The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-10-07

"Whdt are the condttionS2"
The admiral bowed. "And Major Gov
entryY" cried the Irishman.
ellis desires must give way to-cr-
reasons Of state" said the admiral de-
cisivcly. 81 will arrange all that. If
you can obtain her consent to your
suit she is yours, providcd'-- lie
paused significantly. All, the condi-
tons!
"My conscnt!' thought Elizabeth,
happiness flooding her like n wavc,
and hen she remembered that she was
n woman, and indignation found n
lodgment in her being. Twas not
thus she would be woocd and won,
not in this bartcring way disposed of.
guardian, presume to O'Ncill was
speaking again.
"What arc the conditions-what is 1t
you wish me to do? If it be in human
power, tits done. Torment me no
more. AS YOU are n man and have n
heart, spcak!!' In his agitation the
Younger man seized the elder by the
arm.
81 desire YOU to go back to your ship
and arrange to put In my possession
the person of John Paul JONES' said
the admiral, with the greatest dehb-
Grafton, concealing his anxiety by. an
appearance of great firmness as lie non-
chalantly helped himself to n pinch Of
snuff. An accurate observer would
have noticed that the trembling Of his
l.-,l, I<oltn1 1t, -;,,, t~I ,,l,,A,
1t was out now! What would the
man say or dof Elizabeth sank back
| appalled,. SO this was the condition;
this was the test. lie was to choose
between her and black treachcry-dis-
honorl Ills answer, what would 1t be?
Had her idol fcct of clay, after alp
Her fate hung in the balance. She
could never survive his shame If he
fell; if not-ah!
O'Neill released the admiral at once.
stared at him n long moment in horri-
fed silence, shrank away from him
and sank down in the chair and buried
his face in his hands for n little pace.
His two auditors waited, hope for diff
fcrcnt results trembling in either heart.
Presently he looked up and rose to his
feet.
"Treachery -dishonor-.shamc! And
with her innocence and youth and
beauty you bait your trap!' calculated
O'Neill brokenly. The admiral still
played with his snuffboX, his eyes
averted, his hands trembling still. Was
it age Or
"Oh, my God, my God!" continued
the sailor, stricken to the very heart.
ITO raise my hopes to such a pitch
to put the cup Of happiness to my very
lips-to open the gates Of heaven In my
very presence, and couple your propo-
sitions with this-this infamyl I am
q lover, sir, you know it well, but you
should not have forgotten that I am,
before everything else, a gentleman.
How could you do 1t? 1t ill becomes
your years." he went on impetuously,
In mounting indignation. ~ am your
prlsoner-your captive, but 1 knew not
that misfortune gave you n right to In
suit me thus. My lord, my lord, the
ladder upon which you put my feet
leads down, not up. He'll, not heaven,
Is its end!"
"Think! said the admiral doggedly,
feeling the game was lost, but, like q
desperate gamestcr, playing on. "The
Lady Elizabeth is Mt the end, where'cr
1t be-"
~ love her, God only knows how
much 1 love her. From the moment 1
saw her 1 have had no thought but for
her. 1 could not look her i'm the face
and be guilty Of this thing" The girl
I'm the picture almost cried aloud for
JOY i'm this triumph of her lovers hon
or.
"She shall never know" replied the
admiral. az VIII pledge my word Of
honor"
The honor of the tcmpter for the dis.
honor Of the tempted! O'Neill laughed
bitterly.
at has not i'm forty years Of service
been called in question:" replied the
old man, sitting his growing shame.
Nor has minc," said O'Ncill, "until
this hour. You are her guardian, an
old man. Your gray hairs should pro.
tect you, but Ills we'll for you that l
have no sword, for 1 swear 1 would
plunge 1t first into your heart and then
into my own!
"Think what 1t is l Offer persisted
the other. Compare 1T to what you
now have in the way of worldly hon
or. What do YOU care for that bit of
striped bunting ainl those bcggarly rcb.
els who have presumed TO declare n re-
public? What is n republic anyway,
and what function has 1t i'm q gentle
mans life, pray? What have we to
do with the ommon pcoplc2 What
are their aspirations to YOU? What nf-
fllatlons have you for that low born
gardener, turned pirate and %buccnncer
to ravagc coasts, dishonor our flag?
This is the Kingdom in which you were