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Delighted, as always when some one
she liked showed interest in the work
she loved so well, the girl forgot her
preOccupation in a twinkling and,
jumping up, gaily linked Philips arm
and led him across to the tall canvas
beside the pier glass.
There !" she Iaughed-"did you
know Priscilla Maine could be like
that"
Impressed by his first glance, Philip
merely uttered a thoughtful Hmm"
and in silence studied the portrait
with an intelligent appreciation not
unmixed with wonder.
Priscilla released his arm and
stepped back, pleased by this mute
tribute, pleased as well to have her
own overnight impression confirmed
experiencing that rare, warm glow of
Esther?"
"Pm afraid not. She isn't really my
aunt, you know"
distant cousin, l believe? Did she
ever mention your motherT
"Only once and then only to say
she understood fathers married life
wasn't happy one"
Didn't she say whyY
"She didn't know"
Somebody must" Fosdlck repeated
testify. well, there's our first big
question mark. Now"
"Philip-you don't think-possbly
the reason the marriage was IN
happy was because of-anything-lik
mental trouble on my mothers side?'
MOP FOsdick declared with just
the right degree of panied forbearance.
"Do try to cure yourself of that no.
ton, ella. It's ridiculous: there's
nothing wrong with your mind any
more than with mine. Let's see
his pen hung poiSed-"you had the
happiest Of chldhoods-that | know
and the usual education: and thus
far you've lived an average life. the
sort of life our sort of girls do live
nowadays. You like fun and friends
and pretty frocks, books, music, the
theater. admiration; you've never once
known hunger or hard work or, barring
what you may have read, anything
about the harsh and Seamy sides of
life. | know you've never been en-
gagged. but whether you've ever been
in love Priscilla colored. but
shook her head. His eyes narroweds
Honor bright?"
"Oh, I've had brushes. of course !;
every girl has; and I've always been
awfully fond of you"
"Fondi" he groaned.
"Tve been afraid of love, Philip. be-
cause of these dreams. 1t didn't seem
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hmc TO stop q cough
is when it is getting
started; each day 8
delay is increasingly
serious.
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tell Inc as soon as you've had a dream !;
let me talk to you about II before the
impression has chance to fade; and
always write II down, too, the way you
did this one"
II will-of course"
you've never consulted anybody
else-Y'
Never a living soul. I couldn't talk
to anybody. simply couldn't risk their
thinking me-queer.
II understand i. Now, let's see If
we can get line on this from another
angle. How were you feeling yester-
day? ANY way unusual?"
Restless and Observation-Disclosures
very well. rather jolly. you know, in
clined toward a lark of some sort"
What did you do with yourself all
dayT'
Nothing much. ! had a model in
the morning, but didn't like what |
was doing and let her go before noon.
In the afternoon ! worked on my p0r-
trait of myself till the light began to
change and"
Didn't know you were painting your
own portrait, ella. May see lt?"
"Why, of cOursew
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SHORT NEWS ITEMS

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
week.
Dr. w. G. Merrill has purchased the
property of NJ. n. Weeks, former Wau-
sau man, at Wisconsin Rapids.
The Curtis & Yale factory COM
menced operations on Monday after
having been closed several weeks for
inventory.
Mrs. A. Schmutzler, of Marathon,
was operated on Tor appendicitis at
ST. Mary's hospital recently. She has
recovered rapidly.
Rub Partisan Sage on your head and
you will not have to scratch the
dandruff off; cures itching scalp, gives
a luXuriant gead of beautiful hair.
w. w. Albers sells it on money back
plan. Advertisement
Edwin F. Schneiders of Marathon
has won a Joseph Eveleth scholar
ship at the Harvard Medical college.
| There were thirty-eight winners of
medical scholarships there this win
ter. Mr.. Schneiders is in his fourth
year.
The new county officers are hard at
! their task of acquainting themselves
with their work. George Runkel and
Fred Schroeder are two among them
who are we'll acquainted with the du-
ties of their offices, both having served
as county officials in the past.
The Hoover fund for the relief OF
the starving children of Germany has
been oversubscribed and s9,020.S4
have been sent by H. c. Berger, trea-
surer, to j. H. Puelicher, ut Milwau-
kee. Of this amount S5,19l.09 was
raised in Wausau and S3,S29.75 in The
county.
The Lincoln school Parent Teach
er's association held meeting last
| Thursday night when Supt. S. B. To-
| hey spoke on 1.-The Child About 100
attended. A program of vocal and
instrumental selections was rendered
1t was decided to meet on the first
Tuesday evening of every month.
Game wardens in northern Wiscon-
that the high cost of operating the
conservation commission may mean a
decrease in the number of wardens
in Wisconsin. Fish and Game Pro-
tective associations are up in the air
about the report.
Several hundred men were thrown
out of employment when paper mills
of the Fox River valley closed, while
others laid off many employees. APP
pleton is dependent almost entirely on
the paper industry and a slump in that
market affects hundreds of families
Paper mill men, however, expect con-
! ditions to clear up shortly.
The Equity has found it necessary
to increase dues from $3.50 to $500
year, the new rates having gone into
effect on January LIST. The state board
of directors of the Wisconsin organi-
cation is planning thirtyday drive
during which every farmer in the
state will be solicited and given an
opportunity to join the Equity The
goal for the year is $4,000 members
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qualification which only an artist
knows when he looks upon his handi-
work and finds ii good.
Well drawn and modelled, daringly
yet sensitively painted with an uner-
ring sense of color and values, the girl
In gypsy dress was amazingly spirited
and convincing. There was arresting
challenge in that impudently tossed
head with its laughing mouth of scar
let and dark eyes agleam with charm
ing insolcnce under lowered lashes.
"Well done" said Philip simply.
"Tm so glad you like it, Philip.
Harkness"-she named dealer known
to both-"wants to show ii in his gal
leries.''
81 like it immensely. only . can't
get over an odd notion that it isn't
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you. The likeness is extraOrdinary-I
remember well the night you wore that
costume-and yet, somehow ="
"YOu see it, too" Philip turned TO
her with a sharp glance. She laughed
consciously. 81 didn't myself till last
night, after I'd walked up. Then with
the dream fresh and real in my
thoughts. saw I'd painted not myself
but that other Self The girl you see
there isn't Priscilla Maine. not the
Priscilla you and know; she's
Leonora."
Good Lord!" Philip looked grave
Were you thinking of her while
paintng?"
"No--not consciously, not that re-
member"
"And yet, without your knowledge.
YOU must have been 80"
He moved nearer the picture to ex-
Ito be continued
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CHAPTER THREE
The Haunted Woman.
I. cATEchlSM.

There was an interlude OF which
she retained no memory more than a
confused impression of time of
stress and conflict. of struggling with
all her might To hold fast 10 reason.
sustained throughout, II may he saved,
by sense OF Philips sympathy and
strength
A crisis was reached and passed,
Growing more calm-or rather more
numb than charlottesville found her
self in roomy armchair with seri-
ous-faced Philip Fosdick seated
sQuarely in front of her holding her
two hands in a grasp so compelling
that II narrowly escaped being pain
full, and talking steadily in even, per.
suasive accents, infinitely soothing
and heartening.
There" He was alert to the first
indication of returning self-control.
You're better already"
Have been silly. Philip She
essayed an apologize smile, Olsen
gaging her hand to make instructive
dabs at her hair "HystericalT
Not a bit You're not that sort.
You had shock, enough to stagger
anybody. hut you've reacted famously,
and now all you need do is sit tight
and consider this thing coolly and
sensibly."
But how can II" Look and ges.
ture were once more distracted "Why,
] don't even know whether I'm my.
self or whe&a ] am
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-01-13
VI THE EVENING PAPER.

She was standing to one side of the
south window, abstractedly looking
down over Macdougall alley, when she
heard Philip utter a startled exclama-
ton and Jump up from his chair.
Turning she saw him approaching,
the scribbled pages Of her narrative
crushed in his hand, his face dark
with amaZement.
''This is more than extraordinary"
he declared-"lt's impossible, incom-
prehensiblei Priscilla, tell me;
have you by any chance seen the aft
ernoon papersT
Premonition started q hand fiutter.
ing toward her bosom. "Why :.
no."
You're sureT
But of course. Phillip" And then
alarmed by his look of doubt-"What
Is It? Why do you ask?"
Half a minute" Philip crossed to
the console table near the door, where
he had left his hat and stick and a
folded newspaper, and came back
with the latter, hastily shaking out its
sheets. 81 remember noticing a news
story on my way here" he said alb
stractedly. as he scanned the columns
-"story curiously like yours In some
respects-ah0ut some gangster or
other on the lower East side who shot
n detective in the street last night,
then took refuge In a restaurant. and
ESCAPED after shooting two others. I'm
not sure the names the same but
All" The backs Of his fin
gers tapped the paper smartly. Here
II Is You see"
A headline smote her understanding
like n blow in the face:
GANG MURDERS ON LOWER
EAST SIDE"
But the text swan illeglhly under
her blurring gaze. Even Philips voice
seemed remote, az times barely audi
bile.
Yes. the same names: Leo Bic
lns&y. the gangster. a Russian sus-
pected OF being n holshevik agent
naturally; all Russians are nowadays
Ennis and Corhin, plain-clothes men
$780, hlSIuTi TeStuNTuUt No iIthltttl VI
Mr. Carnehan, though, or anybody else
except the proprietor Of Ristori's, who
swears he never saw Blelinsky before
last night. Apparently your friends
made clean getaway too"
Priscilla caught his arm with i'm
ploring hands.
philip! II isn't truel 1t can't be
Tell me II isn't"
Seeing her face of waXen pallor,
her dilate eyes in which horror flick
cred. be dropped the newspaper, freed
his arm gently, and took her hand In
the firm, calming and encouraging
clasp OF the physician.
STEADY. ella. old girl steady on
OF course II isn't true-not the way
you mean. There's an explanation
somewhere short of witchcraft. and
I'll find II for you, Priscilla, I'll dig II
out II have 10 chuck my practice tc
the dogs and give the rest of my life
10 the Job 7"
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Continued from last week.
He concentrated so completely over
the manuscript that he seemed utter
ly forgetful of her presence, and did
not so much as look up when, after a
time, weary of studying his expression
without knowing what thoughts mold
ed 1t, Priscilla rose and began to wan
der restlessly about the studio.
II seemed that he would never finish
reading
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right to think of marrying with such a
cloud hanging over me-
He grunted impatiently, Scowied NJ
his notebook. shrugged, pursued The
dreams began In childhood you say,
and were infreQuent and forE,ess until
about your fifteenth year. Then they
began TO seem real, and therefore TO
play an important role In your life, to
occupy your thoughts more or less and
exercise secret influence on all your
motives and actions ! presume you
never kept a diary or any record of
the dreams7 You couldn't give me any
idea how often they occurred at
what intervals?"
mo .. | never thought +. ="
pity. II might be helpful II wa
could prove periodicity. even eccentric.
However, Il they so en- &C.. That's one
thing sou must PROMISE me: always
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-01-13
When You Need This
ask for it as
NYAL PINE SYRUP

and ask promptly: for the way of a
cough is often insidiously dangerous. The
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
HOME DEMONSTRA-
TON DEPARTMENT
Schedule of Agent For Week Be.
ginning March 9TH, 1921

Monday--COncord, G.. If. ID. c.,
Oswego G. II. d. c.
Observation-Disclosures G.. III. d. c.,
Dalzell G. III. ID. G.
Wednesday-Pinewood G.. II. D. c.,
Bethel Fl. ID. G..
Observation-Disclosures G.. II. n. c.,
Providence t.. ID. &.
Friday-Baker G.. TT. d. c., Bak-
er II. d. G.
Saturday-Agcnt onroute to Green
vile TO assist with milk campaign
being put on the following week.
The girls clubs this week will have
yeast bread lessons. The Bethel wo-
mans club will have desserts; Provi-
dence, Of good dressing; Baker,
infant feeding.
Mrs Campbell, household special
lst from Winthrop college so,1t two
days last week with the county
nome demonstration agent visiting
ana giving talks 10 Dalzell school.
zen. sumter III. II. c., Oswcgo G.. H.
-. g., and Bethel III. y. Z.
Miss Elizabeth Forncy. dnirv spe-
cialist from Winthrop college spent
last Friday with Miss Truluck dis
cussing and planning for a milk
campaign in Sumter county. Miss
Truluck took the matter up with the
city board Of health which gave its
hearty endorsement. This decision
was reported to Miss Forney who
with other members OF the extension
force will make further invtstiga-
tfons and give the citizens Of Sumter
ithe opportunity to accept or reject
this project.
Summary Of Work for Month of
February.
Number consultations held at office,
IL.
Number women's meetings held.
4; attedance, 90.
Number girls meetings held, 10:
attendance 122.
Number schools and clubs visited
I. -.
Number letters written, 81: circu-
lar letters sent, l59.
Bulletins distributed, 81.
Number miles travelled, $40.
Supervisor visiting, Mrs. Frances
Y. Kline, District Home Demonstra-
ton AGENT Specialist visiting, Miss
Elizabeth Forney. dairy specialist.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
DEATH OF j. FRANK POWELL,

The many friends Of j. Frank Pow
ell were shocked to learn Of his death
which occurred at Macon, Ga. on
Marh 5th, after short illness from
pneumonia.
The body accompanied by his wife,
his mother, Mrs. j. Z. Powell and
little daughter Frances was brought
through Sumter this morning en-route
TO Red Springs. n. c., his former
home for intermcnt. The wife Of the
deceased who was Miss Smith before
her marriage was n former resident
Of Sumter and has many friends in
this vicinity. Mr.. Powell has resided
in Macon for somo time where he was
proprietor OF the Plaza Hotel Be-
sides his wife. mother and little daugh
ter, he leaves mother-in-la Mrs
Il. ID. Dennis, and Sisterin-law Miss
Earle Dennis Of this city, and broth
er Mr.. j. NJ. Smith, who is connected
with the S. A. L. Railroad at Waldo,
Fla, all of whom are accompanying
the body to Red Springs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Death.

Mr. w. l.. Z. Watts. aged 55 years,
died at his home about seven miles
from Sumter in the Bethel neighbor-
hood at about / O'Clock Friday morn
ing.
The funeral services were held
at the city cemtery Saturday morn
ing at 1880 o'clock, the funeral pro-
cession leaving the home of Mr..
Watts at 1890 in the morning.
The death OF Mr.. Watts came as
result OF a most unfortunate and re-
grettable accident which happened
early on the morning Of January 27th
when 30 caliber parlor rifle which
Mr. Watts carried in his hand was in
some manner discharged. The bull
let entered the middle Of Mr.. Watts
forehead and he was found in an un-
conscious condition in tho kitchen of
his home by members of his family.
Mr.. Watts was brought to Sumter
and placed here in the Tourney hos
pital. He was taken to his home
only a few days ago. His condition
from the very first was serious al
though some hope was held out at
one time for his recovery
Mr.. Watts was we'll known in this
community. having for number OF
years been employed as Overseer on
the place OF Mr.. w. f.. Shaw. A few
years ago Mr.. Watts purchased q place
near Tindals and has been living
there since that time. Besides his
wife and two children, Mr.. Watts
leaves four sisters and one brother.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Women Should Register,

The registration books will be open
on Monday March 7th, from to 4
o'clock. 1t is very important that all
the women who have not already
done so register ut this time in order
TO be able to vote on April 11th. At
this time the question Of having a
county court in Sumter and judge
for 1t will be voted on.
committee from the League of
Women Voters has been appointed to
he in the court house Monday. March
9TH to give information to any of the
ladies wishing it about the rcgistra-
tion ana also about the work of the
league.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Cut Cotton Acreage One. Half.
Manufacturers RecordD.

Tho Wall Street Journal. COM
menting on the cotton situation a
few days ago, said:
Bears on cotton did not modify
their views during the week. They
remained intrenched behind the ar
guments Of record surplus, little like
lihoOd OF acreage reduction and the
improb bility OF IL marked increase
in foreign demand before the new
crop"
The point which tho bears were
using with powerful effect is their
claim that there will be no great re-
duction In acreage. If it can be
shown that the south will decrease
it's cotton acreage by onc-half. there
will be "a very marked increase in
tho price. a 80 per cent decrease in
cotton acreage would, we think,
quickly double the price of all the
cotton I'm the world and maintain,
certainly. that price for the coming
crop, but a decrease short Of so per
cent will not have such an effect. The
world must learn by actual work OF
the south that it's cotton acreage Is
going TO he cut in half. A larger
acreage than that would. we believe
bc Il tremendous disaster to the
south.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
PINEWOOD
NEWS NOTES
People Disappointed by Failure
of Legislature to Act On
County Line

Pinewood, March 5.-Messrs. J.
Rollin Kolb and J. j. Broughton en-
tertained q few friends Thursday
night with a fish supper at Brough-
tons Pond. A rousing good time and
plenty of fish, prepared just right,
was enjoyed by all. ... -
The Pinewood High school girls
basketball team ended : the season
Friday by defeating the girls. from
PaXVille by the score Of 81 TO IL. This
game closed the season without a de-
feat, the Pinewood girls having de-
feated Summerton, Wedgefeld, and
Paxville two games each, The score
for the season shows q total Of IFS
points for Pinewood against So for
her opponents.
Mrs. J. j. Broughton and daughter.
Nora, are spending the weekend with
relatives at Manning.
Mrs. r. l.. Harvin and Mrs, o. d.
Harvin are visiting at Charleston.
The people of Pinewood and vicin-
ity are very much disappointed by
the failure OF the legislature 10 take
definite action on the annexation
question. 1t will be remembered that
this section voted, by more than tha
necessary two-thirds majority, to
move" into Sumter county. For
some reason this election has been
held up by the legislature and quite
a good bit of dissatisfaction has been
voiced by those affected.
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81. sauttsn'an als ssaiBtp,a
Entered at the. Postoffjca at Sumter,
b C., as Secohd-ciass Matter.
PERSONAL.

Mr.. q. w. Hutcheson Of the ID. J.
Chandler Clothing Co.. left Thursday
afternoon for New York and Chicago
on n spring buying trip.
Mr.. l.. X. Howles left this morning
for. a visit to Asheville. N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs Dave McCollum left
for Columbia this morning on q short
visit. .
Misses Annie Ruth wilkins and Ju-
lia Brunson OF Florence are the
weekend visitors OF Miss Inez Carr
on w. Hampton Ave.
Miss Moneta Osteen left Thursday
for New York. where she will take q
pc2-Eraduate course In nursing.
a,rs. Abe Ryttenberg has returned
from q visit I'm Savannah, Ga.
Mrs II. A. Well and daughter, OF
savannah, Ga, are visiting Mrs. Abe
Ryttenborg.
Mrs. J. II. Millard oe Ruby, s. c.,
IN visiting her sister Miss Mamie FL
lott on Calhoun street.
Miss Marion Fraser of our City
Schools spent tho week end In Flor
cnce with friends.
Mr.. and Mra B. Fraser Dick ar
rived in Sumter Sunday to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Dick, A
large circle, family and friends. well
como him and his wife, formerly Miss
Gladys Shand OF Glasgow. to whom
ne was married In July 1918. Mr..
Dick has been I'm Scotland and Eng
land for the past five years, working
10 Tthat government.
ef Mr.. n. ID. Sims retu, ned to Sumter
this morning after spending the week
ond with his family I'm Columbia
Mr. Ed Miller LEFT this morning
for Charleston.
Mis- Lille AIcCollum returned to
Columbia this morning to resume her
school work at Chicora college.
Mr.. Ed. Wilson of st. Charles
spent the week end In Sumter.
Mr.. Ben Slows left this morning
Tor q trip OF several days I'm Char:cs-
ton. ;
Mr.. Manning Brown left Saturday
night for short visit to relatives In
North. q. G.
Mr.. Edwin Randall of Columbia
In n visitor N Sumter. .. 900
Miss Julia DuBose passed through
the city this morning while ON ner
way to Columbia. +- ...E5e
DIR. G. G. Beck left for Columbia
this morning on o. short visit.
Messrs. Girardeau Minis, Clarence
Player. Bill Baker and wilmot Owens
spent a short while in Hartsville yes
terday.
Mrs. /. l.. Bedenbough OF McColi
N visiting her daughter. Mrs. Henry
Lowry on Kendrick ST.
Mrs. l. II. Lowry OF Jefferson Is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lowry
on Kendrick st.