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1 i?> w v? :\5?: v#V > /.\\- .*. f Beverly , jj Graustai Ho approached the slender. Imperious Judge In the council chamber with a delimit leer on his face. If be went down Into the depths he would drag with him the fairest treasure he had coveted In all his years of lust and desire. "A word with you," he said hi an aside to Beverly as she came from the council chamber, in which she felt she should not sit. She stopped and faced him. Instinctively she looked to see if he bore evidence of a jvound. She was positive that her bullet had struck him the night before and that Marlanx was the man with the cloak. ' "Well?" she said coldly. He read her thoughts and smiled, even as his shoulder burned with puln. I "I will give you the chance to save yourself. I love you. I want you. I must have you for my own," he was saying. "Stop, sir! It may be your experience in life that women kneel to you when you command. It may be your habit to win what you set about to win. But you have a novel way of presenting your devoirs, I must say. Is this the way in which you won the live unfortunates whom you want me to succeed? Did you scure them into submission?" "Xo no? T pnroil imthlncr l'om You arc the only one I ever loved"? "lteally. Count .darlnnx, you are most amusing," she interrupted, with a laugh that stung him to the quirk. ^ "You have been unique In your lovely making. 1 am not used to your methods. Resides, after having known them, I'll confess that 1 don't like them in the least. You may have been wonderfully successful in the past, but you were not dealing with an American girl. I have had enough of your insults. Co in and face"? "Have a care, girl'." he snarled. "I have It in my power to crush you." "I'ooh!" came scornfully from her lips. "If you molest me further I shall call Mr. I.orry. Let mo pass!" "Just glance at this paper, my beauty. It goes before the eyes of the council unless you"? lie paused signiflcuntly. Beverly took the document and with dilated eyes read the revolting charges against her honor. Her cheeks grew white with anger, then flushed a deep crimson. "You flend!" she cried, glaring at him so fiercely that he instinctively shrank , bark, the vicious grin dying in Ills fnce. 4T11 show you how mbch I fear you. I shall give this revolting thing to the princess. She may read it to the cabinet, for all I care. No one will believe you. They'll kill you for this!" She turned and flew Into the presence of the princess and her ministers. Speeding to the side of Yetive, she thrust the paper Into her hands. Surprise and expectancy filled the eyes of all assembled. "Count Marlanx officially charges me with?with?rend It, your highness!" sho cried distractedly. Yetive read It, pale faced and cold. A determined glen in appeared in her eyes as she passed the document to her husband. "Alloile." Lorry said to an attendant, after a brief glance at its revolting contents. "usk Count Marlanx to appear here instantly. He is outside the door." I^orry's anger was hard to control, lie clinched his hands and.there was a lino suggestion of throttling lu the way lie did It. Marlanx, entering the room, saw that he was doomed. He had not expected Beverly to take this appalling step. The girl, tears in her eyes, rushed to a window, hiding her face from the wondering ministers. Her courage suddenly failed her. If the charges were read aloud before these men it seemed to her that she never could lift her eyes again. A mighty longing for Washington, her father and the big Calhoun boys rushed to her heart us # she stood there and awaited the crash. But Lorry was a true nobleman. "Gentlemen," he said quietly, "Count Marlanx has seen tit to charge Miss Calhoun with complicity in. the flight of Bald'os. I will not read the charges to you. They are unworthy of one who has held the highest position in the army of Graustark. He has"? ^ "Head this, my husband, before you . proceed further," said Yetivc, thrusting * into his hand a line she had written with feverish haste. Lorry smiled gravely before he read aloud the brief edict which removed General Marlanx from the command of the army of Graustark. "Is this Justice?" protested Marlanx angrily. "Will you not give me a hearing? I beseech"? "Silence!" commanded the princess. "What manner of henr^ig did you expect to give Miss Calhoun? It is enough, sir. There shnll be 110 cowards In my army." "Coward?" he faltered. "Have I not proved my courage on the field of battle? Am I to be culled a"? "Bravery should not end when the soldier quits the field of battle. You have had a heariug. Count Marlanx. I heard the truth aliout you last night." "From Miss Calhoun?" sneered he viciously. "I must be content to ncoept this dismissal, your highness. There !h no hope for me. Rome day you muy pray God-to. forgive you for the wrong you have done your most ^111 ?> 8 george barr m. m m'cijtgheon. m 1/ ??&*""" $0 mums! loyal servant. There Is no appeal from , your decision, but as a subject of Grnustark I Insist that Miss Calhoun shall ! be punished for aiding In the escape of tills spy and traitor, lie Is gone, ami It | was she who led him through the castle ! . y - r c . j " You fiend.!" she cried. to the outer world. She cannot donv | this, gentlemen. I defy her to say she did not accompany Ilaldos through the 1 ! secret passage last night." I "It will do no harm to set herself 1 I right by denying this accusation," sug- j i ! gested Count llalfont solemnly. Every < ! man in the cabinet and army had hated I 1 Marlanx for years. His degradation < was not displeasing to them. They < would ask no questions. But Beverly Calhoun stood staring 1 out of the window, out upon the castle park and Its gay sunshine. She did not J i ! answer, for she did not hear the pre- 1 | mler's words. Her brain was whirling ' 1 madly with other thoughts. She was j I trying to believe her ey??s. j s j "The spy is gone," cried Marlanx, see- < Ing a faint chance to redeem himself at 1 her expense. "She cannot face my i charge. Where is your friend, Miss | < Calhoun?" Beverly faced tbeni with a strange, | subdued calmness In her face. Her, < - iinuvtiiug n iiuo in the snol-1 ' ter of this splendid disguise. ; 1 "I don't know what all this eommo- 1 tion Is about," she said. "I only know that I have been dragged Into It < shamelessly by that old man over ? there. If you step to the window you may see Baldos himself. He has not ' fled. He is on duty!" * Baldos was striding steadily across the park in plain view of all. CHAPTER XXVII. EOTH Yetlvo and Beverly experienced an amazing sense of relief. They did not atop to conalder why or how he had returned to the castle grounds. It was sufficient that he was actually there, sound, well and apparently satisfied. "I dare say Count Marlaux will withdraw bis Infamous charge against our guest," said Lorry, with deadly directness. Marlaux was mopping his damp forehead. His eyes were fastened upon the figure of the guard, arid there 'was something like awe In their steely depths. It seemed to him that the supernatural had been enlisted against him. "He left the castle last night," he muttered, half to himself. "There seems to be no doubt of1 ixiui, agreed iiiispon, xne grand irons- | urer. "Colonel Qulnnox reports his ! strange disappearance." Clearly the i i case was a puzzling one. Men looked at ] one another in wonder and uneasiness. "I think I understand the situation," i exclaimed Marlanx, suddenly trium- i pliant. "It bears out all that I have < I said. Baldos left the castle last night, i 1 as I have sworn, hut not for the pur- 1 t j pose of escaping. lie went forth to ; carry information to our enemies. Can j any one doubt that he Is a spy? Has , he not returned to carry out his work? ' And now, gentlemen, I ask you?would i he return unless he felt secure of protection here?" It was a facer. Yetlve and Beverly felt ns though a steel trap suddenly had lieen closed down u|M>n them. Ix>rry and Anguish were undeniably disconcerted. There was a restless, undecided movement among the ministers. "Colonel Quiunox, will you fetch Baldos to the veranda at once?" asked lA>rry, his quick American perception telling him that Immediate action was necessary. "It is cooler out there." He gave Beverly a look of Inquiry. She flushed painfully, guiltily, and he was troubled In consequence. I "As u mere subject, I demand tho urrnot t\f Htla n?nn " Vfnrlonr u?hu onir. j lng excitedly. "We must go to the bottom of this hellish plot to Injure OrniiNtark." "My dear count," said Anguish, standing over him, "up to this time we have been unabie to discern any reasons for or signs of the treachery you ; preach about. I don't believe we have i been betrayed at all." "But I have absolute proof, sir." I grated the count. "I'd advise you to produce It. Wi must have something to work on, you know." "Wbut right hnve you to give advice, sir? You are not one of us. You are a meddler?an luii>ertlnent alien. Your heart Is not with tiruustark, as mine la. How long must we endure the Inrolencc of these Americana?" The count was fuming with anger. Aa might have been expected, the easy going Yankees laughed unreservedly at his taunt. The princess was pale . with Indignatlou. ,] "fount Marians, you will contlne | your remarks to the man whom you | have charged with treachery," shesald< ' "You have asked for his arrest, and 1 you are to be his accuser. At the proper time you will produce the proof. I warn you now that if you do not sus- j tain these charges the displeasure of i the crown will fall heavily upon you." j "I only ask your highness to order ' his arrest," he said, controlling him- j self. "He is of the castle guard and can be seized only 011 your command." I "Baldos Is at the castle steps, your highness." said Colonel tjuinnox from the doorway. The entire party left the council chamber and passed out to j the great stone porch. It tnust be con- J fessed that the princess leaned rather i heavily upon Lorry's arm. She and Beverly trembled with anxiety as they I stood face to face with the tall guard i who had come hack to them so mys- j teriously. Baldos stood at the foot of the stone > steps, a guard on each side of him. | One of these was the shamefaced i Hnddan, Dangloss' watchman, whose vigil had been a failure. The gaze of the suspected guard purposely avoided that of Beverly Calhoun, lie knew that the slightest communication be- j tween them % would he misunderstood nuu iiiuKiiuii-u iiy UK? Witnesses. "Baldos," said Lorry from the top step, "It lias come to oar ears that you left the castle surreptitiously last night. Is it true that you were aided by Miss Calhoun?" Baldos looked thankful for this eminently leading question. Iu u flash It gave him the key to the situation. Secretly he was wondering what emotions possessed the slender accomplice who had said iroodby to him not so many hours he- , fore at the castle gate. lie knew that i the was amazed, puzzled by his su? J lien return. lie wondered If she wc>? glad. Ills quick wits saw that (,1. i >. crisis had arrived. The air was f p i)f it. The dread of this very momc i I was the thing which had drawn In. a . Into the castle grounds at early dawif. ! < He had watched for his chance to glide- c In unobserved nnd had snatched a fewy' lours' sleep In the shelter of the shrip'V^ >ery near the park wall. 7 i,N "It Is not true," he said cley 1 inswer to Lorry's question. ~ w ^rly and Marlanx started aj *"e falsehood fell from his 1PS- ? r.4 nude such an accusation?" '10 demon* - ft "CYnint Marlanx Is our Informant. ^ "Then Count Marlanx Ilea." came ?oollv *??., - * A ?nu.rl of fury "mrst from the throat of tho deposed jeneral. Ills eyes were reil nnd his :ongue was half palsied by rage. y "Dog! Dog!" he shouted, running a lown the steps. "Infamous dog! I \ iwear by my soul that he"? t "Where Is your proof. Count Marnnx ?" sternly Interrupted Lorry. "You { inve made a serious accusation against t ?ur honored guest. It cannot be over- ^ ookod." t Marlanx hesitated n moment nnd p :hen threw his bomb at the feet of the s conspirators. c "I was In the chapel when she opened 0 the secret panel for him." Not a word was uttered for a full t minute. It was Beverly Calhoun who c spoke flrst. She was as calm as a t ipring morning. c all thla ha triia Pnnnf \fnrlnnr may I ask why you, the head of Gran- ^ itark's army, did not intercept the spy when you had the chance?" Marlanx flushed guiltily. The ques- ( tion hud caught liim unprepared. He ( lared not acknowledge his presence ( there with the hired assassins. t "I?I was not In a position to restrain a liim," he mumbled. s "You preferred to wait until he was c infely gone before making the effort to N protect (Iraustark from his evil designs. Is that it? What was your obJeet in going to the chapel?to pray? rj Besides, what right had you to enter p the castle in the night?" she asked iron- c Ically. "Your highness, may I be heard?" c aske<l Baldos easily. lie was smiling * iij) at Yetive from the bottom of the ( ?teps. She nodded her head a trifle un- ^ easily. "It is quite true that I left the ( castle by means of your secret passage 1 < last night." [continued.] i f I f i i I TTT _ . J 5 ? f>l . . J _ l wooa s aeeas n roR ;; FALL SOWING. ; t Every farmer should | I have a copy of our < ( New Fall Calalodwe It gives best methods of seedingiandifull information about Crimson Clover ! j Vetches, Alfalfa ] Seed Oats, Rye Barley, Seed Wheat r* i ri , Ivxrasscs ana v-uovers Desoriptive Fall Catalogue mailed free, and prices quoted on request. T. W. Wood ft Sons, Seedsmen, - Riohmond, Va. Our Trade Mark Brand Seeda'aro the best and cleanest qualities obtainable. The Most There is real enjoymeni SCHNAPPS tobacco. 1 has won millions of ch year, until now more is similar tobaccos. SCHNAPPS, the most ] uct of the Reynolds facte The C is manufactured by the cleai healthful processes ever de the direction cf men who he chewing tobacco business ; and who have managed tfc nolds Tobacco Company s Only choice selections of cured leaf are used in SCHI expert tests prove that t tobacco requires and tak< amount of sweetening the kind of tobacco grown?ar a wholesome, stimulating ai effect on chewers, beside: most economical. There are a great man; claiming .to be " just as R. J. REYNOLDS ) NotiGe of Election. h ^tate of South Carolina, ) L County of Union. S Notice is hereby driven that the (!en- ' ral Election for State and County ^<l 11 ? > i ?in i?tj iiuiu at uie voiing pre- 11 nets prescribed by law in .said countv. t 'U.?Tues(|ftv-. ..Navcftlrmm nig the first Jonday in November, as prescribed ' [w.*3\v. A'^fc the said election a separate box -i ill\be provided at which qualified ; lectors will vote upon the adoption or ^ 'jeckion of an amendment to the. tate^Constitution, as provided in the ^ jlloNving Joint Resolution: L ,lV>int Resolution Proposing to Am'fnd Section 7, Article VIII., of The - Constitution, Relating to Mu- n nicirtd Bonded Indebtedness. Q SkcTij'>N 1. Re it resolved by the a] ienerai; Assembly of the State of outli Carolina, That the following q inemUnent to Section 7, of Article p( 'III., jbf the Com 'tution be agreed ^ o; add at the end tnereof the follow- | ng words: Provided, further. That j he limitations imposed by this Secion ind by Section 5 of Article X., of q his Constitution, shall not apply to ? he bfonded indebtedness incurred by ; he Cfty of Bennettsville, where the troceods of said bonds are applied ; olely* and exclusively for the pur- j base j establishment and maintenance 1 i a water works plant and sewerage j is ystem and where the question of in- l1 urring such indebtedness is submitted I o the freeholders and qualified voters c: >f such municipality, as provided in n he Constitution upon the question of , o >ther bonded inbebtedness. 1 b Approved the 23rd day of February, I d V.. D. 1906. ! There shall be separate and distinct >allot8 and boxes at this election for | Jits luiiuwiug uiuuorn, iu-wii; ui uuv* i rnor and Lieutenant (Governor; (2)! F Jther State Officers ; (3) State Senator ; i y 4) Members of House of Kepresenta- t< lives; (5) County Officers. On wliicli ii hall be the name or names of the per- fj on or persons voted for as such otfi- j :ers, respectively, and the office for > vhich they are voted. j h Before the hour fixed for opening of n >olIs Managers and Clerks must take mil subscribe the Constitutional oath. Hie Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to the p >ther members and to the Clerk. A _ S'otary Public must administer the >ath to^the Chairman. The Managers dect their Chairman and Clerk. Polls at each voting place must be , >pened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at I o'clock p. m., except, in the City of ( .'liarlcston. where they shall be .. jpencd at 7 a. m. and closed at ti |?. m. The Managers have the power to till ' i vacancy, and if none of the Managers itteiul, the citizens can appoint from unong the qualified voters, the Managers, who, after being sworn, can j onduct the election. At the close of the election, the s Managers and Clerk must proceed v imblicly to open the ballot boxes and t :ount the ballots therein, and continue j n ivithout adjournment until the same is ' 1 iompleted, and make a statement of i 1 the result for each office and sign the 1 p lame. Within three days thereafter. ' I the Chairman of the Board or some j h >ne designated by the Board, must j p leliver to the Commissioners of j Election the poll list, the boxes eon- p taining the ballots and written statements of the results of the election. MANAGERS OK ELECTION. I Ji The following Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the elec- i Lion at the various precinctB in said UoUi'ty: Union, Ward 1?S M Kice Jr, E U, 1 E D Humphries, E 0 Howze. | 1 Union, Ward 2?W II Hawkins, C ' 1 D Sartor, Eugene Edwards. ] 1 Union, Ward 3?John P Gage, G C j < Greer, J B Itetenhaugh. \ 1 Union, ward 4?A A names, J L l Hawkins, Drayton Parks. n Santnc?A \V Gilmore, 8 L Crosby, | r It W Gregory. | f Carlisle?John W McGowan, P li e Jeter, R G Hill. i j Goshen Hill?Robt Wilson, Charlie * Rochester, I M Mobley. j * Cross Keys?Belton Hill, Robt Wil- ? Popular CI t in chewing ufactured in ITiat's why it mont tobacc ewers every as producing sold than all ^ delightfu popular prod- introduced a iries, is man- of tobacc ylean9 Pisr? lest and most SCHN APPS ivised, under ui.io SCHN. we made the on the tag, a life study, 8-c-h-n-a-p-f tc R. J. Rey- of SCHNAP] Ince 1375. the total amc * thoroughly Internal re sTAPPS, and SCHNAPPS his class cf nolds brands :s a smaller . one nscal ve n any other . . ' id that it has ^ _f.qua ad satisfying third of the en s being the 111 the Umtei smoking tob; y imitations SCHNAP] good " as where in 5c. c ? TOBACCO CO., Wins urn, A J Bailey. West Springs?J N McArthur. Berry .ee. O C Lancaster. Gibbs?N II Hawkins. Charlie Bobison. Win Gibbs. Coleraine?Hiram Lawson, G R Boner, J M Harrison. HufTalo?Win Wilbum. WvLie Goodr -rr? .jiYTitb, J I >pears. ohn W Cunningham. Kelton?W II Gault. H A Dunbar, W Smith. Adamshurp?John A Fnrr. F M dams, J I> Hancock. Lock hart?John B Tracy, J V skew. J M Woods. Monarch Mills?A B Osborne. W C lvcrson. John Brandon. The Managers at each precinct ained above arc requested to delegate lie of their number to secure boxes nd blanks for tlie election. Manama will please call at the olliee of the lerk of Court on Saturday or Monday efore the election for* boxes ami tanks. J. W. Ghkgory, Levi W. Smiku, J. B. Tissi.ey, ommissioncrs of State ami County Sections for Union County. S. C. UUIfUUCr 14 111, 1UUU, Devil's Island Torture i no worse than the terrible case of 'ilea that afllcted me 10 years. Then was advised to apply Bueklen's Amia Salve, and less than a box permaently cured me, writes L. S. Napier, f llugles, Ky. Heals all wounds, urns and sores like magic. 25c. at all ruggists. Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that P. E. 'ant, Administrator of the Estate of lurtha \V. Fant, deceased, has applied o Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probate, a and for the county of Union, for a nal discharge as such Administrator 11 is Ordered, That, the 13th day of lovember, A. P. 1006, he fixed for earing of Petition, and a final settleient of said Estate. Jason M. Greer, Probate Judge Union Co. Published in Union Times Oct. 12, !?;(?. 41-it Money to Loan. On improved and productive farms, t 7 per cent, on loans of $1000 and pwards, and at N per cent, on loans rem $:?)() to $liX)0. All loans run foi ve years. For further particulars pply to Townsem) ?& Townskno. 40-4 inos. Attorneys-at-Law. Valuable Land lor Sale. We, the legal heirs to this land, will ell at Union C. H., Salesday in Noember, if not sold privately before hat time, two hundred acres, of land, riore or less, the same being in (lo.shen (ill Township, and lies between the loger's Ferry Road and the Carlise lace, and is a part of G. W. Evan's lonie Place. There is a large twolorse farm in cultivation now on this dace, with plenty of timber and water. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to >ay for papers. Mary Evans, Sallie Davis, 9-5t Frank R. Hunter. Is the Moon Inhabited. 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