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THE MONROE JOURNAL. VOLUME XIV. NO. 37 MONROE, N.C., TUESDAY DECEMBER 24. 1907. J One Dollar a Year The Spoilers. I Br REX E. BEACH. OaarrlcM. 1X, kr R E. Brarh. ' CHAPTKU XXI. Y"v AY cm l.n-uUn as Cl.'.iist.-r Urailir iliu lti-liixlitiii. Willi the Unit lltflil hf haitisl to -an Ibe trail. u.. Iia in no, mrus of kuow lug that the fnub irarks ; he found vn nut tlto of I lie two J rkfers b followed, b urgnl Litlwr- I rd hone a brad till br Invalid ihltiiil.r ) roaK'kxw that he was wy litvtl aud J hid Mt IT tur two aud ulitliK Tbt recolUvlloo did not rfiiitv the rouuf man. for lila bwly iu weapuu wulch niuat uut fail lu I lie li lit--t measure now that tuere iti work to do. Even tlie uimt-U'iiue simulation upon hi hf sk-al baiulunp offered re lief, however, fruiu the u.miiv which fed upon blin wueuever he thought of Helen lu tb gambler's tan.;. Mean whlk) tbe horse, gruauiu at h' luu ter' Tlolenee, plunged onward towar.l tbe rooM of Nome, now growing pray In the flrwt dawn. It aeeiued year sitiee Hoy kid seen tlie auullKbt. fur this niiihl. bur.li ii.vl with suspense, bud lieeu eiidleiwly long. Ilia body wa faiut beneath tlie strain, and yet be rode ou and on. tired, dog IteJ. atony, bla eye art toward the s':i. hia mind atonu of fnnnUs. whirling thoughts, beneath whk-h wa nil undt tlallnf. Implacable determination. He knew now I hut lie had muTiflivd all hope of the Midi", uu.l likew ie Hie how of Helen wss roup; lu fart, be began to ivallie dimly I but from the bpKluulli he bad never hud the hmI billty of winning her. that she bad uever been destined for him mid that bla love for her bad Ik-en seut a a light by which be was to find Imiim-IT. lie had fulled everywhere; he hud be com an outlaw; be had f.us!it aud gone dowu. certnlu only of hi revti tude aud the mastery of hia unruly apirlt. Xow the liour hud i-ome when he would perform hl last mission, de riving therefrom that satisfaction which the gwla could not deny, lie would bnve bla vonavaiice. Th srheme t form without coll clou effort on hi part mid embraced two thing the death of Hie tfuuU.-r and a meeting with MoXainaia. tit tht former, he had i more doubt than that tbe auu rllng there would sink In the went. 8o well continued wa thia belief that the detail did not en gage bla thought: but ou Hie result of the Other encounter he speculated with aomt Interest. From the first McXa mart had leen a rl.MIe to him. nml mystery lireeil curiosity. Ill l.tlud. lnstlrctlv bntrcd of the ninn had a unied the pnMrllon of a mania; but ai to what the outcome would be when they met face to face, fate abme could tell. Anyway. McNnninrn ahnuUI never have Helen-lioy U-lleved his mNsl.ni covered Hint point a well n her de liverance from the rtroueo Kid. When he had finished, he would pay the price. If he had the luck In escniw. he would go I n. k to lib hill and his solitude: If lie did not. kl future would lie In the huuds of lit" ciieiulc. He enton-d tlie alien! street tin.di aerved. for the mists were henry and low. Hnwke columns arone vertically In the still air. The rain had ceased, having listen down the wave vii'ch rumbled against the bcauh. Illllim the treet w ith their aubdued thunder. A ahlp anchored In the ofllng. hnd run In from the lee of ("ledge Island with the first lull, uhllc midway to the ahore a tender wn rising and falling. Ita oar flashing like the allvercd feelera of a oca Insect crawling upon the atirfnce of the w-enn. He rode dowu Front atreet heedles of danger, heedless of the comment Ida appearance might create, mid. unseen, entered bla enemy'a atrontrhold. He passed a gambling hall, through the window of which camo a sickly yel low gleam. A man came out un steadily and stared at the hnrscmnn. then passed on. Cilenlster'a plan wa to go atnilght to tht Northeru and from there to truck down Its owner relentlessly. lnf In order to reach the place his course led him paat the oltre of luiiilinin A Rtnive. Thla hreuafct I'Si k to hi mln.l the man dying out there ten mile at hi liack. The acantlest humanity de manded that assistance le sent at once. Yet he dared not give word openly, thu betraying hU presence, for It wa necessary that he maintain nls liberty during the next hour at all bat arda. U suddenly thought of an ex pedlent and relucd In hi horse, which The Blood b The life." 8e)noa hat never gone beyond the above simple BUlcnx nt ol scripture liut It haa IllumliiaUsl that ulaU'incut and given it a meaning ever broadening with the Increasing breadth of knowledge. When the blood la 'bad "or impure it la not alone tht body which suffers through dlaeaaa. Tbe bralu la alo tlouded, Ht mind and judgement art ctad, amrtoiany an evlldeed or Impure tbokfhtvrjsstoolljr traced to the ImpMyol tb ElhU foul, linpiirr hl"y made cure by ir, tan be lerre's yoldrn M.-uical HncuvrrL. lf "Ti'hfl "" b'""'! there by curing, plmpHj, biolchra, eruption and other euUneoua afloctioiu, u ecvma, tetter, or salt-rheum, hive and other manifestation of Impur blood. Is Iba curaot scrofulous (welling, en larged glands, open eating ulcer, or old gore, the "Gulden Medical Discovery ' ha performed tht most manrtloua curat. In ease of old sore. or open eating ulcers, It I well to apply to tht open tore Dr. Plere' All-Hallng Sslvt, which f- aeass wonderful healing potency when Med a aa application to tbe sore In con Junction with the use of 'Uolden Medical IMseoTery'aa a Mood cleansing consti tutional treatment. If your druggist doa't happen to have tb "All-Healing Balvt In stork, yon can easily procure It by Inclosing Sftv-four cent In p.Uge SUmna to Dr. E. V. pierce, rj Main Kt, Buffalo, N. T and It will com to yon by return bos. Most dmgglsta keep It aa wall aa th 0oldn Mr Ileal Dlsoorery Yon ean't afford to accept any medlrln Of tmimnsnt vmpotUUm u a substitute for'GoMea Medical Discovery, whu h la madicln or owg conmeinoM, having complete) list of Ingredient la plain EagUsh oa Ita bottle-wrapper, tb aam being attested as correct and or oath. Dr. Ptercrt Pleasant Pellet regulate tad iDTlgorata stomach, liver and bowel, atoptml with wide spread leg and de jected brad w hist he dimuKKinlrd and . Ilmb-d tU stairs to leave a Bute ur-' the iVw. Ilnine one would are the mesxage shortly and recognuw Ita onrrncy. In dressing for th battle at the Ml (a on the previous night be had re placed hit trainer bout with muk lulu," which are waterproof, light and pliable footgear made from the skin of seul and wairua. He a ttiua able tj ni.ne a noiw-kiMly aa tlMuigfa lu nioc cnsliia. Kiudiug IH-Itber h-ih II nsr pa T In hia nK-ket. be tried the onti-r d.sir of the office, to flud It uuiucked. He li-episvl iuslde ami listened, then niove.1 toward a table ou whbh were writing material, but lu doiug to heard a rustle In Htruve's private of Pee. Kvidenlly hi soft ale hud not dlstiirtsd tlie man luside." Ry was a'smt to tip!- out a be had rorae wh.-u tlie hidden man cleared hi tiiront. It la in these hivoluntnry sotiude that tbe voice retain II nut nml quality more distinctly even than lu siruklng. A strange eagerness grew In i;.ilter"a fai-e. and lie approaclied the iiurtitlou utimlthlly. It wa of wood and glus. the uine rlmidnl and 0vl.iie to a height of oroe tlx feet: Imt. stepilng uon a chair, he iio-red Into the room Is'.ron.l. A man k iclt In " litter of uMTa before tlie open aafe. Its drawer and comiwrtiiient remov ed and their content muttered. Tlie watcher lowered himself, drew bis gun and laid soft hand uxin the doorkn h. tunilng tlie latch with firm tli'.ir.T. Ills rengeiin had come to meet blm. After lying in watt during the long night, certain that the vigilante would spring bla trap. McNamaru was aa toumli'd at news of the buttle at the Ml.la and of tSlenlater' aucivs. He storniiMl and curse.1 bis men a cow ard. The Judge became grenlly eer-cl.-l over this new development. ta til.-h. cuiplisl with hi night of long anxiety, reduced him to a pitiful hys teria. 'They'll blow us up next, fireat heavens! Ilynauilte! Oh. that Is bar bur mis. For heaven' sake, get the ol dlers out. Alec." "Ay. we can use them now." There Uhiii McXamara miisI the command lug ollleer at the iost and rciuested hliu to acvonter a troop and have them rendy to mnn'h at daylight, then lie stlrrisl the Judge to start the wheel of Ills court ni.d Invoke this military aid lu regular fushluu. "Make It nit a matter of record," he said. "We want to keep our skirls clear from now on." 'lint the ton neoile are against s." .iituvcrcd Mtlllinuu. -lueyn enr us I pl"e." Let "em try. Ouce I get my baud ou Ibe ringleader, tlie rest may riot and v damned." Although he hud made less display than hud tlie Judge, the receiver was no less worried about Helen, of whom Uo new ruiiie. Ill Jealousy, ruuneo to red bent by the discovery of her curlier defection, was enhanced four fold by the thought of this lust adven Hire. Something told blm there was treachery afoot, and when he did not return at dawu he began to fear that she had cast In her lot with the riot ers. Thi nrouseu a perreei ueuriuui of doubt and anger till be reasoned further that Ktruve, having gou with Iter, must also lie a traitor. He recog Hired Hie iiieunce lu this fact, knowing the nrin'a veuallty, so Is-g in to r.H'Uon rcfully II slgninciiuce. What could Ktruve do? What proof had he? Me- Nniiiiini slarleil nml. seizing his hat. hurried atnilght to the lawyer' ottlce ami let himself lu with the key he car rled. It was light enough for blm to decipher tlie character on the safe lock a he turned the combination, so b set to w.a-k scanning the endless bundle within, h.iplng that after all the man bad taken with biuj no liicrlm Inntliig evidence. Once the seurcher puiised nt some fcucled sound, but Wlieti nothing cume of It drew his re volver and laid It before him Just In able the aufe door nml close lieiieuth hi bund, continuing to run through the d.H'Uineut while bla uneasiness In creased Ho had Ik-cii engaged so for some time when he heard Hie faintest freak nt his lunk. too alight to nlnrm and Just sutllcietit to break hi tension an.l cause him to Jerk hi bend about. Framed lu the open door stojd Hoy Uleulster watching him. McXamara' aatoulaumeut was so genuine that ho leaped to bis feet, faced alsiiit, and prompted by a secre tive Instinct swung to th cife door as though to guard its content. He had acted uiou tbo Impulse before reulli Ing that hi weapon wa luside and that now, although tbe door wa not locked. It would require that on dan gerous, yet, fuUl second to open It. Tbo two men stared at each other for a time, tllvut and malignant, their glances meet lug Ilk blade; In the old er mnu's face a look of defiance, lu the fiiuugcr's a dogginl and grim punosed enmity. McNaiuiira a nrst pi-rturba tlim left him culm, alert, dangerous, whereas the continued contemplation of hi enemy worked In Hleuister to dcaimy bit composure, aud bis purpose blaKcd forth unhidden. He stood there unkempt and soiled, the clean aweey of jaw and throat overgrown tfith a three days' black stubhle, bis hair wet aud matted, bla whole left aid foul with clay wber he had fallen In the darkness. A mud dy red streak spread downward from a cut abov hi temple, beneath bit eyes were sagging folds, while the dicker at his mouth corner betrayed the high uervous pitch to which he wa keyed. "I hurt come for tbe last act, Mc Komara. Now we'll hart) It out man to man." The iwlltlclan shrugged hi shoulders. "You hv tb drop on me. I am un armed." At wblcb tbe miner face lighted fiercely, and he chuckled. "Ah, that' almost too good to be true. I hart dreamed about tucb a thing, and I have been hungry to feel your throat tine tb Bret tiin I taw yon. It' grown on me till shooting wouldn't satisfy me. Ever had tb feeling? Well I'm going to chok tb life out of yon with my bar band.' MeN'amara squared himself. "I wouldn't sdris yoo 9 try It bar lived longer than yoo, and 1 was never beaten, but I know th feeilu, reu speak about. 1 bar It now. Ills eye roved rapidly up and down tb other' form, noting tbe leanhlgh tad cUm draw belt, which lent tb niNtrancc of apareene. belled only by tbe neck nd shoulder. H hd beaten better men, aud h reasoned that If It nnwtoi physical test In lline cramped qutrter hi own great weight wonM more Than offset any ett perior agility tbe miner might posse. The longer be looked the more ne yielded to his hatred of tbe man before blm aud tb Be ire cruelly be longed to satisfy It. "Take off your root." said tilenlster. Xow turn amund. All right! 1 Jut wanted to see if you were lying about your gun." "I'll kill your cried McXamara. Uleulster Is I.I hia nix shooler Uw th aafe aud lip-d off bl i wet gar ment. Tbe difference wa more mark- ed now and tlie advantage wore strongly with the receiver. Though they had avohk-d allusion to It, each knew Hint this fight had nothing to do with the Ml.la and each realized whence sprang their Bcrce enmity. And It waa meet that they should come torvtber thu. It had been the one certain aud logical event which they hud felt Inevitably approaching from long !k. And It was lilting, moreover, that they should fight aloue aud uuwltncmed, armed only with the weapon of the wlldeme. for they were both of the far. free lands, were both of the fighter's t,vp and bad both warred for Ibe first great prixe. They met fenrlously. McXamara aimed a fearful blow, but lilt-ulster met him squarely, Irntlng blm oft cleverly, stepping In aud out, hi anr. twinging loosely from his shoul der like whalebone w ithe HpiK-d with lead. He moved lightly, his fool lug made doubly secure by reason of his soft soled muklnka. Recognizing his opiKMicut'a greater weight, he under took merely to atop the headlong rushes and remain out of reach as long as possible. He si nick th poll tlclan fairly In th mouth o that the man' bead snapped bn and his Hxts went wild then, twtora me anus could grasp him, the miner hud brok en ground and whipped another blow acroMi. but McXamara wa a boxer himself, so covered and blocked It. Tbe iMiiitlclau spat through bla mush ed Hps aud rushed again, sweeping bis opiMiuetit from bis feet Aguiu (ileulsler's fist shot forward like a lump of granite, but the other come on bead down und the blow llulshed too blgh. binding on the big man's brow. A audden darling agony paralyzed Hoy's hand, and he realized that he had broken the metacarpal 1e and that henceforth It would lie useles. Wefore he could recover McXamara had passed under hi extended arm and seized blm by the middle, then, thrusting his left leg buck of Hoy's. he w hirled blm from his balance, fling Ing hliu clear and with reslstlesa force It teemed that a fatal fall must fol low, but the yonth squirmed catlike In the air. landing with act muscle which retHMinded like rubls-r. Kven to, the receiver wn uhiu blm before be could rise, reaching for the young mau't throat with hia heavy baud Hoy recognized the fntnl "utrangle" hold and, seizing hi enemy's wrist. endeavored to tear them apart, but bit left hand wa useless, so with a mighty wrench he freed himself, and. locked In each other' arm, the men strained and swayed about tbe ottlce till their neck vein were bursting. their muscle paralyzed. Men may fight duels calmly, may shoot or parry or thrust with cold dc- Ills-ration, but when there come the Jnr of body to body, the awealy con tuct of skin to skin, tlie play or iron muscle, the painful gasp of cxlmu tlim-then the mind goes skittering bnck Into Its dark recesso while ev ery venomous passlou leai forth from It billing pluce and Joius In the horrid war. They trlpied across the floor, crash Ing Into the partition, which split, showering them with glsa. They fell They tripped iictom th Jtoor, eruiMnp into In partition. and rolled In It, then, by consent, wrenched themselves apart, rote, eye to eye, their Jaw hanging, tlielr lungs wheexlr.g, their faces trickling blood aud sweat. Hoy's left bund pained him excruciatingly, while McXamara' mac erated Hp had turned outward In hideous pout. They crouched ao for on Instant, cruel. Ih-sIIuI-Uicii clinched agnln. The olllee lilting were wrecked utterly, and the risiiu Ih-cuuiu a litter of ruins. The men's garments full away till their breast were bare aud their arms swelled white and knotted through tlie rug. They knew no pulu. tlielr bodies were Insensate mcchan- lania. Gradually tbe older man's fare was beaten Into a thaieles mss by the other' ruunlns blow, while Uleuls- ter'i every bun wa wrenched and twisted under hia Memy terrible on slaught. Th miner chief effort, it I true. to keep hi feet and to break tb man's embrace. Never had be en countered on whom be could not beat by sheer strength till b o1 this great, tnarliug creature woo worried bitu hither ami yon a though h were a child. Time aud agalu Hoy beat upon tit tuan'a face, with tbe blow of a ledge. Xo rules governed thi solitary coa.uat; tlie men were deaf to all bnt tlie ruariug lu their ear, bliuded to all but bate. Insensible to everything but tbe bbsid mania. Their trampling feet caused the building to rumble aud bake aa though tow ni ouster were ruuuiug amuck. Meanwhile tmrcheaded man rushed out of tbe store lieiiealh. bumping Into pedertriau who bad paused ou tb sidewalk, and together they scurried up tlie stair. The) d.a-y wbtch Boy had aeon at tea had shot tbe breaker, and now Its Hire passenger were tracking through tbe wet aaud toward (Trout street. Hill Wheaton in tbe lead. He wa followed by two rawboued men who traveled without baggage. The city waa awakening with tbe aun which reared a copper rim out or the tea. Judge Stlllman aud Voorbee came down from the hotel and paused to gize through tlie mists at a caravan of mule teams which trotted luto tbe other end of the atreet with Jiugle aud cluuk. The wagon were blue with soldier, the early golden ray sluut- Ing from their Krags, and they were bound for the Mlda. Out of the fog which clung ao thickly to the tundra there came two other horses, distorted and unreal, ou one a girl, ou tb other a figure of palu and tragedy, a grotesque creature that swayed slimy to th motion of Its teed. Ita face writhed luto lines of suffering, It hands clutching cantle and horn. It was a though fat, with Invisible touch, were letting her stage for the last act of this piny, assembling tbe principals close to tb golden sands where first they had made entrance. The man and the girl came face to face with the Judge aud inunbul. who cried out upon seeing them, but as they reined In, out from tbe stairs be side them a man shot.ainld clutter and uproar. "(.live me a hand quick!" be shouted to them. 'What' up?" Inquired the marshal. "It's murder! McXamara and lilen Ister!" He dashed buck up the steps behind Voorheo. the Judge following, while iiuitll.il cries came from alwve. The gambler turued toward the three men who were hurrying from tlie beach and, recognizing Wheaton. called to blm: "I'uti uiy feet! Cut the ropes! yulck!" "What's the trouble?" tbe lawyer asked, hut on hearing lilvulster's name bounded after the Judge, leaving ouc of his companion to free th rider. They could beur tlie fight now aud all crowded toward the door, Helen with her brother, lu spile of bis warning to stay behind. rilie never remembered bow ahe clliuls'd those stairs, for she wus Umie along by thai hypnotic wwer which drug one to Isdiold a catastrophe In spite of his w ill. Itcachlng the room, she Htissl appalled; for the group she had Joined watched two raging things that rushed at each other with In human cries, ragged, bleeding, lighting ou a carpet of debris. Every loose and breukulile thing bad lcen ground to splinters a though by Iron slug In a whirling cylinder. a To this duy, from liuwson to the straits, from I'liga to the arctics, men tell of the comlmt wherever they fore gather nt flaring camptlre or lu dingy bunkhouses, and, although tome scout the title, there are other who saw It and ran swenr to Its truth. These say (hut the encounter wus like the battle of bull moose & ' ' .'. 1 '. .7 ""' though more terrible, averring that two men like these had never been known In the land since the dn.rs of Vitus Ili-rlng and hi crew; for their rancor hail swollen till at feel of each other's flesh they ran mad and felt superhuman strength. It Is true, at any rate, that neither was conscious of the filling room, nor the eric of the crowd, cveu when the marshal forced himself through tile wedged door and fell Umui tbe nearest, which was filen Islcr. He came nt an Instant when the two had paused at arm' length, glar ing with ragi drunken eye, gasping the Inborn! breath back Into their Inn With a fling of hi long arms the young man hurled the Intruder aside ao violently. Hint hi head struck the Iron sufo and he collaied Insensible. Then without apparent uotli of the Interruption, the fight went on. It wus aeon during thi respite that McXa mara' mouth waa running water as though be were deathly sick, while every retch brought forth a groan. Helen heiinl herself crj'li'lf. "flop them! Stop them!" Hut no one seemed raimble of Interference, flie heard her brother muttering and hi breath com ing heavily like thnt of the fighters, bl IhhI.v swaying In time to theirs. Tb Judge was ashy, lnilclle, helpless. McXiimara'a distress was patent to his antagonist, who advanced npotl him with the hunger of promised vic tory, but the young man's muscle ols'yed bis command !luglshly j bl ATA I Make baby. In your baby ihin, weak, fretful? lim a Scott's Emulsion f Scott's Emulsion u Cod Liver Oil and Hypophoaphitci prepared so that it It eaiily digested by little folk. Consequently the baby that is fed on Scott's Emulsion is a sturdy, rosy cheeked little fellow full of health and vigor. ALL DRUGGISTS i SOd. AND Sf.OO. ribs Mvuml hrokeu. hi l k wa ' weak, awl ou the inner aide of bla k-x , the flesh was .juAering A they rnme lev-toet tlie lew r-nch"d up his right ham! and -augtit the miner by the f i.e. burying thumb aud fingers t-rablike luto hi cheek, forcing hia slack Jaws Spurt, thrusting hit head backward, while he centered every ouucu of bis strength in Hie effort to malm. Hoy felt tbe flesh giving way aud flung himself backward to break the hold, wbereuia lb other summoned bla wasting energy and plunged toward the aafe, where lay tbe revolver. In stinct warned Uleuisli-r of treachery, told him that the uuin had sought thi last resource to nave himself, aud a br taw blm turu hi back aud reach for the em the youth lea.sl Ilk a panther, setting him about the waist, grasping MrXaiuara's wrist with his right hau.L lor the first time duriu: the combat they were not fa.-e to face, and on the lusiaut lioy realized the advantage given him through Hie u'.b ers perti.ly, realized tbe wrestler's bold lh.it was his snd knew that the moment of victory waa come. The telling tnk.-s much time, hut so quickly bad these thing hnHMicd that the footstep of the soldier had not yet reached the dinr when the lueu were locked liesldo the aafe. Of what h.'ipiN'ued next many gar bled a.s-ounls have gone forth. f.H- of all tlcwe pcsi'iit none but the Hronco Kid knew Its significance and ever re counted the truth concerning It. Some claim that the younger ninn was seized with fear of diiith which multiplied his euormous strength, oilier that the ower died lu his adversary us reward for his treason, but It wa not so. , Xo sooner bad lioy em-oiiipusscd Mc Xamara' waist from the rear thun he slid bis damaged hand up past tbe oth er's chest und nrmtud the back of his neck, thus bringing bl own left irui close under his enemy' left nrinpX wedging the receiver" bead forward, while with his other baud he grasped the politician's right wrist close to the revolver, thus holding hi til In a grasp will, li could not ls broken. Xow came the test. The two bodies set them selves rocklike and rigid. There was uo lunging nlsnit. railing up the lliuil atom of bis strength, tilenlster bire backward with his right arm, iiud It IsN-atne a mutest for the weaiMin. which, clutched In the two hand, waved buck and forth or darted up and down, the fury of resistance caus ing it to truce formless patterns In the nlr with its muzzle. McXnmaru shook himself, but he was close against the safe and could not escape, his heiiil bowed forward by the lock of the mln er's left arm, an.l so be strained till th breath clogged In bl thront iM-spib-the grievous toll his right hand niovcil bnck slightly. His feet shift. si a bit while the blood seemed bursting from bla rye, hut he found thnt tlie lout Angers encircling his wrist were like gyve weighted with the strength ol the bills and the Irresistible vigor of youth which knew no defeat. Klowly. Inch by Inch, the great man's arm wus dragged back, down past hi side, while the strangling labor of hi hrcntli show ed nt whut awful cost. The muzzle of the gnu descrllH-d a semicircle and the knotted hand Is'gun to travel towuni the left, more rapidly now, across hi broad buck. Still be struggled un.l wrenched, but uselessly. He strove to Art? tbo weapon, but Ills fingers were woven about It so that the hammer would not work. Then tbe miner be gan forcing upward. The white skin beneath the men's strhis of clothing wus stretched over grout knots and ridges which sunk and swelled and quivered. Helen, watching In silent terror, felt her brother talking his Angers Into her shoulder nml heard him panting, his face nbluze with cx ettemctit, while she became conscious that he had repeated time and again: "If the hummer lock-the hummer lock." By now McXamara' arm was lient and crauqied upon his back, and then they saw Glenlatvr'a shoulder dip, his ellsiw come closer to tits side, and his body heave In one fliml terrific effort a though pushing a heavy weight lu the alienee something Kn:ipicil like a stick. There came n deafening re port and the scream of a strong man overcome with agony. McXamara went to bis knees mid sagged forward on to bl fnce as though every lnine in bis huge hulk had turned to water, while hi master reeled bnck again! the opposite -wall, hi heels dragging In Hie litter, bringing tip w ith nntflting arms as though fearful of fulling. swaying. Mind, exhausted, his fnce blackened by the explosion of tlie re volver, yet grim with the light of vie lory. Judge fstlllmau shouted hysterically "Arrest that man, quick! IWt let him go!" It was the miner' first realization that other were there, rtnlsln? bis head be stored at the faces close gainst the partition, then groaned the words: "1 beat the traitor and-and-I broke him wlth-my hands!" TO MR rONCIXPED XKXT WKKK Are von having Irouble wilh vour kidneys? There ar lot of people to day who wonder why they have pains across the back, wny tney are tireu and lacking in energy and ambition Your kidneys are wrong. They need reliel witbou! delay. Take DeW'itt't Kidney and Bladder Pills; they are lor weak hack, iuflammalion of Hie bltd der, backache and weak kidneys. Sold by English Drug company. TranHgreasor should be mriile to pay road tax How Diphtheria is Contracted One often heart Ibe expression, "My child caught a severe cold which de veloped into diphtheria," when the truth wat 'hat (he cold had limply led the little on particularly susceptible to the wandering diphtheria germ When Chamberlain's Couch Remedy is given it quickly cares the cold and lessens th dinger ot diphtheria or an other germ diseise being contracted For tale by English Drag company, ixxiiiiixi:xiiii:iiixxiiixxiiiiixiiiixiiixriiiirxxxiiiximxiiiiiiiiiiixiii ,'vl V BUGGIES. Hies M H H M H M Many a man's downfall can be traced back to a deaireto get even Too know as well as anyone when too need something to reeulut your system. If your bowels are sluggish, your food distreewea yon. vour kidneys pain, take iioiiurer Rocky Moat, tain Tea. It always relieve. 35 cents, tea or tablets. English Drug Company. M M M H M M M M M H AAE wish to invite your 3 V especial attention to 2 our complete line of Buggies: 3 Piedmont, Ratterman and Luth, Perry, Gem and 3 Frank J. Enger. Quality and price to suit you. I SURREYS. m n M 3 Canopy top, cut-unders and straits from $65.00 up. jj i WAGONS. M M H Webber's, Tennesse, and the famous Nissen. We jj 3 have our 300-foot store crowded with these goods, s 3 and it will be a pleasure to our Mr. Key to show g 3 you through, even though you are not ready to buy. g m Our line of Harness, Saddlery, etc., cannot be surpassed 3 h in Variety, Quality and Price. j m We make a specialty of putting New Tops on old buggies. K m It will be to your interest to get prices from US before you 3 3 buy- h I wioM.flEflTH HARDWARE GO.fc 3 a ttlXXXXXIXXXXXXXXXXXXXXIXXXXXXXXXlXXXIIXXXXIIIIXIXIXXXXXIXXIXXXXXXXXXIIXXIXXXij BIO 111 Si Bargain Sale FOR TWENTY-FIVE DAYS Began December 2nd and will continue until Christmas. During this time we give you all kinds of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Under wear, etc., at reduced prices. & & & Si Big Bargains in Suits. Moil's Solid Black Cheviot, old price il.Tiil; present price...' 8.4!) Men's Illiick Cheviot, old price 7.50; prewnt price -. .....5 OS Men's Worsted Suits, old price 7,00; present price . 5.08 r.oy'8 Assorted Suits from O.Sc. to..2.M) Ll.n'a lilack Cheviot high grade l'anls, old price 2.75; present price 2.25 Same in lilack, old price 2.00; pres ent price 1.75 Worsted Heavy Weight Pants for Men, all sizes, old price 2.50; proeent price .... .......... 1.08 Siime as alwve, lighter weight, old price 1.75; present price.. ...... 1.25 Men's Assorted (all kinds) 1'anU from Osc. to 1.4 Job Lot, few Pants left 50c Boys' Knee Pants l"c ladies' Skirts. Ladies' Skirts, assorted, different . styles, Walking Skirts from OSc .1.00 to Men's Overcoats. SI A fine, heavy Overcoat, assorted colore, at . 4.75 These are a job lot aud worth twice the money. Those who miss these Coals will miss the big bargains. Underwear. Heavy Fleeced Lined, IS weight... 37 Jc Ladies' Underwear, knit, heavy goods . . .... 20c Hosiery. Good Heavy Sox for Men, 25c. kind, for 10c Auot her kind of good ones for 12Jc Still other good ones, thick and heavy . .. .......... 7e old price 10c. A few jobs Meu's good Sox, two pairs for . .......... 5c Thick, German made Hose for Wo men, for . . . 12 Jo black and brown. Gray and Black Hose, 10c. kind,for. 7Jc Ladies' Hose, job lot, 10c. regular price; present price . . Be Other job lots 3 Jo Suspenders. Nice Suspenders, 25c. grade, for. ...10c Fifteen and 20c Suspenders for 10c Big bargains in Boy's Suspenders at 3Jc Other bargains iu Boy's Suspenders at 5c Men's Suspenders, worth 25c, at... 15o Men's 25c and 35c Suspenders at .. 10c Watches. New York Standard Open Face Watch, 7 jewel 2.75 Century and Xew Era Watches, 7 jewel .... 2.75 Kailrond Special, open face and double face 4. OS Ladies' Gold Watches from 15 to -.7.50 Shawls. A good 50c. Shawl for 35c Shawls usually sold for 35c, we sell for 22c Nice Fascinators from 10c, to ......45c Big, black, heavy Wool Shawls, old price 1.25; pi est at price 85c Men's and Boy's Caps. Good Cap that sells for 25c, we sell for 10c Job lot Boys' aud Men's size Caps, the 25c. kind, for 10c Other Bargains. Men's Shirts, 50c kind 35c Nice Shirts, iu assorted colors 10c Men's Jersey Shirts, job lot, worth 50c 25c Ladies' Overcoat, nice black and bine ones, old price $5; now 3.25 Table Cloths, Table Linen, Towels, etc., in large number aud at prices to suit you. Overall Jackets that cost yon 50c elsewhere, we sell for .. 35c Overalls, 50c kind 30c Job lot Percale, 10c value 5Jo Vlicos in great variety 5c Good 10c Ginghams for . 7Jc Good Working Shirt for Men, 50c value ......30o Nice Neckties, silk 10c Shoes. Shoes. Patent Leather Shoes, old price 3.00; now 2.49 Button Shoe for Men, 3.50 value; now 2.75 Other Patent Leather Shoes 1.0S Box Calf Shoes, 2.50 value; now. ..2.25 Box Calf Shoes, 2.00 value; now 1.75 Good Box Calf Shoes, 1.50 and 1.75 old price; close out for 1.25 flood Job Bhoes, worth 1.25 OSc Same thing ia Ladies' Shoes at sim ilar prices. A great many other things that we have not room to mention, at equally cheap prices. Come to tee us and call for anything in our line. We can sell it to you cheaper than you can buy it elsewhere.
The Monroe Journal (Monroe, N.C.)
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Dec. 24, 1907, edition 1
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