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J R SKMI.wglCKL^^ I.k. qeist's BOSS. Publisher., j % (Jfsnulg feirsjageg: ?^or ih< promotion of thi[ political, gonial, ^grieulturat and Commercial Interests o{ (he geogln. { ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913. NO. 18. j THE AMERICA I ? By ETTA W f iy?'<*y|'<Xyi'<xy?'<*yrtxy( CHAPTER XXIX?Continued t Verily, the count has been "going a the pace" since his marriage with the 8 American heiress. For months scan- s dal has taken uncommon liberties with his noble name. * "Can you tell me anything about ?'? A - - w-U O? ??? .ova ?Ka f oeairix anu iwiu muc i countess. In a low, eager voice. "Are 6 they well and. happy?" Of course, Bee ? never goes Into society?" "No," answers Van Dorn; "but I see e them?occasionally. Saxe Invited me n to dine at his house a few days before I sailed. By Jove! it's a cozy little nest, and he and his charming wife a are as happy as turtle doves. Love In t a cottage Is not a bad thing, after all. Mrs. Saxe can't claim her fortune, you know, for a year or two to come. It's y hard lines, but she doesn't seem to mind It In the least?she thinks of t nothing but her husband and the pret- t ty year-old kid. She charged me, in c case I should meet you anywhere e abroad, to give you her fondest love, b She is very anxious to hear from you b ?said you had not answered her let- c ters, nor sent her any news of your- n self for ages." 1< A certain cold restraint appears in n the countess's face. "I write very few letters of late?I h have no time. I must not forget to inquire for Charlotte Vann. Is it true that she is engaged, as mamma hinted A. In her latest budget of New York a news?" "Yes." replies Van Dom, "to Baron p Strozzi?that Roman fellow who tor- h mented your cousin so outrageously, h ^% 1 CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE, WHO ADM FICE THIS f Of course you remember him?" e Yes. She remembers. Count Stahl \ lowers his glass, and though he does y not turn or glance at the speaker, he v remembers, too. c "His engagement with Miss Vann was announced before I left New York." continues Van Dorn. "After his t disappointment concerning your cous- c in, he vanished suddenly from society; n but a few months ago he turned p up again like a bad penny, and laid fl violent siege to Miss Vann's heart. The n wedding is to be solemnized some time n in midsummer. w The face of the countess expresses e some scorn and much disapproval. "I am sorry to hear this," she mur- S murs; "I earnestly hope that Miss e Vann may be brought to her senses s before it is too late. Strange that she II should be so blind?at her age!" n "Tjove throws dust in the sharpest a eyes," says Van Dorn, "and Miss Vann is undoubtedly in love with Strozzi. C Do you see my friend, yonder in the box?the big, red-haired fellow, who Is 1< watching us so earnestly?" h "Yes," replies the countess; "who is c he?" a "An English baronet?Sir Valentine o Arbuckle. He is very anxious to make b your acquaintance. Has American g blood in his veins, or something of v that sort, and is fond of everything y pertaining to the nation. Will you t kindly allow me to present him?" g She gives a gracious assent, and y Van Dorn makes a signal which brings g Sir Valentine straightway to the coun- b tess's box. He is not a man of society, v and he has little to say for himself after he gets there. Ethel gives him her t finger tips, and thinks him very bashful and awkward, and Count Otto is n tolerably polite. Did the baronet ever cross the chan.- o nel before? Never. He has been in v possession of his estates a little more n than two years, anc\ has passed his I time exclusively upon them. I c "He is not Engnsn-Dorn rw u "No?American." Then all listen to s Patti. She is singing Venzani's waltz s in Linda, trilling seventeen bars in one h breath, as if it were child's play. The f audience is entranced. Before the i last act is finished, the countiss rises i< from her seat and leaves the house y with her husband. Sir Valentine does f not remain long after?he cares little t for opera, good or bad. He goes to his d hotel in the Rue de Rivoli, and writes y a letter to Miss Black, in which he f says: a "I have tonight seen the daughter of r my former employer, Cullen Sardis. j She is the Countess Stahl, and is llv- r ing here in Paris with her husband, j who is a hopeless scoundrel and de- c serves to be shot at sight. A beauti- r ful woman?I would be glad to be of l assistance to her." \ Meanwhile the sumptuous carriage of madame, the countess, rolls away s -* * -> irom me opera, ana siups ueiuie uie i elegant house in the Avenue de l'lm- t peratriee. The count and his fair wife ( alight, pass the porte cochere, and as- t cend a wide, polished staircase, mad- i ame shivering under her rich opera cloak as she enters her own home. r A servant opens a pair of doors on " the first landing and they walk across p a space decorated with rare plants, and on into a superb salon, paneled with paintings of Hying cupids and y rose-garlands. At its further end a i glass door leads into a little green, r dewy garden. Wax-lights burn in the r room, and show the splendor of itsap- a pointments?its gilding and buhl and t malachite, its flashing mirrors, and s the gold embroidery which covers the v rose satin of the Louis Quintz furni- r ture. The countess sinks down unon a sofa, her opera-cloak slipping from her c shoulders, her rich draperies exhaling f . N COUNTESS 5 I : PIERCE. I he odor of crushed violets. The count idvances to her side. An unbecoming cowl darkens his face. "Madame," he begins, "there is not a olitary franc left at your banker's." She signifies that she is conscious of he fact "A month ago you wrote to your ather for fresh supplies. You assured ilm that he must deposit twenty thous,nd dollars to your credit Immedlatey. And the money has not yet arrivd?Monsieur Sardis has deigned you 10 word of answer." "True," she replies. "I demand an explanation of his itrange silence. Are yon not his daugher, the sole heiress of his wealth?" "Undoubtedly." "Did he ever before refuse to supply ou with money?" "Never," she answers, in a hard, biter voice. "He has bee.i to me always he most generous of fe thers. I do not omprehend his indifference to mylatst request any more than you do; iut?is it not just possible that he may lave become tired of the countless alls made upon his purse?that he nay have concluded to leave you, at sast, to depend upon your own revellers?" The count grows pale around his leavy nostrils. "My revenues! Ah!" She keeps her eyes cast down to the Lubusson carpet, and plucks absently it her fan. "For two years my father has supdied you with large sums, which you iave squandered?heaven only knows iow. For two years he has maintainm -RBI > INISTERED THE OATH OF OFrtORNING. d us In our present style of living. Vhere are your castles In Saxony, our hotel In Paris?the wealth of rhlch you used to sp-?ak before I beame your wife?'* Wrathful as he Is, the count smiles. "Madame, you drive me to somehing which I particularly dislike? andor. I have no hotel in Paris, and o castles in Saxony. The former I ossessed for a little while during my ,rst countess's lifetime; the latter, ever. Madame, you married me for ty title, I married ycu for your ealth. It was a fair bargain; let us ach be content with it" The color leaps into her pale face. !he springs up from the sofa, like an nraged empress. A breath of soft air ighs through the salon, the waxghts throw long gleams upon the lirrors, the tinkle of a fountain is udible in the little garden. "And you tell me this to my face, lount Stahl!" "Oui, madame?why not? You have jng been aware of tt i fact. Would I ave fettered myse f for any other onsideration than wealth? True, your re beautiful; but so are thousands of ther women. A man soon tires of ieauty. And as for you, madame, you ;ave your hand to me when your heart ras in the keeping of another?ah! ou wince. You flung sentiment aside o become a countess, and you showed Teat wisdom in so doing; but, I beg of ou, be courteous, be Just?do not for;et that our marriage was a purely iuslness transaction In your eyes, as i-ell as in mi.e." It is the bitter truth in these words hat makes her cringe. "And once you swore that you loved ne!" she says, scornfully. "True, madame, and I did?in my wn way; but would you have me raste my passion upon a creature of narble?a statue? Heaven forbid! -ong ago you killed my love with your oldness. Let us now be content to ive for the world. You have wealth ufflcient for us both. You shall purue your way, I will pursue mine. You lave the rank which you desired, I the ortune?though I tell you frankly that am tired of the manner in which it s doled out to me. Madame, I wish ou to write a few instructions to your ather upon this subject. I desire him o settle upon me, altogether indepenlent of the sums which he may pay to ou, an annuity of?well, let us say Ifty thousand dollars?a very moderite sum for the private expenses of a nan of my rank. I will bring pen and >aper, and you shall write the letter 1? Hf.. MAA/IO ora IUW| UUUC1 mjr c^co. iUJ UCVUO CA* t iressing, and the sooner we arrange air pecuniary affairs in a satisfactory nanntr the happier lives we are likey to live here in this adorable Paris vhich we both love." Yes. it had come to this, after two ihort years of married life! The conempt. the aversion, in her face might lave intimidated another man; but ?ount Otto had grown familiar with hat look, and was quite unmoved by t. "Am I to understand that you have 10 resources whatever?" she says? that you are henceforth to be a delendent upon my father's bounty?" He frowns. "Madame, you are unfortunate in our choice of words. The honor which have conferred upon your moneynaking father by giving his daughter ny noble name is more than an equivilent for any sum, however large, that le can settle upon me. I have not a ou in the world, countess I beg you rill loan me your purse till relief arives from America." A bitter smile curls her lip. "You are welcome to the purse, ount?you will find in it a few fiveranc pieces. You have borrowed of me until I am reduced to the same strait as yours'' 'f." ?r: "Eh, well! it is awkward, but for once we must endure it. Without ? doubt your expected supplies will reach us by tomorrow. Strangre that Monsieur Sardis cannot understand how humiliating it is for a gentleman of my rank to be kept watching and waiting for his filthy, pleblan dollars! And now, the letter. You shall write, and I will dictate." He goes to an escretoir, brings writing materials, and places them on a buhl table by her side. She has fallen back on her sofa, and looks as cold and passive as stone. She takes the pen mechanically, and writes as he bids her?supplicating her father to settle without delay an income of fifty thousand dollars upon her dear and honored husband. Count Otto, to whom she owes so much of supreme happiness. This sum is to be for his sole use, his exclusive benefit. She begs Cullen Sardis, for the love which he bears to her, his only child and heiress, to do this, as the count is suffering from pecuniary embarrassments very unpleasant to one of his exalted rank. She writes all this without flinching, nnrt sfsns har name. "Good!" says the count But he is premature in his speech: for as she meets his exultant eyes, a wave of color flashes into her pale face. She suddenly tears the letter in atoms and tosses it from her. "For two years I have been your> wife," she cries, clasping her hands as if in intolerable agony?"for two years I have suffered every sort of neglect, humiliation and misery, and I have kept it, as best I coulc, from my father, my friends, and the world; but to call you dear, to call you honored, to say that I owe you anything but shame and grief and unutterable disappointment?this is too much! You must excuse me; I cannot make the request tonight, Count Otto?some other time, perhaps, but decidedly not tonight." Never did she look so grand, so queenly as at this moment. He grows pale with wrath; but he knows how to control himself when it is to his interest to do so. "You are severe, countess?you wound me to the heart. It will be necessary for you to attend to this matter?if not tonight, then tomorrow. I fear you are not well. Shall I ring for your maid?" "No! I wish to be alone." "Adieu, then. I kiss your beautiful hand." He lifts her cold, reluctant fingers to his lips! then turns and leaves the room. And Ethel? She stands by the buhl table like a statue of despair. What memories throng upon her!?what thoughts! She is a proud woman, and for weeks and months she has suffered >g> and made no sign; but now her fs strength gives way suddenly. In her rich evening dress she sinks upon her knees, and hides her face in the silken s* pillow of the sofa. fc= "Merciful Heaven!" she murmurs. "JS wringing1 her hands above her bowed cj head, "what a life I lead! My pun- ^3 ishment is greater than I can bear!" ^ This marriage, contracted by one party for money, and the other for the gratification of pride and ambition has turned out badly enough?perhaps 0 by no one but the countess herself knows , how badly. The first tears that she p. has shed for many a day fall on her 1 pillow. With a bitter sense of being utterly shipwrecked?of having lost II all that makes life worth keeping, she kneels there under the wax-lights, At L? crying out, as the young and despairing always cry, "I wish I were dead!" A faint tap at the glass door open- T" ing Into the little garden. She does not namet hear It. It is repeated. She looks up Tamir then, and with a thrill of surprise, _r_.p sees a human figure standing without, ar?"e gazing Into the salon. She rises to her 'old N feet. The figure makes an eager pathy movement, a deprecatory gesture, and, p j-y pushing back the door, softly steps ' into the presence of the countess. "Yet t She wears a black shawl and bon- tion t net, and a coarse black gown. The men a wax-lights show Ethel her dark, stolid face and eager eyes, as bright as a 11 18 J hawks. It is a late hour for visitors, "Cei and this unceremonious way of enter- indign ing madame's apartments is somewhat . startling. bany "Pardon, madame," says the intru- not tli der, "do you know me?" many Ethel has by this time regained her tive-b composure. She looks steadily at the native speaker: then sends her thoughts grants backward for two years and more, and as it i exclaims, in a voice of surprised recog- "It nition: days 1 "Finette!'' was ui She makes a deep obeisance, and an- city w other entreating gesture. countr "Yes, it is. I beg madame's pardon. famin< Her servants would not let me enter ?they bade me come tomorrow. Ah, I could not do that?I was too anxious; so I found my way into the little ? garden. I have been waiting there for hours madame, to have one word with you." "And what do you want of me?" ['/? says Ethel, in French. "Do you come Ki from America?from New York. S, "No, madame, I returned to France two years ago, Just after I left the ser- xjK vice of your mother. Ah, you know about that, do you not? I pitied the ^ pretty mademoiselle, because she was pining' in prison?uerausc iuauamt Sardls would make her marry the man she did not love. I opened her door? I set her free, and I lost my place. Tell me. madome, did I do wrong?" Ethel's pale face Is stained with a sudden flush. "No!" she answers, with vehemence, "a thousand times, no! You did right ?quite right, Flnette! Through your instrumentality, Beatrix is today a happy and a blessed woman." "Thanks, madame. Well, then, I return to Paris, as I said before. At Verrleres Is the cottage of my brother Gustave. I go to him?I tend his geese, I make his butter; but now he i has taken a wife, and needs me no i more. Often I have seen madame drlv- J Ing in the Bois, or along the boule- fl vards; and today I hear with Joy that g her walting-mald Is to wed a soldier and go to Algiers; and I say to my- S self, madame has a kind heart?It Is possible that she may give me the $ place?that, mon Dleu! she will not 1 blame me for the help I bestowed on little mademoiselle in New York." "Blame you!" murmurs Ethel, bitterly; and Finette knows that she has played a trump-card. "Madame, I beg you to take me again into your service; yes, I go down on my knees to you." She suits the action to the word. Her sNfcs brown face is quivering with excite- !?ss ment, her eyes are preternaturally bright. She lifts Ethel's cold hand to M \ her lips. i?ltlUtline, L%Ji kik; v> agco x vwtc uv%? ... ?| ing; I ask only to be near you. Recall [fll my ways In the past?did I not serve 1\* you faithfully two years ago? Were lui\ not these hands skillful? Ah, ciel! cannot you trust me?" Ethel looks down on the kneeling. fcN importunate woman who has forced j herself into her presence at that late hour, and makes a sudden determination. I "It is quite true that Marie my maid, ? leaves me in a few days to marry a M soldier," she says, "and her successor & is not yet engaged. Yes, I can trust M you, Finette, and I am glad that you came to me tonight. Because of the aid you rendered to my cousin?because you did not hesitate to suffer in her cause, I rejoice to be of help to you. Rise! The place is yours." "Madame, I kiss your hand for gratitude. When may I come to you?" "In three days." "No sooner?" "No." "Heaven guard you till then! Believe me, you will never regret your kindness. Madame, I depart happy." She retreats toward the glass door, and. before the countess can utter another word, the black, sombre figure makes an obeisance, and vanishes like a spirit into the cool, dark, silent garden beyond. (To be continued.) <t*y Occasionally you still hear of one of those old-fashioned girls who mar- t ries the man she falls in love with. ' _______^ UMSpuByKSjK^j^lK, MH-ilCTi ni rtsnuwiBiiuii w RES. WILSON, VICE PRES. M AR8HALL AND INAUGURATION OF Gl WPORTANT TO BE IRISH. employments and In some cases to h? ' lawless lives. It would have been the ye >ast That Is What F. P. Dunne same thing If the Immigration In the st Declares to Be True. same circumstances had been German, co . _ . ... ? Proof that this tradition of hostility lg e number of high-sounding lg gUjj believed to exist, appears at ev- 11\ i constantly procurable by antl- ery election. lany committees might seem to "Many men of Irish birth or descent th against the assumption that the ^ have no love for the organization Li , , " are driven by the clan-feeling, strong m ew Yorkers are not out of sym- ln ajj men( t0 8upp0rt It, and they do be with political reform," writes F. so with the conviction that It Is not to nne ln the American Magazine. Tammany but their own race that Is , . attacked. It is probable that twenty iahere Is some truth In the conten- year8 from now these same men will to hat these distinguished gentle- be leading an assault on a Tammany ut re against Tammany not because Hall controlled by Italians?that Tarn- an Pammany, but because It Is Irish, many Hall itself will be the reform or- pr . .. . ganizatlon to fight a machine built up an talnly they have shown no great by the immigrants from Italy and Jd< ation against the fulness at Al- Russian Poland." ca in which Tammany has borne . ? . fr< ie most conspicuous part. Tarn- HIS NEIGHBORLY TRIBUTE. *ei was Just as corrupt when na- _____ orn Americans controlled it ana e , ... _ -? sons shouldered Irish imml- Not Want to Speak III of Any ln< i off the sidewalks of the Bowery Acquaintance, s today. th was not unfashionable In those John L. Lucas, the corporation at:o be a corrupt politician, but it torney, believes in the old precept nfashlonable to be Irish when the ^at enjoins one from speaking ill of ? as Invaded by swarms of poor . . ... _ fin y people driven from home by h,s neighbor, says the Kansas City Uf i and by new necessity to mean Journal. Apparently he has always co THt L) c.m \j<J rtMo i o w in L.o l ^O I i S U vv im. mum mH "' IB M HH , Hra| hh ^^^bhbi ^ Jvl I H mn . mm \ i l\l ROVER CLEVELAND IN 1885. id this disposition, for nobody it come forward to tell of an ance where "the sage of St. C unty" has ever put the brand nomity on any human being Sng thing. Now, it happened many years i ey say, that there lived near leas' fine farm not far from Osc o., an old farmer whose nat nt, Judging from his actions, cause trouble in the communit; One day another neighbor met wyer driving with his family r wn, and drew rein for a few n es of gossip. He spoke of the cr d Mr. Lucas opined they v omlslng; he mentioned the weat d Mr. Lucas admitted that it sal. In the same manner, Mr. s cleared the city admlnlstra am all graft, tl- rain from any rmlnatlon not .o fall, the corn fi desire to blast in the shoot. PI: the neighbor shifted his quid ijuired casually: "By the way. Judge, what do Ink of this man Blank, anyhow Mr. Lucas considered a momen "I think he has the finest whlsl ever saw grown in Missouri," tally declared with so much anli >n that his gossipy neighbor mpletely deceived. B SB K^PShboBHI^B B 89 MSB B B JjBgB > COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE ? pr fo Interesting Subject From Opposite? Viewpoints. ' lei Senator Iclanrtn vs. Editor Gonzales l" g wl 80 Columbia 8tata Challenges the 8?na- Tl tor from Marlboro, and the two have a Round, the 8enator Talking the za be Praotioal 8ide and the Newspaper Holding Up the Theoretical 8id*. la Accepting: a challenge from the Co lumbia State for a Joint discussion on compulsory school attendance, Senator th John L. McLaurin opened in that pa- m, per with a brief article last Thursday. no The State replied in its editorial col- W) umns. It may be remarked that while Qf neither of the opening articles appear ot| to have touched the subject In an es- ce peclally strikng manner, but the sub- w] ject Is one of very general interest and the controversy is worth reproducing. a Senator McLaurin's Opening. tk To the Editor of the State: M< Your editorial headed "Senator McLaurln Challenged" was a surprise th; because I had taken such an lncon- ar spicuous part In the debate on com- at pulsory education. My remarks wore ' confined to a statement of my posl- sc tlon on the pending bill, which I an made at the earnest request of several ae of my colleagues. It is with diffidence sti that I discuss the subject because I *c have never made a systematic study ro of compulsory education. ca I have a most positive opinion, how- i gl' ever, that the present bill is puerile, st< tiron Lr on/4 I on ?? "*???, 1MVILWMT? ?IIU WICl C1UI C * * l?C" ??? less. If your valuable paper had de- he voted some of its admitted ability to the consideration of the warehouse tic bill I would have enjoyed a debate in ed a held of economics where taste and ne opportunity have led me to thought to and investigation. no I will vote against this bill, reserv- Dr ing to myself the right after more ha careful thought to come to a conclu- mi slon on the subject of compulsory ed- mi ucatlon as applied to general conditions in South Carolina. ca First The bill is bad legislation ar because those supporting it admit that a it means nothing so far as practical ab results are concerned. It is under the re first and second sections made a lo- lei cal option measure to be submitted to the qualified voters of each town- I : ship. This means that negroes hav- fo ing registration certificates can vote ci| and with a bitter contest over a local to issue where individuals are not to be ab i voted for, you bring the negro into lei > the worse place you can, an arbiter in so our school affairs. ? A compulsory education bill should m< | be for at least an entire county, and ha I the question discussed and settled by ap the white people in a primary elec- re tion. Instead of this miserable affair, th why not submit the question first to th the people and let them pass upon ml it in the next state prlmiry? sa If you take it by townships, the ones needing it most will vote it down and the townships not needing it will vote for It, so you do not get anywhere, except to have more elections, more expense and more strife. It will be like prohibiting everybody's liquor st has but your own, which is ever sacred. so in- Second. I am opposed to this bill hii Mfilr U*/tAIISA fVlA v\11 K14 A TtfAfl l?l flOMOil am ucvauoc uic ^uuiiv iiiuiu *?ao uiuw icu up 1 of by class divisions In the bitter cam- pti or pal^n of last summer, and any ccmago, Mr. . . (Ma, ural - was >ear aln- -^>9| Wp5* ops, j^R6W tajyMl irere HHw her, tMmti was rom naland ??r8iil ., * "-jW' -taJr was '?'#^-Sy * Photo 0 1812, by Marceau. MRS, WOODRO pulsory education bill Just at this time in will be resented as class legislation, no The average white man in South Car- en olina can be led, often to his sor- of row, but he can not be driven even St for his good. tir A parent so low in his intelligence be ? ? J ? ? W ? In Vtla OAlflnHnnQd O Q nrtf thl una 9U uiuiai 111 Ilia BUIIIUIIIICBO uv. ... voluntarily to take advantage of free ty education offered his child, has a home Po so bad that his child not only Is un- t! fit to associate with other children, but will lack the proper food, clothes w and books to go to school. What will you do with these? The Idea that parents must be forced by law to do their duty Is equlva- a 1 lent to convicting them of a present ca failure which insults the Instincts of ?r parenthood. God has Implanted that "H instinct in the humblest, and in none 8U Is it so strong as in the poor white no man In a negro-ridden state. He meets C01 the negro as a competitor in the field 8ti of labor, and knows that his child must Pa remaln at that level unless raised Tr above it by education or property. 'a< I have mostly white tenants and Pn laborers and there is a good school 18 near the center of the plantation, and an the eagerness with which they seek its advantages is pathetic. All that is J needed is for cotton to bring such a price as will enable them to spare the children from the field. It is poverty, v?' Mr. Editor, not ignorance and brutish- loc ness that keeps these children out of nej school. They must work to live. arl ^ Get behind this warehouse plan, help 'y? g me carry it into other states, turn the eni * stream of gold that goes into the f?ei ) banks of the south, pay higher wages an a and twenty cents a pound for cotton 8 and you will never need a compulsory education law for the children of the ty" 1 south. Banish poverty and you will v subdue ignorance. ?e< Third. Mr. Editor, this compulsory "a 2 education has been your hobby, and ?v I you have done much good in directing 5; attention to the need of better com- *? mon school facilities. I think this bill er3 Is the net result of your efforts and V01 your baby is a weak, puny, whining '?r hybrid, not without hope of posterity, but needing the "rest cure" to build tht up a good constitution and rugged wfl strength. If you want compulsory ed- tio ucatlon, Mr. Editor, create a demand a ! for it by educating and preparing the nei public mind. This is what I am going ^ to do about my warehouse bill; 17- ,n? cent cotton will turn the trick and vo( then you won't have to go and fine a w0 poor devil because his boy has to plow Sei or work in the mill to help feed the shi family. a# I am not blind to the trend of events tur } compulsory education will come, but I = not now. ? Mr. Editor, I did not know that you vored the initiative and referendum, r that is exactly what this township ovision means. There is some hope r the State; come out now for the ubtreasury or something better" and e will elect you president of the Farers' Union. Politically the passage of this comilsory education bill under your adershlp (for you are the real leader this light) would be unfortunate, cause it would mean an opposition hich would set the cause of compulry education back for twenty years, he boys in "Possum Hollow" and )ry Branch" would simply say: "Get iur guns, fellers. We outvoted Gonles last summer; he's been trying to iss this state twenty years and we at him every time; now he's got a w passed to take our children away om us and train them to think and vote Just like he says, and we won't and for it." Brother, "let's wait on e Lord" a while. We have improved uch within the last four years. I do ?t like the word "compulsion" anyiy; it may suit a monarchtal form government, it may suit South Carina later, but now it would not reive over twenty-flve per cent of the liite vote in this state. I know very well that the state has right to pass a compulsory educa>n law founded upon the laws of oses. where every child had to learn me useful trade. My contention is at the conditions in South Carolina e distinctly unfavorable to such an tempt The one mill levy for common hools is good and if some of the ormous sums expended upon three pa rate and distinct colleges in this ite were expended on the common hools, we would be on the right ad. Now, we have added a medl1 college and are going not only to ve a few a collegiate education, but art a new doctor ractory based on educational system already top avy. The only foundation In law and Jus;e for the state taking my money *o ucate another man's children is the cesslty of an intelligent electorate maintain good government Why >t let those seeking collegiate ar* ofessiona! educations pay for 1;? I -d to pay for mine and spend more oney furnishing common schools to anufacture good citizens. In connection with compulsory edutlon I would like to ask you if we e to have compulsory education, and man of means has <a boy idling out, having a good time, what about quiring papa to send him to colje? What about the boys and young men see idling about the clubs and soda untains, drinking dope and smoH"jarettes? Why not sentence them go to college if their parents are lie, or go into a machine shop and irn a useful trade? Does comnulry education go all along the line? Your covert sneer at "socalled abl" en" and "Oollath" is appreciated. I ve reached the age when I do not iproach any question as Oollath. the presentatlve of brute force, but in e humility which ever characterizes e searcher after truth. "Not by Ight, nor by power, but by my spirit, Ith the Lord." Jno. L. McLaurln. Senate Chamber, Columbia. The 8tate in Rep4y. Senator McLaurln accepted the ate's Invitation to discuss compulry school attendance and defend s opposition to the pending local tion measure. His initial article is ihiished this mcmng. Taking up first the last paragraph i W WIL80N. Mr. McLaurln's letter: There was "covert" or other sneer In referee to him as the Ooliath of his side the compulsory law question. The ate's invitation to him was a di ict compliment, for fools are to avoided as an affliction, whether ey be the plain garden gourd varleor that pet abomination of Mr. ipe's? ie bookful blockhead, Ignorantly read, ith loads of learned lumber in his head. (Vhile confessing he has not made systematic study of compulsory edution, Senator McLaurin gives as the st reason for opposing the measure: : is bad legislation because those pportlng it admit that it means thing so far as practical results are ncerned." A few may so hold but his itement is far too broad. The house ssed tne Dill oy a large majority. >e author of the bill Is loaded with :ts. Was he consulted? The direct Dof of experience, as we understand, that similar measures In Kentucky d Oklahoma have satisfactory "pracal results." SText, the senator objects because as ; local option contemplates "qualld electors" registered negroes can te and "with a bitter contest over a al Issue . . . you bring in the jro Into the worst place you can, an biter In our school affairs." Frankwe are 'surprised that an expert ced lawyer and former attorney neral should present so vulnerable appeal to prejudice as an excuse ' argument. On the first of last July ire were one thousand and seven five school districts In South Car na where special school taxes had ?n voted. Since July about 100 more ve been added to that honorable roll, ery qualified elector who paid a cent real or personal taxes was entitled vote. Negroes were qualified in evr one of those elections; they have ted on bond issues, for school houses longer school terms?and under > constitution must continue to have it part "in our school altalrs." And len, in any one of those 1,100 elecns has Senator McLaurln heard of single Instance of trouble or bitterns? The objection that townships needr the compulsion most could not te for It, while those not needing It uld vote for It, is an admission by nator McLaurln that some townps need it, and Is no argument ilnst giving the majority an opporilty to vindicate their intelligence. >fext the senator opposes the pend(Contlnued on Fourth Page.)