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CHAPTER VI.
BKfORl: THK r.MPCBOK.
"Is he dead?" asked Ruric, start
ing quickly forward.
"Hold, my eou," uttered the
monk, latino his hand upon the
yytmg man's arm. "Surely you have
nothing to fear It was none of
your work, no more than if you had
ran vonr sword to the heart of a
wild beast that had attacked you."
"But I dkJ not touch his heart,"
quickly returned the youth. "I was
cartful of that. 1 would have struck
hira upon the head with the flat of
mv sword, bnt I feared I might
break his skull."
"He is not dead yet," answerefl j
the surgeon as Ruric pressed for
ward and asked the question a sec
ond tirur. "fie lui-s only feinted
from the flow k of trie blow, coupleo
wiiti lus own fears and Missions.
"Bat will be die?" Ruric asked.
koeeHng down by the fallen mta't
?id*.
"I cannot ret tell," the doctor
said, at the same time wiping the .
blood,away, which was flowing free- j
1)
"But why rot probe the wound
eowf" suggested the monk. "Now
is the best time, for the place is not
jet inflamed, and white he is thus in
ee -.lible he will be free from pain."
The 'urgeon at onee law the
b, lb end propriety > f tlii., and he
proceeded to ta t upon the sugges
tion. l'-r : 'eie tod u prni.o which j
\ '.arid spalieal 1*, he examined
the -. aorid. tluric v?tclwd h'im eq
ftirlv and with a painfm vpr. ..ion
"l t tl.iri tti-> w?nnn 1- !
surgeon reported as t,; i
ttl-fullv fait i.i- way along th.j,
<???? .ft.' tVi" ''ft"! liiil taken. "ft ha-.!
V *'.d below i-j-r. r''!.t lung ard o:
fjr sefcrr.l aotnd cf the smaller blood
?* -el?. 1 ?.!?. viih proper cajr
fci- t say ncercc,'
"T'litok ib '!'" fervently ejaculat I
ed K'ltv. ?Vb 1 I? clasped.
"But why e>; ap^oii.iy'' asked It I
z?"t "Y ??? v.\ re ready enough t ;
a ? <*''t b'? chilleVg "
"i e't f v. v ki.iild I ave. called |
t - ' '? ret ir ed the gunrvd
it" villi % flash rg "Had [ re- |
f -ft to I..."' f i tl at fatal wor i
? :Jd ): ve net u.e at ev? ry tv.m. .
k'trv tbat such a man a- he was r ?
C' ye for me at any gim?- wheti
r' en rth ?? * \n-: and *le?;-ht "f I ,j.
v .re reqrirod So I meant to di
a ? hi: i itv' tl C 2tv< ).fn cy hi
It bel.cri- ? tl-r sue I a net.''
w nld em! ll ? combat. You kuov
h..',- J ]?: to ?;.are hir>. But Tj
?? uld not VII would not have t!;. :
I r* * f.betni a countryman
i r,.r, pi hf.n.U ia auch a quarrel '
Jiy father <'i t r,<rhhng for l.:> coun
try , ?r.d *0 would I dm if i.IV deal! ;
t .it C'rt.o live: the hand I / ' r.' !
f-. to d.e ib a w .uM be f. c rs
?. toy cimo. anu to inflirt *iv!
f i*. u]'oy. Tori. r would be a et;rs
irt.ynH' <-ry."
u) I1 v \ u. my ft>n," tl. n r'; '
?- id. To.! it' th. vi_t:t d ma yo'.i
(?'. i'.A lit allow tf fuling- g.
yott mnr.tU't to overcome you. 11
I- , way *r yi u to Hanie for this." I
"'True, father Yun a;>e*k truly."
s kJ th.? aurtreoft. "The joutc.
mac far art*:1 most nobly, st;d t !
thiwo ran he attached to him."
Bury soured amuevhat relieve.!
Vj tV?o ujrarar.ooa, ?cV having!
*>:en th.-1 cr.ru; . wound drofscd ate! |
? -ris'ted Lr> bearag the iusenaiblu j
f"ini t> rhe aledgc, ho took Alaricb '
jroffcrvd arxu aud proceeded to bi?ji
?vn P:am.
"Who k tl-.ut rucrik ?"' atked the |
lieute?w*>.t aa they entered their |i
a ledge.
4*I eui> know that he i' railed!;
Yladuiur," returnevi Rurie, "! hm ?
to 'y ?CA;:I hut' cure liefttfe. IIHV
yi u t-rer prcn hiui era thi*?" i
'l' ;?<? ia! time* about our bar i
j i" ks. lie he lietn then when
#?">?> t f our poor fellom-* have heeTi;
?i ?' ;tid c ? 1 ni: He seems to be u 1
pond beartcd limn nnd, 1 judjrr.
tjiiire icteLijit nt."
"I ^jfree with you there," our hero I
l b 1 t..i::k lie ia n t;"od man, but i!
them ?? neverthclesa ? mystery I
?bout him which 1 cannot solre.,'
lii< C'luitfuon la familiar to in ?
r nt! yet f rani: it toll where nor when 1 i
1 have rem him." 11
"Aye," added Alaric quickly and .
?ftgfilv; "that prerrwely tlv ens. !i
wit r u . 1 am very sure that I havt j t
sr. i. that man under different cir- i
enm-Unce*. AbJ others of our com- |
pasv hove thought the erne."
The tro 'ucn watched tl.c move- i
)u?." i nf t ? monk while tlvcy thia
g) Ve. arid thev noticed that he en
tered l is iledge and drove off to- :
ward Borodino.
"Ifuric," said the lieutenant after '
ti i v )md ridden some little Aistanc
si I .it the aame time %nAag won
'?? ri yly into his comngtnou'e fac^ i
"ton baadlc the swora^like a ms/r- 1
c an. Hr my goul, I'd gtva all I own
??t tbi? r>rc?ent moment, RJS conaub
aiou an i all, if 1 could hancie i;.
sword ax you can."
"1 do understand tlx; weepon
paHsmjf wall," rcturtied fho yo.i
modestly, "but 1 have worked hard
to tain the science."
"Ah, 'tis not e!l science," the olh
ccr added. "That wondrous etrength
of your is a host in itself."
"And yet," said liuric, '"I liav*
seen weaker men than icveeif wd.o
would overcome me cc.-ily or, at
leant, who might overcame i.ie."
"ii.it they were not in tin - city,"
lucre.-'!d Or.-a, with a peculiar
shako of*the head.
"True. Alaric. I am not in the
habit of mentioninp nr own powers,
but yet I may say that there i.- no
men in Moscow who is my superior
in the use of any sort of offensive
amis."
The lieutenant readily admitted
the truth of this, and then the con
versation turned upon the subject
of the count and the course ha had
pursued with respect to the event
which had just transpired. This
conversation lasted until they reach
ed the (' cr of Ruric'a residence,
and. having thanked his friend for
his kindness and expressed the hope
that at some time he muht have
opportunity to return eon* ade
quate favor, the gunuiaker entered
the house.
The widow sat in her great chafr
by the fire. She was pal ; and nnv
ious. bier brow was supported by
her hands, and at every sound from
without she would start up with a
frightened expression and listen.
At length the sound of bells struck
upon her ear. They came nearer
and nearer, and they stopped at her
door. SI i would lave ari.-en, bur!
she could not. With her hands i
clasped si c bent eagerly forward j
and listened with a frantic interest. '
Soon t!.( door opened. Surely no
one tit he world enter without1
ki.ork ;.g She si ricd to brr fee:.
Tht cm door opened. A tns.e
form steed K fere her.
"Mother!"
"Rune! My boy! Safet- ?
S o tottered fers r.rd 6. . eat ?.
unci' lb bs?r. of l or i d sou.:
aid wt i!? eU vrov.rd bet sro* right- :
ly iI? out hue s! t inuricurea tier
tWkJ to Gtd.
Bv nod lv the videw 1 evAi.-. ji.tro |
csIh., t i t -till there v. i ?u eeri est, |
eev:t 1oo.lt ct tea,t upr. t.cr face- ;
Kerb? f?W it. ?v.d he knew *? .1 vti?
ii . .
T/# K) tliu COUflt 1- i
?TSor vouO't -rehe uttered i
auiekl* ?Uib.Mger v ; I
"Tee; Udty. But, lutc-u. I coulu .
not htlp thereupon U re
Utcd nil tl.t eircvi atat u? connect
U ?1th tl? conflict. V.'hofi ht t-. t
ocucJuded, hie mother i-r-c&wd ?,
few i. - .re-i Js idttf.es el * **1?
"Surely, n y eoj. I *m try to;
BUffet UOthini fceiu tl.ia. ,
should ti e wl. b' u?vt die. Is. All
youacted?;<U the defensive. Iron,
the flr><T he 11 s only been, intent ci :
attack.1 ?< you. end ct ?!<s h:?f'< j
ground Iw would have .dlad you i- j
r ^ - j"j' ? **
"Most surely ho would, 1 .other
Aye, he would not bavo hesitated to :
stab nte in the back could bo f.sv ;
gamed the opportunity. He was j
nad I ever.d. ah self control, end l.i-< s
ewerro- kill no v-- = only equa. ;
ed bv his chagrin at being overcome j
by one srhoia he bad hoped e?nlv to (
conquer.' . , .
After this Rv.ric vent to his sjop, i
but Fnul manifested tic great eco- j
tloa upon beholding him. j
"Yen seem to tftke It m a matter
of course that l should return abve
and well," said the gunmaker, with
1 '"WhV of course," returned the :
bo? cOTiposodly. "What would a
sooro of sr.eh rosfi t - ho ha to you
Coamd Dainouofi i.old a sword be
fo;? Butlo Novel? No. I only
smiled. when I hcjird his challenge. ?
1 should have ss soon thought of txv
big snxiow* about jour return from
s marten hunt."
Kuric smiled at his bov's peculiar
caeernesa of exprcwion, but he fejt
a degree of pride in his words never
theless. , . ,
It was toward the latter part ot
the afternoon that Kuric was some
what startled by seeing some of the .
imperial guard approaching bis ,
house, and ere long afterward his
aiother came to him. pale and trem
bling, and informed him that be was
nanted by the emperor's oifieers.
"Oh." she groaned, with clasped .
hands and tearful eyes, "they wil
take yob from me now!"
"Fear not, my mother," the youth
roulldently returned. "The ethperor
rill not blntne me when he knows
all the particulars. But come, let us
^ Ituric found the officers three "f
them, in the kitchen, and be asked
them if they sought him.
"We seek Kuric Nevel. the gun
maker," replied the kaucr.
"1 am the man, sir. May 1 know
what ia wanted?"
"Cannot you guess?'
"Why, yos. I suppose it ciust be |
on account of tha uuel which whw
UsiAt this morrnng-"
"'Exactly." ? v '
"And tibo wauls tne?"
"Who ahould want you out tn?
enm^rr**"
*Oh. they wfll oot t?te nif eoMp
boy from mef* cried ClawJig, catch
ing the officer by the arxn. "Tell
our good emt>eror tbut Russia ha*
taken nn husband fmm me. that !>?
fell in hi? country's can-c. Tell him
my boy w> not to Mame"?
"Hu:!). mother." ini?T(><ited Hi*
rlc, "l-'twr not yet "
Cone," said the leader. "It i*
grtwms late, ar.d IVttr wftl nai
brook delay "
"3iU tl.ev will cot barm hint?"
the mother frantically cried, cling
ing now to her son.
No, no. my mother. Rest vn?
easy here until I return " And thet^
turning to the guard, hp afl.!i(?
T#ad "n, and I will follow "
"Now rest rou eu.-i mv dew
nrc/thef" And with these wired*
Rurie gently eel her buck into hi*
chair and tbet) hastened (rut icfiat
the officers. In the emn he put on
his bonne! am! peii.-sc and then fol
lowed his conductors out to th*
C reel, where .stood a double al- ilgt^
with two horses r.itaoheil.
"You ?re?n to look ttp<*i the kill
iwg of a Ib'-si-m nol>i em en as a ,
small affair.' s.isl one of the officers
after they had storied on their way,
*'la he dead, then;" Ilmie tjuitk
ly asked.
"The doctors tl ij 1? liis ease a crit
ical one. But that is not the thing.
You would have killed ltiin if yo
could."
"No, no. By heavens 'tis not so!
All who were present will awer.r th
1 tried to spare bin "
"Very well," returned 1' c oklce.
"We shall stc about that wiicn w
come to the palace l'srhaps you
may go clear; but. upon toy soul.. 1
would net willingly occupy you.
jik.ee."
liuric cured r 11 -? aryv.e tre potr"
with tl (.-o who k:.ev.' i tl.ii>' a bo;; ?
; the circur/st ?a?v?, sr- ho r;i::nii:e-i;
siki.t dtirii .* rb. iv;r of i '>c- rile I
vr:.s i est v.t whet. ?h?y roach
es! the i: puid f -.lac. . d Riixi
was r-.-r.d:.ct<-l ?? or. ? into tie
percr's pr lco.
The !?;. ] .I. r ! jter v. as ir cr.e ..
the QpwUer trcrfierxe ctiwmLtr*, sit
ting >* nu-g-*- tai u e< tered wit
pur; velvet i.cavil;-- ?.. -ugVt wit.'i'
gold, nr.1 upon i-i;i;rr hand sic.')
?cne e? i ;s | mate itU?:r carta. Hi;
wa: r. v:ui> mar., r et yet so c!d e.?
Furis by *.;-i three v?*rs, tat hi? ?
face already * ore - utaiir- lock. I
hit trsr :t it.-h #oI but.no* largo,
being miser (light that: otlltfnN
ir pt.yricol bulk. His dfs? LetrayeC
negligence- and e ;r -mew a" ' was
ir. marked contrast v;th vb. -"eh .
garb., ;f his attendant!. S > V3 j
Peter c? Russia, ye* a yo.i'.l', -mail
; ir. frmt.e a ltd car. !a?? of tkosi jjraecs
which ?C tr irah-r tip t!.c sua. 11
court lire, tut st; iblo to l-o.'r th.;-'
aft a us tf a grr.r .-miou upon 1-x
?houlders. nltnis that btw woalr
ed a mighty train, and it: tiis. b'.i
oia host ? I,cm vUrrtivjf r.-.crt for
the- g?d cf Ra>.;e t!;?: for self *r
kiiii-e'L
Kttric *-yr Step hot: I'rzeit ?nd t: .*
SMTgeoc there, ar.d he ai.-p *?vr the
Duke of Tula rhcrr IT ret the j
duke's eye, and a peculiar i<.uenn) ;
of fssac rat- through bis i !"tl ?& b" ;
sav the sr. r:i, thrcattricg exprcs- .
?i>.? that rested s.i.?-3 Oles's face.
"Sire." spoke the Imee.' of thcee ?
who I... 1 c<;.ducted the prisoner.
thither, "J'uric Nevel Hand* before
you."
"All," uttered Ruhr, e-jitlrg I i
eaglc eye over tL. forms before Dim j
"hievol, advfince."
Witb a hold yet uiod.ut step Rurie '
advanced tc the tabic, and, with vj
low, bovy, he awaited the ei*. >er< r's
pleasure. 'I.'bo.T> vrtw a shudder pei- ;
e?;Oil.!i} ip the fnuiKus of thoee-who i
wished the prisoner well, fox wall -
thoy knew their mishty ruJer'a iron
will and Bternness or le^al purpose. :
CICAFIEE VII,
a siAarntwi TSTAU
lu order to .understand tlie eir-,
cunistancos under which Rurie was -
brought before ilia emperor it will
be necessary to jjo back a few hours.
The autocrat had occasion to fetid
for tlie surgeon, Kopnnl, who had
attended at the duel, and 83 he was
some titae in answering the sum- ?
mons ho was (jucstiotied when he did
come concerning his tardiness His
answer was that he had been uttend
big the Count DsmonotT. *
And what ails the count ?" ashed
the emperor. "He was ivel! yeater
da v."
"Yen, but he met with an accident j
today."
"Look ve, Kopani," the younj:
ruler cried, who saw in an instant
tha: something unusual had Imp- j
penod, "tliink not t-o conceal anv- l
thing from me. What is it, now?'' j
"Sire. I meant rot to hide anv-1
thing from < on The en in: has bee; i
engaged in ? due.
"Ha! \\ as i.e clui ?t'ri.'.'d
"No, aire. He was tin- el.rl.-ttrer "
"So, *o. And who was the other
party ?"
"A htimhle gjnmaker, sire, nam- ,
cd Rurie fCevel."
"Navel, Novel," aoliloquired Fe
ter. "The name is familiar.*'
"Hie father was a captain la the
last vnar with the Turks. He rose
from the ranks under Feodor and
was arw of the latest of the bravM"
"Ci? |?t? in XV ?\ Wl ye?y ? i*?
member new fShe and Valdni vrwa
the two ft *10 rtrwt m<5,rtmsl the ram
part# at Dium, So in* old dhypatcb
es read "
"Yes, fire Pre* Nevet was shot
a month afterward whfle loading his
braae company u^airtst a whote
squadron of TufktMi Infantry. while
Valdai cam* home trail got a colo
nel's coin tin Asian.'*
"And afterward reertued a tkle."
added Peter.
"Yes, sire."
"And this gummier is this ciy>
taln's fc-o ?"
"Yes. sire."
"Ami metliinka ValCsi left a
rhild."
"He did. site; a daughter, who la
now with Olga. She is his ward."
"Yes. yea. And the count fought
a duel fttth young Nerd and got
bfeaten. eh ?"
Before the sui^reon conld enssver
a page entered tlie chamber anil an
nounced that the Duke of Tula
Wished to see his imperial muster.
The emperor directed that ha
should I* adgiftted. and en- lor**
afterward the proud deke entered
the apartment. lie was a tall, stout
man, with light hair and blue eyes,
end not far from five and forty years1
( of age. tin bearing was haughty,
' though he war forced to a show of
| respect now that he was before hi1
i master.
"Sire," spoke the duke after the
: usual salutations hud passed, "1
have come to demand justice at thy
1 hands. My young friend the Count
I Conrad Datuonoff has tec. most
brutally murdered."
"lie* Say ye so, Olga?"*
"Yee, sire." "? '*
"Tut how was it?"
"TLU3 it was, sire: Oc the isy 1? !
fore yesterday I err.t tl* count vri i ?
u mcssr.-, to cne Funic Neve], wh< .?j
! ft gunntktt in Slob da. lis west f<* I
r wi,1 ed, and while there the gun ?
maker, *?!.? U a huge fellow, provok
| cd r c, unreel unit knocked tl % to' le
l- it. down CEccur?f tuft<".ia;t w< ?
<;l"rv.tlt."'": null &S li.t' -,l?W. 1 lTtl!
or.ed t" r^neat the oftenee tm*- s1 i
fnrtii'.-trrere g.'ossly insulted ft e.
: 1 lg K i: *t.em II * ccui t he'd ic- ?'
der.r eouM h-rdly let;1 ?' -l'-:... j
: iag him. The fellow * *? opted In J:
challenge ; 3* ' i. '
. ui<-> cowardly i .siietfv -T'. ? i"
' llictJ:;;{ up.-? Lb .? ttnrt*! wet; \
"Th'i .i * M>rier.s atfe '' - Hi tl
emperoi. who had not fui'citc r."t-i
the ast.oni.-ih.''. If ? c?f ?' ?_? rgecu,
while the d> ks ?i- tolling Hi story. ;
"It i 8 d serious, sire, and ftiue-;
ly the rv.f ,? ?b .?!?* be -t "He? or- ?
ctfed."
"But did you not e.ty that tb-ii
count i! ulleugcd him?"
"I did, sire, 1 -t you 'o'-t remer -
U? that ii a** en iwtii. ?' of - hi'
ftr^iemati' i with the noble c 'tiu ;
The fellow would hare vmdo?bto%
murdered bnn had I t c<- . tike" ?
coiirj?."
'TMera you presctm ul the ? eh * ?
lord V j
"No, sue, lut I hare a f iend j
without who ?bi prtaeat.
'-Then you may bring Hr. in *
The d'.'.tw departed, auC. When v.e
returned Stephen Trrea bore or:
cow nan v
"thi-' ii the irita, stre." Otja -ah*
m he led Ms companion for* ard.
The ejnper< v gazed upon C.xcc a
few moments iu silence end then]
said: ? j
"You were present at this dual,
were you not, sj r ?"
"I was, sire,1' the ftiui*
bowing low. <
"And he was at their Mint meet it g
also, sire," interposed the diike.
"Ah, yes. Then you know *11
about the elfair?"
"Yci, sue," answered Cfiea.
"Then teiJ roe about it."
"First, sire," comcuenred the men. j
casting a sort of assuring glance at
the duke. 'Tbe count went to the I
gnriCiakeFs shop to get kia tw
to"
"I.et nie explain hero, tire," inter-,
rupted the dtiKe as his puppet hesi-j
liiteii "tl is man may not know !
properly about that mi?iion. Li\]
u-g with me is a voung fin, a ward,
of mine, e senile, timid beieg, whoj
ha? Won somewhat a comfort to m?i
in my loneliness. In childhood she;
was acquainted with this Huric he ;
vol. ar.d now the fellow has pacsum ,
ed thereupon several times to iDsult'
her of late with his dFguating f?
nii'isrity. blip dared not remon ,
stiate with him for fear of violence, j
so sie referred the matter to me
The count has keen anxious to win
her for a wife, so I thought hira Dot
ao improper person to send on tin
del lea tr mission Accordingly J
w rote a sort of promise in the form
of a voluntary assurance pledging
tin ?igner not to make himself fa
mi'i r with the ladx anv more And
ill the same time he received the n
s innwe that hi- presell;<? wits veri
disi:grta':ili!c to I lie person mcutiun*
eil Tllin I iU|H?isil lie would si.ill
et once, and as the count aspired to
her hand I deemed it no more 'han
right that he should render her this
service. Now, sire, this gentleman
may continue."
Thus bid lien Urzen resumed:
"The noble count was desiron
sire, that 1 should accompany hit...
aw I dW so. Upon reachmg .If
man's shbp we found him at wo?f
upon a guntoek. 1 think. lie re
reived the(nt>tti but refused to si^n
it. l^ie count urged him to sign in
mild, persuasive language until the
fellou bttcarae insolent. Then be
used tome stronger terms, and I
think he marie %pme threat of what
he would do if hie insults to the Ud\ |
were repeated, and theaeupwi tht
gunmnker struck him a furiou.
blow in the face and knocked him
down. I cannot remember til the
threatening language which the fel- I
low used, but it was fearful."
"And how about the duel?" asked
the emperor.
In answer to this Crzen went on
and related what he tiad prepared
on the subject, and it need only be
said that the report was about on a
1>ar with what we h.ue already
lescrd. He even went sp far as to
swear that the count hISl tried re
peatedly to compromise matters aft
er the conflict had begun, that he
begged of Nevel to give up the bat
tlcTnut that the hitter, tfcirsting fo*
the yoi'iu rm jk-tuan's bViod, Ifeph
Irotlyl mailiv at it.
It w<? at this juncture and with
out referring to the sturgeon thai
the emperor sent for fiuric, and,
having learned that a lieutonant 01
the Iihitagorod guard was present
at the duel, he sent for him also.
Or?a arrived flfst and wan prisent
when Buric c.iine.
And now Kuric Ne>#l stood be
fore hie emperor. Peter gaied upon
him for some moments, and then he i
said:
".Sir, thy bearing is bold."
'? uv should it not be, sire, yhen '
I stun" before one when 1 honor'
find re<;>ect and do not fee r ?" 8 ?
rpc-ke Euric calmly and with ceou
tar dignity.
? 7';1 ?I*8ted the auto :
crat sternly.
"No, sire ?vmr of i. not * 1
Ran to be feral by th.. ;.c lov, i
and honor hi ''
'?Insolenceuttered the duke
The eiupcr. r looked up ink hi,
face. f,rd lie s.Ved:
"Voir. air, , ,cu can a,>? f. - vf?r...:
rf bis traits cf c5.rrf.et>-"!
" Aye/ r.;tur:.?.4, Peter, ' f
They are vofidfrfuL ! ?^..v -
? it ajnotfk u.) artu.ii* thftro wen
mat if such toliiucu."
Th.- d: k k iw not h- y tj t.-. |
terprct this. and be moved beck a
pace. . ;
" ?'^od Peter, turn '
. . 9 ?''?<'ma* t. "Low dare
you strike a ..r.iusj-u, r.cHfiraJi i
i ^d ? t, siw. Cosrad LVr.cum*j
to ,r. ?b. r, ^ j brou -t.t i
?e a jw i.*. n-ki.-! t was rec.uin f!
t tr!;f .lU^au::,;
to to. hard <f ?
"k're." iuierpoaed tine debt ?V!
misstate,"?. '
*' "*'? f,r V' broke in. thy ef
prrcr rrjtb an authoritative ?y
k * Cu,? 7^ Trii"' nothh-'i
?Kent t,a h:dy hero. Why d d
strike th. count?'' <
. ?.V;, I, d* ecdcd fro.- !
h.o- station aGd struck ? e. B*
threw away r!.e l!iieM
prefect the notla lU ami stnie
He *?-) out provocation."
d0:^' ,h83 -vo;* kwekc-d bin !
"> .'hi, sire."
P?Uvi yon would have I
GOL.C tne Bam? to m? u
l 'w V^V'"er?dJhe 7nuth quick
t.-; ? her. Da mo nod tried fct threat.,
to muse mo sign his paper I toiil!
. ,i;er? vr9y but 0..? 0>,
earth at whose order T would dy;
that things The man who has the
right to crmmand ,hali rarer fcavy
occwion-to arrike me." |
There ? u something in this foplv
ami w>re tE tl.e tone end bearing of '
him who spoka it that made the
f. * trw-m? Ha hw plainly that
m?f?fP * I7** ,*"k ?* ?d :
miration as they rest*! upon the
gunrjaier. 1 ?
"But now about this dneL'' r
Burned the emperor "?<*, dare,.
fh7"X', ,be -???" i?
rcn'r C' DlS he n0t' StCP,,?n Ur" |
"pM"" "*"?
"And which of the two do von call
the boat swordatnao ?" Peter asked
or *??
antrDfl W,8t 887 7QX tiT lioutan
fluke wa? atudwa to crush his
wrltl ^ faBrefl *? fl,aw tbc
jraft of tbat powwfwj uohl?m?.,
hl? Sit a happy
thought came to bis aid.
^ would father
you would judge of that for your
thi??" MTe? And ho* 1 to do
"Let Runs Nevel's skill be tried
here before yon. If I mista|t# ^
you have some good swordsmen near
? * ncmrtl 'u^ the
(Continued dn Sev, mlj ,
For Sixty Days.
For the next sixty days we shall
iv)l goods very cheap for cash In
order to run down our stock as we
ei[<ect to make tome changes In
business If you need
Heavy and Fancy
Groceries,
Snuff, Cigars, Tobacco, Confec
tloneries or almoet anything in
General Merchandise
come to our store. Your patron
age solicited.
Mr l'sul Fitzgerald is with us and
will be glad to have his friends
call and see him.
J. M VINSON & CO.,
Selma, N. G
July 1-tf.
FC Corsets
Make
American Beauties,
We have them
in a!l stvle8 and
;;i tapes 10 fit every
ngure, and every
^corset is soid'
under this most
libera! warrant?
"Money refunded after four
weeks' trial if corset is not
satisfactory."
Look for this
Trade Mark on -
inside of corset *
and on bor. '
KALAMAZOO CORSET CO.
Scle Mike ft. K raajco? Midk
FOR SALE EY
LV. Ci. Yelvington,
t>MITHFIEJ"Jl>. N. C
YOU NEED IT.
It ia (jooti to nave
on hanti A.
mSW Liniment
Nerve and Bene
Mado etrictly r.y an oM 1c? ttatolerfurnuiifc.
ftiiH 1<wp. u <m -.'or thirty fiveycari
For Man and Beast.
You Get a Large Bottle for Sft ctt
mvdp, 'irt> ?or sax,p. ti
J B MOZINGO.
Si:rithflel<l, N. C.
For snlr by! U r i litre., N*_iitkf.eM; Haywood
? It- x . Letuaii to-a u hip: 'ur- *c S?-?
N ? w. > <it.t Nior... v r .t;. r. *<oi
ard, J.'riacot??r!.. Aiex FnUroftou, VirJtaoy^
Pu|k: n.r .L, UC.'P Koii' . J It. lUiUH. !
Mkreh U*-tf
NEW Mil 1 INUiV.
Go to FT. W. Mitchell's for tar
tains in fancy millinery gooafs.
Hals Trimmed to Order
?BY?
Miss Annie Glisson,
h eis-cial saleslady. Call and we
us before buying elsewhere.
Respectfully,
Miss cwudla MilehtH
i uvmv. v. t.
THIS IS
The New Number 8
Domestic Sewing
Machine,
FOB SALE BY
J. M. BEATY,
HMITHFIPTLn, N. C.
0PE1IM C0CAINE
m K Vlvl Habit* rnrei at four honw
or at aaniTcirtum.f Bast of
r?fa*"anoea Honk o- |U" T ratmVrf ?*nt
rRCC A?draw> b.M. wool bV. M. D?
be* 33. Atlanta. Qa
We ni-e ft ill clubbing The
Herai.d and the New York
Thrice-a-week World for $!.(>.">
raf.li in advance.