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Middletown transcript., 1922-06-10
StormCountry Polly
by Grace Miller White
tbyIi s. Co.
Copyright by Little, Brown s. Co.

might have gomez" he begged. "You
know all her friends. Where would
she go IL she had determined to leave
homer"
Leave homer gasped Mrs. Rob.
ertson, her Jaw dropping.
"Yes!" faltered Marcus. II don't
know whether she told you or not,
but we had some words before l start
ed for Cortland"
"Of course she didn't tell me-" came
from behind the lady's handkerchief.
she never tells me anything, but
heard 1t. You were quarrellng over
the squatters. and in Ewes condition,
think you might spare her little.
Shes not strong! So much wrang-
ling makes her sick II wish Bob were
home. Oh, dear. can't stand IT.
Its Bob that's made all this trou-
ble," snarled Marcus. Hes spent
several months trying to circumvent
me about the squatters, and Eve and
L would have had no quarrels at all
If he had attended to his own af-
fairs"
He spoke mOodily, conscious that he
had treated his wife harshly, yet un-
willing to admit it.
Mrs. Robertson, touched with the
same feeling, sat up, wiplng her face
and brushing back her hair. She, too,
remembered now all the bitter words
she had flung at her daughter
Marcus" she said. "If-We-get
Eve back again."
"If we get her!" he interjected, his
face going snow-white. "Of course,
we'll get her. Why say such ridiculous
things" He turned away to hide the
emotion her tremulous question had
filed him with. 'It will be my death
if we DON'T" he ended.
Mrs. Robertson raised on her ell
bow.
"But Marcus" she exclaimed,
there's been something on my mind
ever snce-since- Oh, you don't
think the squatters have her. do you?"
II don't KNOW" moaned Marcus, and
he SAT down quickly as if his legs
would no longer bear the weight of
his body.
And they were sitting thus, each
busy with his own unspeakable unhap-
piness, when the servant entered.
"There's a girl here, SIR" she be-
gan. and Marcus sprang up.
Bring her in," he cried. Bring her
in Instantly"
The maid hesitated.
shes queer looking, sir" she said
timidly, land she's wet through. Shes
one of them squatters"
Bring her in, said," ordered Mar
Gus once more, and the girl went out.
closing the door softly.
Pollyop crept into the warm room.
her teeth chattering, her legs un-
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steady. Her first glance fell upon
Mrs. Robertson Who. when she saw
her, made a husky throat sound. Then
the brown, fearful eyes Travelled to
the tall man, no longer an enemy to be
hateI merely wounded human crea-
ture, like her dear ones in the Silent
City, to be loved and comforted.
Il got your woman in my shack"
said Pollyop, straight to him, swallow
ing.
God be thanked screamed Mrs.
Robertson.
Something snapped In MacKenzie's
head, and for a moment he feared he
was losing mis- mind. Polly thought
by the blank expression of his face
that his wits had gone completely.
Ignoring the woman whom she de-
tested, she went rapidly to MacKen-
zie'S side.
Il had her roped up in the bed when
you was there tonight, mister" she
told him, the words tumbling over
each other in the haste of confession.
Il were goin to chop her head off to
get even with you. But-but-my dead
Granny Hope, an the Biggest Nam
my in All the World wouldn't let me-"
1t seemed an eternity to the quak-
ing young speaker before Marcus
threw up his head and took long
breath.
"She-shes alive" he demanded
dead? Girl" he bounded up and
grasped Pollyop's arm, "if you lie to-
me-"
81 amt lyin' to you, mister" inter-
rupted Polly DULY. You don't need
TO be scared for Miss Eve, but now
you'd best come along to my hut an
get her. She's mournin' for you in
Granny Hopes cOop-hole, covered up
with blankets
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CHAPTER XVII

In the meanwhile IL covered carriage
containing two men and little boy
was making slow progress along the
drfted boulevard. About two miles
from Ithaca a double cutter. with
sleigh bells ringing, dashed by them
the little light on the back of 1t glow
ing like Il steady red eye until n sharp
curve in the road blotted 1t from sight.
"Somebody else out, If It's IL bad
night" commented the older man. who
held the boy.
"They went awful fast. too. Daddy
Hopkins" mulmured the child. Didn't
'um, darin?"
Yep, son." was the reply "Sleighs
90 over the snow better'n wagons"
The words hardly penetrated the
were busy with squattpr girl who
would have a real Thanksgiving the
next Gay. Her joy he could picture,
but lie could not join it. All his
thoughts of her were marred by an
other vision that poisoned his every
moment. Never since he had found
Oscar Bennett dying IN Polly's bed had
he known Il peaceful instant.
When the vehicle came to the cor
her where MacKenZie's magnificent
turnout had swung into the lahe lead
ing to the row of squatter shacks at
the lakeside, Robert Percival opened
the carriage door and thrust his head
out.
This IS where we turn" he shouted
to the ,lriver. "Go slow! The drifts
are deep all the way down"
When he settled again into his seat,
he remarked:
ITS bad night, Hopkins. Per
haps it would have been better to have
waited until morning, after ALL"
The other man bent over the boys
head and laid his face against it.
"'Twould had to be something
moren snowstorm to keep me in
Ithaca all night" he returned. "Where
my pretty brat is. want to be-"
"Of course, of course" sighed Rob
ert.
But he did not utter aloud the
thought which lung to his lips tha'
he was tortured by the same wish, too
What he did say was:
"Your daughter will be asleep I've
no doubt"
"Mebbe," Hopkins answered. "But
Pollyop'll be glad to hop out of bed
for her daddy an Jerry baby"
Then he coughed as if trying to add
something else.
81 been wantin' to tell you all day.
Mr.. Percival," he said awkWardly.
''how grateful ! be TO you. It's kinda
hard to say it in words"
"There's no need, | assure YOU" re-
turned Robert. THE only thing re-
greet is that You should have been com
PEELED to stay in prison so long"
but we're home now - was the hap
by answer. An I'm thankin' you for
me an my brats too"
"Pollyop," squealed the child. wrig.
Cling. Daddy, Wee Jerry wants Fol.
lop."
FLUSH. Jerry" soothed his father.
Were a-comin' near home now
There! Here we be-"
AS they descended from the carriage,
the baby hid his face in his big faith
er's shoulder.
(To BE CONTINUED)
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coachman chirruped to the horses, Just
what he intended to do with her to-
morrow.
She looked back upon the time the
authorities had sent Meg Williams to
reform school and also recalled the
girfs homecoming after her term had
been served. Now that she, herself.
was In danger of the like treatment,
Pollyop searched her mind for the de-
tails that Meg had given of the hor-
rible place.
AS the horses troll5d along the bOu-
levard. POllyop's chin sank into the
warm fur about her neck, and until
they turned into the narrow lane from
the road, no one spoil. word.
Go straight to the lake, Hank"
ordered Mackenzie, and at the sound
Of his deep voice. Pollyop felt another
shock of surprise. She had heard 1t
so often in strident abuse! Now 1t
was actually pleasant to listen to!
Down the hill through the furry
flakes of snow the strong horses picked
their way. Once the cutter nearly
turned on Its side but righted itself.
The Hopkins hut was dark when they
drove up before 1t. Marcus jumped
into the snow, picked Polly out OF the
cutter as if she had been II kitten. and
waded through the drift to the mar
row path leading into the house
He put the girl down before the
door, and turning. called to the coach
man:
Drive the team down the rOad,
Hank, out of the wind! I'll call you
when | want you!"
1t was Pollyop's trembling hand that
unlatched the shanty door Ii WAS
she who struck n match and touched
II to the candle. Then she pointed to
Granny Hopes room.
"She's in there, mister" she said.
trembling like an aspen leaf
Then because she was about to face
IN outraged wife in the presence of
Il powerful husband, she sat down.
shaking with fear from head to foot
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Light Out Of Darkness.

He brought light out of darkness,
not out of lesser light; He can bring
the summer out of winter, though
thou have no spring; >. now God
comes to thee, not as in the dawning
of the day, not as in the bud of the
spring, but as the sun at noon to Illus
trate all shadows. as the sheaves in
harvest to fill all penuries; all occa-
sions invite His mereies, and all times
are His seasons.-Donne.
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KNOWLEDGE and Wisdom

knowledge and wisdom are not
plucked down from heaven. They grow
on earth. They are built up from
lower things. from right and under.
standing.-FieldinS Hall.
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NO CHANGE RECORDED BY NEEDL E

The needle does not reverse in going
from one hemisphere to another. The
south end of it becomes the guide in
the southern hemisphere. as the north
end is the guide in the northern heini-
sphere.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-17
Listen Irene"

George Wintz, producer Of Going
Up" "Betty Be Good" ""Cheer Up Ma
bep and other high class musical com
edies will offer the patrons of the
Rialto Theatre on January oath, his
latest and greatest effort, "Listen
Irene" This production is regarded
as the leader Of its kind in the class
Of stupendous musical shows. The
company number 35 players compris.
ing such principals as Nyra Brown
John G.. Getz, Helen Janis, Bill Bar
bee, Betty Earl, Seymour Sisters, Tom
Moran and the Elks Quartcttc. From
Il fashion viewpoint Listen Irene" is
declared to be a real pace maker
In the Fashion Girl number it is said
that the models will wear $4,000
worth of gowns. The piece is in three
acts and 13 scenes staged in gor
geous manner, characteristic of Geo
E. Wintz' offerings in other seasons
A lively chorus of Broadway Blondes
Brunettes and Titan haired beautic
in feminine fnery dance and pranc
on a gorgeous illuminated jewellc'
f1iration walk which extends back 2,
rows into the audience.
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Meeting Stockholders
Carolina Remedies Co.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holds of Carolina Remedies was held
at the Caro- Vet building, corner Main
and Church streets, Gnion,s S. {. at 3
o'clock p. M, January 16, 1922.
The reports of the president and the
secretary and treasurer were beyond
the expectations of the most opt-
mistic stockholder and the financial
condition Of the company was in ex-
cellent shape The officers of the COM
pany were complimented on the good
showing made. The company is one
year ahead Of their original program
and Mr.. ]. f. Jacobs, Jr., of Clinton
S. c., stated that the company owned
building and equipment second to
none<loiEg similar business.
T2e meeting was pcrmeated with
harmony and every action taken was
in keeping with the views as ressed
by every stockholder.
The products Of the company are
now sold in North and South Carolina
and the board of directors were
authorized to enter Tennessee in the
sale of their product.
The bylaws were amended to pro-
vide for seven directors and the fol-
lowing were elected directors for the
coming year: DR.. J. w. Buchanan,
Union, S. c.; Mr.. F. J. Parhan, IN
ion, s. c.; Hon. John Gordon Hughes,
Union, S. c.; Mr.. L. G. Miller, county
treasurer, Spartanburg. s. c.; Mr.. S.
l.. Reid, director Enterprise bank, vice
president and treasurer Dudman Drug
and Chemical company, Charleston. s.
c.. Mr.. John w. Kehoe, organizer and
financier, Spartanburg, s. c.; Mr..
John J. Finch, planter, Moore, s. c.
Immediately after the stockholders
meeting adjourned the directors were
called together and proceeded to elect
the officers Of the company for the
next year. DR.. j. w. Buchanan, pres
dent; f. J. Parham, secretary and
treasurer; Hon. ]. G. Hughes, vice
president; W. II. Coe, assistant secre-
tary; DR.. r. A. Jennings, manager
manufacturing department.
A proposal for 33 1-3 per cent
price reduction on Caro- Vet Remedies
was made by the officers of the COM
pany and authority given by the board
to Immediately for its immediate ef.
fcctiveness.
The plans and budget for the year
were thoroughly discussed ana ap
proved.
The directors were authorized b,
the stockholders to float $100,00(
bond issue for the purpose of expand
| ing the business into other states.
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FARMER QUESTION
COMES UP TODAY

Washington, Jan. lG-The senate
will probably vote .onlorrow to put
farmer on the fedora! reserve board,
leaders of both parties said ionigh..
Such action wi. tax n on bill
amending the fe u reserve act SO
that. in making o'atments to the
board, the pres.d n must have "due
regard for fa'" yrrr, sentation of
the financial, ag .Es.l industrial
and commercial interests ANA ne geo
graphical subdivision Of the country"
the measure Of compromise to which
President Harding and most of the
senators have agreed.
Senators today denounced and de-
Tended the many phases of the re-
serve boards activities, there being
several attacks on the general admin
lStrativc policy of the board while
Senator Glass Democrat) o. Vir-
ginia, former secretary of the treas
ury. known as author of the reserve
act, stoutly defended the boards per-
sonnel and program. He branded
criticisms of the board as for the
most part the "demagoguery of
cruptivc politicians. Mr. Glass de-
mails of charges that the board was
the cause of the heavy decreases in
rEices of agricultural products was
spirited and he offered figures in sub
sanitation of his statements which,
he said, were "cold and indisputable.
The other principal speech Of the
day was by Senator Norris (Republ-i
cam of Nebraska, who while saying
he was eager to do anything which
would aid the farmers, warned that
"the farmers are about to be fooled
again"
"They think" Mr.. Norris said,
that this Legislation will work won
ders; that it will give immediate re-
lief; that sort of millennium will
be produced. But it won't and the
reason it won't is because no legisla-
tive act can congress take away the
discretionary power vested in the ex-
ecutvie over appoints"
Mr.. Norris said he probably would
vote for some of the amendments,
which, he said, would be offered to
the compromise measure, but that in
most cases his vote would be in pro-
test against what he described as
NEARLY, naIadministration of affairs
by the reserve board.
Mr.. Glass in the course of his
speech offered official statistics show
ing, he said, that while prices Of ag-
ricultural products tumbled last year,
the regional reserve banks actually
had increased the volume of currency
and enlarged the credits. He en-
phasized that the reserve board had
no power by law to increase currency
or order credits restricted and defied
anybody to show that the board has
"even SO much as h'nted" su"h a poll
cy 10 the reserve banks
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HUGHES EXPLAINS
AMERICAN STAND

Washington, Jan. 16 I By the Asso.
ciated ress).-Secretary Hughes, a.
head of the American delegation to
the Washington CONFIDENCE, defined
at a meeting Of the For Eastern COM
mittee late today the American policy
concerning the open door in China,
his statement, it was said, being
based on a note he sent as secretary
of state to Afford Szs, the Chinese
minister here, on July 1st, last.
Without referring to the note or
quoting from its language, Secretary
Hughes was understood to have fol-
lowed closely the principles covered
by the following statement, which
was said to be contained in the note:
THE government OF the United
States has never associated itself
with any arrangement which sought
to establish any special rights or
privileges in China which would
abridge the rights Of the subjects OF
citizens of other frien6,y states.
"And am hapy to assure you,"
the note continued. athe purpose of
this government is neither to par
ticipate nor to ecquiesce in any az
rangement which might purport to
establish in favor of foreign interests
any superiority of rights with respect
to commercial or econbmci develop
ment in designated re$ions of the
territority of China or which might
seek to create any surfS monopoly or
preference as would esxi iude other ma
tionals from under.akirg any legiti-
mate trade or indHstx ior from par
ticipating with the Ck)nese govern
ment in any categot4 pf public en-
terprise."
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OTHERS IDENTIFY
AIKEN PRISONERS

Aiken, Jan. 16.-George L. Mayes
Of Knoxville, Tenn, railroad construc-
ton contractor, now engaged in rail
road construction work at Hephzibah
Ca, and his bookkeeper, r. C. Bur
nett, came to Aiken today in the in
terest of the four parties held in
connection With alleged forgery
These people are in the Aiken Jail
having been brought here yesterday
from Augusta, at which place they
were arrested in hotel. Mr.. Mayes
says that these men-J. C. Westbury
Sam II. Padgett and Melton Lyle
worked for him and state positively
that they have not lost a day from
their work since they began last No
vember, were on their jobs through
out last week until Saturday, when
they left to spend the weekend in
Augusta. Notwithstanding all of this,
the tellers of the three banks here
have identified Lyle, the younger one
Of the three, as the man for whom
they cashed checks last Thursday.
Sheriff Cannon Blease of Newberry
was in Aiken today and identified
Westbury and claims positively that
Westbury was in Newberry the day
of the forgery in that place. Cashier
Hutto of the bank at Newberry identi-
fed Lyles. Sheriff Blease swore out
"a asssArrxfts before the nlagistrate eshere.
A Mr.. Bell, cashier Of one of the
Griffin, Ga, banks, came to Aiken to-
day and identified Padgett. The sher-
iff at LAGRANGE, Ca, wired Sheriff
Howard here to hold Mrs. Samuel H.
Padgett, the women who was also ar
rested with the three men.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-17
CRITICAL PERIOD IN
ARMS CONFERENCE

Washington, Jan. 1e (By the AS.
sociatde Press).-The Far Eastern
discussions of the arms conference
are entering their final period of de-
clsion with most of the delegates pro.
Tossing confidence in the outcome but
concedinS privately that the days just
ahead may be the most critical OF
the whole Washington negotiations.
Having begun with declared pol
icy of diSposing first of subjects upon
which agreement appeared easiest, the
plcnipotentiarics now find themselves
confronted with decisions on the
problems which have long been
storm ccnters of Oriental politics.
enforcement Of the open door, Shan
iung. the 81 demands, "Manchuria
and the Japanese occupation in ST.
beria."
For the moment all the delegations
appear to have adopted simultaneous
ly an attitude of waiting, so that
except for collateral discussions on
various points the work of the con
terence Is at q stand still.
The situation again has made Jap
an the center of conjecture because
of her standing position in the Far
East and because most of the prob
lens now to be approached have
arisen over policies and acts emanat
ing from Tokyo.
Representatives of tn" other pow
crs are specializing to what extent
the United States will go in re-
iterating the many protests she has
made in the past against Japanese
moves in Shantung and elsewhere on
the continent Of Asia in seeking ef-
fective means by which readjust
ments mya be brought about.
Because the Washington govern
ment has thus taken the lead in pro-
testing heretofore, however, some of
the delegates believe American Of
!icials would not object il some other
delegation now took upon it's should
ers the task stating positively the
desires of the powers regarding fu-
ture Japanese Chinese relations. But
there is no indication that any other
power is preparing to do SO.
The Japanese, meantime, are wait
ing also but are throwing out sug-
sgestions that any attempt to force
Japan's Withdrawal from Shantung.
Manchuria or Siberia except or
terms that will protect her interests
is sure to meet with bitter and pro-
tracted opposition.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-17
HAMBLIN BILL
FOR MILL HOURS

The introduction again of the As
hour law bill for cotton mills: tn,
acceptance Of an invitation to visi,
Spartanburg to hear Billy Sunday and
the introduction Of measure calcu.
lated TO abolish the state board of
public welfare featured the short scs.
sion Of the house of representatives
last night. The session was devoted
almost entirely To the consideration
of local matters, all bills of state
wide interest being passed over for
consideration at some later session of
the house. when n better attendance
can be had.
The AZ hour bill, which was intro.
duccd by Representatives J. X
Hamhlin of Union and ii. B. lien.
bricks Of Anderson. would make it
unlawful for any textile industry
whether incorporated or otherwise, to
require more than az hours work per
week" and would also limit the work
ing day to nine hours. Niolators of
the proposed law would be liable for
sentence at the discretion of the
court. The bill, upon the motion of
Mr.. Hamblin, one of its authors, was
referred to the committee on the
judiciary, of which he is the chair
man.
The bill is to all practical effects a
duplicate Of the similar measure intro
duced in the house last year and killed
in the senate after one of the most
spirited fights of the session. The
final vote on the measure favored the
measure by only 10 or Is votes and
was made possible only after runner
Gus hearings and hard work Ly both
the proponents and opponents Of the
bill. Accordingly the measure is
again expected to draw the fire of
many members Of both the senate and
house and will probably face hard
sledging on it way toward possible
incorporation in the state law. Repre-
sentative Hambin is the author of the
bill introduced and killed last year.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-17
Los ANGELES JURY
CANNOT AGREE

Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 16.-The
jury trying Arthur C. Burch for the
murder of j. Belton Kennedy reported
itself unable to agree on verdict to-
day and was discharged.
Burch declared he was urprised al
the result. The jury reported to Judge
Reeve that the previous alignment OF
the 10 to was unchanged. 1t was
not made known officially whether the
majority was in favor of conviction
hut this was the belief of attorneys.
The jury had been out II hours after
q trial that lasted two months. The
case was set for $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
for fixing 9 date for retrial.
District Attorney Thomas Lee Wool
wine said he was ready, if necessary
to start a retral of Burch tomorrow
but expected the case would follow
that of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain,
co-defendant of Burch, set for Febru-
ary 6.
"I'm going to keep after Burch un-
til l get him." the district attorney
said. He issued signed statement in
which he asserted that within 48 hours
after the jury was sworn in, he and
Assistant District Attorney Asa
Keyes had made up their minds that
one of the jurors had "gone on the
jIyy with her mind already made up,
aIsT that she womb fif alrspwbabaity
veto for accuittal."
The statement characerized the
conduct cf this juror as "reprehen-
sible beyond belief"
Burch said he was surprised and
disappointed" but added. "I believe
the jury did the best it could"
J. D. Kennedy, father of the slain
nan said + believed the evidence was
conclusive for conviction.
The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-01-17
Ford Dealers Met Yesterday

The Ford dealers of the Charlotte
branch Of the Ford Motor Co. met yes
terday in Spartanburg. The dealers
in this branch went up from 9th to
LIST place in the entire United States,
the Charlotte branch selling 700 more
earn during the month of December
than any other Of the 35 branches in
this country.
j. L. Bolton, Ford dealer here
attended the meeting yesterday and
reports q most enthusiastic meeting.