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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-13

Mrs. Mary E. Pruitt, widow of the
late W. G. Pruitt of Martin township,
Anderson county, had q reunion of her
descendants at her home last Satur-
day. She has ten children and 43
grandchildren, and there has never
been death in the family save that
OF her husband. All of her children
and grandchildren were with her Sat-
urday, and most pleasant day was
spent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-13

The people of the town of McCor-
mick have the new county fever.
They are going to try to form new
county out of portions of Abbeville,
Greenwood and Edgfeld counties, and
have the court house located at
| Mccormick.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-13

Henry L. Shattuck, of shellsburg, Iowa
was cured of stomach trouble with which
he had been afflicted for years, by four
boxes of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. He previously tried many other
remedies and number of physicians with,
out relief. For sale by DR.. A. j. China.
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Beaufort and Port Royal.

Beaufort, August Capt. j. P.
Allen, assistant engineer United States
engineers corps, is here, making pre-
liminary examination Of statistics and
conditions for the improvement of the
ingresses to the ports of Beaufort and
Port Royal, with veiw TO the remov-
al of bar obstructins from the mouth
of Beaufort River to the ports after
crossing the outer bars, that need on
improvement or deepening.
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CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
Senators Speak in Anderson
State Candidates in Ben-
nettsville.
No New Developments ts-Heyward Still
Leading.

Anderson, Aug 5.-The senatorial
meeting was held here today in the
presence of about 700 people. This is
Latimer's home county and his pleas
ure was marred by a tilt between
himself and Evans, which developed
nothing new but was enjoyed by the
audience which evidently expected
something to happen.
No one took any part in it except
these two and today perhaps ended
any further personal controversy be-
tween them. OFF the stand they have
not spoken to each other since the be-
ginning of the campaign. No refer
ence has since been made to the Incl
dent at the Georges meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-13

Chamberlaiu's Colo, Cholera and Diar-
rhea Remedy has world wide reputation
for its cures. It never fails and IS pleasant
and safe to take. For sale b. Or. A. j.
China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-13

Bennettsville, Aug. 5.-A thorough
ly representative and interested audi
ence, numbering about 800 voters,
greeted the speakers today. Among
gubernatorial candidates Heyward and
Talbert had the crowd, Hayward lead
ing and getting many cheers and a
large basket of flowers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-13

Chicago, Aug. e.-oficials of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
way say that only 81, 600 in silver was
secured. None of the crew was hurt
and none of the apssengers molested.
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London, Aug. 5.-All preparations
have been completed for the return Of
King Edward to London tomorrow.
The Victoria station has been bril-.
liantly decorated. It is expected that
his maiesty's return to the capitol
will be marked by great street dem
onstration en- route to Buckingham
palace. The trip to London will be
made on royal special train, but
there will be no invalid chair or other
special arrangement, as it is felt that
his majesty is fully equal to the IA
tigue of the journey.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 5.-As result
of collision on Lake Erie between
the steamer City of Venice, ore laden,
and the steamer Seguin, steel lum-
Der vessel, off Rondeau, Canada, last
midnight, the City of Venice was
sunk and three lives lost, while sew
eral other persons were more or less
seriously injured.
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to be a hard trip long ways from
anywhere You couldn't stand it."
I'm sure 1 could Try me"
NO replied Thorpe. Il know you
couldn't. Wen be sleeping on the
ground and going on foot through much
extremely difficult country"
i wish you'd take me somewhere, .
pursued Helen. u can't get away this
summer unless you do. Why don't you
camp somewhere nearer home, SO L can
go?''
Thorpe arose and kissed her tenderly.
I can't, little girl. that's all We've
got our way to make"
She understood that he considered
the trip too expensive for them both,
At this moment a paper fiuttered from
the excelsior. She picked it up A
glance showed her a total of figures
that made her gasp.
Here IS your BILL she said with a
strange choke in her voice, and left
the room.
He can spend $50 on his old guns:
but he can't afford to let me leave this
hateful house, she complained to the
apple trees. He can go way of
camping. somewhere to have a good
time, but he leaves me sweltering in
this miserable little town all summer
I don't care if he is supporting me-
He ought to- He's my brother Oh
I wish I were a man; I wish I Were
deadr'
Three days later Thorpe left for the
north.
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country along the section boundaries
These latter stated always the section
the township. and the range east or
west by number. All Thorpe had to
do was TO find the same. figures on his
map. He knew just where he was.
The map had been procured at the
United States land Office in Detroit.
He had set out for the purpose of COX
ing" q suitable bunch of pine in the
northern peninsula, which, at the time.
was practically untouched. Access 10
the interior could only be obtained on
road had as yet penetrated only as far
as Seney. Marquette, Menominee. and
a few smaller places along the coast
were numbering near at home; but they
shipped entirely by wafer
Thorpe, with the sightedness of
the pioneer, had perceived that the ex-
ploitation of the upper country was an
affair of a few years only. The north
would not prove as inaccessible as it
now seemed for the carrying trade
would some day realize that the entire
waterway of the great lakes offered
an unrivaled outlet With that discov-
cry would begin rush 10 the new
country. He resolved to anticipate at,
and by acquiring his holdings before
general attention should be turned that
way, to obtain the best
He was without money and practic-
ally without friends; while government
and state lands cost respectively $3.50
and SIPS an acre, cash down., But he
relied on the good seEse of capitalists
to perceive. from the statistics which
his explorations would furnish, the
wonderful advantage of logging a new
country with the chain of great lakes
as shipping outlet at its very door. In
return for his information he would
expect a half interest IN the enterprise
Thorpe was by no means the first TO
see the money in northern pine Out
side the big mill districts already
named, cuttings of considerable size
were already under way, the logs from
which were usually sold to the mills
of Marquette or Menominee.
But work was on small scale and
with an eye to the immediate present
only. It was Accomplishment by purchas-
ing one forty and. cutting a dozen.
Thorpe'S map showed often near the
forks of an important stream section
whose coloring indicated private pos
session. Legally the owners had the
right only TO the pine included IN the
marked sections: but If any one had
taken the trouble to visit the district
he would have found operations going
on for miles up and down stream The
colored squares would prove to be
nothing but so many excuses for being
on the ground. The bulk of the pine
was stolen from unbought state or
government lard.
This in the old days was a common
enough trick
Thorpe was perfectly conversant with
this state OF affairs He knew, also.
that in all probability many of the col
ored districts on his map represented
firms engaged in steals of greater or
less magnitude. He was further aware
that most of the concerns stole the
timber because it was cheaper to steal
than to buy; but that they would buy
readily enough if forced to do so in
order to prevent its acquisition by an
other In his exploration, therefore, he
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decided 10 employ the utmost circum-
spection- He would pose as hunter
and fisherman
For a week he Journeyed through
magnificent timber working always
more and more to the north until final
" he stood on the shores Of Superior.
He resolved to follow the shore west to
the mouth of fairly large river called
the OssaWinmakee- It showed, in COM
mon with most streams of its size, land
already taken, but Thorpe hoped TO
find good timber near the mouth After
several days hard walking with this
object in view, he found himself direct
~ north of a bend in the river; so he
turned through the woods due south,
with the intention OF striking in on the
stream This he succeeded in accom-
plishing some twenty miles inland
where also he discovered q. well-dehned
and recently used trail leading up the
river. Thorpe camped one night at the
bend, and then set out to follow the
trail
It led him for upward of ten miles
nearly due south, sometimes approach
/ ing, sometimes leaving the river, but
keeping always in its direction The
country in general was rolling. Low
parallel ridges of gentle declivity glided
constantly across his way, their valleys
sloping to the river. Thorpe had never
seen a grander forest of pine than that
which clothed them
At the ten-nile point he came upon
a dam 1t was a crude dam-buiIt of
logS-WhoSe face consisted of strong
buttresseS slanted upstream, and whose
sheer was made of Embarked timberS
laid smoothly side by side at the re-
CURED angle At present its gate was
open.
The purpose of the dam in this new
country did not puzzle him in the least,
-
constructions are often thrown across
logging streams at proper intervals in
order that the operator may be indie
pendent Of the spring freshets. The
device is common enough; but it is ex-
pensive. People do not build dams eX-
cept in the certainty OF some years of
| logging. and quite extensive logging at
that If the stream happens to be nav
igable, the promoter must first get an
Improvement charter from d board of
control appointed by the state. So
Thorpe knew that he had to deal not
with a hand-tO- outIl-lum ber-thief
but with great company preparing
to log the country on a big scale.
he continued mis- journey. At noon
he came TO another and similar struc-
ture- Here he left his pack and pushed
ahead in light marching order. About
eight miles above the first dam. and
eighteen from the bend of the river. he
ran into a ''slaShing' of the year be-
fore. The decapitated Stumps were al
ready beginning to turn brown with
weather, the tangle of tops and limbs
was partially concealed by poplar
groWths and wild raspberry vines.
] To Thorpe this particular clearing be-
came at once of the greatest interest.
/ He scrambled over and through the
ugly debris which for a year or two
after logging operations cumbers the
ground. BY rather prolonged search
I he found what he sought-the section
corners" of the tract, on which the
! government surveyor had long ago
marked the descriptions" A glance
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I bility Of passion and emotion, and a
viii TO back them.
''Oh, but you're tanned and-and
big" she cried, kissing her brother
We had such strange winter,
haven't your"
Yes he replied, absently.
Things came a little better than
thought they were going to- toward the
last, and / made d little money"
Oh, I'm so giad." she cried. Was
mo. not much" he answered. The
actual figures would have been so
much beJterl I've made arrange
nients with Mrs. Renwiek to hire
servant girl, so you Will have all your
time iree; and have paid a years tut
ton for you in the seminary"
'Oh!" said the girl, and fell silent.
After time, Thank you very much,
Harry DEAR then after another inter-
val, 1 think I'll get ready for sup
per-"
Instead of getting ready for supper.
she paced excitedly up and down her
room.
"oh, why didn't he say what he was
about?' she cried to herself. why
didn't hei Why didn't he!"
The days, however, passed in the
main pleasurably for them both. They
were fond of one another. The barrier
slowly rising between them was not
yet cemented by lack of affection on
either side, but rather by lack of belief
In the others affection. Helen i'm
agined Thorpe's interest in becoming
daily more perfunctOry. Thorpe fam
cied his sister cold. unreasoning and
ungTateful. And yet this was but the
vague dust of a cloud. They could not
forget that. but for each other. they
were alone in the world. Thorpe de-
layed his departure from day to day.
making all the preparations he posi-
bly, could at home
Finally Helen came on him busiIy un-
packing a box which a dray had left
at the door. He unwound and laid one
side a Winchester rifle, a variety of
fishing tackle and some other miscel-
lanies of the woodsman. Helen was
struck by the beauty of the sporting
implements.
"Oh, Harryl" she cried. Aren't they
fine. What are you going to do with
them?"
Going camping" replied Thorpe,
with his head in excelsior.
I "When?"
This summer
Helen's eyes lit up with a fire of de-
light. How NIGEL May go with you?"
she cried.
Thorpe shook his head.
I'm afraid not. little girl. It's going
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CHAPTER K.

For more than a week Thorpe had
journeyed through the forest. His
equipment was simple in the extreme.
Attached to a heavy leather belt of
cartridges hung a two-pound ak and a
sheath knife. In his pocket reposed a
compass, an air-tight tin of matches.
and map drawn on oiled paper of a
district divided into sections. Some
few of the sections were colored, which
indicated that they belonged to private
parties. All the rest was state or gov
eminent land. He carried in his hand a
repeating rife. The pack, If opened,
would have been found to contain a
wooden and rubber blanket, fishing
tackle, twenty pounds or so Of -four, a
package of tea, sugar, a slab of bacon
carefully wrapped in oiled cloth, salt.
a suit of underwear. and several extra
pairs of thin stockings. To the outside
of the pack had been strapped frying
pan, a tin pail, and a cup.
He had not met a human being, or
seen any indications of man, except
ing always the old blaze of the govern
ment survey. Many years before Off
Gals had run careless lines through the
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at the map confirmed his suspicious
The slashing lay some two miles north
of the sections designated as belonging
70 private parties II was government
land
Thorpe sat down, lit a pipe and did a.
little thinking.
He had that very morning passed
through beautiful timber lying much
nearer the mouth CT the river than
either this or the sections further south
Why had these men deliberately as
cended the stream2 Why had they
! stolen timber eighteen miles from the
bend, when they could equally we'll
have stolen just as good fourteen miles
nearer the terminus OF their drive?
Thorpe suddenly remembered the two
dams, and his idea that the men in
charge of the river must be wealthy
and must intend operating on a large
scale He thought he glimpsed 1t. After
another pipe he felt sure.
The unknOWns were indeed going in on
large scale They intended event
ually to log the whole of the Ossawi-
nanakee basin. For this reason they
had made their first purchase. planted
their first f0othold. near the head
waters Some day they would buy all
the standing government pine in. the
basin; but in the meantime they would
steal all they could at a sufficient dis
N~---~C AAOAA NAtC 4ct>C ~ 4l1nllllLe the
| danger of discovery. Every stick cut
meant SO much less to purchase later
on.
Thorpe knew that men occupied in
/ so precarious a business would be keen
" on the watch. At the first hint OF
rivalry they would buy in the timber
, they had selected. But the situation
had set his fighting blood to racing.
They undoubtedly wanted the tract
/ down river Well, so did he.
he purposed to look 1t over carefully
/ TO ascertain its exact boundpries and
/ what sections il would be necessary to
buy in order to include it, and perhaps
| even to estimate it in a rough way. In
/ the accomplishment of this he would
have to spend the summer. and perhaps
part of the fall in that district He
| hardly expected to escape notice. BY the
/ indications on the river, he Judged that
| a crew of men had shortly before taken
out a drive of logs. After the timber
had been RATED and towed TO Mar
quette, they would return. He might
be able to hide in the forest. but
sooner or later, he was sure, one of the
company's landlookers or hunters
| would stumble on his camp. Then his
concealment would tell them what he
was after The risk was too great
For above all things Thorpe peeded
1 time. He had. as has been said, to as
certain what ne could offer Then he
had to offer it. He would be forced to
, interest capital. and that is a matter
/ of persuasion and leisure.
| Finally his shrewd, intuitive good
sense flashed the solution on him. Re
returned rapidly to his pack, assumed
/ the straps, and arrived a the first dam
/ about dark Of the long summer day.
There he looked carefully about him.
! Some fifty feet from the waters edge
a birch knoll supported, besides the
| birches, a single big hemIock. With his
: belt ak, Thorpe cleared away the little
white trees He stuck the sharDened
end of one of them in the bark of the
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DAILY was cogitating many things. He
knew that publicity was the last thing
10 be desired. Thorpe's statement had
been made in view Of the fact that
much of the business of a lumber firm
Is done on credit. He thought that per-
haps rumor of a big suit going
against the firm might weaken conf
dence- As matter of fact, this con-
sideration had no weight whatever
with the older man, although the threat
of publicity actually gained for Thorpe
what he demanded. The lumberman
feared the noise of an investigation
solely and simply because his firm, like
so many others, was engaged at the
time in stealing government timber in
the upper peninsula. He did not call it
stealing; but that was what it amount
ed to. Thorpes shot in the air hit full.
think we can arrange a basis of
settlement" he said, finally. BE here
tomorrow morning at 10 with Railway"
Very WELL" said Thorpe.
"By the way" remarked Daily, II
don't believe / know your name?'
Thorpe" was the reply.
well, Mr.. Thorpe" said the lumber
man with cold anger. "if at any time
there is anything within my power or
influence that you want-IlI see that
you don't get it,.
The whole affair was finally compro-
missed for $4,000. Railway, grateful be-
yond expression, insisted on Thorpe's
acceptance Of an even thousand, and
with this money in hand, the latter felt
justified in taking vacation for the
purpose Of visiting his sister
For the purpose he had in view $500
would be none too much The remain
ing $500 he had resolved to invest in
his sisters comfort and happiness. He
had thought the matter over and had
gradually evolved what seemed to him
an excellent plan. He had already per-
1ected 1t by correspondence with Mrs.
Renwick- It was. briefly. this. He.
thorpe. would at once hire a servant
girl, who would make anything but
supervision unnecessary in so small a
household. The remainder of the money
ne mad already paid for a years tut
ton in the seminary of the town. Thus
Helen gained her leisure and an oppor-
tu1lty for study; and still retained her
nome in case of reverse.
Thorpe found his sister already a
young lady. After the first delight of
meeting had passed. they sat side by
side on the haircloth sofa and took
stock of each other
Helen had developed from the school
enid TO the woman. She was a hand
some girl, possessed of a slender, well
rounded form, and deep hazen ewes
with the level gaze of her brother. AL
though figure rather aloof. a face
rather impassive: but with the posi-
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shaggy hemlock, fastened the other end
in a crotch eight or ten feet distant
slaated the rest of the S2plings along
one side Of this ridge pole. and turned
in. after a hasty supper. leaving the
completion Of his permanent camp to
the morrow.
In the morning he thatched smooth
the roof of the shelter. using for the
purpose the thick branches of hem
locks; placing two green spruce logs
side by side as cooking range; sIung
MS pot on a rod across two forked
sticks; cut and split a quantity OF
wood spread his blankets and called
himself established.
For some days he made no effort to
look over the pine, Tor did he intend
to begin until he could be sure Of do
ing 50 in safety. His Objeg& now was
70 give his knoll the appearance of q
trapper's camp.
Towars the end OF the week he re-
ceived his first visit. Evening was
drawing on, Thorpe was busily engaged
in cooking a painful of trout. Suddenly
he became aware of a presence at his
side.
How CO." greeted the newcomer
gravely.
The man was an Indian. silent. sol
eInn. with the straight. unwinking gaze
OF his race.
How do replied Thorpe
The Indian without further ceremony
threw his pack to the ground. and,
Squatting on his heels, watched the
white mans preparations. When the
meal was. cooked, he coOlly- produced a
knife. selected a clean bit OF heniock
bark. and helped himself Then he liz
pipe and gazed keenly about him
| What you do2'' he inquired after a
long silence, punctuated by the pufTs
of tobacco.
Hunt; trap; fish," replied Thorpe
I with pUl1l1 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Good concluded the Indian, after
a ruminative pause
That night he slept on the ground.
Next day he made a better shelter than
Thorpe'S in less than half the time:
and was Off hunting before the sun was
an hour high. He was armed with an
Old-fashiOned smoOth-bore muzzIe-
loader; and Thorpe was astOniShed, aft
or he had become better acquainted
with his new companions methods. to
/ find that he hunted deer with fine bird
shot The Indian never expected to XIII
Tor even mortally wound his game: but
he would follow for miles the blood
drops caused by his little wounds. until
] the animal in sheer exhaustion allowed
| him 10 approach close enough for Il
dispatching blow. At = O'Clock he re-.
! turned with a small buck, tied scien-
! tifically together for tOting with the
waste parts cut away. but every ounce
! of utility retained
Z show, said the Indian-and he
did. Thorpe learned the Indian tan.
The Indian appeared to Intend max
ing the birch-knOu his permanent head
quarters Thorpe was at first a little
suspicious of his new companion, but
the man appeared scrupulcusly honest
was never intrusive, and even seemed
genuinely DESTROYS OF teaching the
white little tricks of the woods brought
TO their perfection by the Indian alone
He ended by liking him The two rare
| ~ spoke They merely sat near each
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