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/ make him moro interested in me?"
, Try to cultivate al Interest in him
and his likes and disltkes.
A man who signs himself TX. c."
writes:
II met a girl at . party and want to
take her out some evening. Would II
be properT"
II would be quite proper to write her
a little note and ask her II she would
go out with you on some Heciied &C.
casion.
A girl who signs herself "E. X"
writes:
Would II be proper to ask n young
man to call on me, or should be request
permission to do SOL"
He should request permission.
No Lwelcy.
A girl who signs herself "Y. e."
writes:
rs It proper to accept a SGT OF pins
from a young man who has called Pm
mo Il few times?"
No. you should not accept gifts OF
Jewelry from young men a~cquaintances.
A girl who signs herself 'B. g."
writes:
II became engaged to a young man At
Christmas. but no a we must wait a
few years before marrying. Do you
think this wiser"
Generally speaking. I don't approve of
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lu1
confess that the play manufactured by
Louis Evan Shipman from the novel by
David Graham Phillips made me very.
very tired. I say this In no siangy
sense. but as a truthful record OF a
physical fact. -Four long acts devoted
to polysyNabic talk about office affairs
and an Office stenographer seemed more
like a days work thar an evenings
play. 1t was dismally apparent that
Mr.. shipman had not allowed drama to
interfere with business.
Under the circumstances It would
have been much better for Mr.. Hackett
TO settle down to business than to roll
his eyes to eaven and gaze rapturously
at his starchy-looking typewriter as
though she were an angel In a shirt
waist. II vas rather difficult TO under
stand why she should be compared to
a grain OF dust that had got into the
lawyers eye when she resembled most
Of all n lump OF starch. And for that
matter any one could see there wasn't
anything in Mr.. Hackett's eye. Both
his eyes. in fact. were In such good
working order that they might have be-
longed to . romantic actor of the school
that closed long. lOnR AFRO.
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THIow- M Won are strange creatures n they 70 strang rnings
NJ. was a hard blow to Norman. He was so knocked out thai II val all ne
,or,d do q null himself together and mash tho I'D millionaire n had downed
r, Rt he did IT, n though at frth lie set hill lips very hard against a plea
cr ue,cv he finally gave in and allowed his beaten enemy to i've Norman
r.. beunn!ns to feel less bitter toward the world. for Dorothy had come back
=. ~ an DO in me last at. And. INK. tho wife in Bought Paid or" she
b.a learned to love him during her absence. The air had dom her q lot Of good.
~ 49, "a .nmaent to add that tho grain Of lust a payed by Ms Izeta
Lave. we, rather gritty and a tribe irritating Al tho hancse h got her
..,nrv naners Miss Pauline en-known In medical circles 70 the wife u Dr..
Munvon- was far more attractive. The best work was done by i. NJ Holland.
-. V,rm.r. friend BILLY. though It must 20 confessed hat he acted as he las
never acted before-wth absurd srimaoesa and sroesaus gestures He eeHed
=. haya adontedt tn exaggerated methods Of Mr.. Hacket- hui It is barely pos
rIna. tina he performed these anhos to distract tent from IN peeoe old
tokes no vas obliged to get on.
= W.. ,.. srin of fresh humor In MI. Shpmans voluhle play. Tho dra-
w.,o aLn Of the play is disguised IN a measure by the physical strength
10. NJ IIocke,t nuts ino IT,, nj there's no denying that this abe-bodied actor
al artistic mistake by working too hard.
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80 Copyright. 1912. by The fress fuu
~ the Council at HunneUel. Kan,
are todr samples Of average
men, believe Vs., zoe are for
uxtversaI Suffrage.
n 70 argued, noV, that meat con-
surers be permitted to serve In the
srlol Of the Beet Barons, as they
lrou,d naturally be pretudiced
against the trust.
..Hunger forces a burglar to sur
render to the police" When the
buralays OF NeW York can not fnd
enough to eat, 10 doesn't speak i0ell
J for the high cost Of lirin1.
A nan rants to die because he
has lost his memory. Those Uho
forget are the only ones WhO haze
anything to lire for.
The most substantial ar96ncnt in
fdror Of the popular election OF
United States Senators is opposition
OF said senators.
A good housekeeper is n Who can
pyeuent the Thanksgiving turkey
; iron, collidinD with the Christmas
Duck.
But stu. If the ConGTcssmtn
| should 1irc US all the hws they
hare promised, wouldn't they suffer
the effects Of having outHped their
u~SGtulaess.
Several Western Governors mode o
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W put y CTlHp III MS OTllllaHt Career
didn't worry him n little bit. When he
told his stenographer that he loved her
and she Informed him that she couldn't
return the compliment he merely smiled.
not sadly but in~dulgently. and an
nounced he would make her love him.
Love. he explained. was purely a matter
Of the imagination. That he had q won
derful Imagination was proved by the
fact h he could adore Dorothy.
And marriage didn't improve her. We
saw her again after eighteen months.
only to ealize that she had been keep
ing her affections In cold storage all
that time. When the hard-up husband
was told the iceman had cut him on
his calling list he didn't seem to mind
A bit. with Dorothy and s. in his
pocket. he could az ! to laugh at the
i~cennan. He may ~ noticed that his
wife was getting cod T. ct. but he had
no idea she was thinking e leaving him
now that he was BROKE And. any
way, this wasn't her reason for clearing
out. She needed air. She couldn't stand
the stuffy old house any onser. IL
seemed odd that she should go away Just
az, a NJ 900 retainer had been put In her
r.;.Nopa'. way nv his old friend Billy
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When She Is Too YOUNG.

begin y o u =
~ owe affairs
when you ere too
young.
have had one
or two letters from
youngsters " h o
said they e
fourteen and Q
I'm love" wit h
some boy . year
OF two older. That
Is quite ridiculous.
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|GZahlQe NewPl@lXka
6TN "zhe Ora" HGgX
MgSSAN of Dust" KI&1W
WI Dry Business &W.
- ~ CHARLES DARNToN.
Y CHARLES DARNTON.

~ @HERE'S too d much talk and not enough bNne shd 4" ,.u.r,.a 81.
peevsh millionaire.
dollar bin. "' '~' ""
n oly ar migrate could refuse to accept these frank statements a. a con.
.u neY accurate cntAsm or he ply n the acting at the Criterion Theatre
!hey CAM 1t a time when The Grain Of Dust had reduced itself to pretty
DRY, business; came Al a godsend. even, to a worn n weary nht No r m.,
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A corporation lawyer has his uses o tho stage in these days Of supposedly
dramatic deals" but he cannot reasonably b expected to Mhe q a hero.
There va never an evidence. however, that Mr.. Hackett shared this view
a. Frederck Norman he raised his dice. brought down his nst cunied his lip,
and Reclaimed with evolutionary frvor tha would ave don credit to W. J
Bryan. He was obviously proud of his dazzling suosssa As a lawyer. A $4,000
letter of credit Yer M way and the daughter o. millionaire went the other.
lie broke OF his engagement with her.. so We were led to believe. with a letter
that va a legal masterNroke. The threats of her rghteously Indignant father
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The Russian vote Is hardly strong
enough to cause any Of our politicians
to espouse tho cause OF Russia.
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A Girl who signs herself "A. NJ"
writes:
isn't It right for . young couple Who
are very much IN love with each other
TO kssf"
Certainly. II you ara engaged.
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The Papers Say
Nv Tohn L. HObble

fishing Co. THE Nov York World.
trip to NeW York recently so they
could better appreciate their oton
States.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
Lore and q Rifle.

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So. ,a,I a-l IA f.linuu.l
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The Two-Gun Man
The Best CoUbov Story m Ten Yean
aYNorsra OF pprcnmxn mArrp.

Compsnyy
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long engagements. Try not to make I
more than two years.
A man who stgns himself y. c."
writes:
Tho sister of my nanoee In angry
with me. Is that . ~ tor breaking
my Enlargement"
No. indeed. Remember that you will
marry your fancee. not her family.
A girl who signs herself M. NJ"
writes:
"A young man has been calling on
me regularly. but WI weeks ago he
wrote that he was not feeling we'll and
| have not seen him since. What shall
[ dor"
Since no wrot You that he was al. It
would be quite proper to send a little
note hoping that no 10 feeling better.
Then you must await Developments.
A girl who signs herself IN. j."
writes:
Il am in love with a girl OF stxteen,
hut her mother objects to her going out
with mo- What shall I do about TT"
since your friend 10 SO young I think
you should respect her mothers wishes.
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CHAPTER XIX.
tCunAinusd.b
The Shot IN the Dark,

oU may deceive people by
making . mask Of your
face. but the eyes are
the windows of the soul
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them paiamas. Would you mind tell
ing meas man to man, understand
If they garments is"-his voice
droppedl"is like her real shape-tg-
ger, / mean-h'm?" And he tapped
the parcel lightly with his stick.
Jenkins cleared his throat loudly
and shifted the pajamas to his other
side. AS for myself, just WINGED as
under the stroke of what-you-call-it,
but one end Of my dashed brain was
being pulled by the flashing play Of
the dappling sunlight there upon
"By Jove, her figure exactly" l
calculated, staring.
For it was her-no, dash it, she, l
meant I had perfectly clear view Of
her now as she paused on g little
point and hung there looking out over
the Hudson. In her hand was full
blown, ripened rose, and her lips were
shaping in ravishing little pouts, as
musingly she blew the petals from
her. But go they would not, but
hugged back in the arms of the light
breeze, circling and tiuttering about
her glorious sunny head like swarm
Of rosy butterflies. 1t made a pretty
picture!
And what's more, they're just her
color, tool" .nurmured tenderly, for
getful of everything but her, unmind-
full that l was not alone. For under
my hand l could feel my jolly heart
quivering like a champagne cork,
freshly unfettered and thrilling eager
ly under the impulse of the mad,
dancing, joyous spirit within.
"The one lovely woman in all the
world!" I breathed aloud, and l felt
my eyes grow oddly moist.
And for a minute I went off in a
jolly trance.
"Good-by, sir!"
1t was O'Keefe's voice-oddly con-
strained.
"Eh?" I calculated, blinking at him
az came back. Then I remembered
but what was it he had been ask.
ing? Something
"Just, good-by!" he repeated with
elaborate gentleness. Then, straight
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NEW DAILY AT ANDERSON!
Reported That Col. L. NJ. Green VIII
Become Editor of Intelligencer.

Columbia, May 16-That the Ander-
son Intelligencer, of Anderson, one of
the newspapers of the State support
ing the present governor, is going to
issue a morning edition and that Col.
Leon NJ. Green, of the governors
staff, and also of his detective force, is
going to be editor-in-chief and manag-
ing editor, is the story told in Colum-
bia today, and a gentleman from An
derson here this morning stated that
Generalization Cheshire had told him
that these were his plans 1t is stated
that if matters can be arranged the
new daily will begin issuing its morn
ing edition on June 1.
Col. Green admitted here today that
he was going to Anderson tomorrow
morning to confer with Editor-Colonel
Cheshire and look over the field, and
that he had been offered the position
of editor of the new morning paper If
plans to launch it are carried out.
The Anderson Intelligencer is one
of the papers supporting the governor;
it's editor, Mr.. Cheshire, is colonel On
the governors staff and is an ardent
admirer and supporter of the admins
tration. Col. Green, who is slated for
the position of editor, is also>a mem
Der of the governors staff and holds
the rank Of lieutenant-colonel. He is
also a member Of the governors secret
service system along with the Rev. c.
W. zCreighton, the former Methodist
minister, who resides at Greenwood'
and who is the editor of the Christian
Appeal. u u. j
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$10o.j0

To one months service, as
special detective, from March
16 to April -, inclusive. =. 100 90
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CHAPTER I.-Pichard Lightnut, an
American with an affected English &C
cent, receives a presnt from a friend
in China.
CHAPTER 1.-THE present proves
to be pair of pajamas. \ letter hints
of SURPRISES to the wearer.
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I Recover the Paiamas.

Outside, swinging his club and kick.
ing his heel in the macadam, found
q fat policeman-from New York,
knew by his helmet.
He turned and I saw-O'Keefe!
"Oh, there you are, sir!" And with
a careless duck and wave, he ambleo
forward and placed in my hands 8
parcel.
'Tt's them, all right" he said, with
a fat wink. "The black silk pajamas-
we got 'em, you see!"
"Jove!" I calculated, staring. Thec
suddenly / got the jolly idea full and
strong, you know, and I was just SC
dashed relieved and delighted, I shooB
hands with him-fact!
"Oh, I say, Jenkins" I remarked,
twisting my glass at him, "by JoVe.
you know-eh?"
Certainly, sir!" jenkins admitted
calmly. "I knew in a minute soon as
he told mel"
And, by Jove, I believed him! Had
to. you know; it was only just one
instance Of the deVil1sh clever, IN
tuitive way Jenkins had of boring in
to things!
Eyes, sir,"-o,Keefe thoughtfully
transferred a big wad to the other
cheek-"the captain gave me little
lay off SOS could bring 'em up
he studied with interest the top OF
one of the pillars of the porte-cochere
and shrugged nghtly-"of course II
wasn't just because Of the reward,
though of course five hundred bucks
is five hundred bucks, but we thought
you might like to have 'em-thank
you. sir!" For out of my folder |
peeled five crisp centuries and laid
them in his palm.
This done, jenkins glanced at me
and turned suggestively toward the
entrance, but O'Keefe didn't make a
move to go and no more did l, Fact
was. I had a deYilish keen notion tnaF
the old cat upstairs would be watch
Ing for the policeman's departure
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ening: "No offense, I hope, if we let
it go at that mean, guess you
won't miss it if we don't shake
hands?"
glanced at the gloves he was
drawing on.
"Oh, dash it, mol" 1 responded alb
sently, and my eyes coasted up the
slope again-then dropped back dis
appointedly, for she had disappeared
within the pavilion.
His helmet tossed as he looked
back. st guess we alive got our little
prejudices," he remarked sententious
ly; 81 know I have! I'm from the
south!"
And without another word, Mr.
O'Keefe presented his broad back to
US, and swinging his stick carelessly
sauntered down the drive.
"What the deuce!" / exclaimed
looking after him. Il say, Jenkins
what did ne mean?"
jenkins face expressed mild re
proGch and surprise.
Can it possibly matter, sir?" he
questioned YEARLY. Persons of-cl
that sort, you know, sir?"
"Jove!" l uttered, relieved.
Jenkins coldly elevated brows dis
missed the matter from further con
sideration. He lifted the parcel with
a slight gesture Of inquiry.
I had already come to decision
about it: 1 would send it to Billings!
Perhaps the retrieving Of the pajamas
would have soothing effect upon his
poor mind!
I gave jenkins instructions. HIN!
OF course, manage to speak with him
alone" cautioned, having thought Of
Judge Billings; land don't forget the
message"
Certainly, sir" said Jenkins atten
lively. "I'm just to say: Mr.. Light
nuts compliments, sir, and he says
you'll know what to do with these.
I nodded. Exactly, and I'll wait
here-but, oh, hurry, dash it," And
looked longingly at the pavilion ano
tried to feel if my part was right.
He did hurry! By JoVe, he was
back almost Immediately and looking
bit ratified.
Eyes, sir!"-he coughed as
screwed my glass inquiringly-"1 got
there just as the judge went into his
room across the corridor, and Mr.
Billings opened the door the minute ]
said 1 was from you. I gave him the
package and the message and he took
it over in a corner; and then in about
q minute heard him chuck it some
where and say some long word. He
came back to me, looking kinder 1rrt
tated and with his eyes swapping"
"Oh!" I uttered nerVously. "Er
what did he say, Jenkins?"
jenkins sighed. "Oh, well, sir, moth
ing as you might say was anything;
really; he jerks out kinder Grossly:
Tell Mr.. Lig' tnut, I say one thing at
a time, and give him this!'"
On the scrap Of paper I clutched
out Of jenkins hand was crazy
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creamy masonry, and he paused to
pump madly, striving to coax draft
of smoke-"we wondered if twas
intentional" His eyes sought mine
inQuiringly.
By Jove, 1 was so frozen with hor-
ror, I couldn't even look away; Just
stood there, helpless, you know, and
my jolly monocle hanging limp
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scrawI OF Just a half-dozen words:
I'm a biped, not centipede!
squinted through the dashed thing
twice, but could make nothing OF it
I even tried it backward!
"Jove!" muttered perplexedly. Its
rum, Jenkins!"
jenkins mouth tightened and re-
laxed. "H'm, what l thought, sir" he
responded soberly. "The demon rum,
sir!"
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Her Own Hss ehe Obstruction.

A woman in a Vienna theater came
out after the first act and asked to
have the price of the ticket refunded,
on the ground that having complied
with the request to remove her hat
she had held it on her knees and thus
entirely obstructed her own view or
the stage.
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shire affair, and lAVesusat-
ing the conduct ana work of
Detective Sanders. :. -. 1870
$1O5.5
To one months service, as
special detective, from March
16 to April -, Inclusive. 10000
$2O5.5o
State of South Carolina, County of
RichIand.
Personally appeared before me L.
NJ. Green, who, upon being duly
sworn, deposes and says that the with
in account Of $1O5. so and 500 re-
spectively are correct, and that the
services were rendered under commits
sion from the governor, and that no
part of said claim has been paid.
L. NJ Green.
Sworn to and subscribed before nc
this 18th day of April, 1912.
w. F. Blackburn,
n. P. S. c.
"This statement was approved for
payment by the governor, but the
comptroller general refused to issue
his warrant in payment, for the rea-
son that the dates on which the ex-
penses We're incurred were not stated
on the claim for services rendered
and such service not itemized. This
statement was then returned to Col.
Green, who undertook to correct same
by inserting, from memory, the dates
when these expenses were incurred
When these dates were inserted pay
ment was still refused, for the reason
that the salary claimed for one
months service was unauthorized by
law. These prior statements appear
to be inconsistent with the final state
ment filed May 13, covering all these
matters. But as the statement of May
IS is correct in form the comptroller
general has felt it his duty to issue
his warrant on the State treasurer for
payment of same, it having received
the approval of the governor, who is
responsible to the people for the con-
tracts authorized by him"
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(TO BE CONTINUED
WARRANT IS ISSUED
TO COL. L. VI. GREEN
Expense Account as Itemized Was Ac-
cepted by Comptroller General
JOneS-Statemen Issued.

Comptroller General Jones has is
sued warrant for $3.50 to L. NJ. Green
for service as special detective Of
the office of the chief executive. The
account was itemized by Col Green and
was accepted by the comptroller gen
eral. The account had been turned
down by the comptroller general on
the grounds that it was not itemized
according to law.
The following statement was issued
by Comptroller General Jones:
The Account Accepted.
"Col. L. NJ. Green has filed the fol-
lowing itemized statement dated May
13, account for services rendered as
special detective:
March 1928, inclusive Inves-
tigation Olar lynching, s
days at SO per day.. ....$ go. 90
March 25-27, inclusive. Inves-
tigating killing of Bryson at
Mountville and with regard
to negro lodges around
Mountville, days at $40
per day. :. -. 5000
March 1929, inclusive. Inves-
tigating lynching at Blacks
burg, .days at $40 per day 20. 90
April 9-5. Securing informa-
ton as to enforcement laws
at Anderson and as to Ches-
hire affair, 2 days at $40 per
day. -. -. -. 49,. 20.
April S-12, inclusive. Investi-
eating enforcement of law in
Hampton and as to Fairfax,
S. c., days at $40 per day. 5000
April 1920, inclusive. Trip to
Dorchester county, investi-
eating whiskey situation and
law enforcement, days at
SO per day. -. -. -. go. 90
April 22-23, inclusive Second
trip into Dorchester county
to make further investiga-
tions as to liquor situation,
days at $40 per day.. :. 20. 90
May 6-10, inclusive. Trip into
Berkeley to see as to burn
ing of property of Messrs.
Thornley, and Brittingham
at Monck's Corner, days
at s2O... -. -. -. 49,. 100. 90
aoon m
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, CHAPTER xv-Bllings storms over
che outrage Of his arrest. He and Light
nut discover mysterious Chinese charac-
tiers on the pajamas.
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shire affair, and iavestisat-
ing the conduct and work of
Detective Sanders. :. -. 1872
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CHAPTER XVI-Professor Doozenber-
~ is called in to interpret the hero
glyphics.
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90
20 90
$4,000

Total. -. $3.50 100
"Inasmuch as this account is so
itemized that it shows what particu-
lar work was being done on the days
named by Col. Green, and the amount
which the governor agreed to pay
him, with his approval thereon, the
comptroller general will issue his
warrant for the payment of the
amount.
"The contention Of the comptroller
general is that accounts must be so
itemized that the auditing officer and
the public may know for what par
ticular services the public funds are
being paid out AS to whether or not
the contracts on which such services
were rendered were, Or were not rea-
sonable, is a matter which the comp
troller general can not review, as it
is left by the legislature to the dis
cretion and sound judgment of the
governor or disbursing officer.
"It will appear, however, that the
services stated to have been renderd
in the account filed May 13 must en-
brace services for which Col. Green
had previously claimed payment on
an entirely different basis.
The Account Refused.
"For instance: On April Is he filed
the following statement:
State of South Carolina to L. NJ Green,
special detective, DR..
To expenses, investigating Olar
lynching, including trip to
Charleston, Denmark and
OlaT... ..9 oU. w
To expenses, investigating kill
ing, of Bryson at Mountville
looking into certain reports
in reference to negro lodges
around Mountville.. -. :. 1000
To expense, investigating
lynching at Blacksburg.. :. 15.00
To expense, investigating burn
ing of newspaper Office at
Hampton, and looking into
the general condition of the
enforcement of the law as to
the sale Of whiskey, etc., at
Hampton and Fairfax. -. 22.00
To expense, Anderson, for Sc
curing information in refer
ence to the enforcement of
the law and obtaining infor-
nation in re Muldrow-Che-