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rot come. her anger cooled. as usual and
again her heart began 10 ache. but her
sense of injury grew stronger day by day,
and she thought she was beyond a doubt.
the most ill-used of women
The other matter | wish 10 tell you is
that the negotiations for Mary's mar
riage with old Louis XII of france were
beginning to be an open secret about the
court. The Due de Longueville, who had
been held by Henry for some time
sort of a hostage from the French King.
had opened negotiations by infiaming the
hickering passions of old. Louis with de-
scriptions Of Marys beauty. AS there was
q prospect for new Emperor soon and
as the imperial bee had of late been MAX
Ing a most vehement buzzine in Henry
bonnet. he encouraged De Longueville, and
thought 1t would be good time TO pur-
chase the hep Of France at the cost Of his
beautiful sister and a handsome dover.
Mary of course. had not been consulted,
and although she had coaxed her brother
out of other marriage projects, Henry had
gone about this as If he were in earnest.
and it was thought throughout the court
that Marys coaxings would be all In vain
"a fear which she, herself, had begun to
share, Notwithstanding her usual seif-con-
hdence.
She hated the thought OF the marriage,
and dreaded it as she would death itself
though she said nothing TO any one but
Jane, and was holding her forces in re-
serve for the grand attack; She was pre-,
kind to Henry.
Now all of this. coming upon the heels
of her trouble with Brandon, made her
most wretched indeed For the first time
in her life she began to feel suffering; that
great broadener. in fact, maker, of hu-
man character.
Above all, there was an alarming sense
of uncertainty In everything. She could
hardly bring herself to believe that Bran
don would really go to New Spain and
that she would actually lose him. al
though she did not want him as yet; that
is as prospective husband. Flashes OF
shoot through her anger and grief wher
she stared in the face the prospect of hel
to another and the countless miles oi
fathomless sea that would be between
them. She could endure anything better
than uncertainty. A menacing future is
the keenest of all tortures for any of US
to bear, but especially for a girl like
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CHAPTER TX.
PUT NOT YOUR TRUST IN
PRINCESSES

I thought the kings dance that night
would never end. so fond were the French
men of our fair ladies. and I was more
than anxious to see Brandon and learn
the issue Of the girls escapade. as l well
knew the danger attending IL.
All things, however. must end, so early
in the morning l FASTENED TO our rooms.
where l found Brandon lying IN MS
clothes. everything saturated with blood
from dozen sword cuts He was very
weak and 1 at once had in a barber, who
took off his shirt Of mail and dressed his
wounds He then dropped into a deep
sleep while / watched the night out
TInon awakening Brandon told me all that
had happened. but asked me TO say moth
ing of his illness, as he wished 70 keep
the fact of his wounds secret IN order
that ne might better conceal the cause OF
them But as / told you, he did not
speak of Buckingham's part In the af-
fray.
expected OF course, she would inquire for
her defender. One who had given such
timely help and who was suffering so
much on her account was surely worth
a little SOlicitudes but not a word did she
ask She did not come near me- but
made a point of avoidance, as / could
plainly see. The next morning she, with
Jane went over to Scotland Palace with
out so much as a breath of inquiry from
either OF them. This heartIess conduct
enraged me: but I was glad to learn af-
terward that Jane s silence was at Mary's
ing that any sOlicitude, however carefully
shown upon her part, might reveal her
secret.
1t seems that Mary had recent fnteIli-
gence of the forward state OF affairs in
the marriage negotiations. and felt that
a discovery by her brother OF what she
had done, especially in view OF the dis
astrous results, would send her to France
despite all the cOaXing she could do from
then till dOomsday.
1t was a terrible fate hanging over her
dOubly so in view Of the fact that she
loved another man; and looking back at
1t all from the vantage point OF Lirne I
can not wonder that it drove other things
out OF her head and made her seem selfish
in her frightened desire to save herself
About u o'clock of the following night
/ was awakened by a knock at my door.
and, upon opening, in walked a sergeant
Of the sheriff of London with four yeo-
men at his heels
The sergeant asked If one Charles Bran
don was present, and upon my Affirmative
answer demanded that he be forthcOm-
ing. / told the sergeant that Brandon
was confined j.. to his bed with Illness
whereupon he asked to be shown 10 his
room.
1t was useless to resist or to evade 60
l awakened Brandon and took the SER
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So she concluded she had given her gold
for his dross. This conclusion was more
easily arrived at owing to the fact that
state Of his heart There had always
been love-exciting grain of doubt and
when the thought came to her that she
had been obliged to ask him to tell her
of his affection, and that the advances
had really all been made by her, that con-
flrmed her suspicion. 1t seemed only too
clear that she had been too quick to give
girl, even though mistaken one.
As the days went by and Brandon did
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Another Simon Cooper.

ollurla, Ala, Jan. 17.-Tom
Benton, a notorious negro, is at
large in Shelby county. He
broke Jail three days ago and re.
wards have been offered by the
sheriff and county officials for his
capture.
lie is now barricaded in a de,
serted shack a few miles beyond
Hardy7ille and Is said to be keen
ing 1orty men at bay. He has
Killed one, negro, and wounded
number of whlte.men. The in
habltants arc terror stricken.
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Miss Carrie Cropsey was called
to cerroborate Miss Ollie's testi
mony; Civil Engineer Greenleaf
was put on the stand to testify to
distances, and Chief of Police
Dawson told of arrest of Wilcox.
Nellie Cropsey's iather was
also on the witness stand. Two
unimportant witnesses are to be
examined tomorrow and the de-
fense will then take the case.
There were no sensational Incl
dents at today's trial. Miss Ollie
Cropsey was On the witness stand
for the greater part of the day
and detailed the relations between
Wilcox and her sister, telling of
his visits to the house and told of
their quarrel. Her testimony
was given in direct manner and
was mistaken, but developed
nothing new.
Leonard Owens who met Will,
cox on his way from the Cropsey
home, on the night the girl dis
appeared, is regarded as an i'm
portant witness for the State. By
his testimony, Wilcox had about
20 minutes to dispose of, from
the time he left the Cropsey home
until Owens met him.
Caleb Parker testified. He said
that be had passed the Cropsey
place soon after II O'Clock on the
night of the Goth of November.
He saw man and woman of aboot
equal size moving along the side
walk. He did not know who thew
were.
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Smallpox in Laurens County.

Laurens, January IS. "A negro
nan died of smallpox last Satn
day, near Barksdale's, six miles
north OF Laurens. Within a few
miles of Barksdale from fifty to
seventy five negroes have the dis
pase. One white man has it at his
home, three miles south of Lau-
rtens. The type is mild, but the
doctors say that it is severer than
It was somo time ago. Occasions
Il cases have occurred in the conn
y and town for several years.
he number is larger than hereto
ore. Citizens of Barksdale have
written to the Governor. There
re no cases in this citv nov
Doctors say that the situation Is
% worse than elsewhere. as the
isease is everywhere.
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FIN IDS WAY 10 igVn
LONG,

The startling announcement OF
a Discovery that will surely Ieng-
then life is made by editor O. III.
Downey, of Churu5ugco, Ind. 81
wish to state" be writes, "that
DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption is the most infalli.
BILE remedy that have ever
known for Coughs, Colds and
Grip. It's invaluable to people
with weak lungs. Having this
wonderful medicine no one need
dread Pneumonia or Consump-
ton. Its relief is instant and
cure G. certain" AT j. F. Mackey's
Il Co. and Crawford Bros.
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GANG OF FIREBUGS.-

Bishopville, Jah. 14.-An at
tempt was made last night to
burn the large frame building on
Main street, occupied by Heason
& Kelly in their brokerage busi-
ness. The fire was fortunately
discovered by negro man who
lives in the rear of this store, and
the blaze was soon put out with a
bucket of water.
Two negro boys, Jim Davis and
Ben George, had previously
bought three cents worth of ker-
osene oil ut the store of &. O..
Rogers. They we're both arrest
ed and confessed the crime. They
claim to have been putup to it by
others and it is mose than proba-
BILE that gang of fire fiends have
been operating in this town, as it
Is believed that moro than one
fire has been of incendiary ORR
gin.
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The Most Powerful Gun
Eyer Built in America,
A Huge 16inch Coast Defense
Rifle Successfully Tested at
Sandy Hook.

New York, Jan. IA huge
l6>inch coast, defense rifle was
successfully tested at the gorern-
ment proving ground, Sandy
Hook, today. The gun was fired
three times in the course of tn.
afternoon in the presence of sew.
eral hundred army officers, a few
civilians -nnaa one representative of
the Legislative branch of the gov.
ernment, Congressman Gillette of
Massachusetts, who was invited
as a member of the appropriations
committee.
The three tests were marked bv
the wonderful accuracy with which
they fulfilled the mathematical
calculations of the army experts
who have had charge of the gums
construction. The. three shots
also proved that the special smoke
less powder made for 16-inch
guns had been accurately pre-
pared. The first shot was a sort
of "warmer. The charge of
$50 pounds of smokeless powder
and the velocity of the 2,4OO
pound projectile when it left the
muzzle was 2,O03 feet second.
The pressure of the great charge
of powder in exploding was 25,
600 to the square inch. For the
second Shot the full charge of GAO
pounds of powder was used and
the velocity was 2,306 or six
feet more than calculated. The
pressure was $50 to the square
inch.
Gen. Crozier said the tests
showed the gun was an absolute
success and proved that 16 inch
guns could be furnished whenever
the country wanted them.
The gun fired today cost $780,.
900. 1t was said at the tests to.
day that the gun undoubtedly
would be mounted at tSandy Hook.
Gen. Crozier said that while it.
range. at its highest elevation wa.
about 20 miles it could be used tt
hit objects only distance of -four
or five miles.
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Greer's between 9 aud 3 O'Clock
this morning by expert cracks.
men, who blew open the safe
with nitro>glycerine and secured
$500 worth of postage stamps and
$50 in money. The explosion
was heard by Mr.. Rutledge at the
hotel across the street from the
postoftce, and he went OUT with
his gun to see what was the mat
ter, and fred.at a man who was
making tracks down the street.
The statement just received from
Greer s;says that there were three
men engaged in the robbery, and
that bioodhounds were put on
their trail, but without any-lef-
nite result, as the dogs were not
satisfactory IN making the search.
Every effort will be made to can.
ture the robbers, who are suppos-
ed to be part of the gang that has
been operating for sever al months
ia the State.
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TWO BURGLARS CAPTURED.

Spartanburg, Jan. 16.-Depu,
ty Sheriff White went to Char
lotte, N. g., Thursday afternoon,
and returned this merning, bring
ing with him two prisoners,
Miles +. Smith and Will II.
Smith, white, who are charged
with tho burglary of the Saxon
mills store on the night of Dec.
1, 1902, and with a murderous
assault upon the store manager,
Mr.. j, s. Wingo, who happened
to interrupt their work. The au-
thorities have been looking for
these men for some weeks past.
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NEW CENTURY COM.
FORT.

Millions are daily 6ndinS o
world of comfort In Bucklen's 8
Arnica Salve. 1t kills pain from
Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Bruises;
conquers Ulcers, and Fever Sores;
cures Eruptipns, Salt Rheum,
Boils and Felons; removes Corns
and Warts, Best Pile cure on
earth. Only 25c at Crawford
Bros and j. f. Mackey & Co.,
drug store.
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HEADS SHOULD NEVER
ACHE,

Nevef-'endure this trouble.
Use at once the remedy thatstop-
ped 1t for Mrs. N. A. Webster
OF Winnie, Va, she writes "Dr
hlng's New Life Pills wholly
cured me of sick headaches | had
suffered from for two wears -
Cnre Headache, Constipation
Blllousness. Csc at Crawford
BROS, and J. f. Mackey & Co.,
drug store.
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Is Horses Burned at Newton.
Special to Charlotte Observer

special to Charlotte Observer.
Newton, Jan. 16.-This morn-
ing about 2 O'Clock 1t was discov-
cred that the livery stable of
Young & Corpening was on fire.
and 1t was only a short time until
the entire building was destroyed.
lhe building belonged to Il. II.
1ount and was insured for 81
500, while the loss amounts to
about $500 to 81, 900. Eighteen
horses and a large lot of vehicles,
together with grain, roughness
and other articles belonging to
I oung d Corpening was burned.
lhelr loss is estimated at $4,000
to 81, 900; insurance, $1,000.
very little was saved from the
hre. DR.. j. R. Campbell also
lost a horse which was being
cared for at these stables.
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and were referred to the newly
created disponsary committees
'OTHEK NEW BILLS.

Mr.. =. Ii. Aull introduced q
road Dill of great Importance, and
child labor bill. This is the
first child labor bill in the house
this session.
Mr.. Aulls road bill provides
Tor en- election in each county on
the question of issuing bonds for
the purpose of macadamizing and
permanently improving the pub
lie roads. The bill in elaborate
detail provides the machinery for
the saleeof the bonds, and the fol-
lowing,is the manner in which
the money is to be expended:
Sec 20. That the said board of
county commissioners are here
by authorized and directed that
as soon as the money is received
from the sale of the first block of
bonds, forthwith to apply the
same to the grading and macad,
am'zlng or permanent improve
ment of the public roads, high
ways and bridges, commencing at
the court house Of each county
upon some main public road or
highway and continuing thence
to its intersection with the boun-
Diary line of adjoining county.
Then to commence again at the
court house and continue the i'm.
provement upon the main roads
shall have been macadamized or
put into permanent and improv-
ed condition.
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Happenings In IThe State.
As Chronicled by the Alert Corr
resp )ndents of The Colum bla
State.
FOUR LEGGED HOGS BARRED.

Bennettsville, Jan. 12.-In the
town election today P. A. Hod-
ges, nominee for mayor, had no
opposition and received the full
vote cast, 90. There was consid-
cradle excitement over the hog
question, and the voters again re-
fused to allow hogs to be Kept in
town by vote of 5S to 40.
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KILLED By A TRAIN.

Newberry, Jan. 17.-Last
night MIR. w. d. Diver, who
lives In Helena, was struck by
the train on the Southern railroad,
1t is supposed, and killed. He
was at the crossing just beyond
the station when the accident oc>
CURED. At this place several
persons have lost their lives.
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WORK OF THE SENATE.
forty minutes today.

forty minutes today.
Among new bills introduced
was one TO establish the Office of
oil inspector, and another to lin
it the me of all employees in the
railway service except the crews
of freight and passenger trains to
ten horrs daily. In case of emer-
gency they are to be empowered
to sue for salary for overtime.
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no" hn0aO Uhut You are Tuk;,,
When you take Groves Taste
lss Chill Tonic because the form
la Is plainly printed on every bot
o showing that it is simply Iror
ao '9ulnlne in a tasteless form
20 Cure. No Pay. soc.
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WilCoX'S Second Trial.
Testimony Tending to Prove that
Nellie Cropsey was not
Drowned, shut that she
was Killed by a
Blow on the Left
Temple.

Charlotte, N. c., January Is.
A special to the Observer from
Hertfort says the twelfth juror
was secured in the Wilcox case
and the trial was begun. The
Misses Cropsey were in the wit
ness box dur!ug the morning
session. Mrs Wilcox was alone
in Court. She may testify in her
sons behalf
DR. j. e.. Wood, the first wit
ness called, offered himself as com.
petent to give expert testimony.
After argument the Court held
that the witness was an expert
and should be allowed to testify as
such. This was done under OBJ
lection by the defence. DR..
Wood declared thet he was pres
ent at the autopsy over the body
of Nellie Cropsey. DR. Isaac Fear
ing, coroner of Pasquotank Coun-
ty; DR. Oscar Mcmillan and the
corners jury were with him.
They found the body of the girl
on table in an out house, near
the Cropsey home. An internal
examination revealed the following
facts:
The girl was virgin; the heart,
lungs, pleural cavities and stom-
- ',s.s ,,,ss.-.. f.an,, ,ruatar and tho
lungs, when squeezed, emitted a
little bloody froth. Or Wood said
ne went back for Il second antopsv
alter some time had elapsed. 1t
was then that a bruise on the side
OF the head was noticed and *,
amlned. The bruise, when cut.
was found to contain dark blood
The brain, though in outward
all right, had begun
to decay.
Ihewltness declared that, In his
opinion, the bruise on the left
temple Of the head of Nellie
Cropsey was made by direct
blow. He could not give posi-. |
i've answer us to the kind of in
'trument used in making if
However he thought some blunt
'r covered instrument would have
Produced it. Such blow would
nave stunned the girl and rendered
,er unconscious. The witness
lid not believe, from the bsence
If water in the lungs, the heart,
ne pleural cavities and tho stom !,
'ch, that the girl could have been
'illed by drowning.
She must have been knocked
and then put in the
vater.
The State turned the witness
yer to the defence. Mr.. AydIett
ross examined hlm and, among
ther things, he admitted that no
otlc0 of the bruise on the head
ad been taken during the first
utopsy.
DR.. Isaac Fearing followed DR..
ood. He is the coroner and
ave it as his opinion that the
ruise on the temple was caused
some round instrument. DR..
'ood's testimony was corroborat,
by Messrs Leroy Shipp and ,
srrlbee, members Of the iurv
at held the autopsy. Miss o. ;,
Cropsey will take the witness "
md tomorrow. I"
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10 cure Il CCtd i.L One Dan.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
money if 1t fails to cure. e. w.
Grove signature is on each box
Csc.
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Miss Nell Cropsey's Two Sisters
Testify Against Him.

Charlotte, n. g., Jan. 16.-A
special from Hertford says that
Miss Ollie Cropsoy was the star
witness in the Wilcox trial TODAY
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The Legislature.
A High License Bill Presented
Important Measure Propos,
ing Elections on The Ques>>
tion Of Bonds TO Build
Highways.

Columbia, Jan. 15.-Speaker
Smith this morning announced his
appointment of House committee.
There were muny surprises. Mr..
L. I. Williams, the logical sue
cessor of Mr.. Bacot on the Judi
clary committee, was retained in
the second place on the commit
tee and Charlestonian becomes
Chairman OF this most important
committee, Mr.. Richard S. Wba.
ley.
Mr.. Sinkler was deposcd from
the place of chairman of the com.
mlttee on education, which ell
titled him to the Office of trustee
OF several State colleges. Mr..
Morgan, who nominated Speaker
Smith, gets this important posi-
ton.
Ihe governor message in re-
gard to Hampton Memorial day
was read in the house.
Mr.. Sinkler's resolution con.
demning the appointment of w.
ID. Crum as collector of the port
of Charleston was adopted and
sent to the senate for concurrence.
The resolution calls upon the
South Carolina senator's in Wash.
ington to fight the confirmation
of the appointment on the ground
that the annninfmant was moda
against the protest of the may or
and of leading citizens of Charles
ton.
Repre- sent a t v e Logan of
Charleston introduced yesterday
two bills relating to amendments
of the dispensary. The first bill
authorizes and directs the State
board of directors of the dlspen-
sary to grant a license to any
person, firm or col poration which
wishes to engage in the sale or
retail of liquor upon payment of
license fee of fifteen hundred
dollars; the money to be disposed
of as follows: Five hundred dol
lars to the State for the common
school fund, five hundred dollars
to the county treasurer where the
licepsee does business for general
purposes, and five huadred dol
lars to treasurer of the city, con-
tainlng forty thousand or more
Inhabitants, in the county where
the llcensee does business. The
bill only applies to counties con
tanning a city or cities with forty
thousand lnhabitants or more, and
is therefore practically limited tc
Charleston county. The bill i!
evidently drawn ON the lines O.
the Charleston county jury bill O
1900, which has boen held con-
stitutlonal by the supreme coul'
In the case of State VS.. Murphy
The effect of the bill is to allo
any person, firm or corporation
engage in the sale of liquor c "
the same footing as the State, a.
exactly the same restrictions Il
put around the sales as applies q
dispensarles. In addition to
license fee, the licensee is also
quired to give a penal bond in
sum of i've thousand dollars, c
ditioned for non-violation of IL
of the terms upon which th, ID
cense is granted. W
The other bill of Mr.. La ~
seeks to submit constitute y,
amendment to the people,, k,
which the city of Charla G
would be enabled to issue liz W
licenses and the provisions oe W.
dispensary law would not q uf
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TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.

Laurens, Jan. 17.-Mr. John
H. Pully, a young farmer of the
Tylersville section of this county,
committed suicide by shooting
himself about 6 o'clock yesterday
evening. He resided with his
father, Mr.. Chas. A. Pully, and
had been married only three
months. He had been sick sever
al days with grippe and was
threatened with pneumonia. Last
evening he requested his sister-in
law, Miss Sanders, to absent her-
self from the room, when he arose
from mis- bed, procured his pistol,
a 3s.calibre, and shot himself
three times, the shots taking effect
in his chest and upper part of the
abdomen. He died within ten
minutes. No cause can be as
signed other than the attack ot
grippe.
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PosToFFICE ROBBED AT GREER's.
Greenville, Jan. IA post
Office robbery took place at