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A. II V/ j LJ GREEN FANCY By GEORGE BARR | VI./'IITCHSnM Author of ~GRAUSTARK,~ "THE ? HOLLOW OF HEJ* HAND,** THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK." ETC Cooynsht by Dodd, Mead aad Company, Inc. (Continued From Last Friday Never had Barnes seen anything I quite so overpowering In the way of a suit. Joseph's coat of many colors was no longer a vision of childhood. It was a reality. The checks were an inch square and each cube had a nar row border of azure blue. The general tone was a dirty gray, due no doubt to age and a constitution that would not allow it to outlive its usefulness., "Meet Mr. Bacon, Mr. Barnes," Introduced Mr. Dillingford, going to the needless exertion of indicating Mr. Bacon with a generous sweep of his free hand. *Our heavy leads. Mr. Monta- ^ gue Bacon, also of New York." "Ham and eggs, pork tenderloin, eonntrv sansaee. rumD steak arA spring chicken," said Mr. Bacon In j' cavernous voice, getting it over with while the list was fresh In his memory. "Fried and boiled potatoes, beans, succotash, onions, stewed tomatoes and ?er?just a moment, please. Fried and boiled potatoes, beans?" i "Ham and eggs, potatoes and a cup- j i or two of coffee," said Barnes, sup-j pressing a desire to laugh. "And apple pie," concluded the n waiter triumphantly. "I knew Td get 1< It If you gave me time. As you may n have observed, my dear sir, I am not p what you would call an experienced e waiter. As a matter of fact, I?" The bell downstairs rang violently, li Mr. Bacon departed in great haste. si While the traveler performed his ab- s! lutions Mr. DUlingford, for the moment disengaged, sat upon the edge of the a bed and enjoyed himself. He talked. J i, "We were nine at the start," said he pensively. gradually ^ve were re- R duqgd to seren, not including the man- * ager. Two of 'em escaped before the w s&IBh'. The low comedian and char- lo acter old woman, Joe Buckley and his Qi wife. That left the fcl& man^-I fcean g> Mrt ftusncroft, the star?Lyndon Rash- ol croft, yon know?myself and bacon, Tommy Gray, Miss Rushcroft, Miss n Hughes and a woman named Bradley, e; seven of us. The woman named Brad- tl ley said her mother was dying In Buf- a falo, so the rest of us scraped together p all the money we had?nine dollars y and sixty cents?and did the right a thing by her. Actors are always do- & lng darn-fool things like that, Mr. w Barnes. And what do you suppose she n did? She took that money and bought e two tickets to Albany, one for herself j w and another for the manager of the (1 company?the lowest, meanest orner- j A lest white man that ever? . But a am a crabbing the old", man's part. You g ought to her what he has to say about tl Mr. Manager. He can use words Ij never even heard of beforg. So that li leaves just the four of us here, work- c Ing off the two days' board bill of i a Bradley and the manager, Rushcroft's' ungodly ^pree, and at the same time'^' keeping our own slate clean. Miss t Thackeray will no doubt ipake up your J g bed in the morning. She is tempo- S ^arlly a chambermaid. Cracking fine s girl, to6. Are you all ready? I'll lead L you to the dining room. Or would you |j prefer a little appetizer beforehand?; 3 The taproom is right on the way. You, g mustn't call it the bar. Everybody in E I that little graveyard town down tne [ road would turn over completely If ' you did. Hallowed tradition, you know." ? "I don't mind having a cocktail. Will J % ' . you Join me?" g "As a matter of fact, I'm expected to," confessed Mr. Dilllngford. "We've been drawing quite a bit of custom to I the taproom. The rubes like to sit J around and listen to conversation about Broadway and Bunker Hill and Old Point Comfort and other places, I and then go home and tell the nelgfr ? 1 a nnmKor 4 Dors IDai mey Kuuw quuc a uuuiuv> 11 of stage people. Human nature, I j guests. Listen! Hear that? Rush- I croft reciting 'Gunga Din.' You can't | hear the thunder for the noise he's : making." 2 The descended the stairs and en- J tered the taproom, where a dozen men | were seated around the tables, all of J them with pewter mugs In front of I o. ^ fhotl: mem. auiuuiug ui mc wv mm?- a Is*, to say, the one farthest removed from the door and commanding the attention of every creature In the room ?was the Imposing figure of Lyndon Rushcroft. He was recKlng, in a sonorous voice and with tremendous fervor, the famous Kipling poem. A genial smile wiped the tragic expression from his face. He advanced upon! Barnes and the beaming Mr. Dilllngford, his hand extended. "My dear fellow," he exclaimed resoundingly, "how are you?" Cordiality boomed in his voice. "I heard you had arrived. Welcome?thrlcefold welEngraved Cards and Invitaloaa-* The Press and Banner Co, j It was estimated Monday that Ml about half of the members of the| Abbeville church had been canvassed ; I ^I|fj MiSk \ "Welcome, Thricefold Welcome." come!" He neglected to say that Mr Montague Bacon, in passing a few mimitps hpfnrp. hnd leaned over ant whispered behind his hand: "Fellow upstairs from New York Mr. Rushcroft?fellow named Barnes Quite a swell, believe me." It was a well-placed tip, for Mr Rushcroft had been telling the native; for days that he knew everybodj worth knowing in New York. Barnes was momentarily takei kback. Then he ro^e to the spirit o; the occasion. "Hello, Rushcroft," he greeted, as If meeting an old-time and greatly beDved friend. "This Is good. 'Pon ly soul you are like a thriving date aim in the middle of an endless desrt. How are you?' They shook hands warmly. Mr. DI1ngford slapped the newcomer on the boulder affectionately, familiarly, and houted: "Who would have dreamed we'd run cross good old Barnesy up here? By ove, It's marvelous!" "Friends, countrymen," boomed Mr. ushcroff, "thl8?lg Mr. Barnes of New ork. Not the man the book was rltten about but one of the best f$iws God fevfer put Into this little world I Wfa. I dQ not recall yCifr names, SutlSffien, or f .wouT<f- Introduce each t you separately and dlvlalbly." Lyndon Rushcroft was a tall, saggy lan of fifty. Despite his determined rectness he was inclined to sag from le shoulders down. His head, huge ud gray, appeared to be much too onderous for his yielding body, and et he carried it manfully, even thetricaUy. The lines in his dark, seaDned face were like furrows; his nose i ras large and somewhat bulbous, his i louth wide and grim. Tnlck, black ! yebrows shaded a prilr of eyes lc i rhlch white was no longer apparent? j : had given way to a permanent red. l two-days' stubble covered his chin nd cheeks. Altogether he was a sinular exemplification of one's Idea of tie old-time actor. Passing through the office, his arm nked in one of Barnes', Mr. Rush- j roft hesitated long enough to Impress pon Landlord Jones the Importance | fi ! j That' ? j first-clasi |j town car ! COH ;3. : j where al !1 . i! enterpris |i [ i Watch For the ! R( 1J , "Gooc H= of providing his "distinguished friend, Robert W. Barnes," with the very best that the establishment afforded. PutDam Jones blinked slightly and his eyes sought the register as if to accuse or. justify his memory. Then he 1 spat copiously Into the corner, a nec- 1 essary prellmirihry to a grin. He ' hadn't much use for the great Lyndon Rushcroft. His grin was sardonic. Something told him that Mr. Rushcroft was about to be liberally fed. LI A OTP O III vnnr i t_rv in. Mr. Rushcroft Dissolves, Mr. Jones Intervenes, and Two Men Ride Away. Mr. Rushcroft explained that he had 1 had his supper. In fact, he went on 1 to confess, he had been compelled, 1 like the dog, to "speak" for it. What sould be more disgusting, more degrad- J Ing, he mourned, than the spectacle i of a man who had appeared In all of I the principal theaters of the land as | Star and leading support to stars, set- i tllng for his supper by telling stories J and reciting poetry in the taproom < of a tavern? "Still," he consented, when Mr. 1 Barnes insisted that it would be a kindness to him, "since you put it that j way, I dare say I could do with a little ' snack, as you so aptly put it. Just a ' bite or two. What have you ready, ' Miss Tilly?" Miss Tilly was a buxom female of ' forty or thereabouts, with spectacles. ' She was one of a pair of sedentary ' waitresses who had been so long In the | employ of Mr. Janes that he hated the ' eight of them. j Mr. Kusncrort's conception or a Dite | or two may have staggered Barnes |1 but It did not bewilder Miss Tilly. He had four eggs with his ham, and other things In proportion. He talked a great deal, proving In that way that it was a supper well worth speaking for. Among other things he dilated at great length upon his reasons for not being a member of the Players or the Lambs in New York city. It ^eems that he had promised his dear, devoted wife that he would never Join a club of any description. Dear old girl, he would as soon have cut off his right hand as to break any promise made to her. He brushed something away from his eyes, and his chin, contracting, trembled slightly. "What is It, Mr. Bacon? Any word from New York?* t Mr. Bacon hovered near, perhaps hUMTlly. "Our genial Typst Ijas Instructed me , & say to his latest guest that the rate! are two doll are ? day, In ad- . vance, all_ dfninl-^oom checks payable 3n prfeentatkm," said Mr. Bacon, apol- j Sgetlcalty. , ^ I Rushcroft exploded. "0 scurvy In- |: jult," he boomed. "Confound his? ** j The new guest was amiable. He j Interrupted the outraged /star. "Tell Mr. Jones that I shall settle prompt- * ly," be said with a smile. r 'It has Just entered his bean that s you may be an actor, Mr. Banes," said t Bacpn. * , Mi88 Tilly, overhearing, drew a step or two nearer. A sudden interest in Mr. Barnes developed. She bad not i noticed before that he was an uncom- ? monly good-looking fellow. She al- ^ ways had said that she adored strong, "athaletic" faces. ( Later on she felt inspired to Jot down, for use no doubt in some future < literary production, a concise, though 5 general, description of the magnificent | Mr. Barnes. She utilized the back of ( the bill of fare and she wrote with I! JVM C J V llilili 's exactly why we are goii i restaurant. There's a sj i stay the same always. 1 OPERATIC 1 -1' ? fail in th( JL UII1CI cii vi 10 es that cannot be obtaine< i Announcement of the Dj 3YAL 1 Service in a Good Town iZBiaraiiianiiijEmiiaias the feverish ardor of one who dreads the loss of a first Impression. I .herewith append her visual estimate of the hero of this story: "He was a tall, shapely specimen of mankind, "wrote Miss Tilly. "Broad shouldered, smootn-snavea race, renetrating gray e.ves. Short, early hatr about the color of mine. Strong hands of good shape. Face tanned i considerable. Heavy dark eyebrqws. Good teeth, very white. Square chin. Lovely smile that seemed to light up the room for everybody within hear-' Ing. Nose Ideal. Mouth same. Voice j aristocratic and reverberating with i education. Age about thirty or; thirty-one. Rich as Croesus. Well-; turned legs. Would make a good no- j bleman." i All this would appear to be reason- 1 ably definite were It not for the note regarding the color of his hair. It leaves to me the simple task of completing the very admirable description jf Mr. Barnes by announcing that Miss Tilly's hair was an extremely lark brown. K Also It is advisable to append the 'ollowing biographical information: rhomas Kingsbury Barnes, engineer, jorn in Montclalr, N. J.j September ; 26, 1885. Cornell and Beaux Arts, j Dm*fc* C!nn nf fhn lofa fifonhon S I L UllOi MUU V4. |,U? lUbb Ubv^/uvu IWI Barnes, engineer, and Edith (Valen:lne) Barnes. Office, Metropolitan julldlng, New York city. Residence, Amsterdam mansion. Clubs: (Lack j )f space prevents listing them here). Recreations, golf, tennis and horsejack riding. Fellow of the Royal Geographical society. Member of the Loyal Legion and the Sons of the { lmerican\Revolution. Added to this, the mere announcement that he was in a position to Inlulge a fancy for long and perhaps limless walking tours through more >r less out-of-the-way sections of his ; >wn country, to say nothing of excur-! sions in Europe. He was rich. Perhaps not as riches ! ire measured In these Midas-like days, | i)ut rich beyond the demands of avarice. His legacy had been an ample j >ne. The fact that he worked hard at j his profession from one year's end to J the other?not excluding the six j ievoted to mentally productive jaunts; t ?is proof sufficient that he was notj content to subsist on the fruits of an- ! other man's enterprise. He was a| porker. j (To be Continued Friday.) CENTENARY DRIVES GOES OVER TOP IN ABBEVILLE The Centenary Drive went over he top. locally on Sunday, the quota 'o{ Abbeville was $12,500 and this imount was exceeded by several lundred dollars. It is hoped to raise nore than $15,000 in this city^and is theVe remains one more week of he drive it is thought that this will m >e accomplished without trouble. A prayer service will be held every ~ light this week at the Methodist :hurch and at each one of these services report of subscriptions obtained during the day will be made. Reports from all sections of the; State are encouraging and is con-' iidered certain that South Carolina's luota will be oversubscribed by .1 j_ Tiany cnousanas 01 uunars. jj_ fiffiffiaafissfiffiSffiMffiHis bag BWHHHBHHHinBi ag to invest quite a sum < ilendid future ahead of j rhere is but one way to b: )N BRING 3 form of new business, ] d in any other way. site of Opening of n r ct a I\LJ 1 t* 99 9 BBBBflgBHaaaaaB 6 FARM 1 V FOR 1 87 ACRES?12 miles McCormick Coui of W. D. Morrah, Pr 40 A^RES?About s ville, no improve and timber. 79 3-4 ACRES?3 mil one settlement?-i on place. Plenty running through v 227 1-2 ACRES?11 ttiIIa Thia io q cml V 1I1C. XlilO IU t* arty. A lot of saw Pr 100 1-2 ACRES?12 ville. Good resid* ings. Well aterec ' and timber. Pr 189 1-4 ACRES?10 ville.. A splendii provements, abou v. torn lands. Pi 541 ACRES?1-2 mil mile from Calhoi i larm oemg opera Lies well, is well abundance of wo Pric Can Arran ROBERT BLOWOU" ) do not ruin tires if properly repai Let us examine and advise y casings. Tube repairing, 25c. up; Cas MARTIN an. At City C nnnn If 1/1/ II >f money in the equipmc \bbeville?This we kn< ring this future?Cooper S SUCCEf professional and manufj / kURAN Abbeville, nmziiianfznjiifimiam LANDS I i\ <F<m?h % \ from Abbeville, in lty, adjoining lands ice, $30.00 per acre. ix miles from Abbements, all in wood Price, $2S per acre. es from Abbeville? iwu nurse lami upeii n wood, and stream I place. I Price, $2,000.00. 9 miles from Abbe- I endid piece of prop- I timber on this place I ice, $17.50 per acre. 1 miles from Abbe ;nce and out build- I 1 and plenty wood ice, $30.00 per acre. I B 1 miles from Abbe i farm but no im- I it 50 or 60 acres bot- I ice, $18.00 per acre. I le from Hester, one an Falls. 15 horse I ited on the place. I watered,and has an I od and timber. I ie, $40.00 per acre. I ge Terms I S. LINK I 77=1 red. ou before throwing away your HH ings, 50c. up. 19 d PENNAL. I iarage. B i!r?iTi?rafiirdjaraiHiafi!nB OWN I , MB Mit of a >w?No ation! Hj icturing |fl FT I LJ I