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“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
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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
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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.
TRY IT AND BE CONVINCED.
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& JEFFERY
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Washington, D. C.
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Understood That
*THE RED FLAG RACKET !#
Is still here and here for
SUCCESS
We have just returned from New York with a stock that will
prove a thunderbolt and an eye-opener to the sore oppressed con
sumer of this county; we want your trade and believe we will
get it: for the simple reason avc are going to give you more
goods tor your money than you can get elseAvhere, either in this
town or another.
WHY IS THE
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE cen¥l£me«
THE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY?
It Is a seamless shoe, with no tacks or wax thread
to hurt the feet; made of the best line calf, stylish
and easy, and because tee make more shoes of this
grade than any other manufacturer, it equals band-
sewed shoes costing from $4.00 to $5.00.
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
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