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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03
Christmas and Holiday Goods.

Christmas and Holiday goods are
arrivin at The Bazaar. The STOCK
this year will be more complete than
ever before, embracing everything
suitable for Christmas and wedding
presents. When you think Of buying
presents always come To The Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03

Many school children suffer from
constipation, which is often the cause
of seeming stupidity at lessons. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine to give a child.
for they are mild and gentle i'll their
effect, and will cure even chronic con-
stipation. Sold by all Druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03
Mavcr Sam P. Roof.

In the town election held yesterday,
Mr.. Sam p. Roof was unanimously
elected mayor, there being no oppo-
sition to the ticket. The following
gentlemen were chosen for aldermen:
DR.. f. p. Derrick, G. +. Leaphart, j.
J. Buckley, B H. Barre, II. n. Kan =
nor and & 4 Gpipar
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03
Dedication Services.

St. Stephens Lutheran church will
be dedicated on next Sunday morning
at II o'clock. The sermon will be
preached by the Rev. G. A. Freed, ID.
D., of Columbia. president of the
Soulh Carolina Synod.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03
salesday.

Monday was salesday and very
large crowd of anxious buyers were
present. In each case the property
sold brought fair prices which is an
evidence Of the growing prosperity
among all our people.
Clerk of Court, Frank W. Shealy,
sold the following tracts:
The Cartin lands was sold to n. S.
Cartin for $1,005.
The Roof land. near Batesburg. 10G
acres, to NJ. E. Rutland, for Sl,302.
The Miller.lands, 1881 acres, to w.
NJ. Wilson. for 81, ,5O5; same lands, 2s
acres, to Mrs. Eula Wilson, for S205 !;
same lands 19H acres, to Mrs. Eula
Wilson, for $275.
Kleckley lands. 55 acres, to W. P.
Roof, for SS15.
Koon land, 1 acre, to A. n. Sease,
for $3.50.
The lands in the cases of Earl vs..
Meetze, settled. The lana in case Of
Addy VS.. Epting will be divided into
two tracts and sold later.
Sheriff's Sales:
Sheriff Corley sold the estate lands
of I. n. Stone, 30la scres, to S. NJ.
Roof, for $40.
Estate lands of VIM. Rowe, ST., GO
acres, to E. L. Asbill, attorney. for
$3O7.
Easterling lands, 60 acres, to F. L.
Witt, for 81 $50.
The Judge of Probate
Sold the E. black land, to Thomas &
Thomas, attorneys, for $500.
The Shull lands were purchased by
the family in different tracts, and the
total sale amounted to over SIS, 600.
There were some other private prop
ertY sold all bringing good prices.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03

The old, old story, told times without
number, and repeated over and over
again for the last 36 years, but it is al
ways welcome story to those in search
of health-There is nothing in the world
that cures coughs and colds as quickly
as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Sold
by all Druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03

We will meet our friends in The
sand hills, beginning at Castor on
Monday, November Sth.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-11-03

Mr.. w. Nj. Wilson, of Peak, was
here on Monday, attending the sales.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-07-01
CHAPTER XVIII.
Casa Euerte.

Winter would have said that he was
too old a man to stay awake all night.
when he had normal temperature.
yet he saw the stars come out and the
stars fade on that fateful April night.
He entered his room AZ the hour when
midnight brushes the pale skirts Of
dawn and misguided cocks are yocifcr-
ating their eXiHcnce 20 an Indifferent
world Before he came there had been
long council with Mercer and his
aunt. Mercer, who had been success
ful in his mission, had barely seen his
chief for a moment before a gentle
but imperious nurse ordered him
away. Winter caught a queer, abrupt
laugh from the financier The latter
beckoned to him. See you are as
obedient as / am when your time
comes" he chuckled; and he chuckled
again when both the soldier and Miss
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-07-01
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Harvard where Col.
Rupert Winter, Il. s. A, visiting. saw the
suicide OF yosffg Mercer He met Cary
Mercer. brother of the dead student,
Three years later in Chicago, in 1906,
Col. Winter overheard Cary Mercer ap-
parentiy planning to kidnap Archle, the
colonies ward. and to gain possession OF
Aunt Rebecca Winters millions. \ Miss
Smith was mentioned apparently as Il
conspiTator. A great financial magnate
was aboard the train ON which Col. WIN
ter met his Aunt Rebecca Miss Smith
and Archie. Col Winter learned that the
financial magnate liz Edwin ;. keatcham,
Winter. sided by Archie cleverly frus-
trated . hold-up on the train. He took a
great liking to Miss Smith. despite her
alleged kiduapdng plot. Archie mysteri-
Ously disappeared in Frisco. Blood in
nearby room ut the hotel caused fears for
the boys life. The lads voice was heard
over the telephone. however and min
ute later womans voice-that of Miss
Smith. Col Winter and a detective set
out Tor The empty mansion owned by
Arnold, Harvard graduate They were
met with an explosion within. Mercer
APPEARED He assured Winter that Archie
had returned. The colonel saw vision
MittinE from the supposedly haunted
house. 1t was Miss Janet Smith. Col;
Winter to himself admitted that he loved
Archie had overheard plans for a coup
and had been kidnapped. One of MERGERS
friends ON returning the boy TO his aunt
had been arrested for speeding and when
he returned from the police station to his
auto the lad was gone. Mercer confessed
he was forcibly OBTAINING keatcham.
Mercer told his nfe story. relating how
KeatchAm and his scoundrel secretary.
Atkins. had ruined him, the blow killing
his Wife Mercer was holding him prison.
er In order that he could not get control
OF = railroad which was the pet project or
the father OF his college friend, Endicott
Tracy. Aunt Rebecca saw Archie in
cab with two men. Then he vanished.
She followed In an auto into the Chinese
district and by the use of a mysterious
Chinese Jade ornament she secured
promise from an influential Chinaman
that the boy would be returned. Archie
returned and told his story, Atkins. for
mer eecretary to Keatcham. being his
second kidnaper. CO.. Winter and Tracy
returned to the "ha.inted house" They
found Keatcham. apparently stabbed to
death. keatchau was not dead, how
ever. Cary Mercer appeared on the scene,
Winter believing his actions suspicious.
The party removed to the Arnold home:
They feared Atkins gang. The colonel
became temporary secretary to the mag
nate A Black Hand letter was received.
The real characteristics of the great
financier were revealed. The puzzle of
the story fell into place. the blame for
the crimes being lifted from MERGERS
shoulders and placed upon Atkins. Love
Of Miss Smith and Col. Winter for each
other was plainly seen by other members
M the paffy-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-07-01

sentences was a declaration of trust
in Miss Smith
Il certainly went off at half-cOck
there" said he, amiably; and just be-
cause she was so awful nice | felt
obliged to suspect her; but I've got
the real dog that killed the sheep this
time; it's sure the real Red Wull,"
1t appeared that he had. of verify,
been usefully busy. He had secured
the mechanic who had given Atkins
plan of the secret passages of Casa
Fuerte. He had found the policeman
who had arrested Tracy the swore
because he was going too fast and the
magistrate who had fined him; and
not only that, he had captured the po-
liceman, "a genuine officer. not a Grim
inal in disguise, who had been Atkins
instrument in kidnapping Archie. This
man, whom Birdsall knew how to ter
rify completely, had confessed that it
was purely by chance that Atkins had
seen the boy, left outside in the motor
car. Atkins. SO he said. had pretended
that the boy was tool of some enc
mics of Keatcham's, whose secretary
he was, trading, not for the only time,
on his past position. In reality, Bird
sail had come to believe Atkins knew
that Keatcham was employing Mercer
in his place
II can't absolutely put my finger on
his information, said Birdsall: but
suspect Mrs. Melville Winter; / know
she was talking to him, for one of my
men saw her. The lady meant no harm.
but she's one of the kind that is al
ways slamming the detectives AID be-
ing took in by the rascals.'
He argued that Mrs Winter and
Miss Smith knew where the boy was;
for some reason they had let him go
and were pretending not to know
where he was. Amt that so?" the
detective appealed to Aunt Rebecca,
who merely smiled, saying: You're
wonder, Mr.. Birdsall!" According
to Birdsalls theory, Atkins was puz-
Zled by Arches part in the affair.
But he believed could he find the
boys present hosts he would find Ed
Win hcdlCudIl, II WOulu HOl ne inc
first time Keatcham had hidden him
self. the better to spin his web for the
trapping of his rivals. That Mercer
was with his employer the SX.secre-
tary had no manner of doubt, any more
than he doubted that MERGERS scheme
had been to Dust him and to build his
own fortunes on Atkins ruin. He
knew both Tracy and young Arnold
very well by sight. When he couldn't
frighten Archie into telling anything,
probably he went back TO mis- first
plan of shadowing the Winter party
at the Palace. He must have seen
Tracy here. He penetrated his dis
guise. Giles as sharp as the devil,
tell you, Colonel'O He either fol
lowed him himself or had him fol-
lowed and he heard about the tele-
phone. Somebody barking in the
next room. most likely.O Knowing
Tracy's intimacy with Arnold, it was
not hard for so clever and subtle a
mind as Atkins to jump to the con-
clusion and test it in the nearest tele-
phone book. cat least that is how |
tignre il out, Colonel") Birdsall had
traced the clever mechanic who was
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-07-01

Smith blushed over his awkward
jocoseness Yet, the next moment he
extended his hand with his formal
other-generation courtesy and took
Miss Janet's shapely, firm fingers in
his own lean and nervous grasp. Al
low me to offer you both my sincere
congratulations" began he, and halted,
his eyes, which seemed so injurious
but were so keen, travelling from the
woman's confusion to the mans. Il
beg your pardon; | Understandable
chic who was here, gave me to under
standard | heard you singing; you
will hardly believe it, but years ago
sang that to my Wife
$50 far as | am concerned, it Is
settled" said the colonel steadily.
Janet lifted her sweet eyes and sent
one glance as fleeing and light as the
fash of a birds wing 'I-I-reckon
it is settled" murmured She but inn
mediately she was the nurse again.
Mr. Keatcham, you are staying awake
much too late. Here is Colvin, who
will see to anything you want. Good
night.
1t was then that Mr. Keatcham had
taken the colonels breath away by
kissing Janet's hand; after which he
shook hands with the colonel with a
strange new cordially, and watched
them both go away together with
look on his gaunt face unlike any
known to Colvin.
Only three minutes in the hall, with
the moon through the arched window;
and his arm about her and the fra
GRANGE of her loosened hair against
his cheek and her voice stirring his
heartstrngs with an exquisite pang.
Only time for the immemorial ques-
tons of love: Are you sure. dear, it
is really -" and when did you
first" TO this last she had an
swered with her half-humorous, adora-
BILE little Tilt of laugh; "Oh. |
reckon 1t was-a-little-all along,
ever since | read about your saving
that poor little Filipino boy, like
Archie; the one who was your servant
in Manila and going hungry for MIN
on the march and jumping into the
rapids to save him-when you were
lame too
Here the colonel burst in with
groan: "Oh, that monstrous new.pa-
per liar The dear little Filipino boy
was a married man; and | didn't jump
into the river to save him. Il wasn't
more than wading depth only swore
al him for an idiot and told him to
walk out when he tipped over his
boa. and was laundering about. And
! he die lie was the limit as a liar"
To his relief the most sensible as
well as III. most lovable woman in the
world had burst into a delicious bit of
| laughter and returned: "Oh, well,
YOU would have jumped In and saved
| him If the water had been deep; 1t
| wasn't your fault it was shallow" And
Just at this point Mercer and Aunt
Rebecca must needs come with a most
unusual prsmonitory racket, and Janet
| had fed
Afterward had come the council.
All the coil had been unraveled. Bird
sail appeared in person, as sleek.
smiling and complacent over his
! blunders as ever. One of his first
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-07-01
EeaithfuI Bath.

A bath much favored by 'ne ~,
pists. along with the bare'lee' A "asdls
f G,o from a solution of pine ne 'es,.
and pine cones. Cover with co'u assdls
about a pound of fresh pine = u MA
and nine cones. broken in small p,', n
Roll for half an hour, STRAIN aa ~,
the solution to the bath' u .rut
n rnt want to use the entire anloa ~,
once it can be bottled ana A aspie
future occasions. This has sa n
feet both on the nerves "i' ,ars vi
II can be used on alternate aa''
a bath of sea salt.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-07-01
Keen Your Eyes on the or ~"

In walking about the Ausu "a in
fields it is always adViS"0'e vor q
your eyes on the GROUND ,,ick %
never tell when you may ma M
nueget--or fall down deseI'. MT j,
From. Tarragulla, a dlS'ii,' nugsss
been very prolific in valuable s snd
comes come me news Of a remarkable !, ir nI,p
man walking across the neiu ,,shros1
up what he thought was a ND IA 4
It IT. proved to be a nugget ana (
tanned ESQ worth Of goso.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-07-01
CHAPTER xv,,.-continued.

NO" murmured Miss Smith meek
~, with q little twinkle of her eye;
81 did that; he hid them. How ridicu-
Ions Of me to get in such fright!
But you know how Cary hated Mr..
Keatcham; and you-no, you don't
know the lengths that such tempera-
ment n his will go | did another
silly thing; ] found dagger, one of
those Moorish stilettoes that hang in
the library; 1t was lying in the door
way. When no one was looking | hid
It and carried 1t off. I stuck it in
one OF the flower beds; l stuck it in
the ferns; / have stuck that wretched
thing all over this yard. | didn't dare
carry it back and put it in the empty
place with the others because some
one might have noticed the place.
And / didn't dare say anything to
Cary; / was right miserable
: $50 was l." said the colonel think
.,.ag you were trying to protect the
Arderer But do you know what |
oav sense to do?"
eoui 10 to Mrs Winter? Oh, wanted
m sctIy; and do you know what
inc lad game sport said to me? She
oisas.e found those washed and ironed
Iost and trousers neatly cleaned
with miIka--what's milka and the
milka cleaned the spots so much clean
er than the rest that she had her own
suspicious started But says she:
Not being a plumb idiot, | went
straight to Cary and he told me the
whole story"
Which was like your story?"
Every near. And you see it would
be like Atkins to leave discriminating
Testimony refund loose. That is. in
eliminating testimony against Mercer
and Tracy. The dagger. Tracy remem-
bers. Was not in the libary; ii was in
the patio. Right to hand. Atkins
must have got in and found Mr..
Keatcham on the floor in faint.
Whether he meant TO make a bargain
with hisn or to kill him. perhaps We
shall never know; but when he saw
him helpless before him he believed
his chance was come to kill him and
6Ct ihG tapbCi NY ANAiICN MS Ills Wv
my and making his fortune at a blow
as the Frosch say. VOLTA tout
do you Elink''-her voice sank low
er; she glanced over her shoulder
do You reckon Atkins had anything
TO do with that train robbery? Was il
mere pretext to give a chance tC
murder Mr. Keatcham, fixing the
blame ON ordinary bandits?"
by Joye. 1t might be-
Il don't suppose we shall ever
know hut. Col. Winter, do YOU mind
explaining TO me just what Brother
cary's scheme with Mr. Keatcham
wasg Mrs. Winter told me yol
wonid."
she told me-" unused the colonel
that You didn't know anything about
this big game which has netted then
millions. They've closed out Their
deals and have the cash. No paper
profits fog Auntie. She said that
she would not risk your being mixet
mp I'm it: so kept you absolutely in The
dark. I'm there, too. Didn't yol
know Mercer had kidnapped Archie? p
mo; didn't know he was with Mr.
Keatcham ut the hotel. II would
have sAyed me heap of suffering
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

big timber topper and frequently has
pulled the boy up the Second street
hill to Olive.
Il don't like to let Pat do this" said
James, but at night time, when 1t is
cool, and he wants to get home and
dig up some bone he has buried, l let
him take me up OF course he would
pull me anywhere 1 wanted him to,
but don't like to work him too hard"
James state carriage is small
wagon in which he sits, with Pat fur
nishing the motive power, running at
the side. James holds to the dogs col
lar, the latter picking his way through
the traffic without guidance. With
clear street ahead Pat gets up so much
speed that onlookers see only burnt
lumber streak and nervous persons get
some bad shocks as the boy and the
dog go whizzing by. Last week a
kindly old woman telephoned to the
Humane society and said that some
one had tied a great bunch of some
thing on a poor dogs tail and that 1t
was running away with it.
Pat is a strongly built Irish setter,
with excellent points and considerably
more than his share of canine intelli-
gence.
Pat was given to James year ago,
when the boys uncle left Los Angeles
to go east. AS a combination news
paper delivery and quick messenger
service the "dogomobile' is profitable
institution.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

THE DoGoMoBILE

I AMES WHITE, a newsboy living
at 126 South Grand avenue, is the
y inventor and sole proprietor of
new means of rapid transit which he
styles "dogomobile." The apparatus
consists of one 1-dogpower dog named
Pat, one piece of string and one roller
skate. When James gets nicely poised
on the skate, holding the string, which
is attached to the dogs collar, Pat
strings himself out in a long Berk-
shire gallop, with the boy rolling luXu-
riously along behind. Together they
traverse nearly all the paved streets of
the city, and when Pat is feeling es-
pecially fit he can give a motorcycle a
close run. James has acquired a neat
bit of footwork by which he can flip
gaily across car tracks without slack
ening speed Pat requires little guild
ing, and the boy and dog go weaving
through the crowded streets, lodging
drays and automobiles like a halfback
going down the field. A run of two or
three miles is a frolic for the dog, and
yesterday the pair went from Second
street to Thirty-seventh and returned
in such incredibly quick time that the
man who sent James on the, errand in
sisted that he must have gone on a
street car. The dog is as strong as
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

away, as she knew the cruel stab of
sorrow that comes with letters that
follow kilograms announcing sudden
deaths abroad. She, good SOUL did not
wish Dolly to have this additional blow
to bear, so the letters were all locked
away in drawer awaiting her COM
plete recovery.
One afternoon Col. and Mrs. Egertcn
went out calling, and Dolly sat by the
fire in the drawing room looking sadly
into the flames and thinking of that be-
loved hero sleeping his long sleep many
thousands of miles away
Suddenly there came a ring at the
bell, and then a tremendous barking
from Brat and the drawing room door
was burst open and the maid came run
ming in.
"Oh, miss, there's Oh-oh!'
Dolly had risen to her feet at the
sound, and she saw a tall man come
quickly into the room with outstretched
arms and Brat jumping eagerly up at
him, barking loudly.
Dolly, Dolly! Here I am at last"
Dolly gave one shrek, and fell for
ward in a faint. But the tall man
had caught her.
go and get help, you idiot! Don't
stand there gaping; I'm not ghost.
Quick; she's tainted"
When Dolly came too she felt very
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02

much alive pair of strong arms round
her. and warm kisses on her lips, and
they seemed strangely familiar ones
too. 49, ,
ooh! Dudley, we saw you were killed
in the papers,
you saw What?"
"That you were killed"
"Well, I'm not; I'm very much alive!'
"But it said Capt. Braithwait."
"Oh, yes, that was poor old B. lie
spells his name with out an at the
end. Dear old chap; he would have had
the v. C. if he'd pulled through. The
Third ought to be proud of him"
But you're in the Goorkhas"
Eyes, I'm Braithwaite-with an EN-
the First Goorkhas. 1 got spear in
the leg, and they packed me home
again, as I told you in my letters
"Why, Dudley, I've never had letter
since you died"
"Well, I wrote you and said 1 was
coming home to marry you at once. |
wonder how those letters went astray.'
When Mrs. Egerton came in the maid
told her the wonderful news and Dolly
made her disgorge the letters, and as
she read them she cried bitterly-very
bitterly indeed.
Cupid sat on the sofa with her and
cried too because he had very nearly
made a mess of it. But as you see, 1t
all came right in the end.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-02
SPEED

Mr.. Newcar (about to start on his
first trip in his recently purchased
motor car, to his new chauffeur)-Now,
William, 1 want it thoroughly under
stood, 1 will not have fast driving.
Always keep we'll under the legal limit,
not as close to it as you can. Ten
miles an hour is fast enough for me.
What 1 want is comfort, not excite
ment. Do you understand?
Three days later-Er-er, William, I
must be back to the house by o'clock.
This road seems very straight and
wide. Don't you think you might go
just a little faster, without danger?
Next day-Put on little more speed,
William. There's no use in being
crank. This road is too good to lose
the chance.
A week later-Open her up, William.
There are no police within five miles,
I'll bet and if there are, who cares?
I'm out for fun! Let her rip! Let her
zip! This is no steam roller Let's
have some speed!-Life.