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\ (Monsieur Beaucaire, Continued from sixth page.) too much frighten'." He looked at the duke curiously. "You want p to know why I create this tragedy, why I am so unkind as to entrap monsieur ?" His grace of Winterset replied with a chill glance. A pulse in the nobleman's cheek beat les3 relentlessly. His eye raged not so bitterly. Tlie steady purple of his own color was returning. His voice was less hoarse. He was regaining his habit. " 'Tis ever the manner i of the vulgar," he observed, "to wish to be seen with people of jp' fa^pn." "Oh, no, no, no!" The Frenchman laughed. "'Tis not that. I Am I not already one of these 'men of fashion f I lack only the reputation of birth. Monsieur is goin' supply that Ha, ha! I shall be hoble from tonight 'Victor,' the artis', is condemn' to death. His throat shall be cut with his own razor. 'M. Beaucaire' "? Here the loung man sprang to his feet caught up the black wig, clapped into it K dice box from the table and hurled it violently through the open uoor. " 'M. Beaucaire' shall be choke' with his own dice box. Who ia the Phoenix to remain? What advantage have I not over other men of rank who are merely born to it ? I may choose my own. o I Choose for me, monsieur. Shall I be chevalier, comte, vicomte, marquis?what? None. Out of compliment to monsieur can I wish to ( be anything he is not ? No, no t I shall be M. le Due, M. le Due de? de Chateaurien. Ha, ha! You see? You are my confrere." jk M. Beancaire trod a dainty step or two, waving his band politely to the duke, as though in invitation to join the celebration of his rank. rsifW i J -*'M. BEAUCAIRH SHALL BE CHOKE WITH HIS OWN DICE BOX." lie Englishman watched, his eye still and harsh, already gathering in 9 craftiness. Beaucaire stopped suddenly. "But how I forget my age! ^Ll am twenty-three," he said, with a sigh. "I rejoice too much to be of HBke quality. It has been too great for me, and I had always belief 8^9 v self free of such ambition. I thought it waa enough to behol' the without wishing to sing; but no, England hare teach' me I tbVe vulgar desire'. Monsieur, I am goin' tell you a secret HHie ladies of your country are very difFrunt than ours. One may ^P^lore the demoiselle, one must worship the lady of England Our ladies have the?it is the beauty of youth. Yours remain comely at thirty. Ours are flowers. Yours are stars! See, I betray myself, I am so poor a patriot And there is one among these stars?ah, yesj there is one?the poor Frenchman has observe' from his humble distance. Even there he could bask in the glowing!" M. Beaucaire turned to the window and looked out into the dark. He did not see the lights of the town. When he turned again he had half forgotten his prisoner. Other pictures were before him. "Ah, what radiance!" he cried. "Those people up over the sky, they want to show they wish the earth to be happy, so they smile and make this lady. Gold haired, an angel of heaven, and yet a Diana of the chase! I bee her fly by me on her great horse one day. She touch his mane with her fingers. I buy that clipping from the groom. . I have it here with my dear brother's picture. Ah, you! Oh, yes, you laugh! What do ypu know ? 'Twas all I could get But I have heard of the endeavor of M. le Due to recoup his fortunes. This alliance shdll fail. It is not the way?that heritage shall be safe' from liira! It is you and me, monsieur! You can laugh! The war is open', and by me! There is one great step taken. Until tonight there was nothing for you to ruin. Tomorrow you have got a noble of France?your own protege?to besiege and sack. And you are to because you think auch ruin easy and because you understand >thing?far less?of divinity. How could you know? You have _: the fiber. The heart of a lady is a blank to you. You know nothI of the vibration. There are some words that were made only to | I! of Ladv Mary, for her alone?bellissima, divine, glorieuse I Ah, I have watch* her! It is sad to me when I see her surround' by your yo'ng captains, your nobles, your rattles, your beaux?ha, ha!? ajjd I mus' hoi' far aloof. It is sad for me, but oh, jus' to watch her alid to fonder! Strange it is, but I have almos' cry out with rapture at a look I have see' her give another man, so beautiful it was, 60 tenler, so dazzling of the eyes and so mirthful of the lips. Ah, divine ^ -^oquetry! A look for another, ah-i-me, for many others! and even ^o you one day a rose, while I?I, monsieur, could not even be so 'essed as to be the groun' beneath her little shoe! But tonight, onsieur-? ha, hal?tonight, monsieur, you and me, two princes, M. i Due de Winterset and M. le Due de Chateaurien?ha, ha! You de ? We are goin' arm in arm to that ball, and I am goin' have one f those looks--I! And a rose! I! It is time. But ten minute', monsieur. I make my apology to go in the nex' room and execute mt only murder for jus' this one eve satin. Ha, ha! I shall be very Louis to me. Victor, to order two are goin' out in the worP tonight I'! (To be contini I Too High For tho Barber. "I heard something new in the bartering business this morning," said the gray headed man. "I am occupying a room on the top floor of a skyscraping apartment hotel. This morning I sent for a barber to come op and shave me. He came, but when he saw to what an altitude he had attained be looked uneasy. " 'Would It Inconvenience yon to come down to the regular barber hop? he asked. "I answered that It would not particularly put me oat. but that I would like to know the reason for bis request. " The fact Is.' he said, 'I new like to share anybody at this distance above the ground. No barber likes to. We seem to be particularly sensitive to height. It makes us nervous, ilost barbers will not undertake a job above a certain number of feet In the air. Of course If you inalst I will shave you here, but you would probably get a better shave ten floors below this one.' "Well. Just (W of natural cussedness I refused to humor the fellow's whim. Am a consequence be nearly cut my throat Whether be did It through nervousness, as he claimed, or pure cuseedness of his own Y don't know. Whatever it was, that Is s peculiarity of barbers that I'd like to have ax plained-*?New York 8nn. Disappointed. An aged colered man who bad busi ness in the News office ambled into tbe editorial rooms?yen. ambled la tbe word. He sat for several moments gazing at the pneumatic tnbe'stations set up like horns of an orchestrion at tbe desks of tbe city and telegraph editors. There was a buzzing sound as a copy boy pulled a lever, and the old man smiled aa If expecting something pleasant, then took on a look of disappointment. A few minutes later tbe boy seat another piece of copy whirl Ing upstairs, and again the visitor's expression passed from anticipation to ilisaDooIntment then bewilderment. Finally he accosted the telegraph editor. " "Scuse me, sub, but mout I ax yo* what dem things Is?' Certainly he might and waa enlightened. Well, I 'clah t* goodness r be exclaimed. "I thought dey was some sort o' music box t' entertain yo' gemmens whilst yo' worked!"?Baltimore News. A Plain Hit / An elderly gentleman on his way to a quiet watering place In Scotland met in the railway carriage an old worthy who turned out to be a native of the place and. wishing to hare a talk and at the same time learn something of the coast village, accosted him thus: Elderly Gentleman?I suppose the air Is very bracing where you lire? Village Worthy?Grann' an* healthy. I should think sae. E. G.?Then lfs considered one at the healthiest quarters around hen? V. W.-I should think sae. There's no muckle seeknees there. E. G.?I should think not Hare you never been sick? V. W.?Neever! E. G.- How do you account for that? V. W.?Waal, ft see, Wn like thlc: The doctor's kept me a' my life, an* he J1st lets me alone.?Illustrated Bits. How He Qot a Drink. An Indiana traveling man told a story the other day of an Incident on the road. He was In the smoking car of an express train reading his paper when a man rushed In from the car behind the smoker, evidently In great agitation and said: "Has anybody in this car any "whisky ? A woman In the car behind baa fainted!" Instantly dozens of flasks were produced. The man who had asked for It picked out the largest one, drew the cork and put the bottle to his lips. With a long, satisfied sigh, he handed the flask back and remarked, "That did me a lot of good, and I needed It, for It always makes me feel queer to see a woman faint awayr*?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ths Bat. Nearly all bats have the faculty of hibernating. Tbelr hibernation, however. Is not perfect?that la to say, that when the warm days occur In the middle of winter they wake up. together with the Insects which are their food. oun hltiornjMnn nr-o 0UIJ U1C11D in a uuv ? ? .wt differing from sleep, with very low rate of pulse, heart action and respiration. Probably they would endure Immersion in water for an hour or two without drowning, as other hibernators have been found to do. Just ths Othsr Way. "I am delighted," said the old friend who bad called. '"to find that you agree with your husband In everything, Mrs. Henpeck." "Indeed!" answered that estimable lady. "If yon will take the pains to investigate our domestic relations, sir, you will find that it is Mr. Henpeck who agrees with me In everything." Hi# Size. "Sam, what would you do if you had a million dollars?" "Fo* de Lawd's 6ake! I'm sho' I dunno wot I'd do ef I had a million dollahs, but I know wot I'd do ef I had $2. I've bin waltln' two yeahs ter gft married."-^Judge. I keep you waitin' 30 long while I v poor mustachio?that will be my ning?and inves' ray9elf in white gran', monsieur. Francois, send ckaire for monsieur and me. We t 4 led ne <t week.) The Largest and Most f ^mplete Establishment South. GEO. I HACKER I SON, '3 2 di ^ -MAKUFACTU1 tR8 OFSash, Doors, Blinds Moulding and Building Material, ^ 7Ty*?,' v 2> ** *wi s7 A*. r\ n/7 o Oil/Wb Yf rbgrvbd itfuf w/ wu CHARLESTON, S. C. / ! / M W. L Bu* A. C Hind* BASS & HINDS, Attornevs-at-law KNGSTREE, S. C. 9-20-tf. I HIS lit S Lake City, S. C Crown and Bridge Work: a Specialty. ALL WORK Guaranteed as Represented W. L. BASS Attorney a t Law LAKE CITY, 3. C. Dr R J McCabe Dentist KJN3ST1EE, - S. C. J. P. IWOUZON S- ~ BARBER SHOP ?in theft! leiret Betel is equipped with up-to-date appliances. Polite Serrice. competent Workmen. 5-8-08. I ? 1 BVFtthiill qPh?*^ Laii]H The Largest, Be Tobacco M; The Reynolds factories, every modern appliance for best chewing tobacco by a and healthful process, undei of men who have made the study, are located in the cent mont tobacco WHHBH belt, known to the world as the h??f nrtvbir+iw soil for tobacco with an aroma so dc lightful, pleasing and appetizing that it created a the fondness for chewing tobs Only choice selections < matured, thoroughly cured 1< schnapps and others of i Reynolds brands, and expei that this tobacco requires and ton tbc Itttsri ta B* tag u ^ R.J.REYNOLD I '.- . T ' .'1 Not better than the best, but better than the rest. One trial order will convince you that it pays to deal where you get the best for the money. .A."bs?l-a.tel3r Free ONE QUART OF OLD MONONGAHELA! One Dozen Good Snaps while they Jast. SNAP 1. SNAP 7. 4 Quarts Acorn Corn $2 00 4 Quarts MongTam Rye $2.00 .71 1 Quart Old Monongahela lQuart Old Monongahela free. Rye free. SNAP 8. -'V SNAP 2. 4 QUarta Black Fox Rye $3.00 ^ 4 Quarts Surnuf Corn $3.00 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. _ 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. SNAP 9. SNAP 3. 4 Quarts Square Deal Rye $4.00 4 Quart HygTade Corn $4.00 1 Quart Imported Claret wine ^ .< 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. free. *3 SNAP 4. SFAP10. 4 Quarts Corncob Corn $5.00 4 Quarts Gold Seal Rye $5.00 1 Quart Imported Claret Wine 1 Quart Imported Claret Wine TV:. free. free. SNAP 5. SNAP 11. ( 4 Quarts Eagle Gin $2.00 20 Bottles Pale Export 1 Quart Old Monongahela free. Beer $1.50 SNAP 6. SNAP 12. 12 mixed Quarts Wine $5 00 5 Quarts Cream of Kentucky 1 Quart Old Monongahela frel. express paid, $6.00 > i MORRIS DISTILLING, CO. No. S. front St., Wilminfton, N. C. P. 0. Box 243. 5-2-tf * r .4 . _ ... . . , / WATCH THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK W T Wilkins, 7 KINdSTREE, S. C. / m \v ? ' *' ?!, " ' ? - I , * * . -A M, ? 1 I trow OF B.J. BEYWOIUS TOBACCO COHRMirS PIAHT 19tlNsaC^ ? si-Equipped and Cleanest Flat Plug anufacturlng Plant In the World equipped with amount of sweetening than any other kind, producing the and has a wholesome, stimulating and satis clean, sanitarv fying effect 011 chcwcreschnapps is the brand that made the the direction Reynolds factories famous as the manubusiness a life u fecturers of the best and most popular brands re of the Pied- of chewing tobacco, and made necessary the enormous from a small factory ? ^ t0^"2k vLYY\\\\\\\\^\ est flat-plug factoryintheworld. bBms Rentemen w^? the nd popularized Reynolds Co., in 1875, are directing it to-day. tcco. There are a greater number of manufacturers of this well- making imitations claimed to be just as good laf are used in as schnapps than any commodity manufacthe high-grade tured; yet there are more pounds of schnapps t tests prove chewed than the total amount of all imitatakes a smaller tive brands, or tobacco of similar appearance. ri mater Am tag aptfl S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S, tad yet ?l km At gndkn. OH WinclAiuQalAm. M_ C. - I I ? ? * I . -.i jW