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"The monaste-7. 1 suppose?" fol? lowing the direction of bor gase, the Marquis, after a pause, grudlngly vouchsafed. "Tee,'' aald the girl In t low tone; -yeeP "Shall w? go onV Her eyee. paaalng over a tangle of shrubs, bnabee and thick, natural screens, slowly settled on a * pot. not far away, where a wild bird, about to eL'ghl tied off with a ?cream. "Shall we go on?" With a start the girl turned; the ciear-eut feature* were very grave; in her gaee ahone rod den compunction. Che reined her hand. My Tall!" aba ?aid quickly "1?dropped It Do you mind? Too-?you will find If on thla aide of tbe it ream?a little "ray down.** "aflndr He regarded her doubt? fully a moment; then moved by the Ir? resistible appeal In her eyes, rather abruptly be wheeled, and as he did so, she gathered up tbe reins. Ere pro? ceeding farther upon this errand of gallantry, my lord looked around. "Ton seem to set great store on this fell," he observed suspiciously. "Abd 1 believe you wers about to ride off!" he sdded. noting her expression, when, before she had time for preteit or an* ewer, a beery body stirred in the bushes, near st hand, and a gruff voice called out "Stand where you are!** The nobleman's face changed; his gase, as If fascinated, now retted on a score of rough figures wbo, following the order, so unexpected and startling, ?prang simultaneously from neighbor? ing thicket or covert, and advanced to surround them. Hsld by their grim aspect?tbe desperate determined vis? ages; the black, threatening looks?In the surprise of the moment, too late my lord's band sought the sword at hit side. Roughly plucked from his horse, ha found himself flung to the sward; unceremoniously pinioned, and heard the voice of my lady raited In * bis behalf. I CHAPTER XXIX. The Marqula fnttrvenee. The evening of the same dsy, his excellency, in the seclusion of a small private chamber adjoining the teile du gouvernement, stood looking down at his detk on which were strewn papers and messages containing the latest news from Paris and received at the Mount but a few hours before. That the character of this information, po? litical and social, was little to his Ilk-1 ing. seemed manifest from his man? ner; he stared at the missives resent? fully; then frowned and threw down the pen be hei been islng to mark, or make note of, their contents. | "Versailles?a mob! Sugarplums to placabs them! Sugar-plums!" he re? peated ; and. Impatiently turning away, walked to the window. Tbere for scene time be stood peering out, when, tbe current of hit thoughts slowly changing, be took from bis pocket a watch, and examined the jeweled fsce. "Time they were back!" About to return to bis table and task, a loud knocking arrested the impulse, and testily the Oovemor called out; glanced toward the threshold and tur* ?eyed the Intruder. I , ''A messsgs from the commandant, your Eirellency!" said the man, a trooper of tbe Mount, vt'h a respect? ful, though nervous salute. | "Why." returned the Governor In a dry tone, "didn't be bring It himself?" "Because," the trooper shifted; looked away; "because Montleur le Commandant It engaged 1n scouring the country for miscreants, your Ex- | eellency." "Miscreants!" sharply. "What mis? creants?" "Montleur le Commandant hopes to overtake those who hsve carried off the Lady Elise," said tbe messenger hurriedly. In the tone of one anxious to be done with bis task. "Carried off!" TT.a thtn figure wa? vered at If struck by a cold breath. arrled off'" he repented, laying his hand on the back of the chair. "By a band of the Black Seigneur's nen! Hie lordship, fho Marquis, they left behind hound snd secured, hut the Lady Kllse they took wPh th"m " For some time his Eieollenry said nothing; like a ghost of himself, lesned hard against hit support and looked at the trooper. "But bow could It have happened?" at length In a voh <?, low, Intense, he Inquired. "Monsieur le Commandant' The guard?you?all are alive 1 Stumbllngly. ?s host he could. th?? soldier eiplslned. and when he had done, hit feeellagrey made no tign thtt he had beard "Monsieur le Commandant further ordered me to ggf ho h.?d no doubt ha would return with the Lady Elite," tdded the messenger hastily. "Monsieur le Commandant!" The Governor's eyes suddenly Mggadj twlftly he put quettlon after question, tnd, hsvlng probed to the core the con* ?Sugar-Plums," He Repeated. listener of the tale, with a gesture, brusit and contemptuous, dismissed the bearer. Bu : whatever feeling the lord of the Mount might entertain toward his chief officer, no course at the moment seemed open save to await the return of that person and the Marquis. So, curbing his impatience as best he mlgh., his Excellency kept vigil; and not alone! Tidings of what had hap? pened spread at the top of the rock; ?iftec. through closed gates and thick walls into the town. The late arrival at the Mount of the lords and ladles, companions of the Governor's daugh? ter for the day, but added to the ques? tionings of the multitude. AU night life ind expectancy reigned; lights gleamed from high place*; responded In low ones. *Ts It true, my dear, what we hear about the Lady Elise?" the landlady of the 1 in on the Mount near the strand called out to a stalwart, dark young woman, hurrying down the narrow way iihortly after the Paris contingent had floe* up. "I have heard no more than yrm have," came the curt answer of this person?cone other than Nanette who carried a small bundle and seemed anxious to move on. "Oh, I didn't know but you came from the palace!" observed the mis trees of the inn. and returned to her customers, drinking and nodding with headii clone together. On the morrow, however, all doubts were removed and speculations put at rest; for hardly had the sun set its seal n the sky than from the forests the lip pea ranee of a body of troops rewarded the watchers. Prom hovel to hut the word went, end men, wom? en acd children, unkempt and ciirioua, ran down to the beach to await the approach of the guard. Proudly had it departed, with waving of plumes; slowly it returned, a bedraggled pro? cession of staggering horses and heavv^eyed men. Had It come back a little earlier, the dank might havo kept the truth from the people; now the pitiless rod glare revealed to the full the plight of the troopers. It told, too. the disappointment of Monsieur le Commandant, who looked neither to the right nor to the left; and the de? spair of my lord, the Marquis, pale counterfeit of his debonair self. "Her Ladyship! They haven't brought her back!" Low murmurs arose; grew louder; someone laughed. But sullenly, without answer, the sol dlers dragged by, Into the town, and laboriously up to the top of the Mount. At the gate his Excellency waited; cast one glance at the company?their leader?and silently turned. Later, however, was he cloeeted witi both the commandant and the Marquii brief period with the former who de? parted, carrying a look eloquent of the unplearantnees of the interview. "And now," said the Governor in tones somewhat strained, as the of 11 cer'a dejected footfall died in the dis? tance, "we've got rid of that dolt, let us consider, my Lord, the purport of this outrage." "Purport?" repeated the Marquis petulantly, stretching his stiff legs. "Did they not tell me that If anything happened to the Black Seigneur, they would hold her, Elise, answerable for it? You see they had learned." bit? terly, "of your intention to hang him after the wedding!" "FVora which you infer?" "They will keep her as hostage! In? deed, they said as much, when?" "They bound you. my Lord?" The color came to the young man's face. "It was a trap," he said, his voice pitched higher; "and they came prepared, not for one man, but the guard!" "Still it was very ill-advised?M great mistake?to havo taken the shorter way through the forest alone." "The propoaal did not originate with me I Ells* suKge^ted it. She seemed In a wild, headstrong mood; nothing would stop her. Now," moodily lie rose, Mmon dleu! What haa she brought upon herself? \Vhero is slie now ?" His Excellency did not stir; Ma fa<-e, like a pale maak, was turrnd aside. "I do not think," he fluid Flow ly, as arguing to convtneo hin? ?elf, "Wag Is In any Immediate danger." But my lord caught Irritably at the word. "No danger! She Is surround c<l by It And wv? what nrv we to do' RU Idly her? ? Give mo a sMp, you- BseeOerjey, and i win follow the btr t of this Black Bsdgfjsjejf, and when .nd It, forc? them to?" "What?" The Governor*! eyes swerved dully. "Have you forgotten their tgfssjll Their last words to you that if wo utteutirted to follow, to ***> cm--that, ratlM-r than gtvej bat Dp* -" "They would not dane!" crbd my lord with sparkling glance. But his Kxoolloncv shook his head. ??No; no; it won't do! And now," again looking away, "leare mo, my Lord, to consider." With which, the interview, aa unsatisfactory to the one as the other, terminated. Several days that passed were not calculated either to alleviate his Ex celleny's snxlety, or the Marquis* Im? patience; for during that period of waiting came no word of my lady, or news of her captors. Mysteriously as a phantom ship had the boat that had carried the Governor's daughter away appeared on the coast and vanished, and from none of the Governor's ves? sels, or any of the rising craft could be gleaned information of its where? abouts. My lord, the Marquis, annoyed at what seemed but fruitless delay; was still for setting forth and inviting bettle; but of this his Excellency would not hear, arguing, no doubt, to himself that in temporizing lay great? er assurance of safety to his daughter than in precipitate action. So the sit? uation grew hourly more trying, until ?-as If it already were not intolerable enough!?a new concern added iron? ical weight to present perplexities. My young lord, between whom and the master of the Mount had been growing a more strained relationship, nought the Governor one day, and, in excited tones, announced he had Just learned that the prisoner, the nioe.K Seigneur, was ill and probably would survive but a short time longer in the dungeon where he was confined. As his Excellency knew, the fellow had been wounded, and now with scanty nourishment, want of air, and close quarters, was generally in a bad way. (TO Bl CONTINUED) GREEMVILLK FRAME-UP. Some Explanations Are Given for Ar? rests in (ireenville. Greenville, Oct. 30.?Concerning the manner in which Messrs. Gdreath Phillips and Gosnell were arrested Sunday night, und the treatment ac? corded them, some rather interesting developments came to light yester? day. A great many people have been cu? rious to know why Magistrato Strad ley authorized sheriff-elect Hendrix Rector to execute the warrants when Deputy Sheriff John S. Hunsinger, Sheriff J. Perry Poole or other offi? cers were available. Magistrate Stradley was asked for a statement yesterday in regard to the matter and following is what he said: "As I was at tea Sunday evening Hendrix Rector, W. L. Mauldin and Jack Power came to my house with three warrants already made out and requested that I sign them. I did so, and turned the warrants over to write on the back of it the officer whom I would deolgnate to make the arrests. I found that the name of Hendrix Rector had already been in? serted in the blank. I asked why Sheriff Poole could not serve the warrants, and Rector replied that Sheriff Poole had requested that ho (Rector) bo designated to make the arrests. I took him at his word and absented. Now any man who says that this Is not the way the thing took place is a lair, and let him come to me if he doesn't like it." When the warrants were sworn out and the arrests were made Sheriff Poole was not In Greenville. Sher? iff Poole deplores the manner In which the arrests were carried out, and stated yiatetday that if he had been here he would have telephoned Mr. Gllreath that a warrant had been issued for him and would have re Quested him to come down and bring his bondsmen. "I never thought for a moment that the warrants were going to be served Sunday night," said Magis? trate Stradb-y yesterday afternoon. "I naturally supposed that Mr. Rec? tor would wait until Monday and tel ?phone the three men that warrants had been Issued for them and ask them to come dow'n and bring their bondsmen." How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars re ward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured b> Hall's catarrh (hue. i\ j (!heney & < '<?., Toledo, t>. \\ ??, tb< undersigned, have known F, J, Cheney for the last IS years, and bell? ve him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and financially aide to carry <?ut any obligations made by his 11 rm. NATIONAL hank i>f COMMERCE, Toledo. ( ). Hail's Catarrh cure is taken Inter' naiiy. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free, Price 7f? cents p. r bott le. Sold by all druggists. T. he Hail's Family 1'iiis for consti? pation.?Advt The local magistrate turned into the County Treasury $108.60 for the Menth of October, it is learned that the sums turned In by magistrates all over the county are gradually grow? ing, in most cases the result ??f the work of the rural policeman in the community, \ Nmlit of Terror. Fen nights are more terrible than that of a mother looking on her child choking and gasping for breath dur? ing an attack of croup, and nothing in the bouse t,. relieve it. Many mothers have passed nights of ter? ror in this situation. A little fore? thought win enable you to avoid all this, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In a certain cure for croup and has ro ver been known to fall. Keep it at hand, For sale by all dealers.-?Advt, GIRL KILLED BY TRAIN. Miss ltuth Myriek Meets Death When She Stumbles in Crossing Hallway Tracks. Allendale, Oct. 31.?Miss ltuth My rick, the 16-ycar-old daughter of B. It. Myriek, was run over at 7.30 o'clock this morning by the east bound C. & W. C. passenger train and both of her limbs severed from her body, and as a result of the acci? dent died a few hours later. It seems that Miss Myrlck was walking on the track in front of her home, and in her effort to free her? self of dunger frem the approaching train, stumbled and was caught be? neath the wheels before the engineer could stop his train. The untimely death of this fair young girl, just budding into woman? hood, has cast a gloom over the en? tire community. PROBABLE FAMINE IN COAL. l*rice Has Gone Way up and Article Scarce Even Then. It is probable that people of the city who have not already pruchased their coal and who depend upon coal during the winter for heating will have a hard time of it this winter, if present conditions remain un? changed. A d?aler in the article stat? ed a few days ago that at present coal had gone up to $8.75 to $9.00 a ton and that it could not be secured even then without great difficulty. He had purchased coal in the summer and had disposed of it, but would not get an:r more as long as the present prices were maintained. With these conditions in view house? holders are not promised an easy time of i": during the approaching cold weather. Last year there was a scar? city of coal during one of the cold spells and there was a great deal of inconvenience by it and much grumb? ling. This winter, it is predicted, will be even more severe than last, so the outlook at present Is not at all bright. Chamber of Commerce Notes. The committees appointed to secure subscriptions for the celebration of the coming of the Seaboard have all been out working and report a cordial reception by the business men of the city. There were some knocks as had been expected. These knockers can see no reason for such a day. This new line will open up a splendid trade territory for Sumter and it is up to the business men to go after this trade. Wa want the people living along this new line to come to Sumter and to meet our business men. Wc want them to know that we welcome them here and that we will always welcome them here. Cordial relations well established will be sure to re? sult in business. a a a The exact date for holding this celebration has not yet been detlnltely decided as the committee Is waiting on the railroad officials to determine a date that will be convenient for them and as near the completion of the road as possible. a a a A semi-annual meeting and smok? er of the entire membership of the Chamber of Commerce will be held In the Armory on the 19th. It is ex? pected that Mr. Harold Weir who has done a great work for the various State chambers of Commerce will ad? dress the meeting on Chamber of Commerce work. The county corn show will be held on the same day when Professors English and Haddon will be In the city to act as judges of the com. They h ive also been invited to speak at the night meeting. a a a All Chamber of Commerce dues are now due ami must be paid to the Treasurer, Mr. McCallum or at the Chamber <>f Commerce, it is necessary that these dues le paid before the general meeting. The work of the Chamber is being handicapped for lack of funds. ess Mr. K. W. Hargrave, Box 22:',. Ap pleton. Wis., writes that he wishes to purchase a small farm near Sumter and has a friend who also wishes to bin a farm near him. ?Dan .1. Joyce, Sanville, Henry Co., Virginia says: "1 took a cold with a cough which hung on for two years. Thm i commenced using Foiey's Honey and Tar Compound and the cough finally left me and now I am perfectly strong and well." is best and safest for children and contains no opiates. BiberCs Drug Store.? .\d\ t. Tin- woik of the fro t on vegetation is plainl) visible, m<ist of tho tendei put., of tin- plant beinu killed and having turned black since tho early part of the week. Onlj a Mre Hero but the crowd cheered, as, with burn id hands, he held up a small round ho\. "Follows!" In- shouted, '"this liucklen's Arnica Salve i hohl, lias everything beai for burns." Ulght! also tor boils, ulcers, sores, pimples, ecsema, outs, sprains, bruises. Surest pile ? nie it subdues Inflammation, unis pain Only lt? cents at Bibert's Drug Stole. Ad\t. A City Which Wants a General Man? ager. There are Home signs that the pub? lic is awakening to the fact that the Job of running a city is, llrst and last, an engineering Job. A city is well gov? erned If Its water works, street pav? ing, street lighting, street cleaning, sewerage, garbage disposal, street railway, electric wires and conduits, regulations for safe buildings and matters of public sanitation arc all | properly attended to; but the conduct it each and all of the municipal ac? tivities Is engineering work, and if there Is to be any asuuranee that the work Is to be done well and economi? cally, it must be under tho eharne of an engineer. Three years ago, in our issue of July 8. 1909. we called attention to the radical departure inaugurated by the City of Staunton, Va., which created the office of City Genera'. Manager, and made that officer the executive head of all of the city departments ex? cept the schools, police and fire de? partments. The change was made without legislation, as the city had authority under its charter to create additional municipal officers and de? fine their powers. The city continued its old form of government under which it was provided with a Mayor, Hoard of Aldermen and Common Council, these two latter bodies per? forming their work by means of va? rious special committees on different subjects. How the Staunton experi? ment has worked, we are not inform? ed. The evident danger In the plan was that the engineer who held the position of General Mangaer would be interfered with in his work by the va? rious aldermanic and councllmanlc committees to which he had to report, some of whom were likely to resent the transfer of their authority to a municipal General Manager. It now appenrs that another South? ern city is to try the General Mana? ger plan of municipal government, and It will try It under much more fa? vorable conditions than existed at Staunton. The City of Sumter, S. C, on June 12, last. I y a popular vote of three to one, voted to put In force the City Manager plan of municipal gov? ernment or rather its combination with the so called commission plan. This change was made possible by an I act passed at the last session of the j S< uth Carolina Legislature. The defects of the commission plan I of city government have become ; pretty well known. In the tirst place, it is very difficult by the ordinary pro? cedure of party nominations and elec? tion to Insure the selection of three to five capable men with the necessary expert knowledge to enable them to properly administer the business af? fairs of a city. In the second place, in the smaller cities the executive man? agement of all the city's affairs does not Involve more work than one com? petent man can do. The city must j then either put up with the service of j second-rate of tliird-rate men willing to accept small^ salaries for easy jebs, or it must accept such amateur service as some of its business men can spare from their regular occupations. Under the Sumter plan of city gov? ernment, the people elect three Com* nissioners who have all the powers 'ormerly vested In the Mayor and Al? dermen. The salaries of these men are nominal, $300 for one of the Com? missioners, who retains the title of Mayor, and $200 for each of the oth? ers. The chief and most important duty of these men is to select the right man for a city General Man? ager. The Sumter Commissioners an? nounce that until December l they will receive and consider applications llrom engineers desiring to till tho po? sition of City Manager. We quote from their announcement as follows: "The applicant should be compe? tent to oversee public work, such as paving) lighting, water supply, etc. An engineer of standing and ability would he preferred. The City Manager will hold office as long as he gives satisfac? tion to the commission, He will have complete administrative control of the city, subject to tin- approval of the board of three elected commissioners. There will be no polities |n the joi>, but the work will be purely that of an expert. Local ci?/.enship is not nec< ssary." sumter is a growing manufactur? ing city of 10,000 population, and Its Chamber of Commerce has taken an active interest in the new plan of city government. The secretary of the Chamber, A. V. sneii, has boon desig? nated to receive applications for the position. ! This is the first time in the United Siaies in which a permanent position of this sort has t>? ? n created In a city charter. It is of interest to note that tin- new departure in city govern? ment has ttie hearty approval of the Short Ballol Organisation, a society which has foi its presidenl Governor Wodrow Wilson, and numbers among its principal officers such proniin? tit men in public lit-- as Winston Church Ill of New Hampshire, lien. r> Llnd iey of Colorado and Lawrence V. Ab? bot t ot New Vot k < 'it y. it Is worth especial notice in con? nection with this Interesting departure in city government, that the best man to fill the place la being sought, re? gardless of his place of residence. At the dinner In Philadelphia to Carleton Davis, referred to above. Mayor lilank enburg gave most hearty commenda? tion to the policy of selecting the b< st engineer that could be found, regard? less of whether ho lived it the city or not. As is pretty well known, German eitie.s, which serve as a model to all the rest of the world for good muni? cipal government, choose their maj? ors, who practically act as general managers, from all over the Empire. Thus a man who makes a good record in governing a small city in Germany will be sought out nnd hired by some larger city when a vacancy In its may? oralty office occurs.?New York Engi neoring News. DIG SWF.ST*, SAYS HARMON. Ohio Governor Guest of I>emocratic National Committee in New York. New York, Oct. it).?Gov. Judson Harmon, of Ohio, was uhe guest of the Democratic National Committee for two hours today and made a per? sonal report upon Maryland and oth? er states in which he has been cam? paigning in behalf of the Democratic ticket. He declared that Wilson would sv.'eep the country as it has never been swept by the Democratic party. In speaking of Maryland and his meeting there the Governor said that it was one of the most enthusiastic he had addressed in the whole campaign. He said the party was united in the State and all interests were pulling to? gether for the success of the ticket. "I have no more doubt as to Mary? land's vote this year," concluded the Governor, "than I have about Ohio. And Ohio is as surely Democratic as that we stand here." Governor Harmon was tendered a remarkable reception in Chairman McCombs' office when Senator Bacon, of Georgia; Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia; Senator O'Gorman, of New Y'ork; Senator John Sharp Williams and Judge William Hughes, candidate for Senator in New York, tendered their respects to him. "Why, this looks like a meeting of the Senate,'* said Governor Harmon. "We are all proud to pay our re? spects to you, Governor Harmon," said Senator O'Gorman. Chairman McCombs Introduced the Ohio Executive to all the National Committeemen at headquarters, and practically every one of the 200 em? ployes crowded into the chairman's office to pay their respects. "I cannot tell you how deeply I ap? preciate this reception," said Gover? nor Harmon. "I want to tell Chair? man McCombs and you and other good Democratic workers that I have been from California to Rhode Is? land and there is absolutely no doubt that the Democrats will sweep this country as it has never been swept be? fore. The Republicans have exhaust? ed their cry of rainy days and it is now only a question of who will run second. In my opinion I think Rose velt, from all I have been able to learn, has the best chance of t; Ling sec? ond hon >rs." "We will hold all our Democratic Congressmen," Governor Harmon told Chairman McCombs, "and I am con lident that we are going to have a Democratic Senate. 1 have been doing all in my power fer tbe success of the ticket I have found the Repub? licans up to their old tricks in some State?. F<w instance, in Rhode Island, they have rented all the halls in an effort to keep the Democrats from having a place to hold their meetings. Notwithstanding this. I bad the pleas? ure of addressing a number of large meetings In Providence, and I think the Democrats have more than an even chance of adding Rhode Island to their list. "All the information 1 have been abb' to secure in New York State points s "OBgty to the clean sweep that Congiteaman gulner will make for Governor in the Empire State. Wc are fortunate in having si ch a good friend of .be laboring people heading t>ie ticket in New York State. "in an hour's walk to headQuarters 1 have convinced myself that New York State is going for Wilson and Marshall by the largest majority ever given a Democratic candidate or any candidate in this state. Furthermore, I wish to go on record as saying that Governor Wilson will poll more of the popular votejln the whole country than Taft and Roosevelt combined" Tonight. Tonight, if you feel dull and stupid, or bilious ami constipated, take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets, and you will feel all right tomorrow. Sold by all dealers. -Ad\ t. One transfer of real estate was left with the Auditor Friday: w. T. An? drews to E. W. Dix. lot on Hoyt street. $100. ?Huntsvtllc, Ala W C, Pollard, a weil know cttisen, says: "I have used Fcley's Hone> and Tar v'? m pound ami found it a most excellent preparation. In fact, it suits mv case Im tier than any cough syrup 1 ha\o ever used and I have used a good many, for 1 am now over seventy years old." Blbert's Drug store.? Advt.