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m fitt fnrlington Pcui.ishkd Evfky Thvrshat Mormxu. ^BNRV J. JH0MP3QN, PKOPHIETOB. TEUUSr-l* Per Annnui in Advanca; one could pombly have forc^-n “Unleiei it w*« yonr fHend. Scnor Fer imndea." mikI Derwent dryly -H* not only fot'itaw but planned the whole I thing and had it executed ' •Derwent!' Morellexclaimed. Heetop- ped—(or they were waHtiitg together down the long platform—and looked at ;>0 cent* (or 0 inouthe: Ho «'eui» (or the other an if donbtfnl whether he had 5 months beard him aright - Whnt doymi mean' Advertising Kates: he aske<l 'That l« a very (. rave acrumt One Sfjuare tirat iusertion t * 011 line Skiuare second insertion 50 It is a plain statement of a tact," re- Every subsequeiit insert ion..»0 j plied Derwent -The assassin came to Contract advertlsemeuts jnserted work llnt f, irtunMt ,| y shot before lie ounld do so He lived long enough to tell the whole story however ' And then he related it briefly There could tie no doubt that Morell waa deeply and terribly shocked ‘I knew that he was slippery—very slippery —and I suspected that he was a sconn drei," he said, alluding to F-maudez "but I never could have imagined him capable of such dastardly villainy as this •honid have befallen you—something no i rennen race, appeared at the ivntly open IMIMMMW. one constant thonght ever door as Mias Lenox spoke, "bo here yon Frith him. "I shall aee her again I” are!" he said, holding oot a cordial hand But for that everything would have to Derwent. "It is a satisfaction to see t **'» » weariness which waa now a de- you still living, and npon my word Only day by day the longing for young man. I begin to fear this thing her presence grew more insistent Now has been a hoax You are looking very *'*d t h »n it startled him. Now and then upon tiie most reasonable terms. A-fASTl *- FOR t^\* • ; I F FORTUHE BY CHRISTIAN-REID- OOevSHlMT BT SMSSICAH PSKSS ASSOC IA T ION ISSI CHAPTEit XV “I'oa rnuxt hn ir the In it r run 11 rat mtvlce ill once." mid Mm henccnl. And without fail he did leave, it was like wrenching apart the very fibers ol his being, bnt he knew that there must be no delay In the first place, it was well that the wrench should be made quickly, atul secondly, he was aware that bis mother was quite capable of coming in search of him, as she had de dared her intention of doing. He was sure that the hospitality of Miraflores would be equal to such a strain, bnt he had no desire to add a burden of obliga tion which already he could hardly hope to repay, and he knew, moreover, that the journey would tie very trying to Mrs. Derwc't. The thing to do, theie- fnre. was to go and to go quickly, bo the next morning he announced his in tention of departure, giving the reason thereof. Don Maunzio expressed his regret so cordially that it was inqiossihle uot to believe in the sincerity of every word “I hoped that we siiould keep you a little longer. Mr. Derwent,” he said, “and now that this annoying matter of the in vestigation into your shooting is ov \ that we might have had a little conver sation on business. Bnt your mother's arrival, of course, makes it imperative tliat yon should go However, if y remain for sny length of time in Mexico well.' "Oh. Fraukf' said Mrs. Derwent r» proactifnlly, "I do not think so He is pale and thin.” "1 ought to bejookiegj well.” said Oer- weni, ii me oesi 01 bare'could make me so I have lieen doing nothing but en joying an ideal life and recovering my strength My wonnd. however, is not yet healed, and gives me some trouble.' "Yon iiinst have the best medical ad vice at once.” said Mrs. Derwent, while Halbert looked at bibyl and laughed “This is pleasant, is it not?" he said. •Think of our anxiety to reach the suf ferer, onr hurried journey without pause, our eager desire to relieve him from the discomforts he was supposed to be eu- . during—while ail the ttm# he was "en- He wrote me that Barrera waa certainly j joying an ideal life" and recovering his accountable for the crime." I strength in the most satisfactory man- "To fasten it on Barrera was his chief nerl I don't know what you may think object,” said Derwent "By the bye, do || M you know how he obtained the bond to he roused himself from his dream of ex pectation to ask what he abonlddo when the meeting to which he looked forward •o eagerly was over, when there was no longer anything to sustain him in the hopeless pmn of separation 'I shall not blow ont my brains." be would think, -and that is the only thing of which 1 am certain. I shall live, I shall work, and perhaps after awhile I shall grow used to it. as one does grow used to all forms of suffering; but beyond that 1 cannot look. Nor will I look, bhe is coming I shall see her, 1 shall touch her band and meet her eyes again, and that is enough.” Bnt before she came there was a sur prise. amounting to a shock, in store for him. It occurred one evening when, Mrs Derweut and bibyl having retired early, wearied by a day of sight seeing. that miner Morell had the grace to blush. "I do qot know exactly," he replied; “but I suspect it was in a very unscrupulous manner. He told me that he could bring political pressure to bear I suppose you think that I ought not to have sanc tioned anything ol the kind But onr bargain was mat he was to get the mines and I was to sell them I had no bnsi ues.i to interfere with Ins manner of get- ; that gentleman smiling "Come, now ting them. - is that quite fair? I am extremely sorry "The receiver of stolen gissls might j that you have taken such a long journey say as much.' observed Derweut, with j for such an insufficient reason, but i feel Scorn "A man of honor does not wisli your kindness to my mother niore than I to profit hy dishonesty in any form I ; can possibly express And now that yon tell you frankly that there is mg silver are here, don’t yon think you may Hud enongh in all Mexico to tempt me to tonch a mine with a title acquired as that of the I inena Esperauza was." Halbert and himself were smoking to- of our jonrtiey to the land of the Monte- gether in the sitting room of the former, zuman. Miss Lenox, but 1 feel rather ri- The door was open, partly for the balmy dicnlous." 'air, partly that they might enjoy the "1 do not." replied Miss Lenox, loftily fairylike scene which the hotel and its ‘We came to relieve Cousin Margaret's 1 garden always present at night—the anxiety and to help her in any need that graceful encircling galleries lighted bril- sbe might have for ns Of coarse, inci- liautly with incandescent electric lights, dentally, we should have been glad to and the nch tropical foliage of the gar- have relieved Oeoffrey also'' den fully revealed in the white radiance. "But, since Oeoffrey lias behaved so 'I have never been in a place that shaiuefnlly as not to need relief, you are charmed me so much as this," said Hal- ready to put him aside severely," said ts-rt. after a pause of some length. “I “I hope yon do not think that I shall touch it fiir 'u-r." sai 1 Morell "Hence forth I shall wash my hands of benor Fernandez I might endure cheatiug. but attempted assassination is a little too much. Here is a carriage. You can drop me at ban Francisco street, and you will find your people at the Hotel del Jardin." "At least the shooting did you one good turn,” he added, as they rolled out of the station gates; "it domesticated yon in the hacienda of the Ormonds I said to myself. 'What luck some fellows havel' as soon as 1 heard of it. And how did you like Dona Zarifa on acquaint ance? Odd. wasn't it. our discussing hei that day in the Alameda?” "Did we discuss her?" said Derwent who had a feeling as if the other took an unwarrantableJiberty in even mention ing her name "I never received greater kindness in my life than from every one at Mirafloreo. Don Maurizio picked me up in tiie road, you know He is a mag nificent type—grand seigneur, yet aim pie, cordial, kind beyond belief.” "Oh. no doubt,” said Morell "But how about Dona Zanfa? is she as unap proachable as she l<x>ks? Or could a man venture to fall in love with herf "That would depend entirely upon the man," replied Derweut. "You have beard, no doubt, that fools sometimes rush in where angels fear to tread I i may see you there. I had not intended hope that I am at least uot qnite a fool to go down for some weeks yet, but 1 tbiuli it will lx* well to take my (laugh ter as soon as possible away from here Yesterday’s tragedy has been a great shock to her nerves, and the sooner she is away from its associations the better." "1 am sure of it,” said Derwent, who felt like a reprieved criminal. The sen tence of death—of separation to which he could see no end—that had been hanging over him was lifted; life seemed to flash back into his heart and veins; be was almost afraid that the irrepressible gladness of bis voice would betray him. "1 am delighted to bear of your resolu tion.” he went on, “for Dona Zarifa's sake, because I am sure the tragedy has been a terrible ahock to her, and for my own. because I sliaN bare the great pleasure of seeing you again, and my mother will ho able to thank you for your wonderful kindness to me.” “What w,- have been able to do has been fully repaid by the pleasure of your society,” said Dou Maurizio. “Frankly, it has tieen long since I have met so com panionable a man. Yon can be no stranger to Miraflores after this, Mr Derwent If you like us as well as we have learned to like yon there is no question bnt that yon will come back.” "I would cross the world to come back!" cried the young man earnestly. After this, the farewell to Dona Zarifa which he had dreaded tiecame easy. It wrung bis heart to see on her face the pallor and purple transparent shadows of yesterday still visible, but even this had uot power to damp the happiness with which he said, "I hope to have tbs great pleasure of seeing yon in Mexico, senorita. Don Mannzio tells me that he will be there with you in a few days” “In a few days, papa?” she said, with surprise. "I thought we should not leave Miraflores for some time." “I find that it will be necessary forme to go down to Mexico as soon as possible," he answered, "and in that case it will not be worth while to return here before going to the Bajio. A few weeks in the city will do us both good. I will write today and order the iiouso put in order for our coming.” Was it Derwent’s fancy, or was there a light of pleasure in the dark eyes as they met his own? "In that case, senor,' she said, with gentle graciousness. "we need uot bid yon a long adieu. It is enough to wish you a pleasant journey and to hope that you may soon be able to relieve the anxiety of the eenora your mother." So. with a mneh lighter heart than he had fancied possible, Derweut rode out of the great gates of Miraflores, and looked back many times at the long ar caded dwelling on its lovely plateau, its soft cream color thrown into relief by the green hills behind it. and the cross shove its chapel pointing heavenward. At a turn of the road where be knew that tiie last glimpse was to be bad be paused and took off his hat. in final sal utation to all that had been revealed to him tiiere—the boumlleaa hospitality and charity, the kind and nsefnl lives, the widely diffused circle of good, the sim plicity, the gentleness and the happiness which formed a golden atmosphere about the spot The third day after this found him entering the City of Mexico agqui, and hardly able to believe the evidence of the aaisudarthatit had been little more than • month since he had left it to seek the Buena Bsperauaa. Although by no means •ure how far Moral] had been engaged in tinesa schemes of the redoubtable iz. be had telegraphed him from lajnm requesting him to look at >1* for Mrs. Derwent, and if she ved to keep her in the city He it very mneh surprised, therefore. Morell awaiting him at the sta- 'I]h* my mother comei'' was his first “eft | on "yes. she arrived yesterday," Morell yered. "and bad only been here an , or two when i received your dis- i and looked her op Bhe was very . Ana about you and much relieved to I ■•ihst yo- were on the way to meet at, my dear fellow, what can I 1 lor myself? 1 hardly know bow to nr regret that each an accident How has But tell me about my mother she isirue the journey?" He was soon able to answer this ijnes tion himself. He had hardly entered within the gilded iron gates of tiie Hotel del Jardin and taken a few Kte|is along the wide gallery that runs around two sides of the immense quadrangle which incloses the beautiful old garden of the monastery of Sun Francisco, when bs was met by a tall young lady with frank hazel eyss and red brows hair, who ut tered a cry and held out both hands in welcome. "My dear Oeoffrey. how delighted I am to see you!" she ezeluimed 'And you are really alive and well? What an awful fright yon gave us! Are you uot ashamed?” "My dear Sibyl," Derwent retorted 'are not yon ashamed to have let my mother come on such a Journey? If you had only believed the explicit statements of my letter"— "But we didn't believe them.” she in terposed. “At least yonr mother did not; she thonght you were trying to spare her, and seeing her misery i thonght the t>e*t thing for her to do was to come and satisfy herself I am cer tain yon would have thonght an too it you bad been there." "No doubt I should." he answered 'At least I should be a wretch to Kuil fault with so much goodness, especially on yonr part I am deeply grateful to you for undertaking the Journey to ac company my mother.’ 'I am more than rewarded.' she an swered. 'This is the must enchanting place I have ever wandered into Bm coiuot Cousin Margaret is expecting you. and afraid even yet that yon uiat be brought in on a litter." He laughed aa he followed her toward the door of one of the charming apart ineuts surrounding the gallery ano paused in tiie sitting room while she opened the door of the H|iacinnH chaintiei beyond and said gayly: "Dear cousin here is yonr truant Come and icoh him." The next instant Derwent saw the slender, black clad form and pale, lovel) face of his mother, with a wistful look in the deep blue eyes, as she said 'My boy! is it r Hilly yon at last!" After the first eager questions had been answered and Mrs. Derwent's mix lety somewhat reassured, Derweut found another surprise in store for him "Yon had no trouble in the journey hope?" he said "it was too bad yom having had to take it without a masen line attendant, for that is something yon at least are not accustomed to mumiim Sibyl, now. Iielongs to the new order of independent young ladies—she would start ont with a maid to g( around the world —but yon are of the ancien regime, and I fear that it was very disagreeable to you." "Oh. has Sibyl not told you?' said Mrs Derwent "We did not conn alone I confess I should have disliked that very much, though of conrse, m\ dearest boy. 1 wonld have done that oi anything else to reach yon But Frank Halbert came with us. it was very kind of him.’ "Frank Halbert I" repeated Derwent in surprise Then he threw back his bead and ianghed uncontrollably. "Why yon organized a regular relief expedi lion!" he said. "What a pictnre yon would have made coming to storm Mira- Sorea!" "Yon are very ungratefni. Oeoffrey ■aid Miss Lenox "It msy be a laughing matter to yon now, bnt it was not a laugh ing matter when we thonght w* might And you dying or dead What could two women in a strange oonntry have done in that case? Due had to think of these things So it was exceedingly Mr. Halls-rt to Heouiitpany ns.' "It certainly was uncommonly kind ' said Derwent, recovering his gravi’y ‘and I beg your pardon for laughing Ualiiert la a very good fellow always Where is lie?" "I |iarted with him near the office Just before I met you. He went in to make •ome inquiries. Ah, here he isi” A handsome man of about thirty, well aet sp, with keen yrm Ipokiwf out of a something to enjoy?" "1 am sure of it,” replied Sibyl frank ly. “Since our anxiety about you was le- lievcd by "r. Morell's visit yesterday 1 have enjoyed every sight ami sound. Yes, on the whole, we will magnani mously forgive you for getting well be fore we came. And now tell us all about yonr ideal hacienda.” “1 have only one improvement to sug gest." said Halbert. "The hacienda is chapter second Let ns have chapter first—the whole authentic account of the shooting, with the cause thereof.” Derwent hesitated for a moment. Should he tell the whole or only part of that story? Nothing would have induced him to mention Dona Zarifa's name in connection with the fiual tragedy when speaking of it to Morell. but these were his nearest friends and relatives. Was it not right that he should let them know the full greatness of his obligations? So he told the whole story, and never was narrative listened to with more rapt at tention Three pairs of widening eyes were fastened on his face as lie spoke and when he finished Mrs. Derwent fairly broke into sobs. "Oh. my dear." she cried, "what can we ever do to show our gratitude to those kind people? They have saved your life twice over And that heroic girl! How I long to see and thank her!" "1, too, have a great desire to see the girl,” observed Halbert. ‘I would go across Mexico to see her!' cried Sibyl 'Happy creature! to be able to do heroic things not dream ot them! Geoffrey, my reiqs-ct for you has increased There must la- something more in you than I ever imagined fot fate to have selected you as the central figure of such a story ' 'I played a very subordinate part it. it, Sibyl " said Derwent 'My role was subjective altogether All the honors belong to Darn Zarifa' CHAPTER XYL ■*1 am in lerrihle trnohle ti/xiul sibyl'* lortKim.’* The next tew days were full of varied pleasure foi the relief expedition, as Derwent still laughingly called the party that had come so far to seek him rbongh he had s|H>ken lightly, he was in reality very grateful to Halliert, as well as to Sibyl Lenox and he was deter mined to spare no effort to reward them foi their kiiidnesn Consequently he worked energetically in arranging expe ditious o! sight seeing, in organizing all the details which make snch ex|a*ditjons pleasant, and in providing them with many glowing inemones of the la-antifnl Mexican capital to carry away with them Even Mrs Derwent enjoyed the novel and brilliant sights, the picturesqne life and the marvelous charm of the climate notwithstanding her perennial surprise at the highly civilized aspect of most things around her "Why tills is like Parisl' she exclaimed in her amazement, when she first saw the Pnseo at the fashionable hoHr—the roadway thronged with handsome eqnipages. which roiled down the wide avenue fit for the tn nniphal progress of an eiiqieror. with flashing wheels, gleaming harness, high stepping horses and all the ont ward pa'.apHenmha of luxury and wealth, or |>aused for a few inilintes in .the snperb circle, where a bund was filling the air with melody, just as the long, level rays of (tarting sunlight fliasled the atmos phere and the surrounding scene with sin twr splendor •Like Pans'" repeated Sibyl 'Oh nol Pane is tamecoiupared to this The social part of the display may remind one somewhat of the Champa Elysees and the Bma de Boulogne, but where else in the world will one find snch s setting for a social display as is here?* •If it exists i certainly do not know where to find it.” said Halbert, looking around at a scene which is indeed almost without parallel in it* beauty—the splen did avenue, with its level straightness broken at intervals by magnificent circles embellished with heroic groups of statu ary. and its long, leafy vista ending in the snperb mass of the Castle of Chapnl Uqiec the lovely outspread valley crossed oy the gray arches of an aqtiednct that date* from the Conquest, the picturesque mass of the city’s towers and domes, and kind ot i against the eastern sky the wonderful immntalli ranges wearing such divinely do not think it is the peculiar circum stances tliat make everything seem so enchanting And. by the bye. Geoffrey, I feel that I ought to tell you something about those circumstances. It hardly seems tair to keep yon in ignorance. Sybil insists that it makes no difference. but 1 am not snre" •Sibyl!" repeated Derwent, staring at the other He had never known Halbert so familiar before, for Miss Lenox, though a relative of Mrs. Derwent, was not at sll related to the young man, who was {lerwent's cousin on his father’s side. ‘What are you talking about?” he asked. •What circumstances have occurred which Sibyl thinks do not concern me!" ' Halbert smoked for a moment silently ( before he answered Then he turned and faced his companion directly 'She has promised to marry me.” he said, "and I althongh she assures me positively to the contrary. I fear the news will not be pleasant to yon ' There was more than a moment's si lence now Derwent fall indeed as if lie bad la-eii most unexpectedly kma-ked down This was an event on winch lie had not reckoned m calcnhittng the [ais 8lhllit> ot atoning loi Ills father's wrong doing In all his eonsiderations he had never considered the probability that Sibyl might marry before she attained her majority and thns anticipate the time of settlement, in fact, there can tie little doubt tliat the general opinion of every one ala nit them had led him to fancy that lie might marry her himself, if he chose to do so The blow to his vanity (which really bad been very little concerned) was not, however, the cause of his silence He was overwhelmed by the terrible necessity of telling Halbert how matters stood But nothing was more natural than that Halliert should have misunderstood his silence He said at length, in a low tone, "Geoff 1 am more sorry for this than I can say I feared it wonld lie so bnt Sibyl was sure that I was mistaken She insisted that yon never were in love with her. but I knew you could not have been associated with her so closely and fail to tie " "Sibyl is right,” said Derwent, rousing himself with an effort. "1 snpjiose it is because we have lieen associated so close ly—almost like brother and sister—that I never was in love with her. though I know of no girl more altogether worthy of a man's love. So far as that is con cerned yon have iny heartiest congratu iatious. indeed, you have them in any case. But your news has tieen a shock to me for an altogether different reason I am in terrible trouble about Sibyl's fortune." •Geoffrey P 'Yes. that is why I am here. When I looked into my father's affairs after his death 1 found, to my horror, that lie had used Sibyl's money in an unjustifiable manner Of conrse be intended to re place it—it happened, unfortunately, to be in a temptingly convenient form—but deatli overtook him. as it has overtaken many another man, before he cnnld re pair what he had done You may not have known that he was concerned in several unlucky speculations during the last years of his life." "1 susjiected it.” said Halbert. 'In fact, it was whispered once or twice that he was verv hard hit. But when noth ing seemed to come of it I forgot the minors. Geoff, my poor fellow, this is awfull How does his own fortune stand?" 'Very mneh impaired; so much that when I make good the loss of Sibyl s for tune my mother will be very straitened in means. It was to save her from this, anil also to saveniy father's honor, that I intended trying to replace what had lieen lost during the time that remains of Sibyl’s minority I decided that my best chance to make money quickly was here, so i came—with what result thns far you know." “Yon have not been here very long,” said Halbert. "Onfc failure signifies nothing How have yon been impressed by the |>oasible chances?' “I have been very well impressed There is no place in the world, I am snre. where it is possible for the invest ment of a little capital to produce such large resnlts But time is needed to ac complish these results." "That is the case everywhere. Only in dreams are fortunes realized in a day Well, my dear fellow, so far as I am con cerned—and I know I can answer for Sibyl—the time is yours. Neither she nor I will demand what has been lost because we are well assured that you will repay it to the last farthing as soon as yon are able Only take care that you do not risk more than yon can afford io the tmrsmt of it " "I snail take care,” said Derwent, "for i cannot afford to lose anything, and nothing is so near my heart as the pay ment of this debt. Frank, you are a true friend. I can never forget how yon have taken this! I have no words with which to thank you. but 1 feel it more deeply than I can say." "Yon have no reason to thank me,” replied the other. "Merely as man to ■nan conld I do less when I have the ut most confidence in your honor and know that yon are anxious to repair what is no fault of yours? Besides this, my uncle's good name is almost as dear to me as it is to you. I can never fail to remember that he put me on my feet when I was young and struggling For the rest, it is not Sibyl's fortune tliat i have songht in seeking her. though of iHinrse it will is* ray duty to see that it is not thrown away If it were legiti mately lost however, I should not loiterings in nca, aim cnnrcbea and love ly old world cloisters, in plazas filled with the life of the dark, gentle, cour teous people, and on marble terraces, be low which spread the most beautiful of earthly views, all things painful and dis agreeable seemed to fade into insignifi cance. Yet, solicitons as he was for the pleasure of others, Derwent could not himself have enjoyed the picturesque scenea amid which they wandered had he not possessed one underhung con- riot for a long time bad sleep been so sweet to Derwent as it was that night The consciousness of his cousin's friend ship—so quiet, so undemonstrative, bnt so sincere, when tried by the test most difficult to man—seemed to revive his whole nature like strong wine. The faith that believed so firmly in his honor and the sympathy that felt with him in his trouble, gave him that comfort which even the strongest natures stand in ne«l of. He knew not what a strain it had been to bear his burden alone, and he said to himself that, helped by snch friendship, his strength would be “as the strength of ten” to redeem his father's bonor and justify the confidence placed in his own. Morning in Mexico is almost always what morning must have been in the primal Paradise. Nowhere else, surely, could the world have seemed so entirely as if it were freshly created and rejoic ing in its creation. What floods of sun shine, what lucid skies, what enchant ing atmosphere, what buoyant freshness of air these mornings bring to the awak ening earth! Merely to be alive seems joy enongh. but, if other joy is added, then the fresh gladness of nature is like the special touch of an exquisite sym pathy So it seemed to Derwent when he opened his eyes to the joyous brightness of another day in the land of sunshine; and all the brightness was tenfold en hanced when the first news that he heard on emerging from his apartment— bronght by the messenger whom n - had employed to call at the house ev- day —was that Don Maurizio and his house hold had arrived [TO BK CONTINUED.] idWowpwoWoWdWowdWdwttw WHY THE AMERiCAN RAMBLER BECAUSE U the BEST WHEEL ON THE MARKET thl8 year. the combinatien of the celebrated U. & J. Pneumatic Tire anil Spring Frame makes riding on It a luxury. 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OS 00 (acnuinr Hand-Hewed, theflnestcalf shoe ever offered for $&00; equals French Imported shoes which cost from $8.0oto $12.00. WO Hand-Sewed Welt Shoe, flno naif, stylish, comfortable and durable. The best shoe ever offered at this price ; same grade aa cus tom-made shoes costing from $6.00 to $0.00. CJO 50 Police Shoe; Farmers, Railroad Men «POa and Letter Carriers all wearthem; flnecalf, Beamless, smooth inside, heavy three soles, exten sion edge. One pair will wear a year. 50 line cnlfj no bettor shoe ever offered at this price; one trial will convince those who want a shoe for comfort and service. OO 45 nnd $4.00 Wnrkiiigmun'ti shoes • are very strong nnd durable. Those who have given them a trial will wear no other make. RfWC) &4.00 n ”*l #1.75 school shoes are EjsVJ 0 worn by the boys everywhere; they sell on their merits, ns the increasing sales show. ■ Hand-Mewed shoe, best •■Cl vl ICO Dongoia, very stylish; equals Freucn Imported shoes costing from $4.u» to $6.00. Ladies' 4.50. $4.00 mid $1.75 shoe for Misses are the best fine Dongoia. Stylish and durable. C’nution.—See that W. L. Douglas’ name and price are stamped on the bottom of each shoe, nr TAKE NO SEBSTITI TE.^ Insist on local advertised dealers supplying you. W. I,. DOl'ULAS, Itrucklou, Mass. Suld by For Sale by A. J. Broom, Darlington S. C, HEEE IS THE SECRET: We know when, where and how to buy and we know how to attend to our own business and leave others’ alone; also, we underbuy and can undersell, and so for the future we will be in New York a great part of our time and have an office there. Two thousand years nave not developed a better method of learning the state of affairs than to come and see for yourself. We buy as we sell—for cash. The house that sells for cash has no reason to put on long range profits. Now, when you read these MATCHLESS PRICES BELOW, don’t try think of the quality of the goods, but come and see them and you will be convinced that all we say is near the solid truth. Remember, we are a shoe store, dry goods store, notion store, tin and hardware store, jewelry store, and handle more real imported goods than anyone else in town. Come and see our Japanese fire screens, fans and other novelties. 100 Barrels Tooth. Picks at 5cts. Bbl. TX LWAYS the cheapest. Alarm clocks, 80 to 90c. Adamant pins, 14 rows, l c each. Agate buttons, 3 cents gross. Albums, 45 cents up. Ash receivers, 5 cents. B IO drives that make trade lively. F AMILIARIZE yourself with our goods and prices. Fans given away. Fans at 1, 2, 5, 10 to 50c. Flannels all prices. Family Bibles, sold by agents at $12, we sell at $4.95. Flouncing, 24 to 45 inches, at 25, j 38, 45c per yard. Fayle, l wide, only 14c. s OMETHING for body. every- Buttons, 1 cent dozen up. Button hole twist, 1 cent a spool. Basting spoons, 4 cents. Basting thread, 2 cents. Battice dress goods, bargains. ( SUGAR COATED) Haydock’a New Liver Pills. A wonderful and extrsordlnery combination of conoen- tratod modlciao, *Al;o 'victories ct .Science—Llectrio Tc.le;?raphs, S’cam and I‘rinting—revolutionized the whole system of too globe, and made mankind wiser and Utter. So, although there are countless Pills used fer disease, and claiming much as to their merit, the re- nirkable dtr-covery ol L»r. liaydock uaa eclipsed them all. and has loundod a NEW MEDICAL SYSTEM. The Doctors, whoso vast dose's of fonr or five pill*, en feeble the stomach and paralyze the bowels, must give restores E way to the man who t J H appeL. one or two ot bis extraordinary Vegetable Pills. One or Iwo of DR. H AYDOCK’S NEW LIVE oaiili and appetite with etable PillB. One or VKR PILLS suffices to place the stomach in perfect order, creates an appe tite, and renders the spirit light and buoyant. If the k ivor is affected its functions rro restored, and if the orvous yatem is enfeebled, it i.i invigorated and sus tained. SYMPTOMS OF BILIOUSNESS. 1. The patient complains of r I llness of the stamach. 2. Distension of the bowela by wind. 8. Heartburn. 4. A feeling of weariness, sleepiness after meals, 6. A bad Uota in the mouth, and furred tongue, $ Constipation, with an ifccasional diarrhea, 1, Headache in front of head, 8. Depre*8lon of spirits and great lassitude. All of ths above symptoms go to show functional dorangomept of the liver: and now comeg the great importance of any error made as to the condition of the patient. He nhould immediately provide bimseii with a LIVER STIMULANT, the most common form of which S a Fill. Dally experience ghowg that this, when the Pill compounded properly, is the readiest mode of inciting »nd promoting the action of the Liver,and can bealwaf! tolled on. I have devoted many years of my life in oos*. pounding a Pill, that will act readily and. systematically . n.t, *» a- j d,, no t believe in g * m ATCHLESS [.rices. c ONSTANTLY receiving goods. Cuffs, linen, 5 cents up. Collars, 5 cents up. Curtains, lace, 11 cents add up. Corsets, 25, 45 cents up. Corset clasp, 5 and 10 cents. Cologne, 10 cents and up. Curling iron, 5 cents. Combs, 3, 5, 8, 10 cents up. Crash, 5, 6, 10 cents per yard. Curry combs, best, 5 cents. Clocks, large walnut $2.85. Chiffon laces, 8c up; all colors. Millinery in its phases. Latest styles cannot be surpassed. Ladies’ hats, 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35c up. Mits, all shades, 10c up. Muslins and challies from He yard up; fast colors and white Shoes, we are up to the hub in this line. Ladies pebble grain button, 85c, patent cap kid .button, 90c, glove, $1. Oxfords all kinds, 05c up. We are headquarters for all kinds of shoes. Suspenders, 9, 10c up. Shirts, 20, 25, 30 up. Socks, 5c up. Suits, $1.50, $2.85 up. T RADEMARK bright. Honor D RIVES for all. Dornet shirts, 20c each. Dish pans, 10 to 35c. Dictionaries, Webster's large, 1,443 pages, only $1.25 each. Damask, fast colors, 25, 30, 33c. Dippers, black handle, 5c. Dress stays, 5c dozen. VERYBODY undersold Embroidery silk, 7 spools for 5c. Envelopes, best, 25 for 5c. Everlasting trimming, 1c per yard up. N OTHING but dealing. honest Notions of all kinds. Nottingham curtains, spreads and shams, 28c up. o p IL, machine, 5c. il, hair, 5c. LUCK and prices win. Purses, 5c. Pocket books, 10c up. Pencils, 5c dozen up. Potatoe mashers, 4c. Pens, 4 for 1c. R EFERENCE.’the coin. Ribbons,‘big job,*le up; widest 10c. * « Razor strops, 25c. Ruching all kinds. Tinware, all kinds. Tooth brushes, 5c and up Tooth picks, 100 barrels at 5c barrel, toy u NDERBUY and under sell Underwear: Ladies’ vests, 8, 10, 15, 28, 30c Umbrellas and parasols ISIT us; no charge for courtesy Vests, 8c and up HALING big stock of all kinds of dress goods, latest shades in cotton, wool and silk goods, at prices that know no competi tion. Come and see and be con vinced. Mr. Brasington will handle this end of the rope while I will be in the markets sending in each week land slides that wil shake the foundations of all competition. I am well satisfied with my experience in Darlington and feel safe in say ing that the Racket has a ^host of friends. Respectfully, os s Bilious Remedy, lives, and therefore n»T ▼e made a P^oje of which in* active and thorough dose. I have Haydock’s New Liver PUL They s re the true gn g r-iatest hleeeinff thet I\>r Nervo-s Protd' ItM’ttl tints of color n» no |m*H ot iirusli mi,urn YW ohii <lo without it.’ can •'vet flew-rila- or reprislm-ti with tfir "You shall uot lut'd to do without it,' majestic anii’Nill* of the two tfreat vol Derweut "Yonr faith and coufi canoe* towenutt above, clad lit the 'Liz liclH'e give me fresh courage There are rling whiteness ol tueir eternal snow many more mines in Mexico besides the Again and again Sibyl thanked Der Buena liaperanxa. and, God helping me. i true grains and t*^nc« of health, and the „ Nrimr that Dclenco has civcu to the world, r Nei^o"s rro»dration. V/eaknoss, General Lrr.el. fade, Want of Appetite apd Sick F'VTd-*.che, Dr. rv" dock's New Liver Fills will bo fuund au Lftectua Each^vial 7V»nty Pills, Prion Tvrsuty-flra (Vit*. 1 rs., went for having provided the cauae which drew them to thia faacinatang land, la the brilliant annahlna of day* filled with color a£d trqgraooe. with one of them ahall yield back all that baa been loet of Si by I'a fortune.” "And aomethlng (or yooraelf, too, 1 hope,- said Halbert, gp»nt"» Anysoeplio eau liave a vi-ifft Fills flE?7T TIIM FRr.I1 on rsceipt of hi* came ar.d address a triAlj, Stud a j>osL*l card for tony of pamphlet—- THR LT\ . WR AND IT i MYSTUKv/’ It furuisbas valuable l.n. formation to alL HAYDOCX A CO. v NEW YORK, U. S. CAUTION 1 —Druggists ar» doslred to aotloa that the ■sme of J. H. Francis, sole agent. Is writtea across each dozen packages of Haydock's Liver Pills, AU without (bis are counterfeits. ^ April 14—ly HEPARD tsa