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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

Dung minister preached
4nday to a rural congre-
and spent the next day
the people.
ne home the man of the
Was expressing his appre-
OF the sermon in very
Nmentary terms, while as-
The minister to put u? lis
His little son had follow
p and after eyeing the min
minute or two exclaimed:
8 papa, you said he was a
&ss preacher, and he's got
zcsses. Exchange.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

cOunty.1.S Deen finished. This
is the national highway from
Washington to Tampa, Fla, and
it passes through an undevelop.
ed section of the county. Che
raw township and Alligator
township are building the road
through their respective territory
and two or three large land own
ers are bearing the expense of
the remaining three miles. Sup
ervisor King announces that the
gang will be moved to this end
of the county not later than
September lst, and that the road
to Jefferson will be the first one
worked.
Fire Monday afternoon des-
troyed a dwelling, store, two
cribs of corn, two barns and
several other out buildings and
shelters on Mr.. Frank Courtney's
farm in Buford township, Union
county, seven miles south of
Monroe. A fire was burning
between the shop and store to
heat some tires to be shrunk and
it caught in some trash under the
edge of the store. AS every.
thing was very dry the store was
soon enveloped in flames. From
the store ii caught the smoke
house, and then the dwelling and
on from one building to another
1t went until every building was
in ashes, except the little log
shop which was out of the path
of the flames. The loss is
probably four thousand dollars
or more, and there was only
three hundred and fifty dollars
insurance. A number of bales
of cotton, and several vehicles,
all the live stock, the meat from
the smoke house and a part of
the household goods were saved
from the flames by members of
the family and the neighbors,
who gathered rapidly when the
alarm was given. The loss is q
heavy one, but Mr.. Courtney
was in good financial circum-
stances. He has a large farm
and several tenant houses, but
they are all occupied.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
Some Sensible Suggestions To
Wideawake Business Men.

Some Sensible Suggestions To
Wideawake Business Men.
There is a little talk to the
wide awake, Progressive Adver-
tiser the one who is really alive
to the Interests of the business
to which he is devoting his every
ounce of effort during working
hours and his earnest thought
during leisure moments.
1t has long since become pro-
verbal among the greatest nat
lonal advertisers that The Home
Newspaper is the best medium
for urging recognition and Great
ing demand for their goods.
Even with these astute publicity
experts magazine space has lost
its charms.
Have you ever thought, Mr..
Advertiser, that your home
paper is ten times more valuable
for your use than it is 70 the mail
order man2 You are on the Job
every day ia the year. You are
here 10 follow up YOUR advertis-
.11-..,a.a,- aa.s,a..
shsacI Win the Duylng public,
while the outside advertiser is
largely dependent upon general
publicity results" backed up
possibly by the work of local
agent or dealer who handles the
line advertised.
Newspaper space cost only
one-fourth the price of magazine
space, this statement is not made
without the best of authority.
1t is the conclusion reached by
A. f. Chamberlain. one of the
most prominent Chicago adver-
tiSing men and announced by
him in an address before the
American advertisers asSocia-
ton in Chicago.
Read Mr.. Chamberlain's logi-
cal conclusions, based on exact
data, and then reflect on what
this means to you as a local ad-
vertiser. MIR. Chamberlain an
alyzed the situation as follows:
First, consider a comparison
of the cost of advertising space
in magazines and newspapers.
Twenty-four leading maga-
zines, l1,739,413 circulations in
the United States and elsewhere.
Price, $6O72 per line. Price per
line per 200, $.OO517.
Three hundred and thirty
newspapers of over 5000 circula-
ton each, l1,S3S,133 circulation
in forty-six states in the United
States only. Price, Sl5.62 pei
line. Price per line 1000, $OO132
Note.-Where Mr.. Chamber
lain uses the word Zine" in the
foregoing he refers to an agate
line of type" which is an arbi
trary unit Of space measurement,
used by most national adver,
tlsers. 1t takes fou rteen agate
lines to make an ordinary inch
OF newspaper space one column
wide.)
These facts are even NOR,
startllngly true of small town
newspapers than of the big city
dailieS, A moments through viii
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
The Ruby Carnival

Correspondence of he Journal
Are you voting in the contest for
the Queen of the Carnival? All
votes must be in by six O'Clock
Thursday.
Don't forget the picnic dinner.
A we'll filled basket of good
things to eat helps to make this
part of the childrens festival an
assured success.
The Childrens Carnival will be
held at the Presby terian Chnrch
grounds in Ruby, a delightfulI9,
central location, close to the we'll.
sls<<A-.4-A:- >..sR--Ll---:-s--s
ton.
Can't Pageland send down a
few prize babies to the Baby
show at Ruby Saturday. !
PRESIDENT Wilson, who has
been bemoaning his fate at being
what he called a national ex-
hibit," is a very frank uncon-
ventional man. On one occasion
in burst of modesty, he recited
this limerick to a gathering:
"As beauty | am not a star;
There are others more handsome
by far.
But my face-I don't mind it,
For | am behind it
The people in front get the jar" "
Exchange.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
The Pageland Journal
May n. 1914
Local News

Mr.. ]. A. Arant was in town
Saturday and reports that he has
cotton squares"
A coachwhip snake measur-
ing six feet and six inches was
killed in Mrs. M. ]. Turner'S
wood pile Monday afternoon.
The Junior class of the
M. E. church will have picnic
at Brewers mine tomorrow.
Everybody is invited to attend
and carry well filled baskets.
The garage just south of the
bottling plant is nearly complet-
ed, and Mr.. Guy Watts, the man
ager, is about ready to doctor
the ills of the autos as they are
brought in.
Mr.. ]. Irwin Gale, who has
been IN school in the Southern
Industrial Institute at Charlotte,
came in Friday to spend the
summer at the home of his faith
er. DR.. ]. w. Gale. He will
assist his father in the Mangum
drug store.
Miss Roxie Buchanan, daughter
of the late A. H. Buchanan, of
Chesterfield, suffered a stroke of
paralysis Sunday night and died
Tuesday morning at 7;2O. She
was 43 years old. a member of
the Chesterfield Methodist
church and a good woman. The
funeral will be conducted today
at 2 o'clock by her pastor, Rev.
il. Tyler.
The county commissioners
have ordered little more than
twenty-nine hundred dollars
worth of galvanized iron cul-
verts to be used on the public
roads of the county. Of this
ammount Old Store township
gets eleven hundred dollars
worth, or enough to make fifty
4 e hEid ges. This material is to
SLsppfd out at once
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
LOCALS

-of the pleasure, and contented
l|4d of;having done your trading with
carolina Supply Co.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

first class fresh milk
=. r. A. p Hunter, Taxahaw.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

Standing-a full Jersey, AT CASTOR
Stables, fee 81 90 cash. Sec G III. Watts
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the den OF the
gang Of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of a re-
cluse for eighteen years. HargreaVe acct
dentally meets Braine. leader OF the Black
Hundred. Knowing Braine will try to get
him he escapes from his own home by a
balloon. Before escaping he writes let
ter to the girls school, where eighteen
years before he mysteriously left on the
doorstep his baby daughter, Florence
Gray That day Hargreave also draws
one million dollars from the bank, but II
Is reported that this dropped into the sea
when the balloon he escaped In was pune
tured. Florence arrives from the girls
school. Countess Olga. Braines cOmpan-
ion. visits her and claims to be relative.
TWO bogus detectives call, but their plot
Is foiled by Norton. a newspaper man.
BY brlbing the captain OF the Orient Nor
ton lays trap for Braine and his gang
Braine's good luck. After failing In their
first attempt the Black Hundred trap
FLORENCE. They ask her for money, but
she escapes. again folling them. Norton
and the countess call on Florence the
next day, once more safe at home. The
visitors having gone. Jones removes
section of flooring and from a cavity
takes box. Pursued by members OF
the Black Hundred, he PUSHES to the
water front and succeeds In dropping the
box into the sea. Braine conceives the
FLORENCE Is invited. Jones and Norton
both go along and are fortunately on
hand TO save Florence from being Inn
prisoned In the country house to which
she Is, lured. Braine plans to capture
blorence while she Is horseback riding,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25
1914, By Harold Macarath)

Under no circumstances attempt to
leave this car. Here they comet"
He suddenly leaned back and fired.
1t was only chance. The manner in
which the cars were lurching made a
poor target for a marksman even Of
the first order Chance directed Nor
tons first bullet into the right forward
tire, which exploded. Going at sixty
odd miles an hour, they could not stop
the car in time to avoid fatality. The
car careened wildly and plunged down
the embankment into the river.
Florence covered her eyes with her
hands, and, quite unconscious of what
he was doing. Norton put his arms
around her.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25
CHAPTER Vll-continued.

Meantime Florence was walking her
mount slowly. For once the scenery
passed unobserved She was deeply
engrossed with thoughts, some OF
which we're happy and some of which
were sad. II only her father could be
with her she would be the happiest
girl alive.
She was brought out of her revery
by the sight Of a man staggering along
the road ahead of her. Finally he
plunged upon his face in the road Like
the tender hearted girl she was, she
stopped, dismounted, and ran to the
fallen man to give him aid She sud
denly found her wrists claspe1 in two
hands like iron. The man rose to his
feet. smiling evilly. She struggled
wildly but futilely.
Better be sensible" he said. az am
stronger than you are. And I don't
wish to hurt you. Walk on ahead OF
me. 1t will be utterly useless to
scream or cry out You can see for
yourself that we are in deserted part
of the road. If you will promise to act
sensibly shan't lay a hand on you. Do
you see that hut yonder, near the fork
in the road? Wen stop there. Now,
march,"
She dropped her handkerchief, later
her bracelet, and finally her crop, in
hope that these slight clues might
bring her help. She knew that Jones
would hear of the fire, and, finding that
she had not returned with the riding
master, would Immediately start out in
pursuit. She was beginning to grow
very fond Of Jones, who never spoke
unless spoken to, who was always at
hand, faithful and loyal
From afar came the low rumble of
motor. She wondered IL her captor
heard it. He did, but his ears tricked
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25

l may not be an heiress after all. And
some day shall marry him.
Jones bowed. This seemed to ap-
pear final to him, and nothing more
was to be said.
Norton did not return to his rooms
till seven. He found the telephone
call and also note in handwriting
unfamiliar. He tore off the envelope
and found the contents to be from the
Countess Perigoff.
Call at eight tonight" he read. 81
have an important news story for you.
Tell no one, as cannot be involved
in the case. Cordially, Olga, Countess
Perigoff,"
Humph! Norton twiddled the note
in his fingers and at length rolled it
into ball and threw it into the waste
basket. He, too made mistake; he
should have kept that note He
dressed, dined, and hurried off to the
apartments Of the countess.
He arrived ten minutes before Flor.
ence and Susan.
And Jones did some rapid telephon.
ing.
How long, how long!" the butler
murmured. How long would this
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25

him into believing that it came from
another direction. Eventually they ar
rived at the hut, and Florence was
forced to enter. The man locked the
door and waited outside for the auto
mobile which he was expecting. He
was rather dumfounded when he saw
that it was coming from the city, not
going toward it.
1t was Norton. The riderless horse
told him enough; the handkerchief and
bracelet and crop led him straight for
the hut
The man before the hut realized by
this time that he had made mistake.
He attempted to re-enter the hut and
prepare to defend 1t till his compan.
ions hove in sight. But Florence, rec
ognizing Norton, held the door with
all her strength. The man snarled and
turned upon Norton, only to receive a
smashing blow on the jaw.
Norton flung open the door. Into
the car. Florence! There's another car
coming up the road Hurry"
1t was not long chase. The car
of the auto bandits, looking like an
ordinary taxicab, was high-power ma
chine, and it gained swiftly on Nor
.on's four-cylinder. The reporter wait
ed grimly.
Keep your head down." he warned
Florence. Pm going to take pot al
their tires when they get within range
\ Wiss I'm afraid wen have trouble
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25

trust you fully It was because I aid
not care to drag you In too deep"
Deepf Norton thought of Florence
and smiled inwardly. Could anybody
be in deeper than he was? Once 1t
was on the tip Of his tongue to con-
fess his love for Florence, but the
gravity Of Jones countenance was an
obstacle to such move; 1t did not In
vite 1t.
To be sure, Jones had no real au-
thority to say what Florence should or
should not do with her heart. Still,
from all points of view, 1t was better
to keep the affair under the rose till
there came more propltious hour in
which to make the disclosure.
Love, in the midst Of all these
alarms! Sharp, desperate rogues on
one side, millions on the other, and
yet love could enter the scene Sc
renely, like an actor who had missed
his cue and came on too soon.
Oddly enough, there was no real
love7making such as you often read
about. A pressure of the hand. a
glance from the eye. there was seldom
anything more. Only once-that mem
orable day on the river road-had he
kissed her. No word of love had been
spoken on either side In that wild
moment all conventionalities had dis
appeared like. smoke in the wind
There had been neither past nor fu.
ture, only the present in which they
knew that they loved. With her he
was happy, for he had no time to plan
over the future. Away from her he
saw the inevitable barriers providing
against the marriage between a poor
young man and a very rich young
woman. A man who has any respect
for himself wants always to be on
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25
CHAPTER TX.
The Leap In the Dark.

So far as Jones was concerned, he
was rather pleased with the turn OF
affairs. This was no time for love-
making; no time for silly, innocuous
quarrels and chickering's, in which love
must indulge or die. Florence no
longer rode horseback, aud Norton
returned to his accustomed haunts,
where no one made the slightest at
tempt upon his life. In his present
state of mind he would have welcomed
it.
What's the matter with JIM
asked the night city editor, raising his
eye shade.
81 don't know" answered the copy
reader.
Goes around as if he'd been eating
dope; bumped into the boss a while
ago and never stopped to apologize.
Perhaps he's mapping out the front
page for that Hargreave stun,
laughed the copy reader. Between
you and me and the gate post, | don t
believe there ever was man by the
name of Hargreave."
"oh, there was a chap by that name.
all right. He's dead. A man can't
swim 300 miles in rough water, life
buoy or no. They ought to have
funeral services, and let ii go at that.
But what was the reason for that
fake cable from Gibraltar saying that
Orts was alive? don't see any sense
in that"
"The man who pulled 1t of did. |
think, for my part, that both Orts and
Hargreaye are dead, and that the man
picked up by the tramp steamer Orient
was riding some other balloon"
You're wrong there. The descrip-
ton of It proved that it was Orts' ma
chine. Oh, Jim probably has got a
mans size yarn up his sleeve, but he's
a long time in delivering the goods.
He's beginning 10 NOPE a good deal.
Woman back of 1t somewhere. Haven't
held down this copy job for twelve
years without being able to make son 5
tolerable guesses. Jim's star man.
When he gets started nothing can stop
him. He covered the Chinese Boxer
rebellion better than any other CORE
spondent there. wonder how old he
is?"
20. | should say about thirty-one or
two. Here he comes now. 'Lo, Jim"
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25

] shall never marry again. Men are
gay deceivers; they always have been
and always will be. Perhaps I'm bit
wicked; but rather like to prove my
theory that all men are weak. II !
had daughter I'd rather have her be
an old mans darling than a young
mans drudge. distrust every man l
know. / came to ask you and Susan
to go to the opera with me tonight.
You will come to my apartments first.
You will Gomez"
ITO be sure we Wilt"
Simple little fool!" thought the
Russian on the way home. "She shall
see."
Il believe the countess is engaged
to be married." said Florence TO
Jones.
Indeed, miss?"
Yes. / couldn't get anything def
mite. out Of her, but she had a beauti-
full ring on her finger. She wants
Susan and me to go to the opera with
her tonight. viii that be all right"
Jones gazed abstractedly at the rug.
Whenever a problem bothered him he
seemed to find the solution in the deli
cate patterns of the Persian\r rugs. FL
nally he nodded Il see no reason
why you should not go. Only, watch
out"
Jones. there is one thing that will
make me brave and happy. Will you
tell me If you are in direct commu-
nication with my father?"
Yes, Miss Florence" he answered
promptly. But do not breathe this
to a single soul, neither Susan nor
Norton"
Il promise that But, ah! hasten
the day when he can come to me
without fear"
That Is my wish also"
You need not call me miss. Why
should you?"
1T might not be wise to have any
one hear me call you thus Familiarity"
he objected gravely.
Please yourself about that. Now
must telephone jim"
"Jim?" the butler murmured.
He caught the word which was not
intended for his ears. But for once
Jones had been startled out of him
self.
rs it wrong for me to call Mr.. Nor
ton JIM" she asked with a bit of
banter.
at is not considered quite the prop
er thing, Miss Florence, to call a
young man by his first name unless
you are engaged to marry him, or
grew up with him from childhood"
We'll, supposlng l we're engaged to
him." haughtily.
That would be very grave affair
What have you to prove that he may
not wish to marry you for your
money!"
why, Jones, you know that
haven't a penny in the world can
call my own! There is nothing to
prove, except your word, that l am
Stanley Hargreave's daughter"
NO, there 10 nothing to prove that
you are his daughter. But hasn't 1t
ever occurred to you that there might
be purpose back Of this? Might it
not be of inestimable value that your
fathers enemies should be le'' in
doubt? Might It not be a means Of
holding them OH the leash? There is
proof, ample proof, my child and
when the time comes these will be
shown you. But meantime put all
thought Of marrying Mr.. Norton out
of your mind"
That | refuse to do" quietly. IL
am at least mistress Of my heart;
and no one shall dictate to me whom
shall or shall not marry. love Mr..
Norton and he loves me, knowing that
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-12-25

strange combat last? The strain wac
terrible. He slept but little during
the nights. for his ears we're always
waiting for sounds He had cast
the chest into the sea, and 1t would
take dozen expert divers to locate
1t. And now, atop of all these wor-
ries, the child must fall in love with
the first conner! It was heartbreak-
ing. Norton, so far as he had learned.
was cool and brave, honest and reli-
able In pinch; but as the husband
of Stanley Hargreave's daughter, that
was altogether a different matter. And
he must devise some means OF putting
a stop to 1t, but
But he was saved that trouble.
Mongoose and cobra, that was the
game being played; the cunning of
the one against the deadly venom of
the other. II he forced matters he
would only lay himself open to the
strike OF the snake. He must have
patience. Gradually they we're break
ing the organization, looping of
branch here and there, but the peace
Of the future depended upon getting
a grip on the spine Of the cobra him
self.
The trick was simple. The count
ess had news trust her for that. She
exhibited a cablegram, dated at Glib
raltar, in which the British authori-
ties stated definitely that no such a
person as William Orts, aviator, had
arrived at Gibraltar And then, az IN
rose, she rose also and gently preUty,
itated herself into his arms. just at
the moment Florence appeared in the
doorway.
Very simple, indeed. When a wom-
an falls toward man there is moth
ing for him to do but extend his arms
to prevent her from falling Outward
ly, however, to the eye which saw
only the picture and comprehended
not the cause, it had all the hallmarks
OF an affectionate embrace.
Florence stood perfectly still for
moment, then turned away.
81 beg your pardon" said the count
ess, but a sudden fainting spell seize
me. My heart is bit weak"
Don't mention it," replied the gal
liant Norton. He was as innocent as
a babe as to what had really taken
place.
Florence went back home She
wrote a brief note to Norton and in
closed the ring which she had secret
ly worn attached to a little chain
around her neck
When Norton came the next day
she refused to see him. 1t was all
over. She never wished to see him
again.
He says there has been some cruel
mistake said Jones.
Il saw him with the countess in his
arms. | do not see any cruel mis-
take in that. saw him. Tell him so.
And add that never wish to see him
again"
Then she ran swiftly to her room,
where she broke down and cried bit
terly and would not be comforted by
Susan.
In heavens name, what has hap
pened?" demanded the frantic lover,
what has happened?"
The comedy of the whole affair lay
in the fact that neither of the two
suspected the countess, who consoled
them both.