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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
EXPECT COTTON BILL TO PASS
Friends of Smiths Measure Predict
Success in Lower Body.

Washington, March 2S.-Friends
of the cotton futures bill, repassed by
the senate to-day with the amend
ment legalizing cotton pools stricken
out, predicted tonight it would pass
the house before adjournment. Its
course in the house had been smooth
ed, it was claimed, by the action of
the senate in striking out the pooling
agreement clause on request of Sena-
tor Smith of South Carolina. author
of the original measure.
Senator Smith to-day said he would
seek in the agricultural approprla-
ton bill to obtain 100000 to place
on every primary market in the South
samples of the government grades
established by the bill, and also sam
pies of yarn spun from various
grades.
Reconsideration of the bill was
brought about by the stand of Sena-
tor Kenyon, who stated last night,
after the measure was passed, that
he did not understand it included the
pooling amendment. Mr.. Kenyon
was an assistant federal attorney in
charge of the prosecution against
James A. Patten and his associates
in their cotton transactions of 1910.
After Senator Kenyon called up
his motion for reconsideration Of the
bill to-day he offered to withdraw it
upon the assurance of Senator Smith,
of South Carolina, that the pooling
amendment would be eliminated in
the house. Senator Borah. however,
contended that the senate should
strike out the. amendment. and Mr..
Smith, declaring the pooling clause
was not pertinent to the body Of the
bill. asked for reconsideration and
moved to strike out the Objectionable
feature. This done. the altered meas
ure was passed by unanimous con-
sent.
Senator Hoke Smith. of Georgia,
who introduced the amendment, Of
fered no objection.
Senator Kenyon stated the amend
ment, in his opinion, legalized pool
ing, and legalized what the Supreme
Court condemned as violative of the
Sherman antitrust law in the Patten
case.
Passage of the bill was the sequel
to years of endeavor on the part of
Senator Smith of South Carolina. 1t
provides that no person connected
with an exchange shall send through
the mails matter promoting enforce
ment of future delivery contracts un-
less the exchange requires all such
transactions to comply with certain
conditions, among them that con-
tracts must provide for delivery with
department of agriculture standards.
1t would require exchanges to i'm
pose the condition in, future trans
actions that if the cotton sold is mid
ding or basic grade and the delivery
is of other grades, then the CONNER
cial difference in value must be paid.
At present the New York exchange
has in force fixed difference in value
of grades.
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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
Report From Headquarters.

Norfolk, Va, March 2S.-Ofhclals
of the Seaboard Air Line here to-
night announced that one masked
robber boarded Seaboard Air Line
passenger train No. 2. en- route to
New York from Florida, in Columbia
tonight and forced the express mes
senger, at the point of a revolver,
to open the safe 1t was said that on
" one bag of valuables was taken.
The amount of the loss was not made
public.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
SMITH GETS BILL IN LINE.
Cotton Futures Measure Unfinished
Business of Senate.

Washington, March 25.-After
lively parliamentary discussion in
the senate this afternoon Senator
E D. Smith succeeded in getting
his bill to regulate transactions in
cotton futures established as the un-
finished business of the senate, which
means that he can probably push it
to a vote in a short time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
LONE BANDIT ROBS TRAIN.
HOLDS UP SEABOARD EMPRESS
AND GETS SMALL BOOTY.
Messenger Compelled to Open SAFE
But Package Taken OF Little value.
No Clue to RObber.

Columbia, March 2S.-An
unknown white man, pistol in hand
entered the express car of the north
bound Florida-Cuba special of the
Seaboard Air Line, from Tampa to
New York, as the train was leaving
Columbia at 6.45 o'clock this after
noon, compelled the express messen-
ger to open a small safe, and after
taking from it a package, SAID TO De
of slight value, jumped off as the
train slowed up for crossing in the
northern limits of the city. After
the crew had instructed the watch
man at the crossing to communicate
with the Columbia police the train
proceeded on it's way. Neither pas
sengers nor mail clerks were molest-
ed.
Officials of the express company
were unable to estimate tonight the
value of the package secured by the
robbers. They say they are unable to
state where the stolen package was
put on and will not know until to-
morrow how much money it contain
ed.
Third of Its Kind.
The robbery tonight is the third OF
it's kind in Columbia within the past
two years. In each case the hold
ups have been by one man. No ar
rests have been made in the other
cases.
Railway officials said that the man
robbed the train tonight while it was
proceeding three blocks. Presumably
boarding the train at the passenger
station in the heart of the city, the
robber left the car as the train SLOW
ed up at the entrance to the Sidney
Park yards. The rapidity of his
operations. railroad officials say, is all
but unknown in the history of South
Carolina crimes.
Tonight special agents of the rail-
road company, the Southern Express
Company and police headquarters are
looking for clues. So far, there is
nothing to reward them.
Express Messenger Freeman, in
charge of the car, described the rob-
Der as man of medium height,
rather strong built, with dark hair
and complexion. The messenger said
that the man wore a mask, which
efectually concealed his features.
The Florida-Cuba Special, north
bound, is No. 2, on the railroad
schedules. 1t runs from Jacksonville
to New York and often carries large
sums of money.
OF No Value to Robber.
Late tonight express officials an
nounced that the package stolen by
the robber was of no value. except to
the Seaboard Air Line Railway. 1t
contained letters and reports from
Florida points to the general officers
at Portsmouth, Va, they say. They
were worth about 500. The expla-
nation offered is that the robber
thought he had a package of cur
rency, the envelope containing the
reports looking much like an ordinary
money package.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
CHAPTER XVI,
The Doctor Speaks.


While the vibrant strings hummed
and sang through the roses, and the
couples drifted on tireless and con-
tent, or blissfully sat ont" dances on
the stairway, Katharine Fargo held
her stately court no less gaily for the
stealthy doubt that was creeping over
her spirit. She had been so certain
or what would happen that evening
that when her father (between cigars
on the porch with Judge Chalmers
and Doctor SouthalD had searched her
out under flag-of-truce, she had sent
him to the right-abOut, laughingly de-
Ginning to depart before royalty. But
number followed number, and the
knight in purple and gold had not
paused again before her. Now the
scarlet cloak no longer faunted
among the dancers, and the white
satin gown and sparkling coronal had
disappeared. The end of the next
"round-dance" found her subsiding
into the flower-banked alcove sudden.
ly distrait amid her escorts sallies. It
was at this moment that she saw. en-
tering the corridor from the garden,
the missing couple.
1t was not the faint flush on Shir.
ley's cheek-that was not deep-nor
was 1t his nearness to her, though they
stood closely, as lovers might. But
there was in both their faces a some
ming that resurgent conventionality
had not had time to cover a treln.
bling reflection Of that Tight that
never was, on sea or land"-which was
like a deathstab to what lay far Deep
or than Katharine's heart, her pride.
She drew swiftly back, dismayed at
the sudden verification. and for an in.
slant her whole body chilled.
A craving for glass Of water has
served its purpose a thousand times;
as her cavalier solicitously departed to
fetch the cooling draught, she rose,
and carelessly humming the refrain
the music had just left off. sauntered
lightly out by another door to the open
air. swift glance about her showed
nor she was unobserved and she step.
ped down to the grass and along the
winding path to bench at some dis.
tance In the shrubbery. Here the
smiling mask slipped from her face
and with a shiver she dropped her hot
face In her hands.
There were no tears The wave
that was yelling over her was one of
bitter humiliation. She had shot her
bolt and mlssed-she. Katharine Far.
go! For three years she had held
John Valiant, romantically speaking in
the hollow of her shapely hand. Now
she had all but thrown herself at his
feet-and he had turned away to this
flame-haired, vivid girl whom he had
not known rs many rionths
Heavy footballs all at once aproach.
cd hcr-twO men were coming from
the house. There was the shifting
crackle Of match, and as she peered
out. its red fare lighted the massive
face and floating hair OF Major Bris.
tow His companions face was i'm the
shadow. She waited, thinking thev
would pass, but to her annoyancN.
when she looked again they had seat
ed themselves on u bench few PAGES
away,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
Who cracked his whip and they were

who cracked his whip and they were
off.
The way was not long. and Katha-
rine had need of dispatch If that re-
vengeful weapon were to be used
which fate had put into her hands.
She wasted little time.
1T seems so strange" she said, ito
find our host in such surroundings! I
can scarcely believe him the same
John Valiant I've danced with a hun
dred times in New York. He's been
here such short while and yet he
couldn't possibly be more at home if
he'd lived in Virginia always. And you
all treat him as if he were quite one of
yourselves"
Shirley smiled enchantingly. "Why,
yes" she said, maybe it seems odd to
outsiders. But, you see, with us a Val
liant is always Valiant. No matter
wnere he has lived, he's the son or his
father and the master of Damory
court"
That's the wonderful part Of it. It's
$3.50 English, somehow"
"Is it?" said Shirley. 81 never
thought Of it. But perhaps it seems
so. We have the old houses and the
old names and think Of them, no doubt,
in the sal way"
What sad life his father had!"
pursued Katharine dreamily. "You
know all about the duel, of course?"
Shirley shrank imperceptibly now.
The subject touched Valiant so closely
it seemed almost as If it belonged to
him and to her alone-not a thing to
be flippantly touched on. YES" she
said somewhat slowly, every one here
knows Of it,"
mo doubt it has been almost forgot.
ten," the other continued, "but Johns
coming must naturally have revamped
the Old story. What was it about
the quarrel? A love-affair?"
Its so long ago." murmured Shir.
ley. II suppose some one could tell
If they would"
Major Bristow, perhaps" conjec-
tured Katharine thoughtfully.
He was one of the seconds" admit.
ted Shirley uphappily. But by com.
mon consent that side Of it wasn't
talked of at the time. Men in Vir-
ginia have old-fashioned ideas about
women :"
"Ah, it's fine Of them!" paeaned
katharine. Il can imagine the men
who knew about that dreadful affair,
In their southern chivalry drawing a
Gordon Of silence about the name of
that girl with her broken heart. For
II she loved one of the two, it must
have been Sassoon-not Valiant, else
he would have stayed. How terrible
to see ones lover killed in such a way
1t was quickly ended for him
but the poor woman was left to bear it
all the years. l fancy she would never
! wholly get over it, never be able to
forget him, though she tried"
Ito be Continued)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
Suicide i'm Atlanta.

Atlanta, April 1S.-H. III. Fudge, Il
travelling salesman, leapcd from the
rear window of the fourth floor OF
the Grady Hospital this morning. He
struck the iron grating in the yard,
and was crushed to death. He at
tempted suicide with knife Wednes-
day and was in the hospital recovering
from the stab. When asked his rea-
son for attempting suicide he said,
hard luck"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
RUNNING ON Ills MERIT.
IL. /. Manning Issues Statement that
Mciaurin Has Injected Blcaseism in
Campaign.

Columbia, April 1S.-Richard /.
Manning, Of Sumter, today declared in
an interview that John l.. McLaurin
of Bennettsville had injected Blease-
ism into the gubernatorial campaign.
The statement was made in reply to
Mr.. McLaurin's assertion that Mr..
Manning has drawn factional lines.
Mr.. Manning quoted from Mr.. Nc
Laurin's platform in which Mr.. Nc
--aurin named Bleaseism as an issue,
If not the paramount issue" Mr..
Manning said that Mr.. McLaurin's
staement seeks to evadt the re-
sponsibility of making the issue Of
Bleaseism and he concludes, For my
part l am making this race on my
merit and am tied to the coat-tails Of
no man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
CHAPTER XVII,
The Ambush.

Not long after, from the musicians
oower the sound Of "Home, Sweet
Home" drifted over the poignant rose
scent. and presently the driveway re-
sounded to rolling wheels and the
voices of negro drivers, and the house
entrance jostled with groups, muffled
in loose carriage-wraps, silken cloaks
and light overcoats, calling tired but
laughing farewells.
Katharine, on the step, found her
self looking into Valiant's eyes How
can | tell you how much | have en-
joyed it all?" she said. i've stayed
till the very last minute-which is
something for ones fourth season!
And now, goodby, for we are off tomor-
row for Hot Springs"
Her father had long ago betaken
himself homeward, and the big three
seated surrey-holding six comftable
and nine fumiliah," in the phrase Of
Lige the cOachman--had returned for
the rest: Judge Chalmers, the two
younger girls and Shirley. Katharine
greeted the latter with a charming
smile. What more natural than that
she should find herself straightway on
the rear seat with royalty? The two
girls safely disposed in the middle. the
Judge climbed up beside the driver.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22

stood in an oasis OF white-moonflow-
ers. white dahlias, mignonette and mar
cissus; bars of late lllies-of-the-val-
ley beyond these. bordered with Arum-
lilies. white clematis, iris and bridal
wreath, shading out into tender paler
hues that ringed the spotless purity
like dawning passion.
White for happiness" he quoted.
you said that when you brought me
nere-the day we planted the ram.
blerS. Do you remember what |
said? That some day, perhaps, should
love this spot the best of all at Damofy
court He was silent moment, trac.
ing with his finger the motto on the
diars rim. When | was very little"
he went on--"hardly more than three
years old. | think--my father and |
had play. In which we lived in a
great mansion like this. IL was called
Wishing House. and 1t was in the mid
die OF the Never-Ne Land-a sort
OF beautiful fairy country in which
everything happened right. know
now that the Ncver-Never Lard was
Virginia. and that Wishing House was
Damory court. No wonder my father
loved II! No wonder his memory turn.
cd back to ii always! I've wanted to
make il as it was when he lived here
And | want the old dial to count happy
hours for mo.
Something had crcpt into his tone
that struck her with a strange sweet
terror and tumult of mind. The hand
that clutched her skirts about her
knCCa had begun to tremblc and She
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
SHAKE IT OFF.
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caught the other hand to her cheel
in vague hesitant gesture The moon
flowers seemed to be great round eyes
staring up at her.
shirley he said, and now his
voice was shaken with longing-"wil
you make my happiness for me?"
She was standing perfectly still
against the sun dial, both hands, LACED
together, against her breast, her eyes
on his with strange startled look
Over the hush of the garden now. like
the very soul Of the passionate night
throbbed the haunting barcarole o.
Tales Of Hoffmann:"
might Of stars and night Of love-
an inarticulate echo of his longing. He
took a step toward her, and she turn
ed like one in sudden terror seeking
way of escape. But he caught he,
close in his arms.
Il love you!" he said. Hear it now
in my brides garden that I've made
for you! / love you, l love you!"
For one instant she struggled. Then
slowly, her eyes turned to his. the
sweet lips trembling, and something
dawning deep in the dewy blue that
turned all his leaping blood to quick.
silver. MY darling!" he breathed
and their lips met
In that delirious moment both had
the sense of divine completion that
comes only with love returned. For
him there was but the woman in his
arms, the one woman created for him
since the foundation of the world. II
was Kismet. For this he had come to
Virginia. For this fate had turned
and twisted a thousand ways. Through
the riot OF his senses, like a silver
blaze, ran the legend of the calendar:
Every man carries his fate upon q
riband about his neck" For her, some
thing seemed to pass from her soul
with that kiss, some deep irrevocable
thing, shy but fiercely strong, that had
sprung to him at that lip-contact as
steel to magnet. The foliage about
them f1ared up In green light and the
ground under her feet rose and fell
like deep sea-waves.
She lifted ner face to him. 1t was
deathly pale, but the light that burned
on it was lit from the whitest altar.
fires OF southern girlhood. six weeks
ago." she whispered, you had never
seen mel"
He held her crushed to him. She
could feel his heart thudding madly
I've always known YOU" he said. 1--WE
seen you a thousand times. saw you
coming to meet me down a cherry.
blossomed lane in Kyoto. I've seen
your eyes peering from behind veil
in India. I've heard your voice calling
to me, through the padding camels
feet, from the desert mirages. You
are the dream l have gone searching
always! All. Shirley, Shirley, Shir'
ley!"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
Check Your ADril Cough.

Thawing frost and April rains chill
you to the very marrow, you catch
cold-head and lungs stuffed-you are
feverish-cough continually and feel
miserable-you need Dr. Kings New
Discovery. 1t soothes inflame6 and
irritated throat and lungs, stops
cough, you head clears up, fever
leaves, and you feel line. Mr.. j. T..
Davis, OF Stickney Corner, Me-, WAS
cured of dreadful cough after doc
tors treatment and all other reme-
dies failed. Relief or money back.
Pleasant-children like it. Get a bot
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and sympathy he would not have
/ guessed lay beneath her glacial pla-
cidity.
To Katharine. indeed. 1t made little
/ difference w hat philanthropic fads the
man she had chosen might affect as
/ regarded his tenantry. Ambitions like
these had a manorial flavor that did
not displease her. And the Fargo mil
lions would bear much harmless ham
mering. A change. subtle and incom-
municable, passed over her
Il shall think Of you," she sighed
"as working on in this splendid pro-
gram. For it is splendid. But New
York will miss you, John"
"Ah, no. I've no delusions on that
score. dare say I'm almost forgotten
there already. Here l have q place"
Her head. leaned back against the
cushion, turned toward him, the pale
orchids trembling on her bosorn-she
was so near that he could feel her
breath on his cheek A new waltz
had begun to sigh it's languorous meas
ures.
Placer" she queried. "Do you think
you had no place there? Is it possible
that you do not understand that your
going has left--a void?"
He Looked at her suddenly, and her
eyes fell. Before he answered. how
ever, the big form of Major Bristow
appeared. looking about him.
1T has-left void" she said. her
eyes still downcast, her voice just low
enough, for me-"
The major pounced upon them at
this juncture, feelingly accusing John
of the nefaricus design of robbing the
assemblage OF its bright and partic-
ular star. When Katharine put her
hand in ner cavaliers arm, her eyes
were dewy under their long shading
hshes and her fine lips ever so little
tremulous. II had been her best avail.
able moment, ami she had used it.
AS she moved away, her faint color
slightly heightened. she was glad Of
the interruption. It was better as 1t
was. When John Valiant came to her
again.
But to him. as he stood watching
her move lightly from him, there was
vouchsafed illumination. 1t came to
him suddenly that that placidity and
hauteur which he had 80 admired In
the old days were no mask for fires
within. The exquisite husk was the
real Katharine. Hers was the lowell
ness OF some tall white lily cut In
marble. splendid but chill. And with
the thought, between him and her
there swept through the shimmering
candle-lighted air breath OF wet rose
fragrance like an impalpable cloud.
and set IN the midst of it a misty star
tinted gown sprayed with lilies-ofthe-
valley. and above it girls face clear
and vivid, her deep shadow-blue eyes
fixed on his.
The music Of a tNo-step was lam
gushing when, little later, Valiant
and Shirley strolled down between
the garden box-hedges. cypress-shaped
and lifting spire-like toward sky
which bent, silent canopy Of mauve
and purplish blue. Behind them
Damory court lay nest of woven
music and laughter. The long white.
muslined porch shimmersd goldenly,
and beside IL under the lanterns dal-
lied flirtatious couple or two, ghost
like in the shadows.
Come" he said. LET me take you
to see the sun-dial now"
The tangle had been cut away and
narrow gravel-path led through the
pruned creepers. She made an excla.
nation of delight. The onyx.pillar
,SSlAAl3k .en, ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
ARSON IN ENGLAND.
SuffragettcS Create Reign of Terror
Throughout British Isle.

London, April 1S.-There is a reign
of terror today throughout the British
Isles as the result of the activity of
suffragette incendiaries. Insurance
rates have been increased and many
large property owners are employing
special guard.
During the last twenty-four hours
suffragettes have done more than
quarter of million dollars damage.
The pavilion and tea room at Belle
Vue Gardens, Belfast, were burned
this morning. The loss was $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-22
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