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T TT By lEAOTAIX FABMl AuUDskw ®i! r_ . t . “KifiSlHh ®5 (Hh® 1®®!?^^“ "Wiisaa Wilil®iniii®as was KSui^," eftc-, ®iic«, £ YNOPSIS. In the imaging room of ihr CeJrk, liaflry, an amalrur^ ai'iaior, ttllt of tht mysterious disappearance of the DessauJ monoplane advertised to appear at the Chicago Aviation Meet, ft seems that Phillip J^essaud. a French army officer, had made a nets' discovery in balancing and a silent engine, ufiich the secret agents of other nations were after. He registered at Ihe Congres Hotel, was assigned to room I 54 and that was the last heard of him. ^filfter Hadley ceased speaking one of the gentlemen offered his card and said: Messieurs, I am Phillip Dessaud, and smiling tell the story: He reached Chicago in the afternoon, drove frith the French Consul to the filiation (grounds, found everything t in perfect condition, went hack 1° the Congress Hotel, and ihhile sitting in hi. nx.m the phone suddenly rang and a lady s voice says, "Is that you, 'Phtlltp?" He protested he did not know Madememoiselle. She replied. “j4re you not Phillip Dessqud, suite l 54 ? Yes. Fher meet-me in front of the Art Building at dusk- As darkness fell he left the hotel, eager to learn what was to befall him at the rendezvous. — % NO. 28 boulevard, that park on 1 he one CHAITKH III BEATTY I\ DI'TKKfS T was like some Parisian Michigan Avenue, with the side, and great buildings blazing with lights upon the other, while ttetween, glistening in the glow of eleetne eUe-ters, an endless .ti. i4rt of motor ears .glided'n<>is, !e»dv along the It th pavemeht. The wi le walk was throng.-1 v idi j. .mans, inter- 1 in the avi- .ii e a in p, o r oiling Mly tt rough the Mim- n r ii i g h t,» t h c women richly dressisl, the men in t-omiter ettlors. Jt > .,.s a set lie of «tH liatit ineiit, ever , I aging, vet eon- tj,.,tally brilliant in the g 1 o w of t, . It i-col«»red The doorman - j. me direrts i,,t|. and I drifted ii > .t lrt» throng .ii,,. v i ng nor t h- ward. so enter tained by my n< a;11burs as to ‘almosi forget for )!>.. monieiit the nature of my u’i. i. A’»4 it was h’it a vhort walk, 'not over three Mocks 1 presume, w Ii. it 1 found my- . If oppositt* w hat mij.t Im 1 the Art bml.ling.- a uot- ali’c e<ki f iee of siotie standing alone in tin- open. A-'iired of*this*by, .jin -tioning a pa'ss-c er-hy. 1 pie ke«i * in y- way aeross through speeding v* fill les. and a|i- proae hed *t h e ..tips, my .mind 'rtgaiif eenteretl till tips speeial ad-., venture.' There w e r.e _ se v e r a 1 : ^ . women near by," some'with escorts, hut a few unat- , ^ . t.' n d etl i ii. t li e strange freedom • corded the m-'x n this eoirtitry. 1 lialde to distinguish bet W.iell • t h.-'e | salltitered tin. kull length of the building, and. till in doubt. r.tUMied toward the entrance, witho'ut having v.-n- inriA to address ativone. Two or three of the women apparently’waiting the apiM-arattet' of some ex- Ilifted companion, and glatieed at me eiiriotisly. yet none «if these met* my ideal of her who had* s|iokeii to me through the medium of the phone. Nor 1 they wear the violets of recognition. In the shadow of the flirt her lion, however, one -1bod motionless, barely discernible. I nui't have n i'»ed her by uiisis ing on my fir.t trip, but a- I n.turned more slowly, inv eves .-ear.-hing tli»- gj...on dimly perceived the .outlines • of her figurt haps | nifght have passed her by tin* second time, but for her own impatienee. Indeed i was aJtcady at the f.Mit of J he steps, tetn|ited to Abandon the search, half eohvineetl 1 was the victim of a hoax, when she took a step forward into the light. The sudden movement attracted my attention, and the first hurried glance revealed the violets at her belt, beyond till. I saw rntlifiife clearly, only to realize that the face below the wi.h* brim of the hat was young, and the •lady pcttU*. Her eyes wire n.tf / II..user 4 in t his . . / Was Conscious of a Newly Awakened Interest. per- upon me. vet there could be no mistake, and I lifted my hat. and bowed. She stood still in evident sur- plise. her eyes swiftly seafelutlg my faf-e. **V«>u ^mistake " she began, but I interrupted: "Pardon me if that be true, yet, I think, not. A oil Wear the violets, .Mademoiselle, which were to ‘be the sign t>f my recognition.’'”'*atld I pointed at her belt: "Ijldeed I Jim Mire now fhat Aoll have spoken, for there eainiot be two sii.di voices in the world.”'” •"Put but you are m»t l’liilij> Houser. It was ti.il you to whom I spftke.” 4 I ftegan to see light, to tindersland. "It' "as a mistake'then; I thought ‘Vet, Mademoiselle, -;ti I regretfllllv. a< miieh. ’ I what efmld I do? You.railed me Philip, which is also my name — Philip Itessaud," and again I bowed with all r'es|na-t ‘‘It wan you who in,.i.t.-d.” ‘‘Ve-s. T know, she att. mpted to explain, her voice trembling, he^ gl..\. I haAds elasped. "I 1 was so sure. And you were in I *>f, were you not?” “Certainly; that i. my Kniite.” «, “Since when?” . ' “It must be ftoni three o'clock this afternoon. Mademoiselle.” * • Her eyes fell, ; * then glanced up again i'ito»my fnee v "It is indeed a . . mistake sll.’ll a • ' curious' one.” she began. “You mtist li'tert, atid believe *■ me bio not in tile least blame voii; as a gentlc- mati you could do no les., for yt*u could not know • but what t he inet*- sage w as from sofnt* friend. It is all my own fault, my own ean;l,"~m'si». II.- w ns therc-^- Ph,l.| Suite | .M -*-tTi..riling I re ad the name ■on the register. I * I went t here >echmg him. Tint, lack ed t he cofir age at. that -. time to 'peak, t e.intiot explain t his now, nor will you ask. ’Y«ni are a geiitlctnap, A I am •_ sure, or I' could not .peak even as * free!\ -• as.. 1 do ■ * i ..ii." re.|.«-ej my .silence "Ms..t a.surctl- • ly; you I only •*t>ll me to go, Mademoiselle ” "No; that i. not my meaning. \, wish to explain, to make cj. ar the natur'e of tu > mist a k e ; o h I y there are eomli- t ions 1 e a n n o t H Confide t y a strang.r. P' Lam / not s p e e i a I I V a friepd . of Philip lloii'.-r, merely an act| ua i lit a nee, a Ini'in.-'S a.-tpiain- tanee. We have not met f..r two year.. v> t there was a reason whv I should see him now, a reason of"im portance. Yet I was uhcertniudiovv my appeal would be met, and hesitated. It vCas n-.t until lit.- this afternoon tli^ut I finally claim'd eomag. into a pttl.lie booth, etdled “You' called him^.t’l^lip ' “lb- is of an age to permit that at school togytliet ■ ^ “Act thi-/voiee w hit'll an-wen. one.” “Some voices are never natura and his was changing when' T last In was so sill e suspicion never Otiee entered my RODRIGUES IS APPOINTED ' it Pcurltviy Ap|Miints Young rleaton Man a* Official • StenograplHT. Jas. E. Peurlfiby appointed drigues official court steno- for the new 14th Judicial id he began his duties Mon- aing. Mr. Rodrigue*, was >ver$l to make application isition. and at the examina- ntly held by Judge Peurl- itsed every teat with great absolute accuracy In. de- Ige Peurlfoy waa so well aat he had no. hesitancy .in hia appointment. •drigues is a native of Or- *and for several years has ographer in the law office d. Rivers & Young’Char- le has on a number of oc- ted as special stenographer irts. and he presented with atlon a mass of testimon- those for whom and with worked . drigues is a young man mily consisting of a wife •hild. He will make Wal- s home and will move byre fhe finds time from his of- es to make the move. The Walterboro will be glad to cordial welcome to this ■oung stenographer, and / RSE Y FAIR OFFICIALS DISCUSS PLANS • * ^ . SIXTEEN COUNTY ASSOCIA- TIOJJS REPRESENTED AT COLUMBIA HUGHES PRESIDENT Secretary of Orangeburg Tnlt Will e Head Federation—Weeks Mends His Message, Columbia. Mar. 3.—A most atlc- cessful conference of the South Car-* olina Federation of Fairs was hell at the Jefferson hotel yestterday hf. ternoon. beginning prormptly at ! o clock. Sixteen fair assuelations iu the State were represented. J. M. Hughes, secretary of the Or- angeburg Fair association and vlce- 'resident of the State ggaoclatlou; presided. t harles R. Weeks, retiring presi dent of the federation, was absent but sent his address, which was read at the meeting yesterday by William R. Timmons of Rock Hill secretary of the York county fair! He said in part: “1 do not believe that Circuits ar ranged on geographic location ’••111 * be successful for three, reasons; Kach fair spends a different aniount « money for free attractions^ dlf- geographica^y ar, Jo give very to I " 11 H rU iom*r—<' Week’s Issue. r.i.uii :t1 :tml itoinr I he h.ili l d of^Perry 'O. Kearse, one t known eitlxens of Brox- hip. appv-ars in this .issue ress and Standard an ti is candidacy for the of- nty Highway t’ommission- earse Is a resident of Ash- '* well known in business e was bortAand reared on id has had several years in buifiTihg bridges and in _ He worked for Hampton 1 1 years ago built lirox- whieh bridge is standing strongly as It did wfl ii rse stated trt a rcprecfit- lis newspapvr that he •* a clean race for the of- -ibway eommiasioner.' and elected he would build | c-1 \v<- \vcr< roads for the county and a -trang he Vxpenseq of the county t. k nils feel that they have inner and that Mr, Kea~s** over tlie wire it P.i .ides 1 immensely popular in the * •* mind. sleep on during the cold weather, and -not work too hard, said the Judge. "That portion of Judge McGowan’s charge relating to schools Vas made especially Impressive. He stated Impressive, that schools should be brought Into reach of every child growing up in order that they might have the ad vantage of an education. He also urged the grand jury to look into the matter of attention given to the edges of the county by the prinrlpf"' public officials and stated that a great cause for dissatisfaction and unryst In these outlying sections was due to the fact that the outer edges of^the county were usually neglected, and this was responsible for the ere atlon of new counties, and IJx 1 E»*n- eral dissatisfaction in those sections. Upon the conclusion of Judge Me* Cowan’s charge. Solicitor Peurifoy handed in a number of bills of in dictment on Which special charges were made to the grand Jury. True Hills. E. X. Smogk and Ross Cattortnn, murder. ' Wilkes I.ane. murder.. F W. Benton, murder. 1*°. .to Ij,, ti*i»f of E. V jjfl- Action for kl were disposed or oy"a plea of guHty.. resulting in a suspended sentence. Several others will also nlake a sim ilar plea by consent of the Solicitor with the distinct understanding that hould any one of those entering the plea ever lie found guilty again of a violation of the Ibiuor laws, this sen tence will lie first served. Mu'-iler Trial Today. Thf court is Engaged today in the Smoak and Ross Cat-' killing Charley Smoak. the’homicide ^occurring Oct. f*. 191 ii. at the store of James Yarn in the ^hiloh section fo the county, E. X. Smoak Is a brother of the dead man. and is hchi as a principal in the shooting Great interest is shown this trial and the*c>»urtJiouse tod. was packed with w ittbaerw and friends of the parties. The State completed its .testimony at noon to day and this afternoon the defense is being heard. Solicitor Peurlfov is conducting the prosecution, and Padgett & Mortrer the defense. The case will consume the entire dnv. The following Is the jurv sitting iln the case; R. It. Crosby, foreman; iB. S Avant. M. 1^ Tavlor. A. E. Wil- propriation for such purposes. It seems to us to be a very practiu.) law and a good one and w \ h i|e- that this recommend it: m will ?e- ccive careful attention. We have examined the jail and find the same to he in a very had condition, indeed. We find that- the walls should be white washed or calsmined and that the building needs scouring and a great deal of work along this line- to put it In sanitary condition. , We find Ht- bedding very scarce and the venti lation ve/y poor and we^urge that this blinding lie given a thoroupu renovation even if it has to be done by the inmates. Our former rec ommendation in regard to this 'state of affairs was overlooked and we specially urge and recommend that this recommendation he plvep ...... .. . ■ j *•%»•••« yea % « grvs* Annie Avant. Walterboro, route '#; Miss Mamie Davis. Khrhardt. An other will be chosen before the date for opening. • ' ^ » Dr. and Mrs. Es’oDrn are plan ning an elaborate opening and will arrange for an inspection of the in firmary by the public prior to i.s formal opening. They desire to make it of great service to the com munity and any physician will be it liberty to use it for his patients, and this privilege will doubtless be util ized by physicians of Walterbo;a and the entire county. OLD SOLDIERS HOLD MEETING the attention that it de ‘ Annual Meeting and Election of Of- Oeo. and Jqllus Carter, larceny. H . F P anil a’ c. C.rtar. vlola.lon ? Paul wM'P P wmLJ of dispensary law. ' Z, kt.iuv ! rnveoc Tried , W. Mtaniey, Ttwa ma . ‘ Other Cases Tills Week. Thomas Metthews was tried and Thursday the trial of Wilkes Urn for killing Willie Padgett will be taken up This is another homicide case In which there is great Interest. ”»dgett was shot to death by Lane last summer and the case attracted much attention at the time. Friday a negro murder trial will be taken up. Ezekiel Simmons will lie tried for killing another negro, in the low country. Court Next Week. The Court of Common Pleas will convene next Monday and will he in session doubtless fof the entire week. found guilty of violation of the dis pensary law. A sealed sentence was left as defendant was absent.' Joe Chisolm pleaded guilty to vio lation of the dispensary Taw and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or serve a sentence of three months In Jail or on chain gang, but upon pay ment of $50 the balance of sentence Is suspended: dfc C .Carter pleaded gulltv to the second count of the indictment charging him with selling • liquor, and was sentenced to,serve a sen- tenee of.’three months on the^chaln gang. Stgte penitentiary or public i <•11 for three months, or pay a fine of’$ 100. Should h«* pay $So the re mainder of said sentence be sus pended. Robert Crawforl tried or a charge of assault and battery with Intent to Mrs. D. K. Martin and other m.-m- bo-s of .her family have arrived in town to make thair home hete.' Mr. Martin has leased the B. I^»vy home _r wur. mieni in » kill; and resisting an offleer. pleaded ! » h * r e will reside, guilty and was sentenced to serve 2 years on chain gang or par a fine of ; Herman Blachoff. of Jaekaonboro, $300. This negro shot C. F Garvin. : waa In Walterboro Monday. at once serves. We find that the road leading from Bells to Lodge, near Mr Cald-’ well’s place to he In impassable con dition and as the same can be re paired at a small cost we recommend that the same be attended to at once and we make the same recommenda tion as to the road leading from Giseen Ponzl to Aer?e Hall. It has been called to our attention that Mrs. Susan Walker, with her five small children, is in de-stitute circumstances and I" entirely de pendent upon thr- ktndness of a neighbors and is a burden to the community and we recommend that the^ Highway Commtesloner and his assistants take the necessary steps relieve this distress hy placing them on the poor farm dr appro- priatingwi sunj sufficient each month to cafe for Jhent until their condi tion Is Improved. Ml of which is respectfully rub- Uijtted. W/T. SAUNDERS. e, foreman. fleers Hail Monday at Court House. * *\ _ Camp Heyward. U. L. M. HICK TO*SPEAK *. Loftg*> Mrrch d — The next num. h^r on the, school lyceunt course wilt b" given at, jthe school auditorium ’'- 'lay evening of this week, begin- r : ng at 8:30 o'clock. Hon. L. M. Pice will be the speaker. The pub- l^/lnvlted to be pi>e*eat and hear this gifted speaker. T .1 (\ \. % held its ‘annual meeting In WaDerboho Mon day. After roll call by the Adjt 1st Lieut. G. W. Way. prr.id ng,\the elertlool of officers was in erder and the following were re-elected for tlv^ ensuing year; \ <’mintander. I). B. Hudson; first Lieut., G. W Way; second Lieut., A. A. Patterson. Sr.; Adjt. F. O. 8. Curtis; Chaplain. Rev. 8. W. Acker- nan. surgeon. W. H. Ackerman. M. D # : color bearer, 8. L. Breland. Delegates to the general reunion, which meets In Hlrnii v.iam. Ala., in May. 1916: G. V *V«v and S. L. Breland. Delegates State re union that meets, in Mav. 1916, fn Rock Hill. 8. C.: F. O. 8. Curtis. .1. 11. Hiott. It. G. W, Bryan and l.uclen Cannon. A committee was appointed to se lect place, time and speakers for a picnic to he held this year, com posed of G. W. Way. It. G W. Bryan and F. O. S. Curtis. ^ 1 ENVOY DAVENPORT HERE ?AN BUREN RE THIS WEEK Kind Address Will H«> to Pupils at Noon Krhlay—Other Meetings 4 Planned. to confess not to depend on tures at the expense of loss it> admissions, which after all Is the life blood of n fair. Here Is the principle we must recognize. Our face came up from savagery through barbarism, chivalry, to civilization. No doubt our race spent more time in barbaric stfte than we Have In the elvillzed. The European war shows how easy it is to drop bark. Science tHIs us that every individual repeats the race history. ‘The bar barian likes excitement, show, gig* nn^\ noise, rings in his nose and bracelets on hi 1 * an kit*:;. If we g< t the people to the'falr, that we may ed urate them, after they get there, we must, np[t.'al to them •''through amusements that satisfy titeif rneiM inheritance, of which we all have oyr sharK Of course it is the dutv of the fair officers to see that the amusement meets these require ments and is clean and elevating. This certainly is a problem for your, discussion.” « ■; A oonimunlcatlon was read rela tive to the critical condition of Sec retary D. F. Kfird, and the following resolution was unanimously adopt ed: » “Wheregs we, learn with regret that Secretary D. F. Eflrd of the South. Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical society is now undergo ing an operation at a Columbia hos pital and. .. , . ' "Whereas we shall be denied the leasure and privilege of having the 'leneflt of the experience and advice oh Mr. Kfird, therefore lie it “Resolved; Thnt the secretaries of he South , Carolina Federation of • -ti-s assembled do hereby extend nr heartfelt sympathy and earnest hope that he will speedily recover.” The following subjects were dis cussed: "ArrancemeQt of Circuits on* Basis of Size of Fairs Rather Than Location.” * .1. M. Hughes. Orange burg'. “How to Secure Attractions With Least Expense and- Secure Maximum Percentages,.” Paul V. i * ini p ♦ N Walterboro has a treat in stole for th»» latter part of this week in the visit to Walterboro of Miss Maud vanBuren, who will be here Friday and Saturday. Miss van Buren is chairman of the department of jun ior civics of the American Civic Association, .and comes to Walter boro' under the auspices of the loc il Civic Club. She ha^ a message .to every citizen of Walterboro. and her work In other places has -been in strumental in arousing the people Moot'e, Spartanburg; “Pans and a realization of their duties and re- I Ticket Troubles.” J W. Hicks, Flor- • • 1! Envoy W, E. Davenport, with headquarters. In Charleston, was in Walterboro this ^eek in the interest of th^ Salvation Army. sponsihillties. A speeial meeting of the Civic Club war^held Tuesday afternoon *o arrange a program for this series of meetings, and it was decided to use Miss vanBuren several times during h«r stay. The Civic Club desires to urge upon all persons to attend thesu meetings and to assist In making them a great success. The following is the program ar ranged. , . ' Friday. 12 o’clock, noon. Miss van Buren will address the pupils of the r.rtiool In the school auditorium. Friday evening o’clock, the following program will be carried nut at the school auditorium: Vocal Solo—-Prof. E. H. Carpen ter. Instrumental Solo—Mrs. Sam Riddle. Vocal SohSf—Miss Kate Rentz. Address—Miss vanBuren. Saturday morning. 11:00 o’clock, at the school auditorium, address by Miss vanBuren. Saturday afternoon. 4:.30 o’clock, •oldress to negro women at the negro Presbyterian church by Miss vanBu- rep. > y Saturday evening. 6:30 o’clock, addresa'fU school auditorium hy Mi*ts vanHurwii. > Admission will be free at alt these meetings as the CJvic Club has arr ranged all expenses. ,' II I X cnee; “Judicial Advertising,” Lu ther Ellison. Lancaster. The secretary’s annuaf report waa read and approved. + 1 ' The following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: President. J. M. Hughes. Orangeburg; vic« president. C. L. Hunley. Chester field; secretary-treasurer. Luther El lison. I^incastOr; executive commit tee, T. J. Kinard. Ninety-Six, and W. W Smoak. Walterboro; circuit committee, J. M. Hughes. Orang°- • burg: T. J. Kinard. Ninety-Six; W. W. Smoak. Walterboro; Charles It. Scarborough. Uemway. Magistrate Bryan Again at Home. The friends of Magistrate Bryan are glad to zee him aga/n at home after a stay of several ,weeks at a sanitarium In the Noljth.* Judg*” Bryan has beeir much Improved by the treatment >;e took at this place and is fast regaining hir accustom ed strengt)r Commnnity Club M^et* Tliursday.- T The members of the Bethlehem Community club are requested to at tend the regular meeting of this club at the Hall school house Thurs day evening of this week: A special program has been arranged. j Dr. W. K. Fishburne. of PlnopolH. Judge Jas. E. Peurlfoy had buul-i Is at the bedside of his moMiezv-llrs- ness in Brunson Tuesday. I I W. J. Fishburne, who Is 111.