The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-28

IhiS phase of his villainy had not Ocs
Cured to her. She was like n bird try
Ing to avoid the charmed eye of the
serpent.
"Oh. yOu-you miserable wretch"
she cried, hoarse with anger and de-
spair. What cur you arel You
Know You are not speaking the truth
How can you say such things to me?
have never wronged YOU She was
almost In tears, impotent with shame
and fear.
1T has been pretty game Of love
Tor you and the excellent Baldos. You
nave deceived those who love you best
and trust you most. What will the
princess say when she hears Of last
nights merry escnpadeP What will
she say when she learns who was host
oSS to common guartlsman at the
SE-idnight hour2 1t Is no wonder that
You look terrified 1t Is for you to
say whether she Is to know or not.
You can bind me TO silence. You have
lost Baldos. Take me and all that I
can give you In his stead, and the
world never shall know the truth. You
love him. I know, and there Is but one
way to save him. Say the word and
he goes free to the hillss decline and
his life h not worth breath Of air"
And pretending to believe this Of
me. you still ask me to be your wife
What kind Of a man are your she de-
manded. scarcely able to speak
my wifeT' he said harshiy. "Oh.
R&9,uu&&ee3 signiaaastfy a.. :, -,
'Heavens"' gasped Beverly. nF1slis
cd by the brutality OF 1t all. II would
sooner die. Would to heaven my fa-
ther were here. He would shoot you
AZ he would a dog! Oh, how loatlle
you! Don't you try to stop me!
shall go to the princess myself She
shall know what manner OF beast you
are
She was racing up the steps. flaming
with anger and shame.
Remember. l can prove what l have
said. Beware what you do love you
so much that now ask you to become
my wife. Think we'll over it. Your
honor and his life! 1t rests with YOU"
he cried eagerly. following her to the
door.
o% y %ass assfHHstlpf Hsta Ing GID fool" she hissed,
Won know what will happen Nc s ,,aa
cd hut he felt In bis heart 'na' "o
lost through his engerness.
She flew to Yetive's boudoir' coheuu
ed nv rage and modification. bet"een I
sobs and feminine maledctiohs ,,
,,o,rad the whole story, In all lts "s''
pess into the ears OF the princess =.
"Now. Yetive. you have to stanu -
40 in This" announced the harrn'o
conclusively. her eyes peah''hs Aop'
fully through her tears. ,o,
..I cannot prevent General Marian
from nreferring serious charges again
R,,dos dear l know he was no'
-orr room last night. You oiu
iova tn tell me that, because l ."
.,o,, both at the balcony rail- he''
H.. f,ce took on such radiant iooh
r,,;o,c,nr that Yetive was amply p'
60. th. surprising and gratifying
acknowledgement or seconu ,pnan1
eayesdropping. You may W.rIo
ON me to protect you from 49, n.
II. can make it very unpieas"n.
:o.,aos but he shall pay dearly loi
insult to YOU. He has gone TOO lax
q, don't think he has any p
Y..ainSt Baitoa,
;,r only of the guardsmah'
Put it is so easy to'mahuine.u'
,aence, my dear. The IRON oo",s
cot his heart upon having !o"' 'l'
10 NOT the man to be turheu "'''''
iiy." oo+ ,
o,s;,v os he gets rid Of them'
"s Iyos going back to was
soon yetive. but I'll stay on
..-s-s,- ,sIIss.-.---s4his thing to the emo: -,
scare Calhoun; no Stree!
Cranh for my brother Dan to com
here and punch his head to piece:
"Now. now, don't be so mig
m,obtv dear. Let us see how II
we can be-" said the princess
whereupon the hot beaded girl
Dixie suspended hostilities ana
very demure young woman.
long she was confessing hmidi.
boldly that she loved Baldos
than anything in oil the world.
"I can't help 1t. ietive.
ouphtn't to, but what Is there
WHEN one can't help 1t! Ihere
no an awful row at home If
him. or course he hasn't aSl
Maybe he won't. In fact, I'm
wont. shan't give him
Rut If he does ask me I'll u
putting him off. I've done IL
YOU know. You see, for 10
time I fancied ne might be
but he isn't at all. I've had .
for it. He's just an ordinary
like - like well, like l am.
doesn't look so ordinary. Isn't
some. Yetive? And, dear me