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MT^ ?--? s' ^ ^ IN THE TOWN OF UNION T"^ "M~ T "lll*T ~W m " M fl" ' Et ^ S~^4 OUTWDE OF THE OITV t'-assaE&sm I II If I \|||\ TIM xpsmeam 3g perns, Female Seminary, Five & R R 11 I iR V B V B W I H 1 I . ^ in&> Famous Mineral Springa, WPIEffo'Klfffi PoVuLaon%"^. I 11 JU U 1 1 1 V/ 11 1 llll JU k_J? VOL. LIV. NO. 7? UNION, SOPTH CAROLINA, FRH)l$JpRUARY 12, 1904. #1.00 A YEAR: t i \ ^ YOU Win. A. NicL V. BAN LOANS MADE O INTEREST AT FOUR PER CI I | ??-ri"-r. ?rViirr. -."r? .-* ii city ^ ^ *.; DONALD! i Copyright, K02, by Clmrles \V. Ilooko Really the old fellow was nearly strangled by his amazement, as he afterward confessed. He bad eamprehendcd the situation mueh mere quickly than I had been able to do, and he knew that Ueedy bad arrested Cobb, the butler, upon evidence which the detective believed to be absolutely conclusive. Indeed the pistol shot might be regarded as settling all question about the servant's guilt. We all began to talk at once, and no one had beard any remarks except l\ia own when Reedy appeared at the deor leading his prisoner, lmndeuffed. 'Cobb was a tall, dnrk man of a very peculiar build, having the longest body for his height that ever I saw on a human be- ' lng. Not only were his legs short, but: sonably long coat on, he seemed to be Psunk in the ground up to hfs knees. I bad marked him by the main entrance when wo arrived and later upon the outskirts of the group around the coal heap, later still upon the threshold of the d^pr through which Reedy hod pursued ^m. "I've had my eye i-f? this feller," said the detective. "I seen htm getting more and more worried as that coal got thinner on the ground, and finally I seen him make a break; then I knew where we stood. I found him In his "The diamonds are thereP' room grabbing a few of his things, and among 'etu was his gun, but I'm too old a bird to be caught that way; close |gra|K call, though." 'hBpV He touched his forehoad, where the Eskin upon one Bide lind been sllghtlj blackened by the flame of (he pistol. "Did you get the diamonds?" ex claimed Mrs. Kolyln, with h woman'i instinctive appreciation of fhe reallj rim portent Issuo. Reedy bad a band upon Ida prison er*a arm. "They're here, eh 7" he ashed. Cobb nodded. He/trai ?et looklni at Reedy, but at /fonald, end then . mi a strange nurture of ewperstltlou K^^^MJto?j^5(l'VV[ytiatrcd In fate expression. *mrthd 'em last night I eoppose didn't*dare to skip; too shrewd to hid 'em In the house when all outdoor was open to you. Is that the Idea?" "Tee," enld Cobb sullenly, jifc' Reedy drew the man toward th round black mark upon the groun where the coal had lain. "Get one of your people to dig here, ? . | told he, tapping with bin.foot. My own eyes could distinguish n sign that anything had been buried, e carefully had Cobb done his work, bt Reedy had had experience in such ma ters. In two minutes the burnt woo ^ox bad ^C?j) eibumed. and the Ugbt i I AN ACCOUNT wItH8! f w iolson & Son, KERS. N APPROVED PAPERS. ENT. PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. TT-.--Tr.-CT??>-? ? I." ? ! ' ?<?l ? Irst ft*ord and Ixolanatfcn of (he W* 1 fffyrfwlw Onv Associated WWi His Nrnnt h tilt hA5: Mind, and of an ftytth. WJfcfcfl Is the Rejr of the Seven m, jr. > By HOWARD FIELDING ? ? TT ll tttttl>t|i||f|| \ any flashed upon the collar of diamonds. "Nbw, Mr. Kelvin," said the lady of The Elms, "I think we are all vindicated except"? "Except me," said Kelvin. "Well, I'm ready to make all kinds of apologies. This thing is beyond me. 1 say, | you," he cried, turning to Oobb in order to change the subject. "Was anybody \ In with you on this? Tell the truth, i and well make It light for you," "I was In it alone," paid the man In 1 that weary voice of the detected criminal?the voice that succeeds the high j keyed excitement which prevails while there Is hope or doubt. "You remem- % ber that I saw you put the things Into j Just before sunrise. I know It would x be on tho dressing table or the floor. > It was easy enough. I was a fool to ( take the box, but I thought it would be handy to bury the things In. If I hadn't done that, you might not have , missed the diamonds for two or three t days. But I suppose Mrs. Kelvin was , reminded of them by seeing that the < box was gone. Why didn't I think of that? We're all fools!" ] lie shrugged his high* shoulders. "I won't ask you to let up on me, he < continued. "Tain't any use. Take , me away." i fT,v_ _ .. - nvAMA eneon/1 4"ft 1 ue IUBI wuiuo ncic uuuivduvu .V Reedy. 1 "Take him Into the house,** said Kelvin. "Keep an eye on him, of course. I'll be with you later. And now," he j added, turning toward Donald, "I want , to say to you"? i "Don't, Mr. Kelvin," said my boy, ] with tears In his eyes;" please, don't, j This la more painful to me than It can ! possibly be to you. 1 want to go home and lie down?and die." CHAPTER IX. MYSTERY OF THE TIUNCETON pnOFESSOB. MRS. KELVIN Insisted upon ordering the carriage to take us home, though It was not far enough^ to warrant the trouble. She overwhelmed Donald with expressions of gratitude and as iirntwAii f\t hnr KPiuit n lid trllimtlhant faltb In his powers. The poor boy was dazed as If by some sudden and weighty sorrow. He repented, "Thank you; thank you, Mrs. Kelvin," In the innnner of one who receives condolences thnt are powerless to draw his mind away from bis bereavement While we were riding home he was unuble to restrain his tears, and, being at the age when one is most ashamed of them, be knuckled , bis eyes diligently. , The deacon and Dorothy were on the veranda as we drove up, and Carl , Archer came out of the bouse a mo, ment inter. "Uncle will tell you," said Donald, evading questions and questioners with i a nervous naste. "I've got to dress for r ^ dinner." He was half way up the stairs, as >i judged by his speed, before any one could utter a word to restrain him. Thus deserted by the hero of the oc* car.Inn. 1 told my story as briefly and 9 | clearly fin 1 could. Carl occasionally s Interrupted me With a question, but Dorothy and the dencon said nothing, i; Obvlonsly they riewcd the story In a e different light g Before 1 had finished Donald thrust his head between the wings of the screen door, e "Mother," he called, "can 1 have my j dinner served In my room? 1 don't feel very well." ? The tone In which the last words were uttered was intended to be con0 vlnclng, but It niade us all laugh. 10 "Coma out bare, you big stupid," said lt Dorothyty^'Wa won't te-fc about It" t_ He advanced with hesitation and 4 embarrassment Presently we sat ^ down to dlniifr, italch was aai^ed oat or doors In the wd rays of a? sunset, and throughout tha meal Dorothy made good her pledge, cheeking every reference to the adventure of the day. Late In the evening I had a word or two with Donaldson open the subject. "Dorothy and I have tged to talk this < matter over two or .three fames," said u he, "but It results in mutual reertnrtna- 1 tlons, so we have taeitly greed pot to 1 mention it agai*^ T i "Hecrlmiba<lt#klf" I echoed. < "She says Don inherits this from i me," Jae r?nJ)#{L with a smile, "and I 1 say that hs inhertti It from Bet. That's i as far as the discussion sver goes. I 1 I don't know what she has said to Don. I haven't said anything. HWT1 stop of f his own accord." jj I knew from old experience that any -r attempt to draw htm out upon this subject would be futile. Three minutes a was the limit of time that Ms mind s could be held upon it. Be we passed s to other matters, and 1 saM that I was 1< glad to have heard Mm Sing with Doro- t< tbj that evening, ef late years he had ti sung so little. k "My voice is getting old and worn P out," he said. "I am past ray Singing y days." h 1 assured him with sincerity that b their two voices had never sounded 1 sweeter than on the* " "Dorothy's Is as fresh as a girl's," he 5"' replied. "*3\> my sar. certainly. It hasn't ? changed at tlC a. "It seems to me that It has Improved In the last two years," sold 1. tc "Bhe has used It more," sadd be. "A CI singing voles needs exercise, and after 111 mine grew rusty Dorothy neglected her T own until Archer came. She Ukes to 111 sing with some one else. 1 wouldn't te call Archer a groat tenor," he added. with a Bmile, "but hlB voice has the tll ring of youth in It" "Donaldson," said I somewhat lmpa- ^ tiently, "that gray hair of yours has ju made a crank of you." he He walked up to a mirror and con- pe templated his Image. ^ "I look like a big old weather beaten w, tatepost In a snowstorm," said he. dc Dorothy came In Just then and In- gJ, listed that we must?sm tv# ?2^; no n^Ylfcen tWng, she declared, was the ag nost glorious that bad ever risen, and up ve must look at It from the high gate, I is we call that entrance to the grounds R , vhlch Is on the brow of the hill. ! ^ Donaldson leaned back against the Joi) nantelplece, with his elbows upon It, ind surveyed his pretty wife, who jtood there eager and Impatient aa a OJ) :hilfl. ev< "This reminds me"? he began, but UJt Dorothy broke In upon him. If "Now. deaeon. don't!" she cried "Don't be reminded of anything. Isn't l(o this night good enough? Oome out tte and see the moon." j So we all went up to the high gate th( together. lo] On the following morning I met Kel- gr vin, and we exchanged growls, noth- 1)n ing more. The affair of the diamond collar seemed not to have improved his fo, disposition nor to have altered his at- au tltude toward me. Kelvin was begin- 1 niug to be somewhat of a puzzle. pU There was and had been from the first nri a queer look In his eye that lacked an tl) explanation. I could not account for |,a it by anything that I knew. Indeed, it seemed to have Its basis In some- s|, thing that he knew and I didn't. A qj, sly and watting look It was, a glimpse fa of treason, stratagem and spoils, but w what it boded I was unable to guess. fc For some days following the affair of nr the diamonds I met him frequently ni upon the streets of Tunbridge and al- to ways passed on wondering what might lie In his mind. j( He and Mrs. Kelvin were plainly not jH In accord. The woman had taken a ll( sudden and sincere liking for Donald. She tried to establish herself upon w terms of friendly Intimacy with Dor- ni othy, and she praised Donald with so true a voice that his mother was quite rl won over, so that I hegnn to hear much good of Mrs. KeTvtn. I "She has wished for #i unn" mid Dorothy. 'Though she seems eo en- "fj perflclal, elie Is a good toother ?t hear^. She loves hrr daughter, emd She Would |J have been r^:-? proud 4t h h6tr 1lta Donald." I It occurred to me to woidler Whether * he would tare taea free? *t * hey like Kelvta, WMefc asmatufr mM lb J be eonsltafW as among fta 00001 Mb flee. IToTrerrr, there sestt he we 6oaft| ! of her honest admtreftwe erf DertalTV ? She talked to me a heal htm ?vrb one oeeaalon art eonSfllsratte length and seemed ready anxious When I "said that the boy wuo ttot <jtflte himself thfs Sum- ? merThe lneRIenm wflMHHre brought out this peculiar putfW of VfS tare worried him," said I. It h the mte ? with those who are so endows." "You don't think there ean he anything elaeT' She oSTd, without meeting ? my eye. * , "What else can there hs,*' 1 asked, "unless hSVln hrret" "Well, 1 dntrft mean ttat fttller," % she responded. Tilts power Of Ms 0 may?may result tn Bis taring matters on his mind; but, of bourse, 1 know 1 nothing about It." We had been sitting Id a noot of the 1 veramla, waiting, white a servant took ? word to Dorothy that Mrs. Kolrln was c U#tr?? A# ata epvkq tta.lMt sentence 4 whljtti | bi^e <yaoted, she arose son what hastily and made a great b? nea# 6t Maying her hand to Dorotl who coming across the lawn fr< thCtfihls court wTth Carl. faKyfs. Kelvin's vague hints I p< .anot$er mystery, added to the which we ^already had. Or perhn they might V taken to be the germ the explanation of n mystery. Perhn ?he fancied that Donald knew the t ;ret of heT?iMsband's designs, of wbli ihe herself fblght not be so fuUy 1 formed ns she would h^ve wished, was blind Aid silly enotigh to ttiil :hpt tbnt was what ?hb meant. It bus seciked to me that these ln< tents shoutd he recorded here. Havli et them flownJfwfll proceed with tl natter of tilt I^lnceton professor. College.4uJpsw>qi are fine people, t i rnle. The old ones are ripe ar trong. Tlxbr are saturated with tl eething, fnur fcedjkted life of an Ame :an universlty^^Chey sometimes soei n be submeqp^jt'.ln It and to have lo: heir individuality, but draw the wrli led fellows roQi tor n moment, lit ears from f^lgdhs of good wine, an ou shall find the fruit still sound i eart and full of a rich savor which as gained*lh tempering the vintage 'he yonng men are stnrdy and earnes nd for evei^r one of the whole lo onng and old together, who has stnj ated and is behind the times there ar Inety-nlne who are well In advance. 1 include tills tiastv trlhntn in > show that Professor George F. Sei u had everything in his favor wit ie, and yet he did not please m< here was something assertive in hi anner, and bf apoke of his book upo; lepatby as i( h$, thought I would no ire confess that I had not read It >und the coormge, however, to mak at admlssloa, It appeared that Professor Seven 'Id the \YalMns cligrr in psycholog: the New Jersey university and tha ' had henrd of Donald's remnrkabh rfornmnces and had come to Tufl idge to make an investigation. U< is n lean, tall man of forty, witl ep set. soaocbing eyes. He wai i.ooth shaven, JUHp.hls under Hp pro tIcrcU}'?*"*"*' w i.. a Inst t he protruding lip and to glanci into the air. told him that he would find Donald rery hard subject to deal with; thai ioubted whether lie would be nble tc rn anything of itni?ortance In the ie at"his disposal, considering that 1 d failed to do so with a much largei portpnlty. He was at liberty, how rr. to make the experiment, and mnwhile 1 should esteem It an honoi he would be my guest. He accepted ! proposal with that sort of hesita^ ii which proves such an offer hat en counted upon In advance. Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson did not view e professor's visit with favor when 1 Id them the object of it; but. to mj ent surprise, Donald took the infllc m very lightly. I'll tell you nil I know about It, Pro ssor Severn." said he. "It isn't much id I wisli it were less." Upon this the professor proceeded t< it Douahl through n rigid cross ex nlnntion In regard to the matter ol e expected robber. He seemed t< ive a good knowledge of the af ir, and his questions showed t irewd Intelligence. Yet they devel >ed little that was new?so little, ii ct, that 1 am able to omit the seem ithout loss. Donald spoke with per ct freedom, exhibited uo impatienci id showed absolutely no bias. n< ade one excellent point, as it seemei i me, by way of illustration. "If you were going to meet a Mi >nes whom you had never seen," sail ?, "wouldn't you have a feeling as t >w he would look?" "I might," the professor admitted hereupon Donald said that he woul Imost certainly have such a feeling. "But mine are as often wrong a ght," said the professor. "Mine aren't," rejoined Donald, "an think, sir, that yours wouldn't be 1 ou were always nble to separate you clings from your opinions. Yot pinion Is founded upon what yo ndw, and in such a case you do nt now enough to be of nny use, bi onr feeling is based upon sometbin 'men is entirely sumcient wuenevc ou can really get down to It" 1 wjis deeply interested In this stat< lent of Donald's, and it appeared i npress the other bearers also, ft (art referred to it on the followin ay. Severn and Donald were^ln tt fflee with me when Carl and Jim Bun ame in to speak upon a matter < trainees. After that was settled thei ras some discussion of psychic uia er*. It was a subject in which po< id Bunn was deeply interested, and t Ingered to listen. "You were speaking of those feellnj f yours, Don," said Archer. "Do th? Tor come to you about comnu hlngs? tho weather, for instance?" "1 have known what the weatb vould be," replied Donald, "but n iften." "Couldn't tell us what it will be t norrow, eh?" "No more than you can," replied tl >oy. "But if the safety or bapplne if some one I care about depended u in tomorrow's weather I think 1 shou mow." oesl ? ?????????????? iy> WE3 A.R )m (TO : er" OUR resources are not fabi Jon earth, nor do we di Ps BUT we are here among th of ample means for all ik Interest Paid on d- Herchants and Plan ig ie is "So this familiar spirit of yours Is 16 an unseltlsli creature," said Carl. "It r" tolls you what Is mollis to happen to ^ other people, not to yourself." s "More often so." replied Donald, un* ruffled by Call's banter for the flrst '? time In my observation. "For Instance, 1 I have no Idea what 1 shall do this ? afternoon, hut I know ?ii.n i ? fth .. * * ? VI COOUi bevcrn will <lo.,# ^ s settled, I believe," sold ^ the professor. "I nin going upon a j. "rive wilii Mr. Harrington, wlio has ,e been so kind as to Invito me." "\ou speak, in general terms, sir." f said Donald. "I tlilnk I ean supply fm something more specific." h lie took a card from my desk and >. ^ rote rapidly upon it. Then lie put it B into an envelope. which he sealed, a "Suppose we let Mr. Dunn hold this t until you return from the drive," said I In*, and :.s no one raised an objection B Kuuii took tlie envelope. "This looks like a put up job. Uncle n " Archer. "I'm afraid that , y jon ami 1 )o:nild( have arranged tlie , t route of th!s drive." B I treated this Jest with the scorn ( >_ \\ hit*h it deserved, hut I am sorry to , p sav that our guest seemed to regard It J j seriously. The look which he Hashed , upon nie was plainly one or suspicion. . However, the laws of hospitality pre? i>*? ot ; la'CrJ_rin:r?.. . tlou' , appointment there. It was n tinner* J I which could be concluded In n few f t minutes, and my intention was to be t borne again by n quarter past 2, when j the carriage would be ready for Pro- t i feasor Severn and myself. About that ^ ' time, however, the professor came has- ( tily Into the office, carrying his travel- t 1 lng bag. "I have had a telegram which calls . ' me away," said he. "I must catch the r 2:30 train. I can make connections for ' Newark and proceed from there to t Princeton." I I expressed the hope that it was not j bad news which recalled him so hastily, ( and he replied that it had to do with a business matter requiring immediate attention. Ills manner indicated that 1 " he felt considerable anxiety. 1 accom- | panted him to the train, and, while returning, 1 met Donald in the path j * across the field. He seemed to be In bad spirits. ^ "The professor has gone," said I, tak> ing him by the" arm. "1 suppose you * knew that he was going. Is it on the 1 card?" "Jira Bunn will show it to you, un1 cle," 6uid be gloomily. e As soon as we reached the office 1 sent for Bunn and demanded the onB velope. lie gave it to me, and 1 opened e It and read aloud what was written on * the card, as follows: "Professor Severn will receive a message that will call him away. He will lJ take the 2:30 train anil go to New York." o "Now, that's marvelous, marvelous, isn't it?" said Bunn. And he repeated I, the word to himself in a silent fashion d which is characteristic of him. Like many other nervous people, s Bunn talks to himself, hut not audibly. Uls lips move, though no sound prod coeds out of them. 1 have seen him [f hold this silent discourse with himself ir for ten minutes at a stretch, ir "To New York?" Raid I, addressing u Donald. "You're mistaken there. He's >t going back to Princeton." it Donald drummed on the wooden g arms of the chair in which he was sit?r ting and looked dreamily out of a winflow. e- "Did he tell you that he was going to to Princeton?" asked Bunn of me. "That's Btrange. Do you tfcink you made an 'B error, Donald? Perhaps you were ie hasty." ,n "Tlie more haste the less error with me, Mr. Bunn," said Donald. re there was some way of Andt muttered Bunn. >r Bone Id laughingly suggested that If ie Bunn felt so much Interest in the matter he might telegraph. "To whom?" 1 asked. -7 "To Professor Severn," Raid Donald. >n "If he goes direct, he ought to be there by 0 o'clock." ** Although this suggestion seemed not ?* to bo made seriously, 1 was sufficiently Interested In the subject to act upon It :?- Accordingly 1 wrote this message: Professor George F. Severn, Princeton, tk? N. J.: gg To verify what was written on the card, please wire me the hour of your !>** arrival In Princeton. Id John Harrington. ! There was every reason to expect a 4 .V E I3NT IT STAY.) ilous, we haven't the largest bank o all the business of the country. 'luiuAfc, ? e good people of the county with si^our Time Deposits. ters National Bank. prompt answer to this telegram, but none came that evening or the next day. 1 could not assume that such a message would have been disregarded by Professor Severn. The more reasonable supposition was that be had deceived me as to his destination and that Donald's intuition had been correct. Jim Bunn took this view when informed of the facts, and he made It the subject of long, silent muttering? as he went about his work that afternoon. Oil the following day I received a call from a gentleman of a very mlkl aspect whose countenance expressed both timidity and perplexity. With a somewhat apologetic manner, yet In the way of one demanding an explanation, lie laid a telegram upon the leaf of my desk. "May I ask whether you sent this?" he inquired. "I have already discovered that the signature is an error," he added hastily. "At the telegraph offlco in the Rtnttr?r? tiio. ?? iviu uiC JUBl uow that the given name should have been John and not Jane. A new ?psrator and?and some peculiarity of Pour penmanship, I believe; but I don't* understand the message." "Where did you get It?" I demanded. "Why?why," he stammered, "I am Professor Severn." rJp^5UiSt at hlm Incr*duIously. SR*-w2S,?.??-^"VC mce. It happened tMff?.**n,aa*?t^ ' iway from home for some days ana iad just returned. In such circumitances, sir, you can understand that his telegram, coming into a man's ionic, might create a very natural Misunderstanding." "1 regret this most deeply," said I. 'Did Mrs. Severn accompany you to runbridge?" "She was so good as to volunteer to issist me in my investigations," he replied. "She is now at the station, askng some further questions of the oporator." 1 glanced out of the window and saw i tall woman walking rapidly tip the path in the Held. Even at that distance I perceived the firmness of her aspect, a certain masterful manner as of one who is rarely contradicted. "Have no uneasiness, Professor Severn," said I. "This is a remarkable affair, hut it is susceptible of a perfectly clear explanation." t t1,n * v.. 1m I ilUCt'U, Ul LWC LUUtlUOiUll VI IUV 111 torview which followed all question* except one had been satisfactorily answered. The unanswerable question concerned the motive which had led to the Imposture that had been practiced upon us. Granting that any person wished to pry Into our affairs, there was nothing strange In his personating a college professor who had an actual existence and especially one who had written a book on telepathy. But why it should have been worth while to do the thing at all was a riddle too deep for my comprehension. [TO BE CONTIBUEl).] Measuring Bride*. Measuring brides for legacies Is tbs remarkable ceremony which annnally , takes place in St. Cyrus, n quaint little vlilnge in Kincardineshire, Scotland, on the brink of tbe German ocean. More than fifty years ago a natirs of the village, who had been paymaster general of the Indian army, bequeathed a sum of money, the interest of which was, for all time coming, to bo ? disbursed in five equal parte every year. One part was for the purchase of meal for the potflf while the remain* der was set aside to be divided among each year's four conspicuous brides? the oldest, the youngest, the tallest and | tho sliortest?who were married in fit. I Cyrus parish church. The administration of the fund ts In the hands of the parish minister, and unhappy at times is his task, such are the Jealousies which arise among the competitors, for there is keen rivalry fidr these legacies, which amount to hnr/llv *0 f\ ? ? ?** * "* uivic umii <>ou eucu. nut tnat Is quite an important sum in bo remote and simple n village. All St. Cjnm turns out on "bride measuring d*J." and the occasion is made a holiday. Coward or Freak. "No one but n coward will talk behind a man's back." I "Well, no one but a freak will talk behind a man's front." a 1