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IYNONI& The seme at the opening of tbe story Is kM la the library of en old worn-out aoathera plantation, known ea the Bar ony. Tha place Is to be sold, ead Ws history and that of tfce J" Quintarda. In tbo aubtact of dleeuaaloa by Jonathan Creaehaw. a bualnaaa man, a stranger known aa BMat. and Bob Taaey. a farmer, when Hannibal Wayne Baaard. a mysterious child of the ok* far&^-iJawMsrß thanlel Farrla bays tha Barony, but tba Qulntards dany aay knowledge of tba boy. Taaey ta keep UaanlbaX Captain Murrell. a friend of the Quintarda. ap peara and aaka queatlon* about tbe BaT oay. Trouble at kratch Hill, wban Han albaJ Is kidnaped by Dave Blount Cap tain Murrall'* a«Mt Taney overtakes Blount. gives him a thraahlng and aaouraa tbe boy. Taney appears before Squire Balaam, and la discharged with coata for tha plaintiff. Betty Malroy. a frtend of tha Ferrlses, haa aa an counter with Cap tain Murrall. who foroas hla attantlona oa her, and la »ascu»d by Bruce Carrlngton Dotty aeta out for Iter Tanaeeeae home Carrlngton takes tha eaaae stage Taney and Hannibal disappear. with Murrall oa their trail. Hannibal arrives at the hoiaa of Judsa Blocum Price. The Judsa reoos nlsee In tha boy. tbe grandson of aa old time friend. Murrall arrive* at Judge'* home. Cavendlah family on raft raacue Taney, who la apparently dead. Prioe breaks jail. Betty and Carrlngtan arrive at Belle Plain. Hannibal's rlßa dlacloeea some startling thins* to tba Judge. Han nibal aad Batty meat again. Murrall ar rlvee la Belle Plata, la playing for Mg stakae. Yancy awakea from lons dream less alaep ea board the raft Judge Prioe make* startling dtecovertee la looking up land tltlae. Charley Norton, a young Planter, who aaalsta tbe Judge, Is mjra eriouely aaaaulted. Norton Informs Car rlngton that Betty turn promiud to marry him. Norton la myeterloualy shot Mora light on Murrall'* plot Ha plana upris ing of negroes. Judge Prioe. with Hanni bal. vlalts Betty, and aha keep* the boy aa a companion. In a stroll Betty takes with Hannibal they meet Bee* Hicks, daughter of the overseer, who warns Betty of danger and counsels her to leave Belle Plain at once. Betty, terrl- i fled, acta on Beaa' advice, and on their way their carriage Is stopped by Slosson, tbe tavern keeper, and a confederate, and Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners. The pair are taken to Hicks' cabin, In an almost Inacceaslble spot and there Mur rell visits Betty and reveal* hla part In the plot and his object Betty spurn* his proffered love and the Interview Is ended by the arrival of Ware, terrified at ppealble outcome of tha clime. Judge Price, hearing of the abduction, plans ac tion. The Judge lakee charge of the eltuatlon. and search for the missing ones Is Instituted. Carrlngton visits ths Judge ' and allies are dlwovered. Judge Price vlalts Colonst Fentress, where he meets Taney and Cavendish. Becoming enraged. Price daahe* a glass of whisky Into the colonel's fsce ana a duel Is arranged. Mur rell Is arrested for nearo stealing and hi* bubble bursts. The Judge and MahafTy rtscuss the coming duel. Carrlngton make* frantic search for Batty and ths CHAPTER XXVIII*— (Continued.) "What have we between hare and tha river?" Inquired tha latter. It waa bast, be fait, not to give Slosson an opportunity to ask questions. -"It narrows considerably, pardner, but It's a straight courae," kald Slos son. "Black In yonder, ain't It?" ha added, nodding ahead. The shores drew rapidly together; They were leaving the lake-like ex panaa behind. In the silence, above tha rustling of the trees, Carrlngton heard the first fret of the river against Ita bank. Slosson yawned prodigious ly. "1 reckon you ain't needing me?" be said. "Better go up In tba bow and gat some alaep," advised Carrlngton, and Sloaaon, nothing loath, clambered down from the roof of tbe oabln and stumbled forward. The ceaseless murmur of the rush ing waters grew In the stlllnees as tha keel boat drew nearer the hurry ing yellow flood, and the beat of tbe Kentucklan's pulse quickened. Would he find tbe raft there?- He glanced back over tbe way they bad come. The dark ranks of the forest walled off the clearing, but across the water a dim point of light was visible. He fixed Its position aa somewhere near the head of tha bayou. Apparently It was a lantern, but aa be looked a ruddy glow crept up against the Ay line. Prom the bow Bunker had been ob eerving this singular phenomenon. Suddenly he bent and roused Sloe eon, who had fallen aeleep. The tav ern-keeper sprang to hla feet aad Banker pointed without apeaklng. "Mebby you can tell me what that light hack yonder means?" cried Sloe 6">n, addressing himself to Carrlng ton; as he spoke he anatched up his rifle. "That's what I'm trying to make out," answered Carrlngton. "Hell!'* cried Slosson, and tossed his gun to his shoulder. What seemed to be a breath of wind lifted a stray loch of Carring ton's hair, but his pistol answered 81osson In the same second. He fired ' at the huddle of men In the bow of the boat aad one of them pitched foe ward with his arms outspread. "Keep back, you!" he said, and dropped off the cabin roof. His promptneee had bred a momen tary panie, then Sloaaoo'a bull-Ilka voice began to roar commands; but ta that brief instant of surprise and ahock Caniagton had found and with drawa the wooden peg that fastened the cabin door. He had scarcely done this when Sloeaon came tramping aft supported by the three men. Calling to Betty and Hannibal to ea fit-cape in the skiff which was towing astern the Keatueklaa rushed towaru the how. At hla bach he Beard the deer creak oa Ha hlagae aa it waa pushed open by Betty and the boy, and again ha called to tbem to aaoapa by the skiff. Tba (rat of tba currant bad grown fteadlly and from banaatb tha wide-flung brancbaa of tba traaa wblch bara mat above hit bead. Car rlngton caught sight of tha star ■peckad arch of tba heaven* beyond. They were Issuing from tha bayou. Ha fait tha river snatch at tha keel boat, the buffeting of some swift addy, and saw tba blunt bow swing off to tha south as they were plunged Into the black ahore shadows. But what he did not see wad a big muscular hand which had thrust Itself out of the impenetrable gloom and clutched the side of the keel boat. Co incident with this there arose a per fect babel of voices, high-pitched and shrtll. "Sbo'—l bet it's blm! Sbo" —it's Un. cle Bob's nevvy! Sbo', you can bear 'em! Sbo', they're shoo tin' guns! sho'r Carrlngton cast a hurried glance 1» the direction of thegs. sounds. There between tbe 'boat and the shore the dim outline of a raft was taking shape. It was now canopied by a wealth of pale gray amoke ihat faded from be fore his eyes as the darkness lifted. Tbe light Increased. From tbe flat stone hearth of tbe raft ascended a tall column of flame which rendered visible six pigmy figures, tow-beaded and wonderfully vocal, who were toll ing like mad at the huge sweeps. The light showed more than this It showed a lady of plump and pleasing presence smoking a cob-pipe while she fed the fire from a tick stuffed with straw. It showed two bark shanties, a Una between them decorated with the never-ending Cavendish wash. It showed a rooster perched on the ridge-pole of one of these sbantlee In the very act of crowing lustily. Hannibal, who had climbed to the roof of the cabin, shrieked for help, and Betty added her voice to hla. ''AH right. Navvy!" came the cheer ful reply, as Yancy threw himself over the side of the boat and grap pled with Slosson. "Uncle Bob! Uncle Bob!" cried Hannibal. Slosson uttered a cry of terror. He had a simple but sincere faith in the supernatural, and even with tbe Scratch Hitler's big hands gripping bis throat, he could not rid himself of the belief that this waa the ghoat of a murdered man. "You'll take a dog's licking from me, neighbor," said Yancy grimly. "1 been saving It fo' you!" Meanwhile Mr. Cavendish, whose proud spirit never greatly Inclined him to the practice or peace, had pre pared for battle. Springing alort be knocked his heels together. "Whoop! I'm a man as can slide down a thorny locust and never get scratched!" be shouted. This was equivalent to setting bis triggers; then be launched himself nimbly and with enthusiasm into the thick of the fight It was MY. Bunker's unfortu He tjww ' Hlmeslf Wlirt aad* With Enthusum nata privilege to sustain the onslsugbt of the Earl of Lambeth. The light from the Cavendish hearth continued to brighten the scene, for Polly ~waa recklessly sac rificing her best straw tick. Indeed her behavior, was in every way worthy of the noble alliance the had formed. Her cob-pipe was not suffered to go out and with Connle't help she kept the six small Cavendishes from risk ing life and limb in the keel boat, to ward which they were powerfully -4rawn. Despite these sctlvltles she found time to call to Betty and Han nibal on the cabin roof. "Jump down here; that ain't no fit tin' place for you-all to stop In with them gentlemen flgbtln'!" An Instant later Betty and Hanni bal stood on the raft with the little Cavendishes flocking about them. Mr. Taney's quest of his nevvy bad taken an enduring hold on their Imagina tion. For weeks It had constituted their one vital topic, and tbe flgbt be came merely a satisfying background for this Interesting restoration. "Sho', they'd got him! Sho' —be wa'n't no bigger than Richard! Sho'!" "Oh!" cried Betty, with a fearful glance toward the keel boat. "Can't you stop them?" "What to'?" asked Polly, opening her black eyes very wide. "Bless yo' tender heart! —you don't need to wor ry none, we got them itrange gentle men licked like they was a passel of children! Connie, you-all mind that flre!" She accurately Judged the outcome of the flght. The boat was little bet ter than a shambles with the havoc that had been wrought there when Yancy and Carrlngton dropped over lta side to the raft. Cavendish fol lowed them, whooping his triumph aa he came. CHAPTER XXIX. Ths Rsft Again. Yancy and Cavendish threw them selves on the sweeps and worked tbe raft clear of the keel boat, then tbe turbulent current seised the smaller craft and whirled It away Into tbe night; as Its black bulk receded from before his eyes the Earl of L.ambetn spoke with the voice of authority and experience. "It was a good tight and tbem fel lows done well, but not near well enough." A conclusion that could not be gainsaid. He added, "No one ain't hurt f>ut them that had ought to have got hurt. Mr. Yancy's all right, and so's Mr. Carrlngton—who's mighty welcome here." "Mr. Carrlngton's kin to me, Pol ly," explained Yancy to Mrs. Caven dish. His voice was far from steady, for Hannibal had been gathered Into his arms and had all but wrecked tbe stole calm with which tbe Scratch Hlller was seeking to guard hla emo tions. Polly smiled and 4fmpled at the Kentucklan. Trained to a romantic 'S - . point or view ahe bad a frank liking for handsome, stalwart men. Caven dish was neither, but none knew bat ter than Polly that wbere ha was most lacking In appearance be was richest In substance. Ha carried scars hon orably earned in those differences be had been prone to cultivate with laaa generous natures; for his icheme of life did not embrace the millennium. "Thank Qod, xpu got here when you did!" said Carrlngton. "We was some pushed to' time, but we done It," responded the earl mod estly He added, "What now ?—do we make a landing?" "No —unlea* It Interferes with your plana not to. I want to get around the next bend before we tie up. Later we'll all go back. Can 1 count on you?" "You sborely can. 1 consider thla here as sociable a neighborhood aa 1 ever struck. It pleases me well. Polka are up and doing hereabout." Carrlngton looked eagerly around ID search of Betty. She was sitting on an upturned tub, a pathetic enough figure as she drooped agalnat the wall of one of the shantleß with all her courage quite gone from her. He made bis way quickly to her side. "La!" whispered Polly In Chills and Pever's ear. "If that pore young thing yonder keeps a widow It won't be be cause of any encouragement she geta from Mr. Carrlngton. If 1 eve/ seen marriage In a man's eye I seen It in his this minute!" "Bruce!" cried Betty, starting up aa Carrlngton approached. "Oh, Bruce. I am so glad you have come—you are not hurt?" She accepted blB presence without question. 'We are none of us hurt, Betty," be said gently, as he took her hand. He saw that the sUffSl lug she bad undergone during the preceding twenty-tour hours had left its record on her tired face and In her heavy eyes. She retained a shuddering con sciousness of the unchecked savagery of those last moments on the keel boat; ahe was still hearing the oaths of the men as they struggled together, the sound or blows, and the dreadful silences that had followed tbem. She turned from him, and there came tne relief of tears. "There, Betty, the danger U over now and you were BO brave while It lasted. I can't bear to have you cry!" "I waa wild with fear—all that time on the boat, Bruce—" she faltered be tween her sobs. "1 didn't know but they would find you out. I could only wait and hope—and pray!" "I was In no danger, dear. Didn't the girl tell you 1 was to take the place of a roan Slosson was expect ing? Ha never doubted that I was that man until a light—a signal It must have been —on the shore at the head of the bayou betrayed me." "Where are we going now, Bruce? Not the way they went —" and Betty glanced out Into the black void where the keel boat had merged into the gloom. No, no —but we can't get the raft back up-stream against the curren', so the best thing Is to land at the Bates' plantation below here; then as soon as you are able we can return to Belle Plain," said Carrlngton. There was an Interval broken only by the occasional sweep of the great steering,oar as Cavendish coaxed the raft out toward the channel. The thought of Charley Norton's murder rested on Carrlngton like a pall. Scarcely a week hed elapsed since he quitted Thicket Point, and In that week the band of death bad dealt with therm Impartially, and to what end? Then the miles he had traversed In his hopeless Journey up-river trans lated themselves Into a division of time aa well as space. They were Just as much further removed from the past with Its blight of tragic ter ror. He turned and glanced-at Betty. He saw that her eyes held their steady look of wistful pity that was for the dead man; yet In spite of this, and In spite of the bounds beyond which hr would not let his Imagination carry him, the future, enriched with sudden promise, unfolded Itself. The deep sense of recovered hope stirred with in him. He knew there must come a day when he would dare to speak of his love, and she would listen. "It's best we should land at Bates' place—we can get teams there." ha went on to explain. "And, Betty, wherever we go we'll go together, dear. Cavendish doesn't look as If ne bad any very urgent business of hla own, and 1 reckon the same Is true of Yancy, so I am going to keep them with us. There are some points to ba cleared up when we reach Belle Plain —some folks who'll have a lot to ex plain or else quit this part or tha state! And I Intend to see that you are not left alone until —until 1 hava the right to take care of you lor good and all — that's what you want me tc do one of these days, Isn't It, dar ling?" and his eyes, glowtng and In finitely tender, dwelt on her-npturned face. (TO BB CONTINUED.) N.G. CONGRESSMEN SPEND VERY LITTLE TO GET THEIR BEATB ACCORDING TO THEIR STATEMENTS TO COMMITTEE. / ' SINCLAIR THE BIG SPENDER Compared to the Other Candldatea In This State—Blxth Brought Moat of the Money—Small Spant Nothing In Hla Campaign. Raleigh.—A special from Washing ton states that North Carolina ranks near the foot of the list of statea by her congreaaional candidates in Bo curing their nomination, aa deter mined from the sworn atatements of the candldatea themaelvea, which, in accordance with the law, has been filed with the aecretary of the Sen ate The ten Democrata who are can dldatea to succeed themaelvea in North Carloina and their Democratic opponents apent a total of $829.25, of which N. A. Sinclair, who waa de feated for the nomination from the Sixth District, spent more than one third. All of the North Carolina candi dates have the statements in aafely ahead of time. A number of candi dates in other states, however, have not yet compiled with the law, and it is understood that election contests may result from their failure. Three Tar Heel congressmen—John H. Small, of the Flrat, J. M. Qudger, of the Tenth, and R. L. Doughton, of the Eight—reported that they apent nothing for their nomination. Yates Webb, of the Ninth, reported that his cost him only $6. Major Charles M. Stedman, of the Fifth, and Robert N. Page of the Seventh, reported expen ditures of $lO oach. Edwards W. Pou, of the Fourth district, reported he had spent $164.20. John M. Faison, of the Third, reported $96.60. To be World Wide Celebration. Sunday, October 20, will mark a world-wide celebration for the Baraca and Phllathea Bible classes, this be ing the 22nd birthday of the move ment. Programs and addresses for the occcasion are being sent out to hun dreds of classes that have expressed a desire to celebrate. The offerings taken will go to the Baraca-I'hllathea Temple, which will be the home of the movement at Syracus, N. Y. The growth of these class organisations has been great. Hundreds of young men and women outside of the Sunday school have been brought in by the classes that have been organized in all Protestant denominations. There are more than 800 Baraca and Phll athea classes In North Carolina, 98 of these having been organized during the past six moi.ths. Another Btudent Expelled. The faculty Investigation Into the hazing of both present and past re vealed the expulsion of another stu dent, totaling the list of expelled and suspended to date up to twenty-one. The student asked to withdraw from the Institution, was Robert H. Parker, of Enfleld, a law student. The history of the fact leading up to Parker's expulsion dates back to the spring of 1911, when in his Junior year he engaged In a hazing escapade and was expelled at the time by the student council, but for some reason that cannot be ascertained, he was rein stated and permitted to register as a law student this year. Two Men Arrested as Desertera Acting upon advices from Wilming ton, the Chief of Police, of Golds boro, arrested twi men and one woman on the arrival of the train from that city. police here received a request fror| the police of Wilmington to stop Harry Miller and B. F. Murry, young white men, charged with de sertion, also a young girl, Ruth Wll loughby, supposed to be with the men. The men were placed under arrest while the girl was taken In charge by her grandfather. Large Sum of Money Btolen. Claud Murry, union ticket agent lost or had stolen from him at Wil mington, a sack containing $805.12, which he was taking to the general of- the Coast Line to be deposited wltfi the treasurer of the road. He had the money with him down town, and visited a barber shop, the post ojjlce and the Murchlson National Dank, and started toward -the Coast Line ofllce before he missed the money. Police and county officers been working on the case but so far no clue has been found. For Duty in North Carolina. Sergeant William B. Cady, of com pany "B", Fourth United States In fantry, haa been assigned by the war department for duty in North Caro lina to take the place of Sergeant John Waddlngton. Sergeant Cady Is now stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kans as, and will report at Raleigh to the acting adjutant general about the fifteenth of this month. He la detailed aa Instructor of the regular duties of a soldier, pitching tent and general field work in the North Carolina Nat ional Ouard. LOWER RATES FOR SHIPPERS Corporation Commission Secures Re duction intended to Benefit Growers and Consumsrs. Raleigh.—ln the interest of better distribution of apples, cabbage, onions and potatoes from western North Car olina to central and eastern Carolina points, the corporation commission has secured an agreement with the Southern Express company to make re ductions on these products equal to twenty per cent, for the longer dis tances. The reduction was made in the interest of the apple producers of the mountains and the apple consum ers in the central and eastern section of the state. On shipments passing over two or more railroads the rate will be the Joint mileage rate plus 15 per cent A circular issued by the corpora tion commission gives this informa tion, the rates effective from October 7. The rate for sixty miles and under is 30 cents a hundred; over sixty miles and not over eighty miles, 35 ccents a hundred; over eighty miles and not over 100 miles, 40 cents;over 100 miles and not over 160 miles, 60 cents; over 160 miles * and not over 160 miles, 66 cents; over 160 miles and not over 260 miles, 60 cents; over 260 and not over 360 miles, 70 cents, and over 350 and not over 400 miles 80 cents. Farm Demonstrators to Meet. During the week of the state fair, sixty-five men who are in charge of the farm demonstration work In as many counties in the state, will as semble at Raleigh In the rooms *t the chamber of commerce to receive Special instructions. It will really be a school of agriculture. It will be in charge of Prof. C. R. Hudson, who has the state agency for North Caro lina. Several experts from the United States Department will attend and will take prominent part in conducting the school, among these being the well known Bradford Knapp and W. W. Long, the later being the field agent in charge of the work in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. There will alßo be at the same time extensive exhibits of corn at the state fair grounds in the special department, covering exhibits made by about five hundred growers. With this exhibit will be statements as to the cost of production of each crop. High Point Convention City. High Point 1B becoming a convention city. This year already have met here the Daughters of Liberty, the Western North Carolina Dental Association, the Junior Order, the Uaptist Association, and other Important bodies. Now comeß, the latter part of this month, October 30 and 31, the seventh annual Btate convention for' the prevention of tuberculosis. Nearly two hundred of the state's most representative physicians will be in attendance and High Point will throw open wide its doors of welcome. In November comes the Western North Carolina Method ist conference. This will be a great occasion for High Point, though it is not the first time the city has had th« conference as a guest. North Carolina New Enterprises. The charters issued by the secre tary of state "carry a total of 1155,000 which is divided into four different new enterprises. They are as fol lows: The Sullivan Lumber Company of Plymouth, to engage in a general* lumber business, with R. H. Sullivan, Lula Sullivan and E. J. Conklln as Incorporators; authorized capital is $5,000, with $2,000 paid in. Beaufort Oyster Company, of Wit, Carteret county, to conduct the business of canning oysters, fish, etc., to operate steam and sailing vessels and to deal in merchandise, real estate, etc; au thorized capital SIOO,OOO, with $20,000 subscribed for. State W. C. T. U. Hold Convention. The meeting of the state conven tion of the W. C. T. U. was featured by the election of officers, all the old officers being re-elected. The rrogram of the day was carried out, with the addition of a greeting from Mrs. Branner of Waynesville. The ad dresses by the superintendents were r continued and there were several re- '*tjr ports, after which election of officers was held. No Bull Moose For Wilson County. The Bull Moosers met in the court house at Wilson for the purpose of nominating a county ticket and can didates for both branches of the leg islature. The court house bell rang and the sounds were doleful to the handful who responded—only nine all told. This is the second or third time this most extinct party in Wil son county have attempted to name a ticket, and each time have given up In disgust. They are fast learning that a Democratic nomination down this way is »quivalent to an election. Cavalry Troop B Mustered In. Cavalry Troop B, named the Gov ern's Horse Guards In honor of Locke Craig, was mustered in at Asheville by MaJ. Lawrence W. Young, assisted by Capts. C. I. Bard and J. H. Koor. The officers elected were: Captain, Robert B. Reynolds; first lieutenant;— V. Buren Bostic; second lieutenant* Rufo Fitzpatrick; first sergeant, E. J Burns; sergeants, Ed Stevens, Johif Ersklne, Harley Coffey and Grove* Glenn; corporals, B. C. Sorrells, J. L. Williamson. Burt Nichols and O. It. Rodders; trumpeter, A. HaU Weaver.
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