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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-04
CHAPTER XIII.


Wv wv VSWO0t 0tOWs
He lived through q week Of. blis,
and Of torture. One minute she prom
ised TO marry him. give up the stage
90 around the world on a yacht. who's,
iuxuries. Dan planned. should riva
any boat ever built. or they would mo
tor scross Asia and sea. one by one
ths various coral strands and the gold
On sands OF the east. He could mo-
nnd terms 70 express how he woult
spend upon her this fortune of his
which. for the nrst time. began u
have value In his eye. Money had
been lavishsd on her. still she seemed
oassied. Then she would push Il all
away from her In disgust--tell him
she was sick everything--that she
0dnt want any new Jewels or any
nsw clothes. and that abe never want.
q 70 sse the stage again or any place
again; that there was nowhere she
wanted TO 90. nothing she wanted to
sss-that hs must get some fresh girl
% whom he could show life, not one
whom hs must try to make forget Il.
Then. again. she would say that she
loved the stage and her art--wouldnv
give II up for any one In the world
that II was fatal to marry an actress
that IL was mad for him to think of
marrying her. anyway-that she didn't
want to marry any one and be tied
oown--that she wanted to be her own
mistress and free.
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"Oan's Father and No Wore Chums."
OF q certain kind Of picture shows
that when they do come round they're
likely to make US lose our minds! You
know, yourself. circus In q town
nifty miles from railroad drives the
people crazy. Now. Dams q little like
the boy with his eyes on the hole In
the tent. He would commit murder
to get inside and sec that show" He
nodded and smiled to her as though
he expected her to follow his crude
simile. Nov. have seen ycu lot
OF times" And she couldn't help re-
minding him. mot Of your own 40
cord. Mr.. Ruggles."
We'll. / don't know" he slowly ad.
mitted: IL always felt I had my mon.
ey's worth. and the night ym ate with
us at the Carlton I understood pretty
we'll how the boy with his eyes at
the tent hole would feel" But he
tapped his broad chest with the hand
that held the cigar between the first
and second fingers. "I know just
what kind Of heart you've got, for
l waited at the stage door and l know
you don't get all the applause inside
the Gaiety theater"
Goodness" she murmured, they
make an awful fuss about nothing"
Now" he continued. leaning for
ward a trife toward her languid, half.
Interested figure. Il Just want you to
think OF him as little boy. He's
OILY twenty-five. He knows nothing
OK tho world. The money you give to
the poor doesn't come so hard perhaps
as this will. It's big sacrifice. but
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He found her creature OF q thou.
sand whims and caprices, quick to cry.
quick to laugh. divine In everything
she did. He never knew what she
would want him to do next, or how
her mood would change. and after one
q their happiest hours. when she had
been like Q girl with him. she would
Burst into tears. beg him to leave the
room. telling him that she was tired
ured--tired. and wanted to 90 to sleep
and never TO wake up again. Between
them was the figure Of Poniotowsky.
though neither spoke Of him. She ap.
peared to have forgotten him. Dan
would rather have cut out his tongue
than to speak his name, and yet he
vas there In the mind Of each. Dur.
sng the fortnight Dan spent thousands
OF pounds on her. bought her Jewels
which she alternately raved over or
oue half looked at. He had made his
arrangements with Galorey peaceful
". coolly and between the two men
IL had been understood that the world
should think the engagement broken
- the duchess. and Dams attention TO
Lefty Lane. already the subject Of
much comment. already conspicuous.
wss enough 10 justify any woman In
taking offense.
One day. the pearl Of warm May
days. when England even In spring.
time touches summer. Blair was 40
happy as TO persuade his sweetheart
70 20 with him for little row on the
dver. The young fellow waited for
hsr In the boat he had secured. ana
she. motoring out with Higgins; had
appeared. running down TO the edge
q the water like girl. gay as q child
iet out from school. In q simple frock.
Ia . marvelously fetching hat. white
gloves. white parasol. white shoes, and
a Dan helped her into the boat.
pushed II out. pushed away with her
On the crest Of the sin.hecked waters.
spring was In his heart. and he
found the moment almost too great
% bear.
The actress had been a girl with
him all day. giving herself 20 HE
moods. doing what he liked without
demur. talking Of their mutual past
falling him one amusing story after
another. proving herself an ideal com.
panion. fresh. varied. reposeful; and
no one to have seen Lefty Lane with
the boy on that afternoon would have
dreamed that she ever had known an
other love. They had moored thelr
boat down near Iaidenhead. and he
had helped her up the bank TO the
little Inn. whore tea had been made
for them. and served 10 him by her
own beautiful white hands He had
called for strawberries. and. like O
shepherd In a pastoral. had fed them
TO her. and az they fingered the sun
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1t would surprise YOU to know q
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writes. My wife has been using
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VERY cfrectual and doing her lots OF
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trial For sale 10y all dealers
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ne had gathered together, the plan OF
action. dlsarranged itself in his mind
every time he thought Of the actress
He couldn't forget his vision of he,
on the stage or at the Carlton. where
she had sat opposite them and be
witched them both. When she came
into the sitting-room at lensth. nc
started so violently that he knocked
over vase of flowers, the water
trickling all over the table down on
to the floor.
She had dazzled him before the foot,
lights. charmed him at dinner. and 1,
was singular to think that no knew
how this dignifed, quiet creature
looked IN ballet clothes and In 9
dinner dress. whose frankness had
made him catch his breath. It was
third woman who stood before
Ruggles now. He had to take her into
consideration. She had expected him
saw him by appointment. She had
not climbed to her starry position
without having acquired knowledge
or men, and 1t was the secret Of her
success. She showed 1t In the dress
In which she received her visitor. She
wore q short walking skirt Of heavy
serge. a simple shirtwaist belted
around. a sailor hat on her beautiful
little head. She WAS unjeweled and
unpainted. very pale and very sweet
1t II had not been for the marks OF
fatigue under her eyes, she would not
have looked more than eighteen. On
her left hand sipsle diamond, clear
as water. caught the refracted light.
"Howde-do? Glad you are back
again."
She gave him a big chair and sat
down before him smiling. Leaning
her elbows on her knees. she sank
her face upon her hands and looked
at him. not coQuettishly In the least.
but as child might have looked.
From her small feet to her golden
head she was utterly charming.
Ruggles made himself think OF Dan
Miss Lane spoke slowly, nodding
toward him, in her languid voice: TITS
no use. Mr.. Ruggles. no use."
Holding her face between her hands.
her eyes gray as winters seas and as
profound. she looked at him intently.
then, In flash, she changed her DO.
sltion and instantly transformed her
character. He saw that she was a
woman, not an eighteen-year-old girl.
but woman. clever. poised, witty, un.
derstanding. and that she might have
been twenty years older than the boy.
I'm sorry you spoke so quick" he
said.
Il knew" she interrupted, lust
what you wanted to say from the
start. II couldn't help 1t, could /?
l knew you would want to come and
see me about 1t. 1t isn't any use.
know just what you are going 10 say"
mo. ma'am." he returned, Il don't
believe you do-bright as you are"
Ruggles gazed thoughtfully at the
cold end of his unlighted cigar. 1t
was comfort to him to hold 1t and
to look at 1t. although not for any.
thing in the world would he have
asked to light 1t.
Dams father and me were chums.
We went through pretty much to-
gether, and I know how he felt on
most points. He was a man Of few
words, but know he counted on me
to stand by the boy"
Ruggles was SO chivalrous that his
role at present cost him keen discom.
tort.
"A lady like you," he said gently
knows a great deal more about how
things are done than either Dan or
me. We amt tenderfeet In the west,
aot by long shot. but We see so few
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-04

Babe Crickendale. white, and Steve
johnson, colored, have been arrested
i'm the Dark Corner Of Greenville coun-
ty for the murder Of Tom Adams. coll
Ored.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-04
SOUTH CAROLINA CROP.
Ginners Report Showing Total Yield
OF Cotton.

Total number of bales OF cotton
ginned, counting round bales as half
bales, and excluding linters, for the
crops of 1910 to 1911, inclusive:
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The State. D.. ..1ss2.l4s 1.21O.ass
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18

cause of stumbling and very often the
sole cause. II horse becomes fatig-
ued 1t should be kept well up on the
rein II driven over rough roads. No
good horseman will ever take chances
Of allowing his horse to fall down by
driving with slovenly rein.
Stumbling often causes bad acct
dents, not only to the horse. but to the
occupants of the vehicle he Is draw.
ing. We once saw a fine looking car
rage horse who was being driven
by woman who allowed the reins
to dangle loosely in her hands, fall
on the Lake Shore drive in Chicago.
He stumbled for more than 10 feet
before he finally fell. He overturned
the carriage in his struggles and when
he was assisted to his feet II was
found that both knees were broken,
and he was rendered useless for life.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
FOREST HILL SCHOOL.

The class OF 1912 organized last
Wednesday evening and elected c. J.
Wood as president, Rena Mills as
vice-president. Iva Creech as secre-
tary and treasurer. Rolla Mills as
marshal and Kenneth Owens as Y.M
We had a forced vacation on Fri
day last, our furnace was being re-
paired
The ninth grade are closing the
study of SCOTS Marmion and will
take up Shakespearc's Merchant OF
Venice.
Foster Post. who has been out OF
school for the past two months is
with us again. Foster had a bad case
OF quinsy.
Henry White has been out OF school
with bad case OF throat trouble
The eighth grade are studying civil
government and geography this sem
ester.
The third grade are studying the
townships in Gratiot county
The fourth grade are making SCRAP
books consisting OF samples OF their
best work
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18

The improved cannas are among the
most attractive and satisfactory Of
bedding plants. The beds have trop-
zeal foliage, grow well in any rich,
moist, sunny bed, branch, and bear
huge spikes Of rich-colored flowers
that often measure more than six
inches across. Started in March and
bedded out when danger from frost is
past the plants begin to bloom early
in summer, and keep up the display
until the frosts of autumn, says Parks
Floral Magazine.
Cannas are propagated either from
seeds or by division of the clumps
Seedlings begin to bloom the first
year, and q fine mixed bed can be
produced from them. The seeds are
rather tardy in termination unless
dropped in scalding water till the
hard outer cover bursts, then taken
out and planted. Some file through
the covering. Many persons, how
ever, plant the seeds without treat
ing them, and meet with good sue
cess. BY starting plants from seeds
choice varieties are often found, and
it was by this means that the beauti-
full named Cannas used for beds were
produced. To have the most effec-
tive display. however, 1t is better to
plant named varieties, which are in
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
STUMBLING IS
VERY BAD HABIT
Some Horses Naturally Addicted
to Fault While Others Have
1t Thrust Upon Them
by Ignorance.
CBy r. G. wEATHERsToNE.)

Some horses are naturally addicted
TO stumbling, others acquire the fault
and still others have it thrust upon
them by the carelessness and ignor-
ance of the owners.
The horse that stImbles when a
colt Is almost incurable. His manner
of travelling may be improved to some
extent with careful driving with tight
rein and the moderately high checking,
but a born stumbler is a hard case
TO deal with.
Many horses are made to stumble by
wrong shoeing. If shod heavily In
front and light behind they are al
most certain to acquire the habit.
Weak joints or imperfectly formed
legs are also causes of stumbling.
Some colts are born with marked
evidence of weak knees. We know
of some cases where colts at three
years that have never been driven
were perceptibly knee-sprung Such
an animal can never be cured Of this
stumbling habit.
Driving with slack rein is another
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18

Pat Whitcraft is repairing his res
idence which was recently damaged
by fire.
Mrs. Homer Leonard and little
daughter are staying with her parents,
Will Sullivan and wife.
Alfred Cohoon was doing some
mason work for p Whitcraft
Miss Mae Keyes spent last Thurs
day the guest OF Mrs. Charlie Plow-
man.
ID. O'Bricnt OF the Elm Grove Dist.
was a caller here one day last week.
VIII Adams has a union telephone
on line 1863 out of Alma.
Miss Grace Johnson. who has been
visiting near Ithaca. has returned
home.
Charlie Leland has rented the II
l.. Sprague farm and will move there
IN the near future.
Roy Mills and lady friend who have
been visiting his parents here have
returned to their home in Belding.
Milton Needer and wife who have
been visiting their son VIII in Mt
Pleasant have returned home.
The Misses Bertha and Bernice
adams spent Sunday with Miss Esta
Johnson
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18

creased by dividing the clumps. These
come in green and bronze foliage, and
vary in color from white to rich Grim.
son. Among the best for beds in the
different colors are Pennsylvania,
four and a half feet high, with green
foliage and big clusters Of huge scar
let flowers; King Humbert, five feet
high, with fine yellow clusters; and
Florence Vaughan, three and half
feet high, with fine clusters of flow.
ers, golden yellow, spotted red.
The bed should be prepared by
spadlng deep, at the same time In
cooperating well-decayed stable ma
nure with It. See that it is In a
warm, sunny exposure, and when Ma
ture does not water copiously, add to
the supply. The plants should be set
IS inches apart. They like an abun
dance of water. On the approach OF
hot weather they will be benefited by
a liberal mulching of stable litter
AS the flowers fade cut them off, this
will insure continued bloom.
When frost spoils the bed cut the
tops off, after a rain, lift the clumps
with a portion of the wet soil adher-
ing, dry we'll, then place on hanging
shelf in dry, frost-proof cellar. Elk
anime them occasionally. If too dry,
sprinkle; If too wet, air.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
A Girls Wild Midnight Ride.

To warn people OF fearful forest
fire in the Catskills a young girl rode
horseback a, midnight and saved
many lives. Her deed was glorious,
but lives are often saved by DR. King 5
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trouble, coughs and colds, which
might have ended in consumption or
pneumonia. 1T cured me Of a dread
full cough and lung disease" writes
w r. Patterson, Wellington, Tex.
latter four in our family had died
with consumption, and gained 81
pounds" Nothing so sure and safe
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Price SOC and S1o0 Trial bottle free
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18

To test Tor yourselves, | would place
before you this simple fact. The
Christian Science method OF getting
rid OF things that are wrong is to in
troduce things that are right. This is
not fighting evil but destroying it,
1t has been proven in millions of in
stances that wrong thought which
is the father of wrong action will
invariably vanish into nothingness if
you will but introduce a right thought
i'll its place. Good destroys evil as
surely and as quickly as light destroys
darkness. Remember that, for you
will find it helpful if you are ever dis
posed TO try Christian Science for
yourselves. If you will associate in
your thought good with light, and
evil with darkness you will have be
fore you a 1ashlight glimpse of the
impotence of evil in the presence of
the good. Not all the darkness in
the universe can extinguish the light
of one tiny lamp, Wherever it goes
1t chases away darkness, which is
always without power to move, or
even TO be, in the presence of light.
SO with the light of good and the
darkness OF evil.
The comparison is a good one, but
II Is not mine. You will find it MANY
times in the pages of your Bible. Re
member then, il you will, that the
Christian Science method of Danish
ing cvil-darkness--is TO bring in the
light-good If you were to try it
for single day you would be sur
priscd to find what a new sort Of day
you would be giving to yourselves.
Every time you find yourself think
ing unkindly about your neighbor,
bring in a good thought about him.
1t will help him and it will help you.
Every time your thought drops to
the level OF the beast lift it as near
the stars as you can raise it. ii
thoughts unclean, unjust, dishonor-
able are there, bring in something of
purity, of justice, of probity. When
you have done your best in this line
OF noble endeavor, you will have ac-
complished much. You have taken a
step, little one to be sure. but it
leads in the direction OF the under
standing of God-the knowledge OF
Him, whom to know Alright is life
eternal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
GASPED FOR BREATH.
Gastritis Nearly Ended Life of VIM
v. Mathews. Read His Letter.

i was bothered for years with
stomach trouble and gastritis. Food
laid like lead in my stomach and fer
mented, forming gas. This caused a
pressure on my heart, so that
choked and gasped for breath, and
thought my time had come. MILO
MA cured me after ! had doctored
without success. VIM V. Mathews,
Bloomington, Ind.
Ii you suffer from Indigestion, head
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sIeeplessness. bad dreams, foul breath
heartburn, shortness OF breath, sour
stomach, or dependency, be sure
and get MI-O-NA stomach tablets.
They are guaranteed Large box so
cents at Charles Rhodes and drug
gists everywhere.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
County OF Ohio, City OF Toledo
meas COuptv-Ss

County OF Ohio, City OF Toledo,
Lucas County-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of +.
]. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of Dec
ember, A. d. 1856.
A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
F. ]. CHENEY & co,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
Care of Roads.

Any neighborhood that does not
have enough enterprise to keep two or
three log road drags going for a cou-
pie of weeks during the late fall Is
are too lazy to do this ought to be
compelled to drag their weary legs
through the mud to town-next
spring-as they surely will.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18

with Mrs. George Oliver.
Amor Ferris OF Monroe visited HI;
brother Lawson Ferris the last OF
the week
r. J. Blair started for Jacksonville,
Fla, Monday morning.
c. l.. Brooks took his mother Mrs.
Mary Brooks to Grand Rapids Mou-
day morning to spend the rest OF the
winter with her son l.. H. Rhodes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
CATCHING On.

Timid Lover (glancing at his watch)
well, l must be going, Miss Dora.
Time presses" Miss Dora closing all
patience)-"1 suppose so-nothlng else
presses! How dare you Stop,
George, You are mussing my hair"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18

Word has been received from Mr..
and Mrs. c. K. Moulton who went to
Brooklyn a few weeks ago that both
of them are very much improved in
health.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-01-18
Celery In California.

Orange county, California, raised
something more than 1000 carloads Of
celery this season, valued at $4,000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25
Coy COLLEGE Commencement.

The sixty ninth annual commence
naent of Cox college has been a highly
successful event of the week. The va
rious recitals and other entertainments
were marked by the usual high stand
ard OF the institution.
The commencement exercises were
opened with an evening recital by the
candidates for certificates in piano and
voice. assisted by students from the
violin department. The program pre-
ssntsd was excellent in every number
and finely illustrated the methods
standards and attachments for pupils OF
this grade
The oratory class was in charge of an
evenings entertainment. this being a
new feature Of the commencement The
establishment OF this school of oratory