davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-01-13
PART Continued.

Il was TAXI. A. she u, t
custy. Il hat IL take a whGt !!
exercise. and J. ought to v i
walk and walk. / guess | oll-., to
keep on waikiki"
Get in" he said. I'm out riding.
don't know when I'll get home"
Florence got IN, Uncle Joseph
closed the door. and the car slowly
bumped onward.
-You know where Herbert is! IN
Gle Joseph inquired.
mo-" said Florence, in a gentle
yoice.
Il do,n he said. Herbert and your
friend Henry Rooter came to our house
With one Of, the last copies Of the ORR
ole they were distributing to subscrib-
ers : and after / read It I kind OF fore
raw that the Teller responsible FOR
their owning q printing press was
going to be III trouble. / had quite II
Fralk with 'era and they limited they
hadn't had much to do with this num-
Der Of the peper. except, the fhechani-'
col end Of It; bat they wouldn't come
cut right full with what they meant.
They seemed to have Some good rea-
son for protecting a third party. and
said quite a good deal about thsc ia
theirs and mothers being but NJ rtat
ard 30 on; % Henry and. HeT ,ert
thought they oughtn't to expose this
third party-whoever she was. Well,
Il thought they better not stay too
lsng, because I was compromised
enough already. without being see
In their company. and gave 'em
something to help 'em out with the
movies. You can stay at movies an
awful long time. and Is you've got
money enough to 20 to several Of 'em,
Why you're liked fof as long as you
please. A body ought to be able to
live I couple O. months ct the movies
for nine or ten dollars. 1 sh0uld think"
He was silent for a time, then
aaksd:. II don't suppose your papa-
ana mama, will, be worrying about
zen. viii they, norencel"
sOh, NO" she said quickly. mot
II the leastl There was nothin' at all
for - - - at our house this after
rnaask ss
-Thdss good." ne said, because
sefese We 20 back | was thinking some
= driving around By way OF Texas
Florence locked ct him trustfully
ana said notAino. 1t seemed to her
dat Re ssspSrte1 something: she was
nst Gure. but his conyersation was a
little peculiar-thoagh not In the least
dAlster. Indeed, she was able to make
eQt that he had more the air Of an ac-
eemplice than Of I detective. Never
1Aeless she was convinced that far, Tar
ne best course Tor her to pursue, dur
ING the next few days, would. be one
u steadfast reserve. And such a course
- ooaseni9 t. nj mood. which was
sssdued. noksst0s.9ay ~.apprehensive;
though she .4a4A@@4egs that her recent
eeoduct e SSA616d sympatheticaiiy,
wsuld 10 foaid Christian. The trou-
~ was that NESb4bly 1t, would not
~ viewed @56kticaHy. No one
xssld understand how carefully and
iactfnlly, she had prepared the items
~ the Ori0le'to lead suavely up to the
Rews Of Aunt Jplta's. engagement and
bse1k It to Noble Dill in . manner to
his reason. Therefore, on ac-
eeult Of this lack Of comprehension,
Isally the only wise and good thing to
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-27
CHATTER XIV.
A, Ghost Ship.

Officfally, and to chief extent in ac-
tuaIity, navigation now had closed
for the winter. Further up the har-
Dor, beyond Number Is. glowed the
white lanterns marking two vessels
moored and Laid up" till spring; an
other was still in the active process of
'laying up" Marine insurance, as re-
CARDS all ordinary craft, had ceased !;
and the government at sunrise, five
days before, had takeE the warning
lights from the Straits of Mackinaw,
from ne-aux Galets, from north Mani
tou, and the Fox islands; and the light
at Beaver island had but five nights
more to burn.
Having no particular duty when the
boat was in dock, old Burr had gone
toward the steamer laying up and
now was standing watching with alb
sorption the work going, on. There
was a tug little farther along, with
steam up and black smoke pouring
from its short funnel. Old Burr OBJ
served this boat too and moved up
little nearer. Alan, following the
wheelsman. came opposite the stern
of the freighter.
They're crossing" the wheelsman
said aloud, but more to himself than
to Alan. They're laying her up here"
he jerked his head toward the Slough
ton. "Then they're crossing to Mani
towoc ON the tug"
whats the matter with thatY" Alan
cried.
Burr drew up his shoulders and
ducked his head down as gust blew.
1t was cold, very cold indeed in that
wind, but the old man had on macki-
nav and, out on the lake. Alan had
seen him on deck coatless in weather
almost as cold as this.
ITS winter Storm" Alan cried.
TITS like 1t that way; but today's the
10Th, not the 9th OF Decemberl"
That's right" Burr argeed. That's
right"
The reply was absent as though
Alan had stumbled upon what he was
thinking and Burr had no thought yet
to wonder at u.
"And it's tie Stoughton they're lay
ing up, -pat the" he. stopped and
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-27

corvet?"
tanned him. "Wasn't 1t that?" he de-
manded. Answer me; 1t was the
Martha Corvet7"
The wheelsman struggled he seemed
suddenly terrified with the terror
which, instead of weakening, supplied
infuriated strength. He threw Alan off
for an instant and started to flee back
toward the ferry; and Alan let him go.
only following few steps to make
sure that the wheelsman returned to
Number 25.
Because of the severe cold. the
watches on the ferry had been short
ened. Alan would be relieved from
time to time to warm himself, and
then he would return to duty again.
Old Burr at the wheel would be re-
lieved and would go on duty at the
same hours as Alan himself. Benjamin
Corvet The fancy reiterated itself to
him. Could he be mistaken? Was that
man, whose eyes turned alternately
from the compass to the bow Of the
ferry as 1t shifted and rose and fell,
the same who had sat in that lonely
chair turned toward the fireplace in
the house on Astor street? We're those
hands, which held the steamer to her
course, the hands which had written
to Alan In secret from the little room
on his bedroom and which pasted so
carefully the newspaper clippings con-
cealed in the library?
Alan faced the wind with mackinaw
buttoned about his throat; to make
certain his hearing, his ears were un-
protected. They numbed frequently,
and ne drew a hand out Of the glove
to rub them. The windows to protect
the wheelsman had been dropped, as
the snow had gathered on the glass;
and at intervals as he glanced back,
he could see old Burrs face as he
switched on a dim light to look at the
compass. The strange placidity which
usually characterized the old mans
face had not returned to it since Alan
had spoken with him on the dock; Its
look was intent and queerly drawn.
Was old Burr beginning to remember
that he was Benjamin Corvet? Alan
did not believe 1t could be that; again
and again he had spoken Corvet's name
to him without effect. Yet there must
have been times when, If he was actual
ly Corvet, he had remembered who he
was. He must have remembered that
when he had written directions to some
one to send those things to Constance
Sheriff.; or, strange thought had
come to Alan, had he written those in
structions himself? This certainly
would account for the package having
been mailed at Manltowoc and for
Alan's failure to find out by whom 1t
had been mailed. 1t would account,
too for the unknown handwriting upon
the wrapper, If some one on the ferry
had addressed the package for the old
man.
What could have brought back that
moment of recollection to COrvet, Alan
wondered: the finding Of the things
which he had sent? What might bring
another such moment? Would his see
ing the Sherrills again-or Spearman-
act to restore him?
For half an hour Alan paced steadily
ut the bow The storm was increasing
noticeably In fierceness; the wind
driven snowfakes had changed to hard
pellets which. like little bullets. cut
and st1Ing the face; and 1t was growing
colder From cabin window came the
blue flash of the wireless. which had
been silent after notifying the shore
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-27

stared at Burr to let him supply the
word and. when Inc o11 ms. -7se 49,
he repeated again-"not the"
NO" Burr agreed again. as though
the name had been given. mo"
ut was the Martha Corvet you laid
up, wasn't it?" Alan cried quickly.
"Tell me-that time on the 5th-it was
the Martha CorvetT
Burr jerked away; Alan caught him
again and. with physical strength, de
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-27
OFT" I0~"ND
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER WEALTHY and highly
placed in the Chicago business world.
BENJAMIN Corvet 10 something Of 2 re-
After a stormy interview with his part
uer. Henry Spearman, Corvet seeks Con-
stancs shsr q as otasi and
spearman. He then disappears. sheriff.
xian cODrse orSe. IN ha' Blue ''sn Rapids, Kansas.
and exhibited strange agitation over the
CHAPTER II-Corvet's letter summons
Conrad. a youth Of unknown parentase'
TO Chicago.
CHAPTER uI-From = statement OF
Sheriff. it seems probable Conrad is Cor.
Ss hOuss ana is s0c conteDts to n Aan
CHAPTER Iv.-Alan takes possession
OF his new home.
CHAPTER v.-That night Alan discov-
ers man ransacking the desks ana 1,o Dn.
appearance of Alan Tremendously agiates
the intruder, who appears to think him a
ghost and raves of THE Miwaka- Aiter
q struggle the man escapes.
CHAPTER, yL-Next day Alan lan,ls learns rms
Spearman, Alan is astounded at the dis,
foynd in ahff his ne sonse Us s he nst Sefore
CHAPTER vII.-Aian tells no one Of
interview taxes Spearman with the fact.
Spearpian laughs at and dehes him.
CHAPTER vIII.-Corvets Indian serv-
ant, Wassaquam, tells Alan he believes
his employer is dead. He also tells him
cording to old superstition beats once for
every life lost on the Great Lakes. Twen-
ty years before, the great freigntsr MI
board. but the Drum had sounded for
only twenty-four, leaving the inference
WAS % General gem Sl Selief f that at. the drum never
made a disturbances. at his house. Alan
II slugged and rendered unconscious
CHAPTER x.-Alan learns from Was
saquam that It was Corvet's habit to
keep the sum of 81. 900 in the house, appar-
the absence of Wassaquam, Luke" comes
to the house demanding to see Corvet
He il evidently In q dying condition, due
to- alcohol and exposure. Conrad tries
without avail to get him to explain his
~ Wassaauam ~ gives Conrad a a paper on
which Ii a list OF names.
CHAPTER xI.-From the document Al
an thinks he may have clue to the
mystery surrounding Corvets life and
disappearanSe; He leaves q chicago % to e, yis. rs.
persons whose names were on the list
CHAPTER xIL-Constance receives a
package wrapped In = muller which she
recognizes Corvet was wearing on the
day ne went away. 1t contains a few
coins, . watch. and woman's wedding
property of Corvet, and accepts them al
proof of his death. 6pearman urges
Constance to- marry him. She consents
but refuses his demand for an immedi.
ate ceremony.
CHAPTER xIIL-Inquiries show thai
the watch in the package bad been the
property of Captain Stafford, com
mander OF the Miwaka, who had gone
down with his ship.
CHAPTER xIv.-Working on q lake
an elderly man known as Jim Burr
who seems to be possessed of informa-
tion which Alan believes would only be
known to Corvet
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-07-27

Burr stood beside him without max
Ing reply; the searchlight, which had
been pointed abeam. shot its glare for
ward, and Alan could see Burr's face
In the dancing reflection Of the fare
The man had never more plainly re-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
Meeting of Local
Post of e. p. A.

q delightful chicken stew supper
and smoker was enjoyed by the
members OF the local Post of the
a., in the Y. AZ. C. A. dining
room saturday night. After the
supper mr.. 81. L. Scarborough, the
president of the local post, intro
5dueed the guest OF the local post
and speaker of the occasion, Mr..
Jake woodward, president of the
IT, 4. OF this state. Mr.. Wood
ward made a very delightful and
interesting talk on matters of con-
eern to T. P. A. He talked mainly
on three points. delinauencies:: the
bill to give a travelling, man eppor-
tunIty to vote away from home;
ard brotherhood. Mr.. Z. I. Par
roft was called on to give an ac-
count Of the national convention,
he and Mr.. scarborough having at
tended the national convention at
Atlantic City. Mr.. PARROT made a
very Interesting and entertaining
talk, giving rise to much laughter.
Mr.: H. Z. Scarborough was elected
yice-pfesident of the national as
,seeiatien at this convention.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
a Birthday Party.

Mrs. G. E. Lupo entertained at
her home on Washington street, on
Friday afternoon in honor Of the
twelfth birthdya of herlittle daugh-
ter, Azilee Vivian. At six o'clock
the guests were invited in the dim
ing room which was especially
lovely in its decorations OF pink and
white garlands of crepe paper and
ferns. The festoons Of white and
pink were hung over the table re-
veaiing in the center thereof the
snowy white cake bearing its twelve
tiny candles. In the center Of the
cake was a gift hidden by little
.Azilee's mother. Then a contest
was held as to what the gift was.
Little Grace McCollum being the
winner received the BOBBY prize.
After several hours Of enjoyment
the little children went home de-
claring they had nice time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
centipede is Friend, Not Foe.

Honolulu. T. H., Aug. 5.-The
centipede, stunned, feared and alb
horred enemy Of the. residents OF
Hawaii, who can cause small panic
by merely appearing IN sight, real
ly is a friend, according to Univer-
sity of Hawaii investigations, be-
cause he subsists mainly on other
pestiferous insects, mainly mos
quitoes and cockroaches, thus de-
creasing the hordes Of those bugs.
The results of the Investigation,
made public in an extension letter.
showed that the centipede, whose
bite is feared because Of many tales
of its death-bringing qualities, is
not vicious and is retiring in dis
position except when he is at
tackled or thinks he is. Then he
has fairly potent means Of defense
in the feelers in his fore-feet with
which he inf1icts his "bite." But his
bite is no more serious usually
than that Of bee or wasp, the
university letter said.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
Candidates File
Expense Accounts

Columbia. Aug. 2S.-All Of the
candidates fer state offices had
fled their expense accounts with
Secretary of State W. Banks Dove
BY two o'clock Monday, except two,
William Coleman. candidate for
governor and j. Fl. Hope. candi-
date for state superintendent Of
education.
The following are the amounts
spent by the eandidatee for gov
ernor. according to their state
rnents: George X. Ianey s1,425,
Thos. G. Mcleod s731. John T..
Duncan S572. J. ]. Cantey SAT-.
Cole L. Blease 1855. For superin-
fnedent of education: Mrs. Bessie
Rogers Drake ss45. o. d. Seay
$500. Cecil Fl. Seigler $494, John
E. swearingen s705, Mrs. r. 3.
Wallace 5000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
CLEMSON
SCHOLARSHIPS
Sumter County Boy Wins
I. State at Large Scholarship

Columbia, August 27-Names OF
winners to scholarships to Clemson
college and to the Citadel at Char
lesion were announced yesterday
by the state department of edu-
cation. The lists carry the names
OF 77 winners of scholarships at
Clemson and of II at the Citadel.
Recon- n1edations for the awards
of scholarships to the University
Of Soush Carolina and to Winthrop
have not yet been received by the
department Of education.
Clemson College-Sunter county
(3): Sam WeEs, Route 5. Sumter;
Eldrige Kennedy. Sumter; Henry
Thomas, Mayesvilie; itAubrey w.
Parker, DalzeH, Estate at large).
Agricultural scholarships, Sum
ter county, w. H. Young, Route l.,
Rembert
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
MIXED Marriage Ban Lifted.

Yokohama, Aug. 5.-The foreign
school OF Yokohama which. unlike
other similar schools of Japan, has
rigidly excluded children Of mixed
marriages. has at last decided to
lift the ban. This is the result OF
Il long controversy in which wes-
tern merchants of Japan have been
opposed by men with Euraslan
families. The lack of money broke
down the opposition to these chill
dren, their fathers. many of them
wealthy men. having refused to
subscribe to the funds Of the
school which is supported by vol
untary subscriptions. unless the
children were admitted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
IRISH MOURN
PASSING OF
COLLINS
Thousands Pay Tribute to
Murdered Head of Free
States Government

Dublin, August 2S-Michael Col
Inns was laid to rest today in sGlas'-
nevin, after a demonstration Of ma
tional grief such as seldom seen
in the long centuries of Ireland's
troubled history. Immense crowds
filed the great cathedral ard lined
the route to .Glasnevin. Congre--
cations gathered. in every city, town
and hamlet to mourn his passing.
It was military funeral. Arch
bishop Byrne celebrated mass and
then after absolution, the body was
placed on a gun carriage ana borne.
to the cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
PzGE s..

should have their certificates and
it is decidedly to their ADVANTAGES 80.
getsthen this week. As
The City Board OF Education has
directed the superintendent to ce4-
lect at the beginning of each month
the sum Of $500 for each non-resf
dent pupil below the high school
The fees for: the year for each child
who does not reside in the City ;of
Sumter amount TO $4,000. Auyes1e
who owns property in the city will
be given full credit for the anloul
of tax that he pays,
the city In order to- save COM
fusion the Board has directed that
these fees shall be paid in advance.
All needed repairs have befn
made inSthes different buildings dug
ing the past snnamer;; the roofs s4Of
the buildings requiring it. have; been
repaired and repainted, and soxse
renovations have been made in-fhb
different buildings The n1st mary
ed improvements, have been in the
Calhoun School Building where the
walls and. ceilings have been
painted and recalcinained: = Tlle
most helpful Improvement at the
Calhoun School grounds has BEEN
the enlargement Of these grounds
by the purchase of the lot adjoin
ing the Calhoun School property
The jauitor'ss house will be removed
from its present place in order TO:
deepen the lot and the addition o$
the property recently purchased
viii WIDEN it sufficiently TO MARE
these grounds very desirable as q
drill ground and an athletic feIG
All activities should center around
the school building, and the Board
OF Education recognizes the great
importance of having adequate play
grounds and drill grounds for tAe
boys OF this building The solss
on this property was purchased oy
Judge r. o. Purdy and viii 5be re-
moved during the present week. ~
The list Of teachers with theIF
assignments viii bes published af
the end of this week. FOrtanately
there have been very few changes
in, the teaching corps and the work
of next year should therefore begin
without the slightest delay and
continue throughout the whole ses-
sion with unusual effectiveness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
Gompers Claims
Victory For Unions
Fight to Hold Wages at War
Standard Has Been Won,
Says Federation Head

Washington, Aug 27.-Organ-
lied labor groups have. every rea-
! son to congratulate their member
ships with the coming of Labor
day in 1922. because Of the "in-
dustrial and political solidarity Of
ithe working people" !" because Of
the failure" of employers TO
bring about wage reductions" and
because of determination within
themselves to push forward, Sam
uei Gompers, president Of the
american Federation of Labor, de-
clared in an. address published in
the forthcoming issue Of the Amer
lean Federationist There has
been a general resistance of Amer
lean labor to the program of wage
reduction and union smashing, ("
ard it has been successful, he as
serted.
| ..It is safe to say that the full
volume Of wage reductions since
the afn1istice, if averaged up and
spread over the working people,
would amount to less than 5 per
cent Mr.. Gompers said, adding
that "this is stark defeat for en-
ployers.'
TT is magnificent victory FOR
the workers" he continues. There
are no terms too strong to describe
the importance Of this great VIC
tory for labor. 1t is a victory in the
celebration of which every useful
citizen. can join because the pur-
pose Of those employers who sought
to- reduce wages was not to reduce
the final cost Of commodities. not
so that there might be a large
volume of commodities produced,
but it was so that there might be a
larger profit in the production Of
commodities lower wage for
the. worker and a relatively higher
cost tn the consumer"
In regard to the future, Mr..
Gompers said:
Labor day, 1922, finds the work
e-s in a position Of greater ad-
vantage than before. The crucial
period Of unemployment has been
passed. The wage reduction move
n1ent long since lost its principal
momentum and the movement to
establish the socalled open shop
which is in reality the non-uidon
shop, has proven without effect.
Labor has every reason to con-
graduate itself on the occasion of
its Labor day celebration this
year. These congratulations, how
ever, must be accompanied by de-
termination to continue the strug-
gle. There can be no relinquish-
/ ing Of vigilance at any point"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30
Chamber Of
Commerce Notes

In compliance w5th the request
Not President Perry NJ. Parrott. OF
the Young Mems Business League
of Sumter. E: + Reard on. aSumter's
commercial secretary has conelud-
fdan arran gemetlts with the hos
oitable men and women of Pine
WOOD for the big get-together
meeting and booster trip of the
Sumter: business and professional
men and women at Pinewood on
Friday, September the Sth. Pine
wood invited Sumter TO be its
guest in a day Of pleasure and CO.
operation between city. town. and
rural districts, and the Young
Mems Business League viii take
the lead IN this Important event
and viii have the following of
hundreds of members of the other
commercial, social, civic and bust
ness organizations OF Sumter.
Many Of Sumter,s good farmer
friends and their families from our
rural districts Will, as usual join
with Sumter in making the event
memorable day-in Sumter coup-
couple sof splendid speakers
viii discuss timely topics of mutual
interests.
Invitations have been sent to
Clarendon county men and women
also TO join Sumter and Pinewood
on this occasion. Sumter and
Pinewaod want Clarendon county
to join with Sumter county in hay-
ing a good time.
Tie Young Mems Business
League viii have splendid boost
er chorus under the leadership Of
Mr.. Pierce and some unusually fine
singing will be furnished during
the meeting in the spacious audi.
forum of the magnificent brick
and large Pinewood graded and
high school building. The hos
pitable ladies' of Pinewood and VI.
einity are going to serve one Of
their delicious olden time picnic
dinners for the visitors. The gem
eral public is invited to take part
IN this get-together. meeting and
booster trip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30

The home of Mr.. r. J. Alexander
was practically destroyed by fire
Saturday night. When the fire de-
partment arrived, the house was
ahlaze. owing to the fact that no
one was in the house at the time
of the fire. therefore 1t was not dis
covered until the fire was we'll un-
der way. The fire department ey-
hibited unusual swiftness and ef-
fectiveness in conauering the blaze.
The alarm was sounded at $40 and
the bell announcing that the fire
was out, rang at 9:35. Practically
everything was destroyed, little, if
any furniture was saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-30

eraI weeks to her daughter in
Cleveland. Ohio
Mr.. Frank Porter has returned
home. having attended Laurel
Park Camp Hendersonyille, \. G.
Miss Lille Rheimheim who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Strauss Sof this city, left sunday for
her home at Oklahoma. Miss.
Mr.. r. W. Lewis and family
have returned from AtlaSlta where
they have been visiting for the past
fu.o weeks.