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/ THE PEOPLE, BARNWELL, S. C. THREE By Randall Parrish * ’ v i . Author of •'The Strange Case of Cavendish" Copyright, by Pinlafc 420 ME IDLERS ACCESSARY STOPPAGE OF WORK ON COUNTY ROADS THROWS MANY LABORERS OUT. IMPROVED ROADS , *• rrrrrrffrt«j ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine LARGER REVENUE FOR ROADS V- ' % 7 "GEORGE HARRIS!" " Synopsla.—In a New York Jewelry store Philip Severn, United States consular agent, notices a small box which attracts him. “He purchases It. Later he discovers in a secret compartment a writing giving a clew to a revolutionary piov'ement In this country seeking to overthrow the Chilean government. The writ ing mentions a rendezvous, and Severn decides to investigate. Find ing the place mentioned in the writ ing apparently deserted, Severn visits a saloon in the vicinity. A woman in the place* Is met by- a man, seemingly by appointment, and Severn, his suspicions aroused, follows them. They go to the des-* Ignated meeting place, an aban doned Iron foundry. At the ren dezvous Severn is accepted us one of the conspirators and admitted. He meets a stranger who addresses him as Harry Daly. The incident plays into Severn’s hands and he accepts It. CHAPTER IV-r-Continued y —5— I Looked nt him doubtfully. ‘‘Well, of course. I’ve got to think so.” I admitted, hoping to gain further enlightenment, ‘‘but you leave me pretty well In the dark. What do I really know? Nothing. You talk Sflihly about a million you propose go ing fifty-fifty with me on. That nat urally sounds good, hut It would sound better If I even knew who I was deal ing with. I never saw you before in my life.” “H—1. that’s so," lie grinned clLfegi’- funy;'"n^ri v ™T^^g old pal. Just to he sure you're Harry I>n!y was enough to make me cough up. hut that don’t help you out, does it? Ever hear of ‘Gentleman George' in your travels?” “George Harris!”-the name leaped to my lips in inspiration; only the day before I iiful chanced to rend a maga zine account of r. famous criminal ex-' ptoit. His eyes gleamed in-genial ap-. predation. > “I thought maybe that would fetch, you,’’ he so id exultantly. ‘‘There ain’t many of the o^d boys but have my number, and they all know I play square. How is It? Will we shake bunds, and call it a deal? I’ve got to get hack In with that hunch." I ti*ok the extended hand cordially, feeling the iron grip of his-fingers. I do not believe I was ever more fright- ■ cried . In my life, although outwardly cool enough, and my brain perfectly I clear. There was no' retreat possible.* I must go on. acting out the strange character in this drama to which I had ; been assigned. . \ “I'm you are not known by that name here?” I venturod. “I .should say not. I’m Horner. r\'| S. Horner of Detroit: See! That*s"1 the guv who had the papers, lie was English all right, hut pTetended to he United States, and had a passport to come through with this hunch. So I I’ve got the bub by the tall—for a co<>1 million, old man, a million. All I’m nfraid of is this d—k! woman—they al- { ways did get my goat." “Keep still, and let her show her cards.” I -suggested,-feelmg tbe-Roet»s-, slty of saying something. . "Wlint I’m aiming to do. Well, so lone, Daly. I’ll be back prpsoTttl/ with everything straight. Tetter ^gear-out the light, or some one might wander in here.” I was alone again, In the diirk, but - a <* • under vastly different circumstances gareotly was the active leader here in New York, or the revolutionary repre sentative in Washington, seemingly known as Mendez? Whichever It was, that man evidently had the disposition of this vast sum entirely at his dis-- posal; either it was already in his hands or so deposited as to be quickly" available. In my judgment the fel low would be Alva, for sundry rea sons ; first, he had been one of the men registered at the hotel when the lac quered box was lost; and ‘second, the expenditure of this money was seem ingly intended to be made in and about the port of New York—if I read the message right, in the purchase of arms and mnnitlons for shipment to South American perhaps the enlistment <1f a body of fighting men. So far the mutter was fairly clear— Alva .as the local revolutionary agent had been intrusted by the Junta with this money to spend In a certain defi nite way; hut he must work under strict orders coming from the head quarters at Washington. He dare not assume the initiative without the "O. K." of the man higher up—Mendez. Something had occurred to delay ac tion; that made no difference, but bow the time had come. Mendez, unable to be present;in person, and even fearful to permit any of bis well-known Junta representatives to appear in this con nection, had chosen to send a woman. « Who would he unsuspected, to'deliver to the conspirators his definite plan of action. All this sedmed reasonable* enough, and in no way surprised me.- fqund that the passage led me not di rect to the main apartment, hut to an- otnersmailer rooil, whose door barred my progress. This, I figured out, might be the same into which Wine had entered in search of Alva, when he deserted me in the front hallway. I U^teneiff intently, but heard no sound withifi, and, satisfied the room was without occbiKfnts, ventured final ly to gain a glimpse inside. It was a room not. altogether unlike the one I had Just left, although smaller, and containing a chair or two In ad dition to the writing table. I noted these tilings quickly, my gaze straying to a partially open door in the board wall to the right, through which a brighter glow of light streamed. My ears caught the sound of voices, the words indistinct. ONE ROAD MUSI BE FINISHED All Roads In Course of Preparation for Improvement Will be Restored to Their Former Condition. Spartanburg. — Approximately 42t laborers who'have been engaged in working upon the roads of Spartan burg county will necessarily be thrown out of employment as a result of the inability of the county to provide suf ficient funds fob its maintenance ( of road construction. Attorneys have, ad vised the county that it has its limit of bonds now and cap^not issue more without an amendment to the consti- A1 though convinced the small room | tuti on tbe state of South Carolina, was without occupants, I was some T This state of affairs is causing much 1 concern among county officials and this concern is enhanced by reason of moments screwing up my courage to enter. Yet there was no other way in w hich I could learn the meaning of all tlds, or be prepared to intelligently play my part later with Harris. To trap the'fellow I must know ids pur- there being no apparent way of alle viating the situation at the present time. It has been definitely decided that pose, be able to answer bis inquiries one road in the- county, the Glenn conversant with Ids vil- Springs highway, must be completed. and seem lainy. The door opened toward me, hut it. would be suicidal to attempt viewing the room beyond through that oi>eniiig. The only thing I dare venture was to gain such survey as was .possible by means of the narrow crabk below the hinge on which the door swung. This 1 afforded me the merest glimpse of one as that work was let by contract and can not he discontinued. However, all hired help will be discontinued and the county roads will he maintained only by the county chain gang. It was decided that all roads recent ly torn op in preparation for improve ment will he restored to their former condition, while roads placed in read* But the■ appearance nrfhe wn^ did, and also the close intimacy of this men sitting motionless bn a bench man Harris. She was nfit criminal, not against the wall, evidently listening in- so far as is possible. even of the insurrectionary class to my | tently to what was going on opposite eyes, anti I could not imagine what In* fiuonee had ever Induced her to accept such a commission. Something about her ptysonality. some undefined quality of womanhood, had made a definite im- Rock Hill.—Invitations were issued them.. With the exception of Wine, ( for the rlo-dne exercises at Winthrop. who was third in the row, tm face'I ( college, tbe commencement exercises saw »was in the least familiar—two being scheduled for May 29, 30 and 31. being pronouncedly Spanish, the otly I There are 179 young women in the ers not so easily recognized as to na- ( graduating class this year, in addi tionality. I had no difficulty whatever j Don to a large number who will com- in overhearing their voices, and grasp- plete special cqurses and who will re- ing the sense of what they were say- j reive certificates. Thret* take the mas- Would Be Suicidal to Attempt Viewing the Room Beyond. pression upon my mind, not to be ef faced. Everything was against her— the saloon iu-wiiich she waited alone; her coining there secretly lathe night; the meeting with an unknowq man; i ing. As a general tiling the words ustsl ; were English, although occasionally sqme one requested an explanation in j Spanish, which was immediately given. However, almost the first sentence 1 overheard convinced me that I had ar- ; rived too late to learn directly the na- ture of those Instructions received ’ I from Washington. Alva was asking a question. •'♦‘But we are ready to act now,” he said impatiently, his foreign accent faint, yet plainly perceptible, ‘‘have ! l»«s>n ready for a month past. Wlfiat 1 necessity then is there for.further de- ! . lay?” The woman, whom he evidently ad- ! dressed, must have .been very close to ] the door; her voice soft, hut speaking ; with dear-enunciation, sounded almost, within reach of my hand. ‘‘The reason is .Valparaiso, of course," she-said; “it4s not Washing ton at all. When you strike, the people must be rdviy there. You say you are prepared, seijor. That is what I was sent to learn, and I find you are not prepared.” - ‘‘Not ready! Wo are organized and sworn to service." She Sjeemed to lean forward, her voice changing almos'f to a whisper. ‘‘I see that, your eagerness, your de- votion. But that is not readiness for such a duty. Who 1 has been chosen for ter of arts degree. 142 the bachelor of arts decree, 19 the bachelor of science degree, and 15 the bachelor of music degree. ^ • * ' ' fe» Tendency Toward Devoting increased Portion^ of Motor Vehicle* Tax . to Highways. " _______ a - (Prepared by the United State# Depart ment Of Agriculture) Bor a number of years the general tendency toward devoting ain ever-ln- rbeaslhg j^oftlon of the motor-vehicle revenues to road work under the control and direct supervision of the state highway departments has been very noMpeable. prior to 1912 only a very *nqri£3#6rtion of the motor-vehicle registration was devoted to this purpose. In 1920, 7d per cent of the revenue, or $77,531,582,57, w*as applied to road work under the direct super vision of the state highway depart ments, and In addition $20,405,57804 was applied to road work by counties or other local supervision, but with little 'or no direct supervision from the state highway departments. In most states the motor-vehicle revenues are devoted to maintenance and repair of the state roads or other improved highways, m. These states seem to have solved fairly well the difficult. problem of securing funds for the maintenance wof-. the mure im portant roads under the ever-increasing , traffic requirements. As hoth" the j traffic and the revenues Increase with the number of cars, there apparently i*xlsts p possibility of so adjusting the i registration rates as to keep pace with j the ever-growing maintenance Charges. A number of the states having in general but a thinll mileage of im proved roads have recently adopted the plan cf capitalizing tl.e motor- vehiele revenues and devoting the^e funds to road construction'. The stat«*s doing this are Jlirnois, Maine. Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada. Ur — — .. _ —l «*eer*''esii frr ffieirr -hTTTFta hivu >eon voted or issued for road con struction, and the principal, in some instances also the Interest, Is .to be paid entirely from the motor-vehicle revenue. ^ At the beginning of 1921 there were still seven’ stuitA in which motor trucks were registered at the same rate ns passenger cars, but in recent years there has been a very decided tendency in namt states to Increase tbe fees requireil 4 for- motor trucks over and above those required for passenger cars. This Increase is Warning! Unless you see the name “Bayer” on package or on tablets you are not getting genuine Aspirin pre» scribed by physicians for twenty-ooe " years .and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told In the Bayer package for Colds, Headache, Neural gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of As- pirtn cost few cents. Druggists alscf sell larger packages. Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacldester #f SalicyeachL— Ad?i ,T ! Too Much tcA Expect ‘'She expects much'.” *‘In what way?” ‘’I don’t know much about playing bridge whist. I'll admit, hut I never* trump her aces and kings.”. ••Well?” “She got sore the oilier night be cause .1 trumped her nine-spot. How in the world Is a man going to re member that a nine-.apot is the high . card?” ““ \ Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never . Suspect It 7 ■J'iUxJo* Liar IniHinintti ftfota- Rejected. tt Judging from reports from druggists ■ who are constantly in direct touch with the public, there is one preparation that has been very successful in overcoming these conditions. Tbs mild sod healing influence of Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands tbe highest for its remarkable record of aucceae.' An examining physician for one of tfcs, prominent Life Insurance Companies, in an interview on the subject, made tbe as tonishing statement that one reason why so many applicants for insurance are re jected ia because kidney trouble is ao common to ths American people, and tha Gro^nvillfi.—Chareod with dp*»r- ticn and non-support of his wife pnd ^ to ’^ e definitely limiting usually based on (be weight of the large majority of thoae whose applica- truck and Its carrying capacity. Its tionj * r « declined do not even suspect horse-power, or a combination of'these ! th * d ‘£“’ l \ “ 00 - , ! at all drag atorea in bottles of twp sizes, factors. The most s^ncral practice j medium and large. However, if you wish first to Ust this yoflne ann. W. D Bishop, formerly of ! the Snartanburg road, nine miltr from I the city, was tried, and convicted tn his absence in sessions court. Bis- ^ hon’s whereabouts is unknown, and a ' sealed sentence will he held Mrs. j Bishop testified in court that the only | reason h«r husband gave for leaving ( her aftw]- ten y'ears was that ‘‘there i are too many women in the country to ! he tied down to one.” the maximum total road weight of the vehicle and basing the registration fee Marion—At a meeting of the sto'ck- ' holders of the Marion County Fair as- i sociation the proposition of Mullin-d I offering a piece of land. $2,500 in i buibUnes and equipment and a race ' track as an inducement to move (he ! fair was reierted and arrangements j for the conMnuanc.e of tM fair at the county seat were inaugurated. the accompanying him up that black Shan when wandering blindly about t alley to (his hidden rendezvous of con- hetwf Florence—Greenville business and prrfe'ssfonal men to the’number of IMi only five of whom, tt was declared, were natives of th® Mountain City, attesting to the pulling power o-fthe the act itself—the post of danger? No Piedmont city alighted frojn a special one. Unfil-the man I need not name train here on their trip Lhroogh the most prosperous portion pf-South Car olina.. •epn those, imprisoning factory walls. With 'no effort of my own. purely by blind chance, I had been given a new name ami.Identity, and as instantly Inducted into a revolutionary ^ criminal plot ns fascinating as it un doubtedly was dangerous. Who Harry Duly might he I had not the slightest conception, yet there was no escape from <4110 convictJofU that Harris he- Meyed blindly in my identity He was not acting, for he w'ould have^no pos sible objecKdn such pretense. I \vas^ to ids mind Harpy Daly, a well-known criminal, an international t^blef, a man fiftyr his own heart, to be warmly wel comed Into partnership as a mbSL Valu able ally. . What should I *do under tliege peculiar circumstances? Seek to es- _ cape during his absegee^and thqs frighten the envy, or remain, and trust fortuneqn show me a \\ay to both ex pose their villainy and save myself? I * was young, nuVejiiturous. and I chose fhe bitter.’thinklngdess of the danger, I admit, than Of the mystery of the case, and—yes, the girl. Harris had spoken confidently of galntofr possession of a large sum—a million'"dollars, surely a stake worth daring much for—but how, by what means, did be espe&t to get his hands on such a fortune? My mind reverted to tlhe'fragment of letter which had sent me on this mad chase, to its mention of a letter of credit to t>e deposited with the banker. Krnntz, to the credit of recipient. The writer had stated that the sum would be found ample for all needs. But a million dollars! Could it be possible that so large an amount would be thus advanced? If so, then tbe result hoped for must be propor tionately Important To whom bed this >tter been sent—Alva, who ap- spiracy. Every act stamped her as un worthy. N* - In spite of all this evidence ^s to the truth of the matter, nothing harmo nized. She did not belong—the gulf was too wide. Yet there was no other explanation possible—sh'e was actually here, in the den of conspiracy, alone among all these men, unafraid, the recognized representative of the' Chilean “revolutionary junta, bringing with her direct from Washington those final Instructions for which they wait ed—instructions, no doubt, involving' unneutrality, destruction,'death. fright- fulness, the extinction of a friendly government; all This that could be corn- passed by the.expenditure of a million Ttloilars in ruthless liands. 'JLt^was un thinkable^ yet every evidence proved it true.- There came to ;m£ an insane desire to overhear what she had to say ;-to watch .her ofiee more, when free to study hej:^ unnoticed, and to seC thls gang to whom she brought her mes sage. Almost'without realizing niy ac tion I crent in the dark out into the nan:p.W- L.-pnji.s:igo ami „fo]r ,mg.,..n.a.v along the rough hoard, walls. As I ad vanced captiously the full ingenuity with which the place had .been pre pared for just this foul purpose be came more apparent. The narrow passagp I followed, my hands touching either >vall, was not straight, but curved to the right, and it dawned upon me that It skirted tbe main apart ment, where, In all probability, the conference wits being held. This ac counted for the fact that no gleam of light was visible, and that, in antlclpa-. tion of their use, separate aud small rooms had been constructed, connected together yet so Isolated as to permit of the utmost prtvicjy. One of these Harris bad left me In, and now 1 •e accomplish nothing. You have- taken no ballot. If the single word wajf flashed tonight, ‘Go,’* and it may he, who among you is authorized to execute the order?” She iwused, hut no^ voice spoke. ‘‘Nor is that all; the money from England yet lies untouched. Surely your ihstructions were clear, and noth ing is being accomplished ^or *the cause while it tests in the vault. It .will require all of .thirty days to dis tribute this into the proper hands, here and in Chile, yet nothing has been done. We supposed it was al ready in Circulation. What caused the delay?” \ • . pof the'tpen on the bench spoke, a heavily built fellow.- with—a—long gray mu stitch e, and horn spectacles shading his eyt*? “Alt ! know tss $Kvait on der order of Gustave Alva to oKfiidorsed by 'Sepor Mendez. I hoi’ ettvVcib trust, fromThe agent. Ett was iii aprivate safe, a package of currency, oriljvl know where. 'T*lie bank hay* nothings to do pith der deat*^- “I understand. The agent gave you Columbia —The Episcopal diocesan council of South Carolina, in session in Sumter, voted to divide the dio cese in two.’ §ishop Guerry will re main in thelower half of tbe state. Bishop Coadjutor Finlay will have the upper diocese.. *-* * OeorKetwon — President HaVding has been elected an honorary .member of Winvah lodge Nfi.~ 40. A. F M., of Georgetown, one of the oldest Masonic lodges in.the United States, and has accepted.--^ ' . - Biq Blaze at Allendale. . '4 Allendale—Fire of an unknown ori gin destroyed cotton and fertilizer ma terial to the value pf $75,900 in the plant- of the Allendale Cotton Oil A Fertilizer Co. here . The large brick seed crushing plant operated by .the Allendale Cotton Oil Fertilizer Co., which adjoins the S eat preparation send ten cent* to Dr. ilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for • sample fcutle. When writing be anre and mention this papes.—Adv. Her Discovery. “Charley, dear,” said young Mrs. Turk ins, ‘i didn‘t know you were ao fond of children!’’ “What makes you think I’m ao fond ! of them?” “Every now v and tlieu you mention some .one you call Babe .Until with : such extraordinary affection." Hauling a Large Load of Farm Prod uce In Open-Top Truck, Covered With Canvas. on the capacity of tlie* truck. Some few states have adopted a scale of fees, which’in actual.practice serves to make the operatioh of very heavy trucks impracticable. In Colorado, New York, and Dregon, in addition to die registration fees, a state tax on gasoline or other products used for the propulsion of motor vehicles is also levied. In some states motor cars "are* taxed as peesoeal property in addition to the required registration fees. In Alabama. Dela ware. Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Cnifelinq, Penn sylvania, Term >ssete. and Vermont, the registration fees are in Hep of. all personal property taxes. • - Cuticura Sooth*s Baby Rashes That Itch and burn with hot bath* Of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle anointings of Cuticura Ointment. Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe cially if a little of the fragrant Cut*- cura Talcum is dusted am at the fin* ish. 25c each everywhere.—Adv. French Youth Defective. As a result of the lack of oppor tunity to take physical exercise half of the youths of France are said to be physically unfit for military service. Out of more than 3,000.000 eligibles, only 165,001) measured up to the or dinary physical standards In a recent examination of the class of 1921, which will Join the colors soon. , Catarrh Catarrh Is a local disease greatly Influ enced by conatttutlonal conditions. HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE is a Tonic and Blood Purifier. By cleansing the blood and building up the System, HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE restores normal conditions and allows Nature t* do It* work. All Druggist*. Circulars free. F. J. Chaney A Co.. Toledo. Ohio. OLD METHODS ARE DISLIKED No Longer Produce Results Equal to the Demands of Transport*- tion on" Highway*. O A Good Kind. “Er—what brand is this?” asked the man, looking, at the gift 'bottle, “Contraband.”—Los Angeles Record. 1 property, was-saved. A branch of th* Road-building exports are endeavor ing to Impress tl,.e public with the fact ’y"' 0 ®’'"”’. " ” “ ( that the old methods of building roads Atate warehouse system was operated • • . , ? personally the letter of credit, which 1 tn connection with the fertilizer plant i ”° f,IU ' r j ,r,M ' n ^ ts <H l ,,al to VQ'i j?.! 1 fih’dlately fii-jbcd,„and van rmw 1 md r^ntain^i..a,haut~i>UU.vh»l*tSv ..——rr# tK.T v t i hold the currency'subj.'ctto |>tft!edal! of which were completely i * ° >e f ev^btped to I *.17^..... their caimcity there must be better and - “Certainly; dat vpAhow ett vqs. The deatrfiy^d agent he teti me.” " -U “Wh*t arc you doing h*r*?*’ she gasped. “Listening?" .; « CTO .BE CONTINUED.) Isn't. She the Cutup? _ Woman Writer—A festive touch may be imparted to rice croquette l>y hiding * big raisin In the heart of egeb.—Boston Transcript. Even the homely girl will be a pretty old ooe If she live* long enough. Young BoottegqerA.ArresfM. 'Giffnov —Two voU*a white men..S H. WUUs and Haves Pearson of Con verse were - arrested near Gsffuev hv Officer C. Y. Allison and broueht -to Gaffnev and placed irt Jail in default of $5Off bond. When arrested they had oome Coca-Cola bottles flll-d with w MiV"v. and one of the witnesses said that- -they had four bottles of w v *sk^Y%when they left Converse Pearson gave bond In th* sum of for his appearance gt the next term of the court of getteri! sessions li July. better highways. Aid in Highway Research. Engineering departments of leading colleges and universities In this coun try are aiding national bodies and ae- lively co-operating in the work upon a nfctlqnal program of highway re search. ><. -. ; . • Money for Good Road*. It is announced in Washington that, the various sutes have $622,900,000 for the bulld&f of roads—not, how ever. for the payment of exorbitant 4 oroflt* to- onscrnpulous coo tractor*. GENUINE BULL" DURHAM tobacco makes 50 flood dgarsttos for 10c