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| Professional Cards. | Dr. R. C. McCABE Dental Surgeon, Office in Hirsch building, oyer Kingstree Drug Co's. 8-28-tf Dr. R. J. McCABE ?' DENTIST, ( KINGSTREE, ? S. C N Office in McCabe Building, next to , Court House. M.D. NESMITH, }\ DENTIST, Lake City, S. C W. L. TAYLOR DENTIST, Office oyer DrW V Brock) ogton' Store, KINGSTREE, - S. C. S-21-tf. I860 1914 i a. m. Snider. SURGEON DENTIST. Over Gamble A Jacobs' Drug Store. jT dcS. Gffland Attorney-ai-Eaw Second Floor Masonic Temple Florence, S. C Benj. MclNNES, M. R. C. V. S. B. Kater MclNNES. M. D.. V. M. D VETERINARIANS. One of us will be at Kingstree the _ first Monday in each month, at HelJ ler's Stables. 9-28-tf / Lodge, Ho. 46 i /?g$^A.F.M. Meets Thursday before full moon each ssonth. Visiting brethren are cordially inyited. R K Wallace, W m. J M Ross. Sec. 2-27-ly I Klngs,ree Cl,apler' r No. 22. Owinr Caotam ^far UIUGI LQOICIll oiui k Meets every Thursday night after full noon and two weeks later. Mrs B E Clarkson, W M. 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C. v inting! s an order for ery and let us that we can * and as cheap in the State, ered. * * nd ready for you arefready will be charmwe have been curing a very irable line of )dest prices, presentedfand ighted tofliave Dverjearly. ircus outh Carolina > I | The | I 'Decisive j cMoment \ By ALFRED DENNISON \ i" - ?! (Copyright, 1915, by W. O. Chapman.) The marvelous loyalty of India to Great Britain was the most significant thing in the whole of the great war. In one quarter only was there dissatisfaction. That was the little state of Bundapur, In central India. Bundapur was the birthplace of the ferocious worship of the goddess Kali, the murder-goddess. For centuries this fierce idolatry had been decaying, but of late years there had been an effort to revive It. Now Bundapur had strong links of contact with other idolatrous states of India. If the rajah of Bundapur took advantage of England's need to throw off her yoke, he would be joined by other potentates, and the flame of revolt would spread all through the central provinces. It was Mannering's task to preserve peace in Bundapur. He was the British resident there, and the power behind the throne. There were two other rulers in the turbulent little state? the Rajah Ferozeshah, whose ances nra had hppn Mnslpmn and had be come idolators in order to retain their hold upon the kingdom, and Muzzur, the chief priest, who officiated in the magnificent temple of the goddeen, to which votaries came from all pans of India. Mannering and old Muzxur were good friends, for the British government scrupulously respects all faiths in its dominions, but when opportunity comes, friendship goes. And opportunity had come with the war to the old king Ferozeshah, who dreanled of carving out for himself an empire which was to embrace all central India. Mannering was engaged to an English girl, who was to have come out ' The Old Priest Watched Him With a Severe Face. to marry him when the war began. That postponed matters, and Manner - ?a "?J An lot* /VMilH ing, CUUUIig UUUCl luc uum;, ?v... only continue to administer the affairs of the kingdom, as the representative of the British raj. He had not a single white soldier to maintain his authority, for they had all been withdrawn. Meanwhile the annual festival of the goddess Kali was approaching. Mannering had a shrewd idea of what was brewing in Bundapur. He had, in fact, had a frank talk with old Muzzer. He had shown him what it was no use showing the old king, be- < cause the priest's word alone could decide the issue. He had explained to him that England's might, temporarily withdrawn, would fall after the war with fearful force upon a rebellious Bundapur. Let Muzzur declare for England and rich would be his reward. The old priest smoked and listened, and, while Mannering was wondering at his silence, a shower of stones i came through the windows of the residency, thrown by the turbulent, fanatical mob without. The priest rose, i smiling. "You see," he said. "The de * L nnn'av Bshlh Th? C1BIOU IB 11UI 111 111/ |jvnct| BW1V - ? ? people are very much attached to the faith of Kail, and they want to be free. Only one thing can keep them loyal." "What Is that?" asked Mannering. i The priest leaned forward confidentially. "If the sahib will also accept the faith of Kali, the people will hear his words," he said. When he was gone, and the few native servants had dispersed the mob, Mannering paced his room, thinking. He was a sincerely religious man; he believed that to become an ldolator would have certain spiritual consequences; he knew that it meant the loss of Mary Trevethan, whom he had loved since he was a boy. But, of Kali, and that I shall attend at the temple tomorrow, when the annua! festival begins, to prostrate myself before the goddess.' The old priest watched him with a serene face. He knew the struggle that Mannering had gone through; he knew, too, that the rajah wouid not be overple&8ed at this dramatio ending of all his plans for carving out an idolatrous empire in the heart of India. "It shall be done as the sahib says," he answered at last, and withdrew. The news buzzed through Bunda^ pur. Within two hours all the inhabitants of the state knew that the goddess Kali, of the many hands, had conquered. The enthusiasm was indescribable. A huge mob gathered outside the residency and cheered itself hoarse. But inside Mannering ???% /Irvnrn on.'i ho nQOAf) all night, and none dared disturb him. At dawn he called the bearers of his palanquin, and, stepping inside, be allowed himself to be borne through the enthusiastic mobs that lined the * streets toward Kali's temple. Bundapur was en fete. The opening of the great annual festival was the occasion for frenzies of fanatical delight, and the approaching conversion of Mannering was the cause of the wildest excitement Through the street* rushed fanatics, slashing themselves with knives. The golden image of the goddess was borne back from the procession to the accompaniment of a band of temple women, who danced and leaped above-the bodies of the prostrate devotees. Mannering, lying in "ftis palanquin, was aware of all this. Hff-ijaew that no punishment could expiatev-<t8 offense. He was giving to his country that which was Infinitely dearer thafev life. His love, his soul, his honor . . . he stared at the photograph which he was holding. It represented Mary Trevethan as she had appeared when he was home four years before. He would never see her again, but somehow he felt that, at this crlsl* where dishonor and honor met, her spirit stood beside him. The palanquin stopped. The curtains were drawn back. Mannering steppea ouc ana enierea me gruiemjuw temple, walking on a path strewn witk flowers. Inside he heard the throbbing of flutes and the sighs of a vast multitude of worshipers. Then he was before the altar, beside old Muzzur, who held the sacrificial knife, and staring into his eyes were the cruel eyes of Kali, the stone image with the many hands, each dripping with human blood. Upon his golden throne lolled the old rajah. He was calculating what step he should take when Mannering had accepted Kali. It upset the plans that he had built; yet he was shrewd enough to have others In view. With Mannering's aid he could yet carve out his empire. Mannering, standing beside the priest, let his eyes roam over the huge interior of the temple. He saw the decorated walls, the breathless crowds, completely silent, waiting for the moment when he would fall before Kali's statue, to be anointed with the blood of the dreadful sacrifice, the drawn curtains behind which the rajah's wives were gazing curiously a* him. , And at the last moment, while the sound of the tom-toms indicated that the goddess was awaiting the sacrifice, a new thought took possession of Mannering. He could not carry out his plan. He perceived the hideous pit into which he had so nearly fallen. The world would ascribe his complaisance to fear; it would be said that an Englishman had accepted Kali to save his life. Was not the empire built upon faith and loyalty, and the courage of her servants? How could he serve tU better than by remaining true to hie faith, whatever happened? It was the moment of judgment, when, unless he saw his duty clear an a razor edge before him, incalculable ills must follow. Mannering saw it The blood of the sacrifice waa drenching Kali's altar. Muzzur turned toward Mannering, motioning to him to prostrate himself. Mannering waved him away and called to the crowd. "I have come here today," he said, "to testify to the truth. Since England became your lord, when has she sought to change your faith *or customs? Nevertheless, I am here to tell you now that your faith in Kali is the faith of the sandpiper that walks among the marshes before the sand has set" He heard a rustle, a sigh, and suddenly the whole body of worshipers was upon its feet in terror of the sacrilege that was being accomplished. For, snatching from the priest's hand the hammer with which the vie tim had been slaughtered, Mannering brought it down upon the head of the abominable idol. And Kali, the manyhanded goddess, fell from her pedestal and rolled, a hideous thing, alongthe temple floor. Then, laying down the hammer, Mannering awaited death. But since none dared lay hands on him, he went out into the street. He walked to the residency and waited. Twenty minutes later he heard the moh come roaring down the bazaar and toward the veranda on which he awaited them alone. He stood there with folded arms, pa tient, ready for the vengeance of the fanatical multitude. But, when they reached him, he found himself standing above a prostrate crowd of worshipers. For even black-skinned peoples grope upward toward the higher, and by his act the worship of the murder goddess had been swept away for ever. * o ' 4 0 ^