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tel as one dressed TOT the opera. Aso. And tomorrow the Ludwig would sail without him.
 The wind blew cold against his chest, and the fact that he could nei- ther see, nor use his tongue to moist en his bruised lips, added to the dis, comforts. Back and forth he swayed and rocked. The pain in his side was gradually minimized by the torture bearing upon his ankles, his knees, across his shoulders. Finally, when in dull despair he was about to give up and slide off, indifferent whether the camels following trampled him or not, halt was called It steadied him. Some one reached up and un- tied the thong that strangled the life in his hands. Forward again. This was a trile better. He could now ease himself with his hands. No one interfered with him when he tore off the bandages over his eyes and mouth. The camels were now urged to swifter pace.
 Egyptian night, well called, he thought. He could discern nothing but phantom-like grey silhouettes that bobbed up and down after the fashion of corks upon water. Before him and behind him; how many camels made up the caravan he could not tell. He could hear the faint slip-slip as the beasts shufled forward in the fine heavy sand. They were well out into the desert, but what desert was as yet mystery. He had forgotten to keep the points of the compass in his mind. And to pick out his bearings by any particular star was to him no more simple than translating Chinese.
 Far, far away behind he saw a lumi- nous pallor in the sky, the reflected lights of Cairo. And only few hours ago he had complained to the head waiter because of the bits of cork floating in his glass of wine. An, for the dregs of that bottle now; warmth, revival, new couragei Curse the luck! There went one of his pumps. He called out. The man rid ing in front and leading Georges camel merely gave yank at the rope. The camel responded with a cough and a quickened gait.
 Presently George became aware of a singular fact: that he could see out of one eye better than the other; and that the semi-useless orb shot out little stars with every beat of his heart. One of his ears, too, began to throb and burn. He felt of it. It was less like an ear than a mushroom. It had been rattling good mix-up, any how; and he accepted the knowledge rather proudly that the George Perci- val Algernon, who but lately had en- tered the English-Bar sprucely and had made his exit in kind of negli- gible attire, had left behind one char acter and brought away another. New CT again was he going to be shy; the tame tiger, as it were, had had his first taste of blood.
 Dawn, dawn; If only the horizon would brighten up little so that he could get his bearings. By now they were at least fifteen or twenty miles from Cairo; but in what direction?
 Hour after hour went by; over this huge grey roll of sand, down into that
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homed shrugged, and returned to tho business of breaking camp.
 George was keenly interested in this man who could accept such kick apparently without feeling or re sentiment. He stood up for a better view. One glance was sufficient It was Ryanne, the erstwhile affable Ryanne of the reversible cuffs: his feet and hands still in bondage, his clothes torn, his face battered and bruised like a sailors of a Sunday morning on shore-leave. The sight of Ryanne frightened him considerably. Although he was singularly free from the spirit of malevolence, he was, nev- ertheless, human enough to subscribe to that unwritten and much denied creed that the misery of one man rec onciles another to his. And here was company such as misery loved; here was a man worse of than himself, whose prospects were a thousand times blacker. Poor devill And here he was, captive of the men he had wronged and beaten and robbed. As seen through Georges eyes, Ryanne's outlook was not a pleasant thing to contemplate. But oh! the fight this one must have been! If 1t had taken five natives to overcome him, how many had 1t taken to beat Ryanne into such a shocking condition? He was genuinely sorry for Ryanne. but in his soul he was glad to see him. One white man could accomplish nothing in the face of these odds; but two white men, that was a different matter. Ryanne, once he got hls legs. strong. courageous, resourceful, Ry- anne would get them both out of it somehow. And if Ryanne hadn't the rug, who the dickens had?
 The tumble of questions that rose in his mind, seeking answers to the riddle of Yhiordes rug, subsided even as they rose. The bundle to the far side of Ryanne stirred He had, Tn his general survey of the scene, barely set glance upon. 1t, believing 1t to be a conglomeration of saddle-bags (made of wool and cotton) and blan- kets. It stirred again. George stud fed 1t with a peculiar sense of detach- ment. A woman; woman in what had but recently been a smart Paris ian tailor-made street-dress. The woman, rubbing her eyes, bore her. self up painfully to a sitting posture. She was white. All the blows of the night past were as nothing in com parison with this invisible one which seemed to strike at the very source of his life.
 Fortune Chedsoye!
 Continued in Next Issue)
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COMMussIONER,s SALE-

NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance of the authority and direc- tions contained in the decretal order made and entered on the 24th day of March, 1913 in a certain cause CNo. 994) then pending therein between S. M. Davis, complainant, and. R. s. Shockley, defendant, the undersigned, as Commissioner of said Court, will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the Southeast door or entrance of the County Courthouse in which said court is held, in the County of Polk, within the hours pre- scribed by law for judicial sales, on the 12th day of June, 1913, the follow ing described real estate, to-wit:
 The Sla of the NEA of Section 2s, Township 2 &, Range 32 W.
 Terms of Sale-On a credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute a bond as required by law and the order and decree of the said court in said cause, with approved se- .curity, bearing interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from date of sale until paid and a lien being re- tained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money Given under my hand this 21st day of May, 1913.
 F. L. Johnson,
 Commissioner in Chancery. Star-First Pub. May 22.
 Last Pub. June 12.
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MORSE AGAIN HEADS
 HIS OLD CORPORATION

New York, May 2S.-Charles w. Morse was today elected president of the Hudson Navigation Company owners of a line of steamers op- erating on the Hudson river. Morse was the head of the company in 1909, but was deposed a year later. John w. McKinnOn, who succeeded him, sold his interest in the line to a syndicate of bankers, who placed it in Morse's hands, thus giving him control.
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There are a great many men who do not drink to excess, but very few of them could establish the fact as conclusively, finally and over whelmingly as Col Roosevelt has done.
 Japan now asserts that all it wants is justice" All right; is Japan prepared to give bond for the costs, and the usual retaining fee, and then to settle down and wait several years?
 The Elgin woman of 30 years who is already the mother of 1T chil- dren may be open to the charge of being rather overbearing.
 No effort is being made by Col. Roosevelt to send Mir. Newett to prison. He reasons that it is bad enough to have to live in Ishpe- ming, Mich.
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WAS INTIMATE FRIEND OF LEE.

Washington, May 28.-General Lunsford Lomas. one of the oldest surviving major generals in lh Confederate cavalry, died here this morning al the age of 79 years. He was an intimate friend of Robert E. Lee.
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Cant Keen It Secret.

The splendid work of Chamber lain's Tablets is daily becoming more widely known. No such grand remedy for stomach and liver trou- bles has ever been known. For sale by all dealers.
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--O3625- NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
U. s. Land Office at Camden. Ark May 20. 1913

Camden, Ark. May 20, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 WAYMON NJ GARRETT Of Waters, Arkansas, who, on March 27, 1908 made homestead entry cSerial No 03625) No. 31219, for WIZ SEA- Sec. 12. and WIZ NEA. Section 13, Township 2 S.. Range 2S w, 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the County Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the End day of July, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 E D. Jennings. Cornelius l.. Cato, of Egger, Arkansas; Robert F. Risen hoover, John N. Eisenhower, of
 H. c Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. May. 29 Last Pub. June 26.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior
 IL s Land OMnn n

DepdII IIIHtuI UI Ihe Interior,
 U. $. Land Office at
 Camden, Ark. May 13, 1913. NOTICE is hereby gixen that
 JOHN F. LOTT Of Ida, Oklahoma, who, on November [ 1894, made Homestead Entry No. 17679 (Serial No. O5564) for the SW 1A NEA, N15 NEh Sec. 2S, and the SW il SEA, Section 14 Township &, Range 29 w, 9th Prin. Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Polk County at .Mena, Arkansas, on the 25th day of June, 1913
 Claimant names as witnesses: George W. Carley, Lee Cating, of Egger, Arkansas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register Star-First Pub. May 22. Last Pub. June 19.
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-038S2- NOTICE FOR ATION
IepaTtmemt or the InTeTlOT,
 '. $. Land Office at Camden. Ark, May 20, 1913.

'. $. Land Office at
 Camden Ark, May 20. 1913. NOTICE is, hereby given that
 WILLIAM C. FAULKNER Of Waters, Arkansas, who, on August 16 1907, made homestead entry (Serial No. 033S2) No. 30S33, for SEA SEA Section 12. Township ? &, Range 2S w., 5th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five year proof, to establish claim to the land above described before the County Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas, on the 2nd day of July, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: E. D. Jennings, of Egger, Arkansas; Robert r. Eisenhower. of Waters, Arkansas; Cornelius l.. Cato, of Egg ger, Arkansas; John N. Eisenhower, of Waters, Arkansas.
 H. G Friedheim. Register. Star-First Pub. May 29 Last Pub. June 26.
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If you have the itch, don't scratch. It does not cure the trou- ble and makes the skin bleed. Ap- Rub it in gently on the affected parts. It relieves itching instantly and few applications remove the cause, thus performing a perma- lent cure. Price 25c, soc and Si.00 per bottle. Sold by McNerney's Pharmacy.
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President Wilson's big stick is upholstered in velvet, but the lob- by finds there is terrific force back of it. just the same.
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Shake or Your Rheumatism.

Now is the time to get rid of your Try a twenty-five cont bottle of Chamberlain's Lini- ment and see how quickly your rheumatic pains disappear. Sold by all dealers.
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WARNING ORDER.

oscar P. Duncan, Plaintiff, vs. Clara
 Chancery Court
 The defendant, Clara M. Duncan is warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff. Oscar P. Duncan.
 May 26, 1913. Star-First Pub. May 29. Last Pub. June 19.
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We-buy eggs, chickens, turkeys, butter, etc., and pay top market prices for same. J. P. Averitt.
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Commissioner in Chancery Star-First Pub, May 22. Last Pub. June 12
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-12
AVU QNIQIAIU NNVH
Banking Institutions Issue $4,000 I'm
Dividends on First.

July first was bank dividend day in
the city, the various banking institu-
tions on that day issuing dividends
amounting to $26,300.
First National Bank issued four
per cent dividends on it's capital
OF 100000, making $4,000 in divi-
dends; the City National Bank issued
four per cent dividends on it's CAPT.
tai stock Of $4,000, making $4,000:
The Bank Of Sumter issued four per
cent dividends on it's capital stock of
100000. making $4,000; the Farmers
Bank and Trust Company issued four
per cent dividends on it's capital stock
of $4,000. making a dividend Of
$4,000; The Peoples Bank issued divi-
dends of four per cent on it's capital
stock of $4,000, making $4,000 in di-
vidends; The Sumter Trust Company
issued dividends Of three per cent on
its capital stock Of $4,000, making
$500 dividends, thus making a to-
tai of $4,000.
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EXCITEMENT HIGH IN HABANA
Order is Being Preserved, However,
Despite TensiOn-Victim Still Llv-
Ing But Hopeless.

Habana, July S.-While public ex
citement still runs high over the at
tack on Gen. ArmandO Riva, chief OF
the Cuban national police, by Gov. AS
bert and his friends, order is being
preserved. Gen. Riva is still living to-
night, but there is no hope for his re-
covery. strong forces OF police, includ-
ing extra squads of mounted men.
armed with rcvolvers and machetes,
are on constant patrol duty in Cen
trail park. the prado and adjacent
streets. All political and gambling
clubs remained closed under police
guard
Supreme Court Judge Edelman, who
was specially appointed to examine
into the charge. against Gov. Asbert
Representative AriaS and Senator
Vidal Morales, has committed Asbert
and AraS to the city prison on the
charge OF attempted homicide, assault
with tircams ard resistance to au-
thoritY. The charge against Morales
has not been determined.
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LIST or ONMINATIONS TIED UP.
Some Senator's Refuse TO Confirm
Gainesville, Gu, Postmaster.

Some Senator's Refuse TO Confirm
Gainesville, Ga, Postmaster.
Washington, July THE refusal of
few senator's to allow Mrs. III. w. j.
Ham To be confirmed as pOstmistress
at Gainesville, Ga, as the SUCCESSOR of
Mrs. Helen ID. Longstreet at this time.
today practically tied up the con-
irmation Of the big list of nomma-
tions now before the Senate
Senator lIoke Smith insisted up1n
immediate confirmation of Mrs. Ham.
Senator Townsend said he would Oh
ject To the confirmation until the SEN
ate postofiice committee printed the
hearing granted Mrs Longstrect in
regard to the efficiency of her admin
istration. Senator Townsend declared
the hearings would never be printed
II not printed before the confirmation.
The Senate subcommittee i'm charge
Of the hearings has voted to report to
the full committee that Mrs. Long
street made an efficient and capable
postmistress.
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A GOLDEN JUBILEE,
(st. Joseph's Academy, Sumter, s. C.)

Hail! splendid Palace Of the Mind,
Where Thought is throned through
happy days.
Court of the Graces, famed of old,
And MUSES. with their witching lays.
But high above all classic lore
The truth of God is here enshrined.
And radiance from the Kindly Light
Illumes this Palace OF the Mind.
Hail. cloistered Garden of the Heart
Hidden from willing glare and
gloom.
Tended with prayer and loving care
Here young affections bud-like
And grow like lilies pure and rare,
From worldly blight and blast apart
Scenting the soul and making fair
This cloistered Garden of the Heart.
III.
Hail. happy Home, our other Home,
When from parental hearts apart,
Love folded US through fieeting hours
And Wisdom sentineled each heart.
., sunny hours, whose afterglow
Lights hearts at home or hearts
that roam
Remembering hearts that love and
bless
Youths happy Home, our other
Home.
Hail. Sanctuary Of the Soul,
Hallowed by vowed and virgin
hearts
Hail Alma Mater, through the years
Thy memory sweet peace imparts.
A Golden Cycle girds thy brow
And in thy hands a golden SCROLL
A half a hundred golden years,
Thine. Sanctuary Of the Soul.
June "a, 1913. Hex.
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OPIUM CONFERENCE PLANS.
Agrees To Scheme for Putting Anti
drug Convention I'm Effect Despite
Opposition.

The Hague, July 8.-The interna-
tiohai opium conference was opened
here July1, has agreed to the final
protocol. which provides that if by
December 81, the powers have not all
adhered to the opium convention,
those who signed shall be invited by
the Dutch government to appoint
delegates to meet at The Hague to
consider the possibility of putting the
convention i'm force in spite of the alb
s,ention of the non-adhering States.
This convention was drawn up in
1912.
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and nothing appeared along The way
TO lead me to suppose that harm Of
any kind threatened that peaceful val
ley. Everything meeting my eyes evi.
denced that here, at least, was with
Its attendant horrors had not come.
Totally without the beaten track of
those great armies which had battled
so fiercely for the Shenandoah 1t had
been traversed only by few scouting
and foraging parties, and so short had
been their stay that even the rail
fences remained undisturbed to guard
the fields, and nowhere did l note out
ward signs of devastation. 1t was Vir.
ginia as I recalled 1t in those old days
OF peace and plenty, before civil strife
had sown the land with dead.
What possible excuse, then. had I
for going there? In my own heart
knew / had none, or one SO poor and
selfish scarcely burst whisper 1t even
to myself; yet rode steadily on. I'm.
PEELED by my own weakness. or drawn
irresistibly by fate-whichever the
real cause l know mott would at
least look upon those walls that had
once sheltered her, would learn if pos
slble If she was yet there Then
we'll, In the bondage of my passion /
hoped for what might happen, as
every lover does.
1t must have been two o'clock; we
had baited our horses, remember, an
nour previous; and the Sergeant had
enjoye- his MONDAY siesta beneath
the shade Of great bush bearing pur
pie blossoms. The road We had been
travelling since early morning wound
IN and out amClg great trees. and
crossed and recrossed the little stream
called the Cowskin until almost
thought We had lost our way. We met
with no one In all the long days rid
ing' not even stray negro, and In.
deed 1t was some hours since we had
passed q house Of any kind. Leaving
the brook behind us we toiled slowly
up long bill. and at the top Bungay.
riding beside me, pointed to the west.
ward. ~
Cap" he said. thar Is Their Minor
place" 800
The very sight Of 1t in the distance
was thrill-a great white house
placed we'll back from the road and
almost hidden from sight by fine,
large trees an old-fashioned, big.
roomed house 1t looked to be. built
after the colonial type, a wide veranda
upon three sides, with fluted columns
TO support the overhanglng roof.
'Haint no signs es fer es kin see
OF any trouble havin' Cured thar"
Jed said slowly. his shrewd gray eyes
roaming over the peaceful scene.
somebody ter hum tew, fer ther
chimley Is a smokia'."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Miss Smith Enteitains.

Miss Frances Smith entertained a
number of her friends Saturday even
ing at her home on Harvin stret
The spacious piazza and grounds were
decorated with flags and Japanese
lanterns in red, white and blue.
Progressive games Of heart dice and
book were played, followed by a
guessing contest. The first prize, a
box Of candy, and a pearl handled
Knife, were won by Miss Corinne De-
Lorme and Mr.. Bernard Siddall. The
consolation prizes fell to Messrs
Clarence Haynsworth and William
Purdy.
The color scheme of red, white and
blue was carried out also in the re-
freshments Of cream, cake and mints
with fruit punch. A miniature silk u.
). flag was given each guest az a
souvenir.
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CHAPTER XVII,
An Embarrassing Situation,

II was we'll into the third day when
We came down into the fertile valley
or the Cowskin. II had proven an un-
eyentful ride thus far, for we had met
with no adventures and had observed
little worthy Of consideration from a
military standpoint.
While constantly observant OF those
points regarding which had been dis.
patched, my one overmastering
thought during all those hours was the
possibility OF again meeting with Edith
Brennan and proving OF some assist
ance TO her. Her greeting OF me In
the Federal hospita. had been SO
sweeuy gracious. so marked with ten.
der sympathy. while the memory OF
her words, and even more OF the look
which accompanied them, had 80 re-
mained with me In announcement
that longed to encounter her again.
God knows what l hoped for for
knew we'll II must all inevitably end
In despair, yet like the moth | must
continue to singe my wings until the
hame devOured me. Now, however, as
we actually drew near TO where sup.
posed she might be. I felt my earlier
courage fast deserving me Nor was
| furnished with even the slightest
excuse for pressing on; my orders did
not positively compel me to proceed.
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COAST LINE STILL. BUILDING.
Work ON Yard Continues and New
Tracks Being Laid.

The work in the y. G. l.. freight
yard is still going on. although the
SO large as il was formerly. The turn
table, coal chute, cindcr pit and 9TH
cr recently installed convcnicnces are
yard one of the best in the state.
At present the tracks leading from
the coal chute and turutablc are being
continued ON To Join the other side
tracks at tn" upper end of the yard.
Much Improvement has been made
and more is intended before the year
is out
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Real Estate Transfers.

Mrs. NJ. &. Stubbs to w. u. Du-
Rant, lot just outside city limits.
500.
Caldwell c. Cooper to Elizabeth :.
Cooper, lot on Hampton avenue. 81 90
and other consideration.
Mrs. Margaret c. Gregg and Miss
Elizabeth :. Cooper, to Miss Emma
Schwartz, lssac Schwartz and Charles
ID. Schwartz, lot on Hampton avenue.
$500.
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Copyright BY A. G. AieClsss 4 Co
kax<red e S<niooer's Hall London.

concern. Captain Wayne-s reputation
" not one to be questioned. either as
regards his chivalry toward women or
Ms bravery In arms. pledge you
his early meeting with this major"
They drank the toast standing, and
read In each face before me FRANK,
soidierly confidence and comradeship
which caused my heart to glow.
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Says a New York paper: "Mary
Garden wor" an air of indifference
when she cNtcndcd her hand to the
mtcrVicwcr. That is about all Mary
generally wears. except when sh"
takes II notion To add a disdainfuI
smile. w Wilmington star.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-06-19
BOAT TO PLY THE EDISTO.
Freighter Being Built to Run From
Branchville to Charleston.

An Orangeburg special to The Co.
lumbia State says: w. F. Trumbly, of
Branchville, is building boat to ply
on the Edisto river between Branch
vile and Charleston. This boat will
carry freight. The boat will be about
65 feet long, 13 1-2 feet wide and will
draw about two feet Of water. The
boat will be driven by an 1S-horse-
power gasoline engine. The boat is
built as is allowed to come within
class No. 3 and will carry crew of
three men.
Although the government engineer,
G. P. Howell, of Charleston, has re-
ported unfavorably on the Edisto
project, and the prospects are that
the river will not be opened to naviga-
ton. Mr.. Trumbly deserves credit for
getting ready to put boat on the
river anyway. William L. Glover, of
this city. has been in Charleston re-
Gently gathering data, and with local
data, will, with others interested IN
the opening of the river, appear be-
fore the proper committee and en-
deavor to have the report of Major
Howell overrruled.