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1 A i M | i Masqu ] By KATHERINE 1 Author of "T * Copyright. 1004, by ^ ? ? Loder turned. "Why, In the devil's name"- he t>egan; then again he halt| ?d. Something In Chllcote's drawn, excited face checked hliu. The strunge .sense of predestination that we sometimes see In the eyes of another struck cold upon him, chilling his last attempt at remonstrance. "What do you "want me to do?" he substituted In an -V* XAS1AU1 J % VIlXi The words steadied Chllcote. He laughed a little. The laugh was still -shaky, but it was pitched In a lower key. "You? you're quite right to pull me up. We have no time to waste. It must he 1 o'clock." He pulled out his watch, theu wulked to the window and stood looking down Into the shadowy court. "How quiet you are here!" he said. Then abruptly a new thought struck him, and lie wheeled back Into the room. "Loder," he said quickly? " 'Loder, I have un idea! While you * sre me, why shouldn't I be you? Why shouldn't I be John Loder Instead* of the vagrant we contemplated? It cov\ crs everything; It explains everything. It's mag* 'cent! I'm nmnzcd we uev ^r though of It before." Loder was still beside the desk. "I -thought of It," he said without looking back. "And didn't suggest It?" ^"No." "Why?" Loder said nothing, and the other colored. "Jealous of your reputation?" he said satirically. "I have none to be jealous of." Chllcote laughed disagreeably. "Then you aren't so far gone In philosophy ns I thought. You have a niche In your own good opinion." Again Loder ' wns silent; then lie smiled. "You have an oddlj- correet perception at times," lie said. "I suppose I have had a lame sort of pride In keeping my name clean, but pride like that is out of fashion, and I've got to float with the tide." He laughed a short laugh that Chllcote had heard once or twice before, and, crossing the room, he stood beside his visitor. "After all," he said, "what business have I with pride, strnight or lume? Have nij- Identity, if you want It. When all defenses have been broken down one barrier won't save the town." Laughing again, he laid Ills hand on the other's arm. "Come," be said, "give your orders. I capitulate." An hour later the two men passed from Loder's bedroom, where the final arrangements had been completed, ltO/,1- *1." ?I?H T - J uum uiiu IUC miviHK rwuill. liOlltT came first in faultless evening dress. His hair was carefully brushed, the clothes he wore fitted him perfectly. TL'o any glance, critical or Casual, he l* was the man who had mounted the stairs and entered the rooms earlier In the evening. Chilcote's manner of walking and poise of the head seemed to have descended upon him with Chilcote's clothes. He came into the room linstlly and passed to the desk. "I have no private papers," he said, "so I have nothing to lock up. Everything can stand as it is. A woman named Robins comes in the mornings to clean up and light the fire; otherwise you must shift for yourself. Nolx>dy will disturb you. Quiet, dead quiet, is about the one thing you can count on." Chllcote, half halting In the doorway, made an nttempt to laugh. Of the two he was noticeably the more embarrassed. In Loder's well worn, ;well brushed tweed suit he felt stranded on his own personality, bereft for the moment of the fandllur accessories that helped to cloak deficiencies and keen the wheel of conventionality com fortably rolling. He stood uupleasant]y conscious of himself, unable to ?hape his sensutlon8 even In thought. He glanced at the tire, at the table, llnnlly at the chair on which he had thrown his overcoat before entering the bedroom. At the eight of the coat hts gaze brightened, the almlessness forsook him, and he gave an exclamation of relief. "By Jove!" he said. "I clean forgot," "What?" Loder looked round. "The rings." He crossed to the coat and thrust his hand Into the pocket. "The duplicates arrived only this afternoon?the nick of time, eh?" He spoke fast, his fingers searching busily. Occupation of any kind came as a boon. Loder slowly followed him, and as the box was brought to light he leaned forward Interestedly. "Afl I tftlfl von nna lu thn r?nnw a# on / ""V old signet ring, the other n plain band ?a plain gold band like n wedding ring." Chlleote laughed as he placed the four rings side by side on his palm. "I could think of nothing else that would be wide and not ostentatious. You know how I detest display." Loder touched the rings. "You have good taste." he said. "Let's see If they serve their purpose." He picked them up and carried them to the lamp. Chlleote followed him. "That was an ugly wound," he said, his curiosity reawakening as Loder extended his linger. "How did you come by It?" The other smiled. "It's a memento," he said. ... Bflri frtwi i, vS&nA* ' V ' '* . tf E erader CECIL THURSTON, he Circle." Etc. Harper & Brothers " > "Of bravery?" "No; quite the reverse." He looked again at his hand, then glnuced back at Chllcote. "No," he repeated, with an unusual Impulse of confidence. "It serves to remind me that 1 am not exempt?that I have been fooled like other men." "That Implies a woman?" "Yes." Again Loder looked at the scar on his finger. "I seldom recall the | thing. It's so absolutely past. But I rather like to remember it' tonight. I rntlier want you to know that I've been through the fire. It's a sort of guarantee." Chllcote made a hasty gesture, but the other Interrupted it. "Oil. I know you trust me. But you're giving me a risky post. I want you to see that women are out of my line? quite out of it." "But. my dear chap"? | I.oder went 011 without heeding. I "Tills thing happened eight yenrs ago ; at Santasalare," lie said, "a little plnce I between .I.una and Pistorla?a mere handful of houses wedged between two } hills; a regular relic of old Italy crumbling away under flowers and sunshine, with nothing to suggest the present century except the occasional passing of a train round the base of one of the Bills. I had literally stumbled upon the place 011 a long tramp south from Switzerland and had been tempted Into a stay at the little Inn. The night after my arrival something unusual occurred. There was an accident to the train at the point where it skirted the 1 village. "There was a small excitement. All I the inhabitants were anxious to help. | and I took my share. As a matter of 1 fact, the smash was not disastrous; the nassensrers worn Ims ??? ' f?-i .??> - ened, but nobody was killed." Tie paused and looked at bis companion; but, seeing blin interested, went on. "Among these passengers was an English lady. Of all concerned in the business, she was the least upset. When | I came upon her she was sitting on the i shattered door of one of the carriages calmly arranging her lint. On seeing ! me she look J up with the most churrn! Ing smile Imaginable. " 'I have Just been waiting for somebody like you,' she said. My stupid makl lias got herself smashed flfr somewliere in the second class carriages, and I have nobody to help me find my 1 dog.' "Of course, that first speech ought to have enlightened ine, hut it didn't. I only saw the smile aud heard the voice. I know nothing of whether they were deep or shallow. So I found the maid and found the dog. The first expressed gratitude, the other didn't. I extricated ljlin with enormous difficulty from the wreck of the luggage van, and this was how he marked his appreciation." He held out his hand and nodded toward the scar. Chllcote glanced up. "So that's the ! explanation?" "Yes. I tried to conceal the thing ' when I restored the dog, but I was ! bleeding abominably and I fulled. ; Then the whole business was changed. | It was I who needed seeing to, inv new | frlonil insisted; I who should be looked I after und not she. She forgot the dog ' In the newer interest of my wounded j finger. The maid, who was practically I unhurt, was sent on to engage rooms at i the little Inn, and she and I followed lowly. "That walk Impressed me. There was an attractive mistiness of atmosphere In the warm night, a seusatlou more than attractive In being made much of by a woman of ouo's own class and country after five years' wandering." He laughed with a touch of Irony. "Ilut I won't take up your time with details. You know the progress of an ordinary love affair. Throw in a few more flowers and a little more sunshine ; than Is usual, a man who Is practically a hermit ami a woman who knows the world by .heart and you have the whole thing. "She Insisted on staying In Santasalare for three days In order to keep my finger bandaged. She ended by staying , three weeks In the hope of smashing up ! my life. "On coming to the hotel she had glvI en no name, and in our first explauaj tlous to each other she led me to conclude her an unmarried girl. It was at I the end of the three weeks that I learn I ed tliat she was not a free agent, as I had Innocently imagined, but possessed a husband whom she had left 111 with malaria at Florence or ltoine. "The news disconcerted me, nnd 1 took no pains to hide It. After that the end came abruptly. In her eyes 1 had become a fool with middle class prln, clples; In my eyes? But there Is no need for that. She left Santasalare the same night In a great confusion of | trunks and hatboxes, and next morning j i strapped ou my knapsack und turned my face to the south." "And women don't count ever after?" Ohllcote smiled, beguiled out of himself. Ixxier laughed. "That's what I've beeD trying to convey. Once bitten, twice shy!" He laughed again and slipped the two rings over his finger ' with on air of finality. "Now, ahull I aturt? Tills Is the latch k#*y?" He drew a key from tbo pocke of Chllcote's evening clothes. "Wliei I get to Grosvcnor square I am to ttu< your house, go straight In, mount th stairs and there on my right bnnd wll lie the door of your?I mean my own-1 private rooms. I think I've got It b; heart. I feel Inspired. I feel that can't go wrong." He handed the tw< remaining rings to Chllcote and plcko< up the overcoat. "I'll stick on till I get a wire," 1m said. "Then I'll come hack ami we'l reverse again." He slipped on the coa and moved back toward the table Now that the decisive moment hni come It embarrassed him. Scarcelj knowing how to bring It to an end, la held out his hand. Chllcote took It. paling a little "'Twill be all right!" he said, with i sudden return of nervousness. " 'Twll be all right! And I've made It plait nliont?about the remuneration? / hundred a week, besides all expenses.' I?oder smiled again. "My pay? Oh yes, you've made It clear as day. Shal we say good night now?" "vas. Good niirht.V [to dk continu*d.1 Mrnni of Saccrnit. Stern Father?Ho who sows the wlnt reaps the whirlwind. Prodigal SonWell, he raises the wind anyway. The way of the world Is to prnlsi dend saints and persecute living ones.Howe. For Rheumatism Sufferers. The quick relief from pain aflforde by applying Chamberlain's Pain Bali makes it a favorite with sufferers froi Rheumatism, sciatica, lame back, lum bago, and deep seated and museula pains. For sale by Union Drug Co. The notorious Thaw murder trial i under way. The plea put up by th defense is insanity. Skin Diseases of Twenty Years' Stand ing Cured. I want you to know how mucl Chamberlain's Salve lias done for im i It has cured my face of a skin diseas fit nlmnet ** 1 *""* iwcnij ,yt?ii > Maiming. have been treated by several as sntar physicians as we have in this countr land they did me no good, but tw< boxes of this salve has cured ine.Mrs. Fannie Griffin, Troy. Ala. Chain , berlain's Salve is for sale by Unio Drug Co. A man named GrifVm and the two year-old daughter of a man name Farmer, died in Piedmont of hydro phobia Monday night. They were hit ten about two weeks before by a ma dog. "Ererybodjr SflOUlfl KITOW says C. G. Hays, a prominent busincs man of Bluff, Mo., "that Bucklen's At nica Salve is the <piickest and sure* healing salve ever applied to a son burn or wound, or to a case of pile: I've used it and know what I'm talkin about." Guaranteed by all druggist; 25c. Rev. Robt. H. Reid, aged 8h year: died at bis home in Reidville Sunda morning. He was one of the oldes ministers of the Presbtyerian churcl For 46 years he was pastor of Naza reth church, and during that time churches have grow, out of the churc under bis ministry. He had been pre: ident of the Reidville Female colleg since the year 1858. "Regular as the Sun" is an expression as old as the race. N doubt the rising and setting of the su is the most regular performance i the universe, unless it is the action t the liver and bowels wtien regulate with Dr. King's New Life Pills. Gt aranteed by all druggists. 25c. The Columbia Savings Bank an Trust company opened its doors Mot day, Feb. 4th. for business. Ex-Got TO C u ? w. v.. 1u7w.uu is president. 1 is capitalized at $200,000. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Favoril "We prefer Chamberlain's Cong Remedy to any other for our children. 1 says Mr. L. J. Woodbury, of Twinini Mich. "It has also done the work ic us in hard coldp and croup, and w take pleasure in recommending it. For sale by Union Drug Co. The city of Spartanburg, through il police force, has started a crusad against minors playing pool in tht city. Some time ago the city counc passed an ordinance to that eflfec and Mayor Floyd is determined to se that the law is carried out. Whai to do When Bilious. The right thing to do when you fe? bilious is to take a dose of Chambet Iain's Stomach and I.iver Tablets. The , will cleanse the stomach and regulat the liver and bowels. Try it. Pric , cents. Samples free at Union Dru Co.'s drug store. * * The total number of prisoners r< ceived in the State penitentiary durin the past year was 232. The number i confinement at the beginning of th year was 653. There were 5 rccaptui ed. This makes a total of 890. Th number discharged by expiration c sentence was 130; discharged by pat ifon, 14; died, 23; escaped, 7; lcavin in prison at .the end of the year 716. j ChewWha !' Know Wh ? There is real pleasure i 9 the best tobacco grown? t best tobacco grows?in t Piedmont Country. r Only choice selection s well-matured and thorouj tobacco is used in ; SCHNAPPS. That's whys i and others of the Reynolc ^ as shown by the Interna! j statistics for a fiscal year, wonderful growth of six quarter million pounds, gain of one-third of t , increased consumption c and smoking tobaccos in 1 * States. a TT* * ? . ? - .c/viaenuy, cnewers car the flavor and they cheer S because SCHNAPPS che more than any other chi bacco, and every man tb n SCHNAPPS passes the g r along?one chewer ma! chewers?until the fact i s tablished that there are m C i Sold at SOc. per pc R. J. REYNOLDS TO it1 WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO. I ? i [ i Their UnGeaslnq Work Keeps Us Strong > and Healthy. All the blood in the body passes; | through the kidneys once every three | n minutes. The kidneys filter the blood. They work night and day. When healthy they remove about 500 grains jot impure matter daily, when unhealthy some part oi this impure matter is j , left in the blood. This brings on many; diseases and symptoms,?pains in back, '" headache, nervousness, hot. dry skin. - rheumatism, gout, gravel, disorders of ( ,1 the eyesight and hearing, dizziness, ir- , regular heart, debility, drowsiness, dropsy, deposits in the urine, etc. But] ii you keep the filters right you will have uo trouble with your kidneys. W. II. T. James", rormerTy tn?tb*4 s grocery business, Chester, S. C., now ._ retired, says: "1 used Doan's Kidney t Bills for my kidneys and back and was . greatly benefited thereby. 1 had suf.' fered from backache and weakness ' across the loins for a long time and! V* had found little if any relief until I got a box of Doan's Kidney Bills. I have not had backache since 1 used them, and they have given me a great I 4( deal more strength. 1 am glad to rec-i ommend them." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 1 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, 1.1 New York, sole agents for the United! States. ^ Remember the name,?Doans,?and take no other, h c Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that Mrs. E. | F. Bailey. Administratrix, with the will annexed, of the Estate of J. M. Flax- j ieo, deceased, has applied to W. \V. j Johnson, Judge of Probate in and for o the county of Union, for a final dis-1 n charge as such administratrix. 11 It is ordered, that the 25th day of, >f February A. I). 1907. be fixed for hear-1 d ing of petition, and a final settlement of i- said estate. W. W. Johnson, Probate Judge Union County. tj Published in the Union Times 4*4t. j 1 [; NOTICE! Notice is hereby given that the an- , nual meeting of the stockholders of I the Opliir Gold Mining Co. will be j held Feb. 12, 1907, at .4 o'clock p. in., h at the office of H. L. Scaifc, in the Foster Building, Union, S. C. W. K. Bellis, Prest. e J. O. Stillson, Secy. 4*3t . WHITE GOODS SALEj !e! it ' il t. If no delay in freight, we e will put on sale Saturday morning the largest assort- i ment and prettiest line of I I ei WHITE GOODS rl ever shown in Union at the jj price, j Also everything in the store i (at a big reduction, especially * ALL WINTER GOODS. r- Come early and get the pick ,cf| of bargains. " HUTCHINSON & CAUGHMAN tYou Know, lat You Are I in chewing chewers an -where the chewed, to t he famous States whei was first sol s of this Sjppfe whei ^hly cured yet been offt making SCHNAPP CHNAPPS Java coffee, l's brands, to bring out I Revenue qualities. S made the classes of cl and one- cause they c cr a net really pleast he entire price; the p f chewing economical the United 15c. plugs a ey's worth o mot resist ulating flavo CHNAPPS bacco lovers ers them tain much r. swing to- SCHNAPPS. Lat chews way to hide ood thing erly cured. ;es other For the mi 3 now es- for tobacco s iany more like SCHN AP ? ? - ? tunc. ?.n sc. (Juts. Strictly JOc. SftGCO COMPANY, Wit ==" I New Goods. 5 i We have recieved the most up-to-date line of 5 Dry Goods, Dress Goods, i Fancy Goods we have ever < handled. , New Oxfords, 1 New Collars, New Belts, New Combs. We are determined to keep the latest in the Ladies' line. Don't forget the beautiful dinner set we are going to give away. It pays to shop at MRS. D. IN. WILBURN. "The Ladies' Store." CALCiliO made by MURALO CO., N. Y. The Best Cold Water Wall Fin ish on Earth. It makes your walls new and bright, and will not rub off. Sure death to germs and insects. In all standard tints and white. Ask for sample card. In five pounds packages and its 40 cents. House Paints, Stains and Varnishes in convenient packages from h pint up. We are Practical Painters and know the goods we sell. They are all right. Wall paper new goods and books coming in. Will have lots to say next week. We are now doing the Picture Framing business of this town. Largest Stock, Lowest Prices, and Good Work did the business. Window glass, all sizes in stock. Putty free. FRED. C. MILLINGS THE PAPER MAN. MOVING AND REPAIRING AND PACKING UPHOLSTERING Engraved Cards, Invitations, Announcements, Etc. We have a beautiful line of samples, representing all the best styles of the engraver s art. If you have your plate, we will have them made from it or we can have plates and cards made at a reasonable price for high class, artistic work. Call in, inspect our samples and get our prices before placing your orders for any thing in this line. DIKE DRUG CO. About and Chewing id pounds of tobacco he population, in those "e SCHNAPPS tobacco d than there are in the -e SCHNAPPS has not ired to the trade. S is like a cup of fine sweetened just enough 'its natural, stimulating CHNAPPS pleases all lewers: the rich, belo nnt" finH a +v?o* ? ?tr Ilia t 5S them better at any oor, because it is more s than the large 10c. or ' nd they get their monf the real snappy, stimr so appreciated by toi. 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