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.CHAPTER XL
IJSTTKRS.
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Contract aovertiwitientH iuserted to ^ ' T ° veuce . ,IUI * * ler ^ K, * 1( ' r ‘ ut '
upon the most reasonable terms. taenment for this partienlar region.
' uml while I hurdly feel at liberty to
write to her directly. I liave hoped that
this method of sending tier a mere sketch
of her ancestral country might not be
thought impertinent.
“Le Chateau Chenier seems to be tin-
oldest place in t his immediate neighbor
hood, not only on account of its ruined
condition, bnt judging from the char
acter of its architecture. The landed
estate pertaining to the chateau is of
considerable extent, and might he made
exceedingly remunerative by intelligent
management. Yesterday 1 stood upon a
sort of ruined tower and looked over the
iandscaiKj. If Miss Chenier could have
seen it she would have been iu lovemore
than ever with the supposed birthplace
of her ancestors. It is an old neglected
garden of the south.’'
Rosalie read and reread the letter,
lingering over the descriptivo sentences,
and striving to get at what was not ex
pressed, the tried to make out from the
writer's elusive touches an outline of
the chateau and its environs. The efforl
w.us futile. Her imagination took light
hold of jhe sordid part of this Provencal
heritage. It busied itself more vigor
ously with the fine poetical romance
Rosalie was not Impractical, however,
and one of her first thoughts w.u> of send
ing this letter, or a copy of certain parts
of it, to her father. He would be inter
ested if not benefited. Anything con
cerning Provence captivated his atten
tion at once. In this he was a typical
southerner of the highest order.
After she had finally done with the
letter and had prepared excerpts from it
for tier father, Rosalie went about the
house for days with sunny visions of
Provence blending with sweet memories
of the little valley of north (ieorgia.
She was preparing for a party her aunt
had arranged to give. There were many
things to do—mere trifles, of course, but
necessary. Between duties she played
upm the banjo, and sang the oid simple
songs with a power and tenderness of
expression that charmed Mr. Roosevelt
Colonel Talbot called quite frequently,
and bis attentions to Rosalie were a
source of trouble to Aunt Marguerite,
who could not even remotely contem
plate the possibilities suggested without
the keenest pangs of selfishness. Rosalie
was her treasure, iter life.
Of course, as for Colonel Talbot, he
was a most honorable man, of high
family and ample fortune. The connec
tion would be a desirable one in many
respects, but the thought of losing Rosa
lie was more distasteful than death itself.
There is no love so foolishly selfish and
strong as the love of the old for the
young.
mrerarwr tuuy nmu oewmie a cinuer. >qJ adventures losing nothing in the
Ibeee lemon groves end vineyards, the*. conr . <, ol fr^ent telling. Be was well
old chateanx. these atony hills and aware of his prestige, and very qnietly
drowsy va.leys ought to be the f leal [ ;u pursued the advantage it gave him.
region for the poet*, but it seems they Ho bud determined to turn his energies
conld not stay: the climate tnmh-ilust of . jo strictly legitimateparsnits; but. wltile
them by a dreamy process of slow uum-1 ix-e- nully a broker in cotton, his
btistion Some of the old picturesque j taoughts were fixed on largo scheme* in
/ /■/
She kissed her uncle.
One day Rosalie's banjo came by ex-
pn-sa. This was in response to a request
she had emlsidied in a letter to her
father after she had striven in vain to
make the fine old piano in Mrs. Roose
velt's parlor banish her desire for the
simpler instrnment. No doubt it was a
very fooli >h act to kiss the banjo, but
she did it with genuine passion. Had it
not been her beloved companion from
her childhood? Was it not one of the
old mill's inmates throughout her sweet,
crude life in the "pocket?” Ought it
not to share her happiness in this am
pier life at the Roosevelt mansion? She
turned its keys, she swept its strings.
Its pure, short notes cut through air that
never la-fore had palpitated with tmtsic
so plebeian. The sounds brought quick
tears to her eyes, and her li[>s quivered.
It would l»e unjust to say that any fool
ish sentiment caused her emotion. A
very natural homesickness hud preyed
upon her mind at intervals since coming
to Savannah, and of course every letter
from the “pocket" and every other spe
cial reminder of the old mill aggravated
the malady, and it was with a feeling of
relief that Rosalie tnroed from the banjo
to read one addressed to her uncle from
Mr. Bdgar Julian.
'Here is something that may interest
you," Mr Roosevelt had said, as he
handed her this missive jiostmarked at
some towu in the south of France. “The
latter part of it is really meant for you
to read. 1 judge yon will lie charmed
with it.''
“Oh. it is from Mr. Julian.'' she ex
claimed. almost joyfully, as she glanced
at the signature. "He is in the south of
France, sure enough. And such a long
letter!"
She kissed her uncle in thankful antici
pation of some news from "le Chateau
Chenier," and ran off to the nearest win
dow seat to read.
Mr Roosevelt stood for a moment
contemplating her This was the tii-st
time his fascinating adopted daughter
had ever kissed him. He was a shrewd
old fellow; he snsjiected that kiss as be
ing meant to go clear across the Allan
tic He thought it not worth while to
make any remarks, however, and with a
bland smile on his semi-Jewish face he
went away to his office.
Rosalies hand trembled us she held
the letter. Her eyes ran rapidly over
the clear, rather small writing, scarcely
the half of which had anything to do
with Mr Roosevelt’s business. Evi
dently Mr. Eilgar Julian had done val
iant and valuable work in behalf of the
railroad schemes of his employers, for
he had sent back the contract of the
"Dutch Syndicate" duly approve<l. signed
and sealed. A matter so completely fin
ished needed very few words of explana
tion But turning from railroad diplo
macy to something which seemed to in
terest him pleasantly, he wrote as fol
lows;
“1 promised Miss Chenier that I would
look up the old estate in Provence to
which her father thought he might have
some claim." (It may he said here that
Rosalie could not remember any snch
premise.) "1 have seen le Chateau Che
nier—it still bears the name; • most
lovely old ruin in the midst of vineyards
and fig orchards, and rimmed round with
olive crowned hills The chateau itself
is not inhabitable, save that one tumble
down wing has been kept as a pretense
of shelter for a family of peasants, of a
very low order, 1 should say; but the
place has been a grand one.
"If one had lived a few hundred years
ago one would have loved such a home,
for it was then a fair castle in the center
of the world's most charming region. The
estate is quite valuable even now, and :
its ownership seems in doubt. After all. j
Miss Chenier's father may be the right j
ftti claimant. If he could establish his |
title a few thousand dollars judiciously ,
expended would make the whole place a
garden of Iteanty. This climate is en- l
chanting. I should like to settle here ;
with a colony of my own picking The
wind, and the sunshine, and the fra.
grance of things fill one with a sense of
the value of merp existence. Bnt the j
people are dry and stolid on the one ;
hand, or gushing and monstrously in
clined to exaggeration on the other. 1 j
hold that no country whose laboring ;
classes wear sabots is safe to live in. It j
has the apisiarunce of decay iu Its last i
stage. Sandals, bare feet and wooden
shoes are not the accompaniments of
progress. Iu walking about among the
people and the buildings here I am con
stantly reminded of ashes.
"Indeed. I am not sure bnt that the
fervent sun of this climate has slowly
burned cp everything. Snch energy ins
we have iu our great west might not he
CHAPTER XH.
A QKNIC9 VttOil THE CP COCNTRY.
In her extreme and somewhat childish
solicitmje touching the proper manage
ment of Rosalie’s affairs Mrs. Roosevelt
1 found herself in quite a dilemhia. Young
Ellis had begun to call at the mansion,
and had managed to make a very favora
ble impression upon Mr. Roosevelt. To
say the truth this dashing, eloquent
mountaineer had brought with him
from the "up country" just enough of
the atmosphere of adventure and daring
to have a romantic effect, and he had
won friends quite rapidly. His man
ners were a shade freer titan the conven
tional "low country" aristocrats af
fected; but his bearing was proud and
his personal apjtearance extremely
agreeable; and then his voice—no one
ever heard it without feeling its per
suasive influence.
As a background for all his claims
upon Savannah society Mr. Ellis cameof
an old .-ind famous family. His ances
tors, both paternal and maternal, had
distinguished themselves in Colonial
times, and in the Floridian, the Mexican
and the late wars They had been a
race of office holders, rich, powerful,
hospitable, renowned Snch antecedents
held a magical [tower which would fling
wide the social gates of the aristocrats
of the low country. The mere matter of
his having broken the United States
revenue laws was not to be considered
against him. especially since the affair
had lieen amicably adjusted. His bold
ness, cleverness and dashing bravery
were se( down to his credit. He was a
true example of chivalry.
There may have been just a touch of
the brigandish in his character, as seen
in certain lights and from occasional
chance points of view; but this only
served to enhance his power by adding
the fascination of romance. Given
youth, beauty, ancestral grandeur and
fine personal address, the one finishing
toncti that remains is the subtle gift of
defiance of law which is said to he al
ways present with genius. The sultry
imagination of the south dearly rever-
m
HokiIU went to meet them.
puces such defiance so long as it is not
leveled at the old institutions of aristoc
racy; and tins imagination particularly
relishes antinomiau tendencies in the line
of contempt of northern rules, among
wh'c-h are counted the revenue laws.
In some way Mr. Ellis embodied this
irrepressible southern defiance. He look
ed it, and his past career had accorded
with it.
On the other hand, he was gentle,
sweet voiced and almost amiable. He
had many of the elements of greatness,
not the least of which was enthusiasm
and perfect self reliance. His operations
, in illicit distilling had been on a rather
able to resist it thnmgh many genera ^,.,,,,1 scale, and his profits had been cor-
Hon*, especially if weslmnld fall into this r I)( j in gi y [ ieavy . but his masterly
wine drinking habit. Everywhere one tact nnil Rkill ha< i been shown to b^tad-
goes here otic secs »vn>e used like water. valltage („ [,[, settlement of the whole
and a great deal of it is a villainous sour muUt ° t h # revenue officials in snch
stuff unfit for hogs to drink • • •
They tell us that this region was once
theceurerof Guriqieiin literary culturs;
that here the fragrant dregs of Rmmtn !
civilization, and through the
the artistic refinements.
a way as to save his fortune and hia lib
erty ns well. He had come to Savannah
with the reputation of a brilliant fellow.
„ , In fact, be waa everywhere privately
1 l ^* clwll, fl ** • l**™’ achievements
another channel. Ho saw the broad field
that the south offered for railroad build
ing. especially southern Georgia and
r; i.to which fid 1 Savannah held
the key. He began at once to study the
situation of all the railroads of Florida,
and to gather information relative to
certain proposed lines. It was not long
till he had mastered snch knowledge os
promised to serve his torn. He planned
boldly, but with great care.
Before Mr. Roosevelt waa aware of
any move, the intrepid tyro in his own
field had got firm control of three pro-
[tosed routes, with land grants attached,
in Florida, ami was negotiating with
New York capitalists for placing the
bonds and procuring money and iron for
building. It had been so cleverly ex
ecuted that Mr. Roosevelt was compelled
to admire and respect the genius of the
man who had originated it. But it
called for prompt action. A telegram
was sent to Mr. Largely requiring him
to come to Savannah at once. An oat-
hue of the dangerons break in the plan
they had made at Chicago, caused by
this brilliant conp of Ellis', was em
bodied in the dispatch. The answer was
short but it meant a good deal:
I start today Kdgar Julian will he with me
Lauuklt.
Mr. Roosevelt saw at once that Ellis
had in him the germ of success, and he
viewed him as all the more dangerons on
account of his youth and inexperience.
Genius is often successful where trained
rfX[>erience would fail: it U the success
of audacity backed by enthusiasm.
The telegram from Mr. Largely was
the first intimation received at Roose
velt Place of Edgar Julian's return to
Chicago. In fact he had just arrived
from New York, and calling at once on
Mr. Largely had found the latter quite
excited over the dispatch from Savan
uah. To Mr. Largely this opportune re
turn of his lawyer and financial adviser
was a great relief. It lifted a heavy re
sponsibility, and gave a mighty impetus
to his energy.
Mr. Roosevelt himself felt that a good
deal might justly be expected of Jnlian
in the sharp struggle which must soon
begin, a struggle which would ultimately
involve the ownership of the most vulu
able railroad in Florida.
Sir Edmond Kane, a distinguished
English baronet, and the representative
of large Loudon capital, had arrived in
New York, and would soon be at Jack
sonville with a view to capturing a per
tion of the system projected by Messrs
Roosevelt and Largely.
There was no time to be lost. Vigor
ous action and comprehensive judgment
were called for. There must be a com
bination of forces and interests. It
s'r ick Mr. Roosevelt suddenly that hia
grand schei ;es were liable to burst at
any moment.
Mr. Frank Ellis went right on. once
lie had started iu his railroad operations
The newspapers begun to be full of his
doings. He was called a Southern Jim
Fiske, a young Vanderbilt, and his
power and influence increased prodi
giously He had gained the confidence
and aid of New York capitalists, and his
energy seemed without limit. It was as
if a mountain storm had struck the stag
nant waters of Savannah’s financial
circles. The bankers and brokers all
looked ont to see what it cunid mean.
Rosalie soon became aware of Mr
Ellis' brilliant movements, though he
never mentioned them to her. She read
the newspapers, and Colonel Talbot often
spoke in high praise of the “young rail
road king from the Cherokee hills." who
was revolutionizing internal improve
ments in Florida and southern Georgia.
She could not help feeling a certain
pride in Ellis' success, on the score that
he was from the -’pocket." Of course
his success as yet consisted of mere
movements which pointed out his aims,
for there had not been time for anything
more. His race bad just begun, but his
pace was astonishing. Meantime the ef
fect of his rapid operations was immense
ly exaggerated by the newspapers^ some
accounts went so far as to place him in
undisputed control of all the railroads in
Florida.
Rosalie's imagination found food in
the idea of this young mountaineer
conquering the low couutry. She was
lad to hear Mr. Roosevelt declare that
Ellis' operations were all legitimate, and
without auy color of fraud or deceit
She perfectly understood that the young
man had brought down upon himself an
amount of public condemuatiou on ac
count of his moonshine business, and
she felt with pride the immediate value
of his present high course. In some in
definite way she had a sense of respon
sibility for his actions, us if he hud been
her brother or other near kinsman. She
was not aware that this feeling was an
outgrowth of that clannishness which
always exists among mountain folk.
"1 am proud of yonr success,” she said
to him one day. as they sat together in
one of the spacious Roosevelt parlors.
"1 do hope all your great plans will
prove practicable."
His dark face flushed a little os he
answered;
“it is so kind of yon. Miss Chomer, to
wish that. If 1 can always counton such
a feeling from you 1 shall succeed in
spite of all opi>osition."
She smiled, and not catching the cov
ert or repressed sentiment of his last sen
tence, said:
“Yon cun do that. The business you
are now in has the approval of every
body, and"
"Oh. well, the other business was in
famous, bnt 1 didn't realize it till it was
all over." he quickly interrupted. "Yon
know the war had demoralized us np
there in the mountains."
“We were slmt out from a knowledge
of what was doing in tbe world," she
said. “I did not dream of what a strong
current human life can he till 1 went up
into the north."
“The current might be just as strong
here in the sonth if we would make it so.
What's the use of all this retrospection
and brooding and despair? Our soil is
jnst as good as ever it waa; we hare our
health, our daylight, our nighttime.
Is it the right sort of people we lack?"
The rich power of his voice thrilled
her as he spoke, and be lifted his head
proudly, as if conscious of his strength.
In a very tender tone he added;
“Miss Chenier, 1 am not going to be a
drone and a grumbler. Do you recollect
the time 1 met you up in the dark little
dell by the spring above the mill?”
“Yes.” she simply *ald.
He reflected A moment. His face was
that of one who ponder* « dear and
doubtful proposition. Something Ilk* •
pale beat gathered nnder the (kin of his
Mark cheeks. He made a slow, sound
less, hesitating movement with his lips,
as if about to ntter some precious and
weighty sentence; bnt be turned and
looked through the window and did not
speak.
“Yon were in an evil mood that day,”
she presently added.
“Yes, bat I had provocation,” he quick
ly replied. “Tboee Yankees were track
ing me as a banter tracks a wild beast.”
(Since the war all northerners are called
Yankees in the sonth.)
“Well, they did not hart yon, at least,”
she said. Bulling archly.
"No, we are quits—they and 1; our
■cores are even.” He smiled also, and
picking np her banjo, which chanced to
be n.-ar him. began idly thrumming on
it* strings After a mownt he passed
it to her
“Play for me," he said; "it will recall
the pastoral sweetness of the ’pocket.' It
will drive away those unwelcome recol
lections. Bing the little French song
yonr father nsed to love."
“About Dying away?”
’’Yes.”
She immediately struck the prelimi
nary notes, and then throwing back her
head, as a bird does, began singing.
She gave infinite sweetness to the ex
pression. and there was a charming dis
cord between the light, lingering ca
dence of the Frencli measure and the
sadden blunt notes of the banjo. Her
attitude was careless and graceful, the
merest trace of infantile abandon in it.
suiting [icrfectly the spirit of the song.
Ellis stole a glance at her face, a soft,
dreamy light gathering iu bis eyes. Her
voice was like a call to him from a high
er and purer atmosphere, and be felt as
if she had really wandered away, iu her
white rolie of innocence, far beyond his
reach.
’ Yon have changed a great deal," be
suddenly said, interrupting.
“Oh. have l?” she exclaimed, with a
little flicker of self cc isciousness in her
face. “Do I not sing so well as I used
toT
“You sing better 1 did not mean that.
1 had reference to your—yonr looks."
“It's my clothes,” she said, casting a
quick, satisfied glance over her simple,
but beautiful apparel
“Not altogether—not at all." he re
sponded. “You have learned » great
deal, and you have grown more—more
—beautiful.”
"Have ir she exclaimed, her eyes re
covering their old sincerity, and her
voice its childish freedom. “I have
always wished to be beautiful.”
“You are very, very beautifnl,” he
said in a way which seemed to suppress
a world of emotion. It was as if he
were saying it from a great distance and
did not expect her to hear it.
Whither their talk might at last have
led them, one may s;:y no more than
surmise. Just then Mr Roosevelt en
tered the hall with some one, and a
voice that startled Rosalie reached the
parlor.
"You shall make my house your home,
while you are in Savannah, sir," she
heard Mr. Roosevelt say iu his hearty,
hospitable way. "When did you say
Mr. Largely will arrive?"
"Within three days at farthest. He
Had to go by way of Boston and New
York." replied Edgar Julian.
"It is Mr. Julian." she exclaimed in a
sort of breathless half whisper.
Ellis wondered at her agitation. Her
cheeks had almost lost their color, and
she was trembling. She had let the banjo
fall upon the carpet at her feet, and sat
in an expectant attitude, her lips slightly
parted and her eyes turned upon the
loorway.
A few moments later Mr. Roosevelt en
tered, followed closely by Elgar Julian.
Rosalie went to meet them, holding
out her hand to the guest, and smiling
radiantly.
Mr. Ellis measured with his eyes the
form of the stalwart northerner, and
rose as Mr. Roosevelt turned to intro
duce them.
The young men were of about the
same stature, save that Ellis was the
lither and more graceful.
They shook hands; that was about all.
Ellis withdrew as soon as lie could
with [Kiliteuess, feeling something in the
atmosphere which oppressed him pain
fully.
As he walked to his hotel his mind was
full of that strange bitter sw ■ -tness
which comes of half form'd love and
Half developed jealousy. He shook off
the mood, however, ami fell to pondering
some details of his railroad schemes.
CHAPTER XIH.
THE MAin OF THE MISTRAL.
j=VL
“The MctUl of the Mlitrnl."
Edgar Jnlian arrived at Savannah and
was installed as a member of the Roose
velt household a day or two before the
time of Mrs. Roosevelt's party. He im
mediately began a searching examina
tion of the situation of his employer's
affairs, and found it grave. Ellis had
done his work well, and precisely in sue!-
a way as to close up the very doorway of
their success. Julian could not see any
immediate escape. Of course the plans
of Messrs. Roosevelt and Largely h.-nl
been kept profoundly secret, so that Ellis
and his New York coadjutors could have
had no counterplau in view, bnt then
operations had effected quite the same
thing as if directed to that end. The fact
was that Florida had suddenly attracted
the eyes of capitalists and land speett
la tors in both Europe and America. Or
tain vast draining schemes were begin
ning to take shape, and their feature.-
and probable results to be bruited about
The orange fever, the jnte fever, tin-
early vegetable fever, the Le Conte pear
fever and the pine and cedar luinlter
fever had started a rush of emigration:
this advanced the price of land enor
monsly: the consequence was that the
state authorities offered large grants of
the pnblic domain as subsidies to induce
the hnilding of canals and railways.
Many schemes had been projected; some
of them had failed, others had fallen
into litigation, and the franchises of
□early all of them were of doubtful va
lidity. Ont of this sort of chaos Edgar
Julian waa expected to bring order. For
two days he buried himself in Mr Roose
velt's office amid a heap of books, pain
phlets and documents, plodding slowly,
step by step, through the history of pre
vious schemes and litigations.
In the meantime lie scarcely more than
spoke to Rosalie, who was longing to
hear all he conld tell her about Provence
and le Chateau Chenier.
' The evening for the party at the
Roosevelt mansion arrived; charming
weather with a cloudless sky, and thi
moon at its full; a breeze from the ocean
just cool enough to make opeu windows
a luxury.
The company was not largo, between
fifty and one hundred guests, hat it wa-
nn exceptionally brilliant one. Julian
passed from room to room in the course
of the evening, finding himself once it
the conservatory where a wilderness ol
tropical plants and trees were, kept in n
state of luxuriant confusion. Here h-
came upon Ellis and Rosalie Chenier
standing under a palm spray by a noisy
little fountain. They vm wtweeed in
earnest conversation. Be tumca away ■
and left them; but cot bef.-re a swift
pang had cut throaf’s his heart. How
divinely sweet she looked standing there
l>ef:>rv the dark fellow, her rare face np-
itin.i-.l to hid Mils wore a dr*s* of s-uae '
ri •!; e’i.,ng Une stuff that followed
..u oa.tiues of her form: there was old
lace about her throat, and she wore |
fesrU in her pale gold hair: a single i
great ruby, the gift of Annt Marguerite.
auuue like a big drop of red wine on the
fair space at her throat
Mrs. Roosevelt was a charming hootess i
easy, affable, not seeking homage, as
bnsy among her guests, and quite as un
assuming. as a bee among Bowers. She
took great pains to introduce Julian,
and always with some politely elusive
suggestion of his distinguished character
Few married womA were present,
and most of them were of the younger
class, stately and reserved, as became
southern matrons, but bright and inter
esting on occasion
Toward the close of the evening Ed
gar Julian found Rosalie disengaged and
offered her his arm
“Won't yon take a turn with me?" he
said in a low tone; "all yonr guests seem
happily fixed just now, and 1 may not
have so good a chance to talk with you
again soon. I am off for Florida to
morrow."
"So soon?" she exclaimed, taking his
arm; “but you will not be gone long
yon will return"
“I cannot speak with certainty I
shall have to go to Jacksonville and Tal
lahassee. and then away down through
the wilderness to Ocala and Tampa. I
may be gone a mouth."
He enunciated the word month as if it
bad been century or asm
“1 should think yon would enjoy that
trip I have always imagined I should
like Florida." she said
"But I have been traveling so much
ami so rapidly." he replied, carelessly
taking from a table, as they passed it. a
spray of heliotrope.
‘ And yon have not told me what you
saw," she quickly said. "Ido so much
want to hear more about our old chateau
in Provence I call it ours,” she added
looking up and smiling archly, "because
1 am so far away that the true owner
cannot be injured by the assumption of
title, and then papa has been fasteuing
the fancy in my bead ever since my first
recollections.”
"It ought to lie a very pleasant fancy
I was charmed with Provence." he said
with something like evasiveness in his
tone; “but one would not eare to live
there; it is ail so different from what one
sees and feels and reveres in America
Life in Provence is good for fancy to
feed on, and for stuff out of which to
build romance; but it is not conducive
to earnest thought and worthy effort to
ward great achievements."
"But what was our old chateau like?’
she demanded, “did you fetch any sou
venir from its ruins?"
■Yes," he replied, “1 brought quite a
nnmlier You shall examine them some
day One in particular will, if 1 mistake
not, affect you very strangely when you
see it"
"Oh. what is it?" she cried, in her ex
citement leaning heavily on his arm and
gazing eagerly up into his face.
"It is something very beautifnl," he
responded; “1 don't believe 1 ought to
forestall or weaken your surprise by any
attempt at description; and besides, 1
wish to see if you will adopt my view
when yon have seen the—the—well, let's
call it the Chenier Souvenir."
"You have set my heart to fluttering,”
she naively said, carrying her free hand
to her breast.
"Mine is disturbed too," he replied.
"it’s really exciting, isn't it?" she went
on. not dreaming of what his words were
meant to convey.
"While I think of it," he said, chang
ing bis tone, "is Rosalie a name that
runs back in your family?"
"it was my father's grandmother’s
name, it may date much farther up the
line," she replied, "papa says it is a
Chenier name. But why do you ask?"
"The name is common in France 1
heard it often while I was there, and
Chenier also 1 met one Chenier who
was a baron, and another who was a
wooden shod laborer in the vineyards '
'But the souvenir?"
| ‘Ah. yes, I shall show you that when
1 can It is among tuy traps at Chicago
1 did not have time to unpack, you
know 1 was rushed off down here with
ont even a breathing space. I have
written to have a lot of things for
warded and the souvenir is included. It
must remain a profound and beautiful
mystery until it arrives."
I can't liear mysteries and waiting,'
she exclaimed with real vehemence. “1
shall lose all interest unless yon tell me
now "
He stopped and looked down into her
sweet gray-brown eyes, he thonght he
saw repressed tears in them They were
wholly the eyes of a child now Her
lips were red as cherries.
It is a small gold cross with the let
ters R. C. on it," he said, with a prompt
ness that almost amounted to bluntness,
‘it is very beautifnl."
"Oh. and where did yon get it?” she
exclaimed.
At tbe Chateau Chenier. A peasant
who lives there dug it np in the garden
1 paid an enormous price for i' The R
C. must stand for Rosalind Cuenijr, you
know."
How strange!" she murmured in a
musing way, with her eyes cast down
‘Papa has the story of that cross in
manuscript, written in Provencal. It is
a beautiful legend, called ‘The Maid of
the Mistral.'"
Julian smiled at her simple faith, bnt
lie would not have clouded it for the
world. A great love for her bad fastened
itself upon him; it was struggling for
expression, and yet he felt sure he ought
uot to speak She seemed too much a
child to have the fire of his passion re
vealed to her—it might destroy her as a
dame would destroy a flower.
“Was the ‘Maid of the Mistral' a love
story?” he asked
“Oh, yes, aud so sweet! Alphonse, the
knight, was so brave, aud Rosalie, the
Maid of the Mistral, w;is warm and true
and good, aud they loved each other so
dearly. You know tbe mistral is a wind
in Provence, the maid would sit upon
the castle wall when the mistral blew
and play her lute and sing aud her
lovet would hear her. no matter where
he was, because the mistral would take
her song and the lute chords and bea:
them to him. She gave him the cross
when he went away to tight for his king
snd he wore it on his heart through the
ar east W henever he would hear her
tnging and playing the Inte he would
tins the cross, and when she had finished
-he would kiss the ruby ring he had
given her I cannot tell yon all his ad
ventures, bnt at last he returned, and
they were married on the castle wall
while the mistral was blowing."
"Very sweet." be said, "all those old
>M stories are —shall I tell you one?"
The blood had suddenly flowed in upon
nis heart: his face was pale, and his voice
was low and husky
She looked np quickly, as if to confirm
a thonght and a sudden flash spread
• >ver her face, her eyes fell at once His
passion had betrayed him.
"1 am neglecting my guests.” she
tremblingly exclaimed, "see. some of
them are going You most excuse me—
1 mast he oolite •'
b
(To be continued.)
Appointments, Supervisor of
Registration, Darlington County.
I will nttend at the following [daces,
on date named below, for the purpose
of,regt8terii:g the voters of Darlington
County iu accordance with recent Act
of the Legislature. All certificates of
registration issued must be presented
before new ones will be issued, or if
certificate* cannot lie produced then
an affidavit as to loss is necessary.
Darlington C. H.. Feb’y 15, Meli 7, 22,
28, April 4. May 2.
MeehanicsvHle Feb’y 16
Levensworth “ 17
Antioch “ 1
Harteville “ 19
and 20, closing 3. P. M. last day,
Jasper Feb’y 24
Lisbon “ 25
and 26, closing 3 P. M. last day
"’hiladelphia “ 27
Lydia March 2
Stokes Bridge “ 3 and 4. closing 8
P. M. last day
Cypress “ 5
Swift ('reck
High Hill
Society Hill
“ ll
“ 11
“ 15
and 16 closing 3 P. M. last day
J. F. GARNER.
Sup. Registration
January 28th 1892.
Pee Dee Compress Company.
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Pee Pee Compress Company
will be held on Friday, Feb 5, 1892, at
12 o'clock at(the Bank of Darlington,
for the purpose of adopting Bylaws
for said Company.
By order of the Board of Directors
W. J. MOORHEAD,
1 sq—2t President.
Dress-Making.
Having recently moved into the
new apartments prepared for me in
the Hewitt Building, on the North
side of the Public Square, 1 am now
prepared to resume n.y work of dress
making with better facilities than
ever before, and desire to solicit a
continuauee of the public's patrouage.
All measurements taken by means of
the McDowell Garment Drafting Ma
chine, and perfect tits guaranteed.
MRS. L. E. WILLIAMSON.
Mortgagee Sale.
I STATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Darlington County.
Tin” IIEUKAS, Manuel Lever of said
; County and State on
the 2nd day of April, 1889, executed
and delivered a mortgage to J. S. Gar
ner, Guardian, of the same County
and State, to secure the payment of
the bond >f the said Manuel lever to
the said J.S. Garner, Guardian, for
the sum of Seventeen Hundred Dol-
| lars, payable as therein specified,
which mortgage was recorded in the
! office of the Register of Mesne Con
veyance for said County of Darlington
on tbe 2nd day of April, 1889, in Book
t No, 8 page 294 and the whole amount
i of saiii mortgage debt, less t75 paid
I October 15th. lai)n, together with in
| terest and costand expenses of collec
tion ns fixed therein is now due; and
t whereas the said' Manuel Lever on
I the Kith day of February 1891 executed
I and delivered a mortgage to the said
| J. 8. Garner to secure the payment of
j the bond of the said Manuel Lever to
j the said J. S. Garner for the sum of
Eight Hundred and Twenty-one 40-
100 Dollars payable as therein specified
which mortgage was recorded in the
office aforesaid in Book No. 8, page
is.", and the whole amount of said
mortgage debt, together with interest
and the cost and expenses of collection
•is fixed therein is now due and un
paid; and whereas default has been
made in tbe payment of said bonds,
secured by said mortgages, the said
mortgages will be foreclosed by sale
of the mortgaged lands by virtue of
the power contained in the mortgages,
which sale will be made by the sub
scriber at public auction at Darling
ton Court House, in front of the Court
House door on the first Monday in
February next, during the usual
hours of sale. Terms of sale, cash.
The following is a description of th"
said mortgaged premises: All that
tract or parcel of land situate in the
County and State aforesaid, contain
ing three hundred acres, more or less,
known as the McNeese place, and
bounded on the north by Jeffries
t'reek, east by lands of McCall, south
by lands of George E. McCall and Jo
seph Norwood and west by lands of
W. E Rhodes. J S. GARNER and
J. 8. GARNER, Guardian, Mortga
gees.
Every one should use P. P. P.; nearly
every one needs a good medicine to
purify, vitalize, and enrich the blood.
P. P, P. (
PRICKLYASli
Poke Root and Potassium is the greatest
blood purifier of the age. It cures all
Blood and Skin Diseases, Primary, Sec
ondary, and Tertiary Syphilis where
all other remedies fail. P. P. P.,
Prickly Ash
and Potassium will cure
Rheumatism, Scrofula, Syphilitic
matism,Malaria,Old Sores, Blood Poison
and Dyspeiwia. If your head aches and
vou are out of spirits take P. P. P.,
Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and
lililMO
For a Tired Feeling, Impure Blood, Dis
tress after Eating, Dyspepsia, Pains in
the Back, Headaches and Nervous Pros
tration and Debility and Weakness all
yield readily to P. P. P. For Sleepless
ness, Exhaustion and Malaria use P.P.P.
li. 8. HACKER & con,
Manulacturers
—OF—
Doors, Sash, Blums,
ivtoxjL-oiisra-s
—and -
Building Material.
E8TABU8HED 1342.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
April, 20 1889—1
FDR
Catarrh and a Shattered Constitution,
both male and female, nothing better
than P. P. P.
THE
Town Tax Notice.
On and after the second Monday in
January, 1892, the office of the (Ilerk
of the town of Darlington will be open
to receive the returns for both real
and personal property in said town,
and w ill continue open for said pur
pose for the period of thirty days.
Every inhabitant of said town, within
the t ime limited, must list for taxation
the following property, namely; All
leal estate an 1 tangible personal
property within the corporate limits
f said town ewi ed or controlled by
him or tier; all tangible personal prop
erty owned and controlled by him or
her or other resident of the town, and
under his or her control, which may
be temporarily out of tbe town and
intended to be brought into tbe town;
all the moneys, credits, investments
in bonds, stocks, joint companies, or
otherwise, owned and controlled by
him or her, either in or out of this
State; and all persons owning, con
trolling or holding proiterty of what
soever kind, either in the fiduciary or
an official capacity, shall return the
same in such manner as is required by
law for county taxes. All persons
subject to poll and street taxes shall
make a return within tbe time men
tioued. By order of the Council.
4t J. W. EVANS. Clerk.
ladies whose systems are poisoned and
whose blood is in an impure condition,
due to Menstrual Irregularities, are
peculiarly benefited by the wonderful
tonic and Mood-cleansing properties of
P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and
Potassium, the greatest cure known for
all diseases of the
■MM
LIPPMAN BROS., Proprietors, | GEO E . TOALE,
SAVANNAH, .... GKO KG I A. '
Sold by J. A. Boyd and Willcox & Co. |
’WHITE EI3STE
*
O y 4 T -
-J £
ALL GOODS GUARANTEED.
HENRY OLIVER
Geo. E. Toale k Co,
’wm
'DOORS, SASH,
BLIHDS,
AND
ial
—MANUFACTURED BY—
The Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co.
CHARLESTON, S. C„
•>¥cv<f LA.s&Sij^_
jfcrY-
Cj lL-OLstCeJ- g-
Hill!
OFFICE AND SALESROOMS
10 and 12 Hay tie Street,
CHARLESTON, . - S. C
tejr Special Prices Cheerfully Fur
nished.
leming,
Howard Eli
270 East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C„
IMPORTER OF
English Portland Cement
AND DEALER IN
LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER,
HAIR, AC., and all BUILD
ING MATERIAL.
Lowest Prices.
Best Satisfaction.
CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY.
Oct. 29—lyr.
WHY IS THE
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE cenVl£men
THE BEST SHOE IM THE WORLD FOR THE MONET?
It Is a seamless shoe, with no tacks or wax thread
to hurt the feet; made of the host line calf, stylish
and easy, and because tre make, more shoes of this
grade than any other manufacturer, tt equals nam
sewed shoos costing from #4.00 to $5.00.
CZIZ 00Oennino Hand-sewed, theflnestealf
MfnJm shoe ever offered for $5.00; equals French
Imported shoe* which cost from $8.00 to #12,00.
A 00 Ilnnd-Sewed Welt Hhoe, fine calf,
“■ stylish, comfortable and durable. The best
shoe ever offered at this price: same (trade as cus
tom-made shoes costing from #6.00 to #9.u0.
CO «>0 rolire Shoe; Farmers, Kail road Men
«|P«k9a and Letter Carriers all wear them; fine calf,
seamless, smooth inside heavy three soles, exten
sion edge. One pair will wear a year,
tt O cnlft no better Hh«>e ever offered at
eirdEa this price; one trial will convince
who want a shoe for comfort and service.
ttO *<£3 mid $‘£.00 Work in it man** shoes
yfmis are very strong and durable. Those who
have given them a trial will wear no other make.
RaUc’ #‘£.00 mid 91 .?5 school shoes aro
D VJ 9 worn by the boys every where; they sell
on their merits, .is the increasing sales show.
I oHiOG *:l.00 finud-sewed shoe, best
•■C1U lwS> Dougola, very stylish; equalsFreuca
Imported shoes costing from $4.00 to #6.00.
*&£ ‘ ‘ '
Cant!,
Price urc
rfi
Imported shoes costing from #4.t
Caution.—See that W. L. Douglas'
price -* — “
and durable.
_ _ . name Mid
are stamped on the bottom of each shoe.
TAKE NO BUBSTITUTE..*,
on local advertised dealers supplying yotr.
DOl’ULA*, Brockton, MMTkbMW
Ti11^
Aui
P ALMETTO RALROADT
In effect October 25, 1891.
Leave Cheraw 4 30|p. m.
Kollock 4 50
Osborne 5.15
Arrive Hamlet 0.40
Leave Hamlet 8.80 a. m.
Osborne 8.50
Kollock 9.20
Arrive Cheraw 9.40
WM. MONCURE, Supt.
XT A RTS V1LLK RAILROAD.
Xi In effect Sept. 20, 1891.
DAILY MIXED TRAIN
Leave Hartsville 5.55 a m
Jovann 6.20 a m
Floyd’s 7.10 a ni
Darlington 9.00 a iu
Palmetto 9.25 a m
Arrive Florence 9.50 a m
Leave Florence 2.00 p m
Palmetto 2.15 p m
Darlington 2.35 p m
Floyd's 3.10 p in
Jovann 3.30 p in
Arrrive Hartsville 3.50 p in
J F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
C HARLESTON, SUMTER AM)
NORTHERN RAILROAD CO.
In Effect January 10, 1892
NORTH. SOUTH.
1 2
A. M. A. M.
6.55 Charleston 10.40
8.10 Pregnall's 9.00
8.48 Eutawville 8.20
10 23 Sumter 6.50
11.12 J^tmar 5.55
11.27 Syracuse 5.42
11.42 Darlington 5.29
11 57 Mont Clare 5 14
12.09 Robin's Neck 4.59
12.24 Mandeville 4.41
12 27 Bennettsville 4.25
P. M. P. M.
Trains 1 and 2 have through ears
between Charleston and Fayetteville.
All trains daily except Sunday.
J. H. AVERILL, General Manager.
Si D. and C. & S.
« In effect Se[
RAILROADS.
>t. 20, 1891.
l,eave Wadesboro
5.00 a m
Bennett’s
5.15 a in
Morven’s
5.22 a m
McFarland
5.32 a m
Cheraw
5.58 a in
Cash’s.....
Society Hill
6.25 a m
Dove's
6.43 a in
Floyd’s
Darlington
7.05 a m
Palmetto
Arrive Florence
7.30 a iu
Is’ave Florence
8.85 p m
Palmetto
8.50 p m
Darlington
9.00 p in
Floyd’s .
9.11pm
Dove’s
9 17 p in
Society Hill.
9.37 p hi
Cash's
9-52 p in
Cheraw
McFarland
10.30 p m
Morven’s
10.38 p m
Bennett’s
Arrive Wadesboro
11.00 a m
Freight Train.
Is'ave Florence
Arrive Darlington
7.85 a m
Is’ave Darlington
Arrive Florence
7.25 p in
A. F. RAVEN EL, President.
NORTHEASTERN
i.* In effect Nov
RAILROAD.
15, 1891.
No. 27.
Leave Florence
1.35 a m
Kingetree
Lanes
2.50 a in
Arrive Charleston
5.00 a m
No 23.
I^ave Florence
10.35 l) in
Kiugstree
Ijines
12.15 a m
Arrive Charleston
2.40 a m
No. 53.
Leave Lanes
Arrive Charleston
No. 78.
Istave Charleston
Lanes
3.25 a in
Kiugstree
3 43 a in
Arrive Florence
4.45 a m
No. 14.
Leave Charleston
7.01 p m
Lanes
8.38 p m
Kingstree
8.56 p in
Arrive Florence
9.55 p m
No. 52.
ia’ave Charleston
5.50 a m
Arrive Lanes
7.25 a in
For Sale by A. J, Broom,
Darlington, S. C.
No 78 stops at Lane's and Kings-
tree; No. 14 stops at all stations be
tween Ashley Junction and Florence
on signal; No. 52 stops at Monck's
Corner, St Stephens’* and Lane's.
No 27 stops at I-anes's; No. 23stops
at all stations between Florence and
charleston on signal. No. 58 stops at
St. Stephen's and Monck's corner on
signal.
No. 52 stops at Monck's corner, St.
Sterphen s, Lane’s, Greeleyville, For-
restou, Wilson’s Mill, Manning, Sum
ter aud Wedgefield.
No. 58 stops at Sumter, Manning,
Wilson’s Mill, Forreston, Greeleyville,
bane’s, St. Stephens’ and Monck's
Corner on signal.
Nos. 52 and 49 connect at Lane's
with trains to aud from Georgetown.
J. F. DIVINE, Gen. Supt.
W 'lLMINGTON, COLUMBIA &
AUGUSTA RALROAD.
In effect Nov. 15, 1891.
Leave Wilmington
No. 23.
Marion
Arrive Florence
No. 50.
Leave Florence
Sumter
Arrive Columbia
6.15 am
Leave Wilmington
No. 27.
Marion
Arrive Florence
Leave Sumter
No. 52.
8.40 a in
Arrive Columbia
9.50 a m
Leave Florence
No. 58.
7.40 a m
Sumter
Aarrive Columbia
No. 52 runs through from Charles
ton via Central Railroad; leaving
Lanes 7-45 a m, Manning 8 21 a m.
Train on C. and D. Railroad con
nects at Florence with No. 58.
No. 51.
Leave Columbia
Sumter
Arrive Florence
No. 78.
Leave Florence
5.00 a m
Marion
Arrive Wilmington
8.55 a iu
No. 59.
Leave Columbia
Sumter
Arrive Florence
No. 53.
Leave Columbia
Arrive Sumter
10.35 p m
No. 14.
Leave Florence
10.25 [) m
Marion
Arrive'Wilinington
1.40 a m
In addition to above,
train No. 49
leaves Columbia 7 00 a m daily except
Sunday, arriving Sumter 8.20 a m.
Train No 48 leaves Sumter 8.85 pm,
daily except Sunday, arriving Colum
bia 10.00 pm.
No 58,runs through to charleston
via Central Railroad, arriving Man
ning 10 39 pm. lames 11.17 p m,
Charleston 12.50 a m.
No. 59 connects at Florence with C.
Si D. train Iron; cheraw and Wades
boro-
Nos. 78 and 14 make close connec
tion at Wilmington with W. & W.
Railroad for all point* North.
Trains on Florence Railroad leave
Pee Dee daily except Sunday 4 40 p
m, arrive Rowland 7.00 p m. Return
ing leave Rowland 6 30 a m, arrive
Pee Dee 8,50 a m.
Trains on Manchester & Augusta
Railroad leave Sumter daily except
Sundav 10.50 a m, arrive Rimini 11 59
a in. Returning leave Rimini 12 80 p
I in arrive Sumter 1.40 p. m.
I ’ J. F, DIVINE, Gen. SnpV