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AN UNKNOT She walks unnoticed in the street; The casual eye Sees nothing in her fair and sweet; The world goes by Unconscious that an angel's feet Are passing nigh. She little has of beauty's wealth; Truth will allow Only her priceless youth and health, _IIer broad, white brow; Yet grows she on the heart by stealth, I scarce know how. i j*I A Changed ? Bv HERBER1 fej k^j HALL we sit out this /-> dance. Evelyn?" "With pleasure. I'll Eal^Iral never get through the eve1^)1 m\ ning if I dance every one as I've been doing. Where shall we sit?" "There are the stairs." "Frightfully draughty, and no good for connected talk. Somebody with profuse apologies is always moving up Bnd down them. Let's sit in that little licove. We get the fresh air there, Bed can watch the dancers." Cecil Hammond gave the girl his Byrn, and they crossed to the place she had indicated. He liked Evelyn HindIot nr?<- nnlr frnm a sonse of dutv be ,V-J I "Vfc ^~? cause she was his fiancee's sister, but for her own sake, too. When he first became engaged to Constance, the elder of the two girls, he had small idea that he was to acquire so bright and interesting a sister-in-law. Three months after his own engagement he heard with great satisfaction that his friend, Norman Payne, had proposed to and been accepted by Evelyn. Payne and he, planning a double wedding some day, had drunk the health of each other's future bride. "You're rather quiet to-night, Cecil. Perhaps you'd prefer Constance to be here instead of me?" "Not in the least! I've danced with * her three times already, and " "That's about her allowance, eh?" Evelyn looked at him with a roguish smile. "I didn't mean that, but people think it silly if engaged couples dance frequently together. It's by Constance's express wish that I am limiting the number." "Just like Constance. She always keeps a stern eye on what's proper. I wonder how you and she will hit it When you're married." "Really, Evelyn, do I say or do very improper things?" "No, but you're far less serious than she is. There, Cecil, don't look so glum about it. Of course you'll assimilate beautifully?as nicely as Norman and I will. It would be a monotonous world if people didn't fall in love with their opposites sometimes." The girl spoke lightly, but a certain uneasiness, not to be dismissed at once, entered Cecil's mind. Indisputably he loved Constance, but it was -v strange that in her presence he was frequently tongue-tied, while with Evelyn conversation maintained witli. out difficulty a constant flow. Sometimes he wisned Constance would think less and talk more?next moment be found himself angrily dismissing such a desire. Constance possessed more sterling qualities than conversational ones. Constance was perfect. The oand began a popular waltz,.and one after another the couples took the floor. From their post of vantage Cecil and Evelyn watched the animated scene. It was no ordinary "suburban bop," limited in point of numbers, but an annual affair organized by their large and sociable tennis club, and ororvhndr seemed to be on the best of terms with one another. "See, there's Constance dancing with Norman!" Evelyn exclaimed. "We've got queerly dividetf up. She's smiling at us and shaking her head, and Norman is looking, too. They proba' lr think that we're both very lazy." "Never mind. We've thoroughly earned a rest. How well they keep step." | jjf "I was just noticing that ? better V - than you and Constance do." "You're in a mischievous mooa to a night. Evelyn. But you're quite right. Somehow Con and I never get into quite the proper swing together. I'm always aware of a little awkwardness in tjvirling her round." "What do you say to our having a few steps together? The aance must be nearly over." "I shall be delighted." * - a*. _ jy They moved out mio ine nan auu \ commenced to revolve. "Why did you suddenly change your mind, Evelyn?" "I don't know. The music, is so pretty, for one thing. Is it difficult to twirl me round?" Cecil laughed. "Not in the least! We seem to have got into the swing directly. I wonder why I can't accomplish it' with Constance." "Shall I tell you why? It's oecause you're engaged to her. Being engaged makes one so fearfully self-conscious. I feel when I'm dancing with Norman that the eyes of the whole room are upon us, and that all our movements are being criticised." Cecil and Evelyn had made three cir* cles of the hall before the quickened speed of the music announced the termination of the waltz. They kept on. however, till the very last note was given out in blatant fashion by the cornet. "That was delightful, Cecil. Now I think I should like an ice on the .veranda." "Won't it be too cold?" : 'I've never heard of an ice that was." WN ANGEL. > She does a thousand kindly things That no one knows; A loving woman's heart she brings To human woes; And to her face the sunlight clings Where'er she goes. Ana so she walks her quiet ways, /ith that content That only comes to sinless days And innocent; A life devoid of fame or praise, Yet nobly spent. ?Pall Mall Gazette. Y\ Partners. |*| ^ JAMIESON. "I meant the veranda." "Rubbish!" She put her arm in his and drew hira forward. "It's a good thing that it's Constance, not I, that you're engaged to. You would iiud me in open revolt at being coddled." They threw themselves into two willow chairs on the veranda, and a waiter set ices on a table at their side. It was extremely warm for the time ef year. A moon, almost at its full, threw a silvery radiance among the trees. The two had passed out of the hum of voices and were alone. "You won't catch cold, Evelyn?" "You fidgety fellow! Why don't you go and look after Constance?" "Norman is looking after her. I prefer to be here with you." "For the moment?" "Yes. for the moment." There was silence, but the pause was not an awkward one. They seemed to be communicating their thoughts to nnr-h ntli pi- thnn"-h thpir Irns tvpvp silent. Both looked dreamily out into the night, she playing with the handle of her fan, he fingering his program. "Evelyn, when Con and I are mar| ried " "You speak very gloomily about it." "When Con and I are married, you j must often come and see us.' "I should like to, Cecil." Her hand lay on the elbow of her chair. He put his upon it, and, bending forward, looked earnestly in her face. The action was involuntary, i "It will be nice to have a real sister in you, Evelyn." Suddenly a shadow fell on the tes| sellated pavement at their feet. Norman Payne stepped forward, | "Evelyn, I've been looking for you everywhere. Ours is the dance that's now on. And I'm sure it's far too cold for you to be sitting out here. Constance wouldn't dream of such a thing." ? **?* Cecil Hammond awoke next morning with an uneasy feeling that something unpleasant had occurred. The first object on which his eyes fell was Constance's photograph in the centre of the mantelpiece; a gleam of sunshine made it specially prominent. Then Cecil remembered the events of the previous evening. Disturbing as the truth was, it must be faced. He dressed slowly, considering the situation in all its bearings. Believing himself in love with Constance, he had become engaged to her, but last night had shown that he was self-deceived. Not to Constance, the good ami serious, but to her highspirited and volatile sister, Evelyn, were his real affections drawn. Why had he not met the latter first? Now what was a man of honor to I do? The problem was a puzzling one; it cost him a gash while shaving. Of course Evelyn must never be told the | nature of his feelings toward her. She was too happy with Norman, who, ! moreover, was his best friend. That I Evelyn cared for him otherwise than ! as a brother Cecil did not honestly bei lieve. If last evening she had seemed j to respond to his overtures, the dreamy music, the intoxication of the dancing, that sentimental moon, were wholly responsible. He had acted ignobly in betraying himself as he hal done. But how could the engagement to Constance honorably continue? By the time he was dressed and in full possession of his faculties, Cecil had decided that it could not Marriage without love on both sides was a ghastly mockery. He asked himself if Constance cared for him as profoundly as he imagined. She was certainly not a girl to carry her heart on her sleeve in public, and even when they were alone together, her display of af itnriiuii not m > isu. All that day Cecil went abont in a miserable state of mind. By the evenin he had arrived at a determination. He must write at once to Constance, asking permission to terminate their engagement. It was the only'right course to adopt, considering the lukewarm character of his feelings. He did not think that she would suffer very much, and anyhow the love affair of Norman and Evelyn would not be influenced. Half a dozen lines of the letter were hardly written before there came a knock at the door. The servant entered. "Mr. Payne to see you, sir!'' Cecil could not restrain an exclamation of surprise. A visit at this hour was unusual. "Ask him in!" He drew a sheet of blotting paper carefully over the letter he was writing, and prepared for a stormy interview. Norman Payne could only have come about one thing?his behavior with Evelyn. What had the dim light 011 that veranda revealed? Payne was shown in. One look at his face confirmed Cecil's suspicions. He shook hands in a nervous fashion. "Hope I'm not disturbing you, Hammond." "Not at all. Take a seat, old man!" ; r 'Thanks, but I shall not stop long." "Have a cigar?" "Not just at present!" It was a bad sign; Payne was a great smoker. Cecil eyed him surreptitiously. His manner was awkward, his speech halting. Clearly last night's incident preyed deeply on his mind. "You are surprised to see me at this hour, but it's about Evelyn." Cecil set his.teeth; the worst was coming. "Indeed!" he mustered courage to remark. - "Yes! Last evening, after the dance, she and I had a few words. It was about sitting out in the cold on that veranda." "I'm afraid I was partly responsible for that." "Not a bit of it! She told me it was her idea entirely." * - * - > tg An JlWKWiuu i-mustr. 11 uio menu could only lose his temper, Cecil would have been relieved. But he sat stolidly on. twirling his hat. "Hammond. I made a horrible disj covery last night.*' j It was coming now. But why did he not denounce him, according to his deserts? "It was while I yras dancing with Constance.*' "I admit I was wrong to sit out with Evelyn." Payne looked at him in a puzzled fashion. "I don't understand. There's only one thing for me, Hammond. I must tell Evelyn, and leave the country." "Tell Evelyn what? You've not com* mitted a crime, have you?" Payne looked round. "Is the door quite shut?" "Certainly!" "Then I'll tell you. Don't think harshly of me! The matter shall end here, I promise. Hammond, I don't love Evelyn. I was a fool to ask her to be my wife." He bowed his head, continuing almost in a whisper, "It's Constance I really love, and she is yours." Cecil leaned forward in amazement, and looked him through and through. Wnt> Via enool-Inrr tha tmth' Rut hlS If uo lit lug I a. V* 1*JI V. W sincerity was unmistakable. By strong self-control, Cecil managed to speak in his ordinary tones. "You want to marry Constance?'* "No, Hammond. I'm honorable enough only to wish to get away." Cecil's reply was a loud laugh. Payne looked up in astonishment, hardly believing his ears. "My dear fellow, Constance is yours." "Mine?" "Yes!" Cecil sprang up. "Do you know what I found out last evening? Put two and two together! My three dances with Evelyn, that chat on the veranda! It's Evelyn I really care for and wish to marry." Payne grasped one fact only. "Then Constance is free?" "Or will be when the morning post arrives. We two were never fully congenial. Do you think she will say you nay?" "She likes me, I know." "Splendid! And- Evelyn and I pull together like 1 o'clock. What will the world say, I wonder, to our little rearrangement? Never mind! Have a cigar!" And this time Payne smilingly ac quiesced. ******* Last month there was a double wedding in the Hindley family. But the world has not done chattering yet about that most extraordinary change of partners,?New York Weekly. INDIAN LEGENDS. The Story of Creation aa Handed Down by the Senecat. B. F. Beveridge, who keeps an Indian hotel in Washington, said to a Washington Post writer: "The Creeks and Choctaws. originally from the South, were fond of the opossum and the rabbit. Our Seneca legends have to do with animals we hunted, especially the deer, though many of them are stories of the warpath. The favorite Seneca legend is of a child of our tribe that overcame giants and evil spirits. That Sioux told tales of marvelous battles with buffalo, and the Chippewas, from northern Minnesota, filled their stories with fur-bearing animals. "There was little resemblance in the ordinary tales, but in those that undertook to explain things in nature there was often much in common." He told tne legend 01 me crcauuu according to some Moses of the Seneca s. w "In the sky far above," he said, "there dwelt a spirit man and his wife. Being suspicious of her, he feigned sickness, and when other spirits came told them he could be cured ,,only by their uprooting a huge elm in front of his wigwam. The spirits did his bidding and the husband pretended to recover. Going to the brink of the hole made by uprooting the tree, he peered down and saw bottomless darkness. He then called his wife to look, and when she leaned over the brink he pushed her in. "She fell in an ocean, and as she sank called upon each of the dwellers in its depths to support her. All refused but the turtle, on whose back she floated. In her fall she had clutched a handful of earth from the brink of tr.e chasm. xms sue sprinkled over the back of the turtle, and it became the land which is floating in a bottomless sea. In time she gave birth to a daughter. When the latter reached womanhood she was wooed by the wind, and from their union came twins. These twins were the first men." The new sovereign of Norway, in all the speeches and orations of welcome to which he hi s been subjected since his arrival in Norway, has been addressed as "Mr. King" instead of "sire" or "your majesty." j|PalinettoState!lews[j , *if> v V v *</ w !s Now Columbia Division. The seven lines of the Southern railway running into Columbia, here- 1 tcfore called the Savannah division, will no longer be known as such, but as the Columbia division cf the Southern railway. The above announce*? i-^--Ooninol ment is rnatie Dy i'i^uuuv. Spencer. * * * Silver Service for Governor. After the organization of the National Guard Association in Columbia a few days ago, the local members I of Governor Heyvvard's staff called : upcn him and presented a handsome silver service as a token of esteem. Governor Hey ward is closing his executive term. * * * New Industries Reported. The Chattanooga Tradesman reI ports the following new industries for I Couth Carolina during the past week: Gaffney, $20,000 development compaj ny; Greer, $10,000 hardware ccmpa| ny; Mais Bluff, $50,000 lumber com? ny; Columbia, $25,000 land company, $50,000 iand company; Greenville, $75,000 cctton mill; Rock Hill, $400,OCO cotton mill. ! > * * | Want More Expeditious Freights. I The Manufacturers', Jobbers' and j Bankers' Association of Charleston have issued a call for a general meetin? of merchants and business peo* - e, tc- be presided over by Mayer Rhett, on May 22, when steps will be taken towards forcing the Southern ?or>a thp Atlantic Coast Line | I CU 1 W U.JT uuu i w | to comply with the act of the legislaI ture, passed in 1904, requiring more ! expeditious movement of freights. * ? 0 Lightning Stops Power Plant. The electric - wer plant of the Andersen Water, Light and Power company, -located at Portman, eight miles from Anderson, was seriously damaged by fire, resulting from a bolt of lightning. The transformer house was completely destroyed and the coils of the main dynamos were burned. Cotton mills and other industrial plants which were operated with power from the plant were forced to shut down temporarily. * * Annual Meeting of Editors. The annual meeting of the State Press Association will be held at the Isle of Palms, Charleston, June 27-29. j A great time is in store for the edi| tors of the state, for elaborate ari hovo ho an made bv the IfcUlgCUlVAAl^ JLLU.TV MW>* ? Local newspaper men of Charleston for the entertainment of the visitors. Reduced rates will be given the editors of the state at the Seashore hotel | and a f? mdid banquet will be sejved by the proprietors. Transportation courtesies will be extended by the street railway company from the city to the island resort. * * Secretary Alleged to Be Short. A report is current, based on reliable authority, that a heavy shortage has been discovered in the accounts cf the Union Building and Loan Association of Union, W. M. Hughes, secretary, is fcund to be about $30,000 short, and it is said he admitted the responsibility for the shortage at a conference with the directors. Hughes is said to have engaged in speculation and lost heavily. John H. Fant is president of the concern, which was considered to be a very strong financial institution. Hughes has heretofore borne an excellent reputation and the disclosures have created a sensation. * * " May Abolish Days cf Grace. The South Carolina Bankers' Association, in session, the past week, at Greenville, went on record as favoring the enactment of a bill in the legislature, providing for an auditing commission to examine the accounts and financial dealings of all co ? rations doing business in South Carolina. In addition, a resolution was adopI ted looking toward^an act requiring state banks to have a reserve of at least 5 per cent of their deposits. Charleston was urged as a suitable for a eovernment subtreasury, I _ ? and a proposition was made to form an insurance society among the state banks, preventing any loss by failure or fraud, or rather as indemnity against failure. The first step toward abolishing the time-honored rule of giving three days of grace on all bank paper was taken, and it is expected that this will be accomplished in the course of time. * c * Oil Mill Plants Are Sold. The property of the defunct Independent Cotton Oil company, consisting of oil mill plants and ginneries, located at Darlington, Manning, Marion, Hamer, Cheraw, Kingstree, Timmonsville, Mullins, Syracuse, Lamar, Swift Creek, Auburn, Davis Station, Summertown and at Wadesboro, in - v... .v._: .:-V " J North Carolina, with, nil the lands, buildings, engines, machinery, ginneries, side-tracks, and other appurtenances, tools, oflice furniture, safes, seed houses and scales, were sold at Darlington under order of the United States court and purchased by the South Atlantic Oil Mill company for $200,000, the upset price. The failure of the independent ccr ? ny was followed by the sensational suicide of President R. K. Dargan, whose speculations caused the trouble. The liabilities of the company when adjudged bankrupt were nearly a million dollars. The new company will continue the oil business, and will have a capital of $350,000. V ? Agent Hill Under Charges. Thomas M. Hill, formerly agent for the Southern railway at Greer, stands indicted before the general sessions court at Greenville, for embezzlement of funds from the Southern. The grand jury returned three true bills against him". Hill was arrested more than a year ago on a warrant sworn out by the American Surety company of New York, charged with embezzlement of 53,000 from the Southern railway. He gave a justified bond of $3,000 for his appearance at court. On account of the prominence of the young man in church and social circles the trial will be followed with unusual interest. The trial recalls a thrilling and dangerous experience which Mr. Hill had several years ago. An effort was made to rcb the safe at Greer, and Hill, who was in charge cf the office that night, came near sacrificing his life in saving the company's property. * * * Elaborate Plans for Institutes. J. X. Ha:- r, director of tlie department of agriculture at Clemson college, is making arrangements to hold farmers' institutes at various points in the state this summer. The Southern railway has placed at the disposal of the college a vestibuled car to be used in conducting the institutes during the summer. The car will be fitted up to demonstrate in a practical way the work that is being done at the institution. There will be on exhibition thirty varieties of corn, forty kinds of cotton and sixty varieties of cow peas. Specimens of insects that are most injurious to crops will be shown and lectures on these and plants will be delivered. In addition to crop exhibits the latest and most improved methods for handling milk will be shown, including cream separators and other kinds of machinery. The car will be handled by the Southern road and will st ? it various places along the lines i/cn: one to three days in order*that the farmers may visit the car and attend the lectures and witness the demonstrations. BAGGAGE THIEVES NABBED. ^gent cf 3outhern Runs Down Gang of Trunk Stealers. LI. S. Baughn, special baggage agent of the Southern railway, returned to Atlanta Monday morning from an extensive trip over the Pennsylvania railroad and connecting systems of the east where he has been hard at work developing the details of one of the biggest baggage robberies of modern times. Mr. Baughn captured several notorious crooks, almost all of whom have records running back for several years. Several of those captured are women, and aro recognized as among the cleverest baggage thieves in the country. Mr. Baughn insists on crediting his. helpers with much of the credit connected with these important captures. However, it was he who finally captured the famous baggage thieves on the Florida East Coast System, about two years ago. As a result of Mr. Ponchn's work at that time. S75.0&0 worth of ? operty was returned to owners. The following arrests were made, as a result of this last trip of Special Baggage Agent Baughn, and they are held at Little Rock: Ethel Woods, twenty-one years of age, of New York city. Ethel has a long record, and it is believed will have to answer to other charges than this present one. May Hailey, alias Cooper, twentyfive years old: A woman of pleasing and attractive address, fashionably gowned and well educated, of New York city. May Cooper is also believed to have had much experience in baggage robberies. E. G. Spencer, alias Harry Bell, of oorn <3nonr?pr has served time in VyUiVU^U. Joliet, 111., for previous baggage rob-1 bery. John Elliot, alias Havenly, Wayne, Snodgrass and "Oklahoma Kid." Elliot has also served at Joliet for similar crimes. Alice Baird and Pearl Smith, both of Chicago, were captured and are awaiting trial for their part in the robbery. C. W. Garrison, alias McGee, John Doe, or Winfield Garrison, of Chicago, He is believed to be implicated in other thefts. In addition to these are two men who were arrested in Pittsburg and were carried to Philade\.v.ia. These men gave their names as Harry Johnson and John Bender. ' V'*;K ' - -.1^' "EETEdEed Preacher, Wile r nd Children Brained and Cremated. HORROR STIRS FLORIDA v " "**3 Appalling Crime Committed Near Pencacola?Charred Bodies With SKuiis Crushed Found in . j Asnes of liurnea r.ome. One 01 the most thorrible crimes in tiie history of iionda, if not in the history oi toy L.outh, was committed in Santa rto^a county, tea miles norm 01 miitoa, ounuay uignt, wuen a man by tne name oi Ackermnn, an itinerant preacner, n.* wne and several children, tne oiacst between 13 and 14 years oi age, were murdered * and their bodies cremated in the heme which was firea by the assassins. A fund of ever $1,000 has been \ raised by the citizens of Mliltcn, which is offered as a reward for the apprehension cf the murderers, and the governor has been . - ealed to to offer a reward on benarf cf the state. The crime was discovered Monday morning by parties with whom Ackerman tad an appointment, who found the heme a mass of ruins, and the /-horrid bodies cf Ackerman, his wife I and seven small children among the wreckage. . Examination of the bodies disclosed tho fact that Ackerman and his wife x/-> - ' had been struck on the head with seme blunt instrument, their skulls being crushed in. The bodies were scattered about in different parts of 1 v&gj the ruins. ' v Details indicate that the father, mother and each of the seven chil- / dren were murdered before the building was fired, as the skull of each \^.'j was crushed. The body of Ackerman was found near t.e location of the door leading from the bedroom in ^|| which lie slept, and by his side was -i a revolver. The body of Mrs. Ackerman, who gave birth to a child on ' ./^p Friday, was found with that of her infant child outside, at the front of the house. The oldest child was found near the door leading out to the front porch. All of the bodies '"j^ were badly burned, practically only ' the trunks remaining. The bodies of |g three boys were found practically where the bed upon which they slept stood previous to the conflagration. ' When a party from Milton reached \ J the scene about 11 o'clock Monday morning the sills of the building were A still burning, which seemed to indicate that the fire had been started several hours after midnight The -ft country nearby is sparsely settled, the . nearest neighbor residing about qne-? \o quarter of a mile away. This neighbor says he knew nothing of the fire*; ,'y until early Monday morning,when he saw that the building had been de- / ^ stroyed and notified other neighbors ' before trying to ascertain the damage. The feeling throughout Santa v:; Rosa county is high ever the dastardly deed and every effort is being made * to apprehend the guilty parties. Ackerman moved to the settlement which was known as Alientown, from Opp, Ala., ctcut three years ago, and has always been considered a good and peaceful citizen. While he had no regular charge it was his custom to preach ocoasionally throughout that section of Santa Rosa county. He was not- Known to nave had any enemies and the motive for the" atrocious crime is a mystery. WEIGHTS MUST BE TESTED. Georgia Indebtedness Law Upheld by Supreme Court The Georgia state supreme court handed down a decision Monday upholding the state law making a onefourth reduction in a verdict secured by any merchant for indebtedness of a creditor, when it is proven that the weights and measures of the merchant, are not tested according to law. ? wgcsg i BY BOMS AND BULLETS Four People Are Killed on Streets , of Warsaw?Several Wounded. While Police Captain Constantino!! was standing in Marszulowska street, Warsaw, Monday evening, with two ./ policemen and four soldiers, a young man threw a bomb into the group. \ The explosion literally tore Constantinoff to pieces and severely wounded i;pvor) nfllPr nort^ru Tho occi.oin ' v" VV*,VA A AAV, UWOUCC4U tried. to escape, and fired his revolver and wounded a soldier. The ether soldiers replied with a volley, killing " ' ,' the assassin and two other persons. 3 THE SAME OLD STORY. Negro Parents Lock Children in House and All Are Cremated. The house of Henry Hunt, a negro, near Covington, Tenn., was destroyed by fire Sunday night, and his four children, the oldest six years old, were cremated. 'Hunt and his wife went to church, and on their return found the house in ruins. Incendiarism is suspected.