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CHAPTER XVII.
The Girl In the Wreck.

TN that moment of terrible shock
in the one moment when it seemed
u to him as though no other woman
in the world could have worn that gold
en- tress of hair but Isobel, Philip had
stopped his horse, and his face had gone
as white as death. With tremendous
effort he recovered himself, and saw
Billinger staring at him as though the
hot sun had for an instant blinded him
of reason. But the lock of hair still
rippled before his eyes. Only twice in
his life could he remember having seen
hair Just like this-that peculiar reddish
gold that changed its lights with every
passing cloud. He had seen it on Iso-
bel, in the freight of the camp, at Lac
Bain-and he had seen il crowning the
beautiful head of the girl back home,
the girl of the hyaeinth letter. He
struggled to calm himself under the
questioning gaze of Billinger's eyes. He
laughed, wound the hair carefully about
his fingers, and put it in his coat pock-
ct
"You-you have given me a shock
he said, strainine to keep his voice even.
I'm glad you had foresight enough to
keep the lock of hair, Billinger, At f1rst
Il jumped to a conclusion. But there's
only one chance in hundred that I'm
right. If I should be right-1 know the
girl. Do YOU Enthusiastically il start
led me? Now for the chase. Billinger.
Lead swayr
Leaning low over their saddles they
galloped into the North For time the
trail Of the FIVE outlaws was so distinct
that they rode at speed which lathered
their horses. Then the short prairie
grass, crisp and sun-dried, gave place
to broad sweep of wire grass above
witch the yellow backs of coyotes were
visible as now and then they bobbed up
in their quick, short leaps to look over
the top of it. In this brown sea all
trace Of the trail was lost from the sad
die and both men dismounted. Foot by
foot they followed the faint signs ahead
of them, while over their backs the sun
rose higher and began to burn with the
dry furnace-like neat that had scorched
the prairies. So slow was their progress
that after a, time Billinger Strengthened
himself with a nervous curse. The
perspiration was running in dirty
streaks down his face Before he had
spoken Philip read the fear that was in
bis eyes and tried to hide the reflection
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right and Philip to the left, each with
his eyes searching the low prairie grass.
The agent saw the thing first, still .
hundred yards to his right. He was
off his horse when Philip ,whirled at his
shout and galloped across to him.
"Its her-the girl / found in the
be choking him. His neck muscles
twitched and his long. lean fingers were
digging into his own flesh.
In an instant Philip was on his feet.
He saw nothing of the girls face, hid
den under a mass of hair in which the
sun burned like golden FIRE. He saw
nothing but the crumpled, lifcless form,
smothered under the shining mass, and
yet in this moment he knew. With a
fierce cry he dropped upon his knees and
drew away the girls hair until her love
ly face lay revealed to him in terrible
pallor and stiffness. and as Billinger
stood there, tense and staring, he caught
that face close to his breast, and be-
gan talking to it as though he had gone
mad.
observation-disclosures" he moan
ed. my God, my Isobel-
He had repeated the name hundred
times, when Billinger. who began to un-
derstand, put his hand on Philips Shout
der and gave him his water canteen.
"She's not dead, man." he said, as
Philips red eyes glared up at him.
"My God-it's strange" almust moan
ed Philip. ~Billinger-you understand
shes going to be my wife-if she
That was all of the story he told, but
Billinger knew what those few words
meant
"She's going to live" he said. "See
there's color coming back into her
face-she's breathing" He bathed her
face in water, and placed the canteen
to her lips.
A moment later Philip bent down and
kissed her. "1sobel-my sweetheart"
he whispered
1--WE must hurry with her to the
water hole" said Billinger, laying a
sympathetic hand on Philips shoulder.
Its the sun. Thank God, nothing has
happened to her, Steele. It's the sun
this terrible heat"
He almost pulled Philip to his feet,
and when he had mounted Billinger lift
ed the girl very gently and gave her to
him.
Then, with the agent leading in the
trail of the outlaws, they set off at a
walk through the sickening sun-glare
for the water hole in the edge of the
Bad Lands.
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Her Proxy.

From Judge
We'll. Auntie." asked her young mas
ter. do you really believe In the Bibie?"
Eyes. sab. cherry word"
do you believe that the whale swal-
lowed Jonah?''
Yes. sab; I'm gwine tub ask Jonah
bout dat jes as soon as I gets to heb
ben
But suppose Jonah isn't there"
Den, honey, you ken ask him.
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LODGE HAS GOOD MEETING.
Grand Secretary o. Frank Hart of
Columbia Present to Confer De-
gree.

Grand Secretary O. Frank Hart of
Columbia Of the Grand Lodge of
South Carolina was the guest Of hon
or at meeting Of Claremont Lodge
No. Ga, A. +. NJ. Thursday night and
at banquet held after the lodge
meeting
The Masters degree was conferred
on a class Of four in a very earnest,
impressive and solemn manner by
Grand Secretary Hart. The members
of the local lodge were very much
pleased with him and hope to have
him come to Sumter on some future
occasion.
AT the close Of the meeting the
members Of the lodge gathered at
Charles Cafe where they were serv-
ed with a splendid supper, a feature
OF the occasion which was much en-
joyed.
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Big Sales Over Telephone.

The Mercury Banner, Huntsville Ala.
A salesman for a milling concern
in Tennessee visited the telephone
exchange in Huntsville, put in calls
for fifteen customers in different
towns and cities, including Chatta-
noOga, Gadsden, Admission, Decatur
and Florence, and within less than an
hour sold twenty-one hundred bar
rels of flour at cost Of less than six
dollars for telephone charges.
How far could he have Travelled for
the same amount of money?
The use Of the telephone enabled
him TO return 10 Tennessee and
spend Christmas with his family, to
say nothing Of the time saved and
the difference between the telephone
charges and his travelling expenses
had he made n personal visit to
these customers.
How did We ever get along with
out the long distance telephone and
how could we do without it now?
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VOTE ON WOOL TARIFF.
Bill to be Reported to House Marcel,
22nd.

Washington. March 21.-The DEM
ocratic wool tariff revision bill, levy
ing 20 per cent al valorem duty
on raw wool, introduced today by ..
W. Underwood Democratic leader.
will be reported tomorrow to avoid
n caucus and thereby dodge trouble
with advocates OF free wool.
The measure is identical with that
passed by the house last summer and
after revision by the senate was ve-
toed by President Taft.
In the ways and means committee
tomorrow the Republican substitutes
which will be the basis Of considera-
tion by Republicans in both houses,
will be first voted down and later in
troduced as a minority measure. The
regular Republicans contend that the
president would find excuse for We
toing the Democratic bill on the
ground that II does not adequately
protect the revenues
The reintroduction of the bill ve-
toed by President Taft with the elimi-
nation of the senate amendments will
be used by the Democrats as the basis
for an arraignment Of the tariff board.
In the report on the bill which is
being written by Mr.. Underwood, an
effort will be made to show that the
board Is failure and that it's report
on wool was useless.
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The railroad committee Of the
Chamber Of Commerce should pre-
sent a carefully prepared case before
the Railroad Commission in the mat
ter Of the Northwestern Railroad
schedule. 1t will not do to go before
the commission with miscellaneous
and ill~considered complaint that will
not stand the test of analysis, but q
clear and well-digested statement OF
conditions supported by the testimony
Of patrons Of the road. The present
schedule is not satisfactory, is incon-
venient and does not give the public
the service and accommodation that
IL Is reasonable To expect and de-
mand. There should be no great
difficulty i'm arranging q schc dule that
will give the public a reasonable and
convenient service that will be salts
factory tO the patrons Of the road and
at the same time profitable to the
fuilfOau. NO reasonable man COuld
expect 4 railroad To operate trains at
loss and In the case Of the North
western Railroad no such demand
should he made. but the present SER
vice should Ice improved and IL can
bo done without working hardship
to the railroad. The business inter-
ests Of Sumter will bc more advanced
by schedules that will be most con-
venient To the patrons of the road,
, and there Is no desire in this com
munity tO have the schedules chang
cd so as To adversely affect the pa
irons of either division Of the road.
An ideal passenger schedule would be
one that would give q morning train
| from Summerton. connecting with the
Charleston train. and returning I'm the
afternoon 20 Camden and morning
and afternoon trains from and to
Camd On. connecting here with the
mo- ming and evening trains.
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S27,5S7 MORE FOR SCHOOLS.
That Amount Turned Over by Blcasc
DiSpcnsary Board.

Columbia. March 21-The BleaSe
dispenSary commission today turned
over to the state Treasurer $27,5S7,
funds from the Old State dispensary
in their hands. This money will be
apportiOned to the various counties
for use in the schools under Act of
the Legislature. The Bease commits
sion will go out of office on March 2S,
according to the Crosson Act, and
they will file their report with the
Governor.
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STOLE-NOW ON GANG.
Geo. stephens Arrested for Taking
Clothing Belonging To Railroad
Men.

Thursday morning officer McKagen
arrested George Stephens on the
charge OF stealing clothing and other
articles belonging to Engineer ]. @.
Jeffords and Flagmsn II. c. Stokes.
All of the stolen articles were recover
ell after the arrest of Stephens.
The raids were made by Stephens
on the nights of March and Is and
the articles were stolen from the cab
Of the engine in which they were
kept by Mr.. Jeffords. When ar
rested Thursday morning Stephens
had on some OF the stolen articles Of
clothing and the officer searched his
room and found the rest Of the ar
ticles which had been stolen from
the two railroad men.
When tried before the recorder
stephens was found guilty and on the
four charges of stealing he was given
a combined fine Of 5000 or 12O days.
He was committed to the gang on
failure to pay his fine.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Some of the Sales of Real Estate Left
at Office of Clerk of Court i'm Past
Week.

Andrew l.. Jackson to John K.
Crosswell, lot of land on Main street
$4,000.
Andrew L. Jackson to John X.
Crosswell, lot with buildings thereon
on Main street, $1,000.
E. w. McCallum to A. r. Daryton.
lot on Salem Avenue, 1925.
Addie Lewis to Mary Mayes. lot in
town Of Mayesville, $175.
Mrs. Nina Brewer, Miss Annie Gra-
ham, Mrs. Lucy Hill, Mrs. Charlotte
Clack, Robert ID. Graham and James
ID. Graham to Mrs. G.. u. Graham,
lot on Liberty Street 800 and 9TH
er consideration.
j. E. Gillis to Mrs. S. A. Gillis, 100
acres in Rafting Creek township. s4.-
600.
Geo. w. Williams to Johnson Beard.
ct al two acres in Shiloh township.
$50.
Leila Y. Butler to L. D. Jennings.
lot on Blanding street. $500.
a. j. Stubbs to Henry Pogue, lot
Just outside Of city, $35.
William r. Mcleod and Frank A.
Mcleod to Mrs. Winifred Chandler.
II acres in county, $500 and other
consideration.
Colin McLaurin to Mary A. Nc
Laurin, tract in Middleton township.
.s1.OO.
Realty Development Company to
j. n. Johnson, lot on Manning Ave-
nue., $3.50.
James Deas. Jr, to A. S. Merri-
mon, 81 1-2 acres in county, $261.5O.
j. NJ. Hardy to Edith NJ. Hardy. lot
on Washington street, also interest to
strip fronting on Washington street.
$4.5O0.
j, r. Ligon. ct al to f. s. Wactor.
lot in Broad street section. $3.50.
j. r. Ligon, ct al to Sadie B. Wac
tor lot i'm Broad street section, $3.50.
Frank Pettigrew To ]. II. Archer.
lot near city limits. $32.
T.. w. ana r.. McCallum. Jr.. to
;. j. Langston. Sr.. tract Of ca acres
I'm Providence township. $500 and
other consideration.
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CHILD LABOR LAW.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS REPORT.
ED TO r. j. WATSON.
situation to be Investigated by In
spectOrs of Department OF Agricul-
ture-Ncw Acts Given.

Columbia, March 22.-Reports of
violation Of the child labor law have
reached the department Of agricul-
ture. The following statement was
issued by Commissioner Watson YES
terday:
Reports have reached this DEPART
ment tfom several points in the
State that certain textile plants are
continuing to offer employment to
children under IL years Of age, and
in some instances are promising en-
ployment to school children during
vacation this summer. This is in di-
rect violation of the new child labor
law Of the State, which became ef-
fective on January 1, last That law
does not permit the employment Of
any child under IL years of age for
any reason or cause whatever at any
time, season or period of the year.
The inspectors are now taking the
field and 1 wish to give this timely
warning to all employers of labor
in the textile plants Of the State,
that If the inspectors find cases of
this kind We will be compelled to en-
force the law, and it will be done
seem to come from only certain scat
tered localities, but L feel that it is
my duty to issue this timely warning
in order that if there be any employ
er who has been violating the law in
ignorance Of its provisions, he may
eliminate the illegally employed chill
dren Immediately. The inspectors
will most carefully examine into all
reported cases, and they have been in
structed to institute prosecutions
wherever the facts warrant it.
Under the new law, of course, the
procedure of the employment Of any
underaged child is most specifically
and clearly laid down, and only one
set of papers. known as statement
are to be used by magistrates or no
taries in the preparation Of those pa
pers. The duplicates are to be for
warded to this office and thereupon,
after proper examination, permit is
issued for the child to be employed
Il would like also to notify one
and all managers Of telegraph Of
fees employing telegraph messengers
that the inspectors will be given spe-
cific instructions regarding the en-
forcement of the provisions of the
new act regulating the employment
Of boys in the messenger service"
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NEGRO KILLED BY BLOW.
Jean Dargan Dies from Blow DE.
hvercd by Buddy Davis.

In an encounter occurring On Man.
ming avenue Thursday night Buddy
Davis. colored, struck Jean Dargan
on the head with a bottle, from the
effects OF which Dargan died Friday
morning.
Very little is known about the oc-
currence. 1t was learned Friday
morning that Davis had decamped as
soon as the blow was struck and his
whereabouts had not been ascertain
ed up to that afternoon. Coroner
Flowers stated that ne would hold
at the store where the killing took
place.
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improvement on Liberty Street.

Among the improvements contom-
plated I'm the city i'm the near future is
the erection of stores on West Lib
crty street on the property of the
Hardy estate. This property is ON the
corner Of Liberty and Sumter streets
and across the street from the Y NJ.
G. \. building.
The stores will be built Of brick
with sufficient foundation for the
erection of second story should it
be thought expedient to make the
buildings higher In the future.
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"HOUN' DAWG" SONG.
zen Harris Composed the Words to
Protect His Prize Rabbit Hunt
er.

Muncie, Ind, March 2O.-Zeb Har-
rls' author Of the "Houn' Dawg"
song, which has set the country by
the ears, came into Muncie from the
country eight miles north of here
yesterday, driving a mule to a buck
board, in response to telephone mes
sage from the New York American
correspondent, to relate the circum-
stances Of the authorship of the IA
nous poem"
There's lot Of fuss made about
something that don't mount to any,
thing" said Harris
Il wrote the poem all right when I
was fourteen, fifteen years ago, but
when the 'Churchman and Pastors
Guide rejected it for publication Il
took all the poetic ambition out Of
me. L wrote it just to protect my
hound when I was a schoolboy Of
fourteen. / don't like to have these
stories saying that the hound did not
amount to anything, either. He was
the best rabbit hound I ever saw.
see where they're saying he was even
scared OF rabbit. That's not 90.
That hound wasn't scared Of any,
thing that walked on two legs or four.
He'd chase a chicken thief as ouick
as he would a rabbit.
The reason I wrote that piece was
that the boys in Royerton, where I
was going to school, picked on me
and my dog all the time because we
were from the country. OF course
Royerton was really country itself.
only about two hundred people being
there, but the town boys thought
they were smart. So every time I
came to town they started to fuss
with me, make remarks about the
hound and kick him around.
Il got tired Of it. 1 tried to whip
few of the boys, but they wouldn't
stay whipped, and finally I knew I
either had to do something or quiet
school.
$50 one night 1 brought out my
slate from school, and when all the
folk had gone to bed I slipped into
the kitchen and lighted a coal lamp
and the barn lantern to be sure I had
plenty of light and started to write.
Il
ham, if it would be all right for me
TO recite poem on visitors day at
the school instead of reading an es-
say, and he said it would be if
thought myself competent.
II was mad all through, too, when
1 wrote the verses.
That hound was the best friend
ever had outside of my home folks,
and every time he come home all
battered and bruised up from the
kicks Of the town boys, swore I'd do
something to get even.
when 1 recited the poem in
school I never saw anything like such
carryin's on; the boys knew they had
mistreated my hound, bat they were
pretty good boys after all, for they
cheered me and the hound and even
cheered the schoolhouse after ! got
through, and then they made me get
up and say it all over again.
Finally Mr.. Needham, the teach
er, said he thought he could sing the
ter the scholars had heard it all of
them fell into the chorus and scream
ed.
You gotta quit kickin' my dawg
aroun.'
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coineth to the light" and "the whole
world heth In the Wicked One"-in
darkness.
This thought pervsdes the Scriptures
Dkroin first to last. namely. that for six
thousand years. from the time of the
entrance Of sin to the second coming
Of Jew the world will be subject to a
reign Of sin and death-under a pail of
darkness. ignorance. superstition. ain
The only ones who will see the path of
righteousness distinctly will be those
guided by the "lantern"-God's Word
They are represented as saying. THY
word Is a lamp to my feet and Ian
tern to my footsteps"
Our text tells Of better day sure to
come. But never might we hope for
the abolishment OF darkness except I'm
the way In which God has forstod it
through the establishment Of Messiah's
Kingdom-through the shining forth OF
the sun OF Righteousness-the Church
IN glory MATTHEW Kill. 43
!. sWhioh Lishssth Every Man."
The Apostle declares that Jesus IL
the True Light which lighteth every
man that cometh into the world. John
I. o. The expression. true light" Inn
plies that there are false or imitation
lights. and OF these we know that
there are many-lights Of heathendom
and lights Of Christendom. The only
truc light, however. Is that which
shcne forth In our Savior's teachings
and example. II has thus far enlight-
enetl only few. a "little flock" These
are urged to let their light shine before
men that they may take knowledge
that they have been with Jesus.
After eighteen centuries Of the light
battling with the darkness. and ut
times being almost quenched thereby,
we might well ask. what hope Is there
that this prophecy will ever be fulfill
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Cu thut oCouS,
as the Light Of
the world. will
enlighten every
man born into
the world? The
Bible answers
that God will
hasten this very
matter In His
own time: but
before the world
will be enlight.
ened. a sanity
class. the Church,
the Bride of
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shine before men
that they may
zee your good
works ard glori-
~ your Father
which is In heav-
en-" Hide not
your light under
q bushel. but set
10 ON n cend!e-
stick that II may
give light unto all
that are In the
house. |" Neverthe-
less. The dark
pess hateth the
llxAA AlAh
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Fair Amateur. The curtain will
rise In few minutes. Are you
quite sure YOU know your words &?
Hero-Yes; all except the part where
KISS you. l guess we had better re-
hearse that again-Exchangc.
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every man should save his money
to buy his wife an Easter hat
Wilmington Star.
Wouldn't IT be better to pay for
last years bonnet first?
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Kidney
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What They VIII Do for You

What They VIII Do for You
They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, cor.
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up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia.
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strength. Refuse substitute
SIBERT'S DRUG STORE.
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enlightened. and be completed.
Then. and not until then. will the
Savior and His Church I'm glory be the
great Sun OF Righteousness which will
arise over the earth, and shine forth
for the healing Of the people. for the
scattering OF the darkness Of sin, and
the lies OF error-the bringing of life.
peace. JOY and blessing to all who will
accept the favor In harmony with the
Divine requirements. but To utterly de-
stroy the Night. and those who will
still love darkness
a 6stter Day Coming.
For a thousand years the glorious
Sun OF Righteousness Christ and the
Church. Ills BrideD. will shine out
The work will be thorough and COM
plete. Adam and his every child will
DO fully brought 10 n knowledge Of the
Truth. and will enjoy the blessed op-
portunity OF coming back into har
mony with God. by the restitution
processes. Acts III. 1923.
Then our text Will have most ample
frlfllment-all mankind shall see the
great Light which God has provided; I;
even those I'm the shadow of death"
must come forth. that all may be en-
lightened by this True Light which
lighteth every man that cometh into
the world" O. the happy day that IL
coming 20 Our poor. sln-cursed carthl
There shall be no more curse. thank
Cod! Instead OF the curse shall be- the
Divine blessing; "and every creature
In heaven ani on earth and under the
earth shall be heard saying. Praise
and glory and honor and dominion be
unto Him that sitteth upon the Throne,
and unto the Lamb. foreverr"
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Mrs. u. Frank Kelly was In the
city Thursday.
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Quarterly Rsvisw-Mareh 81.
"IAe people rhtch eat IN darkness sap great
H0Af; asd 10 thew rAicA sat N fe rcgioa
and sAafoW Of dsoiA lioh u sprS~0 sp.''--
hetfAsp sr. Is