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PERSONAL MENTION.
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People Visiting in This City and at
Other Points.
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?D. M. Eaves, of Union, was a j
visitor in the city last week.
?Mrs. S. C. Hollifield is visiting
relatives at Sharon this week.
?Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Carter spent
Sunday with relatives at Kline.
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?Miss Virginia Folk is spending
some time with friends in Union.
?L. L. Chartrand. of Xorth, was
in the city a short while Tuesday.
?Rev. L. E. Wiggins, of Columbia,
is spending some time in the city.
?Mrs. J. M. Jennings, of Charleston,
is visiting relatives in the city.
?Harold R-Ce has returned home
p?rtTv? TTn-rmon nnivArsitv. Greenville.
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M. Kirkland, Jr., will graduate
from Clemson college this week.
?Mrs. Helen Copeland, of Augusta,
visited relatives in the city last
week.
?Miss Minnie Lee Ayer, who teaches
in Columbia, is at home for the
summer.
' ?LaVerne Thomas attended the
meeting' of the Shriners in Charleston
last week.
?Mrs. Amanda Miley attended the
commencement exercises of Winthrop
college last week.
^?Col. W. C. Duncan attended the
commencement exercises of Wofford
college this week.
?Mits Natalie Hooton has returned
ffom Chicora college, Columbia, for
the summer vacation.
?Miss Thelma Bailey, of Greenwood,
is spending a month with the
family of Dr. J. B. Black.
?Fletcher Kirkland and Wesley
Stokes returned home this week from
Wofford college, Spartanburg.
?Dr. Q,. W. Garland left this week
for New York, where he will spend \
the summer with his sons.
?Misses Mary' Lee Grimes and
Rebecca Dickinson returned last
weeK irom vvmuruy cuuesc.
?Mioses Mary, Ann Bronson and
Thelma Bruce have returned from
Lander college, Greenwood.
?Little Miss Ola Hitt, of Montmorenci,
visited her cousin, little
Miss Dorothy Hitt, this week.
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,?Miss Hazel Armstrong left Tuesday
morning for Asheville. N. C.,
where she will spend the summer
months.
?Mrs. J. E. Shuler and children,
of Aiken, spent several days with
relatives at Hunter's Chapel last week
and this week.
?Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas, of
Bishopville, spent a few days in the
city this week with Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne
Thomas.
?Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Wyman, Sr.,
of Aiken, are spending some time in
the city with their son, J. A. Wyman,
and Mrs. Wyman.
?Misses Mary .Frances Walker.
Mildred Jones and Aegina Knight
have returned for the summer vacation
from Columbia college.
?Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Johnson left
Saturday for Aiken, where Mrs.
Johnson goes for medical treatment.
During the absence of Mr. Johnson,
M. O. Hewitt, of Montmorenci, is taking
his place at the Southern ticket
office. p
?Misses Evelyn, : Vista and
Ida Brabham have returned home
from Converse college, Spartanburg.
Miss Vista was a member of the graduating
class. Miss Clara Wyman, ot
Denmark, also graduated from Converse
last week.
?Miss Elizabeth Kirkland, a student
of Lander college, is expected
home this week. Leaving Greenwood
she went to Clemson college, to attend
the commencement exercises.
She is the sponsor or tne senior ciass
at Clemson this year.
?Misses Lucile Hunter and Bernice
Simmons have returned from
Coker college, Hartsville. Miss
Hunter was a member of the graduating
class. Mrs. Harry Murphy and
Mrs. G. W. Garland ^vent to Hartsville
to see her graduate.
ESSAY SOLD CHEAP.
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Original Composition of Ben Franklin
Sold for $270.
Letters and documents signed by
nf fftrm Or /IQnfllTlPS
lujai pcisuua5c? ui mi
brought only $1 to $14 each in an
auction sale in Philadelphia, Pa., last
week, while Benjamin Franklin's essay
on hygrometers went to $2 70. A
parchment of Louis XIII, king of
France, sold for $1, and another
parchment, bearing the signature of
"LeGrand Monarque" Louis XIV, j
brought $3.75.
A papal brief in Latin by Pope i
Clement IX, dated 1000, brought |
only fifty cents. The first Napoleon's i
signature sold for $0, while a letter I
from James II of England to the Earl j
of Tyrconnell brought $14.
More substantial prices were paid :
for documents concerning the Ameri-1
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can revolution.
CHAPTER I.
The Message in the Box.
Antirtinofinor tliii nncci hi 1 i t v Clf IT1V
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train arriving late, I had named the
hour of my meeting with Cuinmings
as three o'clock, and, in consequence ,
of our reaching the city exactly on j
time, was compelled to loiter idly !
about the hotel for an hour. However, i
in passing through the corridor my
attention was attracted by an unique
curiosity shop occupying a small side
room, and, merely to pass the time
pleasantly, I entered and began exam- i
ining the strange collection of wares
on display.
There were several articles I lingered
over, tempted to purchase, but
drifted on, rather undecided, until my
eyes perceived a very quaint lacquered
jewel box, of a class of workmanship
quite unusual. The proprietor, perceiving
my interest, joined me.
"The jewel box attracts you,* he
said pleasantly, opening the case and
bringing it forth. "You have love for
such things?"
"A deep interest at least," I admitted,
taking the article from his hand,
"a collector in an amateur way. What
is the workmanship?surely not Jap
uuese:
"No," smilingly. "Although positively
I cannot answer as to its origin.
The inscription, which can only
be read with a microscope"?he traced
with his finger?"is ancient Arabic,
but no wild Arab ever did the lacquer."
"Yet so strange a curio must have a
history, an imaginary one, at least.
}rVhat is the story?"
"Positively none," he admitted regretfully.
"The fact is, this article was
found by a chambermaid in one of the
hotel rooms, and turned in to the manager.
He made every effort to trace
the guests, only to learn that they, two
men, by the way, had registered falsely.
He even advertised, but with no
response, and finally, after thirty days,
was persuaded to accept my offer for
the article."
"You have put a price on this?"
"Yes, ridiculously low, no doubt, yet
bringing me a good profit."
He named a price, and, still with the
box in my hands, I yielded to the temptation,
and bought it. The article was
sufficiently small to find lodgment in
an overcoat pocket, and, as Cummings
appeared a little later, was soon forgotten
in the earnestness of our conversation.
We later had dinner together,
and attended the theater in
company, my mind so occupied with
other matters that I scarcely once
thought of the strange purchase I had .
made, which remained securely hidden.
It was only after returning to
my own room, then nearing midnight,
that it was again recalled to memory.
Only an idle curiosity and a feeling
of sleeplessness induced me to draw
the article forth, and remove its wrappings,
but the sight served immediately
to increase my interest. It was
certainly a wonderful find, artistically
beautiful, and most unusual in design. ,
There was a mystery that must have
exercised a strange spell over my
imagination, for I dreamed of the longdead
workman who fashioned it, for*
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genui or uie passing iiuurs. i
clock somewhere in the neighborhood J
struck, and I counted twelve, arousing j
myself. Perhaps I was already half I
sleeping, for as I turned to rise my j
sleeve struck the .box at the edge of
the table, and before I could prevent
the fall, it lay upon the floor at my
feet.
As I stooped hastily to recover the
overturned box, I was astounded to
discover the bottom slipped partially
aside, as though some secret spring had
been touched, revealing so narrow a \
receptacle that the ordinary eye would j
never suspect the possibility of its ex- i
istence. Not only was there a false j
bottom, but the opening revealed a j
closely folded paper. I grasped this j
quickly, a thrill running through me. I
What ancient and long-buried message
was about to be unft>lded?
But no! This was plainly modern? \
o fionn -cvhit-p sheet, no folded narch- ,
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ment of old, but some mystery of yes- :
terday. There was writing there, in i
Spanish, so faintly traced I could j
barely decipher the words, yet clearly I
revealed as of this day and generation.
I know Spanish fairly well, having had i
a year in Mexico City, yet it required
some time before I could puzzle out
the message on this sheet. The paper !
had been torn, seemingly sundered
from a much longer letter, and preserved
merely because of the specific
address and instructions it contained.
Beyond doubt all else had been destroyed.
What remained may have
been sufficient guidance to the party
who had the benefit of what went before
in the original epistle, but wa?
obscure to anyone else. Yet it was ,
modern, something relating to this ;
very time, a menace; something to be
grasped and understood. This convic- j
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tion absolutely gripped me. I stared
at* the rather sinister words, blindly
groping at what lay hidden behind
them, instinctively scenting a conspir
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acy UI CVU WHICH A WUlU IIUI ucia*
mine. All unintentioned I had stumbled
into a clew which might lead to
startling results, yet it seemingly gave
me no hint of who was involved, or
of Its real nature. I put the words together,
weighing each one with care
as to its exact meaning, and read th?m
over with increased bewilderment. The
torn fragment began and ended abruptly
; I could only guess at its meaning,
yet the impression left upon my
mind was both sinister and menacing.
I wanted to know more.
108 sailed Saturday from Stockholm. Will
deposit letter of credit with Krantz to
your order. Amount .ample all needs. See
to this at once, and advise 876 Gans, so
as to tie no delay. Two raps, three?Cervantes.
Waldron favors action this month;
suggest Watonia. Can you be ready? Use
South A code.
That this letter was authentic I had
no doubt, nor was its meaning altogether
obscure in the light of certain
events. Several allusions were familiar
to me and these were what caused
my earlier suspicions to crystallize into
probability. It bore all the earmarks
of a plot, a revolutionary plot, and one
not yet brought to consummation. To
be sure the note was undated, and the
box had been left at the hotel thirty
days before. Yet the Watonia was certainly
the name of a ship and to my
memory suggested Central American
trade. This did not necessarily imply
that the conspirators had abandoned
their purpose. More likely they were
not quite ready in time to operate on
the sailing date of that particular ship.
Some delay had occurred, and, possibly,
even now prompt action might
overturn all their plans. I undressed
and went to bed, but not to sleep, for
the darkness brought new thoughts
ami suggestions for the morrow.
I was still in government employ, although
unassigned, and felt this discovery
to be a direct call upon my
service. While my first inclination
should naturally have been to turn the
wholb matter over to the proper bureau
for investigation, two facts led
me in another direction?I was sufficiently
young to seek adventure, and
I desired to verify my suspicions before
creating any false alarm.
As I rested there, sleepless, staring
up at the black ceiling, the words of
the strange fragment of letter remained
vividly before me. Little by
little I dug at the truth, coming finally
to this conclusion: "108" was, no
doubt, the recognized number of some
agent who had been dispatched to
America on a special errand to the
conspirators in this country. He had
sailed Saturday, a month ago, or more,
and must have long since arrived at
some port, bringing with him instructions
not to be intrusted to the mail,
and sufficient money, in form of letter
of credit, with which to finance whatever
nefarious scheme of revolution
might be contemplated. This money
Questioned Him Relative to the Mysterious
Box.
was to be paid out to the authorized
party through a man named Krantz.
Who was Krantz? There was a well
known banking firm, Kulb, Krantz &
Co., in Wall Street, and it was quite
probable these might prove the ones
involved, although to my knowledge
they had no outward ?junta connections
of this nature. "Gans" was evidently
a street, although I could recall
none bearing so peculiar appellation,
while the password was in itself proof
almost positive as to the South or Central
American sympathies of the conspi
rators.
These facts were fairly clear as I
thus weaved them together, but they
were rendered more damning by the
other name mentioned?Waldron. If
this was Ivan Waldron, I had good reason
to know the fellow, and to connect
his activities with any scheme
destined to embarrass the government.
He was a professional agitator of the
most pronounced type, a socialist radical,
who in the past had openly advocated
opposition to all law and order.
Moreover, the fellow had a large and
desperate following, to whom he was a
high-priest. He was reported to he a
Russian by birth, but spoke English
without an accent, and I felt no doubt
but what a sufficient amount of money
would engage his interest in any desperate
cause. The desire to "get him"
added zest to my interest in the affair.
If he was actually at the head of these
fellows, these plotters against the neutrality
of the United States, the catch
would be worth while,
i As soon as possible next morning I
sought out Burke, the manager of the
hotel,'-with whom I had a speaking acquaintance,
and, without confiding the
extent of my discovery, questioned him
relative to the mysterious box, and the
guests who left it behind. Two men,
he said, both well dressed, but with
nothing particularly to distinguish
them, had registered together late in
the afternoon of Friday, September 27,
and on request had been assigned to
one room with twin beds and a bath.
The larger man, who had inscribed himself
as "P. S. Horner, Detroit," alone
had a bag; his companion, known to
the hotel as "Gustave Alva, Toledo,
Ohio," being without baggage. The
bill was paid the next morning by
Horner, and the; two departed together.
It was an hour later when the chambermaid
on tha^ floor reported finding
the box in the room vacated. After
holding it for a day?or two in expectation
that it might be called for, no
such inquiries being made, the hotel
endeavored to trace the men, but to
no avail. The fellows had either false
Iy registered, or were entirely unknown
where they claimed residence. The
first was the most probable condition.
After thirty days, and having exhausted
all reasonable efforts to find the
rightful owner, the hotel felt legally
justified in selling the trinket. That
was all Burke knew of the matter, and
his interest in it was not keen.
I am inclined to think now that I
went at the problem without much
system, and that any success achieved
was through pure accident. During
the forenoon I dropped in upon Clement
Breckenridge, cashier of the Dover's
National bank. We had been
classmates at college, and I generally
called on him when in the city. This
time I led the conversation to Kulb,
Krantz & Co., on the pretense that I
had received mail from them relative
to some recommended investment
Clement knew Krantz well and favorably,
and my probing elicited the information
that the man was Austrian
by birth, but a naturalized citizen,
rather deeply interested in political
matters. If his sympathies were at all
revolutionary he had carefully refrained
from any such open expression.
The firm had made a specialty
of handling South American business,
and had intimate financial connections
in both Rio and Buenos Aires. The
company ranked high In financial
circles.
i "The present war must have cost
them a rather heavy loss," I hazarded.
"However, this is nothing to me. By
i the way, Clement, do you chance to
know of a Gans street in this town?"
! "Gans? That is a new one on me.
Try the city directory?there on the
! edge of the desk."
| The name was not to be found, nor
any otner approacning it in souna or
spelling, and I finally drifted out onto
' the street, really no wiser than when
I first entered. I made one more effort,
however, telephoning to a detective
sergeant whom I knew well, as to the
! present whereabouts of Ivan Waldron.
The last heard of Waldron, he was in
West Virginia, speaking to striking
miners; that was less than a week
ago; he had not been seen in the city
. since.
! The whole affair looked hopeless.
About all I could do would be to send
the torn note to the proper authorities
in Washington, .with a statement of
how it came into my possession, and
let them dispose of the matter in any
way they deemed best. I wrote such
a letter carefully on hotel stationery,
and went down to mail it in the lobby.
Before disposing of it In the mailbox
I encountered the manager, Burke, and
stopped for a word. We were still
talking when a bellboy came up hurriedly
with a message. Burke turned.
"What fc it fJonrcro?"
i "That Gans street party Is on the
wire, sir."
I "Oh, all right. Excuse me, Severn,
i but I've been trying to get connection
! for an hour."
"But wait a minute," my veins tingling.
"Did he say Gans street? Where
is that? There is no such name in the
city directory."
"Gans! Why, over in Jersey. Yes,
j I'm coming."
I I thrust the unmailed letter into my
pocket, and sat down, staririg at the
! crowd in the lobby, but entirely indif.
ferent to their presence. Here at least
was an opening, a chance?Gans street
was in Jersey City. Then it was not
all a dream. I would at least look over
the ground before I gave up in despair,
for I had stumbled upon a way out of
the blind alley?Gans street, Jersey
City
(To be continued next week.)
! ?L. Kobetz, who recently underwent
an operation in Columbia, lias
returned home, and his friends will
! be glad to know he is recovering his
I strength.
MARKERS FOR VETERANS.
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Government- to Erect Gravestone Over
All Who Died in Service.
A headstone or marker will be pro|
vided for every American who was
| killed or died from sickness while in
| the service during the world war.
| .Many persons have written to xnemj
hers of congress asking about this
' matter, in answer to a letter from a
! North Carolinian on this subject, Senator
Simmons of that state, said:
"The war department is now authorized
by law to take this action
and in every case where the family
of the dead soldier will apply to the
secretary of war for it the department
will furnish a fine quality of
granite headstone for the soldipr's
grave.
"The department will do this not
only in the case of the graves of the
soldiers who gave their lives in battle
but a headstone will also be furnished
upon application for the graves
of any soldiers who died of disease
either before or after discharge from
the service.
"I am sure that you will be pleased
to learn these facts and I hope that
you will give them as wide a circulation
as practicable among our people.
"I hope that not a single grave of
our gallant North Carolina soldiers
will be left unmarked and that applications
will be made in every instance
where the graves have not already
been properly marked by the relatives."
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All persons having claims against
the estate of Mrs. Hibernia J. Hays,
deceased, are hereby notified to file
the same with the undersigned Administrator,
duly itemized and verified.
E. C. HAYS,
Administrator.
Bamberg, S. C., June 4, 1921. 6-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims against the estate
of Edward R. Hays, deceased, to
file the same, duly itemized and verified,
with the undersigned Executor.
E. C. HAYS,
Executor.
Bamberg, S. C., June 4, 1921. 6-23
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SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION
j The examination for the award of
"vacant Scholarships in Winthrop
| College and- for admission of ne
students will be held at the County
;Court House on Friday, July 1, at
9^ a. m. Applicants must not be less
than sixteen years of age. When
j Scholarships are vacant after July
jl they will be awarded to those
making the highest average at this
lexamination, provided they meet
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write to Preside^* Tohnson before
the examination for Scholarship examination
blanks.
Scholarships are worth $100 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September 14th, 1921. For further
information and catalogue, address
Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Bill,
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