SYNOPSIS.
v ———
The scene
laid in the
routhern
at the opening of the story is
lHbrary of an old worn-out
plantation, known as the Bar-
ony. The place is to be sold, and Its
history and that of the owners, the
Quintards, is thie subject of discussion by
Jonathan Cres v. & business man, 8
stranger known as Bladen, and Bob
Yancy, a farmer. when Hannibal Wayne
§ a mysterious child the
horn family }
¥ tells how
#1 Ferris
itards deny
Yan
irrell, I
ka questions about
at Scratch Hill
wiped by Dave
agent
iter with Cap
attentions on
‘arrington
Re ome
sal arr ves at the home
1¢ Judge recog
The Judge recog
at
Worth vee dP fT hd
Ly
bl
ht
re
CHAPTER XXV.— (Conti
do
i thi
the
on the
From
gh the
I-red and
It wis in the tops If the
now, gent their shadows into
his Again maddened his
terrors, he started and backed toward
the door; but again his greed, the
one dominating influence of his life,
vanquished him
He watched
watched the red
the river; he saw
pear. He told. himself
would soon be gone-—if the fire was
not to be lighted he must act at
once! He stole to the window.
was dusk now, yet he could
old caks
wnich
room by
the sun
splendor fade
the first stars ap
that Hicks
sink
distin.
of the great fields framed by the dark
ening sky Then in the
heard the thud of hoofs
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CHAPTER XXXVI,
The Judge Names His Second.
“Price—" began Mahafly. They were
back In Raleigh in the room the judge
called his office, and this was Ma-
haffy's first opportunity to ease his
mind on the subject of the duel, as
they had only just parted from Yancy
and Cavendish, who had
one of the stores to
purchases for the raft,
“Not a word, Solomon--it
come. 1 am going to kil
shall feel better then”
“What if he kills you?" demanded
Mahaffy harshly. The judge shrugged
his sboulders.
“That is as it may be”
“Have you forgotten your grand.
son?’ Mahaffy's voice was still harsh
and rasping.
“1 regard my meeting with Fentress
as nothing less than a sacred duty
“to him"
makes certain
had to
him. |
VAUGHAN KESTER_
We
this
are
know no more than we did
morning,” sald Mahafty. "You
mixing up all sorts of side issues
what should be your real pur
“Not at not at ali! 1
grandson's speedy re-
fact. Fentress |
Knows he 18
all, Solomon
WOK upon my
covery as an
not hold
to earth at
“Price
No
will not
assured
him
last.”
He
ran
Selomon-—no
speak of it
to Helle Plain
Cavendish you must
there We have as
Hannibal, but we must
Miss Malroy’s behalf. For
an important bearing on the future,
and since 1 cannot, you must be at|
Belle Plain when Carrington arrives
with his pack of dogs. Give him the |
advantage of your sound and mature |
gment, Solomon: don't let any |
modesty in the back-|
in
my friend, we |
again You will
with Yancy and |
represent me |
good as found |
be active in|
us that has |
keep You
‘Who's ing
ped Mahafly
judge
to second youl
was a pletuy
ormal, the code
merely in-
he is not
It will be quite inf
is scarcely applicable; 1
tend to remove hix
to
“At
n because
live.”
sun-up!” ttered Mahaftly
intend tart or day right |
» to begin another,” |
udden fierce light!
feel that
10
don't live to enjoy what's mine, my
I'l warm the cockles of your heart
with imported brandy. [ carry twenty
nger and thirst under my
wes-coat, and I'll feed and drink like
a gentleman vet!” The judge smacked |
his lips in an ecstacy of enjoyment,
dropping down table | 1
which rved him
pen
“It's good enough to
Price,” admitted Mahafly
“It's better to do; and if anything |
happens to me the papers | am going
to leave will tell you how it's to be
done Man, there's a million of |
money In sight, and we've got to get |
it and spend it and enjoy it! None of |
your swinish th wor for me, but life
a big sc and feasting
and refined surroundings!”
"And are going to meet
tress in the morning?" asked Mahafly
1 Suppos e there's no way of avolding |
that?
“Avoiding it?’ almost shouted 1
judge For what [ been living?
eet him, consequence
they may
fuced certal
before the
ae as a desk, selzed a
1
think about, |
grudgingly
i
on |
ale—con pany,
you
Fen
he |
have
fet the
Tonight whet
facts writing
join you at Belle Plain.
holy history
iy
what
to
1 shall
meland
Ife [ shall
place
Che
grandson shall’ He zhall wear vel
yet, by God,
son should!”
“It sounds well,
the money coming
suit?”
The Judge waved this
“The means will be found, Solo
Our horizon is Hfting--1 can
see it lift! Don't drag me back from
the portal of hope! We'll drink the
stuff that comes across the water;
that from me and what would | be?
Why, the very fate | hava been fight.
ing off with tooth and nail would
overwhelm me. I'd sink into unim-
portance-—-my unparalleled misfor
tunes would degrade me to a level
with the commonest! No, sir, I've
never been without hope, and though
I've fallen I've always got up. What
Fentress has is based on money he
stole from me. By God, the days of
his profit-taking are at an end’ | am
As a gentleman's grand- |
Price, but where's |
from to push a law.
aside
still seeing his ghastly
had come
suddenness
face, and he
upon him with starting
He had chanced to look
faced about there had been the plant
Presently Carrington’s glance ceas.
ed to follow the windings of the path.
He stared down at the gray dust and
saw the trail left by Hues and his
“You may need it at Belle Plain. Good
by, and God bless youre
CHAPTER XXVIL.
Bess Leads to Betty,
Just where he had parted from
Ware, Carrington sat his horse. his
brows knit and his eyes turned in the
direction of the path, He was on his
way to a plantation below Birard, the
owner of which had recently import
od a pack of bloodhounds; but this
unexpected encounter with Ware had
affected him strangely. He still heard
purty. For a moment he hesitated;
Es were to he used with any
of success he had no time to
and this was the
fllogical conjecture,
beyond his
in the end he
hope
spare,
picion,
nothing
distrust
horse into the woods,
apling
tigation
had ridden In
five,
south, four
outh again, but t
in other
him
and out of
all coming
had turned
fifth man--Ware,
north He
ance of
told
inve
that path
the
Of the
ne
words
these facts
I am con
reluctan on the
turning 1 on the
r edge of the road and just where
the dust yields hard clay of
path, his rhited the
f a small and daintily shod
his heart
OnLy wasting lime Le
fessed
and was
of when,
on
print o
ot The
q ilckened
Betty!" his
lips
the
wi
That small foot had left ut
impress
ver, to
the
the
of his
ippery
s of
, and
nild's
letly
Across
be ran
co of &
pass
of
a poi rom: which
ould later approact 1¢ cabin
cabir better
fed than he and
ndvanced, the difculties the
t himself became al:
vet sustained
neead, he
rinth of
nse
ERish water
Hat the roved to
had
De
fen foreseen:
as he of
had sae
most insurmountable,
oy his mn
thro
as he was perative
igh the aby
tr floundered
green slime and
h at each step threat.
him in their treacher-
until! at the end of an
the southern
firmer
the woods,
vines, o1
cre-wide pate
black mud, whic
ened to engulf
pths
he gained
and a
shelter of
tiling
Killing
hes Of
clearing
within the
Here he paused and took
his surroundings The two
buildings Mr. Hicks had erected stood
or
agriculture While Carrington
gwung open and a woman stepped
forth. It was the girl Hess. She went
to a corner of tha bullding and called
loudly:
Jes! Oh, Joe!”
Carrington glanced In the direction
of the keel boat and an instant later
saw Slosson clamber over its side.
The tavern-kKeeper crossed to the cabs
in, where he was met by Bess, who
FARMER DOWN
Swoops on Berrypicker
Tree Fifty Yards
Hat—S8pread
Wings Was Five Feet—Left
Marks its Talons.
and Dropped of
of
he Dein
bank caved
Zoeventa, aged
Matthews, an-
it of the de
i od that he died
Andrew Skolanda, Ia
4 atmites Sus
probably fatally in
with Death
Jun
nine years old
Children Flirt
fewistown
flin
John Loft
and Edna Bowers,
vears old, flirted with death
when they jumped on the tongue of a
#leam threshing machine hauled by a
traction engine to steal! a ride. Both
jolted from their perch and the
machine passed over
inflicting a few bruises,
soft nature of the road, a sand
saved them from instant death
tion
Ware
heavy
only
The
Conshohocken —The strike of the
1.000 employes of the Alan Wood Iron
ana of the J. Wood
Company, was broken
wooden bowl.
he a
!
ings, which he entered. Ten or fil
teen minutes slipped by, then he came
from the shed and after securing the
door, returned to the cabin. He was
again met by Bess, who relieved him
of the bowl: they exchanged a few
words and Slosson walked away and
afterward disappeayed over the side
of the keel boat. .
This much was clear to the Ken
tuckian: food had been taken to some
one in the shed-<to Betty and the
boy! more likely to George.
TO BE CONTINURD.)
1
of the men for 10 per cent. increase
The new scale will affect
every employe of the two plants,
Rabbit Shoots Gunning Youth.
Easton. Literally shot by what he
intended for the cook pot, 8. A. New:
man, 17 yearold son of W. 8. New:
man, of Hackettstown, N. J, is in
Easton Hospital, nearly dead from
loss of blood. Newman had laid a
number of traps along the canal near
Hackettstown and in the first one he
examined he found a rabbit. Placing
his gun on the ground, he liberated
the captive, which gave a jump and
landad on the triggers of the weapon,
discharging both barrels. The con
tents entered Newman's left thigh,
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