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Hacker Mf'g. Co. ttucc*BBor? To GEO. H. HACKKIl ft HON We Manufacture-? I>oor?, HanIi and lJlindH, (Alumni and IklukU'r*, Urille* and Cialde Ornament*, Hcreen l><>or? and Window*. We Peel In? OIaim, HumIi Cord and Welglit*. CHARIiKSTON, .. .. 8. C, W. K. TAVEL ('IVIli KNOINKKU 1 unrl JjA N I) HimVKYOIl Office over liitnk of Humtor HL'MTKIt, H. V. Prof. Jno. Wiegand, Jr. PMUtari, Pa. Director of Muyic, Kirkwood Hotel Will accept piano and organ pu pild. Instruction Riven at' renl denc? if detdrcd. Special rateH tp beginners. GOc per le#?on; advanced pupili* $1.00. For fur ther information telephone the Kirk woo<1 Hotel, Camden, 8. C. J. T. Burdell Surveyor and Engineer Camden, S. C. J. H. MOORE 4 Contractor and Builder Camden, S. C. ICHtimiUcH furiiislu'd on nil clasm'H of work. Wood or Brick. Satisfaction (iuarim teed. Don't wait to look for n nmn, but 'Phono I:i7. Wood's Seeds For 1912. Our New Descriptive Catalog is fully up-to-date, and tells all about the beat Garden and Farm Seeds. Every farmer and gardener should have a copy of this cata log, which has long been recog nized ds a standard authority, for the full and complete infor mation which it gives. v We are headquarters for Grass and Glover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats, Cow Peas, So]a Beans and all Farm Seeds. Wood's Descriptive Catalog mailed free on request. Write for it. T, W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. The Implement Co., RICHMOND. VIRGINIA, have just issued a new and complete Farm Implement Catalog giving up-to-date in formation and prices of All Farm Implements, Com and Cotton Planters, Wheel and Disk Cultivators, Dump and Farm Wagons, Engines, Threshers, Saw and Planing Mills, Metal and other Roofings, Buggies, Harness, Saddles, fi&ro Wire, Fencing, etc. Our prices are veftr reason able for first-class supplies. Correspondence solicited. Catalog mailed free on request Write for it The Implement Co* I3Q2 E. Main St, Rlohmond, Va. SHERLOCK'S ELOPEMENT By JAMES HAWKINS Sherlock watched the dapper tigure clumber over the aide lie had seen blm several times over at the hotel. Home on? had Mid he wan a floutn America* revolutionist awaiting a fa vorable opportunity to dash across the Gulf. At any rate he was decidedly too attentive to Leigh (Iran ger to ault Hert Sherlock. Apparently the little man waa not accuatomed to yachts for he stumbled on tlie ladder and would have fallen back into the boat had not one of the sailora boosted him aboard with an oar, a timely aid but one accountable lor a decidedly undignified sprawl up on fhe deck. Hherlock sprang to, his asalstanoe and with a powerful grip upon his eol lar dragged the visitor to hla feet. "The honor skipper?" demanded the Intruder an he arranged his disordered dress. * "The name," admitted Sherlock, wltta a bow. "How can I.aerve you?" "Much?very much," gesticulated the other. "1 am JTesus Maria Juan Han 1 1 ago Alvora." "All of that?' murmured Sherlock in mock amazement. The other searched the grave face for possible mockery but finding none there continued: "I see you know not who that 1?." "The name is Imposing ? but unfa miliar, " apologized Sherlock. "You see I am recently arrived. lam not yet familiar with the notabilities." "Very true," assented Alvora gra ciouBly. "You are not to be blamed. But over there," be added with a ma jestic sweep toward the southern hori zon, "they know and fear the name. It brings terror to the bravest hearts." "I can imagine," agreed Sherlock politely. "Yes," beamed Alvoro. "I have come to see you upon busltleas. Your owo er ? he Is here?" "My owner?" echoed Sherlock. "Tuere Is a flag thoy fly when the owner he Is present. I haye "watch , three day. He Is not here?" Sherlock smiled. It was bad enough to have the Enid anchored opposite the hotel without flying the owner's pennant. He wanted Frederick Oran gor to believe that the yacht was sim ply waiting bis coming. "The owner's flag Is not flying," he assented. "He will be here soon, yes?" asked Alvoro. "Perhaps. I cannot say." "Three day: a week ? two weeks?" "What Is It you want?" demanded Sherlock. "1 would charter your beautiful boat," explained Alvoro. "I would elope." "Elope? You mean escape?" sug gested Sherlock? "from ypur enemies." "I have said* 'elope' " declared Al voro, kissing his finger tips. "I would elope with a goddess." "And you want to hire the boat?" "Ye?," ho exclaimed. "I must havo a boat. You will take us to Hunoven ta. 1 shall make a revolution." "'I gueBs I can fix It,' declared Sher lock. It would he at least a week be fore Frederick Granger would be gone and he could make his presence known to Leigh. "Tomorrow you shall be at the point," exclaimed .Alvoro. "I shall ride to the point. Two of my men shall be there to help yours; wo shall seize her. Once aboard, ho for Hunovental She shall marry mo then and I shall bo dictator." "Perhaps her parents will object," suggested Sherlock. "It might get me into trouble on my return." "No," was the eager answer. "She only objects." "What's the lady's name?" demand ed Sherlock. "Granger," announced Alvoro proud ly. "You mus' know him. Yes?" "I know him," admitted Sherlock. "H^ Is with you?" "?Mob' hearty. His the Idea is. She liko a young man of the north. Gran ger say 'you shall take her on to your own land Sho will marry tho Presi dente and forget tho other.' " "I'm with you," darlared Sherlock. "We'll make It an elopement to live in history for quickness and dispatch." "You are my fren', my bes' fren'," declared Alvoro. "You Bhall be what you call admiral." "That's a go. too," agreed Sherlock, "bul look here. ; 1 can't have your nion on board. I've a big crow. They etui follow on a fruit steamer." "Jus' m>," agreed Alvoro. "He then at tho point at 2. I will pay $500 in gold. Also shall you bo admiral." Ho tumbled Into tho waiting boat and Sherlock watched him across to tho dock. Then, with a short laugh he turned on his heel and wont Into the cabin This, then, was tho reason his own suit had been received with no favor. was fitting out a, filibustering expedition. Ills daughter should mar ry the successful leader of the rev olution and tho Granger line of fruit steamers would escapo the heavy har bor duos. I^ate i hat evening the Enid loft her anchorage and drew ofT toward the point, a promontory some three miles to the south of the hotel heavily wooded with cocoanuts and palms. He anchored on the further side, "and at noon he and his mate went ashore and concealed themselves in the buabes. , It was a long wait until the senor and I.elgh Granger made their appear ance on horseback, followed by the senor'a body servant At the sight of the boat Alvoro's *yea lighted up. He reined la bin born* and turq?d to bis companion. **it be fee*?a, "tiua yuu *m tell me that you marry me. ttay. Is U not yes?" "Never," was the firm answer. have told you repeatedly that I shall never marry you." "An' I tell y?u that you shall," he shouted at/he forced hit home against hers. Tb<v shock half unseated her and as she reeled In the saddle two men with masks over their facet sprang toward her. Vvr a moment she foucht them off, but she was no match for two muscu lar men. and before Alvoro .could dis mount and come to their assistance they were cdrrylng her to the boat. They placed her, fainting, In th? stern. Alvoro leaped Into the bow and with strong strokes they pulled toward the yacht. It was the work of a mo *ment to pass L?lgh over the side and boost Alvoro after her. In another mo ment the tender wae slung and the | screw begsn to churn the blue water. Alvoro pranced up and down the .deck In 'Jubilation of spirits. Already, In Imagination, he could see himself, the victor of the army, ruling In the exeoutlye mansion at Msrlno. Already two of the Oranger fruiters had started from New Orleans with small arms and field pieces. For a year his agents. had been working to perfect an organisation. It needed only arms and the men. Both were on the way. He peered toward the south while yet the Florida coast was In sight, vainly eeeklng a gli/npse of the promised land. 8ud(lenly eight belle rang and the Knew watch came on deck. The sklp> per came out of the chart house and stood looking down. At a signal two of the men sprsng upon the little man and bore him to the deek. In spite of his diminutive else he was no coward, and be fought fierce ly to draw his guns, but it was no use. Presently he lay panting on the deck, bound band and foot. Sherlock came and stood over him. "The elopement is getting along fa mously," he smiled cheerfully. "This is treason," stormed the lit tle man. "I am mos' surprise that you should act thus." "I don't think I care to be admiral, thank you," was the retort "I think I would rather marry that young woman In the cabin." "But she Is mine," stormed AJvoro. "You shall be a thief to take her." "Seems to me we helped you to do a little stealing a short time ago/* suggested Sherlock. "If the shoe gets on the other foot it ought to fit as easy." "But she is mine," pleaded Alvoro. "Her father have gave her to me. He will be annoyed." "I can quite understand that/* laughed Sherlock. "He will certainly be annoyed with you." I "Non, with you," insisted Alvoro. "He is a mos' big man. He is a mil lionaire." This last was in a hushed whisper that brought the Bmile to Sherlock's lips. "I'm a millionaire, too," he ex plained pleasantly "You are- Sherlock?" gasped A1 voro. "At your service," agreed Sherlock. "Hut your flag said It was not you," gasped the senor. "You should have had your flag If you were on hoard." "There were purely personal rea sons why I did not want to fly the pennant," explained Sherlock. The senor resorted to Spanish to re lieve his feelings. Sherlock, who spoke the tongue, smiled. "I don't blame you," he laughed. "It's turn ing the tables. Now, look here. You've been useful to mo. I tell you what I'll do. You show me the part of the coast where you can get the boats that are waiting for you, and I'll put you off. That will make It a nice little honeymoon trip for us." "Who will marry you?" exulted Al voro. "You forget." "Why, Miss Granger," explained Sherlock. "You have no rainistor," -was the triumphant retort. "I shipped ono last night," laughed ' Sherlock. "Would you like to come down and witness the ceremony?" Alvoro glanced at his bonds. At a sign from Shorlock a sailor stepped forward and undid the lashings, at the same tlmo feeling for any concealed weapons. Together the two men made for the cabin, where Leigh, still pale from the excitement, sat iu a corner chatting with a man In clerical garb. For a moment Alvoro hung In the doorway, then he went forward and bowed low oyer the girl's hand "I had hoped," he said, "that It j would be our nuptials wo would cele j brate. I felicitate yoy, though my 1 heart ? It breaks." With a smllo tho girl thanked him i and turned toward Bert. Alvoro sprang forward. "At feast," ho said gallantly, "it should be mine to give away the bride. Your father ho has give you to me. Now I give you to Senor Sherlock." IIo drew from his pocket a hand some ring. "It was all provided," h? explained. "To thsvlctor belongs the spoils." The girl looked at Sherlock, who nodded, and with the ring Intend ed for so different a groom, the wed ding was celebrated. Alvoro insisted upon champagne at the dinner that followed. He was of too mercurial a temperament to grieve over disappointed hopes. At last he sprang to his feet. "I offer a toast," be cried: "To yourselves and myself; to the runa ways and the revolutionist. May I ha^B plenty of fights and may you hav* none." And the old clergyman, sitting apart, whispered gently, "Amen." j; I ?>-' ^ ?;,* I: ;? . r | 11 Ihe rire "They brought the coal ibis alter- j noon, Harry." Wr?. liewiom an nounced as ber husband sat down all the dinner table and she iHaced tbo | steak before biro. "Good!" ejaculated Newaom. "I'll build a furnace fire tonight. Kitty. We're starting It earlier this year than we did last." "I-ater," Mrs. Newsom said, as she ?seated herself opposite him. "I^ast year we built our first furnace Are on Oct. 18. I remomber the date per fectly; It was the day I entertained the card club and Mrs. Warren couldn't come. Her sister w*s 111 and Mrs. Warren tyMnalned at home to take care of the children, much to my relief; she Is a very fussy woraam and you know how a furnace fire makes such an odor when It's started?" Newsom nodded bis head as he cut into, the steak. "I don't remember all that, of course, but I do remember that we started the furnace later, about the 28th, I think." "How ridiculous of you to insist upon that, Harry, when I've Just told you when we did start It!" Mrs. New som rejoined, her cheeks flushing. "I uay we started thp furnace on Oct. 18." "I've not the slightest objection to your saying that, my dear, becauso you evidently believe It, provided you graat me thep rlVllege of saying that we started the fire on Oct. 28." "You're exasperating, Harry," Mrs. Newsom exclaimed, rising to ber^feet. "I'll get my diary and settle the mat ter once for all." She rushed out of the room. Newsom called after her: "I'll get the coal bill; that will s^tle It." At th$ end of several mlnvtes Mrs. Newsom appeared In the library, where her husband was searching through a letter file. "Harry, you've hidden my diary bo I can't convince you of your nhitake," she accused him. "What have you done with It?" "I haven't seem your diary. What have you done with the coal bills ?" "They're somewhere in tlie file. Tou can look for them while I'm eating my dinner; I don't propose to dine on cold steak and potatoes aftor I had the trouble of making them hot. sim ply because you're obstinate." Mrs. Newsom swept out of the room, only to return the next Instant, declaring with visible elation: "Now. I'm certain we did start the fire on the 18th, because the day after that the man put up the storm windows and ho swept the coal dust off the 1 walk." ?""Wonderful memory you have." Newsom declared, shutting the fllo In disgust. "How do you happen to re member that Oct. 19 was the day the man put up the storm Avlndows and swept off the coal dust? "Because that was the day after we started the furnace fire on the 18th," Mrs. Newsom answered, tri umphantly. "Now, are you convinced? And, speaking of memories, you de stroyed last year's reclpted coal bills when we cleaned house, so It's hardly worth your while looking fuVther for them." J "I'm not convinced," Newsom shouted, springing to his feet. Ho dropped the file In his flurry and scat tered the contents, which did not add to his amiability, "But there must be some way of convincing you. Yea, ctome to think of it, I made a note on the direction card that hangs beside the furnace. Now, I'll show you." "You never mentioned before that you made a note on the card when we started the furnace," Mrs. New some said, suspiciously. Wn the dining room thye encoun tered Mrs. Newsom's -young sister, who exclaimed: "What's the matter? Why aren't you eating your dinner? I ran over to borrow the evening pa per for mother; dad forgot to bring one." "Rhoda," Mrs. Newsom cried, des perately. "do you remember what day we started our furnace last year? Wasn't it the day I entertained the card club and you helped mo serve?" "No, Indeed," said her sister. "The women nearly froze that day sitting around In their thin dresses," was the unexpected answer. "It was the next day._.I remember perfectly, because you had to keep an appointment "at the tailor's and you were afraid to leave a fresh fire unwatched." "I ? I ? well " Mrs. Newsom stopped and a reminiscent look crept into her eyes. "But that was the day the man put on the storm windows, and I can't recall that I went to the tailor's. Still? wait a mlnxite. I'll telephone mother. 1 She always remembers ev erything." fr.V . *Mr?. Newsom rushed to tho tele phone and Newsom mado his escape downstairs. The next moment Mrs. Newsom,: exclaimed, the receiver to he ear* "The 10th? You're sure? The. day you brought Betty's baby over and the flat was so lovely and w?trm? You're quite posrtlve?" Mrs. Newsom f^ew downstairs and breathlessly confronted her husband as he lighted the gas In the base ment. "We are both wrongt" she said. "It was Oct. 10. Mother remembers," In silence Newsom consulted the card "We started the furnace Are latft year pn Oct. 20-? exactly ohe year ago today," h? announced. "Come on, ;ty. I'm rmVeaoiUL" V/ ! " andOoctotf . i ' ? THE GREAT competition in this claw of time piece hat brought about .ucfc a high standard that alarm clock, are now .old by u. *t , fraction of their former price. No one need h? without an alarm clock when they can be bought at the price, we a?k. , We have a large stock of other clock, from the stately old hall clock to the pretty mantle time- - piece. Come in and admire? we know you will buy. G. L. BLACKWELL, 9 Jeweler and Optician. Camden, S. C Insure Your Future Easters against the possibility of "acci dents." Protect your family and yourself by insuring your property. Remember that the savings of a life time may be wiped put-lu-one night. 80 be wise and insure yourself against J loss. We can write you policies 1 in strong old line companies at , small premiums. The feeling of , protection alOne is worth the small premium paid. C. P. D11BOSE & ?0. Ileal Estate and Fire Insurance. ;? BLANEY HUB & BUGGY CO. Blaney, S. C. Buggies, Wagons and Harness. Full Line of Farming Implements and Hardware of all Kinds. We wish to thank the public for the very liberal patronage given us in the past and solicit a contin uance of it in the future. We now occupy our new brick building and our facilities to serve the public are better than ever be fore, and it shall be our aim to give them the very | best in our line obtainable. " ?' We Guarantee Everything we Sell. BLANEY HUB & BUGGY CO. Blaney, S. -"'J ?; -v.-*v3*vv ; . ?\-j2mI Patience is a Virtue when a tiro bursts, or a l>reM occurs, or Bomie accident liftPP*M to your auto, which makes it ne cessary for you to send for some one to tow you hack to town; * But you won't have to wait K>nJ for repairs to be made if y?u come t* us. We will make then quickly, .and thoroughly, and ** ' a Jreaaonablo charge.