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called out the men and they started
on the jump for the bank.
Helen, in the interval, had taken the
securities from the box and showed
them to Spike. AS they turned to
leave, the Waterman, REINFORCED by
the officers, bounced down on them.
Helen, desperate over the situation,
upbraided the Waterman.
A wordy discussion followed. But
Helen and Spike were started for the
station, where more developments had
already taken place. The victim of
the hold-up, in response to the SER
geant's message, had arrived, and on
having the suspects, Ward and Adams,
paraded before him, was unable to
identify Seagrue's retainers. In fact,
he distinctly declared these were not
the men that had eaten all his free
lunch and robbed him.
The chief. refusing to be- satisfied,
continued to ask. questions His in
stinct concerning criminals. seemed to
tell him that this pair were. crooks,
and, if not answering to one charge,
should Justly be held to await another.
While this was going on in the Office
Of the chief, Helen and Spike were
ushered, with the complaining watch
man, into the booking room. Helen
demanded the use of the telephone,
and in spite of the serious charge
lodged against her something in her
bright eyes or her demeanor satisfied
the sergeant she was no criminal, and
he handed her the phone from his
desk. She called Rhinelander up at
Seagrue's rooms.
When the bell rang, Seagrue told
Rhinelander to answer it, and from
Helen at the station the latter learned
of the plight she and Spike were in.
No explanation that Helen and
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He turned to the telephone Spike
and Helen had reached the rooms at
the hotel when Helen heard the ring
Of the telephone She answered the
CALL Listening, dumfounded, she did
not tell Spike what she heard, but
with her face somewhat blanched and
Rhinelander's words ringing in her
ears, she hung up the receiver. Get
the stock from the safety deposit
box" he had directed, '*and | will use
that as temporary security until can
replace the money"
Seagrue shook his head. mo. Mr..
Rhinelander," he said slowly, that
won't do. 1 must have legal tender,
and have it today, or our contract
doesn't co.
Helen, with Spike as her escort,
reached the bank only to find it
closed as she had feared. The watch
man. despite her appeals, refused them
admittance. But a little obstacle
such as that was not serious deter
rent to Spike. He had defed the
law too long to be baked now in the
interests Of justice and fair play. He
had been malefactor with the law
against him; he brushed aside all
scruples now in taking the role of
a benefactor with the law still against
him. The Waterman had his way.
IF the case is as bad as you say"
Spike muttered to Helen. we've got
to do something"
Helen shook her head despairingly.
ct may mean millions, Spike,'' she ex-
claimed. What can we do?" In her
distress she clasped her hands.
DO" echoed Spike scornfully. go
in and open the box and get your prop
erty-there's nothing else to do
But how" cried Helen, wide-eyed
with perplexity.
Spike tossed his head. It was set
high above a pair of swinging broad
shoulders, and whenever Spike shook
his head in that way, Helen knew
some suggestion was coming. He bent
forward and pointed his finger at her
to emphasize his words. "You put the
stock in the box, didn't you?" She
nodded half-frightened assent.
THAT" he continued stif1y, was
your business. Now, you want to get
it out, don't your" She nodded once
more. THAT" he declared with much
positiveness, lis my business
"A moment later, at the side of the
bank, Helen, frightened to death, fol-
lowed Spike through an unguarded
door. He led the way hastily and
stealthily to the vault, and Helen, with
her kew Cnened Rhinelander'a hoy TT
was while they were thus feloniOusly
abstracting their own property that
the Waterman saw them. He turned
in an alarm. At the police station
where it registered, the sergeant
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Adams hurried Off uptown to leath-
er goods store. Breaking precipitate-
ly in on the proprietor, they pulled
and hauled his stock about with small
sense Of responsibility. Evidently
they wanted bag, but they seemed to
the shopkeeper hard to suit 1t was
only after much searching and many
hard words that Wards eyes lighted
on something such as he was looking
for.
The diner had been put on and
luncheon called. Rhinelander, taking
Helen started for the dining car, close
~ watched by Ward. No sooner had
the two seated themselves at table
than Seagrue's men following took
seats directly behind them. Rhine
lander placed the handbag at his feet.
Ward made no move until Rhineland-
er became occupied closely with the
bill of fare. While he was trying to
tempt Helen with the various deliea-
cies offered, Ward put his foot care
fully out. slid Rhinelander's bag away
with his toe and, unobserved by the
hurrying walters or the busy diners,
pushed the dummy leather bag into
it's place.
The. knaves then coolly ordered
their luncheon, ate i+-somewhat hur-
riedly-and left the dining car ahead
of their victim.
When slackening speed warned
Ward and Adams that the train was
nearing Oceanside, they were in no
hurry to start out. In fact, they
Jagged noticeably in their movements,
and Helen and Rhinelander left the
station and took a taxicab uptown
without. noticing the change of bags
that had been played on them.
And just at this. juncture blind
chance itself took hand in the little
game. Two city detectives in plain
clothes had come to meet the train
and were refreshing their memories
by reading description of two hold
up men expected on it. Scanning the
faces OF the incoming passengers for
such pair as would fit their search,
the detectives noted Ward and Adams
getting slowly out of the coach. While
the pair did not quite suit the descrip-
ton, the officers, on general princi-
pies, crossed over to meet them and
stopped them for examination. A
few curt questions and equally voluble
answers did not satisfy the plain
clothes men, who. after some discus
sion insisted that the suspects should
accompany them to the station.
Wards mouth fell as he heard the
order. Uselessly he tried to convince
the detectives that he and his friend
knew absolutely nothing Of the hold
up in question. To the station they
were compelled to go and there were
held in cells until the sergeant could
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send out a man to bring in the vic
tim of the hold-up for their further
Identification.
To complete Wards chagrin, the
precious handbag was checked In
under the sergeant's desk.
On reaching the hotel in which
Rhinelander had taken Helen, she sug-
gested that while he made his pay
ment to Seagrue she would go to the
safety deposit ,vault-Rhinelande him.
self was president of the Safety De-
post Vault company-and place their
securities away before starting for the
jail to intercept Spike when he should
be released In parting they agreed
to meet again at the hotel. -
Helen went directly te the vault,
which she reached just in time to
make her deposit Of the. stock certifi-
cates-in Rhinelanderss 4bpx; the watch
man was clesings.the cage when she
came out to go to the penitentiary to
meet Spike.
It was a long drive, but once there
she was not kept long in suspense.
In the warden's Office she awaited
Spike. who, greatly changed, present
ly entered the room.
Rhinelander had found Seagrue in
his rooms. Without words, the two
set about the business in hand. Sea-
erue showed the agreement and
Rhinelander, placing the handbag on
the table, opened it to take out the
money. Inside, he found an odd-look-
ing package and thought that Helen
must have wrapped the currency up
Inherently after she had taken it from
him. He unrolled bunch Of news
papers-astonished at the situation
hut could find nothing inside them
that looked like currency: The money
was gone.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
THOUSANDS CANNOT WRITE.
Twenty-Five Per Cent. of Voters Sign
ed Names With Cross.

The county superintendent of edu-
cation has received the following let
ter from State Superintendent of Ed
ucation J. E. Swearingen, which is
self explanatory:
The Democratic enrolment now in
progress in every county affords
school officers and teachers a prac-
tical test of our educational efficiency.
Every white man above twenty-one
years Of age is entitled to enroll on
his local club, and should be urged
to do so. AS far as practical, every
voter should write his own signature,
although it will be necessary for un-
trained and unlettered men to sign
with a cross.
On the Democratic club rolls of
1914 nearly % per cent. of the re-
ported enrolment was marked with
this cross. Is it too much to hope
that general and universal enroll
ment in 1916 will show a material
reduction in this percentage of il
literates? 1 hope local club officers
everywhere will join hands with
school workers in an effort to reduce
this number.
After the enrolment for each coun-
ty has been finished, I shall ask the
county Democratic chairman for the
data so kindly furnished from a ma
jority of the counties in 1914. The
enclosed sheet shows the nature of
these data which I trust may be
promptly collected and forwarded
from every county. The cooperation
of the county chairman and the coun-
ty superintendent in securing these
facts will be of material service to
the schools, and will be highly ap-
preciated by the State superintend-
ent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
Miscellaneous Shower.

Miss Mae Brabham, a most charm
ing and popular bride-elect, was hon
oree at a miscellaneous shower given
by her friends, the Misses Folk, at
their attractive home on Railroad
avenue last Wednesday afternoon.
The day being warm and sultry
was striking contrast to the in
terror OF their home with it's decora-
tions of pink roses, ferns and palms.
At the door the guests were> well
coined by Miss FRANKIE Folk and Miss
Louise Folk and .ushered into the
parlor, where Miss Wilhelmina Folk,
Miss Mae Brabham, Miss Ruth Byrd,
Miss Annie Mcleod and Miss Lalla
Byrd received. All Of these wore
dainty dresses of white and pink, ex-
cept Miss Brabham, who was lovely
in an exquisite creation of white net
and taffeta.
Miss Alma Black gave splendid
toast to the bride-elect, then every
one was asked to write an impromptu
toast; when these were read
aloud they afforded much merriment.
Then came the most interesting
of all-each girl had her fortune
told. A huge hand> painted daisy
was suspended in the living room and
a tiny daisy bearing a rhyme hung
on every petal. The bride-elect led
the way and as each girl drew her
fortune she would read it to the
crowd.
After delicious salad course, fol-
lowed by an ice course, was served,
Mrs. E. H. Henderson played Men,
delssohn's wedding march, at which
time two beautiful little girls, Misses
Meldred Still and Efie Brabham, ap-
peared with a pretty pink basket sus-
pended from their shoulders. They
gracefully entered the parlor and
paused at the feet of the bride-elect,
and taking the lovely gifts from the
basket, handed them to the honoree.
This bountiful supply Of dainty
lingerie, embroidered linens, boudoir
caps, pretty centre pieces and other
things too numerous to mention, at
test the love and esteem in which
Miss Brabham is held by those who
know her best.
Miss Annie Mcleod and Miss
Moselle Copeland sang several selec-
tions during the afternoon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
BAN1BERG BEATS BARNWELL.
Home Team Victors by IS to 3.
Fairfax Defeats Bamberg.
Standing of BIB. League Clubs

In game of ball here Tuesday in
which Barnwell furnished the oppo-
sition, Bamberg won, Is to 3. 1t
was the best game that the Bamberg
boys have played this season. Row
ell pitched his usual good game and
he was we'll supported in field and at
bat. There were several new men in
the line up and they all did well.
The fielding honors went to Rentz,
who played all over the infield and
part of the outfield, robbing batters
of hits and keeping the score of the
visiting team. down. NJ. Cooner got
four hits out of five times at bat and
made four runs. Rowell also nit
we'll, getting three hits out of six
times at bat. Box score:
RAMRERG
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
RAYMOND BOlen Released.

A preliminary hearing was grant
ed Raymond Bolen last Friday be-
fore Magistrate H. D. Free. It is
stated that there was no evidence
presented upon which to hold young
Bolen. He was released from Gus
tody and the charge against him
dropped. Bolen was accused of at
tempting cripinal assault upon a
ten-year-old negro girl several weeks
ago. It will be recalled that Bolen
was arrested at the army training
camp at Columbus, Ohio, some time
ago, he having enlisted in the army
at Savannah few days after the al
legged crime was committed. He was
brought to Bamberg and had been
In the county Jail since that time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
SHORT LOCALS.
Brief Items of Interest Throughout
the Town and County.

The street force is building a much
needed sand-clay sidewalk on Car
Hsle street.
Farmers report that the recent
rains have at last brought up the
cotton crop to a full stand. The old
cotton is in fine condition.
The Philathea class of the Baptist
church will hold business meeting
at the home of Mrs. j. J. Smoak Sat-
nrday, July 1. Every member is
urged to be present.
One evidence that Bamberg is a
growing town is that it is very diff
cult to rent residence here Some
investor would help the town by
erecting some nice cottages for rent
to newcomers.
There will be a Sunday-school pic
mic at Springtown church on July
fourth. A basket dinner will be
served OH Iuo SIOuAuS' A0 p
is cordially invited to attend, and
carry well filled baskets.
The friends Of Mrs. c. H. Mitchell,
Who has been very i'll, will be glad
to know that she is now rapidly I'M
proving. Mrs. Mitchell was bitten by
a snider some days ago, and for
several days she was dangerously i'll.
Refreshing showers have fallen all
over the county within the past
week. The ground is. exceedingly
thirsty, and some farmers tell us
they have plowed up nothing but
perfectly dry ground throughout the
cultivating season this year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
THE OATHS OF YESTERYEAR.
Why Have They Been Swallowed by
the Past?

Most of our own commonplace
exclamations might be traced back
to an earlier day when the vigor of
their youth was still within them,''
writes Burgess Johnson, in the Gen.
tury. Imagine two old Romans
standing upon the deck of ship gaz-
ing upon the eruption of Vesuvius.
They watch in awe-struck silence, un-
til one of them gasps, I swear by
Father Jove that never before have
1 beheld such wonders!' And the
other echoes, oh Gemini, Heavenly
twins, gaze down into my heart, for
I have no words to paint the glory
>of this spectacle!' Centuries later
the inheritors of some of their class
ic speech gaze upon Vesuvius, and
one says, Jove! what sight, and the
other echoes, Jimmy! amt it
grand!'
Gone are the echoing oaths of a
day when swearing was an art. Those
swash-buckling phrases went with
swash-buckling deeds. BY the bones
of St. Michael! I will split thee to
they cringing gizzard!' There was
a mouth-filling and classic threat for
you! In these days when automatic
revolvers have replaced fencing
swords, there isn't time to say it.
Gone are all the fine old oaths;
but why are they gone? Their parts
may all be found in the dictionary.
Might not you and I put them to-
gether again? Only as we might re-
construct the mammoth he will stand
here bravely in his cold bones, but
he will not trumpet for u.s.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
Deputy Buckner Confers Degree.

District Deputy P. M. >,Buckner, of
the district Masonic order, went to
Ehrhardt Thursday night, accom-
panied by DR.. w. B. Alderman, for
the purpose of being present at the
raising of candidate to the Master
Mason's degree. These Masons state
that this was one of the best meet
ings they ever attended, there being
almost 100 in attendance. The Ia
dies of the Eastern Star gave big
banquet following the degree work.
Past Master j. B. Williams, of
Branchville, delivered the lecture of
the third degree. ee.-Walterboro Press
and Standard
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
Victory for Fairfax.

Fairfax, June 27.-The locals were
victorious over Denmark this after
noon in a slow, listless game, devoid
of special features. The locals did
their scoring in the third inning, put
ting nine men across the rubber.
Smith, for the locals, got home run.
Fairfax .. O19 O2o 21*-15 II 4
Denmark .... 100 030 Oil 6 13 II
Halford, Hammond and Rivers;
Stewart and Able. Umpire, Tuten.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
Made Attack on Constable.

Constable James Kitrell, of Cope,
suffered some pretty rough handling
at the hands of coiored prisoner
whom he was bringing to this city
Thursday afternoon. Constable Kit
trell was badly bruised as the result
of a skirmish with the prisoner, who
succeeded in making his escape, af-
ter engaging in a combat with the
officer.
The negro was being brought to
this city, it is stated. Constable Kit
trell had the man in his buggy, and
it is said the prisoner was not hand
cuffed. In some way, the negro got
hold of a wrench. He made an at
tack upon his captor with this
weapon, dealing him several blows,
it is said. The officer drew his re-
volver and fired one shot which
struck the negro in the head, but
failed to inflict more than a flesh
wound. After the first shot, it is
stated, the pistol would not shoot
again. At this juncture, the horse
became frightened and began to run
away. The animal was about to be-
come unmanageable, and to save
himself from being thrown from the
buggy, the constable attempted to
control the horse. He was unable to
hold the horse in check and at the
same time hold his prisoner, who
made his escape.-Orangeburg News,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
The Value Of o Good Name.

Along with the value of good soils,
good seed, good live stock, and good
farming methods the young farmer
who would achieve success must ever
bear in mind the value of good
name. The man of his word, the
man of honor whose reputation for
square dealing is known to the coun-
tryside, has an asset of incalculable
value.
Most of the worlds business today
is done on credit, or confidence in
the ability and willingness to pay and
were credit abolished business of all
descriptions would Of necessity stop.
And just so it is with the young far.
mer struggling to get on in the
world. Very frequently without cap
ital of his own, If credit is denied
him he labors at sore disadvantage. :
He may need credit to buy, clear and
drain land; to build home; to buy
improved livestock; but without cap
ital and without credit these things
must be gone without, and possi-
BILE excellent farmer badly handi-
capped.
To all of our young men we would
say, then diligently as you cultivate
your prize acre Of corn, look even
more carefully to your good name:
fine and famous as your prize pig
may be, strive ever that the fame
of your good name may spread even
farther. Your crop may fail or your
pig may die, and still the loss is not
irreparable; but once a young mans
good name is gone something is lost
that a whole life's work may never
replace.
Make debts, if you need to in or
der to better your business in order
that you may become better farmer,
but when you give your promise,
either verbally or in writing, make it
an iron rule to let nothing on earth
keep you from fulfilling it. The good
name you will win will be more
priceless than gold.-The Progress
sive Farmer
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
BEAVERS AID THE FISH.
Building Dams Across Streams Con-
serve Water Supply.

In connection with the opening of
the fishing season it may be interest
ing to know that the opinion of the
inland fish and game commission is
that one of the most valuable aids to
fish propagation and conservation is
the beaver.
In 1898 a law was passed provid-
ing for closed season for these in
teresting animals, which went into
effect. At that time only few of
them were left and those only in the
very remote wilderness: Protected
by the law, however, beaver rapidly
increased and today they are more
or less numerous in almost all Sec
tions of the State. Thousands Of
small streams are damned by these
tireless workers and millions of gal
Ions of water are held in storage by
these dams. Pools are made which
are the natural homes of the trout,
and on account of this water storage
many a stream which would go dry
early in the season has now a good
supply of stored water near its foun-
tin head, which furnishes water
throughout a dry season, thus saving
thousands Of small trout, which un-
der former conditions would die by
reason of the stream going dry dur
ing the summer. It is realized that
in many cases beavers do consider
able damage to standing timber, but
when compared with the immense
benefits of additional water storage
furnished by them the damage is
negligible.
A case in point has recently been
called to the attention of the COM
mission.
A summer visitor to Maine, a per-
son who owns a cottage situated in
the eastern part of Penobscot county,
only this week wrote the department
asking that the wardens in that dis
trict be requested to look after, so
far as possible, a colony of beavers
which were located near his camp.
He not only called attention to the in
terest their works were to the sum-
mer people and others in that vicini-
ty, but stated that the pond they had
created by building their dam fur
nished a good supply of ice for the
nearby farmers and had developed
into a fine trout pond; in fact, the
fishing in that section had improved
on account of the increased water
supply created by the colony.-Wa-
terville Sentinel.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-06-29
New Advertisements. A

F. K. Graham-For Sale.
Thielen Theatre-For Sale.
The Citadel-FIKaminat
DR.. Geo. F. Hair-For Sale.
Moseley's- Midsummer Goods.
J. G. Copeland, ct. al.-Notice.
Estate of Adam Carter-Citation.
w. A. Observation-Disclosures Sale
Herald Book Store-Can You Read
It?
Farmers & Merchants Bank-Oul
Bank.
Mutual Garage Glad for the
Horses.
Clemson College Carolina's
School.
= Bamberg Banking Co.-$7,2O0,
100000.
G.. D. Ryan, Agent-A Timely
Warning.
Standard Oil Co.-"Cooking Never
Tires Me-
Peoples Bank-Time Shows All the
One Way.
G.. Frank Bamberg-Trade al
Home Adv.
Star Pressing Club-Trade a
Home Adv.
Bamberg Banking Co.-A Wal
That Holds.
Enterprise Bank-The Boy With {
Bank Book.
G.. Frank Bamberg- g-Overlant
"Six," 1925.
A. G. L. Railway-4th of July Elk
cursion Fares.
Commissioners of Public Works.
Do Your Work Electrically.