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' 1?? Bewly o f| Grajistarl "No, no!" she protested. "I, too, was wondering?wondering ! I what you were dreaming of as you ' i slept, for you should he asleep at tills I hour, your highness, instead of stand- i in A, ni.? *1 ?- -* - mcrt; in uie rain." ! "Balilos," slip called down tremulous- 1 ly, "you don't like this work, do you?" "It lias nothing but darkness in It for me. I never see the light of your eyes. < I never feel the"? "Sli! You must not talk like that. 1 Ifs not proper, and besides some one < may be listening. The night has a | thousand ears?or Is it eyes? But lis- 1 ten. Tomorrow you shall be restored to ' ' your old duties. You surely cannot be- ' lieve that 1 had anything to do with ' th? order wbluli coijipols you to work at this unholy hour." "I was afraid you were punishing me , for my boldness. My heart has been sore?you never can know how sore. I ( was disgraced, dismissed, forgotten"? j ( "No, no; you were not! Y">u must not say that. <lo away now, Balilos. You j will ride with me tomorrow," she cried j nervously. "IMease go to some place i ^ where you won't get dripping wet." | , "You forget that I am on guard," he , said, with a laugh. "But you are a wise | counselor. Is the rain so pleasant to : you?" "I have an umbrella." she protested. "What are you doing?" she cried in ! alarm. lie was coining hand over hand nt> the trellis work that iuel>iu<?i !.? lower veranda. "I aui coining to a place where ? 1 won't get dripping wet." lie called ' softly. There was a dangerous ring in ' Lis voice, and she drew back in a ] ' panic. "You must not!" she cried desperate- \ 1 ly. *"'! his is madness! (Jo down, sir!" "I am luippy enough to lly, but cannot. So I do the next best tiling?I 1 1 climb to you." Ills arm was across the ' stone railing by this time, and he was \ ! panting from the exertion, not two ] feet from where stie crouched. "Just one minute of heaven before I go buck ' to the shadows of eurth. 1 am happy | ' again. Murlnnx told me you had dls- i missed me. 1 wonder what he holds In I . reserve for me. I knew he lied, but It , , Is not uutil now that I rejoice. Come, ' you are to shield me from the rain." "Oh, oh!" she gasped, overwhelmed by his daring passion. "I should die . If any one saw you here." Vet tfSami-tl cove/TO nnrt hiiu ieit Irer wn 1 j In the drizzle. j1 "And so should I," responded he , softly. "Listen to me. For hours and hours I have been longing for the dear old hills in which you found me. I wanted to crawl out of Edelweiss and lose myself forever in the rocks and crags. Tonight when yon saw me I was trying to say goodby to you for- j ever. I was trying to make up my mind to desert. I could not endure the new order of things. You had cast me ofT. My friends out there were eager to have me with them. In the city every one is ready to call me a spy?even you, I thought. Life was black and drear. Now, my princess, It lu as- brlirht as hoaveu itself." "You must not talk like this," she whispered helplessly. "You are making me sorry 1 called to you." "I should have heard you If you had only whispered, my ralu princess. I have no right to talk of love?I am a vagabond, but I have a heart, and It Is a bold one. Perhaps I dream that I am here beside you?so near that I can touch your face?but It Is the sweetest of dreams. But for It I should have left Edelweiss weeks ago. I shall never awaken from this dreom. You cannot rob uie of the Joys of dreaming." T'nder the spell of Us passion she drew nearer to him as he clung strongly to the rail. The roses at her throat came so close that he could bury hh face in them. Her hand touched his cheek, and he kissed Its palm again and again, his wet lips stinging hei blood to the tips of her toes. "Go away, please," she implorec faintly. "Don't you see that you mus not stay here?now?" "A rose, my princess?one rose t< kiss all through the long night," h< "I khould die if any fa *fiw you her whimpered. Slie fal<l feel bis e; f , I afe'rf By S-S-'i W% GEORGE BARR MGUTGHEON. ggMi k\lfZx*'+ Author of "GnusUrk" ;Ji cow-iotit. I9w. by Dodd. V.V..v';v: MeaJ ?nd CooiMty .l-iv/.'llk burning Into her heart. With tremE?llnjr. hurried fingers slie tore loose a rose. lie could not seize it with his liaiuls because of the position he held, ind she laughed tnutulizingly. Then , she kissed it first and pressed it against Ids mouth. His lips and teeth closed liver the stem, and the rose was his. "There are thorns," she whispered iver so softly. "They are the riches of the poor," he iniirniiisitil ?? ! *? -Iim 1*? * ?* * v.. . ? .in viiuu uii.v, uui sue unlerstood. "Now, no." she said, drawing roso- , lutely away. An Instant later his head j llsappcared below the rail. Peering ' >vor the side, she saw his figure spring ?aslLy to the grouud. and then cainu the i rapid, steady tramp as he went nwny in his dreary patrol. "I couldn't help it." she was whispering to herself between Joy and shame. Glancing Instinctively out toward the olltary lamp, she saw two men staud- . ng in its light. One of tliem was Gen- i rrnl Marianv; the other site knew to oe the spy that watched ltaldos. Her leart sank like lea?l when she saw j that the two were peering Intently to- . ivnrd the blacony where she stood and ! vhore ltaldos had clung hut a moment efore. CHAPTER XLlI. Sr ~"" HE shrank hack with a grer.t ! dread in her heart. Maria u:t. j of all men! Why was he In the | L___J park at tlds hour of the night? There could he hut one answer, and lie very thought of it almost suflfoeat- j is. ier. He was drawing the net with ; (lis own hands, he was spying with his own eyes. For a full minute it seemed j to her that her heart would stop heat- j [ng. How long had he l?een standing i there? What had he seen or heard? ; Involuntarily she peered over the rail for a glimpse of Haldos. lie had gone . out into the darkness, missing the men j at the lamp post either by choice or through pure pood fortune. A throb of thankfulness assailed her heart. She was not thinking of her position, but of his. Again she drew stealthily away from the rail, possessed of a ridiculous feeling that her form was as plain to the rision as if it were broad daylight. The tread of a man impelled her to glance below once more before fleeing to her room. Marlanx was coming toward the veranda. She fled swiftly, pausing lower the friendly lug to attract her attention. Once more Bhe stopped to listen. The "Hist!" was repeated, and then her own name was railed softly, but imperatively. It was beyond the power of woman to keep from laughing. It struck her as irresistibly funny that the Iron Count should be standing out there in the rain, signaling to her like a lovesick boy. Once she was inside, however, it did not seem so amusing. Still, it gave her un immense amount of satisfaction to slam the windows loudly, as if In pure defiance. Then she closed the blinds, shutting out the night completely. Turning up the light at her dressing I table, she sat down in a state of sud! den collapse. For a long time she I stared at her fuee in the mirror. She saw the red of shame and embarrassment mount to her cheeks, and then ' she covered her eyes with her hands. "Oh. what n fool you've been!" she half sobbed, shrinking from the mirroi as if it were an accuser. She prepared for heel with franth haste. Just as she was about to scram ' ble in and hide her face in the pillow! a shocking thought came to her. Tin j next instant she was at the windows ! and the slats were closed with a trattl like n volley of fireurins. Tlien su | Jumped into bed. She wondered if tli ( j windows were looke<l. Out she sprnn again like a Hash, and her little bar feet scurried across the room, first t . the windows and then to the door. "Now I reckon I'm safe," she mm I mured a moment later, again gettin t j into bed. "1 love to go to sleep wit ' the rain pattering outside like tha B Oh, dear, I'm bo sorry he has to wa] e all night in this rain. Poor fellow! wonder where he is now. Goodnes : It's raining cats and dogs!" Hut in spite of the rain she could n , go to sleep. Vague fears began to tn possession of her. Something dreadl ! told her that Count Marlnnx was the balcony and at her window, 11 | withstanding the raiupour. The fe became oppressive, maddening. S felt the man's presence almost strongly as if he were in plain vie He was there; she knew it. ; The little revolver that had served 1 = so valiantly at the inn of the 11a and Haven lay upon a stool near j bedside every night. Consumed by I fear that the window might open sli 4 j ly at any moment she reached fo I and clutched the weapon. Then I shrank back in the bod, her eyes ti j I upou the black space across ,the ro< R ' For hours she shivered ami waited I the window to open, do/.lng away t i and again, only to come hack to wi fulness with a start. The next morning she confessed herself that her fears had been s Her first act after breakfasting al M j in lior room was to seek out Col e" Quinnox, commander of the or pes ! guard. In her mind she was grc ? p troubled' over the fnte of the bold I visitor of the night before. There was a warm, ml glow In her face and a j quick beat In her heart as she crossed i the parade ground. Vugaboiul though I I he was he liad conquered where princes j had fulled. Her bettor Judgment told I her that she could be nothing to this I debonair knight of the load, yet her I heart stubbornly resisted, all the argu-, meats that her reason put forth. Colonel Quinuox was pleasant, but lie could give Beverly no promise of leniency In regard to Ualdos. I lis truetlons liad come to liini from tienerai K Marlanx, and lie could not set them ^B! aside at will. Iler plea that he might once more lie assigned to old time duties found the colonel regretfully obdurate. Baldos could not ride with ber ^B again until Marlanx withdrew the or- |r tier which now obtained, Beverly swal- I lowed her pride and resentment dlplo- Jw matlcally. smiled her sweetest upon the distressed colonel and marched de- | tinntly bach to the castle. Down In her E* rebellious, insulted heart she was con- H coding all sorts of plans for revenge. W Chief among them was the terrible K overthrow of the Iron Count, iler wide Bl scope of vengeance even eoi/teniplntod 10 the destruction of Crnustnrk if her end fl| could he obtained in no other way. (w Full of these bittersweet thoughts, GB she cmuc to the eastlo ?Vi<jrs before she Haw wiio wm watting for li*|. upon ti)p great veranda. As she stops. a preoccupied frown fair brow, (leneral Marlanx. ty and coiithlent. advanced tJly The early hour was rosPonfiW)ref?f bright solitude which tuarkA^ Hut few signs of life were inH*rulence nt. about the castle. Rt She stopped with n sharp cxclama- 2c< tioti of surprise. Then scorn and indlg- i nation rushed in to fill the place of as- 1 tonlshinent. Sto faced the smiling old man with anger in her eyes. pll "OJood morning," he said, extending his hand, which she did not see. She Fd was wondering how much he had seen 'xj and heard at. midnight. V "I thought the troops were massing tfji this morning." she said coldly. "Don't \j you mass too';" i "There is time enough for that, my . dear. I eaine to have a talk with you? in private." he said meaningly. ^ "It is siillieieutly private hero, Count t* Marlanx. What have you to say to meY" \ A "I want to talk about last night. You B wore very reckless to do what you A did." \ "Oh, you were playing the spy. A then?" she asked Rcornfully. ^ "Ail involuntary observer, believe uie 2 ?ami a Jealous one. I bad boped to M win the affections of an innocent girl. 2 What I saw last night shocked me lie- ^ youd expression." i "Well, you shouldn't have looked," ? she retorted, tossing her chin, and the ! red feather in her hat bobbed angrily. t "I am surprised Unit one as clever as you are could have carried on an amour so incautiously." he said blandly. J "What do you mean?" v ta "WOII, 1 ill noi n?ii(iiUT-u ui ,,, - iryj nately. "Goodby, Count Marians." v ! "One moment, please. I cannot let you off so easily. What right bad you W to take that man into your room, a li place sacred in the palace of Grau- f stark? Answer uie, M'ss Calhoun." Beverly drew back in horror und be- i wilderment. i "Into iny room?" she gasped. I "Let us waste no time in subter- ? fuge. I saw him come from your win- ( dow, and I saw all that passed between ' you in the baloony. Love's eyes are ji keen. Wli?t occurred in your chamber ' I can only"? "Stop! How dare you say such a jJ thing to meV" she fiercely cried. "You. J miserable coward! You know he wa(-1lr not In my room. Take It back?tnhUfe back every word of that lie!" fn^he was white with passion, cold with f terror. I "Bah! This is childish. I a ??'t the only one who saw him. mj'lB" dear, lie was in your room?you weriljw bi his i?v. '.,,...1^... it m And to I think that I have spared hi M>" from s I dentil to have it come to tli W*' You ? I need not look so horrified. wYour se; cret is safe witli me. I coim# to make p ! terms with you. My silei??'<-* in tx; clinnge for your beauty. It Vs worth .A 0 to you. One word from 111% you A i disgraced and Bnhlos dies. ?'onie, fair lady, give me your prolinase. """Iw o a good bargain for both." JT [ COKTlNCltD. J r- A cynic is a detector of flaws, AFd g where he discovers none he takes vis h little hammer and supplies the dlflt. cieucy. " f-1! Ik j | .11 Wood's SeedJ] ul ! I ron ?t" rALL SOWING. II Every farmer should have a copy of our as >w- New Fall Catalogue [ier It ^ives best methods of seedwj. ing.andifull information about ,,M' Crimson Clover !\v- Vetches, Alfalfa Seed Oats, Rye s?i Barley, Seed Wheat for Grasses and Clovcri itne Descriptive Fall Catalogue , ike- mailed free, and prices \ quoted on request. |T. W. Wood & Sons,; I *( Seedsmen, ? Richmond, v/ Onr Trade Mark Brand Seadt'ail'n istle best and cleane>t qualities obtawle. Utly ; |??? .r<p= - M I wh/ to tic trad t.' wf '^^8 c?use th?y d?t?ot ?*tne reaI snaPpy? 31 r'^ijw lovers. All imitatio W SCHNAPPS. They a '<M properly cured. For the man who che like SCHNAPPS. Sold at 50c. pet pound ^ R. J. REYNOLDS TOI SB W H Y IkP ^es, why not buy your firoceri jffCr When by so doing you can rur, |W CONSIDERABLY LESS than i Ik should offer you a good silver d Wr ffi*6 '* and a" the others that ] ^^"f"?rrr and we w li?atirflH? ^.id Feed Mart, such as we WIT. nts^tkW ?J1 , ' l? wi^ niean. You know, and trit ^16 we are Strictly Reliable, and th mb that we carry the Largest, Cor lM% and Dependable Groceries and I lA cern in upper Carolina. jr Our plan by reducing our & and by eliminating all losses by ers. ptr will pnoKio * *" '*" , ) ..... VIIUU1V MS IU UU W1 way, that is, save you as much of stuff that you buy from us. It may not be to you, but our S; mighty good Judges) that 4 Per We just want you to answer us your business with a concern tt that sells and always has sold tl monest class of goods, a concert on for Fair Treatment, Honest Save you as much per month as simply by you paying cash for when delivered at your home, i NOT? THE ITMIAXT v i iiLr iniun uf V THE OLD RELIABLE. CASH ONLY T WOOOPO0OOO0^ Final Discharge. Torture.c Notice is hereby pi ven that John I). ... f Smith, Administrator of the Estate . peaki-g <> of John Wix. deceased, has applied sVm<' " \h.v ?ay? to Jason M. Greer. Judge of Probate. l??neg snl.jeet th in and for the County of Union, for a m,e"j final discharge as such administrator. mnn, It is (trdered. That the Mil day of ?J \\n' ^An?Z*' October, A l>.. 1900, In- fixed for hear- .mi11 *1 iing of Petition and a final -cttlement I"1'1. V" t* of said Estate. bottles of which Jason M Greer. \:iye* c Probate Judge Union County, S. C. |''on<' /, * V/s Published in Tiik Union Times, Sep- jt,,re* the weak i tember 7th. 1906. 3?-4t h/'lU'h. Guarar L__ Price 50c. Use Tetley's Teas yse Tetle For Iced Tea. 3 pleasure in chewing the best tobacco grown % f . >est tobacco grows?in the famous Piedmont Jt \T YOU KNOW" ABOUT selections of this well matured and thor2d tobacco is used in making SCHNAPPS. xS''-}^k 'SCHNAPPS and other of the Reynolds' f ! shown by the Internal Revenue statistics I :i ~ year, made the wonderful growth of six J \ T/v,j quarter million pounds, or a net gain of Ys'fc 1 of the entire increased consumption S&fc: 'ing and smoking tobaccos in the ' ' ^ , v T States. ion^ tly, cnevvcrs cannot resist the '^,-iC^'-.-''^^^-': r*5 they cheer SCHNAPPS be- / . -'.'h; ; i; CHNAPFS cheers them mce Uy other chewing tobacco and X;. i that chews SCHNAPPS passes the Y'.->-">; .- "Oh-Visj v-v^-i-V>J a'on^?one chcwcr makes other chew- "**'' ;hc fact is now established that there ; 1>: /' ?. 'V-j; r y'jj] Tiorc cliewcrs and pounds of tobacco yA|i?J the population, in those States where ''* &&"$ *' - 'J tobacco was first sold than there are ; /':'tff ere SCHNAPPS has not yet been offered !&T YOU ARE CHEWING like a cup of fine Java coffee, sweetened /*"V ring out its natural, stimulating qualities. \ ases all classes of cbewcrs: the rich, be- VA^v'p'l{;Iff find a chew that really p'ea3es them better reject?;* Wi'-.&Sf icor, because it is more economical than c. plugs and they get their money's worth \5?v. timulating flavor so appreciaf"'*ns contni" ? uy tobacco much more sweetening than fe&'i&y re made that way to hide poor tobacco im- I&jfSr ws tobacco for tobacco's sake, there is no chew jjj^f -f in 5c. cuts. Strictly 10c. and 15c. plugs.* m Sr 3ACC0 COMPANY, Wlnston-Saltm, N. C: /I jOllO ies, Table Supplies, and all your Feed A fs for CASH? your table and feed your stock for A t now costs you. If a reliable man ollar for ninety-five cents, you would X he had to offer the same way, would A not grumble about paying cash es ; public of Union County ?v.-w.. Jf at it has long been a recognized fact A npletest, Cleanest Stock of Honest -eed Stuffs carried by any one con- A running expenses to the minimum, bad accounts, slow paying custom- A lat won not be done in any other as live ICULS Oil t ve? , .t . 11 , ,, A J worth % Is 5 Per Cent or more worth saving! 4 aving Banks think, (and they are %% ' Cent per year is a considerable item. %w this one question. If >ou can do lat handles the Best of everything, %% le best in competition with the com- %% l that you can absolutely depend %% Weight and Measure, proposes to C* > your savings bank does per year, your goods at time of purchase or why not let them |do it? YES, WHY >nrcnv rnuniw V iAJLUIX I WJiUrAlNI, 2 0 ONE AND ALL AFTER OCTOBER I, 1006. V goooooggoooog 1 by Savages. Rescue of A Merchant. A prominent merchant of Shonpo, tin- torture to which x. V.. .1 A. .lohiiHon. savs: "Several pe tribes in the I'hilip* years apo 1 contracted a couph which eir captives, reminds grew worse and worse, until I was n- suilerinp I endured was hardly able to move around. I is from inflammation' i?> - - , w ai i ? roiiMiuuiy and not hint: re" ?28 iV . vrVian' lievecl my terrible suffering until I Nothing helped nie tried I>r Kind's New Discovery. Beleetrie Mtters, three fore I had taken half a bottle ray cough completely cured me. was mu,.)) better. and in a short time I omplaint, Hyspepsia, was entirely cured. I surely believe it and Malaria: and re- saved my iife. It will always by my una nervous to robust family remedy for colds." Fully guariteed oy all druggists, nnteod : oOc and $1 00 at all druggists. Trial bottle free. ly's Teas Use Tetley's Teas For Iced Tea. For Iced Tea.