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thought vas that Gordon was going
further from her every minute.
H,r cousin called. but she refused
20 see ann.
Tell him ! am not well--you can
see that am not we'll" she cried.
feyerishly i don't Want TO see any
one
lie called again. ana by some mis-
chance WAS admitted
The young man vas Mind add gym
pathetic. lie talked OF Gordon. say
ing how good he was. how kind 20
every one. so that Daisy became I'D.
most cheerful. and her mother.
greatly relieved at the change.
begged her nephew 90 come again
soon.
Dagnan Ios1 no opportunity Of
cheering bis pretty cousin, he
loved 10 SEQ hcr checks turn pink
and ler great gray eyes 90 shine a.
he told her OF the good Gordon had
done and hoV be had helped many To-
regain their footing on tho ladder oI
fortune after their first slip.
lie helped me out Of "a tight place
once. uaguau said. There are not
many men vino would have done for
another vhaf be- DID for mo tried
several without efect-then went
fl dear old Douglas '--
"D'11" cried Daisy Douglas is
n0' 0'It"
"Of course ho isn't Douglas Cor
don has tho youngest heart of any
man know. fIr just listened f0 mo
and then. we'll he hoIprd me
without word Uo ruf DTS hand boz
bio pocket and gave me good
round yum never asked for eecur
ny. and said o shant waste ad.
vice ON sou. A man Who has made
q mistake has learned hls lesson.
How clever. and so true Sou
ought % think a lot n him. VII
fred
% IN. Iie To- tho best friend Q
ever had and what d1 you Thin.
fo assed mo fo DO fhe iarf thing Boz
'Dr0 hH went away Cues
% can't"
100. afasI ue fo ln0. otter YOU.
~ course . should haeo done r0 in
1rF 's.o boo DOL. a pleasure fl know
f.a' Dol desired If
Young IHFrt.. .I.Hr II.Hmn en-
frequent CHAT Daisy. mother .us
F'.t.I That Hr rtr coming fno often.
OH. a.I FaH Indignant ft vas
i'n.f.aHH H..' . .H.I .'..f $500
'r.I should frr .. make ". lover
absence .r.. band f. bear"
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Thief First my money-now you
have stolen more. am coming 10
expose you Thief Thief"
Daisy looked at her husband
"ls this true9" she said Are you
q thief?"
lie bowed his head
1T was six years ago. repented,
and he forEave"
"A thief" she repeated. looking
away from him
1T Is not for the money he would
expose me. 10 is because have
taken you"
Let me be-" she pleaded. Leave
me for little while"
This was the man whom she had
thought-perfcct 4 thief Yet she
loved him. and he was her husband
Well. she would prove her love. she
would stand by her husband. what
ever happened
The door opened. and Gordon stood
before her
We'll. where Is the thiefg" he
asked
SAe answered foariessiy.
lie s.nned and no rcpcnted. I
am sorry that I have brought sor-
row 90 you. but now ] see that 7
chose tho right man You would
punish my husband. not for tho sin
be committed years ago. and for
which YOU forEavc him but because
Do loved mo too we'll. and II loved
him
HAS he told YOU the truth"
'Ho has everything. and 7 toll
YOU again. that man who chcrishcs
anger as YOU do is man to be
dcspisod
Gordon felt very mean. Tie had
meant to humble this girl: instead.
Do FELT tumblod. and he saw HE false
position.
Daisy noticed his hesitation and
came nearer t0 him Her pretty
head was bowed and her voice
broken as she said
"u0ugIa7. I was 90 blame But I
only liked you and admired you.
know that now because I love nv
husband. n ls who deserve punish
mont Can you not let me bear lee
Ho looked at her silently Tor "a
moment
Where i7 that letter." Dc aekrf
She placed DO in hts hand. and ho
tore 10 into pieces
You are good woman Do said
ilelp your husband to be- like your.
I'o TOOK rer hands ard Kissed
'..m. fl'u walked out OF tha sllm.
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HOUGLAs GORDON was en-
engaged to be married. and.
above all. TO a girl OF twenty
Gossip ran riot. for Gordon had al
ways said that he would never trust
his happiness 70 a Womans keeping,
and 10 had always been thought that
Daisy Singleton was 10 marry her
cousin. Wilfred Dagnall.
Douglas Gordon was forty-eight
years Of age. and every one thought
that Daisy Singleton had accepted
him for his wealth and position.
But In this they were wrong, for
Daisy loved. or believed that she
loved. this man. no longer YOUNG.
with the strong dark face.
Daisy loved him. 80 80 seemed. be-
cause he was 20 different from the
usual young man She was nat.
tered. too. by his choosing her from
among tho numerous pretty Eirls in
her SET She felt sure that he would
never change. and IN hts love she
frl. secure
They acre an IDEAL pair ~ lovers.
for each seemed 90 live only % make
rho other happy such uu~ifshnces
pa- phenomenal 10 came o. ga bo.t
from the blue" when DO uas found
mat Gordon would have 10 leave f1r
SOY York Immediately on important
business.
They would have hurried 10 fhl
psddInr. but fhore was no timr. This
business vas too pressing. and much
depended ON Gordon getting 90
"tle other sids' a. the earliest mo.
mont possible.
Daisy said goodbye 10 her lover
~ Euston station. and a. she
watched the train disappear in tho
distance. great tears dropped down
hrr cheeks f.r she fen that if vas
carving uifh 10 aIl tho ioy of h0r
Nf..
Gordon leaned oHf 0f Pho oa-r.are
oIrc1a. nIlIrg though tho ru r
.aa .rr. Era.H ono. and aH f.ry
looked into ea'u other. H.rH .
tforEht that hIr was frr dearest
and firlrst In aU fhn world
Dr. rfrard aH though Gordon frf
~ ken uai4y.s soul with hlu and irft
her uf Irra U0r mother tried fu
eoufort her but in vain ffrr one
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was Audl
"Humph,"
For a second neither spoke. The
revolver still covered Duff. steady
as rock.
Like 20 clear out that way in
quired the other. in conversational
tone
"only give me the chance,"
breathed Dun fervently.
Its compromising a felony" said
the other. with slow hesitation.
Call II anything YOU like. but let
me 20 Just this once" entreated Dun
Quick march," commanded the
man Step by step he followed Dun
down the hall. the revolver held in a
cold ring on the back OF his neck.
Duff scrambled hastily down the lad
der. and shot out OF sight through the
courtyard and disappeared. tearing on
his mask as he went and reshaping
his soft-felt hat
Then he adjusted his eyeglass. un-
bottoned the front OF the coat. from
beneath which a stiff white shirtfront
cleaned. and making his way round
10 the front OF the fats. strolled into
the vestibule and inquired OF the
sleepy night porter II Mr.. James Hea-
den had returned.
Just come in. sir" replied the
porter. and whisked Duff up 10 the
second floor
Left alone. Dun smeared some oil
over a small key. slipped the latter
in the lock OF No. 80 door. and turned
IL soundlessly. The light still blazed
in the hall; a golden rod OF Il glowed
on the parquet flooring beneath the
aperture OF the drawing room door.
Dun pushed the door open.
Beneath the shaded electric lights
Mr.. James Headen's figure bent over
the bowl OF tulips on the oak table.
on which several OF the plants lay
prone
Doing a bit OF gardening" said
Dun in n quiet drawl
The bent figure swung round as II
electrified.
Duff levelled a cleaning automatic
and held IL steady as a rock.
The tables are turned. think"
he said pleasantly. Don't move an
inch. or I'll shoot. and I rarely miss"
Mr.. James Headen's lips parted
over a set OF gold-stopped teeth.
who the deuce are you?" he
hissed. darling a frenZied glance at
his revolver. which lay on a small
DUFF crossed over to the weapon
and pocketed II.
Major Derwent Duff is my name"
he said in a drawl. Don't move"
Step by step he advanced toward
the oak table.
You're a clever sort OF person"
he remarked conversationally. I've
searched every inch OF your fat for
possible clues 10 the various bur
glaries which have puzzled Scotland
Yard OF late. but without glimmer
OF success. I'll own up overlooked
the tulip bowl"
As he spoke he swung his gaze
Tor a second from the mans fear
stricken face to the disturbed bowl
o. flowers. Among the peat litter
there cleaned diamonds. pearls, EN-
eralds. rubies, all unset.
Quick as lightning the cornered
man thrust out a tWining foot and
hooked Duff's right leg. Jerking him
of his balance on the polished floor
and bringing him asprawl with a
thud
For some seconds the two fought
life-and-death struggle. which
ended abruptly by Dun TRUSTING up
an iron-hard fist. clenched on the
butt OF his revolver. which came into
contact with the others chin. The
mans head fell back and his body
rolled over.
Dun struggled 10 his knees. trussed
up his antagonist neatly with a thin
coil OF rope which he took from his
pocket and leaving his visitor in a
sim bundle. crossed 10 the telephone
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n HAJoR DERwENT DUFF. i'm

lVI mseuiately groomed as usual.
and with n bored look on his
lean. angular face. strolled into the
vestibule OF the fashionable Empress
Restaurant In Pail Mall. stared about
aaif vacantly. then wandered through
the cool palm-iined corridor into the
equally cool restaurant beyond.
As by magic the head waiter
spotted his lean. tall figure almost be-
fore he was clear OF the doorway.
and with an obsequious "Good-day.
sir" piloted him 20 a small table
near the centre OF the room. removed
a Reserved" card that nanked the
nest OF wineglssses. relieved Dun OF
HIS hat and stick. made a pleasant
remark about the glorious weather.
and presented the luncheon menu.
with discreet suggestion regarding
the excellence OF plovers' eggs
I'm expecting a friend" said Duff
Lady. slr?" queried the attendant.
Gentleman. I'll wait for him"
Very good. sir"
Dun. left alone. glanced around
casually. For the fraction OF a sec
ond his sound eye rested on a group
OF four people lunching at the next
table on his right. The group con
sisted OF two uncommonly pretty
girls OF the theatrical order. a good
looking youth slightly over.well
dressed, and "A quiet. middle-aged
man. whose only visible claim 10 dis
tinction was his beautifully-vhite,
exquisitely-manicur hands.
Every day for the last week Dun
had lunched at the Empress. always
sitting some where in the vicinity OF
the two men and their pretty com
panions. though the ladies'. he noted.
were different from day TO day.
After his casual glance Dun got up
and set his chair so that he was d.
rectly back 20 back with the middle
aged man. the rail OF the two chairs
touching each other by the fraction
OF an inch.
\ second or two later he greeted
with a CHEEKY Late. OF course. Dorm
ton" little man who walked briskly
up TO the table.
Sorry" said the newcomer fussily
seating himself in the vacant chair.
Then. dropping his voice. he added
in "A sharp whisper: NO need TO
shout my name aloud even IL you
have insisted on my lunching with
you"
How are things going at the
Nard?" inquired Dur. taking no no
tice OF his guests eXpostulation.
You G. l. ID. men ought TO have
your hands pretty full Just now.
beg your pardon this to the man
behind him with whose chair his
own had colllded suddenly. Dun
hitched his chair in "A few inches
and went on talking 10 his guest
How about some plOyers' eggs.
Dornton? Got any clues as to the
latest robbery? The AFFAIR OF the
Dinkworth diamonds, / mean
He had modulated his tones to a
low, clear murmur, but that fact
failed Ia mollify his irate guest.
whose blue eyes behind their bushy.
white eyebrows were alight with
anger.
III YOU don't mind. well talk OF
something else" said the detective
Inspector icily
But ] have asked YOU 10 lunch on
purpose 10 discuss that affair" said
Dun IN bland tones. AS you know.
myself. and get considerable
amusement out OF working up the
cries Now. take this series OF
burElaries. First th' Duchess ~
Rockfeld's emerald tiara and rope
o. pearls. That occurred. let me
see. about six months ago. Then,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-29

Camp Moore. 'Styx, July 13, 1915. u
Mrs. John R. I Sumter. Chairman of
WOrhan's Auxiliary to the Sumter
Boys ut Styx. an S.
Dear Mrs. Sumtert We Wish, the
best we know how, to thank the Ia
dies of Sumter. through you. for the
Remembrance to the boys which took
form yesterday in the bountifui boxes
received by ms from you..ea af0 h,
We love o0r country, our city and
our liomes hut at the very bottom 2of
all IL our love for our women and
Tor this reason nothing u that anyone
ELSE could do would cause quite the
same feelingl OF appreciation as that
which we have bor the least attention
from. you. There are simply NO words
which will express our thanks and
Appreciation for the great. treat Of
yesterdaN '.ssi .3t,,& l.,qt. M
fhe fact that we, are !. here Il. the
best evidence Of our appreciation of
you all. Other than. chat we can only
BAY. Thank every single one of you"
Very respectfully,
The Boys From Sumter, ~,
BY Robert T. Brown,
CaptAin "a 8. C., Inf. CoaAmandins
Company L,aha'iss - .,Aae ~.
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cCarthy..

From the Daily Item, July 25.
A marriage Of very much interest to
Sumter people was ,oonsummated, this
morning at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
r. M. Ives on Sumter street. when
their daughter, Mamie, became the
bride OF Frank A, Mccarthy. The
marriage was very quiet affair, only
the members Of the families being
present. This evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Mccarthy left for points north on
their bridal trip. The ceremony was
performed BY the. Rev. Father N. A..
Murphy OF St, ,Anne's Catholic Church.
. Mr.. Mccarthy Is the manager of
the Ladies' Shop and is well known
young business man of Sumter. Mrs.
Mccarthy is a talented young musi-
cian. who has a host OF friends wher-
ever she Is known. Their marriage
while a surprise. is an occasion of
rnuch Qualification. as they will make
their home in Sumter among their
friends.
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!. .TR, C01iI.ATE NITRATE. DATA,
Gbse.his VI fLak, sslE,SSes sSsoowins
Tor GovsrsiAeHt AaAHtsI4bss.

r. - 2 r. 80 - NV tt<ff',t ~ 4 q ~
y cc!pF1ti, c!p JnE.e 3AT7pirectosh OF
the Columbisa Chamker Of Commerce
atd = SipDSSciai committees Habbointed
~ tho nitfats piaXt ~iM iloYA ,olnt
sAssshs snhrxSms'. oi skk q cxasAber
Sge Cbmukercs INscsdsy night at i 8.
y which y n sxpectcd that something
definite will be done toward securing
one of ths government nitrate plants
Tor CoidmSis. H''eH
During the week this committee has
been busily engaged collecting data
ana 1it = the belief OF the committee
that celambA 10, ,Abls to show better
claims why a plant should be located
here than any other city in the South.
Columbia &As unusual advantages Tor
this particular industry and every ef-
fort ID going to be made by the Cham
Der Of Commerce to have one of these
plants located at Columbia.
The members of the committee are
q. e. Shand. =. A. Fielder. b. r..
Coonsr, T. 3. stAckhouse and T. c.
Williams -.'',.S "> 81 ;.
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MAnning. July 3s,-Some OF the
miner freaks Of the, recent storm are
related as somewhat peculiar and in
tere1king. It seehaA chat chinaberry
trseA both the nmbrsaiX type and the
comhond kihA. we're faxorite targets
for the wind and quite a number Of
them were uprooted in Manning. One
large one in s. r. venning's yard
was blown down by the northeast gale.
but Letter when the wind changed to
ths southwest the ,trSe was blown back
and LETT standing IA Ms regular place.
a visbfbus yoa,ng oak ia Probate
1udgss Wsndhata:s yard ., was. blown
'ovsr by the galeHpd iodged on top
bf.hs,s kotsA. tbht-wheh the wind
changed AZ was, blown on the house
and over into the street.
One farmer from ths Fork section
reports that his tobacco was blown
down baaiy but tAs chanys In the
Wind bisw II Back up ana left 1ia,sut most
OF It standing though the leaves were
badly NshhrrSsddedg Ei',@:aasF' y 81 g
there w&s Ho iSss ~ HE of limb
20 'f4r' - rspSrttd in this county!
Il ~.
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DEUTSCHLAND. EN-
PORT. u 49, f,ss'
Customs OficiaIs stated Clearance Pa,
pers Had Not Been issued.

Baltimore. July 25:-At a late hour
customs officials said clearance papers
had not been issued for the German
undersea liner Deutschland. Concern
ing her wireless apparatus, which was
sealed Monday. it was said the seals
cannot be broken without authority
from Radio Inspector Cadmus, who Is
out of the city and will not return un-
til tomorrow.
circumstances and conditions over
which we have no control are keeping
us in Baltimore. There is no cause for
alarm from any source. At the proper
time we will get away. there is d time
for everything" .ei..to.,,s ...4 80.
Thus did Captain Paul Koenig. COM
mander of the Deutschland, explain
his presence in Baltimore today when
asked what is delaying his sailing.
What these circumstances and con-
ditions" are Captain Koenig would
not even hit. - s.s .s,s-
He laughed heartily when asked if
he felt sense of uneasiness as tire
time draws nearer for his departure
on his perilous voyage What is
there to fear.' he replied. 1.-The ocean
is big and Deep" ~.
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HE6soA COUNT Sp INQUIRY,
capt Se*eii sah 0xtSst CdtFey oI tho
tlAN n Y$n 81 i2al6at gfu.l l(et 8tA

ChAristtSn. sufs 4a.t4rhs court OF
inquiry on tHs Anfihs IL The f4sctsr
rscdnyj yjshs6 this hhYSoErnins ~ 81 tKe ciari !
iostoh h&ts yata. Qbaffak ING MORN MORN
ing ySssfoh Captain Nsxsil and First
omcer Corey y N the stand.
1aieS S&vs 1dusroN sf AsrAias ~ Is
what occurred during the storm. The
couft finished with them at the con-
clusion Of the morning session.
Yesterday the members Of the court
whit 90 ths seeHs of the Escsor ah6ilrd
the torpedo boAt usatroyer Lamson.
fsis HeUtor. n ~ understood. ran her
soSsoand stern On two hupaps t'hile
the .vdAsei asnidsAipa Is bent into the
Oppression. This probably caused her
y breAk. +. -,,~Z Slasa..
The naval auxiliary Sterling from
And the Je6ASdak Faducah are
~ the, scene Of the wreck. They will
Be Joined later by the naval tug Uncas.
Tne tiifse SSa6slS t4H Astehpt to sal-
vsse, w1Mtevyr sthsy rss pe the xss,el
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DEATH OF JOS. w. BRUNsoM..
Well known Citizen ol Concord Passe
z nj Away. ,Aftep Long Illness.

From the Daily Item, July Is. IA ) ~
Z Joseph w. Brunson;. IL we'll known
and highty, esteemed citizen Of tine
Concord section OF Sumter county
patsed away at his home Monday at
terhoon at 2:S0 O'Clock, after a long
illhess. Ths funeral services and In
tertnsnt were conducted Tuesday at
tertloohi at GrAiiam church on the
Manning road. slj' i,4nt 80 IL.
Mr.. Brunson was a native of SUM
ter county. having been raised In the
Concord section Of the county, where
he han lived ALI OF las iifs. He was
marrfedpito Mlss' Hannah DAVIS who.
with thh following SONS ana dassh-
serb. .gukvive hint Victor Brunsop,
Miss Nita Brunson, Hazel Brunson,
Pringie Bronson. i. Mrs Ben Brogdon,
Clarence. Screven. Miss Reba, Miss
Pearl, and Lever Br3inson. s,g 3
The dscsased WAS prominent
FARMER, IN, his commuhity and respeett
ed BY ALL swho knew him.. sD. al.
He also is survived by one sister,
Miss Elisabeth Brrnson, and. one
prSthes. Mr.. 1aaan BrpnsonS X, 40 s.st
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Club Rolls Closed.

The club rolls or the Democratic
party for the Democratic primaries.
which viii Be held in Aus gust and
September. closed last night with an
enrolment of what is apparently
about the same number or voters as
in 1914. In the city the enrolment
was somewhat larger than in 1914.
The last two d,.ys saw many names
annexed to the rolls, as many Of the
Democrats did not enlist until nearly
time to close the books.
The enrolment from all of the
clubs In the county has not been heard
from yet, but that In the city was as
follows.
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There 10 still time enough to build
. ale for this years corn crop IL
the farmer will act quickly. II you
are going to build wooden one
do4't look away or for material to
bued II with, Our own iong-leaf
pinp Is - good az ahythAAs you csa
buy reasonably. and is rnuch cheap
or than having lumber shipped two
or fhrce hundred miles. a..
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Tie Charity OF Silence.

How great Is our need for more
thought, and less. much less, speech
Let us consider this question OF
gossip. / mean the kind that you do
not care to have repeated as COM
ing through you. =.
This habit fattens on, its chosen
food, and not only lowers the moral
tone of those who indulge it, but is &
most poisonous menace to tho homo
in which it thrives 2A
Now at least as often as 1t seems
good to us to cleanse and air our
homes, let us invite our souls to j q
feast of sober thought. Shall We
forbid our children to play In tbs
filthy city sewer. yet in our own
homes nourish ceaseless stream OF
Iuncleansable gossip? The former can
be washed away, but the later leaves
its indelible impression on the wax
like child brain, as the child looks
with open eyed wonder at the keen
relish with which the parent tongues
the vicious morsel. IS
"Vice is monster OF so hideous
raien
That to be hated, needs only to bA
seen.
But seen too oft, familiar with it's
face, +h
We first endure, then pity, then era-
t-acc." -
Cur census reports could not supply
us with figures to show the number
Of young girls OF sound heredity who
have gone astray from no other cause
than an over INDUCED habit of gossip
on the part OF an otherwise norman
parent. We all know of these cases.
and aside from all moral obligations TO
our fellow beings, the law OF self
preservation should teach us to culti-
vate the charity of silence. Let us be-
gin by fixed purpose to repeat noth-
ing we hear. that we would not wish
TO put in writing over our own sigma
ture.
I. b. jenkins.
Murrell's inlet, S. c., July 2S. 49,.
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MIX Flow Won't Come Back IL Cut
Down by Grass Shortage. g, .,as.s

Clemson College. July 25,--Durine
the hot weather of July and August
the milk flow of the average herd
drops down nearly half. The. heat
and the condition. OF the, pastures
common at that time of the year are
the main causes Of this drop. The flies
generally blamed are of much less
Importance than other conditions. The
real cause is the failure of the ami
mails to eat sufficient feed. Poor pas
lures. heat and flies may all contribute
to this result. 1t will be observed that
during the hot weather the cows will
Craze but little and come to the barn
at night evidently hungry. To pro-
duce three gallons Of milk a day a
COW has to gather at least 100, or Lac
pounds of grass. If the pastures are
short and the weather hot generally
this much grass will not be gathered
and soon the milk flow goes down. ..,s
The influence of these summer
>~sANASAOhc S0hiOS VIC 1CHnONcQ, UuS 4lay
be improved. The main thing is to
see that the COWS do not lack food
They should be in the pasture at
night and, during the earliest, coolest
part Of the day. II the pasture is
short feed silage or green crops !, It
is well known to all experienced with,
dairy cattle that when the milk flow.
goes down once for lack of feed it is
impossible to bring it back where it
was before by better feeding later. TQ
get high production Of milk during
the year the cow must be kept at "A
high level of production all the time.
For this reason do not neglect. the
cows during the hot. weather. and ex-
pect them to come back strong again
when conditions become better in the
fall. Keep them going all the time.