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FRAN NN BRtCKENlUTCat [uuitratton* fey O. Irwin Myers "Her frlsnds are mere puppets, it appears," Abbott said, smiling. "But theft rather to ber credit, isn't it? Would you mind to explain your lm&gt n at Ion of her character?" His jesting tone made her impa? tient "1 don't think her character bss ever had a chance to develop; ?he's too fixed on thinking herself what age Isn't Her opinion of what eh? ought to ?>e is so sure, that ehe has never discovered what she resflly ts. And you can't possibly hold a se? cret from her, if you're her friend; she takes It from you ts one snatches a toy from t little child." Abbott was still amused "Has she emptied me of all she wants?" "Yes. You have given her strong weapons against me, and you may be eure she'll use them to her advantage." "Fran, ttep back into the light?let me eee your ftce; are you in earnest? Tour eyes arc smoldering?Oh, Frtn. those eyes! What weapons have I given her?" frtn set her back against the fence and looked tt blm darkly. "The secret of my age, tnd the secret of my past* **1 told her neither.'* "At sooa tt you and Mrs. Gregory wheeled awty Mr*. Jefferson," said Frtn, "I went right down from the choir loft, tnd straight over to her. I looked her in the eye, tnd I tsked what you htd been telling about me Why, you told her everything, even that I wee trying to find out whether | to l end I would ever?would ever get* married! I might tt well My it. It: came pat en-* gh from her?tnd yon tcldl Nobody else knew. And you dropped your King of Heerte over the fence?you told her thtt! And when we were sttndlng there tt th? gate, you even tried?but no, 111 leeve you and Mist Ortce to dlscuis such sub jecta Here we ere tt the ttme gtte, bat I guess there's not much danger, now!" "Fran!" cried Abbott, with burning honor 1 didn't 1 had to admit drop? ping 'h*9 curd, to keep her from *wlnk? M.g you out here at inldnlgnr with a| stranger ERm saw us In the ssnedow? and guessed-that other. I dbin't tell her anything about your tge. I didn't mention the carnival company." Fran's concentrated tones grew mild-1 er: "But Mre. Gregory htt known tbont ibo show all this time. She would die before she'd tell on me." "I never told, Fran. I'm not going to say thtt agtln; but you shall be? lieve me." "Of course, Abbott. But It just provee whst I ssM. sbout her empty? ing her friends, about taking their to-1 creU from them even without their knowing she's doing it. I aald to her, ?htrp tnd quick, 'What htve you been eaylng tbout me. Miss Nolr?' She said?'I usderstand from Professor Ashton thtt you tre not a young girl at all. but a masquerader of at least eighteen years.' I answered?'Being a masquerader of at least thirty-five, you should have found that out, your? self.' I hsrdly think she's thirty-five; It wasn't t fair blow, but you have to fight Indians In the brush. Then your friend said, 'Professor Ashton informs me that you tro t circus-girl. Don't , you think you've strayed too far from th? tNtt" she asked. I said?Oh, l brought the show with roe; Professor Ashton Is my advance advertising . agent' Then sho said that If I'd leeve, Mr. Gregory need never Know that I'm an Impostor. But I told her no tickets tre going to bo returnod. I said?This show absolutely takes place, rain or shine.'" "Frtn," said Abbott In distress, "I want to talk this over?como iure In the yard where you're not so con? spicuous." "Show-girls ought to be conspicu? ous. No. sir, I stay right here In the gltring moonlight. It doesn't call for darkness to tell me anything that la ?n your mind, Professor." "Fran, you csn't hold me responsible for whet Miss Grace guessed. 1 tell you, ahe guested everything. I was trying to d'.fend you?suddenly she aaw through ft all. I don't know how tt wet?msyb? Mrs. Gregory can ex? plain, ts she's t woman. You shall not deem me capable of adding en atom to your difficulties. You shall feel thst I'm your friend 'while we're together and after we part.' You must believe me when I tell you that I ne*?d your smile." His voice trembled with ?udden tenderneaa She looked at hirn aearchtngly, then her face relai? d to the eve of revo? lution. "Who have you been trying to get a glimpse of, all the times you perade the ttreet lu front of our house T" Abbott declared, "You!" In mute appeal he held out his haud. I >u're t weak brother, but here?-" And she slipped her hand Into hlw "If ahs'd her? in conversation with me. I woi|gg t katf lei hat have any presenMm? n?? it take* tsbmt to keep from telling *hat you know, but gen Its to keep the oth r r* How from fuesslng. What I hate about It la, that the very neit ttgec >o i fall Into her hands, you U bo at bei jsjeffj If I told you a scheme I've been devising/ ?he'd take It from you in broad day? light. She can always prove she's right, because she has the verse for If.?and to deny her is to deny Inspira? tion. And If she bad hor way?she thinks I'm a sort of dissipation? then <1 be a national prohibition of Fran" "If thero were a national prohibition of Fran, I'd be the first to smuggle you in somehow, little Nonpareil. Isn't it something for mo to have tak? en you on trust as I have, from the very beginning?" His brown eyes were so earnest that Fran stepped into the shadow. "If f more than something, Abbott. Your trust Is about all I have. It's just like me to be wanting more than I have. I'm going to confide in you my scheme. Let's talk It over In whig pets." They put their heads together. "Tomorrow, Grace Noir is going to the city with Bob Clinton to select mu? sic for the choir?he doesn't know uny more about music than poor Uncle Tobe Fuller, but you see, he's still alive.< It will be the first day she's been off the place since I came. While she's away, I mean to make my grand eitert." "At what, Uttle Wonder?" "At driving her away for good. Pm going to offer myself as secretary, and with her out of sight, I'm hoping to win the day." "But she's been his secretary for five years?is it reasonable he'd give her up? And would it be honorable for you to work against her in that way? Besides, Fran, she is really necessary to Mr. Gregory's great charity enter? prises?" "The more reason for getting rid of her." "I don't understand how you mean that I know Mr. Gregory's work would bo seriously crippled. And It would be a great blow to Walnut 8troet ohurch?she's always thero." "Still, you see she can't stay." "No, I don't see. Tou and Mini Grace must be reconciled." "Oh, Abbott, can't you understand, or la it that you just won't? It Isn't on my account that Miss Noir must leave this house. She's going to bring trouble?she's already done It I've bad lots of experience, and when I see people hurrying down hill, I ex? pect to find them at the bottom, not because tt's in the people, but be sense it's In the direction. I believe Grsce Looked Down Upon Mrs. Greg? ory ae If Turned to Stone. some mighty good-fntentloned men are stumbling down hill, carrying their re? ligion right into hell." "Hush, little friend! You don't un? derstand what religion Is." (TO BE CONTINUED.) KIKYFN HEADS FAIR ASSOCIA? TION. Darlington Man Succeed* Hanks Si President. Columbia, Od ? At a meeting to? night otncern for the State Fair As rition for tho ensuing year wer sleeted as follows President J N. Ki.'vin. of Darlington; \ ICS pr? ?ident. Ii. F. Taylor, of Columbia; execu? tive committee, s. G, Btoney, Charles? ton, 1st Congressional district; lt. D. Watson, RldgS Spring, 2d district; T, j. Klnard, Klnetj Six Id district; j. i? w. Watts, Lnurenn, ?th district; B, i'. Boykln, Boykln, Ith district; i> i;. Coker, Darlington, Ith district; ? I. Manning. Sumter. 7th district; All members of the present execu? tive oommlttee were re-elected, with the SXOPUOU of Mr. Kirvin. who was promoted to the presidency. In his place. Mr. Coker was elected. Sixty two new membefl were added to the Society's roll - lt. C. STAItlt LANDS $1.800 JOB, Washington. Ott 2H. ? RoUt C. Btun ;| nntlvs Charlestoninn, and formerly publisher of the Florence Tunes-, has |USl been SWOrn in as ap? pointment clerk ot tin- new depart? ment Of ISbOl at tl.SOM a sea lb has beef in the government service get e foi |#g year* . ? Beg i ning early n#Xl Near with tin i oopefuttM el 'h<? Sumter County f it met i< Union, the hoys" ? "ot n elttl>:i. >ii,l ?h?- CMrK Tomato flubs. the Mumter manufueturern and svery olh Sl M imtsi count! citizen who i itll be Merested, an effort will be made h the -um'' i chamber of Commerce l" 1 ? 11? a magnificent Sumler county I exposition ,,, n ooire- lor the 1'?1 I pilHi l ill BLE?St SEEKS CONTROL WILL OPPOSE ANY EFFORT TO, RESTRICT PRIMARY. Announcement of C. 0? Slmms that he will Hun for Governor Among IVn tints of Housing Gathering* of! Blcnse Followers?Domlnlck Urg? ed to Hun for Governor, hut Pre? fers Ituec for Congress?McLaurln .?lud slmms Speuk?Hlease will Fight Manning? Hcmbcrt SayH He will Hun. Columbia, Oct. 29.?Determination to oppose any effort to restrict the primary, ami an equal determination to control the next Democratic State Convention and State committee, were prominent features of the conference Of two hundred followers of Governor Cole L. Bleasc, who gathered tonight in the Jefferson Hotel around the banquet board and listened to speech? es from Governor Blease and hla prominent lieutenants. The banquet began a 7 o'clock and lasted until midnight. Speeches from leaders worked the gathering up at times to the highest pitch of enthusi? asm. Governor Blease was given an ovation, and the speakers vied with one another in paying tribute to their leader. The meeting brought forth the positive announcement from Mr. Charles Carroll Slmms, of Barnwell, a close personal and political friend of the Governor, that he would be in the race for Governor next year. The Governor himself emphatically stated that he would take no hand in the gubernatorial race in the first pri? mary, but Intimated that he woul back the Blease man in the second race if that race be between a Blease man and an Anti-Bleaslte. As equally significant was the state? ment from Governor Blease that he would fight as long as he lived the man who Introduced the resolution in the State committee last summer pro? viding for an investigation into the charges of fraud in the primary. While he called no names, the refer? ence was clearly understood to be Richard I. Manning of Sumter. It brought forth a storm of cheers. Senator McLaurln and Mr. C. C. Slmms were the only gubernatorial candidates present. Both made speech? es, but Mr. Simms appeared to be the favorite of the gathering, cries of "Our next Governor ' and cheers punctuating his speech, which was largely a glowing tribute to Gov? ernor Blease and his followers. Sen? ator McLaurln wuh given respectful attention and drew applause, but ap? parently his speech did not contain the material the crowd wanted. Assistant Attorney General Domi? nlck acted as toastmaster, and in his introductory remarks was given a rousing reception. The crowd want? ed him to run for governor, and this was suggested by several speakers, but he positively declined, saying that he was going to be elected to congress from the 3rd district. Governor Blease urged his follower*; to attend club meetings nnd secure control of the convention, bitterly op? posing any restriction of the primary announcing that he would veto any legislation along this line, urged every white man to register, charged that fraud was committed in the last pri? mary by the Jones people and that his majority over Jones was really 20,000; said a fund had been collected and used In that primary from corpora? tions in trying to help elect Jones, and eaid f,iic men now running for gover < nor had gene around In his home town and took up a fund, and that he hop ! ed "no Blease man would disgrace] himself by voting for that man for governor," saying he would light him on the stump next summer. Mr. Sam J. Nichols, of Spartanburg, a candidate for congress in the dis-! trict, was called for by the crowd ani ' made aspsach which drew tremendous epplaUSS when he referred to tho elec? tion of a Biegst man for mayor of Spartanburg, in spite of the restric? tions on the primary. He announced be was going to speak at every coun? ty precinct, and urged the people tol send delegates to the convention pledged againit any restrictions of the primary. Representative c. c. Wyche, of Spartanburg. said State Chairmen | John Gary Kvans, told him he was In favor of the same restrictions for the State primary which were enforced In the Spartanburg city election, requir? ing registration certificates and poll tax receipt. Attorney General Peoples respond? ed to calls, and joining In the praiso tor Governor Blease, also went on record as opposing restrictions of the primary. Former Representative Olin lewy er, of Georgetown, and Representa? tive C. N. Sapp. of Lancaster, Injected ginger into the meeting With their re.i hot ipeeches, the formei scofUng SI ans "peace and ha? tony talk," am) announcing that be intended to i ' i? on fighting in Georgetown until he routed his opponents, Both talk? ed ? i lasi summer's campaign and the tight made on them because they were ? Hi ase men Holivltor B, Tiiuiuci man, of CHANGES IN CURRENCY. COMMITTEE FRAMING ANOTHER SUBSTITUTE HILL. Tlic Reserve Board is to Bo Increased From Seven to Nine Members nnd Cabinet Ofllcers to Be Dropped. Washington, Oct. 29.?Important changes in the administration cur? rency bill resulted from the first day's executive work by the senate committee. The committee passed over for later action the proposition to substitute a government controlled bank for the regional bank plan in the bill and proceeded to perfect the details of the measure. The com? plexion of the proposed reserve board was materially altered by amend? ment! adopted today and it probably will be further changed. It was de? cided to increase the membership of the board from seven to nine and eliminate the secretary of agricul? ture and the comptroller of the cur? rency from service on tho board. An? other amendment to take off the board secretary of the treasury and to remove all ex-officio members Is pending. Tho committee decided to arrange the terms so that one members' ser? vice would expire each year. This provision is designed to meet the de? mand that the service of members of the board be given continuity. It was decided to eliminate the or? ganization committee proposed by the house bill and to have the federal re? serve board Immediately appointed with the power to organize and place in operation whatever scheme finally is agreed upon. A large part of today's session was devoted to a discussion of the num? ber of regional banks to be created by the bill if the regional plan is main? tained, but no conclusion was reached. The administration supporters in the committee endeavored to keep the number at 12 if possible, but other members favored four, five or six banks. It was argued that New York, Chicago and St. Louis, the present central reserve cities, would need regional Institutions and New Orleans and San Franciso were mentioned as possible locations. A decision on the question probably will bo reached tomorrow. The committee temporarily has abandoned all efforts to dispose of the central bank plan on which thi< committee stands six to six. The members will proceed to develop both the regional and the central bank plan so far as possible along paral? lel lines until each is perfected so far as the committee can agree. Then the vote on the two plans will be taken. WANTS MODEL CITY. 1Mb ns for Improving Washington Government Drawn. Washington, Oct. 29.?Flans for making the national capital a modern municipality after which all the cites of the country may pattern today were outlined at a conference here between Henry Uruero, head of the bureau of municipal research of New York city, and the commissioners of the District of Columbia. Mrs. Bru ere and John Purroy Mitchell, fusion candidate for mayor of New York, formulated the proposed form of gov? ernment for the capital, and presented it to President Wilson last, spring. Today's conference was held at the suggestion of President Wilson. Le ?igten, closed the speech-mak? ing. Mr. Charles Carroll Slmms In say? ing that Bleaseism meant something higher and nobler than Tillmanlsm started an ovation and warming up to his subject kept the crowd cheer? ing all through his speech. That tho Blenne conference felt that they were waging the people's fight WttH evident in the speeches and in the way the crowd cheered. They are en? thusiastic over Governor Blease and are confident they are going to send him to the senate, but feel that they ought to have an out and out Blens man to run for Governor. Thero is little doubt but that had Mr. G. It. Rembert been present he would have carried the day, for when Governor Please referred to his illness and brought to the orowd Mr. Rem bert'S message to tho effect that h.? expected to recover and make the race and for his followers not to leave his standard and when other speakers re ; ferred to him the gathering cheered i Mr. Rem belt'a name to the echo. With the feeling that Mr. Rem* , hert'S sickness eliminates him ther** was I decided drift trwards Mr Sims, as was evidenced tonight. The two hundred Biegen followers were gathered from every county it* the State and Comprise men from ev? ery profession and walk in life. Gath? ered in the Jefferson Hotel lobb> to? night were congressmen) candidates for governor and other public men and the keenest interest was manifest? ed in what ihe lllease conference wa? I doing. DIAZ UNDER GUARD. NOT ALLOWED TO PLOT ABOARD BATTLESHIP. No Definite Decision es to Ills Dis? position by United States Authori? ties. Vera Cruz, Oct. 29.?Oen. Felix Diaz, now a refugee on board the American battleship Louisiana, today learned that the privileges of asylum on a battleship carries with it certain restrictions not unlike prison regula? tion. By order of the admiral, Gen. Diaz is not permitted communication with any one from shore without his permission and the admiral has given Gen. Diaz to understand that such permission rarely will be given. The enforcement of this order Is rigid. "Will you please go below, sir,*' said the officer of the deck saluting tho general when he had begun a conversation with a man who had brought his baggage aboard. Gen. Diaz for an instant appeared to be annoyed but at once complied. Admiral Fletcher, explained that while he was willing to place his flag? ship at the disposal of Gen. Diaz as an asylum he did not propose to ex? pose himself to the criticism of mak? ing it a place for possible plotting. He would not attempt to abuse hospitali? ty by meeting friends and from a safe vantage point indulge In intriguing or conspiracy but he was resolved to take no chances. The disposition of Diass and his com? panions has not yet been determined but .t appears probable that they eventually will be set ashore from one of ths battleships, probably the Louis? iana herself, when shs sails from Mexican waters the flrsi: week in No vemter. Gen. Diaz has expressed his pref? erence for Habana, adding, however, that he was willing to be set ashore anywhere except at a British port, since he was convinced British au thorltee would send him back to Mexico. He Inquired of Mr. Lind, who today visited him, if he thought landing him at Habana would em? barrass the United States. It is likely that he will be landed at Key West, from which port he could proceed to Habana if he desired. With reference to the future, Gen. Diaz professes to bo through with pol? itics and rebellions and says he will ask nothing better, so long as his country Is in its present state, than to be permitted to live abroad in peace. Life aboard the Louisiana appears to agree with Diaz; he'has regained' his color and his worried expression of a few days ago has disappeared. "It is a strange inconsistency," he said today "that a battleship should be so safe a place." He appears thoroughly to appreciate the admiral's mees, declaring the food served is much better than anything ashore. Three warships?the German cruis? er Hertha and the United States cruis? er Tamcoma and gunboat Wheeling? are anchored in the inner harbor. The Tacome today entered to take on coal. NUPTIALS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Invitations for Wilson-Sayre Wed? ding on November 2i> Out. Washington, Oct. 29.?Invitations for the Wh'te House wedding Novem? ber 25 today were being addressed. Tho invitations arc engraved simply, and read: "The President and Mrs. Wilson re? quest the pleasure of the presence of . at the wedding of their daughter, Miss Jessie Woodrow, to Mi. F.ancls Bowes Sayre on Novem? ber twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, at half alter four o'clock at the White House." The number of invitations has not been finally decided *'non and detail? ed plans for the wedding aro not ready for announcement. HEYWAIM) MOTORC YCLE VICTIM. Injuries Received at Fair Prove Fatal. Columbia, Oct. 30.?Benjamin Hu ger Heyward, Jr., of Bion, formerly an athletic star at the University of South Carolina, died in a Columbia hospital last night of surgical shock, from Injuries comprising double com? pound fractures of the right leg and left forearm, with contusions of the right knee, which he sustained in a collision between his motorcycle and a road-working machine yesterday af? ternoon a* tiie State fair grounds track. He was tho promoter of the motorcycle races of the day and was "tuning up" hi" own mount prepara? tory to entering the competition. Amputation was perforce resorted it) after the accident, but the Injuries received were too extensive and death* resulted from surgical shock at ll.oO' o'clock last night, about nine houra' pfter the collision between the motor vile and the road scraper. Remembering the time it took the Democrats to pass a tariff bill when* they knew what tin v wanted. wa should not expeel tin in to be In such a hurry ?n the matter of enacting tt I currency reform measure Durham , Herald. TOMATO CLUB TO BEAUFORT FIRST, LEE SECOND, YORK THIRD. All Exhibits Were Highly Creditable anil Award of Prizes Was Di fkuP. Sumter County Praised. Columbia, Oct. 29.?The prizes wore awnr?ed to the three winning coun? ties of the girls' canning and poultry clubs yesterday at the fair ground* The judges were Mrs. C. B. Mather of Charleston and Mrs. Ernestine Preher and Mrs. A. C. Moore of Co? lumbia. The first prize was won by Beaufort county, with Miss Bertha Lechner as agent; the second prize was awarded to Lee county with Miss Grace Dell James, agent, and the third prize went to York county, for which Miss Minnie Lee Garrison is agent. The points considered by the judges in awarding the prizes were the most attractively arranged booth, the best display of correlated school and club work, and the quality, vtirlety andi quantity of the goods displayed. The judges said that it was the hardest decision that they had been called upon to make. A number of the coun? ties that they did not receive prizes were highly mentioned. Beaufort county won the first prize of $75 because of the quality of the poods displayed and the conception of the arrangement showed a knowledge of the work and its mission. The fea? tures that attracted attention were the bottled figs, a miniature ' leal farm, carved oranges and a descrip? tion of the rotation of crops. Lee county came second because of the extra quality of the goods end a display that showed the correla? tion of school and club work. The exhibit showing methods of staking tomatoes was a striking feature. The prize was $50. The striking feature in the Yorit county exhibit, which won the third prize of $26, was the banner. A county cook book, which showed the work of the girls in the county, at* tracted attention. Because of the poultry exhibited by Barn well county, it is likely the fourth prize, had there been one, would have gone to that county. The three I other counties that deserve particular j mention are Sumter, Union and Dar i lington. TRYING TO RECOVER ?100,00 Receiver for Failed diese Bank flK* Claim. New York, Oct. 30.?The receiver for the defunct First-Second National Bank of Pittsburgh today entered suit . in the federal court here against the Chase National Bank of this city to recover $100,000. The complaint charges that the Chase National entered into a con? spiracy with the Westinghouse Elec? tric & Manufacturing company to evade payment of the sum which, ac? cording to plaintiff, is due on a note transaction. Guy E. Tripp, chairman of tho baord of the Westinghouse company, tonight explained the position of his company and the Chase National B- lk in the suit. The $100,000 sued for, he says, represents the partici? pation of the First National Bank of Pittsburgh in a loan to the Westing house company made through the Chase National as a result of which by agreement, the Westinghouse com? pany deposited in the Pittsburgh in stituion $100,000 received from the Chase National. Before the loan ma? tured the First and Second National Banks of Pittsburgh wero mergtMl and the merged bank became insolvent . The suit, Mr. Tripp said, is to Judi? cially determine the Westinghouse company's right to set off its deposit against the Pittsburgh bank's partici? pation in the loan. CHARLESTON MAN INJURED. C. Smith Has Leg Broken in Motor? cycle Accident. Columbia, Oct. 29.?C. Smith, of Charleston, had his leg broken today when the motorcycle he was riding collided with an auto truck and threw him to the ground. As he was be? ing carried fo the hospital he said that his wife had warned him not to come here and ride .n the motorcycle races, fearing he would be injured. He expressed regret that he would never walk again after his injury, while being carried to the infirmary, c. Smith is said to live at No. 6 Liberty street. HF.SVLT OF NEW TARIFF LAW. Butter Imported at Profit from Si beria and Argentina. Chicago, Oct. 28.?The first but? ter ever received in the local market from filbert*, and Argentina made it* appearance today-?TSI pounds from Sibe ria and '>?; pounds from the Ar? gentina. The importation with a Chance Of profit was made possible i>\ ihe new tatiJt lUW. t * - -