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IF
BY CHARLOTTE M. B RCA ME.
CHAPTER IX.
August had come with its ripe, rich
heauty, tiie fruit hung in the orchards,
the gardens were a blaze of color, the
harley and the corn were ready for the
reapers. Sir1 "Mare had come down
again to t he Chacq.
ThoAe wild had seeh Veronica when
she tiest reached. Kngland would hardly
have reehgnltfcd her had they Seen
her now. riie beautiful fuuc had
clianged so completely: I he pale, passionate
loveliness, .had deepened into
somethimr more lovelv st ilt! there was
more color, nppi^?iightne,ss; Mm dark
love-lit eyes had In them the t'adianeC
of full and perfect content. Love had
lieautffied her, even us it had beautified
her life.
On this A,ugust nunningshe was in
her llX ?>milli>li albnt* -alone, for
Sir Marc had gone in search of something
to plejuse her. He lived only to
make her happy. She stood in the
midst of a hundred ,beaut iful t hings.
Lady HrttlAliu) hud ^determined to present
her with her trousseau, and a
large ( hMthhad-'fiirived t hai morning
from I'axis Yoroniea looked ai hc|'
magnitirem" jftfl. It did not strike
her as it would have done at 'mother
time. She could think only of her
happiness and her love. She was smiling
to herself, wondering whether a
girl was ever so blessed, so happy,
when sonic one rapped gent ly at her
door. Site looked, un-in surprise when
her maid, M<J>Jton,l t-nttred' the
room.
"1 want to speak to you, Miss di
Cyntha, if you can spare the time,"
\ eionfi'liMiVlde So'iii. ruin-toons miwKu?!
ssBrmm-aM
fastened) t hemlock. The lanmjpng
wlndc/N^tlufr^led to the L*vriftV*\v;ts
open ?neitherof them 11 k>u^ Li t of it.
"Why do you do that, M6rlt6liV,>
asked Veronica.
" llumtiuw- 1 have thai to say to you
which must he said wit hout interruption."
. , . , ,
Yvronkty ptfrHedf f, it It haughty
displeasure.
"You behave very strangely." site
said: "I do not like it." She looked
tixedly at-1 !? girl. whose lave was not
pleasant to $ye t here was a livid light
in Sm'byrts, art air df cringing, yet of
defiance, in iter whole manner.
"You must iist.cn to ine, Miss di
Cynt h;t'," tfhe said. "I hold a secret of
your*, and 1 miisL Ih? paid l'or it.'
" Y?pui CJMA M^vujUO see re | of mpic,"
returned. \ eronjea.
" ffrff I hftrli,1'1 to id-t ht'gi'rl. " Instep
to n>ti,'?i|y/alu. chgugud to marry'John
I'aldmK.cwiio.onye, lived here.as head,
groom.' We nave 'been engaged to lie
married dtirieiglit years, and fortune
has nevjet,once smiled on us. lie saved
t Ure'y hundred pounds ;md put It
into a bahk. The hank broke, and he
was id ft penniless. I saved sixty
poundp. 4hd i,nit in a building
society, Which became bankrupt;. Fort
une ir.ts iit'ver once smiled on us until
now, /Now John ('aiding has an
otTer from a farmer in Australia. If
lie difcrt'go but there, and take five hum
died pounds wil.h him. wc shall make
our fortune.!'
"1 dcfn'dt sed what tills lias to do
with mo t!h inter posed Veronica.
"1 do, Miss di C.yntha. 1 hold a
secret of yours, and 1 want live hundred
pmmbs lis the price Of my silence."
" You are balking nonsense, Morton.
I can only imagine that you have lost
your senses."
"You wiJlJiucl, on I lie contrary,
>1 iss di (Jywi.t ifa. P)at I ;\vas uoyer ui<f e
sensible In my life. Let me tell you
what 1 have to say."
Veronica looked at her. In the cxeitetnentrof-Mm
Interview she had risen
and confronted her.
"Come to the point at once, please,"
said Veronica. "What have you to
say?"
The girl looked uneasilv at her mis
tress; the color came and went in her
face: her eyes drooped, liaising her
head, shesald suddenly?
"It 1ft for John's sake?1 would do
anything for John."
Veronica Rave a sigh of resignat ion.
What this strange scene meant she
could not toll, hut it would end at
some time no douht. Morton heard
t he sigh.
"You are impatient,miss," said she.
"1 am coming to the matter. I do not
like, to speak of it to you, you have
been a kind mistress to me. Hut it is
for John's sake I would do anything
for him."
"Will you be kind enough just to
come to the point?" said Veronica.
"I will," answered Clara Morton.
Yet Veronica saw that she had to
summon all her courage, to make a
most desperate effort. She looked up
at her.
"You remember Sir Jasper's death,
Missdl CynthaV You remember the
day after it. Though it was a warm
June day, you would have a lire in
your room."
Veronica started; her face grew
white, a low cry came from her lips.
"Go on," she said to the girl, who
had paused abrupt ly when she saw the
change in her mistress's face.
"Tliat very day, miss, 1 thought
there was something wrong," she said.
"Why should you want a tire when the
June sun was shining so warmly? I
said to myself that you had something
to burn."
Another low cry came from Veronica.
Morton continued "I?you
wfl! be very angry with me.
Miss at Cyntha 1 watched you; jj
knelt down and looked through
pots. I Candidates
visiting ,0^tt I jinnounctmentt under
shingles hovel ^dcan<
fmlh iutoltlogl FOR COUNTY T
;h, N. I I heveby unnouue?
Eddy liftUc was l fol. re-election
f. , I Treasurer of Horry
>ngohi was hot 1 action ol^the.
r i ' took i
\rdson of J $1IAs <li
ng her brolhct.i. Timing burnicrc.
. . I Von cannot deny
n, machinist, >5bfs."
nailing somo.wod like one turned lo
sv nad lost all power of speech.
1 >*' continued
i,can form no idea why you did it
that!docs not concern me perhaps it
was for your own interest. They said
in the servants' hall that Sir .fasper
had left you money: perhaps the will
you destroyed took it from you."
There was a Hash as of lire from the
dark eyes.
" I do not wish to do you any harm,
miss, l have not mentioned what I
saw to any one, and i never will; hut
you must give me live hundred pounds
for keeping your socrcct. () Ive mo t hat,
and I will promise, I will swear that
no allusion to w hat I have seen shall
ever pass my lips. (Jive me that and I
will bring the charred fragment to
you. I do not wish to harm you, hut
Providence litis given me I his chance
ana I must make the most "l It. Frpm
that, one moment I said to myself that
1 would keep your secret until I could
...... I? I ! I ?... It.... I... ...I.... I I .
ti^r 11 . iik* n\r iiiiTiMM'u |M m 11 n i >,
and I will he as faithful as death to
you J"
Then the power of speech came to
Veronica.
"Kvenif I would condescend I o bribe
you;" she said. "I eould not: I have
not live hundred pounds of my own in
l lie world.
"you have a rieh lover," returned
the girl, with a significant smile. "Sir
Maifc- would give you anything in the
worm his heart's blood if vou needed
it."]
" JI nslil" said Vemnica, sternly. "I
will not allow you to say such words."
" Vou may do What you like, miss I
shall keep to my word. If you give me
live hundred pounds. 1 will never
re vial your secret; if not, I will betray
it."]
"W hat if J r?*ttiis? 'said Veronica*
"Toll me the worst." In her heart she
kne.w t he wo'-str puts1 come; it was as
iiuiiossihlc for her lo tind live hundred
pounds as it would have been to lind
live I housand.
"The worst, as, that if I fail to act
t heimpuey from you, I must, try to find
out jwjio is the next most intevestX'd in
t lie! mutter, There is one thing.'that
you canuot-deny, Miis di ('yntha-^yhu
bur ied tile will." She paused wit h a
slid len cry.> v
t1 npcjXSeiycd by either, Sfr Marc had
entered through the open window, and
stood with a Jiorror-st rjeken face, listen
ng to tile last lew' terrible wonls.
V' i t|h an air of terrible tie wilder men t
lie 1 inked from one to the other; Veronica
was white as death, the servant
girl insolent in full triumph of
ja r accusation; in the knowledge
u# tier victory. Veronica looke.d
round when she. saw the sudden
davn of fear in the girl's eyes.
Slu; ut tercd no cry when she saw hot
lovif i. hut a colli terrible shudder seized
UeVk He came to her and took her
hand.
"AYhat is the matter, Veronica?
Wljifi doe>l tiiis' iWsoU,,tff"Wolh:ili say.'
Why'do yon allow lieri insult youV"
"Truth is no insult, Sir Marc," put
in Morton.
"pay the wo^^ij .wiJJ ?end for a
policeman, an^jJUtfMl^tininto jdH
lorf money fnfiiPJi,()t ?v)?*
he.r from t lie blouse? '
*!a11, why not?" cried Morton, insolently.
'*As you say, Sir Marc. why
r'dom, but to quit the house. Lady
JLhandon will approve of what, I have
dQile when she hears of your conduct V"
"jl shall not leave fcUu roonu. ^jiu.
Majrc," she replied qhieUi^ 'MinrtiUhaVe
Miss di rvnlha's answdi'.vMm
knows what 1 want; let her say if she
will give it to me."
\ on know that I cannot," she
an.4 we red. /, ,7
Mr Marc looked at her in bewilder#
me nt.
' Surely yimum^uot yrilliitd to com-*
premise wHn womfcn, VflPoimiiK''
She must he punished any at tempt U>,
extort money is a crime thai the law
pui bshes very severely. 1 >o not Speak
to ier leave her 1 o me."
Then he paused in bewildered wondei:
there was something he did riot
understand a shrinking fear in Veronica's
face and an insolent triumph in
the maid's. Where was the indignirt
iok), lh? jjisj |injf?'^. Jlijat fd{e ?l]of Id
ii'cji' w nat count n mean/ wtth a
restless, uneasy ga/.e he looked from
onC to t.be other, The dark eyes of t he
woman ho loved had never met his
owjn.
41 heard whalp^Tateeil," do skid.v j'l.
wajs bringing yoh these (Ho!rede J>ijo11'
roses, Veronica, and I heard this insolent
Nfom;uii>ay that you had burned a
will *Uud' yWu could not fleoy It. I
kjuow the meaning of thai ', Slit- brings
this falseitocusalioii fl?uinj>t )Qij, moaning:
to extoft money Irdui Void htul you
very properly refuse to give it to her.
Sl*c ought to be sent to prison."
"Stop, Sir Marc," said the woman
angrily -"you speak too hist. Ask my
mistress whether my charge against
her is false or not." ? w
"1 will not insult Miss di Cynt ha by
any such question," he replied.
"Then you are unjust," she said.
"You accuse me of bring a false charge.;
ask Miss di Cynt ha whether that
charge is true or false she will not
deny it if you ask her."
Still there came no words from t he
white lips that were closed so strangely]
.
" l refuse to do any such thing," he
returned.
"Again, Sir Marc, I say thai you are
unjust, i accuse Miss <1 i Cyntha of
having in her own room, unknown to
every one. and, 08 she thought, unseen
by every one, w ilfully burned Sir Jasper
Brandon's last will and testament.
More than that, I can prove that she
did so. Now, Sir Marc, look from her
to me which of us looks guilty?"
lie looked at Veronica as though half
expecting an indignant denial! None
came.
"Miss di Cyntha." she continued,
"tell Sir Marc, who accuses me or
bringing a false charge, whether you
destroyed that will or not*"
Still there was no answer.
"I swear to Heaven that I saw her
do it, and that 1 have the proofs,"
cried the maid. "1 should not speak
^ plainly before you Sir Marc,
>ut this hush-money will do from you
, Cards.
. = - <?*
tl,ts Uc?ily VW, in ^ .51(1
,4s*'I
.^if^-.ow v*>u ale '
HEASURKK. ..Tiintt will save von
. f , \
l myself a 'dUg wilksavo M iss di <.'.yn- si
to the.'"penal servitude," sin- re- p
On**'" g
The woman's persist ciu'*' in Iter story p
astounded liim, while Veronica's siA
lenee hew ildcrcd llilli. It roll Id n<it |>?\ I*
true ot course it was false; hut It was
evident from her silence that there a
was a mystery.
"Hush!" The w hite lips had opened h
a^ain and a voice that was unlike any 'i
he had ever heard came to him in the li
sunlit silence. "l>onot drive her t.o d
extremes. Send Iter away." d
Then Sir Mare, point intt to t he door, o
said:
"(Joy Leave the house: hut wait tor e
me at the railway station at Hurstwood.
1 will see you there." >
The woman left the room, and he o
took Veronica in his arms." 1
"Sweet heart," he said, "what is this n
mystery? Why did you not denv that
woman's outrageous charges? My Ve- >
ronica burn a will! You cannot think
how it has distressed me." lie kissed d
the white, cold face, which looked as I
t hotitth neii her w armt h nor color could d
ever hritthten it attain: his heart was
full of keen, intolerable pain "There s
is some mystery, Veronica." lie went "
on: "I can see that. Tell me what it u
is.
" I iannot," sli*' said. Ii
And the I wosiniple words were more c
terrible to him t ban any ot hers. n
"At least, my darling," he pleaded, c
"tell me t hat it is not t rue. I cannot u
endure that you should remain sjlejil u
under such a charge! It. is unwomanly
almost deny it. I ask noexplanation Ii
of I he mystery; my sweetheart shall he s
as tree aiid unlet tercd as t he wind t hat p
blows. Hut I do ask this deny those ii
horrible words." Ii
Then she looked at, him with the c
pallor of death on her face. She tried t
to speak lightly, but her lips t rem tiled, t
.She tried lo smile, l>ul t he smile died!
away. >
"What if 1 could not deny it. Marc?"
11 is fade (lamed hot ly.
"(iiciit Heaven, Veronica," lie cried,
"do not jest over such a subject as lids
do not Jest about a crime! I could
not have i bought yon eatable of such
ligbt words." k4
"1 ain iit?t Jest In}*." she answered,
faintly;/'! never thought of doing so."
She saw his face grow stern and his'
eyes take a cold, hard expression.
" Veronica," he said, "answer me
one question it is your own fault that
1 have to ask it is that woman's
charge true. She says that she holds
proois?is it true? 'Pell me did you
burn a will or did you not? Answer
me."
She knew that it would he useless to
resist her fate even if she could lie
Morton would produce the charred
fragments as evidence. She Veronica?Woo
Id not attempt to screen herself.
I It*: must think what he would.
"Did you destroy a will. Veronica?"
he repeated. "Answer me I shall go
mad with suspense."
She raised her while face to his. and
spoke slowly
"It is quite J v'ue," she said "I did
burn Sir Jasper Brandon's last will
and testa menu; yet, listen 1 would
deny it if i (laved, hut if that woman
holds t hose fatal proofs it is useless."
lie drew hack from her as though
she htfn fitttfiben him.
(" ''"YoU do fflot hMMtn'It {'Mlifr srh'e/htio
'said' "you canhoi mcnui tin. it would'
he too horrible. You are saying it to
try my love only for that to try my
jail 11, my darling: you could not have
nuimen be |H|^^ i
soTi who could even' n"sK siifm :i /dies' Irm I
must 1)0 (load to all sense of honor and s
shame. A crime? I should place ijj,
next tojiiuixhurJ' - ? ... T*
"I did'noli &??\v|ft if 4lid fvr 4|
" I m^inM liunxliv dfl t Uiu.r mldluCfcod Jii
at her in horror. a
"Then you did it you really and
trulvdid ii, Veronica," ho said. JL
MabaM&A
you do it? What was your motive?
Toll me that I may understand." i
"1 cannot do that*" ,she replied sads<AlV4tu
bell yoy utBinoro than this, i
otjiaM iif 'fny o\vh accord hurnod that s
will."
' tJruaU Mcavan?' bq vi^iucL,-"it is in- <
crdlujcf ^di;wif oQcmlfft? k''
"I cannot tcllyou, she re pi feci. \
" Was finy one else present ?" j
"No," she answered; i I |
"Was the will you destroyed) one ?
against your own interest*;? 1 >id i,t ,i
take money from you. or whatjVV
,Sho raised her dark eyes in. solemn ,,
wonder jq't the quest ion. ' ''1 ?
. ^ You must think what you will of |
Iny mo^i\??s,'Jshe.replied jicanjiot ox- |
T>lain Ineni to yoH.'* ' ^ (
"it is incredible!" lie cried, *fl t
could believe you and myself hot h mad i
before I eon Id believe" this, it is some \
foul trick, some horrible farce?" I
"NO,'-'she- replied." "lids the sim- ,
iVje, U'^fibhi, truth. T dejfrjbyed the \
will, hutr 1 did not know il was; <n.-h ;i .
" I
crime as you say."
"Ajtid if you tuid RimwnW'i he cried* r
"I shquld haw just tfljd s
sam'o.V ;N
" V.ou Kwcar h) H tiiue'j". said. /? |
'M swear it." h!if replied. I
They stood looking at each other,
while the sunbeams fell between them |
and the birds sung on the roses outside
i he w indoyv. (
Veronkxi was the first# to break the |
terrible sllenco. i
' .Marc," she said, "you will not betray
me?"
"No," he replied slowly, "I will not
1 Kit ray you, lest the iron hand of the s
law should grasp you. Great Heaven,
how could you have done such a deed? (
villo ? t ?o i t 1 ? ?? til\uzl/l.??.
"Could 1 really be put into prison
for It?" she said.
"Yes, if those whom you have defrauded
chose to prosecute you;" and
then he wondered, for a soft, sweet
light came over the white stillness of
her face.
"I see," she said slowly I understand."
,
"Veronica," he cried, "how callous
you are! You seem to have no shame
for the deed that you have done."
She wits asking herself what she
should do how she should make him
understand; and then, with |a great,
sharp, hitter pang, the thought came
toiler that she could never make him
understand that she could never
break her oath, the oath taken with
her hands on her dead father's heart.
He was looking at her with wistful
eyes.
"You." Veronica," he said, "whom
I thought of all women the most perfect,
will you tell me why you did
this? Will you give me some explanti
_ w
<f gj/: 'r'"at
, >-vyq*i Yrva| llpayen, t rust a
,Omin who could burn the will of a
i>a<i niiin! St ay* tell mo one thing.
>id tye w i->li you to destroy it.? 1 aid ho
ivMHI to do so'.'"
"Sk?." she replied, "he did not
"Thendo not ask me to trust von,
crop ion. No man's honor would Imj:
nfe. in sueli hands. II there is a iovst
cry, and you will explain it to me.
oonf that will do; if not, we must
art
She held out her arms to him with a
iw qry,
"liirl?" she repeated "part you
nd 1?"
"i cs." he answered, coldly, "if It
ifokt* my heart a hundred times over.
Ton do not suppose that I. a man of
lonojr, could marry a woman who had
eIi,lH'lately destroyed the will of a
uuil man? I would not marry such a
lie even if the loss of her killed me."
" I never t bought of I hatshe said,
lasping her hands.
"I should imagine not." replied Sir
lare. "1 could never look at youwithi|t,
ijonieiniienng what you had <U?ij?f.
spoil Id lie wretched, lplsprublq. We
nisi part."
" I fart!" she repeated faintly. "(>h.
hire, I thought you loved ine so!"
"llovedyou? I love you even now.
cvplte what you have done: hut marry
camioi, Veronica. Your own oonuet
has parted us."
"You must not leave me, Mare,"
lie said, holding out her arms to him.
Yon are more than m.v life; you must
nit tfo."
"I could never t rust you," lie said,
oldiug hack her arms lest I hcv should
la>>i) his neck unawares. "There is
o help for it, Veronica Unless you
an explain away this mystery, we
ins) part. Think it over, and give
jv the answer yourself."
$lje stood quite silent before li.tn,
ier white face drooping from I lie sunhini>
li/?r li'inrle /.Im isiwl i.? ? .? I
, mux immmid runjirn iii iimpi i ?1i
aiu. Was t here any chance, any loopiok[ol
escapeV t.'ould anytliinc absolve
lerlroiu her solemn vow? No, there
op ill he no release. It was for Kathetpefs
sake, for her father's memory
he (same urgent reasons that had itiuetjiced
her before existed now. Were
lie to he induced to break her vow,
Cat heritie would si lifer tenfold. She
con Id keep it.
'fMust we part, Veronica?" hesaid
wo. who liave loved each o.t her with so
re; t a love, must we part?"
"I'nU'S* vow bin trust me, and let
l#' keep' silence," siu replied;
cannot, Insist you; I carl only say
;ood-hv. (oHjdrhy, Veronica. You have
iroUui# t he heart of t he man who lia.s
ovtd yd) I as LCW. ever loved. V'are,vel
!"
lie did not Touch her liahd, ttr kis>>
icit face, or stop th utter onb'more
voijd. IVrhaps, if lie had done so, his
t length would have faded, him. lie
eft Iter standing 1 hcVe iti 1 he'sultshiue,
villi tlie hitterness of death lidttgiin*
ivcrher. - ? .
I Ic went at once in search of Lady
In ndon. l ie'fduhd'her M Hie 'pretty
noriduwrooat,, alone, Sim ciiud out
vh 'II she saw ld,s pqle.prtt ,h*cp., , ,,,
"What, is I lie matter, Jpi r Marc?
iVIiol (s wron^;
"I W'ihit tospeAk to you, Ladv I Jra iY-'
lun,"' he said'.'' " V ddtnfca and't hti'vOh
lad M'ttm trnpliMrsant IvordsJi Wctiiuv
tad uquar'r.el t hat nan novcluktu lmah.
d, and wi?,havic.ri;m;loti fouvcoLVi A :h.
Lady ,lhahdp" hvAdlul> )l?r |hut)(p fm
lislll^Y, | lO O.L.lll! M,il< V, I'd.,;!,-)'
('an d lie possible. Sjr Marc, tliat
oil naVen.'irt iVf wit h VorbWea? o fiV.'!
.In \fhl'hr<kYK hctJ hbyrt!' It tiitisl not-1
ic. 1 'Li^HnedhVtVV' her141 lot;me 'thlk' to
fi'i . " If slut lavs otl'endediyou jshc iWillv
l timiMurnvJiCU (u\y.sorry; icti imp Jjo, ?t?li
ic . I know liow she ,.l/o\us yotiM ipy |
ioor Veronica!',
iii i:> ?|?111< 11111m??sjme, lie said.
niiTiedlv.. "Thisqnarr.elcan never lie.
ie;UWFj V-vhh if \ViWi7-h WishwT ft ; V
tOUWrtlOM',^'"'<I IOV/oT f)ifi I KMulJuxi
I Ydif are angry. Nil- M;l{o;?,ntsHevU*t
amy Ihaiulom "and. wliOu your anger
nils Idesyou w ill in' sorry for Miis."
' I shall regret -ih??H my life,'' lie
iill; "no one knows,that better than I
n, There'kSml hiweV'dakv'ti' alidf iler
;aj)|?t day for met i lJady lhandon, I
lii4 a lo-ilw riiinvd ?imn." :l .i-> ? ?
'You, NMlU.I.Uiulf ..better of. it," tf|d:
4>ljl iWoij "l,k>w jc<>iiKl yb.p quan;el
( ilh .} eronii;aV I know up one like,
let: Ano is s'o ^rodd. so tdriffey of rierfVt,
o \ Wfd, sb1 liSyifr i.e.
'[ NolinhiV'!1' he'ertedYshlfdddriMg. " T
an horn' noUnorei" hoofihodj ,
'I Veil must lw>air m?v"' Lauly. lhandon
lersJiiied.i"I .winobt l\av<\ Yqronuyi
adrjliped lq a .i|Hiixytlto?t\hi)ipcr/dVi.,
II l is >vo^so t lupi t hills ,.,||V d'ecku-,
t 1 '
I - i/l I. Ul L. r . 'It I t I I I' I . I v i |l I I I I t\ _ 1|
[ftf!vt:,ypii^tliftug iLW|Wl?
n ill say, Sir Ma re? fief tttoldiiYifWeis
S ordered her trousseau is prepami.'
hjerything is being,gut. in a state of
o.ldlness for the wedding., What am
r tin sayV"' !,
^ fTn'eW is nothing tdsay," he replied
dodlnfiy, '"except* that; Veronica had
llsmissed me. i will take all the
dame, all I hw-*?Ua??or.aU..Uuv.<lisgrace.
till. Lady lhandon, there is one thing
h|it I should like i(Vakk ydfi.' nil not
a|k to her about, our disagreement./
>d no! ask her any quest ions,; Tbat
vlkich we have quarreled ahotit lies
>ei ween us a dead secret. J'fnfnjse
in? that you'U ill bof ask 1 /eVAriV (plosions:
It will orifv distress her and do
lotgood:'' ! '? *" i * ?i I , '
*' l?iit:, Sir Mare,., will you not tlost]
tie. and loll me. sou v thing at/ leagtY"
' "No." he replied. "You have been
j*ry kind to me, Lady lhandon let
f>|f? W!l V IhMwI.liU !i> V/\ll ??? ! Iltii'ilif eon
?.-i .m f mwj 1 \/ J v/u, (VIIVI I iltlilix J AMI
ft%*?rt ily for aj| j^diir^)pdi)Bss |Lpvi)ie.M
" You will surely slay and see lCatheirie?"
e.ried Lady Hrapdorn j .. ,
"No. Tell her t h^l .1; had ;j,uAt 1 ho
:ohrage to stay and See her, hut thai
hoped she would Ix1* kind to'VCronca.
Then Lady Hrandon broke (town,
ind wept passionate tears.
You will break Veronica's heart,'.
,lie cried "you should not leave her."
"Heaven luess you for a kind-heart'<1,
generous woman!" lie said, behdfne
lown to kiss her hand. "I wish all;
vomen were like you. 1 Shall go at
nice. You will see that all belonglhg
o me is sent after me, Lady hhinlon?"
Hut she only sobhed that he should
lot leave Veronica.
"Goto her," he said; "and, Lady
ihandon while you comfort her, do not
ipcak to her of me." The next inonent
he was gone. ,
She was almost bew ildered to know
low to act.
"I would give much to know what
he quarrel has been aboutshe said
0 herself; "but 1 suppose [shall never
earn." And then she went to Veronal's
room.
The unliappy girl had fallen where
ler lover had left her, and lay.like one
l<!ad on the lloor. Lady llrandon rals>d
her; she tried to bring back conscimsness
to her; and then she thought
A) herself, "If she really loves him so
veil, and they have parted forever, it
will be more merciful to let her die."
(TO UK CONTINUED]
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, i f>(?* Alwwk?iil3iu
fly Ifmaa Samuel, t W.. T. i,anxdin,
Qt W(;allienpi;cJ, IVixa.s, tyiys
Tf.ursd?|y. nownflt,t'd,for gavefl^r.ot
that St^io by acclamation by uiet,
State IXmuociuUc'' Convention in Res-,
sion at (jjalvcKton., Oohgrepsnian TaiiYbam
,w:^ (tyorn in SmrfoiXbijig 'Cjuiinty''
in ls^O. ^d, inoveillo Texasin ItfAb.
II, e bpgap tli" practiceor law and at |
i aire inso In .place' ili"hifs |.'r<
fesslou. For 18 years lie lias ieoVesentc*!
the 8th Congressional district
of bis State in Congress, lie 1.4 a
.brother of l(>r. .1. M. Lanbain, Mrs. V.
M. l'og(;rsand Mrs. It. L. Allen, of
thiscnuntyi ,'utd ttn wfiCleof lb*. J. IT.
Allen, of this Clty,
('ohgre&smali T.aiiham'rf m H'rt Y "
friends InVo will beghifl lb fie'ar of rbvi'
distinguished honor conferred upon
him by the people of bis adopted I
State. 11 is election as governor is(cer-1
tain and it IS n'Ot'IfApfobftbld thlit be'l
will rise from that chair to t lie United
States Senate. Spartanburg .lonrnal.
ItiDilioN KIIII Close,
The race for t he State Senate from
1 nival County, Florida, which was
one of the most exciting and remark-'
able jrolltieal contests on ret: Art I, has .
ended in a victory for TelfrrlF SUickton
over'bis brother) Tom, by the
narrow margin of .'to votes iii a total
of :t,2t>7 votes. It required tbo-otlieial
count to settle the matter. The
brothers conducted a very stirring j
campaign against each other and the
coinmunity was closely divided in
their support. The Stocktons aire
among the most prominent people, in
Jacksonville and the two brother^ who
opp< sed each other are both men of
ability and intluenee.
Mother Always Iteepa It Hamly.
"My mot her sull'ered a long time
from distressing pains and general ill
health due primarily to indigestion,"!
says L. W. Spaldimr. Verona. Mo
'/Two years apo 1 pot her t<? ivy kodol.
She: prow hot tor at. once ami now, at
the ape of seventy-six, vats any l lai 1.115
she wauls, remarki 11^ that she Tears no
had elleets as she ha* -Iuhv hoi tie < ?1',
Kodol handy." I >?>111 waste ,, lime
docloi inp symptoms. (Jo liKpl' the
cause. 1I your stomach is sdunnd your
health will he pood. Kodol tests the
stomach and si rcngt lit hens tire hody
hy dipesl inp your food. It is nature's
own tprtlo. ' -
br. lv Norton.
| have had occasion to use your J
^|il^qk-Dr<tu^ht Stock -and Poultry Medhm
! ' cinc pleased to s^y that I nev?r n
I psed anything Tor'stock that pave half as I
good satisfaction. I heartily rccom.
il ptend it to ail owntri ut stock. ?a
I J. B. BCLSMEK. St. Louis. Mo I
Side stock *>r W >'<|h A k dikidd not I
" iat cheap stockfolM'inv mftrethan I
lick persons should expect to he I
cared hy food. When your stock B
, ind poultry arc sick give them mod-, g
ein'o. Puiir stntf them with worth- "
idyklMlkfiVody.1 Unload the'bAwcta' I' 1
md ktihuA thit torpid IhlerAiltl fctkV i
hnimUl'iYtiil bin cured, j?.it he pcx?t- I' ,
I' jdo.tovupu if. hJju-,k-UranL,dittfh?uk,M |,
jmd Poultry Mediciue unloads | the. I .
j?0>vcls aud stirs up the .torpid liver. >| o;
It ,C?res evAry .mafAily ,of shrjc It B
taken fit IfioV. ' BU'frrt> A' 2.1-Wni cat) B
h? lUiU'kunva\iyM' SttteW artd Potdlry'B
mixboihe andifcwitl phVfhritsdf tvh ft
I tlmeao*fcp;Hoh*'J?\vorK betirtu t.'orwsft
! B pivv men: milk.,, llpps gain, fjtvdt, ft,,
II (And hens lay more epgs. It solves the m
the smallest amount -of food con- ft
Rumetl. Hny a.tkn fa'dnt yoiM' thxller. I
f :oiu hi'Ji I -ecijil ,|l.t l#%lle dJ.'W
Dyspepsia Gwra
IKnoefe sails'j'l' ?I/vsi
va}|V0iB vwuca* yvu vai>?
' Uartlrtclally-dUj^UVfil to^^alfiidj
V.Jtura in 8tfenKbnwiTn|f W(P???w.
sttuofcing the exhausted digestive organs.
It lstho latebtdlscovereddifestant
and tonic. Nff other preparation
oah npprdneh it) irt offlclencjn. At tnstantly
relleYfltandipdtnianwJvtJly cgrea
i> vnpepsl a< K - lh<i IgesLUm.i i |I
flWqlancfl,, Sour, Stomach, .tyauflea,
SUk &e?,da<&e, Gaatialg]a.mtnM and
al 1 (ytha^rfsu)t3 p^fTmpb r ptfc t# cffgt&M'p.
!'ttW?SKW!
Pf?pored by E. C. DeWITT ACQ.. Cl)ic?a?>
inrrAccA^iX^rTrNir^^
f Hteamor will leave the \
way every Monday and WodneH<hiy,tm>rnniR i
forfOeorgotown at 4 o'clock touching all intertoediate
pointo; and will leave her wharf
at iOeorg('low^ "every Tueacfay find< 't'Hrtay
| mjjrhlng for OinwAy at 1 <i'elder,1 tteobhlng
it all intermediate- jv.tntt*. . n;<; '(->M f
L> T MeNaill..,/
Opu'I Agt and Treaa., Conway, rt C
1' John H. Bfhfty,' *' 1
'' 4'gPrtt, (^eoi^nbvt1 8,'f1 11
'N(>rrio^?,;
Conway IxxJg?, No, WO. Knights o
Pythias will moot regularly the (ir&t and
third Thufodny jii^tfijjfofttrh^monfli until(itlierwldi
iirdewdT.\ i I ('
i). A.Bpivkv.
Chan. Pom J!
J (J. Sl'IVKV
K. It. A S
May 14th. OT
ATTOUNKY AT L\ W,
Conway, - - - - S. C.
Ofllcc up stairs in Splvey HulklioK
rear room on left Mall.
(L
Attorney and Coiinselor at Law
Conway, 8 0
Okficr in 8iivw Bnildtti*
R. B. Scarborough
Conway, 8 C.
ATTORNEY
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i <i MHflW\\\\ the roses in y>ur < he^fcs
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' I ii-'llr' \T^rTT^l , f j|..IIJr .'I i;
Snier Mill! ft AciiflBiy:;'
oriAKTmrtD. SU MTkK
O'ii-V<'C1,1 ^
Departments: .f/ite'rar.v, Si'frjrl iitV|
11. 'onscrvat ?ry of M usm. l^ihtibrortV/1
>fi;iiliiat?.' of );lit: K(.p aj ('pnyivat oiy. I
itxteuo^ijapjiy,, //ypewrii iu\r,' f*.<>?>^1nD
, Courses. Aet'ossir?ii? rtn?t lIcurtfiftrt lo^1
bii[i M i tiers'. Kxportscs "MofMaW. SohOl
opens Sept. 17th. Write foi Sixty-pfclJj
~colfi??f
J m'A /i', .oik r,>.iiAA-M n
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Schools tit" Ait and ftWlAi
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itii j . L-....' ' -'?11/t? ,oi bdj
1,1, $4- V. ^ v . . ?*? ?? -- * <s> >;
I % World!, Grate
ra i<? in in IIUVku I.I ViJrf.ii.nl>t?l'i-unjn'nOolink
A'Hl AN?H(ii<lX(?i\S'lVLiLN id HUM ( <)
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and Fayet 1 \lllo Shorl Line and
111 {ike close eoimr^HHi'^w- all points
N {Trains t<fj.H^hw-.W-!
Florence daily except Sunday It) <> "> a 1111
arrive, LmliuVton 10 3<?21 ni, llarlsvllle (
1 &VflMtfV?HWaw>n M:?
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(lav onlv lOOo.R-in. arrive 1> ? i-l i .>..?.... I
10j30a m. ??lJlK-wnor. Tin a"*1
Leave Cribson ffclWyiQuleept Sunday
550 am. B^nnotlsvillo0 GO a m, arrlvo
I)|irliiiKrtoh'H1 lflva m.'l^aVcv*))a'iUiti#U'>n
7 po a mv arrive FloTorroe u 14 <n> in.
Leave Wadesbprpdaily except, Sunday
i 10 p m, Olipf.w H i vn hi,' ifartseflUr
li> a lij, JV;\rT((lL'^diV'(i n/jfurmfi'l
Wore-Aee 1 tfap' hi. L&tVe ,1
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Conway & Sea Shore
Railroad
Dully lC.xcq t Soinday.
la flVa* H .p . 2, 1M1
Stuthbouad ? N ?. 1-1 < >
L Ctnmay ........ v.i..\8 < 0 ah .
Leave Pino Island 8 aui
Affile Myitle Heach.'....'..i.e.-..?.*?<*.:H 45 at*
Northbound.?N?V'14 > .
Loaves Myitle Beoob i..w.u.6 #0 pm
Leaves PioO Island ... u??.S 4r> pro
Active on way /.. .u
i>. f. MoNel'.l, 0?!0. Mun>we ?
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DR. H. H. BURROUGHS,
LOUIS. * ().
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Physician and Surgeon,
: ? ' ' '' CONWAY,'8: <3. y ' ^ ;
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