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| The Thi I Comma I mm I HI XXIII?Continued. ?16? tt Mm. Bntlly finished her wholesale ai ?A>r wad wheezed out like a grand dlaaMMUle of an early model Ji van they were alone the partners m wmA at Daphne's list and then at w AtAca w mm earth made you take It?" fc Mm CHffit exclaimed. "You know d< wteaftUlt" tl "Vhhr suing to fill It." "Vtaaed IT I know, but? Well, we'll L Im 1b set a lot of sewing-women in m a* lights." BUI (he material. We can't buy hi toaar Magi on credit." m lha 3TH borrow cash and pay for SB."" tc "taw where? Ton said you rt uaaMHhn froable your brother." nitewet responsible for what I have afilwaay say. Besides, I don't mind w qpag to Bayard, now that I can go 01 rtt ants& I'll call on him in a ir totai way and offer him interest cl mmM aS tot I guess Mrs. Romllly's lr anrhgHd enough collateral." in MI wananeious of Daphne's affairs, tagawfl was approaching his office ita^IlllPAllll1 n. HnBly Finished Her Wholesale si ' . fWhrsei Came Wheezing Out Like >VkselOU Automobile of an Early tc eOEttrWak manner of a triumphant D a|Mbt But that was bluff for outmart (AM. He was actually dizzy wflfe bet of bearings and control. bad carried heavier burdens 01 iWmm Cby. and under the sting of Brthfb whip had taken greater risks m jma j^bct prizes, xne crasn in the . alial tod found him so extended that jj( J* uwlfl mat recover without additiond hUp. That very morning one of Ba hiini had called on him for a rezea2 of margins. He had to huve ( I tottond dollars or he would lose ,1 hi 1MM from every door. Bayard n< tod gae fta WetberpH's office?a mys- r( toatom art of place surrounded by ptob and secret service men to maoA ?df the menace of spies, real and toapjM**. S< lijMi had unusual difficulty in xaatopthe lines. The reason he soon toxto. A mew man was ln*charge in TrhndTi place, a retired British of'Jtaer atoe natural and affected gruff- * mmm m aggravated by the unpleasant antanr of his tasks. He had only 11 'At nadr Bayard describe who and ^ wtad to was and what he wanted, tot Bayard's desperation gave him t( jtonctt to ask this old Cyclops for am afcncc on new contracts. 11 Bheraod went away in a stupor. He * tod MtWtuite enough to feel that he P <adfl less safely attack Wethereil vv mh An before. He would seem to ' 0m bvfiated in the fellow's mnlfens- 1( nan. Be would only advertise to his 01 wraAfan that his vaunted contracts wmt worthless. Business men will en-dare mtk to escape such publication l> sdl thui wrongs. J' Aft kept his head high till he .vitifii Ms own ofllce. Then he fell 0 Md Ms danir and propped his elhows J( sb Ada dot and gripped his hot brows -te Mi *sse*5 as if he were holding his w MtapAer. It is the business man's V ittHidr <rf prayer. a M wow te that Daphne found him tl wdan Am opened the door narrowly u mmH trlauJ it behind her us softly as E BoiTfa She was beaming with af- h Mlin wad importance, and when at h p itrr adkcAdevous "Ahem!" Bayard ^ AaAA sp she was so pretty that he fi \ ^ Ai'jB Moi hi tf long enough to smile t( <" ' ^ wadt ad forward to embrace her. v< J \ \ ?t tmilprincr hnur tn ofn tn HAW* y aori ?km the telephone rang. It E / \ sfcrtBsd Ifajaid strangely. He cnught w B te Xfls Sgs* as a toper lifts a glass, ei Jk>]MMri the receiver to his ear und tihUIl at cognized the voice thut L Mil'lUhr from somewhere. * ei frfc awmtd In monosyllables of n Hk* Mamtf importance, but Daphne ui MHIKIUI CROP ASSURED * Apft JQpa* That Final Figures pi MvSmAWMIOO Bushels, and sc taMrPHess Are In 8lght, S< ? bi "BsafceAmfox reassurance In the ai saBd Bis year's crop of beans oc sntoaaAssn than double the avwosgr jJMMt aaya the Indianapolis flf sa Sis nle the country produces bi 3B0BBPB Baafcels a year. In 1010. sh fraaaa.siaa the demand was great- mi BsasnrleBre, the crop was only \ irteenth* ndment " Bayard hung up the receiver, pushed te telephone away as a bitter cup, i id laughed sheepishly. "Great convenience, the telephone! ist learned that Tve dropped more I oney than I ever hoped to have. 'For I ant of a nail thfe shoe was lost.' Oh ell, it saves me from spending it Kilishly. But if I'd had five thousand i illars? My God! If I'd had five lousand dollars." Daphne could think of nothing more f?lpful to say than a casual, "How's < ella?" "Don't ask me I" Bayard smiled, i rell me. What can I do for you. : aney, before I go to take some nasty I edlclne f'ora the president." "Nothing dear. I had to come down- 1 iwn on an errand, so I thought I'd < in in and say 'hello.'" "Well, hello!" i He kissed her and patted her back 1th doleful tenderness and she went it of his office Into the elevator. Its ] on-barred door and Its clanking inins gave It a congenial prison fe?V- , ig, and the bottomless pit it droppr,4 ito seemed even more appropriate, CHAPTER XXIV. Daphne wanted to run away from , ?r thoughts and she walked for a ] lie or two up the deep ravine of ( roadway. She dared not go back to 5 rs. Chlvvls Just yet with her bad ] ?ws. She thought of asking Clay for ] loan. She swept the appalling Idea om her brain with a puff of derision, esldes, he was out of town. Bayard , id said. She thought of asking Tom ] uane for It. She tried to blow that | ea from her mind, but It kept drift- . g back like a bit of stubborn thistle- ; >wn. She could not outwalk It. At length she grew so desperate tat she stopped nt a telephone booth id brazenly called up Dunne's nuni- j ?r. He chanced to be at home. When ? heard her voice he cried: "Oh Lord, It's good to hear you. ing again, sing again, nightingale 1" , "I'm no nightingale. I'm a business j omun. offering you an investment." i She told him the whole story. The , mie of Mrs. Romllly made him whls- , p. "Old Gorgon Zola," he'called her, < id added, "You're a made woman." ] "But the clothes aren't made, and I m't make 'em till I get seine money. < 'ould you?could you advance me a ttle on the most excellent security?" i "How much do you want? Where mil I bring It?" i "Mail two?er?five hundred dollars > the shop, will you? Afidlcah never tank you enough." "Hush. It's me that thank# you. ; on't you want more?" i "No, thanks." "It will be there In the early mall ' ad I may call round later to put a 1 ortgage or something on the place." i "Good-by," she chuckled, and hung [> the receiver. She was crying soft- I as she stole from the blessed booth. < id she looked less like a successful islness woman than ever. Something made her think of Weth ell. She stopped off at Bayard's i >or and rang the bell. Leila's new itler admitted her with pomp. Daph- ' 2 walked pust him Into the drawing- < >om. Leila and Wetherell were j ending there In heavy couts. They ; ?emed to be a little shocked at seeing j aphne. She was horribly hurt at \ jelng them, but she chirruped: "Just come In?" I "Just going out," Leila answered, ] Isslng Daphne nervously. j "Where?" Daphne asked, with In epldlty, as she shook hands with fetherell?a prize-fighter's prellml- j nrv hiinilxhiiUp It vena "Oh?or?just motoring about a it." "Thanks?I'd love It," Daphne dnred ) say, almost as much amazed as ley were at hearing her accept the ivitatlon that hud not been given. I She was quite shnmeless from their ! olnt of view, but she felt that it 1 ould be unpardonable to let her rother's wife go unrebuked or at >ust unaided and unchaperoned on a ruise so perilous to reputation If not > character. While she was at the miserable usiness she decided to make a good >b of It. When they went down to le car she squeezed in between Leila ad WetherelV. Leiln blanched with nlousy and cold rage. They dined at Long Beach and atched the dancers. In sullen mood, /etherell ordered much champagne nd would not listen to Leila's pleas mt he let it alone, lie frightened her little by his reckless mood, and >aphne began to dread the Journey ome in the dark with champagned amis on the steering wheel. After Daphne and he had executed a moral dance Leila was emboldened ) step out with him. They tulked ery earnestly and he seemed to horfy her by what he said to her. >aphne could not Imagine what it as. Buynrd had not told her of Wethrell's downfall from power. Wetherell confessed his disgrace to ella In the dance, and Leila was sickbed with the sordid outcome of her >mance. She had played with fire nd got soot on her huuds. She quit le dance and asked to be taken home. 000,000 bushels. The shortage was 1 lmediately reflected in the soaring ' Ices, and the lowly bean, as a con- < quence, came in a new prominence. < :arclty served as nothing else to ' lng about a realization of its value 1 id an appreciation of the place it 1 cuples on the American menu. 1 This year, experts agree, the final 1 rures may show a crop of 25,000,000 I ishels. The consumer this winter < ould find beans restored to their nor- < ill prices. . "Navy" beans they are called by i By tUPERT HUGHES feinViM *v nmw ? ??ftw II Wetherell felt that she had turned against him and he reached for the last of the wine to fling It down his throat. Leila grimly took it from his fingers and emptied it in the ice bucket. "Chauffeurs and champagne are a had combination," she laughed, bnt there was a sneer on her Hps. "Oh, very well!" Wetherell sneered In turn. lie paid for the dinner and tipped the waiter with the lavlshness of a bankrupt. He tipped lavishly the man wtv* guarded his car, and swung out lnt* the . road with an Instant speed ?fcat would have been prettier If therw had been less danger. Daphne and Leila were good sports, but they were not merry. Wetherelt furr.tshed all the merriment, and his wad from wine and despair. It was tbl wine that brought out the truth. Ue hod to tell Daphne what he had "bid Leila, of his misfortune with his bully old government. He asked Daphne to explain to Bayard how sorry he was that he was involved In the crash. "Your broth'' Bayard's aw'fly nice Tel', Miss Skip. He's got nicest UT wife In wort'. Pfcrfly good UT girl. Straight as a string?straight as they make 'em. No nonsense about UT Lell*. I Just love her?perfly honor'ble love. I'd do anything In wort' Tor Lell'?or UT Miss Daffy?or ol' broth' Bay'd. Tell him 'at, will you, like a goo' UT girl? TeU Bay' 'at, will-ll?" Daphne grew furious. She felt now tnat she had Justified her presence here. She held Leila fast In her embrace and commanded Wetherell. "Slow down at once! Do you hear? Slow down this carl" Wetherell laughed: "Bless 11T heart. I'm goln* take you home. You're quite shafe with me?quite. Man that's born to be hanged never drown or get automokilled?that's good word?automokllled?eh, what?" They whipped round a somber Jut In the road, and his searchlight painted Instnntly In white outlines against the black world a wagonload of sleepy children returning from some village church affair. They were sluglng, drowsily, "Merrilee we ro-la-long-ro-lalong." Daphne and Leila seemed to die at once. Wetherell groaned, "Oh, my God, the UT children!" There was nothing for Wetherell to do but what he did. He spun his wheel ahd drove his thunderbolt Into an open concrete culvert. There was a furious racket. The car turned a somersault and crumpled in a shuddering mass. Wetherell, pinioned under the wheel, was knocked this way and that and His ucuuiuui ueau crocnea on tne concrete like a china doll's. Leila was snatched from the car as If Invisible hands hod caught her exquisite body for a lash to flog a tele PHI Wetherell Furnished All the Merrlment and His Was From Wine and Despair. phone pole with, then threw her Into a ditch. Dnphne was flung and battered and thrust under the car when It turned ever. And then the gasoline spilled from the shattered tank and caught fire. CHAPTER XXV. Underneath the machine lay the relics of Wetherell, who would suffer no more here. Close by was Dnphne Kip, whom a brief unconsciousness gave a short furlough from torture. She was not alive enough to be afraid of the long, lean flames ubout the gasoline tunk, though they kept springing at her like wolfhounds held in a weakening leash. They had not vpt mil to rMinhml hop hilt thou ml.oiul her less and less. A small distance off, Leila lay still. In almost her first ungraceful attitude, oblivious for a few moments of tho some, by others they are known as 'army" beans. The New Englander calls them merely beans. The reference to them, however, as "navy" or 'army" beans lk not without slgnlIlcance. Time was when the bean was i staple In the rations of both the navy ind the army. It appeared frequently, nornlng, noon and night; It was served tolled and baked and In soup. The 31vll war, It has been said, was fought >n beans. The ration of the United itates soldier and sailor la more valed today, but the bean is not lack * I. outrages the bliud forces of momen- he tmn had wreaked on her with the fury be< of a Bill Slkes trying to beat a woman W1 to death* ] The chauffeurs and passengers of do cars rhat drew- up In lengthening of queues ran to the scene of Wetherell's hli disaster.* wl t fir* they could not see Weth- thi erell, bqft they saw Daphne and her ] peril, and they set frantically to work ba to drag^ier free. But she was so an caught tl)at they could not release her prl until they should remove the car. They so pulled aud heaved, but It was Jammed of Into the culvert and the ditch so tight tr: that they* could not budge It, though tm they took risk enough and suffered mi blistered feands and charred clothes. he At last one chauffeur fastened a all chain tO|the rear axle of Wetherell's < car and to the front axle of his, and. I Jei by alternate backing and swerving, hit dragged and hoisted Wetherell's car upward and rearward while other men snatched I Daphne from beneath and away fran the flames just as they were nibbing at her skirts. At the tame time they disclosed the body of Wetherell and with huge difficulty fetched It forth. Still others found Leila la a heap, a toy with broken joints., The laftt thing Daphne had known ^ was the sensation of being shaken to death, a helpless mouse In a terrier's mouth, ^he next she knew was that ^ she was seated on the edge of a ditch -H* and leanljig against the shoulder of a -G kneeling woman in evening dress. A nun ber of shadowy men and" fA women v fivered against the searing ^ glare of < ie gasoline. ^ They a rived at last at a hospital. \^. Daphne 1 as lifted out and delivered ?|F into the possession of two curt young 1(1 Internes. She was stretched on a lit- ^ ter, cnrrii d feet foremost into an ele- H vntor, doi rn a corridor to a room, and W rolled oui on a bed. Two nurses pro- II ceeded to updress her and bathe her. 'Bl Then an older doctor came in and ex- |f amlned her injuries. She blazed with \ shame, one complete blush; but to him she was hardly more than a car brought to a garage. He nodded cheerfully and said: H "Not a bone broken, young lady, ' nna no internal aerangements tnat I can discover. A few burns, that's all, and a big shock." "Is Leila hurt much?" Daphne loi mumbled. dr "She Is hurt a trifle worse than you. ac But she'll come round all right." tin "I don't believe you I" said Daphne, be and sighed, "Poor Bayard I" "Who is Bayard?" m "My brother?her husband." sc "Ah, the young man who was? The 111 other young man was not your hus- dl band, then?" as Daphne shook her head. "He Is no In relation?a friend." he "Perhaps we'd better notify Bayard. If What's his last name? Has he a tele- st phone?" Daphne muttered his name and num- pi her. Then her head was lifted, a capsule placed in her mouth, and a glaaa to of water held to her lips. When she nfl was restored to her pillow a sedative Gi was within her to subdue tike herthou&fts. She wondered what Duane would In think of her now. She remembered re the money she had asked him to lend or her. It would be In the morning's pe mail. But she would not be there to re open It. Mrs. Chivvis might not dare th to. All her acquaintance Began to march D; past Daphne's brain in review, lo Thoughts and half-thoughts and whim- ?t ulna rl ?i non/1 fKe/vn r?K *? ! "> I?- ? * ??vo vauuvcu U?IVU|jU UCi UIIUU 1U U. LUi* QI nival of stupor and frenzy, while to as the eyes of the nurses she lay still and hi slept. ef In another room Leila was shriek- hi ing and fighting, whimpering and nr moaning, a torn gazelle under the fii claws and fangs of tigerish pain. Abruptly there came a lethal silence also sh from her. They had succeeded in ar drugging her at last. m nc When Daphne had left Bayard In he the afternoon she had found that he was depressed, but not how deeply, m She supposed that his money loss was r|( only a failure of expected profits, or te the mishap of nn Investment. She fG did not dream that he was crippled \ financially. or Bayard-was so forlorn, so profound- yc ly ashamed of his bad guesswork, that he could not bear to show his (lf face at any of his clubs that night. ctl He had boasted there too often of having bought heavily of the stock. He ni had persuaded too many of his friends Hn to Invest In it. W| So he yent where busy men go pj when other places are closed to them. lie went home. When he reached his ov apartment he found that Leila bud given the servants a night out. tjj Leila had left no word of her own plans. After a forlorn delay Bayard w, called for Daphne. She was gone, too, wiiu uu woru ut nt;r return. r At last the telephone rang. A man's tu voice spoke and explained thut It W) snoke from [the hospital. _ ti, "Is Mr. I^lp there? Is this Mr. Kip? Mr. Bayard Kip? Your wife is here, and your sitter, and your friend Weth- j,,, erell?automobile accident?out here nt on Long Islund?pretty bad smash. Your wife's not very well?better come out?as soon as you can." The world reeled. Bayard seized his hat, ployed a tattoo on the elevator bell, darted into the street, yelled at u taxlcab with ferocity, got In, ordered the driver to "go like hell." He kept putting his head out to howl at him. te At the hospital he questioned the in- As ivrue nerceiy anout Delia and Daphne, op and had evasive answers. He did not cr ask about Wetherell, but the interne lie volunteered the news that he was of dead. pr That made the ultimate difference, tii, Bayard stopped short in awe. his fore- sc mamammmmmwwvmmmommowwoowwm Ins. It Is there as of jore, better un- er derstood and no less strengthenlns uc or palatable. lm How many thousands of bushels of this year's enormous bean crop the army and nary of this country and the armies ahd navies of our allies will consume It would be difficult to say. fai But the experts are of the opinion that the crop is by no means greater than th the demands that will be made upon It. Even so, there should be no shortage 1 and no exorbitant prices. Bean eaters tei everywhere will appreciate Mr. Hoov- to . I ad cold as if a clammy tiund trnd en. laid on It. Death was at work, here would he stop? In the chill white aisle of the corrlr bis frenzy gave place to a sense bitter cold. A chill white nurse led n past doors and doors to u room lere In a white bed lay a chill white Ing, a cylinder of cotton. Leila's face was almost In visible In ndages; her whole body crisscrossed d swaddled. She was an Egyptian Incess mummied. For a moment her ul came out of the drug at his gasp pity. It ran ubout Inside Its cocoon ring -to And a nerve to pull or a iscle to signal to him outside. The ;re lifting of her hnnd brought from r a moan of such woe as canceled Bayard's grievances against her. Once Bayard's resentments and ilousles were swept from his mind, 9 old love came back throbbing and :ilf^ s Wat So Grateful, So Eager to Bt D?e*lu*H That U> C.m.4 et.,. ? ?? (v rviyw? n?r oi?u and Clutched Her Hand Hard ano Kissed It in Gratitude. nplng. His very soul bled and he opped to his knees, his arm thrown toss that bundle of wreckage which id been his choice among the world's nutles. He was soon dragged from his comunion with his once-more unconious bride by the young doctor, whc !ted him up with the unpractlced plomncy of Interr es and led hitr lde, grumbling: "S iy, what you tryg to do? Kill her? She's weak anc >r heart's fluttering. Cheer her uj you can. If you can't, you can'i ay. Better not stay, anyway." Bayard apologia t cravenly anc omlsed better be isvior, and was rmltted to steal b? ck to Leila. H< ok her one undamaged hand; it was i beautiful as the severed hand of e Katue, and as marbllah white terne led him at length ou( to the corridor. And now Bayard membered that he had also a sister i only sister. In this same tavern of tin. His heart went out to her. He membered, too, that they had a faer and a mother to tell or deceive. The Interne assured him thai iiphne's Injuries were slight. She oked sad enough wheu he peered ic her, though she was far from the eary estate of Leila. She was ileep, but she woke at the sound ol s step, and, turning her head with fort, opened her eyes and smiled al tu feebly and whispered his Dame id hecknncrf tr? him wish nno iger. Daphne's heart ached out to him; ie hugged him as hard as her weak ins would let her. She searched hei Ind for comfort. She could think oi >thlng so comfortipg just now as a tarty, reassuring lie. She w) lspered; "It's all my fault, honey. ?ou see, r. Wetherell was taking me jut for a ie. I met Leila, f'.he toll* me you lephoned you werei 't cora'ng home r dinner. She look'd so If nely that asked her to come along i;nd chapon us. I'm to blair e for It all. Can iu ever forgive me?" He was so grateful, so eager to be 'ceived, that he forgot her state and enehed her hand hard and kissed It gratitude for a priceless boon. The irse, returning, saw the deed and ailed, not knowing what Joy Bnyard as taklrtg In absolving Is 11a of suscion and loading himself vith blame, t such a time we love o bow our vn heads In shnme and cast ashes >on our hair. The tuste of ashes in e mouth Is good at such a time. Daphne's first visitor after Buyard is Mrs. Chivvis. "Oh, my dear!" she murmured. "I ad in the papers about jftrnr nilsforne. Such a night as I had spent! I is so afraid for you! And to think at you were lying here ha such pain 1 id I might have helped you." Daphne smiled, and tiiey clasped nds like the two sple'idil little busl(ss women they were. "How's the shop?" Daphne asked. "I haven't been there." "It isn't open, then?" "No, indeed. With you here?" (TO BK CONTINUED.) Scale Reveals Srlmon's Age. A single scale from a salmon \^11 II its owner's age and whether the ih's pickings have been slim or the poslte. When viewed through u mioscope the scale will reveal tiny les, which have developed ut the rata 16 a year. Lines crowded close ove that the snlinon has been llvlnr gh. Lines wld< ly spread lndicar ant diet 'm mroflll <v*npM?Nia/i? ? ^UMU.u<,.uuuu U1 >WD |>ruu* t, to the end that prtces approxatlng the ante-bellum charges may restored. More Privileges. "Isn't your cook quite like one of the ml lyr "Mercy, nol She has things to eat a way she likes 'em." Don't be too fastidious. The carpen* * would lose lots of time by stopping hare all his nails manicured. bcpkoved umroiM nmiHAnoRU smsm Lesson .Br REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D., Teacher of English Bible In tht Moody Bible Institute of Chicago-) (Copyright, 1019, by Wntrri Newspaper fnloa.) LESSON FOR MAY 11. 8IN AND IT8 CONSEQUENCE8. LESSON TEXT?Genesis 3:1-24. GOLDEN TEXT?The wages of sin Is death; but the gift of God Is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.?Rom. 3:23. DEVOTIONAL READING?Psalms 51: 1-18. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL- 'Rom. 1:1823; James 1:15. PRIMARY TOPIC?Disobeying Our Heavenly Father. JUNIOR TOPIC?How Disobedience Separates ITs From God. INTERMEDIATE TOPIC ? Destructive Power of Sin. SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The Nature and Results of Sin. An outlook upon the world proves that ninn Is not whnt he should he. Then, too, npnrt from gospel Influence there Is no sign of Improvement. The only way of accounting for the discrepancy between what man Is and what he should he is by the Fall. This Is the way that the Bible accounts for It. The Introduction of sin is the answer. I. The Temptation (Gen 3:1-0). Man possessed a free will. In the exercise of which he turned away from God and his commandment. This was done nt the Instance of the devil working through the serpent. He did not appear as he reully was, but In disguise. The method employed was (1) finding the woman while alone; (2) Insinuating doubt into her mind as to God's word and love. At his suggestion Rhe began to believe that God did not mean what he said, and that he wns unkind In placing restrictions upon them. In this the devil slandered God, even nccusing the Almighty of Jealousy ami fraud. (3) Appeal to Innocent appetite. (4) She gazed upon the fruit which God had forbidden. Looking soon begat lust. (fi) She lusted after that which God had forbidden. That which God has forbidden should not be looked at lest the flesh should lust for It. II. The Fall (3:0-3). From lusting to Indulgence was a short step. This act of disobedience has brought on all the world's woe and misery. Eve not only disobeyed, but involved Adam In her sin. Aspiring to be gods, they became the slaves of sin. They came to know good and evil, but by sad experience. They knew sin U'lthnilt tlio rvr?\i?A?i ** v > v. |/vn vt IU liCC lllCUlAVi ? X.O from It. III. The Consequence* of the Fell (3:9-24). 1. The disturbed relationship with God (vv. 0, 10). The familiar intercourse which man enjoyed with the Almighty was marred and broken by sin. Sin makes life Intolerable In the "divine presence. Adam and Eve not only hid from God's presence, but Adam began to make excuses und even laid the blame on God. 2. The serpent was degraded and henceforth became a type of sin and Satan (v. 14; cf. Num. 21:9; John 3:14; Rev. 12:9). This doom was pronounced without trial. In the case of man It wus not so. 3. The undying enmity between the two seeds (v. 15; cf. John 8:40-45; Mutt. 23:33). The antagonism thus begun reached Its climax In the crucifixion of Christ. Satan's seed has been ever since endeavoring to destroy the Lord's work and his workers. 4. The ultimate victory of the woman's seed (v. 15). Satnn harassed the woman's seed; brdlsed his heel, but Anally the stroke was made which crushed the serpent's head (John 12: 31; Ileb. 2:14 ; 1 John 3 :8). This was the Arst gleam of the glorious light of the gospel of Christ. The victory was marvelous, but the cost was InAnite (Isa. 53; 2 Cor. 5:21). 5. Judgment upon the woman (v. 10). This relates to her as a wife and mother; also to her subordination to man. This Is God's decree, and all ef forts of freeing one's self from It are lightings against God. ft. Man's new relationship to the earth (vv. 17-10). The earth was cursed on his account. Because of the rnnk growth of thorns and thistles man must make an increased efTort to exist. Man with his sinful nature would he In a had state without the necessity of toll (Horn. 8:19-22). 7. Death (v. 10). This includes physical and spiritual death?both the result of sin. 8. Expulsion from the garden (v. 24). This was an act of great mercy. To have partaken of the tree of life and live forever In a sinful state would have been Intolerable. Units. We see human heroism broken Into units, and say, "This unit did little ?night as well not have been." But In this way we might break up a great army Into units; In this way we might hreak the sunlight into fragments, and think that this and the other might ho cheaply parted with. I.et us rather raise a monument to the soldiers whose brave hearts only kept the ranks unbroken, and met death?a monument to the fhlthful who were not famous, and who are precious, as the continuity of the suheams Is precious, though some of them fall unseen and on barrenness.?George Eliot. A Prayer. Guide us, O Lord, by thy wise counsel which thou are never wont to withhold from the simple In heart, nnd give to us the light which thou dost always pour Into eyes that are looking for It. We pray thee for thy grnclous help, beseeching thee to give to us some message which may prove Its origin by touching our hearts and constraining our wills, nnd lending us nearer to thyself. Exercise la Necessary. If a man does not exercise his arm he develops no biceps muscle; nnd If a man does not exercise his soul he acquires no muscle In his soul, no strength of character, no vigor of moral fiber, no benuty of spl:1tual growth.?Henry Drummond. * ' > RAINBOW MEN ARE CERTAINLY COMING ALL DOUBT A8 TO DE3TINED PORT OF RETURNING CAROLINIANS DISSIPATED. AN EMPHATIC ANNOUNCEMENT All Our Troops in Regimont Should Be Mustered Out and at Their Own Homes In Ten Days. Washington (Special).?All doubt as to where Col. Monroe Johnson's One Hundred and Seventeenth Engineers. a part of the Rainbow Division, would be mustered out. these men having landed at New York a few days ago on the Pueblo, was settled here when the war department emphatically announced that they would go to Camp Jackson, as stated in this correspondence several days ago. The disposition of the Engineers is as follows: Camp Jackson, 16 officers, 302 men; Camp Lee, Ave officers, 207 men; Camp Lewis, one officer, 65 men; Camp Grant, 36 men; Camp Sherman. 121 men; Camp Dix, Ave officers, 101 men; Camp Kearney, 11 officers, 379 men. No announcement was made as to when Colonel Johnson's men would reach Columbia, but as they were fumigated before they reached New York, according to private information received here, there should be no delay in their departure for Cam) Jackson. The work of mustering the men out of the service will probably not take more than a week or ten days and the Bouth Carolinians should be at their own homes within two weeks unless present plans are changed. I Cooper on "The Problems." Spartanburg.?Gov. Robert A. Cooper has accepted an invitation to deliver the principal address at a county convention to be held in this city on May 30 and 31, at which talks of inter' est will be made by several distinguished men. Governor Cooper will speak Friday evening. May 30. On Saturday addresses will be dellTAreH ht> rv- IT XT a 1 ? ?? </ "1 <1. 11. sujuer ui nunoro College, the Re?. A. D. P. Gilmour, D. D., of this city. Dr. W. L.. Laprade of Trinity College. Durham. N. C.. Dr. Baxter Haynes, Spartanburg county health officer, and several other local men. Saturday evening Dr. George B. Cromer of Newberry will speak to soldiers and sailors of the county at a special meeting and banquet of the members of the Spartanburg World i War Veterans' .Association. k The series of fhieefnga is la ha held. ^ under the auspices of the city T. M. C. A. and the WorM Veterans' Association. It is intended that they shalt be of benefit to all the people of the county and it is expected that the attendance .will be large. Numbers of problems concerning the people of tha county will be taken up at the meeting. which is planned as a get-together conference of the people of the various sections of the county. Weather and Crop Conditions. " Columbia. ? Richard H. Sullivan, meterologist, issues the following synopsis of weathdr and crop conditions in South Carolina for the week ending April 29: "All crops are badly in need of rain and warmer weather. The frosts oi the 26th and 27th materially injured garden and field truck and young cotton up-State, necespitating considerable replanting. Germination of cotton has been materially retarded by cold, dry weather, but extensive planting continues, and chopping has extended northward over the centra? counties. "Corn continues weak in vigor and color, due to cold, dry weather, but planting continues general. Wheat, oats and rye are heading, with growth irregular and straw short on account of semi-drought; wheat is good to excellent in the northern counties, but rather poor on the lower coastal plain. Tobacco transplanting is well advanced. but the soil is very dry. "Fruit prospects are generally good." Cheater Sees Big Tank. Chester.?One of the big tanks now touring South Carolina in charge of Sergeant Blankenship, who is experi enced in opcrat'on of tanks ano tank fighting, arrived early and spent all day in Chester. It traversed some of the leading thoroughfares of the city and on the public square gave a demonstration of the mechanism and showed ho wit works upon the hattleflc-ld. The British aviator. Lieutenant Innis, will probably also he here later to speak in connection with the visit of the tank. New Association in Charleston. Charleston.?A charter was issued by W. Banks Dove, secretary of state, for the Employers' Association of Charleston. The corporation is of an eleemosynary character. Its purpose is "to promote the interests of Its members by association to promote the right* and interests of employers and employees, to establish and maim tain helpful co-operation between them, to assist its members in obtaining materials and laborers, to assist employees in obtaining work and to keep its members posted. Great Blaze In Greenville. GreenTille.-TTtie Colonial building, combined apartment house and theatre, was totally destroyed by fire. A gale blowing at the time carried burning embers in a southeasterly direction causing the destruction of the Coca Cola bottling works garage and setting lire to a warehouse of the same company and a dwelling in the Camperdown mill village, a quarter of a mile distant, and small biases on the roofs of the houses added to the labors of uie firemen.