The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-16

Has DIGGER II HAND.
Wor.i. G.

history ct photoErsp2y -as caused
Mss G..a6y's Mancjn:, beautiful
Sou .hsnpson girl, 70 brssk her eG-
esgeaeae wi:h Lieut. G Idcn VIZ
ters, COZ OF serves II Irdis.
Ia ae7ery che CT q o>z photographs
the csnera REVEALED ghossl7 hSure
with dagger 81 hzua AoVerlcg o7e1
her. SIZE rsccgS::z,i tie tsu:e as hei
farce q, & tmmeoia1slg b1eke t. eL-
cseerelI, 5eliev:rg tEs0 Is ~1s {
warning of wh&5 Ntu;o LsrEel
should She b:coms 81. 5tia..
The ccurss o! true lcve raa smooth
for this couols unit: Lieu;ecao5 Wat
ers wss calico &c 1DGla. Re expected
to return 70 return 20 E .g.aac on q
turloovh ia year and axe lis bride
bacs to Io3::s wita h3m for the Re,
mailder OF his service.
Letters 7ere sxcaaugsd with reg
ulsilty dClipg SIX Donths ana 5ne
prep .rs,iSns Tor the wedding haG
been CONNIE! c d. Tten one Day az
old Iriera. an successful rival OF the
Indian { ii ;=r, psiu pslticg call. =
vas oD his way 70 Am r:ca 10 few
6ays an6 begged fer 8 Photograph.
Mss NJ .aulEg nad 10 recent PIC
tu,es sna was easily persuaded to 81,
for new coes. The rsxG Cay she ttuio
tine duflcg her shopping s.lpiu Lsa-
don 10 cal e. veil Auown p.Lto-
graphe1s scuoi'.
Two Gays Laser, Instead of the ex
oec.eo proofs, came si'rru letter CT
apology. Mould she please make
another appointnelo-&n ac-t- ep-
\ hsc ruined Ece plates.
Her Loa5oa trips SeIeVs-y f. Q1eH'
Just then. See sat again without
murnur. Aysin letter CT apology
Instead o; proofs This tine ths LIT
ter wa5 lJrgsr aao spoke vaguely of
strange sc:lon OF the light.
The photographers r'qaest fo- a
third sitting was granted with ths
mildly expressed hope that nothing
would happen this time. Several
s.rsDgers were shout the stuaio d0E-
in2 the sAlrS GStsnos. Miss M.nnins
observed with tue well trained peri
phery Of q 1oGsn's eye That they
were watching her with evident cur
iosity.
Though this esp:ocage was szroy
ing sot ia5lsicl Tod oec something
was wrong. sic showsa 20 s:gn et dis-
pleasure even w1sn oEs ot the oSseIv-
ers stole Up a2d snapped beS ~iuh E
hsn5 csnecs. Mss M-En,rS's u
essiness vas fur5aer i1cse ased when
for tie thi4d tins later oi apology
arrived Instead q proyfs. There was
no e1o!ans:;o1. Ins photographer
bseee5 aer to ccne to us sslo;o
sccc as 20 sio;e 81 q oiing so.e oae
with her. e. wcu q SGsp, hs ssid en- !,
deavor 70 explain w0y Is MSS i1ro-si-
BILE so photograph bsr.
Mr.. Manaing ard Ter daughter
tcok tee next train TO the CetEcpol
The p-otcgre 2'ls- LED them ia1o
psivsve room AID p,o5u5sd handful
Of plates.
Before showing the Plates to the
mysl,ied wHmen, ks asked OF Miss
Manniag: Do ecu you happen 20 know
very ts.i y9ucg ;isu5enans with caIk
skin al q light hS!1?:''
Why, yss, d." answered Miss
Ma1n:ag, g!aneEng at her mother.
Well perhaps you can account for
these p,a5es," said tie photographer
hcT
anything like tais happen &c re bus
once before.
With successive gasps CT anszsnent
the youog Wonso looked aa tha Plates
and then as the proofs, which sho sec
things much moIe Clearly.
Iuesch case her picture was clear
and quite good. They we're the aver
age ~crk CT a first cisss Photograph
er. But IL every case there locmeo
c.oss to he- strange, obesity, YET
distinct ftuEe. Ia tie figures right
hard was dagger.
There was &C question Of identity.
It was Lieutenant Waters, tall,
troEr!cs and sinister. Sometimes tie
Lieutenant's figure was On the lefs,
sometimes CD the right Of his faocee,
but more otten behind her. In every
plate the dagger was held close &c
Miss MAnnlDs. Three Elstes sGowsG
him holding il po;uS downward Just
above her head. Ia others it was at
har throat and breast. Tee poise Ct
the mysterious figure shoged that it
was not IN the act OF striking blow,
but held itself balanced il readiness
10 stab.
So omino1s srd threatening was
the efscs that the tTo women were
quite overcome.
What Go you Shink it neaos?"
they asked.
Were you thinking OF worrying
very hard shout hjn?' he asked il
reply.
Miss Manning was quite sure that
during the first two sl5tirgs her mind
Was full CT shopping, aod at The third
her thoughts wsre crying to account
for tie curiosity she was inspiring.
II hopsd it Eight have been
CnCUGlp tfa.'SiSf:EcS llCG your nlou
to the p.ate," be sss0. II have
OF this happening o:sen to other pho
tcgrspne1s, but It happened to me
only once"
Presses fcr details OF this orc pre-
v:cus case, tie photographer reiuct-
ant.y gave tien. They we're tar from
reassuriEg.
a man just beiole nis *e6dirg lad
sat tcr lis ptvlure. TIE 12Ufe q q
woman appesrec en- every plate. She
too, Tss sinister .aIo had ssarevoiVer
instead Of dagger IN her hand. The
man Eechsn;zeo hs- as oDs SEo be.
lieved she hso claim or bis affection
was much DISTURBED hy the plates sid
,pe;steS cr SSSr-Cvj>c rtCGf