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VOL. II. NO. 10.
JUITHERFOIU'
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1902.
81.(10 A YEAH.
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Pffeir IS 1 H H PI TO FT'
u .su ws mil 1; Iff? ncP ATn
T;v Athens, Tenn., Jan. 27, 1901.
, Ter since t no iirst appearance of mv
nuusea they v. ere very irrepuicr and I
Ti-:1h fr-c-:it pain in my hips,
stomach itrd les, with terrible
Pns in the abdomen.
luring thu past month I have been
tR ting V me of t'ardui and Thedford's
Wack-DrawKfct. and 1 p:.rsrd the month
ly period without pain for the first timo
m -vears- Nannuj Davis.
What is Ufa worlh lo a woman suffer-
$ ing like Nannie Davis suffered? Yet
tncre sro women in thousands of horriis
to-da; who are bearing (hose terrible
mt'isirusl pains in silence. If you ars
one cf these we want to say that this
same
I will bring you permanent relief. Con
sole yourself with the knowledgo that
1,000,000 women have been ccrn,.!eie!y
cured by Wine of Cardui. These wom
en suffered from leucorrhcea. irregular
msnses, headache, backache, and
j bearing down pains. Wine of Carc'iii
ES mill ll 11 . . H
an mesa acnes ana pains K
iui yuj. rurcnase a fi.uo bo'tie of
Wina of Carihii to-day and ta;e it in f
I the privacy cf your home.
I I'l'a.lvi.viiMaliio-.aiureuMrt'ss.iEnviiisvnip-
t (.V.'""' ."111.; A'.v:.,;y Vlurilll".-M.'
uioviya MvXlltlie Co., Cijal'iuiooBa.
nAuirndr t t - 1 -
l tM JUilu. 1 A II JlAMV.
' Paris earlier than they had been ex
Report of the coiidirion of the Com- pet ted and that the young lady had
mor. ial Bank of llr.therfonltmi. at Ruth
erfnrdro!!, X. C, at rhedo.-v of business
on iV..ru.iry 25th. l'.MVi. ;
RESOURCES.
Liouns aiid discounts,
Overdrafts
Furnitrav and Fixtures
Du,' fr:n l.viuks and bankers
tiish on Iv.Hil ,
-20.r)7.VO(i
! ,000.00
ll,i."i.0!S
3,00:.5n ,
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital ;tnc!:
Sv.ri.'l'is
Undivided prnlits
DejMvits !-u)t j t-t to d ecks . . .
( ':iAl r s 1 lin ks
Total
I, J. F. Flack, cashier of The Coninier
J. F. FLACK. Cashier
State of X. C, Rutherford Comity.
Sworn to and snliseriled before nit
this 7th day of March, 100C.
M. O. DICKERSOX, C. S. C.
Correct Attest:
T. B. T witty, Joitx C. Mills. Directors.
Notice!
By virtue of the power contained in a
deed of nwt. made, by R. C. Tssiiieer 1
j'.nd wife, M. S. TVsseneer, to W. P. !
l?nr-V,.v 111 nn;t fiT 1-? SI T....lt. i
U rsi;:iiel trustee, named iu the deed of !
trust, will sell at tiio court house door;
in Rctherfonltoii, for (ash to the high
e st liKifiir on
Monday, April 7th, 15)02,
certain tracts of laud, lying and U'ing
situated in the count- of Rutherford.
X'orth Carolina. First tract known as
that tract of .iind c:Jlid -Lot Xo. in,
the .Kirtitioii proceedings, entitled "To- !
nv vs. Tesseneeret all.." containing IG
urns. For full desx-riplion irfert"i. is
hereby made to said spi-cial r.ro-e din-'
in the report made by Li e. W. Lyncli
and others, commissioners. '
Second tract, lying and being in the
ci il Bank of Rntnerfordtou, do solemnly : resohUiens concerning' the avoidance of i a,nd l" ere were many puzzles whirling
sw -uMboa'-Mve-'-ihiveiit is true tr, .hp ! a11 'onmunications with women tliat ""ough h.s mind. Granting that he had
U"' i,,Vl !-at(n-ut lstrnefo,he should go bevoud the vea. yea and nav i stoppod a team that was not running
best of UiV l:u!Vv!elgeai!dljeief. I EaT approved Hi holy "writ. " i away- ir "as natural, perhaps, that the
111,1111,1111111 .M..H-. iHuiTiuii, Known as woman s voice raiseu anu aimosi iu- vre several cares, ana tncre were
Lot Xo. 4" in riri spet Ld -r(H.-eeding ' stantly checked. Obviously here was a cabs upon the street. His own equi
1'ientioneu in the above nami-mli .m. , s A i.. t..,...ti ,:t.i .. .u...,. ..
. , i i rp rp L 1
veVimr of 'l-!Li:i--'u. - i ' i
lepoit of tommisn oneih in said special ;
m-iK-eedintrs. contain a full fi,..,f4..
the last named lot ; of 1'i acres an
hercbv i-cfcrred to. Said le will W
hercbv referred to. Said sale w ill be '
made' to satisfy t he amount due un taM i
deed of trust. This February SOth p)0 1
W. F. RUCKER, Trustee.'"" !
T?...-i. X- T? n..T .... -..
XJi' 1 . n Jill' j , .ii I iji IIf
By virtne of tin power contained in a '
mortgage deed, given by Chaney (ioorl'o
to R. S. Eaves, the undersigned mort- i
if!i will Cl.ll 'ti flit, i.itn.t 1. .1
..f.y. , .m uniM iiiiiiMMUKiriu . ty mo coachman leaned tar rorwaru indium mui u oeauiirui woman ap
Kuthcrtordton. at public outcry for cash ! from his scat and stnick violently with pears in it. Though the circumstances
Oil 1 , .... 1. e
Moiulay, April 7th, 00'2.
the following tract or parcel of land, ly-!
ing and iK-iug in the county of Rnther- i
ford, Xorth Carolina, and fully describ- !
cd in a mortgage made by Riohiird Goode !
and wife, Chaney Goode, toY. M. With-'
row and recorded iu the office of t he reg- i
ister of d"e:!s of llnthcrfonl county in j
B'K.k "H" of Real Estate nmrtgagT-:, at s
page 44o, vhu-.h mortgage is la reby're-'
fen-ed to, and the description therein is
hereby in de a part of the mortgage deed.
nieniiom it aliove. This sa will ln ieade !
to satisfy the sum de on said mortgag '
deed. This February S-Ofh. V.HY&.
,r ... o ' ' KA.'V1- MortgsiKee. j
j'-iavvscv r.ucKer, attorneys
Notice!
Having qualified as administrator of
Philip Bobbins, deceased, lute of Rvth- :
cr.'ord eonntr. X. Ik, this is to notify all i
pe.-so:.-! u:. vmg chums against the estate i
en v i.n;.d to exhibit them to the
i-mcrvrsigm d on or before the i:rh day of
Febnun-y, i!)0:j, or this notice will be !
oleaded m bar of iu.ii . :
jH.rsous indebted to said estate vil' rle-ie '
make immediate payment. This inii,
r?-iv of leVruary. lf:02.
''ATEIi, Adnnuistrafor.
. , - Rucler, Atfane-
CHAPTER II.
PRINCESS VERA'S COACnSfAX.
IIE Gordons had spent
the winter In Paris
and had occupied a
house in Passy, mod
est considering their
means, but exceed
ingly comfortable and
convenient. Thevwere
people of a wide ac
quaintance, and their home had shel
tered many guests, mostly Americans
making brief visits to the French
capital At the time of the inci
dents herein described there were but
two. Iarrell and Miss Edith Lorrimer.
The young uian was cousi- to Mrs.
Gordon and. like thrt lady herself, a
student of art. Mrs. Gordon, indeed.
was something more than :i student, !
having won the beginnings of a name I
among painters. As to Miss Lorrimer
and Dan-ell. the Gordons had'enter-
tained a hone that had recently taken !
on the color of fear, for a match im-
plies the desire of two, and the worst I
that can happen is that the woman
alone shall feel it. i
When Gordon and Darrell returned j
to the villa after the inH.lpnt i,,-:t
scribed, thev learned fh.it Miss T rrri- i
niei s uncle and aunt had arrived in
gone to take up her abode with them
In one of the big hotels. It was in the
nature of a flight, and not even Darrell
himself could be blind to the fact. lie
sufiVred the pangs of remorse that
particularly distressing remorse which
does not permit a man to mention his
fault to his own soul, since the eonfes-
sion must lie tainted with presumption
Indeed
Led. a gentleman cannot even plead i
complete innocence, for to say to his i
conscience that he has wo,. i..rt '
1:0 9 & m m m & e a r, & & & & a
lISS
$lfl,7.J.-, without attempt is to flatter his own j and rurned into the avenue. Ii was not
, vanity and slur the lady as too willing. ! " rish al)s'l- but tho carriage was on
10 0w)-,,0i broken up. The Gordons attended. ! by fort1uue- he found ar" tller unfr
1.0.!0(o!upou thu.:r sueJJt.g ,usIgU.ncet leayiu i quented street convenient r his need.
.:58 ! the house about 10 o'clock, and Darrell fRd, bt;fore be bad cu,nc to the cnd of
24.241 -as ! rode with them in their carriage a lit- tl,eJ10rs' were weary of the strug
l,ow 24 ! tie way. alighting near a club, which. f!e" toi' the of rarrril
; upon second t nought, he did not visit. tuthn P a ""' Po the crest of
ir flr, !nc..,i 1 which lie brought them to a stand.
I OOH.t liWIIlO IUilllJlJIS
1 1 n v
when he wandered into a dark street
which attracted him because it seemed
to be desirt.d. though the Iwulevard
from which he had jut come was all
alive. A carriage pass(Hl him at a smart
pace, and he looked after it with a
vague notion of something unusual.
i.. t v k'.e u uliul;i 11111111 ii 111. . .
The imiti-ession gradually became more !
definite, and he perceived that his at
! tentiou had beeu attracted by the pe
culiar noise made by the equipage or.
to 1)0 moro accurate, by the lack of
noise- The wheels rolled silently, and
tllc ''cat of the horses' hoofs was muf-
f?fi1 Ktonniiir,- nvn .1... n.
tn front of one of the few lamps upon
the wnv Dnm-.n A
street was paved rriui wooden blocks,
and then he remembered having read
that an English company was endeav
oring to introduce a new pavement and
had furnished a sample gratuitously.
As he stood staring, with true Amer-
ican curiosity for anything partaking
nf t!. n r,f .. f:,..
, , " ' , . V
' f fcorsos ,lr?w,n a closed
i 8wtmS around fiolil t!se boulevard, and
son!t' snia11 ontcry was raised. Then
.from within the vehicle there came a
single sharp scream as of terror, a
i nii.i i -. v. j.hu in iviu m:cuuu uiiiitii
v,as ll!l"lns "on tlle horses brid'.es.
uraggeu ami tranipieu ana very neany
...., .
rT , . . ,
1 ' as he had sprung to-
, lV , H,g
anl llim' bp'n1 ,bim n,cb m
Squa, t1' 111 front of tbein tl,au lic ,iad
lMtcndcd to be. However, he succeed-
eil in lii1-.ir 1, 4ni,-ti CT-Sl-iii-t- cnutiin.
! ed in halvin"- thn (pnm witliont siistain-
iuS serious injury, and as they showed
no desire to bok again he stepped away
: ... i - . i a i
l'vm their Jieads and back toward the
v,-hlcle.
He was about to speak when sudden-
. . - . -
aimlessly about the citv. a nrev to
jrrent .lis-M.nfoit nn.i full f .hw0311 "ad "ad tiine for, reflection.
it i.nv ii.iv iw, oK r;,i. riuuuiu un v reuioiisiraieu witn
Dj Ashley Towne
COPYRIGHT, 1301,
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a heavy whip. The lash cleared Bar
ren's head as he dodged forward under
It and came down with great force up
on his back. The sharp pain and, above
all, the unexpected and unnatural act
itself Inspired Darrell with a puielv
instinctive wrath. He leaped to one
side, avoiding a second blow, and then
sprang up in such a way as to get a
momentary footing ou the forward
wheel, whence he passed on upward
as if upon wings, alighting against the
coachman, who, rather from surprise
perhaps than from the force of the
shock, lost his balance and fell to the
street.
It was lucky for Darrell that the fel
low did not carry the reins with him,
for ihe horses nearly jumped out of
their harness, frightened by the whirl
ing whip and perhaps by the volley of
curses with which the coachman had
re-enforced the blows that he had aim
ed at Dan-ell's head.
The team bolted
"'anritally. and it was a matter cf life
or deatu for tb(? ,Iian 011 the box- nis
0wn safety- coupled with a fleeting
t,louSlit of the woman whose cry he
had "card, kept Darrell busy with the
hovscs- antl 1,e ha "o time to look back
to st'C whether the coachman had bro-
"ls ,10ciI- lucre was a clear mftr-
ence that he had not, however, for it
could hardly have been any one e!si
who. at the moment when the fright
ened animals sprang forward, dis
charged a pistol that had the resonance
of a small cannon and shook the win-
dows of the narrow street,
j Fortunately, the way was absolutely
j clear. Moreover. Darrell was a strong
I and well trained master of horses, and
j he had not a particularly mettlesome
j team to deal with. He had secured
om11,aS "car to control of the brutes.
something near to control of the brutes,
'"ou" "c u,u 1,01 n SII
"m" ln- "'airueu me enu or me street
street
T- I -
v ijwii icsl imi l vi nit; course
hl,n' but ,;arilly so vehemently, with
! such b,mvs and "an'acal curses. Why
uad tho wo)a" screamed? How had
! 11 uaIIK'ned that a Paris jehu had been
lso I'oull't with his revolver? Why
i had he llot fired a second time? Why
! h,d be raised no lllle and cry?
At tl,e ""e"t ot turning into the
avenue Darrell had had a glimpse of
the street, and he had seen two figures
running, one undoubtedly the coach
man, the other perhaps a chance way
farer, but both silent. That they
should do that amounted to an ab
surdity, for either he was running
away with the horses or they were
running away with him, and in one
case or the other it would be natural
that the pursuer should cry out. More
over, there had been no sound from the
Interior of the vehicle since the mo
ment when the horses had made their
first plunge. Then Darrell had fancied
that he had heard a stifled scream and
even the rattling of the catch upon the
door, but from that instant there had
been silence.
The spot where he had stopped the
horses was unfamiliar to him. It was
quite dark, though a little farther on
were several cafes, and there were
cituni uu aiieuiiou, ior mere
had been nothing sensational about the
ascent of the hill in,u.,i t,a
ascent or tne lull. Indeed, the run-
had ated no commotion ex-
cept tbe avei)ue whlch lia1 been
crossed, and very little even there.
Darrell got down from the box. hold
ing the reins in his hand, and ap
proached the door of the cab. Imme-
diately the window was lowered, and
he saw a woman's face.
It ls remarkable, but true, that the
essence of an adventure changes the
instant that a beautiful woman ap-
may be most unfavorable for romance
and the man as cold as he can be and
yet live, there will be no exception to
the rule.
! When Dari-eH saw that face at the
carriage window, everything was dif-
: ferent. Even the past was changed,
and in an instant's pause his sensa
tions of the last ten minutes hurried to
rearrange themselves. It became a
fine thing to have stolen a cab and a
pair of horses in a most unusual man
ner and to have gone careering through
the streets of Taris at the risk of one's
neck.
The woman had large and dark eyes,
with such a warm touch of hazel iu
theiy that it was visible even in so
bad a light. Her face v.-as well srdel
' ed, strong and full of iueanii.t .:-e
brows clean cut, the lips rather full
and deep tinted, the nostrils delicate
and treniu'cits as on? see. t' - , l"t
aii-. :..iu..eu, eying niui mienuv
The words could have no possible
relevancy, considering the season and
the surroundings.
"In the snow?" repeated Darrell. "1
am afraid that I do not understand."
"You are not Russian." she said In
French. "Why have you done this?"
"I don't clearly know what I have
done." he replied. "I saw some horses
running away. a9 I supposed, and
heard a woman's voice that seemed to
call for help, so I stopped the horses,
and then the coachman hit me on the
head with his whip. So I pitched him
off his seat, and then the horses ran
away, and here we are."
"We shall be followed:" she cried.
"We must get away from here!"
"If I may restore you to your
friends" Darrell began. "Tell me
where to drive, and I"
"We must leave this carriage here,"
she said, and he. perceiving her inten
tion, opened the door for her. and she
stepped out. "Now let us run!"
And they ran, Darrell taking the
j-Irl's left arm in his hand as best he
could for she was wrapped in a long
cloak and helping her to make good
speed.
They turned at once into a darker
street and from that Into another and
then into a third until Darrell had lost
even his notion of the points of the
compass.
"I can go no farther," gasped the
girl at last, and she leaned upon Dar
rell. almost fainting.
"You run well," said he. "and your
endurance ls remarkable, considering
the disadvantage of a woman's attire.
Would it be an impertinence for me to
Inquire where we are going?"
"I don't know," she said. "It was
merely to get away."
"Do you think this is far enough?"
he asked after a brief pause. "Because
If It isn't, you know. I can call a cab.
I think we might find one at the end of
this street."
The girl deemed to consider.
"It might be the safest thing to do,"
she said. "I must have time to think,
and I owe you an explanation."
"Tell me as much or as little as you
please," said Darrell. "You owe me
nothing; but. on the contrary, 1 am in
debted to you for a very pleasant ad
venture. By the way, if you will ac
cept my card I am John Darrell, an
American visiting Farls and quite at
home in the city, which makes it the
more surprising that at this moment I
have only a vague idea where we are.
But when we come out upon a better
street"
His utterance was checked by his
interest in his companion's conduct.
She seemed to be indulging in some
sort of strange and violent exercise un
der her cloak.
"If I could only be rid of this!" she
cried at last between her clinched
teeth, and suddenly she thrust out her
right hand.
Darrell was amaze
there was a ban
;ve that
v wrist,
.ng by a
from which t'
chain.
j "You wiP - ;
pose," sr . ;
"On t'
ceive y . '
Then, w.-.
iiual, I sup-
aid he. "I per
: victim of a crime,
boiue one in the car-
riage with you?"
"Yes."
"And you were being taken away
against your will?"
"I was."
"The matter grows clear," said Dar
rell. "May I ask what became of the
abductor, the man who was in the cab
with you?"
"He sprang out when you stopped
the horses," 6he replied. "He sup
posedand so did I that it was an
attempt at rescue by my friends."
Darrell was engaged in testing the
size of the handcuff with reference to
the very pretty hand which it restrain
ed. It was a white hand, a warm
hand, altogether a most delightful
hand to hold in one's own in the light
of two bright brown eyes. Darrell
was obliged to squeeze it as he had
never squeezed a woman's hand be
fore, for surely It had never fallen to
his lot to find one in such an embar
rassing predicament.
"Your friends?" said he, pressing the
hand into the smallest possible com
pass and glancing at the eyes to see
how much pain ho was causing. "I
will take you to them."
"Xo," she replied; "I must not go
near them. I,caunot bring them into
peril. Oh, really that hurts, my friend;
but don't stop, if there's a chance of
freeing me. I can bear it."
"Pull!" said Darrell. his face con
torted as if it were he that bore the
pain. "Gently, with caution. It is
not to be scarred, this hand so white.
Free, by jingo!" The last words in
English, for one's native tongue is
best in moments of congratulation.
"Free, and no great harm done, thank
the Lord!"
"I speak no English or only a very
little," she said. "But I understood
what you said. Yes. I am free, thanks
to you, as rree as t am ever UKely to
be. And my hand is not torn, though
my wrists are, but not by you."
She exhibited the evidences of cruel
usage, and Darrell's face blazed with
wrath.
"If I had known this" he began. '
"But that is like boasting. We will
wait until I have found the men who
did it. Why was it done? I cannot '
understand how any one could have
thought it necessary."
"The man whom you encountered did
it," she replied. "I was captured in a
narrow and dark street as 1 was leav
ing the house of some friends of mine.
The man who seized me thrust a gag
into my month, but one can always
make a little noise, so he put these
upon my vrists and twisted them to
t;t'ii-o rip ;tn cnoip -5 ho ld me 0
amen less. I should mt" n.i;i
Darrell. "And now what shall we do?
We can't wait here, you know. Shall I
get the cab?"
"One word." she said, laying her
band upon his arm. "What do you
think of me?"
"I will tell you frankly." he replied.
"In the first place let nie say that 1 am
quite sure I know the man whom I
threw down from the box of tint car
riage. I did not immediately recognize
him, for I had no clear view of his
face, yet unless I am greatly mistaken
he was a Russian officer, one who held
the title of captain, but had not the air
of a military man: probably a secret
agent of the government. Then this
capture was in the nature of an arrest,
one of those quiet affairs that ar. out
side the law of the laud. It follows,
then, my friend, that you are a uihil
lst." "I swear to you that I am not!" she
said, with impressive earnestness. "I
am a friend of liberty, but no friend of
7;c thrust out Iter r 'ujht hand.
assassination. Of course there are
many nihilists who could say the same
; the vast majority, in fact but I am
: not one of them. I know uot of what I
may be suspected"
! "And I." said Darrell. "care nut.
You are in trouble, and I am going to
help you. I am on your side, my
child. Do you understand? Whatever
j you desire shall be accomplished if it
I lie within my small capacity."
1 "I would uot lead you into danger,"
she replied. "You have saved me from
utter destruction, and I should make a
poor return"
I "If there is one thing that I despise
more than another in a man." said
Darrell, "it is prudence. Thauk heav
en, it was left out of me entirely. Let
j ..a u,j a eaij."
CHAPTER III.
THE BALL OF THE QUATRE-Z-ARTS.
HEX they came to the
end of the street, they '
found more lights and
a livelier region; but,
for Paris, it was not
much to boast of, and
cabs were scarce. At
last, however, they
were able to waylay
an empty vehicle. Into which Darrell
assisted the lady of the brown eyes. 1
Where would monsieur wish to go?
It was the cabman's question, aud
Darrell seemed not to hear it. i
"You were on your way" he began
and paused.
"To the Tlaee Blanche." said the
coachman. j
"Ah. yes." responded Darrell. "We
will go to the Place Blanche." !
He took his place iu the carriage and '
became immediately aware that his
companion was shivering pitifully. As j
4i.n i.i ... -
im. uiui nils uuMau&4ju;:iiia warm, lllis
phenomenon required an explanation.
. "You are ill?" he asked.
"Frightened," she answered. "I am
quaking with terror. Absurd, now that
it is all oven !"
i ,i . i , , i , . .
.aim men sue ourst mio tears, weep-
ing with a perfect self abandonment
which he was sulhcieutly exjHnieuced
to recognize as the best possible re- j
lief. Her calmness in the first min- ,
utes of their acquaintance had been
astounding and doubtless had been no !
less so in the terrible scenes that hail I
preceded her extraordinary rescue.
Darrell now saw at what expense it
had been maintained. I
Consolation and tenderness are in- j
separably counected, and before Dar- '
rell was really aware of it he was i
holding her hand and caressing it as
innocently as if she had been a hurt j
child. Then suddenly she was a wo-
man again, and he was a niau of the !
world restrained by all the barriers of j
conventionality. i
"I am not often so weak." she said.
"You would be surprised to know what '
I have borne without a tear. But I 1
have no intention of burdening you
with my sorrows. Help me through a !
few more minutes until 1 have formed !
a plan, and then I will relieve you ab- .
solutely of all care of me."
"Surely there must be some one with
whom you would wish to communi
cate." he said.
"There are a few to whom I would
send word." she replied, "but unfor
tunately 1 do not know just where they
are. Certainly they can be of no use
to me this night. Moreover, it is dis
agreeable to meatiou the circumstance.
but I am absolutely without money. I
had a purse containing a small sum. ;
but it is gone. There is more at the .
house where I have been living, but I
dare not visit it. for I think the Rus- j
siau agents are ignorant of the fact
that I 'we't t?vr-. ""' I would not
Jygm: ji j f flSli
wis wMvlw
If if ft 4Hf
5 I i
you are more tnan welcome to all you
may need. As to the night, we could
ride in this cab till daylight tf neces
sary, but I would rather you should
have rest, and as to that I have a plan.
I have some friends at the students'
ball Mr. and Mrs. Gordon. Americans
and very nice people; precisely the sort
for an emergency such as this. I have
a card for the ball. It was my inten
tion to go. but I changed lay raind.
And now fate has changed it for me in
the oilier direction. If you wouldn't
mind waiting in this carriage near the
Moulin Ro-.ige. I might go in and con
sult Mrs. Gordon. She is a i-rsou of
expedients."
"You cannot ask her to take any In
terest in me." said the girl. "She dKa
not know me. ami I have no menus of
making myself truly known to you.
The circumstances of our meeting are
a poor guarantee In suc4i a matter."
"There is. however." said Darrell
"such a thing as instinctive recognition
of individual character I have seen
"I am I'era ShcmlofJ ."
good and bad women, very ni::ny of
both, and 1 have seen women ol binli
and breeding and others who lacked
those advantages. Such being the case,
though I have known yon less than an
hour. I am not troubled by the small
est doubt. I shall tell Mrs. Gordon ex
actly what has happened: I shall tell
her precisely what I believe of you. ami
then, if I know her"
"What can she do? She cannot take
me to her home."
Darrell turned more directly toward
her. From the brightly lighted street
there came a glow sufficient to illumi
nate the interior of the carriage, aud
the girl's face was clearly defined.
"Why not?" he asked." "My friends
have uothing to fear from the c.ar's
6pies. The fact that you are persecut
ed and pursued will merely make them
the more anxious to befriend yon.
They are not afraid of anything, and.
as for annoyance, heaven help the man
who tries to annoy Robert Gordon. I
have known him a good many years.
Therefore i say to you. Why not?"
"There is no reason whatever." she
said, looking him straight in the eyes.
"I am Vera Shevaloff. the daughter of
a prince. I am of the house of Kon
stautin of Stavropol."
"Stavropol!" exclaimed Darrell.
"Why are you surprised?"
"Because I have recently met
Getchikoff. son cf the governor
eral of the province." answered
Ivan
r-
rell. "I saw him this afternoon iu the
company of Ladislov. the man whom
1 be'lieve to have been the coachman
of your prison on wheels. It cannot
be that Getchikoff assisted him in that
enterprise?"
"If it was he. 1 did not recognize
Mm." she replied. "I doubt, indeed,
whether 1 should know Ivan in broad
daylight, and this man I scarcely saw
at all."
"I think he would be above such
work." said Darrell.
"The GetehikofTs are proud." she
eaid. "but cruel as wolves. They are
all pGY.-nful In Stavropol today, both
in tli city and the province. It is
probable that I should have been taken
there lor some form cf trial, though
as to that I am merely making a guess.
1 have no means of knowing what
would have been done with me except
that I should eventually have boeu
sent back to Siberia."
"Sent back!" exclaimed Darrell.
"Have you been there?"
"I accompanied my father." she an
swered calmly. "Upon the do.vnlall
of my family four years ago he was
exiled, and my mother and myself
chose to share his fate, though we
might have avoided it. As to what we
suffered, there are now many books
which describe the long journey, and
the horrors that are reserved for those
Who survive it. My mother lived more
than two years arter wo read nil the
prison settlement to which we were as
signed: my father, some nioiillsM lon
ger. In Stavropol, my friend, there is
a cathedra! which my father built, and
within it is a tomb of white marble.
The snows of Silx-rla are whiter than
the marble, and perhaps my father and
my mother sleep as well ::i one place as
another. Let us not think of it."
, "But you!" exclaimed Darrell. "You
escapenl?"
"I was released."
Then how can you be sent back?"
"Because." said Vera, extending a
white hand from the folds of the cloak
into the light and holding it clinched in
a peculiar manner, "in order to avoid
a fate worse than Siberian exile I
drove a knife into the heart of Nicholas
Gorski, governor of the district "
"Thank God!" gasped Darrell invol
untarily.
"The order for my release bad al
ready an-ved." Vera continued, "and
Gorski dared not suppress or delay it.
I I -v : 1 at en til' instant
t1 ; : 4 1' .!. ! -i jj order.
:: ! .: i : !'! ! : 'f
thit throSs, pains an'l
aches, or feds hcr.vv, stuf
fy, tiuli or dizzy, is a jxor
head to do business with.
It irritates the renijcr. up
sets the stomach, ii-.t-.-rfcio-with
digestion a::d wear.:
out the brain and nerves.
Make the nerivs sr.oug,
the brain c'.ear and your
head will be right.
"My head wo M Ltcia to s im and
1 v.ould ?rcw dlzry sin! so vaU ani
numb vuii I would inM to ti.e tioor.
Mice usia Dr. MikV Wtvhc 1 can
work 16 !i.mrs n d iv red fit I r i. I
U-lievc it favctl mv I f - cjuua
rccoir.motid it too i. -'iiv.''
W. G. Whiik, .'.. turgor. Tex
1
Dr. M&s'
1 IS' J iM 111 i 1 . J-
quiets the irritation, stimu
lates digestion and builds
up nervous health and
strength. Try a bottle.
Sol.l by druii-u on cv.awitcs.
Dr. Miles Mocical Co, Elkhart. lad.
I Notice!
i
j By virtue of the powi r conferred by a
ded of trust, given l.- . T. ai.d M."c.
' Long to the Hank of Rnthcifoidtoij. the
! undi-rsigned trmti-c. apioiiitd in ih.:
'deed. Will sell to the higl.t s-t bidd.-r for
( -.;s!i, at the court house dmr :u lli.tm r
fordton, X. C, on
Monl;iy, Apri! 7Mi, !!!,
iceitain tracts of land. 1.. ing ami 1 eimr in
th' county .f Rutin rford. Xorth Carn
, lina, and dcscrilid as fdlows: First
! tract : adjoining lands of B. McMal.au
i-.nd lN'-'iimhig on a "ak.- in the I-land
1 Ford i-i-ad. th nee m-i i 'i 7!" , ca-t 1 !t-!c
(.:;ni!s to a stone ; tkence north p;i
ii links to a ;:ne-!;;i..t ; th' ix-e
no-
".st, at I :!-!
!! : fO Tli'K-.'-lmt
tin ii c soul! ;."as: :; !0-!i: d:: i:u- to ,i
stone: tin nee -:tr!h ) w. -t i :i'
!00
chains to the "iddle of !-':cd I'.oi'. i-o-ul ;
t!;inc.- wi'h said n:d north II west
:; tu- loo chains to th.- i-; pm i:;-, con
taining 1 I & acr.-s more or less.
Second tract: 1 ing in the town .f
Forest City and joining I.;i-.V of ?..
M: i tin and oil:i r-: 1 ii-innm-' m V.
T.
Loiur's col lier in .1 I Lii-i-ili'v lii.
thence forth 7S .vest I'M f t to a stake
in l . ;I. "artiii s no ; thene-1101 th K
least Ti'.. fe-t tn a
-: thence south
ITticasf UHl feet; t hence south I.V.. w(
st
I o'j lot III the ! i gli:tiii-. rnt.t:::ii
511.1
i I-s acre. S:.id sal- wi i !- i ;eie t
sat-
: isfr the sum iii-iitionti i t sji'-i ei- l .;
trust now due and unpaid. For ferib.-r
information reference i hereby ie.:..l
Book K" of deeds at iage ;;!. Thi
February 2ith. 1!0..
M. H. MORROW, Trn-t.e.
Eaves & Rucker, Aitornew.
i
By virtue of the jx.wer contained in a
deed of triir, mad by II. S. Taylor. J
. T. Gross at:d Manr :r-s to E. .1. Jo.'
it ice. in tni. for Heb n Tho:i,as.n. the
uinlciijinil trustee named in the dd
I will m H at the court hous door in Ruth
, rfordton. X. C, forca-h to the hi-.diest
bidder, on
Thursday. March 'jot!;, !(r2,
the following tract of land. lying and
lining in Ruth) rford co.nty. Xorth ( ar-
oiiiia. ami ii :ng ec-cril d as iiioVi-:
Reini: a part o? the Movie N. Gro-s old
i tract iu Cool Spring; t.vnhip, on the.
opposite side of the Ciiolina Central
railroad from the o pot of sral road at
Forest t'ity, :;r.d bour.i:- d as follows:
Beginning on a sweet tnim stump or
; stone corner of old block of lots: thence
with line of said block of lots south 40'i
west 27-ltHi or !."( fc: t to a stone cor
ner of same; thence with .mother line of
said block south -IS east ll'd feet to a stone.
corner of O. W. Long's purchase of com
missioners a id J. B. haves coi ,!; theme
with line of said lots north In'.. . a.-t A'-M
feet to a stone, their corner in joint line
of block of lots: then.'-.- v. irh lin of
block ol lots no; t!l -!S west lit! f e t to
the beginning, containing 7-10 of an
acre including the roller mills ai.d al
the fixtures and mad. iii ry !l i rein. Said
sale will !' made o atisf the amount
named in said deed of trust. Book "I"
of deeds at page is ;iv( n as a fnrtliex
reference. This Fcl ruarv 2:iL, BK2.
E. J. .ll .TH E, Trasb-c.
Justice & Pless. AttoriK vs.
By virtue of the ptr.ver contained in a
; mortgsige deed s'iven by J. W. Wiihror
and wife. Louisa, to L. Ii. Wilkie, the
undersign' d mortgagee, I will sell al the
; court house door iu Butherfordtoii, at
public ontcry for -ash, on
Moiwhiy, April 7!h, 1002,
tl'e following dcscrilx-d tract of 'and, ly
'ing and lx ing in Rutherford county
Xorth Carolina, known as a pait of
Bingliam tra-'-t on Bingliam's lrai:ch )f
("eghoiii -ni-k and l.-onnried s follo,
Begi!i..::!g at a n k, Uridj'eV na . J
and runs east with old lin. :n tvl .; r
oine; th uce north 12 k,1-- to a lire'-, or
I' d oak ; thence ea-t .';2 . to a f at .
them e w -t -i'l iolc.- ?' ."r,;! f I,,
McIIati ti.-.ei , the nce mirth 2 :- -,
red oak; the've w-f i :,4 p-i: s ir. , f t,.'
' Bridge-";- .-ie-i ; tht-r"- ' i.L' 1-j . ,
north IUi)es to :s : . ::.. , 4
ta'idug . -.re j. ,,-. .r l.t.s. .;i .
will lie made to satisfy th.. amount
c dyspepsia Curo
on saio mort gurc ll-i: -f
ir.-ltre de.ds ::t isi.-r- i S l j.
fr.rUuT rel ri-tr- Ik's ! iiMh iiv.j
b P. WILEIE. JTortra.'-ei .
i Eaves & lt:i-kT. Attor'irys.
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