Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-03-09
tur., rerretthg that sledge was not

turs, regretthg that sledge was not
ready to accompany him 80 - -. -
IT'S stranse how easily man In
control Of Important investments takes
fright.n be acknowledged. AS he, arose
to 20. ,..Ws-can be, put On the run
with a permits worth Of 1recrackers
Not long agd our friend Sledge. here.
had me -sturpeded. but L checkmated
the Old VILLAIN As q matter Of fact.
the only result of his campaign against
me was to. 3ut enie In control oflin!
own comparS. and now, u fancy. ]
have the thing 80 well tied up that ]
can't be hurt tI,beat. youCat your cwr
game. eh, SedgeT and be chuckled
down at his defeated oppressor with
forgiving triumph.
Sledge looted up at him and smiled.
His thick. ,lii is,' parted. displaying Ills
teeth. 81 The A1der side. of Ills Upper lip
showed arsfatp roll .of vivid scarlet
and bis, colo, gray eyes combined 10
give that fatal distortion IN cSn:e7
sion of malthity startling even to Al
lerton, who fhew rhe man even better
than Tom Beadix ."- '..''
Marley wal conscious Of that strange
sensation. witch, those who bad gun
foul Of fsletse had *describeda;as an
actual. .physisai chill. Like the sudden
opening of q. s.Window ta,the cold rain.
and the smith upon his own face, freze.
He was CON nus that his lips were
still In the cs bar which his Dragging
'chuckle had len them. and he felt
the embafrsl ed sawkwerdness In 'rei
storing his a % tottheir normal ex.
pression. Hh Z H.ans dess@wboa has
committed "a Atro2soustsociai blum
der. .rsSo.anu % ',n ~ ss7s%Sca
The horro, ghe menace and the
nalisui.yz4 smile increased upon. .,
him as. be dr5ye into the city. In front
Of the telegraph, Office be abruptly
stopped, ar, HIrrying In sent this mes
sage to his uB state syndicate: -
Wire best ofsr coatroiiinsr interest.
Bert ,GlideE, Q necessary adjunct tc
the Sunday dinner, came, just In time
to sit down, st,the tableTwith the fam
w.. and he ,was so preocea2iedS that
Molly was half vexed With him. ,..>
"Now, who has won part OF your
marbiesf" she chided him. attempting
to conceal hi annoyance with him un'
der the gulse'of gay raillery. H. '~a -
Bert already, looks uke-.a, married
man." laughed Fern. I'D be fright
ened half to death, Molly. Think what
he'll look lil3e at breakfast on the
first of each month.
He'll never see the meat BILL" de
clared Mellyd 81. intend, to- begin with
allmony."
II hope l can pay It." responded Bert
catching the ball too joyial spirit of the
assemblage 4nd pretending to gayety
himself. 81 think my 6rat step towar'l
making a iitings however. viii be TO
move out Of this state where can buy
snd-ssll- diece Of property without
asking permission of some aldermen OF
ward thug"
T think wd'n all CO." suggested Mar
ley, who had been looking studiously
Into his soupt awbat has happened to
worry you. 3 tr ,v..
"since. sid b. ismiled?' queried that
neatly mustsIehed young man in order
to head him 6n from that reproach. ~
think I b GOOD carae this time. $. ]
sask a driv| out Lincoln road this
and they're going ahead Will.
their amusen lent park projectn ~ r
"Impossibl4 J." asserted Marley
straighteninS In outraged dignity,
while the King City Street Railway
company has q, Lincoln road franchise,
which would prevent our competitors
from obtain |kna one, It has not. an
any lHent1oH Of, building In
that direction and will nof do So"
Bert laughed quite WITHOUT mirth.
"You remt nd me Of that good old
standard story Of the Ddan who was
for some .triAihg o6ense. He
sent Tor his friend ana explained the
Why. It's copfounded
e9elsiY&d the friend, bold:
Ing the bar -eA1d looking through the
grating Of tie cell door. No policeman
on earth cain throw you into jail for
that" 81.
"Why, bel was in jail at that very
pr 3tested, Fern. nj. :,
II think that's supposed to be the
point of the story" guessed Molly. "Of
what is II apropos, Bert?: tAatr.~
"Of the i1npossibility Of building an
park on Lincoln road" he
They're; digging q lake out
there. They've erected the scafolding
of a roller doaster. They've built big
workshed, which is later to be turned
into a TaInenbaum hall, which just
now Is stadked, with. gaudy parts Of a
three story lmerry- y-go-round. It may be
utterly imp Pssible for them to build an
amusement park out there. but they're
doing It"
Molly glah need quickly at her father
He motioned that his untouched soup
might be t8ken away and toyed In ner
vous emba frassment with m almond.
"Ive already done It," be half shame
facedly explained. ;. -. =
"Sold yohr stock?" she eagerly in
quired. .--
"Not quite" be Lesitated. Il did,
however. stop at the telegraph ONCE on
my way back SrOm AlleEon's this
morning. ind wired the people who
have been efter my stock to'Name their
best offer.I
"GOodT she responded. will yop
lake II, whatever It ls;" :
e. nI can't IlHul ff1vspif fu that" hn re