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good opinion. She is perfectly salts
he'd She has got fortune in Ponio-
owsky, and she really is "a perfect
srror,' YOU know"
Affected slightly by her cold dis.
,tssal Of his subject, he paused for a
aoment. But his own point of view
vas too strong to be shaken by this
'oman's light words.
II suppose # she wasn't IRON my
town Vt lis words the vision Of
Lefty Lane with the coral strands on
her dress, came before his eyes. and
ne said honestly: But do take an
interest in her just the same, and
she's going to pieces, that's clear
Something ought 10 be done
The Duchess of Breakwater was
very much annoyed
Are you going to talk about her
all the time?' she asked with sharp
sweetness. you are not very fiat
tering, DAN"
And he returned peacefully, why,
thought you might be able to help her
IN some way or another"
Mel" She laughed aloud. "Me
help Lefty Lane? Really"
why, you might get her to sing out
here" he suggested. THAT would
sort OF get hold of her; women know
how to do those things
His preposterous simplicity over
whelmed her. She stirred her tea.
and said, controlling herself, "Why,
what on earth would you have me to
say to Lefty Lane?"
oh, just be nice to her" he sug
gested. Tell her to take care of her.
self and to brace up. Get some nice
woman to"
The duchess helped him. ITO re
form herr"
do her good" the boy said gently
You're too silly for words. If you
were not such hopeless child I would
be furious with you. Why, my dear
boy, she would laugh in your face and
in mine"
AS the duchess left the tea.table
she repeated: 'Is this what you came
up from London to talk to me about?'
And at the touch of her dress as she
passed him-at the look she gave him
from her eyes, Dan flushed and said
honestly: why, told you that she
was the only thing that kept me from
thinking about you all the time"
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ILLUSTRATIONS zy M.G.KETTNER-

Ruggles was evidently on the poor
side of the waiting crowd; the hand
fih OF riffraff around him with Its
stencil Of dirt and gin. A better look
Ing set collected opposite and there
was the CLEAN Of white shirt fronts.
Nov. there she comes" the father
cav her first. "Sing out, Cissy."
The door opened and figure quick
~ foated from II. like a white rose
bh,wn out into the foggy darkness. 1t
0cated down the few steps to the
street between the double row or spec
facors. A white cloak entirely COW
snd the actress. Her head was hid
de1 by white scarf, and she almost
rAil the short gantlet TO her motor, be-
tw'sen the cries of God bless you'll
Three cheers for Lefty Lane"-"God
bless you. LADY," She didn't speak or
het,d, however. or turn her head, but
held her scarf against her face, and
the man who slowly lounged behind
her to the car. and put her In and got
IN after her. was not the man Joshua
Ruisgles had waited there to see. He
hurg about until tho footman had
spring up and the car moved softly
away, the stage entrance door shut,
then he followed along with the
crowd, with the few faithful who had
waited an hour In the cold mist to
cry out their applause. not to a singer
In "Mandalay." but to a woman's
heart.
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CHAPTER TX.
Disappointment.

Dan Blair had not been back of the
scenes at the Gaiety since his first
call on the singer Indeed, though he
had told the duchess he pitied Miss
Lane, he had not been able to ap
proach her very closely, even in his
own thoughts. When she first ap
peared on his horizon his mind was
full OF the Duchess of Breakwater. and
the singer had only novered round his
more profound feelings for another
woman. But Lefty Lane was an at.
mosphere In Dams mind which he was
not yet able to understand. There was
so little left that was connected with
his old home, certainly nothing in the
British Isles, excepting Ruggles, and
TO the young man everything from
America had it's value. Decidedly the
nice girl of whom he had spoken to
Gordon Galorey, the print-frocked,
bonneted type, the ideal girl that Dan
would like to marry and to spoil, had
not crossed his path. The Duchess of
Breakwater did not suggest her. nor
did any Of the London beauties Dams
hrst ideal was beginning to fade.
He left Osdene Park on protest and
returned the same night to London,
and all the way back to town tried to
register In his mind, unused to analy.
sis, his experience with the Duchess
of Breakwater on this last visit.
lie had experienced his first dis.
appointment In the sex, and this dis.
appointment had been of an unusual
kind. 1t was not that he had been
turned down or given the mitten, but
ne had seen one woman turn another
down. A woman had been mean, so
he put 1t, and the fact that the Ouch
ess of Breakwater had refused to
lend moral hand to the singer at
the Gaiety hurt Dams feelings. Then,
as soon as his enthusiasm had Gained,
he saw what stupid ass he had been.
duchess couldn't mix up with
comic opera singer, of course. Still,
be mused, "she might have been a lit
tie nicer about it,"
The education his father had given
him about them was put to the test
now; tho girl he had dreamed of, "the
nice girl" we'll, she would have had
tenderer way with her in a case
such as this! Back OF Dams hurt feel
ings, there was great deal on the
Duchess OF Breakwater's side. She
had not done for herself yet. She
hadn't fetched him nearly up to the
altar for nothing. and back Of his dis
approval, there was long list Of ad-
mirations and looks, memories of
many tete-a-tetes and of more fervent
kisses which scored a good deal in the
favor Of Dams first woman. The Ouch.
ess OF Breakwater had gone boldly on
with Dams unfinished education, and
he really thought he loved her, and
that he was in honor bound to see the
thing through.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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bearable. and sent him a wire sc
vorded that IL he had a spark of In.
tsrest In her he must Immediately re.
turn to the Park. She had never been
more lovely than when Dan found her
waiting for him.
She had ordered tea In her sitting
room. She told him that he looked
frfghtfully seedy. asked him what h<
had been doing and why he hat
stopped so long away, and Blair tolc
her that old Ruggles, his fathers
friend. had run over to see him with
q lot OF papers Sor Dan to read anc
align and closed with n smile, tellins
her that he guessed she didn't know
much about business"
Il only know the horrid things OF
business-debts. and loans, and bills
and fussing."
Those things are not business
Dan answered wisely; they are JUS
common or garden carelessness."
She asked him why he had moi
brought Ruggles out TO Osdene. ant
no told her he couldn't have done q
stroke OF work with the old boy dowr
here at the PARK.
Stirring his tea, no appreciated tn,
duchess. The agreeable picture sh,
made Impressed him nightly.
DO you know" he asked suddenly
what you make me think OF"
And she responded softly: mo
dear"
"A box OF candy. This room with
fts stuffed walls. and you In II arr,
good enough"
To ear" she laughed aloud. "Oh
you perfectly killing creature. wha
an ideal"
And as he met her eyes with hli
clear ones. with simplicity sh,
could never hope TO reach, he put hlI
tea-cup down: and as he did so tho
duchess observed his strong hands.
tneir yigor. well-kept and muscular.
but not the dandhed hands Of the
man who goes often To the manicure.
III IL hadn't been for one thing"
tho boy went on. 81 would have
thought OF nothing else but you. every
minute I've been away"
Mr.. Ruggles?" suggested the duch-
sss.
MO. the Gaiety girl. Lefty Lane.
iou know ! told you In the box that
G-.A - a
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she was from my town"
The young man. who had flown
back to Osdene Park in answer to
q telegram, began to take his compan.
Ion into his confidence.
II knew that girl" Dan said, when
she wasn't more than fourteen. She
sold me sodawater over the drug
store counter. always thought she
was bully, bright as button and pret-
ty as peach. Once, remember, |
took six chocolate sodas in one day
Just to go in and see her. | had an
awful time. ! most died of that Jag,
and yet" he said meditatively, II
don't think ever spoke three words
TO her. just said 'sarsaparilla' or
chocolate or whatever 1t might hap
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Washington, April 2.-Oppositiou
to any radical or sudden change IN
The cotton schedules of the tariff law
was voiced by Ellison \. Smytle. of
@reenville. :. c., president Of the
American Cotton Manufacturers As
sociation in his annual address at the
opening session here today Of the
Associations sixteenth annual Con-
vention.
II do not pretend. he said. that
the tariff should not be changed i'm
some respects, but ! do claim that il
should be changed only after thor
ough investigation. The majority Of
the cotton manufacturers Of this
country were gratiied when Presi-
dent Taft vetoed the crudeIy pre-
pared cotton goods tariff bill which
had passed the last session Of Con-
gress.
Southern manufacturers have
been instrumental in securing invest
ments of millions of dollars i'm South
ern cotton mills, under existing con-
ditions and present costs. which in
vestments would he sadly deopardized
and impaired by radical and sudden
changes in the tariff"
President Smythe recommended
the appointment Of a committee on
rules for cotton buying, seeking some
uniformity If action with manufactur-
ers North and South, and establish
ing rules that will be uniform, gem
orally observed and alike fair TO buy
er and seller and providing for the
settlement Of disputes without re-
course TO the courts.
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connected with the charges appear
before it and testify Senator II. T.
Carlisle, chairman of the committee.
stated recently that the committee
would advertise in the daily papers
for information bearing on the mat
ter before the committee, asking that
any person having knowledge Of any
matters as charged by the Governor
or knowing of any person who had
such knowledge or having an intima-
tion that would lead 10 the develop
ing of evidence appear and give such
evidence To the committee
The committee has sent word to
Governor Blcase asking him to ap-
pear and substantiatc the charges
preferred by him, hut this he has re-
fused To do At the last sitting Of
the committee resolutions were adopt
cd expressing the committees attitude
towards the Governors stand and
making it known that it desired 60
make the Investigation as thorough
and non-partisan as possible. and to
this end TO hear all possible testi-
mony bearing ON the matter i'm
hand
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pen to be. Ever since that day, ever
since that Jag" he said with feeling,
Il couldn't see a stick Of chocolate
and keep my head up! Well" went
on the boy, Sarah Towney sang in
our church for a missionary meeting,
and was there. ! can remember the
song she sang" He spoke with un-
conscious ardor. He didn't refer to
the hymn, however. but went on with
Ills narrative. "She disappeared from
Blairtown. / never had a peep at her
again until the other night. GOSH"
he said fervently. when l saw her
there on the stage, why. felt as
though cold water was running up
and down my spine.
The duchess, as rule, was amused
by his slang. 1t seemed vulgar to her
now.
Heavens" she drawled, you are
really too dreadful"
He didn't seem to hear her.
She's turned out a perfect wonder,
hasn't she? A world beater! Why,
everybody tells me there isn't another
like her In her speciality. OF course
have heard Of Lefty Lane, but
haven't been out to things since 1
went In mourning. and I've never run
up against her"
Really" drawled the duchess
again. now that you have run up
against her what are you gsing to
do with her? Marry herr"
His honest stare was the greatest
relief she had ever experienced. He
repeated bluntly: Marry her? Why
the dickens should -"
You seem absorbed In her."
He agreed with her. 81 am. l
think she's great, don't you?"
Hardly"
But the cold voice OF the duchess
did not chill him. Simply great" he
continued. "and I'm sorry for her
down to the ground. That is what is
the matter. Didn't you notice her
when she came into the Carlton that
night?"
What OF 1T, silly? I thought she
looked as thin as shad In that black
dress, and the way Poniotowsky goes
about with her proves what an ass he
Is"
We'll. hate him." Blair simply
stated; II would wiring his neck for
twenty cents. But she's very III: that
Is what Is the matter with her"
They all look like that off the
stage" the duchess assured indiffer.
entity. They are nothing but foot
nght beauties; they look CHASTITY OFF
the boards. dare say that Lefty
Lane Is i'll. though; the pace she
goes would kill anybody Have some
more tea?"
He held out his cup and agreed
with her.
She works too hard-this playing
almost every night. singing and dane
Ing twice at the matiness, should
think she would be dead"
"Oh, | don't mean her professional
engagements" murmured the duchess
"A revolt such as had stung him
when they criticized her at the Carl
ton rose In him now.
1t Ia hard to believe" he said,
when you hear her sing that dove
song and that cradle song"
But his companions laugh stopped
his championship short.
You dear boy. don't be silly. Dan.
She doesn't need your pity or your
Give us your job work
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A Chicago girl has sued a fellow
for $4,000 for stealing a kiss. Ac-
cording to that valuation in Chicago,
some chap who would get gay with a
North Carolina girl he would lay
himself liable for s1,OO5, 900 This is
no joke. Star.
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Dams Simplicity.

The Duchess of Breakwater was not
sure how close Dan Blair's thoughts
were to marriage. but the boy from
Montana was the easiest prey that
had come across the beautiful and
unscrupulous woman's range. He had
told her that he stayed on up In Lon.
doa to sec q man from home. and
when after four days he still fingered
N t)wn, she found his absence un.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-06

The fishermen are enjoying them
selves immensely these days. The
fish arc reported to bo biting fine
and numerous fishermen arc seen GO
ing out every day to enjoy the fun of
fishing.
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No Will look a good while before
you Gnd a better medicine for coughs
ana colds than Chambcrlain's Cough
remedy. II not only gives rclief--it
cures. Try it when YOU have a cough
or cold, and you are certain to be
pleased with the prompt cure whicn
1t will effect For sale by all Dealers.
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My little son had a very severe
cold. ] was recommended to Try
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and
before small bottle was finished he
was as we'll as ever" writes Mrs. II.
Silks. 29 Bowling Street, Sydney, Aus
tra'ia. This remedy is for sale by all
Dealers
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Washington, April 1.-The defeated
parties to The patent monopoly case.
recently decided, to 3. by the Su-
preme Court Of the United states to-
day asked the Court to rehear the
issue before a full bench. The Uni
ted states Government joined in the
appeal with request for permission
to intervene, because the case is re-
garded of the greatest public i'm
portance and involves the enforce
ment Of the Sherman antitrust law.
The Governments application,
signed by Attorney General Wicker
sham and Solicitor General Lehman.
vigorously declares the Courts de-
cision sustaining the right OF a pat
entee to attach to the sale of an in
vention restrictions stipulating that
the purchaser must use in connection
with the patented article only such
supplies which are not patented, as
are bought from the patentee of the
invention, seriously concerns the
United States in a number of civil and
criminal cases now pending under the
Sherman law.
The decision, the Government SUBJ
mits, extends the power Of property
held under letters patent teyond the
warrant of The Constitution and the
patent laws, and puts it above the an
thority Of Congress to regulate COM
merce among the several States and
above the universal limitation ex-
pressed in the maxim so use your
own as not to injure another's.'"
THE distinctive right conferred by
the letters patent cannot he made by
the Act Of the patentee to attach any,
thing in which some quality of his in
vention does not exist" the petition
continues.
1T springs from the invention and
is limited to the invention; and. while
it is exclusive, it is not absolute; and
SO a contract, although it is related TO
the invention, if it's purpose and eff
feet is to secure control or monopoly
of something else than the invention
is not saved, even as a contract by
anything in the patent laws, but Of .
fends the public policy of the United
States and is void as being in restraint
of trade"
The Importance of the question, the
Government declares, cannot be over
estimated because the entire produc-
ton and commerce of the country
may be greatly burdened and even
completely monopolized if the exhaus-
tive rights of inventors may be extend
ed beyond their inventions The mo-
nopoly now being attempted in
some branches of manufacture and
commerce, through the expansion of
patent rights, it is added, lis not the
monopoly awarded to inventive in
genuity by the patent laws, but is
monopoly divided and secured by
commercial cunning in violation Of
the antitrust Jaws"
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Mr.. II. c. Brearley. of st. Charles,
one of the graduates Of the Sumter
high school in the class of 1911, has
been elected one of the associate edi-
tors Of the "Gamecock," a weekly
publication issued by the University
Of South Carolina, from the Eu-
phradian Literary Society.
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CTO BE CONTINUED

Tho Barnett store is the third name
ON the hoHor roll of property owners
Who hnv" commenced work installing
SUI urtaco drain pipe To run of
waite, from the roof.
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Don't be surprised if you have an
attack of rheumatism this spring. Just
rub the affected parts freely with
Chamberlain's Liniment and il will
soon disappear. Sold by all Deal
erS.
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Why He Was Late.
What made you so late ?"

I NleI SmllIlSOn.
We'll, that is no reason why you
should be an hour late getting home
for supper"
Il know, but | asked him how he
was feeling. and he insisted on telling
me about his stomach trouble"
did you tell him To take Chamber
lain's Tablets"
Sure, that is what he needs. Sold
by all dealers.
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rs TOM FIELDER COM|NG?"
DlSPENSARY PROBEKS WILL
GIVE HIM CHANCE TO
"SPECIFY."

't'Su;nrtion Today OF Inycstiga-
ton into states Liquor Affair
Causes Speculation as TO Present
Attitude Of atlanta Attorney, who
Promised to I.akr Sensational Rev
ciat.oms - Blcase Commission Ex-
ncCtcd t. Testify.
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For rheumatism you will find moth
ing better than Chamberlain's --ini-
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gives relief For sale by all Dealers
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4 SOUTHERN qR07EGTioHIST.
PRESIDENT SMNTHE ADDRESSES
COTTON MILL MEN.

Necessary Changes n Cotton Tariff
Should Follow Thorough Invcsti-
cation. says President of National
Association at Sixteenth Annual
Convention - Glad Taft Vetoed
Cotton Bill AT Last Session.
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l.rs,., .-S->A<.. ..s;Y---S-u-;-
REaEARIAG IN PATENT CASE.
GOVERNMENT JOINS IN APPEAL
TO SUPREME COURT.

tar-rcachinS Effect of Recent De-
ci~ion Granting "NomOb0ly" &C.
Owners % Patents Moves Defeated
Parties 10 Appeal for Rchearing
Before :'a' Bcnc!, ---- Government
Conccrrc3 )yCr Pos EHcct g.,
AnI-Trust Cases Now Pending.
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Sead us your Job work.
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Give us your job work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-12-07

for Polk county. is In trouble over her
accounts. The lady had her heart set
on an automobile, and it was a ques-
tion whether or not it would be
proper to use money out OF the insti-
rute fund to meet ner desile. 1t can
easily be seen that an automobile
might serve to facilitate the movements
Of the superintendent among the rural
schools, and that the expense of a
purchase out of some public fund
night be justified on the score of
very absorbing interest in the uplift
of primary education. Mrs. Huegle
was advised. however, and no doubt
very properly advised. that the law did
not contemplate that the institute fund
might be used for the purchase of auto
mobiles. But coincident with the re-
ceipt of this opinion. which the super
intendent felt bound to respect, the
lady's attention was conferred on the
point that she had warrant under the
provisions of the law to send any jour-
nal OF education to the rural teachers
at the cost Of the institute fund. The
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The Churches

Grace Episcopal church-Morning
player and at 1890 q. w.;
Sunday school at
First Baptist church-There will be
the regular services tomorrow. The
theme for evening will be The Sin of
Failure to Do. The Sunday school,
Junior ard b. Y. p. q. will be at the
usual hours. You will be cordially
welcomed Roy L. Palmerton. Pastor.
United Lutheran chuIch-There will
be n lecture in this church Sunday
evening at s O'Clock, Prof. p. NJ.
Glosoe, Phi. d., will speak on, The
Bible and Science. He will discuss
the claims of the bible upon u faith
from the standpoint of science. All
will be welcome at this meeting. A
silver offering TO defray expenses will
be received.-Martin Anderson, Pastor.
Methodist Episcopal church-Public
worship at 1880 a. IN. and 1880 p. IN.
At the morning service the pastor will
preach on the topic, Men or Sheep
and in the evening, on The Light That
Il dllCu. - cOptdhO SUM- JcSus oLiyp
will be given by Mrs. Lindsay at the
morning service: in the evening the
choir will sing Suffers anthem, Hear
My Cry, o Father. Sunday school at
l2 IN. Epworth League at $3.50 p. m.
IA church home for Its attendants, a
home-like church for strangers. "A.
E. BuIiff, Pastor.
Presbyterian chuich-Services will
be conducted as usual. Morning SER
vice at 1920; O'Clock, subject of ser
mon, A Business Mans Religion.
Evening service at 1880 o'clock, sub
ject of sermon, The Most Important
Hour in Life. The Sunday school will
meet at nosn and the Christian En-
deavor meeting at 6:30 o'clock. The
church is supplied with lamps so that
il there is no electric light it will
make no difference to the services. -
c. McKibbin, Pastor.
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Koolish, Verne Woodman and Milo
Askpinwall were each sentenced to
six months in the penitentiary.
The young fellows all belong to
good families and have been popular
10 social circles. The four latter were
employed at different times in the
Becker clothing store and took advan-
tage of their presence to get away
with a large quantity of goods.
when were shipped to st. Paul. The
thieving has been going ON for a
preiod of nearly two years.
The sentences are regarded as light
for the offense and they consider them
selves lucky in getting off as easy.