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with this BANK is al ways confidential. No information regarding your affairs is ever di vulged to any unauthor ized person. The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C \ . / . Lawn Mower Time Refrigerator Time RIGHT KIND RIGHT PRICE Garden Hose Garden Tools We'll Be Glad to See You Telephone 21 Malone -Pearce -Young HARDWARE CO. - Beautiful Building Lots For Sale We h&ye for sale five of the most desHr$|$le resi* dence lots in the city, facing on DeKalb Street and extending Northward on Fair and Mill Streets, the property of the late Maj. S. R. Adams. Considering the excellent location of these lots and their easy ac cessibility to the business section, the prices, at which they are offered are extremely reasonable. ... . . ,'iv" \ .. . \ \ ' V " Kennedy & Shaw J REAL ESTATE AGENTS lr* IrltkaMtU tad BatlaM* L*(?*r WHtlif. r*comm?nd?l. Oar (nduttM ar* 1 " ? ? ? ? ? m*mmm ? ? ? ? 1 ? ? ~ _________ LADY OF THE LABEL ? ... ... ,, >;? % ' >'Je\ ?. V "1 ?<*'' ? By DOROTHY BLACKMOHE. The fact that Marker began life an a corner atore groceryman did not detract from his lovablenes*. it' wait that charming personality of his that made his business ao great a success. In a remarkably short time he climbed from the retail to the wholeaale dis trict and later his clever business ucu i Ajien placed him among the noted im porters of foreigu delicacies. ' During his only trip to the continent he hud discovered a little community. [ of people tucked away in sunny Italy. The grapes they grew were marvelous and without lose of time Darker had contracted for the entire output in the form of raisins, lie put a new brund ou the market, pushed and advertised It with a vigor the result of which made the little hand of workers under the Italian skies open their eyes. In cidentally it filled their purses with tiie golden lira. liarker noted, with commendation) to the packers, that in proportion to his increased demand for ruisins, the packuges improved in daintiness and artistically designed labels. ?? ' The first shipment that came with a new label brought an cxciteinont of admiration from Marker. There was a most bewitching face smiling at him from a medallion-ehapcd wreath of flowers. He realized that the Italian workers had anticipated his desire and that the label was more attractive than any he himself could have designed. It was unique, the rapidity with which Marker foil a victim to the smil ing face that greeted him from each package of raisins that he imported. The very first consignment had prompted him to remove one l>hoto lithograph and put it in an antique gold frame that adorned his desk. The correspondence irom his raisin shippers Improved with the label. The old, long-hand scrawls were replacfid by concise, businesslike communica tions neatly typed on an uj>-to-date machine. Marker's interest 'was so great in this last step toward progress that he was compelled to write a per sonal letter commending the Italian workers on their improved office staff and? methods. Also he rr,nde delicate inquiry as to the personality of the Lady of the Label. He waited eagerly for a reply to his letter. Nor was he in any way <Unai? po'nted, for return mail brought him an answer. Senorlta Gamboza herself wrote In reply (o all his questions. First sUe gave him an outline of the 'daily life of the busy little community ; that was followed by prettily worded thanks for all that Senor Darker had done in thte way of advancing prosperity to them. Finally she gave him the in formation for which he hungered. He read the paragraph over a second time. "1 would have you know that my dear father conceived the idea of mak ing me his partner. He sent -me to London to take a course in English and ' commerce at the Pitt institute and I now do the correspondence which the senor was good enough to praise. The Lady of the Label, as Senor Barker poetically put it, is none other than my humble self. It was my father's wish that I adorn the product that has been so good to us. ,He bids me thank you for the part you have played so generously." The letter was signed Mafia Gam boza. Barker became njore than ever possessed with the idea of meeting the girl. Ho longed to look into the original of those smiling eyes and he deter mtned to talte a long^conremplat ed vacation and sail for Italian shores. When he left his office he took the photograph from his desk and put it carefully in his suitcase. It was on the eastern slope of the Apennines that the Gamboza villa lay. As Barker made his way through the gardens he marveled at the still ness until he remembered it to be the Biesta hour of the afternoon. ? Very suddenly the incongruous sound of typewriter keys, clicking rap idly, smote liik ear. ? followed the. direction whemce the Bound came and found himself, facing a summer hrnrae set amidst a clump of flowering shub bery. The typewriter stopped and a young girl stood framed 'in the vine hung door. ,, Had the Lady, of the Label really appeared? Barker caught a swift breath.. The girl was smiling even as did the face on the label. "We have no need of an introduc tion." It was the girl who spoke first, and her slim hand was extended and her full red lips parted over a row of pearly teeth. "I remember the Senor Barker as if it were but yesterday that he visiied our home." Barker's kindly smile came to his rescue. > "I did not know that you ? that ? well ? I have not seen you before," ho said. "I was very young when yen came. The senor did not so much as glance in tny direction at that time," she.aaid. ' "1 am going to make up for my neg ligence ? in the future," he said, half under his breath. . '.'if 1 may? my Ijady of the Label." Maria Gamboza merely looked at him as she had done on that first long ago sight of him ? with worship in her'' eyes. , ; (Pof.yrlKht, 1914, hy th?, MeOluro News , paper Syndicate.) WrCng Way to Proceed. Having married, they immediately proceeded, as if by mutual consent, to make the worst of it. ? Ellen Glasgow, la " Virginia." So Confuting. "That's the young man ut the table over there, He's going to inherit ten milJiouK " "1 Bee two young men- -drcHs< (l pre cisely alike. Which is it?" "Good gracious! Why the one Bit ting down, of course. The other Ib the waiter." "Indeed! 80 that's the htjir, eh? I who in hopeB he was the waiter." Sensitive. "She's getting rather plump." "Yes, hut don't you dare tell her so. She nearly sued her husband for a divorce on account of her plumpneBB." "Why, he isn't to blame." "No, but she heard that he was com plaining that he had an elephant upon his hands, and ehe thought he meant her, and he only meant a house he was trying to rent." v Criticism. ?? "What play did you see when you went to the theater?" ' * " 'Iloineo and Juliet.' " "How did you like it?" "Well, tho costumes were all right. But the Romeo didn't dance and Ju liet wasn't much for looks and neither one of 'em had real new stuff." Both Have Faults. Cooke? I heard a lecturer last even ing who had the right idea. Frye ? What did he say? "He said there's no use trying to reform a woman with a club. "Yen. and I don't think much of sewing societies, either." ? YoungB town Telegram. - KNEW A GOOD THING. lie-? I think your father will let us get married. ? * She ? Did you ask him? He? No; but I'm letting him teach me how to play poker. Stung. \ "When man admires woman's style And nil her pretty Braces, _ ? 'Tla sad_AiUu;nJlt4*-Ft?r-U?-m?ktng eyee ? To find her making fat es. , ------ -Real Beginners. Ravenyelp ? The modern play seema to bo nothing more nor less than tho dramatization of biological impulses. Can you tell me who. started this sex business, anyway? Biffstlc-k- ? I don't know, unless ft was the Florodora sex tet. ? Judge. His Scapegoat. )( "Do you like your new mamma, Har ry?" "Yes. I like her awful onuch!" "That is nice. Do you like bar bfr ^ft\ise she is pretty?" "No, I liko her 'cause I broke her nicest vase yesterday and she blamed it on the maid." ? Judge. * v'?r* * ? ' ' . T ~ ?v . . Plenty of Time to Spare. Iiawson ? What was that man saying to you over the telephone? Dawson ? Oh, ho was paying me a compliment. Dawson ? I noticed that, you were perfectly willing to stay right there and listen. ? Somerville Journal. Misanthropic Impression. "What's the reason for all this fight on the railroads?" "I dunno," replied Farmer Corntos sel; "but I can't help thinldn' some of the reason is that the railroads ain't givin' out near aB many passes i as they used to." None In Sight. Mother ? Well, Hobble, I hope yon wero a good boy at Mrs. Bond's and didn't ask for" two pieces of pie. Bobble ? No, ma, I didn't ask for .two pieces;;! only asked if there /wasn't gain* fo \je any. ? Boston Tran script. May Never Recover. Hicks ? Isn't Wlthlngfon a long time getting well? They told mo that three weeks ago he was convalescent. Wlck?--1 see you don't ,know what A pretty nurae Withtngton has. ? 8om trrllle Journal. Tribune and Stormer BICYCLES We can give' you these wheels ranging in price from $30.00 to $50.00. Come in and see them. We also carry everything for wheels and have Mr. S. B. Beard in charge of repair de partment, who give the best of work. Camden Motor Co. 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