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FRAN IHN BRLCKUOUDCE Qlustretions \fy O. Irwin Myert CHAPTER XXI. Flight To reach the station, they mast ei? ther penetrite the heart of tho town, or follow the dark street* of the out? skirts. In the latter ca~?, their asso? ciation would arouse surprise and comment, but in the throng reusonablo safety might be expected. Once in the station, they might hope to pn-ts the hour of waiting In obscurity, since that was tho last nlace that a search would be made. After the first intense moment of exultation, both began to fear a pos? sible search. Grace apparently dread ad dlscovory as shriuklngly as if her coDsctence were not clear, and Greg? ory, In the midst of his own perturba? tion, found it Incongruous that she who wss si ways right, wanted to hide. But Grace's hsnd ws upon his arm. "I Don't Think He Has Heen Us." and the crowd pressed them close to- i get her?and the was aiways boauti-, ful and dlvtn^iy formed. The proa> , of comptete possession niled him with ecstasy, while Grace herself! :ded to the love that had outgrown I si) other principles of conduct. : hoy gsined the street before the, court-house which by courtesy passed, uader tho name of "the city square." Grace's hand grew tense on Gregory's ? arm?"Look!" Her whisper wss lost In the wind, but Qregory, following her frightened | glance, saw Robert Clinton elbowing his way through the crowd, forcing | his progress bluntly, or Jovially, ac? cording to the nsture of obstruction. Re did not soo them and, by dodging, they escaped. The nearness of danger had paled Grace's cheeks Gregory accepted his own trembling as nstural, but Grace's evident fear acted upon his nebulous State of mind In a way to condense Jem bled emotions and deceptive long tags Into something like real thought. If they were In the right, why did they fee1 such expensive relief when ' the crewo' swept th*?m from the side SJgJfc to benr them far away from Hoher* Cttateml j The ih rn go-roand, its very music) traveling in a circle, clashed Itl Item-] whistlings and organ, waitings arainst . ? drum-and-tromboue gild. * tile these! distinct strata of sound were cut ?cross by an outcropping of g-npho- ! jhon*?s and megaphones. Always out of sympathy with such dlenlay*. but now more than ever n ncllod by them, Grace and Gregory hurried away to' fi<. themselves penned in a court, surrounded on all sides by strident criee of "barkers," cracking reports from target-prae'lea, fusillades at the "doll-babies," clanging jars from atrength-testers snd the like; while from this horrid field of misguided en? ergy, there was no outlot savo the nar? row entrance, they had unwittingly used. "Horriblel" exclaimed Grace, half stumbling over the tent-ropes that entangled the ground. "We must get out of mm** It was not easy to tura about, so dense was the ero**d. Scarcely had they accomplished the maneuver when Grace exclaimed be* low her breath, -There he is!" Sure enough. Robert Clinton stood st the narrowest point of their way. He wss clinging to %n upright, and while thus lifted shore the hesds of the multitude, sought to scan every fsce. I don't think he his seen us," mut? tered Hsmilton Gregory, Instinctively lowering his head. "We csn't get out now." Grace ismeu'ed No, ho hasn't seen us? yet. But that's the only place of-?of ?scape?and be keeps looking so curi? ously?he must have been to the store, he Igefjsjg ! m away. He may have goue to the house " U was begg IM everv slde-ahow of the carnival company had insisted on occupying space around the oourt Iff, sbj because '.bjg. spat* *es meager, that trie country folk and ex? cursionists and townsmen showed in auch compressed numbers at every turn. In reality, however, they were by no means countless; and if Rob ert'e eagle glance continued to travel from face to face, with that madden? ing thoroughness? "We'd better separate," Gregory hoarsely whhjpered "Well meet at the station." "No. If be sees as, what would be the use? Anyway, he'll have to know tomorrow . . . everybody will know tomorrow! No," aald Grace, overcom? ing a alight Indecision, "the Important thing la not to be stopped, whoever sees. Come thla way." "But there's no chance out, that way," Gregory returned, with the ob atlnacy of the weak. "And if he does see us, it won't do to be seeming to try to hide." "But we are hiding," Grace aald defi? nitely. "Possibly we can keep moving about, and he will go away." "Why should we hide, anyhow?" de-( manned Gregory, with sudden show of spirit. To that, she made no reply. If ho didn't know, what was the use to tell hlra? Gregory moved on, 'a t glancod back ov*?r his shoulder. "Now, he's getting down," ho said in agitation. "He's miking h? way right toward us. . . . All right, let him ccmo!" "Id here?quick!" cried Grace, drag? ging him to one side. Quick!" A voice stopped them with, "Your tickets, please." "Oh, no," wailed Gregory, "not into a show, Grace. We can't go into a show. It's?it's impossible." She spoke rapidly: "We must. We'll be safe in there, becauat no one would ever suppose we'd go into auch a place " "But Grace," aald Gregory flnnly, "I cannot?I will not go into a blow." The voice addressed him again: "It's first-class in every particular, lady. There ia nothing here to bring the blush of shame to the cheek of the most fastidioua. See thoae fierce man eating liona that have been captured in the remotest Junglea of Africa?" Gregory looked back. Robert Clinton was drawing nearer. As yet he had not discovered them, but his eyes, grown fiercer and more impatient, were never at rest. With a groan, Gregory thrust some money Into the showman's hand, and he and Grace mingled with the noisy slghtrseers flocking under the black tont (TO BE CoaTiNUHD.) FOUXD HER COMB, TOO. President Very Kind to the LUUe M "tho vornan. Washington, .t Wc. 10.?President Wilson today was receiving the com menuation of the feminine side of the national capital for an act of gal? lantry yesterday in Rock Creek park when he found little Miss Ruth Don-, aldaon had been thrown from her horse. It became known that when the president stepped up, helped the girl j to her feet and brushed her clothing, she assured him that she was unhurt, but exclaimed: "Where's my back-comb, I won? der?" ) She did not know it was the presi-, dent of the United States who obe-1 dlently searched the high grasses for several minutes on bended knees and .inally restored tho tortoise shell comb. HOTEL IS CLOSED. "dr. and Mrs. Lyons Retire at Man- j nlng. Manning. Dec. 7.?Mr. and Mrs. ft B. Lyons, who have conducted the Hotel Central at Ibis place for the' ? i| reara have Just retired from, th? hotel bualneaa and will occupy a private house hero in the future, They sohi out the furniture and equipment] of ihe hotel ut auction yesterday and the bouae la now closed* The hotel will )>?? repaired and refurnished be* for* being reopened under new man? asjement about the. iirst of neat year. Shooting Scrape at Alcolu. There was a shooting at Alcolu last ? saaday. Oscar Fleming shot Dick DUkOS with a shot gun. Sheriff Gam-' bio was notified to look out for Fleming ami his companions. The sheriff accompanied by his deputy went to the depot, and there found Fleming and another negro by the name of Mack While, the later had I gun in hin hands and when ordered by the sheriff to hold up his hands, he stepped back and cocked the gun,1 aeeumlag a defiant attitude towards the oftVers, but Deputy Thames wan j too quick for him. and grabbed th? fellow before he could do any dam? age. Both Fleming and Mack White were put in Jail.? Manning Times. i Mr. Kdgar A. Welll, of Savannah, , is spending the Week with his cousins, Mr .uid Mrs. A. Ryttenborg on Wash Ington St. Mr. Weill has been the re? cipient of several little after dance suppers, all of which have b*en given In his honor. He returns to Savannah on Sunday evening where be is in buelneoa Mexico City, Dec. a.?Uuerta's fam? iy arrived safely ut Manaancllo . n< aCe they egpael to sail fOf Japan BfOIQtfl and tuo men an- in tho OL AN TA TO HAVE DISPENSARY. Judge Slilpp DissoUc* Injunction Against Florence County Board of Contrtd. Florence, Doc. 7.?In the Ol&ntu dispensary muddle, which waa up be? fore Judge S. W. G. Shipp, and under which he issued an injunction on De? cember 1, restraining the county board from opening up the dispensary at Olanto, the following order was passed yesterday: j "S. J. Tomllnson, 8. C. Carraway and J. D. Hinds, petitioner vs. M. B. Hugglns, Angus McTaggart and W. J. Wilklns, as the county dispensary board, and E. Willis, respondents. "The above case came before me at cahmbcrs in Florence, S. C, in pur? suance to my previous order and rule to show cause, dated December 1, 1913. i "The respondents for cause interpos? ed demurrers, and after a full discus? sion it is "Ordered that the restraining order, heretofore issued, be, and the same is hereby, dissolved as to the defendants, Angus MtTaggart, \Y. J. Wilkins and Mi B. Huggins, and the demurrers in? terposed by them are hereby sustain? ed, it appearing from the allegations of the complaint that they are at least ottlcers de facto, and as such are not subject to equitable interference by way of injunction to restrain ?.hem i from the exercise of their public functions. "And it is further ordered that the demurrer Interposed by the respond? ent, E. Willis, be, and the same is here oy, overruled, and the Injunction heretofore issued be, and the same is hereby, continued against him until such time as he shall comply with all of the requirements of law, and has duly qualified by giving bond, sub? scribing and filing his oath of office and is duly in receipt of his commis? sion as dispenser. "And it is further ordered that the jond heretofore filed on the part of i .he petitioners be, and the same is hereby, continued of force until thib order be dissolved by the further or? der of this court. "I hold that a county dispenser is a public officer, and it is unlawful for him to assume the duties of a public dice until he has taken the oath provided by the constitution and then regularly commissioned by tho gover-1 nor. The respondent, E. Willis, not I having assumed the duties of the of? fice, ir not an < rfcrer de facto. iSigned) B. W. Q. Shipp, "Presiding Judge, Twelfth Judicial! Circuit I "Florence, 8. C, Dec. 6, 1913." NEGRO SCARED (? III Kit STREET. Population of Negro Quarters Run out' by gam Crossley, Bad Man. p Sam Crossley, posing as the origin- j al "bad man" from "Badtown," had,| the inhabitants of Grier Street in ter-j ror for a time Tuesday night. He ranj several of them out of house and home! for the time being and frightened, others so that they forsook the neigh- j borhood. until the officers of the law arrived and took away Sam, whenj quiet waa once more restored and they returned in peace to their homes. It seemed that Sam came originally! from Lumber, 8. C, but later he went] to Alcolu and from there he came toi Sumter, looking for bigger towns to: conquer. It is not known when Sami hit town, but Monday night he broke j into a house on Grier Street, posing! as a detective, held uP a negro wo? man and at tho point of a pistol* searched a negro man. Tuesday night he returned and on-, dcavorcd to carry his bravado to a! further extent. In his play as bad, man, he fired at f?.air of the men of the neighborhood, as they wer?: hur-' rledly leaving Grin* street neighbor*j hood and ran most of the population j out of the settlement. The officers j arrived shortly afterwards and the ne-; groes pointed out the house. This' waa surrounded and Officers McKagen and Forbes entered and olaccd the man under arrest. Wednesday Crossley faced the re? corder with the charges of disturb? ance of tho peace, carrying a pistol, discharging llrearrns, cursing and va? rious offenses. He was also charged with creating a disturbance, poting as: I an officer and other offenses on Mon day night. Tho recorder gave a max-] imum of thirty days on each charge, | tho total sentence amounting to $2to or 240 days. CHRISTMAS TREE STARTS FIRE. _ I Large Toy Store in Bout on Destroyed. _ i - i Doston. Mass., Dec. U.?A Chrlst mus tree, laden with pretty gifts and . toys in a local store started a tiro and 1 the store was burned today. Loja firty thousand. TWENTY MILLION BANK FAIL IRE. Madrid. Dec, li.?Banco Ulspano Americano closed today, Thi capital of the bank is twenty million. The ' depreciation of Mexican Investments it sjflvsTi ?4 ce>usf. SPAR f AN Bl KG AFTE11 CLUBS, City (omuil Adopts Rigid Rules to Be Observed as to Social Clubs. Spartunburg, Dec. 3 0.?Tho atti? tude of the new city commission to? ward tho social club system of the city has become pronounced in the announcement made by Mayor Floyd1 in which he decrees that prior to the ! issuance of any license to these organ? izations, the management of the club' j must first Hie the charter under which lit operates, the narno of the manager1 ! or managers, its officers, the names' I j of the stewards and the names of ev- i j cry member. It is imperative that the clubs comply with this decree be? fore the next meeting of the council, at which time tho commissioners will look over credentials as offered and if they find any evidence of a vari? ance from the strict reading of the State and city laws the license will j be ref sed. The Century club, which is alleged j to be a brand new organization, com? plied today. i Said the mayor this morning: "We do not intend to be run over rough ' shod during this administration by j the social clubs who conduct their ' places recklessly, and every effort will : be exerted to see that the club is op i eioted worthy of the charter under ' which it operates." In other words, this dictum of May? or Floyd revolves itself into a ready reference index of the social club or? ganizations of the city and to further the ends of the city commission in correcting the public morals. Mayor Floyd himself admits that the careless 'manner of r perating the social clubs I has contributed to great extent to the position the city has for a long time held in the eyes of the State as being the most wide-open prohibition town "o be found anywhere. While the license revenue to be collected from social club organiza? tion has been placed at the low figure of $50 per annum, the stipulation of , the ordinance which requires that every club furnish bond in the sum of $1,000, to be forfeited when any club violates a city ordinance, will have great effect in few licenses be ! ing applied for. REBEL ACTIVITY INXREASES. I Defeat Federals and Destroy Town? 1 Seize Large Quantities of Dynamite. t Mexico City, Dec. 11.--The Rebel's activity lh Southern iiexlco is rap. y reining. The ft?bell have destroyed the town ;f J00tU in the Statt- of Pu-blo, kill-' ;ng thirty-one citizens. The Federals were routed at Aca pulco losing sixty men in the engage? ment. Rebels have seized large quan? tities of dynamite at Hidaljo and Pueblo end are moving on' Esplnal. Forty Federals were killed id a bat? tle near Salvatlssa in a fight with; Rebels. GEORtiLt MURDERER CONVICT? ED. Given Five Years Under Verdict of Manslaughter. Ellijay, Ga., Dec. 10.?-Wilburp Kennemer was convicted today of killing Arthur Lawing. The verdict was manslaughter and the sentence five years. SANTA CLAUS FACES TROUBLE., Prospect of Yuletide Strike of 100, 000 Post/offieo Employes Daily Grows Greater. London, Dec. 8.?Tho prospeet of aj strike of 100,000 employes of the, British pu9tofllce during the Christ? mas season increases daily. A national eommltee of tho jmployea' union will meet this weok to decide the question. The men appear to be in favor of giv? ing an ultimatum immediately, de? manding a 15 per cent increase of salary for all employes. MILITANT PROHIBITION. I Rebell Commander at Juarez Takes Stem Measures. Juarez, Moxico, Dec. 10.?Tho rebel military commander at Jaurez today issued an order imposing the death j penalty on any one who violated orj attempted to vlolato tho prohibition law. Tho penalty applies to those who attempt to purchase liquor as well as 1 those who sell it. j The order, issued through the chief j of police, says: "It has como to tho attention of. : the military authorities tha inor 1 chants and saloon keepers have been selling liquor in violation of the pro? hibition law. Notice is hereby given that any attempt to violate the law l through purchase or sale will be pun? ishable by execution beforo a firing squad." Reports to rebel headquarters from tho vicinity of Chihuahua said that Hcction of the country wos quiet. Licenses to marry have b< jn is? sued to Arthur Cubbagesialk and Susie Bradford of gumter; Willie Mc ftoddon and Rattle Hlckson, sumter. i ?tnd Frank Groom and Btnelkte How 11 j ui Ste^ebnri FAULT OF COMPANY. Jury Holds 'I hui Telegraph Company is Responsible for Error in Tele? phonina; Telegrams. Greenville, Dec. 10.?Is a telegraph I company liable for damages in cases where errors are made in transmis? sion of telegrams by telephone? A Greenville jury decidec. this question in the affirmative here today in com? mon pleas court by awarding Mrs. Laura E. Painter of this city $500 damages against the Western Union Telegraph company for error :n the transmission of a telegram from Charleston to Greenville in which the word "here" was so changed as to read "dead" when it reached i Greenville. According to the testi mony the error was made in tele I phoning the telegram from the sendor to the office in Charleston to be ~rans ! mitted here. If the decision stands it j will likely affect the transmission of tele grams by telephone. MAY NAME EX-GOV. GLENN. I slated For Inter-Stats Coimocrcc Commission, Is Report. 1 _ Washington, Dec. 9.?The nomi? nation of former Gov. Roben: B. Glenn, of North Carolina, to be a member of the Inter-State Commerce 1 Commission will, it is believed, be sent to the senato within the next few days by the president. Governor Glenn will be named to fill the va ? cancy created by the death of John H. Marble, or by the r?M3ignatioa of Charles A. Prouty. The appointment of Ex-Governor Glenn probably will have the effect of removing Governor Glenn from the United States Senatorial race against Senator Lee S. Overman. The for? mer has been a prospective candidate for some time, and his appointment on the commission. It is thought, will be regarded by him as desirable a berth as the senatorship. The fcrm 1 er governor was an "anti-railroad" 1 executive of his State. Marriage License Record. A license to marry has been isf ued to Wesley Eady and Julia Wilson, Mayesville; William Elanding, State burg, and Helena Grant. Dalzell; and Ulysses Hilton and Louise Coleman, umter. a* ither sido can hop* to aeeom I plish much in Mexico until Jack L?H: ' fori und Richard Har?!ng Davis n: rive and begin* to rurt things.?Cleve Und I-icader. LE GRAM) PICKS MANAGER, James R, Morrison, Former County Engineer, Chosen as City Execu? tive. Seattle, Wash., Times, Nov. 26. To James It. Morrison, former en? gineer of King County, and one of the big practical road builders of the Pacific Coast has come the honor of being asked to consider the busi? ness managership of Le Grande, Ore., at a salary of $3,000 a year. Le Grande has a commission form of city government like other eastern cities, and has determined to test the practicability of a city busineee manager, whose authority would be in the municipality of the same scope as of one similarly situated in a pri? vate corporation. Le Grande wanted a manager who could manage and the commissioners came bo Seattle for their man, and here fixed upon Jim Morrison. It happened at the time Morrison was attending the Good Roads Con? vention at North Yakima, He was sent for by a local bank, which rep? resents much of the wealth of the city of Le Grande, and which placed the proposition squa ely before him. Morrison was told he would have full rein, baci- ed by a guarantee there would be no "butting in" on the part of the city commissioners, so high was their opinion of his ability and integrity. JUNIOR ORDER ELECTION. Officers for Ensuing Year Elected at Mooting Thursday Nicht. At a meeting Thursday night the election of officers for Council No. 7, Jr. O. U. A. M., tcok place resulting in the following men being chosen to serve for tie ensuing year: Councilor, J. A. Warren. Vice councilor, L. E. Wood. Financial Secretary, B. C. Wallace. Recording Secretary, R. S. Hood. Treasurer, C. B. Yeadon. Conductor, W. M. Wolf. Warden, J. N. Hill. Inside sentinel, H. M. Phelps. Outside sentinel, E. T. MclnvaiL Trustee, C. L. Rhame. The meeting was well attended and the occasion was much enjoyed. Al? ter the meeting the members ad ! journed to the Dixie Cafe where an ; oyster supper was served. The shoe factory is running over? time noa' in order #to turn oui suffi? cient produc* to fill the numerous or? ders it Is receiving. Xmas Savings Fund Checks From THE BANK OF SUMTER Will be mailed this Week. When you present check For Payment or Deposit Bring your Envelope and Coupons :-: :-: :?: P. S. We are going to have a Bigger and Better Savings Club for 1914. Join by making first payment December 29th, 1913. YOUR FATHERS Who Have Accumulated a Competence Realize Uiat tt required an ?tfort to (rain ?-hat yon have and also that It reqi?re* close watching to hold oa to it. Why not (five your children a chance o*> gain training la business habits and methods so that when the time comes u% turn your money and property over tj thcmi the-, will liave acquired some knowledge of handling; tit lancial alfalix? fiet thom start an acoonnt with us and leeun the bnsiness-Uke way of handling money while >ou air alive hiuI able to train thejas la its proper cure and use. Fir^l National Bank U. S. DEPOSITORY