The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 18, 1914, Image 7
Seven Keys
TO
Baldpate
tf
EAlLJDFJUt BIGGEIS
"And bo conscience," com men tod
Me fee.
"Coneclenee," said Mr. Cargan.
"etat ?ortB much except ?? an ex
eeee fox t bibb that hasn't made good
Be gfve ua wire. How mach did you
Bay yee was going to get for this ar*
gsjBf
Mr. Magee looked him coolly In the
-If It's ever written." he amid, "it
will be a $200,000 story."
-There ain't anything Ilka that la It
Bar yon.- replied the mayor. "Think
over what I>e taM yon.**
Tm afraid," smiled Magee. "I'm too
beay to think."
?e again BJBBBBi the oases floor to
the stairway. Before the ire eat the
girl of the eta don. her big eyas upon
him pleadingly With a reassuring
smile ta her direction, he darted np
"And now." be thought as he closed
and locked the door of No. 7 behind
him. "for the swag. 80 Gargan would
give $20.000 for that little package. 1
don't blame him."
He knelt by the flreplace and dug np
the brick under which lay the package
s? dear to many hearts on Baldpate
awn tain.
-I ailght bare known." be mattered.
F<w the money was gone. He dug
np several of the bricks snd rummag?
ed about beneath them. No use. The
fat little bundle of bills had flown.
Only aa ugly bole gaped up at him.
CHAPTER XV.
Wee In Number Seven.
ffffll8 rage biased forth. Bo they
IUI had "got to him" after all.
Uli WhoT H? toou?Dt ?* the
ULSJ smooth, crafty mountain of a
seen who had detained him a moment
s|tv Who but Cargan and Max, of
worse? They had foond bis childish
hiding place, snd the money bad come
borne to their eeger hsnds. No doubt
they were laughing slyly st him now.
Well, be would show them yet He
ff< up snd wslked the floor. Once he
bad held them up in the snow snd
SB-oiled their little game. He would
dp It again. How? When? He did
not know. His soul cried for sction
of some sort but be wss up against a
blind alley, and he knew It
He unlocked the door of No. 7. To
ga downstairs, to meet the sweet eager?
ness of the girl who depended on him
IB confess himself tricked -it took all
the courage he bsd. Why had It all
happened soy bow? Con foond It! Hid
be not come up here to be alone with
bis thoughts? But brighterslde.lt had
green blui ber. or It would give blm
bar before the laat card waa played.
He "hut his teeth tightly snd went
down the stairs.
Mr. Blsnd bsd sdded Ulrnself to the
group shout the Are. Quickly the eyes
of Miss Norton met Ms gee'a She was
trembling with excitement Cargan.
huge. red. cheery, got in il a gee's path
oaee more.
Til annihilate this man." thought
Tve been figuring," said the mayor,
"that waa one thing be didn't hare to
contend with. No. sir, there wssnt
say bright young men bunting up old
Nspoleon snd knocking blm In the
monthly rosgslines. They didn't go
down to flsrdlnls sad pump It out of
the neighbors that be started business
on borrowed money snd that his fa?
ther drank more then was good for
him. They didn't run Illustrated Lett
else about the diamonds be wore snd
moving pie tm es of him eating soup."
-No. I guess not" replied Magee ab?
stractedly.
"I reckon there wss s lot In his rec?
ord wsan't meant for the newspspers,"
continued Csrgan reflectively. "And
It didn't get there. Nap waa lucky.
He bad It on the reformers there.
They couldn't squash him with the
power of the press."
Mr Msgee broke swsy from the
mayor's rehashed history snd hurried
to Mise Norton.
"You promised yesterday," be re?
minded ber. "to show me the pictures
of the sdmlral."
"Ho 1 did.' she replied, rising quick?
ly. 'To think you have spent all this
time In Raldpate Inn and not paid
homage to its own particular cock of
the walk."
?he led him to a portrait banf Ing bo
side tbo desk.
"Behold." she ssld, "tbo admiral on
s sunny day In July. Note the starchy
grandeur of him. even with the ther?
mometer up In the clouds. That's one
of the things the rocking cbslr fleet
adores In him. Csn you Imagine the
flurry at the approach of all that eu
perl or It/? Theodore Roosevelt. Wil?
liam Faversbam nnd Rlcharo Harding
Darts all arriving together couldn't
overshadow the ml m I ml for n minute "
Mr. Magee gssed at t..e picture of a
IMMnpous little man whose fierce mus?
tache seemed anxious to mske up for
the lack of balr ou bis head.
"A bald hero at a rummer resort,"
he commented, "It. seems incredible."
"Ob. they think he lost bis bair
fighting for the flag!" she laughed.
"Is is possible to see the room where
the admiral plays his famous game7"
"Step softly." she answered. "Ia
here. There stands the verj table."
They went Into tbe small card room
at tbe right of tbe entrance to tbe of?
fice, and Mr. afagee quietly closed tbe
door behind tbem. The time bad come.
He felt his heart sink.
"Well?" said tbe girl, wltb an eager
ness she could not conceal.
Mr. Msgee groped for words and
found?bis old friends of the moun?
tain.
"I lore you," ha cried desperately.
"You must believe I want to help you.
It looks rather the other way now, 1*11
admit I want you to have that mon?
ey. I don't know who yon are nor
what this all means, but I want you to
have It I went upstairs determined
to give It to yon"
(To be Continued.)
NEGRO BOY DROWNED.
Ben Brooks Fails In Deep Hole at
Cane Savannah, Losing Life.
Tuesay afternoon about 4 o'clock
Sheriff Bradford was summoned to
Can Savannah, where a negro boy
about 17 or 18 years of age had lost
his Ufa by drowning. The negro's
name was Ben Brooks and he has
been driving a wagon for the Sumter
Steam Laundry for some time. It
seems that a large number of colored
chr 'ren were enjoying a picnic at
Can Savannah Tuesday and that while
some of them were playing about the
flood gate hole, which is small but
very deep .the Brooks boy fell in and,
being unable to swim, was drowned.
Sheriff Bradford did not deem it
necessary to hold an Inquest. The
boy was recovered and brought back
to town yesterday afternoon.
DELIGHTFUL HOUSE PARTY.
Harvin, July 14.?Mr. and Mrs.
John B. Brogdon of Harvin gave dur?
ing the past week a most delightful
house party In honor of their son
and daughter. Mr. Sam John Brogdon
and Miss LUUe Eudora Brogdon, com?
plimentary to their attending young
friends of Sumter and Clarendon
counties, who will ever remember with
unceasing pleasure this most charm?
ing occasion. The entertaining con?
sisted of games, refreshments, most
beautiful music and automobiling. The
following were present: Miss Ruth
Jones and Messrs. Wilton Wallace, Ed?
die and Darby White of Sumter;
Misses Lucile Brogdon, Marguerite
Jones, Lillian Blackwell, Theoloa
Brogdon und Mr. Thomas B. Brogdon,
of Brogdon; Miss Vivian Eadon of
Summerton; Mr. Willie Burgess of
Manning and Misses Emmie Hlnson of
Alcolue and Mae Hodge and Mr. J.
G. Hodge of Harvin.
The festivities ceased on Friday
evening and each departed to' his or
her respective home, having enjoyed
one of the most delightful Boclal
functions they had ever attended.
RELIEF FOR HAIL SUFFERERS.
Washington, July 13.?A determined
effort will be made to have tho bill
Just introduced by Congressman Fin
ley to puy certain persona of York
county $60,000 for loss suffered by
them last week in a uevere hall storm
passed at the present session.
A precedent for such action is
found In the passage of a bill by the
house last Saturday appropriating
$200,000 to the people of Salem, Mass.,
for loss by the recent big fire there,
although it is to be expected that
Representative Fitzgerald and others
will oppose the measure.
Congressman Johnson of South Car?
olina ia a member of the appropria?
tion committee before which tho bill
Is now pending, and will probably
lend hlu assistance in the matter.
?
Death of Mrs. C. W. Webb.
Anderson Mall, July 13.
A pull of sadness hangs over the
?outh side of the city today, as three
families have been bereave! In the
last twenty-four hours. One of these
Is cuuscd by the death of a wife and
mother, Mrs. Charles W. Webb, who
died on Sunday morning at 7 o'clock
at her home on Franklin street.
Mrs. Webb has been a pa.lent suf?
ferer for many years, never entirely
recovering from an Illness more than
six years ago.
Mrs. Webb was twice married, and
was before marrlago Miss Hattie Du
Bant of Sttmter. The first husband,
Mr. Samuel Karle, was a son of Hon.
Baylis Karle. Her eldest son, Mr.
Durant Karle, died a few years ago,
and Mrs. Kdna Karle Trowhrldge and
Mrs. Sammle Karle Mays are the
surviving children of this union.
Messrs. Wilkos and Lucius Webb,
two of the sons, are far away on the
canal r.onc, and cannot be here to pay
the last tribute to their beloved moth?
er. Messrs Nardln and Charles, Jr..
and Miss Isabel Webb were at her
bedside to comfort the bereaved fath?
er.
The funeral will take place this af?
ternoon at B o'clock at the Episcopal
ENDEAVOR SOCIETY ORGANIZED.
Young People of Christian Church
Hold Organia/.tion Meeting.
The young people of the Christian
church and their friends made a so?
cial evening at Pastor Gray's home,
11? West Hampton avenue last night.
An occasion for the organization of a
local branch of the international
movement among the young people
known as the Young People's Society
of Christian Endeavor. The move?
ment has done great good along many
lines of uplift wherever it has been
tried, and the younger people of this
place considered Sumter ought to join
in with other places in having part in
the good things that are being passed
around.
The young folks gathered at 8.30
and started the work of organization
with very few preliminaries. A model
constitution was read and explained
by the pastor, and the usual pledge in
connection. Officers were elected as
follows: Charles Singleton, president;
A. B. Cato, vice president; Miss June
Nettles, secretary-treasurer. The
committee will be appointed by the
president! at the first regular meeting
of the aociety at the church next
Sunday evening. The society will meet
each Sunday evening thereafter at
7.30 p. m.
After the business of the evening
waa disposed of all repaired to the
kitchen and participated in the fun
of making delicious "divinity fudge"
on the chafing dish. And then the fun
of eating the product of their joint la?
bors was still greater. Music was en?
joyed during the evening also.
Those present and participating in
the meeting were: Misses June Net?
tles, Bertie Martin, Evelyn Williams,
Louise Williams, Annie Loss of Augus?
ta, Blanche Cato and Miss Driggers, of
Columbia; Messrs. Charles Singleton,
Hazel Hatfleld, Glenn Tryon, A. B.
Cato, J. B. Williams, Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Singleton, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Gray. ?
The organisation is open to all the
young people of all the churches, as
well as those outside the church.
Mayesville Personal News.
Mayesville, July 15.?Misses Una
and Kate Bailey of Marshville, N. C,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Griffin.
Rev. F. B. Drennan of Lowryvllle is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mayes.
Mesdames W. S Chandler and J W.
Currle and Miss Pearl McElveen have
gone for a stay to the mountains of
North Curolina.
Mrs. Mary Warren McLeod and son
of Sumter are visiting the former's
brother, George C. Warren.
Mrs. J. B. Goldman and son have
returned from Charleston .accom?
panied by Mrs. Goldman's sister.
Mrs. C. E. Mayes is spending the
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Wilson of St. Charles.
Among those who went from here to
the picnic at Big Springs today were
the following: Mr. and Mrs. Robt. A.
Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Stuck
ey, Mrs. M. C. Mayes, Mr. and Mrs. R.
F. DesCham ps, Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Mayes, Sr, and Messrs. W. E. Ander?
son, T. H. Newman, B. C. Chandler,
J. E. Anderson, and H. D. Weldon.
Mrs. J. R. Mayes has gone on a
visit to relatives in Manning and oth?
er T>olnts.
Mrs. R. L. Grier has gone to
Greeleyville to? visit friends.
Mr. II. C. Bland and family leave to?
night for an extended trip through
Canada and Maine, stopping at Wash?
ington, New York and Atlantic City.
Real Estate Transfers.
Mrs. 8. R. Brogdon to J. L. Brog
don, lot on Manning public road, $5.
Thomas S. Joye to Charles H.
Courtenay, lot on Salem avenue, $4,
160.
Clare B. Huggins to D. P. Moseley.
lot on Oakland avenue, $1,600.
H. A. Atkinson to B. F. McElveen
and others, 4 2 acres In county, $1,500.
Master to R. D. Graha.ni, lot on
Hampton avenue, $2,750.
Master to J. H. Clifton, three lots
In city, $276.
Master to W. B. Boyle, 221 1-4 acree
in tract I miles north of Sumter, $7,
700.
Annabolla Itoss to A. II. Dibble,
one-halt acre lot in or near city, $600.
Ligon Land Company to Sumter
Rose, lot in or near city at place
marked "South Sumter, $70.
Mrs. Ixdla B. Wright to Mrs. Clara
B. Huggins, lot on corner of Wright
street and Oakland avenue, $1100.
Friends Announce McLendon's Candi?
dacy.
Atlanta, July 15.?Friends of Col.
Guyton MoLendon, former railroad
commissioner, today entered his name
in the race for governor and Col Mo?
Lendon announced his willingness to
muko the race.
Entertainment for llrldal Party
Last night after Mr. and Mrs. Hose
had left on their bridal trip the mem?
bers of the bridal party were taken la
tho Sumter Club where they were
entertained several hours most de?
lightfully.
MAY VOTE ON PROHIBITION IX
VIRGINIA.
Anti-Saloon Forces Announce That
Petitions for Liquor Election Arc
Ready.
Richmond, Va., July 13.?Virginia
is expected to vote on the question
of State-wide prohibition of liquor
selling on September 22. Anti-saloon
forces tonight annunced here that
petitions bearing the signatures of
69,936 qualified voters usklng for a
State election on the question would
bo presented to Gov. Stuart tomorrow
This is more than four times the num?
ber of signatures necessary to make
it mandatory for the governor to call
an election under an enabling act
passed by the last State legislature.
It Is estimated that there are 140,
000 qualified voters in Virginia
Should the temperance advocates
carry the proposed election Virginia
would Join the list of prohibition
States on November 1, 1916.
CITY CAMPAIGN MEETING.
Candidates for Councilman Will Ad?
dress Voters Tuesday Night, July
fiat
A meeting of the citizens of Sumter
is called to be held in the Court
House at 8.30 o'clock p. m., Tuesday,
July 21st, 1914, for th,e purpose of
hearing the candidates for council?
man.
All candidates are invited to be
present and address the meeting.
J. W. McKeiver,
Chairman Executive Committee.
R. J. Bland, Secretary.
BOUND FOR HAVANA.
Huerta's and Rlanquct's Families'
Will Sail from Vera Cruz.
Vera Cruz, July 15.?The Spanish
liner Alphonse XIII, arrived this
morning. Gen. Huerta's family and
the Blanquet party are expected to
sail for Havana on the vessel tomor?
row.
MORE COTTON CONSUMED.
Washington, July 14.?Government
report toduy shows cotton consumed
during June 445,635 bales against
441,157 last year. ' Stocks 1,785,13 1
against 1,812,830 last year.
PREACHER SUED BY WILLIAMS.
Norfolk, Va., July 15.?The Rev. B.
Lacy Hodge, pastor of the Spurgcon
Memorial Baptist church here, today
was made the defendant in a slander
suit tiled by A. B. Williams, editor
of the Roanoke (Va.) Times. The
action reslted from an attack by the
minister in a sermon last Sunday on
a report printed by the editor on con?
ditions in Georgia under prohibition.
He is said to have charged that the
editor was a paid representative of
liquor interests and to have made
other assertions which Mr. Williams
declares false.
Declarations in the suit will be Wee
tomorrow and the amount of dam?
ages asked also will be made public.
New York, July 16.?The New York
Yacht, Launch and Engine shipyard
and three yachts tn the Harlem river
were burned this morning. Fifteen
firemen were overcome by smoke.
The loss is $200,000.
MAN MURDERS WIFE.
High Shoals, Ga., July 16 ?Mrs.
Unla Allen was shot and killed last
night while returning homo from
church, by her husband, Charles Al?
len, whom sho was suing for divorce
They were married only fifteen months
ago. Her mother was accompanying
the murdered woman at the time of
the tragedy. Allen turned his revolver
on himself and killed himself.
Atlanta, July 16..?By a vote of 12
to 2 the educational commission today
awarded the location* of tho $5.000,000
Southeastern Methodist university to
Atlanta. Preparations for its estab?
lishment will be begun Immediately.
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In Powdered Lye, Mendleson sells you six?
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