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*_ M i rrrr-tTi i 0?C?e9990999 1 Xmf j We' ? t* <4 Jt O g O Just 1 | Brott ? yy 0 0 <1 H -V o ? 0 0 0 Q Q 0 O o LET U 6 oUPPL We carry a complete li Mantels, P Ls, G'lf .'v B i i; ' n 1 1 lend cm 'hoi. 1445 Main Si. IT NEATH THE FIGURE EIGH Fieri, the clown, turned a trlpl flip-flop, made a whirling wagon-wliei of himself, bowed mockingly at tt hc.^.ing crowd ou the benches, an< bea* illg Ills tlnv nink t^nrnarvl oly^f esHuiieu tue mayor's embarrasse duu. liter to tbe reserved seat sectloi where the blushing young lady uudoi went much dialling and banter. The Fieri allowed the exaggerated 6inll to lade from his red-striped face, whll be turned to look at the giddy iro towt r in the middle of the big eanva tent. Beneath his paint-smears an '.zebra-striped toggery, Fieri, the bul foon, had a soul; and without doul the new "Figure Eight" act of Mll? ; Flo fittn Hnpree was a dangerous '.hair-raising thing. And Fieri an 1 Floret to. in such confidences as lii 1 wiili the Twenty Biggest Shows o (l-Mth allowed, admitted that the lov ed. ; Prof. Stradellu's "Wiorld-Ttenowno (Band struck up a rattling, inspirln "gallop, the canvas-flaps of the dressin ; room entrance were shoved back, an !:.*lle. Florette made dazzling, triumph ant entry. On a snow-white, prancin horse she came, standing airily on on foot, in the glory of pink tights an tin :y w lute ballet-skirting. The audi ence cheered at the very sight, an mademoiselle acknowledged the ?P plause with graceful nods of her pret ty uoad. Fieri, the clown, flounderei over u hurdle, stole the ringmaster' whip, running half-way around th tent with it; then turned and watche in. .e.uoisclle climb the dizzy lroi j stcit \.ay. "( h, be careful, little Florette!" h mm mured, under his breath; am whirled about to toss peanuts at th rope walking raccoons, j Mile. Florette reached the top of th very high tower. The Stradella inn slcians ceased their rollicking clamo and began to play soft, low, tremol UfllfT Thn oi.'ll-- ' ? - - UUUK.1K v CIUlltXI J1CCKS, ai l Fieri, the clown, almost ceased beim funny, looking solemnly at the pinl lady as he see-sawod wij.li Jocko, tin trained baboon. The "Figure Eight' ana a now act. having been put 01 but four times. Once thero had almos been an accident, when one of tin llimsy invisible wires had broken, bu they claimed that was all right now Fieri knew that there were wires ant wires other than the llimsy one whicl the lady held In her teeth and whicl the audience believed to be her onl] support; but Fieri did not feel saf? at that. So he nearly tumbled Joe la from the other end of the plauk am ambled nervously toward the perct of mademoiselle. "Here, you get liaek over there and uo your tun : the ring . t.-r or uetc I: t.i.d Fieri grinnc I and : HI - .1 ba? '<; Pr* n*ntlv. though be u *l*fi ir, n. .. liiri Mi ?1 99900909999990* is Shop[K will he plea our Sp-cij the thing for ler, Father, Sc * -:-i \ 4 * -In ^ \ i msis assort ,TC!!I <>lT! oOviflei' n n 4- i\ c\ Vmnrf DillL.Uui^ iSSSSSSS5i?SSSS?J Mr HFR r . i 1 O U H I N L i?. no ol Pnints, Oils, Himlw:u< ,iI lots', Hardware, 1<> 1> ?i v > if nevds. i?.ii 11 11<ir< 1 \\'ill* C wl u m hia, S. ( . . iae t?u or me trieK conkey ana gai- * loped around the big tent with him in his mad plunge with Ids prizoj tempt <! country r.'i-r, and in this way Fieri ma., . iivrc. . r the iron tower. __ MadanioiPelli s hiirnesRcil her 'J1 delicately bcl .> . .1 wire mechanism and Sir uielia s musicians quickened ^ their tempo. Tie people on the benches looked in fascinated horror at the long w.:e, plunging from the ie tower to the r.ge of the track with 1, the immense ".'i,;ure Kighl" suspendt, ed at tiie middle jHjitio. . Fieri deA ?prf*wi I ho Kiif 1 ?..r ,1.? ?!.?.. .... I s * ^ _ uuiinc) itUU Slipped I 1( over beneath the harrowing figure. A few feet away t?u* t anions Jncquenelli u family leaped. somersaulted and wl.irle ed from a springtxiard upon a thick 0 mattress. n Stradella give a frenzied glare and s flourish, something began to cli k and zizz, and a Huffy pink figure spun _ downward over u giddy wire. The audience g1 "".ed, the L ...vi played ? tremolo stufi again, and Fieri, hardly j conscious of what he did, flung Giod vanni Jacquenelli from his fat mate tress and tugged the thing toward the n "Figure Fi> lit." y The lady shot rocket-like down the ' long fine-drawn wire, hit the coinpllj rated "Figure Eight," Hippo I. revolvg ed, c ircles, comersaulted thru "h airy g spa.-e like a pink catapult-thro a a pro,j jectile. Then something snapped and a pink ball of a figure shot rapidly g into blank, unsupporting si ace. A 0 shrill, piercing shriek from the lady, ^ a hundred echoes from the benches, _ the groans of men, and a funny little j muttered prayer from Fieri. A straight, swift drop, a noisy impact, _ a series of gradually diminishing 1 ounces?and the lady in pink lay 8 breathless, but unharmed, on the Jace (juenellis' well-padded mattress. Fieri (j still mumbled his little prayer. _ "Thank < dness!" murmured nradetr.oiselle. "And goodby to the 'Flge ure Eight' for me." | "Well, 1 S.hOtlld S3V So " ch;i?l?r. .1 e Fieri, hysterically; and the rea^s-.ired hand eontmeiioed to play more | c blithely than ever. "You did it. Fieri," said the lady In r pink, as t! ? frightened attenduii s 0 picked her up. "I'll marry you toj morrow." i ^ And Fieri stood forth and made a ^ horrible grotesque face at the cheering 0 audience "I'd do anything for Floretto," he ^ murmured' ; nd kicked at Tomaco, the { musical cl >l.ant.?Stuart It Stom 0 that piano, cramped up In a 'cap t listening to 'is girl flirting with an other chap, und then, juat hh thli 1 i chap left the room, to 'ave 'la sweet ; heart chuck "it new bowler, looking us If an elephant 'ad mistook it foi a armchair, fuTl Into 'is face. "It's a 'and leap, too. when you'n j arguing with a girl, to 'ave 'er al I ways saying, as soon as she's inadi 1 j m remark- ''Huh! 'Ere'a father*' No t I I I ib batbsbub4 advoca p????????????? ITS Attt set to shew il Line of A t \ h. veethca rt, Hu >n, n Grand i n,. C A L i ^ V A i V y *?'' 111<'111 1:13!} I? \VI\ IM Di'oiiiei'b, c r U. U| ??? ??????????< to mention, when 'e reaiiy aoei come in, bum ping your head again* the wall in ducking down, and no b*tng able to rub the bump, mud 1 OB3 say a word. "All that evening Jimmy sat then in a agony. 'Er couldn't make up 'li mind which was worse?to stoj whore 'e was, or not to. "Since that night, too, 'e's 'atec ine piano. When you're at the oth er end of the room talking. you dons. notice it much, and therefore It don*' annoy you. When It's got you Jam med In the corner, 'owever, it's mort worrying than you proba-bly imagine Also 'e was 'uagry and thirsty, ant that made 'm pretty bad?not tha' *e wanted any food. " 'Er did 'ope 'e'd 'ave a chanoi to fisC&jif muIIc tuey was ui supper; but, warily because the kitchen wasn' large enough for nine people, an> partly for other reasons?which near ly drove Jim crazy when 'e guossec 'em?Elsie and 'er Cousin Bob 'ac their supper In the front room. "When they started making love Jimmy shut 'is eyes and tried tt persuade 'lmself 'e was dreaming; but 'e couldn't?it was too real. " 'Will you 'ave a little more 'am Elsie?" says Bob presently, very ten der-ltke. " 'Well, I'm not really 'angry,' say? Elsie, very friendly-like, 'but I thiulI will.' "As soon as Bob left the room ui jumped Jimmy. "'Mr. Biggins,' says Elsie, 'you'l be seen.' "'Mr. HigginBl' repeats Jimmv surlily. "It was Jimmy this after noon! Olmmo that beor!' "Elsie gave 'lm the .beer, and '* drunk it at a gulp. " 'That's better!* 'e says. ' 'Anc over the other one!' " 'But it's not mine!' says Elsie 'It's Bob's!' " 'I wasn't asking 'oo's it was! ?)? xininny. icju pass u over, Derore I come after it!' "Elsie just give it to 'im a second afore Boh came back. "''Alio!' says Bob. 'Drunk all your beer?' " 'Yes,' says Elsie. 'I?1 was a bit thirsty.' "'Oil!' says Bob. Then 'e noticed is was gone, too?glass and all. 'Oh! 'e says again. 'I reckon you war thirsty! What's come of tho glass? " 'I don't know,' says Elsie. '1 must 'ave lost it.' "Bob looked at 'er suspiciously, 'cos you can't very well lose a glass In that way; .but 'e didn't say noth ing, because 'e knew she I only 'ad one glass of beer up to then. "Then, while Bob was making lov? to Jimmy's girl, Jimmy sat belnd the piano drinking Bob's beer. Which? so I thinks, any'ow?leveled thlngi up a hit. "About two in the morning the party broke up. When Jimmy card old Martin arranging for im and Bob to sleep in the front room 'o be gnn to feel desperate and wonder If 'e ? ver would .be able to escape alive. 'K thought wot a shock it would bo for the pore servant girl to come across a skeleton when she went to dust be'ind the piano. " 'Well.' says old Martin. 'I'm glad you all came. We've 'ad a 'appy time. One thing I can say -nobody's ever been to a party at my 'ouse without enjoying themselves.' "This absolutely settled Jimmy. j " 'You're a liar?' 'e says, standing ud and glaring ut 'em all over the i; THIS PA TB ftAtBSBURO. S. >???????d????? t'|j lotion I 'you 11 o ? H c. ? % I j jjl 4'r \ v? 1 isband, g Father. ? 11 rist, I o I .. ? > VV S. ?|SE 8i'K 0 O 5 Q -p, 8 j 8* ?: ? ?f? ??e?a????a?a?a ;d?u> - . the t mallbecai top or tne piano. Ciulfi i nejr w?b &n 100 naDDergasica ic ??j speak, except Elsie, 'oo didn't want ycnl hand ' * 'I've been to your miserable par- Wroti ty.' goes on Jimmy, as bit: or as any- had thing, 'and I've never 'ad such a rot- g. ( ten time In my llfo!' finall " 'Wot d'you, mean by entering my 'ouse?' roars old Martin. ' '"I'll tell iu wot I didn't mean,' . 8 retorts Jlmm>, 'and that was to spend ^ ten hours be'lnd your tlnpotty piano!' ?8r< " 'Did you drink my beer?' asks "*? Bob, beginning to see light. tab!#, "'No,' saya jimmy sulkily; 'I didn't H? h I split It, and I've been sitting in K ,n at for the last three hours.' ham. "'Leave my 'ouse!' says the old ?ti"an man. 'Bob, you 'elp me to ' Willi " 'You won't want any 'elp to get read mo out of your 'ouse!' interrupts the t Jimmy. 'It'd take the lot of yon to " '11 keep me In! I've 'ad quite erough of 'I an It!' mlnu "With that 'e climbs over the piano to t? and makes for the door. news "'CJoodby, Miss Martin," he says, on o? very sarcastic 'Take my advise, and come | find a different 'idlng place for your f-'outt I next sweetheart!' l ?be j " ' *E won't be such a cow ard as to flUGt want a 'iding place!' she says, with js a sneer. he "'Coward!' says Jimmy, flaring np. Klvim 'I did it all for you! 'Oo 'id me!' j,e 1 " 'Don't let's 'arc any reorlniiualions,' sayi, Bob, 'oo was 'olding El- . , slo's 'and. 'It's all for the best.' "'I 'ope you'll always think so!' says Jimmy, friendly, hut not wot you might call 'opeful. And then 'e Cr"* j went | .R,c "About a month later 'e got mar 1 I rled to a girl in the next village, and 6a,d j they're much 'appler than you would ] ! 'avo expected?seeing she's got mon I "Bob and Elsie are also 'applly j M,a married. Bob always leeepr the piano j asher Bat against the wall."?Harris Deans i the t 1 De\ bavtr.g lost thalr mainmast and naoeb ! . of the rigging. They saw a boat put a..f[ out, but It wag fioou engulfed, for the i rcfltn wares were enormous. Then there came a great gnat of wind with blind- Bt lag r&ln and spruy, and when they could nee anything again the Stella ' l Mary had disappeared. Spar and frag- ' qx, ruents of wreckage have been seen by | passing vessels, but nothing will, 1 nni ! afraid, ever be heard of the Stella Wus 1 .. says. Mary." . . ' "My poor Harry!" sobbed Mrs. Wll- 81 bur, burying her face In her baud- i ' a kerchief i "There remains nothing for ii.j but ^ to resign ourselves to the will of an ^ | inscrutable Providence. It is >i.?t foi ^ ^ us to dispute its decrees, however i ,(r.. bardlv Ihnv , t/> cas us I ^UT "Oh, Hlr!" cried Mrs, Wilbur suddenly, "how can I forgive myself? . Here I am, in the selfishness of n>y ou,c. great sorrow. forgetting entirely your Vuur terrible losa I _ "Our 1o?b? Oh, you mean the ship? the money? It is not worth mentioning, Mrs. Wilbur. What is tho loss Then | of a few paltry thousands compared j with that of such an excellent man as ^ your husband?" Gllbei Mrs Wilbur was staring nt hint strangely. "It wasn't the monw I war. thinking of, sir, but your sun your only son. Gracious heavens! Is it pot-lb!, that you don't know?" want Mrs. Wilbur rose from her seat trembling all over. -|| j "Ihit air, sir! 11? was on board the gao?? fttaltw Mkr,*'?* - m GE CONTAINS FLA >AV PRC. 10 , U>09 I *|i? <i|j* *|!* *|ji? ?|* ?{|i? ?|? ?i|j# ?j|# OIRARDEAU AND j The Clothiei ft E ICGMET) ?**;esburf?r tc atte lion in 1 E OUR BOYS SUITS WITH TWO ) S6.90 ALSO CH1LDRENS UfEI COME TO SB te man store 1fi01 Man Stor * dthtng of the sort, Mrs Wilbur.' THE WORD OF A COW ren bo thanked, there Ib no fear, 1I1D nUnL' Ur bU U lat. I can't think what put this into your head. He l ad no in-1 When Evan Bancroft, a you on of coming to Engl d 1. re 8?nian. went to study at the ipring. I heard from 1 nil t 8lt>' of Heidelberg he proml ?no, not la?t mail, but t..at vvua i mcrt^er that he would never use ho was going for a little duel. But Bancroft did not < e round the coast?" j ,l necessary to refrain from am heartbroken to have to tell the "Kiting corps and en gag I sir, but here It is In my husband's harmless encounters. In eei writing?the last letter he ever was P,Hnty of testing mate i?eeut off by the pilot after ho him inherited from his prog, left Brisbane.'' and this was why his mother 1 ? fumbled In & hand-bag and acted the Promise. Her fath y took out a letter. b*?" kllled ln a due1' oue ? utter incredulity in Richard Ox- brothers through reckless ei face had given place to a hor- ,n tlle clvtl war- whlle an?lh doubt. "Give it to me." ho said be*Q "hot attempting to de ^jy prisoner from a mob. These rose, and, stretching across the of death. striking so near her. , snatched the letter from her. her to brood and induced a fei eld It first ln one light, and then ? er only son should fall throi lother, then handed it to Deben- sinii'ar cause. "The lines dance about so Bancioft at Heidelberg pro gcly read it to me, handy with all sorts of weap am." As Debenham started t<> '? distance all competitors sa\ tho letter he leaned forward over a youi *, Englishman named I aoie in an agony or doubt. The two hell the record for bei ly dearest wife,' Debenham reod. host f vordsmen at the uni\ 1 keeping back the pilot for live :-nd t! re was a desire amoi 'e? while 1 write these few lines s uder. s that they should fig ill you an astounding piece of l''C championship. that may have some influi ncc Wl: n the terms of the fight I lr future. Young Mr. Oxter has hamo.onshfp eamo to be aon board wanting a rva$c-i<*o to Korr :t In isted on certain 1 tampion on this boat. Of course, tions rend ting the affair dani }) i)A ojnor?Ou^h to Jjjivc iiiiii 11 v.* E'ltijioolciJ hy n f? n !li pleasant-spoken young chap as couridc.ed Bancroft the better a , and if I can win his friendship '-im and, Judging hlin to l>c light speak to his father about wtslud to forte him to decli K me a better berth. He told me < ?>;nb .t. This would riv? Hon anted to take his father by sur- than : ' >uship without fighting and lest any of Oxter or Deben- or ri: ?>:' to lose it. He woul ? people lu Brisbane snould send return to England to enjoy lii the news he has given out that ort;/as going on a little yachting Whether or no this was his e?' " it was accomplished. Bancrt hard Oxter groaned. dined to fight except under tli don't think I had better go on." f?>r friendly contests. Horcut Dcbonhani, glancing down the e;1 hi:n ot cowardice. an<1 the next lines. t now nothing for him to do bu > on, Debenham!" said Oxter, "1 leugt the Britisher to an "nn] ;!" j ed" fight or be cut by the m i face has gone a strange sort of ?' corps. He declined t t gray and ho leaned heavily on either for the championship able In front of him. vindicate his courage, but he >e?ham obeyed, but even his voice his mother the facts and liegj; ed a little. to release him. Sho declined ? I thought It my duty to rep- 50 Besides, frieuds at home t to him that this was a bad old e(i tlni that sh? waK ln a critlc and that I had told his father ?lcal condition, and If anythin oubts aa to her being seaworthy, pened to him It would kill lit hen ho must needs ask: "What Bancroft neither cared to g ny father say?" So 1 said Mt. true reason for not fighting r. had assured me he had had her lieved that it would be accept nghly overhauled and that all would have been accepted hi xow perfectly right. And then he would have been respected for i with his frank smil**. "If my could have satisfied the stude r say a It's all rleht. rirht will i?? tmiii in ?/ ? mnnfrv in the nd ' " , arp parents more beloved and r er tried to pull himself erect, but ed than In Germany. But to eo ttered and clung with his hands a couple of thousand of voun e table. that be was not hiding bohi tenhain and Mrs. Wilbur ran up mother's Bkirts was out of the n* 1 tion. t, sir! Oh, sir!" tried Mrs. Wll-| Nanoroft finished his unl and put out a hand timidly to1 cnieer a cut man, though ht blni. binning to meet his adversary, er warded her off. "Don't touch he went home to Virginia, he cried wildly. "I 1 murdered that (he story had preceded hi husband?and?heaven help me prejudiced some people aguins Dick!" ho went to the farther west a tottered a minute ami swayed gated in sheep raising Soon side to side, gaspii g for air. this his mother died, bouiething seemed to give way Several years passed. One da; veld him together and lie fell and rrofl was treading his way on 1 a huddled heap on the lioor.? barely a foot wide around the rt Stanhope. a precipice. While doing so 1 i parly of tourists coming. 1 meeting on the path must pas* Brainless. m . tjie one ta.k.1 ii?; the outsi< ould you naarry for money. 0(]l0r U)e Jnsido Uancroft w one girl of another. "Net I; I ,)0Ctlng to tftke ,hf) outsid? whe brain*!" was the reply, -lea. I ,only ,jo reoognized ln the 1 1 think so," said the tirst speaker, ^ (he 1Jnp of tourls(s h! WS AND OTHER cjjV I MARSHALL, I BE BID Pi) LI 9? > visit our > or wl. ile 1 the city* wing the latest styles outh's and Childrens' i'jiii Miijii . ii J a iau uid-tailored >ver-coats of this make to $35.00 es at $1X03 t> 1 i.0') tkl'S i PAIR PANTS AT 3.50 SHE SUITS & m ME E US *e Columbia, S. 0. _ "Yon pass outside, I say," growled ARD. Horcut, remembering that Bancroft was a coward, ng Vlr- "Are jou urined?" asked Bancroft Tnivcr- qu.1(e!ly;, 3ed his ^?' , , fight a Bancroft took a revolver from his onsider ,llp pocket and Hung it over the joining "reelpice. It struck 500 feet below. ng jn "What do yon propose?" asked there Horcut. blanching. rial in "r? Be,tl? :t fcuJ or ,onc 8t3ndinKmitors nro *bont 831110 B '"d. I^et rid ex- onc PS "Irow the other over. If I n.,- am vict< r'ouv 1 v. ill pa inside the of ber re,, of vo., , , Horcut stood :t -V-: ;t. "Vv C ,d. n n . J'U.-UI m Pr had that would ho retrain doa* . ioi belli fend a ,,Rshafts ' 11 would prove us both brave caused mpnir that ,Jut ugh a e ar<? l<e<M>tng your frl< nds waiting." ved so '''^e 'r'e,1<^s NV?ro :*s terrifed as the principals. Thev hogged Uorcut not () IIS ft 3 to accept such a fearful challenge, e one, , , r , . . Do?do 1 understand. laliored lorcut. ,, ...... , Horcut, that you will pass inside ng the .. ' , . , * ? . those hoMnd nie? *-rs y, "That is inv intention." rig the ... . ... lit for And you will permit me to pass you on the outside In safety?" r "You have onlv the word of a towfor the . . ? . ard for that. n'n<>v >. Horcut conseuted with a hanging head, and the passage was made zerous \.i i Some of the tourists -one had been worda- 11 K,U(^ent al Heidelberg during I3antimid cro^'s disgrace?returned to Europe, ne the aQ<^ ,^le Btory *? Hie university, cut the Bancroft was Invited there and when . lie went was enthusiastically greeted. Id "hen ^'lcn his Pledge to his , mother he received au ovat'O'.i.?liaris hon- _.. old OUf object, a:\Z HELD FOR ? - STORING LIQUOR t chal- * >rotectenibers Aiken, Dec. 7.?Sunday Conor^fo sta^^es Llolley and Samuels went wrote down to Johnston, a suburb of red her Lanfiley, and arrested Lonnie Arthui t/v An .. __ 1 1 L! * !1 ... i iu ana piacca nun in jau on a cnarge ^phy v'i?'at'nR the dispensary IrW. g hap- The constables had received irfor sr. .nation that whiskey was I t - , \> ive his there, and Sunday they wu.t to lo^ b^" \rthur's house. As the-, t i < ed ed. It id he Arthur ran out of the 1 t: It if he nrrying several bottles 1. 'its The constables followed e; -..It world , .. . , . psport- lim a s"0rt distance from :1 t 1 o e tivlnce ie was informed th: t ' K men tiat he had illicit nd his : ?s ^ > nuesth it." I. versity . it he h i 1 . . ! was ,-ro-.V htauc. When finding re was " m and iC will ple<ai ... t him, nd eni after ,-Ban '? > ? > lMn" T. a path hide of ie saw erfioni 3 earo- *' *.? 1e the ln nt,fV' r 1 Jif v* eaknet>..:'3 i! > 88 I '.einedy, as t?.-> n sud- f ^ j i/i eading <? ' .Y . id vTUni Avi J .. w - ? 8 ? h 'l tlie nirtJ'^'10 t-'vcr soiJ L ** ulHO j over a cimg^ist s counter.