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/ I I ~LvE1~tL~Er. I VOLUME xxxvi. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1920. NUMBER 14 .'i M ANOI,3( MCOPMACr BrNMJ ,w/y4p 0/g,j (Continued from Last Week.) SYNOPSIS. CIIAP-':t I.--Iih:ail Searles, IuCceoss ful .\ner4enn phry wrigot, c4o)nthIe1s to his l'rieri, I 4,&> Sliigleton, the fa'tt that, In spire:l by the :enisu.; of ; young nati'ss vhiiiij hie h:ii seen in Ionon, ie h:( wrItt:a it pl:ay, "il ly L'arl 1inir,'' *Molely V It i.:,." tl i glht tlw '. :!he sh1001/1 hn er px-t 1. - l--Ulo e'a:uact r. Th'1i:< tvirl, V."Iolea 14 in:-, lir:s <is;( tIiiit d ai d H':trie; re 'I;."I" t the .1." to ll' prl iA t ,} b\! e nyor - ..::e inl :." , r! ., Sill ti 'tln it t: .,i:- a :4netid (I 11(:2lIe l 1 irin -:: -, wh ( !1 :' I 1' ( i : . : i n ", t i the :ito:i n 0 ,:',",(1: i" 11 o , 1. n m .':i r ' i :ti 1. ' I 444? 4)' 1. '"' ,!."t :-1 h': t) 3. 1'e ; to 1I1, I itt :> Itr ;.th a U nmr Ont a vi- at to ,ln:t a. il" .h-'t in.;!h ":1-iin, 1'1r*:.r,'tively :ni Ill i'rnlt of nion y an2( ' ; ;t :l" ot,; 4 1- ditne in the "M ~.e'o!' his1 rta:n 'r beine, l:. r:on-onl tlin" --.:."l, (',Iii itt. ?.+rs. 1l'.hn or1,. t' b.-lieveal} to Lie tr":ireltag In 01h, 0I 1,nt. Thu housI:ellol( ti tliar'on is; tin l ei 1:11 .'f ,-";r iy em41liplyee4 t f the v''Yiir Iitin, ..'. :w Y'oik 1:tel, wiv1 re ihaithfor.I mn:le hi:; l'iinne. Ity the terms of his will these p.-oijie are4 to 1:.tve it honie at lathton for the rest of their IIve. SlIgleton goes to i .trton. i't(k 1int with him tho mnucMript of "I anly I .arpur." There ho incla the household tr4it; :.: upset, so)ne of It in,ItnhCers be Ing :lispectoiI by th"ir coirit4:4 of pro 244rrnpr:o Antoine. heau of the estab ilhmentc, itiforms hhnu thatt hie hats been; 1'4epht:<d by the soinm ivl4tt tuy4terious visits of a stranger. pintre ntly ia for -egner", seeking Mrs. '3.uthford. Antolno I i I ortined the t14ale ni;nh'ts of the 'household into a gutiarl for the protection of the pretnisos. Torrence. hiIg otlicial of the trtst company handling Blashford's estate, infortna Singleton that Mrs. Hash ford is in America a.n4( maity h expected at Bkarton at any time. CHAPTER Ii. The Amazing Widow. As sioon usi '1'orre'ce leri I ret-irned -to tlhe gr2 e, feelig I tant with lrn. inshforid on Ameienin:ii soil m4ly use itf he res~tidene evenl as n1 Innfiing-pincel wits 41141n'coii11g. Mts lnshforlId was nlot only i Aitmerlien, but wit i it motor lit her :retnin:nt1 i she tiniht reaich 1hirtiu a14t lny hir. And the vigor I 4u)s, dina111ti0 lg wolitn wiho 1111 'np tinred ilmy 1 nele flish, burled hi in at fil count1ry, a11ndl then effecitil 4a hap, skIp, an4 Jumptl I'rl J zungkok to Seitttle, was Ilikely to he a prodigl :spender of gasoline. le' pr'opensity for traiveling encotirnged the hope that she would (uicly veary of Barton and pine for in(15 where the tlephant and) Jinrickihia flourish, I had brought with mne the manu script of Searles' play, and I fell upon It irritably and begin reading the first act. The dialogue moved briskly, and I read on as though enfolded Inr the air of a criap spring morning. My grouch over the upsetting of my plans yielded under the spell of his humor. "Lady Larkspur" was the name assumed by the daughter of a recluse nturalist in the v'alley of Virginia. She hand known no life but that of tihe OPen1 country, where she ran wild aill summner, aiding her father in col lecting plants andi butterflies. He hand educated the girl in such a mnan ner that only the cheer and joy of lIfe were known' to her, HIIn inan 't.ind, hle haid enc(oura'gedl her In nni tre-worship. Site kniew~ no literature e'x(cpt thle claesslcs; nIl histor'y, e'ven1 the ilstory3 of the storied va4lley3 ini wle h shlived, 'tcl was5 a S4'aled4 book to her'I. stitlen'r4 a)ppeaae i'l444of sit'ranhger's froim the~ untknown world beiyon.li, whatn44 Ishnuess. Si'nr ies i1nn i akeni 411 ol Theii soilulon of41 ithe14 mteryt '4 of the 4 pil ienton441 of lovers alffo)rdedt a sus penhsive4 intlt ( we(i l~l ssti1neel to thie end(. liIn tiChtlat net1 thei gIrl 41ppearsi4* ait It hll aIIt II counltrty houitsi in sipis tlen 14tei ra)4nent, and1 tht' stor1' ytinds itn the4 1k4y iof mir4th in wi Ihlteh Iit'gi It wasii a1 dli ghtfl b4ttlening 41nil mod)(ernI'ition4 of Dilnan, Atai4lnta,. Ci1nderelin n In.o(11 lind11(; but even In the typ1ewittenI paI hge It wasi4. am1az-7 inigly'n aIv and w411 ielI ten1i1ulate(d to e'voke tears nnrd lauighlter, Tha4t a plafy so cnthranlllig should1' tt be i hurld in a safety-vaiult was not to ibe thought of, 4and( 1 sat down andi wrote Searles ai iong letter (14em1anding t hat hie at once forget t~hmt lost ,star for whom lie hadt wr'ittnl fte piece,.ug gesting tihe namties of seve'i'ai well known actresses I thought wot-th con-iI sidering for thse dliflult leading ,role. Not satisfied with thIs, I, telephoned a tetegram to the' agent at IBarton for transmisslon to Soarles at the Ohio address he had given me. Thll next da;; lia.G"ed w fhhout incl hloo. :11el 1,n the seon1d. hear11ingL nli IIt;g fIrlotll 'i'Torrettl' e. I I'c;il to flotiht IM rs. I;:18111 's liroxiillity. In the lhhl, still In-aring nothimr, I hairl:n l 41 I4) :un invitation fro ' rien :It New I.oullf l ")1(1 droves in 11he runn:oi411t for dinnir. It was miiidnight i whlen I got hiitk, ::nd w'hen I renohed1er the ;;'es serve'l 111en dsi(nl out of theI lIod;i lnd huIlle(d mll'. "She's Cole, sir," a11ounced( Arntoine, (.11'igiily froill the larknews, and,1( si:ealking utiii''r stress of dieep arIriv"ed, sir'!" "Why not Ch-'Eo3tra or the Queen of Sheha?" I ex('Ihied testily to Cover't m1y 11m1oyance' thalt mly autnt hadl effet oil i('I' d('S(entlI ii 111lmy 1b)se1lce. "Well, she was expected ; the house is hers ; whaI do you want mie to (10 abott it?" I ended with affected Joeularity. "We received her the best we could; but it wash most ill fort unate, your not beig here, sir." "Is that your idea, Antoine, or do you reflect the lady's sentiments? I'm properly hinnlitated either way. 'T'ell mhe just walilt she sald." "Well, sir, she just laughed when I took the liberty of apologizing." "The sneering laughter of outraged dignity ! Go ahead and give me the rest of it." "It was at ten she camse, sir, and the guard 101(1 her up, not recognizing her, here at the gate, and when the cur wouldn't stop the boys chased her and fire'd at the tires of her machine. It was very dreadful, sir. And at the house-at thie door, sir-the guard was very harsh with her, sir, m4ost regrettable." " Y ou certainly madle a mess of It !" I ejl('llated. "But you did let her 11-1114)t her own house, we must remlember-you dill grant her the courtesy of a lodging for the night?" I lmluired ironlically. "Sih's retired, sir. Tiere was a 'ady with hie'; maybe a maid ; I can't exactly say; and we (id everything, sir, to mnake her comfortable. She was not what you might say fussy, but quite human-like. I hope you'll pardon us, sir, which was due to not being warned." "Oh, it's all right with me, but in the morning she'll probably bounce the whole lot of us. An old lady fatigued from i journey cross country and shot at on her own premises --its a very pretty story." Antoine was swallowing hard in his effort to continue the recital. "You say an old lady. sir; the ais tress Is not really wihat you would call so old-not exactly, sir." "Really a younlgish party. I should say." volunateered Graves. the gardener. ,Tust what these veterans wmuld cnll old ; a matter of conjecture. "Young or ,old, she wold hardly e'ellsh her receptlr n. There was a mnid. andl thley cam~e In a machine? Did you pt up the chau feur or did y0o1 shoot himi) on thle p~ot?2" "It was4 a1 hlireCd mnh~lie, sir ; andl madlam sent511 it aiway. The iiliver wans a good d~ealI upset over thle shoot ing. One of thle rear tires wvas quito "You're in luck If he dloesn't have you nil IIrre!(ted to-mlorrow," I remallrk 041 conlsolinigly. "A'rIrs. Ilhishif'ord seemeda1 at~l mito llSead "'Woiiderful A merlea !' Sile ke'pt say lng after. w'd'( golt her linsid. We gave her1 ((en, wl ih was all slhe iiske0(l for. We did our host to mak!e he'r com11fortle.l And therie was ai doig, sir. I reeall that the muilster' was niot Antoine spoke truly ; if t here was anyth!ing miy uncle Jlineh detested it wais a dlog, buIt I rl'eicted'( that a wor'lil-skipping widow who cou1ld coirral/'1 illifleu'tlt a sublject as may unlcti' would1( be quilte c'apable of inspi r ig him with delight in the canIne speeles. My' respect fol* the wom~ani's ploes oft perlsualsion was inlteillerl by3 this disclosure. To maluke sure niothiing wats requlired of me iuntil morning, I drIove past the house with the iamy hanging to the footboard, The lower rooms were dtirk, but lights fwinkled'through thle second-story shutters, My aunt was established on the premiaea, and het' cominr and tha ,.lKenmalanqan af har II1 Ivelit ('Ills: it t i ot )id joke of wh 1 .l tt i tse wat h vI~ (li .t \. 1.1 II rI o el lily cflad'' r in5 t1he1 l,!.I~ : 1 1:1 ' . 1'r ti' r y. n( theli ' :,'i 1 1.111 pont ra (( to. l lsn it'' e ~r y. n. 1 bel cn (-Ill 11' t e a1a; ' 2 1 :1 1 iP li,:: F~t!1: i 2 1 2' r~ i1 C(, III 11Wh il( 1-1 . In t hie:'! 'i r. sall;. 53I'1h Iin Iii hal f St .112 210 ~ c I ~ll 0211.fil Yin 12lV4Z1' .C-: 1 S~lll :" It) 1h21 aryi !' i l e ! Pith' Iu22 . 1H..~' 1!'( Ill) 11 \f1" 21 i:1t1u 111:1o1 :' 111 ::i ll ,11. 1 ".t'~ II:) l 11' O V' It ru ' )21:0 2lfl(I 5t" 03a )pi (,1 or quint v hitma t o ,' 2 11(3 tt'1)12a I t1)." t h fc "mo e She' e enti l ovro r i hel I ho~ Pe sop le o asunta h from all Rea IVI a Re S.O Pepe rm l garage?" I asked. ;glanrling at iy watch. It was not yet eight o'clock. The banter did o'tit of me; clearly it had beeni my dnty to he on hand to pilot her over the estate, or at least to receive her at the gnringo. ";Just what was the lly's fraie of mint its to thinlsg:: gengrally. i'evel, was she, over the row last night ?" "Oh, no, sore; quite cheerrfil in' friendly. She's ordered a bg enIr from New York and told ine it would he comiig up to-dty and to ma:i!e a yltce for it." .Ilere n'a- 'news iindlre1, dlesiroyini all I hopeS that she leditaledt only a, br oIourt. 'The purchn-:. of a mnelin elni t iefinite h at he illd li ni for"t( e In , ie. perbnp for th,' w\initor. I"l re a m.] p f e070 w lltf e it, lrh e myiii11i hint :nrl stiek. :111 lu el r 1ed eni ,' hh nment .'l ti, t he Courlse ink'l R n b \i::.:. Junsh fon:')l\i when she left 11m: re . "she took the liwer roar, sorr, d:tri the Sound antil srteppll o1ff fluit I is'-like." It wa"ts Ithe serenest of Sei''ember mrniingi.s, :111d1 I hiiirri'd :1va v, think InF I hei I lourtle bl 1,' .'hi 1 . he twin srl eF. flilr the r lip r i gh:I10;0t ser it: toI soften mI 'si dit s f r e :' h ' hosil I re pi' oni . -'1 r om ' ,':r'1r! i en a t : 2:111 of nl \ iani . fntilhe benV i hS -:I r:i; 1 r , I 1'1 ntlle w\ioaln. throin4 '!1: 1 hall 11r 111 anousem'!It ft a for-"terrir-r. Tfhe two Ihe Imi eh edr joyfully when~' I;e ball tall into hie'r han(' 'inl Fire ,'rer C('ontined on last page this setionF g"E. H. 0 PEI UC T I ses Nov, directions are takin opportunity "i HghG t prices as low as th Fer to save you mon rgest, M )elay. Lou iember sale CL Lauren To Our Customers! 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