The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, July 03, 1908, Page 3, Image 3
The Short Cut
By MARTHA COBB SAN FORD.
Copyrighted, 1308, by Associated
Literary Press.
When Marjorie opened her sewing
room window to let In the brisk morn
ing breeze the picture she made In her
white dress, -framed by the climbing
vines, was refreshing enough to make
?any passer by look up a second time.
?One did, though Marjorie was quite
-unaware of the fact
Her thoughts were as far away as
the shadowy mountains beyond which
?Bhe had lived her old and happier life.
"For several years now Marjorie's world
had been on this side of the bills, so
she sighed, sat down by the open win
dow' ana began sewing interminable
yards of lace on strips of fine muslin.
'The stitches were microscopic, as be
fitted the trousseau of a "daughter of
?the rich."
Half an hour later a whistle as spon
taneous as a bird's trill made her jump
?up and again look out of the window.
In the young man swinging down the
road Marjorie recognized one of the
?summer guests. He opened the gate
? and. came down the path toward her
window.
In her haste to escape being caught j
In the very act of provincial curiosity
Marjorie dropped her thimble. It
struck a stone on the edge of the walk
^and, with a metallic ring, bounded off |
dnto the garden. The young man res
cued it most gallantly.' ?
"It isn't every day a young man finds
'"DON'T TOU ?OVE ME? DON'T YOU WANT |
TO BE MY WIFE V
thimbles growing in a garden." he
=said, significantly dropping the silver
trifle into her hand.
Now. Marjorie understood perfectly
weil his reference to Peter Pan's call
ing kisses thimbles, but she feigned
"Ignorance. Diverting as such audacity
might be. she must not encourage it,
?wherefore she said "Thank you" with
?austere courtesy.
"You are Miss Marjorie Philips, are
.you not?" asked the unperturbed
.young man. "I started out very early
this morning to find you."
Marjorie glanced at the thimble,
which unconsciously she had slipped
on its proper finder.
"There's no denying the evidence,"
-she said, with a pensive llttje smile
which crept straight into the young
man's heart.
"I have a message for you, Miss
Phillips, from my cousin, or, rather,"
he corrected, smiling up at her,-"a re
quest to make. Julia?Miss Bobbins
has a friend visiting her and wants to
know at what time she may bring her
down this afternoon to see .the tilings
.you are making-. There; I think I got
that right. Does it sound rational?"
"Quite intelligent," laughed Marjo
rie. "Please tell Miss Bobbins that the
exhibit will be ready any time after 2.
which means"?
"Oh, I know," broke in the loqua
cious message bearer. "It means that
I mustn't bother you any longer."
Then he added mischievously: "I came
by here an hour ago on my way to the
postoffice, but was to' scared to come
in. It was lucky you dropped the thim
ble just when you"?
But at the word "thimble" Marjorie
took flight.
"Well," called Julia Bobbins as Over
ton reached the steps of the luxurious
ly appointed porch, "did you deliver
my message to the village sewing
-girl?"
Before replying Overton lit a ciga
rette with exasperating deliberation.
"Yes," he answered a*t length. "I
?gave your message to Miss Phillips,
and she says you and Miss Morton
may come any time after 2."
"Upon my word!" exclaimed the as
tonished Julia. " 'We may come,' and
"Miss Phillips.' indeed!"
"Look here. Julia Bobbins." returned
Overton feelingly. "I think it's an out
rage for a little flower of a girl like
that to be sewing her eyes out for an
other girl who Happens to have money
-and can"?
"Stop right there," commanded Julia.
"Catherine here will think you're a
hot headed Socialist. Would you have
me sewing my own eyes out perchance,
dear cousin'*"
"Well, perhaps I am a bit hasty,
Julia." admitted Overton good natu red
ly. "Forgive ie?> and tell me what you
know about this little Miss Phillips."
"Nothing romantic. Oarret. I assure
you. Her family used to come here
summers. \ believe. And after her
father died a bankrupt the girl took in
Use DeWitt's Little Early Risen
pleasant little pills that are easy to;
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A. C. Dukes. M. D.. A. C. Doyle & Co.
Some think they are cultivating
their hearts when they are only dig
ging up" their old sorrows.
DeWitt's Hazel Salve is good for
cuts, burns, bruises and scratches.
It is especially good for piles. Re
commended and sold by
A. G. Dukes, M. D., A. C. Doyle & Co.
sewing for the sc .nruer folks. Does
that fire your young imagination ?"
"And she supports herself and her
mother':" inquired Garret, with cutting
directness.
"Why. I suppose so," answered Julia
languidly.
Whereupon, with a careless "Well,
goodby: I'm off for a day's fishing."
j Overton sauntered away with little
comprehension of the femir.lne constor
natioh he was leaving behind him.
Julia was the first to recover.
"Don't you care, Catherine." she
said defiantly. "We'll nip that little
romance in the bud."
Several days later, upon catching
sight of Marjorie at the window, Over
ton swung open the little cottage gate
and called out cheerily, "Lost any more
thimbles. Miss Phillips?"
Marjorie, her color mounting high,
pretended not to hear and continued
sewing with nervous haste
"You have another message from
Miss Robbins?" she asked politely.
"Not on your life!" was the unexpect
ed reply. "I came on my own account
this time, Miss Phillips. I want to ask
you some questions."
"I'm very busy. Mr. Overton."
Garret noted the -knowiedge of his
name. He remembered'' that he had
not mentioned it at their first inter
view. So she had been making in
quiries about him! She was more in
terested than she appeared:
"Do ali girls think these frippery
things a?a necessary matrimonial as
set?" he asked, indicating with a nod
the piles of snowy thin stuff on the
chairs about her.
"Your cousin and Miss Morton are
not exceptions, I think."
As she mentioned the girl's name
Marjorie watched Overton's face close
ly, but there was no betrayal of any
personal interest
"Do you make a specialty of trous
seaux?" was his next question.
"It looks as though I should have to,"
Marjorie answered. "As soon as I
have finished your cousin's there will
be one to. make for Miss Morton, I un
derstand."
"Reallyr was Overton's surprised
exclamation. Who's the mau, may I
ask? You have evidently been taken
into confidence."
"I've evidently been taken in," was
Marjorle's scarcely audible reply as,
with flushed cheeks, she gathered up
her sewing and left the window.
"Well, by Jupiter!" exclaimed Over
ton as the truth of the situation dawn
ed upon him. "So that's the game!"
Every morning thereafter, rain or
shine. Overton bade Marjorie "Good
morrow" at her window, for he had
discovered that through her garden lay
a short cut to the village postoffice.
Marjorie, on her part failed to hang
out a "No Trespassing" sign, though
common sense told her that she ought
to do so.
Eut one sunny morning Overton, im
patient, threw discretion and conven
tions to the wind.
"Little Miss Marjorie." he said
pleadingly, "do you suppose I could
persuade you to make a trousseau for
?for my wife to be?"
The color flashed rebelllously into
Marjorle's cheeks, and tears gathered
in her eyes. One daring little drop
slipped over her lashes and fell upon
Garret's hand. -
"Why. what is this, dearest? You're
not crying? Don't you love me? Don't
you want to be my wife? I thought"?
For answer the tired girl dropped
her head on his hands, which still held
hers, and sobbed softly.
But Overton understood.
"Marjorie." he said lovingly, "look up
at me. little one."
Very shyly Marjorie lifted her pretty,
tumbled head, then drew away from
the window with frightened haste.
"They are watching us," she whis
pered from behind the curtains, "your
cousin and her friend."
"I'm glad of it." Garret replied, with
a laugh. "Do you think if I should
come back tonight sweetheart, that
we could find any?thimbles?In the
garden?"
"It will be pretty dark." she an
swered softly, "but?I'll help you."
Origin of the Cravat.
While every man wears a cravat,
there is probably not one hi a thousand
who could In an offhand way tell you
how it came about that men first
placed such au ornament about their
collars. The word cravat came into our
language about 1GBG. Prior to that
year a feature of the uniform of the
Austrian cavalry was a wide band of
coarse linen worn in folds around the
neck under their short hussar jackets.
This cavalry organization was called
the Cravatte. Its members being styled
the Cravattes. Later in the seven
teenth century France recruited a reg
iment of cavalry, adopting for it the
uniform of the Austrian regiment re
cruited In Croatia, calling it the Royal
Cravattes. Later in England the word
cravat was applied to a neckerchief.
After the battle of Steenkerke. in Flan
ders, in 1G92, an English officer brought
home the steamkirk, a long flowing
neckscarf. The neckwear today is
clearly traceable to the steamkirk and
the modification it underwent.?Sarto
rial Art Journal.
A Proper Pride.
Farmer Green-D'ye remember thet
ornar.v little Pimpernel I boy thet
helped me with th' hayin' last year?
I give him $1S a month an' found.
Well, he's got to be a right smart ball
pitcher, an' t'other day a feller came
along an' offered him $.''..000 to finish
out th' season with a perfesbnal club.
The City Boarder-Well, well! He
jumped at it. of course?
Fanner Green?Not yet. Sandy Pim
pernel! may be :i freckle faced runt,
but he's got a proper pride about him
too. He says thet he don't know as
he cares to be lied up to any team
thet looks like it might be a tail ender.
?Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tliere is one preparation known
today that will promptly help the
stomach. This is Kodol. Kodol
digests all classes of food, and it
does it thoroughly, so that the use
of Kodol f ora time- will without a
doubt help any one who has stom
ach disorders or stomach trouble.
Take Kodol today and continue it
for the short time that is necessary
to give you complete relief. Kodol
Is sold by.
A. 0. Dukes, M. D., A. C. Doyle &. Co.
No. 197.?Riddles.
L
I'm made of Iren, and I welsh
Full many a pound by night or day.
And yet 1 am so small and tine
Llko bits of glass I often shine.
You've heard me frequently, although
I'm not aiive, as you must know.
wll. -
I am a brave, courageous sound
To guard you in your sleep.
And sometimes out or homeward bound
I sail the ocean deep.
The trees I wrap so close and tight
Their tender sap's preserved all right.
No. 198.?Hidden Articles Used by
Dressmakers.
Devil's pool is one of the places of
interest in Bermuda:
If you are in need, lessen your trou
ble by being industrious.
Little Bert aped the doings of his
older brother.
Did you see the frog hop In the pond? I
They sent the cot to Naples fer re* j
pairs.
No. 199.?Cat and Dog Puzzle.
Example.?My cat takes a pinch to j
make an herb. Answer: Cat-nip.
L My eat takes a sum to make an
animal.
2. My dog angles to make a small
shark.
' 3. My cat takes part of a Greek
chorus and makes a calamity.
4. My dog takes a common abbrevia
tion and makes a tenet.
5. My cat takes relatives and makes
an ament.
6. My dog takes a prominent actor |
and makes Sirius.
7. My cat f.^kes a heavy stick of wood
and makes a list ?>
8. My dog takes a forest and makes
a starry spring blossom.
No. 200.?Diamonds.
A. ?1. A rowel 2. Likely. 3. A
month. 4. A metal. 5. A cousonant.
B. ?1. A consonant. 2. A little bed.
3. A bird. 4. To fasten. 5. A conso-|
nant ? ?
No. 201.?Rhomboid.
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
From left to right?The warming ele
ment. Rage. A kind of cheese. So
be iL
From top to bottom?In fine. The
conditional preposition. One of Ophe
lia's flowers. The German earth god
dess. A kind of sweet potato. Myself
In fine.
No. 202.?Hidden Girls' Names.
The sentinel watched the enemy from
a belfry.
Despite his well laid plan, Napoleon
suffered defeat
The tyrant cared not whether his
subjects were glad or angry. '
The judge did not think of his ver
dict as a rash decision.
Those who are mad generally think
others crazy.
They said that Robert had usurped
the throne.
No. 203.?Electric Square Puzzle.
&?
I I
Seventeen squares of different sizes
can be counted upon this electric cross,
and the question is what is the least
number of lights that can be extin
guished so that no perfect squares will
remain.
No. 204.?An Acrostic.
In robes of rich hued satin the necro
mancer sits,
Telling fortunes by the palm and trusting'
to her wits.
Reaching into mystery, making daring
guesses.
Yet often hitting truth, as patron fair
confesses.
Perchance the line of love gives her win
some hearer hope
And dreams of happy wedded lifo come
within her scope.
Long life she reads In the lines on dainty
damsel's hand.
Maidens fair she captures then with voice
that's soft and bland.
So, promised happiness complete, they
smile and pay?as planned.
Deferred.
"My wife made an engagement for
me to dine at The.Bings. I forgot and
went fishing."
"Catch anything?"
"Not until I got home."?Browning's
Magazine.
Key to the Puzzler.
No. 1S9.?Word Square:
DISH
ISLE
S LIM
U K M P
No. 190.?Arlthmogrnph: Latin, tail,
tan, tin, lit, nil, lait (milk).
No. 191.?Puzzle Picture: The school
master's head is over the roof.
No. 192.?Mesotich: Lilac 1. Helen.
2. Crime. 3. Galen. -I.Train. 5. Locke.
No. 193.?Disseetcd Words: Inter
change-able, in tercha n^cal ile.
No. 194.?Charade: L'ast-a-aet.
No. VX< ?Word Puzzle:*!, (.'ail, gate.
2. Rose, rose. Oue, won. 4. lied,
read.
No. 196.?Rhymed Charade: Matinee
(mat-inn-neigh).
A Revelation
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and Tar. It not only stops the cough
but heals and strengthens the lungs,
ij. M. Rugggles, Reasnor. Iowa,
writes: ''The doctors said I had con
sumption, and I got no better until
I took Foley's Honey and Tar. It
stopped the hemorrhages and pain
in my lungs and they are now as
sound as a bullet." For sale by Dr.
A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug, Co,
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Orangeburg Readers Are
Learning the Duty of the Kidneys.
To filter the blood is the kidneys'
duty.
When they fail to do this the kid
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Backache and many kidney "ills
folio v.-;
Urinary troubles, diabetes.
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Orangeburg people endorse our
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J. L. Phillips. Farmer, 85 Sellers
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G. Wannamaker's drug store and
they have always given entire satis
faction."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the Unlt-i
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Remember the name?Doan's?
and take no other.
It is not much use tying your
hands if your tongue is unbridled.
Heat prostrates the nerves. In
the summer one needs a tonic to
off-set the customary hot weather
Nerve and Strength depression. You
will feel better within 48 hours after
beginning to take such a remedy as
Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Its prompt
action in restoring the weakened
nerves is surprising. Of course, you
won't get entirely strong in a few
days, but each day you can actually
feel the improvement. That tired,
lifeless, spiritless, feeling will quick
ly depart when using the Restorative.
Dr. Shoop's Restorative will sharpen
a failing appetite; it aids diggestion;
it wll strengthen the weakened Kd
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the worn-out nerves that these or
gans depend upon. Test^ it a few
days and be convinced. Sold by Dr.
J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co.
The life that vvill not bear inspec
tion often displays a large line of
religious logic.
Delay in commencing treatment
for a slight irregularity that could
have been cured quickly by Foley's
serious kidney disease. Foley's
Kidney Remedy builds up the worn
out tissues and strengthens these or
gans. Commence taking it to-day.
Dr. A. C. Dukes, Lowman Drug, Co.
You canot tell how the whole bat
tle is going by the skirmish before
you.
Accidents will happen, but the
best-regulated families keen Dr.
Thomas' Electric Oil for such emer
gencies. It subdues the pain and
heals the hurts.
Post Cards at Sims' Book Store.
Rev. I. W. Williams Testifies
Rev I. W. Williams, Huntington,
W. Va., testifies as follows: "This
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN IN 1896.
This is what Hon. 'Jake Moore,
State Warden of Georgia, says of
Kodol For Dyspepsia: "E. C. De
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?I have suffered more than twenty
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teen months ago I had grown so
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crust of corn bread and could not
retain anything on my stomach. I
[mind that I could not live but a'short
time, when a friend of mine recom
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[ one "day. I now weigh more than I
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ter health than for many years. Ko
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ly, and write this hoping that hu
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very truly, Jake O. Moore, Atlanta,
I Aug. 10, 1904." Sold by
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A good deal of repentence would
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Never say die! Try L. L. L.
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THEY HELP MAKE BIG BAGS
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
acts gently upon the bowels and
thereby drives the cold out of the
system and at the same time it allays
inflamaion and stops irritation.
Children like it. Sold by
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Notice.
All persons having claims against
the estate of R. A. Jeffcoat, deceas
ed, will prsent the same, duly itemiz
ed and attested; and all persons in
debted to the said Estate will make
payment as required by law; claims
may be filed with or payments made
to either Wlliam D. Jeffcoat, Julius
,A. Jeffcoat, Qualified Executors,
'North, S. C, or Wolfe and Berry,
Attorneys, Orangeburg, S. C.
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Blue Rag*
FOR SALE BY
John McNamara,
38 W. Russell, Street.
Phone 43.