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"With the moat dangerous suitor. Who Is he?" "Well," replied Popoff confidentially, *Tt? had my eye on her, and It seems ' to me that De Jolldon"? "Do Jolldon!" exclaimed Dnnllo. "Impossible!" "Why Impossible, pray? I think I have as good eyes as any man. I think, sir, I cnu detect love when I see It. And from the wny Do Jolhlon looks at the widow- why, man, I don't know a single thing that doesn't point toward his being In love with her. If"? "If I may say bo, your excellency," pat In Nlsb, shuttling nervously, "1 think I could tell you of n 'single* thing, or, rather," he added, chuckling, "when I say 'single' I mean 'married.'" "Mr. Nlsb," Interrupted Popoff, "If you can stop wriggling around like an Inebriated centlped long enough to talk plainly, will you do me toe honor to put your blltberlngs Into plain word 8 ?" "Well, your excellency," stammered "Nlsb," observed the prlucc, "do you suppose it's possible Do Jolidou can be In luve wl Ii Mine. Nova Kovltcll as well US Willi Mino. PopofT?" ' I'd I'd like l? think so," murmured Nlsb ns he started faithfully off In the wuko <>f Iiis chlof. "I'd like to think so. It It would tnako It less exclusive, less of n monopoly. And to think his excellency never recognized his owu Wife's fun! Whore ignorance is bliss why road up <>n divorce Mws?" Laying the tan on a 'nearby table, Dnnllo was turning away when a voice behind hi 111 called mockingly: "Still in retreat? So you are afraid of mo!" Whirling about, the prince faced Bon la. She was bowltcblugly pretty In the black and gold Marsovlan dress that showed to fullest advantage every willowy line of her figure. "I'm not retreating," ho contradicted, "only skirmishing, in light cavalry fashion." "Ami you are going away like that? Oh, j '?Ii stupid maul" "I leave Pari? tomorrow morning? by tbo first trula-forever!" "Then you won't be here, after all. to dance at my wedding?" "No!" "Rut you promised. And now, I sup pose, I shall never see you again, for when I'm innrrled Ishnll live In Paris." "I thought you were more patriotic," he sighed. "It seems hard that you should turn your back on your native land, marry a Frenchman and settle here*" "Yet it Is what I have decided." she answered. "This Is probably tbo last time I shall wear our native costume or dunce our w ild national dances. To day's fete Is a sort of farewell to old limes." "No; our dances and costumes would not appeal to a Frenchman. Who Is It you are going to marry'?" "The engagement Isn't announced yet," she evaded. "Then," ho returned, with a shrug, "I suppose .1 shall never know, for 1 leavo early tomorrow." ALL HER MARSOVIAN QUESTS WORE THEIR PICTURESQUE NATIVE COSTUMES. Nish, "I happen to know M. do Joll dou Is already head over heels In love with a lady who has a husband. He" - "Mr. Nish," thundered Popoff, "yon are demeaning yourself to the con temptlble act of talking scandal: Are you aware of that, Mr. Nlsb? If so. go on talking It and tell me who she Is." "You fool!" whispered Dnnllo in Nish's ear. "Everybody but the am bassador himself knows it Is Mine. Popoff whom De Jolldon loves. Be careful!" "Well, Mr. Nlsb," repeated Popoff majestically as he eyed the squirming clerk with lofty majesty, "I'm wail ing to Lcp.r the name of the lady that De Jolldon is In love with." "He?ho neglected to tell mo, your excellency," sputtered Nlsb. "Then," decided the ambassador, "I shall discover her by diplomatic means, and when I find who she Is she shall use her influence to lure Do Jolldon away from the widow. Tri nee, will you help me in this?" "Leave It all to mo," suggested Da nllo, with startling willingness. "Don't try to learn her identity yourself. Let me attend to tbo whole matter." "All right," consented Popoff, "Ii will be a good lesson in diplomacy for you. Perhaps I can put you on the right track." The ambassador drew an Ivory fan from his pocket. "Last night at the embassy ball," said he, "Nova Kovltch, who used to be one of my attaches, brought mo this. He was cra/.y with jealousy, He'd Just picked up the fan; said it was his wife's and that some man had written 'I love you' on one of lip sticks. He was going homo to bent his wife and make her confess who tbo villain was when I persuaded my wife to save poor Mine. Nova Kovltch by protending the fan was her own. Ah, but my wife is a born diplomatist! Nova Kovltch was convinced, and I pocketed the fan for future reference." Danllo took the trinket from Popoff's hands and read the penciled Inscrip tion. 'Why," he salt1, on Impulse, "this is De Jolldon's handwriting! How does It happen that ho" "Then," squealed Popoff In triumph, "Jt is Mme. Nova Kovltch be loves. The whole thing Is absurdly simple when a brain like mine Is brought to beer on It!" Delighted with his own astuteness, the ambassador pattered off to Join tho other guests, leaving Danllo, fan IA band, blankly faclog the astounded lit tle clerk. "I < .iii'l loll what you mean," he nn j swcrod, pu/./.led. "Auel I shan't tell what I moan," she 1 rejoined. "By tho way," she added, "how do yon happen to he here? Von dei lined my Invitation." I "I'm here," he replied bluntly, "be cause I iu making It my business to got l id of every Frenchman who shows I signs of proposing to you." I "But why'.-" she asked In wonder. "i'i?:? my own amusement; that's all." "\ ou you dou't happen to bu in love I wiih ino yourself?" shw asked, a tinge I of willfulness in the light mockery of her tone. "Certainly not!" ho retorted, with i suspicious promptitude. "You're very, very rude!" she re proved. "Hut since you don't love mw yoU ?'.!ght to be able to give lite good udvlco about accepting a man I really w.-.:il to marry." "Oil!" growled Danllo, chagrined. ? Then there is some one you want to ! marry':" She nodded. "\\ hoover the man Is, he's after your money," h? sneered. "No," sho contradicted. "He Is not - Hol this one." "You said all men wore alike." "This man is different. He loves mo." "Then marry him: What Is it to me? Maro any one you. want to. I don't en 1*0. And I'll dame at your wedding. I I! dance (ill I wear holes through oOltl my shoes." ' \ ou pllly boy!" she scoffed. "You're jealous!" "ji iious?" he raged. "Jealous? I jealous? That's a good one!" Words failed him, and lie stalked away to a nearby summer house, Whore he paused. lOSI In seeming con templation of the little building's archi tecture. The ncglc< led fan lying on the table I Caught Sonhl'H eye. She picked It up Idly and opened it. The words "I love you" met her gaze. Quickly she glanced at Danllo. "I understand," she murmured to herself, "lie vo*ved he'd never say it to me, SO he'.; written It." Noting (hat Danllo'8 back was to ward her, she furtively lifted the fan lo her lips and kissed tho written words, Then as she restored it to the labie she whlspored: ".hi.-1 I ho same, I'll make him say It. Ho shall!" Shtr crossed to where he stood. "Have you nothing to say to me, princeV" she asked. "Only one thing good by!" "Ooodby!" she echoed. "You're? J you're UOl going'/" "And you won't dance at my wed ding?" "I've told you I would not." "If you won't," she cried, a sudden Inspiration flashing through her mind and lighting her pale face to dazzling beauty, "dance with me now!" She stretched out her slender white arms with an allurement that no mor tal man could resist. CHAPTER IV. The Waltz. 1 ANCB with me!" repented So nla. Tho faroff orchestra had struck up a dashing, gay Marsovlnn air. Impelled by the music and her glance of daring, Danllo sprang forward. In an Instant the two were whirling madly amid tho Intricacies of a wild Kassian dance such as has for count less centuries been performed from Si beria's ice plain to Tartar steppes?a dance of youth, agility, utter aban don. Yet as tboy came panting to a halt at the last crashing note of music tho face of neither reflected tho exhilara tion the swift motion and stirring measures usually evoked. In fact, Da nllo's brow wore n very perceptible ?cowl. Sonla, too, was downcast. Had her rash experiment failed? "You didn't enjoy that," said she. "Not especially," he confessed. "Did you?" "No. You don't dance as well as you did." "You've probably grown to prefer French partners," he replied, piqued nt the reflection on his dancing. "From all I hear," she retorted, "you have little right to reproach me on CONTINUED (But i^ctjool STAR BPAND SHOES ARE BETTER. WE'RE going to put School Shoes on a whole army of Boys and Girls during the coining week. Every one of them will he correctly fitted as regards size width and shape of last. Every pair of Shoes, too, will be the Best School Shoes That Money Can Buy! I The styles will 1)0 correct, and the durability will give great satis faction. Other stores may quote our prices but they don't sell our sort of School Shoes ?No, Sir, not by a long Shot. BOYS' SCHOOL SHOES 1.25, 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 to $3.00 GIRLS' SCHOOL SHOES 1.25, 1.50, 1.75 to $2.00 COPELAND'S The One Price Store Customer's Shoes Shi net I Free () Mass Meeting of Women! A CELEBRATION TO FASHION'S SHRINE To which men, youths and children as well are invited to sit up and lake ^notice. A talk with the bark on it. Straight body blows, with no hitting below the belt. It Concerns Your Pocket Book and Person Now down to facts. Catch tho spirit, please, and give us your prayerful attention while we address ourselves to get in a little heart to heart story of great pith and purpose. THIS STORE'S READINESS IS AT FLOOD TIDE. You can sail in, swim in, or walk in, and every shelf, table and counter confronts you with largo living, golden opportunities. Values that tlo all but speak English unmistakable matchless. After two weeks' daily drudge in New York and Baltimore shows results today. We worked, and bought, and planned while you slept, and today the awakening unfold the most gorgeous and glittering panorama of "right up to the mo ment" merchandise it was ever our pleasure and your profit to back into. Read every word. A value Iuri s in every line. Dress Fabrics The wool, tho silk, the mixed. Our homo American mills have vied with the looms of France, Germany and England and out of the bunch, goodness knows we had the pick. Even the deft lin gers of tho .laps has been in our wearing apparel pie and we want you to inspect the result of our best efforts in buying, and if you don't say we've tho "real thing" in this line, we'll say thank you and goodbye, Note these special selections and judge the entire show by them. BO'inch all-wool Panama (not .31? inch) at B0C the yard. BrilliantineS, Wool Voiles, Mel rosc, Broadcloths, Wool Ila tistes, Corduras, Cashm res, Henrietta, etc., all at popular prices. For Neck and Waist Amazingly gteat as wo have heretofore considered this de partment, it compares now with previous efforts, as the rose to the dog fennel. There's more pretty conceits this season in wo men's Neckwear and Helta than was ever dreamed of, and what makes us so stuck up is we bit off a batch of every good new thing we saw. Women feel like shout ing the minute they see the beau ty, so come and shout with us quick. Among the top notchcrs to be gazed upon, take our advice and sec them, is the New Merry Widow Uuchings. Merry Widow Ties. Saucy Sissy Ties, Lace Collars. Colored Buchings, etc. SHOE'S FOR SURE From baby tootsies, by grace ful and easy steps, economically upwards, including shoes for hoys and girls, tho young miss, the maiden, mother, father and all the family. We show jvhat's rigid, in shape and lightest jn value. We can so shoe tho fam ily that it would take an hundred years to shoo you away from thl i our groat shoe department once you get the habit. Kindly see the new capers in shoe making as expounded by this store and then pass us up IF YOU CAN. Out of hundreds as good as good can be, wo ask you to talk it over on these: Women's Kangaroo Shoes guaranteed solid leather, from $1.25 a pair. Men's Shoes from W.26 to $5 00 per pair all new and up to now EMBROIDERIES! We bought from a New York firm the biggest and cheapest line of Embroideries and In sertions ever brought to Laurens. In this lot are Embroideries worth from 12 to 25 cents the yard. In all we bought 8,600 yards and will put tho lot on sale at 6 to 12Jc the yard. They are all new patterns, and the best line we have ever had to ofTcr. Don't forget to ask to set- the Embroideries. H. TERRY LAURENS. SOUTH CAROLINA