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marshy and fiowered with pale lilac
seabius, where the sunset sky is wide,
and there is the gibbet for wicked
hawks, and where not merely wild
duck rustic up, but great heraldic
heron; where at dusk it becomes rath-
er frightening among the immense
pale oak trunks.
A wayward in-and-out romance, as
in the pages Of a book, that one in
dulges in because one chooses mot un-
der the terrifying necessity Of the
German and Alpine forests, in these
Irish woods and alongside this brown,
clear river, which under the great
oak boughs has tortoise-shell fiickers
and transparencies. On it and into the
very deepest forest heart, l imagine
boats steered by enchantresses, like
those that carried Sir Guyon or Ri
naldo, passing up or down like the
broken of narratives of the poets.
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CHAPTER IvAcontInnsd.

Having performed this sacred rite
OF friendship he regained the center Of
the room, looked about him as If curl
ously, and then went unsteadily to the
grand piano, upon which he placed his
elbow with nesting search for com
fort which seemed to indicate a firm
decision to lean against the instrument
and go to sleep without delay. This
would never do, for when his slumber
became deep he would be sure to lose
his balance. Rankin saw the deep ne
cessity for rousing him from his inten-
ton.
"Mr. Jones, Mr.. Jones'" he urged,
tapping him upon the shoulder.
Jackson looked up sleepily, as If as
tonished at the Interruption Of his
slumbers. Hello" he said good ma
turedly. who's there?"
TITS Rankin, sir" said Rankin.
Who's Rankin, sir?'" The tone was
that of tolerant curiosity to learn to
tai strangers unimportant identity.
I'm the butler, sir"
"ButlerT
Yes, Mr.. Jones; the butler"
This seemed to rouse his master and
he looked him over with some show of
interest. "a butler!" he exclaimed in
tones of deep reproach. Aren't you
ashamed of yourself? When you were
a little boy your mother had great
hopes Of you-thought you were going
to be president of the United States,
or something like that"
Rankin bowed impassively; he did
not deny it.
Now" said his employer with the
deepest Of reproach, you've disappoint-
ed everybody. You've turned out to be
nothing but butler. You ought to be
ashamed Of yourself!"
Rankin was not offended; instead
his air was that of triumph. "Ah, but
see who's butler I am. sir!" he ex-
claimed.
who's butler are you?" inquired
Broadway, apparently with idlest curl
osity.
I'm your butler, sir"
"Oh, you're my butler?" This seemed
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WoNDRoUS CHARM IN WOODS
Traveller Writes Of Peculiar charae-
ter Of Romance Noted In Ire
lands Forests"

Returning to these woods, am
struck once more by the peculiar
character of their romance, says a
writer in scribner's Magazine. 1t is
go different from that Of a German
forest. where the Imagination is lured
and lost in the depth Of thickets and
tbaf1ed by the endless lines OF serried
trunks. brooded over by the canopy
of dark. high blush fir boughs, inter
woven solid.
The poetry Of these Irish woods
and not merely from resemblance
they certainly bear to the Pinetas OF
Italv-is southern, or perhaps Celtic
passed through southern imagination,
,alluring. fascinating, but not quite to
he taken seriously.
Enchantment without end and end
less adventures; in and out, IN their
filtered green light among the big
twisted many bushes under the oaks,
and the high grasses and meadow
sweet and into their open spacea'
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CHAPTER v.

Wallace was a mid-morning visitor.
He came in briskly, inquiring Of the
very much puzzled butler for the very
elegant apartments master.
He's not yet up, sir"
This apparently had not the least de-
terrent effect on the young caller. He
urged his firm athletic frame through
the short hall into the dim illumina-
ton of the flats reception room. 1t
was evident enough that he had no in
tention of departing, simply because
the master Of the house had not yet
risen. Rankin understood that and did
not gainsay him. Wallace had his
privileges as the best friend of the ten
ant of the fat.
Shall I tell him you are here?"
"Yes," said Wallace firmly, "and tell
hin that l want to see him right away.
It's very important. Do you under
| stand?"
Rankin had already read the morn
ing's papers which were lying in a
neat pile on the table. He longed for
fuller news than theirs.
YES. sir" But he hesitated slight
ly. Broadway was an indulgent mas
ter-still, strange things were happen
ing; he was doubtful. HE 0aid he
didn't wish to be disturbed till Satur-
day, sir"
Wallace was not impressed. That
doesn't make any difference. You tell
him want to see him"
'Yes, sir" But the perfect servant
still hesitated, filed with curiosity
about the previous night Wallace
might enlighten him "He didn't get
home until five o'clock this morning.
He attended some big dinner-party, l
believe"
"Yes; was there-I was there! Go
on and call himl Tell him l am wait
ing. I'm going to have heart to heart
talk with that young man"
Yes, sir" said the butler without
Fastening, for he saw that Wallace
had picked up paper from the neat
pile he had made of all Of them upon
the table
Great Scott" Wallace cried, dis
mayed. Here it is on the front pager"
Il beg pardon, Mr.. Wallace, but is it
all true, sir?"
'What?"
"The story in the morning papers,
sir, about-er-his engagement"
Il don't know. Someone rang me up
and told me Of it. It's what brought
me here. l want to find out If it's
true. l left the dinner at 1890. The
engagement, am told, was announced
shortly after 1 had left. Were you up
when he got home this morning?"
YES, sir"
Did he talk of it at all?"
'He-couldn't talk so very much,
sir"
"Tipsy?'
Rankin nodded very solemnly.
''Stewed, sir"
Did he come home alone?''
'He came in here alone, but crowd
was serenading him upon the sidewalk
for ten minutes after he arrived. It
was the wedding march they tried to
sing. 1 couldn't understand why they
chose that until read the mornings
papers, SIR
well. what do you think of it, Ran
kim"
Rankin shrugged his shoulders. but
did not reply. His instructive loyalty
to his employer, his perfect knowledge
Of his own proprieties prevented that.
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ton Of things is the total failure Of
the apple crop because OF late spring
frosts followed by a dry season. The
failure of the mills which usually make
cider to start their presses have
caused a retrun to primitive methods
in order to get small quantity of the
popular drink in some places, persons
having the hand presses of a genera
ton or two ago going about among
neighbors who happened to have a
few trees in sufficiently sheltered po-
sition so that they were not affected
by the frost Of growing at such a high
altitude that the buds were not sufi-
ciently developed to be blighted by the
frosts of May.-Rutland News.
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well to remember that. Attend te
your own business, Mr.. Wallace"
Excuse me-" he said apologetically,
I'm sorry spoke"
At sight of Mrs. Gerard he bright
ened and sprang toward her eagerly.
He was not the one to go back on a
bargain, or to make wry face over
necessary medicine.
Beatrice; My Beatrice!" he cried.
Wallace eyed them with disgust az
they few into each others arms
Having released his Beatrice, my
Beatrice" he turned to Wallace with a
calm which Wallace could not but ad-
mire The youngster certainly was
game! Good morning, Bob"
Wallace scorned him.
ITO RE CONTINUJEDO
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Relies of Past Wars.

Two ancient helmets have for some
time been suspended in the parish
church at Eye, Suffolk, England, and
one Of them has lately been pronounc-
ed a peaked helmet (closed helmet),
probably Of Italian work and dating
from about 1910. It's value is about
e21O. The other helmet is a Spanish
morton (open helmet). dating from
about the time Of the Spanish Armada
(15RSl.
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not to be especially astonishing,
though deeply interesting to the mas
ter of the house.
YES, sir"
Broadway looked at him with a glad
smile, then with an earnest and enthu-
siastic gravity. He warmly shook his
hand. Il congratulate you, Rankin.
I'm very fond Of my butler" His SEN
timent rose higher and he patted Ran
kin on the cheek Il love my little but
Ter. You must come out with me some
night, Rankin"
Il should like to, sir" said Rankin
truthfully.
Broadway became gay, mysterious.
He looked at Rankin slyly and himself
essayed to whistle some bars Of the
wedding march. "I know something
you don't know" he cried irrelevantly
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SYNOPSIS.

Jackson Jones, nicknamed Broadway
because of his continual glorincation Of
New York's great thoroughfare, is anX-
ious to get away from his home town of
Jonesville. Abner Jones, his uncle, is
very angry because Broadway refuses to
settle down and take a place in the gum
factory in which he succeeded to his
fathers interest. Judge Spotswood in
forms Broadway that $780, 900 left him by
his father is at his disposal Broadway
makes record time in heading for his
favorite street in New York. With his
New York friend, Robert Wallace, Broad
way creates a sensation by his extrava-
gance on the White Way. Four years
pass and Broadway suddenly discovers
that he is not only broke. but heavily in
debt. He applies to his uncle for a loan
and receives a package Of chewing gum
with the advice to chew it and forget his
troubles. He quietly seeks work without
success. Broadway gives what is in
tended to be a farewell supper to his New
York friends, and before It is over be-
comes engaged to Mrs. Gerard. and an
cient widow, wealthy and very giddy.
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'Yus, funny! Ere we've been mar.
ried 1S year come LIST Of April, and
Charles, ,'as never paid me a compli.
ment till this mornin' at breakfus',
when blest If e didn't pass is plate
for another go O. that sawdust, an told
me it reminded i'm O. the porridge In
mother used to make. ."-Tit-Bits.
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aOh, come on" Wallace urged. You
can tell me. Just between US now.
She's old enough to be his mother,
sir" Rankin said with lowered voice.
She's old enough to be his mother s
mother!" Wallace cried explosively.
Then, with determination: go on
and tell him that I want to see him.
Hurry up!"
Rankin yielded.
These were the headlines Of the item
Wallace had perused with such dis
may upon the first page Of the news
paper. There were columns Of It.
MRS. JAMES GERARD's ENGAGE
MENT.
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Empty cider Kegs.

The year 1913 will go into history
as the season when the cider keg
which is to be found in the cellar Of
every well regulated Vermont farm
house remained empty. The reason
for this almost unprecedented condi-
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CTo BE coNTINUEDO
Mrs. LapsIina ExpIalns.

Were always careful about thesG
contiguous Diseases" said Mrs. Lap
sling. when Johnny had got well of
the measles we bought some sulphur
candles and Disconnected the house
from top to bottom. Chicago Trib
une.
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Two for Five

Secretary Garrison of the War
Department, boarded a horse car
IN New York. He had no
change and gave the conductor
q five dollar bill. The conduc-
tor took the bill, walked to the
front end of the car and stood
there.
MY changer" suggested Carr
Son.
u can't change no five-dolla
bill" the conductor replied.
Then give me back my BILL
demanded Garrison.
Cant do that either, boss
hhe conductor replied; but il
you'll stay on the car until we
git TO the barn you can have the
horses!"
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A Kansas Comeback

Merle Thorpe, who is at the
head of the Department of Jour
nalism in the University of Kan
$as, presents this as mis- idea of
the quick-as-a a. flash comeback.
An oldtime Kansas edisor was
sitting in restaurant eating a
pickled pigs foot-or a pigs
picked foot, as the case may be-.
"A tramp printer came in, saw
the editor, and screa ned:
Cit out of the way, you! I'm
the old wild boar from For1
Scott"
"Yes," commented the edito,
genially; "and Pm eating one ol
your paws"
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fne Salisbury-Monroe Road.

Concord Chronicle.
fIhe air is rifle with railroad
fatk again. This time is in the
S3lisbury-Monroe road that is
ST 9rting the agitation. Messrs.
'kerr, Craig and Edwin Gregory,
attorneys of Salisbury, were in
the city Saturday looking into
the validity of the bonds voted
bH the different townships sever
az years ago for this road. They
found that No. 6 defeated the
issue of $4,000; No. s voted
$40. 900; No. 9 voted $4,000 and
.No. 10 voted $4,000. No. 8
township will pay $4,000 when
the railroad is completed to
Mount Pleasant and the other
$4,000 when it connects with
tile Seaboard Air Line or the
Atlantic Coast Line; No. 9 will
issue their bonds when the road
IS running between Georgeville
Academy and the Bost Mill; No.
l0 when the road IS completed
ready for carrying passengers
and freight five miles through
that township to Mount Pleas
apt. Every township is to have
a station and a member of the
Bbard of Directors. No. 6 in
tfis county, and Litaker town
.Aip, in Rowan, are the only two
that failed to vote their apport,
ionment. Goose Creek township
il Union county failed on a S2O,-
WO issue, but voted almost un-
amimously for an $4,000 issue
spon afterwards.
while these gentlemen would
give out nothing as to the mat
f(IRey left he impression that
Guild begin this summer
II H.
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The New Catechism

A well-known doctor of Saw
annah has two children-a little
daughter, age six, and a small
son, aged four. One day he
overheard the little girl putting
her brother through an exami-
nation in Bible history.
DO YOU know who the first
man and the first woman were?"
"Yeth, do" lisped the boy.
"I'll bet you don't know their
names," pressed the sister.
81 bet | dow replied the little
fellow.
well, what were their names
then, Mr.. Smarty?"
EDEN and Abb" answered the
little boy,
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Charles E. Trull is Held in Char.
lotte Jail for Murder.

Charlotte, N. C, May H.
Charles E. T. Trull, former
night cashier of local cafe and
said to be the son of a business
man of Colubia, S. c., today was
committed to Jail without bond,
coroner's jury charging him
with the murder of Sidney
Swain. a grocer. Swain died til S
morning from wounds inflctec
with an iron pipe when he was
waylaid on his way home.
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In Memory of Miss Willie Pearl
Sowell.

We sometimes say when we
hear of or see a misfortune come
to others, "well I'd rather die
than have that kind of thing
happen to me-" but when we
are called upon to stand by and
watch day by day and night
after night while some dread dis
ease saps the life from one we
love and we stand by powerless
to turn aside the thing we see is
coming; when we see the dear
face grow more transparent
each day and the thin hands
grow thinner and paler and the
beloved form wasting away as
time goes, how, o! how much
do our hearts bleed and our very
souls cry out within us 20! any
thing but death, O! that my low
ed one could live, let come what
may" and at last when the
weary spirit takes its flight and
we have loved from its very in
fancy lying cold in death and
the beloved voice silent forev
and realize that we can new
look into those eyes nor he&
that voice any more in this
world, then it is that we feel the
keenest agony that comes to a
soul in this world. Then it is
that we feel like crying out in
despair "My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?" But, in
this deep heart sorrow there
comes to us a fuller realization
of the blessedness of hope be-
yond the grave. Then of all
times in our lives we are more
able to appreciate the hope of a
life in another world.
We have passed through ali of
this in the death of our beloved
daughtenand sis istf5, Willie Pear!
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Woodrow Wilson to Speak in
Cheraw

Woodrow Wilson, President
of the United States, has accept
ed an invitation to visit Cheraw
in July and make an address, the
occasion being the celebration
OF the 15Oth anniversary of the
founding of the little city on the
Pee Dee River. The Hon. Jc-
sephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy, and the Hon. David Hous-
ton, Secretary of Agriculture,
have also accepted invitations
to be present and make address
eS.
The Cheraw Democratic Club
has the distinction of being the
first club in the United States to
pass a resolution endorsing
Woodrow Wilson for President
of the United States. AT that
time Mr.. Wilson was merely
being mentioned every now and
then in various parts of the coun-
try as possible candidate. The
Cheraw club sent instructed del
egates to the Chesterfield Coun-
ty Convention to introduce and
supported similar resolution in
the county convention. Mr.
Wilson, after receiving the nom
lnaton at the Baltimore conven-
ton, wrote letters of apprecia-
ton to the Democrats of Che
raw. He stated that he felt as if
he were well acquainted with
the people of that to m as his
father and uncle had preached
there and he had heard so much
from them about the town and
its people. He promised to visit
the town the first opportunity he
received. w. i. Stevenson went
to Washington and presented
the inVitat;cn to the President
the earnest
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Sunday School Meeting i
Cheraw

The following letter has been
sent to Mr.. ]. G.. Blackwell,
chairman of Pageland district of
theInter- DenominationaiSu Sunday
school association, by the county
president, Mr.. w. G. Ellis:
"On Thursday afternoon, May
%, Rev. John G. Carman, Field
Secretary of the South Carolina
Sunday School Associations,
wishes to meet all county and
district officers in Cheraw, for
the purpose of getting acquaint-
ed and planning definite work
for the year in our county. This
meeting will be held in the Chi
quola Club rooms and has been
arranged for five o'clock, so
that persons coming on G. & L.
train can be present. AT $50 a
general meeting for all Sunday
School workers will be held in
the Methodist church.
1T is my earnest desire to see
every county and district officer
present at the afternoon meet
ing and depend on you to pass
the word along to all of your
district officers, as we'll as to the
superintendent and pastors in
your district.
Entertainment will be plovid.
ed for all who drop me card,
stating that they will be here.
"Mr. Carman comes to us from
Colorado, where he has been
unusually successful in this
branch of christian work and as
l know him personally 1 know
you will find genuine inspiration
in these meetings."
(Mr. ]. G. Blackwell asks us to
say that those in this section
who In and will attend may
send names to him, if they
dsesil Se will send them 10
the CO cSeeTeraI Iy.-The
Journal.l
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Peace Negotiations Begin Today

Washington, May 16.-The
arrival here late today of the
Huerta representatives to the
mediation conference to be held
at Niagara Falls, Canada gave
the most tangible evidence thus
far presented of efforts under
way to compose the Mexicans
conflict-the actual presence at
the American capital.of Huerta's
spokesmen, direct from Mexico
City and clothed with plenary
powers.
AS the three Mexicans-Senors
Rabass, Rodriguez and Elguero
with their families and
number of officials descended
from the train they were met by
the Spanish ambassador, Don
Juan Riano, and presented to
representatives of the state de-
partment and of The three media
tors. v curious crowd looked on
as the Mexicans were taken to a
hotel.
The Mexican delegates tonight
were guest of honor at the Span
ish embassy. Other guests were
the three mediatorS, Ambassador
da Cana of Brazil and Minister
Naon of Argentina and Suarez
of Chile, and the commissioners
of the United States, Justice Jo-
seph Lamar and Frederick w.
LehmauD, with the American
secretary, H. Percival Dodge,
and numerous American, Span
ish and Mexican officials. Sec
retary Bry an could not attend
owing to a previous engagement
The dinner was said to be with
out political significance.
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Good Location for Small Powe,
Plant.

Jeffersonian.
A dam costing only a few
hundred dollars, built across
Little Fork Creek, at the foot of
Brewer Mine Hill, would furnish
sufficient power to run a saw
mill or ginnery, and light the
streets, stores. public buildings
and residences of Jefferson, and
besides all tEis, there would be
power to run sewing machine
and an electric fan in every
house in town. This is an
ideal spot for a dam, and the
flow Of water is sufficient all the
year round for the needs of a
small town like this. During
the far greater part of the year
twice as much power could be
secured as is indeed. Of course,
the dam would be only part of
the initial expense, but the op-
portunity is there, and some day
it will be eagerly seized.
The east side of Brewer Mine
Hill is much frequented spot,
during the spring and summer.
The old pit, 100 feet deep, the
long tunnel, abandoned machin-
cry of the mining company, the
steep hillSides covered with deli
cate ferns, trailing arbutus and
honeysuckle and the bold, swift
creek at the foot of the Hill all
make it the most charming bit
of scenery in this part of South
Carolina.
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Items From Route l.

Weather continues cry and
farmers are grumbling. Let's
not grumbIe. The rain will
come in due season.
Mr.. w. F. Phillips made a trip
to Peachland Sunday in his Ford
to carry Mr.. Jarman and Mr..
and Mrs. Hamp Carpenter. to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Charlie Anderson contin.
ues on the sick list.
Some thief entered the home
OF Mr.. r. +. Horne, recently and
stole his wife's watch and while
the property has been recovered
the guilty one should be punish
ed,
Rev. Al. Crane, filled his
regular appointments Saturday
night and Sunday morning at
Salem. His sermon Sunday was
fine, his subject being, "A friend
that sticketh closer than a bro
ther."
Hours for Sunday School have
been changed at Mt. Moriah and
Salem: Mt. Moriah 1st Sunday
at 2:3O, remainder of time 800.
Salem every Sunday at 10 a. m.
There will be debate at the
Mills school house next Satur-
day night the subject being, Re.
solved, that Columbus deserves
greater honor than Washington.
The speakers are ]. F. Richard
son and J. L. Griggs alternative;
w. N. Knight and l.. 3. Price.
negative.
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Negro is Shot

Lancaster, May 1S.-Last night
Wyatt Foster shot and seriously
wounded Jim Reed about five
miles west of Lancaster, on w.
]. Hammond's place. DR.. r. G..
Brown attended Reed and says
there is slight hope of his recov-
ering. Both parties are negroes.
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early date
Delegates to Convention.

Fhe following gentlemen are
tie delegates to the State Demo
cratic convention which meets
ia Columbia today:
ID. P. Douglass, Chesterfield
]. Clifton Rivers. Mt. Croghan
M. M. Johnson, Jefferson
Edward McIver, Cheraw
J. 0. Taylor, Mt. Crcghan
DIR. A. A. McManus, McBee.
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though
wounded with gffel

wounded with gffel
souls are bowed down ben
the load, yet we can look
through this to sweet meeting
with her in the bye and bye.
Passing out of the shallow,
Into a purer light
Stepping behind the curtain
Getting clearer sight
Laying aside the burden"
This weary mortal coil
Done with the worlds vexation
Done with its tears and toll.
Tired of all earth's play things
Heart sick and ready to sleep
Ready to bid our friends farewell
Wondering why they weep,
Passing out of the shadow
Into eternal day,
Why should we call it dying?
This sweet going away.
A Friend