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feel like a rainbow gone wrong. Just my luck to have to borrow from everybody. Look at me! This collar If Mr. Wellngton's makes me feel like peanut in a rubber tire." He turned to Posdlck. "I say, Mr. Fosdlck, what slae col? lar do you wear?" "Fourteen and a half," said Fosdlck. "Fourteen and a half!?why don't you get a neck? You haven't got a plain white shirt, have you? Our Kugllsh friend lent me this, but It's purple, and Mr. Ashton's rocks are maroon, and this peacock blue tie is very unhappy." "1 think I can fit you cut," said Fos? dlck. "And if you had an extra pair of socks," Mallory pleaded?"just one pair of unemotional socks." "I'll show you my repertoire." "All right, I'll see you later." Then he went up to Wellington, with much haaitanca oi manner. "By the way. Mr. Wellington, do you suppose Mrs. Wellington could lend Miss?Mrs could lend Marjorle some?some?" Wellington waved him aside with magnificent acorn: "I am no longer I in Mrs. Wellington's confidence." "Oh, excuse me," said Mallory. He had noted that the Wellingtons occu? pied separate compartments, but for all he knew their reason was aa ro kttc aa his own. CHAPTER XXIII. Through a Tunnel. Mrs, Jlmmle Wellington, who had traveled much abroad and learned In England the habit of smoking In the corridors of expensive hotels, had ac? quired also the habit, aa travelers do. of calling England freer than Amer? ica. She determined to do her share toward the education of her native country, and chose, for her topic, to* bacco aa a feminine accomplishment. She had grown Indifferent to stares and audible comment and she could fight a proteatlng head waiter to a standstill. If monuments and tablets are ever erected to the first woman who smoked publicly In this place or that, Mrs Jlmmle Wellington will be variously remembesed and occupy a large place In historical record. The narrow confines of the women's room on the sleeping car soon palled on her, and she objected to smoking there except when she felt the added luxury of keeping some other woman outside?fuming, but not smoking. And now Mm Jlmmle had staked out a claim on the observation platform. She sat thete, puffing like a major general, and In one portion of Ne? braska two farmers fell off their agri ^ cultural vehicles st the sight of her cigar-smoke trailing after the train. In Wyoming three cowboys followed her for a mile, ytpplng and howling their compliment Fee '* the am nood coming on, Mrs Wellington Invltgi Mrs. Temple t?j ssnoJre srttk her, bsjfl Mra. Temple f ilm at the very thought, so Mrs. Junmle aauntered out alone, to the great surprise of Ira Lathrop, .shone motto was, "Two heads sre better then one," and who waa apparently willing to wait tin Anne Oattle'j head grew on his ahoulder. ft "I trust I don't Intrude," Mrs. Well * ington said. "Oh, no. Oh, yes." Anne gasped in fiery confusion as she fled Into the car, f Unwed Dy the purple-faced Ira. who slammed the door with a growl: "That Wellington woman would break up anything." r The prim little missionary toppled I Into the nearent chair: "Oh. Ira, what will she think " "She cant think!" Ira grumbled. "In a little while she ll know." "Don't you think we'd better tell everybody before they begin to talk?" Ira glowed with pride at the r thought and murmured with aU the ardor of a senile Komeo: "I suppose so. ducky darling I'll break it?1 mean I'll tell it to the men, and you tell the womer " "All right, df-ar. I'll obey you," she answered, mee<ly. "Obey r\m\" Ira laughed with boy? ish tw <er. "And you a mission? s' OT.T' ' va converted one heathen, any ? ' . said Anne as she darted do?u Ui? corridor, followed by Ira, who snnounced hla Intention to "go to the baggage gaff and dig up his old Prince Albert." In luelr flight forward they passed the mysterious woman In the state? room. The) were too full of their own mystery to give thought to hers. Mrs Fosdlck went timidly prowling toward the observation car, suspect ing everybody tc be a spy. ns Mallory suspected everybody to be a clergy? man In disguise As she stole along the corridor past the men's clubroorn she saw her husbsnd?her h* re-and-there husband ?wearily counting the telegraph posts and summing them up loto miles. She tapped on the glass And algnalled to him, then passed on. He answered with a look, Ihtt pre? tended not to have noticed and wait? ed s few moments before Ve rose With an elaborste air of carelessness. . 1? beckoned the porter and said. "Let me know the moment we en? ter Vtah. will you?" "Yassah We'll be comln' along Hght soon now We got to pass through the big Aspen tunnel, after that. r*?fo' long, we splounce Into old Ttah." "fjgff/l forgot." said Fosdlck, as he sauntered out Ashton perked up hh ears at the promise of a tunnel an I kept his eye mi his watch I* .sdb*k rntefed the Ohggft UttOO room with a hungry look In his luscious eyes His now-nnd thon Wife* put tip a warning finger to Indicate Mrs Whltenmb's presence at the writing Ii I Fosdlck'* smile froze Into a smirk of formality and lie tried to chili hia tone aa if ho worn speaking to a tatai stranger. "Good afternoon." Mrs. Fosdick answered with ecual lea: "Good afternoon. Won't you sit down?" I 'Thanks. Very picaresque scen? ery, iin't It?" "Isn't i;?" Tosdlck seated himself, looked about cautiously, noted that Mrs. Whitcomb waa apparently ab? sorbed in Uer letter, then lowered his voice confidentially. His face kept up a strained pretense of Indifference, but his whisper was passionate with longing: "Has my poor little wlfey missed her poor old hubby?" "Ob, so much!" she whispered. "Has poor little hubby missed his poor old wife?" "Horribly. Waa she lonesome in that dismal state.oom all by her? self r ? **Oh, so miserablol I OsuVt stand It much longer." Posdlck's face blazed with good news: "In just a little while we come to the Utah line?then we're safe." "God bless Utah!" Th? rapture died from her faco as she caught sight of Dr. Temple, who happened to stroll In and go to the bookshelves, and taking out a book happened to glance nep.r-oightedly her way. "Bo careful of that man, dearie," Mrs. Fosdick hissed out of one side of her mouth. "He's a very strange character." Her husband was infected with bur own terror. He asked, huskily: "What do you think he is?" "A detective! I'm sure he'3 watch? ing us. He followed you light in here." "We'll be very cautious?till wo get to Utah." The old clergyman, a little fuzzy in brain from hia debut in beer, contin? ued innocently to confirm the appear? ance of a detective by drifting aim? lessly about. He was looking for his wife, but he kept glancing at the un? easy Fosdlcks. He went to the door, opened it, saw Mrs. Wellington finish? ing a cigar, and retreated precipitate? ly. Seeing Mrs. Temple wandering In the corridor, he motioned her to a chair near the Fosdlcks and she sat by his side, wondering at his filmy eyes. The Fosdlcks, glancing uncomfort? ably at Dr. Temple, rose and selected ether chairs further away. Then Roger Ashton sauntered in, his eyes searching for a proper companion through the tunnel. He saw Mrs. Wellington returning from the platform, Just tossing away her cigar and blowing out the last of its grateful vapor. With an effort at sarcasm, he wen', to her and offered her one of his own cigars, smiling: "Have another." She took it, looked it over, ant parried his irony with a formula she had heard men use when they hate to refuse a gift-cigar: "Thanks. I'll smoke it after dinner, If you don't mind." "Oh, I don't mind," he laughed, then bending closer he murmured: "They tell me we are coming to a tunnel, a nice, long, dark, dismal tunnel." Mr9. Wellington would not take a dare. She felt herself already eman? cipated from Jimmie. So she answered Ashton's hint with a laughing chal? lenge: "How nice of the conductor to ar? range it." Ashton smacked his lips over the prospect. And now the porter, having noted Ashton's impatience to reach the tun? nel, thought to curry favor and a quarter by announcing Its approach. He bustled in and made straight for Ashton just as the tunnel announced Itself with a sudden swoop ot gloom, a great Increase of the train-noises and n. far-off clang of the locomotive bell. I ; < I 1:1 CONTINUED) J :. or I doses Ml will break any ease ? ?t chili and fevers it acts ob lha liver better lhan Calomel, and does not gripe <?: stehen. 15c, iht-ebui Ttiiirmlnji Iftcriiooii, The Tigern und tin iHidsjcr* mix i>n the hat>t*lsil| around.-' Thursdii) al'? i? i t.n in \\ h it promises to he u tin* gum* of Imseball. Tin game will In called promptly al 8 o'clock and a big irowd of spectators should he ? ?n hand to cheer their favorite* on in victor) Tin gum* Tuesduy afternoon ivus led is well attended as II might hav< lieg and us the attendance is ?< Ids factoi in the gullies, the people should ???in*- out and ?'Di nur.ig?' the mein? h? r- the teams n> th? Ii presi n< > mil boosting. 4. * Hub My Ti in a ill run- you, \i:< llltAMi in.mi s (.i h i riimilgll I OtlllMl'l, \-k~ |oi Mll|M*tl**.(i|| of Judgment, Washington Julj '? t*oun?e| for Judge Holier! W. Arch ha Id ??! the Commerce ???urt, again*! Whom UJ'? ll< lei il Impi nehmen! hu\ ? Im ? n r< ported In tin house, Issued n -i.it? no iii today In Ihr lodge'* I * ? -11 * It' u k lilg that public opinion in the cane be ni|s|iended until I hi licenced nut hn? ii ni iii opportunlt) hi pr< ? nl his defense to the senate, whVh Itling ,i? n court will Irj t be hnrgi ? bm ? Insl him Kiii. Mv Ti m ? ill cur* >"U the m Ws i hum \m:im.I IT1 li> i 'oiiinif lit* on state and Count) Poli? tic*?Coin Poor and Cotton Look* illg Wei!?Porsounl*. Wedgetleld, .July y.?Doth of the national convention! are over now bo tin- naiads of om county fotka will naturally turn t>> State and county politics Ugaitt, l think it i< well enough for the candidates In the county t.? have a tew meetings in order to become acquainted with the folks and it lau to discuss the co?nty Issues. The State campaign li seems has uutllved its usefulness, it looks as it i. i< the ??le purpose ot si.n ?? candl datei tu try and prove the other to be the thief, aar and traitor. Let us hop.-, though, for tin- dawn of t brighter day, politically, for our -'t?te when all factionalism and strife shall have disappear* i. Mr, Editor, lots of u? agree with your expressions In your editorial of sometime ago. Such things as the T. ir. n- system <d" land registrn 'o ? ; n> offering better educational ad* in tagen for the country at large iou t" make our homes more sanl* ary. and tin in hers ol other tiling should he discussed freel> by those iffeiing themselvea for the legUla lure, The question ;>s to politics, ire you ;i Jones man or .-. Blease man ihould have nothing to do with the iei< i tit n i f repri sentatlves from Hom? ier county to the legislature, We want men who will look out for the in? terest <<( the cltlsens ? f the county :<t large, The section right around here lad t- llrst good rain since the Tih of inn* this afternoon and no doubt ?e tit great bem hi to crops, The prospect for n corn crop Is the poor* >st ever seen In this section. The condition "f the soil, wet an I Id during the spring, must be the excus<. Tin- condition must have I km n similar t< that summer Nv? have loa:?! in the eighties when fro?t w i* seen ever) month In the yenr except fitly nnd August, The cotton crop Is looking fairly well. Misss Jannette Thomas is visiting 1 friends at Kingstree. Mrs. M M. Mellette la spending ometlme with relatives at (ilantn imi Qreeleyvllle, Viss Kunlce Cain i- \ iitin-r her sis? ter, Mrs. R, N. Thompson, n< i; i < eleyvllle, M is,, s Mai Ion M? llette and Harold I Chandler spent last Sunday with relatives at Bennettsvllle. Mrs, R. L. Harvin ond daughters, Misses Minnie and Thelma, are spend? ing sometime with relatives ;<t Plne u i t ?d, Mrs, R, M. Mellette Is visiting hi r sister, Mrs. O, H. McMillan, at Mul llns. Rev, .1. X. Wright ?fter spending ;? feu weeks at Glenn Springs has re? turned home, having been greatly benefited by his trip, Rural Policeman Norris has a -j< < d eye which he is using success? fully <ui the pistol "Inters" these days. II?' gets one oi tw< ever) week. Wedgefleld and Huj.i will plaj their llr*t k.*h' ? of the ison hi re ? n Thursday nfte: noon. \ i.d same is expe< ted, I failed to mention In my last cor* respondenci that Miss Annie L. Dwlght ol Wedgelleld, llrst honor grail tin te i f (lallandet t 'olloge, Washington, I ? C, ha l returned home, HI SIM llol sl s III HM D \T olWTA Mt l.i iiilmi Cole < <?.. l,o-e Store ami Stock ot MerHlillldlso, There was n very considerable lire ;ti ihe busy little city of ?dnntn on the morning of the Ith. The large frame building occupied by i he McLcndon-Cole Co., was burned with all the stock of goods consisting of general merchandise and ownc?d by the company, The loss is estimated ;?t about HI, 000 and the Insurance on it at about $0,000, The origin of the lire Is ti"t reported - Flori m r Times. \ Narrow i -eapc i or Audi Part) Thi motor ? ?i of Miss Vnnic Tim liions dilven bj Miss Mamie St urges 1 !?? i1111. it ?litt 11 en tin Timmonsvlllc i in d in ii the city yesterda> and the iK-itepunts, Mi s Mamie Sturges, Mi - i h e- S|m m ei ,i rut in r huh). and Mis* Myrtle lutvld wen- saved from helnu eriished under tin ear onl> by the top cutehlliH on tin opposite ? Ith ni t in ditch, The ear a ould have u"in Into i hi dlteh on t<? 11 of 11 , party, Klorciici Time-. Th< in ulth ntlleer stated Tin ~<i i> in niiHWer lo questions of 111?- Item i, poi?, i that Im w k< pt busy Ines? il yx putting disinfectant In puddle, i i Httiiiiliiia water In tin northern im western parts of lto town but tha i11 thlhu along sanll -i y liu.uld I ? pa? i -1 i, t..| ||\ accomplished until I?i I tef ilrnirage was pat In in tin ? sei liens, Ulettse and ( hnrlcston. Newa and Courier, July 10. Governor Blease having accused tni.- n We pa per ? 01 misrepresenting him In its report of the campaign meeting in Chatle?ton. and The Newa and i our lei having sh. wn ihut the language t- wh'.ch the Governor rais? ed objection had been revised and written > him with '? :.- own hand, Governor Bieuse yesterday telegraph? ed e* as Collowi: To du K<|por nf The New- and Courier: I stund by what I wrote and h\ what I -aid. Neither i- a tl ie;n ;i- sported and as charged by I your paper and was not no Intended I Simply promise to gl%*e Charleston whnt she want-, which I will do. Please, publish tIii-, t ide L. Blcnse. roliimhla. s. C? duly ?. ltlS. Publish it Of course we are pub? lishing it. Let us republlsh als?? the statement which Governor Blease wrote, which he subsequently dis? claimed, and which he now says that he will "stand by." Here it i-: "I will i?e Governor the last part of August, all of Sept.. Oct., No... I>pc. and 21 days in January and it you want Government h.\ Injunction & metro |M?lire \rte for done- ? for the rest of tills year AL the next I will do my lM'-t to ui\e it you." Governor Blease denies thaT this la u threat. He deniea that it was ao in tended. II? claims thai it w;i< "simp? ly a promise t" uivi- Charleston what .-hi- wants." Kor our own pari we are perfect!) ontent i" leave it to the individual ludgnn nt of the individual cltisen as t?. what Governor Blease'a words mean and what they were intended to ! 11 < all. It is perfectly evident that he 'a trying to hack out of the position a hi-n he look last Friday. He may have said more than h< purposed ?mying. He may have aafd more than it- recollected saying. Nevertheless, lila own words . - apoken ut tin ??'? ierian Hull and h's own words as vrltten i > himself and published by is are conclusive that his "promise to live Charleston what she wants'" was tnd is contingent upon whether or not Charleston votes for Jonea at the ?rlmary election to be held on the JTth of next August. Call tin- Governor's statement a 'threat" or call it a "promise" ;ts yi>u like. The fact thai staiids out clearly is his disposition t.. reward his friends In the only way he know* h<?\\ to reward them, thai i- by con? niving at their defiance of the law; md to punish his enemies by invok? ing against them such powers as are vested In the office which he chances !.'cupy. \v? repeal that neither in Charles? ton nor anywhere else in South Caro? lina In the progress of the present campaign has Governor Blense made any appeal for re-election to those who love decency and the desire of whose hearts it Is that the majesty and dignity and righteousness of thi law shall he vindicated. Certainly his appeal for votes In Charleston has been addressed "n the one hand to those who are so lacking iii v ii tue or in patriotism that for the s:ik. ol their own private gain mi one waj oi another they nri wil? ling to aaeviliee Ihelr city and their L*'l itc; and on the other h uid to thosi who can hi spuri*?*d on h> craven hearted fear to do that which should make them despise Ihemselvea and should t-o-t tl" m dearly In the re spi ct of I he!r fellow h We venture the opinion that there - not .i man in Charleston County, b< iio who or what he may. who know? ing <'oi?- L. Blease honestly regards him as ti liL man for tht Governor? ship; lud "the ox knoweth I Is own* n n?i i lio .is- his mastei'.- crlh." Governor Blease does not labor un? der ihe ir??s-it\ of uttering In words either "threats" or "promises" In or? der to gel votes, Cnlesa the cause of decency shall hi- shamelessly betrayed those who ' ;isi their ballots for him In this county upon the L'Tth of nexl Au ghst win do so in ;it leas! ninety nine eases out ?f every hundred for th> salin reason thai w iter run- down hill. In the Police Court. The following cases were tried ii tin police court Tin sdn> 11 I. Mel >anlel, drunk and ? tirryln Clin ealed \<>apons, >.". or I" days, am 11:. ..| .:?> days, on the two charges i < spi ctively. II I '. Si ott. i Iding bicycle on hidden sidewalk, tried In absence run sentenced to pay $2 ??r serve foil days. Klliott McCray, curing, drunk ? n< disordel> conduct, $ltt or -'" flays m ein h i barg**. - \\alK-<>M i- W in S?H'Olld Victory. The Walk-* hers won their seeon? victor? Wednesday morning whe I hey defeated the Bantams I?) th score "I '?' to S, The game was a Intenscl) Interestimi one to tin spei la tors, the vletol') heloniTlni; to eithe shh np to the l ist I la tei'ie> tot tit. two i? no wen W iIK 1 ?vi rs. Mason and Bradfon IIanhims, Itradhani und Barrett, THE FAMOUS "OLDS" GASOLINE ENGINES Made by Seager Engine Works, Lansing, Mich. torn Machinery, Efej Qftej. 5W, Sawing Rjgg, spray Riga, ?ertrtc Ughl a?(| Wat,-, Pusaplag Plants, Hoists. / Cream s< ?parators. ?TMTKR KV. & MILL Si l?. PLY COMPANY. Include in Your Summer Plans a Trip to the Beautiful Isle of Palms Every Accessory, Comfort and Amusement Belong? ing to a Modern Seashore Resort. S?,llLStRric S"lliv?n,s ^land-Restaurant, Hotels, Cot tage*, Boarding Houses, Etc. Reduced R. R. Rates. Consolidated Co. CHARLESTON GEORGE H. HURST Announces that he has secured the services of Mr. J. K. Wilson, of Columbia, Tenn., an experienced fur? niture man and funeral director and embalmer, and is better prepared than ever to serve you day or night. We solicit your patronage, and appreciate same. George H. Hurst 202 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 :: :: Night Phone 201 Seaside Excursion Rates VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD The Standard Railroad of the South Ten-Day Rates. Bold each Saturday (June ist t,. Au?, loth Inclusiv*) u< isle Of Palms and Pulllvan'S Ltfland, B, limited reach original start? ing point 1" days from, hut not including date of Bate, S.'ld each Thursday (May SOth 10 Aug. Itth inclusive* to Wilmington and Wrtghtsville Beach, N. C. limited t<? reach orig? inal starting point not later than midnight BOCOOd Monday fol? lowing date of sale. Wilmington, N. C,?>Wrfght*vllle Beach, N. C. and return 11.06. For further Information call <>n local Ticket Agent, or sddreas T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C. Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, N. CM Is Calling You The surf, the music, all cry out for you to follow the crowd. No more delightful seaside resort onj South Atlantic Coast, for bathing, boating, fishing and vacation pleasures. Reached in a few hours via the elegant service of the ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD The Standard Railroad oi the South, anew Connections Inquire tor rates, schedules, etc., of your Lo? cal agent or address W. J. CRAIG, Passenger Traffic Manager, WILMINGTON. N. C,