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Cranston. The GRENADINES on his
face, hurried to the outbuildlngs.
There he repeated the work. he
touched q match to the hay in the
barn, and the wind flung the flame
through It In an instant. The sheds
and other outbuiIdings were treated
With oil. And seeing that his work
was done. he called once to the prone
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at all-besides. against the doctors
orders. !"
Cranston stole over toward him,
looking closely for weapons. He pulled
aside the w0olen blanket that Lennox
had drawn up over his body. and he
pushed his hand into the cushions OF
the couch. sA1few deft pats, holding
his rifle through the fork OF his arm,
finger ~coiled into the trigger guard,
assured him that Lennox was not
"heeled at all. Then he laughed and
went to work.
Il thought l told you once" Len
nox began with perfect coldness, shat
the doors Of my house were no longer
open to you."
You did say that" was Cranston's
cultural reply. aBut you see I'm here
5use the same, don't you? And what
are you going TO do about It'll"
II probably felt that sooner or later
you would come to steaa- just as you
and your crowd stole the supplies
from the forest station last winter
and that probably Influenced me to
give the orders. I didn't want thieves
around my house, and don't want
them now. ] don't want coyotes.
either"
And | don't want any such remarks
out Of you, either" Cranston an
swered him. ''You lie still and shut
. up, and I suspect that sissy boarder
Of yours will come back, after he's
through embracing your daughter In
the snow. and find you in one piece.
Otherwise not"
If ] were in one piece" Lennox an
swered him very quietly, ''instead Of
bundle of broken bones that can't
lift its arms. I'd get up on this couch.
unarmed as am, and stamp on your
lying lips"
But Cranston only laughed and tied
Lemons feet with q cord from the
window shade.
He went to work very systematical-
sly. First he rif1ed Lennox's desk In
the living room Then he looked on
all the mantels and ransacked the
cupboards and the drawers. He was
taunting and calm at first. But as the
moments passed, his passion grew up
on him. He no longer smiled. The
rodent features became intent; the
eyes narrowed to curious. bright slits
under the dark lashes. He went to
Dams room. searched his bureau
drawer and oil the pockets Of the
clothes hanging In his closet. He mp
set his trunk and paved among old
letters In the suitcase. Then, stealing
Ike some creature OF the wilderness.
he came back to the living room.
Lennox was not on the divan where
be had left him. He lay instead on
the hoor near the fireplace: and be
met the pnssi0n-drawn face With entire.
calmness. His motives were perfectly
niain. he bad tust made desperate
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BooK THREE-rnE pAfMENT.

CHAPTER I.--TIildreth's disappearance is
e3aceounted for until Dan finds his mutt
latcd body md near it the evidence which
ssall send Cranston to the gallows and break
~ the outlaw gang. A record cold winter
seefs In. Cranston, suspecting that Hildreth's 3
es1dence is in existence, visits the Lennox
home In the abence OF Dan and Snow
hid" to search for II. He falls to finds It,
ana In his rage and disappointment he sets
aFe to the house, LennOx being powerless
30 stop him. The almost helpless man drugs
1imaelf outside.
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Olanston had Deen mistaken, after
au. y tnlnklng tnat in rear Of himself
lan Wousd tDe affnid 60 Keep fise
paeket on ms person ana would cray-
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.ao" 8. ~. n,'. 'na. snowo'fu 2 Wotslss
y =. =. ~ W. " 'ons aso' Wsle thue.s
ns sW.neu was IaiIlhg over tne
snoWs s. snoWpird ana pan turned r.
ti'ss soli II uu1isiihs 7 seq.
me snow was sfeei-gray irl tbs
moonlight when flle little party made
tnelr start down the long trail. Their
PREPARATIONS. simple and crude rs they
were, had taken hours OF ceaseless
Juror On 1ne nart o me three. The
s.. - .s sese. uuAeu " the name and
..,s.a us sa'',.'s' 'u1nstl aNas na,. Dee1'
Nv'su = ,'s suo"' anu Win one
SO..'o 4. l'A,' L1ilaivA a.a1 ulsssl uis is0h
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CHAPTER u.

: & y 7 a
Two miles across the ridges. Dan
and Snowbird saw faint mist blow
Ing between the trees. They didn't
recognize It at fiist. It might be f1ne
snow. blown by the wind, or even one
o. those mysterious fogs that some
tunes sweep over the snow.
But ielooks like smoke" Snowbird
said.
But Il couldn't be. The trees are
too wet to burn"
But then sound that at first was
just the faintest whisper In which
neither of them would let themselves
believe, became distinct past all deny
Ing. 1t was that menacing crackle Of
great fire, that in the whole world Of
sounds is perhaps the most terrible.
IT'S our house," Snowbird told him.
And father can't get out.,'
She spoke very quietly. Perhaps
the most terrible truths OF life are al.
ways spoken in that same quiet voice.
Then both Of them started across the
snow as fast as their unwieldy snow
shoes would permit.
He can crawl little." Dan called
to her. Don't give up, Snowbird
mine. think he1l be safe..
They mounted to the top Of the
ridge; and the long sweep of the fDr-
est was revealed to them. The house
was q singular tall pillar Of fame, al
ready glowing that dreadful red from
which firemen, despairtng. turn away.
Then the girl seized his hands and
danced about him in mad circle.
He's alive!' she cried. aYou can
see him-just dot on the snow. He
crawled out to safety.n
She turned and sped at breakneck
pace down the ridge. Dan had to race
to keep up with her. But It wasn't en-
tirely wise to try to mush so fast. A
dead log lay beneath the snow with
broken limb stretched almost to its
surface, and It caught her snowshoe.
The wood cracked sharply, and she fell
forward ID the snow. But she wasn't
hurt, and the snowshoe itself, IN spite
Of a small crack In the wood, was still
serviceabIe.
Haste makes waste" he told her.
Keep your feet Oh the ground. Snow
bird; the house is gone already and
your father Is safe. Remember what
lies before u.s.
The thought sobered and halted her.
She glanced once at the dark face Of
her companion. Dan couldn't under
stand the strange light that suddenly
leaped to her eyes. Perhaps she her
self couldn't have explained the wave
Of tenderness that swept over her
with no cause except the look Ii Dams
earnest gray eyes and the lines that
cut SO Geep. Since the world was new,
It has been the boast OF the boldest Of
men that they looked their Fate In the
face And this Is no mean looking. For
fate is q sword from the darkness, 4
power that reaches out Of the mystery,
and cannot be classed with sights of
human origin. It burns ont the eyes
of all but the strongest men. Yet Dan
was looking at his fate now. and his
eyes held straight.
They walked together down to the
ruined house, and the three OF them
sat silent while the f1re burned red.
Then Lennox turned To them with q
half smile.
You're wasting time. you two," hs
said. sRemember. all our food Is gone.
Il you start now, and walk hard, may
be you can make II out. =
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BOOK TREPATRIATIoN.


CHAPTER L. Warned by his physician
that he has not more than six months to
livc. Failing sits despondently on a park
s .snsa psns s;S months friendly snnirre, prac-
tirally decides the matter for him. His
: blood is pioneer blood, and he decides to
end his days in the forests Of Oregon
Memories of his grandfather and a deep
love for all things Of the wild help him
In reaching decision.
sa,,,.,.rrr lin large Southern r,rcpon
~ hn mcets pcopIc who Ind known and
loyad his grandfather. a famous frontiers
man He makes his home with Sflns Ten.
~ ! tynical Wcsterner The only other
4 .,n,,ters af the household are Iennnx,s sor
.s.;ii. ), and daughter Snovh,ri ,rj(air
abode is many miles from J. civilization =
ii the Umpqua Divide and there Failing
plans to live out the short span Of life
which he has been told is his. His extreme
weakness In the face Of even a slight ex-
ertion convinces him that the doctor had
made correct diagnosis Of his case.
ts,.4prrp 1T - From the f7rst Ea,I,nv.s
hsaith shows 4 marked imnruvemenf and
IS the companionship Of I.ennox and hts
+ & -, and danghtcr ha Ats ,ntr the r,os,1.
m. cs ~ he had hecn harm - Il ~
..snk thtnking and remarkahle a,snlav =
I nerve he saves Iennox's life and his own
.whsr thev arc attacked nv 4 mad covota
Lennox declares he is reincarnation OF his
grandfather, Dan Failing /, whose fame a.
wO0dsman Is houseold word.
BOOK TWO-THE DEBT.
CHAPTER I.-Dan. now thoroughly profl
cienf n woods lore. learns from Lernox that
A orvanized band Of outlaws. Of which
s Trrt crapston is the leader. is makine
trouble in the vicinity. Landry Hildreth,
hAH
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The Voice
-
Of the Pack
EDISON MARSHALL
SYNOPSIS.

fCopyright, 1920, Little, Brown & Companyl
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Store OF b. D. Tindal Burned.

The store OF Mr. II. H.sDrane. Tin
dSf at Tindals was completely de-
aolished BY f-e on Tuesday. night.
he shingIe roof Of the store had
beer completely covered over by a
metal roof and it is believed that
the fire, which is supposed to have
caught from a defective hue. had
been burning unknown to anyone
for some time before its discovery
by persons at the railroad station
The door Of the store was opened
as soon as the flames were seen
but nothing could be saved as the
fire was even then up to the very
door The occurrence of the FIRE
was ID the neighborhood OF eight
e'cies It was stated that the
tirsfhre of this season had been
made I'm the stove on Tuesday
morning, this stove being the iden-
ticai one which had been in oper-
Ationsall OF the past winter.
The building was valued at S.
10e and the stock of goods destroy
sed at SIS, 900. Insurance covering
this loss was about $4,000 on the
and $1,000 or $1,000 on the
goods.
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The School of Methods.

The Sumter School of Methods
for Sunday School work was. OF "a
high order of excellence. There.
were very many excellent features
from which the teachers-ef the
Sunday Schools derived very great,
benefit. The outstanding feature.
was the series Of addresses given by
DR.. N. a. Honline Of Chicago, the
associate superintendent Of; the, Iu-..
ternaticnal Sunday School Associa-.
ton. Dr. Honline has made spec
ialty Of history. but his work with
in the past few years has been
largely psychology and peda!gogy
He is a man Of enlinently scholarly
attainments and his lectures ewer&
able and Illuminating If heseNsT
comes to Sumter again the reputa-s
ton that he has made for himself
Will insure a large audience OF.
every occasion that he may speak
The School of Methods ACCOMPLISH
ed a great deal for those who We're
fortunate enough to attend, brt 1T
this School had done nothing naore
than to bring DR.. Honline to sumo
ter all if its energies would have;
been we'll worth while. -, -
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Death House
OyerflOwing

Columbia. Nov. 2.-The death
house at the state penitentiary is
overf1owing. There are six cells in
the death house, and there are ten
men under sentence Of death and
two more due to arrive at the pen
itentiary in a few days to be held
for their execution days. The men
in the death house are the most
desperate of the capital cases. The
others are given. apartments in the
main building of the bastile.
Harvey Whaley, negro, of Cal
houn county, is the first of the doz-
en- who will die. it now appears. He
will be electrocuted Friday of this
week, for the murder of Earl Wad-
ford. of Lone Star.
Will Hood, colored of Greenville.
is scheduled to die on November
IS. for the murder Of G. W. Smith,
a night watchman of Greenville.
He will likely be brought to the
pen in a few days, though he is
not here yet.
Ed Culbreth. negro, was to
have paid the death penalty on
November 4 for the murder Of
Deputy Sheriff Webber Edwards,
Of Saluda, but his appeal has stayed
the execution.
Tillman Rose, a Spartanburg ne
gro, is scheduled to die on Decem-
Der for criminal assault on a
white woman. He has not as yet
been brought to the penitentiary,
but will likely arrive soon. He was
convicted and sentenced only last
week.
William Thompson, Of Greenville,
who killed Policeman Burroughs,
IS in the death house, under SEN
tence of death, but an appeal is
postponing his doom.
Edmund Bigham, of Florence
county, champs at the bit in one of
the death house cells and declares
his innocence He was convicted
of killing his brother.
S. J. Kirby, G.. O. Fox and Jesse
Gappins. the famous murder trio"
who killed William Brazell. Co
lumbia taxi driver. are under ap-
peals and will die when these are
decided, unless the supreme court
saves their lives from self-con-
fessed crime.
Abraham Williams, of Orange
burg county, is due to die on De-
cember 2, for criminal assault on a
young white girl.
Cliff Hawkins. Of Greenville. is in
the death house, for murder, but
an appeal which stayed his exc
cution has never been perfected in
his appeal. and he is now due to
be resentenced.
David Brennan. of Orangeburg.
convicted in 1913 and sentenced to
die, is still alive, in the death
house, awaiting the settlement OF
his case by the courts. His appeal
has been in the courts for three
wears
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Letter from T.. W. DabbS.

Editor Daily Item:
l am here for a few days to close
up the house, and take Mrs. Dabbs
back to Salem, Black River. The
drought was broken by gentle
showers Saturday night and Sun
day. A big shower with thunder
Sunday just after dinner winding up
the rain The mountains are
beautiful. Especially gorgeous are
the views toward Melrcsc as TIL:
sun shines through riffs in the
clouds. 1t makes one think of the
"delectable mountains described
in The Pilgrims Progress.
On my way up stopped for sew
eral hours to take in the State Fair
in Columbia. If the cattle hogs.
poultry, field crops, and household
supplies are at all a fair sample Of
what is in the state, there need be
no fear Of famine in Soutl. Caro-
lima. and We could have stood str:k,.
Of the railroads better than at any
other time Of the year. We ought
20 be so fortified all the time. and
we Will be if we do sane farming.
as we will be forced to by the
bold weaver" as q colorcd CORE
spondent of mine calls him.
am enclosing YOU page Of the
Progressive Farmer that was wri. :
ten at my request to reply to two
Of Sumter countyS most successful
farmers as expressed to Williams
and myself near the court house
some weeks ago when we were try
ing to get them lined up on co-op-
erativc marketing. DIR. Poe has
been writing a series of articles TO
promote the organization of the
cooperative marketing associations
in Virginia. North and South Caro-
lima. so l quoted my friends crit
icisns to him and asked him u
reply. Please give space to his re-
ply. l do not think his summary
can be contradicted.
f. ". DABBS.
T,1.on G Oct /
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Negro Arrested for Theft Of Hand.
bag.

Albert Quin. alias Big Boy" was
arrested Tuesday at Britton's Sid
ing by Deputy Sheriff II. G. Nc
Kagen and Officer j. NJ. Lawrence,
brought to Sumter and placed in
Jail Quin tried to make away
with a handbag. the property OF
Flagman w T. Curry at the A. C.
L. station on Sunday afternoon but
was forced to drop the bag so hot
were the police on his trail. The
bag, which was valued at about
$50 was returned to it's owner with
all it's content. undisturbed. Big
Boy" managed to throw off his
pursuers for the time being and
make his escape. He was posi-
lively identified and his arrest
made after he had been found at
Britton's Siding yesterday. He will
be held here tor trial At the next
criminal court session.
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Mr. j. l.. Irbs Buried at Hagood
Wednesday.

The funeral services of Mr.. j. l..
Irby, of Boykin, who died in
Greensboro, n. c., following brief
illness with pneumonia, will be held
this afternoon at Shiloh church,
Hagood, at $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. Irby
had attended the State Fair in CO.
lumbia last week, having always
been keenly interested in the well
fare of the fair and having been
himself an annual exhibitor of
horses up until three or four years
ago. 1t was during this stay in Co
lumbia that Mr Irby contracted
pneumonia. He was taken to
Greensboro, n. c., and placed in
hospital there where he died af-
Ter an illness of only q few days.
Mr.. Irby was born in Marlboro
county November y, 1864, and
therefore if he had lived few
weeks longer would have been 81
years Of age. He served on Gen.
Willie Jones staff in the Spanish
American war. He was a charter
member of the South Carolina club
which for so many years gave the
state ball. Mr.. Irby was a plant
er.
Surviving are his wife, who be-
fore marriage to him was Mrs. B.
c.. Trippett. a daughter Of Colonel
Cash; and two sisters, Mrs. James
Macarthur and Mrs. A. f. Hilliard
Of Cheraw, and one brother, John
D. Irby Of Marlboro county, ard
one daughter, Mrs. Carl Emmanuel
Of Boyhin.
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A Daredevil Leap
Soldier Drops From Airplane
Nearly 5 Miles in the Air

Kansas City, Nov. 1.-Sergt. En-
Gil Chambers, Of Postsfie :, Fort
Sill, Lawton, Okla, today broke
what officials say is the record for
high altitude parachute jumping
when he leaped approximately
$4,000 feet, 400 feet less than five
miles, from an army plane. The
stunt was performed in connec-
ton with the American Legion
flying meet. The descent took
eighteen minutes.
Intense cold was encountered
during the flight and Chambers
and Brookley, the pilot, commenc-
ed smoking their oxygen when
they reached $4,000 feet.
When the flyers had reached the
ceiling" Brookley gave the signal
and Chambers climbed out on the
fuselage. Then he dived head first
into space. According to Cham
bcrs, he dropped fully 500 feet be-
fore his big silllcn parachute open
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-05
The Unemployment
Problem
Gov. Cooper and Others To
Hold Conference Next Week

Columbia, Nov. 2.-The unem-
ployment problem in South Caro-
lima, though not considered SO
great as to cause alarm, will be the
subject Of a conference between
Gov. Cooper, Mayor Blalock, of Co
lumbia, and the special committee
named by the mayor Of Columbia
to handle the unemployment sit
uation in the state, to be held in
the governors Office on Monday OF
next week. The main purpose of
the meeting will be to ask the gov
ernor to use his influences to have
every city of the state take action
similar to that already taken by
the city of Columbia, in naming a
committee to handle the unemploy-
ment situation. 1t is understood
Gov. Cooper is favorable to the
proposal and will urge other COM
munities to take such steps in the
interest of the jobless.
The committee named by Colum-
bias mayor is composed Of W. s.
Summersett, builder; A. S. Tom
linson, city engineer; ". p. Ham
rick. superintendent of the Pacific
group of cotton mills: James Mac
donald, representing the merchants
association; and T. B. Cooper, rep
resenting organized labor. The
committee made a short call at
the governors Office Tuesday after
noon, but the question was not dis
cussed thoroughly.
The question of unemployment
has been given considerable at
tention in Columbia lately, and
Governor Cooper has also made a
study Of the situation. The govern
or has suggested that this be one
Of the topics before the governor s
conference, to be held in Charles
ton December 5th.
The Columbia unemployment
committee has employed secre-
tary to handle the employment Of
fees conducted by the city. This
will be held open four months.
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Pistol Thief Caught in winnsboro.

a;s Ed Scale left this morning
$or Firzlsboro, S. c., from whence
he viii bring back with him ON his
return trip Dave Burrows, the ne
gre who broke into Bradwelfs Re-
pair shop early Sundav morning
and made away with two pistols.
The police were hot on the trail Of
Burrows since the robbery and sue
ceeded In tracing and finding him
I'm Wiansboro. A warrant for his
arrest was sworn out and placed in
the hands Of the sheriff and the
negro will be safely brought back
to Sumter to await his trial in the
criminal court. Burrows still has
one Of the pistols in his possession
the other has been traced TO Co
mnabia and will in all probability
Ne recovered
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Strike Breakers
For Milk Wagons

Cleveland, Nov. 3.-A call for
men to fill the places Of eight hun
dred milk wagon strikers, has been
issued by the Telling-Belle-FernOn
company, which has also asked for
police protection. Mayor Fitzger-
aid has summoned the officials Of
the company and the strikers to
attend a con:.- >nce. The common
pleas court has issued an injunction
restraining the strikers from inter
fering with the delivery of milk.
after several outbreaks Of violence.
Men threw the baseball bat
through the windshield Of the milk
truck, the driver being cut and
practically blinded by the glass.
The truck then hit an automobile
at the curb, hurting a man and his
wife and baby. The driver was
thrown out and seriously injured.
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No Money For Court
Common Pleas Session Comes
to Abrupt End 9

Bishopvil!e, Nov. The fall
term Of the Court of Common Pleas
for Lee county, which convened
here yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, with Judge MauIdin pre-
siding, for a two weeks session came;
to an abrupt end yesterday afters
noon when it was learned that there
was no money in the county treas,
urer's Office to pay the expense of
the court and the docket is the,
heaviest for several years. there
being more than ninety cases on
the calendar
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School Booths at Fair
City Schools Will Have Ex-
hibit But Will Not Compete
With Rural Schools

The Sumter city schools will
have magnificent school booth
of exhibits at. the Sumter County
Fair November 18th to 18th, but
the city schools will not compete
with the rural community booths
for prizes.
The schools of Sumter begin
ming with DR.. S. H.. Edmunds, the
superintendent, and including ev-
cry one of the teachers and the
thirteen hundred school boys and
girls are backing up the Sumter
county 1921 fair with enthusiasm
and county and city pride. The
directors of the Sumter County
Fair Association are grateful fol
this interest and cooperation, be-
cause the presence Of thirteen hun
dred school children from the city
schools in the Sumter County
School Day parade of rural and
city schools, with the boys. high
school military battalion in full
dress uniform, is going to make
this parade a mighty big feature
OF the county school days pro-
gram.
1t is hoped that the other towns
in the county and the rural
schools generally will take part in
this big parade. Every school in
the. county has been invited.
The Sumter Boy Scout troop, and
Scout Master Wendell Levi arc
showing the right Sumter spirit by
helping out in advertising the fair
and doing other useful stunts tc
make our 1921 fair a success.
In fact to use a we'll worn phrase
"Everybody's doing it."