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(T),e EXPR at Was How Charles Motley Saved From Selling the jline Too Soon. I The iour horse wagon called by fconinion consent a stage which ran between Bokov’s and Logtown was brawling up the long grade which around the summit ., fcork'crswcd to It pilot lvnob. order that It was good necessary prepa ra- to do this in a Itory start might be had for the sue deeding rattling plunge down the other corkscrew road which led to Logtown. side of Black Pete, the By the of driver, sat an eastern importation the genus drummer, Pete rolled his tobacco into his check, snapped a flv off the ear of his leader and said: “No, sir; I don’t git no pay fer fightin, and I don’t do no fightin fer the company. H ary galoot asks stops fer this hver stage and perlitely the cash box, he’s a-gwine ter git it. ’Tain’t no use noway ter fight them fellers. They always liev the drap on ye.” said the drummer, .. “But,” were yon ever robbed on this route?” ; “Waal, but I’ve seed fellers no; I’ve thought loafin round here ez mought do it some time or other.” “And if they did stop you you would give them the express box and drive on, eh ?” “You bet! If the express company wants ter pertect the box, they must send a messenger along with it.” slowly to The stage crawled up the top of the hill, and Black Pete settled his foot firmly on the brake strap, and with a “Scat ’em, boys!” the sweating horses started to inves¬ tigate the mysteries of the almost invisible road below them on a keen gallop. Round and round the rapidly va¬ rying road the stage and passengers whirled, sometimes losing sight of the horses around the sharp outward turns and again slewing sharply toward the dangerous edge of the canyon which yawned below them. The sun was down, and the moon was painting weird shadows on the powdered dust of the grade. It was just the time for the im¬ agination to picture scenes of vio¬ lence, robbery and blood. Sudden¬ ly the chaparral hushes by the road¬ side slightly parted, and a long, shining, black object was waved over them toward the stage. A light shadowy figure rose in the and moon¬ from among the bushes, behind a black veil, which smother¬ ed the voice somewhat, came the hoarse command: "Stop, Black stop!” pushed his foot heavily Pete hurriedly brake, down upon the reached clown into the bottom of the stage, pulled out the express box and threw it into the road, mut¬ tering: "Cuss ye, take it!” The restless horses immediately plunged away into the shadows of the forest. “Wa-was that a highwayman?” gasped the drumme 1 We are getting Bigger and Bigger, • Cheaper and Cheaper, Even Dav. We have catered for the cash alone and our prices have brought it to us. Fast selling goods and popular prices, make quick profits the best profits. We appreciate your help. RUSK & CLOTFELTER. TWO STORES: 1 ) i'y- Goods a.nd Notions. Fancy Groceries, CONYERS* UTHON 1 A. “In course it w & s,” answered Pete. (C Didn't ye see r~*~ he shootin iron? Thar goes a cool thousan’ dollars, as I knows now. Ye bet the boys’ll be out arter him tonight. I shouldn’t wonder if that war old Bart him self. He’s a cool one, he is. lie al ways shoots his mouth otf in some poetry. He leaves it in the box when he gets through with it. Didn’t ye notice how level he held that tluir shootin iron right toward me ?” The lights of Logtown now glis toned below them, and a few turns of the corkscrew road brought the stage up to the hotel porch, where it stopped with a loud '‘Whoa!” from Pete. Not many minutes ehvrmd before the prophecy of Pete v realized, for as soon as the storv of the bold robbery of Wells & Fargo’s box was related n dozen or so ready miners volunteered to search the woods for the road agent. After half an hour’s swearing and drinking over the mat ter they saddled their horses and started for the scene of the robbery. *«.***• It was a little, cramped up, belter skelter mining town among the si¬ erras. One need not rise early in Scar’s Hole to see the sun rise, for lie will not see it if he does. Old Sol is never visible there until 10 in the morning. The rough, pictur esque cabins, looking for all the world like dilapidated dice thrown at random from the box, were built deep down in a hole between the sur rounding peaks, and yet they actual ]y had a telephone connecting them with the outside world. Thc denizens of Scar’s Hole were not given to an indulgence in busi ness communications with the great commercial centers, but their tede phone was the means of preventing many of the inhabitants from spending V the ,, remainder • . of j, their ,, . ear ly days at the their msnne inborn asylum detestation of _Sucl. any man ivns ivho to lowed any suits which dul not require active labor with his hands and such was their ohivainc devotion to the fa.r sex that the management of their part of die telephone was giv on to a young lady ot the name of 1-ranees (goldsmith. On the afternoon of June 29 , 3880 , Miss Frank, as she was usually called, sat in the little telephone office ~ waiting ... for , the.nightly .. . . crowd a of man y gossipers to conic to it. The little rocking chair m which she sat went bumping to and fro noisily and nervously upon the pine floor, and the tmy slippered foot with beat a nervous tattoo in unison it. “It s too bad, she cried, for Char lie to work down m that old hole in the ground all winter and then sell out for a paltry thousand. And he s doing it just so he can be married this summer.” And a pretty little ware of blood swept over the sweet neck and face. “He shan’t do it Charlie don’t know anything about a mine, and he might have a little bonanza and not know it. Just hear the dear simpleton!” M.y Precious Frank—Bonn 13 negotiating with me tor my claim, and he offers me ? 1,003 cash. I have not yet accepted it, but 1 have about made up my mind that 1 had better do so. You know i£ 1 had that much cash 1 could have the face to ask you to hasten that long hoped for happy day. For your sake, darling, I believe it will lie the best for me to take this offer. If J do. you may look for me down early next week. Forever yours, Charles motley. “Hello, Frank!” shouted a smoth ered voice close to her ear. “Are • WEEKLY - BANNER. you there yet ?” Frances jumped to her feet and raj1 to the telephone. “Dear me, 1 left the receiver hang down, and they could not ring the belli” " She put it to her car and shouted hack through the transmitter: “Yes, I’m 'sere. Y.'hnt is i it ?” “Don’t you forge! to semi that thousand up on the stage tonight to Logtown. Tom ,- r.vs there’s at least $10,000 in sight. Motley is a Bchoolmarm and don’t know it. Don’t forget now. (ioodbv.” Frank’s pretty eyes and mouth spread wider and wider as those words came out of the wonderful little instrument. “For goodness’ sake, who is lie talking to? Oh. y-e-s! Why, it must be to Frank Downey,*the ex¬ press agent at Bokey. They’ve been talking together, and Downey stopped an switched my end on. Motley is schoolmarm, is he? There’s $10,000 ^ in sight, and Char¬ ]i e doesn’t know it, and the money is £ oil1 S «P there on the stage from Bokey tonight. Oh, dear, what shall I do? I’ll go up there. 1 will. It’s only eight miles, and it’s 20 from Bokey. It’s 5 o’clock, and the stage gets there at 9 .” Frank was a California girl, there were no perils to her on the eight mile trail to Logtown, and there had been the slur cast upon Charlie’s keenness and the eager de sire to save that “$10,000 in sight’ f° r him would have been sufficient incentives to induce her to dare them, though she knew they await ed her. Running over to the post office, she hurriedly engaged the young clerk to take care of the ill¬ strument tor her and, dashing back f° her room, soon appeared, ready f° r the eight mile walk to Logtown. The sun was yet very hot, al though » almost down behind , rail w rt anJ - Frank ,[ pushed shc on. Mt inut ; t ], cr3clf bcn s t 1 tcd to sit down , , , <c , j; >a a sc , 100 lmarm. is thouMnd doIlilre in sight, and , k it> cll? Well, , „ k it ond have aU the discovery too. There now!” t , p> up> ,l 0 ,-„, down, around around wound the mountain a nd Frank wound with it until, ed, dustv, breathless, hoarse and > tIie f / ° sa „, ,, oun .„ liwa in thc som bcr J . belo , y her 'reached Jugt flS she the roadside d was about to pus h through ch / ral w h ic h here reached he shou ]ders, she heard the blftl<r sta g ec oach coming around ben £ ctose (o bcr . With the despair- with ^ r ^ olve to g0 j n a t least ° jf gbe coul( i not before it 1} gta ^ „ c ghe l g ed her pa rasol through busb es an( j waved it to the , " tb at the same time, f Qm be r excitement: “Stop, \’ stop!” ! astonishment and dis B ^ t 0 bci ma instea q 0 f stopping, the dri ver reached down into the boot and, V'til ... < «p n ca vo ’ take it f ” tU r 0 W a heavy bo.X lilto .- v tllO TOaCl ailti, ■ Ul. , U • - • fouj'-jfl.hand into a TUn, dlS a . appeared Frank CIOWH 1110 CTOUChed Call} Oil. down into Poor the chaparral , : in n Upcnnir GCSpair. “Oh, dear! I ha veil t walked there, and I’ve lost the stage, and poor Charlie— Oh, dear me!” The spirit of a genuine California girl is not easily overcame with de spa i r , and Frank was a genuine Cal ifornia girl, and she was hot to be beaten until she was. She got up, pulled her black veil tighter started ovet lier moist face and bravely on again to Logton n, It was not far, and not a half hour elapsed be¬ fore she saw the lights of th le camp scattered around in the yon below her. Breathless and panting, she hur¬ ried on to the tavern. A great of men were excitedly swearing and threatening on the porch. Some were in the street cinching saddles on to their horses, and in midst stood Black l-de, *.. 1 . driver. “Don’t I know?” he was angrily shouting. “1 toll ye ’twar only a mile hack, and the cuss shoved his shootin iron right under my nose. Why didn't I run for it? Thar two of ’em thar as sure as fightin.” Pretty soon, with a yell and whoop, 20 men galloped up the road with a suggestive looking saddles. rope gling from one of the Poor Frank hastened to Charlie. She found him sitting consolately on the back porch. world “Why, Frank, what in the are you doing here?” “Oh, Charlie, have you sold mine yet? Am I too late?” “Too laic for what? Cold No, and I don’t believe I can. That man Bonn sent the money up by ex¬ press, and a road agent got away with the stage tonight, and the mon¬ ey went with it. 1 don’t believe risk another thousand on a out mine.” “Oh, goodie!” cried Frank, got here in time! Road That is too rich! Oh, dear, I shall die!” Frank’s voice ended in high squeak of laughter. “Frank, what is the matter ? do you know about the road Frank was holding her sides despair of stopping her ble laughter. There wasn’t “Road agent! stopped road agent at all. I stage to get on, and the driver a box at mo.” “What does this mean, Tell me. What were you doing the road at this time of night all alone?” It took a long time to get the ry out, but she did, while stood with his mouth open enough to represent his plaj r ed claim with $10,000 in sight. told No sooner had Frank her ry than, lie caught her in his with a wild shout. “You little darling, you have every cent of it!” About two hours afterward a of disconsolate, disgusted horsemen selected their way up to the with a “suggestive saddles” rope and from one of the a containing $1,000. It is sufficient to relate that Char¬ lie. did nqt sell his “$10,000 in sight,” but, on the contrary, re¬ ceived a much larger sum — suffi¬ cient, in fact, to make him a hap¬ pier man financially and matrimo¬ nially. When enough of the story had been told in the barroom to ac¬ count for the stopping of the stage, Black Pete had to provide for a smile all around, with a continuen do. Watch the Wbekby-Bannkr. Co, It . tfSnd, Regiment O. S. A, This famous Regiment, will hold its annual reunion at liichard^oii’i? store in this coun'y, on Thursday Aug. 8. This is Capt. Joseph Al¬ berts old Com] any, and was made up < f good fighting material from the section surrounding the spot where this re-union is to he held. The occasion is expected to be one of the most pleasant of the kind this Companv 1 ms ever en j ;yed. A general invitation is ex¬ tended to the people to attend and all who will are requested to bring MARRIED. The marriage of Mr. Arthur Peek and Miss Ora Dempsey, oc¬ curred in this city last Sunday’, Esquire A. M. Helms officiating. Both of these youm*' people re¬ side in Sheffield, are well connect¬ ed and popular in their communi¬ ties. We have not learned their reason for coming into town to get mar¬ ried, but suppose they were prompt ed by a desire to surprise their families and friends and to defeat preparation and much ceremony, The Weekt.v-Bannkh extends hearty congratulations and best wishes. Death. The death of the little son of Mr and Mrs. W. A. Smith occurred at their home on upper Decatur street last Wednesday. The little boy died of Scarlet fever, All of the children of the family liadthodis ease but the case of this little one* was more severe than t he others and he was unable to withstand the ravages of the disease. 0 The interment occurred at the Almand burying ground Thursday morning. The bereaved family have the sympathy of many good friends. --- - 1 4c Ft/ uy' 0 CEoMiA $2 //& above ilM Agricultural SEA. m College ,0 Main Sun OihG. RcX iX\J H m ! : dL A DAHi ONEGA, GA. A colic -eeducati n in On reach« Man’s f all. A.iq Normal ami Business courses. cli Hood laboratories; healthful, invigorating moral arul itjitc; military discipline; poor! in the. relipious influences. Cln-apest board Stat. : ; abundance of country board produce; in dormitories expenses from $75 to families. $150 a ye Special >r; license for or private course teachers; full faculty of nine; aU under the control of the University. A college The prepay* insti¬ Atorv class. Co-education of sexes. tution founded specially for students of limited means, bend for catalogue to the President, A-M. * o S. Stbwart,