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AN ITEM Or NEVTB.
little wwsboy tm<5
l^CiBUWL^l ?* ao ^p*'
DV\B^iT hihI be UKift hove
ml I vSi ^eoe up through the '
ij/i I f? floor. as au Imp
tf AJBl d^n stocxiM by ull tbe bost
? > iNrfi/irM Ktm>lv thp
1 cmiture could not
bare sqclrmed through that tangle of
humanity between- Brendn and the
door of the car. Yet there lie we a, i
standing dose against her kneee and
looking straight up luto ber face.
Often the eyes of children seem to ;
read our hearts. It Is because they ore
new In tbe world and-ore content with
superficial views. Adults try to look !
In through our eye* and tbey fall, and
we note the failure; but children do not
try. and we, seeing them satisfied, tremble
for our Inmost secrets.
Brenda shook her head to intimate
that 8be had no wish to buy the news,
but tbe boy dkl not move. He continued
to bold his papers before her, gazing
over tbem Into ber face meanwhile
with on unwinking stare.
It was probable that if she bought a
paper tbe boy woukl pass on, so Brenda
laid a hand upon ber purse. The
hand remained there rigid, and for
some slow seconds tbe ragged urchin
and the smooth product of all tbe social
rennetUODis were use uturen in u
aa, both for fixity of pose and for balance
of contrasting expressions, tbe
child still calmly staring, his utter Ig- :
norance counterfeiting wisdom, the wo- ,
man tense and eager, her eyes seofvhlng
and unsatisfied.
"I will take this paper." she sakl.
speaking with considerable effort, and
be gave the boy a coin.
Freseutly she stood upon tbe side- |
walk of Broadway, gaelug across at the ;
ugly brick front of tbe opera bouse 1
with a confused notion that It oouki '
give ber Importaut 1uformatk>a. but
was perversely refusing to do sa
She merely wished to kDow wbero
she was, and tbe familiar scene Ild- j
pressed her as If she bad not been ;
there In a long time and bad forgotten. >
Then ber mind became clear. She
paused In deep thought and at its cod
raised her hand as If to beckon to p.
cabinau: but, diauglng ber purpose,
she stepped Into a doorwuy and reiki
once more tbe Item In tbe paper That
tbe little l>oy had thrust under ber eyes, j
At tbe first glance one wtn> knew 1
Breiula might have suld tbnt tin* story
lay outside ber world and couki not in
terest her. However, it wilts what a
Jourunllst mlcht coil "good news." and
therefore It wue printed with the Ilnotj
, very far apart hy way of emphasis. '
and It bore the maris ot haste. Thus
1t run:
Elsie Miller. ?c actress living at US West Thlr- i
ty-eighth street, wis stabbed be soot* person on- |
known In hrr room this afternoon.
It is o lodcing bouse owned and occupied by
Mrs. Alice Miunotis. Miss Miller hsd lived in tintear
rootn on the first floor for sonao naotrths.
The crime was discovered by s servant. who ec- J
tered the room and found Miss Miller utaconsctcHis
on the fkor. Dr. A. G. Blair of 100 West Thirty
eighth street was Imstlly somnaooed. anal he po- ,
nounoed the vrourd mortal. It is juet helow ttv
collar bo.-ac, on the left fide, cxteniing sharply ;
downward within tlie laody and undoubtedly |twin;
the outer wall of tlae hcurl. That Mies Miller
Shoe Id hove survived the wound longer than a few
eccnds fs as rniravaikms by Ur. bicir ;
cJ other physicians, sover*i of whom. kK-iifchnf
Ambulant c Surv?v?i Carrlrigtcc of St. VTinifretfa
buspita.. u'rui at the hou<J within minutes \
after the discovery of the crime.
'H.c weapon waa a hunting- knife, haviup k.^j
blade ami a deer's foot handle. The blade fa peculiar,
bc;u< much thinner then that of tlie ordinary
hunting knife. It was fuutxi oo the tV? r
beside the body. A servant wya thai if* has ?ro i
the knife in Mis Miller's room wfthin the hu*
lew days.
On a table in the room was ? letter which may
explain the whole affair. Tlie police have it a.>l J
refuse to divulge ks contents. but K hi knew?,
that the writ.* is 0*reo<c M. AkJen. a busker
with an otb.e on Unwii Mreet. lie m the only son
of the late St. Clair Ai.Vn. wt*. practically dtsinberiie!
him.
Miss il.l'er la a very tv-autiful (-(K. tall ami of
the l.rim-tte type. Sl;e is tb years okl Site played
the [art of Nannie it> "Tlie lloneyt?w\" an
unsurrersful comedy pr??)iKt<d in tins city two
eats at,-?. S>in<e llien her work has out boifi aeon
, here.
Un-titla xrsJUcO dotrn Bctxkhvu.v to
Thlrlj eighth Ftn>ot uDtl flirt**! weptwartj.
luiiiiislJnMy sin* |M*tvlv?H! lliv
uioflty crowtl ulilc-li tb*? ut'WR o( the
W a a 1 a a ?.... re.v.1 .O ..a
crmif riHU UCCIIgm lUKt-nw-r, uu-j
hesitated. Then, sbuttlog fx* tyw
flrtuly together. she resumed ber original
purpose.
The house numbered M8 bad a high
stoop and a yard the size of a dlur^t
table, lu which the grass was greeu and
well watered, though tlx* neighl>oriiig
yards were brown with the heat and
drought of that remnrkaliio nxxtth of
June. The loum* itself had an air c>f
peat doss ut:d the flavor of bouie, but
Its privacy had Ixn'ii ln.vade<} tirsw by
crime and :heu by all tin1 train that follows
it The door stood ajar tor trying
eyvs, and the two gigantic policemen
lounging at the head of tht* steps
eeenied the chief intruders rather than
wiwsl
> FIELDHVG K
Charges W. H*ootc.
the guardians of the place. &T>odcL.
for all that waa opon her mlod, feh the
desecration and shuddered at KThe
policemen, who bad been leaning
against the railings, stood erect and
put their shoulders together aa Breoda
ascended the steps. They seemed to
fill All the space and their heods to tower
to the bouse top. But the thing most
be gone through with now. and Breoda
gathered all ber force.
"I am a friend of Mtes Milterr* she
aid- "Please let me go to."
"Nobody can go to now," replied one
of the men.
"Is she dcadf*
Brenda was framing other qoerttooe
In ber in I ml. bot this ooe uttered Ksett
The policemen exchanged a glance.
Then ooe of them replied with a single
wonl, "No." At this moment there waa
stir fn fh? hall Hearlnar H_ the DO
Uoemeii began slowly to descend Che
steps. Bccnda retreated hefore then*,
and not a word whs spoken. She was
pressed Into tbe edge of tbe crowd of
the foot of the stone stairs, and abe remained
there while a Utter was brought
out on which lay something jicrfeetly
still and covered from end to eid with
a white doth. It was jMjt tnto a great
black vehicle. A brisk young man,
w>awing a bhie-cap. and a gro re. eMerl y
man with a long wfcKe beard dlmbed
Is after tt and then the somber equipage
moved away t>y the power reeldent
within K. And to Bceoda tbe famillnr
spectacle of a self propelling
carriage assumed ux* asporn 01 a mm?cie,
and ail things seemed to mow or
BtaDd by virtuo of a Dew force, aMent
and resistless.
"Couki I co Inf she whispered to
the policeman who had stationed bhnaelf
beside ber. **Coo I spook vrKh
aoroo one wbo knowar
"Knows wbatf* be repOed,
"Whether she will peooeeo, whether
8to baa spoken."
Tlx? man looked at ber wkh & goo
deroua curiosity.
"You wait bere," be said cne
your name, and I'D see vrttai I can
dor
Mlse Mactaao woeotterted try-o-touch
of cautkxk
"No one knows roe bwe?" ebe ceptted
"My mune wookl mean nothing to
tbem. But you may any tbot Mlaa WTV
Ikuiva would like to apeak with the pbyskinn
who waa cnlW tn?a Dr. Hah;
I believe."
Tbe poUoetnon began to ascend the
steps. Pot be paused e? at rwo
men who appeared atxmv Ooe ot
tbcrn woe o( medium Mature ami very
heavy, bavins t!x? hotM of na o<*>. with
pretjosteroosl.v k?w? oru?K which swung
almkwl.v when be ax^-vd. qm It they
were artificial. lie wore the uniform
of r police captain. The other vo? of
a cooeeotioeol type by outopartaoo?
1 '
tier MilnwJ %kfnm U*' tXMM*nc, mrnvrrvl
fi/iy </* the' </4n.
Ttau K Ik? loofc4*t UK4? n human brttw.
&4*] lvv??o<Jtj rvib'M t4t?e e4?o?rt
bliiv. 1I?t cj.r>e uo* fix^l cpoo the
mu-.av. h-ttrml faw tb*> <iiptalu, hrotaJ.'y
ryuk-Hl i:;?) sirwtkia wtthoirt purpt>*\
MU' a;? tnwu;?' Jn*-k+il oo? of v?xxi.
IN*' p.^ktMlUUJ SiihM*-*! IttH
a:wl linn hi u k*v w**\
Without wtdtiug. for trim t?> ffcrieh the
captain 'urned <}uMtl.v to the iuon vrtvo
bfUl CTNIH' OOt Of 11*4- tHMW wHb b+ru
aswl i?*ke<l a iniesttoo \vhk-b Iiivuda
.Ikl net hear. W1?*hi t!>4i? rrwHi kx>k**d
at Vc. tKvflxut* awarw that ho
wan tall auil tWn and that ho ut?to a
k**** gray en It.
"1 <lou't kcotts" saW tbo trxuiJn ?ray
tUjOghtful^y. "I t-auh t>e sorv*
The captain descended the stepo ami
liftttj Lis cap wtth tin; politeness at a
TraiiMsl nnhual.
"Miss Williams-T KiWte. "Yea hy
deed. I uaderetiurtl that you are a
friend o? M1s$ Miyer^ib^ giri that gS8
! - I
burt, and that jtroM tike to talk to Dr.
: Btntr. Tbla geotteman is Dr. Blair. I
So pecbapa we'd better all go kvfo tbe j
boufi*^ where WW cao talk more cooeeo- .
fen**"
Breodo tried to paaa bim, bot she im- :
mediately found becsetr Detween toe j
captain sod ooe of tbe policemen, by .
whom she was escorted into tbe bouse,
tbe physician walking ahead. Thus j
tbey mow to a small parlor, opening j
fptxn tbe ball, to tbe right
In the presence of Dr. Bielv, whose
moooer wn* that of tbe worid vrherein 1
she hod moved, Breoda re pained a part I
of ber self possession. Tbe simple ele-;
gnuoe of tbe room. Car beyood anything j
that she bad expected, helped to pot
ber at Iter cose, and tbe began to feel j
tbe woee of personal dominance to j
which she was accustomed.
"Dr. Blair." she said, "I really dont1
know why I should bare come bera 1'
am not a friend of Miss Miller. ! o-m j
merely interested to ber. Seeing tl*>
story of ber terrible misfortune In t)
newspaper by tbe merest accident, I'
obeyed an unocconntable impulse and
came to this boose."
. "An unaccountable hnpofeeT said the
. captain to a perfectly meaningless.
j voice, as tf be bod been an echo.
"I ban tell you very Utile," replied
Dr. Blob. "Noooe knows who committed
tbe crtx&o nor why K was done"? i
"But will she <JJe? 8uch a young:
girl, with so mocb to bope for, and they
say she was eery beautiful?"
"8be was, poor cblldr responded tbe
i physician. "And that fact may or may
* ? A ? w ? .a ? ?. ?- . AL ! . ^ e^. K^s
out iw?vt? uau buuwtuiu^ u> iiu mm
misfortune. As to bee chance of reoerery,
1 greatly fear?Indeed. to be fronk
with 700. I doobt whether she te Ihrlng
at this nxxocDt."
Decode was m wbtte as pop**, and
ber bands were twined together.
"She baa not spoken"? a be began.
1 and K was the captain wbo replied.
I ~>kx a vronL" said be. **Bot we
shan't need anything from ber. We j
shall get to the bottom of this affair all |
right"
Breoda turned elowty toward Wnk
"The name of a gentleman." said aba. 1
"an acquaintance of mine, was men
I tinned In tbe newspaper account, a Mr. j
: Akleu. Of course It Is Impossible tbut |
I be should bare bod any connection '
wtth this wretcbed crkn?. bnt perhaps .
j be knew tbe young woman and"?
"Yes," responded tbe coptnlu "tbey
: were acquainted. Ami by tbe way. j
| perhaps you're familiar wtth the young j
1 l. ? 4 , m? n>? ?.u,fw1 !
IJCUIKHH1U ? Ull^milllUfv " L i-nixu
a Dote ou tbe letter beod of bis Bra,.
Let me see, wtiat did I do with K? CHi,
here K la. Perhaps pooVI llfee to glarx e
H through."
Be ontoodod bis band, but Breoda
did not take the sheet of paper which
bo offered.
"1 aoukl oot read tbta?" she said,
witb a sbgbt sboddes. "It was not
i meant for me,"
A falot expression of sorprtee bo- '
riKvnlned tbe officer's taoe tor a mo
j moot.
"That doot tnake any dtffereoee*" be
said, "ini haw to be pcbttsbed. Drerybody
11 read It."
Brorxla faucet} at Da. EJats, who
| bwvd bta head.
~1d that caaoj" she soV\ "Tboogb H
j oetna ao ootroceoos IntTWkm-?
"Thore*B no befp for ft." re)o4t?ed the
i captain. whb a grto. which be oaed Id
ptoce of s flowa "We've pot to Arid
The pert**} that done tble deed, at*) i
wcN>o yot to make oae of tbls note to
j do K."
Dreodft took tbc paper and read these
; wordm
**Mv DmmI Drw All gtnt? wrf) that I nuM
' arod tarml to you * oor*. | cant watt till woLac.
atwik f may sc* jmn, and, tndwC.. dear >oa?.
; ttxra to anmr douta arttfthrr I shall be able to
(jurt work Tm4om> nrtdDkrbt. M aoj rate. It beto
e? t^ar. Wi? rt.?i I atamld rmt dart, acmixtollaa
Xrs. ^Hspxin* by canrttf upxi you. 8d I wiita !
I Ihk and naAp botd to pat a HUW mocv-y hrto
1 ?i?Ov herxtix**. Drrr'X Wt them frhcbhri you. I
rnnptntwr perfectly rhat you wercc"! to Couch a
prnoH. ?*>t 1 mff upon the letter that I wrote
laat ewer*ng t* IftKr.it afl :*our arguments b>t<. ,
( amttbem-m 1 ihoucht ol t lot ot potnta a/ter |
kurtng yt.rv and I cited the heal precedent*. U a i
fellow h rich?m I am today, that* be**ez>?he i
I may betp Me awret heart to buy bet frou*w*u. II j
i you dotrt belVme IV wette to frwr mother, and ,
j wtdV? you're wetting tor an anMwr buy tbo pretty i
dothcr aoyhow. AH, my twfewed"?
Broodo bod come to tbo end of the i
-4tort sheet. Der face* fliot bod been so i
" poktf woe Bushed, and ber voice woe
I uot qcrte steady ae she scldt
! 1 cant read ooy more. It la dteI'bonorthMe
qpd noDeceBSflry."
"Ah. my UWoved." sokl ft>e cnptatn, !
! taking the letter nod reodiu# tbo re- ;
; mohider aloud to a stumhiing voice, j
' with bail an eye on Bcecda oil tito I
:
atoll to to toppy, ywifh mo awe mm i
moor? Bwl tto vorkl bcton us? fix- ?um- '
met In Nfcrtray, CV OH upon the coorlfwvt, tha j
' wtrrtrr Q* wtatceer SfeiiMmuneun $.V*v you HXa |
Cw beat, and next >nne tbsO Soil ua ta WrVr j
ol ova fuwIWb boor^nooo ta the e*y. Think at '
CiK of trseirtcta, w+k*c (?vortr? book I
to* sfcrsye bom ttv> atlas. T^rtrrh of ll m you ?0 j
rtiopptnfl tfcB sfteroonn wUh your pocket full of :
moor?. K t* all o-ttW? the cfcafna m broke?. '
We ere to to nutrrM ne sooo as your foot be* can [
| corns cast to behold the ceremony. And tl*s |
avv to vy the work! an) tb> abrfiw of 20.1
(?nuarte* of Intra My beaak sad try Chfh to
yoa. CtMiCfCH.In
the captatrrti lamitS these km>!
words had the found of Moepbemfc*; j
( oo<l r?*eoda shranli boot to ti*> ttrurt i
I of the room with Dr. Bio If. who soen> j
! ed to be scarcely teen sheeted by the '
desecration.
The ruooey wofirTt found;" soW tt* ;
uffioec after a brtef. shrewd scrutiny of ;
| Bruoda. "The nafe wm ao the to'Die, i
but nooe erf those hundred dollar Mils |
that we read abooL Qotoef 4*0-show I
[ yoft'Wtieh) we found tfc* ? ' I
???1^???????W
"1 dou't thtnk ! ws.Dt to go to the re."
said Breixla faintly. "I am going to
the hospital to see whether 1 can be ol
any help to beis
"You'U haw to arrange that through
the poUce," whs the reply, "and K can't
b* done until I get some word from
there. So 1 suggest that we take another
look at the eceoe of the crime."
He rtepped hack from the door, and
Uremia parsed wit of the room. Intending
to leave tbe house, but again sbe
ftaitid lierself between tbe c&ptalD and
one of his men, and again sbe obeyed
an unspoken order. follow log one of
tbetu while the other followed bet.
[To be continued.]
Registration Notice.
The office of the Supervisors of Registration
will be opened on the tirst
Monday in every month for the pur
pose of the registering of any person
who is qualified as lollows:
Who shall have l?een a resident of
the State for two years, and of the
county one year, and of the polling precinct
in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax the a due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of th institution
of I8f?5 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectable on, during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. J. J. EADDY,
tf Clerk of Roard.
Citation Notice.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBUKO
By W. E. Hanna, Esq.. Probate Judge.
Whereas, \V. 0. Tutlc made suit tc
me, to grant hiru letters of administration
of the Estate of and effects of Mrs,
Sarah A. Tntle.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Sarah A.
Tutle, deceased, that they be and appear
before me in the Court of Probate,
to he held at Kiugstree, S. C., ?n
August Its, next after publication thereof,
at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
administration should not be granted.
(liven under my hand, this 28rh day
of Jul., Anno Domini, 1902.
Published on the tlst day of July,
1902, in the County Record.
W. E. HA NX A,
2t Probate Judge.
Executors' Notice. ,
All persons having claims against the
estate of K. E. Lescsm*. deceased, are
hereby notified to present the same,
duly attested, and all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
payment to
T. S. RICUBOURG, Executor,
7-31-4t. Dillon,*. C.
Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that on Monday,
September 1, 1902, we will apply to
the Judge of Probate of Williamsburg
county f->r a final discharge as executors
of the estate of W. W. King, deceased.
T. E. KING.
W. B. KING,
Aug 7-4t Exeeutors
Executive Com. Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the Democratic
County Executive Committee
will meet in the court house at Kingstree,
S. C. on Wednesday, August 20,
1902. A. H. WILLIAMS.
County Chairman.
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