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(l THE RE() is I! | UNION IIAU1TV & - - -C - ? - - - - -C >^y^: ' - A^.jCvvt; :u- .vn>.:lvv.Jv/-.-Vvvv\:;^ f:, Beverly of K Graustark sure ciiapteu x. ?j 0RIGIIT and eorly the next morn- eo?8 liiK the iMirty wiwi ready for the so li lost of the Journey to Edelwetse. Lchh thun twenty in lit* poo, separated Gnu look froui the capital, nivil thn it?o a In Av/willnn# /*/?ml I < ? ** ** WSV? twu?? ?? uo rtl VAWIIVU1 V.VIIUI" tloii. Beverly Calhoun, tired mid con- jer> tented, hud slept soundly until nroused by tlie princess herself. Their rooms for ndjolned each other, nnd whcu Yctlve, for shortly nfter duybreuk, stole Into th? woj| American girl's chamlier Beverly was | sleeping bo sweetly ttint the Intruder wnH , would have retreated had It not been taln s tor tlio boisterous Bhouts of stable w,ft ' boys In the courtyard t>clow the win- cb<M down. She hurried to a window and ccm "^ oked out upon the gray cIouUm! morn hng a ragged okl man who stood with gou "- his back against one of the huge posts. >] In sotuo curiosity, she called Beverly fg.|g from her slumbers, urging the sleepy ..f ono to hasten to the window. L%oaf "Is this one of your frleuds from the the wilderness?" Bhe asked. nIK1 "Ifs Franz!" cried Beverly, rubbing to ] ber pretty eyes. Then sho became tlior- orj (Highly awako. "What are they doing to him? Who aro those ruffians7" she demanded Indignantly, C "They are my servants and"? tb0 "Shame on them! The wretches! of What lias old Franz dono that tlioy tvol should? Call to them; tell 'cm you'll n8 cut tlielr heads off If they don't stop, j |jft 14- ~ M I. | IIc*s a dour OKI rolknv in spue m uta ^ mgj, and bo"? ^,-1 The window sash flew open, and the or< tormentors In Uie court below were ns- mi toulshed by tbe sound of a woman's wi volco coming, as it were, from tbe m< clouds. A dozen pairs of eyes wero ] turned upward; tho commotion ended ui auddonly. In the window above stood ga two gracefuS, wiiite robed figures. The co mm, still far below tho ridge of tnouii- ^ ; tains, bad not yet robtied the morning jK of the gray, dewy shadows that belong m to IS o'eloek. oi "What are you doing to tliut poor old nl man?" cried Yellve, aiul It was the tc first time any of them bad soon anger tl In tbe princess' fuw. They slunk back T In dismay. "Let bim alone! You, ? tiart*/., see that lie has food and drink, gi and without delay. Iteport to me Inter on, sir, ami explain. If you con, why you huvo conducted yourselves In so uiibeooinlng a manner." Then the window was elosed, and tho princess found herself in the warm arms of 1st I friend. "I couldn't understand a word you said, Yotlvc, but I knew you were | giving It to them lK>t and heavy. IMd you see how nicely old Franz bowed to , you? (loudness, bis head almost toueh ed tho ground!" "lie was bowing to you, Beverly. You forgot that you are the princess to hlin.M " " * ' ? l.n.l nnlffi fur. ' "iwi'i niui iiwiuj u.<u ....... Rotten It. The j>oor old goose!" loiter, when tho eonelMvi and escort wero drown up In front of tho Itallowltz pnlnoe ready for tho start, the . princess galled the chief postilion, ; ? Cartz, to tiio step of her coach. J "What was the meaning of the dis- | m turbnncc I wltucmcd this morning?" alio demanded. m Qartz hung Ida head. "Wo tliought tho man wan crazy, your highness. Ho had boon tolling us such monstrous lien," ho imunhlcd. "Are you sure they were lies?" "Oh, quite sure, your highness. They wero laugtinhle. lie said, for one thing, that It was ho who drove your highness' coach Into Gnnlook last evening, when everybody knows that I had full charge of tho coach and horses." "You are very much mistaken. Carta," she aald distinctly. lie blinked his eyes. "Your highness," he gasped, "you , UIGIIT. f fARja c<>. X * ce-c-ec-e-cc-c-c^ ? "aV>.v^ *>r ; 5 :p;.;3;':CV V-^.:.vi :':'i: :\:i::'cv v^ .'jV-VJ *>? *1^ By $01 an pi GEORGE BARR U0 ? te M'GUTCHEON, MM i t>M *-> ?> <.> ? ?? ??- &g| ju , ... ** &&5 ** &*>> *"** 190%. * Do* * $?;?& * Cc*-T ln *v remember"? *** .* , . , v a a. ?_ TT< mougn, sir. r rnnz drove me pnnInto Cnnlonk Inst night. lie nays Imsolf, rtoes ho not?" th. 'oh. your highness," murmured 00 ; Gartz, 1 Vhnt more did he ?ny to you?** Ie said ho had conio from his inns- "t who Is In the hospital, to Inquire uo r your health and to bonr his thanks to the klmlnosses you linvo sceurod ,,H him. lie says his master Is faring on I and Is satisllcd to remain wboro I 'nl is. Also, ho said that his master ,l1' sending him back Into the moun- w' s to assure his friends that he Is b,< hihI to l>e?r a certain message of an ?r to them, sent forth by tho prin- BO" 1. It w?a all so foolish and crazy, r highness, that we <-ould hut gibe w v ? -* ** - ??? ... >1v d the old man to me." Ie has gone, your highness," In 8a htened tones. lo much the better," said tlve prlni, dismissing him with a wave of ^ hand. Carta went away In a daze, I for days he took every opportunity UI look for other signs of meutnl dtaor In the conduct of his mistress, at same time Indulging In speculation a to his own soundness of mind. ' Innlook's population lined the chief b rough faro, awaiting tho departure j* tlie princess, nlthougli the hour was " ly. Rcvorly peered forth curiously 0 tlie cooeh moved off. Tbo quaint, * If oriental costumes of the towns- 0 oplo, the odd little children, the N Ight colors, tlie perfect lovo and rev- * juce that shone in the faces of tlx; 0 iltltude Impressed her deeply. She ' is inner to forgot that picturesque 1 3rnlng. j * dnron Dnngloss rode liesldo tlie coach ! c itll It passed through tlie southern j * tea ami Into the countryside. A j ' mpany or c:i vtuvy mtm ntmi , >rt* Tho bright roil trousers and top j K>t8, with tho deep 1 >1 Ik? Jackets, ro- | ' Indcd Beverly more than ever of the ' >eratle llgures nhe had seen so often 1 t homo. Thero wns a (lorce, dark cast ? tho fail's of these soldiers, liowever, ?at removed any suggestion of piny, ho Rlrl was In ecstasies. Everything iKHit l?or appenloil to the romantic kle of her nature. Everything seemed IW^rVvJm/fk^ 'lhi-o men rode up to the currUiyc. so unreal utul so like the story book. The princess smiled lovingly upon the throngs thut lined the street. There was no mail among them wlto would ; not have laid down his life for the gracious ruler. "Oh, 1 love your soldiers," cried Beverly warmly. "Toor fellows, who knows how soon they may Ih? called upon to face death In tho Dawsbergen hills?" said Yetlve a shadow crossing her face. )n agios* was to remain lu Gaulook | several days, on guard against ; LiilfestutloiM by the Axphnlnlans. A | rps of spies and scouts was working | th him, nud couriers were ready to | Ic at a moment's notice to the castle . Edelweiss. Before they parted Bov- j ly extracted a renewal of his promise I i take good cure of Buldos. She sent message to the injured man, deplorX the fuct that she was compelled to 1 ivc Ganlook without seeing him as | l? had promised. It was her lutcntion have hlni come to Edel welss jim soon I I l?o was la condition to lx? '^Rnoved. j iron Dangloss sinllod mysteriously, t 1m? hud no conunent to mnkc. llo d received his orders nnd was ohcyl them to tho letter. 'I wonder If (Ironfall has heard of f harum-scarum trip to St. I'etersrg," reflected Yetlve, making herself intertable In the eoacli after the Rates d tlie multitudes were far belilnd. 'I'll go you a box of chocolate creams it wo meet him before wo get to lolwelss," ventured Beverly. Agreed," said tho princess. 'Don't say 'agreed,' dear. 'Done' Is j word," corrected tho American girl lly. Beverly won. Orenfall Lorry _nnd a tall company of horsemen rode up In rlous haste long lieforc tho sun was mid-sky. An nttempt to depict the 3iie between him and his venturemo wife would be a hopeless task. 10 way In which his face cleared ItIf of distress and worry was a Joy In elf. To use his own words, he cat tied freely for tho first time In urs. Tho American took tho [dace the officer who rodo beside the coach, <1 the trio kept up an eager, Intcrcst( conversation during the next two j urs. t was a warm, sleepy day, but all :ns of drowsiness disappeared with ? advent of I?rry. lie had reached lelweiss lato the night before, after three days' rldo from the conference Dnwsbergcn. At first ho eneoun:cd trouble In trying to discover what d bccomo of tint princess. Those at c castle wero owaro of tho fact that o had reached Can look safely nnd light to put him off with subterfuges. ) stormed to Buch a degree, however, at their object failed. Tho result wus at ho was off for Clan look with the rllest lloht of dav. [tegnrdlng tho conference with Trlnco I ibrlel'b representatives, bo had but tlo to say. Tlio esenpod murderer turally refused to surrender and was all npiHHirnnces qulto firmly ostubhed In power once moro. Lorry's ly hope was that the reversal of feeler In Dawsbergcn might work ruin for 1 b prince. Ho was carrying affairs , ith a hlgli hand, dealing vengeful j ows to the friends of ills half brother < d encouraging a lawlessness that, ancr or later, must prove his undoing, la representatives at tho conference L*e an arrogant, law defying set of "Yt d,?^0:tlnunhtr' _ rrendered to our authorises inside of f, sty days we would dccluro war and ^ i down and take him," concluded the n nicricau. v "Two mouths 1" crlod Yetlve. "I don't ^ ideratand." t "There was method In that ultima- ^ un. Axphaln, of eourso, will, act up how\, but wo can forestall any ae- j , on tho Princess Volga nwy under- | , iko. Naturully ouo might suspect int we slioukl declare war at once, j lusnincti as ho must bo taken sooner 1 r later, but hero Is tho point: Before , wo mouths bovo elapsed tho better j lenient of Dawsbergeu will lie so dls- J mated with the now doso of Gabriel | hut it will do anything to avert a war hi his account Wo huvc led tliem to i >ellevo that Axphaln will lend moral | f iK)t physical supjiort to our cause. Jlvo them two months In which to got >vt?r this tremendous hysteria uud boy'll And their senses, (hibrlel Isn't worth It, you see, and down In their lenrts they know It. Tliey really loved t'oung Dantan, who seems to lie s lovll of a good felloe. I'll wager my lieud that In six weeks they'l t>e wishing ho wero back on tho Lhrono nguln. And just to thluk of It, Yctlve, dear, you were off there In the very heart of Axphaiu risking everything!" he cried, wiping the moisture from his brow. "It Is Just eleven days since I left Edelweiss, and I have had a lovely Journey," she said, with one of her rare smiles. Ho shook his head gravely, and she resolved In her heart never to give him another such cause for alarm. "And In the meantime, Mr. Orcnfall Lorry, you are blaming ino and bating like and all that for being the roal cause of your wife's escapade," said Heverly Calhoun plalutlvely. "I'm awfully sorry. Ilut you must remember one thing, sir?I did not put her up to this ridiculous trip. Sho dkl ft of her own free will and accord, ltesldca, I nui the one who met tho lion j and almost got devoured, not Yotlvo, If you please." "I'll punish you by turning yon over to old Count Marhuix, tho oommaudei of tho army In Oraustark," said Ixw ry laughingly. "He's a torrlbko ogra vorsu than any Hon." "Heaven pity you, Beverly, If yoi fall Into his clutches!" erlod Yetlve "Ho has had Ave wives and survives ta look for a slxtn. Y'ou see how terrlbfc It would be." "I'm not afraid of him," boasted Bov erly, but there oar no n tlino when ah thought of those words with n shudder "By the way, Ye^tlvo, I havo bin word from Harry Anguish. IIo am tho countess will lenvo Paris this wool If tho Isiby's willing, and will bo I Kdelwelss soon. You don't know hoi It relieves mo to know that Harry wl bo with us at this time." i Yctlvo's eyes answered his enthus i asm. Both had a warm and grntefi ( memory of tho loyal servlc? wlileh tt younff American bad rendered h th i SUI 1cmci |f| If you are looki ^ If vou are I I If you Among the adva dicinal water known Kidney and Liver trou If you go there ? are not benefitted, no ient and best equippec mile off Southern Rai foothills of the Blue days cco!. NO MOSQ All the popular < Best orchestra t Dances. Splendid flo Table abundant from the company's o Always a happy To spend a while here To drink the health-g ait* o t f hie %? ? S11 r KW L|11 J |/iuvv win c 11 Write I J CH'Cli Sc' rlersl when they hart first ooino to Jruustnrk hi quest of the princess, nd both hart A great regard for his rife, the Countess IVngmnr, who n? 'etlve's Uuly lii waiting hart been j hrough nil tlie perils of those exciting luyn with tlieiu. ' As they rtrew near tho gates of Ddd- 1 welss n largo Issly of horsemen rode forth to meet tlieni. Tlio nflernoou < wan well oil the way to night, ami tho air of the valley was eool and refreshlug dcsplto the rays of tlie June sun. "Edelweiss at last," murmured Ilov- : erly, her faoo aglow. *"1*110 Istirt of Grnustark. 1K> you know tluit 1 havo ; been brushing up on my grammar? 1 hnvo loans*! tlie meaning of tlio word 'Omustnrk,' aurt ft seems so npproprluto. 'Grau' H gray, hoary, old; 'stark' Is strong. Old and strong. Isn't It, dour?" "And liere rides tlio ohh>Ht nisi stron- i gest man In all Grnustark ? tlio Iron Count of Marlnnx," mild Tetlve, looking down tlsi road, "floe; tho strange gray mnn lit front there Is mi: greatest general, our craftiest lighter, our most heartiest* warrior. I>ooh ho not look like tl?o caglo or tlto hawk?" A moment later the part lea met. ami tlto ncweoiuors swung Into lino with tho oaeort. * Two men rodo m> to tlto carrlago aud saluted. One was Oount Marlunx, ttte other Colonel Qulmtox of tlto royal guard. Tito count, lean and gray as a wolf, rovcaled rows of hugo whlto tooth In his perfunctory smllo oi welcome, while young Qulnnox'u fwv fairly beamed with hottest )oy. In the post that he held ho wax but following In tho footHtcpa of his farofnt Iters. Blnco history began In Graustnrk a Qulnuox had boon In charge of tlto castle guard. [TO BX COMTIIItlEO.] i OtMM-TkUon. An obacrvant ntau lit nil his Inter oourso with society and fho world con tantly and unpereel rod marks on ov , ery peinon and thing tho figure ex prosfdvo of Its valuo and. therefore, oi i mooting that person or thing, know ' Instantly what kind and degree of ol tcntloa to give It. This l? to innk something of experience.?John Foete IVmrd Por try. 9 "I wtab to sulmift a lyrlo, nit," mil tho timid young num. "My frk>nd? rc " it's a beauty?really ali*gs Itself." B "IfumphJ'* iu*Kl tho cohl hearted et' " tor. "We couldn't use n p x*n IlKo tin J Wo want one that, onco printed, w remain perfectly quiet and not ke< 1 our readers awake by singing Itaelf n all times." v ? W The %uo strength of every hum soul to to t>o dependent on as mm 1* nobler as it can discern and to !>o < *1 petuled upon by as many inferior it can reach. , ? to . . . - ? [E PRETTIES' VIMER RESOF KSPRI ng for Health, go tr ooking for Pleasure are looking for R? intakes offered are:--The mi to sufferers from Indige: bles. ind drink the water, AS Y( pay will be asked. One of 1 I summer hotels in the ? ilway with 5 daily trains. Ridge with 1,300 feet altit UITOES. outdoor sports. :o be found furnishes Music or. ly supplied with Milk, Poult wn private farm. , congenial crowd of the best : adds zest to the mere consc ;iving water and breathe th idd the vividness of life to yc For Booklet and Ter PRINGS C01 hick Springs, S. C. Union Citizens Gladly Testify. It is testimony like the following that. C inm placed "the OI?l Quaker Remedy" q{ 30 f. r above compotitors. Whonp-oplo right here at hoino raise their voice in U Ftraise there is no room left for doubt. lead the public statement of A Union ,. citizen. i U John R. Petty, farmer, Excelsior p Knitting Mills, Union, 8. C., says: "I suffered an attack of measles 20 years V ago, and it left me with a case of kid- 3 ney complaint. Tho result was a lame, . weak and aching back, and I have en- j I1 dined agony 'with it Doan's Kidney : ( Pills have been a blessing in my home. They brought the first relief that I ex- [ '' perienced in twenty years. My wife jalso suffered severely from backacho, 1 and there wore other evidences of kid-, ' ney disorders, the secretions being ir 1 ? regular and contninging a sediment, i . sincn taking Doan's Kidney Pills tho I kidnoy action has been normal And the ^ backache has disappeared. .She feels j , like another woman, and work is now ! J a pleasure to Iter." c | For salo by all dealers. Price 50 *" cents. Foster-Milhurn Co , IhilTalo. ( Now York, solo agents for the United ^ S ates. t Hememlter the name?Doan's?and ' take no other. < Winthrop College Scholarship < and Entrance Examination. The examination for the award of vacant scholarship in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July Oth. at 9 a. m. Applicants must not he less than fifteen years of age. When scholarship are vacated after July 0, they will be awardod to those making the highest average at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the Award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson be' fore the examination for scholarship ' application blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will opn a September 19th, 1900, For further inH 1 formation and catalogue, address Pres. t_ i I). 11. Johnson, ltock 11 ill, K. C. lH-lOtp o j r1 Twenty Year Battle. "I was ft loser in a twenty year buttle Id with chronic piles an?l malignant sores, iy until I tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve; which turned the tide by curing troth, II- till not a trace remain*." writes A. M. Bruce, of Farmvillo. Va. Best for old llj Ulcers. Cuts, Burns and Wounds, 25c ^ at all uruggista. .? "ST ry 4fc e AAA BANK DEP0SI1 **" d>3iUUU R.R.Paid. MotesTako ?? " BOO t'HilH COt'HSK! 9MHMBMMHBKH Board at Coat. Wrtts Qulc GE0B8IA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLCQ 6, Macon, Or EEnBRKHg *T 1 NGSi ,ere* H , go there. I| :st, go there. Hi ost valuable me- &?? stion, Dyspepsia, )U SHOULD, and ^ the most conven- rea >outh. Only one JS5 Situated in the ?8 ude. Nights and jgfi for Concerts and :ry and Vegetables ?& people to be found. ESS iousness of living. 83 le pure mountain >ur existence. ms. |j 1PANY, ? The Peoples' Insurance ompany, with headquarters : Union, South Carolina, is laking great increase in its usiness every day. From ne very first, its agents have "let with splendid succcess. Ve give a sick benefit and ccident insurance amounting o five dollars per week upon he payment of one dollar for nidation fee and fifty cents nonthly premium. This polcy also has a fifty dollar leath benefit. Our agents in he local field are T. W. Jones, N. S. Scott, J. W. Howe and I. T. Hawkins. An investigation of our policies will nnvinrp vr?i that we deserve /our business. We are building upon merit, and our rates are reasonable. One of the great things about our policies is that one does not have to die to get the benefit. It comes Jwhen most needed? during the time of sickness and accident. L. M. JORDAN, - President. j. p. rtAHon. n#r. r. rt. jom>an. sc? v. TIPS The New Liquid Headache Cure Is sold on a positive guarantee to cure Headaches, Neuralgia, Rheumatic and all other ordinary aches and fliins. Contains no Opium, Chloral, Cocoaine or other | habit forming drug. Price . 10 and 25 cents a bottle, and 5 cents a dose at soda fountain. DUKE DRUG CO. i Under Hotel.Unlon. Union, S. C.