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[Stowaway She I By LOUIS TRACY, Author oi the filler of Light," The fingi of the Morning" and The Certain oi the Kadmi." Cerv'^hi. IM9, ty Uwaes J. Cleea "You n?ay t>e sure It will not come," ?aid Dom Corria. "Indeed. 1 may as well take this opportunity of explain Inf to you end to my other English friends" with the interpolat d seu fence his glance dwelt quietly on Hu? ssar and Cokt? "the exact position lo? cally. Tou see, Macelo is a small plnre and easily spproacbed from the sea. A hoetlle fleet could knock it to pieces la half an hour, sud It would be a poor reward for my supporters* loyalty if my presence subjected them to a bombard meut. 1 hare no strong de? fenses or heavy guns to defy attack, and my troops are not more than a thousand men. all told, it is obvious that I must make for the Interior. There I gather strength ss I advance, the warship* cannot pursue, and I can choose n?v own positions to meet the half hearted forces that Dom Mi? guel will collect to oppose me. In fact. I snd every armed man In Ma eek> march up country this afternoon." Iris by this time was thoroughly frightened, and Hosier, who read more In De 8yIra's words than was possible In her ease, was watching the speak? er's calm fsce with a fixity thr.t might have disconcerted many men. Dom Corrie seemed to be unswsrs of either the girl's distress or Philip's white au? ger "You naturally ask how 1 propose to eefegusrd the compsnlons of my flight from Fernsudo Noronha." be went on. **I answer st once?by taking them with me. The Benhors Pondlllo and her family will sccompany her hus? band to my quinta st Las Floren, A special train will take all of us to the nearest railway station this afternoon. Thence my estate Is but s dsy's march. Tou and my other friends from both ships will be quite safe and happy there until order Is restored. You must come. The men's lives, st sny rate, would not be worth so hour's purchase if my opponent's force* found them hers, and 1 feel certain that one or more cruisers will strive off Mscelo tonight For you this excursion will be quite s pleasant experience, snd you can absolutely rely on my promise to send news of your safety to Eng? land at the very first opportunity." CHAPTER XV. CASSIST A. MONO the many words borrowed ( J^Bsj^ Spanish speaking neighbors tost for "tomorrow" is per? haps the most popular. The Span? lard's manana is so elastic that it cov~ ' ere sny period of time between the ssixt twenty-four hours and the in? definite future. When, therefore, Dom stytvs spoke of controlling Pernsm bum before the month of September eras barely half sped he was either too sanguine or too literal in his transla? tion of easy going Portuguese into rigorous Kugllsh. Dls quinta, or country house, was Situated on the upper watershed of the ftver Moxoto. There he raised his Standard, thither flocked rebels ga? lore, snd In that direction, with due caution. President Barrsca pushed col nmns of troops by mad and rail from Bah In. from Permi m burn and from Mscelo Itself, for Barrsca held the sea, sud the wealthy and enterprising south vmm strongly opposed to war, while Dom ('orris trusted to the moun? tains and drew his partisan* from the less energe'te north. In s word. De Sylva com run tided public sympathy, but small resources; Barrace was unpopular, but controlled the navy and part of the army. Uhen each conditions, with the added absur? dly that 'ho troops on indh sides were ?hast urwllllnr to face long range riflo ?re. but woidd cheerfully hack each ?the- to mincemeat with knives, and a tedious. Indeterminate campaign la the certain ssjt< ouie A few Indecisive but sanguinary en (garment* were fought In the neigh borho.xi , f p?>s<|uelra, a town In the hills about a hundred miles from the sweboard Thea? proved thst General Basso was a valiant fighter, but a poor tactician, and that was all. He was gppgtssl l . a commander of little cour? age, but sit jrular skill in strategy. To restore the balance Dom Corria took the field In person, and Dom Miguel Barrsca hastened from Rio de Janeiro to witness the crushing of his arch en? emy. The position was complicated by the arrival st Pernstnbuco of a <>errnnn equadron T <-iring a telegraphic cartel from th? f moror. A (Jerman ship had been setxed on the high seas Why? sVnd by v\ n? And how could any? body dare? Then Brazil n,olv'i'<*d. for ?very South American knows In Ms heart that the gyaai ssYfJ o4 Ueymany la being created not so mu? h to i?* Stroy Knglaud a- to dispute the DffOOd doctrine of the I led States that DO European power shall ever agalfl DSJ allows I to seize terrpory on the An.er lean continent. Ho there were 'lemjOfJI dnya gnd anxious sdgbjtg st i.us Hofes, a*bars iTesident de RylVS sou u Id tu Si|Ulp snd discipline .. levies. and at Can; gru. wheie prealdenl Hurracs called on oil the gada ?? witness thai De Sylf.i was a donhle d> ? d t,... Piuler su h ? If* SUMtaUCSS it is not surpiisniK (hit I grand dtsplaj of money und auda< Py. bsv bed bj sun distant roars of the British lion. sboukl suable two elderly Itrltons and I young Brazilian lady to pans through the lines of the Exerclto National, as Barraca had chrlstcued his following In opposition to De Sylva's army of liberation. Lest too many people should become Interested the adven? ture was essayed ou the night of Oct. 2. Early next day the travelers Slid their guides reached the rebel out? posts. The young ludy, who seemed to be at home iu this wild country, at once urged her horse luto a pace whol? ly beyond the equestrian powers of her staid companions. They protested vainly. 8he waved a farewell hand, cantered over several miles of a rough road and dashed up to the Llberatluu 1st headquarters about 8 o'clock. There was no hesitancy about her movements. She drew rein in approv? ed gaueho style, bringing her mount to a dead stop from a gallop. "Where Is the president?" she asked breathlessly. "There, senhora," said an orderly, pointing to a marquee open ou every side, wherein Dt Sylv i sat in confer ence with his staff. She entered the tent and uttered a little scream of tie light wheu the president, who was writing at a big table, happened to glance at her. De Sylva rose hastily, with an amazed look on his usually unemotional face. Forthwith the girl flung herself into his arms. "Father!" "Cnrinela!" San Benavides. whose urn k was turned, heard the joyous cries of the reunited father and daughter. They were locked in each other's embrace, end the eyes of every man present were drawn to a ^ healthy looking jggF tint of olive greeu passed unnoticed. LB He managed to , recover some *CABMKT.A . Bhred Qf con trol ere Senhora de Sylva was able to answer her father's first eager ques? tions; then, with a charming timidity, she found breath to say i "And what of Salvador?is he not herer Tes, Salvador was there?by her side ?striving most desperately to look lov? erlike. They clasped hands. "You have come to bring me luck, Csrmela meu," said De Sylva, stroking his daughter's hair affectionately. "Today we make our first real ad? vance. Salvador and 1 are going to the front now. almost this instant. But there will be no fighting?an affair of outposts at the best?and when ev? erything is in order we shall return here to sleep. Expect us, then, soon after sunset. Meanwhile at the qulnta you will find the young English lady of whose preseuce you are aware. Give her your friendship. She Is worthy of It." "Adeos, senhora!" echoed San Bena vides. bringing his heels together with s click aud saluting. He gathered a number of papers from the table with nervous haste and at once began to issue Instructions to several officers. De Sylva renewed the signing of docu? ments. Kusso and he conversed In low tones. A buzz of talk broke out in the tent, f'armela went out, unhitched her tired horse and walked to the house. Filled with tumultuous memories, her heart all throbbing at the prospect of her father's fortunes being re? stored, the Senhora de Sylva was en? tering a gate that led to the left front of the house when a young man csme out whom she had seen leaving the headquarters tent. Again he rode like one in a hurry, and she noted that he emerged from a side path which gave access to the lawn. He gave her s sharp glance as he passed. She re? ceived an impression of a strong face, with stern looking, bright, steel blue eyes, a mouth tensely set, an aspect at once confident yet self contained. She was sure now he was not a Brasilian. and ho differed most materially from the mental picture of Captain James Coke created by the many conversa? tions In which he had tlgured during her l<?ng voyage from Southampton lu company with David Verity and Dick? ey Bulmer. So Csrmela wondered now who he could be. nor was her wonder lessened when she peered through the screen of trees and saw a girl, whom she rec? ognized Instantly ss Iiis, furtively dab blng her tear stained face with I hRtidkerchfef. Unhappily the president's daughter was not sttrsctlve in appearance, and her surprlae that such sn uncommonly good looking girl should be the niece of David Verity was not unmlngled with plr,ue nt finding her already In? stalled In remote Las Flores. On the way to the stables she heard s man singing The words were in English They were also quaint, for they dealt with life from a point of flew which differed widely from that presented by Dom < 'orrla's fines: Oh. H'l flu* to t>e a sailor [sang Watts] an" te seoss the raain' main, From Hugll t?ar to New Orleans to mam, But I Dp* that nr. oM woman Will put HM on the chain Next time I nsnt to ?4alt my 'untblt Ulli?) "Are yon ons "f the Andromeda'i menV" ;i^k?d Carmela, speaking l" ti"> clear and act ur.ite Bttgltsu USSd by her fatln t It was well for Walts that the tree proven;**! him fl.i falling backward. He was quite sober, bm cheerful with* ai, as tie and nothing to no i>ui sleep, smoke, sal and tlrluk the light wine of the district, of which bis only com* plaint was that "one might mop up ? barrel af it an irei no fomircler." ?My godfather!*1 he bowled, ipring In,' from tit - rail and recovering bis wits Instantly, "Beg pardon, mom, but you took me aback all standin', as the sayln' is." "I am afraid It is my fault," said Carmela. "I have Just arrived here, aud everybody seems to be so full of troubles that I am glad to hear you singing." "Oh, that's just bammln', mum! If you're foud of music you ought to 'ear Schmidt. Captain Schmidt of the Un? ser Fritz." Carmela struck an attitude. "Wot, d'ye know 'im?" asked Watts. "No, it is something?rather impor? tant. 1 must go back to my father. Ah, I ought to explain! 1 am the Senhora de Sylva. Dom Corria's daugh? ter." "Are you really, mum?miss?" ex? claimed Watts, highly interested. " Ow in the world did ye uianage to come up from the coast? Accordin' to all accounts"? "Yes, what were you going to say?" for the man hesitated. ^ "Well, some of our chaps will 'ave it that we're runnln' close hauled on a lee shore." Carmela knit her brows. The Watts idioms were not those of her gov? erness. "We had no great difficulty In pass lng through Dom Barraca's lines, If that Is what you mean." she said. "Mr. Verity and Mr. Bulmer had obtained special permits, but in my case"? "Mr.?oo, did you say, miss?" de? manded Watts, w hose lower jaw actu? ally dropi>ed from sheer amazement. "Mr. Verity, the owner of the An? dromeda. You are one of the crew, I suppose?" "Fin the chief oflicer. Watts Is my name, miss. But d'you mean to tell me that ole David Verity 'as come 'ere ?to Brazil-to this rotten? Sorry, miss, but you geV me a turn, you did. An' Dickey Bulmer?is 'e 'ere too?" "Yes, or he soon will be here. 1 rode on in ndvance of the others." "WV11?there- If that don't beat cocU fightiu"." cried Watts. "Wot'll Coke say? W'y, 'e'll 'ave a fit An' Miss Iris! She's to marry ole Dickey. Fan? cy 'im turnin' up! There'll be the deuce an' all to pay now wot between 'im an' Ilozier nn' the dashin* colonel." "Who Is Mr. Ilozier?" asked the girl calmly. "He If, or was, our second mate, but since the colonel an' 'e got to logger? heads '*? took an' raised a corps of scouts. Some of our fellows joined, but not me. Rlllln' other folks don't agree with me a little bit." "And the colonel?what lr. his name?" broke iu Carmela. "San Benavides. miss. Captain *e was on Fernando Noronha. 'E took a mighty quick Jump after we kein ashore. But 1 nx your pardon for ram blln' on in this silly way. Won't you go Inside?'* The Senhora de Sylva might have been seized with mortal illness if Judg? ed solely by the manner In which she staggered Into her father's house, threw her arms around the neck of an elderly serving woman, whom she pet? rified by her appenranee, and almost "what, rm ? Don this woman come BEltl am? ta ku all?" falnteu?not quite, but on the verge, much nearer than such a strong mind? ed young lady would have thought pos? sible an hour earlier. Maria screamed loudly. Tongue tied at first, she was badly scared when Carmela collapsed on her ample bosom. Uestorntlves and endearments follow? ed. Carmela asked to be taken to a room where she might wash and shake the dust from her hair and clothes Maria considered ways and means Every room in the big house was crowded. "Who Is In my own apartment?" de? manded Carmela. Even before the answer was forth? coming she guessed the truth. The Senhora Ingleza, of course. Thoae fine eye? of hers flashed dangerously. tTo Be Continued.) DEATH OF W. P. FELDER. Walterboro, Feb. ::;?.?Mr. w. P, Felder, after an Illness of several weeks "t a lingering disease, died h< re yesterday at the home hla . ter, Mrs. E. Ii. Williams, and *us buried this afternoon. The Bev, l lenry Cauthen, of the Methodist church, conducted the funeral services, Mr, \'< Ider v\.is :: , years of age and was twice married, bis first wife being Miss l ??>t st? \ i :!.., und iii?' second, w h?? lurvl < . Miss Edna Buth r, of Wai terboro. II? leaves also two children; t hn e brut b. ri. m< rs. M, r. Felder, ? lltor ol tie l >oi eh* ster Eagle; Ed ii ? and Powi n i ? kl< r, all of St. (leorge, and t hree sist< rs, M rs. E. 11. Williams, of this city; Mrs. B. Mood Smith, of Sumter, and Mrs. Itarvey, of Holly Mm. FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING. Building Supply Company Office Burned Down Saturday ? Loss About $l,r>?o. As a result of the largest tire in the city in the new year the Building Sup? ply Company's office at the foot of ECendrick and Levl streets was de? stroyed Saturday causing a total loss of at least $4,500. The lire started in the loft of the building and was probably caused by the material stored in that part of the building catching from the stove pipe which passed near it. There was a large lire in the office stove early this morning although it had died out at the time that the tire was discovered. The lire was discovered by Mr. J. A. Schwerin and a few minutes after 'J the alarm was turned in to the hose teams. When the wagons reach? ed the sei ne the lire had broken out through the roof and one >orner of the building was a masr of llano s. Every bit of the hose was stretched out to reach the Tire and there was sufficient for only two streams to be turned on and these two streams could not check the fire which was burning with a good draft and had a good start. The woodwork of the frame building v.as dry as tinder and the building was stocked with window frames, sashes and homo sun plies which were dry and made a fire which was next to impossible to extinguish when they had once caught. The work of the 'ire boys was One and although they did everything pos? sible to save the building and Its Con? tents their efforts were fruitless. There was not sufficient water from the two streams to handle the fire and they could not stop it. Had the fire engine been brought into use at the start or had there been half a dozen streams of water instead of two, in all probability the fire could have been stopped although it would have been a hard job; but they were not, and the two streams turned on from the hose were totally inadequate. The fire was discovered a few min? utes after 9 o'clock and it was after 10 when it was brought under con? trol. At that time the fire had burn? ed the top story of the building and all of the big stock of supplies in the building. Only the shell of the first story was saved and this was so badly damaged as to be unfit for anything. It was through the hard work of the fire fighters that the surrounding buildings and all of the lumber which was stocked around the yard were saved. The office fixtures and all of the papers from the office were saved, but It was Impossible to move the stock j ?f goods stored In the back and upper rooms of the building. The loss on the building was esti? mated at something over $1,200. while that on stock of goods was thought to be around $3.500. While this was given as the estimated loss, the real loss may have been some? what more. This loss was partly cov r.jfcd hy insurance although the loss to the company which owned the property will be considerable, even wdth the Insurance. REPLY NOT YET RECEIVED. Columbia, Feb. 21.- -Cov. Hlease has not yet been handed the reply of the dispensary commission to his de? mand by lettor for information, con? cerning the agreement under which Missis. Anderson, Felder, Roundtree and Wilson of Atlanta were engaged to aid In the winding up of tin State dispensary and concerning Other mat? ters. However, the substances of the letter has been agreed on and the actual drafting of the communica? tion in its final form is held up only in order that a statement hourly ex? pected from Mr. T. B. Felder of the Atlanta law firm may be Incorpor? ated In it. The commission takes the position that the governor entitled] to all the information he has request? ed and it will be furnished him. in spite of the fact that the governor now has before him for approval an act to investigate the whole official course of the commission. Mr. Woods Explains. Editor Item: Please allow the writer space to correct an error on the part of one of your printers which appeared in the article on th ? battle of Dingle's Mill. This Is the statement that South Carolina losl nunc men In the great struggle for Southern Independence tb.m ail the New England States put together. It should have read that South Carolina had more distinguish? ed generals In the struggle than the whole of Xew ESngln id, which, In truth did nol send \ . the fronl a single general of any note. The ar? ticle, or at leasl n par! of It as print* d. could easily be construed Into n reflection on the courage of the sol? diers from New ICngland, which was \ ery far fi nm Ihe i dentlon of lh< writer. This correction would hn\e been made sooner but for the writer's ab? sence from home. W. I>. Woods. ELEGTSQN OF SENATORS. SUTHERLAND PLAN PASSES IN SENATE. Amendment Provides That Congress Shall Have Power to Supervise Election or Senators. Washington, Feb. 24.?No s< oner had Senator Beverldge concluded his speech in opposition to Senator Lori mer at 4:20 o'clock tha.i Senator Hale isked that the unfinished Vj - ? ness be laid before the senate. Th'a was the resolution providing for a constitutional amendment for lie election of United States senators t j popular vote. This demtml met the approval Of the chair and the resolu? tion was taken up. Almost before senators could have time to rea'ize what was taking place the vice presi? dent directed the beginning of roll call on the amendment offered 1 y Senator Sutherland eliminating so much of the amendment as took frim congress the right to supervise sena? torial elections. This vote resulted In favor of the amendment, 50 to 37. The Sutherland amend jnt to tl e resolution for direct election -of sena? tors, it Is thought, V'tll go a long way toward breaking the support rf the resolution. Many Southern sena? tors have interpreted the Sutherland provision as a direct blow at the South, partaking largely of the nature of the force bills. If, as predict -1, this should antagonize the Southern senators, who provide a very ma? terial portion of the support of the direct election campaign, the resolu? tion has but small chance of passing. WESTERN UNION" HAS NEW SER? VICE. Will Send 'Day Detters" After March 1?Similar to "Night Letters." From The Daily Item, Feb. 25. The Western Union Telegraph com? pany will on March 1 inaugurate a day letter service similar to the night letter system now in vogue. This announcement was made yes? terday and will greatly effect the tel? egraph business. The night letters put in effect have proved to success? ful the same system on a slightly dif? ferent scale will be put in force the first of next month for a day transmis? sion. S. W. Rumph, manager of the West? ern Union In Sumter, in speaking of the service, said today: "With a view to increasing the use? fulness of our service and affording patrons an opportunity to send by tel? egraph at rates made possible by a deferred order of transmission long communications in plain language of more or less urgency, for which our night letter service is too slow, it has been decided to establish a n< w class of service known as day letters," c m mencing March 1, between all West? ern Union offices In the United States. As soon as the consent of the Cana? dian authorities can be secured the service will probably be extended to Cieat Northwestern and Western Union offices in Canada and the mari? time provinces. Messages for trans? mission as day le :ters will be accepted at any hour for delivery upon receipt at dtstinatlon, but they will be sec? ondary to regular day messages In the order of their transmission and deliv? ery. The rates will be one and one half times the night letter rates for 50 words, plu?? on-ftfth the initial charge for each 10 words in excess of 50. Code language v.ill not be accepted at these rates. "Day letters may be died by tele? phone or will be collected on call In the usual way, and will be handled the same as ordinary day messages In all respects, except that, as stated, they will be subordinated to the lat? ter <n the ? rder of transmission and delivery. They must be written in plain English. Code language is not admissable." Sumter has escaped a smallpox epi? demic by the enforcement of gen? eral vaccination and there is little danger now of the spread of the dis? ease, even though a case or two should be brought Into the city from Infected districts. Spartanburg, on the other hand, is now battling with a serious epidemic and there arc so many cases of the disease that the effort to quar? antine each case has been abandoned. Houses In winch Btnatlp ?x occurs will he placarded and the people will have \>> look out for themselves. The Spartanburg newspapers say that the situation is alarming and the public nre warned that vaccination is the only remedy. The compulsory vac? cination rub is being enforced In the schools, but ii seems that this pre? caution has been too long delayed. Residents of Sumbr who do not be l e\c in \ ac< inatlon and prob -1 against the enforcement of the rule reu dring it, should be thankful that ihe loai d .-r health has en fore* d the law and prevented an epidemic. There [a no smallpox in Sumter today, and this Is due entirely to the < nfor< ement of compulso y \ acclnation, LABOR LAW TO BE ENFORCED. BLEASE sws THAT HE IS A FRIEND OF THE FACTORY PEOPLE. Will Enforce Factory fiispr* Htm l<aw with $.">,ooo Fund for Law Knfocoo meat?Doee not Mind Walking Delegates. Columbia, Feb. 25.?"It doesn't follow, because 1 vetoed the appro? priation for the salaries of Watson's two factory inspectors that 1 intend the factory inspection law to go un enfarced," said Gov. Blease Saturday. 'I have a fund of $5,000 for law enforcement and I mean to work for the enforcement of all the laws, In- | eluding those relating to labor." "Out of my $5,000 appropriation, I propose to see that th" work heretofore done by Col. Watson's factory inspectors is done by men commissioned by my? self. 1 shall look also after the en? forcement of the regulations relative i to hours of labor in stores, etc." Gov. Bleaae said he had no idea of % replying to strictures on his course by the Columbia Trades Federation. "Nothing that a walking delegate may say," he declared, ^'can convince the factory people that I am not their f? frhmd. They know I am their friend, and have always been their friend." FIRE ltisiv INSPECTION. state lusuraaoi Department Will He gin Annual Inspection of Buildings ami Premises March 1st. Columbia, S. C. Feb. 16, 1911. Chief Fire Department, , Sumter. S. C. Dear Sir: At the request of Hon. F. H. Mc- * Master, Insurance Commissioner, I will begin the "spring inspection of all build-ngs and premises in the State March 1st, and will likely be in your city on or about that date. I will thank you to advise your people of this inspection in order that con- ? ditions may be able to give a good report on your city. This is a mat? ter of greatest importance to your people from a fire waste point of view. Hoping to have the hearty cooper? ation of your departmeit and your people, I am, | Yours truly, B. A. Wharton. Deputy Commissioner. Section 4. The Comptroller Gen? eral or his Deputy, or the Chief of Fire Department or Chief of Police or Intendant (where there is no si Chief of Fire Department), or Coun? ty Sheriff, shall have the right, at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction, whenever any of said officers shall find in any build- ^ ing or upon any premises combusti? ble material or inflammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or premises, they shall or? der the same to be removed, or rem? edied, and such order shall be forth? with complied with by the owner or ^ occupant of said building or premises: Provided, however. That if the said owner or occupant shall deem him? self aggrieved by such order, he may, within twenty-four hours, appeal to the Comptroller General, and the cause of the complaint shall be at once investigated by the direction of the latter, and unless by his author? ity the order Of the Fire Chief or Chief of Police ab\ c named is re? voked, such order shall remain in force, and be forthwith complied with by said owner or occupant. The Comptroller General or his Deputy, Fire Chief or Chief of Police or County Sheriff shall. as aforesaid, make an immediate investigation ns to the presence of combustible ma? terial or the existence of inflammable conditions ... any building, or upon any premises under their jurisdiction, upon complaint of any person having an interest in said building or prem? ises or property adjacent thereto, any one failing to comply with the or? ders of the authorities above specified shall be punished by a fine not less j than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, for each day's neglect. Stetion I, Any officer referred to in Section 1, who neglects or refuses to comply with any of the require? ments of this Aet, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty tive dollars, nor more than one hun? dred dollars. I>H. IWHI.l It INSTALLED DEACON i v legation of Ministers ?.o to Wedge lit !?l for That Purpose on Thursday. \ delegation of ministers consisting of Dr. C. ?'. Ciown, 1 >r. A. C. Wilktns, who is al present filling the pulpit of the Washington street Baptist church, Uev. W. 1?. Splnka, and \\ D. Wild? er '.-:'i this c*ty Thursday affcern i in Dr. Brown's car for Wcdgcneld when nt sp< clal service they Installed i >r. m. l. Pari? r >-f that place s i ilen* on in the Wed.:. :.. Id church. The party spent the night at Wedge field and returned to Sumter Friday morning In the same manner i hi v wetd.