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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-04


She started ~ sc saw the nglv
upon the couch In ti,e library. and ~.
the sound Of It's heavy breathin
reached her; and tho wild fancy whiri.
had como to her when the servant
had told her of what was going on
a fancy that Uncle Benny had come
back-was hanished instantly.
Alan led her into the room across
from the library.
"YOu shouldn't have come in" he
said. 81 shouldn't have let you in
but-you saw him."
"Tes."
"Do you know him?"
Know him. She shook her head.
81 mean, you've never seen him be-
fcre?"
"No."
"Eis name Is Lukc-he sneaks of
himself by that name. Did YOU ever
hear my father mention man named
Lukew
"No; never"
Luke's voice cut suddenly their con.
versation; the doctor probably had
given him some stImulant.
"Wherc'sh Zen CorvctT Luke de-
manded arrogantly of the doctor.
"You go get Ren Corvct Tell Ren
Corvet | wnni drink right away. Torl
l'en Corvet | want my thousan' DO
lar J"
Constance turned swiftly to her
maid. eco out to the car and welt
for me-" Sha commanded.
Luke's mufled heavy voice went on ;
moments while hc fought for breath
interrupted It.
You hear me, yOn d--n Iniir
You go tell len Corvet want nv
thouSan' dollars, or ] make IL two nex'
time! You hear me; you go tCll Bon
Corv"t. You let me go YOU
d-n 1nii;! :"
Through TIE doorway to the lihrary
they could soc the doctor force I.r,.a
back upon tho couch: Luke fought him
furiouSv: then, suddenly ms he hal
stirred to strength and fury, Luke CO..
lapSed again. His voice went ON q
;n"inent more, nna raiLny g'owirs
weaker
You tell Ben C,rvct want my
money, or I'll tell. He knows whnt
I'll fell. .Ycu don't know, you
1njln devil. Ben COrvet knows,
and I know. I. Tell him I'll trl
I'll tell I'll tell !" The
threatening voice stopped suddenly
Constance, very pale, again faced
Alan. "Of course, understand" she
said. "Unclc Benny hns been paying
blackmail to this MAJ For years, per-
haps. :" She repeated the word
after an instant, I'm frightened voice
''Blackmail -
"Won't you please 80, Miss Sler-
rill?" Alan urged hey. at was good
of you to come; but you mustn't stay
now, He's-hc's dying. Of course"
She seated herself uron n chair.
I'm going to stay with you," size said
simply. IL was not. she knew, to share
the waiting for the man I'm the next
room to die; I'm that, of itself. there
could be nothing for him to feel. 1t
was to be with him while realization
which had come 10 her was settling
upon him, Generalization OF what
this meant to him. He was realizing
that, she thought; he had realized It (;
Ii made him, at moments. forget her
while, listening for sounds from the
other room, he paced back and forth
beside the table or stood staring
away, clinging to the portieres. He
left her presently, and went across the
hall to the doctor.
"Is he dead" Constance heard him
"NOt yet" the doctor answered "but
II won't be long, now."
"There's nothing you can do to make
him talk-bring him to himself long
enough 80 that he viii tell what he
keeps threatening to tellf"
The doctor shrugged. "How many
times, DO you suppose. he's been drunk
and still not toldf Concealment IN his
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1922-05-04
ADVERTISEMENT
RELATING TO Let POLICIES

~ w HUM IL MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that Cotton
Certificates Nos. 4,1S3 to 4,20O in
elusive, (open policy 2,413) of the
Colonial Fire Underw rlters, Branch
of National Fire Ins. Co., of Hart
ford, requiring for their validity the
countersignature OF duly authorized
and licensed agent, have been lost.
Since these policies have not been
regularly countersigneG. issued or ac-
counted for, nor any premiums re-
ceived hereunder by his Company.
they will be valuless and void in the
hands of whomsoever they may fall
and any claim Hereunder would be
illegal and fraudulent. If found they
should be returned to the office of the
Company at Columbia, S. C. No claim
any of nature purporting to be based
upon them will be recognized by the
Company. The public will please take
notice accordingly.
Colonial Fire Underwriters,
Branch of National Fire In
surance Co., of Hartford.
BY Seibels, Bruce G. Co.
General Agents.
c. j. Hunley. Local Agent,
Chesterfield, S. C. 4t-18
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good deal worse perhaps than any
thing that could have been involved IL
he had only gone away. The facts we
had made 1t certain that-if what had
happened to him was death at the
hands of another--he must have fore:
seen that death and, seeking no pro-
lection for himself it implied,
that he preferred to die rather than to
ask protection-that there was some
thing whose concealment he thought
mnttered even more to him than life.
lit might have meant that he con.
sidered his life was due to whom
ever took It." Her voice, which had
become very low, now ceased. She
was speaking to Alan Of his father-a
father whom he had never known, and
whom he could not have recognized by
sight until she showed him the picture
few weeks before; hut she was
speaking Of his father.
"Mr. Sheriff. didn't feel that It was
necessary for him to do anything, even
though he thought that?"
IF Mr.. COrvet was dead, we could
do him no good, surely, by telling this
to the police; II the police succeeded
In finding out all the facts, we would
be doing only what Uncle Benny did
not wish-what he preferred death to.
We could not tell the police about 1t
without telling them all about Mr.. Cor
vet too. So father would not let him.
self believe that you had been attacked
to be killed. He had to believe the
police theory was sufficient"
Alan made no comment at once.
"Wassaquam believes Ma Corvet 10
dead" he said finally. HE told me SO.
Does your father believe that7"
u think he is beginning to believe
It."
1--WE not told any one" he said, now
watching her, "how happened to be
out Of the house that night. followed
man who came there to the hOnse.
Wassaquam did not know his name.
He did not know Mr.. Corvet was gone
for he came there to see Mr.. Coryet.
He was not an ordinary friend of Mr..
COrvets; but he had come there often.
Wassaquam did not know why. Was
saquam had sent the man away, and
l ran out after him; but / could not
find him."
He stopped an instant, studying her.
THAT was not the first man who came
to the house." he went on quickly, as
she was about to speak. 81 found q
man In Mr.. C0rvet's house the first
night that / spent there. Wassaquam
was away, you remember, and / was
alone In the house."
"a man there In the house?' she re-
peated.
HE was going through Mr.. Corvets
things-not the silver and all that, but
through his desks and files and cases
He was looking for something-somei
thing which he seemed TO want very
much; when interfered, 1t greatly ex-
cited him. I frightened him. He
thought I was ghost"
"A ghost. Whose ghostT
He shrugged. 81 don't know; some
me whom he seemed to have known
pretty well-and whom Mr.. Corvet
knew, he thought"
"Why didn't you tell us this before7"
AT least--I am telling you now,
Miss Sheriff.. I frightened him, and
he got away. But I haG seen him
plainly. i can describe him. /.
You've talked with your father Of the
ao6n1l MT. 1f1zol 9 ~ 51i1hf ,:hnns
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mans tone-an arroga zee not to be
explained. entirely, by whisky or by
the fever.
How long have yor en- this way?"
Alan demanded. "Wf"Ir did you come
from?" He put his HI; = on the wrist !;
IT was very hot and '-y; the pulse
was racing. irreguS,; ; 1t seconds It
seemed to stop; for ut er seconds II
was continuous. The fellow cuu:.hcd
and bent forward. hat IS it
pneumoniaT" Alan tree to strai:hten
him up.
"Gf me drink! Go get Ben
Corvet. | tell you! Get Ben
Corvet quick! Say-yct shear? You
get me Zen Corvet; yea better get
Ben Corvet: you tel linn Lu--uke's
here; won't wait arg more; goin'
thave my money 81. sright
away, your shear? Kic'; "ie out s'loon {;
guess not no more. Eel Corvet give
me all money want al talk!"
"Talki"
"Syou know til ant goin' ~
He choked up and tottered back !;
Alan, supporting him. laid him down
and stayed beside him until his cough
Ing and choking ceased. and there was
only the rattling rasp "f his breathing
When Alan spoke to HIN again, Iuke's
eyes opened, and he narrated recent
experiences bitterly; all were blamed
to Ben Corvet's absercc: Luke. who
had been drinking heavily few
nights before. had been thrown out
when the saloon was coed; that was
Ben Corvet's fault; II Ben Corvet had
been around. Luke would have had
money, all the money y. one wanted ::
no one would have thro'"n out Luke
then. Luke slept in Il = snow. all wet.
When he arose, the s: 't m was open
again. and he got more whisky, but not
enough to get hinn warm. He hadn't
been warm since. Thai as Ben Cor
vets fault. Ben Corv"t better he
round now; Luke woul,in't stand any
more.
Alan felt of the pulse again; he
opened the coat and under-fannels
and felt the heaving chest. He went
to the hall and looked III rhe telephone
directory. He remembered the name
or the druggist on the corner of Clark
street end he telephorcI him, giving
the number on Astor street.
II want a doctor right away" he
said. "Any good doctor: the one that
you can get quickest" The druggist
promised that a physician would be
there within quartz" Of an hour.
Alan went back to Luxe, who was
silent now except for tie gasp of his
breath; he did not answer when Alan
spoke to him, except to SIX for whis
Ky. Alan stood watching" a strange.
sinking tremor shaking him. Thi,
man had come there to make claim
"a claim which many times before,
apparently, Benjamin Coivet had ad.
mitted. Luke came TO Ben COrvet
for money which he always got-all
he wanted-the alternative to giving
which was that Luke would talk"
Blackmail, that meaL;. Of course:
hlackmail which not only Luke had
told Of but which Was.aCuam too had
admitted, as Alan now realized Money
for blackmaii-tilat MtS the reason
for that thousand dollars in cash
which Benjamin Corvct always kept
ut the house.
Alan turned with sudden shiver
of revulsion toward hi; fathers chair
in place before the he "th; there for
hours each day his father had sat
with book or starir:; into the fire
always with what this man knew
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NOTICE OF DISCHARGE

On 18th May, next will apply to
the Probate Court of Chesterfield
County, for a discharge as Admin
,stTator of The ostSkc Of d. r.. Sumner.
The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Specialists in AbbareI

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
Girl Was Willing
Victim, KidnaPer
Asserts in Court
Cilardi Says Papa PalOccOla
Also Knew of Romantic
Plan to Win Bride.

DETROIT. Mich. Dec 9-Peter
GiIard. pleaded guilty when arrsigu-
ed before Judge Hest0n, % the
charge Of kidnapping Rosie Palocco-
Ia. I6-year-old daughter OF Martin
Paloccola, . grocer The girl was
bound and gagged and sat upon il a
T ord sedan Thursday morning.
4 little later Gilardi pleaded not
guilty when ne appeared befoI"
Judge Cottcr % be arra.gned on an
Information for kidnapping.
"What lawyer did you see over
in jaI2" asked Judge Cotter, rath-
CT sarcastically.
II don't know him; never saw
him before" said Glardi. innocentiy.
But he pleaded not guilty, admit
ting tha, he took Rosie away, a.
charged, but declaring that the
"kidndping' was with the consent
Of Rosie. and with the knowledge
Of Pa Martin Paloccola.
No mention was made OF Ma Fd-
loccola. who was knocked down by
the kidnapers and run over by their
sedan car. which luckily passed
over her without injurinS her.
Judge Cotter set the trial for Dec.
1G.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
MANAGER SPOILS
ROBBERS SCHEME
Terre Haute Man Drops Be-
hind Counter as Bandit En-
tiers Coal Firms Office.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Dec. o.
Prompt action Of c. L. Jaenisch.
manager of the Grant Coal Mining
Co. today thwarted the attempts OF
bandits TO rob the office, 2O51 y.
Thirteenth st.
The robbers escaped in waiting
car. The Office Is closed and the doors
locked on Saturday for the purpose
of checking the pay roll, which
amounts to several thousands dol
lars.
While the employees OF the office
were engaged. one of the robbers APP
peared at the door wearing a cap
with new sold band and "A badge
and carrying a package to Joseph
Inc Powell. who opened the door TO
see what he wanted. lie said that he
was from the express company. As
the man entered he drew an auto
matte pistol
Put up your hands, I mean BUSH
ness" he demanded. The girls i'm the
office promptly obeye6 but Jaenisch
dropped behind a counter. As he
dropped the bandit fired.
Apparently thinking that he had
struck Jaenlsch the robber fed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
PICTURE BRIDE
Is GIVEN $4,000
Penelope Papanastasopoulos
Charged Betrayal by
Rich Furrier.

DETROIT, Mich. Dec 9.-Pene-
lope Papanastasopouios. 1S-year-old
maid OF Athens. was given a verdict
of $4,000 by a jury i'm Circuit court
Friday. at the close of her $4,000
suit for breach OF promise against
Zissis Zissis. wealthy Detroit furrier,
who. she alleged, refused TO marry
tears Of JOY when the jury brought
be his picture bride
The girl, who lives with her
brother at 1866 Dawson av.. wept
tears Of jay when the jury brought
in its verdict
The intense interest taken in the
case by the local Greek colony was
shown when the Greek consul has
tened into court, just as Judge
Richter was charging the jury.
He had brought letter from the
girls mother in Athens who wrote
that she had sent her daughter TO
this country understanding that she
was TO become the bride of Zissis-
The letter was. of course. of no
use in the trial. having arrived too
late 10 be introduced in evidence
Miss Papanatasopoulos came TO
Detroit in September. 1921, after
her brother. Agesilaos. a friend Of
Zissis. wrote her that Zissis had
seen her picture and wanted to
make her his bride.
She alleged that she was enter
tanned by Zissis as his prospective
bride for some time. and in June,
=
dance at the Hotel Addison, but in
stead induced her to accompany
him to a room at a Second boule-
ward hotel. on a pTeteNt that ne
wanted to show her a picture.
There, she alleged, he attacked
her. and she was unconscious for a
/ half hour, she declared. Later
Z.ssls refused TO marry her.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
FREE GOSHEN POLICE
CHIEF OF CHARGES

WARSAW, Ind. Dec. e--After
deubeatine for nearly three hours
jury in the court OF Justice J. :.
cain ate Thursday night found Ed
ward EimDIer. chief Of police al
Goshen; Arlcy Tully. a Goshen fire.
man. and William Bratt. former
baseball player. not guilty Of charges
OF hunting on the Daniel Stevens
farm, near sidney, without a per-
NIT.
Testimony charging that the men
hunted on tho farm land owned by
Mrs Daniel Stevens was not per
mtted 10 De introduced. since the
affidavit fled by deputy game
commissioner and Floyd Stevens
stipulated the hunting was done only
on the Daniel stevens farm. The
Goshen men admitted hunting on
The Tulley land, where they had OBJ
-aiued a permit.
Charges OF automobile Speeding
brought against Floyd stevens by
the Goshen men in retaliation for
their arrest viii be heard later.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
INDIANA COAL
MINERS STRIKE
SEEMS CERTAIN
Shaft TOilers Ordered to Quit
Pits If Bosses Refuse to
Check Off Dues.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. -
Unless action is taken by some med
ium outside the ranks Of the coal OPP
orators or the mine workers. the
cessation OF mining activities on
Dec. Is seems "a certainty.
Following the vote OF the Indiana
BituminOus Operators Association
against the collection of the recent
50 assessment OF the United Mine
Workers Of America. Pres't John
Hessler OF District No. Il today sent
a circular to al. local unions asking
that all workers in mines where the
assessment is due Dec. 10 to con
tinue to work until Dec. Is, when
miners working on a schedule that
calls for the collection Of Dec. % will
also walk out if promise has not
been made for checking off the as
seSsment.
The circular stated further that
all operators who collected the as
.sessment would be permitted to con-
tinue work without question.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
NEW STATE AUDITOR
IS SILENT ON SALE

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 9.-Robert
Bracken, newly elected state aud
itor, refused 10 commit himself to-
day on how he viii dispose Of the
so acres of state land on the border
line between Gary and Hammond.
He VIII dispose of the land Dec.
81. The state has been offered 500
an acre 10y the Jones-LaughEn steer
Co. which proposes to erect a $l2,-
100000 steel plant on the site. The
company had already purchased this
property, along with 5000 acres sur
rounding il. from the East Chicago
Realty Co, ofeChicagO, without pc
ing aware that it belonged 10 the
state.
This was during the term Of office
Of William G.. Oliver. Brackeu's
predecessor. Oliver refused to sell
.it although il had been assessed for
S25 an acre. He said adjacent land
had brought as high a. $500
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
Fiend for Married Life
Faces Bankruptcy

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 9-CBy I.
y. S)-John Riley convicted Of
bigamy i'm criminal court and given
suspended sentence Of five years
in the state prison, earns $50 per
week. He was ordered TO pay IS
to his first wife; $3.50 to his sec
ond, and 50 to his attorney. Con-
sidering that free lunches are a
thing of the past here. Riley is
wondering today how he is going to
do il. Evidence showed that on
May he married Agnes Young,
and on May 9. Mrs. Rosie William
son, mother of five children.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
indiana and MiChi6dn
ALL OVER INDIANA

TERRE HACTE. ~ Citizens OK
Terre Haute saved a total or $404 e.
600 during the last year in Christ
mas funds. 10 has been estimated.
This is q gain over tho amour. saw
eel for the same purpose in 1921, g..
81 az said.
FORT WAYNE.-Slx marriage L.
c1nses were issued 10 every divorce
granted IN Allen county during No
vember More marriage licenses
were issued and fewer divorces
granted IN the past month than tU
any recent month. II was said. There
were 157 marriage licenses issued
while p divorces were granted.
FORT WAYNE.-City firemen G.:
Fort. Wayne answered So alarms
an average OF three a day. during
November. Fire loss for the month
amonted to $500. according 20 fire
officials. Most Of the fires were roof
blazes and were extinguished before
much damage was done
INDIANAPOLIS - Inheritance
taxes collected in Indiana during the
last fiscal year totailed S79S.3S7. ac-
cording to a report OF s. c. Mowrer.
investigator for the state tax board.
II was said that this was the laTg-
est amount in inheritance taxes ever
paid in the state during one year.
Il represents the leyies on 24,O96 es-
tate. IL was said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
Judy Probes Alleged LGlC
Violations by City Court

INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Dec. g.
investigation Of alleged prohibition
law violations by the city court OF
Terre Haute Will be conducted Ly
The fedora grand jury now in ses-
sion. u was learned here today. One
or two witnesses are reported 20
have testified already
The alledEe5 liquor conspiracy at
Gary. involving officials there =
now oelnE u.estigated by .he gran E
jury and = was said the Terre Hau.
cases would be taken up later
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
FINANCE BODY MEETS.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 9.-(By A
P)-The state finance board ct n
meeting today took under considera-
ton a debt Of s1.35O.OOO against the
general fund. December settlements
from the counties are yet to be made
and IL IS understood that the
amounts to be received Will be suf-
ficient 10 obviate the necessity Of
a loan TO meet the general fund
debt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

4 good Coal Is always the best
TIy our Old Ben. Premium. Amber
Jacket or Black Joe. All are low in
ash and SCOT. and high r. heat units
209l pounds per ton always.-C. II.
Defreea. ais S. Taylor st. Bell 27s.
Lin 527P.-Coal. Lime. Cement,
Face Brick and General Mason Sup
plies. ADV. 329-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
HoosIEh WINS PRIZES.

WARSAW, Ind. Dac 9.-Sylves'
ter Essig. OF near Leesturg. won
three first. two second and one fifth
prize at the International Livestock
show at Chicago. His cash awards
amounted TO nearly $3.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
BOY IL. KILLED

WARSAW. Ind. Dec. g. (By 4.
P)-Melvin Mcintyre. Il. was kill
led while hunting near his home, ten
miles south OF here today. when his
shotgun was accidentally discharged.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

Frederick 5. Willett Certified
Public Accountant, formerly Comp
troller Of Dodge Manufacturing
Corporation, announces the opening
Of Offices at 201-202 j. NJ. S build
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

Buy now. pay in 1923. Block
Bros. South Bends Finest jewelers.,
220 :. Michigan St Adv-342-357
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

10 your best-that means buying
your candies at the Phila.
Advt-3if
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

Buy now. pay in 1928. Block
Bros. South Bends Finest jewelers..
22O 5. Michigan st. Adv.-342557
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

r. +. K. Cigars not named Cor
secret society. but after a famous
Yale club. All dealers two for l5c.
adv. 2ss -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

Buy her a Jordan FOR Christmas.
Advt.-337-35S.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

DyeinG, Is. =. Cleaners
-AdV.-33S-344
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

Dyeing, 3. e. Cleaners
-AdV.-33S-344
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

Iyeing, p. +. Cleaners
-AdV.-33S-34i
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10

Buy her a Jordan for Christmas.
Advt.-337-35S.