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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05

Is 1t supreme egotism, or merely
miscount, when man tells a girl that
"the man doesn't live who is worthy
of her"-then marries her, himself?
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05
W0MANKIND

Society is the book of womeR.-Jean
Jacques Rousseau.
Women, like princes, find few reA
'riends.-Lord Lyttleton.
Nature makes fools; women make
acknowledgements.
Women are the priestesses Of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
These women are shrewd tempters
with their tonguos,-Wiliiam Shakes
peare.
They say that the best counsel IL
that Of a woman.-Pedro Calderon De
La Barca.
Our ice-eyed brain-women are really
admirable, If we only ask Of them just
what they can give, and no more
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
II the heart Of a man is depressed
with cares,
The mist is dispelled when a woman
appears.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05

Women, in accordance with her I'M
broken, clear seeing nature, loses her
self and what she has Of heart and
happiness in the object she loses
Jean Paul Richter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05
M'CLARYGRAMS

A Crouch" is the most expensive
luxury to which one can treat himself.
By the time we have learned the Sc
cret of keeping young, we find our
selves old.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05

To give nothing and to make you
expect everything, to dawdle on the
threshold of love while the doors are
closed-this is all the science of CO.
quette.-Charles De Bernard.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05

We would all have happiness II we
knew where to find It; but most Of
us make the mistake Of looking for It
in externals, rather than in a state
Of mind within ourselves.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05
MODEST BOOMERS

Beech blooms are pale green.
Catkins adorn the charming birches
The new foliage on the ailanthui
trees Is beautiful green and brown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05

No friendship is 80 cordial or SO
delicious as that of girl for girl; no
hatred so intense and immovable as
that Of woman for woman.-Walter
Savage Lander.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-05

To weep over the past is utterly
futile; to weep for the sorrows that
the future may (but probably will not)
bring, is wrong. Now is the only time
for tears-and NOW" is too short to
make 1t worth while.-McClary's Mag.
azine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12
10 MIiI~ OF ROAD
il NOM COMPLETED
Noik on BALLAST otsieana- iuterur.
ban Making GOOD Roadway.

fada-. August 10 tat2 T.
monthly letter of ] t. Sfrick land
president of the southern Traction
company, 10 The directors in re
card 10 the latlas-Naeo-Cors icaua
tutErnrhan shows thai torty-niue
miles of roadbcd have been complet-
Cd The letter follows
Dallas, August N. 1912- To
the Directors, Southern Traction
GoMpauy-Gentlemen Following
nay letter OF Iulg H. am pleased
to quote below trent a=teffer under
cate of 9lU inst. from chief En-
eiueef Dean,
For your information. am Civ
fHe Hou statement 81 Tic condition
OF Southern Traction C0mpdny's
construction work az OF August 3,
i.t}22
We have in tie Geld 50t lab
orera, 80 head Of stock. II grad
lHe machines, wagons and nee
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12

A s Jones of the Lee Pharmacy
chico, Cal, who has handled Foley
q Go. s medicines for MANY years,
says consider that Foley $
Honey and Tar Compound has 10
equal and is The one cough nodi-
cine can recommend As contain
ing no narcotics or other harmtul
properties The genuine in Il
yellow package.
Curtin Drug Co, north side OF
square; Curtin Drug Co, west side
ofof square d&W
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12
nI>IlP 10 TIL RIGHT " THE
LAM DIRECTS"

Th, Tinted States at present IS /
- odds with the rest
oi the 0arEa-fae rest Of the
+ alkfng. riding. driving. motoring
World or Tie rest Of the world
rs at odds With the United States.
1T respect "a whether one shoqld
lsea, IT, the fiehf nr 10 the left.
1h4 m\atiahle= rHIe It'll The tinted
: at,.~ is - keep fo the right. fn|
Il great majority II tire states his
IS required be sa#A familiar
r8le pf fae road ii this c8HHtA
BON i- Keep IN tHe right as tho
taG directs familiar rule Of
Ire road In FzHsfaHf1 uu to ab6at
f5fis ears axe seen To the rI2fif
and yuH-H a4#afs he rIshl. Il is
H. -trau-a circumstances that Eng
ta.tl .-ht.tfIf =E.ftvt. been the first
country IL the world ia dnpalt
}rou ms r8ile. whether strange ~
NOT. Is also a fact fhat pralfie-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12

What pity Roosevelt did MOI
find aut he was such wonderful
progressive during his seven years
occupancy Of the white house IN
stead of waiting until the third
term bee get 70 buying around
III his bonnet
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12

IN t6e presidential eampaf en-
straw ballots VIII be- u order from
uoa until Nutcmbcr
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12

No expression at san Antonio
which antasonjzes any part ot tbf
national platform adopted at Balii-
more will be binding upon amy
loyal democrat. The higher power
has already spoken and its will *
supreme.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12
Real Estate Transfers

Samuel y Todd to George Tedd
lot III Ennis. $4,000 =
Z j Wakefield 10 NJ L. Van
landineham. 27.55 acres out Of the
4 Wilson survey: $I00o
W T. NJ, Dickson to Il Z Nor
roll, lot in Milford; $l5o
J. F. Mardlow to r. |. Taylor
and + \ Wakefield. 27.a5 acre
ont Of the Il. Wilson survey,
$1,000
Il. l.. TAYLOR to G.. j Wakefield,
undivided bali interest III go
acres out of the L. Nilsson sur
Ney: 500
e g. Wakeland to ! + Walker
lot in WaXahachic; $tno
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12


D. G. Bybee, tcaming contractor
living a G69 Keeling Court. Can
ton, HI, il now well rid Of sew
ere and annoying case of kidney
trouble. His back panied and he
YVES bothered with headaches and
dizzy spells. Il took Foley Kidney
Pills just as directed and in few
days | ielt much better My life
aud strength seemed to come back
aud sleep Well. ! am now all
over my trouble and glad to rec
ommend Foley Kidney Pills Try
them
Curtin Drug Co, north side of
square, Curtin Drug Go. west side
OF SQUARE de- "
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12

Tau yetoes the wool bin be
cause he regards it as a blow al
Lots If democrats III
The house and senate voted for it
for just }his very reason.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12

DIRECTORS
q " Mcknight, II. A Ferris. e. ".
Kent, G w Simpson. T. Q Nestat,
I'D. Cunningham. W \ 0WHbY.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-12
A. S. Jones Of the Lee Pharmacy.

Chairman Of Executive Committee
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1919.
MERE.MENTlON.

The price of rice in Japan has reach
ed the highest figure ever known.
Failure of the rice crop in Siam and
Burma is given as the reason. go. Miss
Gladys Evans, sunragette, was con.
yicted in a Dublin, Ireland, court
Monday, of attempting to burn the
ROYAL theatre in Dublin. Miss
Ephie Gladys Virtue, young woman
of st. Paul, Minn., has just completed
a novel of It's pages, doing all or the
typewriting with her toes. .... Beer
cattle reached the highest market
price on record in Chicago Monday.
Corn fed steers were bid up to s1O.l0
per hundred pounds. AT Puebla, Mex
leo 5000 textile workers are on strike,
forcing the closing of the twenty three
silk and cotton mills Trouble Is
brewing between Turkey and Mont
enegro. The friction is the result OF
Montenegro assisting the Albanlans,
who want to be free from Turkish
rule. A recall election was held at
Oakland, Cal, Monday. with view
to removing the mayor from once.
The effort at removal failed by more
than 1900 out Of 800 votes. col.
Gibbons Gray Cornwell, commanoeI
of the Sixth regiment, National Guard
of Pennsylvania, and a prominent
lawyer of the Chester bar, committed
suicide on a Pennsylvania train Tues
day, while in charge OF constable,
enroute to Philadelphia, after being
arrested in New York on charge OF
making way with trust funds. ..Ine
Turkish government has put the city
of Constantinople under martial law
for a period Of forty days, as re-
suit Of charges made by the Young
Turk party. ;. During the year end
ing July 1, American manufacturers
built 252,569 automobiles Of all sorts.
During the same period the various
states received q total Of $4,769,S73 as
license fees. New York has collected
S941,347 as license fees since jan
nary 1st In a terrific land and sea
attack the Italians on Monday captur-
ed Zuara, the last town on the Trlpon
cost retained by the Turks. JACK
Johnson, the negro heavy "elsn'
champion, has announced MS per
manent retirement from the prize,
lighting ring. Governor Wilson Will
probably make his first campaign
speeches in Maine. Three expert
rat catchers have been sent to new
Orleans by the United States marine
hospital service, to help reduce tne
possibility of an outbreak or puponlc
plague in that city. TWO merchaht
bankrupts have been indicteo py tue
Federal grand jury at montgomery,
Ala. on the charge Of concealing
property from the bankrupt court.
Georgia spent $4,127,S99 on her pup
lie roads during last year. There are
S3,9S6 miles Of public roads In that
state. The United States govern
ment has ordered $50 additional ma
rines from Panama to Managua. Mica
rauga. SO far this season Macon.
Ga, has shipped 4,133 cars of peaches
to northern markets. "A new
counterfeit of the $50 gold certih-
cate of the 1906 series, has been dis
covered by the secret service omcers
-. The twenty-seventh biennial SEES
sion of the Knights of Pythias is in
session at Denver, Col.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
A Short Chapter on Coffee

3.100 pounds of Lucky Fino" Coffee
done sold. Another 100 pounds come
In today. Excellent Coffee-beautiful
dishes. Other Coffees "Old Beck"
brand in pound buckets. In making
use 1-3 less than ordinary Coffee as
"Old Beck" is not only full favored but
Is unusually strong. Will close out
"Old Beck Coffee at bargain. Also
bushels Of good barrel Coffee and plen-
ty of sugar to go with 1t. We keep q
good stock Of everything usually found
In a first class grocery. Specials: fresh
meal; good syrups, keg pickles, fresh
cakes; beautiful fresh bread. And we
keep lots Of good leather and shoema-
kers supplies. Plenty Of good tobaccos
to chew and smoke. Nice glass ware,
tin ware, meal sacks, good brooms and
buggy whips. Nice lot Of pure white
dishes. Musical instruments. Especi-
ally Special: Fruit Jars, all sizes-Tin
cans going fast. Wanted:-Several lit
tie bills paid at once.
HERNDON & GORDON.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09

The electrocution of the negro Will
liam Reed in the state penitentiary last
Tuesday was the first in South Caron-
ma under the new method OF disposlng
of criminals by law. marking the pass
ing of the old hangman's gallows.
There are four other prisoners confined
in the death house" awaiting execu-
tion. Alex Weldon, who will go TO tne
electric chair on next Tuesday,; isaac
Butler, who is sentenced to be electro
cuted on August IA; John Cole, VINO
and Samuel N. Hyde, the white muir
derer from Anderson county, who Is
sentenced to die on September .. A
commission is now inquiring into the
sanity Of Hyde and they are TO report
to the governor before the date for the
execution arrives. Hyde's lawyers are
claiming that he Is insane and have
asked the governor to commute nus
sentence to life Imprisonment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
PLANTATION FOR SALE

T WANT to sell my Kings Mountain
i township farm, three miles south
of Bethany. There are 334a acres, a
good residence, and two settlements,
and everything in first class condition.
My reason for selling is that am too
far away to give 1t proper attention.
Terms for quick SALE See A. w. Rod
gers on the place, or write me Rock
Hill No. 4. j. j. MATTHEW'S.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE

CANDIDATES FOH OfflCE
For U. s. Senate.
N. B. DIAL
For consress-Fifth District.
D. E. FINLEY,
W. P. POLLOCK,
G. w. RAGSDALE.
For Solicitor-Sixth Circuit
]. HARRY FOSTER.
]. K. HENRY.
For House Of Representatives.
J.R. HALLE.
A. EUGENE HUTCHINSON,
8. n. JOHNSON,
w. B. RIDDLE.
o. L. SANDERS.
DR.. ]. H. SAVE.
CLARENCE w. WALLACE.
For State Senate.
JAMES E. BEAMGUARD.
THOS. F. MCDOW.
For Sheriff.
HUGH G. BROWN.
s. s. PLEXICO.
JOHN S. SANDIFER.
For Clerk Of Court.
JOHN R. LOGAN.
For County Auditor.
BROADUS M. LOVE.
For County Treasurer
HARRY E. NEIL.
For Superintendent of Education
]. c. WILBORN.
JOHN E. CARROLL.
For Coroner.
ROBERT WESTMORELAND.
For County Supervisor.
ARCH S. BARRON.
THOS w. BOYD,
For County Commissioner.
w. A. AYCOCK,
WHITE w. JACKSON.
M. B. LOVE.
LADD ]. LUMPKIN.
JOS. w. SMITH.
Township Supervisor-BuIIock's Greek
JAS. E. BANKHEAD,
]. E. LATHAM,
]. S. PLEXICO.
Masistrate-Broad River Township.
J. MASON McGILL.
r. l.. A. SMITH.
Masistrate-Bethel Township.
]. d. BOYD,
HORACE E. JOHNSON.
Magistrate-Ebenezer Township.
r. M. ANDERSON,
]. A. HOWE.
Observation-Disclosures Creek TOWNSHIP
]. l.. DUNCAN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09

There will be preaching next Sunday
at Glover at IL a. M; at st. Paul al
$50 p. m, and at Kings Mountain
Chapel at SIS p. m.
H. Grady Hardin, Pastor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
Sperial 9otires.
At York Mill.
Glover Circuit.

Rev ]. F. Anderson will preach at
the York mill Sunday evening at S.3O
o'clock
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
pr..obin, a. RulIock's Cree

Mr.. VIM. Luther Latham, a student
if theology, will preach at Bullock's
Greek church, Sunday, August IL, at
~ o'clock. J. B. Swami.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
FOREST HILL PICNIC

m HERE will be a big picnic in con-
Il nection with the Forest Hill cam
paign meeting at Currence's pasture
on August 16 and the public Is invited
to come with baskets.
w. P. BOYD, Chairman.
GO If At.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
ZEMo FOR DANDRUFF.

You Will Be Surprised to See How
Quickly it Disappears.
No more dirty coats from dandruff
heads. Zemo stops dandruff. Apply II
any time with tips Of fingers. No
smell, no smear. Zemo sinks into the
pores, makes the scalp healthy, makes
the hair fine and glossy.
Zemo Is prepared by E. w. Rose
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo-, and Is
regularly sold by all druggists at 81 per
bottle. But to enable you to make a
test and prove. what 1t will do for you,
get a 25- cent trial bottle fully guaran-
teed or your money back at
York Drug Store.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
PICNIC AT OAK RIDGE.

ID LACK Jack Camp, w. o. W., in
ID vites the public to Picnic at Oak
Ridge school house, Bethel township,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13. The county
candidates will be present. Music by
good cornet band.
r. S. RIDDLE, Clerk.
61 ct
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
Tornado Insurance

The good town of Glover, as we'll as
the surrounding country on last Sat
urday afternoon learned from expert
ence the destructive power Of a full
grown tornado. The readers Of The
ENQUIRER are familiar with details. 1t
is to be sincerely hoped that neither
Glover nor any other section will ever
have another similar experience, but
who can tell? Tornado Insurance does
not purport to keep off tornadoes, but
is only intended to indemnify the in
dividual who carries it against loss or
damage in case one does come. The
cost is very low-$1,000 covering on
dwelling or furniture, or both, will only
cost $500 for three years, or $1.66 a
year. Can you afford to be without 1t
at that price? 1 am prepared to write
it in the strongest companies In the
world. See about 1t today.
SAM M. GRIST,
Special Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
AUTOMOBILES INSURANCE

IT AM prepared to Insure Automo-
l. biles against loss or damage by fire
at 2 per cent on 1912 cars and at 2.25
on 1911 and older models. tt
SAM M. GRIST
All Kinds Of good Insurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
somethina About Ira 3. Jones.

II Is right that the people Of South
Carolina should know the facts about
the candidates in the race for governor
before the 27th Of August, because no
one can vote properly unless he votes
intelligently and to vote intelligently
one must know the record of the
candidates This article is written
with the purpose Of letting the peo-
pie kIow more about Ira B. Jones.
Few people know that Judge Jones
is a man of the people. He is proud
of the fact that in Newberry county
where he was born, there are still
people living who remember that his
father was a respected carpenter and
his mother assisted her husband in the
support of the family by sewing for
the neighbors.
As Student and Young Lawyer.
Almost from childhood Ira B. Jones
looked at life seriously. His school
mates remember that often in the
afternoon when they were at play he
would go in early to study for his
classes the next day, and they testify
to the fact that he gave early prom
ise of becoming an upright man and
a useful citizen.
By careful study and by taking ad-
vantage of such meagre opportunities
as were offered. he obtained fair
education. Schools were not then
what they are now and that is prob
ably the reason why Judge Jones. re-
membering his own difficulties and
wishing to smooth the road for other
eoor boys, declare that as governor
1.-The Improvement I'D development of
the common schools shall have my
keen interest and hecrty support
1t would be easy to tell and might
be interesting to know how young
Jones, having gotten an education,
moved to Lancaster county and be-
gan the practice of law. How clients
come slowly at the first and how
later having inspired the confidence
of the people in his home town he ac-
ouired a large and paying practice.
What we are chiefly interested in,
however, is his political career.
As Legislator.
In 1890, Ira B. Jones was elected to
the legislature from Lancaster county
and it is evident that he was widely
known and that his ability had been
recognized. for he was at once made
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEP-
HERD.

Rev. T. Tracy Walsh. Rector.
Sunday Services.-Sunday school at
9.45 a. m. Morning service at IL
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Jonn
Hanckel Taylor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
At THE CHURCHES.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.

Sunday Services-Sunday schooi at
10 a. m Morning service at IL O'CLOCK.
Evening service at $50 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09

ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
Rev. ]. L. Oates. Pastor.
Sunday services-Services Friday
evening at $50 o'clock and Saturday
morning at IL o'clock. Sabbath ser
vices-Sabbath school at 10 o'clock.
Morning service at IL o'clock. Com
munion services Immediately after the
morning service.
BAPTIST.
Sunday services-Sunday school at
IN q m Morning service at IL o'clock
evening service at $50 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09

TRINITY METHODIST.
Rev. ]. F. Anderson, Pastor.
Sunday services-Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning Service at IL
O'Clock. No other service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
GOLD BROOCH PIN

Y OST at or near Beth Shiloh last
II Sabbath night. Reward to finder.
LILA BARRON, Tirzah.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-08-09
York Drug Store
Ghe Cotton Market.
WHY NOT POLLOCK?

Yorkville, August s.-Cotton, 13 cts
Middletown transcript., 1912-02-03

[To BE Continued
Middletown transcript., 1912-02-03

finally / grew almost interested In
two birds perched upon the limb Of
a tree opposite where stood. '1ieven
smiled to myself over a Jest one Of
the young officers had made an hour
before. Yet with It all / remained
-keenly observant and fully aware Of
each movement made by the others on
the field. saw Cation accept the der
ringer handed him and test 1t care
fully, the long, slim, blue barrel look
ing deadly enough as he held it up be-
tween me and the sky. Then Moore
house approached Brennan with its
fellow in his grasp, and the Lieutenant
crossed over, and stood beside me.
Here is the gun, Wayne" he
side, "and sincerely hope you
have changed your decision. There is
no mercy in Brennan's eyes"
$50 I notice." l answered, taking
the derringer from him, and examining
It with some curiosity, but shall do
as I said, nevertheless. It is not any
sentiment of mercy feel which spares
him, but a duty that appeals to me
even. more strongly than hate"
by Heaven, I wish it were other.
wise"
'Who gives the wOrd?" I questioned.
81 DO; are you ready?"
Perfectly"
held out my hand, and his fingers
closed upon 1t with warm, friendly
grip. The next moment Brennan and
stood, seemingly alone, facing each
other, as motionless as two statues.
His coat was buttoned to the throat,
his cap-visor pulled low over his eyes,
his pistol hand hanging straight down
at his side, his gaze never waYering
from me. / knew he was coolly, de.
hberately measuring the distance be-
tween US with as deadly a purpose as
any murderer The almost painful
stiffness was broken by Cation, and I
marked the tFemor in his voice.
"Are you both ready, gentlemenH"
Il am" said Brennan.
Ready" 1 replied.
"The word will be one, two, three
fire; with a slight pause after the
three. A report from either pistol be-
fore the final word is spoken I shall
take personally, Be prepared now"
"Ready!" said the voice once more;
and as / saw Brennan's arm slowly
rise, lifted mine also, and covered
him, noting, as Gid SO. almost IN won
der, with what steadiness Of nerve
and wrist held the slender gauge
Just beneath the visor Of his cap. De-
nberately. as though he dreaded the
necessity, Caton counted:
"One; two; three-hre!"
My pistol exploded, the charge Atrik.
ing the limb above him. and stag.
gered backward, my hat torn from my
head, a white line cut through my hair