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VOLUME XXXVI. LAURENS, SOUTHICAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1920. LA LAI( K 7AICNOIA MntevNM 8?' COY A,?J JC /MitWaC JAU (Continued from Last Week.) "It was to be for the kaiser, for Ger many," declared Antoine bitterly. "And she was to he- careful about Flynn. I always thought Flynn was stralglt-I (lid indeed, sir!" "I think Flynn and his wife are both honest, but we'll take no chance. Warn the guards to be on the alert. We don't want Elsie to get the idea that she's being watched ; so tell the inen to keep away from the garage. I'll keep an eye on the Flynns. You go home and go to bed. . . ." The deep calin of the country night haid settled upon the shore, and the Flynns' quarters were perfectly trait quit. It didn't seem possible that an international episode was in process of incubation in that quiet neighborhood, I began to think that the general dis trust of the German woman by her as sociates might be responsible for 'ierro's story. But, viewed in any light, I had a duty to perform. If Elsie had visited the house and purloined the fan, she would be very likely to get rid of it as quickly as possible, and I de termined to keep watch. I drew the blinds, got into my dressing gown and, re-enforcing the lampshade with a newspaper to deaden the light, pro ceeded to read. It was on toward one- o'clock and I was dozing when a sound roused mt. A door on the Flynn side of the hall creaked ; there was silence, then 1 heard furtive steps on the stair. I snapped out my light and peered out of the window just as Eisie's robust figure disappeared into the shadows. I was about to follow when 'the creak lng of the i!ilyIIn door was repeated. In a moment another peep through the shade showed me Flynn himself, and he, too, quickly vanished. IHere was n situation indeed l If Elsie was keep Ing tryst with her co-conspirator of the altriioon and her husband was spyhigi upon her, a row of large proportions Nas likely to result at any moment. I leaned from the window as far as I dtired and saw tile woman close to the wait t the arthd: end of the building. 'u scene was well set for trouble, and I wias wondering what I could (10 to avrt the disturbance and the exposure of the foolish woman when the whole inn11tier wits taken out of my hands. "You fool ! You scoundrel !" she hel lowed in German. "That you should think me ai piything to commit a rob hery for you ! That I should steal from my mnistress to satisfy yott, you piece of swi no-lesh I" I .a. ''ftei heard Eisle vocally dis dilning her' .lish llhsbr-d anid knew the powert' of her lungs and the vigor of hier in veel ive,. hut thue s'eoed hen! shte ' ist mstly disphusned . t hte peorsoni she wast adclh- sing, y' dO wits cert'ainly not Flynniu. A ii d sounds of -I scuffle iti the continuous outtuinmg of billingsgat toIhe ugh t over' thie garage door lashed on suddel~ y anmd Sdisgosed Flynn in the act of precipi tating himnseif into the fray. Elie had gralsped, and( wias stoutly elmlngig to ia tatil men~l who wats trying to free hhu-n self of 11er muttscular embllrace. 11er cries mneauiwhilo Included some1 of the ra('icst termis int thet Germnil dictionatry alnd others-mouthtfuis of frightfulness --that I didnlm't recognize. When I reached the open F'lynn watS dant~cin~g roundih the belligerents like ant eixcited b~oxer, occasionllily springing in to ind a blo0w; and al nl the while Eisle continuettd to taddress her cative .and( the world at large in her native tongue. Fl1ynn1 was rather tleore thana sixty, and Eie was ntot nu.ch is ju thor, while tile invadeir wits young andit agile. Tile man11 hadtt loosenled one0 arm11 and drawn ak revolver wvith whlich ho wa'is Itounding Elile ini the face. I knocked the gun from his hand1(1 'ithl mny walking-stlck and shouted to Eile to let go of hinm. iler shouts had roused thle guards andti heauring ans5werling cries and~ the beat of hlurrying feet onl the walks, lie redoubled his efforts to escape. 1 had( hlardly got my hands(1 on him when with a twist of his body he wrenched himself free andl sped away ir the darkness, I hadn't gone far in pursuit of him before I trIpped over the skirts of my dressing gown and fell into a bed of cannalis. This wotid hatve been less meannchol If 1Plynn. hnrd bhhnd. "1 5.. 0.J iine t stritnbied over ~me and, belley tng he had captured the enemy, grip peti iny legs until I could persuade him to let go. The lights now flared on all the walks and driveways, and Antoine was hellowing orders to the guards to stir round the sunken garden. I surmised Ih1: the fugitive, surprised by the at tack. had lost his bearings and was now far fromi the boundary wall back of the garage from which presunably lie hail entered the grounds. With the Sound cutting off his exit beyond the retsie in ce, there was a fair chance of catching b.'m it Antoine's veterans were tit all vigilant. 1 found Antoine, armed with a club aind swinging a lantern, majestically posed at the neurer entrance to the gar den. With i a swallow-tail coat over his nightshirL antid his nightcap tipped over Otte ear, he was anl enthralling tigure. As he strode toward ine his slippers Iaplutsed weirdly uon the brick walk. "There's stomebody in the garile.,- sir,' he wi.s meril huskily. "The troops has it surruntled." No general in all his tory. reporting In sonre critical hour the'tisposition of his army, could have heen miore colmposed. "You have (lne well, Antolne. Shnl you dig in llitil mioriitg Or go over the t(l st~w 7"'. "As you say, s!r. It's better you houbil take chiai'ge." I walked rounil the garden and found I:s miez well distributed, but the ol tellows were exceedingly nervous. "It's a lilt suspicious, sir, tihat he broke for the giut'en," remarked Ant oine. "lto broke for the garden," I sug r''::tedl, "hbeen uA his line of l'(reaet was i Mf ail lie hnit to go sotmewhere." "It's Iueer, thugh. sir, when Dtuteh has a'0( sieeping ni the lotg bench dlown there by the fountain. Von know how we feel about hitn, sir, he being of that race." "f bitch told me he was camping in the toolhouse," I answered. "The boys drove himi out, si', and lie took to the garden." "Nasty of the buys, I should say, if ,hat interloper should 111rder hlimi-" A yell rose from the nidst of the :nrdlen. followed by a crash ined an in ttant later by a splash that Interrupt Ni l another yell. I stltched Antoine':. 'intern and ran down the steps toward the scene of cotuiition. \\'hen I reaciohed the 'leuIlar pool 1h Jet was still pil aiyin g g~ciyily. but the waters O) 044' .'xele were u I'ti 'huis i l t itito . Two itn wei'e rolling id tubln ab ou t1 1 as though hest uponl dli own t; t: each ot he'. w u the .'.in. liu lc .er h jus't i hI ke'h goittlt,'i20 upoS et 0ri1 pi . hi uat lnttbytch --c lh.. h mcl 41he i'!" oib I e' :ash tof~n oweima lii t'sI I'll - (:nI P-h l''r om ii t o giter don a9r- ithe at'this knebou uslampi (lie s'ory( ing Dult'etith.t nce It apendoutdly enjing hs le-n Slltihiu wnouter, "tatseentt opse, the' prostrateenptinvne' mals to gtve old stml's, tody wsh dss to' dey Ptc he syfhs, advetes all inrease het' draaien effect. an w tt "hwIt aes thisl Aveihe hen as, Aut'nshwate, i "ta toilrseen tole who'~1's bte sinei' me ear torc thes fod 'tabl es taitkn' shrielsy to doe: fDuh' se he as, 'thes 1( allag'O u sow 'em wtfne's glod Amereanlift fhe says., An' shel tlea' pre afe beento seot t whaner 'tr to rthe hose, to'mh nthink' 'erz gely to happen for' love 'tepn kasr Se sadh her 'Iw thed al'n when the hoesa toght tongit afn' th's pyromise ito tie gar gIontn thecha toldo past sme. ec thogntin' wuznh 'm oivn tor happen altan' wsepnocse on eh thei grge wak' hmt up. th tnk, lis tn' an this gubos ento thergar loose, he says, n'n' I Reused 'him ag'ln for that." IThe mian was still choking from the uouslnj. and. Dutch. turned hIm . av tioni at war, coznion chivalry demand ed that I handle the arrest of Monta ni's agent in such a atnner as to shield them. I was thinking hard and in my perplexity even considered sending a messenger to Torrence; but he was already suspicious and would be very likely to summnon llaynor im milediately and preclipitate a crisis I was not prepared to face. To invite the attention of the American state de partmaent to the increasingly complex sitmuttion would not be giving any aunt the chance I meant she should have to clear herself. The captive had got upon his feet and stood dazedly staring at us. lHe re k s ' ksgivil >witZer eather is upon u i in need of m :e the purchase are making pri Come in an d we will save y VIBER SPECIAL 'Suits, sizes 14 to 20 ot to close out at $.9.95 ot New Plaid Skirts ht this lot at at 50 per will sell the same way, 0 for only - $9.95 LK SALE ne, worth $2.50 per al per yard for only.. $1.50 ay from you. ' yard, for only-. --. 75c ,ist, worth $3.50, one 1.75 3rown Sheeting, sale 20c nly... .-----35c Dress Gingham, sale 40c Percale, only 25c tale price------1.98 ,sale price ~ -1.98 h, grecen, blacek. na.'vy a11( grey. ........................$1.00 ice..........................69c ..........................69c ', a11 ne0w 1(0S sh tel'o I)rse aml'~S814 'ICe......................$1.00 t~h $2.00, our ice no'8 1(w .. . .$1.00 . .. .......... .. ...... .....10c ~lis'h, only ...............$9.95 inl T1oe, onlly.............$9.95 ilish, only ................. .$8.95 niglishi, only '... . ...........$7.95 ........................$7.95 zer I Laurens, Son - 1] Pinunifed liltii vigoiorosly' on the back, assisted by Zimmerman, the obliging valet, who had seized the oc casion to show his hand on the side of the allies. "Shall I telephone for the Barton police, sir?" asked Antoine, with an extreme exaggeration of his irofessional manner. This was Obviously the thing to do, but I feigned not to hear the question while I debated the matter. It was plain that mainy things relating to the capture were veiled in mystery ; that if Mrs. Blashford and her companion were involved in an international tan gle and had in their possession some. thing that vitally concerned the na Than at S Cold w< find yoi To mahd sible w< tractive now-an BIG NOVEl 15 All Wool Middy worth $17.50, this I Just received one I pleated. We boug cent on the dllar, skirts worth $16J BIG SI 36-inch all Silk Messali yard, big value speci Don't let this get aw 36-inch Silk Poplin, pei 1 lot Selmore Voile Wa each for only. .. 36-inch 35cts. Buality ] price 50cts. Curtain Scrim, c 65cts. 32-inch Standard price. 36-inch dark and light $3.00 full size Sheets, $3.00 size White Quilts wvorth $1 .75, sale prime. ;Iliigh Wool Daniiishi P opla black, worthI $1.00, .sale pr :3f-iiichl Wool anid ( tottort sale pri.e.............. I lot 36-inich all Wool Serg Snmits, worthl $1.50, sal pm 1 lot. Men 's U nd1erwevar, wor' 1 lot Men' s I lose, sale priet No. 1362 Mahogany kid Eni No. 1561 Mahoganmy kid, Pla No. 1467 Mahoga ny kid Eng No. 1 665 Mahmoga ny C a If, E -No). 1645 Black kid, English Swit Eiiied U> i' ny cstioiis, Z.ven when 1 suggested that if he could give I satisfactory account of himself he would be released. He only doggedly shook his head. When I asked if he lead been hurt in his bout with Dutch be smiled and extended his armus in enlal. lie was a very decenlt-looking Ieliow, blue-eyed and smnooth-shaven, who seemned to accept his plight with t degree of good humor. I decided that as nothing would be gained by sending him to the Barton calaboose that night, I would assume the responsibility of detaining him un til I had groped mny way through the haze of suspicions and circutustanaces ig Offe Com s and Thanksgi' are seasonable of these as easy ices in our store d make your s ou money. Ladies' Ne We have bought five med hats, worth $10 on sale Saturday, your 12 All Ladies' Skirl good style, sizes 26 to $6 will close this lot < 1 lot Men's Silk Pleated Hose, 89 36-inch Cotton Dress Plaids. for All 27-inch Dress Gingham, 5Oe 50e Quality Standard Outing, sal 36-inch :3t5c Quality Illea-hnhg, s 1 Lot all Wool IBlack serge Skii and $12.50 your choice only .. . What about that Suit ? Now is week only we will sell $60( .00 and 1 Lot Slmnpo 1 Al1ab!(ly, Good Qi adl ni yV (ollrs, wort h $2.5(t. 'I Will sell this lot for' ontly.. 1 lot. Fashioned Silk 1 lose. I irowni (only .. .... ...... ....... I lot Iloys' Wuandlerhlose. Ia rge s: 1 lot Ladlies Tan 1llenitied TFop 1 We ha ve .ju si irecei ved a big shii Shjo(s at ihe low price, and we ei e'very padir. Th'lere is a "D 1iamnond inal" pie for 1(l 'very iPur~ se. N~o. 1 586 Ihlack kid, Pla ini Tooi No. 1625 Gun Aletal, iEnglish . No. 14145 lhla ek K id, Plain Tile. No. 1122 lIlnek K id, IBicher... No. 1181 Gunt Mletal, Ilehier ('al Womenim's I [eavy Tan Blueber.. lIig values in Children's aind \f leathers' fromtt $1 .00 -to ......... tCarol w that enveloiid lihu, "Get some dry cl and lock him up in' sure he has blanke give. lim some hot c Thue captive muanift decision and broke h}. time, which he did in 4 Isls subnissiveness o ' perplexity, but I coulp as he walked away s "troops," with Dutch --Dutch fully conscip vindicated himself an rather disdainful of h, (To be conti S 4c ring will clothes. - as pos very at election w Hats dozen ladies' trim and $12.50 each choice for only $5 :s, Navy and Black 30, Waists worth ut at, each $2.95 e quality, sale price . . . .50c ehool dresses, sale price 35c ualily, sale pri-ee ......25c pr1ice .................35c le pri e ..............25c t s. Extra size vorhI $10.00 ..... ...... .. ...$6.00 the time t o b.uy. For this $75.00 Suits for only $42.50 lity 1ril witi! S~Vlw hi colr ...................$1.69 Ik ilosi. worilthI todayI $1.25. ..................75c pair on1ly . wortIh $2.00, yourIs for ..... ......... .......$1.06 ze, worth i3 50, pir , no0w 25c Ilose. onldy..........o 10c air mienit P eter D~i amond Bran~id n sa ve youI $2.0(0 t o $.00 on Ahoe for' Every ~ii Prpose: - ......................$7.95 ......... .... ......$7.45 .................. .$6.45 .. . ... .. .. .. .. .....$4.95 f ...................$49 .....................$4.95 sses' Shoes. All styles. and1( ......................$4.95 any'