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CHAPTER XXI.
RuggIes Returns.

Dan did not fall asleep until
morning. and then he dreamed Of
oIairtown and the church and a sum.
ner evening and something like the
1rone OF the flies on the window pane
'oothed him, and came into his wax.
ing thoughts. for at noon he was vio.
lently shaken by the shoulder and a
mans voice called him as he opened
bis eyes and looked into Ruggles'
tace
Gee Whitaker" Ruggles ex-
claimed. You are one Of the seven
sleepers! I've been here something
like seventeen minutes. whistling and
making all kinds Of barnyard noises" :"
AS Dan welcomed him. rubbing the
sleep from his eyes. Ruggles told him
that he had come over "the pond"
Just for the wedding.
There isn't going to be any we'd
ding. Josh! Got out Of all that last
night"
Ruggles had the breakfast card In
his hand. which the waiter had
brought In. and Dan. taking 1t from
his friend. ordered big breakfast.
I'm as hungry as the dickens, Rug.
and guess you are. too"
What was the matter with the
auchess?" Ruggles asked. Were you
TOO young for her. or not rich
enough?"
Significantly the boy answered:
One too many, JOSH" and Ruggles
WINGED at the response.
Here are the fellows with my
trunks and things" he announced as
he porters came In with his lugeAge
Just drop them there. boys; they're
going TO Ak some kind Of room
ater."
Blair's long silk-lined coat lay on a
chair where he had flung It. his hat
beside IT, and Ruggles went over to
he corner and lifted up fragrant
glove. II was one Of Lefty Lanes
gloves which Dan had found In the
motor and taken possession OF. The
young man had gone to his dressing
room and begun running his bath, and
Rupgles, laying tho glove on the table,
said 10 himself:
u knew he would get rid OF the
duchess. all right"
hut when Dan came back into the
room later In his dressing gown for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01
PIRATES BEAT BCLl. DOGS.
Bay Scout Teams Play Interesting
Game Wednesday Afternoon

N an interesting game of baseball
Wednesday Afternoon played between
the Pirates and the Bull Dogs, two
teams in the Boy Scouts of Game
Cock Troop League, the Bull Dogs
We're beaten to "a standstil. The game
was fast and we'll played all the way
through. there being a doubt as to
which would be the victoEs until the
end of the last inning, and the spec
tators were amply repaid for watch
ing it. The score marked the quality
of the playing.
The Scouts playing in the game
We're:
Pirates-Whit Shaw. Chas. Brad
ham, Alvin Burns, Lawrence Nuna-
maker, Harry Hoyt, John Gallagher
Jas. Gallagher, Duvall Allen. Joe
Barrett. Batteries: Harry Hoyt
catcher; Chas Bradham, pitcher.
Score ,.
Bull Dogs--IIorace Bradford. Eng
lish DesChamps, Leslie Brown. Thorn
as Monaghan. Wiley Brazeil, Milling
DesChamps, Covington Parham. Alva
SolomonS, Carlisle Stuckey. Batteries:
Horace Bradford. catcher; Leslie
Brewer. pitcher.
Score
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The Danger After Grin.

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softly crossed tho room. and looking
back. he saw them. tall. distinguished.
both Of them under the lamplight-
enemies. and yet the closest friends
bound by the strongest tie in the
world.
As Dan went out through the cur
tains OF the room and they fell behind
him the duchess of Breakwater sank
down In the chair by the side of the
table; she buried her face. Gordon
Gslorey bent over her and again took
her In his arms, and she suffered Il.
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happy youth. He held her 80 close
tnat she might as well have tried to
loose herself from an fron image OF
the Spanish InQuisition as from his
young arms. This slender delicious,
willowy thing he held was Lefty Lane.
the adored star London went mad
over; the triumph Of It! 1t flashed
through him as his pulses beat and his
heart was high with the conquest. but
II was to the woman only that he
whispered:
I've said lot OF stuff and I am
likely to say lot more, but / want
you to say something to me. Don't
you love me?"
The word on his lips to him was az
strange, as wonderful. as though II
had been made for him.
Il guess I must love you, Dan. ]
guess / must have for q long time"
God, I'm 80 glad! How longr
why. ever since you used to come
to the coda fountain and ask for choc.
olate. You don't know how sweet you
were when you were a little boy"
She put her slender hand against
his hot cheek. And you are nothing
but little boy now! think I must
be craxy!"
AS he protested. IS she listened in
tently to what his emotion taught him
to say to her, she whispered close tc
his ear:
What will you take, little boyr''
And he answered: It'll take you
youl"
AT slight sound In the next room
Lefty Lane started as though the IN
terruption really brought her to he,
senses, put her hand to her disheveled
hair, and before she could prevent It
Dan had called Mrs. Higgins to "come
H." and the woman. In response,
came into the sitting-room. The boy
went to her and took her hands ca,
gerly, and said:
It's all right. all right. Mrs. Hig
gins. Just think Of 1t! She belongs
to mel"
"Oh. don't be perfect lunatic, Dan, -
the actress exclaimed. half laughing
half crying, and don't listen to him,
Hissinss. Hes Just crazy"
But the old woman's eyes wen,
bright at the boys face and tone. "a
never was 30 glad Of anything III my
life."
AS OF what?" asked her mistress
sharply, and the tone was 30 cold and
90 suddenly altered that Dan felt q
chill Of despair.
why, at what Mr.. Blair says, Miss
Then" said her mistress, you
ought to be ashamed Of yourself. He'i
only twenty-five. he doesn't know any
thing about life. You must be crazy
He's as mad as a March hare and he
ought to be in school,"
Then, to their CONSERVATION, she
burst into passion Of weeping; threw
herself on Higgins breast and begged
her to send Dan away-to send every
body away-and to let her die In peace
In utter despair the boy obeyed the
drcsser's motion to go. and his trans
port was changed into anxiety and
dread. He hung about downstairs IL
the Savoy for the rest Of the after
noon, finally sending up to Higgins fol
news In sheer desperation, and the
page fetched Blair note in Letty'l
own hand. His eyes blurred 80 as b,
opened the sheet, he could hardly reat
the scrawl which said
1T was perfectly sweet Of you to wa!
down there. I'm all right-just tired out
Better get on a boat and go to Green
lands Icy Mountains and cool of. Blu
X you don't. come In tomorrow and hav,
lunch with me. LEFTY"
(TO BE CONTINUED
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JUSTICE FRASER DISQUALIFIED.
Bank Examiners Case. Therefore.
Postponed Until May 3.

Columbia, April 24.-Associate Jus
tice Thomas II. Fraser was disauali-
fled to sit in the case called in the Sill
preme Court Wednesday 10 decide
who is the legal occupant Of the office
OF state bank examiner, his disduali-
hcat'on being due to the fact that he
is relative Of the newly appointed
bank examiner, Mr.. Hugh Wilson
Fraser, and on this ground Mr.. 3. L.
Abney of counsel for Mr.. Fraser, ask
ed that the hearing of the case be
postponed until the bench be filled.
The request was granted and the case
set for hearing on Friday, May 8. ,
All of the parties were in the Court,
Attorney General Lyon, who institut-
ed the quo warranto proceedings to
oust Mr.. Rhame; Mr.. w. F. Steven
son. counsel for Mr.. Rhame; Messrs.
Il. l.. Abney and George r. Rembert.
counsel for H. W. Fraser. Both
Messrs. Fraser and Rhame were i'm
the Supreme Court room and several
lawyers were in attendance, attract
ed by the interest in the proceedings.
Mr.. Lyon read the petition and the
proclamation Of the Governor remoy-
ing Mr.. Rhame from the office of
State bank examiner and the return
of Mr.. Rhame was read by Mr..
Stevenson. denying the right of the
Governor to remove Mr.. Rhame, as
especially nothing that the condition
of the Lexington Savings Bank mad
been regularly published in the Lex
ington paper as required by law, the
originals being presented to the Court
by Mr.. Stevenson.
The return of Mr. Fraser, appoint
ed to succeed Mr.. Rhame by the Gov
ernor, was made by his counsel, Mr..
Rembert.
The application for a writ of man
damus against Treasurer Jennings to
compel him to pay the warrant Of Mr.
Rhame as bank examiner for the
month expenses was read by Mr..
Stevenson and the return Of the
Treasurer was read by Attorney Cen
eral Lyon. Mr.. Rembert stated that
as far as Mr.. Fraser and they were
concerned, they had nothing to do
with that part of the matter, that they
admitted that Mr.. Rhame's expenses
for March should be paid, as he
wasn't removed until April 1. The At,f
torney General stated that the check
was drawn on April 4, and Mr.. Rhame
was removed on April 1, and it was
for that reason that he had advised
the Treasurer not to honor the check.
Attorney General Lyon, in reply to
a question by the Court and also by
Mr.. Abney addressed to the Court in
quiring what position Mr.. Lyon was
going to take in the case, stated that
he had asked the Governor for his
reasons for removing Mr.. Rhame and
for other data to defend the Cover,
nor's side in the Courts and that the
substance Of the Governors reply was
that he had appointed other counsel
and would give the Attorney General
no information.
Attorney General Lyon stated he
would dcmur to certain parts Of Mr..
Stevenson's return for Mr.. Rhame and
then the Court, acting on the request
of Mr.. Abney for full Court, an
nouncing that the case would be
postponed until May 8.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

*R. G.. Collins, Postmaster at Barne-
your Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound the best remedy for a cough
ever tried. l had a lagrippe cough
that left me completely exhausted.
but after taking half a bottle Of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Compound. The
coughing spells entirely ceased. 7
wish TO say it can't be beat" SSbert's
Drug Store.
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tnrliled MIN 10 ms marTo~
'Oh--you-" she breathed. "Hello!"
No words could have been more
commonplace. less the category of
dramatic or poetic welcome, but they
were music to the boy, and when the
actress looked at him with ghost of
smile on her trembling lips, Dan was
sure there was some kind of blessing
in the greeting.
i am going to see you home" he
said with determination, and she
:aught at It:
Yes, yes, do! Will you?"
The third member Of the party had
not spoken. A servant fetched him
light to which he bent, touching his
cigar. Then he lifted his head--a
handsome one-with it's cold and in
aifferent eyes. to Lefty Lane.
Good night, Miss Lane" A deep
color crept under his dark skin.
Come" said the actress eagerly,
come along; my motor is out there
md / am crazy tired. That Is an
here Is about It. Come along"
Snatched from marriage contract.
still bitter from his Jealous anger. this
TO be alone with her-by the side Of
this white. fragrant, wonderful crea-
lure-to have been turned to by her.
10 be alone with her, the duchess Of
Breakwater out Of his horizon, Ponio-
.owsky gone-Oh. It was sweet to
him! They had rolled out from the
Carlton down toward the SQUARE and
he put his arm around her waist, his
voice shook:
You are dead tired! And when I
saw that brute with you tonight I
sould have shot him"
Take your arm away, please"
"Why?"
Take 1t away. don't like It. Let
my hand go. What's the matter with
you? thought could trust you."
He said humbly: You can-certain-
y you can" ..~
Il am tire6--tired--tired!"
Under his breath he said: "Put
Eoaz bead on my shoulder; Lefty. dal;
ang:"
And she turned on him nearly o.
violently as she had on Poniotowsky,
Ind burst into tears. crouching almost
n the corner Of the motor away from
him. both her hands upon her breast.
"Oh. can't you see how you bother
ne? Can't you see I want to rest and
be all alone? You are like them ALL
ake them all. Can't rest anywhere?'
The very words she used were those
he ha6 thought Of when he saw her
lance at the theater, and his heart
broke within him.
"You can." he stamm cred, rest
light here. God knows I want you to
Nst more than anything. won't
ouch you or breathe again or do any.
hing you don't want me to-"
She covered her face with her
bands and sat 80 without speaking to
aim. The light in her motor shone
,ver her like kindly star, as,
wrapped In her fllmy things. she lay.
I white rose blown into a sheltered
,ook. After little she wiped her
ayes and said more Naturally:
You look perfectly dreadfully. boy!
What nave you Deen doing with your
jelf?"
They had reached the Savoy. It
'eemed to Dan they were always Just
irving up to where some one opened
l door, out Of which she was to fly
away from him. He got out before
,er and helped her from the car.
well. I've got a piece Of news to
ell you. l have broken my engage.
nent with the duchess"
This brought her back far enough
into life to make her exclaim: "Oh, /
Am glad! That's perfectly fine! I
1on't know when I've heard anything
hat pleased me so much. Come and
see me tomorrow and tell me all about
t."
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Ny little son had very severe
cold. was recommended To ;rY
Chamherlain's Cough Remedy. and
before small bottle was finished be
WAS as we'll IA ever" writes Mrs. H.
Silks, % Bowling Street. sydney. Aus
tralia. This remedy IL for salg--t-A-.i Il
Dealers -.
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Restricting Chickens.

Naldosta Times:
Macon has passed a law 60 prevent
chickens from visiting the homes OF
ncighh"rS. In Naldosta some citizens
regard visiting chickens as wild chick
ems and thoy are treated like gam,
birds that como about the hunters
camp.
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Charleston sticks TO the COWS.
and. if We may be so bold as to say
it. they bear the blind tiger market.
Florence Times. =
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-01

For rheumatism YOU Will find notn-
ing better than Chamberlain'S mi
ment Try ii and see how quickly il
gives relief. For sale 10y all Dealers
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sand. He thought over what he had
left for a second. stopped longest In
plying 0alorey. then went into the
Carlton restaurant to order some sup
per. for he began to feel the need Of
food. He had not time to drink his
wine and partake of the cold pheasant +
before he saw that opposite him the
two people who had taken their table
were Lefty Lane and Poniotowsky
The woman's slender back was turned
to Blair. and his heart gave leap Of
pain at the sight Of the man with her,
and the cruel suffering began again.
Dan gave up the idea of eating:
drank q whole bottle Of champagne,
then pushed It away from him vio-
lently. Hold up" he told himself,
you're getting dangerous; this drink.
Ing won't do." 80 he sat drumming
on tho table looking into the eir.
When those two got up to go, how
ever, he would 60 with them; that was
sure. He could never see them 20
out together again; no-no-no! As
his brain grew bit clearer he saw
that they were having a heated dis
cussion between them. and az the
room empded finally. save for them.
selves. Dan. though he could not hear
what Poniotowsky said, understood
that he was urging something which
the ttrl did not wish to grant. Wien
they left he rose as we'll, and at he
door OF the restaurant the actress and
her companion paused. and Dan saw
her face. deadly pale. There we're
.ears In her eyes.
For Gods sake!" he heard her
nurmur. and she impatiently drew
aer cloak around her shoulders. Po-
niotowsky put out his hand to help
her. but sho drew back from him. ex.
claiming violently; "Oh, no-no!" Be-
'oro ne was aware what he was doing.
Dan was holding his hand out TO Miss
Lane.
How che turned TO himl God OF
1reams' How she took I'm one cold
hand his hand; Just the grasp a man
needs TO lead him TO offer the serv.
Ice OF his life. Her hand WAS icy-it
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CHAPTER Xxx.
4 Hand CIasp.

a Hand Clasp.
1t was one o'clock. Blair called q
hanson and told the driver to take
him to the Carlton. and leaning back
In tho vehicle he breathed long sigh.
He looked like his father. but ne
didn't know 1t. He felt old. He was
q man and tired one and free one,
and the sense Of this liberty began to
refresh him like a breeze over parched
sand. He thought over what he had
left for second. stopped longest in
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Send us your job work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-14
LITTLE TUBERs" NEED TUTOR
Commissioner Lederle Wants a Teach
er for Small Patients.

The problem Of educating number OF
children confined To Willard Parker Hos
pital as chronic intubaton cases has for
many months confronted Health Com
missioner Lcdcrle. Yesterday he said he
would supply books for them, and ex-
pressed the hope that some one OF the
phlanthropic organizations would supply
a teacher for the little ones.
Some OF the youngsters are in the
kindergarten stage. but others are old
enough to be I'm primary school. II liz
impossible for them TO leave the hospital
because they can live only with tubes in
their threats. These tubes are likely to
be coughed ont at any time and must be
Immediately replaced TO prevent strangu-
lation. The children were originally diph-
iberia patients
This group Of little unfortunates IL one
Of the most pathetic I'm the hospitals Of
the department. but Commissioner Le-
derle has seen to IL that they will have
jolly Christmas As their stay In the
hospital is indefinite. II In the purpose OF
the Commissioner To see they get n
chance to develop their minds. 4 number
of the nurses who have the care Of them
devote some Of their spare time to teach
ing the youngsters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-14
HAWTHORNE WAS MAGNET
Trial Discloses Corporations
Named After Him.

The juggling OF stocks OF the various
mining schemes promoted by Albert Free
man and his associates and the creation
Of ever new corporations were delved
into yesterday at the trial of Freeman,
Josiah Quincy, Or. William J. Morton
and Julian Hawthorne.
After the name OF Hawthorne had been
found to possess an attractive power
Freeman created the Hawthorne Silver
and Iron Mines, Limited, with a capital OF
100000. The fiscal agent for this new
enterprise was then brought into exist
ence by Freeman and Josiah quincy.
under the name of the Julian Hawthorne
Company. and from the day OF the in
corporation Freeman was sole owner Of
that corporation The sum Of $500 was
voted TO quincy as recompense for his
legal services, and then Freeman OBJ
tanned full control over the Julian Haw-
,horne Company by taking all of its stock
and giving for It 10000 shares OF Tema-
gami-Cobalt stock that he had received
for the promotion Of that company.
The trial will be continued on Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-14
THREE STATE JOBS FILLED
Civil Service Board Waived Ex-
animation of Appointees.

Albany, Dec. l3--The state Civil Ser
vice Commission has granted the appli-
cation OF Commissioner IIuson Of the
State Department Of Agriculture for the
appointment without examination OF Ed
ward Murphy. OF Geneva. to make an
Investigation into the horse breeding in
dustry of the state. with n view to pro-
noting that industry.
The commission also approved the ap-
pointment without competitive exam
nation, Of John p. Conway. OF New
York. as chief examiner in the brokers'
bureau of the State Insurance Depart
ment ut "A salary Of $4,000 a year. and
Of Randolph Kingsley. OF New York. az
secretary to the chief investigator in
the State Labor Department. salary
$500.
Subject Ia the approval of Governor
Dix. the commission has adopted res
olution striking from the exempt classl-
fication the twenty-five places In the
Office OF the New York city Board Of
Elections. which takes in the counties
of New York, Kings. Queens and Rich
rnond. This action was taken because
OF n recent decision OF the Court OF APP
peals holding that these places were
subject TO tho municipal civil service
rules rather than TO those GOV cTninS state
and county servln.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-14
TO FIX MEXICAN CLAIMS
Senior LaSCurrain Arrives to
Make Settlements.

Senior Don Pedro Lascur5il. Mexican
Minister for Foreign Relations, landed
from III" Ward Line steamship Mexico at
PIER H. Brooklyn. AT I clock yesterday
afternoon lie comes il is said. % ad-
Judicatc the claims Of American citizens
injured during the Mexican uprising. A.
tho dock Dee was greeted by Walter j.
Carr. purchasing agent for the Mexican
government. and Richard Shustc. Gscal
agent for the republic After H-,f
conference ScGor Lasclrrain drove OH
with Mr.. Carr 90 tho Hotel Aston. whore
the Mexican representative is 20 stay dur
ing his visit i'm New York,
The American government has FOR 'WO
>ears been trying 90 secure the adiudica-
zion Of claims rendered hy American ciu-
leo. The extent OF these claims has never
been definitely stated, but IL Is understood
that they are well over NDp10D Mdde.o
has all along declared himself willing Ia
settle such claims 49, could be proved. out
his government has so far found the
proofs offered Inadequate
MeNicO's intention 10 conduct tho ucgo-
|, tiation through her Minister Tor Foreign
Affairs rather than through the ordinary
diplomatic channels. it was said yester-
day by one in close touch with Mexican
affairs. would indicate that she was at
last DESTROYS of reaching permanent
settlement with this country.
The responsibility for the present
Mexican disorders" he said "is due ~
much TO the speculative fever which tho
natives have caught from the American.
who invest In the country % IT. IS 90 the
natural turbulence Of the Mexican tenn
perament The get rich quick craze is
back Of all Mexican revolutions. Gener-
ally speaking, the aim of Mexican re-
belliOHS is not better government. which
would make robbery impossible, but worse
government 10 make Il more easy. such
conditions are almost incredible 10 Amcri-
cans %