Jacksboro Gazette. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1907 Page: 3 of 4
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RECORDED IN THE
CLERK’S OFFICE
Deeds Filed.
W. P. Stewart to Worthington-
Knox Land & Cattle Co., 250
acres, $2500.00.
J. M. Brown and wife to Abo
Baker 280 acres, $2240.00.
Calvin C. Mower to C. G. Hogs-
ett, lot 6, block 5, Mower’s ad-
dition to Jacksboro, $150.00.
G. Stewart and wife to E. P.
Forrest J40 acres, $1500.
K* -
■ Births.
To
F?: ■
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Thompson,
Ik
Markley, a girl, May 6.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Haven,
Markley, a boy, May 7.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carter,
Gertrudes, a boy.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Baker
i-
m.
m.
Newport, a girl, May 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Newt L. Kiker,
a boy, May 21.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harris,
a girl, May 19.
" -Ur.-and Mrs. OhlTTey^ Wsdr,*
Post Oak, a boy, May 19.
Marriage Licenses.
Mr. J. F. Gahagan and Miss
Minnie Adams.
Mr. J. N. Jonas and Miss Janie
Goodson.
W. M. Taylor and Mrs. Mattie
Lard. ■
Mr. Leonard and Miss Gracie
Tibbet.
Mr. C. S. Clendennon and Miss
Fannie Billby.
J. H. King.
56, Squaw, J. L. Farris, James
Jackson.
Live Oak, I. J. Huddleston, J.
P. Klum, holdover.
58, Baylor Springs.
60, Keyser, I. W. Cullers. '
61, Union Grove, M. A. Nich-
olson, {Bishop Cornelius.
63, Sycamore, L. L. Cooper,
W. J; Cannon.
In districts 'where an insuffi-
cient number of trustees were
elected, the old trustees will be
expected to serve unless they
recommend some one else,
blanks for taking the scholastic
census,have been sent to each dis-
trict. If they have not been re-
ceived please notify me at once,
for the time for taking the cen
sus wilL soon close.
Let’s strive that each district
may have a good and pleasant
school during next year.
Sincerely,
L. Z. Timmons,
Co. Supt.
473-407-5h
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
STATE CONSTITUTION PRO-
VIDING FOR THE CREATION
OF IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
IN CERTAIN CITIES.
Joint Resolution amending Section 9,
of Article 8, of the Constitution of
the State of Texas, providing for the
creation of improvement districts in
shall have no power to mate any grant or au-
thorize the making of any giant of public money
to any individual, associations or individuals,
municipal or other corporations whatsoever;
provided, however, the Legislature may gram
aid to indigent and disabled Confederate sol-
diers and sailors who came to Texas prior to
January 1, 188o, and who are either over sixty
years of age or whose disability is the proximate
result of actual service in the Confederate army
for a period o£ at least three months, their wid-
ows in indigent circumstances who have never
remarried and who have been Uona fide rest
„ !'dents of the State of Texas since March 1, ISSo,
Cities Ol more than five thousand m- | and who were married to such soldiers anterior
habitants, and charging the cost of | to March l, lsso; provided said aid shall not
exceed eight dollars per month, and provided
further, that no appropriations shall ever he
made for the purpose hereinbefore speeilied in
Be it Resolved by the I excess of five hundred thousand dollars for any
THE
REFUGEES
Bu A. CONAN DOYLE,
Author of "The Return of Sherlock Holmes"
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Trustees Elected and Appointed
for Next Two Years.
District number 1, J. M. Breech
John A. Moore.
2, J. B. Moore, U. Freemon.
3, Joe Green, D. Hestand.
4, J. M/Cox, T. E. Merriman,
E. M. Sprowls.
i 5, Westbrook, C. Loyd, M. M
Garvin.
6, North Creek, C. V. Bailey,
* J. F. Pults.
7, Murry,, J. N. Gragston, W,
H. Heath, Jeff Barnett.
8, Oakland, C. L. Whittsitt,
Jim Crowley.
9, Beans Prairie, J. H. King,
T. Michels.
10, Joplin, J. B. Key, W. W.
:, Raper,
Rolling
A*
5:
Groveland Items.
;!§
week plowing their crops. The
rain caused the weeds to grow as
well as corn and cotton and they
are also busy hoeing.
Mr. J. R. Lilly of Jacksboro
bought cattle in our neighbor-
hood this week.
The school closing at Oak Dale
Friday was attended by several
Groveland young ladies they were
Misses Lissia Price, Lillie Col-
well, Maggie Kelsay, Berta Col-
well, Ollie Kelsay," Myrtle Price,
Carrie Price and Ruth Kelsay.
The recitations were nice and
everybody enjoyed themselves.
The singing given by Mrs.
Sarah Price recently was enjoyed
by quite a number of young peo-
ple.
Death has visited our commu-
nity and taken from us. Mr. C. M.
Dennis, who died Friday morning.
certain improvements made therein
against the abutting property.
Section 1.
Legislature of the State of Texas :"That I 0Ee >"ear- And also e™1 aid to the establish-
0 n i? a j* i o e ii /-i ... ment and maintenance of a home for said boI-
Section 9 of Al CIC-e 8 of the Constitu- an(i sailors, their wives and widows and
tion of the State of Texas, be SO amend- women who aided in the Confederacy, under
ed as to hereafter read as follows: sheh regulations and limitations as may be
Sec. 9. The State tax on property, f3TiJed h* provided the grant to aid said
. _ - f home shall not exceed one hundred and fifty
exclusive of the tax necessary to pay thousand dollars for any one year, andnoin-
the public debt, and of the taxes pro- mate of said homes shall he entitled to any
vided for the benefit of public free Other aid from the State; the Legislature may
schools, shall never exceed thirty-five p^ldo f<* h“b“d and wif“ *Je“ain< *°T
, _ , _ _ , gether in the home, and provided further, that
cents on the one hundred dollars valua- the provisions of thlB Bection shall net he coi-
tion; and no county, city or town shall Btrued to prevent the grant of aid in case of
levy more than twenty-five cents for public calamity.
City or county purposes, and not ex- , S*c’ 2. The Governor of the State is here-
j- / by directed to issue the necessary proclamation
ceeding fifteen cents for roads and for ,j,c submission of this amendment to the
bridges, and not exceeding fifteen cents qualified voters of the State of Texas on the first
to pay jurors, on the hundred dol- Tuesday in August, 3907.
lars valuation, except for payment of , The aum of *3:O001°r sonmch hereof as may
, , . ’ . be necessary, is hereby appropriated ts pay the
debts incurred prior to the adoption of | expcllMBOf carrying out the provisions of this
res'oiuuvn.
L, T Dashielt., Secretary of State.
TA true copy.j
47<j-4o7-5h
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE
CONSTITUTION TAXING- THE SALARY
OP MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
An Act-to amend Section 24 of Article III of
the Constitution of the State of Texas, re-
lating to the compensation of members of
the Legislature.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Texas:
. I Section 1. That Section 24 of Article III of
of the qualified property taxpaying the Constitution of the State of Texas he
voters of the county voting at an elec- amended go as to hereafter read as follows:
tion to be held for that purpose shall Section 24. The members of the Legislature
vote such tax, not to exceed fifteen | lach
COPYRIGHT,
a g-e-rai.wo asaescogasra:
159 3. BY HARPHR
\-—r, -r—--g-vrs-- jam
BROTHERS
the amendment September 25, A. D.i
1883, and for the erection of public I
“ ‘ watefworlcs
and other permanent improvements, not j
to exceed twenty-five cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation, in any one
year, and except as is in this Constitution
otherwise provided; and the Legislature
may also authorize an additional annual
ad valorem tax to ,£>e levied and collect-
ed for the further maintenance of the
public roads; provided, that a majority I
•*v«-
,u. M.
Valley, P. H. Riley,
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,;pggl
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A. Turner,
Ifk B.
A. J. Myers,
ngs, W. S.
lker.
R. Green, J.43.
Teague, holdover.
17, Stradley.
18, Burton, J. B. Downing, G.
Eastwood.
Antelope, M. A. Leeu, A.
ffiapel, Robt. Killen,
Creek, J. M. Pruitt,
Moore.
22, Gertrudes, C. C. Cooper, J.
ie.
W. A.
Kennedy.
Point, J. N. Mc-
Rhnader.
A. T. Smith, W. N
A. H. Owen, N,
» ■
McElroy, J.
Pitts, H.
%
F. Kirbie,
'TG-A'-
B. Fox,
ivis, E.
-, A. N. Wood, Ira
E. Epper
John Barcum,
Wm. Smith,
C. Miller. P. N.
3. N. J6nas, B.
H. P. Ezzell, S. C.
J. W. Lewis, W
?, A. Baker, T. A
J. H. Coyle, O.
compensation for their services as may from
cents on the one hundred dollars valua- time to time he provided by I'aW, not to exceed
tion, of the property subject to taxation one thousand dollars for each year in which a
in such county. And the Legislature biennial session of the Legislature is held under
may pass local laws for the mainte- ^tntlon, and «ve tol-
J r - . , lars for each day of any Special Session held
nance ot the public roads and highways, during the subsequent year, and in addition
without the local notice required for thereto, they shall receive mileage in going to
Special or local laws. a*d returning from the State Capitol, not to ex-
, . „ . . . ceed three cents per mile; the distance to he
In addition to the foregomg, cities of computed by the nearest railroad route, and the
more than five thousand inhabitants Comptroller shall prepare and preserve a table
may lay out within their corporate lim- of distances for each county seat now or hereaf-
its, improvement districts in which they, ^ be established,and by such tablethemlle-
, , . .f’ age of each member shall be paid; no member
by and With the consent of a majority shall he entitled to mileage for ahy extra session
of the taxpayers owning real estate that may he called within one day after the ad-
therein, may build sidewalks and charge journment of a Regular or Called Session.
the cost thereof against the abutting I Constitutional Amend-
j ° ment shall be submitted to a vote ofthequali-
HlS remains were placed m the ^property, and may build sewers and Bed electors of the State at an election to be held
pave streets and charge one-third of the throughout the State on- the first Tuesday in
cost thereof against the abutting prop- August, I907, at which election all voters favor-
erty on either side of the streets upon !5“U h“ve ^t'
, : , . . , . tenor printed on their ballots, the words: “For
which such impixivements ara made m the amendment to Section 24 of Article HI of the
such district, and the amount charged I Constitution, relating to the salary of the mem-
against all such abutting uroperty shall 11,618 of the Legislature,” and all those opposed
be deemed and held to be a tax against ”^1 have written or printed on their ballots,
... , , I the words, “Against the amendment to Section
and a hen upon such abutting property, U of Article III of the Constitution, relating to
and the' Legislature is required to enact I thesalary of the members of the Legislature.”
laws prescribing the means for ascer-
cemetery at Ebenezer by the side
of his wife. His friends mourn
his loss, and sympathize with' his
loved ones left behind. Mr. Will
Dennis was called back on ac-
count of his father’s illness.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Colwell
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. t). Mullinax during the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs..Hardin Price and
daughter, Uma, were the guests
of Mrs. Sarah Price recently.
Lorena.
Filth Sunday Meeting.
Program of Fifth Sunday meet-
ing of Jack County Association,
to be held with the Elm Grove
Baptist church, beginning Thurs-
day night, June 27, 1907.
Thursday night 8 p. m. Sermon
by Rev. F. M. Cheek.
Friday 9:30 a. m. Prayer and
talk service led by Virgil Simpson.
11:00. Introductory sermon by
Rev. J. B.' Pyatt; C. W. Horsch
ler, alternate.
Questions for discussion:
2:00 p. m. Are Christians bap-
tised with the holy Spirit in this
age of the world? Rev. W. W,
Melton,-Rev. A. R. Tyson.
State missions and its needs, by
Dr. J. B. Gambrell and Rev. C.
W. Horschler.
Christian education, Dr. J. L.
Kesler and Rev. W. W. Melton,
Exegesis on John. 3:5, Revs. J.
L. Roach, C. W. Horschler, J. H.
Beck.
Origin and perpetuity of the
Baptist church, Revs. A. R. Ty-
son, C. W. Horschler, J. B; Py-
att.
What are the qualifications and
duties of deacons? Rev. Fulcher,
A. Black, W. V. Allen, John
Evans.
Should a church maintain mis-
sions? Rev. G. M. Finch, T. J.
Tumbow.
What are the duties and quali-
fications of Sunday school teach-
ers? W. - C. Barnes, J. H. Tim-
berlake.
Sunday, 9 a. m. Sunday school
mass meeting, program to be ar-
ranged.
11:00. Missionary sermon, and
collection by Rev. C. W. Horsch-
ler; Rev. W. W.'Melton, alternate
J. H. Beck, pastor, Joe Simp-
son and J. H. King, deacons, for
committee.
Sec. 3. The Governor of the State is hereby
faining the amount properly chargeable I the necessary proclamaUon fJr
against each parcel of abutting proper- aaidieltf«n aad *° haTe ti?6 8a™e Published as
ty, and providing for the enforcement ^ ^ ton8 ,t«ion 1 a™°f
nf ito pntwtinn I State, and the sum of $1,000 or bo much thereof
- 9 T, ’ r . Umay be Decessary is hereby appropriated out
Governor is hereby 0f the general revenue of the State not other-
milieu na+?fSary Pf°cla; 'TiBe appropriated to pay the expenses of such
submitting this amendment publication and election,
to the Constitution to the qualified vot- 1. t. Dashikll, Secretary of State,
ers of the State of Texas, on the first rA trne conv 1
Tuesday in August, A. D. 1907, at I Py'!
which election all voters favoring this 477-407 5h
amendment shall have written or print- P^gfosed amendment tq the state
edon their ballots: “For the amend- constitution authorizing the
ment to Section 9 of Article 8 of the I establishment of a state PRINT-
Constitution, permitting property own- plant.
ers in cities of more than five thousand ! JoiKT RKa0I'tJTI°H authorizing the submission
to a vote of the people of the State of Texas of
more than five thousand
inhabitants to create improvement dis-
tricts, one-third the cost of which to
be charged against abutting property
on either side of the street.” And the
voters opposed t» said amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballots
the following: “Against the amend-
ment to Section 9 of Article 8 -of the
a proposed amendment of Section 21, Article
XVI, of the Constitution of the State of Tex-
as, relating to printing, publishing, station-
ery, paper and fuel, and making an appropri-
ation theTefor
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State
^ _ _ Texas:
Constitution, permitting property owin-1 Skotiok l- That Section 21 of Article XVI
ers in cities of more than five thousand of the Constitution of the State of Texas be so
inhabitants to create improvement dis- amended as to hereafter read as follows:
tricts, one-third the cost of which to be Section 21. All printing and pnbUsbing, and
charged against abutting property on allBtati0Iiery, paper and fuel forthe various de-
either side of the street,” partments, and for all offices, whether created
SEC. 3. The lateness in the-session, I Dy thiB Constitution or by law, shall be done
the crowded condition of the calendars and supplied as may be provided by law, and
of both houses, and the importance of for tlie accomplishment of these objects and
this proposed amendment, create an purposes the Legislature may provide and es-
emergency and an imperative public I taijli8h all requisite means and agencies, invest-
necessity demanding that the constitu- ed wlth-suchpowers as maybe deemed adequate
tional rule, and Senate Rule No. 37, and advisable.
requiring bills to be read on three sev- s*°- 2- The foregoing constitutional amend-
eral days be suspended, and the same meDt shall be submitted to a vote of the quaii-
are hereby suspended. fied electors of the State at an election to be held
L, T. DASHIELL throughout the State on the first Tuesday in
FA true CODV 1 Secretary of qtnte Xugn6t, A. D. 1907, at which election all voters
LA true copy, j secretary of State. | favoring said proposed amendment shall write
01 bare printed on their ballots the words • ‘ For
_______ 474-40i-5h the amendment to Section 21 of Article XVI of
PROPOSED AMENDMENT’ TO THE 8TATE the Constitution relatimr to ,t.n
Oy^OMMISS^NER^OF^A^IHCULTrRlf* tm>” aad *U those o'pposed
IIJ! COMMISSIONER OF AGEICLLTLRE. shall write or have printed on their ballots the
amendment toAr- words • 'Against the amendment to Section 21 of
ticle four (4) of the Constitution of ihe State Article XVI of tlie Constitution, relating to
of Teaxs, by adding thereto a section to be Utationery, printing, paper and Tael ”
knownas Section 27, Providing for a Depart- Sac. 3. The Governor of the State is
HeTnel,tSi \\ ^ l herehy directed t0 188,18 the noceasary procla-
Be it Resolved by the Legislature of the State matlon for Bftid election aQd t0 liaT/tUg
AriM* ,“'“i
Constitntion of the State of Texas, be amended I gao 4 That the
by adding thereto Section 27, when a majority 1
A tliriil ran through her noi’ves. Who
or what could he be, this silent man?
Then suddenly it struck her that he
might be dumb.
‘Perhaps monsieur is alOicted,” she
said. “Perhaps monsieur cannot speak.
If that be the cause cf your silence,
will you raise your hand, and I shall
understand.” He sat rigid and silent.
Then a sudden mad fear came upon
her, shut up in the dark with this
dreadful, voiceless thing. She screamed
in her terror and strove to pull down
the window and open the door. But
a grip of steel closed suddenly round
her wrist and forced her back into her.
seat. They, were already out on the
country roads far beyond Versailles.
It was darker than before, heavy clouds
had banked over the heavens, and the
rumbling of thunder was heard low
down on the horizon.
The lady lay back panting upon the
leather cushions of the carriage. She
was a brave woman, and yet this sud-
den, strange horror coming upon her at
the moment when she was weakest had
shaken her to the soul. She crouched
in the corner, staring across with eyes
which were dilated with terror at the
figure on the other side. If he would
but say something. Any revelation,
any menace, was better than this si-
lence.
“Sir,” said she, “there is some mis-
take here. I do not know by what
right you prevent me from pulling down
the window and giving my directions
to the coachman.”
He said nothing.
“I repeat, sir, that there is some mis-
take. This is the earriage-of my-Broth-
er, M- de Vivonne, and he is not a man
who will allow his sister to be treated
uncourt eously.”
A few heavy drops of rain splashed
against one window. The clouds were
lower and denser. She had quite lost
sight of that motionless figure, but it
was all the more terrible to her now
that it was unseen. She screamed
with sheer terror.
“Sir,” she cried, clutching forward
with her hands and grasping his sleeve,
“you frighten me. You terrify me. I
have never harmed you. Why should
you wish to hurt an unfortunate wo-
man? Oh, speak to me, for God’s sake,
speak!”
Still the patter of rain upon the wiip
dow and no other souud save her own
sharp breathing,
Perhaps you dq not know who I
am?” she continued, endeavoring to as-
sume her usual tone of command, and
talking now to an absolute and hip
penetrable darkness. “You may learn
when It is too late that you have
chosen the wrong person for this pleas-
antry. I am the Marquise de Montes-
pan, and I am not one who forgets a
slight. If you know anything of the
court you must know that .my word
has some weight with, the king. If you
would— O Jesus! Have mercy!”
A livid flash of lightning had burst
from the heart of the cloud and for an
instant the whole countryside and the
Interior of the caleche were as'Hght as
day. The man’s face was within a
hand breadth of her own, his mouth
wide open, his eyes mere shining slits,
convulsed with silent merriment.1 Every
detail flashed out clear In that vivid
light—his red quivering tongue, the
lighter pink beneath it, the broad white
teeth, the short brown beard cut into
a peak and bristling forward: "
But it was not the sudden flash; St
was not the laughing, cruel face, which
* ; ;
then, if you are so lntter against me?
Why do you not pass it through my
heart?”
“Best assured that I would have done
so had I not an excellent reason.”
“Why, then?’-’
“I will tell you. At Portillac I have
the right of the high justice, tlie mid-
dle and the low. I am seigneur there,
and can try, condemn aud execute. It
is my lawful privilege. This pitiful
king will not even know how to avenge
you, for. the right is mine and he can-
not gainsay it without making an en-
emy of every seigneur in’ France.”
He opened his mouth again and
laughed at his own deyipe, while she,
shivering in every limb, turned away
from his cruel faee aud glowing eyes
and buried her face in her-hands. Once
more she prayed God to forgive her
for her poor sinful life. So they whirl-
ed through the night-behind the chip
teriug horses, the husband and wife
saying nothing- but With hatred and
fear raging in their hearts," until a
brazier fire shone down upon them
from the angle of a keep and the shad-
ow of the huge pile loomed Vaguely up
in front of them in the darkness. Jt
was the castle of Portillac.
sum of two thousand
($2,000) dollars, or so muoh thsreof as may be
tm6mfb°th°tf th< i8 he^ya ‘^r.Med out o,‘ any
LiL « lu , Texas at an ejection for that pur- funds in the Treasury of ths 8tata of Texas n*t
^ as followa amendment, shall otherwise appropriated, to pay the expense, of
Sacnox -27. The Legislature shall provide ^ ^fTp^m^ecretarv of State
fox the office of Commissioner of Agriculture, [Atrne copy 1 DaSHIELI"’Sccretary of State‘
who shall he either elected by the qualified 1
voters of the State, or appointed by the Govern-
or with the advice and consent of two-thirds of 4S6-407 5h
the Senate, as the Legislature may provide, PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE
whose term of office, duties and salary shall he "
prescribed lyj*w; la which department there
shall be established by the Legislature a bu-
reau of labor, when required by the public
interest.
Sxc. 2, The Governor of this State is hereby
directed to.iesue and have published the ueces-
tary proclamation for the submission of this
resolution to the qnalified voters for members
of the Legislature of the State of Texas, as an
amendment 40 the Constitution of Texas, to lie
voted upon on the first Tuesday in August, Itw»7.
All persons favoring said amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballots, as
follow: “For the amendment to the Constitu-
tion, providing for a Department of Agriculture
“Maurice! ’
“Maurice!
Waxahachie Nursery.
Thanking the people for pat-
ronage in the past, we solicit
their orders for fall and winter
delivery. We offer none but first
class stock, true to name and
fair dealing. Respectfully,
L. H. Bryant.
VY. H
Wolfe,
Notice.
There will be a meeting at the
T~ Lynn Creek cemetery on the first
Saturday in June for the purpose
A. Me- of cleaning off the yard and at
tending to any other business
that may come up.
Allen Jackson, Pres.
CONSTITUTION AUTHORIZING THE
LEVY OF A IiOAD TAX
Joist Resolution amending Section 9, of Ar-
ticle 8, of the Constitution of the State of
Texas, "by adding thereto a section to he
known as Section 9a, increasing the amount
of tax that may- be voted for the purpose of
Improving public roads, and to allow counties
or political subdivisions of counties by a ma-
jority vote ot the qualified property tax pay-
ing voters of the county, or subdivision
thereof, voting at all elections, to be held for
that purpose, to adopt same.
Be it Resolved by the Legislature or the State
of Texas:
. Section 1, That Section 9 of Article 8 of the
and a Bureau of Labor ” And those opposed Constitution of the State of Texas be amended
to said amendment shall have written or print- by adding thereto Section 9a, which shall read
edon their ballots, as follows: “Against the i as follows:
amendment to the Constitntion, providing for a Section 9a. A majorltv or the property-tax
Department of Agriculture and a Bureau of paying voters in any county or one or more po-
Labor. ’ ’ Ami the sum of ($2,000) two thousand j litical subdivisions thereof in this State, votiog
dollar^ or so much thereof as may be necessary at an election held Tor that purpose may vo'e a
is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the tax for road and bridge purposes not to exceed
Treasury of the State of Texas, not otherwise .10 cents on the $100 valuation of property snb-
appropriated, to pay the expenses of such pub- ieet to taxation in such county or political »ub-
licatlous, proclamation and election division of such conuty, or may issue bond* not
1. 1. Dashiili., J to exceed 20 per cent of the assessed valife of
[A trne copy ] _Secretary of State. the real property in such district, for such;road
475-4o7-r.li 811,1 bridge purposes, provided that sucli tax, or
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE Proceeds of such bonds, shall be expended in
CONSTITUTION PROVIDING FOR TBE th“ territory in which it is voted, and no other,
ESTABLISHMENT OF A HOME Foul and this provision of tile Constitution shall He
' self-enacting without the necessity of rurther
legislation
Sec. 2. The Governor of this State is hereby
she screamed.
It is you t ”
shot ail ice cold shudder through Fran-
coise de Montespan. It was that, of all
men upon earth, this was he whom she
most dreaded and whom she had least
thought to see.
“Maurice!” she screamed. “Maurice!
It is you?”
“Yes, little wifie, it is I. We are re-
stored to each other’s arms, you see,
after this interval.”
“Oh, Maurice, how you have fright-
ened me! How could you be so cruel?
Why would you not speak to me?”
“Because it was so sweet to sit in si-
lence aud to think that I really had
you to myself after all these years,
with none to come between. AU, little
CHAPTER XV.
ND thus it was that Amory de
Catinat and Amos Green Saw
from their dungeon 'window
the midnight carriage which
discharged its prisoner before their
eyes; hence, too, came that ominous
planking aud that strange procession
in the early mqriy.ng,. And, thus it also
happened that" they found themselves
looking down at FraucOise de Montes-
pau as she was led to her death, and
that they heard that, last piteous cry
for aid at the instant when the heavy
hand of the ruffian with the ax fell
upon her shoulder and she was forced
down upon her knees beside the block.
She shrank screaming from the dread-
ful red stained, greasy billet of wood,
but the butcher heaved -up bis weapon
and the seigneur had taken a step for-
ward with haiid outstretched ;to seize
the Jong auburn hair and to drag the
dainty head down with it, when sud-
denly. he was ;struck,;motionless with
astonishment and stood with his. fefot
advanced and his hand still out, his
mouth half open and his eyes fixed in
front of him. , -
And, indeed, what he had seen whs
enough to fill any man with amaze-
ment. Out of the small square win-
dow which faced him a" man had sud-
denly shot headforemost,; pitching On
to his outstretched hands and then
bounding tq his,feet. Within a foot of
his heels came' the head of a second
one, who fell more heavily than the
first, and yet recovered himself as
quickly. Ike? one wore the blue coat
and silver fqjangs of the king’s; guard;
the second had the dark coat and clean
shaven face of a man of peace, but
each carried a short .rusty iron bar in
his baud. Not -a word dkl either off
UitHiivKdy, but- thw soldier’ tobk ..two
quick .steps forward jasd* struck- at the
headsman ' while hft' was “St'dr poising
himself for a blow at the victim. There
was lythkid, with a crackle like a. break-
ing ..egg, and the- bar flew into pieces.
The headsman gave’ a dreadful cry,
dropped his ax, clapped his two hands
to hjs head and, running zigzag‘across
the .scaffold, fell..oyer, a dead man,
into'tbe courtyard beneath. . . . - . •
■Quick as a flash De" Catinat had
, naught up the ax and faced D6: Mon-
tespan.
“Now!” said he. , . "
The se'igneur had for the ifistant been
.too "astounded tokpeak. Now- he under-
stood at leasfe .th^q jthqse strangers, had
come between aim tan'd his prey.
“Seize these l£tiefl,!”iIili1^hrfeked, tum-
dng to bis followers,': W fah u;.- ; -
“One momept!”. qrj^d-^De Catinat,
with a voice and manner which com-
manded attention." “l’ou sec fly -my
coat whafcF/km., I am the.body.'serv-
ant of the king. • "Who .touches me
touches him.” " f
“Qn,; you cowafds!”‘roafed’T)e Mon-
tespon.-- :• -.
But the men at arms hesitated, for
the fear of the king was as a great
shadow which1'hung over all France.
De Catinat saw their indecision.
"This woman,” hq cried, “is the king’s
own favqrite; and if any harm come to
a lock of 1 her hair I tell you-that there
Is not a living soul with fin this portalice
who will not.die,a .death of torture.”
“Who are these'mien, MarGeae?” cried
the seigneur furiously. <""" V‘*
“They are prisoners, yqur excellen-
ty,”
“Who brdered you to detain them?”
“You did. The escort brought your
signet ring.”
“I never saw the men. There is devil-
try in tills.' But they shall not beard
me in my own castle,-nor stand be-
tween me and my own wife. No, par
(lieu! They shall not and live! You
men, Marceau, Etienne, Gilbert, Jean,
Pierre, all you who have eaten my
bread, on to them, I say!”
He glanced round with'furious eyes,
but they fell only upon " hung heads
and averted faces. With a hideous
curse he flashed out his .sword and
rushed at his wife, who still knelt half
insensible beside the block. De Cati-
nat sprang between them to protect
her, but Marceau,. the bearded sene-
schal, had already seized bis master
round the waist. With the 'strength
of a maniac, his teeth clinched and the
Stir-rourselv
suffer for your ml
been a narrow escape,
“You may say so, friend,
put out. his baud to her hair
yoti sprang from the window. A
instant and he would have had
scalped. But she is a fair woman—the
fairest that ever my eyes rested upon—
and it is not fit that she should kneel
here upon these boards.” He dragged
her husband’s long black cloak from
•him and made a pillow for the sense-
less woman with a tenderness and deli-
cacy which came strangely from a man
of his build and bearing.
He was still stooping over her when
there came the clang of the falling
bridge, and an instant later the clatter
of the hoofs of a troop of cavalry, who
swept, with wave of plumes, toss of
manes and jingle of steel, into the
courtyard. At the head was a tall
horseman in the full dress of the
guards, with a curling feather in his
hat, high buff gloves and his sword
gleaming in the sunlight. De Catinat’s
face brightened. at the sight of him,
and he was down in an instant beside
his stirrup.
“De Brissac!” he cried.
“De Catinat! Now where in the
name of wonder did you come from?”
“I have been a prisoner. Tell" me. Be
Brissac,. did you leave-the message in
Paris? And the archbishop came? And
the marriage?”
• ‘.‘Took 'place as arranged. That is
why this poor woman whom I see yon-
der has had to leave the palace.”
“i thought as much.”
“I trust that no harm has come to
her?”
“My friend and I were just in time
to save her. Her husband lies there.
He is a fiend, De Brissac.”
“Very likely. But an angel might
have grown bitter had he had the same
treatment”
“We have him pinioned here. He has
slain a man, and I have slain another.”
“On my word, you have been busy.”
“How did you know that we were
here?”
“Nay, that is an unexpected pleas-
ure.”
“You did not come for us, then?”
“No; we came for the lady. Her
brother -was to have taken her in
his carriage. Her husband learned it,
ari3 by a lying message he coaxed
her into his own, which was at an-
other door. When De‘ Vivonne found
that she did not come and that her
rooms were empty he. made inquiries
lind soon learned how she had gone.
De Montespan’s arms had been seen
on the panel, and so the king sent me
here with my troop as fast as we could
gallop.”
“Ah, and you would have come too
late had a strange chance not brought
us here. I know not who it was who
waylaid us, for this man seemed to
know nothing of the matter. How-
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An auto bag of dark gree 1 leather
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The illustration shows a charming
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nun none to come between. Ah little I foam d^rniug from the corners of his
wtfie, I have often longed for this hour.” J ,lps De Montespan writhed round ln
“I have wronged you, Maurice; I the man’s grasp, aud, shortening his
hat e wronged you! Forgive me!” j sword, he thrust it through the brown
“We do not forgive iu our family, my beard and deep into the throat behind
darling I rancoise.’ jt. Marceau fell back with a ^choking
You may kill me if you will,” she cry, the blood-bubblfKg from his mouth
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Shortening the sword, he thrust it deep
into the throat.
ever, all that -will be clearer after-
ward. What is to be done now?”
“I have my own orders. Madame is
to be sent to Petit Bourg, and any
who are concerned in offering, her vio-
lence are to be kept until the king’s
pleasure is known. The jfestle, too,
must be held for the king? But you,
De Catinat, you have nothing to do
now.”
“Nothing save that I would like well
to ride into Paris to see that all is
right with my uncle and his daugh-
ter.” ■
“Ah, that sweet little cousin of thine!
By my soul, I do not wonder that the
folk know you well ln the Rue St.
Martin. Well, I have carried- a mes-
sage for you once, and you shall do
as much 'for me now.”
“With all my heart. And whither?”
“To Versailles. The king will be on
fire to kqow how we have fared. You
have the best right to tell him, since
without you and your friend yonder !t
would have been but a sorry tale.”
“I will be there in two hours.”
• "“Have you horses?”
- “Ours were slain.”
“You will find some in the stables
here. Pick the best, since you have
lost your own in the king’s service.”
The advice was too good to be over-
looked. De Catinat, beckoning to
Amos Green, hurried away with him
to the stables, while De Brissac, with
a few short, sharp orders, disarmed the
retainers, stationed his guardsmen all
over the castle and arranged for the
removal of the lady and for the cus-
tody of her hushand. An hour later the
two friends were riding swiftly down
the country road, inhaling the sweet
air, which seemed the fresher for their
late experience of the dank, foul va-
pors of their dungeon.
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“I will,” said he simply.
Still the carriage flew along, jolting
and staggering in the deeply rutted
country roads. The storm hud passed,
but the growl of the thunder and the
furoff glint of a lightning flash were
to be heard and seen on the other side
of the heavens.
“Where are you taking me?” she ask
ed at last.
“To foil iliac, my little wifie.”
“And why there? YVliat would you
Co to me?"'
“I would silence that little lying
tongue forever. It shall deceive no
more men.”
“You would murder me? You have
a stoat: for a heart.”
“It isqrue. My other was given to a
woman.”
“Oh, my sins are indeed punished.
Can I do nothing to atone?”
“I will see that you atone.”
“Y'ou have a sword by your side,
Maarten. Why flu yon nut kill mu,
and his wound; but before his mur-
derer could disengage his weapon De
Catinat anil the American, aided by a
dozen of tiie retainers, hud drugged
him down on to the scaffold, and Amos
Green had pinioned him so securely
that he could but move bis eyes and
his lips, with which he lay glaring and
spitting at them. So savage were his
own followers against, him—for Mar-
ceau was well loved among them—
that, with ax and block so ready, jus-
tice might very swiftly have laid her
way laid hot a long, clear bugle call,
rising and falling in a thousand little
twirls and flourishes, clanged out sud-
denly in tlie still morning air. De
Catinat pricked up liis ears at tiie
sound of it like a hound at the htiuts
man’s call.
“Did you hear, Amos?”
“It was a trumpet.”
“It was the guards’ bugle call. Y’ou.
there, hasten to the gate! Throw bp
the portcullis nnd drop the drawbridge!
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