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Jy M?nc \kr\Vorst~ v m fLLVSTRATtONy ?r M.Cj.lCJTOER- \ \ /// \ Tour fatnor oerer went near bis ycreaase (or a year or more, and whoa he had turned the mine ho waa fjaaeglng over to the original com? pany, with ma aa manaiar la hla place, at a eelary of twenty thousand dollars a year, he ased to me one day, ?mufflea. yonH he aerry to know that the fun la all oenr. rve struck ell' But the oil waa copper. The whole bloom? ing business that he'd bought of that Englishman waa rich with ore Well, that's the story of Blalrtown," Rug glee said. "You were horn there end ywar mother died there." Dan said: XJskwey told me what dad did later for the man that eold htm the mtne. end It waa just like everything else he did. tor dad waa all right. )net aa good as tbey come." Haggles agreed. He left hla rem sansriin nil abruptly. "Tour 4*4 and see?ad the fun In our time; now you are) going to get the other kind; you're) gotng to make the duet iy that he 4ug to>" AaJ the Hem yemng man said mus? ingly Til hat It ten t half an good at And Rugglss agreed: "Not by a Ju/t il " And Mkursd: "What's on tv Ig?. I? "Mandalayr Dan's fury at Prince) Poelotowsiy i bach. 1 gsjses you thought I a little kMee tn the lid. didnl Josh, going no often to Che) name rf" I ?'Tou would at ham been the first rich man tint had the name dteease," Boggles answered MThere In nothing the matter with Hands ley.' hut I'm not gone on any ar trees Irring. Joeh; you am tn the -wrong pew." Dan altered hie Indolent noee and gat forward. "But I am thinking of getting married." he said "I hone It s to the right gtrl. Den.*" Aad with young assurance Blair an? swered: It win he If I marry her. I know what I ?wart all right" 1 hope she knows what ahn wants, "How do you raeaa r "Ton or your money. Ton ham the darnedest handicap, my boy.** Blair luebed. "TU get to hate the whole thing." he said ferociously. "It no omrj obere bonne stocke irss?dividends coupons? deodj ?It's too meehr* he amid suddenly, wtth resentment. "It's too much or gen. Why. sometimes I reel a h in dred years old. and like a hunk of Buggies, la answer to this, said: "Why. that reinlad? me of what ? taan remarked about your father once It waa the name BngUsh chap your fa bought the claim of. apeak log Blair, he said to me: 'Tou know re all kinds of metal bare, and m you cut Into them some tie lml n and some's coated with* alum im, and there's others that when ? out down, cut a clean yeaow aU i the line.' If. as you say, you , feel like a hunk of metal, It ain't bad If It Is thst kind." "It's got to stop coming In between me and the woman I marry, all rlf<ht though.** Dan did not pursue his tub lest further, for his feelings about Um decneas were too unreal to give him Ihn sincere heartlneus with which he would hare liked to answer Rugbies. He went over to the window, and. , wtth his hand* In his pocksts. stood looking out at the fog. Ruggles, at tan table, opened the cover of the hook of "efandalay" r.nd took out tne four checks msde out to Lady Oalorey awd which ho had forgotten. He hur? riedly thrust them Into his pochet. "Come away. Dannie." he said cheer? fully, let s do something wild. I feel eg to do most saythlng with this mis? erable fog down on me. If It had any re It would take some form or so s man could choke It back." [les blew his nose violently. "There's nothing to do," said Din In n bored tone. "Why don't you see who your tele? gram Is from?" Ruggles ask od It nromd to be s suggestion from G?r? den Oalorey that Dan should seet htm at fire o'clock ut the club. "What will you do. Rug?" "Sleep." said the Westerner sereno ty; "I'm nearly aa happy In London no I am In Philadelphia. It's four w*eloch now and I can't sleep more then four hours anyway Let's have a mal wild Urne. Dannie." Dan looked at bin doubtfully, but Ruggles' eyes were keen "What kind of a time do you "Let's ask the Oalety girl for din? ner?for supper after the theater." "Letty !>ane? She wouldn't go" "Why not*" M8he Is swfully delicate; It Is all she can do to keep her contracts." Ho knows that. RuggleM thought. "Let's ask her and see' tie wont to the table and <*rew out the "Come on and write an* ai k sr to go out with us *.o supper." "Bee here. Rug. whtt's this for*" "What's strange In it? Rhe is from state, and If you don't hustle and ask her I mm golr.g to ask her all Send ue your Job work. Den was putiled as he sat down to the table, reflecting that it was per? fectly poselble that old Rugglee had fallen a prey to the charms of an actress. She wouldn't oome, of course. 1 He wrote a formal invitation without j thinking rery much of what he ssld or how, folded and addreesed his note. 1 "What did you nay?" Ruggles asked eagerly. j "Why, that two boys from home wanted to giro her a supper." "Well." said Rugglee. 'if the an? swer comes while you are at the club ril open It and give the orders. Think she'll corner' **I do not." responded Dan rather brutally. "She's got others to take her out to suppsr, you bet your life." "Well, there's none of them as rich as you ara? I reckon, Dan." And the boy turned on him vio? lently. "Bee hare. Josh, If you speak to me ? again of my money, when there's a woman In the question?" He old not finish his threat, but snatched up his coat and hat and gloves and want out of the door, slam? ming It after him. Mr. Ruggles' profound and hsppy snora was cut short by the page boy, who fetched In a note, with the Savoy stamping on the back. Rugglee opened it not without emotion. "Dear boy." It ran, "I haven't yet thanked you for the primroses; they were perfectly sweet There is not one of them In any of my rooms, sod 111 tell you why tonight. I am crazy to accept for supper"?hare she had evidently struck out her intended re j fuesJ, and closed with, "I'm coming, i hat don't oome after me at the Gaiety, please. I'll meet you at the Carlton after the theater. Who's the other boy? L. L." The "othsr boy" read the note with much difficulty, for it was badly writ? ten. "Hell have to stop sending her flowers and going every night to the theater unless hs wants a row with the duchess," be said dryly. And with a certain Interest in his role, Ruggles j i rang for the head welter, and with ths man's help ordered his first midnight, , supper for an actress. CHAPTER XI. Ruggles Qlves a Dinner. The bright tide of worldly London flows after and around midnight into i the various restaurants and supper rooms, and as well through the corri? dors and hails of the Carlton. At one of the smal tables bearing a great ex? pensive bunch of orchids and soft ferns. Josh Ruggles, in a new evening drees, sat waiting for his party. Dan had dined with Lord Oaiorey, and the j two men had gone out together after ward, and Rugglee had not seen ths boy to give him Letty Lane's note. "Got it with your Blair asked when aa earns In, and Ruggles responded that he didn't carry love letters around In his dress clothes. They could tell by the Interest lc i the room when the actress was com lng, and b3th men rose as Letty Lun* ' floated iu at flood tide with a crowc of last arrivals. She was not dressed this evening with the Intention that her dark slm pllclty of attire should be consplcu 1 ous. The cloak which Dan took froix her shed the perfume of orris and re j vealed tag woman In a blase of spark ' Hng paillette:; She sc med mad? | out of sparkle, and her blond head | from which a bright ornament shook 1 wsa the most brlll'ant thing aboui her, though her dress from hem tc throat glistened with discs of gold like moonshine on a starry sea. The ac ! trees' look of surprise when she aa* Ruggles Indicated that she had no* 1 expected a boy of his age. "The other boy r ehe asked. "Well this Is the nicest supper party ever1 And you ara awfully good to lnvlt? me." Ruggles patted bis shirt front and adjusted his cravnt "My Idea," he u Id her, "all the blame on me. Miss Laim Charge It up to me! Dan here had cold feet from the first. He said you wouldn't no me . " I She laughed deliriously. I "He did? Hasn't much faith, has Ike?" Miss Lane drew her long gloves off, touched the orchids with her little hands, on which the ever present rings flashed, and went on talking to Ruggles. to whom she seemed to want to address her conversation. "I'm simply c.rasy over these flow egg" The older man showod his pleas ure "My choice again! Wakod up myself and chose the bunch, blame me again; ditto dinner; mine from start to finish - hope you'll like lt. I would have added some Montana peas and some chooolate soda water, only I .nought you might not understand the Joke.'' Miss Lane beamed <>n him. Al? though ho was unconscious of It, she was not fully at ease: he was not tha Olve us your Job work. kind of man she had expected to see. Accustomed to young fellows like the boy and their mad devotion, accus? tomed to men with' whom she could be herself, the big, bluff, middle-aged gentleman with his painfully correct Lie, his rumpled iron gray hair, and his deference to her, though an unusual diversion, was a little embarrassing. "Oh, I know your dinner is ripping, Mr. Ruggles. I'm on a diet of milk and eggs myself, and I expect your order didn't take in those." But at his fallen countenance she hurried to say *Oh, 1 wouldn't havo told you that if I hadn't been intending to break through." And with childlike anticipation she clapped her hands and said: "We're going to have 'lots of fuD.' Just think, they don't know what that means here In London. They say 'heaps of sport, you know.'" She imitated the accent maliciously. "It's just we Americans who know what 'lots of fun' is, isn't !t?" Near her Dan Blair's young eyes were drinking in the spectacle of delicate beauty beautifully gowned, of soft skin, glorious hair, and he gaxed (ike a child at a pantomime. Under bis breath he exclaimed now, with ef? fusion, "You bet your life we are go? ing to have lots of fun!" And turning to him, Miss Lane said: "Six chooolate sodas running?" "Oh, don't," he begged, "not that kind of jag." She shook with laughter. "Are you from Blairtown, Mr. Rug? gles? I don't think I ever saw you there." I And the Westerner returned: "Well, from what Dan tells me, you're not much of a fixture yourself, Miss Lane. You were Just about bom and then kidnaped." Her gay expression faded. And she repeated his word, "Kidnaped? That's I good word for it, Mr. Ruggles." She picked up between her fingers a strand of the green fern, and looked it its delicate tracery as it lay on the palm of her hand. "I sang one day after a missionary ?ermon in the Presbyterian Church." MHc Took Me Every Night to See You Dance Until I Balked, Miss Lane." 3be Interrupted herself wjth a short laugh. "But I guess you're not think? ing of writing my biography, are FOU?" And It was Dan's voloe that urged tier. "Say, do go on. I was there that day with my father, and you sang simply out of sight." "Yes," she accepted, "out of sight of Blairtown and everybody I ever knew. [ went away the next day." She lifted aer glass of champagne to her lips. "Here's one thing I oughtn't to do," ?ho said, "but I'm going to Just the same. I'm going to do everything I want this evening. Remember, I let I you drink six glasses of chocolate i soda once." She drained her glass and her friends drank with her. "I like this soup awfully. What is it?"? lust touching it with her spoon. "Why," Ruggles hastened to tell her, "It ain't a party soup, it's Scotch broth. But somehow it sounded good on the bill of fare. I fixed the rest | of the dinner up for you and Dan, but i l let myself go on the soup, it's my favorite." She did not e^t it, however, al? though she said it was splendid and that she was crazy about It. "Did you come East then?" Dan re? turned to what she had been saying. "Yes, that week; went to Paris and all over the place." She instantly fell into a sort of melancholy. It was eaay to be seen that she did not want to talk about her past and yet that it fascinated her. "Just think of It!" he exclaimed. I "I never heard a word about you un? til I heard you slog the other night.' The actress laughed and told him that he had made up for lost time, I and that he was a regular "sitter" now at the Gaiety. Ruggles said. "He took me every night to see you dance until I balked, Miss Lane." "Still, It's a perfectly great show, Mr. Ruggles. don't you think so? 1 like It better than any part I ever had. I am interested about it for the sake of the man who wrote it, too. It's his flrHt opera; he's an invalid and has a wife and five kids to look nfter." And Ruggles replied, "Ob, gracious! I feel better than ever, having gone ten times, although I wasn't very sore about It bet?re! Ain't you going to eat anything?" She only picked at her food, drink? ing what they poured in her glass, and every time she spoke to Dan a look of charming kindnosB crossed her face, an eipreselon of good fellow? ship which KugKleH noted with inter? est "1 wish you could have seen this same author today at the rehearsal of the play," I/etty Lano went on. "He's too HI to walk and they had to carry K*nd us your Job work. Prince Poniotowtky Making Hia Way Toward Their Table Across the Room. him In a chair. We all went round to his apartments after the theater. He lives In three rooms with his whole family and he's had so many debts and so much trouble and such a poor contract that he hasn't made much out of "Mandalay," but I guess he will out of this new piece. He hugged and kissed me until I thought he would break my neck." London had gene mad over Letty Lane, whoso traits and contour were the admiration of the world at large and well-known even to the news? boys, and whose likeness was nearly as familiar as that of the Madonnas of old. Her face was oval and per? fectly formed, with the reddest of mouths?the most delicious and soft? est of mouths?the line of her brows clear and straight, and her gray eyes large and as innocent and appealing as a child's; under their long lashes thty opened up like flowers. It was said that no man could withstand their appeal; that she had but to look to make a man her slave; and as more than once she turned to Dan, smiling and gracious, Ruggles watched her, mutely thinking of what he had heard this day, for after her letter came accepting their invitation he had taken pains to find out tne things he wanted to know. It had not been difficult. As her face and form were public, on every post-card and in every photographer's shop, so the ac? tress' reputation was the property of the public. (TO BE CONTINUED) Changing Around. Florence Times. The boot is on the other leg now. Last ?Ummer a lot of people who had doubts' of the fitness of Mr. Blease for ! the position of governor, were called on to prove what they had against him or shut up. They shut up and j Mr. Blease la governor, and the doubts of these people have been justi? fied. Now the investigating commit i s tee has determined to call on Mr. Blease to substantiate his charge against a number of gendjemen who have been executing a public trust, and against whom he has made charges. Tired of Show Life. A young girl, apparently about 10 years of age who claimed that sin ran away from her home and joined the carnival vhich was here the past week while it .vas showing in Atlanta, where she was a school girl, had 'grown tired of the life and had wir? ed her married sister in Macon, Gu. to send her the money to go to her, as she did not wai t to go to the home of h<-r father In Atlanta. The sister In Macon wired the necesary funds ' here to Policeman Bowel! with in? structions for him to purchase the railroad ticket and not to ..five her the money. The officer followed the instructions and placed the young girl on the train to make her way to h. r sister.?-Kershaw Bra, As To Bank F.xainlner. ! _ Florence Times. i The governor says that he d >es not think that any bank \ ould allow Mr. Rhame to come Into the bank and make an examination after the no? tice of bis removal, but the same might apply to an appointment that the governor made to succeed Mr. Rhame, for we mutt admit that there is, at hast, a question ;is to who is the bank examiner, and a bank would have tn submit to examinations from both or from neither as their incli? nations iniKht lie. Tin- courts are to decide the matter and the sooner they decide the better it will be for the State. The question Is whether or nol the governor has the right to remove .: man a*ho lias done his duty as required by law just because he wants to do so. If the governor has such power it ought t<? be checked and there is n<> reason t<? believe that li<' has, H<' may n<>t have to give the 'cause" for which he removes sn official, but having given it. tio> re? moved official has the rlghl t<> con I leal it. and In this case the bank examiner has the records on his side. Teddy Till? ami Teddy That, [Charleston Post. i Farmers prl? k up your cars, Teddy has a new plan In his platform call? ed "The welfu.f the Farmer," Far? mer Teddy, Cowboy Teddy, .^iik Hal Teddy, Col. Teddy, Dr. Teddy, Editor Teddy, tak<- your choice. ANOTHER BANK EXAMINER. H. W. PHASER OF GEORGETOWN APPOINTED YESTERDAY. B. J. RJiame, Who Wa? IMsmissed, Will Refuse to fp Ofltee. May Go to Court. Columbia, April r?.?Hugh Wilson Eraser of Georgetown aas yesterday appointed State bank examiner by the governor to take the place of B. J. [thame, who was recently dismissed. Mr. Fr?ser is cashier of the People's Bank ol Georgetown ?nA yesterday accepted the appointment The bund required is $15,000. The following letter was Bent yes? terday to the Secretary of State from the governor's office: "The governor has this day appointed Hugh Wilson Frazer bank examiner to fill the un expired term of Ii. J. Uhame, re? moved from office. Mr. Eraser's ad? dress is Georgetown." The appointment of Mr. Fraser brings about an interesting situation, as Mr. Ithame, when the order of re? moval was issued. stated that he would not give up the office except upon the order of the court. It is un? derstood that Mr. Rhame has em? ployed W. P, Stevenson of Cheraw to defend bis case. The matter will very probably be heard by the supreme court at the April term. Mr. Fraser did not make formal demand upon Mr. Rhame yesterday for the books and papers of the State bank exami? ner's office. Mr. Rhame was appointed by Gov. Ansel on December 21, 1010, to fill out the unexpired term of Giles L. Wilson, who resigned to accept a po? sition as national bank examiner. Mr. Wilson was appointed State bank ex? aminer for a term of four years, and bis term would have expired in 1914. The act creating the office of State bank examiner provides that the gov? ernor may advise with the executive commit ee of the South Carolina Bankers' association. No announce? ment was made as to whether th1 executive committee was consulted with reference to the appointment of Mr. Fraser. CHILI) POUND UNDER NEGRO HOUSE. Little Black Baby Discovered During Frolic at Brick Yard Monday Night. Monday night while a negro frolic was going on In one of the negro houses near the brick yard a little ne? gro child only a few days old was discovered under the house is the In? formation learned this morning through .a telephone message from that place. It seems that the little child was 1* ft under the house by some one while the frolic was going on and it was discovered when it began to cry. The child was well wrapped up and was taken in hand by negroes living in the vicinity. Efforts were made to discover its parents, but so far as is known unsuccessfully. History Examination foi the D. A. R. Medal. For quite a number of years the home chapters of the D. A. R. and U. D. C. have offered medals for the best paper submitted by a student of. the fourth year of the high school on the two periods known in United States history as the War of the Revo? lution and the War Between the Sec? tions. The test for the medal offered by the Daughters of the American Revolution was held today. The ques? tions were prepared by a committee of gentlemen not connected In any way with the schools. The pupils use numbers, not their names, in signing their papers. The ownership of the different papers is. therefore, entirely unknown. The announce? ment is made on the List evening of commencement. The examination for the medal of? fered by the Daughters of the Con? federacy will be held the first weak In May. The following questions were pre? pared by the committee for the ex? amination held today: L Tell about the Laws of Naviga? tion and Trade, and how these laws were evaded. 2. What were the Five Intolerable Acts S. Tell about The Mecklenburg l declaration. I, Tell what you know of the In vasb n of Canada and the reasons as? signed for the same. .'?. Describe the Urs! American Rag. Describe the battle of Prince? ton. 7. Mention several prominent vol? unteers from Europe who aided America In her struggle. 8, Tell about the siege and fall of i 'ha rleston. Tell about the Battle of Cow pens. 1?*. Name und describe the three blanches Into which the Constitution divides the government, II. Tell what you Know of the two most noteworthy compromises made during the Constitutions! Convention, THE AIKEN SENSATION. warrant issued for stew york MM II I v MAX. Frederick o, Beach Accused of Trying to kill Ms unto?Charge, Though Not Fnexpected, Again Beta rropli to Talking of Mysterious Attack. Atken, April S.?A warrant, cha-u Ing Frederick O. Beach, New York p>. Clety man and member of the Alken millionaire colony, with assault and battery with Intent to kill his wife, Mrs. Camilla Beach, was sworn out here today. 4 This action grows out of the )*?-^ ?aull made upon Mrs. Beach un the night of February 20, when she wan felled with a fence paling and her throat was slashed, in the yard of her winter home, which has been the sea? son's sensation at the resort. It was^ claimed by the Beaches that Mrs* Beach had be*?n called cut to the gate by a negro man, who said he had a note for her; that she went to get it and that the negro then slashed her throat and made his escape in the darkness. A A gold-plated. diamond-studtlefrwl pocket knife, the property of Beach, given by him to Mayor Gyles about three weeks ago, is held as mute evi? dence against him. Fpon microscopic examination made by experts, first in Aiken, then in Augusta and lastly in Columbia, a quantity of human blood A was found on the larger blade. This is one of the prosecution's main points. It is also said that a conversation be? tween Mr. and Mrs. Beach, overheard while the two were left in a room by a man concealed behind a bookcase for the purpose will be relied upon to ^ some extent. A warrant accusing Beach has been expected for more than a week past by those who have been in the secret that the detective employed by the city authorities was continuing hi3 In? vestigations. This detective. M. S.ed Baughan, wht came here about three week;- ago. was one of the sleuths who succeeded in landing Abe Ruef be? hind the bars. The warrant was sworn out by S. E. Holly, one of the rural police? men of this county before Magistrate^ Smoak, and Solicitor Gunter took steps at once to have the governor of South Carolina issue a requisition upon the governor of New York for Beach. Beach left here two weeks ago with his wife for New York, giving it oi?tgjp before his departure that he intend- 1 ed to sail for Europe April 20 with' W. K. Vanderbuilt. whose guests he and Mrs. Beach were to be on their European trip. It was learned this afternoon, however, after Soliclt< Gunter had left the city, that She Beaches sailed from New York for a European port last Wednesday. Pearl Hampton, the negro woman who was also struck with the same ? fence paling that felled Mrs. Beeach on the night of February 26, a fe^ minutes before Mrs. Beach was struck down and who has stoutly refused to give the police any information of the events of that night, was also tak? en into custody, together with two maids from the home of Joseph Har riman. the valet of C. W. Dolan 1*. Philadelphia and two maids employ j ed at the Lyons home, adjoining that of the Beaches. All of these are held as witnesses and gave bond for their appearance at the June term of court of general sessions, which convenes here June 3. -I chamber of commerce NOTES. re Committee Appointments. Department of industry?J. W. Mo Kiever, Director. New Industries. This committee has charge of securing new ladantriesj for Sumter. One of the first matters to be taken up will be the location of a canning factory. E. L. Wither spoon. Chairman; B. BL Moses, I. A. Ryttenberg. Perry Moses. Jr.. t. h. Slddall, H. D. Barnett and Barteer, Walsh. 1 New Basfness, Is to canvass the city and make out a list of such bu*i nees houses as are not represented in the city, work to locate them. In? cludes retail, wholesale, agencies, etc. In fact all business not included undejr New industries, D. w. Cuttino. Ch.i man: J. H. Chandler. C. S. Anderson. A. I>. Harby. C H. Foster. If. B. Campbell and J. C. Cooper. Manufacturing. Works to eneour age and Improve all established fac? tories, such problems a* question! labor, skilled and unskilled, housi i7 labor, power rates, public service cor? porations In their relations to local factories, etc., and works with the traffic and freight rate committee in securing satisfactory rates and freight service for local factories. F. C. Man* ning, Chairman; William Baltaaai I E. w. Molae, s. K. Rowland, H. L. Wttherspoon, I. J. Whllden and J. 11 Archer, The Atlanta Journal comments on the fa< t that "corn has gone ep*J Nevertheless, the corn made ap in tie* Cohutta mountains will continue to go down.?Wilmington Star.