The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, November 29, 1916, Image 5
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By Randall Parrish
, ( Author of “Keith of the Border,” “When Wilderness was King,” Etc*
ifyvopwj'- I" ***• r r drtr ; * n IrlU of the in>Mrrtna< <ltMptM-oni)i<r of the l>r»*«uii tn»not>iitiie xMerlioed to appemr at the rhlrafn
AvtetlMi H I IteanMU. a ■ rettf■ h arm) offteer. ha*! maale a Ben <liM«ter) ia halan<ins ami a »tlent engine, whieh the «e< ret agents of other noliomt aere
after. Me rrgiatrred at the ( ongreaa Hotel. "a* a»»igneal to l{<M>ni I.Vt aml^hat aa» the la*t heant of him. lifter lladle) eraanl apeaking one of the gentlemen oflerml hla rnrtl anil
paid: Meoaletira. I Phillip lleaoaiHi, ami amlllng tell* the ator?: He n aelied t hit ago in the aftem<Min, drotr with the t rench < onatil to the .Illation tirouniU. fotind everything In
perfect camlitla*. went narh to the < ongrras Hotel, ami while ait ting in hia r.x.rn the phone aaddenly rang ami a lady’a voice aa)a. “la that you. Phillip?" He protested he did not
inow Mndeaaemnlaelle. Whe replied. ’’•'I'e yim not I’hllllp llraaatnl. *>ulte l.ll'*—lea. ‘Then meet me in front of the Art Hnildlng'at dnak." 1« darkness fell he left the hotel, eager
to learn what waa ta befall him at {the readegvoua. He went iloan> Michigan aienue t» the Art Huilding. where he aoon magnlrevl the l.ad) of the 1 loleta. she showed no sign
of recognition, and nbrn spoken to she replied, “lou arc not Philip llouaer." "Ion > ailed me I’hilip—| am Philip Deaaaod.”, After dlacnaalng their mistake, she told him she was
Helen Prabyn. a working girl, or reporter. They go off to same cafe, and when seated al the table she tells her atory:l am a special writer on the l*reaa ami since meeting you.
am sara there la some conspiracy against your tiovrmment. leoterday a man came In the office ami I took ia the card of Johana Hrandt to Mr, Schmitt, the editor. They were
together for half an haar and when he left the editor called me in and assigned me on t'je case. When there 1 saw a draft on Berlin Bank to hmil Schmitt, for one thoasand dollars.
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Now I am t*n your side,” she said gravely. “That
u will aoerpt of such an ally. You need not
she added .sw iftly, ‘‘because I arti a woman,
it l*e of assignee, I know. Yon are a stranger
hilt* I am ^('quainted Tvith every street ami
•d into her face,unconsciously noting its youth-
thuisni, and then about the room crowded witli
guests. 1 roultl hardly comprehend the
seriousness of the situation, yet my mind
was busy with details. Then* was no
reason why I shoulyl not accept her state
ment, or shan* in her suspicions. I had
I wen warned before I left France, and
was fully aware of Mir precautions taken
at our military aviation meets to prevent
discoveries Ity Knglislt and (iertnan
agents,. Heyond doubt I had been fol-
lowitl across Mie water, and the im
portance of the quest was evidenced tty
Hr.mdt’s being detailed to this service. He
was a trusted agent of his government,
wdli high rank.in the scyret service, and
it was not likely lie was alone. Indeed,
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1 already had proof of their careful
espionage -in the fact that they knew all
ntv plans, and had arranged this trap.
What should 1 do. now , l was fore
warned? Should I ignore the conspir
acy, or boldly confront the conspirators?
It was the soldier in me that responded,
for I was never a diplomat': -
“ I liis was not the place, then, where
you were to take me?”
“No, Monsieur; that was the Cafe
Francois."
“A French restaurant?" in surprise.
“In name, and pretense, onlv. Schmitt
probably believed you would be more
easily induced to go there. The place is
not of Idglj repute, and is conducted ity
an Italian, with a French chef. I have
never been there, but am told the other
employees are a motley set. What tlo
you think isIbcst to do?"
> 'itCare willing to trust yourself witli
me?”
"Absolutely,” and her eyes
met mine. "I know a man
when 1 meet one.”
“Then,” and ! siniled genially,
‘‘we will \isit the Cafe Francois.
May I be permitted to smoke. Mademoiselle?"
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NO. 13.
T CONFERENCE
sli-t Ministers l.eave for .\n-
ntnil Confeivnee-
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JOSEPH GLOVEB lEEIS
MG U SOHOW
Kifis Himself by Accidental Dta*
charge of (iun While In
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Boat Near Jacksonboro
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►EATH INSTANTANEOUS
Two Ijowd* From Shot (Jun Eater
Head of Young Man and Body
Falls Into Water.
Methodist ministers of th«
South Carolina Conference
lis week in attendance upon
muni conference at Florence,
issions of this conference will j
ue dtiring the* week and wilt
ate with the reading of the
ssignments next Monday. It
known whether all the^mln-
in charge of charges in this '
will he returned, but it i<«
tood there will be some
•s.
B. L. Knight, who has be«*n
f year at llendersonviire. has
d the Fpper South Carotin i
enee. and this will necessl-
new pastor for this charge. A tragedy which has shocked the
( has. It. Smith, who has entire community was the accl-
it Walter boro only one year dental killing Sunday atlersoon of
ond ay afternoon for the con- young Joseph CJlover at BisehofCs
*. It is expected that he will plantation near Jarksonboru by the
{accidental discharge of a goa. Mr.
other ministers from this .Glover and J. M. McKcncte were in
, or having charges in* this a 'small boat in one of the dttrti*s
are Uev, J. I). Bell. Itufftn; jin a rice field. Mr. Glover sitting In
.. S % Ijeslie, Smoaks; Uev.
ram. Cottagcville; Hev. F. E.
i. Lodge: Uev. P.ml K Cros-
odge; Uev. Shuford Felder.
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ts to Purchase
l unsiil. It was plain that onllnary iu w>p.q
nf approach would be vain, and he suggested ami out-
lined the plan 1 followed in making your acquaintance,
lo nle, at the time, it was merely a professional mat-
tcr. Monsieur—I was sent out by the Press to gain
information of interest to its readers. You under
stand?"
"Perfectly," and I held out my hand to her across
the table. “However, your tale is of interest."
Her face lighted up, and there was greater confi
dence in Mu* tone of her voice.
"I am glad you can say that, and show you mean
ib" she said eagerly, and her fingers clasped mine just
for an instant. “I—I was actually afraid you might
think me a sneak, a spy. I am tiot, tint did my part
inn uently, Yet, Monsieur. I began to doubt the fair
in n* of this assignment the moment I came out of that
office. There wen* tlm-e things >> peculiar as to at-
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was not told to write a line f(.»r the paper regarding
m\ discoveries, and tbit alt I wa* nqmred to do was
to form Vour acquaintaiKv. amLttien induce you to .tc-
company' me to a ilibijfiKitinl place.”
"I tore, was to be no interview, no questioning?”
"Nut by me. My understamltpg was Schmitt pn>-
jioscd attending to that himself. All he ex|>ected of
me was to induce Von to appear when* he was. 1^
Was to be the sb'dl-pigron: that was w bat made me
rebellious and Suspicious, of the" w hole affair . It w as
onlv wiunanlj euri'"it\ which led me t<< go this far.
and newspajier instinct, p*-rhaps. I wanted to uncover
the story, aiid incident illy, discova r what sort of man
,you are." ,
"And now, Alaiienioiscih •"
She was the one to extend In r bind trmkh
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We walked, as the distance was Hot great, and neither
of us had any desire to attract attention, both realizing
that the result of our adventure might prove unpleasant.
Indeed I rather regretted my deMsion, but lacked emir-
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age to confess as much w hile my companion remained
silent. I do not know the streets traversed, but as 1
remember we proceeded for a bl<»ek away from the lake
front, and then turned south. I lu .ladv sjioke but nnee
of tier own Volition, and made verv tiri< f replies to my
i ff irts at being entertaining It w as after we had
walked south some distance, and pedestrians bail be
come f< w« r. that site asked suddcnlv :
f m\ lif«> I never forget the was discharged hv coniine in con-
tl were my cause laid be- fart witli th«* bottom y»f the boa*,
world, the people would s<*'* The gun vvas reeoveyf d apd it wpa
at happiness in some mens- f f>)1 nd that both barrels had been
ild In* mine ! fiicd Mr .MeKcnxIe was a closi
ii mm h as I eoubl I shranJy'Trlend of tbe-ilcyc.ased anil he Is tor-
'Mleity. Not as a hegga* j, ildy broken over the tragic ending
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ered by an y of the representaMves the traV elling public This
in the general assembly has f hanfte ifl , )r0UKht about bv th< , t erm-
d.soussea at length by the people inat(on of t ,, e fontraot the
roads, and from a belief on th**
t of the extension road that It
than the (’oast Lin*
<>ing.
1 board of direi tof'-s or supervisory
of the county, ard It now*/appears
that It will he presented to the cit-
irens in meeting o n next .Monday. r * mor e cheaply
Dunn K the last two years, this -
county h&s.had some good roads
built, and the taste of them is so
sweet until progressive rjtizcns arc
considering the means of extending rnmiryilfee from th** other county of-
them to all parts of the county./ It fleers upon which board tV for**-*
is realized that lack of funds raised man of the grand jury would serve
by direct taxation will make thic .Ts a nicnyber. The idba as •■xpH-s-
impossible for years to come, and ed calls for a ^upervisi^ry comm it tv-
H'" experience of other counties in consisting of two coutOv offi*iaIs.
tlHs State and elsewhere with stu b ,th«V treasurer and r.mntdr bavins
a proposition is being cited in favor been suggested, and the foreman >f
of’tlie^ bonding of th*; county in a the grand jury, whose duties vvoull
sufficient amount to con trmt good h*‘ to syipcrvise th** afhdis of tic
roads o$*er* the entire ccHin!*’. The offb’e of liigh way com mi sterner. ; !
norlMon of the delegation on tMs vising and .conf. rring withNjim in
0 nest ion is understood to !>c one ■*;' all. imp«>rtai i K matt*-rs. Tills would
w aiting for instructions, nor.c of . • vc as a « h« vk on the otis* e aii*l ^
Mlem. ko far as can be learned, be- would assist tnakerially the nighwayi
in j pledged or havihg taken any, <ohiniissioner in performing th*-
I- it Ion on the question. Thrs fu”. ticn« assignc*lvto him. Thi*
proposition will probably over- n'tthod of s*ilving th** pAohlem
shallow any other to be. disrX^ed at would b<* inexp**nsiv«* an*l < *witpet-
the mass meeting, and considMabb* ent, elected offi* ials being r*Vpon-
Int -rest is being stimfrhited in- iK rihle to the people not only for the
da'iy, with more and more citizens sWjirt administration of th** affairs
• xpi ssing themselves as being in of th**ir office: but also in a men ?-
favor of it. If action be taken at utv for the general conduct of the
the General Assembly in January on business of the county, causing
’his proposition it will result purely jeeonotHy combined with goo*} busi-
from the holding of this mass meet- ne»« judgment to be practiced in
tbpro. pr.-s-
bor*>, s* condat y superintendent
W K. Willis. ('ottag*vill**, adult
superintendent. 1
J P I'b ey. Bound. pr*-siil. at ‘flis
Mi* t Np. 1
\V. W. Smoak. Walt* rh.
id* nt district No. 2.
A. (’.Padgett, Smonks, prr id* a?
<iisiri*t No 3.
!> ?f Yarn, Hhrhardt. pr< id* ut
distrift No. 4
J .1 F > a<!g*‘M. Walt*“rhor<>. w o:
elected executive coinmtft* < - m.
vi*c Jos M Moorer. resigned
The r* solutions Comr.iitter- |i M
Yarn chairman. o£ft-r«-i1 ih<- folio
ioe resolutions, which were
erf to a rising- vole:
1. T 1 ’:** it ri^irc vote of p. i
te i* : v. n *■> th*- goo*l ucopl*' <f \Y !-
t*rt.i>rp' for the excellent v.av in
whieh. they have entertain*-! 'b -
ing and the opportunity afforded
fdr the expression of ‘ senti
ment and county desire.
•There are many other topics
which are being discussed. and
among these the form of countv
government cofhes in for a liberal
portion of opinion. Ats^he last
meetin* of the General Assembly the
office of Township Commissioner
was abolished, and the entire man
agement of the county's financial
affairs was vested in the Highway
f 'ommisHloner.. There are manv
/’to think his powers are too pan
handling the office fraught with
such grave liabilities and opportun
ities to the people
The stock law js being discussed
and probably‘a resolution will be
Introduced looking to the ral!tng*of
an election on this. question. Edu
cational matters are being talked,
of and tho county’s educational of
ficers will probably j^ave soiOe in
novations ahd reforms'to present to
the people generally and to the del
egation. All in al! this appears, to
he a great get together meeting of
the people of the county for th-*
erni vent inn and So- thelt aV**
jnbsnitaUty to u«:
. 2. That a vote of I haul '■<<
given to The Pro-s and ' St-m laid
for its generous service in ad *" : -
*ng this convention and !>>*• itu*
he.Artv whole-soi)l«>d r-fi-operat'* ) of
its editor. Mr. \V \V Smoak.
That/we move a vote of >> ir
sin*erest appreciation for *'»- • ffi
cient services rendered by tlo- St ite
Sunday School Association, (hi t iih
Mr B D. Webb, the .general ^e* re
tary. and Miss Agnes Rav* r* l. ele-
mentarv superintendent
4. That we move that v'oli* ton
county set as her aim in Co intv
Sunday school wihrk. the Gold Star
standard.
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J'. and many are suggesting a d'f- 1 purpose of considering the common
Went form of government. One.j welfare and tho devising of n}** ans
member of the delegation, it is un- and legislation looking to the pro-
derstood, favors the formation of a j motion of the public good.
BOX PARTI'
\T SMDEBS
\The School Improvement Asso
ciation of the Sniders x-hool will
give a box party on Friday night,
titec I, tieginning at 7 o’clock The
J#*
iilic is cordially invited.
G B Herndon, of Eutawville,
was in town early this week. Mr
Herndon is selling the Delco Elec
tric lighting system for country
homes, x •
A r I, railroad to Bitters, from
thence following th*- dirt road by
way of Hoineatis cross roads Mio
I’ringh 1 Bend, from thehce a straight
line jo the Barra Cadda roa*l. an I
along that road to Mu* city limits of
Weiieri or«i: from‘thence a strtght
line to tile beginning. This district
is sitnat*‘d W*‘P\v*'en (Ti'-at Swamp
and Chelsea. (’r*‘«*k wilt) ?i natural
slope both wavs. . Th** principal,
land •owner-/jn the proposed listricf
are th*' follow tm* B H. Wi* hinan.
1 (L Padg* 11 \ II Wlchtnan, .las
E. Peurifoy, E. T IP Shaffer, S, II
Smoak, W It. Mitilver. Paul Sam’-
* rs, E I. lamfi^ks and Ch-v-lapd
San<l»*rs. In rddition to Mu-s.*.ther<-
are many small tract land owr* is ip
hp district, the (•Y<-at iiia.iorijv of!
whom a*- heaittly'rin favor of t't*-!
proposition.
Tbps it is expected that the year
of Hil 7* will witness tjie tii-c-.r *;in*!;
<>f th«* realization *>f the yn-at dreapi
f*ir y*-ar.s (if this' territory, that in a
vvll drained coastnl plain, with
many small farms and* cote* limit
lands well cultivated Ity thousand*- -
of owners. A comprehensive plan nf
drainage, consistently, curried out
will convert this enlirc State and
the movement will be given great
impetus. It is hoped, by the success
,of this first district In Colleton
< minty. -Much credit for the status
*>f this district necessarily go**s to
the executive f;*'ret ary, S. I*. Held,
and the other offleecs of the Soilth-
■ rn Carolina Association who have
«o < on: istentlv prcs«*hte«l this great
question for the last few months.
TO BE MAKBIED
ish to make myself Jrfiown:
*ould I give in r»*turn th**
t I have to glv** for value
, than to atfy to tin* ptihlir.
am, help me up.”
foye I have struggled on nil
these yvPary, heart-breaking year.-*
to [etfin to write for pay, and I Jtav*
almost reached - the goal of n\r
hc;yCs desire Never again tHall
Hi*" Imrd'-ns and respnrstbiliffcs *>f
titv crippled life s«-*-m grt*ater than
I can bear, ’
En*-ouiag.-J by The State and s*-v-
*-ral other ^g*>o*l papers whi* h hav *
ptiltlished my st*)ry atul appeal fm
conMihtitlops with which to buy :
typewriter for me. a movement h •
started vvhiih hi<|s fair to succeed
to raise enough to buy the wric -
machine.
Now 1* cannot succeed its a 4ynt
without a gn*)*! tytiewrif* r cv*-n »f
I <11*1 not have writer's < rami*. * ; >
I klfidly ask every reader of tV
paper to help nty g* t «*p<' hv <o"
trlhutfhg to *nv .c pewMter fun'l
You ntav s*nd iuon*-y in am wav
most conveflienf to you ,'tpd I wfi’l
|U;<»mptlv n*'know I* (I***- • v* t «• con-
triVtition.
Aiidre-ss: • ibn Hon**". ‘‘Shut-in.”
B F D. 1, Box 41. Filh*-rt. S. C.
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(5 the rear of the boat was. rowing.
Cpon reaching a turn in the ditch.
Mr. McKiiwie states that he notic-^l
that Mr. Glover stopped his cars
and almost immediately he »eard
the discharge of a gun. Quickly
glancing hack he saw Mr. Glove- in
_ . a stan*ling posture, failing into t’m
3 I ypCWrit^r| wa D r. Wilh the top of his bend shot
, | off Mr. McKenzie endeavored to
I reach the falling body but could not
following appeal fs y vouched prevent' its ' falling into the water,
persons of repute, and If any |The effort {-» nrevent thin '■aused the
of Tito Press and Standard boat to upset . ’ Mf. M*-Kenxie was
r aid the young man. it is also thrown into tl* t*er. which
an,] will be appreciated: fortunately was not mote t..a• , four
«>nt it May Concern: feet in deapth. He succeeded in
So well known as ‘‘the shut- getting the body into the boat which
er and author” that I feel j was pushed to the hank, and after
al introduction to the read- sometime he was able to get assts’•
this paper is not necessary ; ance. Going back to where Ills fit!-
vhort sketch of nty life and tomnhile was left Mr. McKenzie
. ill not he out of place, in tried to run if to where, he had-left
what is to follow. |the body, hut it got stuck in the
a shut-in, in my thirtieth mud. and it was sometim** !*efnre
I am not able to do manual he was able to get the bodv in and
^jnake the return trip to Walterbora.
»k place about five
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>f writing _
Yet with writer’s'CT
longer turn out copy neat
to impress editors favorably, j wss that the dec#
therefore, have to gM death hy the cccidental «tls: barge or
<M - ,a ettn in his own hands.. No Manv*
teopje s*ye,rywhere have h«»* i attaches to Mr. McKenzie in th*
"H? kind to me. Oft**A matter, and while the'tragedy I^h
v poverty pfn<-h**d mo t and deeply t»< he d**plon*d, it is looked
*ls wei*> mg. nt in the *•*> u|)on as *<h.«* of pTojs** happenln**
i * mitrihution t rout an tth ^ which will y<- inexplicaMe. I*
i*lniwr has *ome ns a help | s sappos**! th** Voung man raw a
I to |itt me from Mo- *!*qul. chan* e to qill a du f, l'- pieqed up
•A’ul in th*- *lark*-st the gu^. a liamnibrless one. which
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Joseph Bellinger Glover was a
bright young man. having just
passeil his majority, br ing a llttl *
more than ”1 years of age.' He was
a son of Mr and Mrs. J. B. Glover,
Sr. Hi« death is greatly deplored,
at**) expressions »»f sympathy hav-*
l*een numerous. . *
The fum-ral was h**ld Monday af-
teinoon at his father’s residence In
th*- presence of a large number of his
fri* ml: and relatives^ Hev. IV/f.i
Hood ronduete.1 th«* funeral serAices.^
vvhi<-h w.-r** followe*!. by iirferment
in (tak cemetery. The pall
bf-at* *- w*-r** A 7. ?**‘ar-‘*>n. C. M.
Harb’v, t.‘ .ojonil l*1iU*-tson, (’. J.
Beach. M;'\*\ Padgett. an*l Walter
Sandifer.
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-•nb-* ril**-r t** its li-ts Jjris
W. M:i\io. of Honolulu,
n* in a money «>t^fer for
a subscription/ to Th**
yOaml tnl /Hal” has
n* 1 rti C,.tMon who will
■,:i/^ that he hd/
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in hi/far western hom-t
(••yu that it took his let-
vs to r.*a* b Ms deati-
will be ve, ajh-d that Mr.
M«»imin«*fif I'nveibHl Kiinda.v at Dr**.
, Greek Cemetery.
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Invitations have been issued to
the -tnarriage of Miss Annie LucITe
Thomas .;in,l Mr John Clinton
Hogge, on Wednesday afternoon.
Dec: 20th, at the borne of the bride’s
parents. Mr. and Mrs J P. Thoftias
near Hitler
B. B. Smith, of Bamberg county,
was in Walterboro Monday,
„ With appropriate ceremonies,
the pr«*sen»e *»f a large numger
W oo*l men and interested spec tat y
the monument ^recently erect*
the order over the grave of J .H
Blocker, a deceased member, was
unveiled. Quite a nuuittcr of pr*)m-
inenf W. O W. members took part
in the unveiling ceremonies, assist
ed hy the Omega Degree team in
charge of (’apt. J. E. Morris C.
N. Latigdiile, deptity organizer for
Colleton cprinty. made the principal
address; the ode bcinff- ren*l by H.
M Jeffprles. Esq. J. J.. F*-n«i**r
acted as Councillor Command*-*-
The ceremonies wer«* very impre-
slve and were well Carried out.
Mrs. Abe Bennett, of Lodge, was
In town Monday on business and
also visiting relative*.
nri'b- goo*I
y** far w*
t*-" twelve
tint Ion. M
Marx in . f^taduai*-*! f’ottt (Jb-mson
Codiet/. *‘le* triraj. ibq.artment, and
after marrying Miss Mary Cooaer,
yyho was a feaclu-r in the Walter
boro school. w«*nt out to the *Hav-
aiian Islands to accept a -position
with the Hawaiian^ Electric Coni-
pnny. Ltd , whi«h i*osition Ke has
held since. He has received many
promofions and is t***Iav high up
in the management of this company.
Thinking of thesp things, nnkos
the waiter of thijr, who was a fellow
boarder at Mrs Henderson's popu
lar hoarding house at the time Hal
and Miss Cooner were there, feel
that he Ts nbf quite as young as h®
opre was. Tempos fuglts, eh, Ha’?
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