About The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1909)
w ■■ I I ?-t.v A? ; ! '. ■ -'.....*•':•.:ir OF THE GEORGIA-CAROLINA FAIR Association WILL BE HELD AT AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. NOVEMBER 8-13,1909. .. i When the Cyclone Struck By A. F. RANSOM INCLUSIVE n PRESIDENT TAFT will again visit ‘‘his winter home” and make the opening ad dress at the Fair Grounds Monday, Nov. 8th, at 12 o’clock, and all Georgia and South Carolina will be there to do him honcr on this occasion. If ycu are interested in Agri culture, Horticulture, Live Stock and Poultry, you cannct afford to miss a visit to these exhibits. Do You Love to See Good Races? Copyright, 1909. by American Frets Airo- ci.lien m HE keen Kray eyes of the elilei mini searched the blue ones on rue opposite side of the gate lu them was a certain honesty Btrungly tinctured with a look of re lief. "I can’t tell you how much obliged I am. Mr. Iteame.” the youiiK man aald. "I couldn’t help but feel that now tills trouble bus come you wouldn’ want me around.* 1 • ••I’ve lived right hero on this farn for tifty-slx years," replied Iteame •’and there’s no one above Around wli cun say that I ever naked m.tu. wnmuir or child to take part In any of in; quarrels." The young man nodded. "There Isn’t many men who can say that.” • "It Isn’t that I’ve anything against your father in this affair." continual. WW'W, If you do, you will not be disappointed when you see them this year, for they willl be the best ever seen South. wilt make all the difference In the world. Those trees are ours. They shall not be cnt down. Until yon are willing to say that they are ours and not yours I will never speak to you again—that la. In the way you have aaked me to." “See here, little girl," Interposed her father, turning her face upward with bis hand; “1 have told you that this la my quarrel. I don’t want you young folks to mix In. Mr. ETolcolm and I can settle It without help." . ’That doesn’t make any difference," she persisted. “I’ll never marry Ben or meet him except as a stranger until he says that those trees nre on our land. He’s got to say so before the lawsuit comes off. or I never will.** She did not wait for an answer, but with head high In air and a poor at tempt at a dignity which bad no exist ence she turned and left them. They watched until the shrubbery hid her from sight, and then Iteame turned to Ben, with a smile. “I didn’t think she’d take It quite so much to heart," be said, “but she’s pretty hard hit. Those trees have been her playmates for a good many years now.” "If we had only known.” said Ben. “perhaps It might have been avoided, but father Is set In his way and thinks he has a right to do as be pleases with his own. It’s making It pretty hard for me, though. 1 didn’t think Vlnnie would turn me down as she has.” "And she’ll persist. You're between two fires now." Ilea me paused, glanc ed around and continued: “The air is hotter than boiling oil, and unless I’m mistaken we'll get a regular northwester before dark. There's some tools down at the ex press office 1 must get up before it reaches here, so I’ll go along to your place with you, Ben." They walked slowly on In the after noon sunshine. The air was hot and the sun boat down with a fervor which was almost overpowering. Away to the west a cloud was banging, low, black and ominous. Not a breuth of wind was stirring, and the leaves of the maples hung wilted from their stems. The birds barely skimmed the earth In their flight, and the crows were keeping up uu lncpssant cawing, while a peacock on the rail fence which separated the Uolcolm garden from the barnyard was tilling the air with Us dlscordunt cry. "We are to have a storm, and ££■'- before Iteame gets home again." m i Hue [uiiiul null lull ilium. Iteame. "But for nearly sixty years I’ve watched the birds build their _ — „— ,. nests In those trees. 1 climbed those tered Ben after his companion lit | The Foot Ball Game Nov. 10th Will be exciting from start to finish. Both Clemson and Geor gia are very strong this year and may expect to see some sensa tional plays. The Air Ship VI Fly Night and Day 1 «I THE FIREWORKS will be grand. «J THE MIDWAY THE BEST. €J THE DIVING HORSES, just from N. Y. Hippodrome, | | “Ford’s Original Trotting Ostriches.” The big happy crowd will all ' be there. <1 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHEAP RAILROAD 1 RATES ON ALL ROADS entering the city. For full information ,. 1 address, • I /Ipplint, Dots. Mis. .1.1) Howell is much improv ed, v. hi eh is gratifying to lur many i muds Mr. A, VY. smith visited Statesboro, (his week. Mr. Felix Kelly lias bought the Bl'.uai place, and will reside in Ap pling soon. v. Item Crawford, wife and sen visit. J Vigusia th ; .s week. ywtfVMaggr ■ ijsgjrrsrac* Av>. -Ti »*«£•■ Judge !H. Callaway is erecting tist Fnd, some Mil staneial improvements oil his Trine uosk. Lampkin place near Appling. He is The farmers in this section a r e about perhaps the largest land owners in (’olumbia countv. through picking cotton and arc getting 1 ready to sow their wheat and oat crop, j i i Rev. J. M. Atkinson has been called Mrs. T. J. Carlin is spending this j : as pastor, by Kiokee Church for next week in August2. i year. Mr Atkinson is a faithful and Mr. Rob Graves, Mr. Xamon Ed-. * ellleienl minister and is highly esteem- . moods; Misses Mela Edmonds and j Kathleen Graves, all of Lincoln county ; Monday. - Mr. and Mrs. Konnedy Rhoden and Mr. John Cox attended preacliinc Mr. and Mrs. Oscar I,. Williams attended the Centennial at Union The little Mind son of Mrs. Cora ed by all our people. J attended the Robinson Show here! the past two weeks with his eyes. hickories for nuts when 1 wasn't big ger than a pint of eider, and It's been to those maples that I've looked for the first situs of sap. Maybe they’re not mine. 1 don't Uuow. I've always supposed they were, and they shan't be cut down without u tight to save them." Out from tln> house down to the gate Where the men were talking came a girl, dressed all in pink, a soft, fluffy pink which reminded one of a cloud at sunrise, while her hair lay piled above her head In a great mass of golden light. She gave the young man a simple nod of greeting while passing a hand through her father’s arm. Her presence seemed to bring a constraint upon the recipient of the nod. for he spoke with a diffidence not noticeable before. ‘ We supposed when we bought our place that the irees belonged lo us. and when you said they were your property father had the land surveyed. The decision was that the trees were on our land or. of course, father would never have touched them. They are grown so large that the field is practi cally useless because of their shade. Nothing wili ripen there.” "I’ve had surveys made myself.” came Ilcauie's ready response. "It has been done three times to my certain knowledge and each time In my favqf. Besides. I offered to buy I he field of your father, not because 1 eared for the land, but to preserve the trees." "He doesn't want to sell"—the eyes of the young man were on the girl In pink—"and I presume the only way out Is to let the courts decide. Father says just what you do—that the quarrel need not In any way Interfere with us young folks. I'm sorry that it can't he settled In some other way. but it won't make any difference with the friendship of our families." "Do vial think those trees are on your father's land. Ben Holcoltu?" de manded the girl suddenly. "I should not have cut one of them down if 1 did not, Ylnuie," ho replied in surprise. "It's just like killing an old friend” Tier :a <> was cold, but tears were in the voice which held so much of pro- tes:. “l used to build my playhouse under that no, and I've spent many an hour in the crotch where the tree branched. !t was there 1 used ti study m> lessons, and now you've cut it down." "Wo did not- know how you felt about tlvm. YVe supposed that they wore ours, and if they are father In tends to have the rx t them all. Now that your father has arrested mine for trespass and destroying property the only thing 1 d't is to light it out. But. Yitiiiie. it wo:.'- make any difference with us. will it?" She turned resolutely from him. left him. "No matter. It can’t be any worse than the one we stirred up. when we chopped that maple down. Who’d have thought it would have brought on all this trouble? Who do those trees belong to, anyway? Iteame Is honest us sunshine and wouldn’t put up such a light If be didn’t think he was standing on sure ground." lie stopped at the fence and looked at the sky. The cloud In the west was no nearer, the air was stifling, while a muffled grumbling kept sound ing away off where the cloud hung. "I’ll get the cattle under cover,” he said to himself. "When that cloud gets to moving there’ll be something doing, or I’m no Judge." A half hour later the cows were housed, the chores well under way, and he was in the mow of the barn throwing down bay, when there came a sound like the roar of a breaking dam, n crash that deafened, and all Was black as roid- r~ ~ —““• night. The rain .. came in torrents, beating upon the roof like pebbles thrown from a thousand slings. The wind whis tled and rumbled while he stood quiet, not daring to move until the darkness less ened. Thus five minutes went by. *;T>* 51 \ 1 and then he slow- jS/f I j ly. carefully grop- "ffl Zyi I to the little ■/ I lad d e r b u 111 -JvtJ ■u? arc to have a sinrin.” It against the side of the nearest stall, down that atxl then to the door to look out. Of the great s 11- a w stack which had been standing beside the barn not a spear was left, the car riage bouse was piled; a chaotic heap. n/Most the hern. other outbuildings b id disappeared, half the ti in the orchard were unrooted, the smoke house of the Malcolms was reposing very nicely against the Iteame kit' her. door, and for yards around nothing could be seen but devastation. While be stood there a thought came which made his check grow white. When bringing up the cows lie had noticed away over In the Berime pas ture a pink robed figure. Had 7 lnnie re:o■!(,<(] home hef tv the storm struck? Whore was she now? Begnrdless of the rain, which still fell ns though the heavenly faucet had been turned on full f c • !•" started on a run up tlio road. ’> to the Ron mo house lie dashed. No one n a i here hut Mrs. Iteame, ..d (Continuvd on Page 7) j i 1 ^ i
