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Ike Udy ?zq Mou AUTHOR Or "THE iTJOifROMDER TlttROX'LlC IIAWTRATIONS BY ^/<^ CHAPTER I. A Chanca Encounter. "Don't 70? know, boy, yon ought not to gst In my way?" The tide was at It* abb; the boats stranded afar, aa<* ie lad addressed had started, with a nah?bis wage? fM one hand, to wait to shore, when, pasting Into the shadow of the ram? part of the Governor's Mount, from the opposite direction a white horse swung suddenly around a corner of the ?tone masonry snd bora directly upon bun. He bad but time to step aside; aa It was, the animal grated als tboukler, and the boy. about to gtra utterance to a natural remon? strance, ttftnd his eyes to the offend? er. The words were not forthcoming; surprised, ha gased at a tiny girl, of about eleven, perched falry-llke on the broad back of the heavy steed. "Don't yon Know you ought not to get In my way V aha repeated im? periously. The boy, tall, dark, unkempt aa a young savage, shifted awkwardly; hut black eyes, restless enough ordinarily, as pressed a sudden shyness In the pr ss shea of this unexpected and dainty creature "1?didn't saa yon." ha half stam? mered "Well, you should have?" And again the little lady frowned, shook her dis? ordered golden curia disapprovingly snd gased at him, a look of censura In her brown eyes. "But perhaps yon don't know who I am." aha went on with a lift of the patrician doll like features. "I don't think yon do. or you wouldn't stand there Ilka a booby, without taking off your hat1* Mora embarrassed, be removed a worn cap while she continued to re? gard him with the reverse of ap? proval. "I am the Comtetse Elise," she observed; "the daughter of the Governor of the Mount.'* "Oh!" said the boy. snd his glance shifted to the most Important and In? states t feature of the landscape. Carrying Its clustered burden of houses and palaces, a great rock reared Itself from the monotony of the bare and blinding sands. Now an oasis In the desert, arc night was over he knew the in rushing waters would convert It lato an Island; claim It for the sea! 4. strange kingdom, yet a mighty one, It belonged alter? nately to the land and to the ocean. With the aky, however, It enjoyed ferret;**! efrlllstloa, for the heavens were ever wooing It; now winding pretty ribbons of light about Ita air drawn Castles; thsn kissing It with the tender, toft nd glow of celestial fervor. f "Tat: I live right on top among the clouds. In a castle, with dungeons un? derneath, where my father puta tha bad people who don't like the noblen and King Louis XVI. But where." categorically, "do you live?" Hla gase turned from the points and turrets and the clouds ahe spoke of?that seemed to linger about tha lofty summit?to tbs mainland, par naps a mile distant. There'" he said, and specifically tndlcated a dark fringe, like a cloud on the lowlands. "In the woods! How odd!" 8ha looked at him with faint Interest "And don't the bears bother you? Once when I wanted to see what the woods were like, my nurse told me they were filled with terrible bears who would eat up little girls. I don't have a nurse sny more." irrelevantly, "oaly a governess who came from the court of Versailles, and Deppo. Do you know Beppo." ? "No." g "J don't Hke him." ahe confided. "He la always listening. But why do , you live In the woods?" | "Because!" The reason failed him. "And didn't you ever live anywhere else?" I A shadow crossed the dark young face. "Once," he said. "1 suppose the beara know you." she speculated, "and that Is the rea? son they let you slone. Or, perhaps, they sre like the wolf in the rtlry tale. Did you ever h ?ar of the kind* bssrted wolfT He abook bla bead. "My nurse uted to tell it to me. Well, once there was a boy who was an orphan and everybody hated him. Bo he weut to live In the forest and there he met a wolf Where arc you going, little boy?' raid the wolf. 'No? where, said tbe boy; 'I have no home.' 'No home!' said the kind hearted wdfjf; then come with me. and you shall share my cave. Isn't that a nice storv*'" He looked st her tn s putzled man? ner. "I don't know," be began, when cbe tossed ber neao. "What a stupid boy'" she exclaimed severely. A moment she studied bltn tentatively through her curls, from the vantage potnt of her elevated seat "That's a big fish." sue re? marked, after a pause. "Do you want It?" he asked quickly, Ibis face hrt*Menlug. You can give it to Heppo when he comes," she said, drawing herself up loftily Meli as iure toon, l'vo run away from him' ' A atgdjdgg smile re? placed her brief aa-umptlon of dig? nity "He'll be mo angry! He's fat snd ugly' nKsfi ronfldenthtUf. "And I he's to amusing when he's Taxed! But how much do you oak for the fish?" "I didn't mean?to sell It!" "Why notr "I?don't sell fish." "Don't sell fish!'' She looked at the ck>t~ee, frayed and worn, the hare muscular throat, the sunburned legs. "You meant to give It to me?" i "Yes.'* I Ths girl laughed. "What a funny boy!" His cheek flushed; from beneath the matted hair, the disconcerted black eyes met the mocking brown , ones. "Of course I cant take it for noth? ing," ehe explained, "and it Is very absurd of you to expect it" I "Then." with sudden stubbornness, "1 will keep It!" Her glance grew more severe. "Most people speak to me as 'my lady.' You seem to have forgotten. Or perhaps you hsve been listening to some of those silly persons who talk about everybody being born equal. 1 I've heard my father, the governor, speak of them and how he has put some of them In his dungeons. You'd better not talk that way, or he may shut you up In some terrible dark hole beneath the castle." "I'm not afraid!" The black eyes shone. { 'Then you must he a very wicked 1 boy. It would serve you right if I waa to tell." "You can!" "Then I won't! Besides, I'm not a telltale!" She tossed her curls and wsnt on. "I've heard my father say i these people who want to be called i 'gentllhomme' and 'monsieur* are low , and ignorant; they cant even reud and write." Again the red hue mantled the boy's cheek. "I don't believe you can!" sbs exclaimed shrewdly and clapped her hands. "Can you now?" j He did not answer. "'Monsieur!' 'Gentllhomme!'" He stepped clossr, his face dark; hut whatever reply he might have made was Interrupted by the sound of a horse's hoofs and the abrupt ap? pearance, from the direction the child had come, of a fatal irascible-looking man of middle age,'dressed In livery. "Oh, here you are, my lady!" Hli tone was fir from amiable; as he spoke he pulled up his horse with a vicious jerk. "A pretty chase you've led mo!" | 8he regarded him indifferently. "If . you will stop at the Inn, Beppo?" i The man's Irate glance fell. "Who Is this?" I "A boy who doesn't want to sell his fish." said the girl merrily. "Oh!" The man's look expressed a quick recognition. "A fine day's work Is this?to bandy words with?" j Abruptly he raised his whip. "What do you mean, sirrah, by stopping my . lady?" A fierce gleam in the lad's eyes be? lled the smile on his Hps. "Don't beat ; me, good Beppo!" he said In a mock- ? Ing voice, and stood, alert, lithe, like a tiger ready to spring. The man hes? itated; his arm dropped to his side. 'The very spot!" he said, looking around him. A moment the boy waited, then ! turned on his heel end, without a word, walked away. Soon an angle In the sea-well, girdling the Mount, , hid him from view. | "Why didn't you strike him?" Quiet? ly the child regarded the man. "Were you afraid?" Beppo's answering look | was not one of affection for his charge. "Who is he?" "An idle vagabond." I "What Is his name?" i "1 don't know." "Don't you?" 1 A queer expression sprang into his i eyes. "One cant remember every peasant brat," he returned evasively. She considered him silently; then: "Why did you say, 'The very spot?'" she asked. "Did I? I don't remember. But It's time we were getting back. Come, my ladv!" And Beppo struck his horse smartly. I I CHAPTER II. j An Echo of the Paet. Immovable on Its granite base, the groat rock, or "Mount.' as It had been called for centuries, stood some distance from the shore In a vast bay on the northwestern coast or Prance. To the right, a sweep of sward and marsh stretched seaward, until lost in the distance; to the left, lay the dense Desaurac forest, from which an arm of land, thickly wooded, reached out in seeming endeavor to divide the largo bay Into two smaller basins. Hut the ocean, jealous of territory al? ready conquered, twice in twenty-four hours rose to beat heavily on this dark promontory, and. In the angry hiss of the waters, was a reminder of a pet i t. gl purpose. Here and 1he?*e, through th" Sgoa, had the shore lino of the bay, as well as tho neighbor* ing eurraturei of the coast, yielded to th" assaults of the sea; the Mount aloim, solidly 1 n<11 fTor*-nt to blandish m? nt. or sti ICk, maintained an un? varying aspect, Tot cent tries ? monastery and fort ram of the monks, a! the time ol Loui.; XVI the Mount Mad become a ?tronghold of the government, strong? ly ruled by one of Its most inexorable nobles. Since Mb appointment many years before to the post, my lord, the governor of the rock, had ever been regarded as a man who conceded nothing to the people and pursued only the set tenure of his way. Dur? ing the long period of his reign he committed but one indiscretion; gen? erally regarded as a man confirmed in apathy for the gentler sex, he sud? denly, when already past middle ago, wedded. Speculation concerning a step so unlooked for was naturally rife. In hovel and hut was It whispered the bride Claire, only daughter of the Cointesse de la Mart, had wept at the altar, but that her mother bad ap? peared complacent, as well she might; for the Governor of the Mount and the surrounding country was both rich and powerful; bis ships swept far and wide, even to the Orient, while the number of metayers, or petty farmers that paid him tribute, constituted a large community. Other gossips, bend? ing over peat fires within mud walls, affirmed?beneath their breath, lest the spies of the well-hated lord of the North might hear them!?that the more popular, though impoverished Seigneur Desaurac had been the favored suitor with the young woman herself, but that the family of the bride had found him undesirable. The Desaurac fortune, once large, had so waned that little remained save the rich, though heavily encumbered lands and, In the heart of the forest, a time worn, crumbling castle. Thus it came to pass the marriage of the lady to the Governor was cele? brated in the jeweled Gothic church crowning a medley of palaces, chapels and monastery on the Mount; that the rejected Seigneur Desaurac, gazing across the strip of water?for the tide was at its full?separating the rocky fortress from the land, shrugged his shoulders angrily and contemptuous? ly, and that not many moons later, as if to show disdain of position and title, took to his home an orphaned peasant lass. That a simple church ceremony had preceded this step was both affirmed and denied; hearsay de? scribed a marriage at a neighboring village; more malicious gossip dis? credited it. A man of rank! A wom? an of the soil! Feudal custom for? bade belief that the proper sort of nuptial knot had been tied. Be this as it may, for a time the sturdy, dark brown young woman pre? sided over the Seigneur's fortunes with examplary care and patience. She found them in a chaotic condi? tion; lands had either been allowed to run to waste, or were cultivated by peasants that so long had forgotten io pay the metayage, or owner's due, they had come to regard the acres as their own?a delusion this practical helpmate would speedily have dis? pelled, save that the Seigneur him? self pleaded for them and would not permit of the "poor people" being disturbed. Whereupon she made the best of an anomalous situation, and all concerned might have continued to live satisfactorily enough unto themselves, when unfortunately an abrupt break occurred in the chain of circumstances. In presenting the Seigneur with a child, half-peasant, half-lord, the mother gave up her own life for his posterity. At first, thereafter, the Siegneur re? mained a recluse; when, however, a year or two had gone by, the peas? ants?who had settled in greater num? bers thereabouts, even to the verge of the forest?noticed that he grad? ually emerged from his solitude, ven? tured into the world at large, and oc? casionally was seen In the vicinity of the Mount. This predilection for lonely walks clearly led to his undo? ing; one morning he was found stabbed in the back, on the beach at the foot of the Mount. Carried home, he related how he had been set upon by a band of mis? creants, which later, coming; to the governor's ears, led to an attempt to locate the assailants among the **l Don't Remember." rocky isles to the northwest, haunts j of privateersmen, rogueB and those ' reformers who already were begin? ning to undermine the peace ot liouls XVI.h northern provinces. In the pursuit of these gentry, tho governor showed himself in earnest. Perhaps his own sorrow at the rather sudden death of his lady, occurring about this tlrna, and leaving him, a morose widower, with a child, a little girl, led him to more relentless activities; perhaps the character of tho crime- - a noble stabbed! incensed him. Cer? tainly he revenged Ulmsell to the full; not only raked the rocks ror runa gateSi but dragged peasants, inclined to Bullenncss, from their huts; clap p< i some iti dungeons and banged tho rest. In the popular mind bii name became synonymous with cruelty, but, on his high throne, he continued to exercise his autocratic prerogative and cared not what the people thought. Meanwhile, the Seigneur Dcsaurac, recovering, became a prey to greater restlessness; no sooner was he able to get about, than, accompanied by a faithful servant, Sanchez, he left the neighborhood, and, for a number of ytars, led a migratory existence in continental capitals. The revolt of the colonies in America and the news of the contemplated departure of the brave Lafayette for the seat of hos? tilities, offered, at least, a pretext to break the fetters of a purposeless life. At once he placed his sword at Lafayette's ".isposal, and packed him? self and servitor?a fellow of dog? like fidelity?across the ocean. There, at the seat of war's alarms, in the great conflict waged In the name of liberty, he met a soldier's end, far from the field of his ancestors. Sanchez, the man, burled him, and, having dutifully performed this last task, walked away from the grave and out of the army. During this while the son by the peasant woman, intrusted to an old fishwife who had been allowed to usurp a patch of his father's lands, received scanty care and attention, even when the stipulated fees for his maintenance had continued to come; but when, at the Seigneur's death, they ceased, any slight solicitude on the caretaker's part soured to acri? mony. An offspring of dubious par . entage, she begrudged him his bread; I kept him from her own precious brood, and taught them to address him as "brat," "pauper," or by terms even more forcible. Thus set upon, fre? quently he fought; but like young wolves, hunting in packs, they wor? ried him to the earth, and, when ho continued to st ruggle, beat him to un? consciousness. If not submission. tTO BE CONTINUED) TILLMAN* TO COME HOME. Leaves Capital Saturday Whether Congress Adjourns or Not. Washington, August 22.?Senator Tillman will leave Washington for his home in South Carolina next Satur? day night whether Congress adjourns then or not. it is recognized that i;! adjournment does not occur that night it is likely to come in a few days thereafter. The work of the session seems to be practically over and the Senators conference eonnrdttee ser? vice is finished. Interesting Items From Wisack) Wlaacky, Aug. 20.?It is fodder pulling time and as usual it rains, or threatens to rain every day. Most of our fodder has been saved with very little damage. Most of the farmers in this section will house an abud ance of corn and forage for another year. The cotton crop is looking well, fruiting well, but opens very slowly. I have not heard of any picking up to this time. The fruit crop is about over except figs and grapes. There is an abundant crop of each of a very 1 line quality. The new homes being built are near completion, and will add greatly to the comfort of those who will occupy them. 1 hear of other improvements soon to be made. Mr. W. H. Scott of your city visited friends in our midst last week. Dr. N. Y. Alford visited his home in Marion, and relatives in Cheraw and North Carolina, using his hand? some new car. Mr. R. M. Cooper has treated him? self to a beautiful new automobile. We buried Miss Carrie Prescott, daughter of Mr. Robert Prescott, last Tuesday, at Wells' church. She was a lovely Christian character, and will be greatly missed by her devoted lather to whom she contributed much pleasure and comfort. Lev County Confederate Monument. BlShopville, Aug. 21.?The base of the monument to Lee County's Con? federate soldiers having been com? pleted, the cornerstone box was filled With records and the following pro gramme carried out today at tlu court house at 11.15 A. M. Prayer, Rev, Mr. Holland. Timrod's Carolina sung by Mrs Louise Shirer, Mrs. M. B. McCutchen and Messrs. W. M. Reid, W. K Scar borough. Poems: The Boys win n<-\er earn back, Purport of a Confederate Menu ment, Miss Louise Baskln. Introduction of speaker, Hon. T. G McLeod. Address. Col. L\ It. Brooks of <'?? lumbla. History of Chapters of Daughter of Confederacy of lllshnpvllle, Mis Currle M, Parrott, s.iti^. Lorenn. papers placed in bj the Honorar Pri sldent, Mrs. Lottie Nee Green. Wreaths to ?!onfed< t at.- 1 ?? a , placed by ma 1 -dials. I gong, Tenting on tin old cam ' ground. The < 'id ' 'nnnon, Mr. II. E I >enni Cnveillng of cannon by eight gram I daughters of \ ? terans. I Dixie, b> 'he 1;. Share Musl< Club MAYKSVILLK A TIDY TOWN. Deputy Wharton Says Town Is Neat ?Due to Work of Civic League? New Depot Commenced ? Other -Matters. Mayesville, Aug. 22.?Deputy in? surance Commissioner Wharton in his report to the department of a recent visit to MayetVille spoke of the tidy appearance Of the town and its free? dom from rubbish. This is a com? pliment to the ladies of the Civic League whose work for the cleanli? ness of the town has been so notice? able for the past year. The mem? bers of this oganization feel encour? aged in their good work and still greater improvements around the town may be expected. The league has done some good work lately lit the cemetery which has made a mark? ed improvement. Work has at hist begun on the new depot. Contractor Smith getting the window frames and such wooodwork ready while he is waiting for the brick to arrive. The station will be 84 oy 25 feet, and will contain two waiting rooms, an ottice, and a baggage room. The building will be strictly modern in every respect. The walls will be built of red brick with white mortar. At a recent meeting of town coun? cil, Mr. J. H. Hinson of Georgia was elected chief of police. He is origin? ally from Sumter county, having moved to Georgia about 18 years ago. Chief Hinson is interested in the rais? ing of blood hounds and will con? duct kennels while acting as police officer here. The Democratic club rolls were closed here last night according to the rules of the party in this State, and the enrollment is larger than in previous years. It is predicted that one of the heaviest votes will be polled on next Tuesday that has ever been counted here before unless it was in the days of '76. From the present outlook, Mayesvllle will give Judge Jones a good majority, al? though Blease will probably receive as many votes as he received two years ago. Mr. C. E. Mayas returned last nigfht from a short stay at Glenn Springs. Mrs. E. W. Mayes and children. Master Willie, Thomas, and Francis, are at home again after a trip to Mon? treal N. C. Mrs. S. J. Grant has returned home after an extended visit to her daugh? ter, Mrs. W. P. Xesbitt, at Pied? mont. Miss Etile Gardner has returned hi me after a visit to Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Gardner. BOY SCOUTS ISSUE CHALLENGE. Florence Troop Sends Defiance to Game Cock Troop and Desires u Relay It ace. Boy Scouts of Florence send out defy to Boy Scouts State. The Flor? ence troop of Boy Scouts hereby pub? lish their invitation and challenge to a relay race, consisting of four boys between the ages of twelve and six? teen. To run a relay race during the Labor Day celebration at Florence, September 2, 3, 1912. Entries must be bled by Fire Chief of Florence by Saturday. August 31. A handsome trophy will be awarded to the win? ning team. Boy Scouts of Florence, S. O James Maurice, Secretary. (The above Is respectfully referred to Mr. Carl A. Witherspoon, Scout Master.) Rocky Bluff Notes. Rocky Bluff, Aug. 22.?Fodder pull? ing and hay cutting are the order of the day. Hains have been passing around for the last week, but we have had very little. The corn crop is fairly good in this section. the most of cur farmers .are expecting from 40 to 125 bushels to the acre, although I don't say that they will all get what they expect. The cotton Is opening right fast, but I have not heard of any being picked. Master Charlie Josey, who has been quite sick with fever, is improving. Mrs. Sallle Winkles and Miss; Leo McLeod spent last week with Mrs. Jack Ardis in the Jordon neighbor? hood. Master James Hatfleld spent last week with relatives at Borden. Miss Edith Wells of Privateer spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wells. Mr. M W. Cato and family of Bor den spent Friday. Saturday and sun day here. Mr. Henry Winkles and family spent Sunday at Mr. Holiday's. Mr. j. .) Hatfleld and children, spent yesterday in Sumter with Mr John s. Kennedy. Little Miss Lillian H ittleld is spend nur this week with lo t- sister, Mrs. W. I'. Baker. Some say thej will n't vote .it all f,.r governor. Now, we ask, will this action advance the cause of good government 01 South Carolina? - 11 art i\ ili?' M essenger. PERSONALS PROM STATEBVRG. General Susnter > Birthds) Celebrated on the llth. Stateburg, Aug. 22.?Mis. 1?. o. Rhame and little sun. 1).dinar, of Bummerton ,are visiting the Frisr son s at "Cherry Vale." Miss Juliet Dargan, of ltacfeat*S Business college. Is ?pending a week at home. Mm T. H. IfcLeod, of Florence, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Nelson. Miss Julia Burgess, Of Manning, is paying a visit to her sister. Mrs. James Simons. Prof, and Mrs. Xelson Friers.?n and little Louise, their daughter, are spending awhile ;tt "Cherry Vale" with Mrs. E. X. Frierson. Misses Theo. Bessie. Juliet and Wilhelmina Dargan have gone to visit friends in Clarendon county. Mrs. J. T. Frierson of Charleston is visiting i elatives in our community/. Miss Eliza Pinckney of Charleston is visiting with Mrs. Mattie Murray. Mrs. J. M. Pope and little daugh? ters, Rosa and Charlotte, of Edisto Island, are visiting Mrs. Pope's moth? er, Mrs. Charlotte Xelson. Mr. A. P. Du Hose of Camden spent several days last week with the Dargans at "Marston." Misses Mollie Ellerbe of Hagood. and Margaret Gaillard of Ninety-Six were the guests last week of Miss Wilhelmina Dargan. Mr. W. B. Xelson of Afontgomery, Ala., is spending the week at "Spring Bank" with his mother, Mrs. Char? lotte Xelson. Mrs. T. S. Stuckey has gone to Midway to spend several weeks with her daughters, the Mesdames Duen sing. Gen. Sumter's birthday, the 14th of August, was observed as usual this year by the people of this and sur? rounding communities. The d*\y was a marked success. There was a large crowd present. In the morning sev? eral of the county candidates gave talks and in the afternoon there was a good baseball game between Hagood and Stateburg. Everybody expressed themselves as having thoroughly en Joyed the day. WOMF.N 1 Oirf/OW FASHIONS. .Mylc'Mhfcors Declare They Mu?d Be- ^ come Freaks. Chicago. Aug. 22.?Along with the banishment of the tube and hobble I skirt comes the announcement that fall and winter hats for the fair sex will be very much smaller. In ap? pearance they hark back to the joy- I ous days when women had the cour? age to saunter forth in the little pan? cake lids now emulated in old tintypes and on the vaudeville stages. The powers that be in Paris who say what shall be worn, have disap? proved of the extremely wide hats re? cently effected in this country. Mil? liners returning from the other side say the styles constitute a revolution. The idea of the designers is to make the head appear as small as possible hnd this means not a wisp of false hair, hay, alfala, rag carpets, ^otton waste or any other auxiliary can be worn. The women blessed with abun? dant hair will have to brush it down tight if she is to be within shouting distance of the style. The turbans are the most interest? ing. They are rather shy on material, but what they lack in that respect they make up in "style." Designed to fit down over the ears, the head is compressed, as it werer into the smallest possible space. The hair as a consequence is dressed very fiat in the back and on top and is pulled out ?l the sides and low on the front, simulating a fringe on the fore? head. e Hot [OS Made. Cambridge, Mass.. Aug. 22.?Prof. Percy B. Brldgeman of the depart? ment of physics at Harvard, has suc? ceeded in making 'hot ice," having a temperature of 173 degrees fahren heit and he Is confident he can make it even hotter. The hot Ice was produced by putting th<- water under a pressure of mote than 20,000 atmospheres (3.000 pounds a square inch, in appearance the hot Ice was similar to the brand in general use. Mr. \v. R. Phillips, of Sumter, ac? companied by Rev, Leonard L. Leg ters, of San Jose, California, was in town last Saturday. Mr. Lsgstcrs has been a missionary among the Indians in Oklahoma and California for the past two years, but on ac? count of his wife's health, had to give 11 up. His Wife is a sis.rr i<? Mr*. [* l. Parrot! and Mr-. Allen Flowers of Sumter, Mr. and Mis. Legtei> will spend several weeks with relatives In Sumter, i' '--?nv ! ? Vindicator \ man ol v< \\ Vork tow n has th,- boiling ^;'?'t' on t an engage* ment in er a cup of tea He got the ; .,11 right, and i t . f a stick in il .?f course Chariest n Post