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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-10-13

cat Denver?"
How do you know I got on at Dem
ver?"
why, you passed me in the aisle with
your luggage. Don't you remember"
Did he remember! His heart almost
turned over with the joy of knowing that
she had really noticed and remembered
down upon the gloved hand that lay be-
meath them.
II believe I do remember, now that you
speak of it," he said in stified voice.
You were standing at a Window"
Yes; and 1 saw you kissing those ladies'
goodby, too. Was one of them your wife,
or were they all your sisters? 1 have
wondered.
"They-they were-cousins, he in
formed her, confusedly, recalling an in
cident that had been forgotten. He had
kissed Mary Lyons and Edna Burrage-
but their brothers were present "a fool
ish habit, isn't it?"
81 do not know. have no grown cous-
ms she replied demurely. you Ameri-
cans have such funny customs, though.
Where 1 live no gentleman would think
of pressing a lady's hand until it panied
her. Is it necessary" In the question
there was quiet dignity. half submerged
in scorn, so pointed, SO unmistakable that
he flushed, turned cold with modification,
and hastily removed the amorous fingers.
'I crave your pardon. 1t is such a
strain to hold myself and you against the
rolling of this wagon that I unconscious
ly gripped your hand harder than knew
You-you will not misunderstood my mo-
tive?" he begged, fearful lest he had Of
Tended her by his ruthlessness
II could not misunderstood something
that does not exist" she said, simply,
proudly,
thought.
''You have explained and am sorry I
spoke as I did. 1 shall not again forget
how much 1 owe YOU
Your indebtedness. If there be one.
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and they might go rolling to the bottom
of the ravine, hundreds Of feet below.
Still, he must not let her see his appre-
hension. This fellow is considered the
best driver in the mountains" he pre-
varicated. Just then he remembered hav-
ing detected liquor on the mans breath
as he closed the door behind him. Per
haps he was intoxicated!
do you know him?' questioned the
clear voice, her lips close to his ear, her
warm body pressing against his.
Perfectly. He is no other than Light
horse Jerry, the king of stage drivers"
In the darkness he smiled to himself ma
liciously.
"Oh, then we need feel no alarm" she
said, treasured, not knowing that Jerry
existed only in the yellow backed novel
her informant had read when a boy
There was such a roaring and Gathering
that conversation became sAnost impos-
sible When either spoke it was with
the mouth close to the ear of the other
At such times Grenfall could feel her
breath his cheek. Her sweet voice
went tingling to his toes with every word
she uttered. He was in a daze, out of
which sung the mad wish that he might
clasp her in his arms, kiss her, and then
go tumbling down the mountain. She
trembled in the next fierce lurches, but
gave forth no complaint. He knew that
she was in terror but too brave to muir
muir.
Unable to resist, he released the strap
to which he had chung grimly, and
placed his strong, firm hand encourag-
ingly over the little one that gripped his
arm with the clutch of death. 1t was
very dark and very lonely, too!
oh she cried, as his hand clasped
hers. You must hold to the strap"
"It is brokent he lied, gladly. There
is no danger. Seei My hand does not
tremble, does it? Be calm! 1t cannot
be much farther
"Will it not be dreadful if the con-
ductor refuses to stop?" she cried. her
hand resting calmly beneath its protector.
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to go to Europe in order to follow the
injunction of the donor AS I am more
likely to go to Europe than he I relieved
him of the necessity and bought his right
to high time
There was a long pause, during which
she attempted to withdraw herself from
his side, her little fingers struggling tim
idly beneath the big ones
Are you collector of coins?" she
asked at length, perceptibe coldness in
her voice.
mo. 1 am considered a dispenser of
coins. Still, 1 rather like the idea of pos
sessing this queer bit Of money as pock-
et-piece. I intend to. keep it forever and
let it descend as an heirloom to the gen
erations that follow me-, he said laugh
ingly. why are you so curious about
it?"
Because it comes from the CITY and
country in which 1 live" she responded.
IF you were in a land far away from
your own would you not be interested in
anything-even a coin-that reminded you
of homer?
Especially if I had not seen one of its
kind since leaving home" he replied, in
sinuatingly.
"Oh, but I have seen many like it. In
my purse there are several at this min
ute
isn't it strange that this particular
coin should have reminded you Of home p
"You have no right to question me- SIR
she said coldly, drawing away, only to be
lurched back again. In spite of herself
she laughed audibly.
II beg your pardon" he said, tantaliz-
ingly.
when did he give it your
"Who?"
1.-THE porter, sir"
"You have no right to question me-" he
said.
"Ohw she gasped. II did not mean to
be inquisitive."
But l grant the right. He gave it me
inside of two hours after l first entered
the car
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He detected tone of security in her
voice.
But he will stop! Your uncle will see
to that, even If the operator fails"
my uncle will kill him If he does not
stop or come back for me-" she said,
complacently.
II was not wrong" thought Grenfall ;
'he looks like a duelist. Who the devil
are they, anyhow" Then aloud: AT
this rate we'd be able to beat the train
to Washington in a straight-away race
Isn't it a delightfully."- wild ride?"
II have acquired a great deal of knowl-
edge in America but this is the first
time L have heard your definition of de-
light. 1 agree that it is wild"
For some moments there was silence in
the noisy conveyance. Outside, the crack
of the drivers whip, his hoarse cries, and
the Notwithstanding crash of the wheels
produced Impressions of a mighty storm
rather than of peace and pleasure
Il am curious to know where you OBJ
tanned the coin you lost In the car yes
terday," she said at last, as if relieving
hec mind of a question that had been
long subdued.
1.-The one you so kindly found for me?"
he asked procrastinatingly
Eyes. They are certainly rare in this
country"
Il never saw a coin like it until after
1 had seen you,'' he confessed He felt
her arm press his a little tighter and
there was quick movement Of her head
which told him, dark as 1T was, that she
was trying to see his face and that her
blue eyes were wide with something
more than terror
II do not understand" she exclaimed
81 obtained the coin from a sleeping car
porter, who said some one gave it to him
and told him to have high time with
it, he explained in her ear.
He evidently did not care for the high
time" she said after a moment. He
would have given a fortune for one
glimpse at her face at that instant
Il think he said it would be necessary
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the debt, and allow it to draw interest
forever"
What a hnancier!' she cried. THAT
jest was worthy of a courtier's deepest
fiattery. Let me say that I am proud to
owe my gratitude to you. You will not
permit 1t to grow less.
THAT was either irony or the prettiest
speech a woman every uttered" he said,
warmly. II am also curious about some
thing. You were reading over my should
er In the observation car
81 was mott" she exclaimed. Indignantly.
How did you know that?" she inconsist-
emily went on.
you forget the mirror in the opposite
side Of the car"
Zach! now L am offended"
with a poor old mirror? For shame!
Yet, in the name of our American glass
industry, l ask your forgiveness. II shall
not happen again. You will a9mit that
you were trying to read over my shoulder
Thanks for that immutable nod. Well, L
am curious to know what you were so
eager to read.
'Since you presume to believe the mir
ror instead of me, l will tell you. There
was a dispatch on the first page that in
terested me deeply"
81 believe l thought as much at the
time. Oh, confound this road!' For a
half-niIe or more the road had been fair
ly level, but as the ejaculation indicates
a rough place had been reached. He was
flung back in the corner violently, his
head coming in contact with a sharp pro-
lection of some kind. The pain was all
most unbearable, but it was eased by the
fact that she had involuntarily thrown
her arm across his chest, her hand
grasping his shoulder spasmodically
ooh, we shall be killed." she half
shrieked. Can you not stop him? This
is madness-madness!"
Pray be calm L was to blame, for 1
had become careless. He is earning his
money, that's all. 1t was not stipulated
in the contract that he was to consider
the comfort of his passengers" Grenfau
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does not deprive you OF the liberty to
speak to me as you will. You could not
say anything unjust without asking my
forgiveness, and when you do that You
more than pay the debt. 1t is WORTH
great deal to me to hear you say that you
owe something to me, for l am only too
glad to be your creditor. If there is
debt you shall never pay it; it is too
pleasant an account to be settled with
you're welcome If you insist that you
owe much to me l shall refuse to cancel
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breath knocked out of his body. Just the
same he was very much alarmed. 1t was
as dark as pitch outside and in and he
could not help wondering how near the
edge of the mountain side they We're run
ming. false move of the flying horses
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III-MIss GUGGENsLoCKER

GOd(TENSlIC(IkER
He laughed, looking down into her seri-
Gus upturned face. brief smile of IN
Outstanding fitted across her lips as she
broke away from him and threw herss1s
into the arms of TALL excited Uncle Cas-
par. The conductor, several trainmen
and few eager passengers came up. tha
former crusty and snappish
We'll. get aboardr he growled. srys
can't wait all night
The young lady looked UP quickly. her
sensitive face cringing beneath the rough
command. Lorry stepped instantly To the
conductors side, shook his finger vigor-
ously under his nose and exclaimed in
no uncertain tones:
Now, that's enough from you. If
hear another word out of you I'll make
you sweat blood before tomorrow morn
ing. Understand, my friend"
law, who are you?" demanded the con-
ductor, belligerently.
You'll learn that soon enough. After
this you'll have sense enough to find out
whom you are talking to before you open
that mouth of yours. Not another wordr'
Mr.. Grenfall Lorry was not president Of
the road, nor was he in any way con-
nected with it, but his we'll assumed air
of authority caused the tTainman's ire
to dissolve at once.
Excuse me, sir. I've been worried to
death on this run L meant no offense
That old gentleman has threatened to
kill me- Just now he took out his watch
and said if 1 did not run back for his
niece in two minutes he'd call me out
and run me through. I've been nearly
crazy here. For the life Of me, don't
see how you happened to be-
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Continued next week.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
.A.BipS:F :F'a,,nailv,;,S

The will ssofsthe late Gao q Cannon III Il 3
OF Salt Lake., Utah, was fled for pro &
bate Friday. the will disposes &c 4 I, !
estate roximating 81, 900, 900. Tho
yeI estate is divided Into two parts, the firsts
part, combating of gill edged aecuritieas9
worth $500, 600. ~ q his is to romai, gin$
trust until George Q 4 Cannon'B young.
est child nov. nine years Of ago attainaS
majority. All Of the thirty Sthfeo ohills
.dron Of hPreBident Cannon are Qiyen "a
acre Of land from the Cannon farm and a /
%, 600 In cash on attaining mai jority 81
.atl marriage ~ the balanoo of the 5000. .OO0s
TO be divided among he chil ldren nj enllssi
the .you ungestS child Il becomes 81 ge.S;;
" bile pol olygany wal Fec ogni sed byI tlia585
blormpfl 0husc ii GAM on "A as four
wives. * these are illed thoir Toma u
provision also being b mad 8 for tboirss.
maintenance during lie. The fon1ai Il 81
der Of President Oanpon's q estste q valued &
at $500, 600 and consisting Of 33, 900
aorea Of farm land, interest III flo,iniir,s fhi,iii,s
mills, irrigation comp aud atoc Il ia irllst J
banks, etc. passes into possession ofS
the George % n. Cannon association offs
which President Cannon,s children and
his nephew John M ! Cannon are stock.
holders to bo$ held Id trust until the,
yougest child 10 fcrtySYsesrs old: ;II3 37SSt
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
An Alligator Story.

A most remarkable onoou nter with
an alligator occurred in the Salkehatohie
river near Yomassoe. According to
your correspondence informsnt, him.
self an eye witnoss to tho incident, MIR,
Gugene Walker, of Ycmassoe, who is q
man weighing ovor 100 pounds, woot
in tho river for q swim, leaving his
companions, four in number, on tho
shore, from which point thoy watched
tho antics OF tho expert swimmer for q
considerable length OF time. Suddenly
Mr.. Walkor raiaed his left hand high in
tho air and his friends Oh shore were
Mortified to SOC hugo alligator fastened
thereto. The swimmer, who is do
oended from long limo of fighting az
oeslry,. mono Of whom over lost fight
or laid aforleit, was nothing dauntod
by tho fact that tho Saurinn had him
somewhat at a dissdvantala {, and he
soon succeeded in landing the latter
1t was found necessary to oomploto.
~ sever tho reptiles head from its body
before Mr.. Walkers hand could bo ro
leased from its oavornous Jaws by
means Of prying them apart with q
stout stick The 'gater' vas sscor-
tanned, upon actual moasurment, to bo
8 feet and s inoheY'in longth. Mr..
Walkers hand, whilc considerably la.
cerated by the roptilos hugo toeth, ie
not nearly as badly injured as it would
very naturally be supposed would hayo
been tho case.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
CAN'T BE ENFORCED
The Anderson. Labor Contracts are
Null and Void,

Magistrate Wilson at Anderson had
caso before him last week involving
one OF thoso slavery contracts about
which wc have hoard 90 maoh. 4. was
the oaso Of tho State vs. Alex Williams.
Mr.. u Il. Watson had paid $IbO to get
Williams out Of j ,il and Williams sipnt d
Q slavery contract to mako crop with
Watson. He hrekn tho contract and
Watson indicted him. Mesers. Bonbam
q Watkins represented tho State and
Qaattlebaum q Cochran tho defendant,
After hearing the case Magistrate Viii.
son rendered the following decision, up.
on tho rendering of which notloo OF ap
peal was served
On tho third fa7 Of January, 1901,
Alex Williams, bulng inde bred to j. 8.
Fowler for $3.50 bound and hired him
self to Il. II. W.tson to work for him
for tho year 1901 to secure tho payment
Of tho said $3.50. Fsom tho cvidonoo
before mo Alex Williams has neglected
and refused 10 perform tho work ro
quired Of him in sid contract and now
l.. T. Watson has prosecuted him for
violation OF cotract. This is orim-
inal action to onforca or punish lab
or9r .or violating a oivil contract In
Eauvt ;aouI 60 e. Rendoi s: la9orer ilablo orlm.
.ha ha1Y aol s.oia.loh @ oI oivil contract
- ono = 'on.iao. ~. musI pe suoh contract
900 ae 70 soe 9us IN inc statutes. Section
zoe noo ~ yolumo revised statutes, pro-,
v.ues ,rss "nat Maat Do SET out IN con-
.ao; ~ tonuof Sno ilaple orlminaiiy Tor
o ioa.s,, ,."on ~, rifsI' suc l oon!raot must
u,paay wb;ahy .t So' ,Da.n slo conoitlons upon
onnJ "n.Jn Ltt Ino ,aoVtei eneagos 70 nv wore. 80
oonu, the iength OF timo Third, tho
anoahe UNI OF money On 70 90 paid. Bonrth,
.L az! ,! Wnon. lnls contract docs contain
Su Ine ;engt! OF tlme the laborer IS to work
~. ~ ~ lnpossAplo ior mo to under.
s,aIo s,a.,. upon Waat oon9ltsons hezla 70
motA tout,s nor y - posslDl Tor me TO de-
oua ool i1.uS iiom tnS con,raGs what wages
ale g oe paia Alex WilliaYa and no
to ho y Maid oI h;m maon q any y, wages are
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
The School Book Question.

Ihe Uommittoo appointed by the CON
tederate Veterans in Columbia in tho
matter of tho school book queetion ra-
ported as following:
Inc committee to whom was reforrod
tho memorial of the University Publi 81.
ing company respectfully submits the
following report:
This committee finds, upon careful
investigation, that an injury has boen
dono both to. the University Publish-
Ing company and Co its books and busi.
noss. AT tho last annual reunion Of
inc South Carolina division, held at
greenwood, IN this state, certain pro,
amblos and resolutions woro adopted in
reference to tho proper books to be
used IN our public schools. No attack
whatever was made bysaid prom es
and resolution upon tho Uniyorsity
fuplishing company, or upon it's school
books.
All statements, therefore, which tend
TO SHOW thai the United Uonfodorato
Veterans Of South Carolina had in anv
way assalled Holmes roaders or Han.
heil 9 histories, or any other of the
oomlpanY's publications arc entirely uu.
authorized.
Your committee therefore recon
mends tho reaffirmation by this con.
vention of tho samo proamblos and ro.
solutions which were adopted by the
last annual reunion, held at Green
wood. ', IA
Q. 1. sobumpert,
w. u. James,
Wade II. Manning,
OOmmitCco.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
Waiting For Jim johnson.

A foud leader, who had about oxter.
minated tho opposing faction and had
mado o good fortune for mountainoer
while doing it, for he kept his mon busy
gotting out timber whom thoy wern't
fighting, said to mo, in all seriousness:
II have triumphod agin my ono,nioa
time and time again. Tho Lords on
my side and ! gifts better and better
Christian over' year.
a preacher, riding down a ravino,
cam, upon an old mountaineor hiding
in:the bushes with his rifle. =
: .What b, are you doing there, my
''Kido on, stranger" was the easy
atiswor., m q gaitin' for Jim John.
son, and With tho help Of tho Lawd Tn
9oiD' to blow his dam head OF. !, 4 4
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or's heel, q oity that has been robbed
and plundered by vandal hands, CITY
that was ID BY tho victor's torch.
Those things Columbia suffered in tho
Same ceuso for which you offered your
lives 40 years ago. But today this, vel.
como comes to you, not from oity Of
devastation and desolation, but from
ono that 10 alive and growing; city
that ID full Of energy, ambition and on.
thusiasm. Its lovely residence stroots
are linod with tho houses Of enterpris
ing citizons; its business stroots arc
scenes OF activity and movomont; it's
dopota arc crowded with passengers aud
ffeight;. it's stores and its warehouses
arc packed with goods, and it's cotton
factories arc modols for the world to
oppy,
This is tho Now Columbia. Built
upon the ruins left by Sherman, it is
going to be tho metropolis of tho State
worry soon, and somo day, perhaps, tho
metropolis of this section. It's q town
worth visiting and town that is al.
ways glad to havo visitors, yot mover
wero visitors moro welcome than those
who will tramp it's streets today-tho
mon who followed Leo and Jackson and
Hampton!
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
2Kll,I]LL i <, I B D IAN I) D 0 B BED
.sys 9 Young Man ~ lnoss ( Oyoiifes has,
the Crime 10
HIS owe 6 AR B
TWO Fellow "! g!o,r J, KIN on M M er0 the 10.
v vlct'rns. M . They I y ], Y q ore & 'l q
~ laid and Shot 70 Death
bv tila ri III i fi ! 4,
4 #bIY3 the. Murd,afteI,lr..i ilIl..L j ,,jt 81.

fA dianntah a 4nn,s a Is !, Z
Atlanta Ionpral - q M ~ sass, s
gard to !, S, 81 81 W.
m,,rd ar sysr , coS SS s; plyoanI sns ieas
olina have nal cnn, I'm ri ssss
kee oo,,nty ! w bayond I ~ ~ .sR Ill., HageIo7
noar tho Tonnot1aoa i;na @ W assass.S
months ago Oharlea @ Mnaon 5ang isyeatySn 3 ~ y
oanp in whioh thny Ma M X ~ u u q
in Cherokee and wara = u IS ~ + q p.yxes3
until their skalotoha 5 ~ ~ .tsa, = ss,n
weeks 400 ~ 1ogna s5les' &
Workinp 81 Az n i, : 3 !. K, +.
camp With Maaoo ~ onJ & SAo s talnpes !. ,
vonno man In ~ sn J. 2 aeltsan IN, Was s e
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
+ AN EXPERT 3PENmAN.
Fl'orty-six Thousand Words Written. l.
{, on a Postal Gard. 81 Isl

itr.
Ria Kittrodgo. Of Belfast, No, cham,
pion small writors Of the world, has re- 8
tired from the field, leaving hisrecord of
81, OOO words writton with a common
steel steel pom upon an ordinary po stal card
for ambitious microscopic pennnan to
equal or beat. Up to two years ago he
wrote o great deal, bus now being within
few month Of 80, ho has giyeY, I, 5 the
laborious practice Of writing Volumes
upon small cards, his hand being loss
steady and his eye less bright than in his
best days. N IN * E: u, 4 N 711'.
Mr.. Kittrodge has lorg been famous
for his ponmanship. He IS a v ormonter
by birth. His practice Of miniature
ohirogrsphy begin early IN life and many
o time he has gone without his dinner
rather than loavo unfinished pieco Of
work. 35 50 Rs y Z !.
His first serious competitive effort was
made in 1887, when some one sent to tho
Belfast Journal a postal card upon
which 500 words had been crowded. and
dehed any one to beat it. A few days,
afterward Kittredge banded in postal
card upon which he had written 1000,
words and this being beaten he pro.
duced one with 8, 900 words.
The !, 900 word postal card ended the
competition, but Mr.. Kittredge kept on
providing his letters and words into
smaller space, turning out in succession
cards bearing 5000, $1,000 and 20, 600
words His fnost work was done 1889.
when he wrote 46. 900 words upon an or
dinary postal card, and the entire text
of tho New Testament, about s181 900
words upon four postal cards. .5 #
Ho has written several sssidential
inaugural addreaAes upon postal cards
and has always considered ii easy to
wrlto the Lords prayer eight times with
in the space covered by q five cent nick.
el. lilo wrote ono Of Gladatone's
speeches upon q postal card and sent it
to the statesman, who wrote letter in
reply, thanking Mr., Kittrodge aud praisr
ing his skill. x. G33,5
Mr.. Kittredge novor used any rnagni.
tying glasses or other aids. He has
always worn psir Of ordinary speota.
oles such as most elderly mon use I, and
all his writing has been done with IAN
ordinary steel pen aud common black
INK. !. Ito Las competed with many
would: :bo champions who have used
magnifying glassoa and sharp, pointed
hard load penoils,, and yho has easily
beaten them all in spite Of their adyarrir-..
tage in the matter Of equipment.
Ills writing Is distinguished BY its
beauty and tho artistic arrangement aud
uniformity Of the letters. Eaoh lattor
y y separate and distinct, and ao1ao
n pnI Il f0.v
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-17
Hanna AS q Humorist.

Senator Hanna is q great humorist
whom no ls apparently mo- serious
10 declereB with hands raised to
Hoayon that "tho Dingloy tariff is "a
most perfeot work Of the human in.
genuity," !" and that I'VE arc not going 60
take off tho notal schedule and al.
low tho Nova Scotia Steel Company,
for ingtanoo, to dump, Its products into
New ESgland. I. This ID surely mono.
poly pfoteotion'a last ditch, We 10
longer need q tariff to guard our market
against Naropoan competition-7i fact,
we are undoraelliDg in Its own market
and in tho markets Of The world.