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< " v r " ' Tl ; Masqu By KATHERINE Author of "Tl * ""Jack." aha said caressingly, "It Isn't to tell you this stupid old story that I've brought you here. It's really to toll you a sort of sequel." She stroked Ills hand gently once or twice. "As I eay, I met this man and we?we be came very fond of each other. You understand? Then we* quarreled?quarreled quite badly?and I came away. I've remembered him rather longer than I remember most people?he was one of those dogged Individuals who tjiivk iu uue s niiua. Kut lie tin* stayed In mine for another reason"? Again ?he looked up. "He has stayed because you helped to keep him there. You know how I have sometimes put my liands over your mouth and told you that your eyes reminded me of some one else? Well, that some one else was my Englishman. But you mustn't be Jealous. He was a horrid, obstinate person, and y?u?well, you know what I think of you"? She pressed his hand. ""But to come to the end of the story. 1 never saw this man since that long ngo time until?until the night of Blanche's party!" She spoke slowly, to give full effect to her words. Then she (waited for his surprise. But the result was not what she expected. He said nothing, and, with an abrupt movement, he drew his hand from betweeu hers. "Aren't you surprised?" she asked at last, with a delicate note of reproof. He started slightly, as if recalled to the necessity of the moment. "Surprised?" he said. "Why should I be surprised? One person more or less at a big party Isn't astonishing. Besides, you expect a man to turn up sooner or later In his own country. Why should I be surprised?" She lay back luxuriously. "Because, my dear boy." she said softly, -"If is a mystery! It's one of those fascinating mysteries that come once In a lifetime." Loder made no movement. "You must Explain," he said very quietly. Lillian smiled. "Thafs just what I want to do. When I was In my tent on the night of Blanche's party, a man came to be gazed for. He came Just like anybody else and laid his bands upon the table. He had strong, thin hands like?well, rather like yours. But he wore two rings on the third finger of his left hand?a heavy signet zing and a plain gold one." Loder moved his band Imperceptibly till the cushion covered it. Lillian's words caused him no surprise, scarcely even any trepidation. He felt now that he had expected them, even waited for them, all along. 'I asked him to take off his rings," she went on, "and Just for a second he hesitated?I could feel him hesitate. Then he seemed to have made .up his mind, for be drew them off. He drew them off, Jack, and guess what I caw I Do guess!" For the first lime Loder Involuntarily drew back into his corner of the couch. "I never guess," he said brusquely. "Then I'll tell you. Ills hands were the bauds of my Englishman! The rings covered the scar made by Ko Ko's teetli. I knew it instantly?the aogpnd my eyes rested on It. It was the same scar that I had bound up dozens of times, that I had seen healed before I left Sautasnlare." "And you? What did you 4o?" Loder felt it singularly difficult and unpleasant to speak. "Ah, that's the point. That's where I was stupid and made my mistake. 1 should have spoken to him on the moment, but I didn't You kuow how . one sometimes hesitates. Afterward it was too late." "But you saw him afterward?in the rooms?" Loder spoke unwillingly. "No, I didn't?that's the other point. 1 didn't see him In tho rooms, and 1 haven't seen hlui since. Directly be j was gone 1 left the tent?I pretended to be hungry and bored?but, though I went through every room, he was nowhere to be found. Once"?she hesitated und laughed again?"ouce 1 thought 1 had found him. but it was only you?you. as you stood In that doorway with your mouth and chin ' hidden by Leonard Knlne's bead. [ Wasn't it a quaint uilHtake?" There was uu uncertain pause. Then Loder. feeling/.lio need of speech, broke the silune suddenly. "Where <lo I come y' he asked abruptly. "What nm I 'Wanted for?" "To help to throw light ou the mystery! I've seen Blanche's list of people. and there wasn't a man I couldn't place ? no outsider ever squeezes through Blanche's door. I have questioned Bo'^RbaBlessington, but he cau't remember who came to the tent last. And Bobby was supposed to bare kept count!" Hhe spoke in deep scorn, hut almost Immediately the scorn faded gnd she smiled again. "Now that I've explained. Jack." she added, "what do you suggest?" Then for the first time Loder knew -what his presence In the room reatly meant, and at best the knowledge was disconcerting. It Is not every day that a man Is called upon to unearth himself. "Suggest?" he repeated blankly. "Yes. I'd rather have your Idea of tho affair than anybody else's. You are so dear and sarcastic and keen that you ?au't. help getting straight at / '" A *.". . v-'.; IE erader I. CECIL THURSTON, he Circle," Etc. Harper Brother* 1 | the middle of ft fact." When Lillian wanted anything Bhe could be very Bweet. She suddenly dropped her half petulant tone; she suddenly ceased to be a spoiled child. With a perfectly graceful movement I she drew quite close to Loder and.slid gently to her knees. This Is au attitude that few women can safely assume. It requires all the i attributes of youth, suppleness and a certain buoyant ease. But Lillian nev- [ er acted "without justification and as ! die leaned toward Loder, her face lifted, her slight figure and pale hair softened by the firelight, she made n picture that It would have been difficult to criticise. But the person who should have appreciated It stared steadily beyond It to the fire. Ills mind was absorbed by >ne question?the question of how he might reasonably leave the house before discovery became assured. Lillian, attentively watchful of him. saw the uneasy look, and her own face fell. But, as she looked, an Inspiration came to her?a remembrance of many Interviews with Chllcote smoothed and facilitated by the timely use of tobacco. "Jack," she said softly, "before you say another word I Insist on your lighting a cigarette." She leaned forwnrd, resting against his knee. At her words Loder's eyes left the fire. Ills attention was suddenly needed for a new and more Imminent difficulty. '"Thanks!" he said quickly. "I? I have no wish to smoke." "It Isn't a matler of what you wish, ! Itnf 1 ?- ? o* - i ui Hum i nnj. one siuiieu. sue knew that Chilcote with a cigarette between his lips was Infinitely more trac- ; I table than CliUeote sitting idle, and Rhe had no Inteutlon oi ignoring the knowl- . edge. But Loder caught at her words. "Before you ordered me to smoke," be said, "you told me to give you some advice. Your first command must have prior claim." He grasped unhesitatingly at the less risky theme. She looked up at him. "You're al- j ways nicer when you smoke," she persisted caressingly. "Light a cigarette? and give me one." Loder's mouth became set. "No," he said, "we'll stick to this advice business. It interests me." "Yes?afterward." "No; now. You want to find out why this Englishman Jrom Italy was at your sister's party and why he disappeared?" There are times when a malignant obstinacy seems to affect certain peo- j pie. The only answer Lillian made was to pass her hand over Loder's waist- ! coat and, feeling his cigarette case, to draw It from the pocket. He affected not to see It. "Do you i think he recognized you In that tent?" he Insisted desperately. Sbo held out the case. "Here are your cigarettes. You know we're always more social when we smoke." In the short Interval while she looked up Into his face several Ideas passed tnrough i.oder's mind. He thought of standing up suddenly and so regaining bis advantage. He wondered quickly ' whether one hand could possibly suf- 1 flee for the taking out and lighting of , two cigarettes. Then all need for speculation was pushed suddenly aside. Lillian, looking Into his face, saw his i fresh look of disturbance, and from long experience again changed her tactics. Laying the cigarette case on the < touch, she put one hand on his shoulder, 1 the other on his left arm. Hundreds of j; times this caressing touch bad quieted Chllcote. 11 "Dear old boy!" she said soothingly, | her band moving slowly down his arm. , i In a flash of understanding the consequences of this position came to him. >< Action was Imperative, at whatever | risk. With an abrupt gesture he rose. The movement was awkward. He i got to his feet precipitately. Lillian drow back, surprised nnd startled, catching Involuntarily at his left hand to stendyhcr position. Her Augers grasped at, then held his. He made no effort to release them. nruu - ~ a ?*- -? ?- * T?nij a uu^kcii m"Kiiuwi?Mimneiii, iie admitted himself worsted. How long she stayed limnovable, holding his hand, neither of them knew. The process of a woman's Instinct In so subtle, so obscure, that It would be futile to apply It to the commonplace test of time. She kept ber bold tenacl- 1 ously, as though his Angers possessed ] some peculiar virtue. Then ^t last she spoke. "Rings, Jack?" she said very slowly. And nnder the two short words a whole world of Incredulity and surmise made | Itself felt. I/Oder laughed. At the sound she dropped his hand and rose from her knees. What her suspicions, what her Instincts were she could not have clearly deAned, but her action was unhesitating. Without a moment's uncertainty she turned to the Areplace, pressed the electric buttoij and flooded the room with light. There Is uo force so demoralizing as unexpected light. Loder took a step backward, his hand hanging ungunrded by bis side, and Lillian, stepping forwnrd, caught It again before he , could protest. Lifting It quickly, she looked serutinlzingly at the two rings. All women Juiqp to conclusions, and it Uf extraordinary how seldom they Jump abort. Seeing only 'wbaYXilllau saw, knowing only what she knew, no man would have staked a definite opln- : Ion. but the other sex takes a different view. As she stood gazing at the rings j her thoughts and her conclusions sped through her mind like arrows?all aimed aud all tending toward one point. She remembered the day when she and Chllcote had talked of doubles, her skepticism and his vehement defense of the Idea, his sudden Interest In the book "Other Men's Shoes," and his anathema agalust life and Its irksome round of duties. She remembered her own first couvlnced recognition of the | eyes that had looked at her In the doorway of her sister's house, and, last of i all, she remembered Chilcote's uuac- [ countable avoldauce of the same sub- < ject of likenesses when she had men- i tloned It yesterday driving through the j park, and with it his uuuecessarily ' curt repudiation of his former opln- I Ions. She reviewed each Item, then she raised her head slowly and looked : at Loder. He was prepared for the glance au?l met It steadily. In the long moment ; that her eyes searched his face It was j she aud not he who changed color. I She was the first to speak. "You were the man whose hands I saw In the tent," she said. She made the state- i meut in her usual soft tones, but a ; slight tremor of excltemeut underran j her voice. Poodles, Persian kltteus, ; even crystal guzlng balls, seemed very i far away In face of this tangible, falui- j lous, present Interest. "You are not i Jack Chllcote," she said very slowly. "You are wearing his clothes nud speaking In his voice, but you nro not Jack Chllcote." Her tone quickened with a touch of excitement. "You needu't keep silent and look at me," Rhe said. "I kuow quite well what 1 am saying, though I don't understand It, though I have no real proof"? She j paused, momentarily disconcerted by her companion's silent and Rteady gaze, and in the pause a curious nud unexpected thing occurred. Loder laughed suddeuly?a full, confident, reassured laugh. All the web that the past half hour bad spun about hlin, all the intolerable 6ense of nu Impending crash, lifted suddenly, lie saw his way clearly, nud It was I.llllan ! who had opened his eyes. Still looking at her, he smiled?a smile of rcllaut determination, such ns Chllcote had never worn In his life. And with a calm gesture be released j his hand. "The greatest charm of woman Is her Imagination," he said quietly. "With- : out It there would be uo color In life; we would come Into and drop out of It with the same uninteresting tone of drab reality." He paused and smiled again. At his smile TAlllan involuntarily drew back, the color deepening in her cheeks. "Why do you say that?" she asked. He lifted bis bend. With eaeh mo- J ment be felt more certain of lilmaelf. "Because that Is my attitude," be said. "As a man I admiro your Imagination, but as a man I fall to follow your reasoning." The words and the tone both stung her. "Do you realize the position?" she asked sharply. "Do you realize that, whatever your plans are, I can spoil theui?" Loder still met her eyes. "I realize nothing of the sort," he said. "Then you admit that you are not Jack Chllcote ?" "I neither deny nor admit. My Identity Is obvious. I can get twenty men to swear to It at any moment that you like. The fact that I haven't worn rings till now will scarcely Interest them." "But you do admit?to me, that you are not Jack?" "I deny nothing?and admit nothing. I still offer my congratulations." "Upon what?" "The same possession?your imugtna?l/,n ? Lillian stamped her foot. Then by a quick effort she conquered her temper. "Prove me to be wrong!" she said, with a fresh touch of excitement. "Take off your rings mid let me see your hand." With a deliberate gesture Loder put his hand behind bis back. "I uever gratify childish curiosity." he said, with another smile. Again a flash of temper crossed her eyes. "Are you sure," she said, "that It's quite wise to talk like that?" Loder laughed again. "Is that a threat?" "Perhaps." "Then It's an empty one." "Why?" Before replying ho waited a moment, looking down at her, "I conclude," he began quietly, "that your Idea Is to spread this wild, Improbable story?to ask people to believe that John Ch'llcote, whom they see before them. Is not John Chllooto, but somebody else. Now, you'll find that a harder task than you Imagine. This la , a skeptical world, and |>eople are ab- I surdly fond of their own eyesight. We ' are all Journalists nowadays?we all . OTflnt fflpta Tho fltstf thlncr rnn will Im asked for Is your proof. And What does your proof consist of? The circumstance that John Clillcote, who has always despised Jewelry, has lately taken to wearing rings! Your own testimony, unattended by any witnesses, that with those rings off hls^ijer hears a scar belonging to anotner man! No; on , close examination I scarcely Imagine that your case would hold." He stopped, flred by his own logic. The future might bo Ckllcote's. but the present was his, and this present, with l*$i Immeasurable possibilities, had been rescued from catastrophe. "No," be said again. "When you get your proof perhaps we'll have another talk, but till then"? "Till then?" She looked up quickly, but almost at once her question died away. 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Y., wh lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes "Electric Bitters have done ine nioi good than any medicine I ever tool For several years I had stomach troi ble, and paid out much money for me< icine to little purpose, until I begn taking Elfetric Bitters. I would in take $500 w what they have done fc me." Grancl tonic for the aged ar for female weaknesses. Great alte ative and body builder; best of all ft lame back and weak kidneys. Guarai teed by all druggists. 50c. Clms. T. Hotaling, the warden < the town of Greenwich, I't., Haiti to have in use the razor that was in ing used by (Jen. Israel Putnam i the Putnam cottage in that towi tvhen word came that the Hritis were approaching, driving him 1 the steep precipice, where he dive down the 1(H) stone steps to oas col we Nipples. Any mother who has had exp rience with this distressing ailment w be pleased to know that a cure m; he effected by applying Chamberlain Salve as soon as the child is dot nursing. Wipe it off with a sott clo before allowing the babe to nurs Many trained nurses use this sab 1 f * - r.? __ t - 1-.. tr?: vwm ucjji rcbuus. rur saic uy unu Drug Co. % The first great international exp< sition was held in London in 185 It lasted 144 days, there were 6,000 OCX) visitors, * the receipts were $2 500,000 and the expenses, $1,500 000. Our advertisement nex week in this paper expose the real reasons obacco used in "Schi 1 stimulating qualities ger of chewers, and at >ther kinds of tobaccos sing sales indicate tl CITATION TO KINDRED AND CREDITORS. State of South Carolina n County of Union )t" | By W. W. Johnson, Esq., l'rohate Judge. - WHEREAS, A. W. Gilmore has! made suit to me to grant him is | Letters of Administration on the is Estate and effects of Janic GillId more, deceased. "J THESE art', therefore, to cite s and admonish all and singular the ! 11 kindred and creditors of the said I >y" Janie Gillmore, deceased, that they be and appear, !>cfnre me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at ' Union C. H., South Carolina, on the 8th day of June, next, after y publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in r the forenoon, to show cause, if any t " they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. 11 Given under my hand and seal this 20th day of May, Anno Domini, 1907. W. \V. Johnson, Probate Judge. Published on the 2 1th day of May, I ft 1007, in The Union Times. 21-2t / I l !; Engraved Cards, Invitations, r ,dr Announcements, Etc. ,f We have a beautiful line b of samples, representing - all the best styles of the s engraver's art. *, If you have your plate, r we will have them made ;- from it or we can have g plates and cards made at r a reasonable price for high I class, artistic work. 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No. 6 leaves Buffalo at 4:45 p. m., arrives at Union 5:00 p. m. Between Union and Pride. * ? Morning. / No. 34 leaves Union at 9:30; leaves Monarch 9:35; leaves Crawfords 9:40; leaves Gregory's 9:45; leaves Medors 9-55J leaves Neal Shoals 10:05; leaves Red Point 10:15; arrives at Pride 10:25 a. 111. No. 33 leaves Pride 10:55; leaves Red Point 11:05; leaves Net^l Shoals 11:15; leaves Medors 11:25; leaves Gregory's 11:30; leaves Crawfords 11:35: leaves Monarch 11:40; arrives at Union 11150 a. ni. Evening. No. 32 leaves Union 5:15; leaves Monarch 5:20; leaves Crawfords 5:25; leaves Gregory's 5:30; leaves Medors 5:40; leaves Neal Shoals 5:50; leaves Red Point 6:00; arrives at Pride 6:10 p. ni. No. 31 leaves Pride 6:40; leaves Red Point 6:50; leaves Neal Shoals 7:00; leaves Medors 7:10; leaves Gregory's 7:15; leaves Crawfords 7:20; leaves Monarch 7:25; arrives at Union 7:35 p. 111. J. R. DICKERT, G. M. M. R. SUMMER. G. P. A. J. A. BROWN, DEALER IN REAL ESTATE, STOCKS AND TlAXTTAfl DWiN Ud. 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