The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 13, 1913, Image 2
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.
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- 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