the slant of the root to
the eaves. He tossed his bundle to the
ground and going down on his knees
lowered his rifle, letting the muzzle
fall lightly against the side of the
sbsd as It left his hand,, then he lay
flat on his stomach and, feet first,
wriggled out into space. When he
could no longer preserve his balance,
he gave himself a shove away from
the eaves and dropped clear of the
building.
As he recovered himself he was
sure he heard a door open and close,
and threw himself prone on to the
ground, where the black shadow* cast
by the tavern hid him. At the same Memphia to meef her-but
moment two dark Apres came from brother’s name was Tom! He look-
bre^a In the midst of a down-pour.
Just arrived bytfe* t(mr*orie coiich
that plied regularly iMtweeer Wasbltig'
ton and Georgetown, she had found
the long board platforn^ beside the ca
nal crowded with her fellow passen
gers. Suddenly she became aware of
a tall, familiar figure moring throngh
tjie crowd. It was Bruce Carrington.
At the same mos$ent»he saw her, iind
with a castial air that Qttite deceived
her, approached.
“You’re leaving tonight?’' he ask
ed. • .
“Y’es—isn’t it miserable the way It
rains? And why ar^ th«y tso slow—
why don’t they hurry with that
boat?”
' “It’ft in the last lock now,” explain
ed Carlngton,"* and gAthering up Bet
ty’s hand Inggaife, he helped
aboard.
J3y the time they bad, reaehM
Wneleing, Betty had quite parted with
whatever superficial, prejudite ■ «he
might have had conceftiing river-men,,
This particular one was evidently a'
very nice river-man, ejccisption to
his kind. He made phoice ot the steam
er on which she couli contliiu*‘ber
Journery, an4 thoughtfully chose The
Naiad—a slow boat.'
“I haven’t a thing to offer her-^this
Is plain madness of mine!” he kept
telling himself, and then the expres
sion of his face would become grim
and determined. No more of the riv
er for him—he’d get hold of some land
and go to raising cotton; that was
the way money was made.
Slow as The Naiad was, the days
passed much mcrre swiftly for him.
When Memphis was reached thelc
friendly Intercourse would come to
an end. There w'ould be her brother,
of whom she had occasionally spoken
—he w'ould be pretty certain to have
the ideas of his class.
The days, like any other days, dwin
dled. The end of it all was close at
hand. About twenty-four hours and
Carrington reflected there would only
be good-by to say.
“We w41l reach New Madrid to
night,” he told her. They were Watch
ing tbe river, under a flood of yellow
moonlight.
Carrington with his back against a
stanchion^ watched her discontented
ly.
“You’ll be mighty glad to have this
over with, Mise Malroy—” he said at
length, with a comprehensive sweep
toward the river^
“Yes—shan’t you?” and she opened
her eyes questioningly.
“No,” said Carrington wijth a short
laugh, drawing a chair near hers and
sitting down.
Betty, in surprise, gave him a quick
look, ani then as quickly glanced
away from .what she encountered in
his eyes. As s-he looked, suddenly pale
points of light appeared on a distant
headland.
“Is that New Madrid—Oh, is it, Mr.
Carrington ?’^she cried eagerly.
‘I reckon so,” but he did not alter
his position.
“But you’re not looking!’
“Yes, I am—I’m looking at you. I
reckon you’ll think me crazy, Miss
Malroy—presumptuous and all that—
but I wish Meminhls could be wiped off
the map, and that we could go on like
this forever!” #
“You mustn L talk so—I am nothing
to you”—
"Yes, you are. You’re everything to
me,” said Carrington doggedly. “You
shall love me—” She was powerless
in his embrace. She felt his breath on
her cheek, then he kissed her. Sud
denly his arms fell at-his side; his
face was white. “I w’as a brute to do
that—Betty, forgive me! I am sorry
—no, «I can’t be sorry!’
They were alongside the New Mad
rid wharf now, and a certain young
man who had been impatiently w'atch»
ing The Naiad’s ifghts ever since they
became visible crossed the gang-plank
with a bound,
“Betty—w'hy in the natne of good
ness did you ever choose this tub?”
said the new-comer.
‘Charley!’’
Carrington stepped back. This must
be the brother w'ho had come up the
^xecial to Tbe. NewB; .
Atlanta, Nov. 11.—fiere is more bad
n€ws for the hunters. A Texan of a
scientifically inquiring turn of mind
has announced that qual are the na
tural enemy of the boll weevil, and
that wherever quail abound the wee
vil cannot live.
The matter is going to be brought
ffMTnaUy ■ to the atteaUon of the
log \all, shooting of’^quall, V.- J
It that happens, the t^brgia,
ers wiy be so. miserable that thsy
won’t care what becomes of the cot
ton.
Harmort ^Wiil Be
Special to The News,
in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Nov. ^ll.^llon.' Judson
Harmon, governer of Ohio, and pres-
Idential possibility^ is tto J»e .Geor-
ifMTnaiiy ■ lo uie a»,L«njB«3ii or me] , . ^ u-
state board of entomology. If the dis-]^^®^® next distinguished gue t. ^
covery proves to be a fact, it will be] is. coming to Atlanta on J)ec^ber
brou|*t }n turn to the attention o£ I 6th, to deliver an address on ’’Legis-
the legislature next year, and a bill nation Needed fpr the Development
will possibly be introduc«d prohibit-]of Agriculjrare.”
about a corner of the building. He
could just distinguish that they car
ried some heavy burdep between them
and that they staggered as they
moved.
They passed out of sight, and breath
less and pal&ied, Hannibal crept about
a corner of the taVern. He must be
sure!
Presently he heard a distant sound
—a splash—surely it was a splash—
A little later the men came up tile
lane, to disfi^pear in the direction of
the tavern. Hannibal peered after
them .His very terrors, while they
w'renched and tortured him, gave him
a de&perate kind of courage. As the
cloom hid the two men, he started
forward again. He reached the end of
the cornfleld, climbed a fence, and en
tered a deadening of timber. In the
her brother’s name was Tom! He look
ed this stranger—this Charley—ov^r
with a hostile eye, offended by his
good looks, his confident manner, in
which he thought he detected an air
of ownership, as if—certainly he was*,
holding her hands longer than was
necessary. An instant later, when Bet
ty, remembering, turned to speak to
him, his place by the rail was de-
Sorted
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
IT STARTLED TWE WORLD.
When the astounding claimr were first
made for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, but
40 years of wonderful cures have prov
ed them true, and everywhere it is now
known as the best salve on earth for
Scalds, Sores, Cuts,
TELLING
©■
VALUES
We have just opened up some styles fn handsome pedestal din
ing tables in either golden or Early English Oak at $12.50, $14.50,
$18.50, $21.5i) and $30.00 that simply can’t be touched on the market.
\
Finely finished quartered oak tables with 54-inch top and very
massive pedestal as cheap as $30.00 and especially fine 60-inch* top
tables as cheap as $40.00. We have the. goods.
W. T,
& CO.
Your Credit is Good.
Of course you want a hetitlng «tov e to save fuel, to hole firi over night
and all that sort of thing, but the most important thing is that they heat
the house properly and that they are' built so thuy will last.
• There is a good deal of difference between a guarantee covering “defec
tlve material at>d workinanshiF” and our guarantee of perfect satisfaction,
^e are willing to leave the decision to your judgment, but”We want you to
see pur stoves and make 'thr comparison before you buy. it Will pay both
of
We handle the “Favorite” Base Burner.
Charlotte Hardware Company
Burns, Boils,
Bruises, Sprains, SwelllngSi Eczema,
tered a deadening of timber, in the chapped hands, Fever Sores and Piles,
long wet grass he found where Qnly 25c. at W. L. Hand & Co. s.
me m ycham-
■u =aii
; '' I.
d tin candle-stlck with
rni  ■'dlf. in if and led the
' '■ l>:.;v-.aEe ba;k of the bar.
■ ntcd a fiipht of stairs and
a narrow hall. This
■ tht ijack of the bulld-
pusi-ed open the door
o’ chamber,” he said,
^ s liiB fompHnion into the
he candle on a chair.
: ns rieinR and Hannibal
'6 n window and glanc-
men had dragged their burden. ^
reached down and swept his hand to
and fro—once—twice—the third time
his little palm came away red and
discolored.
There was the first pale premonition
of dawn in the sky, and as he hurried
on the light grew, and the black
trunks of trees detached themselves
from the w’hlte mist that filled the
woods and which the dawn mad evlsl-
ble. There was light enough for him to
see that he was following the trail
left by the men. He emerged upon the
bank of the Elk river, white like the
woods with its ghastly night sw’eat.
The dull beat of the child^s heart
quickened as he gazed on the swift
current that was hurrying on with its
dreadful secret. Then the full com
prehension of his loss seemed to over
whelm him and he was utterly deso-
lat>. Sobs shook him, and he dropped
on his knees, holding fast to the stock
of his rifle. . , ,
“Uncle Bob—Uncle Bpb, come back!
Can’t you come back!” he wailed
miserably. Presently he staggered to
his feet. A» he gltnced about, he saw
a dug-out, made from a single poplar
log. It was secured to an overhang
ing branch by a length of a wild
grape-vin^. With one last fearful look
off across the ^>1 the direc
tion of the tavern, he crept down to
the water’s edge and entered the ca
noe. In a moment he had It frde from
its lashing and the rude craft was
bumping along the bank in spite of
his best efforts with the paddle. Then
a favoring current caught it tnd swept
it out toward the center of the stream.
CHAPTER VIII.
On the River.
Betty stood under a dripping
HAVOC OF MICE AND RABBITS
Horticulturists Report Heavy Losses
to Young pochards.
Burlington, N. J., Nov. 11.—Several
prominent horticultui^sts in Burlington
county clfcim to have lost thousands
of dollars this year through the de
struction of young orchards, particu
larly of apple trees, by field mice and
rabbits. The rodents ’ away the
bark at the base of the tree,' prevent
ing the life-sap» from reaching the
branches, with the result that the
tree ^s the ffollowing spring.
Dozens of growers hav^ torn do^n
the signs’ warning gunners oil thei?
premises and are Inviting sportsmen
to help them rid their farms of rab
bits. Where orchards have heed kept
cultivated and free from grass and
weeds around the trees, the ravages
of the field mice have been checked.
Quite True.
“Somehow, we never expect much
enthusiasm from a nlan ^ith a malar
ial cast of countenance.’
“Well, We never get much enthusi
asm from a man with that kinjl
countenance.”
of
MAIL CARRIER'S* LOAD ■
Seems heavier when he-'has a,weak
back and kidney trouble. Fred Diieh*
ren. Mail Carrier at Atchison, Kas.^
saysi "I have been, bothered with
kidney and bladder trouble and had a
severe pain across my back. When
ever I carried a heavy load of m^il,
iny kidney trouble increased;- Some
time ago, I started taking Foley kid
ney t*ills »nd since taking them I have
gotten entirely rid of all nxy kidney
trouble and ftm as sound now as ever.”
Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in action,
and quick in results. Try them. Bow
en Drug 'Store on Nerth Square. \
For Men and Boys
No matter ho^W you use your hands we have Gloves to fit your in
dividual requirements. Kid, Dog Skin, Reindeer, Moca, Suede, buck
skin, Knit and Fur-Gloves for Driving as well as for all walks in
life and Gloves for work,,too. * ^
Our $1.00 Special
are better than you’d expect far the Bioney.
Light weight for dress wear.
Heavy Mam for street w^r.
811k and wool lined Men’a and Boys’ Gauntlet 50c to $2.00 pair.
All kinds of Gloves from 25c to |4.00 the pair.
Yorke Bros & Rogers
CLOtHICRS AND FURNISHIeRS
SELWYN
HOTEL
EUROPEAN..
Only fire-proof hotel i& Char*
lotte; sty>plled eintirely wtth wa*
ter from its own d^p well.
CAFE OPEN A\.i^ NIGHT.
Water aiwlyxtd J ily
by Director 9t«te Laboratory
Hyfliene ana pronounced pure.
Pure Water tiom otur Artesian
Well, 303 1-2 feet deept for sale.
Sc gallon at Hotel.
lOa ^llra in 5-galloa lots.
Delivered in Charlotte or it R.
R. Sta|iOiL
CDGAR. B. MOORE, Proprietor.
1 brick ^r« on North Graham
ejtb^slpsh.. - • /\
1 seyen-rcom house on South A
St. ■ : .
1 ^ix^room hbuse on East Stone
wall. St.
1 siy-room house on Wifest Fifth
St, '
1 ‘fi^Vfrifcom house West Twelfth
St. % '• ,■ »
1 f(kir-room house East Seventh
0t.' - '
1 three-room house East Cath^
erin% |9t. .
1 t)irM-roQm house Palmer
. StV '
2 thr^-rppm houses College St
C. Mg Nelis
Nd. 33 ^ast 4tb St. >
^hohe No. *04-4. ^'‘r
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you going to leave
any furniture for your
children.
Wc have passed through the era of ^
trashy furniture. Let us hope those days
never return. Furniture which, has . neither
tjiought nor purpose is a disgrace to good
wood and a misuse of poor.
Purchasing fiirniture is a serious trans
action. Furniture that is worth having is
not the kind you can throw away if you ,
make a mistake in choosing it. / We sell
Berkey & Gay furniture exclusively here.
In v/oods, in design, in wonderful workman
ship, it is
For Your Children’s Heirlooms.
j
Come in and inspect ‘a" chiffonier or a
dresser, for example---see the perfect cabinet
work in the hidden corners, note ^ the, use
of the solid wood where it doesn’t show.
Work like that. naturally comes with de
signs that typify the art of master craftsmen.
Random notes made on our floor--
some Berkey* & Gay / pieces, some others
that come up to our standard of quality:
y
mm
UpKol»t«l-ad
Wintor Will 3oon ^ Here So
FiU Your Codl Bin With
T)ie Best That Money Qn Buy
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St^dard lce & Fuel Gofnpaoy
" Ulioiies 19 and 72
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