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FRAN JOHN BRFCK?N JUDGE f I i 13, Illustrations by O. Irwin Myers O ? r, r.; g%M?v BoM,*-siif'rtrt n v" ) Usually Fran brotight her back, with gentle hand, but today she di? vined subterfuge; the tale was meant to hide Mrs. Jefferson's real feelings. Fran ventured through the trumpet: **i wish there was a man-secretary on this place, instead of a woman. And let mo tell you one thing, dear old soldier?there's going to be a fight put up on these grounds. 1 guess you ought to stay out of It. But either i or the secretary has got to git." ' Fran was not unmindful of gram msr, even of rhetoric, on occasion. She knew there was no such word as "git," but she was seeking to symbol? ise her idea in sou^.d. As she closed her teeth, each litr.o pearl meeting a pearly rival, her "rlt" had something of the force of physical ejectment. Behind large spectacle lenses, sparks flashed from Mrs. Jeffersonis eyes. 8he sniffed battle. But her tightly compressed lips showed that she lacked both Fran's teeth and Fran*)! Intrepidity. One steps cau? tiously si seventy-odd. Ftsq comprehended. The old irdy must not let It be suspected that she "Bring on Your Dragons," She Sale Boastfully. was aware of Gregory's need of col ton In straining eurs, such as had saved Ulysses from siren voices. The pre? tense of observing no danger kept the fine old face uncommonly grim. "Little girls shouldn t fight." was her discreet rejoinder. Then leaning over the wheel, sho advanced her snow-white head to tho head of coal black. Better not stir up dragons." Fran threw back her head and laughed defiantly. "Bring on your dtsgons." she cried boastfully. "There's not one of 'em I'm afraid of." 8ho extended one leg and stretched forth her arm. "I'll say to the Dragon, '8tand up'?and she'll stand; I'll say 'Lie down'?and down she'll He. I'll ssy *01f?and she ll?" Fran waved her dragon to annihilation. "Goodness," the old lady exclaimed, getting nothing of this exc?pt the pan? tomime; that, however, was eloqueut. She recalled the picture of Da\id In her girlhood's Sunday-school book. "Are you defying the Man of Guth?" She broko lito a delicious smile which seemed to flood the wrinkles of In r fsce with the sunshlno of many deur old easy-going years. Fran smote her forehead. "I have a few pebbles here," sho called through the trumpet. Mrs. Jefferson grasped the other's th!n arm. and said, with zestful ener? gy, "Let her have 'em, David, let her hare 'em!" CHAPTER IX. Skirmishing. Fran made no delay in planning her esmpslgn against Gran n ? . Now that h*r position In Hamilton Greg d, she re 7i Abbott if'onioon, r hall of other pu pftlg oaq goto, ,it-i ssjpfQsjtl he was SjoSjtSng lo r I v accbhnt. **Oood evening \ l.M he said, p!esi."d that her name should have come In him at once. His attentive ?look found ner dlff? rent from Urn night ?f their meeting; bJm |1(l,i |(Hr h,.r h\r Ish smile and ulfn It the romance of the unknown und unexpected Was It because, at half-past four, one's charm Is st lowest eu. ? The JaaHof was sweeping down t>?> hall H'alrs. Tho very air was filled with dusty reahsn ?Fran was no longer pretty; he had thought? "Then you havon't forgotten me," murmured Fran. "No," he answered, proud of Um fact, '\<>\i have mado your home with Mr i'.r -sory. You are In Mitt Bull's class room. I ktww Mr. GftfOfy would befriend yoti?h"'a ono of the best men living Voti should be very happy there." "No. ' s .id Fran, shaking her head decidedly, "not happy." He was rather glad the Janitor w;ip sweeny,* them out of the house. "You must And It pretty hird," he remarked, with covert reproach, "to keep troiu being happy." "It isn't at all hard for me," Fran assured him, as ehe paused cn the front steps. "Really, It's easy to bo unhappy where Mis* Grace Noir Is." It happened that j ist then the name Grace Noir was a sort of talisman opening to the young man's vision the Interior of wonderful treasure-caves; it was like crying "Sesame!" to the very rocks, for though he was not !n love with Gregory's secretary, ho fancied the day of fate was not far ahead. He had no time to seek fair and ro? mantic ladles. Five years ago, Grace Noir had come from Chicago as if to spare him the trouble of a search. Fate seemed to thrust her between his eyes and the pages of his text? books. Abbott never felt so unworthy as when in her presence; an unerring instinct seemed to have provided her V Ith an absoluto standard of right and wrong, and sho wal so invariably right that no human affection was worthy of her unless refined seven times. Within himself, Abbott discovered dross. "Try to be a good girl, Fran," he counseled. "Be good, and your asso? ciation with Miss Noir will prove the happiest experience of your life." "Be good," she returned mockingly, "and you will be Miss Noir." Then , she twisted her mouth. "She makes I me feel like tearing up things. I don't like her. I hoped you'd be on my aide." He came down the steps gravely. "8he is my friend." "I'm a good deal like you," Fran declared, following. "I can like most anything and anybody; but I can't go that far. W*rl. I don't liko Miss Noir and she doesn't like me?isn't that fair!" "Examine yourself." he advised, "and find out what it is in you that she doesn't liko; then get rid of what you find." "Huh!" Fran exclaimed, "I'm going to get rid of her, all right" He saw the old elfish smile now when he least wanted to see It, for It threatened the secretary, mocked the grave superintendent, and asserted the girl's right to like whom she pleased. Self-respect and loyalty to Grace hast? ened Abbott's departure, leaving the spirit of mockery to escape the jani? tor's broom as best it might. Fran escaped, recognizing defeat; but on her homeward way, she was already preparing herself for the next move. So intent was she in estimat? ing tb? 'orces of both sides, that she heed to the watchful faces e windows, she did not recog Infrequent passers-by, nor ob e occasional buggies that ilong the rutted road. With od, of course, Hamilton Greg- 1 judging from Bob Clinton's sits, and his particular at ten- j ?race, Fran classed him also im of the enemy. Tt now . d nat Abbott Ashton followed the Bag :ioir; and behind these three : aassed the congregation of j reet church, and presumably I )f Littleburg. uld count for her support an old bachelor with a weak heart, and an old lady with an ear-trumpet. The odds wero terribly against her. Tiro first light skirmish between Fran and Grace took place on Sunday. All the Gregory household were a'c late breakfast. Sunday-schoo! bells were rlng'nr their trnt call, and there even Grace. Hi marched Into the gar? den where Fran sat huddled upon a rustic bench. "I was Just saying,"! Simon told her ingratiatingly, "that if ull this to-do over religion isn't put a stop to, I'll take my meals at the Clin? tons'!" Fran looked up rt him without mov? ing uer chin from her palms, and asked as tthe tried, apparently, to tie her feet into a knot, "Isn't that where AbbMt Ashton boards?" "Do you mean Profraaor Ashton?" he returned, with subtle reproof. Fran, still dejected, nodded careless? ly. "We're both after the same man." Simon lit the pipe w.ilch his physi? cian had warned him was bad for his heart. "Yes, Professor Ashton boards at tho Clintons' " "Mast be Bwfttllj joly at the Clin? tons'," Fran said wistfully. (TO BE CONTINUED.) LIKE M \\ YORKER. "Chicago Dluchcard" Resembled C011? leased Munterer of Girl, Chicago, Sept. 10,?Johann Hoch,] the "Chicago niuebeard," hanged here in Ittl for killing one of the 1 win es he wag kimwn tu ha VC mur? in d, r* a||y Was Johann Schmidt, a< - cording lo Isadora Motke, the nttor? u> v ho defended Hoch, Plotke to* da\ said Hoch or Si hmidl eame from llalnii Germany, und I ha I he bore a strong resemblance to the New VorK morriefefi ?\\i.\ < llenl told in*' he bad brother* and sisters in Germany," said Mr Plotke? i have examined photo? graphs of l ather Rchmldl n he wore a moustache, I might almost take him ho- Horb." Iiiends ExpCfted Her to IHo. ?i sincerely believe my life was sav? td In the mil i? 10 b) using ('hanv berlaln's Colic, Cholera i nd Diarrhoea Remedy,*1 urlles Mrs Agnes Booth, Ton .wand., N. V. "I was taken with diarrhoea followed hy an attnt u of a. at. Indlge iIon. Poar*r of the pen falls to portraj the agonies i en dured. My friends expei led me lo die g| i bad been unable to gel reliefi for so long a lime, This remedy wem directly lo the sea of the trou? hie ami cored me In a few hours' time." For sale bj all dealers, >Adit HVERTA says HB WILL BE hands OCT in MEXICAN ELECTION. President Makes statement After Humors of Administration Plans to Throw Support to Candidate. Mexico City. Sept 81.?"Not only would it be Ml anomaly that the gov? ernment should have a candidate, but It can be further said that the gov? ernment has no predilection for nor will it aid any candidate," Provision? al President Huerta today thus re? plied to the question as to whether there WOUld be an administration can didate in the coming presidential elec? tions. Speculation has been made freely that Gen. Huerta intended to throw his support to this or that man for the presidency. President Huerta expressed the at? titude of the administration, especially in the present circumstances "as one of absolute impartiality" and added that it only would take precaution to prevent any disturbance. The president said he would use the army, if necessary, to keep order. "1 want to declare once for all in the face of the whole nation," said (?en. Huerta, "that i shall comply with the obligations i have assumed. Th( se have for their basis peace and the security of the republic, leaving always complete freedom to the divers political parties to launch can? didates and to do their work toward Carrying to a happy conclusion their ideals, without aid or Impediment from the government*" The Catholic party held its con? sent ion behind dosed dOOfS today. No announcement as to the choice of aj candidate was made* WASHINGTON BEES HVERTA ELI MIN ATI.D. Ollielals Believe Statement of Pro i visional President Means That He Will Not Participate. Washington, Sept. 21.?Administra? tion officials here regarded the state? ment made today by President Huerta1 to newspaper mon in Mexico that it "would be an anomaly for the government to have a candidate" as tantamount to a declaration that he would not be a candidate in the com? ing elections. The United States has taken the position ever since the second Gamboa note was received by John Lind that Huerta had eliminated himself from the presidential race, but today dls patches admittedly brought to ad? ministration officials the first con ? rets expression id* his intention. The tenor of Provisional President Huerta*i remarks that his govern? ment would maintain an attitude of "absolute Impartiality*' was interpret? ed by many officials as against com? pliance, morally at least, In the pro? posals made by John Lind for tho elimination of Huerta and the holding of a fair election. THAW has MANY LAWYERS. Eleven Attorneys employed by Es? cape From Mat ton wan to Prevent His Return. t'oncord, n. H., Sept 21.?Eleven lawyers from four States and the Dominion of Canada were in Concord today and more are supposed to be on the way to help Harry K. Thaw resist the efforts of the State of New fork to obtain his return to the Mat teawan asylum. Without a dissent ? ng voles the attorneys declare to? night that there is perfect agreement among them as to the presentation of I their case Tuesday, when William T. Jerome of New York will appear be? fore Qov, K?lker In behalf of the peti? tion for extradition. No official statement was made by Thaw or any of hil lawyers tonight, but it is understood the principal it' not tin- only argument In Thaws' case will be made by Judge William M. * 'hase of I 'oncord. None of Thaw's family had arrived tonight but the fugitive s: Id he ex? pected his mother and brother-in? . ! i w hero tomorrow. school is si spfndfd. Fphlcmic or Scarlet Foscr at Mill Uns Calls Halt. Mulllns, Sept 21.?The scarlet fever epidemic which local physicians say Is in several of the homes In Mul lins has caused the city .council to quarantine the affected district, and ha compelled many of the school children to remain away from school and last evening K. IK PenOi super? intendent of the public schools, anO the members of the board "!' trus? tees met In conference for the purpose oi relieving the situation, it was decided thai the teaching of school he suspended for a week and longer If found necessary, This is done with i vies of cheeking the possible spread of the fever, si\ cases have been reported and in each Instance it Is among the children. The schools for the white children opened very aus? piciously just two weeks ago with in enrollment of 100. Shaw 6 McCollum Mer. Co. 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Six of the jurors art' said to have stood for acquittal from the outset, while the other six are believed to have contended for a mistrial and desired to shift the responsibility to another jury. The judge summoned the. jury? men at the expiration of 20 hours and impressed upon them the gravity of the trust placer in them. The judge pointed out that the term of court had been called for the purpose of trying this case, that the question of expense was a considerable item and other more Important points were involved. The verdict met with the general approval of those persons familiar with the case. Some muttering! of disc..ntent were heard this afternoon and the negro apparently believed that he would fare hitter at a dis stance and he is understood to have left shortly after the verdict to join the forces ot a construction camp 300 miles distant. When Foreman Joseph Lee an? nounced the verdict the judge made the 1 "11 twing statement: "Gentlemen, since you have had th* manhood to pronounce the prisoner not guilty, 1 commend you. Time will prove your verdict was a righteous one. In tl. J case there was evidence which could not be brought into f Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL Individual Training for Boys and Girls. TH P, course of all Rngltili hranelioiv, shorthand, typwrltlnii ami book keeping offers unsurpassed opportu mIUcm to the youths of youi county at a very reasonable price, Itoitrd ran heohtallied in town. Vox pnrtt culai h dddross, J. M JERVEY, GREELYVII.LK, - S. C. V_ court, but you did your duty in 1 ing In a verdict of not guilty. The accused negro. Will F; will be remembered, wi.s charged assaulting a white woman at \ ( Stone near here, August 18. Afte j ing placed in jail here the prison stormed by a mob using dyna but was repulsed by sheriff \\ who In the early hours of the n - ing spirited the negro out of building and took him to Columbia, where he was placed in the peniten? tiary for safe keeping until the trial should be called. The verdict is a justification of Sheriff White's brave stand. Police? man F. J. Alverson, (barged with j wounding a member of the mob, who resigned from the police force, has been exonerated after an Investiga? tion and today resumed his duties. The woman is believed to have made the charm* against the negro In food faith, but suffering from a de? lusion caused by her physical condi? tion. i - GAME LAWS FOR DISTRIBUTION. 'Congressman A. F. Lever wishes :<? announce that he has secured ?'rom the department of agriculture a number of bulletins on the Game laws l lor 1913, a summary of the pro? visions relating to seasons, export, sale, limits, and licenses, and if any one desires to secure one of these in? teresting bulletins will drop Repre? sentative Lever a card, he will gladly see that the same is sent to their ! address." I j_ ETS CHARGED WITH HAZING. Point Men Claim That They W -re Only Carrying Out Instruc? ts. v York, Sept. 21.?Eighteen 1 States military cadets have punished for hazing, although laim they merely were carrying ic commandant's orders as to me treatment of "plebes ' according to a story published here today. Several of the 18 are said to have written to their congressmen demanding an in? vestigation. Three first dam and 15 third class men are involved. The punishment was a reduction in rank in six cases and loss of privileges in all for various periods ranging from live to seven months, it is said. According to the story, oral instruc? tions were given cadets of the third and first classes, above the rank of private to make the "plebes" stand up straight as soldiers stand and to make them adhere strictly to the reg? ulations. It is asserted, on behalf of the punished cadets, they carried the orders and then to their astonishment found themselves before the hazing investigating committee on hazing charges. Washington stands first in lumber production, with Lou'siana second. The lands burned over during the terrible Ares on the Idaho national forests in 19in are now largely cov? ered with thick growth or youn.r \ tree seedlings, by natural reseedio^. Sumter Railway & Mill Supply Co., SUMTER, S. C. The season is here when you are obliged to have repairs, generally, as quickly as they can be gotten. We are in your midst, can give you quicker service than our competitors, and we bespeak a part of your business, guaranteeing satisfaction. 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