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K IN Trt? TOWHOF UNiON fM"! B~ TT U^ TT T "1^ "T B V^V ilk T ? ?| ?. __ . ?OUTSIDE OF THE CITY ' B lr I \ I II \ ' I II Ij U Mmre'c,T?iiZ'rr'S.yjf* two Furniture Manufacturing Con- (flerk of Court B~4 I I I ^ H H I ^ I ^^/H Mill, another building, Gold Mincer ns, Female Seminary, Five m Mil H I ^1 H H H I vi "-H H Mr H H I I i inf?> Famous Mineral Springe, g^?;??r^oBo'! 1. JIL JL JLi U 11 lUil. M J. If JL Jli kJ% SZ'ooZT " 'nd ""?"owm VOL. L1V. NO.-6. ONION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. FEB^pRY 5. 1904. Sl.nn A vear. ' 3 1 Win. A. Nicl BAf SOLICIT YC OUR TERMS ARE AS LIBI OUR FACILITIES AND RE! * 1 ^ * f hoNALD : DONALD! Copyright, 1C02, by j , : ! Chnrlcs W. Ilooko ft His manner had been perfect through' out this scene. Although he had been firm and even insistent, still he bad not forgotten his years, but had preserved a fine deference toward this old rascal who did not In the least deserve It At the last he had 6eemed to feel much depressed and had cast down his eyes, but suddenly he raised them to Kelvin's face with that peculiar, gentle, searching look that I love so well. When he turns it upon me, it warms my heart, for I know that he is seeing strniglit into its innermost chamber. Yet there are some who cannot bear this look, not dishonest, scheming people who might well be expected to shrink from it, but thoso who are merely nervous from illness, like our cashier. Jim Bunn, for instance. Jim Bunn dreads death, and perhaps he Bbutldora tu mum lUrtv. *->-? tell him when the grim fellow is coming. At any rate, I have seen poor Bunn turn white and his sweat irom tneir pauus wuun uuumu has looked at him thus. Even Kelvin's thick hide was penetrated. lie backed away toward the wicket "Don't try any of your tricks with me," he said. "I don't wnnt my fortune told." Donald started slightly, and a faintly perceptible shudder passed over him. It seemed to communicate itself to me and to Kelvin, who paled and then flushed. "You're a humbug!" he cried oui roughly, ashamed of his momentarj superstitious alarm. "You're an oper humbug. Anybody can see througt you." - Donald turned away wearily, whih -Kelvin kicked the gate open and wen blustering up the path. ; As we walked home together I trie< to revive Donald's spirits by compli Ull'lllIII^ 111U1 hid Hill bearing in this trying scene, but h seemed to be very much dissatlsfiei with himself. ; "Why is it," said ho, "that when am excited 1 talk like 'Rollo's Tour I Europe?' 'Oh, fie, uncle!' exclaime little Uollo. 'You are seeking to In pose upon my youthful credulity That's the way it sounds to mysel: -^Lnd I wus tremendously excited Jui now. You won't ask me why, wi you? You'll let me go ahead on make n fool of myself in my own Id otic way and forgive me afterwari It's your promise, you know." "I don't think you'll make a fool < yourself," said I. "Little MI6S Kelv Is a very charming girl. I wish si bad a better father." "I am too well satisfied with Mr. K< vln just now to say anything disi spectful about him," responded Dona! '.'This conversation with him has tnk< a great weight off my mind." Remembering Kelvin's words, 1 con not understand Donald's ground t satisfaction, but ho was obviously ve much In earnest about It. My curl< ity was piqued, yet I would ask questions. Still less would I offer c Vic? frtr I n in ever slow to Cloud t bright day of youth with the gray coi ols of age. Youth, a* a rule, lives 1! honestly as it Is, whllo crabbed, d satisfied age would thrust in a p( plan of its own contrary to nature's. So I turned the conversation into t way of small things, and we w< home cheerfully to breakfast. .si was at the factory-until the mld< of the afternoon, and when'I ca ho \e again I was surprised to see 1 Kelvins' carriagO" alongside my ver da. Mrs. Kelvin was just allghti and Dorothy was giving her greet! They presented a remarkable contr %s they stood there together in the cl fight of the summer afternoon. Mrs. Kelvin is a woman who nlwi looks as If her clothes and herself I fought a great battle jfhlle she i dressing and the clothes bad sot ? *' m-- / tiolson & Son, ^JKERS, >UR BUSINESS ro SEE US. ZRAL A8 ANY CAN GIVE YOU. SOURCES ARE UNSURPASSED. Being a True Record and Explanation of ttie Seven Mysteries Now Associated With His Name b the Public Mind, and of an fightb. Which Is the Key of the Seven SON. JR I * By HOWARD FIELDING ?i better of it. They assert their Buperlj orlty. She is not fond of flaring colors, I but she puts on too much of everything. Trimming seems to stick out of her nt I random, with the result that every ( plain Bpot on her gown looks bare. Dorothy's raiment is the handmaiden , of her beanty, serving humbly and in | sweet simplicity. Her personality puts a soul into her clothes. If It were not too curious a fancy, I could see her gown falling away to a mere bit of | cloth when she takes it jj/T. The ways of the two ?ft>raen are like their attire. Mrs. Kelvin bristles, and yet her manner is expensive, as we l might say, for it cannot be had except j in the society \t the wealthy. It lfl j silk backed plush, but it is plush, j "How do you do, Mr. Harrington?" Tk^d she, extending her hand upon a She* laughed pointedly in order to show that her language was intentionally extravagant. I never liked those utility laughs. I "What is the trouble?" I asked, j "It is a story of crime," she replied, "a mysterious midnight robbery. Really I am heartbroken. They have stolen mv diamond collar., a crift from Mr. Kelvin and dear to me far beyond lta value. I don't suppose it is worth more than $0,000, though, of course, I never asked him what he paid for it,** r "I am in a position to sympathize 11 with you," said I, "as you may be aware. We have obtained no trace of t the money that was taken from my ' safe." > Mrs. Kelvin's face took on such an i expression of sudden gloom that I was , really touched. I bad ndt supposed & that she would thus feel for me in my t, misfortune. "I hadn't thought of that," she said, 1 with hesitation. "Of course, young - Mr. Donaldsou has tried to And the 1 money?" e Instantly I saw straight through the fl whole game. This superstitious wo* mun had come to ask Donald to find I her dinmond collar by the exercise of n that occult power which Mr. Kelvin d had so fiercely derided that very morni ing. Upon my word, a fine piece of .* presumption! t.1 "Don hasn't an idea what has beit come of the money," said Dorothy. II "Yet he might be more successful It (j the case of my diamonds," responded p Mrs. Kelvin, rallying. "Do you know, 1. Mrs. Donaldson, I have the greatesl faith In your son. I think he is a very of remarkable young man. My hr >^an<! _ nn/l T l.fl ..n <1.. If] (iiiu i ua>u IUV iiiusi yiuuui:ic\ ui^u He incnts about It. You know, Mr. Kelvli Is such a common-sensible man he can'1 8j. believe anything that is at all out ol e. the ordinary. I understand," she add Id. od, turning to me, "that yoy and Mr en | Kelvin had quite a disagreement abou I it this morning. You must not tak< ild what he says too soriously. It is reall] 01' my fault, because 1 keop him stlrre< ry up about it." >*' "Donald was greatly pleased witl no Mr. Kelvin this morning," said 1, witl 'd* dishonest and contemptible evasion he "He was not in the least offended." >n- Mrs. Kelvin was surprised and de If* lighted. She turned to Dorothy with i |s* most effusive manner. x>? "Please use your maternal ^nfluenc tn mv behalf." she cried. "If vour soi h? will come over to The Elms"? ;n1 At that moment there was a clatts of hoofs, and Donald, on horseback cnme around the corner of the.houa to* at such a pace that he had to pull u tk? sharply In order to avoid collision wit an" Mrs. Kelvin's equipage. The boy ride nK< like a wild Indian. n& His mother called to him, and h aBl slid off his h<frse and came up on 1 en* the veranda. He looked big and ham some In his riding clothes, and hi ?y? mother eyed him proudly, lad "Mrs. Kelvin has come to ask y$u 1 vaa go over to The Elms," said Doroth; thc and she paused there for the mlschli of It mm Donald sat down upon the arm c bis mother's chalr( and I think It wa ^IM uUji I S^KIbImA y ^Jl > ?r^mmmmamm??^ He looked Mp and handsome in his tiding clothes. because he had not the strength to stand, thongh he did not reveal his surprise in any other way. "It is very kind of Mrs. Kelvin," said he. "My husband Joins me In this request," said our visitor. "Wo hava lost a diamond ornament of considerable value, and we hope that you will help us to find Jit" "I wish I could be of bo mo service," responded Donald, "but I'm afraid you will be disappointed. How was the article lost?" "It was stolen frorh my dressing room during the night" she replied. "I very carelessly left It there, although all my other Jewels of value were put away In the safe, as usual. It was In a small burnt wood box, not a Jewel casket The box happened to be standing there empty, and I dropped tha diamond collar Into it intending to tne Tia or tne roi Te.i wwu, imu^uix was why I forgot the collar. The box < was gone this morning." "May I ask who besides yourself knew that the collar was there?" asked Donald. "My maid may have known, though she declares that she didn't," replied Mrs. Kelvin. "I'm sure she didn't see me put It there, for she wns In another i room at the time, and, as I've told you, 1 the lid of the box fell down immedlats' ly, so that she couldn't have seen It A few minutes later my husband cams In, and I gave bim my other things to put in the safe. I never thought of the collar, nor did be." I "Is the maid an honest girl?" asked | Dorothy. "Has she been with you long?" "Nearly ten years," said Mrs. Kelvin, Bjpeaklng with real human feel IiUK, -~anu uuiess me conar is actually found around ber neck I shall never believe lu her guilt I have assured i her that she Is not under suspicion. But thafs not quite true, for a detective who came out from the city In response to a telephone message from my husband wants to arrest the woman right away." "Don't you let him do it," said Doro1 thy. Donald asked when the loss was discovered and learned that it was shortly after the amiable Mr. Kelvin had returned from his Interview with us by the gate. ! There was an Interval of silence, during which I observed that Donadd ' was suffering great mental distress. ; "May I ask," he said at last, "wlethJ er your daughter knows that you have ?have come to me? It seems an absurd question"? | "Not at all," said Mrs. Kelvin. "I ? understand you fully. Amy knows that I have couie over here. She was eager that I should ?lo so." "I will go o\ei to The Elms," said Donald, "and 1 will give you such help 9 ss I can; but If you rely upon any raysy terlous and miraculous powers of mlns you win iw cranny in lua cam imi i do not pssssss thetn." OHAPTSR VIII. artflTXBT or m cotxin o*> diamokm (ooimwuiu). K M JTRB. KBLVIN was not lm a pressed by this declaration JL She rOBe wlt,? a great rue " tling of ribbons. D "Won't yon come, too, Mrs. Donald on 7' the said, "and yon, Mr. Harrlnf T ton? There is room 1n the carriage." c* Dorothy excused herself from partld * patlng In this adventure, and while six P was doing so I got a private word wltl h liouald. * "I'm Afraid this la a bad business, m boy," said 1. "Kelvin will triussp * over you." ? "I shall be glad to give him tt chance," replied Donald. "If any bed 18 wants to prove that I'm not a.psych! marvel, he can have my hstyt*evet lo time." ' "Suppose Kelvin's got it himself?" .whlsfered, "This may bo a put t J if He had no time e^respond to this s suggestion in word?,Hibut I could see that he took n diftdrtnt view of the matter. If he hnd ntg$ Inner light upon the subject, he didjRU share It with Mrs. Kelvin and meBhing the drive to The Elms. He reflfrned silent, except when directly.ttdressed, and all his replies were aun-lef as courtesy permitted them to \Vhen we reach OB The Elms, we were met by Amy, ^Ko bad the air of one that has waitiH in ^reat impatience. It was irapcnfrle to behind to the fact that she rfljtrded this appeal to Donald as a graAapd glorious vindication of him anA|d|ae expected immediate and notP^gPrahlts. Donald by thlB time hkd tunk to such a level of dejection vnat not even the sight of the fair queen of his youthful fancy could move him in the least. In fact, he seemed to be. so miserable that he could not look her in the face. Mrs. Kelvin viewed his state with Harm, for her hope was really fixed upon him. She had more than her share of that peculiarly feminine trust in the supernatural which makes women the easy prey of all dealers in mystery, and, besides, her confidence was re-enforced by the wifely habit of cxrmfc ruuicany with Mr. Kelvin. I could see clearly that she would be Tery angry with DonaldJf he failed. For my own part, 1 had not felt bo foolish since the day when 1 was first led to expose before the eyes of my fellow citizens of Tunbrldge ray aged shanks attired In golf breeches and hose, and that's a sad day for on old man whom all the little boys and girls have been taught to respect The memory of It flitted across my mind as I stood there on Kelvin's veranda. The lord of The Elms was visible within the bouse, where he sat near a long window in earnest conversation with my old friend Graves Reedy. 1 was somewhat surprised at Kelvin's choice of a detective. It might suggest a purpose to get two values for his money by "pumping" Reedy In regard to the affair of the robbery at the factory and Donald's prediction of It Kelvin and Reedy rose immediately and came toward the window. Just as they stepped out upon the veranda 1 heard Donald' say to Amy in a pleaT"Do you rea/ ^ the girl replied, with* By this time 1 ha<fQA^uirsa XJ J^1/ of Kelvin, whose manner was as couf> teous and cordial as that of a dog who for fear of a whipping permits another dog to eat out of his dish. I had never before realized how complete was the domestic subjection in which my new neighbor dwelt "Glad to see you, glad to see you," said he. "This Is an opportunity that we all ought to welcome. Seems to have been made bv Providence expressly for the u. y ,jt. Now, if I've misjudged younl^jn'- Donaldson, yod*ll find me eager to square the account, and of course there's no quarrel between yon and me and never has been. You understand that thoroughly, I trust. It gives me pleasure to welcome you to The Elms.'*^ "I am going to be very frank with you, Mr. Kelvin," I said. "You did Donald a great injustice this morning, and that will be true whether he fails or succeeds In this present matter. It was In the hoDe that vou had recosc nixed this fnct that we accepted Mrs. Kelvin's invitation." I was glad to have found some reason to Justify my own conduct to myself. As a matter of fact, I had been wondering all the way over how in the world we had happened to come. "I have recognized it," said Kelvin, turning red. "Yes, sir; I have. We'll let it stand that way. Ah, Mr. Donaldson! Exceedingly obliged to you for your kind offer to assist us in this trouble. We expect great things of you." "I can't do it, Mr. Kelvin," said Donald in a tone of deep wretchedness. "I can't find the diamonds. I don't even know how to go to work to try. I'm as likely to find the north pole sticking up through the floor of your veranda. But Mrs. Kelvin Insisted upon my r coming." ? "Mrs. Kelvin is a great insister. I'm not at all surprised to see you," said i the old villain, with a grin. "Take ! your own time. Don't hirry." Upon this Mr. Reedy favored us with a brief review of his endeavors. "There's only one thing in it," he I said in conclusion. "Where did she put the di'monds? That's the point. . W*)ere did she put 'em?" 'The maid?" asked Donald in a . dreamy tone. Mr. Reedy nodded three times. "f aiinnnaa aKa mtiaf hauo fair ATI . them, poor girl," said Donald,, "if you say so." "The facts speak for themselves,** ? said the detective. I "They don't speak to me," said Donald, with a weary smile. "1 can't hear y a whisper." h He sat down In a big chair and buried his face in bis bands. At that moil m?*nt Mrs. Kelvin, who bad been speaky lng with the butler In the hall, emerg1c ed from the house with the usual fluty taring sound. "B-e-eb-shr whispered Mr. Kelvin. I "He's going Into a trance." ip Donald sprang t* Ms f^ hli face / ' WE AR (TO OUR reso trees are not fab ion earth, nor do we d BUT we are here among tk ample means for all enough to take care ol WE COME, backed up by a good r made irreproachable 1 WE ARE here to stay and we s< accommodation consie Interest Paid on rierchants and Plan * I1 ? as red as a beet, t expected a warm protest from the young man, for the word "trance" to him Is as a Harvard banner to a bull, but he preserved his self control marvelously. "Would you mind If 1 walked about a bitV" said he. "It's no earthly use, you know. May I go into the house?" He moved toward the door and thus came face to face with Martha Hill, nit? suspecteo maid. who was just cornIns out. She was n worn, faded, patient woman of fifty, not without Intelligence and meant perhaps for a better station, yet now a creature of lifelong sirvltude. Iler mouth had a peculiar droop at the corners, so that she must have looked sad at all times. She had shed many tears that day. and her eyes were red; her nose, too, poor woman, and altogether she was a picture of woo. Douald kept his eyes upon her as she crossed the veranda toward her mistress. When she had taken her place behind the chair In which Mrs. Kelvin had sat down, she turned and looked at Donald. It was clear that she knew who he was and why he had come. "You were quite right, Mrs. Kelvin," said my boy. "Your maid is perfectly innocent." At these words Martha's feelings overcame her. She walled distressfully and fell upon her knees, not because she thought the act appropriate, but because she could not help it. Donald turned hastily toward the house and made three attempts to open the door. 1 describe his action as it appeared. There was an ordinary ?u>rv oasv to open, but he ] veranda to the steps, nrttmn??-?? y diately to the door, by which he stood for some seconds, hesitating. "The diamonds are not in the house," said he at last. "That's easy," said Reedy. "I've been hunting for 'em since 11 o'clock." "It may be that that's why I feel that they're not there," returned Donald, as if gratified to receive this explanation. "You never can tell where^ these foolish notions come from. Have" you senrched outside the house?" " 'Outside the house' is a wide proposition," rejoined Reedy. "It includes 'most everywhere. But I've looked around a bit." Donald groaned. "I do bate this business so like the old Harry!" he said. "But it's got to be done. Would you mind if I walk around the house? I don't know what I'm doing It for, yet I can't sit still." He ran down the steps of the veranda, and we all followed him, as he raised ( .o objection. In an absurd, straggling procession we made the circuit of the great old mansion. "Well," said Reedy as we stood again before the main entrance, "did you see 'em anywhere?" Donald shivered in the heat of the summer day* "I've been mighty close to them," he said. "Let me try that once more." This time he led us less than half way around, and we came to a halt beside a pile of coal that had been | dumped that day before an entrance t?41ie cellar. JKelvin is a thrifty man. He buys coal ri&t wb? needs it. but when it is cheapest The pile may have amounted to about three tons. Donald regarded it steadily for some seconds and then walked hesitatingly toward the cellarway. "You've-been down there, Mr. Reedy?" be queried, and then suddenly and with decision he said, "The diamonds are there!" He pointed directly toward the heap of coal. ' "There?" echoed Kelvin. "In that coal? Why, the stuff wasn't brought here till this forenoon. How do you suppose the diamonds could get into It?" Donald dashed the perspiration from his forehead with a gesture of despair. "I don't know a blessed thing about It, -Mr. Kelvin," said he, "except that they're there." Kelvin seemed somewhat taken aback. Ho regarded it as perfectly obvious that the diamonds could not be hidden in the coal, which bad not been delivered until after the arrival of Detective Reedy. Why had Donald com mitted himself to such a clear.absurd lty? It looked like a trick, and Kelvin glanced quickly nt Reedy as if to real advice in his eyes. The detective ele vated his eyebrows and bis shoulder) simultaneously and spread out hii hands Vfith the p?lu}8 forward. It wai >\"?VVV -*<* ^ * .. ..w u xiiau> S .?3 IN IT STAY.) ulous, we haven't the largest bank o all the business of the country, te good people of the county with reasonable demands, with capital r all your wants. ecord, that began years ago; a record }y fair business methods, jlicit your patronage, offering every itent with good banking. Time Deposits. ters National Bank. equivalent to saying "I pass" In a game of cards. The iron lips of our amiable boat came together firmly and he settled himself upon his broad, fiat feet In tbs manner of an orator who has reached the great, convincing argument of his discourse. "Now, I call this a clear cut Issue/* said be. "We've 'got this thing localized, so to speak. Either those diamonds are here or they are not!" And his head came forward as he uttered the last word with a decisive snap that would have endangered his neck if it hadn't been so thick. He was a man of ready executive ability, and the way be went to work to Insure a proper lnsnectinn of ?" ? "COJI U1 COW commanded my admiration. It was ta moved a basketful at a time, and Kel* vin saw every lump of It. Four sturdy grooms . were selected for the task, and they were subjected to a scrutiny that would have sufficed for a count of cash in the United States treasury, yet they were driven at good speed, so that the coal vanished rapidly Into the cellar. Kelvin was too thrifty to put it anywhere except In the bin. It was a warm day, and the flying coal dust stuck like glue. Kelvin, whose bead was In every basket, grew blacker as the moments sped away. Perspiration rolled down from under his hat and striped his broad face gro* tesquely and in ever changing patterns. Occasionally, as If dissatisfied with big war paint, be would obliterate the do* sign with a wild sweep of his band* kerchief, and a new and fiercer decora* account. As fhe'Work. gtopre? settled darker upon Donald's face than coal dust upon Kelvin's. From time to time our host would glare at Donald like some black cannibal of the south sens, and my boy would respond with a glance of mournful resignation. At length there remained bdl very little coal scattered upon the ground. One of the grooms carefully swept It Into a heap. Kelvin, who had been scrutinizing it, bending forward with his grimy hands upon the knees of his gray flannel trousers, slowly straight* ened up. "Well," said he in a voice thick with coal dust, "what do you say now?" He favored Donald with a grin that kn/l ? ? uuu u ^uv.unui, ouipcu up|;uaiauw? Donald's hat was ? the ground, and he had rumpled his ~lr into a strangely tangled mass. V de was biting his lips nervously. "It occurs to me, sir," said he, "that a diamond Is pure carbon crystallised and that coal is chemically the same substance In a slightly different form. It is possible that I may have been deceived by this coincidence, so"? Kelvin uttered a low, hoarse roar, and I think he would have followed it wrlth oAma rnmoelr Miflf micrVfc+ he?A ln< | TTliU DI/UJ6 t ViUUi A VUHV tUIQUV U? T V ---terrupted the social harmony between oar households, but at this moment Detectlve Graves Reedy touched him on the arm. "It's all right," snl? he. "Don't move; don't say a word; Just wait." He turned and ran toward the house With surprising agility. He cleared the steps Teadlfig Tire sttt* trance with a single bound and vanished from onr sight We remained silent, huddling together like startled children and staring toward the bouse. It must have been less than a minute, yet it seemed much longer to us as we stood there bewildered. Then there came a sharp and loud sound which drew our eyes toward a window in the i peak of a gable. Donald turned and* denly and leaned heavily upon my ahoulder, and I beard him groan. Bnt before I could frame a question there came me voice ui rvecujr iruw iu? gable window. "I've got him!" be cried, thrusting out bis bead. "Nobody hurtl Ho miss* ed me!" "That's Cobb's room," said Kelvin in a most peculiar voice. [to bk ooirrannsD.] i "There!" said Mr. Jenks, stopping suddenly. "I was going to get that > piece of silk for my wife, and I forgot all about it until now. Never mind/* be continued, starting on again; *Ttl get It when I get borne all right."? Somervlile (Mass.) Journal. t . ? I When his wife's mother comes on her first visit a man lias the same feel* ing as if there were a private detoettvo ? in the house.?Atchison Globe. i V \ f i ^ \