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Em are the letters ready for your iture, Mr. Wkltoaiu." Edwards laid the neat pile of ten on his desk. j^All right, you may go now/* he re plied curtly. 1 \ Roland Whitman rapidly signed the | letters and then arose and yawned. : Contentment beamed from every fea ture. Mr. Whitman was successful and j knew It Moreover, at forty, he looked younger than most men at thirty. * The door opened and a handsome ! young man of about seventeen en tered. j “Hello, dad,” he greeted. “Can you let me have twenty-five dollars? Some ;of the fellows In our class are going to have a theater party tonight” . “Richard”—a slight frown was on l hls father's face—“how do you man age to spend so much money lately? Tour allowance is plentiful for all your pleasures and you must make It do.” i Mr. Whitman, since the death of the boy's mother fifteen years before, had been too Indulgent to him. But recent ly he had begun to think that the un limited amount .of money was working him harm. 1 “All right father,” Richard smiled rather ruefully. “If I can't have It I suppose I can't HI try to make the money I have do me. Are you going home now?” “Tea, I guess I wilt” A little over an hour later, Mr. Whitman answered the phone and heard Iks bookkeeper excitedly ask him to come to the office. ^ When he reached there he found the maa with nerves unstrung. safe,” he gasped. “It has been I When I went to put away my tonight I found the cash box open Was there mnch In 111” UOSOL Whether I get the y hack er net the person who It will m to prison.” ■ . \ ■ -• RED’S:—FOURS AND SIXES, TOURING CARS AND ROAD STERS. ALSO % AND 2-TON TRUCKS. J ■ ; ■4 CHREVOLETS:—4W» f BABY GRAND AND 8-CYUNDER TOURING CARS AND ROADSTERS. * ANNOUNCEMENT! MATHIS & MARTIN TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING TO THE AUTOMOBILE PUBLIC THAT THEY HAVE SECURED THE AGENCY FOR THE CELEBRATED REO AUTOMOBILES IN BARN WELL, BAMBERG AND HALF OF ORANGEBURG COUNTIES. AND EXPECT A CARLOAD OF FOURS AND SIXES NEXT WEEK. THEY ALSO HAVE THE BARNWELL COUNTY AGENCY FOR THE CHREV- OLET AND CAN MAKE IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES ON THIS MACHINE. WATCH THIS PAPER FOR FULLER DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE CARS. ' INQUIRIES IN REGARD TO EITHER THE REO OR THE CHREVOLET ADDRESSED TO C. H. MATHIS, AT BLACKVILLE. & C. OR R. S. MARTINJL1LWiLLiSTON. S- C, WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AT TENTIOTT or C H. MATHIS. BteckvilW. S. C MATHIS & MARTIN 1L & MAJtTIN. &C. louring the vest i aha wuuld Jump at the I Ma*t mu ustisv nr he I RED CROSS ^ DEPARTMENT BAENWBLL COt’KTT dear A. Iruwn. M m W. M M a to mart Tie i a friend sf Mr. WMtmna. [let irrl table Hla eouti raa sitting in bis ni-M.-nijr be rang to bis feet. For the mnoke be saw tbs bars of i and bnck of them tbs wun Cstberlno Edwards. wonder—No, she stole roe- Bat did abeT the first time a doubt came Into Ma mind of Catberlns's guilt. ▲ long time be stood thus, thinking—Just thinking. At five o'clock Mr. Whitman was on the train speeding back to town. At eight o'clock he was at the home of the prosecuting attorney. And at three o'clock that afternoon the two men were in the executive mansion at the state capital At a result, a few days later, Cath erine Edwards stood outside the pris on, pardoned by the governor. I Mr. Whitman met her in his car and itook her to his home. Although she objected, be led her In the house, into | the drawing room. “Catherine,” he said in a low voice [that broke at times. ”1 have done you jthe greatest injustice a man can do an other. f have had you arrested for a crime you did not commit I do not know who did It I do not care, But will you forigve me? I want you to be come my wife.” Mr. Whitman started and Cather ine's face reddened as the door opened land Richard came slowly toward ItheuL i “Father," he said, “I must tell you. >1 know Miss Edwards won't I—I stole !thst money. 1 never thought she’d be and when she was, I was— too cowardly to confess.” “Why didn't you tall when you wars arrested?” Mr. Whitman asked the girt. “Because," ah# answered quietly, “hs was your son, Roland, and—and I tbs MeChars N< testify that nt af thn The fsflowing letter has Just vucutved by the Rad Ossa from Mr. Guy K. Suavely, Director Bureau sf Duvulsymsut. Bsuthsru Dt vtrooa. A R C: “T# all Chapters in the flsuthsm D4- “We tiers Just received a frees sue of the Field Directors at cantonment in our Division to supply 16.000 comfort kiln. This need arises from the fact that when the “rookies” corns to camp, as a rule, they have nothing but the clothes on their backs and da not receive any pay for thirty days. These comfort kits will be very handy and helpful for our boys, as pects Uy at a time when they are in need of small indispensable personal articles they would otherwise have trouble in obtaining. “The contents of a comfort kit are outlined in Bulletins 165 and 402, one of which your Chapter must possess. We ask that you forward immediate ly all the comfort kits you have on hr>nd to our Supply Bureau, 32 James Street, Atlanta, Ga. “We have a call for bath robes, con valescent gowns also. In fact, we wish you would have your shopping com mittee send in anything made up at present. “With best wishes for the continued success of your Chapter, I am “Very truly yours, “Guy E. Snavely, “Director Bureau of Development, Southern Division, A. R. C." The comfort bags .should be made from khaki colored doth, size 10x13 with draw string at top and contain as near as possible $hc following articles: Thread—black and white No. 30; needles. No. 5; cake of soap; safety pins, medium size; common pins; shoe laces (kahki colored); writing tablet, envelopes, pencil; six handkerchiefs; talcum powder; tooth brush; blunt scissors; if not too expensive a pocket knife. All persons having any sewing on hand will kindly turn it in before Fri day of this week if possible. M. B. Andrews, “Mr Edgar A I C My dear Mr. dsr sf the l«Ui received. Brows: “Ws are CUT GLASS AND HAND-PAINTED CHINA separata bet are one bis Is send the wool at this writ ing. Ws are booking yoor order for the wool and Just as eooa as same ar rives at the warehouse yoor order wifi receive attention. Ws cannot promise any definite date, as ws have to rely on headquarters for shipments, but ws bops that it will reach this office with in the next week or two. 'With kindest regards, I am “Yours very truly, “Lindsey Hopkins, 'Director, Bureau of Supnlie*. Jbni- ‘By W. R. Bush, Assistant Direc tor” To Canvass State. W. Banks Dove, Andrew J. Bethea, C. N. Sapp, Victor Rector, O. L. Keithall, of Columbia, the Rev. Mm. Way, of Charleston, W. C. Harrison, Bradley and McBeth Young, of Union, were appointed Saturday as special agents to visit the various county teats of this State and to assist the^ county chairmen, managers and pub licity men both of the food conserva-1 tion campaign and the Liberty Bond, campaign in making their local cam:! paigns successful. It is expected in! this way to secure from the various WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THAT WE HAVE STOCKED THE SWELLEST LINE OF CUT GLASS AND HAND-PAINTED CHINA EVER DIS PLAYED IN BARNWELL COUNTY AND HAVE PRICED EACH PIECE AT BARGAIN FIGURES. THIS SELECTION WAS PURCHASED MONTHS AGO BEFORE THE MARKED ADVANCES, AND, THERE FORE, PLACES US IN A POSITION TO SAVE YOU MONEY ON THESE ARTICLES. OUR DISPLAY OF CUT GLASS INCLUDES Orange and Salad Bowls, Bonbon Dishes, Olive Dishes, Jelly Dishes, Sugar and Cream Sets, Ice Cream Trays, Vases, Etc. IN OUR CHIN AW ARE DEPARTMENT WE ARB SHOWING A VARIETY OF EXQUISITE DESIGNS WHICH ARE REALLY WORKS OF ART. THIS SE LECTION INCLUDES BOTH SINGLE PIECES AND COMPLETE SETS. AND THE PRICE RANGE WILL SUIT ANY POCKETBOOK. ——- X >41 counties not only direct information as to the actual condition of the campaign in each of these counties but to sug gest to the various county organiza tions ways and means of securing at 1 least 200,000 signatures to the food pledges sniff to raise the $15,000,000 quota of Liberty Bonds expected of this State. Mr. Bethea will canvass Barnwell Bamberg, St George, Orangebqrg and St Matthews. A SELECTION FROM EITHER OUR UNE OF CUT GLASS OR CHIN AW ARE .WILL .MAKE .AM ibEAL WEDDING, BIRTHDAY OR CHRISTMAS GIFT. ~ Mr. E. A. You Know What You Are Doiuf. Other People Majr Hoi Tell Than Through u ArheHiie meat In Thu PefML ■ BEST PHARMACY ON THE SQUARE." BURR ST. Barnwell, South Carolina.