The Gastonia
__,>®',rot*<1 to Protection ol Home and tile Intnrtata
Vol. XVI. 1 } GftHtonift, X. C., April 25, 181)5.
CHAPTER VTL
n*« xrteonr or mi iahul
T»a polio* had brought a cab with
tkua, and In this I escorted MU*
Moretan book to her bom*. After the
Mftlk feehhui of women, she had
kora* trouble with a oalta fao* aa long
aa there waa eoaeeoae weaker then h«r
aalf to support, and I had found her
bright aad placid by the aide of the
frightened housekeeper. Id the eab.
however, the drat turned feint, tod
then bunt Into a paaakm of weeping—
eoeorely bad abe been tried by the
adventures of lb* night She baa told
me also* that the thought me cold and
distant upon that J ruey. 8bs little
nwii ike etruggh. 'thin my breast,
or Ike eCort of sell-restraint which
held me baek. My sympathies aad my
kn went out to her, seen as
any band had in the cardan I felt
that years of the eoavcniioomUtiee cf
Ilf* eoald not teach me to know bar
•wool, brae* nature us had this oos
day of strange experiences. Yet there
mar* two thoughts which eealod the
Words of atwUcs upon my lips, (the
was week and helpless, shaken ta mind
bad nerve. It was to tsks hsr at a dis
advantage to obtrude love upon her at
moh n time. Worm, still, she was
(tab. If Holmes' reeearehes were sac
esaaful ska would ba aa heiress. Was
It fair, was it honorable, that* half
pay surgeon should taka such advan
tage of aa Intiaaaoy which chanoo bed
brought about? Might shs act look
»pm» am aa a mar* vulgar fortune
■usher? I eoald not bear to risk lbs l
saoh a thought should cross her mind.
This Agra treasure intervened like an
imps s*cMe barrier between on.
It was nearly two o'clock when we
reached Mr* Cecil lormtorl The
•errant* had retired hoars ego, but
Mr* Forrester had been so interested
by the Strang* message which Miss
Merctaa had received ihst sho had sat
ap la the hope of her return She
opened the door herself, a middle-eyed,
graceful woman, and It gave me joy to
see how tenderly her arm stole roond
the other's waist and how motherly
was tha voice la whieb she greeted her.
She was clearly no mere paid depend
ant, bat an honored friend. I waa In
trod need, and Mr* Forrester earnestly
begged me to step In and to tell her our
adventure* f explained, however, the
importance of my evraml, and prom
land faithfully to aall and report any
program which wa might make with
tha oaaa As we drove sway I stole a
glance back, and 1 still some to see
that Little group on the step, lire two
graceful, clinging figures, the half
opened door, tha hall light shining
through stained glaaa tha barometer,
and tha brightotalr rod* It waa sooth
ls« to natch eves that passing glimpse
of a tranquil English horns In tha midst
of the wild, dark bust arm which hud
absorbed a*
And the more I thought of what had
happened, the wilder and darker It
grew. 1 reviewed the whole extraor
dinary sequenoe of events as I rattled
on through the silent gas-lit streets.
There waa tha original problem; that
at least was pretty clear now. The
death of CapC Mors tan, the sending of
the pearls, the advertisement, the Ut
ter— we bad had light upon all those
events. They bad otrly led us, hor
efle. to a deeper and tar more traglo
mystery. Tha Indies treasure, tha
eartoee plan found among More tan's
baggage, tha strange scene at Maj.
Sholto's death, tha rediscovery of this
wwwt lmaoeaiateiy roll owed by the
murder at the discoverer, the rt ry «ln
nlu aoeotnpenlmsstt to the crime, the
iooutepa, the remarkable weapons, the
maede upon the eard, corresponding
wtth than npoa CepV Uoretan'e ohart
—hare Indeed wee a labyrinth 1b which
a aaa lan alarularlv endowed then m»
fellow lodger might well deopalr of
ever finding the elew.
PlnklB lace waa a raw of shabby
two storied brisk houses In the lower
gear ter of Letmheth. I had to knock
for soon time at No. t before I could
malre any Impreaaion. At last, how
ever, there wea the glint of a noodle
behind the blind, and a face looked out
at the epper window.
“Oe on, yoa drunken vagabond," said
the face. “If yon kick ep any more
row I’ll open the kennels and let oat
forty-tkiue doge upon yoa."
“If joe’ll let one out It's Jest what I
have cocas for," mid I.
“Oe ear yelled the voice. “So help
me precious. I have a wiper la this bag,
aa' D1 drop It on you're 'sad If yoa
don't Hook It"
''Bel I want n dogl" I cried.
“I jroat be argned wlthr shoe ted
Mr. Sherman- “Now stand nlsar for
when I ny 'three.' down goes the
wiper. ”
“Mr. shsrtoek Holm— “ I Mfu. hot
Um word* hod a most saayfeal ilwt,
inr l»M window Instantly alammsd
down, and within a mlanw Um door
waa an bar-rad and opam. Mr. Rk.mu
waa a lanky, laaa old man, with atoop
laf ahonldnrn. a stringy aaek and bln*.
tinted flaaaaa
“A Intend of Mr. fTh—loak la always
walnoma," —Id ha. “Step In, dr. Kaep
alaar ad tha badynr; for ha Mtaa. Ah,
naafhty. aauffbty. would m taka a
ala at tha rnUnuir Thla to a stoat
whlsh thrnst Its wlslwd hsad aad rod
ay— kstwtaa tha bars af Its cart
"Don't mind that. Mr: H's only a slow
warm. It hais't got aa fanys, — I
Git tha rna a' tha roans, for H
tha basttos down. Ton mnl not
r»te* aw bsls' last a UMJa short wf
> 3« at flrwt, lor I’m guyed al by th#
rhlUrro. nn«1 thrra’a many a one Jjaft
onnicK <l<mrn thin lane to W tux* it tot- op.
"Tttl wax ft that Ur. HherlooU Holme*
\rnnUsii, air?**
**ll»* xualcd a ring of jonrv**
"Ah! tluit would he Toby."
“Ye*. Toby wm the name "
'•Toby live* at No. T oo the left
btra'' lie mortal ilotljr forward with
hl» caudle among the qneer unimal
family which lie had gathered round
him. In the uncertain, ahadowy light
I conld ace dimly that there wane
gtaucbig, glimmering eye* peeping
down et aa from every cranny and
corner. Even the rafter* above our
hradc were lined by eolemo fowl*, who
laally *1 lifted their weight from one
log to the other aa our voice* dis
turbed tboir dumber*.
Toby proved to be an ugly, long
haired, lop-eared creature, half apon
1*1 and half lurcher, brow sand -white I a
color, with a very elutuay waddling
gait. It accepted, after *ome hralta
Uon, a lump of rngar which tin old
uaturallat handed to me, *rj, baring
lira* reeled an alliance. It followed me
to the rah, and inado no dlfflcaltiea
about accompanying me. It bad juat
a truck Uuuu on the palaoc dock when
I found myaelf back once more at Pon
dicherry lodge The ex-prtae-fighter
htcMurdo hod, 1 found, been erreetod
ae en aoeeaeory, and both tie and Mr.
hholto hud been marched oil to tb*
a tattoo. Two oonatablcs guarded tho
narrow gate, but they allowed me to
paaa with the dog on my mentioning
the detective'! name.
iiniraM TTt» standing on Uv door
step, with his hands In hU pookata,
amc king hU pipu.
' Ah, yon hnn him there!" aald ha.
"Good dog. liken! Athelacy Jones haa
go Da. Wc lia>t had in immense dtv
play of energy atnea yon left Ue haa
arrested not only friend Tbaddeua, but
the gatekeeper, the bo ear keeper, and
the Indian acrrnht We hare the place
to otirfelwt. but far a sergeant upstair*.
Leave the dog here, and ootne up."
We Lied Toby to the hail table, and
rae see mind the stalls The room was
as we had left it aava that a sheet had
boen draped over the eentral figure. A
weary-looking pollco sergeant reclined
In tha corner
"Lend mu your huU'a-aye. sergeant"
said my onmpauion. "Notv tie this bit
of card round my neck, an an to bang It
In front of me. Tfaeok you. Now 1
must kick off my boots and stockings!
Just yon carry them down wt;h yon.
Wataoa. 1 am going to do a little
climbing. And dtp my handkerchief
Into the creosote. That will da Now
come up Into the garret wlih me for a
moment.**
We clambered up through the hoi#,
tlulmea turned hi# light once non
upon the footstep# In the dust.
“I wish you particularly to notice
these footmarks," he aald. "Do you ob
wtrro anything noteworthy a boot
them?"
"They belong." I said, "to a child or
a email woman.*
"Apart from their also, though. Ia
them anything else?"
"They appear to be much aa other
footmark#."
“Not at all. Look here! This ta the
riot of a right loottn the dust Now
mnke one with my naked foot beside
It What la the chief difference?"
“Your toes am all cramped together.
Tho othor print has each toe distinctly
divided. "
"Quite so That la the point Dear
that In mind. Kow, would you kindly
step over to the flap-wlodnw nod aaoel]
tha' adgu of tha woodwork? I ahaL
••row ar«n> out'
•W over bare, M I hare thle handker
chief hi my baud,'*
I did aa be directed, and waa lo
■*“Uy ermaelona of a etroog tarry
"That la whare be petbte foot hi pet
flap oat. tf yon can train Mm, I ahonM
think that Toby wlU hare no dlfllanlty.
Row ran dowaitatra. kxme tha dog,
and look unt tor Blondla."
By the tlam that I pot oat Into tha
frrmnda Rharloak Holoma waa on tha
roof, and I ooald aaa hlaa Uka aa anor
mam* plow-worm, crawling rery «lowly
along tha rldga. I loat light at him
behind a alack at ehlmneya, hot ho
praaantly reappeared, aad than rao
lahad onoe more apon Um oppoUte eld*
Whoa l me da my way roond Uacro I
fannd hha eeatad at ooa of tha aarnar
•area.
“That yon. Wateonr ha triad.
••Tea."
Thia la tha plaaa. What la that
black thlag down tW.r
“A wtlc^Wnl."
“Top on It?"
"Yoa."
“Mu sign of a ladder?"
“Mol”
“Confound th*i fellow! It's a moat
break-asok pines. I ought to-be sbls
to oocaa downs where he oonlil climb
■p. The waterpipe feels pretty Arm.
Here goes, anyhow.”
I Thura was a sending of the feet,
| and the lantern began to onroe staadlly
' down the side of the wall. Then with
I a light spring he oarnc on to the barrel,
I and from there to the earth,
i “It was easy to follow him." ha said.
| drawing ns his stocking* and boot*
| •Tiles war* loosened the whole way
along, end In hla hurry be had dropped
lids. It ooafirms my diagnosis, «s you
doctor* express lb"
The object which bo held np to me
eras a small pocket oe prach woven out
of oolored grasses and with a fsw
tawdry beads strung round lb In
shape sod alee It was not unlike a
elgnrotto. case. Inside wera half a
doaer spine* of dark wood, sharp at
000 end and rounded at Uia other, like
that which had struck Uartbokimew
Shot to.
“They are helllah things," said ha.
“Look out that you don't prick your
self. I'm delighted to have them for
tbo chances are that they are all he
has. There U the leas fear of you or
me finding one in our akin before long.
1 would sooner faoe a Martini bullcb
myself. Are yoa game for a eix-mlle
trudge, Watson?"
“Certainly." I answered.
"Yonr leg will stand It?"
“Oh. yea"
"liar, yon are. doggy I Good old
Tobyl Smell It, Toby, uacll Hr
Ue pa»ho<J tha ereoaotc handker
chief ander tha dog'a now. while
tha creator* atood with It* taffy
lag* separated, aad with a moat comical
cook to lu head, like aeoonotaaeur anlf
tag the bmqatt of a famous vintage
Holmes than threw the handkerchief
to a distance, faataned a atont oord to
tha moogTsl a collar, aad lad him to
the foot of the water barrel. Tho
creator* instantly broke Into a roocca
sion of high, tremulous yelps. and,
with hia noae ce> the ground, and hla
tail in the air. pattered off npon the
trail at a paca which strained his loach
aad kept ns at tha top of our speed.
The east had been gradually whltcn
lag, aad wo eooftl now sec some die
tones In tha cold gray light. The
square, massive house, with Its blaok.
empty windows and higb. bar* walla,
towered up. aad and forlorn, behind
‘ ' H X^' ^ Wl \
with a ijoirr irnrxo n cxui oi »tt*
BiOUL
o*. Our course led right across the
grounds, hi and out among the tranches
nod pit* with which they were scarred
and intersected. The whole piece,
with its scattered dirt heaps and ill
grown shrubs, had a blighted. Ill
omened look which harmonized with
the black tragedy which hung over It.
- On reaching the boundary wnll, Toby
ran along, whining eagerly, underneath
ita shadow, and ntopped finally in a
corner screen by a yonng beech,
tvhere the two walls joined, several
bricks btd bean loosened, and the crev
kos left were worn down and rounded
npon the lower aide.se though they
bad frequently boon weed ns a ladder.
Holmes clamberad np. and. taking tha
dog from me, ha dropped it over npon
the other side.
••There's the print of wooden-teg's
hand," he remarked, as I mounted np
bcoldo him. “Von see the slight
smudge of blood npon the whito
plaster. What a Ineby thing It is that
we bare had no eery henry rain sines
yesterday I The scent will 11s npon the
road in spite of their sight-wnd-twenty
boars’ start"
1 confess that I hod my doubts my
self when t reflected npon the great
trade which hod passed along lbe Lon
don rood In the interrnL My fours
were soon appeased, however Toby
Dover hesitated nr sworred. but
waddled on In his peculiar rolling
fashion. Clearly tlio pungent smell
of the creosote rose high nboru all
other contending soenta.
IKJ HOT imnpino, no Id Ilolm-v. "rJB»
I do pond lor my noom In tilt* ea«*
npon Vila mem ohanoe of ono at tho-r
tollowa having pnt hU foot Intheeheml
ool. I li*m h tin w lodge now wUtu'i
wobM ennble 100 to trace them lo tnam
different waya. Thla, however, la tho
rood lee t, and, at nee fortaao hae pat It
Into oar beade. 1 eboulrt bo oalpoblo If
I negtoated It. It bun, however, pm
rwntod tho oooo from becoming tho
protty little Intellectaol problem
whlob It at one time pronltM to bo.
Them might have boon aoeao emtllt tn
bo gained oot of It, bat far thto too
palpable elew."
“Thom lo cradlt, and to apace." raid
I. "I aeon re yon, Holman. that i mar>
ral at lha manna by whlob yam obtain
roar remit■ In thb oooo. even more
I did la tho J efferentl Hope may
dor. Tho thing aeema in ran to ho
doopor and morn (ocryUoabl* How,
lor inapt* ecmld yoo doaortbe with
wmftdoaoa tho woodoo-togged
■»o»iT"
I’ehow, my door boyl It wee elm
•lUttyKaelL 1 don't wtoh to bo
lb on tHesi. It W-»ll-JHunrjSa aboeo
board. Two ofUoen who are fag oom
mnnd of a convict gourd loam as hn
portant too rat us to bur lad uaasara. A
map It draws for them by as English
man named Jonathan Small. Yon re
mstnbar tbat wo mw mw upon
tbs chart In CapL UoretaD's possession.
Ba had signed It In behalf of hlmae If
and h!a aaaocioteo-the rtgn of tbs
four, as ha somewhat dramatically
called It. Aldod by this chart, tha
noi>fm» oawuxd vr am too* m
»oo rnou as.
o®eare—or one of these ■ gets the
treeame end brings it to Kngluml,
leering, we will suppose, aotoe eondl
Uon under which be reoelred It unful
filled. Now, then, why did not
Jonathon Small get true an re him
«lfT The answer la obvious. Tha
chart la dated at a ilsu when Marutaa
was brought into close associationK
with eonrlcta. Jonathan Small did
not get the treasure heeahaa be and his
associates worn themsalrsa eonrlcta
aod oonld not get away,"
••Out this la mere speculation.' said L
“It la mote than that. It U tbs only
hypothesis which covers the fucta Let
ua see bow It fits In with the sequel.
Ms] Kb olio remains at paaee for aosne
yean, happy hi the possession of hla
treasure. Then be receives a tetter
from India which gives bias a great
fright. What waa thatf
“A letter to soy that tha an whom
ho bod wroDged had been set free"
"Or bad escaped. That Is msoh mere
ltbely. for be wonld Hare known what
Uiolr term of imprisonment waa It
would not liars been a surprise to him.
What does he do then? He guards hlm
aoif against a wooden, legged man—a
whlt« man, mark yon. ttx he mistakes
a while tnuiruruan for him. and actual
ly Urns a pistol at him. /«w, only one
white man s name la on the chart.
The others are Hindoos or hlohom
medana Thera la no other nhlte man.
Therefore wo may say with oonficlenoe
that the wooden-legged man is IrientL
cal with Jonathan Small. Does the
reasoning strike you as being faulty?"
“No: It la clear and eoaclMo."
“Well. cow. let ns put ourselves In
the plaou of Jons than KmalL twit ns
look at It from hla point of view lie
cornea to Kngland with the doable Ides
of regain lug what be wonld consider to
be hla rights and of haring hit revenge
upon the naan who bud wrongod him.
lie found out where Kbollo lluod. end
very possibly he established common!
cations with soma one Inside tba house.
There la this butler. IaI Bio. whom we
not woe a. Ur. wnutuiw gWe*
him for from a good character. bn) all
eoaW not And oat, however, where the
treasure wae hid. tor no one ever
knew, save tbo major end one felthfel
servant who had died. Suddenly Email
looms that the nsjcr ie on his death
bed. In a froosy Wet tho secret of the
treasure dW with him. ho rnns the
gaontletof the guards, makeihlswny to
the dying men's window, and la only de
terred from entering by the prawn oe
of his two eons. Med with hate, how
ever. against the deed man, be enlcra
the roam that night, searches hie pri
vate papers In the hope of discovering
tome memorandum relating to the
treasure, and finally Warns a memento
of hie visit In the short Inscription upon
the card, lie had doubtless planned
beforehand that should he slay the
major be would leave tome nA ise
<*rd upon the body ta a sign that it wae
!«H a common reorder, but, from the
point of view of the four aaeoeiatos,
something lu the natore of an eat ot
Justice. Whimsical end blrarre eon
o«lt* of this kind are ootnmem enough
In tho annals of crime, and usually af
ford valuable Indications as to the
criminal Do you follow all ttits7”
“Very cWarly."
“Mow, what eoold Jonathan Bmall
do? lie could only continue to keep a
eecrel watch upon the efforts mad* to
find the treasure. I'oaelbly he loaves
Copland and only eomca back at Inter
vals Then comes the discovery of the
garret, end he ta Instantly Informed of
Ik Wo apaln trace the presence of
•omo ooofailorute In the hooaebold.
Jonathan, with his woodon lop. Is ut
terly- unable to reach the lofty room ef
Uartnolomcw iibolto Ha takes with
him, bowovor, a rather eurkrae asso
ciate, who gets over this dICWolty, bat
dip* hta nnlrad foot Wo creosote,
whence come Toby, and a ais-miU
limp for a half-par eflnu with a dam
aged Aahlllls taooo- ’
uni it wu u» ui not
1 nnnlhaa. who • nmmHtad tha talma."
“Qaltn wx And mthar »n Joaalbaa'a
dlayaat, to Jodya by tha way ha
•tainpad about wh«a ha yot Into tha
room. Ba bora no yradyr ayatnat Bar
tholomaw ftbolto. and »wM hava pm*
farrad If ha aoold ham baan limply
hound and yap pad Ba did not wU to
pat hla haad lo a haltar. Tham wna no
balp far It hoararar thfl aamya Iw
atlneta of bla oompaalon had brokan
oat, and tha potaoe had doaa tta wo tin
ao Jooathan Mmall la ft hla moord. low.
amd tha tnoaaara-ba* to Uia yronnd.
aad followad It hlrwalf- That wna tha
train of manta an far aa I cxn dwHnhor
Uiam Of atom) aa la hla paraonat ip
poomnaa ha mnat ba aMdia-ayad. and
moat ba awnhamad after arrrluy hla
Him la anoh no am* an Uta Aadamaaa.
Hu ntlgat u nui/; aaloaiataa irua
M** lucglh of hi* *trkl*. and wo know
thut ha wo* boorUc-d Ills »■->-*-r
waa tha ooa point which Impialand
itaolf opoa ThtuUcua Sholto whan ha
aaw him at tha window. t don't know
that there U anything ataa."
“The aaaoeiater
“Ah, wall, there la no groat myatery
hi that. Hot yon will know all ahoot
it coon enough. Bow awoat tba mnra
iog air lal Soa bow that ooa little
clood ftoau Ilka a pink feather from
aoano gigantic flamingo. Now tha rod
ri® of tha eon paabee Itaalf over tha
London cloudbank. It ahlnaa oa * good
many folk, trot no none. I dare bat, wbo
are on a atrangar errand than yon and
1. Bow email we faal with our petty
ambition* and atrWlng* In tha piwqca
of tha great e lemon to) force* of uawWel
Aro you well up to your Jean I •null"'
"Fairly so I worked baak to him
through Carlyle."
"That *u like following tba brook
to tba parent lake. ITa makes bat ooa
ourloua but profound remark. It la
that tha chief proof of man's real great*
naea lias In hi* perception of hi* own
•mallaoM. It argues, youeoa. a power of
oomperlaoo aad of approdslloe which
la in itaalf a proof of nobility. There la
meeh food tor thought la Biobtar. You
bare sot a pistol, bare your
"I hare my atlnk."
"It la Just possible that wa may need
aotnalhiog' of tho KWt If srs fat into
thoir lair. Jonathan I shall loam to
you. bat If tho othartarna nasty I shall
•boot him dond." Ha took oat his ra
roiror sshs spoke, and. haring loaded
two of tha eh ambers, ha put It boa*
Into the right hand posketof hie Jackal.
We had. daring this tlaa, boas fol
lowing tho guidance of Toby down the
half rami, rllla-lined roads which load
to the metropolis. Now. however, wa
worn beginning to some among oootln
aooe streets, where laborer* end dook
BMn w«n Already ■•Hr and kUtUmly
wonam w«re Ukinf down ibatUra and
brushing doorstops. At tha sqsam
toppod corner public houses boainaas
wa* jam bag Inning, and rough-looking
men warn emerging, rubbing thoir
stoevss acme* their beard* after their
morning wet Strange dogs sauntered
ap. and stared woodCTlngly at as as we
pawed, but oar Inimitable Toby looked
aaiUisr to tho right nor to tho kit bat
trutted onwards with his cost to the
ground and an oeeaskmol eager whins,
which spoke of a hot secat
Ws had traversed Streatham. Drlx
ton. Camberwell, and bow found oar
•elves la Bennington lane, having
borne away through tha aide UnoU
to the east of the Oral. Tho men
whom we pur toed seemed to have ta lean
a curiously zigzag road, with tho idea
probably of escaping observation. They
had never kept to tha main mil if a
parallel side street would tens their
tarn. At the foot of Kcnnington lane
they had edged away to tha left through
Hood street and Miles street. Where
the lintsr tarns Into Knight's place
Tobny ocssrd to odrnnee. but began to
run backwards and forwards with ooo
I oar eocked and the other drooping, the
I very picture of canine Indecision. Then
. he waddled round in circles, looking
( up to ns from time to time, as If to ask
for sympathy in his embarrassment.
"What the denoe la the Blotter with
tho deg?" growled Holmes "They
; sorely would not taka a cab or go off
1b a balloon."
"Perhaps they stood hare tar some
time." 1 suggested.
"Ah! It's ell right. He's off again,"
told my companion. la a tone of relief.
Be was, lndsod. off, for. attar sniff
ing round agnlB.be suddenly made op
| i » »
tost >rooi> crow tel* cabs.
hie smi, and darted away with an
atirrfj and determination each ae he
had not yet ahorro. Tha leant ap
peared to be much hotter than before,
tor he had not eeen to pot hia noae on
the ground, but tugjrod at Ida looah,
and tiled to break Into a run. 1 ooukl
ana by the fleam In Halm**' cyan that
ha thought we wore peering the end of
oor Journey.
Our eourao bow run down Nine Slew
until we come to Urodertek A Kelaoo'a
Large timber yard. Je-,t part the While
Uogle tarrm. Hero the dog. free tie
with eaoitement, turned down through
the able gate into the lndoenro, whan
the aawjera were already at work. On
the dog reood through auwOuat and
atuirtnga. down aa alloy, round a [me
nage, betweon two wood-pUe*. nnd
Anally, with a triumphant yelp, apranf
upon a large barrel, which at ill atorp
upon tha haml-trollcjr on whisk It bad
been brought. With b'Uteg league
and blinking aye*. Toby Mood open
the leak, looking from one to the other
of aa for mu aljya of appreciation.
The -la rea of the barrel and the w hue la
of the trolley were 1111111! with dark
liquid, and the whole air waa hoary
with the anvil of erenwMn
■bertneb Itulmoa and I looked bleak
ly at each other, uad then buret eimul
taneoe»ly Into an uncontrollable fit ef
1 laughter.
fcrveTigrwTi kk*t >m.|
TU*S a# Hue—xt u. rt>m*+n mm W*T IH
? U *• B wtw 'n hr Wmii
•>HUr7 I •*!«••, lltt IHTTf'
CU«flTlkUI«iT Drgf«Ul«. In»fi*l«l, w. 0.
IlMOMntMUCMdMl Of TllHWII
l«ld||> Kawa ft fWaatnr.
W» lian bren at ftnflM pains to la
foil* ourwle-a, so aa not to aytak un
a.|vtardly irf the unprecedented ooadnat
of Treasmer Wort h In prejudging the
ai ritft nf III* legal OootroVwrty bet treat
; Hi* two laiaidt of dinetoia claiming
(ll* rights to comm) It* peakrwtUry.
, Our aUrailmi bat been palled to the
I 'Mar of Stale ra. Lewis. 107 IT. C. Rr
; 1*011, |*7. and ctbar case* there cited,
from wliiofi It U aptauem to U* com
prehension, not only of l.iwyara, but of
iayaea. tlwt ihe liioumlwnt baard who
bar* assumed the mauagsnwnt and
ara ptouuhIk. d by the (hireri*r aa the
nglilful B- ud. are dr facta idtnt and
nust h« treat'd aa If bolding dr fair
until the eoerteahall Imre decided the
ftH-irat In tlw way proscribed UT lew.
It list beau lb* custom of his party
friends to hold Treasurer Worth out aa
*0 exemplary emu and a thoroughly
cmoi eli-iit odfcer. Our would Infer
tiiat they look upon him net only at a
trained Bounder of broad riewft, but
a* sufBcleuily con variant with oar far*
of giirernaaenl auil our laws to andur
tlaud ooiueihlitg abnat the bounds uf
hlaamlmrUy aft an rxeculfr* ogloer.
»■• I'Uuiig I'roiff-tiou or
penomil mnollAonltoa. II* faaatwnfu
■ “Iwart rue allewhinee to tba Stale at
Kunh CVrollna. a id to the wousiltu
UohhI powers and nuthnihww which
ai* or may ba established fur tlw awv
riuamil iheirot.” Tlwre arc law* by
tlir •cure In tbs higher grads* of oar
•Oboota wl»u know tlaat tbe difference
between an ineaaibettt and a emitaat
ntil for any pUcc nr ogle*. emarpt a
Scot In tlie LrwwCatorr. I* In ta fo
elded In Uw court*, and that atitfl it t*
ao sallied, tba lucutaia-iil moat ba fo>
■peeled S* If tu of light.
If fur ioetnuee. aull had bees brought
a«*tH*t llw sheriff ai ibis or any ulher
coauty, to wtwoi Ibe OutaiuMsbmen
turned over i be lull* a. by a iwr»n
clausing to ba lawfully entitled to
Uwt ogfea. la thors a eltli«o of tb*
A(alw, In tits darkest corner of tlu
legboi rente <rsi from bicker education
a] Itigaeoees. tbal wuoid dream for *
moment of payfug bin las to tbe claim
aiilT U Hwtw a eouuly irausnrvr,
Democrat, Kepuldlcan or Populist,
while hi black, wbo would refuse u>
(rent with such au odkier wle-a In
duct'd i"'.—ffrr ‘-y Her iirninilssluoira.
sod t» rrcetva from him und par tu
aim money wkkli tlw Uw required
mieti Irewsoivr to pay in him la hla
■ •Aelal eapm-liyT Wa think lliat not
• urn so ignorant or *u rwckbw could be
round In tbe State.
This lilsti-lianded usurpation slmost
bewilder* os. If Treasurer Worth la
perfe»jt. as Iw profesae* to ba and Ida
ti lend* ebdtn Iw Is, be must ba mom
shamefully Ignoraul Ilian Uw Iwlf
gruwii youngster* In tbepublieMhonla.
lrhn kimns that tbe Constitution,
nhlull ba has twurn to faithfully up
held and #option, declares that llw
•• legislative, Judicial und executive
powers o« the government ought to be
forever distinct Inna each uthar." and
hat ueyertlwliw* wilfully altrmided to
usuro authority to decide a question
1 nidi ns iu the com la. sod baa used
llw power of hi* ultee to eafomn his
nwu iwrllsun View* «a the Uw of tbe
laud. Iw ousbl to l« impeached foe
sllful vhdsllon of bis oath, and ow
llle-rwa* disregard of tlw Safeguards
that llw people have embodied in tbe
Ounstilallow. W* hart ir* relied In
valu for any middle amend upon whlcli
hnoould Ai.d a fisting fur him to
stand and make even a rlaurJble sltow
or pretH4» of Justifying UtU high
handed uutrasr.
« netner mis invasion of um author
•ty ol tlx Courts la tn ba attributed to
ignorance or corrupt loo, tbe Treasurer
hap reason to tael see are. fur lbs prra
«ni at hmsi, when lx reflects that there
r» no way pmvloed for calling b|ta to
■Mount for liU mlsoitndaot. unless tlx
Governor slain kl Ixlng together a Lx*.
Mature that lias dlSUnced the ree»ra,
l-lli tor lgnnr*nc* and dUlaasrsty, of
tilt worst Is>dlea uf tlx kiod that have
tv«r assembled bvfors ia Um history
uf Asset leu.
Tbe Governor of tlx State donUless
■ ppirelstaa the onsg' llude uf tl* crisis
whleh the recent uptipaval in poliiloa
lisa put tl In tlx poorer of a small man
to bring aliout. If Hl« Bserllaooy
ahould fud it iw eesairy in Issue n pne
etarnation pardoning every Convict In
the penitentiary lees urn of thsaasarop
tkm by this preipnllau* partisan nfflcial
of the antlnirity to withhold tlx money
tiroesaaiy for lfurlr support, lx will ton
late awake to the rcallsatlou uf the
•ant (bat tbs propla want no man ns
high position liersafter wlai Can ro
Capc conviction on tl* cirargg «f Cor
rupt lun in Ml ns her Way but by proving
hip own inoompvteney, ur pvivile pub
Blpsion tn Um onasmamJ of a political
burn.
the Mnlwl merit la non
limn make good all lha «.lverttalr>«
planned for llao, the fuU«*tn* f..ur
rriurrlie* liar* rrerliad a ihenor#.-n..l
•'la Dr. Kim'i Mr* Dlw-orery. f.»r
Onaamption, Uoofcba at,4 Cobla. each
Unite guaranteed— Klretrlc Bitiar*.
""■•nr*.1 to* Liter, Stomach
«"*> KW^n*. Bur-kWa Antic* Baler,
U" •" tt* «'"M. a«4 Dr. Klnc'a
Mr* Life Pitte. krMcli am a pvrl*at
V>llt. All Iheao reioadim era auaran
teed to do Juet rial li claimed far
I lien* and the dealer wham name la
attached herewith *111 ha aiad In tell
thM! more nf Ilea Sold at Curry*
Kennedy « Drn* Atom.
TkitaTtetM
The Qt.ai.cial editor of the Gerxraia
Cnirtrr liwe tula (.< m* on a teadl-g
ooeathai: » \ dollar Worded la ana*
leaa dollar. A dollar ape at may pay a
down (VMa In a dey and do the arurk
of a hundred dollar* la a weak. It la
. I he money *hvb elrcuMen lift nlte
. tl>e w toe la of rommerre Brother, lake
Iteme the moral With ynn. If |ru owe
■nr m*n a dollar at d Mae or nan art
the dollar a* and my him; he aril) pay
a*» o*e e«e, at d the aelf-mmr rb-K»r
m.r W1 • Mn> >ne<e h« a handred
(■e«rla aidfl d lla *af Utah t* tear
’ oera pock at.”
I *
Tlw Dwtnrtlt
oowahtmbaU • i
laat waefc for «fiet
i
bare auvirl ap
fo*a UtHr arvarul __ _
Crt that Feeauata ara
Dsaaoureta party am_
tha a-lj<Nini«ant of tks UaUakN
tka Dn» *f*c7 kaa «atas<<S
mpMty. Webupe rTb3 Jan3
know that ttuaaa wko km aett tka
tmty Of U* people OMSM to aaaM
taaak: Motugu has baea thorn a la north
UaruUiat to convince llaa that (kaa*.
prrtoMat anJartabaa la a ft Hart.
Art ret a ban »a laamlar that tut
»aar oar people wara looked kk a
Wirt fary, that thair namMlah
t wan art that la^aAtoa aa
look Mi iiIjOs. wa oa<t
tala of tbaai laat at
Uoo takoart to at_ _
are oertala to retom. WtU tkay •»
torn all at «asa or «rW tka raatafatlm
be gntdealf Wo aarnet aaftstei
about that.
«i*u« W imURi nw
•»d HU Bucewir. ». Batter, ten
Ham Inflaming Um puhlte aria*.
Pelk calculated opon gulag I
Srmto upue ttajaWa he a*
•Maioaioao. Baited;tea
Bailer, emit* lota Ma
oeaeanring that It bcU uot
"doptud k and earned ua i
The pnaklon that Nk
Umistuiaad Hy Batter; ta__
of tha oaa fall apon tha other; at, ka
tenopiriot, the oae aooadtHaaaad
•ad" Um iXlwr moped (tea kai rot
TbrnUi bow oat Idag la Um am
warn for a-.ybody da Batter ta
a«"?sjssrj3b
beneflelnry bat bla part la ttek
tloo scarcely monte. Hatetha
feUry of temporarily
Tuaqar-tttea to, wM ta
i amm aer that them to m
tfaan> «Ui ha aotbtag, 10 al
ibrnmT Their Uatataiala
their Aral. Batter and 7
Hied, but artial alma*the .
tboae who put them whan
Fuarato u«t an haaart bum
them but, If ha could remove tte
from lila eyaa and taar tha .
out «f lilaloart, would admit
and hit fellow cooNtrymea had haah
left to lord an liuafta.
Time am I naans paoata, poaafta
violently Inaaue, peupU who am, ier
iiw Um« halo i, no more thaa wild
auimala, to whom train la taatftatel
ia an liiauui; lataUlgaaM earns hack
ami Urn aaddraoem of a Aaah wt
JlabuUug; tlirir period of InmnHy tea
blank; ui«y i—iirwi*iar kottHf haa
the looaieiit they ware aoiaad ta tha
momaut tli«y were raatorad; the lata
val la Ha If a aeotiea of auU ahetekL
as It doea is euww
.d afiit, lmvlac aotbmg UM ahSftlo
Um around. Than am oUwrnaaaa
Soar derrrea, wlwaa tatfStefttel
arm ns jrrtdusl as tlia ataUar af Um
mill, end log la taiettoetaat night
Tlie reatom'lan of aaoh to anaBy hr
Uie same prnww tea Um falal all art
of IlgU lb Uia east, then the dava.
thru sunrise, thaa again Um old-ten
•un ta tlie I Mrs was.
Will Uw rood people of Berth Car
olina rreover la the am of Untft won
or tu the titlark The “ as
uf the ainmhrra *Ti
duuuiMuiutitea eaoouraga thtertaw.
how* <0s.) Tr*w.
Tbi* i« ■ crucial taar with tha tor
awn of Otorxla; It la a jut that HI
br fruitful of Buell I nod or teaah «HI
for ibrw. If u*t do hH M Daw
aal**a bs drat lead Up * dahteos Ml*
tba oondiuoo at affair* aad tha load
t**pt»a, It will pnw* spate hated
with tha mnat pfutlftfaf MNMk*
amt
Tim past tow yarn. with tha atefato
ty of money and tba dowassard aaaaap .
of tba ruttoa asartat, baa aaartaaad
tbeai tint thara oaa baps prpoteta
thr prodaatioa id that crop to tha »
clutuiti of provision crop*. aad thad
Uw only ranwdy Uca Is fall wwsaitoa
and fat aosaha hnaaaa ssd oottoa M s
•uiplua prod net.
l*wt yrsr tii« oropof ptwpMaas sad
fares auppllaa la thlaaattlai waaastes
tatsy wananwal la tha khhn af too
•ration, fraslalana at ah atato tea
cheaper tba* ovwr brfara whha Mdw
la lowar.
ctuppnae toy had planted top aasol
all outtnf or>w U*t pear; toy wated
Ml bar* bad aay ssaw to bap paw
»brows wttti aad tha prtasa at tha
•alter would ha«w hats tha Malt
L«t ti*w repast tha upeilwaaii II
la os* that cauuot hp rapsstad las
ofto« for tba aood at tho aassttp
Braaoaa tbrra la aa arwnnted mms
asvi-t to raduao lb* amis a aattesa Mbit
paar, bit no ataa ba d.stenl to to*
ssttr*SMSS*,&rt
sjxrjzz'tFftza
ttrar, ate Is* far was* «wt Ihpd2
araucdleptp._ ’ ▼'
1 h«*r ho la IMMMhi
l>r. K»n*'« X«w Dwooranr, m UM w
auiia war* a I**— —■*£— STC
mm at *1 wife. WUlitM MBr
•* tLa Ba*tat Cliarah at Wmm
, JaiMtka aka towMgkt 4MM «tk
ruraiwMit* ~ im tlm (•« QfW,
! Twrfl*. par—y—M '(«—*•— MH
law Mm with MU' MmAiiS
•n4M mw4m if Aba WWiMtlW
*>*• 'iwm. A frt—4 mi—wM
D». Km«*' Slaw DUaunryi H w—
1 'Oi- k n Ha wnitt —4 M«Mr —|M—•
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