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l^.. P __=K_==_==^^ 1: -, - . ? .. t.4 fHE TOWN OF UNION "W~W ^ "* f* 11 -y -*- ^ y ; A OUTSIDE OF THE CITY Jtij*0 Co" Mills, Knitting one 'ill II 111 I m I ? ft ^ ' i I i I M/l I I ' L 1 Three Cotton Mills, one Knitting sshs? I H hl I \ III \ If I wl i.S Graded Schools, Water Works uud J W w ^ ^ >t& ' V fi k / A Taxable value in and out of town ^lcetric Tights, Population 7,000. - ^^ -* ' -^L X f ?>HL ?rV?/ f #3,000,000. ? f"?rk of Conn ' A ? YOL. LIII. NO. 38. u.JON. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SHPfflMBER 18. 1903. ?*' nA ' "" " _L Wm. A, Nicli< Bank I1AV1XU LAH(J K RliSOUROJiS, MANY YKARS KXI'KIIIHNCK I SOLICIT YOU AND rilOMISK YOU LIHHRAL, CO TREATMBNT. INTKRKST ALLOW ii When Knighthood j;! il Was In lower ii r * ' Or, The Lore Story of Charlra Brandon 'k x * | and Mary Tudor, the Kinp'a Sitter, T ...m jiuf/iKminv ill inr UriQil Oj *? R ' 1 Htfl A ugmt Majesty Kino T a J | Henry the Kiylith T ^ ' } Rewritten nnil Ttrncli-nvl Into Modern X f , , English From Sir Kilwln Gate T t , kodcn's Memoir X ;; By Edwin Gaskodcn [Gharies Ma|orl x (i Covyriohl, ISM and 1001, T !' | | by flie Houm-Mcrrill Company T 11 ' 11 - - n [continued.] " oil, God; to think of It! Ilnd I but f( known! Ituckingham shall pay for this j with Ills head; but how could 1 kuow? ^ I was but a poor, distracted girl, sure j ^ to make some fatal error. I was In j (>. such agony?your wounds?believe me, I suffered more from them than you : could. Every pain you felt was a pang | j. for me?and then that awful marriage! ( 'jj I was lieing sold like a wretched slave ' to that old satyr, to l>e gloated over ' aim lens toil upon. No man can know i the horror of that thought to a woman 1 j(| ?to any woman, good or had. To have j ?. one's beauty turn to curse her anR ! make her desirable only?only as well ' sj' fed cattle nre prized. No matter how i L great the ' niautrrstntirm oi sum put JJj; ? call oil love. It all' the more repels n [ woman ami adds to her loathing day by day. Tlion tlierc, was something worse than all"?she was almost weep- ^ lug now?"! might have been able to licnr the thought even of that hideous i 0J marriage-others have lived through the like?hut?hut after?that?that js day?when you?It seemed that your touch was n spark dropped into a heart ?;:H of tinder, which had been lying ?( there awalt'ng It nil these years. In that one moment the tlame grew so In- j tense 1 eon Id not withstand It. My ' ? throat ached; I could scarcely breathe, jJ( and It seemed that my heart would hurst." Here the tears gushed forth as she took a step toward him with out- ^ stretched arms and said between sobs: "I wanted you. you. for my husband? 1 for my husband, and I could not bear ^ the torturing thought of losing you or 1 ^ enduring any other man. 1 could not | * ?,.- juu 141 miAi oiui?11 \vnn UII iw Into, too Into; it had gone too far. 1 wn? lost, lost!" c< He sprang to where she stood lean- ^ Ir.g toward hlui and caught her to bis breast. 8he held lilin from lier while she ^ L said: "Now you know?now you know that I would not have left you in that ^ terrible place had 1 known it. No, not I if It had taken uiy life to buy your K fre ,oui." ? "1 do know; 1 do know. Re sure of that. I know It and shall know It al- 1 ways, whatever happens; nothing can . ? change me. 1 will never doubt you again. It Is my turn to ask forgiveness p now." '* "No, no. Just forgive me. That is all ^ 1 ask." And her head was on his breast. "Let us step out into the passageway, Edwin," said Jane, and we did. Thero were times when Jane seemed to be lut.:~. spired. 8 When we went back Into the room, Mary and Rrandon were sitting In the window-way on his great clonk. They rose and came to us, holding each oth- f er's hands, and Mary asked, looking up I to him: f "81ml I wo toll thoni?" II "As j*ou like, my lady." 5 Mary was willing, and lookod for Brandon to speak, so ho said, "This lady whom I hold by the hand and myself have promised each other before the Rood (iod to be husband and wifo Jf fortune ever so favor us that it bo possible," "itfo; that is pot it," interrupted Mary. "There is no 'if in it. It shall bo Whether It Is possible or not. Nothing * ahall prevent." At this she kissed .Tnne and told her how sho loved her, and ^ gnvo me her hand, for hor love was so v great within her that It overflowed upon every one. Slio, howovor, nlways had a plenitude of love for Jane, and, though she might seohl her and apparently misuse her, Jane was as dear as a sister and was always sure of her Stendfaat, tried and lasting affection. After Mary had said there should bo ^ no "If" Brandon replied: "Very well, Mme. Destiny." Then, turning to us, "What ought I to do for one who Is willing to stoop from so 1 high an estate to honor mo and be my wife?" _ J ; I & * L--.. olson & Son, ;ers, ?1^ AMPLE FACILITIES AND X THIS LINE OF BUSINESS R ACCOUNT UHTKOUS AND CONFIDENTIAL ED BY SPECIAL AGREEMENT. T~ I "I/Ovc lior and lior nlonc with your vholu heart as lonjr as you live. That 9 nil she wants, I am sure," volunwml Jane sentimentally. ".Inno, you are a Mrno. Solomon," aid Mary, with n tnnn nf ii??* <*?.? *i~>~ , . -- V*. uVk VIU illilU utgli. "Is tlic course you advise as you rould wish to bo ?lono by?" And ?he lanced mischievously from Jane to mo s tho laugh bubbled up from her heart, ucrry and soft, as if it had not come rom what was but now the homo of rlcT and pain. "I know nothing about how I should he to l>o done by," said Jnno, with a out. "but if you bare such respect for ly wisdom I will offer a littlo more. 1 link It is time we should be going." "Now. .Tune, yon are growing foolish gain: I will not go yet," and Mary i:\de manifest her intention by sitting own. She could not bring herself to >rcgo the pleasure of staying, dangerns as she knew it to be, ntnl could not ear Hie pain of parting, even for a tort time, now that she had Brandon ice more. The time was soon coming but I am too fast again. I After a time Brandon said: "I think ilie's wisdom remains with her, Mary. is better that you do not stay, much i 1 wish to have you." She was ready to obey him at once. When she arose to go she took both s hands In hers and whispered: 'Mary.' 1 like the name on your lips," id then, glancing 'hurriedly over ber louUler to see if Jane and I were loobi.? -* i. We were a little In advance of Uie Incess. and as we walked along Jane Id under her breath: "Now look out >r trouble; it will come quickly, and 1 >ar for Master Brandon more than lj* one. lie has mnde a noble fight ralnst her and against himself, and It no wonder she loves him." Tills made mo feel a little jealous. "Jane, you could not love him, could >u?" I asked. "No matter what I could do, Kdwln; do not, and that should satisfy you." or voice and manner said more than :>r words. Tlio hall was almost (lark, Ml?I have always considered that oeision one o(tity lost opportunities, but ley are not many. The next evening Ilrundon and I, |ion Lady Mary's invitation, went up > her apartments, but did not stay >ng, fearing some one might tind us lere and euusc trouble. We would ot have gone at all had not the whole mrt been absent in London, for dlsjvery would have been n serious inat>r to one of us at least. As I told you onco before, Henry did ot care bow much ltrnndon might love Is sister, but nuekingham had whisered suspicions of the state of Mary's eart, and his own observations, tost her with the Intercepted note, had Iven these suspicions a stronger colorig, so that n very small matter might am them into certainties. The king had pardoned Ilrandon for lie killing of the two men In llllllngsate, as he was forced to do under the Ircumstances, but there his ktndness lopped. After a short time he deprived Im of his place at court, and all that ras left for hlui of royal favor was i erinlssion to remain with me and live I t the palace until such time as he ! hould sail for New Spain. CHAPTER XIII. A GIHI.'s CONSENT. a HE treaty had been agreed upon, and as to the International arrangement, at least, the marriage of Ixiula de Valola and lory Tudor was a settled fact. All It iceded was the consent of an elghteencar-ohl girl?a small matter, of course, is marriageable women are but comnodi ties In statecraft, and theoretically, it least, acquiesce In everything their lege lords ordain. Wolsoy, whose manner wns smooth is an otter's cont, had been sent to 'etcli the needed "res." but ho failed. Jane told me about It. Wolsey hud gone privately to see tlie irlneess and liad thrown out a sort of iklriniMli line by tlntterlng her Inanity, nit had found her not in the best bailor. "Yes, yes, my Ion* of Lincoln, I know tow beautiful I am. No one knows better. I know all about my hair, eyes, teeth, eyebrows and skin. I tell you I [tin sick of them. Don't talk to me [ihout them. It won't help you to get my consent to marry that vile old crenture. That Is what you have come for, >( course. I have been expecting you. Why did not my brother come?" "I think he was afraid, und, to tell you the truth, I was afraid myself," answered Wolsey, with n smllo. This made Mary smile, too, In spite of herself and went a long way toward putting her In a Rood humor. Wolsey continued: "Ilia majesty eould not have Riven mo a more disagreeable task. You doubtless think I am In favor of this marriage, but I am not." Tbls was as groat a He as ever fell whole out of a bishop's mouth. "I have boon obliged to fall In with the king's views on tlie matter, for he has had his mind set on It from the tlrst mention by Do I/onguovllle." "Was It that bead eyed little mummy who suggested it?" "Yes, And If you marry the king of France you can repay him with usury." " 'TIs un inducement, by my troth." "I do not mlml saying to you In confidence that I think it an outrage to force a girl like you to marry a man like J.ouls of France, but bow are we to avoid it?" Ry the "we" Wolsey put himself In alliance with Mary, and the move was certainly ndroit. "How art* we to avoid it? Have no fear of that, my lord; I will show you." "Oh, but my dear princess; permit me. You do not seem to know your brother. You cannot In any way avoid this marriage. 1 believe he will imprison you and put you on bread and water to force your consent. I am sure you bad better do willingly that which you will eventually lie compelled to do anyway; and, besides, there is another thought that has eome to me. Shall I speak plainly before I.ady Jane RolingbrokeV" "I have no secrets from her." "Very well. It is Ibis: Louis is old and very feeble. lie cannot live long, and it may be that you can by a ready consent now exact a promise from your brother to allow you your own choice i>> <i... ..? - ? ... .... mm <> i. tuTomi marriage. ion might in that way purchase what you could not bring about in any other way." "Ilow do yea know that I want to purchase aught in any way, Master Wolsoy? I most certainly ?lo not intend to do so by marrying France." "I do not know that you wish to purchase anything, but a woman's heart is not always under her full control, and UefiealTi* Yier III station, but nfe"CTpv:ifv>Y any man on earth in grandeur of soul and nobleness of nature. It might be that there Is such a man whom any woman would be amply justified in purchasing at any sacrifice-doubly so if It were buying happiness for two." Ilis meaning was too plain even to pretend to misunderstand, and Mary's eyes flashed at him as her face broke Into a dimpling smile In spite of her. Wolsoy thought he had won, and to clinch the victory said, in his forceful manner: "I>ouls XII. will not live a year; let me carry to the king your consent, and I guarantee you his prom ise as to a second marriage." In an instant Mary's eyes shot fire and her fare was like the blackest storineloud. "Carry this to the king: That I will see lilm and the whole kingdom sunk In hell before I will marry Louis of France. That Is my answer once and lor all. <?ood even, Master Wolsoy." And slic swept out of the room with neau up nnu uilatmg nostrils, tlie very picture of detlnnee. After Woboy had gone Jane said to Mary: "Don't you think it would have Ihhmi better had you sent a softer answer to your brother? I believe you could reach his heart even now if you were to make the effort. You have not tried In this matter tth- you did in the others." "Perhaps you are right, Jane. I will go to Ilenry." Mary waited until she knew the king was alone, and then went to him. On entering the room site an Id: "Brother, I sent a hasty message to you by the bishop of Lincoln this morning, and have come to ask your forgiveness." "Ah, little sister, I thought you would change your mind. Now you are a good girl." "Oil, do not misunderstand me. 1 asked your forgiveness for tho message. As to the marriage, I came to tell rAii tKnf If Ti'ntiM trill ntn tiiwl !*?%# 1 could not bonr It. Oli, brother, you arc not a Voraan. You cannot know." Henry flew Into a passion and, with paths nnd curses, ordered her to leave htm unless she was ready to give her consent. She had but two courses to . take, so she left with her heart full of hatred for the most brutal wretch who ever sat upon a throne, and that Is making an extreme case. As she was going she turned upon him like a fury and exclaimed: "Never, never! Do you hear? Never!" Preparations went on for the marriage Just as If Mary had given her ( solemn consent. The Important work of providing the trousseau began at once. When the queen went to her with J silks and taffetas nnd tine cloths to consult alH?ut the trousseau, although the theme was one which would Interest almost any woman, she would have none of It, and when Catherine Insisted upon nor trying on n certain sown sue called Iter n blackamoor, tore the garinent to plecea and ordered her to leave the room. Henry sent Wolsoy to tell her that the 13th day of August had been fixed upon a? the day of the marriage, Do Donguevlllo tQ act as the French \ king's proxy, and JjJTolsoy was glad to nunc off with his life. .Matters were getting Into n pretty tangle nt tl?e pnlaeft. Mnry Would not spoalc to the king, itnd poor Catherine was afraid to come x?pliln arm's length . of her. Wolsey wasyjftnrt to keep out of her way, and slie tfcw at Buckingham with talons and beak upon first pltfbt. As to the battle with Buckingham, It was short, V>ut deelsfcro, am* this was the way it cante nlKUlt: Tlie/o had been a passage between tfto duke and Brandon, In which the tried to satisfied I err la nljT-. lie, that your lordship,-in liie the 1 king. Instructed ths kepperof Xcw&atp 1 nrlsnii til mnlim* ???1 ' * 1 - '"luviKtvuou coll ami prohihitcdrnmmunlcatlon with :>ny of my friends. A'ou no arranged It that my trial shoytfl be .secret l>oth as to tho day tl;oroo/and tfie event. In ord?r that It shoftkl be known to those who miglkilfe interested In my release. You prmAlscd the Lady Mary that you would procure uiy liberty, and thereby prevented her going to tho king for that |>rtrj*ose,' and afterword told her that it lmd nil been done, as I romised, and thrt I had escaped to New Spain. It \j been use of this, my Ixml ttm-kingh/in, that I now dcI'oii! . you as/t liar, a coward and a perjured knight.- -y>d demand of you ! ) nuotttv?S;#*t~*T?*??.*?ne man can givo refuse, 1 will kill you as 1 woUia ft cinthront tho next time I meet you." "I care nothing for your rant, fellow, hut out of consideration for tho feelings which your fancied Injuries have put Into your heart, I tell you that I did what I could to liberate you and received from the keeper a promise ihnt you should ho allowed to escape. After that a certain letter addressed to you was discovered and fell Into the hands of the king, a matter In which 1 had no part. As to your confinement and noncommunication with your frlynds, that was at his majesty's com1 uiand after he had seen the letter, as ho will most certainly confirm to you. I say this for my own sake, not that I ' are what you may say or think." This offer of confirmation hv the kin* made it nil sound like the truth, ho much will oven a little truth leaven a rent lie, and part of Brandon's satis came down against the mast. The whole statement surprised him, and most of all the intercepted letter. What letter could It have hoen? It was puztling, and yet ho dared not ask. As the duke was about to walk away Rraiulou stopped him: "One moment, your grace; I am willing to admit what you have said, for 1 am not now prepared to contradict it, but there is j-et another natter we have to settle. You attacked me on horseback and tried to munlcr nie in order to abduct two ladles that night over In Bjytugsgate. That you cannot deny. 1 watched you follow the ladies from Bridewell to tirouehe's, ami saw your face when your mask fell off during the melee as plainly as I see It now. If other proof is wanting, there is that sprained knee upon which your horse fell, causing you to limp even yet. I am sure now tllllt IllV Infil will liinnt run lllr** ? mon or would lio prefer that I should go to the king and tell him and the world tho whole shameful story? I have concealed it heretofore thinking it my personal right and privilege to settle with you." Buckingham turned a shade paler as he replied, "I do not meet such as you on the Held of honor, and have no fear of your slander injuring me." lie felt secure in the thought that the girls did not know who had attacked them, and could not corroborate Brandon In his accusations, or Mary, surely, never would have appealed to him for help. I was with Brandon?at a llttlo distance, that Is?when this occurred, and after Buckipgham had left wo went to find the girls in the forest. We knew they would l>e looking for us, although they would pretend surprise when they saw us. We soon met them, and tho very leaves of the trees gave a soft, contented rustle In response to Mary's low, mellow laugh of Joy. After perhaps half an hour we encountered Buckingham with his lawyer-knight, Johnson. They had evidently walked out to this quiet path to consult about the situation. As they approached, Mary si>oke to the duke with a vicious sparkle In her eyes. "My Lord Buckingham, this shall cost you your head. Keincmlier my WE AR (to i our esourccs arc not fab* on earth, nor do we d< but vo n c here among tin ample means for all enough to take care of we COA1E, hacked up by a good re mado irreproachable b we are here to stay and we so accommodation consist Interest Paid on ' rierchantsnnii Plani ifrc on the sea ft old, fotfi- neck iits into the liol mzm rlth an evident desire to Man- pointed down the iMrMl. wrt^i -lio.-ot I will have rand on spit you on Ills sword. rSraLV-jne ivotiW be easy odds coui jfcaW P tha four to one yo\^ put, Illllilurwtrnl* <1?l" one which' proved n check mite *to?ns. It wns this: Tlieduke went at otfco to the kin# ami In a tone of injured innocence told him of the charge made by Brandon, with Mary's evident approval, nnd demanded redress for the slander. Thus It seemed that the s&Ciif;th of our position was about to Ife turned against us. Brandon was at onee summoned and promptly appeared before the king, only too anxious to confront \ the duke. As to the eoiifinement of < Brandon and his secret trial, the king did not care to hear. That was a mat- < tor of no consequence to him. The im- i portent question was. Did Buckingham i attack the princess? , Rraudon told the whole straight story < prove "by "ids iflfroifl^kPnP^ghnm \ Ids devotions on the night and at the i hour of the attack. So here was a con- i ttlet of evidence which called for new witnesses, and Ilonry asked llrandon ] If the girls had seen and recognized the duke. To this question of course he was compelled to answer no, and the whole accusation, after all, rested upon Brandon's word, against which, on the | other hand, was the evidence of the Duke of Buckingham and his convenient almoner. All this disclosed to the full poor Mary's anxiety to help Brandon, and. the duke having adroitly let out the fact that ho had Just mot the princess with Brandon at n certain secluded spot in the forest, Henry's suspicion oi hit imiiiuiiiy reccivhi new ioiti', and ho began to look upon the unfortunate Brandon as a partial cause at least of Marj-'s aversion to the Frenbli marriage. Henry grew nngrj* and ordered Brandon to leave the court, with the sullen remark that It was only his services to the Princess Mary that saved him from a day with papers on the pillory. Henry was by no means-sure that his suspicions concerning Mary's heart were correct, and in nil ho had heard he had not one substantial fact upon which to base conviction, lie had not seen her with Brandon since their avowal, or he would have had a fact in every look, the truth in every motion, a demonstration in every glance. She seemed powerless even to attempt concealment. In Brandon's handsome manliness and evident superiority the king thought he saw a very clear possibility for Mary to love, niul where there Is snch a possibility for a girl she usually fails to fulfill expectations. Now. all this brought Brandon into the deep shadow of the royal frown, nml III,., ......... I.,. I... mm nix 1 lllliMliri 11 lit 1 i III' MilllK his fortune* In the fathomless depths of a woman's heart and thought himself rich in doing It. CHATTER XIV. IN* TilK SIISFX (Ol'NTUY. fTTTllTU the king admiration stood I yfjf I for affection, a mistake fre|Um<| irueni ly made l>y people not twHOl given to self analysis, and in a day or two a reaction set in toward Brandon which inspired u desire to make sonic amends for his harsh treatment. This he could not do to any great extent on Buckingham's account?at least not until the London loan was in his eoifers?but the fact that Brandon was going to New Spain so soon and would be out of the way tw>th of Mary's eyes and Mary's mar n:iifo smnuinten innt rare Power in Henry's heart, a jjood resolve, ami llrandon was offered his olil quarters with nic until sueh time as ho should sail for Now Spain. Ho had never abandoned this plan, and now that matters had taken this turn with* Mary and the kin# his resolution was stronger than ever in that the seheiuo held two recommendations und a possibility. v. "pi.uu A I Mti: ? 13 X3XT IT JTAY.) lions, \vc haven't the largest hank ) all the business of the country. b good people of the county with reasonable demands, with capital all vour wants. icorA, that began years ago; a record v fair business methods, licit your patronage, offering every tent with good banking. Time Deposits. f ters National Bank. . v" 'V - * < " < ' * ? ii i i i i _L. re ennnendnlions were, i ; '.V would take hlni nwny from Mary, wM| * whom, when out of the inspiring UK } tluenee of her buoyant hopefulness, . lie kuew mnrrlago to be utterly lmpos- J slide, whd. second, admitting im4 fse- * lug that Impossibility, he might And . . at least partial relief "from bis h?ult?' yache hi the stirring events and adventures of that faraway land of monsters, . ' dragons, savages and gold. The posit hlltty kiv hi the gold, nud a very fsldtly burning-flnmo?of hope held out tM^^ ? ^HTpioro faintly- glimmering.chance * ' ) '} 'V?. ' v & j Hrandon at o!jco accepted the klq?*?l offer of lodging lh the palace, for n<r*f' ' 1I)M t he felt sure of himself In the mntter of Nehv Hpainaixl Lis separation * ' *' *.. from Mary lie joiigcd to sec na much m * possible of her before the light waqt ? out forever, even though It were play* ing with death Itself to do so.-' y* . ' 1 ~ Poor follow! Ills suffering was so acute during this period that It nffect?d me like a contagion. It did not make a mope of 1dm, but mine In spasms that almost drove him (vtld. lie would at times pace the room and cry out: "Jesu, Oaskoden, ivhat shall I do? She will be the wife )f the French king, and I shall sit In the wilderness and try every moment auil look nmVr?i.9)??_!a doing and thinkoielts in my effort to see her, and then I shall wander In the woods, n suffering imbecile, feeding on roots and nuts. Would to God one of us might die! If It were not sellish, I should u ish I might be the one." I said nothing In answer to these outbursts, as I had no consolation to offer. We had two or three of our little meetings of four, dangerous as they wnri, ?t l?o? tinio she saw Brandon might ho tho last, would sit and look at hint with glowing eyes that In turn softened and burned as he spoke. She did not talk much, but devoted all her time and energies to looking with her whole soul. Never before or since was there a girl so much In love. .V young girl thoroughly in love Is the most beautiful object on earth?beautiful even In ugliness. Imagine, then, what It made of Mary! Growing partly, perhaps, out of his unattainablllty?for he was as far out of her reach as she out of bis?she had long since begun to worship him. She had learned to know him so well, and his valiant defense of her In Billingsgate, together with his noble self sacrifice in refusing to compromise her In order to save himself, had presented him to her in so noble a light that she had come to look up to him as her superior. ller surrender had been complete, and she found in it a Joy far exceeding that of any victory or triumph she could imagine. The trouble began In earnest with the discovery of our meetings in Lady; Mary's parlor. There was nothing nt all unusual in the fact tlint small companies of young folk frequently spent their evenings with her, but we knew, well enough that the unusual element in our parties wns their exceeding sinallncps. A company of eight or ten young persons wns well enough, although it of course created jealousy on the part of those who were left out, but four?two of each sex?made a difference in kind, however much we might Insist it wns only In degree, and this, we soon learned, was the king's opinion. You may be sure there wns many n Jealous person a 1 tout the court rendy^ to carry tales and that It wns Impossible long to keep our meetings secret , among surli a bost as then llred In flreenwieh palnee. One day the queen summoned Jane and pnt her to the question. Now. Jan? thought the truth was made only to bo told, a fallacy Into which mnny good people have fallen, to their utter do-( struct Ion, since (he truth, like erory! oilier good thing, may he abused. Well, Jane told it all In n moment, and Catherine was ho horrified that ?b* was like to faint. She went with her hair-lifting horror to the king and poured into his ears a tale of iinpmdenee and debauchery well calculated to start his righteous, virtue-prompted indignation into a threatening tlume. [TO BX COMTUIUXZVl