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CHAPTER VIIl-Continued.

He was slow In following. hanging
back as l approached closer to the
motionless form, and l could hear the
muttering of his lips. Unquestlonably
the man was dead; of this | was as
sured before l even knclt beside him.
He lay on his face In litter of dead
leaves. and almost the first thing
noticed was the death wound back of
his ear where a large-callber bullet
had pierced the brain. His exposed
hands proved him a negro. and il was
with a feeling Of unusual repugnanCe
that I touched his body, turning 1t
over sufficiently to see the face All
at once | knew him, unable wholly to
repress cry of startled surprise as
l stared down into the upturned
face-the dead man evidently muir
dercd, shot treHCherOusly from behind.
was Free Pete. | Sprang to my feet,
gazing about blindly into the dim
woods, my mind for the instant dazed
by the Importance of this discovery.
What could il mean? How could IL
have happened? By what means had
he reached this spot in advance Of us.
,ould have been there only for one
purpose. surely-in ar attempt to
guide EloIse BeauCaire and the quad
room Della. Then what had become
OF the women! Where were they
now?
| stumbled backward to the support
of the log, unable to answer any one
of these questions remembering only
In that moment that l must tell Rene
the truth.
Tell me-please." she begged. SIS
the man dead? Who is ne, 10 you
know"
Yes" I replied desperately. He is
dead, and l recognized his face. He
is the negro Pete and has been killed.
shot from behind"
Pete" she echoed, grasping at the
log to keep erect, her eyes on that
dlmly revealed figure in the leaves.
Free Pete, Cartons Pete? How
could he have got here? Then-then
the others must have been with him.
What has become of them?"
ut Is all mystery; the only way TO
solve it Is for US to go on. 1t can do
no one any good to stand here, staring
at this dead body. When we reach
the cabin we may learn what has oc-
Cured. Go on ahead, Sam, and we
will follOw-don't be afraid, boy; it
Is not the dead who hurt u.s."
She chung tightly to me, shrinking
past the motionless figure, She was
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al CANNOT ORDER; / AM A SLAVE"

of
n terrific
to He
planter and Of Joe Kirby te Devils own gambler
a
a
a
o and
o cabin OF
be
and the
He
she
vii to he
left
a dead
a
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there n.lpieasly harooned. All this
was plain enough now. wher 1t was
already too late to remedy the evil.
The struggling girl emerged through
the tangle of shrubs and paused sud-
denly at my side, her lips giving ut
terance to cry of surprise.
"The-the boat! 1t Is not here"
mo- there Is not sign of 1t. Those
fellows must be still in the neighbor-
hood; must have seen us when we
first came"
But what are we to do?"
l had no ready answer, yet the echo
of utter despair in her voice stirred
me to my own duty as swiftly as
though she had thrust knife into my
side. Do? We must do something,
We could not sit down idly there In
the swamp. And to decide what was
to be attempted was my part. If Kir-
by and whoever was with him had
stolen the missing boat. as undoubt-
eddy they had, they could have pos
sessed but one purpose-escape. They
were inspired to the act by desire
of their crime. They must believe
that we were left helpless, unable to
pursue them or create alarm. Yet II
II was Kirby why had he fed so
swiftly. making no effort to take Rene
captive also? 1t was she he was seek
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CHAPTER TX.
The Trail of the Raiders.

Shocked and unnamed as | was at
this discovery. to pause there staring
ut those gruesome figures would have
only brought fresh alarm to the two
watching my every movement from
the edge of the clearing. Gripping my
nerves, | advanced over the first body.
watching for any sign of the presence
of life within the cabin. There was
nOne-the work of the murder had
been completed, and the perpetrators
had fed. The dead man, with CHASTITY
countenance upturned to the roof raf-
ters, and the snowy beard, was I'M
dOubtedly the negro helper, Amos
Shrunk. Pete's description of the ap-
pearance of the man left this identiti-
cation beyond all dispute. He had
been stricken down by a savage blow
which had literally crushed in one
side of his head but his dead hands
yet gripped a rifle, as though he had
fallen fighting to the last.
The other man, the one lying across
the threshold, had been shot, although
l did not ascertain this fact until after
| turned the body over sufficiently to
reveal the face. This was diSfigured
by the wound and covered with blood.
so that the features could scarcely be
seen, yet l instantly recognized the
fellOw-Carver. Surprised out of all
control by this unexpected discovery,
| steadied myself against the log wall.
fully aroused to the sinister meaning
of his presence. To degree the COM
plete significance of this tragedy in
stantly gripped my mind. If this fell
low Carver had been one of the assail-
ants then 1t was absolutely certain
that Kirby must also have been pres
ent-the leader of the attack. This
inevitably meant that both men had
been aboard the steamer, and later
were put ashore at the mouth of the
Illinois. And now that / thought
about it, why not? 1t was no accident,
and 1 wondered that the possibility
had never occurred to me before. The
gambler naturally knew all the gossip
of the river, and beyond question he
would be aware of the reported ex-
istence of this underground station
talk as far down as st. Louis, and his
mind would instantly revert to the
possibility that the fleeing Rene might
seek escape through the assistance of
Shrunk. The mysterious vanishing of
the boat would serve to increase that
suspicion. Even If this had not &C.
Cured to him at first, the steamer
would have brought news that no keel
boat had been seen on the lower river,
while the captain Of the John =.
Glover, or someone else on board,
would have been sure to have men,
toned the negro helper and suggest
that he might have had hand In the
affair. To follow TINT trail was, in
deed. the most natural thing for Kir-
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sidehill. and so overhung with trees
as to be invisible, except from the d.
rectlon of our approach. We could see
only the side wall, which contained
one open window, and was one-room
affair. low and fat-roofed, built of
logs. Its outward appearance was
peaceful enough. and the swift beat Of
my pulse Quieted as took rapid sur
vey of the surroundings.
sam" I commanded, "you are TO
remain here with Rene. while | learn
the truth yOnder. Yes" to her quiCB
protest, that will be the better way
there is no danger and l shall not be
gone but for moment"
| seated her on low stump and
left them there together, Sans eyes
rolling about in n frightened effort to
perceive every covert in the woods,
but the girl satisfied to watch me in
tently as l moved cautiously forward.
A dozen steps brought me within view
of the front OF the cabin. The door
had been smashed in and hung dam
Cling from one hinge. Another step,
now with pistol gripped in my hand,
enabled me to obtain a glimpse within.
Across the punCheon threshold. his
feet even protruding without. lay u
mans body; beyond him. half con
cealed by the shadows Of the interior.
appeared the outlines of another with
face upturned TO the roof, plainly dis
tinguishuble because of a snow-white
beard
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How's This?

HoW's This?
We offer 10000 for any case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
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en- internally and acts through the BLOOD
on the Mucous Surfaces of the system
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price TIC. Testimonials free.
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Ignorance is the stepmother Of envy.
The Dolores star., 1920-02-27
NAME "RAYER" IS ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
Take tablets without fear, IL you see
the safety "Bayer
Cross"

II you want the true, world-famous
Aspirin, as prescribed by physicians
for over eighteen years, you must ask
for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
The "Bayer Cross" is stamped on
each tablet and appears on each pack
age for your protection against imi-
tations.
In each package of "Bayer Tablets
of Aspirin" are safe and proper direc-
tons for Colds. Headache. Neuralgia,
Toothache. Earache. Rheumatism.
Lumbago. Neuritis, and for Pain in
general.
Handy tin boxes containing IL tab
lets cost but few cents. Druggists
also sell larger "Bayer" packages AS
pirin is the trade mark of Bayer Man
ufacture Of Observation-Disclosures of
Salicylicacid.-Adv.
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not sobbing: her eyes were dry, yet
every movement, each glance exhibit
ed her depth of horror. I drew her
closer. thoughtless of what she was,
my heart yearning to speak words of
comfort. yet realizing there was moth
ing left me to say.
''Do not mind me-" she said, paus-
ing before the utterance of each word
to steady her voice. IL am not
going to break down. lit Is the
suddenness-the shock. II shall be
strong ngain in a minute"
You must be-" I whispered. "for
fheir lives may depend on u.s."
1t was short path before us and
became more clearly defined as we ad-
vanced. A sharp turn brought us into
fuli view Of the cabin, which stood
u small opaning. built against the
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"certainIy Not. Why Speak Like
That7 Have You Forgotten Again
That | am a SIave-a Nearess7"

ing; for the purpose Of gaining pos
session of her these murders had been
committed. Why, then, should he run
away when he must have known the
girl was already in his grasp! The
same thought apparently occurred to
her.
"You-you believe that Kirby did
this?"
What other conclusion is possible?
We know that he passed us on the
steamer-Sam saw him plainly. 1t
was his man, Carver, whom we found
dead in the hut. 1t could have been
no one else"
But she questioned, unsatisfed,
he would have only one reason for
being here-hunting me, his slave.
Tint was his one purpose, was 1t not ?
If he saw US then he must have known
of my presence, that l was here with
you. Why should he make no attempt
to take me with him? Why should he
steal our boat and run away?"
"One theory is as good as another"
l said, land mine so far have all been
wrong. What do you make Of it,
Sam?"
"Who, sab? Me, sah?"
Yes. take guess at this"
Pears like" he said. deliberately,
rubbing his ear with one hand, "as
how it mOught have happened dis yere
way. sab. All amt a-sayin' 1t WIS
it mought be. Maybe Massa Kirby
nebber got no sight OBJ us tall, an
wus afeerd fer ter stay. He Just
knowed a party wus yere-likely
'nough sum Black Abolitionists, who'd
be huntin' him if he didn't clar out.
Just so soon as dey foun' dat Amos
Shrunk wus dead. Here wus his
chance, an he done took it."
He bent suddenly forward, his
glance at the edge of the log. "Dey
amt took but just de one boat, sab.
fer de odder am showed under dar
out'r sight"
AS stopped further over saw that
this was true, the small rowboat, with
the oars undisturbed in its bottom.
had been pressed in beneath the CON
cealment of the log wharf, almost COM
pletely hidden from above, yet to all
appearances uninjured The very fact
that 1t should have been thus left oply
added to the mystery of the affair. If
1t had been kirby's deliberate purpose
to leave us there stranded ashore
why had he failed to crush I'm the
boats planking with a rock? Could
the leaving of the craft in fit condi-
ton for our use be part of some care
fully conceived plan; a bait to draw
us into some set trap? Or did 1t occur
merely as an incident of their hur-
ried flight? These were unanswerable
questions, yet the mere knowledge
that the boat was actually there and
In navigable condition promised us an
opportunity to escape. While hone re.
manned. however vague, it was not NV
nature to despair. Whether accident
or design had been the cause made M
odds-1 was willing to match nv wits
against Kirby and endeavor to win
And l must deal with facts lust az
they were.
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It's mighty poor son TINT his
mother won't stick up for.
The Dolores star., 1920-02-27
Fitting Work for the "Dev.
IFS Own"
tTo BE CONTINUED
The EaIllna DUE

Dora-Edith declares that the fell
low she Is marrying is man Of note.
Flora-Quite right. Like a note he
exists on promises and is discounted
In financial circlss.-CartoonS
The Dolores star., 1920-02-27
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Constipation invites other troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Green's
August Flower which is gentle laxa-
tive. regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal, stimulates the liver to secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood.
1t Is sovereign remedy used in many
thousands of households all over the
civilized world for more than half a
century by those who have suffered
with Indigestion, nervous dyspepsia.
sluggish liver. coming up of food, pal
pitation, constipation and other in
testinal troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle.
take no substitute.-Adv.
It's Il mighty poor son TINT MS
mnthar won't ctinI. nm For
The Dolores star., 1920-02-27
Look at tongue! Remove poisons
from stomach, liver and
bowels

Accept california" Syrup of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most HARM
less laxative or physic for the little
stomach. liver and bowels. Children
love Its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
ADV.
There is hunger of the heart as well
as hunger of the stomach
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Work and You Work Alone.

Strike and the world strikes with
you, work and you work alone; our
souls are ablaze with a Bolshevik
craze, the widest that ever was
known. Groan and there'll be a
chorus, smile and you make no hit;
for we've grown long hair and we
preach despair, and show you daily
fit. Spend and the gang will cheer
you, save and you have no friend;
for we throw our bucks to the birds
and ducks and borrow from all who'll
lend. Knock, and you'll be winner.
boost and you'll be a frost; for the
old sane ways of the pre-war days
are now from the program lost.
Strike and the world strikes with
you, work and you work alone; for
we'd rather yell and raise blue hell
than strive for an honest bone, Rant
and you are a leader, toll and you
are a nut; twas a bitter day when
we pulled away from the old-time
workday rut. Wait and therell be
a blowout, watch and you'll see a
slump, and the fads and crimes of
these crazy times will go to the Ma
tion's dump.-New York Sun.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Spoiled His Poem"

The average printer considers po-
etry a nuisance. Much So-called po-
etry is all that and worse. 1t takes
longer to set verse than straight
prose and there are more chances for
errors. A newspaper versifier recent
ly wrote few stanzas about his lit
tie son, the first one beginning with
the line, my son! my pigmy count
erpart." 1t appeared in the paper,
my son, my pig, my counterpart, "
and the poet was mad about it
Capper's Weekly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CATTLE: Trade continues of an
Indifferent character, the small sup
ply of good butcher cattle and good
beef steers selling steady with the re-
cent decline, but common to medium
butcher cattle, Gamers and cutters
and common to medium beef steers
indicate a decline of 25c to-day, with
offerings selling slowly at the prices.
Extreme top for veal calves $15.25.
Beef steers $1,000 to SIC; stock
ers and feeders Sc to Sill; stock cows
and heifers SIS to Z; yearling butcher
cattle Sc to $3.50; beef COWS $3.50
to $40; Gamers and cutters, $3.50
to 1925; beef bulls IS to 50; sau-
sage bulls $3.50 to $7.25.
HOGS: Last weeks closing mar
ket was very satisfactory and almost
back at the high point, top hogs at
that time making $16.55. The lack
of Eastern outlet, however, was
decided factor in o weaker trade to-
day and although city butchers
bought few hogs early but dime
lower at $16.40 top, the close OF
the market was unsatisfactory in
packers hands with $16.15 being the
limit for the best light hogs at the
close.
The average bulk of the fat $50 to
24O lib. hogs throughout the day sold
at $15.S5 to $16.25; heavy hogs ESQ
lbs. up $14.5O to $3.50; pigs 100 to
40 lbs. $1450 to $15.75; lighter
pigs $1,000 to $14.50; rough pack
ing hogs $500 to $13.25.
SHEEP: Sheep receipts of good
volume and buyers take advantage
of the situation, forcing break OF
Csc on lambs, while sheep drop fully
soc per cwt. compared with closing
prices of the previous week.
God to choice lambs sold at $3.50
to 1925, the latter price being to-
days top; culls Sc to $3.50; fat
sheep 81; choppers and bucks $3.50
to SIS; Gamers 81 to $3.50.
NATIONAL LIVE STOCK COM. CO.
National Stock Yards, Ill.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
HOUSEKEEPER
NEEDS The VOTE
Ballot Is. Necessary to Protect
the Home Under Changed
Conditions.
WOMAN'S VOICE is NEEDED.

Housekeeping today is not what It
used to be.
One hundred years ago our great
grandmothers spun the cloth and
made the clothes sor the family. They
employed the family cobbler for z
week at time, who made shoes for
the year from leather cured and
tanned on the premises They baked
the bread, churned the butter, cured
the meat, and made the candles; in
short, housed under their roofs all
the activities that ministered to the
necessities and comforts of the family.
Today all these processes are car
ried ON outside of the home. The
shoes are made in factories, the
clothes go through the sweatshops,
the meat Is cured by big companies,
the bread is made at the bakeries,
and the butter comes from the cream
cries.
Instead Of living in houses open on
all sides to the sun, we have the tene-
ment house; instead Of water directly
from a well or spring, we have piped
water; instead Of the simple problem
Of letting the small amount of gar
bage decay In the sun, we have the
vast problem of city's disposal.
All Of these matters Of food, clothes,
housing, water and garbage are SUBJ
ject to legislation. The state has taken
the place Of the parents. The question
Of regulation of all Of these matters
10 vital to housekeeper La one Of
collective opinion, expressed by the
ballot
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Pro Patria.

Tip Sans had twins
And a razor-backed SOW,
Five dogs and a mule
And an old roam COW;
A bone spawned filly
And a one-room houce,
And a little wrinkled woman
Just as meek as a mouse.
Old Tip raised tobacco
And he trafficked in skins,
For he had seven SONS
In addition to the twins;
And every mothers son,
And the little nanny, Jude
Smoked a pipe all day
And the tw,"s both chewed.
But Tip kept a-digging
And he never lest heart.
For the dogs hunted rabits
And they caught right smart,
And the bone-spavined filly
And the niue pulled pillow,
And they lived off the givings
OF the old roam COW
And the acCrn-fatted, farrow
OF the razor-back SOW.
But here the story closes
OF my little romance,
For the seven sops are oleeping
On the battlefields of France;
But their daddy grows tobacco
And traffics still in skins,
And the little wrinkled nanny
Has another pair of twins.
-Benzine Bird in Claremont Eva.
Ierald.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
EVERYTHING TO GAIN
BY WOMAN SUFFRAGE

MEN LOSE NoTHING-they keep
their votes.
THE HOME WILL GAIN A VOTE
In addition to the one Il had before.
THE WIFE WILL GAIN more In
terests In common with her husband.
THE MOTHER WILL GAIN the
power to reduce the high cost OF Ilv-
Ing, to get better schools and reerea-
ton places for her children and decent
working conditions for her older sons
and daughters.
THE CHILDREN WILL GAIN
double protection when the father and
mother both can vote.
THE FARMER WILL GAIN be-
cause farm women will vote for farm
interests.
THE STATE WILL GAIN because
Il will have the service Of experts In
housekeeping.
GOVERNMENT WILL GAIN be-
cause It can use the intelligence OF
ALL THE PEOPLE instead Of only
one-haif.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Pleasant Il. Williams.

The casket containing the remains
of P. M. Williams, soldier, private
4,251,S56, Co. L, 57th Pioneer In
fantry, arrived Friday from France
via Bres;, from Cemetery No. SOL.
He was son of Mr. James S. Will
liams, of near Troy. The body was
one of many arriving at Hoboken
July 8, last, and vas sent here with
military escort The funeral was
conducted at Antioch Saturday at
10 o'clock am.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
The Conventional Thing.

Romantic Youth-"Why Go you
hesitate, darling? We could easily
run away and get married"
His Fancy-"My dear boy, you're
too impossible! Why the only pho
tographs I could leave behind me
were taken before l had my hair
bobbed. Passing Show.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Married a Native.

They were looking at the kangaroo
at the zoo when an Irishman said:
BEG pardon, sor, phwat kind of a
creature is that?!
"Oh," said the gentleman, that
IS native of Australia.
Good HivinS!" exclaimed Pat !;
IAN me sister married one of thin. "
Boston Transcript.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Not Worth Irving.

Tips-Why not try home-brew
recipe?
Taps-It's this way. If l meet
friend under the influence of the for
hidden, I'm afraid he isn't able to
give the recipe correctly, and when
meet a man who has had few drinks
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Almost a Boat-Rocker.

''Only a fool rocks the boat"
81 suppose So" assented Mr.. Grow
cher. But when the boat contains
a couple of guitars and an off-key
tenor, there Gomez a terrible tempta-
ton. Washington Star.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Injuries Hand.

Mr. Paul Johnson, of Johnson
Transfer Co., is suffering with an
injured hand. He was thrown out of
car on the Gibbs taxi line and his
left hand crushed in the fall, the fin
gers dislocated and otherwise in
jured. "A
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
WHAT THE ANTS
DON'T TELL YOU

! Anti-suffragists tell you that between
1916 and 1918 the Socialist vote In
creased % per cent. SO 1t did, but
what the ants don't tell you is that the
increase came in the year 1916-1917,
when women were not voting.
The Socialist state vote for governor
in 1918 was 23,623 less than the city
vote alone for mayor in 1917.
City vote:
1915, for governor........ 33,578
1917, for mayor. 145,32S
1918, for governor. ...... S64N
A. decrease Of Bs,so1 In the city So
cialIst vote In the year women voted.
II you are going to disfranchlse any
body for being a Socialist, dlsfranchise
the men. They contribute the bulk Of
Socialist votes.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
THE CASE FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE


which settle settle Immediately We shall
Insight
purified and reformed Without their eounsengs shall
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Real Estate Transfers.

w. D. Perry ct ux. to Mrs. Della
Hornbeak, lot in No. Is, $4,000.
J. B. Waddell ct ux. to Lee Smith
ct ux., lot in No. IS, $500.
lack Berry ct al to ]. M. Thomp-
son, land in No. 5, $500.
T. P. Jamerson to ]. A. and H. w.
Jamerson, land in No. IA, $500.
A. l.. and ]. D. Peoples to Ed Mans
field, AZ acres il No. 16, $400.
w. A. Hutchens ct ux. to ]. M.
Hazelrig, 81 acres in No. 16, $1,000.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06
Marriage Licenses.

Walter Wade and Mrs. Janet Witt.
Paul S. Garrett and Iva Oliver.
Walter A. Henderson and Ada
Myne Rowland.
Hendrix Harding and Mamie SUIT
ton.
virgie Emery and Murtie Hicks.
Everett Murray and Rebecca Wag-
ster.
Earl Harpole and Ruthie Wagon er.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-08-06

and doesn't feel any happier, I'll be
darned if l want the recipe.-Shoe
retailer.