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LONDON GAMBLING TIPS. Revelation* of an Illicit but Paying Industry. Worn time to time great public surprise 1a expressed when the announcement R made ia the newspapers that a quist, respectable looking houee in en apparently humdrum Lodon neighborhood bae beta raided by the police and the proprietors heavily lined tor cocupylng tks premises Lor purposes of illegal gaming." Only a few week* ago two foreigners were fined A*00?and this was the seventh oooasloa on which they had been lined lor using a large house in ' a fashionable West Bud square an the headquarters of a gambling den largely Irequeated by gilded youths and those idlers who prefer to make a living by any other means than by hard work. The fine was paid at once, and on the Judge expressing his surmise _ that Bo heavy a penalty -was always paid by the propria torn without uuy difficulty, he wee informed by a wollknown pohoe inspector that tbo protite of a fashionable London gambling dec frequently amounted to as much as ?600 in a single woek. In order, therefore, to fathom the mystery of this heavy margin of pro lit derived from keeping gambling dens, the writer, accompanied by a plainclothes officer, paid a vieit to several establishments on which for some time the police have had a watohful eyo. The greatest soorecy is invariably exorcised by the keepers of tbe^e haunts to preveut any uuu being admitted who is likely to "split" and give information to the "Yard" which wiil justify a warrant being issued and a raid made on the premises. The iutorior of a gambling den pre- j aents a spectacle which those who "pay a call" for the llrst time wiil never forget. Heavy curtains effectually keep out the daylight oven oil the warmest summer day, whilo a janitor of unpleasantly pugilistic appoamnoe guards the door, ready to dinni nu/vMif ?i ?* " vjvv/<, o?cij uiioul WHO SIIOWH U. (llflpO* silion to complain of his losses navmg been brought about by unfair means. In the far corner of tne room during racing hours a tape machine, giving the winners and starting prices, ticks merrily away, while around a long table covered with groou baize sit, hour at tor hour, crowds of harassed, excited looking gamblers registering tlioir wagif-s and eagerly discussing the chances of the various candidates for each race. As a general rule, faro is the game most dear t9 the heart of the gambling den proprietor, for on each hand dealt & charge of sixpence is made, and, afl frequently upward of sixty hands are dealt in an hour, it can be easily understood that the dealer's commission soon swells into a very considerable sum. Auu not a moment of the day is wasted. From early one morning | until early the next morning some game of chance is being played, and ns even the most avaricious gamester required a few hours' sleep, the proprietor invariably has two or three friends ready to take charge of tilings while he "turns In" for a short time. Perhaps one of the most striking features of a well-organized gambling den Is the olaborate system of keeping i In touch with the movements of the police. For instance, sides are from morning until night on watch outside to give notice of any suspicious movement on the part of the "gentlomon in blue," while the approach of any sti angers in plain clothes to the the building is Invariably signalled to the doorkeeper, so that time is allowed to conceal the various implements of gamming should a raid be contemplated. Teacher of Qo|f. The only woman golf teacher In England can proudly point to her position as being unique. She is a professional Instructor In the game and gives her lessons mi the Prince's Ladies' Golf olub mi Mitcham. Mrs. Gordan Robertson has been teaoning for just a year, and In that time bee given over 600 leeson*. In one month alone she gave 07, for golf Is a game that ladies are talcing up with enthusiasm, and they years to excel their male friends. "I think women can teach women golf much better than men " Raid Mrs PAKuWann ?/. ? ? ? ? ? ? - IMVU IV a ivpiV" sentatlve. "It to difficult for a man to teach a woman, for the woman knows (at least 1 do) the faults that women make In learning the game. She knows their .power, strength and their weakness, and can, therefore, anticipate and overcome their difficulties. Personally I am not a great golf player, but people tell me that I know how to teaoh it." With tha exception of two "finishing" schools that she visits, Mrs. Robertson only ins 'ucts members of her own club on the club course and does not go further afield. "I don't want to enter Into competition with the male professions," she said. No Cheap Man, Either. "She's worth her weight in gold!" the proud American mother asserted. Assuming pure gold worth approximately $20 per ounce, and knowing her weight to be 110 pounds, the Count by a rapiu mental oaloul&tlon arrived at the figure $15,400. "Oh, ah, a most charming young lady, of course!" he said, hastily gathering up is hat and c≠ "but I had been led to believe?aw, that is, i couldn't think of that prtoe, you Allow-"?fluok. w * ? a jj How He Gotj 1 His Start ,1 ? i By EDWIN PARXE i j S Copyright, 1806, by < liar lea 13. Etherlng >n ? FRANK DIM MOCK and I after )euvlng school started out to make a career for ourselves. Frank was u sensitive fellow, too sensitive, I thought, to succeed. Our paths diverged, and we did not moot again for ten years. Then I found that he had boon eminently successful. lie told me this story of how it came about: After leaving school I looked about, a long while for a job., and the only offer I got was detective work. I didn't like the prospeot, but It was n case of starvation or acceptance. I was not hired for ga intricate job. My employers knew better than that, for I had had no experience. I was wanted for a common case of spying. Frank Petersen, a young bank ofllcial. had got mixed in his accounts and was behind to the ar.xmnt of $50,? 000. Ho had disappeared, and the dotectlTee were unable to locate him. At the tlrno I was engaged it had come to the knowledge of die chief that the defaulter's wife had taken passage on a steamer about to saII for the Philippines. Surmising that she would join her husband, the chief ordered me to go on tho same steamer with her. mako ni-i acquaintance, nua out wlmt I could. and If she Joined Petersen I was to arrest him and bring hint buck. 1 found Mrs. Peterseu to be a very attractive young wouiuu, who had evl HR 11 UNO FOlt A MOMltNT HETWKKN SHIP AND WATKH. deutly boon brought up In luxury. She had two children with her, a boy of five and a girl of three. Every day she sat on deck In a steamer chair, while her children played about her. 1 paced the dock, passing the group at every turn, trying to make up my mind to scrape au acquaintance ami begin my prying. One day when the sen was running high a wave much higher than the rest struck the ship, and for a moment the dock was almost perpendicular. I was leaning against the gunwale, and the boy wns thrown 011 to It. He hung for a moment between ship iand -water and would have gone over had I not darted to him and caught 'him. ! You can imagine the feeling of his mother. Her first act was to clasp her 'child in her arms, hoi- second to tuko my hand and look up in my face with unspeakable gratitude. It was now \not necessary to plan for an introduction or to win her confidence. From that time she treated ma aa a friend. I hare always, as you know, been fond of children. Jack, the boy. was as pretty and bright a little fellow as I ever saw, while Alloc, the girl, was a tiny madcap. Her big blue eyes and tumbled hnir I shall never forget. Chil aren are always glad to make u friend, <md these two teased me continually to .play with them, tell them stories and repeat rhymes. Deer Uttle total I wish I had them with me now. The voyage was half finished, and 1 had not made a single effort to find out what I was sent to discover. One night I lay In my berth thinking on the altuation. My expenses and my salary were being paid for certain work which I was not doing. This was dishoneet. Suppose I should return and report that I had been baffle 1. This would be still more dishonest. And If it should become known that 1 had deliberately thrown away my opportunity It might be Inferred that I was in league with the criminal. No; I could Dot retreat. The next morning, while sitting on 'deck with Mrs. Petersen, I gave her every opportunity to tell me on what errand she was bound and If she expected to Join her husband, but on these matters she maintained an absolute silence, "flood woman," I said to myself. "True blue. Stick to your husband and the father of your children." Tills was not tho mood for a detective. I should have rather said, "You're very reticent, but I'll find out a way to open your mouth and set your tongue going." Then comes Jnck and wants me to turn him upside down, and Alice climbs up aiul sits on iny shoulder, and between tlie sweet, patient smile of the young mother beside me aud the children's arms about me my resolution of the night before went off with the wind. Well, we were coming to the end of our Journey, and I had made no headway with what I had been hired to do. % Instead of bracing up for an effort I put the matter off, stipulating with myself that I would do better when we were ashore and I would not be so Intimately connected with my victims. There I would do some tine sparring from a distunee. One morning we stood on the ship's deck in the liarbor of Manila taking leave of each othor. The mother gave my hand a wnrtn grasp, assuring me she would never forgot that hor boy was spured to hor only through me. Doth the children clamored for kisses, and it sou mod they would never loosen their arms from about my aoek. When I went down the gangway they followed to the gunwale. Jack climbing at the risk of falling overboard, Alice held op by her mother, mil waving and shouting goodbye. It wee several days after we roaohod Manila before I took any stefM In the bus La? on wtoldh I had ooote out. I tried to deceive myself Into behoving that I was waiting for some tiling, but In reality I was giving thorn tlmo to get away. I needed money and drew on the agency In San l^nanoisce. This made me athnmed of myself. I bustled into a poUoe othee with a groat show of business and bliod a man to do tho work I should have done myself. I gave him a description of Mrs. Pofcnrmn and told him to And out if she had left Mrniiu mid. if so, where sho had gone. Then I waited, every day dreading thut he would report what I did not wish to know. In a couple of days he returned with the information thai Mrs. I'ttcrefii hrul gou? to an army post in the interior and had changed hor name to Finch, having Joined her husband, a lieutenant of artillery serving under that name. Well, at hist I was in for it, sure enough. You fH?e, another follow had tho secret. It was n choice between my getting the mnu 1 had employed off In n lonely plane and murdering him or niKiBimt; i oier.^fii, ailHS nncD. i COIVfess I wm ?troiiprly Inclined to the murder, but reluctantly decided on the arrest. I went to the post where Lieutenant Finch was on duty. I found that h? was considered a gallant soldier and had risen from the ranks for bravery In action. One evening, braced with much resolution, but with a cowardly heart, I went to Finch's quarters and without ring or knock entered a hallway. Near by was an open door, and from within I could hoar voices?a woman's, which 1 recognized as Mrs. Petersen's, and two children's, Jack's and Alice's. I moved forward and stood before the open door. An ofHcer In khaki was sitting with Jack on one knee and Alice on the other, while the wife was standing behind, with her arms around her husband's neck. The moment she saw me she uttered an exclamation of pleasure, coming forward with outstretched hands. Jack and Alice jumped down from their father's knees and clung to my legs. "This Is the gentleman," said Mrs. Petersen, "who saved .Tack's life." The officer caine forward and welcomed mo warmly. What could I do? Turn this happy welcome into gall by arresting the father and husband 'before* his wife and children? I felt as t P 1 K ?? >1 * * * - - * ii i imu lilllUlU KIWI ling inSiefld of catching a thief. But It wasn't long before they took all remembrance of my duty out of mo. Mrs. Peterson Insisted that 1 must bo hungry and on getting up a supper for mo. As soon as It was ready we all sat down at the table and wore soon chatting and laughing, rapidly becoming the best of friends. Ia the midst of our hilarity Jack and Alice, who had boon put to bed In an adjoining room, came romplug In lu their "nighties" and perched themselves on my shoulders. I took them hack to bed in my own arms and covered them up. We sat till late, smoking and chatting, I passing one of tho pionsantest evenings In my life. When 1 arose to go the officer asked me bow long I would be In the Philippines. That brought me back to the "this is tub gent j,em an who saved jack's nrfk." position 1 was in, now far more complicated than before. But all hope of doing my duty had vanished. I told him that I would return In the next steamer. Asking mo to wait, he took his wlfo Into another room for conference, and when he came out he came alone, shutting the door behind him. Ho told me that he had become involved In the United States in ibis vise: An emergency arose wherein he must have money for an enterprise In which ho had embarked or lose all he had put In. His wife held property which would stand for the amount. lie appropriated funds he had no right to appropriate, intending to replace them from money received from the sale of his wife's property, bnt an unexpected delay occurred. His appropriation of t fund* was discovered, tuid a warrant was out for bis arrest. He fled and enlisted under bla assumed name oi Finch in a regiment ai>out to sail f.M the Philippines. His wife after a long delay had recelred the purchase money for her property and bad joined him to consult with him'as to the !>est uiuailS I of paying the debt and freeing him from the criminal position in which he stood. The law having beon violated, restitution did not mean immunity from punishment. Borne person of diplomatic skill was needed to take tlio funds to the United States, secure indemnity papers and pay the Indebtedness. Would I act as his attorney with this end iu view? 1 had come inte bis quarters feeling like a sneaking ?or; I went out with my bend in the air, tbs happiest, most relieved man you ever sow. Before taking leave I weat in t? see the children, and their mother inslstod on awakening them to say good by to me. I kieeed them both, palled Jack's little Pink toes, poked my finger hi the dim I WENT TO TUP! BANK AND HAD A CONERRKNCB. pies In Alice's cheeks; then after their father had pressed my right hand, their mother my left, I made my way out on to the verauda and took my departure.* In a few days I sailed for home and 011 my arrival. Instead of reporting to my employers, went to the bank where Petersen owed money and had a conference, nt the end of which they agreed to secure Indemnity papers In case the amount owed them were paid. As soon as they perfected tho legal requirements I paid the money and reported the result by cable to Petersen. Lie resigned from the army, came homo with his wife and children and Is now living In the United States under his real name, a much respected citizen. When all had been arranged I reported the facts to my employer. They immediately discharged me for not havlntr arrested Petersen and for not uctlng through theni after my return. WiUiin u week I was solicited to work for live different detective agencies. You see, the Arm I liad been with in order to make capital reported that the Petersen case had been settled-through them. So it was reported that I had slyly followed Mrs. Petersen, won her confidence, tracked her to her husband and at the point of a pistol forced him to disgorge. The story reached Petersen that I had been sent out to arrest him and had ingloriously shown the white feather before a woman and two children. He took me home to dinner, and you may imagine better than I can describe the scene thut followed. Mrs. Petersen?well, she Just threw her arms around my neck and hugged me. Since then Petersen has been engaged !n a number of enterprises that have been paying well. I am his manager and right hand man. (l?ap Way to "Skow Off." The portly woman In tha subway car was confiding In her thin friend in a vole* which was hoard a bo re the rattle of tbo train. "I bad juat picked out the table I wanted?a trlui little thing to fit In a corner of my parlor?when who should come in but that horrid Mrs. Shoddy. I wouldn't hare her know for the world that I was paying only $.'1.50 for the table, so I turned to one marked $18 before she saw me. "'Buying a table7* she asked, with that deceitful smile of hers. " 'Yes,' I said coolly. 'I bare almost decided upon this one,' 1 said, pointing out the expensive affair. "You should have seen her face. 'Isn't it rather expensive?' she said. "'Oh, no,' I said. Tou can't expect to get good things for nothing. Send that table to my address,' I said to the salesman. 'I'll pay for It on delivery.' ) Then I walked out. I waited outside I until Mrs. Shoddy went away, then ran back to the store, countermanded the order for the eighteen dollar table and j took the one for $3.50. I was sorry afterward that I hadn't selected n table worth about $100 Just to spite that I woman."?New York Press. Afrlcuta Superstition. In South Africa I and my black companions had once to sit down and wait two and a half hours at a place on a fairly open forest path because across it, in front of us, about that time In the afternoon the ghost of a spear flew, and a touch from It was necessarily fatal. And there Is a spring I know of in the Kakongo district where ] when you go to fill your pitcher you | see a very handsome pitcher standing ready filled. Many a lady, seeing no . one about to whom the pitcher belongs, ' has picked this up and left her own, < but as soon as she got it within sight i of the village it crumbles into earth and the water Is spilled on the ground. ( On returning for her own discarded one It Is always found broken.?Cornhlll Magazine. * Oaardlrg Againat Trouble. The war depart went has ordered a battalion of the Twenty-sixth in'antry, white, at S?.n Antonio to pro* oeed to Fort Reno to replaoe the three companies of the Twenty-fl!fth color- , cd regiment, who were mixed up In the Brownsvll'e, Texas, trouble and who have been ordered dismissed from the army. This action Is taken as a precautionary measure, although 10 serious trouble Is feared, when the president order of dismissal is carried out. It Is deemed best to be on the *afe side. "For years 1 starved, then I bought a 60 cent bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and what, that bottle benetfted me all the gold in Georgia could not buy. 1 kept on taking it and in two months I went back to my work as machinist, lu three months I was as well and hearty as I ever was. 1 still use a little occasionally as 1 find it a J tine blood puriller and a good tonic. . May you lire long and prosper "?(J. N. Cornell, Roding, Oa.. Aug. 27,1000. ' Kodol is sold here by Conway Drug Co. IffPgAd Hlmaeli. At Johnson, Pa , Jacob Hauser, fathar ef Jacob Hauiicr, Jr., who was hanged laot February for murdering j'ri wife pad raothoa-tu-law, was found hanging to a tree in the back jarri of ills borne, having escaped from the house sjed ooromlued sulotde during the right, lid hnd of late oeeu worrying greatly over his son's bno his wits s?y& he walked the floor the early port of Friday night. Here is our condensed opinion of the Original Laxative Cough Syrup: "Nearly all other cough syrups are coi st patlng espictauy inose contain- j ingopiates. Kennedy's Laxative, (containing) Honey and Tar moves the bowels Contains no opiates. Conforms to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. old by Conway Drug Co, Secretary Hitchcock will retire from the cabinet the fourth of next Ma:oh and Jsmea R. Garfield, at present head of the bureau of corporation, will bo appointed. Herbert Smith, now assistant secrotarv of the bureau, will ouooeed Mr. Garfield. Give children a remedy with a pleasant taste. Don't foice unpleasant medicine down their throats. Kennedy's Laxative containing Honey and Tar is most pleasant to take. Children like it, and as a relief for colds, coughs, i' etc., there is nothing bet1 er. No opia- , tes. Conforms to National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by Conway Drug ' Co. Announcement, is make of the appointment Of Willlem H. Mccdy to be justice of tie United States supreme court, to succeed Justice Brown. Need a good cathartic? A pill is ( best. Say a pill like DeWitt's Little ? Early Risers. About the most reliable on tlie market. Sold by Conway Drug. Co. , ^ c An eighty ton tly wheel burst and 1 .. .. i. mi _ i. iyvi ii.- __ iiv i am iron mm hi woeeurpj vv. v*- , Good for everything a salve is used 1 for and especially recommended for i piles. That is what we say of DeWitt's ? witch Hazel Salve. On the market 1 for years and a standby in thousands i of families. Gel DcWitt's. Sold by I Conway Drug Co. j Richmond is sa'd to be the bead- i quartern of an orgmized business of "abaDghalDg*." ( THE "HUl I SHOE f 0 This brand on Ja shoe means s The stefor j/uor money call for J. E.Ni Robt. B. Scarborough, H. L President. Vice-P] BANK OF Conway VP|/1V??A DIKECI Robi. B. Scarborough, Hal L. Buck, George J. Holliday, W# will pay you 5 per cent, inter iak eavings banks to those wishing Pry our plan for saving your nickles ? that# little banks and the interest we help yon. , BANKOr OON WA CAPITAL STOCK, $20,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS OFF1CJ B. G. COLLINS, President. 0. P QUATTLEBAUM, V-Pres. Our Bank, being a local instituti building of Horry County and for the suing this policy we take pleasure in tccommodation when consistent with i With gratitude for the liberal p cordially solicit your future business. Respecf^ul D.A.SPIVEV The Horry Herald I CONWAY, S. C. Thursday, November 15 1906. Rfofessional Cards. HcCord & McUord, SURGEON DFNTISTS, Conway, S. c. W*Ovor Bank of Horry. RTXscarbrou^ CONWAY, S. C., A nCIM-Y A1 LAW. Conway Market Fresh bleats and Sauango always on hand. Orders are taken and promptly delivered Gew. L. Marsh, Propretor. H- W- Burroughs Physician and Surgeon, Conway, S- C? fl H. WOODIA, Attorney aud Counselor at Law, CONWAY, S. C. B. Wofford Wait, ATTORNEY AT LAW Conway, S. C. Office in Spivey Building. F!n?? tmpoRod for breaches of the >*R^er l&w on tM Potomac aggregated J465 in one week. The best treatment for indigestion i^d troubles of the st omach is to rest ihe stomach. It can be rested by j-tarration or by the use ot a good digestion which will digest t he food eaten, thus Laking tlie work oil' the stomach. At the proper temperature, a single teajpoonful of Kodol will vvnolly digest 1 000 grains of food. It relieves the present .annoyance, puts the stomach n shape to satisfactorily perform its functions, (lood for indigestion, sour itomach, tlatulenee, palpitation of the leart and dyspepsia. Kodol is made in strict conformity with the National Piirp Ii'nnrt nnrt Ilrno- T.nu/ slr?Ui Jonway iirug Co. B" SHOE. CTE^" iV' . sroo RMEN-3lomething! If you want "The H?i clioI#4 , v i. Buck, Will A. Freeman resident. Cashier. HORRY, 7. S, C. . f25,000 TORS: W. R Lewis, W. A. Johnson, Will A. Freeman est on yearly d'jVKraits. Will fun*to open em4? accounts with us. ind dimes, ana you will find that will pay you on your savings will CONWAY. ,V, S. O STJURTLUS FUND, 120,000. * 1, $180,000.00. ERS: m D. A. SPIVEY, Cashier. M. W. COLLINS, Asst. Cashik* on, bat always sf ven for the upbetterment of her citizens. In perex tending to our customers every sound banking. latronage received in the past, we lv yours ^ mSH