Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'1 f * * 10 nr i PAGE TWELVE f* * railways. tr*m-wajr», logflnf rowU. ears. enslQp*. maH«in«rjr and ap paratus of every kiad »nd charae<er (except public roedt end the npiite of way and other property “d »P* purtenaaeee 6f TesuUrly chartered iahiic service railroad eempanlee) oullt or connected with, or P la fcd on. the real estate hereinbefore describ ed. or any portion thereof. the appurtenances thereto, and alt other lands, standltfff timber, timber rights, and rights .of way of the Company In the counties aforesaid, and the earnings. Income and profits thereof. Excepting, however, from the real .property hereinabove described;, 1. 1 The rights, easements and es tates described In a deed from The Vale Royal Manufacturing Company to C. A. Walker and H. R. Williams, dated March il. IM®. and Wmdpd „ in Beaufort County. South Carolina* in Lease Book, bag,* 47. And excepting also all timber which has been cut nnd removed and ' sold all rights and privileges which have expired and all property which baa been lawfully aold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by said 5 The Hllton-Dodge Lumber Company or by the Receivers thereof appointed by this Court. ,Th* property sold shall In*’ - d# all of the personal property and equip ment of the defendant. The Hllton- Dodge Lumber Conway* ns a going concern In the hands or possession a and control of the Receivers herein, in the Eastern District of South Car olina. *» ■>», * . Because of the recent creation of Jasper County. It may be that some of the properties nt^fationed and de scribed as being either fn Beaufort or Hampton Counties are now sltuati, or partly situate, in Jasper County, bjut the more exact locations ‘ will appear front the descriptions In the original Mortgages from said The Hllton-Dodge Lumber Company to Emile K. Boisot and First Trust A - Savings Bsnk. Trustees, and from th* paid The Hllton-Dodge Lumber Cbmpany to Central Trust Company of - Illinois and Malcolm McDowell, nod the"' supplemental Mortgar copies of which a “ “““ Uhl if if i / SEMI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE SECTION . . Tlae Anr Pal®d . .« /rum Pag* 4) ‘tims, ,»fA—J * ' “Oh, yes! I would ngt be human else,” wearily. “I have dreamed, bdt the achievement has lieen ' nil.” “Hardly that," I insisted,..more interested than ever in this personality being so frankly revealed. “A worthy. dr**am is of itself an achievement. \What form did yours take?” .. "Literature,” and her lips sOlile'j. '“IsnJbt ft joke' With all my ambitions the peartat to it) ever really attained was employment on a nej paiKT.” . “And now?” ? * * She s|>rea<l her hands with expressive g«*stu\ “1 apiM-al to a stranger for a meal—yet, if hist* tells truth, poverty Is one of the evidences of ge ‘more especially poetical. Possibly I am about 1o| arrive.’ ’ ! Site spoke so lightly that 1 failed to appreciate the soberness of ap|K*al underlying her words. “■I am no judge in such matters,” was all I eoiihj think to reply. * “lb-ing an army man my life intensely practn-aj for dreams. I simply obey o'jflcrs, and just now that is also your duty.” “Indeed! *ith you in command?” “Temjsjrarily, at least. l*ere is our waiter. ’ , “Oh, if it lie only to eat, you w ill find,nio a olxslient sen ant . But 1 insist u|»oh sharing w it you—I am iiMfr generous.” • “And I accept,” adapting myself to her humor." “Yoq will not find me backward, for 1 only indulged in a light lunch. |t is distressing to eat alone.” “And I never find it distressing to eat either alone ' or in <oinpany." She waited in silence until the waiter departed. ' ■ “And you arereally Philip Dessaud?” she questioned. “There is no doubt as to*that.” “I don’t sup|M»*e you realize what that fart fipuhl mean to me professionally, if I was base enough *to turn your friendship into money?” * “Professionally! 'What do you mean?” She was eating with relish, yet paused to answer. “Did I not confess I had been a neW«pa|H-r woman?” I maided, wonderingly. .* V ? “And 1 am still, in a way. ' In fact this is my only present means /of livelihbod, an«l you, Monsieur, enilssly the one great mystery in town.” “Surely Hot.” yet, even as 1 protested a faint sus- pieion eatne to me. - "Wdiat 1 say is true, however. Every city editor in t/fwn has,assign«‘d his star men to interview' ydu.” ‘ lor what' cause?” .. .. / “TA learn if |M»sil»le 'stone hint qf the new' dis coveries a-ml Mulled in your aeroplane, of.course.” I sakl, unbe- "But none have calhsl upon me,’ lievmg, "so this cannot be true.” She laughed, her eyes suddenly uplifted’ again to my face. “And you do not sus|>ect ■ why? Then let me tell you, Monsieur. The French consul.left strict, orders that you were not pi he disturbed. He fore saw all this, and prepared for it. Tomorrow you will find your box crammed full of reporters’ cards, and notes beseeching interview*. 1 discovered, the situation liefore^you had ever registered.” ■> “You! this is a new revelation.” “Ami my last,” speaking rapidly, and leaning across the tabic, so her Words should.not carry lie- yond *me. “Xoif, listen, do you .understand why I am going to tell you this?” "So, although,! do not in the least comprehend what ‘this'.'may b*:”...» “Well, it is serious enough, ami my reason iA that I am a wqman, and like you* That is cause enough. But first let me alsk you a question—why do you guard the secret of your invention so closely?” "It is not my secret, Mademoiselle,” 1 replied soberly. “It belongs to France.” ‘ "AJjj/J see; ,lhat explains what I wanted to know, and gives me my excuse for s|>eakiiig frankly. This then.is an international, and not simply‘a hieal news- pajicr affair.” She leaned her.face on her hands, a little frown making creases between her eyes. “So ; 1 am a mere ratspaw to pull their chestnuts out of the fire.. 1 began to suspect as much this afternoon. The story will interest you, Monsieur; you may despise the narrator, but 1 am disposed to risk that. Shall I go on?" While 1 said nothing, my eyes n(U-<t have answered for me, for, With,a slight shrug of the shoulders,, she continued slowly: “I am a spifiul writer on the Press, Monsieur, and while it is true 1 was very hungry when 1 met you, .that hunger arose from deliberate starvation, and ' not because 1 lucked means with which to procure food. There was no Philip Houser; that all was a lie told for the purjiose of inftking your acquaintance. Do you despise me for the deceit?”, “Not necessarily,” 1/ returned briefly. “To tell the truth, also, 1 have half suspected this from the first, nlthough I know little of American newspaper methpds.” “Then I will tell you. Tliey are had enough, hut this gpes even decjicr. I have every reason to believe, Monsieur, that there is a conspiracy against your government of which 1 was to be made the unconsious f ’ n / tool, under the guise of newspaper enterpri- you know a German by the name'of (trandt *" “i£ot in this comntry —no. Such a man w under arr»*st in Marseilles.”, ,. “And escaped, did he not? He beiongtid • secret service'” “Yesj 1 wjis not there, but my captain i- • described him to me ; -a large man, with rnju/ wearing spectacles; oh. yes, aipl a' broken “Now wearing also a closely trimmed hear was in our office yesterday, and after he 1. city editor assigned me to this case.” “Ah! and'the editor?” “Is German also; his name is Schmitt. Bn. haps,'I ha*l better explain everything jis it . “That .will give me clearer understanding ' ‘ “And require hut & moment.. 1 was alone reporters’ roam yesterday when this man ea He asked for Schmitt by name. and. there l» boy present, and as he-said he called by g meat, I took in his card; it read simply Johann ! The city editor jumped up at once, and came « shook hands with him, taking hiiti into the ; office, and v during the door. Then .he-, put . head again to say he was not to Ik- interrupted greeting was in German, which 1 do nop uti'h well, but 1 am sure Schmitt called his visitor tain. Could that be?” “Brandt was at one. time in the army, I 1 as an officer.” She drew a deep breath. “He walks straight like a soldier, ami Sehini me once he served in the German army. Tier* lie how they knew each other. ,<!f course at- door was closed 1 heard nothing; indeed felt ‘ tcrest, but went .on with my work. They w gether for half an hour, and when they cat ' were still talking earnestly in German. ? went with him to the stairs, and st«M,»d watcl. visitor descend. When he came back, he I«mi around carefully, as though to make sure, v aloms and then asked me into his room, and the door. I stood lieside the di^. waiting. ■ he fumbled over come pafiers, and my eyes < to decipher among them a draft on a Berlyj made "IM * o Emil Schmitt for a thousand ' Before. 1 could see /fibre he had shoved it out *.t- umlcr some copy pa|K*r, an<i was giving in*' ^pretending »to read from the a.->i{ftimeiit Imm, She paused a moment, wetting.her lips, with of claret, while 1 Waited silently. {To Be Continued) „ A* b Tla®-Story Anmar®!?!? Tfla®; IP®B® ras I Hampton of 11 Counties, and thla notice j is given for the .purpoaq of Includ ing all auch properties, whether lo- cated' In Beaufprt..Hampton or Jas per County, or partly. In one and partly In the oth%r or others. The ahov> descrihed property will be exposed for sale in one parcel. The Special Master will receiVe no hid from anyone offering to hid who shall not first have deposited with him as a pledge that- tie will make ] good his bid. In case of acceptance.] the sum of Five Thousand ($5.000.00> Dollars in money or by. »rtlfled cheek upon a solvent Na- tioitarLJtank acceptable to. the said Special AJI moneys or qhecks so. depositiil sI1>M^Ih» ot) account of the\purchase. prbv'TH-^whloh the nroperty may be finally colfVeyed to | the auS^essful bidder, and alt <lel its made by any unsuccessful bidder] . or bidders ehall bo forthwith return-, ed to>hlnror them. Within ThlrV (30) days after the continuation by the Court of any hid or sale of *aUl property, or of« aify portion or portions thereof, the 'successful bidder shall pay to the said Special Master the balance of thf purchase money due on his hid, ’ and upon hla failure so to do the caiih qr cheek deposited by him wjth the Special Master at the tithe fhe property was knocked down to him. shall be forfeited as a penalty fpr aurh failure to comply with his bid, and aha,)! be' applied . towarls the payment of the expenses of such sale, and towards: making good nny de ficiency or loss In rase the property | should subsequently be sold for less than the amount hid by him, and to wards making good any loss occas ioned by such fallute on hla part. Should any sale not Tic Anally- con firmed without fatlnre on the part of n, successful bidder, the amount deposited hy him shall he returned | to him without deduction. Any successful bidder or purchas er of said property desiring so to do, I shall, upon the confirmation of. the sale by the Court, pav so much in ..cash as the Order of confirmation may require:-and for the balance of the purchase money he may pay the ] same in cash, or by credits upm tliy debt secured by’the Mnrtgas** hert*- inahoxe referred to, as the Court may direct. Terms of sale cash, upon ronfl-m- J ntlou of same, or a* wbovc arovideef. The purchaser to pay al' ;axe* dife after the year 1915. . * All sales are subjec to the con^ firniatlon of the C • nd are made subject to the pavmeut hy such pur chaser or hi* jiaslgn* of any portion of the purchase prree of such prop erty which may remain unpaid at the | date of the execution of the Deed thereof to such purchaser. The t’ourt reserves the right to] . Withdraw from sale ail of such rights, properties, and aAsefa her««- ] inaboye described a* Shall he found advisable or proper. - * 4 For more full and ample dc-sertp Hon of the property to h*> exposed • for sale, and for a more ample and exact Atutenienl of the terms upon which said sale wkjl lie made, all | persons are referred In tit*, prenved- ings ami l>eer«-«' in the cause q^xove] • mentioned, all of file in the rnited States District Court for the Eastern District of South 4'arolina. and pros pective purchasersTnay also apply tn tbe» Spedab Master fuj information * • A M HUGER. • • Hreclat Master. / '\S , “Well ^it s against the regulations; bu't tiny :rll<<» me snine li<-en.'M-’. Be r«a«ly at nine, ami 1 "ill call f*»r you. Wear old clothes, a cap and a scarf round your neck to hide your collar. Is that understo**!?*’ .“Yes," 1 said, and so it was settle*I •between us We w*t«‘ punctual in oftT Hunting, and Trottisl east word over th** roads we had^ covered *>n the previous day. When we stqp|M-d it was at a narrow rift in a wall of mean .dwellings. We *li>inii.->s|-*| th*‘ *'id> ami threaded **ur way «lo\\n’the all*‘>v which «>f>*-n*'i| out Upon a* luireriiMe s*piare. The houses that £urroumfe«l it had'once bren *>f -m»e pntension in a simpler ifg*- im-rchawts Ii.-mI doubtleail lived there, m« ii wliflp owned the tall ships that had lain fn th*' river, near by. But leiw th*- |M>rtic«»s h:id firilinhltsl, t!;e iron railings had Immi) and rust**.I, the plaster ha*J fallen in sjK‘*-kl*M| put<hes fr«»m^-the walls In the’center a few- ancient tris*s still dragged «>n a 'lis- consolate e^istciic**. It w:is a silent place where wheehsl traffic .never ine. And wh*'ii through an upp*T wiinlole;—a^womaii siiildcnly jMiiireil fourth sdirill abuse. u)H>n a driink«'ti man clinging the Tailfhgs, each oath rang loudli’^n the furtive silence. As we pans***! at.Hhe mouth of the alley, a tall man, with a drooping yellow -moustache, brushed by us, and when we tqrned into a beer-house, at the corner hfsfollow***! us; standing a. little apart inv/kn angle of the bar. There were half a dozen men and women—of the life wreckage of the groat city—sitting on the, benches; hut tiefore the inspector was served with tlie drinks he ordered', they had whis|»erod one to. another and molted away. As th*' last one shun through iho d*M>r, IVace licckuncd t«i the tall man, w ho joimsl us. * "W*'ll, Jaeksofi,” h«* said, “you can’t hid*i your light' under a.^bmtfnd in Stepney, that's certain.” , "I’m afraid'not, sir,"’ he grinned: "Leastways not in Maiden^qiiaruT’ • “Well,, have you found the place? <>h, ..That is all right;” for the man ha<hglanccd at in*' with a brief suspicion. • “TIis is Mr. I’hiHipsi who h;is .been* of much "service to mo in our little affair; let me introduce you to Sergeant .lai.kson, Mr. l’hilli|w.’ K I shu<4* hands with the .s*'rj*'ant, who (Continued from Page 6) \. ' * said that he wxsuld t^ke a glass of beer. • “Ami th*' place?” asketl Peace, when we had seated ourselves on a corner bench out of earshot of th** man be hind the*bare—as |>ottl«*-no$ed ruffian' who watched us furtiyely as’he rinsodt the dirty glasses. . . , "That’s th** address, sir,” said the serjeant, handing his superior a crum pled sl«s*t of pa|ie/. • “A t'luh, is it?” he sai«l, glancing up in his quick, hird-like way. ' “And what sort of a elph?” “Foreign, sir. They call themselves social *lem*M*rats, but our s|i***'ial branch men tell me that a full half of the crowd are anarchists,< ami such rats as that. I think it must lx* so, for Nieolin and his^ Russians, have ha<l the place under close observation for wts'ks. 'Ami y«»u know what that means, sir.” “Yes, l know what that means.” ' “ftmaroff w:is not a jnember, but /ised to *lrop in there fr«»m tiiqe to time. He was very thick with the man who runs the place. Great man, as he calls himself. They tell, me that- Great man sat as a moilcl for some r statue he was doing, back in It must have Is-en a funny •*■ st at u**, -for Great Ilian’s a w ee*lv Pole, ami 'drinks like a fish ” For some time the ins|M‘«'t*>r silence,., drawing circles on tin with tlie point of the light * carried. The bartender drop) glass, swore, and then, with a at us, retreat***! into a-little < t had at the bark of his domain. I less th** presence of diTceti\ 5 «*s v ' ine**n»ive to tra*le in the bars of M S*juare. “This Great man—what im>r y<»U know of him?” “We have had nothing again-' before; but all th** same, it’s his | room that has the sanded fl<M.r The ins|M‘etor's prophei'V «»f tie vftms niglif stime. back t*i me’w sudden remembrance: "Atnafbf: murdere*! ih*a r*K»m with ,a fhnir, probably at no great d;- . tgoin Leman stres-t, s*s'ing tha» «'arri*'»| him tin-re in -a **>'t. : * row." .1 began to understand th. bid significance of the private in this little foreign club. To be concluded next issue tl Invitation to depositors to come in attd open An account It malces no diHerence if your account is large or small. « v * . \ - ■V \ JAS. E. PEURIF0Y, — President. E.E. JONES, C.G. PADGETT Vice President. Cashier. • v : v ** •*