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LAURENS, '1. C, Dee. 17. 1002.
Shall We Raise Tobacco!
A numbor of business men and farm
ers In Laurens are considering the ad
visability of attempting to produce to
bacco for market. Thk Advertiser
could not risk an opinion as to whether
or not the experiment ought to be
mado Such an experiment was made
on an elaborate scale in Spartanburg
county 16 or 20 years ago. It failed.
Later tho people of the Peedee planted
tobacco. Many of them lost money.
Some lost a great deal. Nevertheless,
the Peedee people persevered. Now
and then a man would bo successful.
Several succeeded from tho first. At
last these Darlington,* Fioronce and
Suiutor farmers mastered the business
and now it may fairly bo sa d that the
Peedeo Is a flourishing tobacco region
with tho industry fairly established.
This yoar the tobaeoo planters have re
ceived handsome prices for their crops
and they aro "on velvet." However,
one of tho best Informed gentlemen in
Darlington told Tu? Adv?rtiskr last
summer that probably tho aggregate
losses in tobacco in Darlington county
would equal the gains up to that time.
Tho experimental period is past now,
tho farmers have "loarr I tobacco"
and there are only such losses as are in
cidental to bad seasons, poor price*,
etc., which are incidental moro or less
to all crops.
The tobacco crop is a source of groat
wealth. The Darlington farmer who
made twenty bales of cotton this year
cultivated four acros of tabacco and
out of Its proceeds paid tho whole ex
penses of his farm and bad his cotton
as profit?at least such stories are com
mon in the Peedee and must be true.
Additionally, the tobacco crop comes
on tho market in tho summor. Put
money Into circulation at tho dullest
period of tho yoar and morchants,
bankers newspaper men and ail sorts
of business men are holped.
We have only to say that our farmers
need not attempt this experiment un
less thoy are prepared to be disappoint
ed and to suffer loss temporarily. This
must be thoir fato oven if they succeed
in the end. If they aro ready to spend
some money and to stick to tho trial
four or five yoars they may succeed as
well as tho Peedee people or they may
dleocver that the Piedmont is no place
for tobacco growing.
On tho whole we are inclined to
think that tho farmor in Laurons who
raises the many crops and many an
imals that can bo raised easily and
cheaply in Laurens and who follows
good business methods cau come out
better at the year's end than the cotton
and tobacco man of Darlington. We be
lieve that Mr. Hubert Abercromble
will And that his red polls are a paying
investment in spite of tho ruinous
freight that he had to pay on them,
beoau8o beef cattle always command a
good price and good beeves can bo
raised in Laurens. Beef is better than
tobacco, even in this country of ours.
Hay, grain, many fruits, even riee,
dozens of grasses, goobers, peas, are
all safe crops in Laurens and all bring
wealth. Hogs are worth eight conts
the pound on their feet today and we
have in mind a lady not a mile from
this office who lives on a little farm
and who.has fifty dollars worth of ba
con which cost not over eight dollars
to produce.
Mind, we do pot advise against the to
bacco experiment.Wo should like to see
it made, especially by the mon who are
talking about making it, bocause we
know they will make it thoroughly.
The tobacco industry in this coun
ty, once established would make "the
July grade" a vast deal easier for The
Laurens Advertiser ? Indeed, we
think the July grade wonld bo leveled
by it. But wo think It right to say
that tho mastering of tho details of
producing and selling so difficult a
orop as tobacco will cost time and pa
'tlence and much money?and it may
be that climatic and toil condition?
will prelude the possibility of success.
Meanwhile, tobaeoo is not a last resort
and opportunities are plentiful for the
ambitious farmer who Is up and doing.
* *
*
Wasted Compassion.
Every day or two some South Caro
lina newspaper woep? an editorial
about the town of Charleston. The
latest to emit a groan about Charles
ton's condition is the Spartanburg
Herald. Now The Advertiser knows
.something about Charleston and The
Spartanburg newspaper is giving itself
needless pain. Tbore aro also voices in
Columbia thatcry out In misspent com
passion oonoornlng Charleston.
The truth Is that Charleston is the
happiest and most flourishing town in
the world. Tho most expensive luxury
a town can have is a .daily paper and
Charleston supports two twice as well
as any othor South Carolina town sup
ports one. Wo have never seen any
poor white folks In Charleston. 1 :ie
Charleston merchants apparently all
make money. They are mostly rich.
Outside of Charleston In this state a
mercantile house over ten or twenty
years old is uncommon; they are plea*
' tlful over fifty years old In Charleston.
We suspect that more business failures
have occurred in Spartanburg in the
last five years than in Charleston. No
body over "breaks" there. Fires are
very rare. A prominent Insuranoe
man of Louisville, Ky., told the writer
that Oharlesionians missed a wonder
ful opportunity whon they did not let
their town burn up at the time of the
earth-quake and collect from the in
surance companies, "but," said he,
"thfcy were such?fool honost peo*p*ie
they put the Ares out after thoy bad
started accidentally."
Charleston is highly prosperous
The eating and drinking, there is par
ticuhv )y good. One can buy a far hot
tor cigar for a nickel in Charleston
than elsewhere in the state. Perhaps
the population is not increasing but
that la no matter. We say the people
of Charleston are "in good fix" and all
moaning for them is ridiculous. Some
of them talk poor but they don't mean
it. They have a melancholy pleasure
in talking poor. It is true that the sur
plus eons of Charleston men, finding
nothing to do, sometimes leave Char
leston when they grow up but they
are useful elsewhere. Meanwhile,
"poor old Charleston" Is getting on
better than any community we know
of anywhere. There aro no "unem
ployed" in Charleston. At least 1000
men In Charleston are employed in
political industries and when a man
loses a job In any other line, a placo In
politics is waiting for him.
HUNTINGDON TIDINGS.
Nimrods Succeeded In Ragging Many
Rabbits and Birds.
Thanksgiving was spent very quietly.
Crops aro about all gathored and the
farmers ave finishing up sowing grain.
Hunting is the ordor of the day.
Two squads of hunters on Thanksgiv
ing killed 50 rabbits and about the same
number of birds.
Mr. J. P, Saxon has beei\very un
woll for some time but is much im
proved.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Saxon and littlo
Sarah of Laurens have boen at their
father, Dr. C. A Saxon's. The former
has boon quite sick.
Mr. R, R. Glonn was in Laurons on
Saturday to meot tho United Statos
Mail Inspector to ask for a rural de
livery routo from Clinton to Hunting
ton.
Mr. D. A. Glonn and family spent
Thanksgiving with his mother.
Mr. A. E. Cleveland speut several
days in Cross Keys last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Sanders spout sev
oral days with relatives in Union last
week.
Buck.
O WINGS VILLE.
Our farmers are about through pick
ing cotton.
Sowing grain is the order of the day.
Rev. J. O. Martin of Irby was in this
tectlon a few days ago.
Mrs. Dr. ?oland and Miss Esther
Goddard visited relatives in your city
last week.
Mr. Daniel Balentine has moved near
Brewerton for another year. Peto.
? IN THE CHURCHES.
Church of tho Epiphany, Laurens,
S. C, W. Edward Callendor, Minister
in chargo. Tho following services are
held in the above church every Sunday.
W:00 a. m. Sunday School; 11:00 a. m.
Morning Prayer aud Sermon; 4:00 p. m.
Evening Prayer and Address.
The first series of addresses will bo
on tho Prayer Book. A cordial invita
tion is extended. All seats free.
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, Rev. Watson B.Duncan, A. M.,
pastor. Proaohlng at 11 o'oclck a. m.
and at 7.30 p. m. Prayer meeting on
{Thursday at 7.80 p. m.
Sunday School, Hon. C. G. Feather
stone, Superintendent, at 10 o'clock at
a. m.
Woman's Missionary Society, Mrs. S.
D. Garlington, President, meets on
Tuesday after First Sunday, at 4.30
o'clock p. m.
Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. J. F. Bolt,
President, meets on Tuesday, after
Third Sunday at -1 80 o'clock p. m.
Church Conference every Third Sun
day after the morning service.
First Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Robt. Adams, Pastor, services at 11 a.
m. and 8:15 p. m., each Sabbath. All
are welcome.
Sunday School, C. W. Tune, Super
intendant, Sunday Morning at 10 a. m.
Todd Memorial Presbyterian Church,
East End,-Pastor. Preach
ing in Factory Hall every
Appointments for North Laurens
Circuit.
Triuty, First Sunday, at 11 o'clock,
a. m.
Trinity, Third Sunday, at 3:30
o'clock, p. m.
Shiloh, First Sunday, at 8:80 o'clock,
p. m.
Shiloh, Third Sunday, at 11 o'clock,
a. m. *
Dials, Second Sunday, at 11 o'clock,
a. m.
Dials, Fourth Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock,
p. m.
Graycourt, 2d Sunday at 3.30 o'clock,
p. m.
Graycourt, 4th Sunday at 11 o'clock
a. m.
Sunday Schools at each appointment
one hour before preaching.
Prayer meeting Thursday nights, at
Graycourt, ac 8 o'clock. All are alike
invited to attend those servicos, for it
is here, as it is in Heaven, "the rich
and the poor meet together."
J. K. McCain,
Pastor.
Langston's Churoh, Baptist, preach
ing 11 u. m., Fourth Sundays, and Sat
urday before, by Rev. E. C. Watson.
Hurricane Churoh, BaptiBt, preaoh
ing 11 a. m*, First Sundays and on Sat
urday before by Rev. E. C, Watson.
Dorroh Presbyterian churoh, Gray
Court, S. C, T. B. Cralg, pastor.
Preaching on 1st Sunday at 11 a. m.
3rd Sunday 4 p. m.
Sabbath School on 1st and 2nd Sun
days at 10 a m., and on 8rd and 4th
Sundays at 3 p. m.
. T. Peden, Supt.
Lanford, Baptist preaching 11 a. m.
Socond Sundays by Rev. E. C. Watson;
Preaching at Cedar Shoal Church on
same day at 3 o'clock p. m.
Padgett's Creek, Baptist preaching
at 11 a. m. on Third Sundays by E. C.
Watson.
Warrior Creek Baptist Church, Rev.
O. L. Jones, supply. Service every 4th
Sunday at l l^clock and Saturday be
a Mt. IJothol, *?ec?nd Sunday at 11
Po'clock, a. m.
U Mt. Bethel, Fourth Sunday at 3:30
f o'clock; .p. m.
S. W. Henry, Pastor.
Cedar Grove Baptist Ohureh, Rev. R
B. Vaughn, Pastor?Service on the 1st
Sunday of each month at 11 o 'clock a.
m. ana on Saturday before at 2 o'clook
pvm.
Fetwer Gallons; Wears Longer.
0:
CASE 1^7"
Emile
Gaboriau
9?
CHAPTER XII.
|HE following is the statement
ns he wrote'it out for tho ben
ellt of tho Judge of instruc
tion, knowing that it would
doubtless secure an indictment aguiust
tho accused:
"Two leagues from Tarascon, ou the
left bank of tho Rhoue, stood tho Cha
teau of Clauieran. Hero lived la 1841
the old marquis and his two sonn, Gns
ton and Louis. A near neighbor was
the Countess do la Verberlo, with ono
daughter, Valentine, a lovMy ghi of
eighteen. M. do Claruoran detested
the countess, and Mine, do la Verberlo
execrated the marquis. It was said
that under the reign of Honry IV. a La
Verberlo had betrayed tho affection of
a fair daughter of the Clamerans. This,
misdeed led to a duel, which In turn led
to bitter hatred between tho two
houses.
"Gnston do Olainerftn met Valentino
do la Verberlo at an evening entertain
ment, and the two fell desperately In
love. Gnston would often plunge Into
the Rhone at Clameran and rise out of
the water at Verberlo, where ho would
have a secret meeting with Valentino.
In order to facilitate these meetings
Gnston would place a light In his win
dow immediately before starting which
could be seen by Valentine at her home.
Tho two lovers, despairing of permis
sion to marry, kept up a secret intima
cy, which led to Valentino's becoming
u wife without tho sanction of tho
church or the law.
"One evening Gaston went into n
cafe for a cup of coffee. Later, whllo
playing billiards, hearing Valentine's
name coupled with his own to her dis
honor, he demanded a retraction, be
came embroiled and killed two men.
He lied to tho chateau, where he con
fessed to his father his Intimacy with
Valentine, declaring that he wished to
marry her. Ills father urged him to
fly from tho consequences of tho mur
ders ho had committed and, having no
money to give him, supplied him with
the family Jewels. Meanwhile tho po
lice were coming to arrest him, and It
was arranged that the gates should ho
suddenly opened, a servant should flee
In ono direction, Louis In another and
thus misleading tho police give Gnston
nn opportunity to esenpe. Gaston
would have got away had not Louis
purposely tripped and fallen. The po
lice, thus discovering tho ruse, pushed
on after Gaston, who, to save himself,
Jumped iuto the Rhone. Tho current
was at the time so swollen that his
pursuers gave him up as drowned.
"Escaping almost certain death, Gas
ton, who before leaving tho chateau
had placed tho signal for Valentine In
his window, reached La Verberlo and
had nn interview with his beloved. She
informed him that she would soon be
come a mother. Before parting ho
left With her tho jewels given him by
his father, then fled the country, going
to South America. That night the old
mnrquls died, Louis, assuming that his
elder brother had been drowned, took
tho title and tho estate. He left Cla
meran immediately and began a life
full of ignominy.
"Valentino confessed her condition
to her mother, who took her to Eng
land, where she provided for her
daughter's secret accouchement under
tho care of a physician and a maid,
Mlhonne. A son was born, which tho
countess immediately sent away to bo
adopted by a farmer. Subsequently
Mine, do la Verberlo pursuaded her
daughter to attempt to forget tho past,
to consider it burled in oblivion and to
marry. A young engineer, M. Andre
Fnuvel, spent some time at Deauealrc,
where they lived, and fell In love with
Valentine, who, urged by her mother,
accepted his attentions and Anally mar
ried him. M. Fauvol afterward be
came the famous Toris banker. Tho
countess died in 1859.
"Louis dt Clameran, after an absence
from home of eighteen years, returned,
and from Mlhonne, tho maid who had
been with Valentino nt the time of her
confinement, learned that his brother
had not been drowned, that Valentino
had had a son by Gnston and that she
had subsequently married M. Fauvel.
Impoverished by his excesses and un
ublo to find a living honestly, Louis de
termined to use this Information for
the purpose of extorting, money from
Mme. Fauvel. Going to Paris, ho call
ed upon her and gavo her to under
stand that ho knew of her past. In
order to better serve his purposo ho
told her that her son by Gnston was
living, that he bad been brought up In
London, that his father had been thero
and fouud him, that Gaston had died In
poverty and had asked him (Louis) to
apply to her for means for the mainte
nance of their son Rnoul. Mme. Fau
vel at once gave Louis the Jewels Gas
ton bad left with her at their last In
terview to be used for Raoul. Louis
soon introduced, a young man to her
who personated her son and received,
from her largo sums, which the two
villains divided. All this Mme. Fauvel
kept a secret from her husband. Fi
nally Clameran, in order to facilitate
his plans, demanded that she receive
Raoul into her house. Mme. Fauvel
had a cousin living at St. Remy of tho
namo of Lugors, and Clameran, partly
by persuasion, partly by intimidation,
induced Mme. Fauvel to announce bor
supposed son as her nephew, Raoul do
Lagors. This was done, and Raoul,
having constant access to Mme. Fau
vel, soon extorted n small fortune,
which he squandered.
"Louis de Clameran now conceived
the Idea of marrying Madeleine, with
whom he had fallen violently In love.
To force her to break with Prosper ho
used the power he possessed over Mme.
Fauvel. Madeleine ' discovered her
aunt's situation and hi order to avert
a catastrophe consentod to glvo up
Pros*..?*', whom she loved, and mnrry
Clameran, whom she detested. Break-,
lng her engagement with Prosper, sho
secured his promise to take upon him
self tho sole responsibility of tho rup
ture:. ?
"Menuwhllo Gnston had made a for
tnne In South America and returned to
France. To still tho memory of his
yonthful misfortunes ho resolved to
engage In business and bought an iron
mill at Oloron. Louis, hearing of his
arrival, went to Oloron and greeted
him with every pretenso of affection.
Louis took up hia quarters with his
brother, who soon sickened and died
under very suspicious circumstances,
leaving his fortune to Louis.
? Louis now turned his attention to
forcing Madeleine to marny him. He
irny
agreed to Bettle 5 Targe income upon
Kuoul If ho would extort money from
Mine. Fnuvel In sufficient quantity' to
embarrass her. Huoul consented und
lived recklessly on the means furnished
by the woman who supposed she was
his mother. Finally, having no moro
to give him, she was persuaded to sur
render her diamonds, a present from
her husband on the day he became
worth a million. When Mine. Fauvel's
Jewels Were gone, .Madeleine's were
given up. All were pawned by Itaoul.
"Louis do Olameran was n4t satisfied
to marry Madeleine while bor heart
was given to uifother. lie determined
to ruin Prosper, thut sho might loso her
respect und her love for him, Ono
night at a supper at which Ituoul and
Prosper were present Itnoul heard
Prosper, under the Inlluence of wine,
name tho word (Gipsy) that would uqv
lock the safe In M. Fauvel's bank.
Tbl? be communicated to Clnmeran,
also telling him that when M. Fnuvel
went out he always loft the key to tho
wife in tho drawer of his secretary In
bis chamber.
"Clnmeran .then arranged thnt 800,
000 francs should bo kept in tho bank
over night ready for him to draw In
tho morning. Thnt night Itaoul, hav
ing boon coached for the- part by Cla
mcran, wont to Mine. Fnuvel, told her
thnt ho was ruined nnd must have n
largo, sum of money at once, threaten
ing that if he did not get It ho would
blow out his brains. . He told her that
she must give him tho key to tho safe,
which ho would open, take what bo
needed and restore it on tho morrow.
Mine. Fauvol, In terror lest he should
commit suicide and thinking thnt ho*
did not know tho word which, with the
key, was necessary to open the safe,
in order to gain time, gave him the key.
Itnoul wont down the stairway, Mmo.
Fauvol following him In agony. Hnoul
opened tho safe and took tho money in
tended to bo paid Clnmeran In tho
morning. Mmo. Fauvel, astonished
that he had succeeded, begged him to
shut the safe, clinging to his arm nnd
endeavoring to pull him away. Tho
key was dragged from the lock nnd,
slipping along the glossy varnish, made
a long, deep scratch.
"The next day, nfter tho robbery wns
discovered and Olameran had been paid
tho amount duo him, bo went to Mmo.
Fauvol nnd to Madeleine nnd told them
that Itaoul bad secured the word nec
.essnry to open the safe from Prosper,
who was to share in tho plunder. Ola
meran, affecting to moko a noble sacri
fice for tho two women, offered to re
store the stolen money through them to
M, Fauvol, but Madeleine, suspecting
some hidden motive, declined the offer.
"Madeleine, believing that she nnd
Mine. Fnuvel would eventually get rid
of the extortionists and vindicate Pros
per, asked bor uncle for 10,000 francs,
to bo used for a charitable purposo,
nnd sent tho amount to Prosper, with
a letti r made up of words cut out of a
prayer book.
"Mine. Fnuvel nnd Madeleine, owing
to tho extortions to which they had
been subjected, became urgently press
ed by tradesmen and others to whom
they owed money nnd bad nothing on
which to keep up their position in soci
ety. They remained secluded for n
time, but we're at last obliged to appear
in public at the Jandldler ball. Mado
leine went to Vcslnot to ask Hnoul to
return some of tho money and jewels
they had given him. On this occasion
she was followed by M. Verduret nnd
Prosper. Madeleine's effort was fruit
less, though she finally forced Raoul
by throats of exposure to surrender
some of the pawn tickets.
. "At last Olameran and Itaoul found
in tho clown at the Jandldler ball an
onemy who possessed tho secrot of
their villainies and tried to murder
him."
CHAPTER XIII.
S?"lUCn nre tho fncts that, with
an nlinost Incredlblo talent
SSgEvg for Investigation" hnd been
SbBBI collected and prepared by tho
fat man with the Jovial fnco who had
taken Prosper under his protection, M.
Verduret.
Reaching Paris at 0 o'clock In the
evening, not by the Lyons route, ns ho
had said, but by tho Orleans trnln, M.
Verduret hurried to tho Archangel,
where' ho found Prosper imputleutly
expecting him.
"You nre about to hear some rich de
velopments," he snld to Prosper, "and
see how far hack into tho past ono has
to seek for the primary cnuso of a
crlmo. All things aro linked together
in this world of ours. If. Gnston de
Clnmeran hnd not tnken a cup of cof
fee in a little enfo at Tara scon twenty
years ago, your money snfe would not
have boon robbed three weeks ngp.
"Valentine do la Verbcrio is punished
in 18G0 for tho murder committed for
love of her In 1810. Nothing is neg
lected or forgotten. Listen."
And he relnted nil thnt he had dis
covered, referring to a voluminous
manuscript which ho hnd prcpnred,
with many notes and authenticated
proofs attached.
"I wonder how you discovered all
these infamies," snld Prosper when ho
hnd finished.
Tho fat man smlied. "When I under
take a task," ho snld, "I devote my
wdiolo attention to It. Now, mnko a
note of this: When a man of ordinary
Intelligence concentrates his thoughts
nnd energies upon tho uttninment of
an object, he Is certain to nttnin that
object. Resides thnt, I have my own
method of working up a case. To be
sure, one needs soino light to guide one
In a dark affair like this, but tho fire
in Clnmcran's eye when I pronounced
tho nnme of Gnston ignited my lantern.
From that moment 1 walked straight
to the solution of the mystery ns to n
beacon light.".
Prosper's look showed thut he would
like to know fho secret of Ids protect
or's penetration ami at tho snino time
bo more thoroughly convinced thnt
what he hoard was nil true?thnt bis
Inuocencc would bo more dearly prov
ed.
"Now, confess," cried M. Verduret,
"you would give anything In the world
to Ond out how I arrived nt tho truth!"
'.'I admit It, for It Is marvelous."
M. Verduret enjoyed Prosper's bewil
derment. To bo sure, he wns neither n
good Judgo nor a distinguished nnin
teur; but ndmlrntlon Is always flatter
lug, no matter whenco It comes.
"Well," ho replied, "I will cxplnln my
system. There Is nothing marvelous
about It. We worked together to Und
tho solution of tho problem* You know
.my reasons for suspecting Clamcran
bad a bund in the robbery. As soon as
l bad Acquired this certainty my task ?
was easy. What did I dof I placed
trustworthy people to watch tbe par
ties in whom I wits most Interested.
Funfcclot us Joseph Dub?tS took
charge of Clamerau, and Nina Gipsy
never lost eight of Mine. Fauvel and
her niece.
"I understand It all now," satd Pros
per.
l(Aud what have you been doing dur
ing r.iy absence, my young friend?"
asked M. Vorduret after a pause.
At this question Prosper blushed.
"Alap," he Stammered, "1 rend in a
newspaper thai Clnnieran wns about to
marry Madeleine, and l net Od like 0
fool!"
"What did you do?" Inquired Verdu
ret uneasily.
"l wrote an nnouytnous letter to M.
Fauvel In form I up i m that his wife
was In love with IJuoul"?
M Vorduret brought his clinched list
down upcti the table.
"Stupid!" bo oxehiliued. "You have
ruined everything!"
He arose from his f eat and strode up
and down the room, oblivious of the
lodgers below, whose windows shook
with every angry stamp of bis foot.
Prosper remained silent as long as
he could and then uneasily said:
"1 am afraid I have embarrassed
you vn y much, monsieur."
"Yes, you have dreadfully embar
rassed me. What am 1 to do? Shall I
l\pston matters or wait? And 1 ,nm
bound by a sacred promise. Wo had
better go and advise with the judge of
Instruction, lie can assist me. Come
with mo."
As M. Vorduret had anticipated, Pros
pers letter had a terrible effect. When
M. Fauvel opened his mall the morning
after it was posted, the fatal missive
fell Into his bauds,
Something about the writing struck
him as peculiar. It was evidently a
disguised hand, and,' although, owing
to the fact of his being n millionaire,
he was In the habit of receiving anony
mous communications, this particular
letter tilled him with an Indefinite pre
sentiment of evil.
With trembling hand and absolute
certainty that.ho was about to learn
some new calamity, ho broke tbo seal
and, opening the coarse cafe paper, was
shocked by the following words:
Pear Sir?You consigned your cashier to prison.
You did well, ftnee you were convinced of his
dishonesty and faithlessness. Hut CVCU If he stolo
850,000 francs from your safe, does It follow that
be also stoto Mine. Fauvel's diamonds?
This was a stroke of lightning to a
man whose life hitherto had been no
uubrokeu chniu of prosperity, who
could recall the past without one bitter
regret, without remembering any sor
row deep enough to bring forth a tear.
What! Ills wife deceive html And,
among all men, to Choose one vllo
enough to rob her of her jewels and
force her to he his accomplice In the
ruin of nn innocent young maul For
did not the anonymous, letter assert
this to be.the fact and tell him how to
convince himself of Us truth?
M. Fauvel determined to show the
letter to his wife.
"Put suppose It be true!" he mutter
ed to himself. "Suppose I have been
miserably duped I By confiding in my
wife I shall pot her on her guard and
lose nil chance of discovering the
truth."
There was one simple means of veri
fication. The letter sold the diamonds
bad been pawned.
If It lied In this Instance, he would
treat 11 with the scorn It deserved. If,
on the other hand, It should prove to
be true?
Breakfast wns announced. At tnblo
M. Fauvel talked Incessantly, so as to
escape any questions from his wife,
who, lie saw, was uneasy nt the sight
of his pale foce. But all the time ho
wns talking he was casting over In his
mind expedients for getting his wife
out of the house long enough for htm
to search her bureau without her per
ceiving him. At last ho usked Mine.
Fauvel If she were going out beforo
dinner.
"Yes," Paid she. "The weather Is
dreadful, but Madeleine and I must do
some shopping."
"At what hour shall you go?"
"Immediately after breakfast"
He drew a long breath, as If relieved
of a great weight. In a short time ho
would know the truth.
After awhile ho beard the carriage
roll away with his wlfo and niece.
Hurrying Into Mine. Fauvel's room, he
opened the drawer of th? chiffonier
where she kept hor Jewels. The boxes
containing superb sets of jewelry
which he had presented to her were
gone! The anonymous letter hnd told
tho truth!
Perhaps Valentino had put her dia
monds In Madeleine's room,
Without stopping to consider the In
delicacy of what he was about to do ho
hurried into the young girl's room and
pulled open ono drawer after another.
Ho did not Und Mine, Fauvel's dia
monds, but Madeleine's seven or eight
boxes, also empty.
Was she, too, an accomplice? This
blow broke down his courage.
Wf. Fauvel well knew that the fact of
tbo diamonds being stolen was not suf
ficient ground upon which to bring an
accusation against tho accomplices.
Happily he could procure other proof.
Ho began by calling his valet and oi%
derlng him to bring him every letter
thnt should come to the house. Ho
then wrote to n notary at St. Remy
to send him a telegram containing au
thentic information about tho La got o
family and especially about ltuoul.
The reply was as follows:
Tho MgOrs, arc very poor, nnd no one knows
?ny member of tho family named Itaoul. Mine,
t.ii roi i had no son, only two daughters.
The next dartr") among the letters
which his valet brought him, was ono
bearing tho postmark of Veslnet. He
opened the cnvelopo with great core
and read:
Dear Aunt--H Is Indispensable that 1 sec you
today. Come to me. I will explain why I glvo
you this trouble Instead of calling on you.
raooi?
"1 have them now!" cried Mi FauvoJ,
trembling with satisfaction at tho near
prospect of vengeance.
linger to lose no'time, ho opened a
^Irawer, took out n revolver and exam
ined the hammer to see If "It was In or
der. Ho imagined himself alone, but n
vigllnnt eyo was watching his move
ments. Gipsy, tinder strict Instructions
from M. Vorduret, stationed herself nt
the keyhole of the .study door and saw
nil that occurred. M. Fauvel laid the
pistol on the mantelpiece and resenletl
|lm letter, which ho then placed where
tho letters were usually left, not wish
ing lils wife to know that It had passed
through his hahds. lie was only ab
sent but two minutes; but, inspired by
the Imminence of tho danger, Gipsy
darted luio the study, rushed to tho
mantel and rapidly extracted tho balls
from -tbo revolver.
"ThereI" sho murmured. "This peril
Is, for tho present, averted, and M.
Vorduret, whom I shall warn through
Cavolllon, will now perhaps have time
to prevent n murder."
Sho descended"to tho bank and sent
tho clerk with a message, telling htm
to lenvo it with Mine. Alexandre for
Ml Vorduret. Au h?rt? later Mmo. Fan
vci ordered her carriage und went out.
M. Puuvel took a hackney coach and
followed her.
"Grout heavens!" cried N'lna to her
self. "If M. Vorduret does not reach
thero In time, Mme. Fauvel and ltaoul
uro lostl"
[to be continukp.]
Jiching Joints
In the flllgoro, toes, arms, and other
parts of tl?o body, are joints that aro
inflamed and swollen by rheumatism?
that acid condition of the blood which
affects the muscles :dso.
Sufferers dread to move, especially
after Bitting or lying lout;, and their
condition is commonly worso in wet
weather.
"It h:is been a long time since wo bavo
been without Rood's Sorsnpnrllla. ajy
father thinks be COUld not do without It.
Ho has been troubled with rheumatism
since ha was a hoy, and Mood's Sursapa
rllla is (he only medicine he can take that
will enable him t>> his place in tho
ftold." Miss Ada Doty, Sidney, Iowa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
and Pills
Remove the cause of rheumatism?no
outward application can. Take them.
TMmble,
THIMBLE!
Who jrot
The Thimble?
Do you hold a Draft
on us for a THIMBLE?
If you do call and we will
be glad to explain how you
can get a
Sterling Silver
Thimble Free*
Ask to see our Art Portfolio.
For Four Cents }'Ott can get a
beautiful picture.
Visit our store and we will be
pleased.
Palmetto Drug Co.
Look for sign with the Tree.
Executor's Land Sale.
By virtue of power vested in mo by
the last will and testament of James 11.
Shell, deceased, I wi.l sell at public
outcy at 1.aureus 0. ?. S. C, within
tho legal hours of salo on salc&duy in
January 1903, being the 5th day of the
month, all that pared or tract of land,
situate in Dial Township, 1.aureus
County, S. C , containing ninety-eight
aor< s, more or les*, bounded by
lands of A. C. Watson, lOstate of 1$. F.
Garrett, deceased, J. R. Culbertson, W.
A. Putman and others.
Terms of Sale- Cash. If the pur
chafer fails to comply with the terms
of salo, the promises \o be re-sold at
his risk on tho same or some subsequent
salesday. Purchaser to pay for papers.
Also ht tho same time and place, and
on the same torms.
Three shares stock of Tho Bank of
Laurens, having a par valuo of oue
hundred dollars per share.
Two shares of stock Gray Court Cot
ton Oil Mill Co., having a par value of
fifty dollars per share.
E. T. SmxL,,
Executor.
Dec. I, 1002?It.
BLACIDMUGHTI
THE ORIGINAL
A sallow complexion, dizziness/
biliousness and a coated tongue
aro common indications of liver
and kidney diseases. Stomach an,d
bowol troubles, severe as they aro,
give immediate warning by pain,
l)iit liver and kidney troubles,
though less painful at the start, are
much harder to cure. Tiiedford's
Black-Draught never fails to bene
fitdiseased liver and weakened kid
neys. It stirs up the torpid liver
to throw off the gcrtns of fever and
ague. It is a certain preventive
or cholera and Ilright's disease of
the kidneys. With kidneys re
inforced by Tiiedford's Rlaok
Draught thousands of persons have
dwelt immuhe in tho midst of yel
low fever. Many families live in
perfect health and have no other
doctor than Tiiedford's Hlaek
Draught. It is always on hand for
use in an emergency and saves
many expensive calls of a doctor.
Abillins, S. C, March 10, 1901.
I have used Thedford's Black-Draught
for three years and I have not had to go
to a doctor since I have hfl* n taking it.
It is the best medicine for me that Is
on the market for liver and kidney
troubles and dyspepsia and other
} complaints. Rev. A. 0. LEWIS.
Goo. Johnston?.
R. IT." Welch.
A. 0. Todd.
Johnsone,>Velcli & Todd,
LAWYERS.
Will Practico in all Courts, Stato and
Federal. Ofllco, Law Range.
LAURBNai S. 0.
Final Settlement.
TAKE notico that on the 20th day of
December 1002, I wlllrendor a linal ac
count of my acts and doings as Ad
ministrator of tho ostnto of I. G. Lowe,
deceased, in tho Office of Judgo of
Probate for Laurens County, at 11
o'clock, a. m,*and on* the Bamo date
will apply for a final discharge from
my trust As Administrator.
All persons having demands against
said ostato will pleaso present them on
or before that day, proven and authen
ticated, or bo forovor barred,
S. W. I OWE,
Administrator.
Nov. 19, 1002.
Yos, wo expect to do "a thriving Christmas trade.'.1
St. Nick is holding the reins here, and wo've given nun
tb6 tLVh/o& f?How is running things pretty much to his
?WDThe whole store has taken on a holiday aspect. livery de
partment is replete with appropriate ami pleasing gifts
Helpful Hints for
Puzzled Gift-Hunters
11 ro hero in seemingly endless array.
Wo have prepared for unusually largo sales by laying in
now goods, and to brlghteu holiday buying, navo marked them
all at extraordinary low prices.
Sensible Stocking-Fillers are Here.
Good old St. Nick finds it bard work filling tho lialf-hoso of
. men.
What a man likes is ...imothing he can wear.
But be warned! He doesn't caro for tho ''bargain countor"
stult*?ho won't wear antiquated neckwear.
Got his present where he always buys bis wearables?hero.
This whole store is a veritable Christmas Tree of ^it'ts
beautiful ties faultless fitting shirts, "just, right"? underwear,
40cts. to $2.00; substantial half-hose. 25cts. to 50ots.; line
handkerchiefs, 25otS. to 50cts.j good collars and outTs, lOcts.
to 25cts.; handsome umbrellas. $1.00 t<> $2.00: suit casos,
25otS to 85.00, silk mulllers, 60ets. to $1.00; sweaters, $1.00
to $1.50.
A Suit as a Gift.
A particularly good gift for the boys. Bottor still if it is a
"Mintor" suit. Every boy looks upon a "Minter"?suii of clothes
as something line, something better than the ordinary. There's
more style, more dash and snap to it?more wear.
.Suits with Double Breasted Coat, knee pants, $2.00 to
$5.00.
Young Men's Suits, agres from 15 to 10 years, 8.50 to P.!0.00.
Men's Suits, $5.00 to tJ.X5.00.
Overcoat Gifts.
Overcoats with as much smartness as fasbionablo tailors
can cut and sew into an Overcoat, $.> 00 to $10 00.
Young Men's Overcoats, $3.50 to $7.50.
A visit to tho store will give you an oxcollont itloa of jnsi
how well wo can help you select your gifts.
Why hot buy early, and avoid tho crowds of tho lust days
before Christinas?
We are ready foi you now.
J. E. MINTER & BRO.,
Lenders of Low Prices.
Tho Kind Yon Have Always Bought, ami which has nccis
la tiso for over SO years, has borno tho signature of
?/P _.. and has been mado under hiH por
//' ^&-r/?7i~~^~'/>, sonal supervision since its infancy.
W*&r?yt /-cttCvUM Allow no ono to deceive you In tills.
All Counterfeits, Imitations and *'JTust-as-good" ovo but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger (ho health of
Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment*
it Is
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?tie, Drops antl Soothing" Syrups. It is Pleasant, it.
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotia
substance. Its ago is its guarantee. It destroys Wormn
and allays Fovorlsbncss. It euros "Diarrhoea and Wind,
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho
Stomach and Dowels, giving healthy and natural sleep..
Tho Children's Panacea- Tho Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTOR I? ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bn Use For Over 30 Years.
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