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Seven Keys
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Balupate
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"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.
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