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jS&IlNEL-JOUSNAL , "T; ' . , -1 s PICKENS, S. C. X 1 -? -Vf Whv Ir a liniiRnflv nnvhnwt SfihA merciful man Is now very mer W fi hi* boast. ^ *? ^^^iJkpoW of some cats that never seem to bo less dan: / ? -" fcorous thtth ice cream cones. vT?* ?K v-2? \ JV T tThero arg 130,000 foreign waiters '* jjn London, all with palms extended. v. - r ^ j How, aeronauts have cities at their / {mercy In mimic warfaro is becoming v ^japaazlt^g. . - . WltK a new record every day it jaeems there Is no limit to the powers of an.aeroplane. i Tho Chjcago woman whoso ear was 't>!tten off' by her husband, probably (didn't feed him enough. There In a very bnd $2 bill In circulation. Insist on getting your cbango fin twenties and fifties. I A Kansas Judge rules that It Is the 'duty of pedestrians to dodgo automobiles. Also tho necessity. | Few horses are wearing bonnets *.hln RoriKnii nrnhnblv liprnnsn bonnets l?re absolutely out of style. you can't swim stay near tho If you can swim be satisfied our friends about it. ;e automobile collides with jtive it Is seldom that tho to go to tho repair shop. Philadelphinns have lost their running for trains. Such unusunl te was sure to be fatal In Fhlladel- i 10 Just bottle up your weather grouch ,?nd strike a temperature average for 'tho year on the 31st day of next December. It may soon bo possible to telephone co England from the United States. J Very well, but how about gutting nion?jy that way? "?ttll there Is nil abiding of optlmls* ?? *? 'hat It will prove easier to oplano than an automo"le. ? t more people are tho perfection of to any former it. j >nrs the Klmbertave yielded $120,- ; monds. Still our ; i a lot better than irninR his own llvlowever mildly ho it it trnlv nnnnf?h >y the sweat of his r'.\who aro frightened omen are invading men's ;hould take heart at the achieve in trimming n to the sea in ships was* idea of peril. Hut it was o safety beside going up 1 the most modern style \ deaths among the w aeronauts and avlaew months are not ieir ranks bi? showing a mighty dangerous .ie Frugal Life. ago workingman In Reich.stria-Hungary, lives on 20 ly, his meals being as folikfast, bread, butter.and cof10011 lunch, bread an^ butmeal, soup, sausage, pota coffee or boor; afternoon little brentl; evening meal, poind buttermilk or coffee. At .inday noon 'meal bo has pork or , fn addition to the usual workmeal. The Music Was Fatal. New York politician once found It necessary to attend an entertainment at an orphans' homo una lie wan having a bad time of it. The selection by the boys' band was particularly distressing. Turning to a friend, tho politician said with a shudder, "No wonder they are orphans."?SueCC8B. A Canary's Ears. y\ canary s cars arc duck or ana a little below Its eyes. They are not hard to find when ono has learned whero to look. Thero Is no outer ear, such as animals have, but simply a small opening which Is covered by feathers. It Is quite surprising that birds possess the very acute hearing which they do, whllo*lacking the flashy flap which enables the animals Ico catch sounds.?St. Nicholas. Light Portable Balloon. A French aeronaut has patented r W (balloon which, when deflate^!, can bo ^ packed In its bn?ket and tho entlro equipment carried on a man's back. i jy < ( > ^ Khtiui build cities but A^oro psrt Fashions . ? I ? I By THURDE RA\ NTICKUELTY societies, hu A well-supported institutions : nnimal friends are abundant in the cily of Chicago horsea tilatcd and cruelly tortured < ^1C s^a^u^os Ulinc vocate, the fortieth annual rr/'Wl lI,ere 18 a ciausc rending t! ^ie tail of any horse in or by any operation perfori ing the tail, and who shall cause the doing such cutting, unless such is pro1 6hall be punished by imprisonment in I year, or by a fine of not less than $25 i - II ? ' " v^uuuLx-riuiig v nieuy to Animals ing or driving, or causing to l?e carried ( 6ji unnecessarily cruel manner." Both of these clauses fully cover d curb bits, now so universally used. Little attention has been paid to t j is an instrument of torture belonging to | the tongue of the horse it cuts cruelly n [ broken submission. The construction 01 its wicked torture. rpi 1. * i- ? 1 i i " j iiusj uiis are largely used by bus eport smart equipages. In order lo lo cut so short that they siaiul erect in shamefully disfiguring the horse. As if is used and an extra strap is brought a animal 'is chi?ckcd up so short that it is i l"" " 1 According to tl these atrocities con I rmi ish?a aml thc flncs 1 B WiU somc lun ^Wv'viW themselves in our 11 ' the Humane society niunliors that they tmr%?- sir/rr/rwi.Yr/////A I, ? ,7* A won making v Unique ?ioa in a Wav of '"st vrar 27 * herself th learning The f I Spending 1 ,cl" jgJr the extra Money not he per _ "This D ? . . moaned tl by Clarence George Malmrosc . , nursemaul """fl an hour r Mrs. Hln Driuge, out, now can i witn mat child tag "Lot him come over and play in our "An imposition," murmured the m< tibly. "IIow I wish there was a day in atelv well off." "Pfine," saul the woman, who neeile be my first patron." Bobby arrived about ton o'clock an 1 Tin/lnr I rnno #li frtrtr%nr ?? * n n I ? " ?? ? lit ?, IIUDUl tlill not want to go back to the hotel wl band. It was a gay week nt the hotel nn accompanied by several email friends, i nurses. There was no elaborate preparatir amusement. The children played by i occasional suggestion and supervision fro There were not even regular hours, who had engagements to leave their litl At _ - 1 1 1 * 1 1 * ? * I iiii-j siuica or eninoeu or went 10 a !>am Soon one or two women whoso chil to 1)0 taken to the dining-room, nske<l safely ensconced in their eoachr'8 011 tli the fostering care of a woman who nccd( Tt wns a great convenience to motln not a hardship to the child chaperon, as had as real a love of children as her 1 combination of the two needs worked sp | ?| We fr tics and i Aviallon inm?in. Accidents the >ir n> on Rapid Z Increase What conscious] 1 height of I By ANTHONY WAGNER mangling Count """' on its in believe, t gerfl. This serves as a warning that wc cial end of the game, and it will never b the earth's surface. Wo have witnessed balloon aseenw have seen the aeronaut descend safely i weigh but a few pounds. Why don't tho aviat^K supply thi preservers in the ftWjjfi^B^lnitcs. .These, howe vbe of OTfr J1 oh a11 f ftaws Galore to Protect Dumb Animals minne societies and endowed nnd for the benefit of our speechless and these have laws galore. Yet i by the hundreds are abused, raum "ur streets. >is, published in the Humane Adreport of the Humane society, int. "u'linf'VPP mifa tlin Oz-vli'l *- <? the operation Unown as docking, ined for the purpose of shortensame to be done or assist in red to be a benefit to the horse, lie county jail not exceeding one lor more than $100. another clause reads, "bv enrryor driven or kept, any animal in | oeked tails, short ehcckreins oiul lie cruelties of tho curb bit. It i the dark ages. As it lies across nd brings a horse down to heart1 the outside is sufficient to prove drivers and society people, who ok smart their horses have tails the air in an atrocious manner, fi,;? 1- 'i ??- 1 : who mho iivyu triiuuj^ii, mu euro oit cross the-nose and then the poor . in misery if it moves. lie statutes of these societies r?ll [1 ho stopped, the offenders pun3ro into tlie treasuries of the socinano, Christian people interest j lohle friend, the horse, and join ' and Anticru<jlty society in such will force, {lfii.iviHna ninniur . - * o l,tv inn whose only asset, in (he money ,*ny was a pleasant cottage situ- j shady yr.nl near a summer hotel, made a coin.' n'tahle income for rough the suggestion of a friend. ! riend was at the hotel with her Id, who was rather too old for expense of a nurse, yet who could mitted to run wild. vacation is no rest, for me," lie mother. "I'm nothing hut a I, cannot got- away from Bohby | d a time. I am crazy to accept i yne's invitation for a morning ging at my hods?" yard," was the reply. )thor, her fnce lightening pcrcopirsery for children of the moderI (1 money. "I'll start one if you'll, d had such a good time playing * i:~i ?:? i- -J . i ! >i, in Hsu-mug io sioncs mat ue ion his mother appeared, prize in id the next, clay Bobby returned, Ahose mothers were also without >n, no out and dried system of hemselves in safe quarters, with in the "lovely lady" on the porch. It became the habit for mothers le ones for an hour or hvo while 1 conoeert. (Iron were mere babies, foo small ' permission to leave tho infawt3 , >e porch or under tbc trees with <1 money. ?rs who did not. koop a nurse and 1 sho soon came to he known. She , ivant of money was real and the lendidly. equently read of aviation fatnlireoenlly the list of those killed is ! f at the rate the sport is growing. 1 ict that before man can conquer lore Will I.O nn nr?r?nl 1 i n it oo/ti'lli/m ? ? in tho number killed or injured, o terrible deaths some will suffer. could he more dreadful, while iess lasts, (linn plunging from a hundreds of feet, knowing that must result? . Zeppelin's airship was disabled itial passenger trip, it being, I i,~ r. -..t 1 - iiu ii mi, iu curry rugiiinr passeilaro decades from a safe commeru half as safe as transportation on ions at amusement grounds and n a small parachute which would eir plane3 or dirigibles with life . ( \ %. m ?> ^ife2sa5aHa.5asasHjrasfe5HSr?sa5i Va , 1 j THE MAS S fj ?^ in ri? nnnm I T\nr t i g I uy amis ADIMI (g L<^5sasasHsasi?sESH5H5^|Erasa5ia! CpAFTEH VTTT. * O The linrgain. "Money ain't everything," repeated p Laxon, as he shook out the half- j( smoked tobacco from his pipe. a "What do ,you want that money cannot give you?" she asked coldly. She was fast regaining her strength v of mind and purpose; the shock had j passed, her brain was working quietlv and evenly, and her heart beat with | v scarcely a flutter. She knew the sort of mi>n she had ' ^ to deal with. He looked at her calm- | lv; he was quick to note the change ^ in her voice, and it did not please ? him; he preferred her in her terrified ^ condition, and it had gratified him to I see her crouch before him. She felt as she stood there that she j, would willingly have struck him dead p before her. ' ] Her thoughts must have dawned in her expression, for he drew back a j little. I v "Don't try no linnky-panky tricks on ir.e," lie said, savagely; "for if c yon do I shall return 'em and make , things nasty. No giving evidence on }] the sly and having me nabbed!" "Yon are a coward and a fool! ' fl IIow could I do this without harming n?vcr>1f ? !itirl tlmf ic rm t nf tlin nnoa. tion. No; the? matter is cloar. We ? must come to a definite arrangement r ?you keep my feecrfet, and I keep ^ yours." |a "You're a cool hand, by Heaven!" l: he said, with a look of admiration at her impassive faro; "and you're he- ' ^ ginning to see things as I see them, why?so much the better." ^ The clock struck one in its heavy, ponderous way. n "[ must go now, but will see you j again, liy the time we meet you will a perhaps have come (o some plans and j, will tell me what they are." Laxon nodded his head. "I ain't going to wait, neither. You c must meet me to-morrow early, il not to-night." "I will meet you to-morrow night/ v Dorothy answered, with a quiet air _ of determination; "1 want the matter N settled. You know the lane near tho i look where tho stilo is??well, bo r there at eight to-morrow evening, j and I will join you. Think ovtu* everything well, and name your sum." | What if lie grows jealous aiul asks awkwaid questions, eh?" Hbe smiled a cold, disagreeable j smile. I f "Leave that to me. 1 believe I am f quite able to arrange matters to my own satisfaction. She moved to the door, and stoooed , for lior sunshade. The child was still playing on the step, and looked up as i the girl camo out. There was a i ptrango expression on the pretty baby face. j With her happiness still so great, s so wonderful about her, this sudden j upheaval of all that degrading past j was too horrible. That she, Dorothy, Countess o( s Derriman, whoso beauty and good a fortune were at, that nloment the theme of fashionable conversation, f mat sue snoum do mni gin who, f after dragging out a miserable year { with this man, eating her proud heart i out with all the petty shame that went to make up the sum of hla t daily life, was suddenly hurled into f the direst quagmire of horror and i degradation! The thought maddened her. She clinched her hands till the j delicate kid of her gloves cracked > with the force and her nails pierced her flesh. x \\ liat would Do the thoughts ol j Gervais did such a truth come homo f to him7 She stopped 5n her hurried >valk. I \ "Great Heaven!" she moaned; > "what JiJii 1 to do? If only I had j some one to whom I could go for i help, who would aid mo now." Tho words had scarce been whispered by her lips when a thought t came and brought a wave of great t relief. "Knld! Why did I not think of her i before? She will come, aha must s come; she will believe all I tell her, ( and If I am only kind to her she will do anything in the world for me, I ) know. Yes. yes, I will send for Enid." ] 8i'.o hastened toward her cottage. 1 Ak she clicked tho gate-latch Ger- ' vain came striding to meet her. lie I ; looked j?ale and disturbed. | "Hero you ar*.\ my darling, thank ! | Heaven!" he exclaimed. "I have boon | no nervous. I have been walking up [ and down, looking to the right and \ left, and not liking to leavo tho cottago for fear I should miss you." I | uu wiiihj iu uci diuu aim iuuk iiur hand. "What Ir the matter, my dearest?" | he asked, hurriedly. , "I have boon a stupid Idiot, that la nil," olio said, clinging to his arm. | "Wandered Into a strange country i and had to floe for my life; In other words, I lost my way, and was chased by a bull" I uurviiiH mrew jusj arms around ner, and pressed her to him suddenly. ' i She shivered, and a pang wont through her selfish heart; but It whs fraught with as much fear as pain. Fear lest he should ever know tho truth, ant\ so she should lose his love. / "Andr what hare you done In my gbBem/e?" she asked, after awhile. 1 A WBk - HE LOVEDit Ill a); DE ROWLANDS. | ! A Hi sasHsras^sasaHEusrrs^ra tr=? ;! . ""Wrote some letters, and immedlJ tely you had gone, this telegram ame from my mother, saying Uncle Loger Is In London to-night, en route or India, and would like to see me nd he presented to you." uorotny sat up, and a slight color awnert in her cheeks. Here was the ery chance she needed. "Why not?" she asked quickly. "I :now mother will be disappointed if /e won't do this." "But you would not care to go up o London?" "On the contrary, I shall like it. rirginie has been dying to purchase onie velvets and things, and this will e a good opportunity. Gervais bent and kissed her. "I never told you Uncle Koger's listory, did I, darling? It is a very impie one, yet it changed his whole ne. mo married early in life a worn- | n whom he adored?my mother says I lis love was something passing rords!?and after two years of haniness It ended abruptly; his wife deeived him, and it broke his heart." "Deceived him?" repeated Dorothy, ncehanieally. "How, Gervais?" "She had never loved him, but had narried him for his money; and when he met the man she did love, she ior;ot her wifely vows, and lied from the msband whose tender care and goodiess she had never valued. From hat day to this Uncle Hoger has been wanilfli'pr Vlo Iivil-nu Vila lowhere; he will not even stay with is for more than two or three days t a time, and those at rare intervals." "And?his wife?" s^aid Dorothy, in III let, low tones. "His wife,repented all too lale, and rawled back to liini one day, just as le was starting on a fresh journey, ,nd begged him on her knees to for;ivo her." "And he did?" Dorothy's face w s Btrangc-ly a per. Gervais shook his head. "I-Iow could a man forgive that vrong? My uncle did as 1 should do ?refused even to acknowledge her ery existence. She had dragged his mnor in the dust, degraded an old tame, broken his heart, and ruined lis life. How could he forgive her?" Dorothy shuddered. CIIAI'TKR IX. ICnid is Trapped. The last streak of daylight that i orced its way in through the skylight otiiiu jMuu sun iii ner worx. "Only two more and then they re all done," she exclaimed, wearily, is she was forced at length to put lown her brush and leaned back in ler chair.for a few moments; "and hen I must ask for more." She sighed a little and passed her land over her brow, that ached from o much stooping, then rose, washed ler hands, and refreshed her face >y dipping it in cold water. "It washes away the cobwebs," she laid to herself; "but all the same. I ini very tired." Just as she was putting on her old>st hat and gloves, sounds of hasty ootsteps were heard on the stairs, md Mrs. Lawson appeared, breathess. "Oh! if you please, Miss Enid, here's a lady come to see you; she's i orful swell, and she won't he ?aid lay, and she's in a hurry, too!" "To see me?" repeated Enid, blanky. "There must be a mistake! f ou?" "No, there is no mistake," said a oice at the door, and a slender form n a long black coat, with a bonnet md veil, came into the room. Mrs. Lawson stared to think the visitor had walked after her in this ,vay. Enid stood motionless for a monent, then her surprise found speech. "Dorothy! You here?" "Yes. I have come the very instant 1 arrived in town. I wnnfc t<i alk to you. Is this your room?" Mrs. Lawson took the hint and vent quickly out of it. while Enid ttood still, too much surprised to be :onscious of what she was doing. "Phew! What an atmosphere! 'low can you live in such a den?" Dorothy flung back her veil, and pullnc >i chair toward her. unf Hnwn 'You are looking miserably 111," she tdded abruptly, for Enid had just lighted two candles, and her tired, J ;mlo face looked even more weary Lhan it really was. "I am (futte well," she said, witn a inlck flush. She felt, there was something benind this sudden,' unexpected visit of tier cousin to her humble home. "What aru you doing?" Dorothy Slanced round the room and saw the ;ards. "Painting, as usual?" "I have all but completed an order for menu cards that I was fortunate enough to get." Dnrnthv Innl/Ail nf "Fortunate! Do you like work, then?" "Yes," replied Enid, simply, "I like It." "Tastea differ," and Lady Derrlman lh rugged her lovely shoulders; then, remembering that time was precious, jho changed hor voice; "but I don't mean to lot you load this sort of life, Enid." aho aald, with all the warmth md affection she could put Into lier roic?i, "It la impossible." I ' ' " At "I prefer poverty and independence lo uepenaence and wealth," Enid replied, the color deepening In her cheeks. "Please don't bother about me, Dorothy; I shall manage very, well." Dorothy smiled. She was silent only two or three seconds, but her mind was busy in that time. "I must not push her, but lead her," she thought. Out loud she said gently: k "I have no wish to interfere with your life, dear, but I have come to entreat you in person to l^t nt<> persuade you to come and stay with me for a little while, just to get some health and strength. After that you shall ilo exactly as you like." Enid gazed at the exquisite faco opposite, seeming to her so doublv lovely with the tenderness and affection written so clearly on it. "Stay with you!" she repeated, Slowly. "Do you really mean this, Dorothy?" "Silly child! As if I should come nil this way simply to indulge in (okes! Mean it? Of course 1 do! [ am so remorseful for the disgraceful way in which 1 am afraid you tnust have thonciit i von t.-i, |ou were ill. 1 scarcely know how i<> rxplain or excuse myself. save that I fo not think 1 was sane just then. My poor father's death made me almost a mad woman." There was a ring of sincerity ami {ruth in these words. Mind's quick, Kenerous mind went hack to the agony Dorothy had certainly endured, ind all was forgotten and forgiven. "Don't say another word about it," die said, gently. "I was ill for a litilo while, hut I am all right now." "Now f.romise me," said Dorothy, who read Enid's face as easily as a jook, "promise me you will show 1110 four forgiveness for my unkindness ny coming down to Weir Cottage tomorrow and spending a short timo villi lis." Enid hesitated, and colored again. "Hut Lord Derriman?" she began. "Gervais always likes what I like; resides, lie is quite henpecked already. Remember, we have been married nearly three weeks! And ho ivas asking about you only this mornng." "It is very good of you," Enid sa.d, n her low, sweet voice, "but?" "Hut me no buts. Now I will tako 30 denial. You return with me toMorroxv." "I can't go till the afternoon," Enid said, quickly. "1 must finish tliirf vork." "The afternoon will suit m?. You hall come to our hotel th Bristol ? ilDinil IIII'C'O <) CIOCK, <111(1 WO will ;tll ;q clown together, and"? Dorothy ose and pulled her cloak round licr ?"you will let. nio give you som > presents, won't you, Enid? You must, jot l>o angry with 1110; there is soni > jioney to get anything you may want. S'o; I don't Rive it, I only lend it; you thai I repay me as soon as over you :an." Enid went up to her cousin ancl tisscd her. "How can I thank you, doar?" pho ill 111, IjlitU'lllilv. J'iVUI'J SCi;i|) Ol 11'T pride or doubt was disarmed. Sho saw in Dorothy only a warm-hearted fill, whoso love-marriage had given her the very tiling she had lacked ? a sympathy and womanly alfcetion. 'Von are too good to 1110." "Pooh! Nonsense! I ran not livo In luxury myself, and know you aro oiling, and perhaps starving." Virginie was waiting in lier room when Dorothy reached the hotel. "lias tho earl returned?" Dorothy, asked, hurriedly. " No, my lady." Sir Roger Oourtley had din<pd with them, and then, after falling at onco ii victim to the beauty and apparent charm of his nephew's young wife, had insisted on going back to his lodgings to fetch some jewelry that he had brought expressly from ISgvpt for Dorothy and which lie had forgotten to carry with him when he arrived for dinner. When Gcrvais and Sir Ttoger camo back they found a lovely form asleep ill tl>.? twMi.rlit u'liloti ,,,,.1,1 ,m1v I.,. ... K.W ' ? *?...*.! * WW,V* VUI^ aroused by a tender Kiss. "Oh, Gervais; tho most surprising thing has happened since you went!'' Dorothy cried after she had expended all the superlative adjectives in her possession over the quaint jewels, and gratified the old man by her simplicity and charm of manner. "While Virginie was buying the celebrated velvets she needed she nie.t Enid, who was in rather an anxious state. It appears her friend, Mrs. Law son, has to leave London immediately, and Knid. of course, would have to return nil alone to Knebwell. Virginie told jne all this, and I at once wrote off to lOnicl and told her she must coin to us. You see, we can't leave her alone, can we?" "My darling!" lie murmured, tenderly; "how sweet and good you are!" "You don't mind?-do yon, dear?" Bhe asked, paling just a little? even in her subiimo indifference to self-reproach at the sin and deception sho was practicing -beneath his carets und the look of trustful love lie cast on her. " (U pAnvan I (?i /\nn onnort pause I like to have you all to myself; but Miss Leslie must bo considered; snd therefore, my pretty wife, 1 think rou have acted with your usual sweetness and innate goodness." Dorothy lifted her beautiful lipn for him to kiss, then turned to Sir liogor Courtiey. "Please forgive us. uncle," she said, with a laugh and a bluoh; "wo won't jffend again, will we, Qcrvais?" "I mak" o rash promises," Gervais A imlled. The old man, tanned and rough*j^J ned by many a bulfet vMth^^a^flnHj| Nave, sat silent, watchlikdtf .(To be coatlnueWHj m