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Seven Keys <NTO Balupate EARL] DLRR B1GGERS CimtUt. WO. kr ?Im I "No?your tut*," answered Mr. Ma? ge*. "Many men bave lored you, for very few men am blind. 1 am sorry 1 was tot tbe man on the stair or on the mounts In in the moonlight Who knows % I might hare been the favor? ed one for my single summer of Joy." Tbe .totonus alwsys came," smiled the girl, "It would never have come for me," ha answered. "Won't yon believe me when liawy that 1 have no part In this str?nge drama that in going on at Hattys tat Won't yon credit It whan 1 any that 1 have no tdaa why yon and tho prolssfur and Mr. Bland art hero nor wh|r tho mayor of Reuton has tho ifth key? Won't you toll mo what It all me?oor ?I nunaWf she replied, shaking bar head. PgVoan trust uo one. not even yon. P nVfistn't believe that you don't know?It's preposterous. I must say over and over?even he is simply?will you p*4?n ae^dlr?ng. trying to loarn what ortaln lsoru. I must" -Yoofosnt Men teil me why you wept In tho station?" "Foe % simple silly reason. I was afraid, 1 had taken up a task too big for BMli ho Jhe?taken It up bravely when 1 was out in tho sunlight of Btiitolf**But when 1 saw Upper As quewe,o Palls mid tho dsrk csme und that fjnjry station swallowed mo up somethwlf gave way Inside me, and 1 frit 1 was going to fall. So?I cried. ? woman's way "If l*?nre only permitted to kelp" air. stages pleaded. "No. 1 luusl go forward aloue. I eau trust usftoae uoer. Perhaps things will lasug?. 1 Uvpe tbey will." liSteu. said Mr, Us gee. "1 am '(-lllugvyvu the truth. Perhaps yon rvad h novel called 'The Lost Lloiou at e. ,**?a was resolved to claim it* ?riiianl'ilnj toil nor of his real pur ptMO in. coming to Baldpate and urge bar ap*eonQde Id him regarding tho odd laannrnlngs at the Inn. "Yoi" aaid tho girl before ha could cootiauo. "I did road it And It hart mo ItjWaa so terribly Insincere. The man had talent who wrote It. but ha eaetuid to say: 'It's all a great big joke. I don't believe In tbeae people myself I've just created them to make ahem dance for you. Don't be fooleuVtre only a novel.' I don't Ilka that sort of thing. I wsnt a writer really to mean all ba aaya from tho bottonfothla heart." Mr. %iagee bit his Hp. HU deter mtnat&a to claim tho authorship of "The foot rimoualne" waa quits gone. "I nput aim to make ma feel with hie pebble." tho girl went on seriously, j "And !? cso't dp that if ho doesn't oaelf. can be?" im Hallowell llageo actually I hand. can't" ho co nf eased softly, quite right. 1 like you tm r?more than I can aar. And yon foal you can't truat mo 1 |on to know that I'm on your whatever happens at Baldpate loo bave only to aak and I am ik yon," aha answered. "1 vary glad to aak. 1 shall re membosv" hao rose and moved to? ward (ho atalra. "We bad be Aar dis? perse now. Tbe rocking chidr fleet will get ua if we don't watt h out" Her small slipper waa on the first step of tho atair. when they heard a door elamujpd abut and the sound of atepe on tho bars floor of the dining room. Then a hnaky voice called "bland." Mr. 1| ageo fe|t hla hand graaped by a much smaller one. and before be know rit ha had been hurried to the abadowa of the landing. "Tbe fifth key." whispered a scared little voice in hla ear. And than be felt ton falLt bruabfcg of finger tlpa across his lips. A mad deal re seized htm to grasp those flugers snd bold them on tbe lips they bad scarcely touched. But tbe Impulse waa Iqht In the thrill of aeelng the din? ing room door thrown open a no* a groat hulk 0/ a man croaa the floor of I tho ojace Snd stand beside Mini id's < hair At bis aide was a tblo waif who tool not unjustly been tanned the mayor, of steuton'a shadow. CHAPTER IX. _The Mayo- Begina a Vigil. "^,71Brt^M^^^,, bellowed tho big man. "How's th'a for a watcb dog, L??u?" 'Bight on the Job, ain't ho?" fcueered the thin one. Mr. Blaud started suddenly from sluaiier. and looked up luto the eyea of r ho newcomers. 'Ha|lo. Cargsn." he said. "Hello. Lou!*?r Pnr the love of heaven, dou't ahuuMao! The place is full of them." "Fill of what?" naked the mayor. "Oaf "potters, maybe? 1 dou't know what'.thev are. There's an old high hrow'hiel a freah young guy, and two syajgjf " "Pelpis." gasped the mayor. 'Too pie here'.'" "St?k." i reaaioep. Bland " "Jltt I'm mot Oargaal" crlad the Th? f haberdasher. "Look nrouna ror your? self. The Inn's overrun with them." Cargan leaned weakly against a chair. '?Well, what do yon kuow about that!" he said. And they kept telling me Baldpate inn was the beat place! Say. this ia one on Andy Hutter! Why didn't you get it out und beat it?" "How could IV" Mr. Diaod asked. "1 haven't got the combination. The eafe was left open for me. That waa the agreement with Butter." "You might have phoned ue not to come," remarked Lou, with an uneaay glance around. Mr. Cargnn bit the mantelpiece with his huge list. "By heaver. no!" Ue cried. "I'll lift it from under tbeir very noses. I've done it before. 1 can do it now. 1 don't care who they are. They can't touch me. They can't touch Jim Car? gan. 1 nin't afraid." (To be Continued.) Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble. Jacob Hindelang, of Chelsea, Mich., was ill with stomach trouble and in mich bud shape that he lived for two months on llmewater and milk. He then began using Chamberlain's Tab? lets. He says: "I am seventy-six years of age hut never in my life used any medicine that cured in such a short time as Chamberlain's Tablets." For sale by all dealers.?Advt. Plsgah News and Views. Piagah, June 1.?This, and the Smlthville sections were visited by a heavy rain and wind on Friday after? noon laat. The cloud came from the North and for a while it acted as if It would soon develop into a cyclone. Heavy hull, devastated the crops around Smlthville. How far the damage extended elsewhere I have not heard. The rain was badly need-I ed, though tho wind blew down trees, i houses, fence* and oats. The closinr exercises of the Rem-' bert school took place Friday evening. Notwithstanding the bad weather quite a large crowd were present. Musle for th-3 occasion was furnish? ed by Miss Jaunlta Mcl.*ud and the Myers hoys, who accompanied with their violins, the piano it was very good Indeed. The exercises of the children in acting and recitations were also good and showed careful training. Two of the pieces Were ex? ceptionally rtne. Puntomtm* t?y ten young ludie* dressed in whit** who! duiik "Jceue Lever of mv Poult'1 and "Hood NlKht." hf a number of httl? girls prepared for bed In white, af? ter which Davis D. Moise was intro? duced by the principal and made a fine address ' On our Future Citizen? ship." He divided his subject into three parte, the past, the present, and the future, all of which were very practicable and appropriate for the occasion. Mr. Moise, while not known to all. made a most favorable impres sion and made many friends. After his address he presented a diploma to Miss Sadie Rogers, the only graduate of the school this year. She is one of the brightest, intellectual young ladies here and in all her acting and recitations showed careful training and culture. It is regretted that Mr. Kelley, the principal of the school, will not return another year. Unequaiod for a Bad Cold. Ask anyone who has tried it and he will tell you that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has never been equal? ed. Mise Clara Oater, Uouae Springs, Mo., when speaking of this remedy, aald: "I feel aure that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best on the market to cure a cough or a bad cold on the lungs. I am only too pleased to say a few words In its praise." For sale by all dealers.?Advt. SUMTE? COTTON MABJLH7T. Corrected Daily By Bruces Field, Cotton Beyer. Oood Middling 13 1-4. Strict Middling 11 1-8. Middling 13. Strict lx)w Middling || 1-2. Low Middling 12. strict fjeel Ordinary n i t. Staple cotton nominal. New York Cotton Market. New York, Juno 1. Opening Close. July . .,.13.20 13.:!4 Oct.12.72 Li.01 I)ec.12.HI 13.04 An Kxtvllent Cough Medicine. The Moot hing and healing properties of Chumbcrluin's Cough Remedy makes it especially valuable for roughs and colds. It Is pleasant and safe to tuke and contains no nar? cotic. For sale by all dealers ? Advt. a pleasurable event given for the |menthera or ike high aehool gradual* ling rtajai waa tho nummencement , dunce nt the Army Mull ug Thursday night following the ? dose of the COin* no m einen? cxcreises. There were a lurv" number nf dancers present, among I hem quite a number of tin* mean hers of I he graduating class, end the event proved most delightful le nil. Very Remarkable Cure of Liver Com? plaint. Mr. Albert Walker, of Proclnus, W. V;i . suffered intens?* pain In the vtomach and right side at intervals for nfieen years. He had consulted sight ?r ten physicians and Willie they all agreed that he bad liver I rouble, I bey fililed to relieve him. He wus eventually cured b> Chamberlains Tablets. If you have any trouble I With utur stomaeh or liver, these tub lets will certainly do you good. Fol ?ale by all dealers.?AdU. AN UNAVOIDABLE DISASTER. SIK THOMAS O SUAl (iHNESSY TALKS or ACCID10NT. President of Canadian Pacl?o De? clares Shortness of lime to Illume. Montreal, May 29.?Sir Thomas O'Shaughnessy, president of the Ca? nadian Pacific railway, issued this statement: "The catastrophe, because of the great loss of life, is tho most serious in the history of the tit, Lawrence route. Owing to the distance of the nearest telegraph or telephone sta? tion from the scene of the wreck there is an unavoidable delay in se? curing oftlcial details, but we expect a report from Capt. Kendall in the course of the afternoon. "From tho facts as we have them it is apparent that about 2 o'clock this morning the Empress of Ireland, when stopped in u dense fug, was! rammed on the port side by the Nor jwegian collier Storstad in such a man- { ! ner as to tear the ship from the mid- j die to tho screw, thus mukfhg the I watertight bulkheads with which she! was provided, useless. The vessel settled down in 14 minutes. The acci? dent occurred at a time when the passengers were in bed and the in? terval before the steamship went down was not sufficient to enable the officers to arouse the passengers and get them into the boats, of which there were sufficient to accommodate a very larger number of people than those on board, including the pas? sengers and crew. "That such an accident should be possible in the St. I^awrence and to a vessel of the class of the Empress of Ireland with every possible pre? caution taken by the owners to in ?ere safety for the passengers and the; vessel, is deplorable. I "The saddest feature of the disas- | ter is, of course, the great loss of' life and the heartfelt sympathy oft everybody connected with the com- ! pany goes out to the relatives and friends of those who met death in the Diluted steamship." ' MLKAftANT UH4 >v B s? H? m >l ?'U ?s n*. i Addre.v* hy John J. McMahun Feature of the Occasion. The Pleasant Grove School at Pleas? ant Grove, closed on Friday for the year, after a very successful term. The features of the occasion was an address by John J. McMahan, of Co? lumbia, which was followed by a big picnie dinner, which proved delightful to the hundreds of pupils and patrons of the school in attendance. Resides the address by Mr. Mc Muhan, interesting talks were made by J. Frank Williams, county farm demonstrator, and Supt. of Education |J. Herbert Haynsworth. Misses Drower and Herbert are En? talned. Last Wednesday evening the Girls'; Embroidery Club honored two of their graduating members, Missest Cornelia Brower and Anne Herbert, , by giving them a party at the home of Miss Mollie Bowman. About for? ty young people enjoyel the function from 8.30 into the late hours of the night. As the guests of honor were graduates a contest was held hy mak? ing numerous words out of the word "Graduates." The couples participat? ed In this and Miss Thomas and Mr. Stubbs were decided upon to be the best spellers by making tho most words and were awarded tho prize. Then progressional conversation reigned next. The conversation parts were of about ten minutes duration. In the meanwhile delightful refresh? ments of cream and cake were served by Misses Dtckson and Howman. Hustle benches and chairs were popular, having been placed under the many trees of the wooded yard of this home. The guests gave congratulations to tho "sweet" girl graduates and left for their several homes after a very pleasant evening. The out-of-town guests were: Misses Gertrude Wilson of St. Charles; Lucy Vance, Darlington and Claudia Darlington, of Laurena, and '.Miss Elizabeth Lucius of Elliotts. The reports from the tobacco grow* i ing counties of Hie eastern section of the state coincide in the estimate j that there will not be more than 80 per cent of an average tobacco crop made this year, as the consequence of the late spring and severe drought that has prevailed shue planting time. Prices should be high and those who succeed in making a crop will he lucky. All of tin- banks of the city will close on Wednesday, June :i, which la Jefferson Davis' birthday and n legal llOlldll) in this Stale. Marriage Mceitse Kecord, i A license to marry has been Is {sued t?? lleniv Lewis and Jt?^ie Mc? ' Dgnaid of Bnmter. ELK HERD TD BATHEB. STATE CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT ANDERSON JUNE 18TH AND 19TH. Entertainment Committee Preparing Tor Five Hundred Delegates at Buena Vista Park?Sumter to Send Delegation of Twenty Men?Pro? gram of Entertainment. The State Convention of Benevo? lent and Protective Order of Elks will be held in Anderson on June 18th and 19th when five hundred delegates from the eleven lodges of Elks in South Carolina are expected to he in attendances An elaborate program has been arranged for the occasion and the session will be with? out doubt the best which the South Carolina Association of Elks has ever had. District Deputy L. IT. Cary of Greenville writes to President Geo. D. Levy that Greenville will be on hand with a delegation of one hundred) members of the order. Spartanburg will send seventy-five representatives, I Gaffney will send thirty-five and Co-1 lumbia expects to send a delegation of fifty men, including a drum and bugle corps of thirty pieces, this will be a new feature at an Elks' conven? tion and is expected to be one of the pleasing features of the occasion. Sumter expects to send twenty dele? gates to the convention and other cities where there are Elk lodges will be well represented. An interesting program has been arranged and the Anderson Elks are preparing to entertain their visitors in a royal manner. The chief fea? ture of the convention will be the big parade of Elks in which live hundred Of more will join. This parade will hf headed by the Columbia drum and bugle corps. The program, as announced by President Geo. D. Levy, is as follows: : June 17. Business Session?1.00 P. M. Meeting called to order by Presi? dent Geo. D. Levy, Invocation by Ptate elm plain. Rm.( k. O, Pin lay. Calling roll of officers, ! Palllr.g roll ot lodges mid response by uelegates. Address of welcome by Gen. If, t* 1 Bon ham. . X {t Response behalf State Association, L, H. Cary, District Deputy, Grand Exalted Ruler for South Carolina. Appointment committee on creden? tials. Adjournment. 6.00 P. M.?Automobile or street car ride over city. 8.30 P. M.?Informal smoker at Buena Vista park. June 18. Buena Vista Park. 1 10.00 A. M.?Business Session. Invocation by Chaplain, Hew K. G. Finlay. Report of Committee on Creden? tials. Reading minutes of last session. Report of secretary -treasurer. Report of executive committee. Reading communications. Unfinished business. New business. Election of officers. Good of the Association. Selection of next meeting place. Induction of officers. Adjournment. 12.00 Noon?Parade. 2.00 P. If.?Barbecue and picnic at Beuna Vista park, with Orr Mill band in attendance. NEWS FROM C APITAL CITY. Electric Co., Chartered?Pardon Mill Grinds On?Purr Shoals Formally Opened. Columbia, May 30.?The Shores Osborns Bloctrlo Co.. of Spartanburg. with a capital of $ir?,ouo, was com? missioned this morning by the Secre? tary of State. Tho petitioners are li. A. Shores, Wallace Osborns, C. K. Hogers. The company has the right to build and operate electric plants, sell power, ami do u general construc? tion business. Governor Blease has pardoned J H. Vernun, a white man, who was con* vie ted of larcen> at Anderson In Jan nary. 1914 and sentenced to one yeai 1 on the chalngang, Nearly BOO people went to Parr shoals today lo he present at the formal opening of the power plant. A special train of seven care carried the party, who were tin- guests of Mr. B. W. Robertson, and the officials of the Parr Shoals Co. over 26,000 horse-' power is generated at Purr Shoals, ami the power will be used to light Columbia and nearby towns. A big barbecue and baseball came featured the days' exercises. Washington, June I. 'The house loda\ by a \ lite of 207 lo not hin'.', adopted the ho culled compromise ii iiu-udlnent to tin- uilti-trttsl bill re? lating to the exceptions of the labor unions and farmers' associations. HOME OF MKS. F. IL DUNN ON HARBY AVENUE BURNED TO GROUND. Loss Estimated at About $12.000 with About One-third Covered hy insur? ance?Blaze Had Spread over Building Before it Was Discovered ?Fire Boys Fight Hard and Pre? vent Flames from Spreading. The destruction of the residence of Mrs. F. H. Dunne on liarby avenue last night shortly after la o'clock is the biggest loss by lire which has visited this city in several months. The dames caught under the tin roof? ing of the rear part of the house! about 10 o'clock and had probably burned within the ceiling for some' I tiir.3 before the lire was discovered, for the flames were breaking through] the roof and spreading 10 the front portion of the building when they were discovered by a neighbor. Tho family were sitting on the. front piazza talking at the time and Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Bradford, who lived in two of the second story rooms were asleep when the alarm was giv? en. Those downstairs barely had time to drag three or four trunks out j of the house and Mr. and Mrs. iirad-j ford escaped without saving a thing | from the fire, not even having time' to dress before they were driven out; by the (lames. I The alarm was telephoned in by Mr. A. M. Broughton und the tire department responded promptly. Had it not been for this quick work on their part it Is probable that the Arc j WOUld have spread and other build-1 ings would also have been lost. How? ever, as there seemed no hope of saving the Dunne building they turn? ed their attention to saving the ?Ub? er adjacent homes from the blase and worked faithfully in the scorch? ing heat. Their efforts met with success and neither Mr. Broughton nor Mrs. Chandler, who lived on each side of the burning building lost their homes. The work of th<? de? partment wu.h highly complimented i ? ?n all sides. The flumes were ?iruighl up in the air fr?nn tbe burning building and showers of .simiK.s were sent up wvei nearby houses, which fortunately did not catch. A big crowd was attract? ed hy the blaze and glare, but the crowd arrived too late to do any ! good in saving any of the furniture, ; for the flames encompassed the up I per portion of the building in a few minutes after they were discovered and a few minutes later the plaster? ing was falling to the floor below. Mrs. Dunne stated this morning that her loss would probably be be? tween $7,000 and $8,000 on the house and furniture, not including the in? surance of between $1,000 and $5,000 on both. Mrs. A. Huill lost every? thing she had. Tier loss was esti? mated at between $3,000 and $4,000 with about $1,000 insurance. Mr. Bradford estimated his loss at about $500 with insurance covering about half of the loam DAMAGE BY STORM. House Blown Down Near Oswego? Barn Blown Down Across Dal/ell Road. The storm Friday afternoon seems to have been pretty severe over the eastern section of the county, while it barely touched the western half of the county. East of Sumter there was a hard ^uin, while west of the city the rain was only a slight shower, or there was no rain at all. Near Oswego tHe wind blew* down a negro houae In nrhion were several negroes. However) no one was in? jured and all got out of the house safely after a passage for their exit had been cut. On Mrs. Kit gilt's place on the road to Dalaell, a Wain and shed were blown down, the shed being blown across the pul li< road so as to block it for some time. Al>stru<*ls of New. Requirements for Voting n the Primaries. The State Democratic convention has declared existing rolls of Demo? crat ic clubs null and void. Democrats Jiu.Ht reenroll them? selves on the book of the club district in which they reside in order to vote in primary next August. White Demo* ra'.s, 21 years of age tor those who will reach that age be? fore the next general election) who have lived in South Carolina for two years, in the ouii;y six months and in the club district GO days are en? titled to enrollment on the book of their club district, provided they are citizens of th* United States and of the State. The book of enrollment for each Democratic club in the State will be opened by the secretary of the <dub on or before thO second Tuesday in June, 11*1 4. Democrats who wish to enroll In order to vote la the primary ejections must present fhemselves in person to th? ? ? sign the coli. Irr? ing in- : ? ??- ? patton sad oeetof* tic* , , - ?< *e?*i sad the uum bei * ' .' :?? where these dc sjgnatioi v.-. i< he . nable to write, the ap) lment must make , his ?? ok of the club dis tri< sides, and the sec? ret- put his name on the book Not! ? will he given by county cha : ' nes of the secreta rie^ cl lbs nnd a here books of en roUim i it o ? ? ?? ' ? pened. The books of nrollmont will be closed and Riot vith the clerks of court on the lasv$ uesday in July. Married by JuiIUe of Prohate J. M. Windham Monday, Mr. William Frier son of Foreston, and Miss Blanche David of Alcolu.?Manning Times. riage. AND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA A High Grade College For Women Has an established reputation for thorough work and Kood hoaltti. Boarding student* intentionally limited to eighty. ?I Beautifully shaded campus of 99 acres. ?J 21 experienced loachers from noted American and Kuropean nniversiii?.sand conservatories ?3 Fire-proofDormitory. <y DKP A KT MKS l'S?A. B. Course, Music, Art, Expression, Pedagogy, Domestic Science. ?I Cost very moderate considering the advantages offered. Catalogue ?nd Booklet of Views sent oa request. CHAS. ?. KING, Pretideat. What This Bank Cin Do To help you in business : It can handle your hanking transactions promptly. (t can assure you safety for your funds. 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