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f 1 M 1 Up VOL. II, NO. 19. EUTHERFOUDTON, N. C, THURSDAY MAY 15. H02. 81.00 A YKAfi. fell The tjroa-ost ambition of Aii!ir :c.an men and women is to have homes blessed with children. The woman afflicted villi female dis ease is constantly menaced with becoming n c!iillle.-?s wife. Xo niedieino can re.-tre dead or gans, but Wine of Cardui does regulate derangement. that ?. re lent conception: does pa-vent miscarriage : does restore weak f auctions :u-d shattered nerves and does bring babies to homes barren and desolate for vcars. Wine of t'ardr.i jrlvrs women the health ind stivnr.h to bear heal thy children. Yet: t an get a dollar bottle of Whio cf Cardai from yonr dealer. 1 lid Market i in-u. Mw.ii.-his, T-rnr... A cri". 14, i;Xd. la Februu- -.mo-, i -?ck ..: vr.Iocf yi;io f Crt-thd :uv.t or, t);oka- ct raroned TitUen jvrw.is p.-.t hod r-ivtr Kivon Mixa to a child ttatu 1 t j-. k V": -o i i ;i.r!ii'.i. again. .rs. v. c. ;M'TI!. Ff r p.lvicp an-1 Jhr:r.f;:r.- ni:. " I'!',' '. ! C! "II.- I.M.IV-- C'uaita.-.OiMja, 'i V:::i. Notice! K. C. CalToll, VS. Thotras Cairoll and other.-j. ) One t-f the fVfeiidaiits a.bove named. Tlmuuui 'aiT' 1, will take ::ni e that an : action entitl-.-d a-; above has been com-' r.ienc: i in the tipt ri r ( ;oi;i-f of Knih t rford county by the pbuvtifF to secure ; itd nwTt r friin tlie liul avd de'Viidant, ' T. il. C'arroli, tv rea -i.ual'l supiort and J s-e.bsistenee for tire plaintilx'aiid hoii' yonnest child, on the ero-ands that the ! husband d'-fandant lad ion f eily i iiba!idv);ied nLiiniin, and withdrawn from her all i mcatirf ox sr::pe,ri and snl fdntenee. And the r-;;id T. M. Carroll w ill fnr-' ther take notice Vivit he is required to a; i pear I fore his Ilonor. J--d:e lioke, at the ne-ct tiin t-f (he Sapoii- (.Vert for ; Kr.t J icrf rd c nu ty , to e held on the! f a-t t A'oudsy in ye;jter-l( r. 3: 02. at tJ;e i onrt h.otise in s4ild cor.uty hi luiiker- j l'-ri'.?o, !S. C-., i'l'.id r.iiY.'Oi' or d nnrr to u:? cor.tnlaint- i? th' ntll action, -r; the pi-miTVif will apply io tie e-:rt for; the it-lief d; n.and; d ia rhe ;:id cor.i-1 plal-f. .'nl the said dcft'iidsint. Thoouiei Carroll, is xavtii' r notified that a motion xri'.l !. 'made by tins plainrlfi' oefori-Juds- Cnp.-;iC3lij-t 'haraber in Morpm toi;, . C, -.r. Jane -lib. for an order ciitinx her and h-r yoniu;ei t hild a r-a.-;o.ral-l- taipoot and subsistence, d ar ia the pendwA-y of t Ids act ion., at vldch time .-iiid place? the p:iid dcl':.-u-d.:;vt cau appear and show ca?:so if ; :it la- i-v. wbiv saeh. order shonld not be r.ranTCM. This April iC.th. j?,frj. M. O. DIOIVEK--OX, CSC MfBruyci- e'; .Tii;-rlc. AT'-n;ev;; Tj vhtue of dt-ree of the Hnperior Corrt of Kr.thei e:'c t o-jnty ir.fcdi in the tiie enrith-d -K. .7. Carpaiuer. adeunis t i.-it r f the estate- of II. N. 0.n-riir vs. Tl. T. Bevely ami Annette Ih-vely," we M-iil svll at pabli'.- aration ac the court iou.-:e in 'itntlif rfordton on Aloiidiiy, Juno 2nd, 1902, ;t cevtain he or parcel of laud lyim-; on1 the- v. es.t- side of Main street in ti.e town (d: K'-itheifordton, arljoiniii?? the lands of , K J . (?arpener r-;i the innh ar.l (he lot t he I'on-f-y lv.-irs on the north, known os ; he 3 V-veley 3:ouKe ai:d lot. H$.il land to be wdd to satisfy a certain yidgmciit in the above entitled r-a.-p. iV atrroemeut of all the patties inter- s1t d in said property, the sab- will be mado on the ft,ll-.winjr b.lloveui'r terms: ijxu- i'-mitn M tit pm chase rice o be paid sit the time of rah-; one-half of tli re 1'iaiiid. r in six mouths, and the 1-abnoe in twelve momhs front .Juue 2:i, Wri. A. .imiV'.k'I ri-fin it v will be req-aiicd. Tills r.hty ht, vxn. MATT Mf.;?RAYEIl W.M. F. llUCKEil s Comndseioners. Hotice.- By virtue of the ower contained in a moftfia di-ed. iven by llh-bard loode and C-lianoy Goode to B. C. Kin;:, dofur.lt in fb.o paynu-n.t of which hits l-'-en niado, the raid -rsi;riir-.'l moiryat e w ill sell at the court hoaso door in KutLorfoniioii, IT. C, on Monday, Juno 2nd, 1WY2, a vrtain tract of land Iyiu;rand bein in the county of Rutherford, State of North Carolina, and hounded as follows, to-wit : Beginning on a niaple, E. C -aveneiis cot--jier, and ruunintr thence sonth 50 west ('; pol"s to a stake or pin-;:, E. ('avuess linn; thence north SI west 40 poles to a Hfono loar ciuiins froiii a poplar; tlyneo nortVt 42 east 74 pole;-! to a stake 4 chins from a small post oak. Tb.issale will be made for cash to satisfy the unpaid sum due on this m or tirade. ' This May 1 , 100:4. B. C. RING, Mortgagee. Eaves co R acker, Attom-ys. Notice! 'Tl o undrrsifjneu having qna.lified as administrator of Jlrs. j .nc -x-tli l!ainiel, cleccuscd, neieby Jiotire y. aH persons in debted tn the said cstae to call and set tie same at once. Ah-o persons having a coanrs or claims of any nature against the said estate are lierehy notifi. d to present the. same duly authenticated to the iiuiersigurd for payment, on or be foro the St h day of April, Ifso;?, or this notictj will be pleaded in bar of recovery. This April 7th. M,. WILLIAM WALKER, Adurr. of Mrs. Luereiia i'aiinei, d-:ceised. lueBrayer s Justice, Aivorueys. ) ,t bi'hy f.-ir v.hi..-h iv:;'; horn MiireU 3J, 1- 01. The baby wtii.hs foaifc.i:i ;w:iu'"3 r M tccl as Will r.ay vsresh conhl fcti. S3 Aow asy horn? Ia h- t . - r n.- . :.i 1 T n, , IL.-,- ' ,11.1.1.11 1. IB, I. .H....iil'.J j n1 fL l ' , L L A m j L1 mm --. - 1 "'', - , l lt ' tt ' - ,,l $2? -S 0 CHATTER XVI. A MESSAGE rUOM PARIS. T was the colonel who delivered Vera's order to Kihdar. and the prrnee honcred the messe-e.er with only a glance. Darrell had taken pains upon tha way to headquarters to inform his captor iliuiou.chly regarding the Russian force that had cut in between Vbubkaukas and Gn-dakov. As the colnol nnlural ly ciesirc.l to occupy the center of the stae;e Darrell obtained the obscure po sition that he craved. The prince read the order, smihncr, and he sceinel to honor the eo'onel with c.niy a small fraeticu of his atten tion, except wben the news about Dar rell was disclosed. At this Kil!ar turned to the messenger and asked a few sharp questions, to which Darrell replied that the. facts were to be relied upon, but that ho could net toil wdiy the Amerkan bad last favor with the princess. He had overhea-rd Darrell talking to himself, cursing his folly and lamenting his misfortune. Kiiziar could net conceal his satisfaction, but h bridled his curiosity. Mo more ques tions were asked, and presently the audience was over. D.irrell found himself finite free, and he re-suiv.ed the fwarck for Varuek, v,hcm he eneosnterul half an hour Int er as the captain was about to mount his horse in front cf a smithy where the beast had been shod. It seemed f-f-st to trust this main fuiiy. and Dar rell oiseiosed his identity to him at the outset. Yurnek was amazed at the American's story. "You may count pie your friend.' he said. "Colonel Korna's wish is suffi cient with me. though that's not an open secret in this camp." "1 judge." responded Darrell, "that yen are not less brave than he, but much more discreet." "As to the iiudacr of discretion," said Yarnck. "you mabe right. Koran f as bet :: shrewd in discovering facts, but Isjudieious in bis Use of theui." "In other words." raid Darrell. "ho has seen through Kllxiar, but bass been so unwise as te. let Kiiziar l;no. it." ; Ynniek nodded aifcrmativoly. "1 ride cut with thy advance guard." said he. aftvr a brief pause, "ileneral DurV-an leads, with a couple of cavalry regiments. I thiak I can -arrange to have you go along.' "Von cculd not do tire a greater fa vor." answered DarrvH. "Wait here," said the captain, as he swung himself into the saddle. Within twenty miiislcs he was back again, leading a good hovse. "We start at once." be said. "The rcum's-I is very glad to have yon with us." Yhen they par.sed through the north ern gate of CIredsikov nn'd swung p. round the long curve in the road Dar rell had. a chance to survey the force. ; It appeared that two regiments of Cir- ' cassia;: cavalry meant about 700 horse men. Tby were wvll mounted, and the speed which they maintained, up hill and down dale, astonished the Ameiica.n. though he had seen some hard riding. Ami it was not the pace alone that surprised hint. lie could not comprehend the advantage of rid ing so fast when it was obvious that their sunuortSng regiments must be : left many miles in the rear. I . About 1 o'clock they came in -sight . of a scouting party of the enemy, with whom a few ineffectual shots were ex changed, the little squad of Russians galloping away, in a cloud of dust. The ' Circassian cavalry then proceeded ! slowly. hnal!y halting as if to wait for i support. The second regiment, which ! had fallen somewhat behind, presently i came up. and the advance was resum 1 id. but-there was no sign of another force. They cam? into range of some Rus sians posted on top of a hill, dislodged them without difiiculty and gained the summ-it. from which they saw the Ilus , sian army moving to the westward, al ' ready past the main road, except for ' their rear guard, which was covering the retreat. General Durban did not seem to be ' csoecia'lv interested. lie sat on horse back, the picture of calm, for about half an hour, at the end cf which pe riod there appeared in the distance the advance guard of a Circassian force out of Yladiknukas. There was evi dence of excitement, and presently about a thousand men were rushed up, and the Russian rear guard was dis lodged, half the Gredskov cavalry join ing in the pursuit. Darrell did not ride with this attack, for he had perceived the I'rincess Vera and her staff on a hill overlooking the scene of these maneuvers. AVhen the way was clear, an, olllcer galloped across, with orders for the general commanding to report to her. lie did so in person, and Darrell accompanied him. The princess was on horseback, upon an animal that was a picture of grace and a bundle cf nerves. A splendid horsewoman was Vera, and a glorious sight to the eye; but, though she rode astride, booted, spurred and armed, she was not the least bit f an amar.on. She seemed to 1st? in a royal rage, and Darrell was not smurised. X -t-j. i-a , ,-.. i. --v .. : .-x vx , :-. I THE SPU 1S4FATE bvi"y - . , .-. ' v. -. 1 . . x I Ri By AsMsy Towse COPYRIGHT, 1001, VY CliAULVS B. E11IER1XGTOX. "wnere is me rest "or tne rorce.'" sue demanded cf the general. "Why are they not there in the west, holding these Hussians in a trap?" "1 know of no other force from Gredskov," repiied the general. "I was sent out with two regiments of cavalry snd orders to proceed along the main road to Yladikaukas until met by a detachment of your troops." Vera seemed to find words inade quate. . SuddeuJy she caught sight of Darnell, who hail succeeded during the first halt in ridding himself of his beard, and we.s thus recognizable. She summoned him with a gesture. "How do you come to be hcreV" she demanded. "1 look your order to Prince Kiiziar," he replied. "He received it, then? You saw it delivered.':" Darrell bowed. "You disobeyed my order in going," she said. "Excellency," he answered, "I was afraid the others might not get ! through." "Surely some cf them did so." And she glanced in surprise from Darrell to the general. "We received no other word from ' your excellency except through this man." said the soldier simply. "And what did Prince Kfbdar say to you?" asked Vera, turning to Darrell. "As to the order, nothing." he replied. "As to what, then':'' "lie asked me if it were true that an American named Darrell had come to Yladikaukas. seeking the khan's pro tection, and had then been so unfortu nate as to lose your excellency's fa vor, a ad ! replied ihaT such were the facts." "Your information was not altogeth er accurate." said Vera. Then, turning to nn o'dieer, she gave orders for the recall ct the troops engaged in the use less pursuit of the Russians. The 'cavalry from Gredskov were called up &s an fseort, and the princess rtri OLit iii" i'.jiivtxiiivu:s. A'aiitrii v.o-UU! have fa-lien to tbe rear, but Vera sum moned him to her side. "I would bear your opinion of this," che said jili-Kp"!.y. "As to the s-naH force sent by the prince?" hr.-auired Darrell. "He is a good soldier, as you have often said, lie Learned from my report to his olli cer that a half dozen messengers be sides mypc';" kn:d been sent, and be rightly judged that most of them had ffiiion into the hands of the enemy. Tinnigh your order was in cipher, -.ue Itueslans would aurely find some way of interpret iag it. and they would ex pect ;n overwhelming force from Gred skov. Therefore, as the co-operation for the taking of Yladikaukas had fall sod them, they would prepare for re treat, slipping around that city, and at the sight of a forte of cavalry, appar ently the advance guard otf an army, they would quit this field, whlt-h is ex actly what has happened." "Still I do not understand." said Vera. "If he had sent a stronger force," replied Darrell. "you would have been encouraged to attempt to hold Yladi kaukas and would hav again ordered the advance cf his wrmy. Now you cannot do it. You will be, forced to fall back upon Gredskov, which is what he desires." "But why move southward?" she persisted. "Why retreat?" "I would not like to give an opinion." answered Darrell. "To my pear view Gredskov is a tray. The Russian forces moving up from Tiflis will hold "How do ii'xi coitic to he hcrcV the other end of the pass, and the body we have just dislodged, joined by the i much larger army which has been de layed, will move down from the north to besiege us." 'With what result?" "Vera, it means defeat for us," he said, leaning toward her. "and I know not what evil for you. But I am con tent to share your fate since I am un able to avert it. for of course I cannot persuade you to strike westward with such force as you can command, and cut your way back to your own coun try." "You- are a gloomy prophet," she said. "I will find a better way." "God grant it!" he replied fervently, . as the princess touched her horse with j the spur and rode ahead to join her PI j ! . ' -T- ' 2J omcers. - j Darrell had no more speech w ith her ' that tlay. but shortly after reachins Vladiknukas he received a small sealed packet from her bjT the h.ands of Kor na. It contained this note in French, bcghiHius v.itliout any form of ad dress: Tl:e inclc-Ew! i3 from the American consul in Stavropol ami was intntstcil to on? of my mon, whoso arrival you witnessed ja-snniay. V. ii. There was also the following from the consul: Mr. John Darrell: My i)r:ir Sir I have been ur.-il by Mr. p.obert Gonlon cf Pari. and I may fi-Jj by my own sar.sa cf duty to stnu-e neither effort nor expense in sohin;? the mystery of your disappearance in tiii3 cuv and to get sotn? trace of you. My best ro- i suit lias been a rumor that you were c;::ired iicrii ; wiih beinjr a nihilist. kmwn as Sergius Biiowski, , but itino is no reeor.l of the crroat, trial or pun I ishim nt of any j-.icli prrson. This 1 have from the j governor general, and I know he is sincere. It : has a'?;) come to my cars th;il you were with the Circassian rcvohiticnipU: ev.-u that you had taken a 'leading p;;r( in that upri.-i:i. I.'pcm the mc-aeti eliame I send tliis copy ot a t.-!e-.,tani arriving fcr yon i-u my care. The further advi-ecs promise-! i therein are i:ot yet at hand. You may depend i upon me to i;::ar-.l yen! property and ii.le.o.ti 1 here to the best of r.iv abih'tv. I Here followed the usual expressions of respect ami the signature of the con sul. Julian Lingard. Finally there was the telegram, ex pressed in these words: Have learned I., was in pay of Corski's rela tives. Had string ptdl with G. and assisted in matrimonial scheme. Received revolver. No dou'.it it is the one. Torn document is forgery, hut most important signature e;eaui!:e. Counter sign toi led. Will sen ! details by mail. K. G. Darre-15 read these words, and the blood tingled in his veins. "Heaven send Ivan Getchikoff this way!" he said. CHAPTER XVII. HELP FUOM THE UHAVEXS. COUTS came into Vla diknukas about 8 o'clock of the evening with reports of the de layed Russian force now well under way. The early accounts were thought to he exaggerated, but with- hi tin hour the evidence multiplied until doubt was no longer possible. Even Yvra. as Darrell was informed by Colo nel Eorna, no longer Intel a hope of hohlirg Ylad'rkaukas, and preparations for falling back to Gredskov were made with haste. Darrell was surprised to find how many tilings were already prepared. I'rud'-nce an. discipline had not been Wanting hi the garrison. The little ;v iiy was wonderfully mobile. This marchbegun at midnight un der fiownin? skies, eriiveued ::i the small hours by a pyits t hnie struggle in the darkness w'yth the Russians who were attempting to iv-encircle Vladb snvkn,? and ilrdsiied uc:-.t day in deadly weariness and the mil iars of a driz zling rain need: no extended descrip tion in this record. There v. ere smi-il losses. A colonel was shot dead in his saddle after the llghiing seemed to be ever, the fatal built t a mere chance wanderer in the air. Some Russian horsemen dashed in upon n line of bag gage wagons and butchered a few teamsters, poorly pro.! day hibcrers without military aspirations. A half dozen soldiers were killed ana fifty per h.aps endure-! the pa hi of wounds dur ing the long march. Darrell. viewing as much of this as a man c.at',1 see in the night and particularly the d--ad teamsters, who chanced te fad in iris way, was reminded of the murdered Turkish merchant and of the poor idiot, Musef. shot in the back as he ran. and there arose in his mind a plctflre of the war god, like a human being endowed "with an ir.dividunlVeharaeter and com pelled to act according to if, so that, whether bawling upon the battleiield. groaning upon the march or sodden with the sloth of. the camp, he must kill, and kill aimlessly, for the mere , sake of killing. Damdi's position was os.e of painful ; : isolation. For rtie first few miles be : rede not far b"hind the princes.-: then, 'after the fighting was ever and her i safety assuu-d, as she scut- no word to j him he fell farther to the rear, and in ; the last hours of the marclu when the rain laid begun, he lent some aid to men who were struggling with eaunu in the roads that grew always worse. : In Gredskov on the second day he formed the acquaintance of an cngi- ' neering officer and was of some little ' use in helping to strengthen the city's defenses. He saw Korna cccaslomtiiy and learned from him that there bad , been a memorable scene between Vera and Kiiziar and that the prince bad . succeeded in presenting plausible ex- ; cuscs. The princess, however, had as- sorted nntltorilv on.-l it vvr.s! s'ip wlio issued paramount orders in the citj". The rain relented lang enough to per- init the Russian force to take up its ' position, hemming m" the place, ana j then began again without violence, a j slow and steady dripping from the ! leaden sky. The besiegers exhibited ! indomitable energy. They brought up ! a surprising quantity of artillery do- ; spite the state of the reads, yet not ! enough to give them any advantage, j The guas were too light for the redue- : tion of a well fortified place, and Gredskov was fairly well fortified, though at the time of the Circassian at- j tack it had been very badly defended. ; J ne time came spec-day when no more cannon could be brought over the roads. Spies reported that the Rus-r-ians were having all they could do to biing up sutlicient supplies in the light est vehicles and on the backs cf mules and camels. The game as it stood was a draw. The Russians could not take the town, ami the besieged could not get out. But the enemy had to hold their ground only till better weather, while the Circassians had to hold theirs forever. It is a fundamental principle of war that a tow-n thoroughly invested must fall eventually unless friends' from without arrive to raise the siege, and this the Circassians could not ex pect. They were doomed, and the' thought of it was madness to Darrell. I lie saw little of Vera. She was fc- i verishly busy, working day and night i ! upo.i pi.ii.-.v tin men t.'cies n-n.-u.-rt-, fcr it was like holding a hilltop against ' the Hoed. Darrell knew that she dread- ; ed to see him because he had foreseen ; this evil, because he had shown him- ! self destitute of encouragement a mel t' scarecrow in the Geld, as he expressed ' it to himself. j She had taken up her abode in whnt ' had been an inn. There was a ground j hoar room in a corner of the bouse! which was her military workshop. Dan ell sometimes saw her through a window i:i tlie daytime pitifully ea- j gaged upon this travesty of war. light-; ir.g a battle that was over. lie knew' that she was in deadly peril; that thesa s wretched days might he all the lift! ; they two could hope for. He sbud:hrc-d : at the thong! t ami cursed the sco.m- '. dre-I who had brought her to this ca- i himity. yet curses upon Kiiziar seemed ; u:::u c; e.sary, considering the position in which the man stood. I One saw little of the prince in those ' days except when be and Vera madj their rounds together that the sohlkr.j might have ?. char.ee to cheer. It was not pleasant for Dan-ell to hear their names thus joined, yet he could not help admiring the s pirit and the loyalty of the troops. At debt i bo curtains were drawn be fore tb.. ye v. a Jon th beyond the challenge of the sentries when he detected a dark figure gliding along the edge of a small building that had stood diagonally opposite the inn and load been wrecked and set on lire by it shell on the second day of the siege, when there bad been 'jensiut-r-ebbe artillery practice. Since then there had been only occasional tiring, yet the inn had been hit twice, with slight damage. The man whom Darrell had seen en tered tlee wrecked buiMiug. and the American's curiosity was excited. He did an excellent bit of stalking and was under the charred wall beside the ruin of a window, so near to the man that he could hear the fellow stine a cough., yet wholly uuoereeived. Sud denly be struck a match upon the side of its box and thrust b'.s head and arm into the apt ritire that hied been a win dow. The rain spare.! the f.r. ring bit of wood long enough for Dairel! to perceive with great surprise lib old acquaintance, Kevski. erouehmg th;re, with a t itle iu his ha:e.h;. A sentry called from across the fitreet. "i riem::"' replied DarreM. "Merely lighting !'?y plpt-. The explanation seemed to be ratis faotory, -, .; thcte was no further chal lenge. ; 'AYhat :;re yr- doing here?" whssp.cr ed Darrell. "Come out." Kevski obeyed, though had any ot-her voice commanded him he would prob ably haw resisted or lied. As they ; stood by the- side of the charred ruins there was a so-aml of voices from across the street, and Prince Kilaiar T appeared In ti e doorway of the inn. : his figure sharply outline. 1 because of ; the light behind him. lie and suae of j his oflieers laid been hi conference with Vera and were now about to return to the ir .uarter through the rah!. "You bate that mam'' whl-pered Kev- sl-:i. "Release me. and you shall see ; the end of biin." j r'anell's grip tightened- on the Rus- ; sia::'a arm. ; "You ircre lying in wait for the ' prince." bt- said slowly. "You saw what he did to me," an- ' swtied I-Zevski. "Yon saved me from; death. thot?gh I did not know at first j that it war. you. I suffered the knout i in the prison before that. Klh'.iar be- ; lievtd you wetv hidden in this city. I ; was tertured to make me confess where i yoi'- were. They got nothing from me." , "What became of you that morning ' when you left tne in the wood?" asked i Darrell; "captured by Kiiziar s men, j I suppose, and brought into the city." j "I was trying tr bud food hi a house ! when they caught me," answered Kev- ! ski. roid tli en in a trembling whisper, j "Fee how the wretch stands there hi ; the light." j "You owe rue something."-' said Dar- ! reli. ' I don't like to mention it. but ' you do. Here's a chance to pay. Prom- ; Ise me that y an will not try to take; that mail's hi' e. Why waste your time?" be ad. b-d bhterly. "Are you not satis fied v.-5th lbs position? He cannot es cape fr-an thif, city, and you know what bis fate wid he if lie fal'a' into the bauds of the Russians." "They will m.-ver lake Lin." auswer- i ed I evsbi. "There is a secret way out cf th-s city." "Not through the pass?" "No. That is held by the Russian force from Tolls, as every cue knows." "And the Russian line in front of us." said Darrell. "is a semicircle reaching to the cliffs upen each s':d." "Put there is a way along the face of those cliffs." answered Kevski; "not a road for an army, of course, but when Kiiziar is ready he wdll move out by that route with a few men and much gold. I know, for one of my friends will act as guide. Where the secret path is I do not know, and there are few in this city who d. My friend will not tell me. It is only from hints when he had been drinking tco much that I have learned what I have told you." "Learn mere, Kssvski," said Darrell. "Don't waste your time in assassina tion, but devote it all to the discovery of this secret. Do this for me by way of gratitude to win a great reward and to get to America, which is your dream." Kevski was silent, fingering the ride and staring across the Utile snuare at lvnztar, who. inning ugntett a cigar, was.:tathering ids cloak about him be- b. ,.o! fore stepping out into the rain. "I will do what you tell me." said ! Kevski suddenly, and. as if it were a part of his promise, he turned his eyes away from the man he hated. Then, without more words, he hurried away . down the dark street. I The lights still burned ia the lower ! ws;o.;:v, s of era s workroom, t fo.--wo-. -e- , . ...... ...... ... t the ie.i cfluld be seen, and there : fM&W:?' X; Xr' : : a irereiiou ieiiow who oi ten stooii l'i-f- ri--v -- :-v.v;, pvj g b: the ram to watch it. lie was ri-.i: us gloomily employed one night just K:b wantiows or tie irn. ana iiiooe aoove were dn:k. "My love is Cirtatercd by a hundred deaths." said DaneM t-j himself as lie crossed the road. "This insane aud ceaseless tod will burn her with fever. She neither cats nor sleeps, so Korna says." The sentry challenged, and Darrell gave h.i.j name. With bttle delay he was ushered Into Vera's presence. She was quite alcne and seemed Jo have been warming herself before the em bers of a tire in a broad It replace. I 'i am glad to see you." she said. "It is a pleasure I l ave hit bed in these ! last few days. Moreo.-er. you ieok n.uch more cheerful tha i when I raw; you hu t. What i. the cause of it the ! weather perhaps:" I "I have always enjoyed a great repu- ; tatien for dice: 'fulness, answered Dar- j red. "You alone seem to hnve fnund ; my society depressing. Yet that is not j surprising perhaps. There is a malady which, according to all the poets, will i make any-man sigh, sud I have never had it before." ' "That is rather a pretty speech." sa'.d ', Vein. "I have conversed principally i. during these last days abort corn and ; gunpowder. A change cheers use. Yet i He tUrvzt his h-t'.d ami n;i.r:v.ix. am into tli I think ye.; did net corn? at this late I-our for that alone." "1 came to tell you cf a discovery that I h:r.v made. or. rather, hpj to make." ans wered Dsrrdl. "Perhaps you know r.-.ere of it than I do. yet I aunot n f-ume that you possess the information. Let me not waste words. It this place fall and you are taken, we may grant thit 'ireassia's cause is lest, loiy we Hot:"' ' The place w ill not fall." answered Vc:p. "Ih;t. admitting ycur ::uppjsb tliut, what Soilows?" "If you. will! year hi st oilier r- and a small plck-d force, could t.-suupe au.i return .to (ircassia. there we.r.I-.l still be hope. I have learned that there is a secret way along the face cf the nuun-tidus"- "And you would have me lake ir, leaving my soldiers to be butch; .rod." said Vera. "That is not my idea of loyalty, which should, l ave two sides." "Read the history of war." answered Dari-'Ib "Have net princes and patri ots saved themselves when their lives were essential to the cause they served? Remember. I speak cf the last emer gency, when It has become ab-a-luttly impossible to hold the '.lace. As f or the garriseii. the Russians will treat your t'o.-.ps as-prisoners of war." "I do net deny," she replied, "that If I could put myself at the head cf nu- ctl-.er army and continue to light for ! my country I should consider it my ; duty to escape in case Gredskov were ta. t n t y assault ami res::-;an e here became useless. It would be ctpialiy the duty of the humblest soldier in the rrmy. P.ut we cannot lose this fight and yet continue the struggle. So I shall remain and share the fate of the .,,,. ,, i 4.1 . -, , it is what I expcc:ed you to say." lie " r ''i:,u 11 A'i ivn trtut - r - w;se. yon would not l.r.ve been tuo wo- j man who danced and sang wiih me at I the students' bail in Paris. I can ordy ! wish that tlie prince were equally steadfast." "Kibuar?" rrueiied Verc. "Again yon wrong him, my friend. Tie may not succeed, but he will die lighting. Of that I am certain. He may not wia his way out of the city, but he will at le:H--.t make the trial by the main gate r.:;d not by any secret way. lie may be a man as sol fish as you think him. but it is sure that his sebisiiness now tight upon ti e side of our cause." "l-'or what reward?" asked Darrell. ; wi'.h a tremor cf cold fear. j "Kven myself." she replied. "My j band is promised to the prince if he fV'li li-'id o:ir :i-':n- mit fit tUt e'lv nml cut a way through the ranks of the siegers. ":o good ii soldier should win any battle for a prize so exalted." rnswt red DarreH. his voice sounding to him as if il were an echo in the corners of tlie room. "YVe may then surely expect a sortie, and I trust you will permit me to wear a sword when the day comes." He stepped back toward the door, as if to withdraw. Vera followed him w ith so steady and searching a glance thiit he could scarcely endure iL "I shall not be the first woman of princely rank, she said, "who has torn out her heart as a gift to her country." ; "Nor Kiiziar the first scoundrel to exact such a pledge!" he cried: then, j hastily: "Pardon rue! I am not myself. ; If vmi li.tvii Ui-mnl'iJl liim .vtii wilTi n 1 - . ,-- , , , ! -. P1-" thus quahued, my hps should ; ; be settled. Command me always. Outside the rain still fell relentlessly. At a coiner of the street two otiicers, meeting by chance, had stepped back to the shelter of a projecting roof. Darrell, passing, recognized one of them as Korna. (cosTixti'.n on iwt:Tii ivck. )' i ;bvb.A:k. O-a.VA :y'; V eb wmmimmm "v?8 v.M-:. 4&'f tbffSiiii! Sit np in heSo ....J,.,..i ! When it becomes ncce?32ry to sit up in lcd to jpt your breath; when the least exertion such as i walking, sweeping, singing, talking or goir.g up and down stair?, causes shortness of brer.th, fluttering or palpitation; then it is time to do something to brace up and strengthen your failing heart. Take Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. It is best of all. "I could not rest at night and often had to sit up in bed to breathe. The least exertion would make my heart, palpitate dread f d'dy. Our doctor prescribed Dr. lliles' Heart Cairo, ttnd it com pletely restored me to health." ains. 11 C. McKelvkt, I'alio, Tenn. stimulates the digestion, in i creases the circulation and ; makes weak hearts strong, j Sold by druggists on guarantee, j Cr. Milea ilcdical Ca, Eikkaxt, Ind. No:xth CutouNA, In fr-nprior Court, Kntln rford County. lh-forethc Ch-ik. J. D. LlUof f aud ot h is, vs. Notice. . YT. M. Whiteside and others. The defendant:; hi the aliove r-rdnh d ta-'th'ii to wit: Mrs. IVtinie Che utwo;! :a:id hr.slrand It. P. C'i w hI. - Mrs. ! ch-or-Thi Hail and husband J. W. Hall, c ! H. P. Yv'hitesi be. Idrs. llinnh- Ch-at- iv.-o'vt a ia iinst n:r t .;. vv. i ii. rvv il.v.la Vhit( .id.- I -.t Yhite.-ide and .1. 11. i Whiteside will take notice that an a-- tiMi cr.tiilcd ps aV Iuia Ijx-ji t-w.-mt-nced in the Supnior court (I Ku;h i rford count v f.o sell certain lands ftr : js'.rfitifoi lying in ILatht iford or.u-iy on tne water.; or Hhtm Pro;; 1 nvir u mg a Kirt (tf th J. K Lyty-h lanth:; aud th (b-fcalant will further tako n t:e tliat they are required to i:;;-xar lfore. t!:o Cleri: (f the trnp-t rior Conrt of llutLer ford comity at his otiloo hi the town (.-f Kutheifovdton on il;.- :t;h day (.f May, 3: and answer or deuwr to tlie ron rde iiit or pttitlo:i no w on llc in paid f li e, or th' petition! rs will apply to tlie trsar'- for the relief d nsandcl in thir said Htition This "March vflnd. Mr. m. o. Dit;i:Eits)X. Clerk of the Sup -rior Court of Ruther ford fV-r.nty. D E. Kudgins 'an I JlePrayt r & Ji-istlce Attorneys for Petitioners. Miss Willie Morrow and (thi-r, heirs at law of Win. Morrow, deceased, vs. Hulas Morrow and of litis, heirs at law of W:n. Morrow, dicoa.ed. Rnfrw Morrow, Mrs. ( VJIic .''.pake and husband, Kb-hard i-'irako, YVillh; .i M r- rov.-. Sable Mostov, Cl.;icuc' M---rrv.', ; Josh Moi to, Joseph .rorrov, Goorgo P. Morrow and ffiuv MoiTow, r-on-re.-i- dtait defendant; i:i th above ontnl-d acfioii, will tuV.it norb-o that a sp. ijl prtx-et ding has Ikyu co'.imonfuti ia tb.o ;fu.-rior court for IIuthcrMad county, for the sale ainluivtitiott f certain 'and.:; t v 1 1 1 i -1 i?rtt-...-f. r-itPi.tr- .: c-i;.: ! :,.nesid; iit deff ndants will further lu': rl. it- t'i-t- rtv.ntn .1 i.-. -iti- at the ol'ric? of tlie Glerk of the Superior court of Itntl.nford comity, in tin coart hous'? in iiutherfordtoii, on the h dav of ?.Iay. It.H;2, .ndi auswtr vr d !iiur to Z:'K3'UAX. tr, i'-51-1": l? ll " plamfins m the ai.ve outitDd action, or thu pt-titioni rs willsipn'v t'ltheeont-t f-.r tho r, lif.f d,mandl in jlv:r ..d p."li- : tia. This the iilfh day of Atr:l. J). M. O. DICKbIRS!;?:, Clerk of the Supvi-ior Ocrt. McFr-iyt-r & Justice, Atscriieys. Kotice. ry virtue of a mortgage dt ed oseentcd to n.e on the J Jth day of !Kc mUr, I'brO, and i'egistoi d. in 15. H, page ."!::5, in t h. ollice t.f Registt r of I. -ds for Puth- eri'ord oe.anfy, '2i. C, nu-.l 1 cause cf d - ! far.lt in the payment of th; debt tlu-n-iii sccuii-d, I will s'-ll :or cash at pio.r.T auction rt EU'-nboro. X. C, on Monday, 2V;th Uy t.f May, V.)'2, at I'Z o'clo.-k, all that tr;tet f 1 -nd in Duncan's (,'ivek to-.viiship j-I: ing iu:id:i of Yvr. il. LodlK ttci- i :;d orhrs: IJ -;pn-ning at a heap of ; to;.'.' r. theT-cf f-ontJi M f-itst :i7 poll s to a Jii- V.ory; lini-e south 'd east :;7 poles, to a 15. . ; th-iw;-. :-'; th j'ortb K poles; to a hr.p of s.'o-es; tlii-u'-c noTth i Tits west 1 :M txiles to a i'j. . : tin tl't- l;ort h ; pi ,.as for enough for ;. eovn'-r io make. one hundred acres. This lb" 17th day of i April. 1W. Guv-vox Iif.VKi.Acn, Mortgagee. ! ISi otic-re! ! The ur.dt r'ign l having qualified a : administrator of Mis. Sarah MmTow, d.-sy ased, J-creby noti.'io.-; stU p-r.-ins in , dcht.-d. to ti-c said estate to ca:l and tet ; th- same at once. Also pert-on s irjving ; account. orlai:i:sof any natnrog;u-v-1 ; iho. said shtt are. hereby not i!k-d to r re- w,t the mui- duly anthitifftU-1 to ih.-. und rsigiu ', for pavmcnt, -n or 1- f-rc the bth ;l-y of April. i'K.' h (r thi; uo tico v.i'J I tle;df d ii b;u- of iccovvj. This April 7'rli, WK. A. W. M MAIIAX. Adm'r. of Se.i-fiii Monow, df ccuf-c d. McBitiyer & Jnsiice, Artonr-cj t-. A Q &. L. G. DENTISTS. Mnrion nnl Kutherfordton. Ait work iriiaraiiteed. our rz roasotiu.l.i.
Rutherfordton Tribune (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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May 15, 1902, edition 1
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