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Seven Keys TO Baldpate ?r EARL] DEM B1CGERS I mx tf )OC Ho It must look ou the face of It, ited Msgee Tbe girl moved to tbe big front door, and Mugee, with ml* eye? still on tbe room, becked away entil he stood beside her. He handed ?er his k* y 1 giro you." he said, "to the gods of tea a>ountslu. Rut It's only a losn 1 shall surely wsnt you back. 1 can't fole>w ten feet behind ns 1 threatened ?hi will be ten hours Instead. Good ?lot and good lock." H%+ f>itned the key In tbe lock, "phiy slsgee." she whispered, "yours faith beyond understanding. 1 H ten the gods of the mountain I ass I? be returned Good night, yosj-dear" went out quickly and Msgee, |lng the door sfter her. thrust the Into his pocket. For s moment bstirred. Then Mr. Msi leaped ran through the dickering light nee res? window, ?re waa a flash, a report snd Mai hack Into tbe tl relight eis mining trousers leg. don't mean to kill anybody." ex Mr. Msgec""just to wing ?ins. But I'm not sn expert?I might ??sot higher than 1 Intend?so 1 sug fsef>.tnet no one else try s bresk for Iff ? Msgee." ssld Miss Thornbill. i |on t heilere you bare tbe slightest who that girl hi nor what she its with the money." it." be replied, "makes It all the exeitlug. don't you think'/" o you mean," tbe professor ex "you donx know her? Well, young fool!" fs rather floe of you," remarked Taornblll. i'n asinine If It's true," tbe profea ?voiced the other side of It. bone every one is quite comfort ," remarked Mr. Msgee, selecting it facing tbe crowd. "It's to be wait, you know." Upper Asquewsn Falls the clock old town hall struck 0. Mr on guard In Baldpate's dreary counted the strokes, she must halfwsy down the mountain now it there 'would be no need of a idour to Implore "Weep No M*r. My Lady." William Hallo well ftf Ae* bad removed tbe cause for fan s long vigil he had begun, there was oo boredom lu It for Muge>> Ho wus too greut s lov coutrast for that. As ho looked id on tbe 111 assorted group he ded he <*ompared them with the der |?e?>ple of the Inn's summer It*, sbout whom tbe girl hsd told Instead of these surly or sad sitting glumly under the pistol of intir youth be saw maids garbed insgtc of muslin flit through the rwn. Lights glowed softly. A came up from tbe casino on the of the summer broese. Under snd white awulogs youth snd md love had their day or their it The hermit was on hand with imtal carded romance. The trees Iped If* whispers on the mountain I, too the rocking chair fleet gos In whispers on tbe veranda lag only when tbe admiral sailed bla glory. Kagorly It ran down Its game. This girl this Myra Thorn hlfU he remembered, had herself been s {frtltn After Kendrkk dlsuppeured id come there no tuor?, for there ugly rumors of the muu who bsd Mr. Msgee saw the girl uud her sbaent lover whispering together BnJB* firelight. He woudcred If they, to*> Imagined themselves st llnldpate lu|fbe summer; If they beard the wsltx losjtle casino and tbe laughter of men tu grill room. %n o'clock, ssld the town hall pngflpously She wss at tbe station now in tbe room of her tears she was) wall 111 u per baps her only coin p*i>on tue Ja. ky of the "See the VsorM poster, whose garb was hut a sngde bluer than her eyes. Who wus ??#? Whut was the bribe money or tlM Suburban railway to her? Mr did not know, but he trusted bbf. and he wns glad she bad won through htm He saw Professor Hol? ten) walk through the flickering half tht to join Myra Thornhlll and Ken ^t must la* half past by now. Yos "^g* fur below In the valley came the Istle of a train. Now she was idling It?she und the money! irdlng It -for where? For what pur ? ? Again the train whistled Ihe ?lege, remarked Mr Magee. inor ? than half over, ladle* und itle.nrn " 'be prof?wsor of comparative Utera approached him and took a chair bis able I wunt to talk with you, Mr. Ma jg*." be said. ? A welcome diversion." assented Ma gee nl* eye** still on the room f "I have dNeuased ma tiers with Miss Pnornhlll said the profesaor lu a low tasce\V*^ne hss convinced me tbst In tuis sffslr you bsve scted from a wholly disinterested point or view. A mistaken Idea of chivalry, perhaps. The infatuation of the moment for a pretty hin a thing to which all men with red Mooil in their veins uro sus ? eptlbh' a pleasant thing that 1 would bi thn last to want banished from the world.'' "Miss Thoinhlll," replied Rfttfj Mu k'ee, "has sl/.od up the situation per feetly except for one rather Important detail. It Is lad the Infatuation of the moment, professor. Sny. rather, that of u lifetime " "Ah. yes," the old man returned. "Youth -how sure It always is of that 1 do not deprecate the feeling. Ouee, Ion? ago. 1, too. had youth and faith. We will not dwell on that, however. Miss Tbornhill assures me that Henry Bentley. the sou of my friend John Beut ley. esteems you highly. She as? serts that you are In every respect, as rar um her knowledge goes, an admira? ble young mau. 1 feel sure tbnt after calm contemplation you will see that wbat you have done in very unfortu? nate. The pu.kuge of money, which In a giddy moment you have given into a young lady's keeping. Is much desired by Hie authorities tut evidence agulnst a very corrupt political ring. 1 am certain thnt when you know all the details you will tie glad to return with me to Iteuton and do all In your power to help us regain possession of that package." And now the town ball Informed Mr. Msgee that the hour was 11. Ho pic? tured a train flying like a black shad? ow through the white night. Was she on It?safe? "Professor Boltou," he said, "there couldn't possibly he any ono anywhere more eitger than 1 to learn nil the de? tails of this uffnlr?to hear your real reason for coming to Haldpate inn and to have the peroxide blond lucldeot properly classified and given its ulcla? in history, but let me tell you again my action of tonight was no mere madness of the moment. 1 shall stick to It through thick and thlu. Now. about the blonds." "The blonds!" repeated the profes? sor dreamily. "Ab. yes. I must make a small coufesslon of guilt there! 1 did not come here to escape the re? sults of that indiscreet remark, hut 1 really made it- about s year ago. Shall I ever forget? Hardly. The newspa? pers and my wife won't let me. I can never uguln win a new honor, how ever dignified, without bel?g referred to In print as the peroxide blond ad vacate. On the night when Mr. Ken drlck and I climbed Haldpate moun tula I remarked as much to him. And so It occurred to me that If I found sny need of explaining my presence here the blond Incident would do very well. It was only?it white lie." "A blond oue." corrected Mr. Ma gee "I forgive you, professor." "To begin with." continued the pro? fessor. "1 am a member of the faculty of the Unlveintty of Iteuton, situated, ss you no doubt know, in the city of the some name. For a long time 1 have taken a quiet Interest in our municipal politics. 1 have been up in arms linguistic arms ?against this odd character Cargau, who came from the slums to rule us with a rod of Iron. Every one knows he is corrupt; that he Is wealthy through fhe sale of priv? ilege; that there Is actually a fixed schedule of prices for favors In the way of city ordinances. I have often denounced him to my friends. Since 1 have met him?well, it Is remarkable, is It not. the effect of personality on one's opinions? I expected to face s devil, with the usual appurtenances. Instead I have found s human, rather likable man." (To to Continued.) LIFTS QI AKANTIXK. Washington. Aug. 22.?The secre? tary of agriculture lias Issued an or? der to take effect September 1 lift? ing the quarantine on account of Texas fever of cattle from certain portions of South Carolina, Ooigia. Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana This action is taken as a result of further progres made In the eradi? cation of cattle ticks by cooperation between State and federal authori? ties The area released amounted to ?i.soi s?piare miles. This brings the totnl terrltor> released from quaran? tine since beginning the work in 190?; up to 222.7*?!? square mllei which Is m arly one-third of the total ar^a infested with ticks at the tinu the work of eradication was begun The territory released In South Car? olina are the counties of l>lllon, Lee, Vewherry and Kuinter, I*ls9 squart miles. Idltl.lt\lizi-: Willi Id ss RVLER W ishlngton. Aug St.?Although final derision can not he announce* until word has been received from the Herman government, the admin? istration today prepared to put Into effect s more liberal censorship on wireless niesanges and has ulMindi'iici tin- idea at o? nsorim. rabies llunh* von H?lm hauen, Ocrmun ?hnrge d'wl faires, has communicate! dctuils ill the new plan to bis government. Km SSMSSeS and consulates of ;ill beb uercnts Would be permitted to use tic MrlreleSS to send provided tbev satis tied the naval nnVer Is charge at tin i. . h |ng Station or the neutral na tun or dispatches. The I'.iltisb government, it Is undet IimhI, fuvnrs Ihe plan so long as it prevents agents of any lielligeren rountrles from srndlnu Informntlor direct from the shores ,,f the I'nlle. Stuttt* to ships ut uua. TRACING A1IMY WOIIM. Federal Kxpcrta color wings of the Moths Artificially. The State. Kvoryone interested in the destrur-; lloii of the army worm pest is being requested by the United States depart? ment of aurh ulturo to look out for arim worm mot hi with our artificially colored wing. The department's en? tomologists are catching army worm moths where they are plentiful, color? ing one wlni of euch, and then liber? ating them in the same territory, so that they may determine whether these moths lly directly West or North, and how quickly and far they will snread. A better knowledge of the habits of this pest should enable the department to control Its spread. No moths are to he let loose where their liberation could possibly add to the natural damage. The moths are already showing themselves in Virginia and In Mary? land and the department's agents are entehing specimens at Portsmouth and Charlottesvillo In Virginia and Hag erstown In Maryland. The agents at Portsmouth nro applying a red stain to one wing of each specimen caught; those at Charlottesvllle a black or yellow stain, and those at Hagers town a violet color. Then the moths are left to follow the natural course they would have pursued. WAR INSURANCE BILL. Measure Will be Taken up In the House This Week at All Hazards. Washington, Aug. 22.?Although immediate consideration of the ad? ministration war risk Insurance bill wns blocked in the house today by Republican Leader Mann, It will In taken up early next week even if it is necessary for Democratic member! to invoke the rules committee for a special rule. Representative Under wood predicted it would he passen without further delay. The measure would establish a bureau of war risk insurance in the treasury department and appropriate $1,000,0011 for lossei Insured by vessels of American regis try through hazards of war. Othei emergency bills for the benefit ol shipping, including the proposed plan tor government purchase of ships, will be introduced next week, WATHR POWER HILL COMPLETE Finishes Consideration of First Con? servation Measure und Lay* it Aside for Final Vote. Washington, Aug. 22.?The house today completed consideration of the water power bill, first measure on the idminisirat Ion conservation pro gramme. It was laid aside for final vote when all four conservation meas area have been completed* The hill provides for a system whereby water power sites on the public domain may be operated by private persons, corporations or mu? nicipalities, under permits to be Is sued by the secretary of the interloi who will regulate production and sale of power. LEVER NOT To VOTE, Congressnui is Forced to Henialii in Washington. Washington, Aug. 22.?Congress? man Lever today announced that he would be unable to go home to vote In the primary election Tuesday, lomc time ago he made arrange moots to go to South Carolina for this purpose, but yesterday he was requested by Secretary McAdoo to remain here tomorrow for the con? ference which will be held with the Southern cotton growers and bank Sri with reference to bridging the present crisis brought on by the Eu? ropean war. Mr. Lever has con? sented to remain In Washington for this purpose and regrets that he will not he able to vote Tuesday. Mr. Lever also stated that he ex? pects the subcommittee Of the house committee on agriculture to which was referred his warehousing hill and his cotton grading bill to report with? in the next day or two. As soon as this is done he hopes to have the house pass t hem. CURRENCY IS lssi'Fi). Fxtraordluttry Demands are Met With Ease, Washington, Aug, 82. Rxlrnordi nary demands from national banks for currency during the past three weeks have been met by the issuance of h'*s than i- per cent of the available Aid lich-Vrecliind emergency currency, ac? ording to a statement issued totilghl ?v .lohn Hkelton Williams, comptroller ?f ibe currency. To tin- HI Soulhern States will be sued |ft,7us,00fl nnd to the Western tatet. IncludlnR the Dakotas, Kansas, ?ehrnska, Wyoming, Montana, Colo raclo, New Mexico nnd Oklahoma, 11 KO.OOtl The rnmptl nib i .? I iteinenl hows i Im I I tOs.KMS.tHHi additional iirrenc) can be Issued to the Bout It in Btatss If i?<?d?u MOV. BldKASK KENRti TKLKURAM TO SHERIFF CONCERNING PRIKONER, Takes Charley Well? from Custody of Court to rommtl Him to State Hos? pital at Columbia?Statement* from Attending Physicians* A move of Interest to many people! In Bumter was that made by Qov. Blease Saturday night when he tele? graphed here to Sheriff Bradford or? dering him to send Charles Wells, who several weeks ago shot and killed a negro on Liberty street In this city, from the county jail to the State hospital for the insane at Columbia. Oov. Blease did not state in his tele? gram why he ordered this transfer, but stated that lie would have the nec? essary papers to commit Wells to the asylum in readiness when he reached Columbia. Sheriff Bradford had the prisoner removed and taken to Co? lumbia this morning in obedience to Oov. BleaSS'l message. it is understood that Welli win be committed to the asylum upon statements from Dr. Archie China, one of the attending physicians, and Dr. G. P, Lee. Statements to the ef? fect that Wells was insane were also made by Messrs. Mitchell Levl and John Kennedy. It is generally reported about town that Wells has long been subject te some kind of tits or crazy spells and his removal to the asylum does not come as a surprise. Hut his removal there without the usual form of law upon order of Oov. Blease, has or easioned surprise, especially as his re moval from the custody of the court in this summary manner is most un usual. PLAN TO HOLD COTTON. Chamber of Commerce Calls Meeting of Farmers ami Business Men on August 27th. The Bumter Chamber of Comment has called a meeting of the farmers merchants, bankers, and all businesi men of Sumter and Sumter county, foi Thursday, August 27th at 12 o'clock In the Sumter County court house foi the purpose of formulating plans foi holding and financing the warehous ing of the cotton crop of Bumtei county. The Sallowing official call for the meeting was issued today ami the newspapers of Sunder county, and all out-of-town newspapers having elr i'ulation in Sumter county are request sd to help the farmers by publishing this call in order to give the greatest possible publicity to same. Sumter, S. C. Aug. 24. I'M 4. In pursuance to the call issued b\ the National Cotton Congreaa, a meet Ing of the farmers, merchants, bank is, and all other business men of Sumter, and Sumter county will b? held at Sumter ,ln the county court house, at 12 o'clock, noon, Thursday August 27th 11)14. Object of. Meeting. The object of the meeting is to con fllder plans for warehousing and fin anelng the portion of Sumter county';; cotton crop which it is deemed neces? sary to hold off the market, and t? organize a systematic campaign to ar range for necessary warehouse room, for necessary funds for loans on warehoused cotton, for a systematic campaign for acreage reduction in 1915, and for such other matters a; may be Incident to the carrying out of these objects. By order: D. D. MOI8E, President. E. I. Reardon, Managing Secre? tary* lt. B. Heiser, Chairman Depart? ment of Rural Relations, Bumter Chamber of Commerce. BLF.ASIO REJECTS PETITION. To the Rditor of The State. There Is a constant cry going up by the friends and supporters of Cos. Bloase that he ?s the friend of the poor man and that be always sticks by his promises. This Is not true, for he has promised that he will make pardons when properly .signed peti? tions are presented, in accordance with this promise I secured a petition signed by all tins county officers, all jurors, more than 2,50(1 men and more than 100 women. asking the governor to pardon my grandson. I'a r roll Mllam. lie bus refused to grant the pardon because VV. C Irby, Jr., of tins county, a candidate for governor on the Blease ticket, reins es to sum the petition. I have been to see the governor several times in regard In the matter ami he has giv ? ii me good hopes thai the pardon will in- granted, provided the petition contains the signature of W c. Irby, .1 r. I nm now an old woman, KJI years i,|d, I want to ask: Is II riebt t hat I should be denied this pardon foi ni\ grandson because iliis Hleaae can itldale will not sign the petition'.' I Signed) Mrs. LUzle May. I Laurens, ltoute 2. WAREHOUSE MF.ASl'RE HELD Hp. Vice President Adjourned Kennte I'ntll Monday With Hill Pending. Washington, Aug. 22.?Canned sal? mon today blocked passage through the senate of the bill for establish? ment of governmental inspection and certification of deposits In cotton warehouses. To avoid a contest Senator lloke Smith, In charge of the bill, accepted amendments to extend the same privi? leges to tobacco and naval shuts warehouses. Senator Lee of Mary? land had the bill amended to recog? nize siate tobacco warehouse Sys? tems? Then Senator Lane of i >regon proposed that it be extended to can? ned salmon, lie urged thai the Eu? ropean war had developed the same distressing conditions for canned sal? mon as for cotton, tobaco and tur? pentine. Senator Smith suggested there was as much reason in Including Boston baked beans and Senator Martine spoke of the need of stimulating the applejack trade of New Jersey. Sen? ator Gronna urged the extension to grain and llaxseed. As the debate proceeded the bare quorum present began to dwindle. After several roll calls Vice President Marshall ruled that a quorum could not ho procured und with the liill still undisposed of declared the senate in reeoss until Monday. NEW RAILROAD PROJECTED. SAVANNAH WIsTI.KN RAILWAY IS oK<.AM'/JM.. < harh-ton and Now hern Men Are rronioioiv lit Mnotv-Milr Itoad to Connect Savannah ami sumter. Columbia, Aug. 23.?The Savannah Western Itallroad company was com? missioned yesterday by the secretary ? if state, with a minimum capital stork of $100,000 and a maximum capital of $1,000,ana. The company proposes to build a steam railroad from Rstlll to st. Paul In Clarendon county, o distance of id* miles, 'The principal offices of the road will be located In Columbia. The line will pass through Hampton, Celle ton, Hamberg, Orangeburg and Clar? endon counties. The petitioners for a charter are Q. ll. Mllllgan of Charleston, Virgil Walker and Adrian M. ttCS of New? born, N. C. According to papers died with ths secretary of State, the road will do a general transportation business. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT! Banquet Brand India and Ceylon Tea Is Best. Equally good either iced or hot. Packed in sanitary air-tight tins to preserve its full, delightful aroma. Your grocer will supply you~ POUNDS?QUARTERS?HALVES The Sure Way to Win The man who has ?nvod money and la ready to take advantage or profitable Investment*, In the man who win win out above all others; while the spendthrift must endure the regret of what 5I1<;HT nave been If Hi: had Mlved a part of his earnings and been prepared for such an importunity. Von will need money all your life. Why not put some of your earnings in our BnvlngsTlepnItment where we will help it accum? ulate hy iddiug I per cent interest? The Commercial and Savings Bank, "Get the Oesire to Save, the Habit Will Grow." Young Man,time tells the tale. Start a Bank? *s> account now, while you are able" If You can open a Hank account in this progressive Bank with One dollar. If When you receive your bank book show? ing your record of deposits?your hand will clasp one of the best friends you have ever made. You make your own friends but we will help you make a Hank account, which is a friend, always ready at your call and tt) it you are under no obligation. 4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings. 1 II E BANK OF SUMTER ESTABLISHED 1889