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THE FIRST SEPARATION Newspaper Clipping Proved a Dove of Peace. By LUCY CLAIR ATKINSON. | Edith Forsyth was leaving to spend a couple of weeks at Old Point Com- j fort As the train pulled out she | waved her dainty little handkerchief i to Fred, and in a few minutes was j swiftly borne out of sight. It was Edith's first separation from Fred since their wedding. Way down in Fred's heart there was a feeling of satisfaction over the idea of return-1 lag for a short time to his fachelor habits. Their little apartment, so cosy and homelike, bespoke the artistic temperament and ingenuity of Edith, and Fred anticipated with delight having his old college chum, Arthur Wilsen, come around in the evenings to chat of old times. Eefore leaving, Edith discharged the cook, and decided that Fred could take his meals at the restaurant around the corner. This arrangement presented a glowing picture to Fred in ', the premises. For the first week everything1 worked smoothly. Fred wrote every day and sent the local newspapers, ! thus keeping Edith in touch with Che happenings at home. Meanwhile ! the quietude of the rooms began to | pall on Fred, who missed Edith's i warm greeting and other little at tentions to which he was accustomed every afternoon on his return. Wil son came nearly every evening, but he, too, was getting to be tiresome. Fred, with his cheerful disposition was disappointed to see Wilson turn ing cynic, which was the case during the last few months. It did not im prove his frame of mind to see his married friends out with their wives at the summer amusements the town offered, and it seemed of all their married acquaintances that only he and Edith were separated at that particular pericd. Edith's letters were full of the ideal time she was having, without the slightest mention of returning. The two weeks were up and it was near the end of the third, when Fred j wrote Edith he had a touch of ma- ! laria and had had to call in the doc tor. This brought a prompt response, j hoping that he would bc entirely well by the time the letter arrived. | That plea failing. Fred then wrote that the hired girl who cleaned the | apartment had left and that Edith's j most cherished articles of furniture j were covered with dust and in fact j everything was going to rack and j ruin. This brought a reply from Edith telling him not to worry that she would not be home for some Proceeded to Clip the Same. lng on her return. Fred was in de-1 spair and plainly showed it when Wilson dropped in that evening for j the usual chat. "Rather down in the mouth, old i man. What's the trouble, Mrs. For syth not sick?" "O, nothing, just a little upset with the housekeeping business." "That's a small matter. Leave everything alene until it is time for | your wife to return. I can bet you, she will be able to handie the situation," said Wilson. Fred sat musing as he puffed the rings of smoke from his pipe, but ? wheeling around suddenly said in al most determined tone: "Look here, Arthur, I am scorch ing between two flames - jay pride and my inclination. Edith has been away four weeks, and I just cannot stand it any longer. You can see for yourself the apartment is all up set and in nothing like the condition it was the first week after Edith left. Then, I am tired of myself. When | you are not here there's nobody to talk to, nobody to groot one, nobody to care what old hour one chooses,to j come home. It is simply this, I've got enough! When a man's wife is j away, horne ceases to be home. You may think this is all tommyrot, but you get married and try it." "Well, why don't you write Mrs. Forsyth to come home, or you run down to Old Point Comfort?" sug gested Arthur. "That's just the point. Why, Edith would guy mc to death for not being able to get along without her, so I won't write for her to come home,, and I can't leave until tho chief clerk gets back from his vacation." "Well, why don't you frame an ex cuse such as illness or something of that kind, that will bring Mrs. For syth some ?"v asked Wilson. "That doesn't work with a girl like ?EdJth; I've tried it" "Well, I have exhausted myself BO must leave you now to think a way out alone. You'll soon have Mrs. Forsyth back in town. By-by, old fellow." Fred found himself meditating over and conjuring a thousand means to use to carry his point. But non<; seemed practicable. Finishing his letter to Edith he was sealing the en velope when a brilliant idea occurred to him. He would try it. There was nothing to lose and maybe much to gain. The daily newspaper had to be sent. Going to the desk. Fred picked up a pair of scissors and in the neat est manner possible cut out a space of about two inches from the news column, wrapped th'e paper and ad dressed it to Edith. ' HG was careful, however, to save the clipping. Two days later a letter came from Edith asking for a copy of Tuesday's Globe. Fred smiled exultingly as he took cognizance of the fact that it was Tuesday's paper that he had clipped. Dispatching the janitor for a Globe of that date Fred proceeded to clip the same item, before mailing it to Edith. A second demand came for a Tuesday's Glebe .with .particular emphasis made on an "unclipped copy." By this time Wred was too jubilant over the success of his scheme to let it fall through. He ignored that part o: the letter concerning the clipping and mailed another copy clipped in precisely the same place as the first two. Tho climax came sooner than Fred expected. On his return from the office late the next afternoon 'he was not a little surprised to be met by his wife in all the majesty 01 righteous indignation. Fully con vinced that Fred was trying to con ceal some escapade from her, Edith had taken the next train for home after receiving the third suspiciously clipped paper. She was determined to surprise j and face him with the evidence of his guilt, as she held the carefully preserved three copies of the Globe. The little clipping in the desk drawer saved the day and proved to be the dove of peace for their marital troubles. Arthur Wilson peeped in that evening, and Edith insisted on tell ing him the joke on herself, which made Fred feel like the hero of a melodrama. "Well, Mrs. Forsyth, what do you think of a man's way?" For reply Fred drew Edith to him and kissed her, vowing inwardly that he would accompany her the next time she went away. (Copyright, 1012. bv Associated Literary Press.) CARELESS TO THE VERY LAST John Polkhihorn'c Final Chance to Leave Behind One Good Rec ? ord 'Was1 No* Taken. \ Everybody knew that John Polkin horn was che carelessest ?nan in town, but nobody oever thought he was careless enough to marry Susan Rankin, seeing that he h?.d known her for years. Susan was the owner of a comfortable place and was thrif ty, Avhile John hadn't and wasn't either, and thai, might have had some thing to do with it, but anybody could sec that John was paying a good deal moro than it would have brought at j public-vendue. Some paid it was more Susan's doing than John'?, he-j cause she never could keep a hired j man more than a month, and she was j bound to have help of some kind. i Whatever it was, they married, and John had a homo to live in and some body to lock after him. and Susan had a man aiound permanently. They r;ot along about as well as a good many do, and John certainly earned his board and keep, though Susan said if she over married again she wouldn't marry anybody as careless as John Polkinborn was. One day after five years of it John hung himself in the attie, where Susan use to irv the wash on rainy days, and a c . center, who went up to the reef to do some repairs that John couldn't do. found him there. He told Susan, and Susan hurried up to see about it, and sure enough, tho carpe nier wa:. r.;;;ht. Fho stood look ing at her lalo husband for about a minute-kind'of dazed, the carpenter j thought-and then she spoke. "Well. 1 declare!" she exclaimed, j "If he hasn't used my new clothesline, and tho old one would have done every bit as well! But. of course, that's just like John Polkinborn."- i Lippiccott's Magazine. She Toole thc Offer. She was a giri of about nineteen, and the bork she carried under her j arm as she entered Hie second-hand book store was plainly marked a dol- j lar and a half. "Fifteen cor.ts." replied the dealer! a? li? held ii in his hand. '"Morey on me!" she exclaimed. "What's the matter?" "That book co.--t $1.50." "Well?" "The boro kills the giri ho loves." "Well?" "And you only offer 15 cents?" "That's all. You see. the author h;:s brought out another book in vii ?oh he not only kills the girl he loves, but her whole family and the hired girl and two policemen besides." "Oh. I seo." replied the maiden. "And it will he 20 cents if you get i that and read it and want to bring I it hore." "Oh. that's it? Well. I'll take thc' fifteen for this now and bring in the other next week. Edward is very, | very, very good about buying me the new books as fast as I give him their titles. One murder, 15 cents; five or six murders, 20 cents. I'll drop him a hint!" I Master'* Sale. State of South Carolina-County ? ?{ Edgefield-in Court ol* Common Pleas. Alice Hancock, plaintiff, against Marion Hancock, Thomas Hancock, Fannie Hancock, Alice Hancock, Walter Hancock, Arthur Hancock, Julia Z. Hancock and Estelle Han cock, defendants. Pursuant lo the decree in this cause, I will uffcr for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House, in the town of lillyfield, county and State! above mentioned, on sales day in I .March 1013, the same being- the 3rd I day of said month between the leg al hours of sale the following de-, scribed realty to wit: All and singular that tract of land containing one hundred and tilly eight (.'58) acres more or less, situate in the county of Edgetield, State of South Carolina, and bc und ed by the lands of Mr. Luther W. Reese, Mrs. S. F. Holder, Mr. J. W. Hudson and Mrs. Estelle Scott. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. Feb. .'), lilia.' S. M. Smith, Master E. C.,'s. C. Notice, Truster^! tr d Tcr.cr f ; s 'l ii? ci. i k of each district board of trustees is requested to write in in<, the words "Final claim" on margin of duplicate pay warrants when it is presented at close' of an.\ school, white or colored. Teacher.? will take notice that their finai claims will not be approved unless accompanied by a correct annual re po rt. W. W. Fuller, Co. Supt. Ed. Make the Old Suit Look New We nie betti r prepared than ever to do first-class work in cleaning ami press ing of all kiiHls. Make your old pants or suit new by let ing us clean and ??ress them. Ladies skirts and suits al so cleaned and pressed. Sat isfaction guaraniecd. Edgefield Pressing Ctub WALLACE HARRIS , PROP. .-'.M Don't Read If not interested. Butr?n aie ob ey is to he saved m thc purchare >?? si ll and livestock. We arc now in TIMI Cumming streets, tv;o blocks ir where we have the must modern \v space of 24,800 squa.e feet and it i and feeJs from ce:lar to roo:. 0: eiatod. 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Families having 3 or more boys or girls to work can get new houses, with bath, electric lights and, and water, and all mod ern conveniences at very reasonable rent within 5 minutes walk of mill. If interested fill in coupon below and mail to us. same A ?1? How many in family wanting work. Charleston Bagging Mfg. Co. Mail to \J11CII ? CHARLESTON, S. C j We handle Southern Sfefss Phosphate & Fertilizers P. & F. A. D. Bone Augusta High Grade, Acid ot all Gracies. These goods are now in the ware house ready for delivery. J??3&S A$$? ?OPo MB3SM Augusta's Leading Jewelry Store Our stock of silverware, decorated china, cut glass, gold, silvery jewelry, diamonds, watches and silver novelties was never larger. DESIGNS ARE NEW Everything is from the leading and most relia ble manufacturers in the country. Let us supply your needs. We 'nave never been batter equipped in every department, and what is bes: our prices are very reasonable. Sat isfaction guaranteed, Will be a pleasure to show von th rough eur stock. i 00 Broad St A. J. Renkl! A GT" And itf siles I am now located ai Edgefield in the western part of town ai the place o? Mrs, Emma Marsh and will have on hand mules and horses for sale or exchange. o