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CHAPTER cSSxiI
fcopyriyht. 1914. by the Newspaper
crterprlse AsaoclaSoal

While was writing my ideas
about married life n special deilv-
cry letter was brought me. II WAS
from Jack. who II In great tribuIa-
tion.
Dear Margie." he wrote. 7 am
in awful trouble, and. an you have
always been no good 10 me. am
just going 10 throw myself on
your mercy. for you are the only
one who can help me.
you have met Mary. and you
know what dear girl she In.
Margie. | am not worthy to tie her
little shoe and might "a well
tell you first "a last--Mary Is my
wife. We were married before !
came home from college for yours
and Dicks wedding, Oh. yes. I
know II was madne@-ma with
nothing In the world and nearly n
whole year OF college before grad.
uation. but You mustn't blame
Mary. because she did not want 10
do II, but. Margie. she loves me "a
much az love her, and | persuad-
ed her. You see. I know she was
going on the road with tho com
pany and was mad with the fear
that some better. richer man than
I would fall In love with her and
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ables him TO supervise the con-
sfructton OF right glasses. when
needed. In his examination OF defec-
tive or strained eyes he first takes
note Of any unhealthy condition in
order that he may recommend treat
ment outside of his own speciality,
should the person, for any reason
seem TO require such attention. He
then satisfies himself as 10 the focal
6tate fseeing quality, using the
skiagkope and other modern instru-
rnents and methods, and finally
measures the strength Of the muscles
that rotate the eyebails. Because Of
these thorough methods Of eNamIna-
tfon the Optometrist is tho real EYE
eTRATN SPECIALIST, and the pub
lic should demand his service as out
lined above.
An OPTIcrAN IL one who grinds.
fashions or constructs lenses out Of
glass or other Transparent material
He IL a maker, and sometimes a
seller ~ glasses.
An 0CULfST n a physician who
epecialtzes In eye diseases and the
medical treatment OF same.
Consult DR. g. r. Knowiton, the
licensed. Registered Optometrist, in
my Optical Department.
Remember that my Dental offices
now extend from 7O5 10 7fs First nv.
IN this Washington and Union blocks
Evenings until and Sunday until 4
Tor people who work.
EDWIN j. BROWN. D. -, g,
SSid Advertising. Paid for by r.. j. Brown
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ne picked up very gently bungalow

"iiut I was nervous.
about an hour after tho girl
went out called 90 her. and she
answered me from that big tapang
tree In the clearing. I am all right.
she said. Please do not worry
about me
"Ilut could not keep from worry
Ing about her. WAS Just going 20
call out again to the Tirl when that
thick night afr was set quivering.
II was like ns n little threads OF
purple and silver and gold were be.
ing threaded In and out OF the dark
patches. and FaHped. She was
singing. She was singing out there
in the night and I had never heard
such singing.
"She stopped for n second as n
she wished 10 listen. and before tho
notes OF her song had died away a
stone crashed against the window
OF the bungalow. and n hyena laugh
won't up into the night like brass
blare
"'rhe giri started 10 sing again.
and there was no more laughing.
And there were no more stones.
Sh. sang and sang and sang. and
the jungle list. ID. Colt. Il was
weird. I cannot explain II 70 you.
But II was soul calling 10 n soul
Il stayed awake all through the
night There wer. no NOR. stones
or no moro laughter. But sna sang
on Toward dawn. when the first
BIT OF baby pink came up out OF
Micronesia. shook myself and
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monkeys. We had never heard
such limitations.
"Iirochmann got tired OF CHASING
him aftor n day or two. and he went
back to HIS camp. leaving me with
the difficulty on my hands
Three weeks after he had bolted.
mail came up from tho coast
There was letter for iianHlaw from
that place, Baltimore. that he came
from over there IN tho United
States. and | opened that letter i.
made me feel sorry to think that |
had no ono 20 write me letters Ike
that. think I could have worked
as Ianslaw worked In had had. |
think so. l1anslaw said that Love
was tho big lever that moved the
world. believe him now.
Il read that letter eight. twelve.
twenty times, then ! sat down and
wrote an answer 10 Il. II wnr the
first time | had written To girl
since left Bonn. That IL funny.
Is Il notG Hut | tried my beat TO
write that girl a good letter You
are wondering n | told her every.
1 thing, are you mott Yes. did tell
her all that l knew. ia. I did
told her how ne mad WORKED through
the days and through tho tropical
nights when the hot smells get up
off tho ground aud take you with
their cursed fingers TN you GRIP
with perspiratiou. and told her
how the little belt had slipped from
the flywheel IN HIS brain. My,
never did such BIT OF writing In all
/ OF the DyakR.
But that mailman tried TO make
mo as much OF a lunatlc as this
Fates had made himself. lie would
come down here by tho river al
night and howl at me. and then h.
would sneak softly MP to the win.
dowH OF the bungalow and send
rocks flying among my specimens.
Il was the devil.
'IIe bombaFded this place TIL the
yoilcys OF stones took my memory
back to Graveloite when tho French
not open q window 20 get n breath
of air. aud II sat In tho dark With
a door open he seemed TO know.
1T went on like that for three
months. then one morning while
was skinning a crocodile down on
the bank OF tho river | saw n Goat
coming an the stream. There were
four Dyaks pulling II. and some one
else was sitting ia the stern. |
stood up aud watched Il. and don't
know what felt like just then.
Something came up In my throat
that was bigger than tho ball on
strasburg cathedral. Aeh Go,tl
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The girl stopped exhausted. and
he made quick move for the shad-
ows. lie had crossed N sand when
something happened. do not know
II she threw herself into the water
or n the rotten bank gave way be-
meath her when she was leaning out.
I think II was the latter. But be-
fore I could get on my feet she was
being swept along by the current
down the river.
you know what this Samaritan
river ta7 II ~ alive In that dirty
mud there are thousands Of croco-
dies. got 20 my feet with the
most awful feeling that have ever
felt. and. as | did 80. cry like the
cry or lost soul came from Hans
law, and his long naked body shot
out like shaft into tho silver
stream where the girl was battling
II was the cry OF the soul coming
back TO the body Il had left.
He reached her IN three strokes,
and he swan toward this side OF the
shore.
she had tainted when he reached
the bank, and cronched in the
shadow and watched him. Very
gently he picked her mp in his long,
nlnewy arms and carried her up 20
The bungalow, and ! walked on air
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Il think helped her out OF tina,
boat when II grounded on the stink.
ing mud. I am doubtful 10 this day
IL did. Can you think what a task
that woman set herself In coming
from baltimore 10 this hellr Can
you imagine IT.
"'You are Mr.. Hochdorf.' she said.
when she put her little hand into
my biz dirty paw. I want 10 thank
you for your letter
THAT was all she said. You would
think that ! was expecting her. and
that II was not six thousand miles
OF track between inc United
States and norpeo.
"She did not ask any questions.
DO you know. aha never men.
toned Hansiaw all that dayT She
Just sat by that little window aud
stared nj tho trees. Once only she
looked AZ me. and Haid: Some
time before midnight before could
stop myself And abe nodded when
| said Il.
"she did not eat anything much.
She Just nlbblcd like a canary. and
knew that she was praying for
the night.
When the darkness fell lik. n
blanket. she stood UP and walked to
tho door. and stood up, too.
Miss Leslie I said. you must
DOT 70 far. You AFRO In q wilder
ficss.'
I am only going into the clear.
lnr. she said. I promise you that
| win not 90 further
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\R'S SATURDAY NIGHT SHORT STORY

as I followed. I was stunned.
was incapable OF doing anything.
He carried her In the door and
placed her on tho couch that was
just inside. and then she came TO
her senses and spoke 10 him. I
listened in the dark outside. For
minute he did not answer, them
ho spoke as n the floodgates OF his
soul had been suddenly ripped away.
aud ! crawled away down 20 the
Dyak village. n was not for ms 10
hear any more. had heard enough
10 tell me that she was as safe az
N she was In her mothers home In
Baltimore. That was all wanted
10 know.
In the morning came back here.
Hanalaw had on a clean drill suit
OF mine, and he had shaved himself
with my razor. When ! came TO the
door he caught my two hands and
held them for three minutes with
out speaking. Then the girl came
out from the other room ana put
an arm around his neck. and the
other arm around mine. And the
three OF MS cried.
You are good fellow, Hoch-
dorf.' said Hanslaw. Ethel In tax,
ing mo home"
(THE END
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imy life. when I had finished II !
sent II down TO the coast with two
stumbled down through the clearing.
She was standing near the thpang
tree. where she had beed eight
hours before. and I took her by the
arm and led her inside the bunga-
low. Her dress was all wet with
tho dew. and her face was as white
ms tho snow on the Himalayaa. But
hho never spoke. Not single
word.
The next might II was nearly the
Same thing over again. But there
was one exception. That mailman
threw a stone at the bungalow, but
he did not laugh his Internal hyena
laugh. lie crept away quietly after
he had thrown the rock, and 10 me
that was wonderful
And the next night he threw
stones, but II did not seem 20 give
him the devillsh amusement that he
got out of the business before she
started 10 sing.
Might after night she sang in diff
ferent places around the bungalow.
and those big trees seemed to listen
TO her like so many giants. And
then, after about two weeks OF that.
Hhnslaw stopped throwing stones.
But he was there In the dark.
Then one night, II Was fine
moonlight night. the miracle hap
pened. The Samaritan river looked
like a belt OF silver. Tho girl was
down near the bank singing softly
10 the tapang trees. and crouched
here ia the shadow OF the bungalow
4 and wondered what would bs the
end OF II all.
Presently she started 20 sing in
n way that had never heard before
u was u magic melody. crept
down through the bushes tn could
see her She WAS standing right on
the bank OF the stream. and she
was looking across the river 20 that
strip OF sand that you can see al.
rectly In front OF the little landing.
| i followed the direction OF her
eyes. and then ! saw. Yes. saw
Hanslaw. Jai had never seen
him fully since the day be ran
away. He was standing on the
strip OF bare sand. and be was look.
Ing straight across at her. He
stood like a statue.
4 lay down flat on my stomach
and watched There seemed 20 be
nothing In the world but those two
people. IL was just big empty
Globe In which a girI fought for the
soul OF a man against the Jungle.
"liansiaw saw her. She was
singing for her own life as well an
for HIS. knew that. Her voice
never had such melody in IL as Il
had Mt that minute.
She stopped with a little choking
thrill, and HAnsiaw moved rest.
lessiy. Then TINT haif.naked man
moved around like restlese
panther. his body half turned toward
the trees as II he was inclined to
spring into the dark depths.
She started 10 sing again. and
be was attn TN she had finished.
Then his nervousness gripped him
again. II seemed as n he was
afraid OF some ono cutting off his
retreat.
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THE CONFESSIONS OF A Wife
A LITTER FROM JACK

that possibly shc might forget me.
We had four weeks OF heaven
while you people thought was
out camping with tho fcliows and
then we separated and I have only
had her dear letters since.
when she told mo tho company
was 20 be In your town for n week
wrote you. for knew you would
love Mary. but had no thought al
that time Of the terrible catastro.
phe that has befallen my darling
or tho utter chaos into which I,
would hurl as.
"Margic. Mary did not leave
with the company. She IN still in
your city. While shc was there
shc wrote me that II would be i'm
possible for her 10 play any
longer. The poor darling has
been keeping Il secret from me
for months that SHE was going 20
have child. because she knew
| was beside myself with worry
about her.
What shall ! do. Margie7
Il wanted TO throw up this old
degree and 40 directly to Mary
when she wrote about herself, but
abe said II did she would go
somewhere where I could not find
her. She said that we must stick
Il ont now as we planned, but
some way our plans made when
we were delirious with the Joy OF
loving seem childish and futile
now.
II am worried as 20 how Mother
and Dad will enjoy having n family
thrust upon them instead OF boy
Just out of college. (And we'll you
may, Jackie. after tho way they
took the announcement OF your In.
terest In the young lady last
night. | am afraid that Mary
will want for something. as | am
sure she must have very little
money. ! have sent her every cent
possibly could. but when think
OF her in that big city. alone and
perhaps wanting the little luxuries
that belong to women in her con.
dition, almost 30 mad Margie,
please, please go and find her right
away for me, won't your Try and
persuade her that II is best for
me 10 chuck II and 20 TO her. Why
Madge, Mary's comfort for a week
means more TO me than any honor
that any college on earth can pos
sibly confer-and yet, here I am
tied TO the mast unable to do any.
thing to tighten the load of the
one being love best In all the
world. Find her. Margie, and tell
her ! must come to her even II
Dad throws me over. I'm strong
and well and there In always work
In the white wings gang.
Whatever you do don't let Dick
know ] wrote you this, for old Dicl,
can be as hard as nails and |
would never forgive him II he said
anything that would hurt Mary in
any way
Now. what shall | do with this
affair?
feel as though Dick at least
should know. but cannot tell him.
for the secret is not mine, and |
think the woman who runs and
tells her husband everything that
anyone else says TO her In conf.
dence betrays that confidence lust
as surely az though she told Il 10
someone else.
Ito Be Continued Monday
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OPTOMETRY, as now defined by
statutory law in over 80 states. Il
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means other than the use
Of DRUGS for the meas
ursment OF the powers Of
human vision and the
adaptation OF lenses for
the aid thereof"
An OPTOMETRIST IA a
practitioner of OPTION
ETRY, and r.. literally, an
eye-measurer, but he Is
also skilled In Mechan-
zeal Optics, which en-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-29
ROBBERY NOT POLITICS.

The assault upon DR.. J. H.
Mcintosh in Columbia is greatly
to be deplored, but if the assail'
ant could oe captured and pun.
lshed, it would be very crafty
ing indeed; it is our opinion to
give matter a political turn, by
attempting to place the blame
for this miserable outrage upon
Governor Blease. is not calcu-
lated to have the effect those
who are so doing hope. There
is every Indication, from the
statement Dr.. Mcintosh is said
to have given out. that his assail-
ant was not on an expedition to
murder, but it was his purpose
to rob, as many others had been
in the city of Columbia before.
The doctor says: when he was
approached by his assailant, he
was ordered to hold up his hands
and the person was so close to
him he was enabled to grab and
grapple with him, and, in the
struggle the pistol, he attempted
to hold him up with, went off.
1t looks to US from this state
ment. had the doctor held up
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-29
Not Wise to
Take CalOmel

Dodson's Liver Tone is just as sure
in results and always safe. pleasant in
taste and has 20 bad after-etfects. AS
q remedy for oorpid liver calomel has
more than met its match in Dodson's
Liver Tone. This medicine does not
roughly force the liver on to perform
its work. 1t acts gently but surely.
Calomel depends for its power upon
exciting the liver TO do more work.
and often the liver is two weak to stand
such treatment. and after taking calo-
mel you are as result sometimes worse
of than before.
Dodson's Liver Tone cannot cause
any OF the dangerous effects that often
follow the use of calomel. 1t is entire
ly vegetable and pleasant to the taste,
and is suitable for children and grown
people.
Get large bottle for fifty cents at
Dickson under the guarantee that if it
ioesn't satisfy YOU that 1t perfectly
takes the place OF cAlomel you will be
given your money back with 4 smile
right at the store where you bough;
Dodsoa's medicine.-Adv.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-29
WILL THERE BE WAR?

The Austrian -Servian trouble
may involve a general war in
Europe. unless the greater
powers succeed in their media,
ton. Servia appears to be de-
termined to go ahead, and Greece
has signifed its purpose to send
100000 Of her soldiers into the
field to aid Servia. The Aus.
trians are equally determined
and each of these minor powers
are closely allied with some OF
the greater ones. Should there
be general outbreak we fear it
will be long and its effects will
hamper the industrial interests
of the United States. If war
breaks out in Europe, there will
be a slump in the price of cotton,
and the other importing pro.
ducts of this country. Russia is
so closely allied with Servia
that it is thought it will lend its
powerful aid, while the alliance
composed of Great Britain,
France, Germany and Italy will
do all it can to discourage the
impending conflict. But should
the worse come to the worse the
triple alliance composed of Ger
many, France and Italy will in
all probability give its active
aid with men and munitions of
war to theAustrians,
The world is in a state of un-
rest, there are wars and rumors
Of wars; Ireland is in a condition
of insurrectiop, France is having
troubles, and all is not we'll in
the industrial sections of Great
Britain, in Paris, violent war
demonstrations occurred in the
theatres and cafes, revolutionary
songs were sung, and the police
were called upon to disperse the
crowds. In the United States,
there is constantly going on
troubles among the laboring
classes, and conflicts frequently
occur, all going to show there is
something not right with fhe
entire world. Men like Will
liam Jennings Bryan preach
peace, but there is no peace:
Andrew Carnegie and Sir Ed
ward Grey send forth to all the
world the doctrine of peace, but
it goes unheeded.
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First Efficiency Exposition.

The first National Efficiency exposi-
ton and conference will be held III
the new Grand Central palace, New
York city. from April to II under
the auspices Of the Efficiency society,
Incorporated The exhibits will show
the increasing application Of scientific
methods to modern conditions, and
there will be assembled displays Of
appliances, methods and products in
the fields Of industrial, mechanical,
governmental, educational and house
hold efficiency. Special invitations to
participate In the conferences to be
held during the exposition will be is
sued to scientific organizations, state
and municipal officials and authorities
on efficiency.
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SOMEBODY HAS MIS-STATED FACTS.

The Blease. Mcintosh incident
regarding the certificate in the
Richey case, purporting to have
been signed by Drs. Knowlton
and Mcintosh, is being discussed
from every angle, and, so far as
we have been able to ascertain
the concensus of opinion is
against DR.. Mcintosh. The
affidavit of Hon. John J. Earle
who is the brother-in-law of the
| late DR.. Knowlton identifying
the signature of DR.. Knowlton
and prououncing it genuine,
if one signature is genuine
both must be. These two ply
sicians made the examination OF
Richey together, they practlced
together, both in the hospital
and on the outside, therefore if
they made this examination to-
gether, and one placed his name
to the certifcate,in question the
other did so too.
It is indeed unfortunate that
DR.. Mcintosh denies having
signed this paper, unless he is
absolutely certain, and if he is
certain, then it follows he has
been imposed upon, not by the
governor, but by the person
who fled the certificate in the
executive Office: and he should
forthwith prosecute that person.
It is said the certificate was filed
with the governor by lawyer
W. r. Richey of Laurens, this
lawyer has the reputation of be-
ing in good standing, if he forg-
ed the signature Of DR.. Mcintosh
he should be made to suffer the
consequences, but we doubt that
DR.. Mcintosh will take this step,
as the present campaign will be
over before action can be taken,
and the purposes of those who
are endeavoring to use this Incl
dent as political capital will have
been accomplished. Just the
same, in the estimation of the
public mind, we fear DR.. Nc
Iniosh has been hurt.
Lawyer Richey makes affidavit
that the signature of DR.. Nc
Intosh to the certificate is gen
uine, and that it was handed to
him by DR.. Knowlton, and
further these two doctors were
employed by him to examine
the man in the penitentiary, and
he holds the receipt for the fee
they charged him. The more
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this scheme, but we note among
the prominent callers the name
of Leon j. Williams, formerly
chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors OF the State Dispensary,
Mr.. Williams has always been
regard a shrewd proposition,
when he was a member of the
board be so managed as to Sc
cure for himself the reputation
as the honest man of the lot, but
that board had a lot of liquor to
buy and the members had a lot
of friends. all of them wanted
business, bat few of them got it,
we have wondered if the methods
employed then in the purchase
of liquor has not suggested the
present scheme to Mr.. Williams
and his co-agitators?
A convention to settle upon
one man to take the field against
another in a Democratic primary
is so far from the ideas taught
by the party leaders when others
were in full control that it is be;
yond our conception how it can
be regarded seriously, unless
the promoters contemplate the
organization Of a new party in
case their present scheme falls
down; 1t would not surprise US
in the least for an independent
party to be in the coming gen
eral election, and we think it is
bound to come if the hopes of
certain politicians are blasted in
the primary. We therefore urge
our readers to not be led astray.