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tmmmm^ I I I I 1 He Came Back j WUiaber heard the door of his private office open and was conscious that sonle one had crossed the room and stood at his elbow, but he finished what he was writing without looking up. Then when he had carefully blotted the line he twang about In hit chair. A thickset man with a pale face and close-cropped hair stood before him nervously twisting his hat. "Dick!" Cried Wlllaber. He sprang from his chair, grasped the visitor's hand and shook It warmly. "So you remember me, do you, Fred?" "Remember you? As If I could forget you! Why, man, there has not been a day for the last two years that I have not thought of you!" "Yes, It l}as been two years. Two long?" "Say, do you remember Knowlson's white cherry tree? And Lents' peach orchard? I certainly am glad to see you again! Sit down. You muBt go to lunch with me! I wsnt *n ??iv over old tlm?s! Say, was there a worse pair of boys in tbe whole Tillage than we were?" "The neighbors didn't think so, Fred. But I don't want to talk oyer these times." "How does it happen?" "The' governor made me a present of a pardon. I was turned loose New Year's morning." "Well, isn't that fine! It was a shame you were ever imprisoned. I knew you were not guilty. You couldn't be." "Yes. I was guilty, Fred." "You?what!" "Yes," said tbe other, a note of hopelessness in his voice. "I only got wha?. was coming to me." "Why, Dick!" "Well?" "I?I am sorry. But never mind, you are free now. You will never do AVI - whi m imiig again." "Do you believe that?" "I know It! Have you seen your wife?" "It was the first plaoe I went, of course." "Have you told her?" "That I was guilty? Yes." "How old is the little girl now?" "Clarlbel Is three now." "That's great! And you're going to start all over again and the three of you will be Just as happy as toads in a barrel." "That Is what I lme to see you about, Fred." 'Tin mighty. glad you thought of mo the flat thing. Tell me what I can do." "I answered an advertisement for a place in a grocery house this morning, and the job has been promised me provided I can get a letter of reference. I asked if a letter from you would do. and th* o'"' ? w ..w IV1U U1V I It would be as good as gold. The | place will be held open until noon." "Did you tell him?or?" "That I had been a convict? You don't understand. That would queer me in a minute. I have got to have a chance to prove that I am on the square before I let that be known." "I?see." "You will recommend, me, Fred?" "What can I say?" "Don't you believe me to be honest" "1 certainly do." "Then, you'll do it! By George, you always were the squarest?" "It wouldn't be right." "Oh, well, I suppose you know best. I was a fool to hope that you would help me. You are like all the rest. man whose foot has slipped ought to feform and lead an upright life and all that sort of thing, but you won't heln him do It. But I'll show you!" "Show me what, Dick?" "Show you that I will make food la aplte of you and your kind." 4 . "Walt a minute, old friend?" 1 "Walt? To hear a aermon and get , a package of advice? No, 111 go home and tell Nellie that the old friendship : from which I had hoped for so much never really existed. I must make my ' o^ta chance." [ "t don't Urant to preach to you, okl boy. Here, let me read you what I was writing when you came In: "Want- 1 ed?Assistant to superintendent In large factory; must furnish referen* 1 ces; apply at office of Wilfred A. Wlllaber.' Do you see, Dick? I couldn't ask others to do what I wouldn't do 1 myself. That ad was going into tomorrow's paper, but I believe I'll tear i it up now." [" "Fred, you don't mean?" "Can you go to work tomorrow, Dick T" i t t_? "That's all right. I think I am : mighty lucky to get a man I know and 1 can trust. Come, put on your hat and go to lunch. Do you know, only yesterday I was thinking of you, and the i time you got hung up by the tiouNri In Knowleon'a cherry tree!** Ring Bee me to Be Real Hoodoo. The heed of the Parle Morgue la reepoeslbto for the atatoment?and it ie rmrched for by the late chief of the Parte police?that fire timet within hts experience dead bodlee brought to tire morgue were found to be wearing ' n rtog of Oriental make, and bearing Yheee worde in Oriental eharactere: Hay whoeoerer weara thla ring die a mteenrble death." | TAKEN AT HER f WORD | J t J A Conspiracy That Was Emi- J 1 nently Successful. 1 J By JOANNA 8INGLE. ? ? * ************************* * John Mason illil not slum tho m>?a impl.v l?ecause he knew that this manifestation of rage would surely delight Rosalie. She was watching his departure froui the window, and he wan augrily conscious that she knew lie would, as usual, return in a few days, although she had said she hoped she would be rid of him for awhile. She was so young and so beautiful?ami so provoking! At the entrance to the little park, already growing green In the April sun. he met her sister. He did not know Anne very well?he had been too busy with Rosalie. He wished now that be had made friends with her; her blue eyes were so like and still so unlike Rosalie's. Anne stepped In front of him and stopped him unceremoniously. "Been trampled ufkrn again!" she observed. "John Mason, for so clever u man generally you're sometimes an awful?fool!" She submitted this thought, fully'. In a voice too gentle to l>e Insulting. "Then you and Rosalie are agreed, andj I suppose you are expert testimony. May I turn and walk with you?" She nodded and then asked a matter or ract question, "now ninny times I has she refused you?" "I had not thought to keep count. J Rosalie just now informed me that this was the last time. I didn't know I had been the same sort of?fool so often. But don't yon think she ought to give ' me credit for my persistence. Not every man proposes so many times?to the same girl." Anne laughed dryly as he continued: "1 would have given up long ago if I were not uncxplainnbly sure that she does?care for ine. In fact, she never has said directly thnt?lie does not. She simply says she won't marry me. What's the matter with me? Am I too rich? I can give away the stuff if she likes. Am I too successful? I might lose a case to please her. Should I lie as ugly as Satan? Perhaps she would 1 like a beauty and the beast effect! What dnou alio wnn*7 ooM <?I done everything under heaven, uud she walks on me?she trails me!" "Precisely! That's why I called you ?what I did. A girl likes to trull n man, but bates the man that will be trailed. Not logical. Is it? To use her own words, you are always uronnd. underfoot. You give her no time to want you or miss you or think about you. She's too sure of you. She knows just where you'll be. You never let her want anything bad enough to appreciate it when it comes. She has nlwayft hnd her own way. She needs to be a bit afraid of you. She needs to l>e bullied." He frowned. "I am not a brate. That is not my way." * "N*o? Well, what has your way accomplished V~ FIp tr\ai\ ti% lunch Wlh 1*11 fobo advice. I'll do uuythiug you say. It 1 can't be worse thao it is now." "Well. I bate the responsibility. If 1 you get her you'll tight. If you don't * you'll both be miserable anyhow. You * must get her?and then work out your ' own sulratlon. In the tirst place, you ' must give her a shock. Write her a note and accept your dismissal. Tell her you begin to see that she is right ' and that you wish to be friendly with her and the fumily. Then call some- 1 times?on the father or on me. Don't stay away. Absences of that sort are flattering. You uiust be quite unuffected by her presence." # ivu >uvn null 19 iui|iutK)lUie. I Oil know how the sight of her"? "You've got to do it! And you must take another girl out occasionally. Be- * Ing naturally modest. I dislike to suggest that you send toe Mowers some- 1 times nud come for a walk with me. 1 That will bring things home to her. A girl hates to have an admirer transfer j himself bodily to any one. bnt espe- ( dally to her sister." When they had planned their campaign and be left Anne at the gate she had him laughing. Rosalie saw them { and shrugged her shoulders. While removing her bnt in the ball Anne re- j marked to her sister: "Well, dear, John tells me that yon 1 have dismissed blm for good. You know I never would have Interfered If , you bad wanted him, but I am glad } you do not. Now you may find time for your music. Your talent Is too m&rked to he neglected. It will he a relief for you to have blm out sf the , way awhile. You're too young to leave ( father and me. and. after all. I think j you're right about his not being the | right man for yon." i Rosalie shrugged tier shoulders. , The next dny Rosalie, without com- t meht. banded Anne this note: \ Dtar Mln Car I* ton?1 want to thank you for your frankness of yesterday, end , I assure you that I shall not annoy you again as I hitve In the past. Can you for- ' give me for having troubled you so much < and so long? tou are probably right In | deciding that I could not make you happy, as I hoped to be able to do. May 1 nope to continue my present friendly re- 1 lations with you and the rest of the fam- 1 fly? If I mar I will not again trespass on ] your kindness. It will be. as you said. . the last'ttme you abail have the pain of : refusing. Tours sincerely. J JOHN MA0ON. 1 "Well. 1 like a man tf know when J te'a had enough," remarked Anne. Lgaln Rosalie shrugged her shoulders ind made a wry little face. For a week Rosalie was blithe ana >usy with her music. The second week knne observed that the gayety was a jit forced und that durlug the third ihe moped u little, .lobn had somehow sept the other men of ber set away from her, and flowers und drives and heaters were less frequent. She had do time to miss him. In the fourth week he called?while ibe was out. Of course she could not know that Anne had phoned him to some. He was leaving just as Rosalie entered and shook hands with her eorllally. He did not look broken hearted, and he seemed to be of very good terms with Annie, to whom next morn, lug he sent some violets. Rosalie saw tilm out walking with Mary Dye. Then he took Anne driving. She began to realise that Anne was very pretty If She was n vonr or two ntdor thou Rosalie's Irritation reached its climax one morning at the breakfast table when her younger brother Ted remarked in a tensing drawl: "John seems to be taking his modi ?ine like n man, Rosy! He's all right, and I am glad Anne seems inclined to keep him in the family. He probably appreciates being treated like a human being after the way you always walked on him. The fellows say he's the best young lawyer in town. But 1 should think you'd hate to have hlin take his punishment so cheerfully. Rosy!" By this time Rosalie bad reached the limit of endurance. She sprang up and. before any one could interfere, had boxed Ted's ears soundly and fled to her room. No one made comment on the scene save that Mr. Carleton amusedly met the laughter In Anne's eyes and told Ted that he would have no more of his teasing. Rosalie's capricious treatment of John had long been disapproved of by her family, and, while they were all sorry for her. i hi?y luouKm ic cime sue snouia come to her senses. Time hnd been slow and torturing to John. He wanted to tell Rosalie that he loved her and her only. He wanted to send her flowers, to Rive her every desire of her heart, and he found It a misery to see her or not to see her. Meantime he was very attentive to Anne, who was Incoming vastly bored with his raptures and sorrows nnd was longing for him to win his Rosalie and let her go back to her old peaceful ways. At last one night Anne waked aud heurd Rosalie sobbing to herself. In the morning she pleaded headache and stayed in her room till nearly evening. Anne had a long conference by telephone with John and took pains to have her father and Ted spend the evening elsewhere. After dinner she went to Rosulie's room and pleaded being tired. She eoaxed RosuJie to arrange her pretty hair and don a pretty gown so she eould go down If any one should come. While Rosalie was sulkily doing as her sister wished Anne heard the bell ami slipped down to answer It She came hack saying It was some one for her Father and asked Rosalie If she would ???..- lit 1 l?? * Lumu gumg iu iuc iiuiurv ituu unuKin> the book she had left ou the table. Rosalie. Iu her trailing blue dres-*. went downstairs and through the hall into the library. She had half crossed the room before she suw John sitting in u great chair iu the dim firelight. She wunted to tlee from him. but somehow her feet would not move, nor did jhe find a word to say. Then, to her iismuy. she knew that a slow tear was railing down ber cheek. John came quickly toward her. It seemed very comfortable to be leaning against him A.fter awhile he held her off aud looked it her. She tried to smile. 'Well," he questioned, "how shall it i>e? You know you said you hoped you would never have to refuse me agaiu. I hope you will not. Just for variety, iuppose you?take me." After the little minutes had cunningly slipped away and it was time that iie should leave her Rosalie exclaimed n oismay: "Oh. Anne's book! She will be wuitng for'it" "I hardly think so." John asserted lryly. "Your sister Anne is wise. 8he cnew better than to .expect you in a moment when she sent you down to me!" "Sent me to-you!" Uosalie echoed. "Yes. my lady! Do you imagine your lister has been trailing me about for ler pleasure? She is more glad to be id of me than?ever you were!" "Then?it?was not?Anne?ever?" John laughed and bade her good light "If you were not perfectly snre that t was 'not?Anne?ever.' you would lever, never have asked me!" which joth of them knew to be true. A ~ ?* A- > ^ - - nuu nuuo ncui IU ueu uuu Biepi uie I ileep of one wbo has successfully performed Uet duty. Austrian Red Taps and a Funaral. A funeral party at Roveredo was uplet by the Austrian tariff. Two of the ihlef mourners came from Italy, bringng a wreath to wbich silk ribbon rearing an Inscription was attached, kt the Austrian frontier a duty of ?6 pas demanded on this. Vehement pro:ests elicited the explanation that alhough flowers pay no duty silk pays i high one. and the amount asked for iras assessed on the total weight of he wreath. After a prolonged discission It was decided to discard the IDDOn. "Then." said tbe customs officer, "you nust ro back to Italy. It the ribbon thrown away here you are still iable for tbe duty." By the time the mourners had dropped tbe ribbon on Italian soil their train bad gone, and hey reached Roveredo three hours too ate for tbe funeral. Harle < Chain or Bel $ 1913 8-Horse Harlf It's a PeacI Strong, Pow $2 NCall c For Sale by 1 A Dependable Liverv Service. The "I want what I want when I want it" spirit prevailing in all American cities has increased the delivery problem of retailers and undoubtedly has been a big factor in the Harley-Davidson motorcycle truck, designed to carry loads of 600 pounds, is found the solution of the problem. When the housewife telephones to the market for a steak, to the grocer for some lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers and to the milliner demanding that her new hat be delivered on time, she insists on immediate action and threatens dire things if she is disappointed. Woe unto the tradesman who fails to make deliveries on time. Tl I- it-: *? xl i?? * * xiicio la uuuiing ior ine live retanerto do?and the wholesaler, too, for that matter?but to make deliveries as expected by their customers and to add the cost of deliveries to operating expenses. They must have a delivery service $hat is dependable, and speedy. All three points are equally important. In the Milwaukee-made motorcycle truck is found a vehicle that contains those three requisites and that, therefore, seems destined to play an important part in reducing the high cost of living in addition to lessening the troubles of the merchant. Five generations ago the HarleyDavidson Motor Company began experimenting with three-wheeied vehicles designed for delivery purpose. The motorcycle truck evolved two years ago by William S. Harley, chief engineer of that company, has withstood all kinds of hard service and demonstrated that it can be operated by any person of average intelligence and under all kinds of road and weather conditions. Its uses seem indefinite in their variety. Uncle Sam?personified by Post a ru..:j r* r\ tin 1 i?ittbi*;r l/ttviu v>. wwcii, ui itiiiwnuk.ee ?was among the first to appreciate the utility of this type of motor vehicle and to urge its adoption to the needs of tfie postal department in parcel delivery and mail collection. It was at his suggestion that the Harley-Davidaon company built a box on its standard chassis, bo designed that mail could be dumped into it quickly and unload just as IGLE CYI y -Lrav It Drive. 5-H 235.00 Casl i Power Tw jy-Davi i! Goes Lik erful, Durable, Noi 85.00 Ca >r Write for CataL rHE TIMES, L( quickly. The motorcycle truck is now in Washington, D. C., undergoing all kinds of tests by postal officials. Costing no more than the horse and wagon equipment required by the average tradesman, the motorcycle tuck begins to save money for him from the beginning. In a 10hour day the motorclcle truck is capable of covering 75 miles a day with from 150 to 200 stops and at an operating cost of not to exceed 50 cents per day. One young man with this truck can handle a delivery proposition greater than could two men with two horses and two wagons. Day in and day out two horses could not possibly cover sixty miles a day. The substitute horse would eat when he was not working so his expensive hay and oats must be added to the aggregate cost. In the final anylasis the motorcycle truck saves better than $100 a month for any business that has a delivery problem requiring two wagon outfits, because it requires but one driver and costs bue $18 a month for operating expenses as compared wun close to $75 for feeding and taking care of three horses plus the wages of two drivers. And in addition, the motorcycle is considerably more than twice as fast. |No. 666 This is a prescription ptcp&rsd especially for MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c Consider the chorus girls, my son, they toil not, neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not unarravad liko nn? nf The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVS'S TA8Tm,B88chill TONIC enriches the blood, builds up the whole system snd will wonderfully strengthen and fortify you to withstand the depressing effect of the hot summer. 50c. After paying out $15 for a wedding ring, many a man has been hfAIHfht. t rPflllTO thof Ko tuoo otiinrv for at least $14.75. The quickest way for a fool man to acquire chest expansion is to put on a fancy vest. JNDER. idson orse Power. Ii in Cylinder i d son 0 the Wind iseless, Safe. sh oguc iwis M. Rice, Mgr. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina, County of Union. The Sinking Fund Commission Assignee, Plaintiff. \ Against J. G. Wolling, Defendant. In obedience to an order made in the above stated case, I will sell, at Union, during the legal hours of sale, before the Court house door, on Salesday, Monday, July 7, 1913, the following land to wit: All that certain lot of land together with the buildings situate thereon, lying and being in the Township of Carlisle, County of Union, and State aforesaid, fronting one hundred and twenty two feet, more or less, on Main street, and bounded by said street on the south, east by property of Deaver-Jeter Company, north by property belonging to and west by property belonging to M. C. Deaver and commonly known as the Buffalo Lick Hotel property. Terms of sale: One-third, Cash, Kolan/to ? * uMiuuvc j/ajauic ail twu t'lJUUI UI1I1UU1 instalments together with interest thereon on each instalment from date of sale, at the legal rate of interest ? and to be secured by bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the purchased premises, said bond and mortgage to provide for the payment of 10 per cent attorney fee in case of suit or foreclosure. R. C. Williams, Master for Union County Citation to Kindred an Creditors State of South Carolina, County of Union. By Hon. W. W. Johnson, Judge of Probate. Whereas, R. M. Estes has made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration on the estate and effects of Peter O'Donnel, alias Peter McGowan, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and Rdmnniuh nil anH ainoniloi- Vw> dred and creditors of the said Peter O'Donnell alias Peter McGowan, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to neld at Union, G. H., South Carolina, on the 27th day of June, next, after the publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause if .any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and seal this 11th day of June, 1913. W. W.Johnson Probate Judge. Published on the 12th and 19th day of June, 1913 in The Union Times..