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^ ^ ^ ISSUEP SEMI-WEEKL^^ l. h. grist * sons. Publishers. } % Jfamilg gemspaper: |for ,Iie. promotion of the jpolitica, ffoeial, Agricultural and Commercial Interests of the people. {tek^oiecop1^iveck!?"n,e' ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1901. ISTO. 62. BY SYLVAN CHAPTER XVI. THWARTED. BUT NOT SUBDUED. It was long after midnight, and yet the Widow Xevel had not sought her bed. She was now pacing to and fro across her kitchen, and the boy Paul sat nodding in his chair. Suddenly the woman stop** ped, and Paul started up. "Do you think that message was a false one?" she asked, looking the boy in the face. "I don't know," he returned. "If he came from the black monk, as he said he did, then I think he spoke the truth." "Oh, they would not have deceived me." "No, my mistress; I am sure they would not." "But it is very late." tett?i. ? rpu ? ? xiur& ; xneicuic ucixo. The widow heard them, and, with a wildly fluttering heart, she sank into a chair. "They have stopped in front of the house," uttered Paul, whose ears were bent. "Go?go?open"? Paul started. The widow heard the door opened, and she heard voices in the hall. In a moment more the inner door was opened, and she looked up. She saw a manly form; she heard the magic word "Mother!" trembling upon the air. With one low crv of joy she started to her feet, and in the next moment 6he was clasped to the bosom of her son. "Did I not tell you I'd bring him back to you?" cried Vladimir, rub* bing his hands with joy. "Oh, God bless you, sir!" the widow murmured, gazing through her tears into the monk's face. "So, so," returned the strange man. "The blessing of an honest soul is reward enough for one night, so I'll take invself off for the present." "No, no." cried Piuric. "You'll remain here till morning." But the monk could not be prevailed upon so to do. He had business to attend to, and he could not 6top, and he hurried away as quickly as possible to avoid the thanks that were showered upon him. After Vladimir was gone Ruric sat down and related to his mother all that had occurred since that day on which he left her to go and see the count. She trembled fearfully as he related the diabolical attempts that had been made upon him, and when he had concluded she sat for a few moments like one in a painful trance. "And do you think," she said at length, while a cold shudder ran through her frame, "that the Duke of Tula was the cause of all this?" "1 am sure of it, my mother." "Then you are not safe yet." "But I shall see the emperor." "1 have seen him, my son." "Ah! And what said he?" "Why, he said if we could find out who had done you harm he would punish them. Then I asked him. "Suppose it was a duke?" and he said in that case he should have to look into the matter. Oh, 1 fear he would not dare to punish the powerful Olga." "Perhaps not, but yet, my mother, I will give him credit for better things. Vet," the youth continued in a sad tone, "there is one for whom 1 care more than self and who is now within the wicked duke's power. Oh, she is his beyond any power of the emperor!" "Not absolutely beyond his power, is she?" the mother asked. "Why, of course, Peter has the power to set aside any wardship, but 'twould not be policy for him to interfere in the domestic affairs of his powerful nobles. 1 feel sure that his heart would bid him interfere, but his judgment would oppose it. You have seen Rosalind?" "Yes." "And was she unhappy when she knew that I was missing?" "Ah, Ruric," returned the mother, with a kindling eye, "you do not know how that noble girl loves you! Oh, her heart was almost broken when she knew that evil had befallen you!" The widow had it in her mind to tell of the scene which had transpired upon the duke's coming into the maiden's presence when she was there, but she thought a second time ere she spoke, and she then concluded not to 6peak of it at present, for US COBB, JR. she "anew iwould only serve to give her son additional pain without bestowing any benefit. "By heavens," uttered Ruric at the end of a troubled reverie and at the same time clasping his hands vehemently together, "was ever man so surrounded by impenetrable mystery before I This monk is surely a good man. He has served me well, and I am sure he would serve me more if opportunity offered. But 'who is he ? Have you found out anything concerning him?" "1 have not, ray son." "But is it not strange?" "It is." And so they conversed until their drooping lids would no longer remain apart, and then, having first rendered up their thanks to God and asked his help for the future, they retired to their respective places of rest. Ruric had strange dreams, and for the life of him he could not tell whether they were good or bad. Once he dreamed that he was a duke himself and that he had a wife whose face he had never seen. She would not raise her veil until the ceremony was performed. Then she removed the obstruction, and ltunc started on beholding the face of Vladimir, the monk! And then Vladimir seemed to say, "All this I have done for thee. Do you like it?" And Ruric dared not object, because Vladimir had done so much for him. And now while Ruric awakes from his dreams and wonders what they mean let us look in and see what is going on in the ducal palace. It was early morning, and the Duko of Tula was once more in his own private apartment. He had not slept well, for he. too, had had dreams, and they were troublesome ones. They hung about him even now, and they filled his mind with dark and gloomy forebodings. He paced to and fro across the apartment, sometimes stopping and bowing his head and then starting on again with new clouds upon .his brow. Thus he walked and pondered until he was aroused by a stealthy footfall close by the door. He stopped and listened. He knew the step. 'Twas the one he had been waiting for. fae moved to the door and opened it, and the humpbacked priest, Savotano, entered the apartment. "By St. Paul, Savotano, I feared you would never come," the duke uttered as his workman closed the door behind him. "I would have come sooner if 1 could, my lord, but even now it is early morning. The sun is hardly above the city walls." "Well, it is early, I know, but I have not slept well." "I have not slept at all, my lord." "No, Savotano. You look worn and weary. But you have been at work." "Ave; I have." "And you have come to tell me the result of that work. Does it move you so to do such work? I thought you were used to it ?" The priest gazed into his master's face, but he did not speak. "Bah!" uttered Olga contemptuously. "What is the killing of a man? But tell me, did you conceal the body so that no one will find it?" It was some moments before Savotano spoke. His frame trembled, and his hands worked nervously together. But at length he said in a hesitating tone: "lie is not dead, my lord." "Not dead yet? But you promised me he should be." "I know, but we could not do it." "Bah! 1 gave you credit for more firmness. Not kill a man? What is there so terrible in that ?" "You misunderstood me, my lord. We did all we could toward killing him, but he escaped us." "Ilold!" cried the duke, starting forward and grasping the priest by the shoulder. "You do not mean that Ruric Nevel has escaped you?" "He has, my lord." "But not entirely. You do not mean that he has fairly goue from out your hands?" "lie has, my lord. But listen"? "Listen, thou bungler 1 By the saints, what story can you tell to make that smooth and reasonable? You had him in your power, and you should have kept hiin." "But. my lord, the devil himself is working for that man. We went last night to kill the fellow, and I waited all of two hours for Toiraa and Viska, but the rascals did not come, and I engaged others." "And did they prove treacherous?" cried Olga in sudden passion. "No, my lord; they did their best, but they were interrupted by that 1 accursed monk, who came backed by 6ome dozen men." , "What! Do you mean that Vladi- . mir came there?" ] "Yes." i "And with a band of armed men?" < "Yes." "Then, by the gods, there's ] treachery somewhere." "I know not what to think, my ' lord," returned Savotano in an un- ( easy, perplexed tone. "The only , men who are absent are Lesko Tot- 1 ma and Frederic Viska, and they are i 6urely our best men." 1 "But you see plainly that there must have been treachery," exclaim- ' ed the duke passionately. "Oh, how ] I would like to know the man! And ' did this monk carry off the gun- , maker?" , "He did. And he captured four j of our men. I escaped without being seen." j "That is fortunate"? < "I mean that the monk did not < see me, nor did any of his followers. 1 But the gunmaker saw me." 'And do you think he mistrusted you had any hand in the matter of < his imprisonment?" 1 "I should judge so," returned the i priest, with a peculiar twinge of 1 Ka line ril. ^ veinjeaiiuc auv/ui vug xuu lain knocked me down." "Ha!" "Aye; the moment he saw me." "But do you think he knows anything about it?" "No. I do not think he does. He can only suspect." "Then we'll be prepared for him if your own men are to be depended upon. But leave that to me. I'll fix that matter with the emperor. I'll see him this very day, and be sure he shall have a story that can destroy all evidence which these fellows can hatch up." "But I must flee, my lord." "Not yet, Savotnno. I must have your help within a very short time. Bv the true Godv I swear that the Countess Rosalind Valdai shall be my wife within the present week. I'll place the seal of fact upon that matter at once. Kear not, for I know my influence over the emperor will shield you from all harm. Why, Peter would sooner lose hi0 right hand than lose me." "Then most surely I will remain, my lord, for I much wish to perform that ceremony for you. But who is this black monk?this Vladimir?" The duke started across the floor, and for some moments he continued pacing to and fro. When he stopped, he brought his hands together with an energetic movement, and. looking the priest sternly in the face, he said: "Let that monk be who he may, whether man or devil, God or saint, I'll destroy him! I have the power, and I *11 use it. As warden of the city I have the power to arrest him upon suspicion of conspiracy. I'll do it! Where is he now?" "1 know not." "Never mind; I'll to the emperor first. I'll study my plan, and ere the sun sets it shall be carried out. By heavens, I'll be baffled thus no more. I could have wished that this gunmaker had been quietly out of the way, for then all would have been clear and plain, and I should not have feared the trouble of his clamoring about my ears. But let him go. I would not give much for the life he has left. I'll dispose of him soon. But that monk! By heavens, lie dies at once and without consultation with the emperor, for I can swear lie is a conspirator." "Good!" ejaculated the priest. And thus the business was arranged for the present. Passion helped the duke wondrouslv in his conclusions, and the wish was made into the power. But even before ? the priest left the stout nobleman began to wish that he had a very lit- i tie more power. In fact, as he came 1 to reason he began to dm:lit. but he ? gave up not one idea of the plan lie c had formed for the vengeance his ' soul so madly craved. J t to be continued. e ? ? t A Matter of Dialect.?An elderly 1 Scotchman was tried for a slight of- i fense and was put in prison. The \ warder handed him a pail of water :i next morning, with the remark, 'That's r to dean your cell." What was his as- x tonishment on returning, to find Sandy. who had divested himself of his x clothing, having a bath. c "flood gracious!" exclaimed the war- j der. "What are you doing Sandy?" Sandy (turning around quite innocently)?Didn't ye say it was to clean e masel??Pearson's Weekly. \ piaccttanrous Reading. STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Wlint Some Editor* Think of Ita Attitude Toward Senator McLnnrln. Winnsboro News and Herald: It Is not difficult to see that the action of the State Democratic executive committee in asking for the resignation of the junior senator was engineered by the senior senator, who has felt most oimnnvt crlvon .anrln In many quarters. Charleston .Post: Tillman rails against McLaurin as a traitor to the Democratic party because he voted for the ratification of the treaty of Paris. This course was urged earnestly and diligently by Mr. W. J. Bryan, who svas the recognized leader of the Demacratlc party, and who was subsequently nominated for the presidency. The Kansas City convention, in nominating Mr. Bryan, therefore, approved the votes on the treaty of Senator McLaurin and the three other Democratic senators who followed Mr. Bryan's advice, and repudiated the opposition of Senator Tillman and the others 'who roted to reject the treaty. Senator Tillman would put the Kansas City invention's measure to Senator Mc-1 Laurln; he might try it on himself. Birmingham, Ala., News: Tillman ind the South Carolina State- Democratic committee have ruled McLaurin )ut of the party. When Tillman finds le cannot conquer by fair means, he las no hesitancy in adopting the other dnd. Columbia Record: If the executive fommittee had been polled in 1897, vhen McLaurin was elected senator, t would have found then that about he same proportion of its members A'ere opposed to him. The committee lid not elect him and he is not responsible to it for his actions; but to the ceople who gave him his commission, fie will not resign to please the comnittee; but will serve out his term and hen give the Democratic voters of the state a chance to say whether they apjrove of his course and wish-to continie him in their service in the United states senate. Columbia Record: Ben Tillman may )oss the Democratic executive commit;ee; but he cannot boss the Democratc voters of South Carolina. The polticians may be scared of Tillman; but he people are not. Aue-nsta Herald: Real Democracy neans fair play and an equal chance jefore the people. The South Carolina State committee haa usurped, or atempted to usurp, the power of the peo)!e. They have said practically that here Is no use of the party primary; | here is no use of the people; the state lommittee can and will decide all these juestlons, though they properly belong o the people. The action of the South' Carolina committee is repugnant to the >asic principles of Democracy. Gaffney Ledger: Senator Tillman ind his executive committee have i nade a big political mistake in callng on Senator McLaurin to resign. Their action will accomplish the very lurpose they were anxious to avoid, md instead of getting rid of McLaurin >y such means they will strengthen his >osition before the people. He has the ight to appeal to the people, and no ;et of men are authorized to stop his nouth. We believe that the people are ired of bossism, though they may still idmire the boss, and that they will reHike this action of the committee on he first opportunity. Memphis Commercial Appeal: The state Democratic executive committee ?f South Carolina has demanded the esignation of Senator McLaurin, and las fired him from the Democratic >arty. The executive committee is dong a large business these days. Macon Telegraph: The Telegraph las not approved Senator McLaurin's ourse in some important particulars; >ut it does not hesitate to say that his drastic remedy for the stamping >ut of McLaurinism in South Carolina s a cowardly and brutal mistake. To (ay that no man is a Democrat who loes not indorse the Kansas City platorm is to say that Tillman was not a Democrat until the adoption of the ""hioago platform in 1896. He foamed it the mouth from every stump in south Carolina in opposition to Hampon. Butler and others who stood on he Democratic platform in those days. Se held aloft the platform of Ocala ind trampled the Democratic creed inder his feet. Tillman is a flannelnouthed demagogue of the most prolouneed type, and the pitchfork with vhich he would now Impale McLaurin vould have destroyed his own exist nee six years ago. Abbeville Press and Banner: There :an be no doubt that the senior senator ealizes the danger of his losing absolute control of Tillman's Band. To hange the situation: I f Senator McLauin should call together a committee of lis friends from the different counies and one-fourth the number should ndorse Tillma.i instead of himself, the ull force of the action of the execuive committee can be seen at a glance, rhere can be but little doubt that the mblie will realize the severe blow vhich Tillman received in the recent iction of the committee. His threats ind charges of treachery were una ailing as to one-fourth of his men. vhile it is perfectly clear that at least mp man wno voieu wnn nun um su iK'iinst his convictions. Abbeville Tress and Tanner: One evidence that the executive committee vas dominated by Senator Tillman is' furnished in the vote of Colonel Wili< Jones. Our readers may remember hi: recent explicit statement, which hi gave out to the papers. But it seem: that the colonel had to vote agains his convictions, when the senator gavi the word. Greenville News: Senator Tillmai demonstrated on Thursday night that after all, his eagerness to crush Mc Laurin is not sufficient to make hin stand and fight the junior senator. Ii getting his machine, the State Demo cratic executive committee, to try t Ihill off McLaurin, Senator Tillmai fell upon his own pitchfork, and th escape of gas is veritably frightful The magnificent front he put up ti the beginning of the fight collapsed his valiant declarations of what h would do with the junior senator, am has repeatedly and almost tearfull; expressed his desire for a chance to ge at him are now laughed at. He mad the committee hold him back from th fray when he suddenly realized tha McLaurin was not only in the ring fo a fight: but that his friends had ral lied to him and were going to back hin to the last blow. Spartanburg Spartan: The action o the 21 members of the State Executive Democratic committee shows that Sen ator Tillman dominates that body. I is evident that he is still boss. ThoS' who desire office in this State an afraid to oppose him. But the peopl< are not as unanimous as the commit tee. Many of them are tired of beinj led around by the boss. They desin to think and vote for themselves. Ai to the personal quarrel between Till man and McLaurin they are taking lit tie interest. Tillman says that Mc Laurin is no Democrat because h< does not vote as he, Tillman, does McLaurin claims that Tillman favori a protecelve tariff and subsidies anc treasury grabs. That is all a persona matter between two men whose pub lie services the state could dispens* with and not be the loser. The votei of McLaurin, which are so bitterlj and maliciously censured by Tillman are endorsed by many people. Th< Cuban and Philippines occupation i: an accomplished fact. That cannot b< undone. As to incidental protectior [the two senators agTee and the peopW believe in the policy. So when honest thinking people fairly consider the votes and the opinions of the two senators, they may be divided as to theii estimate of their loyalty to the country. The saddest consideration is thai Senator Tillman, through the committee. should attempt to bind the free, independent voters down by rules, reg ulations and oaths that bring politic! down to the lowest level. It is evldeni that Senator Tillman is making a de termined effort to boss the machine We heartily wish the state was rid ol the whole lot of pot politicians thai are scheming and worming their waj into office, and that the honest, able fair, non-purchasable men in the rear could become our public servants That is what we want and not bosses Charleston Post: "I have remained quietly in my seat and seen him (McLaurin) confer time and again with Republicans," says Senator Tillman We cannot understand Ben Tillmar remaining quiet in any circumstances otherwise we see nothing startling ir this declaration. Why should not McLaurin confer with Republican senators on matters of public concern or ol special interest to his constituents^ Tillman does. The senior senator has often boasted of his friendship with "Bill" Chandler, and the advantage it has brought him in the way of special favors from the controlling party He could be seen almost any day conferring with Republicans in the senate lobby or at the departments. Yet this is a crime against Democracy in McLaurin. How utterly ridiculous is such stuff. Anderson Intelligencer: But, thanh Heaven, the day of the rlngster Is past, and no one realizes this more than the ringster himself. Senatoi McLaurin is not ruled out of the Democratic primary, nor will he be. A1 next spring's conventions a very different type of Democracy will be in the saddle from that now dominated bj Senator Tillman, and those issues ol progress will be discussed betore the people in the Democratic primary jusl as freely as honest men are called liars, thieves and cowards there now. All this rot about McLaurin heading a new Republican party emanates from the passing element of a hard dying faction, the falsity of which time onlj will prove. Until he does go into the Republican party he is entitled to fan play at the hands of his people, and true Democracy will see that he gets it. TILLMAN IN A TANGLE. Condemns Ohio Democratic For Doinv: Wlint He Afterward Did Himself. In speaking of the recent action ol the South Carolina Democratic state committee, in virtually reading Senator McLaurin, his colleague, out of the party, Mr. Tillman said: "The action of the committee in this matter should not be construed as one expelling Mr, McLaurin from the party. In the first place, the Democrats of the state do not regard Mr. McLaurin as one oi them. There was, therefore, no expulsion from the organization in this act of the committee, but rather notice that Mr. McLaurin should stand before the people In his true light. There is no mistaking the meaning of that committee's action. It has told Mr. McLaurin that common political hon e esty and decency demands that he s go before the people in order that the e principles propounded by him in his s heretical attitude may be either sust tained or disapproved, e "In a word, the Democracy of the state does not deny him the right of i membership, but it does deny that he is a representative of their tenets. - The proper thing for him to do under n the circumstances is for him to resign i his office as senator and go before the . state for vindication. That would seto tie the whole issue. Let him do that n and there will then be no question of e the propriety of his Democracy; that's [. what the people want him to do and n that is what the state committee^ I meant for him to do when they judged e him and his policy. I do not think Mc3 Laurin is a Democrat." y In referring to the recent apostacy t of the Ohio convention on the silver e question, Mr. Tillman said: "The Ohio e Democrats had no business dragging t the silver issue into their convention r as they did. This is a matter that . could well have waited for a year or r, two. I think the convention's actions nonsense. The man who pulled Bryanf and silver into that meeting was, ine my candid opinion, a fool. There was_ no necessity for it, and it only raised t trouble. It was-bad politics ^.nd, fure thermore demonstrated bad Judgment g in every respect. The Ohio convention, e nor any other convention at this time, for that matter, has no authority or ? excuse for determining political issues i that are to be settled three years j hence. What is the use of any such action? It can readily be seen that it is all foolishness. The year 1904 is a long ways off and there is no way of i predicting what the conditions may be then. Ohio has no right to say now s what the issues shall be in 1904. It j would have been far better had the j subject been left alone entirely. In this instance it is better to await de, velopments of the next three years. 3 Then we can tell what is best for the r party and the country."?Washington special to the Charlotte Observer. > + ' AN OLD TIME ROMANCE. How Mi?? Griael Held Up the Poatman and Saved Her Father. The Earl of Aberdeen, speaking at a dinner of the United Kingdom Postal and Telegraph Service Benevolent society at Aberdeen, said they had to go back to the old mall coach davs to get the picturesque aspect of the postal service, and to Illustrate this he narrated a romantic Incident which occurred In the reign of James II?more than 200 years ago. Sir John Cochrane. son of a fine old nobleman, Lord j Dundonald, was one of those who ! thought the liberties and interests of '! the country were in danger, owing to ^ ^ the policy of the government of the day, and resisted it. Sir John was ber trayed Into the hands of the enemy and ' was lodged in Edinburgh Jail. One ' night the door of the prison opened, and he heard the voice of his daughter j Gabriel, who was allowed to have many talks with him. Meantime the news came that his 1 condemnation had been settled by the ' council, and that the mall would come 1 next week with his death warrant. ' Miss Grisel Cochrane told her father 1 that she had to go away for a few days. He said: "I hope you will do ^ nothing rash," and she replied that she , would do nothing very rash. She rode from Edinburgh to Berwick, where her old nurse lived, and there she changed her clothes for the clothes of a boy. Then she rode to a place between Berwick and Belford, where she made inquiries regarding the king's mail mes| sengers and where they used to put up. Arriving at a small inn about four ' miles south of Berwick, she asked for something to eat. The hostess told her 1 not to make a noise, because in the box-bed the king's mall messenger was asleep. "Do be quiet," she said, "with ' your knife and fork." She began her \ meal. "Can you get' me some water?" The hostess said, "Why, a braw lad ' like you should sup ale." "Have you no cold, fresh water? If you give me water I will pay you the same as for ' the ale." The hostess explained that , she would have to go to the well, a | long distance off, and It would take ten , minutes, but the girl?or rather the | apparent boy?persuaded the woman to go for the water. During her absence the girl went to the box-bed. There was the mail messenger asleep?a "swack" fellow?with ' his mallbag under his head, using it i for a pillow. On the table were his | pistols, and very nervously the girl ^ withdrew the charges. No sooner was this done than the hostess returned with the water. The girl finished her meal, went on the road, made a circuit, and met the mail messenger, and they rode together for a bit. After a . short chat she drew a little nearer and . said: "My friend, I have a fancy for that mail bag." "If it is a Joke," said , the messenger, "it is a pretty poor | one." She took out a little pistol and presented it. The messenger pulled out his pistols, and snap!?the first ! missed fire. He threw it away and ' drew the other?snap! He had to hand ' over the mail bag and she rode into an adjoining wooa. She opened the bag, drew out an of) ficlal envelope, and rode with It to her nurse's house, where It was found to contain the death warrant of her father. It was put into the fire. She resumed her girl's clothes and rode quiet! ly to Edinburgh. That caused so much delay that they managed to get a re, prieve and her father was saved. He (the speaker) had a personal Interest in that incident, as he understod that Grlsel Cochrane was a direct ancestor 1 of Lady Aberdeen.?London Telegraph.