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- THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Prlce*12 Months, $1.00 Parable In Advance Bates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad vertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1 .00; each subsequent Insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for large Advertisements. W. W. BAl<I., Proprietor. LAURENS, H. C, Moy 27, 1903. Till man and Cleveland. The languaRO of Senator Tlllmau in reference to the suggestion of Cleve land for the presidency was to be ex pected of course The senator is re ported to have said among other things that the mention of Cleveland was "an insultto the Democratic party." "What sort of curs do they take us for," be Inquired, * to ask us to vote for such a man as Clevelandr" When Mr. Tlll man, then governor, entered his first race for sonator, airainst General M. C. Butler, in a speech at Reck Hill, he made an abusive attack on Mr. Cleve land, the Democratic president. For Senator Tillman to cease these attacks would be for him to swallow great streams of abuse that have proceeded from his mouth during nine years against Jftr. Cleveland and the senator, even if he knows himself wrong, has not the largo heart and mind to con fess it. In tho samo intorviow, the Senator whilo expressing no preference for president spoke kindly of Judge Parker of New York. If Senator Tillman sup ports Parker or any Democrat of his type, ho will (.wallow all his past ut terances quite as though he were sup porting Cleveland. The Senator holds that Cleveland betrayed the Demo cratic party booause he did not en courage the two candidacies of Mr. Bryan. Tin's cannot be the real cause of his opposition. The Senator cannot and does not oppose any Democrat who, like the editor of The Advertiser, in 1896 bolted from the Bryan organiza tion and voted for ether Democrats,? Palmer and Buckner. Senator Tillman in that year, in tho May convention In Columbia led in the adoption of a resolution pledging the South Carolina delegation to bolt the Chicago convention In the event that it failed to endorse tho free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. It was an issue of principle, not party, with tho Senator; he would remain in no party not friendly to 10 to 1 and would help to smash and shatter an organization that failed to condemn the gold stand ard. It did not become necessary for the sonator to bolt, his wing of the party won iu Chicago, but the Senator bravely forced tho issue of Tightness or wrongness of bolting and as leader of the faction favorable to bolting, he defeated Senator lrby who was a con sistent, dyed-in-the-wool party Demo crat?ready to abide by the voico of the majority in the national conven tion, come weal or woe. Senator Till man was true to his May convention principle In that he openly favored for Democratic nominations such bolters from the Republican fold as Teller and Towne. If Senator Tillman supports any other, in or out of the party, than a free silver at 10 to 1 mnn now, it will be in effect exactly equivalent to supporting Cleveland. His abuso of Cleveland is the abuse of a name. It is a mere dodgo,?an awkward effort to cover a retreat. It will fool a great many peo ple of course, It may have the desired effect in South Carolina, but the sena tor will take his place in the ranks of those who "insultthe democracy" if ho supports any other than a Democrat of the pure Bryan typo for the presi dency. It is a rough bed that the Sena tor made for himself in 1890 when be pinned himself to the principle of "10 to 1 or bust" but he has got to Ho in it. And it Is not worth his while to try to kick the cover oft'. Mark Mr. Tillman's contrast with Mr. Bryan. In 1890 he wan even more extremothan Bryan. He stood squarely by Bryan In 1900. It is principle with Bryan yet. Bryan mu&t know that bis causo is lost, at loast for some pol itical generations, but Bryan is battling for it still. Wrong, foolish, rooking with error and full of non-sense as we believe Mr. Bryan to bo, there Is no doubt about his loyalty to his convic tions. Nobody has ever hoard of Sena tor Tiilman battling for a "lost cause.'* Sonator Tillman diffors from Mr. Cleveland today in no essential of Democratic policy. Sonator Tillman, Senator Latimer, Senator Daniel of Virginia, Senator Bacon of Georgia, Senator Morgan and all the other Democratic free silver leaders except Mr. Bryan are practically gold bugs. The gold standard is the law and these men have ceased to fight it. Sonator Latimer at Wares Shoals last ye?r ad mitted that free silver may haye been a mistake. From the point of view of Gold Democrats, leaders who no longer oppose and fl^ht the gold standard are not their enemies. In 1000 Senator Tillman with splen did dramatic effect read tho platform at Kansas City doclariog for anti-im perialism as the "paramount" Issue. The paramount Issue, too, has busted. The polioy of this government towards the Philippines is sotthd. The Demo crats seized its "paramount" issue of four years ago because tbey wore grop ing around for any old issue. It never was worth shuok?. Of oourse the Palmer and Buokner Demoorats will not reorganize the ? party. They understood in 1806 that they cut themselves off from polities] preferment. A few, not one in South Carolina that we know of, accepted of fice from the Republicans, but the vast majority, made their fight to save what they regarded Democratic principles. They wore forced into back ?eats of the Democratic party and are still content to occupy them. But they have lived to see the day when the THlmuns, Bai leys, Carmacks, Bacons and all the rest who applied to them the harmless name of "Assistant Republican" line up and consent to the essential princi ples for whloh they declared in theh' Indianapolis platform. Senator Tillman may storm as rauch as he chooses about "old Cleveland" hut in polioy today he is a pretty good Cleveland Democrat just the samo. He has boen whipped into line, along with all save Bryan? who is a politician fool enough to have a consc'ence. Tom Watson, really the ablest of all the freo silver men, lis tened to his conscience and fell outside vhe breast-works long ago. ?> Mot at all Strange. This paragraph is taken from the Spartanburg Herald: ''The Advertiser believes now, as it has steadily believed since his first election, that Grover Cleveland is the strongest leader In the Democratic Earty and the worthiest of support."? ?aureus Advertiser. How can such things be! This sentiment expressed in Laurens county! Has not our No ble Leader spoken that the suggestion is treason? What will Lisbon Alliance say to this? For about 18 years, under the pres ent ownership, Thk Advertiser has expressed the views that the Herald refers to. At no time have there not been plenty of people to stand by The Advertiser. In all this period, The Advertiser has been opposed in poli tics to the majority of people In Lau rens. In Lisbon Alliance, that the Herald sneers at, The Advertiser has always had friend;, opposed to its poll tics, but with confidence in its integ rity of motive and willing, yes glad, to support a paper that they regarded as honest even though they thought it wrong. In other words, the people of Laurens are not narrow minded or stupid; they are ready to hear and read both sides. The Advertiser today has more readers and friends among those who do not agree with its politi cal views than among those who do.Nor is this strange. No intelligent person is content with only one side of an ar gument. V? LOOK HERE FOR IT. It is What the Reader lias Long Sought. People will read ' advertisements about cures made by medicine. As they read they wonder if the state men's are true. If true, was the re lief temporary or permanent? Read this case about Doan's Kidney Pille: W. H. Clarke, of Bennett street, ac countant at the Bloch Bros. Tobacco Works, Wheeling, W. Va., says: "If my back aches I know what wi'l cure It, Doan's Kidney Pills. They are the best remedy I ever came across. For months I was plagued with backache, not sharp pains, but a dull aching all the time, that made me feel misera ble. I got medicine on different occa sions from doctors, and it seemed to re lieve me for the time, but it was soon as bad as ever. Hearing of Doan's Kidney Pills, I took a course of the treatment. They cured me, and that cure has been lasting. I will coitobor ate this in a personal interview or in reply to any communication mailed to me*" For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., solo agents for the U. S. Remember the name? Doan's?and take no other. Notice to Creditors. All creditors of the estate of D. P. Goggans, deceased, are required to prove their claims before O. u. Thomp son, Esq., at bis office at Laurens, South Carolina, on May 80th, 1903, at eleven o'clock A. M., at which time I will apply for final discharge. J. Wade Anderson, Administrator of D. P. Goggans. April 24th, 1903-4t._ A NEW LAW FIRM. The undersigned have this day en tered into a partnership for the practice of law iu the Courts of this State, under the name of Simpson & Cooper and will promptly attena to all business en trusted to them. H. Y.Simpson, R A. cooper. C.9 N. iL L. R. R. . In effect Sunday, October i9th, 1902. No. 62. Pas8?nger. Leave. 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THE TBOUBLE 1$ U1I.I.IROHUATE WARD. 080111'" n week after Brandon's uiemorable Interview with Mary an Incident occurred which changed everything and catne very near terminating his ca reer In the Bower of youth. It also brought about a situation of affairs that showed tho difference In the qual ity of these two persons thrown bo marvelously together from their far distant statlous at each end of the lad der of fortune in a way that reflected very little credit upon the one from the upper end. But before I tell you of that I will relate briefly ono or two other matters that had n hearing upon what was done and the motives prompt ing It. To begin with, Brandon had kept himself entirely away from the prin cess ever bIhco tho afternoon at the king's antechamber. The first day or bo Bhe sighed, but thought little of his absence; then she wept and, ns usual, began to grow piqued and Irritable. What was left of her judgment told her it was better for them to remain apart, but her longing to sec Brandon grew stronger as the prospect of It grew less, and she became angry thut it could not be gratified. Jane was right; an unsatisfied desire with Mary was torture. Even her sense of tho great distance between them had be gun to fade, and when she so wished for him and ho did not come their posi tions seemed to bo reversed. At the end of the third day she sent for him to come to her rooms, but he by a mighty effort sent back a brief note saying that he could not and ought not to go. This, of course, threw Mary Into a great passion, for she judged htm by herself, a very common but dangerous method of Judgment, and thought that if he felt at all mm she did he would throw prudeuee to the winds and come to her, as she knew she would go to him if she could. It did not occur to her that Brandon knew himself well enough to be sure he would never go to New Spain If he allowed another grain of temptation to fall Into the bal ance against him, but would remain in London to love hopelessly, to try to win a hopeless cause and end It nil by placing his head upon the block. It required all his strength even now to hold fast his determination to go to New Spain. He had reached his lim it. Ho had a fund of that most use ful of nil wisdom, knowledge of self, and knew his limitations, a little niot ter concerning which nine men out of ten go nil their lives In bllsslesn Ig norance. Mary, who was no more given to self apnlysis than her pet linnet, did not nppreclate Brandon's potent reasons end was In a.flaming pnsslon when she received his answer. Rage and humili ation completely smothered for the time her affection, and she said to her self over nnd over again: "I hate the lowborn wretch. Oh, to think what 1 have permitted!" It seemed only too c|oor that she had been too quick to give, no very comforting thought to a proud girl even though a mistaken one. As the days went by and Brandon did pot como her anger cooled as psual, and again her heart began to ncho, but her Honso of Injury grew stronger day by day and who thought she was be yond a doubt tho most ill used of wo men. The negotiations for Mary's marriage with old Louis XII. of France were be ginning to be an open secret about the court. The Due do Longuevllle, who hnd been held by Henry for some time as a sort of hostage from the French king, had opened negotiations by In flnmiug the flickering passions of old I,<mis with descriptions of Mary's beau ty, As there was a prospept pf a new opipcror Boon nud as the imperial peP had of lato beep making a most yehp raont buzzing in Relay's bonnet, bp encouraged Oe Longqoville and thought; It would be a good time to purchase the li*lp of France at the cost of his beautiful sister and a handsome dower. Mary of course had pot beep consulted, and although she had coaxed hep brother out of other marriage projects Henry had gono about this as if ho were in earnest, nnd It was thought throughout the court that Mary's coax ings would he all in vain?a fear which she herself had begun to share, not withstanding her usual self confldeuce. She hated the thought of the mar riage and dreaded it as she would death itself, though she sold pothlng to any ono but jane and Wfl& holding her forces In reserve fpr a grand attack. She was preparing the way by being very sweet and kind to Heury. Now, all of this, copilng upon the heels of her trouhlo with Brandon, made her most wretched Indeed- FOF the first time In her life sho began to feel suffering?that great brondoner, in fact maker, of human character. Above all, there was an alarming sense of uncertainty in everything- She could hardly bring herself to believe that Brandon would really go to New Spain and that sho would actually lose htm, although sho did not wunt him as yet?that is, as a prospective husband, Flashes of all sorts of wild schemes had begun to shoot through her auger and grief when she stared in the faco tho prospect of her double separation from him, her marriago to another and tho countless miles of fnthomless sea that would be between them. She could endure anything better than uncer tainty. A menacing future is the keen est Of all tortures fpr i?ny pf ps to, bear, but especially for a girl Hke Mary. Douth Itself is pot so terrible an tPP fear of it, Now, about this time there lived ovor in Billingsgate Ward, the worst part Of London, a .Jewish soothsayer named Orouche. Ho was also an astrologer nnd had of late grown Into groat fa pie as prophet of the future? a fortune teller. Ills fume rested on several remark ablo predictions which had been ful filled to tho letter, and I really think tho man had some wonderful powers. They said he was half Jew, half gyp sy, and, If there Is alchemy in tho mix ing of blood, that combination should surely produco something peculiar. The city folk w?re said to hove visited hlin In great numbers, and, notwithstand ing tho priests and bishops nil- con demned him ns nn imp of Satan and a follower of witchcraft, many fine peo ple, including some court ladles, con tinued to go there-by stealth In order to take o dangerous, Inquisitive peep Jnto the(future. Mary had long wanted to see' this ?jroufho, at llrst out of mere curiosity, but Henry, who was very moral?with other people's consciences?would not think of permitting It. Two ladles, La dy Chesterfield and Lady Ormond, both good and virtuous women, bad been de tected in such a vjalt and had been dis graced and expelled from court In the most cruel ma. ?er by order of the king himself. Now, added to Mary's old time desire to see QroiK'he, came a longing to know the outcome of the present momentous complication of affairs that touched her so closely. She could not wait for Time to unfold himself and drop bis budget of events us he traveled, hut she must plunge ahead of him and know beforehand the stores of the fates, an Intrusion they usually resent. I need not tell you that was Mary's only object In going, nor that her heart was as pure ns a babe's, quite us chaste and almost as Innocent. It is equally true that the large proportion of persons who visited Grouchc made bis soothsaying an ex cuse. The thought of how wretched life would be with I.ouls bad put Into Mary's mind the thought of how sweet It would be with Brandon. Then came the wish that Brandon had been a prince or even a great Rngllsh noble man, and then leaped up, nil rainbow hued. the hope that he might yet, by reason of his own great virtues, rise to all of these and she become Ids wife. But at the threshold of this fair castlo came knocking the thought that per haps he did not care for tier and had deceived her to gain her favors. Then she flushed with anger and swore to herself she hated him and hoped never to see his face again. And the castle faded and was wafted away to the realms of airy nothingness. Ah, how people will sometimes He to themselves, ?od sensible people ttt that! So Mary wanted to see Grouchc, first, through curiosity, In itself a stronger motive than we give it credit for; sec ond, to learn if she would be able to dissuade Henry from the French mar riage and perhaps catch a hint how to do it, and last, but by no means least, to discover the state of Brandon's heart toward her. By this time the last named motive was strong enough to draw her any whither, although she would not ac knowledge it, even to herself, and in truth hardly knew It, so full are we of things we know not of. So she determined to go to seo Grouchc secretly and was confident sb.> could arrange the visit in such a waj that It would never be discovered. One morning I met Jane, who told me with troubled face that she and Mary were going to London to make some purchases, would lodge at Bride well House and go over to Billings gate that evening to consult Grouche. Mary had taken the whim Into her willful head, and Jane could not dis suade her. The court was all at Greenwich, and nobody at Bridewell, so Mary thought they could disguise themselves as orange girls and easily make the trip without any one being the wiser. It was then, as now, no safe matter for even a man to go unattended through the best parts of London after dark, to say nothing of Billingsgate, that nest of water rats and cutthroats. Hut Mary did not realize the full dan ger of the trip and would, ns usual, al low nobody to tell her. She had threatened Jane with all sorts of vengeance If she divulged her secret, and Jane was miserable enough between her fears on either hand, for Mary, though the younger, held her in complete subjection, Despite her fear of Mary, Jane asked mo to go to Lon don and follow them at a distance, un known to the princess. I was to be on duty that night at a dance given In honor of tho French envoys who bad Just arrived, bringing with them com mission of special ambassador to De Longuevllle to negotiate the treaty of marriage, and It was impossible for me to go. Mary was going partly to avoid this bal}, and her willful per sistency imuie Henry very angry, r regretted that I CQUhl not go, font \ promised Jnno \ would send Brandon Jn my place, and ho would answer the purpose of protoctton far bettor than I. I suggested that Brandon tako with him a man, but Jane, who was In mortal fear of Mary, would not listen to it. So it was agreed that Brandon should meet Jane at n glveu place and learn the particulars, and this plan was carried out. Brandon went up to London and saw Jnne, and before the appointed tlmo hid himself behind a hedge near tho private gate through which the girls intended to take their d?P"rture from BrldewelJ. They would leave ulumi dusk and re turn, so Mary said, before it grew durk Tho cltlaens of London nt that tire* pnld very little attention to tho law requiring then) to hang out their lights, and whou it was dark it was dark. Scarcely waa Brandon safely en seonned behind a clump of arbor vltm when whom should he see coming down tho path toward tho gate but his grace, tho Duke of Buckingham, He was met by one of tho Bridewell servauts wlio was in attendance upon the prln ceau. "Yes, your grace, this la the gate," said the girl. "You can hide yourself and watch them as they go. They will pass out on this path. As I said, I do not know where they are golug. I only overheard them say they would go out "rV#, your grace, tM? U the oatofl at this gate Just before darb. I Ym sure they go on some errand if Mg lnntry. which your grace will soon learn, 1 make no doubt." Ho replied that he would take care of that. Brandon <lld nut see where Bucking ham hl? himself, but soon the two In nocent adventurers came down the pa tit attired lit the short skirts and bon nets of orange girls and let thew?elve? out ut tho gate. Buckingham followed them, and Brandon quickly followed him. The girls passed through a little postern iu the wall opposite Bridewell House and walked rapidly up Fleet ditch, climbed i.udgate hill, passed Paul's church, turned towurd the river down Bennett hill, to tho left ou Thames street, then ou past the bridge, following Lower Thames street to the neighborhood of Fish street hill, where they took an alley lending up toward Hast Cheap to Orouche's house. It was a brave thing for the girl to do and showed the determined spirit that dwelt In her soft white brennt. Aside from the real dangers, there was ouoUgh to deter any woman, I should think. Jane wept all the way over, but Mary never lllnched. There were great mudholctJ where one sank ankle deep, for no ono paved the street at that time, strangely enough, preferring to pay the sixpence flue per square yard for leaving It un done. At one place, Brandon told me, a load of hay blocked the streets, com pelling them to squeeze between the houses and the hay. He could hardly believe the girls had passed that way, ns he bad not always been able to keep them In view, but had sometimes to follow them by watching Buckingham. He, however, kept as close as possi ble mid presently saw them turn down Qrouche's alley und enter bis house. Upon learning where they hnd stop peil, Buckingham hurriedly took him self off, and Brandon watted for the girls to come out. it seemed a very long time that they were In the wretch ed place, nnd darkness had well de scended upon London when thoy emerged. Mary soon noticed that a man waa following them, and na she did not know who he was became greatly alarmed. The object of her Journey had boon accomplished now, so the Bpur of a atrong motive to keep her cournge up was lacking. "Jane, some one Is following us," she whispered. "Yes," nnawored Jane, with an un concern that surprised Mary, for she knew Jane was a coward from the top of her brown bead to the tip of her little pink heels. "Oh, if I had only taken your ad vice, Jane, and had never come to this wretched place! And to think, too, that I came here only to learn the worst! Shall we ever get homo alive, do you think V" They hurried on, the man behind them taking less care to remain unseen than lie did when coming. Mary's fears grew upon her ns she heard his step nnd saw his form persistently fol lowing them, and she clutched Jnno by the arm. "It is all over with us, I know. I would give everything I have or over expect to have on earth for?for Mas ter Brandon at this moment." She thought of him ns the one person best able to defeud her. This was only too welcome an op portunity, and Jane said: "That is Master Brandon following us. If we wait a few seconds, he will be here." And she called to him before Mary could interpose. Now this disclosure operated in two ways. Brandon's presence was, It Is true, Just what Mary had so ardently wished, but the danger and therefore the need was gone when she found that the man who was following them had no evil Intent. Two thoughts quickly flashed through the girl's tulmL She was angry with Brandon fqr havh>g cheated her out of so many favors and for having slighted her IQVC, an she had succeeded In co- \ lnclng herself was the case, all of which Grouche hnd confirmed by telling her he was false. Then she had been discovered In doing what she knew she should have left undone and what she was anxious to conceal from every one, nnd, worst of all, hnd been discovered by the very person from whom she was most anx ious to hide It. So she turned upon Jane angrily: "Jane Bollugbroke, you shall leave me ns soon us wo get back tq Greenwich for this betrayal qf u\y contldcnpe.1' She was not afraid how that |ho dan ger was over, and feared pa new d?u ger with BrapdOU at bond to protect her, fpr in her heart shu felt that to overcome i\ few Rpr-y dragons and o company or so of giants would be a mere pastime tq him. Yet aoo how she treated blip. Thu girls had stopped when Jane called Brandon, npd he was at once by their side with uncovered head, hoping for and of course expect ing a warm welcome. But even Bran don, with his fund of worldly philos ophy, had not learned not to put his trust in princesses, and bin surprise was benumbing when Mary turned angrily upon him. "Master Brandon, your Impudence In following us ffbnll cost you dearly. We do not desire your company, and will thank you to leave us to our own af fairs, ns we wish you to attend ex clusively to yours." This from the girl who had given him so much within less than a week! Poor Brandon I Jane, who hnd called him up and was the cause of his following them, began to weep, "Sir," said she, "forgive mo, It was not my fault. Sho had just said"? Slap came Mary's hand on Jane's mouth, and Jane was marched off, weeping bitterly. The girls had started up toward Rast Cheap when fliey left Orouche's, in tending to go homo by an upper route, and now they walked rapidly in that direction. Brandon continued to fol low them, notwithstanding what Mary had said, nnd she thanked him and her (lod ever after that ho did. They had been walking not more than live minutes when, just ns tho girls turned a corner Into n secluded little street, winding its way among the Ilsii warehouses, four horsemen passed Brandon In evident pursuit of them. Brandon hurried forward, but before ho reached the corner heard screams of fright and as he turned In to the street distinctly saw that two of the men had dismounted and were try ing to overtake the fleeing glrlH, *F|ight lent ?Vings to their feet, and, their short skirts affording freedom to their limbs, th^y were giving tho pursuers a warm little race, screaming at every step to tho full limit of their voices. How they did run and scream! It was bnt a moment till Brandon came up with the pursuers, who, nil unconscious that thoy In turn were pursued, did not ex pect an attack from the rear. The men remaining on horseback shonted an alarm to their comrades, but so In tent were the latter In their pursuit that they did not hear. One of the men on foot fell dead, pierced through the back of the neck by Brnndoi/i sword, before either was aware of his pres ence. The other turriVd, bnt was a I gppt? bejere he <;o?kl iry out. The girls had stopped h short distance ahead, exhausted by their night. Mary bad stumbled and fallen, but had risen again, und both were now leaning against a wall, clinging to eaeb other, a plcturo of abject terror. Brandon ran to the girls, but by tho time he reached them the two men on Itorse bnck wore there also, haekiug away at htm from their saddles. Brandon did his best to save himself from being eut to pieces and the girls from being tram ple?! under foot by the prancing horses. One of the men on foot fell dead. A narrow Jutting of the wall, a foot or two In width, a sort of Hying but tress, gave blin a little advantage, and up Into the slight shelter of the corner thus formed be thrust the girls and with his back to them faced bis un equal foe with drawn sword. Fortu nately the position allowed only one horseman to attack them. Two men on foot would have been less In each oth er's way and much more effective. The men, however, stuck to their horses, and one of them pressed the attack, striking nt Brandon most viciously. It being dark and the distance deceptive, the horseman's sword at last struck the wall, a Hash of sparks flying in Its trail, and lucky It was or this story would have ended here. Thereupon Brandon thrust his sword Into the horse's throat, causing It to rear back ward, plunging and lunging Into the street, where It fell, holding Its rider by the leg against the cobblestones of a little gutter. A cry from the fallen horseman brought his companion to his side and gave Brandon an opportunity to escape with the girls. Of this he took ad vantage, you may be sure, for one of Ids mottoes was that the greatest fool In the world Is lie who does not early In life learn bow and when to run. In the light of the sparks from tho sword stroke upon tho wall, brief as It was, Brandon recognised the face of Buckingham, from which tho mask had fallen. Of this he did not speak to any one till long afterward, and his silence was almost bis undoing. How often a word spoken or unspo ken may have the very deuce in it either wny! The girls were nearly dead from fright, and in order to make any sort of progress Brandon had to carry the princess and help Jane until he thought they were out of danger. Jane soon recovered, but Mnry did not seem anx ious to walk and lay with her head upon Brandon's shoulder, apparently contented enough. In a few minutes Jane said: "If you can walk now, my lady, I think you had better. "Wo shall soon bo noar Fishmonger's hall, where Homo ono is sure to be standing at this hour-" Mary said nothing tn reply to Jane, but ns Brandon fell a stop or two bo hind nt a narrow crossing whispered: "Forglvo me, forglvo mo. I will do ony pepnnco you ask. I am unworthy to speak your namo. I owe you my life and more?and more a thousand times." At this she lifted h?r arm and placed her hand upon his cheek and neck. She then learned for the first time that he was wouuded, and the tears came softly as sho slipped from his arms to the ground. She walked beside him quietly for a little time, then, taking his hand in both of hers, gently lifted it to her lips and laid It upon her breast. Half an hour afterward Brandon left the girls at Bridewell House, went over to tho bridge where he had left his horse at t\ hostelry, and rode down to Green wich. Su Mary had mndo hor trip to Grpufhe's, but It wns labor worse than lust. Grouche hud told her nothing she wanted to know, though much that hp supposed she would liko to learn. He had told her that she had many lovers, a fact which her faco and form would make easy enough to discover. He Informed her also that she bad a lowborn lover, and In order to put n little evil In with the good fortune and give what he said an air of truth he added to Mary's state of unrest more than he thought by telling her that her lowborn lover wns false. He thought to flatter her by predicting that she would soon marry a very great prince or nobleman, the Indications being In favor of the former, and In place of this making her happy she wished the wretched soothsayer In tho bottomless pit?lie and all his prophecies; herself, too, for going to him. His guesses were pretty shrewd that is, admitting he did not know who Mar)' was, which she nt least supposed was the case; so Mary wept that night and moaned and moaned because she had gone to Groucho's, It had added infinitely to tho pain of which her heart was at* ready too full and made her thorough ly wretched and unhappy, TO HK CONTINUED. A SURE THING. It is said that nothing is sure except death and taxes, but that is not alto gether true. Dr. King's Now Discov ery for Consumption is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thous ands oan testify to hat. Mrs. C. B. VanMotre of Shepherdtown, W. 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And Schlitz is the aged beer that never causes biliousness. Callfor the Brewery Bottling. THm Bmmr that mada Mllwcylkam famaum. For sale at all dispensaries in tli" State, id quart and pint bottles. BIGGIES, CARRIAGES AND HARNESS Not How Cheap but How Good is Our Hotto. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR LEADERS: Columbus, Babcock, JC Watertown, Summers, Rock Hill, Sechler, and Others. T. N. BARKSDALB, J. A. FRANKS, Give us a Call. Leaders in Fine Vehicles and Humes BUY YOUR Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls ?^BBBP^^^ F ROM ^?"="?nBJS?&> ?. R. TODD, :AND SAVE DRAY AGE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS. Court of Common Pious. S. W. Simpson, Plaintiff, against Dave Simpson, Y. A. Simpson, Km ma James, Othella Davenport, Lillian Cunningham, Early Cunningham, Maxcy Cunningham and J. M. Simp son individually and as administra tor of Sonny Simpson and J. F Hicks, Defendants. To the Def. ndants abovo named: You aro hereby summoned and re quired to answer tho complaint in this action, which was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for paid County, on August Oth 1002, and to serve a copy of your an swer to the said complaint on the sub scriber at his oftlco at Laurens, South Carolina, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service: and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time afore said the Plaintiff in this action will apply to tho Court for the relief de manded in the complaint. Dated August Oih 1002. F. P. McGowan, Plaintiffs Attorney. April 8 lOOil?6t._ State or South Carolina, County of Laurens. Court of Probate Ex Parte Lula Dendy, Administratrix with Will annexed, In Ha Estate of E. J. Dandy, Deceased. To M. \V. Dondy, E. G. Dendy, Eliza Lipford, Kmallne Adam?, Cornelia Crisp, Melissa Pierce, E. H, Watte, J. C. Watts, Elizabeth Donald, Kittle Nelson, S. I). Austin, Robert W. Gol den, BennieS, Cole, F. A. Golden, C. W. Golden, Lilla or Lena Donald, M. L. Crisp, A. B. Crisp, Ruth Crisp, W. E. Crisp, E. M. Crisp, Eugenia Crisp, Sidney Crisp, Clara Watts, JuH* Llrdsay, Itichard Watts, Dallas Watts, A'ma Watts, Walter Watts, Hugh Watts, Sidney Watts, Virginia Watts, John Watts and Lilla Wells. YOU are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the petition in this action which Is filed in the office of tho Judge of Probate for Laurens County, and to serve a copy of your answer to said petition on the subscribers at their office at Laurens, S. C, with'n twenty days after tho ser/ice hareof; exclu sive of the day of suoh service; and if you fail to answer the petition within tho time aforesaid, the petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the petition, which is to have the will of E. J. Dendy, dee'd., proven in due form of law. SIMPSON A COOPER, Attorneys for Petitioner. Dated Lith April, 1903. O. G. Thompson, J. P. L. C. To the Non-Residents?S. D. Austin, Robert W. Golden, Lilla or Lena Dona'd and E. H. Watts: Please lake notice that the patition in ibis case was filed in the office of the Judge of Probate for Laurens County, S. O., on the 13th, day of April, 19f>3. SIMPSON & COOPER, Attorneys for Petitioner, ' thinly plated Silverware looks like the solid ware. You can tell the difference in the way it wears, but when the article you bought for solid or triple plated turns out to be thinly plated , what are you going to do about il? Goods bought of us are sure. We know what they are, and we tell you, fully and frankly all we know about everything you ask to see. Kvery thing is protected by our full guarantee, "It's bcltei to be sure than sony." Fleming Bros. Final Settlement. TAKE not'ee that on the _'.'>th day ol June, 1003, I will rouder a final ac count of my acts and doings an Ad ninit tratrix of estate of Joseph fTipp, de ceased, in the Office ol the Judge ol IVobato for l.aucona Oounty, al <?! iven o'clock a. m., and on the Bamu daj will apply for a final discharge from m\ trust as Administratrix. AIL persons having demand . againsl ssid cstato will please pr?sent llioin on or before that day, proven and nutl en ticated, or be forcvor barn-.I. PARK ICY N. O. (JUUir RTS< >N. Administratrix with will annex* May 20, 100J?td Final Settlement. TAKE notico that on the 10th daj ol June, 1003, I will render a final account of mv acts aud doings a-- Executor of the estata o' J, II. Shell, di ceased, in the OHioc ol Judge (I l'io< bate for I.Harens Couuiy, a' 11 o'elOi'l a. m., and on the name day will app'> for a final discharge Irotn niv trust an Executor. 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